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WHALLEY — Despite dealing with multiple robberies, Saba and Imran Khan are not giving up on on their community of Cedar Hills.

The Kahns own and operate Eye See 2020 Optical. Last year, thieves targeted

their shop, located at 12841 96th Ave. Crooks came through the store’s back door in February, through the front entrance in May and through the roof twice in September, just two days apart.

“Every time a robbery happened, we took measures to try to make it 100 per cent secure,” Saba said. see BREAK-INS › page 3

SURREY — An online survey reveals that more than half of Surrey residents identify crime as the most important issue facing their city.

In an Insights West poll, released March 7, it was found that 51 per cent of residents see crime as the number one issue, well above transportation (18 per cent), poverty (six per cent) and education (six per cent).

This comes on the heels of Surrey setting a new murder record in 2013. The city recorded 25 homicides last year, while the previous record of 21 was set in 2005.

The poll also comes just two months after the murder of Julie Paskall, who died after being attacked outside Newton Arena on Dec. 29.

“It is rare to see crime registering at such a high level as what we see right now in Surrey,” said Mario Canseco, vice-president of public affairs at Insights West. “The survey shows that the population of the city is concerned about public safety on several facets, and not just as a detached issue for the municipal government to tackle.” see FEAR OF CRIME › page 5

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The couple has now added more locks to the storefront, secured the back door, cemented the roof of the building and ramped up their alarm system.

To further complicate matters, Saba said the insurance company wouldn’t renew their insurance last May when their policy was up. Months later, through the help of a police officer, they located a company that agreed to provide insurance, but not before the two September robberies.

Saba remains frustrated that no one was ever charged in the robberies and believes the Surrey RCMP needs more feet on the street to handle its caseload. She said the incidents have kept her and her staff on edge.

“The other day, there was me and two of my co-workers here. A guy came in and he seemed like he wasn’t going to buy anything, and he seemed like he wasn’t in his right mind,” Saba said.

“We felt insecure, even though there was three of us working. We were scared. It’s sad that we have to judge people by their looks, by their clothing.”

The couple also owns Chicken World restaurant, located across the street from their optical store, and Saba said they plan to stay in Cedar Hills.

“It’s a good neighbourhood,” Saba said.

“A lot of people suggested that we move, but we didn’t want to do that. We’re happy here.

But it’s just the break-ins.”

Aman Grewal works in a Fido store next door to the optical shop.

The Fido store is always locked, utilizing a “buzz” system to let people in following two daytime robberies in the last several months.

“It stays in your mind for a long time,” Grewal said of the robberies. “The incident took place for five minutes, but it’s in your head for 15 or 20 days, or longer.”

Grewal said she feels safer at work with the buzz system now in place.

To deter thieves, Grewal would like to see more cameras and lighting in the area.

As well, she echoed Saba’s desire for more police on the street.

Grewal said she doesn’t blame the community for the robberies.

“There’s always some people that just want to make problems,” she said. “There’s bad people and there’s good people.”

Cpl. Bert Paquet of the Surrey RCMP said police have been working to combat these types of issues in the neighbourhood.

“While we’re happy to see our efforts of reducing violent crimes such as robberies

Pub closing The Now has learned that a longtime Cedar Hills staple, the Wheelhouse Neighbourhood Pub, is set to close its doors on March 16. The last big party is set for Saturday, March 15. Watch the Now for more on the pub’s history in the neighbourhood. and assaults were successful, we are working hard to address property-related issues that are on a slight rise for the first time in years,” Paquet said.

HUB IMPROVES CONNECTIONS

Joyce Fan is program co-ordinator of the Oak Avenue Neighbourhood Hub Society.

The group, which focuses largely on Cedar Hills, provides a variety of services to the community, including multi-cultural cooking classes and a “clothes closet” project, which provides free clothing for children up to 12 years of age.

“It’s not an affluent area. A lot of people need help,” Fan said, adding that demand for the hub’s services is increasing.

Fan said the society is working to improve resident connections in the community.

One way the hub does that is by promoting a Neighbourhood Small Grants program through the Vancouver Foundation.

“If you have a project, you can bring neighbours together to build relationships.

So cul-de-sac block parties, picnic in the park in the summertime, we even had a fellow organize a workshop on fishing. So it’s very open,” Fan said.

“We’re trying to bridge people from different groups and to connect them….

We want everyone to know who their neighbours are, and even if you’re from different backgrounds, you can talk and get to know each other.”

‘LIKE THE UNITED NATIONS’

Longtime resident Linda Smythe said

she’s seen the diversity of the area change over the 30 years she’s lived there.

“It’s like United Nations where I live,” Smythe said. “I have a Korean family on one side, there’s a family from Africa on the other side, then there’s a Polish lady.”

Smythe has plans to move out of the area, and in with her son. That’s partly to be closer to her family, but also due to safety concerns, she said, mentioning an incident where two men were found dead in a Cedar Hills apartment complex parkade in January 2013.

“But I feel quite safe within my own place,” Smythe said, adding that during the day she often walks to the area’s commercial sector along 96th Avenue.

The strip malls contain some longtime businesses, such as Jim’s Hideaway, and newer additions, such as Shoppers Drug Mart. One of the malls is under construction, making way for a 24,000square-foot No Frills grocery store, expected to be open by the end of 2014.

‘WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE’

Const. Danielle Daigneault grew up in the area, and went to Cedar Hills Elementary.

She remembers the neighbourhood as closeknit and family friendly.

“I can remember riding my bike through the catwalk to the school and sledding on snowy hills in the yards of friends… running across 96th (Avenue) to grab a chocolate bar at Townline Grocery Market.”

She said many of the little houses of the 1980s have been remodelled or rebuilt.

“And the school that seemed so big, now seems so small, but it still has that… supportive atmosphere to it.”

Growing up there, she liked that people watched out for one another.

“It is nice to drive through the community and still see people in their yards watching what is going on,” she said.

When she became a constable in the Surrey youth section, she was glad to see she’d be returning to work in the area she grew up in and hopes to help the area’s children.

“There is still that welcoming and friendly atmosphere,” Daigneault said. areid@thenownewspaper.com

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NORTH DELTA — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway company has been fined $75,000 for damaging North Delta’s Cougar Creek, a salmon bearing stream.

Surrey provincial court Judge John Lenaghan imposed the fine Friday, following a sentencing hearing.

The railway company, owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffet, had been charged with four counts of depositing a deleterious substance and six counts of harmful alteration of fish habitat.

