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Premier David Eby said there will be no more money for the City of Surrey beyond $150 million that was promised by Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth this past summer to help the city shoulder the cost of transitioning to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP. “There is no more money,” Eby told reporters in Victoria on Monday. “There is no more money. There is $150 million on the table Surrey hasn’t taken us up on. “They have a surplus in their policing budget, they have a surplus overall, there is no more money,” Eby said. “Having that shadow-boxing discussion about money on line items that we don’t have awareness of, don’t know what the mayor’s talking about when she says there is more costs, it’s just impossible.” But Mayor Brenda Locke maintains those “line items” can be found in the city’s Oct. 13 petition to the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking a judicial review of Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth’s July 19 order for the city to continue with the transition to the SPS, contrary to the wishes of council’s majority. “He needs to look at the petition, it’s outlined in the petition,” Locke told Black Press Media on Tuesday (Oct. 24). “Maybe he hasn’t had a chance to look at it yet. “I find it pretty disrespectful on behalf of both the premier and his solicitor general Continued on A4
On Monday (Oct. 23), B.C. Premier David Eby said there will be no more money for the City of Surrey beyond $150 million that was promised by Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth this past summer to help the city shoulder the cost of transitioning to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP. (Anna Burns photo)
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Sunday, Oct. 29 event to take place at Peace Arch Park
Peaceful rally planned against biofuel project Tracy Holmes Staff reporter
Opponents of a biofuel facility proposed for Semiahmoo First Nation land in South Surrey are planning to rally “in peaceful opposition” at Peace Arch Park next weekend. “Plan to attend the family-friendly rally with homemade signs – think positive like: we are for the salmon, clean air/we care, we want to play outside,” reads a message posted to Facebook by organizers of the Oct. 29 event. On a website created by residents opposed to the facility – Clean Air Alliance (www.nobiofuel.ca) – the rally is described as an opportunity to hear from local residents and guest speakers; connect with neighbours and community leaders; and share concerns. Andion Global, in partnership with Semiahmoo First Nation, is proposing to build the plant on four acres of SFN land adjacent to Highway 99, approximately one kilometre north of the Canada-U.S. border and 40 metres back from the highway itself. The proponents – who hope to get started on construction early next year – say in addition to creating jobs and revenue for the First Nation, the facility will annually divert some 70,000 tons of organic food waste from area landfills and incinerators, eliminate around 55,000 tons
Residents and their family members were out and about in White Rock and South Surrey to raise awareness of the proposed biofuel facility and the Oct. 29 rally. (Contributed photo) of greenhouse gas emissions, generate 3.5 million gigajoules of RNG and help avoid the use of some 22,000 tons of chemical fertilizers. In September, an Environmental Protection Notice advising of SFN’s
application to Metro Vancouver for an air quality permit details approximately 40 tonnes of annual anticipated emissions, including methane (35.8 tonnes per year), hydrogen sulphide (0.108 tonnes) and volatile organic
compounds (0.78 tonnes). Opponents say the gases are linked to cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, as well as neurological and other issues. However, Andion CEO Phillip
Abrary told Peace Arch News earlier this month that the proposal has “gone through the ringer,” and that expert analysis has determined anticipated emissions are not “anything to be concerned about.” “This is designed in a way that can function without impacting the neighbours,” he said. Health is one of four areas over which opponents have voiced concern. They contend pollution from the facility will affect the health of residents and “specifically sensitive communities” from 0 Avenue to 32 Avenue, and throughout the Semiahmoo Peninsula. Environment is another of the group’s focuses. They note particulates from released gases such as sulphur dioxide and methane will be distributed via Little Campbell River to Surrey, Langley, Whatcom County, Semiahmoo Bay and across the Canada-U.S. border into Drayton Harbour. Little Campbell Watershed Society has not yet taken a position on the biofuel proposal, but told PAN last week that “all airborne contaminants can become waterborne… could impact the river.” The Oct. 29 rally is set to get underway at 1 p.m. For more details, including a list of scheduled speakers and parking information, visit nobiofuel.ca
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Metro Vancouver seeks White Rock input on biofuel plant Alex Browne Staff reporter
The City of White Rock has made it clear to residents that it has no official jurisdiction over a contentious proposal to establish a biofuel plant on Semiahmoo First Nation land, bordering South Surrey. But council is being asked by Metro Vancouver to weigh in with an opinion nonetheless, just as residents are being asked to comment individually, as part of the approval process. At its Oct. 16 meeting council endorsed recommendations of a report from city engineer
and operations manager Jim Gordon, in which he suggested the city ask for more information and expertise from Metro Vancouver before chiming in with an opinion. The plan, proposed by Andion Global in partnership with Semiahmoo First Nation, would divert organic food waste from landfills and incinerators, converting it into renewable natural gas (RNG) and non-chemical fertilizer. Opponents are voicing concerns, however, about air and water pollution that might directly impact the Semiahmoo Peninsula and its residents, as well the potential spread of par-
ticulates from released gases over a far-broader area, including Langley and south of the U.S.-Canada border. Opponents say that gases likely to be released have been linked to cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, as well as neurological and other issues. Metro Vancouver has been delegated authority from the province over air quality matters in the region, and the project, also under federal government purview, would need an air quality permit from Metro to proceed. “City staff did a broad overview of the in-
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Airline strands Canada’s Chief Accessibility Officer Tricia Weel Staff reporter
After experiencing less-thanideal circumstances while travelling with Air Canada, Canada’s Chief Accessibility Officer Stephanie Cadieux doesn’t want the focus to remain on her experience, but rather, on the issue of accessible air travel. Cadieux, who has used a wheelchair since she was 18, tweeted that Air Canada had left her wheelchair in Toronto rather than load it onto her flight to Vancouver last Friday, Oct. 20. “Well. @AirCanada left my chair in Toronto. I’m now without my essential equipment. Independence taken away. I’m furious. Unacceptable. #RightsOnFlights,” the former Surrey South MLA, who still lives in South Surrey, posted. Cadieux posted a statement on LinkedIn about her experience, saying she received an overwhelming response – many
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EDITORIAL Surrey council to heel and break its will to champion the Surrey RCMP over the Surrey Police Service. twists, political intrigue But would the city be in the and chapters covering astonishing financial mess public “engagement,” and acrimony it is today had denied referendums, McCallum’s administration political infighting, anger, made a better effort to put upset, fear-mongering transparency to the transition and now “sledgehammer” rather than fuel confusion amendments to the Police Act and mistrust? amid a petition for a judicial Yes, it’s definitely been a review, let’s face it, it could page-turner – an epic that have used plenty of editing. will reverberate for years to The guy who started it come, in Surrey residents’ all, former mayor Doug psyches and their pocket McCallum, issued a press books. release on Oct. 16 hailing an Probably the only take“historic victory for Surrey” away, when the last page after Public Safety Minister is finally turned, will be the Mike Farnworth introduced universal hope that there will amendments to the Police never, ever be a sequel. Act in a dramatic bid to bring – Black Press Media
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hat a time it was in Surrey’s policing transition last week, which is sure to provide post-secondary lecture room fodder for years to come as a casebook study of how not to engage in a major public move to swap out one police force for another. This story has had more legs than a millipede. But is it still in the rising action stage, nearing its climax, far away from a denouement? As far as stories go, War and Peace it is not. More like War and War. Despite all of its fascinating
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y father was one of the most downto earth characters that I have ever met. He didn’t have a superstitious bone in his body, as far as I saw, and the only exception he gave to anything that couldn’t be quickly explained by science and the natural world was his adherence to his Christian faith and his insistence on going to church on Sundays with his family. But I think that had a lot more to do with keeping my mother happy and to be a good example to his seven children, as well as making sure he had all his bases covered, just in case, when he finally left this world. That’s why I was surprised when he once told me a story about talking to a man on the streets of St. John’s, Nfld., when he was a youngster, who he later learned was dead at the time. It was during the Second World War when thousands of young men answered the call of the British Empire (Newfoundland was not part of Canada at the time) to go to war to fight the dreaded Nazis. My father was too young to be called into
My dad dutifully answered the questions service during the war years, but many of his older friends and men in the neighbourhood from the older man before he asked him what he was doing there. enthusiastically lined up to take the physical My father knew that this fellow had tests required and eagerly anticipated the shipped out just a few months before, so it great adventure that lay before them. made no sense that he would be walking This was in the days before television, around St. John’s as though he was supposed which revealed all the horrors of war to the to be there. general public, so these lads had a Robert Barron He asked him why that was, but rather romantic and glorified notion the man never answered and just of what they were going to face. smiled and said goodbye to my The guy dad said he met on the father before walking away into the street joined the Royal Navy and the crowded downtown core. ship he was on was sunk in action My father never gave it another early in the war. thought until several weeks later But word of the disaster didn’t when the families of the men who get back to Newfoundland until were on the ship that sank finally many weeks later and, in that time, received word that their relatives my father said he came across this died in the catastrophe more than a fellow, whose name I forget, on a month before, which was right about downtown street. the time of the meeting on the street. He said it was a normal meeting He was stunned by this news and between two people who have couldn’t make sense of it. known each other for some time, Dad began to figure that the man must and the man asked my father how his parents have gotten off the ship for some reason and and siblings were, and what my father was headed home before it sank, but it was later doing with himself at the time.
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confirmed that he did, indeed, die on the ship. My father kept this pretty much to himself for a long time, but began talking about it in his old age. I guess he was trying to come to grips with what he experienced that day and put it in perspective as his own passing was on the horizon. Despite the passage of time, he continued to insist that he did, in fact, meet and talk to this man that day and didn’t hallucinate or dream it happened. I never knew what my father’s final thoughts were on the subject before he passed away five years ago, but I never heard him say that he had, in fact, met a ghost that day. But it really makes you think, particularly at this time of year. I’m also a skeptic of the supernatural and ghosts, but I’ve had some experiences over the years that are also hard to explain and has left me wondering. But that’s another story…. Happy Halloween! Robert Barron is a reporter with the Cowichan Valley Citizen, sister paper to the Peace Arch News. Copyright and/or property rights subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this issue of Peace Arch News. Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by a photographic or offset process in a publication, must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law. If you have concerns about editorial content, please contact: brenda.anderson@peacearchnews.com or 604542-7402. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163.
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Editor: I have lived, owned property and a business in Surrey since 1975. You could not imagine the frustration that I and others are feeling regarding the recent announcement that the City is asking for a judicial review by the Supreme Court of British Columbia regarding the police force transition. As a former member of the RCMP, I was in favour of retaining the RCMP as the regional police force. Once the decision was made to transition, however, I accepted it and looked forward to seeing the whole process unfold. After the election, I can understand why the mayor would reach out to ratify the platform on which she ran for election but once rejected by the province that should have been the end of it. Council was elected to manage the affairs of the City but, as a business owner for over 35 years, I cannot in the depths of my imagination find how a group of elected officials can justify any further delay in this matter. Just please move on. As it is, my 2023 taxes for police services has gone from $772.69 to $1,108.60 over last year, a $335.91 (43.5%) increase. This amount represents the majority of my overall tax increase, which has gone from $5,194.21 to $5,660.09, a $465.88 (8.97%) increase year over year. It’s pretty sad when we find the people tasked with the management of the city are allowed to squander taxpayers’ money by beating a dead horse. Gordon Brow, Surrey ••• As resident of Surrey, who lives on the border of White Rock, I am amazed at what has happened in our city and the province. Many of the city’s residents and taxpayers took the time to go and vote to keep the RCMP in Surrey. I applauded our new Mayor Brenda Locke for her strong stance on keeping her promise to fight for the retention of this police force, which does an amazing job throughout this large district, dealing with a multitude of issues. As most of us are aware, the province has taken the position, through the recommendation of Sol. Gen. and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, that it is in the best interest of residents
that there has been a provincial decision to move forward – backed by Premier David Eby – and that any court challenges to reverse this stance would be a waste of the taxpayers’ funds. This is unconscionable. To be living in a democratic province, in a democratic municipality, can anyone explain how our concerns about rising costs – now and and in the future – can be dismissed? And why we’re blatantly told, “too bad, suck it up. That’s the way it is.” It is no wonder the general population throws their hands up, knowing full well that B.C. does what it wants when it wants. It’s time to look at what we vote for and who we vote for. Nick Miller, Surrey ••• This is an open letter to Premier David Eby. Ever since I was eligible to vote, back in the 1960s, I have always voted for the provincial NDP. The possibility that your government will pass a retroactive law concerning police governance is appalling. This is a despotic tactic generally used by authoritarian politicians and is a strong signal that the government that uses it is disregarding the funda-
mental rules of a democracy. If you allow this to happen, you will lose my vote and the support of thousands of others who can hardly believe the NDP would consider such a move. Please stop this. Carolyn Smith, Surrey
Say a prayer for peace Editor: In 1956 I joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served for eight years. During that eight years I became a very proud Canadian. As an Air Force Officer I was fortunate to travel the world and mix with many people of all races and religions. I have flown hundreds of flights with the United Nations and NATO. I was able to follow up my eight years in the air force with 27 years as a pilot/navigator with a major Canadian airline. In my travels I have been to more than 100 countries. I grew to love the different peoples of the world and always wanted to mix with the locals and learn from them regardless of their race, colour or religion.
I am no longer a very proud Canadian. I have grown to be ashamed to be a Canadian. I am ashamed that my country is a willing participant in not one but two wars against people who have never done any harm to me or my country. My Canada is supporting the genocide of Palestinians and of Russian-ethnic Ukrainians. Of the more than 100 countries I have been fortunate enough to visit I can include Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Russia. My soul is torn apart when I see the pictures of the thousands of people, including hundreds of children, of these countries being killed and crippled and in the name of Canada and our NATO friends. The wars in Ukraine and Palestine are evil and must end. Canadians of all races and of all ethnic groups should be disgusted that our country is willing to take part in these genocidal wars. As one person we can do little, but as many we can help to stop this evil. Please send Prime Minister Trudeau a message telling him you want this madness to stop. Email justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca Please say a prayer for peace. Larry D. O’Brien, White Rock
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Ban gas-powered leaf blowers Editor: It’s fall, as in leaves fall. And that, alas, means the obnoxious noise of gasoline-powered leaf blowers on nearly every Surrey and White Rock block, day in, day out.
To our councils: It would be very popular if you were to ban them, as has been done (or soon will be) in half a dozen municipalities, including Vancouver next year. C’mon, folks. It’s a no-brainer. Bryant Avery, Surrey
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Continued from A3 in air quality,” Gordon recommended that council ask Metro to provide “expert information on the proposal, so that council can make informed comment back to Metro.” Of particular interest, he said, would be the “potential for odours being carried by the prevailing winds to White Rock; gases that are injurious to human health being carried to White Rock, or issues related to waste water discharge, also affecting White Rock.” “Further,” he said, “we ask what regulatory tools Metro has, if there are issues due to design deficiencies, staff negligence, or otherwise improper operations of the plant.” Although the deadline for public submissions has been extended beyond the date of Oct. 16, Gordon and chief administrative officer Guillermo Ferrero were not able, following questions from Couns. Christopher Trevelyan and David Chesney, to confirm a new deadline, or a timeline for city input. Similar feedback has been sought from the City of Surrey, Gordon said. The proponents have said they hope to get started on construction of the plant by early next year. In addition to creating jobs and revenue for the First Nation, they said, esti-
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anticipated emissions, including methane (35.8 tonnes per year), hydrogen sulphide (0.108 tonnes) and volatile organic compounds (0.78 tonnes). Opponents plan to rally “in peaceful opposition” to the plant at Peace Arch Park on Oct. 29. More details of what is being described as a “family-friendly” rally are posted by the Clean Air Alliance at www.nobiofuel.ca – with files from Tracy Holmes
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verity of the index conviction. The extreme escalation of violence resulting in the death of the victim, along with an unborn child, are highly concerning to the Board. Particulars of your conviction also aggravate your risk: you fantasized about killing your victim for several months prior to the offence, planned the murder and followed through on these plans despite several other non-lethal options that were available to you,” the document reads. Among mitigating factors, the board noted, is that Panghali had no prior criminal history, is now in his 50s “which should also serve as a protective factor,” and has made “positive progress” by completing “risk relevant” programs. “You are able to verbalize insight into your personality and past behaviours, and, were eventually able to disclose the full extent of your responsibility and offending behaviour after years of minimizing or avoiding same,” the parole board observed. The parole board attached “special conditions” to his full parole “because they are considered reasonable and necessary in order to protect society, and to facilitate your successful reintegration into society.” Among these, Panghali must follow a treatment plan or program arranged by his parole officer “in the area of domestic violence, emotions management, and healthy relationships,” and have no direct or indirect contact with his victim’s “biological family members,” including his daughter, without written permission from his parole supervisor. “Your offence caused significant trauma to family members of the victim,” the board noted. “Your daughter has requested you to cease contact at this time. To ensure you are not making contact with those who you may be further traumatizing, and to ensure the victim’s family members are protected, this condition is reasonable and necessary to remain in effect for the duration of your sentence.” Panghali must not consume, purchase or possess alcohol and must immediately report all relationships and friendships with females for the duration of his sentence, as “any relationships and friendships with females must be closely scrutinized to ensure society is protected.”
