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New exhibit in Surrey

First World War centenary reveals an untold history of Sikh soldiers Kristi Alexandra

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SURREY — Coming up on the hundredth anniversary of the First World War this Remembrance Day, images of poppies, Canadian maple leaves and saluting soldiers will adorn Surrey’s public places. Tales of valour, honour and duty will be remembered.

But there’s another side of the story that hasn’t been told, until now.

Duty, Honour & Izzat, a new exhibition put together by Surrey resident Steven Purewal, details the story of 500,000 Punjabi combatants who fought alongside Canadians in the First World War. Purewal, a British-born Indian, has been collecting primary artifacts from WWI pertaining to the involvement of Punjabis, such as war medallions and propaganda art.

He said that the Sikh side of the story has been grossly underrepresented and even the public school system completely bypasses that aspect of its history.

“The deficit isn’t just at the common layman’s level, it’s even in academia,” Purewal told the Now at the Central City Library, where the Duty, Honour & Izzat exhibition currently resides.

“And even within professional historians, they have not picked up on this because they have no reason to. The only people who have a reason to tell this story are the people from that community, and we haven’t done it ourselves,” he said.

Purewal is, of course, referring to the unrecognized Sikh soldiers who fought in the First World War that were omitted from the history books in several famous battles; namely, Flanders Fields, Vimy Ridge and both battles of Ypres. And that’s just to name a few.

Surrey resident Steven Purewal has put together an exhibit commemorating the involvement of Punjabi soldiers in the First World War. Pictured behind Purewal is King George V wearing a turban as Commander in Chief of a Punjabi cavalry regiment. (Photo: KRISTI ALEXANDRA) “We’re not saying, ‘Why haven’t you told our story?’ because we haven’t told it ourselves,” Purewal said. “That’s the point of this project, is really telling the story so we don’t have that occur again.”

While he’s been sitting on this information for quite some time, collecting artifacts and sources, Purewal said it became more pertinent than ever to put together the exhibition now that the centenary of WWI – which happened from 1914 to 1918 – has approached.

“I spent the whole summer doing this,” he confirmed. “I thought, ‘If we don’t do it this Remembrance Day, I think we haven’t

done justice to these people. It has to be done now.’”

One of those injustices, Purewal points to, is an incident with Surrey’s Newton Legion that turned away Sikh veterans wearing turbans during a Nov. 11 ceremony.

Another is the foreword in a popular children’s book widely used in local schools In Flanders Fields - The Story of the poem by John McCrae, which lauds the involvement of Canadian, Australian and New Zealand troops in WWI. There’s no mention of Indian troops, which outnumbered the Canadians and Australians combined.

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“If you read these things, you wouldn’t know that thousands of (Punjabis) had already fought in those grounds, (nor that) they were even there in the war,” he said.

“These (books) are null and void after this. They’re inaccurate, and they do a lot of harm because it translates to a perception in the mainstream that ‘You guys don’t carry your weight, you don’t participate in Remembrance Day’... It’s a huge omission that needs to be corrected.”

The omitted information from WWI is what also links many South Asians to the Fraser Valley.

“The reason that there are so many Sikhs in the Lower Mainland is because of our military heritage. For 150 years, being a Sikh was synonymous with being a soldier… we basically came out here at Queen Victoria’s behest,” Purewal said. “We were full-fledged British subjects.”

As part of Duty, Honour & Izzat, Purewal and SFU are teaming up to bring an exBritish military officer for a public lecture at SFU Surrey on Nov. 10. As well, 10 Surrey schoolteachers have signed up for a workshop with Purewal to add the untold bit of history to their curriculum.

“We haven’t done our forebears justice by not having told the story already, that’s how I see it and that’s why I’m compelled to tell the story,” he said. “We have a joint heritage, a joint history (with Canadians). By not recognizing it, it undermines our ability to have a better common future.”

Duty, Honour & Izzat: The Call to Flanders Fields WW1 Centennial Exhibition, put together with the help of Surrey’s Simon Fraser University and some government funding, is on display at City Centre Library until Nov. 2, and will move to the Surrey Archives from Nov. 4 to 15. kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com

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ENGAGE Civic election

All-candidates meetings start this week in Surrey, Delta Several all-candidates meetings for the upcoming civic election are on the calendar in Surrey and Delta, starting this week: Thursday, Oct. 23: Mayoral Candidates Forum, 7 p.m. at Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus (#250-13450 102nd Ave., Surrey). Host is Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association.

Open to the public.

Monday, Oct. 27: Council

Candidates Forum, 6:30 p.m. at Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus (250-13450 102nd Ave., Surrey). Host is Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association.

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Tuesday, Oct. 28: Allcandidates meeting, 6 p.m. at Shannon Hall, Cloverdale Fairgrounds (6050A 176th St., Surrey). Hosts are Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce, Cloverdale

BIA and Cloverdale Community Association.

Open to the public.

Wednesday, Oct. 29: Council Candidates Dialogue, 5:30 p.m. (registration) 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (panel) at Eaglequest Golf Course (7778 152nd St., Surrey). Hosts are Surrey Board of Trade and Fraser Valley Real Estate Board.

Open to the public (advance registration suggested). To

register, call 604-581-7130.

Tuesday, Nov. 4: Mayoral Candidates Lunch, 11:30 a.m. (registration) 12 to 1:30 p.m. (panel) at Eaglequest Golf Course (7778 152 St., Surrey). Hosts are Surrey Board of Trade and South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce.

Open to the public (advance registration required). To register, call 604-581-7130.

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candidates meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Rotary Field House (14600 Rotary Way, South Surrey Athletic Park). Hosts are Semiahmoo Residents Association, The Now newspaper and South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce. Open to public.

