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SURREY — More than 200 people gathered at Newton Seniors Centre for a much-publicized anti-crime rally Sunday afternoon (Sept. 28).

People at the event – both inside and outside the facility – held signs reading “Keep Predators Behind Bars” and “An Eye For An Eye,” as well as “Stop the revolving door of justice.” Among the crowd were Surrey mayoralty candidates, media players, selfproclaimed “angry” civilians and the family of Maple Batalia, a Surrey teen murdered in 2011.

The “Rally4Change,” a non-partisan grassroots initiative with no political influence, took place less than two weeks after the body of Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch was found in Newton, on Sept. 16. The 17-year-old girl’s death was the 12th of 13 homicides in Surrey this year.

The Newton area was also hit with tragedy in December of 2013, when Julie Paskall was killed as she was picking up her son from hockey practice. Both Paskall’s and Vermeersch’s deaths are allegedly linked to dangerous offenders with criminal histories who moved to Surrey.

“We need to do more than just complain to our politicians,” said rally emcee Bob Campbell, who spoke about solving the city’s crime issue. He noted that the rally was dedicated in Serena Vermeersch’s memory, and said that the community was “stunned” by her death.

Campbell also used the podium to talk about a lack of enforcement of bylaws in Surrey, and that the city has “a broad range of issues that are our ‘broken windows.’”

Among the speakers was RCMP Sgt. Marc Searle, who said,“If you don’t call us, we don’t know. You need to call us all the time.”

Community member Naida Robinson, an organizer of the event, also spoke to the crowd, saying that,“dead people in vehicles on (the) streets” is becoming a reality for

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“Until I hear that my and our world view and our perception is valid and what we as a community can do about it, nothing is going to change. It’s going to continue to be our reality,” she said.

Last to speak at the event was Darlene Bowyer, an organizer of the event and coordinator of Surrey Association of Sustainable Communities, who gave an impassioned speech to “take back Surrey” and urged B.C.’s Minister of Justice to “stop the revolving door of justice.… Crime is rampant in Surrey,” she said, noting that in her neighbourhood of Port Kells, four prolific offenders rented

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“We were a community under siege. We were afraid… If you don’t feel safe in your own neighbourhoods, nothing else matters.”

To much applause, Bowyer added, “Offenders with the label ‘risk to reoffend’ should never, ever be released into another community.”

Community members at the event shared mixed feelings about the rally.

“I think rallies sometimes capitalize too much on people’s negative emotions,” said David Dalley, a prominent community

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Clayton Heights resident Gary Hees, who was holding a community “Block Watch” sign in the seniors’ centre, said he came to the event because “there’s just too many bad things going on in Surrey.”

“I would say that people were dumping their stolen cars over there in Clayton Heights, so people were complaining about auto break-ins and stuff like that, so there was some need to take action,” he told the Now. Hees now runs an organized Block Watch in his own community and encouraged others to do the same.

“There’s certain hours of the day that we’re vulnerable, say between 2 a.m. to 5 p.m.

People have really got to watch their own property in those vulnerable hours,” he said.

Nicole Joliet, a trustee candidate for the Surrey school board, also shared some thoughts on the rally.

“As a woman, I get catcalled on the street when I’m walking to and from my house,” she said.“I asked if we could try and address that somehow. I’m really sad because one of the big key factors in both of the murders, there were prior convictions for rape and they’re both examples of violence against women.”

A recent report obtained by the Now suggested Surrey RCMP are solving fewer violent crimes while crime rates are increasing in the city.

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SURREY — Surrey Food Bank received a helping hand from Envision Financial last week.

During the five-day campaign, bank employees got down and dirty by counting, sorting and handing out food hampers.

“This has been a fantastic. I just think there are too many people without food and they need all the help they can get,” said volunteer Anita Krauser, who was in charge of organizing non-perishables in the back.

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“It’s so good to be part of a company that allows us to give back to the communities we live in. To see the need, it’s quite powerful,” he said.

Mackie added he was touched to see how appreciative people were. “Sometimes they’re declining the food stations because they don’t want to waste it. It’s been really enlightening.”

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facility serves around 300 families a day, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. And with only 12 staff members on board, the organization heavily relies on its 450 volunteers.

“We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without them. There’s actually a wait list to volunteer,” said Jaffer. “It’s a good problem to have.”

