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Wednesday January ary 19, 2011 Serving Surrey and North Delta www.surreyleader.com

All-day ‘K’ sign-ups underway All public schools will offer full-day kindergarten classes this fall by Sheila Reynolds REGISTRATION FOR children enter-

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Scotties under way

Kelley Law of the Royal City Curling Club watches her shot during play Monday at the Scotties B.C. Women’s Curling Championships taking place in Cloverdale. The 2002 Olympic bronze medalist was on one of three teams to win twice on the first day of play. Visit surreyleader.com for regular updates on the tournament, which runs until Sunday.

Next stop: Cloverdale Hub for heritage railway shifts from Sullivan; 176 Street tram line possible by Jeff Nagel CLOVERDALE IS about to become the epicentre for the heritage railway revival movement in Surrey. City council has approved plans to relocate the rail car barn of the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society (FVHRS) from Sullivan Station on 152 Street to a new home in Cloverdale just southeast of Highway 10 and

176 Street. The society is edging closer to a planned launch of its refurbished BC Electric Railway (BCER) heritage rail car #1225 later this year. Volunteers have spent five years and more than 16,000 hours lovingly restoring the old Interurban rail car at the Sullivan barn and an inaugural run could be made by late summer.

A city report says relocating to the new Cloverdale site will make it easier to launch the heritage rail demonstration project, which would initially carry passengers between Cloverdale and Sullivan, but could later be extended to Newton and ultimately Scott Road SkyTrain station near the Pattullo Bridge. See 3-CAR BARN / Page 3

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Saturday, January 22 from 12:00 to 3:30pm Event details, see page 19!

ing kindergarten this September began this week in Surrey. Kids who turn five before Jan. 1, 2012 are eligible to start school this fall. Whereas many Surrey kindergarten classes this year remained half-day programs, beginning this September, all kindergarten classes will be full day. Kindergarten registration can be done at your nearest elementary school. For locations, check www. sd36.bc.ca/findaschool.html or call 604-592-4272. The following must be provided: • Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport); • Proof of guardianship (parents/ guardians’ as shown on birth certificate or other appropriate legal documentation); • Proof of citizenship for both the parents and the students (birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card); • Proof of residency (purchase or rental agreement, property tax document, Hydro or gas bill). Early French immersion, traditional, intensive fine arts and Montessori programs have phone-in registration only, which began last week. For a list of Surrey’s Choice programs,, visit www.sd36.bc.ca/ general/programs/specialty.html Kindergarten registration in Delta takes place in February. sreynolds@surreyleader.com

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