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Memories of wartime:Second World War pilot Vince Brimicombe, 93, is humble about his distinguished service record – but he is grateful to have learned what happened to a ‘lost’ comrade.

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WednesdayJanuary 27, 2016 (Vol. 41 No. 7)

Language the biggest hurdle faced by some of those seeking refuge from Syria

It’s beautiful in Canada: teen refugee

Proposed rules should apply to politicians too, says Coun. Fathers

City of White Rock targets ‘abusive’ residents

Firefighters save dog

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White Rock firefighters embarked on a rescue of a different breed last weekend, after a dog fell down an embankment south of Terry Road.

Deputy fire Chief Ed Wolfe said the call for help came in around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

“The dog had fallen off the top of an unsanctioned trail,” Wolfe said.

Wolfe said that for the rescue, an auxiliary firefighter rappelled down the embankment and the dog was pulled up using a makeshift harness.

“It wasn’t a complicated technical rescue by any stretch,” Wolfe said. “It really went off without a hitch.”

Wolfe said it’s fortunate the dog – a four-year-old named Rocky – was not injured.

His owner, Tim Jones, did the right thing in calling for help, he added.

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Kevin DiakiwBlack Press

Recently landed in Surrey from the chaos and bloodshed they left behind in Syria, a dozen refugees gathered in a North Surrey hotel last week to describe their experience in Canada.

They were at a press gathering as Surrey-based grocer Fruiticana donated bags of groceries to the families. Fruiticana founder Tony Singh committed to provide enough groceries to feed 500 families for seven to nine days.

Ola Katabi has been here just two weeks and

says she loves Canada.“It’s natural,” the 15-year-old said as she

beamed. “It’s beautiful.”It’s a far cry from where she just left.“In Syria, it’s difficult,” Katabi said. It’s an understatement coming from a girl flee-

ing a country gripped in a complex civil war.The world, including Canada, has snapped to

attention since atrocities have come to light. As part of a federal Liberal campaign promise in last fall’s election, 25,000 refugees are heading to Canada in the coming months.

Along with those who have already arrived, hundreds are expected to settle in Surrey.

Scores of them are being housed temporarily at a hotel. One of the biggest barriers, they say, is becoming familiar with the new language.

Katpahi Abdelrazqe spoke through an inter-preter and said language is definitely the biggest hurdle he faces.

“So far, I can’t pinpoint any (significant) chal-lenges,” he said. “Language is definitely the biggest.”

Melissa Smalley Staff Reporter

White Rock council is taking steps to address what members describe as “abusive” and “disre-spectful” behaviour from residents towards staff and elected officials.

At Monday’s governance and leg-

islation committee meeting, sev-eral changes to the Council and Committee Procedure Bylaw – as well as council’s correspondence policy – were proposed.

Among those changes is the addi-tion under ‘conduct and debate’ addressing decorum during meet-

ings, noting “members of the pub-lic are not permitted to interrupt the meeting in any way, including outbursts, shouting out questions/comments, booing and heckling.”

The bylaw goes on to detail pro-cedure to be followed if unwel-come behaviour persists.

Coun. Lynne Sinclair said she is glad to see decorum addressed, not-ing she was becoming “increasingly concerned at the interruptions at meetings and public hearings.”

“It’s one thing to have disagree-ments, but it’s another thing to treat people with disrespect,” Sin-

clair said. “I think we really need to rein in this behaviour.”

Coun. Helen Fathers acknowl-edged there have been “difficult times” in council chambers, but she was also critical of past com-ments by Mayor Wayne Baldwin.

Boaz Joseph photoTim Jones (left) retrieves Rocky after his four-year-old dog fell down a steep embankment next to a walking path south of Terry Road Saturday.

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Surrey newcomer Ola Katabi, 15.

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Ombudsperson Jay Chalke told Peace Arch News Monday the mobile complaint clinic – taking place Feb. 2 in North Surrey and Feb. 3 in White Rock – provides his office the opportunity to “reach out to individual mem-bers of the public face-to-face,” to hear concerns about treatment by government bodies ranging from city halls, to Crown corporations and provincial ministries.

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newsSouth Surrey included among 13 police raids last Friday in gang war

2 more charged with murder conspiracy

Customers critical of city expropriation, as owner hopes for reprieve

Last round for Riverside golf centre

No jury in murder case

Mother to head straightto trialAlex BrowneStaff Reporter

After more than a year, a trial date has been set for Lisa Batstone, the South Surrey woman charged with killing her eight-year-old daughter in December of 2014.

She is to appear at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on April 28 at 2 p.m.

The date was set Friday during a brief video appearance at Surrey Provincial Court.

Batstone sat unemotionally as her lawyer, Craig Sicotte, requested the trial date after consultation with Crown counsel, her only audible comment being a loud “thank you” when her appearance ended.

Sicotte waived the right to a pre-liminary hearing and requested the trial be heard by judge alone, rather than a jury. Batstone has consented to remain in custody until then, he told the court.

Batstone was arrested Dec. 10, 2014 and charged with second-degree murder following the dis-covery of the body of her daugh-ter Teagan, a Grade 3 student at Rosemary Heights Elementary, in the back of a car in cul-de-sac just south of Crescent Road.

The mother was found fit to stand trial in January of last year.

Sicotte told Peace Arch News a preliminary hearing is not neces-sary since the basic facts have been established. He noted the case has been delayed while he awaits full disclosure of documentation.

“The Crown still doesn’t have (all documents) from the police,” he added. “It’s unbelievable, a year later, but that’s where we’re at.”

Jeff NagelBlack Press

Two more alleged UN Gang members are now charged with conspiring to murder the Bacon Brothers and their Red Scorpion gang associates during what police say was an all-out gang war in 2008-09.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced the murder conspiracy charges against 32-year-old Troy Tran, of Vancouver, and another unnamed 31-year-old man, whose identify has been withheld.

They’re accused of plotting with other UN gangsters to take out a series of rivals, includ-ing the Red Scorpions’ Kevin LeClair, killed at a grocery store parking lot in Langley in 2009, and Jonathan Barber, slain in Burnaby in 2008 by mistake because he was installing a stereo in a car owned by a Bacon brother.

The two men are also charged with conspir-ing to murder the three leaders of the oppos-ing gang – Jonathan, Jarrod and Jamie Bacon.

The latest arrests came after police raided 13 locations across the Lower Mainland and in Calgary – including South Surrey – last Friday, seizing a stolen 9mm handgun, drugs and trafficking equipment.

Murder conspiracy charges have now been laid against seven people in the investigation.

IHIT officials say there have been 16 convic-tions so far against members of the UN Gang in connection with the series of shootings, attempted murders and murders across the Lower Mainland in 2008 and 2009 that pros-ecutors have described as a ruthless “human safari” that put the public at great risk.

“Much of the violence culminated with brazen public executions, shootings and

subsequent retaliations,” said Chief Supt. Kevin Hackett, who heads the Combined

Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.Seven years later, he told reporters, police

investigation techniques and practices con-tinue to evolve and witnesses in some cases become more willing to talk – even gang-sters willing to leave gang life.

“We along with our partners will be relent-less in our pursuit of those who pose the greatest risk to public safety,” Hackett said.

“The passage of time should not provide them or their associates with comfort or confidence.”

Hackett said a Canada-wide warrant remains in effect for Conor D’Monte, the alleged leader of the UN Gang, on similar murder conspiracy charges.

Jonathan Bacon was killed in 2011. His two brothers are in jail awaiting trial on various charges.


After 50 years in business in South Surrey, Riverside Golf Centre said goodbye to hun-dreds of customers over the weekend, with a two-day farewell event.

Although the mood was sombre among those visiting the family owned pro-shop and driv-ing range – which is being forced out of busi-ness after the City of Surrey expropriated the 16-acre property last year – owner Ken Poirier said he hasn’t given up on reaching a compro-mise with the city just yet.

“We’re still looking at some options, and hoping the city will take another second look,” Poirier told Peace Arch News, pointing to con-cept drawings of a re-imagined golf centre he presented late last year as a last-ditch option that would allow his family’s business to stay.

“The irony of it is, now that we’re being kicked out, we’ll have a lot more time to look into things like this.”

Poirier said he was first notified a year ago of the city’s plans to take over the property “for park purposes and biodiversity conservation, passive recreation and viewing of wildlife and

scenery.” The city also plans to extend Cres-cent Road across King George Boulevard to connect with Winter Crescent.

After an inquiry last spring, the expropria-tion was completed; in June the city paid Poirier $3.25 million for the land, an amount he said was a “fraction” of what it is worth.

In November, Poirier and two dozen sup-porters rallied on the steps of Surrey city hall, calling on council to consider a compromise.

