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Surrey homicide victim was student Prabhleen Kaur Matharu from Punjab THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team on Monday said that the victim of last Thursday’s homicide in Surrey was a 21-year-old female from India and the second dead person was an 18-year-old male resident of the Lower Mainland. “We are not looking for further suspects,” IHIT added. The VOICE had pointed out last week that meant this was apparently a homicide-suicide. So it seems that the male killed the female before ending his own life. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, frontline officers with Surrey RCMP attended a residence in the 14000-block of 102A Avenue, where they located two dead persons, and

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subsequently called in the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). The Tribune newspaper of Punjab, India, reported on Sunday that the female victim was Prabhleen Kaur Mathuru, a native of Chitti village near

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ON Sunday, November 24, the City of Brampton unveiled its new Guru Nanak Street, as part of the city’s recognition of Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. Wards 9 and 10 Regional Councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, City Councillor Harkirat Singh, and Mayor Patrick Brampton, who worked collaboratively to have the naming passed in October, were joined by Pastor Randy Neilson from the Bramalea Christian Fellowship, and Imam Zahir Bacchus from the Jamiat ul Ansar (Great Lakes) Mosque, as the official speakers. Guru Nanak, who lived from 1469 to 1539 in the Punjab region of South Asia, was an

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Brampton Councillor Harkirat Singh’s vote against naming park for Queen sparks racism, embarasses South Asians BRAMPTON Councillor Harkirat Singh said at a recent Council meeting that he couldn’t support naming a park for the Queen because she isn’t a Bramptonian. He was the only one to object to that in a 9-1 vote. The Brampton Guardian posted a story with the telling headline “Brampton councillor behind Guru Nanak street push objects to naming park for Queen Elizabeth.” Harkirat Singh’s action has led to a wave of resentment against Sikhs – so much so that the local paper had to disable commenting on the story “due to violations of the terms of use.” That is a way of stating that there had been a flood of hateful comments against the councillor and his background. South Asians are shaking their heads in disbelief at what they consider a ridiculous stand by Harkirat Singh that was bound to spark racism, especially against Sikhs. Singh’s justification – “I can’t support this because from a naming perspective I believe there is very rare

Harkirat Singh Photo: Twitter opportunities for local citizens. We have people doing remarkable things locally, and I think when we give it away, whether its prime ministers or the Queen, we lose ability to name these assets after local people” – is seen as totally absurd if not insane because Guru Nanak was not a local Brampton person either. The decision to name a future park in honour of the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s reign was made by council in 2012, as the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations celebrated the milestone, the Brampton Guardian noted.

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Lambra in Jalandhar district of Punjab. She had been in Canada since 2016 on a study visa and was to return in January next year. (According to her Facebook, she had been studying at Langara School of Management since May 21, 2018, and working as a concierge at Mc2 Living – Marine X Cambie.) “The girl’s family received intimation of her death from the Canada police on Sunday morning,” the Tribune reported. The victim, Prabhleen Kaur Matharu, a native of Chitti village near Lambra in Jalandhar, had gone to Canada for studies in 2016 and was supposed to return in January next year. The victim’s father, Gurdial Singh Matharu, who is a photojournalist based in Jalandhar, told the newspaper, “I received a call from the Canada police this morning saying that my daughter had been murdered. They didn’t tell me anything else. My daughter had completed her studies and she was working at a cosmetic warehouse. She was on a full-time job. Her mother visited her there and returned just three months ago. We are in shock right now.” “While the victim had been putting up at a rented accommodation, her father said she took a separate room when her mother came. However, many locals, Indians and Chinese were putting up in the same complex,” the Tribune reported.

lakh,” he said. Her mother, Manjit Kaur, had visited her twice in two years and returned in August after spending three months with her, the newspaper reported. Her father said: “She was happy and excited for she was to come home in January. The last time she came visiting was in January 2017. I would never have allowed her to go had I known she would never come back.” The Matharus have a 10-year-old son, Prabhjeet Singh, who studies in a Jalandhar school. The victim is survived by her parents and a younger brother. Prabhleen Matharu’s mom being consoled by relatives and friends as she holds a photo of her daughter.

