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Helping hands: Helping immigrant and struggling families in the Lower Mainland has been the focus of a group of volunteers on the Semiahmoo Peninsula for six years, and counting. i see page 11

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Contractors sue over construction of Surrey’s $97-million structure

Suits mount over city hall ‘nightmare’ Kevin Diakiw

was renting equipment that sat idle.

As a bonded tradesperson, he said this week, he couldn’t walk away from the project or he would lose his house.

Vancouver’s Wolf Masonry was hired for $1.5 million to install all the stone work at city hall, including the black granite in council chambers.

“I started in October 2012 and I was supposed to start in June, so at that point, I was already behind,” Vukelic told Black Press. “I

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Building Surrey’s new city hall was a “nightmare for every party involved,” according to a contractor about to join a host of others suing the city and its general contractor.

Zoran Vukelic, owner of Wolf Masonry Ltd., says he’s owed $250,000, but absorbed another $500,000 because the project was months behind schedule. As such, he was paying people to show up and wait, and he

got the bulk of my men off that site in February-March 2014.”

The project was supposed to be finished in September 2013.

Vukelic expects to file a lawsuit for his $250,000 in the coming days. His is one of many court actions aimed at the city and its general contractor over the building of the new city hall in North Surrey’s City Centre.

Ron Fettback, vice-president, operations, of Western Pacific Enterprises (WPE), said

his company, and others, have been treated extremely poorly by the city. He’s been waiting for a year-and-a-half for $6 million he says is owed WPE and it still hasn’t been paid.

Fettback says he was made responsible for retrofitting the unfinished city hall so it could be used for the mayor’s annual charity ball that took place Oct. 18, 2013. He said the work cost him $90,000 – none of which he’s seen yet. i see page 5

Privatization pursued

Change in wind for garbage pickup Sarah Massah Staff Reporter

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Belair residents (from left) Louisa Bomben, Lorraine Adair, Dennis Lypka, Bill Holmes and Jal Wadia outside B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday.

Neighbours sue over zoning change that allows eight-storey care facility

Residents take White Rock to court Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

A civil suit aimed at quashing a bylaw amendment that cleared the way for a planned eightstorey, 199-bed care facility in White Rock began in B.C. Supreme Court chambers Tuesday.

But it wasn’t long before Justice G. Bruce Butler questioned why the matter was in court at all.

“Why should I even get involved in that at this stage?” Butler asked Roy Stewart, the lawyer representing those behind the petition.

Butler was referring to a request that he declare that the bylaw in question is invalid, and that, when the time comes, a major development permit application be required of developers behind the new facility for the Evergreen Campus of Care, at 1550 Oxford St. The process of such an application includes an opportunity for public input on a project’s form and character – which is among procedural concerns for residents of the Belair condominium located immediately north of the site, who filed the petition.

According to White Rock’s procedures bylaw, the major-development permit is a mandatory step in commercial and residential projects, Stewart said, arguing the Evergreen project was wrongly characterized as institutional – a category that does not require development permits. And that, the lawyer said, means the bylaw is inconsistent with the city’s official community plan.

“We’re taking the standpoint that the bylaw should fall,” Stewart said. i see page 4

White Rock businesses and residents of multifamily developments are about to change the way their trash is picked up.

The city announced this week that it will privatize commercial and multifamily recycling, garbage and organics collection.

The decision to move to the private sector came from options laid out in White Rock’s Solid Waste Review Report in late 2014.

Acting chief administrative officer Tracey Arthur told Peace Arch News Tuesday that once a date has been set, businesses and multifamily units will be responsible for choosing their collection service.

“Because it’s being privatized, it’s not a contract per se, so the city won’t be involved,” Arthur said.

“It would be up to individual businesses and the stratas to hire a private contractor. So, I’m thinking there may be many of them.”

The change is “fair and equitable” and will benefit businesses, who will now be charged by weight, rather than the assessed value of i see page 4

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Yes-or-no vote divides community

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he most interesting Jordan Bateman of the political battle of the new Canadian Taxpayers Federation year will be the TransLink has been the most vocal referendum, which asks opponent thus far, and Frank Bucholtz voters to approve a 0.5 his organization is per cent “congestion promising to release a improvement tax� to “plan B� that does not fund transit expansion, involve a new sales tax. including several LRT Its release is expected lines in Surrey. next week.

The ‘yes’ campaign Thus far, there has is already quite wellbeen little talk about the organized, and includes referendum in Surrey. almost all the heavy While Surrey council hitters in the region backs the referendum, with an interest in Mayor Linda Hepner has transportation. This already said the plan for includes the bus LRT will go ahead even drivers’ union, the if the sales tax increase is B.C. Chamber of Commerce, rejected by voters. a number of other business That assurance has likely groups, the B.C. Federation muted local talk about the of Labour and a number of referendum so far. The holiday community groups. period is also a factor. There will Bill Tieleman, who provided be significantly more talk about the organizational skills behind it in the coming weeks. the successful overthrow of the The mayors’ transit plan was HST, is one of the campaign’s designed to try to bring some key people, and is already hard transit improvements to most at work setting up a campaign. areas of the region. Surrey’s There will be plenty of money obvious transit shortfall is spent to try to convince people addressed by the inclusion of to, first of all, vote (it is a mail-in the LRT lines, and a boost to ballot, which is not commonly bus service. used here), and secondly, to vote Replacing the Pattullo Bridge ‘yes.’ is also a central feature of the The ‘no’ campaign isn’t as well- plan the tax boost is supposed organized and certainly won’t be to address. Yet it would become spending much money. a toll bridge — so Surrey

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residents will pay tolls on three of the five crossings of the Fraser that are available to them.

When a new crossing between Delta and Richmond is built to replace the George Massey Tunnel, it too will become a toll bridge — so that four of the five will be toll bridges.

The Alex Fraser Bridge will then be the only toll-free bridge.

It is already heavily-congested and will become a study in gridlock, if it is to become the lone free crossing from this area.

Surrey, Delta and White Rock residents will need to ask themselves if paying another 0.5 per cent in sales tax to reduce congestion is worth it.

Given that many people in these communities already avoid TransLink gas tax and sales taxes by shopping in the U.S., it isn’t too likely they support another tax — particularly after hearing about boosts in MSP premiums and coming jumps in ICBC and BC Hydro rates — all of which feed more of their money into the provincial treasury.

It will be fascinating to follow the discussion of this over the next few months.

Frank Bucholtz writes Thursdays for the Peace Arch News. He is the editor of the Langley Times.

No change in conditions following Peninsula MVAs There is no change in the conditions of two individuals involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents on the Semiahmoo Peninsula.

A senior struck by a car in White Rock last month remains in stable condition.

The elderly woman was hit by a car Dec. 18 at the intersec-

tion of Buena Vista Avenue and Kent Street just after 7 a.m. and remains in hospital, White Rock RCMP said Tuesday.

The driver involved in a Surrey incident this past weekend remains in hospital in critical condition, police said Wednesday.

The 31-year-old man was the sole occupant of a grey Toyota

Yaris that went off the road and struck a tree while travelling eastbound on 8 Avenue, near 192 Street on Sunday.

After Surrey fire crews and ambulance extracted the man from his car, he was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Highest number of Surrey, White Rock high school graduates recorded last year

Local grad rate higher than B.C. average Sheila Reynolds Black Press

The number of Surrey and White Rock students graduating from high school within six years was the highest ever last year, with nearly 89 per cent successfully completing Grade 12.

A recently released Ministry of Education report shows Surrey School District’s “completion rate” rose 2.7 per cent in the 2013-14 school year from the year prior.

The Surrey district’s rate was four per cent higher than the provincial completion level of 84.2 per cent.

Females continue to do better than males,

with 91 per cent of girls finishing Grade 12 in six years, compared to 86 per cent of boys.

The high school completion rate for students with special needs in Surrey was slightly lower than the provincial average – 60.6 per cent compared to 62.2 per cent provincewide – while aboriginal student completion rates locally were on par with the B.C. average, at about 61 per cent.

A significant jump in the performance of Surrey’s aboriginal students helped drive the district’s percentages up.

While the rate of aboriginal students graduating is still less-than-optimal at 61 per cent, it’s 13 per cent higher than the year prior,

when fewer than half successfully a long way to go.” finished Grade 12. However, the pool Completion rates differ from of aboriginal students is relatively graduation rates in that they’re small – about 250 – so even a handful determined by tracking the nummore students graduating bumps the ber of students entering Grade 8 percentages up considerably. who finish high school within six “A second successive year of signifiyears. Graduation rates track stucant improvements in our six-year dents enrolled in Grade 12 as of completion rate for all students is a Sept. 30 who graduate within one testament to all the hard work put year. Surrey’s graduation rates have Shawn Wilson in by students and staff in Surrey remained steady at around 92 per board chair schools,” said Shawn Wilson, chair of cent for the past five years. the Surrey Board of Education.

To see the completion and graduHe said that while he’s pleased to see high ation rates for Surrey, visit www.bced.gov. results for aboriginal students, “there is still bc.ca/reports/pdfs/graduation/036.pdf

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W.R. houses jump 10%

Property values on rise Kevin Diakiw Black Press

Property values in this region have shown a small uptick in values, according to B.C. Assessment Authority’s (BCAA) latest figures.

On average, Delta homes highlighted by the authority saw an increase of 5.6 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013.

In White Rock, properties went up by 4.05 per cent.

And in Surrey, there was an increase in values of 2.86 per cent.

“Most homes in the South Fraser region are worth more in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Brian Smith, BCAA acting deputy assessor. “Most South Fraser homeowners will see modest changes (of up to 10 per cent).”

Some of the best-performing properties were single-family dwellings (SFD) built in White Rock in 1966, which rose from $612,300 in 2013 to $683,700 last year – an increase of 10.44 per cent.

The next biggest increase was in Sunshine Hills in North Delta, where SFDs built in 2001 boomed from $780,000 to $855,000 – an increase of 8.77 per cent.

In Surrey, the best performers were found in the south part of the city, where a 1981 SFD worth $672,000 shot up in value to $716,000 – a jump of 6.15 per cent.

In the three municipalities, apartments and townhomes didn’t fare as well as SFDs, with the best performers being Royal Oaks apartments in Tsawwassen, which went from $637,000 to $684,000 – a hike of 6.87 per cent.

In all, the total land value in this region increased by $9.3 billion, according to BCAA. Of that, $2.9 million is due to subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.

Property owners who feel their assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2014, or see incorrect information on their notice, should call 1-866-825-8322.

Visit www.bcassessment.ca for more information.

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White Rock RCMP released images of men they’d like to talk to after a rash of parking-lot break-ins.

White Rock RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in hopes of curbing a rash of break-ins to underground parkades in the city.

Police this week released video surveillance images of two males who broke into the underground parking garage of an apartment complex in the 1500-block of Everall Street on Dec. 23.

The two men, both described as Caucasian, entered the complex at approximately 11 p.m. and various items were later reported stolen from a number of vehicles.

One man was wearing track pants with the lettering ‘Red Dragon’ on the leg, a grey and black sweatshirt and a black baseball cap. The second suspect wore blue jeans, a black and white jacket, striped scarf and a camouflage pattern baseball cap.

Const. Shaileshni Molison said police have seen an increase in break-ins to underground parkades. “(We) are pursuing a number of investigational avenues, and hope that someone will be able to identify the suspects,” she said.

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None of affected seniors facilities in South Surrey, White Rock

Flu outbreaks hit Fraser care homes Jeff Nagel Black Press

Fraser Health has confirmed that flu outbreaks are in progress at 10 different long-term care facilities following a spike in influenza activity over the holiday season.

Medical health officer Dr. Michelle Murti said it’s remarkable to have 10 care-home outbreaks active simultaneously, as that’s as many as Fraser recorded in the entire flu season last year.

“It’s quite a heavy year,” she said Monday, noting there have also been eight earlier facility outbreaks that have since cleared up.

None of the affected care homes are in Peace Arch News’ circulation area. The closest is at Delta’s Northcrest Care Centre, 6771 120 St., where a respiratory-illness outbreak was reported Jan. 2, and two in Surrey north of Fraser Highway.

Flu season started early with residential outbreaks beginning in late September and early October.

The bugs circulating had plenty of opportunity to find new victims as families and friends gathered over the holidays.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control on Jan. 2 reported a “sharp increase” in influenzalike illness reports in the final two weeks of December.

“With school back on we’ll now see more transmission in the community as well,” Murti said.

The vaccine provided this flu season isn’t considered as effective as in past years because of some drift in the genetic makeup of the H3N2 flu virus that’s been dominant.

