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Checkmate. Next? Twelve-year-old phenom Joshua Doknjas takes on 21 opponents at same time Gord Goble

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hey came from far and wide for a war with a king and a shot at his king. All were battle-tested, some were champions in their own right. They brought their smarts and their skills, their determination and their grit. And most often, their moms and dads too. You see, this skirmish was not for the old and jaded. It was, in fact, for the young. The really young. Eight to 18, to be exact, but that didn’t mean it was any less spirited. When the smoke had cleared two hours later, the crown remained where many expected it would. The contenders had given it their all, but in the end, after 21 games of chess against some of the best young players the region has to offer, Surrey’s Joshua Doknjas emerged blissfully undefeated. That those 21 games were played simultaneously – Joshua in the centre of the storm between two rows of boards, walking to each new opponent – only adds to his growing street cred. At just 12 years of age, Joshua’s already a force in the world of chess. He won the BC Youth Championship five out of six times from 2009 to 2014. He won the 2010 Under 8 Canadian Championship in 2010 and the U12 Canadian Championship in 2012. He’s twice represented Canada at the World Youth Chess Championship. And that’s just a taste. It should come as no surprise then that Joshua’s no newbie. Being a veteran at anything at 12 is hard to comprehend, but this little dude’s been immersing himself in the chessboard since the teeny-weeny age of four. Four – a time when most of us were still trying to figure out hopscotch.

Surrey’s Joshua Doknjas, 12, makes a move on Friday at City Centre Library. Joshua took on 21 opponents at the same time - and beat them all. (Photo: GORD GOBLE) Didn’t hurt that he was born into the game. Indeed, toddler Joshua got the bug watching his mom Viktoria (who, along with dad Dave, are chess-playing maniacs from way back) take on older brother John (the first chess prodigy in this family affair and still a top-level player) in the comfort of his own home. Watching led to experimentation, which in turn led to expertise. By the age of seven, he was the best Grade 2 player in the province. He isn’t, he says, fanatical. “I like it, but I’m not obsessed,” Joshua says in his typically unassuming way. Perhaps, but for a guy who plays every day, “like” is probably a serious understatement.

“He’s a very interesting boy,” says mom Viktoria. “Chess seems to fascinate him. And when he concentrates on certain things, he gives it his all. He has a strong desire to want to do his best.” Currently, Joshua says he spends a lot of time at Chessbomb.com, mixing it up with challengers from around the world and watching other games unfold. He has his chess heroes too, though old school gods such as Bobby Fischer don’t even make his personal cut when compared to some of today’s chessbomb whiz kids. But as he alludes, he’s not tied to the virtual – or the physical – board. He also plays tennis and basketball, and regularly rips it up on the piano. He’s homeschooled,

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and not surprisingly goes all analytical when asked to name his favorite subjects – math and science. Standing in Surrey’s City Centre Library on Friday, surrounded not only by all that hoity toity architecture but also the faces of 21 hopefuls, their parents and scores of spectators looking down from the levels above, Joshua seemed remarkably unperturbed. His face was the very definition of calm. It was an approach that persisted as he coolly, yet graciously, dispatched each of his opponents. “Checkmate,” a polite handshake and nod, and it was on to the next. In fact, if you watched closely, you’d have caught him on several occasions looking to his next move on the adjacent board while in the midst of the handshake at his current board. And that is perhaps his greatest chesscentric asset. Like Boris Becker on a tennis court, he’s an iceman. Though admitting afterwards that “some of them played very well,” he says, quite emphatically, that he never felt threatened. “I wasn’t nervous...not at all,” he says. “I never thought I’d lose.” Much of it, it seems, is a function of not only a well-wired noggin, but repetition. “There are different types of openings,” he says. “Like Sicillian and French. I know most openings from my memory and experience.” Turns out the truly exceptional chess players memorize most openings, and deviants thereof. Joshua, for example, pretty much knows how you’ll play him and how to counter your pathetic efforts up to ten moves into the game. No matter which avenues you take. Only if you do something “bizarre” will he be forced to wing it a bit. And even then he’ll likely thump you. Politely. goble@shaw.ca

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Intercultural Showcase. You’d have to be living under a rock not to know that you can find Indian, Greek, Philippine and Caribbean culture (and more) all in Surrey. But can you do it all within a few hours? This Saturday (March 21) at Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre (13455 76th Ave.), you can. The sixth Annual Intercultural Showcase goes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $8. Contact Judith at Jmcbride@mcgi.ca or call 604-671-7761.

The band “Arium,” comprised of Musau Lwakila, Kaitlyn Kelly, Julia Jakubow and Cali Montgomery. They played two original songs during the evening.

Around Town The annual ‘Surrey Shines’ youth talent showcase was hosted by the Youth Arts Council of Surrey on March 7 at Surrey Arts Centre

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SURREY — Spring break is often a time for kids to take a break from school and get outside, but for a group of elementary school girls, it’s become a chance to plant seeds for their future. What that future may contain can be anything ranging from space travel to robotics engineering, and they’re getting a head start on those aspirations thanks to a new program hosted by the Surrey school district and SFU Surrey. Called Girls in Action, the program is the female equivalent to the Sticks and Stars program, which engages at-risk students using sports programming as well as handson technology and science workshops. In this case, the workshops were held during spring break, giving the students a chance to keep busy. While the Sticks and Stars program has been running for the past three years, 2015 marks the first time the Girls in Action program has come to Surrey, and this past week 100 female students from the district took full advantage of the opportunity. “They get a good idea about the place of

Students from Cougar Creek Elementary partake in a robotics field trip to SFU Surrey, where they constructed “sumo bots” out of Lego pieces. (Photo: ADRIAN MACNAIR) science and technology in the world today,” explained Nimal Rajapakse, SFU’s dean of applied sciences. “It’s about doing whatever we can do at the early ages, showing them how science and technology can shape society, the impact of that and what they can do in pursuing studies and careers in

this direction.” For these workshops in particular, the students are tasked with designing and programming robots using Lego Mindstorm kits, which are a combination of robotics pieces and Lego. The girls were then divided into teams and tasked with constructing and

programming a robot capable of competing in a robot sumo match. “I think it’s really awesome because I’m learning about robots,” said Grade 7 student Skyler during the workshop. “I’m learning about electronics and how they have these eyes that can tell where your hands are.” By giving students like Skyler a chance to try her hand at robotics, Rajapakse said he hopes it will in turn encourage more girls to pursue the field as a career. “The focus there is in our offering programs in engineering and computing science, because one of the challenges is to attract more female students,” he said, noting the field is typically male-centric. But if Grade 5 student Gursimran is any indication, Girls in Action may already be planting those essential early ideas. “I sort of want to be an engineer now because I’m doing it,” she said. “You can make them however you want and they look cool, too.” Rajapakse said he hopes to see the program expand and reach as many students as possible. “This is a win-win situation for the school district and the university.”

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LIFE AFTER LIFE REHABILITATION: Prisoners walk a rocky road to freedom STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADRIAN MACNAIR

Yves is a convicted murderer who has served his sentence for his crime. He says he won’t be going back to prison, but at one point he wasn’t sure he even wanted out.

omething as simple as the warm sun streaming through his car’s windshield is enough to bring a smile to the face of Yves, even when he’s stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. After spending the past 25 years in maximum security prisons across Canada, the 53-year-old Quebec native still marvels at his shiny new driver’s license. It is a veritable ticket to ride the roads of freedom. “I drove here,” he says, laughing as he looks around the room. “People must like me because they keep honking at me.” Yves is one of four men sitting at the front of the conference room at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey to talk about a life spent in captivity. Short and stout, he sports a neatly trimmed white beard. Faded prison tattoos sprouting from beneath his jacket are the only clue that this soft-spoken FrenchCanadian has seen into the heart of darkness. But there are no equivocations on this night, no pretences or pretensions. Yves, like the three other guests, is a convicted murderer. The men have served their sentences for their crimes, but their mental anguish will likely linger to their graves. Yves was just five years old when his mother died and he was placed in foster care. He speaks in whispered tones about this time in his life.

