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NEWTON TOWN CENTRE — Philip Aguirre’s family has operated their Old Surrey Restaurant in Newton for 40 years, and he’s darn proud to say that.

Before he took the reins eight years ago, his parents ran the French fine dining eatery, which has thrived in a revitalized heritage home originally built in 1918.

The family runs a Chilliwack farm where they produce all of their lamb, veal and pork, making themselves a true farm-toplate establishment.

Located along 72nd Avenue just west of King George Boulevard, the business is just mere blocks away from the Newton Arena, where 53-year-old Julie Paskall was attacked on Dec. 29 before dying days later.

While that incident has cast a dark shadow on the area, Aguirre is proud to run his business there.

“There’s lots of great things that are happening here and Surrey seems to get

Philip Aguirre, chef and owner of the Old Surrey Restaurant, has seen Newton change over the last few decades. While his family business has thrived in the area, he recognizes that there always the worst rap for sure. It seems to be a popular topic and rightfully so a lot of the times, but there’s also some great things that are going on in Newton.”

When asked what he loved most about the community, without hesitation he said the people.

“With 40 years we’ve developed relationships with people that live here.

It’s gone over four decades and just their

are challenges in the community and that residents have to work together to strengthen the neighbourhood as a whole. See video by scanning this page with Layar. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)

stories of where they live, what they do, where they go on vacations and how they support their community.”

While the restaurant pulls from the entire Lower Mainland’s population, he said Surrey residents have kept the business alive all these years.

Aguirre is a member of the Newton Business Improvement Association, still in its infancy, and hopes that by uniting, the

businesses can have a strong voice.

“We just need to band together, as we always do, and keep on striving to become better. There’s always setbacks, so we just have to keep on pushing forward, and not isolating ourselves, being strong together,” he said. “We have become individuals and as individuals we’re quite weak.” see WE’RE READY › page 3

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NEIGHBOURHOODS: Newton Town Centre

‘We’re ready to stay for next 40 years’ WATCH VIDEO WITH LAYAR

The bottom floor of the longstanding Old Surrey Restaurant was renovated in 2012 and renamed Bistro 72, offering a more casual atmosphere while maintaining the traditional fine dining experience on the upper level – all within the heart of Newton. See video by scanning this page with your Layar app. (Photo: JACOB ZINN)

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Aguirre emphasized his support for the Welcome Home Society, a drug and alcohol recovery home along King George Boulevard.

“They’re making huge investments to make a difference.... They’re going out and putting up a huge amount of effort to rehabilitate people and that’s a great thing,” he said, adding that he couldn’t comment on the value of other operations.

Growing up in Newton, Aguirre witnessed the area’s changes first-hand.

He’s seen a lot of growth, which comes with positives and negatives, he said.

“A lot more crime, for sure. We’ve been broken into 11 times in the last eight years and that’s been difficult to handle as a small business owner. The margins are always tight and we’re always struggling to make a go of it and crime definitely makes it more difficult.”

Aguirre recalled riding his bike to the Newton Wave Pool as a child.

“Now, would I let my young boys do that?

No,” he said, adding that he’d like to see the core revitalized.

“Does it need to be cleaned up a little bit?

Yes. But does it have all the aspects of a great community centre? Yes. The wave pool is there, the library, the hockey rink, the bus loop – that’s where everyone congregates.

And that’s where we need to focus a lot of our energies to make sure that people are safe there.”

The restaurant was set to hold its 40th anniversary celebration last Sunday and Aguirre said he is in Newton for the long haul. In fact, in 2012, he created a secondary restaurant in the home’s bottom level, a more modern space called Bistro 72, which hosts live music.

“We’re here to stay for the next 40 years,” he said.

LOTS OF YOUNG FAMILIES

Organic Grocer is another longstanding Newton business, located along King George Boulevard at about 74th Avenue.

The shop has been in the neighbourhood for 17 years, and before that, it was in the Surrey Public Market for three.

Owner Garth Owen said the area has been good to him.

“We’re a very busy store, we have about 200 people a day come through our store.”

He said the neighbourhood is home to many young families, as well as a lot of active youth.

“People tend to forget that Surrey is very

sports-oriented. We have lots of teams and they range from grade school through to university or community college.... These are healthy, active young families and we really like that. In some of the turmoil that cities go through, you forget about this middle class that’s starting to thrive in Surrey.”

Owen went on to say the area is home to fabulous restaurants.

“We have the Old (Surrey Restaurant) house, we have the Italian place, (Villa) Verdi, up the street. They’re treasures that are right in Newton that don’t get enough exposure.”

Owen said the quality of life in the neighbourhood improved “immensely” when some of the area’s older developments came down.

In the complex next to his, he saw an old hotel and a couple of bars demolished, which were replaced by Save-On-Foods and other stores. Also, Owen said Newton is home to many parks.

“In the summertime it’s wonderful to walk through any of the small parks in Newton parks or the bigger ones and see parents throwing parties for 50 kids. They’re just out of control and everybody is having fun and it’s just a community. And we need to start recognizing some of those things that are really good in our community,” he said, adding that when people use the area’s parks, they’re safe.

“It’s when people start to be afraid to go out, then problems develop.”

But Owen also calls for change. He’d like to see a shift in the way the local police operate.

“We would like to see the police abandon their idea of community policing for something that’s more community oriented.

I also have a place on the Gulf Islands where the RCMP officers are out of their cars most of the time. They know the merchants, they talk to the merchants, they know the shoppers, they know the commuters, they know who’s not supposed to be there,” he said.

“Any community that has face-to-face time with their officers is always a safer community.”

Owen said he and his staff have come to know some of the neighbourhood’s addicts.

“As long as they behave, they come into the store and we listen to them. A lot of them are trying to get into rehab and basically, they’re not bad people. They just have some social problems,” he said.

RICH IN CULTURE, DIVERSITY

Kulvir Tung, who has owned Prism Hair Designs for 18 years, located across the street from the bus loop in the same complex as Beach Basket Giftware, said her business is thriving in the area.

Tung emphasized that she loves the area’s

people. The neighbourhood is diverse, and people are friendly, she said.

She has clients of all ethnic backgrounds, from Chinese to South Asian to Caucasian to Filipino. It’s a mix, she said.

