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Surrey’s two Safe Surrey Coalition councillors are accusing Mayor Brenda Locke and the RCMP of “jeopardizing public safety” by blocking the deployment of 33 “experienced” Surrey Police Service officers.

A press release issued April 24 by the SSC alleges “the deployment has been stalled due to the mayor’s political agenda, endangering Surrey residents and jeopardizing the goal of the SPS to increase the number of boots on the ground to prevent crime.”

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Coun. Doug Elford accuses Locke of “Through collective efforts, violent crime “creating a double standard” by asking the decreased in 2022 and is down 14 per cent provincial government for more police while so far in 2023. Claims to the contrary is a “preventing” the 33 from patrolling the city’s blatant attempt to generate public fear, and streets. disrespectful to all those impacted by the “We have been advocating for more boots incidents, the judicial processes underway, on the ground to protect Surrey residents, and all officers working in Surrey,” Edwards and these 33 experienced officers are ready concluded. to be deployed,” a statement attributed to But in an April 18 letter to Locke and city Elford reads. “It is unacceptable that the “The safety “It’s shocking council from Jessie Sunner, vice-chairwoman RCMP is hindering the deployment of these of Surrey of the Surrey Police Board, Sunner noted officers and jeopardizing public safety. to me that that the HR plan – executed on May 4, 2022 “The safety of Surrey residents is not a residents is not they would under the direction of the trilateral commitbargaining chip for political gain,” said a bargaining be that tee – and “subsequent discussions with the Elford. “The mayor and the RCMP must chip for political cold-hearted to RCMP” – provided that “35 SPS Experiprioritize public safety over politics and enced Officers would be deployed as Cohort allow these experienced SPS officers to pagain.” put that out.”

8 in March 2023.” trol our streets to prevent crime.”

This number, she wrote, included 14 SPS z See OUR VIEW, page 9 recruits that were scheduled to graduate – Doug Elford – Brenda Locke from the Justice Institute on March 10, 2023 but in February the RCMP advised the SPS Coun. Mandeep Nagra called for the SPS “The trilateral committee makes the deci- it would accept the 14 graduating officers for officers’ immediate deployment. The two deployment but no “Experienced Officers” sion on the deployment. It’s just a demoncouncillors also vow to call on the federal stration of their own ignorance,” she said of would be deployed in March. and provincial governments to intervene if “The parties held subsequent discussions Nagra and Elford, “because they also know this doesn’t happen. on the RCMP’s unilateral decision that were A statement issued by the RCMP, attribut- that deploying police resources is the responsibility of the RCMP, they are the POJ, unsuccessful in changing the RCMP’s decied to Assistant Commissioner Brian Edsion,” Sunner told Locke and council. wards, in charge of the Surrey RCMP, notes they know that, Elford and Nagra know “The unilateral decision of the RCMP that the joint RCMP/SPS HR Plan – which that, so this is just them playing politics. But to accept no SPS Experienced Officers for includes SPS deployments – is overseen by a the RCMP also know that it’s my expectation that they do their job and that includes deployment in March and to deny all lateral Surrey Policing Trilateral Transition Commoves of SPS Officers, put SPS behind in mittee (SPTTC) that includes representatives the SPS officers. That is already in place.” fulfilling the agreed upon HR Plan,” Sunner Asked who made the decision to not defrom the City of Surrey as well as the proprotested. “The HR Plan stipulates that ploy the 33 officers, Public Safety Minister vincial and federal governments.

SPS should have deployed 260 Assigned Mike Farnworth told reporters in Victoria “A decision from the Minister of Public Officers by March of 2023. To date, SPS has Tuesday morning that “there is a plan in Safety and Solicitor General on the future deployed 220 officers, 40 less than the agreed place to ensure safe and effective policing of policing in Surrey is anticipated in the to number.” very near future, which will guide next steps in Surrey, it has 734 officers is the base.

Meantime, the SSC press release states The operational decisions are made by the in regards to staffing. Surrey RCMP is curElford’s and Nagra’s “condemnation comes RCMP who are the police of jurisdiction.” rently fully staffed, with approximately 186 Edwards said Surrey Mounties continue to as Surrey faces a surge in violent crime, inSPS officers deployed alongside RCMP officluding gang shootings, multiple stabbings work closely with “all our partners, includcers,” Edwards’ statement reads. ing the integrated teams and the Metro Van- on transit, and an act of terrorism by ISIS Locke echoed this.

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in recent weeks. The deployment of experienced SPS officers could help prevent such incidents in the future.

“As the police board chair, it is Mayor Locke’s responsibility to ensure that Surrey is safe. Elford and Nagra believe that the mayor has failed in her duty to protect the community and is putting the safety of Surrey residents at risk,” the press release states.

Locke noted that in the previous council Elford and Nagra voted against any increases to the Surrey RCMP. “For four years, no additional officers,” she said. “And that went back to 2018. In that period of time, we increased the population of this city by over 54,000 people and they said no police for four years. So to me, this is just them playing political games with the recent tragedy and I think that is so disappointing that they would do that, adding that kind of pain to families by suggesting that those unpredictable events would have been prevented, that’s an all-time low for them but certainly for politics.”

Locke called the SSC press release “disgraceful.

“This is just them playing politics with really tragic events that have happened in our city,” Locke told the Now-Leader on Monday. “I’m actually disgusted by this press release. It’s shocking to me that they would be that cold-hearted to put that out. As I said it’s a new low, a new low even for them.”

The mayor was was still at press time expecting Farnworth to render his long-awaited decision this week on whether Surrey should retain the RCMP as its police of jurisdiction or if the SPS should replace it.

The next meeting of the Surrey Police Board, of which Locke is the chairwoman, is set for 4 p.m. today (April 27). Items on the agenda include year-to-date expenditures and updates from Chief Constable Norm Lipinski.

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Surrey council finalized the city’s budget 2023 – with a 12.5 per cent property tax increase – by approving a string of related bylaws on April 17, but not without some political shots from councillors.

Coun. Rob Stutt accused Coun.

Annis of flip-flopping on the budget. She, and Councillors Mandeep Nagra and Doug Elford voted against final adoption of the related bylaws on April 17.

Stutt noted that after the March 6 public hearing, Annis moved to limit the general tax increase to no more than 12.5 per cent in total.

“I find it somewhat difficult that councillor Annis in particular has reversed her opinion on all of these motions,” Stutt said.

Annis replied that she included a “friendly amendment” that the tax hike would be held at “up to” 12.5 per cent and she was “really hoping that staff would find a way to be able to come in less, because I just don’t think our taxpayers in Surrey can afford a 12.5 increase in their taxes in addition to tax increases in their utilities and other taxes as well.”

Stutt didn’t buy it.

The motion, he noted, reads to limit the tax increase to no more than 12.5 per cent total.

“So to my mind that would suggest that she did approve the 12.5 per cent total tax increase.”

To this, Annis replied on a point of order that she wanted to clarify that wasn’t her intention.

“My intention was to ask, to do a friendly amendment so it would be up to 12.5 per cent, I was not looking to approve a 12.5 per cent tax increase,” she said. “I’ve not felt since the get-go that that would be appropriate for our Surrey residents.”

Stutt charged that Annis is “more a contrarian than anything else,” adding “she hasn’t offered any solu-

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tions to any issues she raises. If that were the case I think I’d be more inclined to listen.”

Nagra and Annis also opposed final adoption of a bylaw to increase by 6.8 per cent – in keeping with Vancouver Consumer Price Index annual average for inflation – the secondary plan and infill area amenity contribution as well as affordable housing, capital project and community specific capital project community amenity contributions rates.

She hasn’t offered any solutions to any issues she raises.

If that were the case I think I’d be more inclined to listen.

Rob Stutt

“This is not the right time to make any sort of increases as a lot of projects are already struggling with high interest rates and other cost involved with the development and the material cost is high and there are a number of other hikes that the development community saw recently so I think this is not the right time to add more cost to the projects,” Nagra said. “So maybe if we can delay this, I will support this in future but not at this time.”

Annis agreed, noting the city is trying to build more affordable housing

and “this is not the time” to add more cost to developers.

The 6.8 per cent rate increase was approved.

Coun. Harry Bains remarked that if the city doesn’t charge developers “at least the rate of inflation, we’re not going to tax people appropriately. Where are these funds going to come from?”

Annis replied that city hall needs, like Surrey households, to look at how it manages its finances.

“Times are tight for the residents of Surrey, times are tight for the city of Surrey and sometimes we have to make hard choices. We can’t just be spending residents money like it’s not our own and to expect our city to be passing on in excess of 12.5 per cent, because remember, that doesn’t include our utility taxes as well.

“We need to be looking for how can we save money, how can we do things more efficiently?” Annis told her council colleagues. “I think there’s many ways that we can look at that and we should be doing that first and foremost before we’re just raising taxes. It’s an easy thing to do to keep raising taxes, it’s not so easy to look at where your costs are and how we can be more efficient.”

Coun. Gordon Hepner also weighed in.

“To hear the words of other councillors that are not wanting to work in a cohesive manner to the betterment of the city is disturbing,” he remarked.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said this year’s budget “has not been an easy one for anybody.”

“It’s certainly not the budget we ever were hoping to pass but it’s the one we were dealt,” she said.

“Having the complication of having basically two police departments running at the same time has put immense challenges, fiscal challenges on this city and that was the challenge that was put not only before this council but before this city and will be.”

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The Surrey school board has unanimously passed a motion to send a “strongly-worded” letter to the Ministry of Education and Child Care to plead for more money to address over-crowding in the district’s schools.

During the board’s regular meeting last week (April 19), Trustee Terry Allen brought forward a motion to write a letter to the provincial government “clearly outlining the dissatisfaction” with next year’s school budget.

According to Surrey Schools officials, no figures have yet been projected for the 2023-2024 school year; those are to be presented to the board for approval on May 10. The current-year budget, to June 30, is $970.3 million, while for the 20212022 school year, $922.8 million was approved.

It is no secret that schools in Surrey – the largest district in B.C. – have been running over-capacity, with more students learning inside portables, separated from many of their peers and farther from washrooms, libraries and the larger school community. The situation is exacerbated by enrolment numbers throughout the district this year that are more than double what was projected.

More than 2,200 new students have been enrolled in the Surrey school district this year, when the funding was for 750.

If a solution is not brought to the table, Allen said, schools will have to start stacking portables on top of one another. They are also taking away students’ play areas, he added.

“Government, no matter what government, can’t continue to ignore the needs of the Surrey school district, but more importantly, the students of Surrey.”

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In February, the board met with Education Minister Rachna Singh, Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, city councillors, local MLAs and others to discuss the needs of the district. Multiple trustees said the meeting went well, but they also agreed that action is what is needed.

“I’m tired of us sitting in committee meetings, wringing our hands about this and really not doing anything and trying to be good and meet with the MLAs and hope that they understand, and that obviously hasn’t worked,” said Trustee Laurae McNally.

“This is the worst I have ever, ever seen it and I think we need to be very strong and very firm and let our community know exactly how serious this is. Never mind the situation along the SkyTrain route, it’s all the growth in the district.

“Our students and our staff deserve much better.”

In an emailed response, Singh said the ministry is “committed to delivering” modern, safe schools for kids and families, and that “over half a billion dollars in new funding” will create 10,000 new seats – the equivalent of eliminating 400 portables.

Efforts are continuing “as we make up for years of infrastructure deficits left by the old government,” Singh said in the April 21 email.

At the board meeting, Trustee Garry Thind pointed to a promise by former premier John Horgan that, if elected, he would get rid of all portables in Surrey within four years. He was voted in as B.C.’s premier in May 2017.

“We had about 250 portables back in 2017, we are at 360 portables right now and we are going over 400 portables in September,” Thind said.

While Ministry of Education and Child Care officials said six new schools and 11 school expansions have been completed in Surrey since 2017, school trustees said adding expansion after expansion to existing schools is not sustainable in the board’s eyes because land space is limited.

The budget the district receives is far from sufficient, because the cost of the portables comes out of that budget, Allen said.

Another concern is the wait-time between the approval of a new school site by the ministry to the actual groundbreaking. Trustee and Vice-Chair Gary Tymoschuk noted that a new school, Ta’talu Elementary, received approval in 2020 and is now under construction, while Snokomish Elementary was approved in 2021 and has yet to break ground.

Both were named by the ministry as among five projects underway to address enrolment growth.

“If somebody came along to us today and said ‘We’ll build you two new schools,’ not one of these students would go to that school for five years,” said Allen.

Larsen, who is from Fleetwood, said that development in the area, especially with SkyTrain coming, has affected families.

“The students who move to the (Fleetwood) area cannot attend that school.

It is full. They need to bus to Frankhurt or to Enver Creek so you can imagine as parents, you buy a house with the school across the street and then you realize your child can’t attend that school and this is now even before the SkyTrain’s gone through,” Larsen said.

Tymoschuk described the situation the school district is going through as “dire.”

“It’s bad and it’s getting worse.”

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Last Thursday the doors of Surrey’s Kalmar Restaurant were chained shut, lights turned off, tables set but empty, and no sign of life inside.

