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Eileen Mohan cradles a photograph of her son, Christopher, one of six victims murdered by Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston, in the same Whalley apartment building seven years ago. (Photo: ADRIAN MACNAIR)

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Eileen Mohan

‘I’m a loyal mom, and he was a loyal son’ Tom Zytaruk

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WHALLEY — There are devoted mothers, and then there are Devoted Mothers. Eileen Mohan resides somewhere in the second category. “The one thing I miss is being called ‘Mom,’” she sighed. Everything in her condominium speaks to her great love for her son Christopher, from the shrine of photographs and mementoes of him just inside her door, to the tiny silver flower pin – a son’s gift to his mother – left on top of his Toshiba television in her living room. Christopher, 22, was one of six men who were shot dead in gang violence in a penthouse suite on the 15th floor of Whalley’s Balmoral Tower on Oct. 19, 2007. Mohan shared a suite with Christopher on that same floor and had she been home at the time, she likely would have shared his fate. Christopher, and Abbotsford gasfitter Ed Shellenberg, 55, were innocent victims who accidentally stumbled upon a drug hit in progress. Edward Sousakhone Narong, 22, Ryan Bartolomeo, 19, and brothers Michael Justin Lal, 26, and Corey Jason Michael Lal, 21, were also slain. After waiting seven years for justice for her son, Mohan got a taste of it last Thursday when Justice Catherine Wedge convicted Red Scorpions gangsters Matthew Johnston and Cody Haevischer of six counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. Mohan works at a bank and had been saving up her vacations for the past five years so she could hear the court case. Diligently, she sat through the year-long trial through to its conclusion. She was besieged by reporters moments after the verdict was revealed. “Leading to this day I was sitting on pins and needles and I have to say, today’s a beautiful day,” she told the reporters. “Today is a great day for Christopher,” she

Eileen Mohan talks to reporters at Vancouver court Thursday. (Photo: TOM ZYTARUK) said. “I’ve been waiting for seven years for this day, and it has come. I am relieved, and I know my son is smiling down today, and it’s a good feeling.” The following day, the Now sat down with her inside her new home, its light yellow walls bathed in morning sunlight. She moved down from the 15th floor in August 2012, almost a year before the trial started, but still lives in the Balmoral. “I thought it was time,” she said. “It’s a different step in my life. “I will move one day, when I’m ready. But for the moment, I’m here. This is home, for the moment.” Her new place is refurnished. She gave away her furniture, but kept Christopher’s TV and her dining room table, on top of which sits a daily devotional book. She said her Catholic faith has helped her cope with her loss. “When Christopher was taken away, I questioned God’s miracle,” she explained. “I left church. My priest didn’t give up on me, and one day he came and sat down on the couch and looked at me and he said, ‘I have to be strong and I’m going to tell you this: God did not kill Christopher, it was men who killed Christopher. When they were killing Christopher, all the angels and saints and God in Heaven were crying with you,

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and they were ready to receive Christopher in heaven. So Eileen, shape up – get back to church, and start believing.’ “That opened my mind, it was so true that God didn’t walk from Heaven and killed Christopher and flew back – it was men who walked to the doorstep of my home, where I’m supposed to be safe and secure, stole my son’s life, and they expected to walk free from court. It wasn’t God. So slowly and surely, I’ve gone back to church.” Eileen and Christopher were tight and had planned to relocate to New York to chase their dreams. She was in her final year of a fashion design program and aimed to make waves in the Big Apple. Christopher was planning to enter modeling school in New York. “I never told this to anybody, but we were working towards that...it was like a mother and son team,” she said. “We’d probably be in New York now. “Today we would be both a very successful team. Instead, here am I, trying to find justice for my son. This is the first step towards justice, and I’ve got two more steps.” She’s trying to rebuild her life, but for the time being, it has all been and will be about Christopher. You might call them stages, measured out in seasons, court cases and countless tears.

