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Langley is training ground for Virtanen Canucks’ first overall pick Jake Virtanen commutes to Langley to work out with TnT Hockey Performance Training Troy Landreville

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f you think that being the highest Vancouver Canucks draft pick since Daniel and Henrik Sedin were taken second and third, respectively, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft would get to Jake Virtanen’s head – fear not. A brief chat with the Canucks’ first pick, sixth overall in the 2014 draft, reveals a teenager whose noggin is firmly planted on his shoulders. The 17-year-old Abbotsford resident has a tantalizing blend of size and skill. Last season, Virtanen scored a teamleading 45 goals to go along with 71 points in 71 games with the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen. He also racked up 100 penalty minutes. Virtanen’s 45 markers were fourth most in the WHL. These days, the Abbotsford resident is once again spending his summer working out with Tyler Jackson and Mike Thompson of Langley-based TnT Hockey Performance Training. We caught up with Virtanen at Langley’s Revolution Gym on July 16. The right winger is focusing on full-time NHL employment sometime in the near future, but for now, his goal is strengthening his left shoulder, which was operated on in late May. It’s been roughly nine weeks since the operation, so there’s a very delicate balance between strengthening Virtanen’s surgically repaired shoulder, and not pushing it to the point of injuring it again. That’s where TnT comes into play. “Right now, we’re working on recovering the shoulder,” Jackson said. “He’s been going through physio and a lot of recovery, so we’re just getting into the post-rehab stuff right now.” Virtanen is targeting mid-October for his return to the ice. “Right now, I’m just trying to focus on just rehabbing it [the shoulder] and making it so it’s stable throughout the whole shoulder,” he said. With his shoulder on the mend, Virtanen will get back to the “fun” part of dryland training – cardio. “Getting the lungs going a little bit,” Jackson said. “He wasn’t really allowed to do much during the recovery process. Now, it’s just kind of getting back at ‘er.”

Vancouver Canucks first round selection Jake Virtanen is working hard this summer, rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder and preparing for the 2014/15 hockey season. (Photo: TROY LANDREVILLE) It won’t take long for Virtanen to get back into the swing of things, in Jackson’s opinion. Tall, lean, and broad shouldered, Virtanen has almost grown into his six-footone-inch frame. But arguably his biggest attributes are core strength and the power he has in his legs. “He’s real explosive,” Jackson said, “lower body especially. It shows in his skating stride, too. He’s really strong in the gym, too, when it comes to lower body strength and power. That’s what you see in his skating stride. That’s probably his best attribute. Plus, he works pretty hard, too.” There was sticker shock, initially, for Virtanen in 2011/12 when he made the jump from the BC Major Midget League to the major junior Hitmen for a nine-game stint. But it didn’t take long for him to adjust to playing against opponents as many as three years older than him. “It was definitely a big change with guys being stronger,” he said, “but I felt like I made that jump pretty easily. It wasn’t as tough as I thought it’d be. I know guys who are older than me said they had a tough time transferring over because the guys are a lot bigger and stronger.” Virtanen knows Langley well, having grown up in the community before moving to Abbotsford with his family when he was 12. These days, he makes the trek east along Highway 1 to his old hometown to work out with TnT, of which he’s in some pretty elite company. Among the NHL’ers past

and present who have worked with veteran hockey trainer Thompson in the past are Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan NugentHopkins and Norris Trophy winning defenceman Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks. For his part, Virtanen has trained with TnT for the past two years. “I started with them, going into my 16year-old year,” he recalled. His rigorous off-season regimen has made the jump to new levels of the game all the more seamless, Virtanen said. “It was actually pretty easy for me because I was already in that shape, and in that size, and in that mode of taking guys on who are bigger, stronger, and older,” Virtanen said. Looking ahead to the fall, Virtanen’s short-term future is both bright and just a little bit cloudy at the same time. That’s because he has two options: the Hitmen or the Canucks. He’s too young to play for the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Utica Comets. “It depends on what the Canucks want,” Virtanen said. “It’s up to them, really. I’d like to obviously make the jump into the NHL right away, but I know that another year of junior wouldn’t hurt me because of the shoulder and stuff, but if the Canucks want me to stay up, I’ll do that. If they want me to go back, it’s just kind of their choice, right?” Jackson said Virtanen is already physically prepared to make what will be a quantum leap to pro hockey.

“If not this year, he’ll make the jump real quick,” Jackson predicted. “The one thing with Jake is, there’s not a lot of guys who are 17 years old and have his body size and strength. He’ll be able to make that jump a lot sooner than, I think, a lot of guys who are in the same draft year as him.” Virtanen used to go to Canucks games with his dad. Sometime down the road, he might just be on the ice surface at Rogers Arena, with his parents and friends looking down at him. The pressure of playing for his hometown team doesn’t phase him. “I think I play pretty well under pressure,” Virtanen said. “I think I play my best when I’m playing for something, and obviously if my friends come out [to Canucks games] I think I’ll love that and I’ll always want to play well for them, and especially my family, they’ll always come out and watch.” Virtanen is the first B.C. born player to be drafted in the first round by the Canucks since Cam Neely was taken in 1983. Neely played a comparable game to Virtanen during his hall of fame career with the Canucks and most notably, the Bruins. Virtanen has work to do to first make the NHL, and forge a memorable career once he’s there, but he’s more than willing to put in the time and the effort. “I think it’s every kid’s dream to make the NHL, and so far, right now, my dream’s come true and I’m just trying to get there as quick as possible,” he said. “That’s the goal.” tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

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t’s OK to call hip hop dancer Kelsey-Mae Hayes a ‘hot dog’ but she’d rather you ordered one. The 12-year-old from Aldergrove is fundraising to pay for a trip to the World Hip Hop Championships in Bochum, Germany in September. And people can help out at her Hot Dog Sale 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday (July 26) a the Otter Co-op. Her other fundraiser is a pub night at the Murrayville Pub from 5 p.m. to midnight on Sept. 6. Tickets are $25 and include a roast beef dinner. When she’s not fundraising, Kelsey-Mae is spending 20 to 25 hours each week dancing, not just hip hop but also ballet, jazz, lyrical, acro, stage and even contortion work.

“Dance is not a hobby for me, it is my passion,” she said. “I love to dance but hip hop is one of my favourite styles. When I hip hop I feel very swaggy and like I can just let loose.” She took part in auditions for Team Canada for this International Dance Organization in Germany. Among her most recent accomplishments since joining Company Competitive Dance three years ago is a gold medal win for her contemporary performance at the Dance World Cup 2014, held in Niagara Falls July 4 to 6. As part of Team Canada’s Hip Hop, junior group, Kelsey-Mae is required to raise $3,500 to cover the costs of travel, choreography, coaches, Team Canada jackets, hotels and entrance fees. The International Dance Organization (IDO), is a federation with a membership of more than 90 nations, representing more than 250,000 dancers on six continents. The best dancers from around the world will be competing for the world championship titles at this event. At this event, dancers go through several rounds as numbers are whittled down until the final few are in a dance-off. Last year, there were 3,200 contestants from five continents, entries are not due for another week, so it is hard to say how many dancers there will be this year. Langley Advance

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n exciting music festival is underway at Langley Community Music School (LCMS). The school at 4899 207th St. is inviting the community to sit back and enjoy a variety of concerts by professionals and students during its Pulse Creative and Innovative Chamber Music Program and Festival. The festival started Sunday and runs until Saturday in LCMS’s Rose Gellert Hall. Pulse focuses on chamber music and also includes improvisation and composition. Festival concerts feature various collaborations among faculty, visiting artists, and student participants. “Pulse is always an intensely creative and stimulating experience for both students and faculty,” said Elizabeth Bergmann, LCMS’ director of summer programs and artistic director of concerts. Bergmann said the festival is a unique opportunity for students to experiment with different facets of a variety of creative processes. “The combination of studying, rehearsing and performing a mix of the classical chamber music repertoire along with

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Nicole Schmidt, 14, and Sarah Yang, 16, flank Langley Community Music School director of summer programming Elizabeth Bergmann Wednesday. (Photo: TROY LANDREVILLE) tackling new works of today makes for a vibrant atmosphere throughout the week,” she added. One of the concerts on the program is

Marcel Bergmann’s latest composition, Intango, which premiered at a Cafe Classico this season with flautist Paul Hung and cellist Ben Goheen. This performance will

