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Conservative race heats up Long-time resident of Cloverdale to throw his hat into the ring
By Jennifer Lang lor Dean Drysdale. There’s also talk that another Langley resident is interested: Another federal Conservative party Tako van Popta. hopeful has declared his intent to run And earlier this year, news reports for the party’s nomination in the new said Gurmant Grewal, a former MP, inriding of Cloverdale-Langley City. tends to seek for the Conservative party Mike Garisto made his nomination in the same new official announcement last Cloverdale riding. Saturday morning at the Surrey Garisto is a life insurance Museum before a crowd of salesman who spent 35 years as nearly 200 supporters. a union representative for the Garisto, a father of four and Brotherhood of Maintenance long-time resident of CloverWay Employees. He’s been indale, joins three other hopefuls volved in politics at the municiwho have officially said they’re pal, provincial and federal level vying for the Conservative for most of his adult life. party’s nod for the next federal “In politics, timing is everyelection in 2015. Mike Garisto thing, and there is an opporThey are: Surrey businesstunity now for me to make a man Paul Brar, who made his announcement at the Cloverdale Library personal commitment and difference for in July, former Liberal MLA Dave Hayer, the people of Langley and Cloverdale,” he said, describing the merging of Clowho chose the Cloverdale Recreation verdale and Langley City into one riding Centre to make his formal announceSee ELECTION / Page 2 ment, and former Langley city council-
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Gypsy Moon has copies of Sensible BC’s petition.
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By Jennifer Lang A business in downtown Cloverdale is acting as a local sign up spot for the petition to decriminalize marijuana. Gypsy Moon has copies of the petition for more than one riding, so registered voters from Surrey-Cloverdale and beyond who want to add their signature to the campaign are welcome to drop by the store at 5693 176 Street, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proponents from the group Sensible BC want to force a September 2014 referendum on decriminalizing marijuana and began gathering signatures across the province Sept. 9. Sensible BC is three weeks into a 90-day campaign to collect enough signatures in every B.C. electoral district to force a pro-
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vincial referendum on legislation that would block police enforcement for possession of small amounts of cannabis. Sign up stations like the one at Gypsy Moon are run by volunteers. Store owner Denise Cooke says she contacted Sensible BC offering up her metaphysical books and gift store as a sign up spot because she favours the decriminalization of marijuana. “I am supporting it,” she said. She expected young people to be the first in line to sign the petition, but, despite marijuana’s association as a recreational drug, she says the signatories she’s seen are mostly people aged 60 and up. That surprised her, until she found out the reason they’re compelled to sign: most are people with medical conditions who are taking prescribed marijuana
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for health reasons and are anxious to end the stigma associated with cannabis. Cooke also said petition signers have also had difficulty finding sign up locations in the Cloverdale area. According to SensibleBC, there are 158 signup locations in B.C. To find where to sign the petition, visit www.sensiblebc.ca/ sign. Volunteers may also register as a canvasser to help collect signatures. The most populous riding for Sensible BC is Surrey-Cloverdale, with 52,955 registered voters. Canvassers will have to sign up 5,296 registered voters in this riding alone. Sensible BC director Dana Larsen said 2,500 canvassers are now registered and are getting more efficient at signing people up. Larsen expects the bulk of sign-ups will
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