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SENIORS COME IN FROM THE COLD

▶ SURREY FOOD BANK CLIENTS FIND WARMTH AND COMPANIONSHIP AT THE CHUCK BAILEY RECREATON CENTRE BOAZ JOSEPH

It’s two days before Edna Yargeau’s 66th birthday.

It’s cold and rainy outside, but Yargeau – waiting for the doors to open at the Surrey Food Bank (SFB) – is comfortable and relaxed.

She’s among about two dozen other seniors inside the lobby of the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, which has opened its doors to older SFB clients as part of a new program.

Instead of lining up on the street, they’ve got a place to sit and get to know each other better.

“It’s nice,” Yargeau says over the piped-in Christmas music.

“It gives us a place to socialize.

It’s like a social club.”

To add to the atmosphere, coffee and snacks are provided by volunteers from the South Surrey-based Seniors Come Share Society (SCSS), which has

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a satellite office at the recreation centre.

The seniors’ program, which runs every second week, is a partnership between the SFB, the SCSS and the City of Surrey.

Sitting with Yargeau is Karen Holmstrom, who is both a client of and a volunteer for the Surrey Food Bank.

It’s a way of giving back, says the

67-year-old retiree, who used to volunteer at a food bank in Vernon.

Both women say it’s financially tough for a senior living on a pension.

“Everybody is in the same boat as you,” says Holmstrom, saying that about half of her pension cheque goes towards rent.

“Without (the food bank), we probably

wouldn’t make it.”

Now, for the second time – and henceforth, every second Wednesday – seniors don’t have to line up across the street for the 1:30 p.m. opening at the food bank. continued on page 6

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Generous man ran down and left to die

▶ SISTER OF HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM SAYS MBASUVA MUUKUA ALWAYS PUT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS FIRST KEVIN DIAKIW

He was the kind of young man who would put a halt to his day just to make sure someone was okay.

Just before midnight on Dec. 4, a yet-to-be-identified motorist ran him down on a road in Bridgeview and sped off, leaving him there to die.

Mbasuva Muukua, 26, was heading home from his construction job when a Honda Prelude struck him in the 12600-block of King George Boulevard, leaving him critically injured in the middle of the road.

Another car stopped to help him, however Muukua died in hospital a short time later.

Muukua arrived in Canada as a refugee from Namibia, Africa five years ago. He came to Surrey to earn enough money to go to college.

In an interview with The Leader from Toronto, his sister Rico Lubansa said her younger brother was extremely hard working and giving to a fault.

“He didn’t have much, but he was always such a happy person,” Lubansa said.

He was always putting the needs of others first.

“When he was in Toronto, there was a person who didn’t speak English – he Hit-and-run victim Mbasuva left everything and walked with them Muukua was always a happy all the way to where they had to go,” Lubansa said. “That was the kind of person, his sister told The Leader. person my brother was.”

PHOTO SUBMITTED She’s pleading with the person who struck her brother to come forward so the family can have some closure.

To the driver she said: “Imagine your parents receiving a casket after five years of not seeing your son,” Lubansa said. “The person that did this didn’t even take a second to just stand and think about the person lying there. You’ve left this family devastated, there are no smiles for us after this.”

Police now believe the man was hit by a red Honda Prelude, model year 1997 to 2001. Anyone with more information about this collision is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.solvecrime.ca

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“When you stand there for two hours, you get tired, your bones creak,” says Holmstrom. “(Now) bones don’t creak.”

“Coming here is a blessing,” says Dave Wilkinson, who is seated at a nearby table with another client, James Bowler, a 67-year-old who delivers newspapers to 117 homes in Newton.

Both men have been clients of the food bank for about a year.

“You’ve got to be a politician to get a good pension,” notes Wilkinson, who has nothing but praise for the food bank’s friendly staff and clients.

Bowler says the SFB helps him take care of his adult son, who is struggling to find work.

SFB Executive Director Marilyn Herrmann says the idea of a gathering place for seniors was inspired by conversations at a recent seniors’ forum in Surrey.

The SCSS quickly joined, since it already offers day programs for seniors on site, as well as other community support programs such

Above: Karen Holmstrom (right), a client of and volunteer with the Surrey Food Bank, chats with another client while waiting for her Wednesday seniors’ hamper at the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre.

Below: Surrey Food Bank Executive Director Marilyn Herrmann. BOAZ JOSEPH

Surrey Food Bank facts: • The food bank serves 13,800 clients each month.

• About one-third of clients are children.

Many clients are seniors and immigrants.

Other clients are employed and use the food bank occasionally to make ends meet.

• The food bank is supported solely by donations made by individuals, organizations and businesses.

• Cash donations allow the food bank to purchase pro-

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Through purchasing agreements with grocers and bulk buying, the food bank can turn every $1 donated into $3.

• Specific programs at the SFB include Hamper to Your Home (for clients with mobility issues), Tiny Bundles, Pre-K (ages two to five), Toddler Totes, Thrifty Kitchen and distribution geared to seniors aged 65 and over on Wednesdays.

• Volunteers are a big part of the SFB. Hours for volunteering are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (except Wednesdays). A threemonth commitment is required.

• Other than money, the most-needed donated items – especially during the Christmas season – are baby formula, baby toiletries and blankets, canned meat/fish, healthy cereal, meals-in-a-tin, canned fruit and vegetables, whole-grain pasta and rice, pasta sauces, soups and macaroni and cheese.

• The SFB does not go door-to-door to solicit cash donations nor does it partner with any other organization to do so.

If you are approached by someone claiming to represent the Surrey Food Bank, contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502.

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Carbon tax isn’t reducing emissions ▼ LETTER WRITERS DEBATE TOM FLETCHER AND THE ENVIRONMENT Re: “Inconvenient truths of climate change” (B.C. Views, Dec. 2).

As Tom Fletcher pointed out, there are many questions on climate change.

I’m not sure that B.C. or Canada is the problem, but the B.C. government is on the right track with the carbon tax, because it is apparent that Canadians need to lead on the environment, and be seen as leading. We need to be able to market our resources and lead in sustainability.

The B.C. carbon tax has pluses and minuses.

Some of the carbon tax burden is returned to lower income earners – this is a good thing.

The tax, however, does little to reduce CO2 emissions. If four of the $5 billion collected over the past six years had been invested in reforestation, carbon sinks, the B.C. government could proclaim to the rest of Canada and the world that we are making a real difference.

I think B.C. and Canada are doing a good job on environmental issues, but we need to be seen to be doing more. A B.C. carbon

torch for continuing with status quo policies around energy sources and emissions. No surprise, because his boss and others are betting there’s still hope for selling sludge to Asia.

I notice in reading the letters from various outposts of Black Press, there are few readers buying this argument. That is encouraging for people who have their ears and eyes open to the realities of the climate situation.

Bill Wells

Where is the warming? tax that brings in $5 billion to provide $5.7 billion in tax cuts does not appear to me to be making the necessary changes in addressing the global environmental concerns.

The perception is that we are doing nothing.

This needs to change.

Phil Harrison

Merchants of sludge?

Tom Fletcher’s latest column, a litany of classic skepticism about what’s going on in the atmosphere, is like a museum display of petroleum industry attitudes.

