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Thursday October 4, 2012
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$175,000 penalty for tree cut Developer must remedy damage, is being fined $25K, and is ordered to provide a $150K security deposit by Kevin Diakiw A LOCAL developer is fuming after being slapped with fines and a damage deposit totalling more than $175,000 for cutting down trees in Newton in August. Paul Bal said the issue has been blown out of proportion in the media, and said if there was damage, it was caused by his subcontractor, JB Demolition. The city said neither Bal or JB Demolition is accepting blame for the cut, which Surrey General Manager of Planning and Development Jean Lamontagne said went Paul Bal beyond city permits and into protected parkland areas and other private lands. City staff also said JB Demolition doesn’t have a Surrey business licence, which would be required to do the tree-cutting work.
“I’ve already spent over 10 grand to hire an arbourist and environmentalist and all that...”
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A stop worker order will remain in place at a development at 5904 144 St. until the City of Surrey and Department of Fisheries and Oceans sign off on a remediation plan for the site.
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Pit bull on rampage attacks 3 Police say dog bit three different people in an hour by Kevin Diakiw
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Lilli Leung shows the wounds she suffered during a pit bull attack in North Surrey in August.
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A PIT BULL belonging to a man wellknown to police attacked three people in less than an hour as it went on a vicious rampage through North Surrey in the summer. On Aug. 19, at about 5:30 p.m., Brian Bain was gardening when the black pit bull with white spots jumped his fence and bit his hand. Somehow the gardener was able to shake the dog off.
Forty-five minutes later, the dog then ran to another property and bit another man. That victim was able to get a can of bear spray and repel the dog. Just then, Lilli Leung was heading home, walking down the 13100 block of 107 Avenue at about 6:15 p.m. Suddenly from around the corner, the pit bull appeared. It leapt up, attempting to bite Leung in the face, but she was able to block it with her left arm. See PIT BULL / Page 3
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