The case was originally set for a nineday trial before the BNSF pleaded guilty to one count of the latter charge.

It was BNSF’s first offence, federal prosecutor Todd Gerhart noted.

As such, the fine could not exceed $300,000.

Cougar Creek’s headwaters are in Newton, and from there it runs down into North Delta, where it meets the tracks off Westview Drive and 72nd Avenue near where a peat mining factory used to be. It is home to coho and chum salmon as well as cutthroat trout.

The area is plagued with regular flooding, which has been exacerbated by urban development upstream.

“What a nightmare this place is,” Lenaghan remarked, after hearing about its history of flooding and attempts to control the problem.

In the fall of 2010, BNSF attempted to tackle the situation with a railmounted excavator that dumped nine railcars full of rocks – roughly 450 cubic yards – between the rail line and the creek.

Some went into the water, filling in one-third of the width of its channel.

Gerhart said the company didn’t follow the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ plan. Fortunately, there was “no observed dead or dying fish as a result,” he added.

Richard DeFillippi, the BNSF’s legal counsel, said only Surrey and Delta can prevent the flooding, but they haven’t.

“We can’t control it,” he said.

The $75,000 fine will be placed into an environmental damages fund that Delta and Surrey can apply to use for their projects. tzytaruk@thenownewspaper.com

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SURREY — The RCMP’s community safety officer pilot program has been cancelled, affecting 10 officers in Surrey.

Those positions, and seven others in the province, will be eliminated in 2015.

The officers, however, will not lose their employment but rather be assigned to different roles within the RCMP. “I can tell you, I’m a big fan and supporter of the duties that our CSOs do,” said Surrey RCMP Chief Supt. Bill Fordy, who broke the news about the cancellation Wednesday, during a Surrey Board of Trade luncheon.

The British Columbia pilot project, launched in July 2008, saw 17 candidates selected from the RCMP E Division’s

auxiliary constable pool.

The cities funded 90 per cent of the program, and the federal government 10 per cent.

Sworn in as members of the RCMP under Section Bill Fordy 7(1)(a) of the RCMP Act, the CSOs are special constables with peace officer status. They work full time, with a starting salary of $54,241, but they don’t carry guns.

A general duty Mountie’s salary starts at $61,577, topping out at $76,792 in year five.

After five years, a CSO’s salary is $63,993.

The RCMP National Program Evaluation Services chopped the program after finding that, as currently implemented, it “will experience difficulties in meeting its final goal of contributing to safer homes and communities through visible, accessible, policing and crime prevention services.”

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In February, Mayor Dianne Watts rolled out a “relentless” plan to fight crime, as she provided an update on a task force she struck in November following the homicide record.

The plan included new crimefighting initiatives such as a databank, setting up CCTV surveillance cameras on major roads and hiring 24 Mounties over the next two years. Watts also said a 20-member community safety foot patrol will be dedicated to the district police stations.

Since Watts’ task force on homicides was struck last November, its high-risk location initiative has seen 175 arrests, 53 criminal charges recommended, more than 340 high-risk locations investigated and inspected, 15 search warrants executed, eight problem residences demolished or awaiting demolition, 144 unregulated recovery homes inspected, over $90,000 and 14 vehicles seized as crime-related property, and 122 street checks.

Meanwhile, it has since been announced that the Surrey RCMP

Community Safety Officer program has been chopped in Surrey, and elsewhere in B.C. It was a provincial pilot project launched in 2008. In Surrey, 10 CSO positions will be affected and those officers will be assigned to different roles within the RCMP. The Insights West survey also found that 48 per cent of Surrey residents believe the level of criminal activity in their community has increased in the past years, and 53 per cent say they fear becoming a victim of crime “a great deal” or “a fair amount.”

As well, the survey found 48 per cent of Surrey residents claim they would feel “unsafe” if they were walking alone after dark. Just 22 per cent of Vancouverites surveyed expressed the same worry.

Surrey’s municipal government was rated favourably by a majority of residents for most of the items surveyed, such as providing good sanitation services, cultural activities, protection of the environment, tourism promotion and managing development and growth.

However, public support was lower for the way Surrey is dealing with transportation and implementing policies to help small business.

The two worst rated areas for the municipal government were dealing with crime (26 per cent) and dealing with homelessness and poverty (24 per cent).

The survey also looked at Watts’ approval rating, which it found to be at 73 per cent, with 18 per cent of residents saying they disapprove of her performance and nine per cent remaining undecided.

“Mayor Watts holds enviable population numbers with an election looming this year,” said Canseco.

The results are based on an online study conducted from Feb. 25 to March 1 among 495 adult Surrey residents and 478 in Vancouver. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age and gender and is considered accurate plus or minus four percentage points 19 times out of 20. areid@thenownewspaper.com With files from Tom Zytaruk

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The route for the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project has already been determined.

REALITY Trans Mountain does not have the right to expropriate land. We have established and maintained relationships for the last 60 years with 2,200 landowners, as well as with neighbours and communities along the pipeline corridor.

Our goal is to treat all landowners fairly and equitably. In the unlikely event that we cannot reach an agreement with a landowner, the NEB can grant right of entry to allow us to build and maintain the pipeline, but not to expropriate or take away any land or homes from owners.

CLAIM The opportunity for public input into the project is limited.

REALITY In our Facilities Application, we’ve identified a proposed pipeline corridor, and in some cases an alternative. These corridors are wider than what the permanent right-of-way will be. They provide the flexibility to respond to stakeholder input or to place the pipe so as to minimize local community or environmental impacts. A final right-of-way will be determined only after regulatory approval and during the detailed design phase. It is important to note that 73 per cent of the proposed expanded pipeline will follow the existing right-of-way where the Trans Mountain pipeline has been operating safely for 60 years. An additional 17 per cent of the proposed expansion will follow existing utility corridors and only the remaining 10 per cent would require greenfield right-of-way.

REALITY To date, we’ve engaged with thousands of individuals through 63 open houses and workshops along the pipeline and marine corridors and hundreds of meetings between project team members and stakeholder groups. Our work continues, with opportunities for continued dialogue throughout the process.

The NEB will hold a public hearing on the Application before it makes a decision, allowing people or groups who have been granted permission to participate by the NEB a chance to raise issues, present evidence, test evidence and provide their input.

