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Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani, a psychology professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, will be speaking at Vancouver’s OpenTextbook Summit in May. (Photo: ADRIAN MACNAIR)

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Open textbooks ‘an easy choice’ Professor pioneers access to free service that saves students cash Kristi Alexandra

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ow many struggling students do you think avoid buying pricey textbooks, and take a hit for it academically, every year? According to Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani, a psychology professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, it’s more than half. That’s why he’s behind a movement to provide free access to Open Textbooks, a service by BCcampus that lets the top-40 most enrolled post-secondary courses provide required texts for little to no cost. “In general, we know that about 65 per cent of students choose not to purchase a textbook for at least one of their undergraduate courses because of cost – that’s twothirds. Thirty-five per cent take fewer courses because of textbook costs and 23 per cent regularly go without texts because of cost. So, it’s a real problem with a human face,” Jhangiani told the Now. The open textbooks, which can be found online at BCcampus.ca or on a class-shared site such as Moodle where the professor may choose to share the file, can be accessed in various formats. Students and instructors can download the material and use them on tablets, smartphones, on computers and even opt to have the books printed and bound for about $13.

With some introductory course textbooks coming with a price tag of $150 to $200, it’s obvious why some students might avoid taking the financial hit – especially when they’re struggling to pay rent and other bills. “Unlike traditional textbooks, when students feel the pinch, they’re spending around $1,500 a year on textbooks, they feel the need to recoup some of the costs by reselling them at the end of the semester,” he said, “and you don’t get a whole lot.” In fact, even when students buy a digital copy of the text from the publisher to save a little cash, the licenses expire after just six months and can’t be re-sold. In the end, it makes those materials more expensive. “There’s really no contest in that sense, and what I find is, as I’ve been adopting this for a year and a half now, many of them (students) choose to print some of the pages at home, some just use the digital, but what they really seem to like is that they can access it in all formats,” Jhangiani admitted. “Some talk about how they don’t feel the need to lug the heavy textbook around campus, and they can read it on their iPhone on the bus, so they’ve got all formats.” Beyond the ease of access to their textbooks, studies have found there’s a positive difference in exam and course performance when using an open textbook. Jhiangiani said he’s witnessed evidence of that in his own courses. “Since I’ve been adopting open textbooks, I’ve certainly seen the impact of it show up on my official course evaluations. One student wrote last semester, ‘I would not have bought the text for this course because it’s an

elective. I would have possibly walked away with a C, now it looks like I’m going to get an A-minus.’” The psychology professor noted the feedback was anonymous, and the student “had nothing to gain by lying.” He also said students taking elective courses are the ones most likely not to purchase a textbook because they’re more worried about their majors. Without studying the text, however, “they’re starting off severely disadvantaged, so I think it really is an interesting point in higher education,” he said. Currently, Jhangiani is one of more than 50 faculty members across the province touting the use of open textbooks, and he hopes to see that number grow. The problem is some instructors just don’t know about the program. That may change with the Open Textbook Summit that will take place on May 28 and 29 in Vancouver this year, where Jhangiani will be speaking. So far, students in B.C. have saved a collective $700,000 from using open textbooks – but the benefits don’t extend only to undergrads. Each open textbook comes with a Creative Commons licence, so instructors can change and edit course materials to fit within their curriculums. “I would absolutely say that I would rather have all of my students have access to a great book rather than have half of them have access to what is definitely the best book. It’s an easy choice for me,” Jhangiani concluded. For more information about the Open Textbook Summit, visit Open.bccampus.ca. kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com

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2015 Good Citizen AwArd The City of Surrey Council invites suggestions for the 2015 Good Citizen Award. This honour is awarded on an annual basis to a person who has given outstanding service for the betterment of our community over the years. Any private individual or service group is invited to submit nominations for Council's consideration. The Good Citizen Award for 2015 will be presented at the 2015 Volunteer Appreciation event. Written nominations from private individuals or service groups are welcome. Submissions should describe the outstanding service or volunteer works the nominee has done for the enhancement of the City of Surrey and include supporting documentation such as: letter(s) of support, special recognition or award(s) received newspaper clippings, etc. All nominations (with supporting documentation) should be submitted to the City Clerk's Office at 13450 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 1V8, or submitted electronically to clerks@surrey.ca no later than Monday, March 30, 2015. For more information or to download the Good Citizen 2015 nomination form, visit our website. Mayor Linda Hepner

