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‘THRILLER’ DANCE FOR FOOD BANK a so-called ‘thrill the World’ event, a global gathering inspired by Michael Jackson’s hit song and video, made Cloverdale youth Park a great place for zombies Saturday as makeup-adorned people danced to raise donations for Surrey Food bank. See Gord Goble’s story, video and more photos online at thenownewspaper.com.

Costumed participants get into the spirit of the Thrill the World event, a fundraiser for Surrey Food Bank, in Cloverdale on Saturday (Oct. 25). (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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Surrey biker church now rolls as ‘Solid Rock’ Volunteer pastor leads the way after cutting ties with north Carolinabased organization Gord Goble

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Surrey — Chuck Pearce is a big dude. no, seriously, the guy’s the size of a wall. or a Smart Car. he’s got tats. he wears black t-shirts and jean vests and shades and bandanas like a GQ model wears the trendiest hipster puffery. his greying goatee completes a look that can best be described as imposing. it’s an image Pearce comes by honestly. he’s no poser and he’s no newcomer, and he’s had his fair share of bad times to go with the good. that he’s as passionate – and sometimes downright opinionated – about his calling in life is somehow not surprising. that calling took him to motorcycles and a biker lifestyle at a young age and ultimately, eight years ago while confined to a jail cell, to the church. Pearce says God helped him through a particularly rough time. in return, Pearce vowed to serve him. that he’s done, in seemingly typical Pearce fashion. by 2010 he’d already become an ordained minister. the same year, he founded this region’s first church aimed primarily at his peers: the Surrey branch of north Carolinabased Freedom biker Church. outwardly, this was a heck of a feel-good story headline: “biker turns life around, helps others

A “prayer circle,” with church leadership (including Chuck Pearce, also left) and the day’s worship band, is held before each Solid Rock Biker Church service at Kennedy Community Hall. (Photos: GORD GOBLE) See more photoS online, thenownewSpaper.com

do same.” but as the days turned into years and even as newspaper headlines championed the entire thing, Pearce and his leadership struggled. increasingly, they felt the church had lost its way. “We were getting a fairly strong contingent of people from the recovery world. People that regularly attend na meetings, aa meetings, street hustlers ... and they were focusing very much on

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their recovery, wanting to change the church to more of a recovery focus. they were more interested in a fellowship group versus a church, and a lot of bikers stopped coming, saying we don’t want to go to a recovery church.” Worse still, funding for the endeavour was drying up. “We started this four years ago, and after three years of being under the Freedom Church banner, the way they do things is to cut funding, and that’s what happened.” as 2014 began, Pearce found himself helming an organization that had not only lost its direction, but its money, too. For lesser men,

this could have spelled the end. but not this guy. Soon enough, Pearce cut ties with the Freedom biker Church and in March became a volunteer pastor – an independent, if you will. he started a scrap metal business, too, directing spare proceeds to his freshly renamed ministry, the Solid rock biker Church. “God has provided to us through the business. the church wouldn’t be here without it.” along with the new moniker came a refocusing. “earlier this year, we made the decision to tell recovery members that they were entirely welcome to stay, but we’re a church. our focus is bikers. today we’re now far more of a biker church than we’ve ever been, and that’s given us greater acceptance in the biker

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community.” indeed, looking around the church (the rented Kennedy Community hall) the day before thanksgiving, there was no denying this was most definitely a biker crowd. not the crotch-rocket kids, either, but the hardcore types that, rightly or wrongly, strike nervousness into “regular” folk. Pearce has a plan for that, too. and some of that plan was laid out before us on folding tables just outside the main hall. it was food, and lots of it. “We’re trying to connect with the general community. they look at bikers and are intimidated. So today we’ve launched a food drive to give back to the community.” the plan hatched when Pearce spoke with a congregation member who’d lost his job and had been compelled to turn to Surrey Food bank. though he eventually found another job – a better job – he’d told Pearce the resource had been invaluable. So now, the congregation is asked to bring non-perishable items when they come to worship. the food is packaged in boxes, the boxes delivered to Surrey Food bank. and yet another new concept is introduced. but as much as his church has seen change, the core ideals remain unwavering, Pearce noted. “other bikers look at our guys, some of whom have reputations, and they say that if these guys can leave their old world behind and yet they’re still happy and they’re still bikers, maybe i should look at it.” Solid rock biker Church runs every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kennedy Community hall, located at 8870 120 St., Surrey. ask for reverend Chuck.

