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Grad student calls for Canadian political, industry attention in Western Sahara

Activist standoff focuses on Morocco

Surrey declaration

Enviro pledge laudedAlex BrowneStaff Reporter

A City of Surrey declaration enshrining a public ‘Right To a Healthy Environment’ – unani-mously endorsed by council Jan. 11 – is receiving qualified praise from Terry McNeice, spokesper-son of the South Surrey Ratepayers Association.

But McNeice – whose associa-tion has been fighting Ebco Metal Finishing LP’s proposed galvaniz-ing plant in the 18600-block of 24 Avenue over potential pollution from emissions – said that while the language of the declaration is commendable, its true measure will be judged by council actions.

“We are anxiously awaiting to see if the city upholds many of the items covered in the declaration,” he told Peace Arch News.

The document is in line with the grassroots ‘Blue Dot’ movement – led by the David Suzuki Foundation – which is encouraging municipali-ties across Canada to make similar declarations, with the ultimate aim of amending the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to include the right to a healthy environment.

Alex BrowneStaff Reporter

White Rock-born graduate student Tess Espey – now a resident of Norway – is among students and activists involved in an attempt to focus international attention on a long-standing issue concerning Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara.

Alleged exploitation of the west African disputed territory’s natural resources by

Morocco should be of concern to Canada, she said in an email to Peace Arch News Monday, since many Canadian companies are supporting it through trade.

Espey, 25, and a friend, U.S. citizen Michael Foster, said they were among five separate sets of travellers – including residents of Norway, Poland and the Netherlands – who were forced out of the occupied territories by Moroccan authorities on Sunday.

“(We) attempted to enter Western Sahara by overnight bus from Marrakech,” the Earl Marriott Secondary grad said in the email.

Espey wrote that at El Aaiun – about 60 km inside Western Sahara and within sight of the capital of Laayoune – they were stopped at a police checkpoint and detained for ques-tioning for more than three hours.

“We were then forcibly deported by police on a private taxi for the nine-hour journey

back to Agadir in Southern Morocco, along with three Norwegians and a Pole,” she added. “Many members of the 68-person delegation have also been deported.”

The Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara is reporting on its website that 67 foreign visitors, also including Swedish and Lithuanian nationals, have been refused access to Western Sahara since Sunday.

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Dance dance resolution

Boaz Joseph photoPanorama Ridge Secondary hosted a flurry of dance performances Saturday, during the Surrey Secondary Dance Teachers’ Association’s Breakout 2016 dance competition. The day-long event featured 49 hip-hop and breakdancing groups, including this student-choreographed senior hip-hop team from Queen Elizabeth Secondary.

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Surrey RCMP are recommending charges against three men after a suspicious fire in South Surrey early Saturday morning.

Crews were called to Crescent Park Market at 128 Street and 25 Avenue at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, where flames had engulfed the patio at the attached residence behind the corner store.

Surrey Battalion Chief Richard Ellis told Peace Arch News Sunday that crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire, and all occupants of the house, including a cat, were safely evacuated.

“It was a quick knockdown, and the crews spent some time making sure it

didn’t extend into the house,” Ellis said. Surrey RCMP were called in to

investigate after preliminary inves-tigation deemed the fire as suspi-cious. According to Sgt. Paul Hayes, three males “stepped forward” while police were on scene Saturday and are believed to be involved in the fire.

Charges, including arson, have been recommended to the Crown, which will decide whether charges will pro-ceed.

Hayes said there was “a lot of smoke and water damage,” to the building, but the majority of the fire damage was confined to the exterior.

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Rafferty Baker/CBC photoSurrey fire crews respond to a suspicious fire behind Crescent Park Market.

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newsFederal funding announced 12 days before layoff notices were to be sent out

Reprieve for immigrant Welcome Centre

Volunteers retire after seven years of assistance

Friends in deed have helped 700 families

Kevin DiakiwBlack Press

Just as the Surrey School District was readying to send out layoff notices to immigration workers at its Welcome Centre, the federal government extended the contract for the Newton facility.

The Welcome Centre processes newcomers arriving in Surrey and helps assess the needs of new immigrants, including refugees.

Never, officials say, has the ser-vice been needed more than now as the federal government is bring-ing in 25,000 Syrian refugees to the country as part of a Liberal election promise.

It’s anticipated 800 to 1,000 will arrive in Surrey.

Services at the Welcome Centre – which has 40 employees at the 7525 King George Blvd. location – went out to tender last year and the Surrey School District put in a bid.

But last week it was readying ter-mination notices for the employees as of Jan. 30 unless it was given an assurance federal funding would be coming. The contract ends on

May 1.Due to conditions of the employ-

ment contract, the district has to give 90 days notice to Welcome Centre staff, meaning letters of

termination would have gone out at the end of the month.

Surrey Board of Education Chair Shawn Wilson told Black Press last week that without any word of funding, “the noose is tightening.”

On Monday morning, 12 days before termination notices were to be sent out, the federal govern-ment notified the district the Wel-come Centre had won the contract for 2016.

What is unclear at this point is whether there will be any extra funding to hire new employees to handle the small tsunami of Syr-ians expected to arrive.

“Processing the new (Syrian) refugee children will be a much greater workload,” Wilson said.

Tracy HolmesStaff Reporter

After seven years of quietly lending strug-gling families a helping hand, a group of Pen-insula volunteers are retiring from the task.

Lori Ishikawa of Friends of the Families said a lack of storage space for items col-lected for the families they help, along with the group’s aging members, are among key reasons for the decision reached last month.

But it was not made lightly, she noted.“We loved it,” said Ishikawa, who founded

Friends with Tammy Ritchie and Joe Swee-ney. “All of us… it is sad to give it up, but I think it’s just time.”

Friends of the Families grew from a chat Ishikawa had with a man who came to White Rock City Hall – where she works in the bylaws and licensing department – to pay a ticket. The elementary principal shared with Ishikawa some of the challenges faced by the many immigrant families involved in his school, and she, in turn, shared the story with a group of her longtime friends, who had been wanting to adopt some families at Christmas.

The idea took on new life after the women got a look at what some of the recipient fam-ilies were dealing with – from empty fridges and no beds to no toys for their children.

Over the years, recipients of Friends’ efforts have included new immigrants from countries such as Ethiopia, the Congo and Syria, as well as single moms and others who

rely on Sources’ White Rock South Surrey Food Bank.

A well-known local homeless couple also benefited from the group’s kindness – Friends’ helped Roy Mercer and Darlene Fox find and move into the first real house they’d lived in in a decade, and then, when that arrangement ended sooner than expected, helped find them a second home.

“We have helped about 700 families in seven years,” Ishikawa said.

Friends’ core group also includes White Rock seniors Kees and June Koster, David Chesney (a White Rock city councillor) and Fraser Crinklaw.

Ishikawa was quick to emphasize that none of the work could’ve been done without the help of the community, and support from First United Church (which helped store donations) and Hallmark Carpets (which donated the use of a delivery truck).

“Everyone was so amazing… very, very generous.”

Still connected to many of those they have helped over the years, Ishikawa said she wouldn’t turn down a desperate appeal for help, but said accepting, storing and delivering donations is simply not an option any more.

She encouraged anyone with furniture or other items to donate to contact the Surrey-based Umoja Operation Compassion Society of B.C. Founders Edith and Amos Kambere may be reached at [email protected]

Contributed photosFriend of the Families’ (from left) Tammy Ritchie, Lori Ishikawa, Coun. David Chesney, June Koster, Kees Koster and Fraser Crinklaw. At left, Koster with a new friend from Myanmar.

Just three Syrian refugee students have so far reg-istered in Surrey schools. That number, however, is expected to jump in the coming weeks.

In an update to Surrey school trustees on Thursday, Supt. Jordan Tinney said that as of the previous week, 411 government-assisted refugees had arrived in B.C., with 78 more expected shortly. An additional 2,000 or so are anticipated to arrive by the end of February, fol-lowed by another smaller group in March and April.

“Currently in temporary housing, these new refugees will be moving to permanent locations throughout the

Metro region,” Tinney said, noting Surrey, Vancouver, Coquitlam and Burnaby school districts will likely receive the vast majority of the refugees.

While it was initially estimated more than 500 students might come to Surrey schools, the district is now anticipating 300-350 school-aged children, whose needs will be assessed at the Welcome Centre before they are sent to their neighbourhood schools.

