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Colleen Evans shows a range of emotions as she does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in honour of her father, Jack, who has been suffering from the disease for two-and-a-half years. Evansand her family completed the challenge last Wednesday at Sullivan Park in Surrey. (Photos: KYLE BENNING)

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SURREY — With the start of theschool year still in doubt and the teachersand province supposedly engaged innegotiations, Surrey parents are growingincreasingly concerned that their kids won’tbe able to get in the classroom on time.

“It’s not looking optimistic but I’m reallyhoping they can find a way to make ithappen,” said Bob Holmes, co-president ofthe Surrey District Parent Advisory Council.

“We have a week left and this will be thefourth school year to be affected by jobaction.”

According to Holmes, parents just wantsome sort of a deal to be reached as theprospect of heading into another year of jobaction won’t be helping students at all.

“We all feel the kids are the ones mostaffected by this and we want them to be ableto get back into school again,” said Holmes,adding, “Another group that really gets hurtby this are vulnerable families where parentsare out there working and they don’t havethe money to be putting kids in daycare ortaking time off work, and if they got hit hardin June for them to be hit hard again withthis, what are they to do with their kids?”

In response to school possibly not startingon time, several organizations have comeforward offering day camps if school doesnot begin.

Surrey YMCA will be offering day campsfor children ages 5 to 12 that will run from8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on what would normallybe school days. The YMCA camps will offersports, physical activity and inside andoutside time. Registration for those sessionswill be limited and information is availableat Vanymca.org.

At the City of Surrey, several types ofday camps will be held for families lookingto keep their kids (ages 5 to 12) occupiedduring the times they’d normally bespending in the classroom.

“We have quite a bit planned and just

posted all of that information on ourwebsite,” said Laurie Cavan, the city’s generalmanager of parks and recreation.

“We had ran some day camps in Junewhen the kids were unexpectedly out ofschool as well so what we’ve done is continueto offer that same type of programming thisfall.”

According to Cavan, planning for theSeptember day camps began a few weeks ago.Given that school is not starting on time wasa very real possibility, “We thought it wouldbe in the best interest of the community to

implement something for the fall.”Cavan said the city’s had some calls from

parents in the past few weeks and while theJune day camps had on average 140 kids perday at each one, they believe there will bemore demand this September.

“It may be different this time of yearbecause people had summer on the horizonback in June,” she said.

Surrey day camps are currently plannedto run from Sept. 2 to 5, but may extend ifa deal between teachers and the province isnot reached at that time.

Asked how much the day camps mightcost the city, Cavan said they would berunning on a “break-even basis.”

White Rock will also be running daycamps for children ages six to 12 and,like Surrey’s, will keep children busy withoutdoor recreation, arts and crafts, games.White Rock’s camps will run 7:30 a.m. to 5p.m.

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VANCOUVER — Back in the Bard’s day,men snagged all of the roles at the famedGlobe Theatre, including those written forwomen. In fact, females weren’t allowed onthe stage at all, often making for a hilariousfarce of bearded men playing less attractivefemale characters – like the witches inMacbeth – or feminizing actors to playattractive parts like that of Cleopatra.

Christina Wells-Campbell, a Surreyresident and longtime actor and director, isturning that on its head with her new theatregroup, Classic Chic Productions.

The venture brings together all-female castsfor productions of classic Shakespeare works,a twist on the patriarchal traditions of yore.

“It came about because there were rolesthat I wanted to play and that I was nevergoing to be able to play as a woman,” Wells-Campbell told the Now. “There are rolesthat I think that are written for men, butthat explore questions of being a humanbeing that aren’t often written for women,at least from the classics. I wanted theopportunity to explore that.”

Classic Chic recently presented TheWinter’s Tale, which ran nightly atVancouver’s PAL theatre from July 26 toAug. 9. The cast included 21 female actors,playing both male and female roles.

“There are so many more women actors

around than there are men, and there’s somany more roles for men than there arefor women and that means that we don’tget to practice our craft,” Wells-Campbelladmitted earnestly. “Often, we don’t haveaccess to those roles that really explore the

full range of our humanity – that’s what itstemmed from.”

The Winter’s Tale was Classic Chic’s firstproduction, and many of the shows weresold-out over the course of its run. So far, thecompany’s artistic director has been happywith the outcome. And while it might seema tad ironic to be presenting the play in themidst of summer, Wells-Campbell and crewfelt that The Winter’s Tale was a good fit forthe group’s inaugural production.

“We’ve been getting some good reviewsand the audience seems to be enjoyingthemselves,” she said during the run.“(TheWinter’s Tale) really takes you on a bigjourney. At the end, you feel like you’ve beento a Hamlet or a Lear where there’s a lot ofdead bodies but it leaves you with a lot ofhope. It really takes you places.”

While the road ahead for Classic Chic andwomen playing Shakespeare looks good,Wells-Campbell doesn’t want all of thegroup’s productions to be marked by theperceived irony.“My hope is we’re able tomove beyond the gimmick of it, I think thatpeople can just come and enjoy the story andforget that it’s a woman playing a man. I don’twant that to matter in the end,” she said.

