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Denis, 62, currently lives in Surrey with his dog Princess inside a container, the type used to store materials on a construction site. A perfect storm of problems – a large aging population, fragile economy, widening gap between the rich and the poor, skyrocketing living costs and growing rates of mental illness and addiciton – is leaving many in the city without a permanent place to call home. BOAZ JOSEPH

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▶ POLICE TARGET THOSE AVOIDING SOUTHBOUND BRIDGE TRAFFIC BY USING ANNACIS ISLAND SHORTCUT KEVIN DIAKIW

People rat running through Annacis Island to avoid Alex Fraser Bridge traffic during rush hour better be ready to pay.

That’s the message from Delta council and the police department, which will be cracking down on drivers contributing to road rage incidents and crazy congestion.

During the evening rush hour – mainly between 3 and 6 p.m. – many motorists heading southbound over the Alex Fraser Bridge stream down the Annacis off-ramp from the Highway 91 Connector onto Cliveden Avenue,

where they use business parking lots to make a quick U-turn and head back up onto the bridge.

The brief foray onto Annacis saves those drivers time by bypassing much of the bridge line-up, but island workers and business managers say their commutes have become intolerable as the short-cutters flood Cliveden and box them in. continued on page 5

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North Delta schools show the power of pink BOAZ JOSEPH

About 700 students from four North Delta high schools took part in a Pink Shirt Day flash mob on Wednesday at North Delta Secondary School.

The students were joined by three BC Lions and the Lions’ mascot to dance to Bollywood and Justin Beiber songs to spread the day’s anti-bullying message.

The dance was organized by Sean Bindra, who graduated from North Delta Secondary in 2005.

“I was bullied during school, so I want to make a positive change and make our community safer,” he said. “Life is all about spreading love and happiness.”

The participating students were from Richardson Elementary and Sands, Delview and North Delta Secondary schools.

Students from four Delta high schools packed the football field at North Delta Secondary on Wednesday to take part in a flash mob to mark Pink Shirt Day. The event aimed to promote an anti-bullying message. BOAZ JOSEPH

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It’s causing traffic snarls and road rage incidents, police say.

The situation is made worse because of increased southbound traffic on the bridge as drivers avoid tolled crossings, such as the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges.

A 2012 study showed there were 937 vehicles an hour using the Annacis Island off-ramp, while a similar study this year showed it had climbed to 1,046 an hour.

While much of that is legitimate traffic, much of it is not.

The Corporation of Delta is moving to put an end to the

practice of using a shortcut to jump the queue of traffic – often referred to as rat running.

Delta council has approved $130,000 in extra funding for police to stop drivers from taking such shortcuts. Enforcement has already begun and tickets are being handed out.

A three-day enforcement campaign between Feb. 15 and 17 saw Delta Police issue $7,500 in tickets for illegal turns.

Those violating traffic restrictions face a $121 fine, along with two points against their vehicle insurance.

Life has a way of handing out karma points as well,

noted Acting Delta Police Sgt. Sarah Swallow.

She said using the shortcut results in heated anger from other drivers.

So, Delta Police plan to put an end to it.

“From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the foreseeable future, if you are taking the Annacis Island (ramp to get around bridge traffic), the chances you will get a ticket have just gone through the roof,” Swallow warned.

The Corporation of Delta is also lobbying the provincial government for “smart gates” that would only let permitted traffic onto Annacis Island during the rush hour.

Trial delayed for accused in Maple Batalia’s murder ▶ COURT DATE FOR GURJINDER DHALIWAL AND GURSIMAR BEDI IS NOW MARCH 1 SHEILA REYNOLDS

Two men accused in the fatal shooting of a Surrey SFU student nearly four-anda-half years ago are scheduled to go to trial beginning next week.

Gurjinder “Gary” Dhaliwal is charged with first-degree murder in the death of teen Maple Batalia, while co-accused Gursimar Singh Bedi is charged with manslaughter with a firearm and being an accessory after the fact.

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But during a brief court appearance Tuesday, lawyers for the accused told the judge they needed more time to review documents.

Their trial is now scheduled to start March 1 in B.C. Supreme Court in Maple New Westminster.

Batalia Batalia, 19, was gunned down in a parkade outside SFU Surrey on Sept. 28, 2011. Dhaliwal was her ex-boyfriend, and was charged, along with Bedi, in 2012.

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Surrey man charged in Newton bank standoff ▶ MANPREET SINGH, 32, FACES FOUR CHARGES RELATING TO FEB. 16 ROBBERY AT TD BRANCH KEVIN DIAKIW

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Charges have been laid against a Surrey man in relation to a sixhour standoff at a Newton bank last Tuesday.

Manpreet Singh, 32, has been charged with two counts of robbery, along with mischief and possession of a weapon.

It all began about 8:30 a.m. Feb. 16, when a man walked into the TD Canada Trust at 72 Avenue and 137 Street in Newton.

He allegedly demanded cash from two of the tellers, then wandered into a staff area of the building. Seeing an opportunity, customers and staff then left the building.

Police arrived before the suspect could get out.

At the peak of activity, nearby roads were blocked off and about 30 police cars surrounded the TD branch.

Police apprehended a man at the TD Canada Trust in Newton following a six-hour standoff last week. Thirty-two-year-old Manpreet Singh is now facing four charges. BOAZ JOSEPH Numerous police resources, including the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services and a police negotiator, were involved.

At one point, RCMP sent in a robot in advance of entering the building. The robot, from E-Division’s bomb disposal unit, was able to capture video images and communicate with anyone in the bank.

However, it was not able to locate anyone inside.

That’s when emergency response teams went in. At about 2:20 p.m., they found the suspect, armed with a sword.

No one else was in the building.

Surrey RCMP describe the incident as extremely rare, as the suspect remained at the scene for so long. It’s being chalked up as a victory for all parties involved, as the volatile situation concluded with no injuries.

“The public can certainly count it as a win, because nobody was hurt,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann.

“Similarly, a win from the police perspective, because nobody was injured, and they were able to resolve the situation peacefully.”

Singh remains in custody. He was not previously known to police.

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Mom killer to stand trial for murder of fellow prisoner ▶ SURREY’S GLORIA ZERBINOS ACCUSED OF KILLING WOMAN WHILE IN JAIL FOR HER MOTHER’S FATAL STABBING SHEILA REYNOLDS

A Surrey woman serving a life sentence for the slaying of her mother has now been ordered to stand trial for the murder of another woman.

Gloria Crystle Zerbinos was found guilty last fall of second-degree murder in the 2012

stabbing death of her mom, 43-year-old Pangiota “Yota” Zerbinos.

Gloria is now serving an automatic life sentence, with no chance of parole for 12 years.

Last summer, however, Gloria was also charged with a separate count of second-degree murder, in connection with a November 2013 homicide at Alouette Correctional Centre for Women in Maple Ridge, where she was being held awaiting trial for her mom’s murder.

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Gloria Zerbinos (right) was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of an inmate at a jail where Zerbinos was being held awaiting trial for the murder of her mother, Pangiota Zerbinos (left). FILE in her cell at the prison on Nov. 22, 2013 and

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pronounced dead in hospital. Another inmate was arrested but not immediately charged.

After a preliminary hearing held this week in B.C. Supreme Court – the details of which can not be reported due to a publication ban – Gloria was ordered to stand trial for second-degree murder. The 31-yearold’s next court date on the matter is scheduled for March 17.

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During the trial and sentencing for her mother’s murder, the court heard Yota had become increasingly afraid to be alone with her daughter because of her erratic and paranoid behaviour, but had gone to Gloria’s basement suite to drop off laundry on the day she was killed. Yota was found in the suite that

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Is it possible to create a society where there is no homelessness?

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Surrey housing is in demand Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is closing 80 hospital beds.

In a health region where the population is growing faster than any other in the province, where waits at emergency rooms are by far the longest, and where waits for surgery are often longer than in any other region, this makes absolutely no sense.

FHA says it wants to move some care into the community, either to care facilities or at home. More than 400 residential beds are being opened in the Fraser Valley, with 75 of those at Elim Village in Fleetwood. It also plans to open 10 new hospice beds.

The fact that many more community care beds, hospice beds and facilities are opening is good news. People are living longer, and many have advanced care needs. They need regular care, and clearly an acute-care hospital isn’t the best place to provide that type of service.

However, simultaneously cutting hospital beds makes no sense. Most hospitals in the FHA, particularly in fast-growing areas such as Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Port Moody, are significantly overcrowded now.

All are facing bed closures. The closure of 80 beds marks a loss of almost three per cent of the region’s 3,000 hospital beds.

Surrey-Green Timbers NDP MLA Sue Hammell pointed out

that Surrey Memorial Hospital is already 89 patients over capacity.

She also noted that FHA gets the lowest per capita funding of any health region in the province.

Two moves by the provincial government in its budget draw more attention to just how badly served residents of the Fraser Health region are when it comes to health services. The province is reducing Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums for some, but boosting them for many others.

Couples (who make $42,000 per year or more) will be paying $156 per month starting next January, up $20 from this year’s rates. MSP premiums have risen by more than 40 per cent since 2009.

Are residents of the FHA who are about to lose medical services going to get a rebate instead?

The other provincial move is to take the Property Purchase Tax off new homes valued at $750,000 or more, in the name of making it easier to buy a home. This comes amid great political pressure about the skyrocketing cost of housing, particularly in Vancouver.

The net effect of this move will be a rush of buyers into many areas of the FHA, notably Surrey, Langley and Maple Ridge, where there are a significant number of new homes available for under $750,000. Such is not the case

in Vancouver. This rush of new residents means even more pressure on FHA facilities, about to have fewer open hospital beds, and longer waits at ERs. The provincial government is not doing any favours for this region. In addition to this cut in health services, it is planning a new toll bridge, which will put even more pressure on the Alex Fraser and Pattullo bridges. It is doing nothing to add transit service south of the Fraser. It is very slow to approve new schools and additions, despite more crowding in Surrey schools than anywhere else in the province.

In the area of health services, the FHA has long been under-served. As most of the referral hospitals are located in Vancouver, many FHA patients do get treatment there. However, that is no reason to close any hospital beds in a region that is growing so quickly, has a large proportion of children and a growing number of seniors.

The South Fraser region cannot continue to take in thousands of new residents each month without some serious attention to all these issues, yet little is being done to significantly address these challenges.

QUITE FRANKLY ▼ Frank Bucholtz

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A cautionary tale of homelessness ‘fixes’ BC VIEWS ▼ Tom Fletcher

Communities around B.C. are struggling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by providing more homes.

Taxpaying citizens see the daily reality behind the soothing euphemisms – mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and shelters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwestern B.C. Their worries are well founded. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days.

Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city council in January his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter occupants from their constant patrols of local

tent camps, the largest of which has been on a city-owned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a growing tent camp and accompanying drug dealing, prostitution and petty crime.

One resident noted a mayor’s task force had identified 42 unsheltered homeless people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter.

“How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Meanwhile, Victoria’s camping population has gathered in a squat on provincial land next to the courthouse after years of uncontrolled camping in city parks.

The city opened a shelter in a vacant Boys and Girls Club gym, complete with new indoor tents. By the time that was full, the courthouse camp was bigger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the opportunity.

The latest plan by an agency that runs Victoria shelters is to convert an old, empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility.

The city has come up with $1 million for this project, in a residential area next to a school, but it still needs millions more to renovate and run it. This would presumably come from B.C. taxpayers.

Deputy Premier Rich Coleman pioneered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupancy” hotels in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside.

These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working? A new study by Simon

Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment.

Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommodation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.”