But Murti said many care-home residents are reporting relatively mild symptoms and some have been surprised to learn they have the flu at all.

She said the less-severe illness may stem from the partial protective effect of the vaccine against H3N2, or from residents’ built-up resistance from exposure to similar viruses in past years.

Meanwhile, B.C. has recorded a third death linked to enterovirus D68 infection.

The latest case is of a child who actually died in November but the B.C. Centre for Disease Control did not receive confirmation until last week.

There have been 220 enterovirus D68 cases detected in the province since mid-August.

Of those, 140 required hospitalization and another five resulted in neurological illness associated with the virus.

Murti said enteroviruses are more prevalent in the summer and fall, and – as expected – their activity has waned with the onset of winter.

She offers the usual advice on avoiding flu and cold – wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, and stay home if you feel ill.

“Especially if you are having respiratory symptoms you should not be that work hero going to work or school. It’s important to stay home so you’re not transmitting that to other people.”

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Building ‘not a commercial entity’ i from page 1 “The essential question here is… whether the bylaw is consistent with the official community plan. If it’s not consistent, it would be invalid.”

Should the court not step in now, and a minor development permit is issued, “we’ll be back,” Stewart said.

“If they get some direction at this stage, we won’t have to do that.”

But lawyer Raymond Young, representing the city, disputed the suggestion a mistake was made.

“It’s not a commercial entity whatsoever,” Young said, describing the planned facility as “clearly a building that doesn’t require a development permit.”

“The question is, is this campus an institutional use within the context of the official community plan?”

Council was reasonable to conclude it is, Young submitted.

Fraser Health announced the project in October 2013, as one of four contracts that would

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Trees were removed last month. increase the health authority’s capacity in the Tri-Cities/Surrey/South Surrey area by 427 beds. Ninety-two of the beds will be new for the region, with the remaining 107 replacing existing Evergreen beds.

The petition was filed last March by Belair residents Dennis Lypka and Bill Holmes, within weeks of White Rock council approving on a 4-2 vote the bylaw amendment in question.

The city at the time described the petition as “premature.”

Tuesday, Young pointed to

staff reports that initially indicated no development permit was required, then identified the need for a minor-development permit, given the project’s location within a significant-trees area. A minor permit can be approved by the city manager without public input, he said.

Wednesday, the city’s communications officer, Shannon Levesque, confirmed to Peace Arch News that three permits have been issued for the project: a building permit, a development permit (environmental) and a tree-management permit.

Work on the site, including the removal of several trees, got underway before Christmas, a move Lypka said was taken prior to display of the tree permit. Last month, he described the trees’ removal as “just wrong,” given that the permit that allowed it was based on the bylaw that is being challenged.

The hearing concluded Wednesday morning. Butler reserved his decision.

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Liens placed after deadlines pass WALK & RUN CLINICS i from page 1 “It’s completely unacceptable to do that,” Fettback said Tuesday.

“If we’re having a dispute, let’s resolve it in a fair and reasonable manner.”

Aubrey Kelly, president and CEO of Surrey City Development Corporation, took the lead in assembling teams for the project.

Kelly said Fettback’s claim regarding the mayor’s ball is a “staggering amount,” and he questions the veracity of that claim.

Fettback’s claim comes as a flurry of court action mounts File photo over the construction of the new Construction on new city hall was still underway in October 2013. municipal hall.

“I think we’re just seeing the front end of it (the court actions) returned by Peace Arch News’ notice, the City of Surrey states PCL was responsible for all work because they’re not resolving press time Wednesday.

Bosa lawyer Garth McAlister and conduct of its subcontracanything,” Fettback said.

The construction of the new declined to comment as the issue tors. It also states the city has the right to retain financial hold$97-million building became a is before the courts.

In its legal response, the City backs for the purposes of coverhot-button election issue in the fall, with many saying it was an of Surrey denied any culpability ing deficiencies in the work.

None of the claims in the court unnecessary use of taxpayer dol- regarding the allegedly unpaid amounts to the subtrades or PCL. documents have been proven in lars. “… the City denies it has refused court.

For about the past year, liens Mayor Linda Hepner said have been placed on the prop- to compensate PCL for changes erty and legal action has been in the work,” the city states in its Wednesday that she would not response to third-party notice. comment on the issue as it’s now growing.

B&B Contracting also launched in litigation.

The problem began when conShe did say it’s her understandstruction for the project went an action against PCL and the City of Surrey on Sept.

3, 2014. ing the city has fulfilled all of its past deadline, Fettback said.

B&B was hired to conduct all commitments.

From there, the city held back “My understanding is the city money from general contractor excavation, shoring, etc. for $7.6 has paid the primary contractor,” PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. million.

In its statement of claim, B&B is Hepner said.

(PCL).

“I don’t know what more we In turn, PCL withheld pay- seeking $329,540, plus damages can do when we have paid all of ments from the subtrades, which and other costs.

In its response to third-party our bills.” say they still haven’t been paid for work done on the splashy new structure on 104 Avenue, east of University Boulevard.

Kelly said the city is withholding payments until the trades remedy the deficiencies.

He expects those deficiencies to be taken care of by the end of February, at which point, if the work is satisfactory, all holdbacks would be White Rock’s Annual Dine–Out Festival released to PCL. However, litigation January 20 – February 13, 2015 regarding the costs of construction delays may drag on much further than that.

The 180,000-sq.-ft. city hall was to be complete

by September 2013, but ran late by five months.

It was then that liens on the property began to build.

They were swiftly followed by lawsuits from the trades working on the project.

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Courts won’t get to truth

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entencing self-described dog rescuer Janet Olson is no easy task.

Originally charged with 42 counts related to canine thefts from the yards of residents around the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley in the years leading up to her arrest in 2011, the former South Surrey resident pleaded guilty last year to four charges.

Now, we have an arguably sympathetic Crown counsel calling for a conditional sentence of up to 18 months – a virtual slap on the wrist that is unlikely, as purported, to condemn “vigilantism” – and a defence attorney and admitted dog thief requesting even less.

Because of Olson’s plea, the court heard little evidence, other than one day of interpretations on why she did what she did – and the remaining 38 charges are expected to be stayed.

Olson’s testimony – which included unrelated video and images of abused dogs that she was never accused of stealing – was that she thought the pets she took were at risk, an assertion disputed by the Crown.

Given this impasse, her lawyer suggested, rather than calling witnesses, it would be enough for the judge to accept that Olson believed it to be true.

It’s not.

It makes little sense to the families deprived of their pets what Olson’s motivations were, if their dogs were never otherwise in jeopardy.

And make no mistake, these families and their supporters vocally contend – even if the court is not at liberty to hear them – that their pets were well taken care of prior to the dognappings.

Conversely, and even more profoundly, if the animals were in fact abused, it makes little sense that the judge hears no evidence to that effect, and that such caregivers be allowed to potentially replace one distressed pet with another.

Unfortunately, without hearing from actual witnesses – aside from Olson herself – the courts will never know.

Olson’s admitted crimes occurred in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the year she was arrested. She breached bail conditions in 2012, entered a guilty plea in 2014 and is to be sentenced in 2015.

In cases where justice is seen to be done, we accept that our particular system is slower than most. But when such basic concepts of right and wrong are at risk of turning into a dog’s breakfast, we have to wonder if there’s a better way.

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ear Kinder Morgan, evil or bent on fouling the earth beyond I want to give you a little advice. repair.

Why do you care? Well, I’m one I know they’re creating loads of highof the mushy middle-of-the-road folks paying jobs and helping to fill our you need onside if you’re going to triple national coffers at a time when, frankly, the size of your pipeline running from the economy is a basket case. the oil sands in Alberta to your It’s hard to talk to too many Burnaby terminal. people these days without Chris Bryan You need people like me. bumping into someone who’s I’m not going up to protest on either worked in “Fort Mac” or Burnaby Mountain if you start who knows someone that is. working there again. Heck, I may Shut down the Alberta oil not even sign a petition unless sands tomorrow, and there’d be a it’s shoved under my nose. whopping fallout.

But that doesn’t mean I’m Meantime, along the Fraser sympathetic to your cause.

River, it’s harder to make a case In fact, I’ve been cheering on for the economic benefits of the the protesters because I see it massive shipments of coal they as part of a big pushback that’s want to transfer from train to needed, and gathering steam. barge at Fraser Surrey Docks.

That huge barrage of ads Many oppose this, too, but it you’ve put out in recent weeks hasn’t matched the protests on isn’t going to sway me either.

Burnaby Mountain.

Yes, your employees in the ads look like On this issue, much of the opposition people I’d like to share a beer with. And has focused on the local. The health I think they deserve a job to feed their impacts of coal dust wafting off trains, families. killing fish and wildlife, etc.

And yes, I know they’re not sinister The big companies involved can deal schemers trying to soak the ocean floors with that kind of thing. They’ve promised with undiluted bitumen or alter the a bunch of mitigation initiatives. atmosphere with oil burned somewhere But what makes the coal plan or the in China. pipeline plan hard to stomach, for a And truth be known, I don’t even mushy-middle guy like me, is that climate think Kinder Morgan – or any “Big Oil” change is not addressed anywhere. companies for that matter – is inherently And really, Kinder Morgan, I don’t

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expect you to address climate change. As I’m sure you’d be the first to admit, that’s not your job.

But the lack of any plan – that is your problem. It’s why I’m opposed to your plans. And, I suspect, why others are.

Shipping coal for China to burn is just daft, plan or no plan.

But pipeline expansion, the Alberta oil sands, and many other carbon-intensive projects will face an increasing opposition if Canada doesn’t start making some smart steps toward a post-carbon future.

Meantime, climate talks were held last month in Lima, Peru. We’ve already admitted we can’t meet the 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets we agreed to years ago.

Me, I’d like to see a whole raft of smart, small steps. Put a levy on the oil and gas industry that’s earmarked for incentive projects for a cleaner Canada.

Give me a $5,000 rebate to buy an electric car. A $1,000 rebate to put a geothermal system in my house. Give my region a couple billion dollars for another SkyTrain line (or two).

All I know is, I want to see action. I want to envision an (environmental) future I can be optimistic about.

So Kinder Morgan, I’m not sure what you can do.

Maybe you could give the folks in Ottawa a nudge.

Wake them up. Spur them to action.

Because until I see that, I might just add a bandana to my wardrobe.

And other mushy-middle folks might just do the same.

Sincerely, A Constituent You Might Need Chris Bryan is the editor of the BurnabyNew West NewsLeader.

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Taxes rise as some nod off Editor: Re: Unexpected costs require levy: mayor, Dec. 30.

Wake up, Surrey.

In Peace Arch News and other Surrey papers, Mayor Linda Hepner states unexpected costs for 100 more police officers, pay increase for Surrey firefighters and operating costs for new pools were a surprise.

Where has she been for the past several years when she was supposed to be sitting on council and approving the contracts for the firefighters and the building of new pools where costs would have been clearly contained in any report to them?

Mayor Hepner, those statements make it look like you are asleep at the switch. How can citizens have any faith in a mayor that would neither realize that all these new things cost money or, if you are to be believed, never even asked?

The mayor’s number one job is respect for the taxpayer and fiscal prudence. It does not matter that you have an aggressive capital program or other grandiose plans.

You never asked the citizens to approve your plans and pay higher taxes.

Property taxes and any levies or fees should be less than inflation due to economies of scale and good financial stewardship.

Mayor Hepner and Surrey First council, if your plans are necessary and fair, then ask the citizens by way of a referendum. All levels of government have learned unless you can convince the taxpayers of increased taxation, you are not morally entitled to proceed.

Citizens of Surrey, wake up from Christmas and start emailing, Facebooking, writing and yelling loudly at Hepner to back away from this up-to-20-per-cent tax hike.

Ted Willmer, Surrey

Finlay Street, opposite the hospital, I decided to park in the last bay at the corner with Russell Avenue.

It was about a two- to threeminute walk to the clinic, and I had allowed for 30 or so minutes on filling the meter with my coins.

While I waited alone at the clinic to see the nurse, and then was helped by the nurse, she, at her call, unexpectedly decided to solicit the opinion of my doctor who then came to see me. There was a delay before the doctor arrived.

With the pain and attention to my surgery site foremost on my mind, and being alone at the clinic for treatment, the thought of being late did not enter my mind while I was sitting there waiting.

By the time I exited the clinic I realized I was running a minute or two late, and hastened back to my parked car. I couldn’t run for the shooting pain in my head and besides, it had been raining and I didn’t want to slip on the wet sidewalk.

On approaching my car, I immediately noticed the citation on the windshield.

