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Surrey firefighters are investigating asuspicious fire that ate
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BROOKSIDE For the past 22 or soyears, life in the Brookside
neighbourhoodhas gone on as the City of Surrey haschanged rapidly
around it.Located literally across the street from
Bear Creek Park, between 88th and 84thAvenue, the quiet
neighbourhood couldalmost be described as a place stuck intime, a
snapshot of a time when the citywas just beginning to catch the
eyes ofyoung families.Built in 1992, Brookside was a concept
neighbourhood designed with anelementary school at its centre
and housesencircling it like rings on dartboard. Theneighbourhood
was typical for somethingfrom the early to mid-1990s with
three-to-four bedroom houses, two-car garagesand a nice bit of lawn
out front and inthe back. It was nothing spectacular andnothing
extravagant.Fast-forward 22 years, though, and
suddenly the ordinary has become theextraordinary.Unlike many of
the neighbourhoods
that would be built in Surrey insubsequent years, more than a
handful ofBrooksides houses do not have basementsand secondary
suites are not nearly as
prevalent as youd find elsewhere. As aresult, density is not
really an issue in thearea and there arent nearly as many
carslining the streets as you might find insome of the citys newer
neighbourhoods.How do I know all of this? Well this
reporter has been lucky enough to call thearea home for the past
two decades. And asI continue to see the rest of the city change,I
find Brookside becoming one of thoseincreasingly rare
neighbourhoods in acity that seems less and less about
creatingcommunities and more about packingbodies in to as little
space as possible.Which brings me back to Brookside.Having grown up
in the 1990s,
neighbourhoods like Brookside weresimply the norm when it came
to
suburban living in Surrey. Houses werenot separated by mere two
feet gaps andpeople knew their neighbours. The waythe neighbourhood
was designed simplyencouraged a sense of community.For Surrey
school trustee Laurie Larsen,
who also resides in the neighbourhood,the community aspect is
really what makessomething like Brookside special.Ive lived in a
few areas in Surrey,
mostly in Newton, Fleetwood, and I wouldsay that this is the
most thats unchanged,she said. Its a well-establishedsubdivision,
and I would say that for themost part, its very safe. People watch
outfor each other and know their neighboursaround them. One day
last week I leftthe hatch on my truck up and one of the
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Surrey school trustee Laurie Larsen resides in the neighbourhood
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The concept area, builtin 1992, has become theextraordinary in
the eyesof Now reporter
neighbours came over a couple of hourslater just to let me know
that Id left thehatch up.For Larsen, shes found that despite
some of the newer developments literallyforcing people to live
in closer proximityto one another, the sense of communityseems to
be lacking in a lot of the condoand townhouse developments popping
uptoday.My daughter and son both live in
townhouses in Clayton and they knowmaybe one person on one side
but youdont have the opportunities whenyoure outside mowing the
lawn or doingyardwork anymore to meet people, shesaid. I think you
lose that neighbourhoodconnection.Key to keeping that sense of
community
alive is the school and park at theepicenter of the
neighbourhood.On any given day, youll find families,
youth and seniors making use of the parksfields and recreation
areas, not to mentionthe hundreds of students served by thebuilding
itself during the school year.Theres a sense of pride in the
community here, and you see that in kidsin the schools and in
the way people keeptheir houses and yards looking good, and Ithink
its just that people care, said Larsen.When everyone is walking
with their
dogs almost everybody will say hi toeach other, even if they
dont understandEnglish theyll still give you a nod and sayhello.Its
like youre stepping back in time.
Its not just your modern subdivision withrow houses, people here
know many oftheir neighbours and everybody just seemsto care.And
with that sense of community
seemingly missing from the citys newerdevelopments, one can only
wonder whatSurrey would look like if theyd just keptgoing with the
Brookside formula, ratherthan the almost painfully rapid growththat
seems to be putting such a strain onthe city today.
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CLOVERDALEAs the first of its kindto open south of the Fraser,
Surrey NightMarket was expected to be popular.But not even the
organizers were fully
prepared for the massive turnout duringthe opening night on
Saturday (July 5) atCloverdale Exhibition Grounds.Organizer Satbir
Cheema said he was very
pleased with how the first night went butthey were not expecting
the estimated 7,000to 8,000 attendees.They kept pouring in and
obviously we
were not ready for that huge a crowd, butnow it gives us some
time over the nextfour or five days to prepare for the nextweekend,
he said.The crowd was so big that some people
waited more than 45 minutes to get in andsome vendors ran out of
food in the firsttwo to three hours.Because we didnt anticipate it
would be
that huge a crowd, we only had two ticket
vendors, next time we will make sure wehave more, said Cheema.As
the lines became worse, Cheema said
that organizers began letting people in forfree because they had
waited for so long.Twitter user @Courneey_ stated
that as one of the vendors at the#Surreynightmarket I can
honestly say weDID NOT expect such big crowds!Everyonewill be
bringingWAYMORE food.Organizers have already made a number
of changes and will be adding more ticketwindows, at least 500
more parking stalls,better parking control, and more servicesfor
people with special needs.Next weekend will be the official
ribbon
cutting and opening ceremony on Fridaynight from 7:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. at theCloverdale Exhibition Grounds in front ofthe
Agriplex (17798 62 Ave.).The market runs Fridays and Saturdays
until the end of August, from 6 to 11 p.m.Admission is $2 and
free for anyone shorterthan 48 inches. Parking is free.For more
information, go to
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SURREYWith cell phones, emailand the Internet bringing the world
to ourdoorsteps in just a few button presses ormouse clicks, one
might think the fate of oldschool amateur ham radio is sealed.Think
again.Theres an expression among those in
the know: When all else fails, amateurradio works. In other
words, in the eventof massive infrastructure failure (think
war,terrorism, natural disaster), the techie folkswith the headsets
and the mics and the callsigns may well be the only ones getting
theword out and in. It happened during 9/11,Hurricane Katrina and
the 2011 earthquakein Japan.And it will happen again.On a recent
Saturday, the local detachment
of a global army of amateur radio operators volunteers all
showed off their stuff. Theybrought along their slickest gear, they
erectedantennae, they laid out tents and tables andinformational
pamphlets, and they welcomedyoungsters and oldsters and all people
inbetween.And they went to work scanning theregion and the
continent for as many like-minded individuals as possible.
