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Amy Reidnow staffTwitter @amyreid87
While South Surrey hastraditionally been known for itslush green
and tall timbers, ithas experienced much change over the
pastdecade.That development has, unsurprisingly,
resulted in trees falling to the chainsaw. anew city report
reveals Surrey has seen morethan a five per cent drop in its tree
canopyover the past 12 years, nearly half of whichcame from South
Surrey.That loss was the impetus behind the
creation of the newly formed grandviewHeights Stewardship
association (gHSa).Tree canopy loss is a big concern that
we have in South Surrey especially becausethis is an area in
transition, said gHSachair Victoria blinkhorn, who has
calledgrandview home for 18 years.The organization formed
because
many residents are concerned about treepreservation and infill
development, sheadded.blinkhorn said when areas in grandview
are developed, its not uncommon to see justa handful of trees
saved out of hundreds.Her motivation to get involved was
first sparked in 2004. That was when thegrandview general Land
Use Plan wasbeing developed and there were concernsabout tree loss
along 164th avenue.one side of that has now become
morgan Heights and theres been substantialtree loss there and
theres a new infilldevelopment thats going to be taking 28 outof
214 trees down.blinkhorn said grandview Heights looks
enviously at subdivisions like ocean Park.
I look around and see beautiful treesthat have been retained on
small lots. Itsall about density and of course services
arenecessary but leave a few trees, why dontya?With the goal of
engaging and
informing residents, gHSa has created acomprehensive website and
is keeping aneye on upcoming projects.With the citys 100-metre
notification
radius for new development, blinkhornsaid its easy to live down
the street froma potential development and not knowanything about
it.Small changes affect a lot of people.blinkhorn said the group
may, on
occasion, seem critical of city policies butsaid its goal is to
know the rules, to get thecity to follow them and to share
information
with residents.While the area is made up of a wide
variety of demographics and housing from large acreages to dense
townhousedevelopments blinkhorn said she hopesthe community can
come together towork toward a common goal: Creating asustainable,
livable, walkable, enjoyableneighbourhood.and most definitely, tree
canopy is a big
part of that, she said.I think our ultimate goal is to have
a
neighbourhood where community voices areheard in the build-out
process, where nCPsare respected. It doesnt matter if you live ina
tent or a condo or a mansion.Your homeis your home and you care
whats going onaround it.
report shows steadydropfor the first time in its history,
Surrey
has received a comprehensive report on itstree canopy, the
analysis excluding only theagricultural Land reserve.first revealed
at an environmental
sustainability advisory committee lastWednesday, the report
showed the citys tree
canopy was 33 per cent in 2001, 30 per centin 2009, and by 2013
had dropped to 27.7per cent.forty three per cent of that loss was
in
South Surrey, 20 per cent in guildford, withthe remainder
distributed amongst otherneighbourhoods.In 2009, single-family lots
in South Surrey
had an average tree canopy of 47.8 per cent.new developments are
now averaging 7.7per cent.from 2001 to 2013, the City of Surrey
issued tree-cutting permits for 102,347, and124,403 were
replaced.Without changes in Surreys current
practices, the report expects the citys treecanopy to drop to
somewhere between 21 to27 per cent in 50 years.So, how does the
city plan to continue to
see population growth, and reverse the treeloss trend at the
same time?environmental committee chair Coun.
bruce Hayne said the city has a fewstrategies in the
works.first, the city plans to encourage urban
infill, as opposed to greenfill development,which is essentially
building onundeveloped land, Hayne said.The city also has plans to
steer dense
projects to town centres, Hayne added.So if we look at City
Centre for instance,
there are literally thousands of homesbuilt in City Centre in
the coming yearsin the form of high rises. They are goingto have a
very minimal impact on our treecanopy and yet its going to allow us
to addthousands of residents, he said.We have to look at smart
developments
in our town centres, along ourtransportation corridors, and try
and takethe pressure off some of those other lands.Hayne said the
citys recently adopted
biodiversity Conservation Strategy wouldalso come into play.That
is a target to preserve 10,000
acres in the city in total in perpetuity in itsabsolute natural
state, he said.
group disturbed butnot surprised as reportshows loss of tree
canopy,mostly in South Surrey
Clearcuts like this one at 164th Street and 25A Avenue are the
impetus behind thecreation of the newly formed Grandview
stewardship association. (Photo: Submitted)
Our ultimate goal is tohave a neighbourhoodwhere community
voicesare heard in the build-outprocess.
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Hayne added that the stick trees beingplanted to replace mature
trees comingdown through development may not add tothe tree canopy
right now, but will down theroad.Those stick trees become beautiful
big
oaks lining residential boulevards overtime. So that will
naturally increase the treecanopy as well looking out 30, 40
yearsfrom now.Hayne said the city has a pretty
ambitious goal of reaching a 40 per centtree canopy by 2058, but
is optimistic it canbe achieved.I know there are some communities
and
some folks that see development and seetrees coming down and
feel that, Wow, werelosing trees here, there and everywhere. Andin
some of those new developments we are.And in some places were
increasing our treecanopy,Hayne said.We have to also keep in mind
that just
because theres a corner lot that has a wholebunch of trees on it
doesnt mean its apublic asset. That corner lot has been ownedby
somebody for many years and theyrewaiting until the time is right
for them todo something with that land. So we haveto realize that,
we have to respect that andwe have to then guide our
developmentstrategies in a way thats going to preserve asmuch
forested land as we can.AtWednesdays committee meeting,
Hayne said there was much discussion aboutthe report.We talked
about putting trees into our
2015 work plan because we want to lookfurther at it.We want to
look at some of theissues surrounding the tree preservationbylaws
and the tree replacement bylaws andthings like that to make sure
that were doingit in a balanced way.Once the committee looks at the
issues, it
will forward its recommendations to council.Vice-chair of the
committee, Bob
Campbell, believes the citys target of 2058 istoo far off.Im
going to be dead by then, he said,
adding hed like to see a shorter-term target.
