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Sweet fun at Cloverdale Blueberry Festival

LEFT: Steve Elliott doing his “Elvis Elite” tribute show — on the 37th anniversary of the King’s death — was a huge draw on the main drag, where he invited some people to dance with him. Photos: GORD GOBLE

Annual event Saturday featured live music, a pieeating contest and more

ABOVE LEFT: Lions club member Bryan Burns cooks up (and flips) pancakes.

Dayton Stephens of Cloverdale seems to be saying, “Who, me?” after the giant Jenga tower fell over.

ABOVE: Brielle Wood at the blueberry pieeating contest. LEFT: Joe Given entertains the crowd in the courtyard outside Surrey Museum.

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Surrey Night Market set to cap its debut summer Christopher Poon

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CLOVERDALE — With two weekends left for the Surrey Night Market, organizer Satbir Cheema said he’s learned a lot in the six or so weeks since the event debuted. Having opened to what he described at the time as “an overwhelming response” by the public, when 8,000 or so residents flooded the market’s opening weekend, things have settled at around 3,000 to 4,000 visitors per weekend. And like any new venture, Cheema said he and his partners have learned a lot since the opening weekend. “We’ve made some changes for entry points – two booths now, with two windows for each, that makes the flow very smooth, and try to make different adjustments to make sure everybody goes through to check out most of the vendors,” he said. Feedback has also been mostly positive, said Cheema, who noted that the biggest criticism has been that there aren’t as many non-food vendors for people to shop at. “People want to shop, so next year we’re

Crowds fill a booth selling electronics at Surrey Night Market, which will close for the summer season on Aug. 30. The market is held Friday and Saturday evenings at Cloverdale Fairgrounds. (File photo: GORD GOBLE) going to make sure we have enough of them,” he said. “Next year we’ll make it about 45 to 50 food stalls and at least 70 non-food stalls.” Currently, he said the food vendors have

been very happy with business but some non-food vendors have said they aren’t seeing the numbers they’d hoped for. “Unfortunately it’s not something we can control,” he said.

With two weekends left, Cheema said they have some exciting plans, including a fashion show this weekend (Aug. 22 to 23) and possibly bringing in a bhangra group for the finale. Looking to next year, Cheema said they’re looking forward to expanding the operation with a new site layout as well as settling on a start date, and they might be able to do Sundays as well. “Next year I’ve heard one of the Richmond Night Markets might also be shutting down,” he said. “So we might have vendors from one of those night markets approaching us.” Cheema added that they’re looking forward to having nearly a year to plan the 2015 iteration. “This year we only had three or four weeks lead time to plan everything, get the vendors lined up,” he said. “Now we’ll have eight or nine months so we’ll be better organized.” The Surrey Night Market runs on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Cloverdale Fairgrounds, at 17726 62 Ave. Entry is $2 and the market’s last day of the summer season will be Aug. 30.

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LANGLEY — If you like to sing, the Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Chorus wants to hear from you. The acclaimed KPU Chorus has a longstanding tradition of bringing KPU music students, faculty, staff and people in the community together in song. Now the chorus wants to expand its community membership along with the number and variety of choral work it does. “We are on the verge of significant growth and we’re eager to tap the talent that is all around us in our communities,” said Gail Suderman, KPU’s director, voice and choral studies. Earlier this year, the 60-member KPU Chorus was accompanied by members of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Opera Orchestra in a hugely successful performance of Mozart to an audience of more than 600 at Fraserview Church in Richmond. The concert generated substantial interest among music organizations, which have since been inquiring about the possibility of the KPU Chorus taking part in other joint projects. “It would be such a great experience for our members to work with other musical groups, but in order for that to happen we need to cultivate a large and consistent choir membership beyond our student component,” said Suderman. “While our students are gifted, their participation is dependent on their time here at KPU as

Gail Suderman, KPU’s director, voice and choral studies, conducts the KPU Chorus. they tend to move into careers and other endeavours via their success.” Suderman is looking for community members – particularly tenors and basses – who want a community choir to call their own. The KPU Chorus rehearses on Tuesday evenings at KPU Langley, 20901 Langley Bypass. Registration for new members will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 6:45 p.m. For more information on the KPU Chorus, contact Suderman at 604.599.3237 or email gail.suderman@kpu.ca. More information on the KPU music department is available at kpu.ca/arts/music or Facebook.com/ kwantlenmusic.

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Langley homes break away from pack in July Matthew Claxton

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Langley was the odd city out in July, as the average price of a home spiked sharply here while staying relatively steady across the rest of the Fraser Valley. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) released sales statistics showing a strong month for sales of most types of

housing. “Our market has fully recovered from last year’s slump and has returned to what we typically see in the Fraser Valley, which is a steady, consistent market,” said FVREB president Ray Werger. Home sales were slightly above average for the month in the FVREB area, which stretches from North Delta east through Abbotsford, and includes Mission. Werger said for certain property types,

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Langley-raised Inger Lisa Skroder recalls a competitor in the airline business trying to embarrass her by bringing up her 1985 win as Miss Langley. Far from scoring points, he discovered the acutecare nurse practitioner, who set up Trinity Air Ambulance International, was unflappable. That’s because her background trained her well for running an international air ambulance company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Now she’s looking to expand to Canada, with an eye on Langley or another airport with the amenities Trinity needs. While Skroder was in Langley this summer to visit family, she met with various aviation folks about a possible expansion, to ensure the firm has a base in the region. Born in the local hospital, she grew up on her parent’s mink ranch on the Langley/ Surrey border. “We’re farm people, that ethic about hard work and saving” she explained. Skroder went to Crofton House in Vancouver for a few years but graduated from R.E. Mountain Secondary. Then it was Trinity Western University for a year, Simon Fraser University, and Vancouver General. Her mom, Georgine, suggested working in the U.S. so she

there is actually a shortage of supply, including in White Rock, South Surrey, and parts of Langley. Single-detached homes are the focus of the reduced supply. In Langley, 131 detached houses changed hands in July, compared to 133 in July 2013. Prices rose substantially, however. The average price was up to $620,000, from $525,000 a year ago, an 18.1 per cent rise. The median price also rose 18 per cent, while the price of a “benchmark” house, or

typical home, rose by just three per cent. Meanwhile, sales of townhouses more than doubled to 89 this July from 42 in July 2013, and condo sales were also up, to 42 from 35. Average prices of condos and townhouses also rose, while the benchmark prices rose for townhouses to $293,700 from $285,200, and the benchmark price for condos was essentially flat at $208,200.