He evidently has no shame in carrying the

It has been 18 years without statistically relevant temperature increases in our atmosphere, according to satellite data used by the International Panel on Climate Change. The level of CO2 has gone up in those 18 years, yet the atmospheric temperature has not.

Is there a real connection between CO2 level and atmospheric temperature? Maybe not much. The climate scientists won’t say they got it wrong.

Time for the truth, before Canada and other countries have our economies knocked out from under us. Please climate scientists, level with us, and let your colleagues who have “lost the climate change faith” speak.

A selective contrarian Tom Fletcher’s “Inconvenient truths” column was highly selective in its choice of so-called climate “alarmist” examples.

It is clear that there has been significant warming linked to burning fossil fuels.

Increasing parts per million of CO2 and other warming gases is documented, as is ocean acidification.

The built-up inertia in the Earth system, given these data, may be a tipping point from which it could be too late to take meaningful action.

The nature of this issue means we cannot be 100 per cent certain, however the Precautionary Principle would urge action on 80 per cent confidence when the realization of a risk would be catastrophic.

Editorials that denigrate vocal activists and selectively choose data lower the quality of discussion, contribute to polarized discussion, and raise doubt as to whether any action is needed; just what climate change denial interests want.

Black Press, given that it touts itself as the largest independent news chain, can do better.

Kevin Tyler

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Clark on carbon tax and B.C. ads Premier Christy Clark sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview at her Victoria office Dec. 9. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at www.surreyleader.com

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Tom Fletcher: At the UN climate conference in Paris, did you speak about natural gas as a transition fuel, and did you find support for that idea?

Christy Clark: Yes and yes. The new government in Ottawa is a big supporter of our LNG plan, and part of the reason for that is that they also see it as a way forward for Canada to make a huge contribution to fighting global climate change.

There are 150 coal plants on the books in China today. The only way that those plants and the ones that come after will be stopped is if they have a transitional fuel to move to.

TF: B.C.’s 2020 greenhouse gas target, reduction of emissions by a third, is another target that isn’t going to be met. Why?

CC: When the government brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other jurisdictions around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have.

There comes a point where the carbon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province.

TF: Your advisory committee says the carbon tax needs to go higher starting in 2018 if it’s going to have an effect. Do you have any other choice?

CC: Let’s figure out what the national goal is going to be, which we don’t know yet.

TF: On a related topic, transit spending. Your new minister Peter Fassbender has talked about a “new day” in Ottawa and he’s downplaying the idea of another referendum for new funding sources. Is that off the table now?

CC: It may be possible that the federal government wants to invest more in transit, and take up some of the

slack from the local government level.

TF: On LNG, oil and natural gas prices continue to go down, and supply continues to go up around the world. Did you see any positive signs this year?

CC: What I saw this year was developing countries, especially China, making a firm commitment to reduce their emissions.

The only way for them to do that is to move to a greater degree to natural gas, and the bulk of their industry is still located on the east coast of their country, a long way from Russia and close to B.C. TF: Are we going to see some policy action on high housing costs in 2016, and will there be some relief from the property transfer tax?

CC: You’ll see in the February budget, but we are looking for ways to provide some relief for home buyers.

TF: We’re starting to see govern-

ment advertising ramp up. We saw a lot of Jobs Plan advertising before the 2013 election, we saw the federal government do it with their Economic Action Plan, which was very expensive, and to most people’s eye self-serving or political in nature at taxpayers’ expense. Is that what we’re going to see in the next year and a half?

CC: It won’t be political. I think some of that was, really, political. You will see more information-based advertising out there, talking to people about for example, the Registered Education Savings Plan.

TF: Not Jobs Plan 2.0?

CC: I don’t think that’s in the plan. I wish I could say to you no, never, but I, you know….

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Surrey held its first extra day on Nov. 12.

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DGS Construction Company Ltd. won the contract to build the new school in the Clayton area, near 72 Avenue and 184 Street. The company submitted the lowest qualified bid of just under $38.7 million.

Eight other companies also presented bids for the job, ranging from $38.9 million to $45.6 million.

The new school will take pressure off of Clayton Heights and Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary schools, which have been over-capacity for several years. They both have hundreds more students than they were built for.

Four years ago, Lord Tweedsmuir (LT) was forced to implement a flex schedule, with different grades starting and finishing the school day at different times to accommodate the overflow of students.

In addition, LT has 13 makeshift portable classrooms on

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The new Clayton north high school has been a long time coming, as the provincial government first committed to funding the project in 2013. The money didn’t come until August 2014, however, and the Ministry of Education only approved the project going to tender last month.

Building is expected to begin in January, with hopes the school can open in spring 2018.

Last month, in proposing boundary moves to alleviate crowding at some elementary schools, the district said all schools in the Clayton area are under “extreme enrolment pressures.”

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He had heard quarrelling from the house next door before, but the yelling on Aug. 12, 2014 was different.

Spiro Saites and his wife were watching TV that summer afternoon when they were startled by loud screaming on the neighbouring property.

“It was very intense,” said Saites.

Saites was the first witness called to testify in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on Monday, the opening day of the trial of Ryan Beauchamp.

Beauchamp, now 30, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his father Allen Bezell, 55, in Surrey 16 months ago.

Saites rented out the home next to his to Bezell, who lived with Beauchamp and downstairs tenant Brad Buckley. Both homes were near 140 Street and 60 Avenue.

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Ryan Beauchamp, seen here during his arrest in August 2014, is on trial for the murder of his father, Edward Allen Bezell.

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out the door when he heard the shouting, jumping the fence into the next yard, where he saw Buckley and Beauchamp struggling with one another.

The Crown laid out its case Monday, saying Bezell was in a shed working on a car with Buckley when Beauchamp entered and attacked Bezell with a knife, slashing him in the head.

Buckley, said prosecutor Vittorio Toselli, intervened, dragging Beauchamp out of the shed and getting him to drop the knife.

Saites testified he and his wife had shown up by this time, saw the two men struggle and saw Bezell emerge from the shed holding his bloody forehead. continued on page 11

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TransLink urged to ditch LRT for Surrey ▼ SKYTRAIN ADVOCATE SAYS LIGHT RAIL PLAN IS FLAWED JEFF NAGEL

An advocate for SkyTrain has urged TransLink’s board to reject the City of Surrey’s choice of light rail trains over other rapid transit expansion alternatives.

Daryl Dela Cruz told TransLink directors light rail (LRT) would bring almost no improvement in frequency over the express bus service that already exists between Guildford and Surrey Central station, a trip he tested recently.

“It took me seven minutes – three minutes faster than what the LRT is supposed to take according to the City of Surrey’s website,” Dela Cruz told TransLink direc-

tors Dec. 9.

“What’s the point?” he asked, adding LRT will mean the loss of traffic lanes on 104 Avenue, with more congestion, less transit ridership, and slower growth around stations.

The $2-billion-plus plan for Surrey light rail lines – an “L” line that runs on King George Boulevard and 104 Avenue plus a Fraser Highway line that runs from the SkyTrain terminus to Langley City – has been stalled since the defeat of the regional sales tax referendum last summer.