In Delta, two all-candidates meetings are planned: Tuesday, Oct. 21: North Delta all-candidates meeting, 7 p.m. at Delta Pentacostal Church. Hosts are Delta Chamber of Commerce and Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Open to the public.

Thursday, Oct. 23: South Delta All-Candidates Meeting, 7 p.m. Cedar Park Church. Hosts: Delta Chamber of Commerce, Delta Optimist and Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Open to the public.

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Community Summit input sought SURREY — The City of Surrey is seeking resident input into the planning of its second Community Summit, set for May 9 at SFU’s Surrey campus.

Surrey’s Community Summit, first held in 2013, is intended to encourage open dialogue about the city, provide resources, spread awareness about civic issues and enhance engagement.

The summit’s planning team hopes residents will complete an online survey, looking for

input on workshop topics and themes for this year’s event.

Find the survey online at Surrey.ca/ communitysummit.

The city describes the event as “an opportunity for residents to meet others and make new connections, build skills and knowledge, and learn about the City of Surrey.”

Registration for the event will begin next March.

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Surrey Business Excellence nominees named The best of Surrey businesses will be honoured Nov. 6 during a yearly event hosted by Surrey Board of Trade. The 16th annual Surrey Business Excellence Awards will be emceed by Pamela Martin at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel.

Award finalists are as follows: Business Person of the Year: Peggy Howard (Guildford Town Centre),

Chris Thornley (Thornley Creative Communications) and Vikram Vij (My Shanti restaurant and Vij’s Inspired Indian Cuisine).

1-10 Employees: Clancy’s Meat Co. Ltd., Pacific Land Group, T-Rail Products.

11-40 Employees: Academics preKindergarten, Eagle Cinematronics Inc., Leed Advisors Inc. 41+ Employees: Coastal Pacific Xpress Inc.,

Falcon Equipment Ltd., FinancialCAD Corporation (FINCAD).

Not-for-Profit/ Association: Kekinow Native Housing Society, Surrey Christmas Bureau, White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society Thrift Store.

New Business of the Year: Beta Collective, Etios Solutions Inc., Surrey Kids Physio Group.

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SURREY — Tens of thousands of cats are roaming the streets, parks and neighbourhoods of Surrey, and some pet owners are at fault.

The Surrey Community Cat Coalition was formed earlier this month, in time for Feral Cat Day (Oct. 16), with the plan to get ahold of what they call the “overpopulation of cats” in the city.

It is estimated that Surrey has between 12,000 and 34,000 free-roaming community and feral cats.

Rodney Weleschuk, the BC SPCA Surrey branch manager, said one way the coalition aims at maintaining the number of cats in Surrey is by “catchand-releasing” community and feral cats.

During the catch phase, the SPCA will get the cats neutered or spayed to prevent them from reproducing as well as addressing any health issues they may have.

“One way we wish to address the feral cat overpopulation issues is to provide them with the best care we can,” Weleschuk said.

The coalition — composed of Surrey Animal Resource Centre, BC SPCA Surrey Education & Adoption Centre, VOKRA, Semiahmoo Animal League Inc., Katie’s

Kim Marosevich and Rodney Weleschuck play with a pair of kittens from an unwanted litter at the Surrey SPCA branch. (Photo: KYLE BENNING) Place and Paws for Hope Animal Foundation — was influenced by a similar group back east, the Toronto Feral Cat Project, and is the first of its kind in the province.

Kim Marosevich, the city’s bylaw business operations manager, said before the coalition formed, separate entities were trying to tackle this problem.

The Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) has been rescuing cats since 2008 and noticed that their intake of Surrey cats increased 15 per cent from 2012 to 2013.

Now that several stakeholders have come together, Marosevich is optimistic they will be able to control the population of cats in Surrey.

“The problem is not new.

The situation is not new, but I think our approach collectively is new and I think that’s the really key

part,” she said.

Both Weleschuk and Marosevich say the problem gets worse when pet owners allow cats that haven’t been neutered or spayed to go outside. Those cats have litters with other community or wild cats.

“They are contributing to the overall overpopulation of cats by producing unwanted litters. Most of the unwanted litters are the cats who end up unsterilized in the wild,” Weleschuk said.

“Sometimes people don’t recognize that behaviours that are problematic to people in cats are often triggered by their sexual status. They’re sexually reproductive behaviours, (like) yowling (and) scent marking,” said Marosevich.

She said these habits go away once the cat has been neutered or spayed.

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It’s no game: We should oppose online trolls, support their targets

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he vile spectre of the “Montreal Massacre” rose again last week as an unknown wouldbe terrorist threatened a mass murder of feminists in Utah.

The threats were against Anita Sarkeesian, a Toronto-born cultural critic who was planning to speak at Utah State University. She had to withdraw after local police couldn’t guarantee her safety, due to local concealed-weapon carry laws.

The pathetic goon who caused all this actually signed his letter with the name of Marc Lepine, the mass murderer who killed 14 women at a Montreal University in 1989.

What did Sarkeesian do to so enrage some anonymous halfwit?

She critiques video games.

Sarkeesian has been the target of an endless flow of rape and death threats because of her articles and online videos pointing out that in many games, women exist only as damsels in distress, scantilyclad background decoration, or simply to be killed off and avenged by the male characters.

The cretins behind these campaigns against Sarkeesian and others have recently rallied behind the label GamerGate, claiming that they are standing up for, of all things, integrity in game reviewing and journalism.

In practice, typing #GamerGate into Twitter will summon a legion of misogynist trolls out of the ether. The GamerGate troops have managed to harass several women, including Sarkeesian, and game developers into leaving their homes.

Addresses and names of family were publicized, along with graphic threats to kill them.

If all this sounds incredibly juvenile – sad manchildren afraid of icky girls – that’s because it is. But it’s also something that virtually every woman who writes online about games, comics, sci-fi, sports or almost any other allegedly male sphere of culture has to deal with.

