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Public mischief

Mayor’s next court date moved to March 8 Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

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Surrey firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire at a small strip mall in Newton shortly after midnight Monday (Feb. 21). Twenty firefighters were called to the 12800-block of 85 Avenue to find smoke coming from a video and wireless store. “When we got there one person

was inside but was removed and did not suffer any injuries,” Assistant Fire Chief Ben Dirksen said. “Sprinklers controlled the spread of the fire.

So there was just lots of smoke. No indication that it’s suspicious.” (Photo: Shane MacKichan)

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum’s next court appearance on his public mischief charge is set for March 8, after a two-minute hearing in Surrey provincial court on Tuesday morning.

“We’ve had some discussions, disclosure is ongoing, a bulk of the disclosure has been made,” Special Crown prosecutor Richard Fowler told the judge.

The defence requested that the case be put over to March 8.

“I don’t object to that,” Fowler told the court.

Defence lawyer Lee Vandergust appeared on behalf of McCallum and his counsel Richard Peck, QC. “We recently received Continued on A4

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Students learn to cherish jazz trailblazer who ‘more people need to know about’ played a part in my long journey to these 102 years. I can tell you that after a long life it becomes very clear what is truly importStudents at one Surrey school ant, and it may surprise you to have forged a special bond with know, that it is not the awards or a Canadian jazz-music legend the accolades or money, it is the who lives nearby, even though people who helped make a differthe pandemic has prevented an ence in your life. And today, that in-person visit. is YOU, the students of Prince Guildford-area resident EleaCharles Elementary School.” nor Collins, considered Canada’s Collins also offered advice to “first lady of jazz,” is featured the students, some of whom on a new Canada Post stamp, might now be dreaming about revealed Jan. 21. future careers.

“A living legend” at age 102, “Do hold on to your dreams Collins once starred alongside but don’t be afraid to let them Canada’s top musicians and in change shape as you keep growmyriad television and radio proing older,” the letter notes. “Keep ductions, starting in the 1940s, ABOVE: Students of Prince Charles and broke ground as host of a Elementary School with letters and art trying to identify what you feel national TV series, “The Eleanor cards they made for jazz singer Eleanor most passionate about, what Show,” in 1955.

Collins, who lives in the Guildford area. turns you on and excites you; what it is you want to do even if When Prince Charles Elementary school teacher Stacey Zorn LEFT: Eleanor Collins with a poster of the no one thanks you or applauds you or pays you. read news about the new stamp commemorative Canada Post stamp.

“Just keep grooming your talin the Now-Leader, she learned (Submitted photos) ents, practice, practice, practice. more about Collins and then And there you will find your joy, began teaching her students talent and perhaps eventually dents to hear.” barriers she broke down.” about the singer’s music career.

Maxie says she and her mother even a profession. But don’t be The younger students were keen “The whole school, all 15 difooled by fame or fortune. Just be have been deeply moved by the to send cards of congratulations visions, learned about her, even the Kindergarteners. We watched to Collins, and that led to a proj- kindness of the “amazing” kids at the best person you can possibly be and help the most people you Prince Charles Elementary. videos and listened to her music,” ect by older kids to write letters can possibly help. In the end, his“You have done something to the trailblazing jazz singer. explained Zorn. tory will decide how they wish to really quite wonderful by creatAt Zorn’s request, the “I grew up in this province and remember you.” ing such beautiful cards, letters Now-Leader connected the wanted to be a music teacher,” Collins sang her final concert teacher with Judith Maxie, Col- and messages to Eleanor,” the she added, “but I had not heard letter begins. “When I took your less than a decade ago, when she of her until this stamp came out. lins’ daughter and go-between treasure trove of gifts to her yes- was in her mid-90s, and has lived for such things, who later met She did some amazing things.” in the Surrey area for more than terday and she first laid eyes on with Zorn to collect the handZorn’s students have learned crafted items for Eleanor to see. them, she was just awestruck and a quarter-century. about jazz music since they re“More people need to know stunned, momentarily speechless Maxie brought gifts for the stuturned from Christmas break, about her,” said Zorn, who now dents, too, including a commem- by the sheer beauty and bounty and Collins’ story fit well with aims to display photos of stuof the package.” orative Canada Post magazine Black History Month studies dents with their cards and letters, Collins went on to name all and a dozen copies of first-daythis month. the Canada Post magazine and of the students who had created issue stamps.

“She’s an important puzzle other items related to the school’s letters or cards for her, “because The collaboration continued piece, especially as a person of each one of you is important and studies of Collins. colour,” Zorn said. “My students when Collins and Maxie co“Once our trophy case is back I am grateful to each one of you wrote a long, detailed letter to have been incredibly excited to the students – full of “incredibly for your kindness to me,” the let- up, after seismic upgrading work, learn about her, and they’re imwe’re going to put some items in ter continues. pressed by what she did at a time moving” words, Zorn agreed, “And now each one of you has there,” she explained. “and so powerful for the stuof racism and inequality, all the Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

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A (very) quick look at some of the news in the community you might have missed.

The province is funding an additional 602 new nursing seats at post-secondary institutions to deal with the nursing shortage in B.C. Vancouver police have launched an investigation after two women were found shot to death in a vehicle in the city’s Point Grey nieghbourhood.

British Columbia’s top doctor has extended an order requiring students living in post-secondary residences to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to show proof of vaccination.

Tamara Lich, one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill, was denied bail on Tuesday.

The province is revising its Agricultural Land Reserve regulations to make room for vertical farming.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. is investigating after Surrey RCMP say two people were taken into custody when officers were called to a house in the 5600-block of 152 Street on Thursday for a report of weapons at the house.

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City council

Surrey Police Vote campaign urging McCallum to start paying own legal bills

Surrey councillor says trash bins ‘overflowing’ in city parks

campaign is urging McCallum to start paying his own legal bills. additional disclosure of materials as Many Surrey residents have exof last week and we are still awaiting pressed outrage that Surrey taxpayers are on the hook for them. further documents,” she told the “The longer this criminal case is court. dragged out, the greater the legal McCallum is charged with one fees Surrey residents will be on the count of public mischief contrary hook for paying,” Surrey Police Vote to Section 140(2) of the Criminal campaign strategist Bill Tieleman Code, stemming from an encounter last September between himself and stated in a press release Friday. “Surrey taxpayers should not be footing a group that was gathering petition the mayor’s legal bills on this matter. signatures outside the South Point It’s a waste of time, money, and Save-On-Foods store in South Surrey for a referendum on the policing frankly, is plain embarrassing for the transition. The mayor claimed a car City of Surrey.”

The mayor declined to comment. ran over his foot.

“Surrey residents still don’t know McCallum’s first date in Surrey how much this has cost them so far, provincial court on Jan. 25 lasted nor do they have any idea of the poabout three minutes with no plea tential total,” Tieleman noted. taken. Fowler told Judge Robert “Where is that money coming Hamilton, regional administrative from? What critical services in and judge for the Fraser Region, that around the City will be impacted by he plans to proceed summarily and requested that the matter be put over this, and what impact will these costs have on the city budget? We find to Feb. 22. ourselves with more questions than Meantime, the Surrey Police Vote

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answers.”

The Surrey Police Vote is a grassroots group that unsuccessfully petitioned the provincial government to hold a binding referendum on the transition to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP police transition.

Tieleman told the Now-Leader on Friday that while McCallum is “absolutely” entitled to due process, as is anyone else accused of a crime, he noted McCallum could relinquish his reliance on Surrey taxpayers to pay his legal costs.

“I mean, he applied to be indemnified and in our opinion of course he shouldn’t be indemnified because it was on personal business and he got involved in things that had nothing to do with being mayor,” Tieleman charged. “So he could relinquish his indemnification and start paying his own legal bills right now, and that’s what we think he should be doing because this is going to be very expensive.”-

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cleaning up the overflowing garbage bins in our parks.”

Horizon will receive $525,959.78 for a one-yearA Surrey councillor says a term with an expenditure limit “better level of service” is reset at $552,257.77 while Vane’s quired for picking up garbage contract for a one-year term is around bins “overflowing” $684,107.26 with a $718,312.62 with trash in city parks. expenditure limit. Council “Especially in the summertime,” Coun. Jack Hundial told also approved an option for both contracts to be extended his council colleagues. “We’ve for three additional one-year received multiple complaints, terms. all of us on council here have The scope of work includes received images along this, all equipment, labour and complaints from residents in materials necessary for landthis.” scape maintenance such as Hundial made his remarks grass cutting, line trimming, prior to council approving on Feb. 14 a total of $1,210,067.04 litter pick-up and hard surface in contracts for A & B to Hori- maintenance.

“The City has received good zon Landscape Contractors value and service by contractand Vane Lawn & Garden ing out the maintenance work Services to provide landscape associated with its landscape maintenance services in the maintenance park site invencity’s parks.

“Certainly in awarding these tory,” Laurie Cavan, Surrey’s contracts I really want to pref- general manager of Parks, Recreation and Culture, stated in a ace for these contractors that corporate report to council. a priority does need to be to

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Surrey Liberal MPs defend invocation of Emergencies Act Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

Surrey Liberal MPs defended the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act as protests related to the pandemic were underway in Ottawa, Surrey and elsewhere.

Randeep Sarai, MP for Surrey Centre, said in his speech to the House that Ottawa was no longer dealing with a protest but rather “an occupation that threatened to overthrow a democratically elected government.”

“These are temporary, proportionate and targeted measures,” he said of the invocation of the Emergencies Act. The Emergencies Act, Sarai said, does not have the teeth of the National Defence Act. “The Emergencies Act is limited in scope compared to the War Measures Act of the past,” he noted. “The act does not involve the military. For the military to be involved the National Defence Act would need to be invoked – this has not happened. I think we

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also need to make very clear that no individual Charter rights are being violated. In fact, the Emergencies Act must comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”

As far as the “illegal occupation” in Ottawa was concerned, Sarai told the House, “Many seem to be enjoying themselves. Pancake breakfasts, hot tubs, dance parties in the streets and bouncy castles.

Contrary to the narrative driven by supporters though, this has not been a peaceful experience for residents, businesses and employees in Ottawa.

“The lack of empathy towards residents and businesses in Ottawa

is shocking and unacceptable.”

Political unrest in Canada is gaining international attention, examples of which being recent Washington Post headlines like “Canada turns authoritarian to shut down the ‘Freedom Convoy” and “Justin Trudeau’s move to end the trucker protest was risky but correct.”

Ken Hardie, MP for Fleetwood-Port Kells, told the House that “the majority of Canadians will be looking for justified, careful and measured opposition…offered in the interests of doing what is best for the country. Because that’s our government’s agenda.”

He quoted to the Now-Leader a comment “that fits this situation quite well,” attributed to the Roman philosopher Cicero: “He said when people speak ill of you, live so that none would believe them.”

“So far and hopefully all the way through there’s been no bloodshed,” Hardie noted. “We’re dealing with a swamp of opinion.”

“It is extremely sad that it has got to this point.”

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and to ensure that media members had safe passage to their vehicles,” RCMP said in the release.

Surrey RCMP said officers will be following up with reporters and camera people involved to gather their full accounts, including the collection of any video evidence.

The investigation is one of several that is underway into the conduct of protesters at the border.

On Feb. 12, Surrey RCMP said protest vehicles breached a police barricade, driving the wrong way z See COLUMN, page 10 down 176 Street, during a “freedom convoy” event.

While Surrey RCMP Cpl. Vanessa Surrey RCMP temporarily closed Munn said protesters were “main176 Street from 8 Avenue on Feb. 19 during an anti-vaccine-mandate ly peaceful, a few vehicles have breached police barricades, driving protest held at the border.

The closure, police said Saturday, the wrong way down 176 Street.”

“While no injuries were reported was a preventative measure to help as a result of the incident, this had ensure public and officer safety. the potential for harm to pedestriThat afternoon, Surrey RCMP ans and first responders. This kind said police are aware of “several” incidents that took place Saturday of behavior will not be tolerated and is being investigated.” involving a group of “aggressive So far, 16 people have been protesters” who surrounded memarrested at the border protests. bers of the media.

– With file from Aaron Hinks, “Police intervention was required Lauren Collins due to the actions of the protesters, liwal said not only have the occupations hurt Canada’s economy, “they’re hurting our reputation in the international world.”

The Now-Leader also reached out to John Aldag, Liberal MP for Cloverdale-Langley City, for comment.

Meanwhile, Surrey RCMP have opened another investigation into the behaviour of some protesters at the Pacific Highway border crossing in South Surrey.

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ENGAGE Urban planning

Fleetwood re-imagined as ‘Neighbourhood Zone’ in contest incrementally phased process. By incentivizing the simple, small thing first, it can capture the imagination of the community to make growth possible.”

Competition winners were announced Feb. 10 in a virtual ceremony. Forty-four proposals were submitted from across Canada and Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com other countries, including Iran, India and the U.S. The design competition called A new vision for a pocket of Surrey’s Fleetwood neighbourhood for innovative mixed-use designs intended to revitalize residential is among winners in a design contest created as a “rare opportunity areas in four Metro Vancouver communities, including a square for the public to help solve urban area of Fleetwood bounded by 80 planning issues.”

