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WHALLEY — Surrey has sadly hit a new record, with 22 homicides so far this year.

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Investigation Team was called to investigate a suspicious death, in the 12000-block of 99th Avenue of Whalley, after a body was found outside a house Monday morning.

The previous record was 21, in 2005.

Last year, Surrey had 10 homicides, with charges laid in four cases. Langley had four, New Westminster had two, Burnaby had one homicide, Vancouver 12, Port Moody three, North Vancouver one, Richmond three, Maple Ridge three,

Abbotsford three and Pitt Meadows, one. Of Surrey’s homicide cases this year, one was a murder-suicide.

For the rest, charges have been laid in two cases. see TWENTY-TWO › page 4

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Fans over the moon for Hadfield Hundreds turn out to meet famous astronaut in Surrey Christopher Poon Now staff Twitter @questionchris

CITY CENTRE — Hundreds of eager fans flocked to Surrey’s Central City mall Friday to meet one of this planet’s best-known astronauts, Commander Chris Hadfield.

As the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, Hadfield became an international wonder when he began posting videos and news updates during his 166 days in orbit earlier this year.

Young fan Maddie Hewledd watches as Commander Chris Hadfield signs a copy of his latest book during a signing at Black Bond Books at Central City mall on Friday night. Send us your photos with Hadfield using Layar. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON)

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Report slams Surrey for its spending City named one of B.C.’s worst performers in 2011, despite per capita spending that’s half provincial average READ THE FULL REPORT WITH Amy Reid Now staff Twitter @amyreid87

SURREY — Surrey was named one of B.C.’s 10 worst performing municipalities in 2011 in a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, titled BC Municipal Spending Watch 2013.

The report says that from 2010 to 2011, Surrey’s municipal operating spending per capita increased by 13 per cent, landing it a spot on the list of the province’s worst performing municipalities.

However, the city’s per capita spending, at $746, was nearly half the provincial average

of $1,105.

Of B.C. municipalities with a population of more than 25,000, the only ones with lower per capita spending were Langford ($703) and Chilliwack ($723).

Delta’s per capita spending in 2011 was $1,233, Richmond’s was $1,135 and Vancouver’s was $1,373.

The report gave Surrey an overall provincial rank of 108th out of 153 municipalities. With one being the worst, and 153 being the best, Surrey lost points as last year it was ranked at 131st.

Surrey beat out Delta, ranked at 101st overall, and Vancouver, ranked at 78th, and just edged out Richmond which was ranked 107th, but was beat by Langley City, at 132nd, and Burnaby, at 137th.

Surrey escaped the report’s list of the 20 least sustainable municipalities in the province.

Surrey’s manager of finance and

technology, Vivienne Wilke, said the report is flawed.

“For example, the report praises other municipalities for a small reduction in expenditures but does not comment on the fact that their expenditures per capita are much higher, in some cases more than double the provincial average, and more than two and a half times the expenditures of Surrey per capita.”

Wilke said Surrey’s 2011 expenditures included the Tom Gill operating costs of several new facilities, including the City Centre Library, an addition to the main RCMP detachment, a new firehall on 176th Street, and more.

Coun. Tom Gill said it’s important to note that Surrey had 10 years with no tax increases and during that time, no

significant infrastructure was built. He also pointed out that Surrey has the lowest residential taxes in the Lower Mainland.

“I think the population boom and the quality of infrastructure that we’re putting in needs to be factored in,” he said.

Gill said at one time, the city was under-resourced when it came to community amenities.

He pointed to the Build Surrey Program, the most comprehensive capital projects plan in the city’s history.

“What we have done in the last five years has been to catch up on that gap. And I think that is kind of the underlying story,” Gill said.

Read the whole report by scanning this page with your free Layar app. areid@thenownewspaper.com

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Appearing at Black Bond Books to sign copies of his newest book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Hadfield drew close to 1,000 people, children and adults alike, who were more than happy to wait in line for a chance to meet the famed astronaut.

For Lissa Mina, the event was an opportunity to meet the person behind the numerous YouTube videos and tweets that brought the wonders of space to a whole new generation.

“The videos that he streamed from space were really cool and he also educated a lot of people from space about how things are from a perspective we wouldn’t otherwise have known about,” she said.

“He was very candid about it, he didn’t seem stuffy or elitist so a lot of people could relate and appreciate space from that point of view.”

Black Bond Books owner Cathy Jesson said the event was undeniably the largest in the company’s history, and comes as the small group of B.C. stores is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

“This is the event of the decade, this is my biggest signing ever,” said Jesson.

When asked how she was able to land Hadfield for a book signing, Jesson said it was something of a happy coincidence.

“My friend Gwen has been selling Black

SURREY — Listeners came through in a big way for RED FM’s Radiothon Friday.

The fundraiser raised a total of $480,000 for Surrey Memorial Hospital’s specialized stroke unit and disaster relief for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan via the Canadian Red Cross. SMH will receive 80 per cent of the funds and the Red Cross will get the other 20.

Kulwinder Sanghera, president of South Asian Broadcasting Corporation, said RED FM experienced a high volume of donors making pledges and donations.

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in Toronto at Indigo books.”

As well, Jesson said the event just went to show that these kinds of events could happen in places other than Vancouver, as people will always be willing to make the journey for authors who inspire them.

“I just want to thank the people of Surrey for coming out and supporting this and showing that we can do events like this out here,” she said.

