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SURREY — It reads like the implausible plot for the feel-good movie of the year: The would-be hero – a cop, a good one – stumbles upon the rusted hulk of a 1935 Ford Slantback withering away in a far-off prairie pasture. Dude brings it halfway across the country, then spends the better part of a decade breathing life into it. Except he doesn’t work alone. Instead, he enlists the aid of disadvantaged kids from the poor side of town, kids who might otherwise be compelled to pilfer a car rather than lovingly restore one. Complications ensue, of course, but the closing scene – where the car and the cop and the kids lead a parade through the downtown core – is nothing short of a happiness factory. Only this isn’t a movie, it’s
real life, and we’re just now entering the final act. When VPD Sgt. Tim Houchen found the car, or what was left of it, in a Saskatchewan farmer’s field seven years ago, he likely didn’t know all it would spawn. Then again, maybe he did. Houchen is one of those guys who believes. He believes in ideals, and he believes in old-school wholesomeness. “When you look at meaningful conversations between a parent and kid,” Houchen says, “those conversations were over mechanics with my dad, fixing a car, a boat, a truck. That’s where our meaningful conversations took place.” And he believes that “if you remove the cultural stigma of the police and the Downtown Eastside (of Vancouver), it’s far easier for a youth to come to you and take those steps required to have a relationship. It’s personal.” And that’s what the NASKARZ (Never Again Steal Cars) program is all about. Currently using the see ‘WE FIND’ › page 5
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SURREY — Yet another Surrey Memorial Hospital doctor has resigned over how the embattled hospital is handling Code Blues, and is calling for a public inquiry into the matter. “Despite public assurances I have no faith that SMH has a functional Code Blue system,” Dr. Giuseppe Giustino told the Now on Friday. “I have resigned my critical care privileges. I will never work in critical care again. This requires a public enquiry of all the players involved that allowed this to happen. At the end of the day, it will be a very sad statement if I am the only person that has lost their job over this situation.” Last week a Now exclusive revealed that Dr. Grant McCormack, director of SMH’s intensive care unit for 27 years, resigned his post after the hospital’s emergency doctors refused to provide Code Blue service to cardiac arrest patients in the hospital’s ICU. “I just find it unconscionable; I can’t support that,” McCormack said. A Code Blue is called when a patient suffers heart or respiratory failure and needs to be revived. McCormack said Friday that Giustino’s resignation is the hospital’s loss. “It’s sad because he’s a very good physician,” he said. “I think it’s Surrey hospital’s loss.”
GUILDFORD — The Independent Investigations Office is probing a police shooting in Surrey after an anti-gang cop shot a man in Guildford on Thursday. Ralph Krenz, of the IIO, said the shooting happened during a vehicle check. An officer with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit shot into a Toyota sedan near a strip mall near 108th Avenue and 148th Street. It happened at about 5 p.m. A man was taken to hospital with a wound that wasn’t considered to be life threatening. While the IIO is investigating the shooting, Krenz said, “the Surrey RCMP remains responsible for any and all parallel investigations.” Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said Surrey’s part might be to look into why the vehicle was pulled over. “We assisted in the aftermath of the incident but don’t know why the guy was pulled over,” he said. Tom Zytaruk
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ER doctors showed up, but an ICU doctor responded. Tasleem Juma, senior public affairs consultant for Fraser Health, said that if that’s the case, she’d “almost bet her life” the ER physicians were dealing with a similar emergency in their own department.
SURREY — The City of Surrey’s website says the new $97-million city hall will be officially open for business on Feb. 17, 2014. A grand opening event for the 180,000square-foot facility is planned, but a date has not yet been set. At one point, the website had September, 2013 as the targeted grand opening date, but Surrey’s general manager of human resources Nicola Webb has said the building has always been scheduled for completion in fall 2013. The new city hall is accompanied by City Hall Plaza, an outdoor civic square that will connect city hall, the City Centre Library, 3 Civic Plaza and SFU.
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“We want to make sure people can make it through one more night,” he said. “They’re alive one more day. This is basic raw care and it’s really important. If we’re not there and they’re cold, they’re not going to make it. They’re going to be exposed to getting really, really sick or they could die. Hypothermia doesn’t have to be at zero degrees, it can happen even higher
than that. It’s very critical and it saves lives.” Fedos said in Cloverdale, there’s talk of shuttling people into the program because it’s not easy for many in the area to get to the available beds. “It takes a lot of resources to do it – you need someone to be on the road at all times. If we can pull it off, we’ll do it.” In addition to a place to sleep and a meal, the program tries to provide clothing for those they serve.
Tuques, gloves, socks and underwear are most needed, as are cough drops, Fedos said. “People coming in, they’re coming in with coughs and stuff like that. Cough drops help them manage their cough and it helps some people sleep longer. We never thought it was a big deal, but it is,” Fedos said, adding that clean winter coats are also in demand. “The real focus is to just keep people alive overnight,” he said. areid@thenownewspaper.com
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SURREY — Nearly half of Surrey’s residents don’t speak English as a first language, according to more detailed statistics from the 2011 census. The information was revealed in a corporate report that went before council recently, showing stats on immigrant populations, visible minorities, education, housing and aboriginal ancestry. Between 2001 and 2011, English declined as the most spoken mother tongue from 61.8 per cent to 51.7 per cent. Punjabi placed second at 20.2 per cent – an increase from 14.6 per cent in 2001 – followed by Tagalog (three per cent), Hindi (2.6 per cent), Mandarin (2.2 per cent), Korean (1.7 per cent) and a combination of all others (18.7 per cent). The new results also looked at the birthplaces of Surrey residents, showing that 40.7 per cent of the city’s new immigrants – residents who moved to Canada between January 2006 and the last census day – came from India. Other countries include the Philippines (16.3 per cent), China (8.7 per cent), Europe (3.8 per cent), Africa (3.4 per cent) and the United States (2.3 per cent).