It was a good day for making contacts.In fact, it was the very
best day of the year.Known as Field Day, June 28 was a
NorthAmerica-wide event where amateur radiosbrightest and most
knowledgeable people setup shop in similar encampments across
thecontinent. And while the day was part public
education, part emergency preparednessdress rehearsal and part
political hobnob(Surrey mayoralty candidate Linda Hepner,MP Jinny
Sims and MLAMarvin Huntall stopped by), arguably the coolestpart,
at least for veteran members ofSurrey Amateur Radio Club (SARC),
was
the chance to reach out anywhere andeverywhere in a contest
format.By the end of Field Day a 24-hour
period SARCmembers, six using voice andfour usingMorse Code, had
made no lessthan 1510 unique contacts. An impressiveshowing, says
SARC president John BrodieVA7XB (amateur radio operators
typicallyrun their given names and call signstogether), who
justifiably points out the totalis almost twice that of last years
Canadiandivisional winner.Field Day at the SARC site, on the
old Grandview School grounds at theintersection of 20th Avenue
and 176th Street,is an interesting time. In the main tent,recent
Russian immigrant Mike ZavarukhinVE7ACNworked antiquated yet
efficientMorse Code and showed his frustration whena potential
contact wasnt quite made. BlindSARCmember Rob Gilchrist VE7CZV
useda computer attached to his radio and a devicefor converting the
screen image to Braille.Another station sat temporarily empty,
itsoperator undoubtedly handling some otherduty. The tables
overflowed with transceiversand displays, and the floor was
littered withbatteries and mobile power supplies.
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Alessandro (Alex) Danese, IZ7FMM, a recent immigrant from Italy
and SARC member,operating one of the competitive radio stations in
voice mode. All radios are computer-assisted and equipped with
dedicated contest software. In his spare time, Daneseprepared
Italian cuisine for the crew during Field Day in Surrey. (Photo:
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basics. Outside,the landscape in every direction wasdotted with
various types of antennae,including an absolute monsterdonated by
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apavement-crushing five tonnes.At the info booth, Joe Zaccaria
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operatorshundreds and sometimes thousands ofmiles away.But the real
excitement was at the
back of John Schouten VE7TIs pickuptruck. As various SARC
membersgathered around, Schouten brandisheda handheld antenna,
pointing it inthe direction of the InternationalSpace Station. An
hour earlier,theyd made contact with astronaut(and fellow amateur
radio licensee
most astronauts are) ReidWisemanKF5LKT, and the gang tried to do
itagain. One problem: SARC was oneof hundreds of clubs trying to do
thesame thing. Bombarded with requests,Wiseman was unable to
respond.Twenty-four hours later, the
Grandview School site was empty onceagain. Next year, members of
SARC willparticipate in the 2015 Field Day. In themeantime, theyll
continue to pursuetheir hobby, standing ready should aday come that
no one wants to see.For more information on SARC and
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The Editor,Re: Surrey has more pressing needs
than ferris wheels, the Now, July 1.It is time that the Surrey
First party is
taught a valuable lesson in communityinvolvement and
responsibility.The state of the community is
horrendous, with overcrowding of schools,traffic congestion,
crime of the worst kindincreasing almost daily and
townhousedevelopments spurting up everywhere.This state has been
created by the Surrey
First party in partnership with developers.Their hunger for tax
dollars to pay forunnecessary projects (new city hall $97million,
parking facility $25 million,etc.) is outrageous, and was decided
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been held todecide if the residents actually were infavour.We now
see MayorWatts leaving, likely
to pursue other political opportunities,and her puppet Linda
Hepner, she ofridiculous priorities (ferris wheels,artificial
beaches, etc.) running for mayor.What a joke that is.Her main
opponent? Another Surrey
First ex-councillor, now an independent,Barinder Rasode, is also
running formayor. Let us not forget that she was apart of party
that created the mess we nowhave, and I for one do not expect that
theurban sprawl, and other concerns, would
be addressed under her leadership.Election date is looming, and
it is then
that we, as a community, must send amessage that we will not be
excludedor dictated to. Vote out the people thathave not responded
to the needs of ourcommunity, and vote in as many independants (not
ex-party faithful) as wecan. In this fashion perhaps we will end
upwith a responsible and caring city council.
John Conley, Surrey
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To state the obvious, crime will bea huge issue in Surreys next
civicelection, as always.So far this week, the big news is
former
mayor Doug McCallums decision toonce again throw his hat into
the ring forSurreys mayoralty, a job he held from 1996to 2005.Of
course, its not fair to entirely blame
a citys crime rate on its mayor. But as theysay, its lonely at
the top.Like Surreys current mayor Dianne
Watts who is cast in the unenviableposition of seeing Surrey hit
an all-timehomicide rate during her watch (25 in2013) McCallum
presided over his ownrecord-breaking homicide rate (20
in2001).Watts was chairwoman of the cityspublic safety committee at
the time.The previous record had been 17, in
1993.Moreover, on McCallums watch Surrey
also had the ignominious distinctionof being the car-theft
capital of NorthAmerica in 2002.Like Watts, with her crime
reduction
strategy and mayors task force onhomicides, McCallum had his
owncampaigns. For one, in 2003 he set up aWhalley Action Team and
vowed to cleanWhalley of all crack houses within a year,one block
at a time.Its incredible, really.Part of Watts platform in her
successful
bid to replace McCallum as mayor was apromise to better deal
with crime. Nowthat shes been taking it on the noggin,McCallum will
no doubt pick away at herrecord in his bid to retake the
mayorschair.And so far, the main declared contenders
for Surreys big seat have all been in civicoffice during
homicide-record years.Surrey Firsts mayoralty candidate LindaHepner
and Barinder Rasode, if she runsfor mayor, have both served on the
cityspolice committee.Theyve all had a chance to make the city
safer and must stand on those records.