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District fights Hepatitis A outbreak at Surrey school Kristi Alexandra

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SURREY — North Ridge Elementary School planned an immunization clinic Monday after parents were informed on Friday (March 13) that there had been an outbreak of the Hepatitis A virus at the school. “Students and staff may have been exposed” to the virus, read a letter sent home to parents from Fraser Health. Though students are on their spring break, the release called for parents to bring their children to the mass clinic, which sset up in the school’s gymnasium. The district did not release how many of the roughly 350 students were affected. Hepatitis A is a viral disease that attacks the liver. Symptoms usually include diarrhea, vomiting and yellowing of the skin. It can be passed on by infected people who don’t wash their hands properly after using the bathroom, through hand-

to-mouth contact, food preparation and sharing. Other ways to contract the virus are through sexual contact, sharing needles and pipes, drinking contaminated water or eating raw or undercooked shellfish that has been contaminated by sewage. It is also easy for those who are infected but are not exhibiting symptoms to spread the virus to others. While the risk of dying from Hepatitis A is higher for people over the age of 50, about one to three people die per every 1,000 cases of the virus. Consent forms were also given out to parents to get their children vaccinated against Hepatitis A. A vaccine information sheet sent out by Fraser Health noted, however, that “children under the age of 19, who are able to understand the benefits and possible reactions for each vaccine and the risk of not getting immunized, can legally consent to or refuse immunizations.” kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com

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Another plan in works for old public market site Amy Reid

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NEWTON — The city has received a development application for a portion of the old Surrey Public Market site, which has been vacant for more than a decade. The rundown property at the corner of 64th Avenue and King George Boulevard has garnered much attention, with the community repeatedly calling for redevelopment. The property has changed hands over the years, and though development applications have been submitted to the city, things have stood still. The latest application, submitted by Wilson Chang Architect Inc., is to develop a portion of the site south of a creek on the property. A four-storey apartment building and six townhouse units are proposed that would be built on top of the existing parkade. Jude Hannah, a community advocate behind the group ReNewton Nation, has been calling for redevelopment of the “eyesore” for years. She said she’s “cautiously optimistic” that

the site may finally be redeveloped. “We’ve been down this road before and hopefully this time it’ll work out.” She has called on the city to purchase the property, but said she’ll take any redevelopment as positive. “I personally would like to see mixed-use, some retail at the bottom,” she said, but added, “We just need that place gone, one way or another.” Jean Lamontagne, Surrey’s general manager of planning and development, couldn’t say when the application would go before Surrey council for consideration, as it is currently going through the referral process and design review. “At our end, we want to expedite the review and referral process as we support redevelopment of the site. We want to have this before council ahead of the summer break,” said Lamontagne. The original Surrey Public Market was opened in the mid-’80s and a new public market building – the one that sits vacant on the site today – was opened in the mid-’90s.

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Youth league launched at Centennial Arena Kyle Benning

Date: Saturday, March 28th, 2015 Time: 7:30pm Venue: Chandos Pattison Auditorium

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Enjoy performances by: Westcoast Harmony Chorus, The Young Peoples Opera Society of B.C., Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society, The Glee Club, The Maple Leaf Singers, Soundscape, Surrey Youth Symphony Ensemble.

