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Swooping in: With days getting shorter and fall weather getting ugly, Surrey drivers are encouraged to drive responsibly, lest they be ticketed by the RCMP’s recently launched Project Swoop. › see page 14

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$123 average increase considered for homeowners

Surrey braces for property-tax hike Kevin Diakiw Black Press

Surrey residents may have to dig a little deeper when taxes are due next year, as Surrey considers hikes totalling $123 for the average home. Surrey’s finance committee has already endorsed $23 in increases to utilities, including sewer, water and waste hauling.

The city is also expected to endorse an ongoing one-per-cent road levy, which would amount to $17.50 for the owner of the average home worth $720,400. Monday, given a choice between increasing the $100 Capital Parcel Tax – introduced in 2014 as the recreation and culture levy, a month after the civic election – by $10 or increasing property taxes by 0.54 per cent to

support the capital program, the committee chose the property-tax boost, officials confirmed Thursday. If approved by council, that increase would be on top of an expected 3.9 per cent increase (amounting to $72 for the owner of the average Surrey home) to property taxes. For the first time, Surrey has divided the discussions into three separate meetings,

first examining the utility rates, then the capital program and then the operating budget. The latter will be considered at a budget meeting on Dec. 12, where the committee will discuss how many police officers, firefighters and bylaw officers will be hired. The finance committee consists of the whole of council. Council is expected to vote on the budget recommendations Dec. 19.

Recurring cries for help

Fentanyl takes toll on heroes Kevin Diakiw

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Friends and family of Hudson Brooks join his mother, Jennifer (left), outside the South Surrey RCMP detachment to promote Hudson’s Hope.

Toy and food drive planned in honour of slain man

Tragedy begets hope for those in need Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

The mother of a young South Surrey man killed by police more than a year ago is determined to ensure that his final moments will not be all he is remembered for. Jennifer Brooks said a toy and food drive – dubbed Hudson’s Hope and set for Dec. 11 at the site where her son Hudson died – is about

celebrating his life. “I don’t want just the last 10 minutes of his life, the horrific circumstances, to be what it’s all about,” Brooks told Peace Arch News Monday, outside the South Surrey RCMP detachment. “It’s to honour Hudson.” The 20-year-old died around 2:30 a.m. on July 18, 2015, after what police initially described as a physical struggle outside of the

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1815 152 St. detachment. It also resulted in an officer transported to hospital with a non-lifethreatening gunshot wound. The incident spurred immediate and repeated calls for justice. More than a year later, Brooks learned that her son had been unarmed, shirtless and shoeless when he was shot at close range. › see page 10

ecounting how she saw three people brought back from the brink of death, it seems she is reliving the incidents. In fact, for the next 24 hours, she hasn’t stopped thinking about witnessing the overdoses, the victims’ loss of breath, the pending systemic shutdown, the seeming eons before help arrived and the eventual medical revival. Sheri Moss fights back tears as she describes the three drug overdoses she saw in a single day last week. As painful as it is, talking about it is part of her own healing, an essential element in overcoming the trauma she endured by watching people nearly die after using fentanyl. On the morning of Thursday, Nov. 24, a woman fell down in front of NightShift Street Ministries in Whalley and stopped breathing. The clock was ticking. Without assistance, she would be dead in four minutes. Moss, an outreach worker, deployed what she sees as two essential skills: She called 911 and prayed. The woman had overdosed on drugs, likely fentanyl – a potent opiate that’s killing addicts at an unprecedented rate in the province. › see page 4

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Multiple reports of infection among Grade 8 students

Whooping cough boosts shots at Semi Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

Cases of pertussis – whooping cough – at a South Surrey high school has prompted health officials to bump up the schedule for providing the booster shot at the school. Fraser Health spokesperson Tasleem Juma confirmed this week that students in Grade 8 and 9 at Semiahmoo Secondary would be offered the vaccine Dec. 1 and again on Dec. 6 as a result of multiple reports of the infection over the past four to five weeks.

The booster is typically given in Grade 9. “Because the transmission is happening in (Grade 8 students), we’re going to do it early,” Juma said. A letter distributed Nov. 9 advises Grade 8 families to watch for signs and symptoms of the illness, which is most dangerous to women in the early stages of pregnancy, as well as infants less than one year old. Juma said she is not aware of similar outbreaks in other Surrey schools. She said privacy concerns prevent disclosing how many

Semiahmoo cases have been reported so far, however, one area resident told Peace Arch News the number is “in the double-digits.” The highly contagious condition is a bacterial infection of the lining of the respiratory tract that is spread through sneezing and coughing. Unlike influenza, which generally rears its head from fall through early spring, it can appear at any time of the year. In infected individuals, the coughing may become so bad that it makes a person gag or throw up.

A publicly funded vaccine is offered for children at age two, four, six and 18 months of age, as well as when they enter kindergarten, and again in Grade 9. A booster is recommended in adulthood, but is not publicly funded. Juma said the vaccine is being recommended for Semi students who do not have a “lab-confirmed” pertussis diagnosis. The steps being taken would be the same at any site where a series of cases are identified, she added.

Pilot project for city

Testing the water Aaron Hinks Staff Reporter

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Project co-investigator Benoit Barbeau (left) explains the water-filtration research laboratory to Mayor Wayne Baldwin and Coun. Bill Lawrence. That gives you a far better sense of how it’s working and its effectiveness,” said Mayor Wayne Baldwin, who attended this week’s tour along with Coun. Bill Lawrence. The mobile lab is expected to be stationed at the Merklin well for a few months. Asked about the quality of White Rock water, Barbeau said it’s “great.” “It’s not too hard. From where I come from in Quebec, we have a lot of groundwater that is really hard,” he said. “Hard means there’s a lot of calcium and magnesium… It’s good for health but tends to clog the pipes and you need more soap. People really hate having hard water.” Barbeau said that on a sliding scale he would score White Rock’s water at an 80 for hardness. Hard water is scored at 200, he said. “So it’s moderately hard. But then

again we don’t want it to be at zero,” he said. “Lets say, if you remove all the minerals from the water and you send that into the system, it starts to suck in the minerals from the pipes. That may be copper, lead. It’s nasty and very aggressive when there’s no minerals. The water tends to want to rebalance itself.” Since the city began adding chlorine to the drinking water on Oct. 4, it has received a string of complaints on colour, odour and taste. Manganese, when mixed with chlorine, can cause discoloration in water – even at low levels. The city posts manganese watertesting results on its website. The most recent tests – Nov. 1, 2 and 10 – report a high of 0.025 mg/L. The guideline limit is 0.05. The Res’eau-WaterNet partnership cost the city $100,000 and the

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada paid $300,000. Baldwin said the city’s control over this testing program is a “superior deal” than if Epcor still had ownership of the water utility. (The city purchased the water utility from Epcor last year for a yet-to-be disclosed price.) “If Epcor had done it – I suspect they might have a PhD on staff, not likely, they didn’t use to but maybe they do now – what they would have had to do is subcontract out the research part to someone else,” Baldwin said. “We’re able to get much higher level (of service) because we can take the best universities right across Canada, use their brainpower on it, and we’re not paying them $100 an hour. We get a flat

rate that’s much, much lower.” After the tour, Baldwin called the system state-of-the-art and said it gives him comfort knowing the researchers have a network of scientists to fall back on. “Every water system is a little bit different. The quality of water, the makeup of the water, the different chemistry in it is just a little bit different. You have to be very specific on site,” Baldwin said.

Water open house The City of White Rock will host a water-quality open house at the White Rock Community Centre Dec. 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. According to a Nov. 30 city ad, it will be an opportunity to “provide information and clarification on water in White Rock.”

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Res’eau-WaterNet, a research network based out of UBC, set up a mobile laboratory at White Rock’s Merklin Street well last week to study treatment options for arsenic and manganese in the city’s water. The city arranged a media tour with Res’eau-WaterNet researchers Monday to explain the pilot project. The contents of the laboratory are packed inside a 20-foot trailer, built specifically for the project. Researchers will experiment with different filtration methods, then send the samples to UBC for testing. Benoit Barbeau, a professor at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and project investigator, said there are different filtration techniques available to reduce manganese and arsenic in drinking water. “So now after that, you start adding constraint. How to do it as effectively as possible, which means with the lowest number of treatment units needed?” he said. “Another treatment constraint is to produce less of a volume of backwash water to be released into the environment. And to have the backwash waters that are as clean as possible.” The mobile laboratory is expected to take the research team about two weeks to tune the instruments. After that, researchers will conduct testing every two weeks. The researchers are able to do two separate tests simultaneously. “They can test one system against the other using the exactly same water at exactly the same time.