But hopes have grown that more generous federal infrastructure grants could come from

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As Buckley called 911, Beauchamp went inside the house.

Within moments, Saites said he saw Beauchamp come back outside. This time, he was holding a shotgun with both hands at waist level, pointing it straight ahead. Saites said he bypassed the couple as if they weren’t there.

“He went straight for his dad,” Saites told the court. “I said, ‘Ryan, don’t do it, no, no’.”

Beauchamp and his father struggled, Bezell holding the barrel of the gun, trying to point it away and pleading for his son to stop.

“The next thing I knew … the gun went off and shot Allen in the chest,” Saites testified.

Beauchamp dropped the shotgun beside his dad.

“It’s finished. It’s done, it’s done,” Saites recalled Beauchamp saying.

Saites said his wife told Beauchamp to go sit on the house steps and he complied.

Police arrived shortly thereafter and placed him under arrest. He’s been in custody since.

Toselli said the trial will be split in two, to deal with not only the evidence pertaining to the fatal shooting, but also with psychiatric evidence related to Beauchamp’s mental health at the time of his dad’s killing.

Toselli and defence lawyer Paul McMurray agreed there is little dispute about what occurred that day.

“The issue in this case is not what happened,” said McMurray. “The issue is Mr. Beauchamp’s state of mind.”

Saites testified Beauchamp told him he was taking medication for schizophrenia and appeared socially isolated, spending most of his days in the house. He described Beauchamp’s demeanour after the shooting as “vacant.”

Beauchamp, with dark thinning hair and wire-rimmed glasses, mostly looked down as he listened to the testimony from the prisoner’s box.

The trial was expected to continue through the week.

Ottawa, opening the door to a new cost-sharing deal between area mayors and the province without another vote.

Dela Cruz argues it’s time to switch the plan to one of the alternatives TransLink previously studied – extending SkyTrain along Fraser Highway to Langley and running bus rapid transit (BRT) on the King George and 104 corridors instead of light rail.

The costs would be similar, but TransLink’s own study of the options

Daryl Dela Cruz indicates the SkyTrain/BRT system would be more heavily used, generating the “most quantifi-

able transportation benefits.” It would take 22 minutes to ride the Fraser Highway SkyTrain segment, compared to 29 minutes with light rail, which would also require a transfer to continue on SkyTrain.

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner argues light rail is essential to shape the future development of the city.

But Dela Cruz argues that’s not a good enough reason for build an inferior system. continued on page 12

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TransLink has yet to determine how some seniors and disabled transit users from the Fraser Valley with special passes will be able to board SkyTrain once the Compass card is fully in effect and fare gates are closed.

About 90,000 low-income seniors and other B.C. residents on disability assistance get provincially subsidized B.C. Bus Passes at a cost of $45 a year, giving them blanket transit access anywhere in the province.

Most of those pass holders live in Metro Vancouver and they have already been issued Compass cards to replace the old paper passes, which won’t open fare gates.

But so far there’s no plan to do the same for others living in the Fraser Valley or on Vancouver Island so they can continue to use SkyTrain when they come to Metro Vancouver.

Advocates say they don’t want those pass holders to be denied rapid transit access.

“If you’re living in the Fraser Valley and you need to come in, it could be a problem,” said Disability Alliance B.C. Executive Director Jane Dyson. “It’s not clear to us yet how this is going to work.”

TransLink spokesman Chris Bryan said bus drivers will continue to accept the regular B.C. Bus Passes. As for whether companion Compass cards will be issued to pass holders living outside Metro, Bryan said TransLink is in discussions with the provincial ministry of social development.

“We’re working with the province on how that’s going to work,” he said.

He acknowledged there is some concern about the potential for illegal re-selling of Compass cards enabled for the annual pass. A Compass card version of the B.C. Bus Pass is more likely to be of use to someone in Abbotsford than a Fort St. John resident, he noted.

B.C. is the only province that subsidizes

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Another access concern is how sip-and-puff wheelchair users who are paralyzed from the neck down with no use of their arms will be able to tap in and out with Compass cards.

Since TransLink won’t have attendants at every station, those disabled transit users who have until now been able to use the system independently may be forced to seek assistance from strangers.

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Dela Cruz said an operating deficit between what LRT would generate in revenue and its costs is equivalent to 40 per cent of the cost of running buses south of the Fraser, raising concern LRT may force transit cuts.

“We’re going to have to cannibalize the rest of the City of Surrey’s buses just to make financial room for it.”

The regional Mayors’ Council supported Surrey’s choice of LRT when it crafted the transit expansion plan that went to referendum this year.

TransLink officials said they’re working towards a deadline of next March to complete a business case for both the Surrey and Broadway line projects to maintain eligibility for federal P3 grant funding.

That work includes updates to the capital costs, operating costs and revenue estimates so there can be confidence they’re accurate to within 15 per cent, said Fred Cumming, TransLink vice-president of engineering and infrastructure management.

“March is a very aggressive date,” he said. “But when the funding is secured we’ll be ready to go.”

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New look, name for Cloverdale track ▶ GRAND OPENING OF ELEMENTS CASINO TAKES PLACE DEC. 17 JENNIFER LANG

Months of speculation and millions in renovations come to an end tomorrow when a Cloverdale landmark holds its grand re-opening.

The doors open at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17 at Elements Casino, which replaces the existing Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino.

Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has spent a reported $11 million renovating and updating the facility – about what it spent rebranding its Coquitlam casino as the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver – adding new food and bever-

age options and live entertainment spaces, along with table games and 500 new slot machines.

The casino and the racetrack have remained open during the renovations, meaning guests have been able to see some of the changes themselves – such as the updated main entrance and new lower casino floor, with added slots and a new lounge area that will sell pub food.

To be unveiled is “Escape,” a new, 300seat live performance venue; the Diamond Buffet, which will be open seven days a week; and a dining spot called Foodies,

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Both the lounge and Escape will feature live performers such as cover bands and other regional talent.

Standardbred and simulcast horse racing will continue to be featured, maintaining a connection to the casino’s roots.

“We look forward to the grand opening of Elements Casino as it will give us an opportunity to elevate, improve and diversify the entertainment experience within the Surrey marketplace, a region that is currently growing and projected to be the most populated city in Metro Vancouver by 2020,” said Chuck Keeling, vice-president, stakeholder relations and responsible gaming for Great Canadian Gaming Corp.

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Metro Vancouver halts plan to build new trash incinerator ▶ LESS GARBAGE TO BURN PUTS PROCESS ON HOLD JEFF NAGEL

Metro Vancouver’s drive to build a new garbage incinerator is on ice, if not dead.

The regional district announced Thursday it is discontinuing the lengthy waste-to-energy procurement process, although it indicated it could be restarted in a year or two.

Board chair Greg Moore said improved recycling and waste-reduction efforts have pushed back the need for new waste disposal capacity by several years.

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Metro originally aimed to build a plant that could burn 500,000 tonnes of garbage a year, but scaled the plan down twice to 250,000 tonnes as its volume of unrecycled garbage shrank.

Moore said Metro doesn’t want to end up with an overbuilt incinerator if the current trend continues.