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WHALLEY — A fence recently erected by the City of Surrey around a vacant lot frequented by homeless people has led to an increase in crime for the Whalley Legion. According to the legion’s Robin Reid, since the city installed a fence around a nearby vacant lot down the road on 135A Street a month ago, their organization has been increasingly targeted with thefts, vandalism and aggressive panhandling. “As they’ve got pushed farther and farther down our end near the legion they’ve gotten more and more aggressive,” said Reid. “There’s an empty lot next door with a little tent city going on and people are defecating outside our front door, hiding needles everywhere and urinating on our stairs and on our cadet hall.” Other recent acts of crime at the legion include the cadet hall being broken into and all of the youth’s items being stolen, someone’s car being put on blocks and the tires stolen overnight and other people’s tires being slashed. “It’s been an escalation for the past three weeks, more people are being directed to our area,” said Reid. Enforcement in the area is also difficult, as Reid said she’s been in touch with both police and bylaw, who don’t seem able to do much else other than herd the troublemakers off of private property. “We’re asked to phone the nonemergency number and police will attend, but they’re always gone by the

After a fence was installed around a vacant lot, people in the area of 135A Street in Whalley have begun congregating elsewhere nearby. (Now photo)

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time the police get here,” said Reid. “They’ve also sent two bylaw officers, which moved some homeless people off of the property onto the side of the road but ten minutes later they were all back, so I don’t know what the solution is. We’ve looked at getting cameras and putting in more lighting but unfortunately this costs money which the

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legion doesn’t have.” Jas Rehal, Surrey’s manager of bylaw, said the fence was put up in an attempt to mitigate some of the area’s issues by lessening the spaces available for troublemakers. “It’s a problematic area for the city with all the activity going on there so we’re always looking for solutions in the area to try and fix the problems,” said Rehal. “This lot in question was a very problematic lot with all the drug use, illegal activity going on so we tried this fence, we did that and we’ve had our officers increase their patrols.” Rehal went on to say that the area was a priority for the city, and “We’re trying our best to usher people along and clean the streets up but it’s a big problem so we’re going to re-assess what we’ve done and take a next step. We had to try something because there was an ongoing issue.” see › page 4

The annual Bose corn maze and pumpkin patch opens this Saturday (Aug. 23), and if you’re a soccer fan you might not have too much trouble making it out of the maze. This year, the Bose family has cut the Vancouver Whitecaps logo into their corn maze, located at 64th Avenue and 156th Street, Surrey. The Bose Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch opens at noon on Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for kids and $4 for young ones under the age of five. A family of four can enter for $23.

Local merchants, musicians, artists, authors and artisans gather together on Saturday (Aug. 23) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both sides of High Street for a second annual block party. There will be sidewalk sales, food samples and live entertainment in the shopping complex, as well as a live painting competition benefiting Semiahmoo Arts. Admission is free. Show up to the Shops at High Street, 2950 King George Blvd., South Surrey.

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That could go one of two ways, with either the fence being taken down on the lot under the assumption that nuisance people will return, or possibly putting up more fences around other parts in that area. “It’s been a cat and mouse game for so many years so we wanted to try something different,” he said. But for nearby business owner Pete Nichols, that isn’t good enough. As owner of

Whalley Printers & Stationers he said he’d like to see the city do more than just put fences up in the area. For Nichols, he wants to know why the city allowed businesses that might attract problem individuals to cluster in the area so many years ago, leading to what it’s become today. “Why did Whalley have 10 methadone clinics, why so many junk sellers?” he asked. “Now we’ve got RCMP acting as babysitters, taking them away from the job they really do.”

Surrey for 66 years – continues to see used condoms, needles and feces left outside their doors. Reid said veterans deserve better than this. “We have a frail 93-year-old veteran who’s sometimes afraid to walk in the door and people are out there bugging him for money,” said Reid. “These are veterans, these are older people and now they have to walk through poop on their front door?”

Instead, Nichols said he’d like to see the city finally take action on building resources to address the root of issues like this, such as providing homeless shelters, mental health resources and the like. “There are far more important issues than the fence going up, and this is only going to get worse not better. We need more facilities, unfortunately.” And while the city continues to work at their own rate, the Whalley Legion – which has been a prominent establishment in

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SURREY — Twenty-year-old Billy Hsueh may be one of the youngest magicians to score an award from the International Magicians Society. The illusionist, who attends Douglas College for hospitality management, was honoured with a gold medal on Aug. 3 for his sleight-of-hand tricks at the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians (PCAM)

awards banquet in Coquitlam. The annual competition takes place in a different Pacific Northwest city each year, and Hsueh has traveled as far as Burbank, California and Seattle, Washington to get there in past years. “I did a routine — essentially it’s called cups and balls,” Hsueh told the Now over the phone. “It’s actually Starbucks-oriented, so I make the ball vanish, it appears under the cup, everyone checks it out and it’s all good and then I do it again and then I put the ball away.

Essentially, the ball keeps returning under the cup. At the end, I produce a cup of coffee from the same cup I’ve been using, and from the ball that I’ve been using, I make a second one appear and then Billy Hsueh inside the ball, which I’ve been handling the entire time, I produce

two sugar cubes.” The magic prodigy started practicing magic at the age of 12. Last year, he snatched the silver medal at the PCAM awards for his platform magic and in 2012 he took home the Stan Kramien Showmanship Award of Excellence. Hsueh also won the 2011 Vancouver Magic Circle’s Dick Gardner Award for his close-up magic. Hsueh is the second vice-president of the Vancouver Magic Circle, one of the largest magic clubs in all of Canada.

Awards for 10 at Sept. 19 gala SURREY — The achievements of 10 local people will be celebrated at an invitation-only gala event next month. The fifth annual Extraordinary Achievement Awards hosted by Darpan magazine will take place Sept. 19 at Aria Banquet & Convention Centre, located in the Bridgeview area of Surrey. The community-based awards will honour 10 “remarkable individuals in the South Asian community for their extraordinary achievements in their

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J.P. Hervieux of Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership aids in the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program’s project at Queen Mary Park to stabilize and prevent the stream from undercutting the stream banks. (Photo: KYLE BENNING)

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didn’t dampen the moods of the students who are part of the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP) and Surrey’s Natural Area Partnership (SNAP) environmental programs. Both groups are studentled City of Surrey initiatives and were on-site Queen Mary Park stabilizing stream banks. The stream, which eventually runs to the Serpentine River, was starting to undercut the bank. “We’re building a bankerosion control structure because as we saw this morning with the rain is that it can really come out fast and hard and it’s undercutting the banks,” said Chester Hitz, one of SHaRP’s team leaders. “So what we’re going to do working with SNAP is build a structure with wood and small rocks and rebar to control that.” When the stream cuts under the banks, it pushes the soil and plants into the stream, which can be disruptive to animals and plants in the park. “(It) helps salmon habitat by controlling the amount of sediment that goes in the river because when there’s a lot of dirt in the river, it’s a bad place for salmon to live,” Hitz said. “By controlling this, we’ll control the amount that’s flowing downstream

from here into Bear Creek and then eventually into the Serpentine River.” Hitz, who is a geography student at UBC, said that there is close to 1,400 kilometres of salmonbearing stream in Surrey and that it is vital for this stream to be sediment-free. “From Aug. 1 to Sept. 15 is when we’re working instream. It’s just minimizes the impact of the fish habitat. What we’re doing is adding in some gravel and some large boulders and creating spawning platforms for them,” said Chelsea Nerpio, a coordinator with SHaRP. “Last year, I was actually working with this program and I was putting some gravel in and we saw a whole bunch of salmon come up the stream. It was really cool. It is helping the streams within Surrey,” she added. Nerpio also said that there were erosion control measures taken at Queen Mary Park in 1997 and that this project was to update those measures to prevent the stream from cutting into the bank and eventually to the walking path. With this project, the combined team also took care of some of the invasive plant species as well. For more information, visit Surrey.ca.

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Surrey considers a community court JUSTICE SYSTEM: Merits of ‘problem-solving’ court debated by politicians, residents STORY BY AMY REID

he modern incarnation of problem-solving courts began in the U.S. in 1989 with drugtreatment courts. The first was in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in response to a growing drug problem in the city. The model quickly became popular and that one drug court turned into more than 2,000 across the U.S. Today, there are thousands of drugtreatment courts around the world, including about a dozen in Canada.