One husband-wife team’s “Sim- Avenue, 82 Avenue, 156 Street and 158 Street, just north of Fleetwood ple Small Things First” entry in Urbanarium’s The Mixing Middle Park Secondary. The other areas were in Coquitlam, North Vancoucompetition earned third place ver and Vancouver. with a new type of zoning cateAs outlined in a video, the gory called a “Neighbourhood Castañón-Rumebe submission Zone,” envisioned by Taylor focuses on a young couple, JasCastañón-Rumebe, an interior designer, and Vince Castañón-Ru- meen and Jai Patel, who operated a restaurant in Vancouver prior mebe, an architect.

The Burnaby couple won $3,000 to the pandemic. They continued to make catered food from their with a project that “provides famhome in Fleetwood, and opted to ilies with the flexibility to evolve, convert their property from Single diversify and strengthen their Family to Neighbourhood zoning, community over time through an

Design-team couple from Burnaby wins $3K with ‘Simple Small Things First’ entry

The “Small Simple Things First” entry in Urbanarium’s The Mixing Middle competition re-imagines a section of Surrey’s Fleetwood neighbourhood. (Submitted image) allowing them to legally operate a restaurant business in their home, “to serve and cater to their neighbours, family and friends.”

Conventional development, the design team argues, “predicts community needs, often leaving little room for the adaptability required

for bottom-up change. This project proposes a new Neighbourhood Zone ‘NZ’ zone which removes the focus from specific building use to mixed-use and introduces new typologies. Rezoning from Single Family Residential zone to NZ would be expedited for properties

meeting a specific criterion.”

A question at the core of the “ideas” competition: “At a time when more people than ever are working close to home, how can we make our neighbourhoods more livable?” All of the Mixing Middle sites are in single-family, residential-use zones.

The contest’s first-place, $10,000 prize winner was “Lots in Common,” a re-imagining of a North Vancouver site by Team Contingent (Nicole Sylvia, Roy Cloutier and L rinc Vass, of Vancouver).

Among Honourable Mentions was a Surrey-site proposal by Parley Collective (Haley Zhou, Felix Cheong, Rachel Cohen-Murison and Eveline Lam, of Toronto).

The winning proposals can be viewed on the contest website, themixingmiddle.ca.

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Pilot program aims to improve elementary students’ mental health Lauren Collins lauren.collins@surreynowleader.com

A pilot program in the Surrey school district is helping elementary students improve their mental health through intervention and professional supports.

According to the district, the Surrey Schools Mental Health &

Wellness staff have for the past two years “worked to provide early intervention mental health supports to students in the Clayton area.”

The pilot program primarily serves students at Katzie, Hazelgrove, Latimer, Sunrise Ridge and Hillcrest elementary schools.

The district says it’s a partnership with Fraser Health, the

Ministry of Children and Family Development, the local Child & Youth Mental Health team and Star Elders.

The program also has the help and guidance of district resource counsellors, district behaviour specialists, school psychologists, parent outreach workers and CYMH clinicians.

“We are doing what the Ministry is hoping to trial,” said Coralee Curby, a school psychologist with Student Support.

“The goal is to build and create this ability for students to manage through crisis and then have a community of support to support them through it too.

“It’s early intervention in that

they’re getting quick access and they’re getting what they need when they need it so it’s not growing to a bigger crisis.”

While the pilot project is set to end later this year, Surrey Schools Continuing Education district principal Daniel To said he hopes it will serve as a gold standard for schools throughout the province.

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Frank Hurt students want to go ‘Beyond Black History Month’ Committee made up of students in grades 8 to 12 Lauren Collins lauren.collins@surreynowleader.com

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A group of students at Frank Hurt Secondary is working to better educate their classmates and school community about Black History Month – and beyond.

February is Black History Month in Canada and the U.S. In Canada, the 2022 theme for Black History Month is “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History Today and Every Day.” And students at Frank Hurt have been working to do that for the past several years.

Melanie Scheuer, the teacher sponsor for the Beyond Black History Month Committee, said the group has existed in some form or another since she came to the school about 11 years ago.

She said the Beyond Black History Month Committee was “always a sort of sub-committee of other groups,” such as the Global Issues Club, but students “wanted to continue that conversation and raising of awareness and celebration throughout the year.”

The committee consists of students in grades 8 through 12. Sirat Gill, a Grade 12 student, said while February is deemed Black History Month, that “activism for the Black community should go all year round.”

She said there’s “a lot of performative activism happening” by big brands and companies putting out special products and lines during Black History Month.

“Why isn’t this all year round?”

Gill said that while there has been a positive response and interest in the committee and the work the students are doing, “people think it’s just boring history even though history is very key to how we live now.”

“To look at Black history, you have to go out of your

Members of Frank Hurt Secondary School’s Beyond Black History Month Committee. From left, back row: Sirat Gill, Gelila Zeudu, Gurjot Bhatti, Aashita Goyal, Diya Khangura and Angela Mahmood. From left, front row: Eknoor Khela, Tamana Ghuman and Angela Huon. own way to look for resources and look at materials that highlight different people of colour all around Canada and even the world.”

During the pandemic, Scheuer said the students have done their best to share information among themselves and with the school community, and built a social media presence for the committee.

“The fact that we have a social media presence on Instagram, I think that has made a difference because I do know that some of the followers are not just Frank Hurt students,” explained Scheuer, who is also one of the co-creators of the district’s upcoming Black Studies 12 course.

“What is posted on social media, we share with all the educators in the school so they can come up with their own ways of amplifying or learning about these people.”

While teachers are responding positively, Gelila Zeudu, a Grade 12 student, said some students still aren’t aware of the committee.

“One day we were just putting up posters at lunch and someone asked what is this for, why are you doing this?

Not in a negative way, but just out of not knowing,” said Zeudu, who has been a part of the committee since Grade 11.

“I think there is some work that we can do, just being able to share this with the entire school more and having more reach to different people at our school.”

Scheuer said the students

have been trying to plan monthly conversations in collaboration with the school’s Anti-Oppression Collective, specifically in regards to racism and use of racist language and terms at the school-level.

She noted the “various words that are used prolifically in music,” that seems to somehow have become normalized by members of different communities.

Scheuer said the students were “disturbed by the amount of racism at the school and what they were witnessing in regards to language, in regards to using various slurs, and just ‘joking around.’”

Eknoor Khela said “there’s a lack of acknowledgement and education, which is why it’s so common.

“It’s heartbreaking that it’s so common but I think people don’t realize that a lot of the things that they indulge in come from Black history, which is why they think it’s OK to disrespect Black history.”

Scheuer said the committee is hoping to hold one of those conversations later this school year as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease and the weather warms up.

For now, though, the committee is working to fundraise for a Black-owned business or foundation while also still educating people through its Instagram at frankhurt_bhm, which also provides links to articles celebrating Black history, organizations and other local businesses.

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Donated HEPA filters sitting unused at Surrey school Cloverdale Traditional was the winner of a contest for air purifiers

fier each, with George Greenaway Elementary in Surrey also being selected based on the number of votes. The Surrey school district confirmed to the Now-Leader that all the air purifiers were shipped Lauren Collins to Cloverdale Traditional and are lauren.collins@surreynowleader.com being stored there.

The DPAC, Surrey Teachers’ Association and the BC Teachers’ The Surrey District Parent AdFederation have all urged schools visory Council president says it’s and districts to use HEPA filters “extremely discouraging” to hear where ventilation isn’t up to the that 20 donated portable HEPA highest standards. A Jan. 27 post (high-efficiency particulate air) filters are sitting unused and stored at from the STA says it’s asking health-and-safety committee repa Surrey elementary school. resentatives at schools to make recBut the school district claims it’s ommendations to their administrabecause “most spaces” in the distion to “purchase portable HEPA trict do not warrant the additional filters to bring classrooms up to filters.

Rina Diaz, DPAC president, said MERV-13 equivalent levels.”

Meanwhile, back in August, the parents are “doing the best we can,” BCTF called for funding for ventilabut after two years of pushing for tion upgrades to meet the “minimum better ventilation in schools, it’s standards of MERV-13 filters, and discouraging. Diaz said that at last HEPA filters in workspaces where month’s Surrey DPAC meeting, MERV-13 filters are not possible.” attendees were told the district Diaz said it’s discouraging to hear wouldn’t be using portable filters, that the HEPA filters are just sitting even ones donated to schools. there after the work parents did to “One of those PACs was actuget them. “I think that as parents ally able to accomplish it for their we’re starting to reach our limit and school and they’re sitting somemost of us are feeling burnt out at where. They’re not able to install this stage.” them,” said Diaz. “It’s so strange School district spokesperson because (the district is) sitting on Ritinder Matthew said the district’s HEPA filters and you’re not doing health and safety team “assessed anything.”

Cloverdale Traditional Elementa- the use of these units at the school ry School was the winner of an Air- and determined that they are not indicated for use at that specific site.” pura contest, which saw the school Matthew added the district rereceive the greatest number of votes views all requests for HEPA filters from the community. According “carefully” and considers all of the to a release, there were more than 1,725 schools nominated from both controls in place within the space, including ventilation, how the space Canada and the U.S. is utilized and time spent in proximAirpura’s UV air purifiers range ity to others. in price from $900 to $1,150.

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There are 20 donated HEPA filters sitting unused and in storage at Surrey’s Cloverdale Traditional Elementary, according to the school district. (Photo: Lauren Collins) as these units must be sized, placed correctly and maintained according to manufacturer’s directions. An incorrectly placed unit may increase transmission risk due to the air currents it creates.”

The district says that in “most spaces” portable HEPA air filtration is “not indicated because we have layers of controls in place to prevent transmission. These include optimized ventilation, maximizing use of available space, wearing masks, limiting mixing of people, and limiting time spent in close proximity to others.”

However, a professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, says there’s “really no evidence either way, actually, for COVID whether (HEPA filters) actually decrease or increase (transmission).”

Michael Brauer added that based on physics and what experts know about transmission and how the filters work, “it’s very likely that they are removing some of the COVID

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“Whether that is enough to really make a meaningful difference is not known, and I would say it’s quite unlikely — but yes, theoretically possible — that they could be increasing transmission, but I would say that’s very unlikely.”

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However, in cases where the manufacturer specifications do not accommodate MERV-13s, the district has installed the next highest filters that can be accommodated – either MERV-11s or MERV-8s.

MERV stands for minimum efficiency reporting values. According to the Government of Canada’s guidance on indoor ventilation during the pandemic, filters with higher MERV ratings “are more efficient at removing particles.”

When the district released the database, it said it was also changing filters at an increased frequency – four times a year – to ensure efficient operation and to date in the 2021-22 school year, $674,000 has been invested in HVAC upgrades and $250,000 in MERV-rated filter maintenance.

But the majority of spaces listed were below MERV-13, including at Surrey’s newest school Grandview Heights Secondary, which only had MERV-13 in 10 of the 38 spaces listed.

Brauer said MERV-13 is one of the higher-quality filters.

“If they don’t have that, then basically the air circulating in that ventilation system is not very well filtered, so one of these portable HEPA filters would help. It would also help even if it does have a MERV-13 filter.”

He did add that if there’s a concern for the HEPA filters increasing transmission, or creating its own air current, that “would suggest that the basic level of ventilation — if that was going to happen — that the ventilation in those classrooms was already not adequate.”

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f you’ve ever strolled through one of Surrey’s many parks only to find a garbage bin overflowing with refuse, and Styrofoam cups and whatever else scattered on the ground around its base, you are not alone.

While seeing fallen leaves scattered around the base of a tree is something you can of course expect to see in our natural environment, seeing human litter mimicking this is truly sad.

Surrey Coun. Jack Hundial is calling for a “better level of service” for picking up garbage around bins “overflowing” with trash in city parks. (See story on page 4).

We couldn’t agree more.

Hundial made his remarks prior to council recently approving $1,210,067.04 in contracts to provide landscape maintenance services in our

city parks. That’s no small coin.

While the challenge has been made for work crews to better tackle this problem, which not only creates eyesores but also attracts vermin, the responsibility is not exclusively theirs.

Everyone who uses the parks must do their part by not heaping more trash on top of a bin with clearly no more room for it.

Also, if you encounter a stuffed bin on your local journeys, definitely let city hall know about it by reporting the situation on surrey.ca/report, or by calling the city’s switchboard at 604591-4011 or the Parks, Recreation and Culture general line at 604-501-5050.

Make your tax dollars work for you.

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Surrey RCMP set example for proper handling of protests sador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor. That is the busiest crossFrankly ing between Canada and the U.S. Speaking and the most vital trade corridor between the two countries.

Frank Bucholtz There were a few protesters on the side of the road at the Pacific The border protests may turn out Highway crossing during the week of Feb. 7, but they were not disto be the last big operation conducted by Surrey RCMP. The way rupting traffic.

All that changed on Saturday, it was carried out was smooth, and a stark contrast to police responses Feb. 12, when a convoy which started in Chilliwack headed for to protests in other parts of the the border. The Pacific Highway country.