Campbell called the report disturbing.Its obviously going in the
wrong
direction.Campbell has proposed changes to
Surreys tree policies in the past.He says the citys cut twice,
build once
policy is levelling forests.In a letter to the editor earlier
this year he
wrote, Surrey allows developers to guess atwhere the eventual
lot purchased will buildtheir houses, put their driveways, etc.,
andthen to clear the property to match theseguesses.When lots are
sold, the buyers oftendecide to place their houses and drivewaysin
different locations.He wrote the city would argue it places a
restrictive covenant on any trees standingafter the first cut,
but said, The reality isthat the city will not enforce these
covenantsand usually allows the eventual lotpurchaser to cut
additional trees.He said hed like to see a tree-friendly
approach, where the city could work withdevelopers to only allow
trees to be removedfor basic servicing.Blinkhorn also weighed in on
the tree
canopy report.The accelerated canopy depletion is not
surprising, she said. Is the citys tree-planting program a
suitable substitute forold growth forest canopy which is
beingrapidly depleted through development?The 40 per cent canopy
target for 2058 is
positive and ambitious. Only the promisedtree
bylaw-strengthening and compliance byeducation of the development
industry willmake this target possible, she stated.Visit
Grandviewstewardship.org.
[email protected]
Tree report shows citygoing in wrong direction
Environment
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of the time, these artists have fan
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video game or movieproducers, he said.To do this, artists can begin
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certain number of buyers arecommitted, that work of art is then
printedand shipped out. The idea is similar to othercrowd-funding
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filament 3D printing.So we can print in full 3D colour and were
going to be experimenting with differenttypesit all depends on
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model,
Hollick said smaller campaigns may onlyconsist of 10 prints
priced at $150 each, whilelarger runs could require 50 pieces being
soldat around $30 or so. Profits will then be splitbetween
ConceptKicker and the artists.Basically were doing this for
artists, he said,
pointing out independent concept artists anddesigners, the
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WHaLLeY Keys: Housing and HealthSolution Society has merged with
Lookoutemergency aid Society in an effort to makelarger social
impacts together.The biggest win that our organization
sees in the future for Surrey is that Lookout,as an
organization, spanning from thenorth Shore all the way to Surrey
now, canreally leverage local housing investmentfrom senior levels
of government, saidShayneWilliams, former Keys director, whonow
serves as executive director of Lookout.The volume of connections
is massive. Itslike going from the aaa team to the bigleagues.While
Lookout Society is largely
Vancouver-based, its Surrey facilities willoperate as a
satellite. Its hoped the mergerwill encourage community-driven
andmade-in-Surrey programs guided byLookouts vision.The Lookout
Society has a history of
working with communities and arrivingat solutions tailor-made
for each city,Williams noted.Lookout has been around for 43 years
and
operates close to 300 shelter beds throughfacilities in north
Vancouver, Vancouver,burnaby and newWestminster.The group also
operates transitional and
affordable housing, with a total of 1,050beds.If you include the
outreach programs
and the drop-in were probably seeingroughly 2,000 people a day
just at Lookout.Williams said Keys has faced some
criticism over the years, largely because theorganization is
trying to help hundreds ofpeople with limited resources.If you look
at the visible homeless in
Surrey north, which has a long history, itgoes back to the 50s
and 60s, long beforethe Keys organization, but now that Keys isthe
only government-funded organizationworking with these folks, theres
been alot of community judgment on the typesof services. So from
that, its harmed the
reputation of the organization somewhatand affected its ability
to advocate to seniorlevels of government.Keys has been around for
20 years and
employs roughly 90 people. It runs the frontroom drop-in centre
and the barrier-free,40-bed gateway shelter and other
programsincluding abstinence-based, health and HIVprograms.The
current buildings were constructed
in the mid-70s, andWilliams said theorganization and the people
it serves struggle with the poor insulation andventilation.neither
building is purpose-built, so
theres a lot of talk about the new sheltercoming up,Williams
said, referring tothe city working to find a location for anew
purpose-built operation. one of thechallenges is these old
retrofitted buildingsjust arent made to serve the people thatare
accessing it. The whole of the Keysorganization, we had 17 units of
housing,thats it for the 350 people we saw everyday. Literally no
transitional housing to getpeople off the streets.and while Keys
will be adopting
Lookouts name, Keys will live on.Thats going to continue as
a
foundation a money arm for the Lookoutorganization,Williams
explained. all theprogramming will be operated by Lookout.Thats to
harmonize the service provisionacross the region.megan baillie,
director of operations for
Keys, said shes excited to be joining theLookout society.Lookout
is the gold standard for shelter
operations in the Lower mainland whileKeys is Coa (Council on
accreditation)accredited and has had some of thebest housing
successes in the province.both organizations have a long historyof
successfully serving vulnerable clientpopulations through
low-barrier services.bringing the organizations togetherwill
provide an even greater continuumof services for clients within the
Lowermainland, baillie said.