The long-established eatery has closed, but it’s not clear exactly when, why or whether it’s permanent.

Kalmar was once a popular place to eat in Newton, in the 8000-block of King George Boulevard.

At around noon April 20 a sign on the door said a Monday-morning men’s prayer breakfast has moved to Fresgo Inn, in Whalley.

Nearby, a man sat on the ground near a shopping cart full of stuff.

“It’s been closed for about a week,” he said.

Open for breakfast and lunch only in recent times, Kalmar served pancakes, eggs, sandwiches, burgers, wraps and more.

“The restaurant industry is hard!” exclaimed Newton BIA executive director Philip Aguirre, who operates Old

Outside the closed Kalmar restaurant in Newton on April 20 at 8076 King George Blvd. (Photo: Tom Zillich) Surrey Restaurant eight blocks south, on 72 Avenue.

“A free-standing building like the Kalmar location has a massive lease and property tax bill. Profit margins are tight and competition is everywhere. You better be good at what you do and even then it might not be enough.”

On Facebook over the weekend, the “We Grew Up in Surrey So We Remember” page was flooded with memories of Kalmar after someone posted about the restaurant closure.

“That place was the best under original owners John

and Helen. It has NEVER been as good since then and I’m actually surprised it stayed open this long,” one person wrote.

“I went a couple of times long time ago and never understood the hype,” another posted. “I’m not surprised at all it has closed its doors.

Now if Fresgos closes I’ll be upset!”

Wrote another person: “So sad, my family basically grew up going to the Kalmar weekly, lot of memories — the old Kalmar too, beside Pay ‘N’ Save gas, good times.”

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Praguery serves ice cream with a twist There’s no shortage of ice cream shops near the White Rock pier, where Maya’s, Crazy Cows, Marble Slab, Ricardo’s, The White, Ocean Rock Cafe and Seaside Scoops are all located within a block or two of the wooden landmark.

Enter Praguery, which sells signature “chimney cakes” and ice cream in a shop shared with Coho Eatery’s burgers and pizza, across from the museum.

The handmade, coneshaped chimney cakes are a twist on Czech street food.

Prague-raised founder/ owner Jaroslav Mestka opened the “brick and mortar” shop April 14, some seven years after launching the venture as a food truck in Vancouver. In the fall of 2020 a Praguery shop was opened at Guildford Town

After moving to Vancouver in 2014, Mestka wanted to make and sell crepes, but a trip back home changed his plans.

“I went to Prague to see my parents, took one street wrong and ended up at a bakery close to Charles Bridge, the famous bridge,” Praguery operators Jaroslav Mestka recalled.

Mestka, right, and Mirka Cadrova “That’s where I first saw with sweet treats at White Rock the cone-shape pastry with Beach. (Photo: Tom Zillich) the ice cream – I thought, that’s it. Ding! There was Centre, but has since closed. a huge line, and it tasted “When we did the pop-up good.” in Guildford we had really Elsewhere in B.C., this good feedback there,” Mest- summer Praguery will opka said. “When we left the erate food trucks in downplace, we got a lot of mestown Vancouver, at the base sages from people, questions, of Sea to Sky Gondola, asking, ‘Hey guys, where Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam did you go? Are you coming and at the McArthurGlen back?’ We wanted to stay in shopping mall in Richthe area, and that’s why we’re mond, near the airport. on Marine Drive now.”

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Some Surrey restaurants are hyped in a seven-page feature in the May 2023 edition of “Food & Wine,” a monthly American magazine.

The city is named among “the next great food cities” in an item written by Vancouver-based freelancer Bianca Bujan, focused on how “unparalleled diversity” puts Surrey’s dining scene on the map.

The magazine also names cities in France, Italy, Japan, Mexico and other countries in a story, since posted on Discover Surrey’s website (discoversurreybc.com) as a PDF. “Surrey is known for welcoming people from around the globe,” Angeline Chew, executive director of Surrey’s desti-

Food served at Chatora restaurant in Surrey. (Photo: Ian Harland/Discovery Surrey) nation marketing organization, said in a news release.

“We are thrilled that Surrey is finally being recognized as an exciting multicultural food destination, and look forward to sharing all the delicious flavours that Surrey has to offer with the world.”

Highlighted in the magazine is Discover Surrey’s “Spice Trail,” a map of restaurants in the city’s six neighbourhoods, along with My Shanti, Chacha’s Tandoor & Grill, Chatora, Kerala Kitchen, Clove, Afghan Kitchen, The Taste of Africa and Guacamole

Mexican Grill.

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“At restaurant after restaurant, you’ll find traditional meals made with love by the people who have come to call Canada home.”

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Transportation

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CITY OF SURREY NOTICE OF REZONING BYLAW Pursuant to Section 464 (2) of the Local Government Act and Section 51.2 of “Council Procedure Bylaw, 2004, By-law No. 15300”, as amended, provides for when a local government is not required to hold a public hearing on a proposed zoning bylaw.

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Notice is hereby given that the City of Surrey Council will consider first reading for bylaw “Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 20928” on May 1, 2023 at 7 pm at 13450—104 Avenue, Surrey, Surrey City Hall.

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for transit in Surrey and Delta, which is now exceeding pre-pandemic ridership levels and experiencing Metro Vancouver’s strongest ridership growth.

Construction has started in preparation Road improvements are now underway to for a new RapidBus service coming to the Scott Road corridor, the busiest bus corridor deliver more dedicated bus lanes, upgraded bus stops and a new bus lot near Newton south of the Fraser River.

Exchange. In addition to RapidBus, the Details about the R6 Scott Road RapidScott Road corridor has been identified as Bus were unveiled in an announcement at the Newton Exchange bus lot Friday morn- a potential future corridor for Bus Rapid ing (April 14) held by TransLink CEO Kevin Transit (BRT) in Transport 2050: Ten-Year Priorities.

Quinn, B.C. Minister of Transportation The R6 will provide express, limited-stop and Infrastructure Rob Fleming and Delta service between Scott Road SkyTrain StaMayor George Harvie.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke was expected tion and Newton Exchange alongside Route 319, which currently serves the corridor. to be at the announcement as well, but did Route 319 is the busiest bus route south of not attend due to a “conflicting event.” the Fraser River, and the fifth busiest bus Expected to be in service by early 2024, route in Metro Vancouver. When the R6 is TransLink says the R6 will provide “more in service, Route 319 will continue to operate convenient and reliable service with fewer its regular route, servicing every stop along stops” to help residents better connect with the corridor.

SkyTrain, making their commute faster by The $33-million capital improvements up to 10 minutes in each direction. are paid for through the Mayors’ 10-Year The new R6 service will be TransLink’s Vision, of which the Government of British largest service expansion since 2020.

Columbia contributed 40 per cent of all capTransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said it will ital costs. help keep up with rapidly growing demand

Crime prevention

Feds give Surrey $3.95M to fight gang recruitment

In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum setback distance for a Class A (red-coded) watercourse from 30 metres to 20 metres.

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Federal Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino and his provincial counterpart Mike Farnworth were in Newton Friday to earmark nearly $4 million for a Surrey anti-gang program.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke welcomed the funds for Surrey’s Anti-gang Family Empowerment Program.

“We have helped almost 5,000 youth in Surrey who were at risk to stay out of the gang lifestyle,” she said.

The announcement was made at the New-

ton Recreation Centre.

Surrey Coun. Linda Annis, also executive director of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers, welcomed the $3.95 million.

“Gangs are recruiting children as young as 10, so when it comes to gang prevention, we need to start early,” she said. “The fact is the gang lifestyle usually ends in just two ways: jail or death, so gang prevention programs really need to connect with children, teens and their families.”

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Our view

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ou might say it’s our interpretation of Surrey’s policing transition mess, now in its fifth year, that it has inflicted and continues to inflict severe intellectual and gastronomic indigestion on Surrey residents.

Kind of like sea-sickness.

Consider it more a statement of fact, although a bit purple with the imagery.

At this time of writing, all hands on deck were expecting Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth to bring his decision to port sometime this week as to, once and for all, who will police Surrey into the foreseeable future – the Surrey RCMP or the Surrey Police Service.

As we’ve waited, a steady flow of acrimony, ‘shocking developments,’ calls for resignations, insults, confusion, bombast, rude and childish behaviour, and sophistry have washed up on Surrey’s shores, not to mention the privilege of collectively paying roughly $8 million in taxes per month to maintain two

police forces. Arrrr, pirates say.

This perfect storm will some day subside. But for how long the upset will last, though, is anyone’s guess.

Meanwhile, as everyone stares into the deep, a new beast has crawled up from the abyss and into Surrey’s political lexicon: Interpretation.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke recently invoked the term to anchor her perhaps pollyanna position that a boatload of mayors approved a motion to support Surrey in its bid to keep the RCMP here despite the author of the motion, Delta Mayor George Harvie, indicating otherwise.

Despite the sea of disagreement Surrey’s policing transition is, surely we can all agree that politicians must not rely on “interpretation” in an effort to ride out a storm.

It’s just not seaworthy policy for public governance.

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Column

Wages must keep rising as cost of living continues to skyrocket to $20 an hour – will cause layoffs, or small firms will just go out of business.

ThePainfulTruth I agree that the NDP should not be increasing the minimum wage Matthew Claxton based on inflation.

They should be basing it on the cost of housing or food.

The business community in B.C For example the cost of groceries has come together, not surprisin Canada was up by 10.6 per cent ingly, to criticize the provincial annually as of February. That was NDP government for sticking to double the then-current overall inits promise to raise the minimum flation rate. wage by the rate of inflation.

If you’re living on minimum The argument is that the increase wage (or the closer you are to it) from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour then groceries are, proportionally, will impact the ability of small a much larger part of your monthbusinesses to keep operating. The increased cost of staffing – whether ly spending than they are if you it’s raises to minimum wage work- make six figures. There’s a reason why people with jobs have to go ers’ salaries, or pressure to give raises to those making around $17 to food banks, and why we have

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backpack programs in schools that send kids home with food for the weekends.

So you could argue that the actual increase should have been 10.6 per cent this year alone. At least that would have let people making the lowest legal wage in B.C. keep up with their food bills!

But what about housing?

Well, if we look at the cost of renting, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

(CMHC), in 2022, rent overall surged by 6.3 per cent last year – pretty close to the rate of inflation.

But that’s not the whole story.

The average rent for a vacant unit was 43 per cent higher than overall average rent for an occupied unit – in other words, if you want

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to move, you’d better be willing to either pay a whole lot more, or accept a much smaller living space.

Should we look at the price of real estate over the last decade?

Maybe we could index the minimum wage to that?

I’m sure it’s true that increasing the minimum wage does make things harder for businesses, particularly small businesses with tight margins But not increasing the minimum wage makes things much, much harder for their employees, who are actual human beings who deserve to be able to buy food and pay for decent housing, and have something left over at the end of the month.

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ica, minimum wages stagnated. In B.C., 20 years ago, the minimum wage was $8. The price of a detached house in the suburbs of the Lower Mainland was edging above $300,000. This year, the minimum wage is a little more than double what it was in 2003. The price of a detached house is north of $1.3 million, having more than quadrupled over the same time.

Wages haven’t kept up with the cost of living for decades. Raising the minimum wage by the rate of inflation is doing the bare minimum to keep workers out of dire poverty.

Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley-Advance Times, a sister paper to the Now-Leader.

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DEBATE Letters

Why bother to vote at all if certain results are ignored?

The Editor, The 2018 municipal election results in Surrey were taken so seriously that no scrutiny, analysis or public debate was needed before

undertaking the huge task of replacing the RCMP with a municipal police force.

In the 2022 election, with the economic and social impact of a global pandemic in-

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terfering with their lives, and after the tragic Nova Scotia mass shooting, Surrey residents still voted for the slate that promised to reverse that decision and keep the RCMP. Now, months of deliberation and analysis of the situation was needed, and using the horrific event in Nova Scotia to their advantage, the government delays making a decision on the matter in case those same Surrey voters don’t know what’s good for themselves or their city after all.

I’m wondering why we even bother to vote if politicians can pick and choose which election results they are willing to follow.

Locke let us down on 84 Avenue

The Editor, Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has said on the record that she thinks the 84 Avenue project is “completely wrong.” In July 2021, she promised that if she were to be elected mayor, “the road will not be finished.”

I think Surrey citizens deserve an answer as to why the road was not stopped as promised. I have fought for two-plus years as many others have. Bear Creek Park is our park, why aren’t we allowed to be heard?

If City Hall is our house, why is no one answering the question why the road has Donna Bil, Surrey not been stopped? My complex voted on a promise the road would be stopped, which did not happen. I fought hard to get Locke Fiasco has gone on too long voted in as mayor, since she was the only one who said she would stop the road.

The Editor, George Zaklan fought every time to stop We are getting a little tired of reading the this road. George in honour of you I will “he said, she said” and watching the reality series, Will the Real Police Force Stand Up?. keep fighting to have it stopped.

It is truly a shame that taxpaying citizens This has gone on too long. The whole epihave to live like this. We have no voice even sode should have gone to a referendum to though our taxes keep climbing. begin with, especially when the voter turnout is so low.

