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Newton records most murders of 2013 Neighbourhood also saw the most sex assaults and kidnappings

by Kevin Diakiw STATISTICALLY, YOU were more

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Raman Gill (left), 26, is a positive male role model for 11-year-old Davon. The pair like to hang out and do guy stuff.

Big need for Big Brothers A critical shortage of volunteers is leaving kids waiting at least a year for male mentors. See story, page 5.

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likely to be murdered in Newton last year than in any other community in Surrey, according to 2013 crime figures just released

by Surrey RCMP. That said, the chance of being killed is also statistically remote.

Police say 17 of the record 25 murders in Surrey last year involved people living at-risk lifestyles.

The 2013 RCMP statistics show violent crime across the city Sgt. Dale Carr was down eight per cent last year over the prior year, while homicide was up 127 per cent.

Nine of the 25 murders occurred in Newton, while eight were in Whalley.

(Four bodies in Newton were found on Colebrook Road early in 2013).

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Surrey: Total number of violent crimes decreased From page 1 Another five murders took place in the RCMP district serving Guildford and Fleetwood; two were in South Surrey; and Cloverdale/Port Kells recorded only one.

Surrey RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr said Friday the problem with isolating a murder to any one community is that the

crime could have taken place elsewhere. Statistics simply show where the body was found.

Newton was also the riskiest spot in Surrey last year for sex assaults, with 106 occurring in that community last year. It represented a 29-per-cent increase over the year prior.

Whalley was just behind with 98 sex

assaults in 2013, also an increase of 29 per cent.

There were 43 sex assaults in Guildford/ Fleetwood (down seven per cent); 31 in Cloverdale/Port Kells (up 72 per cent); and 21 in South Surrey (up 91 per cent).

Carr said Mounties have been on a campaign to encourage people to report sex assaults. The higher numbers, he said,

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“We will likely continue to see that number rise, only because people are becoming braver to report it,” Carr said.

“Because it’s such a horrific crime, oftentimes the victims want to leave it behind them and do not want to come forward.”

Newton was also home to 19 kidnapping/abductions, according to police statistics, a figure which represents 46 per cent of Surrey’s total of 41. It was a 100-per-cent increase for Newton compared to 2012.

Whalley was just behind in kidnapping/ abductions with 15 (up 15 per cent). There were four in Guildford and Fleetwood (down 20 per cent); three in Cloverdale and Port Kells (up 50 per cent); and one in South Surrey (no change).

Carr said police are aware of the increases, but note the greater public is not at risk if they stay away from the criminal lifestyle.

Typically, he said, kidnapping involves drug disputes.

“Someone owes some-

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Police officers investigate the scene at Newton Arena, where hockey mom Julie Paskall was fatally beaten in December. one a drug debt, and they go and snatch them and hold them until friends pay them,” Carr said.

Despite the more alarming offenses, the total number of violent crimes across Surrey was down.

Guildford and Fleetwood saw a 17-per-cent drop, with 1,160 offenses; Cloverdale and Port Kells had a 12-per-cent decrease with 527; and South Surrey was the most peaceful community, with 400 violent crimes (a drop of six per cent).

However, while those communities showed a drop in violent crime last year, Newton and Whalley were statistically unchanged.

The number of violent crimes in those neighbourhoods last year was nearly the same as 2012, with each community seeing more than 2,100 offenses.

Newton is the most populous of all the RCMP’s five districts, with 135,473 people living there in 2012, according to Surrey RCMP’s website.

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There were some big drops in other crimes last year in Surrey as well, with attempted murder plummeting by 60 per cent, arson dropping by 38 per cent and theft over $5,000 sliding by 27 per cent.

While cocaine possession was up 11 per cent across the city, marijuana possession was up only five, and pot production was down 35 per cent.

Drug crimes totaled 446 city-wide, up by five per cent.

The total number of Criminal Code offenses last year in Surrey were 44,340 – an increase of just one per cent.

Carr said the Surrey RCMP is acutely aware of the challenges in Newton and has been responding to make the community safer.

“We’re absolutely aware of all these things,” Carr said. “We’ve got actions in place, we’ve created a number of teams, we’re bringing back a bike squad, we’re getting back the community of Newton and working together with the community and look forward to seeing the changes.”

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Minister moves to end transport tussle

BNSF is currently facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for allegedly dumping riprap materials, with authorization from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which resulted in rock, gravel and silt being deposited into the creek. That matter will go before Surrey Provincial Court on Feb. 18.

Mayors have until June 30 to decide on new transit priorities

by Tom Fletcher TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Todd

Stone is promising Metro Vancouver mayors new authority to set priorities for transit and road expansion, and a new deadline to decide if they want more funding sources.

Stone announced Thursday he will bring in legislation this spring to give local governments authority to set policy, decide on fares, deal with customer service issues and sell assets in the system. He called on the mayors to work with the current TransLink board, which has that authority until the law is changed.

“The ball will be firmly in the court of the mayor’s council now,” Stone told reporters in Vancouver.

Todd Stone Stone released a letter he sent to the mayors’ group Thursday, giving them the option of avoiding a referendum on new funding sources in conjunction with next November’ municipal elections.

The province “is willing to extend the referendum window to no later than June 30, 2015,” the letter says, as long as the mayors agree on new projects and costing by June 30 of this year.

If that deadline goes by without agreement on the basis for a plan, the referendum will be delayed to See CRITIC page 4

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Delta wants environmental assessment on BNSF siding Railway to build track extension near Highway 91 between 64 and 72 Avenues “I just want to make it very clear that this is by no means an approval by Delta of this project,” said Coun. Bruce McDonald on Monday. “And a lot of DELTA COUNCIL is calling on the federal government to review a proposed people seem to be under the impression that Delta has approved the tracks. rail siding in North Delta under the Canadian Environmental Assessment We don’t have the right to either approve or disapprove.”

Act. But as 1.6 kilometres of the proposed work is immediBurlington Northern Sante Fe Railway (BNSF) has ately adjacent to the Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy owned and operated a rail line from the continental U.S. Area, a staff report has recommended the project be to the Lower Mainland since 1909. In 2008 the company reviewed by the federal environmental agency. constructed a siding along its line from the Delta-Surrey “This approach is consistent with the work done during border at Highway 99 to south of 64 Avenue in North the environmental assessment for South Fraser Perimeter Delta.

Road (SFPR), which is adjacent to the Burns Bog EcologiIn order to increase capacity and provide growth opporcal Conservancy Area,” the report notes. tunities within their regional service area, BNSF has told As part of the SFPR Environmental Assessment, Delta it is constructing a three-kilometre siding extension potential impacts to Burns Bog related to the construction between 64 Avenue and 72 Avenue. The company says the and operation of the road were carefully considered and Bruce McDonald siding extensions will allow BNSF to move trains off its mitigation measures were required. main line, allowing other rail traffic to utilize the corridor The North Colebrook Siding extension won’t end at 72 without interruption.

Avenue. BNSF has indicated it has future plans to continue According to the Canada Transportation Act, railway companies do not a siding three kilometres further to Fraser Surrey Docks once that company require approval from the municipality to construct railway lines within their receives environment approval to receive U.S. thermal coal for transloading existing right-of-way.

by Adrian MacNair

“I just want to make it very clear that this is by no means an approval by Delta of this project.”

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Bigger jail in Surrey now open Expanded pretrial facility be used by cities throughout the region

by Kevin Diakiw A NEW 216-cell pretrial expanEVAN SEAL / THE LEADER

B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton looks over a model of the Surrey Pretrial Services Centre with Corrections officers.

sion in Surrey is now open and is already taking prisoners from throughout the region.

B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced the opening of

B.C.’s largest corrections centre, located in the 14300-block of 57 Avenue.

The Surrey Pretrial Services Centre (SPSC) currently houses about 240 inmates, but over the first few months of this year, that number will nearly double on a gradual basis.

