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Crescent Beach is ‘a laid back, hang-ten, Norman Rockwell kind of place’ STORY BY AMY REID, 3

Erik Seiz describes his beloved neighbourhood of Crescent Beach as a “calming slice of the Gulf Islands, in Surrey’s backyard.” See story on page 3. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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Surrey’s ‘hang-ten’ seaside village Crescent Beach is known for its waterfront, but the area has other gems – and challenges – you may not know about

Erik Seiz says Dunsmuir Garden is one of Crescent Beach’s lesser known gems. After crossing the BNSF railway tracks into the area, there is a path to the right that will take you to the community garden. It’s the city’s first community garden to be operated on city land, and is located within Blackie Spit Park. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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f you ask Erik Seiz to describe his beloved neighbourhood of Crescent Beach, he’ll tell you it’s a “calming slice of the Gulf Islands, in Surrey’s backyard.” Crescent Beach is located in the Semiahmoo Peninsula in the southwest corner of the city, with the ocean on three sides and a bluff to the south. Areas include lands traditionally associated with the beach and residential seaside located below Crescent Heights Bluff and to the high-water mark on the shoreline of Semiahmoo, Boundary and Mud Bays. As city planning documents put it, “the pastoral nature, the semi-rural feeling and seaside village atmosphere of Crescent Beach engraved in the community gives the area an identifiable character.” And that character is cherished, said Seiz, who is president of the Crescent Beach Property Owners Association. Made up of mostly single-family homes, and currently housing just over 1,200 residents, the area has one commercial district along Beecher Street, which serves as the corridor leading to the beach. The

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modest district boasts high-end restaurants, cafés, ice cream shops and more. Seiz noted the diversity in the area is “insane.” Everything from your “total tinfoil hat crowd” to “oil executives.” And for the most part, everyone intermingles and is committed to the community. “It’s a laid back, hang-ten, Norman Rockwell kind of place,” he said. While locals cherish the beach, he said there’s many more gems, pointing to the lesser-known-about Dunsmuir Garden. After crossing the BNSF railway tracks into the area, there is a path to the immediate right – and that path will take you to the community garden. It’s the city’s very first community garden to be operated on city land, and is located within Blackie Spit Park. The entire City of Surrey park was dedicated by council following a public referendum in the late ’90s. It inherits its name from the John Dunsmuir family, who owned the property

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from 1940 to 1949. The city eventually obtained the land, and in 1975 residents were given permission to use it for community gardens. Nearly 40 years later, it’s still a popular spot and has an “infinite waitlist,” Seiz said. But that’s just one gem. The south end of Crescent Beach is the gateway to an “uncompressed, west coast trail experience” that extends to White Rock, Seiz boasted. “The tranquil vistas along the Surrey bluff corridor are easily just as profound as any on the island. All of it, right next to a million taxpayers,” he said. “No ferry, no line up, no $100 gas bill. You can wake up in Langley, experience the best sea kayaking in B.C., and still be home for the evening news.” Seiz said the corridor could offer more than just good weather and tranquil vistas, and has dreams of what that could look like. “It could support a few thousand tiered garden plots, in a mixed-use, public-private business model. B.C. vineyards could lease sections to create an immersive experience for tasting, eating and brand promotion. Some plots could have outdoor kitchens, or

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wood-fired pizza ovens,” he said. “There could be covered pergolas, gas heaters and snug loungers to enjoy the view. The natural amphitheatre could support cultural event and outdoor theatre. It would be a place to go.” Seiz said with increasing trade between Canada and the U.S. and rising sea levels, the train tracks will eventually have to move. “The only question is when,” he said, adding that it would be the perfect time to “unlock” the corridor and use it to make the area an attraction to those across the region and beyond. And train traffic is an issue that frustrates many locals. Seiz estimates the frequency of trains has quadrupled in the last 12 years – going from roughly five trains a day to about 20. Couple that with the number of times the trains have to whistle as they drive through the beach and the screeching of brakes as they slow down, and it’s enough to drive anyone crazy, he said. see CRESCENT BEACH’S › page 4

