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Adoptions, yes, but a shelter no more Education takes centre stage for BC SPCA in Cloverdale By Jennifer Lang been abandoned and are able to breed unchecked. The BC SPCA’s new Surrey EducaPeople abandoning their cats in tion and Adoption Centre in Cloverrental accommodations is also a dale opened its doors March 1 and major problem. already a dozen cats have found new “All these poor landlords get stuck homes, along with two puppies, a with these cats,” he said, explaining couple of hamsters and one a lack of adequate financial guinea pig. resources makes it imposGuinea pigs make great sible for people to afford to pets for newbie pet owners spay or neuter their pets – and families with young or pay a vet’s bill when their kids, according to branch pets become unwell. manager Rodney WeleThe BC SPCA’s Surrey schuk, because they’re active branch no longer takes in during the day (unlike strays or abandoned pets. hamsters), and relatively After the City of Surrey straight-forward to care for. ended its kenneling contract Rabbits, on the other Hop-ful ‘Buns’ with the BC SPCA last year, hand, may require more pathe shelter on 152 Street tience. He should know – he near 67 Avenue closed down. has four rabbits of his own at home. The new education and adoption To Weleschuk, the adoptions are centre is located on 5.5 acres the socia welcome sign that the new centre ety purchased at 16748 50 Avenue in is already having an impact when Cloverdale. And fortunately for Cloit comes to reducing the number of verdale residents, the Surrey Animal unwanted and overpopulated Surrey Resource Centre at 17944 Colebrook pets winding up at a shelter – or Road, which quietly opened last Auroaming at large. Surrey is home to thousands of See OVERPOPULATION / Page 3 feral cats – domestic cats that have
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Sonny, a mature male cat, enjoys an ear scratch from Rodney Weleschuk, branch manager of the BC SPCA in Surrey.
Input sought on Bose Farm Park
CITY OF SURREY
A fern on a stump in the Bose forest, set aside as parkland.
By Jennifer Lang The future of one of the most recognizable profiles of the Cloverdale skyline – the Bose heritage forest – is the subject of an upcoming public meeting that will guide its planning and development as parkland. Cloverdale residents are invited to get involved in the planning and design of a park that’s being created on the site. Dubbed ‘Bose Farm Park’ after the historic farm property, the site represents a mostlyforested area of 7.4 hectares (18.3 acres). A preliminary open house is planned for next Thursday, May 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at A.J. McLellan Elementary school, 16545 61 Street. The will be information boards but no specific plans will be shown at the meeting. The focus will be on the property’s
heritage and the elicit ideas on what the staff, he added. park plan might look like. Residents can While the city has done its own research also complete an online survey on what into the heritage property’s background features they would like to see included. and history, there’s always more to learn. The City of Surrey wants to “We want to hear from them, maintain the site as a forested what they know of the property, park, with pathways, view- “It’s going to be because often when we do go points, seating areas and space to these open houses, we get to a great asset for know some of the background for natural play. “The forested area is really the neighbourhood that were weren’t aware of,” a landmark in Cloverdale. As Uhrich said. you’re driving along 60th east- and Cloverdale.” The original farm was founded bound, it really is a beautiful by Henry Bose in the late 19th - Ted Uhrich thing to see,” said Ted Uhrich, Century. Between 1912 to 1920, manager of parks planning, remuch of the land was cleared for search and design. farmland. Residents with information on the backThe property’s forested area was origiground of the neighbourhood are encourSee ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY/ Page 3 aged to share their knowledge with city
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