Matharu said that Canadian police told him that they it would take them at least a week to verify “the real cause of her murder.” Matharu told the Hindustan Times newspaper that when Prabhleen got a full-time job this year, she started sending money

home to repay the loan they had taken for her education. “I spent Rs 35 lakh [Rs 3.5 million] in three years, including the Rs 15 lakh [Rs 1.5 million] needed to send her to Canada. I borrowed the money from relatives. We still we have to repay about Rs 15

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ON Thursday, the Hindustan Times reported that the slain student’s father had applied for Canadian visa on Wednesday. He said, “I have lots of information to share with investigators, but will not like to divulge anything now.” The newspaper said that Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary on Wednesday discussed the case with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi. “He requested the minister to take up the matter with the Canadian government and also sought financial assistance to Prabhleen’s parents to visit Canada and bring the body of their daughter to India,” the newspaper reported. “The minister assured that the issue would be taken up at the highest level of the Canadian government and exemplary punishment would be sought for the culprits,” he said in a statement.

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Arshdeep Purba is Miss Canada Globe 2019/2020 ARSHDEEP Purba is this year’s reigning queen, our Miss Canada Globe 2019/2020! This 22-year-old from Calgary, who now resides in Vancouver, made her new province very proud when she won that title at the Miss Canada Globe Pageant. Arshdeep, who was born in Calgary, moved to Vancouver at the age of 18 to attend Vancouver Film School and become an actress. Her family is originally from India. Arshdeep is very versatile: she has a black belt in Mixed Martial Arts, and used to teach bhangra at Adityas Bollywood Dance School. She volunteers with the Battered Women’s Support Services and through the work of her community service, she has developed her own personal platform to promote mental health and wellness through the arts for all ages. This Punjabi beauty made her first debut in the film, “Teri Meri Jodi,” by Aditya Sood and plans to continue and advance her career in this field. Winning the title of Miss Canada Globe not only gives Arshdeep ample opportunity to be a voice for her community, but she is also able to use the title to promote her platform to a larger audience while advancing in her film career. In her year of reign, she plans on holding community events to raise money for charities that support mental illness, as well she wishes to be a role model and a mentor for girls looking to compete for next year’s pageant. She has high hopes that she will see more South Asian women as well as women from her new province compete for the title next year. To ensure she has a successful and impactful year, she also plans to hold events for youth, South Asian women and people in the entertainment industry.

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advocate for human rights, gender equality, and the promotion of unity between all human beings. There are approximately 150,000 to 200,000 Sikhs in Brampton. The street was named in accordance to the City of

Brampton’s asset naming policy which was adopted and passed unanimously by City Council earlier this year. “In Brampton, we celebrate our minorities, our diverse communities, and all of their contributions,” said Dhillon. “Today’s unveiling of Guru

Nanak Street reiterates that we are positioning ourselves to be a leader in inclusion and diversity.” Dhillon, who was born in Windsor, and raised in Brampton, also highlighted the racism and challenges he faced growing up because of his religion

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Burnt vehicle with body inside was last rented by Sukhdev Dhaliwal, 48, of Abbotsford Police awaiting autopsy finding and DNA verification THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is calling on the public to assist its ongoing homicide investigation in Abbotsford. On November 15, at approximately 10:34 p.m., the Abbotsford Police Department responded to a vehicle fire with a body inside in the 5300-block of Bates Road. Witnesses reported seeing a dark-coloured SUV leaving the scene of the fire towards Mission. Due to the suspicious nature of the incident, IHIT was called in to take conduct of the case. IHIT continues to work closely with its partners from the Abbotsford Police Department and the B.C. Coroners Service to gather evidence.