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WHITE ROCK — After five successful years of running White Rock Ball Hockey League, Austin Takahashi is preparing for the first year of youth hockey. It is something the community has been looking for, said Takahashi, founder and director of the association. “I’ve been approached for the last two years by parents who have been emailing us asking if we have anything for youth. “I think South Surrey is a good market for it,” Takahashi added. “There are a lot of people who play road hockey. In the summertime, you drive down the road and you see so many kids playing road hockey. There’s definitely demand for it.” Takahashi said there will be three divisions for children aged four to 13. The league plays their games out of Centennial Arena and has signed an exclusivity agreement with the city to be the only ball hockey association

The Thrashers celebrate winning the A Division in the White Rock Ball Hockey League last season at Centennial Arena in White Rock. (Photo submitted) (March 16). Registration for the youth league costs $160. It includes 12 league games, two guaranteed playoff games and a jersey that the players can keep once the season is over. Visit Wrbhl.com.

there. “Being able to play there is definitely a privilege. The City of White Rock now trusts us and we are now the sole provider for the arena for ball hockey,” he added. The arena was scheduled to host an open house for the league on Monday

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City seeks food cart operators

WHITE ROCK — The City of White Rock is looking for food and beverage cart operators to serve along its waterfront for the upcoming summer season. According to a post on the city website, only existing business license holders in the White Rock Business Area and/or operators affiliated with

established local businesses are eligible to operate a cart. The carts must also be limited to food and beverages. No novelty items are permitted. There are three locations along the promenade up for grabs — two are near the pier and the third is by the museum. Expressions of interest

must be made by 4:30 p.m. on April 15. Would-be operators must include their preferred location, business proposal and hours of operation. For more information, contact community recreation co-ordinator Dianne Sawicki at 604.541.2236 or dsawicki@ whiterockcity.ca.

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ave you discovered that you’ve fallen for a scam? And in retrospect, did the whole thing seem so obvious that you’re terribly embarrassed that you fell for it at all? Indeed, you’re probably so embarrassed that you haven’t reported to police. That’s what the scam artist is counting on: he or she is betting that, even if you figure out that you’ve been the victim of fraud, you’ll feel so downright stupid that you’ll let them get away with it… so they can go ahead and nail someone else. The embarrassment card is especially effective in so-called “romance” scams. And the RCMP note that, if you’ve been had, you’re not alone – far from it. In fact, you have more company than you probably realize… because of the embarrassment. It all seems so harmless at first: a brief introduction between strangers, likely initiated via Facebook or through an online dating site. Communication begins. Frequency of messaging increases. Conversations are intense. Photos are shared. Feelings develop. A relationship forms… The ruses are deliberate, calculated money schemes created by experienced fraudsters to get as much money as possible, usually from lonely adults. These people know what they are doing. The cultivation of a relationship can take months, often building through flowers and small gifts, before the hints begin that all is not well. At some point, an imagined trust is established, and requests for money begin. The lines go something like this: “I’m desperate… It’s just this once... I will pay you back.” It may be embarrassing to realize that you’ve been had… but it should be even more embarrassing to realize that you’re letting someone get away with it, and that you’ve effectively – if unwittingly – financed the fraudsters’ next project. March is Fraud Prevention Month, and the RCMP want people to be wary – and to be aware that, the police are on their side and want to stop the victimization. Glacier Media

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Many more reasons to say ‘No’ than ‘Yes’ The Editor, Re: “The congestion question,” the Now, March 12. The “Yes” side of me feels that the 0.5 per cent tax hike is the fairest way to pay for transit – in that everyone will be paying their fair share, as opposed to always going after drivers with gas tax, levies or road pricing. Now here’s why I would vote “No.” Five unelected, unaccountable boards with no legislative way to fire them. Now the mayors want to create an oversight committee led by Jim Pattison, which will have no power to demand any financial information from the TransLink boards. With all due respect – Mr. Pattison is 86. He may not be around in 10 years to oversee anything. TransLink removes a CEO for his incompetence but just moves him

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the years, has upgraded King George Boulevard. Now they want to rip them up for a train? Although the artist’s rendition of what the train will look like is impressive, I remain skeptical as to how much roadway we will lose. If former Mayor Dianne Watts and council had not voted against the building of a casino in South Surrey, there may have been more money available to put towards transit. But with the upcoming federal election, we now know where Watts’ loyalties lie. I just read a letter to the editor in the Now by a B. Largghy which I thought hit the mark. I quote: “They would like me to vote for an increase in my taxes so I can start paying to use the Pattullo Bridge. Yeah, sure. I’ll get right on it. ”

