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In the last decade, the Newton BIA (Business Improvement Association) has worked tirelessly to ‘take back the community’ with several successful initiatives. From Team Tidy, which tirelessly keeps random garbage off the street, to the colourful and creative Mural programme, providing unique art that individually speaks to the community, and a beautiful reminder of our heritage and diversity. Newton has evolved into a delightful place to walk and visit with friends at sidewalk cafes, stroller-friendly stores, and neighbourhoods over the years, but graffiti continues to be an ongoing concern. Graffiti is an expensive and defacing form of vandalism. It can range from indiscriminate ‘tagging’ or writing, etching, drawing or symbol applied to any public or private property without the owner’ss consent.
Graffiti is used by “taggers” to establish their identity and, in some cases, to mark territory. They do not realize that their “artwork” significantly impacts their community, from business costs to aggravation when people of the community have to clean up the mess left behind. It reduces property values and promotes an undesirable image of our neighbourhood. At the beginning of the summer, several hate-motivated graffiti incidents occurred in Newton. Constable Sarbjit Sangha said that “multiple incidents of anti-Muslim graffiti” have been reported to the Surrey RCMP since July 5. Investigators believe these incidents are connected and may be linked to the same person or group of people. “These types of incidents have a significant impact on the feeling of safety and security for members of our Muslim community,” said Sangha. “Hate crimes and hate-motivated criminal activity
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Proud to be serving Surrey-Newton for the past 15 years Harry Bains, MLA Surrey-Newton 105-7327 137 Street, Surrey BC, V3W 1A4 • P: 604-597-8248 Our Surrey-Newton office is providing services for constituents via phone and email.Office hours are 10am-4:30pm Monday-Friday or by emailing Harry.Bains.MLA@leg.bc.ca.
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