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White Rock council has directed staff to review city zoning bylaw restrictions that prohibit home-based businesses in single-family zones, in households in which there are approved secondary suites. At its Oct. 16 meeting, council endorsed a motion from Coun. Christopher Trevelyan to take another look at the existing restrictions. “I received a complaint from a resident who has a legal suite in his house – he also runs his own architecture business out of his home and his business licence was not renewed, because that violates our bylaw,” Trevelyan told council. “Given the age we’re living in, with so many more people working from home – I’ve talked to staff and staff concurs that we
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‘I just feel them – like chills going up your back, up your spine’: investigator
Area a reported hotbed of haunted happenings feeling presences or spirits that others don’t, they say. Mediumship, according to several sources, little girl who cut herself and died of a is the practice of purportedly mediating staff infection. communication between familiar spirits, or Mysterious footsteps and pianos spirits of the dead, and living human beings. playing when there’s no one there. “Sometimes, they’re scared. They don’t A French spirit who is also, a music critic. understand or they don’t have the mental And even angry presences that didn’t want capacity to understand that they can move paranormal investigators around. on,” Janessa explained. With Halloween coming up, it’s a spooky Years ago, she and Glen were invited with time of year on the Semiahmoo Peninsula, some other paranormal investigators to with White Rock and South Surrey both Alex House (formerly Camp Alexandria) in active areas for reports of experiences that Crescent Beach, as there had been reports of can only be described as paranormal. activity. Husband-and-wife team Glen and Janessa “There was a cook there who said she’d Ferguson, who used to be with the Canadian had a couple of children running around the Paranormal Society and lived in Surrey kitchen, but when she went to go after them, before they moved to the valley, have a long they disappeared,” Glen said. history of hunting otherworldly presences, With another medium, Janessa said they but these days, they tend to offer their were able to help the children move on. services more through word of mouth than “You tell them the situation. You tell them with any organization. Janessa, who is a medium, and Glen, whose where they are, and you tell them to look for their parents and you invite them to cross mother and grandmother were mediums, through,” Glen said. both grew up being more sensitive and open Janessa remembers the ‘thank you’ she to things that might scare others, such as
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received after helping them. “I just got this massive hug of energy… all I felt was ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you… I about fell off my chair,” she said. “There was an old cook who’d stayed back and she was so happy we’d sent the two kid’s spirits on and she gave me this hug. She had stayed behind to protect them. Then she went on,” she said. Both Glen and Janessa feel anyone has the power to be a medium – it’s more being open to the feelings, or to sensing, other presences, Janessa said. “I just feel them – like chills going up your back, up your spine. I feel their emotions a lot,” Janessa said. While they often use paranormal equipment, such as an obelisk that helps with voice recognition and allowing questions and responses from other presences, infrared cameras, full-spectrum cameras, thermal cameras, trigger devices, and other devices that focus on vibrations and electromagnetic fields, such equipment isn’t always needed. With the Peninsula’s history of Semiahmoo First Nations people living in the area
for centuries, there are often Indigenous presences felt, the couple said. “Crescent Park is quite an active place in the middle of the night. Glen was out there and said something about how he is an exBritish army soldier, and we actually got an EVP – that’s an electrical voice phenomenon – of ‘Yes sir!’ And then he got attacked, and he was throwing up all the way home,” she recalled. Glen remembers that he also got scratched – and has been shoved and pushed by apparitions and unseen presences in the past as well, so hard he’s been knocked over – admitting he may have pushed a little too hard that time. At the former Chateau Cargill Manor in South Surrey, they experienced another presence, who apparently preferred to communicate in French. “Before (the building) got condemned, one of the investigators was humming and we got an EVP in French saying ‘Stop the music!’ That was really interesting,” Janessa said. Continued on A14
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Community conversation planned for Nov. 8 at Gracepoint Community Church
Forum to discuss substance use, homelessness Tracy Holmes Staff reporter
Organizers of a gathering planned as an opportunity to collaborate on solutions to the Semiahmoo Peninsula’s “unholy trinity” of substance use, housing/homelessness and food insecurity are hopeful the event will educate and inspire new directions. Set for Nov. 8 at Gracepoint Community Church (3487 King George Blvd.), Community at a Crossroads is about bringing people from all walks of life to the same table to learn from each other, gain perspective and hopefully forge a new path forward together. “We believe that the solutions to those problems can come from the community members,” Rick Bayer, chair of the Peninsula Homeless to Housing Task Force, one of the sponsoring groups, said Friday (Oct. 20). Bayer said the event – hosted by Tides of Change, with White Rock/South Surrey Community Action Team – was first proposed by Fraser Health Authority as a gathering of local faith communities, but quickly expanded to include the business community and people with lived experience. “A business person may view some of these issues… differently from someone who is living on the street. “They would have maybe a different perspective in terms of solutions,” he said,
A solutions-focused forum on the increasingly complex issues of homelessness, drug use and food insecurity on the Semiahmoo Peninsula will be held Nov. 8 at Gracepoint Community Church. (Black Press Media files photo) explaining the logic for the wider invitation. He acknowledged the issues at hand are not new ones, but said the problem is getting “noticeably worse” on the Peninsula. According to the latest homeless count – conducted across several B.C. communities in March, with results released earlier this month – the number of people experiencing
homelessness in Surrey has increased significantly since 2020, climbing by 65 per cent to 1,060. In White Rock, meanwhile, the survey logged 17 homeless; just one person more than what was noted in the 2020 count. A report emphasizes the findings are the “absolute minimum” number of people
experiencing homelessness on the day of the count. As well, they likely do not include individuals who are not currently accessing services or easily found. Bayer, noting the count shows “probably a third of the actual,” estimates there are currently 70 to 80 unhoused people in the White Rock/South Surrey area. Recent efforts to help have included the opening last month of a Sources Foundation service hub in White Rock’s Church of the Holy Trinity for people experiencing homelessness. Events such as the sombre International Overdose Awareness Day, held in August, help bring the local reality of that aspect, and its role in the overall situation, to the forefront. Community at a Crossroads will be held ‘World Café-style,’ with attendees sharing knowledge and ideas in small groups, with the opportunity to do so at three different tables. A panel of three people are to present. Bayer acknowledged it won’t bring change overnight, but hopes it will be “a catalyst to have a further conversation and further dialogue and further action.” The event is also hoped, through the conversations, to reduce stigma and build mutual respect. Set for 6:30-8:30 p.m., those planning to attend are asked to register at eventbrite.ca, or by calling 604-541-5043.
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With both of them having served in the military, and having a history of working steady jobs that require intelligence and skill, Glen and Janessa know there are skeptics out there. “I love skeptics. Because when you can prove a skeptic wrong, it’s always cool,” Janessa said, noting Indigenous and other histories are rich with spirit walkers and spiritualists. “We’re not crazy. We’re just more in tune.” The pair have never visited the Washington Avenue Grill nor the Oceana Parc Playhouse in White Rock, but they’d like to, as both places are reportedly, known to boast a ghost or two. White Rock Players Club artistic director Fred Partridge, a past president who has been involved with the club for more than 40 years, said there’s been plenty of reported happenings. “There’s definitely unexplained phenomenon happening there… one thing that comes up fairly frequently is footsteps up in the dressing rooms when everybody’s downstairs on the stage, and they know that nobody’s up there,” he said, or the lights around the costume or storage area being switched off – while someone is in there. More recently, some technical workers were on the stage doing some work. “This has happened a few times – the last time, they actually heard someone playing piano out in the lobby. They thought, ‘Oh, we thought we were the only ones here,’ so they went out to see. “There’s two pianos out there, but there was nobody out there and both of the keyboards were not exposed, they were covered,” Partridge said, noting that other times, it can be just a random note or two that is heard. “Just recently, someone (who was upstairs)
heard somebody trying to talk to them, and they had their back to the doorway, and they heard somebody say, ‘Aren’t you going to talk to me?’,” he said. “They turned around, and nobody was there, so they went downstairs and asked, ‘Who was just upstairs?’ “Nobody was.” While there have been theories that the presence might have been a former longtime costumer, the person who heard the voice thought not, Partridge said. “There’s a female presence there – if that’s what you believe,” he said. He’s not quite sold… but, “Only because it hasn’t happened to me yet,” he noted. The Explore White Rock website calls the Washington Avenue Grill ‘White Rock’s Haunted House,’ telling the tales of the building, which was built in 1913 by the Campbell River Lumber Company and originally operated as a lumber mill that employed more than 400 people during the First World War. In 1934, it became the home of caretaker Arthur Sharpe, who, after living there for 10 years, “mysteriously disappeared, and is believed by many to be haunting the building to this day,” the website says, adding his isn’t the only presence reported there. Staff and customers of the restaurant have reported paranormal experiences with two other apparitions: the first, a young woman who died after being hit by a car in front of the restaurant and the second, being her lover who witnessed the accident and committed suicide out of grief over her death. “Reports are that the woman’s ghost comes out of the neighbouring cemetery, wanders through the restaurant and up the stairs and her romantic interest is known for touching staff members and visitors.”
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CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME Last month, Dave shared the importance planning plays when finding purpose in retirement. Planning includes what you’ll be doing, as well as who you’ll be doing it with. “Some people assume they’ll swap time at work for time with their spouse, but those who haven’t talked through this as a couple first often have a bumpy transition. The spouse who is already retired generally has a routine, a social group, and a different vision of how they want to spend their time. This lack of planning, coupled with the increased longevity of retirees, can lead to strained relationships and there has been a rise in late-in-life divorce.” “Retirement planning is about more than just numbers and maintaining physical health. The health of relationships with friends, a spouse and other family members can be just as important to retiring well,” Dave says. “The more I learn about who is important to you and what is important to you, the better I’ll be able to advise you on the financial aspects of your lifestyle goals, retirement strategies and estate plans.”
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A blend of culture and language made for the perfect morning for French Immersion students at a local South Surrey high school, who had the pleasure of hearing the music, poetry and stories of a French-Algonquin rapper from the Abitibiwinni First Nation. Now better known by his stage name Samian, the Pikogan, Que.-born Samuel Tremblay is a French and Algonquin rapper. His once-a-year West Coast presence delighted a couple hundred students in Grades 9 to 12 at Earl Marriott Secondary, who spent 90 minutes listening to Samian share stories of his upbringing and give them a taste of his music. Presenting his speech in French, Samian shared stories about his upbringing and his mixed culture on Thursday (Oct. 19) morning. Growing up
on a reserve, Samian actually attended a Catholic school off-reserve, which presented unique experiences and challenges. “He really connects with students because he raps, he’s young and we started to listen to his songs but also read his poetry,” said Nathalie La Roche, French Immersion teacher at Earl Marriott. Integrating reconciliation into every subject taught in school is an ongoing goal, La Roche added, so having Samian speak to her students was a treat. “It can really tell you how his message is important with the First Nations being recognized and (we’re) seeing hope and uniting ourselves. That’s when came the idea that I’m just going to fire him an email and say if maybe he were available. It took not even 10 minutes. Right away, he replied, he said ‘I would be honoured
to come and present and meet your students.’” Samian performs his rap in both the French and Algonquin languages. The 40-year-old musician engaged the high school crowd with personal anecdotes, funny moments from his life and chatted with the crowd, moving around the Wheelhouse Theatre from the front rows to the very back. La Roche uses many resources originating from Quebec in her classrooms and even noticed that some of Samian’s words are used in newly-published social studies books, which helps her incorporate First Nation history and topics of reconciliation in her French teaching. “Maybe next time he’s on the West Coast and he rings the door bell and he would like to come again to the school, it would be fantastic to have him and the students really appreciate him,” the teacher said.
Dave Lee CIM, CFP, FCSI is a Senior Wealth Advisor with Scotia Wealth Management in White Rock. He can be reached at dave.lee@scotiawealth.com or 604.535.4743.
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A new kind of pumpkin patch is sprouting up in South Surrey Saturday, Oct. 28. That’s when the Surrey Eagles are hosting a free pumpkin giveaway for kids 15 and under at the South Surrey Arena, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. As an added bonus, the British Columbia Hockey League team will also be giving away free tickets to their pre-Halloween Oct. 29 game vs. the Coquitlam Express with each pumpkin, as long as supplies last. “We, as a family, wanted to give back to the community,” explained Ron Brar, who owns the team with his brother T.J. Both brothers have been farmers their entire
The Surrey Eagles BCHL hockey team is holding a free pumpkin giveaway on Oct. 28 at South Surrey Arena for kids 15 and under. (Unsplash photo) lives, starting their now 31-year-old company, Evergreen Herbs, out of their family garage in Surrey and seeing it grow into a successful enterprise. Continued on A18
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Waterway teeming with coho and some chinook spawning a future fish generation
Busy spawning season in Little Campbell River Tricia Weel Staff reporter
Salmon have been busy in Little Campbell River lately. Over the past few days, the river near the hatchery, at the Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club in South Surrey, has been splashing with spawning female salmon building nests and laying their eggs, with plenty of male salmon ready to fertilize them. “The females come up (the river) and they’ll make a nest with their tail and lay their eggs, then move aside, then the males come in and fertilize those eggs,” said Little Campbell River hatchery volunteer Andrew Pothier. The females doesn’t lay all their eggs at one time – one female salmon will lay about 25-35 eggs at a time, because they’re not all necessarily ripe at same time, he explained. “Maybe 10, 15 or 20 minutes later, she’ll lay some more eggs, and move aside again for the males. It usually takes about two-and-a-half male salmon to fertilize all the eggs from one female,” said Pothier. After fertilizing the eggs, the males will die in about five to six hours, while the female will die about seven to 10 days after laying her eggs.
Left: Little Campbell River Hatchery volunteer Andrew Pothier holds up a wild male coho salmon at the hatchery in South Surrey on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, as salmon were busily spawning nearby in the river, while the rain poured down. Above: Hatchery volunteer Craig Erickson with a female coho salmon. “That’s their life cycle,” he said. As of Thursday (Oct. 19) morning, it was estimated that more than 1,500 salmon had returned and were recorded at the hatchery. Chinook salmon are the first to return in the fall season, typically right at the beginning of October. In an average year, 500 chinook – sometimes called spring salmon – spawn in the Little Campbell River,
with a record count of 700 recorded last year. Right now, it’s mainly coho that are spawning, said hatchery manager Roger McRurie. The coho salmon will likely spawn for another month or so, as chinook salmon finish their spawning season. “Then the chum will start – they sort of overlap – so in another two to three weeks, the chum will come
up the river,” Mc Rurie said. Although he’s heard chum numbers are down this year, he’s happy that the rain has helped the spawning fish make their way upstream. “This rain has just made it crazy,” he said. “They need the rain upriver, so it’s really helped a lot.” Each October, the group takes fish from the river into the facility, where
they extract the eggs and raise the juveniles until they are ready to be released to make their way out to sea. Both wild and hatchery-raised fish return to the Little Campbell River every fall, but only a certain number of wild fish can be captured, as regulated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). – with files from Tracy Holmes
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Sources Foundation’s annual gala – taking place next weekend at Hazelmere Golf & Tennis Club – is sold out, but organizers say there are still opportunities for those who don’t have tickets to pitch in for the cause. In addition to 50/50 tickets (Sources5050.RaffleNexus. com) that offer a chance at half of a possible $200,000 jackpot, there is also a silent auction (Can.Givergy.com/ Officials say proceeds from Sources Foundations’ 27th gala will MysteryOnTheNile) that is open to anyone over the age benefit adults with developmental disabilities, youth and food banks. (Contributed photo) of majority. The Nov. 4 gala, dubbed youth. “We want to give our Mystery on the Nile, will be Sources CEO David Young residents exactly what the foundation’s 27th. This said the gala isn’t only about everyone has, despite their year, Sources’ community raising money. living programs, food banks disabilities and how their “It also gathers our and mental-health initiatives needs may change,” Christine community together for an are to benefit from proceeds, Conlin, the foundation’s important cause,” Young executive director, said in a which officials hope will hit said in the release. news release. $400,000. “Because of the “They Last year’s gala overwhelming response we deserve to feel raised $420,000 ❝We want to give have received from last year’s comfortable, be for Sources’ our residents gala, we were able to launch able to access women’s exactly what every- their home a new anti-violence women’s programs. one has, despite and live as program. This year, we are Sources their disabilities.❞ independently as asking for everyone’s help to operates five better serve the long-term possible.” staffed homes Christine Conlin needs of our residents and Sources food for adults with executive director assist others to overcome banks – which developmental hunger and mental health have logged disabilities and challenges.” nearly 77,000 autism, but As of Tuesday morning officials say one is a priority visits in the past year; an (Oct. 24), the silent auction increase of more than 50 for space and accessibility had raised just shy of $3,200, per cent from 2021-2022 upgrades. and the raffle jackpot was at – will also benefit from Money raised at the gala $2,525. gala proceeds, as will the will help Sources “create a For more information, visit home where all residents can organization’s DiscoverY SourcesFoundation.ca/Gala counselling program for comfortably age in place.”