She admitted she’s always humbled by Envision’s passion and enthusiasm for showing up.

“Everyone’s so eager and even those who have never been, they always ask questions and share their stories,” she said.

In some cases, Jaffer has been told that volunteering for those four hours has been life-changing.

“You get people in here who think they know what ‘type’ of person uses the food bank. But by the end of it, they have a whole new outlook.”

In terms of donations, she said the Surrey location is doing OK despite a slow summer.

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“This is a huge undertaking that was made bigger than what we’ve done in the past by the incredible support that the City of Surrey threw behind Culture Days this year,” said Rob Gloor, chair of the B.C. task force for Culture Days.

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Entertainers at the event included Surrey’s own Lisa Brokop, country singer, who serenaded the crowd, as well as Spirit of the West frontman John Mann, who performed alongside Allan Rodger.

Heritage re-enactors wowed the crowd with on-point impersonations of momentous Surrey figures, like Reeve Sullivan, who served the city from 1910 to 1921.

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Streets initiative took place at City Hall, with sisters Natalia and Akylina Pardalis performing jazz standards.

“Surrey Arts Centre has some great activities planned, the Surrey Art Gallery and the libraries also have some storytelling activities,” said Nazanin Shoja, co-ordinator for BC Culture Days.

“There’s a few dozen events in Surrey alone, it’s really pretty cool, they go across performing arts and visual arts and arts workshops. It’s a huge breadth of activity.”

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Playing hide-and-seek with your information A document that has the title, “A Step Backwards: Report Card on Government’s Access to Information Responses” doesn’t exactly inspire trust in the B.C. government’s commitment to transparency. In fact, it should, and does, trigger a lot of serious questions.

Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s report on how the B.C. government is (or more accurately, is not) fulfilling thousands of information requests every year paints a startling picture of delay tactics, obstruction and a serious lack of adherence to the basic principles of freedom of information.

The report says that on-time access to information requests in the past two years have dropped from 93 per cent to 74 per cent. The four government ministries with the lowest on-time rates were Justice (72 per cent), Energy and Mines (66 per cent), Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (65 per cent) and Ministry of Children and Family Development (52 per cent). The differences in departmental numbers is informative, but what it tells us on a larger scale is that almost every department is trying to keep information hidden.

The media has always faced stonewalling bureaucrats and politicians who hide behind procedures and paperwork. It is government’s first line of defense when the media looks for information that could make the government look bad.

But nowadays, as the privacy commissioner said, “I’m concerned that it’s a trend and the issues are systemic. It’s the law and one-in-four requests are responded to outside of the legal limits, and I think that’s a serious problem for the public.”

We agree. But is a wrist-slapping report going to stop the stonewalling? We think not. If the provincial government cared about its previous commitments to transparency, it would have laid down the law internally. It hasn’t.

We think it’s time to inflict the same deterrents on government ministries that they inflict on citizens: If they miss deadlines, fine them. And put the money towards school supplies.

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workers who walk with us each day and believe in our cause. Thank you for allowing me to see what a great job my colleagues are doing of raising their own children. These little people come each day to be on the picket line with their parents. They are polite, patient and kept us laughing and entertained with their antics.

My principal has always been supportive and understanding, and for the last few months I really got to see how supportive, kind and concerned he could be. He has gone above and beyond to ensure his staff feels valued.

Our new vice-principal met us on the picket line and she has made such an effort to connect with us. Our staff is so lucky to have two caring and concerned administrators who value us.

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LNG link to Site C dam project could spell trouble for Liberals

Rail relocation is all about property values, NIMBY-ism

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number of key First Nations leaders have adroitly realized the best way to kill the Site C dam project may be to hitch their potential support for building LNG pipelines to the dam never being built.

Getting First Nations’ support for any major economic development that involves land use or the extraction of natural resources has been the reality in recent years, and will only become more critical in the years ahead.

The strong opposition of First Nations is a major reason why Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline will likely never be built. Premier Christy Clark’s government faces a number of challenges in getting an LNG industry up and running in this province, not the least of which is ensuring First Nations don’t decide to block any pipelines or projects.

So when three key B.C. First Nations leaders travelled to Ottawa last week to send a message to the federal government that they strongly oppose the Site C dam – but might be open to supporting other forms of energy, including LNG pipelines – it’s important that everyone sit up and take notice.