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The increased train traffic “has done more than reduce the quality of life for local residents,” Seiz noted. “For some, it has made sleep impossible. It has made selling or renting their homes impossible. What once was a charming feature of the community has turned into a form of torture.” When asked about crime in the area, Seiz said crime is everywhere and Crescent Beach is not immune, adding the area mostly deals with car break-ins. “We definitely get more rowdy people, who have often been drinking. That can be a challenge,” he said, but added that seems to have receded in recent years, which he attributed to better policing. “While the number of visitors to Crescent Beach keeps climbing, misbehavior actually seems to be dropping.” Nela Hallwas moved to Crescent Heights – just up from the beach – three years ago. “I wouldn’t change anything about it,” she said of the area. “I’ve lived in Europe, I’ve lived in the states, I’m in my mid-50s and I’ve found my sanctuary. I’ve found my home. There’s nothing like it. “I’ve travelled to exotic places and been to exotic beaches, but there’s something about my little rocky Crescent Beach that pulls me back. Every day it serves me up a different spectacle. “Last winter I went down when it snowed heavily. It was a treacherous hike down the trail. It was the first time in my life I saw snow on the sand. The beach was covered

with snow and it was spectacular,” she said. Hallwas, a choreographer, says the beach is a huge source of inspiration for her work. “I need that communion with nature desperately. A piece I did last year was called Aria – the Italian word for air – and my time on Crescent Beach had a lot to do with the creation of that piece.” And there are many artists in the area, she said. “There’s a lot of studios, and writers and painters. We all kind of quietly live here.” Looking to the future, Hallwas hopes the area remains as it is today. “I don’t want it to become a big developer’s dream,” she said. “People need to know it’s magnificent.” And it doesn’t seem that the area is set to change much. Jean Lamontagne, Surrey’s manager of planning and development, said the city is aware residents want to retain the feel and character of the neighbourhood. “New homes that are built need to fit within the character of the neighbourhood as much as possible and there is a desire to keep the beach area as natural as possible, as is the case at the moment,” Lamontagne said. “For the future, one would think the neighbourhood will keep its current character and built form.”

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SURREY — Ever wonder if you could break out of prison? Or escape from a tomb in Ancient Egypt? Lower Mainland residents have been given a chance to do just that through a new company, E-Exit, that offers up escape games. Would-be escapees, two to six players per game, have to use intellect and teamwork to solve puzzles and riddles in order to escape from a room. The business, which opened in Richmond last October, has received requests from previous customers to open their own E-Exit sites, including one in Surrey. A location at Highway 10 and 56th Avenue is planned. Justin Tang, E-Exit creator, said the company’s mission is to bring virtual entertainment into the real world. “It’s opposite of Google, let’s say. Google is bringing every real-life thing into the virtual world through the Internet. What we do is, we bring virtual entertainment

into real life. Escape game is based on cellphone apps and computer games, and we brought it to real life.” Take the backstory of the Egyptian tomb theme. Users are given a backstory: While exploring the Great Pyramid, the group becomes locked in King Khufu’s tomb. “You explore the chambers, only to find creepy skeletons. The walls are filled with cobwebs, and lurking with scorpions and spiders,” the game’s description reads. It’s then a 45-minute mission to break free from the tomb. Tang said the idea originally came from Japan and the trend is spreading quickly throughout Asia. Tang, who is from Hong Kong, said he brought the idea to Canada and the response has been great so far. With one Richmond location open less than a year, three other franchise facilities are planned – a second in Richmond, one in Gastown and the one in Surrey. Tang hopes the Surrey location will be able to open its doors later this year. areid@thenownewspaper.com

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t’s time to talk about the birds and the bees. Unfortunately, the facts of life aren’t all sunny these days. Bee colonies across North America are dying off in shocking numbers. Commercial beekeepers report one quarter to one-third of their bees dying every year. That’s alarming. Bees are responsible for pollinating more than 90 per cent of the world’s flowering crops. Without bees, there is no food. A number of studies have recently linked the bee deaths to a neonicotinoid class of insecticides. The insecticides are widely used on some of North America’s biggest commercial crops, including corn, canola and soybeans. They are also used on many plants sold in commercial nurseries. When bees come into contact with the pesticide through the pollen or nectar of the plants, they suffer damaging effects. The chemical has also been linked to declines in bird populations by killing off birds’ food supplies. The chemicals have already been banned in Europe. Last week, Ontario became the first province to move toward greater restriction of their use. Environmental groups in Canada have called on Health Canada to ban the pesticides here too. Many farmers have opposed that. But as one expert pointed out, if the pesticides kill all the pollinators, there won’t be any crops left to protect. One day, we’ll likely look back on this class of pesticides the same way DDT is considered today. Meanwhile, the birds and the bees and the rest of the planet deserve better. It’s time for the government to act. Glacier Media

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Teachers’ mandate stronger than province’s The Editor, Re: “It’s time for us to stop being held hostage by unions,” the Now letters, July 3. I find the logic of Paul Bowman’s letter of equating civil servants and teachers striking against the government as antidemocratic ludicrous. To say, “they, in effect are, not striking against the government, but against the people who elected the government” is just plain nonsense. To make a point in democracy, in the last provincial election, only 58 per cent of the people bothered to vote and only 46 per cent of them voted for the government. By my math, less than 30 per cent of the people in B.C. voted directly for this government – hardly a strong mandate based on popularity.

