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Surrey South, White Rock go blue Tricia Weel

Colour the Semiahmoo Peninsula blue.

Both Trevor Halford in Surrey-White Rock and Brent Chapman in Surrey South delivered victories for the B.C. Conservatives on B.C. Election Night (Saturday, Oct. 19), with convincing leads in their ridings over the B.C. NDP’s Darryl Walker (in Surrey-White Rock) and Haroon Ghaffar (in Surrey South).

Halford held an election night party at Ocean Park Pizza, where the atmosphere was electric and supporters were charged up.

As enthusiastic supporters watched the results pour in, chants of “Trevor!

Trevor! Trevor!” reverberated though the popular pub and restaurant.

Halford, who won with 52.48 per

Brent Chapman, B.C. Conservative

cent of the vote (14,257 votes), was extremely happy with the results.

“I’ve got a track record of working hard in this riding, and their support has been so huge,” he said Saturday.

“It’s been an interesting eight weeks… Hard work pays off, and I think we saw the result I thought we were going to have.”

Halford added that he will always put his community first, “and that’s not going to stop.”

Walker, who received 12,261 votes (45.14 per cent), said Monday that it was a fair election, in his opinion.

“The people of the community spoke, and they have chosen as their MLA Trevor…I did talk to Trevor this morning and I congratulated him on his victory, and from there we move on,” he said, noting he belongs to several organizations that constantly keep him busy.

“One way or the other, a lot of people came out and supported what we stood for – what I stand for – and I think that that bodes particularly well. I’m very pleased and proud of the people I worked with, and I think we did really really well.”

The third candidate in Surrey-White Rock, Libertarian Damyn Tassie, garnered 646 votes (2.38 per cent).

In Surrey South, the result stood at a convincing 12,471 votes for Chapman, 59.12 per cent of the vote, with 8,625 for Ghaffar (40.88 per cent).

Controversy that had dogged Chapman in the final week of the

Trevor Halford, seen here with wife Holly at his election night party at Ocean Park Pizza on Saturday, Oct. 19, topped the polls in Surrey-White Rock for the B.C. Conservatives. (Tricia Weel/Peace Arch News) campaign – over numerous past of- Chapman’s lead remained comfort- be reached for comment by press fensive social media posts – appeared able throughout the night. deadline.

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B.C. Conservatives triumph in Surrey South, White Rock Continued from A1 Chapman and Halford were among seven B.C. Conservative candidates to win in Surrey, in a night that dealt a massive blow to the NDP – which had formerly held seven of Surrey’s then-nine ridings. (Surrey-Serpentine River was added for the 2024 election.)

While the central and northern ridings in Surrey had been held by New Democrats heading into the election campaign, the two southern ridings – Surrey South and Surrey-White Rock – had already been held by now-Conservative candidates: Elenore Sturko in Surrey South, and Halford in Surrey-White Rock.

Both began their careers as MLAs with the then-B.C. Liberals, later branded as B.C. United before leader Kevin Falcon withdrew the party from the campaign. Sturko had already pledged allegiance to the B.C. Conservatives, crossing the floor to join Rustad earlier this spring. Halford, however, didn’t join the

Conservatives until after the collapse of B.C. United, announcing his candidacy for the Conservatives in early September.

Sturko moved to the Surrey-Cloverdale riding, where she also secured victory for the Conservatives last Saturday night with a win over NDP incumbent Mike Starchuk in a hard-fought battle.

Also winning for the B.C. Conservatives were Honveer Singh Randawa in Surrey-Guildford, in a tight battle with NDP incumbent Gary Begg; Mandeep Dhaliwal, who knocked off two-time MLA and former cabinet minister Rachna Singh in Surrey North; and former Surrey mayor Linda Hepner, who pulled out a victory in Surrey-Serpentine River.

The drama in Surrey’s 10 ridings was part of a broader rollercoaster evening across the province. No winner had been declared at press time, since neither party had been able to secure the 47 ridings necessary for a majority government.

The count stood at 46 elected or leading for

Trevor Halford claimed victory for the B.C. Conservatives in Surrey-White Rock, defeating the NDP’s Darryl Walker. (Tricia Weel/Peace Arch News) the NDP, 45 for the Conservatives, and two for the B.C. Greens.

A handful of seats, however, are close enough to cast even that total into doubt.

Among those is Surrey-City Centre, where New Democrat Amna Shah ended the night with a narrow victory over Conservative candidate Zeeshan Wahla – by 95 votes, under the 100 threshold for a recount. It’s one of two ridings in B.C. (with Juan de Fuca-Malahat

on Vancouver Island) that will undergo an automatic recount as part of Elections BC’s final count, which takes place Oct. 26 to 28.

The final count will include absentee and mail-in ballots that were not available at initial count time. Elections BC is estimating that about 49,000 ballots across B.C. will be counted at that time, although a breakdown by electoral district is not available.

— with files from Black Press Media staff

Voting results SURREY SOUTH Brent Chapman, Conservative Party: 12,471 (59.12%) Haroon Ghaffar, B.C. NDP: 8,625 (40.88%) Total votes: 21,096 SURREY-WHITE ROCK Trevor Halford, Conservative Party: 14,258 (52.49%) Damyn Tassie, Libertarian: 646 (2.38%) Darryl Walker, B.C. NDP: 12,261 (45.14%) Total votes: 27,165 – Elections B.C. preliminary results, Oct. 21 Darryl Walker, B.C. NDP

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With results still being tallied and some mailin ballots not yet accounted for, Elections BC hasn’t yet released final voter turnout numbers for the Oct. 19 election. Preliminary figures show similar turnout in both the Surrey South and Surrey-White Rock ridings compared to 2020.

Given the preliminary results, voter turnout in South Surrey was 54.3 per cent, while Surrey-White Rock was 60.8 per cent.

In the riding of Surrey South, where 38,855 people were registered to vote by Oct. 7, the turnout was 21,096 votes cast, with 9,510 of those being people who voted in advance.

In Surrey-White Rock, with 44,682 people registered to vote by Oct. 7, 27,165 ballots were cast, including 14,474 advance votes. Advance voter turnout in the riding was the highest in all 10 Surrey ridings, at 32.4 per cent.

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A swollen Little Campbell River on Tuesday (Oct. 22) was the result of record rainfall on the Semiahmoo Peninsula over the weekend. (Tricia Weel/Peace Arch News)

White Rock sets new rainfall record Sobia Moman

White Rock is one of many communities in B.C. that has set a new rainfall record following the recent atmospheric river weather event.

Strong winds and heavy rainfall were experienced across the province over the weekend, from Saturday, Oct. 19, to the following night.

On Saturday, White Rock saw 77 millimetres of rainfall, according to statistics from Environment Canada.

It was the wettest Oct. 19 on record for White Rock. This weather event on Saturday set a new daily rainfall record for the seaside city, with the previous record having been held

since 1956.

The new record has more than doubled the previous record of 37 millimetres.

During the whole weekend, White Rock saw 125 millimetres of rainfall in total.

The rainfall warning was in effect for the entire weekend, with the downpour slowing down later in the day Sunday.

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Time to play nice Whoever has won the B.C. election hasn’t exactly been determined yet, and whoever will get to wear the title of premier won’t be rolling into Victoria with a powerful mandate.

Trust British Columbians to produce a near dead-even tie between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with a pair of Greens potentially holding the balance of power.

With the final official count still scheduled for Oct. 26 to 28, and with a few ridings – including Surrey-CityCentre – seeing candidates separated by fewer than 100 votes, it might be either the Conservatives or NDP who technically hold the most seats.

But no matter what shakes out of any final counts or recounts, it’s unlikely that either party will have a stable

majority.

That could mean British Columbians are going back to the polls sooner than 2028.

Maybe a lot sooner.

But we can expect a brief pause, at least. Six months to a year seems a likely minimum, if only because the parties’ coffers are empty and their candidates exhausted.

In that time, before one side or the other triggers an election, there’s still a lot to do.

And that means something that may be difficult – compromise.

Here in B.C., we’ve had one recent minority government, from 2017 to 2020 under John Horgan’s NDP with support from the tiny Green caucus.

But that was an exception.

The political culture of B.C. typically swings back and forth between right and

left, with the voters punishing hubris and scandal by letting the other guys take the reins for a few terms. Few among our leadership have extensive experience at negotiating the passage of legislation when bipartisanship – or tripartisanship, as the case may be – is a necessity.

Well, they’ll have to learn fast.

One thing all three parties agreed on was that there are a few key issues that absolutely need to be addressed. The cost of housing, homelessness, the ongoing toxic drug crisis, the desperate need for more health-care professionals, and the lack of teachers and classrooms in fast-growing areas are at the top of anyone’s list.

For however long this government lasts, and whoever leads it, they can’t let these

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issues just wait. in a premier, they’ll have to only prove neither party was As soon as the Lieu- reach out and find common really up for the job.

– Black Press Media tenant-Governor has sworn ground. If they can’t, they’ll

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When long-term problems meet short-term thinking How do you know when a serious social problem is solved?

That sounds like it should be something that’s easy to measure. Consider the doctor shortage – surely we can say that’s solved when everyone who wants a family doctor has one, and when there’s no ER closures.

But the biggest problems are impossible to solve overnight.

It’s possible to “solve” a problem, with the result only appearing five or 10 years later.