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Pipeline protest planned Alex Browne Staff Reporter

A protest against the planned Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is planned for the White Rock waterfront tomorrow (Saturday). White Rock resident Vicki Pauze, of the environmental activist organization The Dogwood Initiative, said the protest is one of 20 planned for various communities along the Lower Mainland coast and on Vancouver Island as part of a ‘day of

action’ against the pipeline. The protest is to take place 1-3 p.m. outside the White Rock Museum and Archives building (14970 Marine Dr.). On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced conditional federal approval for the project, which would expand the Trans Mountain pipeline west from Edmonton to the Kinder Morgan terminal on Burrard Inlet in Burnaby. A portion would travel through North Surrey. B.C. has yet to endorse the proj-

ect, but Premier Christy Clark has indicated the project is close to fulfilling the environmental conditions the government has set. Pauze, acknowledging the project has not been protested visibly on the Semiahmoo Peninsula before, said effects of the expansion – including a “huge” increase of tanker shipping in B.C. waters to some 400-plus ships each year – should be of concern to all B.C. residents and that a spill would be “inevitable” at some point.

‘It’s going to affect us forever’ › from page 1 October saw the highest monthly death toll since April for drug overdoses in B.C., claiming 63 lives. The total deaths reported by the BC Coroners Service now stands at 622 for the year until the end of October, up markedly from the 397 during the same 10 months last year. Fentanyl continues to be linked to approximately 60 per cent of drug-related fatalities this year. BC Emergency Health Services said that over the last week, the province had the highest number of overdose-related 911 calls ever recorded. There were 494 suspected overdoses Nov. 17-23. Of those, 271 occurred in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, 81 in Surrey. Susan Kotlowski, an outreach worker at Surrey’s NightShift Street Ministries, said she was waiting on hold with 911 for three minutes on Thursday while an addict lay prone outside the group’s office at 10635 King George Blvd. The woman wasn’t breathing. Several people on the street attempted CPR and mouth-tomouth resuscitation. The girl was turning blue and her lips were going black. MaryAnne Connor, founder and president of NightShift, a group that feeds and cares for the homeless, was sure the girl was going to die. Fortunately, she didn’t. Team leaders at NightShift held a meeting that evening to discuss the two overdoses they saw that day and how it affected them. A thud came from the window, just outside their meeting room, and a familiar cry rang out from the street: “Narcan!” The drug naloxone (brand name Narcan) temporarily blocks the effects of heroin and fentanyl, essentially bringing people who have overdosed back from the dead. Inside the NightShift meeting room there was shock that this street crisis was unfolding for a

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Outreach worker Sherri Moss struggles to cope with street trauma. third time in one day. “I can’t do this again, someone else has to call, I’m still shaking from last time,” NightShift’s Moss said at the time. Kotlowski called 911. In minutes, Narcan was administered and the addict revived. It was the last of a series of sights that won’t leave the team at NightShift anytime soon. “I go home, it’s midnight, and I’m brushing my teeth, and all of a sudden I burst into tears. I just couldn’t stop,” Connor said. “All I could see was that young woman’s face. All I could see was the colour of her face and I thought, ‘she’s dead.’ “If it’s going to affect me like this, and I have training in counselling, then you bet it’s going to affect us forever.” Connor, White Rock resident, fears it’s a matter of time before staff at NightShift witness a death. “This fentanyl crisis – the trickle effect of this – is affecting everyone, not just the person going down (from overdose),” Connor said. “But their friends, their family, our staff, volunteers and our leaders – the ripple effect, I don’t think we’ve seen the end of it yet.” Staff and volunteers at NightShift aren’t alone in dealing with the trauma from the crisis. Paramedics are also feeling the emotional lash of attending to a tsunami of overdoses. Dave Leary, a Surrey/North Delta paramedic, says the

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emotional effect on him and his colleagues is palpable. “It sticks on multiple levels.” He’s now seeing the same addict more than once in a day. In one instance, they brought someone to hospital, he was released, and Leary treated him for another OD that afternoon. In a four-day block of shifts, Leary used to see one overdose; “we’re getting now where we’re seeing multiple in a day.” Crews try to keep the emotional impacts at bay by talking with each other about it and accessing a critical-incident stress program when needed. The province has faced tremendous pressure to address the fentanyl crisis. On Nov. 25, the provincial health ministry announced a $5-million injection of funding for paramedic services, which will fund stationary medical support units in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and high overdose areas of Surrey. Paramedics will also use bikes or ATVs to respond more quickly in hard-to-navigate areas. Speaking on behalf of his union, Leary said the resources are welcome, but far more is needed. He said it’s estimated there are another 25 ambulances required in this region, even without a fentanyl crisis. In the meantime, Connor just hopes her crew can hold it together long enough to continue bringing help to Whalley’s most vulnerable.

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Recent storms may be to blame for washed-up crustaceans

Dead crabs cover beach Alex Browne Staff Reporter

Recent windstorms that hit South Surrey may be behind the mystery of thousands of crab bodies found littering the Crescent Beach shoreline this week. That’s one reason advanced by Ken Meeks, emergency response officer with the BC Ministry of Environment, to Surrey resident Cheryl Allan, who had inquired about the profusion of crab carcasses she found there Monday. Allan, who regularly walks her two small dogs down near the beach, said she returned after an absence of two days to find the carcasses strewn along the waterfront between Beecher Street and the lifeguard station. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” the lifetime Peninsula resident told Peace Arch News late Monday afternoon, picking up bits of crab shells from among the seaweed lining the narrow strip of rocky beach at high tide. “The stench was what got me at first – and when I looked, what blew me away was all the crab bodies,” she said. “These washed ashore – some kind of phenomenon happened and I’d like to know what it is, what could have caused it,” she added, noting that there was no apparent pollution on the beach or in the water. In an email to Allan Wednes-

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Cheryl Allan was stunned to find thousands of crab carcasses along the Crescent Beach shoreline Monday. day, Meeks said City of Surrey Given the lack of evidence of staff had attended the site and human-introduced pollution, he noted that the bodies are becom- said it seems likely that a natural ing “more dispersed with each occurrence, such as “a large storm successive tide cycle.” during low tide when crabs in eelMeeks said consultation with grass beds are more exposed to Fisheries and Oceans Canada the surface weather conditions,” indicated several potential rea- was to blame. sons for such an occurrence, Before receiving Meeks’ including the natural process of response, Allan cited an online molting, or the presence of a nat- article from May describing ural or unnatural toxin. “thousands of dead or dying red It is late in the season for molt- crabs washed ashore” in Califoring, Meeks noted, although it nia. Some scientists theorized that remains a possibility, while natu- it could be linked to increasing ral toxins, such as red tide, usually ocean temperatures as a result of occur in summer. global warming, she said.

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f you are a driver who insists on doing the speed limit while travelling along 16 Avenue – a 30-kilometre stretch of road from Abbotsford to Ocean Park – there is a good chance you will hear the honking of horns behind you and see headlights flashing in your rear-view mirror before motorists blast past you on one of its do-not-pass segments. The speed limit along 16 Avenue is 60 km/h, but according to a recent study in South Surrey and South Langley, 85 per cent of the drivers are doing 80 km/h or more. Residents of the area describe “maniac” motorists “practically breaking the sound barrier” in their haste to get through a two-lane rural route with narrow shoulders and steep ditches that leave little room for error. As the rural portion of the road becomes more congested, people are getting more impatient, and the result, predictably, has been more crashes. The joint study by Langley Township, Abbotsford and Surrey, along with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, ICBC and TransLink, declared that the 16 Avenue corridor “has a history of safety and traffic operation issues,” and “speeding is reportedly a problem.” The road, a designated truck route and part of the regional Major Road Network, has seen a traffic increase of roughly two per cent every year, going to 12,400 vehicles per day from 8,880 vehicles in less than a decade. About 13 to 16 per cent of that is truck traffic, more than the average arterial road, which carries five to 10 per cent trucks. No surprise then, that a recent survey of residents found safety and traffic congestion were top concerns. So now, in an effort to reduce accidents, there are plans to put traffic lights at several intersections along the corridor. There has been some resistance from people who have warned that signal lights will increase congestion along an already-clogged artery and with it, increase frustration that leads impatient motorists to take risks. A better solution, they say, would be to upgrade the road to four lanes, as the long-range plans for 16 Avenue call for. And that, according to one estimate, will take almost two decades. While traffic lights are, perhaps, a less-thanideal interim measure, something needs to be done now.