Julie Cotton, Surrey Don and Joanne Baxter, Surrey

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• It’s tradition in my neighbourhood to place free items on the curb for others to consider. Over the years, my household has followed this practise, putting out pieces in hopes that it makes someone else happy. I was shocked to find one of my items smashed to bits. This was done intentionally. I cleaned up all the pieces. Rotten tomatoes to the person(s) who did this.

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• Rotten tomatoes for the mayor for her recent outrageous antics. How can you condone new Surrey Police Service staff being held back from patrolling our streets while the remaining RCMP members continue to work piles of overtime?

Don’t you think you have a responsibility to consider the safety of our citizens and the burden you are putting on taxpayers? Do you feel so obligated to the Mounties and their union that supported your campaign that nothing else matters? Resign before you embarrass yourself and our city any more.

• Rotten tomatoes to all the debt Doug McCallum left the City of Surrey in. This is why our taxes are so high.

Where is his apology? Rotten tomatoes to his legacy.

• Rotten tomatoes to the low-life in Fleetwood who threatened an employee at a corner store and then harassed me. You are without a doubt sick in the head.

Not to worry, you’ve been reported to the police and they have you on file. Lay off

the drugs and grow up. Roses go to the police officer who took care of the problem. He came to assist me very quickly when I flagged him down.

Your hard work knows no bounds, so thank you very much for all your help.

• Rotten tomatoes to those criticizing Mayor Locke.

Those TransLink meetings are not straightforward. The mayors all couldn’t even get straight what they thought happened.

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INFORM

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Crime

Surrey man faces 12 charges related to child exploitation probe Anna Burns anna.burns@surreynowleader.com

A Surrey man is facing 12 charges in connection with a child exploitation investigation.

Tanner Adam Duffy, 30, of Surrey, is charged with four counts of luring a child under age 16, three counts of possessing child pornog-

raphy and one count each of sexual interference, sexual assault, assault, forcible confinement and making sexually explicit material available to a child under age 16.

Surrey RCMP Cpl. Vanessa Munn said the Surrey RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit started investigating Duffy in November 2021 after receiving

a tip from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children concerning two Facebook accounts on which explicit content is alleged to have been shared.

“Through the investigation, two young teenage girl victims were identified from Surrey, and West Shore. The alleged offences occurred between July 2020 and

February 2022,” Munn noted.

“The investigation involved communications through many online platforms including Facebook and Snapchat, and the alleged suspect commonly used the screen name Tanner boy.”

Duffy has been released from custody with conditions. He is not allowed to go to any public place

where anyone under the age of 16 might be and is not allowed to have access to the internet or have any contact with anyone under 16.

The Surrey RCMP encourages parents to have open communication with their children about how to stay safe online, as well as to monitor online activity. Online resources are available at cybertip.ca.

Tribunal

Surrey man fined $878 for painting badminton court on city street Anna Burns anna.burns@surreynowleader.com

A Surrey man has been ordered to pay the City of Surrey nearly $900 to cover the costs associated with removing badminton lines he painted on a Surrey street during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lian Gong Tu’s neighbours provided a signed statement to the B.C. Civil Resolutions Tribunal stating that during the lockdown in April 2020, they began using the road, which is a cul-de-sac, as a pickleball court. The neighbours used chalk to paint the pickleball court but later used paint.

Tu later painted a badminton court next to it, the statement read.

The city provided an emailed statement from a witness with the initial EH, that stated they saw Tu paint the badminton court lines. They did not see who painted the pickleball court lines.

The city stated it cost $1,623.33 to remove the paint from the road.

Tu felt he, “is not responsible to reimburse Surrey for its claimed costs to remove the paint lines from the road because he is not the only person who painted the road and Surrey is not seeking payment from anyone else,” he stated.

Tribunal member Leah Volkers stated in the decision that the city did not provide a breakdown of costs to remove just the badminton court lines. Since Tu only painted one court, the tribunal decided that Tu was only ordered to pay around half the costs.

The B.C. Civil Resolutions Tribunal ruled in a decision posted on Monday (April 24) that Tu must pay the City of Surrey $878.14 to cover the costs the city incurred when removing the paint.

Holly Indridson, centre, at the celebration of life on April 20 for her son Ethan Bespflug, who was stabbed to death on a Surrey bus on April 17. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Whalley

‘Just be kind, show love,’ slain teen’s mom says People gather to celebrate life of Ethan Bespflug, who was stabbed to death on Surrey bus Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

Roughly 100 people gathered at Holland Park in Whalley on April 20 to pay their respects to Ethan Bespflug, the teen who was stabbed to death April 11 while riding on public transit in Surrey.

Barry Slocombe, the funeral celebrant at the “informal” celebration of life, noted

that Ethan liked gemstones, rocks and exploring the Great Outdoors.

The gathering heard from family and friends.

“I don’t have much to say because I feel like basically my whole being is gone, my soul is gone with Ethan,” said Holly Indridson, his mother. “He was the most gentle, kind, polite soul, he was so thoughtful, he paved the way for his brothers and sisters. He set such a good example of how to live life and how you should be, helping others and helping strangers.

“Just that morning he was helping his sister learn how to ride a bike.

“I just hope his memory carries on and there’s change,” she said, “and that people can learn from these kinds of acts. Just be kind, show love.”

The 17-year-old died in hospital after being stabbed April 11 while riding the Route 503 bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard.

Kaiden Mintenko, 20, of Burnaby is charged with second-degree murder. His next appearance in Surrey provincial court is set for May 8.

“It’s sad, it’s unfortunate, it’s tragic,” Melissa Dion, a family friend, told the Now-Leader.

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Burnaby man arrested after stabbing on Surrey SkyTrain Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

A Burnaby man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of another man on SkyTrain in Surrey on April 15.

The victim and his girlfriend were riding through Surrey just before 1 a.m. when the suspect allegedly stabbed him.

Const. Travis Blair, of Metro Vancouver Transit Police, said paramedics met the victim at Surrey Central Station and took him to hospital while the suspect rode on to King George Station, and got off.

Blair said the 29-year-old suspect is “known to police,” who will recommend he be charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

“The suspect was arrested on Friday, April 21 and has since been released with conditions not to possess knives or to have any contact with the victim,” Blair said. “His first court appearance has been scheduled for June 14, 2023, at Surrey provincial court.

“We thank the media and public for their assistance in sharing the suspect video and

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Police ask witnesses to contact the Metro Vancouver Transit Police at 604-515-8302 or text them at 87-77-77 and refer to file 20237065.

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INFORM Clayton Heights

Surrey’s Vaisakhi parade returned to Newton on Saturday (April 22) after a threeyear absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See more photos from the parade online at surreynowleader.com.

(Photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey RCMP asking public for help in identifying human remains Malin Jordan Black Press Media

the unknown man. He was between the ages of 20 and 50 at the time of his death. He was between 5’8” to 5’9.5” and had The Surrey RCMP is asking for help in identifying a deceased short black hair.

The man had a tattoo with the man found Feb. 15 in a wooded area in the 19100-block of Fras- word “Angelica” in cursive writer Highway in Clayton Heights. ing on his left upper chest. He had a tattoo on his right shoulAt the time, police secured der of a “green and red sleeve.” the area and blocked off access He also had a surgical plate on a pending an investigation.

“Criminality is not believed to bone in his right forearm.

When police found the man’s have been a factor in this death,” remains, he was wearing a blue Cpl. Vanessa Munn, RCMP media relations officer, wrote in ball cap, blue jeans, black Globe brand men’s skate shoes, a white a press release April 25.

T-shirt and a blue Cheetah She added the Surrey RCMP brand steel wrist watch. general investigation unit has Media relations officer Cpl. been working in partnership Sarbjit Sangha said Mounties with B.C. Coroners Service to identify the man, but have so far didn’t receive a specific timeline from the coroner on when exactbeen unable to do so. ly the man died.

“At this time, investigators “The body was decomposed have not established any connecsignificantly,” she said. “Theretions with any ongoing missing fore, most likely, a few months.” persons investigations,” exPolice are asking anyone who plained Munn.

The B.C. Coroners Service has may have information to call the RCMP at 604-599-0502. identified several things about

Newton

Vaisakhi parade draws thousands Anna Burns anna.burns@surreynowleader.com

Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of Newton Saturday (April 22) for Surrey’s Vaisakhi Parade. It returned after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The float-filled parade began at the Sikh temple (12885 85 Ave., Surrey), travelling along 124 Street to 75 Avenue, along 76 Avenue and

then on 128 Street before returning to the temple.

Hundreds of booths line the route as businesses and families handed out food and treats to parade-goers.

Jasnbet Bal, a student at the University of British Columbia, came to the parade with her mother from Calgary. Bal said they had heard about Surrey’s parade and wanted to experience it for themselves. Bal added that Calgary has a Vaisakhi

MORE PHOTOS ONLINE AT SURREYNOWLEADER.COM parade as well, but much smaller.

Bal told the Now-Leader it was amazing to be in Surrey and be a part of the celebrations.

“It’s like a big deal within our community, culturally and religiously, so it’s good that we actually get to come out,” Bal said.

– With files from Tom Zillich

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Comedy

Mr. Dee on coaching volleyball, his Leafs, ‘Animal Control,’ coming back to the Bell Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Gerry Dee has told jokes in Surrey before, but it’s been awhile – pre-pandemic, in fact.

But he’s back at Bell Performing Arts Centre with a show tonight (Thursday, April 27).

These days the Toronto-based comedian/actor is probably best known as host of “Family Feud Canada.” Before that it was “Mr. D,” the CBC sitcom that gave him six seasons of work playing a gym teacher who bumbles his way through social studies classes at a private school.

Now he has a role on FOXTV’s new Seattle-set comedy “Animal Control,” starring Joel McHale as a disillusioned animal-control officer. Dee plays mean-spirited commissioner Templeton Dudge.

“We filmed out there in the Vancouver area over the winter,” Dee explained in a phone call.

“It’s a funny show, a great cast, and we’re really excited about the chance for another season.”

Dee says it was “a blast” filming “Animal Control,” but the commute sucked for him.

“Unfortunately I had to be back home for a bunch of stuff,” he said. “So I was flying to Vancouver, doing a day or two (of filming), then fly back. I did that for a couple of months, so other than that, the travel part, it was amazing. But you know, my kids are pretty active in sports and school, and that’s what kept me coming back home, and I wouldn’t do it any other way, to be honest.”

Dee, who has two daughters and a son with wife Heather, has taken up coaching elite-level volleyball camps for girls.

“In my previous life I ran a hockey school for years, a

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Toronto-based comedian/actor Gerry Dee is in Surrey at Bell Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, April 27. (Submitted photo) high-level camp in summer in Toronto, mostly invited kids and funding through Pepsi,” Dee recalled. “We had Stamkos, Subban, Tavares, Skinner… so many kids who’d come. And now I’m doing it for girls volleyball, elite camps in June, with BioSteel.

We’re getting the girls lined up right now, and we’ll stream it. I just saw a void. It’s such a great sport and I want to make it grow in Canada.”

Of Scottish-Irish descent, Gerard Francis-John Donoghue is a business-savvy entertainer who, on a whim at age 30, left teaching to do comedy. More than a decade ago Dee wrote a book, “Teaching: It’s Harder Than it Looks,” that became a national bestseller, and he could probably teach a course about making it in the world of comedy.

He’ll turn 55 year this year, and has lots on the go.

“I don’t know life not being busy, and I’m kind of bored when things aren’t busy,” Dee admitted. “So right now we’re not filming ‘Family Feud,’ but we are looking for new families to be on the show, and we’ll be back in August for Season 5.

We’re waiting on ‘Animal Control,’ so I had this window from January to May where I took on this project (with volleyball).”

This month Dee is also touring the country on a “Bad Medicine” tour produced by Live Nation Entertainment, with B.C. dates in Surrey and Victoria.

“I talk a bit about being a hypochondriac and thinking I know about medicine,” Dee deadpanned. “But it’s really just something to title it, so people know it’s a new tour, coming out of a pandemic, laughter is the best medicine – you get it, you see it. It’s not that creative but I

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“With Live Nation,” he added, “we had a bunch of dates that got cancelled because of the pandemic, we moved some around, and I haven’t been out west in awhile. It’s good to be back. We’ll have a good night of laughs.”

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Known for being a fan of Toronto Maple Leafs, Dee is relatively optimistic about the team’s chances in the NHL playoffs this spring.

“Every year I think it’s the year for the Leafs,” he said before the start of the Leafs-Lightning series. “I have the same hope every year, that this is the year, and it feels we might get by the first round this year. I’m confident we’ll get by the first round this year, but after that, who knows.”

Earth Day will be celebrated a week late in Surrey at another Party for the Planet, planned this Saturday (April 29) at Surrey Civic Plaza.

From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the City of Surrey’s free annual festival is a showcase of live entertainment by musicians, dancers, and environmental educators, along with a plant sale, clothing swap, food trucks and more.

On partyfortheplanet.ca, it’s described as “Western Canada’s largest, free Earth Day event in the heart of Surrey City Centre,” at 13450 104 Ave. First held in 1970, Earth Day is marked annually on April 22, and Surrey’s Party for the Planet is always held on a Saturday close to that date.

