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RCMP assistant commissioner Dan Malo cautions community from getting complacent about decrease in gang-related homicides BY INDIRA PRAHST Instructor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Langara College

ASSISTANT Commissioner Dan Malo, Lower Mainland District Commander of RCMP, warns the community not to get complacent about the decrease in gang-related homicides because he fears that otherwise we might see a repeat of the cycle of 2007, 2008 and 2009. He was speaking at the “Youth Violence and Family Relationships,” community event organized by the South Asian Community Coalition Against Youth Violence (SACCAYV) and supported by the RCMP, MOSAIC, Acting together SSHRCCURA Project and CYCC Network last week. Malo’s address was very well received as he gave a clear overview of the gang-related homicide rate, enabling an evaluation of the success of the collaborative work with police, academics and the community. While the homicide rates have decreased since the spate of gang violence in 2008 and

2009 he was concerned that the community might once again cast a blind eye to the gang problem. He pointed out: “We have to see if we are successful in what we do. And I know if you look at the media, you see

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again homicides that take place in our community and often they say one homicide is too many, but really in 2008 we had 32 gang-related homicides here in the Lower Mainland - 2009 we had 36. “That was really the spike in gang conflict that we saw. And then we started doing a lot of work. We started looking at how we deal with gang

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has formed to cope with the loss of their loved ones to gang violence. He said: “We are going to be back spending a considerable amount time dealing with the aftereffects of gang violence and when I say these aftereffects, I mean we thought we would never have to arrange an association of

families and parents that get together regularly that are the parents of victims of gangrelated homicide. “We have so many of them that we actually have a group that meets regularly and the police are part of that group here in Surrey where the meetings take place. But it’s sad that we actually have to

have an association of these people that are going to spend the rest of their lives in grieving the loss of their relatives or partners or children.” Malo urged the coalition to continue to engage the community on the subject. In

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RATTAN'S RUMBLE CONGRATULATIONS, Surrey Mayor Diane Watts for your parting gift just before the November election of 47 new RCMP officers for the Surrey detachment. Or is it some compensation for the horrible crime situation that you have left behind with the poor Mounties scrambling to contain the damage of the past years? Watts and members of the City’s Police Committee on Tuesday endorsed a recommendation to add another 47 new RCMP officers, noting that this was in addition to the 95 RCMP officers and 20 Community Safety Patrol personnel that were approved in April. The additional officers will

complement the tiered policing model that has been adopted in Surrey which consists of: * 815 – RCMP officers * 260 – Support staff (crime analysts etc.) * 100 – Auxiliary constables * 20 - Community policing foot patrols * Almost 1,200 people supporting

policing in Surrey “Public Safety remains my top priority and the step taken today to increase the ranks of our RCMP officers sends a strong message of my commitment to effect a long term and permanent change in crime reduction in Surrey,” said Watts. But what credibility does Watts have? The lame excuse for this belated action was that “the call for additional officers is backed up by the results of two independent research projects which examined the service delivery model and how to deploy additional resources for maximum proactive coverage in a growing city like Surrey.” But why so late? "I firmly believe in the importance of making evidence-based decisions for policing in Surrey. The two research reports that have been shared today examined different aspects of our service delivery model and have pro-

vided us with qualitative and quantitative evidence that supports an increase to our front-line resources," said Surrey RCMP Officer in Charge, Chief Superintendent Bill Fordy. Words that are meaningless if Surrey-ites do not feel secure! According to One Surrey, “last year, there were a record number of homicides in Surrey, and this year attempted murder is up 600 per cent, vehicle thefts are up 45 per cent, sexual assaults are up 30 per cent, and property crime is up 27 per cent.”

Discrimination against South Asians and Chinese? So WHAT’S NEW, eh!?

RATTAN'S RUMBLE THE Insights West survey in which more than four-in-five Chinese and South Asian respondents say they have faced some form of discrimination as a result of their ethnicity

shouldn’t come as a surprise to The VOICE readers. It is something that I have been consistently exposing left, right and centre since the 1990s, earning a lot of enemies. But do I give a damn! The survey, among other things, stated that 28% of Chinese and South Asian British Columbians say they have “frequently” or “sometimes” lost a potential employment opportunity because of their ethnicity, while 24% claim to have been treated unfairly in the workplace.