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Continued from A16 “We grow over 1,000 pumpkins on our farm, so we’re going to bring them to the (South Surrey) arena and we’re going to get a pumpkin patch going,” Brar said. “It’s an opportunity for everyone to come and enjoy, and for kids to get a free pumpkin.” The pumpkins – and game tickets – will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis, said Brar. As well, Surrey Eagles players and the team’s mascot, Winger, will be on hand to meet and greet those who attend. The team will also be accepting donations for BC Children’s Hospital. “Anyone who wants to, can make a contribution, but it’s not mandatory at all,” Brar said. “Everything is free of charge.” He’s hoping they’ll be able to bring out their
popcorn machine for the fun, family event. “We’re going to make it as festive as we can!” he said. The South Surrey Arena is located at 2199 148 St. On the ice, the Eagles remained undefeated following a Friday-night (Oct. 20) win in Chilliwack, 3-1 over the Chiefs. Caden Cranston scored two for Surrey, with Aaron Schwartz adding another. Goaltender Ajeet Gundarah stopped 30 of 31 shots for the win. This week the Eagles are in Seattle for the BCHL’s showcase games at the Kraken’s NHL facility, with action Thursday (Oct. 26) against Salmon Arm. Friday (Oct. 27), the Eagles return home to face the Langley Rivermen, 7 p.m. puck drop at South Surrey Arena. – with files from Tom Zillich
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In November 2016, Oscar Gonsales was born extremely premature, weighing only 1.5 pounds. His skin was so thin that the softest touch would cause him pain. His mother Jessica Gonsales, who shared his story at the Centre for Child Development ‘Gala of Hope’ Saturday (Oct. 14), had to learn how to hold her son in a way that would not hurt him. “I learned that keeping a 25-weeker with severe brain bleeds alive is unlikely,” Gonsales told the audience gathered at the Coast Langley Hotel and Convention Centre. After two brain surgeries, two shunts placed and one eye surgery, Oscar was discharged from B.C. Children’s Hospital on March 15, 2016. “I drove home very slowly that day,” Gonsales recalled. “I didn’t want to break him.” As soon as she got home, it suddenly hit her – she was all alone in raising Oscar. “I was so grateful for the fact that my baby was alive and at home, but what if he stops breathing or falls? … I didn’t know what to do, and I was terrified.” Some time later, Gonsales received a phone call “from one of the kindest voices” she said she ever heard. It was from someone at Surrey’s Centre for Child Development, calling to offer support and services for Oscar. The centre provides patient-focused, wrap-around services for children with disabilities in the South Fraser region. The facility’s mission statement, as
stated on its website is, “helping children with special needs reach their potential.” It does this in a number of different ways. Depending on the child’s needs, the centre has access to physical and occupational therapists, nutritionists, a speech therapist and many other specialists. Family doctors and B.C. Children’s Hospitals often refer children to the facility. It takes more than a village to raise a child with special needs, Gonsales said, especially when a parent has no idea what those needs actually are. The Centre for Child Development became her family’s village and staff provided Oscar with the services he needed to help him thrive. Now almost seven, Oscar wants to do everything his older brother does. “Not once … has his community of people ever told him he couldn’t do that,” Gonsales said. Instead, staff gave Oscar tools to support him. They created casts for his legs, fit him for hearing aids and glasses and helped find him an accessible bike to ride with his older brother. He spent time in the centre’s pool with a physiotherapist who worked with him on side-stepping and kicking his legs. “Physio became a battleground for Oscar,” Gonsales said. “Every small movement was a testament to his perseverance and that of his therapist who tirelessly chased him up and down the ramp in the physio room.” Staff also taught Gonsales, Oscar, and his brother sign language and how
to use Oscar’s hearing aid. Before he started second grade this year, staff from the centre visited his classroom to make sure it was accessible for him. They also ensured his team at school was trained so that Oscar could play on the playground with his friends. Gonsales said the Centre for Child Development gave her family hope. “The community of people who rallied around Oscar made us realize very quickly that we aren’t just grateful for Oscar to be alive, we are grateful to have the people in it who will help him live,” Gonsales said. “It’s about understanding the power of collective perseverance, as their unwavering belief in Oscar has been a source of strength during the most challenging times.” Saturday’s gala aimed to raise funds for some of the Centre’s programs that do not receive government funding. “There are many services that we extended to the community that are above and beyond that (government funding), that make a huge difference,” said Gerard Bremault, the Centre for Child Development’s chief executive officer. “(These are) things like our casting and splinting program, our feeding and nutrition program, our pool and hydrotherapy service.” Judith Reaugh, the vice president of communications and governance, said while the gala brought in almost $186,000 in revenue, the total amount raised is still unknown, as expenses are still being tallied.
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Interactive peace vigil planned for South Surrey Tracy Holmes Staff reporter
A vigil for those “holding grief for the current state of affairs in the Middle East” is set for Thursday evening (Oct. 26) at the South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre. Described as an “interactive community dialogue,” organizers say it is an opportunity to gather with, and get to know, neighbours and friends. “We’re going to talk about that we’re all holding grief and gratitude for our community – in one hand grief, in the other hand gratitude,” said event facilitator Rebecca Tobias, a member of the Peninsula Interfaith Outreach Group. Attendees will be invited to meditate on and express their greatest need; take in peaceful images of the Holy Land; join in prayer; and write on paper doves what they see for the community’s future. Tobias said there will also be a chant by Baha’i members, a hymn from the Mormon church and more. The event, she added, is funded by a grant from Alex House. The gathering follows a ‘Pray for Israel’ event held Oct. 15 at Beecher Place, where expected attendance more than doubled following the vandalism and egging of the home
Members of the Peninsula Interfaith Outreach Group record a song for Rabbi Falik Schtroks, whose South Surrey home was targeted by a vandal on Oct. 13, 2023. (Contributed photo) in the ongoing conflict. of Rabbi Falik Schtroks. The following Thursday (Oct. 19), That prayer event included speeches and song, as well as a candle-light- members of the Peninsula Interfaith ing “to mourn the lives that we lost” Outreach Group recorded a song
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regarding the incident and war: “As Christians who seek to follow the one we call the Prince of Peace, we speak out against all acts of violence and hate wherever they occur, including the recent vandalism of a Rabbi’s home in the Ocean Park neighbourhood. We condemn anti-semitism in all its forms. Together with our Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Baha’i sisters and brothers on the Semiahmoo peninsula, we lift up a vision of a world marked by peace, justice, and dignity for all.” South Surrey-White Rock MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay said Friday (Oct. 20) that she is “absolutely” hearing from community members concerned about what happened at the rabbi’s home and the potential for further incidents. “People come to Canada to create a peaceful and better life for themselves and their families,” Findlay said. She encouraged anyone with concerns to contact her office at 604542-9495. The Oct. 26 vigil is open to anyone, regardless of age or beliefs. The rec centre is located at 14601 20 Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. To RSVP, please visit forms.gle/nzvoo7aCSp4HpDW8A
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Stories shared by recipients of the latest Canadian Federation of University Women White Rock/Surrey bursaries “really resonated,” says the organization’s vice-chair. “When we think we have come so far, the reality is, the same challenges are still there for many young women,” said Penny Harrington. Presented in late September, the bursaries aim to boost education efforts of White Rock, Surrey and Langley women who are either working towards a university or college education, or aiming for a career in the trades. Recipients for the 20222023 school year were Melissa Kramer ($3,000), Crystal Jiang ($4,000) and Kelsi Siebolts ($3,000). Kramer, who is pursuing a master of arts degree in counselling psychology at Trinity Western University, has worked for 14 years with neurodiverse adults who have developmental disabilities. She told CFUW members Melissa Kramer, Crystal Jiang and Kelsi Siebolts were presented with the she aims to specialize in work- 2023 Canadian Federation of University Women bursaries. (Contributed ing with the population, after photo) seeing “time and time again how many of these individ- Sauder School of Business, graduated from Kwantlen uals experienced challenging she started at the UBC Allard Polytechnic University’s educircumstances but were not of- School of Law in September, cational assistant program in fered any therapeutic support, and is currently working as a June 2020, and is currently 11 or when that was an option, competition law officer at the classes away from her bachelor’s degree. very few counsellors were fa- Competition Bureau. Jiang was presented with Her biggest inspiration, said miliar with the field and would not take clients with diversities the organization’s Mary Fran Siebolts, is her son Luca. Bateman Memorial Bursary, Harrington, noting the club’s on.” Jiang, who grew up primar- in honour of the past CFUW focus this year is ‘Women’s ily in Surrey, said she was in- member, who died in August Empowerment,’ said the bursary recipients “truly reflect fluenced to pursue studying 2021. Siebolts, who was raised in the challenges women continue commerce by her parents, who owned a small ethnic grocery Cloverdale but currently lives to battle in building careers.” For more information about business for more than 15 in Langley, told of a long-held goal to teach that was slightly the club, visit cfuwwhiterockyears. A graduate of the UBC delayed by parenthood. She surrey.com
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them to consider the impact the hospital will have on their properties — now that they are in what will become a new hospital district It’s been more than a month since the — when they are thinking about any future province held a groundbreaking ceremony upgrades to their land and buildings. for the new Cloverdale hospital, but now “This is an ideal opportunity for owners to shovels are in the ground. put in all the support businesses and services On Sept. 12, the NDP government, with Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Mike Starchuk and around the hospital,” he added. “There will be a lot of work to do — a lot for the B.C. Premier David Eby, held a photo-op as about a dozen politicians and dignitaries owners and a lot working with the city on zoning and all the rest of it.” shovelled some dirt for the camera on the He said many owners are already site at 180 Street and 55 Avenue. looking at upgrading their buildings and EllisDon, the company building the transforming their sites to support the hospital, had crews on site just under a month later as workers broke actual ground ancillary services a new hospital will need. “Because it’s got a cancer centre, because at the beginning of October. there’s going to be a lot of specialists, there’s Starchuk told Black Press Media that going to be a huge need for doctors to have work crews have been doing testing for several weeks, but he was excited to see work space around the hospital.” Wheatley thinks that “flow-through progressing. impact” will start to occur within two to “I am ecstatic,” he said. “There are so four years. many pieces to all of this and the next “That’s when we’ll start to see significant thing that will solidify everything is when change,” he added. the plans for the actual construction of the The Cloverdale hospital will add 168 more hospital and a regional cancer centre get themselves to city hall for the plan checkers beds, which includes both medical and surgical beds and the new hospital will also to go through. That’s the next step.” have high acuity beds and medical oncology Scott Wheatley, executive director for the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce, beds. There will also be an emergency department, the second for Surrey after said a photo-op groundbreaking is one thing, but seeing heavy equipment on site is SMH. The hospital was originally expected to the real deal. cost $1.66 billion, but that number has “Well, it’s truly just the beginning, but it’s ballooned to $2.88 billion. The completion an exciting time for Cloverdale,” Wheatley date for the project has been pushed back to remarked. “Now we have to start working 2029, from 2027, and it’s expected to open to on the flow-through impact on the rest of the public in 2030. the community.” On Sept. 12, Ebay cited inflation and Wheatley expects plenty of development delays in companies’ abilities to get workers to occur both around the hospital site and and materials to complete projects as factors around Cloverdale. in both. He said there will be more offices, more “The ceremony at the groundbreaking is residential housing, and more people done,” noted Starchuk. “Now the real work moving to the area. of building a hospital and a regional cancer Wheatley has been meeting with property centre is taking place.” owners around the new site to encourage
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CITY OF SURREY NOTICE OF REZONING BYLAW Pursuant to Section 464 (2) of the Local Government Act and Section 51.2 of “Council Procedure Bylaw, 2004, By-law No. 15300”, as amended, provides for when a local government is not required to hold a public hearing on a proposed zoning bylaw. Submit your comments in writing by 12:00 noon on Council Meeting day for Council’s consideration to the City Clerk by Mail at 13450 – 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 1V8, Online Webform at surrey.ca, Email at clerks@surrey.ca or Fax at (604) 501-7578. This Bylaw will not be presented within the Public Hearing part of the Council Meeting; there is no speaking opportunity. Read the Planning Report and Related Documents at City Hall Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm except statutory holidays or online athttps://www.surrey.ca/ surrey.ca. Notice is hereby given that the City of Surrey Council will consider first reading for bylaw “Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 21062” on October 30, 2023 at 7pm at 13450 – 104 Avenue, Surrey, Surrey City Hall. Application:
7918-0345-00
Location:
12585 – 15 Avenue
Purpose of Bylaw and Development Variance Permit: The applicant is requesting to rezone the portion of the site shown hatched and labelled as Block A on the location map from Single Family Residential Zone to Single Family Residential Oceanfront Zone in order to subdivide into four single detached lots. The exact location and area definition of the lands being amended can be found in the Survey Plan contained within the bylaw. In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum rear yard setback from 10.0 metres to 5.3 metres to the building face of the existing dwelling on proposed Lot 4; to reduce the minimum side yard on a flanking street setback from 7.5 metres to 3.8 metres to the building face of the existing dwelling on proposed Lot 4; and to reduce the minimum offset for the second floor of an existing single detached dwelling from 20% to 16%.
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A rendering of the new addition planned for Kwantlen Park Secondary, which will be three storeys, attached to the two-storey existing school. (Thinkspace Architecture Planning and Interior Design rendering)
Additional space at Kwantlen Park Secondary expected to open July 2027
Surrey high school to get three-storey addition Sobia Moman Staff reporter
The use of portables at École Kwantlen Park Secondary in Surrey is expected to be dramatically reduced in June 2027, courtesy of a “rather unusual” addition planned for the existing city centre school. At their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday (Oct. 18), Surrey school trustees approved a three-storey design for “much-needed” additional space at the 10441 132 St. high school. “There’s not a lot of land available around the school to plan for an addition,” explained Lee Blanchard, architect with Thinkspace Architecture Planning and Interior Design, the company leading the project. Given this challenge, Blanchard said the construction of the additional space required some critical thought, which led the team to a solution. “We’re designing a three-storey addition (next to) a two-storey school, so, rather unusual.” Construction for the addition, which received $40.9 million from the province, is expected to begin in May 2025. The new addition will allow for 500 students to learn in 20 classrooms, alleviating the use of some portables. The existing school has 48 classrooms and a capacity of 1,200 students. Kwantlen Park currently has 18 portables in use, according to district data, but that number will drop to six once the additional space is open to students. “A good outcome, in my opinion,” Blanchard said. Unique features of the plan include an outdoor Indigenous learning space in the centre of the third floor, with childcare spaces, an outdoor play area and two half basketball courts also planned for the first floor. There will be child and toddler, before- and after-school care, with 15 spaces for the former group and 12 for the latter. “It is a little odd to be putting childcare into a secondary school but the proximity to K.B. Woodward (Elementary) and the need in the
A map of the new school addition. (Surrey Schools/ Thinkspace map) community is certainly there and we wanted to take advantage of a very generous funding offer from the ministry,” explained Dave Riley, director of the capital projects office at School District No. 36. Renderings for the new space also include dance and fitness rooms, special education rooms, gymnasiums, art rooms, gender neutral washrooms and learning common areas for group work. Other schools in the district in the process of gaining additional space include South Meridian and Semiahmoo Trail Elementaries in South Surrey, which are under construction for eight and 10 new classrooms, respectively. The Semiahmoo Trail classrooms are expected to open to students in winter 2024, while South Meridian’s addition is expected to open in spring 2025. A 23-classroom addition is still being designed for Tamanawis Secondary, along with an 18-classroom addition at Guildford Park Secondary. Both are currently anticipated to open in spring 2028. Meanwhile, new schools include Ta’talu Elementary, which is under construction and set to open its doors in January 2025 to 655 students in the Sunnyside neighbourhood. A second school is Snokomish Elementary in South Newton, which just broke ground and is expected to open in spring 2026 to another 655 students.
