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‘Where were you the rest of the year?’ Surrey Muslims want city reps to accept invitations more frequently — not just at election time Sobia Moman Black Press Media

Muslims throughout Surrey and White Rock want to see more diversity and inclusion in city politics – something many of them find has been lacking thus far. Municipal elections for communities throughout the province will be held Oct. 15 this year. Residents of Surrey will vote for one mayor, eight councillors and six school trustees, while White Rock residents will choose a mayor, six councillors and one school trustee on voting day. Among those gearing up to make their choice are members of growing Muslim populations in both communities. z See ELECTION, A12, A14 z See ELECTION GUIDE, B1 Violent crime targeting minorities is rising in the country, as reported by Statistics Canada in August. In line with these findings, Asad Syed of the White Rock Muslim Association would like to see more protection provided to racial and religious communities, because many of them do not feel safe, he said. “We are trying to bring more representation (in city hall) so it’s easier to raise our voice to be heard,” Syed said. South Surrey and White Rock’s Muslim population is growing rapidly, with their mosque bursting at the seams, to the point of not being able to fit everyone. At times they will hold the same prayer twice so, that everyone who would like to attend has a chance, but it is still not enough, Syed said. Syed’s family has been living in

mosques throughout the Lower Mainland. One of the other groups South Surrey Muslims work with is the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, which has its mosque in North Delta. Getting youth involved in voting is their goal also, said Naeem Ahmed Lakhan, president of the Lower Mainland Ahmadi Muslims, a Surrey resident. “I don’t see that many people who are interested in going into politics but we would like to see A gathering of the White Rock Muslim Association at South Surrey Athletic it happen. We want to play our Park from 2021 hosting an outdoor prayer service to celebrate Eid – the end of role in the development of the Ramadan. (Contributed photo) city we live in and we are encouraging our young people to do that, but right now, we don’t with them when it’s campaign have anyone,” he said. time. Although not all members of “Now you guys come? Where the Ahmadi mosque vote the were you the rest of the year?” same way, as they are encourJamal would like to ask city ofaged to make their own individficials. ual decisions, Lakhan said his The issue becomes more fruscommunity wants elected offitrating when Syed reaches out cials to keep their promises. to the mayor and councillors, “A vote is a form of trust and from Surrey and White Rock, Syed Lakhan and some do not bother replying the trust should not be broken and that is in our understanding to him, he said. Many do visit South Surrey for nearly two decades. Originally from Pakistan, the community and engage with and teachings,” he said. Syed works with a lot of Syed, his wife Roshan Jamal and them, which they love to see, community groups throughout but there are some city officials their three children were origno one from the community has South Surrey and White Rock inally one of very few families to address urgent issues, such as living in the area who came from ever spoken to, he said. homelessness and affordability. A goal the founder of the a diverse background. With the colder months apWhite Rock Muslim group Now, everything is changing. proaching, he would like to see is working towards is getting “(White Rock) used to be city officials take action to repeople of all ages involved in mostly one racial community, duce the number of people living one religious community. It was voting, which is proving to be a on the streets. challenge. pretty monolithic so their can“The city has a lot of spare “I see that youth are not interdidates reflected that. And now land. Let some minorities – it we have so much (with) multicul- ested in politics and that’s my turalism… but the political land- worry, they’re totally disconnect- doesn’t matter who, of what ed. We’re trying to get the young (racial or religious) background scape doesn’t reflect that and it – use that space,” Syed said. people involved but it’s a long hasn’t really changed,” Syed’s Lakhan agrees with this senprocess,” Syed said. daughter Rabea Syeda said. timent, saying that the Oct. 15 Encouraging younger voters Members of the White Rock election is crucial to vote in beis something Syed strives for Muslim Association often only through collaboration with other cause “it shapes everything.” see city officials visit and speak

A quick look at some of the news in the community you might have missed. Send your news tips to newsroom@ surreynowleader.com Surrey Christmas Bureau is searching for a place to house its yearly Toy Depot this fall, without luck so far, and organizers are getting desperate, as online registration is due to start in mid-October. Call 604-581-9623 if you can help, or email coordinator@christmasbureau.com. Just two days after a ribbon-cutting ceremony there, the new pickleball courts at Crescent Park were vandalized last week, and work to fix “asphalt, nets, fences and other structures” is now underway, according to the City of Surrey’s department of parks, recreation and culture. Ahead of the Oct. 15 civic election here (and in cities and towns across B.C.), Surrey’s Kids Play organization is hosting a Youth Elections Forum this Sunday at Fleetwood Community Centre (15996 84 Ave.) from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Ending their tour in Surrey, this week the Cops for Cancer cycling team pedaled through the Fraser Valley to raise money for childhood cancer research and other services offered through the Canadian Cancer Society. (Photo: Sobia Moman) Canada Soccer’s club nationals for U17 teams, in boys and girls divisions, will start next Wednesday (Oct. 6) at Newton Athletic Park, where Surrey United will field two squads playing for Canada-wide bragging rights. compiled by Now-Leader staff

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for him to step away from the presidency and the board. However, he is staying on in a limited capacity as an advisor after the board voted to create the new title of “mentor past president” just for him. Malin Jordan “I feel we’ve done a good job Black Press Media here, but it’s time to transfer over to the younger people,” The Cloverdale Rodeo has its Spielmacher explained. “They’ll first female president. get the job done. There’s a good Kathy Sheppard was elected group of board members here president by the board after the Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition that will move forward with the fair and the rodeo.” Association held its annual Spielmacher cited his age and AGM Sept. 20. years on the board as the impe“Big shoes to fill,” Sheppard tus behind his decision not to said after the vote. “I’m excited stand for re-election. and overwhelmed.” “I’ve done my part and you Sheppard, who’s been on the can only go for so long,” Spielboard since 2020, is the first macher said. “I’m getting up woman to fill the post in the there in age. And it’s not like I’m long history of the association. a spring chicken running around Sheppard said the first order here all over the Fairgrounds.” of business for her and the Councillor Doug Elford, who board will be to hire an event coordinator to assist in planning represents the City of Surrey on the rodeo board, announced the next rodeo, scheduled for at the AGM that repairs to the May long weekend of 2023. “We need to get the contract fi- Stetson Bowl were completed nalized and signed,” noted Shep- very recently. “The city invested a fair pard. “We’d like to have it done amount of money to get it up before the end of the year.” and running,” Elford told Black Sheppard said they’ve narPress Media after the meeting. rowed a list of 40 candidates down to 10, and they’ll be start- “According to the engineering report, there were a lot of strucing final interviews soon. tural issues.” “In terms of rodeo planning, Elford said those issues weren’t basically the executive will sit down with the co-ordinator and complicated, just a lot of little problems, such as key structural let them know what we’ve done pieces being rusted out and a lot in the past and we’ll have them of other little things that added present to us what they plan on bringing to the 2023 rodeo,” she up to one big job. Elford said he doesn’t see anyexplained. “Planning for next thing standing in the way of a year is well underway.” Rounding out the rodeo board 2023 rodeo. “We’re looking forward to executive, Rick Hugh was voted 2023,” added Elford. “Barring in as first-vice president, Tania another COVID attack, it’s all Smythe was voted in as second systems go. I think this town has vice-president and Michael really missed it the last couple Cook returns as treasurer. of years. We need it back, and Past-president Gerry Spielmacher said it was the right time council fully supports it.”

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Region’s new police dogs already taking a bite out of crime Introduced in Surrey, seven teams from police dog school in Alberta have already helped Mounties nab suspects Staff Sgt. Derek King. “These teams will improve our ability to respond to calls requiring a police dog The largest deployment and greatly increase the level of police dog graduates in the Lower Mainland hit the of service provided to the public.” streets last week — and the All seven teams graduated dogs are already helping from the police dog school Mounties “get their man.” The seven new teams were in Innisfail, AB, the same introduced to media outside one that every RCMP dog in RCMP Headquarters in Sur- Canada has attended. The teams are assigned rey on Tuesday (Sept. 27), including the duo of Nugget to work in communities throughout the Lower Mainand Surrey RCMP Const. land, from Chilliwack to Sascha Falschebner. West Vancouver. The six other new police They are part of the Lower dogs are named Porter, Neon, Norad, Nolan, Nuke Mainland Integrated Police Dog Service (IPDS), which and Nos. partners with all RCMP “Having seven Police Service Dog teams arrive in the detachments and municipal departments in New Lower Mainland is one of the most significant deploy- Westminster, Delta, West Vancouver, Port Moody and ments in recent years,” said

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Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Britteny George with Porter in Surrey on Tuesday. (Photo: Anna Burns) Abbotsford. This partnership means a police dog team based in New Westminster can respond to a call anywhere in

the Lower Mainland. With the new recruits on the job, there are now 38 working police dogs. Last week, the new grad-

uates hit the streets locally, and RCMP say they already helped capture “multiple suspects.” Const. Ross Findlay, the

IPDS media relations officer, said the dogs have had “an immediate impact and have significantly increased the level of service we provide to the public.” Two of the new police dogs are related to the police dog, Jago, who was killed in 2021. The RCMP has their own breeding program. They raise them from the day they are born until they retire. They only use German Shepherds. It can take the dogs and their handlers almost a decade for them to get to the point of graduating and becoming an official police dogs. Not every dog that enters will graduate, and any dogs that do not pass will be rehomed as pets. On average, the police dogs will work for about seven or eight years, then often retire to live with their handlers.

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CITY OF SURREY | 2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR BARNSTON ISLAND, TRUSTEE ELECTION AREA 1, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.36 (SURREY)

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS: NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING An election by voting is to be held to elect six (6) School Trustees, and that the following persons are candidates for office:

GENERAL VOTING DAY is Saturday, October 15, 2022, between 8:00am and 8:00pm at the following location: Guildford Recreation Centre

15105 105 Ave SCHOOL TRUSTEE SIX (6) TO BE SELECTED Usual Name ALEXIS, Lisa Dawn

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Surrey Board of Trade expanding into health and technology district SBoT buys second location, partnering with Western Community College

Huberman, CEO of the board, said on Sept. 22. “We are extremely grateful to Western Community College for their partnership as we continue our workforce projects together, addressing Tom Zytaruk and Anna Burns the labour challenges of our Now-Leader staff business community. “We are building a bridge The Surrey Board of Trade between private education, as well as with our continued is expanding its reach by work with public education, purchasing a second location, in Surrey’s Health and to deliver an unparalleled Technology district in Whal- value proposition to our members.” ley, as part of a co-ownerHuberman said no other ship deal with Western Comchamber of commerce or munity College. board of trade “is expanding The board’s main office is in this way to meet the ecoat 101-14439 104 Ave. This nomic needs of our society second space, at 207-9639 and business community. 137A Street, is expected to “This acquisition enhances open in early 2023 and will the Surrey Board of Trade’s be named the Surrey Techability to meet our goals to nology and Skills Centre. support business and attract “As Surrey’s city-building business,” she said. business organization, the Gurpal Dhaliwal is CEO Surrey Board of Trade is of Western Community using its fiscal equity to expand economic development College, a private post-secondary institute founded in projects to transform the Surrey in 2012. board of trade/chamber of “Western Community commerce business model, College is committed to elevate local and regional supporting businesses across market conditions, and enthe community in developing hance our profile,” Anita

a highly trained and skilled workforce,” Dhaliwal said. “We are proud to be the educational training partner on this initiative.” The Surrey Board of Trade states in a release that the new Surrey Technology and Skills Centre will be “the premier centre for research, business, and innovation, creating local and global opportunities for the ecosystem that continues to expand at the Surrey Health and Technology District,” bridging education and business with a focus on global partnerships through the Surrey International Trade Centre “to support education and diversity.” It will feature health and technology training programs, international partnerships and Surrey International Trade Centre expansion, as well as an Indigenous Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, Cyber Crime Centre of Excellence, Blockchain Centre of Excellence, Immigration Innovation Lab, and entrepreneurship hubs for women and youth.

BC Liberal Party poised to change name to BC United The BC Liberal Party may soon have a new name. After consulting its membership, the party announced Tuesday (Sept. 27) the clear favourite is BC United. The suggested

name will go to a membership-wide vote by the end of the year, but the party said it has already registered BC United with Elections BC as an alternate name. The move is part of a

re-branding effort by party leader Kevin Falcon, who was elected in February. The BC Liberals are not affiliated with the federal Liberal party. Jane Skrypnek

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Awards

Community Leader Award nominations sought for Surrey’s many ‘unsung heroes’ Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for selfless contributions to make Surrey a better place to live and play? Organizers of the 2022 Community Leader Awards seek nominations in nine categories, including Coach, Teacher, Emergency Services, Volunteer, Youth Volunteer, Environment, Community Builder, Above and Beyond, and Leader of the Year. The 20th annual awards will recognize Surrey’s “unsung heroes” — those who do not seek recognition but continue to give back to the community.

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with those around them. Last fall, nine outstanding representatives of Surrey’s community were honoured during an online event, due to pandemic restrictions. The 2021 Winners of 2018 Community Leader Awards. (File photo) award winners were Keir Macdonald (Leader of the Year Hurry, the deadline established two category), Jaspreet decades ago to recfor nominations is Jandu (Above & Sunday, Oct. 23, and ognize and honour Beyond), Graydon the awards event will the efforts essential Lawson (Environto maintaining this be held Nov. 21 at mental), Mike Sanvital and growing Surrey’s Westfield chez (Emergency community. Country Club (forServices), Nasir Each recipient’s merly known as Eaglequest Coyote Creek, story is inspirational, Kamrudin (Community Builder), Craig and by highlighting on 152 Street). Tessier (Teacher), To nominate some- them, we hope othMuhammad Afzal one, find the link on ers will be moved Malik (Volunteer), to contribute in the surreynowleader. Joon Sohn (Youth com, under the Con- community and Volunteer) and share their own tests banner. Michael Bennett skills, compassion, The Community Leader Awards were knowledge and heart (Coach).

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Rules foR NomiNatioNs: Person can only be nominated in one category. Nominees email and tel number is mandatory as well as the email and tel number of the nominator. Please submit a minimum 250 word write up and include information such as: length of time nominee has spent in the community; specific examples of the work and/or contribution he/she has made; community associations and memberships. Please provide references of other individuals who may be able to provide further support on the nominee’s behalf. DeaDliNe: oCtoBeR 2, 2022. No current elected officials can be nominated.

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New Surrey job fair aims to help during serious labour shortage

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Electoral Area A 2022 Election

Employment

More jobs are coming to B.C. and more workers are needed. The B.C. government recently predicted more than one million job openings are coming to the province over the next 10 years. The opportunities will attract “students and jobseekers” looking to “develop their skills and find rewarding jobs of the future.” The 10-year forecast “helps governments and businesses guide resources to support the future workforce and it gives British Columbians upto-date information so they can make decisions about their future career paths,” reads a post on the B.C. government’s website. Black Press Media’s new Surrey job fair is attempting to address both the shortage that is here now and the one that may be coming. Ranee Pal, Black Press Media’s events manager, thinks the time is right for many seeking to change careers, to launch new ones, or to train for the future, to visit Black Press’s new Surrey job fair. The Surrey Career and Post-Secondary Education Event will take place Friday (Sept. 30) next to city hall in the Civic Hotel. “The event will showcase a variety of organizations,” said Pal. “Attendees will be able to take advantage of a diversity that reflects the province’s flourishing job

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Electoral Area A Metro Vancouver acts as the local government and provides certain key services for Electoral Area A, which comprises the following unincorporated communities: • University Endowment Lands (including Pacific Spirit Regional Park) • University of British Columbia (including University Neighbourhoods) • Bowyer and Passage Islands (in Howe Sound) • Northern portion of Indian Arm • Boulder Island and Carraholly Point (at the southern end of Indian Arm) • West side of Pitt Lake • Barnston Island (in the Fraser River, west of Golden Ears Bridge)

The Surrey Career and Post-Secondary Education Event is set for Friday (Sept. 30) next to city hall in the Civic Hotel. (Black Press file photo) market.” Pal added the job fair is an easy way for potential employees or students to connect with a large swathe of employers and education providers all in one spot. “It really speaks to the value Black Press Media’s career events have in today’s market,” she said. “To be able to do it in person, and have those oneon-one discussions about the programs or businesses you’re interested in, is even better.” According to the B.C. Government, the province’s workforce will be required to “build new skills and knowledge to keep pace with the 1,004,000 job openings forecast through to 2031.” The government predicts 63 per cent of those jobs will be ones that “replace people who are leaving the workforce permanently,” such as

retiring workers. “The remaining 37 per cent will be new jobs created by economic growth and COVID-19 pandemic recovery.” A post for the job fair online notes there will be more than 35 exhibitors showcasing a wide array of jobs. BC Corrections is the job fair’s title sponsor and the organization is in the midst of hiring new correctional officers. There will also be post-secondary institutions at the job fair, such as Discovery Community College, Eton College and more. The career fair will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 30), in the Civic Ballroom at Surrey’s Civic Hotel, 13475 Central Avenue. For more info, visit: events.blackpress.ca, email events@blackpress.ca, or call 1-855-678-7833. – Black Press Media

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‘Disposal Days’ event offers free trash dropoff ton at 6711 154 St. Operated by Metro Vancouver, the $40-million facility is designed for cars, A two-week “Disposal Days” promotion offers free pickups and vans driven by trash dropoff at Surrey’s two residents of the region and small business operators, waste centres. with goals of reducing illegal But only Surrey residents dumping and travel times. are eligible for the reduced The previously opened rates during the promo periNorth Surrey Recycling and od, now until Oct. 2. Waste Centre is at 9770 192 The City of Surrey-planned event celebrates St. The city’s limited-time Disthe new Central Surrey Reposal Days event offers free cycling and Waste Centre, opened Sept. 9 in East New- junk dropoff for the first 300 Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

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Thank you, candidates W ell, the nomination papers are in and the slate of candidates for mayor, city council and school board are set. Kudos to all who put their names forward. Thank-you for your willingness to serve. Over the next few weeks, Surrey residents will be keen to get to know you better. To that end, today’s issue features a special eight-page section devoted to showcasing Surrey’s candidates for mayor and council and let readers know what matters most to them and their slates, should they belong to one. (Watch for coverage on school board candidates in next week’s issue.) To the candidates, you have a few more weeks to tell Surrey why they should support you on Oct. 15. All voters ask for is your best ideas and an honest intent to work toward their imple-

mentation should you be elected. To the voters in our city, we hope you will extend respect and a willingness to engage in good, honest debate. Be open to other people’s ideas and accept them courteously. Be civil (yes, it can be done) in your discussions and remember that those standing for local office are your friends and neighbours who have shown the courage to try and make a difference to their community. Make an effort to get the facts and don’t make assumptions based on unfounded beliefs. Too often in civic debate these days people argue over something they’ve been told without proper examination of the source and the facts. So, again, congratulations to the candidates and good luck. Our community will be all the better for your contribution. – Black Press Media

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Housing unchallenged as top municipal election issue in B.C. housing purchase costs rise by 50 per cent or more since the COVID19 pandemic first hit. Frankly Speaking It is also a key issue because of the continuing increase in homeFrank Bucholtz lessness, and because of soaring rents. Federal plans to bring in 400,000 immigrants each year, with Every time there’s an election, no probably 25 per cent or more of matter what level of government it them coming to B.C., also can’t be ignored. Where will all these new involves, there is a big issue which tends to overshadow all the others. immigrants live, and how will it affect people who already live here? In the municipal election which A recent Mustel Group poll is is now underway, that issue is housing. It’s not transportation or quite revealing on this subject. This policing, or stadiums or roads. It is particular poll is of more interest not which slate has endorsed which than most, because it surveyed three distinct groups of people – candidate, or which candidates split from the slate they so heartily 500 members of the public, 180 endorsed four years ago. It is hous- members of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, and 65 current or ing – plain and simple. potential members of local counIt is the pressing issue in many cils, including mayor, councillors B.C. municipalities – certainly in and candidates in the upcoming Surrey, White Rock and Delta. It election. is particularly important in B.C. The divergence of the answers communities which have seen

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from the various groups is very revealing. It clearly shows that elected officials are nowhere close to understanding how critical this issue is to their constituents. Seventy-one per cent of the members of the public surveyed believe that the quality of life and the cost of living will worsen over the next four years. Half of them are considering leaving the region altogether, while 36 per cent of business owners said they are considering leaving the region as well due to high costs. Meanwhile politicians, the purveyors of some of those ever-increasing costs through property taxation, development cost wcharges, permit fees, transit taxes and many other charges, don’t see a problem. More than 60 per cent of them do not believe increased costs and lack of affordable housing is a major challenge. Just 39 per cent

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of them believe quality of life and cost of living will worsen over the next four years. Mustel Group president Evi Mustel says, “Affordable housing is the key issue in this election.” Candidates for mayor and council in Surrey, where affordable housing is badly needed, will pivot when asked about the issue and say the provincial and federal governments need to do more. Help from provincial and federal treasuries is welcome. However, there is no shortage of things local governments can do. They can start by fast-tracking building permits, subdivision applications and rezoning. They can look at their fees, and perhaps even reduce them – something that is unheard of at the local government level. In both Surrey and White Rock, they can also look at applications to tear down more affordable

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rental stock and replace it with high- or medium-rises and ask the question: “Where will all these tenants go, and what will they have to pay in rent?” In Burnaby, Mayor Mike Hurley asked that question in the 2018 election when he challenged and defeated longtime incumbent mayor Derek Corrigan, who seemed oblivious to the many Metrotown-area residents being displaced. Burnaby set up a Mayor’s Task Force on Community Housing to ask what actions it could undertake to protect and boost affordable housing. It is now taking some concrete steps. Similar moves need to be made here. Interestingly, Hurley has already won the 2022 election for Burnaby mayor. He was unopposed in his bid for a second term. Frank Bucholtz writes twice a month for Black Press Media.