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Nina Acharya of McMaster University among 11 Canadians selected as Rhodes Scholars

NINA Acharya of McMaster University is one of 11 Canadian university students that have been selected as 2020 Rhodes Scholars. She joins a class of 100 from over 60 coun-

tries worldwide to receive this distinguished scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next year. Since the scholarship was established in 1903, nearly 8,000 Rhodes

Scholars, including over 1,000 Canadians, have gone on to serve at the forefront of government, the professions, commerce, the arts, education, research and other domains. According to a press statement, “Nina Acharya is a first-year medical student at McMaster University after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Health and Society from Cornell University where she was named a Merrill Presidential Scholar. “Her research interests include nutrition interventions in vulnerable pediatric populations. Nina also helped create the Canadian Science Fair Journal, a virtual mentorship program for children ages 6-18 to introduce students to scientific writing and publishing. “Outside of her academic work, she is involved in programs with people with disabilities through Best Buddies and the Dance Ability Movement. In the future, she hopes to become a pediatrician while also contributing to children’s health via global

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Delta Police arrest 8 and seize drugs, vehicle, cash

DELTA Police arrested eight people and seized drugs, a vehicle and cash, in what was dubbed Project Screaming Eagle, a twomonth investigation into street sales of crystal methamphetamine. On November 27, the Delta Police Patrol Support Team, with assistance from the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant in the 12,000-block of 84th Avenue in Surrey. Seven individuals were arrested in connection to the search warrant. The investigation began when Patrol Support Team officers in the area on proactive patrols noticed a trend of activity consistent with drug trafficking. The team was created to allow officers time to do more in-depth investigations. “Our investigators recovered suspected crystal methamphetamine, cash, and evidence associated to drug trafficking at the scene,” says Cris Leykauf, spokesperson for Delta Police. “While officers were on scene a nearby business owner came over and thanked them for their efforts, noting the residence has been problematic.” In addition to the search warrant Patrol Support Team officers arrested another individual in the same area on October 18 in connection to Project Screaming Eagle. This resulted in the seizure of a vehicle believed to be used for drug dealing, approximately $3,000 cash, and $7,000 worth of street level drugs, including suspected crack cocaine and fentanyl. Delta Police anticipates forwarding a number of charges to Crown Counsel for review in relation to this investigation.

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Founder and Chancellor of Sri Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) in Vancouver

DR. HR Nagendra, is Founder and Chancellor of Sri Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), is visiting Vancouver from Friday, November 29 to Tuesday, December 3. S-VYASA is a Centre of Advanced Research (CAR) in Yoga and Neurophysiology accredited by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The University publishes the International Journal of Yoga (IJOY) and it is hoped to make the journal a platform to bring together all good experimental researches on yoga. Dr Nagendra, popularly addressed as Guruji all around the world, received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bangalore University and Doctor of Philosophy from theIndian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore in 1968. After a year of postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia in 1969, he moved to NASA Marshall Space Centre. After a few years at Harvard University, and Imperial College of Sciences and Technology, London, he joined Vivekananda Kendra, a service mission, as honorary director of the training centre. He joined Vivekananda Kendra and established Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation. Dr Nagendra has received many awards and honors. He was recognised by the Government of India with Padamshri – the highest civilian honour of India. He is recognized as Yoga Guru of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. He is also the man behind initiating the International Day of Yoga to make yoga a global practice. He has published more than 200 research papers

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Union asks Labour Relations Board to have ride-hailing drivers considered as employees UNITED Food and Commercial Workers local 1518 on Wednesday filed an application to the Labour Relations Board of B.C. to have ridehailing drivers considered

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A deal was struck between Unifor Local 111 and 2200, representing striking transit workers, and the Coast Mountain Bus Company as negotiations were extended by half an hour at midnight on Tuesday. Some 350,000 commuters relying on buses and the SeaBus could breathe a huge collective sigh of relief. In the Legislature on Tuesday, BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson blasted the NDP for its failure to deal with the situation, but Labour Minister Harry Bains insisted that a deal had to be worked out between the union and the management and not in the Legislature. The VOICE had expected a deal because a strike would