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said at the time council members have been instructed by legal counsel not to comment on the matter, as an appeal process is underway.

Over the weekend, hundreds of longtime customers paid Riverside a visit and were treated to food and drinks as they scoured the discounted equipment and apparel or hit a buck of golf balls at the driving range.

Gary Darling told PAN he had been coming to the driving range “every single day” and was in disbelief about what has transpired.

“It’s an absolute disappointment on the City of Surrey’s part,” Darling said. “Every club in my bag is from here – and not because of the prices, because of the customer service. Clos-

ing this place down is just outrageous.” Another golfer, who identified himself only

as B. Doucette, described the expropriation as “a complete theft.”

“This is happening all over the place,” he said. “The only way it’s going to be stopped is if people stand up and do not let them in.”

Poirier said he has been greeted with disbelief and confusion from customers since he went public last year with the expropriation, and he is still not satisfied with the city’s explanation that they plan to turn the land into a park.

“Why would they take away a piece of land that is so highly used by the community to replace it with something that won’t benefit the people?” he asked.

As he moves his remaining inventory to his Vancouver shop, Poirier urges supporters to contact Surrey council and ask them to recon-sider the matter. Though he was given till the end of the month to vacate the property, he said it’s not too late for alternate plans to keep the golf centre on the 3600 King George Blvd. property.

“If we can get everyone to keep putting on the pressure, maybe council will look at undoing what they’ve done,” he said.

Boaz Joseph photoSouth Surrey resident Al Renflesh, during a visit to Riverside Golf Centre Saturday, signs a petition against the City of Surrey’s expropriation.

Lisa Batstone

IHIT imageIHIT Supt. Dwayne McDonald shows a photo of Conor D’Monte, sought in a warrant.


Fathers said the issue of deco-rum “also should be applied to the chair” of a meeting.

“I don’t like the fact that the mayor in the past has made those ‘I’m the boss’ comments,” she said. “I think it really starts from the top, and I think it’s time for us to decide if we want to be part of the problem, or part of the solution.”

Baldwin said Fathers’ com-ments are “ludicrous.”

“That was two years ago at a public hearing, I had to maintain control and someone called out ‘who’s the boss here?’ and I said I was, because I was chairing the meeting,” Baldwin said. “I cannot

describe my dismay at (Fathers’) comments.”

Additional proposed changes to the procedure bylaw include: lim-iting delegates to appearing once per year on a specific topic; start-ing meetings earlier than 7 p.m. if needed; and limiting speakers at meetings to two turns, unless they are presenting “entirely new infor-mation that had not been noted previously by them or others.”

The committee also outlined proposed changes regarding cor-respondence received by the city, which, according to city man-ager Dan Bottrill, would “pro-vide some flexibility to staff with regards to response time.”

Bottrill held up two large bind-ers, which he said were full of double-sided pages of emails from one resident in one year.

Council responded that they wanted to address not only the volume of emails, but the content.

“I’ve read enough of them to know that some of them, coming from a certain segment of the population, are abusive,” Sinclair said. “And we have a duty… to prevent that as much as possible.”

Coun. Grant Meyer said the volume of emails is “shocking” and described correspondence he had received as “venomous.”

“I heard rumors out there that there are a handful of people

who were saying ‘let’s just waste staff time and the city’s time and bog them down with needless emails and FOIs,” he said.

Baldwin said “down-right mean” emails had become a problem over the past year.

“I’m pretty sure that does not stem from the urban myth that I said ‘I’m the boss’,” Baldwin said, prior to tabling a motion to add to the pol-icy that derogatory and accusatory correspon-dence would not elicit a response from staff.

Coun. David Chesney – the lone vote against endorsing a limit on dele-gates – said council needs to make an “extra effort” when it comes to engag-ing citizens.

“Members of the public seem to think that we’ve adopted a ‘let them eat cake’ attitude and that we operate out of an ivory tower,” Chesney said. “And I think all of us on council have some work to do to send a clear mes-sage to the community that we are here to listen to them, as long as they conduct themselves in a professional manner.”

The proposed bylaw changes are to be for-warded to council.

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His six children, aged two to 12, are content and are looking for-ward to getting back to school, Abdelrazque said.

“God willing, they are very happy to be going to school this year and continuing their education.”

The growing refugee contin-gent was the subject of a public forum in Surrey last week.

On Wednesday, about 350 peo-ple packed Fleetwood Park Sec-ondary to discuss how they could help refugees heading to the city.

Surrey Coun. Judy Villeneuve said she was delightfully sur-prised by the large turnout.

In addition to the city, officials with the province, immigration workers and police were on hand to field questions.

Surrey RCMP Officer in Charge Bill Fordy gave a presentation to

the crowd, noting the Mounties expect no security problems with the new arrivals.

The City of Surrey has been swamped with calls from people looking for ways to help. The forum was intended to provide clarity on what could be done.

“We had an overwhelming level of support from the community,” Villeneuve said the next day.

The forum connected potential helpers with agencies. The city is acting as a facilitator.

Most of the refugees who have arrived are women and children, Villeneuve noted.

“So far, 60 per cent are under 18,” she said. “And one in four are under five.

“Right now, there are 80 chil-dren (in Surrey),” Villeneuve said, adding the school district has indicated it will be able to accommodate the youngsters.

The city is planning to schedule another information gathering as more refugees arrive.

“In the spring, we will probably be doing a welcoming event,” Vil-leneuve said. “We’re just trying to be as supportive as possible.”

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Evan Seal photoSyrian refugee Shadi Habiese and his son, Sadeel, 20 months.

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More than 400 firefighters and community members lined 144 Street near 62 Avenue on Sunday to show support for a friend and colleague – Surrey fire Capt. Randy Piticco.

Piticco, 61, died on Dec. 22 after a long battle with presumptive lung cancer.

Friends and family gathered Jan. 24 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre to remember a man who loved ones said had a tremendous sense of humour and was known for his

loyalty to his family and his profession.

Piticco’s death was deemed a line-of-duty death, as it was determined by WorkSafeBC to have been attributed to his

decades in the fire service – the last five years of which were spent at South Surrey’s Hall 17.

A firefighter for 32 years, Piticco was remembered as a crucial part of the Surrey Fire

Service by Chief Len Garis.

Garis described Piticco as a lighthearted friend who always enjoyed joking around with his crew.

“Being part of the fire service is not a job, it’s a lifestyle,” Garis said.

“The fact is, two out of five Canadians will develop cancer in their life, (but) for firefighters that risk is almost 70 per cent who have a risk factor of contracting cancer.”

Firefighter Mike McNamara said Piticco was consistent, meticulous and loyal.

He described how as a young boy, while on a trip through Burns Bog

with his father, who was also a firefighter, Piticco discovered an old fire truck buried in the mud.

The 1920 American LaFrance was eventually recovered and restored by the fire department.

That same truck carried Piticco’s remains to the service on Sunday.

“It was just so fitting that Randy got his last ride on it today,” said McNamara.

Randy Piticco

Boaz Joseph photoHundreds of firefighters and community members paid tribute to former Surrey fire Capt. Randy Piticco Jan. 24 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre. Piticco passed away Dec. 22 after a long cancer battle.

Tribute to fallen firefighterRandy Piticco died Dec. 22 after lung cancer battle

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There are laws in place to ensure the workings of public bodies cannot be kept behind closed doors without good reason.

In a perfect world, little of what our elected and appointed officials do “in the best interests of those they serve” would be deemed best kept under wraps.

This doesn’t appear to be a perfect world, however – certainly not the little corner of it nestled beside Semiahmoo Bay.

Judging by the increase in formal demands for such information from the City of White Rock over the past year, a review of just what isn’t being shared may be timely – to ensure the letter of the law isn’t being over-stepped.

Last year, White Rock residents formally asked the city dozens of times – more than 100, in fact – for access to information: on tree and vegetation removal; about the privatization of multi-family garbage pickup; about the expenses of their mayor; about prime property owned by their water utility; and more.

Many of the questions remain unanswered, according to residents, with requests for review with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC.

The volume of questions is about a third of that asked last year of the City of Surrey, which boasts a population 25 times the size of White Rock’s approximately 20,000 residents.

The city may well claim some nuisance factor in this – staff says 24 of last year’s requests were filed by a total of four individuals.

But with so many things in White Rock being done in apparent secrecy – including, until recently, discussion over disinfecting the city’s water and the the city’s reluctance to share that it agreed to purchase the water utility without a price – it should come as no surprise that more residents are asking questions.

It’s difficult to fathom how answers to questions regarding garbage pickup, for instance, could fall under exceptions – provided by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act – that excuse public bodies from sharing certain document details. Usually those exceptions come into play only when release of the information is deemed to violate personal privacy, national security or solicitor-client privilege.