There are two major pretrials in the region, the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam and Surrey’s expanded centre, which will serve areas south of the Fraser.

The new cells are contained within six living units, each containing 36 cells.

Anton, making the announcement of the opening in Surrey on Wednesday, noted the demographic of inmates has changed in recent years, with more gang members than ever being incarcerated and an increase in the number of people who need to be held in solitary confinement.

The facility is also expected to relieve overcrowding at Surrey’s old pretrial centre, where inmates were often double-bunked.

The building was constructed to meet LEED Gold certification, the highest level of sustainability ever for a B.C. correctional facility.

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Heavy-duty transport school on the move to Annacis Island Has programs for mechanics, railway conductors and forklift operators

by Evan Seal STUDENTS WANTING to enrol in a heavy-duty transportation program will have a new training centre opening in 2014.

The provincial government announced $4.5 million towards the opening of the 142,000-sq.-ft. Motive Power Centre that will be located on Annacis Island in Delta.

The programs will train mechanics in heavy-duty, transport trailer, diesel, and commercial transportation applications, as well as railway conductors and forklift operators.

With 13,000 people employed in the heavy-duty commercial transportation field, the plan is to combine the programs already in place at Vancouver Community College and the B.C. Institute

of Technology into one facility allowing the students to partner with industry and focus on collaboration, innovation and the efficient use of equipment and resources.

Currently BCIT and VCC graduate 650 students annually from the heavy-duty transportation programs, with more than half of the graduates entering the workforce each year.

“Around 43 per cent of the one million jobs expected to open by 2020 will require trades or technical training,” said Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk during a tour of the new school site last Monday. “Co-locating two existing heavy-duty transportation programs into one centre will benefit students, industry and employers.”

The $4.5-million one-time

EVAN SEAL / THE LEADER

Heavy-duty transportation students get a close look at a large diesel engine during a provincial government announcement of a new school on Annacis Island in Delta. funding is being provided to cover moving and relocation costs of the program from

its current Great Northern Way campus in Vancouver to Annacis Island.

Concerns: Over Cougar Creek From page 3 onto barges that would bring the shipments along the Fraser River to Texada Island.

“That’s going to have a really negative impact on the Delta Nature Reserve and community use of it,” said Eliza Olson, president of the Burns Bog Ecological Society.

She said she has received phone calls from people concerns about idling rail cars on the siding, as well as coal dust and diesel particulates.

Olson is also concerned about the impacts of the project to the streams which feed into Cougar Creek, a man-made but fish-bearing waterway.

Delta’s staff are similarly concerned. The proposed work will be adjacent to Cougar Creek, over which the current railway alignment is situated, and is Delta’s most productive salmon habitat. BNSF is currently facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for allegedly dumping riprap materials, with authorization from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which resulted in rock, gravel and silt being deposited into the creek. That matter will go before Surrey Provincial Court on Feb. 18.

Council resolved to send a letter to BNSF Railway Company describing Delta’s concerns, and that the company undertake a public information and consultation process. Council also approved a recommendation to send a letter to the Federal Minister of the Environment requesting that the proposed siding extension be considered a reviewable project under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

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the 2017 municipal elections and the province will withdraw its offer to pay the costs.

NDP transportation critic George Heyman said Stone’s announcement lacks details of the promised new authority, and repeats an offer for the chair and vice-chair of the mayors’ council to join the appointed board that now controls policy.

The mayors were “blindsided” by Thursday’s announcement and offered two seats on the board, which they rejected earlier because they want full control, Heyman said.

“The minister continues to threaten the mayors and hold sticks over their heads and give them deadlines,” he said.

Stone’s offer includes a promise to provide one-third funding for a replacement for the Pattullo Bridge, which is TransLink’s sole responsibility.

Stone previously told municipal officials they could avoid a referendum if they used their existing authority to raise property taxes to fund new roads, bridges and transit.

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Male mentors are in short supply in Surrey Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of two to four hours weekly

by Sheila Reynolds

AT LEAST once a week, Raman Gill hangs out with his friend Davon.

Sometimes they’ll go to a hockey game or Science World, and other times they’ll keep it low key and play video games or throw a ball around. It doesn’t really matter, as long as they’re spending time together.

Theirs is much like any other friendship – except that Gill is 26 and Davon is 11.

The two met through Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, which matches men with boys aged seven to 14 who are in need of a male mentor in their lives.

Gill was a Big Brother back in 2009 and returned to volunteering with the organization last fall after moving back to Surrey from Kelowna.

“I finished school and figured I should pursue other ways to spend my time other than just hanging out,” says Gill, who doesn’t yet have kids of his own and works as an account executive for a digital marketing agency.

He and Davon were paired up about four months ago.

“I’ve been fortunate

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Raman Gill (right) and his ‘little brother’ Davon attend hockey games, throw a ball around, or hang out and play video games. to have a lot of male influences in my life – my dad, uncles, older cousins – and a lot of people don’t get that same kind of benefit,” says Gill. “You know, they’re living in a single-mom home and sometimes you need to have an older male influence that you can do fun stuff with like play catch in the park or go to a Canucks game.

That’s the reason I got involved.”

Davon’s mom Theresa McDonald signed her son up in hopes of pro-

viding him with a positive male role model.

Having raised him on her own, she hoped he would gain confidence by leaving her side and developing a friendship with a trusted guy.

So far, she says, that’s exactly what’s happened.

“It’s really opened things up for both of us,” she says.

The bonds between so-called “Bigs” and “Littles” can be invaluable.

In Surrey, however, there is a critical shortage of men volunteer-

ing, leaving some boys waiting up to two years to be matched. There are currently 11 boys on the Surrey wait list and another 18 waiting just to get on list. That means at least 29 volunteer men are required immediately to meet the need.

According to Big Brothers, the demand is reaching recordbreaking highs, with the volunteer shortage approaching dire levels not seen since the late ‘90s.

“It breaks my heart

when a mom applies for a Big Brother for her son and I have to tell her he will have to wait at least a year to be matched, if ever,” explained Rebecca Farnell, a Big Brothers’ mentoring coordinator in Surrey.

Because boys are only matched until they are 14, if a child is enrolled when he is 12 or older, there’s a good chance he may never be paired with a mentor in Surrey.

Big Brothers are asked to spend a minimum of two to four hours with boys weekly. Volunteers undergo an interview and criminal background check and are then matched with kids with similar interests.

The process, says Gill, is not arduous and he says he gets just as much out of the relationship

as his outgoing Little Brother.

“I’d say it’s 50/50. We both enjoy the time we get together.”

For McDonald, the benefit of the Big Brothers program is obvious.

“Davon always comes home with the biggest smile on his face and so much to talk about after his meetings with Raman,” says McDonald.

Men 18 and over who are interested in being Big Brothers can call 604-876-2447 or visit bigbrothersvancouver. com

Big Sisters needed, too WHILE MALE volunteers

are needed to mentor boys, Big Sisters is also in need of women to

step up as role models for girls in Surrey.

There are currently 23 girls waiting to be matched in the city, some of whom have been waiting more than a year.

The program serves girls aged seven to 17 and the time commitment for adult volunteers is a minimum of two hours per week.

Another six Surrey girls are on the wait list for the Study Buddy Program, which pairs adults with kids who need academic assistance but cannot afford tutoring. Volunteers for that program need to commit one hour weekly.

To volunteer for either Big Sister program, call 604-873-4525 or check bigsisters.bc.ca

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Published and printed by Black Press Ltd. 5450 152 St., Surrey, B.C.

JUSTICE

Courting effective crime prevention

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he jury is still out on whether a community-style court is the answer for dealing with Surrey’s burgeoning crime problems.

Ever eager to walk the walk and talk the talk of a major city, Surrey has learned that an increasingly urban landscape comes at a corresponding cost of increasingly urban crime scenarios, resulting in a spike of 25 violent deaths last year alone.