With seven years now gone, Mohan still has other trials to attend, both criminal and civil, and more victim impact statements to deliver. She’s steeling herself for two more criminal trials related to Christopher’s death: Jamie Bacon’s on May 4 next year and then Sophon Sek’s, which she expects to take place in 2016. Later this month, Mohan said, she’ll be back in court for a three-day hearing. Prior to Wedge’s verdict, she said, Johnston and Haevischer’s lawyers filed an “abuse of process” motion alleging their client’s Charter Rights were violated during the police investigation and that the charges consequently should be thrown out. “We’re going back to trial again on the 27th, because they have put in appeals. They already put in an appeal to dismiss all the charges.” She also has a civil suit on the go, related to Christopher’s murder. Filed on the second anniversary of his death, it targets the killers, defendants, the estate of Corey Lal, the condominium strata council, owners of the apartment where the murders happened, and the property management company. “My dream is to get Christopher all settled down, get myself civilly all cleared out,” she said. “There are a lot of people who run. I am not a runner. I have never been a runner. My son was a very, very loyal person, and this is loyalty back to Christopher. “I can exercise my right, and I have one life, so I might as well take everybody with me too,” she said. As for the gangsters, “If they think they can walk to my doorstep and touch my son’s life illegally, I can touch these people legally. You have to do the right thing. If I don’t do it, then who will do it for Christopher? “I’m a loyal mom, and he was a loyal son.” There was a time, early on, when Mohan contemplated taking justice into her own hands. “Everything I knew was torn apart, broken down,” she recalled. “The RCMP

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actually carried me; they became like my second family. They showed me total compassion.” But, she admits, “There were moments that I wanted to go and get a gun myself and look for these people. Because, you know, you are sitting on this, almost like on a big egg that the shell is going to crack any moment, right. A lot of people were saying Eileen, in this case the gangsters are never found, are never incarcerated, they’ll never go to trial and you’ll never see your day of justice. In the first few, six months, it was like that. My mind was so full of anxiety and I was so anxious and so mad, I wanted to do that. “I wanted to go find a gun and find these people myself and probably shoot them on sight. I didn’t care. As the investigation progressed, the RCMP told me, ‘Eileen, have faith.’” She said she had come to court last Thursday with “a very low expectation,” not wanting to set herself up for disappointment, but left with a smile on her face. “It is all about being patient. “Putting this case together wasn’t easy,” she noted. “Patience, understanding and respect

to the system pays.” Asked if she’s concerned for own safety, Mohan shakes her head. “Why would I be? I’m not a criminal. “Criminal elements have said things to me and came to my car...point a finger at me, but it doesn’t deter me. I just turn around and say, ‘I’m not a drug dealer, I don’t know you people – just get out of my face.’ The RCMP have been very nice, very protective over me. All I have to do is one phone call and boom, they are there. If we live in fear of these people, then we might as well not live at all. And that is why I stayed on the 15th floor for the longest time, because people thought, ‘Oh, are they going to come and kill you.’ Well kill me if you can, I am already half dead.” Mohan said she doesn’t dream about the gangsters. Daily, in the high-security courtroom, she said, “They’d turn around and look at me, and I’d look at them. I’d say ‘I’m outside the glass, you’re inside the glass.” Mohan has been thinking about writing about her experience and the Surrey Six case. “I’ve been thinking about this for a while,” she said. She declined to elaborate, though. “It’s Christopher, work, and then Eileen. If I can fit other things in, I will.”

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SURREY — People looking to learn a new skill, or share an existing one, at the upcoming Surrey Skill Share Fair at Surrey Nature Centre may come across some gardening tips, learn some reiki or yoga and perhaps get a leg up on starting a podcast. Something that eager skill learners may not have considered? Death midwifery. Local yoga teacher Tricia Keith, also involved with community group Friends of the Grove, is coming to the Oct. 19 fair with information on home-based funerary practices. That’s something, she said, that seems to have disappeared from western culture. “It’s about providing emotional and spiritual care for the families,” Keith said of the relatively new practice. People working in the art can also be known as “death doulas.” “When you stay present with the death, there’s something that happens that, primarily in the white culture, we are missing out on.” Keith noted that many other cultures are more inclined to connect with the dead body as a healing process. The difference between death midwifery and the common funeral practices in North America is that a death midwife, or doula, cannot embalm a body. “There’s so much murky matter around (it); there’s a lot of myth around how dangerous a dead body is, how infectious