Residents might be forgiven for wondering if there is something they – and we – are missing.

City staff shouldn’t be spending all their time fulfilling FOI requests, granted – but it may be that more than a few requests crossing city desks shouldn’t require a formal process.

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The City of Surrey stated its position on the proposal to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline at National

Energy Board hearings last week. It is not in favour or opposed to the pipeline proposal – it simply doesn’t want the project to cost local taxpayers more money.

In addition, the city has concerns about portions of the proposed new route. It also would like to see the new route accommodate both the twinned pipeline and the original line, thus taking the line built in 1953 through portions of north Surrey out of commission.

Surrey’s position in many ways dovetails with the general attitude of many B.C. residents, and the provincial government. The enthusiasm for the pipeline project is lukewarm at best, and specific benefits are demanded in return for support.

At the same time, many other B.C. residents, including members of virtually all environmental organizations and a large number of First Nations, are completely opposed to the project and will likely never sign on, no matter what accommodations are made.

Surrey and four other Lower Mainland municipalities say that construction of

the pipeline will lead to $93 million in additional infrastructure costs over the next 50 years. This is because they will have to adjust design and construction methods to work around pipelines.

Assistant city solicitor Anthony Capuccinello told the NEB that proponent Kinder Morgan should shoulder those additional costs – not taxpayers. This argument is based on the fact that the pipeline is a private, for-profit business and should pay for any costs that accrue.

The city also called for an adjustment to the route. It does not want to see it running through the Surrey Bend regional park, but instead along Golden Ears Way and Highway 17 to the proposed crossing of the Fraser

River, just east of the Port Mann bridge.Perhaps the most interesting point

made by the city was its suggestion that the existing pipeline through Surrey be decommissioned, with both pipelines following the new route. This is a very sensible idea and it’s surprising that Kinder Morgan didn’t propose this right from the start.

Clearly, there are potential problems when oil pipelines run through residential neighbourhoods. This was

demonstrated in 2007 in Burnaby, when a contractor doing work on a sewer line ruptured the pipeline. The result was a massive oil spill, significant damage to 11 properties, temporary evacuation of more than 250 residents and millions in costs.

In Surrey, the current pipeline runs through the Port Kells industrial area north of 96 Avenue, and into a residential area of Fraser Heights. It crosses Highway 1 and runs beneath the highway for a short distance near 156 Street, and then runs north of Guildford along 108 Avenue, before going down the hill towards the Fraser River between 144 and 140 Streets.

This pipeline route was located in a very rural area when it was built more than 60 years ago. That’s not the case today.

When it announced its plan to twin the pipeline, Kinder Morgan stated it wanted to build the new line away from residential neighbourhoods in the Lower Mainland. Why it did not also propose that it reroute the old line is a mystery, because it would most certainly be easier to operate and deal with problems if there was one pipeline route, not two.

The proposal to build the second pipeline is part of a much bigger national conversation on oil and fossil fuels, their role in the Canadian economy, climate change and other issues.

Whether a second pipeline will ever be built is up in the air. In the meantime, Surrey has made it clear what it would like to see if the new pipeline is built.

Frank Bucholtz writes Wednesdays for Peace Arch News, as well as at frankbucholtz.blogspot.ca – email [email protected]

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What’s the plan, White Rock?Editor:

I am outraged by the garbage that has been exposed after the removal of the trees from what I thought was a beautiful waterfront community (Tree stands alone, Dec. 2)

How long does it take White Rock officials to at a minimum remove the garbage and then release the plans for beautification of the waterfront, our most precious gem?

Please protect it. Susan Davy, White Rock

Unsound decisionsEditor:

I’m not sure what is going on with the trains passing through White Rock these last couple months, but they sure seem to be giving the finger to White Rock residents.

We may have only lived here 10 months, however we sure notice lately that day and night the train horns blow at almost a constant bellow as they travel from one end of White Rock to the other.

Not so bad in the day time, but at all hours of the night too?

Is it really necessary to keep your finger on the horn as you enter city limits and not stop until you reach the other side? Are there truly dozens of partiers all night long on the tracks that you have to alert to your BC Ferry-size presence?

Thank goodness we live further from the tracks now. Can’t imagine what that sound would be like down on Marine Drive!

Has there been some meeting with the railroad that our illustrious city council have succeeded in annoying, and this is their payback? (‘Law laid down’ on whistles, Oct. 7; Train blasts to persist, Oct. 9.)Alison Prentice, White Rock

Afterthoughts on chloramineEditor:Re: Chloramine plan abandoned, Jan. 13.

A thank you is due to White Rock mayor and councillors for reversing the decision on disinfecting our water with chloramines.

There is no shame in having sober second thoughts after listening to your constituents and reading scientific information on the subject.Patricia Kealy, White Rock

The City of White Rock’s decision to put “on hold” its plan to use chloramine – instead of chlorine – to disinfect its water system is nothing other than an attempt to obscure from the public’s view the high levels of arsenic and manganese in the city’s well-sourced water. This, instead of taking bold, transparent actions to rectify the problem.Roderick V. Louis, White Rock

DiplomacyinactionEditor:Re: Blogger should be released from prison, Jan. 13 column.

The Jan. 13 Peace Arch News features more piffle and rhetoric from BC Views columnist Tom Fletcher (Avatar sequel bombs in Walbran), but it also has included the wisdom and insight of Youth Voice columnist Japreet Lehal.

Lehal is correct in stating “Canada’s foreign policy should include holding governments accountable for (their) actions and ensuring that human rights take precedence over trade deals”.

Japreet is referring specifically to the case of Raif Badawi, however another reference could include then-prime minister Stephen Harper’s deal in sending militarized

trucks to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government is notorious when it comes to relieving the heads from the bodies of their own citizens, as well as those from other countries.Fran Manary, Surrey

Youth Voice columnist Japreet Lehal writes an excellent monthly column which I never miss.

He writes with a passion for the underdog and his English is a pleasure to read.

In this column, he passionately defends a Saudi Arabian blogger who was lashed and jailed for expressing his viewpoints. He states that an innocent individual is locked up for exercising his freedom of expression and calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to contact the government of Saudi Arabia to seek his release.

The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs has talked with the Saudi Minister, but Trudeau has declined further action.

The Canadian government has been placed in a similar position on many occasions in the past few years, but they must still maintain diplomacy while negotiating with a foreign power that does not recognize human rights, or accept the concept of freedom of expression.

It is well known that Saudi Arabia is one of those countries. In this case, an individual was jailed for 10 years for apparently speaking out against the government.

I applaud columnist Lehal for his passionate support for this individual and his family, however, I disagree with his position that Canada’s foreign policy should include holding governments accountable for its actions.

The Canadian government has limited authority to impose sanctions on other sovereign countries, and our prime minister can do many things, but he can’t move mountains.Bill Parrott, Surrey

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Editor:Re: Truck park adversaries hold talks, Jan.22.

I’m glad to see our MLA Gordon Hogg (Surrey-White Rock) finally step into the discussion on the controversy created by GG Metro Holdings Ltd., which has proposed to change agricultural land into a commercial truck-parking facility and in land area the company itself recognizes as environmentally sensitive.

I hope Hogg will be able to explain to us that the $6-million investment the Christy Clark government promised in its newly minted 10-Year Transportation Plan to conserve habitat and improve fish and wildlife protection will not be handed over to private companies who believe – in the words of public-relations consultant Patrick Giesbrecht –“concrete and dirt berms around the (truck) park” provide the answer to ecological care of aquifer and groundwater dynamics.

I hope Hogg will be able to respond to the comprehensive issues relevant beyond just a local concern of truckers parking illegally in Surrey.

We’re not only talking about the conservation of fish and wildlife habitat, we’re also talking about the protection of agricultural land, the rising cost of imported foods against created incentives and opportunities for locally grown produce, as well as the resolution of a long-term boil-water advisory for the First Nation whose drinking water source lies deep within the aquifers of the watershed of the Little Campbell River.

We’re talking about the critical infrastructure needs of commercial truckers to move goods at intra-provincial, inter-provincial, national and international levels.

We’re talking about the business needs of truckers who are more interested to effectively move their trucks than

to park them in distant locations from their homes simply to avoid parking tickets.

I look forward to what Hogg and the provincial government have to contribute to this discussion.David Klassen, Surrey

There are two very obvious contradictory statements in this article:

“Patrick Giesbrecht… told PAN the lack of firm plans was by design, as the group is striving ‘to engage the stakeholders at this early stage.’”

And, “Giesbrecht was adamant those issues would be addressed… ‘Every legitimate concern that has come forward, our team of technical staff has told us we will be able to address them all satisfactorily.’”