The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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B.C. needs a guaranteed basic income ▼ HIGHER MINIMUM WAGES PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON BUSINESS B.C. Premier Christy Clark should pilot a guaranteed basic income in B.C. to alleviate poverty.

B.C. has one of the highest child poverty rates in the country.

There has been no real action to address this.

Furthermore, the B.C. government is facing pressure from the labour movement to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, while some social activists are asking for a living wage of $20plus an hour.

How will this impact the B.C. economy? Is there a better way to alleviate poverty and stimulate the economy?

I think there is.

The B.C. government should introduce a guar-

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anteed basic income.

If the minimum wage increased to $15 or $20 per hour, then this would significantly increase labour costs for employers. Small business owners would especially feel the pinch as they don’t have the same cash flow as a WalMart or McDonald’s.

Small business is the engine that drives the economy and it is essential that this sector stay as healthy and as thriving as possible.

An increase in the minimum wage may force many employers to lay off workers or cut hours. They might have to raise prices,which would reduce the demand for their products which in turn would

force them to lay off more workers.

An increase in the minimum wage would also remove the competitive labour advantage B.C. has over other provinces in Canada.

Many displaced workers would most likely turn to welfare or Employment Insurance while they look for jobs that are becoming even more scarcer.

The government would have to increase spending to pay for social programs while the economy adjusts to the new minimum wage rate.

So, how about that guaranteed basic income?

The infrastructure to turn this idea into a reality is already in place, with the Canada Revenue Agency issuing GST and other credits.

Anyone whose income

It’s about time that law makers do something about older drivers.

They create havoc by hogging the right-hand lane, driving at or below the speed limit and coming to a dead stop at stop signs. All of this prevents the rest of us from doing whatever we like on the streets.

A further concern is that they are not

falls below a certain threshold could receive a guaranteed basic income payment instantly via direct deposit.

We have seen how the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security payments have lifted many seniors out of dire poverty.

A guaranteed basic income can do the same for the poor and working poor.

There is no reason why the poor should have to go to welfare offices during times of financial need.

They could apply for a guaranteed basic income through an online application or with telephone assistance. This would greatly increase the accessibility and efficiency of the program.

A guaranteed basic income would inject money into the economy during a time of a

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Citizens, government and business would all benefit with a guaranteed basic income. It is a winning situation for the people and the province.

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The city describes the evictions as an unfortunate outcome as officials work to end what they say are persistent crime and bylaw violations at Town and Country Motel and Trailer Park at 8293 King George Blvd. continued on page 14

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It took close to five months, but Tyler Wotherspoon is back in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Cloverdale native and former Valley West Hawk of the BC Hockey Major Midget League, Wotherspoon was recalled by the Calgary Flames from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Stockton Heat last week.

The defenceman played his first NHL game of the season last Friday (Feb. 19) at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary against the Vancouver Canucks.

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Tyler Wotherspoon (front) played his first NHL game of the season Friday (Feb. 19) against Radim Vrbata and the Vancouver Canucks. GERRY THOMAS with a plus-two rating in a 5-2 victory.

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He spent last season with the Adirondack Flames of the AHL, playing one NHL game in Calgary. He was then was once again assigned to the AHL at the start of this year, suiting up for the Stockton Heat.

Wotherspoon admitted it was difficult to remain patient while awaiting another shot at playing in the NHL. “It’s frustrating,” he said. “I’m sure for every player down in the AHL it’s frustrating waiting for their opportunity to get it. It’s part of the business and you’ve got to shove that to the side and really work on your game and have patience.

“I really focused on my game and trying to do the little to make big adjustments. I’ve just been playing well, I think.”

After the home game against the Canucks, Wotherspoon has played twice in southern California. Sunday evening against the Anaheim Ducks, he played 14 minutes and was a plus-one in a 5-2 loss. Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings, he saw 12 minutes of ice time in a 2-1 loss.

“I feel a lot more mature now. I think the game slowed down a little bit for me, being older,” he mused.

“This is a huge opportunity for me. It’s been a long season down there but getting back up here to get a shot to prove that I can play up here full-time is huge for me and I’m going to try to make the most of it.”

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Six in a row for Crusaders ▶ HOLY CROSS CLAIMS FRASER VALLEY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

we got on the court, the girls executed a game plan very well.”

Maria Palmegiani of the Crusaders was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, while teammates Naomi Vinluan and Julia Babic were first-team all-star selections.

The Crusaders rolled past the Burnsview Griffins 72-37 in the quarterfinal round, then thumped there Archbishop Carney Stars 6935 in a semifinal game.

Holy Cross will be at the B.C. Championship Tournament March 2-5 at the Langley Events Centre.

The Southridge Storm placed fourth in the eight-team Fraser Valley Championship Tournament, winning two of four games.

Paced by second-team all-star Emily Schenk, the Storm started with a 55-36 win over the Pitt Meadows Marauders, but then lost to G.W. Graham 61-39. Southridge recovered to top Burnsview 72-22, but lost 54-48 in a rematch with Pitt Meadows to bring their season to an end.

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The Holy Cross Crusaders won the Senior AA girls high school Fraser Valley championship Saturday night in Chilliwack, defeating the G.W. Graham Grizzlies 58-44 in the final.

The top three teams at the eight-team playoff, staged at G.W. Graham Secondary in Chilliwack, qualified for the provincial championship tournament next week in Langley.

“We thought we would qualify, but weren’t so sure we could win (at the Fraser Valley tournament),” said Crusaders coach Steve Beauchamp. “Our team has a different makeup this year. We have some dedicated players, and others are good athletes who also play other sports.

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Jessica Klein of Burnsview was a second-team all-star.

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The organization hosts regular events at schools and churches where the public is invited to come in and choose what they may need. These events are publicized through social media such as Facebook, as well as posters at food banks, employment offices,

Dan Deyette is the co-founder of Free Clothing BC. BLACK PRESS shelters and so on.

Free Clothing BC also does regular deliveries of goods to persons in need at shelters, such as Abbotsford’s Warm Zone for women, the 5 and 2 Ministry at the homeless camp at Abbotsford’s Jubilee Park, and the Aboriginal Friendship Centre and the Hub Society in Surrey.

“We drop off ‘premie’ clothes at Abbotsford Regional Hospital, because that’s the most effective way to get these goods into the mothers’ hands,” Deyette adds.

Donors, whether they be individuals, organizations or businesses, drop off new and used goods to the Deyette and McLean family homes or to the mini-storage

units. Donors can also arrange pick-up of goods by calling 604-512-4116 or emailing tanya@ freeclothingbc.com for Surrey and Delta pick-ups, or charmaine@ freeclothingbc.com for Langley, Aldergrove and Abbotsford pick-ups.

“Jack Dhaliwal of Aldergrove Mini Storage has been hugely supportive of our program from the start, and with a recent donation from Fraser Point Church, we were able to rent another storage unit in Surrey on King George Highway,” Deyette says.

“So we now have two locations for our bases.”

Information on the program is online at freeclothingbc.com or call 604-512-4116.

▶ CITY ASSISTING THE DISPLACED basically means, no new people.”

The power and lights to the units will remain on, Rehal said, adding the For years, the property has been the owner has the responsibility to look site of police raids, along with failed after the people who are still occupying fire and bylaw inspections, according the property. to Surrey Bylaw Manager Jas Rehal.

The city is keeping an eye on several Police and city officials say the residents who count on the Town and trailer park is a frequent location for Country for housing. drug dealing, prostitution and related Of the 27 people who will be crimes, such as assault and property displaced, four have been relocated crime. to Hyland House, a homeless shelter Bylaw officers have been to the site and transitional housing facility in 35 times since November Newton.

2014, and currently have 10 Three people are indeactive files for the location. pendently seeking housing, The Surrey fire departwhile another eight have ment attended 22 incidents received lists of independent at the Town and Country housing from Options: Serin 2015 and conducted 15 vices to Communities Society.

B.C. Fire Code inspections The remaining 12 are of during that time. concern to both the city and Surrey RCMP also say the Options, as they could prove to trailer park has been a probbe hard to house. lem for police for a number That said, they are being of years. assisted in every way possible, Jas Rehal Last year, it was identified city officials say. as a “High Risk Location” “Nobody is going to be under a new city program. moved without having some Several search warrants other option,” said Surrey Coun. Vera were executed and arrests were made.

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“The Town and Country has been a She pointed out the owner of the concern for a number of years,” Rehal property has to follow Residential said Wednesday. “So, unfortunately, Tenancy Branch regulations and give we’ve had to cancel the (business) those being evicted three months licence.” notice.

It expires on March 1, 2016.

“It’s important that those residents After that, the owner can no longer are safe,” LeFranc said. “I know that take on any new tenants. they are particularly vulnerable and we “She (the owner) cannot operate need to make sure they are in a better after the first of March,” Rehal said. “It place than they are right now.” from page 10

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The homeless: It might not be who you think People line up for food being distributed by NightShift Street Ministries in Whalley on a recent evening. NightShift is one of several service providers in Surrey offering hope and help for the homeless. BOAZ JOSEPH

▶ FROM COUCH-SURFING TEENS TO URBAN-CAMPING COUPLES, THOSE WITH NO PERMANENT HOME FIND EVERY DAY IS A STRUGGLE KEVIN DIAKIW

When you hear the word “homeless,” what comes to mind?

Gone are the days when homelessness could be summed up with the stereotype of street-hardened unfortunates pushing shopping carts brimming with all their belongings.

In fact, the number of street homeless has declined in most parts of the region, except Vancouver, since 2011.

A perfect storm of problems – large aging population, fragile economy, widening gap between the haves and have-nots, growing rates of mental illness and substance abuse, and skyrocketing living costs – have combined and are leaving many without a stable, permanent place to call home.

Today, those with no fixed address increasingly include the elderly, young people and the working poor.

So how does one define homeless?

According to Metro Vancouver’s homeless count, conducted in the region every three years since 2002, there are sheltered and unsheltered homeless.

The sheltered include those who are staying in emergency shelters and transition houses, ER beds and detox centres, and in jails, recovery homes or hospitals.

The unsheltered refers to all those who have no physical shelter – they are “urban camping” or sleeping in alleys, doorways, parkades and vehicles.

The last homelessness count in 2014 indicated there were nearly 2,800 homeless individuals in the Metro Vancouver region – 403 in Surrey – a figure that included both the sheltered and unsheltered.

Organizers consider the homelessness count number an underestimate of the true scope of the problem. The count reflects a minimum number of homeless because not all of those on the street or in shelters can be physically counted. The count is conducted in one 24-hour period, and it’s voluntary.

Not everyone chooses to take part.

And it doesn’t factor in living arrangements that are temporary and unstable, such as those who are couch surfing or borrowing money to make rent.

Surrey social services providers say about 50 per cent of the city’s homeless population is made up of people over the age of 50.

Many are showing up at shelters with a host of medical conditions, made worse by their advancing years and the amount of time they’ve been without a stable place to call home.

Medical issues can include anything from diabetes to incontinence, from chronic infections to cancer.

About one-third of the city’s homeless are the under-employed – those desperately looking for work or those working but not making enough money to pay even the most meagre of rents.

For many, “their careers have ended and there’s no longer jobs in their field,” says Peter Fedos, program director at Options Community Services.

Young people aged 19-24 make up about 10 per cent of the homeless, Fedos says.

Of that 10 per cent, more than half are “aging out” of foster care, becoming ineligible for provincial government oversight.