July 24, 2 p.m. – Pulse Young Composers Competition Enjoy new works by young emerging composers as Pulse faculty perform and discuss various compositional aspects of the pieces. This event is held as a workshop for the young composers to try out new ideas, get helpful feedback from the performers, and hear their works being performed live for the first time. July 25, 7:30 p.m. – Pulse Up to a Minute This concert highlights the creative efforts of the Pulse participants who will be performing their own individual compositions as well as the results of collective work through creative improvisation and group composition. July 26, 7:30 p.m. – Pulse Final Concert Pulse participants will perform chamber works by Haydn, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Liszt. For more concert information, visit langleymusic.com or call 604-534-2848. tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

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he lines painted on the gym floor of the Don Bosco Youth Centre are for basketball. They are meant for a sport governed by rules – a stark contrast to the free-flowing expression of dance. Surrey’s Praise Theatre Ensemble and Arts Ministry, or PraiseTEAM, have spent the past 14 years dancing across these lines. From its humble beginnings of just nine dancers to the current membership of more than 200, PraiseTEAM has outgrown its current home. “There are so many classes that we cannot really give room for all of them and that’s why we are looking for a space,” said Beth Reyes, director of PraiseTEAM. PraiseTEAM began in a small parish room in 1997 when Reyes, who was a dancer, was asked by parents to teach their children. As the name might suggest, PraiseTEAM has a faith-centred ideology, but the faithbased component is not exclusive and they welcome anyone who is passionate about dance. “We are not exclusive to only the Christian faith, we still accept students who are from multiple religions and with their own beliefs,” said Menelaine Valencia, one of the instructors. As more students began taking classes, Reyes moved the group into the gym at the youth centre. “After that, by word of mouth, people started to get interested and it has grown

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Beth Reyes, director of PraiseTEAM dance studio, sits in her cramped office at the Don Bosko Youth Centre on 140th Street. Her international-award winning dance group has outgrown its home and the team is fundraising to find a new one. (Photo: MATT LAW) from nine to more than 200 throughout the years,” she said. The addition of hip hop classes and some very talented dancers helped propel the team to the international stage. In 2013, PraiseTeam travelled to Las Vegas to represent Canada at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships. The varsity team, known as Brotherhood, brought home gold while their megacrew, a dance group of more than 30 members ,took silver – an accomplishment they hope to repeat this August. Recently, three of their groups qualified to represent Canada once again at the prestigious international competition. As the dance classes have grown more popular and the talent of the dancers increases, Reyes and her dancers have set out to find a new home. The gym at the youth centre is a multi-use facility and is not always open when dancers can practice. There are often drop-in basketball games, meetings and other events that displace the group, said Reyes.

“The church is very gracious to us in giving us this space but then they also have other organizations and we have to move out when there are special events,” she added. For the dancers, some of whom are practicing seven days a week, not having a proper facility is taking a toll. “It gets really loud, sometimes there are so many classes going on at the same time and if you’re in the back of the room you can’t even hear what the teacher is saying,” said Francis Aranton, 17, who started dancing nine years ago and plans to move to Los Angeles in the future to pursue a career in dance. PraiseTEAM has launched a campaign on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Their goal is to raise $100,000 to aid them in leasing a proper studio space in Surrey without having to raise fees for their dancers. To find out more about PraiseTEAM, visit praiseteamstudio.com matt@mattlaw.ca

SURREY — In a split-second, Kaureen Lamy’s life changed forever. The 35-year-old was on her way to work and waiting for a bus near 148th Street and 88th Avenue in Surrey on June 30 when a Toyota Tacoma pickup barrelled into her, sending her to the ICU at Royal Columbian Hospital and causing both legs to be amputated below the knees. Now family and friends are rallying behind the injured woman. “She’s a fighter,” said Lamy’s mom, Johanne Michelin, noting Lamy has had two openKaureen Lamy heart surgeries in the past. Lamy remains sedated and on a ventilator. On Monday, she will undergo surgery because her right stump has developed an infection. On Sunday, Lamy’s boss, Shannon O’Reilly, held a fundraiser at Uptown Dawg, a doggie daycare in Port Moody, to help raise funds for Lamy’s rent and other medical costs. O’Reilly hadn’t tallied the donations yet, but believes they will be at least $5,000. “We had such an outpouring from the community, it’s insane,” said O’Reilly. Lamy’s sister, Annick Lamy Wedley, also created a page on GoFundMe to raise money for Lamy’s future medical expenses and care. The campaign has raised $5,800 in 11 days, surpassing its initial goal of $2,000. The probe into the crash is still under investigation.

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SURREY — More than 200 researchers, policy-makers, police officers, parents, youth and community members will participate in a sold-out gang violence prevention forum that began Wednesday, which builds on research conducted by the federally-funded program Acting Together [AT-CURA] based at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Author and speaker Katy Hutchison has dealt personally with the issue at the heart of the sold-out forum in Surrey. While there’s no more room at the working forum,

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SOUTH SURREY — Each year, Splashes Wash Lodge, the car wash at the Surrey Auto Mall off of King George Boulevard, hosts a charity fundraising car wash donating 100 per cent of the proceeds to said cause. In the past, says co-owner Ryan Oliver, the company has got behind causes like prostate cancer to show its support for the community. This year, however, Splashes’ annual charity fundraiser hits a little closer to home, especially for the company’s business administrator Sean Gregory, whose father has suffered from progressive multiple sclerosis for the past 24 years. Splashes has teamed up with the MS Society of Canada for Sunday’s charity car wash, suggesting that people coming in for the car wash donate a minimum of $20. A basic outside car wash at Splashes costs $12, but 100 per cent of the donations on Sunday will go to the MS Society, said Oliver. “(My dad) was a lettered university athlete – volleyball, football, everything,” said Gregory, who has worked with the MS Society for the past 10 years with his

Sean Gregory and Ryan Oliver, along with Splashes employees Celina Goodacre, Morgan Terpsma, Jessica Frizell and Natalie McMurchy, are donating their time and services to a charity car wash on Saturday in South Surrey. (Photo: KRISTI ALEXANDRA) two younger brothers to raise funds. “Now he’s 64 and he has a walker and can’t really do much. That’s the toughest thing to see; somebody who is not only an athlete and has such a vibrant personality and it has nothing to do with mental — so they’re all there completely, but their body’s not working, and their strength leaves and its tough to watch.” The event coincides with Splashes’ new, faster and touchless car wash system that is

patented by the owners. Previously, Oliver said, they could see 80 cars over an eighthour period. With the new system, Splashes can put through 40 cars in just one hour. “If we set it up like this, and hopefully people are willing to support it, we give people a car wash and generate some good dollars for MS,” Oliver said. In addition to the car wash, the MS Society will also be hosting face painting, a photo

booth and a putting green at the location. Both Oliver and Gregory felt that putting on a charity event for MS was a way to bring attention to the issue, which they say is often overlooked. “A lot of us have experienced someone with cancer… but I started thinking, I realized that I know three people close to me that have been diagnosed with MS – all of them way too young,” said Oliver. “MS seems to me to be a big deal that no one really hears about. I thought it was a great cause, not only because of Sean, but realizing how many people it does impact. I have a close friend at the age of 30 who has two kids (and) is in a wheelchair because of MS.” Gregory said his father deals with progressive multiple sclerosis, which deteriorates his body day after day, and there is still no cure for the neurological disorder. “Every person I know with MS thus far… is paying a lot of money out of their own pocket to try possible solutions because there’s not a lot that the regular medical system will do,” said Oliver, highlighting the importance of raising both awareness and funds for victims of MS. kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com

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STORY BY CHRISTOPHER POON

n the nearly 60 years since White Rock split off from Surrey to become its own municipality, residents have prided themselves on remaining unique from their parent city. Formally known as Ward Seven in Surrey before it was incorporated in 1957, White Rock has spent the better part of more than half a century carving out its reputation as a quaint seaside city with the waterfront and beach undoubtedly being the crown jewel. With a population hovering just below 20,000 White Rock has never been known for its growth and density, but as the appeal of living in Metro Vancouver continues to increase, even the City by the Sea will have to come to terms with more people wanting to move in.

This inevitable push also paves the way for the clash of ideals we see today, between those wanting to keep White Rock as it is with others saying development and density is the only way to grow with the region.

