Tuesday August 26, 2014 (Vol. 39 No. 68)
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Making her pitch: South Surrey teenager Claire Eccles – who excels on both the softball and baseball diamond – is in Japan this week with Canada’s national women’s baseball team at the Women’s World Cup. i see page 27
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Transfer facility’s approval ‘no surprise’ to some opponents
All coal concerns addressed: port Alex Browne & Rick Kupchuk Staff Reporter / Black Press
Fraser Surrey Docks will soon be shipping coal overseas. Port Metro Vancouver announced Thursday morning it has approved a long-proposed coal-transfer facility at Fraser Surrey Docks. It would take at least four million tonnes of U.S. coal by train through White Rock and Surrey each year and send it by barge down
the Fraser River to Texada Island for reloading to ocean-going ships. Environmentalists, residents and other groups opposed to the project had raised concerns about the terminal’s potential harm on the environment and air quality. Fraser Health Authority chief medical health officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder called last year for a full health-impact assessment, and criticism of the project has also come
from Metro Vancouver cities, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancity and the B.C. Nurses Union. Climate-change activists, including Voters Taking Action on Climate Change (VTACC) believe U.S. coal might stay in the ground and not be burnt overseas if new coal terminals aren’t built in Metro Vancouver or along the U.S. west coast. The South Surrey/White Rock Chamber of Commerce also took a stance against the
project, although the Surrey Board of Trade supported it, along with such stakeholders as the United Steelworkers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. In announcing last week that the project is going ahead, Port Metro Vancouver noted it was aware of opposition to the facility, but said “all public, municipal, agency, First Nations and other stakeholder concerns and quesi see page 4
White Rock homicide
Accused blows kiss to mother in court Sarah Massah Staff Reporter
The big picture
Contributed photo
White Rock artist Elizabeth Hollick informally celebrates the completion of her new mural, The Wonderful Year We Fell In Love, on the side of Coast Capital Playhouse, prior to today’s formal unveiling. The public ribbon cutting for Hollick’s tribute to White Rock Players Club traditions – funded by the club, the City of White Rock and individual sponsors – takes place at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
No arrests after man dressed ‘head-to-toe’ in black leaves on foot
Bank robber pepper-sprays six victims Sarah Massah Staff Reporter
A number of South Surrey bank patrons were treated for pepper-spray injuries last week following an armed robbery The Surrey RCMP’s canine unit was called to Scotiabank in the 2400-block of 160 Street
Thursday afternoon in an attempt to track a suspect who sprayed at least six people before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. According to Surrey RCMP, the robbery occurred just before 1 p.m. The assailant is described as a man covered “head-to-toe” in black, with a hoodie and ban-
dana covering his face. It is believed he fled the area on foot. On Monday, a Surrey RCMP spokesperson said the investigation is still open, and no arrests had been made. Aside from those treated on-site for pepper-spray, no serious injuries were reported.
The man accused of killing a longtime White Rock resident earlier this month made an emotional appearance in Surrey Provincial Court Friday. Jeffrey Caillé, 22, appeared in court to appoint a new defence lawyer. The slight man, with shoulderlength brown hair, wore an orange prison-issued shirt and pants as he addressed the court through a French interpreter. During proceedings, Caillé’s mother, who was watching from the front row of the gallery with another woman, began to Jeffrey Caillé cry, causing the charged young man to also lose his composure. As Caillé was escorted from the courtroom after his hearing, he blew a kiss to his mother. Caillé has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of assault causing bodily harm and two counts of assault in connection with the Aug. 10 death i see page 4