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Officer, Alchemist, Cleomenes, Dion, Emilia and Paulina (played by Donna Soares,Sharon Bayly, Julia Siedlanowska, Jalen Saip, Joanna Redfern and Christina WellsCampbell) in Classic Chic’s recent production of The Winter’s Tale.

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NEWTON — Aneighbourhood came outto support one of theirown who suffers fromAmyotrophic LateralSclerosis (ALS) by hostingan ice bucket challenge ofits own.

Jack Evans, 78, has beensuffering from ALS, alsoknown as Lou Gehrig’sdisease, for a little overtwo-and-a-half years,and when the ice bucketchallenge went viral, hisson and daughter – Johnand Colleen – created anevent to raise money andawareness.

On Wednesday (Aug. 20),the Evans family hostedan ice-bucket challenge atSullivan Park with morethan 30 of their closestfriends, families andneighbours coming toparticipate and donate tothe cause.

“A lot of people havebeen saying that it’s justshowmanship beingcouched as philanthropistactivities, and a lot ofpeople are naysaying thewhole thing that it’s justa bunch of hype and itdoesn’t mean anything,”Colleen said.

“But I actually see thatdifferently because therehasn’t really been a wholelot of awareness about ALS.A lot of people have noidea what it actually reallymeans.

“We’ve encountered anawful lot of doctors in thiswhole experience with mydad, and most of them havenever had an ALS patientbefore. They don’t knowa whole lot about it. Hisnurses are unfamiliar withwhat his symptoms wouldbe like,” she added.

ALS is a disease thataffects nerve cells in thebrain and spinal cord.The disease progressively

degenerates motorneurons, which deterioratesthe spinal cord and musclesthrough the body.

As the motor neuronsfail, the brain is unable tocontrol muscle function,which can lead to patientseventually comingparalyzed.

Jack said that pouringa bucket of ice water overyour head gives peoplean idea of what peoplesuffering from ALS gothrough on a regular basis.

“I’m on no medicationright now,” the 78-year-oldsaid. “This disease bumpsyour nervous senses up300 per cent. It’s just likeputting me in a big icecube.”

Before retiring, Jackwas a lineman for BCHydro. His son, John,said it was hard to see thetransformation his fatherhas gone through.

“He went from a verystrong man to a frailindividual. It’s hard to see,”said John.

“I’m here for all of thepatients with ALS. It’s notjust my dad. There are a lotof other people out therethat need the support, too,”he added.

The ALS Ice BucketChallenge started in earlyAugust and first began withpeople taking the optionto donate money towardthe ALS Association orto take a video of themdumping a bucket of icewater on themselves beforenominating three people topartake in the challenge.

As of Aug. 22, thecampaign has raised morethan $53 million.

After a 24-hour period,the Evans raised more than$1,200. A local company,Champions in Sports,said they would match thedonations made toward theEvans’ event.

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The Evans family prepares for the ALS Ice BucketChallenge put together at Surrey’s Sullivan Park inhonour of Jack Evans (foreground), who is currentlysuffering from ALS. (Photo: KYLE BENNING)

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SURREY — Surrey’s Alyssa Gutierrez hasbeen performing as a singer since she was atoddler. With 13 years of performance underher belt, it’s not a huge surprise that thenatural-born singer snagged first place at thePNE’s final Star Showdown last Wednesday.

Alyssa, 16, placed first in the youth divisionStar Showdown on Aug. 17, which broughther into Wednesday’s finals.

“(My mom) sang to me while I was in thewomb, and then when I was born and I wasgrowing up to be a toddler, I would sing thesame songs and she’d be like ‘How do youremember that?’” Alyssa told the Now.

The Holy Cross Regional Secondarystudent performed a cover of Alicia Keys’“IfI Ain’t Got You” when she placed first againstnine other competitors in the Youth Divisionon Aug. 17.

“Honestly, when I received the prize I wasreally shocked. It was a fair game becausethe amount of talent that I saw was justunbelievable,” she said.

In the final round at the PNE’s ChevroletPerformance Stage, she beat out competitors

Devon Busswood andColin Bullock.

In an interviewpreceding her win,Alyssa said that if shesnagged the $5,000first prize, she’d besending some of thatcash to her family“back home” – in thePhilippines, where the

singer was born.She’s also starring in an upcoming musical

called Right Here, Write Now, which will raiserelief funds for people in the Philippines. Theshow, in its second year, will kick off Nov. 16at River Rock Show Theatre in Richmond.Two additional shows will be performed atSurrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Nov.29, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

“The story is about a group of friendswho are graduating university, and on theirgraduation day, they were recalling all of theirlife stories,” she said.“My character, Maria,realizes that, ‘Oh, do I have a story?’ Thewhole musical revolves around her trying tofind her story and near the end she does findit, but it’s not the story she expects.”

