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e’ve all been there. It feels like you’re in a bubble, your ears are plugged and your head aches. It’s like you have a cold that you can’t beat. It just lingers, sometimes for weeks on end. You visit the doctor, and you’re told it’s just a bug. That it will go away on its own. But for longtime Surrey bagpiper Andrew Bonar, it turned out to be much more than a simple cold. After months of feeling under the weather, he began to notice his balance wasn’t quite right. He was bumping into things and his co-ordination was wonky. Then, he had weakness on the left side of his body and developed a bit of a limp. A visit to his chiropractor last October would prove to be the first step in learning what was truly wrong. Bonar was told his leg problem had nothing to do with his muscles. That meant it was neurological. At Vancouver General Hospital, it was quickly discovered he had a brain tumour. A stage four glioblastoma tumour. It was almost four centimetres in size, cancerous and aggressive. The neurologist at the hospital told him “too late wasn’t too far away.” “They said I wasn’t far off having a stroke. One neurologist said if undetected, I may not have seen the end of the year,” said Bonar, a Fraser Heights resident. “It was a bit shocking, and unexpected. No one ever expects to have a brain tumour.” He was in surgery days later and home just a couple days after that. “I don’t know how many ladies have said
Andrew Bonar approaches his battle with a brain tumour like he does with everything in life – with a positive attitude and a happy face. (Photo: pipes|drums Magazine) to me, ‘I was in the hospital longer for my c-section,’” he said with a chuckle. Since that time he’s undergone treatment at the cancer clinic. “The type of tumour they found, it shoots little legs into anything it can grab onto. So, like the surgeon said, he got out everything he could see but it’s impossible to get out everything without damaging good brain cells. So the cancer clinic then took over. They radiate and do chemotherapy,” he explained. His therapy is scheduled to continue through to July. What does he miss? Piping, for one. It’s his passion. A 35-year member of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, his illness has marked the longest break he’s ever taken from the instrument. While he can still teach and play his chanter, he’s been unable to play his bagpipes since his surgery.
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Bonar is considered one of the world’s best solo pipers, which is not hard to believe after hearing the slew of awards he has under his belt. He received the 2010 silver medal at the Northern Meeting at Interveness, the B.C. Pipers Association Professional Knockout seven times, and a record 20 times as a finalist. He’s also taken home the MacCrimmon Cairn for piobaireachd at the BCPA’s Annual Gathering and has been the BCPA Grand Aggregate winner – four times each. But that’s not all. With the SFU pipe band, he’s been to the World Pipe Band Championships a whopping 29 times, sharing in the band’s six world champion titles and more than 20 finishes in the top three. Being one of the band’s longest-serving members, it’s no surprise his pipemates decided to rally behind him, having planned a concert at SFU raise funds for cancer
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Irish Festival: White Rock and Surrey are abundant in Celtic activities this weekend for the month-long Irish Festival. Get yourself a little cultural education with Irish drum workshops at the White Rock Community Centre (5154 Russell Ave.), starting at 2 and 3:15 p.m. Sunday. Register at Webreg.whiterockcity.ca for $10. Want more? Check out the Celtic Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Surrey Museum (17710 56A Ave.) for music, dancing, history and crafts. Admission by donation. Don’t miss out on “Into The Mystic,” an exhibit that complements Irish songwriter Van Morrison’s song by the same name, presented by Semiahmoo Arts. Admission is free at The Turnbull Gallery (14601 20th Ave.) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until March 31.
Surrey Art Gallery’s lively InFlux event on Friday, Feb. 27 mixed live music, performance art, DIY activities and more
TOP: Event organizer Edward Westerhuis with hip-hop performers Rupert Common and Victor Tran; ABOVE: The Star Captains band; BELOW LEFT: Lynton Harris and Joanne Poucher; BELOW RIGHT: Mary-Anne Walsh with husband Dennis Walsh, an artist; BOTTOM: Jessica Udy, Rodger Grodan, Cindy Van Hoang, Jordan Wiebe and Jessie Wiebe, with Terrance Evans “photo-bombing” in background.
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NORTH DELTA — It isn’t so much the idea of “If you build it, he will come” as it is “If you come, we can build it.” A group of senior students at Burnsview Secondary invited the public to a gala on March 3 to raise money for a playground at a second-stage transition house in Surrey. The genesis of the project began on the picket line last summer with Laura Masini Pieralli, an English and social justice teacher, who was disturbed by a number of newspaper articles about domestic violence. “I thought this needs to be addressed somehow and if we’re going to address it then we need to involve the youth.” Pieralli wanted to use the “power of the pen” to get her students involved in writing a collection of narrative essays about their lives and adversity they have faced. It took the Grade 12 students about three months to put it together with the plan of sharing it with the community. “These are all events that actually happened to them in their lives and if you put that on paper you take the risk to make yourself vulnerable. And if that vulnerability is celebrated, instead of fearing it would rejected or mocked, then they realize that their stories can actually be altruistic and benevolent.” The essays were printed in a book entitled Enriching Times, which was sold at the gala fundraiser. Thanks to an unexpectedly large turnout to that event, the kids are $9,500 closer to their $30,000 goal for the construction project, which is slated to begin June 12 with the continued generosity of donors. Pieralli said the project is a means of bridging students with the outside community in a way that can make them feel like their education is an enriching experience. “When they go home they can put their head on their pillow and know that they’ve given back to the community with something that they’ve done here.” Student Kara Guloien expressed similar feelings, saying she’s lucky to a part of a group of Grade 12s who want to be part of a movement which works toward a better society. “In the beginning we didn’t really know much about the
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place to do my CD-release concert. I told her I would love to see some arts at the Firehall” – and Doepker jumped at the opportunity. “It would be great to bring some music to Delta (and) get people realizing in their own neighbourhood that they can come and listen to good, quality music,” said Ketchum, who “fell in love” with Delta nearly a quarter-century ago, but still finds an easier time performing sold-out shows closer to Vancouver. “For me, this is a bit of a creative risk, you know. Doing it in your own neighbourhood, it takes a risk and vulnerability, so I’m hoping in doing this, it will encourage others to do the same. I would love to see us Darlene Ketchum have some places, get a reputation of, ‘Hey, look, we can have some beer and wine and walk to the Firehall.’ If it became known as a place for the community, that would be great.” Ketchum hopes her own show, which is in support of her latest album, Soul Connections, will set the stage for other artists to come forward and perform at the intimate, 150-seat venue. “It’s very much going to be a lot of soul, R&B. Any jazz we’ll do will be jazz standards,” Ketchum said of Saturday night’s concert, which starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $20 and can be purchased by calling 604-596-4485, or at the door, at 11489 84th Ave., North Delta.
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Name sought for school in Clayton Heights SURREY — The long overdue secondary school in Surrey’s Clayton area is set to be built in 2017 but before students are able to take to the classroom, the building will need a name. As such, the Surrey Board of Education is asking members of the public to offer up suggestions on potential names, any of which could end up on the school’s facade. The school in question will be built at 7278 184th St. in north Clayton and is set to open in 2017. According to school board policy, school names should reflect the history or geography of the neighbourhood or community. Special consideration is given to names that have
significant meaning to students and members of the community. The board also notes that typically the same name or slight variations of the same name are submitted by various people. Because of this, acknowledgments may not be given to those who suggest a name that is later chosen by the board. Those interested can submit their suggestions by emailing schoolnames@surreyschools.ca or by writing to School Naming, Communication Services, Surrey Schools, 14033 92nd Ave., Surrey, B.C., V3V OB7. Suggestions should be submitted by 4 p.m. on March 20, 2015.
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The congestion question TRANSIT PLEBISCITE: Ballots are being mailed Monday for the ‘historic’ vote that some say will shape our region’s future for decades – and the debate is reaching a fever pitch STORY BY AMY REID
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The thing is, we’ll be paying either way. It’s just that a “Yes” vote means we get to decide how, and where the money goes. At least that’s how Gordon Price sees it. “But by the time you see it, of course, we will have started to make commitments. Investments they’ll call it, for more roads. So you’re going to pay for that,” says the former Vancouver city councillor, and director of SFU’s City Program. Price was featured in a video for the “Yes” side and in it, he warns of the consequences of a “No” vote. Noting the region’s international reputation for transportation, Price says the region “forged a different path” than elsewhere in North America. He said a vote against the plan would result in a “loss of vision,” adding, “What kind of choice is that?” “We fall back to building more roads, more bridges, which we will not have a vote for,” he said. “Really, it’s this generation’s question. Will we aim for a first-class transportation system or do we say, ‘I’m not prepared to tax myself, I’m not prepared to pay for that.’ Do we pass on what we have to young families to newcomers and children, to seniors, young adults or do we lock them into a future that has less choices?” An Insights West poll released Monday showed the “No” vote still in the lead. In an online survey of Metro
Vancouver adults, 55 per cent say they will “definitely” or “probably” vote “No,” while 33 per cent claim they will “definitely” or “probably” vote “Yes.” Interesting to note is that support for “Yes” has fallen below the halfway mark among residents who use public transit to get to school or work on weekdays (46 per cent) and those who bike or walk (48 per cent). Regionally, highest levels of support for “Yes” is in Richmond and Vancouver (43 per cent) and fewer residents in municipalities located South of the Fraser (24 per cent) plan to vote “Yes.” “So the people that you have to persuade are those that are most likely to benefit. That’s the beauty of this,” Price said. “There’s a certain elegance to it – to get the people who are going to benefit to vote against it. I think there’s a certain satisfaction that comes from that. I think they’re going to revel in it. Wow. We got the people whose HandyDart services are going to be cut to vote against it. We got students to vote against it. We got everyone who believes in this region to vote against it. The damage is going to be historic.” The “we” Price speaks of is the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and its campaign against the transit tax, led by Jordan Bateman. He claims Bateman has been successful in making TransLink an “object of hatred.”