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BRITISH Columbia has reached another milestone in the switch to electric vehicles (EVs): 10 years after the first EVs hit B.C. highways, there are now more than 30,000 on the road. In November 2009, North America’s first productionready, highway-capable EVs arrived in British Columbia: three Mitsubishi iMiEV cars that were brought in by the Province of B.C., City of Vancouver and BC Hydro. In the decade since those first electric vehicles rolled along B.C. roads, record numbers of British Columbians are switching to EVs. The latest data shows there are now approximately 31,200 light-duty EVs registered. In the first nine months of 2019, EV sales have made up 9% of all light-duty vehicle sales in the province, up from 4% in 2018. In fact, EV sales in B.C. are the high-

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AFTER three days of celebration, policy discussion, training and speeches, the BC NDP concluded its 46th Convention on Sunday afternoon with a renewed commitment to policies that put people first. “It was an inspiring weekend and a great opportunity to connect with so many New Democrats from around the province,” said BC NDP Leader John Horgan. “We’ve accomplished so much over the last two years to make life better for British Columbians, but there’s still more to do. We’re going to keep working on building a better BC for everyone.” Over the weekend, delegates debated and voted on resolutions related to policies to improve the lives of British Columbians. Successful resolu-

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BC NDP out of ideas and money, new questions about contributions: BC Liberals AS the BC NDP’s party convention wrapped up on Vancouver Island this weekend, BC Liberal Opposition House Leader Mary Polak noted that after more than two years in power the ideas are gone, and the cupboards are bare. Speaking to delegates, Premier John Horgan told plenty of jokes but offered no long-term vision for the province, with almost two years left in his government’s minority mandate, she noted. “It’s no joke that seniors and students in Metro Vancouver don’t know how they will get to their next medical appointment or final exam because of the bus strike. It’s no joke that students at the University of Northern British Columbia are locked out of classes. It’s no

Mary Polak joke families and communities reliant on the forestry sector are struggling as they head into Christmas, and it’s no joke that John Horgan and the NDP have done nothing to address affordable housing, especially for renters,” said Polak. “John Horgan and the NDP offered no new ideas but were quick to tell renters their $400

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B.C.’s economy resilient, finances on track: Finance Minister Carole James

THE Province’s second quarterly results confirm B.C.’s economy is strong and sustainable, with continued resiliency against global uncertainty and long-term planning that invests in people, says the NDP. “Our government continues to show that investing in people while being strong fiscal managers is not only possible, it is fundamental to building a resilient economy,” said Carole James, Minister of Finance, on Tuesday. “With careful planning and foresight built into every stage of our fiscal

Carole James plan, B.C. is well prepared to weather the global storm, while delivering on our com-

mitments to make life better for people.” British Columbia continues to lead Canada as the only province with a triple-A credit rating from the three major international rating agencies. The Province remains an economic leader, with the lowest unemployment rate in the country, continued wage growth, among the lowest debt-to-GDP ratios for all provinces and a balanced budget that includes historic investments in child care, housing and infrastructure. “Thanks to responsible, long-

term fiscal management, our economy is resilient,” James said. “We are eliminating medical service plan premiums to deliver the largest middle-class tax cut in a generation, along with transformative investments in child care and housing, and building a greener future.” The second quarter update maintains the government’s $500-million forecast allowance and increases contingency funding to $550 million to mitigate against potential risks to the budget, including ICBC and the forest sector.

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the lowest unemployment rate for nearly two years – one of the longest periods of having the lowest unemployment in more than a decade. * British Columbia’s real GDP growth is expected to rank among the top provinces again in 2019 and 2020 according to private-sector forecasters. As published in the First Quarterly Report, the Ministry of Finance forecasts 1.7% real GDP growth this year and 1.9% growth in 2020. * In October, Standard and Poor’s reaffirmed B.C.’s ‘AAA’ long-term, stable rating.