“In the foster house, the abuse started physically, emotionally and sexually,” he says, breathing deeply. When he was first arrested and sent to juvenile detention at the age of 11, Yves was actually happy. He wasn’t sexually abused in detention. He felt safe. The abuse had far-reaching implications on his life, however, as he acted out violently and became involved in criminal activity. His first trip to an adult prison was in 1982 at the age of 20. He was 130 pounds soaking wet and was placed among imposing men with big muscles that were covered in tattoos. Many of those men were doing life sentences for murder. Yves admits he was terrified. “So, what did I do? I became what I feared.” In 1989, a 210-pound, tattooed Yves received a life sentence for killing a fellow inmate. ••• Kole Logan is 59 and in May will have been out of prison for four years. At one time, however, the transgender ex-convict was one of the most dangerous women in all of Canada. In 1995 he was sentenced to life for second degree murder. Rubbing a hand over the white wisps of hair on his head, Kole won’t elaborate much on what happened.

“Problems happen sometimes when you associate with the wrong people,” he says, shrugging. Kole readily admits he got “caught up in a bad situation” in the drug trade. But at the time, he says he didn’t care about anybody but himself. “Life changed drastically for me,” he recalls of receiving his life sentence. “I left my family behind.” The first three years were the hardest, just knowing he’d let a lot of people down who loved him. Kole never did adjust to life behind bars. Not that it would be easy under the best of circumstances, but just as he would get used to one place he would be transferred to a new prison, often across the country. Early in his sentence he was sent to the women’s range in the notorious Saskatchewan Penitentiary for Men where he met a fellow female inmate named Sonja. They became good friends inside, sharing support and looking out for one another. One day she learned the two were going to be transferred to different prisons further east. Sonja had other ideas. “She’d just had enough,” says Kole, recalling the memory with evident discomfort. “She didn’t want to go back east. She wanted to be with her sisters. She wanted to be with us.” The next morning the bars to Sonja’s cell were covered up. Her friend knew the choice she’d made.

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Send your story ideas or photo submissions to ‘Now’ editor Beau Simpson at edit@thenownewspaper.com Although the men take responsibility for their crimes, they say the penal system made it difficult to rehabilitate. If anything, the rampant drug and alcohol trade inside, as well as the violence, made things even worse for these men. Ron, now 42, began his life sentence for murder in 1994 at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary for Men. He says he had lost all hope for himself because of the verbal and physical abuse doled out by the prison guards. “When you’re belittled on a daily basis by your keepers… years and years of that and you kind of start to believe it,” he says. What’s the point? Why should I try? These questions were answered one day when his fellow inmates reached out to help him. They urged him to become the opposite of what the guards accused him of being. “‘Why don’t you just try,’ he said. ‘There’s a lot of guys who will help you.’” Ron stopped arguing with the guards for two weeks and soon realized the harassment stopped. It was the beginning of a radical transformation in his life, one that has brought him back to the land of the free and the living. “I realized I can change for myself and feel good about myself,” he says. ••• South Surrey resident John Unrau compares Ron’s story to the great South African activist Nelson Mandela, who famously forgave his captors after spending 27 years behind bars. It was this change in attitude that Mandela attributes to being able to walk free without still feeling imprisoned in his mind. Unrau works with a Christian outreach agency called Man2Man, visiting prisoners at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre to counsel and offer support on getting out of prison and into their new life. A former hospital chaplin in Richmond for many years, Unrau draws upon his experience to act as a facilitator in groups ranging from three to 20 prisoners who can talk about their hopes, fears and dreams in a safe and secure environment. Sometimes the prisoners talk about their crimes, others protest their innocence, while some complain about the conditions. “There are others who said, ‘If I hadn’t been put in jail I would be dead now.’ Because their life was just out of control,” says Unrau. Prison can be a time of deep reflection for many prisoners to look at their lives. Many will come to the same conclusion as Kole, Yves and Ron did. I just don’t want to do this shit anymore.

John Unrau works with a Christian outreach agency called Man2Man, visiting prisoners at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre to counsel and offer support on getting out of prison and into their new life. Being in prison, that’s hard. But getting out, now that’s even harder. Some have been behind bars so long that the world has left them for dead. Unrau says he met a prisoner who went to jail for 26 years at the age of 19. When the prisoner was finally released, he was dropped on a street corner in Vancouver and told to report in once a week. “I said, ‘Well what kind of support have you got?’ And he said, ‘I’ve got a girlfriend and I’ve got a dog. That is it.’ So you know for many of them, it’s very lonely. They don’t have anybody.” Many ex-convicts leave without any skills or education and their only opportunities come in lowpaying construction jobs. It’s difficult not to fall back into familiar habits. Unrau says the prisoner is now back behind bars and doesn’t expect he’ll ever get out again. “You hear many of these stories and it just tugs at my heart. It just makes me so sad that these guys are just ruining their lives.” •••

Kole Logan says after 16 years in prison, adjusting to life on the outside was a shock.

prison and I told him it was none of his business.” But the doctor kept pressing for information, so Kole told him in blunt frustration, “I was in prison for murder and now I’m out.” Kole was told to leave. Yves says he won’t be going back to prison but at one point he wasn’t sure he even wanted out. “I’d like to say that I was more scared of getting out on parole than I was when I went into maximum security,” he recalls about being paroled 14 months ago. He might never have gone free if not for the fact his younger brother Luc wound up in the same prison. “When I realized that what I was doing was affecting Luc, that had quite the impact on me,” says Yves. “Because it’s one thing to mess up your own life but it’s another thing to mess up somebody else.” As he came to terms with the fact he’d influenced his brother down a dark path, Yves began a soulsearching struggle to come to terms with the other lives he’d ruined, including the families of his victims. Worst of all, despite the fact this former 130-pound boy had become the most fearsome inmate in the prison, he realized deep down he was still terrified. “Then you start thinking, all you did was for nothing,” says Yves softly. “All the violence for nothing.” Ron has accomplished some amazing feats since being paroled on Oct. 18, 2010. Hired to become a youth worker in an “at-risk” Aboriginal program supported by the Vancouver Police, he attributes his rehabilitation to his fellow inmates who gave him hope and encouraged him in support groups like the ones Unrau facilitates. In 2009 he nearly relapsed when he lost his brother and parents all within a short time period. But he was determined to make it. “It’s not over yet. Not by a long shot. It’s a long journey for all of us. This is the human side of the monsters you see in the media. Our blood is still red, we shed the same tears.”

“ This is the human side of the monsters you see in the media. Our blood is still red, we shed the same tears.

Kole’s big change came in 2000 when his father died and he was forced to deal with the grief. He began to realize what it’s like to feel the pain and loss of somebody close. “I can only imagine what it was like for the people I hurt,” he says. When he left prison after 16 years behind bars he felt like the world had passed him by. But he’s trying to make amends and now serves meals to the homeless and elderly on the Downtown Eastside, insisting prisoners can “correct ourselves.” “I’m not creepy. I’m not a monster. I’m just a human being. It took me two minutes of my life to get to prison and it took me 20 years to get back here.” Adjusting to life on the outside was a bit of a shock. Kole said when he went to get a new family doctor there was an awkward conversation he’d sooner forget. “He said, ‘who was your previous doctor?’ And I said, ‘Oh, so and so from the prison.’ He asked me why I was in

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f you sought out a rare peek at the Northern Lights from Surrey this week, chances are you were disappointed because “light pollution” in our growing city blocked them out. There was a time, not long ago, where one could enjoy a star-pocked sky in Surrey. Unfortunately, only the major constellations can be seen in most parts of our city today. Like disappearing stars, the same can be said of the city’s shrinking inventory of heritage buildings. A pair of storied Surrey firehalls – Firehall 3 in Royal Heights and Firehall 7 in Port Kells – will soon close. Hall 3 was moved to its present location at 11659 96th Ave. in 1959, relocating there from Port Mann and Whalley. Constructed in 1945, Hall 7 was built on the site of the original St. Oswald Church, which was moved elsewhere. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis explained that the closures are based on a comprehensive analysis of the city’s current needs.

