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Tuesday September 24, 2013
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Crosswalk location gets second look after teen’s death
Construction to begin 2017, with no word yet on tolls
New bridge will replace tunnel: Clark
Student Amarpreet Sivia was struck by a motorcycle outside school on 128 Street
by Jeff Nagel
A NEW BRIDGE will replace the aging George Massey Tunnel, but the provincial government isn’t yet saying if the span will be tolled. In her speech Friday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention, Premier Christy Clark promised construction will begin in 2017. Clark said it’s too early to say how improved transit along Highway 99 might fit into the project or whether tolls will be required to pay for it. If the new bridge is tolled, it would join the new Port Mann, the Golden Ears, and possibly the Pattullo – where tolls are also an option to pay for replacement – as Metro Vancouver bridges that motorists must pay to cross. The premier said the province is following the advice of the public provided in consultations that a new bridge is best, rather than another tunnel. The province is also rejecting one controversial alignment that would have crossed the river further upstream and was strongly opposed over concern it would intensify pressure to develop farmland in east RichChristy Clark mond. “People said the tunnel must be replaced and it must be replaced on the same route,” Clark told UBCM, adding the project will relieve congestion on what is now “the worst bottleneck in the Lower Mainland.” A newly released report on public feedback found “medium” support for building a new bridge and also keeping the old tunnel.
“People said the tunnel must be replaced ... on the same route.”
by Sheila Reynolds and Kevin Diakiw FRIENDS ARE REMEMBERING a teen
who was struck and killed by a motorcycle outside a Surrey high school during lunchtime last Wednesday as a sweet girl with a beautiful smile. Amarpreet Sivia, 16, was walking across the street in front of her school, Princess Margaret Secondary, when a motorcycle hit her and two other girls. The motorcyclist and one of the pedestrians were taken to hospital in critical condition but are now stable. A third teen was less-seriously injured. Mourners took to Twitter and Facebook followAmarpreet Sivia ing the incident. One classmate and Twitter user said “I know you’re gonna be looking down smiling at us all, your grad class! Forever in our hearts love, rest in paradise Amarpreet Sivia.” Another said “Last year I met such a sweet girl who had an absolutely gorgeous smile. Rest in peace Amarpreet, prayers go out to the Sivia family.”
The colour of youth Fleetwood’s Devyn Bohun, 17, sings with She Dreams in Colour as part of a battle-of-thebands event at the city’s Youth Fest 2013, held Sept. 21 at the Cloverdale Recreation Centre. The annual festival, which included two music stages, rock climbing, a breakdancing competition and a social dance, was moved from the Guildford Recreation Centre to allow for more space. BOAZ JOSEPH / THE LEADER
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