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When we called photojournalist Kevin Hill onTuesday morning to
assign him a photo to accompanyour powerful and emotionally charged
two-page reporton drinking and driving, we knew two things.first,
it had to be worthy of the front page.Second, it had to carry
impact.after brainstorming for a few minutes, we came up
with two options: a photo of an officer conducting abreathalyzer
test and the photo you see at the top of thispage. for us, the
choice was simple.good journalism and this includes
photojournalism
must sometimes hit people in the gut to be effective.our intent
was not to shock or to offend. rather, our
intent in using this photo was to help prevent the sceneit
portrayed from playing out in our communities.Perhaps you will
think of this photo the next time you
are tempted to get behind the wheel after drinking.Perhaps your
child will think of this photo several
years from now when they are about to get into afriends car
after a house party.Perhaps all the discussion our photo has
sparked will
bring more awareness and will help keep our familiessafer while
driving in our citys streets.If thats the case, we have done our
job. The now
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I am very disgusted in the photo you have used inThursdays the
Now.What on earth were you thinkingand who thought this was a good
idea?How do you think my four-year-old daughter reacted
to this photo when she picked up the newspaper for metoday? How
do you explain to a four-year-old what thisphoto is about or why it
is on the front of a newspaper?one can only assume the editor, beau
Simpson, had
the opportunity to see this disgusting photo chosen forthe front
of the paper and thought it was a good idea.
Greg Tomyk, Surrey
How very disturbing it was to see the extremelygraphic picture
on the front cover of the Now.I was disgusted.While I completely
agree that
drinking and driving is an extremely serious issue, doesa
graphic picture such as this need to be displayed onthe front page
where there is no choice but to see it?my young daughter does not
need to see graphic
image such as this on our coffee table and I am suremany other
parents of young children would agree.
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Our Facebook page had nearly 200 comments as ofMonday morning,
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Rochelle Scrivener Im glad my 11 year old saw this.I want this
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How do you explainsick photo to children?
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Nows powerful photomay someday save lives
our powerful some say toographic front page photo hassparked a
huge discussion online.a few readers were offended butmost
applauded the photo, sayingits impact might even save lives. Our
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DebaTe
Despite the promises youhear chanted on burnabymountain, there
is no waythe oil industry will be out of ourlives in our
lifetime.oil is everywhere. It affects
everything. The clothes youwear, the computer you use,
thetelevision you watch, the food youeat all are touched by oil at
somepoint, either at the creation stage oron their journey to the
consumer.a recent book by journalist
rose george, entitled 90 Per Centof Everything, documents
thatalmost everything you use in lifehas travelled to your
destinationby container ships, fueled by dieseloil. She spent a
year on those ships,noting that pretty well everythingwe buy, we
ship.The little-noticed world of
shipping, and the irreplaceablerole it plays in the world, is
justone example of how deeply oil hasseeped into our daily
lives.Preventing a pipeline, as those
on burnaby mountain are hopingto do, may sound noble but it
willhave absolutely no impact on the
oil industry. It is too massive, toodeeply entrenched in our
societyfor the halting of a pipelinesconstruction in a tiny corner
ofthe world to constitute more thana tiny blip in the overall
scheme ofthings.The protest against the Kinder
morgan pipeline has beencompared to the Clayoquot Soundwar of
the woods protest inthe 1990s. The two are decidedlydifferent. The
forestry protest wasabout ending clear-cutting loggingof old growth
timber, a practicevery few people had any personalexperience with.
but the pipelineprotest is about oil, which toucheseveryone, every
single day.While it was easy to target the
forest industry back then, it ismore than a bit disingenuous
forenvironmentalists to demonize theoil industry including that
whichoperates in the alberta tar sands while they, like everyone
else, usesso much of that industrys product.There is a refusal by
many of
those on burnaby mountain toacknowledge this unavoidablefact,
and to pretend that there isno inconsistency in advocatingfor
eliminating or weakening anindustry while at the same timerelying
on that same industry fortheir livelihood.of course, some do
acknowledge
this inconsistency and say justbecause they drive a car,
thatdoesnt mean they cant worktowards curbing carbon emissions.fair
enough, but lost in thechanting and rhetoric that flowsfrom the
Kinder morgan protesters(or enbridge protesters) is anynotion of
realism.Instead, they project a romantic
vision that is simply unattainable.oil is here to stay, until
there is nomore of it left.another example of the quiet
little inconsistency that exists forso many of those who
condemnthe oil industry, especially thealberta oil sands, is the
pensionfund they pay into.The b.C. public sector pension
fund is administered by theb.C. Investment
managementCorporation, which has morethan $100 billion in
investmentsthat fund the pensions for morethan 500,000 people
teachers,professors, mLas, municipalworkers etc.Public sector
unions such as
CUPe and the b.C. Teachersfederation have been at theforefront
when it comes toattacking the oil sands industry. Yettheir members
stand to financiallybenefit from that very industry,because of the
inescapable roleoil plays in pretty well everything,
including their pensions.The bCImCs investment
holdings include $603 millioninvested in Suncor, one of
thelargest oil sands companies.another $409 million is
withenbridge, while $372 million iswith Canadian natural
resourcesand $284 million is parked withexxon mobil.all told, the
bCImC has almost
$3.6 billion invested in the oilsands alone (including,
ironically,a small stake in Kinder morgan).Plus another half
billion dollarsin companies associated withpipelines. Plus hundreds
ofmillions of dollars in alberta realestate including a property
infort mcmurray, which is groundZero for the tar sands and
thealberta government itself, all ofwhich benefit hugely from
thatprovinces oil sands development.Want to fight climate
change?
Drive less, fly less and buy less.but dont for a moment think
thatshutting down a pipeline is goingto have any impact
whatsoever,other than easing some guiltyconsciences of people who
willcontinue to use the oil industryjust as much as they did before
theprotests on burnaby mountain.
Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.