Left to their own devices, they end up on

the streets or in a homeless shelter. one of the highest child poverty rates in Their problems are often compounded by the country, as well as skyrocketing costs of a traumatic event in their younger lives that living. haunts them well into adulthood, if it ever “We are all worried about the widening stops at all. gap between the rich and the poor,” Ville“When you look at this population, (it) has neuve says. “A lot of people are working two what they call adverse childhood events,” to three jobs because their wages are so low.”

Fedos says. “Something really traumatic has The private sector could play a role to help happened and that’s one of the pathways end that, for example, if employers provided into homelessness as an adult.” living wages, she says. Working with BC Untreated trauma can lead to mental Housing and the Fraser Health Authority to illness and addictions, and hard-core street introduce or improve services is also key. homelessness, which rounds out the demo“Senior levels of government are going to graphic in Surrey. realize, hopefully eventually, the need to put The paths to homehousing first for people,” Villeneuve says. lessness are varied and She adds creating policomplex, but Fedos notes cies that lift people out of We are all a big part of the solution poverty doesn’t just alleviate is simple: More housing. homelessness. For every $1 worried about Surrey Coun. Judy Villeof taxpayer money spent on the widening neuve, who is also chair of prevention, $9 is saved. the city’s social planning Shayne Williams, execugap between committee and president tive director of the Lookout the rich and of the Surrey Homelessness and Society, notes the cost Housing Society, agrees. of putting one person the poor.

She says affordable housing is in social housing can be JUDY VILLENEUVE crucial and noted Surrey is doing as low as $199 a month, all it can to address that, citing compared to $701 for the establishment of the society rent supplements, $4,333 to help raise funds and invest in for a provincial jail cell infrastructure and services, and and $10,900 for a hospicouncil’s recent decision to allow a tal bed. secondary suite in every home.

“There isn’t a national housing strategy, However, Villeneuve notes infrastructure and we’re the only G8 country without one,” is not the only answer. he says.

“You have to deal with the source of the problem,” she says, noting many of today’s Facing Surrey’s homeless challenges took root decades ago.

The federal government abandoned its On the following pages, The Leader talks National Housing Strategy in 1987, then to some of the city’s homeless and hears bailed on providing funding for housing that those with no permanent place to cooperatives six years later. call home find it difficult to make positive Adding to the problem is that B.C. has changes in their lives.

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I HONESTLY FELT SUICIDE WAS MY ONLY OPTION

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Gregory, 49, fell in love with the Metro Vancouver area while on a holiday during Expo ’86.

“I loved the mountains and the ocean and Whistler. It was just so beautiful,” he says. “I knew I would come back one day. I’ve been a drifter all my life.”

But it wasn’t until his mother died in 1999 that he decided to make the permanent move from his home of Newfoundland and Labrador to the West Coast.

Working as a labourer in Nova Scotia for $6.25 an hour wasn’t paying the bills and a failed relationship had depleted much of his savings, so a new start seemed right.

With the construction boom in B.C. in full swing, Gregory easily found work as a labourer and eventually as a foreman for a drainage company. He was able to obtain his safety and traffic control tickets, certifications that would enhance his employment options.

Over time, Gregory developed neck and back injuries that would require surgery and recovery time. About a year ago, he settled in Whalley, as the housing costs were more affordable than the rest of the Lower Mainland.

While off work on disability, he was placed in a government program that allowed him to earn small amounts of money to supplement his $610 cheque. He took a job unloading freezer trucks in Richmond, and while he working alone inside one of the trucks, a 70-kilogram (150-lb) pallet fell on him, striking him in the head. No injury report was ever filed.

“Here I was fighting for job site safety all these years, and no one was fighting for me,” Gregory says.

Diagnosed with a severe concussion and numbness in his face and hands, he began living on a diet of painkillers. With few people sympathetic to his plight, he contemplated taking his own life.

“I honestly felt suicide was my only option,” he says. “I was behind on my rent and I had to be out in two days. I was desperate.”

That’s when he contacted Hyland House in Newton, an emergency shelter run by Options Community Services Society.

“Two support workers showed up at my apartment. They said ‘we’ve got you a room.’ I almost cried.”

With WorkSafeBC now monitoring his condition, Gregory is looking for an apartment and getting the help he needs.

“I want to work. I want back in the game.”

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At 16 years old, Stephanie has been living on her own off and on for nearly four years.

While at home, as her parents struggled with drug-related demons, Stephanie, the oldest of seven children, found herself caring for her four younger siblings. Two others are currently in government care.

When she voiced her displeasure with the added responsibility, she was told to leave.

The chaos and violence at home don’t make returning a viable option.

Stephanie spends most evenings sleeping with friends, stashing bags of various items of clothing at four or five homes throughout North Surrey.

“I leave some of my things at each house,” she says, “just in case I can only stay one night somewhere, and one night at the next place. That way it’s continuous.”

Stephanie is among the 10 per cent of Surrey’s homeless who are under the age of 18. Many nights, when she has nowhere to go and is forced to sleep on the street, she rides the SkyTrain to the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver where she has a few more contacts, mostly homeless friends of her mother. She says Surrey is not safe at night.

“In the beginning, I didn’t want to even ask people (to stay with them), because I know people have a certain outlook on homeless kids, like ‘she’s going to be doing drugs in our bathroom.’ I don’t want them to think that. I literally have nowhere to go.”

School has been a struggle. Attending regularly is difficult at best, but Stephanie has been told she must show up at least one day a week, adding to her feelings of desperation.

“I actually like school. I would like to try post-secondary, but I don’t think I could afford it,” she says.

“I’d like to become a psychiatrist.”

Pushed into despair – and onto the streets ▶ NO ONE PLANS TO BE HOMELESS, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, THERE IS HELP SHEILA REYNOLDS

Being without a stable home isn’t a situation most people anticipate. So when it happens, or looks like it could, what do you do? Where do you turn?

Many resources, shelters and housing options exist in Surrey catering to the wide range of circumstances that can result in homelessness.

And if you believe it could never happen to you, think again.

Sarah never dreamed she’d be struggling to maintain a roof over her head. But in her 60s and newly widowed, the former film industry worker and competitive dancer found herself struggling to make ends meet and pay rent. A heart attack and a couple of property thefts – which included all her important ID – pushed her further into despair and eventually onto the streets.

Homelessness also caught Scott by surprise.

Having been steadily employed his entire life, he couldn’t conceive he’d ever be one of the desperate people he’d often drive

past in one of his many cars. However, things began to spiral when his young son was killed, followed by a nephew just six years later. Shortly after, Scott was abruptly fired from his job, soon losing his apartment and all but one vehicle, which became his home.

What’s out there for people like Sarah and Scott In Surrey, there are between 60 and 80 emergency shelter beds run by Hyland House, the Lookout Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society. They provide laundry, showers and meals.

Lookout also recently opened a winter shelter in North Surrey which has 40 beds that are open November to March.

About 70 extreme weather shelter beds – often known as the “mat program” – are available in the city (currently at four locations) that are opened when temperatures drop below freezing or when there is significant snowfall, windstorms or heavy rains that make it difficult to stay dry.

Most of those are located at Surrey Urban Mission, with others at Hyland House and two Surrey churches, one in Cloverdale and one in South Surrey. continued on page 21

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Roy moved from Newfoundland to northern Alberta in search of work in the mid 1980s, and although the money was good, after seeing many of his friends develop health issues, he decided it was time to move to B.C. for a fresh start. That was in 2001.

Hoping to get his bearings and start looking for work, Roy initially landed at the Front Room, a homeless shelter in North Surrey.

But steady employment proved difficult to find, so Roy ended up collecting bottles and working odd jobs for cash. Soon, he was living on the street.

One day he met Darlene, a tall, pretty girl, at church.

Both were struggling to find work and were becoming increasingly frustrated with the street crime in the area and wanted out.

“Everyone seems to start in Whalley,” says Darlene, “but eventually you can’t get out of there fast enough.”

Daily, the two began venturing as far as Port Coquitlam, pulling a large cart behind their bikes to collect bottles. Shelter was a constant struggle, between couch surfing with friends and camping in local parks.

“We had a great spot in Bear Creek Park. We had a queen-size bed, a large dresser,” says Roy. “We could even watch the football games on a small TV. Then the RCMP came in and pepper sprayed everything. We had to leave.”

With nowhere to go, the couple found a secluded lot in South Surrey near King George Boulevard and 32 Avenue and set up another camp, well-hidden from the street.

That was home for 13 years until development pushed them out.

Roy was able to develop an understanding with various local businesses which allowed him to clean up their lots and provide “security.” He says Canadian Tire even offered him a generator.

He doesn’t collect social assistance, believing welfare promotes a poor work ethic and should only be used in emergencies. Roy now works parttime at a car wash, does odd jobs and collects bottles when he can.

For the last few months, Roy and Darlene had been renting a house on 24 Avenue. But it will soon be torn down to make way for a multi-family development and they have to leave. Power to the house has already been shut off.

“I just wish people wouldn’t stereotype the homeless,” Roy says. “We’re not drug freaks. We would just love a place to stay.”

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Paranoia and psychosis had taken over, but eventually, he fell asleep.

Soon he felt the container begin to move. Panicked, he threw open the lid just as the contents of the large metal bin were about to be tipped into the recycling truck.

Startled, the truck driver immediately put the bin back down and that’s when Adam got out and ran, leaving all his belongings and identification behind.

Growing up in White Rock, Adam, now 40, was an athletic kid who played soccer and rugby. After games, he and his buddies would drink alcohol and smoke marijuana.

By Grade 10 he had dropped out of school. While working parttime at a restaurant, he began experimenting with cocaine. And that’s when his life began to spiral out of control.

“Once I tried cocaine intravenously, I was done,” he says. “I would steal anything from anyone.”

He spent the next five years living on the street in downtown Vancouver. He would stay up for days at a time, eventually passing out in alleyways or cardboard boxes – anywhere he could find cover.

He found himself selling cocaine, sleeping on the pavement, crashed out in cheap hotels or couch surfing with some of his drug customers.

“I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been robbed, you never know what will happen each day when you’re on the street. I have slept next to bank machines and woken up with sandwiches and change next to me,” he says. “Definitely not one of my shining moments. It’s not glamorous.”

He tried recovery programs in Kelowna to get away from his past, but the drugs always seemed to follow.

Racking up more than 100 convictions for petty crimes, Adam has spent close to a decade in jail.

Now in recovery, he has a place to stay and a clear focus.

“Addicts living on the street are often smart people, it’s really just distorted thinking and bad habits, that’s what it comes down to.”

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Gateway Shelter Supervisor Kutrina Blake (left) chats with Surrey City Coun. Vera LeFranc next to some of the 40 homeless shelter beds available at Gateway in Whalley. EVAN SEAL

▶ NEW SHELTERS COMING TO CLOVERDALE, NORTH SURREY from page 18

those with addiction issues needing additional support.

“In Surrey, we could use more supportive housing, for sure,” says LeFranc.

While transition houses – for women and children escaping abuse – are included in the region’s homeless count, they don’t fall into Surrey’s supportive housing category. That, says LeFranc, is because they can only keep people for 30 days before finding people alternate housing.

Vera LeFranc, a Surrey city councillor who is also manager of community projects with Surrey Homelessness & Housing Society (SHHS), says the society gets a lot of calls from people facing homelessness or who are “newly unhoused.”

She said those people are directed to the appropriate resources and support and advocacy services.

“Sometimes people are evicted because maybe they’re a hoarder, or we What’s in the works have people living in poverty so they At the Gateway Shelter in Whalley, can’t pay their rent because they’ve there are 40 emergency shelter beds – had to pay for prescriptions or food, 32 for men and eight for women. for example,” says LeFranc.