“I love the diversity of the area. It’s rich in culture.”

Tung said she’s had people ask to wash her windows, use her washroom or use her phone, and when she declines, she says they are polite.

“You see people around here, but we’ve never had clients be bothered by anybody.

It’s a judgment to say these guys are on drugs. They could be homeless.”

She said people have come in who appear to be “on the other side of the tracks,” but no one has made a scene or bothered her clientele.

“It hasn’t hurt our business.”

Tung said after Paskall’s murder, people are alarmed.

“Incidents like what happened near Newton Exchange, it’s sad because there’s transit police supposed to be present here, there’s a community police station right there.”

She’d like to see foot patrol.

“It would be good for prevention,” she said. “If there’s more police walking around in this area, that presence, I think will deter that kind of fear.” areid@thenownewspaper.com

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SURREY — A month after members of Surrey council criticized the City of New Westminster for stalling on replacement plans for the Pattullo Bridge, the bridge has literally begun to fall apart.

Safety nets are in the process of being installed following reports that chunks of “debris” were falling from the aging span.

According to TransLink, those nets will be installed in phases between now and April.

In the meantime, said “debris” ended up being chunks of concrete falling from the underside of the bridge, something Surrey Coun. Tom Gill is saying is evidence enough that it’s time for a change.

“I think this is just another example of how people are not aware of how serious the issue is as to the current condition of the bridge,” said Gill, who also chairs Surrey’s transportation and infrastructure committee. “We are running out of time to make a decision of needing a new bridge.

I’ve been very clear in my comments that this silly filibustering from New Westminster has caused us to get to a point where we are today – the irony is that we’re dealing with this exact conversation from a month ago.

The bridge is slowly falling apart.”

Gill said any other structure that would suddenly begin to crumble would be immediately torn down and replaced, but not so for a bridge.

“Can you imagine any structure having concrete portions that can fall out at any given time? Never mind who might get hurt underneath the bridge, but can you can imagine what might be running through your mind if you have to actually use the bridge?” he said.

As such, Gill is calling on TransLink to

The Pattullo Bridge is at the centre of an intercity spat over whether it should be fixed up or replaced. Safety nets are being put up because pieces of concrete are falling off the aged span connecting Surrey and New Westminster. (Photo: MARK VAN MANEN, the Province) come out and state that this bridge does in fact need replacing instead of a simple refurbishment.

“We’ve been advocating that there’s a lot of information TransLink needs to demonstrate to the community,” said Gill. “We are not in a third world country, we are and do have standards in this world we live in and we expect our politicians and leaders to make good decisions and keep our communities safe and this is just another blatant example of someone not being able to do their job and not understand the very real issues this bridge faces.”

A replacement six-lane bridge is expected to cost around $1 billion while a refurbished bridge would cost $300 million. A brand new four-lane bridge is estimated to cost around $800 million.The City of New Westminster has previously come out against putting in a six-lane bridge due to the traffic pressures on their side of the bridge.

“The issue now is that with no decision being made, we’re going to have to invest $300 million into a bridge that doesn’t need a $300-million investment,” said Gill. “We need to build a brand new one. Lets be respectful of the taxpayer dollars whether it’s TransLink

or anybody else.”

As for the current state of the Pattullo, TransLink has said they will be monitoring the situation as it unfolds, but notes the longterm plan still needs to be addressed.

“The bridge remains safe and TransLink continues to actively inspect, monitor and maintain the bridge in a state of good repair,” said a TransLink release regarding the nets.

“This maintenance work will help ensure safety and the longevity of the bridge – it will not address other structural issues such as narrow lanes, need for barriers to protect pedestrians and cyclists, or seismic concerns.”

Crime

Police on lookout for multiple men accused of sexual assault NORTH DELTA — Delta police are investigating after two high school students were sexually assaulted in the Sunshine Hills area of North Delta Friday morning.

At about 8 a.m., officers responded to a call about a sexual assault that had just occurred.

Two female Grade 8 students were walking to school in the Sunshine Hills area. The two girls entered a footpath and were followed by a man into the pathway.

The man approached the girls from behind and sexually assaulted one of them before running away.

Officers believe that as the suspect fled the area, he sexually assaulted another girl, this one in Grade 9.

“Delta police are in the early stages of the investigation of these assaults,” said Acting Sgt. Sarah Swallow. “Police have been unsuccessful in locating the suspect at this time and the investigation continues.”

She said Monday that police have increased their patrols at the schools and in the neighbourhood.

The suspect is described as white and in his 40s, with long blond hair and a scruffy blond beard. He was wearing a black leather jacket, jeans and a black and white tuque with a hint of red.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Delta police department at 604-946-4411.

Transit Police have arrested a White Rock man for a sexual assault that happened last Wednesday on a Coast Mountain bus, but are still looking for a suspect in a separate sexual assault that took place Friday at Gateway SkyTrain station.

Sebastian Ramon Lopez, 37, of White Rock, has been charged with sexual assault, but has been released with conditions.

Transit Police spokeswoman Anne Drennan said Lopez is accused up “rubbing up” against a 21-year-old woman in a sexual manner while on a bus heading from White Rock to Surrey. He was arrested shortly after the bus arrived at Surrey Central bus loop.

Meanwhile, investigators are still looking

for a man who sexually assaulted a 29-yearold Japanese foreign exchange student at the Gateway station in Whalley Friday morning.

Drennan said the victim was buying a ticket when the man forced himself on her, repeatedly hugging and kissing her. “She was finally able to push him away and head to the train platform where she boarded a train,” she said. “The suspect left the station on foot, shortly afterwards.”

The attacker is described as white, balding, clean-shaven, in his late 50s, about six feet tall and 170 pounds. He wore beige pants, a green shirt, brown jacket, brown shoes and was carrying a briefcase.

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SURREY — Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston is calling for local politician Marvin Hunt to resign both his Surrey council seat as well as his seat in the legislature.

“The huge debate is swirling in Surrey,” he said, referring to discussions about what to do in Newton following the murder of 53-year-old hockey mom Julie Paskall. “He’s been completely absent from that debate.”

Ralston said Hunt is uniquely placed as a member of city council and as the Surrey-Panorama MLA to contribute.

“Yet he’s said nothing. I don’t see why he’s continuing. He’s not doing anything,” Ralston said, who is also a former Surrey councillor and lawyer.