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myself, but it looks like fun. No cash, though. Maybe next decade. Canada has laxer rules about drone use than the U.S., where fear of the unknown is abundant. In the U.S., you need to register your drone if it weighs more than .55 pounds –. or two sticks of butter. It says so on the FAA registration website, which currently has a 20-per-cent off holiday sale. Order now! Transport Canada, on the other hand, suggests you be responsible. Dos: Fly your drone with charged batteries, in daylight, away from private property, etc. Don’ts: Fly your drone over 90 metres up, or where you can’t see it, or where you may endanger or distract someone or damage someone’s property. In other words, like when I tell my cats in the morning when I leave the house: Don’t do anything stupid. Boaz Joseph is a photojournalist at the Surrey Leader, sister paper to the Peace Arch News.

or those of you terrified say that I experienced them as Boaz Joseph every time you hear the a bad pilot, and might return word drone in the media, to the business when they get I’m going to drone on with better and cheaper. some revelations. They never lasted terribly long Last Sunday, you might have in flight, were hard to direct at collapsed at the thought that a distance and tended to need no fewer than 36 users of spare propellers at the time of radio-controlled quadcopters purchase. had invaded the Cloverdale Control – remember, these Agriplex. were fairly basic models – was The buzzing, the built-in best described as a hit-andcameras, the 3D goggles… they crash affair. might have pushed you over the Being able to turn one around edge thinking Big Brother had in mid-air and fly it towards taken control, ready to vaporize you can best be described as your privacy. theoretical. One of them had a basic Forget the paranoia for a moment. screen on the hand controller and a These were folks from the West Coast camera on the drone Drone Racing League, who held the itself. start of their first indoor series, all in the The screen worked safety of a net that enveloped the oval properly for about a inside the building. day and I never got Drones – a rather inaccurate term, as the hang of using that these things are controlled by the user before I had to revert to at all times – are (usually) expensive, seat-of-the-pants flying. finicky, fragile and unreliable toys. In contrast, the West But they’re also a lot of fun. Coast pilots are kitted In 2015, for a few months, I took out with modern 3D my turn at learning to fly one, then a viewers, their eyeballs second, then a third. They’re all dead essentially inside the Boaz Joseph photos now. drone as it’s flying. I’ve James Pew watches his drone, like the one above, My enthusiasm lasted long enough to never experienced it through a first-person viewer. Dwayne Weidendorf Publisher

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Editor: Re: No charges yet in parking-lot gunplay, Nov. 30. The use of the word “gunplay” in your headline is ridiculous and dangerous. The individuals involved were not playing. There was nothing playful about it. This was 3 a.m. by a retirement home and hotel in our neighbourhood and we are incredibly fortunate that nobody was seriously injured in the gunfire. Yes, gunfire. It’s a much more appropriate word. Same number of letters, too! It was even used within the article, but whoever wrote that irresponsible headline decided to go with “gunplay.” These guys weren’t playing laser tag. This wasn’t paintball. This was real, live ammunition from weapons that can kill. To use such light language on such a serious topic is baffling but worse, it sends a message that this was nothing to be worried about. If a group of men and teens were shooting guns in your backyard, would you call 911 and report “gunplay”? Chris Hamilton, White Rock

Editor: I attended the second-edition public hearing for the proposed Oxford twin towers phased development (Second hearing over Oxford highrises, Nov. 25). I observed a stone-faced council, some busy with laptops or cellphones, sort of listening as presenters had five minutes to speak. The passion and feeling of tower opponents continued since the 2004 phased Bosa complex, stillincomplete in Town Centre, and the December 2015 Oxford efforts. A developer that assembled the land for the company claimed to have spent $1 million on it; he forgot to mention the prospective profit 120 units will bring. Yet the math speaks to the motivations – build tall, elite 2,500-square-foot

units for off-shore buyers and other downsizing millionaires. The process in the past decade by council for more towers has not helped to build community, nor increased local business nor helped integrate rental and social housing in our quieter low-scale city by the sea. The spin for more taxpayers and reduced taxes is a proven myth. Send this project back to the drawing board. Untangle the water-utility sale, instant propertyassessments changes, as well as sensitive environment issues we know nothing about. Simply delay any changes to land use and density until we complete the OCP, or better yet until after the next election. Any confidence entrusted to council and the turnstile of planning staff has been destroyed; spot zoning and disrespect of taxpayers’ decades of input on towers continues. Mayor: please give permission for each independent council member to speak and tell us why, with succinct, clear explanations by each,

why you choose to vote against – or for – phased towers here on this site at the Dec. 7 council meeting. The silence and concealment of political decisions since being elected is way too loud. Pat Petrala, White Rock

Samaritan made my day Editor: On Thursday, Nov. 17, I was shopping in Save On Foods at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre and realized my wallet, containing my credit cards and $100, was missing. What an awful feeling. I went to customer service and sure enough, a Good Samaritan had found and handed in my wallet. Whoever you are, I thank you so much. You made my day. Merry Christmas. C. Chidlow, White Rock

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No mandate for fewer votes Editor: One promise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made is this would be the last election under first-pastthe-post (FPTP). I voted for him, so I expect him to keep that promise. As we have seen in the recent U.S. election, polarization is an awful thing. This is what FPTP gives you. People vote and the person with the most votes gets all the power. He or she does not have to listen to other points of view. He or she can and seem to take a “my way or the highway” attitude. Even if only theoretically 34 per cent of the electorate – in a three-way race – voted for you. Here, we have a government with only support from 39 per cent of the Canadian population giving orders, as if everybody agrees with them. This is totally and morally indefensible. We have an opposition for a reason, but it is ineffective with today’s voting system. I want a system where government legislation is supported by at least 50 per cent of the voters. This could be proportional representation but there is another option. We could keep FPTP so it’s nice and simple for the people who seem to think that is necessary – but with the caveat that all legislation can only pass when you have enough members to give you 50 per cent of the popular vote. That is not a difficult thing to figure out. This way, any government would need to listen to other positions unless it had the requisite 50 per cent popular vote behind them. Laurence Gill, Surrey

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Dangers well-known but ignored Editor: Re: ‘Dangers of fentanyl must be known,’ Nov. 25. When I read your headline, ‘Dangers of fentanyl must be known,’ initially I read this to mean ‘Dangers of fentanyl must (surely) be known (by now).’ But no, on reading the attached piece, it was actually in the sense of ‘Dangers of fentanyl must be (made) known.’ How could any sentient being in B.C. not know the dangers of fentanyl by now? Especially that sub-culture putting such narcotics into their mouths and into their veins, many of whom seem to spend so much of their lives ‘connected’ via their smartphones? Now you report: “It’s a message that Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg said needs to get out without delay.” What other health messages does Hogg need to get out? That if you choose to smoke tobacco, your health will suffer and smoking may actually kill you? That if you choose to stop on train tracks when a train is coming, you’ll be killed? That if you choose to jump into deep water but cannot swim, you’ll drown? That if you choose to drive while impaired, you may kill someone else? That if you choose to have unprotected sex, an unwanted pregnancy or an STD may result? That if you choose not to vote locally, you cannot then complain you are powerless to stop highrise development? That if you choose to drop out of school early, your earning potential will likely suffer? That if you choose not to have your children immunized against serious communicable diseases, they may contract them? Even, that if you choose to go out in the rain without a raincoat, you’ll get wet and may catch a cold?

The list is endless. What is important is that these are all choices people can make. But what exactly is it people don’t get about the bad consequences of their bad choices? Such bad choices are rarely made out of ignorance but rather of stupidity. Because we don’t live in a totalitarian state, people in Canada still enjoy the freedom to choose whether or not to engage in such risky behaviours. For example, we don’t impose prohibition to try and stop drunk drivers, but instead we provide treatment for alcoholics. The same applies to drug addicts who, at least initially, choose to use the drugs that may eventually kill them. No, this fentanyl tragedy is the collateral damage of this particular choice – the blameless, heartbroken relatives and friends, the straining of already-overstretched health-care resources, the burnout now being seen in first-responders, not to mention the enormous costs to the public at large. It is these people, left to pick up the pieces and to shoulder an often intolerable burden, who are most deserving of our sympathy and gratitude. So, please, let’s get real with your headline. The dangers of fentanyl are well-known, but some people simply opt to ignore them. It’s their right to do so, but they should be enormously grateful most of us feel responsibility to look after the destructive outcomes. Not all societies are so benevolent towards what is, after all, an extreme form of a self-inflicted illness, but let’s not pretend people are ignorant of just how foolish are the choices they make, nor suggest they need Hogg to fill them in on their stupidity. Gerard Ponsford, White Rock

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Surrey council has referred back to city staff a rezoning application that would enable a new business park to be built in South Surrey. The decision, regarding property at 18718 28 Ave., was made Nov. 21, following a public hearing on plans to create 14 business-park lots on 15.3 acres. “Obviously, there was a significant amount

of concern raised by the residents,” Shawn Low, Surrey’s planning manager for the south, told Peace Arch News Wednesday. Low said planning staff would meet with the applicant today (Friday) to discuss issues raised, which include potential impact to creeks and tree retention. Staff will also examine a potential restrictive covenant for air-quality issues, he said. The decision to forego

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Austin, a White Rock resident, speaks Nov. 21. third reading on the proposed rezoning was good news, said area resident Terry McNeice, who was among more

than a dozen who voiced opposition at the hearing. “The community doesn’t want it,”

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“emission-generating businesses” on the proposed lots. While that was heartening news to some who spoke, others said it wasn’t enough. McNeice asked council to put a restrictive covenant on all future industrial plants. Frank Mueggenburg expressed concern with “all the steps that have already been missing” – including public input and studies on potential damage. Another neighbour said wildlife in the area has decreased in recent years, and will be “forever gone” if this project goes ahead. However, Oleg Verbenkov, principal of Pacific Land Group and agent for the developer, said efforts have been made to meet requirements for sensitive ecosystems, and that reports – including one on impact mitigation – have been reviewed by experts. Verbenkov noted that while there is a request to reduce the streamside setback, the average setback planned is 30 m. Asked if the project could be redesigned to incorporate concerns, Verbenkov pointed to steps already taken. “What we’re trying to do is balance the employment lands with environmental protection,” he said. Verbenkov did not disagree with the concept of a restrictive covenant, but suggested it be applied when lot applications are received. McNeice told PAN Tuesday that he has asked the developer to hold a public information meeting, and for the city to hold a new public hearing, as access to a 112page environmental assessment was not available in time for proper review. “Hardly anybody knew about it,” McNeice said. “There’s some serious stuff in there.”