The report also analyzed visible minorities, noting that the largest minority group is the South Asian community at 142,445 people in 2011 – up from 107,810 people in 2006. The Chinese community was the second largest group with more than 28,400 people. Visible minorities as a whole grew by 34.7 per cent between 2006 and 2011. Looking at ancestral descent, the census notes that Surrey’s largest ethnic origin group is the South Asian community (29.5 per cent), including origins such as the Punjab province of India, other parts of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This was followed by residents who identified their ethnic origin as British Isles (27.6 per cent) and East and Southeast Asia (17.7 per cent), which includes Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, the Philippines and China. An estimated 13,300 people of aboriginal ancestry were accounted for in the 2011 census, taking into consideration people of Indian, Inuit and Métis background. Surrey currently has the second largest aboriginal population in B.C. behind Vancouver. Jacob Zinn
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‘We find that kids need a focal point in their lives’ slowly evolving Ford as its focal point, the program puts at-risk and disadvantaged kids on the same playing field with adults – some of whom are police officers – working toward a common goal. That goal is a fully tricked-out hot rod, complete with painted-on flames and a multitude of flashing lights. When it’s fully restored, the vehicle will continue to act as a motorized conduit between cops and kids as it travels to schools, in parades and the like. And yes, there is a very definite Surrey angle to all of this. The Ford currently resides at Jellybean AutoCrafters on 64th Avenue, where it will remain until it shifts to Vancouver Community College for painting. This is no small effort on the part of Jellybean owner Ewald Penner, brother and fabricator Kurt Penner, and the rest of the gang at the car restoration shop. There’s no official budget for the NASKARZ program,
so the countless hours the Penners and staff dedicate to the cause are on a fully volunteer basis. “We find that kids need a focal point in their lives, and cars are the thing that kept us out of trouble when we were younger,” Ewald Penner said. “So now we’re able to give back to society and do the same thing for them.” The rain pounded on the pavement outside Jellybean as Penner spoke. The Ford, in an advanced state of disassembly, sat on a hoist above us. Jellybean employee John Potvin noisily cut sheet metal with a grinder, sparks flying to and fro. And when the front door opened and in walked a vanload of enthusiastic kids from Vancouver’s mean streets, Houchen and the Penners and Potvin were reminded why they do this. Those wishing to contribute to the NASKARZ program can call the Jellybean auto shop at 604-594-6800 or email jellybeanautocrafters@telus.net. goble@shaw.ca
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FLEETWOOD — Nearly three months after Jess Thompson and Cindy Quach were handed an infraction letter for their “unsightly” garden, the City of Surrey has yet to reach a solution other than to dig it up. The Fleetwood couple said they’ve tried to negotiate with the city to save their hügelkultur garden – a form of permaculture, loosely defined as self-maintained agriculture – but have yet to hear any alternative answers. “The city is refusing to speak to us,” said Quach, adding that they’ve invited members of Surrey city council to their property four times each. “We don’t get any replies whatsoever. That’s the most frustrating thing.” Because the couple rents their oneacre property, discussions over the bylaw infraction are between the landlord and the city. Thompson and Quach have requested to attend the meetings, but have yet to be allowed. Quach said they’ve also applied to go before council as a delegation to defend their garden, but were denied because the bylaw case is still open. “We just feel that if the city just understands the benefits of what we’re doing and how good it is for the environment, maybe they’ll rethink their position, but we don’t even get a chance to say that to them,” she said. Quach said the city’s engineering department estimated the removal, if done by the city and charged to her and her husband, would cost $40,000. Following the media coverage of their situation, Quach said she has heard from
Cindy Quach and Jess Thompson with their children, Nikola, 2, and six-month-old Roial, say the city hasn’t offered any solution to what some of their neighbours call an “unsightly” garden, other than to remove it entirely. (Photo: JACOB ZINN) other Surrey residents who also have permaculture gardens, but they haven’t had problems “because their neighbours never complained.” The infraction letter, which the couple received in August, raised concerns with the height of woodchip piles, the odour of manure and unsightliness. The smell of manure has long since subsided and the heavy rainfall has helped compress the garden beds significantly. Quach stands just over five feet tall and the beds are now below her waist. As for the so-called unsightliness of
the garden, their property is fenced and surrounded on most sides by trees, including large evergreens lining the front yard along 168th Street. Quach said she and her husband have tried to organize times when bylaw officers can come by and see how the garden has grown recently, but said the inspectors come by when they’re not home – or, if they are home, they don’t even set foot on the property. “They come when we’re not home, or they do a drive-by – they don’t even get out of their car,” said Quach. “We’ve watched one of them from our window. He pulled up, rolled down
his window, looked, and then drove off, and that was his assessment.” Quach and Thompson have a petition of support with more than 150 signatures, most from residents in the area. However, Quach said the city has received a petition with eight names against their garden – except one of the names was fraudulently added to the list. “We found out recently that at least one name was falsified,” said Quach. “It draws into question the validity of this petition.” Dr. Robert Ironside, a professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, told the Now he received a call from a bylaw officer to confirm that he had signed the petition, which he claims he had never seen. In fact, he said he fully supports Quach and Thompson’s efforts. “I think that what they’re doing is laudable,” he said. “I certainly admire them for what they’re doing.” Quach said she is not sure who is circulating the anti-garden petition, but said two people who signed it have since changed their minds, making the running total of opponents five. Jas Rehal, bylaw manager for the City of Surrey, said he had not heard if any other names on the petition were false. When asked about the alternative solutions to the situation, he reiterated that the investigation is ongoing. Quach and Thompson simply want city council to see the garden for themselves and give it some time to grow before they decide whether or not it has to go. “The buzzword around city hall is sustainability – it beats us why they wouldn’t be open to learning this method,” said Quach. “My husband and I would like urban gardening to be legalized, because the way that we’re being treated, it feels like it’s illegal.”
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he notion that aboriginal communities are like black holes when it comes to government funding was strengthened considerably with the release of the latest scathing report by B.C.’s Children and Youth Representative. Mary Ellen TurpelLafond’s investigation of government-funded services for aboriginal youth was highly critical but not particularly shocking. Her main finding was that almost $70 million was given to aboriginal organizations over a dozen years without a shred of evidence that any of it was actually spent on services for young people. The money was, instead, largely used to pay people to go to meetings and conferences and to do a lot of talking. Turpel-Lafond’s report is entitled “When Talk Trumped Service” and many people presumably made a lot of money talking about young people
without helping them. She is characteristically blunt in her assessment of what she found, as in this: “There could not be a more confused, unstable and bizarre area of public policy than that which guides Aboriginal child and family services in B.C.” Or this: “This story may read more like fiction than truth, but the numbers speak for themselves. Nearly $66 million has been spent without any functional public policy framework, no meaningful financial or performance accountability, and without any actual children receiving additional services because of these expenditures.” No beating around the bush here. A fundamental problem she uncovered was the B.C. government’s decision to treat aboriginal-run care agencies on a “nation-tonation” basis. As she points out, B.C. is not a “nation” and neither are these agencies. The government opted to simply send “staggering expenditures” out the door to organizations that lacked resources or the expertise to fulfil service obligations.