The wave of protests began with crossing is the most important Canada-U.S. trade corridor in an “On to Ottawa” convoy led Western Canada. by those unhappy with vaccine The cavalcade of trucks, cars and mandates and the Justin Trudeau supporters caused chaos along 176 government. After many set up camp in downtown Ottawa almost Street and made it impossible for truckers to cross the border there a month ago, other sympathizers for much of the weekend. However, began closing access to border Surrey RCMP ignored the preccrossings in Alberta, Manitoba edent of inaction set by Ottawa and Ontario, notably the Ambas-

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Police, and quickly closed access points to the area.

By Sunday, it was very difficult to get to the Pacific Highway border. However, Douglas (at the Peace Arch) remained open for car traffic, and trucks were able to go to the border crossings in Langley and Abbotsford.

There was none of the chaos that ensued at Coutts, Alberta; Emerson, Manitoba; and Sarnia and Windsor in Ontario.

The border crossing eventually was able to reopen and Surrey RCMP stayed on scene afterwards, setting up a checkpoint to ensure that only people with legitimate reasons to travel to or across the border could get through. There were also several arrests.

This simple measure ensured that the protest could only fizzle. It’s too bad Ottawa Police didn’t think

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of roadblocks – often employed by police on many occasions.

Had police in other parts of the country done similar things, there would have been no need for Trudeau to pull out the Emergencies Act – never before used. The protests would just be a memory.

The whole sorry spectacle illustrates a couple of very important points. First, many people are very tired of COVID-19 restrictions, many of which have been eased substantially since the protests began. However, most would not take part in a protest and the actions of protesters, particularly in Ottawa and Coutts, have disgusted millions of people.

The other important point to remember is that politicians at all levels have been absolutely missing in action – not only in dealing with the protests very belatedly, but also

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in their messaging throughout the whole COVID-19 pandemic. Keep in mind that just a few weeks ago, Quebec Premier Francois Legault was preparing to charge a health tax penalty to those who were unvaccinated.

The premiers of Ontario and Alberta loosened restrictions last summer, only to tighten them up again.

B.C. has generally managed things better, partly because politicians have not put themselves front and centre for the last two years.

Here in Surrey, the RCMP, soon to be replaced by Surrey Police, acted in an exemplary fashion Feb. 12 and 13.

Thank you.

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Protesters’ behaviour is disheartening

ROSES AND ROTTEN TOMATOES: Do you have someone you would like to thank? Or maybe something to get off your chest?

Email your rose or rotten tomato to edit@surreynowleader.com.

Rotten tomatoes to Surrey’s bylaw enforcement. If they see big rigs or buses parked in neighbourhoods they do not ticket.

I phoned bylaws and they said they only look into it if there is a complaint made about a vehicle.

So how come bylaws is always on the lookout for Keep the RCMP in Surrey?

Lots of roses to the wonderful person who found my lost glove and left it under a dry spot near the drinking tap in Watershed Park.

Rotten tomatoes to everyone calling the border protests “peaceful.” You call surrounding media members and spitting on them peaceful? We must have different definitions of the word, I guess.

Pink roses to all those who could use a rose. For Pink Shirt Day, which was on Feb. 23, from my heart to yours.

Roses to Doug McCallum and his Safe Surrey Coalition for sticking with it and getting things done. It’s about time we see politicians who keep their word.

On Feb. 7, I blacked out driving my car near 138 Street and 71 Avenue. I would like to thank all the people helping me in my distress. I also would like to thank all the emergency attendants and the staff and doctor at the emergency department at SMH.

Rotten carrots to Surrey Coun. Allison Patton regarding her remarks at the Feb. 14 council meeting that people who are upset with paying the 25 cents could instead go “buy some vegetables.”

Roses and my heartfelt thanks to a couple of wonderful people who assisted my husband on Jan. 27 after he banged his head on the car door. This happened in the parking lot close to Pharma-Save on Fraser Highway. Thanks also to the medic, who made sure he got the care he needed.

A basket full of red roses to Mariah and Tyler for returning my wallet to my house after I lost it near Elgin Park on Crescent Road.

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I am so very disillusioned and astounded at the behaviour of people lately.

I realize we are all tired of the pandemic, we are all fed up with racism, but the ongoing destruction and thoughtless actions by protesters has got to stop.

Why do protesters have the “right” to upset lives, urinate on memorial sites, destroy statues?

Have people lost the ability to use their words and their brain?

Why must they use brawn instead of intelligence?

I guess the enticement to have five seconds of fame by waving flags, honking horns, and shouting “woo hoo” is just too much for some to ignore.

I am concerned about the young ones growing up in this world now. I hope they change things and start with a different approach to society.

Let’s leave the past in the past and start with a fresh new attitude towards the world and all its living beings.

The “3rd Lower Mainland Freedom Convoy” arrived in South Surrey Saturday (Feb. 12) after starting in Chilliwack earlier in the morning. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

loudly. Adoption was not an option, nor was being a surrogate.

At 47, I knew that going to a fertility clinic again was a million-toone shot. Who was I kidding?

But one day, an angel appeared.

Dr. Jackson came into my life. His unconditional support and professionalism made me see the light at the end of the tunnel once again.

Dr. Jackson has taken my pain away and through surgery, saved me from despair.

How may I repay you Dr. Jackson? I would never be able to but God will take care of you a milBev Fenton, Surrey lion times fold.

is even more sorely needed for an expansion of the KPU campus there, so it can provide our region with access to the post-secondary programs that our residents need (and that our region’s businesses need them to have).

KPU’s Cloverdale campus should be triple its current size.

It and the rest of KPU has been severely underfunded for decades.

So much so that it’s only able to provide one-third the number of student seats in trades training programs (relative to the number of people who live in our region) that the rest of B.C.’s regional post-secondaries have been fundGinger Malli, Surrey ed to offer their regions’ residents.

Doctor saved my life And KPU is only able to provide one-half of the undergradThe Editor, Expand KPU campus uate student seats, and less than I have to thank White Rock’s one-quarter of the basic education Dr. Roy Jackson, who came into The Editor, and upgrading that those other my life to guide and support me Re: “New B.C. Liberal party through my difficult times of leader chats about life, Cloverdale, regional post-secondaries offer.

So let’s find another site in unbearable excruciating pain and and politics,” the Now-Leader Cloverdale for this hospital, and suffering from endometriosis, online. meanwhile – as the BC Chamber which I have had for 28 years.

I have to agree with Kevin Falof Commerce advocated in 2020 I have cried many tears, without con that the land just south of having at least one child to nurKwantlen Polytechnic University’s – let’s triple the size of KPU’s ture and love unconditionally. The Cloverdale campus is “not a great trades training campus so that our long journey of depression and location” for a new hospital – but region’s businesses get the welltrained new employees they need. failed fertility left me lonely and not for the reasons he cites. weighed down by despair.

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Protests prove that personal freedom and entitlement being confused more often these days tered behaviour of a few.

Now these people are appropriating our flag and turning it into a partisan banner. I recently saw a big pickup flying a huge Maple Leaf with an obscenity directed at

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These days there seems to be no

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Purpose of Bylaw and Development Variance Permit: The applicant is requesting to rezone a portion of the site shown in grey on the location map from One-Acre Residential Zone to Single Family Residential (13) Zone and another portion of the site shown hatched on the location map to Single Family Residential Zone in order to subdivide the site into six single-family residential lots with one lot having future subdivision potential.

Purpose of Bylaw: The applicant is requesting to rezone the site shown in grey on the location map from Single Family Residential Gross Density Zone to Single Family Residential Zone in order to permit the development of a new single-family dwelling.

In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum lot width from 13.4 metres to 13.0 metres for proposed Lot 2; to reduce the minimum lot depth from 24.0 metres to 23.8 metres for proposed Lot 2 and 3; to reduce the minimum lot width requirement to accommodate a double side-by-side garage or carport from 13.4 metres to 13.0 metres for proposed Lot 2; to reduce the minimum front yard setback from 6.0 metres to 2.4 metres to the principal building face for proposed Lot 5; to reduce the minimum rear yard setback of the principal building from a natural gas transmission right-of-way from 7.5 metres to 0.0 metres for proposed Lot 5; to reduce the minimum lot width from 15 metres to 13.4 metres for proposed Lot 6; to reduce the minimum east and west side yard setback from 1.8 metres to 1.2 metres to the principal building face for proposed Lot 6; and to reduce the minimum rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to 3.0 metres to the principal building face for proposed Lot 6.

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Purpose of Bylaw: The applicant is requesting to rezone the site shown in grey on the location map from Single Family Residential Zone to Semi-Detached Residential Zone in order to subdivide the site into one single-family lot and two semi-detached single-family lots.

“Surrey Zoning Bylaw, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 20582”

Purpose of Bylaw and Development Variance Permit: The applicant is requesting to rezone property located at 8727—162 Street of the subject site shown in grey on the location map from One-Acre Residential Zone to Multiple Residential 30 Zone in order to permit the development of 6 townhouse units.

In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum side (north) yard setback from 6.0 metres to 5.8 metres to the principal building face and reduce the minimum rear (west) yard setback from 6.0 metres to 2.8 metres to the principal building face.

“Surrey Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2013, No. 18020, Text Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 20554” Purpose of Bylaw: A bylaw to redesignate properties in the Semiahmoo Town Centre Plan to define future land uses that the City will consider over time to guide future growth. In addition, Figures 4, 15, 42 and 63 are updated to identify the boundaries of the Semiahmoo Town Centre as described in Corporate Report 2022-R025.

“Surrey Zoning Bylaw, 1993, No. 12000, Text Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 20555” Purpose of Bylaw: A bylaw to amend Schedule D to update the Semiahmoo Town Centre area map, and to insert a new plan area in Schedule G of the Zoning Bylaw to reflect the community amenity contributions payable in the Semiahmoo Town Centre Plan area, based upon the density bonus concept as described in Corporate Report 2022-R025.

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B.C. Budget

Deficits to rise as COVID-19, rebuilding costs continue Tom Fletcher Black Press Media

The B.C. government expects to come close to balancing the books for the current year, thanks to economic recovery and property taxes from a hot housing market, but the end of federal COVID-19 supports and increased spending will push up provincial debt in the next three years.

Finance Minister Selina Robinson presented the NDP government’s 2022-23 budget on Tuesday, projecting a deficit of $483 million for the year ending in March.

That’s far from last spring’s projection of a $9 billion deficit, but red ink is projected to rise again with new spending and the wind-down of federal pandemic supports.

The three-year budget projects a deficit of $5.5 billion for 2022-23 and $3.2 billion for 2023-24, as B.C. faces continuing health-care

Finance Minister Selina Robinson speaks in the B.C. legislature. (Hansard TV) cost increases and a big bill for reconstruction from the floods and fires of 2021.

In her budget speech to the B.C. legislature Feb. 22, Robinson referred to the disasters affecting Abbotsford, the Nicola Valley, Princeton and Lytton. B.C.’s costs are partly offset by a $5 billion commitment from Ottawa for fire and flood recovery.

“This year’s budget delivers more than $2.1 billion to help us prepare for, respond to and recover from floods, heat waves and wildfires,” Robinson said. “A total of $400

million will cover known costs, from removing debris to providing financial assistance for hard-hit people, business and communities.

An additional $1.1 billion is earmarked in contingencies to support additional recovery costs in the months ahead.”

With an aging population and a surge of spending to support overtaxed senior care, doctor and nurse services, health care costs are projected to continue growing as they near half of the province’s spending. The budget is projected to grow from $24 billion in the current year to more than $27 billion by 2024-25.

Robinson reminded reporters Tuesday of Premier John Horgan’s efforts to persuade Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to shoulder more of the burden of health-care costs. Once a 50-50 split, Ottawa now provides only one dollar out of five in health transfers, she said.

Long-awaited renter rebate off table As the province continues to post the country’s highest average rental prices, B.C.’s 2022 budget focuses on housing at-risk youth and others experiencing homelessness – while making no mention of its long awaited rebate for renters.

The budget includes $633 million over three years, with the largest totals going toward supporting youth at risk of being homeless, those who have been sheltered in recent years and those still experiencing homelessness.

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Just over $100 million of those funds, for capital investments and operating costs, will go toward of transitioning those people into permanent spaces. Another $150 million is set aside for extending temporary spaces for individuals as permanent spots become available.

Overlapping mental-health challenges and substance-use issues among vulnerable people getting housed led the province to fund the rollout of 20 complex care sites province-wide for about 500 people before the end of 2025. That comes with a price tag of $164 million.

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cause the addition of a pool requires a more complicated design.

Coun. Brenda Locke, also The Surrey Connect slate of Surrey Connect, said is accusing the Safe Surrey she “fully” understands the Coalition majority on city change in the pool’s size crecouncil of costing Surates “challenges,” but asked rey taxpayers $24 million Elford Lalonde what was reduced in the through a “selfish” delay of design. the Cloverdale Sport and Ice City Manager Vincent and Newton Community Complex.

Lalonde replied that he Centre.