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“Community courts are one type of a new approach to running courts that is known as problem-solving courts. There are a few variations on problemsolving courts. There are family courts, there are mental-health courts and drug-treatment courts, and there are also community courts,” said Dr. Julian Somers from the faculty of health sciences at SFU, who led a research team’s evaluation of offender outcomes and re-offence rates for Vancouver’s Downtown Community Court. Somers said community courts differ from others because they steer people in based on a particular type of need, or a particular type of problem they’re dealing with. “So drug-treatment courts, to give a really obvious example, are only relevant for people who are regarded as being at risk of offending because of their drug-related problems. Community courts are different in that they receive people from a geographic area – they see everyone that commits an offence within a community, because they don’t differentiate people on the basis of problems in order to get into the courts. They do that once they’re in,” Somers said. “So which offenders are here because they’re homeless and have drug problems? Which offenders are here because they have gang affiliations or other kinds of things? So they have to do that internally.” That leads to a kind of “triage”

It’s not just things like assessing health care and housing for people, but if there’s an opportunity for an offender to make direct amends with a shop owner that they shoplifted from, for example, that’s in the community. They try and undertake those kinds of resolutions to cases as well.

process, he said. Somers noted that community courts typically involve community resources more than traditional courts. “So it’s not just things like assessing health care and housing for people, but if there’s an opportunity for an offender to make direct amends with a shop owner that they shoplifted from, for example, that’s in the community. They try and undertake those kinds of

resolutions to cases as well.”

EVALUATING VANCOUVER’S COMMUNITY COURT

The study Somers’ led was the first evaluation of problem-solving courts in Canada. The Downtown Community Court (DCC), which opened in 2008, is a partnership between the ministry, the provincial court and 14 other justice,

health and social service agencies. The DCC is one of several such courts operating in B.C., including the Drug Treatment Court and Victoria’s Integrated Court. In the DCC, those who are regarded as having the most complex needs are referred to a Case Management Team (CMT). For Somers’ study, that’s the group that was focused on – those with the most significant problems. “When you look at our paper, you’ll see they also had a much higher number of previous convictions, they were diagnosed with mental disorders and substance-abuse disorders, they were receiving income assistance from the province, so the Case Management Team was identifying people who had a see › page 9

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responsible and engages justice stakeholders, the judiciary and, as appropriate, others outside the justice system,” Anton said in an emailed statement. Watts said in February that a steering committee with the Ministry of Justice has been formed to look at specialized courts in Surrey. The ministry confirmed a task for has been established with the city to explore specific justice issues. The task force is in the early stages of its work. A two-day workshop for task force members is planned for this September. The task force will determine the next steps, and the ministry expects that it will have the results of task force’s work by the end of the year.

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variety of problems. We then compared the likelihood of reconviction in that group with the likelihood of reconviction among people who look exactly the same but who went through the provincial courts,” he said. It was found that by comparison, the group that went through community court was found to have a “statistically lower reconviction rate.” In the year after their release, the 250 hand-picked, court-managed group had a mean reduction of 2.3 offences per person (from 3.7 offences committed in the preceding year), versus 1.35 per person for a comparison group who went through regular court. Somers said the community court model seems to be working for people who are assessed as having the most significant problems, but noted that research on all those who went through the community court has yet to be done. “So we don’t know if it only works for this subgroup that went through the Case Management Team. It could actually work in terms of achieving greater reductions in recidivism for all the people that go through it. We just don’t know the answer to that yet. So we can’t really say, based on this one study that it works specifically for certain sub-populations but not for others.” He said in Surrey, it would be interesting to see how many offenders would fit into the subgroup that the Vancouver court seemed to work well for. “How many offenders are there who are like the group that seems to be served well by the Case Management Team? If we look at people with similar rates of mental disorders, substance abuse disorders, relying on income assistance, using shelters, does Surrey have a lot of people like that? Of course our anecdotal answer is yes, for sure, but how many?” Somers said the model definitely has promise for communities around the province, and he would include Surrey in that. “But I think that the magnitude of success is really going to depend on meeting the needs of the local demographic.” There have been questions about whether the Downtown Community Court was worth the cost, and the study was criticized in the media for not digging into the financials. It cost the government roughly $6.2 million to create the DCC and the Justice Ministry has said its operating expenses are $2.6 million annually.

SURREY COUNCIL WANTS A COMMUNITY COURT

Surrey council has since called for a community court system. It’s an element in the city’s Crime Reduction Strategy (CRS), released in 2007. At the time of writing the CRS, the city said it was estimated there were

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Some people living near the Surrey Provincial Courthouse have concerns about a community court at that location. (File photo)

Newton is only one community in Surrey yet we have been encumbered with the responsibility of providing the bulk of correctional services to all of Surrey’s other communities.

200 prolific offenders in Surrey, who, if “successfully treated for their addictions could result in a significant reduction to Surrey’s crime rate.” The strategy calls for a liaison process with the community and would involve a Community Justice Resource Team (a team of support service experts) that would be available to the court to recommend an appropriate treatment process for each offender. The city also wants to establish a Community Court liaison committee that would provide feedback to the court about the effectiveness of sentences in relation to the rehabilitation of offenders and outcomes to the community. Mayor Dianne Watts said Surrey needs this style of court because it deals with the root causes of crime. “So those individuals that need to be supported and deal with their addictions issues or mental health issues can get the help they need as opposed to dealing with it incarcerated,” she said. “The premise of a community court or specialized court is to ensure that they have the wrap-around services, and that

the judge and the court workers are very engaged in terms of ensuring that those individuals not only get the help they need but they’re following through with it. Again, that’s another key element – if you have someone who has mental health or addictions issues, they’re not going to be doing these things on their own. So there has to be measures in place that assist the individual to actually follow up and do what they need to be doing,” Watts said. Having said that, Watts wouldn’t want a Surrey community court to mirror Vancouver’s. “It’s a bit different…. I think we have to deal with repeat offenders and chronic offenders, because of the mental health and addictions piece. I think there’s also an opportunity for domestic violence to be incorporated as well,” she said. A lower Fraser Valley courts plan, developed by municipalities, was released in February and calls for 29 new courtrooms by 2033 – eight of which are set to be in Surrey. Currently, the city has 14. The plan, The Lower Fraser Valley Regional Plan: Court Capacity Expansion, calls for high-priority capital projects to be completed by 2018, including expanding Surrey’s provincial courthouse by five provincial courtrooms. The plan has yet to secure funding. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton said at the time she wouldn’t rule out the idea of a community court. Anton said a long-term provincial strategy for specialized courts is being developed, which she hoped to be complete by March 2015. “The strategy will establish a structured approach for specialized courts that is rooted in validated research, is fiscally

Some people living near the Surrey Provincial Courthouse have concerns about a community court at that location. Liz Walker, chairperson of the Newton Community Association, sent an email to Anton in July. “Earlier this year, Mayor Watts alerted Newton community members to an Advisory Committee meeting regarding the proposed Community Courts expected to locate in Surrey’s Newton community. We are concerned about this initiative as our community has not yet received any formal notice from the City about it. To our knowledge there have not been any open houses or other avenues of consultation regarding it,” Walker wrote. She went on to say the community has “suffered a serious decline, both economically and socially, for more than a decade.” “Newton has come to be described as the new ‘Whalley’ or Vancouver DTES of Surrey. Our community continues to observe this decline as we are either disregarded or excluded from decision making processes,” she wrote. Walker said many perceive Newton to be the “low-income, socio-correctional component” of the city. “With the concentration of social services that have located in the Newton area we have concerns that those, serviced through the community court, will be directed into Newton for its’ availability of services. This will add more troubled individuals to our streets and transit services without the stabilizing effect of an increased police presence.” Walker said residents would like to take part in – or at least be made aware of – committees and task forces related to proposals with the potential to impact the community. “Newton is only one community in Surrey yet we have been encumbered with the responsibility of providing the bulk of correctional services to all of Surrey’s other communities,” she wrote. Walker said she has yet to receive a response from Anton. areid@thenownewspaper.com -With files from the Vancouver Sun