Since 2006, Mayor Dianne Watts has been asking for a community court – much like the one established in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in 2008 – as a cornerstone of Surrey’s Crime Reduction Strategy.

In theory, taking a more-enlightened, less-punitive approach to chronic offenders in property crime and drug possession – while emphasizing measures to address addiction, mental illness and homelessness – would prevent lesser crimes from escalating into major crimes, which is believed to be the case in the tragic beating death of hockey mom Julie Paskall outside Newton Arena in December.

Following Watts’ meeting with Justice Minister Suzanne Anton last week – and along with the province’s commitment for 29 new Fraser Valley courtrooms over the next two decades – it appears a community court is finally on the table.

The trouble is, there is not much hard evidence to show the community court approach is an effective remedy for a landscape of crime fuelled by social ills.

While Vancouver’s community court was built at a cost of $5.4 million (with another $4.4 million in annual operating costs), its effect in reducing crime is difficult to quantify. The Downtown Eastside is at crisis point, and with its mayor and police pleading for more resources for addiction and mental illness.

In the absence of compelling proof that the Vancouver plan – however reassuring it sounds – is effective, taxpayers have the right to be leery of opening another sinkhole of dollars here, and to question whether the money would be better spent on other strategies to deal with the same ills.

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ernment remains trapped in a failed war-onprovince’s Hells Angels. drugs mentality that prevents any innovation Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the or even common sense.

Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where location of licensed growers from provincial self-styled princes of pot exploit the confusion and local governments. of the medical marijuana law to RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told run an Amsterdam-style retail Maple Ridge council last week that trade. his detachment will first target Cannabis Culture, the pot medical growers they know are and propaganda empire built linked to organized crime. But it’s

by Marc Emery before he was difficult to determine which are jailed in the U.S., rants about legal and which are not. the government’s “war on “This has the potential to cripple patients,” amid garish ads for the courts,” Fleugel said. “Some“pot by post” and exotic weed thing is going to have to take a varieties. back seat if we are going to go after “By Health Canada’s own all of them.”

Tom Fletcher estimate, the cost will increase The police and fire department from $5 per gram to $8.80 per have proposed an amnesty or gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it properly dismantled with- website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills. out penalty, to help deal with the volume.

Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the illThis mess was created by Ottawa in conceived and failed decriminalization petiresponse to a court ruling that forced them to tion last year, heads up the serious-looking make medical pot available. The Harper gov-

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n April 1, medical marijuana growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commercial growers will be able to legally fill a prescription for pot.

Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it created by issuing medical licences all over the country. Since then, municipalities have complained that small-scale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world.

How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed to carry marijuana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated small-scale growers is withdrawn in a couple of months.

Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fraser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has 500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hot spot for glaucoma or arthritis. It is historically known for its secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison system and the

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“Medical Cannabis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side.

Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required. In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/ withdrawal.”

And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet?

Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher!

Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial producer.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Drinking from tailings ponds?

RE: “OLD MAN, take a look at your facts,” (B.C. Views, Jan. 22).

Tom Fletcher should stop taking Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s advice. Drinking from tailings ponds does not appear to be bringing any clarity to his argument.

The fact that similar environmental destruction exists in the U.S. means Canadians should shut up and ignore what goes on in our country? Would Fletcher at least concede that any industrial development of this size comes at a significant cost to the environment?

I agree that the oil sands are extremely important to the Canadian economy and provide thousands of high-paying jobs, but surely there’s room for a balanced discussion. Perhaps we could start somewhere between shutting it down as Neil Young would prefer or expanding it as fast as humanly possible, the clear choice of the present federal and Alberta governments.

If Young’s comments lead to discussions at dinner tables across this country then he did us all a great service.

Bob Tanner, Campbell River

Move to Fort McMurray

WELL, NOW Tom Fletcher

has done it. He has annoyed, angered, baffled and bored us over the years with his columns.

However, to be so condescending and rude about Neil Young’s involvement in the anti-oil sands controversy made me respond.

How does he decide which experts’ findings on the environment he judges to be the truth – the whole truth?

May I make a suggestion: Fletcher should move to Fort McMurray. Enjoy the scenery!

And after looking at his picture, who is calling whom an old man?

Heidi Bumann, Surrey

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Rally to save grizzlies from hunting A RALLY in support of

it because it could be the only one.”

Is this what it has to come to in B.C. before we recognize how fortunate we are to have these beautiful animals as a living symbol of our province? Killing the grizzlies does not in any way contribute to conservation of the species as hunters would have us believe. Studies are proving that a bear is far more valuable alive for eco-tourism than dead as one hunter’s trophy.

Many British Columbians believe that trophy hunting is unethical. All that is taken is the head and paws, sometimes the skin, and it is actually legal to abandon the beheaded, skinned corpse to rot where it lies.

If 87 per cent of the population disagrees with the trophy hunt, then why are the 13 per cent carrying so much weight? Perhaps Christy Clark will explain that to us on Feb. 15.

ending the grizzly bear trophy hunt is being held at the Parliament buildings in Victoria on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.

There appears to be very little debate among the public, with opinion polls showing 87 per cent of British Columbians against the hunt. Any real debate, it seems, is between the people and the government itself, which is why there will be a rally on the steps of the government buildings.

I was interested to learn that our neighbour, the province of Alberta, has held a moratorium in place on grizzly hunting since 2006. Through a little more research, I learned the reason they have a moratorium is because they can’t find a grizzly bear in Alberta – they are officially listed as “extirpated,” which means locally extinct.

It would seem that the moratorium message is, “if you see one, don’t shoot

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A grizzly bear fishes for its next meal. A letter writer urges the public to take part in a Feb. 15 rally to outlaw trophy hunting of the animals.

Jacqueline Hohmann Surrey

No one should profit from people’s misery I WOULD like to go on record agreeing with

Herbert Spencer’s letter to the editor in The Surrey-North Delta Leader regarding the prohibitive parking fees both at Jim Pattison’s Medical Building and at Surrey Memorial Hospital (“No pay parking for medical visits,” Feb. 4).

In the past two-and-a-half years my sister, mother and partner have been in Surrey Memorial Hospital with terminal cancer.

Preceding their stays in the hospital there were many visits to have tests and to see various specialists at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre, as well as several trips to the emergency department, the lab and the cancer clinic for chemotherapy and to see their oncologists at Surrey Memorial. All these trips came with costly parking fees.

My mother was in the hospital for one month before she passed away and I was there

every day. During that time my daughter received a parking ticket as she was 15 minutes over her time. The reason for being late was that her grandmother was dying.

My partner was in the hospital for three weeks before he passed away and I was there every day. To say the least, the parking fees put a great strain on my finances as well as that of other family members and friends.

I find it unconscionable that the fees are so high and that Imperial Parking has the audacity to profit from people’s misery.

Hopefully Surrey council will take steps to relieve the financial burden for the citizens of Surrey who through no fault of their own must receive their medical care at these facilities.

Irene Owens Surrey

A healthy suggestion THANKS TO letter writer Mr. Herbert Spencer, who suggested that Surrey follow the lead of Delta and not have pay parking for medical visits.

I have followed his suggestion of emailing the mayor and I hope others will. Viewed objectively, it’s hard to believe that companies would profit from people going to see their doctor.

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WHAT PROGRAMS would you like to be made a priority in your school? Which services are most important for student success?

What resources can schools not do without?

The Surrey Board of Education is inviting the public to provide input as trustees prepare the operating budget for the 20142015 school year.

As has been the case in recent years, the district says the programming and service needs

continue to outpace the dollars received from the provincial government. That means the board will likely be looking at simply sustaining current school services rather than adding new ones.

This year’s total operating budget for the Surrey School District is roughly $600 million, though a small portion of that is district-generated revenue from things such as facility rental and international student tuition.