We want to ensure that no voice goes unheard and no concern goes unaddressed. If you hear more claims that you’d like us to address, please send them to us. Please visit our website or contact us if you have questions or would like to learn more about the proposed project.

CLAIM Property values near the pipeline have already declined and will continue to drop.

REALITY Along our existing pipeline route, which has been in place for 60 years, there is no measurable difference between properties with or without an easement. However, we appreciate that land devaluation is a concern. Looking ahead to the new pipeline, companies are required by the NEB act to compensate landowners for any new easement and pay for any impacts or inconvenience associated with the new pipeline. Included within the determination of compensation is any change in the value of the property before and after the pipeline is built.

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SURREY — Through a Freedom of Information request, the Now has learned the City of Surrey spent about $27,000 to send Mayor Dianne Watts and two city members on a week-long trade mission to Israel last December that yielded health-care partnerships.

The trip, which was intended to tap into Israel’s medical technology companies, was done in conjunction with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. The city was accompanied by a delegation of representatives from Simon Fraser University, UBC and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

The city spent $14,660 on flights during the trip – $5,831 on Watts’ flight, $4,672 on flights and insurance for Donna Jones (Surrey’s economic development manager) and $4,156 on flights and insurance for Judy Mann (the mayor’s executive assistant).

Watts and Jones flew business class both ways, while Mann only flew business one way.

The city paid to fly the three to Istanbul before the trade mission, where they charged $2,658 to an Istanbul hotel. All three reimbursed the city the money for the hotel. The three then paid their own way to Tel-Aviv for the mission, and took taxpayerfunded flights home.

The city paid $10,295 to the Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs for hotel, meals and on-ground transportation during the trip.

Other charges included $253 spent on talking sticks and $216 spent on business card holders, which were given as gifts.

A city press release from December stated that Surrey’s “Innovation Boulevard” is set to change the way health care is delivered to residents of the region as a result of the trade mission. Innovation Boulevard is a network of health institutions, universities, companies and people located within one square mile in Surrey’s City Centre between Simon Fraser University and Surrey Memorial Hospital.

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But some have questioned Watts on the cost and transparency of the Israel trip.

Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said the trip “seems like a very expensive lottery ticket for Surrey to be scratching.”

“Flying the mayor first class halfway around the world on trips that only went public when the media sniffed it out certainly raises some concerns for me,” Bateman said.

Bateman questions why a committee would approve the trip, instead of giving the OK during a council meeting. A resolution approving expenses for the trip was put through on Dec. 2 during an investment and innovation committee meeting.

Watts said the trip wasn’t done in secret.

“The discussion was in the minutes in the innovation and investment committee,” she said, adding the trip to Israel was important because the country is the global leader in health technology and innovation.

Several partnerships came out of the trip, Watts says, such as one with the Israel Center for Medical Simulation (MSR) at the Sheba Medical Center.

Innovation Boulevard’s Conquer Mobile, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the Fraser Health Authority will engage in joint projects with the MSR in order to deliver state-of-the-art medical simulation training.

But Bateman questions whether the trip will yield a good return on investment for taxpayers.

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n unusual gathering at Premier Christy Clark’s legislature office last week served as a reminder of some of the challenges facing the New Democratic Party as it continues to rebuild after last year’s devastating election defeat.

A who’s who of B.C.’s organized labour movement met with Clark to see if there was any common ground on three issues: raising the minimum wage, reducing the reliance on foreign workers, and increasing the number of apprenticeships at work sites.

Almost a dozen union leaders huddled with Clark in her office, which is about 100 metres from NDP leader Adrian Dix’s office.

But when B.C. Federation of Labour president

Jim Sinclair appeared at Clark’s side in a joint news conference afterward, the distance seemed much greater.

This was another example of the labour movement – traditionally a strong supporter of the NDP – making a bet that it was better to do business with Clark and her government rather than simply aligning itself with the Opposition New Democrats.

The first such episode of this evolving relationship between labour and the B.C. Liberals came last fall, when Sinclair and building trades head Tom Sigurdson shared a public platform with Clark to announce they had formed a joint committee to develop a skilled workforce that will be needed to develop the LNG industry.

Framed against these developments is the ongoing internal debate within the NDP that goes to the heart of the party’s increasingly tense relationship with at least parts of the labour movement.

The NDP cannot decide where it stands on a critical issue: the creation of jobs in natural resource industries.

And so it finds itself struggling to hold onto the

support of those private sector union members whose livelihoods may depend on these jobs.

This issue will likely dominate the party’s leadership race. The only declared candidate – MLA Mike Farnworth – has already been criticized by some of his caucus colleagues for daring to suggest the party take a neutral position on the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Farnworth has also run afoul of the positions of two NDP-friendly mayors, as both Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson and Burnaby’s Derek Corrigan strongly oppose the Kinder Morgan project.

Farnworth (and fellow MLA John Horgan, should he decide to run for leader) advocate policies that are more accepting of natural

resource industries, but there are many, many folks in their party who vehemently oppose such a shift.

Take the issue of fracking, which is used to extract natural gas from deep in the ground. The party is committed to a review of the practice, but the outright banning of fracking is a favourite position of many environmental groups as well as NDP activists.

Of course, if fracking was banned, the existing natural gas industry (which ironically grew significantly because of policies of the NDP government in the 1990s) would collapse, thus robbing the provincial treasury of hundreds of millions of dollars.

There are other hotbutton issues that put some New Democrats in

knots, of course: mining, liquefied natural gas, port development, private power projects – the list is a long one. These industries not only create jobs, but wellpaying jobs – precisely the kind sought after by the labour movement.

So when not one, not two, but almost a dozen top labour leaders meet with the head of the B.C. Liberals to talk about jobs, that’s not a good thing if you’re a New Democrat struggling to maintain the party’s traditional identity as a workers’ party.

Now, to be clear, the B.C. Federation of Labour and its members are still supporters of the NDP and they’re not going to hold any fundraisers for Christy Clark anytime soon. But those NDP ties have become somewhat strained, as labour leaders realize their

members’ interests come well ahead of those of the environmental movement.

Some New Democrats who realize that turning their backs on the natural resource sector is a recipe for electoral disaster have spoken out. Former NDP premier Dan Miller and former senior NDP aide Bill Tieleman have both written op-ed pieces or columns warning the party may be headed over a cliff.

Don’t be surprised if we see more labour summits in the premier’s office. Clark’s political savvy tells her they not only make good sense from a public policy point of view, but they also serve to magnify the growing rift in the party that is her chief political opponent.