Chief Roland Wilson of the West Moberly First Nation, which would be most directly affected by the massive flooding that would occur if Site C dam is built, made it clear he won’t support any LNG pipelines if Site C proceeds.

His band is one of the few to have signed a treaty with the provincial government, having done so back in 1899. As such, it’s not entirely clear how the recent Supreme Court of Canada landmark decision conferring aboriginal title will affect treaty bands’ opposition to Site C. Nevertheless, Wilson’s support for LNG pipelines is likely needed, and so is that of other First Nations. This is not going to be an easy thing to secure, as not all First Nations share the same views on resource development.

Public opposition to LNG does not appear to be anywhere near the level attached to oil pipelines like Northern Gateway or Kinder Morgan’s proposed twinned pipeline project. A “spill” from an LNG pipeline simply dissipates into the atmosphere, instead of fouling

creek beds or coastlines.

The main concerns over natural gas extraction is the practice of fracking, which involves injecting huge amounts of water laced with chemicals deep into the ground in order to loosen gas deposits. But so far, at least, there is not much evidence of a groundswell of opposition to this practice.

But the opposition, from both the general public and First Nations, to the Site C dam project will likely increase substantially in the years ahead. Chief Wilson argues that his territory is already abuzz with all kinds of industrial activity – fracking, gas wells, windfarms – and to add both LNG pipelines and a massive hydroelectric dam is simply too much, and that’s an argument that will likely gain more traction with the public.

So don’t be entirely surprised if the B.C. government loses enthusiasm for building Site C if it realizes doing so may jeopardize a more prized part of its economic and energy strategy, which is getting an LNG industry firmly established in this province.

MINISTRY’S TONE-DEAFNESS EVIDENT

I see the Ministry of Children and Family Development is once again displaying its trademark tone-deafness, as it has apparently decided to deduct post-secondary bursaries from any financial aid foster youth receive from the province.

Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the B.C. Representative for Children and Youth, blew the whistle on the scheme last week, calling it “petty” and “embarrassing.” She had led a successful campaign to provide free tuition for foster youth, who statistically face tougher challenges when it comes to education, employment and avoiding poverty.

A number of B.C. financial institutions stepped up to the plate, and provided free tuition or bursaries. But now the ministry is “clawing” them back from these vulnerable youth. Turpel-Lafond disclosed one case that saw a foster youth have a $1,300 bursary deducted from her support payments, and she says she has heard from a number of other foster youth over the summer who reported similar stories.

Turpel-Lafond has demanded the problem be “fixed” immediately. Given her track record of winning these kinds of battles, I can only assume it will be. But as of this column’s writing, it had not. Get on it, MCFD. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Email Keith.Baldrey@globalnews

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The Editor, Re: “Rail relocation would ‘unlock national treasure,’” the Now letters, Sept. 25.

Letter writer Erik Seiz states that moving the rail location would be five kilometres shorter (three miles) and would give a return on investment. Spending $500 million plus to move a railway that would be five kilometers shorter does not sound like much of an investment to me!

Mr. Seiz states his concerns for the unstable bluffs. I ask where were his concerns for the unstable bluffs when the million-dollar prize homes were being built on it.

He goes on to state his concerns for two bird sanctuaries, bisecting two level crossings, access to public beaches, a boat launch and a de-facto hiking path, but he would feel OK with moving the railway near fish-bearing streams, rivers, agricultural land and possibly bisecting other roadways so that they may unlock a 12-mile national treasure.

Well, Mr. Seiz, the national treasure has been there for over a hundred years and included the railway. The railway is part of the history and atmosphere of White Rock and Crescent Beach. The railway did not move to where the people were, the people moved to where the railway is. Did these people not see the railway crossings when they drove into these areas to purchase their homes and do their due diligence?

Spending $500 million so beach-goers, hikers, tourists and rich boat owners don’t have to wait a few minutes for a train to pass to get to their boat launch/beach does not add up.

If Mr. Seiz’s true concerns are about emergency response, then a cheaper overpass/underpass would do, but if Mr. Seiz and the rest of the Crescent Beach/White Rock home owners still feel the railway should be moved, then maybe they should all be special-assessed the costs.

In my opinion, it is all about property values and NIMBYism.