On the other hand, in the case of the teachers, 86 per cent voted to support the union in strike action on a turnout of 81 per cent – clearly a very strong mandate. You tell me who is not only respecting the democratic process, but exercising it fully. Christy Clark can be blamed for starting this mess back in 2002. As education minister, she basically ripped up legal contracts with the teachers, something the Supreme Court of B.C. has ruled twice as being unconstitutional. So what does our democratically elected leader do? Ignore these rulings. So tell me, Mr. Bowman, whose “democracy” is working better? Civil servant unions are at a great disadvantage when our employer also has the power to make laws – it actually takes the democracy

out of fair and true negotiations should the government of the day not get their way all the time. It goes along the same lines as absolute power corrupts absolutely. As far as your suggestions go, try this one – there should be a non-biased government agency, like Elections B.C. in being at arm’s length, that negotiates contracts on behalf of the government. This could eliminate the hostility and animosity some governments have against their employees and vice versa. For unions, acting collectively is the only protection they have against vicious employers. But thanks for your letter, Mr. Bowman, there is nothing like good old-fashioned union bashing to start your day off nicely. Matt Logan, Surrey

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Surrey’s race most intriguing InTheHouse Keith Baldrey

he looming Surrey mayoralty race is shaping up as a warmup exercise for the next federal election for a number of major political operatives in this province. Already, a bunch of well-known backroom political organizers are getting involved in the various camps. And they have ties to both the federal Conservative and Liberal parties, and it appears some of them are working beside each other. Linda Hepner, the would-be successor to Dianne Watts as Surrey First’s mayoral candidate, has veteran political strategist Pat Kinsella in her corner, but he’s got plenty of company. Communications pros Norm Stowe and Laura Ballance, along with veteran political organizers Stu Braddock and Prem Vinning, are also helping Hepner. Barinder Rasode, the independent councillor who is expected to challenge Hepner, has veteran federal Liberal organizer Mark Marissen running her team. But NDP stalwart Moe Sihota is there as well, and ex-B.C. Liberal pollster Dmitri Pantazopoulos (one of the few people to accurately predict the last provincial election) is assisting, as is Kareem Allam (Kevin Falcon’s deputy campaign manager in the last B.C. Liberal leadership race). I’m not sure how Doug McCallum, the former mayor trying to get his old job back, will fare in landing the same number of experienced hands. I suppose one reason all these political pros are flocking to Surrey (aside from personal ties and

loyalties) is that it may be the only intriguing mayoralty race in all of Metro Vancouver. In 2011, almost all incumbent mayors were re-elected, and I suspect the same thing will happen this fall. There seems little reason to think Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart or Delta Mayor Lois Jackson are vulnerable to a strong challenge (unless any of them decide against running again). The wild card, of course, is Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who has been making news (for all the wrong reasons) these days. No “star” candidate has emerged to take him on, although former Vancouver Sun editor Kirk Lapointe’s name has been floated as the most likely possibility for the ironically-named Non-Partisan Association. Robertson will likely not face a credible challenge from the left, as the COPE party has been captured by fringe elements who like to shout slogans at each other. But if the NPA can get its act together, there’s no reason to think the party can’t take a run at the sitting mayor.

ABORIGINAL TITLE STORM APPROACHES ON AUG. 4

Well, that didn’t take long. Last week, I wrote that, while the Supreme Court of Canada decision granting aboriginal title didn’t mean the sky was falling, there would certainly be stormy times ahead. And now one particular storm has appeared on the horizon, and it looks foreboding. The Gitxsan First Nations in northwest B.C. has issued “eviction” notices to CN Rail, forest industries and sports fisheries to vacate the land and cease all activities by Aug. 4,

