Surrey Now-Leader, June 29, 2023

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HUGE HIT IN CLOVERDALE

INSIDE

YOUTH: After being told their whole lives that sports aren’t for girls, a group of Afghan teens connect through volleyball

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MENTAL HEALTH: Crisis line needs twice as many volunteers to help answer 100,000 calls each year

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EDUCATION: Eight Surrey teens receive $45K Cmolik scholarship

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CITY COUNCIL: Rob Stutt says he acted‘in good faith’ after ethics commissioner releases report to public Page A11

SPORTS: Surrey softball players named to Team Canada roster that will compete in Canada Cup tournament July 7-16

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People packed the stands at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey on Saturday to see the RCMP Musical Ride’s troop of riders perform intricate formations and drills set to music. The Surrey RCMP also held an open house, which featured police dog demonstrations and drone demonstrations. See full story and more photos at surreynowleader.com. (Photo: Teri Leslie)

Youth

‘Now I know that I can play’

One of the coaches for the team, Fara Sadeghi from Volleyball BC, said that most of the girls had never even touched a volleyball before this year.

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What may look like an ordinary after-school game of volleyball in a Surrey gymnasium is actually part of a program that is allowing teenage girls from Afghanistan to learn and enjoy athletics for the first time in their lives.

“I was held back, told that sports were not for girls like me, but now I know that I can play,” said Maryam Sadat, one of the girls on the team.

“For so long, I was afraid to try. But now I feel free.”

The volleyball program, which runs at Surrey’s Frank Hurt Secondary every Tuesday after school, has been proving to be successful, bringing in about 25 students each week.

Maryam grew up in Afghanistan but said her life was “turned upside down by war and violence,” leading her and her family to settle in Surrey.

While she was initially nervous, Maryam and other girls in the program began to enjoy learning the sport, with the help of coaches from Volleyball BC.

The teens learn how to hit and spike the ball, congratulate each other when a point is scored and encourage one another to keep trying following misses, while Middle Eastern music sets a lively mood within the four walls.

“Being part of this program has taught me so much about teamwork, communication, and leadership. I’ve learned that no

matter where you come from or what your background is, you can achieve great things if you work hard and believe in yourself,” Maryam said.

“Playing volleyball has given me a sense of empowerment and confidence and has allowed me to connect with other girls who share my passion for sports. I’m proud to be a part of this program and to represent Afghan girls on the volleyball court.”

The idea for the extra-curricular program came from discussions at the Surrey school district’s Welcome Centre as a way to help newcomers from Afghanistan garner a sense of belonging in schools.

“From the first day I joined (in January), we were talking about programs for Afghan girls because of the restrictions in the community they were living in,” said Hasina Quamiy, a settlement worker with the district who came to Canada from Afghanistan a year ago.

“Based on the religion and

culture, they don’t want to (play) with the boys, so we did it only specifically for girls so they can feel safe, they can feel comfortable and confident playing.”

To make sure the boys were not entirely left out, the Welcome Centre also organized a cricket program for them.

These initiatives are about more than just playing a sport, though.

“We really just want to build some sort of safe space for them and (then) we can build on this opportunity that we have once a week with them to see what are their interests, what are their hopes and dreams in Canada,” said Parampal Sharma, Welcome Centre manager.

“We want to reduce some of the barriers that they often face in terms participation in different activities. A lot of them are coming from limited opportunities for formal education, they may have communication or other social gaps, some of them have faced trauma.”

“I know when anybody comes to another country, that being a newcomer is so hard… I have experienced this for myself – the hardest thing is the language,” said Sadeghi, who came to Canada four years ago from Iran, where she also coached volleyball.

“Not knowing any English can make it so hard to engage with people sometimes. If families don’t know English, they don’t know how to go online and register their kids in any kind of sports.”

Even though the girls all go to the same school, many of them in the same grade, most did not know one another before the volleyball program began, Quamiy added.

The last game for the school year happened June 20 and everyone is hoping it will return next year, expressing sadness at the end of its run.

“All of (the girls) asked, ‘Is it possible to continue this program?’ They were very sad because the next one is the last one,” Sadeghi shared.

Quamiy said she hopes the program will continue next year and maybe even expand to be able to offer more than just volleyball. So far, there are a few girls from India and the Philippines on the team, but including other newcomers as well is also a goal going forward.

Maryam said that her memories playing sports in school for the first time will be “cherished forever” because she is no longer being denied the opportunity to benefit from extra-curricular athletics.

– With files from Tricia Weel

British Columbia’s Ministry of Education has gone ahead with plans to do away with letter grades from Kindergarten to Grade 9 despite its own public consultation showing the majority of teachers, students and parents didn’t like the idea.

B.C. wine growers are forecasting losses in what they call a “climate change disaster” stemming from a cold snap last winter that had long-term and short-term effects on wine grape crops.

BC Ferries is warning passengers to expect service interruptions over the next few months as its summer schedule comes into effect.

People entering casinos are now required to show photo identification upon entry to help support people enrolled in its self-exclusion program.

One person is in custody after a police car was rammed during an attempt to pull the vehicle over in North Delta Monday afternoon, on Nordel Way.

Surrey’s Navinder Gill, 40, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife Harpreet Kaur Gill last December in the 12700-block of 66 Avenue.

A pedestrian was sent to hospital with critical injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in Surrey early Friday (June 23) at around 2:40 a.m. in the 14000-block of 96 Avenue, just east of Surrey Memorial Hospital.

During a June 20 public forum, residents of the Semiahmoo Peninsula called for Surrey and White Rock councils to commit to taking action to help the homeless. Compiled by staff

Newcomers from Afghanistan enjoy learning and playing volleyball after school at Frank Hurt Secondary in Surrey, to make connections with one another and participate in extra-curricular sports, an opportunity many did not have in their home countries. (Surrey Schools photo)

After being told that ‘sports are not for girls,’ Afghan teens connect on volleyball court

People

Surrey Fire Service honours merit, valour of Nicomekl car crash helpers

When a collision sent a vehicle into the Nicomekl River last month, several people acted right away to help, saving the driver’s life.

Surrey Fire Chief Larry Thomas honoured them with awards of merit and valour at the most recent city council meeting on June 19, after explaining Surrey Fire Service (SFS) awards and commendations are designed to celebrate the efforts of citizens and first responders during extraordinary circumstances.

“Too often we only hear about negative things in the media these days,” he said. “The granting of an award is a tangible and lasting way to recognize staff whose actions go above and beyond the call of duty, and citizens who provide assistance to the SFS that exceeds their normal civic duty.”

On the afternoon of May 7, 2023, a motor vehicle incident resulted in a vehicle becoming submerged in the Nicomekl River, Thomas told those gathered in council chambers.

First on scene were off-duty Burnaby firefighter Paul Rushton and Surrey lifeguard Heather Jones. Rushton was the first person in the water and recognized the driver in the vehicle was in medical distress, Thomas said.

“Paul began rescue efforts on the entrapped patient while simultaneously trying to provide medical assistance. Heather joined Paul at the vehicle and assisted in these efforts, while also attending to the second person in the vehicle,” he said.

“Constable Steve Dalton was the first RCMP member on scene. He swam to the vehicle and assisted with extraction and providing first aid until additional emergency services personnel arrived,” said Thomas.

Surrey firefighters Dwayne Foley and Tom MacDougall were members of the first fire

crew on scene, and they immediately swam across the river to assist with CPR on the rooftop, and helped with the technical water rescue to safely move the patients to the river bank so paramedics could take over care, Thomas explained.

“These individuals came together despite the unusual patient location, personal danger and the risks involved to make a difference for these patients. They undoubtedly saved (the driver’s) life that day,” he said.

The SFS Award of Merit is for citizens and recognizes the effort to assist first responders in effort to bring aid to a patient in hazardous conditions, he continued, before saying it was his honour to award Rushton and Jones with the Award of merit.

“The award of valour for first responders recognizes an exceptional act of bravery under hazardous, life-threatening conditions to save the life of another by actions which go beyond what are ordinarily expected,” Thomas said.

“It is with great pride that I award Const. Steve Dalton and Duane Foley and Tom MacDougall

Surrey

with the

Fire Service Award of Valour.”

Fire Chief Larry Thomas, left, Surrey firefighters Tom McDougall and Duane Foley, Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, Surrey RCMP Const. Steve Dalton, lifeguard Heather Jones and off-duty Burnaby firefighter Paul Rushton at City Hall, where they were honoured with Surrey Fire Service awards of merit and valour. (City of Surrey photo)

An off-duty Burnaby firefighter, a Surrey lifeguard, a Surrey RCMP constable and two Surrey firefighters were awarded for their bravery in assisting the driver and passenger of this vehicle that ended up in the Nicomekl River on May 7. (Shane MacKichan photo)

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ENGAGE

Mental health

‘Really, it comes down to that human connection’

intervention,” said Baker.

Most of the time, people call to be heard.

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With only 55,000 calls out of 100,000 being answered each year, Fraser Health Crisis Line needs to double the amount of volunteers to answer their helpline, said Julianna Baker, crisis line program director.

“We have about probably 120 volunteers actively, but it just feels like there’s never enough because the demand is always so consistent and always increasing,” Baker said.

She said due to funding increases, the crisis line program has been able to increase the number of paid staffers as well.

The Fraser Health Crisis Line is an Options Community Services program that offers free, confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and community resource information for any concern, including mental health and substance use.

Anyone interested in volunteering must attend an information session. During these sessions, Baker explains the role, provides example call scenarios, and asks potential

volunteers to reflect on their own situations in their lives.

It is a difficult role with a lot of burnout, added Baker. This is why she often asks people to assess their stress levels and capacity before applying.

Crisis intervention training is eight weeks.

After that, volunteers commit to 200 hours a month, which breaks down to four hours a week or eight hours biweekly.

“It’s essentially a combination of active listening and structuring calls to a crisis intervention model that is research based and proven to be effective in the short term crisis

“Really, it comes down to that human connection and just knowing that you have somebody there that you can get that support from,” Baker said.

The call centre is located in Surrey. To apply, volunteers must be at least 18 years old and pass a criminal record vulnerable sector check. No previous experience is needed. The service is provided in English, but any additional languages spoken are an asset.

Baker said people are often on the fence about deciding whether to volunteer.

“But once you take that step and really push yourself to do it, it really does change your life,” she said, adding it not only changes how people view themselves and gives them new skills, but it also changes how they view their community.

“Because you really are connecting with people on a level that you would never really do otherwise.”

The crisis line operates 24 hours a day for all communities within the Fraser Health region: 604-951-8855 or 1-877-820-7444

To learn more or volunteer, visit options. bc.ca/program/fraser-health-crisis-line.

– With files from Tom Zillich

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ENGAGE

Education

Surrey getting more school space to address over-crowding

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A new elementary school is under construction in Surrey and a few existing schools in the district are getting additions, in an effort to help relieve school overcrowding in the area.

In a press conference June 19 in Surrey, Education Minister Rachna Singh gave an update on Ta’talu Elementary – a new school under construction at 20 Avenue and 165A Street in the Sunnyside neighbourhood.

“As more families choose to make this community their home, we will continue to make progress in delivering new and expanded schools for Surrey students,” Singh said.

Also announced was funding for Guildford Park and Tamanawis Secondary schools’ expansions. Guildford Park will be getting 18 additional classrooms with the provincial government’s investment of $59.5 million and Tamanawis will be getting 23 more classrooms with

a $52-million investment.