“Is someone telling him not to say anything or is he under directions from someone not to say anything? I don’t know,” he added.

Hunt has commented that it is wrong to politicize a community tragedy. To that, Ralston said everyone is speaking on the issue, pointing to Mayor Dianne Watts, Coun. Barinder

Rasode, and Surrey top cop Bill Fordy as well as the public.

“So that’s not an excuse I accept at all, that somehow because Julie Paskall was murdered that there shouldn’t be a continuing public debate that began before the murder, and continues now.”

Ralston said Hunt should resign both his seats if he isn’t prepared to speak up. “Part of the job is to speak out on behalf of your constituents.

Part of your job is to propose solutions and test them and see what the public has to say. And we only know that in democracy through participating in a public debate.”

Hunt said he rejects the very premise of Ralston’s comments.

“To me, as a politician, I have always been focused on getting stuff done, not getting press.... So to suddenly have thrown at me the criteria for being an effective politician is how many inches of quotes you get, I just find that startling. Absolutely startling,” Hunt said, adding that he is doing his job the way he has always done it.

He’s been working with the RCMP, parks and recreation staff and with the community associations, he said.

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While Hunt is not accepting pay for his seat on council after being elected an MLA, he says he will do the job for free for as long as he is able.

In July, Hunt told the Now he intended to resign come January 2014 because at that time he could do so without triggering a byelection. He has since changed his mind.

While his seat in legislature is top priority, Hunt said as long as he can contribute, he will stay on Surrey council.

“Hey, I enjoy the job, I’ve got the history to be able to help my fellow councillors make good decisions. As long as I can contribute, I want to contribute,” he said.

“It’s a real tragedy that in the midst of the terrible situation that happened in Newton, we somehow have politicians that want to make political hay out of this. I just don’t see that as being an appropriate response in any way, shape or form.”

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NEWTON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA (BIA) TAKE NOTICE THAT: The Council of the City of Surrey proposes the establishment of a Business Improvement Area (BIA) for the Newton area. The purpose of the BIA is to promote, stimulate and improve the economic viability of the business area.

The BIA is to be funded by a local service tax levy on Commercial and Industrial properties prescribed as Class 5 (Light Industry) or Class 6 (Business or other). The budget for the first five years will be $400,000 a year: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The property owners will pay 100% of the cost. The estimated levy of $0.84 per $1,000 of assessed value, will be included on your 2014 tax statement and must be paid in full by the tax due date.

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FURTHER, TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 213 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26, as amended, the BIA may proceed unless Council receives sufficient petition against the service within 30 days after the second date of publication of this Notice in the Surrey Now newspaper.

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SURREY – With the New Year underway, contract talks have resumed between education minister Peter Fassbender and the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF). Right off the bat, the BCTF has come out swinging by saying class composition is the worst it’s ever been in the province.

In a release sent out last week, the BCTF claims cuts by the B.C. government in recent years has led to the near doubling of classrooms with four or more children with special needs. Using data gleaned from the Ministry of Education, Jim Iker the BCTF shows that in the 2006-2007 school year, B.C. had 9,559 classrooms with four or more special needs students.

That number has steadily risen over the last seven years and now sits at 16,163 for the current school year. Additionally, 3,875 B.C. classrooms have seven or more children with special needs in them.

“B.C. teachers fully support including all students, like those with special needs, in our classrooms, but 12 years of cutbacks has meant those kids are not getting the support they need,” said BCTF president Jim Iker.

Iker went on to note that the increase in classrooms with more special-needs students came at the same time the government was approving cuts to learning specialist teachers.

“Class composition is one of the most important aspects in education. An overly complex class puts immense pressure on the teacher to meet the needs of all students,” said Iker. “As teachers, we fully support and embrace diversity in learning styles and

1. be signed by the owners of at least 50% of the parcels that would be subject to the local service tax, and 2. the persons signing must be the owners of parcels that in total represent at least 50% of the assessed value of land and improvements that would be subject to the local service tax.

Persons desiring to petition against the undertaking of the Newton Business Improvement Area must do so by submitting their petition, in writing, within 30 days of the second date of publication of this Notice in the Surrey Now newspaper dated January 7 and January 14, 2014. The final date for the acceptance of petitions will be Friday, February 14, 2014 at 4:30 pm.

If you wish to petition against the establishment of the Newton Business Improvement Area, the petition can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, Surrey City Hall, 14245 - 56 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3X 3A2, telephone (604) 591-4132, fax (604) 591-8731, or email: clerks@surrey.ca.

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needs in our classrooms, but we can only do so much without extra support before students lose out.”

Education minister and Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Peter Fassbender said the numbers were accurate, but noted that they may be being taken out of context.

“They’ve got numbers off our website, but what you have to do is look at them from the context of the reality of the classroom,” said Fassbender. “When people face special needs it is such as complex and diverse issue to talk about because special needs is not always children that are dysfunctional in the classroom or causing disruption, there’s a whole host and spectrum of Peter Fassbender special needs.”

Fassbender said the BCTF has been known to release funding statements like this during difficult rounds of bargaining, but that they shouldn’t skew the overall big picture.

“In reality we have worked very hard to find the balance for class sizes, we are not the worst in this country by any stretch of the imagination and you have to be careful about how you look at numbers and take them out of context,” he said.

“We are committed to making sure we have the best education system we can. I urge the BCTF to work with us with other venues to make sure we keep our eye on that.”

As for bargaining, Fassbender said negotiations were still ongoing and he remains committed to working with the BCTF toward a 10-year deal.

“We’re committed to working for 10 years of stability and looking to the issues that are important,” he said.

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FLEETWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE BALLET LEvEL 1

This program is for children with very little or no ballet training. You will learn about rhythm, poise, classical ballet steps and positions.

8 Sessions $49.50 6-12yrs 4347695 W Jan 22 3:30pm-4:30pm

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For those who would like to continue to learn how to play more advanced chords. Participants are required to bring their own guitar in good playing order.

8 Sessions $49.50 6-9yrs 4347756 W Jan 22 5:30pm-6:30pm

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This lively sampler introduces students to the basics of a variety of dance moves and much more.