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Canada, as a relatively young nation, has often been criticized for hastily knocking down historic buildings in favour of the newer and shinier. That said, it’s important to note that the City of Surrey, despite rapid growth, has managed to preserve some of its pioneer history in splendid fashion. The Stewart Farm is a fine example. Concerned about the closure of the firehalls, residents want them to be preserved for other uses and not simply ripped down. We agree with them wholeheartedly. Firehall 10 in Surrey found a second life as the Newton Cultural Centre. North Delta also got it right when the municipality converted the firehall on 84th Avenue into a thriving arts centre where people can view paintings, learned pottery and even enjoy an intimate concert or two. We hope the same can be done with these two Surrey firehalls that are facing closure.

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Price and Hepner strategies miss the bus The Editor, Re: “The congestion question,” the Now, March 12. Gordon Price’s arguments in favour of a “Yes” vote are really misleading and oddly, a vote of no confidence in the mayors’ council. Price says that if there is a “No” vote, “We fall back to building more roads, more bridges, which we will not have a vote for.” Really? Does Price mean that the Mayors’ Council will suddenly stop advocating for transit and build roads and bridges only, and that the region will suffer – as Price puts it – a “loss of vision?” That is silly. The issue is not the vision for transit as put forth by the mayors, but the funding to pay for it all. The mayors will not suddenly become exclusively road builders.

Speaking of funding, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner has a Plan B. If the plebiscite fails, the mayor will apply to Ottawa for a share of the $14 billion New Building Canada Fund. Really? If she hasn’t applied yet, why not? After all, the mayor wants us, “to understand that this is going to benefit the City of Surrey and the region for the next 100 years.” One would have thought the mayor would have been making every effort to find funding for such an important undertaking now, rather than wait for Plan B. Where can the mayors find the needed money? They will need, in part, to put pressure on Victoria. ❚ Create a fair road pricing system (read tolls) for the whole region. Place tolls on all existing regional existing bridges and tunnels, as well as a distance

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related toll on the new, refurbished Highway 1 on both sides of the Port Mann Bridge. Place a per vehicle daily toll limit ($3). Everybody who drives in the region pays a little bit, and every possible dollar goes to the mayors’ plan. ❚ Divert some of the carbon tax that we all pay on gas in Metro to the mayors’ plan, say about $250 million per year (sound familiar?). ❚ Find somebody like Jimmy Pattison, impartial and effective, to closely examine TransLink and make binding decisions to make that corporation more efficient and less expensive (does it really need so many boards and expensive executives and managers with rich severance packages?). ❚ And yes, Mayor Hepner, get that application into Ottawa ASAP, if you haven’t already. Ian Kennett, Surrey

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You’re only sticking it to yourself by voting ‘No’ UncommonSense Adrian MacNair

ou know that Surrey driver who tailgates you, makes aggressive lane changes and honks when you don’t respond within a tenth of a second when the light changes? That Surrey road rage is based largely on congested roadways and underserviced public transit which contributes to the collective frustration of getting from Point A to B in a timely fashion. It’s obvious that this city needs a better mode of transportation and we needed it yesterday. In an experiment conducted by Kwantlen Polytechnic University students last week, it took over an hour and three buses to get from Surrey to Cloverdale. But that same dangerous, aggressive and frustrated driver who is annoyed at students clogging up the roads because of

unreliable bus service is going to vote “No” in the upcoming transit plebiscite. In fact, it looks like a bunch of us South of the Fraser residents are going to vote “No,” even when it’s clearly not in our best interest to do so. According to a recent Insights West poll, on a regional basis, the highest level of support for “Yes” is observed in Richmond and Vancouver, where transit service is already good. Fewer residents in the North Shore (39 per cent), Burnaby (32 per cent) and the municipalities located South of the Fraser River (24 per cent) are planning to vote “Yes.” Given that a bulk of critical infrastructure upgrades are planned for our region – more night and frequent bus service, light rail transit, cycle paths, Pattullo Bridge replacement – it seems odd that we’d want to shoot ourselves in the foot. But that’s what we’re about to do. The thing is, every response I’ve heard from the “No” side is based on an emotional response to TransLink and the politicians pushing for the transit tax. And it doesn’t matter whether health care professionals, students, businesses, economists or anybody

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why that stupid green light at 80th Avenue is so damned quick, give yourself a quick smack. When you’re stuck in White Rock waiting an hour for the bus because you had too much to drink and had to leave your car behind, it’s your own damn fault. Doug Allen will still make $35,000 a month, whether you vote “Yes” or “No.” So will Ian Jarvis. You may as well take out your existential anguish on the Tooth Fairy for all the good it’s going to do you. Does TransLink need to be reformed? Uh, yeah. Will voting “No” make that happen? Not unless the province wants it to happen. What it will do, however, is delay the construction and deployment of critical transit infrastructure and service, lowering your quality of life and getting you home to your family later and more miserable than ever. And if it makes you feel better, you can blame TransLink, or Linda Hepner, or the whole concept of taxation. But it won’t change your commute. Only one thing will do that. Voting “Yes.” Adrian MacNair is a Now staff writer. Email him at amacnair@thenownewspaper.com

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If trustees’ salary is extra income, why need a raise? The Editor, Re: “School trustees to consider changing up wages,” the Now, March 12. Our trustees should realize that there is never a good time to give yourself a raise. Whether it is before the budget or after the budget, it doesn’t matter. There is always a school, a classroom, a student in need of that funding – that is where extra funding should go, not into trustees’ pockets. Trustees should be content with their current honourarium of $30,800 and expenses, plus an additional $1,500 and $3,000 for the vice-chair and chairperson. Right now, the public has no idea what the trustees have been doing for the compensation they receive, since trustee reports have been removed from the agenda at each of the last three public board meetings. As the only trustee in 2012 and 2014 to vote “No” to the CPI annual pay raise, I am wondering why the trustees would be looking for another way to give themselves their annual raise? Does the CPI not give them enough of a raise? Do they need more

than the usual $500 to $600 raise per year? Chair Shawn Wilson said, “It’s not like a trustee’s pay is what you’d live on.” I am not sure what Wilson means by this but is he saying that trustees have other income and the trustee honourarium is just a bonus? If so, then why do they need a raise or a different way to calculate it? I am sure there are many people in Surrey who would be happy to have $30,800 to live on, including employees who work for the school district. An education assistant comes to mind – having been an EA before, during my term as a trustee and currently. I know there are more than a few EAs in Surrey who would be more than pleased to have an annual salary of $30,800, along with an expense account. Surrey trustees should focus on utilizing the funds in the best possible way for the benefit of the students and not be concerned with how and when they are going to get their next raise. A yearly salary of $30,800 for the next four years is more than enough.

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The Editor, The mayor and council of White Rock have made changes to the residential garbage, recycling and green can collection. These changes have been approved behind closed doors and in closed meetings with no consultation with the citizens of White Rock. These changes impact every citizen of this city. By not conferring with citizens, mayor and council have shown their absolute disregard and disrespect for the people of White Rock. The mayor and previous council commissioned a report from Dillon Consulting Limited. The purpose of the report was “To Review Solid Waste Operations and Development of Solid Waste Utility.” The project initiation meeting was held on July 16, 2014 in the city’s operations meeting room. This would indicate that mayor and previous council were considering changes to garbage/recycling pickup three months prior to the recent

election. During the election there was no word from mayor or council regarding changes to garbage/recycling pick up. This should have been an election issue. The city has announced an information meeting to be held April 1, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the White Rock Community Centre. This is the first meeting called by the city for the citizens of White Rock. There are 250 strata buildings in White Rock with more than 11,000 occupants and the city allots two hours for information on an issue that touches every resident of White Rock. This is absolutely unacceptable and insulting and confirms that this mayor and council are out of touch. On Feb. 16, 2015 I sent an e-mail to a city councillor, asking why the city was contemplating changes to garbage pickup. As of today, I have not received an answer. I then went to a community forum and asked why the city was making these changes. The

two councillors at the meeting could not, or would not, give me an answer. Our mayor and council’s lack of communication and inability to answer questions regarding this garbage issue in fact just garbage. Ian Routledge, White Rock