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“Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 21060”
“Surrey Comprehensive Development Zone 154 (CD 154), Bylaw, 2023, No. 21064”
Application: 7921-0247-00
“Surrey Comprehensive Development Zone 155 (CD 155), Bylaw, 2023, No. 21065”
Location:
19590 - 32 Avenue
Purpose of Bylaw and Development Variance Permit: The applicant is requesting to rezone the site shown shaded in grey on the location map from General Agriculture Zone to Business Park 1 Zone in order to develop a light impact industrial business park building, 9,026 square metre in size on the subject site. In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum south yard setback from 7.5 metres to 4.75 metres to the principal building face; to reduce the minimum west yard setback from 9 metres to 7.5 metres to the principal building face; to reduce the minimum north yard setback from 7.5 metres to 6 metres to the principal building face for a portion, and to 4.5 metres to the principal building face for a portion, to vary off-street parking and loading/unloading space by allowing passenger vehicles to be located in front of overhead doors; and to reduce the rate at which parking is calculated for industrial floor area associated with the proposed building from 1 parking space per 100 square metres to 0.78 parking spaces per 100 square metres. “Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 21061” Application: 7917-0506-00 Location:
16607 - 16 Avenue
Purpose of Bylaw and Development Variance Permit: The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject site shown shaded in grey on the location map from One-Acre Residential Zone to Multiple Residential 30 Zone in order to permit
“Surrey Comprehensive Development Zone 156 (CD 156), Bylaw, 2023, No. 21066” Application:
7923-0009-00
Location:
1624, 1636 and 1646 – 156 Street; 1625, 1633 and 1643 – 156A Street; 15621, 15635 and 15645 – 16 Avenue; 1626 – 156A Street, 15665, 15675, 15689 and 15697 – 16 Avenue; 1633 and 1643 – 157 Street
Purpose of Bylaws: The applicant is requesting to rezone the properties at 1624, 1636 and 1646 – 156 Street, 1625, 1633 and 1643 – 156A Street, 15621, 15635 and 15645 – 16 Avenue shown cross-hatched in Bylaw 21064 from Single Family Residential Zone to Comprehensive Development Zone; the properties at 1626 – 156A Street and 15665, 15675, 15689 and 15697 – 16 Avenue shown shaded in grey in Bylaw 21065 from Single Family Residential Zone to Comprehensive Development Zone; and the properties at 1633 and 1643 – 157 Street shown hatched in Bylaw 21066 from Single Family Residential Zone to Comprehensive Development Zone in order to permit the development of three 12-storey mixed use buildings and one 6-storey apartment building. The details of each Comprehensive Development Zone can be found in the appendices contained within the bylaws. “Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Text Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 21073” Purpose: A Bylaw to incorporate housekeeping and text amendments to Zoning By-law 12000 as part of continuous improvement efforts to increase efficiency of the development process by clarifying zoning regulations and ensuring consistency with policies and regulations, as described in the Corporate Report 2023-R161.
the development of 74 townhouse units. In addition, the proposal includes a Development Variance Permit to reduce the minimum front yard (south) setback from 4.5 metres to 4.3 metres to the principal building face for Building 9 (balcony on Unit 55); to reduce the minimum rear yard (north) setback from 6.0 metres to 4.5 metres to the principal building face for Buildings 4 and 5; to reduce the minimum side yard (west) setback from 6.0 metres to 3.0 metres to the principal building face for Buildings 1, 2, and 3; and to increase the maximum number of risers permitted within the front and side yard setback area from 3 to 4 for Units 24, 25, 32, 41, 45 and 53 and from 3 to 5 for Unit 44.
“Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Text Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 21074” Purpose: A Bylaw to amend Schedule G of the Surrey Zoning By-law 12000 to add a transit supportive amenity contribution for the Fleetwood Plan Area based upon the density bonus concept, as described in the Corporate Report 2023-R162.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING - MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023 NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of White Rock will hold an opportunity for public participation for a Public Meeting on MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. in accordance with the Local Government Act and the Planning Procedures Bylaw; and further NOTICE is hereby given that Council will consider this same application at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at the White Rock City Hall. At the October 30, 2023 Public Meeting, all persons who deem their interest in property is affected by the proposed application shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person or by forwarding written submissions reflecting matters contained in the proposed application that is the subject of the Public Meeting. At the Public Meeting, Council will hear and receive submissions from the interested persons in regard to the application listed below: DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NO. 455 CIVIC ADDRESS: 15643 Buena Vista Avenue (See Site Map) PURPOSE: This Development Variance Permit (DVP) application seeks a relief of 2.71 metres from the minimum lot depth requirement of 27.4 metres for the RS-1 One-Unit Residential Zone to enable the subdivision of the property from one to two lots. The proposed application can be viewed online on the Agenda, Minutes & Videos page of the City website, https://www.whiterockcity.ca www.whiterockcity.ca, under Council Meetings & Public Hearings from October 17, 2023 until October 30, 2023. If you are unable to access the information online, please contact the Corporate Administration department at 604-541-2278, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or leave a voicemail and staff will ensure you have the information made available to you. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Further details regarding the subject of the Public Meeting may be found online: whiterockcity.ca/agendas Contact the Planning and Development Services Department for any questions regarding this application: 604-541-2136 | planning@whiterockcity.ca
SITE MAP: 15643 Buena Vista Avenue
VIEW THE RELATED DOCUMENTS Online at whiterockcity.ca/agendas SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS • Email: clerksoffice@whiterockcity.ca with “DVP 455” noted in the subject line • Mail: City Hall at 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, V4B 1Y6 All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and must be received by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the day of the Public Meeting. • In Person: Attend in person at City Hall Council Chambers (15322 Buena Vista Ave.)
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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION (AMENDMENT) FOR A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 499 of the Local Government Act that Council will consider an application for an amendment to Development Variance Permit 438 for 14989 Roper Avenue at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at the White Rock City Hall. DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NO. 438 CIVIC ADDRESS: 14989 Roper Avenue (See Site Map) PURPOSE: Development Variance Permit (DVP) 438 was approved by Council in 2021 to allow for a variance to the minimum off-street parking requirements to enable the introduction of two new dwelling units into the existing 48-unit development at 14989 Roper Avenue. This application requests an amendment to Development Variance Permit (DVP) 438 to extend the deadline for up to two (2) years from the date of expiry (May 12, 2023) to obtain a Building Permit and commence construction. The proposed permit can be viewed online on the Agenda, Minutes & Videos page of the City website, www.whiterockcity.ca, under Council Meetings & Public Hearings from October 17, 2023 until October 30, 2023. If you are unable to access the information online, please contact the Corporate Administration department at 604-541-2278, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or leave a voicemail and staff will ensure you have the information made available to you. SITE MAP: 14989 Roper Avenue
VIEW THE RELATED DOCUMENTS Online at whiterockcity.ca/agendas SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS • Email: clerksoffice@whiterockcity.ca with “DVP 438” noted in the subject line • Mail: City Hall at 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, V4B 1Y6 All submitted comments will be distributed to Council and must be received by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the day of the Regular Council Meeting (October 30, 2023). WATCH THE MEETING Live online or view the video the followinghttps://www.whiterockcity.ca/agendas day at whiterockcity.ca/agendas
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ICBC marks Pedestrian Safety Month
Six pedestrian deaths in Surrey so far in 2023 Tom Zytaruk Black Press Media
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Locations of pedestrian-involved crashes in Surrey from 2018-2022. (Source: icbc. com)
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Surrey has had six fatal pedestrian collisions so far this year as ICBC marks Pedestrian Safety Month in response to a “sharp increase” in pedestrian deaths and injuries, particularly between October and January. In 2022, eight pedestrians were killed on Surrey’s roads. According to ICBC, 43 per cent of crashes involving pedestrians happen during those months as weather and visibility worsen. On average, 53 pedestrians are killed in B.C. annually and more than 2,300 are injured, with distracted driving and failing to yield the right-of-way being the top contributing factors for drivers in pedestrian-related collisions. Of those crashes, the Lower Mainland sees on average 1,434 pedestrians being injured in 2,029 crashes each year. Also, nearly 78 per cent of crashes that involve pedestrians happen at intersections. On Oct. 12 a pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a semi-truck in the southbound lanes of King George Boulevard, just north of 104 Avenue in Whalley. Police ask anyone in the area who witnessed the collision or has dash camera footage to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. Meanwhile, an average of 1,398 pedestrians-involved crashes happen between October and January compared to 1,865 between Feb-
ruary and September. A community-by-community breakdown of pedestrian crashes from 2018 to 2022 can be viewed at icbc.com, with the caveat that the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted data from 2020 and 2021. In Surrey between 2018 and 2022 there were 1,527, all told. The worst intersection for pedestrian crashes was 104 Avenue and 152 Street (20 crashes), followed by 120 Street and 72 Avenue (19 crashes), 137 Street and 72 Avenue (17 crashes) and 128 Street and 96 Avenue, 152 Street and 96 Avenue and King George Boulevard plus turning lane, with 16 pedestrian crashes apiece. Otherwise in Surrey, two intersections had 15 pedestrian crashes, one intersection had 14, one had 13, three had 12 crashes, six had 11 crashes, six intersections had 10 crashes, seven had nine, 11 had eight, 14 had seven, 13 intersections had six crashes, 27 had five, 40 had four, 55 had three, 96 had two, and 356 Surrey intersections had one pedestrian crash each between 2018 and 2022. Shabnem Afzal, ICBC’s director of road safety, reminds us that we’re all pedestrians at some point. “Every single pedestrian crash can be avoided,” Afzal says. “It’s simple – small changes in how you drive make a big impact. Slow down when pedestrians are present, make sure to yield the right-of-way for them, and always avoid distractions. Let’s make our roads safer together.”
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The White Rock South Surrey Titans (in blue) battled the North Surrey Panthers for first place in the Midget Vancouver Mainland Football League division Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 at South Surrey Athletic Park. The Panthers won 27-15. (Beau Simpson photo) In other Titans action, the Atom Tackle team defeated the North Surrey Lions 46-20, while the Junior Bantam Titans finished their regular season with a big win, 49-6 vs. Richmond. The Bantam Titans fell 20-14 in a nail-biter vs. the Langley Hawks. All teams now head into VMFL quarter-final playoffs.
Saturday
• Peace Vigil at South Surrey • Indoor Flea Market Nov. 4 from Recreation Centre Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., general admission for people in the Middle East, all for $1, 15262 Pacific Ave, 505/50 welcome, 14601 20 Ave. draws, door prizes, etc. • South Fraser Community Band • Artful Expressions art sale, ten welcomes new members, particularly local artists from South Surrey needing brass/horns, rehearsals White Rock Art Society. Nov. 4 every Thurs. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at & 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. South Surrey Earl Marriott Secondary. Email Recreation and Arts Centre, 14601 membership@sfcb.ca or 20th Ave, Surrey. visit www.sfcb.ca Free admission and • Low Vision Support parking. Contact: Li Group, fourth Thursday Boesen: boesencrew@ every month at 1 p.m., hotmail.com ‘Learning to live well with datebook@peacearchnews.com • Arts and Crafts sale vision loss’, contact info: featuring authentic Jane 604-536-5247 Zimbabwe artwork, handmade African crafts on Oct. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. by Zimbabwe Gecko Society at White Rock Baptist Church at 1657 140 St. • Film screening at South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre (14601 20 Surrey, proceeds to humanitarian projects in Zimbabwe Ave) on Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m., doors • CARP Remembrance Day event at 6 p.m., film: The World is my on Nov. 11 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Country, a film on environmental at White Rock Community Centre, justice, event by White Rock Social entertainment by Steve Elliott in Justice Film Society, there will be a Q&A after film with director Arthur Elvis uniform, tribute to veterans, donations to Homes for Heroes Kanegis - tiny homes for homeless vets, • Parent and Child drop-in at reservations required by Nov. 9, call Church of Holy Trinity (15115 Roper Ave.) on Oct. 27 and Nov. 17 604-538-5778 or email dethomps@ from 10 a.m. to noon, free program telus.net • Avoiding Fraility event on for parents/caregivers and children, Nov. 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. by play-space and parent area close CARP, White Rock Community by for supervision, refreshments Centre, free bagged lunch, register provided, only nut-free foods 604-541-8653 or email admin@ allowed comfortkeepersvancouver.ca • Show and Tell Community • Fundraising concert at Mount Lunches at White Rock Baptist Olive Lutheran Church on Nov. 4, Church from noon to 1:30 p.m. for funds for READ Surrey/White Rock home-cooked meal, showcasing Society’s adult literacy tutoring of community organizations, on programs, concert at 3 p.m. Nov. 3, Nov. 17 and Dec. 1. $12 • Community Planting event at tickets for adults, $6 tickets for kids, South Surrey Athletic Park, Nov. 4 children 2 and under are free, more at 10 a.m. to noon, Sunnyside Acres information at 604-531-2344 or Heritage Society and Surrey Natural email office@whiterockbaptist.ca
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Areas Partnership • Craft and Bake Sale by Breakaway Bays on Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1840 160 St. • Laughter Yoga at White Rock Library Nov. 4 and Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to noon, all are invited, contact Carol Ann at 604-536-9049 • Shredding event at Ocean Park Safeway on Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by Rotary Club of South Surrey, money raised goes towards international and local projects, call for more information, Deirdre 604803-0773 or Rhonda 604-785-2538 • Singles Social Walking Club for singles 55+ in South Surrey and White Rock, walks Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m., brunches, gettogethers, contact Marianne at 604790-5206 for more information, or email her at marianne.emmerton@ gmail.com
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COMMUNITY CHARTER S.B.C. 2003 CHAPTER 26 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL CITY LANDS Pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, Chapter 26, as amended, the City of Surrey hereby gives notice of the intention to dispose of the following City lands: Legal Description: PID: 032-063-440, That Part of Section 27 Block 5 North Range 2 West New Westminster District shown as Parcel A on Plan EPP127131 PID: 032-063-458, That Part of Section 27 Block 5 North Range 2 West New Westminster District shown as Parcel B on Plan EPP127131 A combined total of 168.1 m² portion of road at 10055 Civic Address: & 10077 – 133 Street and 13277 – 100A Avenue. Property Description: The property is portions of redundant road. It is designated Multiple Residential in the Official Community Plan. It is currently zoned Single Family Residential (RF). The City is selling this 168.1 m² portion of the road for consolidation with the adjacent properties. Purchaser: ZENTERRA CITY CENTRE LTD. Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple Selling Price: FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($588,000.00)
• Crescent Legion live jazz/swing events every Sunday, info at www. whiterockjazz.ca or 604-531-9259
Monday • Oneness Gogos meet on the second Monday of the month at the White Rock Library (15342 Buena Vista Ave.). Meetings take place on Nov. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. Visitors are welcome. For more information email onenessgogos@gmail.com
Tuesday • King’s Banquet Soup Kitchen Supper, weekly from 4-6 p.m. at 15262 Pacific Ave., family seating available, donations accepted but not expected • Spanish Conversation Group for intermediate and advanced speakers, happens 2 p.m. weekly at Java Express at 15090 North Bluff Rd.