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

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Send your letters to ‘Now’ editor Beau Simpson at edit@thenownewspaper.com

Halfway houses uglier than signs The Editor, Re: “Surrey bylaw zeroes in on ugly, cluttered signs,” the Now, March 4.

Our family owns and operates a sign rental business. The “ugly signs” you speak of help businesses generate customers. It also feeds our family and helps put a roof over our heads. I find your comments – and your bylaw – very offensive.

You know what I find ugly? The halfway houses your council approves in quiet family neighbourhoods like Clayton Heights and Cloverdale – halfway houses that are blocks from schools and daycares.

The crime in Clayton is ugly. But yeah, let’s focus on the signs on the side of the road that generate business for the hard-working people of Surrey, all the while approving halfway houses in lovely suburban neighbourhoods.

That way, we can increase crime in those areas and defer the crime from other wellknown bad areas of Surrey – so Watts and council can pat themselves on the back and say, “job well done” in cleaning up Newton.

Great job Coun. Bruce Hayne. It’s funny how you don’t have a problem letting Mr. Pattison put up one of his giant distracting signs. Wonder why?

Cari Yorke, Surrey

Signs bylaw great idea The Editor, Re: “Surrey bylaw zeroes in on ugly, cluttered signs,” the Now, March 4.

Congratulations and good luck to Bruce Hayne for tackling the ugly sign issue.

Twice, city officials have informed me that

Readers are sounding off about Coun.

Bruce Hayne’s “ugly sign” initiative. ugly signs were covered by permit and once I was told that a sign was to be removed and it is still there years later.

Removing ugly signs will not only lift our civic pride but also signal owners and operators that we expect better standards.

Don Murray, Surrey

Election signs ugly too The Editor, Re: “Surrey bylaw zeroes in on ugly, cluttered signs,” the Now, March 4.

I agree with removing ugly signs, but that should also include the elimination of signs that are displayed all over the city like a circus or used car lot during federal/ provincial/city elections.

Those signs should be banned as well.

Aman Kalirai, Surrey

City hall too costly The Editor, Re: “Is such opulence really necessary for

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a city hall?” the Now letters, March 4.

I whole-heartedly agree with Andrew Johnston’s letter about the ridiculous amount of money spent on a new city hall.

I would like to know where the money was spent. Why $97 million? Why not $87 million, or $107 million? I think we taxpayers are owed an item-by-item accounting of the money supposedly spent in our name.

Jim Armstrong, Surrey

Parents deserve tickets The Editor, Re: “Overzealous ticketing at schools is ridiculous,” the Now letters, March 4.

How far is too far to walk? I am so exasperated with the number of parents who drive their kids to our community school – some only four houses away from the school.

Many of these parents are teaching their children to have a blatant disrespect for the law and for others (pedestrians).

I have witnessed U-turns in the middle of the road going up onto the sidewalk where people are walking, illegal parking in clearly marked no-parking zones and school bus zones, cellphones glued to the hand.

More policing is necessary and more ticket need to be issued – for the safety of all kids.

Congratulations to the school and the parking enforcer who finally took a stand.

Parents are the child’s first teachers.

Carol Kozevnikov, Surrey

Socially speaking We asked followers to respond to a parent’s letter about an overzealous parking enforcer at a Surrey school.

Here are some of their responses: Jennifer Miller Fletcher I got one when I went to my kids for a fund raiser. There was 2 cars and we both got tickets. Were not in anyone's driveway at all. We have a lane to park but I guess a ticket nazi wanted to give a ticket.

James Ewing My son goes to a school outside of our catchment in North Delta so we have to drive him there. The Parkin is very limited and there isn't a drop off pull through. It's very frustrating because the reason he goes there is because he has special needs that are met by their program that isn't available in Surrey and he can't just be dropped a block or two away.

My thoughts are that the city planners should be held responsible for access just like they should be held responsible for planning neighbourhoods without parking.

Marni Keeping I wish they would do this in my neighbourhood. Too many people can't read the no parking signs and block residents from their own driveways....

Richard Wiklo I live in close proximity to the school where these parents were ticketed. While I do get a bit frustrated with all the traffic they bring in front of my home, my sympathies are with them. This zealous ticketing agent has chalked my car. I have parked in front of my house for years without incident. There is no signage forbidding stopping or parking on my stretch and side of the road. I was informed by a parent that this parking agent doled out tickets because folks were parking on an angle rather than regularity. Made no sense. Phoned city hall and spoke with two employees- neither could give me a straight answer as to whether it was ok to park in front of my house. So for now I am on the lookout and trying to see what these keener ticketing agent does next. Feel like I have to stake him out to see if and when he strikes again.

Darko Brunac parking at schools shouldn't be so difficult. its a barrier to accessing activities

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No timeline for teacher job action Christopher Poon

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BRITISH COLUMBIA — Following teachers voting 89 per cent in favour of striking last week, BCTF president Jim Iker confirmed Friday there was no timeline as to when job action would take place.

“We have no timelines, we didn’t take the decision to hold a strike vote lightly and we won’t take the decision to start job action lightly,” Iker told the Now the day after the vote. “We have 90 days to start our action and I hope we have a deal at the end of the year and come September, our students will have smaller class sizes and more access to specialist teachers, but we’ll look at the progress at the bargaining table” Surrey Teachers’ Association president Jennifer Wadge said the vote results show how strongly teachers feel about the current state of bargaining.

“Obviously 89 per cent is a very strong mandate and we knew that was going to happen, it’s not a surprise,” she said. While numbers are not released on a per-district basis, Wadge said teachers in Surrey, the province’s largest district, were of the same opinion.

“From my talking to teachers in Surrey, they really felt the time was right for a vote and they wanted to give the provincial bargaining team a strong mandate to take to the table,” she said. “It also puts pressure on government to take all the concessions they’ve tabled off of the table and remove the vision for a 10-year agreement.”

In a conference call the morning after the vote, B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the province would be willing to look at a shorter agreement, so long as

certain provisions were secured.

“We want a long-term settlement that avoids this kind of uncertainty for students and parents, for us as government long-term stability is the goal,” said Fassbender. “But it’s the contents of the deal that is going to be important, the length is not a problem if you have enough details within the agreement that allows for the protection of both parties.”

However, Fassbender said nothing would come of that until the BCTF tabled what he called a “comprehensive proposal.”

“Until we get an offer and full proposal from the BCTF, it’s very difficult to move anywhere,” he said.