Well, I have been exposing this racist job discrimination by white guys since the 1990s. Just a few years ago, University of British Columbia economics professor Paul Oreopoulos sent out 6,699 fake resumes to Toronto-area companies and found that even when the applicants had the same Canadian work experiences and educational backgrounds, those with English names were MORE LIKELY to get a call from the employers: 16 calls per 100 resumes for English names as

compared to 11 calls for South Asian and Chinese names - a 40-percent advantage for English names. The Toronto experiment found the following percentage received callbacks from employers there: people with English names – 15.8; people with Indian names – 12.1; people with Pakistani names – 11; people with Chinese names – 10.8. In the early 1990s, some anti-racist groups sent resumes to various companies run by white guys. In each case, they sent resumes with the

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 | Indo-Canadian Voice same qualifications but found that those with white sounding names were the ones who were called for the initial interviews or those with the Canadian accent that would probably indicate the applicant was white were invited for the interview. When these companies were exposed in the Toronto media, guess what happened? They just changed their tactics. In the late 1990s, when the anti-racist groups repeated their experiment, they found that the companies had put up front organizations to weed out non-whites before they handled

any interview themselves. These front companies were also then caught practicing the same kind of discrimination. In 2004, the Vancouver Sun carried a letter that related similar experiences in B.C. Michelle Deshaw of Victoria wrote that in her previous job at a college in Vancouver, she had to find work for students. Many of those students were immigrants of Middle Eastern and Indo-Canadian descent. She said that when she sent their resumes to employers who had posted jobs, students with the exact

same training, but with Christian sounding names, were invariably the first to be selected for interviews. She noted: “Many employers would never request an interview with the students whose names suggested they were NOT WHITE and CHRISTIAN. Frustrated with this, desperate students changed their names on their resumes to Christian ones – and what do you know? The phone began ringing off the hook to interview them.” She added that she didn’t see many students with the last name of “Linden,” “Graham” or “Stewart”

having any difficulty getting an interview and finding a job. The same year, the Vancouver Sun carried a story based on a study by a Trinity-Western University student that he did for his master’s thesis. Mike Stolte found that if you were from Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Russia or Africa, it would take you about two and a half months longer to find work than those from Canada, the U.S. and Western Europe. He told the Sun that he was uncertain why this was happening though it could be because of factors such

as unrecognized foreign credentials, language barriers and cultural differences. He added that “Racism is a part of it.” He said: “There are still people who are employers who don’t want to interview people who are not white.” Stolte, who had six years of experience as a counsellor in job search programs in BC and Alberta, told the Sun that employers often disguised racism by saying they didn’t want people with accents, or asked for experience in Canada, or a Canadian education.

Nearly all Chinese and South Asian British Columbians have faced discrimination IN a groundbreaking survey of 658 Chinese and South Asian British Columbians conducted by Insights West through the Your Insights Multicultural Panel, more than four-in-five respondents say they have faced some form of discrimination as a result of their ethnicity. The online survey of a representative sample from the recently launched Your Insights Multicultural Panel shows that only 16% of Chinese and South Asian British Columbians say they have not experienced discrimination as a result of their ethnicity. More than half (56%) have experienced a “small amount” of discrimination, while 6% describe the discrimination they have encountered as “significant” and a further 19% deem it “moderate.” South Asian British Columbians are more likely to report experiencing “significant” or “moder-

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result of their ethnicity, while about a third have endured poor customer service (36%) or been the subject of a racial joke (33%). More than one-in-four Chinese and South Asian British Columbians say they have “frequently” or “sometimes” been excluded from consideration as dating prospects (28%), been excluded from social groups (also 28%), were verbally harassed (27%), were subject to name calling and racial slurs (26%), or were mocked or ridiculed (also 26%) because of their ethnicity. In addition, 28% of Chinese and South Asian British Columbians say they have “frequently” or “sometimes” lost a potential employment opportunity because of their ethnicity, while 24% claim to have been treated unfairly in the workplace. Significantly fewer Chinese and South Asian British Columbians say they have “frequently” or

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“sometimes” encountered violence or physical harassment (11%), been denied goods and services (9%), or were denied facilities and accommodation (also 9%) because of their ethnicity. Chinese and South Asian British Columbians aged 55 and over are more likely to have faced unfair treatment in the workplace (34%) than their younger counterparts. Also, South Asians are also more likely to cite discrimination at the workplace (28%) than Chinese (23%). There is a sizeable gender gap on the question related to exclusion from consideration as a dating prospect. While more than a third of male Chinese and South Asian British Columbians (37%) say they have experienced this type of discrimination, the proportion is decidedly lower for their female counterparts (19%).