they are. It’s just not true,” Keith said. The process, rather than having the family shy away from the body, brings family members closer to their newly deceased and allows for better closure, Keith said. “This is all about going greener and having more family-centred, more meaning created by the family about end-of-life care and ritual.” A death midwife is qualified to educate and support a family throughout the funerary process, as well as creating a ritual after death has occurred. They can also act as a bridge to funeral directors, churches and smaller crematoriums that allow the family to be present during cremation. Keith’s workshop will be one of 18 that aim to teach the public a new skill. The event (organized by David Dalley, Peter Leblanc, Henry Guo and Janine van Rhyn) includes workshops such as African drumming, fixing a flat tire, a poetry workshop and making yogurt. “The idea of a community event where people from all backgrounds can come together to learn from each other, have fun, make some connections and go home with new ideas, inspiration and a few skills is very exciting,” said Jenn Swanson, creator and host of the Communication Diva podcast, in a release. The Surrey Skill Share Fair takes place on Oct. 19. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Surrey Nature Centre (14225 Green Timbers Way). For more information and a workshop schedule, visit Skill-share.ca.

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CLOVERDALE — Several police officers traded in their blue uniform for tight cycling apparel to be part of this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley. The ride arrived in Surrey last Wednesday (Oct. 1) at Applewood Kia, Clayton Elementary and Cloverdale Christian School. Simran Sarai, a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was at Clayton Elementary for the first assembly of the year. The Grade 9 Earl Marriott Secondary student was there to help officers inform the children about the ride, the Canadian Cancer Society and Camp Goodtimes, a camp in Maple Ridge for children with cancer and their families. Simran was excited to see how many people were part of the campaign to

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ride across the Fraser Valley this year. “It’s really amazing because you see these people and they’re giving up time away from their families to come ride and raise support for Camp Goodtimes,” she said. “It’s just really amazing to see that people would actually do that.” Simran, who has been cancer-free for five years, was diagnosed with leukemia when she was six years old. Her father, Sarj, said getting the news his daughter had cancer was devastating. “It kind of blows you away. It’s not something you wish upon anybody, to have to bear news like that. Success to get through it is the reward at the end, I guess, but I wish we could all have that reward,” said Sarj. Simran went through 26 months of chemotherapy, blood transfusions and hospital check-ins before she was cleared of cancer. The Cops for Cancer ride has raised more than $32 million for the

Canadian Cancer Society since 1997. The money goes towards cancer research and family support programs like Camp Goodtimes. The nine-day ride finished on Friday (Oct. 3) with stops at Tong Louie YMCA, Surrey RCMP detachment, Green Timbers Elementary, Scottsdale Centre, B.C. Sheriffs, Impressive Eyewear, Burnsview Secondary, Holy Cross Regional High and Coast Capital’s head office. Prior to the final day, the Tour de Valley raised an estimated $300,000, with more donations expected over the coming months. There are more than 100 participants riding across the four different “tours.” All of the tours are close to 4,000 kilometres, with 60 different community stops along the way. For more information, visit Copsforcancerbc.ca or on Twitter at Twitter.com/cancersocietybc.