This has been a live issue in the election.

John Rustad’s Conservatives want to be able to point to David Eby’s NDP and say that he’s failed to solve homelessness, street disorder, the housing affordability crisis, and so on.

The NDP has a two-pronged defence – first, they say that we are turning a corner on these issues! We’ve been doing stuff, they say! Housing reform, seniors care, a new medical school,

hospital expansions!

Have we solved the doctor shortage? No, Second, they like to blame Rustad himself not now. But has it been solved for 2028 or for the problems. Hey, you were in the 2030? When we’re graduating new Liberal caucus for years, Eby pointed Matthew Claxton doctors and our recruitment efforts have borne fruit? out repeatedly during the televised Maybe. We can run the numbers, leadership debate. These problems all started then! Why didn’t you do but the real world will throw a wrench anything to fix them? into any projection you care to make.

And Rustad, if he had wanted to, This is one of the great problems in politics. could have pointed out that those Getting elected relies on blaming problems went back even further, as the other guys for everything that’s far back as the previous NDP govwrong with society (something is ernment in the 1990s or the Socred always wrong with society) while governments of the 1980s!

That’s the thing about big, intractaclaiming that you can fix all of it. ble problems. They have deep roots, Then once you’re elected, you and they linger. switch gears and talk about how hard But the NDP’s first defence, the everything is to do. Because that’s “We’re turning a corner!” claim, always strikes true! It’s really hard, and it doesn’t matter me as at least plausible. which side of the aisle you’re one. It’s not like

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Rustad will be pulling 500 more doctors out of his sleeve if he becomes the next premier.

He’ll tout new plans and common sense solutions, and in a year or two, the NDP will be ready to tear a strip off him in Question Period asking why an ER had to shut down.

(Because none of those new docs will be graduating for at least a few more years.)

And if the NDP’s current policies do solve the doctor shortage, then that solution should start being noticeable …well, around the time of the next provincial election in 2028. Maybe a year or two later.

Whoever is in office then may get the credit for it.

Or they’ll be dealing with one of the other problems that take more than a decade to solve.

Matthew Claxton writes for the Langley Advance-Times, a sister paper of Peace Arch News.

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Time for electoral reform Editor, Watching the British Columbia election results, with my wife, Edna, took me back close to six decades, when I was a young, idealistic reporter for The Chilliwack Progress.

In those days, I hoped the time would come when partisan hostility no longer existed. I wondered if having exactly the same number of members on both the government and opposition benches could contribute to political peace. Those ponderings led to concocting an electoral reform system which I entitled “Two-slatefree-vote (TSFV).”

The nub of TWFV was that voters would be given ballots with two slates of candidates for their riding, one for electing a person to the government benches, the other for choosing what I described as a “constructive alternative.” The budgets and other legislative actions would be passed by free votes, based on deliberation and dialog sans the required hostility of politically destructive debate.

In the succeeding decades, I pushed the TSFV ideas onto the back burner as I pursued a journalistic career touching a range of issues including politics, faith and conflict management. The highlight of that career was 15 years in Ottawa, working out of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery.

Fast forward to last Saturday night, Oct. 19. The B.C. provincial election ended in a virtual dead heat.

While the ultimate resolution will be complex, it has to happen in our still-adversarial system. But in the mind of this now-aging retired journalist, the TSFV ponderings of the 1960s resurfaced.

Efforts at electoral reform aimed at an increase in collaborative governance and constructive alternatives have occasionally showed promise but died before birth. Often hostile legal, labour/management, educational and religious conflicts have contributed to those deaths. Our legislative system, like many institutions in our democracy, has only been half democratic or less.

It is my hope, in my dotage, that the results of the B.C. election will prompt some new thinking about electoral reform, TSFV, collaborative governance and conflict management. Could B.C. become a “shining city on the hill” – an example to other parts of the world where lack of peace destroys many?

Just askin’.

Lloyd Mackey, Surrey

Seniors face discrimination Editor, Re: Driving in B.C. is a privilege, (Letters to the editor, Peace Arch News, Oct. 17) In response to Mr. Birney regarding my original letter, “Can I have my $248 back?”

I don’t disagree with the comments regarding eyesight, hearing and reflexes declining with age. There’s no question about that, but I think a person at reaching 80 years of age should have a medical examination for driving a vehicle IF THERE IS EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATING THEY NEED ONE, BASED ON THEIR DRIVING HISTORY. I don’t really have an issue with that.

There should also be continuity regarding the doctor fee.

Why isn’t there one amount charged for this medical examination? Why is this examination not covered by

B.C. Medical since they are requiring us to have it, even though there may be no evidence to support having it done. According to Transport Canada’s National Collision Database, the most reported accidents in the country involved drivers between the ages of 25-34. This age group also reports the highest number of car accident injuries.

Reading these statistics, I do think age discrimination is involved. Are all drivers between the ages of 25 and 34 required to have a medical examination, considering these statistics, and forced to pay a doctor’s fee?

Roger Currie, Surrey

Community is ‘overwhelmed’ Editor, I have lived in the City of White Rock for over 30 years, and I am finding such a small and beautiful community seems to be overwhelmed by unchecked development leading to environmental degradation, displace-

ment of residents and total disregard for zoning regulations.

The new regulations from the province of British Columbia regarding new development, Bill 44, will uproot most of the less than five kilometres of White Rock.

Our provincial government should be looking into stopping money laundering and organized crime instead of placing undue burden on the average citizen.

In British Columbia, money laundering has been linked to various criminal activities, including drug trafficking, fraud, corruption and organized crime. One notable area where money laundering has been prevalent in British Columbia is the real estate market. There have been reports of individuals using illicit funds to purchase high-value properties, often through shell companies or nominee owners, in order to conceal the source of the money.

This has contributed to inflated housing prices and affordability challenges in most cities in British Columbia.

Fiona MacDermid, White Rock

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“I’m tired of our politicians writing off billions of our hard-earned tax dollars like it’s chump change.”

– Jack Symmes

write: 202 - 15850 24 Ave. Surrey, B.C V3Z 0G1

email: letters@ The 2024 provincial election saw voters cast ballots around B.C. on Saturday, Oct. 19 – but this letter writer is somewhat disillusioned by the whole deal. (Black Press Media file photo)

Promises, promises Editor, With our provincial election over and a federal election probably coming in the near future, I’m reminded of what keeping some of those campaign promises has cost us taxpayers.

No matter if it’s federal, provincial, municipal elections or which party wins, it seems they waste billions of our tax dollars to satisfy their egos more than doing good for us taxpayers.

As of this day, travelling on High-

way 99, we would be travelling across a new eight-lane bridge instead of waiting another four to five years for a six-lane tunnel at billions of dollars more in cost.

As of this day in Surrey, we would be travelling on a new LRT system, a system that is used all over the world with great success.

The Surrey to Langley SkyTrain extension was going to get built sometime anyway, and probably on the same timeline it’s on now.

If a memorandum had been held in regards to the police change in Surrey, most probably, as of this day, Surrey would have millions of dollars in their coffers to spend elsewhere on other projects.

Also, our taxes would be lower and there would be up to 170 more RCMP policing our streets.

I’m tired of our politicians writing off billions of our hard-earned tax dollars like it’s chump change.

Jack Symmes, Surrey

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Ugly Potato Day draws thousands, highlights food insecurity issue Anna Burns & Tricia Weel

Thousands of people attended Ugly Potato Day at the Cloverdale fairgrounds last Saturday (Oct. 19).

The Heppell potato farming family started Ugly Potato Day in 2022 to help reduce the number of edible potatoes that go to waste due to their odd shape, growth cracks or bruises.

It also helps battle food insecurity in the region, as the initiative invites residents to stop by the event and fill up on the still-delicious produce for free.

Tyler Heppell said the overall feeling of Saturday’s event was panic.

“This is insane,” Heppell said. “I never thought this many people would show up, especially because of the rain.

“We’ve got over 5,000 people right now in lined up to get in here and we’ve had thousands through…This is gonna be our biggest day by far.”

Heppell said they expected over 15,000 people by the end of the event.

Around noon, Heppell posted a video to social media asking people not to come to the event as it would “take hours” for the thousands already in line to get in.

He added they had started turning people away by that point.

The line to enter the event at Shannon Hall stretched back through the parking lots past the Cloverdale Agriplex. Some people held tarps over their heads to try and keep themselves and those around them dry as they waited.

Heppell’s message to all levels of government is that the food system in Canada is broken.

“The fact that people are willing to wait in a lineup for two hours in the pouring rain to get 20 pounds of free produce just goes to show how broken our system is and how no one can really afford to live here, especially in Vancouver,” he said.

He added that this event reminds us why it is essential to buy produce from local farmers.

“It’s 12 local farmers who came together to say, you know what? Our communities are hurting right now, and we want to take care of them.”

Heppell said farmers from other

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countries will not be the ones putting on these events locally; it will be the local farmers who are helping their community.

“That’s why, when you’re in store and you see potatoes from the United States and you see potatoes from Canada, buy the potatoes from Canada, even if it’s a bit more, that supports our local farms.”

Ultimately, the farms involved gave away 250,000 pounds of food, Heppell said, but it still wasn’t enough.