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He spoke about his experience working with the gurdwara leaders, described by some as a historical event when they got together at the training centre in Chilliwack last year. He said: “What I took

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Kuldip S. Thandi and his slate elected unopposed at Vancouver’s Khalsa Diwan Society’s Ross Street Gurdwara amidst controversy VANCOUVER’S Khalsa Diwan Society’s Ross Street Gurdwara President Sohan Singh Deo in a press release on Sunday announced that as “only one slate of candidates” was nominated by the October 8 deadline, Kuldip S. Thandi and his slate were elected unopposed to the executive committee for 20152017. Thandi will be the new president.

The press release stated: “This is the first time since 1989 that these elections were held by acclamation.” However, the Sangat Seva Society in a statement on October 9, said: “We are still in litigation and nothing has been worked out or resolved. Lawyers are communicating and they have been served that no election can take place until everything is resolved.” The Thandi slate: President: Kuldip S. Thandi

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Surrey house at 121 Street and 82 Avenue shot at Wednesday night was targeted SURREY RCMP confirmed to The VOICE on Wednesday night that a house at 121 Street and 82 Avenue had been shot at. There were people in the house but no one was injured though there was a broken window, said Staff-Sgt. Joe Johal. He said it was possibly a drive-by shooting as there was a report of a small greenish or grayish hatchback SUV taking off from the scene. The residents are South Asians. Cpl. Bert Paquet on Thursday told The VOICE that one of the residents of the targeted house confessed to police investigators that he had been involved in criminal activities in the recent past. Paquet added: “But he stated he was no longer involved in any kind of criminal activities at this point, but we are still obviously investigating.” Ironically, the incident took place on a day when there was a fierce back and forth between mayoral candidates Linda Hepner and Barinder Rasode about the crime situation in the City.

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Carleton University presents honorary degree to Chanda Kochhar, CEO of India’s ICICI Bank long-term direction is not enough.” Communication is also key to coping with these changes, she said. “You have to engage with employees and tell them why strategy is important. And communicate with your customers, regulator, investors – constantly communicate and tell them what path you’re taking and where the organization is on that path,” she said. Diversity in the workplace – such as having an equal male and female team – is also important, she said, as well as to keep innovating. “In today’s day and age, you have to keep reinventing your business models all the time, and realize that any change that takes place in an environment can offer you opportunities you never thought of,” she said, adding that it’s important to look at life in the same way. “The approach to life has to be flexible, because changes will keep taking place. It’s a constant journey of moving along with the environment

ADVANCES in technology and global interconnectedness are just some of the ways in which the world is changing, says Chanda Kochhar, and businesses need to adjust to stay successful. Kochhar, managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Bank Ltd. – India’s largest bank in the private sector – spoke about global changes and how to adapt as part of the 2014 Dhahan Lecture which took place October 8 at Carleton University. She also received an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws honoris causa) during a ceremony that took place before her lecture. “I’m really honoured to receive this from Carleton,” said Kochhar. “I believe the achievements this recognition recognizes are not just my achievements – it’s the effort and hard work of thousands of men and women that work in the organization I have had the opportunity to lead.” Kochhar said the honour is a symbol of the times we are living in today – where east and west are coming together, relations are strengthened between Canada and India, and there’s greater recognition of the contribution Indian Canadians have made to the Canadian economy. She said these kinds of changes gave her the inspiration to focus her lecture on changes in today’s environment. “This environment is volatile and every day there is news of some innovation taking place somewhere,” Kochhar said, adding that innovation in one organization may mean a competing business must re-invest in a new business model. She outlined some of the changes impacting people’s lives and organizations, including global rebalancing. “The share of developing economies in the world’s GDP is continuously growing,” Kochhar said. “Developing economies had less than 20 per cent share in the world’s GDP, and now they have more than 40 per cent.” She added that this change did not happen overnight, but it was a process – and this shift has had an impact on how companies conduct business. Global interconnectedness is another recent phenomenon, she said. “(Countries of) the world are becoming more and more dependent on each other,” Kochhar said, citing how the United States economy has affected the rest of the world. Advances in technology – as well as digitization and social media – have also impacted individuals and the way organizations operate, she said. “How we live our lives today is very different from how we lived 10 years ago,” she said. “It’s impacting us as individuals, the /month way we interact with our family, and the way customers interact with us. It’s for one year* important to be aware of how these changes are impacting the economy and how we adjust to it.” In order to cope with these changes and stay competitive, Kochhar said an organization first needs to set goals. “The process starts by laying out a strategic path,” she said, adding that the next AT NEWTON step is executing that goal. “Just having a *3 Year term. Certain restrictions apply.