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he biggest part of the BC Liberals’ seemingly never-ending overhaul of the province’s liquor laws is finally in sight and it’s unclear what kind of impact it will have on consumers. I’m referring, of course, to the actual price you will be paying for beer, wine or spirits. Changing arcane bureaucratic rules or putting booze in grocery stores is interesting but what everyone really cares about is how much they have to fork over at the till. On April 1, the government is moving towards a wholesale pricing system for alcohol and that puts government-owned stores on equal footing with private dispensers. The NDP claims this will lead to widespread price increases but the government insists that only 17 per cent of all products will see some kind of price hike and even then, most of the increases will

be quite low. As well, most of the products designated for price hikes are high-end items that few people buy (how many of you routinely buy $40 bottles of wine?). There are more than 33,000 liquor products listed for sale in B.C. and the price changes (most due to a fallen Canadian dollar) affect about 5,500 of them. The move to wholesale pricing also reflects a not-so-subtle philosophical shift by the BC Liberals when it comes to the government’s involvement in selling liquor – and it’s one that will have an impact on consumers in other ways. For example, your shopping experience at a government-owned liquor store may be about to change for the better. This wasn’t always the case. When the BC Liberals first came to power in 2001, then-Premier Gordon Campbell toyed with the idea of selling all government liquor stores and ceding the selling of booze to the private sector entirely. A number of government stores were indeed closed but he was forced to back off the privatization scheme by members of his rural caucus and by an aggressive push-back by the B.C.

Government Employees Union, whose members staff government liquor stores. And so for years, most government stores operated with little re-investment in their physical upkeep and with minimal interest in customer relations. But the BC Liberals have now come full circle and are letting government stores compete on an equal footing with private stores. As a result, many government stores will soon have longer operating hours and a number will remain open on Sundays – and many of them are having refrigeration units installed. This means that two of the main advantages of private stores – Sunday openings and cold beer and wine sales – will soon disappear, something that would have been unheard of in the Campbell era. Campbell’s would-be privatization scheme seemed to be an ideological one, based on the belief that government should get out of the retail business. The evolving nature of the Christy Clark government’s approach to the liquor business is entirely the opposite and appears based on two principles: customer convenience and government profit. That’s

why it’s becoming easier to purchase beer and wine and why the money generated by the LDB is forecast to grow significantly. The LDB’s service plan for this year notes that its stores are going to start competing with private stores like never before, and as a result “it will be more important than ever for B.C. Liquor Stores to offer an unparalleled shopping experience.” When the BC Liberals first promised in their 2013 election platform to “modernize B.C.’s liquor laws,” I suspect few people had any idea how far-reaching such an exercise would be or how there would be such a complete philosophical shift away from the Campbell-led years. In fact, no other area of government policy – not health care, education, forestry or mining – appears to have received the kind of attention the liquor industry has gotten this past year. And we’ll know in the next few weeks whether a key aspect of that industry – the cost of its products – is going to change much. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca

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The Editor, As a taxpayer in Surrey, I have already been doling out a lot of money just to live here. When I witness blatant waste, I am appalled. TransLink’s

CEO makes an annual salary of $485,000, more than $100,000 greater than that of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Does TransLink really think that its CEO deserves to be paid more than the leader of

our entire country? TransLink must learn to manage taxpayers’ money more efficiently and work with the enormous amount that they are already collecting. Voting “No” will send the clear

message to TransLink and to the mayors that we are not getting the value that we deserve for our hardearned money. A. Morisset, Surrey

No more transit tales The Editor, We do not need to waste even more tax dollars on expensive studies to confirm the collective failure of TransLink and city council to provide affordable transportation for the hard working people who pay for TransLink’s cushy pensions. We do not need more subcommittees voting on doing more wasteful “research” papers about the obvious and glaring ineffectiveness of the government-run transportation system. No more fallacies and arguments about the “health and safety” benefits of out-of-control government waste is going to justify the behaviour of our chosen leaders who all know the game and do almost nothing to stop it. Enough with the misinformation and excuses. You cannot continue to rob the public for “public good.” The reality is that it is time to destroy the tax-subsidized monster monopoly and finally allow the competition in the people transportation industry. David Simonov, Delta