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Spirits high at annual holiday festival Inclement weather may have put a damper on attendance at this year’s Christmas on the Peninsula event, but spirits were high nonetheless. “Even though the weather was not to our advantage, so the number was a bit down, the visitors were really happy with the event,” event organizer Liv Butow told Peace Arch News by email. “All in all, a happy day with carollers and organizing team dressed in Victorian clothing welcoming the advent season.” The annual event, in its eighth year, was held last Saturday (Nov. 26) in and around uptown White Rock, and featured events including a Christmas market, a parade, children’s crafts, Breakfast in Bethlehem, carol singing and behind-the-scenes tours of the Coast Capital Playhouse. Butow said White Rock Players Club officials reported a record number of visitors; the market was packed with vendors; and the parade was one-third bigger than last year, with new entries including a horse-drawn carriage from Stanley Park. Main stage performances – including Ben Dunnill, Luna Nova and Breath of Heaven, Doreen Best, Momentum and the Langley Ukulele Intermediate Ensemble – drew a healthy crowd, she added, noting seating overflowed into the concession area. The day ended with White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin lighting up the Christmas tree, a performance by the Stella Maris Concert Choir and a candlelight sing-along with the White Rock Children’s Choir. – Tracy Holmes

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As part of the ongoing implementation of chlorination the While chlorine helps make water safe to drink, there are Operations Team introduced a low dosage of chlorine ways to reduce its aesthetic effects in your water. (0.5mg/L) at the Oxford site on October 4, 2016. The easiest way to reduce the taste of chlorine This stage is required to meet the Feb 1, 2017 secondary in water is to let the water stand for a few hours. disinfection implementation date by Fraser Health Chlorine will evaporate in about a day if the water Authority. This is not a full implementation, but a phased is exposed to circulating air and sunlight. If the approach as staff are doing their due diligence to see if water is refrigerated, it will take about two days there are any changes to the City’s water quality. As a for the chlorine to evaporate. result, they are collecting samples of the water downstream Add fruits or vegetables such as lemons or in the distribution system and had notified the Fraser Health limes to water. In about an hour, most of the Authority (FHA) of the work. chlorine will be removed. (Health Canada) Although the aesthetics of your water may change, the City’s water is still safe to drink. The City’s water contains naturally occurring manganese. When chlorine and manganese mix, the esthetics of the water may become cloudy. More information on this can be found at www.whiterockcity.ca/mywaterFAQs

Store bought filters are an option to consider for those who find the taste and odour (or the aesthetic effects) caused by chlorine to be strong. Filters should be certified as per the NSF International/American National Standards Institute Standard 42.

Water Main Flushing Program The City of White Rock’s annual Water Main During flushing, residents may experience a drop in Flushing Program aims at maintaining the City’s pressure or discolouration of their water. Any water system. The program takes place from disruption should be of a short duration and should only occur while mains in the area are being flushed. November 7 to the middle of December. You will receive a letter from the City notifying you of when flushing will occur in your area. During this time, we ask that you do not use any taps or flush your toilet as this can draw sediment into your water pipes.

The public are encouraged to report a disruption by calling 604.541.2181 in cases where loss of water or drop in pressure that lasts for an extended period of time (after two or three hours).

Please note, if you do not receive a notice we will not be flushing in your area at this time.

To learn more about this important program, please visit www.whiterockcity.ca/mywaterprojects

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Innovative Fitness fundraiser set for today

Training event aims to help Innovation Fitness is hosting its annual Train the Trainer event this evening. This year, IF is working with the Peace Arch Hospital and Community Foundation to initiate a program called Physical Literacy for Communities, facilitated by Canadian Sport for Life. Money raised from the event will help start the three- to five-year program. IF’s part of the program will be working

with a variety of organizations and groups in the community to educate and train people on physical literacy. The program will help children with fundamental movement skills and the elderly with fall prevention (as examples). The initiation of the program cost $25,000. “We are currently at $13,450 raised – just over halfway to our goal,” said Curtis Christopherson, owner of

Innovation Fitness White Rock, in a news release. “We are excited by giving back to our community for causes that truly will make a difference.” The Train the Trainer event will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Innovation Fitness. Gym trainers will do anything you want, at a cost of $50 per five minutes. Anyone interested in making a contribution can call 604-5361355.

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Hospice fundraiser runs until Dec. 23 at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre

Celebrate a Life initiative marks 30th year The White Rock South Surrey Hospice’s annual Celebrate a Life event is back at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, beginning this week. The initiative – which began Thursday and runs until Dec. 23 – provides people the opportunity to honour and remember the life of a loved one by writing a name on a paper dove and hanging it on the Celebrate a Life tree at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre. With a donation of $20 or more, those taking part will also receive a wooden dove ornament to take home.

“As we look forward to gathering with family and friends at this special time of year, the journey of mourning the loss of a loved one can be very difficult,” a hospice society release states. “Celebrate a Life provides an opportunity to stop and reflect on the life and memories of someone close to our hearts, while also helping raise awareness of the important programs and services the White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society offers.” The Celebrate a Life campaign has been a staple at the South Surrey shopping centre each December for

30 years, the release notes. “The hospice is a very big part of our community and (the shopping centre) has also supported White Rock/South Surrey charities and non-profit groups,” said Semiahmoo Shopping Centre’s marketing director Jeri Cox. “We feel the hospice is important to recognize over the holiday season.” The Celebrate a Life tree is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For more, visit www. whiterockhospice.org – Nick Greenizan

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The Celebrate a Life program is in its 30th year on the Peninsula.

City Committee Volunteer Opportunities

Advisory Design Panel Advises Council on the quality of design of the built environment of the City, specifically providing comments and suggestions to improve the design quality of development permit applications for new development in the City. Membership Information: Minimum seven (7) members comprised of two (2) architects, one (1) landscape architect, engineer or urban planner, one (1) representative of the physically challenged, and four (4) residents of the City of White Rock. Two (2) year term (Chair and Vice Chair appointed by Council Annually).

Board of Variance Adjudicates appeals for minor variances to the Zoning Bylaw, where compliance with the Zoning Bylaw would create an undue hardship. A combination of personal attributes, experience, community association, skills and knowledge will be considered for these positions. Membership Information: Three (3) members. Three (3) year term commencing January 1, 2017.

Cultural Advisory Committee The Cultural Advisory Committee is looking for members to advise staff and Council on cultural services and to monitor the progress of the 2014-2018 Cultural Strategic Plan. This is an excellent opportunity to build awareness, support art and culture initiatives in the community, encourage cooperation and coordination among organizations. Membership Information: Up to thirteen (13) voting members, one (1) non-voting member of Council, and City staff as required.

Economic Investment Committee To advise City Council and staff on matters referred to the Committee by Council regarding economic investment in the City. Appointees to this committee will represent a broad range of perspectives and expertise from the community’s business, investment, marketing, development and planning sectors.

Membership Information: Up to thirteen (13) voting members. Additionally, in a non-voting advisory capacity there will be the Executive Directors or designate of: The Business Improvement Association (BIA), Tourism White Rock and The Chamber of Commerce. In addition, one (1) member of Council, and Alternate, the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Planning and Development Services (or Designate) will be non-voting members of the Committee.

Environmental Advisory Committee The Environmental Advisory Committee will advise City Council and staff with respect to environmental matters that have been directly referred to the Committee by Council and/or the Chief Administrative Officer. Membership Information: up to seven (7) voting members, one (1) non-voting member of Council and Alternate and the Director of Engineering and Municipal Operations or Designate (non-voting).

Public Art Advisory Committee To advise City Council on the implementation of public art policies and projects for the City. Membership Information: up to seven (7) voting members, one (1) non-voting member of Council and City staff as required.