Further information can be obtained from the City of Surrey, Realty Services Division, Engineering Department, 13450 – 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 1V8. Phone (604) 598-5720. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ONLY, NOT SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER
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• Tutoring for adults by READ Surrey/ White Rock one-on-one or online, reading, writing or math, trained tutors, free, contact 778-242-7323 • Gamblers Anonymous Has gambling taken over your life? Call Gamblers Anonymous at 1-855-222-5542 to speak to someone now • Gam-Anon Is someone else’s gambling affecting your life? Family and friends are welcomed whether or not the gambler • The Peace Arch Stamp Club is seeks help or even recognizes looking for new members the existence of a gambling for their active little club of problem. approximately 50 members. For more information They have a good mix of ladies call 604-626-9418 or email and gents. Meetings are held vancouvergamanon@shaw.ca on the first Wednesday of every month (except July and datebook@peacearchnews.com • White Rock Legion entertainment every Friday August), 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the and Saturday, darts and poker Brella facility, 15008 - 26 Ave. leagues, pool and more, membership not Surrey. For more information, visit the required, located at 2290 152 St. website at www.peacearchstampclub.com • Al-Anon support group for family/ • Probus Club of White Rock and South friends of those with drinking issues, Surrey for retired and semi-retired men meets second Wednesday every month from four different locations in South Surrey/ White Rock, call 604-688-1716 for more 10 a.m to noon, speakers, walking groups, information etc. more info at probusclubwhiterock• South Surrey Rotary Club meetings and southsurrey.ca or call Bob Pedersen at 604social events every week, call Deidre for 535-0272 • South Surrey Rotary Club meetings and more details at 604-803-0773 • Meditation classes at Elgin Park social events every week, call Deidre for Secondary School library (13484 24 Ave.), more details at 604-803-0773 two guided meditations every week from • The Nature Celebrators Rotary Club 7 to 8:15 p.m., everyone welcome. Runs B.C. meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday through mid-December, $15 per class. More at 6:30 p.m. at the Cliff Annable Room in info at www.kmcfv.ca the Rotary Field House at South Surrey • Theatre auditions for Surrey Youth Athletic Park. For further information, please contact Moti Bali, president, at 604- Theatre Company until May, kids age 9-17, meetings in South Surrey once a week, 789-7262 main stage and small productions, videotaped auditions, email sytco20@gmail.com for more info • White Rock South Surrey Newcomers • Christmas on the Peninsula vendor social club for women new to the area or space available for market, Nov. 25, have experienced life changes in the last apply ASAP, there’s few spaces left, three years. Email wrssnewcomers@gmail. White Rock Community Centre, apply: com christmasonthepeninsula.com
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Surrey Board of Trade’s labour market report for October shows continuation of a two-year trend
Construction, manufacturing employment lagging Tom Zytaruk Black Press Media
The Surrey Board of Trade’s labour market report for October indicates a lag in employment in the city’s manufacturing and construction sectors, continuing a two-year trend. Anita Huberman, CEO of the board, noted however there is “sustained growth” in jobs related to Surrey’s natural resources and utility sectors and significant recovery in wholesale and retail, transportation and warehousing and finance. October’s is the fifth of six labour reports from the board so far this year. According to this latest report, in September employment growth in Surrey was at an estimated 2.7 per cent, nearly 8,800 jobs above that of September 2022 and more than 4.5 per cent (14,300 jobs) higher than in September 2021. According to the Surrey Board of Trade’s breakdown, wholesale and retail trade make up for 57,474 or 17.1 per cent of total jobs in Surrey followed by health care and social assistance (41,556 or 12.4 per cent), transportation and warehousing (30,817 or 9.2 per cent), construction (30,404 or 9.1 per cent), manufacturing (26,659 or 7.9 per cent), professional, scientific and technical services (25,100 or 7.6 per cent of total jobs in Surrey). Hardest hit in Surrey over the past 12 months are employment in business, building and other support services (down 24.2 per
Surrey Board of Trade report indicates a continued lag in employment in this city’s manufacturing and construction sectors. (File photo) housing” in Surrey by directing staff to cent or 3,952 jobs), construction (down review how the city’s environmental policies, 8.3 per cent or 2,740 jobs), manufacturing stream side protection in the zoning bylaw (6.4 per cent or 1,840 jobs), and in the and sensitive ecosystems development information, culture and recreation sector permits “can be better aligned” with (down 7.8 per cent or 1,100 jobs). provincial regulations. Meanwhile, at Surrey’s city council She also wants city staff to review the meeting on Oct. 16 Coun. Pardeep Kooner “scope and role” of the city’s advisory presented a notice of motion, to be voted development panel “in commenting on on at council’s Oct. 30 meeting, aimed at development applications,” and procedures expediting “the building of all types of
regulating erosion and sediment control measures on development sites. She also wants them to report back to council with changes to bylaws, policies and procedures before year’s end and “to advance development applications” for residential buildings six storeys or less, as well as commercial and industrial buildings to council without first referring them to the advisory development panel “until this report is received by council.” Surrey’s financial report for the third quarter of 2023, submitted by Surrey’s General Manager of Finance Kam Grewal to council on Oct. 16, indicates that while residential development in t he city saw a drop in the construction of new single-family dwelling units, multi-family development activity – especially low-rise apartments – has nevertheless “remained strong in this nine-month period as compared to the same period in 2022. “In the non-residential development category, as compared to last year, the city has seen a decrease in the number of permits in the Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (“ICI”) development segment,” Grewal reported to council. “Overall, rising interest rates and the resulting increase in financing costs have had a cooling effect on real estate construction in the region. “This has resulted in a moderate slowdown in overall development permit activity in the city.”
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Close to 1,500 care aide job vacancies listed in B.C. as of the end of June, according to StatsCan
Half of B.C.’s care aides say they’re likely to quit Jane Skrypnek Black Press Media
Half of B.C. health care assistants polled in a recent survey expressed a desire to quit their job in the next two years, threatening to worsen the care aide shortage the province is already facing. The phone survey conducted in September asked 807 unionized care aides whether the last three years of work has made them more or less likely to leave their job in the next two years. Almost 50 per cent of them said recent experiences are pushing them to go. “I can’t say I’m super surprised. It’s been a tough road and people are very stressed
out,” said Mike Old, a spokesperson for the Hospital Employees’ Union, which commissioned the survey. Health care assistants, or care aides, provide personal care to nursing home residents, home-care clients and hospital patients. The surveyed workers said they’re exhausted and overworked, and that it’s taking a toll both on them and the patients they care for. Half of respondents said they don’t have time to adequately meet the needs of their patients and 70 per cent said patients aren’t receiving sufficient attention or stimulation. More than 60 per cent said they regularly go home
stressed, 80 per cent said they have been struck, scratched, spit on or otherwise attacked, and 45 per cent said a workplace injury has forced them to take time off. Old said a big problem their union members report is short staffing. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, there were 1,455 care aide job vacancies in B.C. at the end of June. That’s significantly fewer than the 2,635 vacancies reported at the end of 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but almost double the 960 listed at the end of 2019. And the demand for care aides is only expected to grow. B.C has projected that 25 per
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cent of the population will be 65 or older and four per cent will be 85 or older by 2031. That’s already an enormous leap from just 20 years earlier, when 13.6 per cent of British Columbians were 65 or older and 1.5 per cent were 85 and older. WorkBC estimated in its latest labour market outlook report that B.C. will have 18,324 care aide job openings between 2022 and 2032. Currently, there are 47,000 registered care aids in B.C. Old admitted the province has taken considerable steps in recent years to begin to address the problem. The biggest change came in September 2020, when B.C. launched the Health Careers Access Program, which provides employer-sponsored training to people interested in becoming care aides in exchange for them agreeing to work in a designated community for at least one year afterward. The program has turned out 6,546 care aides in the three years since then. Old said the province also topped up wages during the pandemic and strengthened the labour code. The main thing the Hospital Employees’ Union is calling for now is a return to an overarching provincial collective agreement for the caregivers. Such an agreement used to be in place before the BC Liber-
Health-care workers talk with a man in a COVID-19 infected ward at Idola Saint-Jean long-term care home in Laval, Que., Friday, February 25, 2022. In B.C., a September 2023 survey of health care assistants shows half of them are considering quitting in the next two years. The Canadian Press/ Graham Hughes als were elected in 2001 and allowed the privatization of many care homes. Old said as it stands now, just one-third of provincially-contracted care homes are under a provincial master agreement. He said this has resulted in a fragmented long-term care system, where there is no standard for wages, benefits, pensions or working conditions. For instance, in 2021 the median wage ranged from $18.30 to $25.33 an hour, according to B.C.’s labour market outlook report. Standardizing this would create more stability for workers and better continuity of care for patients, Old said. His union is calling on the province to follow through on its 2020
election campaign promise to do just that. Speaking to reporters about the survey results on Wednesday (Oct. 18), Health Minister Adrian Dix didn’t commit to a provincial collective agreement, but said his ministry is continuing to work with care aides. “I appreciate that people are feeling the strain…but the actuals show that more and more people are becoming health care assistants,” he said. Old said, to him, the survey is a clear cry for relief from care aides, and that more action is needed to keep them around. “We don’t want to lose these skilled and experienced workers. We really need them.”
Study shows Canada’s highest cost of living borne by B.C.ers A new study says B.C. tops Canada for the highest cost of living. A Westland Insurance study released Oct. 19, which considers 55 factors, listed British Columbia as having the highest cost of living in the country. B.C. scored 79 out of 100, and it was followed by Ontario at 71. Comparatively, Newfoundland and Labrador had the lowest cost of living, scoring just 20. B.C. topped the rankings as it was the thirdmost expensive or higher for two-thirds of the factors. Those factors included buying and renting property, a plane ticket, public transportation, dental services, healthcare, clothing and hotel accommodation. The study noted the average house price in B.C. in 2022 was $996,460 – more than double the national average of $490,520. The median income was the third-highest nationwide at $42,060, but it was only 4.2 per cent of the local median house price. That was the lowest in Canada, which had a national
average of 10 per cent. While Ontario scored just eight points below B.C., it ranked most expensive for only three factors: fruit and vegetables, home repairs and furniture. Ontario, however, has similar house prices and median income to British Columbia, at $931,870 and $41,690, respectively. In Newfoundland, the study says that residents there have the greatest purchasing power because the province has some of the lowest housing prices in the country at an average cost of $291,807 and the highest average median income at $57,410. That means the annual income is about 20 per cent of house prices, so it’s potentially easier to save for a down payment. For the rest of the provinces, Alberta came in third at 67 out of 100, followed by Manitoba at 61, Saskatchewan at 60, Nova Scotia at 56, New Brunswick at 55.4, Quebec at 55.2 and Prince Edward Island at 51. The study did not include the three territories. – Lauren Collins
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arts & entertainment …on the Semiahmoo Peninsula Nicci Battilana’s colourful work comes to White Rock’s Nomad Gallery
Artist’s adventures in wonderland on display Alex Browne Staff reporter
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icci Battilana’s upcoming show at White Rock’s Nomad Gallery (opening Friday, Oct. 27) is titled Big-Eyed Art Adventures. But it might just as well be titled Nicci’s Adventures in Wonderland. As her many Semiahmoo Peninsula friends, fans and followers can attest, the irrepressible South Surrey artist/instructor/workshop leader/ arts advocate has created her own world of wildly colourful pop-art, including paintings and sketches, as well a plethora of products guaranteed to brighten an otherwise drab dayto-day environment. Her secret seems to be an eternally youthful outlook, manifest in everything from her own purple-tinted hair to a drawing style that retains the joie-de-vivre of cartoons and doodles adorning a teenage journal. As she proclaims on her website, “We only get one ride on this merry-go-round of life and it is up to us to make the most of it.” Battilana admits she has been painting and drawing in her own way for as far back as she can remember, with elementary school art classes providing a lasting inspiration in the possibilities of mixed media. She also credits the support of her mom, Lorraine, her husband, Marco, and their daughter Eleanor with helping her become the artist she is today. While she acknowledges her work has changed and evolved, it’s clear she has no intention of “growing up” from her individual approach, which has won her widespread attention through television appearances, including a feature on HGTV. “They’re mixed media works, very whimsical, often with a lot of glitter in them,” she said. “I’ve been told that if paintings have glitter, they’re not art. I say, why not? “(Art teachers) used to try to teach me to paint what I see – I always figured that’s what cameras are for,” she added. “Even when I’ve done plein-air studies, the trees have tended to become people.” Battilana’s big-eyed portraits brim with character and personality – the only thing they seem to lack is actual physical movement (but stay tuned for further developments – the artist, who once took a course in 2-D animation, confesses she’d like nothing better than to add that skill to her artistic repertoire).
Nicci Battilana is author of two inspiration/instruction books, Art Adventures With Alice and Create Your Own Wonderland, which will also be available at Nomad Gallery during her upcoming show. (Contributed photo) The Nomad Gallery show, which runs for just over a week (to Nov. 4), will be a showcase of some of her larger paintings, she said, but she also hopes to feature a new line of smaller works geared to providing a more affordable option for owning and hanging her pieces as home decor. Generally sized at around 9” x 12”, they will include her latest experiments in painting on wood panels, exploring use of a red jesso
ground as a way to make colours ‘pop’ more intensely, as well as watercolour on paper pieces. “I’ve been using watercolour paper and handmade papers for the last few years now,” she said. “Watercolour is a completely different creature than acrylics, but I love it – and it lends itself to different stippling effects.” Marketing has been a strong component of
Battilana’s enterprise, with products on her website ranging from wearable art to vinyl stickers and rubber stamps. Her Lewis Carroll-inspired books, Art Adventures With Alice and Create Your Own Wonderland, offered as print-on-demand titles by Amazon, are outgrowths of live-streamed workshops she was offering during the COVID19 lockdown, while her Semiahmoo Arts classes were curtailed. “I was live-streaming four days a week, including ‘Technique Tuesday’ and ‘Fun Art Friday’, but I was starting to get burned out,” she said. But organizing the online courses helped her focus on the content of the books – which generously share a lot of the techniques she has developed over the years. Publishing them fulfilled one of her long-standing ambitions, she said. Creating rubber stamps and stencils, which allow others to use her designs as part of their own personal projects, was also something she always wanted to do, Battilana said. The stamp and stencil sets are published by the company PaperArtsy, originally established in the U.K., but now based in France. “I reached out to them because they created a chalk paint that could be used in art journaling without sticking the pages together. I asked them if they would be interested in sponsoring the book project. They sent me 200 cans of paint – it turned out they had already been following me online – and they ended up asking me to design a series of stamps for them.” Art journaling has been a passion for Battilana, ever since she was introduced to it through workshops by kindred spirit Violette Clark, a former White Rock resident, around 2006. It’s a way to develop ideas and simply enjoy spontaneous creativity, she said. “I used to sketch in sketchbooks, but I never painted in them,” she recalled. “I love journaling – for me it takes away any stress about creating something. It’s just a piece of paper, and if I don’t like it, I can paint over it.” For more information on Battilana’s work, visit www.nicci.ca Nomad Gallery is located at 1377 Johnston Rd. (for general information and opening hours, call 604-536-1119). Opening night reception is from 6 to 9 p.m. (RSVP to jenny@nomadgallery.ca)
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Local dignitaries cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Totest Aleng: Indigenous Learning House June 17 at the Elgin Heritage Park in South Surrey June 17. (Anna Burns photo)
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A new work by a Semiahmoo First Nation artist has been commissioned to enhance the exterior of Totest Aleng: Indigenous Learning House at the Elgin Heritage Park in South Surrey. At its Oct. 16 meeting, council endorsed contracting with Leslie Wells to complete and install his design for the Learning House, which is adjacent to the Historic Stewart Farm site at the park. According to a corporate report from Surrey parks, recreation and culture general manager Laurie Cavan, Wells’ circular painted cedar wood carving depicting the sun – at an estimated diameter of almost five feet – will be mounted over the entrance to the Learning House, inside the centre’s openair pavilion. Estimated completion for the project – funded from the construction budget of the Learning House, augmented by public art reserve funds for public art in South Surrey – will be in the spring of 2024. Total costs, set at $60,000, include artist fees, fabrication, engineering, installation, and future maintenance requirements. The new space, opened in June, provides “dedicated space to support Indigenous cultur-
The community celebrated the opening of Totest Aleng: Indigenous Learning House at the Elgin Heritage Park in South Surrey on June 17. (City of Surrey photo) al practices, including carving and other creative disciplines,” Cavan said. The venue includes enclosed studio space, as well as the pavilion, designed to support additional programming and gathering. Cavan said that the goals and use of the facility, and its location in the traditional territory of the Semiahmoo First Nation, prompted a directed call for artists from SFN.
“Leslie Wells was selected for the commission per Semiahmoo protocol,” Cavan said, noting that he previously apprenticed with well-known Haida artist Robert Davidson. That included assisting Davidson in the creation of a symbolic house post (part of ‘The Gift’ project, now located at Grand Chief Bernard Robert Charles Memorial Plaza in White Rock). Also known for his paintings,
jewelry, and prints, Wells is a 2008 graduate from the Northwest Coast Jewelry Arts Program at the Native Education College in Vancouver led by Kwakwaka’wakw/Haida artist Dan Wallace. In calling for a vote in support of the commission, Mayor Brenda Locke described the Learning House as “an absolutely fabulous facility.” “If you haven’t had a chance to visit it, please do,” she said.