This isn’t a problem with games, it’s a problem with society. Those of us who oppose this vile behaviour are in the majority, and we should stand up together to oppose the trolls and support their targets.

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Rail relocation: Some historical perspective The Editor, In your Thursday, Oct. 9 edition, a letter by Colin Fletcher caught my attention (“Rail relocation: Stop the talk, just do it,” Now letters).

What he says as an objective is ideal, but not at all practical. The moving costs alone of relocation would probably be in the excess of $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion. Then, factoring in the additional operating costs, even over a long period of 50 years, would be at least an equal amount.

The shareholders of BNSF would not entertain such a cost. The current operators of the this existing rightof-way now pay an annual levy that is substantial to the local government coffers.

Let’s be practical.

Too many have bought into the idea that government can afford to do

anything. Thus the cry for government to provide good, quality housing for the disadvantaged and others, mothers wish a larger indemnity for raising children, workers want more paid holidays, and so the list goes on – better transportation, smaller classroom complements, instant emergency response to any request for assistance. Governments only have the money the taxpayer provides. Currently, western British Columbia is already a very expensive place to live.

Some 45 years ago, while engaged as the industrial development officer for the then-Municipality of Surrey, I had contact with the BNSF regarding possibly relocating the existing line to a location where it could tie into the thenproposed track west from Fort Langley to Roberts Bank super port. I attended their offices in St. Paul, Minnesota, and I learned the realities of rerouting. The

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purchase of a right-of-way alone would be quite large. The original line along the west coast was relocated because the grade north to Cloverdale, and then to Port Kells, was simply too difficult to be practical. The waterfront route made much better sense.

At the time I met with BNSF officials, the corporation had no reason to undertake such a task and would only consider it if someone else paid for it entirely, and possibly provided a financial inducement on a continuing basis.

Naturally, no government at any level was prepared to pay any amount of money, alone or in concert with another body.

Maybe it is time to provide for stiffer fines for persons who do trespass on these tracks. That might induce at least some from becoming a right-of-way statistic.

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DEBATE Politics

Public/private divide evident in B.C. Fed InTheHouse Keith Baldrey

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he two candidates running to replace Jim Sinclair as president of the B.C. Federation of Labour says a lot about the state of organized labour these days.

Both candidates are former longtime public sector union activists. Amber Hockin was a CUPE staff member, while Irene Lanzinger is a former president of the B.C. Teachers Federation.

The fact they are both from the public side of labour, rather than the private sector, is a crucial distinction.

Organized labour’s relevancy and influence has waned considerably in the private sector. Just 16 per cent of the private sector workforce in Canada is a member of a union; this compares to more than 70 per cent of public sector workers.

It’s notable that, as of this writing, only public sector unions had endorsed either candidate. I assume that eventually some private sector unions will back their candidacies, but clearly getting the backing of the more powerful public sector unions is more important.

To the best of my knowledge, the B.C. Federation of Labour has never been led by someone from a public sector union (Sinclair was from the old United Fisherman’s Union, while his predecessor, Ken Georgetti, was from the United Steelworkers and, before him, presidents Art Kube, Jim Kinnaird and Len Guy were all private sector union activists).

As a result, will a schism form within the Fed itself, one that pits the interests and priorities of public sector workers against those in the private sector? I’ve heard grumbling from private sector labour activists who feel Sinclair was pushed aside by public sector union interests.

And will either Hockin or Lanzinger continue to work – as Sinclair and Building Trades Council president Tom Sigurdson did – with Premier Christy Clark in a quasipartnership to boost skills training efforts to get more people into the trades to work on natural resource projects? Or will they fall back into a more antagonistic relationship with the government?

Whichever one of them wins, however, will mark a turning point in the history of organized labour in the province. Its glory days – when it could literally shut down the economy of B.C. – are clearly over, as it has largely become a government workerdominated organization.

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It hasn’t made a final decision on whether or not to give the Site C dam the green light, but there is an emerging impression that any enthusiasm the B.C. Liberal government may have for the project is perhaps slowly waning.

That’s the impression I got after receiving an out-of-the-blue phone call last week from Energy Minister Bill Bennett, a guy you can usually count on to display strong support for anything that puts shovels in the ground and creates jobs.

Bennett phoned to dispute my earlier on-air characterization of him as being the chief cheerleader for Site C. Not so, Bennett

told me. In fact, he said he was genuinely torn about whether the project should be built, and recounted to me the validity of all the opposing views he’s heard along the way.

More telling, perhaps, was his disclosure to me that the government caucus was “split” on whether the dam should be built.

Earlier that day, he acknowledged to the media that the project lacked any support from First Nations, and he told me he didn’t expect that to change any time soon.

A lack of First Nations support Bill Bennett (indeed, there is instead considerable opposition to the project from that constituency) is just one of the factors stacking up against Site C. Bennett admitted to me that Site C’s estimated price tag of $8 billion would add hugely to the province’s debt load, and that was a concern. He also admitted other, smaller energy projects may just as easily answer the need of the province’s future energy demands.

In summary, he listed a lot more reasons why the dam shouldn’t be built than why it should. And remember, Bennett isn’t the kind of politician who “spins” things and sticks to a government message box.

He can be counted on for bluntly telling you what he really thinks and, for now at least, he doesn’t seem to be on the Site C bandwagon.

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

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The Editor, Almost 30 years ago, our family settled in Surrey. Yes, we heard all of the Surrey jokes, but in the last nine years, we’ve heard them a lot less since Dianne Watts, Linda Hepner and Surrey First came on the scene.

Equally important to us is the fact that our kids grew up playing on some of the best fields and rinks in the Lower Mainland and, now, they can actually afford to live in their hometown, something that’s not possible in Vancouver.