Transit vote is all about trust The Editor, If I hear one more argument about why we should vote “Yes,” I am going to scream. This is not about pros and cons. The issue here is trust – I don’t have any. Politicians can throw all the promises they want at me. I don’t believe them. Neither TransLink nor their champion Linda Hepner inspires confidence. Trust – you can’t get it back with a bunch of words. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Maureen Kerr, Surrey

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From top left, clockwise: Pardip Brar, 20, Indervir Johal, 21, Sameh Mohammed, 20, and Amrit Kular, 20. of our sons and daughters and our community out there.” Hepner could not be reached for comment before press time Monday. Before Thursday’s press conference, Newton advocate Doug Elford said the rash of shootings “has all the indications of a gang-style war. “We’re worried about innocent people getting caught in the crossfire with these rolling gun battles,” he said. “I worry about my own family walking out and about.” Elford charged that Hepner “doesn’t seem to think there’s a problem in Surrey with crime. “She just seems to think we’re inflating the problems and that it’s not such a bad place to live. But when it happens in our neighbourhood, we’d like to hear something from the people that run the city.” Hayne noted there have been shootings all over the Lower Mainland in the first quarter of the year, pointing to Richmond, Burnaby and Vancouver.

“It’s certainly not exclusive to Newton,” he said. “We are waiting for the first arrival of 30 new officers that are coming from depot, and 100 more this year. I would imagine that a good number of those officers will be deployed in the areas in greatest need,” he said. “Beyond that, because these are seemingly targeted hits, the public is not imminently in danger. These are not random acts of violence ... but the fact that it wasn’t just a random act doesn’t make it any less jarring to see and hear those things happening in one’s neighbourhood.” Hayne said, “We’ve got to get a lid on this current tit-for tat retaliation thing that’s clearly going on.” Community advocate Naida Robinson echoed Elford’s frustration. “It seems like when we get a lull in public crime - the higher profile stuff - it’s immediately forgotten and nothing, no change,” she said. “It just keeps happening over and over again. It seems like we’re getting fed lines all the time,” she added. “Once again, we’re

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NEWTON — Surrey Mounties are now investigating seven shootings in five days. None were fatal. Police suspect four are linked and involve people in the low-level drug trade. The most recent happened 2:30 a.m. Sunday when a house near 94th Avenue and 126th Street in Whalley – the same one that was shot at, at 3:30 a.m. Thursday – was again hit by bullets during a driveby shooting. Nobody was injured in either shooting. Police don’t believe these two are linked to four other shootings in Newton last week. At a press conference Thursday afternoon, police said five young men are believed to be involved in the four “related” shootings in Newton: Sameh Mohammed, 20, of Surrey, Pardip Brar, 20, of Delta, Pardeep Singh, 20, of Surrey, Indervir Johal, 21, of Surrey, and Amrit Kular, 20, of Surrey. Johal and Singh were shot. None have been arrested. Surrey RCMP Chief Supt. Bill Fordy said police want to know more about their activities. “From the intelligence that has been gathered so far, there is nothing to indicate that these incidents are tied to organized gangs,” Fordy said. “However, these people are clearly violent and have shown a complete disregard for public safety. “For the citizens of Surrey, I offer you my commitment that we are working extremely hard on all of these events,” he added. “Not only to solve the cases that have occured but to safeguard against any further incidents.” Surrey Coun. Bruce Hayne also fielded questions at the press conference. He said Mayor Linda Hepner is “away on city business,” but added, “She shares our concern, she shares our outrage,” and she’s prepared to put every resource available into stopping the gunplay. “It’s a terrible concern for us, obviously,” Hayne said. “It’s a matter of the safety