If there are no firm design plans, why is the developer so adamant environmental concerns can be addressed? And if conceptual plans for the development have been made where technical staff have addressed potential concerns, this should be shared with all stakeholders.

It also perplexes me that Giesbrecht states GG Metro wants to engage stakeholders – when they have not replied to emails and instead had Surrey Coun. Tom Gill defend their project via the media.

To date I have not seen any evidence that this project will address local trucking issues on ALR land.

This truck parking is for cross-border truck traffic. There is no small-scale truck driver that can afford to park at this proposed new truck-parking facility, and if GG Metro thinks otherwise then please show us the business case for this, especially if there is not yet any conceptual plan of the facility. Sofi Hindmarch, Langley

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More than five months after the brazen assault of a South Surrey senior in her own home, police are celebrating the role that crime analysts played in the arrest of a suspect.

In a news release issued Thurs-day), Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann explains that experts with the detachment’s Crime Analysis Unit – who are not police officers – were brought on early in the investigation of the Aug. 12 assault.

They “conducted various tasks including creating bulle-tins, conducting database and open-source queries, and cre-ating maps, profiles and charts to assist the investigative team,” Schumann writes.

“Through the collaborative efforts of the investigators, the analytical team and many others who assisted, a suspect was iden-tified and arrested in September 2015.”

Previously, police released few details regarding the investiga-tion. It launched after a 70-year-old woman was assaulted by an intruder after she couldn’t com-ply with a demand for cash and other items.

Police issued a warning to the community the next morning, then released photos of a suspect using an ATM in Brookswood.

Following the Sept. 4 arrest, it was announced that tips from the public were instrumental in iden-tifying a person of interest, and that surveillance from that point enabled detectives to gather evi-dence to support charges.

A Langley man is facing a series of charges in connection with the incident – aggravated sexual assault, forcible confine-ment, break-and-enter, robbery, disguise with intent and use of

imitation firearm.Stephen Thomas Morse is next

due to appear in Surrey Provin-cial Court on Feb. 2.

Schumann also lauded the role of analysts in Project Hot Wheels, a project targeting auto thieves that came to the pub-lic’s attention last October, when multiple law enforcement agen-cies descended on a South Surrey “chop shop”.

Schumann said analysts created maps and reports that outlined possible “hot-spot locations” and identified peak times of certain auto thefts.

The project resulted in the arrest of “a number” of prolific auto offenders and an almost 50 per cent decrease in auto-theft numbers compared to the same period in 2014, Schumann notes.

Suspect identification, arrest and charges in a series of taxi-cab robberies and assaults are also credited in large part to the work of analysts.

Unit manager Madga Marczak described crime analysis as “a growing field within law enforce-ment.”

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With unlicensed marijuana dispensaries popping

up in urban areas and thousands of unregulated medical licences for home growing still in legal limbo, the Trudeau government is starting work on its promise to legalize recreational use.

Marijuana was a media darling in the recent election, but meeting in Vancouver with provincial ministers last week, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott found herself preoccupied with issues deemed

more urgent.These

include shift-ing our post-war acute hospital model to commu-nity primary care, tackling aboriginal health care needs, pooling pharmaceuti-cal purchases to slow ris-ing cost, and

meeting an urgent Supreme Court of Canada directive to legalize assisted dying.

At the closing news conference in Vancouver, Philpott was asked how recreational marijuana should be sold. Licensed medical growers want exclusive rights do it by mail as permitted by the Harper government, another measure forced by our high court. That would shut out the rash of supposedly medical storefronts, which city halls in Vancouver and elsewhere imagine they can regulate.

Philpott said the question is “premature” and federal-provincial justice ministers were dealing with it at their meeting. Ottawa will have a “task force,” too.

Vancouver descended into a pot store free-for-all due to benign neglect from council and police, and Victoria isn’t far behind. Vancouver Coun. Kerry

Jang, a rare voice of reason in the Big Smoke, has protested dispensaries using street hawkers to attract young buyers, and pot stores setting up near schools.

Other communities, more aware of their limitations, have resisted issuing busi-ness licences. One recent pro-posal in the Victoria suburb of View Royal came from a fellow who insisted marijuana extract had cured his cancer. This is typical of claims that proliferate on the Internet, and is one of many warning signs about dispensaries that put up red cross signs to sell pot prod-ucts with exotic names.

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake was more forthcoming a few days earlier, responding to a Vancouver reporter who judged marijuana more interesting than his just-announced plan to hire 1,600 more nurses by the end of March.

Lake noted that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is keen to sell marijuana through the province’s monopoly liquor stores. B.C.’s government liquor store union has also endorsed this idea, forming an unlikely alliance with non-union private stores to get in on the action.

“There are public health officials that I’ve talked to who say that the co-location of marijuana and liquor sales is not advisable from a public health

perspective,” Lake said. “I think whatever we do it has to be highly regulated, quality control has to be excellent and above all we must protect young people.”

Yes, liquor stores check ID. But the notion that marijuana might be sold next to beer and vodka in government stores deserves sober second thought, and serious scientific work of the kind that has shown damage to developing brains from teenage marijuana use.

Of course, all of this urban hand-wringing over pot stores ignores the de facto legalization that has existed across B.C. for decades.

The Nelson Star had a funny story last week about a local woman’s discovery on Google Earth. Zooming in on area mountains, one finds not only the Purcell landmark Loki Peak, but also Weed Peak, Grow Op Peak, Cannabis Peak and Hydroponic Peak.

Whatever the source of this cyber-prank, it could also be applied to other regions of B.C.

For the record, I’ll restate my long-standing position that legalization is the only logical answer. I’ll say the same about other drugs that drive most B.C. crime, but that’s a subject for another day.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

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The Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club held its annual ‘Time 4 Trains’ show at Art Knapp Plantland in South Surrey last weekend.

The two-day event featured several module displays and live steam locomotives, plus a hotdog sale fundraiser.

The club, based in Surrey, was formed in 1994, and uses G-scale model trains.

The trains are powered by electricity, batteries or steam – the latter usually fueled by butane.

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Boaz Joseph photosClockwise from top: the Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club set up shop at Art Knapp Plantland over the weekend; a police helicopter flies over a ridge; visitor Gene Carlson snaps a pic; a ‘passenger’ waits to board a model train; Rachel McMillan and her 20-month-old son, Crosby, check out the displays.


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Fraser Valley Regional Library – to which White Rock Library belongs – has launched a program aimed at building literacy in preschoolers.

1,000 Stories Before Kindergarten

encourages families to register their child, then strive to share 1,000 stories with them before they start school.

“Our innovative, self-paced program helps parents jumpstart their child’s literacy skills in the first years of life,” Heather Scoular, FVRL

director of customer experience, said in a news release. “It is well-documented in both the learning and medical communities that children’s early experiences with books and reading help prepare them for school and set

them up for success in later life.” Registered preschoolers receive a free keepsake reading log to track the stories they hear. The illustrated log offers parents helpful tips on how to read, write, talk, sing and play with their child.

All stories are eligible, whether read at home, preschool, daycare or at library storytimes. A sticker is awarded for every 50 stories.

White Rock Library is located at 15342 Buena Vista Ave.

Celebrating wetlands

Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society is hosting a pair of guided walks this weekend as an event to mark World Wetlands Day.

Why are Wetlands so Important? is set for 1-4 p.m. Jan. 30, starting at Elgin Heritage Park (13567 Crescent Rd.).

Participants are asked to meet at the west parking lot, where the City of Surrey’s environmental manager

will share plans for the Lower Chantrell Creek realignment and Davidson pond channel reinstatement, as well as some of the options being considered in the development of the coastal flood strategy.

Then, at the Serpen-tine Wildlife Manage-ment Area, at 44 Avenue and King George Boulevard,

the head of conserva-tion programs for Ducks Unlimited’s B.C. coast region will speak about the WMA and its history, values and concerns with regard to climate change.

World Wetlands Day takes place Feb. 2. Events for the 2016 anniversary are based on a theme of Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods.

Those planning to participate Saturday are asked to dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear. Binoculars and cameras are encouraged. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information or to register, email [email protected]

Amazing RaceRegistration is

underway for the third annual Amazing Race in Ocean Park Village.

The Family Day (Feb. 8) event is a scavenger-hunt race involving neighbours and merchants alike.

Hosted by the Ocean Park Community Association and Physiomoves, participants must complete a series of challenges and be the first to return to Ocean Park Hall to be declared victors. In past years, challenges have ranged from doing the hokey-pokey at Safeway to taking selfies at a viewpoint.