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…on the Semiahmoo Peninsula Earl Marriott senior girls volleyball team wins gold at annual Peace Arch News Classic tournament
Smashing success for EMS senior Mariners Tricia Weel Staff reporter
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t wasn’t the small, inconsequential fire set under an Earl Marriott Secondary portable that brought the heat to the Peace Arch News Classic volleyball tournament this past weekend (Oct. 20-21). It was the volleyball players themselves – 20 senior girls volleyball teams from across the province (except for the EMS junior squad, who were able to compete as well as the senior Mariners) – who scorched the courts with their play, fighting hard to win each battle. “It turned out really well. It was really good to see such a packed gym – lots of people came out to make it loud,” said EMS junior girls volleyball coach Gord Houchen, who also helps organize the annual tournament. In a cross-town rivalry finish, the Earl Marriott senior Mariners won the tournament, defeating the Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (also co-host of the competition) 2-0 in the gold medal match, winning each game 25-15 and 26-24.
The Earl Marriott senior girls volleyball team’s Mia Stevens (#13) at the net versus the Grandview Grizzlies at the Peace Arch News Classic senior girls volleyball tournament Oct. 20. The senior Mariners squad won the tournament. (Anna Burns photo) “The Mariners dominated Game game two to make things exciting!” hits, but Talia Partovi and Stevens finished the match off with two One on the strength of hard hitting he said. strong kills.” “Rio Dirksen and Paisley Dickie by Mia Stevens and Sydney SchierIn the bronze medal match, led the Thunderbird rally with exbeck. However, the Thunderbirds cellent blocking and some awesome Burnaby Central – led by setter fought back from a 15-8 deficit in
Ella Genge – defeated the McMath Wildcats two games to none in spite of strong hitting by the Wildcats’ Tania Maedal, Houchen noted. Abbotsford’s WJ Mouat defeated Vernon’s Kalamalka to finish fifth overall. The Earl Marriott Grade Nine team, led by setters Adelyn Fure and Arwynn Houchen and excellent play by middle hitter Shania Beliveau, finished in 11th place overall, with wins over Sullivan Heights 2-1 and North Surrey 2-0. Tournament all-stars were Schierbeck and Partovi from EMS, along with Semiahmoo Secondary’s Dirksen and Dickie, Genge from Burnaby Central, McMath’s Meadal, and the MVP went to Earl Marriott’s Stevens. Dickie, now in Grade 12, has signed to play volleyball at Trinity Western University next year, while Stevens has verbally committed to play D1 beach volleyball at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2025. “This weekend, we witnessed some fantastic high school volleyContinued on A34
South Surrey player 1 of only 2 from B.C. playing in World Ringette Championships U18 competition
Ringette player to represent in Calgary event Tricia Weel Staff reporter
South Surrey ringette player Julia Harvie (front row, blue and white goalie pads) is heading to the World Ringette Championships in Calgary, AB Oct. 29-Nov. 4.
A South Surrey teen is one of only two players from B.C. to head to the World Ringette Championships in Calgary, to compete Oct. 29-Nov. 4. Julia Harvie, 17, now in Grade 12 at Earl Marriott Secondary, has been playing ringette since she was five years old, when she saw a poster at Centennial Arena in White Rock advertising a ‘Come Try Ringette’ event that the Surrey White Rock Ringette Association still runs to this day. Harvie, who is busy with her studies as well as playing on, and practicing with, three different ringette teams, still volunteers when she can with the ‘Come Try Ringette’ functions the association still holds. “I love to go and help young aspiring players,
just kind of give back whenever I can find time in my schedule,” Harvie said. “This is the first time the U18 program has run (at the world championships), so it’s so exciting to be a part of it.” Usually, the World Ringette Championships feature only junior (U21) and senior (above 21) teams, but this year, the new U18 development program will feature 34 athletes from across Canada who will compete in two teams: the West Team (White) and the East Team (Black). Harvie was thrilled to hear she would be playing with Jemma Sangha, the only other B.C. athlete, who lives in Anmore, on the West Team. “It’s so incredible to be representing B.C. especially with one of my best friends – it’s incredible to just have this opportunity to go out and show them what B.C. has,” Harvie said. Barbecue
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Club member Will Messcu before competing at a recent swim meet. (Contributed photo) email. Another club member, senior swimmer Betty Brussel – who is 99 years old – attended the Huntsman World Senior Games Oct 10 - 13 and placed first in her age group in all of her events: the 50-metre, 100M,
200M, 400M free and 50M breaststroke. In the 50M breaststroke, Betty set a new American record in the 95-99 year-old age group with a time of 1:56.52, This past weekend, Oct. 1315, saw 33 White Rock Wave swimmers travel to North Vancouver for the 2023-24 season opener swim meet, with the Wave coming away as the top-scoring team – despite having to train in a variety of pools and open water for six weeks while Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre was closed for maintenance, Stanley Wilson said. – Peace Arch News staff
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Tourney a weekend success Continued from A33 ball thanks to the efforts of Gord Houchen and the sponsorship of the Peace Arch News,” said senior girls volleyball head coach Rob Stevens. “Having the championship finals contended by two local schools was fun for the crowd and highlighted the exceptional athletes that we have in this area.” On social media, there were reports of a fire at EMS on Saturday (Oct. 21) while the tournament was happening, but fortunately, it was an extremely small fire, Surrey Fire
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Lesley Beryl Maudsley December 31, 1946 - October 13, 2023 With heavy hearts, we share the news of the passing of Lesley Beryl Maudsley. Lesley was preceded in death by Jim, her cherished husband of 46 years. Their union was a beautiful testament to enduring love and mutual respect, offering a beacon of hope to all fortunate enough to observe their bond. Lesley leaves behind her sons, Paul, Ian, and Mark, to whom she was a beacon of unwavering love. Her warmth didn’t end with her sons; as a cherished grandmother and great-grandmother, she valued every moment shared with them. They were the center of her universe, and her legacy lives on in their hearts. Originating from Nottingham, England, Lesley touched souls wherever she went. In 1968, she embraced a fresh chapter, moving to Canada. This choice didn’t only redefine her life but also bestowed the Canadian community with her unyielding spirit of generosity and empathy. She passionately volunteered, contributing numerous hours to the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary and other charitable endeavors, with a particular emphasis on elevating the well-being of Veterans. Her altruistic endeavors garnered widespread esteem. Lesley’s immeasurable kindness, heartwarming laughter, and unwavering commitment to family and society will leave a void. However, her influence remains, igniting a spark in all who had the honour of being part of her journey. Lesley’s life will be privately celebrated by the family at a future date. To honour her lifelong dedication to the service of others, a memorial will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, November 21 at the Cloverdale Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Instead of floral tributes, the family humbly requests donations be directed to the Royal Canadian Legion or charities supporting Veterans. In our hearts, we find solace in envisioning Lesley and Jim together again, casting a protective shadow over their cherished family. Farewell, beloved Lesley, you are eternally treasured in our memories.
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In this edition, we recognize the best local busine businesses in South Surrey/ White Rock as voted by you, the readers. Thousands of individual votes were cast in a wide variety of business categories. This years voters recognized new businesses as well as supporting many familiar businesses in our communities. So, if you’re looking for a great place to eat, a great place to shop, a great service company or a great place to meet with family and friends, check out what the PA News readers recommend. A speci special thanks to all those who took the time to vote for their favourite busin businesses and big CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners.
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Thank you for your nominations & ongoing support of Community Theatre.
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BEST CHINESE FOOD RESTAURANT 1 KW Gardens 2 Penang 2 Silver Dragon 3 Golden Lion
BEST COFFEE SHOP 1 Laura’s Coffee Corner 2 Island’s Café 3 Dudes Coffee House
BEST MEDI SPA “With over 18 years in business, we are committed to offering a holistic approach to skin health and offering customized skin solutions for every client!”
Leah Corrin xo Owner, Essence of L Medi Spa and Founder, Essence of L Medical Skincare
BEST CRAFT BREWERY 1 3 Dogs Brewing 2 White Rock Beach Beer Company 3 The Beer Shack
BEST DELICATESSEN 1 Deltallia 1 The Turkey House & Deli 2 The Carvery Sandwich Shop 3 Hillcrest Bakery
BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT
2023
Thank hank you ffor your continued support and voting for us again!
1 White Spot 2 The Roadhouse Grille 3 Red Rose Restaurant
Over 18 years in business, in the spa and medical aesthetic industry. Clinical Acne Specialist.
BEST FAST FOOD RESTAURANT 1 A&W 2 McDonald’s 3 Wendy’s
BEST FIRST DATE RESTAURANT 1 Washington Avenue Grill 2 Tap Restaurant 3 Uli’s Restaurant
Forever Young BBL, Skin Resurfacing, Microneedling, HydraFacial, Halo, Corrective Peels, and Clinical Skincare. https://essenceofl.com/ | 604.531.0575 www.essenceofl.com
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THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR US IN THE CATEGORY OF BEST DRUG STORE / PHARMACY
BEST DRUG STORE / PHARMACY
SDM#273 15105 16 Avenue Surrey, BC • Phone: 604-536-8211• Fax: 604-536-5047
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BEST FISH & CHIPS 1 Moby Dick Restaurant 2 C-Lovers Fish & Chips 3 Montgomery’s
BEST GREEK RESTAURANT 1 Cosmos Greek Restaurant 2 Kiki’s Restaurant 3 Red Rose Restaurant
BEST HAPPY HOUR PLACE 1 Cactus Club Cafe 2 Earl’s 3 Sammy J’s
BEST ICE CREAM/FROZEN YOGURT 1 Crazy Cows Ice Cream 2 Menchies Frozen Yogurt 3 Maya’s Ice Cream 3 Marble Slab
2023
BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT 1 My Shanti by Vikram Vij 2 Dehli Dlight 3 Rasoi 3 Curry Lounge
BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1 Allora Pasta & Wine 2 La Baia Italian Restaurant 3 Cotto Al Mare
BEST JAPANESE/SUSHI RESTAURANT 1 Sushi Mori 2 Maple Sushi 3 Sushi Iwa
BEST LIQUOR STORE PRIVATE 1 Sandpiper Liquor Store 1 Everything Wine 2 Berezan Liquor Store 3 White Rock Liquor Store
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1 Zapoteca Mexican Grill & Seafood 2 Ay Chihuahua Mexican Food 3 Sal Y Limon
BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB 1 Ocean Park Pizza 2 The Bennett 3 Sawbucks Neighbourhood Pub
THANK YOU for voting Craig Mitchell Real Estate as one of the TOP REALTORS in 2023 Readers Choice Awards. I am extremely proud to be a local resident, professional, volunteer and community advocate on the Peninsula for the past 20 years. For information on my custom tailored services for DOWNSIZERS please call 778-387-SOLD (7653)
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BEST PATIO OUTDOOR 1 The Boathouse Restaurant 2 Uli’s Restaurant 3 Ocean Park Pizza
BEST PIZZA PLACE 1 Emilio Finatti Pizzeria 2 Ocean Park Pizza 3 Bucky’s West Coast Pizzeria
BEST SANDWICH/SUB SHOP 1 The Carvery Sandwich Shop 2 Big Star 3 Meltwich
BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 1 The Boathouse Restaurant 2 Washington Avenue Grill 3 Five
BEST SPECIALTY FOOD STORE 1 Nature’s Fare 2 All of Oils 2 Piquant Gourmet Specialties 3 DelItalia 3 Thrifty Foods
Thank you so much for nominating Salt Wellness for the 2023 Readers Choice Award for Best Medi Spa!!! We love being involved with the community and providing excellent service to our clients. We appreciate your votes! As a thank you we would like to offer readers 10% off through Nov 30. Use code - READERS 2023 (excluding body treatments and existing specials)
Our Services:
BEST STEAK RESTAURANT 1 The Keg Steakhouse + Bar 2 ONYX Steakhouse 3 Tap Restaurant
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BEST TEA SHOP 1 Clancy’s Tea Cozy 2 Murchie’s Tea & Coffee 3 Mr. Chu Tea & Coffee
✓ Salt Therapy ✓ Massage Therapy ✓ Detox Foot Bath ✓ Float Therapy ✓ Infrared Sauna
BEST THAI RESTAURANT 1 Leela Thai Restaurant 2 Kin Thai Kitchen & Bar 3 Noodlebox
BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT 1 Five Corners Vietnamese Restaurant 2 Pho 777 Vietnamese Restaurant 3 Pho Sunrise
103 - 15303 31 Ave https://www.healingsalts.ca healingsalts.ca Direct Billing Options Available Monday Closed • Wed & Thurs 10am - 9pm Tues & Fri 10am - 7pm • Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm
Thank you to the communities of White Rock and South Surrey for voting for us in the Category of Best Heating & Air Conditioning
604-531-4355 https://www.johnsadler.ca/ johnsadler.ca
B t Heating Best H tin & Air Conditioning
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Women Run & Owned Family Business on East Beach 6+ years... A warm WAXBOX thank you for your continued loyalty & support! We so appreciate the time you took to vote for US! Our estheticians are super excited to introduce our unique EXPRESS FACIALS in our gorgeous reclining salon chairs that are private & relaxing! Keep an eye out for all our new services & changes coming soon @ UP+DOWN Waxbox!
BEST ART GALLERY
BEST LIVE MUSIC
1 White Rock Gallery 2 Nomad Gallery 3 GS & Company
1 Blue Frog Studios 2 Sawbucks Neighbourhood Pub 3 The Beer Shack
BEST DANCE STUDIO
BEST LIVE THEATRE
1 Ignite Dance Center 2 Spiral Dance Co 3 Essence of Dance
BEST DANCE/ EVENTS HALL
1 Smash Theatre School 2 White Rock Players’ Club 3 Peninsula Productions 3 Peninsula Players
1 White Rock Elks 2 Blue Frog Studios 3 Ignite Dance Centre
BEST MARTIAL ARTS/ BOXING CENTRE
BEST FITNESS FACILITY 1 Thrive Movement Studio 2 Goodbrand Fitness 3 Safe Sweat
BEST GOLF COURSE 1 Morgan Creek Golf Course 2 Hills at Peace Portal Golf Club 3 Hazelmere Golf & Tennis Club
1 Seikido Dojo 2 30 Minute Hit 3 Golden Glory Fitness and Martial Arts Academy
BEST PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO 1 Smash Theatre School 2 Ignite Dance Centre 3 Blue Frog Studios
BEST PILATES STUDIO
2023
Best Waxing / Threading Service
15677 Marine Dr. East Beach • White Rock 604.377.6082 www.waxbox.ca waxbox.ca
1 Mindful Movement Pilates 2 Live Yoga 3 Interfit Pilates
BEST YOGA STUDIO 1 Live Yoga 2 Kevala Yoga & Wellness 3 West Coast Hot Yoga
YOUR LOCAL FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM SINCE 1995 Rick Cleveland
Grace Cleveland
Shawn Smith
Alyona Kokanova
Michael Carter
Kelly Hodder
THANK YOU! for voting us one of the Best Law Firms in South Surrey / White Rock
• Real estate • Wills and estates • Business and commercial law • Strata law • Family law • General litigation
1321 Johnston Road, White Rock, BC V4B 3Z3 (604) 536-5002 | www.clevelanddoan.com
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We are grateful to be recognized by our community! Thank you for trusting us with your health and wellness!
In order to be well you have to live well.
Best Naturopathic Clinic Best Osteopath Osteopathy Service
Acupuncture • Chiropractic • Counselling • Massage Therapy Naturopathic Medicine • Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy • Cold laser therapy 401 - 14022 32 Ave. South Surrey, BC • (604) 535 3333 • info@livingwellness.ca Bestt Non - Profit Organizati Organization
We give thanks to the South Surrey/White Rock community for nominating us to be the
BEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Thank you to the White Rock / South Surrey communities for voting for us in the Best Craft Brewery Category Best Craft Brewery
15181 Thrift Ave #107, White Rock BC, V4B 2M2
(604) 560-3364
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778-653-8086 Give@SourcesBC.ca SourcesFoundation.ca
Thank you to our local communities, for voting for us in the
Best Fruit / Veggie Produce Market
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE WHITE ROCK / SOUTH SURREY COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
Best Fruit / Veggie Produce Market
16261 14 Ave, Surrey, BC V4A 4Z5 • (604) 531-8897
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Is Your Drycleaner Chemical Free? Shirts, Blouses, Bridal & Formal Wear, Quilts, Jackets... we do it all!
www.ckcourtesycleaners.ca 604.538.8231 #139–1959 152nd Street, Surrey, BC
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Best Storage Facility
TRUCK AND TRAILER RENTALS
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Daily and weekly rates available!