I looked around to find the bylaw officer parked on the other side of the street. As I crossed the street to speak to the officer, the officer pulled away in his vehicle and left.

I proceeded directly to the city hall, where I wrote an appeal for the citation received. This appeal has subsequently been rejected by City staff. Reason given: we can’t treat anyone differently.

Was this a wilfull act of negligence or a disregard for the city bylaws?

Absolutely not!

Now, I ask you, mayor and council, how much punishment do you want to mete out to a cancer patient during the past festive season, who alone is dealing with the physical and emotional scars of cancer?

Please be sensitive to those in your community who suffer from cancer.

I didn’t ask for it, nor did I ask for the unreasonable issuance of a citation while seeking treatment.

People who are in pain and in need of medical attention can’t always think of all the probabilities in life, including being a few minutes late – while an overzealous bylaw officer waits to prey on us.

Gordon Botha, Surrey

Wonderful start to the new year Editor: I wish to express my gratitude to the very honest and thoughtful person who found a small gift bag that I had dropped near the boat launch on White Rock Beach after the Polar Bear Swim.

Seeing my bag sitting atop of the waste barrel upon our return to look for it an hour later was a great relief and a wonderful beginning to the new year.

Thank you!

Yvonne Sol, Surrey

A lack of sensitivity An open letter to White Rock council.

Last month I happened to experience the misfortune of your overzealous and unforgiving bylaw staff during the festive season.

On the rainy morning of Dec. 17, I had to go again to White Rock Medical Clinic for attention to my recent cancer surgery. As a fourthtime cancer patient in recent years, I know how dreadful and aggressive the effects of cancer can be, and to those near and dear to us.

As the surgery was recent, on this particular morning, I was still in a great deal of physical and emotional discomfort. The parking bays right opposite the clinic on Russell Avenue were full, and with resident parking on the opposite side of Russell Avenue, I wasn’t taking any chances of parking there.

I drove around the block twice without seeing a vacant parking bay within 50 metres or so from the clinic, so when I got around to

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Even when it saw better days, this sign did not suit area, writes Paul Griffin.

A sign of disrepair Editor: Excessive and ugly signage along Surrey’s public venues has been a scourge for years, and successive councils seem powerless to deal with the problem effectively.

But there is at least one ugly instance which city council should have been able to address long ago; the monstrous “Softball City” sign at the southwest corner of the 24 Avenue and 148 Street intersection.

Aside from despoiling the natural landscape of South Surrey for several decades, this abomination has been in tatters for months.

Isn’t it time this sign, clearly on city-owned land, was removed once and for all?

It was ugly when it was first foisted on the community back in the mid-’90s and it is a disgrace today.

Paul Griffin, Surrey

Safety costs but a few minutes Editor: On the same weekend that 15 CP railcars derailed outside Banff, a BNSF train broke apart while negotiating the curve at the south entrance to Crescent Beach.

The failure occurred at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, and marks the third time a BNSF train has split apart at that location in 2014. The previous failures occurred June 26 and Aug. 2, blocking access to the community for 45 and 10 minutes.

Saturday’s train was stopped within Crescent Beach for 90 minutes, but the north crossing at Beecher Street was able to remain open, while the train was put back together.

The latest break follows deliberate efforts by Transport Canada and BNSF to try and improve the alarmingly high failure rate at this location.

After a similar failure on the same south curve in 2010, BNSF explained to Surrey mayor and council in a report that “such failures occur approximately once per year, system-wide throughout North America, with the probability of this happening again at this location being very remote.”

By BNSF’s own metrics, the south Crescent Beach track curve might just be the most dangerous section of rail in North America.

Compounding the high failure statistics, the 100-plus car trains that are splitting apart at the south curve are also simultaneously travelling on the edge of the bay, under a 100-foot bluff, within a residential community, and while bisecting the south beach level crossing.

Trains currently reduce speed inside the community, while still wrapped around the south Crescent Beach curve. A solution has been proposed by the Crescent Beach Property Owners Association for BNSF trains to reduce their speed before the curve, and therefore before entering the community.

The proposal does not eliminate the probability of more failures, however, it helps move the safety risks away from the popular south beach recreation area, and from homes which line the track where the trains are now breaking apart.

The cost for expanding the current speed boundary would add three minutes to train-travel time.

The CBPOA proposal is currently under review by Transport Canada and BNSF. It has also been shared with the city of Surrey, and the offices of provincial Transportation Minister Todd Stone and South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale MP Russ Hiebert.

I am optimistic that BNSF will decide that a few extra minutes are worth the vastly improved safety and proximity benefits to our thousands of beach visitors and local residents.

The relatively low price to the railway seems reasonable, in light of the dramatic increase in the number of long, multi-engine trains that now travel the 100-year-old bay corridor with ever-increasing frequency.

Erik Seiz, Crescent Beach Property Owners Association

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Visitor centre relocates to Johnston Road

New home for Tourism White Rock Sarah Massah Staff Reporter

Tourism White Rock has made a move uptown in order to increase visibility and exposure.

For more than five years, the Tourism Visitor Centre was located at the intersection of Russell Avenue and George Street, however, following the end of the lease on that location Dec. 31, the decision was made to move around the cor-

ner to 1459B Johnston Rd. “The new Johnston Road storefront gateway location is a dream come true in terms of visibility and (will) maximize exposure to transient visitors travelling (and) entering our city through the uptown main corridor,” Tourism White Rock director Betina Albornoz told Peace Arch News.

The two-year lease on the new location, which the city negotiated with Bosa Proper-

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White Rock’s council announced appointments to committees, task forces, and boards last month.

All members of council are included in the Finance and Audit Committees and the Land Use and Planning Committee.

Additional appointments include: • Coun. Bill Lawrence – chair of the the Finance and Audit Committee; alternate for the Economic Investment Committee and the Business Improvement Association; representative of the E-Comm Board of Directors; as well as a liaison with the White Rock Museum and Archives, the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of commerce and the Sea Festival.

• Coun. Grant Meyer – chair of the Grants-in-Aid Subcommittee, the Governance and Legislation Committee and the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel; liaison to the Economic Investment Committee and Tourism White Rock; and alternate liaison to South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce.

• Coun. Lynne Sinclair – chair of the External Communications Review Subcommittee; member of the Grants-in-Aid Subcommittee; liaison with the Cultural Advisory Committee, the Business Improvement Association, the Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation Board; and a representative with the Fraser Health Authority.

• Coun. Megan Knight – member of the Grants-inAid Subcommittee and the Outstanding Canadians on the Peninsula; a representative for the White Rock South Surrey Healthiest Community in BC Working Group and alternate representative for the Fraser Health Authority; and an alternate liaison for the Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation Board and Tourism White Rock.

• Coun. Helen Fathers – a member of the External Communications Review Subcommittee and the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel; liaison for the Environmental Advisory Committee and Sources BC; and a representative for the Lower Mainland Local Government Association.

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ties, is one more step in the growth of the organization, with the aim of better serving the community, she said.

While more visitors are relying on online searches when travelling, Albornoz notes that the tourism information centres – including the satellite kiosk located on the waterfront on West Beach – provide visitors with one-on-one interaction and complement online searches with trained and cer-

tified staff.

“Overall, our services play a crucial role in the destination marketing strategic process,” Albornoz said, adding that the many services offered to visitors and locals are free.

“We are committed to the work (we) do and feel incredibly fortunate to count on the help of staff, volunteer and community supporters.”

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After sending a series of mixed Stone said the province believes messages, the provincial the Metro mayors’ vision government now says it for expanded transporwill back the Yes side in tation is one people can the upcoming transit tax get behind. referendum.

“We agree that a sales“We support a ‘yes’ based tax, dedicated vote in the spring 2015 to vital congestion plebiscite but the voters improvement projects, of Metro Vancouver will is the most equitable have the final say – this funding option availis the commitment we able.”

Todd Stone made to them in the last transportation Provincial funding provincial election camwill only go to running minister paign,” Transportation the plebiscite, he added, Minister Todd Stone said while mayors and other in a statement emailed by his staff. organizations will be responsible He reiterated that transit expan- for funding their campaigns. sion is “vital to economic develIt’s still unclear exactly how opment in Metro Vancouver and active Stone or other government will be a critical component of members will be in encouraging ensuring that the region is able to a Yes vote. accommodate the million addiSome observers had concluded tional people expected over the the province was abandoning the next 30 years.” mayors to fight alone after the The proposed 0.5 per cent transportation ministry on Dec. Metro-only sales tax – dubbed 29 told a Vancouver newspaper the Congestion Improvement “the government will not be supTax – would raise $250 million porting either side – Yes or No.” a year for transit and transporThat appeared to contradict tation projects if a majority of Stone’s earlier comments to regional voters approve it in a reporters in mid-December that Black Press

he was “committed to success” and the province would speak out strongly during the campaign on the need to fight congestion and make more transportation investments.

A subsequent Black Press request for clarification yielded a Dec. 30 ministry statement said “government is only funding the referendum and will not be financially supporting either the yes or the no side.”

There had been doubts about the province’s support since Premier Christy Clark in 2013 suggested government would remain officially neutral.

Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore said he’s confident the province will actively support the Yes campaign.

“They understand the importance of transportation in the region, how good our plan is and that they need to get behind it,” he said.

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or more than six years, a group of volunteers on the Semiahmoo Peninsula has been quietly helping struggling families in the Lower Mainland get a leg up.

When the need arises – for example, after a fire has left a family homeless, or if new immigrants are trying to start a life with next to nothing – the effort to meet it is swift.

“When we have a family in need, we put the ‘ask’ out for furniture, etc. and usually within a day, we have everything we need for the family,” said Lori Ishikawa, a White Rock resident and co-founder, with Tammy Ritchie, of the aptly named Friends of the Families.

The non-profit group grew from a chat that Ishikawa had with a man who came to White Rock City Hall – where she works in the bylaws and licensing department – to pay a ticket.

The man, a principal at one of Surrey’s inner-city elementary schools, shared some of the challenges faced by the many immigrant families involved in the school.

Ishikawa in turn, shared the situation with a group of her longtime friends – they call themselves the Gourmet Girls – as they had been wanting to adopt some families at Christmas.

It grew into something bigger after the women, on delivery day, had an opportunity for an inside peek at what some of the recipient families were dealing with on a daily basis – including empty fridges, no beds to sleep on and no toys for their young children.

An email campaign appealing for goods and furniture for the families resulted in an abundance of donations – and the beginning of what Ishikawa said continues to be a both emotional and rewarding endeavour.

“We’ve helped over 600 families,” she said Monday, noting the list includes “a ton” of people in South Surrey and White Rock.

“There’s been a lot of people that need help out there.”

Ishikawa said recipients have included new immigrants from such countries as Ethiopia and Syria, as well as single moms and others who rely on Sources’ White Rock South Surrey Food Bank.

Recent deliveries have benefited a White

Rock man who was living in a shelter and a family in Burnaby.

Volunteers also come from varied backgrounds.

White Rock resident Kees Koster said he can relate to the challenges of having to start fresh in a new country, with little to no connections.

“I landed on these shores about 61 years ago with $30 in my pocket and a suitcase full of clothes, and not being able to speak the English language,” the Holland native said.

He remembers learning English through working and living with a Mennonite family. It was an experience he never forgot.

When he learned three years ago about Friends’ efforts, Koster didn’t hesitate to offer assistance.

“I said to (Ishikawa), ‘if you ever need any help…,’ and it just kind of went from there,” he said.

Other regulars in the effort include David Chesney (a White Rock city councillor), Joe Sweeney (Ritchie’s husband) and Fraser Crinklaw (who was pointed to Friends while donating furniture to the food bank).

As well, Hallmark Carpets provides the truck used to pick up and deliver the goods.

Without that truck, “we could not help those people,” Ishikawa said.

Support from the community at large has also been tremendous.

After appearing on television news more than a year ago helping families left homeless by a fire in New Westminster, Friends was inundated with donation offers.

Noting the group cannot store donations – other than gift cards, which are always appreciated and help recipient families with grocery and other costs – Ishikawa said anyone wanting to be added to a list of potential donors who are contacted when the need arises, may email friendsofthefamilies@shaw.ca For Koster, the idea of pitching in simply makes sense.

“I think it really should be one’s responsibility to help their fellow neighbour who wants to make a start.

God knows, if I hadn’t had any help along the way, then I wouldn’t be where I am today.

“Nobody can do it on their own.”

