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BECOMING Mayor of Surrey (riding on former mayor Dianne Watt's coattails) was actually the easy part for Linda Hepner. Controlling crime in B.C.'s second largest city with its diverse problems will for sure prove to be the hardest part. And for good reasons. Don't expect the crime situation in Surrey to improve this year merely because we have been assured of many more police officers joining the Surrey RCMP Detachment. SFU's leading criminologist Dr. Robert Gordon pointed out to The VOICE this week: “I didn't think hiring more policemen in Surrey is going to do anything because almost invariably those police officers are fresh out of [the RCMP] Depot. They have no street sense, no street experience ... They are not going to be very good field police officers for at least two years.” On the other hand, Gordon said that the whole issue of community safety officers is a pretty good idea. However, "it's not the kind of thing that you can place over the top of a broken policing structure in the hopes that somehow it's

mented. ... But I don't think that that [RCMP] is an organization that is terribly receptive to that sort of innovation.” THERE is no magic bullet, noted Gordon. He said: “The Surrey Crime Reduction strategy was a great idea. ... The RCMP seemed to be having some success with it because the crime rate stabilized in Surrey. What happens after that, I don't know because they never tell Dr. Robert Gordon Photo courtesy Scrivener Magazine you. .. I suspect they got going to fix it", noting that such officers "are quite common in the United Kingdom but there the police services are much more rationally organized." Nevertheless, he noted: “CSOs are a tremendously useful tool for dealing with a range of community issues and challenges and you can recruit those people from your local community. So they are almost immediately ready to go and provide input on issues of crime and crime prevention for that particular community. They don't need the kind of highfalutin training that you get with a regular police officer. CFOs are a god idea provided they are properly imple-

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Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen reaches out to the Chaldean Christian community at Christmas

GURU Nanak's Free Kitchen (GNFK) once again delivered when it mattered most, and in the process did the community proud. The Chaldean Christian community, mostly refugees from war torn Iraq, were recipients of over 500 hot meals and drinks as well as 400 Christmas toys. When the organisers of the annual Christmas dinner for the Chaldean community, namely Samira and Mani Fallon, approached GNFK, there was no hesitation on behalf of the volunteer-run GNFK to take part in such a humbling event. The Chaldean Christian community is an ethnic community primarily from Iraq. Most have arrived thanks to the Canadian government's humanitarian program because of their severe persecution in

Iraq. The communal meal (Guru ka Langar) was cooked at Sukh Sagar Gurdwara in New Westminster during the day. Volunteers of all faiths took part, including a local veteran-run Aboriginal group. GNFK cooking coordinator Kiran Toor was surprisedat the turnout. “This is what multiculturalism in Canada is all about. Everyone pitched in, from cutting onions and carrots to washing huge cooking pots,” she said. Another core volunteer, Sarabjit Singh, said: “To have a federal minister cooking for more than two hours with GNFK is unheard of. Many thanks to minister Jason Kenney, whose arrival at the kitchen was a surprise, and even more surprising was his cooking skills. He must be a cook as his sec-

ond job!” At the dinner event, hosted by St. Matthews Church at 16079 88th Avenue, Surrey, it was great to see communities embracing each other and dancing together. Local MLA and minister Amrik Virk said: “This is Canada at its best, communities coming together at Christmas to share. We are thankful to the organisers of this tremendous event. It's wonderful to see so many smiling faces, especially the kids who received the toys from the GNFK’s recent toy drive.” Organisers of GNFK hope to make this an annual event. Navneet Bains, GNFK volunteer, said: “Our primary focus is to feed those in need, which we do every Sunday in Downtown Eastside and Whalley in Surrey as well as the First United Church on Hastings Street in

Vancouver. But we have expanded so much recently that we have added more events due to mainly the generosity of the volunteers. We don't ask for financial donations but merely certain food items. The Chaldean Christian community has suffered so much in Iraq, but this is what makes Canada great. We can all pull together to help those in need." Another volunteer, Gurpreet Chana,

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South Asians Kamaljit Billen and Gurdeep Singh among six charged in California for 136 lb of cocaine

KAMALJIT Billen (left photo), 36, and Gurdeep Singh (right photo), 36, of Yuba City are among six people who have been charged in California’s Sutter County Superior Court with the felony transport of cocaine and possession for sale. At least one of them reportedly has close relatives in B.C. According to the website appeal-democrat.com, Sacramento County sheriff's narcotics detectives spotted two of the alleged co-conspirators transfer several bags between cars in Yuba City on December 21 (Sunday), according to a declaration seeking bail enhancement.