Tinney said early analysis of the already landed refu-gees indicate 60 per cent are under age 18.

– Sheila Reynolds

Surrey school district sees only three refugees so far


The Surrey declaration follows presentations by local Blue Dot representatives to both the city’s Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee (ESAC) chaired by Coun. Mike Starchuk, and council in committee last summer.

“We’re happy we can support the movement and look forward to working with it in future,” Coun. Judy Villeneuve, who was among those who spoke in sup-port of the declaration when it was adopted, told PAN.

“The City of Surrey will be rec-ognized for taking a leadership role – we want to continue to be a progressive city and we’re trying to build on our record.

“We take (environmental con-cerns) very seriously and we want to do our due diligence to make sure we acknowledge

the concerns the community has and that community voices are heard.”

The declaration states that “all people have the right to live in a healthy environment, including the right to breathe clean air; drink and access clean water; eat safe and healthy food; access nature; know about pollutants and contaminants released into

the local environment; and par-ticipate in decision-making that will affect the environment.”

The declaration also says that by June 30 of this year the city will specify “objectives, targets, timelines and actions” it will take – “within its jurisdiction” to address residents’ right to a healthy environment.

In the preamble to the decla-ration, however, the city states that it is “articu-lating public policy prin-ciples” rather than creat-ing or guaranteeing legal rights and obligations, and that where it differs from already established city bylaws, the bylaws will take precedence.

McNeice noted the dec-laration includes recogni-tion of the importance of protecting citizens from environmental hazards.

This should include emissions form hazard-ous chemicals Ebco will use in the galvaniz-ing process at its plant, McNeice said, adding that if Ebco does not keep to a past promise of zero emissions from the plant, the city could withhold or revoke its business licence “until the zero-emissions promise is fulfilled.”

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Espey acknowledges she and Foster had intended to enter the occupied territory to “talk with Saharawis about living condi-tions and human-rights con-cerns.”

This trip was part of a greater Norwegian-based effort to gar-ner attention for – and condemn Morocco’s 40-year-long occupa-tion of – Western Sahara, she said.

She noted she was drawn to the movement after studying the issue at the Norwegian Univer-sity of Life Sciences campus in Aas, Norway.

“The native Saharawian popu-lation is still denied many basic human rights (including the right to vote),” Espey said.

“Canadian companies pur-chase and import more natu-ral resources from Morocco – mostly phosphate rock, an essential ingredient for agricul-tural fertilisers – than any other country in the world,” she wrote.

“Much of this ore enters the port of Vancouver before travel-ling across North America for

processing,” Espey added.“Many Canadians are unaware

what a large part our coun-try does to support Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara through the purchase of phos-phate rock.”

In an item posted to the West-ern Sahara Resource Watch website on Sunday, Espey and Foster said they had been told by police that they had stopped and detained them because they doubted the pair had come to El Aaiun as tourists.

Espey and Foster did not reveal what their next actions will be, but Espey indicated she contin-ues to be concerned by Canada’s role in the region.

“I think it is embarrassing that Canadian companies are pivotal in exploration of resources of Western Sahara,” Espey stated on the website.

“They should stop. It is unjust, underpinning the human-rights violations. It is against the moral standings that Canada is trying to promote on the world stage.”

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Western Sahara Resource Watch photoMichael Foster and Tess Espey are transported back to Agadir, Morocco after being denied access to residents of Western Sahara.

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File photoA galvanizing plant is being built off 24 Avenue in South Surrey.

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A White Rock city councillor wants a “more transparent pro-cess” when it comes to com-mittee appointments, following council’s endorsement last week of selections for 2016.

Prior to a unanimous vote Jan. 11 to adopt this year’s appoint-ments, Coun. Helen Fathers told fellow council members she would like to see a lottery system put in place for the committee positions that are sought by more than one councillor.

“At the end of our four years we should have been given equal opportunity to serve on all of the committees,” Fathers said. “I hope to see that by the end of this term.”

Committee selections – which include representatives and alter-nates for a variety of city commit-tees as well as external organiza-tions – are made by Mayor Wayne Bald-win, who then brings the list to council for approval.

For 2016, the coun-cil appointments approved last week include eight for Couns. Lynne Sinclair and Bill Lawrence, seven for Couns. Grant Meyer, Megan Knight and David Chesney and six for Fathers.

Baldwin told Peace Arch News Monday that councillors have the opportunity to relay their inter-est in specific committees ahead of time, and can also request changes to the list before it’s

voted on. Baldwin said he tries to dis-

tribute the appointments evenly among council but acknowl-edged the amount of engage-ment of certain committees over others does not factor into the selections.

“It varies so much and would be pretty hard to predict,” Baldwin said. “Some of them aren’t going to be very much, but others will vary depending on the issues that come up.”

Fathers told PAN she believes that certain mem-bers of council are “stacked heavy with committees” while others are not.

“From my perspec-tive, there’s too much favouritism done with the committees,” she said. “It’s in coun-cil’s best interest for us to all have a try on

different committees.” Fathers pointed to two of her

2016 appointments – to the Envi-ronmental Advisory Committee and the Lower Mainland Local Government Association – not-ing that the two had no meetings scheduled for the year. Another of her appointments, to the Par-

cel Tax Roll Review Panel, is “held once a year for one min-ute,” she said.

“For the longest serving mem-ber of council and the one who got the most votes, it’s just not very even,” Fathers said, noting she thought it was futile disput-ing the appointments in coun-cil, “’cause the votes are stacked against me.”

According to Baldwin, two or more councillors vying for the same committee appointment “doesn’t happen very often” and when it does, he recommends whichever council has the most interest or is best-suited for the role.

“I just pick one and if they want to trade or discuss it between themselves, they can do that,” Baldwin said. “I just make the recommendation. In the end, it’s council’s decision.”

Baldwin dismissed Fathers’ claims that he favours some councillors over others, pointing to her year-long appointment as representative to Metro Vancou-ver in 2011 as “something that no one else has ever had.”

“If she wants to complain, she should take that into account,” Baldwin said.

In December, council also approved the 2016 deputy mayor-rotation list, which Chesney was removed from last year as part of his censure for a comment pub-lished on his website about a fel-low councillor deemed “defama-tory” by Baldwin.

Chesney is back on the rotation list for 2016, and is scheduled to be deputy mayor from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.

Fathers points to favouritism in committee appointments

Final selections made by council: Baldwin

Wayne Baldwin Helen Fathers

The City of White Rock is looking for feedback from the public regarding the name of its new tour-ism body, expected to launch in the spring.

The public is asked to vote on four possible names for the new city-run tourism organization, which was announced in October at the same time the city said it would cease funding for Tourism White Rock effective Dec. 31.

Although Tourism White Rock ceased operations

at that time, its name may live on, as one of the options put forth by the city; the other three choices include ‘Explore White Rock,’ ‘In White Rock’ and ‘Discover White Rock’.

Voting is open until Jan. 25, and can be done online on the city’s homepage at www.whiterockc-ity.ca, or on the city’s Facebook page at facebook.com/whiterockcity/

– Melissa Smalley

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Currency watchers likely cringed in recent days when the Canadian dollar dipped below 70 cents against the U.S.

greenback, its lowest point in almost 12 years. Except, perhaps, certain hoteliers, local film-industry workers and those in export industries whose business depends largely on U.S. customers.

So what does that mean to the rest of us? Will our groceries get more expensive, given that much of our fresh food comes from south of the border at this time of year, not to mention the raft of packaged goods that originate out of the U.S.?

The unfortunate part is that few of us will ever know to what level price increases are due to our currency value or other factors, such as drought in California, the variable costs such as labour or simply gouging.

While it has felt good to be paying lower prices for gas in recent days, those cost savings are being swallowed up by incrementally higher prices for other regularly purchased goods.

Readers will likely remember not so long ago when the Canadian dollar, buoyed by a surging resource industry and high demand for our exports, climbed well above the level of its U.S. counterpart. It reached an all-time high of close to $1.10 back in 2007. But did our cost of living go down? Not much.

We recall conversations about the cost of books, for example, which have both Canadian and U.S. prices printed on them. People argued that with a stronger loonie, such items should be priced closer to par. No such luck, as publishing houses in the U.S. chose to simply wait things out until the situation evened itself out. Similar situation with winter fruits and vegetables – the selling price for which didn’t come down to reflect the change in the value of our currency.