A Surrey Connect press wouldn’t portray it as the Council increased the release issued Feb. 16 notes scope being reduced “bethat the project was costed at expenditure authorization cause the budget and the $35 million in the city’s 2018- limit for its contract with scope has almost doubled, Taylor Kurtz Architecture 2022 financial plan and $4 but what has changed is the million was spent preparing + Design Inc., in associpriority on which elements the land in 2018, but in 2019 ation with Rounthwaite, to build under the first con“Team McCallum” removed Dick and Hadley Architract.” it from the 2019 budget only tects Inc. by $1,502,311.65, He said originally the city to $2,629,066.65 from to see it resurface in the was looking at building 2022-2025 financial plan “at $1,126,755 for the Cloverdale Sport and Ice Complex a library, cultural centre, a whopping” $55 million, community centre and a and revised the authorized with $4 million “wasted on spending limit to $2,900,000. swimming pool “of a much previous preparation.” smaller scale.

Mayor Doug McCallum “Council decided to build declined to comment but the full-size, 10-lane Olympic Coun. Doug Elford hit back Basically pool,” he said. “The scope is at Surrey Connect. the longer definitely much bigger.”

“You mean the complex Council also increased that they never supported in we wait the the scope of work for the the budget? It’s interesting more it costs Newton Community Cenhow they have a comment tre’s design and construction on a project that they didn’t to build. administration services as even support, and then they well as the authorized exdid support,” Elford said.

Vince Lalonde penditure limit to $7,900,000 “None of them supported (including GST and continthe capital budget, none of gency). A corporate report them. Yet they’re commentalso recommended the Council also on Feb. 14 ing on it. Well they supported it when it came to the by- awarded Crown Contracting expenditure authorization limit for the city’s contract laws and the permits, but not Limited $1,370,738.99 for with TKA+D Architecture the actual capital budget, so the Cloverdale Sport and Ice Complex frontage works + Design Inc., in association go figure.” with MacLennan Jaunkalns and set the spending limit Surrey Connect also at $1,507,800. This includes Miller Architects Ltd., be charged that Surrey has the increased by $2,744,630.99 “absolute worst ice availabil- 177B Street roadwork beto $7,101,700.49 (including tween 62 Avenue and 64 ity” in all of B.C. with the GST) from $4,357,069.50 average rink-to-resident ratio Avenue and improvements for the Newton Community to 64 Avenue, including pein B.C. being 1:26,000 and destrian, cycling and vehicle Centre project.

Surrey’s being 1:68,600.

Locke asked staff to exWhile the arena was sched- access to the complex. plain what’s driving the Coun. Linda Annis, of uled to open in early 2020, changes in costs from the Surrey First, noted the bids that’s been delayed to late ranged from $1.37 million to 2018-19 plan to the current 2024 and while it would one. Lalonde replied that the $2.1 million and asked city have been paid for through price of steel has gone up internal borrowing, the press staff if the same materials “significantly.” and specifications were the release states, the City of “I think that’s accountable Surrey now has to “tap into same and “why there was for about $5 million of the our friends at the Municipal such a variance.” She was additional cost,” he told Finance Authority to borrow told they all involved the the money at a higher rate to same scope of work, means, council. “And the rest is just more general construction methods and materials. pay for the project.” escalation. Of course each Coun. Jack Hundial, of Meantime, three Surrey year construction costs more Surrey Connect, asked for councillors asked city staff and more. It’s not uncoma reason for the increased during the Feb. 14 council mon with anything that we meeting to explain why costs cost of the Cloverdale and build; basically the longer the Newton projects. He have risen for two major we wait the more it costs to community projects, Clover- was told in the case of the build.” dale Sport and Ice Complex Newton project it was be-

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Fake modelling photographer to serve 2 years less a day for sex assaults Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

A man who posed as a talent agency photographer on Instagram to lure women in Surrey and Vancouver has been sentenced to two years less one day in jail followed by three years probation after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

Justice Jennifer Duncan, in her Feb. 9 reasons for judgment, noted Kashif Ramzan, 42, persuaded two women – one 18, the other 19 – to attend auditions with him and in the course of the auditions “engaged in sexual acts” with them.

“While Mr. Ramzan asked both of the complainants about their comfort level with nudity and love scenes in advance of the auditions, by his plea of guilty he has admitted that he neither had their consent nor had an honest but mistaken belief in their communicated consent to engage in the sexual acts that took place with them,” Duncan said.

“Mr. Ramzan set up an elaborate

Kashif Ramzan has been sentenced to two years less one day in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault.

(Surrey RCMP photo) framework of online deceit from which he engaged in a pattern of predatory conduct against young women.”

The victims’ identities are shielded by a publication ban.

Ramzan’s crimes happened from Sept. 14 to Sept. 19, 2019, at or near Surrey and Vancouver and on April 25, 2020 in Surrey.

The Crown sought a sentence of two years less a day followed by three years of probation, while Ramzan’s defence sought a sentence of six months less a day in jail blended with a two-year conditional sentence.

“Mr. Ramzan is a permanent resident of Canada who will lose his right to appeal deportation if he receives a jail sentence of six months or longer,” Duncan noted.

The judge noted Ramzan is not a casting director, talent agent, modelling agent, promoter or professional photographer and “has no association” to legitimate modelling or talent agencies.

She said he acquired two Instagram accounts – Globaltalentmgt and Nextop Global – and used them to communicate with his victims.

The Instagram accounts contained appropriated images of models and Ramzan used the accounts to convince the women “to unknowingly participate” in bogus modelling and acting auditions.

Going by the alias “Reez Javier,” he also created a website – reezphotography.com – along with an email account – reez@reezphotography.com – to convince his victims he was legit.

The court heard he put a collar on one victim and handcuffed her wrists behind her back.

“He attached the collar to the cuffs with a chain and placed her face down on the bed in the bedroom,” Duncan noted. “A 12-minute video recording was made of what occurred in the bedroom.”

The court also heard that in late September 2019, Ramzan applied his Instagram ruse on a third female, who told him she was 15 and only available after school or on weekends. She went with him to a hotel in Surrey on Oct. 12, 2019.

He took photos and shot video of her in various outfits and positions then said they needed “to act out an intimate scene involving kissing and cuddling,” Duncan noted.

She replied she was “uncomfortable” and didn’t want to continue, he packed up his equipment and drove her home.

Ramzan came to Canada on a student work visa from Pakistan in 2015, completed a Master of Engineering degree the following year at UBC, applied for permanent residency in 2018 and married in July 2019. The couple run a coffee shop together.

Before sentencing, Ramzan

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“On the topic of the sexual offences, the doctor noted that Mr. Ramzan said in Pakistan, if a girl agrees to meet “we can do what we want” and if a girl agrees to meet he thought that meant they could have sex,” the judge noted in her reasons for judgment. ”Mr. Ramzan acknowledged the concept of consent is different in Canada, but also believed that Canadian women are more sexually available because of the lack of religious barrier. He thought that if a girl went into a hotel with him, that was consent.”

Other terms ordered by the court include Ramzan having no contact with his victims, no electronic contact or communication with anyone under 16, to attend counselling sessions as directed by his probation officer, and not to access any computer network including the internet to access, directly or indirectly, or maintain any personal profile on any social media sites, social networks, internet discussion forums or chat rooms.

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man was found with serious injuries in Hawthorne Park on Wednesday morning, Police are hoping someone Feb. 16.

“A medical examination at has CCTV footage that can assist with two investigations the hospital revealed a guninvolving violence in Surrey. shot wound,” Const. Sarbjit The Surrey RCMP received Sangha said.

BC Ambulance Services 911 calls about shots fired called police shortly before in the 11000-block of 132 Street at 1:55 a.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. that they were responding to a call of an unFeb. 17.

“Frontline officers attend- responsive man at the park, in the 10500-block of 144 ed the area and located a residence, which had damage Street.

Surrey Mounties searched consistent with a shooting.

No one was injured,” Const. the area with the Integrated Police Dog Service and Air 1 Sarbjit Sangha said. helicopter, Sangha said, but “Surrey RCMP General Investigations Unit has con- the scene of shooting had not been confirmed. duct of the investigation.

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by Surrey RCMP General CCTV footage. The invesInvestigations Unit. Offitigation is still in the early cers will be in the area of stages and a motive has not Hawthorne Park collecting been determined.”

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With ‘Kim’s Convenience,’ the store reopens for Surrey star Jimmy Yi Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Jimmy Yi well remembers the night COVID-19 caused the temporary collapse of live theatre shows globally.

The Surrey-based actor was in Chilliwack with “Kim’s Convenience” in mid-March 2020, not long after the Arts Club company’s touring production finished a run at Surrey Arts Centre.

“In Surrey, we did a lot of shows there, at least a week, then we went to Hope and Chilliwack, I think – that was our last show,” Yi recalled in a phone call.

“I remember the news about COVID spreading a lot, and we’d been selling out everywhere. But when we got to Chilliwack it was half full, and we’d been hearing all day about this virus. It was eerie, and while we were backstage, we heard that the NBA was shutting down.

That’s when everything started shutting down.”

Now, nearly two years later, Yi is back playing Appa, a Korean shopkeeper, for his fifth run with this theatrical version of “Kim’s Convenience,” Ins Choi’s hit debut play, at Vancouver’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage from Feb. 24 to March 27.

Set in a family-run corner store in the heart of Toronto’s Regent Park, the script finds Yi’s character grappling with both a changing neighbourhood landscape and the chasm between him and his second-generation children.

It’s one of those “special plays that surprises the audience by hitting them on so many levels emotionally,” Yi says.

“One minute you’re laughing hysterically, and the next minute you’re fighting back tears and wondering why you haven’t called your dad. It’s special because it hits home with every single person in the audience, no matter what race, gender or age.”

Born in Korea and raised in Cleveland, Yi now lives in Surrey’s Fraser Heights neighbourhood and works as an associate pastor at New Joy Church, on

Actor James (Jimmy) Yi in the Arts Club Theatre Company production of “Kim’s Convenience,” to be staged at Vancouver’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage for more than a month, from Feb. 24 to March 27. (Photo: David Cooper/Arts Club) 104th Avenue in Guildford.

In the TV series “Kim’s Convenience,” Yi played chauvinistic rich guy Jimmy Young, a recurring role, but he’s the star of the Arts Club stage show, directed by Kaitlin Williams and based on Pacific Theatre’s 2018 production.

“It’s not every day that I get to play a really juicy role like this, and then to see how it impacts the audience – it’s so rewarding to do this role,” Yi underlined.

“A role like this comes only once in a lifetime, or maybe a few times in a lifetime, so I want to ride this thing as long as I can.

“This is the same group, more or less,” Yi added, “and it’s my fifth run with this production of ‘Kim’s,’ and I’ve done over 200 shows by now.”

The cast also features Andrew Creightney (as Rich, Mr. Lee, Mike and Alex), Brianna Kim (Janet), Howie Lai (Jung) and Maki Yi (Umma).

The Stanley run of shows will be followed by two weeks in Kamloops and another two in Calgary, explained Yi, who says he’s been acting throughout the pandemic – “all film and TV,” he noted, “because there’s been no theatre work for me during that time. It’s exciting to be back

on stage, oh yeah.”

Over the past couple of years Yi acted in “a few Hallmark type movies,” he said, “and then I was involved in a film in Taiwan — it’s in theatres now, but a lot of theatres won’t release it because it’s quite an indictment against the government of China for human-rights violations. It’s a political thriller called ‘Unsilenced,’ in limited theatres in the States and opening in Canada on Feb. 25. I haven’t seen it yet but it’s been getting really good reviews.”

He plays a character named Zhu, a government official responsible for cracking down on Falun Gong practitioners, Yi explained.

“It’s an evil plot of how to use the media and even deceived innocent people to volunteer

LEFT: A scene in “Noises Off,” at New Westminster’s Massey Theatre until Sunday, Feb. 27. (YouTube photo)

to light themselves on fire and being told that, ‘Oh, you know, it’s all flame-repellent and we’ll put out the fire right away, don’t worry.’ But then they allow these people to burn themselves to death, and pay them off to say they’re Falun Gong.

It’s really crazy but actually a true story, and my character is probably fictitious, a character representing what happened. It was a really interesting role and I had to speak Mandarin, which I don’t speak, but I had to memorize those lines.”

As for the current run of “Kim’s Convenience” on stage, director Williams and assistant director Soran Nakai say they’re “overjoyed to be opening the store once again,” nearly two years after the cancellation of the 2020 tour.

“For us,” the directors stated, “this is a story about reconciliation, sacrifice, and deep family love. We know that these themes will resonate even deeper with audiences after the last two years.”

For show times and tickets, visit artsclub.com or call 604687-1644. Seats start at $39.

In New Westminster this month, the Arts Club brings the play-within-a-play comedy “Noises Off ” to Massey Theatre from Feb. 15-27. Hailed as “the funniest farce ever written” (by Michael Frayn, in 1982), the Scott Bellis-directed play “treats audiences to a hilarious peek at a second-tier acting troupe performing a show,” says a post on masseytheatre.com.

In Vancouver, next up for the Arts Club is Farren Timoteo’s “Made in Italy,” on the Granville Island Stage for a month starting March 17. It’s a music-fueled, coming-of-age story about a teen growing up in rural Jasper, Alberta. “Tired of living up to his traditional Italian-immigrant father’s expectations and the constant bullying from his Canadian peers, Francesco (Mantini) takes inspiration from pop icons John Travolta and Rocky Balboa to reinvent himself as Frank Martin,” explains an event advisory.