Surrey First must knowwe wont be dictated to
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Anyone who has been paying attention to theevolution of First
Nations rights and powersin B.C. over the past 20 years or so
should notbe surprised by the recent Supreme Court of
Canadadecision that recognized a specific aboriginal
title.Nevertheless, given the dire warnings from some of the
economic chaos that will result from the historic decision,there
is reason to be concerned about its impact on B.C.seconomy.The high
court resolved what started out in 1983 as
a dispute over a logging license but which evolved intoa
landmark case about the aboriginal title rights of aspecific First
Nations, in this instance the TsilhqotinNation in the Chilcotin
region of the Interior.The concept of aboriginal title was first
established by
the Supreme Court of Canada more than 40 years ago, inthe Calder
vs. B.C. case. The recent decision represents thefirst time in
history the high court has formally declaredaboriginal title to
exist in a specified area.The decision potentially gives First
Nations that
establish title (not an easy task) a veto over activities
ontheir land.Where title is established, the consent of theFirst
Nation band in question must first be gained beforethose activities
can proceed.The high court did provide an escape clause of sorts
for
governments. If a government meets a three-pronged test,it can
override the lack of First Nations consent.The test is a
potentially rigorous one: a government
must fully show it has consulted and accommodatedFirst Nations
interests, the proposed action must becompelling and substantial
for the good of the public(which includes First Nations), and that
the governmentis consistent with its fiduciary obligations to First
Nations.But the court also referenced a previous decision
(Delgamuukw) in citing specific activities that canpotentially
infringe on aboriginal title, and they includeforestry, mining,
infrastructure, environmental protectionand the general economic
development of the interior ofBritish Columbia.So while the
decision provides clarity and, eventually,
certainty over issues pertaining to First Nations rightsand
powers, it didnt vastly reshape the landscape on thismatter.An
analysis by the Osler law firms aboriginal law group
(entitled: The Sky is Not Falling) notes this: Despite the
significant media attention that the recent Supreme Courtof
Canada decision has received, it represents a reiterationof
established law regarding aboriginal title that has beendeveloped
over decades, it said.Another prominent law firm,MacMillan LLP, had
this
to say: With the exception of clarifying what is requiredto
establish occupation, the decision does not makesignificant changes
to the law of aboriginal title as it hascome to exist over the last
several decades.In B.C., the reality on the ground for the past
decade or
so is that First Nations have had a de facto veto over
manysignificant activities on land claimed as
ancestral.Increasingly, both the provincial government and
private sector companies have realized this, and havehad to
ensure that First Nations support is secured not ignored before
proceeding with a particulardevelopment. And, really, what is the
problem with that?Not having First Nations support can frustrate or
even
block a particular development (hello there, NorthernGateway
pipeline).The courts decision would seem to cement this reality
along more defined lines.However, while the B.C. government and
many
companies doing business here are aware of this, thetrouble is
that many outside interests are not, and they(i.e. potential
capital investors) may well be thinking thatthe sky has indeed
fallen, particularly if they pay moreattention to media coverage
than legal analyses.This is where concerns about the impact on
the
provincial economy arise. It may well be that aninvestment chill
may develop in this province, as potentialinvestors nervously
wonder whether its safe to invest in aproject where the backing of
the First Nations concernedis not secured, or not certain.It seems
likely that the investment world may be
unsettled for a period of time, as many things flowingfrom this
decision sort themselves out. There areoutstanding questions: what
happens to overlapping landclaims when it comes to establishing
title is an example ofjust one.In the meantime, it may be wise and
prudent for
any natural resource developer to secure the support,if not the
outright partnership, of First Nations beforeproceeding which is
often the case today anyway.While theres no doubt the Supreme Court
decision
is historic and significant, British Columbia has beenmoving in
the decisions direction for some time now. Thesky is not falling
folks, but it may have some storm cloudsfor a while.
Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global
[email protected]
Investment chill in forecast?InTheHouse
Keith Baldrey
Court ruling on aboriginal title
Surrey RCMP Const. Troy Derrick shared his inspiringstory of
connecting with city youth in the July 3 issue ofthe Now. (Photo:
KEVIN HILL)
Letter
More inspiring stories likeskateboardMountie, pleaseThe
Editor,Re: Skateboard Mountie, the Now, July 3.Thank you so much
for the inspiring story about Surrey
RCMP Const. Troy Derrick.Some of his quotes were truly
insightful and we could all
learn a lesson or two from this wise young man. I
especiallyliked his analysis of the word community commonunity.
Kudos to him for the great work he is doing in ourcommunity.Im sure
there are many other people in Surrey and Delta
who are doing great things why not go out, find them andgive us
more great articles? That will give us all a reason tobe proud of
our community.
Karen Andersen, Surrey
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In the early 20th Century,Canada didnt havemuch of a navy.We
werestill conjoined with Britain,and one of the consumingfederal
issues of the pre-First WorldWar years waswhether to properly funda
real and independentCanadian Navy.Then the war came. And
for a brief and strange time,not only did Canada have anavy, but
British Columbiahad one, made up solely oftwo submarines.In July
1914, war panic
was settling in over theBritish Empire. Thepoliticians and
merchants ofVictoria were worried aboutthe vast coast of
BritishColumbia and about thefact that a pair of Germanwarships
were somewherein the North Pacific. By Aug.5, Britain would declare
warand bring Canada along.B.C. Premier Richard
McBride wanted to defendhis coast. So he did anend-run around
the entiremilitary establishment,and acted on a tip that
twosubmarines were finished
and ready to ship out from adock in Seattle.The subs had been
built
for the Chilean Navy,ordered in 1911. However,the Chileans had
fallenbehind on their payments.James Paterson of the SeattleDry
Dock and ConstructionCompany was doing theassembly work on the
boats,and he let McBride andothers know that they wereup for
grabs.He forgot to mention that
one of the reasons Chile hadstopped paying was thatthe subs had
failed to meetperformance specifications.With the Germans
allegedly approaching,McBride jumped on thedeal. The price?