Cost to participate is $25 per family. The race starts at 1 p.m. at Ocean Park Hall, 1577 128 St., and will be followed with an awards ceremony. To sign up, email [email protected]

For the record A Jan. 22 article

in Peace Arch News incorrectly identified the president of the Ocean Park Community Association. The organization’s president is Jane Hayes.

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The Seniors Health Network each month poses a

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“I have an elderly aunt who lives by herself in White Rock. I see her from time to time but I live in the Okanagan. The last time I visited, she didn’t seem to be taking care of herself very well, there wasn’t much food in the house, her clothes were dirty and the house was unkempt. There is also a gardener who seems to be spending a lot of time at the house and I think she may be giving him money. I’m worried she is being taken advantage of. What can I do to help?”

The observations you made during your recent visit with your aunt could be signs that she is somewhere on the continuum of experiencing abuse, neglect and self-

neglecting. I surmise by

your comments that wearing dirty clothes, having dirty surroundings and lacking food are out of character for her. These observations, compounded with the fact that

the gardener seems to hang out at her house, give you concern that something is not right.

First of all, I’m glad that you are trying to help, because all too often people look the other way when they suspect abuse. That being said, the best way to help is to be with the person, as opposed to fixing the problem or avoiding it altogether.

How do you do that?Now that you

observed what could be the signs of abuse and self-neglect, the next step would be to check your assumptions with your aunt in a caring, non-judgmental manner. Pick a time when she’s alone to call her, or visit her and engage her in conversation.

You could ask, “Auntie, you don’t seem yourself, is everything OK?”

Then wait for the answer. If she doesn’t have one, don’t force it.

If she discloses, lend your support and, again, withhold judgment.

Be careful, though. This conversation can be tricky because if she perceives you to be judgmental, she might shut down to preserve her relationship with her friend or conceal some health issues.

Further, it’s important to remember that,

assuming they have the cognitive capacity, adults have the right to live at risk.

On the other hand,

if you suspect your aunt is experiencing diminishing capacities or physical restraints, contact Fraser Health at 1-866-437-1940; or if you think she is in danger, call 911.

Under Part III of the Adult Guardianship Act,

the Health Authority and Community Living BC are the designated agencies responsible to investigate reports of abuse, neglect and self-neglect. Representatives of these agencies have the skills to investigate reports and can take the necessary steps to provide assistance.

Abuse, neglect and self-neglect are complex issues that depend on the individuals and how they relate to their environment. Leave

the solution to the professionals. For more info, go to www.bccrns.ca or email me at [email protected]

The South Surrey White Rock Seniors Health Network is a coalition of service pro-viders working under the auspices of the Mayor of White Rock’s office. For info on resources, visit sswr.fetchbc.ca. If you have a question for publication, please email [email protected]

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will host a Book and Bake Sale fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kent Street Auditorium.

Hundreds of gently used books in virtually all categories will be offered at reasonable prices to

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Held Tuesday, Feb. 2, 10-11 a.m., at the Centre for Active Living, call 604-541-2199 to register.

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The next snowshoe adventures are on Feb. 2 and 9. Call 604-541-2199 to register.

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Recipes are simple and created in a fun atmosphere.

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Kent Street Activity Centre invites all Cribbage & Bid Whist players every Thursday from 1-3:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Newcomers are welcome to a three-visit guest pass.

Feeling lucky? Bring a partner and play in the cribbage tournaments the fourth Friday of each month from 12:45-3:30 p.m. at the centre.

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If you talk to Vince Brimicombe today, the strongest impression you’ll receive is of a smiling, snowy-haired old gentle-

man, far removed from dark shadows that a world war cast over every continent and the youth of an entire generation.

At 93, the grandfather – and great grand-father – lives quietly in his house in South Surrey with his wife, Joan. He’s still sharp as a tack, though – just ask anyone who plays bridge with him.

His one son, Gerald, lives in Montreal, but his daughter, Lois Torget, lives close by and visits often. It’s she who put together an album of her dad’s other life – the one before he came home from the wars and

married the girl (he and his first wife, Pauline, were together until she passed in 2000) and had the two kids.

Vince doesn’t have a clue, now, how he came by all the

logbooks and photos of crew members and files and telegrams and clippings and handwritten journals that tell the story of his valiant service as a bomber pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Sec-ond World War and his experiences after being shot down and captured.

He, or someone close to him, must have been quite the pack-rat once upon a time – he even has the prisoner file the Germans compiled when he was first interrogated.

“When Lois put all this stuff together, it brought back a lot of memories,” he allows, although he tells the Peace Arch News he still can’t understand why any fuss should be made made about his wartime career.

“I’ve thought about it quite a bit over the years,” he says. “This is what everybody was doing. It was something that happened to me and my crew. It was very routine. We never thought a lot about it at the time.”

But the facts are still there in black and

white, no matter how faded with time.At 23, the former Flying Officer won a

Distinguished Flying Cross as a pilot-com-mander of Handley Page Halifax III bomb-ers – part of the 425 Alouette Squadron stationed in Thalthorpe, Yorkshire flying missions over Germany in late 1944 and in the beginning of 1945.

He was cited for “outstanding vigilance and devotion to duty” in an occupation that had an almost 50 per cent mortality rate and claimed 10,000 Canadian lives alone

during the war.“I don’t know how we did it, now,” he says.

“It’s like it happened to someone else.” When he and his crew were shot out of

the air after a mission to Hanover on the night of Jan. 5, 1945, he was the last to bale from the spinning inferno that was all that was left of Halifax NP999 – ‘Willie The Wolf ’.

Although he had burns to his face and hands, although he’d lost one of his boots somewhere on the way down, he still man-

aged to stash his parachute and evade cap-ture for three days, hobbling his way toward allied lines, judging his position by the compass in his flying glove.

“I was determined to get back to the front,” he sums it up, now. “Where was I to go? What was I to do? I don’t remember the idea behind it – all I wanted to do was get out of there.”

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Decorated bomber pilot Vince Brimicombe downplays his own wartime service

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Contributed photoA young Vince Brimicombe (at far left) with the crew of Willie The Wolf, with which he served as a bomber pilot in the Second World War. Stanley ‘Ginger’ Moore, the flight engineer whose fate haunted Brimicombe for almost 70 years, is at far right.

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“He and his wife were very nice – they invited me for breakfast with them and their kids. But I didn’t realize that someone had sent one of the boys to warn the police. The next thing I knew, the Gestapo was at the door.”

In the prisoner of war camp, he was reunited with almost all of the crew he’d bonded with over some 23 missions, flying through flak “so thick you could walk on it,” Vince says.

“We were different ranks, but we were like brothers. We knew each other so well, partied together.”

There was one face missing. Stan-ley ‘Ginger’ Moore, Vince’s 19-year-old British friend and

flight engineer had gone down with “Willie The Wolf.” He’d been standing next to Vince checking instruments on the return flight after the successful bombing run, when incendiary shells from a Luftwaffe night fighter with upward-firing cannon had raked the belly of the aircraft.

Ginger had been killed instantly, and in a matter of seconds the aircraft was burning and out of control.

Over his radio, Vince had issued the com-mand to bale, and the rest of the crew got out. But Vince, in spite of desperate efforts, was unable to get Ginger’s body to the escape hatch below the cockpit of the vio-lently pitching and rolling aircraft. On fire himself, he’d had to jump alone.

For 70 years it bothered him, he says, to think that his comrade’s remains had not

been recovered, that his resting place was unmarked.

“I had no idea what had happened to Gin-ger,” he says.

For that reason alone – if for no other – he’s grateful to the friends and family mem-bers who’ve made such a point of tracing his war career.

Through them, and their searches on the Internet, he was connected with the War Graves Photographic Project, an affiliate of the Commonwealth War Graves Commis-sion, and found out that Ginger’s remains had been recovered and buried by the Ger-mans at a military cemetery in Sage.

In late 2014 he saw, for the first time, pho-tos of the clean and dignified head stone of Flight Engineer S.H. Moore, RAF.

“There was some comfort to that,” he says.

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Orbison tributeAn iconic rock ‘n’ roll figure will

be saluted at Blue Frog Studios, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Jan. 28 when music veteran Mike Demers leads his company in The Lonely – A Tribute To Roy Orbison.

Presented by Rock.It Boy Entertainment, the show hits all the highlights of the career of the man with the trademark dark glasses, who landed a string of 22 Billboard Top 40 hits from 1960 to 1964 (including Only The Lonely, Crying and Pretty Woman).

Dark, emotional ballads, and Orbison’s impassioned voice, bridging the gap between baritone and tenor, were also the secret of

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recreate the sound and feel of the original recordings.