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SURREY — Overthe past six months, jobgrowth in Canada has beenpredominantly stagnant,compared with thecontinuous rise StatisticsCanada reported from 2009until around the start of2013. The job market in B.C.was similarly sluggish overall,and for British Columbiansbetween the ages of 15 and24, unemployment has onlyrecently edged down below12 per cent after hovering atthat rate or higher since lastyear.

So if there’s onedemographic in Surreythat should be paying closeattention to job numbers, it’sthe city’s youth.

Right now, one in threeSurreyites is under the ageof 19, making the city one ofthe youngest in the country.As this massive demographicenters the working world orpost-secondary education,a question arises: Where dothese people fit into a worldwhere jobs are hard to comeby and university is bothexpensive and academicallychallenging to get into?

A recent Surrey SchoolDistrict survey showed thatfrom 2005 to 2008, therewas a 10 per cent increasein the number of Grade 12students planning for post-secondary studies. The City

of Surrey has also taken stepsto accommodate the influxof youth leaving high schooland venturing into the largerworld.

In 2012, the editors ofCanada’s Top 100 Employersproject named Surrey oneof Canada’s top employersfor young people, rankingthe city high for its effortsto help students make thetransition from university tofull-time careers.

Two local SemiahmooSecondary School studentshave taken matters into theirown hands – creating theirown non-profit organization,and their own jobs in theprocess.

Seventeen-year-olds JillXu and Ginny Liu, enrolledin the school’s internationalbaccalaureate programthat lets gifted studentsget a jump-start on post-secondary courses, havealso made time to found

Caring About CommunitiesTogether to EliminateStruggles (CACTES).

The association, whichraises money to tackle globalissues such as water pollutionand poverty, started lastsummer when Xu and Liu,inspired by their experiencesin other countries, decidedto create a non-profitorganization.

Xu had just come backfrom the DominicanRepublic, where more thana third of the country’spopulation lives in poverty.

“I was deeply moved byhow the locals were able todeal with such inconceivablesituations, where simply toexist posed a challenge.”

Liu had travelled toChina as a child; the livingconditions she witnessed,such as a lack of cleandrinking water and clothing,also left a lasting impression.

CACTES has already

raised $5,000 toward agravity-fed water systemfor a village in Nepal. Theconstruction of the systemis complete and was donethrough a partnership withTamakoshi Sewa Samiti,a government-fundedorganization that providesworkers to teach the villagershow to build and maintainthe system.

Currently Xu and Liuare operating CACTES outof Beta Collective, a co-operative office space inSurrey that is the brainchildof a few former Simon FraserUniversity students who havecarved out a new niche in thecity’s burgeoning economicsector.

Beta Collective letsCACTES keep overhead lowand provides many servicesthey normally wouldn’t beable to afford.

Liu said when she andXu first started CACTES,many of their friends andclassmates were skeptical andunwilling to get behind theircause.

“Many of them doubtedour abilities to start anorganization and told us itwould be extremely difficultto accomplish our dream,”Liu said.

However, the two receivedhelp from David JamesWang, president of SDCBlue Ribbon Foundation,an international non-profitorganization that helpschildren with disabilities.

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The Editor,While perhaps it’s no surprise that

Port Metro Vancouver has rubber-stamped approval of its tenant FraserSurrey Docks (FSD) becoming a conduitfor American thermal coal on its journeyto Asia, it is shortsighted for severalreasons.

The public, by an approximate 3,500to six margin in December 2013,submitted comments about the proposalbased on wide concerns over theinadequacy of environmental and,especially, health-impact assessments.Port Metro’s response was to delayapproval and state they would requireFSD to do further health review.

Nothing in last week’s announcementsuggests the review, which was done

behind closed doors and with no publicor health authority consultation, hasanswered the vast majority of concerns.

Regardless of any claims to thecontrary, Port Metro and Fraser SurreyDocks ignored this request – refusingto take advice from our public-healthexperts.

A study replicating the sameconditions of the FSD proposal,done in Seattle by Dr. Jaffe of theUniversity of Washington, resulted insignificant health concerns over theextensive impact of coal dust and dieselparticulates. Elevated cancer and lungimpairment risks were some of thefindings.

In a democracy, we expect business tobe conducted, however it is incumbent

upon those proposing large-scaleenterprises such as this to be requiredto carry out full-scale and independentassessments of the health impacts ofsuch proposals. We only have to look atthe recent devastation from the MountPolley mine tailing’s disaster to see theconsequence of not doing due diligence.A normally restrained Canadianelectorate is growing weary of this lackof government oversight.

People should remember that, inspite of this being under Port Metroauspices, our provincial Ministry ofHealth has the authority to call for areview if there are perceived threatsto the public. That is a role the publicexpects our government to fill.

Steven Faraher-Amidon, Surrey

Safety ruleswithout oversightmean very little

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When a railcar loaded with crude oil crashedand exploded in the centre of a small Quebectown last summer, the country was riveted – andrightly horrified. The incident destroyed muchof downtown Lac Mégantic and killed 47 people.