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Second “Every Girl Matters Day” proclaimed by Finance Minister Mike De Jong in Abbotsford

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Sikh leadership honored for action plans to prevent youth violence and gang involvement BY GIRA BHATT Director, AT-CURA Project Kwantlen Polytechnic University WHEN the youth get on a wrong track of life, it becomes a concern for the entire community. As such, taking corrective steps to prevent youth from wandering into the dark alleys of the criminal gang world calls for collective efforts by all concerned. In this regard, the South Asian community has demonstrated remarkable resourcefulness and willingness to walk side by side with a common goal of youth gang and violence prevention. A community event, “Youth Violence and Family Relationships,” hosted by the South Asian Community Coalition Against Youth Violence (SACCAYV) on October 9 in Surrey, was to some extent a celebration of this community collabo-

ration, especially the partnership between the Sikh leadership, police, academic researchers and service agencies. The larger goal was to affirm the commitment to continue collaborative efforts to prevent youth violence and gang involvement. The event was sponsored in part by the Acting Together - Community University Research Alliance (AT-CURA) of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and MOSAIC-BC. The significance of this event cannot be underestimated. Following the loss of over a hundred youth in a decade to gang violence, in 2004, the community came together as the Sikh Societies of the Lower Mainland under the leadership of Balwant Sanghera, a retired school psychologist and a tireless social activist. By 2014, the group evolved as the South Asian Community Against Youth Violence (SACCAYV) and has

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a fine record of the ability, willingness and action to work collaboratively with various agencies including the academics, police, educators, law makers, and importantly, the community at large. It was no surprise that when the police needed community help to develop a collaborative gang-prevention action plan, it determined to work with the South Asian community for its pilot project. Recognizing the strengths of the local gurdwaras as the hub of the community, a historic two-day residential summit was held at the RCMP training center in Chilliwack in June 2013. The Sikh leadership along with youth members met with police officers, including RCMP Assistant Commissioner Norm Lipinski, Lower Mainland District Commander Chief Superintendent Dan Malo, Staff-Sgt. Baltej Dhillon, and Sgt. Lindsey Houghton who leads the End Gang Life campaign for BC’s integrated anti-gang police agency (CFSEUBC) ,several police chiefs, and ATCURA members. A commitment was made by police and the Sikh leadership to create and follow a concrete collaborative gang-prevention action plan. This action plan is no ordinary plan. It is a long-term plan including various steps along the way. It is collaborative, it is evidence-based, it is local and relevant to our community and our youth. The first step was to compile a systematic inventory of current youth programs implemented by the police and the gurdwaras. The AT-CURA team coordinated a systematic compilation of these programs. A police officer and a student assistant from KPU visited each of the 16 gurdwaras in the Lower Mainland which welcomed them with warm hospitality and provided details of their youth programs. These inventories are systematically categorized to develop comprehensive gang-prevention strategies. Another important step was to integrate information from the police on how gangs recruit youth, and from the academic researchers and psychologists on what parents can do to prevent youth from being lured into criminal gangs. The result was the parent resource booklet, “Understanding Youth and Gangs,” which is a joint publication by the SACCAYV, CFSEU-BC, and the ATCURA. Close to 100,000 copies in English are being printed for province-wide distribution. CONTINUED ON 21

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Assistant Commissioner Dan Malo, SACCAYV Chair Balwant Sanghera and Sgt. Lindsey Houghton. All photos submitted undertaken by SACCAYV and the Sikh leadership while asking that we continue with our collective efforts supporting the police and the community to prevent youth violence and gang recruitment. The event, attended by 65 invited guests, concluded with a forum facilitated by Ninu Kang (MOSAIC-BC) with a discussion on youth violence, family relationships, and recommendations to help strengthen families. The Sikh leadership along