J. Edwards, Cloverdale

Highway interchange means more traffic on our rural road The Editor, So the new on/off ramp at Highway 99 and 16th Avenue is finally open. Terrific! Now even more traffic, especially trucks, can crawl along that quiet, rural, one-lane road we know as 16th Avenue.

Yes, it would cost a lot of money to widen 16th Avenue, but then we just had to have a new $97-million city hall. Oh, happy days!

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‘Celebrate Seniors’ in our Community’ • Surrey City Hall • 10:00am-2:00pm Speaker Presentations will include,

‘Transportation Working For Everyone’ Learn about transportation options in our City – presented by Engineering Department Other presentation will highlight ‘the value of seniors’ in our community’ and how seniors in our community contribute though various organizations, groups and much more.

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Complimentary refreshments Community resources and information booths City Hall Tours *pre-registration required for tours Surrey’s rich past and exciting future is all a part of this tour which offers an opportunity to learn all about the ‘inner workings’ of City Hall.

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We will be offering a wide range of activities to celebrate seniors within each town centre area of Surrey.

South Surrey Join us for a healthy breakfast snacks and conversations with some of our community partners at the South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre.

Cloverdale Join us for a free coffee and tea in our lounge any time between 9:00am-4:00pm. Free cake will be served at noon, while supplies last.

Fleetwood Join us for a free afternoon matinee and snacks at the Fleetwood Community Centre. The event will start at 3:30pm, pre-registration is required, #4381023 Guildford Join us for a facility open house Wednesday October 1, 9:00am-12:00pm in gyms 1 & 2.

There will be free entertainment, try it badminton, pickleball, carpet bowling, Nordic walking and a pancake breakfast by donation to the North Surrey Lions Newton Join us at the Newton Seniors Centre for free tea and coffee all day, cake and fruit at 12:30pm and a chance to win a door prize.

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SURREY – The tallest tower south of the Fraser River will feature 144 luxury suites, as Marriott International announced they will bring their Autograph Collection to Surrey’s 3 Civic Plaza project.

When completed, the hotel will be 21 storeys with a convention space, fitness centre, lobby-based cafe, fine dining restaurant, and rooftop patio for special events.

Tsawwassen-based developer Century Group held an unveiling of the suites on Thursday (Sept. 25) near the ground-breaking construction site, which is scheduled to open

by Christmas of 2016.

Century Group president Sean Hodgins said it’s rare that a developer has this kind of opportunity to affect significant change in an established city like Surrey.

“Oftentimes we come in and the pattern has been set,” he said.“The building blocks are already there and the mosaic, if you will, of the city has already been established. And we come in and we just fill in the grout between the tiles.”

Hodgins said the $150-million project is an opportunity to engage in a city-building enterprise, using a mix of private and public investment to change the centre of Surrey.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University owns three floors of the 52-floor tower, and will create a professional development and business campus there.

Hodgins said with the hotel, KPU campus, and proximity to Surrey’s downtown amenities, 3 Civic Plaza will become a “social hub” of the community.

When researching and investigating hotel brands, Century Group decided the Marriott Autograph Collection was the only one that

fit. Hodgins said he met with representatives of Marriott and told them about the unprecedented growth of Surrey and business opportunities here.

“And they’d kind of heard that before.

So, we said, OK, come out here, take a look, understand what’s happening, meet with the city’s representatives, because this is a really important thing.”

Hodgins said it only took one visit to convince them of the value of the investment.

SURREY — Local MPs from both sides of the House are calling on the Conservative government to better protect society from dangerous offenders following the death of Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch.

Her alleged killer, Raymond Lee Caissie, 43, is a violent high-risk sex offender who was released into the community in the summer of 2013, under supervision, with 12 court-

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Anita Huberman, CEO of Surrey Board of Trade, said the location of 3 Civic Plaza, close to SkyTrain and transportation corridors, will be important to its success.

“In today’s global landscape, location is vitally important and becomes a keen competitive advantage,” she said.

Huberman also spoke about Surrey’s increasingly metropolitan and multicultural status as a key reason for continued investment in the city with respect to culture,

ordered conditions. He is expected to appear in Surrey provincial court on Thursday, Oct. 2.

Justice Minister Peter MacKay said in the House of Commons last week the government is committed to ensuring the “worst of the worst” face serious consequences “so Canadians can continue to feel safe in their communities.”