About 500,000 tonnes a year was once going to the Cache Creek landfill, which Metro will stop using at the end of 2016, but Moore said that is currently down below 200,000 tonnes.

“We don’t want to build a facility that is too large, that we’ve spent more capital on than what’s required.”

Metro could, with the approval of Delta and Vancouver, send more waste to the Vancouver Landfill, which currently takes less than half of its licensed annual volume of around 650,000 tonnes. The existing Burnaby incinerator continues to take 285,000 tonnes per year.

Metro officials also cite uncertainty around future waste volumes, which have been in doubt after a provincial decision disallowing Metro from imposing a ban

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“The challenge with new waste-to-energy is that it requires a significant up front capital investment as well as predictable waste flow,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chair of Metro’s zero waste committee.

The capital cost of an all-new plant was expected to top $500 million. Payments to a private partner would be covered by rising tipping fees.

But revenue from tipping fees has also been a growing question mark – Metro was forced to slash its tipping fees for large haulers to get them to stop sending garbage to the Fraser Valley or the U.S. A new incinerator faced a steep uphill battle against opponents in the Fraser Valley, who argue it would be an unacceptable source of new air pollution in the constrained airshed.

Metro officials have long rejected that characterization, but

Greg Moore the project would have faced a provincial environmental review as well.

Moore said Metro “remains committed to waste-to-energy” as the least expensive and most environmentally sustainable method of disposing of garbage, after efforts to reduce and recycle are exhausted.

The regional district has been under pressure from Belkorp Environmental, which operates the Cache Creek landfill and opposes incineration, to allow intensive use of material recovery facilities to extract recyclables from garbage.

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“We in the FVRD are applauding the wisdom of this decision.”

Belkorp Environmental Vice-President Russ Black said he believes the need for action on climate change was one factor behind the Metro decision.

“It just doesn’t make sense to burn recyclables like plastics for energy versus recycling them and conserving energy,” he said, adding a new incinerator would also mean “burning garbage and putting contaminants in the air that Fraser Valley residents have to breathe and that would fall on the farmland of the food we eat.”

Belkorp subsidiary NextUse has been offered a licence for its proposed material recovery facility in Coquitlam.

But Black said the licence is for only five years and has other terms that make it unacceptable to build a $30-million plant.

“Hopefully with this decision we get a more reasonable licence.”

Asked if the sharp decline in energy prices over the past few years also undermined the economics of waste-to-energy, Moore said no.

He noted some proponents “didn’t need to sell any energy” – including a proposal in Vancouver tied to district heating, and Lehigh Cement’s plan to use processed garbage as fuel in place of coal at its Delta cement plant.

The 10 short-listed bidders that had been angling to build and operate the new plant have been notified.

Moore said Metro is within its rights to terminate the process and will not be forced to pay penalties as a result.

Metro has spent $4.5 million pursuing waste-to-energy since 2012.

By halting the process, Metro also abandons options to buy various undisclosed sites for the possible new incinerator that it had secured.

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Richmond officials plan public consultations on the idea next year.

A report indicates it would cost taxpayers more to shift to an independent force – at least $47 million a year in 2018 compared to $44.7 million with the RCMP – in addition to one-time transition costs of nearly $20 million.

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“Without a secure base of trade-enabling industrial land, we literally risk hitting an economic brick wall,” Silvester said in a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.

He has previously urged the province to create an industrial land reserve, similar to the Agricultural Land Reserve for farmland, to help prevent cities from lucratively rezoning more industrial areas for condos and retail.

“We must now come together, along with local and regional government, to protect our land in a coordinated fashion.”

Silvester said locating warehouses and distribution centres far from port terminals, or even outside the Lower Mainland, would mean increased truck traffic, more congestion, higher consumer prices, and environmental impacts.

Earlier this year, the province appointed two directors of its own – former VPD Chief Jim Chu and former Surrey city manager Murray Dinwoodie.

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ic Pilotage Authority, was reappointed to another term.

Beasley and Gugliotta replace outgoing directors John Dawson and Robin Chakrabarti.

The mayors’ council chair and vice-chair – currently Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner – also get seats on the TransLink board.

A vote of mayors is expected by January on who will hold those roles for 2016.

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Most of the Lower Mainland’s unionized container truck drivers have ratified new collective agreements that ensure they get unpaid retroactive pay and nearly four years of labour peace.

Recent negotiations ended with a deal between about 75 per cent of the more than 400 Unifor-represented drivers and five trucking firms – AG, Aheer, Forward, Prudential and Sunlover.

Union officials say the new contracts will run until mid-2019, providing long-term stability for much of the sector, among other improvements.

The union says it’s been unable to reach agreement with two hold-out companies – Port Transport and Harbour Link.

Larry Beasley, a former director of planning for the City of Vancouver, and Tony Gugliotta, Vancouver Airport Authority’s vice-president of business development, have been appointed to three-year terms.

They were chosen by the mayors’ council, which appoints new directors from a short list of candidates vetted by a screening panel.

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New challenges don’t stop Surrey Christmas Bureau ▶ CHARITY HAS OVERCOME SPACE AND LANGUAGE ISSUES TO HELP FAMILIES SERENA PATTAR

As Surrey’s population continues to grow, the Surrey Christmas Bureau (SCB) is faced with new challenges as it helps more struggling families each holiday season.

“In the past few years, we’ve seen a five- to 10-per-cent increase in demand for our services,” said SCB’s program coordinator K.C. Gilroy.

Language is a growing challenge for the SCB, as Gilroy notes many of the families are English language learners (ELL), which often makes communication difficult.

“We do our best to work through it, there’s lots of hand gesturing,” said Gilroy. “But our team of volunteers is committed to making sure everyone gets what they need.”

According to Gilroy, the SCB also helps ELL families learn about Canadian culture and gives their children something to talk about at school in January.

So far this year, the bureau has registered 1,700 families, with

close to 600 in the Adopt-A-Family program. However, Gilroy said there’s always a need for sponsor families, as well as donations.

“We have families that want to be sponsored, but not enough sponsors,” said Gilroy. “It’s difficult making sure we find the best fit for the sponsor and the family, as we’re matching strangers.”

Yet, each year Gilroy is amazed by the benevolence of people.

GWL Realty Advisors once again donated the 38,000-square-foot space, while Indigo and Michael’s donated excess inventory.

“The people of Surrey are extremely generous,” said Gilroy, “You really see it when families that have used the bureau in the past want to donate because they know how it helps.”

As toys, pajamas, books, and other items are taken from the shelves, Gilroy hopes there is nothing left over.

“We don’t want to keep anything, we want it all gone,” said Gilroy, who emphasized that donations are always accepted.

The SCB’s 2015 Toy Depot is located at 14885 108 Ave. in the Riverside Heights shopping centre. For more information or to make a donation, call the SCB at 604-581-9623, or visit online at www.christmasbureau.com

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North Delta Secondary Green Team members Prabhjot Bajwa (left) and Ravjot Gill help Richardson Elementary Grade 3 student Armaan Gill paint paper roll Christmas decorations last Friday.