“RED FM is ‘by the community for the community.’ As a community, we have responded to two very important needs,” he said.

“Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s philosophy was to share with the needy, and I am very happy to see that the community has given a huge gift in celebration of our guru’s birthday. I am very grateful for the support shown by the community.”

The federal government is matching donations from Canadians made to registered charities to help out people in the Philipines who have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Commander Chris Hadfield greets a young fan at Black Bond Books Friday at Central City. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON) Bond our plastic bags and bio-degradable bags for 20 years and she just happens to be Chris’s mother-in-law,” she said.

“So it was a huge thing for her to do because they had other ideas for where they wanted him to go, as you can imagine.”

Jesson said by the end of the signing, Hadfield was expected to have signed close to 900 books.

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So far this year, there have been five homicides in Newton, seven in Whalley, four in the Panorama Ridge area, one in Guildford, one in Fleetwood, and three in South Surrey.

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SURREY — Students interested in pursuing math and science can now get a head start on their career aspirations, thanks to a new program in partnership with SFU. It is called the Fraser Heights Integrated Math and Science Academy and it allows Surrey high school students to take math and science classes at SFU as part of their curriculum.

Those courses are later counted towards their postsecondary studies once they move on.

“We’ve had a lot of parents in the school indicating they wanted the opportunity for their kids to receive accelerated university preparation for a long time,” said program co-ordinator and teacher James Ahn. “So we sat around and talked about it and came up with a model where kids condense their curriculum for math and sciences and we initially were going to do the AP route but decided instead to try to see if we could hook up with SFU.” Students can take a condensed approach to Grades 11 and 12 that will allow them to take six

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The program requires a two-year commitment from students starting in Grade 11 and despite it being run out of Fraser Heights Secondary, is open to all students in the district.

“They would have to transfer into our school to take the Grade 11 and 12 courses, but anyone from Surrey can apply,” said Ahn, noting that the program’s cap is 60 students per year.

Currently, there is a group of 50 Grade 11 students enrolled in the program.

The school is now accepting

applications for next year’s Grade 11 students.

Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of the program, said Ahn, was that the university credits earned are fully transferable to other universities across Canada.

This means students do not have to continue with SFU once they graduate

high school.

“We decided to go with SFU because the firstyear chemistry courses are transferable to any university in Canada,” said Ahn. “So kids can still apply to UBC, McGill or the University of Toronto, but this just gives them the credit so that when they get

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SURREY — The City of Surrey has announced the speaker’s list for its sixth Regional Economic Summit.

One of the speakers is oil tycoon and billionaire philanthropist T. Boone Pickens, who has spoken out about decreasing dependency on OPEC oil and is an advocate of alternative energy.

An international panel on world economics will be made up of former prime ministers from Australia (Julia Gillard), Greece (George Papandreou) and Israel (Ehud Barak).

The event will also feature a Canadian panel and a discussion on the CanadaEuropean Union free trade agreement.

Usually held in the fall, the city had to postpone the 2013 event to the spring of 2014 due to trouble finding speakers.

“We had originally been looking at Hillary Clinton, but she’s not doing government speaking roles for probably her own political (reasons),” said summit chair Coun. Linda Hepner.

Hepner said it’s a challenge to top previous summits after exhausting many world leaders. Past summit speakers have included former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson and former British prime minister Tony Blair.

“It’s tough to keep raising the bar because we’ve set the

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In 2012, the City of Surrey apparently spent roughly $420,000 for Branson’s

appearance. The city’s 2012 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) report revealed Surrey paid the London Speakers Bureau $419,767.13 for the rebel billionaire to speak for one hour.

In 2011, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton spoke at the summit, and the city’s SOFI report said the price tag for the two was more than

$300,000.

Donna Jones, Surrey’s manager of economic development, has said that booking fees are paid for with taxpayer dollars ahead of time, but they are recouped through ticket sales and sponsorships.

Tickets to the 2012 summit were about $650 a pop.

In a letter to the editor

to the Now in 2012, Mayor Dianne Watts said that the economic summit has grown into “one of the most significant business and economic conferences in Canada and is a big part of our city’s brand as we work to attract jobs, investment and business to our city to ensure continued prosperity.” areid@thenownewspaper.com

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Jack Munro wouldn’t like shift in NDP InTheHouse Keith Baldrey

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he passing last week of a former B.C. labour leader was a reminder of how much both the labour movement and the so-called “political left” have changed in this province.

Jack Munro was a colourful and powerful leader of the most powerful union in this province. He led the IWA (the primary forestry workers union) for decades and was one of the most influential labour or political figures in the entire province.

Governments of all stripes (NDP and Social Credit) were wary of taking him on.

A prolonged strike in the forest industry could cripple the provincial economy, and Munro was mindful of the power he wielded.

His influence was wide within the B.C. Federation of Labour, and he was often seen as the face of unionized labour, competing over time with other notables such as Len Guy, Art Gruntman, Jim Kinnaird, Art Kube and Ken Georgetti, to name just a few.

In those days (the 1970s to the mid-1990s) organized labour wielded a major sword. At first, that sword was held by private sector unions but over time public sector unions wrenched it away to become the main power bloc in the labour movement.

That is one of the crucial differences to have evolved in the House of Labour. The days of private sector union domination are over and, therefore, so are the days of a private sector union leader like Munro having huge influence, either on labour or government.

For years, private sector strikes, some of them quite lengthy, were regular events in all kinds of industries.