Lost in all the oil rhetoric is realismInTheHouse
Keith Baldrey
burnaby mountainLetter
The Editor,re: Child care too costly
for Surrey families, the Nowletters, nov. 25.Jinny Sims, mP
newton-
north Delta, was way offbase suggesting that Surreyfamilies are
paying themost for child care in theprovince.families in trendy
areas
like Kitsalano andWestVancouver pay far morethan residents of
Surrey, atleast $300 more per child.my wife is an early
childhood educator. Shehas 20 years in the business,the past 15
running her ownsmall multi-aged facility(Kids Kove) in Surrey.She
was a teacher in Peru
and clients pay about $40 aday, which, in many cases,works out
to less than $5 anhour. You would pay yourbabysitter (who took a
two-hour course) more thanthis, yet people complainabout the
cost.for $40 a day, my wife has
to not only care for the childbut also create programs,shop for
toys and books,fill out government subsidyforms and other
paperworkto run her business, dealwith the parents and
theirdifferent schedules, takecourses to stay current,study and
renew her firstaid every few years, look fornew clients, make
policiesand procedures, newsletters,supervise her assistant,
andmuch more behind thescenes work.Why should the federal
government subsidize childcare and give it to peoplefor $15 a
day? Sims talksabout the jobs that wouldbe created. If that were
tohappen, they would below-paying jobs for theworking poor no
unions,no benefits. They are at thebottom of the barrel
withrestaurant and low-endcustomer service jobs. Thiswould be oK if
you are incollege or university but notmuch good for looking aftera
family.
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There arent many people who havebeen in every recovery home
inSurrey, but Mike Starchuk says hesone of them. The incoming
councillor, oneof three new Surrey First members electedto council
on Nov. 15, says dealing with theunethical operations in the city
is top ofmind for him. And hes got a few ideas.Id like to see a
program, a process come
to fruition, where we only have licensedby the city and
registered by the provincerecovery homes. They serve a purpose,
henoted.The 32-year firefighter has served on the
frontlines, worked as an inspector and mostrecently spent a
year-and-a-half as the citysChief Fire Prevention Officer.From that
experience, he said hes seen
the stark difference between recovery homesthat help those in
need, and those that aretaking advantage of people and causinghavoc
on neighbourhoods.He mentions one by name Revolution
Recovery that he says is positivelycontributing to its
neighbourhood.Their claim to fame is when it snows,
they shovel the five houses on either side oftheir house, and
nine out of 10 driveways oneither side of the street, he said. They
say,We know were a drain on the community.We dont want them having
to come homefrom work and shovel their driveways. Theydont love
them for that, but they toleratethem for that.Starchuk estimated 35
per cent of the
citys recovery homes are good ones. Theother 65 per cent are
essentially flop houses,he said.They call themselves recovery
homes
so they can go to the court system so theycan say, Ill take that
person. Then, theycontinue to use freely amongst the otherpeople
who live there, continue to do theircrimes out of that place, but
its underthe guise of a recovery home thats notregulated.As well,
many of the homes he calls
whack-a-moles, that relocate when theycome under greater
scrutiny.They move down the street a block, we
go back, and theyre not there anymore.He said the current system
isnt working,
and he hopes to make a difference once hehits his council
chair.Im hoping when I get there, I can
motivate staff, bylaws and the ministry,he said. Once the city
comes up with alicense whether its a $25 or $10 license it gives us
more authority to knock on thatdoor from a fire department point of
view,he noted. We can become the eyes of thepublic.We can become
the eyes for thosepeople that arent being treated right.Starchuk
also wants to work with the
courts.If you remember the Bollywood Hotel in
Newton, well we worked against the ownerto finally have it
demolished. After it wasgone from the face of the earth for about
sixmonths, a guy stood up in front of the courtsand said he had a
recovery home at theBollywoodMotel. So judges dont know whotheyre
releasing people to.Thats somebody that wants a cheque and
almost all of those times, theyll be forcedinto petty crimes,
women will be pushedinto prostitution, guys will be back
sellingdrugs on the street. And the guy running itcollects welfare
and gets that cheque.
He plans to get Surreys fire chief, bylawsmanager and the
Ministry of Health in thesame room to come up with a plan.These are
things we can do to remove
petty crime, without ever touching onesingle RCMP officer, he
noted.But Starchuk assured hes not a one-trick
pony. He hopes to work on other issues,including multiple and
illegal suites.I saw those first hand, he noted. These
are scary fire traps. I personally believe wehave a solution.The
idea revolves around checking up
with renters, giving them time to move outon their own, then
shutting the suite downonce that individual or family has movedonto
legal housing.He said the issue is tricky, as the city
doesnt want to remove affordable housingoptions, but cant
overlook the safetyconcerns.Switching gears completely, Starchuk
says
hes passionate about growing the citysoutdoor and indoor
sporting facility stock.I like the way (Coun.) Tom (Gill) is
talking about capital projects. Like themovie the Field of
Dreams, like they say, Ifyou build it, they will come, Surrey can
starthaving world-class types of tournaments,he said.Starchuk noted
that much progress has
already been made on that front.As a baseball tournament
director in
the late 90s, when his children Ryan andShannon took part in the
sport, he said itwas up to parents to ensure the venues wereup to
snuff.We literally brought in paint, we brought
in our own lawnmowers to make the parkslook the way they did so
when people camewe didnt look like the sticks.Playing baseball at
Tamanawis Park back
then, Starchuk said parents had to callopposing teams to tell
them they needed tobring lawn chairs.And there were no bathrooms,
he said
with a chuckle. Today, its phenomenal.Starchuk said hed like to
see something
more done with Bear Creek Park.I think it can go up a notch and
I dont
know why it hasnt. There hasnt been muchof a change to that park
for 20 years.That football field in the middle is the sameI played
on when I was 15 years old. Itsexactly the same. The stands are no
biggernow than when I was a kid.Issues aside, Starchuk said hes
excited to
get to work.Along the campaign trail, he said he felt
like a rookie.Now, I feel like a kindergartener or
Grade 1 student waiting for new books andpencils and scissors
and rulers. Im waitingto get into my desk and start learning
newthings.