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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. • Heroes don’t always wear capes – sometimes they ride blue bicycles. For a young lad to stop his bike on a Pro-D day and wait to ensure I was OK after a questionable stranger approached me, warms my heart. He told me that he felt like something was not right about the situation. His spider senses had kicked in! Certainly great things are in store for one who is a defender of the weak and puts others above himself. So very rare today and so very much appreciated. Roses and a “well done,” to his Mom and Dad, for raising a future leader! • Rotten tomatoes to people who bicker and argue back-andforth about whether the SPS is better than RCMP. This debate is like an endless game of pingpong. It doesn’t matter which side you’re on. Everybody has a right to their own opinions, so let’s all try to get along and be more respectful of each other. • Rotten tomatoes to all the drivers who honk their horns at cars with the “L” on it. Did you forget what an “L” means? Seriously, do you understand that there is a person who is learning behind the wheel? Thanks for lowering the confidence of a new

driver because you’re so stressed out and have to be nowhere to be as fast as possible. A big thumbs down and a boo to you. • Rotten tomatoes to schools that want only the best players on a team. What does this do to a student’s self esteem? Can you not have more teams so all can play a game they enjoy? • Roses to City of Surrey for providing a book of condolences that I was able to pen heartfelt words to Her Majesty in the Central Library atrium. Thanks for the breathtaking floral bouquet too. Truly befitting the Queen. • A big bunch of roses to the young man driving a black Audi, north on King George Boulevard on Sept. 16 at about 3 p.m. He got my attention while driving beside me (I rolled down the window) to let me know that my gas tank cover was open and the cap was dangling. We stopped at a red light and as I was about to get out to close it, he jumped out from his vehicle (in the other lane) ran over and quickly closed it for me before the light changed. What a considerate gentleman! Many thanks from the absent minded senior in the white Prius.

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The Editor, Why are so many current and former politicians wanting to be Mayor of Surrey? When you look at the ages of all the mayoral candidates, you can’t help but notice that so many are either already categorized as seniors or are close to becoming one, which makes one wonder why they are not enjoying their retirement or making retirement plans. It is especially interesting when you also look at the fact that so many are currently or have been an MLA, MP or both, could it be that they are looking to acquire yet another generous pension acquired from the public trough? Another interesting fact about the current group of mayoral candidates is how many have a past that makes one wonder about their judgment and honesty. It makes you wonder if being mayor offers additional benefits over and above the $171,397 that the job currently pays. Don’t the citizens of Surrey deserve better?

The Editor, It is my understanding that over 250 members in strength, the taxpayer-funded Surrey Police Service includes expensive leadership from chief to sergeants plus 40 civilian staff. Yet there is no phone number or location where one can get help or even advice. I see no evidence that their members are patrolling the streets, making arrests or keeping my community safe. Their lack of statistical data is mind-boggling. Imagine if Fraser Health hired the same number of doctors and support staff, yet one could not count on them to be available and fully operational for months on end. This lack of public accountability to the Surrey taxpayers is beyond belief. Bill Anderson, Surrey

The Editor, I’m certain that all parents teach their children to throw litter in the garbage. Sadly, it is a lesson some people seem to have forgotten. Please, take your garbage home with you and don’t thrown it onto the street. It’s a simple act of respect for the planet and for the members of your community. And irresponsible dog owners? Why do you think it is acceptable to put your dog’s droppings into a bag and then throw it into the bush or leave it on the street? Let’s all do our part and make our neighbourhood pleasant spaces to live in. Karen Inglis, Surrey

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The Editor, As a cancer survivor and someone with close family members who underwent treatment for cancer, I can tell you how difficult it is not to have a treatment centre close to home. While I am grateful for the care that I and my family members received, I wish there had been a treatment centre in our community. That’s why I was so pleased to learn that a new hospital is being built in Cloverdale with a cancer centre. I cannot overstate how important it is to have access to treatment in our city. In the paper recently, I read that BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon wants to move the hospital out of Cloverdale. I believe this is a mistake and that all politicians Ken Harrap, Surrey should put aside their differences and work to get the hospital built Lack of SPS data troubling as soon as possible.

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Keeping RCMP would save taxpayers $520M over next 4 years, Locke claims Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

Surrey Connect’s mayoral candidate Brenda Locke says keeping the RCMP instead of incoming Surrey Police Service would save Surrey residents $520 million over the next four years. And forging ahead with the Surrey Police Service, according to Surrey Connect, will result in heavy property tax increases over the next four years – averaging an estimated $965 more per year for detached homes, $424 more for townhouses and $282 for apartments. “The truth is, it is not too late to save Surrey residents from an average tax increase of a minimum $500 each year, it’s not too late to keep the RCMP, and it’s not too late to transition the Surrey Police Service (SPS) out,” Locke said Friday.

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rector of the Surrey Police Board, said that “as with anything,” details matter. “Without seeing a breakdown of how this number was developed, I cannot comment on its validity. Considering the overall policing budget for the city is currently just under $200 million dollars, it simply isn’t feasible to conclude that retaining the RCMP would save the city $130 million a year.”

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“There is no legal mechanism in place for transfer of assets or a termination date for the RCMP. Currently, SPS members are deployed with the RCMP under a secondment agreement.” The Surrey councillor said it’s “irresponsible and disrespectful to the taxpayers to keep going down the path of an independent municipal police force.” Melissa Granum, executive di-

As expected, the policing transition in Surrey has become a hot topic during this year’s election campaign. (File photo)

Rob Stutt, a former Mountie running for councillor with Surrey Connect, said Surrey’s policing Surrey Connect says it conducted transition from the Surrey RCMP a “thorough analysis” and Pardeep to Surrey Police Service is two years overdue and “not even half Kooner, a chartered professional complete. It will take another four accountant who is running for a years of paying for two police forccouncil seat with Surrey Connect, es, to be transition-ready,” he said. says “the math shows we will save Surrey Connect states in a press more than half a billion dollars over the next four years, by keeping release issued Sept. 23 that the SPS transition plan assumes Surrey the RCMP.”

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RCMP resources – IT infrastructure included – will transfer and “significant numbers” of Surrey Mounties would join the SPS, but “neither has proven to be true.” The slate, formed by Locke and Coun. Jack Hundial, who is not seeking re-election, is the only slate campaigning to stop the policing transition “in its tracks” if a supportive majority is elected on Saturday, Oct. 15.

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The project, which the city’s engineering department expects to cost “in the range of ” $13 million, is being done in stages, with construction between Scott Road and 128 Street expected to begin this fall and be completed in 2023. Work from 128 Street to 132 Street was completed in 2018, and 132 Street to King George is under design. Construction timing to be determined.

going to be done,” Coun. Doug Elford noted. “If you live in Newton, you’ve experienced the traffic issues – 76 Avenue is another concern and we’re hoping that 84 Avenue will take some of the pressure off east-west connectivity. Our group (Safe Surrey Coalition) has also proposed some improvements on northsouth routes, 132 Street for example, we need to four-lane that. That’s a quagmire too.” As for 80 Avenue, Elford said, “it is congested; it’s developed some uneven surfaces on the side – people have complained to us about the deep holes. It needs a lot of work, that’s for sure. It is challenging to get around at certain times of the day, that’s for sure.”

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The City of Surrey is working to unclog traffic on 80th Avenue between Scott Road and King George Boulevard by widening the road to four lanes from two. The aim is to improve traffic flow, road safety and neighbourhood access, according to the City of Surrey’s website. The city describes this particular stretch of road as a “key east-west corridor” in Newton, and the plan is to also prepare for future growth. Essentially, there are homes, businesses, shops, banquet halls and places or worship along this major truck route, which in parts lacks paths for cycling and walking.

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lease states that each offence under the Act is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 and that it’s Surrey Forward’s The Surrey Forward slate expectation that an Elections lodged a complaint with BC “investigation and conElections BC on Sept. 21 sequences” will be applied accusing rival slate Surrey prior to election day. Connect of receiving “ille“Both of them get hit with gal” support from the Keep the fine,” Carter said. “Each the RCMP in Surrey camone of them pays a $10,000 paign. fine.” “This is simply unacLocke, in response, said ceptable,” said Stephen she has “no idea what Mr. Carter, campaign manager Carter is talking about. Cerfor Surrey Forward. “The tainly I know that Stephen Local Election Campaign Carter should be very conFinancing Act is very clear, a third party advertiser such cerned about making allegaas Keep the RCMP in Surrey tions when he has no proof must operate independently of those.” Keep the RCMP in Surrey from the candidates or elec(KTRIS) announced on tor association. Aug. 7 that it is endorsing “You’re not allowed to Surrey Connect and its spend money together and you’re not allowed to co-or- mayoral candidate, Brenda Locke, in the Oct. 15 civic dinate,” he said. “In British Columbia it’s very clear that election. Ivan Scott, of KTRIS, each entity, whether it’s a called Surrey Forward’s third party advertiser or a complaint “ridiculous.” electoral organization or a “This is absolutely noncandidate, each one has to behave individually and they sense,” Scott said. “We endorsed them, we ran our can’t work together on any campaign as two separate project.” A Surrey Forward press re- campaigns. We’re out there

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A Surrey-based provincial police watchdog has concluded that police did not cause a motorcycle crash in Cloverdale that seriously injured two men. The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C., in Whalley, said Sept. 22 that its chief civilian director determined, after reviewing evidence that included an independent witness statement, video footage,

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seen as on our own. What has happened is that they have accepted us as let’s say a supporter for them. We have registered as a third-party sponsor, there’s no question about it, and we’re doing everything in there with all our campaign flyers and things like that strictly in accordance with Elections BC. “I’ve no idea what they’re on about but as far as I’m concerned we’re strictly within the law and this is ridiculous and this is just politicking of the worst kind.” Meantime, Surrey Forward, lead by Jinny Sims, charges that “it appears that all the signatures collected by Keep The RCMP in Surrey have been shared, either formally or informally, with Surrey Connect.” “There are no circumstances where this type of collusion is appropriate,” Carter said. To this, Locke replied, “I don’t know any of that, I don’t know what he’s talking about and that’s a pretty significant allegation for him to make.”

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forensic collision analysis, and police vehicle data that the crash was not caused by anything the police did. “The attempt to stop was reasonable and appropriate given the information that the riders were intoxicated. Further, the attempt was brief, and the officer did not exceed normal speeds in that area before discontinuing,” the IIO found. The IIO investigates all incidents involving police that result in death or serious harm or death. In this case, police had responded to a report on July 9 about three men leaving a Surrey business after drinking alcohol. An officer tried to stop two motorcycles that were heading north on 188 Street and shortly after both bikes crashed into a median near 64 Avenue and 190 Street. “Police vehicle data confirms that the officer discontinued their attempt shortly before the collision, and both video evidence and an independent witness confirm that the officer was not in close proximity to the motorcycles when the collision occurred,” the IIO reported.

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CITY OF SURREY PERMISSIVE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intention of the Council of the City of Surrey, pursuant to Section 227 and Section 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c.26, to provide exemption from property taxes for a period of one year (2023 Taxation Year) for the properties listed below. The estimated exemption value of City taxes are shown for the year 2023, and for the following two years: 2024 and 2025.

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Church.................................................................................................. 4, 13570 – 78 Avenue................................................................................................................5,187 ............................. 5,329..............................5,475 Great Light Healing Ministries ..................................................................................... 12059 – 88 Avenue....................................................................................................................5,231 ............................. 5,374..............................5,521 Hahn Seok Buddhist Foundation ................................................................................. 14069 – 104 Avenue..................................................................................................................2,598 ............................. 2,665..............................2,734 Ismaili Jamatkhanas Prayer Facility ............................................................................ 15177 – 68 Avenue....................................................................................................................5,187 ............................. 5,329..............................5,475 Jain Center of BC........................................................................................................ 208, 14770 – 74 Avenue............................................................................................................1,830 ............................. 1,874..............................1,920 Khalsa Diwan Society of Surrey BC ............................................................................. 7938 – 128 Street....................................................................................................................24,712 ........................... 25,349............................26,006 Lighthouse Spiritual Centre......................................................................................... 5722 – 176A Street....................................................................................................................3,023 ............................. 3,098..............................3,175 Praise International Church......................................................................................... 103 & 105, 15310 – 103A Avenue .............................................................................................2,302 ............................. 2,360..............................2,420 Revival Pioneers Ministry International........................................................................ 13515 – 108 Avenue (13511 – 108 Avenue) .................................................................................652 ................................ 662.................................672 Spanish Alliance Church ............................................................................................. 1-4, 10492 City Parkway............................................................................................................1,933 ............................. 1,980..............................2,029 The Evidence Church .................................................................................................. 13639 – 108 Avenue..................................................................................................................4,424 ............................. 4,544..............................4,667 Transformation Christian Centre.................................................................................. 10704 City Parkway .................................................................................................................16,446 ........................... 16,910............................17,387 White Rock South Surrey Jewish Community Centre................................................... 32, 3033 King George Boulevard...................................................................................................484 ................................ 489.................................494 Total Estimated Taxes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................93,231 ........................... 95,659............................98,159

SECTION 224 TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, 2022, NO. 20734 – SCHEDULE A Akal Academy Society................................................................................................. 204, 12639 - 80 Avenue ............................................................................................................3,452 ............................ 3,539 .............................3,629 Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC .............................................................. 12210 Agar Street......................................................................................................................6,745 ............................ 6,919 .............................7,097 Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC (Camp Alexandra) ................................... 2916 McBride Avenue..............................................................................................................14,496 .......................... 14,895 ...........................15,305 Atira Women’s Resource Society ................................................................................. Confidential................................................................................................................................2,673 ............................ 2,742 .............................2,813 Atira Women’s Resource Society ................................................................................. Confidential................................................................................................................................2,512 ............................ 2,576 .............................2,642 Atira Women’s Resource Society ................................................................................. Confidential.......................................................................................................................................0 .................................... 0.....................................0 B.C. Family Hearing Resource Centre .......................................................................... 15220 – 92 Avenue..................................................................................................................20,370 .......................... 20,948 ...........................21,542 B.C. Genealogical Society ........................................................................................... 211, 12837 – 76 Avenue............................................................................................................4,111 ............................ 4,217 .............................4,326 B.C. SPCA ................................................................................................................... 16748 – 50 Avenue....................................................................................................................5,453 ............................ 5,598 .............................5,747 B.C. Wildlife Federation ............................................................................................... 101, 9706 – 188 Street..............................................................................................................5,561 ............................ 5,709 .............................5,862 Bethesda Christian Association ................................................................................ 16321 – 108 Avenue..................................................................................................................2,452 ............................ 2,514 .............................2,578 Buddhist Compassion Relief Tze Chi Foundation ......................................................... 5724 – 176 Street......................................................................................................................6,799 ............................ 6,983 .............................7,172 Coast Hills Community Church.................................................................................... 108/109, 17828 – 65A Avenue...................................................................................................8,674 ............................ 8,899 .............................9,131 Community Living Society .......................................................................................... 15659 – 96 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,414 ............................ 2,475 .............................2,538 Community Living Society ......................................................................................... 8041 Coopershawk Court...........................................................................................................2,912 ............................ 2,988 .............................3,066 Community Living Society ......................................................................................... 15293 – 95 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,196 ............................ 2,251 .............................2,308 Connective Support Society ...................................................................................... 12817/12819 – 104 Avenue ......................................................................................................3,619 ............................ 3,707 .............................3,797 DIVERSEcity Community Resources ............................................................................ 13455 – 76 Avenue..................................................................................................................30,201 .......................... 31,064 ...........................31,952 DIVERSEcity Community Resources ............................................................................ 1107, 7330 – 137 Street..........................................................................................................26,707 .......................... 27,468 ...........................28,252 Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver.................................................................. 11187 Ellendale Drive ................................................................................................................6,878 ............................ 7,069 .............................7,265 Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver.................................................................. Confidential................................................................................................................................2,356 ............................ 2,416 .............................2,477 Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association............................................... 14589 – 108 Avenue..................................................................................................................2,296 ............................ 2,354 .............................2,414 Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association............................................... 14756 – 88 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,139 ............................ 2,192 .............................2,247 Greater Vancouver Youth for Christ ............................................................................. 114 &115, 12975 – 84 Avenue ..................................................................................................8,097 ............................ 8,306 .............................8,521 Imitating Christ Ministries ......................................................................................... 12969 Crescent Road...............................................................................................................21,605 .......................... 22,223 ...........................22,859 Kennedy Community Hall ........................................................................................... 8870 – 120 Street....................................................................................................................10,065 .......................... 10,344 ...........................10,631 Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society .......................................................... 984 – 160 Street...............................................................................................................................0 .................................... 0.....................................0 Lookout Housing and Health Society ........................................................................... 10008/10010 – 128 Street ........................................................................................................2,294 ............................ 2,352 .............................2,412 Masonic Building Society of North Surrey.................................................................... 14042 Grosvenor Road...............................................................................................................3,361 ............................ 3,450 .............................3,541 Muslim Food Bank ...................................................................................................... 104, 12941 – 115 Avenue..........................................................................................................6,052 ............................ 6,214 .............................6,381 On the Water Rich Media Ministry ............................................................................... 115, 13045 – 84 Avenue............................................................................................................5,933 ............................ 6,092 .............................6,256 OPTIONS: Surrey Community Services Society ........................................................... Confidential................................................................................................................................2,713 ............................ 2,783 .............................2,855 OPTIONS: Surrey Community Services Society ............................................................ 13520 – 78 Avenue..................................................................................................................21,903 .......................... 22,525 ...........................23,165 OPTIONS: Surrey Community Services Society ........................................................... 13582 – 68 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,074 ............................ 2,125 .............................2,178 OPTIONS: Surrey Community Services Society .......................................................... 9803 – 140 Street......................................................................................................................2,432 ............................ 2,494 .............................2,558 Peace Arch Hospice Society ........................................................................................ 15435 – 16A Avenue................................................................................................................12,068 .......................... 12,405 ...........................12,752 Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery and Education Society ............................................ 13686 – 94A Avenue.........................................................................................................................0 .................................... 0.....................................0 Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery and Education Society ............................................ 13959 – 100 Avenue..................................................................................................................5,501 ............................ 5,647 .............................5,798 Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery and Education Society ............................................ 9942 – 127A Street....................................................................................................................2,921 ............................ 2,997 .............................3,075 PLEA Community Services Society of BC..................................................................... 12159 Sullivan Street.................................................................................................................5,865 ............................ 6,022 .............................6,184 PLEA Community Services Society of BC..................................................................... 16590 – 96 Avenue....................................................................................................................3,168 ............................ 3,239 .............................3,311 Port Kells Fire Hall No. 7.............................................................................................. 18922 – 88 Avenue....................................................................................................................3,804 ............................ 3,901 .............................4,001 Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society ................................................ 7566 – 120A Street.......................................................................................................................633 ............................... 643 ................................653 Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society ................................................ 205 - 209, 211, 12725 – 80 Avenue ........................................................................................13,290 .......................... 13,624 ...........................13,967 Royal Canadian Legion ............................................................................................... 2290 – 152 Street....................................................................................................................11,552 .......................... 11,874 ...........................12,205 Royal Canadian Legion ............................................................................................... 2643 – 128 Street....................................................................................................................14,377 .......................... 14,772 ...........................15,179 Royal Canadian Legion ............................................................................................... 17567 – 57 Avenue..................................................................................................................15,494 .......................... 15,922 ...........................16,362 Sources Community Resources Society ...................................................................... 1290 – 160 Avenue....................................................................................................................3,155 ............................ 3,238 .............................3,323 Sources Community Resources Society ...................................................................... 102, 104-107, 110, 13771 – 72A Avenue.................................................................................20,392 .......................... 20,905 ...........................21,432 Sources Community Resources Society ...................................................................... 1951 King George Boulevard......................................................................................................2,355 ............................ 2,415 .............................2,476 Sources Community Resources Society ...................................................................... 15318 – 20 Avenue....................................................................................................................8,473 ............................ 8,706 .............................8,945 Sources Community Resources Society ...................................................................... 2343 – 156 Street......................................................................................................................9,880 .......................... 10,153 ...........................10,434 South Surrey Field House Society ............................................................................... 2197 – 148 Street......................................................................................................................5,477 ............................ 5,623 .............................5,773 Strive Living Society .................................................................................................. 14557 – 105A Avenue................................................................................................................2,759 ............................ 2,830 .............................2,903 Surrey Association for Community Living .................................................................... 17677 – 56A Avenue..................................................................................................................1,886 ............................ 1,932 .............................1,979 Surrey Association for Community Living .................................................................... 17687 – 56A Avenue..................................................................................................................4,092 ............................ 4,177 .............................4,263 Surrey Association for Community Living .................................................................... 18919 – 62A Avenue..................................................................................................................2,710 ............................ 2,780 .............................2,852 Surrey Crime Prevention Society ................................................................................ 15, 12484 – 82 Avenue..............................................................................................................3,899 ............................ 3,999 .............................4,102