When asked what they were bringing to the table, Iker said the BCTF had tabled a three-year deal looking at a cost of living increase each year as well as market adjustments to bring B.C. teacher pay in line with other provinces in Canada. While Iker said there wasn’t a number attached to those requests, when the BCTF was bargaining in 2012, they tabled a three-year agreement requesting an annual three per cent cost of living increase as well as a further three per cent increase in market adjustments over years two and three.

Finally, when asked why it’s taken a year to get just one offer on the table, Fassbender said it wasn’t due to lack of trying.

“I can’t answer that for you, we’ve been asking the BCTF to put their offer on the table this whole time,” said Fassbender, noting there have been a number of roadblocks over the past year, such as changing negotiators and the summer.

“The bottom line is, we have said consistently we want to stay and negotiate but the BCTF needs to come to the table.”

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Surrey didn’t leak strike plan: Wadge Christopher Poon

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SURREY — A leaked memo showing an alleged strike plan by the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation prior to the completion of the teachers’ strike vote is not real and claims that it came from Surrey are untrue, said Surrey Teachers’ Association president Jennifer Wadge.

Wadge said the document’s content was news to her, as she had never seen it prior to th Ministry of Education releasing it to the media Wednesday, the same time teachers were taking a strike vote.

“I’ve been getting a lot of calls about it but it did not come from us and I’ve never seen it before.

It wouldn’t have come from us

because it’s inaccurate,” said Wadge. “It talks about the three stages, and Jim Iker has said there are three stages to our plan, but it refers to timelines that don’t exist.”

According to the document, after the strike vote teachers would then move immediately into first stage action, which would be a reduction of meetings with administration. The next stage would be rotating strikes and third stage involved a fullscale walkout.

However, the document noted that action would begin following the strike vote’s conclusion on March 6 and would escalate to rotating strikes within two weeks, which Wadge said simply isn’t true.

“There’s no plan at this point

to go into stage one, at this point the only action we’ve taken is the vote itself,” said Wadge. “Again, there’s no timeline so we aren’t going into stage one now and we won’t be going into any job action before spring break, which is in a week. So there definitely won’t be rotating strikes two weeks from now.”

Earlier in the week, BCTF president Jim Iker said the document was not from the BCTF and suggested the province fabricated it, which Education Minister Peter Fassbender denied.

“I have no idea why they would say it came from us, I have no idea where it came from.

“I’d never seen it until it was released by the minister,” said Wadge.

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MP Ralph Goodale is in Surrey today (March 11) to talk about the economy.

The deputy federal Liberal leader and former Canadian finance minister is taking part in an open forum March 11 hosted by the South Surrey-White Rock Liberal Riding Association that starts at 7:30 p.m.

He will be at the Pacific Inn Conference Centre and the discussion will focus on economic growth and prosperity for the middle class, the impacts of the Conservative Party’s economic policy and the recent federal budget.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Inn Conference Centre is at 1160 King George Blvd. RSVP at http://lpc.ca/sswrmiddleclass.

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“They didn’t have any children or family and just a small circle of friends,” said Dale Bradford, the Werners’ lawyer and executor of their estate. “I think it’s wonderful that their names will live on in the city they called

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White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin talked about the impact the centre has had on the community.

“We’re so pleased to have the ongoing support of our residents and partners, like Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation, to keep this facility an integral part of our community,” Baldwin said.

DELTA — The North Delta Area Plan open house will be held today (Tuesday).

The Corporation of Delta will be presenting an updated draft area plan and is seeking public input before it’s presented to council for debate.

The open house will run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 11, at the Sungod Recreation Centre gymnasium, 7815 112th St. There will be a series of displays summarizing key policy ideas and land use designations proposed in the plan, as well as comment forms.

Following the open house and a review of the feedback received, municipal staff will prepare bylaws to introduce the plan to council for consideration.

The draft area plan is posted on Delta’s website, as of March 8.

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Fruiticana president and founder Tony Singh is presented the Premier’s People’s Choice award at the Small Business B.C. Awards by Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business.

The Peninsula Club of South Surrey has announced that Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd., one of Western Canada’s largest builders, has signed on as the club’s development partner.

The Peninsula Club, to be located in the South Surrey-White Rock area, will be a comprehensive sports, recreation and family-oriented country club.

Willie Joubert, B.C. vice-president of Stuart Olson Dominion, said, “This is a much needed amenity for South Surrey, which will be widely welcomed – and we are excited to be part of the team.”

Mary Manning is chair of the Peninsula Country Club Society.

“Having raised my family here on the Semiahmoo Peninsula, I am particularly proud to be a part of bringing this important family-oriented club to the area,” she said.

“The Peninsula Club will have a significant impact promoting healthy lifestyles and activities for our members and the community. It is very exciting to announce Stuart Olson Dominion’s role in the project.”

The Peninsula Club is scheduled to open in 2017 with facilities for indoor and outdoor tennis, squash, badminton and pickleball as well as NHL-sized ice for hockey and figure skating, a spacious fitness and wellness centre, dance and creative arts studios, a business centre, indoor and outdoor pools and more.

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SURREY — Fruiticana has been honoured as the first ever Premier’s People’s Choice winner at the Small Business B.C. Awards.

The Surrey-based South Asian grocery store chain won the title by amassing the most public votes in an online contest that had 417 companies nominated in the category.

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COMMUNITY Events and activities FUNDRAISERS Pub night fundraiser for VOKRA cat rescue group, March 22, 6 p.m., at Green Timbers Pub, 9167 148th St., Surrey. $25 tickets, contact pussycatm@shaw.ca or 604-585-9982.

Watershed Artworks Gallery Shop in North Delta hosts fourth annual fundraising event on Saturday, March 29, featuring music by The Timewalkers band, art auction, appetizers and more, at Firehall Centre for the Arts, 11489 84th Ave., North Delta. Tickets are $45, watershedartworks@gmail. com, or visit the gallery, at 11425 84th Ave. Youth Helping Youth is a group of students effecting change in the community. On April 4, the group will be holding a dinner and entertainment event at Grand Taj Banquet Hall in Surrey. Proceeds from ticket sales and donations from local business will be donated to BC Children’s Hospital in support of Excellence in Child Health. Tickets are $25 adult and $10 for ages 2-7; children under 2 will be admitted for free. Contact: Manvir Kooner, director and president, Youth Helping Youth Society, 778-840-4875.