* The second quarter outlook for 2019-20 forecasts a surplus of $148 million. * An additional $100 million has been added to contingencies funding, bringing the total to $550 million. The full $500 million forecast allowance has been maintained. * In 2019-20, the taxpayer-supported debt-to-GDP ratio projection improved to 14.6%, and the taxpayer-supported debtto-revenue ratio is forecast to improve to 78.9%. * B.C. led the provinces with

B.C.’s Q2 numbers show Horgan can’t meet election promises without raising taxes: BC Liberals

MLA’S Shirley Bond and Stephanie Cadieux, BC Liberal Finance Co-Critics, are sounding the alarm after Tuesday’s second quarterly results show John Horgan’s NDP government has zero hope of paying for their billions in unfulfilled promises without piling more taxes onto hard-working British Columbians. “John Horgan promised to help

make life more affordable for British Columbians, but with 19 new and increased taxes, no plan to grow the economy and no sign of a jobs plan — the largest revenue generator for the NDP continues to be the taxpayers of British Columbia,” said Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount. “John Horgan’s government has no more money to pay for

the billions of dollars of promises they made like $10-a-day childcare, the $400 renter’s rebate, and the elimination of school portables, these are all broken NDP promises.” Tuesday’s alarming financial statements have nothing to do with global uncertainty and everything to do with poor economic management by the NDP, said the BC Liberals.

“After multiple budgets with no plans to grow the economy, John Horgan has squandered the best provincial economy in Canada that was built by the BC Liberals and now hard-working British Columbians are facing job losses, increased costs of living, and the heavy burden of the NDP’s raft of new taxes,” added Cadieux, MLA for Surrey South. “The fact that the NDP are slow-walking over

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Pattullo Bridge Overnight Closures The Pattullo Bridge will be closed overnight in one direction from now to December 12 for the continued installation of an early seismic activity and wind warning system. The closures will happen Sunday to Thursday, with the bridge remaining open in both directions on Friday and Saturday evenings. Closures will only affect one direction at a time. * Southbound closure timetable for traffic toward Surrey (December 1-3): 10 p.m.-5 a.m. * Northbound closure timetable for traffic toward New Westminster (December 4-5, 8-12): 10 p.m.-5 a.m. MLA Rachna Singh’s Holiday Open House Surrey-Green Timbers MLA Rachna Singh is holding a Holiday Open House on Thursday, December 12, 5-8 p.m., with snacks, crafts and pictures with Santa. Surrey-Green Timbers Constituency Office, Unit #100 9030 King George

All devotes are invited at Shiv Mandir at 5600 Dorset Street, Burnaby, on Saturday, December 14 at 5 p.m. Phone: 604-254-2624. Program: 5:15 -6:15 p.m. Bhajan Kirtan; 6:30-7:15 p.m. Sai Japa; 7:30 p.m. Priti Bhojan. Contact. Suresh Desai at 604-523-9360, Raju Parekh at 604-327-8259 or Vijay Dayal at 604-770-0515. Help “Pack the Police Car” for Surrey Food Banks The Surrey RCMP holiday tradition continues: It’s time to “Pack the Police Car” in aid of the Surrey Food Banks. For more than a decade, our community has generously supported those in need by filling police cars with food and cash donations at “Pack the Police Car” events across the city. Over the years, our community has provided tons of food and thousands of dollars in support of our local food banks. Surrey RCMP is inviting the community to “Pack the Police

21 Car” again this year. The remaining events are taking place on Thursday, December 19 at two Save on Foods locations: * 4-8 p.m., City Centre / Whalley: Save on Foods (10312 King George Boulevard) * 4-8 p.m., Fleetwood: Save on Foods (9014 152nd Street). Police officers and volunteers will be on-site collecting nonperishable food and cash donations in support of the Surrey Food Bank, Sources Food Bank, and the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program. Local food banks graciously accept donations including grocery gift cards and monetary donations and suggest the following non-perishable food donations: canned protein (fish and meat), canned fruit and vegetables, meals in a tin, wholegrain rice, pasta and pasta sauces, healthy canned soup, and baby formula. The Surrey Food Bank also accepts general baby supplies for its Tiny Bundles program. For more information or to donate, visit the websites for the Surrey Food Bank and Sources Food Bank and Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program.