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Surrey Food Bank Foundation .................................................................................... 1-7, 13478 – 78 Avenue ..........................................................................................................51,983 .......................... 53,398 ...........................54,854 Surrey Urban Mission Society ..................................................................................... 10776 King George Boulevard..................................................................................................14,824 .......................... 15,241 ...........................15,670 The Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland ......................................... 9460 – 140 Street....................................................................................................................15,804 .......................... 16,254 ...........................16,717 The Children’s Foundation........................................................................................... 10th Floor, 13737 – 96 Avenue ................................................................................................34,688 .......................... 35,576 ...........................36,491 The Muslim Youth Centre ........................................................................................... 208 & 209, 7750 – 128 Street ...................................................................................................3,508 ............................ 3,592 .............................3,679 The Nature Conservancy of Canada ............................................................................ 17215 – 104 Avenue..................................................................................................................2,613 ............................ 2,676 .............................2,741 The Nature Conservancy of Canada ............................................................................ 17055 – 106 Avenue..................................................................................................................7,777 ............................ 7,981 .............................8,191 The Nature Conservancy of Canada ............................................................................ 17122 – 106 Avenue..................................................................................................................3,016 ............................ 3,095 .............................3,176 The Nature Conservancy of Canada ............................................................................ 17174 – 106 Avenue..................................................................................................................3,016 ............................ 3,095 .............................3,176 The Nature Trust of BC................................................................................................ 17179 – 106 Avenue................................................................................................................10,044 .......................... 10,314 ...........................10,591 The Semiahmoo Foundation ...................................................................................... 15306 – 24 Avenue....................................................................................................................8,359 ............................ 8,593 .............................8,833 The Semiahmoo Foundation........................................................................................ 3, 5, 6, 13550 – 77 Avenue ......................................................................................................17,114 .......................... 17,572 ...........................18,043 The Semiahmoo House Society................................................................................... 2365 – 153A Street....................................................................................................................2,263 ............................ 2,320 .............................2,379 The Semiahmoo House Society .................................................................................. 12698 – 25 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,874 ............................ 2,949 .............................3,026 Whalley & District Senior Citizen Housing Society (Kinsmen Place Lodge) ................... 9650 – 137A Street..................................................................................................................33,424 .......................... 34,385 ...........................35,373 White Rock City .......................................................................................................... Water Mains...............................................................................................................................1,772 ............................ 1,810 .............................1,849 Total Estimated Taxes..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................618,375 ......................... 635,086..........................652,275

SECTION 224 TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, 2022, NO. 20734 – SCHEDULE B Coastal Football Club .................................................................................................. 2201 – 148 Street......................................................................................................................3,260 ............................ 3,333 ................................ 3,408 Crescent Beach Swimming Club ................................................................................. 3136 and 3138 McBride Avenue ................................................................................................7,900 ............................ 8,112 ................................ 8,330 Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society ...................................................................... 5554 – 176 Street....................................................................................................................19,851 .......................... 20,414 .............................. 20,993 Kerala Christian Fellowship Society............................................................................. 8599 and 8613 – 132 Street.........................................................................................................975 ............................... 995 ................................ 1,015 Lookout Emergency Aid Society .................................................................................. 10667 – 135A Street................................................................................................................20,405 .......................... 20,984 .............................. 21,579 Lookout Emergency Aid Society .................................................................................. 10689 – 135A Street..................................................................................................................8,713 ............................ 8,953 ................................ 9,200 Lower Mainland German Shepherd Dog Club ............................................................ 19461 – 36 Avenue (19495 – 36 Avenue) ................................................................................16,322 .......................... 16,787 .............................. 17,265 OPTIONS: Surrey Community Services Society ......................................................... 9815 – 140 Street....................................................................................................................29,424 .......................... 30,264 .............................. 31,129 Panorama Ridge Riding Club ...................................................................................... 5435 – 123 Street......................................................................................................................6,790 ............................ 6,965 ................................ 7,145 Satnam Education Society .......................................................................................... 6975 – 123 Street......................................................................................................................2,308 ............................ 2,366 ................................ 2,426 Surrey Sailing Club ..................................................................................................... 3140 McBride Avenue................................................................................................................3,663 ............................ 3,747 ................................ 3,834 The Royal Canadian Theatre Company ....................................................................... 10660 City Parkway .................................................................................................................20,411 .......................... 20,990 .............................. 21,586 Total Estimated Taxes..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................140,022 ......................... 143,910............................. 147,910

SECTION 224 TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, 2022, NO. 20734 – SCHEDULE C Baltic Properties (Brookside) Ltd. ................................................................................ 19550 Fraser Highway .............................................................................................................22,093 .......................... 22,725 .............................. 23,375 Clayton Heights Care Holdings .................................................................................... 18788 – 71 Avenue..................................................................................................................26,889 .......................... 27,660 .............................. 28,453 CPAC – Crescent Gardens Inc...................................................................................... 1222 King George Boulevard....................................................................................................20,162 .......................... 20,316 .............................. 20,471 Elim Housing Society .................................................................................................. 9025 – 160 Street....................................................................................................................17,759 .......................... 18,265 .............................. 18,786 Elim Housing Society .................................................................................................. 9067 – 160 Street....................................................................................................................22,065 .......................... 22,696 .............................. 23,345 Evergreen Cottages..................................................................................................... 15640 – 84 Avenue....................................................................................................................9,620 ............................ 9,890 .............................. 10,168 Fleetwood Place Holdings ........................................................................................... 16011 – 83 Avenue..................................................................................................................19,215 .......................... 19,764 .............................. 20,328 Guildford Seniors Village Ventures Ltd. ........................................................................ 14568 – 104A Avenue..............................................................................................................11,286 .......................... 11,605 .............................. 11,933 Hilton Villa Care Centre ............................................................................................... 13525 Hilton Road ...................................................................................................................21,987 .......................... 22,616 .............................. 23,263 Laurel Place Care Centre Partnership.......................................................................... 9688 – 137A Street..................................................................................................................34,882 .......................... 35,885 .............................. 36,917 Morgan Heights Care Ltd. ........................................................................................... 15955 – 27 Avenue..................................................................................................................19,632 .......................... 20,193 .............................. 20,770 Morgan Place Holdings ............................................................................................... 3288 – 156A Street..................................................................................................................25,202 .......................... 25,924 .............................. 26,667 Peace Portal Lodge ..................................................................................................... 15441 – 16 Avenue....................................................................................................................6,394 ............................ 6,571 ................................ 6,753 Rosemary Heights Seniors Village ............................................................................... 15240 – 34 Avenue..................................................................................................................17,886 .......................... 18,396 .............................. 18,921 Suncreek Village ......................................................................................................... 13687 – 62 Avenue..................................................................................................................22,941 .......................... 23,598 .............................. 24,274 Total Estimated Taxes..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................298,013 ......................... 306,104............................. 314,424

SECTION 225 TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, 2022, NO. 20735 Arthur Hedley House ................................................................................................... 11927 – 96A Avenue..................................................................................................................1,948 Baron Von Mackensen House...................................................................................... 9564 – 192 Street (9568 – 192 Street) ......................................................................................2,402 Boothroyd House ........................................................................................................ 16811 – 60 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,896 Brynjolfson House....................................................................................................... 12876 Crescent Road (12888 Crescent Road) ............................................................................1,078 Cecil Heppell House .................................................................................................... 5818 – 182 Street......................................................................................................................2,197 Cobblestones.............................................................................................................. 2854 O’Hara Lane......................................................................................................................1,495 Daniel Johnson House ................................................................................................ 13951 Crescent Road.................................................................................................................2,035 Feedham House.......................................................................................................... 14040 – 32 Avenue....................................................................................................................3,087 George Rankin House ................................................................................................. 14805 – 57 Avenue....................................................................................................................2,168 Historic Collishaw Farm .............................................................................................. 16520 – 40 Avenue.......................................................................................................................913 John Horner House ..................................................................................................... 12645 – 14B Avenue .................................................................................................................2,266 Louis Dahl House........................................................................................................ 11334 River Road ......................................................................................................................1,646 Ocean Park Community Hall........................................................................................ 1577 – 128 Street......................................................................................................................5,692 Port Kells Fire Hall No. 7.............................................................................................. 18922 – 88 Avenue....................................................................................................................6,121 Richardson House....................................................................................................... 16940 Friesian Drive..................................................................................................................1,452 Rothwell House........................................................................................................... 2598 O’Hara Lane......................................................................................................................6,033 Sullivan Community Hall ............................................................................................. 6306 – 152 Street....................................................................................................................11,263 Tynehead Community Hall........................................................................................... 9568 – 168 Street......................................................................................................................8,121 White Rock Seventh Day Adventist Church.................................................................. 16017 – 8 Avenue......................................................................................................................2,544 Willard Kitchen Heritage House ................................................................................... 2590 O’Hara Lane......................................................................................................................5,440 Total Estimated Taxes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70,797

............................ 1,996 ............................ 2,459 ............................ 2,967 ............................ 1,101 ............................ 2,252 ............................ 1,530 ............................ 2,085 ............................ 3,168 ............................ 2,222 ............................... 931 ............................ 2,323 ............................ 1,685 ............................ 5,844 ............................ 6,285 ............................ 1,485 ............................ 6,199 .......................... 11,577 ............................ 8,343 ............................ 2,609 ............................ 5,589 .......................... 72,650

................................ 2,045 ................................ 2,517 ................................ 3,040 ................................ 1,124 ................................ 2,309 ................................ 1,566 ................................ 2,137 ................................ 3,251 ................................ 2,278 ................................... 949 ................................ 2,382 ................................ 1,725 ................................ 6,000 ................................ 6,454 ................................ 1,519 ................................ 6,370 .............................. 11,900 ................................ 8,572 ................................ 2,676 ................................ 5,742 .............................. 74,556

SAFE CENTRE TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, 2022, NO. 20736 It is the intention of the Council of the City of Surrey to provide exemption from property taxes for a period of two years (2023 and 2024 Taxation Years) for the following property, leased by the City of Surrey for the continued use of providing community and workspace for the Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) Centre. SAFE Centre................................................................................................................ 901, 13485 Central Avenue......................................................................................................28,603 .......................... 29,419 .............................. 30,259

NOURISH SURREY TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, 2022, NO. 20737 Furthermore, it is the intention of the Council of the City of Surrey to provide exemption from property taxes for a period of three years (2023 and 2025 Taxation Years) for the following property, leased by the City of Surrey and providing community services to the residents of Surrey under the Nourish Surrey Program. Nourish Surrey............................................................................................................ 13539, 13541 & 13545 King George Boulevard........................................................................13,241 .......................... 13,612 .............................. 13,994

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‘Dream play’ double duty in Surrey for busy ‘Josephine’ star

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For several days and nights in Surrey, Tymisha “Tush” Harris will sing, dance and talk like entertainment icon Josephine Baker in two different stage productions. From Oct. 5-8 at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage, the Florida-based performer stars in “Josephine, a burlesque cabaret dream play” and also “Josie and Grace, a mostly historical cabaret dream play,” the latter focused on Baker’s relationship with film star Grace Kelly, who later became Princess of Monaco. The “double feature” bookings in Surrey thrill Harris, who was stellar in “Josephine” when she brought the musical to the arts centre last October, in the first two in-person shows there since March 2020, due to pandemic gathering restrictions over the previous 600 days. “I’m really excited,” Harris said on the phone from Orlando, “and I’m so very grateful that Surrey wants me back, this time doing two shows. I’m speechless about that, because it really means the world to me, to know that we’re touching people with these shows.” Born in St. Louis in 1906, Josephine Baker achieved only moderate success in the United States, but became a star after moving to France in the early 1920s. She’s considered the first African-American international superstar, and Harris plays her perfectly in “Josephine,” which she also co-created, choreographed and costume-designed. Combining cabaret, theatre and dance, the production debuted at the 2016 San Diego Fringe Festival and comes with a warning for adult content and nudity, notes a post on josephinetheplay.com. In her day, Baker broke ground by starring alongside white romantic leading men in films, had multiple interracial marriages and same-sex relationships, and performed in men’s clothing before the term

Chubby Cree: Indigenous grandma-grandson drumming duo from Edmonton performs Thursday, Sept. 29 at Centre Stage theatre, Surrey City Hall, presented by Surrey Civic Theatres. Tickets/info: tickets.surrey. ca, call 604-501-5566. “Let it Out!” with Mil’s Trills: Concert for kids 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage featuring New York-based, Grammynominated artist Amelia “Mil” Robinson, who also hosts “A Beginner’s Guide to Songwriting” session at 11 a.m. Oct. 1. Details: surrey.ca/theatre, call 604501-5566. Richard He on “New Perspective” Canadian piano tour, on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre, featuring a rising star in the world of classical music (RichardHePiano. com). Tickets: bellperformingartscentre. com, or call 604-507-6355.

at Anvil Theatre in New Westminster. Box office: 604-501-5566. “Together Wherever We Go”: Stories about Gypsy Rose Lee featuring Erik Lee Preminger, son of the burlesque legend, at Surrey city hall’s Centre Stage theatre Friday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. Tickets/info: tickets. surrey.ca, 604-501-5566.

DANCE “Beauty of the East”: An inaugural dance showcase Oct 29, 6:30 p.m., at Bell Performing Arts Centre featuring Juno Dance Arts Dance Academy, a Chinese traditional dance academy located in Surrey.”An epic journey through a millennium of magnificent, long-standing culture of dance.” Tickets: bellperformingartscentre. com, or call 604-507-6355.

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An Evening With Mary Walsh: At Main Stage at Surrey Arts Centre on Oct. 29 (new date). “Join Canadian cultural icon, comedienne, and social activist, Mary Walsh, as she performs some of her best comedic bits and most popular characters from Dancing With Rage, “Josie & Grace: A CODCO and This Hour Has Mostly historical 22 Minutes, along with Cabaret Dream Play”: up-to-the-minute local Musical about Josephine political satire.” Tickets Baker and Grace Kelly $54, 604-501-5566. from Dynamite Lunchbox The Comic Strippers: Productions, Oct. 5-8 at Male stripper parody Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage. Tickets/info: tickets. and improv comedy show returns to Surrey’s surrey.ca, 604-501-5566. “Josephine: A Burlesque Bell Performing Arts Centre on Friday, Nov. Cabaret Dream Play”: 10. Tickets and info: Tymisha Harris stars in bellperformingartscentre. musical about the life of com or call 604-507-6355. Josephine Baker, Oct. Yuk Yuk’s comedy club 6-8 at Surrey Arts Centre. Tickets/info: tickets.surrey. at Elements Casino Surrey, with shows Saturday ca, 604-501-5566. nights at 17755 60 Ave., “Menopause the Musical”: Musical comedy Cloverdale. For calendar is set in a department store and tickets, visit yukyuks. where four women meet by com/surrey or call 1-800chance while shopping for a 899-9136, ext. 0. black lace bra, Oct. 6 at Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey. Tickets range $55$65 on ticketmaster.ca. Authors Among Us: “Ghost of a Chance”: A Surrey Libraries hosts local Halloween- month mystery authors for online Q & A from Royal Canadian sessions. For a calendar Theatre Co., Oct. 14-15 at of events/authors, visit Surrey Arts Centre’s Main surreylibraries.ca/events. Stage, also Oct. 21-29 Continued on A18

THEATRE Florida-based actor, singer and dancer Tymisha “Tush” Harris brought “Josephine” to Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage last October, on a tour for the “burlesque cabaret dream play” about Josephine Baker, the 1920s-era star. Harris returns to the Surrey theatre for another round of shows in early October. (File photo: Tom Zillich) ‘drag’ existed in the lexicon. Her adopted country of France gave her the opportunity to live freely without the racial oppression of her home nation, though she never stopped yearning for acceptance in America. While doing “Josephine,” Harris and show co-creators with Dynamite Lunchbox Productions learned more about Baker’s relationship with Grace Kelly, and a second script came to light. “Josie and Grace,” Harris says, tells a beautiful story about two friends, with some original music and known ballads. “We looked into her relationship with Grace and knew there was this story to tell, but in another play,” Harris explained. “There wasn’t a lot of tabloid press or things like that in those days, and they had a very unique, personal relationship, so much so that it compelled Grace to invite Josephine to come to Monaco with her chil-

dren, and her comeback tours, before Josephine died, were sponsored by Princess Grace, Sophia Loren, Mick Jagger and a couple of other superstars. “When Josephine died,” Harris added, “Grace went to her funeral and also had a smaller funeral for family, and had her remains flown to Monaco, where she’s buried, and Grace paid for it all. Theirs was a beautiful relationship, and unique, and showed racial harmony. They were both such powerful women who needed each other as friends, that loyalty. I think that if they’d lived longer, we would have seen a lot more from them.” The award-winning “Josephine” show has toured Canada in recent months, including dates at Edmonton and Winnipeg Fringe festivals. In the Surrey dates for “Josie and Grace,” Harris will play opposite Alexis Jackson, as Kelly, in a first for the two actors. “It’s going to be a lot of fun to see

what we create on stage,” said Harris, who’s currently doing some part-time work as a florist in Orlando. “I’m keeping myself busy, still exploring and experimenting,” added the multi-talented performer, whose credits include assistant choreographer and backup dancing for the ’90s pop group N*SYNC, backup dancer for LFO, multiple roles at Universal Studios Orlando, a role in the hit movie series Bring It On, among other projects. At Surrey Arts Centre, “Josephine” will be staged twice in early October, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 and again at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. “Josie and Grace,” meanwhile, will hit the boards three times at the Bear Creek Park theatre, first at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, then at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 and again at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. For tickets and more details, visit tickets.surrey.ca or call 604-501-5566.

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largest park, 13750 88 Ave. For hours and rates, call 604-5011232 or visit bctrains.com.

applications is Oct. 3. Non-profit or cultural organizations can apply for funding support in three categories: Cultural Celebrations Grants, Project Grants and Operating Grants. Three information sessions held in September, info on surrey. ca/culturalgrants. “In 2022, the City distributed more than $500,000 to 67 arts and culture organizations delivering cultural programming in Surrey.”

BARS/NIGHTLIFE MOVIES Donegal’s Irish House: Live music and more at 12054 96th Ave., Surrey. Info: 604-5842112, donegals.pub. White Hart Pub: Live music, jam nights and more at 8593 132 St. Info: 604-503-5735. Dublin Crossing: Live music on stage at 18789 Fraser Hwy. 604-575-5470, online at Dublincrossing.com. Mojitos: Latin music and more at The Turf Hotel, by bands and DJs, 12411 King George Blvd. Info: 778-223-6936, facebook. com/mojitosurrey. Taphouse Guildford: Music/ sports bar, 15330 102A Ave., Surrey. Info: 604-583-8828, Thetaphouse.ca. DJ Paul the Wall (Fri./Sat.). Brewster’s Pub: Live music Saturday nights at 7380 King George Blvd. No cover. Info: brewsterspub.ca, facebook. com/BrewstersPub.

ATTRACTIONS Bear Creek Park Train and MiniGolf: Mini train rides through the forest at Surrey’s

Hollywood 3 Cinemas: 7125 138 St., Newton. 604592-4441. Movie listings: Hollywoodcinema.ca. Landmark Cinemas 12 Guildford: 15051 101 Ave. 604-581-1716, Info: Landmarkcinemas.com. Strawberry Hill Cineplex: 12161 72 Ave., Surrey. 604-5019400, cineplex.com.

FESTIVALS

MARKETS Surrey Urban Farmers Market: Weekly summer market runs until Oct. 8, on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Royal Kwantlen Park, in the parking lot at the corner of 104th ave and Old Yale Rd. Info: surreymarket.org.

SPORTS Powerplay Hockey League is a fun league for boys and girls aged 6-9 and 10-13 who want to play the sport they love in an environment focused on fair play and participation. “Learn the rules of the game, practice

New York-based performer Amelia “Mil” Robinson will be at Surrey Arts Centre for a “Let it Out!” concert for kids on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m., and will host a pre-concert “Make Messy Music” workshop there. For info, call 604-501-5566. your skills, and experience being part of a team all at an affordable price. No bodychecking allowed.” Fall sessions at Sport & Leisure Complex on Sundays. Fee: $139.50 for 10 sessions. Goalies play for free. More info: 604-501-5875. Surrey Eagles: Junior A hockey games at South Surrey Arena. For schedule and tickets, visit surreyeagles.ca or call 604-

531-GOAL (4625). Surrey Knights: Junior B hockey games at North Surrey Sport & Ice Complex, 10950 126A St., in PJHL league action. Home games Thursdays, 7 p.m. Schedule: surreyknights.ca.

GRANTS City of Surrey’s Cultural Grants Program deadline for

Give Peace a Chance festival Oct. 1 at Bell Performing Arts Centre hosted by Global Peace Alliance BC Society with theme of “End Racism, Build Peace,” featuring singers, dancers, guest speakers, art exhibit and more. Info: peacealways.com, 604329-0850. Shakti Film Festival: Third annual film festival at Surrey City Hall’s Centre Stage on Oct. 7-8 in honour of the International Day of the Girl Child. “We aim to promote women filmmakers, including directors, producers, writers, production crew and films that portray women as strong, empowered, and realistic characters.” Festival will award

a feature film, documentary, short film and student film. Tickets: $45 for festival pass; $25 single-day admission. Info: filmfreeway.com/ ShaktiFilmFestival-3.

ARTS Surrey Muse: Interdisciplinary art and literature presentation group meets on fourth Friday of each month except December (5:30-8:30 p.m.). Gatherings feature an author, a poet and an artist/performer at varying levels of artistic development, followed by an Open Mic session. Virtual gatherings continue for now. Info: surreymuse.wordpress.com, facebook.com/surreymuse.

GALLERIES Surrey Art Gallery: Gallery at Bear Creek Park, 88 Ave./King George Blvd. 604-501-5566, Surrey.ca/artgallery. “Concealed Cultures: Visualizing the Black Vernacular,” to Dec. 11, with “I see; I breath; I am!”; “Henry Tsang: Tansy Point,” to Dec. 11; “Fresh Paint” juried exhibition, to Oct. 16; Video installation “Zachery Cameron Longboy: Guardian of Sleep,” to Nov. 26. Newton Cultural Centre

features works by local artists at 13530 72 Ave., at venue of the Arts Council of Surrey. Thursday Artist Talks: Events hosted by Surrey Art Gallery Association (SAGA) on the first Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info: 604-501-5566, Arts.surrey.ca. On Facebook. surreyartgalleryassociation. Oct. 6: Gloria Jue-Youn Han on “Making Ports for Good Ancestors”; Nov. 3: Zachery C Longboy on “Evolving Biography in Storytelling”; Dec. 1: Lyn Verra-Lay on “Sharing Art With the Community.”