The men are housed side-by-side in Other times, the sheer geographical metal-frame bunk beds in a large area size of Surrey makes it difficult to get with windows, allowing for a bit of air from point A to B to even look for circulation. The women, also in bunk housing. Sources Community Resource Centres has a van, so clients can beds, are boxed into a smaller space, beside the hot, cramped kitchen, with go with an outreach worker who can no windows or adequate ventilation. also help them in the interview with Even on a cool day, the place is humid the landlord, etc. and warm. In summer, it’s sweltering.

“That’s why That’s just one of the reait’s so importsons the homeless facility, ant for shelters You can’t on 135A Street in Whalley, to be located understate the connected to the Front where homeless Room drop-in centre, is people are,” says difficulty that scheduled for a re-build.

LeFranc. “You people find in The re-vamped shelter can’t understate is currently in the design the difficulty that people getting from phase with BC Housing find in getting from one place to and is targeted for a 2018 one place to another in opening. The aging building Surrey.” another in is owned by the city, but While the goal is to Surrey. has become inadequate find people long-term for the demand in the housing, the low vacanVERA LEFRANC area. The new design cy rate in Surrey – about will still have emergency 2.8 per cent – only shelter beds, but also compounds accommosome transitional/supdations issues and leaves local shelters portive housing beds, as at capacity much of the time. well as extreme weather beds.

“Sometimes people move into “It will be a fully comprehensive a shelter and we can’t find them building that will meet the needs of permanent housing and that’s where the folks that are there,” says LeFranc, the bottleneck results,” says LeFranc, noting it will also have private rooms noting organizations such as Sources, (which don’t currently exist) where Options, Lookout and Elizabeth Fry clients can receive personal health and work collaboratively to house people counselling services. directly into market housing.

Also in the works is a replacement of “Many of the homeless folks don’t a 10-bed shelter south of Highway 10, present as the best potential renters, near 176 Street in Cloverdale, operatso our organizations work with them ed by Options. to try to bridge that gap,” LeFranc The existing facility, says LeFranc, says. is an old farmhouse that is essentially There are also supportive housing “melting” into the landscape. options in Surrey, including about 50 The new building, which is hoped recovery houses (500 or so beds) for

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to break ground next year, will have 16 shelter beds and 12 bachelor transition housing units.

It will be named after the late Bill Reid, a well-known community booster in Cloverdale.

Like many existing shelters, the $4-million facility will also be animal friendly, so having pets won’t present a barrier to the homeless.

The shelter will also operate as a therapeutic farm, allowing residents to gain work and social skills, as well as potentially benefitting those dealing with trauma or mental

health issues.

SHHS recently began fundraising for the project. Donations can be made at http:// surreyhomeless.ca/ bill-reid-memorialshelter/

Shelter resources • Surrey Homelessness & Housing Society 604-709-6912 • Lookout Emergency Aid Society 604-589-8678 • Options Community Services 604-951-8855 Housing registry 604-590-7368

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The list is updated twice daily.

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Susan says she is not someone who would ever ask anyone for help.

For years she worked full-time at various jobs, and she was able to purchase a small home in North Surrey.

Then things cracked. Looking after her son, two nephews and her partner’s two children, Susan’s life became overwhelming.

A longstanding mental health issue re-surfaced, and her world imploded.

“I just couldn’t do it anymore,” she says. “I packed my truck up with my clothes and my camping gear and I drove away.”

Her nephews had to be placed in government care and her adult son now lives on his own.

That was four years ago.

Suffering from symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result from abuse as a child and from an earlier relationship, Susan has been unable to work since.

With no money, she initially lived in her truck with her dog for six weeks, however she now spends most nights couching surfing at friends’ homes or staying with her mother in a fifth wheel in South Surrey.

“Looking back now, I don’t how I managed my life, looking after everyone else and not myself,” she says.

Trying to access transition housing has proven to be difficult with her small dog, but Susan has refused to get rid of her only companion.

“Everything is a struggle when you don’t have an address or transportation,” she says. “I don’t give up, but everywhere you go, they just give you another phone number. I don’t want to be on welfare. It’s nothing to be proud of. I want my life back.”

Having worked as a manager at a recovery home, Susan has seen many people caught in the same poverty spiral she now finds herself trapped in.

“People need to realize (the homeless are) not all addicts and when life kicks you down it kicks you hard.”

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he Tzu Chi Foundation is an international humanitarian organization with a local presence here in Surrey. They have chapters all over the world. The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Canada, (Tzu Chi Canada) was founded in 1992 by its CEO Mr. Gary Ho under the inspiration of Dharma Master Cheng Yen. Tzu Chi Canada has been involved with the Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation since 1999. They have generously donated nearly $250,000 in support of various projects at the hospital. These donations include two NICU defibrillators and a Children’s ER Isolation Room.

Most recently, Tzu Chi Canada has supported the Retinal Surgical Campaign to equip a new operating theatre at the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre. They funded a cryomatic machine which freezes a patient’s retina to assist in retinal surgery.

In 2014, Tzu Chi Canada opened a new office in Surrey to accommodate their expanding volunteer base and the growing needs in the Surrey community. On average, 108 volunteers provide support and local services for over 81 humanitarian projects, every day. These include the Food Bank, homeless shelters, Salvation Army, local senior residents, and social service programs. Tzu Chi Canada also funds breakfast programs at 13 different schools throughout the Lower Mainland. Additionally, over $45,000 has been donated to schools in Surrey, Delta, and Langley as bursaries to help students needing

financial assistance to participate in programs and camps.

“One of our core values,” says Tom Torng, Director of Public Relations, “is to respect all human life. The Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation helps provide the best care and the best equipment and best medicine. We are pleased to stand behind them as they continue to find ways to support their community.” – Tom Torng

Tzu Chi Canada is thrilled to support the Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation because of their goal to promote education and medicine. “One of our core values,” says Tom Torng, Director of Public Relations, “is to respect all human life. The Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation helps provide the best care and the best equipment and best medicine. We are pleased to stand behind them as they continue to find ways to support their community.”

is supported by over three million volunteers worldwide - 2200 in BC alone. “Like a drop of water, one person can’t do it all,” says Tom. “But together, the drops become streams and rivers that join an ocean, consisting of millions of drops of water that become one of the most powerful forces in nature. People are like that together for a cause we can be a powerful force of change for good.”

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When looking at the many needs worldwide, one can easily be overwhelmed. But Tzu Chi Canada “Tzu Chi is a value driven organization committed to humanitarian work. Our city of Surrey and the hospital are much better places because they work among us.”

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Shayne Williams, executive director of the Lookout Society, says the costs of homelessness on government services far outweigh what it would cost to fund social housing and other proactive supports. SUBMITTED “There is not just the cost of treatment programs. A 15-year caring for them,” says executive police officer who dealt with Murdirector Shayne Williams of the ray over the course of his entire Lookout Society, which provides career compiled a list of his hospital housing and support services in stays, substance-abuse treatments, Metro Vancouver, including Surrey. doctor’s fees, nights in jail and “There is the cost of not caring for attached a cost to them over a 10them.” year period.

Williams uses numbers pulled “It cost us (Reno) $1 million not from a 2013 study (State of Hometo do something about Murray,” the lessness in Canada) by the Canadicop says. an Homelessness Research Network Williams argues the merits of (CHRN) to back up his statement. pro-actively helping the homeless.

The report “We have people like Murray in pegged the Surrey and across the average health Lower Mainland... people There is not care costs of a who have that impact homeless peron local government just the cost son at $4,714 a services. It’s better for all of caring for year, compared of us to help people like to the $2,633 Murray and get them the them. There in publicly help they need to become is the cost of financed health care better.” services for an average The CHRN report also not caring for adult Canadian. suggests that not them.

It also said the cost only does chronof accommodating ic homelessness SHAYNE WILLIAMS one person in social increase the costs housing can be as to government, but low as $199 a month, “those who spend compared to $701 for rent supplelonger periods on ments, $4,333 in a provincial jail the street have a and $10,900 for a hospital bed. higher likelihood of suffering men“We’re wasting money incarcerattal and physical health problems, ing people,” says Williams. “There addictions and disabilities.” isn’t a national housing strategy, “The faster we help somebody out and we’re the only G8 country of homelessness, the better they without one.” can recover and move forward in a Williams cites the story of “Milpositive way,” says Williams. lion-Dollar Murray,” an alcoholic “The longer they are on the who spent more than a decade street, the more they become accushomeless on the streets of Reno, tomed to it, and the harder it is to Nevada, despite several stints in get them off it.”

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Michael, 43, remembers having his first drink at seven years old.

His father worked in the oil industry and the family lived in various Middle Eastern countries when Michael was a child.

“The first time I drank openly in front of my parents I was 10 years old,” says Michael. “My parents were alcoholics and they felt if we were going to drink they would prefer we drank at home where we were safe.”

As a young man, when life became difficult, Michael he struggled to cope. Losing a job or a relationship caused severe anxiety.

“I lost my brother, my mother and my father to alcohol and drug addiction – all in a very short time,” he says. “I felt lost.”

When he could no longer pay rent on his basement suite he took his belongings and began camping in a Surrey park. He was fearful of shelters and distanced himself from those trying to help.

After about a month of “urban camping,” a friend who owned an auto repair shop in Newton let him sleep in some of the cars on his lot. Michael lived that way for nine months.

Eventually he overstayed his welcome and was asked to move on.

He got by with help from Sikh temples that offered him food up to three times a week.

In an attempt to stave off trench foot, a painful ailment caused by wearing the same wet socks for weeks, Michael would often wash his socks in the bathrooms of various fast food outlets.

“When you’re homeless, you beat yourself up 10 times more than the average person,” he says. “You know there’s a better way, but you can’t seem to live up to your own moral codes.”

It was during one of his trips to McDonalds one morning that he met a man who offered to help him.

“He took me to an (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting and that got me started in recovery,” he says. “I wasn’t even drinking at that time. I couldn’t afford alcohol. Remembering my last days on the street keep me on the right path today.”

Michael has been in treatment at Trilogy Recovery House in Surrey for two years.

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As a kid in Surrey, Devinder was always active. Sports were an escape for the now 44-year-old, who felt most at home on the soccer pitch.

As a teenager, Devinder, like many of his friends, dabbled with alcohol and recreational drugs.

“The drugs were there,” recalls Devinder, “but they weren’t unmanageable.”

Then he tried crack cocaine.

He began to spend days binging on the drug, often staying away from home for weeks at a time.

In 2000 Devinder came home, after being high for days, to find his mother had passed away from leukemia.

As she lay dying in the living room of her Newton home days earlier, she had called out for Devineder, her middle son, but he wasn’t there. It’s a shame he carries to this day.

COMMUNITY CHARTER S.B.C. 2003 CHAPTER 26 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY LANDS Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, Chapter 26, as amended, the City of Surrey hereby gives notice of the intention to dispose of the following City lands: Civic Address: Legal Description: Parcel Identifier (PID): Property Description:

133.8 m² (1,440 ft²) portion of 16618 - 102 Avenue 133.8 m² (1,440 ft²) portion of Lot 24 Section 25 Block 5 North Range 1 West New Westminster District Plan LMP 19984 019-076-339 The 133.8 m² (1,440 ft²) portion of City-owned land is zoned Single Family Residential (RF) Zone and designated as “Urban” in the Official Community Plan. The private property located at 16616 Parkview Place is zoned One-Acre Residential (RA) Zone and 16609 – 102 Avenue is zoned Single Family Residential (RF) Zone and both are designated “Urban” in the Official Community Plan. The property is being sold to an adjoining owner for consolidation and development purposes.

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“At that time my dad told me to beat it,” he says. “I held resentment against my dad for many years, but now I realize he was just trying to keep his house safe.”