Now, public sector strikes (or the threat of them) are the main characteristic of any labour strife in this province.

Another change from Munro’s heyday is the collapse of the forest industry. The IWA is gone, and so are many mills that provided many communities with thriving local economies. The forest industry, and its unionized workforce, no longer has the political clout it had when Munro was one of industry’s main players.

And then there is the political left in B.C. For years, during Munro’s time, the left was dominated by private sector union leaders but gradually, over time, their influence was matched and then exceeded by social activists, environmental activists, and public sector union leaders.

Several key episodes in the last 20 years or so show this shift.

During the 1983 Solidarity crisis (brought on by the Social Credit government’s punishing restraint budget of that year) it was Munro who essentially ended an escalating protest that was headed to a province-wide general strike.

Munro had no interest in taking private sector union workers off their jobs to appease social activists

itching to topple an elected government, and he made that very clear. As a result, he was vilified by many of those activists, who viewed his actions as a form of betrayal.

A decade or so later, a left-wing government was in power but the environmental movement caused the NDP administration to back down on its forest policies, constituting a landmark win for the greens in the party.

During Gordon Campbell’s term in power, most of his opposition came from public sector unions, many of whose contracts he was trying to tear up or change. The private sector remained relatively quiet, and the environmental movement seemed to be biding its time.

And, of course, there was

the NDP’s sudden reversal on the Kinder Morgan pipeline project in the last election campaign. It was done to appease the environmental movement, but the move has revealed a breach in the party’s relationship with so-called blue collar workers (the ones championed for so long by the likes of Munro).

The NDP, the party of the left, is now almost shut out of the IWA’s old turf, as mills have closed and workers have

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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disappeared. Its support is more concentrated in urban centres, and away from many of those bluecollar workers in resource industries.

One has to wonder what Jack Munro would make of this ongoing shift in the party and movement he was once so active in. I can’t see him liking where things seem to be headed.

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Sikh blood drive goes deeper The Editor, Re: “Give blood but leave Sikh politics out of it,” the Now letters, Nov. 14.

“Sikh Nation” is a term that represents volunteers from the 27 million Sikhs of the world. It is neither an organization nor country.

The aim of the Sikh Nation Blood Drive is to create awareness of atrocities that take place throughout the world, to expose injustices and to unite all people to become part of its humanitarian campaign by donating blood. Blood is a reminder that we are all the same.

Sikh Nation has been one of the top blood donation campaigns in Canada since its inception 14 years ago. Seven per cent of eligible Sikhs now donate blood, compared to four per cent of the general population.

Guru Nanak challenged the centuries old status quo in India by protecting the right for people to practice all faiths or no faith and demanded that all mankind be treated equally. His followers are known as “Sikhs.”

As we celebrate his 544th birthday this week, our local Sikh community is helping raise funds for the victims of the Philippines tragedy. This selfless service is called “Seva.”

We must never forget the historical battles, tragedies and sacrifices of our past, not just during this week of remembrance, but for all our generations, to honour and dignify all of those who have fallen.

“Lest we forget,” veteran needs must be addressed, especially compensation. We owe them more than that. Remembering one’s past, cherishing the present and being grateful for the equalities of this land is why we all call Canada our home.

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Blood symbolizes Sikhs’ fight for justice The Editor, Re: “Give blood but leave Sikh politics out of it,” the Now letters, Nov. 14.

Domenic Losito’s letter shows just how little is known by some in Canada about events outside of their own backyards.

Canada has always played a leadership role when it comes to human rights worldwide. From deporting Nazis to helping abolish South African apartheid, Canada has not turned a blind eye on world issues.

The Sikh genocide is no exception.

For those readers unfamiliar with the operations of the world’s “largest democracy” called India, in 1984 more than 30,000 Sikh men, women and children were tortured to death over three days and nights by the Congress Party of India’s private thugs with complete impunity. Twenty-nine years later, survivors are still awaiting justice.

The blood drive has become a symbol of Sikhs’ indomitable spirit to fight for justice while saving lives. With so much injustice and suffering endured by the victims, it’s unfortunate that some people are actually offended by a sign meant to raise awareness rather than the brutal injustice itself.

Kudos to the organizers of this awareness event. This is a very Canadian way of dealing with such a huge tragedy.

I urge all Canadians to raise their voices against tyrannical regimes around the world, regardless of what they call themselves. Hopefully future generations will have no need to put up any more signs.

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Sponsor and co-organizer Suki Bath then rounded up the total donations to $100,000.

“We were kind of ambitious when we decided we wanted to raise $50,000,” said Luisa Marshall, who performed as Tina Turner. “It’s way beyond our expectations.”

About 1,000 people sold out Surrey’s Grand Taj Banquet Hall for the Celebrity Tributes for Philippine Typhoon Haiyan Victims, which featured a variety of celebrity impersonators as the live entertainment. The show starred Star Bernardo as Cher, Darren Lee as Elvis Presley and Bobby Bruce as Neil Diamond under the name Nearly Neil, among others.

The donations came from ticket sales, pledges, a silent auction and a 50-50 draw.

All money will go to the Canadian Red Cross, and the federal government will match all donations made to registered Canadian charities providing aid to the Philippines.

The event was organized by members of Surrey’s Filipino and Indo-Canadian communities in just a few days.

Marshall said she was proud their coordinated efforts produced such a result.

