Surrey North Delta Leader, March 25, 2016

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‘SHE WAS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE’

▶ GRIEVING HUSBAND ISSUES PLEA FOR DRIVER IN COLLISION THAT KILLED HIS WIFE TO COME FORWARD KEVIN DIAKIW

Vincent Belcourt says he often sits outside his hotel room in a “deadly silence,” wondering why someone drove away after hitting and killing his wife. Belcourt and his wife Josefa, known by friends as Josie, were gathering the last load of their belongings before moving from a trailer park in Surrey to their new home in Vancouver. Josie, 57, was crossing King George Boulevard near 83 Avenue at 6:45 a.m. on Monday, March 14 when a 2010 or 2011 Honda CRV stuck her and then took off. She was taken to hospital, where she died. At the trailer park, 15 minutes after kissing his wife good-bye, Belcourt said police officers showed up at his door saying Josie had been hit by a car. “She was the love of my life,” Belcourt said at a press conference in Surrey on Tuesday. “She would walk into a room, she would make everybody smile.” Police are still looking for the driver in the collision. Belcourt says he forgives whoever it is, but urged them to come forward. Speaking directly to the driver, he said: “You didn’t mean to kill my wife, but it was a cowardly act to go and run. I ask you please to come forward to bring closure.” continued on page 4

SURREY BUSINESS LEADERS GIVE FEDERAL BUDGET THUMBS-UP ▶ FUNDING FOR THE CITY’S LRT SYSTEM STILL THE TOP PRIORITY: COUN. TOM GILL RICK KUPCHUK

A federal government budget that forecasts deficits of close to $30 billion annually over the next two years has received a thumbsup from the Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT).

The Liberal government tabled the first budget of its mandate Tuesday, calling for deficits of $29.4 and $29 billion over the next two years, while committing to spending $120 billion over the next decade for infrastructure projects. “This is a stimulus budget incurring deficits to address a variety of needs highlighted in the fall election Liberal platform. continued on page 5

Vincent Belcourt holds up a photo of his wife of 27 years, Josefa ‘Josie’ Belcourt. Josie was killed when she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on King George Boulevard near 83 Avenue on March 14. Belcourt is appealing for the driver to come forward. He says he forgives the person who was driving. EVAN SEAL


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