Devinder left home with only a photograph of his mother and spent the next 13 years living on the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

During that time he was convicted more than 100 times for theft – all attempts to feed his growing drug habit.

When he was not in jail, he would spend most of his time searching for shelter.

“I would ride the bus down Broadway up to UBC or to the SkyTrain.

Sometimes I would even go to the airport and just pretend I was going somewhere and sleep on one of the chairs.”

In 2014 Devinder was released from jail and was given a chance at rehab through drug court. A recovery house in Newton has been his home ever since.

He has reconciled with his family and although he has had minor relapses, he has hope.

“I know people love me,” Devinder says.

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Working the NightShift in North Surrey ▶ HOW ONE LOCAL CHARITY WORKS TO SUPPORT THOSE LIVING EXTRAORDINARILY ROUGH LIVES BOAZ JOSEPH

Standing near a line of people waiting to be fed outside NightShift Street Ministries on a rainy January night, Denis says he doesn’t like to dredge up the past, but volunteers words to the effect that he lost his son.

Further conversation reveals he’s hasn’t had contact with his son for the last 10 years, or the rest of his family for 17 years.

“It’s like I don’t exist for them anymore.”

Denis, 62 (pictured at right), currently lives in Surrey with his dog Princess inside a container, the type used to store materials on a construction site. It’s small enough to fit on a flatbed truck.

He became intermittently homeless a few years after his wife died of cancer 17 years ago.

The self-described former workaholic’s health started to fail and his life began to unravel.

“A lot of shit happened,” he says.

For years he bounced between places to sleep, recurring pneumonia keeping him from being able to work.

A year ago, Denis lived for a few months in an apartment in Whalley that was infested with bedbugs and “cockroaches galore.”

One night, trying catch his breath, Denis nearly swallowed a roach that crawled out of his asthma inhaler.

He decided it was better to be out on the street and looked for another place to crash.

“I’ve got integrity,” he says.

Five months later, a landlord of a house he was staying at punted Denis after he hadn’t

paid rent the whole time he was there.

One consistency is Denis’ life has been NightShift Street Ministries, a charity based in North Surrey.

It’s a place he’s visited daily – when healthy enough to do so – for the last 12 years.

He helps out around

NightShift, sweeping or shooing those away who are openly using drugs.

It’s where he met MaryAnne Connor – “Mac” to locals – a pastor and founder and president of the non-profit charity that provides food and support for people living on the street (or close to it).

NightShift staff and volunteers are out every night of they year, on the ground, helping society’s most vulnerable people, no matter what their backgrounds.

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COMMUNITY CHARTER S.B.C. 2003 CHAPTER 26 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY LANDS Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, Chapter 26, as amended, the City of Surrey hereby gives notice of the intention to dispose of the following City lands: Civic Address: Legal Description: Parcel Identifier (PID): Property Description:

9624 – 168 Street That Part of Lot 1 Section 6 Township 9 New Westminster District Plan BCP44462 Shown on Plan BCP51985 029-063-671 The City-owned land is zoned Local Commercial (C-4) Zone.

The private property located at 16811 – 96 Avenue is zoned Combined Service Gasoline Station (CG-2) Zone and designated “Urban� in the Official Community Plan. The property is being sold to an adjoining owner for consolidation and development purposes.

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What will have a lasting effect on homelessness? Most experts agree: A fixed address.

For the last decade or so, Surrey has pushed hard at making more housing available, both through investing capital and creating policy.

In the 1990s, the city administration at the time claimed Surrey didn’t have a homelessness problem.

By 2004, that outlook had changed, with the city drafting a social plan and hiring a senior planner to implement it.

In July 2013, the City of Surrey commissioned a Master Plan for Housing the Homeless, and Aileen

Murphy, Surrey’s senior manager of social planning, says the document priorities are still valid.

The plan indicates that between 2013 and 2017, Surrey should aim to have 450 new units of transitional and supported housing.

Among those should be a “low-barrier� replacement for the Gateway shelter located on 135A Street.

Low-barrier shelters don’t require people to give up drug or alcohol use in order to get a roof over their heads.

Many people will go without shelter rather than give up their ad-

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facility, which provides about 100 beds.

And through BC Housing, 110 low-income families are receiving rent supplements so they can afford market housing. “I think we’re meeting targets,� Murphy says, adding a new Bill Reid Memorial Shelter in Cloverdale will bring an estimated 30 shelter and transition beds to the mix next year. It will include pet-friendly spaces and a therapeutic farm.

Murphy says once people have established a permanent address, it’s beneficial for cities to look at some of the reasons the homeless became that way in the first place. “One of the things is looking at poverty and addressing families and young people who are growing up in poverty,�

Murphy says, adding there are three main influences that contribute to being housed or being homeless. “It’s about housing, it’s about income and it’s about supports.�

Experts believe there has to be a closer examination of minimum wages and a reasonable housing supplement through welfare, which is currently $375 a month for a single person.

The 2003 study commissioned by Surrey council also urged a focus on certain groups that are over-represented in the homeless population, such as individuals with mental illness and substance abuse problems, women with children, youth and aboriginals. “And the other is people exiting the justice system,� Murphy says.

Both youth aging out of care and others leaving jail usually have at least two strikes against them: They are low on money and people are unwilling to rent to them. Without the proper supports in place, they will be homeless.

To help address the issues that land these groups on the street, the report stresses the need for assistance from the Fraser Health Authority, the province and B.C. Housing.

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“I’ve known Denis since the very first night I was in Whalley,� says Connor.

The two often exchange “Je t’aime� (I love you) with each other, as Denis is originally from Quebec.

Connor began her relationship with the Whalley street community during a Jan. 4, 2004 snowstorm.

At the time, she had a successful real estate business and a healthy income, but was undergoing a midlife crisis and wasn’t happy.

Listening to the wind of the storm in the warmth of her bed, she thought about what people on the street were going through.

Connor drove up to Whalley from White Rock and convinced a local pastor to open up a church shelter for the night. He handed her a key and left her and a few volunteers to provide peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a warm place to sleep for 35 men, women and children. “I lost my head and found my heart,� she says.

Before long, the former Gentle Shepherd Church became NightShift, and is now fully devoted to helping people on the street find hope and purpose.

Connor isn’t coy about crediting God for having influence in her decision to abandon her former life, nor NightShift’s Christian DNA. “When we’re on the street and we’re serving, no one has an obligation to listen to a sermon or say a prayer before their needs are met, ever.�

They’ll get some phys-

ical needs met: Food, clothing and boots, and there will be people to talk to about their spiritual needs or other subjects, if they wish.

She’s heard stories from NightShift clients that make her believe she would not have survived herself had she faced the same hardships.

Connor goes over the basics of what pushes people to their vulnerable positions: Poverty, drug addiction, alcoholism, mental illness, family break-ups, physical abuse, sexual abuse and poor health.

Just as important, but rarely acknowledged, are the gaps between shortterm housing and shortterm addiction recovery programs. Put another way, people’s progress, be it in recovery or being released from prison, isn’t followed up, and the cycle that may have been there before continues, Connor says.

It’s a chronic situation not alleviated by support by the provincial government. “What social services gives them a month is a joke to live on,� Connor says. “They don’t know how to get out of here.

They’re entrenched.

Even if they have a fixed address, it’s not for very long.�

Connor says local churches, social services and government agencies have to work together to tackle the issues, and not be proprietary or territorial about programs that work. “I think it’s going to take an army to move this. And it’s bigger than us. The problem is bigger that we see here.�

She explains that people on the street have had extraordinarily rough lives and

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Volunteers from NightShift Street Ministries are out interacting with clients every night of the year. BOAZ JOSEPH many – especially young “working� women in the area – have been abused. “We expect they’re going to live what we call ‘normal’ lives? Give your head a shake. They just need a person to love them. They just need to be listened to. They just need to be respected as people. “For us, it’s not about

numbers, for us it’s about the one. If I can make a shift in one person’s life, it causes a positive ripple effect that goes on beyond Whalley.�

NightShift hands out food to clients 365 nights a year, and provides other services that include: • The NightShift Care

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how lucky we are,� says Annetta Davies after finishing up most of an evening’s duties.

Davies has volunteered at NightShift twice a month for three years with her crew from Southside Community Church. “It’s incredible. It’s a realization for me. These guys are outside in the rain all the time and sometimes when we’re out there, we’re freezing ourselves. We just get a little bit of taste of what they’re going through.�

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NO FIXED ADDRESS ▶ SURREY IS MAKING PROGRESS, MAYOR SAYS ment a housing creation strategy.

“Housing First In Canada” (http://bit.ly/1vRb4Bw) notes getting people into housing is the genesis to answering

the bigger problems.

“The underlying principle of Housing First is that people are more successful in moving forward with their lives if they are first housed,” the 2013 study by Canadian Homelessness Research Network states. “This is as true for homeless people and those with mental health and addiction issues as it is for anyone.”

No expert is willing to say any known approach will eradicate homelessness forever. But most agree, getting people into housing right away is the best approach.

Mayor Linda Hepner says Surrey is making great steps forward in dealing with the problem.

“All in all, I’d say we’re making progress,” Hepner says.

She notes homelessness numbers have remained stagnant in regional counts, despite Surrey’s rapid growth.

Results of the 2014 Metro Vancouver homeless count showed an overall count of 2,770 homeless in the region, up from 2,650 in 2011.

Almost all parts of Metro Vancouver – except the City of Vancouver – saw decreases of street homeless, including Surrey, which saw a decline of 35 to 40 per cent from the last count.

The number of sheltered homeless – counted in shelters, jails, hospitals, transition houses and detox centres – was down four per cent.

“We’ve achieved some stability,” says Deb Bryant, chair of the Greater Vancouver Steering Committee on Homelessness. “We have stemmed the tide of really rapid growth in homelessness.”

Hepner did say that urban camping has been a bit of a problem recently in Surrey.

“What we saw is more of a congregation of them in more of a camp situation, in two or three particular spots this year in the city,” Hepner says.

Service providers have been dealing with each case based on the unique needs of that homeless person.

As for the Housing First initiative, Hepner says senior levels of government need to provide better support for those suffering from mental health and addiction.

“But the easiest way to start addressing those is to have a roof over your head,” Hepner says, “no question.”

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INVESTMENT OPTIONS “…the expectation that household formation in Metro Vancouver will continue to exceed the number of new homes built in the region for the next decade makes long-term price appreciation highly likely.”

NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT

Considering an investment property?

Is buying in a hot market the ideal time? housing. Homeowners who live in the same home as the rental unit – as in the case of a basement suite – will You may have heard the terms enjoy tax-free capital gains, unlike a “investment property” and “second “pure” investor owner who must pay home” used interchangeably. Their capital gains taxes when similarity is that they both they sell their investment describe property that is property. not the owner’s primary Robert (Bob) de Wit, residence; otherwise, they CEO of the Greater Vanare distinctively different. couver Home Builders' A second home, and Association says there are where it largely differs a number of market varifrom an investment propables that make present erty, is that it’s a residence conditions nearly ideal that you intend to occupy Robert (Bob) de Wit for buying investment in addition to a primary CEO of the Greater Vancouver properties. residence for part of the Home Builders' Association “Firstly, the expectation year (a vacation home that household formation or an apartment in a city you often in Metro Vancouver will continue visit). to exceed the number of new homes An investment property is a generbuilt in the region for the next ally defined as property that is not decade makes long-term price apoccupied by the owner, and usually preciation highly likely, so the risk of purchased specifically to generate a price collapse longer term is low,” profit through renting, profit from he says. “Second, interest rates are appreciation, or to take advantage of historically low, so the cost of bortax benefits. You can deduct certain rowing will never be better than it is expenses from your income, such as now. As the saying goes, they’re not mortgage interest, property taxes, making any more land.” maintenance/upgrades, property He adds that because it is costly for management and utility bills. For many would-be new buyers to get many, the motivation is to assist in the cost of providing their own into the market, vacancy rates for

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renters are extremely low, leading to attractive rental rates for investorowners.