It was, by damage and death toll, the worst railaccident in Canada’s history.

It was also, according to critics of the country’srail system, a tragic spotlight on just howdestructive such an event can be, despite itsrarity.

It’s unusual that an accident has just onecause, and the recently released TransportationSafety Board report on the Lac Méganticdisaster confirms that everything from humanerror to mechanical problems played into thecatastrophe.

But among the most damning was theirconclusion that lax safety practices – by therailway company itself, but also in follow-up andenforcement by Transport Canada – played a keyrole.

Locally, railway traffic has largely been asource of conflict due to noise and rumbling forresidents living nearby.

But derailments are possible anywhere – yes,we’ve had some here, though luckily they’vebeen benign in content and no one was injured– and the Lac Mégantic report has left uswondering why the powers that be have left somuch oversight to the companies themselves.

The federal transportation minister toldmedia last week that, in terms of railway safety,“the government puts the rules in place. Thecompanies are expected to follow the rules.”

That’d be a great way to manage thingsfor industries in which no human life or theenvironment is at potential risk or where profitover safety could never be a pressure. Buttransportation? Railways?

Direct, enforced oversight is critical, even if itcosts us money to do it right.

One thing we know for certain is that noinvestigation and no report – no matterhow thorough, how damning, how full ofrecommendations for the future – can undo adisaster once it has occurred.

Glacier Media

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While our provincialpoliticians slumber (withseveral notable exceptions)

on the summer barbecue circuit, ourfederal party leaders have been busyin this province.

The past couple of weeks have seenPrime Minister Stephen Harper, NDPleader Thomas Mulcair and Liberalparty leader Justin Trudeau all visitB.C., an indication perhaps that allthree see winning certain seats here ascritical to forming government comethe next election.

Of course, conventional wisdomis that southern Ontario andQuebec hold the keys to winning afederal election, but in a close race anumber of B.C. ridings could spellthe difference between forming amajority government and a minorityone.

This province will have sixadditional ridings (giving us 42 in all)come the next election, which makesB.C. even more coveted by federalpolitical parties.

Recent opinion polls suggestTrudeau and his federal Liberals aretops in popularity across the country,with the NDP running slightly aheadof the ruling Conservatives. But,as everyone in this province is wellaware, polls don’t have a spotlesstrack record in predicting electionoutcomes.

And in this province, it would takea significant shift in voting patternsto deny the Conservatives a majorityof B.C. seats in the 2015 election. Theparty currently holds 21 of 36 seats,and the additional ridings, coupledwith the redrawing of electoralboundaries, favours that party morethan the others. In fact, transposingthe votes from the last election over

the new ridings would give theConservatives 28 of 42 seats.

And most of the Conservative-heldseats were won by large margins.Those transposed results show theparty has support of more than 50per cent of the voters in 17 ridings.

But if the polls are correct andthe Conservatives are indeedlosing support, the party could bevulnerable in four of the new ridingsand perhaps a couple of others.

The party most likely to benefitfrom any Conservative slippage isthe NDP, as it finished well ahead ofthe Liberals in the ridings that maybecome competitive in 2015. Thiswill explain why Mulcair may spenda disproportionate amount of timein this province in the run-up to thenext campaign.

The federal NDP has somechallenges in other provinces, notablyQuebec, where it unexpectedly wonmost of the seats in the last election.One of its Quebec MPs has quit thecaucus over Mulcair’s position onIsrael, and polls suggest the Liberalshave surged to even strength with theNDP in that province.

Mulcair’s problems over hisMideast policy threaten to expandbeyond losing a Quebec MP. Manyleft-wing ideologues in his partystrongly oppose Israel on anyissue, and back policies that favourPalestine.

In fact, the further left side ofthe party is uncomfortable withMulcair’s push for more pragmaticand centrist policies designed toexpand the party’s appeal. They pointto the party’s dismal results in recentbyelections in Ontario and the recentprovincial election as proof that suchan approach doesn’t work.

But for all his troubles in Quebecand Ontario, Mulcair would seemto be on firmer ground in B.C., andhis party has a reasonable chance ofbuilding on the 12 seats it currentlyholds.

As for the federal Liberals, it will

take a complete re-enactment ofTrudeau-mania for the party to findmuch success in this province. JustinTrudeau may visit this province manytimes in the next year or so, but hisparty’s dismal support among B.C.voters has got to be discouraging forhim.

His party holds only two B.C.ridings, and those transposed resultssuggest the party is competitive injust three others.

Of course, Trudeau has improvedhis party’s fortunes a great dealaccording to those national opinionpolls, and it stole a seat from theNDP in Trinity-Spadina in a federalbyelection in impressive fashion.

Trudeau’s youth is no doubtappealing to many people,particularly younger ones. But as theBC NDP painfully learned in the lastelection campaign in this province,most young people don’t vote.

Nevertheless, Trudeau will bevisiting B.C. quite a bit in the yearahead, as will Mulcair and Harper.There are about 15 or so ridings thatstand a chance of swinging from oneparty to another in 2015.