Tour de White Rock Committee The Tour de White Rock Committee is mandated by City Council to organize, promote, and host a high profile elite caliber cycling event called the Tour de White Rock. Membership information: up to nine (9) voting members, one (1) member from the community with expertise in planning and organizing cycling races, one (1) non-voting member of Council and City staff as required (non-voting). The Committee will consist of the following positions: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Race Director, Treasurer, Secretary, Sponsorship, Community Events, Marketing and Communications and Business Liaison. Applicants possessing strong event hosting experience, acquiring corporate sponsorship and event marketing skills would be great assets to the Board. Tracey Arthur, City Clerk City of White Rock, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock B.C. V4B 1Y6 clerksoffice@whiterockcity.ca All applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., December 5, 2016. All applications/resumes may be made available to the City of White Rock Council and staff for review. The information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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Volunteering is a great way for residents to get involved, provide input and expertise on important issues and make a positive contribution to our community. The City is currently accepting applications to fill vacancies on the following committees. Applicants from the City of White Rock are given priority but we welcome all volunteers! Committee terms will be for two (2) years, commending January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018. Please send in your application by December 5, 2016.

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Support the Food Bank

Surrey RCMP host Pack the Police Car drive

Donations sought Surrey RCMP is inviting the community to help Pack the Police Car with non-perishable food, gifts, cash donations and other items in support of local food banks and charity programs. Officers, staff, and volunteers are holding events throughout the city: • South Surrey (supporting Sources Food Bank): Dec. 6 from 2-5 p.m. at the Real Canadian Superstore, 2332 160 St. ; and 2-5 p.m. Dec. 12 at Save -On Foods, 1641 152 St. • Newton (supporting Surrey Food Bank): 2-5 p.m. Dec. 2 at Save-On Foods, 7320 King George Blvd.; 2-5 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Real Canadian Superstore, 7550 King George Blvd.; and 2-5 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Surrey RCMP main detachment, 14355 57 Ave. • Cloverdale (supporting the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper): 2-5 p.m. Dec. 3 at Save-On Foods, 18710 Fraser Hwy.; and, 2-5 p.m. Dec. 9 at Save-On Foods, 17745 64 Ave. • Whalley/City Centre (supporting the Surrey Food Bank): 2-5 p.m. Dec. 7 at Safeway, 10355 King George Blvd. • Guildford/Fleetwood (supporting Surrey Food Bank): 2-5 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Real Canadian Superstore, 14650 104 Ave.; and 2-5 p.m. Dec. 8 at Nesters Market, 112-16033 108 Ave. “We know that food-bank usage continues to grow exponentially and that this time of year can be especially difficult for some people in our community,” Cpl. Scotty Schumann

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said in a news release. “While we encourage people to donate to food banks and charities all year long, we’re hoping to make the holidays a little brighter by packing our police cars full of food and donations for those less fortunate.” Food banks accept donations including grocery gift cards and monetary donations, however, they suggest the following non-perishable food donations: powdered baby formula, canned protein, peanut butter, milk powder, hot and cold cereals, meals in a tin, canned vegetables and fruit, wholegrain pasta/rice, pasta sauces, and mac and cheese. The Surrey Food Bank also accepts baby supplies for its Tiny Bundles program and the Christmas Hamper Program accepts new unwrapped toys for children.

Rotary Save On Cards can be purchased at the following locations, they make great Christmas Gifts. Schill Insurance, 14007 16th Avenue, Surrey Schill Insurance Ocean Park, 1597 128th Street, Surrey Courtesy Cleaners in the Windsor Square Mall, 1959 152nd Street White Rock / South Surrey Hospice thrift store, 15562 24th Avenue Belles Coffee shop, 140th Street and 32nd Avenue Surrey White Rock Travel Service, 1472 Johnston Road, White Rock

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■ Songs of the Season Christmas singalong ■ Public Education Form featuring the Hazeltones, Dec. 2 at Sunnyside Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Funds Elementary School (2828 support seniors in need 159 St.) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. call Pat O’Connor for Discussion will be on the ticket ($15) information state of the public educa604-531-6558. Event takes tion system with a focus place at Sunnyside United on Surrey’s needs. Church (15639 24 Ave.). ■ Books and Bites Book ■ Annual Christmas Craft Club Dec. 2 from 1:30 to Fair on Dec. 3 from 10:30 2:30 p.m. at the Ocean a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at ChartPark Library. well Crescent Gardens ■ Holiday Market Dec. Retirement Community 2 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (1222 King George Blvd.). in the South Surrey Rec■ Christmas Concert reation and Arts Centre presented by White Rock (14601 20 Ave.). Event also Community Orchestra runs Dec. 3-4 Dec. 3 at from 10 a.m. St. John’s to 4 p.m. Presbyterian ■ Mark DonChurch (1480 nelly perGeorge St.). forms Dec. Concert 9 after a hot datebook@peacearchnews.com begins at 7 luncheon, 12 p.m., tickets p.m., for ages cost $15. 55+. White Rock Baptist ■ Community ConversaChurch (1657 140 St.). tions with White Rock RSVP for the luncheon Coun. David Chesney, first 604-531-2344. Tickets cost Saturday of every month, $10. 10 a.m. at White Rock Library’s upstairs meeting Saturday room (15342 Buena Vista ■ Library Christmas Open Ave.). For more, www. House at the White Rock facebook/com/whiterockLibrary (15342 Buena communityconversations Vista Ave.) from 1:30 to Sunday 3:30 p.m., Dec. 3. ■ Christmas Fair and ■ Carols in the Country Bake Sale Dec. 3 from Dec. 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15115 Old-fashioned carol singRoper Ave. (use Foster ing with the Barnson Street entrance). family. Hazelmere United ■ Christmas Bake Sale Church (1614 184 St.). Dec. 3 starting at 9 a.m. in Tickets $10, call 604-531the Mount Olive Lutheran 1811. Church (2350 148 St.). ■ Young Entrepreneur ■ Irena Shklover paintlearning lab and market ings together with Colour day at Semiahmoo Shopby Amber. Fundraiser from ping Centre from 1 to 4 the sale go towards Surp.m., Jan. 15. rey Urban Mission. Mount Tuesday Olive Lutheran Church (2350 148 St.). from 9 a.m. ■ Hear for the Holidays to 12 p.m. Various items Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 for $7 to $100. Shklover p.m. at Comfort Keepers painting $500. (15261 Russell Ave.). Free ■ Ballroom Dance by hearing clinic. Donation Dec. 3 from 7 ■ Team Performance Volto 11 p.m. at Sand Castle leyball Club U16 Tryouts Ballroom (1938 152 St.). Dec. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. ■ Craft Fair from 10 a.m. at Morgan Elementary to 3 p.m. at Colebrook School (3366 156A St.). United Church (5441 125 Contact strosser187@ A St.). Come for all kinds hotmail.com of Christmas gifts and ■ Educational Presengoods. tation by the Medicine

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Shoppe, Dec. 6 from 2 to 3 p.m. at White Rock Seniors Village (1183 Maple St.).

Wednesday ■ Storybook Theatre presents Christmas All Over The Place, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. in the South Surrey Recreation Centre, 14601 20 Ave. All ages show, tickets cost $4 at the door. ■ Christmas Community Lunch hosted by Alexandra Neighbourhood House Dec. 7 from noon to 2 p.m. at 2916 McBride Ave. Register by calling 604-535-0015, tickets cost $12 for non-members and $10 for members. ■ Master Artists in the Library - Anna Kopcok Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.). ■ CARP Christmas Party from 2 to 4 p.m. at White Rock Community Centre (15154 Russell Ave.), Dec. 7. Santa, entertainment and light refreshments. Everyone welcome. RSVP Denice 604-538-5778.

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■ Book Chat bring a book you’ve enjoyed and hear about what others are reading. Dec. 8 from 2 to 3 p.m., drop-in at the Semiahmoo Library. ■ Matinees at Ocean Park Library. Showing It’s A Wonderful Life, Dec. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. ■ Colours Art Show watercolours and drawings by 10 local artists. South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre (14601 20 Ave.) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 10-11. ■ White Rock Garden Club welcomes new members to their next meeting on Dec. 13 at Cranley Hall (2141 Cranley Dr.). Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

Ongoing ■ Tech Help alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays at Ocean Park Library (Dec. 8, 14, 22, 28) from 6 to 8 p.m. ■ Friends of the White Rock Library sells used books to support programs and events at the library. Shop during opening hours at Corner Books (15342 Buena Vista Ave.).