8 Sessions $41.25 6-9yrs 4347727 M Jan 20 5:45pm-6:30pm Fleetwood Community Centre

Hip Hop

Learn the latest in hip hop and dance coordination in this funky energetic class. Ideal for those with little to no dance experience.

8 Sessions $49.50 6-9yrs 4347760 Sa Jan 25 12:30pm-1:30pm 8 Sessions $49.50 9-12yrs 4347761 Sa Jan 25 1:45pm-2:45pm Fleetwood Community Centre

prETEEn DAncE mixEr

Get a mix of your favourite dance moves incorporating Hip-Hop, Jazz, Ballet, and Musical Theatre techniques. A great way to get improve balance, posture, strength and coordination.

8 Sessions $41.25 10-13yrs 4347789 M Jan 20 5:00pm-5:45pm Fleetwood Community Centre

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Come out and enjoy cooking with us! Learn to make fun and easy recipes that you can add to your very own cookbook.

8 Sessions $81.25 6-9yrs 4347721 Th Jan 23 3:30pm-4:45pm Fleetwood Community Centre

GuiTAr LEvEL 1

This program is designed to offer an opportunity to learn basic notes and how to read music sheets.

Participants are required to bring their own guitar in good playing condition.

8 Sessions $49.50 6-9yrs 4347748 M Jan 20 3:30pm-4:30pm 4347750 W Jan 22 3:30pm-4:30pm 8 Sessions $49.50 9-12yrs 4347749 M Jan 20 4:30pm-5:30pm 4347751 W Jan 22 4:30pm-5:30pm Fleetwood Community Centre

piAno LEvEL 2

Learn and practice new material to expand basic piano skill and knowledge. Must have taken piano or played in the past.

8 Sessions $49.50 9-12yrs 4347780 Su Jan 19 4:00pm-5:00pm 4347782 F Jan 24 6:00pm-7:00pm Fleetwood Community Centre

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Come and learn how to improve your vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure in a fun and supportive environment! You’ll find new ways to create lively stories.

8 Sessions $57.50 9-12yrs 4347725 Th Jan 23 3:30pm-4:30pm Fleetwood Community Centre

BADminTon

Learn basic defensive and offensive shots. Modified games played at the end of each class.

7 Sessions $43.50 9-12yrs 4347694 Sa Jan 25 11:00am-12:00pm Fleetwood Community Centre

BASKETBALL

Learn fundamental basketball skills including dribbling, shooting, passing and lay ups.

7 Sessions $43.50 6-9yrs 4347697 M Jan 20 6:00pm-7:00pm 7 Sessions $43.50 9-12yrs 4347709 M Jan 20 7:15pm-8:15pm Berkshire Park Elementary School 8 Sessions $49.50 6-9yrs 4347699 W Jan 22 6:00pm-7:00pm 8 Sessions $49.50 9-12yrs 4347710 W Jan 22 7:00pm-8:00pm Maple Green Elementary School

Register today! Go to www.surrey.ca/fleetwood or call 604-501-5030 for more information

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Learn the basics of drawing cartoons. The instructor will cover the basic techniques and steps to designing animation.

8 Sessions $69.75 6-12yrs 4347713 Tu Jan 21 3:30pm-4:30pm Fleetwood Community Centre

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Enjoy being creative with your hands and imagination as you make unique creatures and things with clay manipulation.

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DrAWinG & pAinTinG

Using pencils and paints, participants will be encouraged to express creativity and imagination.

The instructor will demonstrate a variety of techniques using different mediums.

8 Sessions $69.75 6-12yrs 4347731 Tu Jan 21 6:00pm-7:00pm Fleetwood Community Centre

DrAWinG TEcHniquES LEvEL 1

A fun and challenging exploration with pencil, covering the value scale, texture, perspective, and more. Have fun while learning in this pressure free class.

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s the clock ticks ever closer to the day the federal government decides whether to give the Northern Gateway pipeline project final approval, everything Prime Minister Stephen Harper has to say about the subject will be increasingly analyzed to the point of silliness.

Take his appearance in B.C. last week, when he appeared in front of a business-friendly audience and took softball questions from a business group’s CEO (heaven forbid an actual journalist be allowed to ask any questions).

There was no real news generated, yet his comments on the pipeline garnered headlines and television coverage. But his comments were cautious and almost elliptical in nature and added about as much clarity to the government’s position

as results when you shake a bottle of muddy water to see things more clearly.

Common wisdom holds that Harper wants the pipeline to be built, but the issue has become such a political hot potato there is rising speculation his government may ultimately bail on the project. And since no one but Harper knows the answer to what he’s going to decide, everything he says about it is pored over like the proverbial tea leaves.

In Vancouver, the fact he said the Northern Gateway project was not a sure thing created a buzz that he was opening the door to bolt on it. But, really, what did anyone expect him to say?

Of course, he has to stress the need for strong environmental standards attached to the project.

Not to do so would invite condemnation from all sorts of quarters.

Instead of overanalyzing his noncommittal comments about the pipeline, it makes more sense to examine his style of governing and how his government has handled various hot button issues.

It has become very apparent over the years that Harper shapes policies that are favoured by his

well-defined voter base. It is not an approach aimed at gaining the support of a majority of the public, but instead is designed to maintain the roughly 40 per cent of the electorate who will keep him in power.

Faced with a divided political opposition, Harper knows full well that even if opinion polls show that 60 per cent of the population oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline (recent polls shows the project is still opposed by a majority in B.C., but that figure has shrunk), that’s not enough to decide an election.

In the last federal election, Harper’s Conservatives took more than 45 per cent of the popular vote in B.C. and 21 of 36 ridings in the province.

Only one of the party’s victories – Vancouver Island North – was even remotely close. The other wins were

by large margins.

Despite the well-organized opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s hard to see much political upside attached to Harper walking away from backing the project.

It’s not as if the environmental activists and New Democrats leading the charge against the pipeline would even remotely come close to supporting him at election time were he to kill the pipeline.

The key question to ask is whether that 45 per cent of the electorate who supported his party last time – a group of voters presumably older and less enthusiastic about environmental protection at all costs – would continue to support him if he were to turn his back on a project reviled by environmentalists, but strongly backed by the

very people who put him in office in the first place.