Other Surrey residents are holding fundraisers for aid as well. On Nov. 22, Olympia Pizza owner Lhord Macalanda is hosting his own fundraiser at his Whalley restaurant. His concert will feature performances by 10 rock bands, including Subdivide.

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Delta Team Westshore Terminals beat out 80 other squads from 12 countries to take top spot at the Firefighter Combat Challenge world championship in Las Vegas last month.

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A North Delta project has been named one of five winners in a youth contest.

The first edition of the One for Youth program has struck a chord throughout the province. There were about 100 projects submitted, with the final five chosen from a variety of non-profit organizations and schools.

Wheeling for Chairs, based in North Delta, won $3,000 of the total $50,000 prize money.

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SURREY — Sixty-fourth Avenue may be a means of getting from point A to point B for commuters, but in the world of Fraser Valley senior boys AAA soccer, the 14-block strip of asphalt between 126th Street and 140th Street has become a power corridor of talented teams.

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Smack dab in the middle sits Panorama Ridge Secondary, home of the newly crowned Fraser Valley champion Thunder, a precocious group that stunned perennial powerhouse Charles Best of Coquitlam 3-2 in the championship game Nov. 7.

“We’ve probably had a rivalry with Tamanawis ever since our doors opened,” said Kenneth Headley, who co-coaches the Thunder along with Darryl Vanderark and Paul Nowakowski.

“It’s natural when both schools have good teams and they are just blocks apart. Even Sullivan Heights has become more of a rival lately too and they’re just a few more blocks down 64th as well.”

All three of those teams, along with another Fraser Valley South zone squad, the Elgin Park Orcas in South Surrey, have advanced to the provincial championships, which begin Thursday in Burnaby. The Queen Elizabeth Royals are also Burnaby bound, giving Surrey five of the top six teams in the ultra competitive Fraser Valley.

“It shows the strength of Surrey that five of the six teams going to the provincials from the Fraser Valley are from Surrey,” Headley said. “Not to disrespect the provincials, but winning the Valley is almost as hard as winning the provincials. It’s just so difficult to do.”

The Thunder dropped

just one game in the regular season, a 4-1 setback at the hands of Tamanawis.

The Thunder really began to roll when the playoffs got underway at the end of October. Panorama Ridge kicked things off with a decisive 4-0 win over Queen Elizabeth followed by a narrow 2-1 road win over Sardis. That boosted the Thunder into the semifinals and set up a rematch with their old friends from Tamanawis.

The Thunder started the semifinal match tentatively and quickly found themselves trailing the Wildcats 2-0 at the half.

Panorama Ridge regained their form during the break and struck for two goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation to force overtime before Grade 11 forward Rajvir Basi bagged the game winner in extra time.

“That was an important win for us just because it proved to our guys that they can play with anybody,” Headley said. “The boys showed great grit and character in that game.

That was probably the game where the guys realized that anything is possible.”

The win was exciting but there was still one more mountain to climb.

Awaiting the Thunder in the championship final was Coquitlam’s undefeated Charles Best Blue Devils.

Basi opened the scoring for the Thunder in the 20th minute, but the Blue Devils equalized shortly afterward, leaving the score at 1-1 at the break.

When play resumed, Charles Best took their first lead of the game early in the second half only to have Basi pull the Thunder even in the 65th minute by using his noggin to volley a pass from Kerman Pannu over the head of the goalkeeper.

The Thunder then weathered a storm of Charles Best pressure in the final 15 minutes of play.

After absorbing the best the Blue Devils could muster, the Thunder launched a last-minute counter attack

where Basi finished off his hat trick by sidestepping a pair of defenders and then slotting the ball home for the winning goal.

“Winning Fraser Valley is a huge statement for us heading into the provincials,” Pannu said.

“We’ve worked hard to get here and this is right where we want to be and where we should be.”

In the third place match, Tamanawis blanked Sullivan Heights 4-0 while Elgin Park claimed fifth place by beating Queen Elizabeth 2-1 on penalty kicks.

The 64th Avenue power corridor is not likely to abate in the near future.

Seven of the Thunder starters and most of the team’s bench strength are comprised of Grade 11 players.

Not only that, in the Fraser Valley Grade 8 championship final on Nov. 13, Panorama Ridge added another banner to their collection by beating Tamanawis 2-0. Those two teams are likely to keep the rivalry at a fever pitch for the next four years.

Lead by (from left) Arsh Chahal, Rajvir Basi and Kerman Pannu, the Panorama Ridge Thunder is chasing a B.C. title this week. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)

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WHALLEY — Surrey has sadly hit a new record, with 22 homicides so far this year.

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Investigation Team was called to investigate a suspicious death, in the 12000-block of 99th Avenue of Whalley, after a body was found outside a house Monday morning.

The previous record was 21, in 2005.

Last year, Surrey had 10 homicides, with charges laid in four cases. Langley had four, New Westminster had two, Burnaby had one homicide, Vancouver 12, Port Moody three, North Vancouver one, Richmond three, Maple Ridge three,

Abbotsford three and Pitt Meadows, one. Of Surrey’s homicide cases this year, one was a murder-suicide.

For the rest, charges have been laid in two cases. see TWENTY-TWO › page 4

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Fans over the moon for Hadfield Hundreds turn out to meet famous astronaut in Surrey Christopher Poon Now staff Twitter @questionchris

CITY CENTRE — Hundreds of eager fans flocked to Surrey’s Central City mall Friday to meet one of this planet’s best-known astronauts, Commander Chris Hadfield.