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SURREY Surrey-based novelistGina McMurchy-Barber says shes
mostdrawn to writing about young girls whohave a streak of tomboy
in them.That would be consistent with her
heroine, Peggy Henderson, the 12-year-old archaeology buff in
her latestCrescent Beach-based novel, Bone Deep.The book is the
third in the bone
series, a set of juvenile and young-adult novels also known as
YA about a girl with a penchant foradventure, which was released on
Nov.15 across Canada. It hits bookshelves inthe U.S. on Dec. 9.Im
drawn to girls that are strong
like that and I encourage that in thegirls that I
teach,McMurchy-Barbersaid in an interview at the
GuildfordLibrary.The writer, who began her career as
a journalist for the Peace Arch Newsand later became a reporter
at theSurrey Leader, is a teacher for a privateMontessori school in
Coquitlam. Shealso holds a degree in archaeology.Peggys character
is an
amalgamation of a number of girls thatI knew, and a bit of
myself in there,too. I think its important that womenare strong and
courageous, the authorsaid.The idea for the initial book in the
series, called Reading the Bones, camefrom her background in
archaeology
and was a teaching device wheninstructing her students to
excavatesome artifacts.I had been given free reign to be
as creative as I wanted so I startedto teach history and I wrote
the kidsstories and I was teaching themabout archaeology, she told
theNow,explaining that Montessori employs agreat storymethod to get
kids excitedfor learning.I wrote Reading the Bones that
summer as my great story as anintroduction to archaeology. That
littleshort story became the basis of my firstnovel, and that novel
has become verysuccessful.
The novel, released in 2009, wasshort-listed for the Silver
Birch Awardand received a commendation forBest Books for Kids &
Teens. For hernovels, McMurchy-Barber was therecipient of the
Governor GeneralsAward for Excellence in TeachingCanadian History.I
think what I like about childrens
books or YA books is that theyrehopeful. Im just that kind of
person,she said of her foray into fictionwriting.Im not
pessimistic, I dont have
that type of outlook in life that theresno hope. So in most kids
books, theresalways this hope of a better future
or things will be OK whereas adultfiction, it often leaves you
very empty.Bone Deep will definitely leave
readers with the former, as heroinePeggy is determined to join
anexpedition of a 200-year-oldshipwreck and convinces the adultsin
her life to let her take scuba divinglessons. Shes known to dig
aroundthe Crescent Beach area uncoveringbones, and the book makes
wittycommentary between the 12-year-oldprotagonist and an uptight
great auntwhod rather have a niece with cleanhands.This kind of
gumption is what
McMurchy-Barber means when shesays she likes to write about
girls whoget their hands dirty.Its not so much writing about
me, the author digresses, but theway she talks, she is a bit of
a smartalec. It is a bit of me in there. But Ialso have looked at
young girls that Ihave taught and I tend to be drawn tothe spunky,
tomboyish girls who areindependent and strong.McMurchy-Barber
recently earned a
spot in the Authors Among Us series,in which shell be speaking
at theGuildford Library next Wednesday(Dec. 3) at 7 p.m. The event,
freeand open to the public, is for thoseinterested in writing and
publishingbooks.Reading the Bones also earned a
spot among books on the ReadingChallenge Link list a
challengefor kids who love books to competein a reach for the top
contest for2014/2015. McMurchy-Barber willbe speaking at schools
and librariesthroughout the Fraser Valley overJanuary and
February.
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Gina McMurchy-Barber, a Surrey-based authorof a series
ofchildrens novels,will be speakingat GuildfordLibrary onWednesday.
Thefree event is forthose interestedin writing andpublishing
books.(Photo: KRISTIALEXANDRA)
Guildford
Kristi AlexandraNow contributorTwitter @kristialexandra
McMurchy-Barberwill speak at GuildfordLibraryWednesday
I thinkwhat I likeabout childrensbooks, or YA books, isthat
theyre hopeful.Im just that kindof person.
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WHALLEY Police were called to aWhalley strip club Sunday night
after twomen were stabbed.According to the Surrey RCMP,
officers
received a call just before midnight Sundaynotifying that two
men had been stabbedoutside of the Shakerz Show Lounge off
ofWhalley Boulevard and 104th Avenue.The victims, a 44-year-old
Chilliwack
man and a 35-year-old Langley man weretaken to hospital. The
44-year-old hadmultiple stab wounds to his side and back
while the Langley man was stabbed once.Both men were listed in
stable condition.Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said
both men are known to police and thatinvestigators were
receiving limitedcooperation from both the victims andwitnesses.We
believe the incident occurred just
outside of the establishment near theentrance and we are still
investigating, saidPaquet, adding a black SUV was possiblyused by
the suspects to leave the area.Police are asking anyone with
information
to contact the Surrey [email protected]
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CLOVERDALE BUSINESSIMPROVEMENT AREA (BIA)TAKE NOTICE THAT: The
Council of the City of Surrey proposes to renew for afurther
five-year period, a Business Improvement Area (BIA) for the
Cloverdalearea. The purpose of the BIA is to promote, stimulate and
improve the economicviability of the area.
The BIA is to be funded by a local service tax levy on
Commercial and Industrialproperties prescribed as Class 5 (Light
Industry) or Class 6 (Business or other).The estimated total cost
of the work is $900,000 over the following five years:2015, 2016,
2017, 2018 and 2019. The property owners will pay 100% of thecost.