This year, April 22 fell on a Saturday, which would make for perfect timing, but that day was already busy in Surrey with the return of the massive Vaisakhi

parade in Newton, so April 29 was chosen for the city’s Earth Day event to avoid conflict.

Close to two dozen music, dance and other groups are booked to perform on three stages, from DJ A-Slam to hiphop dancers West.

The plaza will also stage alt-rock band Sleepy Gonzales, funk-pop singer Rebecca Sichon, reggae artist Mivule, cover band Matt Cook-Contois & Erik Severinson, Glisha, North Surrey Dance, KP Glee Club, CircusWest and more.

A plant sale hosted

by Surrey Parks will sell native plants from $3 to $6. University Drive will include a rock-climbing wall, exhibitors and plant-based food trucks. The sustainable marketplace will see local vendors selling eco-friendly products, and a clothing swap involves free, lightly-used clothing items.

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The most successful production in Bard on the Beach history is set to return to Vancouver with Beatles songs, a wrestling ring and an “Okanagan” forest.

Starting June 8 at Kitsilano’s Vanier Park, the annual Shakespeare festival will open its 34th season with the Beatles-infused production “As You Like It.” The ’60s-era musical version of the romantic comedy, conceived and directed by Daryl Cloran, broke box-office records for BOTB in 2018, and has since toured North America.

“We are delighted to bring back the most successful production in Bard’s history,” Christopher Gaze, the theatre company’s artistic director, said in a news release.

The cast will include actors who played in the 2018 production, and some new ones. Newton-raised actor Chelsea Rose (as Rosalind) appears in a show promo photo on the festival website, alongside Oscar Derkx (as Orlando).

Rose’s last big role in Vancouver was Maria in “The

Actors Chelsea Rose (as Rosalind) and Oscar Derkx (Orlando) star in “As You Like It,” produced by Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver starting in June. (Submitted photo: Emily Cooper) Sound of Music” at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage last fall.

With “As You Like It,” from wrestling ring to the middle of the “Okanagan” forest, the cast will perform Beatles songs live, Cloran notes.

“The songs we’ve chosen lend themselves perfectly to the Shakespearean text,” the director says. “The evolution of The Beatles through the ’60s is reminiscent of the free-spirited journey of the play’s main characters and the social and cultural evolution of Vancouver during that time.”

Added Cloran: “We’re working with choreographer and fight director Jonathan Purvis to literally bring audiences ringside, with an

homage to the excitement of All-Star Wrestling in the ’60s in Vancouver, including a preshow wrestling match, then we transform the stage into the forest of the Okanagan.”

The festival’s BMO Mainstage will also show Shakespeare’s political drama, Julius Caesar, and the Howard Family Stage will be busy with Henry V, followed by the interactive comedy Goblin:Macbeth.

The production will involve some special events, including Bard Fireworks nights (July 22, 26 and 29), Family Days stagings (July 16, Aug. 20), Pride Night (July 24) and a “relaxed” performance (July 1 at 2 p.m.).

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Two Russell & Roots concerts will see Marianas Trench headline a rock show July 29, followed by a country concert Aug. 12 featuring LOCASH and other performers.

Capacity for each concert will be around 3,000 ticketholders on a diamond at the softball facility, with food and beverages trucks parked nearby, says marketing co-ordinator Ray McGill.

The band Marianas Trench will headline the Russell & Roots rock night on Saturday, July 29.

Lineups were announced Tuesday (April 25) for the two-part series, presented by Newton-based Russell Brewing and The Festival Company, a production company based in Vancouver.

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Series organizers say net profits will be donated “back to the community, supporting several local organizations” including Surrey Fire Fighters, LIFTED youth and mental health and Softball City.

The CFOX radio station-presented rock concert July 29 will also feature Big Wreck, Default and The Wild.

Two weeks later, James Barker Band, Meghan Patrick and other artists will take the stage on country night, presented by 93.7 JR Country.

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GO! Pride Month kickoff

‘Drag’ gala to see 6 people transformed, one winner crowned ondary, Surrey Food Bank, Surrey Pride’s seniors programming, It Gets Better Canada, White Rock Pride and Pivot Theatre Society.

Rooney, president of Surrey Pride, said the springtime fundraiser is timely, with recent examples of

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A drag show of a different kind is planned in Surrey where six people described as community leaders will be transformed and raise money for a charity of their choice.

The concept of Surrey Pride Society’s “So You Think You Can Drag?” gala was announced months ago, and this week the participants were revealed ahead of the May 27 event at South Surrey’s XBA dance studio.

They are Surrey Board of Trade boss Anita Huberman, award-winning school teacher Annie Ohana, artist and workshop facilitator Lyn Verra-Lay, Prospera Credit Union branch manager Sayan Baidya, Pivot Theatre’s Makayla Leonard and also Maddy, who works with seniors in care homes.

Their bios, chosen charities and drag names – “Miss Sassy-Pants” and “Delicious Judicious” among them – are showcased on Surrey

“dragphobia” making headlines in B.C. and elsewhere.

“What it’s become about over the past couple of months is a chance to stand with the rainbow community, considering all the transphobia, homophobia and dragphobia out there.

So these people are willing to stand up in support of the art and the culture of drag.”

Early-bird tickets ($108) are sold until month’s end, and there are $50 tickets for people on limited incomes, on eventbrite.ca. Guests

are encouraged to dress in “Met Gala” fashion, with a prize for most outrageous costume.

The event will include drag performers Myria Le Noir, Carlotta Gurl and Jolene Queen Sloan, musician Richard Tichelman, appetiz-

Anita Huberman of Surrey Board of Trade, left, and school teacher Annie Ohana are among participants in a “So You Think You Can Drag?” fundraiser planned May 27. They and four others will be “made-over” during the charity-focused event. (File photos) Pride’s social media channels, including Facebook.

“They’re all coming in and getting madeover by professional makeup artists,” explained Martin Rooney, event organizer.

“Some are doing what we refer to as bio drag, women doing drag, and one is doing non-binary, one is doing a femaleto-male look. Then they’ll be presented in how they currently look in reference to how they ordinarily look, and the people in the room will then decide who they think is the best transformation, a vote.”

A winner will be crowned, and Surrey

Pride will match the winning participant’s pledges to a maximum of $5,000.

“These people are encouraged to perform so that they basically see what it’s like to be part of the drag community,” Rooney added.

“Our idea is to have community leaders who might not otherwise participate in something like this to stand up and show their support of the drag community, the rainbow community in Surrey, and also raise awareness of their specific charities.”

The chosen charities include the Mustang Justice program at LA Matheson Sec-

ers, no-host bar and silent auction.

“We can fit around 100, 125 people, max,” at the venue, Rooney noted. “It’s the official kickoff to Pride Month.”

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Children’s Choir and Surrey Community Chorus, with special guests from the Surrey City Orchestra, and Miri Lee on piano and organ, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, South Surrey. Tickets $15/$20 at the door, 2350 148 St. Info: facebook.com/ SurreyChildrensChoir.

Krystle Dos Santos with Orchard Sky concert Friday, May 12 at Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall, 13450 104 Ave. A Surrey Civic Theatres presentation featuring award-winning

soul, jazz, and R&B singer and four-piece soulful country/rock style band.

Info and tickets: 604-5015566, tickets.surrey.ca.

Surrey Youth Orchestra’s Spring Concert May 14 at Chandos Pattison Auditorium, 10238 168 St, Surrey, 7 p.m. start.

Presented by Surrey Symphony Society. “An evening highlighting the annual orchestra scholarships and concerto competition winners. A special and great way to support SYO students who

have been working hard all season.” Tickets on showpass.com.

Surrey Nights with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra featuring James Ehnes on violin and viola, on Sunday, May 14 at Bell Performing Arts Centre, 7 p.m. “The VSO’s dear friend James Ehnes returns with his ‘flawless intonation’ (Gramophone), and ‘show-stopping virtuosity’ (Seen and Heard) to play both Korngold’s beautiful Violin Concerto and Bartók’s remarkable Viola

Concerto. Plus Strauss’ Blue Danube and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt.”

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Jazz Vespers in the Valley concerts at Northwood United Church in Fleetwood on select Sundays, 3:30 p.m.

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April 30: Diane Lines; May 14: Shruti Ramani; May 28:

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CIRCUS Royal Canadian International Circus returns to Surrey with shows at Guildford Town Centre parking lot from May 4 to 7 (four shows Thursday through Sunday) featuring ringmaster/daredevil Joseph Dominik Bauer, crossbow thrill act Hubert & Camila Dominguez, aerialist and flying trapeze artist Claudia Alvarado Bauer,

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Surrey Festival of Dance returns to in-person performances by dancers from across the region “The Jungle Book” for the month of April at staged by Surrey Youth Surrey Arts Centre (Bear Theatre Company on Creek Park). Festival’s Sunday, April 30 at Studio mission statement: “To Theatre at Surrey Arts Centre, with shows at 2 and provide a high-quality forum for dancers to perform, 6 p.m. Recommended for ages 6 and up, running time and to help promote and expand dance awareness is approximately 2 hours, in the community.” For including intermission. schedule and more, visit Tickets and info: tickets. surreyfestival.com, call 604 585 3320 or email info@ surreyfestival.com.

Party for the Planet celebrates Earth Day in Surrey on Saturday, April 29 at Surrey Civic Plaza (city hall), 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., featuring live music, environmental demos, workshops, plant sale, marketplace and more. Info: partyfortheplanet.ca.

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Community Treasures exhibit is focused on the history of Surrey Little Theatre.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intention of the Council of the City of Surrey, pursuant to Section 59 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c.26, to adopt “Business License By-law, 1999, No. 13680, Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 20931” (the “Bylaw”) at a future Regular Council - Public Hearing meeting.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intention of the City Council of the City of Surrey, pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter.

This amendment to the Business License By-law, 1999, No. 13680 is proposed for the purpose of amending section 66 of the Business License By-law, No. 13680, to increase the minimum and maximum fine amount with the aim of enhancing the deterrent impact of the bylaw, while also providing consistency with the penalty provisions of other Surrey bylaws, as more fully described in Corporate Report No. 2023-R045.

Section 59(2) Community Charter requires that notice be given and that an opportunity be provided to persons who consider they are affected by the proposed Bylaw to make representations to Council. Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council, please submit them in writing by mail (13450 - 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 1V8), fax (604) 501-7578), or email (clerks@surrey.ca) to the City Clerk, no later than Friday, April 28, 2023 at 4:00 pm.

Written comments received will be summarized in a subsequent corporate report to Council prior to the adoption of the Bylaw.

For complete details, the Bylaw and Corporate Report No. 2023-R045 may be viewed on the City of Surrey website, at www.surrey.ca along with this notice.

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and snack vendor will also be onsite.” General admission is $7.50 plus tax. Children under 12 enter for free but must still be registered ahead of time. Entry times will be available every 60 minutes. Tickets at gladestickets.surrey.ca.

GALAS KPU’s Legacy Gala: Inaugural event Saturday, April 29 at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, 6 p.m., with entertainment and dinner.

“Join us for an inspiring and elegant evening that showcases the exceptional people and programs that make KPU a force for change going forward. Through stories of impact shared, learn more about our university and help us to support hundreds of students fulfill their educational dreams.” Info: https:// give.kpu.ca.

Community Safety Awards Gala & AGM hosted by Surrey Crime Prevention Society on Thursday, May 4 at Aria Banquet Hall, 6 p.m.

“Join us for an evening of celebration as we recognize the outstanding achievements of our volunteers and community partners. Over the past 10 years, 4,600 volunteers have generously contributed an amazing 275,000 hours towards the enhancement of community safety in Surrey.” Tickets/info: preventcrime.ca.

“The Coming Together Gala 2023” hosted by KidsPlay Foundation on Friday, May 5 at Aria Banquet Hall. “Join us

FUNDRAISERS Glades Woodland Garden is a popu- 20th Surrey Food Bank Breakfast lar place on Mother’s Day. See listing with the Bank Fundraiser, 7 a.m.

Friday, May 12 at Riverside Signature under Nature. (Photo: surrey.ca) for dinner, entertainment, and fundraising as we help support life-changing programs, which are vital to giving the next generation the best start, so these kids are not just surviving but thriving through life.” Special guests include Sonia Sunger, Global News, Anmol Magic, DJGravity, more. Info: kidsplayfoundation.com/events/thecoming-together-gala.

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Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’ and 2 other events Saturday at SAG Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Surrey Art Gallery will be busy with three different free events this Saturday, April 29, including another Wikipedia “edit-a-thon” and two gatherings focused on books.

From noon to 4 p.m., the gallery’s annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edita-thon aims to help increase the representation of women and non-binary artists on the free online encyclopedia.

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

Art + Feminism is described as “an international initiative that builds a community of activists who are committed to closing information gaps related to gender, feminism, and the arts, beginning with Wikipedia.”

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versation texts with the artist and her artistic collaborators Lisa Mariko Gelley (choreographer) and Nancy Tam (sound designer, compositions).