The name of the new South Surrey school expected to open in January 2025, Ta’talu, was given by Semiahmoo First Nation Chief Harley Chappell. Ta’talu translates

to ‘little arms’ which is in reference to the Campbell River and its tributaries, which are known as the little arms of the river.

“The opening of this school and the naming using the traditional

language of the lands is great for the relationship building between Semiahmoo and the school district, students, staff and local residents,” Chappell said.

“We’re excited to be acknowledged and share our culture with our neighbours and all the people that now call Surrey home.”

Ta’talu Elementary will have a capacity of 655 students in the three-storey building.

“Since construction began on Ta’talu Elementary in 2022, we’ve seen ongoing, rapid residential growth in this neighbourhood,” said Laurie Larsen, Surrey school board chair.

Nearby South Surrey schools are feeling the pressure of increasing population, with Edgewood Elementary getting a total of 15 portables in September, an increase from the current eight.

Sunnyside Elementary got an addition of 10 classrooms, which opened in November 2022, elim-

inating six portables, which are being moved to a different school site that needs the extra space. Additions at South Meridian and Semiahmoo Trail elementaries are in the works as well.

The former will see construction begin this summer of eight additional classrooms and the latter is set to get a 10-classroom expansion, with the capital project office “in the process of evaluating the bids” by construction companies, Dave Riley, director of capital plans, said at the regular June school board meeting.

According to Surrey school district data, Semiahmoo Trail Elementary has capacity for 275 students, but had 459 enrolled this school year.

It is the most crowded elementary school in the district, at 167 per cent for the 2022-23 school year.

Additional space and construction progress of new South Surrey school Ta’talu Elementary were announced at the site of the new Sunnyside-area school by Education Minister Rachna Singh and the school board. (Surrey Schools photo)

Education

Eight Surrey teens awarded

$45,000 Cmolik scholarship

ism, “as I am someone who is intrigued by global affairs, politics and individuality.”

whatever she does.”

A handful of Surrey Grade 12s have received $45,000 boosts to their post-secondary education goals, as recipients of the latest Cmolik Foundation scholarships.

According to news releases issued June 18, the eight Surrey teens were among 20 selected for the award in recognition of achievements in overcoming adversity and excelling in their studies.

Recipients were Melissa Christianson (Earl Marriott Secondary), Raamin Hamid (École Salish Secondary), Rafay Meer (Panorama Ridge Secondary), Ishwarpreet Bains (L.A. Matheson Secondary), Krishna Verma (Johnston Heights Secondary), Amrit Mahli (Enver Creek Secondary), Diya Khangura (Frank Hurt Secondary) and Rohan Gill (Sullivan Heights Secondary).

For Christianson, the funds will assist her efforts to enter nursing. She chose the field, a release states, “because I want to help and care for others, and nursing offers the opportunity to make a real difference in people’s lives.”

Hamid said she plans to pursue a career in journal-

She is described by teacher Jeremy Thind as someone who “consistently strives for excellence” and is “responsible, kind, and inclusive.”

For Meer, the scholarship will go towards his dream of going to medical school. School counsellor Eileen Mumford said in the release that Meer “is extraordinary and inspires his peers with his optimistic personality.”

Bains, meanwhile, plans to attend SFU and complete a degree in mechatronics engineering. Becoming an engineer “will allow me to create solutions to real world challenges and positively impact society and the environment,” he says in a release.

“This scholarship would play a critical role in helping me achieve my long-term goals and provide some financial relief for my family.”

Verma is described as “a driving force amongst a group of very high achievers.” He said he, too, aims to become a physician, “due to my fervent passion for helping people in need.”

For Mahli, the $45,000 will go towards her goal of practising family law. Her teacher said Mahli “has the integrity and confidence to succeed in

Khangura has set her sights on a future in law enforcement, with the ultimate goal of becoming a homicide detective.

Teacher Melanie Scheuer said Khangura “is an exceptional student and young adult who is inquisitive, creative, and compassionate,” with “consistent and outstanding intelligence, advocacy, empathy, and leadership.”

Gill said he plans to specialize in civil engineering, as the field “offers a unique combination of creativity, technical expertise, and problem solving skills.”

He’s described as a “highly proficient student whose academic strengths include meticulously analyzing text and effectively expressing his ideas.”

Officials with the Surrey-based Cmolik Foundation said the teens were among more than 100 “very accomplished” students who applied for the funds.

“The candidates were both impressive and inspiring; it was certainly a difficult decision to narrow down our list to just 20 final students,” executive director Elisa Carlson said.

For more information, visit thecmolikfoundation.com

Surrey Grade 12 students (clockwise from top left) Melissa Christianson, Diya Khangura, Rafay Meer, Amrit Mahli, Krishna Verma, Rohan Gill, Raamin Hamid and Ishwarpreet Bains are the latest recipients of $45,000 Cmolik Foundation scholarships. (Contributed photos)

Tracy Holmes Black Press Media

Be aware and be courteous

Surrey’s traffic intersections, busy and not so busy, are becoming “I don’t care” zones, and it’s in everybody’s best interest to reverse this trend.

First, pedestrians.

Sure, you have the right of way on a crossing signal but this does not give you license to be a jerk. When the signal changes in your favour, look both ways, make certain no motorist is going to take you out on a right hand turn – this is where making eye contact with drivers is important –and then cross the street.

Don’t fiddle around with your phone at curbside, leaving motorists who are wanting to turn left hanging in the

middle of the intersection before you finally get around to crossing. And for goodness sake, stop looking at your phone when you’re crossing the street. It’ll be there when you safely get to the other side.

Be aware of your surroundings. Don’t cross like you’re a turtle or snail. Respect the drivers. In other words, don’t be a dummy, or an “I don’t care” pedestrian, or both.

Second, drivers – especially those turning right at an intersection.

Look both ways, not just at oncoming traffic. When the pedestrian has the right of way, respect that, however much you think some pedes-

trians are not worthy. Don’t try to sneak by them while they are in mid-street.

Do not try to sneak in a right turn before they step out into the crosswalk to cross. This especially applies to gotto-go commercial truck drivers. You know who you are. Don’t go blasting around corners. Respect the pedestrians.

In other words, don’t be a dummy, or an “I don’t care” driver, or both.

Be aware, be courteous. For drivers, safety trumps hasty. And for pedestrians, once you’ve determined it’s safe, better to rush than be mush.

– Now-Leader

Volunteers are still the engine that drives our communities

Frankly Speaking

Frank Bucholtz

Volunteers really make a community, and it sometimes seems that nowadays, they are much more capable of getting things done than the governments that tax and regulate us.

This train of thought got started with news of the recent passing of Chip Barrett.

The longtime White Rock resident and then-White Rock alderman Tom Kirstein started the Canadian Open Sandcastle Competition in 1979.

The event was pooh-poohed by the mayor of the day (whom

Kirstein went on to defeat in the fall elections that year), but it was a hit with the public, growing to the point that 100,000 people or more came to White Rock to see the creations the various teams would come up with. Within hours, they were washed away by the tide.

The Sandcastle competition put White Rock on the map and was a factor in the dramatic changes in White Rock and South Surrey since that time.

Change was going to come anyway – but events like the competition ensured that the people of the community were part of that change in a positive way.

That was just one of Barrett’s many contributions to the community, which continued until his death on May 29 at age 78. He was the longtime chair of the Commu-

nity Christmas Day dinner for residents of South Surrey and White Rock, which has been providing meals and an opportunity to socialize for people who are lonely on that family-oriented day.

It has been in operation for more than 40 years, with other wellknown White Rock volunteers George Bryant and Rev. Howard Filsinger among those who helped get it underway.

The same type of community-spirited motivation is behind the extremely popular Vaisakhi parade in Surrey in April, which resumed this year and attracted hundreds of thousands of people. It has become the world’s largest Vaisakhi parade.

The Cloverdale Rodeo and Fair also resumed this year on the May long weekend. Started at the close of the Second World War, it

happened because of the desire of volunteers to do something positive and memorable, which helps attract people to the community. That spirit is still alive and well.

Another such event is the long-running North Delta Family Day event, which took place on Sunday.

The North Delta Lions Club got the event started many years ago and is still a part of it. It is an event which brings people of North Delta together.

There are volunteers throughout Surrey, North Delta and White Rock who put a great deal of time and energy into making this corner of the world a better place.

They serve on school PACS, with service clubs, with food banks and as volunteers with a huge number of other religious, social, health,

educational, historical, environmental and other organizations. None of these three cities would function very well or for very long if they all went away.

Contrast their positive efforts with the never-ending five-year battle over Surrey policing services, the much-delayed replacement of the Massey crossing, the at-times horrific conditions for staff and patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital, the inability of any level of government to either stimulate or provide enough housing or the worsening learning conditions in Surrey schools, due to overcrowding.

Who is getting things done? Volunteers are.

Frank Bucholtz writes twice a month for Black Press Media.

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Your letters

Policing tug of war is exhausting, embarrassing for Surrey

The Editor,

Under Surrey’s previous city council under Doug McCallum, I was disappointed that residents weren’t consulted before the decision was made to replace RCMP with Surrey Police Service.

Now I am disappointed again to see city council under Brenda Locke making the same mistake and neglecting to ask for residents’ opinions before stopping the transition to Surrey Police Service.

Both councils thought they have the right to make important decisions without any consideration of the 500,000 residents of Surrey.

What do you think?

z Email us at newsroom@ surreynowleader.com

They are equally as bad to me. Furthermore, the laws should be crystal clear about who has the authority to make a final decision about which force will police a city.

The tug of war between the solicitor general and the Surrey mayor is a headache for residents and is a shame for provincial politics.

Tim Hoang, Surrey

Personal attack unfounded

The Editor, Re: “Surrey mayor threatens to call for inquiry into policing transition after Farnworth’s ultimatum,” the Now-Leader online.

Like many others, I was taken aback by Mayor Brenda Locke’s unprofessional behaviour at a recent media event. To have differences of opinions, politically or otherwise, is one thing.

To personally attack someone the way she attacked public safety minister Mike Farnworth is beyond belief.

ROSES AND ROTTEN TOMATOES: Do you have someone you would like to thank? Or maybe something to get off your chest? Email your rose or rotten tomato to edit@surreynowleader.com.

• An ambulance full of roses to the two female paramedics who came to my place when my wife died on June 7. You were both so compassionate. You kept me company, talking to me and consoling me until my children arrived and were then equally compassionate with my children. Thank you both for helping us all through a very difficult morning. Your kindness will never be forgotten.

• Rotten tomatoes to delivery companies that sign customers up for a monthly fee without their permission. Check your bank statement and you may be surprised like I was.

• Roses to the wonderful RCMP Musical Ride in Cloverdale. The show was amazing and it was a big community event for the whole family and was special for my eight-month-old son.

• Rotten tomatoes to people who lick their fingers clean. Is it so hard to use a napkin?

• Rotten tomatoes to the high cost of living. Rent, food and everything is unaffordable. Take note seniors – roses to

government assisted living for having apartments, utilities, and meals allincluded. Seniors and people on disability pay 40 per cent of their income to live there. You have money left over for medications and have a nice safe place to live with less stress.

• Roses to people who submit to Roses and Rotten Tomatoes. I just read the latest and I must say I love the attitude displayed by the writers. Keep up the great work and attitude.