The estimated levy of $0.63 per $1,000 of assessed value, will be
includedon your 2015 tax statement and must be paid in full by the
tax due date.
FURTHER, TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 213 of the
CommunityCharter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26, as amended, the BIA may
proceed unless Councilreceives sufficient petition against the
service within 30 days after the seconddate of this publication in
the Surrey Now newspaper. A sufficient petition must:
1. be signed by the owners of at least 50% of the parcels that
would be subjectto the local service tax, and
2. the persons signing must be the owners of parcels that in
total represent atleast 50% of the assessed value of land and
improvements that would besubject to the local service tax.
Persons desiring to petition against the undertaking of the
renewal of theCloverdale Business Improvement Area must do so by
submitting their petition,in writing, within 30 days of the second
date of publication of the Notice ofIntention in the Surrey Now
newspaper dated December 2 and December 4,2014. The final date for
the acceptance of petitions will be Monday, January 12,2015 at 4:30
pm.
If you wish to petition against the renewal of the Cloverdale
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SOME FACTS
The Trans Mountain Pipeline has been operating
between Edmonton, AB and Burnaby, BC
since 1953.
In April 2012, we proposed to expand the
pipeline by building a second pipeline
alongside the original.
Our goal for the entire route has been to build
adjacent to the existing pipeline within our existing
right-of-way. However, sometimes there are good
reasons to look at other options, such as safety
concerns, residential or industrial development that
has expanded since the original pipeline was built,
or environmental considerations.
Weve been engaging with Aboriginal groups,
Landowners, communities and stakeholders
since April 2012. Weve reached agreements
with 18 Aboriginal groups, to date.
The current work on Burnaby Mountain is to study
the proposed route through Burnaby Mountain.
Our application is before the National Energy
Board, an independent federal agency, to
determine if the project should be approved to
proceed in Canadas best interest. Ultimately, the
federal government will make the nal decision.
The National Energy Board has a recognized
process to voice concerns, ask questions
and introduce evidence for consideration.
Over 1,600 people in BC and Alberta have
registered to participate.
If approved to proceed, construction of the
expansion would begin in mid-2016 and would
be in operation by late 2018.
Lets talk.
Ian AndersonPresident, Kinder Morgan Canada
Youve probably seen us on the news recently regarding Burnaby
Mountainand our Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project.
I think it would be good for us to talk.
Weve talked a lot with communities about their concerns and in
Burnabythe feedback was to look into routing the pipeline through
Burnaby Mountain,rather than through their streets and
neighbourhood.
Our work on the mountain over the past few weeks has been a part
of thatfeasibility study.Though we estimate it will cost Kinder
Morgan $40 million morethan the original route through residential
streets, we want to acknowledge thebest interests of the residents
of Burnaby.
We are drilling two 6-inch diameter test holes to investigate
the possibilityof routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain.We
are being respectfulof the environment, and when we are done, we
will leave the mountain ashealthy as we found it.
Unfortunately, demonstrators chose to block our crews from doing
their workand, in order to maintain the safety of our employees,
contractors and the public,we were forced to pursue legal action to
secure our worksite.
Freedom of speech is fundamental to our way of life. Equally so
is the Canadianright to go to work and conduct business safely.We
have always believed thesetwo principles can coexist if we all
communicate.
We believe we have been good neighbours for over sixty years in
localcommunities, including the City of Burnaby, and it is very
important for usto continue open relationships.
We have conducted many workshops and open houses, met with
thousandsof people and continue to respond to questions daily.The
feedback we havereceived to date has made our project better and
has resulted in importantchanges to our route.
Trans Mountain made a commitment to everyone who participated in
ourconsultation that we would listen closely and do our best to
respond to concerns.
Our work on Burnaby Mountain is part of keeping that
commitment.
On behalf of all the people who work on the pipeline and
project, I truly hopewe can keep talking throughout the
process.Your input is important to us.
Well be providing more opportunities for dialogue including our
upcomingtelephone town hall on December 3rd. Go to
TransMountain.com to sign up.We welcome the opportunity to
talk.
CANADA
Many other project details and information aboutupcoming
opportunities for dialogue can be foundon our website
www.TransMountain.com
Committed to safety since 1953.
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DELTA Residents of Delta will havea chance to sign condolences
and honourlegendary hockey player, coach and GM PatQuinn.A
community tribute has been set up by
the Corporation of Delta in the form ofmemorial boards at
recreation facilities.Mayor Lois Jackson took a moment at
Delta councils weekly meeting on Nov. 24to recognize Quinn, the
former VancouverCanucks bench boss who passed away onNov. 23 at 71
after a lengthy illness.Hockey has lost a great man. Known as
The Big Irishman, Pat was one of hockeysmost respected players
and coaches. As apart-owner of the Vancouver Giants, Patwas very
involved in the development ofhockey in our community and beyond,
saidJackson.Pats support towards our local
fundraisers and initiatives, including Deltasanti-bullying
campaign, was steadfast.And, of course, looking beyond our
community, Pat is revered both nationallyand internationally for
his integral role inhockey, not only as a coach, but as a
formerplayer and executive, she said.I want to express mine and
councils
sincere condolences to Pats wife Sandra,and all of Pats family
and friends, theVancouver Giants organization and theirfans, during
this difficult time. Patsdedication to the game of hockey wastruly
inspirational and will always beremembered. He will be sorely
missed.Quinns connections to South Delta also
included another partnership with Giantsowner Ron Toigo in the
Tsawwassen Springshousing development.Quinn was in the audience at
several
council meetings and public hearings as theproposal made its way
through the approvalprocess.His many hockey accomplishments
included guiding the Vancouver Canucks tothe 1994 Stanley Cup
finals and coachingCanada to a gold medal at the
2002WinterOlympics.