‘Blindside’ brings cancer survivor’s comedy to Surrey A cancer survivor’s “eye-popping comedy” is coming to a Surrey stage.

In the solo show “Blindside,” Stéphanie Morin-Robert recounts her life as a feisty seven-year-old who wields her glasseye as a weapon.

“With the help of her cat, a pair of sunglasses, and an undesirable superpower, she soon discovers that she has what it takes to face the tormenting bullies at her new school and come to terms with her disability,” explains a post on the Canadian performer’s website.

The award-winning play, which combines comedy, storytelling, puppetry, multimedia and audience participation, will be performed Thursday, March 3 at Surrey City Hall’s Centre Stage theatre (converted council chambers), at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $24/$29 on tickets.surrey.ca, or call 604-501-5566.

Raised in Timmins, Ont., Morin-Robert was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at age two, and surgeons removed a cancerous tumour on her left eye. “While the operation saved her life, it also changed it,” a bio notes.

Ultimately, “Blindside” is a story about resilience and self-acceptance.

The CBC hailed Morin-Robert’s show as “expert physical comedy and impeccable timing,” and Vue Weekly called it “a heartwarming reminder of the power of embracing what makes us unique.”

“Blindside” was among nine of Sur-

Stéphanie Morin-Robert in “Blindside,” performed at Surrey City Hall’s Centre Stage on Thursday, March 3. (Submitted photo) rey Civic Theatres’ “Winter Shows” announced in December. Some events in the series have since been cancelled or postponed, due to pandemic gathering restrictions.

The series includes “I Am Woman! Hear Me Laff!,” an annual night of comedy celebrating International Women’s Day, at Surrey Arts Centre on Wednesday, March 9.

Meantime, Surrey Civic Theatres is pivoting back to its Digital Stage in February with “Out of the Vault” online performances.

Last in the “Out of the Vault” series is the concert “Naad Malhaar (Water Music),” with Indian Standard Time Trio, from Feb. 23-26, featuring musicians Amarjeet Singh, Baljit Singh and Bruce Harding in a show that offers “the perfect marriage of setting and song.”

Filmed in Surrey’s Darts Hill Garden Park, the trio “will delight audiences with the enchanting and soothing sounds of the tabla, flute, and dilruba.”

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The Foo Fighters will perform in Vancouver this fall, on Oct. 5 at Rogers Arena.

Big concerts are back in Also that week at the CaB.C., now that pandemic nucks’ home rink, The Black gathering restrictions have Keys’ “Dropout Boogie” eased in the province. tour will stop in Vancouver, Live Nation Canada on Oct. 3. announced several Metro Rogers Arena will also Vancouver-area concerts last week, including Mötley Crüe stage the pairing of Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick in and Def Leppard at BC concert on June 10, in StewPlace Stadium on Sept. 2, with Poison, Joan Jett & The art’s first North American tour in four years.

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Announced earlier was Jack White’s “Supply Chain Issues” tour, which includes a show at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum on June 7.

Elsewhere in B.C., Santana’s “Blessing and Miracles” tour includes concert dates in Victoria, Abbotsford and Penticton, March 30 to April 2.

Langley-based country-rocker Dallas Smith plans a “Some Things Never Change” tour this spring, with shows in Kamloops, Penticton and Abbotsford.

Canadian rockers Billy Talent are back this spring, too, with a May 6 concert at Pacific Coliseum.

Alt-rock band Imagine Dragons were to hit Rogers Arena on March 4, but the show has been postponed.

This week Rage Against the Machine tweeted news of rescheduled tour dates next year, including a March 11, 2023, show at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum.

Blue Rodeo’s rescheduled Motley Crüe, shown here in 2012, returns on tour this year with Def tour of Canada this year includes a Nov. 22 concert at Leppard and others, with a concert at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium on Sept. 2. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

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GO! Events guide GALLERIES Intergenerational Collage Workshops at Surrey Art Gallery, Feb. 26, 1-4pm. “Join mentoring artist Raghavendra Rao for intergenerational collage workshops inspired by P.Mansaram’s exhibition, ‘The Medium is the Medium is the Medium.’

All ages welcome; limited capacity. Please email suvi.bains@surrey. ca to register. Proof of vaccination is required for ages 12 and up.”

Surrey Art Gallery: Gallery at Bear Creek Park, 88 Ave./King George Blvd.

604-501-5566, Surrey.ca/ artgallery. “P.Mansaram: The Medium is the Medium is the Medium,” to March 20; also “On Air,” featuring works from the gallery’s permanent collection; video installation “Naufragios,” by Manuel Piña, to March 20.

Thursday Artist Talk: Events hosted by Surrey Art Gallery Association (SAGA) on first Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info: 604-501-5566, Arts.surrey.ca. On Facebook. surreyartgalleryassociation.

March 3: artist Sneha Sansare on “Connecting with Nature.”

in this Roadshow-style program (10-15 photos will be chosen).” Free. Preregistration required; email familyhistory@surrey.ca or call 604-598-7328.

CONCERTS “Legends Show” features tributes to Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Motown and Elvis, March 18 at Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey. All tickets $54, 604-507-6355 and on bellperformingartscentre. com.

COMEDY “I Am Woman! Hear Me Laff!”: Annual comedy show timed with

International Women’s Day, March 9 at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage featuring Elvira Kurt, KatieEllen Humphries, Yumi Nagashima and Soo Jeong.

Tickets $25-$45, tickets. surrey.ca, 604-501-5566.

Toronto-based comedian Elvira Kurt headlines Surrey’s annual “I Am Woman! Hear Me Laff!” show, on March 9. See listing under Comedy.

March 18-19 at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage. Cast of four actors plays over 150 characters in this “fastpaced tale of an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining adventure.”

Info: tickets.surrey.ca, 604501-5566.

STAGE “Admissions”: Surrey’s Naked Stage theatre company staged this Joshua Harmon play, Feb. 25-27 at Newton Cultural Centre, in “readers theatre” format. Info and tickets: nspsociety.com.

“Blindside”: One-eyed cancer survivor Stéphanie Morin-Robert recounts her life as a feisty seven-yearold who wields her glass-

eye as a weapon. Staged Thursday, March 3 at Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall. Info: tickets.surrey.ca, 604-501-5566.

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MUSEUMS Museum of Surrey: At 17710 56A Ave., Cloverdale. Info: Surrey.ca/ museum, 604-592-6956. In the Indigenous Hall, a Chief Dan George exhibit is on view until April 24, along with “Broken Promises,” a look at personal histories of people from seven families interned during WWII, also to April 24.

HERITAGE The Historical Photo Detective Roadshow: Online event hosted

by Surrey Libraries, on Thursday, Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. “Have an old family photo in your album that you can’t date or place? Clothing, hairstyles, shoes, settings – old photos are full of clues if you know how to read the evidence.

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White Hart Pub: Live music, jam nights and more at 8593 132 St. Info: 604503-5735.

Dublin Crossing: Live music on stage at 18789 Fraser Hwy. 604-575-5470, Dublincrossing.com.

Mojitos: Latin music and more at The Turf Hotel, by bands and DJs, 12411 King George Blvd. Info: 778223-6936, facebook.com/ mojitosurrey.

Taphouse Guildford: Music/sports bar, 15330 102A Ave., Surrey.

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BUSINESS B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson talks 2022 provincial budget at Surrey Board of Trade virtual event, on Friday, Feb. 25, 1:30 p.m. Admission: Members - Free/pay what you can; NonMembers: $25 + GST. Info: businessinsurrey.com.

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An annual event in Surrey aims to increase the representation of women and non-binary artists on Wikipedia.

Both in-person and online, another “Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon” is planned by Surrey Art Gallery, this time on Saturday, March 12, noon to 4 p.m.

“There is a significant gender gap” on the internet encyclopedia, an event advisory insists. “Studies estimate that less than 15 per cent of contributors identify as women. Gender inequities on Wikipedia contribute to a bias in content and language, as well as the erasure of knowledges and histories.”

To help address the issue, planners of the Surrey event invite people “of all gender identities and expressions to make an impact and support women, gender equality, feminism, and the arts on one of the world’s most popular sites. Learn how to research, create a user account, publish Wikipedia pages, and edit and maintain entries.”

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In March 2020, the planned gathering at Surrey Art Gallery was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic, but the March 2021 event went ahead virtually.

As always, participants are urged to bring ideas for entries that need updating or creating. Pre-researched artists and artworks from the gallery’s permanent collection will also be available for entry.

No prior knowledge or practice of editing Wikipedia is required, the event hosts note. However, to create new entries, participants must be registered Wikipedia users and have made 10 previous edits on existing pages.

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pedia.org are details about “How to run an edit-a-thon,” which “improve the encyclopedia and can be a great way to help new Wikipedians learn to edit.”

The virtual portion of the March 12 gathering will be held on Microsoft Teams.

For more event details, email artgallery@surrey.ca or call 604-501-5566.

On March 3 at the gallery, Port Coquitlam-based artist Sneha Sansare is featured during the next Thursday Artist Talk, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sansare’s “Connecting with Nature” session will focus on her landscape paintings, and she will do a live painting demo on the occasion of Holi, the ancient Hindu festival, also known as “the festival of colours.”

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Beijing Olympics

Winter bronze for Sommer White Rock-raised athlete celebrated bobsled medal with bride-to-be Blayre Turnbull, hockey gold-medallist

Cloverdale’s U18 A1 minor hockey team will battle for a B.C. championship at Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex from March 19-23. (Submitted photo)

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White Rock’s Ryan Sommer is now a bronze-medal bobsledder, after reaching the podium in Beijing with Canada’s fourman team.

The Elgin Park Secondary graduate, 28, earned his first Olympic medal with three teammates on Sunday (Feb. 20), the final day of the Winter Games.

Sommer celebrated the medal win with his bride-to-be, women’s hockey gold-medallist Blayre Turnbull. After three months apart, the couple reunited during the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremonies and posed for photos.

On Tuesday (Feb. 22), Sommer and Turnbull returned to domestic life at their home in Calgary after a “whirlwind” couple of days.

“We went to the closing ceremonies, which was a great night, and then we did some celebrating on the plane home, so it’s been a fun – what is it, 48 hours? It’s still a bit surreal,” Sommer said.

Going into every race, of course the goal is to end up at the top of the podium, he explained, “but I couldn’t be happier with the colour of the medal we got, the one I have around my neck now,” Sommer added. “We’re calling it rose gold – that’s just about the colour it looks like. It doesn’t look bronze to me, but it’s a nice colour and a medal I’ll cherish forever.”

Looking ahead, Sommer said the couple plans to marry in August of 2023 in Nova Scotia, where Turnbull grew up.

“We’re finally home together and it feels great to be in our place again. Now we just have to get through the mountain of laundry here – I have more bags

along with signifiTom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com cant coverage from

Ryan Sommer (second from left) and other members of the four-man bobsled team with Olympic bronze medals in Beijing, including Justin Kripps, Cam Stones and Ben Coakwell. (Photo: facebook.com/BobsleighCanadaSkeleton) of laundry than her,” he added with a laugh.

In Beijing, Summerland’s Justin Kripps piloted the bobsled foursome, which includes Cam Stones of Whitby, Ont., and Ben Coakwell of Moose Jaw, Sask.

On Sunday at Yanqing National Sliding Centre, they had an overall time of three minutes 55.09 seconds, well behind the gold and silver winners from Germany.

The Canadians were third after the first two heats on Saturday. They started the fourth heat with a slim edge over Germany’s Christoph Hafer and hung on for the podium appearance.

“When you cross that finish line, all of a sudden you’re aware of how much pressure there was,” Kripps said. “So in that moment, it felt amazing to have accomplished it.”

The bobsled team’s bronze medal was Canada’s 26th medal overall in Beijing, closing an out-of-the-ordinary Winter Olympics highly influenced by

the COVID-19 pandemic both during the sporting event and in the months leading up to it.

“It’s been really exciting, and this year has just been crazy with COVID and everything, so when the team announcement happened, it really was just a dream come true,” Sommer said in January from Germany, where he competed with the bobsled team on the World Cup circuit.

Over the past six years, Sommer went from being a novice in bobsledding to a key member of Canada’s top national four-man sled.

Born and raised on the Semiahmoo Peninsula, Sommer played mainly hockey and rugby growing up, and in high school focused on track and field, specializing in shot put and discus. He was good enough at track’s throwing events that he chose to attend the University of Lethbridge after graduating from Elgin Park, because the Alberta city was also home to a national

track-and-field training centre.

After five years in Lethbridge, Sommer decided to become a firefighter – fighting forest fires, specifically. In 2015, he spent the summer working in Northern Alberta, and he enjoyed it so much, he returned in 2016.

During that second summer, he and his coworkers were watching the 2016 Summer Olympics from their fire base, when the discussion turned to the various Olympic events, and specifically, what ones each firefighter might be able to do.

“We were just kind of joking around, and I said that I didn’t think I’d ever go for track and field, but I said I knew a thrower who later got into bobsled, and… I thought that would be pretty cool,” explained Sommer, who later attended an open recruitment camp in Richmond and eventually found his way to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. with file from The Canadian Press and Nick Greenizan, Black Press Media

Some top-tier minor hockey teams will be in Surrey to play for a provincial championship in mid-March.