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Local NDP MPs Jasbir Sandhu, representing Surrey North, and Jinny Sims, representing Newton-North Delta, released a joint statement that “all levels of government have a responsibility to ensure that every Canadian feels safe in his or her community.”

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“This is where the human capital is, and this is what we’re saying to new and incoming businesses into our city,” she said.

The Surrey Marriott will be just one of 50 Autograph Collection luxury hotels of four and five-star ratings worldwide. Suites will range in size from 345 to 375 square feet with standard king, queen, and superior king sized beds. A night’s stay is expect to run visitors between $140 and $150.

for Fleetwood-Port Kells, said cases such as the Vermeersch murder “make it clear that we must continue to make the protection of our community a top priority, especially when it comes to protecting children.”

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“I want to be part of the debate,” said Edwards, who has lived in Surrey since 1994.

The independent candidate announced his five-point platform at Eaglequest Coyote Creek Gold Course on Friday (Sept. 26).

The Newton resident touched on transportation, public safety, disaster relief, vehicular emissions, tourism and job creation, and council accountability.

Edwards told a small group of reporters that he would like to see a Surrey World Trade Centre built in Cloverdale “to increase regional, national and global opportunities for our local businesses and create job opportunities.”

“All great cities have a convention centre,” he said.“I don’t believe we can go much longer without having a convention centre. If we

don’t build it, and we have to build it down the road we’re going to have to pay much more money for it, for one thing, and we might be missing good business opportunities.”

Edwards said the price tag for this would John Edwards be about $30 million and could be built on city land.

Edwards has been president of the Rotary Club of Surrey and member of the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and other organizations. He was rained as a registered nurse and psychiatric nurse in England.

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NEWTON — Surrey has celebrated Halloween, Christmas, Diwali – heck, the City of Parks even holds an annual Fusion Festival to show off how multicultural its population is. For all its years promoting and celebrating the mosaic of cultures that reside in the city, nowhere has seen a Day of the Dead celebration common in Mexican culture.

Ana David, who works with Latinos in Action, lives in Surrey and wanted to see the Latin culture’s Dia de Muertos recognized at Newton’s Grove. The holiday, characterized by sugar skulls, marigold flowers and altars memorializing the deceased, takes place on Nov. 1 and is meant to commemorate family members and friends who have passed.

The group, with input from the community, decided to call off the event because of sensitivities around the area – namely, the murder of Julie Paskall in December of last year.

“It’s a celebration, it’s not something that’s grim and scary or anything like that,” David said in an interview preceding the group’s decision to call off the event.

David also noted that Latinos in Action has been able to put on Vancouver’s annual Latin Festival for the past 14 years but that support, as of yet, hasn’t branched out to Surrey.

“We all concluded that it was just too soon around the murder,” David told the Now. “It was something that had the word ‘dead’ in it, so that was really touchy for the staff especially.”

Instead, the festivity will be relocating to Joe’s Café on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive this year.

“We’re going to respect everyone’s feelings around that and say ‘maybe next year,’” David confirmed. “It’s just not the right space.”

Instead of holding a Day of the Dead celebration at the Grove, however, David is supporting local yoga instructor Tricia Keith in hosting a discussion about death at Newton’s Espresso Café.

“It is a welcome coffee house; no rules, no guidelines, to talk about dying,” David said.

“It’s really non-compromising, there’s no ties to any particular culture.”

The Death Café is to take place on Nov. 2, which is the Day of the Dead for deceased kids, from 3 to 5 p.m. To register to attend, contact Tricia Keith at misstyoga@gmail.com.

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SURREY — Last season, the SurDel Basketball Officials Association was stretched to provide referees for close to 2,400 high school games in all of Delta, White Rock, Surrey and a few schools in Langley.

According to Al Haynes, the SurDel BOA’s educator and assigner, this season could be similar, due to the lack of refs.

Last year, Haynes managed to get all of the games covered with 68 officials. Only around a dozen of the games had one official. He said it is preferable to have two refs officiating one game.

“Every year we lose two or three refs, so we need to replace them. We don’t really have enough for 2,400 games (with) 60-odd officials. A lot of them work ... and they’re not available in the daytime,” Haynes said.

It’s his job to schedule and assign the referees games and make sure the games start on time.