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Rajman Grewal (Mangat) of Brampton charged with kidnapping in bizarre case

TWO South Asian men in Ontario – Rajman Grewal (left photo), 37, of Brampton, also known as Rajman Mangat, and Sukhpal Pannu (right photo), 36, of Cheltenham, also known as Pauly – went missing on December 19. Peel Regional Police announced that Grewal (“his last name has been changed but some may still know him as Mangat”) “was last seen at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday, December 19, when he left his residence in Brampton.” And Pannu was last seen on December

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WSO calls on India to follow acknowledgment of 1984 genocide with vigorous prosecutions THE World Sikh Organization of Canada has written to Indian Home Minister Rajnath

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1984 as a genocide and calling on him to follow up his announcement with investiga-

tions and prosecutions of those responsible for orchestrating and carrying out the killings. Noting that Rajnath Singh’s acknowledgement has been welcomed by Sikhs in India and across the world, WSO President Dr. Amritpal Singh Shergill in his letter wrote, “India is a signatory to and has ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which recognizes genocide as an international crime and obligates signatories to prevent and punish actions of genocide. While recognition of 1984 as a genocide was a welcome and necessary first step, we encourage your government to now vigorously pursue investigations and prosecutions of those involved.” He added: “The recent deci-

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be distributed because of dispute over claimants. Additional relief of Rs.5 lakh [Rs.500,000] was announced by Rajnath Singh in October, five months after the BJP-led NDA government assumed office. The decision to enhance the compensation was taken just before the by-elections were announced for three assembly seats in Delhi. The home minister gave the credit of this step to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Describing the 1984 riot as a "genocide", the home minister said: "It was not riot, it was genocide instead. Hundreds of innocent people were killed. The pain of the kin of riot victims cannot be compensated by even paying crores of rupees." After distributing the cheques, Singh said that several persons who had a "role" in the carnage are yet to be punished. "There are several persons who are yet to be punished. I have faith in our judicial system and these persons will definitely get punishment." While addressing the kin of riot victims, he said: "No compensation and relief will take away the pain which these family members are facing for the last 30 years. I know that until these persons are punished, victims will not get relief. I want to assure that government is with you and will be with you in even bad days." Describing the incident as a "black spot" in the history of India, Singh also requested the chief ministers of all states to inform the home ministry about the status of the disbursement of the enhanced compensation amount. He said that the government has now constituted a committee under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge G.P. Mathur to address the grievances related to the 1984 riots. The committee was set up after the home ministry received a large number of complaints from various individuals and associations. The Committee will also oversee the implementation of the payment of enhanced compensation of Rs.5 lakh [Rs.500,000] per person killed during the riots, as approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had earlier demanded re-investigation into all cases related to the 1984 riots. The justice Nanavati Commission had recommended reopening of only four of 241 cases closed by police but the BJP wanted the re-investigation in all other 237 cases.

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Lions Weightlifting Club’s Prabdeep Sanghera makes the cut for Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) despite late start fare, Piara Singh Bhullar and Lakhwinder Sahota, who paid for accommodation, and Surjit Singh Gill for his year-round support. The provincial championship was hosted by Lions Weightlifting Club on December 13 at Lord Tweedsmuir School in Cloverdale. Other lifters who won gold medals were Ishmeen Dhesi (53 kg) and Jeenal Billen (58 kg).