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having discussions we had three months ago.” Robinson wants a member of the public to be posted to the city’s police committee. “People aren’t feeling heard and/or represented. Granted, our mayor and councillors are supposed to represent us but I don’t think they’re doing a very good job. Not in the eyes of the public. I think the community deserves a voice at the table.” Like Elford, Robinson says it’s inevitable that an innocent bystander is going to get hurt. “Bullets do not have DNA detectors. Somebody is going to be shot. Is it going to be a kid in a stroller? Is it going to be a grandma doing her one-mile walk? It isn’t just going to be these gangsters shooting each other. “Can we please, please start understanding that we have a problem in Newton? I get that Surrey as a whole has a crime problem, but it is Newton, Newton, Newton over and over again.” Of the shootings so far, four have been in Newton, two in Whalley, and a 28-yearold Langley man was found suffering from a gun shot wound in Clayton just before midnight Wednesday. Sgt. Dale Carr said this shooting “likely did not happen in Surrey.” The fourth shooting happened at about 2 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 80th Avenue and 132nd Street. Carr said a white SUV was spotted chasing a black Acura. “The SUV was seen shooting at the Acura.” The Surrey RCMP Identification Section cordoned off the area and found a couple shell casings on the pavement. “It was a busy time of the day, a lot of traffic in the area,” Carr noted. This fourth shooting – mere blocks away from the others – happened at a busy intersection in broad daylight. “Absolutely something catastrophic could have happened,” Carr conceded. see ‘OH MY GOD,’ › page 12

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“That’s why it’s deeply, deeply concerning to the Surrey RCMP and the community of Surrey, and that’s why we’re pouring as

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NEW WESTMINSTER — The man accused of murdering Surrey hockey mom Julie Paskall is still awaiting a trial date. Yosef Jomo Gopaul has been charged with second-degree murder in the case. He appeared briefly in court in New Westminster on March 12 via video, where the matter of setting his trial date was adjourned to April 9 at 2 p.m. Gopaul has not yet entered a formal plea. Paskall, 53, was attacked outside Newton Arena on Dec. 29, 2013 when she was picking up her son from a hockey game. She died in hospital two days later. The death spurred public outcry for increased safety in the community. Gopaul came to Surrey from Ontario

eight weeks prior to the attack. A man by the same name was considered a high risk to re-offend after an Ontario conviction for attacking a woman on New Year’s Day 2010. Parole Board of Canada documents say Gopaul has gang affiliations and a “history of both drug and alcohol abuse” that was considered a factor in the incident. A July 2012 decision on Gopaul’s release said he appeared to have difficulty considering the short and long-term consequences of his actions, and noted he had shown little remorse or insight into the violent attack on a woman he followed from a bar at 2:30 a.m. The victim recalled “being struck with punches and kicks and fighting back and being dragged by the hood of her jacket while she was naked from the waist down.” Gopaul pushed the woman into a frozen creek as he fled.

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SURREY — The “Yes” side in the transportation plebiscite gained new allies last week. Near Surrey Central SkyTrain station Wednesday morning, Lower Mainland police and fire chiefs

urged the public to vote “Yes” to the planned 0.5 per cent tax increase to fund transportation projects. They say fewer cars on the road will mean faster response times. Meanwhile, the Kwantlen

Student Association – joined by student associations from UBC, SFU, BCIT, Langara, Capilano, VCC and Emily Carr – voiced their support for a “Yes” vote at Kwantlen’s Cloverdale campus.

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DELTA — The company behind the contentious plan to erect radio transmission towers in Point Roberts is taking its fight to court. BBC Broadcasting Inc. has filed a LUPA (Land Use Petition Act) appeal in Skagit County Superior Court. In Washington state, LUPA provides a direct judicial review of land use decisions. The company has gone to court to appeal a decision by Whatcom County council, which upheld a ruling by the county’s hearing examiner to reject the towers because they exceeded height limits in the American peninsula. BBC Broadcasting Inc. wants to erect five 45-metre (150foot) steel towers at an undeveloped lot on McKenzie Way

just a few hundred metres from the Tsawwassen border. The towers would transmit South Asian radio station KRPI, AM 1550, which broadcasts from studios in Richmond to a Lower Mainland audience. Also known as Sher-E-Punjab AM 1550, the station uses antenna in Ferndale, Wash., but wants to relocate them for a stronger signal. Residents on both sides of the border are concerned the towers would create blanketing interference that would cause havoc with household electronics. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a construction permit but a zoning permit was required from Whatcom County. Just days before a county public hearing on the proposal was scheduled to begin last fall, the hearing examiner