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Food cart failure in Surrey To the delight of many – this newsroom included – the City of Surrey launched a food cart pilot project earlier this year. Gone were the days of having to head down to Vancouver to get one’s fix of delectable street food – or so we thought. As part of the program, ten vendors were selected to appear in pairs at five locations: the east and west parking lots at North Surrey rec centre, the new City Hall Plaza, as well as parking lots at Bear Creek Park and Newton Wave Pool. But where are they? Reporters here at the Now went to Bear Creek and the Newton Wave Pool a few weeks back to see which food trucks we could find. But alas, there were none. We later learned vendors come and go as they please, with no guarantee you’ll find a food truck at one of these locations. It should be noted that food trucks are scheduled to be at North Surrey rec centre parking lot from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through to Sept. 12 as part of the city’s PARKit program, but that’s an initiative that began in 2012 – well before the pilot project was launched this year. So what about the other locations? Drive over to Bear Creek on the off chance there might be a food truck there? No thanks. We hope the kinks will be worked out in the future, and would like see a schedule for all locations, so we can actually find the street food the city’s worked so hard to bring here. We still want to find ourselves a “Hillbilly Dawg” to try. Over at Holland Park, the Surrey Food Cart Festival has also been a bit of a bust, first with a couple of delays getting started and then a rather lackluster launch. With only two summer weekends left for the festival, there’s no a heck of a lot of time for event organizers to redeem themselves. Something to chew on for next year. The Now

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Some positive thoughts on Mount Polley spill The Editor, Re: Debate section, the Now, Aug. 14. Your editorial, the cartoon and a letter from Bruce Holvick played tag-team beating up on B.C.’s minister of natural resources Bill Bennett, Imperial Metals and the mining industry in general. I suggest you and Mr. Holvick take a deep breath and give a little more thought before throwing all of the above under the bus. Here are a few more positive thoughts on the spill: Yes it was a tragedy, but fortunately no one was killed or even injured. The overall environmental damage is probably hugely overstated thanks to resource-unfriendly NGO’s, First Nations and an uncritical CBC and

local media (yes, including the Now) for whom any environmental spill plays into an anti-resource development agenda. No question, videos of the tailings pond, the breach in the dam and Hazeltine Creek below the dam look ugly, but we now know the issue is mainly turbidity due to suspended solids, not “toxic” liquids. We are told the solids contain weakly elevated levels of copper and iron. In minor quantities, these are not toxic (poisonous) metals. Those believing otherwise should rip out their home’s copper water pipes right now. Suspended solids will likely settle out in Quesnel Lake, as they did previously in the tailings pond. Quesnel Lake is deep and with slow moving currents. Let’s wait and see if the turbidity ever

reaches the village of Likely at the head of the lake, some 13 kilometres north of Hazeltine Creek. The spill is hardly a “minor annoyance” to Imperial Metals, as suggested by letter-writer Bruce Holvick. An environmental bond is part of the permitting process prior to mine development, and the company is in the process of floating a further $100 million bond issue to fund reclamation. This is a bit more than a “chicken feed,” Mr. Holvick, and will affect the company’s bottom line for years to come. You can bet that Imperial Metals and all government agencies involved are determined to get to the bottom of the cause of this tailings spill. Chris Hodgson, Surrey

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City’s ‘cut twice, build once’ policy is levelling forests The Editor, Nearly two acres of mature Douglas fir forest were recently cleared on Panorama Ridge, and at least five logging trucks trundled off the ridge loaded with 100-plusyear-old logs. A heavily forested area, and the centre of our community, is now pretty close to a clear-cut, all to facilitate a threelot subdivision. The really sad aspect of this saga is that all these trees did not need to be removed and it is City of Surrey policy that helps to take them down. There is no logical reason why newly subdivided lots need to be cleared before they are sold to the individuals who are going to build houses on them. Except developers want these trees down and have often expressed the opinion that cleared lots sell more quickly and for more money. So Surrey allows developers to “guess” at where the eventual lot purchasers will build their houses, put their driveways, etc., and then to clear the property to match these guesses. When the lots are sold, the buyers often decide to place their houses and driveways in different locations, and in most cases are allowed to cut even more trees to facilitate their choices. I call it the “cut twice, build once” policy,

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The Editor, Re: “MLA Hamilton must answer for his party,” Now letters, Aug. 14. The television images that came out the morning of the tailing pond breach at Mount Polley Mine left me saddened and angry. The videos of fallen trees and mud clogging up Hazeltine Creek were emotionally devastating. This should not have happened. Quesnel Lake and the surrounding areas are some of most beautiful and pristine wilderness in our province. As a member of government, I take very seriously the questions and concerns raised by the public. Indeed, it is an expectation that the public hold government accountable in situations such as these. I can tell you with absolute sincerity that we will find out what happened in this case, and we will ensure it does not happen again. I along with other MLAs have spoken to the minister in charge of regulating the mining industry and he has listened. We know it will take hard work to restore

the public’s faith but we will get there. There are dozens of staff including biologists, geologists and mine inspectors on the ground in the area investigating the situation. The company responsible will face discipline and has promised to take financial responsibility for cleaning up its mess. This week our government has ordered an independent engineering investigation and inquiry into the Mount Polley tailings pond breach, along with an independent third-party reviews of all 2014 dam safety inspections for every tailings pond at permitted mines in our province. And this is being done with the support of the Xats’ull First Nation (Soda Creek Indian Band) and the Williams Lake Indian Band. Through all of this, we can’t forget that British Columbia was built by resourcebased industries. We owe it to B.C. families who rely on responsible mining operations to ensure the industry continues to be vibrant and attract investment. Scott Hamilton, Delta North MLA

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agriculture problematic. It’s why there are strict federal regulations, particularly with regards to security, and why Delta prefers to see medical marijuana operations located in industrial areas. Municipal leaders didn’t see it as a fit for farmland and they weren’t alone as several other jurisdictions in the province also sought to ban the growing of medical marijuana in agricultural areas. Victoria clearly wasn’t on the same page, so now we’ve got the prospect of these operations setting up shop on agricultural land. Obviously the crop can’t be grown out in the open like all the others, so I suspect, should any such operation set up shop here, it would resemble some sort of cross between a warehouse and a greenhouse fortified, of course, by a state-of-the-art security system. I guess you could make the argument that such an operation wouldn’t be all that different from a greenhouse footprintwise, but the one obvious exception is there isn’t a flourishing black market, at least that I know of, for bell peppers or grape tomatoes. There’s no denying the actual growing of the plant is an agricultural activity, but the end product is so much beyond the norm that it screams out for more, which was obviously the rationale behind Delta’s efforts to