From our family’s perspective, our city is heading in the right direction, and on Nov. 15 we have a unique opportunity in front of us.

Imagine what could be accomplished in Surrey with Linda Hepner as mayor, Dianne Watts as a Surrey MP and our five government MLAs (including three cabinet ministers) all working together for our city. It would be a political trifecta, something that doesn’t happen that often, here or anywhere else.

With that kind of teamwork, leadership and people who can clearly work together, there’s not much Surrey couldn’t accomplish at here at home, in Ottawa or in Victoria. That’s good news for major projects like light-rail transit and other infrastructure projects that rely on the city, province and feds to work together.

You don’t have to be a gambler to see what this political trifecta could mean to our city and its future. Now, all we have to do is pick the right horse on Nov. 15.

Norman Stowe, Cloverdale

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Bring back Mounties from overseas The Editor, According to the RCMP, Surrey (and other parts of B.C.) are said to need more police officers on the job.

Meanwhile, there are, at any one time, between 100 and 150 police in overseas training jobs also, on their website, according to the RCMP. These are good jobs with tax-free bonuses, living and travel expenses and career boosts.

However, the Mounties have a contract with the people of B.C. to provide services, and since these officers are trained, experienced and on the payroll, why not bring them back here, now? Canada first.

Vern Huffman

Pay parking near hospitals isn’t fair The Editor, I have one question to all the candidates who are running for council and the mayor’s position: Where do you stand on the burning issue of very expensive parking in and

Such schemes are made in back rooms by bureaucrats who are not directly answerable to the public. around Surrey hospitals?

When someone gets sick in the family, it is not a very pleasant situation to begin with, but it is like adding insult to injury when one has to pay a very high parking rate in and around the Surrey hospitals.

All possible free parking on the streets around the hospitals has been eliminated, including Surrey Memorial Hospital and Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre. Patients and their families have no option but to get ripped off at the pay-parking lots, which are getting pricier and pricier every coming year.

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streets around the hospital, but the hospital parking lot is free as well.

This is a calculated and deliberate attempt to pick the pocket of patients and their families at the worst time: when someone is sick and has no option but to surrender to this robbery in the name of pay parking.

Such schemes are made in back rooms by bureaucrats who are not directly answerable to the public.

There should be some compassion to patients; they do not get sick by choice and when they get sick, they have no choice but to go to the hospital. They should not be forced to pay a further tax in the name of pay parking.

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CLOVERDALE — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) found a foreign pest that “poses a threat to B.C.’s ecology and economy” in the Cloverdale area of Surrey.

The province considers the European gypsy moth, also known as Lymantria dispar, to be a “threat to B.C.’s ecology and economy.”

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is partnering with the CFIA to eradicate the pest before it becomes established in the city.

The insect attacks both natural forests and urban trees, and in 1999 resulted in the U.S. threatening to refuse shipments of trees and plants from B.C.’s nurseries without additional inspection certificates.

The ministry says the presence of the moths “poses a quarantine threat and potential trade restrictions for products like Christmas trees, logs with bark, nursery plants, and challenges for transportation (trucks may need agricultural inspections).”

The moths were found in Surrey in 2013 through the CFIA’s program, which places pheromone traps in populated areas of the province on a one-mile grid pattern.

That summer, three traps in the Cloverdale area were found to be holding one moth.

This past summer, hundreds of traps were placed from Sullivan Station to the Cloverdale Fairgrounds, and from south Fleetwood to the agricultural lowlands.

A total of 197 male moths were caught.

Following that, ground searches found the moth’s egg masses, each of which can contain hundreds of eggs. Most of the masses were found on street trees growing on the boulevards and medians of 64 Avenue, between 168 and 176 streets.

Tim Ebata, a forest health officer with the MFLNRO, said the size of the moth’s population found in Surrey is “unusually high.”

“We’ve been knowing that there was something brewing in that area because we’ve had singlemoth catches over several years but never had enough information to pinpoint where the epicentre was,” he said.

Ebata said the moth feeds on more than 300 different shrub and tree species, many which are highly valuable fruit and ornamental trees.

He added that the gypsy moths could severely impact the Garry oak ecosystem and other vegetation systems throughout southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, Lower Mainland and B.C.’s southern interior valleys.

He noted the moths being located in Surrey is particularly concerning because it’s close to many major trade routes.

Western North America is considered gypsy moth free, Ebata explained, which is why the province is aggressive in eradicating any that are found.

“Our U.S. partners will be very interested in seeing how we perform in dealing with this,” he added.

Previous provincial cases have been dealt with by trapping, followed by spraying with the pesticide Bt K, which is exempt

Photo of a tree infested by the European gypsy moth. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) from the city’s pesticide bylaws.

A City of Surrey memo says the current eradication plan for Surrey “calls for more extensive ground searching in the winter when the leaves are off the trees, to detect and eradicate egg masses, followed by aerial spraying of approximately 12,000 acres in the spring of 2015.”

Ebata says the ministry will be publicly announcing its plans at a later time, possibly when they are

set to appear before Surrey council next month.

Owen Croy, Surrey’s manager of parks, is confident the ministry and the CFIA will eradicate the invasive species and said the city is on board to help however it can.

He didn’t recall the moth being reported in the city previously, and confirmed it’s the first time in at least two decades.

The pest is often introduced

when people move from infested areas around the country or in the U.S., he said.

“Almost always it’s people moving into an area, because it’s the egg masses that get transported – it’s rarely larvae or the moth,” he explained. “Egg masses can be laid on things like a tent trailer… if someone is camping in a wooded area where the gypsy moth is present, they may not even know about it… That following spring in April, when temperatures because suitably warm, eggs would begin to hatch.”

Croy said staff have received training on how to identify the egg masses, and the city is co-operating with federal and provincial officials in quarantining pruned materials.