Cloverdale Minor Hockey will host the under-18 age group’s Tier 1 tournament for B.C., from March 19-23 at Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex in Fleetwood.

“This is the first time in 16 years that we will be hosting a (B.C. championship) tournament, and we are excited to showcase Cloverdale and our surrounding businesses to the rest of our province,” noted Deanna Cox, president of the hockey association, in a letter requesting donations and support from members of Surrey Board of Trade.

For B.C. bragging rights, the nine-team U18 tournament will involve close to 200 players in “a high-profile event, the highest-level provincials championships within minor hockey for the season,” Cox explained.

“We expect to have scouts in attendance from BCHL, WHL and AHL teams,

local news agencies.”

As tournament host, Cloverdale’s U18 A1 team earns an automatic berth, with Brien Gemmell as head coach.

Sites for B.C. Hockey’s provincial championships are chosen well in advance, in four age groups and five tiers, including female hockey. This spring, Cloverdale is a championship host along with 15 other cities and towns in the province, as shown on the website bchockey.net.

The U18 Tier 1 schedule is posted to championships. bchockey.net.

“We invite you to sponsor this event,” Cox told SBOT members. “Sponsors, depending on the level of commitment, can receive promotion on our social media channels, on our provincials website, in signage and/or promotional items within the event, as well as in our provincials program booklet.

In-kind sponsorships welcomed.”

To get involved, email championship@cloverdaleminorhockey.com.

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B.C. Lions hire Tanya Walter as CFL’s first full-time female coach

Walter

The B.C. Lions are the first CFL team to hire a full-time female coach, adding Tanya Walter as a defensive assistant.

The native of Forestburg, Alta., began coaching at Edmonton’s St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmon-

ton in 2017 and continued through last season.

“I am honoured and grateful to the Lions organization for providing me the opportunity to make this significant step in my coaching career,” Walter said in a statement.

“I can’t wait to get to work with this Lions team,” which practices at a facility on City Parkway, in Whalley.

Walter began playing football in 2013 with the Edmonton Storm of the Western Women’s Canadian Football

League. She also played for Alberta’s provincial squad as well as the Canadian women’s team that won a silver medal at the 2017 IFAF women’s world championship event.

“I am excited for the opportunity to add Tanya to our

coaching staff,” said Rick Campbell, the Lions head coach and co-GM. “Along with her experience and dedication to the game of football, Tanya’s work ethic and enthusiasm will be valuable to our entire team.”

Walter has also

served as a guest coach with the Canadian Junior Football league’s Edmonton Huskies as well as an assistant with the West Edmonton Raiders girls tackle football squad. z Meantime, former Langley Rams star Jevon Cottoy

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has signed a twoyear contract extension with the Lions, the team announced on Feb. 2. The wide receiver was eligible to become a free agent days later.

Cottoy, 25, made more strides in 2021 with 39 receptions for 519 yards and three majors in 14 games, putting him third on the squad behind Bryan Burnham and Lucky Whitehead.

The 6’5”, 230pound target dressed in 16 games in his first CFL season while recording 38 catches for 316 yards and a touchdown.

That production earned him a team nomination for CFL Most Outstanding Rookie and led to NFL tryouts with San Francisco and Las Vegas in 2020.

Cottoy was a standout with the Langley Rams in 2018, registering 38 catches for 657 yards and eight touchdowns in the regular season.

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Dragon boat team needs new members after COVID hiatus Malin Jordan Black Press Media

A local dragon boater is reaching out in an effort to recruit more paddlers.

Cloverdale resident Neoma Ham is a member of Abreast With FORTitude, a dragon boat crew based in Fort Langley. It’s among six crews across the Lower Mainland that make up the umbrella group Abreast In A Boat.

“COVID has really put us at a disadvantage,” said Ham. “We haven’t been in the water for two years.”

She said because of that, they’ve lost a few members who’ve moved on to other things, and they’re encouraging anyone who’s interested to sign up. The only requirement to join their crew is a breast-cancer diagnosis.

“We’re looking for new members to join our team in Fort Langley,” explained Ham. “We want to get back on the water in April. Our season runs April to July.”

Ham said being part of the Abreast With FORTitude dragon boat team has changed her life for the better in so many ways.

“I love it. I absolutely love it. I’ve been part of it since 2010, when I was diagnosed, and it’s a part of me now.”

Ham said she’s not the type of person that thrives in a typical support-group setting. Instead, she needs to be out doing things, staying active.

“I don’t want to sit

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Abreast in a Boat is an organization of dragon boat teams, five in Metro Vancouver, with the goal of raising awareness about breast cancer and to demonstrate that those who have been diagnosed can lead full and active lives. (Photo submitted: Neoma Ham) around and cry. I want to do something about it,” said Ham. “That’s what this group is to me.”

When Ham first joined Abreast With FORT-itude, she knew it was the thing for her. Now she’s beginning her 12th year in the sport.

“It awakened a love for water sports in me,” she explained, “but more than that, it gave me my life back—after my battle with cancer and all the treatments that came with that.”

Ham said her crew is like her family now.

“We take care of each other,” she said. “If someone needs something, the Pink Army – that’s what I call it – the Pink Army comes together and we take care of our own.”

She said the people involved are very giving and compassionate. They help each other with everything, both big and small.

“This crew has seen women through rediagnosis;

we bring each other food; we help with child care; we are a support group for sure.”

Dr. Don Mackenzie started breast-cancer dragon boating more than 25 years ago, Ham explained. “(It was) a research project to debunk the theory that women couldn’t do vigorous exercise after breast cancer surgery, particularly if lymph nodes had been removed. Abreast In A Boat was the world’s first breast cancer survivor dragon boat team. There are now over 2,000 breast cancer crews worldwide.”

Ham said her crew practises twice a week, Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings.

She added that if anyone is interested in being part of the Abreast With FORTitude team, they can email newmembers@abreastinaboat.com, visit abreastinaboat.com, or check them out on Facebook.

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$1,999,900

Welcome to your beautiful DREAM HOME. This 3 Storey custom built home has a very functional and open layout. Very well kept home with 4 bedrooms for upstairs use. This 3-level home features 8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, and all the bedrooms on the main and upper floor have attached bathrooms, spice kitchen, Pantry, Stainless steel appliances, High ceilings, Double Garage and much more. Basement has 2+1 Bedroom Suites for great mortgage help. All the bedrooms are good sized. A must must see home.

15326 95 AVE, SURREY

Spacious and exceptionally well finished fully A/C 2 Storey home with huge Master Bedroom and huge W/I Closet and 5 pce ensuite on the main floor. Main floor features an open/bright floor plan with large living & dining rooms and Upstairs has 3 bedrooms.

This home is conveniently located and is close to Brookside Elementary School, Less than 2 blocks to Enver Creek Sec School, Bear Creek Park, bus and Temples. Some of the features include grand Tile Entry, newer A/C unit 2020, newer Stove, Newer fridge, Dishwasher, Furnace and HWT all changed in 2019. 3 bay windows, 2 gas fireplaces, Professionally Landscaped & Double car garage. Outdoor space includes a good sized 2021 storage shed & Constantly available Natural gas for BBQ .

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SOLD

$1,299,000

Beautiful Home located in the prestigious and most desirable neighbourhood of Berkshire park. This 3 level home comes with a unique and very functional layout. Some of the features include Extended double driveway with lots of parking and also with RV Parking, Double Garage, Walking distance to Berkshire Elementary School, Johnston Heights Secondary School with the IB Program, Guildford Mall, Theatres, Shopping, Parks, Walking distance to Transit too and easy access to Vancouver and Burnaby. Some of the Renovations include newer Kitchen, Bathroom and Laminate Flooring. A must must see home

SOLD

$1,199,000

This Elegant and Magnificent rancher is located on a huge lot with 3 good sized bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms, double car garage and a good sized shed in the back. This Home comes with open and very functional layout and is fully alarmed. Some of the features include newer appliances, laminate flooring, massive cemented patio in the back. Roof is approximately 12 years old and in good condition, Motor of the furnace is brand new, Light fixtures were updated 5 years ago. Close to schools with good ratings like Berkshire Elementary School, Johnston Heights High School and North Surrey. Close to all the amenities like shopping, Transit, Theatres and easy access to Vancouver and Hwy #1. A must see home. Showing on Saturday April 10 and Sunday April 11 from 12-3 pm both days.

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CHECK OUT THESE LISTINGS!!!

604-583-2000 • toll free 1-888-296-8060 https://global.remax.com/en/offices/canada/surrey/remax-2000-realty/1029531 https://global.remax.com/en/offices/canada/surrey/remax-2000-realty/1029531 304 1378 george street $509,900

APARTMENT/ CONDO QUIET LOCATION

Spence Gatzke 604-817-3248

#33 19455 65 ave $888,000

FAMILY WANTED

#411, 7 rialto court new west $599,900

MURANO LOFTS

13078 106a avenue $1,328,800

BUILDER’S ALERT!

sold!

Welcome to this 2 Bedroom 2 full bathroom condo located in beautiful White Rock. This Unit boast’s an excellent spacious floorplan with a massive living room and master bedroom. In suite laundry, tons of closet space and close to all amenities. Quiet location, water views, and easy to view. Call today.

Stunning 3 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom 2 level Townhome in Family & pet Friendly Clayton. This home is Remodelled with New White Kitchen, Stainless Steel Appliances, Quartz Counters, Flooring, Lights, Paint... Powder room on the Main Floor! Walkout to backyard path to Park! Close to Shops & Katzie Elementary. Won’t Last!

The ultimate in Quayside living. Classic 2-storey loft features nonstop VIEWS of the Fraser River, Quay & lovely Skyline day & night. The home features a wellequipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances & granite counters, gorgeous fir floors & millwork and efficient gas F/P. 845 SQ Ft, 1 Bedroom & full ensuite bath in loft, plus a 2 piece power room on the main. 2 pets & rentals are allowed - Come & enjoy wonderful views, spectacular sunrises & fabulous city lights Amazing!!

1-Owner, Very well built 3 bedroom & den, 2 bathroom, 2 level home. Hardwood floors, New windows & gas furnace. 63 x 115 level lot in City Center, close to Schools & Skytrain. Great home to live in or Build 2 level with basement in the future. SOLD OVER ASKING

tom mcconnell

don Zachary

gary & lana shepherd 604-583-2000

don Zachary

7138 yorK crescent $1,199,000

1785 martin dr $619,800

101 7139 133a street $348,888

12 6895 188 street cloverdale $799,888

SINGLE FAMILY HOME

CENTRALLY LOCATED!

CENTRAL LOCATION!

Don Zachary

ARTISTIC HOME open house sat & sun 1-4pm

Gary & Lana Shepherd

Welcome home, this 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Master on the main will not disappoint. Functional layout with a massive backyard this home awaits your ideas. Located at the end of a quiet cul-desac but seconds away from major commuting routes and minutes away to all shopping needs this home is in the ultimate location. Call today to setup your viewing.

This is what you are looking for! SOUTHWYND! Beautifully updated 2 bedroom 2 bathroom unit with generous room sizes through-out in desirable Southwynd complex in south Surrey. Built by BOSA with an art Deco theme - adult oriented.

Extensive craftsman built wood mouldings, casings, and pillars through-out. Engineered Hardwood flooring, newer kitchen with stainless steel appliances, custom lighting, 9 foot ceilings, newer bathrooms, and great open bright lay-out. Bedrooms on either side for greater privacy. South east exposure with 2 balconies and treed view. Close to shopping, transit, medical/ dental services,and parks.Pets not allowed,Rentals not allowed.

Age 19+

Bright 1300 sq ft 3 bed 2 bath ground level townhome with South facing, fully fenced yard with lots of space on the brick patio and storage shed. Updated (2018) 3 large bedrooms with 2 full baths, all the appliances are newer, including front load washer and dryer. Wood fireplace, huge living room/dining room. Walking distance to schools, shopping, transportation, Newton Rec Centre. The Maintenance fees include the property tax. Tons of storage. You have 2 parking spaces right next to the unit, haul groceries easily

Artistically Designed over 1200 sq ft 2 bed 2 full bath Townhome by Gramercy FULL OPEN CONCEPT FLOOR PLAN Rare unit with ground level private entrance and yard off street. Spacious Kitchen with Breakfast Bar & workstation with Balcony for Bbq’s and Entertaining north exposure with peekaboo mountain views. Master has large ensuite. Lower level has entrance hall and double tandem garage and lots of storage. Awesome location walk To Clayton Heights shops, restaurants, schools everything close to your doorstep. Rare complex which allows rental as well.

tom mcconnell

brian morrison

todd murdoch

todd murdoch

12058 128a ave, surrey $1,299,000

14995 bluebird crescent $1,499,888

14513 wellington drive $2,299,888

27 9168 fleetwood way $809,000

CEDAR HILLS RANCHER

sold!

