Peace Arch News, July 19, 2012

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Thursday July 19, 2012 (Vol. 37 No. 58 58) 8)

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Canadian focus: South Surrey documentary filmmakers Alexandra Caulfield and Ryder White are raising funds for a cross-country interactive project – shot old-school on film – in search of Canadian identity. see page 21

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BCLC delivers ‘good sales pitch’ to business leaders fearful of splitting haul with South Surrey

Cloverdale calmed over casino Alex Browne Staff Reporter

A meeting with BC Lottery Corporation officials appears to have calmed fears of Cloverdale business leaders that a proposed South Surrey casino would “cannibalize” existing gaming business – for now, at least. Brian Young, president of the Cloverdale and District Chamber of Commerce, told Peace Arch News Tuesday that Monday’s meeting – in

which representatives met with BCLC’s vicepresident of casino and community gaming Jim Lightbody and manager of public affairs Greg Walker – had provided assurances the planned casino would not offer competition to Cloverdale’s Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino. “It was a very good sales pitch,” Young said of BCLC’s position on the new casino, proposed as part of a 200-suite hotel and convention centre planned for 10 Avenue and 168 Street.

“The BCLC are claiming the casino proposal will not take away business from Fraser Downs, and they say they have the studies to prove it – and that’s great.” However, Young issued a news release Tuesday on behalf of the chamber, noting that representatives still do not understand why the location of the new facility was chosen, “as it appears not to meet any of the criteria and see page 4

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Games beach volleyball coach Ben Chow tests out the courts at Semiahmoo Secondary Tuesday.

Surrey hosts province

Let the BC Games begin Nick Greenizan Sports Reporter

After 18 months of planning, the BC Summer Games are finally set to hit fields, parks, pools and tracks throughout Surrey today. The day of warmups and practices ends with official opening ceremonies slated for Holland Park from 7-8 p.m. Competition starts Friday, with medal ceremonies scheduled throughout the weekend, wrapping up Sunday around noon. “It’s all coming together, just a few small things to put together in the next couple days,” director of sport Tom Hastie, a South Surrey resident, said Tuesday. “It’s going to be great.” The BC Games will see 3,800 athletes from across the province take part in 21 events, with the support of more than 3,500 volunteers – most from Surrey. For those wishing to take in the action close to home, there are a bevy of South Surrey, Newton and Cloverdale venues, including baseball and rugby at South Surrey Athletic Park, soccer at Newton Athletic Park, sailing at Blackie Spit and golf at Hazelmere. see preview page 29

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Peggy White is expected to remain at Royal Columbian Hospital for up to three weeks. At right, her mangled bike.

Search continues for truck driver in hit-and-run

Cyclist ‘flew through the air’ Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

Randy Duncan normally takes 0 Avenue when he makes the drive to Penticton. But last Saturday, for reasons he can’t explain, he chose 16 Avenue instead. That decision may have saved a White Rock woman’s life. Heading east on the thoroughfare around 11:30 a.m. July 14, Duncan could see a cyclist approaching in the the “very, very small shoulder” of the westbound lane, and a tandem dump truck coming up behind her. The situation caught the Victoria man’s eye because the darkred truck wasn’t moving to go around the woman, and it

wasn’t tempering its speed to account for the oncoming traffic that made a safe pass difficult. “I was watching this truck approach the cyclist from behind and my mind said, he’s not slowing down,” Duncan recalled. “I thought, where’s he going? There was no room for him to veer over to the other side of the road.” Just as the thought finished, the unthinkable happened – the truck’s front bumper hit the rear of the bike, triggering what Duncan said looked like an explosion. “The bike flew, and parts of the bike, and of course, the cyclist flew through the air. I thought, I’m going to find somebody dead.” see page 4

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