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spend their money if that’s what they want to do. We have a social responsibility as a city to not deny the fact that people want a casino, but we need to make sure those people who are problem gamblers have the support they need.” Surrey First’s mayoral candidate linda hepner said she would not be voting in favour of any more casino proposals. hepner voted in favour of the proposed South Surrey casino back in January 2013, which was defeated by a deciding vote cast by Mayor dianne Watts. “i’ve been there, i’ve done that and i will not revisit a casino application in that location,” she said. “We have a powerful and functioning operation with Fraser downs and i would consider that Surrey’s location for a casino. i’m not doing that again.” Former mayor doug McCallum, leading the Safe Surrey Coalition, said he would be opposed to any future casino or gaming applications brought before council, stating his opposition to gambling in the city. “i won’t support it, i’ve never

supported expanding the gambling in Surrey,” he said. “i was very vocal against gambling, i’m not a supporter of gambling and would not support it at all.” likewise, one Surrey’s barinder rasode said she would also not support any future expanded gambling opportunities in Surrey. rasode also reiterated that she voted in favour of the South Surrey casino in order to have Gateway’s gaming licence moved from the slot machine and bingo hall in newton to South Surrey. “i did not support the expanding of the slot machines in newton. i did not want a licence to come to Surrey and then we had the challenge of having the licence in newton and my reason for supporting the South Surrey application was the South Surrey application actually met the city’s gaming policy and i believed that moving the licence out of newton would be good as it was placed in a very vulnerable community,” she said. “We fought really hard in the community to have that site shut down.”

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long-time council watcher and independent mayoral candidate Grant rice said he would definitely be opposed to any casino or gaming applications coming his way, and that he was actually involved in the community fight against the casino back in 2012 and 2013. “i was heavily involved in fighting that casino even though i live in the north,” he said. “the social ills that come with gaming are my sore point. i would make sure we don’t expand gaming at all and would revisit the gaming policy for the City of Surrey.” First-time mayoral candidate John Wolanksi said his focus has always been social issues and as such, would be against any more gambling coming to Surrey. “i was at that (South Surrey casino) meeting and was one of the ones that spoke against it because of the effects it would have on the community to have another casino,” he said. “i know a lot of people that it would cause job losses. it’s really a saturation point, we have enough gambling and we don’t need anymore. i’m not against casinos, i’m not against development but we don’t need anything else in Surrey to put vulnerable people into dire financial straits.”

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Darts Hill Garden Park receives $4M endowment

South Surrey — a $4 million endowment has been given to sustain Surrey’s darts hill Garden Park in perpetuity. the endowment was announced last Saturday and was designated as part of the late Mrs. darts’ estate. Francisca and edwin darts, who initially transformed the property into an awardwinning orchard, created the garden. as Francisca became more involved with local gardening clubs, so did her enthusiasm for rare and unusual plants from around the globe. Gradually, they transformed the

garden, creating a collection garden. it is known for its variety of rare and precious plants, shrubs and trees. hoping to see the garden continue to grow and teach new generations, the darts’ gifted the 7.5-acre property to the city in 1994. SurreyCares will manage the darts hill Garden Park endowment Fund, and the city will use interest generated from the fund to support the ongoing care of the garden. the park is located on 170th Street at 16th avenue, South Surrey.