Bateman doesn’t have my interests at heart The Editor, Re: “The congestion question,” the Now, March 12. Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is saying we should vote “No” to save $125 a year. He’s missing the point. We spend a little more than $2,000 a year per person – that’s every man, woman, and child – on traffic-

accident related health care costs (and more on fixing property damage), which would be much lower if more people could take transit. We spend $10,000 a year per car, according to the CAA – which we could avoid if we needed only one car instead of two, or could even do without one. It’s ironic, but voting “No” is actually a vote for more wasteful spending. So why is Bateman pushing the “No” vote? He’s interested in denigrating government, not saving us money. This is after all, the guy who criticized TransLink in 2012 for resisting the call for fare gates and who is now criticizing them for putting them in. He’ll say anything to cut government – no matter the cost. I don’t trust him to have my best interests at heart. I’ll be voting “Yes” next week – “Yes” to a smart, cost-efficient plan. Peter Whitelaw, Surrey

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The community of Port Kells has taken great pride in their firehall and several years ago, residents dedicated a $16,000 statue of a volunteer firefighter letting a child try on a fire helmet. The volunteer-run firehall will close on March 31 after 75 years. (Photo: ADRIAN MACNAIR)

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community was given eight weeks notice and there should have been “no surprise to them at all.” Garis said the decision to close the hall was based on a comprehensive 18 month analysis of Surrey Fire’s delivery of services. That report revealed the volunteers don’t live in Port Kells and as such there were wasted department resources during emergency calls. “Maybe I’m making an assumption here but the property values in the area are such that they can’t live there,” said Garis. “So they live in another area and they have to drive to the station and then get on the truck and go to the call.” Garis noted the fire department is closing Firehall 3 at 117th Street and 96th Avenue for similar reasons.

“I don’t want to say the guys who did the job before didn’t do a good job. It’s not a question of that at all. It’s a question of safety and putting vehicles on the road in emergencies when you know full well the one beside it will get to it before they’re able to service the call.” The buildings being closed will now revert back into Surrey’s property inventory. Bowyer said she hopes Port Kells can retain the heritage asset and convert it for public use into a boys and girls club, or a youth or seniors centre. “I hope they’re not going to demolish it,” said said. “Nowadays with heritage they try and work with the builders and have a readaptive reuse for these buildings.”

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“What we discovered was that for the majority of the calls that occur, which is a handful that occur annually, is more and more the fact that the adjacent station was getting to the call before they were even able to turn out,” said Garis. The volunteers at the firehalls being closed down will be reassigned to existing ones designated to service North Surrey and Port Kells, he added. “What we did is we’ve reassigned the members to another station and we will use them as support services in another role.” Garis said Port Kells’ firehall served the community for many years and noted that although the firefighters were late in responding to calls, the average time savings worked about to “about a 30 second difference.”

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firehall in the quiet rural neighbourhood of Port Kells will soon be little more than a historic landmark, as the fire department is closing it down at the end of the month. Darlene Bowyer of the Port Kells Community Association said the community was taken completely by surprise last week when they discovered the volunteer-run firehall will shut Darlene Bowyer down March 31. “Nobody gave a heads up to the community at all,” said Bowyer. “There seems to be just no openness at all with this procedure.” The firehall was started in the ’40s with a $500 investment from the community and some lumber donated by a local mill, explained Bowyer. Over the years the community has taken great pride in their firehall and several years ago dedicated a $16,000 statue of a volunteer firefighter letting a child try on a fire helmet. Because of these investments, Bowyer said the community deserved the “decency” of being notified about the closure. “So we could go and thank our firefighters for all the time that they served to this community. They didn’t even give us an opportunity to do a polite thing like that.” But Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis said the

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to life through characters,” he explained. “By creating each new beer as a character (we’re hoping) the story itself will take on a life of its own. Our hope is that over time, our customers will actually guide the story as much as we will and they’ll tell us if they want the character to come back or if they want us to kill them.” Upon first glance, the inspirations are definitely there. The look and feel of the imagery used by Central City Brewers would be familiar to anyone who grew up reading Dick Tracy, or for those who enjoy film noirs. But with that in mind, Barnes said they also wanted to be careful not to draw any parallels between Central City and Surrey. “We did it for the drama but we wanted to be careful about, we didn’t want to draw any parallels to Surrey and didn’t want it to be a negative place,” he explained. “We wanted to create a backdrop that’s challenged, but have the beers bring it to life and give it hope.” Barnes also noted that the

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DELTA — The Delta Hospital Foundation has announced a five-year partnership with Century Group as title sponsor of its annual golf tournament. The 16th edition of the newly renamed tourney, the Century Group Delta Health Classic, will take place Thursday, June 18 at Beach Grove Golf Club. “We are excited to announce this partnership with Century Group and the renaming of the tournament,” said Ingrid Barnes, chair of the Delta Hospital Foundation golf committee. “This long-term commitment totalling $125,000 is an exciting and substantial investment in our hospital and our community.” For six years, Century Group held its own golf tourney – the George Hodgins Memorial Golf Tournament – that raised funds for Delta Hospital before deciding to put its efforts towards the Delta Health Classic. For more information on how to sponsor or participate in the Century Group Delta Health Classic, contact special events manager Sharla De Groote at sharla.degroote@ dhfoundation.ca or 604-940-9695 or visit the Century Group Delta Health Classic page at Dhfoundation.ca.

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Piano duo tackles Peninsula as a team Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann — the classical piano duo — play in a series of concerts as they prepare to take on their own

Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann performing a J. Brahms composition at White Rock’s First United Church in February for Encore Peninsula Concerts. The duo is also gearing up to take over White Rock Concerts as co-artistic directors. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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WHITE ROCK — Light streams through rippled glass windows of White Rock’s First United Church on a Sunday afternoon. Translucent tiles in the shape of a cross light up the back of the church. The chilly air seems to warm up and we know we’re in for something good. The people — families, elderly couples, and lone listeners like myself — seated in the pews aren’t here for weekly mass. No, we’re here for a spiritual experience of another kind. “I think presenting classical music is courageous. It takes a lot of courage and at the same time, it breaks down the barriers and helps people realize that (classical music) is really, really good for the soul,” says Elizabeth Bergmann, one-half of the Bergmann Piano Duo, who performed at the church that Sunday as part of Encore Peninsula Concerts – a classical music series in White Rock under the artistic direction of pianist Eugene Skovorodnikov. Her other half is Marcel Bergman. Together they are the internationallyrenowned and now a locally-based piano duo whose narrative is equally a story about music as it is about love. The charming banter between the couple during their Sunday afternoon concert shows they’ve got the right stuff for entertainment, and their musical rapport demonstrates years of practice. “Obviously, we are a team in many ways,”

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Marcel says, noting that the couple met while studying music in Germany — his home country — and got together as a duo and a couple a little later. “Our teacher suggested because we were both going to a festival in Greece, and he said ‘Why don’t you prepare something together rather than playing against each other?’ “And so we played a double concerto by Bach, with the orchestra, and that was the beginning of our calibration of a duo. We had so much fun with that, that we decided to continue.” For Elizabeth, partnering with Marcel in life and music came naturally. “The thing is we connected personally, and so we had a connection there, but we were friends for a long while before we actually became a couple. Then we started playing together — that’s a true test,” she says emphatically. “I think that the essential thing was that we didn’t want to compete against each other, so rather than doing that we wanted

to collaborate. We had that collaboration in both of our personalities for a long time.” Performing isn’t the only thing the pair collaborates on. They were recently appointed co-artistic directors of White Rock Concerts, another classical music series on the peninsula, which has been running for 60 years. Founder and current artistic director George Zukerman is passing the torch to the duo as he prepares for his final season heading up the subscription-based series. “I think that every concert series has its own uniqueness and all we can do is help support that, support each other and I think that what we would like to see is, in general, younger people going to concerts,” Elizabeth says of the Bergmanns’ upcoming plans for the White Rock Concerts takeover. “I think we will somehow always continue in the spirit of what George has accomplished,” Marcel adds. “That’s different than starting this from scratch; it’s something that’s been running for 60 years… it’s a wonderful situation.”