As the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, Hadfield became an international wonder when he began posting videos and news updates during his 166 days in orbit earlier this year.

Young fan Maddie Hewledd watches as Commander Chris Hadfield signs a copy of his latest book during a signing at Black Bond Books at Central City mall on Friday night. Send us your photos with Hadfield using Layar. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON)

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Report slams Surrey for its spending City named one of B.C.’s worst performers in 2011, despite per capita spending that’s half provincial average READ THE FULL REPORT WITH Amy Reid Now staff Twitter @amyreid87

SURREY — Surrey was named one of B.C.’s 10 worst performing municipalities in 2011 in a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, titled BC Municipal Spending Watch 2013.

The report says that from 2010 to 2011, Surrey’s municipal operating spending per capita increased by 13 per cent, landing it a spot on the list of the province’s worst performing municipalities.

However, the city’s per capita spending, at $746, was nearly half the provincial average

of $1,105.

Of B.C. municipalities with a population of more than 25,000, the only ones with lower per capita spending were Langford ($703) and Chilliwack ($723).

Delta’s per capita spending in 2011 was $1,233, Richmond’s was $1,135 and Vancouver’s was $1,373.

The report gave Surrey an overall provincial rank of 108th out of 153 municipalities. With one being the worst, and 153 being the best, Surrey lost points as last year it was ranked at 131st.

Surrey beat out Delta, ranked at 101st overall, and Vancouver, ranked at 78th, and just edged out Richmond which was ranked 107th, but was beat by Langley City, at 132nd, and Burnaby, at 137th.

Surrey escaped the report’s list of the 20 least sustainable municipalities in the province.

Surrey’s manager of finance and

technology, Vivienne Wilke, said the report is flawed.

“For example, the report praises other municipalities for a small reduction in expenditures but does not comment on the fact that their expenditures per capita are much higher, in some cases more than double the provincial average, and more than two and a half times the expenditures of Surrey per capita.”

Wilke said Surrey’s 2011 expenditures included the Tom Gill operating costs of several new facilities, including the City Centre Library, an addition to the main RCMP detachment, a new firehall on 176th Street, and more.

Coun. Tom Gill said it’s important to note that Surrey had 10 years with no tax increases and during that time, no

significant infrastructure was built. He also pointed out that Surrey has the lowest residential taxes in the Lower Mainland.

“I think the population boom and the quality of infrastructure that we’re putting in needs to be factored in,” he said.

Gill said at one time, the city was under-resourced when it came to community amenities.

He pointed to the Build Surrey Program, the most comprehensive capital projects plan in the city’s history.

“What we have done in the last five years has been to catch up on that gap. And I think that is kind of the underlying story,” Gill said.

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Appearing at Black Bond Books to sign copies of his newest book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Hadfield drew close to 1,000 people, children and adults alike, who were more than happy to wait in line for a chance to meet the famed astronaut.

For Lissa Mina, the event was an opportunity to meet the person behind the numerous YouTube videos and tweets that brought the wonders of space to a whole new generation.

“The videos that he streamed from space were really cool and he also educated a lot of people from space about how things are from a perspective we wouldn’t otherwise have known about,” she said.

“He was very candid about it, he didn’t seem stuffy or elitist so a lot of people could relate and appreciate space from that point of view.”

Black Bond Books owner Cathy Jesson said the event was undeniably the largest in the company’s history, and comes as the small group of B.C. stores is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

“This is the event of the decade, this is my biggest signing ever,” said Jesson.

When asked how she was able to land Hadfield for a book signing, Jesson said it was something of a happy coincidence.

“My friend Gwen has been selling Black

SURREY — Listeners came through in a big way for RED FM’s Radiothon Friday.

The fundraiser raised a total of $480,000 for Surrey Memorial Hospital’s specialized stroke unit and disaster relief for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan via the Canadian Red Cross. SMH will receive 80 per cent of the funds and the Red Cross will get the other 20.

Kulwinder Sanghera, president of South Asian Broadcasting Corporation, said RED FM experienced a high volume of donors making pledges and donations.

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in Toronto at Indigo books.”

As well, Jesson said the event just went to show that these kinds of events could happen in places other than Vancouver, as people will always be willing to make the journey for authors who inspire them.

“I just want to thank the people of Surrey for coming out and supporting this and showing that we can do events like this out here,” she said.

“RED FM is ‘by the community for the community.’ As a community, we have responded to two very important needs,” he said.

“Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s philosophy was to share with the needy, and I am very happy to see that the community has given a huge gift in celebration of our guru’s birthday. I am very grateful for the support shown by the community.”

The federal government is matching donations from Canadians made to registered charities to help out people in the Philipines who have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

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Commander Chris Hadfield greets a young fan at Black Bond Books Friday at Central City. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON) Bond our plastic bags and bio-degradable bags for 20 years and she just happens to be Chris’s mother-in-law,” she said.

“So it was a huge thing for her to do because they had other ideas for where they wanted him to go, as you can imagine.”

Jesson said by the end of the signing, Hadfield was expected to have signed close to 900 books.

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City passes on $4M Crescent Beach vehicle crossing Now staff Twitter@ questionchris

CRESCENT BEACH — Surrey’s transportation committee has decided it would be too expensive to build a vehicle underpass at the Crescent Beach rail crossing.