That is the thing to keep in mind when trying to determine whether the prime minister has got Northern Gateway’s back at the end of the day. Until he and his government make their call, trying to overanalyze his careful public musings about the matter may not count for much. ❚ For the first time since she became the mayor of Surrey, Dianne Watts is getting a fairly rough ride in

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the media (over the crime wave that has befallen her city) and questions are being posed about her political future.

But there doesn’t seem to be any natural rival to challenge Watts for the mayoralty job, so unless she decides to leave on her own terms, it’s hard to see her forced out, even as her town grapples with the crime issue.

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Simpson right to put spotlight on accountability Mayor Watts: Get real or get out of office The Editor, Re: “Adversity is exhausting our city,” the Now, Jan. 9.

The current chaos and violence across Surrey’s streets has finally shone a spotlight on the chaos and confusion within our city hall.

For years, we have had a mayor and council single-mindedly focused on development. Coddling developers, rubbing elbows with the likes of George W. Bush and Tony Blair, and building towers and civic institutions in Whalley seems to have been their narrow focus.

Meanwhile, the fabric of our city has rapidly been denegraded and torn apart by crime. We are a city clearly divided along class, racial and geographic lines. I wonder how long it will take the 1,000 new residents arriving here montly to learn this.

Surrey is a war zone. You can build all the gleaming condo towers and civic facilities you want, but it is the reality on the ground and the social fabric that constitutes the

overall success of a city.

You want to build a city, councillors and madame mayor? Build social cohesion and safety with it. Prevent crime rather than react to it. Get in touch with reality or get out of office. Enough is enough.

Ravinder Singh, Surrey

Before raising taxes, nix wasteful spending The Editor, Re: “Adversity is exhausting our city,” the Now, Jan. 9.

Although I live in the Elgin Creek part of South Surrey, I always tell people I live in Surrey. I get asked why I don’t distinguish myself by saying South Surrey. I love where I live and don’t need to dress it up.

As for taxes, mine have more than doubled since I moved here in 2004 while I continue to take home as much pay as I did 10 years ago – so I’m not big on raising taxes. Maybe it’s the only practical way but reducing wasteful spending is rarely raised

as an option and I’m glad you at least grazed the subject. Overall, I enjoyed your piece.

Steve Kish, Surrey

Letter writer wrong to attack ‘Now,’ Rasode The Editor, Re: “Rasode’s flame-fanning after murder disgusting,” the Now letters, Jan. 9.

Letter writer Alex Tsakumis takes the Now and Coun. Barinder Rasode to task.

He is wrong on both counts.

Tsakumis, from Vancouver, takes pride that Newton is so much better off than it was 10 years ago. Well, this is not 10 years ago – it’s how it is today that counts.

After Julie Paskall’s murder, the public was looking for some answers. Rasode put her finger on the cause.

How can it be described as cowardly?

Tsakumis says it was too soon. What length of time is adequately respectable?

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The Editor, Re: “Adversity is exhausting our city,” the Now, Jan. 9.

Thank you, Beau Simpson, for writing the column that you did. I think you absolutely nailed the major overarching issue that’s hanging high above us and that people haven’t been discussing enough.

I hope that you will continue down this theme in future columns to raise the accountability of city council and a mayor who has become quite arrogant recently.

Also, I think many readers would appreciate more scrutiny of how existing police resources are being allocated and how future hires will be deployed. I think the RCMP is not being held accountable.

It’s easy for politicians to say we need more police officers, but when the existing force cannot contain what has now become a war zone, can we be sure that more hires are the solution? Or can we finally focus on prevention?

Keep up the great work and I hope you will use your position of influence to put the spotlight on the key issues as you did with your column.

Ravinder Punia, Surrey

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FOREVER YOUNG Retirement dreams

Simple tips to help retirees maximize their savings

Financial advisors have been emphasizing the need for people to save early and often for retirement for years now. Despite this, only 26 per cent of Canadians reported in a recent Angus Reid survey that they thought they were saving enough to meet their future retirement needs.

Rick Jordan, investment specialist at Envision Financial, offers simple tips on how people can maximize their savings as they head toward retirement.

“Whenever I meet with a new client, the primary starting point for any financial planning or investment conversation is around their income tax return. I need to know what Marginal Tax Bracket they fall under before I can advise how best to allocate their financial resources,” said Jordan. “With today’s historically low rates of return, investment advisors can often provide strategies to reduce taxation on investments that offer similar or even better results than trying to gain an extra percentage or two on savings or investment products.”

Be informed Jordan said that in order to make better investment choices, Canadians need to understand how different sources of income

are taxed.

“Interest income is fully taxable, while dividend and capital gains are taxed at a much lower rate, and that difference may have a significant impact on your income and other benefits,” he said. “With the recent advent of tax free savings accounts (TFSAs) and increased ease of income splitting in retirement, retirees may want to consider converting their RRSPs to registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) much earlier than the required age of 71.”

Consider alternative options “I believe it’s better to withdraw from your RRSPs or RRIFs while you can control the tax rate somewhat, rather than leave most of it in the account until after you’re gone when you’ll have no control over the tax rate,” said Jordan.

“Depending on your situation and sources of retirement income, it may be worthwhile to withdraw from your RRIFs at age 60 and defer taking your Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) for a couple of years, thereby reducing the early CPP withdrawal penalty. This may also reduce the taxable impact of the RRIF on future income, including CPP and Old Age Security or other benefits later in your retirement years.

Another tip is to withdraw an additional $5,000 per year from your RRIF to fund your annual TFSA.” Be prepared earlier than expected A recent RBC poll that surveyed Canadians aged 50 plus found that the majority of Canadians reported they had less than a year’s notice before their retirement date, with 20 per cent indicating they had as little as one month or less advance notice. As your retirement date may not be something you can control due to a number of different reasons, including health issues or it being at your employers’ request, Jordan stressed the importance of early planning even more.

“Obviously, the earlier you begin to plan, the better,” said Jordan. “Not only will you have a better idea of where you are financially, but you’ll have a better sense of the income you’ll need to have in place to sustain the retirement lifestyle you choose.”

Making a move Moving to warmer climates or smaller towns is often something people consider when they approach retirement. In fact, a recent BMO Bank of Montreal survey reported that more than 70 per cent of Canadians aged 45 and over have considered

relocating when they retire.