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‘Surrey Six’ conviction sends a strong message

ast Thursday, the sad saga that was the “Surrey Six” murder case came to what, at minimum, could be called a positive conclusion. Two men charged with executing six people in a Surrey apartment building back in 2007, including two victims who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, were found guilty of the murders by a judge. This is positive because not only does it take a pair of violent criminals off the streets for many years to come, but it also sends a message. While the Surrey Six case may be one of the more high-profile examples of the gang war that’s troubled the Lower Mainland for years, it’s not the only one. And Surrey residents aren’t the only ones to see bullets fly in their community. In just a three-month span in 2012, Port Moody was the scene of three gang-style shootings. All three could probably be described as brazen, but two in particular occurred in populated areas – one shooting was at the Port Moody Recreation Complex, while the other took place near the Starbucks on busy Queens Street during rush hour. Those three murders remain unsolved. And it was fortunate no one else was hurt or caught in the crossfire. It’s long been said that entering the gang life can be dangerous, and can even cost you your life. And though the threat of hard time in jail likely won’t stop some people from getting into the gangster life, with the high-profile murder conviction in the Surrey Six case, that life could now be spent behind bars and away from society. And the streets, wherever we live, will be safer and better for it. Glacier Media

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Fresh look needed at Surrey City Hall The Editor, Red giants are stars that have exhausted the supply of hydrogen fuel in their cores. Doug McCallum reminds me of that – a spent force. He has seized on the crime and policing issue to gain attention. He proposes to hire even more police than the plan. It all costs money. I do remember when he was the mayor, he was keen on keeping taxes low – keeping them artificially low. He would put a freeze on them. The fact is, we paid for the latter under Mayor Watts’ regime. Also I remember the tiff he had with Surrey RCMP when he wanted to suppress bad things about Surrey. I say, “no thanks.” Then there is Coun. Linda Hepner.

Her platform is more of the same. She has no vision except to suggest we put a ferris wheel in Surrey. I also have personal experience with her in the parks capacity. Barinder Rasode I found her to be most bureaucratic. Patrons of the North Surrey Rec Centre started experiencing problems with the new parking regulations when the city hall was moved there. Some of the patron letters were sent to her asking for help. She never even acknowledged receipt of any. I think Surrey deserves a new

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start, a new vision. That brings me to Coun. Barinder Rasode. She has demonstrated a penchant for dissecting issues when problems arise. I remember after Julie Paskall’s murder, she pinpointed the problem for the public but the rest of the council ganged up on her because she didn’t keep it under wraps. She has shown a fresh approach and her own vision for the city. I support that. One point to consider for all: The growth under McCallum and Watts was unbridled. Former mayor Bob Bose used to lament about it. I believe a fresh look is needed and the unchecked paving under of land slowed. Dave Bains, Surrey

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Questions linger in health ministry’s shabby affair InTheHouse Keith Baldrey

s cases involving government misconduct go, the one concerning the firing of seven B.C. health ministry employees is a particularly shabby one. Reputations were besmirched, careers were ruined and, in a particularly tragic part of this tale, one employee committed suicide after his life-long work was destroyed. And yet, not a shred of evidence has ever surfaced to support what the B.C. government did to these people. Vague allegations of improper sharing of health care data and conflict of interest were made, but never proven. Indeed, the government has essentially acknowledged it made a colossal error in this matter by the fact that two of the employees they excoriated were invited back to work, while a third received an out-of-court settlement and a de facto apology. And last Friday (otherwise known as “take out the trash day” around the legislature), the government finally issued an apology to the family of Rod MacIsaac, who took his own life a few months after being terminated. When the firings were first announced in September, 2012, then-Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said she was “shocked” and “deeply troubled and disturbed” by what had apparently been

The government has never apologized to Rod MacIsaac’s family. His sister paid a tearful visit to the legislature last week, asking that the government simply show some human decency and apologize, and explain itself.… All in all, a shabby affair, one that needs a lot of explanations. discovered, but since then, the government has been backpedaling from its initial actions. However, for all that retreating, the government went months without answering questions about its actions. An investigation by Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham found that improper breaches of information had indeed occurred, but not for nefarious reasons or personal gain and, in fact, resulted more from unclear guidelines. To his credit, Health Minister Terry Lake (who inherited this mess from his predecessor) has now launched an internal review of the whole affair and has promised to make its findings public. A side issue in this messy affair is that valuable drug research was lost or derailed, at a time when that kind of elite-level research is needed more than ever before. University of Victoria researchers are still waiting to receive data from the health ministry that was suspended two years ago. This case saw the government, yet again, take a bludgeon to the renown UBC-based