SHOWS SNL: “Seaquam Night Live” Fashion and Talent Show: Seaquam Secondary Grade 12 students present special event Wednesday, March 12 at school theatre in North Delta, tickets $15, featuring 50/50, raffle prizes, refreshments. For tickets and info, email 2014seaquamdrygrad@gmail. com.

MagicShow2Go with Matthew Johnson: Comedy mixed with magic in interactive show by award-winning performer, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 23 at Firehall Centre for the Arts (11489 84th Ave., North Delta). Tickets: $5, free for kids 1 and under. www.deltaartscouncil.ca.

TALENT CONTESTS Diamond in the Rock youth talent contest runs on Wednesday

Vancouver TheatreSports League brings its “Scared Scriptless” improvcomedy show to White Rock this Saturday, March 15. See listing under Comedy.

evenings, from March 5 to April 23, at Roadhouse Grille, 1781 King George Blvd., South Surrey, start time 7 p.m. Final concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4 at Blue Frog Studios, White Rock. For more info, email Dennis Peterson at ed.peterson@shaw.ca or visit www. facebook.com/DITR2014.

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COMEDY “Scared Scriptless” show

by Vancouver Theatresports League at Coast Capital Playhouse, White Rock, on Saturday, March 15, featuring improvised comedy based on audience interaction. Tickets $20/$18 via www.whiterockplayers. ca/tickets/buy-tickets, 604-5367535.

THEATRE/STAGE Izabobo, An African Musical: Rhythms, dance and drama in show about ancient philosophies, a “colourful celebration hardly tamed even in the conflict faced by a village girl struggling between the traditional (village) life style and the city.” Show times Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m., at Surrey Arts Centre.

Tickets: adult $20, youth $15. Tickets and info: 604-501-5566.

estate planning fields to its March 18 dinner meeting. Dr. John Sloan, UBC Clinical Professor, author, and expert in the care of the frail elderly will speak on, “Recognizing Incompetency,” from 5:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Eaglequest Golf Centre

(Coyote Creek), 7778 152nd St., in Surrey. RSVP to laurie@fvepc. com. Cost is $60. FVEPC exists to promote communication and education for professionals involved in the planning and administration of estates.

5th Annual Surrey Women in Business Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, March 12 at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 104th Ave., Surrey). “This event recognizes the hard work of Surrey’s businesswomen and their contributions to the community.”

Keynote speaker is Marcella Szel, board chair of TransLink, and Steve Darling of Global BC is back as emcee. Tickets $55 or $330 for table of six. Go to www.businessinsurrey. com or call 604-581-7130.

LIBRARY EVENTS “Telling Our Stories” event at George Mackie Library on Wednesday, March 12, 6:308:30 p.m. “Multiple cultures and backgrounds are brought together to provide a brief and intimate glimpse into worlds and experiences that you might never otherwise discover.

There will be time to mingle with the storytellers over coffee, tea and goodies. Free. Info: 604-594-8155.

VOLUNTEERING SALI’s Farm is a safe haven for at-risk children and animals to bond, learn and heal one another. “We need volunteers for two positions: working directly with a child, and help caring for our horse and donkeys. Training is provided.” Volunteer sessions to be held at Ocean Park Library from 7-8 p.m. on March 27 and April 24 . RSVP at info@sali.ca.

MUSEUMS White Rock Museum + Archives: At 14970 Marine Dr. 604-541-2222, whiterock.museum.bc.ca. Currently on view: “Science As Art: Botanical Illustration of Canadian Tree Fruit Varieties,” on loan from Kelowna Museums, features 10 watercolour paintings by Kelowna artist Joanne Beaulieu, to March 31.

Surrey Museum: “Echoes of Komagata Maru: 1914-2014” and “Fakes & Forgeries” exhibits on view to May 24. Museum at 17710 56A Ave. Info: www.surrey.ca/heritage, 604-592-6956.

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For campers, it’s “go” time at 9 a.m. this Saturday, March 15.

That’s the opening time of B.C. Parks’ reservation system (known as Discover Camping) for the coming season, for most campgrounds in the province.

In total, there are more than 5,200 easily accessible (“frontcountry”) campsites in the provincial system. Up to three reservations can be made in one transaction. Individual frontcountry sites are available up to three months in

advance, while group sites are available up to 12 months in advance of an arrival date.

This year, even more reservable campsites have been added to Alice Lake, Golden Ears, Rolley Lake and Herald Lake provincial parks, and campers now can make reservations at Meziadin Lake, Prudhomme Lake and Paul Lake provincial parks.

For details, visit www.discovercamping.ca.

Campers can also access Discover Camping reservation service from their smartphones.

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COMMUNITY Watershed Artworks fundraiser March 29 NORTH DELTA — An evening of “great art and music” is promised during a fundraiser for Watershed Artworks.

The Timewalkers band, along with Andrew Stevens, will perform at the event, on Saturday, March 29 at Firehall Centre for the Arts, adjacent to the Watershed Artsworks gallery shop, at 11425 84th Ave. The primary purpose of Watershed Artworks Society is “to provide opportunities for local member artists to promote, display and sell their works.

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The outdoor plaza at Surrey’s new city hall is the venue this year for Party for the Planet, the City of Surrey’s annual Earth Day celebration.

The day-long festival on Saturday, April 26 will double as an opening ceremony for the city hall, with indoor and outdoor performance areas.

Live music will be performed by Said the Whale, Andrew Allen, Dear Rouge, Jordan Klassen,

Local band Said the Whale brings its catchy pop-rock to Surrey’s Party for the Planet festival on Saturday, April 26.

Jeremy Fisher, Jodi Proznick and Bobs and Lolo, among others.

Complete event details were announced by the City of Surrey this morning (Tuesday).

Since 2011, when Spirit of the West headlined the inaugural Party for the

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Other headliners there were Down With Webster (in 2012) and Lights (in 2013).

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A single, solitary point is all that stood between the Holy Cross Crusaders and their dream of playing for the B.C. senior girls class AAA basketball championship in Langley last weekend.

The second-ranked Crusaders were tripped up by a heartbreaking 67-66 loss to No. 3 Oak Bay in the semifinal round Friday night and wound up playing for bronze on Saturday afternoon.

“It was just one point that was the difference,” said Holy Cross forward Michelle Bos after the Crusaders topped the W.J. Mouat Hawks 84-71 in the third-place game.

