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New ER opens today SURREY — With the new emergency and pediatric departments set to open at Surrey Memorial Hospital today, Fraser Health is reminding people that access to the sites will be quite different from before. The new departments are now be located on the west side of the hospital on the first floor of the new critical care tower. As such, access to the emergency entrance is no longer from 96th Avenue but rather, King George Boulevard and 94A Avenue. Once patients are dropped off at the emergency entrance, those wishing to park can now do so at a brand new underground parkade located beneath the critical care tower. Addition parking will also be available across 96th Avenue on 137th Street. All of the above changes go into effect today (Tuesday) and will be the standard from now on. Christopher Poon
An emotional marathon winner Tatsuya Hatachi celebrates after the race Sunday in Surrey. See more photos using Layar. (Photos: GORD GOBLE)
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Marathon was ‘quite a party’ VIEW MORE PHOTOS Amy Reid Now staff Twitter @amyreid87
Rika Hatachi, 45, not only won the women’s race, she set a new course record.
CITY CENTRE — Nearly 2,000 people hit the streets of Surrey on Sunday to take part in the Surrey International World Music Marathon.
Organizers pulled an overnighter Saturday to watch the weather, said event organizer John Donnelly. “We paid a big price with the weather this year. We had to watch what was unfolding hour by hour overnight,” he said. See also SPORTS › page 19
The main stage was moved indoors, and some acts, such as a Sitar player and belly dancers, were moved inside because the weather threatened the classic wooden instruments.
Donnelly said he’s thankful to SFU and Central City mall for helping out. Event chair Elizabeth Model, who ran the half marathon, said it was “quite a party out there,” adding the road closures seemed to work well. “With a marathon or running event or cycling, there’s always going to be inconvenience for traffic,” Model said. “Once people understand the implications of a marathon and road closures, then they get used to it.” areid@thenownewspaper.com
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