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Therapeutics Initiative, an independent watchdog when it comes to approval of pharmaceutical drugs for coverage under Pharmacare. But the human tragedy aspect of this affair outweighs the negative impact it had on drug research. MacIsaac was a doctoral student who was doing research on smoking cessation drugs and, at the time of his firing, was excitedly working toward his PhD. Instead, he was effectively bullied out of employment and stripped of the materials he was using to complete his doctorate. According to his sister, Lynda Kayfish, he was confronted by three government investigators in such a belligerent fashion that he suffered severe physical distress in that job-ending “interview.” A few months after losing his contract, and perhaps realizing his bid for that PhD was now over, he ended his own life through carbon monoxide poisoning in his Saanich apartment. MacIsaac’s sister paid a tearful visit to

the legislature last week, asking that the government simply show some human decency and apologize, and explain itself. The apology has now been issued but there are still many unanswered questions. A number of key individuals who were involved in this affair – notably MacDiarmid and former deputy health minister Graham Whitmarsh – have left government, but they should be compelled to provide some answers. The internal inquiry is being handled by top-notch labour lawyer Marcia McNeil, so there is reason to be confident that most, if not all, outstanding questions will be answered. Her report will no doubt prevent any further abuses of process from occurring. Nevertheless, it appears it took Kayfish’s dramatic news conference to force the government’s hand here. The only contact the government had made with her since her brother’s death was sending her a cheque for $483, to cover the last three days of MacIsaac’s contract. Without her holding that news conference (and kudos to the NDP Opposition for arranging it), it seems likely the shroud of secrecy would have continued indefinitely, and MacIsaac’s family would continue to be ignored. All in all, a shabby affair, one that needs a lot of explaining. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Email Keith.Baldrey@globalnews

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Putting drug-addicted people like ‘Dougie’ on cover is a mistake The Editor, Re: “An injection of life,” the Now cover story, Oct. 2. I wonder just what you were thinking by putting this man on your front page. In a year of nursing strikes, teacher strikes and the unemployment rate at an alltime high, you choose to put a guy who chooses to get high on your front page. As a mother, I am so sick and tired hearing about these sick people who choose to shoot up, snort up or smoke whatever they can to continue their continuing addiction. I do not believe that we as a society are doing anything to help them by aiding them to continue to use. In the article, “Dougie” talks about how many times he has saved someone with his Naloxone kit. I find it ironic that we are supplying people with methadone,

we are supplying safe injection sites, safe clean needles, only to save them when they OD. I wish I could say that I don’t care – that it’s not my problem, but it is. I realize that these people are someone’s mother, father, sister or brother, and yet I see nothing to help these families with their addicted family members. We have no resources for anyone that is marginalized in this province. Mental health is on the back burner and our poverty level is, well, quite frankly, ridiculous for this country. What worried me the most about your article is that my children read it and found it odd that Dougie, laughed at his addiction, that he “chuckled” about it. They found no sympathy for him, or your article – and that worries me.

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The Editor, To all the parents who are upset that they must wait to drop their kids off in front of Tweedsmuir Secondary, give your head a shake. You are your own worst enemy. You have caused this new construction of the streets by disobeying the rules in the beginning. Make your kids walk a block or two; I am sure they can use the exercise. I happen to live in this area, and I speak for all of us who are fed up with you people blocking our driveways and streets so that we can not even get out in the morning to go to work or come home without fighting through the mass traffic jams that you are creating, and have been doing so for years. Your parking habits are