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SOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK — Police have issued a warning to women in the South Surrey, White Rock area following two sexual assaults in the last two weeks. Surrey RCMP is investigating a sex assault that occurred Monday night just before 10 p.m. in Alderwood Park in South Surrey. Police say a 38-year-old woman was walking along a trail in the park near the tennis courts when a stranger approached her from behind, uttering threats. The suspect is alleged to have thrown the woman to the ground, trying to rip her clothes off. While the suspect tried to drag the victim into the bush, she fought back and headbutted the suspect. She also scratched the assailant several times before escaping. Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit is investigating and are looking for a man thought to be between 35 and 42 years

old, six-feet-tall with dark hair. He was last seen wearing dark baggy pants with a large square belt buckle, a dark hoody with a string and a dark ball cap. “The male may have sustained an injury during the attack, which may include a black eye(s), a broken/bloody nose or scratches,” said Surrey RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr in a press release. Those who know anyone with the described injuries are asked to call police at 604-599-0502. Meanwhile, White Rock RCMP is also investigating a sex assault that took place on Aug. 8. Similarities between the two incidents caught the attention of police. “We are not able to conclusively link the two investigations at this early stage,” Carr noted, but added, “Some of the similarities in the two investigations caused our investigators to take notice.” The Surrey RCMP has provided the following safety tips for walking alone at night:

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SURREY — A Surrey bowling alley owner who groped a teenage girl will spend the next 45 weekends in jail. Thomas Charles Cooper, 43, pleaded guilty in April to sexual interference and was sentenced on Friday in B.C. Provincial Court in Surrey. In February 2013 while at Dell Lanes on King George Boulevard, Cooper gave a 15-year-old girl a shoulder massage, which progressed into fondling her breasts. The incident ended when someone else entered the room. In her reasons for judgment, Judge Andrea Brownstone said the girl has been negatively affected by what happened. “She has suffered emotionally as a result of this,” Brownstone said. When given a chance to address the court, Cooper expressed regret for his actions. “I am truly sorry for what has happened,” he said. Crown and defence made a joint

submission for a 90-day jail sentence – the mandatory minimum for the offence. Crown asked for a three-year probation term, while the defence suggested two years. The defence also asked that the jail time be served intermittently so that Cooper could continue to run his business. Brownstone said she thought the mandatory minimum sentence was appropriate, seeing as Cooper is considered a very low risk to re-offend and his behaviour seems to have been out of character for him. “I accept he does feel remorse and does accept the gravity of what he’s done,” Brownstone said. She imposed a two-year probation term. Conditions of Cooper’s probation include taking counselling as directed (including sex offender counselling) and not being in the presence of anyone under 16 unless there is another adult present, among several other conditions. Cooper will be subject to his probation conditions while he is serving his intermittent sentence. He was taken into custody on Friday to begin his first weekend in jail.

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WHITE ROCK — Ryan Mooney, the White Rock Players’ Club artistic director, is no longer on the organization’s board of directors following its annual general meeting on Sunday, Aug. 17. Mooney and the WRPC recently made headlines after the Now broke the story that the WRPC was looking for volunteers — including young people — despite some board members knowing that its artistic director, in 2009, was convicted of sexual assault against a 15-year-old girl three years earlier. Since the story broke, four board members resigned, including the club’s president, Angie Koropatnisky. Others who stepped down were vice-president Kate Stadel, as well as Matt Davenport and Gwenne Farrell. The WRPC’s past-president Dave Baron added that “ Kate was resigning anyways

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Events guide CONCERTS International Concert Series: Events held Sundays from 2 to 3 p.m. during the month of August at Peace Arch State Park (at the CanadianU.S. border), free for all ages. Lineup includes show Crumac with Tara Academy Dancers (Aug. 24). Info: 360.902.8635. 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. Concerts in the Park: Concert series staged by Corporation of Delta includes performance by party-rock band Jane’s Blonde on Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Sunshine Hills Park, 7 p.m. start. Info: 604-596-4485. 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. Band members Larry Thompson, Rob Walker, Lisa Lambert and Todd Taylor are seasoned veterans of the music scene. Tickets $35 via Bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html. 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.

OPEN MIC Delta Arts Council open mic night held on last Friday of every month at Firehall Centre for the Arts (11489 84th Ave., North Delta). “Open Mic gives local talent the opportunity to share and showcase.” Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4/person at the door. Info: www. deltaartscouncil.ca.

SHOWS Toopy and Binoo in “Fun and Games,” a new musical production from Koba Entertainment, at Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey

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meet your summer Park Play staff and more.” To Aug. 29 at various parks around Surrey. For detailed schedule, visit Surrey.ca/files/2014_ park_play_schedule.pdf. Info: 604-501-5050. Make Believe Birthday Parties: “Celebrate your birthday at Surrey Museum. Invite your friends and choose from themes like Pirates, Dinosaurs, Cowboy/Cowgirl, Ancient Egypt and more.” Saturdays from 2-4 p.m. $12.50 per child (birthday child is free). Must pre-book by calling 604-592-6956.

DAY CAMPS Urban Safari Summer Day Camp from Aug. 18 to 22 (for 9 to 12 year olds) and Aug. 25 to 29 (for 6 to 8 year olds). All camps run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for five days. “If you arent interested in doing the full five-days camp, we do take drop ins for a day or two with a drop in fee.” Info: Urbansafari.ca or call Sharon 604 531-1100.

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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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Susan Jacks will sing with a band during a two-nighter Friday and Saturday (Aug. 22 and 23) at White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios. See listing under Concerts. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Phoenix Centre, 13686 94A Ave., Surrey, to “entertain and educate the community with this one-of-akind event that includes resources, activities for children, food and live entertainment.” Live music by Tony Prophet, the band Drift Away, Kunda Drumming, zumba, more. Free event. Luminary Festival in Delta: Annual event comes alive with lanterns and lights 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Sunstone Park, 10400 Delsom Cr., North Delta. Event features musicians and performers, food vendors, interactive activities, lantern parade, feature concert. Lanternmaking workshops held in August., info via Delta.ca. No parking on site; free shuttle service will run from North Delta Recreation Centre. White Rock Moon Festival: Annual event returns to city’s promenade and pier from Sept. 5 to 7 with traditional Chinese lanterns, in an event partnership between the City of White Rock and White Rock Chinese Arts Centre. New features include fireworks display, Asian cuisine for sale and traditional lilystyle lanterns. The festival kicks off on Friday, Sept. 5 with an opening ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Event info: Wrchinesearts.com.

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.

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FOOD/BEVERAGES Surrey’s Food Cart Fest: Events held Saturday afternoons in August at Surrey’s Holland Park (corner of Old Yale Road and King George Blvd.), ending Aug. 30. Many food trucks on site. Event planners are Vancity, Arrival Agency and Streetfood Vancouver. Info: Foodcartfest.com. Ukrainian “soul food” (perogies, cabbage rolls and borsch) will be available on Friday, Aug. 29 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.

Summer Corn Roast: Event for seniors and families on Saturday, Aug. 23, from noon to 2 p.m. at Chartwell Imperial Place Retirement Residence, 13853 102nd Ave., Surrey. “Join us as Chef Warren fires up the grill. Enjoy our corn shucking contest, corn dogs, popcorn, corny caricatures, coolers and country Celtic music with Pat Chessell Band. RSVP to Dale at 778-735-0541. “Seniors in the Park” program: Free activities for seniors all summer at Francis Park, 15951 83rd Ave., Surrey, at south side of Fleetwood Community Centre. Lawn darts, bocce, horseshoes, cards and other activities are planned every Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. until Aug. 28, as part of City of Surrey program. Info: 604-501-5094, partnersinparks@surrey.ca.

FILM EVENTS Movies Under the Stars: Annual summer series of free outdoor movies at Holland Park in North Surrey, with activities starting at 5 p.m. on event night. Movies include “Frozen” (Aug. 23). Info: Downtownsurreybia.com.