While investment properties are not riskless investments, one of the reasons why people look to purchase an investment property is that, when compared to other investment products, they are relatively safe.

Since you own the property, you stand to gain from an increase in the property value over time. Keep in mind, however, that the fluctuation depends on the area – for some, value may rise significantly over the course of a few years, while in other areas it may remain stagnant.

In a hot market, there is an influx of interest in investment properties – partly because people need the extra support for their own mortgages, and partly because investors expect an even higher market in the future, adds de Wit. “The most common housing form purchased as an investment is the condominium. The upside of the condo is that they are typically the most affordable to purchase and the easiest to rent. The downside is that condos, compared to houses and townhouses, enjoy lesser long-term price appreciation because of their

Nominate someone for 2016 CLA Awards Do you know someone who makes a positive contribution to our community?

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fractional ownership of the land the unit is built on,” he says. “Townhouses tend to be bought by owners who live in them rather than rent them out.”

If you are considering purchasing either an investment property or a second home, do your research and ask yourself some important questions: Do you have enough saved for the down payment? How much

income will the property generate?

How will deductions affect your profits? Are you comfortable being a landlord? How much time are you willing to invest in upkeep?

Also, talk to a financial expert about how it may affect your taxes and financial situation. There are a number of pros and cons to buying a property and then renting it out – it’s important to know your options.

Homeowners who live in the same home as the rental unit – as in the case of a basement suite – will enjoy tax-free capital gains, unlike a “pure” investor owner who must pay capital gains taxes…”

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ongratulations

FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD

MEDALLION CLUB QUALIFIERS

The local realtors featured here are the honoured 10% of the 2,750 total realtors in the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Here are the realtors that qualified for 2015.

BRENT ROBERTS

ERICA TUCKER

DARRELL POETKER

MARLON PAREL

ARVIND NAIR

Royal LePage - Brent Roberts Realty 604-585-7653 Sell your home FASTER and for MORE money!

RE/MAX Performance Realty 604-720-3311 www.ericatuckerhomes.com

RE/MAX Performance Realty 604-626-1828 Thank you to all my valued clients!

RE/MAX Performance Realty 604-506-4900

Thank you to all my clients it was a pleasure working with you.

www.finerchoice.com

Medallion Club Member Since 2012 604-377-4069 Thank you!

Sutton Group - West Coast Realty

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AMIT GHUMAN

DAN HUSTY

SUNNY SANGHA

BOB HARIKA

RAJ SIDHU

RE/MAX Blueprint Realty Office: 604-593-6188 Direct: 604-897-4489

RE/MAX 2000 Realty 604-583-2000 A trusted name for 3 generations. www.sellingsurrey.com

Century 21 Coastal Realty 604-356-5555 sunny@sunnysangha.com Sincerest Thanks to my Clients Realtor for 10 years, Medallion Club Member for past 5

Sutton Group West Coast Medallion Club 10 years in a row 778-791-1000 Thanks to my family, friends and clients for their 10 years of support.

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Thank to clients, friends and family.

TOM MCCONNELL - PREC

SAMEER KAUSHAL, PREC B.SC.MBA

KULJIT MINHAS

TOM EDWARDS - PREC

BRIAN MORRISON

RE/MAX 2000 Realty 604-831-7653 23 consecutive Medallion Club years Thank you to my loyal clients!

Century 21 Coastal Realty, Surrey CELL 604-897-9575 Over 10 Years Real Estate Experience Thanks to All My Clients

Sutton Premier Realty 604-649-1235 10 Year Medallion Club Member Thank you for putting your trust in me

RE/MAX Performance Realty 604-220-HOME (4663) Medallion Club Member Since 2007 RE/MAX Hall Of Fame Member

RE/MAX 2000 Realty Emerald Master 14 year member 604-813-4200 Thank you to my clients, family and friends.

Thank you to all my clients, friends and Highstreet Marketing Group for 10 years of success!

bobby bisla

SUKHI KANG

JOHN AKEHURST

JASPAL S KAHLON

ALYSSA DOTSON

BOBBY BISLA

Century 21 Coastal Realty 604-377-1246 surreyrealty.com Medallion Top 1% & Century 21 Hall Of Fame SMARTER * FASTER * BOLDER™

RE/MAX Performance 604-454-7107 Award winning Realtor for over 10 years.

“Thank you to all my clients”

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Sutton Group West Coast 604-418-2588 Thank you to my team, our clients, business associates, family and friends. It would not be possible without you.

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kahlonj650@gmail.com. Top 10 % Selling Realtor & Master Medallion Club Member 2012 through 2016

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FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD

MEDALLION CLUB QUALIFIERS

The local realtors featured here are the honoured 10% of the 2,750 total realtors in the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Here are the realtors that qualified for 2015.

SHIRLEY WHITTERS

RAY WERGER

KEN COWIE

PJ CHEEMA

Sutton Premier Realty 604-916-7523 Thank you to my Loyal Clients & Friends for another Great Year.

Royal LePage West Real Estate Services Immediate Past President, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board 604-830-3557 raywerger@bcrealestatesales.com Protecting & Promoting the Interests of my Clients since 1992

RE/MAX 2000 Realty President’s Club Elite 604-351-5611 “31 Years Medallion Member” Experience Speaks Volume

Sutton Premier Realty 604-725-1258 11 years Medallion Club Member.

“A Big Thank You to Everyone”

Century 21 Coastal Realty 604-369-7000 Dedicated to Finding Your Dream Home

BALJIT S. SANDHU

FRANCESCA SHEREN

MATT MORROW

MANTEJ SINGH

GARY THIND Century 21 - Coastal Realty Personal Real Estate Corporation 604 218 9000 GarryThind.com

RE/MAX Blueprint Realty Sutton Group West Coast Realty 604 396 1163 604-807-1800 sherenfrancesca@gmail.com Medallion Club member (2013-2016) Thanks to all of my Clients, family & friends. Thank you to all my clients for all the support!

RE/MAX 2000 604.537.4754 9 Yr Medallion Member Thanks for your continued support.

My past Clients and Friends are my Business!

LYDIA HACHEY

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DAVID PAN

TODD MURDOCH

ADAM KRAJEWSKI

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RE/MAX 2000 604-250-0507 Medallion Member since 1997 Your Area Residential Specialist.

Royal LePage West RES 604-581-3838 2014-2016 FREVB Medallion Member

RE/MAX Performance Realty 604-831-2500 Award winning Realtor for the past 7 years.

Thank you to all my loyal clients!

RE/MAX Performance 604-590-4888

Sutton Premier Realty 778-869-2933

21 years working with the Hispanic community and providing Spanish as language to communicate.

Medallion Club Member for 5 consecutive years

VIPAN SHARMA (PREC)

HARVEY RANDHAWA

WASIM AFZAL

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RE/MAX Performance 604-603-4657 First year as a medallion club member

Sutton Group WestCoast Realty “Your professional solution in real estate” 604-773-9573 www.homerunteam.ca

MANJIT HAYER PREC

JINDER JHAJJ

Planet Group Realty Inc 604-724-9673 Outstanding 10 consecutive Medallion Club Years!

Thank you to my Loyal clients!

Sutton Group - WestCoast Realty 604-825-7160 Thank you to all my Clients, Family and Friends.

Medallion winner for 14 years

Thank you for your support

Thanks to my clients for their trust.

Have a wonderful 2016.

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ongratulations

FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE BOARD

MEDALLION CLUB QUALIFIERS

The local realtors featured here are the honoured 10% of the 2,750 total realtors in the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Here are the realtors that qualified for 2015.

JANET RATHBUN RE/MAX Performance Realty’s #1 Agent 604-590-4888 Award winning Realtor for the past 12 years.

Thank you to all my clients. www.The-A-Team.ca

PRATEEK SINGH Homelife Benchmark Titus Direct 604-720-0031 www.sellingwestcoast.ca Thanking all my clients for their trust and referrals.

KEVIN BASRAN RE/MAX 2000 Realty Emerald Master Medallion Member 604-230-4252 www.kevinbasran.com Thank you to all our wonderful clients for your continued support.

DEAN LOVBERG

BILL BAINS

RE/MAX 2000 Sutton West Coast Realty Direct 604-671-2030 www.remaxdean.com (604) 377-0894 Cell Thank you to all of my clients for a successful An amazing blessed year! year, I appreciate your business & referrals. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to my clients, family & friends!

SONNY BHINDER

ALI DEHZAD

LES WELLMAN

DAVID MEYER

COLLEEN FERGUSON

Century 21 Coastal Cell: 604-582-1111 Your home sold guaranteed! www.sonnybhinder.com

Royal LePage West RES 604-649-2349 2015 FVREB medallion member office 604.581.3838

Royal LePage West 604-581-3838 Top 1% for 19 consecutive years.

Thank you to all my Clients!

RE/MAX Performance Realty 604-454-7999 Helping you make the right move since 1987.

Royal LePage West 778-809-3488 Real estate professional for over 25 years. www.cfhomes.ca

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Fluent in English, Cantonese & Mandarin.

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604-593-6188 RE/MAX BLUEPRINT REALTY Thank you to all our outstanding Realtors® and Clients!

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DILMA HORTELANO Sutton - Premier Realty 778-867-3657 Email: dilma-hortelano@live.ca Website: www.dilmahortelano.ca Thank you for the trust and opportunity to serve you!

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The Sprott Shaw College Plumbing Foundations Program prepares students for entry level employment in the plumbing trade.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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EXPERIENCED RESIDENT CARETAKER COUPLE Required for well-maintained, quiet, no smoking, no pets, 30 suite apartment building in White Rock.

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

DRIVERS - Full Time for Deliveries in the Lower Mainland & Vancouver area.

Please call George 604-594-4970 or 604-618-0480

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CARRIERS WANTED

STUNNING MOKA HOUSE COFFEE SHOP FOR SALE View at Grandview Corners Lifestyle Village 160th St. and 24th Ave. EXCELLENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Owner retiring, asking $59,000.00 Contact len@mokahouse.com or by phone 604-569-3358 or cell 778 868-9712

Kristy 604.488.9161

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LOST: Bangle bracelet (gold colour) around food court in Surrey Place on Friday Feb19. 604-584-6023

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CHILDCARE WANTED

CHILD CARE. $11.33/hr. 40 hrs/wk; High School completion and 1 year exp. req’d; Contact Ajay Gupta by email: resume_gupta@yahoo.com or mail at 14692 - 62A Ave., Surrey BC V3S 3T1.

DELTA

NANNY REQUIRED Ndiom Family in Surrey, BC needs a nanny on a full time basis for 2 years to look after their 4 kids ages newborn to 9 years. Wage $10.50/hr Main duties include supervision and care for children including bathing, dressing and feeding child. Oversee children’s activities such as prepare meals, organize activities such as games and rest periods. May perform light housekeeping and cleaning tasks like cleaning dishes, laundry. Minimum high school grad and related education or 1 year full time experience in care giving. Applicant must be able to communicate in English/French (knowledge of Bacie is an asset). Optional accommodation available at no charge.