One part of Zukerman’s legacy the pair hopes to continue? Bringing international artists to the stage while having locallybased orchestras supporting them. In case you haven’t figured it out by now, the Bergmanns are all about backing their fellow musicians. “Ideally what we’d like to do is work together and feed off of other presenters’ ideas too,” Elizabeth says. “Obviously we like to work together as opposed to being in competition with each other and we want to support local musicians.” Speaking of support, the crowd at First United Church showed it had plenty during the Bergmanns’ performance that Sunday, as classical music’s sweethearts got a standing ovation at the end of it all. It’s hard to imagine the audience wouldn’t be happy, however. As Elizabeth attests, hearing live, classical music on a Sunday afternoon is just “really, really good for the soul.”

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GO! Events guide CoNCerTS Celtic fiddler Kierah raymond with adam dobres and adrian dolan: White Rock Irish Festival concert Friday, March 20 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock, 8 p.m. show. Tickets and info: Bluefrogstudios.ca, 604 542-3055. Barracuda (“The essential Tribute to Heart”) and all Fired up (“The pat Benatar experience”) in concert Saturday, March 21 at Blue Frog Studios, White Rock, featuring special appearance by Ray Roper and David Wills of Stonebolt. Shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets and info: Bluefrogstudios.ca, 604 542-3055. Tiller’s Folly in “Stirring Up Ghosts” CD-release concert Friday, March 27 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock, 8 p.m. start. Tickets and info: Bluefrogstudios.ca, 604 542-3055. Classical Coffee Concerts: Pianist Sarah Hagen hosts 75-minute classical concerts on select Thursday mornings at Surrey Arts Centre’s studio theatre. Coffee and pastries at 9:30 a.m., concert start time 10:30 a.m. Info: 604-501-5566, Surrey. ca/theatre. April 2: (Sarah Hagen and Nicholas Wright). encore peninsula Concert series, in partnership with City of White Rock, presents six concerts as part of

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2014-15 series at White Rock’s First United Church, 15385 Semiahmoo Ave., on Sundays (select dates only) starting at 3 p.m. Info: 604) 501-5566 and press 1 and Tickets.Surrey.ca; tickets can also be purchased at White Rock Community Centre, Kent Street Activity Centre and Centennial Park Leisure Centre. Concerts include March 29 (Sihana Badivuku, violin, Kosovo, and E. Skovorodnikov, piano) and April 26 (Hugues Leclere, piano, France). Jazz Vespers at Northwood united Church: Hour-long concert events on second and fourth Sundays at church, 8855 156th St., Surrey, starting at 4 p.m. White rock Trad Jazz Society: Presents three-hour concert/dance events Sunday afternoons (select dates) at Crescent Beach Legion, from 2 to 5 p.m. at 2643 128th St., South Surrey. Admission: $8/10. Info: 604-591-7275, Whiterocktradjazz.com.

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

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FeSTIVaLS White rock Irish Festival: Monthlong event offers music, poetry, workshops, contests, dance, food, beverages and more during the month of March at various venues,

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serving the community since 1987 progressive intercultural community services society Ms. Devinder Chattha, Director, Language Studies, Settlement & Social programs (in the center) with her Surrey & Vancouver Settlement Team Welcome to surrey & Vancouver settlement offices IF YOU ARE NEW TO CANADA or LONG TERM PERMANENT RESIDENT OF CANADA We provide free settlement services in eight different languages English, Punjabi, Hindi, Dari, Pashtu, Farsi, Urdu and Arabic which is funded by citizenship & immigration canada for all Permanent Residents.

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The objective of our Settlement Team at PICS is to assist new immigrants in a way that facilitates an accelerated and more efficient integration in Canadian society. Furthermore, the aim is to better acquaint new immigrants with the necessary tools and information to settle and succeed in the community as well as the job market. PICS Settlement staff also provides free settlement services to naturalized citizens and temporary foreign workers with their settlement needs under the provincial funding.

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The Delta Local Immigration Partnership Program are indirect services that bring about a new form of collaboration at the community-level related to newcomers’ settlement and integration. They aim at systematizing local engagement in and awareness of newcomers’ integration process; support community-level research and strategic planning; and improve coordination of effective services (SPOs and mainstream institutions) that facilitate immigrant settlement and integration and lead to better outcomes for newcomers. If you are a new immigrant who lives in Delta, we would like to hear your settlement story. Please do not hesitate to contact LIP Program staff. For more information, please call 604-594-3455 ext 122 or email lipdelta@pics.bca

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p.m. start; Tuesday: Acoustic Night with Andrew Christopher, 8 p.m. Wednesday: Trivia Night; Thursday: Duelling Pianos; Friday/Saturday: live cover bands; Sunday: Country Night hosted by Karen Lee Batten. Info: 604-583-8828, Thetaphouse.ca. pancho’s Nightclub: Live top 40 and classic rock. Tuesday karaoke, Thursday jam night. “Surrey’s longest-running live music venue,” at 10768 King George Blvd., Surrey, 604-583-3536. Band and specialevent info: Panchosnightclub.com. dublin Crossing: Live music six nights a week at 18789 Fraser Hwy., Surrey. 604-575-5470, Dublincrossing.com. Sawbucks pub: Live music on select weekend nights, 1626 152nd St., South Surrey. “Almost Famous Karaoke” Thursdays, Trivia Night Tuesdays. 604-536-6420, Sawbuckspub.com. olympia pizza: Live music, comedy and more at venue in Whalley, 10257 King George Blvd. 604-584-1388, Facebook.com/olympia.resto. Tues. and Thurs. open-mic night, live band jam night; Wed. “FreeStyle” hip-hop/ rap with Rasta Mike. Comedy night on last Friday of month with Dennis Lintonjua. White rock elks Lodge #431: Live music and special events on select nights, karaoke on Fridays, at 1469 George St., White Rock, 604-5384016, Whiterockelks.ca.

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Events guide THeaTre/STaGe “Quartet”: Ronald Harwood-written play about aging opera singers at a retirement home staged by White Rock Players’ Club, April 8 to 25 at Coast Capital Playhouse, 1532 Johnston Rd., White Rock. Stars Adrian Duncan, George Stone, Alison Schamberger and Nina Shoroplova, directed by Don Braird. Tickets and info: Whiterockplayers.ca, 604-5367535.

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dance hosted by alexandra Neighbourhood House, Saturday, March 21 at Crescent Beach Legion, featuring music by the band Freedom 95. Doors 7 p.m., with silent auction, draws, more. All proceeds go toward the roof replacement on the longhouse at Camp Alex. “Bring your spouse, partner, friends, family and everyone you know.” Event 19+ only, tickets $15, 604- 535-0015. Sources 20th annual Fundraising Gala (“Roaring Twenties”) on Saturday, April 11 at Hazelmere Golf & Country Club, 18150 8th Ave., Surrey. Admission is $125 per ticket. “Delicious sit-down dinner, live and silent auctions, entertainment by Peninsula Productions, games and much more. This year is the gala’s 20th anniversary and may also be Sources’ largest fundraiser ever, with a $100,000 target to support our homeless prevention services.” Info: SourcesBC.ca, 604-542-7593.

oWL open House on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society facility, 3800 72nd St., Delta. Free admission. “Open house is the only time that 70% of the facility is open for the public to go behind-thescenes to our medical facility and various rehabilitation cages.” Raffle, a garage sale, informative displays and children’s activities, plus release of a rehabilitated bird on both days. “This is an amazing event for animal lovers of all ages.” Info: Owlcanada. org, 604-946-3171.

Canadian Mental Health association (delta) offers an obsessive Compulsive disorder (oCd) Support Group for individuals with OCD and/or friends and family, on first Wednesday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., 11715 72nd Ave., North Delta (house). Call 604943-1878 to register.

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CoMMuNITY North delta Lions Club hosts its 47th annual easter egg Hunt at Sunbury Park, Dunlop Rd. and Centre St., North Delta, on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m. sharp, rain or shine. Children from one to 11 years of age are welcome. Info: 604 591-7782 (Dan de Montreuil). North delta Family day parade to be held on Sunday, June 28. North Delta Lions Club seeks applications to participate in grand parade, an annual event co-hosted by Corporation of Delta and the club. Info: Northdeltlions.org, email pritpal538@hotmail.com or call Pritpal at 604-763-7251. No entry fee for family day parade.