And winning those seats maydetermine whether one of thoseleaders forms a majority or minoritygovernment.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

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The Editor,Re: “Food cart failure in

Surrey,” Our View, the Now.Aug. 21.

Thanks for shedding lighton it. I had been wondering,“Where are they?” LastI read was that the foodtrucks were going to bein Holland Park. I missedthe opening Friday andI thought I’d go there onSunday. There was no signof them.

The past weekend, Idrove by there on my waysomewhere. I could seesomething on the southside of the park, behind thewaterfall wall. I wondered ifit was the food trucks – whyare they back there awayfrom the front side of thepark? Next day, no sign ofthem.

Earlier reports had saidthey will be in front of cityhall. There is no free parkinganywhere in the area, and Iwondered how they expectpublic to patronize them.

You also mentionedNorth Surrey Rec Centreparking lot. There is onlypay or controlled parkingthere. It is not conducive topeople just dropping by. Caris still the king south of theFraser.

You are right. The foodtruck program has been abust.

Dave Bains, Surrey

Port decisiona ‘fiasco’

The Editor,I am hoping one of your

reporters might like tofollow up on what can onlybe described as a ridiculousfiasco.

You are aware that Port

Metro Vancouver has justapproved a permit for FraserSurrey Docks to install acoal-transfer facility, despitewidespread public andprofessional opposition.

It came to my attentionthat the Oregon Departmentof State Lands has just deniedAmbre Energy’s requestto install a coal-transferfacility at Port of Morrow,Boardman, on the ColumbiaRiver. So here we have twosalmon bearing rivers, oneAmerican and one Canadian,to transfer millions of tonnesof U.S. coal. The U.S. says noand Canada says no problem.Even Oregon Gov. JohnKitzhaber urged rejectionof the project. Why haven’tour civic leaders gone to batfor us?

David Gibbs, Surrey

Where shouldproblems go?

The Editor,I just read the latest Now

newspaper. Newton iscomplaining about beingresponsible for providingthe City of Surrey with thebulk of Surrey’s correctionalservices to all of Surrey’sother communities. Thebusinesses on 135A Streetcomplaining about the fencethe city put up, becausenow the street people aredefecating on their doorsteps.

My question to the goodpeople of Newton and thebusinesses on 135A Streetis, where do you wantall of this to go? Whichcommunity in Surrey wouldyou like these problems sentto so that you don’t have todeal with them?

Garry Pederson

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SURREY — Following the decision byPort Metro Vancouver Thursday to approvea proposed coal transfer facility for FraserSurrey Docks, municipalities and communitystakeholders have been weighing in on thedecision.

In Surrey, Coun. Linda Hepner, who isthe city’s current acting mayor, said she’sdisappointed by the decision consideringall the calls for an independent third-partyhealth assessment.

“We were unanimously opposed untilcertain things had been addressed, and onewas the health-impact assessment,” saidHepner, who’s also running for mayor thisfall.

“I believe that Metro will say that they’vedone a health-impact. But we asked for anindependent assessment which I have yet tosee.”

Hepner also noted that rail safety remainsa concern for Surrey, given that this willincrease train traffic in the city’s south.

“Without a better understanding ofwhat that means to our slope stability inthe vulnerable areas of the city, primarilythat’s going to be South Surrey and CrescentBeach…those are still issues in my mind thathave not been satisfied at all,” she said.

In White Rock, the rail traffic issue is alsotop of mind as they’ve been dealing withit on top of pedestrian access to the beachand the transportation of dangerous goodsthroughout the community.

“Well we’re very disappointed but Iwould have to say it was not an unexpecteddecision,” said White Rock Mayor WayneBaldwin.“Port Metro Vancouver’s mandateis to make money and to create jobs and thisdoes probably both. The fact that it disturbsour community greatly is not a concern oftheirs necessarily so I understand how thesethings work.”

While municipalities like Surrey and Deltahad been conditionally opposed to the facilitywhile requesting more research be done on

the health impacts of coal transportation andthe community, White Rock flat-out rejectedthe idea of building the facility.

Baldwin said for White Rock, the issuesimply adds to the already increasing issuesresidents have to face with the railroad.

“It’s definitely an issue with respect to trainfrequency and more trains a day and that’snothing we need, that’s for sure,” he said.“Sothe additional vibration, whistling and all therest of it is not going to be welcomed by ourcommunity.”

The project will also see an increase of 640coal trains come through White Rock, Surreyand Delta in the first year, which is set todouble in years two-to-five.

“People say ‘You live by a railroad track,what do you expect.’ Well, that’s kind of likesaying ‘You live by road, why would youcomplain if that road changes from a countrylane to four-lane highway?’” said Baldwin.“That’s basically what we’re facing here andour country road is definitely becoming afour-lane highway.”

And over at the Surrey Board of Trade,

which had been in favour of the facility, CEOAnita Huberman said they were satisfied withthe decision.