Unknown.The capabilities of the subs?Unknown. Torpedoes?Nope, none
to be had on theWest Coast.The boats had to be
smuggled out of Seattleunder cover of darkness.The U.S. had just
introducedlegislation to stay out ofthe war, including a ban
onsales of warships to eitherside. Paterson ushered theships into
Canadian waterson Aug. 5, hours before thepresident would sign
thebill.The new subs should have
then sailed into EsquimaultHarbour to a triumphant
crowd. Instead, they werealmost shelled by panickyCanadian
militia gunners.No one, apart from
McBride and a fewcompatriots, knew about thepurchase. So the
batteriesat Black Rock loadedshells and prepared to fire,assuming
they were underattack by German torpedoboats.Fortunately, a second
look
revealed a white flag flyingfrom the mast of one sub.The
Canadian Navy
belatedly accepted the subs,and rustled up crews fromscratch.The
subs could dive. In
fact, they could dive toowell, plunging straightdown in some
cases, farfaster than was safe. Theopened ballast tanksrevealed
planks, rags, and apair of overalls left duringconstruction.The two
subs, CC1 and
CC2, never fired a shot inanger, but they did trainup a number
of Canadiansubmariners. And as for theGerman warships steamingup
the coast? They nevereven approached BritishColumbia.
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Advance, a sisterpaper to the Now.
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are also welcome
to submit their ideas foractivities to programplanners by
calling 604-501-5094 or
[email protected] lead the
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Park is located at
15951 83rd Ave., Surrey.The park has lots of open
grass space and a popular300-metre walking loop.There are also a
number ofbenches for relaxing as wellas a range of exercise andplay
equipment.
Francis Park was namedafter Edith Francis,sister of Arthur
ThomasFleetwood, after whom thecommunity of Fleetwood isnamed.
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McCallum tosses his hat into ringSurrey mayoral election
Sociallyspeaking
Before hisannouncementMonday, weasked ourFacebookfollowers
if
they would vote for DougMcCallum in Novemberscivic election.
Heres whatthey said:
Former mayorDoug McCallum isofficially setting hissights on the
topspot. If elected, hepromises to reignin city spendingand get in
frontof crime before ithappens. (Photo:FILE PHOTO)
Scott Cowden Won'tvote for McCallum again. Ibelieve Watts had us
on apretty good developmenttrack. I will likely voteHepner who
shared Wattsvision and direction
Stevieg Vancity Hell No.Go backwards?
Jenni-lynn Hewitt No.
Tami Arseneault No toMcCallum and No toRasode
Rahul Gill Yes... surreyneeds change... Dougideas now are better
thanbefore.
Sujay L. Nazareth Whyshould Surrey go backwhen they can
moveforward. Doug was thepast and should remain inthe past, Al
Payne
Robert Phippen NOPE!Dictatorial didn't work thenDoug and it
won't worknow either!
Sherry Cross Not me!
Olympia Resto NeedNEW FRESH approach ..Must be willing to
adoptthe complexity of agrowing city.. Make thecity more
vibrant..
Paul Samra Nope #teamBarinder
Marc Schouten I'll take alook at his platform. Itwouldn't make
sense tomake a decision beforethat.
SURREY The cat is officially out of thebag former mayor Doug
McCallum is onceagain running for the citys top spot.Its time for
leadership and to get things
done for the people of Surrey, he told theNow over the phone
before his announcementMonday.McCallum says his campaign has four
top
priorities: crime, city finances, transit andbringing a ward
system to Surrey.When it comes to crime,McCallum noted
that homicides increased 127 per centbetween 2012 and 2013.We
need to have a proactive approach to
fighting crime.We need to get out in front ofcrime before it
happens.In April, Insights West released a poll that
found 51 per cent of residents see crime as thenumber-one issue
facing their city.McCallum said crime festers in many parts
of our communities and it starts in areas withpetty theft, then
break-and-entering starts, andthen drugs start getting distributed,
then gangsget involved and then homicides occur.He said officers
need to be encouraged to get
out into their communities in front of crime,and called for more
bike and foot patrols.McCallum also calls on the citys Chief
Supt.