“I don’t usually cry, and yesterday I did,” he said on social media on Sunday, noting more than 15,000 people showed up, waiting in miserable, rainy weather for more than an hour for the free produce. “I am truly sorry to the thousands of people we turned away.”

On Monday, he reiterated how the event showcased the need throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley right now.

“I was really shocked at how many people would come out in the pouring rain. You don’t want to see that for your country,” he told Black Press Media.

Thinking bigger picture for the next event is key, Heppell noted.

“We’ll for sure try to do this more in the future, whether we have a ticketing system – which would still be free, but (to help control) crowds,” he said.

Hiring security to help manager the crowds is something else they may consider.

“Some people would grab 100 pounds of produce, and I didn’t have enough volunteers to go around and say, ‘Hey, just take what you need – especially certain commodities that we had there,” he added, but clarified it was an extremely

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small percentage of those who attended. This is the second ‘ugly’ event held at the fairgrounds. The event grew so popular, attracting more than 4,000 people each time, that the family had to move the event from its family farm Thousands of people lined up in the rain for Ugly Potato Day at the Cloverdale in South Surrey to a much larger venue. Fairgrounds last Saturday. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now-Leader)

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Diwali: Festival of Lights celebrated at Surrey City Hall Tricia Weel

It takes a lot of light to shine through the rainy weather experienced by most in B.C.’s Lower Mainland this weekend.

At Surrey City Hall last Sunday (Oct. 20), plenty showed up to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with performances, speakers, vendor booths, crafts, prizes, food trucks and more, despite the wet weather outside.

Diwali Fest board member Ashwani Narwani noted Diwali is is the biggest festival celebrated in India and on the Indian sub-continent, likening it to Christian Christmas and Chinese New Year, calling it a celebration of good over evil.

“This is kind of like Hindu New Year,” he explained.

Earthen lamps are the biggest symbol of Diwali, he said, noting each day of the five-day festival has significance as those who celebrate gather and share sweets with friends and family.

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke was at the celebration Sunday as well.

“I think it is always important to celebrate issues that are important to the community…

Diwali is a celebration of good over evil, light over darkness, and for us in Surrey, this is such a great message to everybody. And it’s just fun,” she said.

“Whenever we can do something that is is

Dancers pose for a photo at Diwali celebrations at Surrey City Hall last Sunday, Oct. 20. (Tricia Weel/Peace Arch News) extending to any community, we want to do it in the City of Surrey, because truly – truly – our diversity is our strength. So let’s embrace it and celebrate it and have fun.”

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Surrey mom Brenda Ford says bus service cuts in the Surrey school district are affecting her son and many other families. (Contributed to Peace Arch News)

‘The kids need this’: Families hurt by school bus cuts Sobia Moman

After a “lengthy” battle to get school bus service reinstated for their son, the Ford family is still facing issues in Surrey.

Like many other families, Brenda Ford was notified at the end of last school year that her son would no longer be bused to school through the Surrey school district’s bus service.

This decision came down as the board decided to limit the service to only those students with the most complex needs, such as those who are blind, deaf, physically dependent or enroled in a specialized intervention program.

“Channing is not able to walk to school safely, both me and my husband are full-time workers, I work the night shift and we have one vehicle between the two of us, so there’s no way we could get Channing to and from school every day. We relied on it (the bus service) every single day,”

Ford told Peace Arch News in an interview.

Her son, who is on the spectrum, was a part of the cuts made to the busing services that the Surrey school district funded for students who needed it, namely those who receive special education assistance.

Last year, 1,050 students were being bused to and from school in Surrey.

But this year, that number has seen a steep decline.

Surrey Schools’ communications representative Rena Heer said this year, only 230 students are being transported to and from school through the district’s bus service.

After initially being told the service would end for Channing, Ford’s son ended up in the hospital for what was initially thought to be a sprained ankle. But after a cancer scare, two surgeries and having a chemo port inserted, Channing ended up needing a wheelchair and spent nine weeks at

BC Children’s Hospital.

Now, the high school student has a walking boot, uses a walker for support and has requalified for busing to and from school, after many back and forth emails with the district.

However, the bus service has proven to be less than ideal.

In the mornings, the bus arrives to the Ford home after Channing’s first class at École Salish Secondary has already begun, meaning he misses his entire first class. And after school, the bus picks him up about 40 minutes to an hour after his last class has ended.

“Channing has an EA from bell to bell for coverage for his safety because Channing doesn’t have any concept of danger. He’s a flight risk,” Ford explained.

“If he runs out of school, there’s a language delay, he doesn’t know how to verbalize his needs or thoughts or wants. If he were to run away, we wouldn’t know where he went,

that’s why we have bell to bell coverage with an EA…We can’t rely on staff to watch him because they’re off, they’ve done their job, so he needs to be picked up on time.”

The mother has gone to several representatives in the school district and the company providing the transportation services for a solution, emails shared with PAN show, but no solution has been forthcoming thus far.

“No parent should have to advocate this intensely for their child’s safety, education and well-being against the school district. They should have been advocating for our children better,” Ford said.

School district superintendent Mark Pearmain, in a previous interview with Peace Arch News, explained that inflation has caused the cuts to be made in the district.

“When it comes to busing, that’s not something that’s actually funded as a mandatory part of our budget,

so it’s coming out of operating,” Pearmain said.

“Busing still continues for our most complex kids, so we continue to do that this year, and we continue to support them as much as we can, but we recognize that for some of our families, it’s been a change of practice.”

Channing’s mother said she has been speaking with several other families who were cut from the district’s busing service, emphasizing how much this change is affecting the community.

She feels that disabilities are being ranked from most to least important with how the cuts with busing have been implemented.

“When Channing used to get picked up, the bus was full, but now it’s Channing and one other student from the whole school,” Ford said.

“The kids need this, they absolutely need this.”

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Three teen girls charged in assaults on public transit Sobia Moman

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The City is currently accepting applications to fill vacancies on the committees below:

Public Art and Culture Advisory Committee The White Rock Public Art and Culture Advisory Committee provides advice to Council regarding public art, visual and performing arts, community arts, heritage and placemaking activities in White Rock; and aims to enhance White Rock’s profile, community identity, and civic pride to achieve the benefits of being a community that connects and engages by integrating culture into the daily life of the City.

Five (5) members are sought for appointment until December 31, 2026.

Housing Advisory Committee The White Rock Housing Advisory Committee provides input to Council regarding local-level policies, programs, and incentives that may be used to support a range of housing options and affordability levels in the City.

Seven (7) members are sought for appointment until December 31, 2026.

Each of the above committees typically meet once a month from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Meetings are held in-person at White Rock City Hall, in Council Chambers.

Advisory Design Panel (ADP) The Advisory Design Panel (ADP) is appointed to provide independent, professional design advice, from an urban design and architecture perspective, on matters related to the evaluation of the design and construction of buildings and other significant developments within the Municipality to the Planning and Development Services Department.

Meetings dates for the Advisory Design Panel have not yet been determined. Meetings of the Panel will be called by the Department as required and generally will not be held more often than two (2) times in one month. Meetings will typically be scheduled on a Tuesday starting at 3:30 p.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m. or earlier as appropriate.

The following members are sought for appointment until December 31, 2026: o Four (4) members, preferably from the White Rock community (with demonstrated background or experience in development or design)

Three teenage girls have been charged in two assaults that took place on public transit in Surrey.

The teens – two from Surrey and one from Abbotsford – have been charged in two separate assaults.

On July 11, 2024, at about 9 p.m., a 16-year-old homestay student was allegedly targeted by the suspects after she “reached her arm to prevent one of them from prying open the doors as the train travelled from Columbia Station, across the bridge, into Surrey.”

This resulted in the suspects surrounding the 16-year-old and reportedly punched, kicked and dragged the girl by her hair. The girl was helped by passengers on the train and SkyTrain attendants at Surrey Central Station who reported the incident, the release explains.

The student was taken to Surrey Memorial Hospital to be treated for her injuries.

On that same July night, just after midnight, the suspects allegedly got into another altercation, this time with an 18-year-old woman. The group got into a “verbal exchange” with the victim and reportedly punched and kicked the victim while

Girl struck by vehicle near South Surrey school Sobia Moman

A child is recovering in hospital after being hit by a car near Southridge School in South Surrey last Thursday.

On Oct. 17, just before 4 p.m., a 10-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle when she ran across

the street in the 2700-block of 160 Street, Surrey RCMP’s Cpl. Sarbjit Sangha confirmed to Peace Arch News.

The child was taken to hospital with what police described as “non-life-threatening injuries.”

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Speed was not a factor in the incident, Sangha said, adding that the young girl was not using a marked crosswalk.

The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and co-operated with police. The investigation is ongoing.

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also pulling out “clumps” of her hair.

This incident occurred on a transit bus in the area of 160 Street and 100 Avenue. The bus stopped and police were called to the scene.

The three suspects, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, include a 13-yearold girl and a 17-year-old, both from Surrey, and a 15-year-old girl from Abbotsford.

The three minors have been charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault, according to the release, while two of the three girls have received an additional assault charge.

“All three are currently in the custody of their respective guardians, awaiting their upcoming court appearance,” the release states.

“Transit Police would never ask that anyone place themselves in harm’s way, but we need to acknowledge the bravery and selflessness of the bystanders who attempted to help both of these young women, as well as the transit staff who called for help. We encourage anyone who feels unsafe on transit to text us at 87.77.77, or to call 911 if they sense that they are in immediate danger.”