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(604) 531-5550 Save money and the environment by renting our re-usable plastic moving boxes for your next move! 15553 24 AVENUE, SURREY, BC
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Thank you for all your support for over 10 years. Without all of you there would be no All of Oils.
https://www.allofoils.com/
3RD What sets us apart is our mission to redefine the way you see the world. Our collection of unique European hand crafted frames are sure to impress all individuals in search of the perfect frame to compliment their lifestyle and enhance their vision. Our knowledgeable and dedicated staff are here to style you and provide a personalized and unforgettable customer service experience. BEST PET TRAINER
https://www.impressiveeyewear.com/
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS
BEST ART/COLLECTABLE/ FRAMING STORE
BEST CHILDREN’S CLOTHING STORE
1 GS & Company 2 The Gallery Framing & Arts Supplies 3 The Shop Next Door 3 White Rock Gallery
1 Not for Long Children’s Boutique 2 Once Upon A Child 3 Carter’s OshKosh
BEST BBQ RETAILER
BEST CONSIGNMENT/THRIFT STORE
1 Johnstone’s Barbecues 2 Canadian Tire 3 Home Depot
BEST BIKE SHOP 1 The Bike Zone 2 Giant White Rock 3 Canadian Tire
BEST BOOK STORE 1 Black Bond Books 2 Indigo 3 Whitby Books
BEST CELL PHONE/MOBILITY DEVICE STORE
1 Peace Arch Hospice Society Thrift Store 2 South Rock Resale 3 Turnabout 3 World Serve
BEST DRUG STORE/PHARMACY 1 London Drugs 2 Rexall Ocean Park 3 Shopper’s Drug Mart
BEST FITNESS ATTIRE STORE 1 Lululemon Athletica 2 PEN RUN (Peninsula Runners) 3 The Running Room
BEST FLOORING STORE
1 TELUS 2 Fido 3 Rogers
1 Floor Envy 2 Hallmark Flooring 3 Jordan’s 2023
BEST FLORIST 1 Ashberry & Logan 2 Ocean Park Florists 3 Flowers & Company
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Thank You!
For voting for us as the Best Hearing Centre.
Expert Hearing is now
Rest assured that we remain fully dedicated to providing you with the same comprehensive hearing care solutions you need to Love Your Ears.
Book your FREE hearing aid trial HearingLife (Formerly Expert Hearing) Vancouver 2681 East 49th Avenue Richmond 164-8180 . 2 Road Surrey 102-12840 16th Avenue Delta 7039 120th treet (Scott Road) Delta 4857 Elliot Street, 154 (Harbour Centre
1-888-760-5955 Mention code: NSP-WNTDX-PEAN
Book online Hearinglife.ca/ExpertHearing *A comprehensive hearing assessment is provided to adults ages 19 and older at no cost. The results of this assessment will be communicated verbally to you. If request a copy of the Audiological Report, an administrative fee will apply. Child hearing tests are conducted at select locations for a fee, please contact us for information. This limited-time offer is valid for private sales of select hearing aid models and accessories and is subject to change without notice. For Government the discount is after the grant is applied. Limit one offer per customer per year. Offer not valid in Quebec. Offer not applicable for industrial hearing tests. Some apply, see clinic for details.
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS BEST CAR WASH/DETAIL 1 Splashes Autoglass 2 Technica Automotive 3 Dave’s Detail
BEST CARPET CLEANING 1 Ultrasheen 2 Joseph’s Carpet & Upholstery 2 Eco-buddy Cleaning 3 Citrus-O Carpet Care
BEST CHILD CARE 1 Creative Kids Learning Centres 2 Gokidz Childcare Centre 3 Taylin Child Care
BEST CHIROPRACTOR 1 South Surrey Chiropractic & Wellness 2 DesLauriers Chiropractic Group Inc. Dr.. Taylor 3 Dr Taylor Burkinshaw
BEST COSMETIC SURGEON 1 SOMA MD 2 Dr. Harvey Strecker 3 Rejuva Medi Spa & Laser
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THANK YOU for voting me as one of the TOP REALTORS in the 2023 Readers Choice Awards! Matt van den Boogaard Realtor®, BBA
BEST DAY SPA 1 Casbah Day Spa 2 SOMA MD 3 The Facial Room
BEST DENTAL CLINIC 1 Georgian Square Dental 2 Ocean Park Dental 3 Rosemary Heights Dental
BEST DENTURIST
604-839-8047
1 Envision Denture and Implant Centre 2 Peace Arch Denture 3 White Rock Denture Clinic
matt@whitestoneselect.com
BEST DRY CLEANER 1 C&K Courtesy Cleaners 2 Master Care Cleaners 3 Black Swan Cleaners
BEST GENERAL CONTRACTOR 1 Delatour Developments 2 Tinker Maven 3 Above All Contracting Inc.
57 - 5 Star
to all of our patients for supporting us! Orthodontic Specialists • Complete orthodontic care for all ages • Clear Alignment Treatment • No referral needed • Complimentary initial consultation Best Orthodontist Dr. Jay Nagamatsu Dr. Dorothy Sonya Certified Specialists in Orthodontics
#310-1959-152nd St., Windsor Square | 604.535.3028 | www.whiterockortho.com
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS A very BIG THANK YOU to our loyal clients for your support voting us the
BEST CHILD CARE SERVICE! E!
BEST MEN’S FASHION
BEST SHOE STORE
1 Grasbys 2 Howard Clothing 3 Winners
1 The Shoe Company 2 Turner Shoes 3 Ronson’s
BEST OPTICAL STORE
BEST SHOPPING CENTRE
1 Royal London Optometry 2 Eyestyle Eyewear & Eyecare 3 Impressive Eyewear
BEST PET STORE
BEST SPORTS EQUIPMENT STORE
1 Bosley’s by Pet Valu 2 Pet Smart 3 Bone & Biscuit
BEST PLUMBING/ HEATING STORE 1 Hilltop Plumbing & Heating 2 Hillcrest Plumbing & Heating 3 Compass Plumbing & Heating
BEST SENIORS MOBILITY 1 Save on Scooters 2 Shoppers Drug Mart 3 South Surrey Medical
26 YEARS STRONG Established in 1996
Hazelmere Morgan
Newton Langley
Willowbrook Chilliwack
BEST VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT STORE 1 Nature’s Fare 2 Pure Pharmacy 3 Alive (Semi Shopping Centre) 1 Concord Interiors 2 Budget Blinds 3 New Accent Window Fashions
2023
BEST WINE STORE 1 Everything Wine 2 Sandpiper Liquor Store 3 Gateway Liquor Store
6 PROGRAMS PreK Extended PreK Before & after School Care
1 Docksteader Source for Sports 2 Riverside Golf 2 Canadian Tire 3 PEN RUN (Peninsula Runners)
BEST WINDOW COVERING
8 LOCATIONS Rosemary Sullivan
1 Semiahmoo Shopping Centre 2 Shops@Morgan Crossing 3 Grandview Corners
Full day Infant & Toddler Child Care Full day Child Care School Age &PreK Camps
BEST WOMEN’S FASHION 1 JJ Whiskey 2 Muse Social Fashion House 3 Crush Clothing
(6O4) 56O-5OO2 | www.creativekidslearningcenters.ca
Thank you to the community for nominating us in this year’s
Readers Choice Awards! Celebrating over 20 years of success and community
Best Notary Notar Public
Gordon Hepner Notary Public Proudly serving the Semiahmoo Community since 1982
#106 - 1656 Martin Drive, Surrey, BC, Canada V4A 6E7
Please visit our website at www.CammackHepner.ca Or contact us at: 604-538-3388 FAX: 604-538-4477
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THANK YOU!
Once again we are honoured to receive the Reader’s Choice Award in Best Mattress Retailer category.
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• Requires no installation • Fully free-standing • Opens into a comfortable bed in just 30 seconds • All-wood construction • Many Colours • Many Mattress Options • Many Styles • Many Sizes Twin: $1999.00 Double $2899.00 Queen $2999.00
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WOW - THANK YOU! VOTED BEST OF THE BEST 6 YEARS IN A ROW!!
to our wonderful clients, referring doctors and members of this brilliant community who have VOTED #1 IN THE BEST OPTOMETRIST AND BEST OPTICAL STORE CATEGORIES
We are an Optometry & Eyewear Boutique with an On-site Lab. Pop in for a tour of our European Eyewear Dispensary featuring High quality & Hand-Made Eyewear imported from all over the World to your doorstep!
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Dr. G.K. Bains, (BSc, MSc, OD, MCOptom) *See store for details. 2 - 3248 King George Blvd, (Next door to Choices, South Surrey) Tel: 778-294-2236 www.royallondonoptometry.com 2019
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When you are looking for window coverings, be sure to speak with us for the best products, best service and best prices!
• Custom Blinds • Motorized Shades • California Style Shutters • Sheers • Drapery For 36 years we’ve been serving the South Surrey & White Rock communities. Call for Shop at Home or Visit Our Showroom 604-560-6407 www.newaccent.com Unit #15 - 15531 24th Avenue, South Surrey / White Rock Monday to Friday 9am - 5 pm • Saturday 10am - 4 pm
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS
BEST ACCOUNTANT
BEST AUTO GLASS
1 K10 Accounting 2 L. Neville & Company Chartered Professional Accountants 3 WR Tax
1 Novus Glass 2 Splashes Autoglass 3 Broco Glass
BEST ACUPUNCTURIST 1 South Surrey Chiropractic & Wellness 2 Feng Li Acupuncture 3 Lisa Greene – Greenetea Acupuncture
BEST APPLIANCE & COMPUTER REPAIR SERVICE
BEST AUTO PARTS & SERVICE 1 LORDCO 2 Budget Brake & Muffler 3 BCAA
BEST AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
1 Thrift Computers 2 Peace Arch Appliance 3 TechRX
1 Budget Brake & Muffler 2 Ultimate Performance 3 BCAA 3 Giddens & Son
BEST ART STUDIO
BEST BANK/CREDIT UNION
1 Creō Art Studio 2 Arts Umbrella 3 White Rock Gallery
1 RBC 2 TD Bank 3 VanCity
WE LIVE HERE, WE WORK HERE, WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITY For 49 years, BKS Law has helped preserve and grow family wealth and businesses for White Rock/South Surrey residents.
Thank you for nominating us for this year’s Readers Choice Awards!
BEST BARBER
2023
1 Sam’s Profile Cut 2 Adib’s Cut 3 Tommy Guns
BEST CAR DEALER – NEW 1 Ocean Park Ford 2 King George Nissan 3 Barnes Wheaton GM
BEST CAR DEALER – USED 1 King George Nissan 2 Ocean Park Ford 3 SK Auto Mart
Kim Karras
Brooke Fernandes
PRINCIPAL
Estate Planning & Administration/ Business & Real Estate
Estate Planning & Administration/Real Estate
APPROACHABLE. PROACTIVE. TRUSTED. SINCE 1974. 604.542.5344 | WWW.BKSLAW.COM 1688-152nd Street, Suite 309, Surrey, BC V4A 4N2 Formerly Brawn Karras & Sanderson
Thank You to all our loyal clients for voting Hilltop Plumbing and Heating
Best Plumbing & Heating Store
Best Heating and Air Conditioning
Best Plumbing Contractor
1341 Johnston Road, White Rock • 604-982-9711 • https://hilltopplumbing.com
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS BEST FRUIT/VEGGIE PRODUCE MARKET
WINNER FOR BEST PIZZA PLACE
1 Chan’s 2 Mary’s Garden 3 Kin’s Farm Market
BEST FURNITURE STORE INDOOR/OUTDOOR
BEST PIZZA PLACE
BEST PIZZA PLACE
1 Urban Barn 2 GS & Company 3 Wood N Tassel
Emilio Finatti Pizzeria would like to thank all of our valued customers for voting us the Best Pizza Place. Thank you for your continued patronage.
BEST GARDEN CENTRE 1 West Coast Gardens 2 Art Knapp 3 Potters
We would also like to thank our wonderful staff who work hard to ensure that we only produce the best! BEST PIZZA PLACE
BEST GROCERY STORE 1 Thrifty Foods 2 Save-On-Foods 3 Safeway
And for those who haven’t tried us, we are located at Five Corners in White Rock and are open 7 days a week. If you’re in Langley please visit at 20125 Fraser Highway. If you’re in Port Coquitlam please visit at 551 Sherling Place.
BEST HEALTH STORE 1 Nature’s Fare 2 Choices Markets 3 Pure Pharmacy
BEST HOBBY & GIFT STORE 1 The Handpicked Home 2 The Shop Next Door 3 Mason Jar
BEST HOME DECOR STORE 1 The Handpicked Home 2 Ambiente 3 The Shop Next Door
BEST JEWELRY STORE 1 José & Co. Custom Jewellers 2 Natalia Jewellers 3 Jewellery Clinic
BEST LANDSCAPE SUPPLY STORE 1 Art Knapp 2 West Coast Gardens 3 Canadian Tire
BEST LIGHTING STORE
BEST PIZZA PLACE
1 Ocean Pacific Lighting 2 GS & Company 3 Design Lighting
BEST MATTRESS RETAILER
#5-15223 Pacific Avenue, White Rock | Pick Up: 604-542-2522 | Delivery: 604-542-2516
1 WR Mattress Gallery 2 Sleep Country 3 The Brick
THANK YOU for Voting Us
Best Tire Store Best Oil Change Service Best Bike Shop Best BBQ Retailer Best Sports Equipment Store Best Landscape Supply Store Dan Higgins
For 40 Years We’ve Been Proud Supporters of Our Community!
3059 - 152nd St • 604-542-4317 • South Point Exchange
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BEST HAIR SALON
BEST HEALTH/ WELLNESS COACH 1 Thrive Movement Studio 2 Goodbrand Fitness – Gabby Goodbrand 3 Cathy Donn Herrera - Muevelo Fitness
BEST HEARING CENTRE 1 Connect Hearing 2 Hearing Life 3 Boardwalk Hearing
BEST HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 1 Hilltop Plumbing & Heating 2 John Sadler Plumbing & Heating 3 Southpoint Air
2023
Greenetea Acupuncture
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BEST HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER
1 Sin 7 Salon 2 DC Krew 3 Honeylush Hair Studio
1 Cathy Donn Herrera Muevelo Fitness 2 Dr. Allison Patton – Ardour Wellness 3 Karen Angelucci
BEST HOTEL/ MOTEL 1 Ocean Promenade Hotel 2 Best Western Peace Arch Inn 3 Grandview Inn
BEST HOUSE CLEANING 1 Amy’s Maid 4U 2 Molly Maid 3 Bright Clean
BEST INSURANCE AGENCY 1 Schill Insurance 2 Visionvest Financial Planning & Services 3 Janzen’s Insurance
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Big thanks to all who voted and recommended Greenetea Acupuncture! It’s truly a joy to be a part of your healthcare journey. Your suggestions help spread the word about the healing power of acupuncture to others who might find it beneficial.
• Acupuncture • Facial Acupuncture • Facial Gua Sha • Skincare • Light therapy • Cupping therapy Lisa Greene R.Ac Ryt To book your appointment: 604-783-7337 •https://Greeneteaacupuncture.com
Thank you for your support!
BEST INVESTMENT / FINANCIAL ADVISOR
BEST INVESTMENT/FINANCIAL ADVISOR 1 Visionvest Financial Planning & Services 2 Jason Janzen – BMO Financial Group 3 Dave Lee – Scotia Wealth Management 3 Tate Financial
Arnold Machel, CFP®
Ben Machel, CFP®
BEST INSURANCE AGENCY
BEST KIDS CAMP 1 Smash Theatre School 2 GoKidz Childcare Centre 3 Creo Art Studio
Tel: 604-542-2818 | Web: www.visionvest.ca
Thank you for voting for us in the Best Seniors Mobility Category
CALL US FOR ALL YOUR MOBILITY NEEDS
• Wheelchairs • Scooters • Power Wheelchairs • Walkers • Hospital Beds
15231–16 AVENUE, SURREY, 604-541-7550
Best Seniors Mobility
NO TAX FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
HOURS: Monday– Friday 9–5 pm WEBSITE: www.saveonscooters.ca
N E W & U S E D • S A L E S & R E N TA L S • S E R V I C E & REPAIR
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Thank You! All of us at Maya’s Ice Cream are grateful for your votes in the Best Ice Cream Category!
Thank you to our community for voting! It’s an honour to be voted Best Seniors Home Care
WE SERVE ICEice CREAM Gelato madeGELATO, in - house, cream, COFFEE & more. MORE.Visit VISIT TODAY! coffee and usUS today! Alzheimer’s Care Hospice Care
15045 Marine Drive White Rock | www.mayasicecream.com 604-535-9132
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102A - 15240 Thrift Ave, White Rock • (604) 541-3386
FIVE CORNERS VIETNAMESE R E S T A U R A N T Thank you!
Thank you for recognizing L. Neville & Company for excellence in accounting and tax service. We appreciate your support!