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White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin has seen the city grow from a quiet seaside city to becoming one of the more desirable places to live in Metro Vancouver. Having served as White Rock’s city manager for 23 years prior to becoming mayor, Baldwin said the city’s growth has been slower than those of other municipalities in the area, but attributed that to the size of the city. When you only have two square miles to work with – and a city 60 times that size surrounding your borders – it can be difficult to manage growth while remaining unique. “We’re all about, unfortunately, taking land that’s already been developed and redeveloping it in some form or another and usually that new form requires you to go up in height and ‘height’ seems to be a dirty word,” says Baldwin. One aspect, for better or worse, that continues to make White Rock different is its proportionately low amount of commercial operators in comparison to the number of residents. “Most municipalities would probably have a 25 or 30 per cent commercial tax base and we have about eight to 10,” he said. As a result, Baldwin said commercial taxes might be higher. And like all other municipalities that make up Metro Vancouver, White Rock has a part to play in the Regional Growth Strategy, an initiative that serves as the blueprint for how municipalities will accommodate the estimated one million more citizens and 600,000 jobs expected in the area by 2040. As part of the plan, each municipality has signed an agreement to play a part in the strategy, and White Rock’s role in that is to add another 8,000 residents in the next 30 years. To do that, says Baldwin, White Rock has to go up. “We don’t have the luxury of having the Surrey type of development where you’ve got raw land and you can just plunk something into it and nobody’s going to care,” says Baldwin, noting that there are as many people living in the fairly recent Grandview area as in all of White Rock. And it all comes down to a struggle, he says, a struggle in trying to find the balance between charting a course that allows the city to grow, while keeping true to residents and the character of White Rock. To do that, Baldwin says the general plan is to keep any future highrise developments north of Thrift Avenue, ensuring the waterfront and hillside don’t become overshadowed by structures. “The one thing they (Surrey) don’t have are views, so they can build all they want. They would have to go up real high but we have the views and we have some other advantages, too.”

DENSITY ‘UNSUSTAINABLE’

At the same time Baldwin and others try to navigate the incoming growth, some residents are opposing the push for density – residents like Scott Kristjanson who founded the group No More Highrises in White Rock. The group’s formation was in

Scott Kristjanson, founder of No More Highrises in White Rock, says if White Rock wants to grow like Surrey, then ‘why not just have them take over?’ (Photo: KEVIN HILL) response to the growing number of highrise developments and proposals in the city, which have steadily been on the rise since 2007. That’s the year that some believe the city was forever changed – when the council of the day approved a four-tower highrise proposal by Bosa Properties. Referred to many in town as “The Bosa Towers.” The development divided the community, with a vocal group of longtime residents saying the towers went against the smalltown feel of the community and approval two of the four towers – one 19 and the other 21 storeys – were completed in 2010, overlooking White Rock’s waterfront from the top of the hill. The other two towers have yet to be built, which Kristjanson says exemplifies his position on the matter. “Those towers are half-empty. Bosa doesn’t even want to build the other two towers, so why do you want to increase density?” he asks. “Density is just the red herring to make people feel guilty about not being a NIMBY.” Kristjanson said he prefers to look at the math when it comes to determining whether or not density is right for a place like White Rock. Using Manhattan as an example, Kristjanson argues that by increasing density, housing will inevitably become less and less affordable. “With density, the value per square inch of land goes up so you’re actually making it

less affordable. For $200,000, you could have bought a decent house in White Rock years ago.” And with some young families looking at condos or townhouses as their only option, Kristjanson says it all ends up becoming a vicious cycle. “I feel sorry for new families because they think this is going to help them and it’s really making single-family homes less and less affordable,” he says. “People don’t actually benefit from it. It doesn’t help residents but it does help developers.” Kristjanson also wonders why the city agreed to bring in a further 8,000 residents by 2040, dismissing the notion that increasing the tax base would end up with more money in the city’s coffers. “Think about it like this, if you double the amount of people, the cost of infrastructure doubles,” he explains. “If you increase density you decrease the size and footprint of that house. As you increase density you’re actually making the cost of services go up. “So here we are, taking advice from Vancouver city planners planning for White Rock, but the modern thinking on city planning is unsustainable.”

REBRANDING NECESSARY

Reminiscing about the South Surrey and White Rock area, architect Mark Ankenman is in the unique position of having been a longtime resident of the area and someone

who’s been involved directly with the development process. Having completed projects in both White Rock and South Surrey, as well as having lived in the area since 1974, Ankenmen has seen the change coming for a while now. “When I moved here, there was no South Surrey,” he recalls. “There was White Rock and North Bluff (Road) and then forest. It wasn’t that long ago and now, in terms of changes, South Surrey has outdone White Rock and out-stripped White Rock 10 to one.” According to Ankenman, as White Rock struggles to find its footing in balancing development with the wishes of residents, the rapid growth and development in neighbouring Surrey is impossible to ignore. “White Rock is getting a lot of the carpet pulled out from under their feet because of the things going on in South Surrey,” says Ankenman. “Certainly they’ve lost a lot of their commercial base because South Surrey came and Morgan Creek came, as well as Semiahmoo mall.” As a result of Surrey’s fast-paced density, Ankenman said White Rock’s commercial side has also suffered. “Not only has downtown White Rock had the lifeblood sucked out of it, but also Marine Drive, which should be a hotbed of very desirable commercial and restaurants,” he says. However, Ankenman feels that all is not lost for White Rock. “White Rock can get that back, I believe they have to sort of re-identify themselves. They have to rebrand,” he says. “I believe in the long term, the area will prevail and the seaside life at the edge will be something South Surrey doesn’t have and White Rock will get something back, but right now it’s something that is struggling and will continue to struggle... but there’s no question they have they have to densify.”

GROWTH INEVITABLE

And if that density means going skywards, Kristjanson wonders how White Rock will be remembered in the years to come. “If we’re going the tower route, why do we have White Rock? What’s keeping it from becoming just an extension of Surrey?” he asks. “We should be trying to keep it a small town and keep it livable. We’re throwing that away. If we’re going to be just like Surrey, why not just have them take over?” With other developments currently on the books, including a mixed residential condo/townhouse complex on Marine Drive and a 12-storey tower on Vidal Street, density appears to be coming to White Rock whether people want it or not, says Baldwin. All the city can do is shape it in a way that leaves White Rock and its special waterfront intact. “We have to keep up with growth to a degree,” says Baldwin. “We’re in good shape, financially in great shape. We need to look at the coming growth and decide where we’re going to put it because it’s going to come, whether we want it or not. Right now, I think the best place to put it is in the town centre in the apartment zones.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

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urrey’s mayor wants the provincial government to grant the Mayors’ Council more governance powers after SkyTrain’s epic failure this week. After all, somebody needs to keep an eye on this thing. Surely not TransLink’s board of directors. TransLink says it was an electrician who tripped a control centre breaker, accidentally shutting down the Expo and Millennium lines for a long five hours on Monday. It’s almost uncomprehendable that a complex metropolitan transit system can be shut down by what amounts to, figuratively speaking, a big red on-off button. It reminds one of that goofy Johnny in the movie Airplane, yanking an electrical plug out of the wall and – tee hee – shutting down an entire airport in the process. What happened Monday was like a cartoon, and could even be construed as morosely amusing if this monumental public transit goof-up didn’t mess up so many commuters’ plans. It wasn’t the first system-wide SkyTrain shutdown, either, that stranded thousands of commuters. There was also one last Thursday. Indeed, the situation needs oversight. But does the Mayors’ Council have the right stuff for the job, particularly in an election year? Do they need yet another theatre in which to beat their chests and grandstand over what great things will happen if they’re re-elected, and what terrible things will happen if their opponents succeed come election night in November? If that does not give one sufficient cause for concern, consider that it was only last month that the Mayors’ Council bandied about an idea to charge motorists a mobility tax to help fund a huge and likely unaffordable 30-year transit plan for these parts. Somebody needs to guard SkyTrain’s big red button. But who? Perhaps the Mayors’ Council might be right for the job, lacking other options, because those running for re-election should necessarily be giving it their best, lest they be held accountable by the electorate. Somebody needs to be held accountable here, and psst, it’s not an electrician. The Now

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Illegal suite fines should be 10 times higher The Editor, Re: “How can Surrey quash illegal suites for good?” the Now, July 17. Amazingly, both Barinder Rasode and Linda Hepner are disenchanted with the illegal suite mess in Surrey. Let’s not forget who elected to solve the problem initially by legalizing one suite per residence – it was Surrey First. That was supposed to solve the problem, with owners registering their suites. What a failure that was, and continues to be. See STORY › page 21

Now it is more than one suite per residence causing an uproar, with minuscule fines of $1,000 for those caught to be in non-compliance. The fines should be 10 times that amount, with shut downs of anything over the now legal one.