In our 2016 reality, border-community residents – many of whom routinely cross the line for lower U.S. prices – are likely thinking twice now that the savings are negligible, if in fact a reality. And Canadian holiday-goers who don’t have seasonal lodging in the States are now hesitant about heading south. Many are choosing more cost-effective vacations such as Mexico, a situation that has been a trend for some years now, especially with the loonie maintaining stability next to the peso in recent years.

The Canadian dollar has rebounded from its previous depths. But with consumers struggling to keep pace with inflation these days, the timing of this latest dollar dive doesn’t help.

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The sense of community in large cities like Surrey and Vancouver is sometimes difficult to fathom.

While it exists in many ways, in organizations and neighbourhoods, a citywide sense of community is usually absent.

Certainly in Surrey, it’s been a long time since the vast majority of residents have been deeply committed or moved by any single event.

In White Rock, it still exists. That’s a key reason why White Rock separated from Surrey in 1957 and why it remains a separate city today. It’s one reason there has been a lot of attention paid to the takeover of the White Rock water utility by the city and more recent plans to add chloramine to the water supply.

The latter has prompted a furious reaction that landed at city hall. City council last week passed a unanimous motion to halt chloramination, but to some degree it will be out of their hands. Fraser Health Authority has told the city total coliform counts over the summer indicated “we have a problem with the distribution system,” requiring secondary disinfection. At least some of the wells also have high levels of arsenic and

manganese, close to the allowable limit. That means the water system does need improvements, something the city is undertaking.

There will be much more discussion in coming months, as the disinfection plan gets more discussion and as details about the sale price emerge.

On the subject of community, Cloverdale at one time had a strong sense of community. It is still more significant than in Surrey at large.

That sense of community was obvious at a memorial service for longtime businessman Allan Dann on Saturday. He died in December at the age of 91.

Dann lived an amazing life. Born in 1924, he lived and worked in Cloverdale for most

of it. He took over his father’s radio and electrical business after returning from service in the Second World War, working for many years alongside his mother Doris. When he closed his business in January 2013, his family had operated it for almost 92 years – the oldest continuously family-operated business in Surrey, by a long shot.

His grandson Ben, who lives in Houston, Texas and works on the

international space station, noted his grandfather was a member of what Tom Brokaw labelled “the greatest generation.”

Cloverdale was a great place to grow up in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a small town, but it was made up of a lot of “greatest generation” people determined to make something of their lives, and raise their kids so they could experience even more opportunities. Many, like Allan Dann, had experienced the war firsthand, and came back ready to make a better world. They started new businesses, strengthened existing ones, taught school, got involved in community organizations and turned Cloverdale into a thriving community.

The town was small enough that we all at least knew of each other. People shopped at local businesses – there were no malls or big department stores. There were no freeways. The biggest store in town was the Surrey Co-op.

Many business people were part of the local volunteer fire department. Longtime volunteer chief Alan Clegg noted on Saturday that one time, Allan Dann was called to a fire and, when he took down the address from the dispatcher, and he realized it was his own house that was on fire.

He, Clegg and George Coupland, longtime co-publisher and production man at the Surrey Leader, responded with two trucks, and knocked down the fire. Thankfully, his wife Brenda and their children were safely out of the house.

In a community like that, people take care of each other.

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Fishy decision over waterEditor:Re: Chloramine plan abandoned, Jan. 13.

Democracy alive in White Rock?I was delighted and pleased to see

so many in attendance at the White Rock city council meeting last week. It is a credit to the citizens of White Rock, mayor and council and to city staff that this meeting was conducted in concert with long-held venerable principles of Canadian democracy.

As a result of this meeting, several facts surfaced, which while known by some, were no doubt news to others. Of note was the fact that while the incident precipitating water treatment had occurred in 2010, this was the first meeting of this kind where all could hear facts from the experts. While the choice of chlorine or chloramine as a disinfectant was the central issue for discussion, levels of arsenic and manganese loomed as perhaps the first topic that needed some attention.

Mayor Wayne Baldwin acknowledged the presence of our neighbour First Nations community at the meeting and the city’s lack of involvement with this community in any discussions on water. He described the behaviour of the city toward First Nations as disrespectful. It is my view that lack of this type of dialogue with all affected citizens is equally disrespectful.

In the case at hand, where the quality of White Rock water hangs in the balance, council has decided to ask for additional time to review the options and finalize some plan of action. It remains to be seen what form of public education and dialogue ensues with more respect, at least for First Nations.

I was not heartened to hear the mayor suggest that we would be drinking the water with whatever Epcor decided to add to it if the city had not purchased the utility. I believe it was and remains the responsibility of city staff, council and the mayor to have initiated a dialogue long before this month with regards to the condition of water, regardless of how it was delivered or by whom.

To assume otherwise is to assume that citizens, without thought or response, should simply “drink the Kool-Aid” as it has been delivered.

I, for one, am hopeful, based on Monday’s meeting that the future will lead to increased transparency and dialogue from those who hold public positions of trust in White Rock and that democracy is alive and well in our community.Eric Ross, White Rock

So Mayor Wayne Baldwin and his White Rock Coalition cronies have backed down on adding chloramine to White Rock’s water.

I am amazed. Perhaps our council is finally getting the message that the opinions of White Rock’s residents matter. On the other hand, I would not hold my breath.

This is a council that clearcut ‘the hump’ – or, as my husband calls it, ‘the stump’ – and made White Rock

Canada’s garbage-truck city. What really bothers me is

Baldwin’s nasty responses when things don’t go his way.

After the chloramine vote, he maintained that if the city had not taken over the water supply residents would “be drinking chloraminated water and not know it.”

He boasts that council is going through a public process. I believe residents have forced the council to go through a public process. Our council doesn’t ever seem to endorse transparency unless really pressed.

Later, our mayor, who still seems upset he did not get his way and who is being criticized for the purchase of the water supply in the first place, goes so far to say people “have simplistic notions”, (Water system better than ever: Baldwin, Jan. 15).

I have read some well-written anti-chloramine letters recently. I also think that when the true cost of the purchase of Epcor comes out, residents will realize it is the mayor who has been simplistic.

It is the job of a mayor to listen to his residents and show leadership. Our mayor does neither.Susan Ellis, White Rock

My heartfelt thanks to all the fishes in the area for your ongoing

contribution to our battle against chloramine in the drinking water.

Sure, the welfare of our aquatic life seems more important to Mayor Wayne Baldwin than the welfare of, well, you and me, but I’ll take what I can get. It’s an upside-down world.

At least a fish is a few steps up from a plumbing fixture. Being less valuable than a water pipe was a little hard to take.Maureen Kerr, Surrey

In sheep’s clothingEditor:

My husband and I were driving south on 152 Street when we witnessed a theft in progress.

Even though the value of the item stolen wasn’t high, the way it was done leads me to believe this wasn’t the first time this person had stolen, probably from the same place, and likely other places as well.

Although it was the woman that stole, it was obvious that the man with her was aware of what she was doing, as he was watching from just a few feet away. When my husband called out to them and said they

should pay for the item, the couple both laughed and turned away.

Where it actually happened was out front of a little fruit and veggie market. As I said, it wasn’t a high-dollar item, it was a piece of fruit, which the woman ate as she walked the next block or so toward BuyLow. In my book, though, a theft is a theft, no matter the value of the item.

So I parked down the block, took a picture of the couple as they were passing by, and then drove back to the market where I went in and told the proprietor what I had seen, and showed him the picture of the couple, for future reference.

Even though I didn’t need anything in the store and hadn’t planned on buying anything, I ended up spending $8, I guess hoping to compensate for other peoples’ wrongdoings.

I’m only making an assumption, but I’d be willing to bet that the bags the couple were carrying had a few other unpaid items in them from their afternoon stroll through town.

I don’t think it would hurt for the public to be aware that just because people are decently dressed and looking like casual shoppers doesn’t mean that they are honest.Gwen Pope, White Rock

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Editor:Re: Looking back on Harper, Jan. 6 column.

While there are no governments that have all taxpayers applauding its performance, it is about time someone wrote about some of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s accomplishments.