Bill Fordy to spend some amount of his timeout on patrol,
interacting with the public.If elected, McCallum promises to
hire
more Surrey staff in the police department toprovide support in
the office work.In addition to calling on the police,
McCallum is calling on the community to joinin the proactive
approach by volunteering for
speed watch, foot patrols and bike patrols.He notes that many in
the community
already volunteer, but hed like to see doublethe amount of
volunteers.Council has approved 95 new officers over
the next five years, but McCallum said if heselected, he will
move to have them come onboard in two.When it comes to the
financial picture at city
hall, McCallum is not pleased.Debt has increased 40 per cent or
$70
million between 2012 and 2013.He described the new city hall,
which he says
will cost taxpayers a minimum of $150 million,as a complete
waste of taxpayers dollars.In his nine years as mayor, the city
didnt
raise taxes, and now he is fully committedto not having any
increases down the road.Instead he plans to trim costs back at
cityhall.McCallum says to save money, he will also
cancel the Surrey Regional Economic Summit.As well, he says
there wont be any more
trips, referencing Mayor DianneWatts comingunder heat for
expensing international trips.Its time for action, its time to stay
home
and make decisions.He also plans to cut costs in the city
departments, but promises not to lay off staff.If elected, he
promises to disband the Surrey
City Development Corporation.Cities do not have a mandate to
get
out there and speculate in real estateor development.We need to
have ourgovernments be and provide the simpleresponsibilities that
theyre mandated to do.When it comes to transit, McCallum says
the city needs to start to lobby, very strongly,every week,
every day, the federal government
toward getting money toward Surreys lightrail.The mayors council
recently gave priority to
the citys light rail plans in its transportationstrategy, but
McCallum noted thats only halfthe decision.The other half and
probably the hardest
half is to get the financing for it, he said. Onthe financing, I
will use my experience when Iwas with TransLink, where we started
to buildor built four major infrastructure projects inthe five
years that we were chairman. I hadto work extremely hard with all
three levelsof government to get the financing for allfour of those
projects.He also calls for morecommunity buses in Surrey, in
outlying areassuch as Port Kells, East Clayton, Grandviewand
Campbell Heights.For infrastructure, McCallum also wants to
spend more money to maintain and build thecitys roads, and to
spruce up the landscapingof the streetscape, which he believes will
resultin calmer driving and less speeding.Finally, McCallum calls
for a ward system
four wards which elect two councillors each,plus a
mayor.McCallum was first elected to Surrey city
council in 1993 and became mayor three yearslater, defeating
then-mayor Bob Bose.He served as Surreys mayor for nine years
before being defeated by current MayorDianneWatts in 2005.Visit
thenownewspaper.com for more of
McCallums political history.The former mayor first popped back
into the
public eye earlier this year when he poked hishead into the
inaugural council meeting at thenew Surrey City Hall, as reported
by the Now,which he said was by accident.
Amy ReidNow StaffTwitter @amyreid87
THE NEWSPAPER.COM TUESDAY, JUlY 8, 2014 A13
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SURREY Surreys political scene isheating up, and shows no signs
of coolingdown.Coun. Barinder Rasode split from Surrey
Firsts coalition of independents and iseyeing themayors chair.
Linda Hepner hasbeen chosen themayoral candidate for SurreyFirst
asMayor DianneWatts retires from themunicipal scene in the city.And
formermayorDougMcCallum is attempting a comeback.Meanwhile,
SurreyMattersVoters
Association (SMVA), formerly Surrey CivicCoalition (SCC), has
been quiet.Doug Elford, who ran for the slate in the last
municipal election, saidWednesday the partyis still plotting the
course andwaiting forthe dominoes to completely fall.He said he
hasnt even decided if he will be
running.Im still weighing whether I want torun.Last year, Elford
said it was possible many
former SCC candidates would return, the slatewas not set in
stone.Elford said last year that part of the SMVAs
strategy this time around will be to get morevoters to the
polls, noting that poor voterturnout hurt the SCCs standings in the
pollsin 2011.Elford has been outspoken about crime in
Newton, even before the tragic murder of JuliePaskall near the
local arena last December.He
helped formNewton Community Association,hoping to change the
area for the better.Regardless of who plans to run, the slate
will
be missing at least two candidates from lasttime around.SMVAwill
be without Gary Robinson, who
served as its president. Robinson, who servedon Surrey council
for 12 years, passed awaylast year from a heart attack.And
formermayor Bob Bose, the last SCC
member to hold a council position, isntrunning again.Despite
retiring from civic politics himself,
Bose said hell be actively involved.Meanwhile, GLBT
advocateMartin Rooney
has been exploring the idea of running forSurrey council, but
has not come to anydecisions.I will wait to see who is all in
therace,he said Friday.Rooney has asked Surrey city hall to fly
the
pride flag on one of its three flagpoles duringthe citys pride
week celebrations.And Bob Campbell, vice chair of Surreys
environmental advisory committee andis past-president of West
Panorama RidgeRatepayers Association, is considering runningfor
council.I have been asked quite a bit and Ive
certainly thought about it,Campbell told theNow.I did have one
group approachme andaskme to run for mayor.
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SEE FULL STORYAT SURREYNOW.COM
SurreyMatters quiet aspolitical scene heats up
INFORMCivic politics
Amy ReidNow staffTwitter @amyreid87
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SURREY/DELTAAfter delaying the start of theirsummer school
programs in hopes of an agreementbeing reached in the teachers
labour dispute, theschool districts of Surrey and Delta have been
forcedto cancel them.Earlier, the Labour Relations Board ruled
that
remedial summer school for students in Grades 10 to12 were
essential if those students could not make upthe courses in the
following school year.In Surrey, district spokesperson Doug
Strachan said
there were 47 Grade 12 students who fall under theLRBs ruling.So
they need credits in order to graduate and
qualify for that because they cant come back nextyear, said
Strachan.However, because the number of students is
small enough, Strachan said striking teachers wouldnot be
brought in to teach them. Instead, districtadministrators will
instruct the students and courseswill begin Monday, July 7.As for
the cancelling of regular summer school
programs, Strachan said the district, like all involved,is
disappointed.Its of course disappointing in a whole host of
ways when theres job action and lockout taking placein the
district and students are affected, he said,
Really, the summer school is just another example ofthat. I
think everybody is on the same page in sayingwe would like to see
it end as soon as possible.No students in Delta fall under LRB
rulingIn Delta, spokesperson Deneka Michaud said there
were no students the district was aware of that wouldfall into
that category.Deltas superintendent Dianne Turner said in
an open letter to parents that any students who failedcourses
would be cared for at the start of the nextschool year.To mitigate
the impact of no summer courses,
administrators are developing options for completionof these
courses in the fall, she wrote. We remaincommitted to supporting
our students and willwork with affected students and families to
ensuresuccessful course completion.