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North Delta Secondary’s cafeteria was a flurry of excitement last Dec. 4 when the school’s Green Team hosted a Christmas crafting event with Grade 2 and 3 students from Richardson Elementary.

Creativity ran wild as students made a variety of environmentally friendly crafts – including

sock snowmen and pine cone Christmas tress.

Sylvia Wolf, a science teacher and Green Team sponsor at the high school, said the students wanted to find a way to reduce holiday waste.

“The students gathered all the materials,” said Wolf. “They scrounged for every piece to find reusable, recyclable materials.”

Green Team members Prabhjot Bajwa, and Ravjot Gill spearheaded the event.

Bajwa, a Grade 12 student, originally wanted to make Christmas cards, but credits Gill, a Grade 11 student, for pushing the team to “go bigger.”

“Last year, we only had six members, and now we have 20, so Ravjot kept saying we should

go big,” said Bajwa.

Some of the crafting ideas came from the students’ own youth, while others were found online.

“We had some ideas – like the toilet paper flowers, I used to make those – and then we looked online for others,” said Gill.

Sharon Cruz, a Grade 3 teacher at Richardson Elementary, believes the event goes beyond creating environmental empathy.

“It’s great relationship building between the little and big kids,” said Cruz.

The Green Team hopes this will be an annual event.

“We want to make changes,” said Bajwa. “Even if they’re small.”

the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates.

What’s your position on Canada’s housing market now and into 2016?

The Bank of Canada cut interest rates twice in 2015, which drove down borrowing costs and in turn helped to boost housing activity in many markets. Housing has been strongest in Vancouver and Toronto, but certainly not in the rest of the country. We’ve seen a significant slowdown in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Atlantic provinces as a result of the steep drop in oil prices since mid-2014. I expect housing activity will slow a bit in Vancouver and Toronto in 2016. It will still be strong, but just not as strong as it was in 2015 in B.C. and Ontario.

BC & Ontario poised for Canada’s strongest economic growth in 2016 Lower oil prices, alongside a continued slump in mining and metals, has weighted on growth. Oil-dependent provinces such as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador have seen their economies hardest hit. That includes a drop in housing activity. Meantime, the more diversified economies of Ontario and B.C. are picking up, and housing sales and prices continue to climb rapidly in Toronto and Vancouver. Will this mixed economic and housing picture continue in the months ahead? Dr. Sherry Cooper, chief economist with Dominion Lending Centres, offers her outlook on what Canadians can expect in 2016:

Dr. Sherry Cooper Chief Economist for Dominion Lending Centres

How would you characterize Canada’s economy in 2015?

It has been a very tough year, particularly given the huge decline in commodity prices. Alberta’s economy slipped into a recession, which has had a big impact on Canada’s overall economy, especially given the province had the country’s strongest economy for many years. Overall in Canada, we saw a contraction of economic growth in the first half of 2015. Since then, we’ve seen a modest rebound. I forecast growth to be about 1.2 per cent in 2015.

What is your forecast for Canada’s economy in 2016?

We are seeing a continued pickup in some provinces. The growth will likely be strongest in B.C., followed by Ontario. I think overall growth for

Canada in 2016 will be around 2.2 per cent. That’s not what one would call a rapid expansion. I don’t believe the full effect of lower oil prices has come through in our economy. Some of the economic growth will be driven by increases in government spending, assuming the new Liberal government keeps its promise to add stimulus, and lower taxes for the middle class. The one thing that concerns me is the government’s proposed tax increase for high-income earners, which I believe will be counterproductive.

Many Canadians have been watching the Canadian dollar lose strength this year. Where do you see it headed in 2016?

It’s not a great story for the Canadian currency.

I think we’ll see more downward pressure on the Canadian dollar next year, as a result of a rising American dollar as its economy gains steam and

Where do you see mortgage prices heading?

Mortgage rates in Canada are at generational lows. I believe they have now bottomed. The days of falling mortgage rates are over. Instead, I think we’ll see a gradual increase in rates, which will lead to a gradual slowdown in housing activity in the coming months, as affordability decreases. Mortgage rates could rise by about a half a percentage point over the next year, to about 3.25 per cent for the average five-year fixed rate term. It’s not a huge increase, but given how low rates are, it’s a meaningful percentage gain.

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Five tips for money-smart entertaining The holiday season is well underway with – seasonal events have kicked off throughout Metro Vancouver and our calendars are filling up with invites to holiday parties and get-togethers.

For most families, entertaining is a big part of the holidays. In fact, based on recent surveys, Canadians will spend between $500 to $600 this holiday season on holiday entertaining, decorating and travel.

This figure, of course, does not include all the

gifts on Santa’s list, so add these “other” items to the mandatory presents and your overall spending can quickly get out of control.

So what if you could find creative ways to cut down on costs while still ensuring everyone has a jolly good time? Here are just a few money-smart steps you can take to keep your holiday entertaining spending in check.

Tailor your cooking to your guest list and budget

This may seem like a no-brainer, but if you typically have lots of food leftovers after your holiday entertaining each year, you

may be overdoing it.

The trick is to find the right balance – you don’t want to run out of food, but you also don’t want to churn up enough to feed an

army. So, shop and cook according to your guest list. Confirm who will be attending (including children) and then determine a budget based on this.

This can then guide your shopping list.

Break down the items on your shopping list by approximate cost and tally everything to ensure you stay in your total cost range.

Put together a money-smart menu or meal plan

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Changing stereotypes, one hijab at a time empowered by it,” said Ameera Hashmi, the symposium’s event coordinator. “They’re not oppressed, or being forced to wear it. It’s their choice.”

At the symposium,

attendees learned more about the campaign, spoke with women who wear hijabs, and tried a hijab on. Hashmi noted similar events at North Delta’s George Mackie Library, Surrey’s City

Centre Library and Calgary’s Mount Royal University have been met with positive results.

The idea behind the #JeSuisHijabi campaign, Hashmi said,

is to create an opportunity for different religions and communities to come together and discuss shared similarities.

The movement has already begun to capture

international attention and Hashmi hopes that by sharing their hijabi experiences, others will be educated on why Muslim women choose to wear one.

Hashmi said for her,

the hijab is a symbol of modesty.

For more information about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Women’s Association, or visit www.interfaith bc.weebly.com

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Overcoming cultural barriers was one of the issues that was discussed at the Women’s Annual Interfaith Symposium held Saturday (Dec. 12) in North Delta.

The symposium, held at the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Delta, was hosted by the Canadian chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Women’s Association, which has also launched a national campaign to combat the stigma associated with wearing a hijab – a head scarf worn by many Muslim women.

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All they want for Christmas ▶ SURREY PARENTS ARE HOPING THEY CAN FIND A LIVE KIDNEY DONOR FOR THEIR SON RYKER, WHO WAS BORN WITH CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME MONIQUE TAMMINGA

Surrey residents Magda and Mark Slaney have a big wish for Santa this year. It isn’t an expensive toy or money – it’s a kidney for their sick boy, Ryker.

Doctors recently gave the couple good news. After spending most of his young life in hospital on dialysis and being fed through a tube, Ryker is now able to have a kidney transplant, should one of his parents be a match or another organ becomes available.