The venue is located at 1328 Johnston Rd.; tickets ($42.50, plus service charges) are available at 604-542-3055 or through www.bluefrogstudios.ca

The JaybirdsThe seamless ensemble work of

The Jaybirds (John Reischman on mandolin, Jim Nunally on guitar, Trisha Gagnon on bass, Nick Hornbuckle on banjo and Greg Spatz on fiddle) makes for one of the freshest, most tasteful band-sounds on the folk and bluegrass circuit today.

The group’s blend of old-time heritage and contemporary bluegrass power will be showcased Friday (Jan. 29) at 7 p.m. at Blue Frog Studios.

Critically acclaimed for a trade-mark sound that respects tradi-tion while advancing the music, The Jaybirds have notched up numerous European and North American tours, five critically acclaimed albums, two Juno nominations and two Cana-dian Folk Music Award nomina-tions.

A genial blend of story-telling and ‘side-show’-style humour adds to the mix of original songs, instrumentals and newly arranged traditional material.

Tickets ($38.50) are available at 604-542-3055 or through www.bluefrogstudios.ca

Steelin’ In The YearsSome of Vancouver’s top studio

session stars join forces for Steelin’ In The Years, a tribute to the music of Steely Dan, playing Blue Frog Studios Saturday (Jan. 30) at 7 and 9 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

The American jazz-rock band (Peg, My Old School, Kid Charlemagne, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number), founded by core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, came to fame in the 1970s with a brilliant fusion of jazz, rock, funk, R&B and pop, ultimately recording 10 albums that won them multiple Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The thoroughly idiomatic and on-target Steelin’ In The Years adds to the excitement of the music in live performances featuring the talents of vocalists Billy Mendoza, Debby Low and Talia Butler Gray, along with equally stellar instrumentalists Andreas Schuld (guitar), Jason Decouto (keyboards), Dave Say and Bill Runge (saxophones), Geeta Das (trumpet), Kerry Galloway (bass) and Phil Robertson (drums).

Tickets ($39.50) are available at 604-542-3055 or through www.bluefrogstudios.ca

Sunshine at nightThere’s something special

about open mic evenings – not only are you likely to hear a variety of music that most venue programmers can’t present, but you might just catch an early performance by a rising star, or a surprise appearance by an established performer trying some new material.

Semiahmoo Peninsula open mic king Dennis Peterson – a man with a good eye for White Rock and South Surrey’s growing pool of experienced and developing talents – is offering a regular show, 6-9 p.m. most Saturdays at The Good Day Sunshine Cafe, 100-2950 King George Blvd.

With dinner, drinks and dessert

also on the menu, it’s a good venue to settle in for an evening of unexpected musical treats.

Encore concertsThe series of well-received

Sunday afternoon classical performances presented by Encore Peninsula Concerts and co-sponsored by the City of White Rock continues in January at White Rock’s First United Church, 15385 Semiahmoo Ave. Next in the stellar group of world-class classical touring musicians lined up by artistic director Eugene Skovordnikov, himself an internationally-recognized concert pianist, will be Chinese cellist Yinzi Kong and her life and performing partner, American pianist William Ransom (Jan. 31, 3 p.m.).

Italian piano duo Sergio Marchegiani and Marco Schiavo, both also noted as soloists, will bring out the excitement of Brahms’ piano duets on Feb. 28, while Polish/Belgian pianist Joanna Trzeciak will present Beethoven and Chopin pieces on April 17.

Rounding out the series, May 15, will be an extra treat – an orchestral performance by the strings of the West Coast Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Albanian maestro Bujar Llapaj) with Skovorodnikov at the piano, and Canadian-American trumpeter Dan Kocurek.

Featured pieces at this concert will be Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart, surely one of the best-known of all classical compositions, and Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings.

Tickets (season and individual) can be purchased online at tickets.surrey.ca or at White Rock

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White Rock Trad JazzWhite Rock Traditional Jazz

Society’s regular 2 to 5 p.m. sessions of live Dixieland/Swing for listening and dancing each Sunday are back at the Royal Canadian Legion Crescent Branch 240 (2643 128 St.).

Next up is the Square Pegs Jazzy Band (Jan. 31).

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the second offering in their Staged Play Reading Series, How I Learned To Drive, by US playwright Paula Vogel, directed by Guy Fauchon, Sunday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. at Semiahmoo Arts Centre, 14600 North Bluff Rd. The play, which premiered off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, earned Vogel the 1998 Pulitzer prize for drama for her work.

The story follows the strained, sexual relationship between protagonist Li’l Bit (Joanna Williams) and her aunt’s husband, Uncle Peck (Ben Odberg) – from her adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving and the issues of pedophilia, incest and misogyny, the play explores the ideas of control and manipulation.

Featured in other roles are Mahara Sinclaire (Female Chorus); Grant Vlahovic (Male Chorus); Becky Hachey (Teenage

Chorus) and assistant director Lori Tych (Announcer).

“I see our series as an excellent opportunity for actors to really dig their teeth into some great theatre under the direction of equity directors,” says Sinclaire, also manager of the company in the absence of co-founder Wendy Bollard, currently enrolled in an intensive training program for directors in London, England.

The show is presented with a warning of mature themes (not suitable for a young audience), and there is limited seating, with tickets by donation.

Julio MorenoA show of some 26 acrylic

paintings, pastels and charcoal drawings, which runs to Feb. 29 at Semiahmoo Library, is the first for a Peruvian-Canadian artist, Julio Moreno, 71.

Moreno, who emigrated to Canada some 45 years ago, first began creating art some six years ago after retiring from a career in electrical engineering and security work.

“I told my wife many, many years ago that when I retire, I’m going to do art,” he said.

But while Moreno has had a lifelong knack of drawing things (“doodling,” he calls it), it was only after he retired that he began learning techniques in different media, taking some 24 art course credits as a mature student at Kwantlen University.

Influenced by the simplified Yukon landscapes of Ted Harrison and the colourful contemporary primitivism of Michael Tickner, Moreno concentrates on stylized studies of people from his homeland, with semi-abstract backgrounds in which he emphasizes a palette of warm, vibrant and optimistic colours.

Semiahmoo Library is located at 1815 152 St. (for opening hours call 604-592-6900).

Wild artTake a step into ‘The Wild’ with

the latest joint presentation of Semiahmoo Arts and the City of White Rock at White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Ave. (Miramar building).

The group show – an attempt to capture something of the character, temperament, nature and relationships of animals in a natural setting – is scheduled to run until Feb. 26.

Participating artists are Adele Maskwa-Iskwew Arseneau, Audrey Bakewell, Jordan Blackstone, Melissa Burgher, Margaret R. Burns, Aaron Connnell, Keith Franks, Billy Hebb, Gail Judd, Marilyn Kelm, Inge-Lise Koetke, Anna Kopcok, Barbara McKoen, Linda Morris, Catherine Robertson, Ron Straight, Shelly Stuart, Pat Vickers and Bob Warwick.

Regular opening hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Contributed photoJuno-nominated ensemble The Jaybirds (left to right, Trisha Gagnon, Greg Spatz, John Reischman, Nick Hornbuckle and Jim Nunally) will bring their patented bluegrass/folk sound to White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios this Friday (Jan. 29) at 7 p.m.

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Nick GreenizanSports Reporter

When it comes to losing weight and improving fitness levels, it’s easy to talk the talk – especially this

time of year, as a flurry of resolutions are made, but so few kept.

But a group of Lower Mainland residents – including some from the Semiahmoo Peninsula, have been backing up such talk with action, with the help of South Surrey’s Live Well Medical and Exercise Clinic.

Last month, a group of 21 from Live Well – including local clients Sarah Whiting and Ted Myrah, founder Sara Hodson and Dr. Ali Zentner – walked the entire Honolulu Marathon. The endeavour – covering 42.2 km – took the team about eight hours to complete.

The preparation, however, began months earlier, as the group of walkers transformed themselves into healthy, active people capable of completing a feat such as a marathon.

Beginning in late summer, the group would meet at Stanley Park in Vancouver, and walk a route that would progressively

get longer and longer, until it neared marathon distance.

“Prior to this, I was quite unhealthy and sedentary – but through Live Well, I was encouraged to try different activities, such

as the marathon,” said Whiting. “Now I’m 70 pounds less (than when I

started), and I’ve made a lot of changes to my lifestyle.”

Myrah, 62, also noticed big challenges in his health since he began focusing on fitness in the summer of 2013.

“I’ve lost 55 pounds, and I’m diabetic. I used to be on insulin but now I’m not, and I used to be on a lot of blood-pressure medication, and I’m not on as much anymore. This has been the perfect thing for me,” he said.

“I believe I’m the fittest I’ve ever been in my life.”

He called completely the marathon “a great feeling of accomplishment.”