[email protected]
Mayor Jackson honourslate Canuck Pat Quinn
Delta
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Some experts havecast doubt on Islamistclaims, noting
severalincongruities in reports
Jennifer Gerson and Bethany LindsayVancouver Sun
VanCoUVera spokesman forIsraels embassy in ottawa was unable
toconfirmmonday whether gill rosenberg,an Israeli-Canadian woman
raised inWhiterock, has been captured by ISIS extremistsafter
joining Kurdish fighters in Syria.We havent got any concrete
information
that we can share. everything is still speculation, said
eitanWeiss, spokesmanfor the Israeli embassy. both of
ourgovernments are anxiously investigating thissituation, trying to
find out exactly whathappened.rosenberg has attracted a following
since
she claimed on social media to have joinedthe Kurdish Peoples
Protection Units, anattack force known for being one of the fewthat
encourage women to fight. rosenberg,31, is believed to be one of a
few westernfemales to have joined the fight.Several people
commenting on
rosenbergs facebook page Sunday nightsaid she is safe, including
someone calledKader Kadandir, who is affiliated with thePeoples
Protection Units and who said newsof rosenbergs capture is a huge
lie. She isin rojava and safe.Kadandir posted photos of a woman
resembling gill rosenberg, but there was noindication when the
photos were taken.on Saturday, a pro-Islamic-State
contributor posted to an online forum thatfighters in Kobani had
captured a femaleZionist soldier, according to the SITeIntelligence
group, and Jihadi sympathizers
suggested the captive might be rosenberg.by Sunday, posters on
other Islamist
forums were reporting her capture as fact.Several Israeli media
picked up on the
account, but so far no confirmation hasbeen provided.The
Department of foreign affairs said
it was following up on the reports aboutrosenberg. a
spokesperson said that Canadais pursuing all appropriate channels
to seekfurther information and officials are in closecontact with
local authorities.a childhood friend of rosenbergs says
she was a funny kid with a serious side,declaring at the age of
12 that she wanted tofight for Israel. Israeli media say she
movedthere in 2006 and joined the Israeli military.alex Konyves
said he grew up with
rosenberg inWhite rock and attendedHebrew school with her
beginning at agefive. He was alarmed to hear that she mayhave been
captured in Syria.I have trouble wrapping my head around
that.We live in beautiful british Columbia,where everything is
safe and lovely. I praythat shes oK and that these rumours
arecompletely false, and that shell be back in asafe place as soon
as possible, he said.We hung out every Sunday, Konyves
said. Its always nice to have someone tocrack jokes with in that
setting, and she wasdefinitely one of those people.
Israel embassy cantconfirm ifWhite Rockwoman captured by
ISIS
White rock
See full Story onlineAt thenownewSpAper.com
Gill Rosenberg is an Israeli-Canadianwoman raised inWhite
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DELTAADelta police officer sayshe was spit on and had garbage
tossedon him by protesters while standingon a police line on
BurnabyMountain enforcing aSupreme Court injunction.The
2,500-word
blog entitledMy 4 daysas a jackbooted nazistormtrooping
corporatethug, was posted Nov. 26on the Delta Police websiteby
Const. Jim Ingram. In ithe describes the four dayshe spent keeping
protestersfrom interfering with a Kinder Morgansurvey drilling team
in preparation fora controversial bitumen pipeline.Ingram is a
member of the Lower
Mainland District Integrated TacticalTroop, which is responsible
for disasterresponse assistance, scene security andsearch, counter
terrorism and, in thisinstance, public order or also known ascrowd
control and management.In one paragraph, he describes being
spit on by a protester, adding it wasnot the highlight of my
week.If it was any other person,
technically its considered an assault,said Ingram in a telephone
interview.So its something were definitely
careful of but we have tobalance going out andtrying to arrest
somebodyfor something like thatversus holding a line andthe bigger
picture there.The bigger picture
included upholdinga Supreme Courtruling allowing KinderMorgan to
take part inwork defined by GPS
coordinates. No members of the publicare allowed to interfere
directly withtheir work.Ingram said he can understand
the motivations of the protesters, butpushing and spitting is
going too far.The reality is were human too
and its a frustration that we have tocontrol, he said. I dont
like havinggarbage thrown over me, I dont likesomebody spitting at
me. To some
degree I have to protect myself.In his blog post, Ingram
also
criticizes the media for publicizing anincident where an
11-year-old crosseda police line (who was not arrested)but not the
aggressive actions towardthe police by some of the
protesters.Ingram said he doesnt expect there
to be a pro-police take on things, butfelt that by posting his
side of the storyon the Delta Police website it wouldgive some
balance to the story.I posted my side, a lot of protesters
have written their sides of things.Id just like to see the whole
thingcovered.Aside from the negative experiences,
Ingram said it was great to workwith police officers from
differentjurisdictions and specialty sectionsfrom the integrated
police unit.Its great to get a perspective and
its great to network with people fromall different sections
around the LowerMainland, he said.Ingram posts regularly on his
24x7
blog at deltapolice.ca. Hes also activeon Twitter at
@cst_jingram.