As well as anticipated effects on the province’s ecology and economy, an established infestation of the moth could have impacts on residents, as the defoliation would kill many trees, leading to a need for increased pesticide use. The fine hairs shed by the caterpillars also cause dermatitis in many people.

This species of moth was first introduced from Europe into Massachusetts in the U.S. in 1869 in an attempt to breed it with silk worms. The moths escaped, and by 1889 had become a significant pest in the area, reportedly completely stripping trees of leaves, caterpillars covering houses and sidewalks, and larvae and their feces raining down upon passersby.

By 1912, the moth had entered Canada, and was first discovered in B.C. in 1978.

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SURREY — One of the candidates seeking the city’s top job wants to ban election signs in the City of Surrey.

And not just for municipal candidates – for those seeking higher levels of office as well.

“We could do it for all (levels of government),” said Coun. Barinder Rasode, who split from Surrey First earlier this year and is now running for mayor with her One Surrey team.

She said her motivation comes from concerns about the environment,

distracted driving, as well as creating a level playing field for all candidates, noting the high cost of election signage.

“It eliminates independents,” she stressed.

CI “What we would do is change the digital sign bylaw so that during the campaign people could purchase equal space on the digital sign,” Rasode added.

She went on to say she has no concerns about lawn signs on personal property during a campaign.

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she’s compelled to ban them, the mayoral candidate said she was “compelled by circumstances.”

“If I had not done them it wouldn’t have been fair to me.

So it needs to be on a move IC forward basis. It has to be about a level playing field,” she added.

In the 2011 civic election, Surrey First – which Rasode was a member of at the time - spent more than $662,000 on its campaign. Of that, $46,312.41 was spent on signs, pamphlets and brochures. areid@thenownewspaper.com

South Asian candidates signs target of vandalism Christopher Poon

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SURREY — While many were spending time with family over the Thanksgiving Day long weekend, others were out in Surrey vandalizing newly erected election signs.

By Oct. 13, images of vandalized Surrey First, One Surrey and Safe Surrey Coalition election signs were making the rounds on social media, with South Asian candidates being specifically targeted on each.

On Barinder Rasode’s One Surrey signs, her face was covered in black spray paint while Doug McCallum’s Safe Surrey’s signs had the names and images of candidates Rina Gill and Justin Thind sprayed over in black.

While Surrey First signs only feature Linda Hepner’s picture, Coun. Tom Gill’s name was still sprayed over in black.

Rasode said she knew of around 15 of her signs that were vandalized as of Monday afternoon and would be working to replace them soon with her volunteers.

“I think it’s unfortunate, we have some real issues at hand, we always have complaints from businesses around vandalism and graffiti and sometimes it is targeted this way,” she said, noting it also brought out the good in others.

“Overall, I think what it did prompt were a lot of calls from people who spoke out against it. There are more in the community that take that tone than the other tone.”

Over at Surrey First, Hepner said they too had about 15 signs vandalized, primarily along King George Boulevard.

“It’s despicable. It does not speak to the Surrey I know and it flies in the face of everything we do around inclusivity and diversity and celebration and all of the events, and the kind of community we’re building,” said Hepner. “Politics is not a pretty game, in any measure, but that is just beyond anything anyone would ever consider. I don’t think it’s politically motivated because it attacks every single one. I think it’s completely race-motivated and that’s an ugly thing.

“It isn’t our community, it isn’t what we know. Look at our Fusion Festival and how we embrace each other’s

cultures. It’s so not us.”

McCallum likewise said he, too, was disappointed with the apparent targeted acts, with most of his also appearing in Newton.

“I think it’s disgraceful that some idiots are vandalizing the signs. I would encourage everyone to leave them all alone, it’s a method to be recognized in a democratic election and there’s no place for this type of vandalism,” he said.

As for Halloween this year, which falls on a Friday, McCallum said everyone will just have to be mindful of their signs the day after.

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SURREY — The Surrey RCMP has arrested someone else in connection with the Aug. 27 kidnapping and sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl in Whalley after realizing they’d got the wrong guy when they arrested Donovan Christopher Adams with the crime.

“As more evidence was unearthed, it became apparent that Mr. Adams had confessed to a crime he did not commit,” said Supt. Trent Rolfe, Surrey RCMP’s investigative services officer.

Adams, 23, of no fixed address, was arrested on Sept. 2 and charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual interference, breaking and entering and committing an indecent act. But on Oct. 10, Surrey RCMP asked the Crown to drop all charges against him and he was released from custody.

Rolfe said Adams had been arrested “in part based on comments Mr. Adams made that directly implicated him in this assault.”

But in the weeks that followed, Rolfe said, the RCMP did an “independent analysis of the accused’s statement, which is standard practice, but was particularly important given Mr. Adams’ vulnerability.”

“Despite Mr. Adams’ comments implicating himself, the physical evidence did not confirm this and actually led (the) investigation in another direction,” Rolfe said.

“As a result of our analysis and in combination with the new physical evidence, the Surrey RCMP could no longer maintain the belief that Mr. Adams was responsible for this offence and on Oct. 10, requested Crown counsel enter a stay of proceedings.”

On Thanksgiving Monday, the Surrey RCMP’s special victims unit arrested 28-year-old Chilliwack resident Cory Schaumleffel. He has been charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual interference, committing an indecent act and break-and-enter with intent. Schaumleffel appeared in Surrey provincial court on Wednesday.

During a press conference in September, police said the victim, who

cannot be identified, was lured out of her open ground-floor bedroom window in Cedar Hills, taken to a nearby park, molested and left in a nearby yard. She then ran home and told her mom.

“We’re grateful she was able to flee to safety,” Rolfe said at the time.

“I can say this young girl was very brave. She helped us catch this man.”