She found that nearly $35 million alone was spent “discussing” something called Regional Aboriginal Authorities. Essentially, a bunch of meetings were held and reports were done. But problems facing aboriginal youth – parental addiction, domestic violence, poverty, neglect, mental health, etc. – were not dealt with. But why this report is not particularly shocking is that this disconnected relationship between governments of various levels and First Nations is evident in other areas. The lack of accountability, the maddening pace of improvements and a political cautiousness are ingrained in the relationship. For instance, billions of dollars have been spent on treaty negotiations,
with precious little to show for it. Again, lawyers and consultants and bands make money via governments but can’t point to many accomplishments. The aboriginal communities receive huge amounts of government funding, yet many of their members are mired in a state of chronic poverty. Health outcomes among aboriginal people are among the worst in the country. There is a tendency among governments to simply write large cheques for aboriginal groups, as if that assuages any guilt that stems from taking away vast tracts of their ancestral lands. There is little followup to ensure money is spent properly or in ways that actually improve things. But the First Nations
must share in the responsibility for this situation. First Nations themselves insist on being treated as quasiindependent nations capable of managing their own affairs, albeit with significant amounts of government funding. Some can and do just that, but in many instances there is a complete failure of leadership among its leaders. And so we are left with scandalous findings like those uncovered by Turpel-Lafond. She talks about the need to stop directing money into “the big theoretical fixes” and concentrate more on the front line services. As she points out, those front line services have suffered because so much money was rerouted from them in favour of all those
meetings and discussions. There have been many troubling and outrageous reports on various government entities over the years, but this one has to rank as one of the most outrageous. I’m told things have improved on this front in the last couple of years, and I hope that’s true. But I have a hard time believing the basic system of handing over government funding with no accountability or follow-up will change in any significant way. Hopefully I will be proven wrong, but given the shameful history of the treatment of First Nations by governments and by some of their own leaders, I’m not betting on it. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca
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MP Grewal once again puts own interests first in the House
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The Editor, I wrote two weeks ago about MP Nina Grewal not standing up for her constituents. This week I find out that her father died of colon cancer recently, and she immediately stands up in the House of Commons and wants people to get tested for colon cancer. This is again about her family and what she is interested in. She is not interested in the lives of her constituents, or the things that they are suffering from. Tanis Moore, Surrey
Doctors did right thing by speaking out on Code Blue situation The Editor, Re: “Top doctor resigns over ER move,” the Now, Nov. 5. Kudos to Drs. McCormack and Giustino for their stand on the appalling situation at Surrey Memorial Hospital of emergency room doctors refusing to respond to ICU Code Blue cardiac arrest. Most physicians swear the Hippocratic oath to “the utmost respect for human life from its beginning.” Have you other doctors forgotten what an oath means? It supersedes any contract negotiations. Most people class doctors as the highest profession of all. What is more important than saving lives? If that is not the most important thing to you, perhaps you should hang up your stethoscopes, slide down the humanity scale and become lawyers... You’ve certainly got the makings. You are a disgrace to your present profession. Ray Elliott, Delta
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s a former teacher, I have had the privilege to work on a variety of programs for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The teachers I have worked with were never short of ideas, but there is often a gap between what they want to do with their students and the resources they need to start a new, innovative project. They might need unique supplies for their classroom to bring an idea to life. Teachers often reach into their own pockets to purchase supplementary resources for their classrooms. But they Amy Coupal sometimes need more help to make their creative strategies come to life. That’s why I’m so proud to be a part of MyClassNeeds, a registered Canadian charity that provides teachers with an immediate opportunity to tell the world about their creative ideas to support their students, and what is needed to make those ideas happen. Inspired by the emergence of crowdfunding platforms, we created myclassneeds.ca to connect donors from around the world to Canadian teachers and classrooms helping them access the resources that expand learning opportunities for students in a fast-paced world. Amazing things are happening in education today. Students and teachers across Canada are undertaking inspiring projects that support learning, skill development and innovation.
Teachers are helping their students develop 21stcentury learning skills that will prepare them for what is, in many ways, an unknown future. We don’t know what kind of jobs they might have, what type of technology they will use or how workplaces could look very different than today. So how do we help prepare Canadian students to be ready for these changes? Regardless of their job, we know key skills such as communication, collaboration and problem solving will be critical, no matter what they do. Industry leaders and educators believe science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) will play a key role in our students’ futures. Building their knowledge and enthusiasm for these subjects today will help support their future success. This is why we partnered with Chevron’s Fuel Your School program. During the month of October, for every unique purchase of 30 litres or more of fuel at Surrey and White Rock Chevron stations, Chevron contributed $1, up to a total possible contribution of $200,000, to fund eligible public school classroom projects posted on myclassneeds.ca, with priority given to STEM projects. We are proud to partner with Chevron on this program, particularly to support STEM projects that help engage kids’ imagination, ingenuity and build the skills they will need for the future. New resources are already getting into the hands of students. In the first three weeks since its launch, the Fuel Your School program has funded 40 projects, raising a total of $41,564.34. This means Ms. Manery of Bear Creek Elementary school in Surrey can encourage creativity while teaching her students about the importance of teamwork, design and engineering with new building materials. We are thrilled to support her efforts to creatively engage her
New resources are already getting into the hands of students.… The Fuel Your School program has funded 40 projects, raising a total of $41,564.34. students and innovatively integrate STEM into her class. But there is more to be done. To date, Surrey and White Rock teachers have submitted more than 40 projects that still need funding. These projects range from classroom technology, such as tablets and projectors, to experiential learning materials, such as robotics and model-building supplies, to art supplies, and gardening tools. With your help, we can reach even more students. Visit www.fuelyourschool.ca to learn more, see the materials teachers are requesting and which schools will be impacted by the funds generated through the program. You can also encourage teachers in your school district to post their classroom projects today or share the projects through your social networks. Right now, we have the opportunity to help more students get the materials they need for a great education, learn more about STEM and prepare them for careers of the future. Amy Coupal is the executive director of the My Class Needs Foundation, a registered Canadian charity that uses a crowdfunding website to support students and teachers by providing resources that enrich their learning experiences.
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Svend ‘really did politics differently’ Bio about wellknown politician now out, with Surrey event Nov. 16 Carolyn Cooke Now staff Twitter @carolyncooke1
Regardless of whether you agreed with his politics or not, few people would argue that Svend Robinson is a fascinating character. The former Burnaby NDP MP was a polarizing figure, said his biographer, but he was also unusually effective, even though he was an opposition MP. And yet, his promising career came to a screeching halt in 2004 with an infamous ring theft that baffled everyone across the political spectrum. Graeme Truelove, author of the just released book Svend Robinson: A life in politics, said that even if the ring incident hadn’t happened, the book would still have been a worthwhile project. “I think that it’s always going to be an asterisk on his career in a sense (because of the ring). People will remember him for a very significant legacy in the fields of human rights and environmental protection, but they will also always remember this undignified unseemly end to his career – at least to his electoral career,” said Truelove. “This is a guy who really did politics differently and was really effective in what he did and that
Graeme Truelove (above) has written a biography called ‘Svend Robinson: A life in politics.’ There is a book launch in Vancouver on Nov. 15 and a book signing in Surrey the next day.
would be worth a book on its own, it’s just that there so happened there’s a dramatic personal story that runs along with it.” Truelove, who grew up in North Delta, worked as a volunteer in Robinson’s office while at university studying political science. At 18 he went
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an exhaustive research process involving interviews with family, friends, and politicians of every stripe as well as relying on House of Commons records and even Robinson’s personal correspondence and diaries. But for all that, the book is anything but salacious. It is a wellwritten, thoroughly researched account of an unusual politician who was involved in notable pieces of legislation and lent his efforts to individual and public movements. “Svend was involved in an incredible array of causes and anyone who wants to go behind the scenes on any of the big activist causes over the last 25 to 30 years will find something in this book,” said Truelove. “Anyone who needs reassurance that change can happen will be inspired by this book. I think throughout all time at all periods in history, people outside the mainstream have felt powerless in the face of the status quo and
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Get tested for colon cancer, grieving MP Grewal urges Tom Zillich Now staff Twitter @tomzillich
SURREY — Nina Grewal’s father was diagnosed with colon cancer just 15 days before he died last month. “It was all very sudden,” an emotional Grewal, the MP for Fleetwood-Port Kells, told the Now. “It’s very difficult – now there’s
“He fought the disease bravely, but had discovered it when it was too advanced,” Grewal stated. “Like too many other Canadians, my father had not been screened for colon cancer.” Colon cancer is the third most common occurring form of cancer in the country, according to the National Cancer Institute of Canada. Research shows that it accounts for
nobody to call me a little girl.” Grewal’s father, Nihal Singh Dhillon, died Oct. 17 in Calgary, where he lived. He was 77. “I was there when he took his last breath,” Grewal said. In a speech to the House of Commons last week, Grewal urged all Canadians over age 50 to get tested for colorectal cancer, more commonly known as colon cancer.