Linda Hepner

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I find it ridiculous that Rasode is also speaking of lobbying senior levels of government to provide grant funding to help bring non-conforming suites up to safety and code standards. Sure, let’s reward those who broke the bylaws to begin with. And let us all support her proposed pilot project to open up school parking lots to vehicles from these suites. How ridiculous, just more pandering to the ethnic block vote.

Then we have Hepner, she who is glad that there is a proposal before city council for a rental development. One development? Maybe this should have been promoted years ago by the Surrey First-dominated council, of which she was/is a member. The suite situation has created congestion on our streets and in our schools. It has escalated the crime rates to an enormous degree, through the availability of welfare rate rents. It is time that the city employs the appropriate number of inspectors and bylaw officers, and empowers them to enforce a much higher level of fines for non-compliant property owners. Enough of these monster homes that have destroyed our community. J. Conley, Surrey

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SURREY — With two major SkyTrain breakdowns in less than a week, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts is calling on the province to delegate more governance powers to the Mayors’ Council. Speaking the day after a TransLink employee accidentally shut down the Expo and Millennium lines for five hours, Watts said it was time for the mayors to be let in to see what’s going on with the operational side of things at TransLink. “This is why there needs to be a critical analysis of the entire system. We need to get that from the operators of the system,” she said. “That means getting that information to us to see how things can be mitigated, to have TransLink report out what that looks like.” Watts’ comments come after two separate incidents in just five days which led to near system-wide shut downs of the SkyTrain system, resulting in thousands of commuters being stranded at stations and midline in trains. In both instances, commuters ended up prying the train doors open and walking along the lines to the closest station. Despite all of TransLink’s buses being brought in to help alleviate some of the pressure in both cases, many riders took to social media

complaining about the lack of service and available information during the outage. While Thursday’s incident was found to have been a computer failure, Monday’s shut down was the result of a company electrician accidentally tripping the breaker for the SkyTrain control centre. The electrician has since been suspended and TransLink is offering free transit on B.C. Day as an apology, which many seem unsatisfied with. Doug Kelsey, chief operating officer for TransLink said Tuesday that it would be a waste of taxpayers’ money to have a public inquiry into the matter as it was found to be simple human error. “We don’t need an independent body to tell us what the problem is, we embed those into our learnings,” he said at a press conference. “We get as many staff, all hands on deck to deal with the problem and will continue to triage.” Kelsey went on to say staff did all they could during the failures, but Watts said what that looks like and what other contingencies could be brought in need to be looked at. “Unfortunately there isn’t a float through of information, all of that goes to the other board in place and that’s a challenge because we’re (mayors) dealing with the electorate, we’re dealing with the residents of the region,” she said.

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Currently, the Mayors’ Council only has the power to decide on funding measures for TransLink, without having any say or access to how it’s actually operated. “The challenge is that the Mayors’ Council has one function – to pay for that system. It’s something that we’ve repeatedly asked several ministers to address that issue,” said Watts. “I think with this latest shutdown that we need to be involved. There’s no doubt about it in my mind.” Asked if the recent SkyTrain failures move the transit debate more in favour of Light Rapid Transit (LRT) for Surrey, Watts said it was just a matter of having adequate safety measures for any form of public transit. “There’s different things with different systems, I think it’s about making sure we have measures in place to support different systems sufficiently,” she said, but noted that if there was an incident on LRT it would be much easier to get people off and onto buses. “I think that there can be different issues with each piece of technology, if you have LRT at grade it allows people to get off and catch a bus.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

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The Now Newspaper Are you stuck in the SkyTrain shut down? Here's a photo of people walking on the SkyTrain tracks from trains to station. Photo courtesy of A.Amat on Twitter. Patrick Jacobson Even us car drivers are required to fund this failing transit system. It's not acceptable for TransLink to just ask people to "make other transportation arrangements." This company makes half a billion per year on fares alone. Where is this money going?? Fix the system. Laurie Anne Disaster Nicole Salvidge well I was thinking of going out this week on the train but now I think I wont. It doesn't help when you can't stand heights. Crystal Litonjua Scary aren't the tracks dangerous and can electrocute you? Zahra Gawhari-Najifi Translink that's bad Jay Easton Have transit police there ticketing each as they get to the station....the shutdown is a major inconvenience, not an emergency... Unless staff had shut down the power on that section of track.

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Spend now, save later with buyouts for senior teachers PainfulTruth Matthew Claxton

e’ve almost forgotten about the B.C. teachers strike, as it’s faded from our minds like a bad smell. But you can only spray on so much odourmasking gunk before it comes back, so let’s talk about ending the darn strike! I have ideas about ways to save the province a little money and help out young teachers at the same time. You say I have no expertise in education or public policy? That is true. On the other hand, I could literally not do worse than the people who are actually negotiating right now. No, really. They’re competing to see who can toss out the stupidest ideas. The government has gone quiet on their most egregious suggestion: “Big classes are good for kids!” Yeah, like back in the 1930s! Having one teacher and a roomful of 50 students is a great formula for success. Let’s scrap all those computer classes while we’re at it, who needs modernity?

The teachers have been quite reasonable on wage demands, dipping a couple of times. And then they asked for $225 million a year for a “workload fund” to hire more teachers. Considering the government already hates the teachers (and the feeling is mutual) that seems more like waving a red flag in front of a fiscally conservative bull. Opponents of the teachers are now painting them as wealthy fat cats. We’re to imagine teachers lazily dismissing their students at 3 p.m. so they can race to the country club in their jewel-encrusted Porsches, mink stoles whipping in the wind. The reality is that teachers’ pay in B.C. starts as low as $38,000 and change a year. Which is not to be sneered at, but they also top out at just over $70,000. B.C. MLAs start at $101,000 a year. There is no minimum education requirement to become an MLA; teachers require years of university. While the room to maneuver between the lower and higher end of the teacher pay scale may not be massive, it does suggest at least a partial solution to a couple of problems facing the province. Right now, the government would like to save money, which is all well and good.

We’re to imagine teachers lazily dismissing their students at 3 p.m. so they can race to the country club in their jewel-encrusted Porsches, mink stoles whipping in the wind. And teachers in B.C. would like to have jobs, preferably full-time ones. Which brings us to the second problem beyond mere cash – there are a lot of unemployed and underemployed teachers in B.C. There are 69,400 people with valid teaching certificates in B.C., and just 30,101 full-time equivalent jobs in the school system. About two to three times as many teachers are trained every year as there are jobs. Many teachers, both at the end of their careers and at the beginning, job share or stay on the teacher on-call lists as substitutes. This is not so great for new teachers trying to get a foot in the door – some of them only work four hours a

week in classrooms. So if the province wants to reduce its bills, why not offer the senior teachers buyouts? Offer a full year’s salary and benefits to teachers who are making more than $65,000. Some of them must be thinking of early retirement. Nudge ’em out at 60 instead of 65. Obviously, a buyout like this is an investment. It’ll cost you money in your first year. But this is the government we’re talking about, they borrow in bulk and they have the lowest interest rates around. And a conservative back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests if you can convince just 100 teachers making $65,000 or up to take the deal, over five years the province saves more than $6 million. As I mentioned, it will go at least partway to dealing with the vast number of expensively educated proto-teachers who are currently using their four or five years of university education to make nice lattes. Matthew Claxton is a reporter and columnist for the Langely Advance, a sister paper to the Now. He can be reached by email at mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

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Rotten tomatoes to people who still whine about the whole pride flag issue. Enough is enough already. Let’s drop the subject and move on. Rotten tomatoes to parents who brag about sending their kids to child care facilities. None of these child care workers truly love your children like you do. There is no one like a parent. Rotten tomatoes to all governments for not putting an immediate stop to pesticides killing our precious bees. What are we waiting for? Rotten tomatoes to users of Holly Park who are incapable of cleaning up after themselves, smoke by the facilities, and use the foulest of language. Red roses to the people who care about their park and the gift of a free summer outdoor pool. By-law officers and/or RCMP are needed to patrol, especially in the evening. A dozen rotten tomatoes to people who bring uncontrollable dogs to public dog parks and fail to stop them from doing terrible things there. Rotten tomatoes to the guy who owns a Hummer in Fleetwood and takes up two spots when he parks all the time. My wife and newborn are forced to park further from our house because of this. It’s a small issue, yes, but it’s also one of those infuriating nags that I see every day. The vehicle just tops it off for me too. So cliché. Rotten tomatoes to the person who took two baby raccoons to Green Timbers Park in a green garbage can and abandoned them to fend for themselves. How did you think they could live in the wild at such a young age? They would have starved or been eaten by coyotes. There are organizations who care for our wildlife. You could have taken the poor little ones to them. Shame on you!