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Summer school classes cancelled
INFORMEducation
Christopher PoonNow staffTwitter @questionchris
Teen charged instore robberiesSURREYA 15-year-old
Surrey boy has been chargedwith four counts of robberyrelated to
a string of cell phonestore robberies in Newton andWhalley.The boys
name cannot be
published because the YouthCriminal Justice Act shields
hisidentity.While this is great news
for many businesses in ourcommunity, Surrey RCMP Cpl.Bert Paquet
said of the arrest,our investigation into theserobberies is still
very active.Our officers are now focusingtheir efforts on bringing
furthercriminal charges against otherpersons believed to be
involved inthese offences.In March and April there were
four daytime robberies at cellphone stores inWhalley
andNewton.Two robbers hit a store in the
12800-block of 96th Avenue onMarch 25th; a store in the
8300-block of 128th Street was hit twice
on April 3rd and April 11th; andon April 17th a store in the
13500-block of 88th Avenue was robbed.
Tom Zytaruk
Police nabbedSURREY Two men accused
of breaking into aWhalleyresidence while claiming tobe police
are facing a string ofcharges as Surrey Mounties stillsearch for a
third suspect.Three robbers broke into
a home in the 9800-block ofWhalley Boulevard on July 1,2013,
claiming they were cops.They threatened to shoot one ofthe
residents, but a gun wasntseen. The victim was struck witha crowbar
and the robbers madeoff with jewelry, cell phones,a laptop computer
and otherelectronic equipment.David Fitzpatrick, 30, of
Abbotsford and Joseph AnthonyFrancis, 35, from Langley areboth
charged with two counts ofrobbery, two counts of assaultwith a
weapon, and break andenter with intent. Chargesagainst a third
suspect arepending.
Tom Zytaruk
Doug Strachan
Its of coursedisappointing in awhole host of wayswhen theres
jobaction and lockouttaking place in thedistrict
Crime
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SURREYViolence, addiction, jailtime and several suicide attempts
thatswhat a life of crime gave Scott Magri.After one suicide
attempt that had the
now-45-year-old criminal crossing over tothe other side,Magri
kicked his oxycontinaddiction and all criminal affiliation,
nowspeaking publicly to warn against gettinginvolved in gangs and
gang activity.Magri is set to speak at an organized
crime dialogue event put togetherby Surrey Coun. Barinder Rasode
onThursday, July 10.Also speaking at the event will be
other ex-crooks, as well as CombinedForces Special Enforcement
Unit Sgt.Lindsey Houghton, who has had a tonof experience with gang
and criminalactivity including high-profile drug andweapon
busts.Rasode said she organized the dialogue,
and asked law enforcement and formergang members to share their
stories,because street gangs are a seriousproblem.The potential for
innocent bystanders
getting hurt in the crossfire is very high the Surrey Six
murders are a primeexample of that, Rasode said. We wantto bring
the community together for aconversation about drugs, crime and
gangprevention, and discuss things we can doas a community and as
parents, to becomepart of the solution. Its about gettinganswers
and tools to help us develop acomprehensive and holistic approach
tothe problem.Rasode thought Magri was a perfect fit
to speak at the dialogue.The former gang affiliate was
notorious
amongst criminals and gangsters alikefor his violent streak,
often acting as anenforcer between drug dealers or gangmembers and
the people who owed themmoney.
I was basically a one-man wreckingcrew, and when things didnt go
my way, Igot in my car and I took care of it,Magritold the Now over
the phone. I dealt withgang members and some of them losttheir
lives and got shot here and there, soyou know, I was associated
with some ofthem in the past but myself, no, I didntbelong to any
organization.After earning a reputation for being
the kind of person that no one not evenTony ScarfaceMontana
would wantto mess with, dealing illicit drugs likecocaine and
running a marijuana grow-opwas no problem.
I had the reputation Dont f--- withMagri cause it aint gonna end
well andI went, Oh, I could start making money,Ill sell coke, so I
bought a half-ounceof cocaine one night, had a party at myhouse,
sold it and made $800 profit andthats where it started the easy
money.Magri was earning $60,000 per month,
developing a $12,000 a month addiction,and ultimately saw his
empire, his home,his truck and all of his cash repossessed.How I
got out of all of that was
that I had a bust at my house, the copssurrounded the place and
I even askedthem Jeez, theres more people here thanwhen you
arrested Jeffrey Dahmer.Why?It was my background, he said. I
kneweverybody and I could get my hands onanything.Magri has been
back on the straight and
narrow for a couple years, having penneda book about his
experience with thecrime underworld and ensuing spiritualepiphany
called Lessons: Crime, Gains &Pain.Houghton said from his
policing, hes
seen ex-gang affiliates journeys andemphasized the importance of
themspeaking out.We know that only some people take
in the message from the police, saidHoughton.Whether its gangs
or something
completely different, having someone whohas those experiences,
that ability to sayLook, I walked this walk. Heres why Imtelling
you that you need to think twiceabout some of the decisions you may
befaced with and why positive choices willmake you a better person,
their messagesare extremely important because I knowthat they wear
their hearts on theirsleeves.The Organized Crime Dialogue, Gang
Prevention and Reform: A Path to Successevent takes place on
Thursday, July 10 at7 p.m. at Surreys Bombay Banquet Hall(7475 135
St.). Admission is free.
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Ex-gang affiliate to speak atcrime event Thursday in Surrey
INFORM
Former criminal Scott Magri is amongguest speakers at the
Organized CrimeDialogue, Gang Prevention and Reform: APath to
Success event Thursday, July 10 atBombay Banquet Hall in
Newton.