• Rotten tomatoes to Coun. David Chesney of White Rock. Shame on you for making a negative comment on a business in your hometown. You are supposed to be there for

everyone. You would not get my vote next time.

• Rotten tomatoes to the City of Surrey and the Now-Leader for failing to publish contrary views about 84th Avenue going through Bear Creek Park. That road will see 15,000 vehicles passing through the park daily. Those vehicles will also pass two temples, three access points to elementary schools, a daycare and a recreation centre. No responsible planner would ever do that. Whoever came up with the original density plan did not have this in mind. All parents should have their lawyer on speed dial because this is a disaster waiting to happen. Who gains from this?

Brenda, you may want to check the definition of the word misandry. As far as I’m concerned, the definition fits you to a T.

Jennifer Spoke, Surrey

Do what’s best for Surrey

The Editor, I’m sick and tired of people in power who can’t see beyond their own desires.

In 2018, Doug McCallum won with only 13 per cent of the eligible voters voting for him. In 2022, Brenda Locke ran on keeping the

RCMP in Surrey and won with only 8.9 per cent of eligible voters voting for her. A mandate? Who would believe that either of the two had a real mandate?

With all of the negative publicity the RCMP has garnered in the last 10 years, the institution needs to change. After all the money that has been spent, do we really need to go backwards to keep a campaign promise? Council needs to do what is best for Surrey, not what is best for Brenda Locke.

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‘I acted at all times in good faith’

Surrey Coun. Rob Stutt responds to allegations of conflict of interest after ethics commissioner releases report

Surrey city councillor Rob Stutt has issued a statement concerning the ethics complaint that was lodged against him by the Surrey Police Union.

The union alleged he was in a conflict of interest for voting on Nov. 14 to end the transition to the Surrey Police Service and retain the Surrey RCMP without disclosing both that his son was employed by the Surrey RCMP and that his daughter was assigned to the RCMP after being seconded from the City of Surrey. The union maintained he should have either recused himself or been disqualified from voting on the matter then and in future votes.

On June 7, before a closed council meeting was held on June 15 in which Surrey council on a 6-3 vote to retain the RCMP as the city’s police of jurisdiction, Surrey Ethics Commissioner Peter Johnson delivered his findings on the Code of Conduct complaint to council and a summary of that report was made public on June 20.

The commissioner found Stutt, in accordance with B.C. law, did not have a pecuniary interest in the matter because, unlike in Ontario, “In British Columbia, the courts have held that a pecuniary interest in a matter cannot be inferred from the existence of a family relationship alone.”

However, the commissioner also noted that “other forms of a personal interest in a mater can give rise to a conflict of interest, where a reasonably well-informed person would conclude that the interest might influence the exercise of the Council member’s duties.

“For that reason, members of Council must not participate in Council decisions that affect the members of their immediate families in ways that go beyond the interests those family members have in common with other members of the community, in circumstances where a reasonably well-informed person would conclude that there is a potential for bias,” Johnson added.

In the case of Stutt’s daughter, the

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commissioner found the councillor voting on Nov. 14 did not have the potential to affect her employment “in a substantial enough way that would give rise to a concern about improper influence or bias.”

However, in the case of his son, serving as a Surrey Mountie at the time of the Nov. 14 vote, “given the fact that a decision to continue with the police transition would have resulted in the elimination of a substantial number of policing positions within the Surrey RCMP Detachment, there was a personal interest in the matter under consideration that a reasonably well-informed person would have concluded might influence a member of Council in Councillor Stutt’s position.”

In the end, the ethics commissioner didn’t make any specific recommendations to council concerning the complaint as to what measures it should take.

He noted that given Stutt’s son is no longer a Surrey Mountie, “that potential source of a conflict of interest in relation to future decisions of Council concerning the police transition would appear to have been eliminated.”

Stutt echoed this in his statement, that the commissioner concluded that the perceived conflict of interest “was removed with the transfer of my son out of the Surrey detachment months ago.

“My son was actively seeking a

transfer from Surrey Detachment, which is documented by the RCMP, well before the 2022 civic election. I believed this would alleviate any perception of conflict,” Stutt said, adding he “never tried to hide” his children’s career paths.

“Let me be clear when I say, it is their career path, and has no relevance on my moral compass,” Stutt said.

“I remain committed to the public safety of the citizens of Surrey. That was the sole reason for my vote then and on June 15, a vote that was made within my moral and ethical boundaries.

“Regardless, it is notable that the Commissioner also found that I acted at all times in good faith and with a view to fulfilling the promise I made to voters during the election about the policing transition and opted to make no recommendations for further action,” Stutt added. “As we are all painfully aware, the vote in question back in December did not accomplish anything.”

On Nov. 14 council, on a 5-4 vote, with one of the five votes in favour cast by Stutt, decided to maintain the Surrey RCMP as the city’s police of jurisdiction instead of moving forward with the Surrey Police Service, and instructed city staff to prepare a plan for Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth’s approval to that end, as well as issue a letter on council’s behalf to the Surrey Police Board “to pause all new hiring and expenditures pending further Council direction.”

Then, on Dec. 9, council decided in a 6-3 vote to approve a “draft report” on retaining the Surrey RCMP and submitted it to Farnworth for con-

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sideration, with Surrey First Coun.

Mike Bose voting in favour of this along with Surrey Connect’s majority comprised of Locke and councillors Harry Bains, Pardeep Kooner, Stutt and Gordon Hepner while Safe Surrey Coalition councillors Doug Elford, Mandeep Nagra and Surrey First Coun. Linda Annis voted in opposition.

Had Stutt not voted on Nov. 14, the Dec. 9 vote would not have come before council, nor would the June 15 in-camera vote have happened, as the Nov. 14 vote would have failed on a 4-4 tie.

The Surrey Police Union issued a statement after the summary of the commissioner’s report was released, noting that the “critical” Nov. 14 vote “changed the trajectory of the last seven months” and that Stutt “should be removed immediately” from his position as chairman of the Surrey Public Safety Committee.

“Our goal was to make the process as transparent and fair as possible. The vote on policing in Surrey is critical and should be clear of any bias to focus on the only issue that matters, safety in Surrey,” Rick Stewart, president of the SPU, stated in the press release. “Surrey residents deserve an apology for his disrespect to his office and compromised integrity at city hall.”

Meantime, former Surrey mayor Bob Bose came to Stutt’s defence, suggesting he was “caught in the horns” of a dilemma.

“He was fully aware of the financial implications of the transfer,” Bose said. “Knowing that, he had to make the choice to recuse himself or act on his understanding of the financial implications of the transfer. He would then have been in derelict of his responsibilities. If you know a building is unsafe, but you’ve got a conflict of interest because you work for another company, and you fail to say something, you’re culpable. He had no choice, is the point I’m making, given his understanding, but to vote.”

Whatever the case, Bose doesn’t believe Stutt’s situation will come into play for Farnworth.

“If he uses it, it will be an abuse. I mean, I don’t know what Farnworth is going to do. Farnworth has been aggressive, I mean it’s pretty clear the province wants to get rid of the RCMP,” Bose said.

“For the time being, the RCMP are delivering first-class service at a cost that is far less than the alternative.”

Two men and a woman have been charged with robbery and assault, accused of mugging a man at the SFU campus in Whalley.

Bruce James Madill, 37, and Kaitlyn Marie Sedore, 24, are charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm and Charles Adam Platko, 44, is charged with robbery and assault.

Cpl. Vanessa Munn said the Surrey RCMP was alerted to a “personal robbery” on the campus, in the 13400block of 102 Avenue, on Dec. 23, 2022.

“Prior to police arrival it was reported that three suspects had fled with the victim’s phone and backpack,” Munn said.

“The victim of the robbery sustained injuries and was transported to hospital.”

The charges were laid on June 14.

Tom Zytaruk

Mounties looking for help to ID fraud suspect

Surrey Mounties are hoping someone can help them identify a fraud suspect who on March 18 allegedly defrauded $237,000 from a currency exchange business in the 8000block of 128 Street in Newton.

“Two separate bank drafts were cashed and later determined to be fraudulent,” Cpl. Vanessa Munn said.

The suspect is a slim South Asian woman, about five feet seven inches tall, with shoulder length dark hair. (See photo at surreynowleader. com). She spoke Hindi, Punjabi and English, Munn said.

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Rob Stutt at the opening of the South Surrey Indigenous Learning House in Surrey on Saturday, June 17. (Photo: Anna Burns)

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City of Surrey

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The City of Surrey’s Statement of Financial Information for 2022 indicates $316,663.50 was paid by taxpayers to Peck and Company Barristers, the law firm that successfully defended former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum against a charge of public mischief in Surrey provincial court last year.

You’ll find the line on page 110 of a 121-page corporate report by Surrey’s general manager of finance Kam Grewal that came before council for consideration on June 19, under Schedule of Payments for Provision of Goods and/ or Services.

Leading up to McCallum’s trial, which got underway on Oct. 31, 2022, numerous residents and some rival council members slammed

the former mayor’s legal bills being paid by taxpayers in accordance with the Surrey’s Officer and Indemnification By-Law.

Coun. Linda Annis issued a press release before the trial, in which she stated, “It is ridiculous that the mayor gets to pick his attorney with no thought to the actual cost, and no accountability to the taxpayers who are paying the bill, regardless of the amount.”

His legal team was comprised of Richard Peck – considered to be one of Canada’s top criminal defence lawyers – as well as Eric Gottardi and Lee Vandergust. During her election campaign to replace McCallum as mayor, which she accomplished two weeks before his trial began, Brenda Locke vowed to make McCallum pay back every cent if she got elected. “We are coming for you to

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But Locke confirmed Monday that this is not going to happen, on account of McCallum being found not guilty.

“Well, him getting acquitted changed everything and so I did check with our legal about what we could do and of course the fact that he is off, the judge determined that we was acquitted, we are where we are,” she told the Now-Leader. “There will be no ability for us to go after him for his legal costs.”

The Now-Leader has reached out to McCallum for comment.

McCallum, 78, was charged with one count of public mischief contrary to Section 140(2) of the Criminal Code, stemming from an encounter on Sept. 4, 2021 between

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himself and a group of volunteers that was gathering petition signatures outside the South Point SaveOn-Foods store in South Surrey for a referendum on the policing transition.

Judge Reginald Harris on Nov. 21, 2022 found McCallum not guilty.

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Following the verdict, McCallum read out a short statement, at the courthouse entrance, in which he understandably said he was “pleased with the decision,” thanked his legal team for “their tremendous efforts in this case,” and gave a “special thanks” to his family for their support and understanding. “I appreciate also the sensitivity of the media in covering my case, and to the people of Surrey, I love you, I love all of you.”

He did not take questions.

After a 13-year break from the mayor’s chair, which he occupied from 1996 to 2005, McCallum was sworn in on Nov. 5, 2018 for his fourth term as Surrey’s mayor, this time under the Safe Surrey Coalition banner. Locke, of Surrey Connect, defeated him for the mayor’s seat in the Oct. 15, 2022 election by 973 votes.

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City of Surrey employees who make $75,000 or more received a total north of $215 million in base salaries in 2022, with more than $23 million in benefits and $1.3 million in expenses on top of that.

Surrey’s general manager of finance Kam Grewal noted in a corporate report that came before council recently that the Financial Information Act requires all cities to provide the provincial government with an annual Statement of Financial Information to include the name and remuneration paid to every employee who received more than $75,000 from the city.