Also at SAG, Mochizuki’s “Autumn Strawberry (Dance Film)” has been exParticipants at a previous Art + Feminism Wikipedia tended until May 7.

Edit-a-thon at Surrey Art Gallery. (Photo: Surrey.ca) This spring the gallery’s feature exhibit is Charles Campbell’s co-presents the event, to make DIY chap“An Ocean to Livbooks. The event is to which people are organized in partner- ity,” which features urged to come with ship with Surrey Art large-scale metal ideas for entries that need updating or cre- Gallery Association. and mixed-media sculptures, plus ating on the website.

Later in the day, multichannel audio Pre-researched artists an evening “Autumn installations. The Vicand artworks from the Strawberry” panel toria-based artist exgallery’s permanent discussion and book plores human breath collection will also be launch will involve available for entry. artist Cindy Mochizu- in his work, a reaction to the 2020 death No prior knowledge ki and community or practice of editing organizers Lorene Oi- of George Floyd Wikipedia is required, kawa and Tami Hira- while in Minneapolis but in order to create sawa. Starting at 6:30 police custody.

Another event at new entries a person p.m., they’ll discuss the gallery is a SAGA must be registered the histories of JapThursday Artist Talk on Wikipedia and anese settlement and have made 10 previfarming in Surrey and with Hamed Rashtian on May 4, about the Fraser Valley. ous edits on existing art and different copages. Bring your own Mochizuki’s mullonial histories, startlaptop or tablet to this timedia exhibit, ing at 7:30 p.m. Rashevent, if possible. launched at the tian will shed light on gallery in 2019, has Also on April 29, “Same Old Story,” a evolved to include a from 1 to 2:30 at the Bear Creek Park gal- new “Autumn Straw- multimedia installation that “reflects on berry” book boxset lery, a Popup Poetry the possibilities and that features the full and Bookmaking Workshop will be led script of her animat- limits of image, text, and sound to find by local poets Kevin ed installation. Designed by Vicky Lum, creative forms of narSpenst and Tolu rative construction.” the edition includes Oloruntoba. They’ll essays by Namiko share their work Details are posted through readings and Kunimoto and Moon surrey.ca/artgallery, chizuki, and in-conteach people how or call 604-501-5566.

Conference to help artists make connections A day-long conference in Surrey will aim to make “connections” for literary, visual and performing artists.

Another “Work of Art” conference is planned by the Arts Council of Surrey on Saturday, May 13 at Newton Cultural Centre, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The $25 conference ticket includes lunch and light refreshments. Attendees are urged to register by May 10. Send email to info@ artscouncilofsurrey.ca, call 604-594-2700 or visit artscouncilofsurrey.ca.

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uhaddisa Sarwari was on her way to her younger brother’s soccer game when her phone started to ring.

It was a Toronto area code. Being on the shortlist for the prestigious 2023 Loran Scholarship, this was the call the 17-year-old Fraser Heights Secondary student had been anxiously awaiting for weeks.

She didn’t know what to expect.

“You never know, because they call you… if you get it or you don’t,” she said.

She got the scholarship.

Her brother screamed in excite-

ment. Her mom became emotional, and Muhaddisa felt a weight lift off her shoulders.

“I was just ecstatic,” she said.

Muhaddisa has not always had the same access to education as most Canadians take for granted.

Muhaddisa and her family are Hazara refugees from Afghanistan.

They migrated for years before they came to Surrey from Indonesia three years ago.

She told the Now-Leader that this scholarship means everything to her. Valued at $100,000 over four years, it includes a living stipend, a tuition waiver at select universities, mentorship, and more.

“It just means the fact that I get

the support that I need to follow my dreams to chase my dreams, but also while helping my community and helping uplift others,” Muhaddisa said.

One of her biggest motivations, she said, is to show the world that Afghan girls are capable and can do anything they set their minds to if they are given the proper support.

In December 2022, the Taliban banned all female students from attending universities. Muhaddisa said she can see herself in these girls.

“If we (Afghan girls) are given the opportunities, we can excel, we can reach lengths that no one has

ever seen before.”

As for what’s next, Muhaddisa is planning to go to the University of British Columbia in the fall to study political science.

Her dream is to be a lawyer, potentially focusing on human rights law.

She knows what it is like to arrive in a country as a refugee with your documents but being unsure of what to do next.

“So I really want to get into that field to be able to help other families who were in my shoes, and that I would give them the support that we never got.

“I don’t want them to go into what my family went through.”

A group of Semiahmoo Secondary students have brought back Mental Health Day to their school, breathing new life into an event that had been on hold since the start of the pandemic.

Working together with school counsellors, six students organized this year’s event, which took place Feb. 28 in the library during the lunch hour. The entire school was invited to participate.

Displayed throughout the room were informative posters. There were areas designated for participants to de-stress by playing games or painting. Counsellors and non-profit organizations shared techniques to handle stress and anxiety, including breathing exercises and more.

“Mental (illness) is a very relevant and ongoing issue that goes under-addressed in multiple settings, including schools where most of us spend (a lot) of time throughout the week,” said Catherine Jiang, a Grade 12 student at Semiahmoo who co-organized the event.

In order to make the day a reality, the students researched youth mental health to find ways to “embody different ways of practicing healthy self-care practices and also just shining a light on the necessity of taking care of your well-being.”

Bringing Mental Health Day back to the school was important for Jiang and her team, who said resources for Continued on A26

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Surrey students raise a cool $2,885 for Surrey Food Bank Tracy Holmes Black Press Media

A group of teens from Surrey’s Grandview Heights Secondary school delivered the proceeds Students at South Surrey’s newest of their ‘GHS Polar Pop-up’ on March 10, handing over a cool high school danced, created and baked their way to raising a chunk $2,885.65.

Teacher Tina Mears, the school’s of funds for the Surrey Food Bank.

visual art department leader, described the pop-up as a “multi-disciplinary maker’s market.”

“Kind of like a craft sale from all student-made goods,” Mears said.

It included musical and dance performances, and the sale of

handmade jams, cookies, textiles, woodwork/metalwork, 3D printed ornaments and pottery.

The Grizzlies Pop-up committee met weekly to pitch ideas, collaborate and market the event, which received “incredible support” from

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Leftover pottery and other items were offered for sale at smaller events in January and February, to boost the final donation total.

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Students shine light on neccesity of self-care Continued from A24 people their age are not easy to access. Having school counsellors is great, she added, but enhancing services could benefit more students.

“Before diving into this project, I didn’t really have too much contact with mental health (services) because it isn’t something that we really bring up often.

“Students are under high pressure, whether that’s academically or trying to juggle school, social and family life. I think that’s not spoken (about) enough.”

“When schools do days, like Mental Health Day, that’s great, but it’s not sustainable,” said Andrew Baxter, a registered social worker who works with the province’s educators through the University of British Columbia’s faculty of education mental health institute.

Volunteers from Semiahmoo Secondary during the school’s Mental Health Day, which students and counsellors brought back after a pandemic-related hiatus. (Submitted photo) “How do we have this sustained in the school community or school culture? The way to do that is to change school classroom practices.

Our belief is that if you put this right next to math, if you build this into curriculum… then that really

reduces the stigma… you open pathways to care, you improve help-seeking and it normalizes it for youth.”

Onset of about 70 per cent of mental illnesses happens between the ages of 12 and 25, but educa-

tion about mental health should begin earlier, Baxter added. He has trained educators in most school districts in B.C. to recognize when students may be struggling.

Some students require more community support for the issues they face, while others need psychiatric care or “a higher level of service,” Baxter said, adding that differentiating between the two is the job of trained professionals and should not be put on educators.

While Jiang and the other students who organized this year’s event are expecting to graduate soon, she hopes the event will continue and that services for youth will become more accessible.

Mental health struggles can be hard for young people to recognize, Jiang said, because symptoms of stress or anxiety are so common amongst her peers that they may not even realize they could benefit from support.

Jiang hopes the school implements “more concrete ways for students to give feedback to administration and also to get involved in the subject of mental health” because it is constantly evolving and students should have more of a voice in the matter, she said.

“The youth are asking for this, they are requesting more knowledge on this.”

Lizanne Foster, first vice president of the Surrey Teachers Association recently told Black Press Media that some elementary schools in the Surrey school district only operate with one counsellor a week because of staff shortages.

“So you’ve got a kid in distress on a Monday morning and there is no help until the counsellor comes, maybe on Thursday or Friday.

Then when the counsellor comes on the one day, we have (a backlog),” Foster said.

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Students continue to ‘impress’ with Minecraft-style bridge designs Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

In computer “sandbox game” style, four Surrey bridges were built by students during the latest Minecraft Challenge organized by Surrey Schools.

Teams of kids were tasked to build the Golden Ears, Port Mann, Pattullo and Alex Fraser bridges on the popular game platform.

Last year’s contest saw students build their own schools.

“We heard from teachers that this year’s build was definitely more of a challenge than last year’s,” said Gareth Poon, technology helping teacher and Minecraft Challenge founder.

“I think it’s good to keep pushing students to think outside the box and it was cool to see how creative they could be with their builds and replicating the various aspects of our bridges.”

By age division, the 2023 winning entries

are Guildford Park’s The Grass Community team in the Secondary category, Katzie Elementary’s Division 6 Builders in Intermediate, and the KB Bridge Builder Buds of K.B. Woodward Elementary in Primary.

Judges scored the entries for bridge and river design, lane markings, vehicles and signage.

SEE MORE PHOTOS ONLINE AT SURREYNOWLEADER.COM Dozens of teams from 27 schools entered this year’s Challenge, and the long list of finalists and honourable mentions is posted on surreyschoolsone.ca/minecraftchallenge2023.

Poon said the challenge this year was to ensure the bridges came together as a cohesive structure, something more difficult when building a structure that stands in the air as opposed to a school on the ground.

“Communication and collaboration between team members was definitely more

A bridge from Katzie Elementary’s winning Intermediate entry in this year’s Surrey Schools Minecraft Challenge.

(Photo: surreyschools.ca) important for this year,” Poon said in a news release posted to Surrey Schools’ website.

“When building a bridge, you have to make sure all the parts are even, that the bridge deck stays level and that the girders or cables are all lined up with each other, so that definitely upped the challenge for this

year.”

The theme isn’t yet decided for the school district’s 2024 Minecraft Challenge .

“It’s been really fun to see our students continually impress with these builds,” Poon added. “As long as the student interest is there, we’ll keep doing it.”

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Celebrating Surrey’s Youth

Youth Week

Surrey’s free events steer kids/teens to sports, art, food and video games Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

“Super Mario” video game tournaments, the annual SASSY Awards, a “Breakfast for Dinner” cooking session and other events are planned in Surrey during B.C. Youth Week.

In the first week of May, recreation centres across the city will host free gatherings focused on sports, art, food and other activities for youth aged 10 to 18.

Youth Week is intended to build a strong connection between youth and their communities.

First up in Surrey are the SASSY Awards, which recognize “Service Above Self ” among youth in a partnership between Semiahmoo

A poster for “Super Mario Bros.

Movie,” which features characters from video games that are part of Youth Week activities in Surrey.

(Photo: imdb.com) Rotary Club and City of Surrey.

The awards, on Tuesday evening (May 2) at Surrey Arts Centre, celebrate “the fantastic youth who live, work, volunteer, and learn in Surrey and White Rock,” says a post on sassyawardssurrey.ca. Award finalists receive cash prizes and do-

nations to a charity of their choice.

Details about other Youth Week events are posted on surrey.ca/youthweek.

The list includes an Art Night in South Surrey, a “Super Mario Kart” tournament in Fleetwood and another in Bridgeview, a skateboard demo and contest at Whalley’s Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, basketball in Cloverdale, Bake Night and painting in Clayton, soccer in Newton and more.

In early March the City of Surrey hosted the youth-focused Surrey Steps Up at city hall, and on April 15 the day-long Surrey Slam Jam event filled Guildford Recreation Centre with basketball games, dance battles, youth art and live music.

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ONLY $1,450,000 POTENTIAL TO SUBDIVIDE. Private 1/4 acre 87X123 corner PRIVATE 1/4 ACRE lot with two 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. Excellent revenue potential! Spacious 2018 sqft level entry basement POTENTIAL TO SUBDIVIDE home 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, new furnace 2022 and other recent updates. Walk to all levels of schools, shops, parks, restaurants & wave pool.

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PRIVATE BACK TO NATURE RETREAT - UNIQUE SETTING & ACREAGE – LOVINGLY UPDATED FAMILY HOME WITH VERY EASY SUITE – SEPARATE AREA PERFECT FOR A WORKSHOP & A 2ND HOME Back to nature retreat! Beautifully maintained & updated home with EASY IN-LAW SUITE ONLY 1,649,000 room for extended family. Rich updated hardwood floors throughout the main area. Spacious updated kitchen with s/s appliances overlooking the peace & serenity of your treed acreage. Roof 7yrs & vinyl windows 5 yrs. The basement has newer carpets with a separate entry, roughed-in for a kitchen, a very easy suite. Property has the ultimate in backyard privacy from your multiple decks ZONING ALLOWS FOR 3 COMMERCIAL TRUCKS overlooking the ravine.Two driveways (one new) provide great parking by the main home. Unique acreage is separated by 252A St to a flat area (approx ¼ acre) which would be perfect for a 2nd home & to build a workshop & still have total privacy for the main home. Potential to park 3 commercial trucks, have a legal suite & build a 2nd home.