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Bateman, with the CTF’s No TransLink Tax campaign, has been fierce in his criticisms of the transit authority. Bateman said he’s feeling “cautiously optimistic” about the way things are shaping up, particularly on social media. “The ‘No’ side is much more vocal. And these aren’t efforts we’ve been co-ordinating,” he said. “We really feel the people are with us.” He said the mayors are spending millions of taxpayers’ dollars to try to get this vote, and his campaign is spending just $40,000. “In the end, it’s in the hands of the everyday taxpayer and we don’t see a groundswell of support for TransLink.” He said government should find a way to complete the projects with dollars they already have. “I think there’s a huge group of people out there who just feel like they’re taxed to death. Whether it’s MSP or property tax going up… people are just saying, ‘I can’t afford all this stuff.’ There’s obviously a huge contingency of people who are voting because they don’t like TransLink, but another group just can’t afford more taxes,” he said. As a resident of Langley, Bateman shares frustrations with residents who have seen their tax dollars paid to TransLink for investments on the other side of the river. In Surrey, $480 million has been paid to TransLink over the last two decades. “The average Surrey taxpayer must be wondering if this council has fallen and hit their heads,” he said, referring to the city promoting the half per cent sales tax for transportation amidst raising taxes in its own jurisdiction. The average Surrey tax bill is set to rise by $162 this year as the city grapples with paying for the 100 new officers the slate promised during last year’s civic election. Bateman is concerned a new transit tax coupled with the city’s tax increases will be too much for some to bear. “One of the attractions of Surrey is that it’s more affordable. But in one year we’ve seen a huge increase and now they’re promoting the transit tax. Under (mayors) Doug McCallum and Dianne Watts we saw tax restraint,” he said. Bateman said he feels for homeowners on fixed incomes, or who have retired, and those who are already scraping to get by. “All these things are adding up, and I think Surrey’s mayor and council need to look at this again.” Canadian Federation of Independent Business has also joined the “No” fight, as has the Retail Council of Canada.
‘UNCONSCIONABLE TO DO NOTHING’
Surrey council has come out in favour of a “Yes” vote, planning to spend up to $300,000 on the campaign to get it. Meanwhile, White Rock and Delta have yet to come out with official positions – Delta is seeking community input. Mayor Linda Hepner, who will receive $50,000 per year as co-chair of the mayors’ council, said congestion is already costing Metro Vancouver $1 billion in lost time, wasted fuel and pollution. By 2045, she said that’s projected to increase to $2 billion. “What I really want residents to understand in Surrey is that because we already lead the region in terms of growth, 40 per cent of the spending in this collective mayors’ vision is dedicated to Surrey projects.” Hepner said 9,500 new cars have been registered in Surrey per year over the last 10 years. “Think about how many cars we have in our city already and what the next decade will look like if we do nothing – the productivity, the frustration and the quality of life. I want people to understand that this is going to benefit the City of Surrey and the region for the next 100 years.” As for the half per cent sales tax, Hepner said she sees it as the “most equitable and affordable option.” “Everybody pays including businesses, including visitors, everybody pays because everybody benefits. And
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Jordan Bateman says he is confident the “No” side is getting its message across. (Photo: GORD GOBLE) it was the least expensive of the other options that were out there,” she said. Asked what she says to those who don’t want to hand TransLink any more money, Hepner said she can understand that, but the focus needs to be on what the region needs to keep the economy and the people moving. Hepner said she was sold when it was decided that independent auditing would be required each year “on every cent that comes in and every cent spent.” Without the plan, Hepner expects the gridlock will cost the city “lost productivity, increased frustration and a detriment to quality of life,” because “congestion and gridlock would prevail.” “We’ve got another million people we expect over the next two decades who need to be accommodated and it’s just unconscionable… to do nothing.” Along the civic election campaign trail last fall, Hepner promised Surrey residents would be “riding light rail here in Surrey” by 2018. She said if necessary, she’d commit land and put revenues from development along the route toward paying for the system. Asked how she’d deliver on that is the referendum question is shot down, Hepner said her “plan B” is to apply to the New Building Canada Fund, a $14-billion infrastructure program meant to finance programs of national and regional significance. She also plans to bring in the private sector to help finance the project, Linda Hepner and indicated she’s already in talks with one organization already. But for now, Hepner said she’s putting all her energy and resources into getting a “Yes” vote.
WHAT HAPPENS IF PLEBISCITE FAILS?
If the referendum fails, Price expects “we’re going to have to spend two or three times – maybe more – what we were going to spend on transit for less results. Nobody builds their way out of congestion by just building more roads.” And a “No” vote doesn’t mean status quo remains, he stressed. “I think people believe that somehow we’ll patch together, we’ll find the money… but what they will have done is voted ‘No.’ And ‘No’ is what’s going to resonate… So it’s a ‘No’ against transit. That is going to be the interpretation (of the vote). Not that we want to reform TransLink.” According to Bateman, a “No” vote will send a clear
aul Lee, Surrey’s rapid transit and strategic projects manager, said all in all, the plan would mean 55 per cent of Surrey residents and 65 per cent of jobs would be within walking distance of frequent transit, up from 20 per cent and 30 per cent respectively. “That means minimum 15-minute service, seven days a week and likely 15 hours a day,” he explained. So what exactly is in the package for Surrey? A big-ticket item for the city is the Surrey First-promised LRT line, 27 kilometres of it in the next 12 years. The plan calls for the first phase, along King George Boulevard and 104th Avenue, in seven years. A new, tolled four-lane Pattullo Bridge is in the package as well. Also in the transportation plan for Surrey is variety of bus service improvements, including expansion of service to Clayton, Morgan Creek and Anniedale and two new B-Lines (one from Fraser Highway to connect Surrey to Langley until LRT is in service, and another on Scott Road to connect the SkyTrain station to Newton). As well, B-Line service will be extended to White Rock Centre. These buses are to run on 7.5-minute intervals. Other benefits include a 30 per cent increase in HandyDART service and an 80 per cent increase in night bus service. But it’s not just transit expansion, Lee explained. There’s a “significant increase” in money for road investments. In Surrey, that would mean widening of 64th Avenue, Fraser Highway and King George Boulevard to the south. Amy Reid
message that “people don’t trust TransLink, that they’re tired of the wasteful spending that goes on there. They want an open and transparent government agency. A side message will be that a lot of folks are feeling very stretched by their tax burden already.” He expects the province to pick up the Pattullo Bridge seeing as the structure is in dire need of replacing, calling it “disingenuous” for the mayors to include it in the plan. And he said Hepner will move onto plan B for light rail, seeing as she promised it in the civic election. As for transit authority, he hopes the mayors, the premier, the minister of transportation and the TransLink board have a summit to discuss the issues brought up during the referendum campaign. “I think you’ve got to start with the board. This is a board of directors people had high hopes for, I had high hopes for, when the system was changed in 2007. The first thing they did was decide they were going to meet in secret and give themselves raises. Openness and transparency has got to be more than a buzz word. It has to be a philosophy,” said Bateman. “We want real leadership from our elected officials, not this lame tax grab attempt. Let’s really dig into the issues here.” He noted White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin criticized him for running a campaign on emotion. But for Bateman, the “Yes” side is running a campaign on fear: Fear of congestion, fear of economic disaster. “People see through that. It’s all nonsense, they know it’s all spin,” Bateman said. “There’s nothing to fear, the morning after ‘No’ vote, seabuses will still be in the harbour, SkyTrain will still be still running, buses will still be there. The sky won’t be falling.” If you are a registered voter, you can vote by mail from March 16 to May 29. Visit Elections.bc.ca/plebiscite
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ere’s the scenario: It’s the summer of 2015, and thousands of Metro motorists are stuck in gridlock when the heavens suddenly burst open, showering flaming asteroid chaos upon the congested traffic below. The Port Mann Bridge collapses into the Fraser, producing waves that sweep away every community along the river’s banks from Hope to Steveston. This initial fiery, wet destruction is then followed by earthquakes, pestilence, famine and the obligatory zombie invasion. And all this, because a majority of voters voted “No” to a 0.5 per cent, non-binding, provincial sales tax increase that would have purportedly been used for public transit projects. Seriously, the “Yes” side in this upcoming plebiscite on transportation is insulting the general population with its scaremongering tactics. Did SFU president Andrew Petter really suggest a “No” vote could mean students won’t be able to get seats in classrooms? Ironically, some politicians spearheading the “Yes” campaign took umbrage with “scaremongering” when it came to public safety issues – crime – during last year’s civic election campaign. Transit, then, is fair game? Campaigners on either side of the referendum question would do well to avoid the temptation to engage in scaremongering. Canadians generally don’t take kindly to such tactics. Take the failure of Mulroney’s Charlottetown Accord in 1992. There was plenty of scaremongering leading up to that national referendum, yet Canada did not snap in twain when the accord was roundly rejected. All this aside, though, here’s a scary thought: No matter who wins – the “Yes” side, or “No” – TransLink will still be there. And that’s enough to keep any sane mind up in the dead of night. Boo! The Now
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While we’re at it, let’s raise tax for education The Editor, An open letter to the Ministry of Education and the BC Teachers Federation: You know how you want to reduce class size and provide more resources for special needs students? I’m guessing you likely have a bunch more things on your wish list as well. The problem has simply been finding enough money in the general budget without causing huge tax increases. I have an amazing idea for you. My idea is to raise the sales tax by an amount that is dedicated to education. Start out with something small like 0.5 per cent. You can always raise it later. Put it to a referendum so that the people take responsibility. Call it an Education Improvement Tax. Few would dare vote against our children’s future. It’s a sure-fire winner
and you don’t raise regular taxes. If people complain about it, you can just say you were doing the wishes of the people. As an added bonus, you can start shifting existing education costs over to this “electorate approved” tax source, leaving the general tax fund for more whimsical ideas. Brilliant! Speak with those behind the current transportation improvement tax referendum for implementation details. Allan Alton, Surrey
Say ‘Yes’ to youth The Editor, Voting “No” is not a vote against transit. “No” is a vote against all levels of government to remind them that
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the taxpayers are already paying too much. What is even worse, our taxes are being spent without due diligence and determining real value to our city. A good example of this is Surrey council’s decision to deny funding for a youth drop-in centre (Now March 5). A centre would go a long way to establishing and maintaining a productive relationship with Surrey’s youth. At the same time, our mayor and council are spending $200,000 to $300,000 on the “Yes” campaign – a campaign that has apparently alienated a large portion of this community. On one hand, Surrey’s politicians have failed to show support for our youth and on the other, supporting a questionable campaign that is costing taxpayer dollars that could have been better spent.