MUSEUMS Museum of Surrey: At 17710 56A Ave., Cloverdale. Info: Surrey.ca/museum, 604-5926956. “Surrey on Screen” exhibit of movie and TV moments in Surrey’s history, to April 2023; “Our Living Languages” travelling exhibit in Indigenous Hall, to April 9.

SALES Cloverdale Guitar Swap & Sale at Shannon Hall, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct 29. Tables rental available, email Vango90@gmail.com. Admission: $5 per person.

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Truth and Reconciliation Day ‘a time of education’ Between 1831 and 1998, more than 150,000 children were forced into Indian Residential Schools Wilson says much of the focus should be on the ‘why’: why residential schools were built in the first place. Why children were taken Just what does the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation mean away from their homes, their parents, their families. to those from First Nations comBetween 1831 and 1998, more munities? than 150,000 children were thrust For some, it is a solemn day of remembrance and commemoration. into Indian Residential Schools. DeFor others, it is a small but celebra- signed to separate the children from their cultures, often via abusive and tory step forward in the reconciliacoercive methods, many students tion process. For Wilson Williams, elected councillor and spokesperson returned home traumatized, and for Squamish Nation, it is an amal- without the knowledge or skill set gamation of the two, and then some. to endure either world. Many never returned at all. “We need to not only have a holWilson says his parents, both iday to recognize and acknowledge survivors of the residential school the dark history of the residential system, never discussed their expeschools, but to listen and comprehend,” he says, when asked what the rience — yet evidence of it was peppered throughout his childhood. day means to him. “It is a time of “I started to understand at a education. It is understanding why young age, probably when I was Truth and Reconciliation Day exaround 20, that I could no longer ists. What is that symbolic of ?” Mina Kerr-Lazenby Local Journalism Initiative reporter

An Orange Shirt Day drum circle in Surrey in 2020, as pictured on the website surreyindigenousleadership.ca. blame my parents for the way that they were, for the domestic abuse that I witnessed, and the way things unfolded at home.” He touches on how his father only ever spoke in his native language when he was intoxicated, and how alcohol abuse — among other things — was often a longterm consequence of the residential

school experience for those within all First Nation communities. “That pride being stripped really had direct trauma to my parents, but that’s representative of all of the survivors that came home.” Learning to understand the intergenerational trauma derived from residential schools is one of a number of ways Wilson hopes Canadians will spend their upcoming day off. It is one of the discussions he will be having with his own children when Sept. 30 rolls around, an educational filler between the ceremonies and community events they will be attending as a family. Wilson says the national holiday recognition is part of a larger shift that he is experiencing, and he is “humbled” by the response — especially from those of the younger generation. Weeks ago, the Squamish councillor had taken his family with him on a work trip to Kamloops. He had been excited at the prospect of giving them a brief vacation, where

they could kick back on a sun lounger or frolic in the pool, but instead his 12-year-old daughter had requested a visit to the nearby Kamloops Indian Residential School. The school, which last year was found to be the site of hundreds of unmarked children’s graves, had been the home of many Squamish students, he says. “It really shocked me and my wife, but it was without question that we would go. … You can see that revitalization of pride, and that connectivity to our Indigenous roots with our next generations,” he says, adding how proud he is to be able to have those discussions with his daughter, and hopes others can do the same. “Having the next generation being able to use their voice and say, ‘Hey, I want to visit this site and honour them,’ it made my heart grow two sizes bigger to hear that. If we can grow future leaders to use their voice like this, especially young women, then power to our future.”

FRAFCA’s Orange T Shirt Campaign

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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Surrey events honour Truth and Reconciliation The Annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on September 30, 2022. It opens the door to global conversations on all aspects of residential schools. It is an opportunity for all of us to engage in meaningful discussions about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind. It is a discussion that all Canadian can tune into and create bridges with each other for reconciliation. It is a day for survivors to be reaffirmed that they matter and so do those who have been affected. Every Child Matters. Please join the dialogue on September 30, 2022 by wearing an orange shirt. Together, we can all make a difference and allow Indigenous voices to be heard.

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Friday (Sept. 30) marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which aims to provide Canadians the opportunity to recognize and observe the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools. In Surrey and surrounding cities, there are many ways to recognize this special day, also known as Orange Shirt Day: z On Friday from 2 to 4 p.m., join Skookum Surrey at Holland Park for an afternoon of drumming, sharing, tea and bannock. Wear an orange shirt to this event, at 13428 Old Yale Rd. Formerly known as Skookum Lab, Skookum Surrey carries on the spirit of Skookum “by centering Indigenous brilliance to create a flourishing and connected Urban Indigenous Community in Surrey.” z Learn more about the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee, a coalition of organizations that have come together to advocate for the more than 16,000 Indigenous people living in Surrey. z On Thursday evening (Sept. 29), let Indigenous music group Chubby Cree inspire you with drumming, dance and song during their Centre Stage performance at Surrey City Hall. Featuring hand-drumming grandmother Carol Powder and her grandson Noah Green, the duo has played around Edmonton at both traditional powwows and

community events in recent years. For the Surrey Civic Theatres-presented concert, tickets are $24 on tickets.surrey.ca, or call 604-501-5566. z Take a virtual tour of the Museum of Surrey exhibit “Our Living Languages.” Find the virtual tour on surrey.ca/museum. Note: the museum will be closed on Sept. 30. z Tour Surrey’s Indigenous public art collection, details of which are found on surrey.ca/artgallery. Examples include Rain Pierre’s “Guardian Spirits,” which symbolize reconciliation on windows at North Surrey Sport & Ice Complex, and “Talking Poles,” described as a “community dialogue project” at Serpentine Greenway that brought together residents, students, instructors, spiritual leaders and artists. z Watch the playoff-bound BC Lions host Ottawa Redblacks in a special Orange Shirt Day game Friday at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. New for this year, the Lions’ helmet for this game will sport a special Indigenous-themed logo designed by Kwakwaka’wakw/Tlingit artist Corrine Hunt. z Walk through Surrey Civic Plaza outside City Hall, where the lights will be orange. z Discover Indigenous-made films in the National Film Board’s online collection, found on nfb.ca.

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Surrey buildings lit in orange this week Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

town area. Other KPU campuses are located in Langley and Richmond. All five Kwantlen Sept. 30 marks the Polytechnic Universecond annual Nasity campuses will be tional Day for Truth lit in orange this week and Reconciliation, for the National Day honouring the lost of Truth and Reconchildren and surviciliation, on Friday vors of residential (Sept. 30). schools, their families It’s part of KPU’s Cloverdale’s KPU Tech campus lit in orange to recogand communities. efforts to demonIt is also Orange strate a commitment nize the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Shirt Day, an Indigto reconciliation and (Submitted photo: KPU) enous-led effort that honour Indigenous raises awareness of school children,” stat- ings at KPU camPeoples. puses Monday (Sept. the impacts of resied Dr. Alan Davis, “It is important 26), and will continue dential schools and president of KPU. for us who are uninpromotes the concept through the week “Lighting our vited settlers in this of “Every Child Matland to recognize the campuses orange is a each evening after ters.” sundown. display of solidarity profound and unacKPU will be obSurrey is home to with Indigenous comknowledged loss of munities, and allows three of the campus- serving this as a life and culture and statutory day “for ways of being as a re- us to reflect on what es, including KPU remembrance, retruth and reconcilia- Surrey in Newton, sult of colonization, KPU Tech in Clover- flection, action and tion means.” especially the thoulearning,” and camOrange lights began dale and KPU Civic sands of lives of the puses will be closed. Plaza in the downreflecting on buildmissing residential

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Hockey teams to wear Ravens jerseys The Annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on September 30, 2022. It opens the door to global conversations on all aspects of residential schools. It is an opportunity for all of us to engage in meaningful discussions about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind. It is a discussion that all Canadian can tune into and create bridges with each other for reconciliation. It is a day for survivors to be reaffirmed that they matter and so do those who have been affected. Every Child Matters. Please join the dialogue on September 30, 2022 by wearing an orange shirt. Together, we can all make a difference and allow Indigenous voices to be heard.

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hand-drawn by Semiahmoo First Nation artist Roxanne Charles. The Ravens announced The Semiahmoo Ravens their new logo earlier this have partnered with three year as part of an associajunior hockey teams and the tion re-branding effort that Semiahmoo First Nation to also partnered with SFN. recognize National Day for The game jerseys will be Truth and Reconciliation auctioned off, with all proDay and raise money for resceeds benefiting the Indian idential school survivors. Residential School Survivor The White Rock/South Society. Advance bidding Surrey minor hockey associon the jerseys opened Sept. ation, both the Surrey Eagles and Chilliwack Chiefs of With a logo designed by Semiahmoo 16 online at https://tinyurl. the BC Hockey League, and First Nation artist Roxanne Charles, com/2svfrdjn. Scott Ackles, Semiahmoo the junior ‘B’ White Rock the Semiamoo Ravens’ third jerseys Ravens’ new executive direcWhalers of the Pacific Junior were unveiled by the South Surrey tor, called it “a great initiaHockey League will all take minor hockey association in May. tive to help recognize and part in the initiative. honour residential school Delta Ice Hawks at White This coming Friday, Sept. survivors, and we are excited 30 – National Day for Truth Rock’s Centennial Arena to be able to partner with (7:30 p.m. start). and Reconciliation in Canthe Semiahmoo First Nation The Eagles, Chiefs and ada – the Eagles and Chiefs and four great hockey orgaWhalers will all be wearwill square off in a BCHL nizations within our commuing jerseys that feature the regular-season game at nity to create awareness and Semiahmoo Ravens’ new South Surrey Arena (7 p.m. raise money for an importthird-jersey logo – a raven face-off), and the following ant cause.” that was designed and day, the Whalers will host Nick Greenizan Black Press Media

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JAGRUP BRAR

MLA for SurreyNewton

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The Government requires a legal professional to file the report on your behalf because legal professionals are experts in land and title matters. They can advise on issues with respect to land ownership that may have far reaching effects on estate planning, taxation and other legal matters. The Government is relying on lawyers to protect the integrity and accuracy of the information in the registry, since they will complete the required identity verification.

If you received this letter from the Government or think you may own land in B.C. through a company, a partnership, or a trust, please reach out to us at 604-591-7321 or realestate@kswlawyers.ca. We can assist with your filing before the November 30, 2022 deadline and help you avoid any penalties.

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When should I plant my fall bulbs? Now is the time to plant your fall bulbs so they can establish roots before the winter. At the latest, plant your bulbs before the ground becomes too cold which is usually late October. This will promote stronger bulb growth and healthier blooms in the spring! We have over 100 varieties of bulbs to choose from and each gardener has their preferred favourites. Snowdrops are the earliest blooming bulbs. Crocus provide a range of colour for early spring blooms. Daffodils (Narcissus) are easy to grow and look great by themselves or in combination. Hyacinths are fragrant and are most effective in mass plantings to attract pollinators. Tulips come in many colors and forms as well as a variety of heights and bloom times. Bulbs can also be planted in container pots which is ideal for people who have a small garden or a patio garden. Select bulbs of varying bloom times, colour and height to create a longer-lasting, interesting planter.

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A comparative market analysis (CMA) is a report that estimates your home’s value by comparing it to similar properties that have recently sold. Online home evaluations are quick and easy but they generally aren’t very accurate as they don’t take the finer details into account. It’s better to have a knowledgeable Realtor do a walkthrough so they can see your home firsthand. The CMA report, which is usually complimentary and comes with no obligations, is essential to setting a competitive asking price. The right price is crucial to achieving a successful sale and is also helpful during negotiations as concrete facts will help justify your asking price. In addition to homes that have recently sold in your area, your agent will research current homes on the market as well as homes that didn’t sell. It’s important to compare homes that are similar in stlye, square footage, etc. and to adjust for factors such as finished basements, double car garages and overall condition. Please get in touch if you’re interested in a CMA to help give you a better idea of what your home’s currently worth. This will in turn help you get top dollar should you decide to sell as incorrectly pricing your home is a mistake that can end up costing you thosands of dollars and months of frustration.

Why is seeing an orthodontist important? Orthodontic treatment creates a better bite, making teeth fit together and decreasing the risk of future dental problems. Crooked and crowded teeth are more difficult to clean and maintain, and an improper bite can cause tooth enamel to wear abnormally, or make it difficult to chew or speak. Improper bites can also result in excess stress on the supporting bone and gum tissues. Aside from the health benefits of a good bite, straight teeth can lead to increased confidence and self esteem. If you have specific questions, call or email to schedule a complimentary initial examination at our office and we would be happy to discuss your individual needs! A referral from your family dentist is not required.

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Under the Family Law Act, if an asset is found or agreed to be excluded property it is not subject to division at the end of a relationship. The only divisible portion will be the increase in value of that asset. If you want to claim excluded property in BC, you have to be able to trace the excluded property to prove it came from an excluded asset. To establish that a party to a separation has a claim to excluded property, a party must do so with clear and convincing evidence.

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Live Nation Entertainment has announced a Commodore Ballroom concert date for Merkules, the Surrey-raised rapper born Cole Stevenson. “Merk” is booked to perform at the legendary Granville Street music venue on Friday, Dec. 9. Tickets are priced at $35 for the show, advertised as 19+/ general admission, on ticketmaster.ca, “I’ve been waiting to headline this venue my whole career!” Merkules posted to his Facebook page, followed by 1.1 million people. Since his early days in Surrey, he’s earned

Rapper Merkules, aka Surrey-raised Cole Stevenson, in a promo photo sent by Live Nation Entertainment. a growing number of fans for his witty wordplay, no-nonsense tone and quick delivery. He’s now a Monster drink-sponsored artist with millions of streams, followers and views, Merk has collaborated with The Game,

DMX, Kevin Gates, Shaquille O’ Neal, Too $hort, Tech N9ne and many others. The rising-star rapper continues to release singles and videos at a fast pace, and is currently in the studio working on a new album

(when not dropping surprise singles and remixes). Meantime, Merkules has evolved into an introspective rapper, examining his mental health in his lyrics. “I speak on topics that maybe everybody else isn’t willing to talk about,” he’s said. “It’s a big reason why my songs resonate with people.” Quick with the rhymes, Surrey-raised Merkules recently recorded a tribute song for fellow rapper Pat Stay, who was killed in Halifax on Sept. 4. Just a few days later, the man known as “Merk” posted the track “Pat Stay Forever (Rest In Peace)” to YouTube.

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CITY OF SURREY | 2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS: NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING An election by voting is to be held to elect one (1) Mayor, eight (8) Councillors, and six (6) School Trustees, and that the following persons are candidates for each office:

MAYOR

CHEEMA, Tejnoor Singh

ORAZIETTI, Paul John Maria

SCHOOL TRUSTEE

ONE (1) TO BE SELECTED

CHIMA, Sargy

PATTON, Allison

SIX (6) TO BE SELECTED

Usual Name

DELA CRUZ, Narima

PAWAR, Kam

Usual Name

BIRRING, Amrit Singh

DHANOYA, Nav

PETTIGREW, Steven

ALEXIS, Lisa Dawn

DHALIWAL, Sukh

DHILLON, Andy

PIDCOCK, Theresa

ALLEN, Terry

HOGG, Gordie

DRYSDALE, Stuart

PRASAD, Rochelle

CANONIGO, Aida

LOCKE, Brenda

ELFORD, Doug

SAHIB, Zubeen

CARANTO, Ernie

McCALLUM, Doug

GIBEAU, John

SAHOTA, Manjeet Singh

CHARLES, Roxanne

PELIA, Kuldip

GILL, Rina

SAINI, Kulwinder

DEO, Jai Pratap

SIMS, Jinny

GUERRA, Laurie

SAJDA, Sebastian

GURM, Dr. Balbir

WOLANSKI, John Milton

HEPNER, Gordon Gregory

SANDHU, Jasbir Singh

HOLMES, Bob

HUNDAL, Kiran K.

SANDHU, Preet

KRISHNAN, Murali

COUNCILLORS

JASSAR, Raman

SINGH, Kultar

LARSEN, Laurie

EIGHT (8) TO BE SELECTED

KAPTYN, Ramona Virginia

STUTT, Rob

MANGAT, Sunny

Usual Name

KENNEDY, Joe

TAPLEY, Julie

NARWAL, Jasbir

AGUIRRE, Philip

KINNEY, Kristofor W.

TOOR, Jody

NASTOH, Nasima

ANNIS, Linda

KOFALT, Sam

WADDINGTON, Mary-Em

PYNE, Maryann

ANTIFAEV, Debra Margaret

KOONER, Pardeep Kaur

ZHENG, Ming

REBELO, Tony

ARCAND, Ben

KWOK, Wil

ZHOU, Becky

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MALHI, Paramjit Singh

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CITY OF SURREY | 2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF ELECTION GENERAL VOTING DAY is Saturday, October 15, 2022, between 8:00am and 8:00pm at the following locations: VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS

ADVANCE VOTING ADVANCE VOTING will be held as follows: October 5, 8, 9, and 12, 2022. Between 8:00am to 8:00pm at the following locations:

Bridgeview Comm. Ctr. | 11475 126A St

Princess Margaret Sec. | 12870 72 Ave

Chuck Bailey Rec. Ctr. | 13458 107A Ave

Georges Vanier Elem. | 6985 142 St

A.H.P Matthew Elem. | 13367 97 Ave

Cougar Creek Elem. | 12236 70A Ave

Old Yale Road Elem. | 10135 132 St

Tamanawis Sec. | 12600 66 Ave

LA Matheson Sec. | 9484 122 St

Boundary Park Elem. | 12332 N Boundary Dr

Queen Elizabeth Sec. | 9457 King George Blvd

Colebrook Elem. | 5404 125A St

Lena Shaw Elem. | 14250 100A Avenue

Ecole Panorama Ridge Sec. | 13220 64 Ave

Guildford Park Sec. | 10707 146 Street

Goldstone Park Elem. | 6287 146 St

Bonaccord Elem. | 14986 98 Ave

Ecole Woodward Hill Elem. | 6082 142 St

Guildford Rec. Ctr. | 15105 105 Ave

Salish Sec. | 7278 184 St

Fraser Heights Rec. Ctr. | 10588 160 St

Surrey Centre Elem. | 16670 Old McLellan Rd

Bothwell Elem. | 17070 102 Ave

Cloverdale Rec. Ctr. | 6188 176 St

Harold Bishop Elem. | 15670 104 Ave

Adams Road Elem. | 18228 68 Ave

William F. Davidson Elem. | 15550 99A Ave

Maddaugh Elem. | 19405 76 Ave

Berkshire Park Elem. | 15372 94 Ave

Katzie Elem. | 6887 194A St

Fleetwood Comm. Ctr. | 15996 84 Ave

Elgin Hall | 14250 Crescent Rd

Coast Meridian Elem. | 8222 168A St

Elgin Park Sec. | 13484 24 Ave

Fleetwood Park Sec. | 7940 156 St

Ocean Cliff Elem. | 12550 20 Ave

Green Timbers Elem. | 8824 144 St

Ray Shepherd Elem. | 1650 136 St

Maple Green Elem. | 14898 Spenser Dr

Semiahmoo Sec. | 1785 148 St

Kennedy Trail Elem. | 8305 122A St

Jessie Lee Elem. | 2064 154 St

Westerman Elem. | 7626 122 St

Morgan Elem. | 3366 156A St

Strawberry Hill Elem. | 7633 124 St

South Meridian Elem. | 16244 13 Ave

Newton Elem. | 13359 81 Ave

Edgewood Elem. | 16666 23 Ave

Frank Hurt Sec. | 13940 77 Ave

East Kensington Elem. | 2795 184 St

Chimney Hill Elem. | 14755 74 Ave

Douglas Elem. | 17325 2 Ave

Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre 13458 107A Ave Guildford Recreation Centre 15105 105 Ave Fleetwood Community Centre 15996 84 Ave Princess Margaret Secondary School 12870 72 Ave Cloverdale Recreation Centre 6188 176 St Semiahmoo Secondary School 1785 148 St

You may make an appointment to vote at the advance voting opportunities at Guildford Recreation Centre, Cloverdale Recreation Centre or Fleetwood Community Centre. Visit surrey.ca/election for more information.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION ELECTOR REGISTRATION

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be a registered owner of real property in the City of Surrey or, as applicable within Trustee Election Area 1 of School District No. 36 (Surrey) for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);

If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the application process at the voting place and making a declaration that you meet the requirements to be registered as set out below:

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not be entitled to register as a resident elector;

RESIDENT ELECTORS:

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not be disqualified from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law; and

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not registered as a non-resident property elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in the City of Surrey or Barnston Island.

To register as a resident elector you must: •

be 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 15, 2022;

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be a Canadian citizen;

•

be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;

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be a resident of the City of Surrey or, as applicable, within Trustee Election Area 1 of School District No. 36 (Surrey) on the day of registration; and not be disqualified from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law.

To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: To register as a non-resident property elector you must: •

be 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 15, 2022;

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be a Canadian citizen;

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be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;

In addition, for non-resident property electors: •

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The only persons who are registered as owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust. If more than one person is a registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Mail ballot voting is available to all City of Surrey eligible voters as well as Barnston Island eligible voters for the office of School Trustee for Trustee Election Area 1 of School District No. 36 (Surrey). You can submit an application through the City’s website at surrey.ca/ votebymail. Mail ballot packages will be mailed until Wednesday, October 5, 2022. After October 5, packages will only be available by picking up from City Hall. The last day to submit an application to vote by mail is Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Eligible voters admitted into hospital may request a mail ballot package until 12:00pm on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the discretion of the Chief Election Officer. Contact mailballot@surrey.ca. To be counted, your mail ballot package must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00pm on Saturday, October 15, 2022 of General Voting Day.