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Top, Joe Sweeney (left) and David Chesney carry a table to a waiting truck, for transport to Burnaby; above, Tammy Ritchie and Kees Koster load a mattress into a truck donated by Hallmark Carpets. The mattress and other furniture – including a table and couch – was taken to Burnaby Dec. 13 from Whitecliff Retirement Residence.

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Garden Club meeting Jan. For more information, 13, 2 p.m. at Cranley Hall, contact Colin, 604-5382141 Cranley Dr. Info: 7799 or Pat, 604-531-3065 Angela, 604-536-3076.

Q Support group for any Q Surrey-White Rock family member wanting HUB meeting Jan. 13, 7 support around someone p.m. at Grace Community struggling with mental Church, 14618 110 Ave. health issues. Meets at Info: www.bikehub.ca the Russell Pavilion at Q White Rock Farmers’ Peace Arch Hospital, Market Annual General 6:15-7:30 p.m. on the first Meeting Jan. 20 at the and third Thursday of the White Rock Library, 15322 month.

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Tennis Club, 18150 8 Ave., To continue on the last at 9:30 a.m. For more, Tuesday of each month, contact Don Rathborne except July and August. at 604-535-9160 or visit Info: 604-536-9049. www.probusclubwhiterock-southsurrey.ca/ Wednesday Q Narcotics Anonymous Q Meet Your Muslim Fridays at 7 p.m. at AvaNeighbours at informalon Women’s Centre, tion meeting Jan. 21 at 1548 Johnston Rd., rear First United Church, 15385 entrance, press #101. Info: Semiahmoo Ave. Learn 604-542-7772. about the religion and Q The Canadian Trigemihow they practice. Info: nal Neuralgia Association 604-531-4850. meets monthly in White Rock. Info: Charlee, 604Ongoing 538-4453..

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History lessons For those looking to trace their family history, the Cloverdale Library is offering a series of workshops this month.

The Cloverdale branch has one of the largest Canadian family history collections in the country.

An Introduction to Family History – Jan. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. – is a free, one-night seminar to help you get started.

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Register at 604-5987327 or email familyhistory@surrey.ca – Jennifer Lang

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8:00 a.m. Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist Children's Program & Nursery Thursdays - 10:30 a.m. Eucharist

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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES ON THE PENINSULA “A warm welcome to everyone”

MASS SCHEDULE Good Shepherd Church 2250 - 150 St., S. Surrey • Mon, Wed - Sat: 8:00 am • Tuesday: 6:30 pm • Saturday: 5:00 pm • Sunday: 9:00 am, 11:00 am & 7:00 pm Star of the Sea Church 1153 Fir St., White Rock • Tues - Sat: 9:00 am • Saturday: 4:00 pm • Sunday: 10:30 am Holy Cross Church 12268 Beecher Ave., Crescent Beach • Sunday: 8:30 am

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Rotary club, Big Kahuna Sports team up to help to school PA R K S , R E C R E AT I O N A N D C U LT U R E

Students given gift of sports

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Hundreds of students at a North Surrey elementary school received a hearty boost over the holidays, courtesy of a South Surrey-based sporting-goods business and Peace Arch Rotary Club.

Volunteers from Big Kahuna Sports presented each of the 493 children at Holly Elementary with a soccer ball and an Adidas bag on Dec. 19.

Company CEO Gord Querin said they also presented a touchscreen computer kiosk valued at $10,000 and educational software for the school’s creative lab.

Peace Arch Rotary Club members – introduced to the school

by Querin, who is a past-president – presented a $10,000 cheque to the school’s parent advisory council.

Club president Glyn Jenkins told Peace Arch News the school was chosen for the funds because it is “quite special, in a lot of ways.”

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Members of Peace Arch Rotary and Big Kahuna Sports helped outfit Holly Elementary with sports gear and computer equipment. schools we could contribute to, encouraged those who like the this one was the one most in video to share it. If it gets 50,000 views, Big Kahuna will donate a need,” Jenkins said.

A five-minute video of the full set of uniforms to a deservpresentation has been posted to ing soccer team, he said.

– Tracy Holmes www.bigkahuna.ca, and Querin

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According to Jean MacPherson of the Canadian Cancer Society’s White Rock/ South Surrey Unit, the funds raised through draws – there are

four every Saturday, starting at 3:30 p.m. – at Sawbuck’s Neighbourhood Pub over the past four months have benefited efforts ranging from prostate cancer research to the annual Cops for Cancer event.

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The draws will continue through May 30.

To volunteer, or for more information, email jmacpherson@ bc.cancer.ca – Tracy Holmes

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Members of the public are encouraged to submit their comments or concerns to Council, and may be submitted in writing to City Clerk. Comments may be faxed to (604) 501-7578, emailed to clerks@surrey.ca or submitted by mail to the City Clerk at 13450 - 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 1V8, no later than Monday, January 12, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.

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Side by Side by Sondheim hits the stage Feb. 4

Players Club opts for Sondheim salute White Rock Players Club’s next production will be Side By Side by Sondheim – a musical revue of show tunes by famed lyricistcomposer Stephen Sondheim.

Ryan Mooney is director of the show, which will run Feb. 4-28 at the Coast Capital Playhouse.

The originally scheduled production, The

Drowsy Chaperone, has been cancelled due to casting difficulties.

Side By Side by Sondheim showcases the Broadway legend’s work with such musical collaborators as Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers, Mary Rodgers and Jule Styne – and also Sondheim’s solo efforts.

It’s billed as an evening with “some of

the best music ever written for Broadway,” including selections from the scores of such Tony-winners as A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Sweeney Todd, Company, Sunday In The Park With George and Into The Woods.

Musical direction will be by Clare Wyatt.

Tickets are $18 ($16 for students, seniors

and Coast Capital Savings members).

The Coast Capital Playhouse is located at 1532 Johnston Rd., and show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees on Feb. 8, 15 and 22.

For tickets, call 604-536-7535 or visit www. whiterockplayers.ca – Alex Browne

Photo exhibit on now

Through the lens Alex Browne Arts Reporter

Seeking inspiration to take better photographs in 2015?

The Surrey Photography Club is holding an exhibit of some of members’ best new work until Jan. 27 at Delta’s Firehall Centre for the Arts.

In an email, treasurer Gail Stephan said the club, which draws members from all over Surrey, includes both enthusiasts and professionals, and is now in its ninth year.

Founded by past-president Sheena Macintyre Wilkie in May 2006, the club originally held its meetings at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Whalley branch.

Now with some 30 members, the club has evening meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at St. Helen’s Anglican Church, and current club president is Natalie Coates.

Photographers of all skill levels are welcome, Stephan said, and the club hosts occasional guest speakers to share insights into their own photography.

“Most of our current members are digital-camera users – mostly Canon or Nikon,” she said.

“Our club has been involved with a couple of exhibits in the past; however, we’re looking to broaden our exposure – no pun intended – and to allow our members an opportunity to showcase their work “We just published our firstever calendar, for 2015, with all of the images taken in and around

Surrey,” she added. “This edition, of 100, has now sold out.”

Subjects in the current show range from floral and still-life photography to interpretational landscapes and wildlife and nature studies.

For more information on the club, and upcoming shows and speakers, plus regional competitions and exhibitions, visit www.surreyphotographyclub.com or the Surrey Photography Club Facebook page.

The Firehall Centre is located at 11489 84 Ave., and hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Tuesday to Friday) and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Saturdays).

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Photos on display include Dave Terpening’s Crescent Beach Sunset (top), John Kalley’s Young Sunflower (left) and Gail Stephan’s Bear (above).

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Celebrate a Life

Dansing Tones put on show

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DECEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 23 Semiahmoo Shopping Centre Celebrate a LifeSponsors, hours:Visitors and Volunteers Donors, Organizers, for making this year’s Celebrate LifeSun. event10-6 such a Mon.-Fri. 10am-8pm, Sat.a &

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Members of the Dansing Tones celebrated the season with their first year-end Christmas performance last month in Newton.

Dansing Tones is a dance and music program for children with special needs.

Hannah Premia and her mother Helen started the program as a way to help special needs children become more active and give the kids and their families a place to socialize and build self-confidence.

On Dec. 13, the seven students performed in three groups based on their abilities, with all the students getting together with their family and siblings for the final performance of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

“Stephanie really looks forward to coming to class every week,” said Shannon Davison, whose 12-year-old daughter attends the class. “It’s a great place for her to meet friends who have similarities.”

While some students performed choreographed movements, others worked on motor skills with pom-poms and shakers.

“They all did a fantastic job,” said program organizer Hannah Premia.

For more information, email hannah premia@ gmail.com

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Julia Schauer, 7, with her mother, Kim, at the Dansing Tones performance.

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- Aleksandra Golos, Southridge senior art From December 1 to 23, White Rock South Surrey steward student Hospice Society Volunteers host a Celebrate a Life Drawing on LifeShopping Art Group Tree at Semiahmoo Centre. Visitors are Local artists and Society Volunteers invited to write their loved one’s name on a paper - Dove Bob and Joan dove andMakers, hang it on theWyborn Tree to honour theirFriar memory.

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City Staff are currently working with a Cemetery design consultant and have developed two conceptual design options that seek to make best use of the remaining unused cemetery lands. These designs will incorporate a variety of interment and memorialization options with the goal of improving services for Surrey’s diverse population.

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Please join us for a Public Open House to receive information and provide feedback on the proposed conceptual plans for the future development of Surrey Centre Cemetery.

The design consultants and cemetery staff will provide information about the project, receive community feedback and answer questions regarding potential plans. The information gathered at this meeting will help to further guide the design of the Cemetery.

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Cloverdale event to showcase young artistic talent

TeenFest to take the stage Nick Greenizan Staff Reporter

Some of the city’s most talented teenagers will be front and centre in Cloverdale later this month, when the Surrey Coast Capital Savings TeenFest kicks off.

The annual event, set for Jan. 31 at the Cloverdale Agriplex, will be highlighted by a teen talent contest, which will showcase singers, dancers, musicians, comedians and other entertainers, all between the ages of 12 and 18.

Visit www.teenfest.ca for instructions on how to audition for entry into the talent show. The deadline to enter is Jan. 21, and those selected will be invited to perform at TeenFest. The winner will receive a $250 Visa gift card courtesy of Coast Capital Savings.

Last year’s talent-show winner, 12-year-old singersongwriter Shon Burnett, went on to become a topsix finalist in the YTV television show Next Star 7.

Burnett will be back to perform at Teenfest again this year.

Others set to perform include 15-year-old musician Tristan Thompson, whose song Tidal Wave is played on 60-plus radio stations worldwide; singer/songwriter Ria Jade, 17, who also hosts her own show on Shaw’s multicultural channel; and teen all-girl band ARIUM. “We are thrilled to showcase the talent of our community and put the youth in touch with mentors who can help further their dreams,” says Ali Berman, who co-founded TeenFest with her husband, Wayne.

And while the talent show is the one-day festival’s marquee event, it’s by no means the only one.

TeenFest will also feature an indoor skateboard park, interactive sports and gaming activities, and more than 80 booths set up to help teens explore their areas of interest – including education; fashion

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Berman said TeenFest was created in an effort to inspire and “open up a world of possibilities to local teens.”

“We can introduce these kids to the people who can help further their careers,” she said, pointing to the success Burnett has had since last year’s event.

“We want them to have as many opportunities as possible.”

TeenFest will be held Jan. 31 from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Cloverdale Agriplex (17798 62 Ave.).

For more information, visit www.teenfest.ca

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White Rock sisters Alanna and Brianne Finn-Morris perform at last year’s TeenFest event in Cloverdale. This year’s event is Jan. 31.

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Firefighter, RCMP basketball tourneys tip off

City rivalries hit hardcourt Rick Kupchuk Sports Reporter

The 14th annual Surrey Fire Fighters Goodwill Classic is underway at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School.

The all-Surrey senior girls high school basketball tournament tipped off Tuesday afternoon with the first eight of 36 games to be played over five days.

Hosted by the Surrey Fire Fighters Foundation, the tournament has distributed more than $70,000 in bursaries to participants over the years.

This year’s sponsors, which include the Fire Fighters Foundation, Big Kahuna Sports, AthElite Basketball Academy and Westland Insurance, will be awarding several $750 scholarships at the conclusion of the tournament.

Twenty-two teams will compete in the 2015 tournament, with 11 each in the Axe and Ladder divisions of competition.

Four schools in the Axe Division are listed in the B.C. Secondary Schools Girls Basketball Association provincial rankings.

The Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers and Fleetwood Park Dragons have received honourable mention in the Senior AAA category, while the Holy Cross Crusaders are No. 5 in the Senior AA poll, with the Southridge Storm an honourable mention.