Kim Snow of Kimz Angels, a group of volunteers helping people in the community, heard about Ryker and knew she needed to help.

“We can only imagine the physical, emotional and financial toll this has taken on Ryker and his family,” Snow wrote on her Kimz Angels blog “Angels Rally for Ryker.”

“There is something we can all do to make things better. We can show them that their community supports them – that we are all here to help in any way we can… that they are not alone.”

She points out that everyone has responsibilities to pay bills, buy groceries and go to work.

“Now, just imagine if you had a child who was very sick and required aroundthe-clock care with constant doctor appointments, medication and dialysis supply deliveries, and various other specialists appointments?”

This has been Mark and Magda’s reality, with Mark being the only one able to work while Magda cares for their son.

At just five weeks old, Ryker was diagnosed with congenital nephrotic syndrome and it’s been a constant barrage of blood work, tests, hospital stays and dialysis ever since.

Ryker was born in July 2014. His parents were told a skin tag by his ear could be a sign of potential kidney problems, given that ears and kidneys develop at the same time in utero.

His rare disease means he is susceptible to malnutrition and kidney failure.

Ryker’s kidneys did fail. He was put on dialysis 24 hours a day at first, then 15 hours a day for three months.

While all of this was going on, Ryker lost interest in eating. He needs to be in a particular position to drain the fluid properly, which means that every hour his parents must move him into the proper position. Failing to do so causes him to retain fluid, the resulting pressure leading him to vomit.

“Ryker has been so strong through this whole ordeal. His smiles and laughs are what keep his family going,” said Magda.

At 16 months, Ryker weighs only eight kilograms. But with a bit more weight gain, his doctors believe he will be ready for a transplant.

A live kidney is his best chance, said Magda. Both Magda and Mark are being tested, but if they aren’t a good match, they are asking anyone to come forward and contact St. Paul’s Hospital directly to see if they could be a match.

“The doctors stress that a transplant is not a cure, it is another treatment,” said Magda. “After a transplant, Ryker will be on anti rejection medication for the rest of his life. However, the benefits outweigh the risks and he will not have to be hooked up

Ryker Slaney at 16 months old (above) and receiving treatment in hospital when he was younger (below left). PHOTOS SUBMITTED

to a machine 13 hours every day and will have a chance to catch up with his growth and development.

“He will hopefully also be feeling better, which, in turn, will cause him to have more energy to run around and be a troublemaker, like he should be at this age,” she said.

The Slaneys have been told the year after a transplant is the hardest, with constant check-ups in Vancouver.

Anti-rejection drugs will make Ryder feel awful and leave his immune system weak.

Through it all, the Slaneys hope their story will inspire more people to register as organ donors, “because there are so many people waiting on a list needing various organs for either a better quality of life or for survival,” Magda said.

She said she and her husband love to travel and their dream is to someday take Ryker to see the world, but until then, “we are taking it one day at a

time, concentrating all our love and attention on Ryker.”

In the meantime, Kimz Angels is hoping the community can help ease some of their stress.

Contact Kimz Angels to see how you can help (clothing, gas cards, groceries, gift cards, etc.).

Email info@kimzangels.com or call 604-838-6579 to find out more.

▶ “...the benefits outweigh the risks and he will not have to be hooked up to a machine 13 hours every day and will have a chance to catch up with his growth and development.”

MAGDA SLANEY

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▶ FOOD AND SONG Devonte Hepburn (left) and Timothy Ebio provided the music at the Surrey Food Bank’s Christmas Open House and Donor Awards late last month.

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ETCETERA ▶ ARTS A Festive Open Mic takes place Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Firehall Centre for the Arts, 11489 84 Ave. MC Patti McGregor invites singers, musicians, story tellers, poets and actors to share their talent. The last half of the evening will be a jolly good sing-a-long with festive songs. The general public is invited to attend. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $4. For more information, call 604-581-6270 or 596-4485.

Experience the waning of the moon and the rush of a waterfall through breathtaking photographs that capture your senses – scenes featured in a group exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery, showcasing more than 30 recent artworks by members of the Surrey Photography Club. The exhibit continues until Feb. 7. The gallery is located at 13750 88 Ave. Call 604-501-5566 for more information.

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CALL 604-575-5342 TO GET YOUR ROUTE TODAY! challenges and opportunities of living in a diverse community and to start to explore how we can become a healthier and more inclusive City. The event is on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at the City Centre Library (Room 402).

St.) Tickets are $25, with partial proceeds benefiting Syrian refugees through ADRA Canada. Tickets are available at the door and at Northwood United Church 604-581-8454 and at Amaguru African Hair Salon 604-438-4550.

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Youth Transforming Society (YTS), a humanitarian group based out of Surrey, is hosting The Holiday Breakfast on Dec. 19 from 9-11 a.m. at Surrey Community Church, 13474 96 Ave. In partnership with the Salvation Army, YTS will provide a free home-cooked meal for the less-fortunate.

Meditation classes in White Rock - Surrey with Kelsang Yonten. Solve your daily problems and find lasting inner peace.

Each class includes guided meditation, teachings, and discussion. Mondays, 7-9 p.m. Ocean Park Public Library, 12854 17 Ave. For more info call 604-2212271 or visit www.tilopa. org

The Surrey Museum (17710 56A Ave.) is hosting Discovery Saturday: Very Vintage Christmas on Dec. 19 from 1-4 p.m.

It’s a swinging retro-style event. Bing and Elvis croon Christmas favourites while you play holiday games, make vintage decorations and visit with Santa Claus.

▶ MUSIC Singer Gina Williams presents a concert, Christmas & Beyond, on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at Northwood United Church (8855 156

Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association is offering free Chan (Zen) meditation classes and regular sittings at Ocean Park Community Hall, 128 St. and 15A Ave. Regular sittings and study groups are held every Monday evening. For details and registration for these sessions call Douglas Brunt at 604-940-6284 or visit Dharma Today Online Buddhist Magazine at www.dharmatoday.com Yoga and meditation sessions every Monday

from 7:15-9 p.m. at Guru Kabir Centre, #208-14770 64 Ave. Peace, relaxation, health, harmony and understanding of your spiritual self. Admission by donation. For further information and registration phone/fax: 604-599-6876 or e-mail dasj@shaw.ca

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▶ THEATRE The Royal Canadian Theatre Company presents a pantomime production of Puss in Boots on Dec. 18-27 at the Surrey Arts Centre (13750 88 Ave.).

Evening and matinée shows. Tickets ($15-25) are available at tickets. surrey.ca or by calling 604-501-5566.

Are you interested in joining a seniors group that has lots of fun while raising funds for worthy causes? The Vaudevillians, who perform in 15-20 shows a year, are looking for volunteers interested in performing or backstage positions. Rehearsals are held Monday afternoons, 10 months a year, at Kennedy Seniors Centre in North Delta. Dedication is required to become part of this group. Call Pat or Jim at 604 541-9591 or visit www.thevaudevillians.com for more information.

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Sharing Christmas spirit ‘a natural fit’ ▶ ALLAN JOHNSON HAS AN IDEA IF YOU’VE BEEN BAD OR GOOD TRACY HOLMES

It isn’t always easy filling in for Santa –

just ask South Surrey’s Allan Johnson.