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Vancouver-based Elektra Women’s Choir is preparing for a 36th season of concerts under the artistic direction of Morna Edmundson, who lives in Surrey. A Guildford-area resident, Edmundson has planned four “diverse and engaging” concerts over the coming months, including another Christmas-themed performance in South Surrey. At Vancouver’s Pacific Spirit United Church, the choir’s 2022-23 season launched this weekend (Oct. 1-2) with the world premiere of “The Lost Words: A Spell Book,” billed as “a whimsical and evocative musical interpretation” of the bestselling book by author Robert Macfarlane and visual artist Jackie Morris. “Their magical book’s ‘spells’ and watercolours were meant to conjure back into the lives of children 20 words about nature removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary,” an event advisory explains. “In Elektra’s concerts, readings from the book by actor Laara Sadiq will be followed by short, new compositions by ten Canadian composers, performed by Elektra and six instrumentalists. Jackie Morris’ wonderful paintings on screen complete the celebration of this literary ‘re-wilding of childhood.’” The choir’s seasonal “Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra” concerts are Nov. 26-27, first at

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Season tickets are available on elektra. ca, along more concert details. Back in 1987, Edmundson chatted with a fellow choral director at a Vancouver Chamber Choir concert — a conversation that gave birth to Elektra Women’s Choir. “I was with Diane Loomer,” Edmundson said in a 2016,

four years after Loomer’s death, in 2012. “I had just come back from studying in Sweden for a year, and we thought, ‘No one is singing the women’s choir repertoire – I wonder what the repertoire is?’” Over its three-plus decades, Elektra has explored all the important music for women’s choir,

spearheaded the creation of countless new scores and raised the profile of female choirs. In 2020, the choir released “Fire Flowers,” its 17th collection of music, in both CD and digital formats. More history about Elektra Women’s Choir is posted to elektra.ca/about/ history-of-elektra.

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Retired ‘Promo Monkey’ recalls record biz in 2 books ers, along with Vancouver-area music-biz insiders. Full of puns Ramsay is A lifetime in the music busi- known for in conversation, ness has given RayMan Ram- the two “Promo Monkey” books are subtitled “Monkey say plenty to write about. See, Monkey Two: Personas & The now-retired South Surrey resident has authored Prima Donnas” and “My Life two books about his days as a as a Bellhop in the Waldorf “Promo Monkey” who helped Hysteria: Friends & Enemas.” sell records, starting in the Self-published through late-1960s. Friesen Press, the books kept The series offers a wide seRamsay busy during the lection of real-life stories and COVID pandemic, and in the hands-on working experienc- years before that, too. “The reason there’s two es documenting Ramsay’s debooks is because they’re writcades with Quality Records/ TPC Distribution and, later, ten in different styles, and I the RCA/BMG record labels, just couldn’t mix them,” Ramin the B.C. market. say said over a cup of coffee. He also includes anecdotal “I kind of miss the job (as stories and his thoughts of record company promo rep/ some of the world’s most manager), but writing the famous musicians, including book is something I’d wanted Elton John, KISS, David to do,” he continued. “In 2013 Bowie, Dolly Parton and oth- I realized it was my 45th anniTom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Retired music promotions rep RayMan Ramsay, a South Surrey resident, with the two “Promo Monkey” books he’s authored. (Photo: Tom Zillich) versary in the music business so I wrote a little thing about that and sent it to all my friends. Well, they all came

back wanting more — give us more! So OK, that went on for years, and that’s where I got the idea to turn these

thoughts of mine into a book, or books now. They were enjoying it and I wanted to enjoy something too, before my orbit goes to obit.” A couple of years go Ramsay and his longtime wife, Lynne, moved from Ladner to a place in South Surrey. As a young man Ramsay got into the commercial fishing business, following in family footsteps, but eventually put his passion for music to work, as a guy with a creative mind and a way with words and ideas. On April 1, 1968, Ramsay got his start in the music business when he was hired as a 19-year-old to work as a warehouse “hump” for Quality/TPC, and the April Fool’s joke is not lost on the author. Later, another landmark day was Aug. 16, 1977, when

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Elvis Presley died. “Another good start,” Ramsay deadpanned about his very first day with RCA, which was Presley’s record label. “I was driving home from signing the deal to work there, and on the radio comes the news that Elvis died,” Ramsay recalled. “Record sales went through the roof, of course.” “I did meet Colonel Parker at an Elvis convention centre in Vegas,” continued Ramsay, talking about The King’s notorious manager. “He was sitting there counting stuff, and Ricky Nelson, his latest victim, was sitting next to him. Years later we found out about Parker’s treatment of Elvis and I thought, you son-of-a-bitch, why didn’t you look after him?’ Taking 50 per cent of what he made Continued on A34

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Senior Living Author partied with Charley Pride in Newton Ramsay’s sense of humour was shaped by “Monty Pywas outrageous. I haven’t seen thon’s Flying Circus,” the the movie (Baz Luhrmann’s British comedy show. biopic, released last summer), “I worked with Monty and it kind of angers me to Python in the ’70s when they see Elvis being used that way. were coming through VanI understand this business couver,” he said with a smile. is all about money, but look “The tickets weren’t selling after people.” (for the show), which blew my Similar tales are told on mind, because who wouldn’t Ramsay’s Facebook page, go see these loons? So I dubbed “Monkey House: the suggested they get a flatbed Written Werd,” and on the truck, build a cage and put all website he calls “A Lad in the Monty Python signage on Ladner” (aladinladner.simit, for the concert, and pay a guy to drive around in rushplesite.com). One story involves the night hour. The guy putting on the he had some fun with Amer- concert, Hugh Pickett, said at that time, it then set a box-ofican country artist Charley Pride at Surrey’s old Newton fice record for sales, because Inn in the late-1970s. that was outside the box, and “He had a night off and different people react to difwanted to go to a country ferent things.” club, and I knew that was the For the record labels, Ramone at the time,” Ramsay resay’s job involved getting alcalled. “The club sent a limo bums noticed and sold. “I remember we had The for him, which was cool, he Eurythmics, and Annie (Lenwalks in and everyone’s jaw drops.” nox) had the mask on for that Continued from A33

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Senior Living Next tech forum for seniors Nov. 5 Technology forums for residents 55 and older are being hosted by the City of Surrey this fall and winter. The free forums “aim to help seniors learn about relevant digital resources that support healthy active aging, make life easier, and enhance social connectedness,” according to the city. The first forum was held at Surrey City Hall on Sept. 7, and the second will be at Newton Seniors Centre on Nov. 5. A third event in the series is planned at Clayton Community Centre on Feb. 11. “From online services to connecting with friends and family, digital technology is not only more

and experiences can gain information, share knowledge, and access relevant content that promotes new or familiar experiences with technology, while in a supportive environment,” according to the city’s news release. Screenshot from the registration page for the 55+ Participants must tech forums hosted by the city. (Photo: surrey.ca) pre-register for the forums. To do so, visit surrey.ca/register, call use and understand prevalent, but it can 604-501-5100, or visit new digital technolalso make life easier any Surrey Parks, and bring people toogies and devices, gether,” Mayor Doug ultimately supporting Recreation & Culture facility. Free lunch is healthy active aging McCallum said in a included, and there and improving their press release back in will be prizes of some quality of life.” August. sort. The sessions will “Equity and digital The tech series is feature guest speakers inclusion for all sefunded by the Emniors is a key priority and there will be infor the City of Surteractive areas where ployment and Social seniors will be able to Development Canrey,” he continued. learn hands-on. ada’s New Horizons “Our goal is to help “Seniors with difor Seniors grant. older adults learn Malin Jordan how to confidently verse digital abilities

ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS Senior’s bingo every Saturday from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre in Whalley. Cards are 25 cents each. Telephone registration is required: 604-598-5898. Surrey Singles Over Sixty: “We are a group that meets for dinners, card games, bowling, dancing, picnics, etc. We are based in the North Surrey/North Delta area. New members are welcom.” Call Georgie at 604-585-7304 or Bob at 778-545-5350. TALK (Third Age Learning at Kwantlen): Program promises “creative and stimulating educational activities” for the 50-plus age group in Surrey and surrounding cities, with a mix of in-person and online events. TALK courses are “ideal for retirees who want to continue learning.” Fees range from $15 to $30, plus $10 annual membership fee. Info: kpu.ca/talk, 604-599-3077. Seniors Centre Without Walls: Join various presenters for telephone-based exercises, literature or coffee clubs, learning mindfulness or estate planning. For information about this initiative, created by Seniors Come Share Society, and registration, call 604-531-9400 ext. 205, or email scww@comeshare.ca. Surrey Walks Together: City hall initiative encourages residents to “reconnect with others while walking to improve both mental and physical health.” Meeting locations are posted to the Surrey Walks website (surrey.ca/parks-recreation/surrey-walks), along with other walking resources including trail maps, information on self-guided walks, walking groups, charity walks and more. Recovery Canada: “We are a free, in-person, self-help support group for people experiencing symptoms of

Ping-pong and other games are popular among seniors at Surrey’s recreation centres. Visit surrey.ca for details, or call 604-501-5100. (Photo: surrey.ca) anxiety or depression. In-person meeting Tuesdays 1:30-3pm at St. Cuthbert Anglican Church, 11601 82 Ave, Delta BC. For more info contact Anita at anitaendorse@gmail.com or 604-788-4633. The virtual meeting will continue Thursdays 7 -8:30 pm. Contact Gilles at gilber005@yahoo.ca for more info, or visit RecoveryCanada.ca. South Fraser Community Band is accepting new members. Rehearsals Thursdays 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Earl Marriott Secondary, 15751 16 Ave. “Email Membership@ sfcb.ca to let us know you’re interested.” More info on website: sfcb.ca. Handel Society Choir invites new members. “We will be performing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in the South Surrey/ White Rock area at Christmas. Rehearsals are Tuesdays 7.30 p.m. at Cloverdale Canadian Reformed Church, on 174 Street and 60 Avenue. Soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices wanted.” Phone 604 202 7801 for information.

In Canada, September 30th has been marked as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This solemn day has been established to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. We all have a responsibility to address the tragic and painful history of the past, as well as the ongoing impacts of the residential school system. Only then can we begin the long journey towards healing, work for positive change, and face the future with pride. We urge our entire Kinsmen Lodge family to observe this day in a way that will be personally meaningful. Take this important time to be together, seek personal reflection, gain understanding through education, and support Orange Shirt Day and other local events. It is a day to inspire action in the spirit of healing as we continue to walk this road for years and generations to come. Former member of the Canadian Senate and First Nations lawyer who served as Chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009-2015, Murray Sinclair, once said:

“The road we travel is equal in importance to the destination we seek. There are no shortcuts. When it comes to truth and reconciliation we are forced to go the distance.”

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Metro Vancouver’s fifth Tap & Barrel location marks the arrival of the expanded restaurant brand in the South Fraser area. In South Surrey, the new eatery boasts close to 500 seats in 13,500 square feet of second-floor space in the TPC building (The Professional Centre), near the 152 Street overpass of Highway 99, not far from the competition of The Keg, Cactus Club, Milestones and others in the “premium casual” dining category. Tap & Barrel is now among Surrey’s largest restaurants, if not the largest, when it opened to the public Tuesday (Sept. 27). “All of our spaces have become sort of community gathering hubs, and it’s nice,” company founder and CEO Daniel Frankel said last Thursday (Sept. 22) during a pre-opening party. “I’ve had smaller restaurants,” he added, “but the problem with that is, you get groups that want to come in that are 12 or 20 people, and I love to accommodate those groups – I hate saying no. I’ve always loved the vibe of large restaurants, having space for everybody. We’re here for that date night or a family

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In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to 0.0 metres to the principal building face and reduce the minimum west side yard setback from 7.5 metres to 0.0 metres to the principal building face. “Surrey Zoning Bylaw, 1993, No. 12000, Text Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 20710” The north-end dining area of South Surrey’s huge new Tap & Barrel restaurant/bar, which opened to the public Tuesday (Sept. 27). (Photo: Tom Zillich) dinner, a big group of friends, anything you want.” Tap & Barrel debuted in 2012 at Vancouver’s Olympic Village, and locations have since opened at the city’s waterfront convention centre, the re-branded Bridges restaurant on Granville Island and also North Vancouver’s Shipyards district. In South Surrey, Nicole Gunn is the general manager and Ioannis Gerolymatos the head chef of a menu described as “next-level comfort food” by Kira Enos, Tap & Barrel Group’s marketing manager. “We have steaks and mac ’n’ cheese and burgers, those classic dishes, and a lot more,” Enos explained, “but we make them more premium, with better ingredients. We make almost everything in-house as well, so our food is handcrafted.” Frankel said the restaurant employs close to 170 people. “It’s always difficult to find good staff, especially right now,” he said, “but we’re blessed, and

I think culturally we’ve managed to attract people, and we’re having an easier time than our competitors. We put our people first. I mean, most people in the industry think it’s about how you treat your guests, but it’s not, it’s about how you treat your own people, and they’ll take care of the rest. That’s a beautiful formula.” Guests enter the long South Surrey restaurant by staircase or one of two elevators. A dining area is located in the north end of the space, with a large lounge/bar area in the south end, next to a patio with a retractable roof. Frankel, who lives in Vancouver, said he wasn’t familiar with the Surrey/ White Rock area until recently. “In general our goal is to expand into new markets,” he said, “and over the pandemic it’s obvious that people are migrating toward the suburbs, and Surrey is a great location for us. Our president Jason Forbes lives in White Rock, and ever since

he came onboard, I think selfishly he wanted a restaurant closer to his house. He kept pushing for this – he did,” Frankel said, laughing. “It’s a fantastic location, especially for him.” Frankel also said he’s realized that he has a ton of friends who live in the area. “This is our first suburban location with the Tap & Barrel brand, so I’m really excited about this location, more than any other one since we first opened in 2012,” Frankel said. “It’s kinda the first time I’ve been out of my comfort zone, and you only grow when you’re outside of your comfort zone.” In addition to staffing, another challenge for restaurant operators is the rising cost of food right now. “We’re trying to keep our prices down, unlike some of our competitors who are increasing theirs out of the market,” Frankel said, “and it’s hard right now with inflation and supply-chain issues, it’s very challenging.”

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Leading up to Halloween, the art of pumpkin carving is on display at Burnaby’s Central Park. The Pumpkins After Dark attraction opened Thursday (Sept. 22) with 6,000-plus jack-o-lanterns. The photo-op creations, both spooky and whimsical, are revealed on a kilometre-long, 30-minute walk through the park, starting at Swangard Stadium, with sound effects, music and lighting. The family-friendly event features pumpkin-carved superheroes, monsters, zombies, giant insects and assorted other displays, including a hippie-era VW van, the cast of “Shrek” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” characters. Back-lit and attached to wooden display cases painted black, the carved pumpkins are positioned to create Ca-

Giant insects created from carved pumpkins at the Pumpkins After Dark event, at Burnaby’s Central Park and Swangard Stadium (Photo: Tom Zillich) nadian-made works of art worthy of a gallery, as viewed on a media-preview night Wednesday, Sept. 21. But is it all worth the admission price? That’s debatable. An adult ticket is $21.95, or $17.95 for youth aged four to 16. There’s also a Family Pack of tickets (two adults,

two kids) for $74.80. Details are found on pumpkinsafterdark.com/burnaby. Food trucks are parked in the stadium, along with pumpkin-y photo ops and carvers at work. Produced by Lantern Events Inc., similar events are also staged in Calgary, Edmonton and Milton, Ont.

A Filipino Fest took place on Saturday (Sept. 24) at the Museum of Surrey, in Cloverdale at 17710 56A Ave. Ramon Deansegoi, a vendor selling homemade candles at the event, said the day’s festival was all about Philippine culture. There were several other vendors there as well, selling food, books, and merchandise. The free event featured performances,

Trisha Sy, left, and Tania Thomas, during storytime at the Filipino Fest at Museum of Surrey in Surrey on Saturday (Sept. 24). (Photo: Anna Burns) the RCMP diversity team, crafts, displays and a Tagalog and English storytelling session. The storytelling session was run by Surrey Library employees Trisha Sy

and Tania Thomas, who told the story, “The Battle of Wind and Rain,” in both English and Tagalog. Sy said in Tagalog it is called “Ang Labanan ng Hangin at ulan.”

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have long been an inspiration for us. They’ve made themselves the most formiThe headliners of dable career by taking Surrey’s 2022 Canada bold artistic chances. Day celebration have A few years ago I a new video that was saw them tour their filmed at Kingsgate Arkells frontman Max Kerman with Tegan and Sara memoir called ‘High Mall in Vancouver. in the video for the band’s “Teenage Tears,” filmed at School,’ about their Arkells’ “Teenage Kingsgate Mall in Vancouver. (Photo: YouTube.com) upbringing in CalTears” was released Sept. 1, ahead of the gary and discovering band’s seventh studio reminds me of high their sexuality and album features colrecord, Blink Twice, music as teenagers in school,” Kerman says laborations with now out. Tegan and Sara, Cold the ’90s. It was part in a news release. concert, part theatre, “It’s not worn down, War Kids, to Aly & The melancholy AJ, Lights, Cœur De part book-reading. chronic kind of new video features And it was perfect. pain. It’s a sharp and Pirate, Joel Plaskett Arkells frontman They’re now turning and Wesley Schultz confusing sad. This Max Kerman with that book into a TV of The Lumineers. song is about how the folk-pop duo show, and it comes “On Blink Twice, occasionally you can Tegan and Sara we wanted to include out this fall.” still feel that kind of (Quin). “Teenage On July 1, Arkells more voices on the sadness as an adult. Tears,” which inheadlined Surrey’s We were trying to do record and we’re cludes a F-bomb in the chorus, is the fifth something that might lucky enough to have Canada Day event at Bill Reid Millennium a roster of pals who feel somewhere betrack on the band’s new album. tween Olivia Rodrigo also happen to be our Amphitheatre in Clo“There’s a particand The National or favourite musicians,” verdale. Thousands Kerman explained. of people attended Bon Iver.” ular kind of intense “Tegan and Sara the event. The new Arkells emotional pain that

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Khaira feels ‘great’ after surgery ended first Blackhawks season Surrey-raised player was also on the wrong side of a big hit Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Jujhar Khaira’s first year with the Chicago Blackhawks wasn’t a great one for him, for a couple of reasons, but he says he’s feeling well now and is ready for the NHL season ahead. The Surrey-raised forward had season-ending back surgery in February, and two months before that he was knocked unconscious by a scary mid-ice hit in a home game against New York Rangers. The 1994-born Khaira, 28, finished the season on injured reserve, but skated with the Blackhawks during the final week of their season. He spent the summer in and around his White Rock home, got his back rehabbed with local specialists and skated with fellow pros at Planet Ice Coquitlam. “I feel really good and put in a lot of work this summer, and after the surgery last February,” Khaira said in a phone call from Chicago on Friday (Sept. 23), on Day 3 of Hawks training camp. “I feel great. It’s nice to be healthy and able to compete with these guys and be in the dressing room, not away from the group doing your own thing.” Khaira said his back “got bad over time,” and in February “it was just time to get the surgery done,” he said. “Now, looking back, it was definitely smart to do it then and be ready for training camp now and feeling good again.” Signed as a free agent by the Blackhawks in July 2021, Khaira had previously played six seasons with Edmonton Oilers, the team that drafted him in 2012 in the third round, 63rd overall. With Chicago last season, stats posted to nhl.com show he scored three goals in 27 games. The game on Tuesday, Dec. 7 wasn’t a fun one for Khaira, who

Surrey’s Jujhar Khaira now plays in the NHL with Chicago Blackhawks after six seasons with Edmonton Oilers, the team that drafted him a decade ago. (Photo: twitter.com/nhlblackhawks)

The next day (after the big hit on Dec. 7), I felt normal, and since then I’ve felt great. was stretchered off the United Centre ice and hospitalized after being hit by Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba. Skating in his own zone, Khaira was attempting to take a pass near the blueline when he was sent horizontal in a heartbeat. “I’ve never seen a hockey player hit this hard,” Chicago-area photographer Armando Sanchez posted on Twitter, where debate raged whether the hit was clean or

a head-shot delivered by Trouba, but Khaira won’t comment about that. “You know, I think everyone has their own opinions about the hit, and it’s definitely part of the game and something that can happen, and unfortunately it was my time to take a hit like that,” he said. “I actually handled that concussion situation pretty well,” Khaira continued, “and I didn’t have any

symptoms from that. I’ve seen the video and it definitely looked bad, and I see the concern, but overall from my point of view, it was, I guess, an ugly situation but nothing that kind of lingered on for me. The next day I felt normal, and since then I’ve felt great.” Concussion protocol led to him missing close to two weeks of action. “I had to go through tests, and just the way it looked they were more cautious about it,” explained Khaira, who grew up in the Port Kells area and played minor hockey in Cloverdale before making the jump to junior and minor-pro leagues, then the NHL. In Khaira the Blackhawks have another B.C.-born player on a roster that has included several over the past decade-plus. Chicago offers a fresh start to the six-foot-four forward, known as a checker with some grit. “When I played last year it was pretty positive, and the game I play, and I think I’m able to play that game again. I think it’ll be a good year,” Khaira elaborated. “I love it here (in Chicago), and even when I was in Edmonton and we’d go on road trips, this was always one of my favourite cities to visit. There’s so much to do and the restaurant scene is great, and just being able to play in front of these fans, it’s pretty special. “The anthem here is something I’ve never heard before, and even with my shortened season last year, it was pretty special to play here. There’s a lot of history, and having guys like (Jonathan) Toews and (Patrick) Kane, they’ve won here and they’re legends here. Meeting those guys and playing alongside them, it’s special.” The NHL schedule has the Blackhawks playing the Canucks at Rogers Arena a couple of times this season, first on Jan. 24 and again April 6. ”Early on in my career, playing in Vancouver was really, really exciting,” Khaira said, “and it still is exiting to come home, but the best thing is for my parents and family to come out and have them watch me, spend some time with them, either after the game and before, depending how the schedule works out.”

