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Deaf man with cerebral palsy has special bike stolen Locked motorized bicycle taken from outside the Guildford Recreation Centre by Kevin Diakiw SURREY’S BRAYDEN Walterhouse, 20, has been challenged by cerebral palsy and deafness, but he has always persevered. One of the main tools he relies on is a black Opus brand bike, which allows him to travel to social engagements and to the gym. Because of his cerebral palsy – a disorder of the brain and nervous system that can affect movement – Walterhouse can’t use one of his feet very well on the bike’s pedals, so his parents installed a motor on the bicycle. But the Brayden young freeWalterhouse man’s dom was suddenly taken away Tuesday (Aug. 14) while he was working out at the gym at the Guildford Recreation Centre. He arrived for a three-hour workout at about noon, and during that time, someone cut the locked cable that secured his bike outside the rec centre and made off with it.
“... I can’t afford to buy a new one. It was $1,000.�
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Horse owner, breeder and trainer Donna Cunningham gives All The Statesman, 4, a good wash during Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino’s open house last Saturday. The fall harness racing season kicks off this weekend at Fraser Downs. See story, page 9.
Some parks now off-limits to dogs City of Surrey bans canines at several green spaces with playing ďŹ elds by Kevin Diakiw THE DAYS of walking Rover or Fido through
parks with sports fields are coming to an end in Surrey, a s the city is now banning dogs from several athletic areas. In recent days, signs have gone up at City of Surrey parks indicating canines are not
allowed – with or without a leash. The move shrinks the green space available to Surrey’s estimated population of 127,000 dogs. The problem isn’t so much the dogs, but what their owners leave behind. Sporting groups are tired of having to clean up dog waste on playing fields before begin-
ning games, and have lobbied the city hard to do something about the doggie-do. Coun. Tom Gill, who sits on the city’s parks committee, said some groups keep a shovel in their equipment room to scoop up the feces before a day of play.
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