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Lecture at city hall to explore race and gender in bullying and violence Surrey — a free public lecture tuesday (oct. 28) will address how failure to recognize “racialized” and gendered violence could undermine our capacity to help the most vulnerable youths. SFu Faculty of health Sciences and Surrey Firefighters Charitable Society are presenters of the talk, called “bullying and Violence: What does race and gender have to do with it?” Jo-anne lee, professor of Women’s Studies at the university of Victoria, will deliver the talk from 6 to

7:30 p.m. in Surrey City hall’s council chambers. “it is very important to recognize and acknowledge racialized and gendered violence, as failure to do so directs much-needed public attention and resources away from making gender-based, anti-violence programs available in the community,” stated lee. according to lee, intersectional studies inform us that sexism and violence is almost always underwritten by race, racism and racial violence. “but when racial and gender factors are

overlooked, we shift towards the creation of neutral, school-based anti-bullying programs,” lee stated. “Such universal programs will undoubtedly serve some, but will continue to fail the most vulnerable, including girls from minority communities who increasingly constitute the growing multicultural and indigenous student population in urban schools.” For event details, visit Sfu. ca/fhs/news-events/news/ year/2014.

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Luxury and Quality at Surrey’s Premier Event Centre By Tracey Rayson From the moment you enter the Crystal at York you are enveloped with a refined elegance and intricate craftsmanship brought together by a shared vision of culinary excellence and unparalleled hospitality. The exquisite CY monogram set in beveled glass adorns the interior archway atop ornately carved pillars, a regal entrance and a nod to the personal touch and attention to detail the Crystal is famous for executing.

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Despite the best intentions of candidates to get known, election signs have always been, and always will be, targets for idiots.

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Election signs: Perhaps it’s time to get rid of them all

ere’s an idea whose time has come: how’s about no election signs? Some may argue that having no election signs favours incumbents whose names are already known. but on the other hand, it would also level the playing field for independent candidates who can’t afford to compete with the billboards being erected by well-heeled political slates. Some people might question the motive behind a newspaper (which heartily accepts paid-for campaign ads) in publishing an editorial calling for the end of wood-n-cardboard election signs. and clever they are. the thing is, newspapers don’t create road hazards by blocking stop signs or views to other traffic signals, as election signs often do. nor do newspapers create actual physical traffic hazards, like wood-framed signs can do, once they’re inevitably knocked down or blown over into the street. of course, there are other reasons why the signs should go – an important one being that they’re just plain ugly, right? and is it not wearisome hearing the grumbling and moaning, week after week, from candidates complaining about their signs being defaced, painted on, knocked over, trodden on, dismantled, re-arranged, ripped-up and otherwise badly used? Fact is, folks, if you don’t want idiots mucking up your signs, don’t provide them with the canvass to do so. unfortunately, despite the best intentions of candidates to get known, election signs have always been, and always will be, targets for idiots. there’s got to be another way. hey, why not a newspaper ad? (Wink, wink). the now

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Better politicians for Surrey trump ‘political trifecta’ The Editor, re: “a political trifecta for Surrey?,” Now letters, oct. 21. the idea that a Surrey First win in this election creates a perfectly-synchronized “political trifecta” is flawed. Why should (future MP) Watts accomplish any less if barinder rasode were elected mayor? no official should be more or less motivated by their political ties in working to make this city a better place. Surrey First claims their candidates worked hard as councillors – but the truth is, a lot of citizen advocacy has been needed to keep Surrey on the right track. i had to fight tooth and nail to get a now-popular rapid-bus stop built in Guildford. Citizens needed to show up by the hundreds to raise or overturn

issues like the South Surrey casino, rising crime rate and a questionable economic summit. under good leadership, we wouldn’t have to worry about these things. We could live our lives productively. but, the Surrey First slate and linda hepner haven’t put forward productive ideas. anyone keeping track of hepner’s short-sighted thinking should notice it in more than just the suggestion that we invest money needed by neglected communities into a waterfront community with a ferris wheel. her light-rail proposal doesn’t improve travel times, has a poor business case and restricts further transit improvements. her suggestion, in a recent interview, that encouraging population growth and

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development can raise revenue toward increased police numbers is ironic, because that growth is precisely why we need more police. i remember a more exciting time, before the last time we voted in 2011, when newton had a town centre revitalization plan. any and all talk of that has since disappeared, and the results of that neglect are becoming clear. We could re-elect Surrey First, or we could elect a mayor and council that actually puts Surrey first, isn’t out of touch with its citizens and will outperform any imaginary “political trifecta.” Daryl Dela Cruz, Guildford (editor’s note: daryl dela Cruz is the son of narima dela Cruz, a council candidate with the one Surrey slate)