Crime
Kristi AlexandraNow contributorTwitter @kristialexandra
SURREY The Criminal Justice Branchin Victoria has decided not to
prosecute anRCMP dog handler for a dog bite injurycase last fall.In
May, the Independent Investigations
Office sent the file to Crown Counsel forconsideration after
Richard Rosenthal, theIIOs chief civilian director, determined
anofficer might have committed an offence.On Nov. 18, an RCMP dog
bit a
shoplifting suspects leg three times, causingsignificant injury,
after a box of cookwarewas stolen from a SurreyWal-Mart store.The
IIO, which investigates police
incidents involving injury, does not makerecommendations on
whether chargesshould be laid.Under the Crown Counsel Act, thats
the
Criminal Justice Branchs call.After considering the evidence,
the CJB
concluded that theres not a substantiallikelihood the dog
handler would beconvicted of any crime.After the theft, a Wal-Mart
loss
prevention officer and the suspect got into ascuffle behind the
store.The LPO tried to handcuff him, but lost
his balance during the tussle, fell and hit hishead on the
pavement. The suspect then goton top of him, struck him in the
throat, andran to a wooded area behind the store.The suspect told
the IIO he was under a
tree, smoking, when without warning thedog bit him.The dogs
handler declined to provide a
statement to the IIO.The Criminal Justice Branch found no
evidence that the officer commanded thedog to attack or was
aware the dog wasinflicting serious injury at the time.Neil
MacKenzie, spokesman for the CJB,
noted that Section 25 of the Criminal Codesays a police officer
is justified in usingas much force as necessary to make anarrest
provided he acts on reasonable andprobable grounds but Section 26
providesfor criminal liability when excessive forceis used.
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is very high .
Cop dog handlerwont be prosecutedin Surrey bite case
Tom ZytarukNow staffTwitter @tomzytaruk
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SURREY Sixty years ago atVancouvers Empire Stadium, two menset
the standard for middle-distancerunning. Englands Roger Bannister
andAustralias John Landy were the first twomen to run a sub
four-minute miraclemile in the same race at the 1954 BritishEmpire
Games. On Thursday (July 10),Surreys Keffri Neal will try and match
thatfeat.The University of Kentucky (UK)
Wildcat had an astounding junior year,picking up gold medals at
both indoor andoutdoor Southeastern Conference (SEC)championships
before breaking his 800-metre personal best and collecting a
bronzemedal at the NCAA championships.I ran a lot faster than I
ever have before
and it was my first time being there, socoming third was pretty
unexpected. Imhappy with it,Neal said, trying not to brag.Neal is
set to run the one-mile race
Thursday at the Harry Jerome InternationalTrack Classic in
Burnaby, and is excitedto test his skills against some of the
bestrunners on the continent.It will be one of the faster races
that
Ive ever been in I can say Ive neverrun against a field that
strong before. Thatshould be an experience in itself and
possiblybreaking four minutes in a mile,Neal said.The former
Fleetwood Park Dragon has
been training hard to get back to runninglonger distances now
that the collegiateseason is over. At the Penn Relays in lateApril,
Neal managed to break the four-minute barrier by 1.5 seconds in the
4x1-mile event.Im in 800 (metre) shape right now. Its
really hard to switch it up in two weeks. Ivebeen trying to
maintain, really, and try toget a little more strength so I can run
a fastmile, he said.Neals personal best for the mile is 4:04.The
Surrey native broke his 800-metre
personal best at the NCAA Outdoor Track &Field Championships
after running 1:46.39.He was 13 tenths-of-a-second away from
thegold medalist and fellow Canadian, Brandon
McBride of Mississippi State University.This isnt the only time
that the Ontarian
snubbed Neal for gold. At the CanadianTrack and Field
Championships two weeksago in Moncton, Neal had to settle for
silverwith McBride beating him by 22 tenths-of-a-second in the
800-metre race.Bryan Onstad used to be one of the
coaches for the Surrey Athletics Club, Nealstrack and field
club, which closed in 2011.However, he still trains Neal during
theoffseason.He was 12 years old when he started
(Surrey Athletics Club). For the first fiveor six years, he was
not one of the betterrunners in the group,Onstad said. Byabout
Grade 10 he started maturing andrising up. By Grade 12 he was one
of thebest in the province.Onstad has kept in touch with Sean
Graham, Neals coach at UK, and they planon keeping Neal training
during the summer.During the season, Neal was running about70 miles
every week and Onstad believes itwas the key to his breakout
year.Thats really catapulted him to a new
level now,Onstad said. Hes just at theplace where hes verging on
international.A lot of the guys at (Harry) Jerome are topU.S.
milers and 1500-metre runners, and thetop Canadians are in there
also. It will be agood experience for him. This year hes gotthe
confidence and I think hes going to dowell there.Neal is a
versatile runner and took both of
his SEC gold medals in different events.At the indoor
championships in Texas,
Neal took first place in the 800-metre eventafter running
1:48.94 in February.Neals school hosted the outdoor
championships, and he walked awaywith the gold in the 1500-metre
race inLexington, Kentucky after a run of 3:48.69.Neal also ran the
800-metre race in the
outdoor championships, but it was clearthat his body was
fatigued as he finished ineighth. Again, McBride took home the
gold.Its pretty rare for a Canadian to go
to a big institution like (University ofKentucky),Neal said. At
the time, I didntreally appreciate it or knew what my trackcareer
would end up being, but it hasworked out very well so far.After
July 10, Neal will compete in the
provincial championships in Kamloops,which starts on July 11. He
turned downa spot to represent Canada at the under-23 level at the
North American, CentralAmerican, and Caribbean Under 23(NACAC U23)
Championships because theevent starts too close to his collegiate
season.The 2014 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome
International Track Classic takes placeat Swangard Stadium on
Thursday. Themile-long race will be the last event ofthe day, where
Neal will be up againstanother Surrey track star in Luc
Bruchet.More information can be found online atHarryjerome.com.
Kyle BenningNow contributorTwitter @KBBenning
NCAA Div. 1 bronze medalist Keffri Neal prepares at North Surrey
Community Park for what he calls the strongest field of runners
hesever raced against. The University of Kentuckys track star will
try and break a personal best by attempting to run a four-minute
mile.(Photo: KYLE BENNING)
Fleetwood ParkSecondary alumnusKeffri Neal has madehis mark
collecting anNCAADiv. 1 bronzemedal and is nowhoping to break
anotherpersonal best
It will be one of the faster races that Ive ever been in I
cansay Ive never run against a field that strong before. Thatshould
be an experience in itself and possibly breaking fourminutes in
amile.