Due to the shortage last year, Haynes said one official worked 116 games last year because he was available during the daytime.

He also noted a day where a ref worked five games in a single day – something he hopes not to do again this season.

“He’s a good ref, but I don’t care how good you are, you can’t ref five games in a day,” said Haynes. “It’s impossible. Mentally, you can’t do it.”

In order for Haynes to comfortably pull off the season without scheduling problems, he would need around 80 officials.

He said the month of January is when the scheduling becomes tough because of all of the tournaments, including the RCMP tournament for the boys, the firefighters’

For young people, it’s a good, healthy way to make some money. You give back to the school system that educated you. tournament for the girls and the Catholic provincial tournament hosted by Holy Cross.

The addition of a junior tournament, as well as senior games, makes it tougher because of the limited number of referees, Haynes added.

As well as assigning their games, Haynes has to make sure all the incoming refs are properly trained and educated.

The former high school teacher said he’s hoping to get close to 20 people to the first classroom session on Oct. 6, so SurDel BOA will have enough officials to get through the season.

“For young people, it’s a good, healthy way to make some money. You give back to the school system that educated you,” said Haynes.

He also went on to say that the pay is pretty good and that it “beats tossing burgers at McDonald’s.”

The training consists of five 90-minute classroom sessions with a two-hour gym session to go through the mechanics of refereeing.

The training ends when trainees officiate a junior girl’s tournament at Lord Tweedsmuir, with veteran refs shadowing them and giving them pointers as the game goes on.

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WHITE ROCK — With the official nomination period opening today, White Rock’s civic election is heating up with news of a team of candidates that brings four new faces to the political race.

Along with current councillors Grant Meyer and Bill Lawrence, the team will also consist of White Rock BIA president Lynne Sinclair, White Rock & South Surrey Chamber of Commerce executive director Cliff Annable, the chamber’s former executive director Doug Hart and notary public Megan Knight.

“These are positive people who have deep roots within the community so we’re looking forward to working together,” said Meyer. “We’re a team of independent voices that are working together and we might not all vote the same on every issue but there are a lot of common interests.”

Sinclair, also a former councillor, said after careful consideration she decided to put her name forward.

“My love for White Rock and lifelong passionate belief that it’s a true gem of a community led me to offer my energy and experience to the citizens of White Rock again and I’m really looking forward to it,” she said.

Fellow former councillor, Cliff Annable, said he, too, was excited to be running with the team.

“We have some longtime people on the team that have been in the community for

A team of candidates will run together in the election in White Rock.

Clockwise from top left, Coun. Bill Lawrence, Coun. Grant Meyer, Cliff Annable, Doug Hart, Megan Knight and Lynne Sinclair.

years,” said Annable. “We’re all like-minded but independent candidates and the idea is to work together for the betterment of the city. We’ve been in the community for a long time and we have different backgrounds so I’m very excited about this team.”

Earlier in the year, Knight said she would be taking the summer to decide and confirmed Thursday that she would be putting in her papers come nomination period.

As for a group name, Meyer said they would be coming out with one at a later date

as well as naming some of the key issues the team would be working towards. He said each election there are usually candidates working together and this was a way to make it a little more formal.

“It happens every election and sometimes it’s not as open, people are working together loosely or whatnot,” he said. “So we’ve all been going back and forth, and just found we share a lot of common ideas.”

The civic election takes place Nov. 15 and nomination period is Sept. 30 to Oct. 10. cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

SURREY/WHITE ROCK— With local elections already heating up and Surrey being one of the most-anticipated municipal races in the province, candidates can now officially submit their nomination papers.

While many candidates have already declared their intent to run this fall, they only have between today (Sept. 30) and Oct. 10 to submit their nomination papers and make it official.

The nomination period is the same for both council and school trustee candidates.

Nomination packages are available online at each of the municipalities, but those wanting to submit their packages must do so in person to the respective muncipality’s Chief Election Officer.

Prospective candidates must meet the following qualifications: -Must be a Canadian citizen -Must be 18 years of age or older on election day -Must be a resident of B.C. for at least six months prior to day nomination papers are filed -Not be disqualified by any laws from being nominated, elected or holding office In addition, would-be candidates must be nominated by two eligible voters from the jurisdiction in question and nominees do not need to live in a municipality in order to run for its local government.

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