“Considering the circumstances,” Rolfe told reporters, she is doing “remarkably well.”

Adams and the victim didn’t know each other, Rolfe noted, in September.

“He didn’t know her. He had the opportunity.”

It’s a “very unusual” case, he said.

Rolfe said Adams was arrested in the area of Robson Park, “which is where the assault occurred.

“So I guess to go with the belief he won’t return to the scene of the crime is incorrect.”

Rolfe told reporters at the September press conference that police had been canvassing the neighbourhood for clues when they spotted Adams.

NEW WESTMINSTER — Surrey man Russell Atma Bidesi, 23, is on trial for second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of Kacey Rogers in Whalley.

The trial began earlier this month at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster and is being heard by Justice Bruce Butler without a jury.

It is expected to continue for a month.

Rogers, 31, was shot dead at his duplex home in the 14000-block of Grosvenor Road on Feb. 26, 2012.

“This was a planned home invasion,” Cpl. Adam MacIntosh, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, alleged at the time.

Some of Rogers’ family and friends were in the public gallery Tuesday, white T-shirts bearing the message “We all love you” on the back.

Three men were charged in the case.

Joshua Bruno Martinez, 21, pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter using a firearm and three counts of possessing a prohibited or restricted firearm, namely, a sawed-off shotgun, Beretta handgun, a sawed-off rifle and ammo.

Martinez also pleaded guilty to unauthorized possession of a Winchester Defender rifle. He’s scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 17.

Fabien Luther Marcus Lyde, 19, was sentenced to six years in prison last year after pleading guilty to manslaughter with a firearm.

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SURREY — Trustees and parents of the province’s largest school district are calling on the provincial government to step up their funding commitments to education.

As part of the province’s annual consultation period through its Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, residents and organizations are able to send the government feedback prior to the writing of the 2015-16 budget.

In a release, the Surrey Board of Education says the underfunding of education is leading to direct cuts to services that support children’s learning and that “the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline cannot come at the expense of children’s futures.”

Board chair Shawn Wilson said there are currently 6,000 students in 280 portables and that number has increased 41 per cent from 2003 to 2014, costing an estimated $4.2 million per year. Wilson noted that if adequate funding were in place, the district could have hired 50 more teachers with

the same funds.

“These teaching positions could be of extraordinary help in dealing with class size and composition,” he said.

Other risings expenses left to the district include energy costs and employee benefits, both of which the board say are not covered in the province’s funding increases.

“If boards of education are to be successful in their goals, they must be able to rely on adequate and sustainable funding,” Wilson said. “We know that an investment now will ensure a bright future for our children.”

Bob Holmes, on leave from the Surrey District Parent Advisory Council while he runs for trustee, also submitted a letter to the province expressing similar concern. While Surrey’s rapid growth

should work in the district’s favour when it comes to funding, Holmes says the slow movement of funds instead works to the detriment of the district.

“Since we are looking at four to five years from a funding announcement to kids being in a school, the recent news that the province has asked districts not to submit capital funding plans this year is nothing short of appalling,” he wrote. “It’s not fair to our parents to put them in a position where they feel like they need to constantly raise funds to ensure their children’s classrooms have everything they need.

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NORTH DELTA — Families in North Delta will soon be able to take advantage of a comprehensive early learning program for preschool children.

Located at the North Delta Recreation Centre — currently under extensive renovations — the Reach Child and Youth Development Society will host the DeltaKids BC Early Years Centre (EYC) to improve the access and availability of services and supports for families with young children.

The site is one of a dozen new centres province-wide to receive $52,000 from the Ministry of Children and Family Development as part of a three-year $5.5 million investment.

The project is in partnership with Reach, the Corporation of Delta, the Delta School District, Fraser Health and the Delta Kids Committee, which includes organizations supporting children throughout Delta.

Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Stephanie Cadieux, who is also minister of children and family development, said the site will be a “one-stop location” where families can connect with community, and easily access information and support around parenting and early childhood

development. Reach has special supports in place for children with developmental or physical disabilities.

“When you’ve got a child and you’re a new parent, that’s stressful enough,” she said. “That’s challenging enough to learn about what’s available to you, what you should be doing, how you handle different situations. But if you have a child with disability, it’s that much more stressful and difficult.”

Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton, who was a member of Delta Council until March of 2014, said the project is part of a provincial commitment to make life easier for families and ensure young children get the support they need to reach their full potential. He said its location in North Delta has been cited as an area where the largest number of children aged zero to five reside.

“It’s a neighbourhood that’s under-serviced with programs for families with young children and a neighbourhood where childhood vulnerability, which is measured at kindergarten, are the highest in Delta. So, we’re in the right place.”

Mayor Lois Jackson said the centre was due in large part to Renie D’Aquila, executive director for Reach, who has been trying to create something like the EYC in North Delta for decades.

It’s a neighbourhood that’s under-serviced with programs for families….

Jackson said one of Delta’s goals in the rec centre expansion was to amalgamate existing programs and services that were already on site, including Reach, the Watershed Artworks Gallery, and Delta Potters Guild. The rec centre expansion will include a 6,000 square foot fitness centre, a gymnasium, expanded North Delta municipal business centre, and art and recreation spaces.

The EYC is scheduled to move into the renovated space by June of 2015, where they will offer new drop-in programs and developmental screenings for families, along with literacy programs for young children. Parent workshops will also be organized, and families will be introduced to other community resources including the George Mackie Library and the Family Resource Programs.

The DeltaKids centre is a pilot project in partnership with the BC Early Years Strategy to implement a network of EYCs throughout B.C. in the coming years. amacnair@thenownewspaper.com

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Man’s body found in Whalley house SURREY — Police are investigating what appeared at press time Monday to be Surrey’s 14th homicide so far this year after a 50-yearold man’s body was found in a Whalley basement suite on Sunday night.