VISUAL ART “Outside the Box: a Celebration of Art in Fibre”: Exhibition runs from Sept. 2-30 at White Rock Library, 15342 Buena Vista Ave., celebrating and promoting “the rich versatility and history of art in fibre and textiles ranging from fine art to everyday functional items.” Info: Outsidetheboxwhiterock.ca, 604541-2201. “Art on Display” program at White Rock Community Centre: ‘Confessions’ by Jaime Smith, on view to Aug. 30 at 15154 Russell Ave., White Rock. Surrey Art Gallery: “Arts 2014” juried art exhibit on view to Aug. 30. Gallery is located at Bear Creek Park,

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88th Ave./King George Blvd. 604-5015566, Surrey.ca/artgallery. South Surrey/White Rock Art Society, founded in 1959, meets on second Monday of month (except July and August), 7 p.m. start, at South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre, 14601 20th Ave., Surrey. Info: www.artsociety.ca. Newton Cultural Centre showcases works by local artists at 13530 72nd Ave. Info: 604-594-2700, Artscouncilofsurrey.ca. Featured during month of August: “Nature Inspired” by Amal Wasfi and “Artist Journey” by Chloe Kim.

MUSEUMS Surrey Museum: “Kids Celebrate!” exhibit, from Canadian Museum of History, on display to Sept. 6. Museum is located at 17710 56A Ave. Info: www.surrey.ca/heritage, 604-592-6956. White Rock Museum + Archives: At 14970 Marine Dr. 604-541-2222, whiterock.museum.bc.ca. On view to Sept. 1: “Play On! Water Sports & Recreation of Times Gone By.”

TALKS CARP – A New Vision of Aging for Canada presents Emmy Award-winning Global TV news anchor Chris Gailus speaking at CARP’s MY LIFE Series. “Find out how he became a broadcast journalist, the challenges of being in the public eye, and the differences between American and Canadian viewers.” Event starts with a Montana’s Cookhouse Ribs and Root Beer BBQ, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 7-9 p.m., Rotary Field House in South Surrey Athletic Park, at 20th Avenue and 148th Street. Reserve by calling Denice, 604-538-5778. Tickets are $10 per person.

SPORTS Harness Racing BC open house on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at horse barns of Fraser Downs, across from Agriplex building. “Harness Racing BC is once again opening its doors to the public, a chance to come behind the scenes and witness what it takes to race a horse at Fraser Downs. Meet the horses, talk to the drivers, learn some of the technics involved. Barn tours, craft tables, cart rides, shoeing demos to name some of the activities. Light lunch provided. Info: Harnessracingbc.com, 604-574-5558.

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WHITE ROCK — Myra Merkal has become a queen of the local princess party scene. For a fifth year, the helpful grandmother is a lead organizer of White Rock Princess Party, along with Alyssa Nielsen, who runs a partyplanning business. The annual event raises money for an initiative to build an all-abilities playground in White Rock. This year’s party, set for the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 23 at Star of the Sea Hall, officially sold out last Friday, Merkal said. Tickets were $30 each, and 225 of them were sold (each admitting two people — child and parent or guardian), to reflect the hall’s capacity. “I’ve been so excited to be able to sell all the tickets, but now I’m sad that we’ll have to turn away some children,” Merkal said. Girls in princess attire will fill the hall, and some boys will be princes. “We provide a really fun day for little ones,” Merkal said. The party theme this year is “Frozen,” with Queen Elsa from the hit Disney movie scheduled to attend. Crafts, activities and entertainment are part of the event, attendees of which will be greeted by a fairy godmother. Face painting, cookie decorating, a cakewalk, sing-along songs and a magic castle are also planned.

White Rock Princess Party co-organizer Myra Merkal with her granddaughters Tatum Bird (left) and Sadie Bird (right) during the 2012 event at Star of the Sea Hall. “Last year we raised close to $13,000, which includes donations from sponsors and also donations from a meet-up group I host,” Merkal said. “All the money goes to the firefighters (White Rock Fire Fighters’ Charity Association) for the park, but I’m getting to the point where the park is not going to come to fruition with just the princess party, so I’m looking out into the community,” Merkal added. “We are looking to organizations to help promote this idea of an all-abilities park. I really

want this to be a collaboration of everyone in the community.” Merkal said she is inspired to help an all-abilities playground in White Rock because she’s “just so grateful to have had children and grandchildren who are physically and emotionally well.... I get emotional thinking about it. I just want something where all children and adults, no matter what their emotional and physical abilities are, where they can come have fun and enjoy it, in this beautiful city of ours.” Event details are posted at Wrprincessparty.com.

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Surrey Muse: Arts and literary event featuring author Gurpreet Singh, poet Sonja Grgar, performers Lilija, Enrico and Lauren, and CD signings by Lilija & the Secret Messengers. Open microphone to follow, and begins with Helga Parekh. Hosted by Kevin Taylor. Free Admission. Venue: City Centre branch, Surrey Public Library, 10350 University Drive, on Friday, Aug. 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Summer Swap Meet hosted by White Rock’s First United Church (corner of Centre and Buena Vista) on the Saturday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Come sell or come buy! Save the hassle of your own garage sale and enjoy some fellowship while recycling. Indoor and Outdoor tables. Great deals and more.” Call 604-531-4850 to sign up for a table or parking stall.

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Uzume Taiko: “Experience the heart-stopping pulse of Japanese taiko drums combined with beautiful flute melodies and storytelling,” on Friday, Aug. 22 at George Mackie library, North Delta, from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., 8440 112th St. Info: 604594-8155, www.fvrl.bc.ca.

White Rock Farmers’ Market runs until Oct. 12 at Miramar Plaza, 15154 Russell Ave., on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: Whiterockfarmersmarket.ca, 604897-3276. Firehall Farmers’ Market held every second Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Firehall Centre for the Arts, 11489 84th Ave. Info: Facebook. com/FirehallFarmersMarket. Surrey Urban Farmers’ Market

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WHITE ROCK — Surprisingly, the man known for his eerily dead-on impersonation of the Man in Black never saw himself performing country tunes — legendary Johnny Cash songs, no less. It wasn’t until the release of the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic, Walk The Line, was brought to David James’ attention by his then-girlfriend that the singer even flirted with the idea of covering Cash’s songs. “It was Walk The Line, the movie’s fault,” James told the Now over the phone. “I fell in love with the whole story about him and I decided to just sing along. It’s kind of a third party situation where I act like him and sing like him.” James and his tribute act Big River — which includes Todd Sacrety on bass, Colin Stevenson on drums and Duncan Symonds on guitar — perform almost every weekend as Johnny Cash and his band, detailing the late rock-country star’s career from his early days down to his final cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.” James, a father of three, admits that he

wasn’t into pop or country music at all in his younger days but now enjoys taking the stage, sometimes even with his 15-yearold daughter who’s spotlighted as his June Carter Cash in the past. “I could lie to you and say (I’m a fan),” he said earnestly, “but honestly I’m more of a metal head. I grew up on Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath back in the day. I didn’t even know about ‘Folsom Prison (Blues)’ to be honest. I knew ‘A Boy Named Sue’ and ‘Ring David James of Fire.’” When Big River plays White Rock’s Coast Capital Playhouse this Saturday (Aug. 23), professional singer Darla Kendrick will be singing as James’ paramour in “Jackson” and other songs, something the Cash impersonator has no qualms with. There might even be an appearance by a junior June Carter Cash, according to James. Show tickets are $42.50 via the theatre box office, 604-536-7535, and online at Whiterockplayers.ca.