Of the city’s 1,343 employees listed in this report, 620 pulled in six-figures in base salaries and of those, 17 made more than $200,000 in base salaries.

Top of the heap is city manager Vince Lalonde, with a 2022 base salary of $411,198.03. His taxable benefits and “other” – this includes any payout related

to vacations, gratuity, performance pay, lump-sum payments, banked overtime, retirement “and/or vehicle allowances” – was tallied at $54,411.23, with another $11,652.26 in expenses.

The report by Grewal –who himself pulled in a salary of $271,449.69 – indicates that for the year ending Dec. 31, 2022, these City of Surrey employees were together paid $215,267,904.29 for that year, with $23,759,588.65 in taxable benefits and “other,” and $1,309,239.75 chalked up in expenses.

Perennial council watcher Richard Landale, a Fleetwood resident, says the city’s payroll is “ever burdening” to taxpayers, who this year alone were hit with city property tax bills at least 12.5 per cent higher than in 2022. The city manager alone, Landale noted, is the highest-paid civic bureaucrat in B.C.

Landale in an email to council recommended it initiate a freeze on salary increases in 2023-2025 for employees with a taxable income more than $200,000 in 2023, “unless tied to a

promotion and new job description.”

“There are some 200,000 residences paying property taxes or put another way $779.92 per city hall employee,” Landale noted. “This figure excludes the unionized and part-time employees of the city.”

Meantime, the Surrey Board of Trade is decrying thumping property taxes for Surrey as survey results comparing changes from 2022 to 2023 reveal a 16.9 per cent increase for industrial properties, 27.3 per cent for other businesses and a 21.1 per cent increase for residential.

Asked if she thinks the City of Surrey’s payroll is bloated, the board’s CEO Anita Huberman replied “it’s not something I can comment on in terms of the salaries.

“We’re a growing city, we need more staff, we need skilled staff, we need competitive salaries,” Huberman told the Now-Leader, “and putting in a freeze on salary increases I don’t think is the right approach. We need to focus on revenue generation for the city of Surrey.”

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Homicide

Sikh protesters decry temple shooting as foreign interference

Chuck Chiang The Canadian Press

A volunteer at the Metro Vancouver Sikh temple whose president was gunned down a week ago said Hardeep Singh Nijjar knew his life may have been in danger.

Gurkeerat Singh said Nijjar gave a speech at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara on the day of his death just hours before the shooting in the temple’s parking lot that claimed his life, noting he had been warned by Canadian intelligence officials.

Singh, who attended a protest Saturday (June 24) in front of Vancouver’s Indian consulate along with 200 others from Canada’s Sikh community, said temple members firmly believe Nijjar’s death was a result of foreign interference.

“When they are informing our leaders that their lives may be in danger, we have all the right to believe that it could be foreign interference involved in this,” Singh said. Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot at around 8:30 p.m. on June 18, and homicide investigators said they are looking for two “heavy-set” suspects seen leaving the scene, likely to a getaway car parked a few blocks away.

While police have acknowledged that there is fear and speculation stemming from the attack, investigators say they have not linked the shooting to foreign interference and there are no reasons to believe the Sikh community is at risk.

Protesters, however, say they are convinced the killing was linked to Nijjar’s active role in advocating for an independent Sikh state of Khalistan in India.

Nijjar was organizing an unofficial referendum in India for an independent Sikh state at the time of his death.

The Indian government had offered a reward of 1 million rupees, or about $16,000, last July for information that could lead to Nijjar’s arrest or apprehension, and the country’s coun-

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terterrorism body referred to him as a “fugitive terrorist” who led a conspiracy to murder a Hindu priest.

Protesters, however, described Nijjar as “peaceful,” “humble” and “loved in the community” for his outreach efforts. Those included offering free meals to people in need and travelling to Kamloops in 2021 to offer support to First Nations groups after the discovery of unmarked graves at a residential school site.

“He was a loving man, a hard-working man, a family man,” Singh said. “He worked as a plumber, so he’s

well respected in the community, and he was someone that always the community looked up to.”

Protesters on Saturday mostly carried large yellow flags displaying the word “Khalistan,” chanting loudly as many stepped on an Indian flag they brought to the scene.

The crowd consisted of Sikh community members covering the full gamut of demographics from young children to the elderly, and some said they travelled from cities such as Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal.

“I am overwhelmed by the response of the Sikh community,” said Jatinder Singh Grewal, a director with Sikhs for Justice, a group that helped organize the protest. “The Sikhs all around the world, not only from B.C. but from all over the world have outpoured their support for Hardeep Singh Nijjar. People who can come out, have come out in support of this.”

Singh said he hopes the protest further opens Canadians’ eyes to not only Nijjar’s death, but also the possibility of foreign interference on home soil.

“Canada is someone who prides itself in human rights and leading in freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom overall,” he said. “So if Canada is someone who advocates for this… It’s definitely a Canadian issue, and Canadians should be concerned about this.”

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Two protestors try to rip the Indian flag in Vancouver on Saturday after setting it on fire outside of the Consulate General of India Office during a protest for the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)

South Surrey

Three people dead after Sunday crash

Three people have died after an early morning car crash in South Surrey.

One driver was initially detained by police after the crash, which happened at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday (June 25) in the 3300-block of 176 Street.

A Volkswagen Golf with a single occupant was northbound on 176 Street past 32 Avenue, when it collided with a Hyundai sedan with a driver and three passengers that was also travelling northbound, according to a Surrey RCMP press release. Both vehicles were knocked from the roadway into a water-filled ditch on the east side of the roadway. Three of the Hyundai’s occupants were sent to hospital in critical condition.

By Sunday afternoon, two occupants of the Hyundai had succumbed to their injuries and on Monday afternoon, the third occupant of the Hyundai also died, according to the RCMP.

The driver of the Volkswagen, who was initially detained for an impaired-driving investigation, has since been served documents prohibiting him from driving and was released pending further investigation.

Police will be looking at all the circumstances of this collision; at this time speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in this collision, the RCMP noted in a release.

“The Surrey RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team is actively working to gather crucial evidence and piece together what led to this tragic collision that has now claimed three lives, ” said Surrey

Survey says Surrey business property taxes not ‘feasible’

Tom Zytaruk tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com

The Surrey Board of Trade is decrying thumping property taxes for Surrey as survey results comparing changes from 2022 to 2023 reveal a 16.9 per cent increase for industrial properties, 27.3 per cent for other businesses and a 21.1 per cent increase for residential.

RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Vanessa Munn.

“Investigations of this nature are complex and can take time to complete, but our officers are committed to conducting a thorough investigation and providing the families who lost loved ones with answers about what transpired.”

Anyone with more information, including dash-cam footage around the area of 176 Street and 32 Avenue, is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and quote file number: 2023-104042. To make an anonymous report, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or solvecrime.ca

“Businesses do not have the capacity to pay such high taxes given the cash flow challenges caused by the pandemic, supply shortages, natural disasters, inflation, interest rate increases, and workforce challenges,” board CEO Anita Huberman says. “We need a tax climate that is conducive to the success and sustainability of businesses.”

The board released its 2023 Surrey Property Tax Survey Results: The Increasing Cost of Doing Business in Surrey on June 22. It decided to include residential property tax figures because many business owners and employees work from home. Of survey respondents, 50 per cent were employers, 30.6 per cent were employees and 16.7 per cent were self-employed, contractors or consultants. Close to 500 participated in the survey, Huberman said.

Three people are dead after a two-vehicle car crash in South Surrey early Sunday morning (June 25). Police say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash. (Shane MacKichan photo)

Theatre

‘The Addams Family’ hits stage after rehearsals at funeral home in Newton

Director sheds light on one darkly comic musical, opening tonight at Surrey Arts Centre

Tom Zillich

tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Where in Surrey are rehearsals held for a musical-comedy about a monstrous family?

At a funeral home, naturally.

So it is for Fraser Valley Musical Theatre (FVMT) at Valley View Funeral Home, where cast and crew have worked to bring “The Addams Family” to the stage starting Thursday, June 29.

The Newton funeral facility is one place where the theatre company has rehearsed for many of its 40 years, thanks to a longtime sponsorship agreement.

“This is definitely an appropriate show to be rehearsed there,” agreed director Sam Robbins, who also leads rehearsals at St. Cuthbert Anglican Church in North Delta.

She’s a first-time director for FVMT after working both onstage and off with the company over the past 20 years or so.

For the current show, music direction is done by John Arsenault, choreography by Tamara Jaune, and a 12-piece live band is part of the production, which hits Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage for a run of twoplus weeks, closing July 9.

This version features an Addams family of Ahnika Airey (Pugsley), Patrick Arnott (Fester), Rachelle Beaulieu (Grandma Addams), Stef Delisimunovic (Morticia), Tim Marron (Gomez) and Cecilia Federizon (Wednesday), characters first created by cartoonist Charles Addams way back in 1938.

“I love the characters, who lend to relatable family dynamics,” Robbins said in a phone call. “They seem very off-kilter and macabre, but for me there’s just something super-relatable about them. I grew up with

the TV show before, and then of course the movies, which I watched every Halloween.”

This musical version of “The Addams Family” debuted on Broadway in 2010, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

Robbins said she’s never seen it performed on stage, until now. A confessed “big musical theatre nerd,” she’s watched clips of the Broadway show on YouTube, but that’s it.

“I was a big fan of the show and also the musical when it came out, so I’ve been pretty excited to be involved in this,” said the director.

“With the new series coming out, I thought it’d be a good idea to more people to know about the Broadway show. The music becomes a big earworm, stuck in your brain. I’ve been a really big fan of the music.”

Here, Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family — a man her parents have never

met. “And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother,” explains a post on fvgss.org/addamsfamily, where tickets are sold in addition to Surrey Arts Centre’s box office, 604-501-5566.

“Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.”

Check FVMT’s Facebook page for cast bios, photos and more.

Earlier this year, in celebration of the company’s 40th anniversary, Fraser Valley Musical Theatre switched gears to stage “The Addams Family” this summer. A performance-rights issue forced the company to back away from staging the ABBA-themed show “Mamma Mia.”

“I was going to be directing that,” Robbins noted. “My

Live music

Free concerts during Sounds of Summer series starting July 5

Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

July 5 is the start date for Surrey’s Sounds of Summer concerts this year.

Admission is free for Partners in Parks’ annual series, held at a variety of parks, plazas and other sites in the city every Wednesday in July and August, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

“With diverse genres from jazz and R&B to classic rock, enjoy this live concert series at some of Surrey’s most beautiful parks and outdoor spaces,” says a post on surrey.ca, where the calendar is posted.

waste at the end of the show and sort it into the appropriate waste streams at home,” an event advisory says. “Alcohol is not permitted in unlicensed public spaces at any time.”

friend Tamara (Jaune) and I were very excited to get on board with this show instead.”

With FVMT, Robbins last appeared in “Anything Goes,” and then she stage-managed the company’s panto, “Sleeping Beauty,” last winter.

“I love directing, especially with a cast like this, it’s so easy. This show is all about family, and with family being super important to me, it’s actually been quite easy,” said Robbins, who lives in Langley with husband and daughter.

“It’s not always like that, and I’ve been involved in many shows, but this one has been an absolutely blast to work on. The costumes are coming along and we’ve had some great photo shoots and we’re sending out those photos on social media. There are a lot of parts and a lot of moving pieces, but we’re pretty excited about bringing this to the stage.”