The board has been meeting with and gathering input from

employees, teachers, parent and community groups. Members of the community are welcome to submit ideas, questions and suggestions in writing to: Wayne Noye, Secretary-Treasurer, School District No. 36, 14033 92 Ave., Surrey, B.C. V3V 0B7; fax: 604-595-6307; e-mail: budget@ surreyschools.ca The deadline for submissions is Feb. 28 at 4 p.m.

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Mukhtiar Singh Panghali was found guilty in 2011 of second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body in connection with the death of 31-year-old Manjit Panghali, who was also a teacher in Surrey. Her charred remains were found in South Delta five days after she went missing after attend-

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The panel said the “grave Mukhtiar Panghali received a conduct” of Panghali called for a mandatory life sentence with no “substantive penalty” to denounce chance of parole for 15 years. his behaviour and maintain public The B.C. Teacher Regulation confidence in the teaching profesBranch issued a citation in March sion.

2013 and last month ruled the At the time of the murder, convicted killer will be subject to a Panghali was a teacher at Princess 25-year teaching ban.

Margaret Secondary. During While the disciplinary panel the trial, the court heard that he Mukhtiar does not have the authority to attended work the day after the Panghali impose a permanent ban, the murder to make it appear nothing reasons for the decision say “the practical was amiss. effect of this order would be a permanent He did not report Manjit missing until ban because the actions of the Respondent more than 24 hours after her disappearance have demonstrated that he could not meet and then held a tearful press conference the standards of good moral character and with RCMP where he pleaded for his wife’s propriety which are required” to be considreturn. ered for a teaching certificate. sreynolds@surreyleader.com

Vancouver man they believe is responsible for a carjacking last week.

Surrey RCMP on regular patrol in the 13300-block of King George Boulevard identified a vehicle that had been carjacked on Wednesday night.

That was when a man first approached another man in the

14900-block of 108 Avenue.

He shot bear spray at the victim, but was unable to steal his car.

Ten minutes later, a man of the same description approached a woman as she was getting out of her car in the 10500-block of 150 Street.

He asked her for her keys, and she refused. He then turned a medium-sized can of bear spray on her and shot her

in the face with it.

He took her keys and made off with her car.

The following day, Mounties spotted that car.

The Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team followed the vehicle to a residence in the 11000-block of Ravine Road.

A 20-year-old man from Vancouver, who is known to police, was arrested on Thursday.

Charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000 and driving while prohibited are being recommended while police continue their investigation.

Anyone with further information on these incidents is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS, or email www. solvecrime.ca

SURREY MUSEUM

New Exhibitions The Surrey Museum reopens on Tuesday, February 11! We are excited to present another year of fascinating, thoughtful exhibitions and fun programs for all ages. To get a full Winter program lineup, visit www.surrey.ca/heritage, or call 604-592-6956.

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Can you spot the difference between clever fakes and real artifacts? Learn how to tell authentic pieces from sly forgeries and discover the fascinating lengths forgers will go to hoodwink collectors and museums. This interactive exhibit consists of 115 items, from natural history and world cultures to modern designer brands. Some are real, some not; you try to guess which is which!

Personalized through image, sound and video, this exhibit tells the social story of the Komagata Maru–a steamship carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, India that was refused entry into British Columbia by Canadian immigration officers in 1914. The exhibit is part of a year-long project with partners including Khalsa Diwan Society, Museum of Vancouver, Simon Fraser University and Surrey Art Gallery to commemorate the centennial of this event.

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Komagata Maru exhibit opens at Surrey Museum Voices of descendants and youth featured in display Black Press AN EXTENSIVE exhibit

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Echoes of the Komagata Maru: 1914-2014 features interviews with direct descendants of the steamship’s passengers, first-hand accounts of the boat’s arrival in Burrard Inlet, and images, video and sound clips from Surrey youth on the importance of the Komagata Maru incident today and issues that persist.

The Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship carrying 376 people of South Asian descent that was barred entry into B.C. by Canadian immigration officers in May 1914.

The ship’s passengers, who had valid passports, were challenging Canada’s discriminatory

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Surrey Museum is among eight institutions across the Lower Mainland to collaboratively mark the century anniversary in a project called Komagata Maru 100. Other partners are the Surrey Art Gallery, the Khalsa Diwan Society (Ross Street Temple), Museum of Vancouver, Simon Fraser University (library), Surrey Public Libraries, Progressive Intercultural Services Society (PICS), and Vancouver Maritime Museum. Each will present a unique perspective and programming to increase awareness, dialogue and understanding about the foundations of Canadian multiculturalism.

Echoes of the Komagata Maru: 1914-2014 is on display from Feb. 11 to July 12. The museum is located at 17710 56A Ave. For information, call 604-592-6956.

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As well, Grant Brehaut – who is the head coach of the White Rock Divers club – will serve as an assistant coach with the Vancouver-Squamish zone.

The Fraser Valley’s female hockey team will also have a strong Surrey

contingent, as 13 players from the Surrey Falcons (Surrey Female Hockey Association) were selected for the team.

Another member of the Falcons’ bantam program, Shona Bal, will play for the Fraser Valley-Delta zone at the tournament.

The Fraser Valley’s Special Olympics basketball program will also be chock full of Surrey athletes, including Scott Laroue, Tracy Payne, Scott Stewart and Jaspreet Warach. Three of the team’s coaches – Ron Hammell, Tram Lam and Kylie Parkinson – are also from Surrey.

Plenty of local faces will also be seen at

Mission’s gymnastic competitions, as six Surrey competitors – Aidan Archer, Sage BishopBeaurone, Liam Page, Kyra Sager-Hoffard, Darcy Schultz and Alon Zvikler – are set to participate.

Elsewhere at the Games, Surrey will be represented in figure skating (Benjamin Mangabat), judo (George

St. Amour) and netball (Cyrille Butac and Simran Grewal), a sport that is a team game based on running, jumping and throwing, and is a derivative of basketball.

The last BC Winter Games were held in Vernon in 2012, and the Fraser Valley team placed third overall, with 76 total medals, including 27 gold.

The overall team award was won that year by ThompsonOkanagan, with 84 total medals.

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Hunter claims a second Harry Jerome award Surrey resident honoured by Sport BC for overcoming a serious injury comeback-of-the-year award is rare enough.

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Wheelchair tennis player Sarah Hunter has won her second Harry Jerome award. and hand injuries during a mixed-doubles match in South Africa, in which she crashed into her partner, Adrian Dielman “at a very high rate of speed.”

“Adrian was fine. But it was his 350-pound power chair that hit me,” explained Hunter, who partially tore three liga-

ments in her left shoulder and also dislocated it.

The injury caused Hunter to miss the remainder of the 2011 season and most of 2012, too.

And though the road back was long and grueling – “I basically lived at physio,” she said – the

full-time athlete was also spending an extended period of time at home with her family, including her seven-year-old daughter, Kate, which, Hunter admits, hadn’t happened for years.

“When I’m competing in a full season, I’m on the road basically nine months of the year, and my partner travels for work a lot, too, so there’s a lot of travel in this family,” Hunter said.

“So I took full advantage of being at home, and it was really nice. I absolutely made the most of my time.”

But while time at home was great, she admits that her competitiveness would sometimes get the best of her.

During the end of her rehab, for example, she pushed herself a little too much and ended up injuring herself again, which set her back a few more months.

“I’m very, very competitive. You can go back into the files of the Peace Arch News, and other papers, and read the old stories, and you see how competitive I am,” she

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laughed.

That competitive spirit is also the reason she ultimately decided against retirement.

“I thought about it, but I just knew that I didn’t want to retire because of an injury. When I retire, I want to go out on my own terms, because I want to. I don’t want to be forced out,” she said.

“I’d thought about retiring before the injury, to be honest. And if I hadn’t gotten hurt, I think I’d probably have retired by now, so there’s a certain amount of irony in that.”