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Coun. Bruce Hayne says it’s “time to focus our efforts on building our inventory of natural environment.” (Photo: MATT LAW) areas within the GIN. First, Sensitive Ecosystem development permit areas (DPA) and guidelines are recommended for riparian areas and lands identified within and adjacent to the GIN. The DPAs will require landowners seeking to develop work within the city to do so in a sustainable manner that protects and enhances biodiversity. And second, the city plans to introduce a Riparian Area Bylaw that would protect fish, forests and wildlife passage. This bylaw would effectively manage riparian areas for tree hazard, storm water control and other key civic functions. It’s expected the DPA guidelines and terms of reference for a Riparian Area Bylaw will come forward to council this fall.

With the city managing or owning roughly 7,000 of the acres already, Hayne said another 2,000 will be acquired naturally over time through the development process through things like land dedications. The remaining 1,100 acres, the city will have to purchase, Hayne said. “And at about $1 million an acre… the city is looking at about $1.1 billion to do this, so it’s not an insignificant project.” He said the city is looking at a variety of options on how to pay for the lands, including using annual dividends the Surrey City Development Corporation pays to the city, looking at environmental levies for developers in sensitive areas such as Grandview and even setting up a not-forprofit fund that residents could contribute to. But Hayne says the city doesn’t have to look at purchasing the lands right away. “We are not going to have to acquire those lands until there is development pressure on that land,” he noted. With the city’s Build Surrey program nearing its end – which has expanded and created infrastructure in the city such as pools, recreation centres and the new city hall – Hayne said it’s “now time to focus our efforts on building our inventory of natural environment.” Hayne said the city has been mapped out to identify where all the corridors are.

“It’s not good enough to protect the eagles’ bedroom, i.e. their nest, you have to protect their kitchen and dining room, too,” he said, noting that’s an analogy commonly told by Deb Jack, president of Surrey Environmental Partners. Jack was on the BCS working group and said though it’s taken a long time to get to this point, she’s happy with the work the city’s done. “Ten-thousand acres is a whole lot more than Surrey has right now,” she said. “I’m not going to say it’s perfect. It’s what is able to be seen to be done right now, given where we are,” Jack noted, adding there are many areas in the city that are already built out, and have minimal vegetation. “That’s why I get up and I speak to council about new developments and what we’re losing – and if there’s ways to save more.” Jack said the BCS is about doing the best with what the city’s got. And when the strategy is implemented, she thinks the city is going to be OK. “And what a legacy for the history books – for the books to be able to say that in 2014 the City of Surrey made this decision that’s going to benefit all of them, their children, their grandchildren and whoever else may choose to come here. This will last forever. Buildings don’t last forever, pipes don’t last forever, nothing we make will last forever, but this will.”

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he said. “It was phoned in as a rubbish fire.” Sim said there is so far “no correlation” between the Sunshine Hills fire and the Heath Traditional Elementary school fire in North Delta in April. Heath was closed for a few days after the fire was set outside a kindergarten classroom at the back of the school, in the 11300-block of 72nd Avenue, on April 14. Police released three samples of graffiti from the scene, hoping someone might come forward with information about

the tagger (see thenownewspaper.com for photos). They believe the graffiti was done at the same time the fire was set. “These images are being released in the hopes that parents, teachers or friends may have observed these images elsewhere or know the individuals responsible for such acts,” Sgt. Sarah Swallow said. Police ask anyone with information on these fires to contact the Delta Police Major Crime Section at 604-946-4411.

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SURREY — A City of Surrey report suggests that when considering population growth, crime is down. The 2013 Crime Reduction Strategy review suggests an overall downward trend in crime in the city from 20062012. The report analyzes crime statistics on a per 1,000 resident basis. Statistics Canada has not yet released 2013 data needed for the city’s analysis, which is why the statistics do not include last year. From 2006 to 2012, total criminal code offences went down 17.3 per cent. During that time, break-and-enters went down 23.8 per cent and violent crime was down 23.6 per cent. While motor vehicle theft was up 7.2 per cent from 2011 to 2012, the report states it reduced by 43 per cent from 2006 to 2012. Similarly, while property crime increased by 2.5 per cent from 2011 to 2012, it has gone down overall since 2006 by 20.3 per cent. The report to council said that as of last May, more than 90 per cent of the targets in the city’s Crime Reduction Strategy have been “implemented or are well underway.” Highlights of the report include the city’s metal and wire theft program to remove and replace wire. The city has embarked upon a project to replace all the wire prone to theft by the end of 2015. The report also states through the Electrical Fire Safety Inspection Program there has been an 87 per cent reduction in illegal grow ops, down from 445 in 2007 to 56 in 2013. Since 2005, the EFSI program has rendered 1,855 locations safe with respect to electrical issue, had the power terminated at 1,034 locations and served 789 electrical repair notices. As well, the report outlines a high rate of investigations for unsightly properties (1,634), graffiti (302) and dumping complaints (219). When it comes to policing, the report states 12 new member positions were approved in 2013, bringing the total number of officers to 673. Mayor Dianne Watts noted during Monday’s meeting that the report was finalized before the police committee approved 30 new officers for 2014 – 18 more than already planned, due to savings within the RCMP. With 30 new officers this year, there will be a total of 703. The Crime Reduction Strategy calls for one police officer to every 700 residents or better. With a projected population of roughly 510,000 in 2014, that means one officer for every 728 people. The city would still need 25 new officers to hit its own targets for this year. And in April the city announced plans to hire 95 officers over the next five years. That number includes 60 already on the books – 12 a year – for the next five years. Mayor Dianne Watts said the strategy is a “comprehensive, problem solving approach that seeks to not only remedy the immediate issues, but also the deeply rooted problems associated with crime.” Watts said the strategy engages the community and numerous agencies “with the goal of breaking the cycles of

❚ City staff have mentored more than 75 youth through the Youth Mentorship Program since 2008. ❚ The High Risk Location initiative, a partnership between Surrey RCMP, fire and bylaws, was launched a part of the Mayor’s Task Force on Crime to create a database and rapid deployment to address locations that pose high safety risks. ❚ To help build community awareness around the importance of reporting, the Crime Reduction Office developed the “REPORT IT” card that lists numbers to various city services and resources. ❚ The city adopted a Master Plan for Housing the Homeless to identify and respond to the needs for long-term housing and support services for those who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless.

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the weekend of July 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Honeybee Centre, located at the corner of Fraser Highway and 176th Street, Surrey. “As much fun as beekeeping and tours are, sometimes we like to let loose by inviting the community to swing by our hive for some free family fun,” reads a post at Honeybeecentre.com. 2014 White Rock Sea Festival takes place from Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3 in White Rock, with live entertainment, Torch Light parade, beach volleyball and soccer tournaments, vendor market, Pirates in the Park play area at Semiahmoo Park, Cupcake’s Teddy Bear Picnic, more. Info: Whiterockseafestival.ca.