The seven show times at Surrey Arts Centre are 7:30 p.m. June 29-30 and July 6-8, with 2:30 p.m. matinees July 2, 8 and 9, with details on tickets. surrey.ca

Nine concerts are booked, starting July 5 with folk band Sturtz at Surrey Civic Plaza, at city hall.

“The acoustic quartet – Andrew Sturtz (vocals, guitar), Jim Herlihy (banjo], Courtlyn Carpenter (cello) and Will Kuepper (bass)–falls somewhere at the intersection of folk and soul, with lead singer Andrew Sturtz’s melodic vocals soaring over the lower string instrumentals,” a bio reads.

“Sturtz is based in Boulder, Colorado, and has toured across the U.S. opening for groups like the Eli Young Band, Trout Steak Revival, Lillie Mae, and Smooth Hound Smith.”

Seating is limited, and it’s best to bring your own chair to the concert. Washrooms will be available at city hall, along with parking. “If you pack a picnic to enjoy at the concert, please pack out all your

The Sounds of Summer concerts continue July 12 with Venezuelan folk band Asi Somos at The Glades Woodland Garden in South Surrey, followed July 19 by a double bill of hip-hop band Super Duty Tough Work and Métis fiddler Sierra Noble at The Museum of Surrey, in Cloverdale, and South Van Big Band at South Surrey’s Darts Hill Garden Park on July 26.

The five August concerts will feature Bollywood dance artist Karima Essa with Dholnation drum ensemble Aug. 2 at Surrey Civic Plaza, funk outfit Cookin’ With Brass at Clayton Community Centre on Aug. 9, tribute band Stealing Dan at Historic Stewart Farm on Aug. 16, reggae/ Afrobeat quartet Mivule at Holland Park on Aug. 23 and soul singer Krystle Dos Santos at Surrey Civic Plaza, Aug. 30.

Sam Robbins

Members of the Bieneke and Addams families in Fraser Valley Musical Theatre’s production of “The Addams Family” musical, directed by Sam Robbins for the Main Stage at Surrey Arts Centre from June 29 to July 9. (Submitted photo)

Folk band Sturtz performs at Surrey Civic Plaza on July 5 in the first of Surrey’s Sounds of Summer concerts for 2023. (Photo: surrey.ca)

Canada Day concerts

‘Very special’: Luv Randhawa to perform at 2 sites, hours apart

Luv Randhawa will be a busy musician on Canada Day, and happy to be so.

Hours apart, he has mainstage performances booked for both Surrey’s July 1 celebration and also the one in White Rock, where the Newton-raised singer now lives.

The longtime entertainer will backed by a live band for both gigs, 4:30 p.m. at Cloverdale Fairgrounds and then 7 p.m. at the beachside Memorial Park, near the pier in White Rock.

“Performing on Canada

Day is very special to me, especially in my home town like this,” said Randhawa, who was born in the U.K. and moved to Canada at a young age.

“I go back pretty much every year, and basically both countries are my homes,” he explained.

“I’m over the moon to

showcase not only my Indian heritage but also where I was brought up in the world, my Canadian heritage. I’m a proud Canadian who’s a South Asian artist, and I sing in all those languages — four of them, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and also English. Being able to cater to all of those communities here is a huge thing for me, a true honour.”

Randhawa said the Surrey event is particularly exciting to him, given the size of the Canada Day celebration and his late-afternoon time slot.

“As a band we’re all excited to perform at (Surrey) because it’s a such a big event, a great event that has such great crowds,” he said. “It’s a really great band and it’s such a thrill to perform with them.”

Randhawa performs with Coach Sandhu (guitar), Kal Mattu (keys), Swaraj Aiden (drums), Bruce Harding (bass), Sunny Uppal (dhol),

Gopal Jaswal (dholak), Parm Dahia (backing vocals), DJ Inspire and Bolly Fusion dancers.

On June 10 the singer was

solo on an outdoor stage during the second annual Car Free Day Surrey event in Newton, not long after the release of his latest song

and video.

“That’s My Girl” should start conversations about mental health, Randhawa said, in a track produced by HUNTERZ with lyrics by Rupinder Sandhu.

“Supporting your partner is everything,” Randhawa said of the song. “When either one is drained or just down, the other partner should help put a smile back on their face. Partnership is just that, a partnership. Mental health is real, either one can be affected. Bring each other up and enjoy the beauty of this life.”

The video, featuring Randhawa with model Kamantha Naidoo, was filmed at Bryan Adams’ Warehouse Studio in Vancouver a few weeks ago.

“The song is a hit,” the singer noted, “and it’s the

first of seven new tracks I have coming out, with videos for four of them.”

Months after the October 2020 release of his mainstream-pop album “Believe in Me,” Randhawa shared his love of performing with Surrey high school students. He made a name for himself on the international bhangra-music scene years after graduating from Queen Elizabeth Secondary, in North Surrey.

In June 2021 he “gave back” by providing five $500 scholarships to students there and other Surrey-area schools, along with mentorship to help them navigate the entertainment business.

That fall, Randhawa won a Surrey’s Arts & Business Award for music, for his work as a singer, songwriter and entertainer since 1999. His music career is detailed on www.luvmusic.ca, including videos, songs, merchandise and more.

Musician Luv Randhawa was born in the U.K., grew up in Surrey and now lives in White Rock. (Submitted photo)

Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

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Film

Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

The Surrey-based Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival has rebranded as iSAFF Canada, or International South Asian Film Festival Canada.

The move, announced Thursday (June 22) at a Surrey Board of Trade luncheon, aims to reflect the fes-

tival’s growth and expansion in recent years.

VISAFF began in 2008 with a goal to bridge the gap between South Asian film talent and mainstream audiences.

“I think that the rebranding to iSAFF reflects how far we have come since the beginning and where we are headed,” festival producer Mannu Sandhu said in a

news release.

“I hope with the new brand we are able to take the festival to a new level internationally by showcasing more talent and creating opportunities to connect, learn and grow.”

Last November, two venues in Surrey (city hall’s Centre Stage, SFU Surrey) hosted the 2022 edition of the fourday festival with screenings

of 80 feature films, shorts and documentaries, along with panels and workshops. The festival rebranding will include a new logo and website to be launched soon. Look for updates on visaff.ca. Promotional partners include Surrey Board of Trade, which “hopes to ensure that iSAFF puts Surrey on the map for the global film industry as a

go-to international film festival,” according to Anita Huberman, CEO and president. “iSAFF will instigate economic opportunities and business partnerships.” Meantime, the June 22 luncheon also heard news of a partnership between SBOT and Yoruba Social and Cultural Association of B.C. that includes a co-working office space, ac-

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‘Show in a snow globe’ coming to Glades Woodland Garden

He studied clown and mask with Dean Gilmour, co-founder of Theatre Smith-Gilmour, a company which, according to information at theatresmithgilmour.com, is “committed to creating theatre that gives expression to people’s imaginations.”

A performance that promises to enthrall audience members of all ages with dance, mime and drawing is set to light up The Glades Woodland Garden in South Surrey from July 5-9.

“La bulle” – by CORPUS Dance Projects, presented by Surrey Civic Theatres as part of the Surrey SPARK Stages series – features a life-sized, one-of-a-kind bubble tent and its sole occupant: Pierrot. Set against the backdrop of the Glades as night falls, Pierrot – an iconic loner and dreamer played by David Danson in classic blackand-white costume and makeup – shares his bubble-bound life with observers who take it in from

around the outside of the bubble. The 60-minute, non-verbal “La bulle” won accolades last year, a news release notes, with two nominations at the Dora Awards for outstanding production and outstanding achievement in design.

Danson, who is also artistic

director and co-founder of CORPUS, studied the likes of Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton to learn about storytelling and perfect his comedic timing and body language, the release adds.

Toronto-based CORPUS,

co-founded by Danson and Sylvie Bouchard in 1997, “is known for its precise and surrealist humour that combines movement with theatrical imagery.”

It has presented more than 2,500 performances at venues and events around the world.

According to a bio, Danson came to Canada from France in 1985, and has been acting professionally in TV, film, theatre and dance ever since graduating York University Acting program in 1992.

Surrey SPARK Stages offers arts events and performances yearround, and aims “to introduce young people to the magic of the performing arts.”

“We… believe the performing arts can change lives by impacting how people see the world and their place in it.”

For more information, visit surrey.ca/spark

“La bulle” begins at 8 p.m. each evening, rain or shine. For tickets ($10-$35) visit tickets.surrey.ca.

The Glades, located at 561 172 St., may be toured from 7 p.m., however, while the performance site is accessible to wheelchairs and those using mobility devices such as walkers, the garden itself is not.

An advisory at surrey.ca notes the performance includes smoking and brief partial nudity.

David Danson will perform in a bubble tent for “La bulle” at The Glades Woodland Garden in South Surrey starting July 5. (Submitted photos)

All-ages ‘La bulle’ will be performed at South Surrey venue July 5-9

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Public art

Colourful new public art at Surrey’s largest mall won’t be there forever

Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Colourful new public art has popped up at Guildford Town Centre, off 152 Street in Surrey.

Public art firm MASSIVart has installed eight pieces that double as seating in the mall’s Entrance 3 plaza as part of a “Delightfully Artsy” campaign, now until Sept. 4. Using bright colours and big shapes, artists Craig & Karl aimed to create “a fun, immersive environment where visitors can meet

friends and get inspired.”

The art campaign includes a digital game where guests can win gift cards to food and beverage retailers at the shopping centre.

“On behalf of all non-winners, $2 will be donated to the Youth Arts Council of Surrey for a total of $2,000,” notes a news release on globenewswire.com. “This donation will support young people in Surrey with access to and opportunities within the arts.”

For 14 years, MASSIVart has specialized in curating, producing and promoting

Bronze animal statues to stand on the walls of city’s new Bear Creek Stadium

Metre-tall bronze animals will apparently defy gravity and stand on the walls of Surrey’s new Bear Creek Stadium.

Ontario-based artist Brandon Vickerd will be commissioned to create a “Seeing Nature” public art project worth $260,000, according to a report OK’d by the city council Monday, June 19.

The artist fee is $24,000, and the rest pays for design development, engineering, fabrication, installation and maintenance.

Drawings show a bear, fox, otters and rabbits adorning the east elevation of the 2,200-seat grandstand, currently under construction.

It’s what most visitors will first see upon entering the stadium, the report notes.

“This large expanse has four sheer walls each measuring 5.5m wide x 6.1m high. These walls will be the site of a large-scale artwork that welcomes people to the facility and helps integrate the building into the natural surround of the park itself.”

A call for submis-

sions drew 65 design proposals, with Vickerd’s work deemed the best fit.

A six-member selection panel “felt the artwork will create a sense of wonder and joy, particularly for the large numbers of families using the nearby waterpark and playground,” the report says. “However, ‘Seeing Nature’ is also intended to foster an in-depth reflection on the relationship between humans, animals and nature more broadly.”

Project funding draws from 1.25 per cent of civic monies from the construction of the stadium as required by Surrey’s Public Art Policy, the report notes.

Construction of the Bear Creek Park grandstand began last

fall, with December 2023 the targeted completion date. Plans are to build a “destination athletics centre” for Surrey, with permanent seating for 2,200 people (two-thirds covered) and possible expansion of another 1,000 temporary seats. The facility will include an improved track and synthetic turf field.