Though her injury caused her to drop out of the world top-15 rankings for the first time in eight years, Hunter wasted little time clawing back into the top-five, and is now ranked higher than she’s ever been.

“It’s my most successful season in about five years, at least, and it surprised me a little bit, only because I’m one of the older players on the tour now.

“But I didn’t want to just ‘sort of’ come back, or come back and just be able to play. I wanted to come back and be able to compete at the highest level.”

Her achievements have been noticed by those in the wheelchair sports community, too. Last month, the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association named her the athlete of the year for 2013.

“I didn’t expect that award, either. It’s been a pretty good month for me,” she said.

With an eye towards staying involved in the sport when she eventually does decide to retire, Hunter – who served as a torchbearer prior to the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver – has also spent time as an ambassador of sorts for the wheelchair tennis, and wheelchair sports in general.

This week, she is traveling to Brazil with the International Tennis Federation to help run a series of clinics for people with disabilities, in an attempt to get more people – specifically women – involved.

“I just want to show them that you can be a quadriplegic, and there’s still a lot of opportunities out there, and it’s a lot of fun,” she said.

“This wheelchair is just another piece of equipment, like a bat or a ball.

It’s not a limitation, it’s an opportunity.”

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who not only has one such award, but now two, after being honoured

by Sport BC with the Harry Jerome Comeback Award.

“I don’t know if it’s ever happened before, winning two of them,” she laughed. “I don’t think too many people probably do, but it’s a great honour. I was really surprised.”

Hunter will receive the award March 5 at Sport BC’s annual gala in Vancouver.

The 48-year-old athlete – who is an ‘incomplete quadriplegic’ after being injured in a 1997 hockey accident – received her first Harry Jerome award in 2001, after recovering from her injuries and taking up wheelchair tennis. She is now one of the world’s top-ranked players, and is ranked fourth in the world in quad singles play, and third in doubles.

But despite her continued success, she very nearly called it a career three years ago after suffering severe shoulder

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Fuelled by the environment

THE CITY of Surrey has received a QUEST Community Energy Builder Award for the development of the district energy system in its downtown core and its planned Organic Biofuel Facility that will turn organic waste into renewable natural gas.

Surrey’s District Energy System will distribute thermal energy, in the form of steam, heated or cooled water, through a network of pipes to heat, cool and provide hot water for the City Centre Library, the new Surrey City Hall, and 3 Civic Plaza, a 50-storey mixed-use hotel and residential project.

District energy systems are considered “clean energy” systems that help to conserve energy through improved efficiency.

New posts for SBOT CEO ANITA HUBERMAN, CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade, has

been appointed to the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Chief’s Community Council .

The council aims to bring community members together to gather information and perspectives on transit-related safety and security issues in the Lower Mainland, to collaboratively develop strategies to make transit safer for all users, and to prevent and reduce crime on transit vehicles and in and around transit stations.

Huberman was also appointed to the Huberman Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology – SFU on the Dean’s Advisory Board.

The board has a footprint in all three campuses.

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Salmon volunteers earn education bursaries THE PACIFIC Salmon Foundation celebrated a banner year in

2013 for its bursary program, awarding funding to 10 university students across British Columbia.

Anna Smith, who volunteers with Tynehead Hatchery, received $1,500.

The Stewardship Community Bursary program is open to post-secondary students currently enrolled in their second year or later of a salmon conservation or aquatic stewardship program, and who demonstrate volunteer experience in environmental stewardship.

The program usually grants two to four bursaries per year, but the quality of applicants inspired the unprecedented decision to grant several more awards.

Volunteer experience is a key element of the bursary criteria and many applicants commit four to five hours per week for volunteering despite heavy school loads, making it difficult to take on a part-time job. The bursary program helps with financial barriers and keeps students contributing and learning through hands-on volunteer work.

“Volunteers are a critical component of salmon recovery in British Columbia. It’s important that young people get the support they need to have a well-rounded educational experience that includes volunteerism,” said Dr. Brian Riddell, president and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

“Many people may not realize there is significant science behind community–based salmon conservation work; it’s not just buckets and gumboots. Volunteers undertake the streamkeeper training program developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and have to continually adapt their practices to align with new science and policies.”

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Since 2005, the bursary program has awarded $38,500 to 34 students entering environmental fields.

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Simon Fraser University researcher is going to VietThese goals focus on crucial health issues like maternal and nam to study how to address the shortage of accessible child health, and infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, but mental and adequate services for people with mental disor- health is not reflected in these goals. Murphy says it’s been left ders like depression and anxiety. out of health policy and funding agendas and should be made a “This lack of services means that many people go untreated priority. and suffer unnecessarily. Research has shown that providing Murphy is in the process of applying for an overseas work mental-health services in primary care can work, but there are permit and hopes to leave for Hanoi this spring. a lot of factors that have to be understood in “I’m interested in issues such as how health order to plan the best possible interventions,” workers understand common mental disorders said Jill Murphy, a PhD candidate with SFU themselves, the extent to which health workers Health Sciences. stigmatize people with mental illness, how the “My research looks at health workers in high demands of their work might make them primary care as the first point of contact that resistant to introducing new skills and practice, people make when they are seeking help for and how health policy might influence the their illness. Understanding the challenges everyday work of health workers,” Murphy and opportunities to integrating mentalsays. health services in primary care from the point “While this project is specific to Vietnam, of view of health workers can help us to plan the framework used to study the issue will be Jill Murphy interventions that are tailored to the needs of applicable to other countries that are trying the people delivering the services.” to improve the availability of mental health Mental health has generally been given services in primary care.” less attention and funding than other health issues, even in Murphy’s research will complement a Grand Challenges countries like Canada, despite the fact that studies show mental Canada project led by SFU Health Sciences professor Elliot illness will affect one in five Canadians.

Goldner and Dr. Vu Cong Nguyen with the Institute of PopulaOne reason is that a lot of stigma surrounds mental illness. tion, Health and Development in Hanoi.

In a global context, health priorities in low- and middle-income The pilot study looks at the feasibility of implementing a countries in the past 15 years are largely driven by the United large-scale trial to introduce training for primary care workers Nations’ millennium development goals. in Vietnam to provide services for common mental disorders.

“This lack of service means that many people go untreated and suffer unnecessarily.”

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silence, a dozen folks standing in three neat rows on the polished wooden floor of Kennedy Hall flow together through a series of movements.

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Bob Carpenter, president of the local chapter, says Taoist (pronounced “dow-ist”) Tai Chi promotes stress release and improves balance and flexibility for practitioners – including people with joint problems.

“For most people who practise tai chi, it’s a series of movements that are very good for their physical as well as their mental body.”

He describes its four basic tenants: To help others, to make the martial art available to all (there are sitting exercises for people with mobility issues, for example), to promote health, and to promote cultural exchange.

It’s also harder than it looks, despite it’s “soft” image.

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Rosalba Lamont (front) takes part in Tai Chi movements at a Wednesday morning Taoist Tai Chi session at Surrey’s Kennedy Hall.

Carpenter. “But they’ll start to feel the health benefits in a very short time.”

Amanda Dier says she joined more than seven years ago to help alleviate severe back pain.

“It’s helped immensely,” she says. “It made my life so much easier.”

Brush Knees, one of the 108 moves, is her favourite – for helping her back.

The motions are “very internal,” explains the veterinary assistant. “The slow motion makes for a soft glide through the moves.”

Shirley Hutchinson transitioned to tai chi from yoga about three years ago when she developed arthritis in her wrists.

“It’s very gentle and is something I can do into old age.”

Hutchinson says that although some of the moves might give her trouble sometimes, it works best if she just relaxes her mind and goes with the flow.

“It’s all good if I don’t think about it. It works out.”