“We at the board of trade are anorganization that supports business andattracts business to the city,” she said.“Soin the long term we know that it will notonly create jobs for the coal shipping side ofFraser Surrey Docks, but it’s an internationalgateway, this docking facility, so I think otherbusiness opportunities will arise as a resultof this.

“I just think this will continue to buildjobs and enhance Surrey’s visibility as aninternational gateway so we are very pleased.”

However, for opponents such as PaulaWilliams, founder of the resident groupCommunities and Coal, the decision came asan obvious but unsurprising disappointment.

“We’re not surprised, I think that PortMetro Vancouver just did the dance,” saidWilliams.“They say this was a two-yearprocess and they did a very thorough review,but the only reason it took two years isbecause of all the pressure and roadblocks

that the public and various levels ofgovernment and other bodies put in frontof them. It was more like a public relationsnightmare for them, not necessarily thereview.”

And despite the decision, Williams saidshe’s looking at the positives, such as how thecommunity was able to come together overthe issue.

“I think we accomplished a lot andbrought a lot of attention to this and willcontinue to fight,” she said.“We’re not goingto back down and continue to work for anindependent health assessment for the entirecoal traffic corridor.”

As well, Williams is hopeful that thereare still some hurdles for FSD to overcomebefore their project can proceed.

“There are still two things Fraser SurreyDocks still needs to get, a waste waterdischarge permit in order to discharge thecontaminated water after they spray the coal,and they also need the air quality permit,”said Williams, noting that Metro Vancouverneeds to grant those.“So there are still twothings on the table that could impact thisproposal.”

Looking forward, Williams said thecommunity would continue to combat thecoal issue throughout the region and that thiswasn’t the end.

“In my opinion this is just the beginningof my group and a number groups like thisthat are representing people from theircommunities,” she said.“We’re not going toback down and will continue to work for anindependent health assessment for the entirecoal traffic corridor.”

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SURREY — There has been a flurry ofreaction following news Wednesday thatthe B.C. RCMP is facing $4.2 million inprovincial funding cuts for the coming year.

In an emailed statement Wednesday,Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens saidthe B.C. force has already cut down on travel,administrative and training costs in recentyears, and the only area in which to findsavings is policing services.

Callens said he’s being forced to cut $2.8million from the budget for the anti-gangCombined Forces Special EnforcementUnit (CFSEU), eliminating 12 positions.The Major Crimes program, which handlesmurders and missing persons cases, will see$1.4 million in cuts including the reductionof 13 full-time investigators.

The BC NDP called the cuts “reckless,”saying in a release the cuts will “hinder lawenforcement in their efforts to crack down onmotorcycle gangs and other criminal gangsand leave more murders and missing personscases unsolved.”

Coun. Linda Hepner, currently acting mayor,said she was “astonished at the provincial cuts,”seeing as she and Surrey RCMP’s Officer inCharge had no notice they were coming.

Hepner, who is running for mayor in theupcoming election, met with RCMP officialsWednesday after hearing of the cuts.

“What I wanted to find out was howthat was going to impact our number onepropriety, which is public safety. Whenwe’ve been going up in the last three years

from $105 million annually to $123 millionannually and I then see that someone elseis going down, that really gives me greatconcern,” she said of the budget cuts.“SoI wanted to know, and the OIC will bedetermining, how that may affect us.”

Hepner said she plans to work with theOIC, and other mayors and councils.

She said the city “cannot continue to acceptdownloading.”

“If that’s what it translates into, that wouldbe unacceptable. We have to draw line.”

Hepner she will be “strongly, definitely,purposefully, quickly” lobbying the provinceto reverse its decision.

“We didn’t have any prior knowledge thatthis was going to happen. And I think thereinlies a significant element of concern. We needto know what their intentions are and to beable to advocate for those before they happen,not after they happen. We’re partners in thisand we need to build that partnership to beable to have those conversations early and tobe able to affect the decision, not respond tothe action.”

Surrey RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr said the cutsdon’t have a direct effect to any of the city’spolice because of the municipal contract thedetachment has with the city.

“Sort of, on the upside, if there is an upsideto when things get cut, is if there are positionsthat are eliminated through these provincialcuts, we stand, as do other detachments, togain some of that experience.”

The detachment may look at recruitingsome of those who lose their jobs to “bringthat experience to Surrey.”

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WHALLEY — ACORN(Association of CommunityOrganizations for ReformNow) members rallied atSurrey’s City Centre Libraryand across the countryasking for Internet rates tobecome more affordable.

Tabitha Naismith, chairof ACORN’s Surrey-Newton chapter, and adozen members gatheredoutside the library onThursday (Aug. 21) to raiseawareness to the high cost ofbroadband Internet for low-income and single-parentfamilies.

“Our kids needthe Internet for theirhomework. School feesare expensive already. TheInternet is an expensive costfor us,” Naismith said. “Wewant to see our kids get agood education so they canadvance in their lives andnot live in poverty.”

ACORN is pleading withInternet providers and theHarper government to lowerservice rates to $10 permonth so every Canadiancan access the Internet.