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THANK YOU to all who voted us BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT We appreciate your support!
8 TIME WINNER 5
#404 1688-152 Street, Surrey, BC • 778-836-5696 • https://www.LNevilleCPA.ca
www.fivecornersvietnameser www.fivecornersvietnameserestaurant.com 11am to 9pm 604-538-5455 Fully Licenced 15180 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock
Thank you. I enjoy hearing from those who have questions about their financial affairs, and I look forward to continuing to support this wonderful community.
Dave Lee, CIM, CFP, FCSI Senior Wealth Advisor ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc. www.dave-lee.ca
BEST INVESTMENT/ FINANCIAL ADVISOR
*Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia, used under license. Scotia Capital Inc. is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. For more information visit www.scotiawealthmanagement.com
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS
BEST LANDSCAPER
BEST MEDI-SPA
1 Ouellette Landscaping 2 Piper Landscaping 3 Supreme Gardening
1 SOMA MD 2 Inspire Skin & Laser 3 Essence Of L Medi Spa 3 Salt Wellness
BEST LASER CLINIC BEST MORTGAGE BROKER
1 SOMA MD 2 Stubble the Body Bar 3 Inspire Skin & Laser
1 Rebecca Casey- Custom Coast Mortgages 2 Luisa Hough 3 Gary Grewal 3 Katy MacKenzie
BEST LAW FIRM 1 Cleveland Doan LLP 2 Graves & Russell 3 BKS Law
BEST MUSIC LESSONS
BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST 1 Buena Vista Massage Therapy Clinic 2 South Surrey Chiropractic & Wellness 3 White Oaks Massage & Wellness
BEST MATERNAL WELLNESS 1 The Motherhood Project 2 Semiahmoo Midwives 3 Grandview Gynecology and Obstetrics
1 Long & McQuade 1 Tapestry Music Ltd. 2 Nuvo Music School 3 Music Together
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To our loyal clients, and community for voting Tinker Maven Handyman services in the top general contractors. Our family run business is forever greatful.
BEST NAIL SALON 1 Haute Nails 2 The Studio Hidden Beauty 3 Nail Studio 3 Base Coat Nails
BEST NATUROPATHIC CLINIC 2023
1 Living Wellness Centre 2 Integrated Health 3 Ardour Wellness
BEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 1 Tianan Humanitarian Association 2 Sources Community Resource Centres 3 Peace Arch Hospice Society
Alex@TinkerMaven.ca | (778) 898-7901
#TINKERMAVEN
• High Efficiency Boilers and Hot Water Tanks Installations & Service • New Construction & Renovation
ROOP Over 20 Years Experience Quality Workmanship Reasonable Rates
• Licenced Plumber & Gas Fitter
THANK YOU to all our loyal clients for voting for us in Best Plumbing / Heating Store.
• Gas & Electric Hot Water Tank • Boiler, Baseboard & Radiant Heating (Hot Water Heating) Installations Repairs • Dishwasher, Fridge & Garburator Installation
Owned and operated by Dave Williams, formerly of Blue Planet Plumbing & Heating Ltd.
778.839.2583
LICENSED • INSURED • BONDED
604-721-9175 E-mail: coppermechanicals@gmail.com
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RIVERSIDE GOLF Tailoring By Previous Sewing Teacher Dressmaking Over 30 years experience Pattern Making Alterations Same Day Experience Wedding Dresses Pant Hemming while you wait Specializes in European Design 1540 Foster St, White Rock, BC P - (604) 531-9999 • C - (604) 970-2489 Gulgun
Thank you Roadhouse Fans for voting us one of the Best Family Restaurants in South Surrey & White Rock
WE’RE BACK N IN TOW
Thank you for voting for us in the Best Sporting Goods Retail category!! Stop by the store and get a jump on your holiday shopping. We’ve got the best golf deals in town!
WE CAN CUSTOM FIT YOUR CLUBS - STOP BY FOR DETAILS
Come in and see our NEW 2023 inventory from: VISIT US ONLINE @ http://www.riversidegolf.ca FOR OUR GOLF BLOWOUT DEALS!
#1 - 2970 KING GEORGE HWY, SURREY BC • 604-531-3555
Thank You for voting for Live Yoga in the Best Yoga Studio & Best Pilates Studio Categories Live Yoga would like to thank you all for supporting local business and acknowledging our yoga studio
Best Family Restaurant
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15 years 10+ yearsat atFive FiveCorners Corners
778-545-9918
15186 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock
www.liveyoga.ca
WE ARE HONOURED. THANK YOU!
COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY We would like to thank our amazing community for your continued support. THANK YOU FOR VOTING US AS ONE OF
THE BEST DENTAL CLINICS IN WHITE ROCK/SOUTH SURREY Dental Exams & Cleaning • Crowns & Bridges • Dentures Digital X-rays • Invisalign • Veneers • Wisdom Teeth Implants • RCTs • Whitening
Accepting New Patients | Call us Today 604-385-0074 Direct billing to most insurances • Free parking behind building 101 - 1440 George Street, White Rock, BC www.georgiansquaredental.com
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS
BEST NOTARY PUBLIC
BEST ORTHOTICS
1 Cammack Hepner Notary Corporation 2 Morgan Crossing Notaries 3 DKS Legal & Notary Services
1 Kintec: Footwear + Orthotics 2 Dr. Howard Green 3 Island Foot Clinic
BEST NUTRITIONIST
BEST OSTEOPATHY SERVICE
1 Cathy Donn Herrera - Muevelo Fitness 2 Annaliisa’s Organic Kitchen 3 Christy DeJeagar
1 Karen Angelucci – Birthright Investment 2 Suzanne Sturgess 3 Living Wellness Centre
BEST OIL CHANGE SERVICE 1 BCAA 2 Mr Lube 3 Canadian Tire
T hank You for Voting Kin Thai Kitchen & Bar in the Best Thai Restaurant Category!
Visit us Today and try our World Class Authentic Thai Cuisine Experience #50 - 2443 161A St, South Surrey 604-385-3223 kinthai.ca http://kinthai.ca
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER 1 Thrive Movement Studio 2 Goodbrand Fitness 3 Cathy Donn Herrera – Muevelo Fitness
BEST OPTOMETRIST 1 Royal London Optometry Dr Bains 2 Eyestyle Eyecare & Eyewear 3 White Rock Optometry
BEST ORTHODONTIST 1 White Rock Orthodontic Centre 2 Dream Orthodontics 3 South Surrey Smiles
2023
Open Tuesday - Sunday: Closed Monday
BEST PERSONAL TRAINING FACILITY 1 Thrive Movement Studio 2 Goodbrand Fitness 3 Drive 365
BEST PET CARE 1 Paws In The Sand Dog Grooming 2 Woof & Wags Doggie Daycare 3 Bentley’s Retreat - Dog Daycare/ Grooming/Pet Supplies
BEST PET TRAINER 1 Ocean Park Dog Training 2 Bianca’s Dog Training 3 Woof & Wags Doggie Daycare
Maritime Travel White Rock 105 - 2429 152nd St., Surrey 604-531-3307 whiterock@maritimetravel.ca
Proudly serving South Surrey White Rock for over 25 years.
Thank you to the community for your support!
Thank You for voting for us in the
Renovations for living, renovations to sell.
Family owned! Al Dyck, Contractor and REALTOR® Kathy Dyck, Manager/Partner
www.aboveallcontracting.ca
Best Travel Agency category!
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We want to thank our clients and friends for continuing to stand by us with your trust and support. We will continue to meet and exceed your needs and expectations for years to come. We invite you too visit our office to learn about all of the amazing opportunities and promotions we have to offer. From unique customized fully hosted tours to the unbelievable amenities and unforgettable experiences offered through our exclusive Virtuoso Affiliation, not to mention over a century of combined Ce experience in this unpredictable industry, ra lia N u ishim We Know Travel Best.
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
BEST REALTOR
1 Kim Forrester Photography 2 Gemini Visuals 3 Valerie Hilts
1 Matt van den Boogaard 2 Tina Shaw 3 Craig Mitchell
BEST PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC
BEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1 PhysioLife Physiotherapy Clinic 2 Diane Lee and Associates 3 Pain Free Health
BEST PLUMBING CONTRACTOR 1 Copper Mechanical Contracting 2 Hilltop Plumbing & Heating 3 Compass Plumbing & Heating
BEST PRINT/ COPY STORE 1 Staples 2 Buchanan Printing 3 UPS Store
“Best Pet Trainer” SIX years in a row!
1 Pacific Carlton Seniors Community 2 Oceana PARC 3 Amica
BEST SENIORS HOME CARE 1 Home Instead 2 Home Care Assistance 3 Brella Community Services
PLEASE CHECK OUT LINKS http://www.oceanparkdogtraining.com https://www.facebook.com/oceanparkdogtraining/ https://www.instagrgam.com/oceanparkdog/ Best Pet Trainer
BEST SENIORS PROGRAMS 1 Brella Community Services 2 Kent Street Activity Centre 3 CARP
BEST SHOE REPAIR
2023
Thank you dog-lovers of South Surrey/White Rock for nominating us
1 Peter’s Shoe Repair 2 Moody’s Shoe Repair 3 Speedy Shoe Repair
BEST STORAGE FACILITY 1 Sunnyside Self Storage 2 White Rock U-Lock Mini Storage 3 FOXBOX Self Storage
Open for Dine-In & Take-Out
Many Thanks for your Loyal Support and voting us for Best Greek Restaurant! Now accepting reservations for Christmas parties and New Years Eve bookings Pre-orders Available for small and large groups (Buffet or individual) Uber Eats, Skip the Dishes, Doordash Available
Open 4:00PM - 9:30PM
14871 Marine Drive • 604.531.3511 Storage Units Surrey, BC White Rock U-Lock Mini Storage offers a variety of storage units for rent in Surrey, BC, near 32nd Avenue. Whether you are preparing for a move, in between homes, or need somewhere to store business inventory and tools, we have the space to accommodate your needs.
Our facility is convenient to access with gate hours available Mon - Fri 8:00am to 7:45pm, Sat and Sun 9:00am to 4:45pm. Other features of our facility include heated storage and access control. Do you need assistance selecting a unit? Speak with a member of our knowledgeable staff. We will be happy to help in any way that we can. To learn more about short-term, long-term, and business storage, contact White Rock U-Lock Mini Storage for information on self storage in Surrey, White Rock, and South Surrey.
BEST STORAGE FACILITY CATEGORY
Car Car and storage Boat storage available available White Rock U-Lock Mini Storage 15028 32nd Avenue Surrey, BC V4P 1A3 CA www.selfstorage.ca 778-726-0853
Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 8:00pm Saturday - Sunday: 9:00am - 5:00pm Closed on Statutory Holidays
Email Us at: info@selfstorage.ca
Access Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 7:45pm Saturday - Sunday: 9:00am - 4:45pm
To our valued customers, thank you for voting for us. We would like to give back to you (and the environment). For the rest of 2023 we will swap out your halogen or fluorescent light bulbs for the LED equivalent at no cost!* *Up to 5 bulbs per household, some conditions apply. Until December 31st, 2023
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2023 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS BEST TAILOR
BEST TIRE STORE
1 Matthew’s Tailor 1 Stitch It 2 Morgan Height Cleaners & Tailors 3 Euro Tailors
1 Kal Tire 2 Canadian Tire 3 Discount Tire
BEST TANNING SALON
1 Maritime Travel 2 White Rock Travel 3 BCAA Cruises
BEST TATOO PARLOUR
BEST TUTORING SERVICE
1 Blacklist Tattoo 2 White Rock Tattoo 3 Embodiment of Ink
1 Sylvan 2 Kumon Math & Reading Centre 2 Mathnasium 3 Oxford Learning
1 WR Tax 2 H&R Block 3 K10 Accounting & Consulting
2023
• Shoe Repair • Leather Alterations • Hockey and baseball Glove Repairs
Thank you to my loyal customers for voting!
BEST TRAVEL AGENCY
1 Bee Golden Tans 2 Sunscape Tanning 3 Sienna Tanning
BEST TAX SERVICE
Shoe Master
1525 Johnston Rd. White Rock • 604-541-0230 • Fax 604-541-0218
Peace Arch Hospice Society
BEST VETERINARIAN 1 White Rock Veterinary Hospital 2 South Surrey Veterinary Hospital 3 Grandview Animal Hospital
Thank you for your support!
BEST WAXING/THREADING SERVICE
We are so grateful for your support and votes as Best Thrift Store and Best Non-Profit Organization!
1 Waxbox 2 The Wax Girls 3 Bubbles and Wax Bar
BEST WELLNESS/WEIGHT LOSS CENTRE 1 Thrive Movement Studio 2 Cathy Donn Herrera - Muevelo Fitness 3 Goodbrand Fitness
BEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
BEST THRIFT STORE
Thrift Store: 15562 - 24th Avenue South Surrey, BC 604-538-7600
www.peacearchhospice.org
Supportive Care Centre: 15435 - 16A Avenue South Surrey, BC 604-531-7484
Thank you for your support and vote of confidence! THANK YOU PEACE ARCH NEWS READERS! We are honoured to be voted GOLD in the Orthotics category!
FOOT PAIN? WE CAN HELP! Reserve your appointment at kintec.net/booknow www.kintec.net/booknow
15185 Russell Avenue, White Rock, BC
604-200-3338
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Tina Shaw 604-417-9899 TINASHAW.CA www.tinashaw.ca Please scan the barcode for
my Thank you Video!
CUSTOM, COVER-UPS AND WALK-IN TATTOOS WELCOME BEST TATTOO PARLOUR
7 DAYS A WEEK 11AM - 6PM 358 175A ST #108, SURREY
blacklist.tattoo.604@gmail.com 236-471-0187
Thank you to all our amazing clients and the community for taking the time to vote for Inspire Skin & Laser! We are looking forward to seeing each of your smiling faces going forward into a new year with new possibilities!
Open House Sunday, November 5th 9am to 5pm
Massive Giveaways Discounts on Laser Hair Removal & Skin Treatments Purchase any gift card over $100 and receive $20 free!
Inspire Skin & Laser #102 - 3088 Croydon Dr., Surrey • 778-294-7883 • www.inspireskinandlaser.com
We are extremely honoured to have been nominated for
BEST FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INVESTMENT MANAGER!
Thank you!
Our sincere appreciation to our clients and the community for your tremendous support! • • • • •
Wealth ManageMent Financial Planning RetiReMent incoMe Planning estate Planning insuRance
Steve Tate BA, CFP, CIM, CHS, FCSI Financial Planner
Deb Tate BA, CIM, CEA, EPC Financial Advisor
Keyana Poteate Associate
Your source for independent financial advice in White Rock/South Surrey. GROW YOUR WEALTH, ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT & SHARE YOUR LEGACY www.whiterocktravel.com info@justpack.com
www.tatefinancial.ca • 604-560-5595
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Thank you to the communities of Surrey and White Rock, for your continued support!
Best Breakfast / Brunch Category
12855 16 Avenue, Surrey, BC V4A 1N5 | www.themorrisoncafe.com
Complete Automotive Service SMASH would like to say a big THANK YOU to all who voted to help us become a finalist in the categories Best Live Theatre,Best Performing Arts Studio and Best Kids Camp.
Including: • Brakes • Exhaust • Suspension • Maintenance Services • Diagnostics and More
Discover,Create and Perform at SMASH Musical Theatre School! Please visit www.smashtheatreschool.ca to see all we offer in the Performing Arts. Musical Theatre Productions,Vocal Lessons,Dance classes and more…! #5 - 3033 King George Blvd,Surrey V4B 1B8 604-619-1462 smashtheatreschool.ca
Best Automotive Repair Best Auto Parts & Service
2498 King George Blvd., White Rock • 604-538-8600
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PHYISO • CHIRO • RMT • ACUPUNCTURE
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR VOTERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HELP YOU HEAL!
THANK YOU to the White Rock/South Surrey for us in the categories of Best Grocery Store & Best Specialty Food Store. www.thriftyfoods.com
Book In Clinic
Ask us about our mobile in home physio!
DIRECT BILLING TO ICBC, WCB & EXTENDED HEALTH Best Specialty Food Store
Best Grocery Store
604 • 553 • 8435
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BEST ICE CREAM SHOP
“We make the best Ice Cream, Come see us!” Created over 300 unique Flavours Since 2010
Made on premises with organic Milk & Best Ice Cream / Frozen Yogurt Sugar and all natural Please enter in West Beach: 14971 Marine Drive White Rock. BC 604 837-8976 Ingredients! East Beach 15513 Marine Drive
Locally owned and operated since 2010