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Newton townhouse fire suspicious
SURREY
Surrey firefighters are investigating asuspicious fire that ate
through the roof of avacant townhouse unit at Hunter Hill
housingcooperative (6935-122 St.) inWest Newtonearly Sunday
morning.Nobody was injured in the two-alarm fire,
which appears to have started outside the unitat about 3:30
a.m.Im very cautious to say it may have been
suspicious,Deputy Chief Dan Barnschersaid. It seems it worked
its way up the side ofthe building.Twenty firefighters arrived in
six trucks
to tackle the blaze. Flames were eruptingthrough the attic of
the two-storey building,but crews had it doused in about 20
minutes.Barnscher said minimal damage was done
to the adjoining townhouse in the fourplex,but a mother and two
children were displaced.
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SURREY Surreys political scene isheating up, and shows no signs
of coolingdown.Coun. Barinder Rasode split from Surrey
Firsts coalition of independents and iseyeing the mayors chair.
Linda Hepner hasbeen chosen the mayoral candidate for SurreyFirst
as Mayor DianneWatts retires fromthe municipal scene in the city.
And formermayor DougMcCallum is attempting acomeback.Meanwhile,
Surrey Matters Voters
Association (SMVA), formerly Surrey CivicCoalition (SCC), has
been quiet.Doug Elford, who ran for the slate in the
last municipal election, saidWednesday theparty is still
plotting the course andwaitingfor the dominoes to completely
fall.Were planning, and plotting, he added.He said he hasnt even
decided if he will be
running.Im still weighing whether I wantto run.Last year, Elford
said it was possible many
former SCC candidates would return, theslate was not set in
stone.Elford said last year that part of the SMVAs
strategy this time around will be to get morevoters to the
polls, noting that poor voterturnout hurt the SCCs standings in the
pollsin 2011.Elford told theNow in 2013 that he sees a
need for opposing voices on council.Theres a lot of things that
just go
unchallenged right now in terms ofdevelopment, especially in
regard toenvironmental sustainability, he said last July.There has
to be some opposition to makethings healthy.Elford has been
outspoken about crime
in Newton, even before the tragic murderof Julie Paskall near
the local arena lastDecember.He helped formNewton Community
Association, hoping to change the area for thebetter.I guess the
real hot button issue is crime
in the neighbourhood,he told the Now lastDecember, just days
before Paskalls murder.Regardless of who plans to run, the
slate
will be missing at least two candidates fromlast time
around.SMVAwill be without Gary Robinson, who
served as its president. Robinson, who servedon Surrey council
for 12 years, passed awaylast year from a heart attack.And former
mayor Bob Bose, the last SCC
member to hold a council position, isntrunning again.Bose served
as a Surrey alderman from
1978 to 1985 and then served as Surreysmayor for nine years,
from 1988 to 1996.Afterhis mayoralty, Bose returned to Surrey
civicpolitics as a councillor, from 2000 to 2011,when he was ousted
by Surrey First sweepingall the seats.Despite retiring from civic
politics himself,
Bose said hell be actively involved.While no potential
candidates hes talked to
have made a decision to run, he says I havepeople in mind.
Bose thinks voters need a fresh face.I think theres a need for a
fresh approach
and that basically means a new personalityon the scene not
somebody whos anincumbent or whos been on council, he said.Some
fresh faces may be able to organizethemselves so as to attract
significant block ofvoters.In Boses opinion, its absolutely
essential
there be a renewal of council with new faces.Its ripe for it.An
InsightsWest Poll, released in April,
found that 68 per cent of those surveyed saidthey are ready for
either a significant or smallchange in their legislators. Only 20
per centwould like to see no change at all.Bose went on to say he
thinks the ideal
candidate should have their roots incommunity.Surrey needs
somebody with roots in the
communitywhose focus will be on realsustainable communities
strengtheningcommunities, strengthening the politicalstructure so
the community is betterrepresented.Bose believes crime and
transportation will
be the top two issues.Crime is always a big issue because
its
been made a big issue, he noted.He hopes to see a candidate
champion the
protection of environmental space.Surreys continuing to develop
and one of
these days, its all over game over. Theyrevery proud of the face
that population isgrowing at a steady rate, but its been growingat
those numbers for every year as long as Ican remember, he
noted.
Theres something seductive about growthfrom a political
perspective. People reallysee growth as good, they dont look at
thequestion of quality of life and protecting openspaces.Meanwhile,
GLBT advocate Martin Rooney
has been exploring the idea of running forSurrey council, but
has not come to anydecisions.I will wait to see who is all in
therace, he said Friday.Rooney has asked Surrey city hall to fly
the
pride flag on one of its three flagpoles duringthe citys pride
week celebrations.As first reported in theNow, Rooney
spoke out, enquiring why, in 15 years ofcelebrating pride in
Surrey the city had notofficially flown the pride flag when
othermunicipalities have been able to do so.In effort to address
the concern, the city
prepared a report to see whether or notfederal or provincial
flag protocol could bebypassed in this circumstance. The
review,presented in late June, concluded that thecity would
continue only to fly the federal,provincial and city flag.And Bob
Campbell, vice chair of Surreys
environmental advisory committee and ispast president of theWest
Panorama RidgeRatepayers Association, is consideringrunning for
council.I have been asked quite a bit and Ive
certainly thought about it,Campbell told theNow. I did have one
group approach me andask me to run for mayor.He added,I see more of
an appetite out
there now for somemore voices at the table.-With files from
Jacob Zinn
SurreyMatters quiet as political scene heats up
INFORMCivic politics
Amy ReidNow staffTwitter @amyreid87
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