Naismith said that mostschools require studentsto use the Internet forhomework, and it hasbecome a burden on thosewho don’t have access athome.

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“It’s a huge burden,especially for single momson income assistance,”Naismith said.

She added that motherson income assistance get areduced cheque if they arealso receiving child support.

According to a release putout by ACORN, the CRTC’s(Canadian Radio-televisionand TelecommunicationsCommission) subsidyallocated $132 milliontowards ensuring Canadianscan connect to a world-classcommunications system.

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NEWTON — Jasneet Nijjar hasn’t hadto memorize her locker combination, findher classrooms or carry all of her textbookshome yet, but she has already beaten highschool students at the national track andfield meet.

Nijjar, who just graduated from CindrichElementary, took home a silver medal in the300-metre dash at the 2014 Legion NationalYouth Track & Field Championships atLangley’s McLeod Athletic Park.

And despite being just 13 years old, Nijjarcompeted in the Under 16 division andwas able to capture second-place with atime of 40.59. She was a second-and-a-halfbehind gold medalist Victoria Tachinskiand eight-tenths of a second ahead of SarahBellemare-Ferland, who finished third.

Nijjar said she feels more challengedcompeting with older girls at the nationalchampionships.

“Usually at these track meets, it used to beme running alone. At nationals, it was a newexperience. A lot of people (were) the samespeed, so it made for a battle at the end.

“It’s pretty tough, but you get new(personal bests) running against older girls.When you’re talking to them, you can askthem a lot of questions and you just getused to how it’s like to compete at a highlevel,” she said.

Nijjar, who will be attending QueenElizabeth Secondary next year, woneight gold medals for Universal AthleticsClub (UAC) at the 2014 B.C. JuniorDevelopment Championships. She enteredeight events.

Two of the medals were in relay races,while the other six where in the 100 metres,200 metres, 300 metres, 80-metre hurdlesand 200-metre hurdles.

Katarina Vlahovic, one of Nijjar’steammates at UAC, also stood on thepodium at the national championships,which took place from Aug. 15 to 17.

The Fraser Heights Secondary Grade 8student won two bronze medals in the 200-metre dash and the 80-metre hurdles.

Vlahovic edged the bronze by four-hundredths of a second with a time of25.82. She only lost to gold medalist XahriaSantiago by three-tenths of a second.

She won her 80-metre hurdles bronzein similar fashion, beating out the packby five-hundredths of a second with finaltime of 11.82. Arielle Bykovskaia-Domintook the gold, beating Vlahovic by half-a-second.

Vlahovic was also competing againstgirls older than her, but notices that hertraining helped give her an advantage.

“We train almost every single day,” shesaid. “Some days are harder than other days,but I really do enjoy it because I can noticethe progress in my speed and my form.”

Jessie Dosanjh, the head coach of UAC,said their training requires discipline andpersistence but they are enjoying theirtime with the club.

“It’s not easy when they’re getting up inthe early morning, 5:30 in the gym,” saidDosanjh.

“They are really talented kids. We arelucky to have them. They are very easy totrain. They are very dedicated. They’rehaving fun. They’re improving every day,”he added.

Dosanjh also said the reason for histeam’s success is for putting athletes onindividual training programs.

“Each individual progresses if you havea program for them. Every single kidenjoys it if you have an individual programfor (him or her). Each kid needs specialattention,” Dosanjh said.

Both Nijjar and Vlahovic were a part ofUAC’s relay team that finished in sixth atthe national championships.

For more information, visit UAC’swebsite at Universalathletics.ca or callJessie Dosanjh at 604-763-4232.

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Jasneet Nijjar (left) and Katarina Vlahovic of Surrey-based Universal Athletics Club are two sprinters pushing girls two and three yearsolder than them off the podium at provincial and national track meets. (Photo: KYLE BENNING)

It’s not easy whenthey’re getting up in theearly morning, 5:30 inthe gym.… They arereally talented kids. Weare lucky to have them.They are very easy totrain. They are verydedicated. They’rehaving fun. They’reimproving every day.


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SOUTH SURREY — Every Mondayover the summer, Surrey Eagles’forward Ben Vikich posted a phototo his Instagram account that leftthousands of his followers in stitches.

Vikich is half of the brains behindthe hashtag #MovieStarMondays,where he and his friend Dean Allisonrecreate movie posters.

Their “B-grade” imitations of theposters have caught the attention ofSports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard Blog,TSN’s BarDown site, CBS Sports andthe popular sports news site BleacherReport. All of the media attention hastaken Vikich’s Instagram account pastthe 2,000 followers mark.

The whole campaign started out ofpure boredom.

“One Monday afternoon, we bothgot home from the season and nothingwas going on. We thought we’d take anInstagram (picture),” Vikich said. “Itkinda just popped up.”

They were starting their summerjobs after the junior season was over,and both of them had nothing to doon Mondays.

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do a next one. From there it just kindof went on,” added Vikich.