CONCERTS “Gone Country”: Benefit concert for cancer-related charities on Saturday, July 26 at Cloverdale’s Millennium Park Amphitheatre, featuring Chad Brownlee, Brett Kissel, One More Girl, Karen Lee Batten, The Washboard Union and DJ Jaxon Hawks. Tickets are $35 at www.twinscancerfundraising.com. Trooper: Long-established rock band performs Friday, Aug. 1 at White Rock’s Star of the Sea Hall, with guests Me and Mae and Tommy Alto. Tickets $52.50 for this 19+ concert, via Ticketweb.ca, 1888-222-6608. Show info: RockitBoy. com. AbraCadabra: ABBA tribute band performs Saturday, Aug. 2 at Clova Cinema as part of the movie theatre’s closing-weekend celebration, at 5732 176th St., Cloverdale. Tickets $30/$20, info at Clova.com. Zakiya Hooker: Daughter of blues legend John Lee Hooker in concert Thursday, Aug. 14 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Doors 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tickets $35, Bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html. August/Acoustic Groove: Concert double bill Friday, Aug. 15 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Doors 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tickets $35, Bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html. Susan Jacks in concert Friday, Aug. 22 and Saturday, Aug. 23 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Tickets are $45 via Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. David James & Big River’s tribute to Johnny Cash: Concert on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Coast Capital Playhouse in White Rock, plus special guest Darla Kendrick as June Carter. Tickets $42.50 plus fees, 604536-7535, Whiterockplayers.ca. Valdy: Veteran folk performer in concert Thursday, Sept. 4 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Tickets $25 via Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. Willy & the Poor Boys perform music of CCR on Friday, Sept. 5 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Tickets $35 via Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. Jazz Vespers at Northwood United Church: Hour-long concert

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Flat Lake, Alberta-raised country musician Brett Kissel is among performers at this year’s Gone Country benefit event, Saturday, July 26 in Cloverdale. See listing under Concerts. events on select Sunday afternoons at church, 8855 156th St., Surrey, starting at 4 p.m. White Rock Trad Jazz Society: Presents three-hour concert/dance events Sunday afternoons (select dates) at Crescent Beach Legion, 3-6 p.m. at 2643 128th St., South Surrey. Admission: $8/10. Info: 604-5917275, www.whiterocktradjazz.com.

SHOWS Toopy and Binoo in “Fun and Games,” a new musical production from Koba Entertainment, at Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey on Oct. 11 as part of a 52-date tour of Canada. Show integrates music, theatre, dance, puppetry and innovative multimedia technology. Tickets via Ticketmaster.ca and by phone, 1-855-985-5000.

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CLUBS/LIVE MUSIC Olympia Pizza: Live music, comedy and more on stage at venue in Whalley, 10257 King George Blvd. 604-584-1388, www.facebook. com/olympia.resto. Tues. and Thurs. open-mic night, live band jam night; Wed. “FreeStyle” hip-hop/rap with Rasta Mike. Comedy night on last Friday of month with Dennis Lintonjua. Sawbucks Pub: Live music on select weekend nights, 1626 152nd St., South Surrey. “Almost Famous Karaoke” Thursdays, Trivia Night Tuesdays. 604-536-6420, Sawbuckspub.com. White Rock Elks Lodge #431: Live music and special events on select nights, karaoke on Fridays, at 1469

George St., White Rock, 604-5384016, www.whiterockelks.ca. Five Corners Bistro, 15182 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock, Wednesday evenings featuring Al Wieb, virtuoso jazz guitarist and guests. Call 604538-5455 for reservations. Dublin Crossing: Live music six nights a week at 18789 Fraser Hwy., Surrey. 604-575-5470. Central City Brewing Co.: Live music on select nights at restaurant/bar, 13450 102nd Ave., at Central City, Surrey. 604-582-6620, centralcitybrewing.com. Sandpiper Pub: Live music on select nights at 15595 Marine Dr., White Rock, 604-531-7625, www. sandpiperpub.com. Washington Avenue Grill: Live music Wed.-Sun. at restaurant at East Beach (15782 Marine Dr., White Rock). 604-541-4244, washingtonavenuegrill.com.

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“Party on the Pier” event celebrates 100th anniversary of White Rock pier on Thursday, Aug. 28, featuring music by Powder Blues Band and Mostly Marley, plus “food, fun and fireworks” on the landmark structure. Tickets are $100, each contains a $40 tax receiptable donation, via Semiahmooarts.com and 604-536-8333. Tickets can also be purchased at South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre office, 14601 20th Ave., Surrey. The event is a fundraiser for Semiahmoo Arts, the arts council that serves the area of White Rock and South Surrey.

THEATRE/STAGE “Blithe Spirit”: Peninsula Productions stages Noel Coward comedy, to July 26 at Coast Capital Playhouse, 1532 Johnston Rd., White Rock. Tickets range from $18 to $25, depending on date purchased. For show info and tickets, call 604-536-7535 or visit Peninsulaproductions.org. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged”: Fighting Chance Productions and White Rock Players’ Club present fast-paced comedy Aug. 6 to 23 at Coast Capital Playhouse, White Rock, starring Tom Gage, Ryan Mooney, Christopher Nash, directed by Julie Casselman. Shows Wednesday thru Saturdays at 8 p.m., matinees Saturday, Aug. 9 and 16 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets $18/$20, 604-536-7535, Whiterockplayers.ca. Beach House Theatre presents Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of

Errors” and the more kid-friendly “The Three Munschketeers,” a Debbie Patterson-written adaptation of five stories by Robert Munsch, on an outdoor stage at Crescent Beach from Aug. 11 to 17. Tickets and info: Beachhousetheatre.org.

FOOD/BEVERAGES Ukrainian “soul food” (perogies, cabbage rolls and borscht) will be available on Friday, July 25 at a fundraiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 13512 108th Ave., Surrey. Eat-in, take away, or ready for your freezer. For information, call 604-531-1923 or 604-581-0313. Surrey’s Food Cart Fest: Events held Saturday afternoons in August at Surrey city hall plaza, starting Aug. 2 and ending Aug. 30. Many food trucks on site. Event planners are Vancity, Arrival Agency and Streetfood Vancouver.

WRESTLING All Star Wrestling presents “WRESTLEREUNION IV” on Friday July 25, 8 p.m. start at Alice McKay Building, Clovedale Fairgrounds, 6050 176th St., Surrey. “Honoring the wrestling stars of the past featuring the wrestling stars of the future.” Tickets are range from $12 to $20 at Central City Comix, Comics Scene, also Allstar-wrestling.com, 604-710-0872.

BOOKS/LIT Surrey Muse: Arts and literary event featuring author Tariq Malik, poet Joanne Arnott, performer Sherry Duggal and book-signing author Marim Zohra Durrani, on Friday, July 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at City Centre branch, Surrey Public Library, 10350 University Dr. Open microphone to follow, and begins with Sonja Grgar. Free admission.

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“ I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.” Walter and Lorie hope to spend the rest of their lives in their home. The HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.

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comfortable, but for a small donation you can borrow a cushion. Yes, there are mosquitoes that bite, be prepared for that. Once the sun goes down it does get chilly, so allow for the outdoors for this aspect of outdoor theatre as well. It’s all part of Theatre Under the Stars, a Vancouver tradition.

‘SPOTLIGHT’ ON THE ARTS

Events like TUTS and Bard on the Beach do get a lot of media attention, and rightly so. But you know, there are so many other ‘projects’ happening in our community that need networking as well. I like to find these hidden gems and bring them to your attention. But thank goodness it isn’t all up to me. Sure, in the course of events I do a lot of schmoozing and networking. But the Arts Council of Surrey takes the prize. One of my contacts thought Surrey’s Arts Council was the busiest in Canada. Well, just look at the Fusion Festival, Surrey Sings, the Blueberry Festival and other activities including running the newish Newton Cultural Centre. Most of these activities are done by volunteers. Of course, that is the case with all community arts organizations whether it is art gallery or theatre. There is no doubt that Surrey’s Arts Council is playing in the major leagues. Don’t take it for granted. It has been an uphill fight – and thousands of man hours – to have this strong arts council. Want to know what’s going on? Need some background information? Check out the truly outstanding newsletter published by the arts council, Spotlight. Looking for a talent agent for yourself or your talented child? The July-August issue has a great article by Paula Cooper about talent agency truths. And there is more. Spotlight lists all the arts council members, sponsors, and business members as well as a calendar of activities. It is a good place to start for information. You can pick up a copy of Spotlight at the Newton Cultural Centre, or the Surrey Arts Centre. Even better, join the arts council as a member and get your copy monthly. I also feel strongly that we should support the arts council with actual money, just a bit from our ‘network’ really does make a difference. Check out the website artscouncilofsurrey.ca, follow on twitter @SurreyArts and ‘like’ on Facebook Arts Council of Surrey. Get in the know. For me, I am not up to the same manpower as the arts council, I don’t facebook or twitter. Send me an email. We all do what we can, in our own unique way. Just wanted you all to know that Surrey’s Arts Council is doing very well, thank you. melminty@telus.net