“I stayed awake late last night wondering about the what ifs. This team has been together for so long and everyone is so tight and close and that made these final two games so emotional. We were really close, but we’ve been on the other side of that as well. In the Fraser Valley’s against Brookswood, Alli Buck hit a buzzer-beater for us to win the game. We’ve been on both sides of games that went right down to the final second and this time we’re just unlucky to be on the losing side of it.”

Holy Cross opened the tournament with a runaway win over Mount Baker and followed that up by slaying the Fleetwood Park Dragons 73-24 in quarter-final round play.

That win put the Crusaders into the semifinals against Oak Bay in a game that would take the full 40 minutes to determine a winner. Oak Bay led 20-12 after the first quarter, but the Crusaders answered back in the second frame by outscoring the Breakers 22-13 to take a 34-33 lead into the break.

Holy Cross extended their advantage to 57-47 in the third quarter and maintained that 10-point edge through the early stages of the fourth quarter. Oak Bay rallied in the final five minutes of the game and finally took over the lead in the dying seconds.

Holy Cross had one final shot at pulling out the win, but Bos was unable to get the shot off.

Nicole Vander Helm led the Crusaders with 23 points in the loss.

“We were up by 10 and in control in the fourth quarter, but full credit to Oak Bay, Morgan Roskelley stepped up her game and started taking the ball to the hoop,” said Holy Cross coach Steve Beauchamp. “I look back on it and we just didn’t make the adjustments we needed to make. We missed some chances of our own, but we had a chance to win it at the end. Oak Bay is a real class act and if we had to lose to somebody, we would prefer to lose to that team.

“We would have loved to have been in the final and play Brookswood again.

Brookswood held up their end of the bargain, but we fell two points short.”

Oak Bay went on to lose to top-seeded Brookswood in Saturday’s championship final. Holy Cross beat Brookswood for the Fraser Valley title last month, the only time this season a Canadian team managed to beat the Bobcats.

The Crusaders closed out the tournament with a come-from-behind win over Mouat in the bronze medal game Saturday afternoon.

Thanks to a blizzard of fouls, the Hawks managed to stay close to the Crusaders for much of the contest before Holy Cross pulled away in the final frame to secure the 71-64 win.

Rachel Beauchamp led the Crusaders with 25 points.

Bos hit for 20, while Sam Beauchamp chipped in with an even dozen.

“This is definitely bittersweet,” Bos said.

“Even in the change room before the game we weren’t happy to be there, but we all knew we had to win this game. We couldn’t lose this game. We all would rather be playing in the final, but I was really proud of the girls for going out and getting the win today.”

Vander Helm was named to the first allstar team, while Bos and Rachel Beauchamp were second team selections.

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To be the champs you have to beat the champs and the Surrey Eagles are not making it easy for contenders to their crown.

The defending B.C. Hockey League champion Eagles have matched the Langley Rivermen win for win over the first four games of their best-of-seven series, knotting the opening round set at two games apiece.

Langley finished the regular season with the best record in the BCHL while the Eagles were fourth in the league’s Mainland Division.

Surrey leveled the series with a 7-5 win on Saturday night at South Surrey Arena, thanks to a stellar game from defenceman Philippe Johansson. The Quebec native scored three goals and set up two more to power the Eagles to the win. Surrey scored back-to-back power-play goals in both the second and third periods to put the Rivermen on their heels.

Kale Bennett scored a pair of goals for Surrey while Chase McMurphy and Matt Dawson each tallied once.

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control of the contest with three goals in each of the final two frames.

Matt Ustaski led the Rivermen with two goals while Surrey replied with markers from Dawson, McMurphy and Nathan Renouf.

The series started Tuesday night in Langley where the host Rivermen rode the momentum of three unanswered secondperiod goals to a 4-2 win. Anthony Conti scored both goals for Surrey.

On Wednesday in Langley, McMurphy and Renouf scored goals less than two minutes apart midway through the third period to lead Surrey to a 4-3 comeback win at the Langley Events Centre. Langley never trailed in the contest until Renouf netted the go-ahead goal for Surrey midway through the third period.

Jonah Renouf and Danton Heinen also scored for Surrey while Eagles goaltender Bo Didur stopped 28 of 31 Rivermen shots to earn the win.

The two teams resumed action in the series last night in Langley. The series switched back to South Surrey Arena tonight (March 11) for Game 6 beginning at 7 p.m.

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WHALLEY — Despite dealing with multiple robberies, Saba and Imran Khan are not giving up on on their community of Cedar Hills.

The Kahns own and operate Eye See 2020 Optical. Last year, thieves targeted

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“Every time a robbery happened, we took measures to try to make it 100 per cent secure,” Saba said. see BREAK-INS › page 3

SURREY — An online survey reveals that more than half of Surrey residents identify crime as the most important issue facing their city.

In an Insights West poll, released March 7, it was found that 51 per cent of residents see crime as the number one issue, well above transportation (18 per cent), poverty (six per cent) and education (six per cent).

This comes on the heels of Surrey setting a new murder record in 2013. The city recorded 25 homicides last year, while the previous record of 21 was set in 2005.

The poll also comes just two months after the murder of Julie Paskall, who died after being attacked outside Newton Arena on Dec. 29.

“It is rare to see crime registering at such a high level as what we see right now in Surrey,” said Mario Canseco, vice-president of public affairs at Insights West. “The survey shows that the population of the city is concerned about public safety on several facets, and not just as a detached issue for the municipal government to tackle.” see FEAR OF CRIME › page 5

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BRITISH COLUMBIA — Following teachers voting 89 per cent in favour of striking last week, BCTF president Jim Iker confirmed Friday there was no timeline as to when job action would take place.

“We have no timelines, we didn’t take the decision to hold a strike vote lightly and we won’t take the decision to start job action lightly,” Iker told the Now the day after the vote. “We have 90 days to start our action and I hope we have a deal at the end of the year and come September, our students will have smaller class sizes and more access to specialist teachers, but we’ll look at the progress at the bargaining table” Surrey Teachers’ Association president Jennifer Wadge said the vote results show how strongly teachers feel about the current state of bargaining.

“Obviously 89 per cent is a very strong mandate and we knew that was going to happen, it’s not a surprise,” she said. While numbers are not released on a per-district basis, Wadge said teachers in Surrey, the province’s largest district, were of the same opinion.

“From my talking to teachers in Surrey, they really felt the time was right for a vote and they wanted to give the provincial bargaining team a strong mandate to take to the table,” she said. “It also puts pressure on government to take all the concessions they’ve tabled off of the table and remove the vision for a 10-year agreement.”