Though they’d been training for months for Honolulu, both Myrah and Whiting admitted that it was a grueling task – “At first you’re pumped, then it got tough, and then you just want it to be over,” Whiting laughed as she described the Dec. 13 event – and even Hodson said it was a tougher task than she expected.

“I’ve run some half marathons, and I consider myself to be pretty fit, but I

underestimated the challenge,” she said. “It was tough, being out there that long, in the sun.”

That said, she said the joy she felt crossing the finish line paled in comparison to how she felt when she saw her group members – many of whom had been referred to Live Well by doctors, and had exercise “prescribed to them” – cross the line.

“Our members inspired me, they really did. They were fierce, they were all-in, and it was emotional at the end,” she said.

“It was special, to see people who, before, weren’t the most enthusiastic exercisers and who, maybe a year or two before, would’ve thought this was impossible. But they set their minds to it, and they did it.”

Myrah said the sacrifices were “well worth it” to get to the point he’s at now, and is looking forward to another year filled with half-marathons. As well, the group is planning to walk the Honolulu Marathon again this December, and has already re-convened for weekly walks at Stanley Park.

“It’s been a big change, even to have something like this on my radar,” he said.

Ted Myrah (centre) celebrates last month after completing the Honolulu Marathon.

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Contributed photosSemiahmoo Peninsula resident Sarah Whiting (centre) and a group of fellow walkers completed the Honolulu Marathon last month. The group plans to do it again this year.

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Jakub Stukel of the Calgary Hitmen was ranked 113th, teammate Beck Malenstyn was slotted 124th, while Ty Westgard of the Victoria Royals was listed at 176th when the rankings were released last week.

All three are forwards and play in the Western Hockey League.

Stukel has 24 goals and 36 assists in 44 games this season. The Surrey native began the year with the Vancouver Giants, but was traded to the Hitmen in late October after scoring twice in 10 games with Vancouver.

Malenstyn, from Delta, has five goals and 20 points in 44 games.

Westgard, from South Surrey, began the season with the Surrey Eagles of the BC Hockey League, but made the jump to the Royals in mid-December.

He has played 11 games with Victoria, and picked up his first career point – an assist – in the Royals’ 8-2 win last Wednesday against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

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HEAKESJay William

July 11, 1962 - January 12, 2016

It is with a heavy heart that we convey the passing of Jay William Heakes on January 12, 2016. Jay was born July 11, 1962 in Burnaby,B.C. and died suddenly at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, B.C.

Jay is mourned by his three brothers Todd, Greg and Harold;

sister Tobi; his niece Kelly; nephews Sean, Andrew and Logan; his extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends.He attended White Rock Elementary, beginning in 1968 before moving on to Earl Marriott Secondary in 1975. After high school he enrolled at Malaspina College where he studied forestry, including the chokerman’s logging course.He worked in the service industry as a waiter and prep cook in Vancouver, Yoho National Park and White Rock. When his disability restricted his working life Jay joined a program that included reading to the blind at Bel Air Rest Home on North Bluff Rd.He loved writing, devoting much of his adult life to it. He wrote hundreds of poems, short stories and two books, chronicling his 35-year struggle with schizophrenia and the life of his friend Sandy.Jay ran the marathon of life with grace and dignity, giving more than he received and despite his own troubles he still found the time to help others who were less fortunate.

All are welcome to celebrate Jay’s life at a memorial serviceSaturday, February 13th at 10:30 a.m. at Surrey Funeral Home,

13288 108th Ave. Surrey, BC, V3T 2J6In lieu of fl owers please consider donations to the BC SchizophreniaSociety #1100 1200 W73rd Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V6P 6G5. If you are unable to donate please perform a random act of kindness in Jay’s honour.

OBERHOFFNERFrances Sophia

December 3, 1933 - January 22 - 2016

With sorrow and love we an-nounce that on January 22, 2016, Frances Sophia Oberhoffner was released into God’s loving care and reunited with her husband Joseph.Frances was a caring and devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother. She was selfl ess, kindand generous; steadfast and true.Her deep and abiding faith was ever her guide. A sparkling spitfi re who infused everything she did with love, kindness, and humour, Frances is lovingly remembered by

her children Susan, Diane, Louise (Ray), John (Della) & Catherine as well as grandchildren Jackie, Brian, Daniel, Manuel, Taylor, Keenan,Shane and Hayden. Also left to mourn are sisters Cecelia & Peggy.

A Funeral Mass celebrating her life will be held atGood Shepherd Catholic Church, 2250 150th St. in Surrey, BC

on Friday, January 29 at 1 PM.

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McNICHOLLSMuriel Elizabeth

It is with great sadness that we an-nounce the passing of our mother, Muriel McNicholls (née Morran) at Peace Arch Hospital on January 14, 2016. She passed peacefully with her family by her side. Muriel was born to the late Arthur and Agnes Morran on June 8, 1931 in Manchester, Eng-land. Predeceased by her husband Joe in 2003, she leaves 3 children: Stephen (Barbara), Paul (Lyndy Anne), and Joanne (Andrew); her sis-ter Audrey Mistiades; her grandchil-

dren Andrew (Lindsey), Colin, Lauren, Adam, and Amanda; nephew Chris and grand nephew Alexander; and great granddaughter Isla.

In Manchester Joe worked in radio and television sales. His future in-laws had purchased a new radio and Dad found himself repeatedlyreturning to the Morran home to check on its performance. In reality this was a transparent ruse to see Muriel. They married in 1952 and remained together for the next 50 years. In 1966 the family moved from England to a new life in Canada. After the children had grown and left home, Muriel and Joe spent time in White Rock before mov-ing to Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. After Dad’s passing Mum returned to White Rock.

Muriel had a variety of jobs throughout her life including working in facilities for the elderly. She was a very caring person and there were a number of occasions where elderly residents came home for a family dinner. There was always a meal available for wayward friends of her children when they were growing up as well. Dad al-ways said she missed her calling though. Muriel was known to move house from time to time and Dad felt she should have been a house planner or interior designer. She could dissect a fl oor plan in the blink of an eye and come up with all manner of improvements. Muriel was devoted to her church, The Church of the Holy Trinity in White Rock. She was a spiritual woman and after her recent suffer-ings is in a better place now.

The family would like to thank Reverend Paul Richards, the staff at Peace Portal Seniors Village, and the doctors and nurses at Peace Arch Hospital. Muriel’s children would especially like to thank her sister Audrey for the devoted care she provided over the last several years. Without Audrey’s dedication Muriel would not have been able to remain in her own home for as long as she did. Thank you Auntie Audrey.

Muriel was a loving and dedicated mother and she will be greatly missed. A celebration of her life will be held at the Church of the Holy Trinity in White Rock (15115 Roper Avenue) on February 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Canadian Kidney Foundation.

Patterson - RogersAlicia

After a battle with cancer, Alicia Patterson-Rogers died peacefully on January 17, 2016, in Surrey, BCat the age of 41. She is survived by husband Trevor, daughter Kylie,parents John & Edith, brother Chris(Allison), sister Stephanie, loving in - laws, nieces, nephews and alarge group of family and friends.

Alicia was known for her courage, strength, generosity, creativity, and kindness. Her outgoing nature and infectious laugh always made her the life of the party. She was a devoted mother, and de-lighted in watching her daughter Kylie dive head-fi rst into every new activity. Athletic and artistic, Alicia thrived at anything she tried: soc-cer, softball, golf, pool, cake decorating, painting, and a never-end-ing list of home improvements. She put her enthusiasm and leader-ship skills to work during her many years at Excell Railing Systems, and developed many longstanding friendships there.

Alicia will be missed always, remembered forever.

In lieu of fl owers, donations can be madein Alicia’s name to Children’s Hospital.

WILLIAMSVictoria Marie (nee Lawrence)

December 9th, 1915 - January 19th 2016Long time resident of Crescent Beach. Predeceased by husband Nick and brothers Jim and Dale. Survived by son Brian, daughter Julia (Joe), grandsons Aaron (Kim) and Reuben (Jenny), and great grandson Solomon. Graveside Ceremony on January 28th, at 1:00 pm., Sunnyside Lawn Cemetary, 14850 28 Ave, Surrey.

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Atlas Power SweepingDRIVERS & LABORERS

- Sweeper Operators (Air Ticket) - Water Truck Drivers (Class 3) - Labourers (Driver License) - Night Owl needed for sweepingPower sweeping/power scrubbing and pressure washing. Must be hard working with a good attitude. Burnaby Based. Must be avail to work nights and weekends. Good driving record & abstract required Experience & air ticket benefi cial.

Email: [email protected] Fax: 604-294-5988

Wanted Heavy IndustrialSales Representative

Required for Western Canadian lubricants co. to call on mining, railroads, concrete & cement. High travel. Should have B.Sc. or B.Eng. or Dip.T. and sales experience.