Holy Cross and Fleetwood Park have met in the last three Axe Division finals, with the Crusaders winning two of the three.

The championship game in the Ladder Division will tip-off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Lord Tweedmuir Secondary, followed by the Axe Division final at 4 p.m.

The girls tournament will barely have ended before the

annual senior boys showdown – the Surrey RCMP Classic – kicks off Sunday.

With 76 games scheduled at nine schools over seven days, the Surrey RCMP Classic remains the biggest high school sports event in the city.

The senior boys and junior boys tournaments will feature 43 teams vying for the unofficial City of Surrey championship, with the first games scheduled for Sunday and the championship games on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Enver Creek Secondary.

Now in its 24th year, the RCMP Classic will include 24 senior teams, 16 of which will play in one of eight qualifying games Sunday at L.A. Matheson and Lord Tweedsmiur secondaries.

The eight winners advance to the 16-team championship round, and the eight losers will play in the B pool at Frank Hurt Secondary. The championship final is next Saturday, (Jan. 17) at Enver Creek Secondary at 7:45 p.m.

The Tamanawis Wildcats are the defending champions, and have appeared in the last three RCMP finals. Currently listed as an honourable mention in the Senior 4A provincial rankings, the Wildcats will be challenged by the North Surrey Spartans – also listed as an honourable mention – and the Fleetwood Park Dragons, ranked fourth in the Senior 3A poll.

The Southridge Storm, the topranked team in the Senior 2A category, are also competing at the RCMP Classic.

Nineteen teams will compete in the junior category, which begins Monday at Tamanawis and Princess Margaret secondaries. The championship game is Jan. 17 at noon at Enver Creek.

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Hawks ‘deserved better fate’ Rick Kupchuk Sports Reporter

The results weren’t enough to get them into the playoff round, but their play over four games at the Mac’s Tournament in Calgary definitely impressed their head coach.

The Valley West Hawks went 1-1-2 (won-lost-tied) at the 25-team tournament, placing third in their group and missing the eight-team playoff round by two points.

Hawks head coach Jessie Leung said the Hawks “deserved a better fate” and could easily have finished atop their group after playing as well as “I’ve ever seen our team perform” over the six-day Major Midget hockey tournament.

“As a team we rose to the challenge and gave ourselves an opportunity to play for first place in our pool on the final day,” Leung said. “It was a great showing for our team against some of the very best teams in midget hockey.”

Their lone loss of the tournament came on the final day of the round robin, a 6-1 loss to the German National U17 team in Dec. 30. Christian Bosa of

Langley scored the Valley West goal midway through the first period, which tied the game 1-1. Germany then talked four unanswered goals in the second period.

“We very nearly were up 2-1 but James Malm’s shot at the side of the net beat the goalie and rang off the post,” said Leung. “We had a few more chances for the go ahead goal in the second period.

“It was while we were sniffing for goals that the Germans caught us. We gave up a handful of odd man rushes midway through the period and that’s all it took for the Germans to take over. We gave them and inch and they took a couple feet.”

The Hawks began play with a 3-3 tie with the Huron Perth Lakers of Ontario in Boxing Day. Malm scored all three goals for Valley West, the third coming with 11 minutes remaining in the game.

The Hawks held a 2-0 lead early in the game, but trailed 3-2 after 40 minutes.

Two days later, the Hawks edged the Prince Albert Mintos 3-2, with goals from Wyatt Hicks of Langley, Semiahmoo Minor Hockey’s Ian

Ross, and Surrey forward Justin De Vos. On Dec. 29, the Hawks played the Calgary Royals to a 2-2 tie.

Calgary led 2-0 after two periods, before White Rock’s Ben Evanish and Semiahmoo’s Jeffrey Stewart tallied in the third period.

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Valley West is in fifth in the BC Hockey Major Midget League at 13-7-4, three points back of the Vancouver Giants and Vancouver Chiefs.

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Surrey Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 18373 Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18374 Application: 7913-0295-00 Location: 15250 – 28 Avenue Purpose of Bylaws and Permits: The applicant is seeking to redesignate the hatched property from Urban to Multiple Residential and rezone from Single Family Residential to Multiple Residential 30 in order to permit the development of a 123 ground-oriented townhouse complex. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to reduce setbacks and allow unenclosed tandem parking for 45 townhouse units.

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MORE INFO Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18368 Application: 7914-0265-00 Location: 16990 Friesian Drive Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the property from General Agriculture and One-Acre Residential to Single Family Residential in order to allow subdivision into 5 single family lots and 1 split-zoned RF and A-1 lot.

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Tyler Harkins brings speed, offence to lineup: Neufeld

Eagles add scoring forward Nick Greenizan

announced the move, Harkins broke the news himself via his With the BC Hockey League Twitter account. trade deadline looming – the “Thank you to everyone in cutoff date for deals is Saturday the Riverkings community for evening – the Surrey Eagles have an awesome season. I can’t wait already got a head start on the to start my journey as a Surrey action.

Eagle,” he wrote Monday.

On Monday afternoon, Though he’ll certainly help the the squad acquired Eagles for the remainder 19-year-old forward of this season, Neufeld Tyler Harkins from said the move was also the Minnesota Junior made with an eye to Hockey League’s the future – Harkins is Wisconsin Rapids eligible to return next Riverkings. Harkins was season as a 20-year-old. the Riverkings’ leading “We wanted to add scorer this season, with some scoring and some 35 goals and 49 points speed to our lineup, and Tyler Harkins in just 31 games. He he’ll be back next year,” also set a Minnesota new forward the first-year coach said.

Junior Hockey League The Eagles did not record this year with 12 give up anything to acquire game-winning goals.

Harkins. The BCHL does not Harkins, an Ohio native, is a have a trade-agreement in place draft pick of the United States with the Minnesota circuit, and Hockey League’s Cedar Rapids Neufeld said it was “more of a Roughriders, but has yet to play recruitment” than a trade. a game in that league.

In Surrey, Harkins will have Instead, he’ll head to South better exposure to college Surrey, where he’ll hopefully add scouts as he hunts for an NCAA some offensive punch to a team scholarship. that could certainly use it – the “Minnesota has a lot of Eagles sit last in the BCHL in colleges (looking at recruits) goals, with just 96 in 39 games. but I think the BCHL can be a The Birds are the only teams in better chance for him. It’s a good the 16-team league yet to crack opportunity for him to showcase the 100-goal mark. his skills to college scouts,” Before the Eagles even Neufeld said.

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As for other potential moves prior to Saturday’s deadline, Neufeld said he expected things across the league to be quieter than previous years, owing mostly to the fact that, this year, BCHL teams are only given 35 player cards, as opposed to 45 for other Canadian junior ‘A’ leagues. The reduction was done this year, Neufeld said, to provide more stability for players, and limit in-season moves.

“They’re young kids, and some of these moves – especially between provinces – can be tough on them,” he explained.

That said, Neufeld did say his team – last in the BCHL with just seven wins – was looking to the future, and he would pull the trigger on a deal if one presents itself.

“We’re already a pretty young team – we only have four 20-year-olds – but we’d like to get younger, and if we can bring in a young player who will be an impact player for us next year, then we’ll look to do it,” Neufeld said.

Surrey plays twice at home this week – Friday against the Merritt Centennial and Sunday afternoon versus the Vernon Vipers, who are currently second in the BCHL’s Interior Division.

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Purpose of Bylaws: The applicant is seeking to redesignate the hatched property

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Hip with hip-hop stars and seniors too Inside When Chrysler resurrected the 300 It is amazing to see how much has nameplate (originally sold from the mid changed inside a modern sedan in the 50s until the late 70s) back in 2005, it was past 10 years. When the 2005 Chrysler met with the kind of enthusiasm of which 300 was introduced, the company was automakers can only dream. still addicted to hard, cheap looking plasHip-hop stars all the way to seniors chose tic. Today, the 300 is fitted with upscale the car with aggressive exterior styling materials and the latest infotainment. and full-size dimensions. In fact, the 2005 The changes for 2015 include a new inChrysler 300 wasn’t just a sales hit — it Much has strument cluster display that is bold and won more awards than any other vehicle bright. My preference would be to have to date. When Chrysler updated the car for changed in 10 years the ability to dial down the brightness 2011, the intention was to make the car for the 300, but the of the glowing instrument rings during less “brutal” looking, making it more ele- same goodness that the day, something that can be adjusted gant and sophisticated. This was achieved was in the 2005 at night when the headlamps are on. by opening up the glass area for better The award winning 8.4-inch uConnect outward visibility and minimizing the model is still here; infotainment screen is standard on all bold front grille. Now, for 2015, Chrysler is it is the refinement trim levels and it is a snap to learn. Also retracing its choices and going back to a that makes this a included now, on all models, is the rotary blunt look again. modern sedan. transmission controller, something that Looks becomes second nature after a few days The people who drove the 2005 model Zack Spencer of use. The rest of the interior is tailored welcomed some of the changes made in depending on the trim. The sportier S 2011. The glass area was improved by 15 model is covered in black with bold white stitching. It is per cent and the top of the front window was raised, the top Platinum models that get the opulent diamond making it easier to see traffic lights. This has not been stitching in the seats, a two-tone leather steering wheel adjusted for 2015; the revisions are kept to the front and open grain wood accents. and rear of the 300. The most noticeable update is the Drive return of a big, bold grille, which is 30 per cent bigger The reason for the standard transmission controller is than the aggressive grille found on the 2005 model. the standard 8-speed automatic transmission for both The way it is integrated is more polished, thanks to V6 and V8 equipped cars. The base engine is the same three distinct grille inserts depending on the trim level.

3.6L V6 with 292hp. The optional 363hp Hemi V8 is a The S trim (seen above) receives more black trim, not powerful upgrade but this car is no longer available just on the grille, but also the side window trim and with all wheel drive (AWD), this is something previous smoked 20-inch alloy wheels. This car has some of the V8 owners didn’t choose in great numbers, so it was attitude of the Dodge Charger in a slightly more upscale dropped. The 300 is now available with a sport setting package. Other refinements include LED lighting for for the transmission, engine management and steering daytime running lights, rear tail lamps and available feel, taking advantage of computer algorithms to LED fog lights. The rear bumper has been raised slightly extract the most out of the car’s strong engines. Unlike to make it look less heavy and integrated exhaust tips the sportier Dodge Charger, there is not an adjustable help refine the look.

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suspension but the S model does run on 20-inch wheels and tires making it feel very connected to the road. This will not be the choice of traditional luxury buyers; they will like the more upscale 300C for grand touring.

Verdict Starting at $37,395 and maxing out at $45,295 for an AWD platinum V6 model, there are many trims to choose (V8 equipped cars run roughly $2,000 more).

The base is the value leader, the S is the sporty model, with standard 20-inch wheels, and the 300C Platinum is the one featuring the opulent interior. Chrysler believes that the S model will be the volume leader thanks to the aggressive black trim and chunky wheels. This is a surprise because the Dodge Charger is based on the same platform and has the whole “bad boy” attitude in spades, something the 300 looks to be mimicking. The top Platinum would be my choice because it’s interior is so different from the Dodge, something that truly separates the two cars plus it has all the latest safety features including the autonomous braking system when a crash is detected. Much has changed in 10 years for the 300 but the same goodness that was in the 2005 model is still here; it is the refinement that makes this a modern sedan.

The Lowdown Power: 2.4L 185hp or 2.0L Turbo with 245hp Fill-up: 9.8L/6.7L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $23,999-$34,799 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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Jaguar F-Type is one fast cat

By Rob Rothwell

A fun fitness challenge

As I dropped my aging butt into the heavily contoured driver’s seat of Jaguar’s new F-Type Coupe the first thing I learned was that it was a long way down!

High doorsills made ingress even more challenging but the hardship of entry was well worth its cost.

With the introduction of its F-Type, the storied British marque now offers hope to greying loyalists needing validation that sixty is the new forty. Regardless of age, the machine rewards its pilot with an exhilarating driving experience more Porsche-like in its execution than Jaguar-traditional.

The F-Type – regarded as today’s version of the revered E-Type – arrived on Canadian soil as a 2014 model, available only as a convertible roadster.

For the 2015 model year, Jaguar put a lid on its edgy two-seater with the introduction of the Coupe version. Its stunning lines steal the spotlight from the near-venerated convertible.

Surprisingly, the sensual body of the UK’s latest icon encompasses plenty of head and legroom, not to mention decently sized stowage beneath its narrow rear hatch. But Costco capacity isn’t a hallmark of sports cars, the FType included. Of greater importance is what’s beneath the bonnet.