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HUGE 9,356 WEST FACING LOT – 6 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHROOMS – NEWER VINYL PLANK FLOORING THROUGH THE MAIN FLOOR – NEWER GUTTERS AND FACIA BOARDS – FABULOUS LOCATION – EASY TO SUITE Superb family home on a huge (.21 acre) lot. New vinyl plank JUST LISTED ONLY $1,999,000 flooring through the main floor. The formal living room has a gas fireplace and is open to your formal dining room providing room to expand to large family gatherings. Spacious kitchen is bright with stainless appliances, an island and 2 pantries. A family room with a gas fireplace and sliders to a lovely sundeck overlooking your fully fenced west facing backyard. Updated main floor bathroom plus a laundry room with a sink. Huge master bedroom with a walk-in closet and full en-suite with soaker tub. Upstairs are three other generous bedrooms plus a games room with vaulted ceilings.The (suitable) basement has excellent storage, another 2 bedrooms, large rec room and backyard access. Roof replaced in 2008, newer gutters and facia.

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ONLY $2,188,000 RARE FIND! GORGEOUS PARKLIKE 5 ACRES – JUST LISTED MINUTES TO MURRAYVLLE ZONING ALLOWS 2 HOMES PLUS A LEGAL SUITE – GORGEOUS PARKLIKE SETTING OLDER 1754 SF HOME

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Original Hillcrest showhome built with lots of extras in upper Murrayville! JUST LISTED ONLY $1,395,000 Bright & spacious vaulted ceiling open plan rancher with mountain view & bright walkout legal basement suite. Large foyer welcomes you to 15’ ceilings, maple flooring, custom Maple kitchen with stainless steal appliances, breakfast bar island, sliders to entertainment sized patio & living room/dinning room with gas fireplace. Master has walk-in LEGAL SUITE – UPPER MURRAYVILLE closet & ensuite with double sinks, oversized shower & soaker tub.The downstairs boasts a family room & storage room for upstairs use plus an incredible bright & spacious walk-out 1 bedroom & den, suite with custom kitchen with gas range, living room/dining room with gas fireplace, its own laundry & a large covered patio with gas hookup. Double garage. Loads of parking. Fantastic neighbourhood walk to the Murrayville shopping, banking, restaurants, parks, pool & hospital.A must see!

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RARE FIND! Just under 1/2 acre on CITY SEWER & WATER. RU-1 zoning JUST LISTED ONLY $2,288,000 - Potential to build 2 full sized homes & sell separately by stratification (check with ToL). Level 120’x165’, 0.45ac lot with private west exposed rear yard with perimeter hedge. Loads of parking. Well kept spacious rancher with some updating,a partly finished basement & triple garage/ workshop. Located on a quieter section of 200th Street across from Incredible Campbell Valley Park with miles of nature trails & horse trails ZONING ALLOWS 2 FULL SIZED HOMES at your doorstep. Hot water on demand, high efficiency furnace, vinyl double windows. 3 bedroom home with 2 bathrooms, 3 pce ensuite, large living rm & huge basement - great for the games room, media room & all your storage needs. Rent & hold as an investment, or build your dreams homes. Zoning allows parking for commercial truck. Excellent South Langley Location - close to everything & quick US border & Hwy access.

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 https://www.traceybosch.com/ 1361 200 STREET LANGLEY

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

FORT LANGLEY – STUNNING 5100 SQFT JUST LISTED RANCHER WITH LOFT AND BASEMENT 2 MASTER BEDROOMS – CUSTOM OPEN PLAN – PRIVATE PARKLIKE 12,606 SQFT LOT

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Tracey Has helped over 2900 families move. How can we help you?

You may have noticed Tracey growing his hair over the last 3 years. His goal is to help provide a child with a hairpiece during a challenging time in their lives & raise money for Wigs for Kids. Wigs for Kids, in association with BC Children’s Hospital also helps families pay for medications & feeding supplies that are essential for treatment but not covered by their medical plan, as well as transportation & accommodations.

Tracey has pledged to match a goal of $10,000 in donations, which means that every donation made big or small will have double the impact in hopes of raising a total of $20,000.

Lets help Tracey in supporting this wonderful cause and make a difference in the lives of these children.

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LANGLEY RENOVATED, PLUS ADDITION IN 2019 - LUXURIOUS MASTER BEDROOM ON THE MAIN FLOOR - HUGE COVERED PATIO FOR ENTERTAINING - GORGEOUS LEGAL SUITE WITH LARGE COVERED SUNDECK - HEATED 1,072 SQ/FT GARAGE - FLAT SERENE 1.8 ACRES

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GORGEOUS PARKLIKE 4.48 ACRES – INCREDIBLE BARN – LOADS OF PARKING 5642 SQFT 2 LEVEL WITH BSMT - ZONING ALLOWS FOR 2ND HOME & LEGAL SUITE

4.48 ACRES

ONLY $2,799,000

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INCREDIBLE BARN/WORKSHOP

25122 4TH AVE LANGLEY

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CUSTOM 4395 SQFT 2 STORY + BASEMENT – GORGEOUS PARK LIKE 9.42 ACRES PROFESSIONAL SPORTS COURT WITH SEATING - AMAZING KIDS PLAY CENTRE ROSE GARDEN – BACK TO NATURE POND - WALK TO SCHOOLS – QUIET STREET Long electric gated driveway to STUNNING custom 4395 sqft Georgian CUSTOM BUILT HOME ONLY $ 3,888,000 style home - original owners. Priced $982,000 below professional appraisal. Private Parklike 9.42 acre Estate.With lawns, gardens, select trees, a professional sports court & a playground for entertainment & a private lake at the back of the property for the back to nature enthusiast.

Lovingly maintain & updated home features 5 fireplaces, extensive PRICED WAY BELOW APPRAISED VALUE hardwood floors & a traditional floor plan with formal cross hall living & dining rooms for large gatherings.Country style kitchen is a chef’s delight with aThermador gas cooktop & double oven.Outdoor living area complete with huge partly covered patio & fireplace.Luxurious master bedroom boasts walk-in closet,sundeck & spa-like en-suite with heated floor.Bright walk out basement with hobby areas,bedroom & a large rec room.On a ultra quiet country road.Walk to Glenwood Elementary & Brookswood High School.

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 https://www.traceybosch.com/ 2987 212 ST LANGLEY

RARE FIND – 4.16 ACRE ESTATE ON CITY WATER & CITY SEWER – 2 HOMES AMAZING LOCATION – WALK TO EVERYTHING – EXCELLENT HOLDING PROPERTY Rare Find! Private parklike 4.16 acre multi-generational estate. 2 HOMES ONLY $4,200,000 Amazing location - Minutes walk to shops & restaurants of Murrayville town centre.On city water & city sewer.Bonus - fantastic investment - across the street from single family homes & Old Yale Park. Loads of parking for all your toys (zoning allows for 3 commercial vehicles).Two private driveways to 2 homes. Main home is a custom-built 4513 sqft 5 bedrm, 5 bathrm 2 level (easy inlaw MURRAYVILLE - 2 HOMES - 4.16 ACRES side suite).A grand entrance with welcoming living room,fireplace & formal dining room.Great room with built-in bar,high ceilings & tons of natural light. Huge gourmet kitchen with large island, walk in pantry & eating area with a view of the property. Space to entertain & room for everyone! 2 separate offices or extra bedrooms on main floor.4 bedrms & 3 bathrms up – a master fit for a queen with balcony,deluxe ensuite & his/hers walkin closet.Triple garage.2nd home is a double wide 2 bedroom mobile with own private yard & parking.Level & all usable.Excellent holding property.

4470 224TH STREET LANGLEY

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

FANTASTIC VALUE

ONLY $4,800,000

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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 A grand tile entry welcomes you to this beautiful family 3 STOREY VALUE ONLY $1,649,000 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 COURT ABBOTSFORD

CLOVERDALE 5 ACRES - DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN WEST CLAYTON NCP - TWO 2.5 ACRE PARCELS - CITY INDICATED SINGLE FAMILY OR POTENTIAL FOR TOWNHOUSE RM-30 - MOUNTAIN VIEW – STUNNING 4630 SQ/FT 2 LEVEL PLUS A 2ND HOUSE Two nice level side by side 2.5 acre Development parcels in West WEST CLAYTON ONLY $26,711,000 Clayton NCP for a total of 5 acres. No creeks. On city water & a quiet street in prestigious Clayton Hills. Lots of townhouse RM30 development applications across the street & in the area. City indicated default use would be single family zoning RF-10/RF-13 (2831 units per hector) & that townhouses could be feasible with a NCP amendment. New Regent Road Elementary school is now open & next DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL door. 18945 74 Ave - High privacy hedge & gated drive to STUNNING GEORGIAN COLONIAL built by European craftsman. 40x26 heated garage w/10’ doors. 59x16 building w/workshop & 2 stall barn. RV storage 24x20 w/11’ ceiling. Tile roof, brick exterior, 2x6 walls, silent floors, hot water heat, 10’ ceilings, HRV system, gazebo & patios. GOURMET kitchen w/ premium appliances, walk-in pantry & wok kitchen. Over garage - huge games rm plumbed for wet bar (excellent nanny suite). Master w/balcony & f/p to deluxe ensuite. 18619 74 Ave with 2 road frontages and older 3 bedrm home. Fantastic properties - great location - close to everything.!

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HOPE HOPE – RETIRING, INVESTING OR FIRST TIME BUYERS - STUNNING RENOVATED HOME 2 SEP LIVING AREAS – 72K IN ANNUAL RENTAL INCOME WITH POTENTIAL FOR MORE INCOME

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SOLD!

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EXCELLENT REVENUE PRODUCER

360 4THAVE HOPE

“Tracey’s experience and knowledge of the real estate industry made all the difference for me to make the right decisions in a crazy time in the market, for both selling and buying. He has an answer to every problem that comes up and worked tirelessly on my behalf to get the home of my dreams. I am forever grateful! Tracey is a professional you can count on to be there for you.”

Cathy N 25039 8 AVENUE LANGLEY

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Tracey and his team has the unique ability to listen to your needs and wants, then explain all the pro’s and con’s with them. Their ability to read the market and offer their expert opinion is second to none. We really appreciate their no pressure dealings and being transparent with our real estate transaction. What we also noticed is the professionalism when it comes to communication/correspondence, viewing/ validating properties, being courteous to other agents and a fair negotiation. Tracy’s team went out of their way to make sure all the “t’s” are crossed and all the “i’s” were dotted like being present while the home inspection was being done. Many would not do this or they would send an associate to be there. When you mention Tracey’s name to other people in the community, they always have good things to say about him and his team which is a testament to the great job they are doing.

This is our second time using Tracey for our real estate purchase and we would definitely use him and his team again. Their slogan is “Building clients for life” is valid since our two purchases were 25 years apart!

Mike and Jennifer My husband and I have used Tracey Bosch three times over the past 18 years. Tracey and his team have stepped up to the challenges of the current Real Estate market and exceeded our expectations each and every time. I very much appreciate his knowledge, experience, and professionalism. Buying/Selling and moving homes are not easy decisions for us to make. Tracey and his team have helped us every step of the way. Thank you Tracey, and thank you also to your incredible team. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Christine L Great team, very professional and a wealth of knowledge for his customers! Tracey made this a seamless transaction and it was over before we knew it. Tracey kept us informed to what was out there, what we could expect and framed the process!

38.7 PASTORAL ACRES - 2 SEPARATE ADDRESSES 2 LEGAL HOUSES ACRES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER - MULTIPLE LARGE BARNS A NATURE LOVER’S PARADISE - A ONCE IN A LIFETIME PROPERTY

Excellence!!! No other way to put it. The Bosch team was 1st class!!

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North Shore Mountain View! Beautifully maintained 1,000 JUST LISTED ONLY $279,900 Sq/Ft top floor 2 bedroom condo! Lovely laminate flooring throughout. Spacious kitchen with an eating area featuring tiled flooring, tons of cupboard & counter space. A large living and dining room that will accommodate all your furniture. Plus a cozy enclosed sun deck with storage room to enjoy all year round. Great size bedrooms, the primary bedroom boasting a superb walk in closet. Some fresh paint and updates. Lots of in suite storage plus an additional storage room conveniently located across the hallway. Great amenities in this complex for retired living including; a large recreation room for family events, exercise room and library. Building has all NEW plumbing! No pets, rentals allowed, 55+. Walk to shops and restaurants.

ONLY $8,500,000 A true opportunity for the whole family to live together! PARKLIKE 38.7 ACRES This is a once in a lifetime property that has an abundance of options for your imagination and dreams! A gorgeous ESTATE property located in the highly desirable and sought-after area of Hazelmere in South Surrey.Two solid main homes are acres apart with separate addresses and driveways. A multitude of large barns 289’ X 50’, 139’ X 49’, 110’ X 22’, 92’ X 24’, 42’ X 34’ and workshops.