“We often see people move down south to warmer climates or to smaller retirement communities when they retire,” said Jordan. “However, you need to make sure wherever you choose to live when you retire, you’re considering the financial implications. For example, some provinces require residents to pay health premiums, while other don’t and throughout all the provinces, there’s a wide range of provincial tax rates, depending on income levels, so these lifestyle factors certainly need to be considered.”

Jordan offered one last bit of advice.

“Retirees and seniors are often the most vulnerable financially for many reasons.

They usually have little time to recover from financial mistakes, but it also may be hard for them to consider alternative options after a lifetime of views and habits.

However, knowledge is power and having a solid financial plan in place will help them make informed decisions when something unexpected happens. Investing isn’t only about ‘product’. It’s also about income, tax and intergenerational planning. Remember, financial planning is a process, not a onetime event.”

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and magazine articles about retirement residences. Keep in mind that, if you have your heart set on a particular location, it may have a waitlist which necessities an advance decision. Another opinion is that there is no point to touring until you are close to making a decision as the market options, or your lifestyle and desires, may change between now and a far off move. However, once you have started, each residence you visit will help you uncover some finer points about what specifics you are looking for, and also what you may not want. You might discover that something is a “must have” for you (two examples: open seating (non-assigned) in the dining room; high square footage suite with two washrooms). You can then refine your search by telephone when you are ready to make a move. —the Residents

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VOLUNTEERING Surrey Crime Prevention Society seeks volunteers to support its Community Safety Volunteer Tours and Speed Watch programs.

Interested applicants can contact Jen Samuel at jen@preventcrime. ca. Info: www.preventcrime.ca.

Learn With a Friend program: “Want to make a difference in someone’s life? Volunteer as a tutor with Surrey Libraries’ Learn with a Friend program, which offers free, one-to-one tutoring for adult learners (ages 19+). Learners are paired with a tutor and receive individualized tutoring specific to their needs and interests. Tutor and learner meet for approximately one to three hours per week in a public space, such as a library.”

For more information, visit www. surreylibraries.ca/about/5393. aspx or contact Eva Touzard at eva. touzard@pics.bc.ca.

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Audition time for ‘Surrey Shines’ SEE MORE PHOTOS WITH LAYAR

Teens and young adults performed for judges on the weekend for a chance to hit the stage during next month’s Surrey Shines showcase

CLUBS/GROUPS TOP: Members of Xba DanceCo step it up at Newton Cultural Centre. ABOVE: Miguel Maravalla and Charity Cruz sing a song at Tom Lee Music.

ABOVE: A member of Spiral Dance Company on stage at Newton Cultural Centre.

ABOVE LEFT: A guitar-toting Richard Tichelman flashes a smile after auditioning at Newton Cultural Centre.

LEFT: The Cut Losses rock out at Tom Lee Music in advance of the annual Surrey Shines youth talent showcase, which will be held Feb. 1 at Surrey Arts Centre.

Photos by Gord Goble

Surrey Singles Over Sixty: North Surrey/North Delta-based club enjoys getting together for cards, dinners, bowling and dancing, etc.

Call Gerri at 604-951-1830 or Doug or Lyla at 604-594-2860.

Soup Sisters/Broth Brothers of Surrey: Soup-making social events hosted by charitable group monthly at Bistro 72 restaurant in Newton, as donation to Evergreen Transition House shelter for women and children. Fee per person is $50; event calendar and more details at www.soupsisters.org.

Newcomers Club of White Rock and South Surrey is a club for women who are new to the area. The club meets the first Tuesday of the month (September to May) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 2350 148 St., Surrey. First visit is free.

Membership is $35 per year. Info: www.wrssnewcomers.com.

Surrey Trekkers Volkssport Club offers walks mid-week and weekends for adults of all ages, for fun, fitness and friendship. Info: Call Patricia Lomax at 604-574-9625 or visit www.surreytrekkers.com.

Valley Women’s Network: Surrey/Delta chapter of group hosts luncheon meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month. “We are a dynamic group of women from all walks of life coming together to achieve common goals of personal friendship, professional growth and business networking.” Info: www. valleywomensnetwork.com.

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Group for parents of gifted kids extends registration Carolyn Cooke

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CLOVERDALE — Niovi Patsicakis knows from experience that having gifted children is a blessing – and with that comes the need for a specialized approach to their education and parenting to best help these kids flourish.

“It is delightful to have a gifted child. You learn so much from them and with them,” said Patsicakis.

She and fellow retired educator Mariane Mahony are also parents of gifted children who are now adults. They have just launched a local SENG parent support group. SENG stands for Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted.

Gifted children tend to have characteristics that can be more challenging than with other kids, such as being unusually intense and sensitive, said Patsicakis. As well, it’s common for them to be quite high energy and therefore these kids have a lot of trouble settling down. Gifted children tend to expect a lot from themselves, to the point of being perfectionists, and generally expect the same of others. That can also lead to being easily frustrated.

Some gifted children can be argumentative because of their high intelligence, and that can lead to a difficulty in finding peers of the same age who can related to them at the same level.

Patsicakis noted that many gifted children may also present with other issues, and may be both

gifted and learning disabled in some aspects at the same time.

One goal is to give parents tools to use in dealing with their children’s teachers.

The SENG program offered by Patsicakis and Mahony runs for 10 weeks and is based on the work of Dr. James T. Webb, founder of SENG. Each week will require parents to read a chapter of the book Webb wrote, be prepared to discuss the topic and choose strategies they will try out with their own kids.

“The whole idea is that parents read ahead of time and be a little familiar with the topics so they can come and share their own experiences,” said Patsicakis, adding that she and Mahony are facilitators, not counsellors in this process.

“It’s a hands-on learning program.”

The SENG parent support group meets at the Cloverdale Recreation Centre, 6188 176th St., Room 206 on Thursday evenings. The first week has already passed and Patsicakis encourages any interested parents to get in touch sooner than later. They will only be able to accept new people until the third week, she said.