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WHITE ROCK — Local artist Elizabeth Carefoot has organized a special one-day art sale to support aspiring artists in launching special projects. She is following a longtime dream of setting up a fund to help support artists through bursaries, and has secured seed money from Art for Art. Carefoot, who retired from her job at SFU and turned her full attention to the arts, said she has always wanted to set up a small fund to help artists get started on special projects – “something I would have enjoyed having when I started out in my own career.” The Crescent Beacharea resident teaches Middle Eastern dance and culture, and continues to give lectures on the area’s costume and customs. She also creates visual art, having studied etching and painting at Emily Carr College of Art and Design. She said she still practices
Artist Elizabeth Carefoot, seen here at her Crescent Beacharea studio, is setting up a fund to help support artists through bursaries. (Photo: KEVIN HILL) the “way of the artist,” as advocated by Gordon Smith, which is to be involved in art every day, and be mindfully creative in all activities. The art sale will raise money for the bursaries. It is slated for Saturday, Nov. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. at Semiahmoo Arts Centre, 14600 North Bluff Rd. in White Rock, next to
Centennial Arena. Carefoot said all the artwork will be less than $200 and most will be under $50. These one-ofa-kind pieces will include paintings, fibre art, rattles, art dolls, soft sculpture, collage, art cards and banners. Coffee and cookies will be provided. ccooke@ thenownewspaper.com
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SOUTH SURREY — For years, the late Ryan Ashe could usually be found on benches around the White Rock and South Surrey area, chatting with passersby or just enjoying the view. According to those who knew him, Ashe brought smiles to those around him and, following his death in August from cancer, Ashe’s memory will now be forever honoured at the Sunnyside Lawn cemetery in South Surrey with a commemorative bench. Paid for by the City of Surrey, the bench will be set up beneath a large tree for passersby to enjoy, something that Ashe’s sister Orphee Martin was happily surprised to hear about. “They said they heard of the story where he touched so many lives and the cemetery supervisor said they would like to dedicate a bench to him in Sunnyside
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him but then I Googled his name and started reading the stories about who he was,” explained Terrace. “After I heard his story I felt that I wanted to donate one of our benches to having something about him inscribed and have it placed in the cemetery under one of the trees.” According to Terrace, marking Ashe’s memory on a bench was only fitting, seeing how he became something of a fixture of the South Surrey and White Rock area. “The benches are nice to add to the community, but to dedicate one to somebody who made a difference in so many people’s lives, putting smiles on their faces,” she said. “It would be nice if
people came in and read about who he was and just reflected upon him.” The bench is set to go in sometime this month at Sunnyside Lawn. “I wanted to put this bench under a really nice tree we have,” said Terrace. “We don’t have anywhere for people to sit and reflect and if we could have a bench for people to do that and maybe find out who this person was, maybe it would make all of us stop and think.” Martin said she was grateful for the bench commemorating her brother. “It’s just very kind of them,” said Martin. “I’m sure he’d appreciate it and he’ll be liking his bench.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com
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Averaging more than 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns per game wasn’t enough to earn offensive MVP honours for Lord Tweedsmuir star running back Jamel Lyles. The class AAA Eastern Conference teams handed out their league awards at the end of regular season play last weekend and Lyles ended up the loser on a tough choice for offensive MVP honours. W.J. Mouat running back Maleek Irons took the silverware after rushing for 2,346 yards and 27 touchdowns in nine games. Lyles matched Irons in rushing touchdowns and also added scores on reception, kick returns and interceptions, but finished well back in yardage with 1,855 in nine games. “Jamel had the same amount of touchdowns, but it’s one of those things where they are both in the same conference and only one could be selected,” said Panthers coach Kurt Thornton. “They’re both extremely valuable to their teams. Jamel was still selected the top running back in the conference and he will still most likely be selected as a provincial all-star. He was disappointed by the vote and I was too because he is certainly worthy of the honour.” One major piece of silverware did land in Cloverdale as Austin Thornton, Kurt’s son, was honoured as the defensive MVP. From his defensive end post, Austin Thornton recorded 55 tackles and a dozen sacks this season
Lord Tweedsmuir running back Jamel Lyles (22) averaged more than 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns per game for the Panthers this season. (Photo: JACOB ZINN) plus returned one interception for a touchdown. “He’s my son so obviously I’m proud of him, but I had nothing to do with it because I can’t vote for my own players,” the Panthers coach said.
“It was the other coaches who recognized him with the award and he definitely deserved it.” Lyles and Thornton headed a list of five Panthers who made the Eastern Conference all-star honour roll. The list also included
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Academic team Surrey’s James Young is one of eight members of the Simon Fraser University cross-country team to be named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic team for the 2013 season. Young is the only repeat winner on the Clan, appearing on the team thanks to a 3.76 grade
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Einarsson top rookie Surrey’s Sean Einarsson has been named the Canada West rookie of the year for his season with the UBC Thunderbirds. Einarsson is one of five players from Surrey and Delta who helped UBC win the Canada West title. The list includes midfielders Reynold Stewart and Einarsson, defenders Andrew Grange and Harry Lakhan, and forward Otis Sandhu.
Kwantlen Park’s Michael Abreha slogged his way to a fifth place finish in the senior boys’ race at the B.C. High School Crosscountry Championships in Aldergrove Nov. 2. Abreha completed the 6.3-kilometre route in 21 minutes, 2.2 seconds, 30 seconds back of gold medalist Nathan Wadhwani of Terry Fox. Wadhwani beat out Abreha for the Fraser Valley championships last month, but this time around the cold, wet weather took a toll on the Kwantlen Park harrier. “It was a tough race and the weather was not good for running,” Abreha said. “It affected me quite a bit because it was cold and my legs were numb. I couldn’t run as fast as I wanted to. If the weather was better I think I would have done much better. After finishing second in the Fraser Valleys, my goal was to finish in the top three at provincials but with all the hills and the rain and the puddles, I was much slower than I wanted to be.” Seaquam’s Michael Milic placed eighth overall. Abreha’s top-five showing helped the Timberwolves to a seventh place finish in the team standings. Kwantlen Park runners included Mitchell Smart, Allen Wang, Derek Swift, Daniel Vas, Ahmad Rezai and Mtwkl Mohamed. In the 4.3-km senior girls’ event, Semiahmoo’s Chelsea Ribeiro was the top Surrey finisher in 19th place. The Semiahmoo Totems crushed the field in the junior girls’ team standings with three runners finishing in the top-13. The Totems team included Haley Ribeiro (6th), Jessica Williams (7th) Dominika Paige (11th) and Julia Greer (13th) as well as Emily Liang and Alexa Porpaczy. In junior boys’ competition, Semiahmoo’s Connor Jackson finished fifth overall while Totems teammate Dawson Ribeiro was 15th.