Kathy Hack, a fouryear veteran who has benefitted physically and

socially from the weekly sessions, says tai chi also helps with memory.

Learning the set, she says, “is another form of exercise… learning something new.”

The local chapter of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi holds regular classes at Kennedy Hall, Ocean Park Hall, Elgin Hall, Murrayville Community Hall and Douglas Recreation Centre, and makes periodic visits to other locations. For days and times, visit www. taoist.org or http://bit. ly/1aJJZl8, email surrey. bc@taoist.org or call 604507-0700.

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NOMINATION CATEGORIES: • COACH Makes a positive contribution to their sport. Is exemplary in developing skills and confidence in participants. A role model who inspires and encourages high athletic achievement.

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• SERVICE ORGANIZATION VOLUNTEER This individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to one community service organization. This person is well thought of and is significantly relied upon by others in the organization.

• ABOVE AND BEYOND This person makes a positive contribution to their community through their work. Someone who goes beyond the requirements of their job to support the community and make it a better place.

• EMERGENCY SERVICE Makes a positive contribution to the community by going the extra mile – over and above the call of duty. Is exemplary in the area of emergency services and unselfishly shoulders enormous responsibility while accepting the potential risks and challenges of the job.

• VOLUNTEER This individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to a variety of causes. They are dedicated to making a difference in several initiatives.

• YOUTH VOLUNTEER Makes a positive contribution to youth in the community. Someone who is depended upon and committed to provide direction, programs and/or support to ensure our youth have positive experiences.

• ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER Makes a positive contribution to the community by championing environmentally friendly initiatives. Someone who inspires others to be “green” by being a leader in ecologically sound practices.

• COMMUNITY BUILDER Someone who has taken the initiative to engage a variety of Surrey residents in an innovative or new community project or event. The initiative may assist different groups to work together, address a gap in community participation, or result in a more inclusive, engaged community.

COMMUNITY LEADER NOMINEE ENTRY FORM Name of Nominee: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Category: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Advertising Sales Representative The Peace Arch News, a twice-weekly awardwinning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time experienced sales person.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player, a strong communicator, well organized and selfmotivated. The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. A car and valid driver's license is required.

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Human Resources Administrator Black Press is looking for a Human Resources Administrator. As the largest independent newspaper group with more than 170 titles in print and online, Black Press has operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio.

Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, you will be responsible for the administration of HR-related documentation in coordination with payroll and other departments. This will include reviewing and processing a variety of HR documents, compiling data from a wide variety of sources, and efficiently organizing this information including the maintenance of files and records in written and electronic formats for the purpose of providing an up-to-date reference and audit trail for compliance. Inquiry assistance and interpersonal skills will be required as communication with a variety of internal and external parties is required for the purpose of ensuring accurate, authorized processing of employee information.

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• Motivated individual with proven initiative.

• Professional appearance and manner Qualified applicants should send a resume and covering letter by February 14, 2014 to:

Rita Walters, Publisher Peace Arch News, #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to publisher@peacearchnews.com

Robin Clarke Director, Human Resources Canadian Division Black Press Group Ltd. 34375 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford, BC V2S 2H5 email: rclarke@blackpress.ca

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QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER to work in Surrey, Clayton area Seniors care home, Thurs & Fri. Call: 604-420-9339

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Growing Surrey building products company req. Driver / Warehouse Worker with clean BC driver’s license. Must be willing to work varied and/or extended hrs. Mon. – Fri. Leadership ability, positive attitude, dedication & willingness to learn rewarded with: EXCELLENT REMUNERATION & BENEFITS. Fax resume & Drivers Abstract: 604-513-1194 or e-mail: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

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Construction Labourers Req. F/T for Chahal Roofing Ltd. $19/hr. Load & unload construction materials, and move materials to work areas.

Clean workspace.

Remove rubble. Assist in demolition . Must be physically fit; heavy lifting required.

Willing to work during weekend, early or late shifts.

Contact: Surjit Email: chahalroofing @yahoo.ca Location: Surrey, BC ENVIRONMENTAL Dry Cleaner in Langley looking for garment presser. Please send resume to laurasdrycleaning@hotmail.ca or call 604534-9929

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HELP WANTED

F/T Tour Co-ordinator for White Rock Tour Co.

Advance MS office & customer service skills req’d. Coordinate all aspects of our overnight tours and other administrative duties.

Excellent organization skills a must and event planning skills an asset. Preference will be given to those with tour organizing exp.

Email resume to:

melinda@mandatetours.com NO phone calls or drop ins plse

General Labourer Small lumber mill in Surrey requires general labourer to work on the green chain.

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Five Star Building Maintenance has F/T and P/T openings for reliable Light Duty Cleaners in Metro Vancouver. Day shifts only (weekdays/weekends).

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FORKLIFT DRIVER & YARD CLEANER required in Surrey F/T & P/T

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SUNSELECT Produce 10250 Hornby Dr. Delta seeking General Farm Workers for vegetable greenhouse production. Main duties to include, plant care, harvesting, general farm work. FT, permanent openings for hard working, physically fit persons, must have own transportation, onfarm work exp. an asset, $10.33/hr fax resume to 604.607.7655 or sunselectproducejobs@gmail.com

Green Yard in Surrey is hiring lawn labourers, F/T & perm. $15-$17/hr.

Training prov. if req. Some secondary schooling. Speak English & Vietnamese. Duties cut grass, rake, fertilize, weeding, pruning, assist landscape construction.

Use Electric clippers. Maintain garden for comm/resid. Please Email ngreenyard@gmail.com

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ORDER PICKER

PB Distribution We are currently seeking people for our afternoon/night shift pickers in our cold storage warehouse.

Requirements: F Picking & packing of customer orders F Operating RF scan guns F Stable work history F Ability to work as a team or independently F Ability to lift up to 50lbs F Repetitive / frequent lifting, standing and walking F Asset in knowledge of stand-up reach trucks/dock stockers F No experience necessary but is an asset

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ADULT SUBSTITUTE CARRIERS for Surrey North Delta Leader Part-time, Small vehicle required.

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ARMAAN FASHIONS (Ladies Boutique for Indian Ethnic and modern clothing) hiring tailors for permanent & F/T position.

Experience as a tailor for more than 2 years is required. It will be $14 per hour and minimum 40 hrs/week and 5 days a week.

Paid overtime & other benefits will be given. Please send your resume to davibains@yahoo.com or Call 604-507-9611.

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If you are interested in this position and meet the above requirements, plse send your resume to:

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Service Manager Chrysler Dealership Automotive Service Department Manager.

Position Available Immediately. Energetic Individual wanted to Manage Daily Operations of Service Department Productivity and Staff.

Individual must be Highly Motivated and Productive with Strong Abilities in Dealing With Customers and Staff. Strong Sales and Customer Service Skills a must, Family owned Business Automotive Experience an asset, previous Management Experience not required for the right individual. Email Resume to: service1@parkerschrysler.

Experienced only need apply.

Apply within with resume. Attn Mike New York New York Restaurant, #301 - 6361 152nd St., Surrey.

Carriers Needed!

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Black Press is a leading printer and publisher of more than 100 award-winning community newspapers and other publications throughout North America.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager you will provide support for processing the payroll for 2000 employees accurately, on-time and in compliance with provincial and federal legislation, company policies and 6 different collective agreements across several provinces.

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Experience in reporting, database management and export and advanced Excel skills are required.

We require an analytical problem-solver with the ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have CPA certification and several years experience in the administration of a computerized payroll system covering a large work force. A sound knowledge of payroll costing and liability recognition and reconciliation is also required.