For any other information, see http:// npeducational.weebly.com or call Patsicakis with questions and registration details at 604-3290850. There is a fee structure, which Patsicakis said she discusses with parents when they sign up as there is a discount for the second parent or another caregiver. ccooke@thenownewspaper.com

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Five-year-old Dana Jouzy took advantage of the halftime break to work on her basketball handling skills during the championship final of the Surrey Firefighters Goodwill Basketball Classic Saturday afternoon at Lord Tweedsmuir. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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Four local businesses competing for Small Business BC Awards

SURREY — People throughout the province have voted and three Surrey businesses have been named in the top 10 best small businesses in B.C. as part of the upcoming Small Business BC Awards.

Kary Movers Ltd., a full-service moving, storage and delivery company, is a semi-finalist for the Best Employer Award, sponsored by WorkSafeBC. Fruiticana Produce is a top 10 semi-finalist in three categories: Best International Trade, Best Company and Best Community Impact. To help promote healthy eating, Fruiticana consistently provides fresh fruit for schools, sporting events and the homeless.

Mason Industries is also competing for the Best International Trade Award as well as the Best Online Marketer Award. The company makes specialty material for action sports, such as snowboarding.

As well, Delta company Netron Factory Works Inc. is a semi-finalist for

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The top 10 semi-finalists are now competing to be among the top five finalists, who will be announced on Jan. 30. The overall winners will be honoured on Feb. 27.

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Kim Beck from Royal LePage and representatives from Encanterra Country Club are hosting free information sessions to provide first-hand information about owning a vacation home in a gated golf community.

Encanterra Country Club is a 745acre gated residential community in San Tan Valley, Arizona.

The session will be held on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. at Northview Golf and Country Club, 6857 168th St. in Surrey.

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The Chandigarh office provides essential information to prospective immigrants so they are well prepared before moving to Canada.

This includes integration services, information and orientation services, labour market information, credential evaluation services and ESL. “This is a greatly needed service for prospective immigrants as they’ll receive services and employment preparedness so they’re able to integrate into their adopted country,” said Charan Gill, CEO of PICS Society.

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Vancouver Tug Boat was one of those companies, purchasing the USS APc-15, which was later renamed La Belle, and seven other vessels. The ships were repurposed into tugs, fish packers and herring seiners.

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George Duddy is a former civil engineer who has been spending his retirement years researching the history of old war ships.

After the Second World War, many navy vessels were purchased and converted into tug boats.

He was on the hunt for the remains of the Audrey B, which came to her demise in the Fraser River. He thought he was onto something when we found another sunken ship, which, during low tide, can be seen from the shore in Deas Slough.

He determined through measurements that it wasn’t the remains of the Audrey B but he was determined to find out the story behind the mystery vessel.

“I was very disappointed,” he said. “But I said, ‘I’d better find out what this old hulk is.’”

And so a new research project began.

“After the war, a lot of the tug boat companies in Vancouver

minesweeper class AMc of similar design... These vessels, at the time, were surplus to the minesweeper requirements.”

The vessel was first registered for post-war service under the name Gulf Trader in 1947. A year later she was renamed La Belle, which stuck until 1962 when the ship was sold to Capital Iron and Metals in Victoria.

After the sale, La Belle and four other tugs had their engines removed and the hulls were sold as live-aboards or for conversion to fish boats. In 1963, Duddy said, La Belle was re-registered as an unpowered sailing vessel under the name Black Trader.

Over the years, the vessel had a few owners before sinking in the slough after capsizing, Duddy said.

He expressed concern over the future of the historical hulk. It rests just 500 metres east of a proposed development that includes 11 float homes and 11 upland single-family homes.

The development was granted conditional approval by Delta back in September, but still needs to be approved by Port Metro Vancouver.

Duddy said he would like to see the sunken ship preserved in some way.

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The Holy Cross Crusaders are once again atop the Surrey high school girls’ basketball mountain after they captured their second city championship in three seasons.

The current provincial class AA champs atoned for a loss in the championship game of the 2013 Surrey Firefighters Goodwill Basketball Classic by cruising past the defending champion Fleetwood Park Dragons 76-46 in the 2014 final at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary Saturday in Cloverdale.

“This is definitely a date on the calendar our girls have been looking at,” said Holy Cross coach Steve Beauchamp. “That loss in the final last year is something we’ve been able to talk about at different times last season and again this season. It’s never about revenge, but our girls were determined to take care of business today and its nice to see them do that.

“This is pretty special tournament for us and we’ve been fortunate to be at the top in two of the last three years. The firefighters do a great job so it’s a good day for us.”

Currently ranked third in the province, the Crusaders were rarely pushed before the rematch with Fleetwood Park in the biggest game of the tourney. The Crusaders dispatched Earl Marriott 94-21 in their opener and then downed Lord Tweedsmuir 82-37 in the semifinals to punch their ticket to Saturday’s elite Axe Division finale.

On the other side of the draw, the Dragons did not make many missteps en route to a rematch with Holy Cross. Fleetwood warmed up with a 73-28 win over Panorama Ridge and then took down Elgin Park 61-31 in Friday’s semifinal round.

In the championship game, Holy Cross raced out to a 31-13 lead midway through the first half only to have Fleetwood battle

Fleetwood Park point guard Cyrille Butac (3) stays one step ahead of Holy Cross defender Rachel Beauchamp in the Firefighters’ tournament final Saturday. (Photo: GORD GOBLE) back and cut the gap to 38-25 at the break.

In the second half, Fleetwood trimmed the Holy Cross advantage to just nine points in the first three minutes, forcing the Crusaders to re-evaluate their approach.

“Our press was pretty effective, especially in the first half, but we ran into some foul trouble in the second half and that limited

all of the things we could do,” Beauchamp said.

“At times we were over complicating things and making things more difficult than they needed to be. We got out of it by running some set plays and we had some good success with that. It seemed to settle the girls down and when we made a couple

of hoops, that kind of took the steam out of Fleetwood.”

The Crusaders quickly re-established their control of the proceedings, building a 60-39 lead at the midway point of the second half and holding off the Dragons the rest of the way to seal the win.

“They have a lot of talent and a lot of size, including their coaches — they look like they’re all seven-feet tall too,” joked Fleetwood coach Pam Reynolds. “I’m really happy with our effort. Holy Cross has some good athletes who run the floor well and push the ball up the court. Our goal was to slow them down and I thought we did a good job of it. We hung in there two and a half quarters and then ran out of gas.”