Elsewhere in Surrey, two public artworks for the King George Bridge at Nicomekl River were approved by the city council on June 5 — one by Semiahmoo artist Joan Williams, another by Kwantlen artist Phyllis Atkins. The “28 colourful stainless steel artwork panels” will be installed this fall, according to a news release from city hall.

large-scale art installations. “With over 1,700 artists, they collaborate to bring impactful artistic experiences to public spaces,” the news release says about the company, which has offices in Montreal, Toronto and Mexico City.

“At Guildford Town Centre, their contemporary, vibrant, and bold art installations will transform the plaza into a captivating focal point.”

Opened in 1966, GTC is B.C.’s third largest shopping mall, with 1.2 million square feet.

The new MASSIVart installation at Guildford Town Centre. (Photo: Jesse Holland/Treeline Photography)

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Annual fundraiser

Golfers chip in with $110K at firefighters’ 12th tournament

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Surrey firefighters and friends raised a cool $110,000 during a relatively chilly day of golf Tuesday, June 20.

A 12th annual tournament was organized by Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society at Guildford Golf & Country Club, where 168 golfers pitched in for the charitable cause.

“The numbers are in and we are just shy of $110,000 raised this year, which brings us to just over $950,000 since inception,” said tournament co-chair Dylan Van Rooyen, vice-president of the SFFCS. He’s part of a team of off-duty Surrey firefighters who volunteer their time or-

ganizing, planning and hosting the tournament.

“All funds raised are earmarked for health-care initiatives in Surrey, and has included donations to the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, The Centre for Child Development, Surrey Hospital Foundation, BC Cancer Society, Phoenix Society and many others,” Van Rooyen noted.

“This year’s tournament was sold out seven months in advance, which only speaks to the community commitment from like-minded partners and sponsors.”

The 2024 date is already booked for Tuesday, June 18, back at Guildford Golf & Country Club, where the $1-million fundraising mark

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(since tourney inception) will almost certainly be reached. Look for details on surreyfirefighters.com

This summer, Surrey Fire Fighters’ Charitable Society is planning a more country music-flavoured Battle of the Brews. The fifth annual gathering of beer drinkers is planned for Saturday, Aug. 19 at Surrey Civic Plaza, with 93.7 JR Country radio station as the event’s new co-sponsor.

Net proceeds from the afternoon event benefit youth initiatives. Single tickets are sold for $50 on surreyfirefighters.com/battle-of-thebrews, or $400 for 10.

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Musicals bring ’50s/’60s hits to Arts Club stages this summer

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Here in 2023, the spring and summer months are all about hit songs for Arts Club Theatre Company, staging “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and also a jukebox musical about the legendary Sun Records jams.

“Beautiful” opened first, June 8 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver, and plays until Aug. 6.

Previews began June 22 for “Million Dollar Quartet,” playing at the company’s Granville Island Stage.

Kaylee Harwood shines as star songwriter King in “Beautiful,” a fast-paced trip back in time to the 1960s and early ’70s.

The story follows the Manhattan-born Carol Joan Klein as she commutes to Times Square and climbs the music-business ladder with husband/lyricist Gerry Goffin, played by Daniel Curalli. They write hit songs together, including “The Loco-Motion” for their babysitter Little Eva and “Up on the Roof” for The Drifters, but they’re far from a perfect pair for marriage.

She’s quite a homebody, and he’s more of a night owl with a thing for other women, leading King to eventually split for L.A. to write a hit album of her own (1971’s “Tapestry”) in response to her romantic troubles. The album becomes a landmark of the singer-songwriter genre.

A revolving stage keeps things moving, with pianos, a sofa, studio control room, a hospital bed and other set pieces all circling by in good time.

Filled with great songs, along with both triumphs and tragedies, “Beautiful” sometimes falters when the performers don’t actually play their instruments on stage. But no worries, the voices of Harwood and ensemble

cast more than make up for those clumsy transgressions.

Arts Club regulars might recognize Harwood as Cosette in two productions of “Les Misérables,” and she really is the star of this show.

In “Beautiful,” also outstanding are Kamyar Pazandeh and Daniela Fernandez as rival songwriters Barry Mann and Janelle Woods, who bicker beautifully and become pals with King.

Several blocks north, on Granville Island, “Million Dollar Quartet” charts the early-days collaborations of Elvis Presley (Stephen Thakkar), Jerry Lee Lewis (Mateo Chavez Lewis), Carl Perkins (Felix LeBlanc) and Johnny Cash (Tanner Zerr). In Memphis in December 1956, the Sun studio is the setting for many rock ‘n’ roll hits of the era, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “That’s Alright,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and more.

For details about both shows, visit the website artsclub.com

FlyOver Canada celebrates 10 years of rides

Vancouver’s FlyOver Canada turns 10 on Thursday, June 29.

A dozen different flight rides at the Canada Place attraction have entertained more than four million guests since the 2013 launch.

A film-assisted “flight” over regions of Canada is the longtime featured attraction there, along with visits to other areas of the globe including Iceland, the American West, Rocky Mountains, Hawaii, Taiwan and more, plus the seasonal rides HowlOver Canada and Soar With Santa.

The seated ride involves a moving platform with six degrees of motion, multi-sensory special effects (such

as the smell of flowers, the “mist” of oceans) and a 65foot spherical screen.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, FlyOver operators will donate 10 per cent of total Canada Day sales (on Saturday, July 1) to local non-profit Mosaic BC, an organization that helps immigrants and refugees settle and

start a new life in Canada.

“Ten years is an incredible milestone,” said Lisa Adams, COO and Executive Producer of FlyOver Attractions, “and on the eve of Canada’s birthday we are privileged to celebrate with our friends, colleagues and community while giving something back to this vibrant city which has embraced us all these years.”

The Pursuit attractions/ hospitality company operates FlyOver Canada in Vancouver along with similar flight rides in Reykjavik, Las Vegas and Chicago (opening 2024).

For a video preview and flight schedule, visit flyovercanada.com.

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Kaylee Harwood stars in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” at Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until Aug. 6. (Photo: Moonrider Productions/artsclub.com)

A “flight” ride over Niagara Falls at the FlyOver Canada attraction in Vancouver. (Submitted photo)

Surrey events guide

COMMUNITY

Community Picnics at eight Surrey parks this summer hosted by Partners in Parks, SurreyCares Community Foundation and Participaction. “Pack a picnic and join us for activities and games. The first 150 people to attend each picnic can receive a free hot dog to enjoy with their picnic.” Info: 604-501-5050, partnersinparks@surrey.ca.

Schedule: July 6 at Holly Park (10706 148 St); July 13 at Sullivan Park (6272 152 St); July 20 at Forsyth Park (10632 139 St); July 27 at Hazelgrove Park (7080 190 St); Aug. 3 at Cloverdale Athletic Park (6330 168 St); Aug 10 at Goldstone Park (5850 146 St): Aug 17 at Fleetwood Park (15802 80 Ave); final one Aug 24 at Robson Park (12678 100 Ave).

Focus Newton: City of Surrey has launched Focus Newton, a project to engage, beautify and enhance spaces across Newton. “The City wants to hear from residents, local businesses, and community groups to create an action plan to celebrate the community and enhance shared amenities, for example in parks, at plazas, and along streets.” Online survey is open until July 30 to gather input from the community, engage.surrey.ca/ focusnewton.

Community Harvest Gleaning Services by Sources Community Resources Society (SOURCES) is back in season for its fifth year. The service is offered to anyone with excess crops/fruit and wants help with harvesting or reducing waste on their farm field or backyard. Register on SourcesBC.ca/ Our-Services/Food-Hub or call 604-596-0973. “People who enjoy active outdoor work and are interested in supporting their community can contact volunteerservices@sourcesbc.ca to volunteer.”

CONCERTS

Sounds of Summer: Concerts hosted by City of Surrey every Wednesday in July and August, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., featuring a variety of music genres at various parks and plazas. Free admission, calendar on surrey. ca/parks-recreation/surrey-parks/parkprograms/sounds-of-summer. Schedule: July

5: folk band Sturtz at Surrey Civic Plaza; July

12: Venezuelan folk band Asi Somos at The Glades Woodland Garden in South Surrey:

July 19: hip-hop band Super Duty Tough

Work and Métis fiddler Sierra Noble at The Museum of Surrey; July 26: South Van Big Band at South Surrey’s Darts Hill Garden Park; Aug. 2: Dholnation drum ensemble at Surrey Civic Plaza: Aug. 9: funk outfit Cookin’ With Brass at Clayton Community Centre; Aug. 16: tribute band Stealing Dan at Historic Stewart Farm; Aug. 23: reggae/Afrobeat quartet Mivule at Holland Park; Aug. 30: soul singer Krystle Dos Santos at Surrey Civic Plaza. Canada Tour 2023 featuring R. Nait, Sajjan Adeeb, Deep Prince and Meharvaani, on Saturday, July 1 at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre. Tickets from $29 on bellperformingartscentre.com, 604-507-6355.

Jason Crabb with Alvin & Joy Slaughter concert July 7 and free banquet July 9 at Surrey’s Chandos Pattison Auditorium, Pacific Academy. Concert tickets are $25 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. Info/tickets: pentabbc.ca/event/jason-crabb-23.

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festival to Surrey Arts Centre involving theatre companies from zones across the province, July 11-16. Daily stagings of plays from Stage North, Pivot, Powerhouse, Nanaimo and North Vancouver companies. For show info, calendar and tickets call 604-501-5566 or visit tickets.surrey.ca. Festival info: theatrebc.org/ mainstage-2023.

FESTIVALS

Surrey Canada Day celebration at Cloverdale Fairgrounds’ Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 1, from morning to night, featuring musical headliner Broken Social Scene, food, rides and variety of performances. Free admission. Full schedule and all info: surreycanadaday.ca.

Performing Arts Centre. “With performances from our faculty, staff, and our Division North teams, this will be an unforgettable evening celebrating another amazing season as a studio.” Info: facebook.com/thestudionorth, bellperformingartscentre.com or call 604-5076355. All tickets are $35.

MUSEUMS

Museum of Surrey: At 17710 56A Ave., Cloverdale. Info: Surrey.ca/museum, 604-5926956. “Giants, Dragons & Unicorns: The World of Mystic Creatures,” a traveling exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History, to Sept. 17.

GALAS

“When the World Gets Louder” EP release for Theatric pop-rock band, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre with special guest Chen Baker.

“Theatric’s conceptual EP fuses upbeat synth-pop with anthemic rock & roll.” Tickets $22 on bellperformingartscentre.com. Info: theatricband.com.

Take It To the Limit: Eagles tribute band performs at North Surrey’s Chandos Pattison Auditorium for the first time on Saturday, July 22, presented by Moon Coin Productions (Producers of ABRA Cadabra). Info and tickets: EaglesTributeShow.com.

Russell & Roots concerts at South Surrey’s Softball City on a pair of Saturdays this summer, with Marianas Trench headlining a rock show July 29, followed by a country concert Aug. 12 featuring LOCASH and others. Co-presented by Russell Brewing.Tickets/ info: russellandroots.com. 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.

Hustinder: Singer to perform at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, July 29, 8 p.m., presented by BlueJay Productions. Tickets from $35 on bellperformingartscentre. com or call 604-507-6355.