A range of three power plants are available, two of which are supercharged V6 mills each displacing 3.0 litres yet developing 340 and 380

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2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe. horsepower respectively. The subject of this week’s review is the brawnier of the pair, denoted by the “S” within the Coupe’s nomenclature.

A third engine choice ups the testosterone immensely. The supercharged 5.0 litre V8 beneath the hood of the F-Type R Coupe dispenses a massive 550 horsepower to the Jag’s rear wheels.

With regret, I must inform our driving purists that the F-Type – Coupe or Convertible – is not available with a manual transmission. Pity really. Nonetheless, this cat has claws and plenty of forced-fed performance.

Unlike its more traditional siblings, the F-Type doesn’t impart the soothing qualities of a restrained engine note and supple underpinnings. Nope. Nada.

Rather, it is raucous, brash, and by some accounts – that being my better half’s – uncivil.

The raunchiness is justified, though, given the exceptional performance capabilities and egoistic essence of the

machine.

Jaguar literature pins a 0-100km/h time of just 4.3 seconds on the F-Type R Coupe and 4.9 seconds on the slightly tamer S version. The base car arrives at 100km/h in 5.3 seconds, yet there’s far more to this cat’s ability than sprinting.

I particularly enjoyed my tester’s quick, precise steering and exceptional roadfeel.

I had the opportunity to drive the F-Type on Mission Raceway’s road course last year and know from that experience just how competitively the car performs. There is true sports car DNA here with driving dynamics further hastened by highly responsive brakes, which clamp immediately and remain predictable, linear, and fade-free throughout.

While the F-Type may not be my choice with a free pass to the Jaguar showroom, it’s a watershed vehicle for the storied manufacturer, and one that deserves every bit of praise it receives.

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dePencier, David Brian

CHILDREN ........................................80-98

On December 31, 2014 Dave dePencier left us. He had struggled with complications from diabetes. He is mourned by his mother Sheila; his brothers Allan, Dale and Rick, his wife Edi; his son Darryl and his husband Chris; and his daughter Shelley and her husband Brad and two daughters Karis and Emily. There will be a celebration of life on February 19, 2015 at the Sandpiper Pub on Marine Drive in White Rock, BC. As Dave was an enthusiastic sailor, should you wish, in lieu of flowers, a donation to Search and Rescue (HTTP://rcmsar.com) would be preferred.

EMPLOYMENT .............................102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES...................203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK ......................453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE...........503-587 REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696 RENTALS ......................................703-757

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Save on Foods Correction Notice In our weekly flyer dated January 2 to 8, 2015 Family Size Super Spinach Salad was incorrectly advertised.

The description should have read Super Spinach Salad, 170g. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you.

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IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

ANDERSEN, Florence May (nee DePangher) Florence was born on July 23, 1925 in Sardis, BC. and resided in White Rock, BC. The perfect sister to Jack, Dot, Grace and Art. A wonderful wife to Viggo for 55 years. A loving mother to Paul and John (Marjie). The perfect grandmother to Sean, Jamie and Cole, and great-grandmother to Kenzi. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the BC Cancer Foundation. A Celebration of Life will be held in March 2015.

Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522

In Loving Memory Dayal Ahluwalia Ryker Catroppa Vicente Cordero Clara Gaspar Eric Heaton George Lee Joginder Mander Mollie Manifold Alexander Newlands Joern Nordmann Rozimine Precious Margaret Redway Ju-Shu Wang Kay Soong Yiu Thank you to those who have chosen in December to honour their loved ones with a gift to Surrey Memorial Hospital and the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre.

604-588-3371 championsforcare.com

Honour a loved one’s memory Call to make a gift at 604.535.4520 or create your own tribute page at pahfoundation.ca/tributes

GREENWOOD, Bill Bill passed away peacefully Jan. 3, 2015 at Brookshaven Care home in West Kelowna.

He was 76. Bill battled MS for 27 years. He will be sadly missed by family, friends, and all who knew him.

Remembered by his wife Marilyn, daughter & son-in-law Darlene and Kerry, grandsons Tyler and Nick, son Ron and grandson Jeff and sister and brother-in-law Tanis and Terry.

No service by request. If you wish to donate please choose a charity of your choice.

PORTEOUS, Marian Virginia (Miller) Artist, Mother 1929 - 2014 BUSSEY, Jason Barkley Oct. 4, 1970 - Jan. 1, 2015 It is with profound sadness that the family of Jason Bussey announce his sudden passing.

Jason is survived by his parents, and the lights of his life his daughters Julia & Jayden, as well as family and friends.

Jason’s smile was infectious, and his laughter contagious and his never-ending hugs unforgettable. There will be a celebration of Jason’s life on Saturday, Jan. 10, 1-4pm at The Sunrise Banquet Centre 5640 188th St. (#10 Hwy) Sry. In lieu of flowers the family is establishing a trust fund for Jason’s daughters Julia and Jayden at Envision Financial, South Point Branch Acct #146621 cheques payable to Sherry Bussey.

Marion passed away peacefully on December 8, 2014 at the Hogg Pavillion in White Rock.

She is remembered by her five children, Robin, Wyckham, Kitty, Simon and Alastair, three grandchildren, Paisley, John, Jorah, her great grandson, Hunter and her brother Gary. A Celebration of Life through her art will be held on January 14th, from 25pm, at 12626 27A Ave. S. Surrey.

SMITH, Joan Helen Sept. 12,1933 - Jan. 1, 2015 Joan was born in Grande Prairie, Alta. to Chester and Delia Miller.

She led a varied and adventurous life despite having to overcome several health issues along the way.

Joan passed away at Peace Arch Hospital on New Years Day. Predeceased by husband, Fred Smith, in 1988 and siblings Lloyd, Jim, Eileen, Shirley, Don and Dale.

Survived by Bob and Margaret. Mom will be greatly missed by her children Terri (Ian) Mankey, Mitzi (Dean) Faulks, Traci (Paul) Monchamp, Kent (Fiona) Smith and Lani Wilkinson: as well as 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Joan retired from Canadian Airlines in 1994 but continued on with her passion for travel. She leaves behind many close and wonderful friends both old and new.

A celebration of Joan’s life will be held on January 14 at 2:30 pm at Peace Portal Alliance, 15128-27B Ave., Surrey.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the BC Cancer Fnd. or the BC Lung Assn.

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William (Bill) Parr Olivier, Ph. D. November 29, 1940 - December 28, 2014

It is with great sorrow, deep admiration and love that we announce the passing of Bill. Loving husband of Rosemary McLoughlin, caring father of Celeste (Chris Young, and children Alexis, Mick, and Zac). Bill showed gentle humour, strength of spirit and huge courage throughout his long illness. Son of the late Stanley Claude Olivier and the late Leila Catherine Parr of Louisiana and Texas.

SHAFFER, Gordon A. Gordon A. “Gordy” Shaffer, born January 25, 1930, a resident of Vallejo, California for over 70 years, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2014 after a brief hospital stay.

A celebration of life is being held Friday, January 9, 2015 at Colonial Chapels, Vallejo.

In 1947 Gordon began his career as a photographer for the Vallejo Times-Herald. After returning from serving his country in the Korean War as a company clerk and photographer, he resumed his job with the Times-Herald where he continued to work for almost 30 years, making many life-long friendships.

Gordon and Irene (Bandura) met in October 1994 on a cruise ship to Hawaii. They married March 23, 1995 in Fort Lauderdale.

Gordon is survived by his wife Irene Shaffer of White Rock and her two children Denise Diewert and Jeff Bandura.

Gordon is also survived by his only son, Gregory Shaffer and his wife Sheri Hoss of Grass Valley, CA. Gordon became a Canadian citizen after he & Irene married. While residing in White Rock he volunteered with many organizations and was regularly the first to sign up to volunteer for any duties needed.

He served a term as President of the Peace Arch Rotary Club and was a recipient of a Paul Harris Fellowship.

While with the White Rock Chamber of Commerce, he was instrumental in forming a liaison with the Blaine Chamber that resulted in the placement of a 100-year Time Capsule in the Peace Arch Border Crossing.

Gordon also volunteered in the Emergency Room at Peace Arch Hospital.

If so desired, a donation to a charity of your choice or the White Rock S.Surrey Hospice Society would be appreciated.

WRIGHT, James Raymond, Ray led a full and rewarding life for 93 years. He would often repeat, “God has truly blessed me”. Born in Moose Jaw, Sask., his family moved to Regina where he grew up.

Ray was strong and energetic which served him well in sports, after school jobs, working for Imperial Oil, as a Regina fireman and in every endeavour he undertook. During WW2, he enlisted in the RCAF and became a flying Instructor. Ray found this role to be very rewarding and a perfect niche. The end of the war culminated his flying career until he was called to retake the position of flying instructor during the Korean War in 1950. He assumed several command positions and a tour in France with F86 squadron, flying jets. Following the end of that war, his career brought him to Saskatoon and finally to the Vancouver Search and Rescue Squadron. Ray was retired by the RCAF at 45 years of age with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He then sold real estate until hired on with CPAir as a flight simulator instructor until 1985. Ray then permanently retired and moved to South Surrey from Richmond. Ray had many hobbies and loved to relax in his prize winning chrysanthemum garden and keep his home in mint condition. No challenge was too great for him and as a Jack of all Trades, Ray was happiest when he had a project on the go.

Ray was predeceased by Kae (Sneddon) Wright, married 23 years, the mother of his four children which grew to include Beverly (Kalmakoff), Catherine (Terry) Wood, John Wright and Jim (Donna) Wright, 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Ray was also predeceased by second wife, Myrtle (Galloway) Wright, married 32 years. Ray married a third time to Leone (Beale) Wright with 19 years difference in their ages, married 14 years. Ray was also like a father to Leone’s son, David Cookson.

Ray was a strong supporter of South Arm United Church in Richmond and St. John’s Presbyterian Church in White Rock. A memorial service is to be held, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at 2 PM at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 1480 George St. White Rock BC.

Bill was a noted original in the domain of computer systems related to learning, intelligent systems, and cognition. An inspiring professor at OISE- University of Toronto, Bill is fondly remembered by his many graduate students over 27 years.

Graduating from University of Texas (Austin) with a Ph. D., Bill became director of CAI research before choosing OISE-University of Toronto to lead the largest Canadian R & D projects in computer and multimediabased learning. Hundreds of graduate students were mentored, supervised and taught throughout Bill’s academic career. Bill was Chair of the Department of Measurement, Evaluation, and Computer Applications. Subsequently Bill went on to direct Homecom Learning Systems, Ltd. and founded Random Access Multimedia, Inc. Bill was a person who approached life smiling and quietly ready for the next adventure. He enjoyed visiting with family, portrait painting, reading, nature, his pets, art, karate, snorkelling trips, and visiting with friends. Many who knew him commented on his ready and beautiful smile.

Bill will remain in our hearts forever.

Memorial service will take place Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 @ 2 p.m. at Church of the Holy Trinity, 15115 Roper Avenue, White Rock, B.C. Condolences at http://myalternatives.ca/abbotsford/obituaries

William Keith Hoare (Will, Willis) 88 September 17, 1926 - December 25, 2014 William passed away peacefully at home in White Rock on Christmas morning with friends and family by his side. He was predeceased by his parents William and Mabel and his sister Vivian Smith. His kind and gentle spirit, and intelligent, keen, interested and interesting mind, and genuine and compassionate “listening ear” will be missed by his two sisters Shirley Groff (White Rock), Gwen West (Stewart -Toronto) and his friend of over 50 years, Don Stagg, his nieces and nephews, and his many friends and colleagues.

Willis was born in Killarney, Manitoba. He lived with his three sisters Vivian, Shirley and Gwen in the back of the family barber shop and enjoyed summers at family farms in Killarney, Manitoba.

His first job was with Winnipeg Grain Exchange where he worked in the office. Shortly after working there he saw an opportunity at the CNR rail way terminal in the stats department and worked there for 12 years.

Towards the end of his career at the CNR he decided to pursue further education and attend the University of Manitoba where he received a Gold medal for top honors in the Faculty of Fine Arts. He also received a travelling scholarship and was one of five Canadians to receive the Dutch Government Award for post – graduate study in the Hague, Netherlands. He then completed his Master of Fine Arts Degree at Southern Illinois University.

Willis moved to BC in 1965 and lived in White Rock. During that time he had several one man art shows in both White Rock and Vancouver and also taught art classes at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

In 1966 he moved to Vancouver Island, began working as the assistant curator of the Victoria Art Gallery where he organized and hosted many shows for artists such as Emily Carr, Spanish master Goya and Maxwell Bates.