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Former MLA Brenda Locke and realtor Stephen Gammer team up as TeamSurrey FORMER provincial cabinet minister Brenda Locke and Surrey realtor and community activist Stephen Gammer have teamed up as candidates for Surrey Council as TeamSurrey. Brenda Locke, who announced her candidacy much earlier exclusively through The VOICE, has extensive experience in public service and association management. As MLA, she was integral to the development of the Simon Fraser University Central City Campus, and was a guiding voice in the successful effort to bring the RCMP ‘E’ Division Headquarters to Surrey. In her capacity as minister of state for mental health and addiction services, Brenda was responsible for expanding client-centered services and developing an effective housing strategy for those living with mental health issues and addictions. Her community service includes executive director positions with various organizations for more than two decades. Currently, Brenda sits on

the Board of Directors for the Surrey Urban Mission. For 35 years, Brenda and her husband have lived in Surrey. They raised their family here. Stephen Gammer is an advocate for small business and entrepreneurism, having devoted more than a decade to the business community as a Surrey commercial real estate agent and a director of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Stephen’s nonprofit involvement includes past president of the Surrey Hospice Society, director with the New Hope Recovery Society, and an active captain of his neighbourhood Block Watch Program. Stephen is a graduate of Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary. He and his wife have called Whalley home for the past four years. Running under the TeamSurrey banner, Brenda Locke and Stephen Gammer’s priorities for Surrey are focused around the need to build a stronger city, create an accountable

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Surrey all candidates meetings on October 23 and 27 THE Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association is hosting two all candidates meets for the upcoming civic election at SFU Surrey Campus (13450 102 Avenue, Surrey). The all candidates meeting on Thursday, October 23 at 7 p.m. will focus on Surrey’s mayoral candidates. All candidates will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves and answer questions based on a list of answers. This list of question and answers were submitted by the public in

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2014 Surrey Elections Website: See who’s running for Mayor, Councillor and School Trustee WITH less than one month to go until the 2014 Municipal Elections, the City of Surrey has updated its elections website with candidate profiles to provide voters with the information they need to make informed decisions on November 15. Information is available at www.surrey.ca/elections In total there are seven mayoral candidates, 35 councillor candidates and 23 school trustee candidates running for office. Each candidate profile includes a photo, short video and/or profile summary highlighting the candidate’s: * Most important issues they will address if they are elected. * Background, experience and what makes them qualified for the position. * Contact information, including how to connect with them (e.g. email, campaign website, Twitter and Facebook accounts) Additionally the elections website has been updated with information about voting locations, advanced voting days, and all-candidate forums and debates.

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On Monday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m., the all candidates meeting will give the public an opportunity to meet the candidates running for a place on Council. Given the number of candidates, each candidate will have the

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Raj Singh, former WWE Superstar Jinder Mahal, at All Star Wrestling on October 24 in Cloverdale BIRTHED into Indian royalty, Jinder Mahal is accustomed to having only the finest things in life, and that extends from his well-tailored suits to the ornate, lavishly decorated sherwani he wears to the ring. But beneath the posh robes and suits lies a man who is actually a ruthless and physical competitor in the ring. Mahal revealed himself to be a master manipulator in his first days in WWE, convincing The Great Khali to turn on his own brother, Ranjin Singh, and join the vocal villain to form a new power duo destined to dominate. Backed by the 7-foot former World Heavyweight Champion, Mahal made good use of his fierce full-nelson slam to rack up an impressive winning streak. Following a fallout with the towering Punjabi powerhouse, Mahal set out on his own, driven to distinguish himself from the other young Superstars on the Friday night roster. One surprising way that he looked to do that was by initiating an intense showdown with the fierce Ryback. Then, the self-professed “Maharaja” and Drew McIntyre suddenly attacked Brodus Clay during his match against Heath Slater. This lit the fuse on an explosive series of 3-on-1 onslaughts by the treacherous trio in the coming weeks on various targets. Mahal, McIntyre and Slater soon revealed themselves to the world as 3MB, WWE's resident rock band. The rockers meddled in each others' matches and annoyed their fellow Superstars with