RESIDENTIAL DETACHED

RANCHER BUNGALOW WITH BASEMENT

Tom McConnell 604-831-7653 www.tommccconnell.ca

GATED COMMUNITY

Nicely kept & updated, long time owner home situated on the edge of the Central City hub and University District. 924 SQ FT 3-bedroom rancher on a private, fully fenced 62.5’ by 139.44’ lot (8715 sq. ft.) Large 12’6X22’, insulated garage/shop and huge 10X20 shed. Updates include kitchen, bathroom, flooring, trim, appliances, high efficiency furnace 2011, hot water tank 4 yrs, roofs for house and shop in 2011.

Enjoy this well-loved home now with an eye to building your dream home later. Call today!

Bring your design ideas for over 2000 sq ft 4 bd 2 bath home in desirable Birdland area! 60 x 120 RF zoned level lot is perfect for first time home owners or investors. 3 bdrms up 1 down, this home will be AMAZING with a little updating! separate entry fin bsmt through the oversized single carport. enjoy watching the kids play in the fenced yard with mature trees in this quiet neighbourhood. Easy access to major routes. one blk to schools and transit!

Developer, investors, gardeners or extended families combining household. Property has something for everyone. subdivision potential. 2-3 lot may be possible, or buy and hold. 3 properties, 4 PID’s almost 19000 sq ft lot 2 street frontages. 2200 sq ft 4 bdrm 2 full bath 2 kitchen extremely livable bsmt home with 24’6’x25’ detached storage/workshop. Fully fenced and private gardeners, yard with raised beds, koi ponds and beautiful landscaping in peaceful location backing on greenbelt. Open house by appointment march 5-6pm 1-4 pm. property must be sold together with 14503 Wellington and 14519 Wellington

THE FOUNTAINS Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bathroom, 2 level duplex style townhouse features a convenient MASTER BEDROOM ON THE MAIN FLOOR with a 4 piece ensuite, soaker tub, separate shower and his & hers mirrored closets. The home is elegantly appointed with formal living and dining rooms and a cozy gas fireplace. The Kitchen offers plenty of counter and cupboard space and an adjacent eating area. Upstairs there are two additional bedrooms. DOUBLE GARAGE with ample guest parking. Lots of storage with a 3 ft. high crawl space. All this in a secure gated ADULT ORIENTED (16 +) community. Steps away from new skytrain line transit and shopping.

gary & lana shepherd 604-583-2000

todd murdoch

todd murdoch

tom mcconnell

#612, 1661 Quebec st. vancouver - $849,000

9 15871 85th $698,800

call now 604-583-2000

312 1785 martin drive $619,800

Todd Murdoch 604-250-0507 www.toddmurdoch.com

FANTASTIC LOCATION!

sold!

Located in on of the most vibrant & sought-after neighbourhoods in Olympic Village & Southeast Creek. Spacious, 3 year old, 1 bedroom and DEN suite with private balcony to enjoy False Creek, Downtown & Mountain views. Features a gourmet kitchen with modern high-gloss cabinetry, quartz counters A/C, & EV charging.You are steps to 22 kms of Sea Wall, an easy walk to Skytrain (6 min), Rogers Arena, Chinatown & the Downtown core. Amenities include Luxury Resident Lounge, Concierge, Gym, Rooftop deck & more. Call Lana to view!

Gary Pawluk

gary & lana shepherd 604-583-2000

FLEETWOOD TOWNHOME

LOOKING FOR A HAPPY HOME?

sold!

Huckleberry by Polygon - 3 beds, 3 full If you are considering Buying or Selling bathrooms, 3-level T/Home boasting a home, you can rely on my 42 years of 1400 sq ft. Fabulous location. Great Home Sales Experience as well as a well family/couple steps to everything. Sat 1-4 trained, often referred and qualified real estate agent. Respectful and confidential. and Sunday 2-4 Set your sights on your dream home now! brian morrison

don Zachary

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS

Southwynde by Bosa - Spectacular adult oriented complex built with solid concrete lo-rise construction, located conveniently right across the street from Semiahmoo Mall,shopping, restaurants,library, services and much more.

Park or sell your that car, you can walk to everything you need...no hills here !!! Spacious 2 bedroom and 2 full baths boasts almost 1170 sq. ft of living space, large rooms to fit most furniture, gas fireplace, plenty of glass with loads of natural light beaming in, sliders out onto a large south east facing patio. This second owner suite has been updated with newer carpets and paint through-out. Great complex for 19+ owners only, NO RENTALS or NO PETS as per bylaws.

Neighbours on one side only. 1 parking/1 storage locker.

brian morrison

Brian Morrison 604-813-4700

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LISTINGS WANTED NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL! Inventory levels of all types of homes, condos, townhouses and acreages are at an all time low. If you would like to chat or have been thinking of selling and want TOP DOLLAR, get over 32 years of award winning experience working for you.

Call Tracey 604-539-7653 tracey@traceybosch.com LANGLEY

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RARE FIND - PENTHOUSE – DEN + 2 DELUXE MASTER BEDROOMS EACH WITH ENSUITE AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PUMP – SOUTH BALCONY - WALK TO EVERYTHING WELCOME to sought after JUST LISTED ONLY $715,000 YORKSON CREEK! Rare luxury 2 level PENTHOUSE with high vaulted ceilings, south exposed balcony, 2 large separated master bedrooms & a den, 2 deluxe ensuites with heated floors & no fog mirrors, 2 TOP FLOOR PENTHOUSE side by side secured parking spaces with 2 huge garage style storage rooms in front with roll-up doors & power.

Gourmet Kitchen with soft close cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, air conditioning/heat pump, solid 7’ doors, wood closet organizers, fireplace, fresh paint, new flooring & insuite laundry!

Quiet location in the complex. 2 pets (max 15kg) & rentals are allowed.

Low Strata Fee of $302.35 includes hot water, incredible amenities & a very well maintained building. Fantastic Location - walk to Schools, Parks, Shopping & Transit. A must see!

JUST LISTED

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GORGEOUS 1619 SQFT END UNIT ONLY $860,000 JUST LISTED RANCHER TOWNHOUSE – PRIVATE YARD AND PATIO – R.V. PARKING – CLUBHOUSE - SUPER (AGE 19+) GORGEOUS RANCHER TOWNHOUSE GATED COMMUNITY – WALNUT GROVE

SOLD!

http://www.traceybosch.com 131- 20391 96TH AVENUE LANGLEY Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

END UNIT - IMMACULATE 3 BEDROOM + REC ROOM - CONVENIENT STREET PARKING OPPOSITE ROUTLEY PARK - DOUBLE SIDE BY SIDE GARAGE

Family Sized Townhouse

ONLY $979,900

http://www.traceybosch.com

BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS 1137 SQFT

8-19932 70TH AVE LANGLEY

JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,000,000

3 BEDROOM RANCHER

SOLD!

LARGE PARK-LIKE LOT

– LOADS OF PARKING – ROOM FOR RV

QUIET STREET – FANTASTIC LOCATION

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

UPPER MURRAVILLE – STUNNING END UNIT TOWNHOME – 3058 SQFT 4 BEDRMS – MASTER ON MAIN FLOOR – 4 BATHRMS – SIDE BY SIDE DOUBLE GARAGE

4931 197B STREET LANGLEY

JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,338,000

SOLD!

SETUP FOR ENTERTAINING – IMPECCABLY KEPT 3 BEDRM 3 BATHRM HOME HUGE WEST EXPOSED REAR YARD – QUIET CDS – CLOSE TO EVERYTHING

#62 - 4750 228TH ST LANGLEY

JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,398,800

SOLD!

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com

ONLY $1,399,000

SOLD! 4786 217A ST. LANGLEY

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653http://www.traceybosch.com traceybosch.com

INCREDIBLE PRIVATE PARKLIKE OASIS – SETUP FOR ENTERTAINING BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED – 2157 SQFT HOME – LOADED WITH CHARACTER A must see! BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED JUST LISTED ONLY $1,498,800 OPEN PLAN HOME – LOADED WITH CHARACTER - SETUP FOR ENTERTAINING. Incredible extra large ultra private south exposed rear yard oasis with massive partly covered patio/outdoor living area with builtin BBQ, hot tub, Koi pond, STEPS TO PARKS & MILES OF NATURE TRAILS high perimeter trees, gorgeous landscaping, wired garden sheds/workshops & all on a ultra quiet half culde-sac. Custom kitchen with breakfast bar counter and coffee bar - open to entertainment sized dining room and living room with gas fireplace.

Family room with gas fireplace and a man cave/games room. 3 spacious bedrooms up - master with walk-in closet & oversized shower ensuite with heated floor. New windows 2017, new driveway, cameras for monitoring your packages & so much more. Minutes to everything - steps to parks & miles of walking trails. Don’t miss out!

19660 50A AVE LANGLEY

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com http://www.traceybosch.com

EXCLUSIVE FAMILY HOME - GOURMET KITCHEN - LEGAL 1 BEDROOM SUITE - NORTH SHORE MOUNTAIN VIEW - 4420 SQ FT HOME - 7976 SQ/FT CUL-DE-SAC LOT

JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,849,900

21653 47A AVE, LANGLEY

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

“I’ve worked with various Real Estate Agents on both Buying and Selling Side for over 10 years… I’ve always been frustrated with the lack of attention and service I was getting... I decided to give Tracey Bosch an opportunity… and boy, did he ever deliver!

Tracey took the time to understand my needs... marketed in a major way and ended up delivering results faster than I ever thought possible. In fact, I was able to sell my property for more money and in a time-frame that would have taken any other realtor almost double the time... all while sitting back and letting Tracey handle the details… I’ll definitely be using him for ALL of my future Real Estate Needs and I highly recommend Tracey to anyone who is looking for an outstanding experience.”

Trevor M.

HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER “CEDAR RIDGE” HUGE SOUTH REAR YARD – 400 SF PATIO 6,997 SQFT CUL-DE-SAC LOT – 3754 SQFT 2 LEVEL WITH DAYLIGHT BASEMENT 5 BEDROOMS – 4 BATHROOMS – CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING

JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,898,800

SOLD!

STUNNING END UNIT TOWNHOME

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com

COMPLETELY RENOVATED

SOLD!

SOLD!

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

3 LEVEL - HERITAGE HOME - REBUILT IN 2001 - LOVINGLY MAINTAINED AND UPDATED - PRIVATE OASIS BACKYARD - MOUNTAIN VIEWS - WALK TO ALL AMENITIES

FANTASTIC NEIGHBORHOOD

21228 43A AVENUE LANGLEY

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 http://www.traceybosch.com

RARE FIND – UPPER MURRAVILLE – PRIVATE PARKLIKE 17,643 SQFT CORNER LOT FUTURE POTENTIAL TO SUBDIVIDE? 2849 SQFT 4-5 BEDROOM 2 LEVEL

JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,900,000

SOLD!

OUTDOOR LIVING AREAS

21228 94A AVE LANGLEY

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com

17,643 SQFT CORNER LOT

4458 BENZ CRES LANGLEY

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LANGLEY SALMON RIVER – ULTRA QUIET 1.12 ACRES – SPORTS COURT - LOADS OF PARKING 4610 SQFT CUSTOM 2 LEVEL – FANTASTIC NEIGHBORHOOD – CITY WATER

JUST LISTED

ONLY $2,498,800

SOLD! 1.12 ACRE – CITY WATER – LOADS OF PARKING

25030 58 AVENUE LANGLEY

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 http://www.traceybosch.com

PRIVATE PARKLIKE 13.3 ACRE PRIVATE PARKLIKE ONLY $2,598,800 BACK TO NATURE RETREAT HANDYMAN SPECIAL 13.3 ACRES INCREDIBLE PROPERTY TO BUILD 13.3 ACRES FANTASTIC VALUE YOUR DREAM HOME

SOLD!

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

890 256TH ST LANGLEY

FORT LANGLEY – STUNNING 5100 SQFT RANCHER WITH LOFT AND BASEMENT 2 MASTER BEDROOMS – CUSTOM OPEN PLAN – PRIVATE PARKLIKE 12,606 SQFT LOT RARE FIND IN HISTORIC FORT ONLY $2,698,800 JUST LISTED LANGLEY! The Castle on King Street!

STUNNING TOTALLY UPDATED Old English Cottage style rancher with loft & a full basement. Over $400,000 spent on a high end custom quality renovation. Central air conditioning, automatic Generac natural gas generator so you wont even notice INCREDIBLE CUSTOM HOME the power going out. Incredible home designed for entertaining. Two master bedrooms - one on the main floor & one upstairs – both with spa inspired en-suites. Open plan with hardwood floors, warm wood finishing, huge gourmet kitchen with large breakfast bar island & high end appliances. Massive partly covered patio/outdoor living area. Games room, 2 bedrooms, flex rm & a den up. Basement features media/games room, hobby room and massive storage rooms awaiting your ideas. All of this on a private parklike 12,606 sqft lot with room for a pool and a workshop. Fantastic location on a ultra quiet street. Minutes walk to the shops, restaurants and the Hudson Bay Fort. Truly one of a kind, don’t miss out! http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

9097 KING STREET FORT LANGLEY

ATTENTION INVESTORS - DEVELOPERS - ESTATE HOME BUILDERS – 4.3 ACRES NOT IN ALR - ON CITY WATER DEV POTENTIAL FOR 7,000 SQ/FT LOTS - PANORAMIC VIEW – 4 BEDRM HOME - BARN - RIDING RING FANTASTIC VALUE! ATTENTION ONLY $3,098,800 INVESTORS/DEVELOPERS INVESTORS, DEVELOPERS, ESTATE HOME BUILDERS. PANORAMIC VIEWS. 4.3 acres on city water.