FILM eVeNTS Get reel: Film series hosted by Semiahmoo Arts at White Rock Community Centre, with screenings held on select nights, 7 p.m. start. Guest speakers lead a discussion following each film. Tickets $10/11; Info: 604-536-8333, www. whiterockartscouncil.com.

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SURREY — Ask anyone under the age of 18 in Surrey where to go hear a little live music, express themselves or just hang out without getting drunk and they’ll tell you the options are few. Owner and manager of TNT Tattoo and Sports Cafe, Ty Wise, knows this all too well — which is why his drug- and alcohol-free café is hosting a youth-oriented open mic every Sunday. With the help of Michael Llewellyn (better known around Surrey as “Rasta Mike”) and Jeevanath Sekeran, who facilitate the open mic night, youth can sign up to play – instruments, mics, and P.A. provided – freestyle, perform spoken word or just hang out and enjoy the show. “There’s no location like this anywhere in Surrey,” Rasta Mike said, hanging out at the King George Boulevard haunt. The buzzing sound from a tattoo gun rattles from the upstairs; there’s a TV playing cartoons near the stage where a drum kit and several guitars are set up,

Open mic night facilitator Michael “Rasta Mike” Llewellyn and TNT Tattoo and Sports Café owner Ty Wise. (Photo: KRISTI ALEXANDRA) and a diner-style kitchen opens into the café. There’s a billiards table next to the stage. Hockey and football jerseys, First Nation masks and other memorabilia hang from the walls. In a word, the place is eclectic. “What we want is a youth vibe. There’s no booze, a zero tolerance vibe, just straight music and expression of yourself,” Mike said. He and Sekeran, who’s engineering the sound for the open mic nights —

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to another level. The next level was this live aspect. So we brought in equipment, we brought in people, we’re putting the vibe out and we fixed up the stage,” he said. Another plus? There’s no cover charge, and food from the kitchen is just $5 on Sundays. “Jeev came together with me as my partner to be able to help the youth be able to express themselves without the guns, without having to go get drunk,” Rasta Mike explained. Instead, what the guys do is help young people solve their problems in a different way. They want to give them a safe place to hang out. “Before I got here, my kids were still little, I’d have to walk up and down here and check for needles, used condoms — it was gross,” Wise told the Now. “That’s not allowed on my block now,” he said. “It’s not good for business.” And it’s definitely not good for the kids, something that Wise, Rasta Mike and Sekeran are conscious of. Vaped-out Cyphers Open Mic Stage runs every Sunday night at TNT (7999 King George Blvd). kalexandra@ thenownewspaper.com

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SURREY — The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra recently released its 2015/2016 season of concerts, and classical music lovers might be surprised to know who’s starring. Of course, there’ll be some Beethoven, Bach, Schumann and Mozart, but now concert-goers can expect a new guest: that “wascally wabbit” Bugs Bunny. The VSO, under the musical direction of Bramwell Tovey, brings Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, as well as its Traditional Christmas Concert, Milhaud and Mozart to the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey

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Geroy Simon’s glad to be home BC Lions legend says his roots are firm in Surrey – and stayed firm even while he wore green and white Kyle Benning

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Last month, the BC Lions announced the acquisition of former receiver Geroy Simon. The CFL’s all-time leading receiver, who is a Cloverdale resident, has taken a position as the team’s Football/Business Development Advisor. (Photo: KYLE BENNING)

fter spending 12 years playing for the BC Lions, Geroy Simon’s decision to return home was a relatively easy one to make. The Canadian Football League’s alltime leading receiver was announced as the team’s Football/Business Development Advisor last month after playing his last game at the 2013 Grey Cup for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 16-year veteran spent last season in the Riders front office, but coming back to B.C. was always Simon’s plan. The University of Maryland alumnus has been living in Surrey since 2004 and can’t really see himself call any other place home. “At first, it was just convenience. It was close to the practice facility, but we’ve really entrenched ourselves into the community,” he said, also noting his children go to school in Cloverdale. “All of their friends are in Surrey and we have our friends in Surrey.” Even when he was working in Regina, the Simon family remained at their current home because this is where he wanted to “set his roots” after his breakout year in 2003 where he caught 13 touchdown passes and racked up 1,687 yards. “When I went to Saskatchewan, we always

felt that B.C. was our home,” said Simon. “In this type of business, you always have to have a home base. No matter where you’re at.” It was after that 2003 season when the three-time Grey Cup champion started to get involved with the community by going to local schools as well as coaching his son’s community football team. In 2012, Simon’s last season with the Lions, he coached his Cloverdale Minor team to a provincial championship while trying to complete his bachelor’s degree. Simon would have frantic days where he would rush home after his own practice to get cleaned up and eat before coaching his team’s practice. “The first 10 minutes before (coaching) practice, I’d sleep in my car. I was just mentally drained,” the six-time CFL AllStar said. “It’s those points that make you appreciate the time that you have with the kids. When you’re giving everything you have not only to your own career, but to these kids and you see them… and they play with so much energy and so much passion. It makes you feel good that you’re doing the right thing.” Now that he no longer has to board an airplane on his commute, Simon is happy to be reunited with his family and the football organization where he feels “at home.”

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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. Swiss audiologists have developed a new hearing chip that restores speech comprehension, particularly with hearing loss in the high-frequency range. People can test the new Audéo V system by Phonak simply by calling

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SOUTH SURREY — It was Nicole Setterlund’s dream to play soccer professionally, but that dream has come to an unfortunate end. She has had soccer coursing through her veins for 17 years, ever since she started with the Semiahmoo Rascals at age five. Now the 22-year-old defender/midfielder has hung up her cleats due to ongoing concussion issues, just weeks after being drafted to the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). For Setterlund – who grew up on the border of South Surrey and White Rock – the sidelining injury came out of the blue, despite having a history of head injuries stemming from high school. “It was sudden for me because I didn’t realize that it was a reality,” she told the Now. “You never think as an athlete going into each game that this could be your last game.” Based on her on-field accomplishments, the Semiahmoo Secondary grad was seemingly destined to go pro: She competed in the Canada Summer Games, led the Canadian U-17 Women’s team to gold at the CONCACAF (North and Central America region) championship, and followed that with a silver finish two years later on the U-20 team. Her love for the sport took her up the ranks to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite program, but her fearless playing style made her injury-prone, putting her on concussion watch when she joined the WSU Cougars as a midfielder. That style led to her most recent – and most severe – concussion to date, in her last game at the collegiate level. “I went up for a header against UW and

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Nicole Setterlund, pictured above in 2011, was recently drafted to the Chicago Red Stars. But the Semiahmoo Secondary grad has reluctantly decided not to pursue a pro career due to concussion issues. (File photo) I just connected with another girl’s head on the team,” she recalled. “I had a bump on my forehead the size of a baseball and had some minor somatic brain injuries.” Despite the hard hit, Setterlund entered the NWSL draft in January and was selected by Chicago in the third round. She didn’t think that her on-field career would end before preseason camp began. But advice from her doctors, and her parents, was enough for Setterlund to leave her dreams on the field. However, while her time with the Red Stars has been cut short, Setterlund knows she isn’t done with soccer. As she wraps up her social sciences degree at WSU, she has already started coaching a U-14 club team in Pullman. And while she may be enjoying the sport from the sidelines, she has a lot of personal highlights to reflect on. “Just going to my first ever national team camp,” she said, recalling one of her fondest memories. “I remember the first time I got to step on the field with Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt, Emily Zurrer, all these people that I’ve grown up watching, I got to go and train with them for six weeks across the world. “Little moments like that, I would have to say, are what really defines it.”