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SURREY — It reads like the implausible plot for the feel-good movie of the year: The would-be hero – a cop, a good one – stumbles upon the rusted hulk of a 1935 Ford Slantback withering away in a far-off prairie pasture. Dude brings it halfway across the country, then spends the better part of a decade breathing life into it. Except he doesn’t work alone. Instead, he enlists the aid of disadvantaged kids from the poor side of town, kids who might otherwise be compelled to pilfer a car rather than lovingly restore one. Complications ensue, of course, but the closing scene – where the car and the cop and the kids lead a parade through the downtown core – is nothing short of a happiness factory. Only this isn’t a movie, it’s
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SURREY — Yet another Surrey Memorial Hospital doctor has resigned over how the embattled hospital is handling Code Blues, and is calling for a public inquiry into the matter. “Despite public assurances I have no faith that SMH has a functional Code Blue system,” Dr. Giuseppe Giustino told the Now on Friday. “I have resigned my critical care privileges. I will never work in critical care again. This requires a public enquiry of all the players involved that allowed this to happen. At the end of the day, it will be a very sad statement if I am the only person that has lost their job over this situation.” Last week a Now exclusive revealed that Dr. Grant McCormack, director of SMH’s intensive care unit for 27 years, resigned his post after the hospital’s emergency doctors refused to provide Code Blue service to cardiac arrest patients in the hospital’s ICU. “I just find it unconscionable; I can’t support that,” McCormack said. A Code Blue is called when a patient suffers heart or respiratory failure and needs to be revived. McCormack said Friday that Giustino’s resignation is the hospital’s loss. “It’s sad because he’s a very good physician,” he said. “I think it’s Surrey hospital’s loss.”
GUILDFORD — The Independent Investigations Office is probing a police shooting in Surrey after an anti-gang cop shot a man in Guildford on Thursday. Ralph Krenz, of the IIO, said the shooting happened during a vehicle check. An officer with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit shot into a Toyota sedan near a strip mall near 108th Avenue and 148th Street. It happened at about 5 p.m. A man was taken to hospital with a wound that wasn’t considered to be life threatening. While the IIO is investigating the shooting, Krenz said, “the Surrey RCMP remains responsible for any and all parallel investigations.” Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said Surrey’s part might be to look into why the vehicle was pulled over. “We assisted in the aftermath of the incident but don’t know why the guy was pulled over,” he said. Tom Zytaruk
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ER doctors showed up, but an ICU doctor responded. Tasleem Juma, senior public affairs consultant for Fraser Health, said that if that’s the case, she’d “almost bet her life” the ER physicians were dealing with a similar emergency in their own department.
SURREY — The City of Surrey’s website says the new $97-million city hall will be officially open for business on Feb. 17, 2014. A grand opening event for the 180,000square-foot facility is planned, but a date has not yet been set. At one point, the website had September, 2013 as the targeted grand opening date, but Surrey’s general manager of human resources Nicola Webb has said the building has always been scheduled for completion in fall 2013. The new city hall is accompanied by City Hall Plaza, an outdoor civic square that will connect city hall, the City Centre Library, 3 Civic Plaza and SFU.
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than that. It’s very critical and it saves lives.” Fedos said in Cloverdale, there’s talk of shuttling people into the program because it’s not easy for many in the area to get to the available beds. “It takes a lot of resources to do it – you need someone to be on the road at all times. If we can pull it off, we’ll do it.” In addition to a place to sleep and a meal, the program tries to provide clothing for those they serve.
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SURREY — Nearly half of Surrey’s residents don’t speak English as a first language, according to more detailed statistics from the 2011 census. The information was revealed in a corporate report that went before council recently, showing stats on immigrant populations, visible minorities, education, housing and aboriginal ancestry. Between 2001 and 2011, English declined as the most spoken mother tongue from 61.8 per cent to 51.7 per cent. Punjabi placed second at 20.2 per cent – an increase from 14.6 per cent in 2001 – followed by Tagalog (three per cent), Hindi (2.6 per cent), Mandarin (2.2 per cent), Korean (1.7 per cent) and a combination of all others (18.7 per cent). The new results also looked at the birthplaces of Surrey residents, showing that 40.7 per cent of the city’s new immigrants – residents who moved to Canada between January 2006 and the last census day – came from India. Other countries include the Philippines (16.3 per cent), China (8.7 per cent), Europe (3.8 per cent), Africa (3.4 per cent) and the United States (2.3 per cent).
The report also analyzed visible minorities, noting that the largest minority group is the South Asian community at 142,445 people in 2011 – up from 107,810 people in 2006. The Chinese community was the second largest group with more than 28,400 people. Visible minorities as a whole grew by 34.7 per cent between 2006 and 2011. Looking at ancestral descent, the census notes that Surrey’s largest ethnic origin group is the South Asian community (29.5 per cent), including origins such as the Punjab province of India, other parts of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This was followed by residents who identified their ethnic origin as British Isles (27.6 per cent) and East and Southeast Asia (17.7 per cent), which includes Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, the Philippines and China. An estimated 13,300 people of aboriginal ancestry were accounted for in the 2011 census, taking into consideration people of Indian, Inuit and Métis background. Surrey currently has the second largest aboriginal population in B.C. behind Vancouver. Jacob Zinn
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‘We find that kids need a focal point in their lives’ slowly evolving Ford as its focal point, the program puts at-risk and disadvantaged kids on the same playing field with adults – some of whom are police officers – working toward a common goal. That goal is a fully tricked-out hot rod, complete with painted-on flames and a multitude of flashing lights. When it’s fully restored, the vehicle will continue to act as a motorized conduit between cops and kids as it travels to schools, in parades and the like. And yes, there is a very definite Surrey angle to all of this. The Ford currently resides at Jellybean AutoCrafters on 64th Avenue, where it will remain until it shifts to Vancouver Community College for painting. This is no small effort on the part of Jellybean owner Ewald Penner, brother and fabricator Kurt Penner, and the rest of the gang at the car restoration shop. There’s no official budget for the NASKARZ program,
so the countless hours the Penners and staff dedicate to the cause are on a fully volunteer basis. “We find that kids need a focal point in their lives, and cars are the thing that kept us out of trouble when we were younger,” Ewald Penner said. “So now we’re able to give back to society and do the same thing for them.” The rain pounded on the pavement outside Jellybean as Penner spoke. The Ford, in an advanced state of disassembly, sat on a hoist above us. Jellybean employee John Potvin noisily cut sheet metal with a grinder, sparks flying to and fro. And when the front door opened and in walked a vanload of enthusiastic kids from Vancouver’s mean streets, Houchen and the Penners and Potvin were reminded why they do this. Those wishing to contribute to the NASKARZ program can call the Jellybean auto shop at 604-594-6800 or email jellybeanautocrafters@telus.net. goble@shaw.ca
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FLEETWOOD — Nearly three months after Jess Thompson and Cindy Quach were handed an infraction letter for their “unsightly” garden, the City of Surrey has yet to reach a solution other than to dig it up. The Fleetwood couple said they’ve tried to negotiate with the city to save their hügelkultur garden – a form of permaculture, loosely defined as self-maintained agriculture – but have yet to hear any alternative answers. “The city is refusing to speak to us,” said Quach, adding that they’ve invited members of Surrey city council to their property four times each. “We don’t get any replies whatsoever. That’s the most frustrating thing.” Because the couple rents their oneacre property, discussions over the bylaw infraction are between the landlord and the city. Thompson and Quach have requested to attend the meetings, but have yet to be allowed. Quach said they’ve also applied to go before council as a delegation to defend their garden, but were denied because the bylaw case is still open. “We just feel that if the city just understands the benefits of what we’re doing and how good it is for the environment, maybe they’ll rethink their position, but we don’t even get a chance to say that to them,” she said. Quach said the city’s engineering department estimated the removal, if done by the city and charged to her and her husband, would cost $40,000. Following the media coverage of their situation, Quach said she has heard from
Cindy Quach and Jess Thompson with their children, Nikola, 2, and six-month-old Roial, say the city hasn’t offered any solution to what some of their neighbours call an “unsightly” garden, other than to remove it entirely. (Photo: JACOB ZINN) other Surrey residents who also have permaculture gardens, but they haven’t had problems “because their neighbours never complained.” The infraction letter, which the couple received in August, raised concerns with the height of woodchip piles, the odour of manure and unsightliness. The smell of manure has long since subsided and the heavy rainfall has helped compress the garden beds significantly. Quach stands just over five feet tall and the beds are now below her waist. As for the so-called unsightliness of
the garden, their property is fenced and surrounded on most sides by trees, including large evergreens lining the front yard along 168th Street. Quach said she and her husband have tried to organize times when bylaw officers can come by and see how the garden has grown recently, but said the inspectors come by when they’re not home – or, if they are home, they don’t even set foot on the property. “They come when we’re not home, or they do a drive-by – they don’t even get out of their car,” said Quach. “We’ve watched one of them from our window. He pulled up, rolled down
his window, looked, and then drove off, and that was his assessment.” Quach and Thompson have a petition of support with more than 150 signatures, most from residents in the area. However, Quach said the city has received a petition with eight names against their garden – except one of the names was fraudulently added to the list. “We found out recently that at least one name was falsified,” said Quach. “It draws into question the validity of this petition.” Dr. Robert Ironside, a professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, told the Now he received a call from a bylaw officer to confirm that he had signed the petition, which he claims he had never seen. In fact, he said he fully supports Quach and Thompson’s efforts. “I think that what they’re doing is laudable,” he said. “I certainly admire them for what they’re doing.” Quach said she is not sure who is circulating the anti-garden petition, but said two people who signed it have since changed their minds, making the running total of opponents five. Jas Rehal, bylaw manager for the City of Surrey, said he had not heard if any other names on the petition were false. When asked about the alternative solutions to the situation, he reiterated that the investigation is ongoing. Quach and Thompson simply want city council to see the garden for themselves and give it some time to grow before they decide whether or not it has to go. “The buzzword around city hall is sustainability – it beats us why they wouldn’t be open to learning this method,” said Quach. “My husband and I would like urban gardening to be legalized, because the way that we’re being treated, it feels like it’s illegal.”