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Which side of transit debate do you fall on? VOTE ‘NO’ By Laura Jones
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an we have improved transit without raising taxes? Yes, but we might need to settle for the proverbial Chevy instead of the Cadillac transportation plan. As one small business owner put it on our recent survey: “I am in the midst of purchasing a new machine. I have two from which to choose. The $30,000 model or the $145,000 model. While I’d like the expensive one, I’ll get the cheaper one because that’s what I can afford.” The survey found that over 80 per cent of small businesses are opposed to TransLink’s proposed new regional sales tax. In nine pages of comments, small business also firmly rejects the frame that the “Yes” side is putting around the debate – that voting “No” is anti-transit, or worse. Small business owners do not feel that transportation must be supported at any cost. Their position is most accurately summed up as: Transportation yes, new taxes no. Or as another survey respondent put it: “They are collecting a lot of money already. Work with what they have.” TransLink is collecting and spending a lot of money already. It collects gas taxes, property taxes, hydro levies and fares, and spend $1.4 billion a year.
Its inflation-adjusted spending has increased at a blistering pace over the last eight years (50 per cent) compared with population growth (13 per cent). But TransLink would like to boost annual spending from $1.4 billion to $2.2 billion a year, an additional 57 per cent increase over current levels. As TransLink thinks about affordability, it would do well to remember that there is only one taxpayer. According to the Fraser Institute’s Tax Freedom Day calculations, the average British Columbian taxpayer is working until June 6 for the government before putting away anything for their families. Forty-three per cent of the money we earn, on average, goes to government taxes. Is it narrow-minded of anyone in this region to want their tax dollars to be spent wisely and to feel that they already pay enough to fund transportation and the many other priorities we have for governments? One small business owner commented: “What’s next, a new tax for better health care, a new tax for better education? There is enough tax paid already – if it was used in a more efficient manner.” Voting “No” is not a vote against transit. Voting “No” is a vote for an affordable transit plan and a reminder to all levels of government that we already pay a lot in taxes and we expect those tax dollars to be spent respectfully. Laura Jones is executive vice president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
VOTE ‘YES’ By Seth Klein, Marc Lee and Iglika Ivanova
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choice is before us. Metro Vancouver’s upcoming transportation referendum is a rare opportunity to significantly enhance transit services, boost local employment and tackle climate change. It will mean road and bridge improvements, and substantial new transit infrastructure including 400 new buses, new rapid transit lines in Surrey and Vancouver and new bike routes. These transit enhancements are especially vital for low-wage and immigrant workers, who often have to commute long distances, and who frequently work night shifts when transit options are currently limited (the Mayors’ plan would see an 80-per-cent increase in night bus service). It’s also of special importance to youth and seniors, who rely more heavily on transit, and to seniors and people with disabilities who rely on HandyDART services (which would be boosted by 30 per cent). With Metro Vancouver’s population expected to grow by a million people, we desperately need more transit and we have to pay for it one way or another. That said, many are understandably worried about the impact of a sales tax increase on low-income people. As social justice researchers, we share those concerns. But whether or not the tax
increase is fair depends on how the tax is structured and what we use the money for. It is true that sales taxes in isolation are regressive, meaning that while upperincome households pay more in dollars, lower-income households pay more as a share of their income. However, the PST does not apply to core necessities such as rent, groceries and child care, so much of what lowerincome households spend their money on is exempt from the tax. For example, households with income of $20,000 would see their costs go up by about $4 per month. But it’s not enough to look at the revenue side alone – what we spend the additional revenue on also matters. In this case, because the new investments will go mainly to transit improvements, which particularly benefit lower-income people, the plan is progressive overall. The proposal before us is imperfect, but it would be a mistake to let the perfect defeat the good. We should not let our frustrations with the provincial government or TransLink stand in the way of this rare opportunity to improve our quality of life. If you’re angry about the choice of a sales tax increase to fund the transit plan, we invite you to channel your energies into pushing for a fair tax system rather than voting “No” on this proposal. Seth Klein is the B.C. director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Marc Lee and Iglika Ivanova are senior economists with the CCPA.
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Ginette van Wijngaarden, at Connect Hearing, advises people with hearing loss on the new hearing chip, together with her colleagues. themselves to have a hearing problem. They can hear deep tones with no issue, and often put difficulty understanding speech down to unclear pronunciation. However, the time soon comes when problems with comprehension become annoying. A new hearing chip has been developed.
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How to vote You must be registered by May 15, 2015 to vote in the Transportation Referendum. Call Elections BC toll-free at 1-800-661-8683, or visit elections.bc.ca to register or update your address.
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SURREY VOTES YES FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION spend less time on your commute and more time on the things you want to do.
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Jimmy Pattison to Oversee Congestion Tax funds The Mayors’ Council has appointed prominent businessman Jimmy Pattison to lead a public accountability committee to ensure that the funds collected will go only to the projects outlined in the Mayors’ Plan and that all expenditures will be fully accounted for.
“We understand that people have concerns about TransLink, and this is one thing we can do as Mayors to show people we have heard those concerns, and we are ready to take action. Mr. Pattison has the stature, breadth and expertise to provide the high level of oversight and accountability people want. I have the utmost confidence that Mr. Pattison will help us make sure the money is well spent and that the goals of the plan are achieved in a timely manner.” Mayor Linda Hepner
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Letter writer’s lack of empathy surprising The Editor, Re: “No sympathy for those who bought homes near tracks,” the Now letters, March 5. Anthony Rose expressed his lack of sympathy for residents of Crescent Beach and White Rock to whatever disaster might befall them as a result of a derailment disaster in their vicinity. By analogy, one would assume that Rose had a similar lack of empathy towards the residents of Lac-Mégantic at their misfortune. Perhaps Rose never seeks to enjoy a family day out at the beach. However, do the taxpayers living south of the Fraser not deserve safe access to ocean beaches just like they do in Vancouver? Where is their Stanley Park equivalent? Along with the ever increasing densification must come equally available green space. Why not along the shores of White Rock, Surrey and Boundary Bay? Does it really need to be said that whatever misfortune might fall upon Crescent Beach or White Rock due to a train mishap will affect anyone who happens to
Taxpayers deserve safe access to ocean beaches along the shores of White Rock and Surrey, says one reader. (File photo) be in the vicinity at the time? As we just saw recently at the Port of Vancouver, poisonous smoke from a container fire or a chlorine cloud from a ruptured tank car does not discriminate among residents, visitors or passers-by. Keith Knightson, White Rock
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❚ A bus full of red roses to the person who returned my wallet to Earl Marriott Secondary school after I left it on the 351 bus that goes to Crescent Beach. I really appreciate it. Thank you! ❚ Lots of beautiful red roses to Edith and Arthur Public House. Their weekend breakfast specials are amazing! ❚ A bouquet of red roses to wonderful Fresh Street Market for having the best food competitions and best groceries and samples. You are the best market a city can ever ask for! I hope you stay open forever. ❚ Pink roses to the City of Surrey for planting cherry trees down 151A Street/ Spencer Drive between 85th and 148th more than 30 years ago. Every year we enjoy beautiful pink blossoms. (But please stop pruning the trees and taking away the beautiful canopy we once had.) ❚ Roses, roses and more roses to the surgical and recovery staff, Dr. Danilice and the nurses for everything they did for our aunty while in their care. Roses to Tori for going beyond her duty. Thank you for taking care of my parking meter.
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METRO VANCOUVER — Fraser Health’s top doctors are calling on the public to support the “Yes” vote in the upcoming plebiscite, citing two new reports highlighting the “overwhelming health benefits” of public transit. The doctors say new data from a Fraser Health community survey shows active transportation has a positive influence on overall wellness and health. “Our survey, which included 28,000 Metro Vancouver respondents, found that Metro residents who commute by transit, walking or biking are more likely to be physically active and less likely to be overweight or obese than those who commute by car,” said chief medical health officer Dr. Patricia Daly in a release. “A ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming transit referendum is a vote to improve our health now and for decades to come.” Interim chief medical health officer Dr. Victoria Lee said many chronic illnesses are preventable and our physical surroundings have a major impact on whether people develop those chronic problems. “Given the rising rates of obesity in Canada and rise in associated diseases such as diabetes, these results indicate the potential for investments in active transportation to directly affect these health trends.” Key findings of the 2013-14 survey, entitled My Health, My Community Transportation and Health report, include statistics showing 33 per cent of those people who do not commute by car have lower odds of being overweight or obese. Those odds increase to 48 per cent if biking or walking and improve by 22 per cent just by taking public transit. However, Metro Vancouver residents who commute by transit have the longest commute times, highlighting the need for investment in better transportation infrastructure, the survey notes. Transit use is highest among lower income households, visible minorities and
Key findings of a new health report include statistics showing 33 per cent of those people who do not commute by car have lower odds of being overweight or obese. The Mayors’ Council transit plan includes major infrastructure improvements for cycling. (File photo)
recent immigrants. Fraser Health says the results echo the findings of a new academic report entitled, Health Benefits of Transit Investment: Policy Brief, by UBC Professor Lawrence Frank. Reviewing 30 studies on transit and health across North America and beyond, Frank found when transit improvements are made residents not only use the new infrastructure but walk more and are less likely to develop obesity and chronic diseases. Key findings of that study show transit users accumulate anywhere between 12 and 18 minutes of additional walking per day compared to non-transit users, and can get 25 per cent of their daily recommended physical activity that way. The results showed on a weigh scale as well, with average transit users weighing 6.5 pounds less than their bumper-to-bumper counterparts, and are 81 per cent less likely to develop obesity as they age.
A ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming transit referendum is a vote to improve our health now and for decades to come. Transit is also statistically safer than driving. In an analysis of three decades of traffic data from 100 U.S. cities, a 10 per cent increase in the percentage of “passenger-miles” of travel using public transit resulted in a 1.5 per cent reduction in traffic fatalities. Surrey is specifically mentioned in the policy brief, which states that if the city wants to create walkable communities it will require significant investment in transit. According to Mayor Linda Hepner, Surrey
and other South Fraser communities stand to benefit from a number of infrastructure improvements – including cycle paths, Light Rail Transit and the Pattullo Bridge replacement – should voters approve a 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver sales tax that would raise $7.5 billion over the next decade. However, according to a recent survey, residents south of the Fraser River are among the strongest opponents of the proposed tax. An Insights West poll conducted last week showed 55 per cent of 1,604 Metro Vancouver residents plan to vote “No” to the regional tax, with drivers, residents over 55, South Fraser residents and people who don’t commute during the work week making up the bulk of the opposition. Ballots are expected to begin arriving in mailboxes on Monday (March 16) and residents have until May 29 to return their vote by mail.
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In Surrey, which has more than 70,000 students, trustees are paid $30,800 while Wilson receives $33,800 as board chair. By comparison, the Coquitlam school district has less than half the number of students Surrey does at around 30,000 and nine trustees. In that district, base trustee pay is $38,449, with the board chair and vice chair receiving $42,294 and $40,372 respectively. Similarly, Vancouver also has nine trustees serving around 54,000 students. For those trustees, base pay is $25,538, with the board chair receiving $27,671. cpoon@thenownewspaper.com
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SURREY — There were three separate shootings in Newton within 19 hours on Tuesday and the Surrey RCMP thinks they’re linked. Police were called to Surrey Memorial Hospital at 4 a.m. Tuesday to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Sgt. Dale Carr said at press time the victim was
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North Delta
European tour awaits nomadic concert band Gord Goble
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NORTH DELTA — Stroll into the music room at North Delta Secondary and you can see what these guys and girls are up against. Over there is a dude with a tuba. He’s mashed between a flock of guitar amps and some really big drums, with scarcely enough space to rest his 30-pound beast on the floor between tunes. In front, there’s a row of women playing concert flutes – and trying their level best not to stab each other in the ear. Death by flute. Frightening. The clarinets are claustrophobic, the saxophones are saxo-squished, and don’t even get me started on the havoc wreaked by several fully extended trombones. Add an annoying photographer to the mayhem, forcing himself into non-existent spaces just to get the shot, and we’re one misstep from a tragic episode of musician dominoes. Clearly it’s time, yet again, for the 45member nomadic ensemble known as Delta Concert Band to switch up its rehearsal space. Founded in 1964 and with roots extending even further into the past, DCB is no newcomer. Indeed, with numerous awards to its credit throughout the years, and sporting a justified reputation for high musical standards in a region brimming with contenders, it has long been the preferred destination for a bunch of top-flight South Fraser musicians. The result is a supremely tight and dynamic sound where off-notes are ridiculously rare and versatility is the name of the game. Watch them closely and you’ll see various members change instruments mid-tune, or maybe add hand-claps or kneeslaps where appropriate. And these guys and gals are adaptable. Seriously adaptable. There was a wide variety of music on the menu during a recent Tuesday-evening rehearsal, and president/ bass trombonist Brian Lewis sums it up succinctly: “You name it, we play it.” The band, which Lewis says distinguishes itself from an orchestra because “clarinets and saxophones take the place of a string section,” has long been part of the Delta/ Surrey fabric. They play regularly at events, solo shows and music festivals throughout the region and offer a home to musicians who love their craft, but may not have a place to ply it after high school and college have ended. But there’s certainly no ageism here. Ample proof: one of the current members is just 17 and still attending high school, while another is in his early 80s and hasn’t suffered through a high school class since 1953 or so. Put it all together and you have an entity seemingly deserving of a roomy and permanent place to practice their chops. But
that hasn’t been a particularly easy quest. According to Jim Tempest, the band’s music director, “We’ve moved four times since I arrived on the scene in 2006. And we’re not talking just people either. We have more than 25 cabinets of music and all that gear, too. The percussion alone….” Tempest cites several factors, including, he says, the Corporation of Delta’s decision to raise rates in its community centres. “Our group was one of many that just left.” There is, however, a ray of light on the horizon – a ray of light with potential spinoff benefits. Says Tempest, “Sunbury Hall (located just north of Nordel Way) is pretty much empty. We suggested (to Delta Parks and Rec) that perhaps a good use would be for us to move in (and) maybe form what could become a community music centre. There’s nothing like that in Delta.”
TRIAL RUN AT SUNBURY HALL
On Tuesday (March 17), the potential new arrangement kicks off with a trial-run rehearsal at Sunbury Hall. “And if that works out,” says Lewis, “we’ll probably move there permanently next September.” One thing is certain: A probable move and a typically busy spring and summer season aren’t the only items on the immediate DCB agenda. Not by a long shot. The gang, you see, is also prepping for what Tempest says is “the first major concert tour for this group in 20 or 30 years.” The bad news? You won’t get to see it. The good news? People halfway around the world will. It is, says Miranda Doherty, flute and
ABOVE: Jim Tempest conducts Delta Concert Band in the music room at North Delta Secondary. LEFT: Miranda Doherty is chief organizer of a tour that has the band performing in Europe this spring. (Photos: GORD GOBLE)
piccolo player and chief tour organizer, “a way to celebrate what makes us Canadian.” Tempest adds, “As a military musician representing Canada who’s performed there before, I know the response we’re going to get.” It is a 10-day trek through virtually every important battle zone associated with the Liberation of Europe during the Second World War, including Ypres, Juno Beach, Arnhem and more. Canadians played a monster role then, and they’ll play a big role once again when the 70th anniversary of the liberation is marked; DCB will perform there at key ceremonies during the first two weeks of May. Members of the band are both thrilled and humbled to be part of the event, but the opportunity holds extra meaning for some. One is Doherty, whose husband’s uncle was killed by a sniper in Holland. His name was Ronald Doherty. He was just 19. And she has some strong feelings on the war and our commemoration of it. “I’m a history buff. To be right there and see where Canadian and Allied forces were fighting means a lot,” Doherty said. “But to see that people thousands of miles away take more time with our Canadians who died and were buried there – they take
more time and honour them better than we do here. Remembering people and their lives and their stories, we need to do more of that.”
FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY
To help pay for the trip, Doherty and friends have organized a fundraiser scheduled for this Saturday (March 14) at Kennedy Neighbourhood Pub. She promises prizes, raffles, 50/50 draws and burger deals, and also a chance to help a crack local band play for an adoring European crowd. Upcoming performance dates for Delta Concert Band include March 28 at KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen and, in a concert dubbed “Dancing in the Aisles: Dance Music for Winds,” April 18 at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Surrey campus. For details, check the band’s website at Deltaconcertband.ca. Watching the Delta Concert Band during its weekly rehearsal is like watching a family – a really big family – come together for its Sunday meal. A gentle barb here and there. A few jokes. Tempest at the front, waving his baton like the patriarch he is, and some guy over there acting up. And in the end, everything just tastes really good and you can’t wait to do it again. Says Doherty, “They’re not just my bandmates, but some of my closest friends.”
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Foggy Hogtown Boys bring bluegrass to Blue Frog Kristi Alexandra
From left, Andrew Collins, Chris Quinn, John Showman, Max Heineman and Chris Coole make up the Foggy Hogtown Boys, at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock this Friday night (March 13).
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WHITE ROCK — It used to be that you had to take a trip down to Appalachia to see anyone plucking away at a banjo on their front porch. Up here in Canada, bluegrass was for straw-flossin’ hillbillies while hiphop, pop and rock ‘n’ roll took precedence in the 1990s and early ’00s. In fact, Chris Coole of the Foggy Hogtown Boys – a five-piece bluegrass band from Ontario – remembers when he and some friends set up a weekly bluegrass show at Toronto’s Silver Dollar Room when there were fewer than 10 old-time players on the circuit. “My friend Dan and I started (the gig), and it was like whoever was in town, we’d put together a band for that,” Coole, who plays guitar and clawhammer banjo, told the Now over the phone from Toronto. “There were a few different bands throughout the years, but if too many of us were out of town, there was literally no one who could fill in because there just wasn’t anyone else doing it – especially our age.” More than half of the players in question are indeed the Foggy Hogtown Boys, which
also features Andrew Collins on mandolin, Chris Quinn on banjo, Max Heineman on acoustic bass and John Showman on fiddle. “In the ’90s, there was about six or seven of us in Toronto doing it – young guys. There was an old guard who hadn’t been active since the ’70s or ’80s,” he said. These days, it’s not so rare, and thanks to
films like O Brother, Where Art Thou? that old-time music is making new waves. “What ended up happening, which was cool and very rewarding, that gig has been such an institution in Toronto (that) there was a new generation of people who sort of got turned on to the music,” Coole revealed. “Now there’s about three or four really
good, professional bluegrass bands in Toronto. And now, when one of us is out of town, there are people who can fill in.” Now that the southern-inspired style of music is popular in Canada, Coole admits he struggles to bring the northern experience into his music. “For some reason, I relate better to American folk music from the south, and I think it’s because of the blues influence. Maybe its because I grew up listening to rock and roll,” he said. “There are a lot of great traditional songs from up here in Canada. On one of our earlier records, I actually took a Canadian folk song and set it to more of a bluegrass setting.” The Foggy Hogtown Boys perform at White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios Friday (March 13), in support of their latest release, Animals, Insects, and People. Tickets are $35 at Bluefrogstudios.ca. kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com
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GO! Events guide CoNCerTS darlene Ketchum & The Soul Connections Bands: Concert features an evening of soul, gospel jazz and R&B music, 8 p.m. March 14 at Firehall Centre for the Arts, North Delta. Tickets: Adults $20, Seniors/ Students $15, 604-596-4485. Foggy Hogtown Boys: Canadian bluegrass/roots band performs Friday, March 13 at Blue Frog Studios, White Rock. Tickets are available at Bluefrogstudios.ca. aC/dC tribute band performs Saturday, March 14 at Crescent Beach Legion 240, featuring vocalist Kevin Wright, Jason Buie, Rich Green, Owen and Rod Senft, plus Holly Arntzen from The Wilds opening show. Tickets are $20 and available at The Legion only. White rock Chamber Music concert Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Crescent Gardens Retirement Residence, 1222 King George Blvd., Surrey. “This is a benefit program with funds going toward scholarships for youth in the arts through the Peninsula Arts Foundation.” Featured performers are Dru Yates, two trios, the duo of Sunny Chan, violin, and Helen Pei, piano. Everyone is welcome. Admission $5.