Estimated at a minimum of $4 million, the crossing was under consideration by the committee following repeated requests by residents in the area.

“For many, many years both the city and the residents of Crescent Beach wanted to have a crossing there and if not a fullfledged crossing then some sort of emergency crossing,” said Coun. Barinder Rasode, who sits on the committee.

“So we went through a very comprehensive analysis and a number of options and unfortunately the cheapest one is still $4 million. So for the number of residents that’s going to serve, we have to really weigh out how we spend taxpayer dollars.”

The requests were primarily centered around safety concerns as Crescent Beach is virtually inaccessible while a train is passing through. With the proposed coal terminal expansion at Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD) potentially adding more train traffic to the area, residents fear it’s just a matter of time before somebody in medical distress is caught on the wrong side of the tracks.

“The problem is really coming to the fore and I think that’s where it’s going to end up,” said Erik Seiz, president of the Crescent Beach Property Owners Association.

Seiz said he doesn’t blame the city for not wanting to foot the bill.

“Surrey’s been incredibly supportive of Crescent Beach they’ve done a lot of great things to beautify and make it a great place to live.

So they’re champions of the peace,” he said.

Rather, Seiz said he thinks the responsibility of paying for an underpass should ultimately fall to Port Metro Vancouver, the

authority responsible for the forthcoming decision on the proposed coal terminal expansion at FSD. “They’re the ones seeing the benefit of the rail traffic,” he said. “Why should Surrey be on the hook for funding an inconvenience brought on

by Port Metro Vancouver?

At the end of the day, the requirements for the underpass is because of the railway line, that and increased traffic are the only reasons.”

When asked if such an underpass would make it easier for residents in the area to accept the proposed coal terminal expansion,

Seiz said it would likely sway a good number of residents who are opposed.

“Aside from access, an underpass allows slower, consistent, train speeds,” said Seiz. “This, combined with the removal of the level crossing, creates a dramatic increase in safety and also reduces diesel emissions,

vibration, and noise.”

However, all may not be lost. Despite the city not being able to pay the cost of a crossing, Rasode noted that the proposal was part of the city’s annual request for infrastructure funding to the federal government.

“Every year cities ask the federal government for

funding for infrastructure so this is something that we’ve asked the federal government to totally or partially pay for,” she said.

“We’re trying out best, if we could afford it we would do it but it’s not only an issue of inconvenience but a safety concern.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

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WHITE ROCK — Council was expected to revisit remuneration for White Rock council members Monday evening following an approved pay hike earlier this month.

While council decided that councillor pay should be averaged from six municipalities with a minimum of $29,700 starting in 2015, the mayor’s pay was taken off the table as some disagreed that the role required the same level of overhaul.

Now, staff are recommending the mayor’s wage be an averaged amount based on the previous year’s salary for the mayors of the City of Pitt Meadows, the City of Port Moody and the City of Langley, with councillor pay being based on 40 per cent of the mayor’s.

According to a report from staff, leaving the mayor’s pay as it is while increasing the pay of councillors would mean councillors would be receiving around 44 per cent of what the mayor makes.

That number would be “well above both the average and median ratio when compared against the sixteen (16) municipalities surveyed within the Greater Vancouver Regional District.”

As such, staff is

recommending council decide on whether pay should be based on the three municipalities above or a six-municipality based average, which would also include the District of West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver and the City of Port Coquitlam.

The three-municipality

option would see councillors receiving a wage at 39 per cent of the mayor’s, with annual wages of $27,811 and $74,041 respectively. The sixmunicipality option would see a 40 per cent ratio, with a pay scale of $30,560 and $80,910.

The current pay for

White Rock councillors is $26,580 while Mayor Wayne Baldwin’s is $59,810.

To see how White Rock city council voted on the matter, check Thursday’s edition of the Now, or visit us online at thenownewspaper.com. cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

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he passing last week of a former B.C. labour leader was a reminder of how much both the labour movement and the so-called “political left” have changed in this province.

Jack Munro was a colourful and powerful leader of the most powerful union in this province. He led the IWA (the primary forestry workers union) for decades and was one of the most influential labour or political figures in the entire province.

Governments of all stripes (NDP and Social Credit) were wary of taking him on.

A prolonged strike in the forest industry could cripple the provincial economy, and Munro was mindful of the power he wielded.

His influence was wide within the B.C. Federation of Labour, and he was often seen as the face of unionized labour, competing over time with other notables such as Len Guy, Art Gruntman, Jim Kinnaird, Art Kube and Ken Georgetti, to name just a few.

In those days (the 1970s to the mid-1990s) organized labour wielded a major sword. At first, that sword was held by private sector unions but over time public sector unions wrenched it away to become the main power bloc in the labour movement.

That is one of the crucial differences to have evolved in the House of Labour. The days of private sector union domination are over and, therefore, so are the days of a private sector union leader like Munro having huge influence, either on labour or government.

For years, private sector strikes, some of them quite lengthy, were regular events in all kinds of industries.

Now, public sector strikes (or the threat of them) are the main characteristic of any labour strife in this province.

Another change from Munro’s heyday is the collapse of the forest industry. The IWA is gone, and so are many mills that provided many communities with thriving local economies. The forest industry, and its unionized workforce, no longer has the political clout it had when Munro was one of industry’s main players.

And then there is the political left in B.C. For years, during Munro’s time, the left was dominated by private sector union leaders but gradually, over time, their influence was matched and then exceeded by social activists, environmental activists, and public sector union leaders.