The acreage has some gentle rolls with the salmon producing Little Campbell River meandering through “a true nature watchers paradise”. Water rights of 37,000m3 per year. A blank canvas for you to create an Equestrian estate, a winery, greenhouse production, your dream farm. Fabulous location just minutes to the US border and for freeway access.WOW!

604-539-SOLD (7653)

Tracey Bosch 604-539-7653 https://www.traceybosch.com/ #331-2279 MCCALLUM RD ABBOTSFORD

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ABBOTSFORD NORTH SHORE MOUNTAIN VIEW - TOP FLOOR UNIT WITH A SPACIOUS FLOOR PLAN EXCELLENT INSUITE STORAGE - GREAT BUILDING AMENITIES - RV PARKING - WALK TO SHOPS & RESTAURANTS

1297 - 1381 184 ST SOUTH SURREY

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Ideally, the disc sport of ultimate is played on dry grass under clear skies, with little or no wind. But that definitely wasn’t the case Thursday (April 20) at Newton Athletic Park, where school teams gathered for the annual Pull for Parkinson’s.

It was quite a breezy, chilly, slightly damp day for the charity tournament involving 28 senior and junior teams, several from Surrey.

“That weather made for an interesting afternoon of ultimate,” confirmed Queen Elizabeth Secondary coach Chris Wakelin, who organizes the Pull and is a big backer of the “frisbee” sport, in local schools and also Vortex Ultimate club, along with fellow ultimate-ers like Mike Dumouchelle, coach at Guildford Park.

The co-ed nature of “ulti” helps draw players, along with springtime games played in relatively nice weather (not so much this year).

Between games Thursday at NAP, hundreds of student-athletes bundled up to stay warm as Wakelin handed out pizzas for lunch.

“That goes with the spirit aspect of this tournament,” the coach said as he multi-tasked.

“It’d be great to do a barbecue like they used to back then, but I just don’t have the time anymore. My bandwidth with this is full.”

“Back then” is a decade ago when Pull for Parkinson’s was started by high school students Thomas Canale and Miriam Hanjra, who in 2014 approached Parkinson Society British Columbia with an idea for a new fundraiser: an ultimate tournament.

Both have connections to the disease, which compelled them to get more youth involved in supporting a cause they may not know much about otherwise, according to a post on parkinson.bc.ca.

Thomas’ father, Franco Canale, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 20 years previous, and was a major inspiration for the tournament. Miriam also had a personal connection through her grandfather, Bashir.

“The two of them are former students of mine,” Wakelin explained, “but they grew up and got jobs, all that kind of stuff, so I told them I would take it over and keep the tournament going. It’s easy to do – we just want to keep it alive and we’ve grown it, with 28 teams, and even 32 some years. It’s held here every year, and it’s all about spirit, raising money for Parkinson’s and getting ultimate players together. It’s a fun tournament.”

High school ultimate games are played on a field half the width of a soccer pitch. The “kickoff” is called the “pull,” and the team then moves the disc up the field by throwing to other players. Points are scored when the disc is caught in the endzone. With no referees, games are self-policed by players.

Wakelin’s love of ultimate began growing

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Ezequiel Esios leaps to catch a disc as Josh Carino (right) watches during warmup for Guildford Park Secondary’s senior ultimate team at Newton Athletic Park on Thursday, April 20. (Photo: Tom Zillich) MORE PHOTOS: SURREYNOWLEADER.COM Park will again host two season-ending provincial tournaments hosted by BC School while in high school, and he’s very keen to get Sports and BC Ultimate, as happened in 2022. today’s students involved in the sport.

Last year’s event drew close to 600 players to “I had a science teacher in Grade 10 at the facility on 128 Street.

Earl Marriott (in South Surrey), she brought Right now is the heart of the school ultimate the sport to us, and a bunch of the kids got season, with the fun of playoffs in May. involved,” Wakelin recalled. “There were no “This is my sixth year coaching QE’s team, other teams around, and pretty much the only and the sport has grown like crazy over the other local team around here was out in Abpast few years,” Wakelin said as he handed out more pizzas. “It’s changed, and BC School botsford at the time. We went to provincials and there were a whopping eight teams there,” Sports has gotten involved, and that’s taken it to another level, B.C.-wide.” he noted with a laugh.

In an email, Wakelin thanked the Now-Lead“That’s where it started for me. My friends and I had such a great time playing in high er for shedding some light on ultimate. school and kept playing throughout universi“Anything to get ultimate known in the community is a beautiful thing,” he wrote. ty, and it’s just one of those things. If we can bring cool opportunities to kids to be able to “Canadian Ultimate Championships are do fun stuff like this, then we do it. being held in Surrey this year, so that’s a “A cool thing is that a lot of the kids I big deal and any way I can promote junior coached and taught back in the day, they’re ultimate to bring the sport to more young here coaching teams now, they’ve grown into people (lots of events and options coming those roles.” up in the city for kids), I’ll certainly try my In the final week of May, Newton Athletic best to do so.”

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few years ago at a Christmas party, Gord Myren, civil manager at Surrey’s Bay Hill Contracting Ltd., said, “we want Bay Hill to be the best company to work for.”

Gord Myren is the son of Wilf Myren, one of the founding members of the family-owned and operated company that employs up to three generations associated with the original partners (Bob Burns, Joe DePedrina and Gary Cohen) as well as many other multigenerational families.

“We’re a family business,” said Gord Myren. “We treat people as people.”

Awarded the 2022 Contractor of the Year by LiUNA Local 1611 (the Labourers union), Bay Hill specializes in civil, electrical and high voltage electrical builds. The company has a high employee retention rate, and prioritizes safety and ongoing education.

“They’re a dream to work with on multiple levels,” said Tom Miller, Training Plan administrator for the 10,000-member union. “We’ve done a bunch of courses for them. When they’re slow, say in the winter, rather than keeping people home and not paying them, they bring them in and pay them to be here and get trained.”

Miller, who nominated Bay Hill for Contractor of the Year, said the company is forward-thinking and generous with their time and facilities.

“If we don’t have space, they provide it. Gord rigged up their mezzanine with audio LiUNA training administrator Tom Miller, bottom right, LiUNA service rep Mike Berg, bottom left, and Bay Hill and visual equipment for a civil manager Gord Myren, holding the certificate, take a group photo with Bay Hill staff. (Photo submitted) workshop,” said Miller.

“I needed land to provide pipelaying courses and he put me in contact with the Langley Rugby Club to replace some drainage for the rugby field. I think they have an awesome culture.”

In addition to keeping their workers’ necessary training current, Myren works with Miller to provide additional educational workshops that include blueprint reading, survey courses and even naloxone training.

“Naloxone training isn’t essential to their core civil work, but they see it as a priority because the opioid epidemic affects construction workers so greatly and they want to keep their employees safe,” said Miller.

According to government and public health studies, 70 per cent of illicit drug overdose deaths in the Fraser Health region were people who worked in the trades industry. Even in serious, but non-fatal overdoses, the most common industry people work or worked in was the building trades.

In response to the opioid epidemic, the Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP) partnered with Local 1611 to launch the “A Kit in Every Hand” initiative providing take-home naloxone kits and training to workers in the building trades.

“There have been some people who work for us who have been affected by family members passing away due to drug overdoses. For some, it really hits close to home,” said Myren.

“We have a commitment to our goal of being the best company to work for and that means looking after our workers.”

The Contractor of the Year award includes a cheque for $2,500, which Bay Hill plans to use towards supporting their employees’ mental health.

HOMES: In B.C., home construction will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset record immigration, report says Page B3

SKILLED TRADES: How you can treat your crew and thank the men and women in the construction and skilled trades industry Page B5 NALOXONE: Unions want to put a naloxone kit in every construction worker’s hand Page B7

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Home construction

Unprecedented building needed to offset record immigration B.C. must build 25 per cent more homes than usual for next five years, report says Home construction in British Columbia will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association said in a new report in early April.

The province must build 25 per cent more new homes than usual for the next five years to address deteriorating housing affordability, the association said in the report.

Construction needs to be ramped up to a record 43,000 housing completions a year for the next five years to counteract rapid population growth, up from an average of around 30,000 between 2000 and 2022, it said.

“While this pace of completions is close to that achieved from 2020 and 2021, higher interest rates and weaker market conditions make that rate of completion less likely,”

the association said.

Lowering price growth so incomes can catch up to prices is integral to improving housing affordability in B.C., said Brendon Ogmundson, chief economist with BCREA. Increasing supply would ease the upward pressure on housing prices from an immigration-driven demand shock and if sustained, help improve overall affordability, he said.

B.C. is expected to welcome an estimated 217,500 new permanent residents from 2023 to 2025, nearly double the historical average immigration levels.

In that time, two federal government policies – the ban on foreign homebuyers and record-high immigration targets – will be the key factors shaping housing demand in B.C., the association said.

Bill C-19, which implemented

a two-year ban on home sales to non-Canadian buyers, will help offset some of the demand for housing, said BCREA, but not nearly enough compared with the expected demand from new immigrants.

There is “weak evidence” that the ban will achieve its objective of lowering home prices given that a relatively small number of transactions involve purely foreign buyers, the association said.

“The potential impact of the increase in immigration is much more significant than the decline in sales due to the prohibition on foreign buyers,” the report said.

BCREA said an “unfortunate unintended consequence” of the ban on foreign homebuyers is that financing new home construction is more difficult without access to international capital markets.

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Construction and Skilled Trades Month

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April is Construction and Skilled Trades month. It’s an industry that continues to flourish.

“There has never been a more exciting time to enter the skilled trades in B.C.,” said Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training. “With more than 85,000 new job openings in the grades over the next decade, we are making sure that apprentices have the supports they need to get in-demand, good-paying jobs.”

It’s no wonder more women are entering the trades industry. According to the British Columbia Government website, there are 15 public post-secondary schools in B.C., which offer over 70 trades programs; however, only four per cent of the construction trade workforce is women.

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Asbestos certification and licensing requirements The provincial government has introduced new protections to help keep workers safe from the danger of asbestos.

In the future, asbestos abatement contractors must be licensed to operate in British Columbia, and anyone performing asbestos abatement work must complete mandatory safety training and obtain certificates.

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Naloxone

Construction unions strive for ‘a kit in every hand’

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B.C.’s biggest construction unions are striving to put a naloxone kit in every construction worker’s hand.

“This will have an immediate, positive and direct impact on the opioid crisis by saving lives,” said Nav Malhotra, business manager and secretary-treasurer for the Labourers’ union, LiUNA Local 1611.

“A Kit in Every Hand” is an initiative of the BC Building Trades, Construction Labour Relations, the Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan, LiUNA Local 1611, the Finishing Trades Institute of B.C. and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115.

Both LiUNA and the Finishing Trades Institute are based in Surrey.

Goals of the initiative include promoting safe practices for substance users, reducing the stigma associated with harm reduction strategies, providing education and training on the use of naloxone kits, bringing attention to the scope and impact of the opioid crisis and raising awareness of the resources that are avail-

able to people looking to help themselves or others.

LiUNA has delivered training and kits to hundreds of construction workers.

“The stigma of mental health and substance use is one of the biggest barriers people face when getting help,” adds Malhotra.

More than 11,000 people have died in B.C. due to the opioid crisis since it was declared a public health emergency in 2016. Construction workers are disproportionately represented in this data, with as many as 55 per cent of employed people who died being workers in either the construction or transportation sector. They represent about 20 per cent of overall opioid deaths.

Visit the Fraser Health website at fraserhealth.ca for where to get kits and training near you.

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Entertaining memes aside, this washed up barge presented a significant problem, one solved by the union crews of Pile Drivers Local 2404 and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115. (Photo submitted)

Deconstructing a meme Pile drivers and operating engineers take on removal of famous barge Jeremy Allingham BC Building Trades

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rom the day the big red barge washed up on Sunset Beach in the midst of raging storms last winter, it captured a special place in the collective minds of Metro Vancouver residents.

The barge was a tourist attraction. It was called a living monument to climate change. At Christmas, someone made a Gingerbread Barge. It was mentioned as a possible contender for premier. The Vancouver Park Board even made the barge its very own custom sign reading ‘Barge Chilling Beach.’

The region’s pandemic-weary population had found a social media beacon. The barge had lost its way in the storm. It had ceded control to the elements. There it was, a usually useful and productive vessel, now stuck, immovable, inert. The barge couldn’t go anywhere even if it wanted to. The barge was us and we were the barge.

But all endlessly entertaining memes aside, the barge presented a significant problem. After weeks of study, engineers determined the 275’ long x 60’ wide x 18’ deep, 1,800-ton ship could not be re-floated. That meant a logistically difficult marine decon-

struction and removal process. But who would have the experience and expertise to pull off such a complicated and cumbersome process?

Enter the BC Building Trades, namely, Pile Drivers Local 2404 and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115. Union crews began their work in late June with an expected completion date in early November.

A 180’ long x 60’ wide x 12.5’ derrick equipped with a Manitowoc 4600 series 4 crane was brought in for removal, but because the waters around the beached vessel are so shallow, much of the work was dependent on tide levels. High tide was required for the derrick to be able to operate and remove pieces of the barge.