Kubota prospects game coming to Langley on Jan. 25 Lower Mainland hockey fans will have the chance to see the stars of tomorrow hit the ice this January at Langley Events Centre. On Jan. 25, the Kubota CHL/ NHL Top Prospects Game will showcase top NHL draft-eligible talent from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. This marks the 27th showcase and the third time the event will be held in the Lower Mainland, with previous games being held in 2005 and 2016. “The Vancouver Giants are very excited to host one of our nation’s premier hockey events and showcase the elite prospects of junior hockey in our state-of-the-art facility at Langley Events Centre,” said Dale Saip, the Vancouver Giants’ senior vice-president. “We always welcome the opportunity to work with the CHL and we’ve had great success doing so in the past. This is a chance to welcome the future of hockey both to Langley Events Centre and the Township of Langley is very special and something we are very excited about,” said Tyler Dinwoodie, associate director, production services & communications for Langley Events Centre. Since its reintroduction as the CHL/NHL top prospects game in 1996, the event has featured 15 players who were later selected first overall in the NHL Draft. That list includes Alex Lafreniere (2020), Nico Hischier (2017), Connor McDavid (2015), Aaron Ekblad (2014), Nathan McKinnon (2013), Ryan Nugent- Hopkins (2011), Taylor Hall (2010), John Tavares (2009), Steven Stamkos (2008), Patrick Kane (2007), Marc-Andre Fleury (2003), Rick Nash (2002), Vincent Lecavalier (1998), Joe Thornton (1997) and Chris Phillips (1996). The game in Langley should feature “hometown hero and fan favourite” in Connor Bedard of the Regina Pats,” said Dan MacKenzie, president of the Canadian Hockey League. More information about the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, including team rosters and coaching staffs, will be announced later, and tickets will go on sale in mid-October. To receive ticket and event information, visit chl. ca/2023-top-prospects-information. Black Press Media

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Lynda Roemer, Laverne Theis and Carl Gung (from left to right) are among Delta Thistle curling club members who’ll celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary this year. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

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For a 50th year, fresh ice has been installed at Delta Thistle Curling Club for the season ahead. The frozen, pebbled sheets have drawn curlers to North Delta Recreation Centre since 1972, and the facility hasn’t changed much since then. “We have a lot of the original decor up in the lounge,” club manager Lynda Roemer said with a laugh. “We’re talking about doing a facelift,” she added, “and what I’d like to do is put more artwork on the walls, including digital photos of all our club presidents that we’ll also put on our website. “We have a long history worth celebrating.” White Rock has a curling club, and Cloverdale too. “Ours attracts curlers from around the area, including Surrey,” Roemer explained. “We draw from those areas, and people from Burnaby, Coquitlam, places like that.” Laverne Theis began curling at Delta Thistle more than 30 years ago, and was

the club manager for close to a quarter-century, until 2015. This fall she’ll be inducted into the Delta Sports Hall of Fame, along with several other local athletes who’ll be named soon. “I was from Saskatchewan and taught figure skating there, then moved to Delta,” Theis recalled. “Once both of my kids were in school, I walked over here and saw what was going on, and wanted to learn how to curl. I loved it.” Theis said she was drawn to the game for its social nature, but got competitive soon after she played it for the first time. “That’s just my vein of personality, and the people are wonderful,” she added. The club’s current president is Jim Cessford, former Delta Police chief. Back in 1972, the curling club started with four sheets of ice, then quickly grew by two to offer six, the current configuration – “some of the best curling ice in the Lower Mainland,” according to a post on the club website (deltathistle.ca).

The club is home to men’s, ladies’, mixed, open and novice adult leagues six nights a week, and plays host to a number of daytime senior leagues. There’s also a growing Saturday-morning junior curling program, another for Special Olympians and one large wheelchair curling league, as club management aims to grow the game in North Delta and surrounding areas. ”Last year we started a Little Rockers program, for ages four to around nine, and they can graduate into our junior program,” Roemer explained. “It started out with only 16 participants, then we opened it up to 32, with two sessions. It’s organized chaos, but it’s great, and we are getting more inquiries from parents about getting their kids into the sport. Now I’m trying to get our older teens into our evening leagues. “My dad got me into curling, and then marriage kept me in curling,” Roemer continued. “My brother used to curl with my dad, so there were family connections like that. Our evenings don’t really have that right now, so we’re trying to make that happen.” Continued on A45

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Thistle club has welcomed royalty — the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II the winter,” Roemer noted. “There was a lot more demand (for curling ice) back Some famous people have then. Now with our climate stepped through the curling being so mild, we have so club doors, including roymany other things to do inalty – the only daughter of doors and also outdoors, inQueen Elizabeth II. cluding golf all year around, “Princess Anne came to pretty much, and now it’s this club in 2010, during tougher to bring families the Winter Olympics, when into curling. we hosted a game between “Youth will always be the the U.K. and one of our future, but we’ve kind of lost competitive teams,” Theis our mid group, people in recalled. “She came with Laverne Theis their mid-30s to early 50s,” an entourage, her security she revealed. “That group, guards, and that was a very they’re not really part of the special day. She didn’t curl, caught COVID, the whole club anymore, so there’s a she watched from upstairs.” team didn’t get to go to the huge disparity between the Last year, Canada’s Olympics. It was very strict people just starting to curl Paralympic curling team here with the rules of getting and then we have the elite practiced at Delta Thistle. in and out, and masks.” curlers. Bridging that gulf is “They had their training It’s no secret that democamp here, before they went graphics in North Delta have something we’re working to do now, get more curlers into to Beijing,” Roemer rememchanged over the past 50 the game.” years, in step with the wanbered. “That was special as To get involved in Delta ing popularity of curling. well. Because of COVID “In those days we had a lot Thistle programs and protocol they couldn’t mingle of people moving here from leagues, email info@deltawith anyone, so they were in thistle.ca or call 604-594and out. It was a tense 14 days the prairie provinces, and 2323. for me because if one of them curling is really big there in Continued from A44

(Princess Anne) came in with an entourage, her security guards, and that was a very special day.

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Meticulously maintained “TOP FLOOR” unit. A JUST LISTED ONLY $499,900 very spacious and open floor plan main living area that will accommodate all your furniture. The living room has a cozy gas fireplace (included in maintenance). A dining room for those special dinners with family & friends. Your kitchen has lots of cupboards and counter space plus an eating area. The 2 large bedrooms are separated for privacy. The master bedroom boasts a full ensuite with a walk-in shower. Lots of windows and sliding patio doors provide fabulous natural light. Bonus laundry room providing excellent in suite storage. The east facing sundeck is HUGE! If you like to entertain outside this home is for you. Secured parking plus a storage locker. A great downtown location so park the car and walk to everything. Adult building 19+. http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com 309 - 20140 56 AVENUE LANGLEY

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POTENTIAL TO SUBDIVIDE – PRIVATE 1/4 ACRE CORNER LOT – 2 DRIVEWAYS LARGE WORKSHOP – MAN CAVE – 2018 SQFT BASEMENT HOME – LOADS OF PARKING Private 1/4 acre 87X123 corner lot with two FANTASTIC VALUE ONLY $1,248,800 driveways and potential to subdivide and maybe keeping the existing house on one lot. Loads of parking for all your toys. Nice 40X19 workshop with 100 amps and separate driveway access off of 272nd. Separate 14X12 man cave/guest cottage/kids get away. Spacious 2018 sqft level entry basement home POTENTIAL TO SUBDIVIDE with easy in-law suite, attached extra deep garage, 200 amp service and walkout to the sunny south exposed back yard with large patio from the main upper floor. New roof in 2016 and some recent updates. Walk to all levels of schools, shops, parks, restaurants & wave pool. http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com 27188 28B AVE ALDERGROVE

FANTASTIC NEIGHBOURHOOD – ULTRA QUIET NO THRU STREET – HUGE YARD IMPECCABLY KEPT 1926 SQFT 2 LEVEL – 3 BEDRMS – 3 BATHRMS - ELEVATOR Fantastic quiet neighbourhood – steps to everything. IMPECABLY KEPT ONLY $1,288,000 Impeccably kept 1926 sqft 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom 2 level with loads of updates on a 7426 sqft lot on an ultra quiet no thru street/half cul-de-sac with huge sunny south west exposed rear yard, massive partly covered wrap around patio, manicured lawns & beautiful gardens. Double garage, lots of parking on WALK TO EVERYTHING long driveway, room for RV beside the house. Newer & updated kitchen with granite counters, main floor bathroom, high efficiency furnace & hot water tank aprox 3 years old, laminate & granite tile flooring, paint, roof aprox 14 years old & vinyl double windows. Family room with cozy wood burning fireplace adjacent to a sun room to relax in. Large master bedroom with shower ensuite, his/hers closets & French Doors to large balcony. Level entry main floor & wheelchair elevator to the top floor. Walk to parks, school & every shop, restaurant & amenity you can think of. A must see!

TOTAL PRIVACY BACKING ONTO GREENBELT - OVER 3,000 SQ/FT LOVINGLY UPDATED 4 BEDROOMS WITH ROOM FOR MOM - OVER 1,500 SQ/FT DECK FOR ENTERTAINING Lovingly maintained and updated home backing onto “Greenbelt” for the ONLY $1,748,800 Private Yard ultimate in privacy. Grand foyer entry with double doors, curved staircase and crystal chandelier. A spacious and traditional floor plan. Fabulous contemporary white kitchen loaded with cupboards, granite counters and pot lights. French doors to your sundeck. Formal living room has a gas fireplace and a 2nd gas fireplace is in the family room which also ON GREENBELT has sliders to a covered deck area for year round enjoyment. 3 large bedrooms up in the main house with red oak hardwood floors.A separate 1 bedroom living area with separate laundry.A huge 1,572 sq/ft deck overlooking greenspace for entertaining. Storage shed with 30 amp power. High end septic tank and field in 2011. Safe cul-de-sac location walk to school and shops.

20068 41A AVE LANGLEY

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ONLY $1,788,000 PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN & CITY LIGHTS JUST LISTED VIEW – QUIET STREET - UPPER MURRAYVILLE STUNNING UPDATED 4022 SQFT 2 LEVEL WITH BASEMENT – ROOM FOR EVERYONE STUNNING HOME http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com 21652 47A AVE LANGLEY

SOLD!

PRIVATE PARKLIKE 2.12 ACRE BACK TO NATURE RETREAT – BROOKSWOOD HANDYMAN SPECIAL – 1875 SQFT RANCHER - INCREDIBLE BEAUTIFUL SETTING ONLY $1,798,800 RARE FIND! ULTRA PRIVATE PARKILIKE 2.12 ACRE BACK TO NATURE PRIVATE RETREAT RETREAT with lots of potential. Incredible property perfect for a handyman willing to do A LOT OF WORK to the existing 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 1875 sqft rancher with tile roof, vaulted ceilings, 2 fireplaces & huge double garage. INCREDIBLE picture postcard setting with meandering stream, trees & mature landscaping. Watch the Deer, wildlife, Eagles & spawning salmon. On city water. Loads GORGEOUS PARKLIKE PROPERTY of of parking. A number of old outbuildings & workshops(good sized footprints). Fantastic neighbour hood. Minutes to town & easy Hwy 99 & US border access. This is not a minor fixer-upper, it is a major project – bring your dumpsters. Bonus – in Brookswood/Fernridge expansion area. Why drive for hours to enjoy an incredible setting when you can live it everyday.

20376 24TH AVE LANGLEY

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UPPER MURRAYVILLE - STUNNING CUSTOM 5800 SQFT 2 LEVEL HIGH END FINISHING – LEGAL SIDE SUITE – 13,548 SQFT QUIET CORNER LOT Upper Murrayville - Impressive Custom built 5800 sqft 2 level with 4-6 STUNNING HOME ONLY $2,598,000 bedrooms, 4 full spa inspired ensuite bathrooms, 4 walk-in closets plus a legallevelentrysidesuiteonahuge13,548sqftquietcornerlotwithaccess to rear yard & in a fantastic neighbourhood.BONUS no GST.Bright open plan – main floor features huge gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar island,spice kitchen & walk-in pantry. Living room, family room, solarium & storage/ ONLY $2,598,000 hobby room. Master bedroom & another bedroom/office on the main. Upstairs - 4 large bedrooms including 2nd master bedroom plus a media/ FANTASTIC NEIGHBOURHOOD games rm or another bedroom. High end finishing, deluxe mill work & over height&vaultedceilings.Loadsofparking,largepatio,raisedgardens.Minutestoeverything–excellentschools,parks,wavepool,golfcourses&shopping.Amustsee!

http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com 4426 BENZ CRESCENT LANGLEY

“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.

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FLAT & TREED WITHOUT ANY CREEKS – 2 LEVEL + BASEMENT 4 BEDROOM HOME 2 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME – SEPARATE DRIVEWAYS – 70’ X 35’ - 4 STALL BARN

CUSTOM BUILT FAMILY HOME - SPACIOUS FLOOR PLAN WITH GOURMET KITCHEN - 2 UPPER SUNDECKS LARGE 7,037 LOT WITH SOUTHERN BACKYARD - 2 SUITE POTENTIAL IN THE UNFINISHED BASEMENT

Fabulous 9.24 acres on a quiet country no through road. This serene ONLY $2,599,900 FANTASTIC VALUE property is flat, treed and has no creeks, a perfect peaceful location to build your dream estate. The main house is a large solid 2 level home with 4 large bedrooms upstairs plus a full unfinished basement providing endless storage. A heat pump to keep the house at a comfortable year round living temperature was replaced in 2017. This home is just waiting for your updating and renovation ideas. Plus a bonus 2 bedroom & 2 bathroom single wide mobile home. Both homes have separate SERENE & PRIVATE 9.24 ACRES driveways and private yards, an ideal set-up for the family.A large 4 stall barn (70’ X 35’) with a concrete floor. A simply gorgeous and desirable “Stanley Park” setting. Superb rural location just minutes to freeway access.

Custom built 2 storey with a full unfinished basement. OUTSTANDING VALUE ONLY $1,299,900 Tile entry welcomes you to this spacious family home. Rich hardwood floors on the main floor that has an open floor plan living area. A gourmet kitchen loaded with maple cabinets and counter space, s/s appliances including double built-in ovens and a 5 burner gas cooktop. The living room will accommodate all your furniture and has a gas f/p. Double french doors off the WIDE LOT WITH RV PARKING dining room to a covered patio for year round enjoyment. A generous master bedroom with a walk-in closet and fully en-suite plus a private sundeck to enjoy. Another sunny sundeck is off the upstairs den overlooking your fenced low maintenance backyard. The basement is huge with 3 outside entrances that could accommodate 2 suites. Wide driveway provides excellent parking. A must see! http://www.traceybosch.com Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 traceybosch.com 26952 25A AVE. ALDERGROVE

7558 258 ST LANGLEY

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RARE FIND – GORGEOUS PARK LIKE 4.3 ACRES – CITY WATER & SEWER ON THE STREET INCREDIBLE BUILDING SITES – 2 HOMES ALLOWED – EXCELLENT FUTURE POTENTIAL

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Tracey Has helped over 2850 families move. How can we help you? LANGLEY RARE FIND – MURRAYVILLE 16.3 ACRE PRIVATE BACK TO NATURE ESTATE 2 HOMES - BARN – WORKSHOP – INCREDIBLE SETTING – MINUTES TO TOWN RARE FIND! Incredible multi-generational 16.3 acre ultra private ULTIMATE PRIVACY ONLY $4,500,000 paradise in a secluded prime location minutes to fundamental school, wave pool, golf courses & all the shops & conveniences of Murrayville & Langley City. Long gated driveway to a parklike back to nature country estate with rolling pastures & Murrayville Creek meandering through a beautiful ravine & mature cedars. Spacious open plan rancher with huge covered outdoor living area with gas PRIVATE PARKLIKE 16.3 ACRE ESTATE heater overlooking the property & a bright walkout basement (easy in law accommodations). Lawns, gardens, loads of parking, 29X23 barn & 24X23 heated shop. Separate driveway to a new 1400 sqft 2 bedroom & den & 2 bathroom modular in its own private area. Christmas trees, blueberries & fruit trees. So unique, so pretty – a true one of a kind property. Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 https://www.traceybosch.com/ 3870 216 STREET LANGLEY

SOUTH LANGLEY - BEAUTIFUL PRIVATE PARKLIKE 19.49 ACRE ESTATE 47 STALLS – INDOOR ARENA - ON CAMPBELL VALLEY TRAIL - 2 ROAD FRONTAGES

FANTASTIC VALUE

Lovingly maintained 2 bedrooms plus a den unit. The main floor is a JUST LISTED bright open plan and has new contemporary laminate flooring through the main floor. A large kitchen with lots of cupboards, granite counters with a convenient sit-up bar and newer stainless steel fridge and stove. Sundeck off the kitchen. A cozy gas fireplace in the living room. New carpets upstairs plus 2 large bedrooms, the master boasting wall to wall closets with organizers and a full ensuite. Also a new washer & dryer conveniently located by the bedrooms. A bonus “den” on the ground level with a window looking out to your fenced yard and treed area. A single garage with good storage plus a driveway.A new hot water tank. A well run complex with low maintenance fees.A great location, walk to shops, parks and schools.

ONLY $899,000

JUST LISTED

RARE FIND – HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONED STRATA WAREHOUSE 2087 SQFT TOTAL – PART MEZZANINE – EXCELLENT LOCATION 56 AVE & BYPASS

ONLY $709,900

64 7155 189 ST CLOVERDALE

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ONLY $4,800,000

SOLD!

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2 BEDROOMS PLUS A DEN – OPEN MAIN FLOOR WITH NEW LAMINATE FLOORS – NEW CARPET UPSTAIRS – NEW H/W TANK & APPLIANCES – LARGE GARAGE PLUS A DRIVEWAY – LOW STRATA FEES

SOLD!

25039 8 AVENUE LANGLEY

STRATA WAREHOUSE

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103 19415 56TH AVENUE SURREY

CUSTOM BUILT 2 STORY + BASEMENT - STANLEY PARK LIKE 9.42 ACRES - PROFESSIONAL SPORTS COURT WITH MISSION SEATING - AMAZING KIDS PLAY CENTER - ROSE GARDEN WITH CONCRETE WALKS - SERENE SOUTH LANGLEY LOCATION MISSION - 5.04 ACRES IN THE CITY - CITY WATER & SEWER LINES ON THE STREET RARE GEM! STUNNING PRIVATE PARKLIKE 9.42 Acre ESTATE ONLY $4,999,000 JUST LISTED on a peaceful country road. Gorgeous Custom Built Georgian TREED PROPERTY FOR PRIVACY - S20 ZONING - A RARE OPPORTUNITY

style home. Spacious, 3 level, 4395 Sqft of living, 5 bedrms, 3 bathrms w/heated floors, mantle from Spain, media rm, game rm, 5 f/p’s, outdoor decks + off kitch entertainment area. Wood patio doors, unique rose garden w/concrete walks & arbour. STUNNING HOME Professional tennis court w/spectator seating/entertainment patio. Detached garden/workshop w/in-floor heat. Custom made wrought iron driveway gates w/ full automation/intercom, 200amp electrical service. Backs onto equestrian trail to Campbell Valley Park. Walking distance to all schools, fenced dog run, Commercial size playground, circular drive way w/fountain & fish pond. Mature landscaping, surrounded by natures beauty. A must see.

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2987 212 STREET LANGLEY

BROOKSWOOD 2.5 ACRE HOLDING PROPERTY – DESIGNATED SINGLE FAMILY LOTS IN OCP NOT IN ALR – MULTI GENERATIONAL PROPERTY – STUNNING 6200 SQFT 2 LEVEL 7 BDRMS + 6 BATHRMS + GAMES RMS + HOME THEATRE – TRIPLE GARAGE – RM FOR RV RARE FIND! Gorgeous multi generational 2.5 acres STUNNING HOME ONLY $7,500,000 with no creeks or easements, not in the ALR & designated single family in the official community plan. Stunning 6200 sq/ft 7 bedroom, 6 bathroom open plan home with exquisite finishing throughout. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL Triple garage, A/C, heat pump, automatic natural gas generator. Impressive great room with fireplace, Massive gourmet kitchen with butler’s pantry & high end appliances including gas cook top. Large dining rm. 3 bedrooms on main + large games room with wet bar for kids or guests. 4 spacious bedrooms & games room up – master with walk-in closet, fireplace & spa inspired ensuite. Superb media room with theatre seating. West exposed outdoor living area. Existing home could sit on a large lot & develop around it in the future. Zoning allows mobile for family & commercial truck parking. Walk to schools. Enjoy country living minutes to everything & a fantastic investment. Tracey Bosch 604-539-SOLD (7653) 2341 208 STREET LANGLEY https://www.traceybosch.com/

ABBOTSFORD STUNNING 3 STOREY WITH A WALK OUT BASEMENT - 8 BEDROOMS & 6 BATHROOMS - SPACIOUS FLOOR PLAN FOR ALL THE FAMILY - 2 BEDROOM LEGAL SUITE - LANE ACCESS PROVIDES EXTRA PARKING - SAFE CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION ONLY $1,799,800 A grand tile entry welcomes you to this beautiful 3 STOREY VALUE family home. Formal living and dining rooms with 11.5 ft ceilings complete with heavy moldings including crown throughout. Huge kitchen loaded with maple cabinets and granite counters including an island with a situp bar. Built-in s/s appliances with gas stove. The spacious family room will accommodate large furniture. Bonus 4 piece bathroom on the main. The large master suite boasts a walk-in closet & en-suite with a jetted tub. A Jack-n-Jill bathroom for 2 other bedrooms plus another bathroom adjacent to a 4th bedroom upstairs. The walkout basement has a legal 2 bedroom suite with laundry and their own parking. While there is another bedroom, games room and bathroom for the main house basement enjoyment. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac A must see!