In a conference call the morning after the vote, B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the province would be willing to look at a shorter agreement, so long as

certain provisions were secured.

“We want a long-term settlement that avoids this kind of uncertainty for students and parents, for us as government long-term stability is the goal,” said Fassbender. “But it’s the contents of the deal that is going to be important, the length is not a problem if you have enough details within the agreement that allows for the protection of both parties.”

However, Fassbender said nothing would come of that until the BCTF tabled what he called a “comprehensive proposal.”

“Until we get an offer and full proposal from the BCTF, it’s very difficult to move anywhere,” he said.

When asked what they were bringing to the table, Iker said the BCTF had tabled a three-year deal looking at a cost of living increase each year as well as market adjustments to bring B.C. teacher pay in line with other provinces in Canada. While Iker said there wasn’t a number attached to those requests, when the BCTF was bargaining in 2012, they tabled a three-year agreement requesting an annual three per cent cost of living increase as well as a further three per cent increase in market adjustments over years two and three.

Finally, when asked why it’s taken a year to get just one offer on the table, Fassbender said it wasn’t due to lack of trying.

“I can’t answer that for you, we’ve been asking the BCTF to put their offer on the table this whole time,” said Fassbender, noting there have been a number of roadblocks over the past year, such as changing negotiators and the summer.

“The bottom line is, we have said consistently we want to stay and negotiate but the BCTF needs to come to the table.”

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WHITE ROCK — Unionized city workers say they are discouraged by a lack of progress in talks with their employer, the City of White Rock.

After voting 94 per cent in favour of striking last month, members of CUPE 402-01, which represents various city workers, said they are preparing for job action following a lack of progress at the bargaining table.

According to CUPE 402-01 president Mike Guraliuk, he was telling members to get ready to begin job action following a

disappointing meeting last week.

“We were hopeful that today’s meeting would signal a renewed commitment on the employer’s part to seriously address members’ issues,” said Guraliuk.

“However, it does not seem like much has changed since we last talked.”

Before any job action is to be taken, however, the union and the city were expected to enter into mediation Monday with the hopes of securing an agreement.

CUPE 402-01 represents more than 100 workers in the city,

including operations workers, arena workers and clerks through various municipal buildings.

Bargaining began back in June 2013 and continued until the end of January when negotiations reached a stalemate, according to the union.

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City commits $15K more to sea fest organizers WHITE ROCK — Organizers of the White Rock Spirit of the Sea Festival have been given an additional $15,000 for the 65th iteration of the festival later this year and may be in line to receive up to $25,000 more. That’s on top of the expected $65,000 already committed to the long-running event, which has seen its fair share of troubles over the past few years.

The decision was made at the last council meeting, during which the city was responding to a request made earlier in the year for an additional $70,000 for the festival. The reason for the additional

funding was to do something special for the 65th anniversary year, including purchasing a float and having fireworks.

While members of council were reluctant to commit an additional $70,000 to the event, the $15,000 commitment was made with an eye to perhaps match fundraising efforts from organizers up to $25,000, making the desired $50,000.

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The group show Good Vibrations: Music and Dance in Art opened Saturday and continues until April 17. All of the 16 artists used music and/or dance as inspiration in a variety of mediums, including mixed media, pastels, ink, acrylic and oil.

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Dancer 1 and 2. At the conclusion of the exhibit, a people’s choice award will be given to the artist who receives the most votes from the general public.

It’s all part of the Art on Display program, created in partnership with the City of White Rock and Semiahmoo Arts in an effort to ensure art is visible and accessible to the community. The series includes five to eight themed, juried exhibitions held throughout the year.

White Rock Community Centre is located at 15154 Russell Ave.

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6911 King George Blvd. Between 72nd & 64th Ave. www.pricepro.org Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am - 9pm - Sunday Closed

Beans

Assorted 398ml

Baron of Beef 430

.99ea

/lb

9.48 /kg

Cut - Tulips Assorted Colors

Starting at

Disney or Marvel

Shampoo|Bubble Bath Conditioning Shampoo

1

79

355-400ml

ea

Relaxation

Kids Comforter Assorted

Starting at

19

99

ea

2 For

500

G ro cer y 507 Gold

Indian Basmati Rice 8lb

BET TER THAN A

SALE

699

Pro duce

ea

St Carlo

Verka

Pani Puri 30 puris

2

Haden Mangoes

5Kg

99

270g

ea

Olio D’oro

599 ea

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L

Kohinoor

BreadFruit 800g

10

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2 ea

99

Dair y & Frozen EN Old South

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Green Gre Giant Brocoli

Juice

All Flavours 283ml

249

ea

Silk True

Sunwest Parmesan Breaded Chicken

.99

ea

650g

3

79

ea

ea

B aker y

White Bread Sliced

454g

ea

Jumbo Muffins 6 pack

Hot House

Peppers

Chicken Breast

544

/lb 11.99 /kg

Heritage Farms

Chicken Fryer

Maple Ham

McSweenys

/lb 7.49/kg

Beef Jerky 80g

Bavarian Meat Loaf

299

ea

Arla

Creamy Havarti

Sliced

.99

.99

/100g

/100g

.99

/100g

219

/100g

G eneral M erchandise

Window Pa nels

Assorted Colors

Large

338

Deli

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/lb

Assorted Flavours

22

145

199

Organic Yogurt

Boneless/Skinless

Paprika Sausage

Tomatoes

399

Olympic

99

ea

ea

Hot House

Almond Milk Assorted Flavours 1.89L

4kg

M eat

All Proceed go to Charity

Celery Bunches

Nova Shield Ma ttress Prote c tor OR

Ma ttress Encasement

Assorted

499

ea

Two-Bite Cupcakes 300g

3

49 ea

2

99

/lb

1

69

ea

13

99 ea

Starting at

3995 ea

PricePro reserves the right to limit quantities. Prices marked are available while supplies last, from March 11th through March 15th, 2014

Your Choice Choice Your

Large Selection of Mattress Sets at

Rocker Recliner

299

95

Solid Wood

Leather Power Reclining Sofa

799

95

Loveseat

779

95

2 Drawers

99 95

Stacking Bunk Beds Twin/Double

499

95

All Proceeds go to Charity!

6911 King George Blvd. Between 72nd & 64th Ave Prices in effect March 11 through 15, 2014