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ther than the installation of a screening device (to be used only at certain times), i don’t expect there to be many changes to security at the b.C. legislature, even in the wake of last week’s terrible events on Parliament hill. and that’s the way things should be. the murder of Cpl. nathan Cirillo while he kept watch at the national War Memorial was unspeakably evil and tragic, and it understandably sent shock waves across the country. but the killing was the work of a drug addict whose life had unraveled and was spinning out of control. the tragedy was not the result of state-sponsored terrorism or a jihad, but was instead an awful example of an individual running amok. and so this horrible episode should not be an excuse for curbing civil liberties, or encroaching on the freedom of the general public. instead, it should compel governments to take more action when it comes to fighting drug addiction or dealing with mental health issues. that’s not to say there isn’t a need to reexamine security levels, where appropriate. there appears to be little doubt the whole episode revealed some serious security flaws on Parliament hill, but they don’t exist in the

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same manner at the b.C. legislature. For example, the killer on Parliament hill was able to run down a hallway that allowed access to the caucus rooms of two political parties, which potentially made him a menace to the Prime Minister. but at the b.C. legislature, the caucus offices of both major parties are inaccessible to the public. in fact, half of the main building is already off-limits to the public, and so are both annexes (one houses the government caucus, while the other is the premier’s office). the back half of the building (which includes the legislative chamber itself, as well as the library and various cabinet and caucus offices) is accessible only through an electronic pass card, which is issued only to staff and occasionally to approved visitors. the front part of the building, where the public is free to roam, also includes offices, but every one of them is behind a door that is locked 24 hours a day. as well, there are at least several security guards in sight at all times, and a series of surveillance cameras keep track of everything happening outside, on the legislature grounds. that screening device will be installed in the basement, and the public will have to enter the building after passing through this machine – but likely only on days when the legislature is sitting (a metal detector already exists for those wanting to sit in the public gallery to watch a legislature sitting). in other words, not a lot of change to security is likely needed, nor expected. there is a review under way of existing security measures, but hopefully it concludes that

the openness of the “people’s house” takes precedence over any major clampdown on freedom of movement. but this focus on security reviews across is somewhat misplaced. the Parliament hill shooter was addicted to crack cocaine, and he actually committed a previous crime (a robbery) in order to be thrown in jail, where he thought he would have an opportunity to be treated for his addiction. instead, he was released from jail after just one day in custody. the fact he began to immerse himself in radicalized islam is indeed part of the narrative here, but only part of it. the shooter appears to have become isolated, angry, frustrated and desperate. this in no way excuses his monstrous crime, of course, but it is foolish to think that simply hiring more security guards or installing more surveillance cameras is the proper way to deal with someone in his situation. by all means, Canada has to be vigilant to the reality of the modern world when it comes to fighting terrorism. but we must also be more proactive when it comes to preventing drug addiction and treating mental-health issues. if we don’t, we may witness other shocking, horrible events like last week’s tragedy in ottawa. but they will have had nothing to do with terrorism, and everything to do with society turning a blind eye to the lingering and growing problems of drug addiction and mental health. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Email Keith.Baldrey@globalnews

Cats kill songbirds The Editor, re: “a new coalition comes together for Surrey cats,” the Now, oct. 21. i just read your article and i want to point out a glaring omission in the article. i believe it is a fact that stray/ feral cats and many domestic cats are responsible for the loss of billions of songbirds throughout north america over the past 30 or so years. if your article mentioned that fact, i believe you might get through to many more owners who may not know about this tragedy. i’m no cat lover or hater, just a concerned person looking at the bigger picture. Richard McConchie, White Rock

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Mayoral candidates share visions at first meeting topics at all-candidates meeting thursday included crime, transportation and development Amy Reid

