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Your Weekly Clover Valley Newspaper May 10, 2012 Y www.CloverdaleReporter.com Y 604-575-2405
A voice for Cloverdale
The Cloverdale Community Association launches a renewal drive
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Ken Krasnikoff is hoping more residents will join the Cloverdale Community Association.
By Jennifer Lang taking place in Surrey, particularly in Clayton, Are you wondering why Cloverdale doesn’t Krasnikoff believes there’s never been a better have a new swimming pool or who you should time for Cloverdale residents to make their talk to about a proposed development or traf- voices heard. “We have a strong Cloverdale Chamber of fic concerns in your neighbourhood? You may want to give Ken Krasnikoff a call. Commerce. Now we need a strong Cloverdale He’s a member of the long-running Clover- Community Association.” He got involved in 1986 – the year of Expo. dale Community Association, a society that Surrey city hall was looking for representaformed in 1978 to deal with issues tives from each of the five that affect the well-being and detown centres, Cloverdale, velopment of the community. Newton, Fleetwood, Whal“Some people don’t know The association acts as a collective voice to City Hall on all sorts where to turn. If they have ley, and South Surrey. Ken, who has a backof matters, from concerns about a concern, they can ground in planning, had intersections and traffic volumes just moved to Cloverdale. come to us.” to parking and noise complaints, “I thought, ‘This is an opsays Krasnikoff, who’s been a - Ken Krasnikoff portunity to get to know member for 25 years. the city.’” “We’ve dealt with proposed Was it ever. He and the developments, parks, even basic other community reps were things like sidewalks for children walking to school,” he says. “Of course, 20 driven around Surrey on bus tours, and got to years ago, there were maybe half the amount meet the city council members of the day – many of whom, including Judy Higginbotham, of sidewalks as there are right now. In that time, he’s seen the Cloverdale Com- remain actively involved in the community. For Krasnikoff, getting to know his neighmunity Association’s membership rise and fall. “It seemed that whenever there was an issue bours has been one of the best parts of being that was important to the community, people involved. When the association was in full swing, came out in droves. But as soon as they got an answer to that issue, they went back.” See RESIDENTS / Page 5 Considering the rapid residential growth
WHL rounds up seven Bantam Colts By Jennifer Lang What a fitting testament to the success of the Cloverdale Minor Hockey program. Last week, seven players from the Cloverdale Colts were selected in the WHL bantam draft. It’s a record number for the club and caps off another storybook season for the Bantam Colts. Just six weeks ago, the team claimed second spot at the BC Hockey Bantam Tier 1 championship tournament, a title they earned for the second year in a row.
The Cloverdale Colts Bantam AAA’s were undefeated in 34 games and 32 straight wins going into the final game at this year’s provincials, losing 5-6 to the Burnaby Winter Club. Last week’s draft was another first for Cloverdale. It was also the first time two players were picked in the first round – centre Tyler Soy, selected by Victoria Royals, was chosen eighth overall, and Parker Wotherspoon, 26th pick and selected by Tri-City Americans. “Victoria got a steal,” Colts head coach
Brian MacGillivray told Black Press, adding he thinks Wotherspoon will one day “play at the highest level. In my opinion, he’s the best defenceman in the draft.” The rest of the draft selections from the Colts are as follows: Jakob Stukel (Vancouver Giants), Chris Seto (Kelowna Rockets), Tyler Fraser (Tri-City Americans), Jordan Henderson (Lethbridge Hurricanes) and Dylan McCann (Prince George).
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