In 1975 he moved back to White Rock and joined the Surrey Teachers Association and began teaching art at Earl Marriot School in White Rock. Willis spoke frequently of the many talented students he was able to work with and how much he enjoyed teaching and those he worked with.

At the age of 62, he took part in a teaching exchange and spent a year teaching in Australia. This was only one of his many adventures. He also spent time exploring Mexico, South America, Africa, Asia, Russia, the US and parts of Europe.

Willis loved to keep up on the news (local and worldwide), reading the morning papers on his deck or by his fireplace. In retirement, he enjoyed connecting monthly with other retired teachers for breakfast. He also enjoyed his garden, his home and his time with family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Earl Marriott Secondary School (15751 16 Avenue, Surrey, BC V4A 1S1 ) for a 2015 scholarship in memory of a former longtime Art teacher, Mr. William Hoare or to a charity of your choice.

At Willis request a service was not held. Your thoughts or memories can be emailed to gjewitt@ shaw.ca and will be shared with the family.

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INFORMATION Disability Benefits Free Seminar Speakers: Dr. Alison Bested, on ME/FM, CFS, other

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LOST AND FOUND

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 115

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

LOST: Set of GMC keys with fob in White Rock area around Semiahmoo Mall or Peace Arch Hospital before New Years. Pls call (604)536-8486

HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES 172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

Forming & Framing Crews Morningstar Homes Ltd. has immediate & long term opportunities available, for qualified single family foundation forming and framing crews in Maple Ridge and Burke Mountain, Coquitlam.

For more information Please call Ed or Ali at: (604) 521-0038 careers@mstarhomes.com

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Date: Mon. Feb.9, 2015 at 7 pm Where: Hyatt Regency Vancouver RSVP: 604-554-0078 or office@lawyerswest.ca www.LawyersWest.ca

H.T.N’T. Service 604-538-8687

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Great impact for your BC Business. More than 280,000 passengers fly Pacific Coastal Airlines.

Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 or email fish@blackpress.ca

LOST SINCE SEPTEMBER Parker Street & Cliff. His name is HUNDINI and he’s very shy, dark grey & white. Dearly missed.

Please call with any information, 778-928-2674. Thank-you!

7 days a wk-Shuttle to: YVR & Bellingham Airports, Cruise Ship Service, Via Rail, Langley Bus Depot, Eye Clinic, Tswsn Ferry, etc.

Weekly • Biweekly • Monthly Residential & Commercial Services ~ Excellent Rates!! * Licensed * Bonded * Insured

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E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING D Windows Out & In D Gutters cleaned In & Out D Pressure Washing D Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrs D Lic. & WCB insured.

D Free Est. Seniors Discount

Eric 604-541-1743

DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING.

Efficient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 20 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070

PRE-SCHOOLS

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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Mechanical Contractor requires P/T Data Entry / Office Assistant.

Applicants must have Grade 12 diploma or GED, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to multi-task, detail oriented and highly organized, be proficient with Microsoft Office applications Word and Excel.

Timberline and MS Project experience an asset.

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Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Please send your resume in an email to info@ecwoman.com or apply in person to Marjorie @ our Grandview Corners store, address #50-16081-24th Avenue, Surrey BC from Tues - Sat.

Opportunity To Buy Janitorial Franchise

ANNUAL STARTING REVENUE $24,000 - $120,000 FINANCING AVAILABLE

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No phone calls please.

Jim’s Mowing Business for Sale Call 310-JIMS (5467)

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HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

BC QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER to work 4-5 days per week in White Rock Seniors residence.

Ph: (604)420-9339

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HELP WANTED

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

TRADES, TECHNICAL

CERTIFIED GM TECHNICIAN TICKETED BODYMAN

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

By joining White Rock / South Surrey's number one community print and online newspaper, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant communities. The team environment at the Peace Arch News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.

You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver's license are required.

The Peace Arch News is part of Black Press, Canada's largest private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington, Ohio, California and Hawaii.

Please send your resume with cover letter by Thursday, January 9 to: Collette Vernon - Ad Manager Peace Arch News, #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to Collette@peacearchnews.com

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Placing & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates. coastalconcrete.ca

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

Vancouver Island, BC (see our community online at www.porthardy.ca) busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to be filled immediately. Very competitive pay scales, benefits, and flexible schedules.

ALL Concrete Brick, Block & Stonework. Good job - Good price.

Call Enzio (604)594-1960

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Send resume to cory@klassengm.com

The Peace Arch News has an opening for an advertising consultant.

Computer Problems? Call Blue Sky Tech 604.512.7082 John Jespersen

Kristy 604.488.9161

RETAIL

Edward Chapman Woman’s South Surrey location at Grandview Corners is looking for an experienced PT sales person. We are a unique family run women’s fashion store.

No evening hours.

GETAWAYS

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COMPUTER SERVICES

Specializing in Private Events!

We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

Send resume to: info@dualmechanical.com or Fax: 604-576-4739

FRANCHISE

(Est. since 1995) BRENDA 604-531-2100

• Minimum $6,050 down payment • Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts • Includes Professional Training • On Going Support • Proven Worldwide Franchiser

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Fun Family Phonics

Advertising Sales Consultant

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DATA ENTRY / OFFICE ASSISTANT

3, 4, 5 or 6 hrs a day classes 2 - 5 days per week available Junior Kindergarten, ESL

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All Your Cleaning Needs

Will tell you *Past *Present *Future By appt only: 778-389-1754

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14633 - 16th Avenue

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A MAID 2 CLEAN

Need Answers? Call Today!

Be Inspired Career Coaching, call Stacey, 604.538.7392

SANDCASTLES & Sunshine Preschool

ITALY- Beautiful countryside, friendly locals, village house for rent. Anita, 250-655-4030.

40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

Door to door service

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SPIRITUAL

EXPERIENCED P/T SERVERS Required for Pelagos Restaurant.

Apply in person with resume: 2728 O’Hara Lane.

Crescent Beach. 604-538-6102.

BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS - Optician / Contact Lens Fitter. 6 month course. 604.581.0101

We wish each and every one of you a successful and prosperous 2015.

Thank you for your continuous support, it is greatly appreciated.

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PERFECT CLEANING SERVICE. I will clean your home as clean as my own. 16 yrs exp. 604-551-5525

Psychic Reading

Julie Fisher, Lawyer, Long-Term Disability and CPP

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

DRYWALL

PSB DRYWALL ★ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service.

604-762-4657/604-764-6416 Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

TransX is now hiring Vancouver based Class 1 Owner Operators for Terrace and Central B.C. interior runs.

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

1-877-914-0001

Competitive Wage & Good Benefit Package Offered!

Please forward your resume: Fax:(1)604-581-4104 Email: careers@tealjones.com Visit: www.tealjones.com

Apply today at

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HELP WANTED

Update your home with beautiful flat ceilings * No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess

- Surrey B.C Searching for highly motivated and ambitious individuals to work and be challenged in their field.

EARN .95+/mile after costs on this lane

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FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS

• SAW FILER • ELECTRICIANS • MILLWRIGHT/WELDER

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HELP WANTED

CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928

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Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers.

Reasonable.

Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092

KIDS AND ADULTS NEEDED FOR CARRIER ROUTES Papers are delivered right to your door. No need to insert flyers either! Deliver 2x a week, after school, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call the Circulation Department at 604 542-7434

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ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed.

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Prompt and Professional Electrical service/installations. 604-720-5803. www.itsonelectric.com

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Canterbury Dr, Crosscreek Crt, Hampshire Crt, Lincoln Woods Crt Canterbury Dr, Pl, High Park Ave, Morgan Creek Cres, Pl 152 St, 153 St, 154 St, 58A Ave, Kettle Cres E, N & W, Kildare Close, Crt, Dr & Pl, Kilarney Dr 136 St, 136A St, 137A St, 60 Ave, 60A Ave, King George Blvd 140 St, 56A Ave, 57 Ave, 57A Ave, 58A Ave, 60 Ave, Bradford & Halifax Pl, K.G. Blvd 129B St, 130A St, 131 St, 131A St, 132 St, 60 Ave, 60A Ave, 61 Ave, 62 Ave 133 St, 134 St, 134A St, 135 St, 58B Ave, 59 Ave, 59B Ave, 60 Ave 124 St, 125A St, 126 St, 60 Ave, 60A Ave, 61 Ave

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Call for FREE in-home consultation In-house design team and cabinet shop

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Showroom: Unit 62 - 15515 24th Ave. (at King George Blvd.) Tel: 604-538-9622

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HARDWOOD FLOOR REFINISHING

FULL RENO’S, NEW KITCHEN & BATHS, QUICK HANDYMAN FIX-UP

âœś Repairs & Staining âœś Installation âœś Free Estimates

All trades at your disposal within your budget, with timely and quality workmanship.

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MIRACLE MOVING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RELIABLE, SERVICE 7 days a week

Call Al 604-970-7083

GARDENING

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

APPLIANCES

CALL ROGER 604-

968-0367

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www.aboveallcontracting.ca

Interior Painting, Walls, Doors, Casings, Homes, OfďŹ ces, Ceiling Repairs, Finishing, Small Reno’s

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ABBOTSFORD

FLEA MARKET

Call 604-536-0379

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GARAGE SALES

Abbotsford Exhibition Park

778-855-5361

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

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Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes

HANDYPERSONS

A PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN / CARPENTER 20 yrs exp. Licensed & Insured.

Call 604-802-8809.

Renovations, Repairs, Decks, Baths, Kitchens, Mouldings, Flooring.

~ SUNDAYS ONLY ~ 6 am to 4 pm

CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 26 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Top Floor, Hardwood flrs, Balcony. $795/incl heat/hwater

Moving / Garage Sale

100% SMOKE FREE BLDG NO PETS ~ ADULT ORIENTED

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

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SENIOR DISCOUNTS To Do List? Free Quotes

MaZebah 778-788-7390 30 Yrs. Experience - References AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056

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Jeff 604-720-6244 for an Estimate

WE BUY HOMES BC

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

Call Blake or Brian (604)816-1653 Licensed, Insured, WCB

HUDOLIN’S ON HOMES Complete Home Renos ✔ Bathrooms & Kitchens ✔ Plumbing & Electrical ✔ Finishing Work & Mouldings ✔ Small Additions/Bsmt Suites ✔ General Contracting for renos FREE ESTIMATES hudolinrenos@gmail.com www.hudolinsrenos.com

Dave: 604-862-9379 • Additions • Home Improvements • Renovations • Concrete Forming • Framing • Siding 604-218-3064

WHITE ROCK. Sunny & bright 1 bdrm suite. Includes cable & heat, prkg. NS/NP. 604-535-0925

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HOMES FOR RENT

CRESCENT BEACH. Heritage Waterfront home. Avail immed-June 2015 with flexibility. 4 Bedroom furnished, 1914 beach house with lots of space. Woodburning fireplace, large verandah, 5 appliances. $2200/mo. Utils not incl. No Cats.

Call Scott 604-640-4170

.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated Ryan 778.229.0236

~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates

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Basements,Kitchen,Bath,Carpentry Drywall, Painting, Flooring, Tile. $30/hr. Call Brad 604-541-0464

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Member of Better Business Bureau

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

MOVING? LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

MESA PAINTING INTERIOR and EXTERIOR Quality work at reas rates. Free Est. Michael (cell) 604-724-7458

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From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

TONY’’S PAINTING

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PLUMBING

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

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CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

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Unit #7 - 2320 King George Blvd. in South Surrey

373B

TILING

A-1 Ceramics, Marble, Glass blocks etc. Install/Repair. Res./Comm.

Free Est. 20 years exp.

Peter’s Tile (604)209-0173

PETS

604.542.2236

9mo old PIT BULL MALE PUPPY. All shots, neutered, licensed.

Comes with dog house, bed, food, treats. $700. 778-869-6023 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 GOLDEN DOODLE puppies. Born Nov. 22. Mom small reg. Golden x Dad small Std Poodle (both 50 lbs).

We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/out, good w/kids/animals, low/no shed) Our dogs are part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support/guidance for life. 1st shots/deworm, $1200, 604-820-4827 Mission 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 NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND PUPS Ready Feb. 15. Reg’d. Vet checked http://vigelandkennels.ca 604-823-2259

.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbing.org

A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber Serving White Rock & Surrey

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Drain Cleaning

✭ 604-312-7674 ✭

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005

751

SUITES, UPPER

S. SURREY. Large 3 bdrm upper, 1600 sq.ft., 1.5 bath, 5 appl, f/p, on landscaped acre, cvrd prkg. New paint & carpets. NP/NS. Avail now. $1700/mo incl utils. (604)535-2044 WHITE ROCK - Furn bright studio/ bdrm.