unless they receive the consent of the band’s hereditary chiefs to be there. The band has seized upon a section of that court decision that sets out conditions that must be met for First Nations to establish aboriginal title. One of those tests is that a band must prove it had “exclusive historical occupation” of the land in question. “Exclusivity can be established by proof that others were excluded from the land or by proof that others were only allowed access to the land with the permission of the claimant group,” the court wrote in the decision. One would think the wording applies to the situation that was there “historically,” or before contact with European settlers who ultimately occupied the land. However, the Gitxsan appear to take the novel approach that excluding people from the land it claims title to must take place right now, in order to meet one of the tests to establish title to the land. I don’t know where this is headed, but it seems things can get ugly – particularly if the Gitxsan tries to forcibly evict or blockade one of the parties it is trying to “exclude” from the land they are laying claim to. Presumably, a court will weigh in on this matter. But this is a prime example of a situation that can cause potential investors to pull back from putting money into B.C.’s economy, because of the uncertainty of just how extensive First Nations’ powers ultimately are in this province. The Gitxsan will undoubtedly not be the last First Nations band to try to exercise more control of the land they are claiming title to, before that title is actually proven. Meanwhile, circle Aug. 4 on your calendar. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Email him at Keith. Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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Surrey needs major surgery, and a qualified medical team is needed The Editor, Speak up for what you believe in. I’ve been dealing with issues in our neighbourhood since 2009 but, as one little voice, no one listened to me until now; thank you for the strong support from our neighborhood, and thank you, Bill Good and his CKNW radio station crew, who took the time to listen to me. Election time is now approaching. After dealing with some people who think they have power, I would strongly encourage all to take a good look at the candidates when you take that pencil and mark your ballot. Don’t judge by colour, gender or marital status. I say this as I recently had a telephone interview on the candidates for election and I was asked if I would vote for a coloured person, divorced, etc. Wow. What has this to do with what the candidate will do for the people? I’m retired and divorced with children, but I was highly respected for what I did when I worked. These issues did not affect my job performance but actually benefited my employer. It showed I was a dedicated hard worker. So, I suggest not to look at the cover until you have read the book. Ask questions. Get answers, not promises. Address issues that affect all the people, not just the big guys. Little people count, too. Everyone is well aware of the huge issues: crime, illegal suites and illegal construction. Presently these are not being addressed, so perhaps give the new faces, new plans a chance. It can’t be any worse than it already is. The saying goes, “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” News flash: The City of Surrey is so broken, caused by the mentioned issues, that it requires major surgery and a highly qualified medical team, which the city doesn’t have. Kathy Martin, Surrey

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failings attributable to Mayor Watts. Mayor Watts invented Surrey First. This invention marked the culmination of an identical strategy that maintained her predecessor Doug McCallum’s death grip on the mayor’s chair. Using the Surrey Electors Team (SET), McCallum, like Watts, ruled over everything, and everyone. History is a great teacher; less so is our willingness to learn from the mistakes of the past. There is, I suppose, much to criticize. The rampant growth undertaken through the “Build Surrey” initiative has placed huge pressures on the city to maintain its civility as it becomes a major hub for Lower Mainland residents. Still more will be said about our explosive growth in population and the impact on our Canadian way of doing things. Having the lowest tax rates in the region has fast become a test we will never pass, despite claims to the contrary. We carry a civic debt that, while modest when compared

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find the current mayor accused of the same behavior. Mayor and council also brought forward a “Sustainability Charter,” where there was none before. Despite being very late to the game, it spells out the high-minded objectives for the natural environment, social/cultural environment and the economic environment. The test remains yours to read and decide. Unlike most political associations, Surrey First does not solicit memberships. Surrey First does not ask you your opinion or conduct votes of matters affecting you and your family. You and I cannot belong to Surrey First; in fact, you and I are not allowed to know who makes up its membership. In the run-up to November elections, Surrey First will tell each of you who to vote for in the name of Surrey First. Voters need to remember that Surrey First left the building with Mayor Watts. M. Proskow, Surrey