Columnist Tom Fletcher’s article is honest and revealing. The media has indeed been biased towards the Liberals. It is interesting how after just a few days in office, the media was already asking people how they thought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was doing and reporting that he was doing a great job. How could anyone tell?

I asked my friends who voted for Trudeau whether they understood what Trudeau’s platform was – they said no, but he’s young and handsome. And so far, that is exactly what we’ve seen: daily photo-ops and “excellent performance” by executing reversals of previous achievements.

Harper’s government was responsible for Bill C-377, which was to compel unions to make detailed reports on their operations and financial commitments. Yet Trudeau reversed this bill. He supports the union bosses, not the union workers.

Harper’s government passed the First Nations

Financial Transparency Act that calls for accountability among First Nation leaders and resulted in revelations of a number of leaders who were abusing their authority at the expense of their people. Yet again, Trudeau suspended the sanctions for leaders who fail to comply. Did Trudeau not say he’s all for transparency?

What’s wrong with this picture? This picture was first tainted by Trudeau withdrawing Harper Government’s appeal to the Supreme Court challenging the wearing of the niqab at the Canadian citizenship ceremony. The niqab is not a requirement of the Islam religion. I am an immigrant and I believe we should respect the law of the land we live in. Wearing anything that covers your face in an oath-taking ceremony is a full-force slap on the face of the nation you are privileged to be living in. Yet suspending the challenge is considered an accomplishment by Trudeau.

Canadians should show some respect for our previous prime minister. You may not agree with all his decisions, but he has been our leader for at least a decade.

I know there are a lot of anti-Harper sentiments out there, so you, Tom, have my applause for writing this article. L. Young, White Rock

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A 24-year-old former BC Hockey League player – and one-time Surrey Eagle – was one of three people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in western New York Sunday morning.

Matthew Hutchinson, originally from North Vancouver, was in his fourth season playing hockey for State Univer-sity of New York-Gen-eseo.

According to the Gen-eseo Police Depart-ment, the three deaths occurred in an off-cam-pus residence in Gen-eseo, a small town near Buffalo, N.Y.

Hutchinson did not live at the residence, and Geneseo fire Chief Andrew Chanler told CBC News that Hutchinson was “in

the wrong place at the wrong time.”

In addition to playing and studying at the university, Hutchinson was also a volunteer

firefighter with the Gen-eseo Fire Department.

Hutchinson, a defence-man, played just two games for the Surrey Eagles in the 2008-09 season, and went on to play for the Quesnel Millionaires, Coquitlam Express and Chilliwack Chiefs before moving on to SUNY-Geneseo.

The other two deceased were identified as SUNY

student Kelsey Annese, 21, and former student Colin Kingston, 24.

Geneseo police spokesperson Jeffrey Szczesniak said Monday afternoon that Kingston and

Annese had recently split up.“Mr Kingston was distraught

over the breakup, which led to the events of yesterday,” Szczesn-iak said.

He said a knife was recovered from the scene.

“We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Matthew’s pass-ing,” said BCHL commissioner John Grisdale in a news release issued Monday. “He was a hockey player that worked extremely hard to earn the opportunities he got in the game. His former coaches and teammates remem-ber him fondly and I know he will be missed.”

The Coquitlam Express will hold a moment of silence for Hutchinson before their next game, on Jan. 22, and the Chiefs will do the same before their next home contest, on Jan. 30.

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An early Thursday morning report of gunfire in South Surrey turned out to be an incident of “mischief” on a parked car, Surrey RCMP say.

Shortly after 2 a.m. Jan. 14, officers found “substantial” damage to a Porsche SUV parked in the 2500-block of 168 Street. Garbage containers and recycling boxes had also been knocked over and their contents dumped.

Sgt. Paul Hayes said no evidence of gunfire at the scene.

A keen observation from a rookie RCMP officer led to the arrest of a wanted car thief and the return of a vehicle originally stolen from a South Surrey car dealership.

According to police last week, an employee at the dealership was tricked on Dec. 19 into handing over a set of keys for a brand-new pickup truck to a man, who promptly drove off.

The theft – along with surveil-lance photos – was reported to police.

It was also shared with local television stations, which broad-cast the images.

According to a news release issued Thursday afternoon, Const. Orin MacDonald recog-nized the suspect, and on New Year’s Eve, spotted the stolen vehicle being driven by the same individual.

“When I saw him drive by, I couldn’t believe what I was see-ing,” MacDonald said in the release.

A suspect was arrested without incident soon after, upon enter-ing a nearby liquor store.

The truck suffered about $3,000 in damages.

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“Anytime the Surrey RCMP can take a stolen vehicle off the road we’re improving the safety of our community and reducing the likelihood of other crimes being committed,” Schumann added.

Langley resident Dean Wil-liams, 52, is charged with theft over $5,000 and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

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In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that

seems relatively painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.

For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers rather than on politicians.

Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.

Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007.

Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher.

Health-care costs are rising less dramatically. That should ease the crisis atmosphere at provincial and federal health ministers’ negotiations over the funding formula.

Health Minister Terry Lake announced last week that the province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat different cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year.

The BC Cancer Agency’s new director, Dr. Malcolm Moore, oncologist Dr. Janessa Laskin and Dr. Marco Marra, director of the agency’s

Genome Science Centre, described a world-leading centre of research that is reaching out to specialists and their patients across the province and attracting international funding and talent for ground-breaking research.

Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices.

The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year.

Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job

growth in every region except the Cariboo. Provincewide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good.

Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta.

Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces.

The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016.

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A longtime Peninsula resident who dedicated nearly 20 years to Girl Guides is being remembered as a

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An estimated 350 people turned out to the Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club Saturday to celebrate the life of Pat Bowman, who died Dec. 24, just days after an unexpected

diagnosis of lung cancer. She was 60.

“She was an awesome, awesome lady, an awesome Guider,” friend Sherry Gilroy told Peace Arch News Monday.

“She touched an awful lot of people.”

Bowman got involved with Guiding in 1988, helping out with her daughter’s Brownies group, and was

“recruited” soon after to lead the First Semiahmoo Guides.

For 10 years, Bowman dedicated countless hours to the young girls under her wing, organizing everything from overnight camping trips to craft activities and community-service outings – always with an aim to guiding them towards becoming independent, confident and compassionate women.

Sue Baxter, who started with Guides at the same time as Bowman, described the path

as one Bowman was meant to follow.“It was all for the girls and the fun,” said

Baxter. “It was never, ever a chore.“Her calling was to help girls become

confident young women. She was very strong and she showed that to the girls.

“She was a beautiful person and she’ll be sorely missed by everybody.”

Gilroy recalled one camping trip in which Bowman had promised to teach her Guides how to cook bacon and eggs over the fire in a paper bag, without burning the bag. When rain dominated the night, she spent hours on her hands and knees keeping the fire going just enough to ensure each girl got the experience.

“Just the type of person that Pat was,” Gilroy said.

In a June 1998 interview, Bowman told PAN that being involved with Guides was as much of a learning and beneficial experience for her as it was for her young charges.

“For the girls, what they get out of it, you get, too,” she said.

Bowman also lauded the friendships she gained through the organization.

After retiring as a leader, Bowman – a mother of five and grandmother to seven, with the eighth due in March – continued with the organization as a camp adviser, then international adviser and then treasurer for nearly another decade.

Daughter Jessika Houston said Saturday’s turnout took the family by surprise – they’d been expecting around 200 people. Attendees travelled from as far away as

Calgary and Port McNeil to pay tribute.“She made such an impact on so many

people’s lives and even though she’s not here anymore, she’ll still be able to do that.”

Houston said her mom lived most of her life in White Rock, in a house at the bottom of Pacific Avenue – one that was routinely hit by cars gone astray – and grew up in the family’s carnival business.

She married her high school sweetheart, Chris Bowman, and ran her own house-cleaning business, The Cleaning Solution, for 25 years, building friendships with many of her clients along the way. Her oldest client, now 94 years old, attended the service, Houston said, and has become part of the whole family.

Houston said her mom always emphasized to the people in her life the need to be prepared, and to give back, the latter because at some point in life, they, too, would need someone to lean on.

Houston said that while it was difficult to lose her mom so quickly – “it would have been nicer to have a bit more time to say goodbye” – the family takes some comfort in the fact she didn’t spend months in pain.