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You know who makes a decent cup of coffee? McDonalds. I know, I know, not a patch on that artisanal, hand-roasted, high-falutin’ stuff, but as a decent cup of joe, McDonald’s has really stepped up their game of late. You can even get espresso-style drinks at the golden arches, which brings me around to the car we’ve got here in front of us. It’s early on a weekday morning, I’ve got a small coffee in my hand, and I’m looking at Hyundai’s well-priced, economical-to-run family sedan. The two are not dissimilar. This Limited trim model comes with all sorts of stuff you’d expect to find only in a higher echelon of automobile. Adaptive cruise control? Heated rear seats? A nine-speaker, 400-watt stereo? Geez, that’s a lot of stuff. And yet, it’s a Hyundai, a brand that’s based on value. I take a swig of coffee, plonk the cup in the Sonata’s (huge) cupholders, hit the push-button starter, and slot the transmission into drive. McDonalds knows a thing or two about pleasing the masses. Let’s see if Hyundai does too.

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The previous Sonata was quite the looker, and by that I of course mean that it was styled six ways from Sunday. There were all kinds of sharp creases and flowing surfaces going on, but the key feature was a large, open, Audi-style grille up front. The hybrid model in particular looked a bit like a wheeled basking shark. This new car is much more reserved, although it has a few interesting touches like that strip of chrome that runs right out along the hood to the headlights. The multi-spoke wheels are attractive enough, and seem to have been borrowed from the Genesis lineup. You still get a sharply creased styling line, a double-swoosh of LED lighting up front, and a strip of chrome down either

flank, but the Sonata plays a far more cohesive tune than before. It’s perhaps a little less exciting, but everything seems to flow together a little more evenly. Practice makes perfect.

response aren’t much fun. Mind you, we’re wading up to our door handles in crossovers at the present, so a brief discussion of how the Sonata handles that particular challenge.

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The suspension is very smooth, as is the shifting of the transmission. The direct-injection engine is really quite noisy when cold – the high-pressure injectors in most cars like this always sound like a sticky valve – but smooths out when up to operating temperature. Once traffic gets moving, wind-noise is almost completely absent.

Inside, it’s much the same story. The interior seems simplified, bringing the controls together into a thin row of buttons with the air-conditioning controls below and a touchscreen above. There are quite a lot of buttons, and they do interesting things: one changes the car between sport, normal, and eco modes, and another activates a heated steering wheel. Neat! But despite all the gee-whizz gizmos, Hyundai managed to put together an interior that’s uncluttered. If we’re bringing it back to the coffee analogy again, there’s an evenness to the flavour, without too many highs and low. The epithet for this is to call it bland, but the Sonata’s straight-forward simplicity works. I’m less of a fan of the seats themselves, which are very firm, front and rear. There is, however, plenty of space to be found, with rear legroom slightly up year-over-year. A huge panoramic sunroof contributes to the feeling of airiness. The trunk is the size of BC Place. With wood trimmings and little bolstering to the seats, you immediately know that this isn’t the sporty one (you might need the turbo model to scratch that particular itch). Perhaps then a better test would be to hit the Trans-Canada at 8:30 a.m. Hello gridlock.

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If you remember the automotive scene in the eighties, then you’ll remember that there was a time where automakers went completely cuckoo about the turbocharger. They turbo’d everything, from minivans, to econoboxes, to the coffeemaker in the communal break-room. Then they added multicoloured vinyl side graphics with the word “Turbo” luridly displayed and called it a day. There was just one teensy problem: many of this turbocharged breed of cars were merely a boosted form of terrible. Some were properly engineered, but many more were just a low-pressure hack-job, and were merely thirstier and more cantankerous than their normallyaspirated cousins. Not to mention how horrible those graphics packages looked.

From the side, there’s a certain element of Scion’s tC, but round the back the Koup is nicely cohesive with a pseudodiffuser and dual exhausts. There’s also LED lighting front and rear, standard on the mid-level trims, and HID headlights on the top-spec SX Luxury. You get 17” alloys on the base EX model, but everything else gets a 18” rims to go with that turbocharged punch.

Environment:

The front seats are bolstered, but less so than a Civic Si, making them slightly more comfortable for longer trips. The rear seats, something of an afterthought in most coupes, are actually entirely workable, even for longer trips. Getting in and out of them requires a little contortion, but there’s space enough for folks above six feet tall. Impressive, and the trunk’s a usable size too – though there’s no spare tire. Also usefully impressive is Kia’s onboard infotainment, which is just as good as that found in the Sonata. The touchscreen is clear and easy to read, with a high resolution and snappy reactivity.

We are now entering a new era of the turbocharger, as the snail migrates through the luxury car market, into crossovers and compacts, and even into full-size pickup trucks. It’s a brave new world, or at least one crammed with forced-induction hot air.

Then there are all the goodies you get. At the higher levels, the Koup starts showing up with features you’d not expect to ﬁnd in a compact car, sport-compact or not. The steering wheel is heated and comes with multiple effort modes, and you can get a ventilated driver’s seat to help keep your cool.

So here’s Kia joining the fray with something very interesting: a turbocharged version of their sporty little Koup. Yes, yes, Koup-with-a-K – very klever, Kia, but the kuestion is: is this a legitimate turbocharged pocketrocket, or merely a boost-addled kwagmire?

Now, on to the turbocharging. Under the base Kia’s hood is a perfectly competent 173hp 2.0L direct-injection four-cylinder. It’s no high-revving hooligan, but actually provides good midrange thrust and enough scoot for most folks.

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If there’s one consistent area in which Kia continues to shine, it’s exterior design. Heck, in the new Sedona, they’ve even managed to make a minivan look good. So, while the parrot’s-beak corporate grille won’t thrill all onlookers, the rest of the Koup is pretty konvincing (okay, I’ll stop doing that now). It’s full of sharp angles and creases, with a large front air-intake that’s ﬁnished off with a bit of carbon-ﬁbre-look on the blacked-out centresection of the bumper.

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However, check the box for the SX model and suddenly you have access to a 201hp 1.6L turbocharged four-cylinder, which makes a healthy 195lb/ft of torque from just 1750rpm and up. Those are the kind of numbers to make you sit up and pay attention, and put the Koup squarely in the same hot-pocket segment as the Mini Cooper S, the VW GTI, the Honda Civic SI, and the Focus or Fiesta ST. However, before we start getting all hot and bothered, let me just say that it feels like Kia’s mission statement on their Koup wasn’t to go head-to-head with their high-spirited rivals, but to

intercool the hot-heated nature of a turbocharging to create something more chill. Basically, Kia has built a two-seater turbo kruiser. I know I said I’d stop doing that, but come on - had to be done. The three-mode adjustable electric power steering is the deﬁning element of the Koup but regardless of the effort level, it doesn’t provide enough feedback to be conﬁdent. This is very evident on wet roads, though the Koupe certainly handles well when it’s dry out. Moreover, you don’t get a booming exhaust note, nor the wind-noise of a lightly-built compact that’s been stripped of niceties to save weight and boost performance. Instead, roll into the throttle and that 1.6L engine immediately produces a cheery whistling like that of a kettle and doles out the power like-right-now. As a point-and-squirt operation on onramps and for passing, it’s very quick indeed. However, it’s also very quiet, relatively smooth despite those 18” alloys, and completely well-behaved with nary a hint of torque-steer. The stereo is very good, roadmanners aren’t too darty, and the seats are, as mentioned, comfortable. The manual transmission version has a shifter that’s not very precise to use, so the car suits its six-speed automatic transmission better – here you have paddle-shifters, but there’s so much available torque, you don’t need to exercise them much.

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As mentioned, the Koup comes with everything from available HID headlights to a standard backup camera (this last is handy, as the rear visibility is quite poor). The SX adds dual-zone climate control, push-button start, and LED foglights, and at the top of the range, the SX luxury includes a cooled driver’s seat, a sunroof, navigation, and that heated steering wheel. One unique feature of Kia’s direct-injection mill? It doesn’t require premium fuel. That means it’s easy to hit your 9.3L/100kms city and 6.6L/100kms highway ﬁve-cycle ratings and not have to include paying more at the pump. If your Koup is also your commuter, that adds up over the year.