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GRANDVIEW — Sybil Rowe is not slowing down in her fight to save trees in Grandview Heights. In January, she embarked upon a mission to save some of the area’s trees, collecting some 730 signatures. Her petition asked for the city for two things: to dedicate an old horse farm on 168th Street as a park and for heritage designation for majestic evergreens that frame either side of 168th Street, from 24th to 32nd Avenues. After the parks, recreation and sport tourism committee has recommended the city dedicate the park, it looks like she won that fight. A decision on heritage designation for the other trees has not been made, but engineering will be commissioning a study looking at impacts of widening the road in the future to see if offsetting the road centre line and adjustments to the boulevard can help save the trees. But Rowe is not stopping there. She is also fighting for seven douglas firs at the top of 164th Street on a property up for redevelopment. Originally, the application, at 2325 164th St., proposed to remove all of the 22 mature trees on the site and replant 91. Rowe recognizes these are just seven trees, but says to her they were “symbolic” in her fight for green in the neighbourhood. “It was just a little win, but they meant the earth to me. They were like a symbol of everything else that was going to come.” But three may be on the chopping block. Rowe said she feels “betrayed” because she was under the impression that all seven trees were to stay based on her talks with the city – until she received a call from staff last week alerting her some may fall. “I see an alarming pattern here. High density is going through Grandview Heights. It’s mowing down everything in sight. Everything is going to disappear.”

Sybil Rowe has embarked upon a mission to save some of the trees in the area of Grandview Heights. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

I see an alarming pattern here. High density is going through Grandview Heights. It’s mowing down everything in sight. Everything is going to disappear. Rowe said she’s not against development but is “deadly” against the high density she sees creeping into the area. “The purpose of high density, initially, is to prevent urban sprawl. But what we have got, because there are people out there with a heck of a lot of money, we are having high-density sprawl.” She calls on the city to “stop what they’re doing” and recognize Grandview Heights is an “exquisite area that must be saved.” Jaime Boan, Surrey’s transportation manager, said various staff have had discussions with Rowe, as well as the developer, to try to save the seven trees. While Rowe was under the impression all seven were to be saved, Boan said the city’s

intent has been to save as many as possible. Four are being saved, he noted, while the fate of the other three is still being reviewed. The city believes the developer can save one tree by adjusting servicing. Another may have to go, as it looks like it is on land where a building is set to go. And a third may have to come down, as it’s on a street corner and the city believes the tree may create safety issues by blocking drivers’ views of pedestrians using an adjacent sidewalk. While Rowe was worried she’d see the trees falling last week, Boan said that wouldn’t be the case. “We’ve instructed the developer not to be touching any of those trees until we’ve fully resolved the issue.” Regardless of the decision, Boan said

Rowe’s efforts will result in at least four of the trees being saved. “To me, the entire review and (Rowe) bringing it up to our attention has all been a positive because we are going to be able to save at least four and hopefully as many as six of them.” Despite feeling blue that she may be losing some of the trees she’s fighting for, she said there was “a little victory” July 7 when council unanimously voted to send another Grandview area application back to staff, in light of opposition to it. The application is for two parcels of land: 2552 and 2580 164th St. The developer wants to subdivide into seven large and 24 small single-family lots. The city received approximately 20 emails and letters from 11 households concerned about the proposal’s density, impact on road infrastructure and more. And at a public information meeting in April, a petition signed by 14 households was submitted that asked for things such as a decrease in density in order to more closely mirror nearby residential. There are 40 protected trees on the site and the proposal calls for the removal of 38, and to replant 45. Since the city’s ratio requires a total of 128 trees be replaced, the 83 deficit would mean the developer would have to contribute $24,900 to the city’s Green City Fund. Coun. Judy Villeneuve said there was a lot of neighbourhood opposition to the interface with the application. “We’re going to try to resolve it,” she said. “People make investments and we try to be fair, and we also want to make sure long-term residents are on board.” For Rowe, council voting to send the application back to staff means they are listening. “Well it was wonderful because somehow or another… it’s like a coin is dropping,” Rowe said Tuesday. “The overwhelming feeling I got last night was that they heard us, they’re getting the message: We don’t like what they’re doing.”

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Delta resident Jessica Holloway was visiting friends in the area at the time of the incident and her car was one of the four hit with bullets. “When we heard the first set of gunshots they were in the distance, but sounded near where I was parked,” Holloway told the Now. Then, seconds later, she says she heard another five or six rounds go off. Holloway said one of the bullets went through her back passenger door, and she found it in her son’s

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SURREY — Law class students at L.A. Matheson Secondary had petitioned Surrey city hall last September to install traffic lights at the very intersection where two young women were brutally struck down last week. The victims, ages 20 and 19, were in serious condition in Royal Columbian Hospital after being hit Tuesday morning by a pickup truck while walking in a crosswalk in the 12200-block of 96th Avenue. Both were thrown 15 metres, police said. Ana Brand Castellanos said her son’s high school law class had asked the city for a set of lights at the intersection in September, shortly after a sedan broke a 14-year-old boy’s leg while he was walking to school at 126th Street and 96th Avenue. Castellanos noted that three other pedestrians had also been hit, near Donegal’s Pub, while crossing 96th. “My heart stopped,” she said Wednesday, recalling her reaction when she learned of Tuesday’s crash. “We just want lights, that’s all we want,” she said. “It is a hazard. People do not stop, as you saw yesterday. We don’t want kids to