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Surrey — Surrey mayoral candidates met for the city’s first all-candidates meeting thursday night at SFu’s Surrey campus. Six of the seven candidates turned out to answer questions, posed by the downtown Surrey bia and the audience. only independent Vikram bajwa was absent. Surrey First’s linda hepner said in her opening statement that this election “comes at a crucial crossroads for Surrey.” “i was appalled at the jokes that we used to hear about Surrey,” she said. “it seems not long ago. those were dark days.” hepner referenced a Fraser institute report that shows Surrey has the lowest taxes and lowest per-capita spending of 17 Metro Vancouver municipalities. Former mayor McCallum with the Safe Surrey Coalition spoke of the city’s financial outlook, saying he left the city with no debt and today it has much. independent mayoral candidate Grant rice said the development community has backed municipal politicians over the years and the opportunity for individuals to run grassroots campaigns are “almost null.” “What i’m hoping to do is seize back the city from the developers,” he said. one Surrey leader barinder rasode said she is committed to making tough decisions. rasode claims she has the “only comprehensive crime plan” that can be “implemented immediately. independent John edwards said the city needs police on the streets now, and noted change at the council table is required. “Why vote for the same people who’ve had

support growth in City Centre, but said she hears the tower projects will be stalled unless the city gets a grip on public safety. She’s been told the tower owners pay high prices for additional security, and said the plan should move forward but the city should do a better job. edwards is impressed with the development in the area but is concerned about the level of homelessness and drugs and addicts in the area. he wants a safe injection site and to get people off the streets. “Why can’t we develop social housing in that area?” he asked, adding longtime street people are being pushed out, ending up in newton or elsewhere. “We’re not solving the problem.” Wolanski said he’d like to see lower towers in the area, noting tall ones block out the sun and create a cold environment. Six of the seven Surrey mayoral candidates pose for a photo Thursday at SFU Surrey. hepner said City Centre used to look From left, Linda Hepner, Doug McCallum, Grant Rice, John Wolanski, Barinder Rasode and John Edwards. Absent was candidate Vikram Bajwa. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON) like a strip mall and wants to continue with the momentum toward building a regional officers that can be trained quickly. urban centre. the opportunity to change the situation?” edwards said the city can’t wait years for McCallum claimed he’s been told many he promised to focus on youth and more police and suggested bringing back projects in the area are on hold because the mentally ill, and wants to establish retired officers to speed up the process. developers are in competition with SCdC. a convention centre in Cloverdale to Wolanski said the rCMP doesn’t rice noted the area past 104th avenue is “internationalize” Surrey. have a board of directors. “We neglected. “it makes me shudder to John Wolanski, another independent think how we botched this.... it’s candidate, opened by speaking in favour of a have a group of people that great doing these beautiful towers, ward system for the city and called for a new answers to ottawa,” he said, CI IC noting the confidence in ice rink and pool in Cloverdale. but what are we going to do about delta’s police detachment he spoke of the need to address social the people living here now?” and it being a localized issues, and likened walking down King operation. George boulevard in Whalley to walking TRANspORTATION hepner promises to bring around a warzone in the Middle east. Candidates all spoke of the on new officers in the shortest need for better transit. time possible, and said some hepner said if she’s elected, she hOW CAN yOU pROMIse officers can be transferred, instead of all the promises to have phase one of a light-rail pOLICe QUICKLy? new officers being new recruits. She also system implemented by 2018 connecting Candidates were asked how they would noted the 20 community safety officers the Guildford, City Centre and newton. quickly bring officers to Surrey, knowing it city hired. rasode, also an lrt supporter, noted the takes up to 18 months to fill those spots. McCallum said he’s talked to the chief of importance of connecting town centres in rice, who hasn’t made such a police and has been told the contract with Surrey. commitment, asked if rCMP was the right the rCMP allows the city to have requested asked how he would ensure Surrey gets model for a city of Surrey’s size. he noted officers on the ground within 12 months. its fair share of infrastructure funding from the region’s many police detachments, and suggested a regional model may work better. higher levels of government, Wolanski – also rasode said her plan can be put into play in favour of a light rail system – said transit CITy CeNTRe GROWTh right away, involving community safety rasode said she would continue to see › page 12