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Ongoing ■ Christmas Craft Fair held by White Rock Museum and Archives (14970 Marine Dr.). Open daily, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekends until Dec. 22. ■ Fall and Winter Markets at the Elks Hall 1469 George St. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Dec. 11. ■ Thursday Community Dinner first

and third Thursday until June at First United Church (15385 Semiahmoo Ave.). By donation only. ■ Soul of the World Choir invites new members. All welcome. No auditions. Meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. Contact director Heidi McCurdy for details 604-538-7154, info@harmonyexpressivearts.com ■ Women’s singing pot-luck social of Blue Footed Boobies circle, third

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datebook Friday of each month. For more info, call Basia at 604-531-1845. ■ Women’s Probus Club of White Rock & South Surrey, a social club for retired or semi-retired women, meets last Wednesday of the month 1:30-3:30 p.m. at White Rock Baptist Church, 1657 140 St. 604-535-6214. ■ White Rock/South Surrey Probus for retired men meets on the second Wednesday at Hazelmere Golf and

Tennis Club, 18150 8 Ave., at 9:30 a.m. For more, contact Don Rathborne at 604-535-9160 or visit www.probusclubwhiterock-southsurrey.ca/ ■ Scrabble Club from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays at White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.). ■ Baby Place is a drop-in program at Semiahmoo Family Place (16824 32 Ave.). It takes place every Tuesday to Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.

■ White Rock History Club typically meets last Monday of the month at the White Rock Public Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.). ■ Charity Flea Market at Star of the Sea hall, first Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tables $10; admission $1. Info: 604-536-1947. ■ Canadian Mental Health Association mental health resiliency support group. Call 604-943-1878.

Public Information Meeting 1113 Dolphin Street – Hosted by Applicant The City of White Rock has received an application to rezone the property from ‘RS-1 One Unit Residential Zone’ to ‘RS-4 One Unit (12.1m Lot Width) Residential Zone.’ If approved, this will allow the subdivision of the property into two lots and the construction of a new home on each new lot.

View Program Listings online www.whiterockcity.ca/register

City staff will be in attendance to monitor the meeting and to report back to Council on the meeting.

Recreation Guides are available at: • White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Avenue • Centennial Arena, 14600 North Bluff Road • Kent Street Activity Centre, 1475 Kent Street • Centre for Active Living, 1475 Anderson Street (next door to Centennial Arena)

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Location: Kent Street Activity Centre

Save the date for the Johnston Road Concept Options Open House Three concept designs have been prepared for the revitalization of Johnston Road, from North Bluff Road to Roper Avenue. The designs are based on the feedback provided through the public workshop, community survey, and business consultation which took place earlier in 2016. The community is invited to provide input on the three options at an open house: Date: Thursday, December 8, 2016 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: White Rock Community Centre, (Hall A & B) Learn more at www.whiterockcity.ca/johnstonroad

Pick Up Your Annual Pay Parking Decals It’s that time of year again! 2017 pay parking decals are available for sale as of 1 November. The decal cost is $43 plus GST. Your current parking decal expires December 31, 2016. To qualify for a pay parking decal you must be a resident of the City of White Rock. Please provide:

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• A valid driver’s licence with your White Rock address. • Your current valid owner’s certificate of insurance (ICBC) and vehicle licence showing the same address as your driver’s licence (White Rock address). Pay parking decals can be purchased at these customer service locations (except statutory holidays): City Hall – 15322 Buena Vista Avenue (Closed from December 26 to January 2. Reopens January 3, 2017.)

Next Week December 5

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Centennial Park Leisure Centre – 14600 North Bluff Road Kent Street Activity Centre – 1475 Kent Street (Open Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.) Veterans – Parking is free for up to four hours in the City of White Rock for all vehicles with veteran licence plates – no parking decal is required! Please note that Centennial Arena parking decals go on sale in February 2017.

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Ongoing ■ White Rock/South Surrey Newcomers Club meets first Tuesday of each month at Mount Olive Lutheran Church (2350 148 St.) at 6:30 p.m. Open to women who have moved here or experienced significant life change in past three years. Info: wrssnewcomers.com ■ Hazelmere Heritage Fiddlers meet for practice Mondays, 7-9 p.m., Hazelmere United Church (184 Street and 16 Avenue.) All fiddlers welcome. For info: 604-538-2289. ■ White Rock Philosophers meet on second Wednesday of each month at White Rock Library, 7-9 p.m. Info:

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focus8@shaw.ca ■ Semiahmoo Guild of Needlearts meets on first and third Mondays of each month at White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.),10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Info: 604-5413717. ■ Peace Arch Stamp Club meets on first Wednesday of the month at Seniors Come Share Society centre (15008 26 Ave.), 5:30-8:30 p.m. Info: 604-318-9554. ■ Elks Hall (1469 George St.) hosts contract bridge 1-4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Info: 778291-1932. ■ Bridge at Centennial Park Leisure Centre (14600 North Bluff Rd.). Partners contract at 7 p.m. Fridays; duplicate at

1 p.m. Wednesdays. Info: 604-542-3053. ■ Oneness Gogos White Rock South Surrey meets on fourth Monday of each month, 1-3 p.m. upstairs at White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.). Newcomers welcome. Email onenessgogos@ gmail.com ■ Technology Help for adults and seniors, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Semiahmoo Library (1815 152 St.) Bring questions about computers and Internet basics. Free; drop-in. Info: 604-5926908. ■ Scottish Country Dance classes at Sullivan Hall (6303 152 St.), 7 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5; first class free. Info 604-5314595.

Vista Ave.). Free, drop-in, ■ Save Star of the Sea all ages and experience group meets every two levels welcome. Info at weeks to raise aware604-541-2201 or Henry at ness and plan strategies 604-542-0430. to save Star of the Sea ■ Heritage Walking Parish in White Rock. Call Tours at White Rock 604-536-5634 for info. Museum and Archives, ■ Nar Anon provides 14970 Marine support for Dr., every friends and Wednesday family memat 11 a.m. No bers with appointment addiction necessary. problems. datebook@peacearchnews.com Info: 604-541Meetings 2221. every Tues■ Bible Lesson Reading day night at 7:30 p.m. at Group meets Mondays Bethany Newton United 7-8:30 p.m. at First Church Church, at the corner of of Christ, Scientist (15242 60 Avenue and 148 Street. Russell Ave.). All welInfo: nar-anon.org come. ■ White Rock Chess ■ Toastmasters InternaClub meets Tuesdays tional clubs meet regu6-8:45 p.m. and Saturdays larly in White Rock and 1-4:45 p.m. at White Rock South Surrey. Improve Library (15342 Buena

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your public speaking skills. Search “Toastmasters of White Rock” on meetup.com ■ Free Meditation Class third Monday of the month at Semiahmoo Public Library, 1815 152 St., 6-7 p.m. Call 604-5368554 or email virginia@ mantrameditation.ca ■ Cribbage Tournaments held fourth Friday of the month at Kent Street Activity Centre, 1475 Kent St. 12:45-4 p.m. Cost, $4. Partners 10-card cribbage tournament. Call 604-5388660. ■ The Handel Society of Music has openings for sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. Contact Rita Buchy at 604-536-6818 or at ritab1948@hotmail.com, or visit handelsociety.ca ■ Peace Arch Group Therapy Program offers psycho-education and psychotherapy groups for people experiencing anxiety, burnout, depression, stress, etc. in White Rock/South Surrey. Most groups meet during the day, Monday to Thursday. Call 604-535-4578 for info. ■ Yakking over Yarn at Ocean Park Library, 12854 17 Ave., Sundays from 2-4 p.m. A social afternoon working on crochet or knitting projects. Drop-in. ■ Scrabble Club Sundays 2-4 p.m. at Ocean Park Library, 12854 17 Ave. Free. 604-502-6449.

■ White Rock/South Surrey Stroke Recovery Branch meets twice a week for stroke survivors. Tuesday & Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., Centre for Active Living, 1475 Anderson St. Speech therapy & physiotherapy. jmcbride@ mcgi.ca ■ Knitting Circle at Alexandra Neighbourhood House, Mondays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All ages and experience levels welcome. Info: 604-535-0015 ext. 236. ■ Volunteer drivers needed for Sources White Rock/South Surrey Food Bank. Weekly pickup and delivery of donations. Call 604-531-8168. ■ TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, a nonprofit weight-loss support group in White Rock. Info: 604-514-9790. ■ Mixed Singles Over Sixty – join us for friendship and fun with dining, golf, pub nights, men’s brunch, dancing, movies and more. Info: 604-5411692 or 604-541-9923. ■ The White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society is seeking new volunteers from the community. Call Shannon at 604-531-7484, ext. 102 to find out more. Also looking for Thrift Store volunteers for its retail team. All revenue funds the society’s counselling and bereavement programs and services.