THEATRE/STAGE

“The Addams Family: A New Musical” staged by Fraser Valley Musical Theatre at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage from June 29 to July 9, with seven show times. “It is a special night for The Addams Family, the only night of the year that their ancestors return from beyond the grave to celebrate what it means to be an Addams.” Info: tickets.surrey. ca, 604-501-5566.

“La Bulle”: Billed as “a show in a snow globe featuring a one-of-a-kind, life-sized bubble tent and it’s sole inhabitant: Pierrot. A magical outdoor performance in The Glades Woodland Garden as night falls,” show times July 5-9 at 8 p.m. nightly. Info: tickets.surrey. ca, 604-501-5566.

Pivot Theatre presents ‘The Right Kind of House’ by Anne Coulter Martens, and improv comedy from Foolish Productions, July 6-8 at Bethany-Newton United Church in Surrey.

“DebuTheatre is Pivot Theatre’s program which mentors individuals 30 and under as they learn how to produce a theatre show.”

Tickets are $20 and $15. Info: pivottheatre.ca.

Theatre BC Mainstage 2023 brings its annual “Worlds of Theatre” competition/

BC Halal Food Fest at Surrey’s Holland Park for two days July 8-9. “A spotlight on the diversity of halal food and cuisines from all around the world,” including Afghanistan, Nigeria, Mexico, France, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, India, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and others. Free admission, noon to 9 p.m. daily. Info: bchalalfoodfest.ca.

Honeybee Festival July 15 and 16 at Cloverdale’s Honey Bee Centre, 10 to 4 p.m. daily. “A free, family-friendly event that has beekeeping demonstrations, artisan market, food trucks, activities and honey, with beekeeping demonstrations and Bee Beards, where people have a thousand bees put on their faces.” Info: honeybeecentre.com, 1-877575-BEES. Honeybee Centre is at 7480 176 St./Fraser Hwy, Surrey.

Surrey Fusion Festival returns to Holland Park July 22-23 with two days of food, music and culture from around the world, featuring musical headliners DJ Shub on the Saturday evening, Punjabi singer/actor Gurnam Bhullar on Sunday. The festival to run daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with close to 50 pavilions. Free admission. Info online at surreyfusionfestival.ca.

GALLERIES

Surrey Art Gallery: Multiple galleries at Bear Creek Park, 88 Ave./King George Blvd. 604-501-5566, Surrey.ca/artgallery. “ARTS 2023,” to Aug. 13. “Diane Roy: The Deep and the Shallows,” to Sept. 3; also “Invisible Fish,” to Sept. 3.

Newton Cultural Centre features works by local artists at 13530 72 Ave., at venue of the Arts Council of Surrey. For calendar visit artscouncilofsurrey.ca, or call 604-594-2700.

Month of July 2023: “Soulful Inspirations” featuring works by Nancy Wright and Marika Morissette.

Thursday Artist Talks: Events hosted by Surrey Art Gallery Association (SAGA) on the first Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info: 604-501-5566, Arts.surrey.ca. On Facebook.surreyartgalleryassociation.

FARM MARKETS

Surrey Urban Farmers Market operates every Saturday in summer at Royal Kwantlen Park, corner of 104 Avenue and Old Yale Road, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., until October. Info: surreymarket.org, facebook.com/ surreymarket.

DANCE

Studio North 4-year Anniversary Show 7 p.m. Sunday, July 2 at Surrey’s Bell

past 15 years at the beautiful Bollywood Banquet Hall in Surrey.” Info: eventbrite. ca/e/601071490007, also shervancouver.com.

AWARDS

Surrey Arts and Business Awards

Nominations: “The Surrey Board of Trade is seeking nominations for businesses and individuals that have enriched Surrey through arts and culture. Deadline Aug. 21. Nominate your own or another worthy business, organization or individual as a candidate for one of the following awards: Cultural Ambassador, Arts & Innovation Award, Music Award.” Contact Rhona Doria at rhona@ businessinsurrey.com or 604-634-0344. Winners will be announced at an awards reception this fall.

Sher Vancouver’s 15th-anniversary DESI-Q Cultural Gala, a celebration of LGBTQ+ South Asian culture and community, on Saturday, July 8. “We’ll be celebrating our incredible journey over the

Surrey Environment and Business

Awards: The Surrey Board of Trade is accepting nominations for the 17th annual awards until July 12. Contact Rhona at rhona@businessinsurrey.com, 604-634-0344.

This work by Roxanne Charles is among those featured at Surrey Art Gallery this summer. See listing under Galleries.

(Submitted photo courtesy SAG)

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Strength sports

Powerlifters weigh in on their world of deadlifts, squats and benchpresses

Powerlifting isn’t an Olympic sport, but perhaps it will be by the time Gaurav Dhanoa and Manohar Panesar are in their prime.

In their age division, the 18-year-olds are two of B.C.’s best in the strength sport, which involves lifting maximum weight by squat, bench press and deadlift.

Surrey’s Dhanoa and North Deltan Panesar are Young Guns club members coached by Ryan MacLellan at the Iron Throne gym in Newton.

“They’re good, and they’re just getting into it, and have already set some records,” MacLellan noted.

Last August Dhanoa broke 12 powerlifting records in two age classes at a Canadian Powerlifting League competition in Alberta. With that, he qualified for the world championships in England this coming October.

Meantime, in an “outstanding performance” in Langley June 9-11, Panesar competed at his first provincial powerlifting meet, set four provincial records and won the Best Lifter award in the Sub-Junior men’s class.

“Despite passing out he still went 9/9” on his lifts of three reps each, MacLellan wrote in an Instagram post/reel. “At 18 years old he put up incredible numbers at his low bodyweight of 65kg (142 lbs.), putting up a 185.5kg squat, 122.5 kg bench press and 230kg deadlift.”

In powerlifting, a lifter has nine attempts to achieve the highest total possible, in three attempts each for squat, bench

press and deadlift. The goal is to lift the maximum amount of weight for one repetition.

Back at Iron Throne, Dhanoa and Panesar talked about their paths to recent powerlifting successes.

“I got involved in this around the same time as Gaurav,” Panesar noted.

“We played soccer together, and we both quit and started lifting, same time,” added Dhanoa, a student at Enver Creek Secondary. “In soccer we do a lot of cardio but I wanted to lift and bulk up as well, so I had to quit soccer. In soccer our team (with Surrey FC) won districts and were supposed to go to provincials but COVID ruined that, that year.”

Dhanoa’s first powerlifting

competition was in November 2021 when he set four records.

“When you’re lifting, you get the biggest adrenaline rush ever,” he said with a smile. “It pumps you up, and the atmosphere at competitions is crazy, just different. Everyone’s motivating each other.”

Seems like powerlifting is about camaraderie as much as competition.

Added MacLellan: “The unique thing about powerlifting is that even your competitors are cheering you on, they’re not salty, not trying to get into each other’s heads, they’re cheering, but they’re still trying to beat you. That’s a neat experience.”

Powerlifting rules are specific, and judges watch closely.

Boxing

Bisla falls in 7th

Buneet Bisla battled hard in his debut boxing match in New York City but lost in seven rounds.

On Saturday (June 24), the Surrey-based boxer was TKO’d by American opponent Khalil Coe in Madison Square Garden’s 5,600-seat theatre during a Matchroom-promoted bout, on a card featuring main-event fighters Edgar Berlanga and Jason Quigley.

Bisla’s light-heavyweight fight (175 lbs.) saw him knocked to the canvas 27 seconds into the first round, and Coe continued to hit him with hard punches. At the 1:18 mark of the opening round, Bisla fell again and Coe stumbled to a knee, resulting in a double knockdown.

“You can’t do things like drop the bar if you’re failing,” MacLellan explained. “You need to know what you’re doing. You can get technicalities for things like not having your head in the right position, or going back down while squatting. There are some controversies for some calls by the judges. You want to get it done right especially if you’re going for a record.”

With Dhanoa off to Worlds this fall, he’s done with kabbadi season and is focused more on powerlifting.

“He has some work to do on all of his lifts. Everything needs to get stronger,” MacLellan analysed.

“I’ll be ready,” Dhanoa responded.

The announcers predicted a swift victory for Coe, but Bisla bounced back and took the fight into the seventh round.

Video of the bout is posted on Matchroom Boxing’s Youtube channel.

“Bisla made history,” posted Gabhru56. “Fought like a warrior. First Punjabi fighter to fight at MSG.”

The fight was Bisla’s first outside Canada, on his first trip to New York.

Bisla trains at his family’s Bisla Martial Arts gym in Newton with father Inder Bisla.

“What a night,” operators of the gym posted on Instagram. “We are extremely proud of our warrior who weathered the storm in round 1 and continued to fight till the 7th, having some great moments in the fight.

“Buneet showed that he belongs at the biggest stages of boxing last night. We like to thank everyone for their continued love and support — 2013 was the last time our champ lost in the ring. Buneet will be back bigger and stronger than ever, just like he did 10 years ago, believe that!”

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Powerlifters Manohar Panesar, left, and Gaurav Dhanoa are coached by Ryan MacLellan, behind, at Iron Throne gym in Newton. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

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Surrey’s Buneet Bisla, left, in the boxing ring with American Khalil Coe at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, June 24. (Photo: Youtube.com)

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A White Rock pitcher and several softball players from Surrey have made the Team Canada roster that will compete in the upcoming Canada Cup International Softball Championship, July 7-16 at Softball City in South Surrey.

Canada has finalized its 2023 national team roster, and central to the team’s success will be eight players from the Surrey and Fraser Valley region, according to a Canada Cup news release last week.

White Rock pitcher Sara Groenewegen was a key member of the team that won bronze at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, throwing three shutout innings.

She also won gold in 2015 at the Pan American Games and has been part of the Canada women’s national softball team for a decade.

“Groenewegen plays professional softball with the Canadian Wild in Illinois and with Athletes Unlimited. She attended Elgin

Park Secondary and then the University of Minnesota, where she was a three-time All-American,” the release said.

Groenewegen will be joined by Cloverdale infielder Grace Messmer, who joins the roster for another year.

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Surrey’s Kianna Jones currently plays outfield for UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2022, the Burnsview Secondary grad was a bench coach for the Macron Bacon, the first-ever female coach with the Coastal Plain League, a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, the release noted.

Jones is a three-time provincial state champion and two-time national champion with Surrey Storm 2001A.

Madelyn McKinnon, also from Surrey, currently plays catcher/infielder with McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. She played for the White Rock Renegades ’04 and is a graduate of Semiahmoo Secondary School.

Now in its 30th year, the Canada Cup showcases some of the top female athletes from all across Canada and the world as well as more than 1,500 athletes at the national and club level.

Canada Cup tickets are now on sale on the website canadacup.com/tickets-2023.

$60K goal reached to bring Ukrainians to Canada Cup

Canada Cup organizers are thanking the many donors whose support means the Ukrainian women’s junior national softball team will be able to compete in the 2023 Canada Cup in South Surrey.

The July international softball championship tournament runs from July 7-16 at Softball City (2201 148 St., Surrey), with more than 1,500 elite athletes already confirmed to compete, including the Canadian National team.

The City of Surrey’s contribution, more than 500 individual donations and an amazing show of support from the B.C. business community combined to reach the fundraising target of $60,000 in just over a week, noted a Canada Cup news release that also lists the Team Ukraine tournament schedule.