NOT IN ALR. No ALR home size restriction if building a estate home.

Designated 7,000 - 10,000 sq/ft lots in newly adopted Brookswood4.3 ACRES Fernridge plan. Development close NOT BROOKSWOOD IN ALR by. Subdivide into residential lots or it would be a incredible setting for a estate home. Excellent revenue potential while you hold. Equestrian lovers delight. Well kept character home high on a knoll with large view windows and wrap around patio. Spacious open plan with vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, country kitchen, large living room & family rooms. Unfinished low ceiling basement/storage area with separate entry. Sand riding ring, 1930’s era 64x54 HIP roof multipurpose barn with massive loft, 12 horse stalls, tack room & laundry room. Beautiful fenced & cross fenced pasture, perimeter stream & a orchard with apple & cherry trees. Amazing find –http://www.traceybosch.com call now!

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

3003 208 STREET LANGLEY

“We highly recommend Tracey Bosch. Having over 30 years as a realtor… and obviously loving his job, Tracey provided effective advice and tips to help sell our home… We were so impressed with Tracey’s professionalism and likeable manner…

Responses to our texts, emails and phone calls were extremely prompt. Also, his use of up-to-date technology saved us time and helped us maximize on property showings...

We liked that we could rely on Tracey’s extensive successful experience but at the same time we felt our needs were being considered. The feedback between us flowed effortlessly. Thank you Tracey for your service!”

Shawnee L.

BROOKSWOOD/CEDAR RIDGE HIGH EXPOSURE - 0.93 ACRE CORNER PROPERTY – CITY WATER INVESTMENT PROPERTY – DESIGNATED MULTIFAMILY – ACROSS FROM COMMERCIAL

ONLY $3,800,000

0.93 ACRE

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Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 http://www.traceybosch.com

DESIGNATED MULTI-FAMILY IN OCP

CORNER OF 208 STREETAND 40AVENUE LANGLEY

SOUTH SURREY COURT ORDERED SALE – GORGEOUS 1090 SQFT OPEN PLAN END UNIT 2 BEDRMS + DEN/3DR BEDRM – 2 BATHRMS – 2 SIDE BY SIDE PARKING SPACES

ONLY $618,800

JUST LISTED

COURT SOLDO!RDERED SALE WALK TO EVERYTHING

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 http://www.traceybosch.com 316-15745 CROYDON DRIVE,SOUTH SURREY

SURREY

“Thank you to Tracey and his team. Buying and selling a home can be a handful. Tracey gave me great staging advice, listened to my listing price thoughts and his office was very efficient in working around my schedule while getting the maximum potential buyers into my home in a short amount of time. What could have been a long drawn out stressful time turned into a quick, efficient, above ask sale during our snowy winter. Thank you. Literally money in the bank!”

Linda H. RARE FIND – BACKING ONTO GREENSPACE & MILES OF NATURE TRAILS – 5 BEDROOM BASEMENT HOME – EASY IN-LAW SUITE – LOADS OF PARKING

BACKING GREENBELT

ONLY $1,439,000

SOLD! PRIVATE – BACKING GREENSPACE

9112 PRINCE CHARLES BLVD SURREY

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

RARE FIND – GREENBELT LOT – STUNNING 3714 SF 2 LEVEL WITH BSMT 4 BEDRMS + DEN + 5 BATHRMS + LEGAL 2 BEDROOM SUITE

JUST LISTED

ONLY $2,100,000

SOLD!

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653

INCREDIBLE LOCATION ON A GREENBELT

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15958 106THAVE SURREY

5 ACRES - DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN WEST CLAYTON NCP - TWO 2.5 ACRE PARCELS CITY INDICATED SINGLE FAMILY OR POTENTIAL FOR TOWNHOUSE RM-30 MOUNTAIN VIEW – STUNNING 4630 SQ/FT 2 LEVEL PLUS A 2ND HOUSE Two nice level side by side 2.5 acre ONLY $26,472,000 Development parcels in West Clayton WEST CLAYTON NCP for a total of 5 acres. On city water.

No creeks. On quiet street in prestigious Clayton Hills. Lots of townhouse RM30 development applications across the street & in the area. City indicated default use would be single family zoning RF-10/RF-13 (28-31 units per hector) & that townhouses could be feasible with a NCP amendment. New Regent Road DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL SPLASH Elementary school is currently under construction next door. 18945 74 Ave - High privacy hedge & gated drive to STUNNING GEORGIAN COLONIAL built by European craftsman. 40x26 heated garage w/10’ doors.

59x16 building w/workshop & 2 stall barn. RV storage 24x20 w/11’ ceiling. Tile roof, brick exterior, 2x6 walls, silent floors, hot water heat, 10’ ceilings, HRV system, gazebo & patios. GOURMET kitchen w/ premium appliances, walk-in pantry & wok kitchen. Over garage - huge games rm plumbed for wet bar (excellent nanny suite). Master w/balcony & f/p to deluxe ensuite. 18619 74 Ave with 2 road frontage and older 3 bedrm home.

Fantastic properties - great location - close to everything.

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R&D We initially chose Tracey because his name is prominent on signs in our community. He negotiated a purchase and subsequent sale of a property for us last year. His affable personality and the way it was handled led us to call him again when we decided to sell our primary residence this year. What we found particularly impressive about Tracey is the communication. Text, email, phone calls. Responses are quick and you ae never left waiting for answers! We truly believe he was working for our best interests in all of negotiations. We would recommend him to our friends and family. Thank you, Tracey!

S&D Tracey always acted very professionally and always answered our questions and made sure no details were overlooked. Our calls were always returned promptly. We appreciated his knowledge and negotiating skills. Oh, did I mention his wicked sense of humor.

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A big thank you to Geoff for negotiating a great final selling price. I would most certainly recommend this real estate team to others and engage their services in the future. Kind, caring, knowledgeable and experienced professionals all the way.

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It is with a profound sense of loss we announce the passing of our beautiful, loving and caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Jacquie was predeceased by her husband Ray Woodward in 2016, her sister Bonnie Melko (nee Smith) 2016, daughters in law Peggy Woodward (nee Weston) 2015 and Wendy Woodward (nee Aqua) 2021. She is survived by her four children, Tom (Kyoko), Steve, Cindy (Grant) and Jim. She was loved and cherished beyond words by her grandchildren Jimmy (Sareth), Teresa (Chris).

Krystal (Derek), Sean (Crista), Nick (Alita), Richelle (Matt), Trevor, Matt (Brooke), Hanako (Beom), and Momoko. Great grandchildren Lauren, Mary, Kylie, Harry, Miles, Beckham, step grandchildren Greg (Jasmine), Sam (Sarah), step great grandchildren Joshua, Jordan and Brody.

Jacquie was born in Red Deer Alberta but spent a lot of her early childhood in the Lillooet area from 1932-1936 with her mom and dad and sister Bonnie who was born in Lytton on Oct.12, 1934.

They moved down to North Vancouver in 1936 where Jacquie attended school for quite a few years until moving back to Edmonton Alberta in 1945 where mom attended Victoria High School. Some of her interests included the love of riding horses, dancing and swimming. Jacquie moved back to B.C in 1948 and settled in White Rock and worked full time at Amos Dry Goods operated by Cy and Lorraine Amos on Marine Drive. She worked full time from 1951-1954 and then very part time after that until 1966 when Cy Amos retired. Jacquie was a very talented young seamstress / tailor.

She could sew anything including wedding dresses and fully lined men’s suits.

While living in White Rock she met our dad William Raymond Woodward who at the time was working at Coast Motors on Marine Drive and Oxford Steet. They had a short courtship and were married within the year on June 30, 1952 at 7:30 in the White Rock Baptist Church by Rev. Peter Connal officiating. There was a background of potted ferns and baskets of roses at the head of the aisle which she personally decorated adding miniature orchids. Two hundred guests attended the reception in the Silver Moon Ball Room. The couple honeymooned at Bridle Falls and into the Interior.

They started their family of 4 children with the eldest William Thomas born on May 21, 1954, followed by Robert Steven Nov. 8, 1955, their daughter Cynthia Louise Nov.19, 1956 and Kenneth James Feb.3,1960. Mom was always such a busy person tending to her huge vegetable garden and fruit trees. She was constantly canning and sewing. Her friends would always comment that her car was always full of her own kids as well as some of the neighbourhood kids driving to Kindergarten, Elementary school and sporting events.

There may have been an animal or two in the car as well! She always helped out at the school with hotdog day, sports day or where ever she was needed.

Later when we were in our teen aged years, she was always

helping dad who was very active in the Lions Club with fundraising and decorations for their dances. She also painted the windows at the gas station for Christmas and different seasons. All the while keeping up with sewing grad dresses and up to date clothes. She loved to take different courses some on fashion and decorating, while hobbies of tole painting and ceramics in which she always exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Mom continued her hard work with helping with the new business “The Sur-Clean Carwash” opening in 1970 pumping gas, detailing cars to bookwork while still maintaining the family household. Mom decided to open her own Health Food Store as she had a fascination for alternative medicine which she also took courses and furthered her education and was well read in that field. The “Sunrise Nature Plus” store was opened in 1982 and flourished until she decided to retire in around 1987.

Although mom and dad liked to travel in their younger years to different parts of North America especially to Hawaii and some parts of Europe, they really started to step it up after they retired. They went on quite a few cruises, one with Red Robinson in 1989 on the Sky Princess through the Panama Canal another year with Bill Good to Europe. Then with Rafe Mair also from CKNW to New Zealand in 2003. They did the Maiden Voyage on the Queen Mary II on Jan 31, 2004 which they found very interesting. Crossing the International Date Line on the Sea Princess Oct 7, 2012, which was while on their last cruise to Kawaii, Fiji, Tahiti, etc. ending up in New Zealand and Australia.

Over the years our mom knit her grandchildren outfits and as teenagers she knit every single one of them an Afghan blanket to go with their bedroom colours and with all that she included one for all of her relatives and friends.

The one common thing that everyone young and old seems to say about mom is that her smile lit up a room when she entered it and her laugh was so distinct and infectious when you heard it you knew she was in the building and it warmed their hearts. Mom was also recognized as a very kind person and that she made everyone feel important to her as we knew everyone was. She worried about everyone and took so much comfort in knowing when they were happy, there’s no wonder why animals gravitated towards her as they also took comfort in her gentle and loving soul.

We will always feel blessed with the memories of her character and uniqueness within our hearts forever.

Due to Covid a closed service with immediate family only will be held at Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre on March 19, 2022 at 1:30.

For those who would like to join us, there will be Live Streaming so please visit www.victorymemorialpark.com as we would love to celebrate Jacquie’s life with all of you.

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LORRAINIE PURVIN-GOOD JENNIFER VICKERY GARY WARKENTIN DAN RACZYNSKI DAVID GRANGER DAN RACZYNSKI A sale will take place on ibid4storage.com, on Friday Mar. 4, 2022. The auction will end at 1:00 PM, unless a bidding battle begins. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker or U-box unit.

LEGAL NOTICE U-Haul Storage Center Surrey claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 13554 84 Ave., Surrey, BC, Tel: 604-591-2313. ..Auction is subject to cancellation at any time without notice.

CHERYL THOMPSON KANG ALAM JAGDEEP MANGAT TONI WEINERT ALEXANDRA STENZEL TONI WEINERT A sale will take place on ibid4storage.com. The auction will end at 11:00 AM, on March 4th, 2022, unless bidding battle begins. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each locker or U-box unit.

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30 DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPOSE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY Manufactured Home (MHR# 004445)

Located on home site #68 at Crestway Bays Manufactured Home Community 8220 King George Boulevard Surrey, BC V3W 5Y4 This is notice that Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., landlord, has taken possession of the above manufactured home pursuant to Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation B.C. Reg. 174/2021, Part 6 – Abandonment of Personal Property, Sections 34-41 Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. intends to dispose of the above manufactured home unless you take possession of the property, establish a right of possession of it or make application to the court to establish the right within 30 days from the date this notice is deemed served.

Name of Registered Owners and previous tenant: Jacqueline Denise Olivier Description of Property to be Disposed of: One 1975, Brentwood Neonex–12X68 Serial Number: AMH1243854 Manufactured Home Registration: 004445 Address of the Residential Home Site and where the property is being stored: Crestway Bays Manufactured Home Community #68 – 8220 King George Boulevard Surrey, BC V3W 6E1 Name & address of the Landlord: Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. C/o Shelley Woolsey, Property Manager Crestway Bays (Clubhouse Office) 8220 King George Boulevard Surrey, BC V3W 6E Ph: 604-594-1335 E-mail: swoolsey@parkbridge.com Please be advised that unless you establish a right to possession or make application to the court to establish the right within 30 days, we will proceed with our right to dispose of the manufactured home in accordance with the Manufactured Home Part Tenancy Act and the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulations.

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