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Surrey taxi companies back a proposed ban of the Uber ride-sharing service from entering the Metro Vancouver market. (Photo: KEVIN HILL) rider’s first name. The rider in turn receives the driver’s name, a photo and the license plate number. When asked about its screening process, Goren said applicants must go through a rigorous background check that includes a RCMP check, a local police check, a lifetime sex offender check and a lifetime DUI check. “All our rides are insured with our best in-class industry standard end-to-end $5-million coverage per ride. We feel very confident in our commitment to safety,” Goren added. But that’s not enough for McCallum, who said he’ll do anything in his power to stop Uber from operating in Surrey. “If you go on Google, you’ll see they have a huge number of lawsuits online. They

have a very terrible track record,” he told the Now. “It is very unsafe for our public to put that kind of system in place.” Uber operated in Vancouver in 2012, but was forced out after the province started enforcing a $75-minimum fare ride for its higher-end service, Uber Black. The company tried to make its case again last week in front of Vancouver City Council, who voted to put the ridesharing app on hold for six months while it researches the impact of the new technology on the taxi industry. According to McCallum, the overwhelming support of 100 plus taxi reps at last week’s meeting shows there’s no room for Uber in Vancouver or Surrey. “It will destroy local business,” he said.

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spOrts snag golf (starting new at golf) in White rock: Kids age five to eight can learn putting, chipping, pitching and a how to do a full swing in a safe fun and creative environment. Taught by an LPGA pro. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Centennial Park Leisure Centre. Call 604-541-2199 to register.

sHOWs toopy and Binoo in “Fun and games,” a new musical production from Koba Entertainment, at Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey on Saturday, Oct. 11 as part of a 52-date tour of Canada. Show integrates music, theatre, dance, puppetry and innovative multimedia technology; show times at 1 and

4 p.m. Tickets via Ticketmaster. ca and by phone, 1-855-985-5000, 604-507-6355. the Wiggles perform at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, Oct. 18 as part of “Ready, Steady, Wiggle” tour of North America and to celebrate the release of new CD “Apples and Bananas.” Shows at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Info: TheWiggles.com, Bellperformingartscentre.com, 604507-6355. Jacky’s Village: The Black Box Theatre at White Rock Elementary will come alive with music on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m, featuring Jacky Essombe. Jacky’s Village features music, dance and percussion by a trio of artists from the African countries of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea. Tickets $10, at Good Day Sunshine Cafe or Peninsulaproductions.org. “Vaudeville 101” show/concert performed by the Vaudevillians seniors entertainment troupe in 11th annual bursary fundraiser, on Nov. 8 and 9 at Surrey Arts Centre’s main stage, 2 p.m. shows each day. Proceeds to the Society for the Preservation of Vaudeville Performing Arts Bursary at Douglas College, New Westminster. Info: 604-501-5566, Vaudevillians.com.

a bond with a little one through rhymes, songs, simple stories, fingerplays and puppets. It is for men only and babies (newborn to 24 months). Dads, stepdads, foster dads, boyfriends, granddads, uncles and all male caregivers are welcome.” To register, call 604-598-7369.

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liBrary eVents “give the Moms a Break: daddy storytimes” events Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at City Centre Library, Surrey, to Oct. 23. “A great way for male caregivers to establish

Bear creek park train turns into “Pumpkin Express” (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily) and “Haunted Forest Scream Train” (6:30 to 10 p.m. daily) for the Halloween season, from Oct. 10 to 31. Fee is $9.50 plus tax. Info: Bctrains.com, 604-999-0834.

MuseuMs surrey Museum: “Every River Tells A Story” exhibit on display to Dec. 20 – “ People from past and present reflect on how Surrey’s rivers have shaped our identity.” Museum at 17710 56A Ave. Info: www.surrey. ca/heritage, 604-592-6956. Historic stewart Farm: “Dig This!” exhibit on view to Nov. 1, exploring early practices that are influencing and informing the gardens of today and tomorrow. Garden inspired art and archival artifacts tell the stories behind the growing business of backyard gardening. Facility located at 13723 Crescent Rd., South Surrey. Info: 604-592-6956, www.surrey. ca/heritage. White rock Museum + archives: At 14970 Marine Dr. 604-541-2222. To Oct. 13: “I Do!: The Wedding Stories of White Rock” exhibit.

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educatiOn the surrey skill share Fair is a “one-day festival about teaching and learning all kinds of useful, handy, and practical skills,” on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Surrey Nature Centre, 14225 Green Timbers Way. Free admission. Info: Skill-share.ca.