The 71-year-old has been donning the red suit for seven years now – to attend events when Santa himself has been unavailable – and while his love for the role hasn’t wavered, there are moments that tug at

the heartstrings.

“You do remember these things, because there’s times you wish you could do more than just the ‘Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas’ thing,” Johnson said.

Like in Maple Ridge one year, when a young girl came to visit him at a small mall. She

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was about eight or nine years old, and she had only one wish for Christmas.

“She said, ‘All I want is for my mom and dad to stop fighting’,” Johnson recalled.

“When you’re hearing things like that, that hits you. What can Santa do?

“Because I am a believer, I said, ‘I’ll pray for you and your family.’ I think she understood.”

Fortunately, Johnson’s answers as the Jolly Old Elf are sufficient to satisfy most of his visitors most of the time.

He’s learned to be quick on his feet when asked things such as why can’t his reindeer be seen (they’re shy, and stay out of sight on the roof so they’re safe from traffic), or when faced with a wish -list comprised solely of must-have electronics he’s unfamiliar with.

“I don’t have a clue what they’re talking about,” he chuckled.

And then there was the boy who demanded to know why he didn’t receive anything he’d asked for the previous year.

“He was quite ticked off,” Johnson recalled.

“He says, ‘Why didn’t I?’ “I said, ‘Well, were you a good boy?’ He stops and thinks for a bit. I said, ‘Well, by you stopping and thinking, you’re admitting Santa already knows’.”

Johnson’s career as a Santa started with a dare, when a friend who ran an operation booking Jolly Old Elfs

South Surrey’s Allan Johnson, pictured with wife, Cheryl, takes his role as Santa seriously.

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for mall appearances challenged the whitehaired Johnson to let his “bit of a beard” fill out.

“He says, ‘you should let your beard grow, I think you’d make a good Santa – I dare ya,’” the senior recalled.

“So I said, ‘OK, sure’.”

A bricklayer by trade, Johnson – who works part-time at the South Surrey Home Depot – grew up on a hobby farm in Lake Cowichan, then took technical-school training in Alberta before moving to Ontario in 1986.

He spent time in Uganda in 1994, on a missions trip to build homes for orphans, then moved to South

Surrey with his wife, Cheryl – who often joins him at his Santa sessions, as an elf – in 1998.

His 2015 Santa season started “full-tilt” late last month.

Visiting Santa is not just for the young, Johnson said. While he has held visitors as young as four days old – “the little ones are the ones that make me a little nervous,” he admitted – he’s also heard the wishes of many seniors over the years.

“The oldest I’ve had sit on my knee was a lady, 107,” Johnson said.

He’s also had firsttime visitors in their 60s and 70s.

Regardless of age, everybody comes with a sparkle in their eye, he said. And, as Christmas draws closer, he knows the number of visitors will pick up. Last year, as a Santa at Burnaby’s Metrotown, he averaged 45 to 55 visitors per hour on the last two weekends before the big day. Many waited more than an hour to see him.

Fortunately, meeting new people has always been something that Johnson has enjoyed.

“I enjoy children and people and the different walks of life and different nationalities,” he said. “It’s fun.

“Now that I’ve been doing it, it seems a natural fit.”

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Giants take two of three games from Victoria ▶ VANCOUVER GAINS GROUND IN WHL PLAYOFF RACE RICK KUPCHUK

The Vancouver Giants are assured of at least a split of their four-game series with the Victoria Royals.

A quirk in the Western Hockey League schedule has the two B.C. Division rivals facing off against each other four times in six days, and the Giants have won two of the first three.

Vancouver won 4-1 Friday night at the Pacific Coliseum, then traveled to Vancouver Island where they lost 6-1 Saturday night but triumphed 4-2 Sunday afternoon.

The Giants, an even 5-5-0-0 (winloss-overtime lossshootout loss) in their past 10 games, have moved to within six points of a playoff position in the Western Conference.

At 10-19-2-2, they trail the 15-15-0-0 Portland Winterhawks

of the U.S. Division in the race for eighth place.

The Giants dominated Victoria to start the series Friday night, outshooting their guests 35-27. Ty Ronning put the home side up 1-0 early in the second period, but the teams went to the dressing rooms tied 1-1 after 40 minutes.

Two powerplay goals in the third period lifted Vancouver to the win. Carter Popoff netted the winner with the man advan-

tage with 13 minutes remaining. Alec Baer added a pair in the final five minutes, the second with the Royals shorthanded.

Ryan Kubic was the Vancouver netminder, stopping 26 of 27 shots.

The Royals were the dominant team Saturday night in the provincial capital, leading 1-0 and 3-1 at the period breaks. Chase Lang scored the lone Giants goal with four seconds remaining in the second period.

Hawks increase league lead ▶ MAJOR MIDGET TEAM FOUR POINTS CLEAR OF NEAREST RIVAL RICK KUPCHUK

For the first half of the season, the Valley West Hawks were keeping pace near the top of the BC Hockey Major Midget League (MML).

Two weeks into the second half, they are setting the pace.

The Hawks handled the seventh-place Vancouver Canadians twice last weekend, winning 5-2 at the Langley Events Centre (LEC) and 6-1 a day later in Richmond. Now at 18-5-1 (winloss-tie), Valley West has built a four-point cushion between themselves and the second-place Cariboo Cougars.

“It’s a great accomplishment for our team,” said Hawks head coach Jessie Leung. “There are no bad teams in our league and to be at the top of the standings at this time of year speaks to our ability to find a way to win.”

The Hawks lead the MML in scoring, with 115 goals in 24 games played, adding 11 to their total in the two games against the Canadians.

Playing a rare Friday night games at the LEC, the Hawks went up 1-0 after one period on a goal by Justyn Gurney two minutes before the intermission.

“We were flat to start Friday, we had to turn to Tally (goalie Nic Tallarico) more than we wanted to,” said Leung.” We didn’t register our first shot on net until midway through the first period having given up 10 shots. The momentum started to shift after that, Tally kept us in it until we found our legs. We would go on to out shoot the Canadians 14-12 after 20 minutes.”

Christian Bosa made it 2-0 with eight minutes left in the second period, then after the Canadians pulled to within one, Luka Burzan made it 3-1.

The Canadians scored the last goal of the second period to again get to within a goal, but Valley West closed the door in the third period with goals from Michael Farren and Bradley Stonnell.

James Malm and Oliver Alcock each had a paid of assists.

Valley West had success on the

Kubic stopped 16 of 19 shots over the first two periods before he was replaced by Jake Morrissey in goal.

Morrisey, acquired from the Saskatoon Blades last week in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2017 Bantam Draft, stopped 10 of 13 shots in the final period.

Sunday afternoon, the Giants got the

jump on Victoria early, scoring three times in the first period. Baer started things off just 35 seconds into the game, then made it 2-0 five minutes later.

Ben Thomas upped the difference to three goals before the first intermission.

The Royals got a pair of powerplay goals over the final 40 minutes, but Jack Flaman

scored an insurance goal with five minutes left in regulation time to keep the Giants in front.