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a celebration on the pier and noted that there was no better time to hold something like this. “This is the only time something like this has ever been done,” she said. “It’s a great local icon and important to the community of White Rock, so we’re thrilled to be able to celebrate by throwing the party of the century.” Tickets for the event are $100 and the pricing, said Brunet, is reflective of what the event is celebrating. “The pier is 100 so the ticket price is $100, but it’s also our 40th anniversary so embedded in that is a $40 donation to Semiahmoo Arts, which you also receive a tax receipt for,” she said. In addition, each ticket holder will also receive a commemorative Party on the Pier! glass, a $10 gift card to Guildford Town Centre, appetizers and a drink. “So this is our major fundraiser and we are a non-profit charity supporting arts and culture on the peninsula,” said Brunet. Volunteers are still needed for the event, to help with set-up, tear down and other event logistics. Tickets are available online at Semiahmooarts.com and by phone, 604536-8333. Volunteers can also sign up on the website.

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SURREY — Vancouver Symphony Orchestra released single tickets for its 2014/2015 season shows Monday (Aug. 18). Six of the prestigious VSO shows are coming to Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre. The first of the VSO concerts to make its way south of the Fraser is on Oct. 6. Conducted by Grammy and Juno Award winner Bramwell Tovey, who is also the VSO’s music director, this show features popular cellist Ariel Barnes. The night will include pieces such as Walton’s “Façade Suite No. 2”, Butterworth’s “The Banks of Green Willow” and Elgar’s “Cello Concerto in E minor.” Nov. 17 is the next show for the VSO, this time featuring violinist Tasmin Little as well as Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra. Concert-goers will be treated to Korngold’s “Violin Concerto in D major” and Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,” among other works. In its annual holiday show, “A Christmas Tradition,” the VSO is holding two events at Bell Performing Arts Centre on Dec. 18. Conductor Gordon Gerrard will lead the

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WHITE ROCK —As with most board sports, skimboarding was born in Southern California. Lifeguards rode wooden planks across the tide pools of Laguna Beach as far back as the 1920s. Almost a century later, the days of wooden planks and one-piece bathing suits have entered the history books, giving way to an exciting modern sport. Despite its presence on White Rock beach for more than 40 years, skimboarding has remained on the fringes. “It’s been a pretty underground sport but it’s starting to gain in popularity now which is good to see,” said Alex Dobbie, 18, operator of White Rock Skimboarding. Dobbie, a White Rock native and business student, runs week-long summer camps teaching kids the fundamentals of the sport. In recent years, skimboarding has evolved in both technology and technique. The boards have progressed from the wooden planks of yesteryear to modern materials like carbon fibre and fibreglass. On the sloping beaches of California, the sport adopted much of the flow and wave riding from its big brother, surfing. Here on the flat tide pools of White Rock, skimboarding evolved alongside its estranged cousin, skateboarding. Riders now build jumps and rails, pulling tricks that would look more familiar in a concrete skate park. Unlike the concrete skate park, however, the beach can provide a much safer and relaxed atmosphere. “It can be super relaxed, bring a pizza down and some speakers and just skim across the water, or if you are trying to learn new things you can just be sprinting back and forth and tiring yourself out ... but you really get to go at your own pace,” Dobbie said. Skimboarding culture is about fun and

Alex Dobbie jumps his skimboard in the pools of White Rock beach. Learning new tricks is part of the fun for Dobbie, a White Rock native and skimboarding instructor. (Photo: MATT LAW)

It’s not like a sport where someone is constantly yelling at you to do better and there’s a team structure, you just come out here to have some fun and go at your own pace. progression. “It’s not like a sport where someone is constantly yelling at you to do better and there’s a team structure, you just come out here to have some fun and go at your own pace,” Dobbie said. “You just have to get the board and be willing to get wet and sandy. You catch on really quick in skimboarding especially if you have a little guidance.” And strangely enough, the most important part of the sport – according to Dobbie – is falling. “If you’re not falling, you’re not getting better.” matt@mattlaw.ca

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Inexpensive boards can be found at stores along White Rock beach, but Dobbie says that the cheap ones often limit what a rider can do. “The board is a huge part of skimboarding. You don’t want the cheap ones although they are good for beginners, you want one that can go both directions,” he said. Boards can be made out of wood, a dense foam core coated in fibre glass or carbon fibre. Regardless of the material used in the

board’s construction, the shape dictates how it will perform. “You want them shaped so they will glide on the water and they won’t cut, the cheaper boards will clip the water because they are not curved properly,” Dobbie said. Higher quality boards can be found at specialty board shops. Not much is else is needed for a day of skimboarding at the beach, just your favourite bathing suit – polka dots optional.

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Skimboarding is a beach sport and, luckily enough, White Rock has one of the best beaches for it. Shallow tidal pools or channels are the prime location for flatland skimboarding, and at low tide those can be found in abundance. Once you have a spot, be sure to clear the pool of shells and rocks to save your feet from cuts.

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Community pays tribute to coach at park he loved a coach, a father and part of our baseball community. We will miss him.” Allemann’s ex-wife Joanne said, “Lars did everything for my kids. He made my life so easy.” Alleman has two sons, Braeden and Jared. Braeden, who grew up playing with Whalley, is entering his second year as a catcher with UBC, while Jared was part of the junior team coached by his father and Flodin. Prior to leaving for their Canadian championship, the senior team placed patches with Allemann’s initials on their shoulders. It is estimated that Allemann helped coach close to 300 kids in his time with Whalley Little League.

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what they’ve worked so hard at for the course of the season,” Bidewell said. Four players from Surrey qualified for the national championship. Haeun Park in the girls division, Charles Kim from the bantam boys’ division, Taylor Patrick who won the juvenile boys’ division and Marcus Brown who won the junior boys’ division. Surrey’s Kevin Smith was one of the players on the leaderboard finishing one stroke over par after the first day. “Last year in the same tournament, I was in the last group, but I was five back last time,” Smith said. “It’s a lot different being three back.” This is Smith’s first full year playing on the tour. He only participated in a few tournaments last year. “It’s really cool. I haven’t been playing golf very long. So it’s neat to be doing this well. I’ve only been playing for a year and a half,” he added. Smith, 17, finished the tournament in seventh place with five strokes over par after two rounds of 18. MJT also hosted a clinic featuring CPGA players for youth who haven’t tried the sport before. The tour is the only youth tour that is organized by the CPGA.

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Three legs might be appropriate for a stool, or a camera tripod, or a Martian war machine, but you wouldn’t go out of your way to buy a threelegged horse. Such a thing would be inherently imbalanced, and it’d be hard to get much use out of it - and doubly so if it were really tiny. And yet here’s the Ford Motor company with the audacity to charge you $1,295 for the privilege of hopping around on three cylinders. That’s right – pick up a base 1.6L Fiesta and one of the options is to lop off a cylinder, swap on a turbo, and call it a performance grade in both economy and acceleration. Not so fast Blue Oval, we’re going to have to take a little closer look at the claims for your turbocharged trio. Sure, the Fiesta is a pretty good little car as it is, but does one less leg make it better, or do we need to take a little trip out behind the barn?