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NORTH VANCOUVER - After coming up just short of a provincial title last season, coach Mark Cassell and the Earl Marriott Secondary senior girls’ volleyball team are preparing to win it all this season. The team came in second in an earlyseason tournament this weekend (Oct. 3-5) at Capilano College. Earl Marriott lost 17-15 in the third and final set to Surrey Christian. Even though they lost to a double-A team, the coach was impressed by what he saw from his squad. “It was great for them to get out there and finally get them working together,” he said. “We beat Moscrop in the semifinals and they’re ranked (#5). “That’s why we go to these tournaments. So we can compete against other teams around the province. We get an idea of what they’re like before we get to the provincials,” added Cassell. Despite finishing with the silver medal at last season’s provincial championships, the Mariners enter this season ranked fourth in the quad-A division. However, the head coach isn’t paying any attention to the preseason rankings. “Those are just preliminary rankings,” he said. “We’ll see where we sit from here.” Cassell lost two-thirds of last year’s team to graduation, but this year’s team is not short of talent. Angelica Kilbert, a middle with EMS, agreed to play volleyball with the University of Manitoba after she graduates this spring. The Mariners play their next league game on Wednesday (Oct. 8) at 6:30 p.m. against Clayton Heights Secondary. The match will be played on neutral territory at Semiahmoo Secondary.

Earl Marriott setter Cara Keturakis was named to the first all-star team at the B.C. Senior Girls’ AAAA Volleyball Championships last year. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)

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“We expect it will be a top-class event that people will enjoy and remember being part of.” All of the matches will be played at South Surrey Athletic Park, using six grass and two turf pitches. Murphy said it’s great that there are two Surrey teams playing in a major tournament hosted in their hometown. “Having two Surrey-based teams playing in their backyard ... will be a special opportunity (for them to play) in front of their friends and family. “It’s really the end of the youth career for these players. It’s an opportunity for us to get them in one venue to create a tournament-style environment with a high level of competition.” Bob Birarda has been a head coach of the U-18 girls’ team for six years and said it is an honour to compete at the national championships on home soil. “It’s incredible to be able to play on the field that we’ve played on together for the last number of years,” said Birarda. Last season, the squad qualified for the same tournament in

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Venue: Fraser DOwns raceTrack & casinO, 17755 - 60th avenue, surrey

Price: $60 per ticket (Includes buffet dinner, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, live and silent auction and a Great Night at the Races!)

Contact the Now Newspaper for tickets (604)

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ENGAGE Annual ride for charity

Cops pedal through Surrey for cancer Kyle Benning

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how many people were part of the campaign to ride across the Fraser Valley this year. “It’s really amazing because you see these people and they’re giving up time away from their families to come ride and raise support for Camp Goodtimes,” she said. “It’s just really amazing to see that people would actually do that.” Simran, who has been cancer-free for five years, was diagnosed with leukemia when she was six years old. Her father, Sarj, said getting the news his daughter had cancer was devastating. “It kind of blows you away. It’s not something you wish upon anybody, to have to bear news like that. Success to get through it is the reward at the end, I guess, but I wish we could all have that reward,” said Sarj. Simran went through 26 months of chemotherapy, blood transfusions and

hospital check-ins before she was cleared of cancer. The Cops for Cancer ride has raised more than $32 million for the Canadian Cancer Society since 1997. The money goes toward cancer research and family support programs like Camp Goodtimes. The nine-day ride finished on Friday (Oct. 3) with stops at Tong Louie YMCA, Surrey RCMP detachment, Green Timbers Elementary, Scottsdale Centre, B.C. Sheriffs, Impressive Eyewear, Burnsview Secondary, Holy Cross Regional High and Coast Capital’s head office. Prior to the final day, the Tour de Valley raised an estimated $300,000, with more donations expected over the coming months. There are more than 100 participants riding across the four different “tours.” For more information, visit Copsforcancerbc.ca.

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