Several key episodes in the last 20 years or so show this shift.

During the 1983 Solidarity crisis (brought on by the Social Credit government’s punishing restraint budget of that year) it was Munro who essentially ended an escalating protest that was headed to a province-wide general strike.

Munro had no interest in taking private sector union workers off their jobs to appease social activists

itching to topple an elected government, and he made that very clear. As a result, he was vilified by many of those activists, who viewed his actions as a form of betrayal.

A decade or so later, a left-wing government was in power but the environmental movement caused the NDP administration to back down on its forest policies, constituting a landmark win for the greens in the party.

During Gordon Campbell’s term in power, most of his opposition came from public sector unions, many of whose contracts he was trying to tear up or change. The private sector remained relatively quiet, and the environmental movement seemed to be biding its time.

And, of course, there was

the NDP’s sudden reversal on the Kinder Morgan pipeline project in the last election campaign. It was done to appease the environmental movement, but the move has revealed a breach in the party’s relationship with so-called blue collar workers (the ones championed for so long by the likes of Munro).

The NDP, the party of the left, is now almost shut out of the IWA’s old turf, as mills have closed and workers have

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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disappeared. Its support is more concentrated in urban centres, and away from many of those bluecollar workers in resource industries.

One has to wonder what Jack Munro would make of this ongoing shift in the party and movement he was once so active in. I can’t see him liking where things seem to be headed.

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Sikh blood drive goes deeper The Editor, Re: “Give blood but leave Sikh politics out of it,” the Now letters, Nov. 14.

“Sikh Nation” is a term that represents volunteers from the 27 million Sikhs of the world. It is neither an organization nor country.

The aim of the Sikh Nation Blood Drive is to create awareness of atrocities that take place throughout the world, to expose injustices and to unite all people to become part of its humanitarian campaign by donating blood. Blood is a reminder that we are all the same.

Sikh Nation has been one of the top blood donation campaigns in Canada since its inception 14 years ago. Seven per cent of eligible Sikhs now donate blood, compared to four per cent of the general population.

Guru Nanak challenged the centuries old status quo in India by protecting the right for people to practice all faiths or no faith and demanded that all mankind be treated equally. His followers are known as “Sikhs.”

As we celebrate his 544th birthday this week, our local Sikh community is helping raise funds for the victims of the Philippines tragedy. This selfless service is called “Seva.”

We must never forget the historical battles, tragedies and sacrifices of our past, not just during this week of remembrance, but for all our generations, to honour and dignify all of those who have fallen.

“Lest we forget,” veteran needs must be addressed, especially compensation. We owe them more than that. Remembering one’s past, cherishing the present and being grateful for the equalities of this land is why we all call Canada our home.

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Blood symbolizes Sikhs’ fight for justice The Editor, Re: “Give blood but leave Sikh politics out of it,” the Now letters, Nov. 14.

Domenic Losito’s letter shows just how little is known by some in Canada about events outside of their own backyards.

Canada has always played a leadership role when it comes to human rights worldwide. From deporting Nazis to helping abolish South African apartheid, Canada has not turned a blind eye on world issues.

The Sikh genocide is no exception.

For those readers unfamiliar with the operations of the world’s “largest democracy” called India, in 1984 more than 30,000 Sikh men, women and children were tortured to death over three days and nights by the Congress Party of India’s private thugs with complete impunity. Twenty-nine years later, survivors are still awaiting justice.

The blood drive has become a symbol of Sikhs’ indomitable spirit to fight for justice while saving lives. With so much injustice and suffering endured by the victims, it’s unfortunate that some people are actually offended by a sign meant to raise awareness rather than the brutal injustice itself.

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Fundraiser for Typhoon Haiyan relief doubles goal SURREY — A local fundraiser for relief from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines brought in more than $82,000 on Thursday night, drastically exceeding the organizers’ goal.

Organizer and sponsor Suki Bath then rounded up to the total to $100,000.

“We were kind of ambitious when we decided we wanted to raise $50,000,” said Luisa Marshall, who performed as Tina Turner.

“It’s way beyond our expectations.”

About 1,000 people sold out Surrey’s Grand Taj Banquet Hall for the Celebrity Tributes for Philippine Typhoon Haiyan Victims, which featured a variety of celebrity impersonators as the live entertainment. The show starred Star Bernardo as Cher, Darren Lee as Elvis Presley and Bobby Bruce as Neil Diamond under the name Nearly Neil.

The donations came from ticket sales, pledges, a silent auction and a 50-50 draw.

All money will go to the Canadian Red Cross, and the federal government will match all donations made to registered Canadian charities providing aid to the Philippines.

The event was organized by members of Surrey’s Filipino and Indo-Canadian communities.

Other Surrey residents are holding fundraisers for aid as well. On Nov. 22, Olympia Pizza owner Lhord Macalanda is hosting his own fundraiser at his Whalley restaurant.

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WHITE ROCK — Amazing Race fans take note, White Rock will be host to its own rendition of the popular scavenger hunt next spring.

Called The Great White Rock Race, the event was given the go-ahead by council to proceed for April 19, 2014 and the event’s aim is to expose the city’s many features to residents and guests alike.

Conceived by Prizebox Entertainment, who is partnering with the White Rock Museum and Archives Society for the event, the race will have participants going all around White Rock to checkpoints to learn about the city and answer trivia questions to proceed. Those who answer the most questions correctly will be in the running for prizes.