“This is probably once in a lifetime,” said Neil Kirk, a bridgeman and general foreman with Pile Drivers 2404. “Demolition isn’t out of the ordinary for us, but definitely having a giant barge wash up on the shore and especially in such a spot where it’s very high profile in the public eye is definitely a one-off.”

Taking the barge apart meant ripping up the vessel’s concrete deck with an excavator and then lots of steel cutting. That’s where Stewart Peters and his colleagues came in.

“We’re just cutting it up with torches,” said the bridgeman and Red Seal welder with 2404. “The day goes by quick because you’re constantly busy cutting steel, lots of rigging and lots of boat work with moving the derrick.”

Using the derrick, operating engineers lifted all dismantled materials onto other barges to be taken away for recycling.

While the building trades workers are highly experienced in their field, removing one of the most meme-worthy entities in the region, piece by piece, was unique.

“We’ve always been referred to as ‘the hall that does it all’,” said Kirk. “Because we literally do, especially when it comes to the marine end of things.

Heavy construction and demolition, it’s our bread and butter. It’s in our wheelhouse so definitely we’re the right guys to have onsite doing it. All the pile drivers I know are proud to say they’re 2404 and I certainly am as well.”

The job is now complete and with the famous barge fading into history, building trades unions will always have the pride of knowing they were the ones to take the call when an unyielding storm blew a massive vessel, and viral meme, ashore in Vancouver.

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‘We need to think differently about the way we construct’ UBC students design ‘Instagram worthy’ carbon-minimal building Lauren Collins Black Press Media

A nearly zero carbon emissions building designed by students at the University of British Columbia that was two years in the making has officially opened.

Described as “Instagram worthy,” the 2,400-sq.-ft. building, called Third Space Commons, “emitted nearly zero carbon emissions during construction.” That’s a feat “that many view to be the final frontier facing carbon emissions reductions across the global building industry,” notes UBC. The building was designed by the 60-student team at Third Quadrant Design.

Two of those team members are Katie Theall, the project’s architecture lead, and Agustina Flores Pitton, a civil engineering student and engineering lead.

Theall said the team focused on three key principles for the project, which included re-using as much as possible, how much carbon could be processed and stored on-site and sourcing as low-embodied carbon materials as possible.

A nearly zero carbon emissions building designed by students at the University of British Columbia officially opened April 13. (Photo: UBC Faculty of Applied Science) She noted the drywall used is the lowest-embodied carbon in North America currently, and the siding is sustainably harvested forestry.

Flores Pitton said in aiming for nearly zero

carbon emissions has “many challenges.”

“Everybody has to be on board for a project like this because it’s so atypical to how we’re constructing right now. It’s making sure that people are truly being consistent

with accepting the low-carbon principles of the project.”

However, the building can be an example to the rest of the construction industry, explained Flores Pitton.

“We just need to think differently about the way that we construct. We need to think about adapting for the use, using the existing building stock that we already have that is aging and think, ‘OK, how do we adapt to new climate conditions,” she said.

“I think that if students can do it, with obviously a lot of partnerships and support along the way, then the industry for sure can accomplish something similar.”

The thermal insulation for the building is made of hempcrete – a mixture of hemp fibres and lime which captures carbon from the atmosphere as it sets. It eventually turns into a concrete-like material but one that’s made primarily out of a renewable, carbon-sequestering natural fibre.

Dr. Adam Rysanek, an assistant professor of architecture and landscape architecture who advised the team, said it’s like “diving into the wild west” of carbon accountability, and there’s no real precedent yet, but the hope is the team’s work will be looked to for future projects.

“There’s no better success than to have something that will certainly speak to how we design buildings in the real world.”

Workplace safety

Mourn the dead, and fight for the living Column Nav Malhotra

Workplace injuries cost 30 construction workers their lives in 2021.

That’s one worker every 12 days.

As we do every year, we will stand in silence on the National Day of Mourning April 28 to remember these construction workers, and all the other workers who went to work and didn’t come home.

We do this a lot.

In January, we joined the BC Building Trades, affiliated construction unions and local government representatives at the annual Bentall Memorial in Vancouver to commemorate the lives of four carpenters who plunged to their

deaths from the 36th floor of Bentall IV in 1981.

And three months earlier, in September, we attended the official dedication of the Asbestos Memorial on the waterfront at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

The memorial is to the thousands of workers who have died and continue to die from asbestos exposure. They say dying from asbestos exposure is like slowly drowning to death.

Never far from our thoughts at these events are the 26 members of our own union who were horrifically killed in the 1965 Granduc Mine slide.

We have two monuments at our head office in Surrey. One honours these miners and the other pays tribute to all the members who have died in various other workplace tragedies as far back as 1972.

It would be a hallmark of progress if we never attended another

memorial to fallen workers, never added any more names to a monument of workplace tragedy.

But that requires a break from reality. Instead, we commit to doing everything we can to ensure workers go home to their families at the end of the day.

This includes lobbying for regulatory changes that make workplaces safer.

And we are making progress.

The BC NDP government enacted life-saving changes to the Workers Compensation Act last year.

Now, contractors performing asbestos abatement must be licensed to operate in B.C., and the workers and employers who perform asbestos abatement must complete mandatory safety training and certification.

The many public awareness campaigns undertaken by the labour movement around a worker’s right to refuse unsafe work have also,

finally, led to modernization of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. Now, employers must inform workers assigned a certain task whether other workers have refused that task out of concern for their own safety.

Previously, the employer could merely reassign a task deemed unsafe by one worker to another worker, without ever telling the second worker the task had been refused for safety reasons.

And most recently, the provincial government enacted changes to the Employment Standards Act requiring workers to be at least 16 years old to work in construction, and at least 18 years old to do certain higher risk jobs like oil and gas drilling, confined space work, and any job that requires a respirator.

Prior to these amendments, which were introduced in phases after significant consultation, children as young as 12 were permitted

Asbestos is just one of the dangers of the construction industry. (Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr) to work in our industry.

But there is more work to do.

So, while we mourn the dead on Friday (April 28), let us also continue our fight for the living.

Nav Malhotra is Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer at LiUNA Local 1611, based in Surrey.

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he BC Insulators Union Local 118 has a brand new home. And it was a long time coming.

After moving from the B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT), to sharing a facility with the United Association Piping Industry College (UAPIC), the Insulators are now settling into their very own, 5,000-squarefoot facility in Port Coquitlam.

The unassuming slate-blue entrance in a new industrial park just on the northwest side of the Pitt River Bridge opens into a fairly standard office space. But walk down the hall through another set of doors to the back of the building, and that’s where the magic happens.

This is where the Insulators Union will train its next generation of highly skilled tradespeople.

The training space has a fully outfitted sheet metal fabrication machine shop with slip rollers, bench brake machines, hand rotary machines and multiple cutting machines. Students can work and learn at individual installation stations for piping, ducting and equipment. When you add all of that to an adjoining formal classroom setting, the union has built a welcoming, state-of-the-art spot to set down roots and develop new apprentices.

Apprentices like Cindy Santin, 51, who moved to B.C. from Windsor, Ont., two years ago to pursue her career in the skilled trades.

“I didn’t realize what all goes into insulating or why things need to be insulated. I also didn’t realize this is a Red Seal trade,” said Santin. “I still can’t believe I’m in a classroom, it’s been over 30 years! I’m going to take this as far as I can go which means getting my Red Seal and becoming a journeyperson.”

Santin is flourishing in her second year of apprenticeship now taking place in the new training centre.

“I want to learn how to insulate with all the materials the trade has to offer, this way I can become a good mentor for the younger

From left, Francisco Serrano Paz, Rob Sheck and Cindy Santin enjoy the Insulators’ brand new 5,000-square-foot facility. (Photo: Brian Howell)

The BC Insulators’ new home. (Photo: Brian Howell) generation,” she said. “I’m 51 years old and I want other people to know that no matter how old you are, or what obstacles are in your way, if you put your mind to it you can achieve anything.”

Second-year apprentice Almer Yap has also thoroughly enjoyed his time in the new training centre.

“It’s awesome. It’s fresh,” he said. “It motivated me more to do the best that I could do.”

The 31-year-old from Surrey said he chose the insulating trade because he wants to

build a career based on the highly developed set of skills he’s earning as an apprentice.

“I want to get my Red Seal because, in this trade, I feel like every day I’m making craftsmanship,” he said.

Trainer Rob Sheck now calls the training centre home. He stressed the importance of having a dedicated space so that apprentices and their journeyperson mentors can go on to long-lasting careers.

“Education is key. Training on the job, on the technical side and the practical side, just makes for a good, strong, highly skilled tradesperson,” Sheck said. “Especially when it’s at our school, in our own dedicated facility.”

The union celebrated the opening of its Port Coquitlam training centre in January with an open house that was attended by B.C. Ministers of State Andrew Mercier and Dan Coulter, Liberal MP John Aldag, BC Building Trades president Al Phillips and executive director Brynn Bourke, and BC Federation of Labour president Sussanne Skidmore.

BC Insulators business manager Neil Munro explained how controlling its own space will allow the union training centre to better control its own destiny.

“It allows us to do the Red Seal training that is our core delivery and also to upgrade training and specialized training and introductory training through partnerships with the B.C. Centre for Women in the Trades and the Métis Federation,” Munro said.

Financially, it is a better deal for the union and the training centre. “We were renting space from BCIT. They were getting all the money through the Industry Training Au-

thority [ITA].

They had a pretty sweet deal,” he said.

The ITA (now SkilledTradesBC) named Insulators Local 118’s training society its designated apprenticeship service provider back in 2021.

“It helps build our credibility with the open-shop contractors. They see the value we are providing with our apprentices. We manage the whole system,” Munro said.

Running the training centre, as well as the health and welfare, and pension programs for members shows how working with the union can benefit employers. Insulators are now better able to meet the challenges of training qualified workers during an acute labour shortage.

“It allows us to deliver the full, comprehensive Red Seal program and any type of specialized training that we want to do above that,” Munro said. “We control our own space and we are more in control of our own destiny. We are not worrying about what BCIT is going to do next.”

Minister of State for Workforce Development Andrew Mercier said there is an urgent need to train workers to keep up with rapidly changing technologies and evolving industry standards.

“The great new space gives more people access to the training and the experience they need to secure rewarding, good-paying jobs,” Mercier said.

“The school gives practical, hands-on experience to the next generation of insulation apprentices with support from professionals in the sector. There’s a whole world of opportunity in the trades and now more people can access training in their community.”

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Main tower rises as crews push to build replacement by 2024 The $1.377-billion project is overseen by Transportation Investment CorporaWork to build the Pattullo tion (TI Corp), a provincial Crown corporation.

Bridge replacement is more Construction updates and than halfway done, judging project details are posted by the timeframe given by B.C.’s Ministry of Transpor- on the website and also on the social media channel of tation and Infrastructure. twitter.com/pattulloproject.

Preliminary in-river work This month, work conbegan in February 2021, and tinues on the main bridge the new toll-free bridge is tower. Crews are working scheduled to open in 2024 on the tower’s 33 “segment with four lanes expandable jumps,” according to a tweet. to six.

Crews are building the re- Each segment is five metres placement bridge just north tall, and the completed tower will stand 167 metres. of the existing one, on the In Surrey, construction Fraser River between Surrey is underway on all bridge and New Westminster. foundations, and pile instalThe existing span will lation is underway for the remain in use until the new Highway 17 off-ramp founbridge is open to traffic.

Once the new bridge is open, dations, according to the project website. Upcoming the existing structure will activities include continued be removed nearly 90 years construction of the main after it opened, in 1937.

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Work continues on the main tower of the Pattullo Bridge replacement on the Fraser River between Surrey and New Westminster. (Photo: twitter. com/pattulloproject) bridge foundations and ongoing site preparation and road work along 112 Avenue and Highway 17.

The new bridge promises to provide “important improvements for everyone

using the bridge, including people who are driving, cycling or walking, as well as communities on either side of the bridge,” the project website says.

Features include wider

lanes separated by a centre median barrier, dedicated walking and cycling lanes (separated from traffic by a barrier on both sides of the bridge) and “better connections to, from and near the bridge.”

This year’s work will involve the realignment of Highway 17, Old Yale Road overpass construction, offramp construction, bridge deck girder installation, early work for bridge demolition, and 112 Avenue and King George Boulevard roadworks and multi-use path construction.

In February, Surrey council-in-committee heard a bridge-replacement update from Wendy Itagawa, the executive project director.

“Of note, and in light of the snow we experienced in December, the cables on the

new bridge will not cross over any of the travelling lanes, which will help mitigate the risk of snow and ice potentially falling on the travelling lanes,” Itagawa told council.

“In addition, there will be a snow and ice removal system, from day one, on the new bridge that’s similar to the system on Port Mann whereby it’s deployed remotely.”

The project is being “delivered” under B.C.’s Community Benefits Agreement and the project workforce is provided by B.C. Infrastructure Benefits. Fraser Crossing Partners was awarded the contract to design and build the new bridge, which the province will own and maintain when complete. with a file from Tom Zytaruk

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