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27715 SIGNAL COURTABBOTSFORD

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CLOVERDALE

Park the car & walk to everything! Wonderful open ONLY $459,900 JUST LISTED plan design with no wasted space. This one bedroom plus “Den” unit has a cozy but spacious feeling. The kitchen boasts lots of cupboards with a sit up island, granite counters and stainless steel appliances. The living room will accommodate all your furniture and the bonus of your den for an office or hobby area. Sliding doors lead to a large covered sundeck perfect for entertaining overlooking the quiet courtyard. A good size master bedroom completes the unit. Fabulous building amenities including a fitness center and recreation room for any celebration party needs. Secured underground parking plus a storage locker. A pet friendly building. Superb location that is close to everything; shopping, school, parks and transit. In the heart of Clayton.

328 18818 68AVENUE CLOVERDALE

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5.04 ACRES

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33021TUNBRIDGEAVENUE,MISSION

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NORTH DELTA JUST LISTED

LOVELY 1802 SQFT TOWNHOUSE – HUGE PRIVATE YARD & PATIO LOTS OF UPDATES - QUIET LOCATION – WALK TO EVERYTHING – A MUST SEE

ONLY $798,800

SOLD!

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HUGE PRIVATE YARD & PATIOS

23-11880 82ND AVE NORTH DELTA

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SURREY ATTENTION: BUILDERS – HUGE 16,275 SQ/FT LOT – GENTLY SLOPING & SUBDIVIDABLE – 102’ FRONTAGE – WALK TO SCHOOLS & AMMENITIES BUILDERS / DEVELOPERS ALERT! Fabulous “SUBDIVIDABLE” property on a quiet street. Gentle sloping property (North to South) with some mature trees. Huge 16,275 sq/ft lot with 102’ frontage. SUBDIVDABLE ONLY $1,798,000 Purely land value! An older house plus a detached 40’ X 24’ garage with 3 bay doors on the property. A wonderful opportunity for family or friends to build side by side on 2 huge 8,135+ sq/ft lots. A great location that is walking distance to schools, parks, transit, recreation center and shopping. INCREDIBLE OUTDOOR LIVING AREA Very hard to find opportunities like this! https://www.traceybosch.com/ https://www.traceybosch.com/

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14269 68 AVE SURREY

WHITE ROCK / SOUTH SURREY JUST LISTED

3 BEDROOMS, 2 FULL BATHROOMS - SPACIOUS FLOOR PLAN - CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING - FENCED YARD & PETS ALLOWED - LOW STRATA FEES

ONLY $599,900

SOLD!

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1 BEDM + DEN – SPACIOUS OPEN PLAN - NO WASTED SPACE - LARGE COVERED DECK OVERLOOKING QUIET COURTYARD - IN THE HEART OF CLAYTON - WALK TO EVERYTHING

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Acreage in the City! 5.04 acres with municipal sewer and municipal water lines running along the property frontage on Tunbridge ONLY $1,288,800 JUST LISTED Ave. S20 zoning. A perfect property to build your dream estate. Lots of trees to provide privacy to your family home. A couple of water courses on the property with several building locations available. A rare find, don’t let this opportunity pass!

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RARE FIND! CONTRACTORS, FAMILIES, INVESTORS, FLIPPERS – INCREDIBLE HANDYMAN SPECIAL STEPS TO WHITE ROCK BEACH – 3 LEVEL HOME - ROOM FOR THE INLAWS – OCEAN VIEW

30 2303 CRANLEY DRIVE SOUTH SURREY JUST LISTED

ONLY $1,550,000

852 KEIL ST WHITE ROCK

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ONLY $2,350,000

SOLD!

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The service was great, everything happened so fast. Tracey was accessible at all times. The advertising in my case got prompt responses. Tracey has insight into who is looking for property and is able to match and seal a deal quickly. I have already recommended Tracey to several friends. Eve J. We heard about Tracey because he sold our neighbor’s home last year. We noticed that it sold very quickly and made a mental note of Tracey’s name. Later when we saw the home we wanted to buy in Abbotsford we asked the realtor there to recommend a realtor in Langley, and we said we were thinking of going with Tracey Bosch. After researching for us, he agreed that Tracey was the right choice! We were so pleased with Tracey’s professional manner throughout the process of selling our home. He was always quick to answer our calls, and was always helpful in answering our questions. We have already recommended Tracey to our neighbor’s. Ken & Cindy S. Thank you for your professionalism and kindness during our recent home sale. I cannot say enough about how impressed my wife and I were with your service and commitment to the sale of our home. I will definitely recommend you to any of our family and friends. Many thanks for your help! Andy & Danielle C. We were recommended to use Tracey by my sister and her husband.... Even if we didn’t know Tracey thru a family connection we would both highly recommend Tracey to anyone. Tracey is so soft spoken, respectful of both the seller and the buyer and it doesn’t matter which he’s representing. His experience of the business helped us price our home where it should have been priced and not where we thought it should be priced. We would and will recommend Tracey to any of our friends and family for a real estate transaction. The whole experience from start to finish was so painless, and you kept us up to date with absolutely everything we really couldn’t have asked for more. There was no shortage of advertising. Our level of trust is so high with Tracey, again we just felt so at ease with Tracey looking after things. Thank you so much for all. The Schmidt’s

604.539.SOLD (7653)

SOLD!

SOUTH FACING OCEAN & MT VIEW – BEAUTIFUL 9888 SQFT LOT MINUTES TO EVERYTHING & THE BEACH – 4931 SF 6 BEDRMS + 6 BATHRMS

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In loving memory of Jackson, Gerald Keith (Jerry) July 18, 1932 - June 10, 2022 Jerry was born in Regina, Sask. on July 18, 1932, and passed away peacefully on June 10, 2022. Jerry was born to Harold and Ethel Mae Jackson in Regina, Sask. Jerry was predeceased by his parents and three brothers Merle (Dolores) of Regina, Robert and Gordon. Jerry is survived by his two nieces and a nephew and their families. Jerry left Regina in his early years and worked and lived in surrey B.C. Until his retirement. Jerry lived at the Mayflower Coop Housing for the last 21 years, spending the last two weeks in palliative care at the Laurel Place. Jerry enjoyed visiting with the other residents of the Mayflower, and loved living in B.C. He was well spoken and loved to talk politics and other world events. Jerry has been cremated and laid to rest at the Valley View Memorial Gardens in Surrey. A private service will be held at a later date.

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General Voting Day: October 15TH Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre 13458 107A Ave. Guildford Recreation Centre 15105 105 Ave. Princess Margaret Secondary 12870 72 Ave.

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ELECTION ✔ GUIDE It’s almost time to vote, Surrey SURREY Mayor & Council

Special section focuses on 64 in the race for mayor, council

Here’s what you need to know before voting Oct. 15

In no time at all, Surrey voters will be going to the polls to decide who will be running the show at City Hall for the next four years. Much is at stake at this critical point in Surrey’s history. Hopefully more people will vote this time out than did in 2018, when only 32.89 per cent – that’s 110,920 of 337289 eligible voters in Surrey – did their civic duty. As they say, if you don’t vote, then don’t gripe about the outcome. Considering there are 64 candidates seeking your vote for a seat on Surrey city council – that’s eight mayoral candidates and 56 candidates for councillor – choosing who to vote for can be a daunting task. Running for mayor are Amrit Birring, Sukh Dhaliwal, Gordie Hogg, Brenda Locke, Doug McCallum, Kuldip Pelia, Jinny Sims and John Wolanski. Of these, Pelia and Wolanski are Independent candidates. To help you make an informed decision, Black Press Media presents this special pre-election section in which we ask the mayoral candidates what sets them apart from their rivals and makes both them and their slate, for those who are running with one, the best choice for the job. In the spirit of fairness, we pulled names out of a hat to determine the order in which politicians will appear in this special election section.

Election Day is Oct. 15, but Surrey voters have many other options available to cast their vote for one mayor, eight councillors and six school trustees. For the early birds out there, advance voting is on Oct. 5, 8, 9 and 12. There are six locations for advance voting, at Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre (13458 107A Ave.), Cloverdale Recreation Centre (6188 176 St.), Guildford Recreation Centre (15105 105 Ave.), Fleetwood Community Centre (15996 84 Ave.), Princess Margaret Secondary (12870 72 Ave.) and Semiahmoo Secondary (1785 148 St.) Before you head over to one of these, make sure you are eligible to vote. For resident voters, you need to be a Canadian citizen, be 18 or older on election day, be a B.C. resident for at least six months prior to registering to vote and of course be a Surrey resident (no minimum number of days is required for that). Also, you can’t vote if you’re disqualified by law. People who own property in Surrey but reside somewhere else in B.C. are subject to all the aforementioned but must also have owned property in the city for at least 30 days before registering to vote – and not be holding the property in trust for a corporation or other trust. Contact the Election Office at election@surrey.ca or by phone at 604-591-4389.

There are 64 candidates seeking your vote for a seat on city council – eight mayoral candidates and 56 for councillor . (Photo: Anna Burns)

There are 52 places to vote throughout Surrey Did you know you can also vote by mail? If you want to go that route, you’ll have to request a mail ballot package by Oct. 12. To submit your request, you’ll need to upload two pieces of ID that include your name, address and signature. (See surrey.voterservices.ca). Contact the election office at 604-591-4389 or email mailballot@surrey.ca for more information. For the rest who choose to vote old school, here is the list of 52 voting spots throughout Surrey. If you’re voting in Whalley, the locations are A.H.P Matthew Elementary, Bridgeview Community Centre, Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre (advance voting location), LA Matheson Secondary, Lena Shaw Elementary, Old Yale Road Elementary, Queen Elizabeth Secondary. The voting locations in Guildford are Bonaccord Elementary, Bothwell

Elementary, Fraser Heights Recreation Centre, Guildford Park Secondary, Guildford Recreation Centre (advance voting location), Harold Bishop Elementary, William F. Davidson Elementary. The Fleetwood voting locations are Berkshire Park Elementary, Coast Meridian Elementary, Fleetwood Community Centre (advance voting location), Fleetwood Park Secondary, Green Timbers Elementary, Maple Green Elementary In the northern part of Newton, voting locations are Chimney Hill Elementary, Frank Hurt Secondary, Georges Vanier Elementary, Kennedy Trail Elementary, Newton Elementary, Princess Margaret Secondary (advance voting location), Strawberry Hill Elementary, and Westerman Elementary and in the southern part of Newton, Boundary Park Elementary, Colebrook Ele-

mentary, Cougar Creek Elementary, Ecole Panorama Ridge Secondary, Ecole Woodward Hill Elementary, Goldstone Park Elementary, Tamanawis Secondary. The Cloverdale voting locations are Adams Road Elementary, Cloverdale Recreation Centre (advance voting location), Katzie Elementary, Maddaugh Elementary, Salish Secondary School, Surrey Centre Elementary. In the western part of South Surrey, voting locations are Elgin Hall, Elgin Park Secondary, Jessie Lee Elementary, Ocean Cliff Elementary, Ray Shepherd Elementary, Semiahmoo Secondary (advance voting location) and in the eastern part of South Surrey, Douglas Elementary, East Kensington Elementary, Edgewood Elementary School, Morgan Elementary, and South Meridian Elementary. – Source: surrey.ca

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PEOPLE’S COUNCIL SURREY

Council candidates (In alphabetical order)

‘There is no development, nothing without freedom’ Anna Burns Black Press Media

housing market since 2002. Right now, across Canada, people are struggling to pay for their rent, Surrey resident Amrit Birring is and no one is taking responsibility. The media, real estate running for mayor in the Oct. 15 companies, and banks put the election. He is running with the responsibility on the government’s People’s Council Surrey. shoulders. The municipal governBirring is a father of two. His ment will say it’s the province’s youngest is in grade 12, and his job, and the province will say it’s oldest is in the second year of the federal government’s job. Evuniversity. eryone is pointing fingers at one Birring, who works in the tech another, and no one is taking resector as a software developer, and is from India. He has lived in sponsibility. No one has the data Canada for 25 years, and is living to show how many foreign buyers there are. in Guildford. So when I say data in Surrey He has several degrees, one in engineering from the National In- city, I’m hoping that they know stitute of Technology, Kurukshet- how much is foreign buying here. ra in India. He also has a comput- We also need to know how many people are moving to Surrey aner science degree from UBC. Birring said his views are differ- nually and how many new homes are being built. We need to be ent from those in the tech sector. “I am more freedom-loving, and transparent with the people and come up with a plan to solve the I recognize there is no development, nothing without freedom.” problem. For the last six years, Birring Q: What does a “clean city hall” said, Canadians have been losing their freedom because “everything mean to you? is thrown at them by the governIt means clean of corruption. ment and the people have no say.” All levels of government are in one way influenced by special Q: You have said you will use interest groups. The government data to make people aware of the fundamental issues that Surrey has. then makes policies to benefit these groups. This is because the How will you do that? special interest groups are their large donors. These policies come One of my main focuses is on housing. I have been tracking the at the expense of common people.

✔ Shweta Bassi has worked in a non-profit for 9 years helping Canadians, new immigrants and refugees. Tejnoor Cheema works in the Surrey School District while also studying real estate. Kiran K. Hundal has worked in the education system and has called Surrey home for the past 36 years. Joe Kennedy is a father of two young children, an entrepreneur and owner of a small business in Surrey. Kultar Singh is a truck driver who teaches Sikh religion and values to students in the Lower Mainland.

Surrey resident Amrit Birring is running for mayor with the People’s Council Surrey.

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES – COUNCIL (In alphabetical order, continued on next page) Ben Arcand Ben Arcand, according to his nomination documents, is a Langley resident who presents himself as an Independent advocate for working-class Surreyites. If elected, he says, he’d strive to ensure working-class voices are heard and not muffled by “yet another career politician.”

Rina Gill Rina Gill says what makes her a “dynamic community leader” is a combination of passion, a strong work ethic and positive attitude. For nearly 20 years, Gill has volunteered and done “extensive” work with more than 80 non-profit groups and other organizations.

Kristofor Kinney Kristofor Kinney, according to his bio on surrey.ca, says the city’s “overall reality should be a responsible, intelligent, useful long-term invention of neighbourhoods.” He has environment conservation and animal sciences-related diplomas. Kinney says “new ideas should be heard.”

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Whalley resident Kuldip Pelia is running for mayor after years of being “very much concerned about the issues faced by Surrey citizens.” In fact, when he announced his mayoral candidacy, he noted “I have written more emails to mayor, MLAs, MPs, and Ministers since 2013 than any other citizen of Surrey.” Pelia, a finance and accounting professional who is also a professor at Surrey Community College, ran for Surrey council in the last election, finishing 40th out of 48 candidates with 4.06 per cent of the vote. “Being an accounting and finance professional, I can give good advice to City about increasing revenue, and decreasing expenses,” he said. He’s always been “strongly opposed” to light-rail transit (LRT) in the city, and notes that if elected, he will “work

for the speedy completion of the… Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension” while also approaching TransLink regarding Surrey-White Rock and Scott Road-Highway 10 SkyTrain extensions. Pelia, who speaks multiple languages – English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, “some Gujarati” and German – noted that he would also push for the quick completion of the Surrey Police transition. As well, he has stated during his campaign that

John Milton Wolanski there “is an urgent need” for more post-secondary spaces in Surrey, and if elected, “will immediately propose the setting up of a community college with 20,000 student capacity.” Improved bus service – specifically with post-secondary students in mind – is also one of the pillars of Pelia’s campaign. In an email to Black Press Media, he recommends increasing the frequency of a number of bus lines, while also adding direct buses from Surrey to UBC, Surrey to Simon Fraser University and Surrey to Abbotsford, which is home to the University of the Fraser Valley. Increasing child-care spaces in the city is also on Pelia’s to-do list, as is adding affordable rental stock to the city’s housing options. “People of Surrey will like my proactive approach to challenges faced by them,” he said.

John Milton Wolanski hopes it’s third time lucky. The Independent mayoral candidate for Surrey council also ran for mayor as an Independent in 2014 and 2018, and ran for councillor in 2002, 2008 and 2011. His last attempt at running for the mayor’s seat earned him 739 votes. The long-time Surrey resident is not a fan of party politics at the civic level but supports the ward system, and improving transit between north and south with more hours of service and more frequent service. Wolanski thinks Surrey council should prioritize “basic necessities” ahead of “pet projects” and embrace a Utilitarian method wherein decisions are made with a view to benefiting most

alternatives. His website says he lives in Cloverdale and is “enjoying the fact that it is where the city meets the country.” His slogan reads, “Let’s bring democracy back to city hall.” One of his goals is to reduce “the effect of special interest groups on civic elections” through a proposed system of voters casting one vote for mayor, one vote for citizens. councillor, and one vote He also hopes Surrey for school trustee. voters will elect a coun“This prevents mayors cil on Oct. 15 that “will from becoming dictaleave their egos at the tors, allows a free vote door,” have Surrey resamongst councillors and idents’ best interests at trustees, no more toeing heart and be comprised the party line,” Wolanski of people “of an Indereasons. pendent mind” with no If elected, he says, “I party whips. will be submitting this Wolanski says no to mobility pricing and that proposal to gain approval provincially to amend he would lobby senior levels of government for legislation to enable more affordable housing this.”

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES – COUNCIL Bosco Misquitta Bosco Misquitta counts inclusion and diversity among things that are important to him. His bio on surrey. ca says he spent considerable time in Logistics, all over the world – specialising in heavy lift movement for the oil and gas sectors – before moving into construction.

Manjeet Singh Sahota Manjeet Singh Sahota says Surrey needs “better” roads and this involves fixing potholes, increasing traffic flow and increasing transit. He wants recreation centres to be more user-friendly and family-friendly and wants parks and neighbourhoods to be cleaned up.

Kam Pawar Kam Pawar has volunteered as board member for a non-profit organization in Surrey and says he understands the importance of finding productive solutions for safety, traffic, sustainable development and affordable housing, according to his bio on surrey.ca

Preet Sandhu Preet Sandhu says democracy teaches us that if more people are involved in decision making, we make fewer mistakes. He says Surrey needs lower taxes and he’s convinced the city can do more with less. He’s an advocate of “green technologies,” and considers affordable housing a priority.

Steven Pettigrew Steven Pettigrew was elected with the Safe Surrey Coalition in 2018. He parted ways with the SCC in 2019 to sit as an Independent. “I’ve tried to do my best to represent the people of Surrey. I’m trying to make sure we have something for the people, that they’re not being pushed out.”

Ming Zheng Among Ming Zheng’s priorities, if he’s elected, are to see the “prompt” policing transition, construction of a network of SkyTrain Lines to connect Surrey town centres and other urban centres and to see the PNE moved to Surrey to a site that would include a stadium and convention centre.

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SAFE SURREY COALITION ‘If I say that we’re going to complete it, it’s going to get completed’ Malin Jordan Black Press Media

The Safe Surrey Coalition is a civic slate led by incumbent Mayor Doug McCallum. McCallum was first elected to Surrey City Council in 1993, winning the mayor’s seat in 1996. He was re-elected mayor in both the 1999 and the 2002 municipal elections. After being defeated in his bid to win a fourth term in 2005, McCallum stepped away from municipal politics. He re-emerged in 2014, but lost the mayor’s race to Linda Hepner. In 2014, McCallum finished in second place with just under 27 per cent of the vote. McCallum avenged his 2014 defeat in the 2018 election when he won the mayoral race after taking more than 41 per cent of the vote. McCallum beat out mayoral candidates Tom Gill and Bruce Hayne, who each garnered just over 25 per cent of the vote. McCallum ran his election campaign on promises to scrap the light rail transit plan for Surrey and replace it with Skytrain to Langley. McCallum also promised to replace the Surrey RCMP with a new municipal Surrey police force. In the 2018 election, the Safe Surrey Coalition won eight of the nine seats on council. After disagreements on council about various issues, three councillors – Steven Pettigrew, Brenda Locke, and Jack Hundial – left the slate. McCallum was charged with public mischief in December, 2021, after he accused a woman of driving over his foot. The incident stemmed from a confrontation between McCallum and members of the group, “Keep the RCMP in Surrey.” McCallum is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 31. Q: City council had been quite fractious over the past few years. How will things change if you and the Safe Surrey Coalition are re-elected? What can voters expect? We’re out listening to the public and to what they’d like us to do. We’ve come out with a program that, if we get elected, will see us build Skytrain from our city centre to Newton. We will also be im-

Creek park. We did that. They asked us to put trails into our parks. We did that. And they asked for picnic tables in our parks. We did that. So, we listen to the public and whatever the public says to us, we say to them, “If you elect us, we’ll get it done.” I have history of listening to the public and if I say that we’re going to complete it, it’s going to get completed. So that’s what we’re running on. What the public wants is what we’re going to achieve. And we’ll get it done. Q: Talking about the police transition, what would you say to a voter that might not be fully in favour of the transition?