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Urban Safari set to reopen in South Surrey Tracy Holmes

Nearly two years after a fire forced its closure, the Urban Safari Rescue Society in South Surrey is set to welcome the public back through its doors.

In a Facebook post, society officials announced that the 1395 176 St. facility will reopen as of Sunday, Oct. 27.

“We have been waiting SOOOOO long to make this announcement!” the post states.

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to see you!!”

The facility is dedicated to the rescue and sanctuary of exotic animals.

It has been closed since late January 2023, following “the most heartbreaking event we have endured” – a morning fire that resulted in significant damage to the building’s front area, as well as the death of around 75 of the animals in its care, including sugar gliders, guinea pigs, small lizards, snakes, turtles, small Continued on A15 birds, frogs, and fish.

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Rescue society was forced to close in January 2023 after fire Continued from A14 Society officials said at the time that the blaze was sparked by a power surge that overwhelmed a surge protector that was powering a snake tank, causing a smouldering fire that filled the room with smoke and soot.

Executive director Sharon Doucette told Peace Arch News a year later that 2023 had been “the most frustrating year,” as permitting delays kept the rebuilding process in a holding pattern.

Doucette reiterated the sentiment Friday (Oct. 18), describing more than 18 months of “road blocks, delays, frustrations and uncertainty,” much of it due to the City of Surrey.

Despite there being no structural damage at the site, a building permit was required and took months to get, she explained.

As well, demolition of a lean-to at the back of the building was ordered, because it had been built without a permit – even though its construction pre-dated the society’s occupancy.

That issue led to Rabbitat – a rescue dedicated solely to abandoned rabbits – having to relocate several colonies of rabbits, and Urban Safari having to re-situate some of its charges, including pigs, that had been housed in that area “for years.”

“It was a very big job and again full of uncertainty,” Doucette told PAN by email.

While a Langley firefighter volunteered to build a new shed for the pigs and secured a $2,000 donation from Surrey firefighters for the materials, the pigs are now housed in a heavy-duty tent that was set up after they refused to set foot inside the new structure.

After that came the challenge of meeting a demand for an engineer’s report and drawings, “because the building was first built in 1900 and the city had no records of the building.” The city also wanted engineer-sealed letters confirming there was no structural damage to the building’s interior or exterior, Doucette added.

City officials at the time explained that “rebuilding after a fire can be a complex process,” but that the city would “continue to support Urban Safari Rescue Society in securing a building permit to rebuild their structures and reopen their services to the community.”

Meanwhile, work to restore the damaged room proceeded haltingly, “because we really did not know if we would ever really reopen,” Doucette said.

After navigating a few other “curve balls,” however, Doucette said she could finally see reopening as a real possibility, “but money is

The Urban Safari Rescue Society, at 1395 176 St., is set to reopen on Oct. 27, 2024. (Contributed) running out.”

“Since August we have been working flat-out building aquarium stands, storing mounted butterfly collections and paintings, sourcing equipment, and building enclosures.

“There is so much work to do, but there is always so much work to do.”

While outreach presentations resumed a few months after the fire, funds generated by those alone are not enough to keep the centre running, Doucette said.

Fundraising efforts conducted by the society to support the restoration work included a 50/50 draw, as well as the repurposing of a GoFundMe account that had launched in 2020 to help with monthly expenses. As of Monday (Oct. 21), nearly $40,000 had been raised.

The funds have supported a new Sulcata tortoise enclosure; sturdy stands and shelving for various tanks; picture restoration; and more.

Doucette said Urban Safari would not be reopening if not for the kindness and generosity of “hundreds” of people along the way. Posts to the society’s Facebook page in the days and months after the fire describe the response as “nothing short of amazing,” and highlight the efforts of local students, a veterinarian, businesses, residents and more.

“From our landlord who stood by us, the hundreds of people who donated money from $20 to thousands, people who volunteered their time and expertise, people and organizations who donated materials and equipment,” Doucette said Friday.

“It is all a rather big miracle and the animals are very lucky.”

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Notice of Intention Concerning Business Improvement Area Service City of White Rock Council intends to adopt a new “White Rock Business Improvement Area Bylaw 2024, No. 2495” to establish and designate a business improvement area service pursuant to Section 213 of the Community Charter, SBC 2003, c. 26 (the “Community Charter”).

The locations of the proposed Business Improvement Area and the taxable properties making up the Business Improvement Area (“Area”) are shown within the heavy dark outline on the maps below.

The Business Promotion Scheme proposed to be undertaken by the White Rock Business Improvement Association is intended to develop and undertake projects and initiatives to encourage business and commerce in the “Area” and is described further in proposed Bylaw 2495.

The above noted Business Promotion Scheme will be designed to benefit the “Area” and the estimated Council Grant toward the Business Promotion Scheme will be as follows: a In 2025, a sum not to exceed $378,600; b) In 2026, a sum not to exceed $393,700; c) In 2027, a sum not to exceed $409,400; d) In 2028, a sum not to exceed $425,800; e) In 2029, a sum not to exceed $442,800

This tax (property value tax) will be imposed for a period of five (5) years, from January 2025 to December 31, 2029. The establishment of the “Area”, through bylaw, is proposed to be implemented on Council’s initiative. Unless by NOVEMBER 25, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. the owners of the parcels that would be subject to the property value tax submit a suff icient petition to the Director of Corporate Administration that Council not proceed with the program, the Business Improvement Area Service will be undertaken by White Rock City Council and the new bylaw will be adopted.

In order for the petition to be sufficient and valid: a) The petition must be signed by the owners of at least 50% of the parcels that would be subject to the property value tax (outlined on the maps included in this notice / in Schedule A of proposed Bylaw 2495), AND b) The persons signing must be the owners of parcels that in total represent at least 50% of the assessed value of land and improvements that would be subject to the property value tax.

Persons desiring to petition against the Business Improvement Area Service proposed by “White Rock Business Improvement Area Bylaw, 2024, No. 2495” must do so by submitting the required petition form to the Corporate Administration Department at White Rock City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6.

In 2024, the annual tax/cost charged to property owners within the “Area” under the Business Improvement Area Bylaw, 2019, No. 2311 was $0.61708 per $1,000 of the 2024 taxable assessed value on both land and improvements in assessment Class 06 (Business and Other). Under the terms of the proposed new bylaw, this rate will be set annually based on the approved amount of the City Grant and corresponding gross assessed property values on both land and improvements in assessment class 05 and 06 (Business and Other and Light Industry) for the year. 100% of this City Grant for this Business Improvement Area Service (paid by the City to the White Rock Business Improvement Association) will be borne by the property owners in the “Area” as a property value tax on land and improvements of Class 05 and 06 properties.

The final date for the acceptance of the petition by the Corporate Officer will be Monday, November 25 at 4:30 p.m. Property owners within the BIA area will be mailed a letter with a petition enclosed. If you have any questions regarding this notice of intention or any of the information included, or if you did not receive a letter with a petition form, please contact the Corporate Administration office at 604-541-2212 or email: clerksoffice@whiterockcity.ca with BIA Bylaw No. 2495 typed in the subject line.

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White Rock backs daytime warming centre at Centennial Park Alex Browne

After weeks of delay in setting up a daytime warming centre – and many appeals from local residents concerned about the vulnerability of the unhoused during extremes of winter weather – a majority of White Rock council has decided to endorse re-establishing the centre in Centennial Park.

The location was approved on a motion from Coun. Ernie Klassen, with only Coun. David Chesney opposed.

In a four-to-three split vote Monday, council also approved a motion from Coun. Elaine Cheung to endorse all other recommendations of an updated report from chief administrative officer Guillermo Ferrero.

These include operating the centre daily from Nov. 1 to mid-March, increasing the existing budget to allow for this (out of surplus funds from last year) and also hiring security staff to patrol the centre area, as well as directing city staff to coordinate setting up a volunteer community group for regular cleanup in the vicinity.

Cheung said she was moving all the remaining recommendations together because she was not comfortable re-establishing the centre without hiring security.

She also agreed with an earlier statement by Coun. Michele Partridge that having the centre operating daily would make most sense, as those using the centre would likely gather there every day anyway, even when conditions are not extreme.

But she also urged people who had come to council to plead for the warming centre to get involved in the suggested community volunteer group.

Partridge, Klassen and Coun. Bill Lawrence supported Cheung’s motion.

“Given that we received almost $100,000 last year in funds from donations as well as from the (provincial) government, I would assume that we will receive at least an equal amount from the government this year,” Klassen said, adding that he believed this meant council would not have to look for extra money to fund daily operations or security.

“Last year we had a very mild winter, so I would actually go one step further and assume we will receive more funding (from the province) than we did last year, to compensate. …

Somewhere that money that we are reimbursed from the government needs, in my mind, to be allocated or at least recognized that that money was meant for the warming shelter.”

Chesney, Mayor Megan Knight and Coun. Christopher Trevelyan, while supporting an extreme weather shelter in principle, all voted against Cheung’s motion.

They said they were balking at providing daily operation, preferring service provided only on emergency extreme weather days, for which the province will reimburse costs to the community.