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SURREY — You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their hands. Soft, perfectly-manicured hands will often tell a very different story than those with rough skin and a year’s worth of dirt under their nails. For rock climbers, their hands say it all. Missing nails, bulging veins and gnarled fingers expose these people as devotees to one of the fastest growing sports. Rock climbing is becoming a major player in the outdoor and adventure-sport world. In Surrey, Coastal Climbing Centre owners Doug Thompson and Hung Le are watching as more people of all ages and genders get involved. “You don’t have to be a bushwhacking nutter thrill-seeker out there trying to cut your way up a wall,” said Thompson. Modern climbing facilities are multimillion-dollar buildings and their clientele is changing. “They look more like golfers than they look like the traditional dreadlocked outdoor climber,” Thompson added. Climbing is a diverse sport with many different styles. There is traditional rope climbing, free climbing without a rope and bouldering, which is a form of short-route climbing without a rope. In bouldering the routes generally consists of four to 12 moves with each section being called a “problem.” As it is in a game of chess, a climber has

their bodies. Much like a newspaper reporter, the typical posture of a climber is hunched over as if they spend all day sitting at a computer. Taking yoga classes and stretching help to keep the body from becoming too tight. And while the sport is dangerous, serious injuries rarely happen. “You don’t often get a lot of good horror stories like ‘I was 100 feet up and I took big fall and I broke a knee.’ It doesn’t happen,” says Marcus Ducayen, head instructor at Coastal Climbing Centre. Climbers are more likely to strain a tendon or cut their fingers than suffer broken bones. While Surrey doesn’t have the high granite cliffs of places like the climbing South Surrey resident Bryan Sexauer boulders on the walls of Coastal Climbing Centre rock climbing nirvana of Squamish, it has gym in Surrey. Sexauer has been climbing for seven years and works as a rock guide for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. (Photo: MATT LAW) turned out some prominent climbers. forget the troubles of everyday life to focus to think multiple moves ahead to solve the Thompson says the sport can be a on making their next move. “problem.” great way to introduce urban kids to the “You put work out of your mind because outdoors. “The mental challenge of figuring something out is there, which is something if you are thinking about work when you “You wouldn’t expect Surrey to be this are climbing you can’t climb.” you don’t get in a lot of other sports,” says hotbed of climbers but it seems to be the If it is a workout you’re after, climbing Le. way it is,” he said. has it. And while climbing is certainly about “I was a little urban kid and it took a From the tiny muscles in your feet and strength, technique and balance will place like this [a climbing gym] to expose hands to the stabilizing muscles in your take a person farther in the sport than me to the outdoors and I realized this is so core, rock climbing works everything. brute force, and this is making the sport much better than being in the streets.” “The amount of physical work you can increasingly popular. From the mental challenges to the get in an hour session is beyond what you The draw, Le says, is more than just physical workout, climbing has a lot to could get spending an hour in the gym,” a physical challenge and a thirst for offer. And as Le warns, if you try it you says Le. adrenaline. may just become addicted. As with any sport, climbers can get He describes climbing as a form of overuse injuries and have to balance out moving meditation where a climber has to › see HOBBY IS ADDICTIVE › page 33

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“You can try it, some people like it, some people dabble in it but when you are obsessed, you are obsessed. It totally becomes your life. All your friends become rock climbers,” he said.

Getting Started The Gear While a visit to the rock-climbing section of an outdoor store may make you think you need a lot of expensive gear, the truth is quite the opposite. Strong fingers and all-around fitness are the most important part of the equation. Clothing that allows you to move is a must: blue jeans just won’t cut it in this sport, and while you can climb in running shoes, a pair of climbing shoes specifically designed to help you grip holds with your feet make a big difference. Prices for shoes begin around $80. If you plan to get into route climbing with ropes, you may want to invest in your own harness. Prices start at around $50.

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A good plan is to start by visiting a climbing gym where shoes and harnesses are provided. This will let you test out the gear, and the sport, before you invest money in it yourself. Where to go Finding a place to climb in Surrey isn’t an easy task. Most climbers will venture further afield to Squamish or east toward Harrison and out the Fraser Valley to find rock walls that satisfy their urge to climb. Some city parks have small 2.5-metrehigh climbing walls meant for bouldering that can offer first-timers a taste of what the sport can offer physically. For people wishing to get better climbing experience, along with the some expert instruction, visiting an indoor climbing gym is the best option. Surrey’s Coastal Climbing Centre is located at #202 – 7728 128th St. in Surrey. They offer youth programs, beginner and advanced courses, as well as dropin climbing. For more information, visit coastalclimbing.ca

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In Italy’s epicentre of style, Milan, you’ll almost never see a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. If owning one was cost-prohibitive before, these days the carabineri have a habit of pulling over every supercar they see to check to see if you’ve been paying your taxes – and most of the time, their drivers haven’t. Instead what you get is a stream of diminutive little hatchbacks, many of which are fitted with tow-hitches.

restricted, but if you roll down the windows, it’s hardly noticeable. Naturally, when compared to the standard car, lowering the top does mess with your rearward visibility somewhat. Optioning up for the Lounge model, as this week’s tester was outfitted, gives you lashings of extra chrome on the outside and pretty little 15” alloys to fill the wheel-wells. Priced the same as a well-equipped compact car, it still gives an upscale exterior impression.

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Point is; wheeled style isn’t something the Italians consume in huge, conspicuous packages. La Dolce Vita is more about buzzy Vespas and street side cafes – less goldleaf gilt, and more everyday chic.

Inside the 500c’s diminutive cabin, a tall roof-line and upright seating position impart an airy feeling, even though this is a very narrow car. The dash is dominated by a slick body-coloured panel that apes the 1950s version with its all-metal interior. Trust me; this one’s quite a bit safer.

Fiat absolutely nails this ethos with their 500c city car, an urban runabout that’s sized right for Europe’s crowded streets. But now that it’s been on the market for a while, does the tiny Italian drop-top still appeal, or has something been lost in translation?

The driver gets a slightly complicated instrument cluster with a twin ring of tachometer and speedometer, with the speed chasing the revs clockwise around the circumference. As with most retro touches, this looks great at the expense of some functionality.

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Less impressive is the very plain-jane audio system, with its knobless design – Fiat might have done well here to go for an old-school look, and it’s far easier to use the steeringwheel-mounted audio controls rather than try to push the necessary buttons without looking. However, optioning the 6-speaker Beats audio does give the little Fiat quite considerable sonic punch.

Happily, Fiat’s smallest car continues to age well. The car’s happy little face still beams and its short little wheelbase gives it the air of a bouncing pug. While nearly every other manufacturer continues to work towards an ultimate goal of building the entire car out of mesh grille, the 500c has hardly any grille at all. A bright red Fiat badge makes for a button nose, bright chrome work creates a pair of whiskers, and the car’s face appears to be beaming, rather than scowling. Next to the Fiat, everybody else just feels like they’re trying too hard – it’s not aggressive, it just wants to andiamo! Stepping up to the folding roof version of the 500 is a $4,600 premium over the basic car. For this outlay you get not quite a real convertible; the middle section of the roof slides away, and can also be set to a midpoint to create an enormous sunroof, but the sides of the car stay where they are. So, your open-air motoring experience is somewhat

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Rear seats and cargo area? Both are pretty tiny, so you better be good at either Tetris or friends with contortionists.

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With a 1.4L four-cylinder cranking out 101hp, the 500c was never going to be a rocketship. That’s not the point, and if you’re looking for a few more Italian stallions under the hood, best to wander over to the part of the showroom where the Abarth models are parked. Instead, the normal 500c provides acceleration that’s perfectly acceptable, and its little motor does love to rev. If you’ve the skill, the 5-speed manual makes the most of

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Navigation is available on the 500c, but only as a plug-in Tom-Tom unit that’s so much of an afterthought, it can be easily lifted right out and stolen. It also blocks forward visibility, so maybe give it a miss. Lounge versions of the 500c come with Bluetooth as standard, as well as heated seats up front, and foglamps. The leather interior was very good for such a small car, and looked sharp in Marrone Brown. Fuel economy ratings are excellent at 6.7L/100kms city and 5.2L/100kms highway. However, please note that these are figures provided under the old testing methods, and realworld fuel economy in mixed usage is much closer to about 1L/100kms worse for each.