Vancouver will host the Royals again tonight (Wednesday) before playing twice against the Everett Silvertips on the weekend – Friday night in Vancouver at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday in Everett.

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Luka Burzan scored once in each game to help the Valley West Hawks to a pair of wins over the Vancouver Canadians. BOAZ JOSEPH powerplay, scoring three times with the man advantage.

Saturday evening in Richmond, the Hawks were held off the scoresheet in the first period and trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes. But Valley West struck for three goals in each of the final two frames, getting two each from Malm and Ben Evanish, and singles from Burzan and Daniel Chifan.

A frustrated Canadians team took eight minor penalties in the third period, compared to just one by the Hawks, and Valley West took full advantage, scoring all three goals while on the powerplay.

“The Canadians seemed to come unravelled, they kept the parade

to the penalty box which gave us the opportunity on the powerplay to pull ahead,” said Leung.

“Our powerplay wasn’t great but it was good enough to power both wins.”

The Hawks are idle next weekend, but while the other 10 MML teams will all play twice, Valley West will go into the Christmas break as the top team in the league. But while league play will shut down until the new year, the Hawks will be in Calgary at the Mac’s Tournament to compete against the best Major Midget teams in Western Canada.

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

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On August 9, 2014, at the 13200 block of 72nd Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $769.30 CAD, on or about 03:23 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3231, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On March 6, 2015, at the 18600 block of 56th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $1,244.90 CAD, on or about 19:25 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3221, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On May 22, 2015, at Anvil Way and 76th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $375 CAD, $290 CAD, a ZTE cell phone, a Motorolla cell phone, and an iPhone 6, all on or about 20:35 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in and/or obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3229, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On June 6, 2015, at 124th Street and 66th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $340 CAD, $3 USD, an LG cell phone, a ZTE cell phone, and an iPhone, all on or about 20:33 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in and/or obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3226, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil

Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On November 12, 2015, at 96th Avenue and 137A Street, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Abbotsford Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 2012 Volkswagon Jetta, BCLP: BF579W, VIN: 3VW2K7AJ9CM350874, on or about 12:32 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was a warrant authorized by the court pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada (CDSA) to seize evidence in respect of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the CDSA. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3236, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Eagles earn a tie after losing two to Express ▶ JUNIOR A TEAM EARNS ONE POINT FROM THREE GAMES PLAYED

Night, and young fans were able to have their photos taken with characters from the popular film series; the promotion also served as a food-bank fundraiser.

And the force was with the home team during the late-afternoon tilt, as the Eagles played arguable their best game of the weekend against their Langley rivals, who are 42 points above them in the BCHL’s Mainland Division standings.

Langley’s Max Kaufman opened the scoring midway through the first period, but Surrey’s Matthew Hermary knotted the score at 1-1 with a goal seven minutes later.

Each team scored twice in a busy middle frame – Gage Mackie and Brett Stewart lit the lamp for the Birds – and neither team managed a goal in the third period.

Likewise, two overtime periods – one at 4-on-4 and a second at 3-on-3 – solved nothing, leaving the two teams with one point apiece.

Surrey goaltender Justin

NICK GREENIZAN

After two straight losses to the Coquitlam Express, the Surrey Eagles ended the weekend on something of a high note, managing a single point after battling the Langley Rivermen to a 3-3 tie Sunday at South Surrey Arena.

On Friday on home ice, the struggling BC Hockey League team scored first but gave up five unanswered goals to the Express en route to a 5-1 loss. In Saturday’s rematch – played at Coquitlam’s Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre – Surrey also gave up five goals, losing 5-2.

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Jeffrey Stewart (left) of the Surrey Eagles collides with Dominic Franco of the Langley Rivermen during a BC Hockey League game Sunday at the South Surrey Arena.

The game ended in a 3-3 tie. BOAZ JOSEPH

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quitlam shots, while Jeffrey Stewart and Donovan Ott provided the offence.

On Friday, Surrey got on the board first when Kurt Black beat Express netminder Tyger Howat 5:58 into the

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first period, but Coquitlam had the momentum the rest of the game, scoring twice later in the first period, once more in the second and twice in the third to win 5-1.

Surrey still sits in the basement of the Mainland Division with 22 points, with a record of 5-27-1-0 (winloss-tie-overtime loss).

It’s been a whirlwind week for the Eagles off the ice as well, as the team made another flurry of roster moves in advance of their weekend schedule.

The team traded veteran defenceman Owen Johnson to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in exchange for fellow blue-liner Tyler Cooper; lost 17-year-old forward Ty Westgard – son of team president Chuck Westgard – to the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Victoria Royals and signed two members of the Junior B Kamloops Storm, Hunter Kero and Rob Johnson, to the active roster.

The biggest surprise amid the flurry of moves was the

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departure of Westgard, who in addition to having a family connection to the team, is a highly regarded forward who had been listed among the BCHL’s top prospects by NHL Central Scouting.

The six-foot, 180-pound forward – who was a bantam-draft selection of the Royals back in 2013 – had 21 points in 24 games with the Eagles this season.

“It has always been a dream of Ty’s to play in the WHL. We had a thought in our minds that he would be playing there at the start of next year after graduating (high school), but the opportunity came now and he felt that it was the right decision at this time,” said Chuck Westgard in a news release.

The younger Westgard is the third Eagles’ player to leave for the WHL ranks this season. Earlier this month, captain John Wesley joined the Vancouver Giants and defenceman Ryan Jones returned to the WHL team recently as well.

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Caramelized Mandarins with Cranberry Syrup

Persimmon Cookies

A WIDE VARIETY OF MANDARINS IS NOW AVAILABLE AT KIN’S!

Come to our stores for complimentary Christmas recipe cards to make your holiday meals even more exciting!

From December 22-24 enjoy A COMPLIMENTARY HOT DRINK from 11 am to 5 pm at all Kin’s Farm Market stores.

Prices effective: December 16-24, 2015 *While Quantities Last Sweet & Juicy

Fresh & Nutritious

Fresh & Nutritious

Fresh & Nutritious

Korean Mandarins

Sweet Kale Salad Kit (12 oz)

Tomato on Vine

Russet Potatoes

$1.29/lb

$0.39/lb

$0.99/lb

Grown in Korea

$2.99

Grown in Ontario

Grown in Washington

per bag

Product from California

Fresh & Nutritious

Sweet & Crunchy

Green Kale

Vanilla Persimmons

3 bundles

$1.69/lb

for $4

Fresh & Nutritious

Bag Avocados (4 avocados per bag)

Grown in Spain

Grown in Mexico

$1.50/bag

Grown in California

Regular price $3.99 per bag Valid with any purchase and with coupon at all participating Kin's Farm Market stores. Offer only applies to the first item, price applies to any additional items.

Please check our website for full Christmas week hours. Wishing you all happy holidays!

Valid December 16-24, 2015 Limit One Per Family - While Quantities Last - 5522

Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre

Guildford Town Centre

Beside Tim Hortons Surrey 604.507.9872

Across from CIBC Surrey 604.583.6181

South Point Annex Near Save-on-Foods Surrey 604.538.6872