Peace Arch News, September 27, 2012

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Thursday September 27, 2012 (Vol. 37 No. 78)

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Back on the pitch: A year after being relegated to a lower division, the Bayside Sharks’ men’s rugby team is back at the premier level, where – after a win Saturday on home turf – they’re 1-1 after two weeks of action. › see page A41

MP supports motion that promotes parliamentary discussion of when life begins

Hiebert seeks more talk on abortion Alex Browne Staff Reporter

MP Russ Hiebert was among Tories known to hold socially conservative views who this week voted in favour of a motion considered a first step toward a new

law to restrict abortion. However, Motion 312, sponsored by Ontario Conservative Stephen Woodworth – which called for an all-party committee of MPs to discuss when human life and legal personhood begins – was expected

to be defeated in the house as of Peace Arch News’ press time Wednesday. Pundits had predicted that previously-stated opposition to bringing in abortion restrictions from Prime Minister Stephen Harper

and most of his cabinet – as well as NDP and Liberal MPs and Green Party leader Elizabeth May – would weigh against the motion. Before the vote on Wednesday, Hiebert – while he declined to comment on what ways his deci-

sion reflected his own opinions on abortion – said he was supporting the motion primarily because he views discussion of the issue in Parliament, by elected representatives, as an “appropriate” forum. › see page A4

Gord Goble photos

Air apparent An open house at the White Rock Gymnastics and Diving Training Academy drew a crowd Saturday, as those who stopped by were treated to aerial displays and springboard demonstrations, including those performed by (right) Renee Jendral, 18, of White Rock and (above) Sidney Price, 15, of South Surrey.

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Loblaw mum as city mulls larger gas station and smaller main store

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Superstore revises plans for Grandview area Dan Ferguson Staff Reporter

The owners of a proposed Real Canadian Superstore site in South Surrey’s Grandview Corners are revising their seven-year-old designs, a necessary step before they apply for permission to build the postponed project. On Monday, an application by Loblaw

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approved the original layout of the planned gas bar and Superstore on the 20-acre site facing the Wal-Mart across 160 Street. The original development permit for the gas bar has expired. To get a new permit, the owner must meet current regulations, which now require new Surrey gas stations to provide alternative fuel services.

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