Oceanview Patio.

Incl heat/light/cable/net & lndry. NS/NP. $725. Avail immed. 604-535-0588

752

TOWNHOUSES

CRESTWOOD MANOR

1321 Foster St. 1 BDRM - $895/MO. IN WELL MAINTAINED NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included.

No pets, No smoking.

Call: 604-760-7882

www.BBmoving.ca

SUITES, LOWER

Call 604-538-5337

477

604-536-6620

750

OCEAN PARK. A stroll to Crescent beach beautiful & quiet area, very bright 2 bdrm garden level 1000sf sep ent, yard, priv patio f/p w/d, d/washer, clse to transit & schl. N/S only. N/P. Avail now. $975/mo + 40% utils. Refs req’d. 604-542-1904 SURREY 127/61. Clean 1 Bdr, suit quiet person, ref’s, ns/np. Avail now $600 incl cable/hydro.604-596-5591 WHITE ROCK - 1164 Elm Street.

1 Bdrm grnd level ste - suits one person. $750/mo incl heat, h/w and lndry. N/S. N/P. Call 604-538-1630.

WHITE ROCK central 1bdrm, share w/d, incl utils/cable/net, f/p, priv ent, patio, prkg, clean & quiet. Ns/np.

Suits one. $850/mo. 604-535-6622.

UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP . FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com

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B & B MOBILE SERVICES

Call 536-5639 to view & for rates

Swimming Pool & All Amenities.

Running this ad for 10yrs

MOVING & STORAGE

Surrey, ground floor office/retail unit 526 sq ft.; 2nd floor office spaces from 220 sq ft. to 859 sq ft. in quiet Rosemary area.

1 & 2 Bedrooms

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

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

Rosemary Centre

Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

HANDYMAN Home Repair Services - 45 Yrs Exp Call or Text Henry 604-868-5441

APARTMENT/CONDO

FLEETWOOD 166/79A Ave. Lrg lot, master w/ensuite, laund, dbl garage liv & fam rms, f/p, central vac, alarm syst, walk to schools, bus & stores. $1700. Call or text: 604-649-1244.

OFFICE/RETAIL

3388 Rosemary Hts Cres.

ACTIVE SENIOR

www.paintspecial.com

A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt suites, drywall, patios, plumbing, siding, fencing, roofing, landscaping, etc.

Joe 604-961-9937.

V U

706

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

Vincent 543-7776

HOME REPAIRS

320

RENTALS

WCB INSURED

www.starttoďŹ n.ca EXP. CARPENTER / HANDYMAN All types of work! No job too small!

Over 20 yrs exp! Ed 778-888-8603

HOMES WANTED • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647

Repair, Replace, Remodel...

D interior & exterior renovation D rot repair & restoration D Decks D Fences & much more free estimates.

$499 & UNDER

GOOD DEAL. Speakers with stand CD player, Surround sound receiver $500 or will sell separate. Also cabinet avail if interested 604-596-4912

.Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey

Residential & Commercial Insured, Bonded,Warranty Provided

Blake and his Dad make a positive difference in your life by providing quality workmanship delivered with integrity.

Call 604-538-4599

REAL ESTATE

Gutters • Concrete Forming • Framing- Exterior Siding

START TO FINISH CONTRACTING

NEWLY RENOD 2 Bdrm, $1025/mo & 1 bdrm, $865/mo.

Avail now. Quiet, well kept building. Hot water incl. Nr shops, bus, & hospital.

PORTABLE Electric 5000 watt Generator. Coleman Power base.

10hp Briggs gas motor. $475: (604)536-4132

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Call (604)202-5312 WHITE ROCK

HOMES FOR RENT

S. SURREY/White Rock. 20/140th SxS large, bright 5bdr duplex, 3 bdr up, 2 bdr down with kitchenette, 2.5 bath, large fenced backyard, cov’d pkng. NS/NP, Ref’s req, $1800/mo + utils. Avail Feb. 1st. Cat ok.

604-541-6263 after 5:30pm.

WALNUT Grove: 20629-86A Ave, whole house. 2 sty + undev bsmt; 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 5 appl, fp ,NS, NP, fenced yd, $1700/mo +utils, Ref & 1 yr lease. Avail Feb 1. Call 604-8889160. Lv msg White Rock - FANTASTIC OCEAN VIEW HOME FOR RENT 15444 Royal Ave. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2185 sq/ft living space. All appls incl. N/S. Longterm lease. Avail Jan 1st. Ref’s req’d. $2500/mo.

Call for more info 604-817-5117 WHITE ROCK Ocean Park: 3 bdrm rancher, 5 appls, huge garage, lane access. Avail now. $2200/mo +utils.

Call (778)809-9295.

WHITE ROCK

MISC. FOR SALE

.CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052

736

Clean, quiet building.

1 Bdrm 2nd floor. $835/mo.

Incl heat, hotwater & prkg.

Close to mall, grocery, library & all amens. Safe & secure.

Non-Smoking, No Pets.

Crime free multi-housing awards.

WE’RE ON THE WEB

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

SPECIALIZING IN

White Rock: Central located.

1 bdrm Ground level, corner unit, just renovated, adult oriented. $850/mo. Heat, hot water & parking are incl. Lease required. N/S, N/P. 604-808-6601 or (604)591-1778

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Best Prices & Service!

Boarding, Taping, Texture paint, Stain removal and Much More!

We complete Basements!

Carpet & Laminate Flooring Small Jobs Welcome!

25 yrs of exp Free est. & quote!

Call Kam @ (604) 551-8047

Small or Large JOBS

• Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

Call 604-536-8428

Per Molsen 604-575-1240

WHITE ROCK HANDYMAN Repair - Renovate - Organize Build - Design - Electric

287

1 BDRM SUITE Southside-Bright & Sunny

Phone 604-859-7540

Dining room suite incl. hutch, table, 4 chairs, Lazy-boy couch with recliners, wooden glider rocking chair, end tables, freezer, glass computer desk, ladders, wheel barrow, golf bag, complete set of Ping Irons, misc other clubs, tools, books, lots of misc. household & other items.

NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates.

We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes.

778.245.9069

European Quality Workmanship

White Rock ~ 1243 Best St

TRETHEWEY @ MACLURE AVE

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

~ Fir Apartments ~

86 Skeena Bay Sea Ridge Bay Manufactured Home Park 15875 - 20th Ave. South Surrey Sat. Jan. 10th, 9am -3pm

RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING

GUTTER CLEANING, window cleaning, yard cleanup, pressure washing. 20 yrs exp. 778-384-4912

706

1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm units avail now Heat & hot wtr incl.

Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr

THE JAPANESE YARDMAN Santa Forgot Winter Clean up! *Tree Hair Cut & Pruning *Snow Removal. Same Day Estimate. Call Kris 604-617-5561

RENTALS

WASHERS, DRYERS, STACKERS Bought ~ Sold ~ delivered 604 - 541 - 0464

10% off with this ad

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

www.centuryhardwood.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

WHITE ROCK

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224

281

MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

506

APPLIANCES Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers.

Reasonable.

Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092

Peninsula Prop Management

IT’S YOUR LUCKY YEAR WHITE ROCK, waterfront viewsuite on Marine Dr. 2 bdrm, 2 baths, hrdwd flrs, 1120 sf, all appls, gas F/P, 3rd flr, 2 u/g prkg. N/S. A Million Dollar View! $1900/mo. Call Art (604)767-1999.

.Homelife Peninsula Property Maint.

757

WANTED TO RENT

SMALL studio or 1 bdrm. by quiet, stable, fully employed, excellent local references. No kids or pets.

Work M-F, most weekends out of town. Suite15@outlook.com

Skyline Apts White Rock Quiet community oriented living.

TRANSPORTATION

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Hot Water & U/G Parking Incl

Call 604-536-8499

845

www.cycloneholdings.ca

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-721-4528 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry) Family housing 1851 Southmere Crescent E. 2 bdrm apartments starting from $915/mo-$1027/mo. incl. heat.

Pet friendly, near all amenities.

Community garden.

The Scrapper

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

604-451-6676 SOUTH SURREY- 2nd Ave. & 176th (truck crossing) 500sf. coach house. Like new condition. 1 bdrm.

W/D D/W, laminate floors. $850 incls. cbl. (300 channels) Wi-Fi, utils. Available Now. No pets! N/S Call: (604)312-5763 Sry, Ocean Bay 16th/154 2bdrm 2 bath 2nd flr condo D/W W/D 1 u/g prkg. Mar. 1. $1375+util walk to shops, beach NS/NP 604-591-9696 White Rock. 2 Bdrm, 1 bath, walk to mall/bus. $1225 incl heat/hotwtr, Adult oriented NS/NP. (604)5369565 / (604)765-9565.

WHITE ROCK area: Spac 1 bdrm & den suite. Walk to malls, bus, rest; large patio. In-ste lndry. $1250/mo incl gas. N/P, N/S. 604-531-9457.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

PROPERTY OWNERS Big or small properties, WE MANAGE IT ALL! Houses needed for qualiďŹ ed tenants

Alfred 604-889-6807 TENANTS 4 bdrm T/H in Cathedral Grove, $2700/M, 1 yr lse. Avail. now Rental units available now www.bcforrentinfo.ca OfďŹ ce: 604-534-7974 Ext: 205 S.SURREY Grandview Corners.

5 bdrm 2 level house, 9 yrs/old.

S/S appl’s, fenced b/yard. Avail immed. $2200/mo. 604-880-3099

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WEEKLY SPECIALS Prices Effective January 8 to January 14, 2015.

While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

100% BC Owned and Operated PRODUCE

MEAT Organic California Grown Cara Cara Navel Oranges

Organic California Grown Red and Rainbow Chard

2.98lb/ 6.57kg

2/4.00 product of USA

Aspen Ridge Stewing Meat

Organic Whole Chicken

7.99lb/ 17.61kg

3.99lb/ 8.80kg

product of USA

Organic

Roaster Russet Potatoes

Juice Carrots from Fountainview Farm, Lillooet,BC

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19.98

2.27kg/5lb bag

11.3kg/25lb bag

product of BC,

product of BC, Canada

Canada

Organic Lean Ground Beef

Organic Chicken Bone in Breast or Thighs

value pack

value pack

6.99lb/ 15.41kg

8.99lb/ 19.82kg

GROCERY

HEALTHCARE

Dairyland Organic Milk

Elias Honey Liquid or Creamed

SAVE

7.99

FROM

24%

4L product of Canada

L’Ancetre Organic Cheese FROM

24%

6.99-7.99 500g product of Canada

Annie Chun’s Roasted Seaweed Snacks

SAVE 2/3.00

4.99-6.99

44%

200g product of Canada

10g

product of USA/Korea

SAVE 2/6.00

32%

with or without pulp

SAVE FROM

SAVE

40%

31%

SAVE FROM

27%

SAVE FROM

36%

assorted sizes

from 2/7.00 125-226g product of USA

25% off regular retail price

Enerex Greens RX

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

SAVE

from 2/5.00

30%

1L • product of Italy

2/7.00 600g

30.99 250g 52.99 400g

product of Canada

Dairyland Whipping Cream

assorted varieties

2.19

Sukin Facial Care

assorted varieties

Pearl’s Frozen Perogies

Maison Orphée Oil

520ml +deposit +eco fee product of Thailand

14.99 90 tablets

750g product of Canada

Popcorn Indiana Popcorn

Isola Bio Organic Non-Dairy Beverages

C2O Coconut Water

Sisu Ester-C 500mg

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

SAVE

Liberté Classique Yogurt

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

3.99

4.99-9.99

1L product of Canada

BULK

250 - 750ml product of Italy, Canada,

Rice

Mexico, Argentina

select varieties, bags and bins

Raincoast Wild Pink Salmon

Ecover Dishwasher Detergent

regular or no salt

assorted varieties and sizes

MacKellar Farms Frozen Edamame Shelled or Pods

2/5.00 150-160g • product of Canada

6.99 product of USA

2/6.00 400g • product of Canada

GLUTEN FREE

xxx • product of xxx

Organic Multigrain Bread

Tre Stelle or Dofino Cheese Slices

2/10.00 125-165g Ready to Eat Roasted Specialty Chickens

half

regular retail price

xxx BAKERY

DELI

whole

20% off

4.49

Raw Bars assorted flavours

2.49 110g

530g

Summer Fresh Hummus Toppers

11.99 6.99

9" Fruit Pies

assorted varieties

4.99

assorted varieties

9.99

300g

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