Applicants can contact via email at: michel.ndiom@gmail.com

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On Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 with heavy hearts we said goodbye to our loving Mom, Granny and Great Granny. She will be greatly missed by her daughter Barb (Dave), granddaughters Keliegh & Carly (Jason), great grandsons Jacob and Joshua, her sister June (Ches), nieces, nephews and many others that loved her and called her Granny.

We would like to thank Dr. Fagan and the staff at Langley Memorial Hospital for their kindness. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the SPCA. A celebration of Granny’s life will be held Sunday Feb 28th at 1pm.

Fort Langley Community Hall, 9167 Glover Rd.

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

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Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

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CHILDCARE WANTED

The Pal family requires Caregiver (Nanny) for their 10 year old daughter in their home located at 148 St. and 73B Avenue, Surrey, BC on a permanent, full time basis. (shift work in accordance with employer’s work schedule, 8 hrs per day shift for 5 days or 10 hrs per day for 4 days, making it 40 hrs/week.) Duties include: supervise & take care of the child, prepare & serve meals, take to and from school and after school activities such as games or outings & playdates, perform light housekeeping. Speaking English is mandatory. Min 6 months training or 1 yr experience in a similar role and high school or equivalent education. Optional accommodation available (own secured room with private bathroom and full use of household amenities for the duration of employment available) at no charge on a live-in basis.

Please note: This is not a condition of employment. The salary is $11.25/hr. Email resume to: dave_pal@hotmail.com

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PLANT SUPERVISOR Langley, BC Fuchs Lubricants Canada Ltd. is the Canadian operating unit of Fuchs Petrolub S.E., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of specialty lubricants.

Qualifications: • Minimum five years’ experience in lubricants, chemical, or related manufacturing.

• Forklift experience • Demonstrated ability to supervise hourly personnel. Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and SAP. • A Bachelor’s degree is highly preferred or applicable exp. in lieu of education is needed.

Fuchs Lubricants Canada LTD. offers an excellent compensation, benefits package, and bonus plan.

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EDUCATION

OPTICAL TRAINING ... in only 6-months starts March 21st, 2016

www.bccollegeofoptics.ca BC College Optics 604.581.0101

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FARM WORKERS

JAMES Garden Ltd. requires 4 Farm Workers for seasonal work starting around May 10-Oct.20. Approx.50t hrs/wk. Starting wage $10.70 per hr. Duties are : hand planting, weeding, cultivating, harvesting moving irrigation pipes, heavy lifting vegetables boxes etc.

Fax resume to 604- 574- 5921.

LIVE-IN caretaker single or couple.

Seeking fit, self motivated, hard working live-in caretaker for busy horse farm. The ideal candidate will have experience with maintenance, farm equipment, landscaping, fencing, water pipes and drainage. Stall cleaning is not required on a normal basis. Must be detail oriented and keep a clean facility. A brand new bright 1 bdrm and 1 bath suite provided as well as a wage. Could also suit a couple who are interested in house cleaning and yard maintenance as well. Prefer Spanish/English speaking but not mandatory.

Forward resume or experience to :email tanispearson@shaw.ca or mail to 4615 190 Street, B.C. VIZ 1B2( no drop by visits please)

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HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

HAIRDRESSER WANTED to work 3 weekdays per week, in W. Rock Seniors residence. 604-420-9339

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HELP WANTED

CARRIERS Earn Extra $

ADULTS NEEDED TO DELIVER

the Surrey Leader and the Surrey Now. Part-time, small vehicle required.

Door to Door Delivery, Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays.

Please call 604-575-5342 CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBORHOOD

Req: Carpenters, Helpers Laborers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street

New West 604.522.4900

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FARM WORKERS

Farm Supervisor (Surrey, BC) W. Friesen are hiring for their Agriculture division, full time Poultry Barn supervisor. Must have good knowledge of poultry farming. In barn team leader and be able handle all aspects of running and maintaining day to day operation inside barns including health reports. To speak and write English for daily reports.

Keeping control of workers times and schedule and planing. Must be willing to work night shifts and week-ends. Experience 2-5 years as a team leader/Supervisor in a farm setting. or a degree or diploma in Agriculture. Wages; Depend on exp. starting salary $15.00 per hour. for 180 hours per month.

Please submit a resume: 604-846-6636 att. HR Manager

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HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 135 INCOME OPPORTUNITY

GREENHOUSE LABOURER SP (Delta) Limited Partnership operation looking for steady, hardworking, energetic individuals that are able to do plant care, harvesting, sorting grading & packaging and general cleanup and workday preparations. The positions advertised are full time permanent positions for all seasons. Job Location 10250 Hornby Dr. Delta, BC V4K3N3 Wage $10.59/hr plus AD&D benefits.

Positions available immediately. English language not required. Positions open to all persons (incl. youth, aboriginals, new immigrants and all others) demonstrating their ability to meet expectations of full time, physical work in greenhouse environment.

To apply submit resume to: sunjobs2012@gmail.com or by fax to 604-607-7656

LANDSCAPERS FOR FULL-TIME WORK Looking for 3 experienced landscapers. Pruning & weed spraying exp. an asset. Must be reliable, hard working, and have a positive attitude. Min 2 yrs exp.

Room for advancement. Drivers lic. an asset. Serving Surrey, Delta, Langley & White Rock areas. Please call our office at 604538-4599 or Garry 604-250-8606 - we will try you out for 2 days.

Need Extra Money?

Exercise?

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BY DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS IN YOUR AREA.

Overland West is looking for an experienced safety oriented, reliable professional forklift operator, to work in a fast paced warehouse. We have many long term employees and are looking to add to our team.

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

We Offer A Competitive Wage & BC Medical As Well As Extended Benefits.

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

FLAG PEOPLE Must be Certified and have a car. Full-Time. Medical/Dental. $15 - $21/hour post Probation.

Please send resume to:

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 Friday, March 11, 2016 to: Steve Scott - Ad Manager Peace Arch News #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to steve.scott@peacearchnews.com

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DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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LABOURERS

Industrial Overhead Door TECHNICIAN / INSTALLER N. LANGLEY: If you are injured, or would like to get in from cold, we are looking for someone to train in sales to expand our office team.

If you have the field experience, please call Ron 604-888-6116, or email: ron@valmartdoors.com

SHOP WORKER N.Langley. $15/hr to start or higher depending on exp. level. Must have valid drivers license. Email resume to: ron@valmartdoors.com

SALES

. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, 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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PREMIER Bathrooms leaders in the walk in bath industry are looking for customer service reps for our call centre, this full time position is paid hourly plus bonuses and commissions. If you have strong phone skills and fast keyboard skills send your resume and cover letter to lwesson@premiercarebathing.com - no calls please

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ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

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MUSHROOM MANURE Delivery or pick up Surrey location Covered Storage.

604-644-1878 HARRY’S LAWN CARE

Lawn cutting & care, Spring Cleanup, Aerating Power Raking Fertilize Trimming Com/Res 604-825-5545

Excavators, Backhoes, Bobcats & Dump Trucks for hire TOPSOIL & GRAVEL

604-531-5935

Full Time

Apply at Made in India #104 8312 128 St. Surrey, BC or call 604-323-3636

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Machinist Wanted for Maple Ridge Machine Shop. Red Seal w/CNC experience. Exp. Operating a Horizontal Boring Mill an asset.

Email resume to charles@emmfg.com

Deadline for Submissions: March 11, 2016 – 5pm No phone calls please.

All emailed submissions will receive a reply for confirmation of receipt, however; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted further.

Prompt Delivery Available

7 Days / Week

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Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

CLEANING SERVICES

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

AJP Residential Cleaning. *Insured *Licensed *Bonded. GREAT RATES Taking New Clients. 604-527-4920

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CONCRETE & PLACING

meadowslandscapesupply.com

SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, sidewalks, driveway’s. Re & re old or damaged concrete. Ken 604-307-4923

UNIQUE CONCRETE

DESIGN

F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby

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DRYWALL

PSB DRYWALL LTD.★ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657 / 778-246-4657 .aaa lawn 604-542-1349

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LOW RATES 604-617-1774 Licensed, Bonded, Expert trouble shooter. 24/7. 100% guaranteed.

$750 loans and more No credit checks Open 7 days from 8am to 8pm (EST)

1-855-527-4368

Apply at credit700.ca

This is a permanent part-time position.

Please forward resume and hand written cover letter to Circulation Manager, Surrey Distribution Center, #200 – 5450 152 St., Surrey, BC, V3S 5J9. Email: circmanager@ surreyleader.com.

GARDENING

Hedge Trimming & Spring Garden clean-up. Power Raking. Bark Mulch & Soil. Call 778-383-7220

SALES ASSOCIATES

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The Surrey Distribution Center is looking for energetic and customer friendly individuals for the Circulation Department.

This position is approximately 18-20 hours per week. Candidates must enjoy working in a fast paced customer service oriented environment; have excellent communication and organizational skills, be detail oriented and able to work flexible hours. Basic knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express required.

The right candidate must possess the ability to supervise youth and adults. This position would be ideal for a stay at home parent or semi retired person wanting to earn extra money. A reliable vehicle is a must. A Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check is mandatory.

FENCING

PHIL’S FENCING: Custom blt cedar fences/gates/lattice. Repairs, decks & stairs, 604-591-1173, 351-1163

Fax: 604.888.6469 Email:Sean sweber@overlandwest.ca

Carrier Supervisor

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

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for Indian Clothing Boutique

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Advertising Sales Consultant

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

6’ CEDAR FENCING. Free est. Red Rose Landscaping.

Bhajan 604-722-2531

trshaw@bcroadsafe.com or visit bcroadsafe.com

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156 Warehouse Worker (afternoon-shift)

PERSONAL SERVICES

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HELP WANTED

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899 All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed.

Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062 NEIGHBOURS ELECTRIC Licensed, Warrantied, Affordable.

Renos & small jobs. Res & comm.

7 Days. Free est. 604-710-5758.

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Now H N Hiring: i i

RAMP AGENT

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) About Us: Swissport International Ltd. is the leading Ground Services Provider to the airline industry.

Job Responsibilities: • Loading and unloading passenger baggage and cargo • Drive and/or operate ground support equipment • Other duties as assigned Qualifications and Competencies: • Hold and maintain a valid B.C. drivers license • Must be able to work outdoors • Must be able to work various shifts • Must be able to repeatedly lift heavy objects • Discounted travel • Extended medical & dental package • Company uniforms provided Please send resume: yvrhr@swissport.com or Fax: 604.207.9941 or apply online: www.swissport.com

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GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

*Gutter *Roof *Window Cleaning

*Pressure Washing Call Victor 604-589-0356

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ZIGGY’S RENOVATIONS. All types int/ext. Quality work. Free Est. Best prices! 604-372-1788 BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM Plumbing + Drywall + Elect. + Tubs & Showers & Sinks + Toilets & Tile + Fan + Countertop + Painting = = BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM!!

Sen disc. Work Guar.17 yrs exp. Call Nick 604-230-5783, 604-581-2859

VECTOR RENO’S Interior & Exterior. Additions, Repairs & Strata Improvements.

Also fences, decks, sheds, garages & wood planters. 604-690-3327 A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

BL CONTRACTING RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST

SUNDECKS: *Cedar *Treated *Vinyl *Trex

RAILINGS: *Aluminum *Glass *Wood

(604)240-1920 BEN’S RENO’S ~ 604-723-0703 New bsmt, drywall, texture, paint, kitchen, bath, hardwood, laminate, plumbing, tiles, windows & doors.

EXP. CARPENTER / HANDYMAN All types of work! No job too small!

Over 20 yrs exp! Ed 778-888-8603

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

MOVING And Delivery Services Clean Reliable Service No Fuel Surcharge, No Hidden Fees $70 in hour 2 men and 3 ton truck 778 384 7628

POLARBEARPAINTING.COM Paint 3 rooms walls only for $299.