Even in her last few weeks, her mom continued to put others first, Houston added – ensuring that seven shoe boxes she’d prepared for less-fortunate kids overseas were shipped in time for Christmas and purchasing special gifts for each of her kids and husband to remind them “that she will now be a part of the magic of Christmas.”

“She really was a special lady.”

Gord Goble photoFamily members (from left) Krista Lysenko (daughter); Miranda Torget (daughter) with son Conner; Cassie Atherley (daughter); Chris Bowman (husband); Jessika Houston (daughter); Danny Judson (brother) and Austin Jamieson (grandson) at a celebration of life for Pat Bowman Saturday.

Gord Goble photosLeft, Pat Bowman’s camp blanket – chock full of badges collected from Girl Guide events. Above, Sue Baxter speaks of Bowman’s impact with the organization.

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or follow a business or organization you want to learn more about? On Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m. at the White Rock Community Centre, sign up for a Facebook workshop. Impress your grandkids by learning how to set up a profile and “friend” family

members. Call 604-541-2199 to register.

There is still some room in the Refresher Sewing Workshop starting Thursday Jan. 28, 7-9 p.m. at the Kent Street Centre. Learn how to use your sewing machine for the first time or discover it again. Call 604-541-2199 to register.

Tie on your apron and come cook with Pat Faulkner in the Kent Street kitchen. Experience the taste and aromas of Italy on Thursday, Jan. 28. Make your own food-truck treats in the comfort of your own home on Saturday, Jan. 30. Discover the wonderful cuisine of India on Thursday, Feb. 25 and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with authentic Irish fare on Saturday, March 12. To register, call 604-541-2199.

Fresh & Lively Lunches are held the first three Fridays of each month at the Kent Street Activity Centre from 12:30–2:30 p.m. This special event includes a

delicious lunch, lively entertainment and transportation. Call Seniors Come Share at 604-541-9400.

Stop in for an afternoon of fun, small cash prizes and jackpot games at Bingo every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. Come early to pick your lucky cards, and be sure to have your 2016 White Rock recreation and culture membership. Guest passes available; call 604-541-2231.

Music Variations will be on stage Wednesday night playing your favourite social dance tunes at the Kent Street auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. and dancing starts at 7:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. There are mixers to meet other dancers so come on your own or bring a friend. Tickets at the door.

The Kent Street Activity Centre, located at 1475 Kent St., is open to people 55 years of age or better. For info, call 604-541-2231.

Nick GreenizanStaff Reporter

A program that provides home-delivery of groceries for those unable to shop themselves is in need of a new volunteer leader.

Thrifty Foods’ Sendial program – which operates out of 24 stores, including the location at Morgan Crossing in South Surrey – allows customers to place grocery orders and have them delivered to their door later that same week.

Most of the program’s clients are seniors, Thrifty Foods’ Sendial program co-ordinator Lynanne Smith said.

The program is run by volunteers – many who are seniors themselves, Smith added. And while there “is no shortage of people who want to help” pick orders and help with deliveries, they have yet to find a new volunteer “captain” to replace the outgoing one.

“Our captain of

several years has had to retire from the role and we have been unable to find a replacement,” Smith said. “But I’m confident there are great people in the White Rock (and South Surrey) community that would be willing to take this role on if they were aware of the need.”

A volunteer captain helps organize orders as well as volunteer shifts, Smith said. The time commitment is “about three or four hours” per week, plus the odd bit of work from home.

While the program is currently running at Morgan Crossing, no new clients can be added until a new captain is found.

The Sendial program at Morgan Crossing has between 30 and 35 customers throughout Surrey, Smith said.

For apply for the volunteer captain position, call 1-800-8280 and press 2, or email [email protected]

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“We just keep the super-clean clothes,” he says as he continues to sort through all the donated items.

As president of the Middle Eastern Friendship Centre (MEFC), located at 13483 108 Ave., Masoud has been helping refugees settle in the Surrey area for the last three years.

With the influx of Syrian refugees expected in the coming weeks, Masoud, his wife Layla, their children and a handful of volunteers have been busily sorting through donated goods in preparation.

The federal government has committed to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, with most arriving by the end of February.

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Masoud knows all too well the difficulties new immigrants face when they first arrive in Canada.

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“I go through all these things when I came to Canada. This is why we opened the centre.”

For Masoud’s family, arriving in Winnipeg from Kuwait following the Gulf War in 1997 in the middle of winter was “like walking into a freezer.”

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Further details regarding the proposed bylaw may be obtained from the City’s Planning and Development Services Department at City Hall or by contacting 604.541.2136 or e-mailing [email protected]

Should you have any comments or concerns you wish to convey to Council and you cannot attend the Public Hearing, please submit in writing to the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2016.

You may forward your submissions by:

• mailing or delivering to the City Clerk’s Offi ce at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6; or

• faxing to 604.541.9348; or

• e-mailing the City Clerk at ClerksOffi [email protected] with “Bylaw No. 2054” typed in the subject line.

Please Note: Correspondence that is the subject of a Public Hearing, Public Meeting, or other public processes will be included, in its entirety, in the public information package and will form part of the public record. Council shall not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning the application after the Public Hearing has concluded.

Copies of the proposed Bylaw and associated reports may be inspected in the City Clerk’s Offi ce at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, from Tuesday, January 12, 2016 until Monday, January 25, 2016, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays.

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Notice of Public Hearing - January 25, 2016Proposed Bylaw No. 2054

NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of White Rock will hold a Public Hearing in City Hall COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, on MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in accordance with the Local Government Act. At the Public Hearing, all persons who deem their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions refl ecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing.

BYLAW NO. 2054: “White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2012, No. 2000, Amendment (CD-45 – 14910 Buena Vista Avenue) Bylaw, 2015, No. 2054

SUBJECT PROPERTY: 14910 Buena Vista Avenue (See Location Map below)

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 2054 proposes to rezone 14910 Buena Vista Avenue for the construction of a single family dwelling.

Notice of Public Hearing - January 25, 2016Proposed Bylaw No. 2108

NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of White Rock will hold a Public Hearing in City Hall COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in accordance with the Local Government Act. At the Public Hearing, all persons who deem their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions refl ecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the Public Hearing.

BYLAW NO. 2108: “White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2012, No. 2000, Amendment (RS-4 – 15912 Russell Avenue) Bylaw, 2015, No. 2108”

SUBJECT PROPERTY: 15912 Russell Avenue (See Location Map below)

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 2108 proposes to rezone 15912 Russell Avenue from ‘RS-1 One Unit Residential Zone’ to ‘RS-4 One Unit (12.1 m lot width) Residential Zone’ to allow the subdivision of the property into two new lots.

Further details regarding the proposed bylaw may be obtained from the City’s Planning and Development Services Department at City Hall or by contacting 604.541.2136 or e-mailing [email protected]

Should you have any comments or concerns you wish to convey to Council and you cannot attend the Public Hearing, please submit in writing to the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2016.

You may forward your submissions by:

• mailing or delivering to the City Clerk’s Offi ce at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6; or

• faxing to 604.541.9348; or

• e-mailing the City Clerk at ClerksOffi [email protected] with “Bylaw No. 2108” typed in the subject line.

Please Note: Correspondence that is the subject of a Public Hearing, Public Meeting, or other public processes will be included, in its entirety, in the public information package and will form part of the public record. Council shall not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning the application after the Public Hearing has concluded.

Copies of the proposed Bylaw and associated reports may be inspected in the City Clerk’s Offi ce at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, from Tuesday, January 12, 2016 until Monday, January 25, 2016, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays.

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HUB safe-cycling network meets first Wednesday of the month at Newton Senior Centre, 13755 70 Ave. at 7 p.m. Upcoming meetings: Feb. 3 and March 1.

Forever Young with Rev. Dorothy Blandford and Eve Lees. Presented by Innisfree Spirit Min-istry, Jan. 27, 1-3 p.m., White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.). Free.

Semiahmoo Seniors Planning Table and CARP present BC Seniors Advo-cate Isobel Mackenzie, Feb. 3, 12-3 p.m. at White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Ave. Free. Pre-register by Jan. 25, 604-541-8653.

Master Artist in the Library featuring Don Welsh, Feb. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., White Rock Library (15342 Buena Ave.). Free.