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he notion that aboriginal communities are like black holes when it comes to government funding was strengthened considerably with the release of the latest scathing report by B.C.’s Children and Youth Representative. Mary Ellen TurpelLafond’s investigation of government-funded services for aboriginal youth was highly critical but not particularly shocking. Her main finding was that almost $70 million was given to aboriginal organizations over a dozen years without a shred of evidence that any of it was actually spent on services for young people. The money was, instead, largely used to pay people to go to meetings and conferences and to do a lot of talking. Turpel-Lafond’s report is entitled “When Talk Trumped Service” and many people presumably made a lot of money talking about young people
without helping them. She is characteristically blunt in her assessment of what she found, as in this: “There could not be a more confused, unstable and bizarre area of public policy than that which guides Aboriginal child and family services in B.C.” Or this: “This story may read more like fiction than truth, but the numbers speak for themselves. Nearly $66 million has been spent without any functional public policy framework, no meaningful financial or performance accountability, and without any actual children receiving additional services because of these expenditures.” No beating around the bush here. A fundamental problem she uncovered was the B.C. government’s decision to treat aboriginal-run care agencies on a “nation-tonation” basis. As she points out, B.C. is not a “nation” and neither are these agencies. The government opted to simply send “staggering expenditures” out the door to organizations that lacked resources or the expertise to fulfil service obligations.
She found that nearly $35 million alone was spent “discussing” something called Regional Aboriginal Authorities. Essentially, a bunch of meetings were held and reports were done. But problems facing aboriginal youth – parental addiction, domestic violence, poverty, neglect, mental health, etc. – were not dealt with. But why this report is not particularly shocking is that this disconnected relationship between governments of various levels and First Nations is evident in other areas. The lack of accountability, the maddening pace of improvements and a political cautiousness are ingrained in the relationship. For instance, billions of dollars have been spent on treaty negotiations,
with precious little to show for it. Again, lawyers and consultants and bands make money via governments but can’t point to many accomplishments. The aboriginal communities receive huge amounts of government funding, yet many of their members are mired in a state of chronic poverty. Health outcomes among aboriginal people are among the worst in the country. There is a tendency among governments to simply write large cheques for aboriginal groups, as if that assuages any guilt that stems from taking away vast tracts of their ancestral lands. There is little followup to ensure money is spent properly or in ways that actually improve things. But the First Nations
must share in the responsibility for this situation. First Nations themselves insist on being treated as quasiindependent nations capable of managing their own affairs, albeit with significant amounts of government funding. Some can and do just that, but in many instances there is a complete failure of leadership among its leaders. And so we are left with scandalous findings like those uncovered by Turpel-Lafond. She talks about the need to stop directing money into “the big theoretical fixes” and concentrate more on the front line services. As she points out, those front line services have suffered because so much money was rerouted from them in favour of all those
meetings and discussions. There have been many troubling and outrageous reports on various government entities over the years, but this one has to rank as one of the most outrageous. I’m told things have improved on this front in the last couple of years, and I hope that’s true. But I have a hard time believing the basic system of handing over government funding with no accountability or follow-up will change in any significant way. Hopefully I will be proven wrong, but given the shameful history of the treatment of First Nations by governments and by some of their own leaders, I’m not betting on it. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca
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The Editor, I wrote two weeks ago about MP Nina Grewal not standing up for her constituents. This week I find out that her father died of colon cancer recently, and she immediately stands up in the House of Commons and wants people to get tested for colon cancer. This is again about her family and what she is interested in. She is not interested in the lives of her constituents, or the things that they are suffering from. Tanis Moore, Surrey
Doctors did right thing by speaking out on Code Blue situation The Editor, Re: “Top doctor resigns over ER move,” the Now, Nov. 5. Kudos to Drs. McCormack and Giustino for their stand on the appalling situation at Surrey Memorial Hospital of emergency room doctors refusing to respond to ICU Code Blue cardiac arrest. Most physicians swear the Hippocratic oath to “the utmost respect for human life from its beginning.” Have you other doctors forgotten what an oath means? It supersedes any contract negotiations. Most people class doctors as the highest profession of all. What is more important than saving lives? If that is not the most important thing to you, perhaps you should hang up your stethoscopes, slide down the humanity scale and become lawyers... You’ve certainly got the makings. You are a disgrace to your present profession. Ray Elliott, Delta
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s a former teacher, I have had the privilege to work on a variety of programs for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The teachers I have worked with were never short of ideas, but there is often a gap between what they want to do with their students and the resources they need to start a new, innovative project. They might need unique supplies for their classroom to bring an idea to life. Teachers often reach into their own pockets to purchase supplementary resources for their classrooms. But they Amy Coupal sometimes need more help to make their creative strategies come to life. That’s why I’m so proud to be a part of MyClassNeeds, a registered Canadian charity that provides teachers with an immediate opportunity to tell the world about their creative ideas to support their students, and what is needed to make those ideas happen. Inspired by the emergence of crowdfunding platforms, we created myclassneeds.ca to connect donors from around the world to Canadian teachers and classrooms helping them access the resources that expand learning opportunities for students in a fast-paced world. Amazing things are happening in education today. Students and teachers across Canada are undertaking inspiring projects that support learning, skill development and innovation.