Doug McCallum is once again running for mayor of Surrey. proving infrastructure programs throughout Surrey, especially, looking at our sports facilities and building new sports fields, and cricket fields, and especially soccer fields. We’re also going to look at improving our road structure in Surrey because we have about 1,500 new people every month moving in and we need to improve our road structure. So we’re going to four-lane 132nd, 128th, and 152nd. We’re going to punch 72nd all the way through to the other side. This is what we’re hearing in the community, that they want to see us keep up the infrastructure because of the growth we’re experiencing. Q: There’s been some talk that you’re connected to a wealthy land developer. Can you assure voters … No. We operate by listening to

the public. That’s the only people we listen to. We encourage development, but all throughout Surrey, and all forms. We have close to 10 new homeless shelters we’re building. We’re building a lot of affordable housing and a lot of housing for seniors. Four years ago, the public asked us to do SkyTrain from our city centre to Langley. We did that. It’s done in four years. We accomplished it. It’s getting dug right now on Fraser Highway. The public also asked us to change the police force and we did that. It’s done. It’s a completed deal. It can’t be changed. We have over 200 officers out on the street right now. The transition will be finished next year. The public also asked us to do a bunch of infrastructure programs, soccer fields. We built that. They asked us to do a track in Bear

Well, we’re halfway through the transition right now. It’s’ a done deal. The letters have been signed both by the province and the federal government. And we’ll be completing the transition by the end of next year. The people wanted it. It’s what we campaigned on four years ago. We got elected, just about unanimously, on that fact. And we had a unanimous motion of council at the beginning of our term four years ago to change the police. Everyone on council voted to change our police. Q: What would you say to voters who are still undecided at this point in the election process? Look at our track record. Again, we listen to the public. We’re a very fast-growing city, a very multicultural city. We’ve listened. And we say what we’re going to do and the people vote us in on what we say we’re going to do, then we’ll get it done in the next four years. The public spoke loud and clear last time and this time also. We’re going to improve transportation. We’re going to improve the infrastructure for sports. We’re going to provide housing across the whole spectrum, all the way from homeless shelters up to the middle class and provide housing for the middle class. Because people want to live and work in Surrey. And we’re also encouraging businesses to come to Surrey.

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Council candidates (In alphabetical order) Debra Antifaev is a longterm Surrey resident who is passionate about housing – for everyone. Stuart Drysdale has lived in Surrey for 35+ years and is a longtime volunteer in youth sports. Doug Elford (incumbent) is a long -time grassroots community activist and volunteer. John Gibeau is an agricultural business owner & past president of the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce. Laurie Guerra (incumbent) has served as Director of the Autism Society of B.C. and lives in Fleetwood. Raman Jassar is a young entrepreneur with experience in commercial banking and management. Mandeep Nagra (incumbent) is a small business owner raising his family in Surrey. Allison Patton (incumbent) is a naturopathic doctor and business owner in Surrey for the past 21 years.

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SURREY FORWARD ‘This election is for the soul of Surrey’ Tom Zytaruk Black Press Media

Surrey Forward is a new civic slate led by veteran federal and provincial politician Jinny Sims, the NDP MLA for Surrey-Panorama. Born in Punjab, Sims immigrated to England when she was nine and worked as a high school teacher when she immigrated to Canada before becoming the president of the BC Teachers’ Federation in 2004. In 2011, she was elected NDP MP for Newton-North Delta and served as critic for International Cooperation, Critic for Immigration and Critic for Employment. She defeated Sukh Dhaliwal, who is leading rival slate United Surrey in this election, for Newton-North Delta in 2011. Much as Dhaliwal was a casualty of the NDP’s socalled “orange crush” in 2011, Sims was a casualty of the Liberal’s so-called “red tide” in 2015, losing to Dhaliwal with 11,604 votes to his 24,869. Sims, age 70, has been NDP MLA for Surrey-Panorama since 2017. She resigned as minister of citizens’ service on Oct. 4, 2019 in the face of an RCMP investigation concerning what she described as an “HR issue that has no basis” and was subsequently cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. “My life is an open book,” Sims told Black Press Media at the time. “I have nothing to hide.” Sims has sat as a backbencher since then. Surrey Forward registered with Elections BC in April and Sims entered the mayoral race under its banner in June. The slate’s literature says that “for too long, decisions at Surrey City Hall have been focused on developers and friends of the Mayor” and that “it’s time for Surrey families to be at the heart of decisions moving forward.” Sims says people want a council that will address “the real” issues families face. “But for the last four years we’ve had two parties – one with Brenda Locke and the other one with Doug McCallum. All they have done is throw darts and arrows at each other. During that time, a lot of work that citizens needed done in Surrey did not get done.”

I have not liked what I’ve seen at city hall – city hall is broken. There is a very strong feeling out in the community, it doesn’t matter who you talk to, that work getting done at the city is dependent on whether or not you have a relationship with the mayor or one of his supporters, and I think it’s time to bring fairness back and equal treatment and consistency in decision-making. That is what has been missing and the people are feeling that that’s not fair, and so for me, we all come at this from a different angle but when a lot of young professional people moving here, grew up here, of every culture said to me the way things are going in Surrey, it is upsetting us and many are on my team right now. They want to see openness and transparency restored to city hall…they are looking for a mayor who will give everybody fair treatment.” Q: What specifically sets Surrey Forward apart from the other slates?

Surrey Forward is led by veteran federal and Q: What could Surrey residents expect from a Mayor Sims administration in the first term? They can expect to have open and transparent government, and with integrity being restored to city hall and the mayor’s office. Open and transparent government also means membership engagement so that the citizens are involved again. They can expect fairness for people – right now people feel things are not fair at city hall or at the way investments occur in Surrey. They can look to me for addressing affordability issues for families, whether that be housing, whether that’s public transit, childcare, those kind of things. Q: This next question also applies to Dhaliwal. If you are personally elected on Oct. 15, this will trigger a costly byelection. Do you think this might discourage some people

Well number one, you look at my background and experience both as the president of the B.C. teachers, as an MP, as an MLA. I’m a strong advocate, I know how to negotiate and I also know provincial politician Jinny Sims. how to bring closure and bring more resources into Surrey. Different from my other colleagues from voting for you? who’ve got provincial or federal experience because they have not I’m running because so many people came and asked me to run. demonstrated that ability…we We have a democratic process and need a strong voice at the mayors’ it’s happened in Surrey before. If I table and at TransLink to make win I will be vacating my seat and sure Surrey gets its share. We have been neglected for too long…we there will be a byelection, that’s just what happens in a democratic need a bridge builder and I believe the others will divide people rather society. Just like when Stephanie (Cadieux, former Liberal MLA for than bringing them together both economically and ethnicity-wise. Surrey South) takes a job someThe last four years, the separation where else, it created a vacancy, between the different communities right? That’s the way it goes. She didn’t think well, I can’t take a job. has grown and it’s been used by the current mayor to divide people… And for me this election is very if you look at the council members important, for me this election is about more than the mayor’s seat, I have selected, they are diverse… this election is for the soul of Sur- every one of them told me, after they’d been vetted, I asked them rey. why they wanted to run and they want to run because Surrey is Q: Can you flesh that out – soul their city and they want to build a of Surrey – what does that mean? city that is just and inclusive and includes everybody. They do not I’ve lived in Surrey for a long want to live in silos. time now and I love Surrey, but

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Council candidates (In alphabetical order) Philip Aguirre is the Executive Director of the Newton BIA and is the owner of the Old Surrey Restaurant. Ramon Bandong wants to use his financial background to help make life more affordable. June Liu has been dedicated from a young age to make the city a better place for everyone.

Paramjit Singh Malhi owns his own law firm and prides himself on helping at-risk youth.

Arsh Mander wants to build his community, with his Bachelor of Engineering from BCIT.

Theresa Pidcock is an advocate for women and children and has worked with Surrey Schools for 15 years.

Judy Toor is a board certified Integrative Medicine Doctor living in Surrey.

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UNITED SURREY New slate aims to end division and bring communities together Tom Zytaruk Black Press Media

United Surrey is a new civic slate led by veteran federal politician Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal MP for Surrey-Newton. Dhaliwal served as Liberal MP for Newton-North Delta from 2006 to 2011 and MP for Surrey-Newton from 2015 to the present. He was re-elected in the 2021 federal election in Surrey-Newton with 19,721 votes (54 per cent). Easily avenging his 2011 election loss to New Democrat incumbent Jinny Sims in the old riding of Newton-North Delta in 2015, much as Dhaliwal was a casualty of the NDP’s so-called “orange crush” in 2011, Sims was a casualty of the Liberal’s so-called “red tide” in 2015. Dhaliwal received 24,869 votes to Sims’ 11,604. He unsuccessfully ran for a council seat in 1999 with the now defunct Surrey Electors Team, alongside SET mayoral candidate Doug McCallum. In 2014 Dhaliwal pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the Income Tax Act and was fined $3,000 in Surrey provincial court. The charges were laid in connection with Genko Consultants Inc., a holding company connected with buying and selling properties, of which Dhaliwal was president and his wife Roni was the secretary. The couple had failed to file corporate income tax returns for the company. “I have learned from this mistake,” Dhaliwal said at the time. “My main concern was correcting an outstanding wrong.” Dhaliwal says Surrey residents want integrity and transparency restored to city hall. “They’re not listening to ordinary citizens on the road. All they’re listening to is a couple of their friends and they’re serving them, not the people of Surrey.” Q: What could Surrey residents expect from a Mayor Dhaliwal administration in the first term? First of all they want to look that the integrity, transparency is restored because now what we see is this mayor has become the puppet of a couple of developers, you know, they control him. That’s

integrity that they lost at city hall is restored and the city is brought back to the people of Surrey, not just a couple of developers that are controlling the mayor and the council right now. Q: Your rival slates have been pumping out the media releases but your team, in comparison, has not. Why is that?

United Surrey is a new civic slate led by veteran federal politician Sukh Dhaliwal. what the people don’t want. They want the city hall to be open, accessible to every city resident. Q: How about the first 6 months? We look at the first six months, we have to make sure that public safety is our top priority. What happened is the previous mayor and council have divided the community on this issue. This is the most divisive politics I have seen in my 20 years, or 25 years in Surrey. Q: This next question also applies to Sims. If you are personally elected on Oct. 15, this will trigger a costly byelection. Do you think this might discourage some people from voting for you? Right now, people are looking for someone who can stand up to this bully that’s happening in Surrey right now, which is the mayor

and the council is a bully and they want to see someone who has experience, who has courage, and to stand up to these guys and this is exactly what I want to do, I want to make sure that I go and bring in consensus and bring the city back to ordinary Surrey residents who believe they are not getting their services for their tax dollars and we’ve got to make sure people are able to get that and that is the priority of the people right now. I don’t think people are looking at what we are doing right now as an MP, I have a track record, I have been one of the most accessible irrespective of where people live. Now is the time that I go there. We have a diverse and competent team. United Surrey, when you look at the people from all walks of life, from different backgrounds, people from different political stripes, we have come together for one thing: Make sure the

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Council candidates (In alphabetical order) Nicole Bennett is a small business owner for over 25 years and advocate for people with disabilities. Jeff Bridge is a community activist and small business owner who has lived in Surrey since 2007.

I’m working on the ground. I’m very good at the ground level. Our team is going door-to-door, our team is meeting people and listening to people…we have said in the first year we will freeze property taxes, in the second year we will roll back the hidden tax that this mayor and council put on people, from $300 to $100…if we want to bring in the affordability we have to have the supply of the housing and to do that we need almost 500 dwellings a month which is 6,000 dwellings a year. We got to make sure to have an affordability we need to meet the demand, and to meet that demand we need the supply. To do that, we will bring in the fastest processing time for building permits…everyone will have the same access not just like the present mayor and council, who their friends are, they get the special treatment. Every citizen will have the same preference at city hall. Fourthly, parks and recreation. We’re going out, talking to the players, we’re talking to seniors, they are coming with only one thing – there are not enough swimming pools, there are not enough recreation facilities…we are going to make historic investments in parks and recreation.

Andy Dhillon is a Chartered Professional Accountant who started his own accounting firm in 2020.

Q: What specifically sets United Surrey apart from the other slates?

Julie Tapley is an educator, a mother and active volunteer who lives in South Surrey.

United Surrey is a very diverse slate. You look at political stripes, people from all political stripes have come together. From the gender perspective we have five females and four males…this is a very experienced and diverse team. We have all come together to make sure there is no politics of division, it is a politics of bringing people together, it’s bringing communities together, and to making sure United Surrey works together as a team for the people of Surrey.

Margarett Lange has extensive experience in the local hospitality industry. Zubeen Sahib is a 25-year Surrey resident who worked as an aesthetician while raising her family. Jasbir Sandhu is a 42-year resident of Surrey who served as an NDP MP from 2011-2015.

Becky Zhou is a businesswoman whose husband was killed in ‘15, a tragedy which compels her to run for council.

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SURREY FIRST ‘A team that represents the face of Surrey’ Alex Browne Black Press Media

tending city hall hours until 8:30 at night, and we may be able to do something similar by changing schedules or going to a four-day work week.

Gordon Hogg has been closely associated with the Semiahmoo Peninsula – as a former long-serving White Rock councillor and mayor, and as BC Liberal MLA for Surrey-White Rock from 1997 and 2017. But the Surrey First candidate for mayor of Surrey is swift to point out that he served on boards and committees and dealt with issues affecting all of Surrey during his time as MLA, and also during his two-year stint (20172019) as federal Liberal MP for the South Surrey-White Rock riding. “I’ve also chaired the mayors’ committee of the Metro Vancouver board, and also represented Surrey on the Transit Commission,” he noted, adding that his first job was as a youth probation officer, based in Whalley. He continues to sit on the boards of, or remain closely involved with, social service organizations that are active throughout the city, including Sources and the Surrey Food Bank, he said.

The elected representatives report to the people of Surrey – it’s not the other way around.

Q: One of the most divisive issues in the city over the last few years has been the transition to a Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP. How do you intend to address policing in Surrey? Surrey has seen no increase in the number of officers in the current term. We want to increase the number of police officers in Surrey by 300 over the next five years, and also pay more attention to the 30 per cent of cases that are alcohol- or drug-related or involve mental health issues. The transition should go to a public referendum, but people have to have the information so they know what they’re voting on. They’ve consistently been asking questions and not getting answers, and money has been diverted to the transition that should have been going to other services.

Surrey mayoral candidate Gordon Hogg is a former long-serving White Rock councillor and mayor, and a BC Liberal MLA for Surrey-White Rock from 1997 and 2017.

“The elected representatives report to the people of Surrey – it’s not the other way around,” he said. “I think of the enormous poGordon Hogg tential of Surrey. It has more land than Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby together. “When you look at the growth “I even played football for the it’s already experienced, it’s going Surrey Rams at one time,” he to be the most important city in said. Hogg said he decided to run for Canada.” Surrey should also take full mayor because he wants to emadvantage of the benefits of a phasize a vision that recognizes Surrey’s potential rather than the diverse population representing more than 100 different languag“negativity” that currently peres, backgrounds and cultures, he vades city politics. said. Accountability and transpar‘This is what excites me – and ency are vital to good decision I’m excited to run with a team making, he said, and citizens of that represents the face of Surrey; Surrey must be able to have the who have a wonderful amount facts they need so that they can provide valuable input, even when of lived experience and a tremendous commitment to the city.” theirs are voices of dissent.

Q: Among the most pressing issues throughout the Lower Mainland are the lack of affordable housing, and also the transportation problems posed by a commuter society. What role can Surrey play in solving these problems?

Some 30 per cent of people who live in Surrey work outside of the city. You want people to live, work and play in the same community. There should be jobs here, you want to have improved transportation within the city, and you want people to be able to Council has taken away the question period. We’d like to rein- afford to live here. If you’re looking at a 100-unit state it. Obviously some city busicondominium development, you ness has to be conducted behind closed doors but we’d like to have could give the developer a little more, in exchange for designatmore public meetings, on issues ing 15 of the units for affordable that have an impact on people, housing, or assisted-living or at different recreation centres long-term care which is much around Surrey. more cost-effective in that setting. We’re proposing an indepenI look at the Harmony project dent auditor to review spending proposed by UNITI for South and efficiency of programs. We also want to look at changing the Surrey as a model for multi-purpose development. hours at City Hall so that more I was disappointed when it was people can have greater access to turned down, but I believe it’ll be the services they need. back again. Some cities in Ontario are exQ: You’ve said you want to increase the accountability of council, the transparency of decision-making and accessibility of City Hall to Surrey’s citizens. How do you intend to achieve that?

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Council candidates (In alphabetical order) Linda Annis (incumbent) won a seat in ‘18 and is executive director of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers. Mike Bose is a fourthgeneration Surrey farmer with extensive business experience. Bilal Cheema is a long-time Surrey resident who has been an advisor to several federal ministers. Sargy Chima is vice-president of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union. She lives in Whalley. Ajit Mehat spent 34 years in the public service of B.C., Ontario and Canada. He lives in Surrey. Paul Orazietti heads the Cloverdale BIA and is founding director of Tourism Surrey. Kulwinder Saini has worked in different levels of government as a policy advisor for 25 years. He lives in City Centre. Mary-Em Waddington is Executive Director of the BC Technology for Learning Society.

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SURREY CONNECT Slate’s No. 1 priority is stopping Surrey’s policing transition Sobia Moman Black Press Media

Brenda Locke is running for the job of Surrey mayor under her Surrey Connect slate. Locke, who has been a resident of Surrey for nearly four decades, has served for many years with non-profit organizations and was an MLA, a provincial cabinet minister and has been a Surrey City councillor since 2018. Surrey Connect is all about bringing “ethics and accountability” back to Surrey City Hall, Locke said. Her No. 1 priority, if elected, is to deal with the public safety sector of the community and stop the police transition from RCMP to the Surrey Police Service. Despite voting in favour of replacing the RCMP with a city police force during the current council’s inaugural meeting in late 2018 – after she was elected as a Safe Surrey Coalition councillor – Locke subsequently became a vocal opponent of the policing transition and set up her own slate, Surrey Connect. “This is where it gets super complicated,” she told Black Press Media in February. “It was already on the books. Doug (McCallum) tries to pretend like this is some brain child of his – it wasn’t. It was already on the books from the previous council. Council said they were going to start the referendum, they were going to support the process to do a feasibility study, it’s all in there, it’s very well documented. That’s what I supported.” Creating affordable housing for young people and families, having a more efficient transit system and continuing the growth of Surrey are her slate’s major goals, she said. Locke promises to bring back and, move forward, the Harmony project. The motion was to create affordable apartment units, as proposed by UNITI, was quashed in a 5-3 vote. Locke was one of three councillors who voted to move the project forward and says the fact it was defeated is “shameful.” Another priority for the Surrey Connect slate, she said, is to move forward with Surrey Memorial Hospital’s addition of a third

of the transition at this point. I think the public has been loud and clear. They want this to stop. We need to put stability back into public safety and Surrey. We need to resource it better, not just policing, fire too. We need to start looking at public safety in a more holistic way. And spending time on all aspects including fire, police and bylaws.” Q: If you are elected and are able to stop the police transition, how will you make sure that Surrey residents are confident in that decision and will not incur a huge financial burden?

Surrey Connect mayoral candidate Brenda Locke says if elected, she will stop the police transition from RCMP to the Surrey Police Service. (Photo submitted) tower to help address the health care crisis. Locke feels that infrastructure development is lagging behind in the city, and pledges to decrease permit wait times for construction. Locke and her slate plan to create more entertainment spaces throughout a rapidly growing Surrey. This includes a sports facility or convention centre and areas to promote a vibrant nightlife. Transparency is something Locke feels is lacking under the current administration. It’s something she promises to achieve, if elected. She will accomplish this, she said, by consulting frequently with the people of Surrey, allowing them to be a bigger part of the decision-making process. Q: What are the biggest lessons that you have learned from your time on council and is there any-

thing that you wish you had done differently? The whole issue of the police transition has been handled so terribly that there is no way that it can or should be supported. So I think that’s a pretty important thing. What I would have done differently, I would have never ever accepted that that should have been evoked at an inaugural meeting. That was trickery by the mayor. And I think that was highly inappropriate. But the fact is, this whole notion of a transition did not start with Doug McCallum. It started with the previous council. And their process was one that was really well thought-out and one of due diligence. I think that there has been so much damage done on the notion

We will be absolutely transparent on the numbers. I asked the SPS to give us a line-by-line accounting. You know what the answer was? ‘No.’ We are going to do a process of getting input from residents and to share input on budget issues. If we keep on going down this road with the SPS, we can just either forget about building any additional infrastructure, or look at our taxes going out of sight. And I can tell you the other thing, even with this SPS moving forward, your taxes on an average house will go up over $500 a year. That’s a very conservative number and I can show that. We actually do have a lot of the numbers. So if we look back at the last 10 years with the RCMP, our 10 per cent that comes back to the city has been $126 million. Moving forward from 2022 to 2032, that’s probably going to go up over $200 million. We can build so many rec centres, right now, our rebate back from the federal government is about $25 million. Those are numbers that I get from the CFO at Surrey. We know that the cost of this transition is going to be extraordinary and I cannot ask young families with high mortgages of $900,000 to have an additional big expense. And that will be immediate, that will be within the next two years. It just can’t happen. The public can’t afford it, especially when we’re going into these very trying financial times and potentially a recession. So I’m very worried about that.”

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Council candidates (In alphabetical order) Harry Bains is a lawyer who will advocate for efficiency to improve the development process & costs. Gordon Hepner is a notary public and is also son of former mayor Linda Hepner. Ramona Kaptyn was awarded Outstanding Canadian on the Peninsula in 2022. Wil Kwok is a Chinese immigrant and a successful small business operator. Pardeep Kooner is a chartered accountant who owns an audit and tax services firm. Rochelle Prasad, winner of the Princess Diana Award, is a youth leader and education advocate. Sebastian Sajda is president of Force of Nature, bringing a climate lens to the slate. Rob Stutt is a career investigator with 43+ years in policing and the insurance industry.

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