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Surrey Tree Lighting Festival celebrates holiday season at 9th annual event

THE City of Surrey hosted the ninth annual Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza last Saturday, attracting thousands of attendees to watch

Mayor Doug McCallum, joined by Council, flip the switch to light the 60-foot Christmas Tree. The tree will illuminate Civic Plaza until Thurs-

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THIS year’s holiday CounterAttack campaign is kicking off this weekend with roadchecks set up across the province. The B.C. government, police and ICBC are urging drivers to plan ahead and make smart decisions to get home safely this holiday season. More than half of impaired-related crashes (56 per cent) occur on the weekend (Friday to Sunday). Police across the province will be setting up roadchecks to keep impaired drivers off the roads throughout December. Impaired driving remains a leading cause of fatal car crashes, with an average of 68 lives lost every year in B.C. For more than 40 years, ICBC has supported impaired driving education campaigns and funded CounterAttack enhanced police enforcement. ICBC also provides free special event permit kits for businesses, sports facilities and community groups to promote the get home safe message. ICBC is a sponsor of Operation Red Nose, a volunteer service in 20 B.C. communities that provides safe rides to drivers who feel unfit to drive, no matter the reason. This service is available from November 29 until December 21 on Friday and Saturday nights, and New Year’s Eve. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, said: “CounterAttack remains a vital, strategic enforcement measure. Most people have got the message that driving after drinking or consuming drugs is dangerous. However, there are still those willing to take a chance with the lives of themselves, their passengers and other road users. CounterAttack makes intercepting those people job number one.” Superintendent Holly Turton, Vice-Chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Committee, added: “Police will utilize mandatory alcohol screening, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Drug Recognition Experts to identify and remove alcohol and drug affected drivers from our roads to make BC’s roads some of the safest in the world.”

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Dial-a-dope operation allegedly connected to Brothers Keepers crime group shut down by Mounties “Drugs believed to be fentanyl, cash, cell phones, paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking, and clothing linking the ‘Brothers Keeper’ crime group to the illegal operation were seized”

A significant flow of illegal drugs destined for the streets of Chilliwack has been seized by the RCMP during a police investigation of gang-related dial-a-dope activity. Evidence gathered during an investigation initiated by the Chilliwack RCMP Crime Reduction Unit Drug Section (CRU) in 2019 led officers to an alleged multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking organization operating within the Lower Mainland. On September 10, Chilliwack RCMP CRU supported by the Vancouver Police Department Organized Crime Unit, executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Act (CDSA) search warrant in the 5600-block of Boundary Road, Vancouver. Included in the articles seized by police during their search were items associating suspects and locations from other Lower Mainland communities to the alleged drug trafficking organization. CRU officers continued to pursue their investigation, targeting dial-a-dope suspects, leading to the arrest of two people on October 23 during a police traffic stop in Chilliwack. Officers seized drugs believed to be fentanyl

and crack cocaine while gathering further evidence to link the Lower Mainland locations to their investigation. Further CDSA search warrants were executed on October 25 by Chilliwack CRU supported by the Vancouver Police Emergency Response Team at an address in the 1500-block of Hornby Street, Vancouver, the Burnaby RCMP Drug

Section at residence in the 1000-block of Augusta Avenue, Burnaby, and the Surrey RCMP Drug Section at locations in the 7700-block 123A Street and the 15000-block 29A Avenue, Surrey. Drugs believed to be fentanyl, cash, cell phones, paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking, and clothing linking the ‘Brothers

Keepers’ crime group to the illegal operation were seized. Two people arrested during the execution of the search warrants were later released from custody. Following a thorough examination of evidence gathered, all circumstances of the investigation will be forwarded in a report by the RCMP to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) for their assessment of CDSA charges. “This was a complex multi-jurisdictional investigation conducted across several communities around the Lower Mainland by UFVRD CRU officers,” says Superintendent Bryon Massie, Officer in Charge of the UFVRD. “The removal of potentially lethal drugs from the streets of Chilliwack and other Lower Mainland communities will make a difference with a direct impact to this criminal enterprise.” RCMP remind everyone who witnesses anything they believe to be suspicious in nature to contact their local police agency or, should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