“We have built a technology that nobody else has and instead of going to a checkpoint and getting a card, you’re going to use our technology to answer a certain trivia question,” explained Tracy Wattie of Prizebox Entertainment, noting that the museum is

working on the trivia and historical aspects of the hunt, which will use people’s smartphones at checkpoints.

“Instead of getting a piece of paper and going on to the next checkpoint, you’re going to use an augmented reality code to go further into the game. So if you answer the trivia questions appropriately then you move on to the next checkpoint. If you don’t answer them correctly, you move on to a different checkpoint.”

For Wattie, the event is a way to merge Prizebox’s use of technology with a way to give back to the community.

“I’ve been a White Rock resident for a long time and we do other things to help the community, clean the beach and so on, so I was trying to think about what we could do to fundraise for the all-abilities park,” she said. “The Amazing Race is popular but so is technology and that component is our business so we wanted to combine those two and came up with this concept.”

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Petsearchers Canada is poised to expand quickly across the country through a partnership program. There are also plans to expand on their successful social media program, particularly the “Missing Pets in B.C.” Facebook page, which has helped in getting hundreds of pets back home safely.

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A North Delta project has been named one of five winners in a youth contest.

The first edition of the One for Youth program has struck a chord throughout the province. There were about 100 projects submitted, with the final five chosen from a variety of non-profit organizations and schools.

Wheeling for Chairs, based in North Delta, won $3,000 of the total $50,000 prize money.

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SURREY — Sixty-fourth Avenue may be a means of getting from point A to point B for commuters, but in the world of Fraser Valley senior boys AAA soccer, the 14-block strip of asphalt between 126th Street and 140th Street has become a power corridor of talented teams.

Surrey’s soccer central is anchored on the east

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Smack dab in the middle sits Panorama Ridge Secondary, home of the newly crowned Fraser Valley champion Thunder, a precocious group that stunned perennial powerhouse Charles Best of Coquitlam 3-2 in the championship game Nov. 7.

“We’ve probably had a rivalry with Tamanawis ever since our doors opened,” said Kenneth Headley, who co-coaches the Thunder along with Darryl Vanderark and Paul Nowakowski.

“It’s natural when both schools have good teams and they are just blocks apart. Even Sullivan Heights has become more of a rival lately too and they’re just a few more blocks down 64th as well.”

All three of those teams, along with another Fraser Valley South zone squad, the Elgin Park Orcas in South Surrey, have advanced to the provincial championships, which begin Thursday in Burnaby. The Queen Elizabeth Royals are also Burnaby bound, giving Surrey five of the top six teams in the ultra competitive Fraser Valley.

“It shows the strength of Surrey that five of the six teams going to the provincials from the Fraser Valley are from Surrey,” Headley said. “Not to disrespect the provincials, but winning the Valley is almost as hard as winning the provincials. It’s just so difficult to do.”

The Thunder dropped

just one game in the regular season, a 4-1 setback at the hands of Tamanawis.

The Thunder really began to roll when the playoffs got underway at the end of October. Panorama Ridge kicked things off with a decisive 4-0 win over Queen Elizabeth followed by a narrow 2-1 road win over Sardis. That boosted the Thunder into the semifinals and set up a rematch with their old friends from Tamanawis.

The Thunder started the semifinal match tentatively and quickly found themselves trailing the Wildcats 2-0 at the half.

Panorama Ridge regained their form during the break and struck for two goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation to force overtime before Grade 11 forward Rajvir Basi bagged the game winner in extra time.

“That was an important win for us just because it proved to our guys that they can play with anybody,” Headley said. “The boys showed great grit and character in that game.

That was probably the game where the guys realized that anything is possible.”

The win was exciting but there was still one more mountain to climb.

Awaiting the Thunder in the championship final was Coquitlam’s undefeated Charles Best Blue Devils.

Basi opened the scoring for the Thunder in the 20th minute, but the Blue Devils equalized shortly afterward, leaving the score at 1-1 at the break.

When play resumed, Charles Best took their first lead of the game early in the second half only to have Basi pull the Thunder even in the 65th minute by using his noggin to volley a pass from Kerman Pannu over the head of the goalkeeper.

The Thunder then weathered a storm of Charles Best pressure in the final 15 minutes of play.

After absorbing the best the Blue Devils could muster, the Thunder launched a last-minute counter attack

where Basi finished off his hat trick by sidestepping a pair of defenders and then slotting the ball home for the winning goal.

“Winning Fraser Valley is a huge statement for us heading into the provincials,” Pannu said.

“We’ve worked hard to get here and this is right where we want to be and where we should be.”

In the third place match, Tamanawis blanked Sullivan Heights 4-0 while Elgin Park claimed fifth place by beating Queen Elizabeth 2-1 on penalty kicks.

The 64th Avenue power corridor is not likely to abate in the near future.

Seven of the Thunder starters and most of the team’s bench strength are comprised of Grade 11 players.

Not only that, in the Fraser Valley Grade 8 championship final on Nov. 13, Panorama Ridge added another banner to their collection by beating Tamanawis 2-0. Those two teams are likely to keep the rivalry at a fever pitch for the next four years.

Lead by (from left) Arsh Chahal, Rajvir Basi and Kerman Pannu, the Panorama Ridge Thunder is chasing a B.C. title this week. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)

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