Social Dancing at Kent Street Activity Cen-tre, 1475 Kent St., every Wednesday. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Live orchestra. Admission $6/members, $7/non-members. Every-one over 50 welcome.

Thursday Find Happiness

Through Mindfuless with Sita Dookeran, spirit life coach. Jan. 28, 7-8:30 p.m. at Choices Market, 3248 King George Blvd. Free, registration required. 604-952-2266 or visit choicesmar-kets.com/events

Dying to Have A Con-versation Let’s Talk About End of Life Issues, part 3. Presented by CARP and the PAH Community Health Foundation. Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. at Victory Memorial Park, 14831 28 Ave. $10. Pre-register: 604-538-5778.

Master Artist in the Library featuring Don

Welsh, Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., White Rock Library (15342 Buena Ave.). Free.

First United Church hosts community din-ners the first and third Thursday of the month. Everyone welcome. Doors at 4:30 p.m. 15385 Semiah-moo Ave. 604-531-4850.

Friday Seniors Legal Advice

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Ukrainian Soul Food – perogies, cabbage rolls and borscht, for sale Jan. 29

at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 13512 108 Ave. Eat-in or take away. Info: 604-531-1923.

White Rock Social Justice Film Society presents The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. at First United Church, 15385 Semiahmoo Ave. www.whiterocksocialjustice-

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Library featuring Meghan Carich, Feb. 12 & 13, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., White Rock Library (15342 Buena Ave.). Free.

Saturday White Rock Baptist

Youth presents an eve-ning of classical music, by donation. Jan. 23, 7 p.m., 1657 140 St., 604-531-2344.

Canadian Federation of University Women’s Club of White Rock/Surrey will hold its monthly meeting Jan. 23 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 2350 148 St., 10:30 a.m. Members and guests welcome.

Annual Train Show at Art Knapp Surrey, 4391 King George Blvd., Jan. 23 & 24. Displays by Greater Vancouver rail

club and Fraser Valley G Scale Friends. Info: art-knappsurrey.com

Star of the Sea Flea Market, Feb. 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 15262 Pacific Ave., [email protected]

Book Sale at Kent Street Activity Centre, 1475 Kent St., Feb 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All books $2 or three for $5.

Monday White Rock History

Club meets Jan. 25, 7 p.m. at White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.) Guest speaker: Gwen Set-tle. Everyone welcome.

Semiahmoo Guild of Needlearts meets at White Rock Library, 15342 Buena Vista Ave., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. first and third Monday of each month. Info: 604-541-3717.

Dancers take turns on the floor of the Royal Canadian Legion, Crescent Branch #240 during a live jazz show by the Crescent City Shakers Jan. 10. The legion (2643 128 St.) hosts ‘Live Hot Jazz’ Sundays from 2-5 p.m.

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the scene…on the Semiahmoo Peninsula

RockingbyrdsThe Rockingbyrds, a trio of

versatile, thoroughly-seasoned performers from the Vancouver music scene – vocalist Rachael Chatoor (front woman of Top 40 cover band Hitzone, frequently featured at Peace Arch Hospital Gala fundraisers), and guitarists/vocalists Russell Marsland (R&B Allstars) and Jeff Neill (Streetheart) – will play Blue Frog Studios on Jan. 22, with shows at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Described as an organic acoustic guitar and vocal trio, the Rockingbyrds promise to breathe new fire into classic songs of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s – in a musical journey from America to Zeppelin – and everything in-between, including an audience-interactive

segment featuring requests.

Chatoor – who previously performed at Blue Frog with Roger Fisher, as part of the Heart tribute Barracuda – is known for creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere, as well as for her

knockout vocal skills. Marsland cut his guitar chops performing with the likes of Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, James Brown, the Allman Brothers and War, while Neill has earned more than two dozen gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards in a three-decade recording career that has also included working with Loverboy, Joe Cocker, Keith Urban and Australian icon Jimmy Barnes, as well as sharing stages with the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top and Sting.

Tickets ($38.50) are available at 604-542-3055 or through www.bluefrogstudios.ca

Julio MorenoA show of some 26 acrylic

paintings, pastels and charcoal drawings, opening Jan. 18 at Semiahmoo Library, is the first for a Peruvian-Canadian artist, Julio Moreno, 71.

Moreno, who emigrated to Canada 45 years ago, first began creating art some six years ago after retiring from a career in electrical engineering and security work.

“I told my wife many, many years ago that when I retire, I’m going to do art,” he said.

But while Moreno has had a life-long knack for drawing things (“doodling,” he calls it) it was only after he retired that he began learning techniques in different media, taking 24 art course credits as a mature students at Kwantlen University.

Influenced by the simplified Yukon landscapes of Ted Harrison and the colourful contemporary primitivism of Michael Tickner, Moreno

concentrates on stylized studies of people from his homeland, with semi-abstract backgrounds in which he emphasizes a palette of warm, vibrant and optimistic colours. The show runs to Feb. 29 at the library, 1815 152 St. (for opening hours call 604-592-6900).

Wild artTake a step into ‘the wild’ with

the latest joint presentation of Semiahmoo Arts and the City of White Rock at White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Ave. (Miramar building).

The group show – an attempt to capture something of the character, temperament, nature and relationships of animals in the wild – is scheduled to run until to Feb. 26.

Participating artists are Adele Maskwa-Iskwew Arseneau, Audrey Bakewell, Jordan Blackstone, Melissa Burgher, Margaret R. Burns, Aaron Connnell, Keith Franks, Billy Hebb, Gail Judd, Marilyn Kelm. Inge-Lise Koetke, Anna Kopcok, Barbara McKoen, Linda Morris, Catherine Robertson, Ron Straight, Shelly Stuart, Pat Vickers and Bob Warwick.

Regular opening hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information, call 604-541-2199.

Enchanted AprilActors well-known on the

Semiahmoo Peninsula are featured in Langley Players’ Enchanted April, which opens Thursday, Jan. 21 at Langley Playhouse, 4307 200 St.

Dann Wilhelm, Sheila Greentree and White Rock actress Irene Rowe are featured in the play,

which, director Marko Hohlbein promises, will “take you away from the rain and gloom of our west coast winter to the sunshine and promise of an Italian villa.”

Based on the 1920s novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, Enchanted April traces the story of a woman who seeks to escape an “empty marriage and the dreary drudgery of day-to-day life,” by travelling to the Italian Riviera.

Enchanted April runs Thursdays to Sundays from January 21 to February 20 at the Langley Playhouse, 4307 200 St.

Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

For reservations, visit http://www.langleyplayers.com/reservations.html or buy tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/133005. Patrons may also email [email protected] or call 604-534-7469.

Rialto TheatreThe Hollywood Cinemas Rialto

Theatre, 1732 Johnston Rd., is currently presenting three non-mainstream movies for White Rock and South Surrey audiences.

The Big Short (6:50 p.m.), based on a real-life thriller, follows four outsiders who decide to take down the banks after their implicit complicity in financial fraud, following the 2006 global financial collapse.

Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale play the quartet in question, in a cast that also features Melissa Leo and Marisa Tomei.

Brooklyn (4:30 p.m.) starring emerging star Saiorse Ronan, concerns soft-spoken young Irish woman Ellis Ryan, who risks

everything to resettle in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the early 1950’s, finding romance with a passionate Italian (Emory Cohen) – only to find that her old culture is pulling her back, due to a family tragedy.

The Danish Girl (4:40 p.m., 7:05 p.m.) featuring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander, weaves an unusual tale of Denmark in the 1920s, based on a true story, as a woman artist’s portrait of her husband as a woman precipitates the emergence of the feminine side of his personality and eventual sexual-reassignment surgery.

For more info, call 604-541-9527.

Sunshine at nightThere’s something special

about open-mic evenings – not only are you likely to hear a variety of music that most venue programmers can’t present, but you might just catch an early performance by a rising star, or a surprise appearance by an established performer trying some new material.

Semiahmoo Peninsula open mic king Dennis Peterson – a man with a good eye for White Rock and South Surrey’s growing pool of experienced and developing talents – is offering a regular show, 6-9 p.m. most Saturdays at The Good Day Sunshine Cafe, #100-2950 King George Blvd.

With dinner, drinks and dessert also on the menu, it’s a good venue to settle in for an evening of unexpected musical treats.

