Surrey North Delta Leader, April 03, 2014

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Thursday April 3, 2014

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Mayor says racetrack is her favoured location for one-armed bandits

Fraser Downs could be home to Newton slots by Kevin Diakiw THE FATE OF a Newton strip mall remains unknown after the provincial lottery agency announced it will pull the plug on 150 slot machines there in mid-May. However, Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino is one possible location for those one-armed bandits, according to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts Dianne Watts. Last week, the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) decided it will remove the slots from the Newton Country Bingo Hall at 7093 King George Blvd., saying there was no longer a business case to keep them there. It came on the heels of a City of Surrey initiative to have them removed, citing blown construction deadlines, a claim that BCLC and Gateway Casinos and Entertainment

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Gasoline prices have climbed with the rise in crude oil and the fall in the value of the loonie against the U.S. dollar, and all-time highs are expected at the pumps in the coming weeks.

Gas prices to reach $1.50 record

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Drivers expected to resist due to ‘psychological barrier’ by Jeff Nagel THE ONSET OF SPRING has pushed up both tulips and gasoline

prices. And industry watchers expect Metro Vancouver pump prices to close in on their all-time record of about $1.50 per litre of regular gas in the weeks ahead. Average prices were around $1.44 per litre Tuesday, up more than 15 per cent from the mid-December low of around $1.24. Jason Toews, founder of the gasbuddy.com website, expects prices will rise further – up to a point.

“I don’t think we’re going to see record level prices,” Toews said. “I think there’s going to be a lot of resistance at $1.50. It’s a psychological barrier. People really start changing their driving habits and it starts having an impact on demand.” Metro Vancouver average pump prices approached but essentially bounced off $1.50 twice last year, in mid-May and mid-July. Toews said Abbotsford gas prices, which were just under $1.30 See CRUDE OIL / Page 4

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