Representatives from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team did not confirm or deny reports the man had been stabbed or otherwise assaulted.

The victim’s identity was not known at press time.

A Surrey RCMP spokesman said police were called to the scene, at 136th Street and 110A Avenue, at about 8 p.m. by Surrey firefighters who were responding to a medical call at the house.

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SURREY — A local craft brewery is expanding into new territory in Eastern Canada, as Red Racer beer attempts to take on Maritimes microbreweries that have been in operation since the early 19th century.

Surrey-based Central City Brewing began its expansion two and a half years ago with a foray into Ontario’s crowded craft beer market. Tim Barnes, vice-president of marketing and sales, is quick to admit it wasn’t an easy sell.

“Ontario’s not an easy market to break into. It’s tough for any out-of-province brand,” he said. “So, unless you’re Ontario craft beer you are up against a challenge. But, you know, we’re doing it, and we’re selling quite a bit of beer there now.”

Barnes said despite the competition, the U.S. is considerably harder to carve out ground in than any Canadian market. Their Red Racer brand is sold as Red Betty in 17 U.S. states to varying degrees of success.

But Eastern Canada is where the company is focusing now, with expansion into New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and even Quebec this year with their Betty’s Iced Tea. Up until now Central City has been using third party sales agents, but on Tuesday (Oct. 14) the company hired James Hume as new director of sales for Eastern Canada.

With multiple years of inventory, supply chain, category management and logistics management expertise, Hume’s extensive

knowledge of the beer industry stems from his successful career with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). He started there as an inventory replenishment manager for the beer and cider division, and was most recently the company’s product manager for beer.

“James brings intimate knowledge of the LCBO and the craft beer market in Eastern Canada which will no doubt ensure that we gain a bigger presence in Ontario, as well as other Eastern Canada provinces,” said Barnes.

Hume has also worked for a number of consumer product companies including Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Nike Canada and McGraw-Hill Ryerson Publishing and Distribution. He was most recently the Eastern Canada sales and marketing manager for Horizon Beers.

Although Central City has an “aggressive” expansion strategy, Barnes says there’s a huge difference between craft breweries and macro breweries like Molson or Miller.

He said some craft breweries in the U.S. like Samuel Adams brews millions of hectolitres (HL) of beer each year. The lexicon of brewing has changed based on the production capacity of start-ups taking on the challenge of competing for the taste buds of beer lovers.

There are nano-breweries, microbreweries and regional craft breweries; Central City, with a current production limit of 50,000 HL, aspires to reach the latter designation.

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SURREY — Tsawwassen’s largest owner of real estate will be moving its headquarters to Surrey City Centre in January in order to take competitive advantage of the city’s proximity to public transit.

Sean Hodgins Century Group president Sean Hodgins said the company had planned to move into the 3 Civic Plaza, but due to several delays the 52-storey tower will not be complete until December 2016.

The company recently secured a deal to move into Central City, which is a few blocks away from where the tower will be located.

Hodgins said he thought about moving to Surrey five years ago when the company realized that attracting talent to the organization was difficult because Tsawwassen is relatively isolated from major

transportation networks.

“If you find the right person and they happen to live in Burnaby and they show up for the interview at eight o’clock in the morning battling through traffic, you know you almost lose them before you even have the interview,” he said.

It soon became apparent that for the company to be attractive they would have be more conveniently located next to public transit. Hodgins said that’s especially true for his younger employees.

“I do think it’s going to be the defining thing in real estate in the 21st century, is the access to transit. If we believe that, then we have to live it,” said Hodgins, adding Surrey Central SkyTrain station is only a 40-minute ride to Vancouver’s Waterfront Station.

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SURREY – Believe it or not, but the Subban brothers might not have been drafted into the National Hockey League if it hadn’t been for the community spirit in the Greater Toronto Area.

Growing up in Rexdale, they had to use second-hand equipment and it was difficult for Karl and Maria Subban to finance their three sons’ – P.K., Malcolm and Jordan – hockey dreams.

Now, they are trying to change that by supporting the Hyundai Hockey Helpers campaign alongside KidSport.

The program is to raise funds for children who come from low-income families to help cover registration costs of playing organized hockey.

Jordan Subban during 2014 Vancouver Canucks Summer Development Camp at UBC in July. (Arlen Redekop / PNG)

Karl, who moved to Sudbury, Ontario from Jamaica when he was 11 years old, couldn’t afford to play organized hockey and his first pair of skates came from the Salvation Army.

Jordan, who was chosen by the Vancouver Canucks in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, said his parents made a lot of sacrifices to get all three brothers on the ice.

“It was always a struggle for us to find new equipment and it’s obviously very expensive,” Jordan said in an interview with the Now. The Subban family did all they could to raise money for hockey costs, including selling chocolates at hockey games.

Jordan, the youngest of the three, like his brothers is playing for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League.

“It wasn’t always the new stuff, but whenever you get something, whether it’s a new pair of skates or a stick, you’re very grateful,” he added.

Karl was a principal of an elementary school and Maria was an accountant, but P.K. said that money was tough at times.

“Coming from a large family that struggled financially, I’m committed to helping every kid get in the game. I think it’s extremely important,” P.K. said in a release.

“My parents worked hard, but sometimes that just wasn’t enough.

“For the last two years, this program has helped nearly 5,000 kids play hockey which is truly amazing. These kids might not have been able to get in the game. This year I’m spreading the word to help at least 2,000 more kids,” the Norris Trophy winner added.

Ronnie Paterson, president of the SurreyWhite Rock KidSport chapter, said the program has allowed 45 Surrey and White Rock children to play organized hockey since it began.