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of investing in recreational programming in youth. he was also concerned about gentrification in the area. hepner said that project is “next on the list in terms of building the city,” adding she wants to find a new location. She said it’s an important site in terms of the city’s development around the “nucleus” of the town centre. hepner said she will look for a new site in partnership with SFu. McCallum said if elected, he will look at the city’s parks and recreation capital plan, which he believes has been neglected. he thinks the facility should be located and should stay in the north areas of the city. rice doesn’t believe it’s ready to be torn down, but acknowledged a location should be found. he believes there were too many cuts during McCallum’s reign. rasode noted the importance of sports and recreation in keeping youth on a good path and said increased opportunities for affordable recreation is “crucial.” She said north Surrey is number one on the priority list.

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the City of Surrey has yet to find a location for a purpose-built shelter. land must be found and zoned as soon as possible to ensure Surrey receives the provincial funding. asked how she would ensure Surrey gets that funding, rasode acknowledged the city has been “struggling” with where it will go. She said it needs to be absorbed into the community without having a negative impact on businesses. hepner believes the city is in a good spot to find a shelter location. “We’ve already determined a couple of sites close to the hospital precinct that would be available.... Moving forward on one or the other of those is really, i think, where the answer lies.”

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all of the candidates were asked what they would do with the north Surrey rec centre and where they would relocate it to. Wolanski said there’s land to the north that could be utilized, but was worried of issues surrounding gentrification and the need to be careful of how people are pushed out without adequate housing stock. edwards said he would consult with the community to determine what to do with the facility, and also emphasized the importance

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north delta — thirteen electoral hopefuls tried their luck at appealing to voters in north delta tuesday evening, discussing a variety of issues from transportation to marijuana growops. the first divisive topic of the CI evening was the MK delta lands proposal to build 1,100 residential units of town homes and apartments at highway 91 and 72nd avenue. Some were adamant there can be no building on what they believe is part of the environmentally-sensitive “lagg” of burns bog. incumbent Coun. Sylvia bishop said if it were not for the man-made highway separating the land from the contiguous mass of burns bog, it would be part of the ecological conservancy today. Many others agreed. lori Mayhew said delta needs to work with the burns bog Conservation Society to protect the land from development. Jennifer thoss was even

more direct: “this is an easy question. no.” nicholas Wong, the youngest candidate on the ticket at 24 years of age, said his environmental convictions are strong and would be opposed to building density on any green space in delta. incumbent Coun. Jeannie Kanakos cited the different iterations of the project indicating the public isn’t interested in development there. “What you’re looking at is a significant project that seems IC to be moving in the wrong direction,” she said. others had more practical reasons for their opposition. ron Calliou said no to development, citing an increase in traffic and accidents. “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you necessarily should,” he said. Johann ackermann, meanwhile, said building on the bog could be risky because if anything goes wrong then delta will be on the hook for approving the development, echoing similar criticisms made about building the Southlands development on a floodplain in tsawwassen. Some candidates, like incumbent Coun.

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See FUll StorY anD photoS online at thenownewSpaper.com ian Paton, were more neutral in their stance, saying they’ll wait until the proposal comes before council before jumping to a decision. incumbent Coun. bruce Mcdonald said the developer has the legal right to come before council despite the difficulty they might have getting it through. Fellow incumbent Coun. robert Campbell pointed out that the proposal has changed significantly since 2013 and developers have the right to follow through. “you’ve got to put yourself in their shoes,” he said. “you’d want your chance to appear before council.” rod binder said MK delta lands already have the right to certain land uses that might be worse than what the developers are proposing, adding the project has changed based on public feedback. “this appears to be a land owner that listens,” he said, citing the challenge of finding housing in north delta. Peter Mattoo said he doesn’t want to see the bog increase in size, adding that just as

people wouldn’t want housing encroaching on the bog, the bog should not encroach on housing. there are few, if any, areas left in north delta to develop, he said. if elected, he would carefully review what’s being proposed and look at the pros and cons. heather King had perhaps the most interesting idea of all. She said people in delta will always be worried when a developer owns environmentally sensitive land. She proposed a land swap between MK delta lands and the municipality that would allow the developer to acquire Paterson Park in delta. another topic that generated a great deal of discussion was housing for seniors and those on fixed incomes. tsawwassen resident Peter Van der Velden filed his papers to run for council but announced on oct. 17 he was withdrawing from the race. there is another all-candidates meeting in north delta on Saturday, nov. 1 starting at 2 p.m. at north delta evangelical Free Church, 11300 84th ave. the meeting is hosted by delta residents’ association.