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pUB NIGHTS Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society theatre company pub night (“The Luck ‘O the Irish vs. Friday the 13th”), 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13 at Hemingway Public House, 14995 Marine Dr., White Rock. Tickets $20 (includes burger and beer) via email to fvgssinformation@gmail.com. Prize draws, silent auction, more.
video production, teen craftworks, career exploration workshop, XBOX, movies and more.” For details, visit Surreylibraries.ca.
CULTUraL eVeNTS “Songs of revolution” event Thursday, March 19, 6:30–8:30 p.m. (reception to follow) at Surrey City Hall (13450 104th Ave., Surrey). Event staged by Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society. Event connects “revolutionary Ghadar poetry to elements of folk bhangra
admission. Gallery at Bear Creek Park. Info: 604-501-5566.
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The touring production “Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles” plays Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 17. See listing under Shows. performance, sponsored by Hari Sharma Foundation and hosted by Bali ‘Lady B’ Deol of Swaraj Radio.” Discussion, dance poetry and music inspired by the Ghadar movement, undertaken in the 1900s in Canada. Info: Eventbrite.com/e/vibcpresents-songs-of-revolution-tickets15861612510.
THeaTre/STaGe “Steel Magnolias:” Peninsula Productions brings Robert Harling story to Coast Capital Playhouse, White Rock, to March 14, directed by Wendy Bollard. Show times 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., plus 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 7. Tickets: adults $25,
Surrey Museum’s Celtic Fest on Saturday, March 14 from 1-4 p.m. (all ages, by donation). At 17710 56A Ave., Surrey. Info: 604-592-6956.
“directly affected” film and panel discussion, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at SFU Surrey, Westminster Savings Lecture Theatre, Rm 2600, #250-13450 102nd Ave., Surrey. All ages, by donation. “‘Directly Affected’ tells the story of the people and places directly affected by the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain proposal.” Info: Eventbrite.ca/e/directlyaffected-sfu-surrey-tickets15900975245, 778-878-8327.
SHoWS “Let It Be: a Celebration of the Music of the Beatles”: Touring musical at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 17, from Annerin Productions. “Direct from London’s West End and Broadway, the international hit show makes its debut in Canada with limited engagements across the country starting in January 2015.” Box office: 604-507-6355.
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or $20 for students/seniors, at 1532 Johnston Rd., White Rock. Info: 604536-7535, Peninsulaproductions.org.
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LIBrarY eVeNTS Meet Gerard LaSalle, awardwinning filmmaker, teacher, and storyteller, on Tuesday, March 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Newton Library. Register at 604-598-7406. “Set in the Pacific Northwest, LaSalle’s first novel, ‘Widow Walk’ exemplifies historical fiction with a strong sense of place. ‘Isthmus’ is the sequel.”
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Spring Break programs for kids and teens at Surrey Libraries: “Kids can enjoy Mad Science Dinosaurs. Think you know everything about dinosaurs? Come be a paleontologist and join us on a mini dinosaur excavation, examine real fossil casts and check out some dinosaur teeth! Teens, play, create and explore, including Imperial Hobbies board games, Iron Chef, creative writing workshops, scavenger hunt, chess simul, intro to
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“Look at art, Listen to artists, and Join the Conversation” event on Saturday, March 14 from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at Surrey Art Gallery. “You’re invited to hear local artists in the current exhibition ‘Views from the Southbank I’ give an introduction to their work on exhibit and how it fits within their practice. The featured artists include Roxanne Charles, Nicoletta Baumeister, Sean Alward and Reuben Kambeitz.” Free
author signing with Sabina Khan, who will be signing copies of her young-adult paranormal fantasy novel “Realm of the Goddess,” 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at Chapters store, 12101 72nd Ave., Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre, Surrey. “There will also be a discussion about the importance of diversity in children’s fiction as well as a short reading from the book.” Info: 604-592-2560.
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One of South Surrey & White Rock’s Most Popular Communities is Now Complete! ity with separate yoga room, a private theatre for catching the latest blockbuster or Canucks game, a workshop/hobby room, a chefs kitchen with dining for up to 20 and a fireside lounge with bar and billiards, all with access to the expansive viewing deck overlooking the Nicomekl River, flatlands and North Shore mountains. Cool off this summer in the rooftop for the public to get a 2015 home at a 2013 price. Own a brand new spacious 2 bedroom plus den home from just $419,900 including net sales tax or own a 2 bedroom plus den courtyard view home from just $459,900 including net sales tax. Barber Creek Properties ltd. has made it clear this is a limited time offer, ending on March 22nd and is only offered as a celebration for completing construction of the community. On March 23rd, current 2015 market value prices will be reinstated on any remaining homes. Discover true park-like living with 11 of the 14 acres that make Edgewater (80%) dedicated to natural green space, landscaping and waterscapes. Experience the Outlook Cliffside Club at Edgewater that allows people to downsize their home and to do list while upsizing their life and fun list at the same time. Included in the club is a state of the art fitness facil-
pool with panoramic views or relax in the sauna. Edgewater offers a resort lifestyle in the heart of South Surrey. With all this, Edgewater is truly a must-see. This is the final opportunity to view this rare condominium community before the fully gated neighbourhood is completed and only accessible to owners. Learn more at www.edgewaterliving.com Edgewater is open Saturdays & Sundays from noon to 5pm or by private appointment. Call 604-518-9073 to book an appointment today.
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Sitting on a quiet street in “Bel-Air” is this 3500+ Sq. Ft. 2-story with basement home! Spacious Kitchen, Living room, Dining room & Family room. Upstairs features; 3 large bedrooms with the Master bedroom enjoying a Jetted tub, shower & his & hers closets. Full basement offers a large Rec room & 3 more Bedrooms. Fully fenced yard, great for children & pets. Quick Possession OK!
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‘BEAr CrEEK ESTATES’ A quiet, prestigious subdivision. This 2800sq.ft home sits on a 13,982sq ft, 1/2 acre gross density lot. The home features 2 master bedrooms, large open living room and dining room with bay window, rock fireplace, oak kitchen with eating area, a master bedroom on the lower level with 4pc ensuite. Upstairs has a 2nd master bedroom with walk-in closet, 4pc ensuite plus 3 other good size bedrooms. Basement has large living room and rec room with 2pc bathrooms, a 5 1/2’ crawlspace and separate entrance with future potential. All this on a beautiful, large private lot. Vacant and ready to move in anytime.
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mAPlE riDGE 1580 SQ.FT. Bring the kids & the pets home to HILLSIDE TERRACE, in Maple Ridge. Preferred corner location townhouse w/ spacious floor plan & freshly painted from top to bottom. Huge fully fenced yard, entertainment sized deck & playground right for the kids. 3 bedrooms & 2 & ½ baths, newer roof, side by side double garage with storage room & a great location top the list. Close to schools, parks, transit & new Golden Ears. www.garyshepherd.ca
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theatre-goers. This is a good thing, Rick. So I am going with you on this one. After all, who wouldn’t love a satirical romp poking fun at Victorian society? It isn’t summer yet, and Beach House Theatre is not yet set up at Crescent Beach. But it is time to audition! The Importance of Being Earnest requires a cast of 10 nonequity actors. Beach House Theatre is community theatre – all volunteers – and that means affordable tickets. This summer, Beach House will also stage Munsch Upon a Time, a new play written by Debbie Patterson based on some of Robert Munsch’s most popular stories. The production will be directed by Courtney Shields, who performed in the company’s two previous Munsch plays. It is a highenergy, fast-paced show intended for young audiences, and requires three versatile non-equity actors to play a variety of roles. Auditions will be held on Sunday, March 29 and Monday, March 30 between the hours of 7 and 10 p.m. Callbacks will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 12 at Alexandra Neighbourhood House, 2916 McBride Ave., at Crescent Beach. Parking is a challenge, but if you elect to audition and dedicate your summer to the project, you will have to rise to this challenge. Rehearsals will commence in early June for The Importance of Being Earnest and late June for Munsch Upon A Time, with shows running from Aug. 11 to 16. To setup an audition, email auditions@beachhousetheatre.
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LANGLEY — After bringing another Fraser Valley Championship banner into their gym two weeks ago, the Holy Cross senior girls’ basketball team ended their season on a bittersweet note last weekend at Langley Events Centre. Coach Steve Beauchamp’s team, who took home the bronze medal in last year’s Triple A tournament, finished this year’s Double A provincial championship in 13th place after losing their opening two games to No. 13 St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 12 Vernon. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s all a part of the process. “Hats off to (St. Thomas Aquinas), because their kids really showed that they wanted it,” Beauchamp said. “They were fully deserving of the win.” The four-point opening-round defeat to the Fighting Saints meant the No. 4 team could place no higher than 9th. In their first consolation game, the Vernon Panthers beat the Crusaders by three points. “For a lot of the girls, other than probably Nicole (Vander Helm), the first game of the provincials is the first game for all of them. There are those nerves. There’s that, ‘Not realizing how hard you have to play’ (feeling), and I think that sank in,” added the coach. However, Beauchamp said the team played much better in the second two games after making adjustments, which led them to
a 65-46 victory over Caledonia before a 75-47 win over local rivals Southridge. In their final game Saturday (March 7), Beauchamp said the team had one of their best quarters of the season, scoring 30 points in the third frame, which equalled their offensive output of the first half. In her final game with the Crusaders, Vander Helm had a double-double with a game-high 43 points and 12 rebounds, with 34 points and ten boards recorded in the second half. “I cannot say enough about my teammates setting screens for me,” Vander Helm said. “It’s unbelievable. How they work around me is what really helped me get that many points today.” Beauchamp noted that Vander Helm is now among the career all-time leading scorers in the tournament after her performance at the 16-team event. He also said the team suffered from injuries down the stretch, including key absentees in Maria Palmegiani and Rebecca Waithe. But he acknowledged the rebounding execution of junior Georgia Walley, who was called up after Palmegiani and Waithe were ruled out. Walley grabbed 20 boards in the final game. Holy Cross’ final 75-47 victory over Southridge meant Southridge finished the tournament in 14th place. Like their cross-town rivals, Paul Chiarenza also had to deal with injuries at the end of Southridge’s season, including
Fleetwood Park Dragons player Simran Grewal drives with the ball in a 62-50 loss to Handsworth Friday (March 6) during the Triple-A girls basketball provincials at Langley Events Centre. The Dragons ended up in 12th place in the 16-team tourney. See more photos at Facebook.com/thesurreynow. (Photo: GORD GOBLE) Katelyn Punia. She suffered from a meniscus (knee) injury at the end of the regular season. The guard played through the Fraser Valley Championships wearing a brace. In the first game of the provincials, Punia landed awkwardly after jumping for a pass, which forced her to sit out the remainder of the tournament. “It was one of the great, gutsiest performances I’ve ever coached,” Chiarenza said of his guard playing through pain.
