Surrey Now May 8 2012

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Hemp store snub a ‘disgrace’ Fathers ‘embarrassed’ after city staff urges council to refuse business licence

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WHITE ROCK – White Rock council is set to vote on whether to grant a business licence to a shop that sells hemp items during a council meeting on Monday (May 7). Staff are recommending White Rock city council “refuse” to grant the business licence by unanimous vote. “It’s a disgrace,” Coun. Helen Fathers said Monday before the meeting. “I’m so embarrassed

that this is even an item on the novelty items,” as advertised on its agenda.” website. She said she is expecting “fireworks” A report to council says residents in council chambers during the living above the proposed store Monday night meeting. have been calling into city hall with “As far as I’m concerned, this is a complaints and concerns about the business and should be able to operate business locating where proposed and on Marine Drive just as any other citing concerns regarding safety and business does,” she said. security. The applicant, HEMPYZ Gifts and The report goes on to say staff were Helen Fathers Novelties, is seeking a business licence also contacted by the White Rock RCMP citing similar concerns, including the for a gifts and novelties retail store at 14967 proposed business attracting “criminal elements” Marine Dr. The applicant has two other store and “associated crimes.” The RCMP advised that locations in the Langley area. there had been numerous break-ins at the other The business specializes in the sale of “hempbusiness locations in Langley. based beauty products,”“purses with built-in See thenownewspaper.com Tuesday afternoon smell-proof compartments,”“pot leaf novelty to see what happened at the council meeting. items,” and other “marijuana related gifts and

Surrey hosts No Borders dance challenge

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DELTA – About 1,200 people turned out for Sunday’s second annual Laura Szendrei 5 & 10K Walk, Run and Roll. The fundraiser is in memory of Laura Szendrei, the 15-year-old Burnsview Secondary student who was attacked in Mackie Park in September 2010 and died of her injuries. Sunday also marked the official unveiling of the memorial garden at the high school. SEE PHOTO ONLINE

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The “Manhole” group from Maple Ridge-based Peggy Peat School of Dance competes Saturday during the annual No Borders group dance challenge at Surrey Arts Centre. The Surrey Festival of Dancebacked event saw “Foot Clan,” a seven-member group from Vibrant Dance Company in Nanaimo, take the grand championship title,

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followed by two groups from Coquitlam-based The danceLAB – “Sleep Cycle” (in second place) and “Soldier” (third). More than 80 groups took part in the annual No Borders competition. For more photos of dancers in action at the popular event, see page 13 and also visit www. thenownewspaper.com. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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Brian White said 570 people signed up on the morning of the event, which he said caused a lot of stress for organizers. He also said it will be a few days yet before they have a tally of money raised. The money collected will benefit the Laura Szendrei Memorial Scholarship Foundation Society.


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