Cel: 604-866-6706

AFFORDABLE MOVING

778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs

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$45/Hr

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

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

REAL ESTATE 609

625

2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

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

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Cedar Lodge and Court Apts

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HOME REPAIRS

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PRISM PAINTING CO.

Re-Paint Specialist 15 Years Experience Interior/Exterior, stucco painting.

20% discount

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

on re-painting or

3 rooms $299

SBroken Concrete RocksS $25.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $25.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

Free Estimates

Call Sunny,778-893-1786

$64.00 Per Ton

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SUNDECKS

Clean, cozy 1 bdrm apts.

Close to Crescent Beach, park and transit, easy transit to White Rock shopping, N/S N/P. Pick your floor and rent.

1st - $766; 2nd - $794; 3rd- $821; 4th - $838.

Call Lisa to view-604-538-9669 www.kiwanisparkplace.com

*Gutter *Roof *Window Cleaning

Meadows Landscape Supply

*Pressure Washing Call Victor 604-589-0356

604-465-1315

MOVING & STORAGE

356 .CAN PRO Paint and Drywall. 3 Rooms $250. 604-7717052

~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates Member of Better Business Bureau

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

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Tell us about them!

The SUBMISSION you provide should be approximately 250 words and include information such as: length of time nominee has spent in the community; specific examples of the work and/or contribution he/ she has made; community associations and memberships. Please provide references of other individuals who may be able to provide further support on the nominee’s behalf.

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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TREE SERVICES

PRO TREE SERVICES Quality pruning/shaping/hedge trimming/ removals & stump grinding.

John, 604-588-8733/604-318-9270

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 545

TRANSPORTATION

551

S. SURREY ESTATE SALE 12021-Boundary Drive Friday Feb. 26th & Sat. Feb. 27th, 10am - 4pm All Contents of house for sale.

(604)536-6510

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

Surrey

2007 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 5sp manual transmission, only 76,000K, dark grey, $5600 firm. 604-538-9257

Classic suites starting at $729.

Elite suites starting at $839.

Located close to bus routes & skytrain, 20 min walk to Surrey City Centre.

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

Call Surrey Gardens Apts at 604-589-7040 to view our Elite Suites!

CLOVERDALE

Almost Everything in Store

CARS - DOMESTIC

2006 Chrysler Sebring Touring 137K, Auto, Loaded, Exc cond!! $4800. Call 604-715-7469 (Sry)

Beautifully Upscale 1 Bdrm Suites - perfect for the discerning renter!

GARAGE SALES

THRIFT STORE Up to 50% OFF

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SURREY 75/120A; 3 Bdrm apartment, $1075, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-501-0505

604-575-5555...Call Us Now!

Category: _______________________________________________________________________

Submissions must be in by March 30, 2016

SURREY CENTRE Subsidized housing for families.

Must have children. We are now accepting applications for 2 & 3 bdrm Townhouses. Request application by fax: 604-581-1199 or send S.A.S.E. to: #100-11030 Ravine Rd, Surrey, BC V3T 5S2

604-596-0916

FUEL

5641 176A Street

or enter ONLINE at cla@surreyleader.com

TOWNHOUSES

Office: 7121-133B St., Surrey

ALDER, BIRCH, MAPLE MIX. Cut up to 16’’ lengths, split, seasoned, ready to burn. $260 a 4 x 4 x 8 cord delivered. Call 604-339-9077

Phone Number: __________________________________________________________________

#200 - 5450 152nd St, Surrey BC V3S 5J9 or email to: cla@surreyleader.com

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SUNCREEK ESTATES

PETS

Saturday Feb. 27th 10am-5pm

ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR TYPEWRITTEN SUBMISSION MISSION AND SEND TO: ATTENTION: CLA NOMINEE

NEWTON Lrg 1Bd +den, own laundry & patio, near transit, Mar 1. N/P, N/S in or out. $900. 604-596-7310.

★ Large 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments ★ Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w ★ 3 floor levels inside suite ★ Wood burning fireplace ★ Private roof top patio ★ Walk to shops. Near park, pool, playground ★ Elementary school on block ★ On site security/on site Mgmt ★ Reasonable Rent ★ On transit route ~ Sorry no pets

PETS

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Nominator Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________

ENVER CREEK. 1 Bdrm suite near school & amens. NS/NP. $575 incl hydro, cable & wifi. 604-617-1081.

Kennedy Heights

Name of Nominee: ________________________________________________________________

_______________________ Nominator Name: _________________________________________________________________

Cloverdale/Clayton 1 Bdrm, 1 bath N/S, N/P. Avail. now. $750/mo Incl.

Utils. 604-575-0066

2 Bdrm unit available. Clean, quiet, well maintained. Friendly community close to all amenities. Pets allowed.

Avail now. $880/mo, $1500 shared purchase.

604-581-6070 or email sprucehoco@shaw.ca

Max occ. 2 people. Sorry no pets.

COMMUNITY LEADER NOMINEE ENTRY FORM

SUITES, LOWER

CLOVERDALE 60/180 2/Bdrm ste w/laundry. Nr all amens. Mar 15 or Apr 1. $1000+util NS 604-372-1788

SPRUCE HOUSING CO-OP

Residential / Commercial

• Respectful • Reliable • Responsible • Affordable Rates

750

SURREY; 65/135. 3 Bdrm townhouse, $1000, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-596-1099

✭ 604-312-7674 ✭ ✭ 604-507-4606 ✭ 341

NOTICE FOR PUBLIC Looking for the owner of this car:

SURREY; 2 Bdrm & 4 Bdrm townhouses, $930 & $1230, quiet family complex, no pets, 604-576-9969.

Furnaces, Boilers, Hot Water Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs.

SURREY CENTRAL; BACHELOR suite, $600/mo. Avail Mar 15. N/P. 778-317-5323 or 604-916-2906.

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK. 2 Large RV Pads available for mobile home. Call 604-597-4787.

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#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200

HOMES FOR RENT

CEDAR HILLS; 3 Bdrm hse with view Incl spac 1 bdrm ste. Avail. now. $1950/mo. 604-720-0054

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

MISC. WANTED

Have Unwanted Firearms?

Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession?

Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?

Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.

Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973.

We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2010 RANGE ROVER HSE SUV SALSK2D49AA225601 FAIRLANE COLLISION, VANCOUVER BC ASKING 45,000 OBO CONTACT KEVIN 604-321-2452

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TRUCKS & VANS

1994 MAZDA MVP 271K, 4WD, sunroof, green, 12 deck CD player, $1095. Call: (604)597-5054

Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232

2012 JEEP WRANGLER sport - 2 door, white / black, 1 owner. A/C, fog lights, Sirius, Mountain tire package. $22,000. (604)230-9951

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

Homelife Pen. Property 604-536-0220

I have a 1995 BMW Model 3251. RG no 10400632 Vin #WBABJ53288JC81994 registered to Zurrer Emily Jane. It was left at my auto body repair shop in 2012.

Please contact Gobinder at

SURREY Ctrl 104/128, share upper lvl house, 1 bdrm, $450 incl util. NS, cat ok. Mar 1st. (604)290-1060

NEWTON 3Bd t/hse 1.5bath, 5 appl carport. $1250/mo. Mar 15 or Apr 1.

604-448-5435. psellitti@sd38.bc.ca

A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber

NOTICE FOR PUBLIC Looking for the owner of this car:

604-507-1120 or 778-593-1121

www.cycloneholdings.ca

~ 604-597-3758 ~

TONY’S Painting

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

604-584-5233

Reno’s and Repairs

MISC SERVICES

l ua n An

.Rick’s Rubbish Removal. Over 20 yrs in business Res./Comm./Const.

Yrd Waste. Free Est. 604-329-2783

Furnace, Boilers, Hot Water Heat Plumbing Jobs ~ Reas Rates

QUICKWAY Kitchen Cabinets Ltd. ****Mention this ad for 10% Off **** Call Raman @ 604-561-4041.

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PLUMBING

ON CALL 24 HOURS/DAY

KITCHEN CABINETS

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Quiet community living next to Guildford Mall.

Clean 1 & 2 bdrms, Corner units (some w/ensuites) Call for Availability. Cable, Heat, Hot Water incl. Onsite Mgr.

~ Certified Plumber ~

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

APARTMENT/CONDO

MOTELS, HOTELS

LOOKING for single prof female or serious student to share a furn’d house. Nr all amens. Sunshine Hills area. $650/mo. (604)596-4052.

RENTALS

HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232

A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt Suites, Drywall, Patios, Plumbing, Siding, Fencing, Roofing, Landscaping, etc.

Joe 604-961-9937.

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LINDA VISTA Motel Luxury Rooms w/cable, a/c & kitchens. 6498 King George Hwy. Mthly, Wkly & Daily Specials. 604-591-1171. Canadian Inn 6528 K.G.Hwy. 604-594-0010

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Abbotsford Condo, Regency Park, 15th floor - amazing views, 1085sf, 2 bdrms, 2 baths, high ceilings, insuite laundry, 2 parking spots, lots of amenities, central area. $284,000. Call (604)703-5263

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

APARTMENT/CONDOS

SRY-GATEWAY STN 1BR+den, 9th Flr, 5 Appl, Rec room, u/g/bike prkg, gym, secure entry, $945/mo+util, NS/NP, Available Mar 1. 604-589-8285 or 604-561-8285

www.paintspecial.com

RENTALS

I have a black Mercedes C230 Vin #WDBRNU7172A172584 registered to Russelo Scotty Jean Willam. It was left at my auto body repair shop in 2009.

Please contact Gobinder at 604-507-1120 or 778-593-1121

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT: NOTICE is hereby given by Bridgeview Self Storage 103 - 11125 124 St. Surrey, BC V3V 4V2, that the following items will be up for sale by public auction on March 5th between 12-2PM to settle unpaid storage fees. UNITS: 15B2 John Patrick Thompson 28I2 Ian Espaniel 33G2 John Daviss 42D2 Gregory Collins 5B2 Ron Kiss 19I2 Saul Alfaro 20H2 David Stewart 11A2 Charles Woods 63D2 Kenneth A Sutherland 10H2 Terri Shaw 36D2 Yulisa Hernandez 23H2 Sidnoy Roy Mayes 47D2 Darcy Carse 11I2 Kathie Murray 2E Richard Buder 11B Larissa Sloan 8I2 Mario Pereira 16A2 Philip Kwong 2A2 Sylva Anna Litchfeld 16G Joey Lucien Noel 5F2 Debora Jordan 9D Wayne Versfelt 15D Pat Aspinall 6F2 Terry Rice 28H2 Richard Prettie 22E Cher Ellen LaChapelle 8F2 Martha Lynnes 6F Curtis Mellow 24D2 Shane Yerbury 59D2 James Boehlig 32H2 Sean Mullens 23D2 Jason Joliffer 13G2 Maralyn White 8D2 Michael Pinchakk 27D Robin David De Ridder 39/40/41 James Anthony Vlooswyk

Public Auction will be held on March 5 between 12-2PM CASH ONLY.

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Whereas, Linda M Eason, deceased is indebted to Plaza Mobile Home & RV Park / Wendeb Properties Inc., for storage and rent on a 2 bedroom Mobile Home, located at #14 8266 King George Blvd., Surrey BC, V3W 5C2. There is presently an amount due and owing of $5,210.00, plus any additional cost of storage, seizure and sale.

Notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of May, 2016 or thereafter, the Mobile Home and personal effects will be sold. For more information, call Plaza Mobile Home & RV Park, 604-594-4440.

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