Teachers are helping their students develop 21stcentury learning skills that will prepare them for what is, in many ways, an unknown future. We don’t know what kind of jobs they might have, what type of technology they will use or how workplaces could look very different than today. So how do we help prepare Canadian students to be ready for these changes? Regardless of their job, we know key skills such as communication, collaboration and problem solving will be critical, no matter what they do. Industry leaders and educators believe science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) will play a key role in our students’ futures. Building their knowledge and enthusiasm for these subjects today will help support their future success. This is why we partnered with Chevron’s Fuel Your School program. During the month of October, for every unique purchase of 30 litres or more of fuel at Surrey and White Rock Chevron stations, Chevron contributed $1, up to a total possible contribution of $200,000, to fund eligible public school classroom projects posted on myclassneeds.ca, with priority given to STEM projects. We are proud to partner with Chevron on this program, particularly to support STEM projects that help engage kids’ imagination, ingenuity and build the skills they will need for the future. New resources are already getting into the hands of students. In the first three weeks since its launch, the Fuel Your School program has funded 40 projects, raising a total of $41,564.34. This means Ms. Manery of Bear Creek Elementary school in Surrey can encourage creativity while teaching her students about the importance of teamwork, design and engineering with new building materials. We are thrilled to support her efforts to creatively engage her
New resources are already getting into the hands of students.… The Fuel Your School program has funded 40 projects, raising a total of $41,564.34. students and innovatively integrate STEM into her class. But there is more to be done. To date, Surrey and White Rock teachers have submitted more than 40 projects that still need funding. These projects range from classroom technology, such as tablets and projectors, to experiential learning materials, such as robotics and model-building supplies, to art supplies, and gardening tools. With your help, we can reach even more students. Visit www.fuelyourschool.ca to learn more, see the materials teachers are requesting and which schools will be impacted by the funds generated through the program. You can also encourage teachers in your school district to post their classroom projects today or share the projects through your social networks. Right now, we have the opportunity to help more students get the materials they need for a great education, learn more about STEM and prepare them for careers of the future. Amy Coupal is the executive director of the My Class Needs Foundation, a registered Canadian charity that uses a crowdfunding website to support students and teachers by providing resources that enrich their learning experiences.
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Regardless of whether you agreed with his politics or not, few people would argue that Svend Robinson is a fascinating character. The former Burnaby NDP MP was a polarizing figure, said his biographer, but he was also unusually effective, even though he was an opposition MP. And yet, his promising career came to a screeching halt in 2004 with an infamous ring theft that baffled everyone across the political spectrum. Graeme Truelove, author of the just released book Svend Robinson: A life in politics, said that even if the ring incident hadn’t happened, the book would still have been a worthwhile project. “I think that it’s always going to be an asterisk on his career in a sense (because of the ring). People will remember him for a very significant legacy in the fields of human rights and environmental protection, but they will also always remember this undignified unseemly end to his career – at least to his electoral career,” said Truelove. “This is a guy who really did politics differently and was really effective in what he did and that
Graeme Truelove (above) has written a biography called ‘Svend Robinson: A life in politics.’ There is a book launch in Vancouver on Nov. 15 and a book signing in Surrey the next day.
would be worth a book on its own, it’s just that there so happened there’s a dramatic personal story that runs along with it.” Truelove, who grew up in North Delta, worked as a volunteer in Robinson’s office while at university studying political science. At 18 he went
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SOUTH SURREY — While the Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre is still a year away from being finished, those interested can get a detailed preview of the facility in a new book by the site’s architects, Hughes Condon Marler Architects (HCMA). According to HCMA managing principal Darryl Condon, one of the main focuses in designing the building was to ensure it met the requirements as set out by the City of Surrey. “First and foremost it’s a community facility and it supports the widest array of community needs and also supports necessary social aspects of the community so there would be a hub for community gathering and interaction and so on,” explained Condon. On top of general recreational use, Condon said they were also tasked with integrating amenities for sports teams and the like. “So while we’re focused on the social role of the project, we’re also very cognizant of the technical aspects that are necessary for this facility to function for sport and competitive standpoints.” Looking back at past aquatic centres by HCMA, Condon said each structure is defined
An artist’s rendering of the Grandview Heights aquatic centre. by the space upon which it is to be built. While some centres may appear tall and blocky, the Grandview location offered much more space for the designers to work with, which they took full advantage of. “All of our projects are very site specific, so our design response is a result of the opportunities the site presents,” said Condon. “This project, because we might have more freedom in terms of the site, enables us to be more expressive and the opportunities with
the site and the elements within the project allow us to be more expressive.” One of those features is the distinctive wave-like roof of the facility. “There’s no question that the roof structure is very unique and it is a wood roof and we’re using wood in a very innovative way,” he said. “We’re using it in a tension structure, which is very unique; it’s more common to see steel used in this type of capacity.” According to Condon, while most facilities
would make use of steel when it comes to tension structures, for this centre they opted to use wood due to the harsh environment produced by humid air and chlorine. And with the shape of the roof being what it is, that makes the facility all the more efficient when it comes to operating costs. “Because we also used this innovative roof structure we were also able to reduce the depth of the roof system,” said Condon. “If it was a conventional structure we would have had a deeper system spanning over the pool resulting in a taller building and more volume, so we’ve been able to significantly reduce the volume of the build, which has long term operating cost advantages.” The Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre is set to open sometime in 2014, but those itching for a better look can do so in the HMCA’s book called Pools: Aquatic Architecture, which launches Nov. 14. “It was really valuable for us to learn again from our old projects and see the threads of development that go from one project another,” said Condon. “The projects really build upon one another and that’s an interesting story we’ve tried to convey here.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com
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Artist Elizabeth Carefoot, seen here at her Crescent Beacharea studio, is setting up a fund to help support artists through bursaries. (Photo: KEVIN HILL) the “way of the artist,” as advocated by Gordon Smith, which is to be involved in art every day, and be mindfully creative in all activities. The art sale will raise money for the bursaries. It is slated for Saturday, Nov. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. at Semiahmoo Arts Centre, 14600 North Bluff Rd. in White Rock, next to
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SURREY — Seniors in communities throughout B.C. continue to be a key target of criminals. These crimes can happen in a variety of ways and places – in a senior’s own home and, increasingly, on social media. To help keep seniors safe, the provincial government shared the following safety tips with B.C. seniors and their families as part of Crime Prevention Week (Nov. 1 to 7):
GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS Joining a watch group, such as Block Watch, encourages community cohesiveness and increases awareness of what is happening in the neighbourhood. When out and about in the community, stay in open areas with good visibility, keep an eye out for suspicious activity and carry a cellphone in case of emergency.
statements, should be closely monitored and shredded prior to disposal. Only trusted and reputable organizations should be used. These can be verified by contacting the Better Business Bureau.
DON’T OVER SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF ELDER ABUSE Perpetrators are often known to the victim, which can make it even more difficult for seniors to break the cycle of abuse. Prevention begins with the recognition of the signs of elder abuse and reaching out to someone trusted for help. This can include family, friends and local authorities.
LEARN HOW TO AVOID BEING DEFRAUDED Personal information, including information on receipts and bank
More of today’s seniors are using social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Being aware of the risks and taking necessary precautions to keep information private is essential to creating and maintaining a safe and enjoyable social media experience. For a copy of the BC Crime Prevention Association’s Senior Safety Booklet, call 604-501-9222. To learn more about elder abuse, visit the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support online at www.bcceas.ca. To report a case of elder abuse or to get help, call the Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL) at 604-437-1940.