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The just-released 2016 B.C. Child Poverty Report Card blames a lack of affordable childcare, a too-low minimum wage and inefficient government benefits for keeping one in five children across B.C in poverty. That’s 1.5 per cent higher than Canada’s child-poverty rate of 18.5 per cent and four per cent higher than the overall poverty rate in B.C. Child-poverty rates differ across the province, with the highest rates in Duncan at 31 per cent, and Port Alberni and Prince Rupert, both at 30 per cent. The lowest rates are Fort St. John at 12 per cent, Squamish at 15 per cent and Victoria at 16 per cent. Just over half of poor children in B.C. live in Metro Vancouver and the area has a 19.3 per cent child-poverty rate overall. The Guildford, Newton and Whalley areas of Surrey have the highest number of children living in poverty, while northeast Vancouver has the highest percentage out of its under 18 population. The report, produced annually by child and youth advocacy group First Call BC, uses Statistics Canada’s lowincome measure (LIM) from 2014, as Canada does not have an official poverty line. Newer figures from Statistics Canada are not yet available. The child-poverty report card advocates measures to reduce the rate, including a $15 per hour minimum wage, a living wage for all employees (calculated at 20.4 per cent for Metro Vancouver) and a redesign of the B.C. Early Childhood Tax Benefit into a B.C. Child Benefit that covers children up until 18 years of age at double the rate. The child-poverty rate in B.C. has dropped 0.6 per cent since last year’s report, which used 2013 figures. However, according to First Call B.C., the rate rose from 15.5 per cent in 1989 to 25.3 per cent in 2000, before dropping down to 2014’s 19.8 per cent. First Call BC attributes what it calls a “meagre” four per cent decrease in childpoverty rates between 2000-2014 partially to

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First Call BC provincial co-ordinator Adrienne Montani outlines the Child Poverty Report Card. B.C.’s lack of povertyreduction plans. B.C. is the only province in Canada not to have one. Other provinces such as Quebec and Nova Scotia have brought down their rates by 16 per cent in that time frame. The report notes that children in single-parent family households have a much higher chance of living in poverty than do children in couple families – 50 per cent compared to 12 per cent. Eight out of 10 of single-parent families are female-led, leading to a recommendation from First Call B.C. to implement the $10-a-day childcare plan and increase the time and pay for maternity and parental care. But the province said it is taking steps to

make childcare affordable. “We’ve supported the creation of more than 4,300 new licensed child-care spaces since 2014, invested in 47 new BC Early Years Centres throughout the province, and introduced the new B.C. Early Childhood Tax Benefit to help families with the cost of raising young children,” said Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux. She also said that the province’s single-parent employment initiative, which provides people on income and disability assistance with 12 months of funded training for in-demand jobs, is aimed at helping single parents struggling to make ends meet. Almost

4,000 people have signed up for the program and close to 700 have found employment, according to the province Kris Archie, manager of Fostering Change at the Vancouver Foundation, said a recent study by the foundation in partnership with SFU researchers, determined the current policy of dealing with young people aging out of foster care triggers up to $268 million in additional costs. “That’s the cost of doing nothing,” Archie said. “These costs include the cost of homelessness, hospitalization, mental health issues and concerns and reduced incomes over their lifespans. “However, if we choose investment in young people we know that $57 million is what that investment would look like to drastically change the reality of poverty and increase the likelihood of success when young people leave foster care.” BC Teachers Federation president Glen Hansman said a province-wide BCTF survey three years ago of poverty-related challenges that teachers were witnessing in their students was ignored by the government at the time. “There was very, very little interest,” Hansman said.

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A Surrey woman who brutalized a dog last year has been given two years probation. Lindsey Susan Hirtreiter, 23 at the time of the abuse, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of animal cruelty, and along with probation, was given a lifetime ban from owning an animal. The judge accepted the defence argument that during the attack Hirtreiter had been in a psychotic state, brought on by stress, depression and marijuana use. She had never experienced such a state before, her lawyer said. The attack occurred after three-year-

old black Labrador retriever Ryder wandered away from his home in Surrey’s Chimney Heights neighbourhood on Valentine’s Day, 2015. Sometime after, Hirtreiter picked Ryder up and brought him back to her basement suite. There, she bound him, stabbed him with scissors, poured butane in his eyes and shoved metal objects into his eyes and throat, the court heard. Police – who responded to a call from a nearby landlord reporting that his blood-soaked tenant had come to the door claiming she had been attacked by a dog – arrived to find Hirtreiter and her four-year-old daughter covered in Ryder’s blood.

Ryder had sunglasses on and a cigarette in his mouth, apparently, to make the dog less frightening to her daughter. Hirtreiter was placed in a psychiatric ward for a month after the attack. Maximum penalty for the crime includes a $75,000 fine and up to two years in jail. In court, Hirtreiter continually apologized, according to CTV News. Ryder required emergency surgery to save his eyesight, as well as other expensive medical treatments. His owners were able to crowd-fund $30,000 to help pay for the veterinary expenses. He is still healing from the attack. – with files from CTV News

Notice of Public Hearing – Monday, December 12, 2016

Please Note: Correspondence that is the subject of a Public Hearing, Public Meeting, or other public processes will be included, in its entirety, in the public information package and will form part of the public record. Council shall not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning the application after the Public Hearing has concluded.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of White Rock will hold a Public Hearing in City Hall COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, on MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in accordance with the Local Government Act. At the Public Hearing, all persons who deem their interest in property is affected by the proposed Rezoning and Official Community Plan Amendments shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions reflecting matters contained in the proposed application that is the subject of the Public Hearing.

A copy of the proposed Bylaws and associated reports may be inspected in the City Clerk’s Office at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, from Wednesday, November 30, 2016 until Monday, December 12, 2016, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays.

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Further details regarding the application may be obtained from the City’s Planning and Development Services Department at City Hall or by contacting (604) 541-2136 or planning@whiterockcity.ca. Should you have any comments or concerns you wish to convey to Council and you cannot attend the Public Hearing, please submit in writing to the City Clerk by noon, Monday, December 12, 2016. You may forward your submissions by: • mailing or delivering to the City Clerk’s Office at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6; or Tracey Arthur City Clerk

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Foreign buyers bought three per cent of residential properties that changed hands in Metro Vancouver in October, the latest figures from the B.C. government show. That’s higher than the 1.8-per-cent rate in September, but still lower than the 13.2-per-cent rate before the province imposed a 15-percent tax on residential property purchased in Metro Vancouver by non-Canadian citizens or residents in August. About 140 home sales, worth

about $115 million, involved foreign nationals in October in the region, according to data released Tuesday. That’s out of a total of about 4,700 home sales, valued at $3.6 billion. Elsewhere in B.C., foreign buyers made up about 2.9 per cent of all residential purchases, worth a combined $129 million. Foreign buyers accounted for 0.9 per cent of sales in Surrey in October, 2.5 per cent in Vancouver, 5.9 per cent in Burnaby and 6.7 per cent in Richmond.

The finance ministry has been watching to see if the Metro-only tax spurs more foreign buying in other parts of the province. The latest numbers show foreign buyers made up 6.3 per cent of transactions in the Capital Regional District. Data for the Fraser Valley was not available. As for the jump in foreign buying since September, finance ministry officials noted a significant number of foreign purchases are thought to have shifted ahead of the August introduction of the new tax in

order to avoid it. As a result, a rebound from low levels in August-September towards a new normal was considered likely. From Aug. 2 to Nov. 14, the province has collected $36 million from 431 foreign purchasers. More than 200 audits have been opened to determine if the tax has been correctly paid. The finance ministry has estimated the tax will raise $165 million a year in new revenue, which the province intends to use to help fund new affordable-housing initiatives.

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hite Rock Players Club’s Lisa Pavilionis had a favourite story and set of characters when she she was growing up – so it’s really no surprise that she turned to them for her third foray into directing the club’s annual Christmas pantomime. “I’ve always loved Alice In Wonderland,” she told Peace Arch News. Pavilionis admits, however, that her first introduction to the enduring classic at a young age was through a very loose adaptation indeed – Care Bears in Wonderland. “That was one of our ‘sick’ movies, whenever me or my sister were home under the weather,” she recalled. “But we’ve also seen the Disney classic many times, and so many of the other great film and TV adaptations.” WRPC’s version of Alice in Wonderland runs until Dec. 30 at the Coast Capital Playhouse (1532 Johnston Rd.), with performances at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday, and 2:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. For the second time, Pavilionis (by day, the manager of the Melanie Lyne clothing store at South Surrey’s South Point), has teamed with her sister Sara (a film and television executive for performing rights organization SOCAN) to create an original script for the pantomime, following up on their rework of the WRPC Cinderella last year. “It was really fun this year because this is one where we started from scratch and also because these are characters we grew up with,” she said, adding she is “very happy with the way everything has come together” following the show’s preview on Nov. 29. But, Pavilionis noted, audience members – including lovers of Lewis Carroll’s original Alice and Through The Looking Glass – should bear in mind that the family-oriented musical is a pantomime inspired by Alice, not a straight adaptation. Of necessity, Carroll’s somewhat meandering narrative style has been replaced by a plot structure designed to provide ample hooks for the broad knockabout comedy and fairytale romance that are staples of the pantomime genre. “We also had to accommodate the panto stock characters of the Demon and the Fairy, which have become the Cheshire

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Penny May-Shogun (Alice), and Melanie Minty (Queen of Hearts) during a dress rehearsal for Alice in Wonderland. Cat, played by Rachel Nordstrom, and the White Rabbit, played by Jenn Lane,” she said. “The cat has become a very, very mischievous cat indeed. Rachel’s doing a wonderful job with it, while Jenn makes a marvellous fairy/rabbit.” In the Pavilionis sisters’ version, Alice (played by newcomer Penny May-Shogun) has become a young woman who dreams of adventure, while playing safe in her own life. Meanwhile, her parents have played matchmakers – selecting a suitable husband for her and arranging an engagement party.

