Tuesday January 17, 2012 (Vol. 37 No. 5)
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Wind in their sails: Diehard Members of the Surrey Sailing Club have been braving the cold waters for their annual Frost Bite Series in Boundary Bay for more re than 35 years. see page 111
Claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court last month
Woods sues Annable for online remark Dan Ferguson Staff Reporter
Former White Rock Coun. Margaret Woods is suing political adversary Cliff Annable for calling her a “git” in a comment posted on the Peace Arch News website last September. In a written claim filed Dec. 21 in the Vancouver B.C. Supreme Court registry, Woods demands an unspecified amount of compen-
sation over the remarks, which were posted Sept. 23 by Annable using the pseudonym “charleymike.” In the online statement, posted as a comment to a PAN story, Annable asked whether another anonymous comment was the work of Woods’ spouse. “Are you Mr. Dickinson the husband of Margaret Woods (the git from Glasgow), who
is always negative and against everything,” the posting said. In October, Annable admitted to the newspaper that he was the author of that comment. Annable said two other comments posted by “charleymike” – one on Oct. 15 promoting Annable’s reputation, and another on Oct. 6 casting disparaging remarks against another
person were not made by him. In her lawsuit, Woods says after Annable confirmed he wrote the Sept. 23 statements, her lawyer contacted him and demanded an apology and retraction of the remarks. She says Annable has refused to date to do either. Woods’ claim states that Annable also see page 4
Weather closes roads
Snow blankets Peninsula Snow that started falling on the weekend kept falling as the work week began, clogging sidewalks and sending vehicles skidding throughout the Lower Mainland. The weather office issued a snowfall warning Monday, predicting accumulations of 15 to 20 cm through the night for the Fraser Valley and five to 10 cm for Metro Vancouver. The agency also said a strong ridge of high pressure building over northern B.C. will produce strong outflow winds through coastal valleys and inlets resulting in wind chill values near minus-20 degrees or colder. In White Rock, crews closed the usual roads on the steepest hills. People were allowed to access the affected roads at their own risk. City property owners were reminded that bylaws require them to remove all snow and ice from sidewalks near their property no later than 10 a.m. That includes commercial properties, apartments and single-family dwellings. Driving conditions elsewhere in Metro Vancouver were challenging. On Highway 1 RCMP were advising drivers Monday afternoon to stay off the route east of 232 Street, because of dozens of crashes. Also Monday, a jack-knifed semitrailer truck blocked 16 Avenue near 244 Street.
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Gord Goble photos
Above, Jenna Davidson, 10, and her mother Louise take advantage of the weekend’s snowfall for a sledding excursion at Fleetwood Park on Sunday; far left, Tom Crossen and daughter, Chloe, toboggan down a hill at South Surrey Athletic Park, which is where Richard Morin (left) also caught some air on the slopes.
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