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▶ “I was a single mom with my father’s child in the seventies.” PATRICIA, NOW A 62-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER OF THREE
▶ RESIDENTS SHOULD BE CONCERNED OVER SHOOTINGS, BUT ‘THEY SHOULD NOT BE FEARFUL,’ TOP COP TELLS CROWD KEVIN DIAKIW
More than 700 people packed into a Surrey high school for a forum on crime Tuesday night, an event scheduled as Surrey and North Delta grapple with 22 shootings in six weeks. The most recent shooting on Sunday morning killed Arun Bains, the 22-yearold nephew of Surrey-Newton NDP MLA Harry Bains. Prior to the start of the meeting, many people said they were looking for answers. Naida Robinson was at the forum, held in the gymnasium of Tamanawis Secondary School at 66 Avenue and 126 Street, and said she wants to see dedicated RCMP officers assigned to Newton. That way, crime files will remain consistent with the same officers. Darlene Bowyer said she wants some assurance there will be a meeting of all levels of government, something she’s been requesting for some time. Neither of those issues were brought up by officials at the meeting. Surrey RCMP Chief Supt. Bill Fordy said the recent spate of gun violence is keeping him up at night. “Are we doing enough?” he said he asks himself at night, adding the shootings are a priority for the Surrey RCMP. “Then I think about it a bit more and say ‘that’s not enough’.” He said the Mounties need to better engage the community and when that happens, real progress will occur. Fordy also said the community should be concerned – “but they should not be fearful.” “The root causes of these shootings are drug use and drug trafficking,” Fordy told the largely South Asian crowd. Mayor Linda Hepner said the city is doing what it can. Thirty-four new RCMP officers ▶ “The root causes have arrived in Surrey and 100 more are on order for this year. of these shootings Speakers had varying opinions about how are drug use and to make things better. One woman said many people who come drug trafficking.” to Canada haven’t had a positive experience CHIEF SUPT. BILL FORDY with police in their home country.
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Patricia is one of several victims of domestic violence – along with the professionals who work in the field – who have shared their experiences with the Surrey Women’s Centre as part of an awareness campaign to mark National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. LIZ DUNGATE
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