New support program putting Surrey youth and families “FYRST” SURREY RCMP’s new Family and Youth Resource Support Team (FYRST) is a prevention and early intervention program that seeks to enhance resiliency in youth and their families so they are better able to cope with the risk factors they are facing. FYRST is off to a strong start with 260 outreach visits, and 58 referrals to clients in its first three months of operation. FYRST works proactively with youth in grades 4 to 7 and is one of the initiatives within the Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) program. Focusing on early intervention, FYRST works with youth when they first start to exhibit signs of poor decision making and need to find attachment to other resources and supports. FYRST teams, consisting of one police officer and one youth counsellor, are mobile and available to visit youth and parents in their homes or at school. FYRST aims to connect

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youth and family clients to their community through referrals to a variety of support resources and counselling programs. The program supports youth and their fami-

lies in a variety of ways, tailoring their support and intervention to each family. In one case, after communication between a social worker and a family had deteriorated, FYRST was able to facilitate a meeting between the family and the agency to restore the support the family needed. In another case, FYRST successfully referred two youths to a community mentoring program with the support of their parents. These youths now meet regularly with their support worker and receive ongoing mentorship and guidance. “The FYRST program has been designed to compliment other community and police youth programs in the city,” says Surrey RCMP Inspector Wendy Mehat, Community Support and Safety Officer. “Enhancing and expanding programming for youth and families in Surrey will help ensure that a variety of supports are available to those in need.” Referrals to FYRST are accepted from Sur-

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WITH temperatures dipping below zero this week, the City of Surrey road crews are prepared to deal with winter driving conditions. Salt supplies have been replenished with 17,000 metric tons of road salt, fleets have been winterized and response technologies have been enhanced to ensure everyone gets to and

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When snow falls, the City is reminding the public to help to keep sidewalks and streets safe by: * Clearing snow and ice from sidewalks adjacent to their properties by 10 a.m. every day * Readying vehicles with snow tires and stocking winter gear likes shovels and salt before snow arrives * Giving snowplows plenty of space to work by parking vehicles in garages and off city streets * Clearing storm drains of leaves and snow to prevent flooding * Using the MySurrey App to report non-emergency snow and ice service requests * Planning ahead with tips from the City’s Storm Preparedness webpage and by tuning in to City social media channels for the latest news More information about the City of Surrey’s snow removal and ice control plan is available at surrey.ca/snow.

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One Touch: Driving and cellphone use cation might be surprising to those who thought that the phone had to be entirely out of one’s reach. Leave the Phone Alone

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IN “Eating While Driving is a Distraction”, we discussed many of the ways that one can be ticketed for “distracted driving.” One way that we did not discuss, however, is cellphone use and driving. This was intentional, for the significance of this offence truly deserves its own article. By now, most are aware that handling a cellular device while driving is illegal, and is considered distracted driving. Possibly fewer people are aware that a cellphone can, in fact, be used as long as it is only operated through hands-free capabilities. Some believe that so long as your phone is mounted to the dashboard or windshield, it is okay to use. The purpose of this article is to clear up misconceptions about cellphone use while driving. ICBC Provides Clarity ICBC has information on their website which clarifies cellphone use instructions for drivers. They mention leaving your phone alone while at a red light or while in stand-still traffic. Just because you are not moving your car, does not mean that you can divert your attention by handling your cellphone. ICBC also recommends using a handsfree method such as Bluetooth, a headset, or speakerphone which can be operated with one touch or voice commands – Hi Siri! However, they caution that the phone needs to be attached to the vehicle or “on your body” …whatever that means. Additionally, ICBC mentions that Learner’s or Novice licensees are barred from any cellphone use at all – even hands free. This is a completely logical expectation. These people are still learning which handle is for the windshield wipers and which is for the blinker; they should not be distracting themselves with phone use at all. Road Safety BC Explains Further The Driving and Transportation page for Road Safety BC provides further details on cellphone use. They clarify that during hands-free mode, the electronic device cannot be held in the hand. Furthermore, an earpiece such as headphones are allowed so long as they are only worn in one ear. Road Safety BC expands upon ICBC’s instruction of securely fixing the device to one’s body or the vehicle. Further instruction clarifies that it must be within easy reach of the driver’s seat. This specifi-

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