“We can’t thank the community enough for embracing Team Ukraine with open arms and helping bring them to our tournament. We have been blown away by the generosity of people from across the country,” said event chair Greg Timm.

“These young women have faced tremendous strain during the ongoing war and your financial support allows them to come to Surrey and play the sport they love on an international stage.”

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The tournament is now focused on delivering an amazing experience for the U19 Ukrainian players and its entire delegation and donations are still being accepted to ensure they will be able to return next year.

Team Ukraine players will be arriving in Surrey on Friday, July 7 and the public will get a chance to embrace these athletes when the Canada Cup hosts Team Ukraine Night on Tuesday, July 11 at 5 p.m.

More details are found on canadacup.com.

Tricia Weel

Team Canada will play at the Canada Cup tournament July 7-16 at Softball City. (Submitted photo)

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Recreation Tom Binnie Park turf to be replaced

Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

In Whalley, work to replace a synthetic-turf field sometimes used by BC Lions will last a couple months this summer.

The city’s $772,800 project is planned for Field #1 at Tom Binnie Park, adjacent to the grass field at the CFL team’s training facility, off City Parkway.

Apparently time’s up on the existing synthetic turf, installed in 2007.

“Twelve to 15 years is the range when we look to replace (synthetic) turf because they degrade over time,” explained Neal Aven, Surrey’s director of parks.

“Over time you get rubber pellets disappearing and then the turf fibres wear out over time and break down, then it’s time

to replace them.”

On June 19 Surrey city council awarded the turf-replacement contract to AstroTurf West Distributors Ltd., for work from August until October this year, according to a report to the council.

The pitch is used for soccer, football and other sports.

Whalley Chiefs coach Dennis Springenatic says his U18 baseball team will use the turf for warmup when possible, due to sometimes soggy conditions at Whalley Athletic Park’s diamond across the street.

“At Tom Binnie, we get limited time on there, for warmup or whatever,”

Springenatic said.

“On Saturday morning at nine o’clock and nobody’s using it, we’ll go over there and use it before the soccer clubs get on

there, maybe a handful of times. Soccer uses that (turf) probably 90 per cent of the time.

“The Lions are on there a lot,” he added. “During the day they go on there until the kids are out of school, then they move to the grass at their facility.”

On April 30, Lions players coached flag football and Indigenous kids played during a second annual tournament held at Tom Binnie Park

Springenatic would like to see synthetic turf installed at Whalley Athletic Park (WAP).

”With turf, this field (at the baseball diamond) could be used for events, just down the road from city hall,” he said. “It has a grandstand, a concession, so if you turf all of this, clean it up a bit, and you

can have city hall functions here, maybe a sports day here, a small concert, it could be used for different things instead of just being solely a baseball park.”

Aven said that idea hasn’t come across his desk.

“Maybe those conversations have happened at the staff level with local user groups, I’m not sure,” Aven said. “I think that field (at WAP) is in great shape from a natural-grass perspective, so in my mind it doesn’t seem like a great spot (for synthetic turf). I haven’t heard complaints that the grass field there isn’t in good shape.”

At Tom Binnie, replacement work will make the turf “off-limits” for a couple of months, Aven said. “Any bookings we have on

Golf with Canucks at Northview for $1,500

Tom Zillich tom.zillich@surreynowleader.com

Registration opened Monday for “The Jake,” an annual golf tournament that brings Vancouver Canucks players and alumni to Surrey’s Northview course.

The 39th Jake Milford Charity Invitational will be held Monday, Sept. 18, as a fundraiser for Canucks for Kids Fund and the Vancouver Canucks Alumni Foundation.

The fee is $1,500 for a solo golfer, or $4,500 for a team of three. Registration is done

on canucksforkids.ejoinme. org/2023Jake.

The “golf team” package includes three golfers hosted by a “Canuck Celebrity” (a player, coach, alumni or hockey operations executive), the website says, plus preround brunch, a round of golf with shared power cart, “high-end tee gift package valued at $400 retail,” prizing opportunities and food/beverage while on the course.

Last year’s event raised $297,801 for the two charities, according to organizers of the “shot gun”-style tournament, which salutes Jake

that field, we try to fit those onto other facilities, for sure,” he noted.

Also this year, the city has approved replacement of Field #9 artificial turf at South Surrey Athletic Park, Aven added. “That’s one (project) we had scheduled for last summer.

With the timeline, it looked better for soccer clubs to delay that work until this

Milford, the Canucks’ general manager in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1984.

The tourney marks the start of the Canucks hockey season and is followed by training camp for the team, in Victoria Sept. 21-25, 2023.

For a fourth consecutive season, the Canucks will play a pre-season game at Abbotsford Centre, on Wednesday, Oct. 4 against Seattle Kraken.

Vancouver hosts Edmonton Sept. 30 before the Abbotsford game, and plays Calgary on Oct. 6 at Rogers Arena. with file from Ben Lypka

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Fromthedaywe met Traceywefelt comfortable confident,andhappywe madethedecision to ask forhishelp.We can’tsay enoughaboutthe professionalism,personal communication, follow throughandamazingjob Tracey andhis Teamdid forus. Theywentabove andbeyond to sellour homeand to helpuspurchaseour familyhome! ThroughoutourjourneyTracey ensured to answer ourmillionquestions,addressedanyconcerns, listened to our wants/needs/familygoals,and ensuredour comfort/safetyinsellingandbuying during a pandemic. With Tracey’s help wefound thehome we love, inthe community wewanted to bein.It wasimportant my parents were involvedin theprocess;theywerewelcomedandare incredibly happyto seeusinourhome.We jokingly told Tracey thatarequirementis to havea home we canhear thebirdschirping – Ourhousehas a treeoutsideour sittingareathat is arestingspot forhummingbirds andothersmallbirds. We are alsoon a flightpath forCanadianGeese,we look forwardto themorning arrivalsand eveningdepartures. We asked –Tracey delivered! Thank you, Tracey, Natalieand Team -We can’tthank youenough for yourhelp SusanneandJamie Buyingandsellingahomeisahugeundertaking anddemandsalotofpatience,understanding andforgiveness.FindingtherightRealtortohelp youthroughthisprocessiskey.TraceyBoschwas recommendedtousbyatrustedfriend,andhe certainlydidn’tdisappoint.Fromtheverystart, Traceywasabletoquicklydetermineourneedsand wasabletoprovidesuchawealthofknowledgein termsofunderstandingthemarketandwhatwe couldandwouldachieve.Hisexperiencedmethods resultedinaquickandseamlesssale.Ourpurchase ofanewhomewassimplydowntotheworkTracey andhisteamdidinseekingandprovidingallthe necessaryinformationforustomakeaninformed decisionWouldhighlyrecommendTraceyBosch andhisteamtoanyoneforastressfree,home buying/sellingexperience.

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Asa professional realestate agent, heunderstandsthat purchasingor selling a property canbe a stressful and overwhelming experience, and hestrives to maketheprocessas seamlessandenjoyableaspossible.

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Whether youarea buyer,a seller, an investor, orjustbrowsingthemarket, myexpertisewillhelp youmakean informeddecision. The realestate marketcanbe overwhelming

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Asa CENTURY 21® RealEstate professional, I amdedicated to providing youwiththe highestquality service possible.I aman experienced Realtorwith a demonstrated history of workinginthe realestate industry. SkilledinNegotiation, Management,Sales, Leadership, and Marketingwith a strong real estate professionalbackground I amhereto helpfind yourdreamhome Calloremailme today!

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tspurchasedhisfirstpiece of realestateat the youngageof18.Hehas since bought andsold over100homes throughouthisinvestment career.His portfoliohasincludedsinglefamilyhomes, duplexes, multifamilyandstrata complexes In 1989hedecidedon a whim to gethis realestate license.Asarookie realtorBrent achievedtheelite statusof“Rookieof The Year” withbothhisbrokerageas wellas withtheentireFraser Valley He went on to becomeoneofthe top Realtorsinthe Fraser Valleyandwith RealtyWorld Internationally Brent openedhis own brokeragein1994with Royal LePageandhasbeenthe Top1%ofall Royal LePageagentsnationallyeversince.

Brent enjoys what hedoes, anditshows! Realestate ishispassion; whetheritbepurchasing a newinvestment propertyforhimself, or helpingothers realize their realestate goals, Brent enjoy sharinghis 30+ yearsof knowledgeand experience withhisclients

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604-220-0000

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Jennybringstoherrealestatecareerahigh qualityofcustomerserviceandadesireto buildabusinessaroundsatisfiedclients givingherrepeatandreferralbusiness.

BecomingamemberoftheAdvantageHome TeamwasanobviousfitforJenny’sfriendly andupbeatpersonality.Shehasalltheresourcesavailabletoassisther clientsincludingaprofessionalhomestager,thelatestincustomercare technologyandagroupofqualifiedserviceproviderstoassistherclients ineverythingfromyardclean-uptorepairs.

SheispleasedtosupporttheCanadianCancerSociety,HeartandStroke Foundationandlocalsportsclubswithinhercommunity.

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After 82 full, wonderful years of After82full,wonderfulyearsof life, Herb made it to the finish line life,Herbmadeittothefinishline on June 19, 2023 surrounded by onJune19,2023surroundedby his loving family. hislovingfamily.

Herb’s teaching career included Galiano Island, Richmond, Herb’steachingcareerincludedGalianoIsland,Richmond, Surrey and Australia SurreyandAustralia.

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Warehouseman’s Lien Act

By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act Whereas, ROWELL, MARK is indebted to Clover Towing Ltd. for storage and tow February 7, 2023 on a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze VIN# 1G1PC5SHXC7290189 there is presently an amount due and owing $4923.04 plus any additional costs of storage seizure and sale. For more information: Clover Towing Ltd. 5340 192nd St Surrey, BC. Closing dates for bids July 10, 2023.

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By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act Whereas, MARRS, RICHARD is indebted to CloverTowing Ltd. for storage and tow Feb 4 2023 on a 2006 Mercedes C230 VIN# WDBRF52J76F789101 there is presently an amount due and owing $4840.96 plus any additional costs of storage seizure and sale. For more information: Clover Towing Ltd. 5340 192nd St Surrey, BC. Closing dates for bids July 10, 2023.

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By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act Whereas, LAURA PARROTT is indebted to CloverTowing Ltd. for storage and tow Jan 15, 2023 on a 2015 Honda Civic VIN# 2HGFB2F5XFH033581 there is presently an amount due and owing $5548.68 plus any additional costs of storage seizure and sale. For more information: Clover Towing Ltd. 5340 192nd St Surrey, BC. Closing dates for bids July 10, 2023.

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Notice is given byU-PakMobileStoragelocated1500Derwent Way, Delta, BC that the contents being household goods and other personal items of the following lockers will be sold on Saturday, July 15th, 2023 if monies owed are not paid and the contents of the lockers are not removed from the premises.

Francis L. Clement $1,155.33

Robert Grinnis $1,050.40

Sam Ismail $691.88

Ceoson Wang $1,490.80

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Notice of intention to dispose of a vessel under section 39 of the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act Mischief – a 24ft white sailing vessel - located in Ladner Harbour, Delta, British Columbia, is currently considered to be abandoned. This notice serves as official notice of the Minister’s intention to dispose of this vessel after 30 days from which this notice was given.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,youmaycontact,Transport Canada’s Navigation Protection Program at NPPPAC-PPNPAC@ tc.gc.ca or 604-775-8867 and reference fileW2023-502453.