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WHITE ROCK — Condo dwellers are calling on White Rock council to rescind a bylaw that dumps garbage collection on them, a new rule they say was decided on in a secret meeting. Starting July 1, 11,000 residents who live in multi-family housing in the city of 20,000 will have to find a way to dispose of household waste. The city has announced the “privatization” of garbage pickup through an invitation to an April 1 public meeting on “the end of multi-family collection of garbage, organics and recycling.” See also YOUR LETTERS › page 14

And that’s angered many who live in the city’s 252 strata buildings, including Dennis Lypka. “They’re saying this is privatization, it’s not, it’s the discontinuance of a service,” Lypka said. “They just said, ‘Guess what, you’re on your own, figure it out for yourself.’ “It’s going to be more expensive.” Resident Garry Wolgemuth said representatives from 15 stratas met last week on 24 hours’ notice to discuss the changes and he’s expecting more at a meeting Tuesday. He said he calculated what the city said it’s returning to

taxpayers in a lower tax rate and it won’t cover what it will cost to have a company empty their bins. Both residents also say they are upset that Mayor Wayne Baldwin, who promised before last fall’s election that council would be more transparent if he was elected, decided on the change during a meeting that was closed to the public. In July, council commissioned an independent report on garbage collection in light of stricter requirements for sorting garbage, including a Jan. 1 Metro Vancouver ban on organics. On Dec. 15 council decided to scrap pickup for multifamily dwellings and to charge all single-family homes the same fee for garbage collection. One of the reasons the decision was made behind closed doors, according to the minutes of the meeting, was that discussions “could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public.” Dan Bottrill, White Rock’s chief administration officer, said he recommended to councillors that they hold the meeting in camera but he couldn’t provide a reason or identify possible harm to the city. Baldwin was on holiday and unavailable for comment, and messages left for councillors weren’t returned.

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WHITE ROCK — The cause of a recent fire on Marine Drive that destroyed a local gelato shop has been deemed an accident by White Rock Fire Rescue. According to fire chief Phil Lemire, crews determined the blaze originated from a reaction between some sawdust and a product being used to refinish hardwood floors. The fire occurred on the morning of March 10, with crews receiving a call at around 7 a.m. reporting a fire at the building adjacent to the Gelateria Italia at 14901 Marine Dr. When crews arrived, they discovered the fire was actually in the gelato shop. Because the fire happened on the second floor at the back of the building – also due in part to morning fog obscuring any smoke – the site was able to burn for some time before the fire was reported. Residents in nearby condos were evacuated and power was down for around

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things-to-do list, Jonsson invites women to come out with their favourite lap craft and enjoy spending time with other women. “It’s open to all women,” she said. “We want everyone to come. “ Last month’s activity was painting taught by Tina Davis and while there were only 15 spots available, the group raised $282 for charity. “The energy has been amazing at all of our events,” Jonsson noted. “It’s women helping women and they are there for a great cause and for a good time. It’s been wonderful.” To find out more or see an upcoming calendar of events, visit Avalonsisters.org. Plus, for those who can’t attend but wish to contribute to the charities, Jonsson can provide a list of most needed items. Space is often limited for Avalon Sisters events, so spots are held once payment is received. Sign up for the March 29 knitting night by March 22 through the website, e-transfer funds to avalonsisters@shaw.ca, or call Jonsson for more information at 604374-4568. Jimmy Mac’s Pub is at 19935 96th Ave.

LANGLEY — When people ask about Kwantlen First Nation history and contemporary activities, the reply will soon be “there’s an app for that.” The Seyem Qwantlen Business Group (SQBG) has partnered with edutainment tech company QuestUpon to create a variety of historical ‘Quests’ to learn about the Kwantlen First Nation and its traditional territory. People can use their smart phones to take guided tours of Kwantlen areas. “This is a wonderful and significant project to build lasting partnerships and to share our rich legacy and history as Kwantlen people in a new way,” said Tumia Knott, SQBG president and a Kwantlen councillor. The project also involves Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Anthropology students have already started curating the material to be used, and the project will be underway by summer. The release date of the Kwantlen Quests will be announced at a later date. “The Quests to be created will have participants visiting various sites of significance to the Kwantlen people while learning about their rich history and culture in a fun, interactive way; geocaching, travelling back in time, answering trivia, seeing things in 3D augmented reality, and more!” said Miles Marziani, CEO and founder of QuestUpon and PlayMobility. Seyem is the Kwantlen First Nation’s business arm and is involved in economic and land development. The most publicly visible initiatives so far are the lelem Arts and Culture Cafe in Fort Langley offering a modern twist on First Nations cuisine, and the Sxwilmele Gift Shop at the Fort Langley National Historic Site. It also does construction, security, IT, and oversight of rentals of Kwantlen First Nation sites, such as for film and TV use. For more information on the Seyem Qwantlen Business Group, visit Seyemqwantlen.ca.

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Last month, the Avalon Sisters hosted a painting evening where attendees raised $282 for charity. This month’s activity is a learn-to-knit night to be held at Jimmy Mac’s Pub on March 29.

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ever underestimate the power of a group of women. And if those women are getting together, having fun, and giving to others – look out. They will be unstoppable. That’s the concept that formed the Avalon Sisters. Jennifer Jonsson and friends Sarah Nelson and Dorothy Clark decided to create an organization where women could go out as a group, have fun, and feel good about it. “We wanted to get women together... make it fun and easy,” said Jonsson. “But we wanted it to have a charity component.” Having run events since October, this

month the Avalon Sisters will be hosting a knitting class on Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. in the atrium of Jimmy Mac’s Pub. “It’s a learn-to-knit night,” Jonsson noted. “Everyone there will knit a blanket square.” All the squares will be taken by the knitting instructor, Jody Little, and be bound together into a blanket which will be given to a child going into foster care. “She [Little] just agreed to help us with organizing everything,” Jonsson said. “She is collecting all the yarn, needles, and everything.” Little will also arrange for the finished blanket to be given to the child as she has connections in the foster care system. More than the donation of the blanket, participants at the knitting night will also be contributing to Alisa’s Wish, a child and youth advocacy centre in the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows communities. The fee for the evening is $30 and includes knitting supplies, knitting instruction, a donation, one beverage, and a choice of a club house sandwich or beef dip. “All the money that we raise is going to Alisa’s Wish,” Jonsson said. Even if knitting isn’t at the top of the

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LANGLEY — Dale Ball, a leader of the Langley business community is being mourned after losing his “brief battle” with cancer. Ball was the owner of Brookswood Homes, a past citizen of the year, businessperson of the year, past chair of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, a Rotarian, chair of the Brookswood Village Merchants Association, a leader in the provincial and Canadian manufactured housing associations and all-around community volunteer. He died

Tuesday, March 10. His passing has shocked many. The chamber and merchants association posted the news of his death on Facebook with many local residents using the forum to offer condolences. The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce said it “extends our deepest condolences to Dale’s wife Mary, their sons, and entire family.” “I knew Dale my entire life, my thoughts are with his wife, Mary, his sons, Anthony and Jason,” Melissa Marie posted on Facebook. Fellow community volunteer Tim Lounsbury said, “RIP my dear, dear friend. You will be deeply missed.”

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Langley boy’s big haircut benefits kids with cancer LANGLEY — A Grade 5 student at Langley’s Blacklock Fine Arts Elementary gave up his hair for kids in cancer treatment. Ryder Galye recently got his long, thick hair cut off in front of a school assembly for donation to Wigs for Kids B.C., a charity that makes wigs for youngsters who have lost their hair to cancer treatment. Ryder turned up for the assembly with his hair gathered up in multiple ponytails for easy removal. His mom Erin Galye wielded the scissors, snipping off each chunk and depositing them carefully in a plastic bag to keep them clean and sterile for the wigmakers. After letting his hair grow for some time, Ryder decided to get it cut. It was his decision to give it to Wigs for Kids B.C., as he has known people in cancer treatment. Ryder’s family also fundraised for the charity, raising $1,800. The Blacklock students held a coin drive the week of the big haircut. “It brought us up over $2,000, which is fantastic,” said Erin. Const. Craig Van Herk of the Langley RCMP brought a group of Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley riders to support and thank Ryder and the other students for their generosity. The Cops for Cancer also fundraise every year for pediatric cancer research, treatment and patient support. Matthew Claxton / Langley Advance

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