White Rock Trad JazzWhite Rock Traditional Jazz

Society’s regular 2 to 5 p.m. sessions of live Dixieland/Swing for listening and dancing each Sunday are back at the Royal Canadian Legion Crescent Branch

240 (2643 128 St.).Next up is Pluckin’ Good Time

with guitarist-banjoist Arnt Arntzen (Jan. 24), followed by the Square Pegs Jazzy Band (Jan. 31).

Admission (19 and up) is $10 for WRTJS and Legion members, $12 for everybody else).

For more information, visit www.whiterocktradjazz.com or call 604-560-9215.

Orbison tributeAn iconic rock ‘n’ roll figure will

be saluted at Blue Frog Studios, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Jan. 28 when music veteran Mike Demers leads his company in The Lonely – A Tribute To Roy Orbison.

Presented by Rock.It Boy Entertainment the show hits all the highlights of the career of the man with the trademark dark glasses, who landed a string of 22 Billboard Top 40 hits from 1960 to 1964 (including Only The Lonely, Crying, and Pretty Woman).

Dark emotional ballads, and Orbison’s impassioned voice, bridging the gap between baritone and tenor, were also the secret of such subsequent successes a Dream Baby, Ooby Dooby, Blue Angel, Blue Bayou, You Got It and In Dreams – and Demers and a talented group of sidemen deliver the goods with a sensitive, dynamic tribute and a sincere desire to recreate the sound and feel of the original recordings.

Tickets ($42.50, plus service charges) are available at 604-542-3055 or through www.bluefrogstudios.ca

How I Learned To DrivePeninsula Productions presents

the second offering in their Staged Play Reading Series, How I Learned To Drive, by US playwright Paula Vogel, directed by Guy Fauchon, Sunday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. at Semiahmoo Arts Centre, 14600 North Bluff Rd.

The play, which premiered off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, earned Vogel the 1998 Pulitzer prize for drama for her work.

The story follows the strained, sexual relationship between protagonist Li’l Bit and her aunt’s husband, Uncle Peck – from her adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving and the issues of pedophilia, incest and misogyny, the play explores the ideas of control and manipulation.

The show is presented with a warning of mature themes (not suitable for a young audience), and there is limited seating with tickets by donation.

Young actors soughtThere’s still a chance for young

actors to audition for a highly-regarded theatre company’s 18th season.

Susan Pendleton’s Young People’s Theatre Company of Surrey (SYTCO) has opened up a few spots for boys and girls in grades 7-10. Contact [email protected] for audition information.

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Contributed photoLangley Players’ production of Enchanted April, which opens Jan. 21, features faces well-known to Semiahmoo Peninsula audiences, including (left to right) Sheila Greentree, Dann Wilhelm and White Rock’s Irene Rowe.

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Boaz Joseph photoPanorama Ridge’s Chuks Udevi is sandwiched between Tamanawis Wildcats Gary Sahota (left) and Sagar Dulay during the final game of the Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic.

Tamanawis defeats Panorama Ridge in finals of Surrey RCMP Classic

‘Cats cement dynasty with fourth titleRick KupchukBlack Press

The Tamanawis Wildcats have become a dynasty at the Surrey RCMP Classic senior boys high school basketball tournament.

Playing in the championship game for the sixth consecutive season, the Wildcats won their fourth all-Surrey title with a 97-69 vic-tory over the Panorama Ridge Thunder Sat-urday night at the Langley Events Centre.

The Wildcats became just the third team to win three consecutive RCMP Classic ban-ners, and the first public school to do so. The White Rock Christian Academy Warriors won five in a row from 1999 to 2003, and three in succession in 2008-’10.

“It’s a big deal for our guys, because now they have won it at the junior and senior level,” said Wildcats coach Mike McKay. “They didn’t want to be the team to drop the ball, so to speak.”

With just three grade 12s in their lineup, the Wildcats are a mix of players who won last year’s RCMP Classic in either the junior or senior category. They never trailed in Saturday’s championship game, needing just five min-utes to build a double-digit lead. Playing in their first-ever RCMP Classic final, the Thunder rallied in the second quarter to get to within two at 34-32, but the Wildcats’ lead grew slightly to 44-38 at half time. And after Tamanawis began the second half with an 8-2 run to go up by 12 points, they kept add-ing to their lead over the final 18 minutes.

“We started off pretty well, then made an adjustment to our press in the second quar-ter and our energy went down.” said McKay. “Then we made an adjustment at half time to match with their fast break, and it created some turnovers and we built on that.”

Miguel Tomley, Tamanawis’ Grade 10 point guard, won his first Most Valuable Player (MVP) award as a senior. He scored 47 points, the fourth-highest total in a cham-pionship game in the tournament’s 25-year history, two years after he was the MVP as a

Grade 8 player while leading the Wildcats to an RCMP title in the junior category.

“I just let it come to me. I didn’t even know I had 47,” he said. “I know I had 30 at the half, but it didn’t seem like I had 17 more. I had the same number of shots I usually do, but it felt like I just wasn’t missing.”

Grade 12 guard Sagar Dulay netted 17 points for Tamanawis, with Grade 11 for-ward Gurman Banghu adding 15. Dulay was selected to the tournament’s first all-star team, with teammate Kyle Uppal a second team selection.

For the Thunder, Harsiman Bhullar with 25 points, Devon Dhillon with 15, and Sahil

Dhami and Chuks Udevi with 12 each were the top scorers. Dhami on the first team and Udevi on the second were the Thunder players named to the all-star team.

Panorama Ridge made the most of its first-ever top five finish, placing second to one of the prov-ince’s best high school basketball teams.

“That’s an accomplishment,” said Thunder coach Parm Gill of the runner-up finish. “We’re not happy about the way this game went but it’s a learning process for us.

“This is the farthest the school has gone at the RCMP Classic, but the school has never made provincials at the senior level. So that’s what we’re aiming for now.”

Paced by all-stars Aaqib Dhillon (first team) and Jasman Basra (second team), the North Surrey Spartans claimed third place with an 81-68 win over the Southridge Storm.

The Storm, awarded fifth place, were led by first-team all-star Hunter Hughes.

Placing fourth were the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, 61-57 winners over the Enver Creek Cougars in another consolation game.

Rounding out the first all-star team was Gurbant Dhaliwal of the L.A. Matheson Mustangs. Other second team selections were Brandon Tabing of Lord Tweedsmuir and Andrew Musison of Enver Creek.

The Semiahmoo Totems won the Surrey RCMP Classic’s junior boys division, defeating the Guildford Park Sabres 75-59 in Saturday’s final at Enver Creek Secondary. The Totems were the dominant team throughout the 20-team competition, winning four games by an average of 19 points, the closest game being the final

against the Sabres.“We’re very, very happy. It’s

such a big tournament, so it’s nice to win it,” said Totems head coach Ed Lefurgy.

“The boys played extremely hard, and defensively we were very good. We’ve got a big, athletic group, and our defensively intensity was great, we shot really well – it was just a good effort.”

Grade 10 guard Jordon

Chen was named the tournament’s MVP.

“He was a one-man press break out there, and made great ball-handling decisions,” added Lefurgy. “He’s our point guard, and he’s just a natural.”

Totems’ Jas Johal and Cole McAvoy were also named to the tournament all-star team.

– Nick Greenizan

Totems top junior boys division

❝They didn’t want to be the team to drop the ball, so to

speak.❞Mike McKay

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Nick GreenizanSports Reporter

A pair of White Rock-South Surrey Titans football players are headed south to Las Vegas this week.

Michael Giustino and Niko Pavicic leave today (Wednesday) for Sin City, where they’ll suit up for Team BC in the Grade 8 division at the High Roller International Football Showdown.

The South Surrey pair made the cut for the provincial squad after months of training

combines and tryout camps. The High Roller tourney has three divisions – Grade 8, under-16 and under-18 – and features some of the top youth football players in the U.S. and Canada, and the event is heavily scouted by college coaches and recruiters.

Giustino, who attends Holy Cross High School, has played minor football with the Titans for eight years, beginning in flag division, while Pavicic – in Grade 8 at Elgin Park Secondary – has been wearing Titans’

colours for the past five years, beginning with peewee.

Both players will get the opportunity to play for, and learn from, an impressive list of coaches at the Vegas tournament – the Team BC staff includes former BC Lion offensive lineman Angus Reid; former CFL defensive back – and two-time Grey Cup champ – Will Loftus; and current Lions’ linebacker Adam Bighill.