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WHITE ROCK — Patience is a virtue when it comes to most things in life, and that wisdom held true for the winners of the 2014 Tour de White Rock road race Sunday. For Canadian riders Megan Rathwell and Matteo Dal-cin, their patience and some late-in-the-race moves paid off with trips to the top of the podium. “This was one of my main goals this year was to win this race. I don’t do a lot of races, I just race locally so I’m really happy to come here and win,” said Rathwell, who hails from Victoria, B.C. and rides for ATAC Sportswear. As temperatures climbed to 35 degrees on course, both the men’s and women’s pelotons fractured into small groups, leaving lots of room for attacks. In the women’s 80-kilometre race, Abbotsford’s Alison Jackson, riding for Glotman Simpson Cycling, went off the front in a solo breakaway with only a few laps left. It appeared that Jackson, who won Friday’s hill climb and placed third in the criterium, was poised to ride to victory. With one lap to go the group of chasing riders, which included Rathwell, had closed the gap setting the stage for a five-rider sprint to the line. “It was really hard, we had a bit of a gap to the top three riders and with Alison (Jackson) off the front I didn’t think it would come down to a sprint, I thought it was going to be all spread out. I couldn’t believe it,” said Rathwell. “I had a good position and then I went right and came around everyone. I’m not really a sprinter but it kind of suits me, the uphill.” The women’s sprint came down to a photo finish with the top four riders crossing the line within four-tenths of a second of each

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WHITE ROCK — Following a news report looking at the use of a security camera in the men’s washroom at the Sandpiper Pub, co-owner and Coun. Bill Lawrence said there have been “no problems” from the public about the security feature. According to Lawrence, most of the pub’s male regulars are aware that there’s a camera facing the sink area of the men’s washroom and haven’t had an issue with it since it was installed three years ago. Lawrence said there has been the occasional question from patrons, but noted nobody has taken offense to it until now. “We have so many people who come in on Friday, Saturday nights and people are going in the bathroom all the time and as such we’ve had no problems,” he said. “People have asked about it and we had a picture behind the bar showing what angle the camera was filming and everyone has been okay with it.” His comments come after another media outlet ran a story examining the use of a camera in the Sandpiper Pub and other establishments around the region, questioning the privacy of such a practice.

Lawrence maintains that the camera does not contravene any privacy laws as it is facing the sink area. The camera was installed after incidents of vandalism occurred in the pub’s bathroom. “We had some issues after we remodeled the bathrooms, but that was around three years ago now, so it’s been ages,” he said. “The point of the camera was to determine who would be doing the vandalizing and when it happens.” However, with nobody seemingly upset by the device after all these years, Lawrence wondered why it has been highlighted recently. “I was actually surprised as pretty much everybody else was that there was a story,” he said. “My guess was that somebody who was not a regular came into the Sandpiper, saw the camera up on the ceiling and wondered what was going on with it, took offense to it and contacted the paper. It has been there for a few years now and for a story to come out this late after its installation was pretty bewildering.” Adding that the camera also adds a level of security for patrons, Lawrence said the coverage won’t be prompting them to remove the device.

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WHITE ROCK — Two days after residents in White Rock and the surrounding area turned up in the hundreds to vent their frustrations about the rail line, Transport Canada made a decision to allow rail operator BNSF to decrease whistling at night. In a missive sent by Transport Canada inspector Dennis Maskall Wednesday, BNSF was ordered to issue repetitive succession of horn blasts between the hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. However, outside of those hours train drivers will be able to continue with “normal BNSF whistling protocol as per their current timetable and bulletins,” which had previously been to whistle

when there was a danger on the track. Gus Melona of BNSF said the rail company would be abiding by the latest order and referred all other questions to Transport Canada. Previously, train operators would occasionally blow their whistles and always when someone or something was obstructing the tracks. Coun. Grant Meyer, head of the city’s rail safety task force, was happy to see what is being interpreted as permission by Transport Canada for conductors to exercise more discretion when it came to nighttime whistling. “It’s good news and I think that it had to do with the amount of people calling and emailing,” he said.

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