This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified applicants should send a resume and covering letter by February 14, 2014 to: Robert Gale Payroll Manager Black Press Group Ltd. 34375 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford, BC V2S 2H5 Fax: 604-853-6535 email: robgale@blackpress.ca

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COOKS; Mayuri Indian Cuisine Ltd in Surrey is seeking to hire 3 exp’d Cooks (Indian Cuisine). Position is full-time and Permanent. Salary: $17/hr. Requirement: At least 3-5 years of exp in Indian cuisine & must have specialized knowledge in Indian spicing. Speaks English. Duties: Prepare & cook meals (Indian dishes); Supervise kitchen helpers; Plan menus; Ensure quality of food & determine size of food proportions; Monitor & order food supplies; May set up & oversee buffets; Manage kitchen operations. Email resume: mayuribc@gmail.com.

SERVERS; Aggarwal Foods Ltd. DBA Aggarwal Sweets in Surrey is hiring 4 F/T Beverage Servers for its 2 locations in Surrey (2 for each location). No experience required, but applicants with exp. preferred.

Salary would be $10.50/hr with 40 hours/week. Knowledge of fluent English (speaking) is required and knowledge of Hindi or Punjabi language is an asset. Must be willing to work in shifts. Duties will include; greeting patrons, presenting menus, taking orders and relaying to kitchen staff, serving food and beverages etc. Interested applicants please email resumes to: aggarwalsweets@ymail.com

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For boutique in Surrey Must speak Hindi /Punjabi & English Good Wages Apply in person to: Made in India Unit 104 - 8312 - 128 St. Surrey or call 604-323-3636 WILDPLAY Element Parks, a Canadian leader in nature-based recreation, is currently seeking a Marketing and Sales Specialist for our Maple Ridge location. For details and how to apply, visit www.WildPlay.com/careers

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F/T PLUMBERS

Rai Plumbing Ltd at 5055-160 St in Surrey is hiring plumbers for full time positions. Should have experience as residential/commercial plumber for more than three years. Work will be at various sites in lower mainland and other parts of BC. Ride will be given. New and repair job work.

Minimum work of 40 hrs/week will be given. Salary $25/hr. Work is five days a week. Overtime will be paid if any. Please send your resume at: raiplumbing@gmail.com or fax at 604-575-2691

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BASANT MOTORS 16315 Fraser Hwy, Surrey, requires 2 F/T perm Automobile Salespersons to start ASAP. Knowledge & understanding of auto sales, professional appearance, positive attitude & min.

1 year exp. Wages $15/hour.

Email resumes to: motorsbasant@gmail.com

Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanic Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Req. immediately.

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Truck/Equipment Mechanic Experience in auto, truck and hydraulics an asset. Should posses your own tools, sufficient to perform repairs and service.

We offer competitive wages, comprehensive benefit plans and the opportunity to advance within the company. Must be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment.

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ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

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175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

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SALES

Automobile Salespersons

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES

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In business 25 years.

Fully Insured. Free Estimates.

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865

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Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 8yrs

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

PAINT SPECIAL

374

TREE SERVICES

PRO TREE SERVICES Quality pruning/shaping/hedge trimming/ removals & stump grinding.

John, 604-588-8733/604-318-9270

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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TREE SERVICES

Morris The Arborist

DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL * Pruning * Retopping * Falling Service Surrey 25 years

FULLY INSURED

**EMERGENCY CALL OUT** Certified Arborist Reports

Morris 604-597-2286 Marcus 604-818-2327

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates 604-787-5915/604-291-7778

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VACUUMS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

GUILDFORD GARDENS $735 2 bdrm. from $850

NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK. 2 Large RV Pads available for mobile home. Call 604-597-4787.

1 bdrm. from

PETS ALLOWED

removal done RIGHT!

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GUILDFORD bright clean 2bd bsmt wd, fencd yrd,nr transit/schls/amens Ns/np. $800 +utils. 604-283-9055.

• 24 Hour On-site Management

TREE & STUMP

RENTALS

• Minutes walk to Holly Elementary School • Across from the NEW GUILDFORD TOWN CENTER & WALMART SUPERCENTRE • 1 min. drive to PORT MANN

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PETS 477

PETS

ADORABLE PUPPIES -sm. breed & X’s. Vet Check, Deworm, Shots. $350+ Ready To Go (778)545-0311

www.cycloneholdings.ca

N.DELTA Royal York area 3bd 3ba splt lvl quiet area nr amens, ns/np.

Avail now. $1816. 604-930-9210.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

13820 72 Ave, Surrey

Shares req’d. No Subsidy N/P. U/G Parking.

For details call 604-543-3043 or www.hawthornehousing.org

Linwood Place Apts: 604-530-6555 Maple Manor Apts: 604-534-0108 1 & 2 bdrm apts, $650-$900/mo.

Ask about our Move-In BONUS.

MAYFLOWER CO-OP

LABRADINGER (Lab/Springer X) pups, ready to go now, $500. Med size dogs. Call/text (604)845-3972

2 Bdrm units from $807- $847/mo.

First Months Rent Free!

5 Min walk to Surrey Ctrl Skytrain, and all amenities. Well maintained, clean, quiet, sec’d adult only bldg.

No Pets. Shared purchase required.

Call: 604-583-2122 or email: maycoop@shawbiz.ca

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

PARKSIDE

DO YOU LOVE DOGS? We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,897 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDING...”THE BIG YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 20X22 $4,259. 25X24 $4,684. 30X34 $6,895. 35X36 $9,190. 40X48 $12,526. 47X70 $17,200. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE BY OWNER 50 + Building Windsor Village - South Surrey 16th & 140th St. Great location. 2 bdrms, 2 baths, ground floor. All appl. Nice patio, good cond. $245,000: (604)272-8004

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HOUSES FOR SALE

CHEAP - CHEAP - $335,000.

Maple Ridge, large lot, large shop, 100% reno’d 2 bdrm (604)761-6935

627

HOMES WANTED We Buy Homes BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com (604) 657-9422

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING? •

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?

We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

APARTMENTS 1 Bdrm. $715.00 2 Bdrm. $825.00 • Minutes walk to Surrey Central Skytrain Station & Mall & SFU Surrey Campus • 24 Hour On-site Management PETS ALLOWED • Walk To Holland Park, High School & Elementary School

Heat & Hot Water Included

To Arrange a Viewing Call Joyce

604-319-7517

SURREY

Regency Park Gardens

SOUTH SURREY

WHITE ROCK new very lrg 2 bdrm covered patio, inste lndry, new appl $1200, immed. 604-626-5680

Fully Furnished & Equipped

Short Term or Long term!

Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Office + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage.

6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator.

Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate flooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping.

NO Smoking inside & NO Pets! $2250/month. Available March 1.

604.488.9161

SURREY 3bdrm/1.5bth/top flr, appl + lndry. Nr schls/shops/bus. $1350 (negot.) + 2/3 utils. 604-617-9891

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MOTELS, HOTELS

LINDA VISTA Motel Luxury Rooms w/cable, a/c & kitchens. 6498 King George Hwy. Mthly, Wkly & Daily Specials. 604-591-1171. Canadian Inn 6528 K.G.Hwy. 604-594-0010

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BEAR Creek 139/89, 2 bdrm nr all amens, new appls, alarm, coin lndry NS/NP (604) 861-4764, 841-4764 CEDAR HILLS 90/123 1 bdrm G/L suite $475. Near ament Suits mature NS/NP 778-710-7686 CHIMNEY Heights Big 2 bdrm grnd level avail now. $650 incl utils. Own driveway. N/P, N/S. 604-724-5689

SURREY CENTRAL. BACHELOR suite, $575/mo. Avail immed. N/P. 778-317-5323 or 604-916-2906.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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TRUCKS & VANS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

2004 F250 - 4x4, KING CAB, shortbox, auto, black, 180kms. $8000/firm. (604)538-9257

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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This week’s theme:

Just Desserts

by James Barrick

SURREY 148/114 Ave. Newer 2 bdrm upper. $800 incl util/cbl. N/S. N/P. Avail now. 778-823-0106.