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Fleetwood Dragons are best in B.C. Surrey squad erases 18-point deficit to win first senior boys’ basketball title in school history Kyle Benning

(84-34), defending champions St. Thomas More Collegiate (83-73 OT) and No. 3 R.A. McMath (78-75) to get to the final.

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Fleetwood Dragon Emeka Okuma was named the MVP of the four-day tournament. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

Wowie Untalan led the Delview Raiders to the 2A championship, where they lost 66-40. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

a lifetime opportunity,” the MVP and first team all-star said. Coach Taylor said his team suffered from “pre-game jitters” to start the game, but got out of the slump by playing tough defence and attacking Tupper’s zone defence. “Once our guys started to attack, they really just found the seams and everything just started to click for us,” he said. Assistant coach Nick Day said he’s never been through a game where he went through so many emotions saying this rollercoaster game was identical to how their season went.

This is the first time the Fleetwood Park senior boys’ program has won a provincial basketball championship and the team will be jumping up to play Quad A basketball next season. It is also the first time a Surrey public school has won a senior boys’ provincial basketball title at any tier since the 1981 North Surrey Spartans. Fleetwood Park guard Armaan Khangura, who played the entire season with a broken bone in his hand, was named to the second all-star team. The Dragons defeated Dawson Creek

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In the Double A championship game, the No. 11 Delview Raiders suffered a tough 6640 loss to Victoria’s St. Michael’s University School. After the game, Raiders head coach Vlad Nikic told his team not to hang their heads because they “won second place.” “There are 100 more schools that wanted to be in our shoes right now,” he said. “I can’t be more proud of what these guys and what this school has achieved. We have to be proud of winning second place in this tournament.” Southridge finished the tournament with the bronze medal after beating West Vancouver’s Collingwood Cavaliers 73-70 thanks to Azwa Mohamed’s three-point shot with less than four seconds remaining. Storm head coach Steve Anderson was pleased with his boys’ performance at the tournament even though they didn’t get to play for a championship. “We would obviously love to play in the final, but I think that winning your last game is always a good thing,” he said. In the Quad A tournament, both Lord Tweedsmuir and Semiahmoo found themselves playing against each other on the final day for seventh place in what was a repeat of the Fraser Valley semifinal. The Panthers won 100-88 in overtime. This was the first time the Cloverdale school qualified for the provincials since 1953. For more information and scores from the tournament, visit Bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com.

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fter being named the Most Valuable Player of the senior boys’ Triple A basketball provincials, Emeka Okuma forgot the first rule of sports: Don’t drop the ball. Walking across the hardwood to celebrate, the six-foot-three-inch forward dropped his trophy, decapitating the golden basketball from its base. It didn’t matter in the big picture because the Grade 12 student led the Dragons to a 73-65 victory over top-ranked Sir Charles Tupper Tigers in the championship game Saturday (March 14) at the Langley Events Centre. The game didn’t start well for the No. 2 seed Fleetwood Park, who found themselves behind 21-3 after missing all eight of their first-quarter shots inside of the three-point arc. However, the squad found its rhythm in the second frame, cutting the Tigers lead to nine points going into halftime. The Dragons went on a 22-4 run, which fell on either side of the break and reduced the East Vancouver school’s lead to a point. From that moment on, Jordan Taylor’s team retained momentum and forced Tupper into a tough situation when Travis Erickson (later named player of the game) hit three straight triples in the fourth quarter to make the score 61-53. Okuma, who was three blocks shy of a triple-double in the final (20 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks), averaged 17.8 points and 15 rebounds over the four-game tournament. “Our coaches put in our mind that we’re here for a reason and that this is a once in

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