For more information on the High Roller tournament, visit www.playfootball.bc.ca

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Titans’ pair heads to Vegas

Contributed photoMichael Giustino (left) and Niko Pavicic both leave today for Las Vegas, where they’ll play for Team BC.

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The Surrey Board of Education invites your submissions regarding program

and service priorities as the board considers its 2016/2017 operating budget.

Each year, the board works to sustain priority programs and services to support

students across the district. As was true in past budget planning cycles, district

needs outpace the funds the board will receive from provincial government

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Though they failed to earn any points on a weekend homestand at South Surrey Arena, Surrey Eagles’ coach saw brief glimpses of what his team could become, should they find consistency.

Unfortunately, such glimpses did not result in any wins for the young BC Hockey League club, as the team dropped a 5-4 game to Powell River Kings Friday, and followed up Sunday with a 7-2 loss to the Victoria Grizzlies.

The losses came on the heels of a modest, two-game undefeated streak at home the weekend prior.

“We just couldn’t keep the mojo going,” said Eagles coach Blaine Neufeld.

“I thought we played hard on Friday, but I wasn’t particularly thrilled with our effort on Sunday. We’re slowly learning to be a consistent team – you see it in snippets – but we’re a young team and we’re not there yet.”

Friday’s game was as close as the one-goal margin of victory would indicate, with the visiting Kings staking themselves to a 1-0 lead after the opening period, on a goal from Austin Kamer. Powell River’s Adam Brubacher made it 2-0 just 18 seconds into the second frame before Jeffrey Stewart got the home team on the board seven minutes later.

The teams traded goals before the second intermission, with Kurt Black notching the Eagles’ marker, and each team scored twice more in the third. Brett Stewart scored for Surrey, and with the team down 5-3, Tyler Cooper scored his second goal of the season – on the power play – to bring the Birds to within one goal,

but they failed to get the equalizer before time expired.

Justin Laforest was tagged with the loss for Surrey, making 25 saves.

Where Friday’s contest was close, Sunday’s went sideways from the start for the South Surrey squad.

The two teams hadn’t met since an Eagles’ double-overtime win on Vancouver Island in mid-October.

On Sunday, Victoria jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, then tacked on two more goals by the 6:54 mark of the second, which chased starting netminder Daniel Davidson

from the game. Brett Stewart finally

got the home team on the scoreboard in the first minute of the third period, firing home a slap shot for his eighth goal of the season, and Gage Mackie scored the home team’s other goal.

Though Neufeld was willing to cut his squad a little bit of slack on the consistency front due to their age – the Eagles’ are among the BCHL’s youngest teams – he reiterated that he wants to see better efforts moving forward.

“The frustration for our coaching staff is that we see them play like they did on Friday, and then we follow it up with (Sunday’s game),” he said.

“Our guys need to learn that there’s really only one thing they can control every game, and that’s their work ethic. That’s what it comes down to – work ethic and execution.”

The Eagles will hit the road this weekend for three games on Vancouver Island, beginning Friday night in Nanaimo against the Clippers. On Saturday, they’ll play the Alberni Valley Bulldogs before wrapping up the trip Sunday afternoon against Powell River.

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Garrett James photoSurrey Eagle forward Kurt Black (right) battles for a loose puck against Victoria’s Drayson Pears during Sunday’s game at South Surrey Arena.

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The gymnastics community is rallying around one of their own.

Almost five months after a life-altering injury to Alanna Jones, an athlete/coach at the Surrey Gymnastics Society (SGS), John Carroll has set up a Go Fund Me account with a goal of raising $100,000.

Last August, Jones, 21, suffered a broken neck when she fell out of a tree, an injury which has left her a quadriplegic.

“Alanna and her family will have a lot of expenses coming their way over the next few years for sure,” wrote Carroll, the competitive program director at SGS, on the Go Fund Me website (www.gofundme.com/ssew27yc).

“Renovating a house for a wheelchair, a vehicle that can

transport Alanna and her chair, physiotherapy, massage therapy, everyday supplies that cost a bundle.

“I am sure there are many expenses that I have not thought of and I am already way beyond the $100,000 target.”

The fund currently sits at more than $20,000.

The Jones family has been involved with SGS for 26 years. Sisters Kelsey and Kristy were members when Alanna was born. All three competed for many years, and along with mother, Shelley, have volunteered as coaches.

“They have done many volunteer hours for our community club,” said Carroll. “Helping them now would mean the world.”

Jones, who retired from competitive gymnastics last spring, has been at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver since the accident.

Surrey club assistsinjured gymnast

Contributed photoSurrey Gymnastics’ Alanna Jones was injured in an accident last August.

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National teams from Canada, Czech Republic, France, New Zealand and the United States have all signed on to play at the prestigious tournament, which will be held July 15-24 at Softball City.

In total, organizers are expecting more than 30 countries to participate, which would make it among the largest world championships ever staged.

“We are thrilled to announce the first five countries,” said tournament chairman Greg Timm.

“This is just the beginning of many announcements surrounding the countries that will be coming to Surrey this July.”

The U.S. will be among the gold-medal contenders at the tournament, while Canada is also expected

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File photoThe United States is one of five teams confirmed for July’s world softball championships.

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LEWINGTONEvelyn May (nee Robertson)April 23, 1936 - December 24, 2015

It is with great sadness we announce the passing, with her family by her side, of Evelyn May Lewington of Langley BC. We have lost a much loved moth-er, wife, grandma, sister and friend to many. She leaves behind the aching hearts of her son Paul (Stacey), daugh-ter Valerie (Ken) and husband Patrick. She is also survived by her grandson Kyle, sisters Eileen and Rita of Scot-land, stepdaughters Ann and Leslie and the granddog Pete.

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DON, MurielSeptember 18, 1925 to December 20, 2015

Muriel Don (Duddles) passed away peacefully on December 20, 2015 at Peace Arch Hospital following complications from a stroke. She was predeceased by her husband Jim in 2010. She is survived by her daughters Kathy (Kendall) and Kelly (Shelley), son Jim (Lisa) and grandchildren Lisette, Leila, Michael, Adam and Brendan. She will also be missed by her nephew Russ and her niece Linda and her many friends in the

White Rock/South Surrey Area.Muriel and Jim enjoyed many years of travelling to all parts of the world and after Jim’s passing Muriel continued to travel with her two daughters. Muriel was also very active with her bridge groups, the book club, the South Surrey Garden Club, Probus and the Peace Arch Hospital Auxiliary.

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November 8, 1950 - January 11, 2016Robin passed away peacefully in his home and in the loving presence of his wife, Shelagh. Those that had the pleas-ure of sharing his journey of life will re-member him for his independent spirit, love of outdoors and jovial energy. He was supported by his many friends and family throughout his brief illness with cancer. In true fashion, even as he was dying, Robin gave his all to support those around him. His courage and ac-ceptance of death were a blessing.

He is survived by his father Peter Leonard Richards, children Robert(Kara), Aaron (Heather), and Stephanie (Sean), his grandchildren Jakson, Rylan and Olivia, and his siblings Alda, Wendy, and Bruce as well as brothers and sisters from extended family, Ian and Darcy Miller, Ricky Lee, Susan, Monty, Tracy and Shane Strudwick and his many nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by those who loved him.

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Born on May 8, 1929 passed away on January 15, 2016, at the age of 86 yearsat Peace Arch Hospital surrounded by family. She is survived by her children Patrick, Joe, Mary (Pete), and Trish, as well as her fi ve grandchildren, Jason, Jessica, Connor, Taylor & Hayley, and two siblings Noreen and Viv. Pinky wasa kind, selfl ess, wonderful mother, grand-mother, wife, friend, and sister. We are deeply saddened by this loss. Pinky will

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Edmund grew up on a farm and farmed until the age of 40 when he and Doreen headed west to Saskatchewan as the new owners of an Allied Hard-ware store in Wapella.

He became a member of Gideons International in 1966 and enjoyed presenting New Testaments to grade five children for many years. He always had a New Testament in his pocket to share. After 10 years in Saskatchewan the west beckoned them again and they moved to Burnaby where they managed Lake City Motor Inn for 16 years. Retirement took Edmund and Doreen to South Surrey where they have made many lasting friendships.

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