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He’s a booster, she’s the glue By Jennifer Lang the RCMP for 18 years, earning much He makes sure Cloverdale remains praise for her dedication, achieveat the centre of the Surrey universe ment and service. On Tuesday, Oct. 30 she received and she’s the “glue” binding together the Surrey RCMP’s Cloverdale Com- a jubilee medal at a ceremony at the RCMP’s E Division headquarters in munity Office. And this month Bill Reid of the Vancouver in recognition of her conCloverdale District Chamber of Com- tributions to the RCMP and public. “When I was there, she was just merce and Shona Yuzwa of the Surrey RCMP’s District 4 office are receiv- wonderful to work with,” said former district commander Staff Sgt. Major ing the Queen’s Diamond Dave Woods. Jubilee Medal. “She’s done a lot for the The medals, which community.” commemorate Queen “If anybody in Woods called her the Elizabeth II’s 60th anniversary on the throne, are Cloverdale deserves glue that keeps everypresented to Canadian this award, it’s Bill.” thing together at the District 4 office in Clovercitizens that have provided “significant contribu- - Staff/Sgt. Dave Woods dale, in part because of her expansive knowledge. tions and achievements” “She is a wonderful to their communities. resource to the district Reid will be receiving his medal at a ceremony at Surrey commander. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to work with her.” City Hall on Monday night. Yuzwa was instrumental in setting Deservedly well known for his imup local crime prevention initiatives, pressive list of contacts (which is as long as it is wide), Reid is a tireless including Citizens on Patrol, Speed advocate on behalf of local businesses Watch, and Lock Out Auto Crime, recruiting, hiring and coordinating and the community itself. Yuzwa, district office coordinator, See WONDERFUL / Page 2 has been an exemplary employee of
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Bill Reid, seen here with two trick-or-treaters at the Halloween Costume Parade, is known by some as Mr. Surrey.
Our smart meter was ‘melted’
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Aaron Hotell says this meter socket fitting was damaged.
By Jennifer Lang It started as a bit of a mystery. It was around 10:30 p.m. on a recent Tuesday, and the last customers of the evening were still finishing up their dinners when the lights at Cloverdale’s Vault Restaurant started to noticeably flicker and wane. At first, people thought it was a not-sosubtle hint that it was time to leave – like shutting off the music at closing time at a night club. “The lights would dim and go back on,” recalls Vault restaurant co-owner Aaron Hotell. “It was constantly surging. Customers said, ‘Are you trying to get us to leave?’” Hotell said his staff were baffled; nobody knew what was causing the lights to dim.
Curiosity turned into panic the next morning, when staff arrived to find the power was out in half the building, affecting the deep freezer, walk-in coolers and refrigerators storing meat and food. With thousands of dollars in food hanging in the balance, there was no time to waste. So Hotell called in an electrician, who soon discovered there was a problem with the smart meter installed at the back of the restaurant. A BC Hydro trouble technician was dispatched to turn off the power to the building, and Hotell’s electrician was given authorization to remove and replace the smart meter, which had been installed several months previously. The original smart meter was damaged – it was melted and covered in soot.
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One of the four meter sockets was damaged as well; it appeared like it had been jammed into place, causing it to bend and crumple, something the electrician believed was causing the power to “arc out”, and creating power surges and the eventual loss of power to half the building on Oct. 16, Hotell said. The restaurant’s power problem was resolved, but serious questions lingered. According to spokesman Greg Alexis, BC Hydro has nearly completed its installation of 1.7 million wireless electricity meters, with very few problems reported. There have been more than 1,700 cases where there was pre-existing damage to a customer’s meter socket, including eroded
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