The coach said if his team was fully healthy, they could contend for a top-six spot in this tournament. “We gained some valuable experience,” he said. “The girls who are coming back next year know what it takes to get here and to win here.” In the Triple A division, the No. 10 Fleetwood Park Dragons finished the tournament in 12th after a 61-56 loss to the Claremont Spartans.
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Guard Cyrille Butac finished with a game-high 23 points, while forward Simran Grewal racked up 11 points and 15 rebounds in Fleetwood’s Saturday game (March 7). “Of course, we would always want to do better, but the goal all year was to get to B.C.’s and do the best that we can,” said head coach Pam Reynolds. “We had a few quarters where we didn’t play that well and that kind of effected the outcome.” Elgin Park Secondary finished in 14th after a five-year absence from the tournament. Orcas’ head coach Bruce Murdoch said he wouldn’t have bet on his team to qualify for the provincials halfway through the season. “As soon as we made it to the B.C.’s, everything was gravy,” he said. “We didn’t win a whole lot of games in the regular season. We won the games we had to, to get us in a reasonable playoff spot.” The South Surrey team lost its final game 64-58 to Burnaby Mountain. Guard Lisa Tambor finished with a team-high 17 points and Brooklyn Tidder chipped in with 16 points and 20 rebounds. The senior boys’ tournament started Wednesday, March 11.
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In the girls’ Junior Varsity tourney at LEC last weekend, it was an all-Surrey provincial final Saturday (March 7) as Panorama Ridge beat Lord Tweedsmuir 54-35.
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$139 BI-WEEKLY
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#32064
BI-WEEKLY
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BI-WEEKLY
$28,850
#30467
BI-WEEKLY
2013
$206 BI-WEEKLY
$34,850
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BI-WEEKLY
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$27,850
$24,850
#31067
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#32793
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$27,850
$164 BI-WEEKLY
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#29750
#32790
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$183
$8,850
#32060
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$116
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#3208
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$15,491
#32362
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$11,850
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$135
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$22,850
#32657
$18,850
2008
#32786
2012
$190
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#32067
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2012
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$21,888
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$15,850
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HOURS Mon. - Thurs. 9-8, Fri. - Sat. 9-6, Sun. 11-5 Dl#30871
19820 Fraser Highway, LangLey
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$156 BI-WEEKLY
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A38
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Prices and payments shown with cars do not include taxes and $795 doc fee. Cost of Borrowing (COB) and Total obligation (TO) figures in the fine print include tax and documentation fee. Interest rate is 5.24% and term is (a) 96 months (b) 84 months (c) 72 months (d) 60 months. (e) 48 months. Features cars: #32790 (a) COB-7288 TO-39484, #32362 (c) COB-3077 TO-21437, #31067 (a) COB-6528 TO-35364, #32657 (a) COB-6020 TO-32616, #30140 (b) COB-5020 TO-30530, #32063 (d) COB-1978 TO-16218, #32067 (d) COB-3066 TO-25147, #32008 (d) COB-1512 TO-12392, #32064 (d) COB-2600 TO-21321, #32786 (b) COB-6773 TO-41201, #30467 (b) COB-6554 TO-39861, #32060 (a) COB-9069 TO-49133,#32793 (b) COB-6333 TO-38520,#28938 (c) COB-4078 TO-28412. All finance is offered subject to acceptance conditions. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. All vehicles available at press deadline of Mar 10/15
0 Starting from
% $2,000 up to a
APR financing up to 36 months*
DISCOUNT**
Ends March 31. 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Trendline Monthly lease starting from the equivalent of
$99
bi-weekly for 48 months†
Includes $1,750 discount**
1.9 %
5-Star Safety Ratings††
APR $3,922 down payment
More Stars. Safer Cars.
Highline model shown
2015 Jetta 2.0L Trendline Monthly lease starting from the equivalent of
$69
bi-weekly for 48 months†
Includes $1,000 discount**
Highline model shown Highline model shown
www.goldkey.ca
1.9
%
5-Star Safety Ratings†† More Stars. Safer Cars.
‡
APR $1,298 down payment
LangLey
19545 no. 10 Hwy. Surrey, BC V3S 6K1
604-534-7431
*Limited time finance offer available through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit based on a new and unregistered 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Trendline / Jetta 2.0L Trendline base model with 6/5-speed manual transmission. Base MSRP of $26,750/$16,595, including $1,760/$1,605 freight and PDI, financed at 0% APR for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments starting from $272/$188. $3,775/$952 down payment due at signing. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $25,000/$15,595 (prices after $1,750/$1,000 discount). PPSA fee, license, insurance, registration, any dealer or other charges, options and applicable taxes are extra. **$2,000/$1,750/$1,000 discount on MSRP available on cash purchase, finance or lease of new and unregistered 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Highline / Tiguan 2.0T Trendline / Jetta 2.0L Trendline models. Discount varies by model. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer not shown in this ad. †Lease payments of $215/$150 on the Tiguan/Jetta must be made on a monthly basis and cannot be made bi-weekly. Bi-weekly payment amounts shown include $1,750/$1,000 discount. Limited time lease off er available through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit, based on a new and unregistered 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Trendline / Jetta 2.0L Trendline base model with 6/5-speed manual transmission. $1,760/$1,605 freight and PDI included in monthly payment. 48-month term at 1.9% APR. $3,922/$1,298 down payment, $260/$200 security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation: $14,218/$8,474. 64,000-kilometre allowance; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. PPSA fee, license, insurance, registration, any dealer or other charges, options and applicable taxes are extra. ††2015 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0T 4MOTION® received a 5-star side-crash rating while the Jetta 4 DR FWD received a 5-star overall rating. Government star ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (safercar.gov). Crash performance was based on a U.S.-equipped vehicle. Some features on that model may be optional or not available in Canada. ‡The 2015 Jetta was awarded a Top Safety Pick from the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). To qualify for a Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front test. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers end March 31, 2015 and are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Models shown: 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Highline R-Line, $42,850 / 2015 Jetta 1.8T Highline, $27,385. Vehicles shown for illustration purposes only and may include optional equipment. Visit vw.ca or your Volkswagen dealer for details. “Volkswagen”, the Volkswagen logo, “Das Auto & Design”, “Tiguan” and “Jetta” are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG. © 2015 Volkswagen Canada.
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$17,800
$113.99
$112.15
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$34,300
$219.29
DL#40078
15257 FRASER HIGHWAY SURREY, BC
bi weekly
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bi weekly
WWW.APPLEWOODNISSAN.CA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
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$31,700
$26,500
$169.69
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$26,465
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2015 PathfinDer
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2014 sentra
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11-5
Only available on Nissan Financing, not applicable to payment or pricing above. See dealer for details.S14 048 PRICE $15765 COB $1798 RES $7135 4.34% $95.58BW, VN5 332 PRICE $17500 COB $3082 RES $8197 4.34% $112.15 BW, PX4 PRICE $3113 COB 5469 RES $14550 4.34% $199.98BW , A15163 PRICE $26465 COB $4650 RES$12373 4.34% 169.33BW, MC5 602 PRICE$17800 COB $3133 RES $8336 4.34% $113.99BW, MU5 342 PRICE $42000 COB $7373 RES $19615 4.34% $268.98BW , P15 855 PRICE $34300 COB $6023 RES $16025 4.34% $219.29BW, RG5 185 PRICE $26500 COB $ 4658 RES $1239 4.34% $169.69BW, MU4 094 CASH DEAL ONLY $31700.00 NEW DEMO ***Prize only is applicable to the stock numbers on this ad. **See dealer for details. Plus taxes and fees. Can not combine with any other offers. Financing available.
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was $35,850
$9,998
was $23,888 $26,850
2014 JeeP Patriot
2011 sentra B4123
P15 300A
S14 018A
$21,998
MC5 127A
was $23,850
was $12,999
2014 sentra
$14,998
2014 PathfinDer
A15 945A
was $17,850
$33,998
2014 frontier
P15 634A
was $35,850
$26,888
B4096
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DL#40078
15257 FRASER HIGHWAY SURREY, BC
604-357-3574 WWW.APPLEWOODNISSAN.CA MONDAY TO 9-8 THURSDAY
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Selling Price $21,900
(o.a.c.)