“I’m less concerned about the money, but I’ve also heard many complaints from constituents about issues of an increase in drug dealing, of paraphenalia being left out, and incidents in bathrooms at Centennial Arena, and I’m concerned about that,”

The daytime warming centre will return to White Rock’s Centennial Arena parking lot through March 15, 2025. (Contributed) a total of 33.)

Trevelyan said.

“The extreme weather option is the Chesney said she had visited the Extreme Weather Response shelter one I’d support,” Chesney said. at the South Surrey Recreation Cen“Surrey has shut us down, the provtre during last weekend’s atmospheric ince has shut us down, the federal river event. government has shut us down. It’s a “I made a point of going to the (shel- tremendous expenditure for the people ter) three nights in a row,” Chesney of White Rock.” said.

In his report to council, Ferrero said “First night – nine people, second the approach ultimately endorsed by night – eight people, third night – six council would “ensure a seamless and people. That’s what I was told by the effective operation for the upcoming (staff), that’s the number of people season.” they had overnight.”

A suggestion that SOURCES Com(Chesney’s figures were later disput- munity Resources could provide two ed by EWR volunteers in the audi- possible locations for the daytime ence, including Pat Heslop, who told warming centre in South Surrey, disPeace Arch News the numbers might cussed at the Oct. 7 regular council have been miscommunicated by new meeting, was found unworkable after Options staff and were actually nine, further analysis and consultation, Fer16 and eight for the three nights, for rero reported.

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City plans return to daily operations from November to mid-March out it had been used for the past three years and “issues at this location (e.g. bylaw and safety concerns) would likely occur at any alternative site.”

Also recommended in Ferrero’s report were two new items – hiring extra security to patrol the surrounding area of the warming centre outside hours of operation (for which $30,000 would be allocated from the contingency budget and prior year surplus) and establishment of a warming centre volunteer group which could help with removing debris.

“Given the strong support from interest groups to help out and support the operations of a seasonal warming centre… staff recommends (a group) be established to help with general cleaning around the warming centre, as this was highlighted as one of the most common challenges,” Ferrero said.

To cover the additional costs for the warming centre, Ferrero said staff recommended allocating another $49,970.41 – drawn from operating contingency, and from prior year surplus – for the 2025 portion of the costs.

Ferrero said efforts to secure reimbursement from the province (available for days of

extreme cold) and through community support will continue.

“Ultimately, this approach balances fiscal responsibility with the city’s commitment to providing essential services to vulnerable residents during extreme weather conditions,” he said.

Earlier in the meeting, council had heard from more residents who urged continuation of the daytime warming shelter as a matter of community conscience – while recognizing that it can only be a band-aid solution until the establishment of a permanent shelter with funding from other levels of government.

Elizabeth Winkler, of White Rock, said she has been involved in helping and advocating for the unhoused as a member of the Peninsula United Church and as administrator of the White Rock Free Pantry.

“These are challenging times and the issues are complex, but at the heart of it is our community’s heart, ” she said. “(There is) a need for courage, to do what is needed for our most vulnerable, and fear cannot be welcomed…To do nothing is to betray all we stand for as compassionate citizens.”

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Continued from A19 Consequently, Ferrero’s report doubled down on original staff recommendations, including continuing the warming centre on a daily basis between Nov. 1, 2024, and March 15, 2025.

The report recommended awarding the contract for the warming centre to the previous applicant, Lookout Housing and Health Society for $409,970.41, which exceeds the budgeted amount of $360,000.

The report also advocated strongly for re-establishing the centre at Centennial Park, previously vigorously opposed

by Knight, who had cited residents’ concerns about safety and security in that location, which is near many child- and youth-oriented facilities, including the Generations Playground.

“Given the challenges associated with securing a new site and the consistent feedback emphasizing the need for accessibility and safety, staff recommends proceeding with the location at Centennial Park,” Ferrero said.

He said that while the centre could be placed at an alternative location at council’s discretion – he noted Centennial Park “may not be ideal” – he also pointed

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White Rock community members gathered in September to honour three award-winning residents.

On Monay, Sept. 16, UNITI hosted an event to recognize three local recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

Lauren Simpson of South Surrey and White Rock residents Marc Burchell and Ernie Klassen were among the recipients of the medal, which was created to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. It’s awarded to people who have made significant contributions to British Columbia or to a particular region or community in the province, or who have attained outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to B.C. Simpson is a member of UNITI Community Development Committee, while Burchell is the co-founder and co-national organizer of the Canadian Walk for Veterans. Klassen is a White Rock city councillor and co-founder of the Upper Fraser Valley Neurological Society, who has served on boards including the White Rock Pride Society.

All three were nominated for the medal by Trevor Halford in his role as Surrey-White Rock MLA. More than 80 people gathered at UNITI on Sept. 16 to recognize the three.

The three local medals are among 551 being presented by the Government of B.C.

Surrey Libraries has announced the winners of its 2024 Youth Writing Contest, an annual writing competition for youth aged 12 to 18.

Young writers can enter their work in four categories – short stories, poems, comics and a random category for other types of writing (essays, screenplays, song lyrics and more).

The winners were celebrated at an awards gala on Oct. 16.

An anthology of winners’ work will be available to borrow from library branches and on sale for $8 at the beginning of November.

Here’s this year’s list of winners: Junior Short Story • First Prize: Seerit Khangura • Second Prize: Jia Lu Hai • Third Prize: Jolene Zhang • Honourable Mentions: Lucy Prior, Chahaat Bains Senior Short Story • First Prize: Grace Ding • Second Prize: Annika Gill • Third Prize: Andrei Ichiro Requinto • Honourable Mention: Rifana Saleem Khan Junior Poetry • First Prize: Anna Goode • Second Prize: Alessandra Abia • Third Prize: Myreen Randhawa • Honourable Mentions: Andrey Tokarev, Poonam Dhillon Senior Poetry • First Prize: Michelle Masood • Second Prize: Clary Chow • Third Prize: Sienna Chow • Honourable Mentions: Selen Al-Shuaibi, Annika Gill Comics • First Prize: Sophia Ng • Second Prize: Grace Ding • Third Prize: Esther Dain Yeong • Honourable Mentions: Japji Sandhu, Sukhman Kambo Random • First Prize: Renata Mustafa • Second Prize: Diya Karthik • Third Prize: Jocelyn Mui • Honourable Mentions: Luciana Tilgner, Esther Dain Yeong

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Two Surrey students are among the winners of 2024 LifeLabs Family Scholarships.

Every year, the program gives the children of LifeLabs employees a chance to earn a scholarship towards their post-secondary education, based on academic excellence, leadership, extracurricular activities, volunteering, employment and a short essay on teamwork and inclusivity.

Ten $2,000 scholarships were awarded across Canada, with two of those to Surrey students.

Udayvir Randhawa earned the honour towards studies in Ace Community College’s Harmonized Electrical Foundation program.

Randhawa was the founder and president

of his school’s chess and STEM clubs, as well as a volunteer with the City of Surrey and the S.G.L. Charitable Society. Udayvir is the son of Mandeep Randhawa, a laboratory operations supervisor with LifeLabs.

Joven Gill’s scholarship will go towards studies in Health Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia. Gill has taken on leadership roles in the community, from running a youth chess program to managing stock logistics at a community kitchen, along with involvement in sports and media. Joven is the son of Pardeep Gill, a client services coordinator at LifeLabs.

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datebook@peacearchnews.com Thursday Halloween Green Screen photos for kids at White Rock Library on Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. to noon, come in your Halloween costume for seasonal green screen photos CARP Halloween party on Oct. 24, music, dancing, games, more. Come in costumes, free but donation appreciated, adults only, White Rock Community Centre from 2 to 4 p.m., reservation not required Bingo at Crescent Legion, weekly, card bingo from 6:30-9 p.m.

South Fraser Community Band welcomes new members, particularly needing brass/horns, rehearsals every Thurs. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Earl Marriott Secondary. Email membership@ sfcb.ca or visit www.sfcb.ca Low Vision Support Group, fourth Thursday every month at 1 p.m., ‘Learning to live well with vision loss’, contact info: Jane 604-536-5247

Saturday Christmas Craft Fair on Nov. 2 at Peace Arch Curling Club at 1475 Anderson St. White Rock from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hand-crafted items, stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts Laughter Yoga on Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, White Rock Luaghter Club, sessions held at White Rock Library at 15342 Buena Vista Ave. Flea Market indoors on Nov. 2 at 15262 Pacific Ave. White Rock from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., $1 admission Citizenship Prep for free at White Rock Library on Nov. 2 and 9 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Taught by former Canadian citizenship judge, using study guide from Government of Canada, free, open to all who can speak and read English, get prepared for Canadian citizenship test, register at fvrl. bibliocommons.com

bi-weekly. Interested musicians contact 604-802-0525 or 604-329-5957 Craft N’ Yarn event for casual crafting, weekly, all levels welcome, not instructional class, 3-4:30 p.m. at Ocean Park Library Crescent Legion live jazz/swing events every Sunday, info at www.whiterockjazz.ca or 604-531-9259

Monday Oneness Gogos meetings Nov. 4 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at White Rock Library, group raises funds for grandmothers in Sub-Saharan Africa who look after orphaned youth Toastmasters meet every second week from 7-8:30 a.m. at Amica 15333 16 Ave., new members welcome, contact Manjit for more info at mp_johal@ hotmail.com

Tuesday English Conversation Circles every Tuesday until Nov. 26 at Ocean Park Library. Practice English speaking in fun, friendly group setting, different discussion topic each week, all language learners welcome, registration required at surreylibraries.ca White Rock & District Garden Club meets second Tuesday of the month from September to June at Cranley Hall (2141 Cranley Dr.) at 2 p.m. Join for guest speakers, workshops, flower shows and plant sales. All welcome 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, 2 p.m. weekly at Java Express at 15090 North Bluff Rd. White Rock Rotary Club meetings every week at noon, call Winston 778908-3377

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Seniors Social Sundays weekly at Ocean Park Library from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Enjoy company of other like-minded locals, play cards, board games and puzzles O’Carolan Celtic Ensemble meet

Authors Among Us to hear from and meet local authors speak about their books, writing process and publishing experience. Oct. 30 at Ocean Park Library at 6 p.m., for adults, registration required at surreylibraries.ca

Probus Club of White Rock and South Surrey for retired and semi-retired men meets second Wednesday every month from 10 a.m to noon, speakers, walking groups, etc. more info at probusclubwhiterock-southsurrey.ca or call Bill Jones at 604-328-5360 Jam Sessions at Crescent Legion, weekly, Bluegrass Jams from 7-10 p.m.