SURREY’S Lions Weightlifting Club’s Prabdeep Sanghera has made the cut for Sports Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) despite a late start. She was also declared the best female weightlifter at the BC Provincial Championship on December 13. The Athlete Assistance Program’s objectives are to financially support Canadian athletes identified by National Sport Organizations (NSOs) using criteria established by Sport Canada as performing at or having the greatest potential to achieve top 16 results at Olympic / Paralympic Games and World Championships; to assist Canada’s carded athletes in preparing to engage in full-time or part-time career activities; and to enable Canada’s carded athletes to participate in year-round national training and competition regimes to further their athletic goals. Sports Canada attributed seven cards to weightlifting regardless of gender and the Canadian Weightlifting Federation announced a total of eight valid competitions as qualifiers for carding for the year 2014. Those competitions were: Junior World, Senior National, Pan American, Commonwealth Games, World University, Senior World, B.C. Provincial and Quebec Qualifier. An athlete had to qualify in at least two competitions and one of the competitions had to be in the second half of the year. All the competitions were subject to dope con-

Helena Billen, Simrin Sandhu, Julia Sagawara and Snimerdeep Sanghera won silver medals in their respective categories. Arjun Atwal won bronze in his category. Makhan Sandhu thanked all of his fellow coaches, Rajinder Mahey, Raghbir Sahota and Harnek Sanghera, for working so hard to enhance the club’s reputation.

trol. Prabdeep jumped into the carding race very late. Her first completion for the carding race was Senior World on November 14 in Kazakhstan where she lifted a total of 216 kg 101kg in snatch and 115 kg in clean and jerk. She was placed 11th in the world in snatch. Her second competition was the BC Provincial on December 13 where she bettered her own provincial record by lifting a total of 217 kg. A week later, she bettered her record at Montreal on December 20 by lifting a total of 218 kg. It was unbelievable, according to her coach Makhan Sandhu, as she not only bettered her record in her hometown of Cloverdale, but just a week later, she improved on that at Montreal. Sandhu said: “It was a very scary and challenging move for her and a very tough decision for me to make her miss the Commonwealth Games where she could have easily won a medal and not to let her compete in the earlier tournaments, and then to make her compete only in the last three competitions. I am happy that this strategy worked. When you are working with high level athletes, you have to make these kinds of difficult decisions. She made it through, and now she will get assistance every month for the whole year and is also eligible for education assistance.” Sandhu thanked all the sponsors, especially Manjit Bhander, who is paying for all of her air-

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Shaf Keshavjee only South Asian to receive Order of Canada GOVERNOR General David Johnston announced on Friday 95 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees included three Companions (C.C.), 13 Officers (O.C.) and 79 Members (C.M.). Shaf Keshavjee was appointed Officer to the Order of Canada. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date. The Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honours, was established in 1967, during Canada’s centennial year, to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Over the last 45 years, more than 6 000 people from all sec-

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U.S. deports University of Washington student from India who made social media threats THE former University of Washington (UW) student from India who was arrested in June for threatening a campus shooting on social media was deported last week on Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Keshav Mukund Bhide, 24, departed on an international flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Special agents from HSI and the FBI escorted Bhide to the airport and confirmed his departure. He cannot return to the U.S.

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California police officers were justified in killing Army vet Parminder Singh Gill, says District Attorney’s Office THE San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office says that two Lodi police officers acted reasonably to protect themselves when they opened fire on Army vet Parminder Singh Shergill, 43, on January 25 in Lodi, about 90 miles east of San Francisco. The Sacramento Bee newspaper said this week that the report on the incident states: “Once Shergill turned towards the officers, facing Cpl. Bratton, Shergill’s action elevated his threat

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Murdered Albertan gangster Theoren Gregory Poitras’ vehicle recovered THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced this week that it has recovered murdered Albertan gangster Theoren Gregory Poitras’ vehicle. Poitras, 25, was found murdered in the 3400-block of Regina Avenue in Richmond on October 2. He was a resident of Richmond at the time of his death and was known

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IN early November, the Amsterdam-based GPS producer TomTom released its 2013 ‘Travel Index’ ranking Vancouver as the most congested city in North America— more congested than Los Angeles, Toronto, and New York, ranked respectively at 2nd, 7th and 9th on TomTom’s ‘top ten’ list. Few commuters stuck in the various wellknown choke points in Vancouver —on ramps to the various bridges, for example, or on downtown arteries in rush hour —would dispute this. But, at the same time, those who have also driven in the other above-mentioned cities might still question this distinction. TomTom says congestion is getting worse in Vancouver, but, on balance, it doesn’t feel like it. Over the last decade the road and public transit infrastructure improvements made throughout the lower mainland, the

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