He mentioned the effect was “remarkable” to families who couldn’t normally afford to

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Jordan Subban and the Subban family are taking part in the third year of Hyundai Hockey Helpers, a campaign to fund hockey registration costs for low-income families.(Photo: Richard Lam/PNG) put their children into organized sports.

“It’s very moving and very touching to see the reaction and they’re extremely grateful.

That’s why it’s such a wonderful thing that’s in our community,” he said. “The spirit of the community is paramount.”

Paterson went on to say that sports are important because they teach lessons to children as they are growing and give them structure.

“It’s all the commitment and the discipline around sports that allows you to shape somebody’s behaviour, principles and values.

The characteristics sports provide people … enables kids to develop a strong foundation as they develop,” said Paterson.

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“There are a lot of things kids learn from organized sports,” he said. “I know what it’s like to see the smiles on their faces and to see kids laughing on the field.

“It’s fantastic. Hockey is a very expensive sport to play,” added Rae. The car dealerships have their own fundraising efforts for customers after they purchase a vehicle.

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SURREY – The Surrey Eagles continued their better form after beating the Coquitlam Express 4-3 in overtime on Sunday (Oct. 19) at the South Surrey Arena.

Chase McMurphy, captain and the game’s first star, scored the winning goal three minutes and 16 seconds into the extra period with Joseph Drapluk getting the assist.

Blaine Neufeld, head coach of the Eagles, said the team has made changes since the tough start to the season.

“We’ve been working on different things,” he said. “Our transition game was better today and working harder offensively and more as a unit has caused the shot total to come down a bit.”

Following the win, Neufeld was impressed by what his team showed on the ice.

“We did a good job establishing what we wanted to do,” the coach said.

“Our mentality was to get pucks in deep and go to work.”

The home team started on the front foot, scoring in the opening two minutes of the game from a Darius Davidson goal, but the Express tied it up in the final 30 seconds of the first period via Daniel Fritz.

The game got feisty at the buzzer with Surrey’s Brain Drapluk and Coquitlam’s Joey Santucci picking up penalties after teams exchanged words in front of the benches.

Neufeld said the second period was very similar to the first with the Eagles scoring first.

Ben Vikich scored his fifth goal of the year and put Surrey up 2-1 with 12

minutes left in the period.

With a second remaining in the frame, the Express equalized on the power play thanks to Daniell Lange.

The third period saw Coquitlam take the lead for the first time after Brett Supinski scored four minutes after the break.

As well as getting the assist on the overtime goal, Joseph Drapluk scored the game-tying goal three minutes after the Eagles conceded.

The Eagles will play the Express at home in their next match on Friday (Oct. 24). The puck drops at 7 p.m.

“Whenever you get these back-toback games, you kind of get to know the other team very quickly. It’s going to be interesting start Friday night,” Neufeld added.

The Eagles Joseph Drapluk and Darius Davidson were named the second and third stars of the game.

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WHITE ROCK — With the election now well underway in White Rock, one candidate’s eligibility is being questioned ahead of the Nov. 15 vote date.

The concerns stem from the home address cited by Coun. Bill Lawrence on his nomination papers. According to his submission, Lawrence lists his address as 801 Finlay St., and his mailing address as the post office in the Johnston Road Peoples Pharmacy.

The questions are being raised by Ross Buchanan, who issued challenges to four candidates last week through the city’s Chief Elections Officer, Tracey Arthur. In the challenges, Buchanan questions Lawrence’s eligibility to run and ability to nominate fellow candidates Grant Meyer and Megan Knight.

In his letter to Arthur, Buchanan wrote, “Neither the BC Assessment Authority nor the City of White Rock Mapping System recognizes this address as a legitimate residential address. Mail is not delivered to this address.”

Buchanan said Lawrence’s listed address is

actually just the back alley of the SandPiper Pub, which is co-owned by the incumbent councillor, and does not qualify as an eligible address to run or nominate others in the election.

“At the back door of the bar that is owned

by Mr. Lawrence the number 801 has been affixed to the wall, however from a close inspection it is unlikely that this represents what qualifies as a legitimate residential address under the Local Government Act and the BC Election Act,” he wrote.

While Lawrence does not need to be a resident of White Rock to run for city council, he does need to be an eligible voter

in the city to nominate others.

Asked about the concerns raised around Lawrence’s listed address, Arthur said she had spoken with Lawrence is satisfied the address is valid.

For his part, Lawrence said the same concerns were cited during his last run for office in the 2012 byelection and were dismissed.

Buchanan said he has yet to elevate his concern to the courts but that he issued his challenges out of being a concerned citizen.

“I believe in honesty, I’m old-fashioned and still believe in honest government,” he said. cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

All-candidates meetings start Several all-candidates meetings are on the calendar, starting this week: Thursday, Oct. 23: Mayoral Candidates Forum, 7 p.m. at Simon Fraser University Surrey Campus (#250-13450 102nd Ave., Surrey). Host is Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association.

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SURREY — Trustees and parents of the province’s largest school district are calling on the provincial government to step up their funding commitments to education.

As part of the province’s annual consultation period through its Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, residents and organizations are able to send the government feedback prior to the writing of the 2015-16 budget.

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Board of Education says the underfunding of education is leading to direct cuts to services that support children’s learning and that “the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline cannot come at the expense of children’s futures.”

Board chair Shawn Wilson said there are currently 6,000 students in 280 portables and that number has increased 41 per cent from 2003 to 2014, costing an estimated $4.2 million per year. Wilson noted that if adequate funding were in place, the district could have hired 50 more teachers with the same funds.

“These teaching positions could be of extraordinary help in dealing with class size and composition,” he said.

Other risings expenses left to the district include energy costs and employee benefits, both of which the board say are not covered in the province’s funding increases.

“If boards of education are to be successful in their goals, they must be able to rely on adequate and sustainable funding,” Wilson said. “We know that an investment now will ensure a bright future for our children.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

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