South Surrey Rotary Club meetings and social events every week, call Deidre for more details at 604-8030773 The Rotary Club of Nature Celebrators B.C. meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at #246-1959 152 St. For further information, please contact Stephen Crozier at 778-5849874

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Live entertainment, dance, jam sessions, learn more on website Chess Club at White Rock Library on Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., for more info call 604541-2201 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. For more info call 604-626-9418 or email vancouvergamanon@shaw.ca White Rock Legion entertainment every Friday and Saturday, night sports leagues, meat draws at 4 p.m., everyone welcome, located at 2290 152 St. Al-Anon support group for family/ friends of those with drinking issues, four different locations in South Surrey/White Rock, call 604-688-1716 for more info White Rock South Surrey Newcomers social club for women new to the area or have experienced life changes in the last three years. Email wrssnewcomers@gmail.com

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Have you heard of Natural Organic Reduction?

BC’s Vital Statistics Agency projects that between 2025 and 2045, 1,095,800 people will pass away. With one of the highest cremation rates in North America, the trend indicates that over 850,000 of those individuals will choose cremation. Given BC’s climate goals and scarcity of cemetery land, as our population grows and the death rate steadily increases, how can BC accommodate these rising

numbers while addressing the emotional needs of mourning families?

One promising solution lies in Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), an innovative body disposition method legalized in twelve U.S. states since 2019.

Designed for urban communities with limited space, NOR offers a gentle, environmentally friendly alternative to cremation and traditional burial.

What is Natural Organic Reduction?

NOR is a process that transforms a human body into nutrient-rich soil through a carefully managed, accelerated decomposition process. The body is placed in a vessel on a bed of organic materials such as wood chips, alfalfa straw, and sawdust. More of the same materials are placed on top of the deceased, with the straw performing as an insulator. Over the course of several weeks the resident gut flora break down the remains. This microbe activity causes a rise in temperature, reaching as high as 170 degrees fahrenheit. By insulating the body in straw, it maintains these ideal conditions, enabling the flora to consume all soft tissues. When the temperature begins to drop, the facilitators remove the contents of the vessel to sift out surgical implants and reduce the bones to smaller fragments. The contents are returned to a smaller vessel that is fed with air flow, returning the remains to an ideal state for the microbes to break down the bone material while at the same time dehydrating all of the organic matter. The result is clean, fertile soil – akin to how nature has recycled organic matter for millennia but in a controlled and hygienic environment.

Dignified & Safe The NOR process is conducted with care and respect at every stage. The interesting thing that service providers have found is that the length of the procedure (8-12 weeks) lends to a healthy mourning time for the families.

Some providers completely open up their facilities, so that clients may visit anytime and sit next to the vessel of their loved one; they may decorate it with letters or

photos, or simply just sit and be present. By the time the family receives the soil, feedback has been positive about the time clients have had to contemplate and grieve their loss.

By the end of the process, the body has been fully transformed into soil that poses no health risks. The soil is tested for pathogens, ensuring that it is safe for use in nearly any setting.

Just like full burial, there are rare circumstances that disqualify a

body from undergoing NOR: Ebola or Creutzfeldt Jakob's disease, for example, may require that the remains are cremated instead.

The interesting difference compared to cremation is that the amount of remains returned to the family totals approximately 300 lbs of soil.

Clients can choose to receive all of it or take a symbolic amount home; excess soil that is not collected by the family is often

distributed in a state park through an arrangement with the local government. Considering it does not take up a burial plot, and it has an infinitely smaller carbon footprint than flame cremation, perhaps NOR is the solution BC requires to meet the needs of our increasingly eco-conscious and growing population.

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Authors converge in Surrey for 32nd writers’ conference Tom Zillich

Writers from around the world are gathering in Surrey for an annual conference and related events.

The 2024 Surrey International Writers’ Conference kicked off Wednesday, Oct. 23, with author-led workshops and other sessions at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel until Sunday, Oct. 27.

This year, the conference includes 88 in-person and/or virtual workshops and panels, six keynote speakers, 17 pre-conference master classes, plus social gatherings, karaoke and more. Keynote speakers are Kim Spencer, Eliana West, Leah Henderson, Pedro Mendes, Andrew Buckley and Finnian Burnett.

Registration for SiWC 2024 closed Thursday (Oct. 17), but some public events are planned.

On Thursday (Oct. 24), a “star-studded author signing” at Surrey Libraries’ Guildford branch will feature Diana Gabaldon, Mary Robinette Kowal and Premee Mohamed, starting at 6:30 p.m. The two-hour, drop-in event will be moderated by fellow author Eileen Cook.

“Come to meet your favourite authors, purchase some books and get them signed,” says a post on surreylibraries.ca. “There will be a short Q&A period for the audience to engage with the authors. Otherwise, you are welcome to approach an author and have a quick chat.”

Of note, Outlander novelist Gabaldon has helped build Surrey International Writers’ Conference, now in its 32nd year and amplified by online workshops and classes first offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The popular conference was launched in the early 1990s by founder Ed Griffin, a writer, former priest and social worker. He’d attended a writers conference in Seattle and believed Surrey could easily support such an event, first held here at Johnston Heights Secondary before a move to the Sheraton hotel in 1994.

Griffin taught prisoners the craft of writing in Matsqui, and at the Surrey conference met and befriended Gabaldon, a fellow American.

For years, Griffin persuaded Gabaldon to join him in the prison classroom while in Surrey, until his death in 2015, and Gabaldon later continued that work.

The event in Surrey is advertised as “the most comprehensive professional development conference of its kind in Canada. SiWC offers writers in all genres – from beginners to experts – the opportunity to hone their craft with in-person, hybrid, or online-only format.”

As usual, the international element is strong again this year, according to Kathy Chung, conference coordinator.

“We have attendees and presenters coming, whether in-person or virtually, from nine Canadian provinces and territories, 30 U.S. states and six other countries: Australia, England, Germany, India, New Zealand and Scotland,” Chung told the Now-Leader.

“Our short story writing contest attracted entries from seven countries, four continents, six provinces and territories, 14 states and 23 B.C. municipalities.”

For event updates, photos and more, check facebook.com/SurreyIWC.

Noted writers booked for events in Surrey this week include, from left, Diana Gabaldon, Mary Robinette Kowal and Premee Mohamed.

(Surrey Libraries/ Facebook)

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15,000 expected at ‘Spooktacular’ event Tom Zillich

An event billed as Surrey’s only free, family-friendly Halloween street festival returns to Newton this Saturday, Oct. 26.

Spooktacular Newton is set to happen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 137 Street, between 72A and 74 avenues, rain or shine.

Hosted by Newton Business Improvement Association (BIA), the annual event attracts close to 15,000 people to the area with trickor-treating, entertainment, haunted train rides, mini golf, bouncy castles, face-painting, food and other vendors, and an Urban Pumpkin Patch full of pumpkins, which are given out by donation to Surrey Bank Food.

People are urged to wear Halloween costumes to Spooktacular Newton, where food vendors include Japadog, WakWak Burger, Kona Ice and Crispy Falafel Express.

“We are a car-free event that encourages you to think about how you get around the city, and as such, we won’t be offering any parking,” says a post on Newton BIA’s website. “Please obey local parking laws when finding parking on the side streets, and be respectful of the neighbourhood.”

Streets in the area will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

On Monday (Oct. 21), Surrey city council considers event sponsorship of $15,000 to support Spooktacular Newton, from the Council Initiatives Fund.

“The NBIA estimates that over 15,000 people will be attending this year’s event,” says a report before the council. “The NBIA has requested the

A crowd gathered at the Spooktacular Newton event in 2023. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now-Leader file photo) City consider supporting this event by providing a funding contribution to offset production, staging and traffic management costs.”