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SURREY 65/135 1 Bdrm T/H $675, 3 bdrm t/h $970 & 4 bdrm t/h $1030 and a Bachelor Apt $535/mo. Quiet complex, washer/dryer. Sorry, no pets. Call: 604-596-1099 SURREY ~ THE ORCHARD 9858 - 151 St. 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm units.

Walk to bus, schools & shopping.

Visit: www.ugm.ca/housing or call: 604-589-9317

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FLEETWOOD. 92 & 162. Spac. 2 bdrm bsmt suite, walking distance to both schools. Cls to amens.

NP/NS. $750 incl. utils. Avail. Now. Lisa 604-999-7227/ 604-588-2990 FLEETWOOD grnd level bachelor ste. $550/mo incl utils. Avail Feb 15 N/P, N/S. Call: (604)572-9319 FRASER HTS. Surrey. 2 bdrm, full bath, own w/d. Nr all amen. Avail now. N/S N/P. $850 incl utils, cable & internet. Call 604-868-6918.

LRG 2 bedroom bsmnt suite with plenty of storage. Located in a quiet subdivision of Brookside(Surrey).

Own entrance, a large family room, large bright kitchen with new appliances. No pets please. Non-smoking. The rent of $850 includes all utilities, cable, WiFi. Rob (604-7712307.

N.DELTA 2bdrm newer suite, beaut loc. nr transit. Inste lndry, sep ent.

Avail Now. $925/mo incl utils, cble & wifi. NS/NP. 604-930-9210 NEWTON 68/121A. 2Bdrm full bath nr all amens. $750 incl util. Sml pet neg. 778-882-4759, 604-250-2222 SULLIVAN HEIGHTS: new 1 bdrm ste incl utils, no lndry, N/P, N/S. Avail Mar 1. $600 (778)565-3148

TOWNHOUSES

15350 105 Ave. Spacious 4 bdrm T/H. $1204/mo.

Shrd purchase req’d. D/W, F/P, W/D hkup. Walking dist to Guildford Mall, library & rec ctr.

Easy access to bridge. No Pets.

Ph btwn 10am-9pm (604)582-9520

CLOVERDALE 168/63. Bright 2 Bdr sep ent, ns/np, n/laund, $1000 incl utils/cable/net. Call 604-879-8437.

CLOVERDALE 2 bdrm - in quiet C/D/S. Incl gas f/p, d/w, utils & lndry NS/NP. $950/mo. 778-808-5100

SUITES, UPPER

NEWTON, West. Upper 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, fam/rm, formal din/rm & liv/rm, covered deck, 2 car garage, lots of prkg. Close to everything. Now. $1600 Strictly NS/NP 604-618-3187

Chimney Hills 2 bdrm EXECUTIVE brand new 1400sf ste in quiet CDS, gas f/p, incl W/D own drwy, garage.

NS/NP $1300 incl util 604-813-5351

FLEETWOOD 3 BDRM, 1.5 bath bsmt ste. $1050 incl utils. No lndry.

N/P, N/S. Mar 1st. (604)596-3135

Office: 7121 - 133B St. Surrey 604-596-0916

845 The Scrapper

CEDAR HILLS nice 3 bdrm ste f/p, balcony, ldry, prkg, cls to amen March 1. $1050m. 604-583-7371.

SUITES, LOWER

Phone: 604-581-8332 & 604-585-0063

* Large 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments * Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w * 3 floor levels inside suite * Wood burning fireplace * Private roof top patio * Walk to shops. Near park, pool, playground * Elementary school on block * Clubhouse, tennis court * On site security/on site Mgmt * Reasonable Rent * On transit route * Sorry no pets

CARS - DOMESTIC

1991 Ford Escort 4dr auto, Just aircared.1owner. well maint Spotlessin/out. $700obo 604-503-3151

TRANSPORTATION

SURREY: Panorama - 2 bdrm bsmt suite. avail. Feb. 15th. Close to both levels of school, banking, shopping YMCA, easy access to Hwy 99 & 91. Inc. utils, cbl, net & phone lines. $800/mo. N/S, N/P. (604)503-0532 SURREY Panorama - Bright 2 bdrm suite with security alarm, near bus & school. N/S. N/P. Avail now. $700 incl utils. Call 778-709-5560.

Large 1 & 2 bedroom units Rent from $725.00/mo.

SUNCREEK ESTATES

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SURREY CENTRAL, 2/bdrm ground level. Nr school, bus, SkyTrain and all amen. N/P, N/S. $765 incl util. Avail now. (604)762-7122

NEWTON 126/72nd 3 Bdr 2.5 baths h/w ht, lvng/fmlyrms dbl garage. NS /NP $1500/mo +utils. 604-825-4511

FLEETWOOD 150/84, new extra lge 3 bdrm., 2 baths, bright, lam. & tile floors. Own ldry. Fenced yard.

Near schools & bus, ns/np, Feb15 $1400 incl utils/sat. 604-599-8231

SRY-GATEWAY 1BR + den, 9th flr, 5 appl, rec room, u/g & bike prkg, gym, secure entry, $930/mo + util, NS/NP. Available Immediately. 604589-8285 or 604-561-8285

TRANSPORTATION

SURREY 96/125. 2 Bdrm grnd level suite, only 6 years/old. Sep entry, near all amens. Avail now. N/S, N/P $740/mo. Call 604-728-8661.

N. DELTA 3 Bdrm rancher, 1.5 bath 4 appls, cls to park/bus. $1300/mo.

SURREY 97/114 5 Bdrm, 2 bath, W/D, fully reno’d. $1800/mo. Both are avail now. Ph: 604-783-7723 .

1 & 2 Bdrm, $610-$755/mo

SURREY 105/128 St. Bachelor suite $400/mo. incl utils. NP/NS. Avail now. (778)564-4450.

SURREY 84/148A. 1 Bdr gr/lvl ste, newly reno’d, new flooring, full bath, ns/np, Now or Feb15. $500 incl utils/cable. Call 604-614-5757.

Quiet community living next to Guildford Mall. Clean 1 & 2 bdrm (some w/ensuites), Cable, Heat & Hot Water included. Onsite Mgr.

HAWTHORNE HOUSING CO-OP

SULLIVAN Heights, Surrey. 2 Bdrm bsmt suite. N/P, N/S. Avail now.

Call: (604) 374-5224 or 613-7544.

SURREY 156 St/78A Ave. 2 Bdrm ste nr amen & schl. Ns/np. $700/mo inc utils. Avail now. 604-306-1595

Cedar Lodge and Court Apts

CLOVERDALE Apts: 3 Bdrm $1150; Incl heat, h/w & prkg. N/P. Sec. bldg. Lndry fac. 604-576-8230

OCEAN VIEW

SURREY 14571 82A Ave. 1 bdrm, near amens. NS/NP. $500 incl utils & cable. Avail Mar 1. 604-590-9353

604.319.7514

CLOVERDALE 2 Bdrm - $950 & 1 bdrm - $790 incl heat & hot water.

N/P. 604-576-1465, 604-612-1960

SUITES, LOWER

WHITE ROCK avail March 1.

2 bdrm sunny, lower suite w/own driveway, level entry & walkout patio area. Ocean view, only 2 min to White Rock pier & 5 min to uptown shops & restaurants.

Quiet, no-through traffic street. 1 bath, in-suite lndry & gas f/p. All utils & heat incl. $1250/mo NP/NS. Refs req please. Anytime after 6pm 604-535-5899.

HOMES FOR RENT

CHIMNEY Heights; 3 Bdrm house in on 1/2 acre lot. $2200/mo. Mar 15th. FLEETWOOD; brand new 1 bdrm bsmt, all new appls, next to schls. Mar 1st. $650 utils incl. Pref NS/NP Ref’s. Mandy (604)502-9072

To Arrange a Viewing Call Grace

604-584-5233

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