Design:

Ford’s smallest vehicle remains a happy looking little thing, with a grille somewhat reminiscent of an Aston Martin. However, I wouldn’t count on anyone being fooled into thinking this scrappy little hatchback was blue-blood royalty. The SE model designation means this particular flavour of Fiesta comes with 15” steel wheels and hubcaps, and its diminutive shape is pure economy car. However, it’s a handsome little car, with clean lines and a well-formed silhouette. The grille, the hood, the headlights and the taillights are all updated for the 2014 model year for all Fiestas. Overall, it’s an improvement.

Environment:

The Fiesta is reasonably snug on the inside too. However, you’d not call it an econobox. The plastics are moulded in a pleasing pattern, and the fabric covering the seats looks like it should be durable. Space in the back is tight, as you’d expect for a

subcompact, but the Fiesta is larger than others in its class, and a workable four-seater (add in a fifth passenger and you might as well all sign up to enter clown college). The trunk is a useful 422L, and you can of course fold all the seats down to carry larger items. Up front, the Fiesta has a fairly basic control layout, with buttons and digital readouts that would put you in mind of an early 2000s flip-phone. It’s not the most stylish execution in the world, and compared to the colour-screens available as an option on higher-trim Fiestas, it’s fairly basic in operation. The single central joystick just feels a bit flimsy, and the screen readout is of a size that you should really only navigate when pulled over. However, the audio works fine once you’ve got it all set up, and there are plenty of power outlets and storage cubbies. As an optional extra, this Fiesta also had heated seats and automatic climate control.

Performance:

Lopping off a cylinder and bolting on a turbo gives the EcoBoost-equipped Fiesta a relatively peppy 123hp and a solid 148lb/ft of torque. Considering all this power is coming from just 1.0L of displacement – the smallest engine Ford makes – that’s actually quite impressive. Moreover, it’s nearly a third more torque than the standard 1.6L engine and most of that’s available at very low rpm. Getting off the very light clutch, the Fiesta’s little three-pot engine grumbles at first, and then immediately surges into boost with a strong pull. It’s only offered with a 5-speed manual transmission, one with gear-spacing set up for maximizing highway fuel economy rather than the slick-shifting close ratio box you get in its sportier cousin, the ST. Still, it’s quite good fun to keep the turbo-three on the boil, and the low-end response makes the Fiesta easily capable of keeping up with traffic, handling onramps, and dispatching hills with ease. All Fiestas are pretty good to drive, and despite not having a sport-tuned suspension or lightweight alloy wheels, the EcoBoost version is actually quite good fun. Down here at the entry level

end of the market, most of the vehicles have a certain charm in the challenge it usually is to drive them hard enough to stay out of everyone’s way, but the Fiesta actually feels substantial. Around town, it’s a nimble little thing, and the threecylinder’s fat torque band means you’ll be dispatching stop and go with ease. It’s comfortable and quiet, but rev up that little engine and there’s a surprising growl. On the highway, the Fiesta’s small car roots start showing – it’s perfectly acceptable in terms of wind-noise and ride quality, but that lightweight feel does impart a slight nervousness to the handling as speeds rise if there’s much in the way of crosswinds. However, as a long-distance commuter, the extra low-end spool of the turbo means you need not downshift for hills, as lower-torque four-cylinders might demand.

Features:

Being set up as a fuel-miser, the Fiesta is only accidentally a hoot to drive; while there are a few options available, it’s mostly targeted at a market segment that’s watching their bottom line, so there’s not much in the way of luxuries. The $500 comfort package gives heated seats up front and automatic climate control, and along with a full power group for the windows and door locks, means that all the essentials are covered. The audio system has USB connectivity and Bluetooth streaming audio as standard, and the headlights are automatic. So, everything you need, and then there’s that fuel economy. Even with mixed-mileage downgraded to 5.5L/100kms, with Ford’s new figures, it represents nearly a litre per 100kms improvement over the 1.6L engine that’s standard. Better gas economy and more available torque? Sounds like a win-win. However, assuming you put 20,000kms a year on your car, that’s only a savings of $300 a year at our current $1.50/L pricing versus shelling out $1,295 for the optional EcoBoost, but environmentally friendly. And the more you drive, the more you save. However, the manual-only option might limit this car to the highway warrior, rather than the urban commuter who wants an automatic to deal with traffic.

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This month, the BC government raised speed limits across the province on rural highways. Most of the changes were a bump of about 10km/h, including portions of the Sea-to-Sky now set at 90km/h, and some parts of the Coquihalla now at 120km/h. Immediately, everybody started driving at the speed they were already driving at anyway. Despite protests from police groups and some environmental groups over the potential impact on safety and pollution, the change is a welcome one. The thing is, it’s not really a change in speed on our roads, it’s just a change of the numbers on those funny little signs you see on the side of the road. What? That’s how fast we’re supposed to be going? Oops. Speed limits, as Homer Simpson famously observed, are just a suggestion – like pants. At least that’s the way most North Americans seem to view them, with the average speed travelled on the road routinely exceeding the posted limit. Routinely – that’s the word to focus on. Rather than the limit being an absolute ceiling that no-one would trespass over, it’s become the baseline speed which drivers seldom drift below. It’s almost a lower limit, rather than an upper one. Moving the speed limit up, you might imagine, would just cause everyone to drive 10km/h faster than they did before, but the evidence indicates that simply doesn’t happen. BC has raised speed limits before, on the Shuswap corridor, and average speeds did not change one whit. Collisions were actually reduced over the time period, even though traffic increased. Travelling back from Calgary a while ago, I was stuck behind a slow-moving RV on a winding part of the Trans-Canada. As the brief passing lane opened up, the RV sped up – they always do, don’t they? Getting around him – if there’d been a sudden speed trap, I might have got a ticket, but the guy in the minivan behind me might have had to walk home. Behind us, the RV again slowed to sub-limit speeds as the bends came up. That extra 10km/h cushion would help. I’d say that if the speed limit was correctly set, ninety percent of people wouldn’t even think of brushing their brake-pedal if they saw an officer with a radar gun on the side of the road. Too-low limits create an us-and-them cat-and-mouse game with the highway patrol, which shouldn’t be the point. Do we need patrols to catch those who would double the limit using the road as their own personal racetrack? Absolutely, but those folks are going to be out there breaking the law by fifty or a hundred kilometres an hour, and they’re going to do it whatever the limit is set at, high or low. If I’d my druthers, I’d alter every single highway speed sign in BC to read “-ish” as in, “100km/h-ish”. The speeding ticket would be outlawed, and there would be no more speed traps. Ah, but there’s a second part of this plan. Officers of the law would receive special training allowing them to issue tickets for being a jackass. For example: 110Km/h up the wider parts of the Sea-to-Sky at 6 a.m. on a perfect summer Sunday in a car with good brakes and tires? Not being a jackass. Or 100Km/h on the Upper Levels in a monsoon on three bald tires and a donut-spare? Can I see your license and registration, please? Using your cell phone while driving would earn you double jackass points, and drinking and driving would receive a punishment slightly more strict - like being fired out of a catapult from the top of Grouse. Earn enough jackass points, and you’d be required to affix a large paper-mâché donkey to the roof of your Audi. Oh, and I’d bring back the pillory too, and replace ticket-based revenue-generation by selling rotten cabbages to throw. It’d be a grand day out – bring the kids! It’s a lovely thought, but enough of the flights of fancy. The increase in speed limits for BC is a step in the right direction for most BC motorists. It’ll create slightly safer roads, let people drive at a reasonable rate of speed without feeling like a criminal and allow us to all get where we’re going safely. If that isn’t the point of having rules for the road, I don’t know what is.

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