So far in 2024, the Council Initiatives Fund has sponsored 13 events in Surrey including Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s Celebration of Care Gala ($12,500), SFU President’s Surrey Community Mixer ($5,000) Immigrant Link Centre Society ($5,000), Princess Margaret Secondary School’s LeoCraft Design Team ($15,000) Balsar Community Foundation’s Run Surrey Run ($20,000), Penmar Community Arts Society’s Salmon Sessions Music Festival ($15,000), Surrey Pride Society Rainbow Gala and Awards Night ($4,000), UNITI Employment Services ($8,000) Car Free Day Surrey ($25,000), Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association ($25,000), International Yoga Day Celebration ($2,500) and Options Community Services ($25,000).

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Take up table tennis, Experience the next level of SENIOR LIVING! woodworking or cards this fall • The Table Tennis Activity Group at Kent Street Activity Centre is always looking for new players to join them. With so many different times to play, including weekends, evenings and weekdays, there is no excuse that you can’t find something to fit your schedule. Not a Kent Street Activity Centre member? Come try out table tennis or any other activity group three times before purchasing membership. Call 6042199 for more information or drop into the centre anytime to check out all the activities you can become involved in.

• Discover the therapeutic use of making mix-media art from cultures around the world You can try your hand at cribbage and other card in Mixed Media Art for Well-Being. This fourgames at Kent Street Activity Centre’s Thursday week program begins on Oct. 26 at the Kent Afternoon Cards. (Adobe stock photo) Street Activity Centre. Learn techniques such as decoupage, gold leaf gilding, image transfer, Activity Centre membership. Call 604-541-2199 pouring, patination, distressing, imprints and for more information.

• On Saturday, Oct. 26, have some fun learnmasking. To register, call 604-541-2199 or sign ing tips and tricks on how to travel with a up online at whiterockcity.ca/register. carry-on bag or backpack for any • Do you enjoy woodworking in the company of friends? Learn new tricks Dianne Sawicki length of trip with everything that you need. Learn a variety of packing and expand your project repertoire at methods, wardrobe suggestions and the Peninsula Woodcarvers Activihow to manage your liquids and gels. ty Group that meets at Semiahmoo Discover great ideas on how to survive Secondary Woodshop on Tuesdays, 6 airports or train stations, technology to 9 p.m. Call 604-541-2199 for more and safety. Call 604-541-2199 to regisinformation on this fun and creative ter or sign up online at whiterockcity.

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• What are you doing to reduce • The Kent Street auditorium is your risk and improve your driving? open Wednesday evenings, from 7 to Assess your driving skills and hab9:30 p.m., for all those 50+ who enjoy its, update your knowledge of vehicle social dancing. Bring your friends on safety features and road regulations.

Wednesday, Oct. 30, and enjoy the This workshop on Nov. 5, 10 a.m. to music of Patrizia & Don. On Nov. 6, noon, is co-sponsored with the White Rock Community Policing, the RCMP and the dance the night away to the fabulous sounds of Semiahmoo Community Safety Society. Call the Silver Stars. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with 604-541-2199 to register for this free workshop dancing from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for or sign up online at whiterockcity.ca/register. members and $9 for non-members.

The Kent Street Activity Centre, located at • Kent Street Activity Centre Thursday Afternoon Cards welcomes new members to drop 1475 Kent St., is open to individuals 55 years of in for a game of rummy, cribbage or canasta age or better. New members are welcome. For between 1 and 3:15 p.m. Remember you can more information on activities, programs and try out this activity group, or any other one, volunteer opportunities, please call the centre three times before purchasing a Kent Street at 604-541-2231.

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Yuk Yuk’s launches new comedy season in White Rock Alex Browne

If there were any doubt that there’s an appetite for stand-up comedy in White Rock and South Surrey, it’s been more than dispelled.

So says Eric Y. Lapointe of Yuk Yuk’s Surrey, who was also one of the principal organizers of the inaugural South Rock Comedy Festival – which far exceeded ticket sale expectations during its three-day run in September.

The work of comedian Lizzie Allan (also co-chair of the festival and co-founder of the comedy-as-therapy program Hilarapy) over the past decade has also helped build the local market for stand-up – along with the White Rock Buskers and Comedy Festival presented for several years by the BIA. And the success of Yuk Yuk’s Surrey’s last season at the Oceana PARC Playhouse has amply demonstrated that the current appetite for stand-up is strong – and nowhere near sated, Lapointe said.

Yuk Yuk’s marketing for a new 2024-25 season is moving into high gear as the debut show in White Rock (7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., Oct. 26, at Oceana PARC Playhouse) approaches (the season will also be launched at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, Abbotsford a day earlier).

Headlined by Katie-Ellen Humphries, the show will also include Michaela Chung as host, and Johnny Perrotta as featured comedian.

Described as “hilarious and original” by Corner Gas creator Brent Butt, Humphries has returned to B.C. after living part-time in New York since 2019, and her powerhouse performances – working up to the production of a new album by the end of this year – showcase years of growth and experience gained in both the Vancouver and New York comedy scenes.

“Katie Ellen is one of the associate producers of CBC Radio’s The Debaters, and she frequently appears on the show,” said Lapointe.

“Even though it’s a radio show, her name is recognizable and her voice is recognizable.

“I think she’s one of the funniest Canadian comedians right now and many people know her – we’re very happy to have her headline the first show of the season.”

Chung, originally from Ottawa, but now based in Vancouver, is an author and comedian whose recent shows have included performing alongside Allan.

Perrotta, a TV and film actor as well as comedian, draws inspiration

Comedy veteran Dave Nystrom in his sold-out Oceana PARC Playhouse show, part of the successful first edition of the South Rock Comedy Festival in September. (Tom Paille photo)

Katie-Ellen Humphries, well-known to fans of CBC Radio’s The Debaters, will be the headliner for the first show in the Yuk Yuk’s Surrey season at Ocean PARC Playhouse on Oct. 26. (Contributed) for his relatable material from his Italian-Canadian childhood. He has shared the stage with top comedians like Brent Butt, Kevin Nealon, and Robin Williams.

Upcoming shows in the season offer such well-known headliners as Ron Josol (Nov. 23), John Beuhler (Jan. 11), John Cullen (April 5) and Patrick Maliha (May 5).

Individual tickets to the Yuk Yuk’s shows are $29 plus service fees, but for those interested in buying season tickets, the $99-plus-fees price-point is a great deal, Lapointe said.

“That works out to five shows for the price of three – almost,” he noted.

Tickets for the season are available at the White Rock Players website (whiterockplayers.ca/wryukyuks).

Lapointe said the first South Rock Comedy Festival, which came to venues all over the Semiahmoo Peninsula Sept. 19 to 21, more than met organizers’ expectations.

“We ambitiously set our goals very high, but we knew it would be a challenge to sell even 600 tickets in the festival’s inaugural year,” he said.

“Of course, in this area, everyone waits until the last minute to buy their tickets, so we didn’t know until the week of the festival whether we were going to hit that mark. But the local community came out and they supported us – and, in the end, we sold well over 800 tickets.

“Together with various complimentary and promotional tickets, I’d say we had not quite, but almost, 1,000 people between all the shows.

“To me, having well over 800 in sales was a phenomenal success. So

we want to continue and grow on that.”

There’s another telling statistic in terms of customer satisfaction, Lapointe said.

Since the ticketing platform chosen for the festival invited feedback, including a rating, organizers were happy to learn that – of some 130 people who responded – 91 per cent gave it a favourable rating of either four or five stars.

“That leaves nine per cent that were not quite satisfied, but, of them, some may have given us three stars,” he said.

He recognizes that parking was a challenge at some venues – particularly Beecher Place at Crescent Beach – and organizers will be working on strategies to provide more parking spaces for next year.

He also recognizes that some festival-goers may simply not have cared for the comedy styles they encountered.

“Comedy is a very personal thing, and we didn’t try to censor the comedians’ outlook and material in an attempt to please everybody. Some may have thought that this or that comedian went too far, or somebody else might have thought they didn’t go far enough.”

It’s still a very high approval rating, he said, which is very encouraging for next year.

In all, there were six venues with 11 shows, including Ocean Park Hall (featuring headliner Graham Clark), Elgin Hall (where Allan staged a very successful Hilarapy Showcase), Oceana PARC Playhouse (which featured

headliners Dave Nystrom, Charlie Demers and Seattle comedian Kermet Apio), Leon’s Cafe (which featured White Rock headliner Ryan Lachance) and the Galaxie Public House.

“Essentially we had seven shows out of 11 that sold out, and all the rest were very healthy houses,” Lapointe said.

“Dave Nystrom really knocked it out of the park at the Playhouse, and Graham Clark and Charlie Demers, who are familiar to people from The Debaters, sold a lot of tickets from that alone,” he added.

“It was great to have comedians of that calibre in the festival, and people got to see a lot of up-and-coming local talents as well.

“We had some smaller venues that fit only 80 people or so, but it was nice to see these places come to life for the community – it gives me a lot of ideas for next year.”

Lapointe said he’d like to increase the tourism element for the festival as well.

“We had a handful of orders from places like Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington State, and Lizzie told me she had one person come to her show from Portland, Oregon. But if this is to grow, we have to lean into the tourism potential.

“But we sold tickets all over the Lower Mainland, including Delta, Langley, Vancouver, Burnaby and Coquitlam. Most of our print marketing was local, but that tells me our digital and radio marketing was effective, too. Whatever we did, it was working for us.”

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Pre-Halloween thrills coming to Surrey stages Two Surrey-area theatre companies want to thrill audiences in the nights leading up to Halloween.