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Surrey First education slate. another incumbent, Charlene dobie, is running alongside rayman bhuller, Patricia enair, niovi Patsicakis, Kirsty Peterson and Sara Sharma as part of the Surrey Progressives slate. only six of the 23 candidates are to be elected to the board come the nov. 15 election. issues of paramount importance, from the candidates’ opening and closing statements, were funding, equal opportunities for students, social justice and parental engagement. nicole Joliet, Surrey’s first transgender school trustee candidate, criticized the existing board for not making transgender and Glbt issues a priority in the past. incumbent dobie also criticized the existing board,

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CoQuitlaM — north Surrey Spartan nathan tadesse crossed the finish line eight seconds before anyone else at the 2014 Fraser Valley XC Championships to win the gold medal and go into the provincial championships with a target on his back. the Grade 12 student finished the 6.3-kilometre race with a time of 21:11.05, moving up 15 spots from last year’s race. tadesse said even though he had a gap crossing the finish line, he didn’t do any shoulder checks. “i didn’t really want to look back,” he said. “you know when there are no footsteps behind you, there’s no breathing behind you, you can tell you have a pretty good lead.” the Fraser Valley Champion believes he can win the provincial championship, which takes place on Saturday (nov. 1) in Victoria. “there are some pretty good runners (from the Fraser Valley) that should place top five. on the island, i’m not sure about the runners there, but i think i have a pretty good chance to win,” said tadesse. Scott Svelander, north Surrey’s cross-country coach, said the key reason for the better runs this year

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Nathan Tadesse (left) of North Surrey Secondary and Michael Milic (right) of Seaquam Secondary collect their medals for finishing first and third at the cross-country Fraser Valley championships on Wednesday (Oct. 22) in Coquitlam. The other athlete pictured (middle) is Reid Muller of Pitt Meadows Secondary. (Photo: KYLE BENNING) is because tadesse suffered from low iron levels. “he’s really, really stepped it up a lot this year,” the coach said. “he was running anaemic most of last year. he didn’t have as good of a season as he liked.” however, due to the late start of the school year, tadesse went to the Stanford XC invitational where he ran against 2,000

of the best cross-country runners in the u.S in late September. he finished in second place, a second behind the winner. tadesse, who also runs middle-distance track, has been attracting the attention of universities south of the border such as Washington State, university of Portland and northern arizona State. in the senior girls’ division,

Semiahmoo Secondary’s track team won another cross-country title. Chelsea ribeiro finished second with a time of 17:33.77, eight seconds behind addy townsend of dr. Charles best Secondary in the 4.7-kilometre race. the totems had six members of their team finish in the top 30 and won the team banner by 10 points. Scott yewchuk,

Semiahmoo’s coach, said he was proud of the girls’ performance after two of their stronger runners were missing due to injury. Jessica Williams and dominika Paige were unable to run due to injuries from a car accident and another sports injury, respectively. because they weren’t able to run the course, both girls won’t be able to participate in the provincial

Senior Boys: 1. nathan tadesse (north Surrey) - 21:11.05 3. Michael Milic (Seaquam) - 21:23.14 4. Connor Jackson (WrCa) - 21:40.28 7. Sterling Ginther (eMS) - 22:34.36 11. riley Gray (elgin) - 23:22.69 12. eamonn Keane (holy Cross) - 23:51.42 14. owen bulka (elgin) - 24:02.04 Senior Girls: 2. Chelsea ribeiro (Semiahmoo) - 17:33.77 6. Julia Greer (Semiahmoo) - 18:13.27 11. Victoria Kray (Pacific academy) - 19:04.45 12. haley ribeiro (Semiahmoo) - 19:06.18

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