Peace Arch News, September 20, 2012

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Thursday September 20, 2012 (Vol. 37 No. 76)

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Asian influence: Neither sandstorms nor roadblocks kept cyclist Paul Hayes from his epic 5,342-km journey, handing out sports gear to children in China. › see page A34

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‘Dangerous offender’ to plead his case six years after judgment

Prisoner appeals assault convictions Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

A man found guilty six years ago in the 2003 kidnapping and vicious beating of a South Surrey man is scheduled to appeal his convictions in B.C. Court of Appeal today. Daniel Lewis Allan is to present his case before Justices David Frankel, Kathryn Neilson and Elizabeth Bennett at 10 a.m. Self-represented, he is appealing convictions of kidnapping, aggravated assault, rob-

bery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, break-and-enter with intent to commit assault and possession of a stolen vehicle worth more than $5,000. Allan was found guilty of the charges in April 2006, in connection with an incident that occurred on Aug. 29, 2003. Crown Jennifer Duncan told Peace Arch News that that it is unusual for an appeal to be heard more than six years after a conviction. Typically, they must be heard within a year.

In dealing with those acting without a lawyer, however, there is some latitude, she said. “The self-representeds, it’s hard to crack down, because they just don’t have the skillset,” she said. Duncan said Allan will have to point out “pretty significant legal error” to win his appeal. According to earlier court documents, Allan had kidnapped his cousin from a home in the 16300-block of 20 Avenue.

Allan bound and gagged the 47-year-old with duct tape, put him in the trunk of a Lincoln, hit him in the head with a pipe, then dumped him at the side of a dirt road, the court heard. During the 2005 trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, the victim testified that Allan had appeared unexpectedly at the bathroom door as he was getting ready for work and demanded to speak with him. › see page A4

Golden summer The brilliant hues of sunset offer a striking backdrop to the silhouettes of recent visitors to the Crescent Beach pier leading up to the final days of summer. It’s a scene likely to be repeated into autumn, as Environment Canada forecasts sunny skies through at least Sunday. Gord Goble photo

Extended schedule takes toll, province told

Advocacy group warns of student hardship Sheila Reynolds Black Press

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Overcrowding at Surrey’s Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary has had a negative impact on students’ family lives, employment and post-secondary success, and is pushing some P.E. classes into the hallways, according to a Surrey education advocacy group. So far this year, enrolment at the Clo-

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verdale high school is 1,893 students. The school, on 180 Street near 61 Avenue, was a built for 1,450. A report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Capital Funding for Surrey Schools delivered to the province’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services earlier this week at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel details the hardships facing students and

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staff due to the lack of school space. The two gyms and one playing field, for example, are so inadequate that staff is considering getting ping pong tables and indoor curling equipment to hold physical education classes in the hallways. Science lab time is also at a premium. As well, says the report delivered by parent Linda Stromberg, extended

hours – earlier starts and later finish times – implemented at the school last fall to accommodate more students has impacted some teens’ lives adversely. One student was unable to attend the advanced placement physics class, which denied him an “edge” on university and scholarship applications; he wasn’t accepted to UBC. › see page A4

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