or onLy $62 weekLy
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WAS $45,895
WAS $26,405
$33
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New 2015 KiA Forte from #F05118
$38
#Sr5X97
Selling Price $21,900
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$49
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2015 KIa sorento lx
2014 ford fIesta st
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STK#32890 Very Rare, Leather, Panoramic Sunroof, Navigation
STK#32803 AWD, Fully Loaded, Local, Only 23,000kms
STK#32705 Rare, Fully Loaded, Local, One Owner, Only 9,873kms
$25,995
WAS $38,355
SALE PRICE
$30,995
WAS $32,360
SALE PRICE
$23,995
WAS $30,810
SALE PRICE
$24,995
2014 Chrysler 300C
2013 KIa oPtIMa hybrId
2014 ford fusIon se
2014 honda CIVIC ex-l
STK#32768 AWD, Fully Loaded, Panoramic Sunroof, Local, Only 12,378kms
STK#32860 Premium Package, Local, One Owner, Low kms
STK#32895 Fully Loaded, No Accidents, Low Kms
STK#32496 Coupe, Leather, Sun Roof, Navigation, Only 8,320 kms
$30,995
WAS $40,155
SALE PRICE
$26,995
WAS $28,735
SALE PRICE
$17,995
WAS $29,199
SALE PRICE
$23,995
2014 KIa forte ex
2013 KIa oPtIMa ex lux
2013 KIa rIo 5 lx
2013 KIa sPortaGe lx
STK#32855 Fully Loaded, No Accidents, Local, Low Kms
STK#32814 One Local Owner, Leather, Panoramic Roof, Navigation, Low Kms
STK#30864 Fully Loaded, Local, No Accidents, Low Kms
STK#32657 Fully Loaded, No Accidents, Demo only 3258 kms
$17,995
WAS $36,655
SALE PRICE
$23,995
WAS $20,605
SALE PRICE
$12,995
WAS $28,560
SALE PRICE
$21,995
APPLEWOOD KIA
16299 fraser Hwy. Surrey
604-596-3250
Mon.-Thurs. 9-8, fri.-Sat. 9-6, Sun. 11-5 sale prices and weekly payments do not include taxes or fees. Payment shown on 2015 Optima and Sorento is based on a 96 month term at 4.24% interest. Stk#OP5103 & #SR5X97 car only $21,900, cost of borrowing (C.O.B.) is $3950. Cash back amount is added dEALER #10659 Vehicle to the loan i.e. $21,900 + $15,000 cash back; C.O.B. $6650.Term on the other new vehicle payments is 96 months at 4.49% interest; #RO5101 price $11,700 C.O.B. – 2250,T.O. – 14050, #FO5118 price $13,400 C.O.B. – 2575 T.O. – 16080, #SO5949 price $17,300 and RN5883 C.O.B. – 3320 T.O. – 20725.Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost.All offers are subject to acceptance conditions (o.a.c.) and all vehicles were available for sale at publication deadline Mar 10/2015.
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222 with
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50
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31
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182with
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70
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$
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136 with
$
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$
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$
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2005 MITSUBISHI LANCER
22,875
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32
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120 with
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$
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181
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120 with
$
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$
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163 with
$
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71
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$
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154 with
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$
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268 with
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218 with
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67
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$
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2011 SUBARU FORESTER
139
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Cold Laser Therapy: An Answer for Osteoarthritis? Cold Laser Therapy solves pain by helping the body to naturally repair tissues affected by osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is generally caused by Laser Therapy is also referred to as: progressive wear and tear on our joints Cold • Low Intensity Laser Therapy (LILT) that results in the breakdown of our joint • Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) cartilage. When cartilage breaks down, • Near-infrared irradiation photobiomodulation (NIR-PBM) the bones start to grind against each other, creating inflammation in the joint. These changes are what cause painful symptoms. The degenerative process itself may not be painful, however the resulting inflammation and irritation to surrounding muscles, ligaments and tendons is typically what causes uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating symptoms. How does Cold Laser Therapy help Osteoarthritis? Cold Laser Therapy breaks the cycle of degenerating cartilage by delivering light-based energy to cells of tissues that have been affected by osteoarthritis and are not healing fast enough, or at all. This energy stimulates specific chemical reactions in the cell to quickly speed up the healing process, resulting in reduced inflammation and the elimination of pain. The light energy delivered by Cold Laser Therapy helps the cells to naturally overcome and stop inflammation. This reduces arthritis pain, often after relatively few treatments. More importantly, this also allows the cells to undertake the next phase of repair and healing. Especially the infrared light energy activates and promotes the natural cartilage growth process by increasing the production of cellular energy (ATP). It also stimulates the bone cells to replicate and produce new healthy bone tissue. And it increases the ability of blood cells to deliver oxygen and nutrients required for healing of the affected cells.
How Does Cold Laser Therapy Work? The Bioflex Cold Laser Therapy system is a three step process, each using a different wavelength of light. The first step uses a red light pad at 660nm, which gets absorbed by the cells of the skin and underlying superficial layers of muscle. The second step uses an infrared light pad at 830nm, reaching deeper into the muscle layers, as well as the tendons and ligaments.
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White Rock resident solves chronic knee pain and avoids surgery Ms. M had suffered for a long time from osteoarthritis in both of her knees, leading to increasingly debilitating levels of pain. She was having great difficulty walking for longer periods of time as well as going up and down stairs. Sleeping through the night had also become a problem, because the pain would wake her. It came to be normal for her to rely on painkillers to help her function on a day to day basis. Over the years, she had undertaken numerous therapies and treatments to stem the tide of increasing pain without much success. Even full knee replacement surgery on her left knee only helped to a degree, leaving her with significant discomfort in the replaced knee even well after the expected post surgical healing time. After Ms. M visited Solaj Wellness Centre to learn more about Cold Laser Therapy she decided that she would give it a try on her right knee (the knee that had not yet been replaced), in the hope that she might be able to avoid knee replacement surgery on that knee. After the first four treatment sessions, Ms. M experienced significantly less discomfort in her knee and she could finally sleep throughout the night without being woken up by pain. And after just two weeks of treatment sessions, she stopped taking pain medication altogether. Having had to take painkillers on a daily basis for years and putting up with their unpleasant side effects, being able to discontinue her daily painkiller regimen was another true milestone moment for her. As she progressed through her treatments, Ms. M’s knee continued to show meaningful improvement. Soon she was able to take longer walks with her husband along the beach. And she even started to ride the recumbent bike to help regain the strength in her knee. After 15 treatments over an 8 week period, Ms. M was able to stop her treatments. She had virtually no knee pain, had continued to stay off pain medication and was able to become more active than she had been in years.
When Ms. M went back to Solaj two months after her last treatment for a check-up and “refresher” treatment (commonly suggested for those with significant arthritis), she continued to have no pain in her knee and she has been able to keep up with her new, increased level of physical activity. A while later, Solaj received a message from Ms. M:
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WHITE ROCK — Residents in White Rock woke up to the smell of smoke early Tuesday as a fire tore through a business along the city’s waterfront. Gelateria Italia, a gelato and coffee shop located at 14901 on Marine Drive, is unsalvageable after a three-alarm blaze gutted most of the building. According to White Rock Fire Chief Phil Lemire, crews received a call around 7 a.m.
and Lemire said they were still working to determine what caused the fire. Around 1,000 residents were without power due to the fire, and people on both sides of the building were evacuated for good measure. “We’re starting to do an assessment of the building on the east side and depending if there’s any smoke into the building, that’ll dictate if people can go back in there or not,” he said at the scene Tuesday. Residents were back home early Tuesday afternoon and later in the day, an excavator was brought in to take down two of the building’s walls.
“With the collapse of the roof into the interior, the wall on the west side had basically let loose and was leaning on the neighbouring property,” explained Lemire. “The front was also a hazard for Marine Drive and the sidewalk.” As of Wednesday morning, Lemire said their crews were still investigating the cause of the fire, and that demolition had begun at the site. He added there was no smoke damage to any of the adjacent buildings. See pHoToS oNLINe aT THeNoWNeWSpaper.CoM
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WHITE ROCK — A home for retired opera singers is the setting for Quartet, White Rock Players’ Club’s spring production. The Don Braird-directed comedy/drama will be staged at Coast Capital Playhouse from April 8 to 25. The show will star Coquitlam resident Adrian Duncan as Wilf, White Rock’s George Stone as Reggie, Port Moody’s Alison Schamberger as Cissy and Vancouverite Nina Shoroplova as Jean. In this story, residents are set to perform an annual concert to raise funds for their home, Beecham House. But plans unravel when former grand dame Jean moves in. Harwood’s script was
Alison Schamberger, George Stone, Adrian Duncan and Nina Shoroplova (from left) star in Quartet, to be staged at White Rock’s Coast Capital Playhouse starting April 8. made into a 2012 film directed by Dustin Hoffman. Tickets for Quartet range from $16 to $18, online at Whiterockplayers.ca or by phone, 604-536-7535. The playhouse box office is open
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LANGLEY — Of all the possible locations in the Lower Mainland, producers of Bates Motel chose to set up shop on a lightly sloped parcel of land across from the Langley Transfer Station in Aldergrove. According to Ken Brooker, one of the two location managers for the show, now filming its third season (which began airing on AE network on Monday, March 9), location scouts would have looked for the ideal spot for months prior to the show’s first season two years ago. “An application was made to the Township [of Langley] for a lease,” Brooker said. “It was disused land... it just seemed like a good fit.” In addition to the Aldergrove location, crews work all over the Lower Mainland filming scenes for the spooky prequel series, which centres around a teenaged Norman Bates, who was introduced to movie-goers in 1960 by Alfred Hitchcock in the Psycho thriller movie.
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While the motel built on 272nd Street for the filming is somewhat non-descript except for the name, it’s the house on the hill that looms and adds tone to the show. “We benefit from the time of year,” Brooker said. “Our show is a moody show. “The Pacific Northwest is complementary. We don’t pack up just because it’s raining.” Mark Freeborn, the production designer during all three seasons, is responsible for creating the ominous look of the sets. The weather definitely helps with his job. “They play in the dark and they love the fog. They are completely in love with the weather,” Val Gafka, Langley Township’s senior manager of corporate administration, said of the crew. “What they’ll do is find a space that offers them many perviews [shooting possibilities],” Gafka said of those who film locally. “We’ve noticed that quite a lot over the past couple of years... they stick to one or two primary areas. It actually minimizes the traffic within our community.” Filming for the show takes place in the
Leanne Clerihue, production assistant, and Ken Brooker, location manager, on the “Bates Motel” set in Aldergrove. (Photo: RONDA PAYNE) Township of Langley, Vancouver, and beyond with four or more locations being used in one day of shooting. “The Township has been very, very good... quite progressive, in how they approach film,” Brooker said. From the Township’s side, Gafka had positive things to say about the experience with the crew from Bates Motel. “There’s just so many different TV series [being filmed] here locally,” she said. “It definitely instills pride in the community. It has many different economic impacts, but the aspect of civic pride is definitely there.” “They’ve always been really interested in finding middle ground or solutions,” added Brooker of the Township, noting that Gafka is one of the key people who makes the process work smoothly. “The biggest deal is that people are willing to work with you to make your products,” he said. “We rely on people’s support to do what we do.” In addition to the lot across from the transfer station, the production also leases a privately owned vacant lot nearby to allow for the trailers for hair, makeup, and the actors. Catering facilities are set up nearby with shuttles that run talent back and forth between locations. “It’s one of the things we do to keep people happy,” said Brooker. It isn’t easy keeping all of the action on a
filming site coordinated. It can take upwards of seven days to prepare for a shoot, a single episode takes eight days of shooting, and there are 10 episodes per season. Including those on the construction team, it can take up to 50 people to get a set ready. “Before a camera is even turned on,” Brooker noted.