their antics. Though 3MB never captured championships, Mahal and his bandmates made their mark in WWE, even if they had to pester their way to it. Real Name: Yuvraj "RAJ" Singh Dhesi (6'4 / 230lbs / Punjab, India) Born: July 19, 1986 in Calgary Alberta Trained By: Rick Titan, Jerry Morrow, Bad News Allen and Great Gama Singh Dhesi began his wrestling career at the Martial Arts Fitness Center in Calgary, Alberta training with former WWE superstar "Razor" Rick Titan and Premier Martial Arts Wrestling (PMW) working as Raj "The Future" Dhesi. He then went on to train with "Champagne" Jerry Morrow and Bad News Allen. In Canada's Stampede Wrestling, After working for a time with Hybrid Wrestling Coalition (HWC) Dhesi teamed with his cousin Gama Singh, Jr., as The Karachi Vice, and Sikh n' Destroy. In March 2005, the team won the Stampede Wrestling

International Tag Team Championship, holding it for eight months. They won the title for a second time in December of that year, holding it until November of the following year. He also worked for the Prairie Wrestling Alliance, where he was the PWA Champion from 2008 until January 2010, and also a three time tag team champion. Dhesi also competed for Great North Wrestling (GNW), where he feuded with such wrestlers as Samoa Joe and Hannibal. In December 2009, he traveled to Tampa, Florida, to try out for WWE's developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). Dhesi thinks that what sold him to the WWE was his ability to speak Punjabi and his authentic costume like his turban. He remembers that, "I think they needed an Indian guy, they were looking for one." In early 2010, he was signed to a developmental contract with FCW. In 2012 he was a WWE superstar headlining around the world! While working for the WWE, Jinder was in a stable called the 3MB which stands for 3 Man Band. 3MB was a charismatic bunch and Jinder was a key part of their success! In 2014 the WWE went a different direction like they usually do and released Jinder. The fans of course were confused due to the popularity of this young Indo-Candian superstar. In fact when the WWE came to Abbotsford the whole crowd was cheering his name in unison. Like it or not

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Req'd Framers for Amar Singh Builders Ltd; Business Add: 2543 Stanley Street Abbotsford BC . Location of work: Lower Mainland Area; Duties: Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements; Build foundations & install floor beams; Supervise apprentices & construction workers. Wage: $25. Skills Required: Trade diploma/certification; Minimum 2 years of experience as a framer Contact: Manjinder; Email: asbuilder141@yahoo.ca *******

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Req’d F/T Long Haul Truck Drivers for Never Delay Services Transportation; located at: PO Box 2151 Abbotsford, BC V2T 3X8. Location of work - Various locations across Canada and USA. Duties- Drive & operate trucks as a team; Perform pretrip, en-route and post-trip inspection of vehicle. Record cargo info & trip details. Wage: $23; Skills requirements: Min 2 yrs exp. Contact :Harry; Fax: 604504-4478 Email: transportnds @ yahoo . ca Oct 18

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ON September 9, from Cupertino, California, Apple demonstrated its newest product the Apple Watch. It will not be available for sale until 2015. In the meantime online videos at www.apple.com/watch/ detail all the features of the ‘Watch’ except the price tag. Speculation about this abounds, though, and most of the internet chatter is about pricing. Whatever it costs, we can expect that the device will do well in the marketplace. Some commentators say the Watch is the most important product launch of the year and are already predicting sales of 30 to 50 million units in 2015. Some speculate that even the heretofore-unassailable market share of the luxury watch world may be vulnerable. Traffic safety experts were quick to speculate about another type of vulnerability resulting from an explosive uptake of the Apple

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type of functionality. Reportedly, simulator tests are already being designed to test the Watch to see how much of a distraction it will pose to drivers. But the answer to whether or not the ‘smart watch’ has already outsmarted our relatively new distracted driving rules (or will inevitably do so) is somewhat beside the point. Some safety advocates do not consider the handsfree exception a satisfactory resolution to the problem of crafting specific laws to deter distracted driving. They point to the many studies showing that handsfree functionality in fact offers no less of a distraction and arguably represents an even greater risk simply by instilling a false sense of security. Add to this ‘nonsolution’ enshrined in law the practical problem that law enforcement continues to appear ineffective—everyone sees inconsequential daily instances of disregard for these rules—and the result is confusion and disregard for the law. In the broadest sense, the issue of distracted driving is not new. “Driving without due care and attention” has been an offence in law, since the motor car was invented. With dazzling new gadgets arriving on the market at regular intervals, the old rule still governs. Additional legis-

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