“Her mother, played by Melanie Minty, is very overbearing – you can see how Alice has become the way she is,” Pavilionis said. “Melanie, another great addition to our team, also plays the Queen of Hearts later on and Alice’s father (Levi Arabisky) becomes the King of Hearts – there are quite a few double roles this year.” On the day of the party, Alice’s betrothed is kidnapped – prompting Alice to follow in pursuit, led down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. Naturally she is helped – or hindered – by the many famous characters she encounters

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Royal City Youth Ballet Company Society proudly presents, for the 28th season, the full length ballet, the Nutcracker.

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Carlson (of last year’s Cats) and vocal director Rebekah MacEwan (frequently featured in WRPC productions as actor and singer, including in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum). “Rebekah is a wonderful addition to the panto,” Pavilionis said. “And she also has panto experience from a number of Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society shows. She’s concentrating on the voices – we have a wide vocal range this year, which I really like – and our Alice, Penny, has got such a lovely singing voice. “Rachel is such a pleasure to work with – she is a bundle of energy and she allows people to

shine, from the youngest cast member to the oldest, because she really listens to what they say and pays attention to it.” The costume team headed by Amara Anderson, and sets, created by designer Andrea Olund, construction chief Paul Adair and scenic painters, including Elizabeth Hollick – who created the arresting mural on the playhouse’s south wall – have combined their talents to create a colourful Wonderland environment, Pavilionis said. “It’s looking fantastic,” she said. Tickets ($20, $15 for children 12 and under) can be purchased by calling 604-536-7535 or visiting www.whiterockplayers. ca/tickets

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The first opportunity for the general public to see the White Rock Community Orchestra under the leadership of new conductor Paula DeWit will be this weekend. Saturday’s Christmas concert music gets underway at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 1480 George St., featuring guest performances by outstanding soprano Michelle Koebke and the Belle Voci a capella ensemble founded by DeWit, who is also conductor of the Chilliwack Symphony. DeWit – who led the White Rock ensemble Nov. 26 in a special concert for residents of Peace Arch Hospital’s Weatherby and Dr. Al Hogg pavilions – said she has thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the Peninsula musicians. “I’m loving it – they’re a great group to work with, very appreciative and eager to please. The musicians are also quite varied in age, from high school students right up to seniors, and I love that – it’s a great way to mentor the younger kids.” For the concert, she has chosen a wide selection of music, ranging from such accessible light classics as Franz Schubert’s Marche Militaire No. 1 and Jacques Offenbach’s Barcarolle

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New conductor Paula DeWit conducts the White Rock Community Orchestra Nov. 26. to neo-classical pieces by film composer Ennio Morricone (Chi Mai, and Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission, which will feature flautist Rose Hamilton). “When I do a program, I’m very much into eclectic so that there is something for everybody,” she said. The music of Morricone is a clear illustration that the classical idiom lives on through movie soundtracks, she added, noting she is always amused by people

who claim to not like classical music while being exposed to it at the local multiplex. The stirring and lyrical qualities of orchestral music will be well-illustrated by the Schubert, Offenbach and Lecuona pieces, she said, while a medley excursion into the 20th century popular songs of Irving Berlin concludes with White Christmas. That offers a great segue into the second half which highlights Christmas music, including Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival and Leontovich’s Carol of the Bells. “We’ll be doing three Christmas pieces, which will probably include the Kings Singers’ version of The Twelve Days of Christmas and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas which is very jazzy.” Koebke will be featured in Handel’s Lascia ch’io pianga and Adam’s O Holy Night. “Michelle has a beautiful voice – I’ve worked with her often before. Her numbers will also give the orchestra its first opportunity to accompany a singer – we’re looking forward to bringing in other singers and choirs in the future.” Tickets ($15) include refreshments. For information, call 604-5358949 or visit www.wrco.ca

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Trio of Mariners take aim at provincial championship

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year ago at B.C. High School senior girls quad-A volleyball championships, the Earl Marriott Mariners played the role of plucky underdogs – rising from a seventh seed all the way to the gold-medal game, where they lost to the No. 1-ranked Handsworth Royals. And though the roles are now reversed – this week, it’s EMS entering B.C. championships as the No. 1 seed – the goal remains the same for the South Surrey volleyball squad: a provincial title. “We’re super-motivated going in because of how last year ended,” said Mariners’ rightside setter, Emma Schill. “Last year, we had a tough loss in the final – we lost 3-0 – and it was hard for us because we’d worked really hard that season. “This year, coming in as the top-ranked team… we’re ready to show everyone what we can do.” The Mariners began the season as the No. 9 team in B.C. quad-A rankings, but quickly worked their way to top spot, where they’ve sat for some time. Their ranking was cemented in mid-November after a firstplace finish at Fraser Valley Championships. Provincial championships began at West Vancouver and Handsworth secondaries Thursday – Marriott squared off against their crosstown rivals from Semiahmoo in their opening game – and the 16-team tournament continues today, with playoff rounds and the championship game set for Saturday. Cloverdale’s Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers are also taking part. For Schill and two of her Grade 12 teammates – Charlotte Pavelick and Tara Coble – this final shot at a B.C. championship banner has been a long time coming; all three have been on Marriott’s senior team since Grade 10. “They’re my little Grade 10s who aren’t so little anymore,” laughed EMS coach Mark Cassell.

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Left to right: Emma Schill, Charlotte Pavelick and Tara Coble are in their third season with Earl Marriott’s senior girls volleyball team. Cassell, who coached Semiahmoo to three Pavelick added that the team’s “chemistry straight provincial titles from 2005 through and communication” has also been key to 2007, acknowledged that a senior girls the team’s success so far this year. championship would mean a lot for EMS Another strength of his team that may help – the school’s junior girls team won a B.C. set the Mariners apart from the rest, Cassell title last week, and also won in 2009, but has added, was depth. The team is so wellnever won it all at the senior girls ❝We’re ready to balanced, he said, that it’s often level. difficult at tournaments for others show everyone to single out one or two players for Cassell and his players all agreed what we can praise. that if the team is to have success do.❞ this weekend, it’ll likely be due to “We actually have a hard time the team’s stingy defence, which getting all-stars and MVP awards Emma Schill has been improving throughout because we’re pretty balanced. Earl Marriott the season. There’s no one player who “Teams have a hard time putting dominates – teams have to deal the ball on the floor against us. If you look with all of us,” he said. at our team… we aren’t a gigantic, tall team. Earl Marriott, led by its trio of third-year But athletically, they really move around well players, also has the advantage of experience, and cover the court. We can give teams fits,” with so many players having not only one, he said. but two, provincial tournaments under their

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Trio to vie for spot at World Junior ‘A’ Challenge

Eagles earn camp invites Nick Greenizan Sports Reporter

A trio of Surrey Eagles have been invited to try out for the upcoming World Junior ‘A’ Challenge which is set to hit the ice later this month. Eagles forwards Jeff Stewart and Desi Burgart, as well as defenceman Cory Babichuk were among those listed on the tryout roster for Canada West when Hockey Canada made the announcement last week. The tournament is set to begin Dec. 11 in Bonnyville, Alta. and will feature the top under-20 junior ‘A’ players from throughout Canada, as well as from the United States and throughout Europe, including traditional hockey powerhouses like Russia and Sweden. The international tournament was first staged in 2006, and has been staged in cities across Canada, including Langley in 2011. Current NHLers Nik Ehlers and Kyle Turris have played in the tournament. Last year, Ty Westgard was the Eagles’ representative at the event. Should they make the final Canada West roster, it would be the first time wearing the Maple Leaf for all three of Stewart, Burgart and Babichuk. “It’s a big honour,” Burgart said.

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Jeff Stewart is one of three Eagles to earn Canada West invites. “There are a lot of great players in this league, and in Western Canada, so… to get the opportunity to possibly play for that team would be tremendous.” Burgart is in his first year with the Eagles and has 12 goals and 29 points in 29 games. Stewart, in his second year with the team, is right behind Burgart among the team’s leading scorers, with 27 points in 27 games. Babichuk, who has been one of the Eagles’ top defencemen this season, has 15 points in 27

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Playing in torrential rains Sunday, the White Rock Titans were able to defeat the Victoria Renegades, 8-0.

Peewee football team to play Abbotsford for title

Titans set for B.C. final for 10 a.m. Sunday at Langley’s McLeod Park. The only touchdown came early in the second quarter, when – after Jacob Knowles and Nico Scoates took turns carrying the ball deep into Victoria territory – Knowles, on third down, punched the ball across the line on a three-yard run. Armed with a lead and led by Alexander McCrank, who

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