‘LABOUR INTENSIVE INDUSTRY’
Daily, there are close to 100 people on the production site with vehicles and equipment. Despite the fact that the lot is secure, very little equipment stays on the site. “It’s a very labour intensive industry,” said Brooker. Gafka noted that the positive impacts from Bates Motel could be both diverse and significant to the Langley area. “From an environmental perspective... they are very clean... they leave the area in a very clean state,” Gafka said. In addition to respect for the environment, benefits of local filming like Bates Motel comes in the form of local purchases. “It runs from procuring local services and local goods to hiring and retaining local talent,” Gafka said. Bates Motel production assistant, Leanne Clerihue can attest to that. “The day that it snowed, I think I bought three pairs of gloves from Mark’s Work Warehouse,” she noted. “It’s all these people [who work on the
site], driving through [Langley] buying gas on the way, stopping to get gum...” Ken added of how the crew delivers an economic benefit. Then, there are the people who come to Aldergrove simply because Bates Motel is filmed here. “Film tourism in general is something we see not all too often,” said Gafka. “But there is a general interest in the film industry.” This interest was apparent when two fans were spotted on the side of the road, watching the filming preparations at the main Bates Motel site. Michelle Graham from Chilliwack brought her friend Kevin Coulter from Ontario to Aldergrove, specifically to see the site. “I love it,” Graham said of the Bates Motel series. “We were just giddy [when we saw the site],” she added. “I’m going to make my friends jealous,” added Coulter. Brooker took a picture of the pair with the iconic house in the background. The crew are kind to visiting fans, and allow them to watch from the east side of the street so long as they don’t get in the way of filming or cause trouble. It’s easy for the crew to identify who belongs on the site and who doesn’t. “We’re like a family,” Brooker noted. “We’ve all been working together day in day out.” “You get to know faces pretty quickly,” added Clerihue. Although the film industry involves numerous people, many of those working on Bates Motel are local, according to Brooker. “We’re not just from Vancouver,” he said. “We’re your friends and your neighbours from all over the Lower Mainland.” One of those individuals is John Scavarda who works grips and has been an Aldergrove resident for about 15 years. “It’s awesome, I don’t have the commute or the bridge [tolls],” Scavarda said of working just 10 minutes from home. “I have extra time to sleep, I get to see my family. There are tonnes of benefits for me.” A side benefit for Scavarda is being able to bring his family out to the set when it is permitted. “Quite a few people [working on Bates Motel] live out here,” he added. For the Township, it seems as though having the production in Aldergrove is a great arrangement. “They are an excellent crew. They have some really skilled people working on that crew,” Gafka said. “They also have 24/7 security on the site.” Langley Advance
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TWU Spartans celebrate first-ever CIS championship LANGLEY — The Trinity Western Spartans lived up to their No. 1 seed by claiming their first-ever national women’s volleyball title as the 2015 CIS championship wrapped up March 1 in Toronto. The Spartans overcame a two-set deficit to edge the Alberta Pandas in five sets. Scores in TWU’s 3-2 win
were 22-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-15, and 15-11. The Spartans become the 11th CIS institution to earn the national women’s volleyball banner. TWU ended its 2014/15 season on a 12-game win streak, having only dropped nine sets. Second-year setter Nikki Cornwall of Coquitlam
tallied 53 assists and a teamhigh 20 digs and was named the 2015 championship MVP. “It feels absolutely amazing,” said an elated Cornwall after the game. “Being down the first two sets, I knew we could come back and it was just a matter of finding that fire within us. We were able to keep fighting through all five sets,
whereas other teams, I don’t think would be able to do that as well as we did.” The two teams also met in the Canada West final two weeks ago, with the Spartans overcoming a two-set deficit to take the conference banner 3-2. Trinity Western is a perfect 3-0 versus the Pandas on the national stage, having defeated
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them at the 2006 and 2011 tournaments. “These girls refuse to die,” Spartans head coach Ryan Hofer said. “They just never gave up and they had so many chances to give up and they just said no, not today. After the second set, I didn’t say a whole lot. They knew what they needed to talk about and I just encouraged them.” Third-year outside hitter Elizabeth Wendel topped TWU with 21.5 points on 16 kills, three aces and 2.5 blocks, while fifth-year veteran Royal Richardson had 16 kills, 11 digs and two blocks. Sophie Carpentier added 15 kills, 10 digs and 2.5 blocks, with Alicia Perrin notching 11 kills and seven
digs. Cornwall, Wendel and Perrin earned tournament all-star honours. “Alicia Perrin has been the glue for us, all of our seniors in fact,” Hofer added. “I’ve got great leadership across the board. Not all of them could be on the floor but they’re cheering their guts out in the back corner.” Appearing in their 12th championship final since 1993, the Pandas are now 7-5 in the CIS title match. Alberta has claimed three of the last four national silver medals, most recently winning the title in 2007. CIS all-Canadian Meg Casault led the Pandas with 18 kills, three blocks and 15 digs.
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LANGLEY — For the second straight year, the Brookswood Bobcats are provincial champions. The Bobcats pulled away in the late going to take down Abbotsford’s W.J. Moaut Hawks 68-55 early Saturday night inside an electric Langley Events Centre gymnasium, to capture the 2015 B.C. senior girls ‘AAA’ basketball championships, presented by Telus. In a game that saw nine lead changes and four ties, the Bobcats used some clutch baskets from tournament MVP Aislinn Konig and Louise Forsythe midway through the third quarter and held on for the victory. “Trailing at the half, we just kept plugging away,” Bobcats assistant coach Chris Veale said. “We told the girls to stick to what we do and it should work itself out, and luckily it did.” Konig scored a game-high 26 points to go along with her eight rebounds, four assists and two steals and won her second consecutive tournament MVP . She was also named Most Outstanding Defensive Player. “It’s surreal,” the Grade 11 guard said. “We didn’t have the same skill we had last year. A lot of young players really stepped up.” The first half was a back-and-forth tilt as W.J. Mouat went into the break with a one-point lead (30-29). The second half is where the Bobcats shined and proved why they were the tourney’s No. 1 seed, by holding the Hawks to just 18 points in the final two quarters. “I don’t know what happened but in the fourth quarter we went cold,” Hawks assistant coach Tara Burton said. “We didn’t take advantage of a bunch of good looks around the hoop and they burned us.” Bobcats’ forward Tayla Jackson finished with 10 points but it was Forsyth coming through with some crucial baskets including a couple of big three-pointers which took the wind out of the sails of the Hawks. The Bobcats made their third straight trip to the finals and if Konig has it her way, she’d love to cap off her high school career with another championship next year. “Of course that would be nice,” she said. “For now, I’ll go and celebrate this one with my team.”
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Founder of Langley Hospice Society still going strong Dorscie Paterson came to Langley 30 years ago, and embraced the community and the idea of a hospice Ronda Payne
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LANGLEY — She may live on the LangleySurrey border, but Langley definitely claims Dorscie Paterson as one of its own. At 102 years old, Paterson is the picture of an active senior: living independently, volunteering and even driving. Some might expect Paterson to slow down and take it easy, at this point in her life, but she would likely refer to that kind of thinking as nonsense. “You never can tell the future,” Paterson said recently. “Just do it. If something comes along, just do it. Don’t spend time nattering about it.” Clearly, Paterson is a doer. She and her now-deceased husband, David, moved to Langley about 30 years ago and built the home she still lives in, with her daughter and son-in-law occupying another floor. Asked if building a home and changing communities was daunting for a pair of 70-odd-year-olds, she replied, “No, why should it be?” Paterson continues to approach life in this same active way, regardless of what she’s up to. She still volunteers with Langley Hospice Society, an organization she helped create, where she works with the society’s communications and funds development manager, Shannon Todd Booth. Todd Booth describes Paterson as “one in a million.” “Her energy and quick wit would put people half her age to shame,” Todd Booth said. “She is passionate about her role with the Langley Hospice Society and puts her heart and soul into everything she does.” Hospice began at a kitchen table not long after Paterson became part of the community.
“We sat at [Jeannine McCarthy’s] kitchen table,” Paterson said. “It’d be 30 years ago. She [McCarthy] was the one who had the idea.” Paterson does palliative support at the hospice residence and spent time with the late Sylver McLaren, a reporter for The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times. “We were great friends from [the first meeting] on,” Paterson said of McLaren. “I’ve put in 31 years of palliative care. It’s fascinating.” Asked why the hospice continues to be so important to her, Paterson replied, “Well, I built my life around it. Some people can do it, some can’t.” Paterson describes the process of working with those in palliative care as walking into a room with your “antennae up.” “You look at their face and their eyes and their body movements,” she said. “It doesn’t care,” she said of disease and death and how it chooses where to set up. “It’s like the corn on my foot. It doesn’t care.” Corn or not, Paterson still continues to exercise regularly. She noted she does deep knee bends while waiting for something in the microwave, or will do leg lifts while the TV is on. “I exercise all the time,” she added. This busy lady has functions noted on nearly every day of her calendar. She’s active with Beta Sigma Phi Langley, the local chapter of the international women’s friendship network and continues to go to church every Sunday. All this positivity comes naturally to Paterson. Her mother was incredibly progressive and ran her own business in North Vancouver. She was also one of the first two women on the chamber of commerce in that community. Periodically, Paterson will pick up her art materials and create something. “Every once in a while I
At 102 years old, Dorscie Paterson (left) continues to be a valued volunteer with Langley Hospice Society, where she works with Shannon Todd Booth (right). (Photo: RONDA PAYNE)
get the itch for it,” she said. It’s easy for Langley to be thankful that Paterson and her husband chose the community for their retirement. Langley Advance
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