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Mercedes Benz CLA-Class Coupe targets less affluent David Chao

$15,000, to their B-Class models, priced around $30,000. The CLA-Class joins the line-up in 2014, offering a sleek four-door coupe design for less than $35,000 - a true accomplishment considering that the CLA offers many features and design elements that make the car look and feel much more expensive.

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but that does not mean it is not a premium car. Mercedes’ aim is to bring new customers to the brand through innovative design and premium features. Mercedes pioneered the four-door coupe design concept with its CLS-Class. This idea - of creating a four-door car that looks like a coupe - has now been copied by most other luxury brands. The CLA borrows a lot of the styling cues from the stylistic CLS model and brings those exciting design features to a new segment. The description “four-door coupe”

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sounds odd, but it’s best to think of this car as a coupe which has a set of rear doors to make entry into the back seats easier. The four-door coupe body design does come with one big advantage, and that’s aerodynamic efficiency. The CLA boasts the lowest drag coefficient of any production sedan at 0.28.

PERFORMANCE

The base model, the CLA 250 Coupe, comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four cylinder which produces an admirable 208 hp and 258 ft-lbs of torque. As mentioned, the base model is FWD, however Mercedes’ 4MATIC AWD system is available as an option. Managing the power delivery to the wheels is a seven-speed automatic transmission that is smooth and well matched to the engine. At full throttle, engine noise may be a bit more noticeable in the CLA than in one of its pricier stable mates, but it can still accelerate to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds. The overall performance is excellent, with more than enough power and torque to make the car feel sporty and agile. The CLA also tackles corners remarkably well. It shows lots of grip and is well-balanced. Pushed too far though, and its FWD nature comes through with noticeable body roll and understeer. The electric power steering provides a sporty, reasonably weighted feel, but the “road feel” is noticeably absent as the particular design of electric steering system makes it difficult to transmit what is actually going-on underneath. The Electronic Stability Program can help stabilize the CLA by braking individual wheels and adjusting engine output. Those looking for more performance can opt for the CLA 45 AMG 4MATIC. Aside from being equipped with an AWD, it boosts the horsepower to 355. AMG’s SPEEDSHIFT DCT seven-speed sports transmission is also a part of the package, allowing the car to hit 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds. Safety is also a priority for Mercedes-Benz, and the CLA is no different. It comes standard with multiple features like airbags, “Attention Assist” which will wake you should you fall asleep behind the wheel, and Collision Prevention Assist, which will warn you if you get too close to the car in front and even will apply the brakes.

THUMBS UP

The CLA brings surprising level of features, design elements, and performance for the dollar. The car gets “looks” from everyone, thanks to its glamorous swooping lines.

THUMBS DOWN

While the CLA does have four doors, the rear seat headroom is limited and its overall level of refinement can be better.

THE BOTTOM LINE

The stylish good looks and very reasonable price of the CLA-Class should appeal to customers who may not have considered a Mercedes-Benz before.

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SURREY — Surrey adopted a Biodiversity Conservation Strategy during Monday night’s council meeting, an initiative aimed at preserving green infrastructure and ecosystems in the city. The strategy, a key component in the Green Surrey program, provides a mapping inventory of environmental features, ecological assets, vegetation types, as well as a determination of specific habitat criteria including the location and characteristics of corridors, sites and hubs to maintain biodiversity. The BCS identifies approximately 10,200 acres of land to be preserved in its natural state within the city’s Green Infrastructure Network (GIN) to maintain the city’s biodiversity. Coun. Bruce Hayne, chair of the city’s environmental advisory committee, noted the lands to be preserved are to be left completely natural. “This doesn’t include sports fields and walking parks and things like that – this is 10,000 acres of absolutely natural habitat.” About 70 per cent of the lands identified are under public control, leaving approximately 3,100 acres needing to be conserved. The BCS calls for the creation of two new processes to bring the remaining areas within the GIN. First, Sensitive Ecosystem development permit areas (DPA) and guidelines are recommended for riparian areas and lands identified within and adjacent to the GIN. The DPAs will require landowners seeking to develop within the city to do so in a sustainable manner that protects and enhances biodiversity. And second, the city plans to introduce a Riparian Area Bylaw that would protect fish, forests and wildlife passage. This bylaw would effectively manage riparian areas for tree hazard, storm water control and other key civic functions. It’s expected the DPA guidelines and terms of reference for a Riparian Area Bylaw will come forward to council this fall. With the city managing or owning

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environment. “We need to have biodiversity in the city, and we’re densifying, we’re increasing our population but as we do that, we have to do it in a thoughtful way so we balance the growth with maintaining some of the natural beauty. That’s a big part of why people want to locate here,” Hayne stressed.

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“It’s not good enough to protect, for instance, just a couple of acres of forest in one area and completely surround it with development,” he said. To protect natural habitats, wildlife needs corridors and hubs to be able to move around the city. Hayne said the entire city has been mapped out to identify where all the

corridors are. “It’s not good enough to protect the eagles’ bedroom, i.e. their nest, you have to protect their kitchen and dining room, too,” he said, noting that’s an analogy commonly told by Deb Jack, president of Surrey Environmental Partners. Jack was on the BCS working group and said though it’s taken a long time to get to this point, she’s happy with the work the city’s done. “Ten-thousand acres is a whole lot more than Surrey has right now,” she said. “I’m not going to say it’s perfect. It’s what is able to be seen to be done right now, given where we are,” Jack noted, adding there are many areas in the city that are already built out, and have minimal vegetation. “That’s why I get up and I speak to council about new developments and what we’re losing – and if there’s ways to save more.” Jack frequently appears before council to plead the case for tree retention. She is an unrelenting advocate for the importance of biodiversity. “All of the living things on the earth are interconnected,” Jack said. “We require a healthy, natural living environment for us as a species to do well. So in order for the future to do well in Surrey, we need to ensure that biodiversity does well. And for that you need land and all of the services that biodiversity provides us.” She said the BCS is about doing the best with what the city’s got. And when the strategy is implemented, she thinks the city is going to be OK. “And what a legacy for the history books – for the books to be able to say that in 2014 the City of Surrey made this decision that’s going to benefit all of them, their children, their grandchildren and whoever else may choose to come here. This will last forever. Buildings don’t last forever, pipes don’t last forever, nothing we make will last forever, but this will.” Hayne, too, hopes the strategy will impact the future of the city for the better. “Surrey, 25, 30 years from now is going to have some significant natural greenspace – and not just be a strip mall,” he said.

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SOUTH SURREY — With Guildford Town Centre having opened its renovated and expanded shopping mall just over a year ago, the owners of Semiahmoo Shopping Centre look to be paving the way to do the same. At the City of Surrey’s council meeting Monday, city staff were given permission to go ahead with plans for drafting a development permit for owners First Capital Realty and work with them to ensure all development criteria are met before proceeding. The next stage would be council granting said development permit at a later date. In the report to council, First Capital proposes to elevate three parts of the building’s exteriors to accommodate future retailers, as well as adding a ramp and rooftop parking to accommodate 150 new parking stalls. The exterior of the current Zellers location is also being eyed for renovation to bring a more modern concept and look to the shopping centre itself. According

to the report, part of that look is to “drastically improve the building and urban design by changing the building form from a blank box where all activity occurs on the inside of the building, to a “street wall,” where edges and the exterior of the building has the appearance of a shopping street which promotes visual interest, activity and leisure.” Additional renovations include adding new plant and lighting fixtures, and future expansion of the Semiahmoo Trail is set to run through the area. When the trail expansion does occur, historical signs and public art mosaics are also planned for the site. In June, Brian Kozak, executive vice president of First Capital Realty confirmed the Zellers store was closing but was unable to reveal what future tenants may be going in the spot. “We’re actually quite happy that we’re going to be getting that space back and going to be able to re-merchandise the space with uses which we think will be of greater benefit and a greater draw for not only the shopping centre but the community as a whole,” he said at the time. cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

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