The duo, who grew up playingfor Semiahmoo Minor Hockey, putrestrictions on themselves for eachimage. They aren’t allowed to usePhotoShop and each poster must cost$10 or less to put together.

This month, the duo wanted to paytribute to Robin Williams after hisapparent suicide on Aug. 11. They

decided to reinvent the classic Mrs.Doubtfire movie poster, with Allison(as always) putting on the wig andplaying a woman.

Of the posters they’ve made so far,the ones where Allison - who playsfor the Flin Flon Bombers of theSaskatchewan Junior Hockey League -puts on a wig, and even in some cases,a brassiere.

In one photo, they re-enacted theposter for the Vince Vaughn movieCouples Retreat where Allison put ona wig and a dress and held Vikich’shand. It is their most successfulposter to date with 419 likes and 17comments on Instagram.

The Surrey Eagle said their posterimitating Ryan Gosling and RachelMcAdams inches away from eachother in The Notebook was the bestone to make.

“We were in his backyard and thesprinkler was coming down on us andwe were so close. I think we neededto take 30 pictures before we stoppedlaughing,” Vikich said.

The duo will be posting a little lessfrequently because Allison has left forManitoba to re-join the Bombers.

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PARIS, FRANCE— Four years ago, thenational rugby teamfinished a “disappointing”sixth place. This year, theteam made it to the final.

Canada lost 21-9to England in the IRBWomen’s Rugby WorldCup on Aug. 17in the Frenchcapital.

JuliaSugawara,SemiahmooSecondarygraduate andTeam Canadaveteran, madethe WorldCup team for the thirdconsecutive time.

Sugawara, who playsclub with Burnaby Lake,said the national team hasa lot to be proud of.

“It feels bittersweet atthe moment, but as timepasses, it feels better andbetter,” Sugawara wrote inan email to the Now. “Itwas tough to be so close totaking the cup and not winthe match, but we achievedso much just getting to thefinal.”

Prior to leaving for thetournament, Sugawara saidshe wanted to “bring homea souvenir” from France.

“I think I would havepreferred that big shinydrinking vessel that washanging around our pitchduring the last game, but

I’m ecstatic to have gottento play in a world cupfinal and receive that silvermedal,” wrote Sugawara.

“That game will be oneof my best memories ofplaying rugby, despite itsoutcome. I am so thankfulto all the fans at homethat cheered for us, sent usmessages and supportedus throughout this wholejourney,” Sugawara added.

Beingthe bestsecond-placeteam in thetournamentafter theround robin,Team Canadaqualified forthe semifinal,where they

played the hosts in a nail-biter.

Canada led late inthe game, but Francescored a try and had theopportunity to tie thegame with a conversion.

“Once she missed (theconversion) and we sawhow little time was leftand how close we wereto winning, we weredetermined to play smartand continue to keep themoff the scoreboard until thatwhistle,” Sugawara wrote.

Despite getting a tie intheir round-robin game,Team Canada was unableto keep up with England.

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New report highlights potential pitfallscouples face when transferring assetsto the next generationRBCWealth Management offers tips to make estate planning process a smooth one

TORONTO, June 10, 2014 - An estimated $1 trillion, or more, is positioned to changehands in Canada over the coming years as baby boomers age and assets begin to transferto younger generations. The country’s high-net-worth population alone held close to $900billion in investable assets in 2013, according to RBCWealth Management, and withimproving economic conditions that figure is likely to grow. This impending transfer ofwealth is putting the onus on baby boomers to ensure that their estate plans are crystalclear about how a lifetime of hard-earned assets are to be managed upon their passing.

“No one likes to think about death, let alone build an actual plan around that fateful day,”says Tony Maiorino, vice-president and head, RBCWealth Management Services at RBCWealth Management. “But one of the most important financial decisions you can makeduring your lifetime is to take the time to develop a well-thought-out estate plan to ensureassets are seamlessly transferred according to your wishes.”

A new report by RBCWealth Management – Until Death Do Us Part…Then EverythingCan Change – explores a key aspect of estate planning for married couples, in particular,and that’s the critical role a surviving spouse plays in managing and maintaining familywealth for future generations.

“We find that when we talk to couples about estate planning, most of them naturally focuson their kids,” Maiorino says. “Children are an important part of the decision-making pro-cess, no doubt, but a comprehensive estate plan needs to consider an important step beforethe kids, and that’s the surviving spouse.”

Until Death Do Us Part … Then Everything Can Change provides a comprehensive,plain-language look at estate planning essentials for married couples in Canada, includingthe various ways to leave assets to a spouse, while allowing the estate to seamlessly flowthrough to the next generation.

Please contact Debbie L’Abbee, investment advisor, RBC Dominion Securities for acopy of the report 604-535-3835 or [email protected]

This information is not intended as nor does it constitute tax or legal advice. Readers should consult their ownlawyer, accountant or other professional advisor when planning to implement a strategy. This article is suppliedby Debbie L’Abbee, an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Member CIPF.

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