[email protected]
Cop posts his side of protest nastinessBurnaby Mountain
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METROVANCOUVER FraserHealth could face $2.5 million in finesover
a backlog of surgical wait timesin hospitals across the province,
withSurrey Memorial topping that list.According to documents
obtained
by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation(CTF), Fraser Health had 649
cases inwhich the wait time for surgery hadexceeded one year. And
as of Oct. 9,Surrey Memorial made up 226 of thosecases, well above
the second most waittimes of 143 at Burnaby General.In a Nov. 4
memo to surgeons
across the Fraser Health region, FraserHealths medical director
of surgeryDr. Peter Blair notes the Ministry ofHealth has a funding
structure knownas Pay for Performance which penalizeshospitals for
surgical bookings thatremain on a wait list for more than
52weeks.Although Blair wrote Fraser Health
has shown improvement in loweringthe number of patients on the
collectivewait list beyond 52 weeks in the pastyear 4.5 per cent
from 10 per cent the backlog needs to be cleared out.There still
remains a volume of
patients whose bookings are causingpenalty, he said. It is
imperativefor the interest of all, including ourpatients, that we
use every availablestrategy to avoid penalties.Blair added that
the
regional department headsof the surgical divisionswithin Fraser
Health willnow review bookings thatexceed 40 weeks and bereturned
to surgeon officesfor reassessment.But the CTF has accused
the health authority ofusing the reassessmentto get around the
fineregardless of the medical need.Its bad enough these people
are
being forced to wait a year for surgery,but now Fraser Health
wants to playgames with their wait times, said CTFB.C. director
Jordan Bateman in arelease. Dragging these people aroundand around
the system as a loophole toavoid financial discipline is
ludicrous.There is no medical need for thesereassessment
visits.Bateman said while the CTF
applauds the province for trying to getwaitlists reduced through
penalties,he urges the government to also lookto alternative
surgical market deliveryoptions to further reduce wait times.The
Fraser Health letter included a
spreadsheet showing the breakdownof surgeries in each hospital
in theregion and the theoretical amount the
province could withhold after Dec. 31,2014 for keeping patients
waiting.According to those documents,
Surrey Memorial had 3,415 surgeriesbooked that are below 26
weeks in wait
time, 1,044 that are between26 and 52 weeks, and 226that exceed
52 weeks,creating a potential fundingshortfall of $781,200.Fraser
Health has based
on the financial estimates onthe assumption of a cost of$1,400
per case.The same document
indicates that between theperiod of Sept. 12 to Oct. 9
the hospital performed 635 surgeriesfrom a previous wait list
wherepatients were below 26 weeks, 190surgeries between 26 and 52
weeks,and 34 surgeries for patients who hadwaited more than 52
weeks.A press release issued by the regional
health authority on Thursday said theCanadian Taxpayers
Federation wasspreading misinformation and saidthe priority of the
surgical program istimely access to treatment for patients.The
reassessment allows the
surgeon to confirm the patientshealth status, their
availability, andrequirement and if they still want theirsurgery,
stated the release.Fraser Health also stressed the new
process does not impact patient waittime on the list or reset
the clock.
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the EarlMarriott boys volleyball team defeated theOwls in the
provincial final in four sets (25-23, 20-25, 25-16, 26-24) on
Saturday (Nov.29) at Langley Events Centre.Entering the B.C. High
School
Boys Triple A Volleyball ProvincialChampionships, Kelowna was
ranked as theprovinces top team, despite the Marinersserving as
defending and Fraser Valleychampions.Bob Smith and Richard Thain,
the
coaches of the Earl Marriott team, wereextremely proud of the
poise the boysshowed after a nervous start to thetournament.I think
the boys were putting a lot of
pressure on themselves to get back to thefinal, Smith said. Once
they realized theywere there, they didnt have anything
toprove.Thain added: A different group stepped
up to the plate this year.Were hoping thatthe kids who are in
Grade 11 this year canstep up and do the same thing next
year.Despite a tough start to the season, Smith
said the team finished the season strong,adding two more banners
to the schoolscollection.November is just our month.We find
a way to peak at the right time and figurethings out, he
said.Team captain Justin Faester was named
the tournaments Most Outstanding Player,while Eric Lee received
first-team all-starrecognition.Faester tallied 15 kills and six
digs,
serving two aces in the final againstKelowna, while Lee tallied
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a
class act following the Mariners win, notingthey entered the
tournament as the team tobeat.They threw everything they could at
us.
They changed their lineup. They did a lot
of good things, but ultimately, our boys justplayed loose and
were really able to performwhen it counted, said Smith.Fraser
Heights finished the tournament
in fifth place. The Firehawks lost in thequarter-finals to Mt.
Boucherie 3-1 (25-19,25-23, 21-25, 25-16), but rebounded with
wins over Delta and G.P. Vanier.When they look back at the
experience,
knowing they played well, played hard, itwill be important,
Fraser Heights headcoach James Ahn said in a release. And younever
want to end the season on a loss. Thiswas a character win more than
anythingelse.Johnston Heights, Fraser Heights
neighbour and one of the surprises of thetournament, finished in
10th.Despite finishing at the bottom of their
pool, the Eagles beat Dover Bay, Mt. Bakerand Van Tech in the
knockout/seedinground.
North Deltas Seaquam finished thetournament in 15th place.In the
quad A girls tournament, Earl
Marriott, Lord Tweedsmuir and Elgin Parklost in the
quarter-finals the Marinersto Fraser Valley champions Riverside,
thePanthers to bronze-medalists Kelowna andthe Orcas to eventual
champions Argyle.Earl Marriott finished the tournament in
fifth place, with Cara Keturakis receivingfirst team all-star
honours.Elgin Park beat Lord Tweedsmuir in the
seventh-place match, and North Surreyfinished the tournament in
14th place.
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Earl Marriott boys repeat as provincial champsKyle BenningNow
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Earl Marriott Secondarys boys volleyball team celebrates after
winning match point against Kelowna in the provincial final
Saturday(Nov. 29) at Langley Events Centre. The Mariners repeat as
champions. (Photo: KYLE BENNING)