Surrey North Delta Leader, August 29, 2013

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Thursday August 29, 2013

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0.5% transit tax proposed Fee would fund $6.5 billion in expansions across the region by Jeff Nagel TWO SOUTH-OF-FRASER transit advocates are pushing for a long wish list of

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Surrey’s Paul Hillsdon (right) and Langley’s Nathan Pachal have designed a package of transit upgrades they say offers something for every part of Metro Vancouver.

transit expansion projects in Metro Vancouver and they want a new 0.5-percent regional sales tax to pay for it all. Surrey’s Paul Hillsdon and Langley’s Nathan Pachal of the group South Fraser On Trax say Would you the package of upgrades they’ve designed offers something for every part of the region. support a Most of the $6.5 billion in capital spending 0.5% regional they propose would go to a $2.9-billion SkyTrain extension down Broadway to UBC, and for $2.1 sales tax to billion to build new light-rail lines in Surrey to fund transit Guildford, Langley City and Newton, with a B-Line express bus route south to White Rock. improvements They also want TransLink to build a previously for Metro proposed but shelved $144-million transit gondola to SFU atop Burnaby Mountain. Vancouver? And they propose several additional B-Lines that would extend quasi-rapid transit bus service Tell us at newsroom@ to Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple surreyleader.com and Ridge on Highway 7; down the 200 Street spine vote in our online poll: of Langley; along Marine Drive connecting West surreyleader.com Vancouver and North Vancouver; as well as on Hastings Street and 41 Avenue in Vancouver, and Burnaby. See TAX / Page 5

The return to routine School starts Tuesday – with a short stint by Sheila Reynolds THERE’S STILL the long weekend to pretend it’s not

happening. But come Tuesday, like it or not, reality will strike. As kids and teens tromp back to class, it will be difficult to ignore the fact summer vacation has indeed ended. For most, it will be a short school day – some consolation for those who may have become accustomed to snoozing til noon. In Surrey, students in Grades 1 to 7 will start at 10

a.m., with classes ending early (dismissal times will vary, so it’s best to confirm with your school). Kindergarten start dates and times will also differ between schools and should be confirmed. For Surrey high school and learning centre students, different grades start at various times, but again, dismissal will be earlier than usual on Sept. 3 as new classes are organized. Elementary schools will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Friday (Aug. 30) for registration and information, while secondary schools will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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L.A. Matheson Secondary student council members hang up signs welcoming new Grade 8 students to the school.

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