Michelle Bos led the Crusaders with 18 points, While Rachel Beauchamp chipped in with 17 more and 10 rebounds. Pint-sized dynamo Cyrille Butac was the top Dragon with 16 points.

In the second-tier Ladder Division final, the Enver Creek Cougars captured their first significant hardware in 11 years by rallying from a five-point halftime deficit to beat Surrey Christian 47-36. Harleen Atwal was the top Cougar scorer with 17 points, while Megan Leite keyed the Surrey Christian response with 12 points.

Crusaders’ guard Nicole Vander Helm was named the MVP of the Axe Division as well as the tournament’s top defensive player.

Enver’s Jennifer Russell took MVP honours for the Ladder bracket.

Scholarship winners included, Keesha Kherhra (North Surrey), Sonia Sahota (Fleetwood Park), Megan Leite (Surrey Christian), Jasleen Bains (Princess Margaret), Sarah Buckingham (Lord Tweedsmuir) and Christine Wang (North Surrey) Surrey Christian’s Taylor Williamson was awarded the Beauchamp Foundation Scholarship.

Boys basketball

City hoopsters ready to flex basketball muscles City hoops bragging rights are on the line again this week with the 23rd edition of the Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic.

Preliminary round action for seniors began Sunday while junior took to the court for the first time Monday.

The tournament is the largest of its kind in the province with 43 teams competing in the junior and senior age categories.

That’s a long way from the eight squads that gathered at Queen Elizabeth Secondary for the first RCMP tourney 22 years ago.

“It’s gotten this big because

the will was there to do it,” said long-time organizing committee member Kevin Deboice. “When we originally started this tournament, there were eight teams and it was limited to that because there were only eight schools who were really into basketball. Now everybody is into basketball so there are a lot more teams that want to be involved. We get a lot of calls from schools outside of Surrey who want to get into this tournament, but we have to tell them no because this tournament is, and always will be, all about basketball in Surrey.”

The main draw and of the tournament takes place at Enver Creek Secondary with other games scattered at schools around the city. The semifinals begin at 5:45 p.m. Friday at Enver Creek with the final slated for 7:45 p.m.

Saturday at the same venue. The junior boys title will be settled at noon Saturday at Enver Creek.

The biggest addition to this year’s event is BMO coming aboard as the primary sponsor, replacing Coast Capital Savings.

BMO’s commitment involves a financial contribution and the banking giant will also have a

presence at Saturday’s finale.

On the court, last year’s finalists Fleetwood Park and Tamanawis are the prohibitive favourites in the senior draw with Enver Creek, Lord Tweedsmuir, Southridge and North Surrey also expected to be in the hunt.

Deboice said predicting the tournament winners is a dangerous game given the emotional commitment of the players.

“The nice thing about this tournament is you never know who is going to come up big,” he said. “There are always favourites,

but because it’s held in early January before a lot of teams have really established themselves, the outcome is not always predictable.

Every year there is a team that gets hot and maybe plays their best basketball of the season. Part of that is the rivalry aspect because these kids look forward to this tournament just to prove who is the best in Surrey. They all know each other and in a lot of cases they’re playing their buddies so all the kids are giving their best efforts.”

For more information, visit www.surreybasketballclassic.com.

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NEWTON TOWN CENTRE — Philip Aguirre’s family has operated their Old Surrey Restaurant in Newton for 40 years, and he’s darn proud to say that.

Before he took the reins eight years ago, his parents ran the French fine dining eatery, which has thrived in a revitalized heritage home originally built in 1918.

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WHITE ROCK — The first council meeting of the year was set to take place Monday night and it looks like development and infrastructure are how White Rock is going to be starting the New Year.

First on the agenda are further zoning amendments set to be made to allow for “professional and semi-professional” use of the former church building at 1174 Fir St. Currently the site is only zoned for civic uses and community uses; however, a rezoning of the site would allow for potential third-party leasing opportunities.

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Staff notes that Marine Drive will have to be closed from time to time during this (repaving) process. being recommended by staff to go to Imperial Paving Limited for the amount of $1,488,872. Imperial’s bid amount was the lowest of nine tenders submitted to the city, with the most expensive being $2,500,000.

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DELTA — It might not have been what he was looking for but a White Rock man appears to have discovered a historical treasure in Deas Slough.

George Duddy is a former civil engineer who has been spending his retirement years researching the history of old war ships.

After the Second World War, many navy vessels were purchased and converted into tug boats.

He was on the hunt for the remains of the Audrey B, which came to her demise in the Fraser River. He thought he was onto something when we found another sunken ship, which, during low tide, can be seen from the shore in Deas Slough.

He determined through measurements that it wasn’t the remains of the Audrey B. “I was very disappointed,” he said.

“But I said, ‘I’d better find out what this old hulk is.’”

And so a new research project began.

“After the war, a lot of the tug boat companies in Vancouver bought war service vessels,” he said.

Vancouver Tug Boat was one of those companies, purchasing the USS APc-15, which was later renamed La Belle, and seven other vessels. The ships were repurposed into tugs, fish packers and herring seiners.

“I think the hulk out there is the last one,” Duddy said. It’s the La Belle that now sits in Deas Slough.

“Her hulk is all that remains of this class of vessel in Canada,” Duddy said.

“In the U.S. Navy, these vessels served mostly in the Pacific as coastal transport vessels.”

The USS APc-15 earned one battle star for its Second World War service.

“It is noted that when this class was created, it incorporated a number of vessels of coastal minesweeper class AMc of similar design... These vessels, at the time, were surplus to the minesweeper requirements.”

The vessel was first registered for post-war service under the name Gulf Trader in 1947. A year later she was renamed La Belle, which stuck until 1962 when the ship was sold to Capital Iron and Metals in Victoria.

After the sale, La Belle and four other tugs had their engines removed and the hulls were sold as live-aboards or for conversion to fish boats. In 1963, Duddy said, La Belle was re-registered as an unpowered sailing vessel under the name Black Trader.

Over the years, the vessel had a few owners before sinking in the slough after capsizing, Duddy said.

He expressed concern over the future of the historical hulk. It rests just 500 metres east of a proposed development that includes 11 float homes and 11 upland single-family homes. The development was granted conditional approval by Delta, but still needs to be approved by Port Metro Vancouver.

Duddy said he would like to see the sunken ship preserved in some way.

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