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SOUTH SURREY — For years, the late Ryan Ashe could usually be found on benches around the White Rock and South Surrey area, chatting with passersby or just enjoying the view. According to those who knew him, Ashe brought smiles to those around him and, following his death in August from cancer, Ashe’s memory will now be forever honoured at the Sunnyside Lawn cemetery in South Surrey with a commemorative bench. Paid for by the City of Surrey, the bench will be set up beneath a large tree for passersby to enjoy, something that Ashe’s sister Orphee Martin was happily surprised to hear about. “They said they heard of the story where he touched so many lives and the cemetery supervisor said they would like to dedicate a bench to him in Sunnyside Lawns in South Surrey,” said Martin. Martin was also asked if she would like an inscription put on the bench and she came up with the following: “Ryan was a kind soul with a radiant smile and a community of caring friends. A bench was his home, finally a bench of his own. Sept. 23, 1956 to Aug. 13, 2013. Now he finally has one of his own.” The idea came about when Anna Terrace, the City of Surrey’s cemetery coordinator, was in the midst of organizing some benches for Sunnyside Lawn. A colleague told Terrace about Ashe’s story and from there, Terrace did the rest. “I had never heard of him but then I Googled his name and started reading the stories about who he was,” explained Terrace. “After I heard his story I felt that I wanted to donate one of our benches to having something about him inscribed and have it placed in the cemetery under one of the trees.”
Ryan Ashe, a well-known figure in South Surrey and White Rock, died in August, but is being memorialized with a bench at Sunnyside Lawn. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)
According to Terrace, marking Ashe’s memory on a bench was only fitting, seeing how he became something of a fixture in the South Surrey and White Rock area. “The benches are nice to add to the community, but to dedicate one to somebody who made a difference in so many people’s lives, putting smiles on their faces,” she said. “It would be nice if people came in and read about who he was and just reflected upon him.” The bench is set to go in sometime this month at Sunnyside Lawn. “I wanted to put this bench under a really nice tree we have,” said Terrace. “We don’t have anywhere for people to sit and reflect and if we could have a bench for people to do that and maybe find out who this person was, maybe it would make all of us stop and think.” Martin said she was grateful for the bench commemorating her brother. “It’s just very kind of them,” said Martin. “I’m sure he’d appreciate it and he’ll be liking his bench.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com
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Averaging more than 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns per game wasn’t enough to earn offensive MVP honours for Lord Tweedsmuir star running back Jamel Lyles. The class AAA Eastern Conference teams handed out their league awards at the end of regular season play last weekend and Lyles ended up the loser on a tough choice for offensive MVP honours. W.J. Mouat running back Maleek Irons took the silverware after rushing for 2,346 yards and 27 touchdowns in nine games. Lyles matched Irons in rushing touchdowns and also added scores on reception, kick returns and interceptions, but finished well back in yardage with 1,855 in nine games. “Jamel had the same amount of touchdowns, but it’s one of those things where they are both in the same conference and only one could be selected,” said Panthers coach Kurt Thornton. “They’re both extremely valuable to their teams. Jamel was still selected the top running back in the conference and he will still most likely be selected as a provincial all-star. He was disappointed by the vote and I was too because he is certainly worthy of the honour.” One major piece of silverware did land in Cloverdale as Austin Thornton, Kurt’s son, was honoured as the defensive MVP. From his defensive end post, Austin Thornton recorded 55 tackles and a dozen sacks this season
Lord Tweedsmuir running back Jamel Lyles (22) averaged more than 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns per game for the Panthers this season. (Photo: JACOB ZINN) plus returned one interception for a touchdown. “He’s my son so obviously I’m proud of him, but I had nothing to do with it because I can’t vote for my own players,” the Panthers coach said.
“It was the other coaches who recognized him with the award and he definitely deserved it.” Lyles and Thornton headed a list of five Panthers who made the Eastern Conference all-star honour roll. The list also included
offensive lineman Andrew Diachuk, defensive lineman Reece Russell and linebacker Michael Carter. The Panthers finished second in the Eastern Conference and were ranked third in the province at the end of the regular season.
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Russell honoured with Ray Lepp scholarship Surrey’s Alex Russell is one of two UBC Thunderbirds honoured as recipients of Volleyball BC’s 2013 Ray Lepp scholarship award. Russell and Abbotsford’s Rosie Schlagintweit were the two winners announced last week. Ray Lepp was a founding member of Volleyball B.C. and served on the board of directors for 22 years. Russell is a middle blocker in his third season with the UBC Thunderbirds men’s team. A graduate of Surrey’s Kwantlen Park Secondary, Russell has been a member of Canada’s national junior men’s team for the last two years. This summer, Russell helped Canada to a 12thplace finish at the FIVB Men’s Under-21 World Championships in Turkey. In 2012, Russell was on the Canadian squad
that won silver at the U-21 Men’s Continental Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. With UBC last season, Russell finished fourth in the Canada West conference in blocks per set (1.36). He has also twice earned Academic AllCanadian status as an engineering student.
Academic team Surrey’s James Young is one of eight members of the Simon Fraser University cross-country team to be named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic team for the 2013 season. Young is the only repeat winner on the Clan, appearing on the team thanks to a 3.76 grade
point average. To qualify for the academic team athletes must have a minimum GPA of at least 3.20 and competing in at least their second season at their respective universities.
Einarsson top rookie Surrey’s Sean Einarsson has been named the Canada West rookie of the year for his season with the UBC Thunderbirds. Einarsson is one of five players from Surrey and Delta who helped UBC win the Canada West title. The list includes midfielders Reynold Stewart and Einarsson, defenders Andrew Grange and Harry Lakhan, and forward Otis Sandhu.
Kwantlen Park’s Michael Abreha slogged his way to a fifth place finish in the senior boys’ race at the B.C. High School Crosscountry Championships in Aldergrove Nov. 2. Abreha completed the 6.3-kilometre route in 21 minutes, 2.2 seconds, 30 seconds back of gold medalist Nathan Wadhwani of Terry Fox. Wadhwani beat out Abreha for the Fraser Valley championships last month, but this time around the cold, wet weather took a toll on the Kwantlen Park harrier. “It was a tough race and the weather was not good for running,” Abreha said. “It affected me quite a bit because it was cold and my legs were numb. I couldn’t run as fast as I wanted to. If the weather was better I think I would have done much better. After finishing second in the Fraser Valleys, my goal was to finish in the top three at provincials but with all the hills and the rain and the puddles, I was much slower than I wanted to be.” Seaquam’s Michael Milic placed eighth overall. Abreha’s top-five showing helped the Timberwolves to a seventh place finish in the team standings. Kwantlen Park runners included Mitchell Smart, Allen Wang, Derek Swift, Daniel Vas, Ahmad Rezai and Mtwkl Mohamed. In the 4.3-km senior girls’ event, Semiahmoo’s Chelsea Ribeiro was the top Surrey finisher in 19th place. The Semiahmoo Totems crushed the field in the junior girls’ team standings with three runners finishing in the top-13. The Totems team included Haley Ribeiro (6th), Jessica Williams (7th) Dominika Paige (11th) and Julia Greer (13th) as well as Emily Liang and Alexa Porpaczy. In junior boys’ competition, Semiahmoo’s Connor Jackson finished fifth overall while Totems teammate Dawson Ribeiro was 15th.
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