Royal Canadian Theatre Company brings The Woman in Black to Surrey Arts Centre’s Studio Theatre starting Thursday, Oct. 24, while Pivot Theatre plans a one-night reading of John Patrick’s The Magenta Moth on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Newton Cultural Centre.

Written and adapted by Stephen Malatratt from the novel by Susan Hill, The Woman in Black “promises to curdle your blood” in a spooky and dramatic play staged from Oct. 24 to 27, followed by another short run at Anvil Theatre in New Westminster.

The story sees Arthur Kipps hire a skeptical young actor to help him recount his terrifying story and rid himself of the fear that tortures him daily. At the funeral of an elderly recluse, Arthur sees a mysterious, ethereal, wraith-like creature creating an atmosphere of foreboding, ominousness and mystery wherever she goes.

The show is suitable for kids 12 years and older. Tickets are sold on tickets.surrey.ca, or call 604-501-5566.

“We are really excited about this show because of the unique way they’re rehearsing, similar to European-style where creative designers are a part of the rehearsal process,” noted Crystal Weltzin, general manager of the Royal Canadian company.

Directed by Nicole DesLauriers, the The

Woman in Black cast includes Oliver de la Harpe, Conor Kavanagh, Sarah Maguire, Stephen Elcheshen and Katie Brooke.

Meantime, Pivot Theatre’s annual pre-Halloween reading is “a tale of suspense and intrigue that will have you on the edge of your seat,” featuring Tom Snape, Tammy Theis, Emma Greenhalgh, Shulamite Mlobela, Ainslee Dalzell, Emma Gelenyse and Teague Solemn.

The Magenta Moth tells the story of Dr. Polyantha Vashti Cassandra and her caregiver, Grace Hollis, who retreat to a remote mountain lodge so Cassandra can recover from a back injury. The two ladies are surprised by the sudden appearance of three teenage girls, who claim to be students from a nearby college who have lost their way on a hiking trip. Hospitable at first, Grace and Cassandra soon sense their visitors are not what they purport to be, and must use all of their wits to stay alive.

The show comes with a warning of “offensive language, extreme violence, descriptions of a graphic nature and religious extremism.”

Sold in advance on the TicketOwl website via pivottheatre.ca, tickets range from $15 to $25.

Elsewhere in Surrey, the Arts Club on Tour production of the rom-com Sexy Laundry is at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage from Oct. 16-26, and Naked Stage Readers Theatre’s Radioland ‘48 entertains at Newton Cultural Centre from Nov. 1-3.

Oliver de la Harpe, left, and Conor Kavanagh in Royal Canadian Theatre Company’s production of The Woman in Black at Surrey Arts Centre from Oct. 24-27.

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Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin in graphic posted to the CHL’s website Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (chl.ca) Tom Zillich

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Peace Arch News Classic volleyball tournament set for South Surrey Tricia Weel

One of the longest-running senior volleyball tournaments in the province hits the courts this weekend.

And it’s got a great name.

The Peace Arch News Classic, a senior girls volleyball competition that has been happening each year (COVID-19 pandemic aside) since the late 1990s, starts Friday (Oct. 25) at 2 p.m., when AAAA host team Earl Marriott Mariners – currently ranked No. 1 in the province – defend their title against crosstown rivals Elgin Park Orcas at EMS. Also at Earl Marriott at 2 p.m., the other

senior Mariners team will take on Burnaby Central.

Meanwhile at Semiahmoo Secondary – as the tournament is hosted by both schools – the Semiahmoo Thunderbirds will battle White Rock Christian Warriors, while North Delta’s Seaquam Seahawks will take on Cloverdale’s Salish Secondary and South Surrey’s Grandview Heights Grizzlies will take on the North Surrey Spartans.

The tournament happens at both schools through Saturday, Oct. 26, and features 20 teams from across Surrey and the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver’s Argyle,

Richmond’s McMath and Langley’s Walnut Grove secondaries among those vying for the championship title.

With eight Premier League teams participating in the tournament this year, hosts Mariners and Thunderbirds will have their work cut out for them to bring the tournament home again, EMS coach Gord Houchen noted in an email.

Gold and bronze medal matches will take place 5:30 p.m. at Earl Marriott on Saturday (Oct. 26), while the fifth- and seventh-place matches will be played 5:30 p.m. at Semiahmoo Secondary, with the awards presentation set for 7 p.m., Saturday.

Harrison Meneghin is shining in net for his new team in the Western Hockey League.

The South South-raised teen earned WHL Goaltender of the Week honours for the week ending Oct. 13 after picking up his first two wins as a member of Medicine Hat Tigers, who traded for Meneghin a week earlier.

The 2004-born netminder, a Tampa Bay Lightning prospect, had spent his entire junior career with Lethbridge Hurricanes, with whom he earned Goaltender of the Year honours in the WHL’s Central Division last season.

With the Tigers in his first week, Meneghin roared in the cage with a .50 goals-against average, a .978 save percentage and a shutout.

A two-time WHL All-Star, the six-foot-four Meneghin “has long been a dependable force between the pipes,” according to a post on chl.ca. “He holds a career record of 48-347-2 with a 2.69 goals-against average, a .914 save percentage and five shutouts.”

In the 2024 NHL Entry Draft last June, Meneghin was selected by the Lightning in the seventh round, 206th overall.

So far this season, WHL Goaltender of the Week accolades have gone to Koen Cleaver (Lethbridge Hurricanes), Ethan Eskit (Brandon Wheat Kings) and Spencer Michnik (Victoria Royals).

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White Rock broadcaster Hughson inducted into BC Sports Hall of Fame Tricia Weel

A familiar face – and voice – was among the 2025 BC Sports Hall of Fame inductees last Wednesday (Oct.16).

White Rock’s Jim Hughson, a longtime play-by-play commentator who enjoyed a 42-year career that includes a dozen Stanley Cup finals, two World Series and two Olympic Games, is being inducted in the media category.

The Fort St. John born-and-raised broadcaster called his first game on radio in 1979, and spent time broadcasting Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs games on television before joining TSN in 1987. He was the network’s lead play-by-play announcer from 1987 until 1994.

While primarily known for his hockey commentary, Hughson was also part of the team that covered the Toronto Blue Jays’ World Series championships in 1992 and 1993.

“I’m extremely honoured and

humbled,” Hughson said of his induction, noting while he had to move to Toronto for his career, he moved back to B.C. in 1994, settling on the Semiahmoo Peninsula, where he enjoys oceanside walks whenever he’s able. “It’s a spectacular place to live.”

Hughson joined Sportsnet in 1998, first as a national play-byplay announcer before switching to working regional broadcasts for the Vancouver Canucks, remaining in that role until 2008. He joined CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” in 2005, eventually replacing Bob Cole as the lead play-by-play announcer starting with the 2008-09 season.

He was CBC’s secondary play-byplay men’s hockey announcer for the 2006 Turin Games, and was part of the lead hockey broadcast team for the 2014 Sochi Games.

Hughson did highlight the Sochi Canadian National Team – both the men’s and women’s hockey squads won gold in hockey that year.

“They were the best…the finest hockey I’ve seen,” he said.

Hughson said it was difficult to name just one game or moment as a highlight, as he had the privilege of experiencing so many memorable games and moments, from Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Olympics to the World Series.

The Hockey Hall of Fame awarded Hughson the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2019 to honour his outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster. He is also a four-time Canadian Screen Awards winner for best sports play-by-play announcer.

Other 2025 inductees included five athletes, three builder-coaches, one team, one pioneer, one media member and the winner of the prestigious W.A.C. Bennett Award: Athletes • Christine Sinclair - Soccer • Ray Ferraro - Hockey • Cindy Devine – Mountain Biking • Nathan Hirayama – Rugby

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It is with deep sadness that we announce Carol Robinson, age 71, passed away peacefully at 6:37 AM on April 27, 2024, after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia at Evergreen Care Home in White Rock, BC.

December 1, 1933 – October 11, 2024

She was born in Edmonton, Alberta on September 28, 1952, the oldest of 9 children.

She met the love of her life, Randy, whom she married on December 22, 1972, and shared over 50 years together. She was a woman of many talents but will be remembered by her loving heart. She loved travelling to watch her two boys play hockey. Her family was the most important thing to her. Her love and kindness will always be remembered.

She is survived by her husband Randy, her sons Matthew (Samantha) and Garrett (Michelle), her grandchildren Casey and Ren, as well as her brothers Larry and Timmy, and sisters Paula, Vickie, Shelly and Joyce, all of whom she loved deeply. Carol is predeceased by her parents Paul and Emily, sister Patricia, and her brother Terry.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday November 9, 2024, from 2PM to 6PM at the Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club, 1284 184th Street, Surrey, British Columbia.

I is with g sadness that we announce the passing of a beloved husband, father and grandfather. Don is survived by his wife Bernie of 66 years and children John (Sharon) & Bruce (Cristina).

He is preceded by his daughter Diana. He also leaves behind 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren who always brought a smile to his face and adored him for his gentle loving soul.

Don was born in Saskatchewan into a farming family of 9 children. He left the farming life to become a professional engineer, moving to Ontario. In his first job as an engineer, he met the love of his life, Bernie. Throughout his career, they moved several times, including once to England, and he traveled the world for work. Their family ended up in Richmond, followed by South Surrey and lastly White Rock.

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