Salary of up to $100K forthe right individual, plus 10%

commission, benefi ts, car and expenses.

Fax resume: 604-888-1145or [email protected]


130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERSEarn Extra $

ADULTS NEEDED TO DELIVER the Surrey Leader

and the Surrey Now.Part-time, small vehicle required.

Door to Door Delivery,Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays.

Please call 604-575-5342

Child & Youth Care WorkerThe HCOS SE Dept needs a CARE Team Associate to work with our special needs students and their families in the Lower Mainland. Approx 20 hrs./week, starting at $20/hr. Detailed job description & online application form can be found at:

www.onlineschool.caClick About Us,

then Scroll To Careers at HCOS

LANDSCAPERS FORFULL-TIME WORK

Looking for 3 experienced land-scapers. Pruning & weed spray-ing exp. an asset. Must be reliable, hard working, and have a positive attitude. Min 2 yrs exp. Room for advancement. Drivers lic. an asset. Serving Surrey, Delta, Langley & White Rock are-as. Please call our offi ce at 604-538-4599 or Garry 604-250-8606 - we will try you out for 2 days.

WAREHOUSE WORKERMetrie has a F/T opportunity avail. for Graveyard or Afternoon shifts, 40hrs./wk with our growing company. Experience is an asset. Must be career driven to join our dynamic team!

Opportunity available for career advancement!

Competitive Wages & Benefi ts!Fax resume: 604-888-5242E-mail: Marcello.Fortuna

@metrie.com

131 HOME CARE/SUPPORT

Responsible/mature in-home care-giver req for elderly lady. Work split shift. [email protected]

130 HELP WANTED


134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

NEED front counter attendants at TACO DEL MAR! Come join us in a fast paced BAJA environment! Part-time/full-time positions available. No previous experience required. Unit 106 - 1797 152 St. White Rock, BC. Call 604-805-4087

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

F/T RECEPTIONISTWhite Rock/South Surrey

Real Estate Offi ceis seeking an experienced full-time receptionist. Lone Wolf and Quick Offi ce Commander experience, knowledge of and maintaining a website, Mandarin / Cantonese speaking would be an asset.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Attention: Barb at:

[email protected]

154 RETAIL

FASHION ADDITION 14+Management Position

*Langley Crossing Store*

Motivational and CreativeStrong in Sales and Client DevelopmentExperienced Leader and Team Trainer

Fashion Stylist and MerchandiserIf you love Plus-Size

Fashions... Please Apply:[email protected]

156 SALES

SALESREPRESENTATIVES

Experience in moulding, millwork, doors and interior fi nishing detail an asset. F/T - Monday-Friday.Strong Client Base, Competitive

Wages, Co. Perks & Health Benefi ts After 3 Months. Fax:

604-513-1194 Email: johnh @westcoastmoulding.com

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Quality comes fi rst. Come join an award winning custom home builder. G Wilson Construction is currently hiring for long term posi-tions for projects in Vancouver & West Vancouver.• Senior Project Managers• Project Managers• Project Coordinators• Journeyman Carpenters• 3rd & 4th Year Apprentices• Labourers• OFA 2 AttendantsExperience in high-end custom homes preferred.

Competitive Wages & Benefi ts

To Apply Please E-mail Resume To

[email protected] Fax: 604-873-0919

130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Fabricator / WelderThe Langley Concrete

Group Wants You!The LCG has a well established in-house fabrication department that is responsible for manufac-turing a large amount of concrete mould equipment, machine components and other related products which are used in the daily production of quality precast concrete products.

Abilities;• Use excellent interpersonal communication skills to work closely and cooperatively with Vice-President of Manufacturing, Senior/Production Coordinators, and other welders• Prioritize project requirements, multi task, while staying focused on the project on hand.• Work from blue prints, CAD drawings, and concept drawings.• Accuracy and attention to detail in both work and appearance.• Strong practical welding skills and proven ability to fabricate structural form work or related items.

Requirements:• Minimum 3-5 years practical work / welding exp. preferably in a manufacturing setting• Min. “C” level welding training, Red seal Fabricator / Fitter preferred• Valid BC driver’s license and reliable transportation• Project portfolio and pictures

OUR COMPANY OFFERS:1.) Attractive salary and

benefi ts including extended health, life insurance, critical illness insurance, employee

assistance program, etc.2.) Supportive, Engaged

Atmosphere With ChangeMinded Management Group.

3.) Future personal growth and development program.

Please e-mail resume,including cover letter &

references: [email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

Specializing in Private Events!We Come To You! Doing It All,

From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals

• Weddings • B-B-Ques• Birthdays • AnniversariesUnique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized MenusTailored To Your Function...

Kristy [email protected]

or Visit us at: www.threescompanycatering.ca

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

206 APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Peace Arch Appliance

Service to fridges,stoves, washers, dryers

& dishwashers. Reasonable.

Also Appliance RemovalCall Mark (604)536-9092

218 BUSINESS/OFFICE SERVICE

Have you been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefi ts? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal.

Call 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca [email protected]

236 CLEANING SERVICES

NEW Residential Cleaning Compa-ny Serving White Rock & South Surrey now booking new clients! Call/Text/Email us today for a Free Estimate! 778-628-5884 [email protected] Or visit us online: WWW.MAIDTOS-PARKLECLEANINGCO.COM

A MAID 2 CLEAN All Your Cleaning Needs

Weekly • Biweekly • MonthlyResidential & Commercial

Services ~ Excellent Rates!!* Licensed * Bonded * Insured

778-883-4262DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING. Effi cient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 20 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070

E & M MAINTENANCEWINDOW WASHING

D Windows Out & InD Gutters cleaned In & OutD Pressure WashingD Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrsD Lic. & WCB insured. D Free Est. Seniors Discount

Eric 604-541-1743

239 COMPUTER SERVICES

.computer service

257 DRYWALL

FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS

Update your home with beautiful fl at ceilings

* No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess

CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928

PSB DRYWALL LTD.★ All Board-ing, Taping, Framing & Texture. In-sured work. Dump Removal Ser-vice. 604-762-4657 / 778-246-4657

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING


260 ELECTRICAL

JC BROWN ELECTRICLOW RATES • Licensed • Bonded

• Expert trouble shooter24/7 • 100% Guaranteed

604-617-1774

All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free

est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519

281 GARDENING

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

283A HANDYPERSONS

HOME REPAIR, CARPENTRY & DESIGN✔ Minor electrical & plumbing

✔ Painting ✔ Landscaping✔ Fence & Drywall Repairs

✔ Custom woodwork✔AutoCAD design specialist

Helping Seniors My Specialty604 - 916 - 0739

AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish

Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056


South Surrey Renovations ~ No job too small ~

Mark (604) 657-2424 www.southsurreyrenovations.com

FULL RENOVATIONS Including Kitchens,

Bathrooms, Man Caves& Basement Suites

“ Let’s us fi x what someone else tried to fi x. “

• Painting • Renovations • Repairs

604-889-8424Commercial • Residentialwww.paintitfi xit.caCONCRETE FORMING,

FRAMING & SIDING.604.218.3064


175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

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AWNINGS

PAINTINGPSYCHIC READER LANDSCAPING RUBBISH REMOVAL

PAINTING

www.paintspecial.com778-322-2378 Lower Mainland

604-996-8128 Fraser Valley

Running this ad for over 12years

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats of any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale High Performance paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our

Laminate Flooring

Psychic ReadingsPalm - Tarot Card - Crystal Ball

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DOWN TO BUSINESSTo Advertise in this space call 604-575-5555

Aluminum Patio Covers, Sunrooms, Railings

and Vinyl.

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• Trimming • Pruning• Clean-up • Landscaping

NO GST - Seniors 10% OFFCall Kris

604 617-5561

THE JAPANESE YARDMANComplete Lawn & Garden Care

Since 1983

10% off with

No GST APPLEWOOD

Painting

WorkSafe, Fully Insured.15 years experience. Free Estimates.

Call JOHN

604-779-0370

WINTER SPECIALWINTER SPECIAL$200 OFF

INTERIOR PAINTING

BENJAMIN MOORE ACCREDITED

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Professional quality servicesGreat Rates

Call

604-961-3505

SPIRITUAL HEALER

SPIRITUAL HEALERINDIAN VEDIC ASTROLOGER

Call for an appointment604-725-2666

Expert in Reading*Face *Palm *Horoscope* Get your loved one back

*LOVE *RELATIONSHIP *FAMILY*CHILD PROBLEMS *BUSINESS

*FINANCIAL *HEALTH*NEGATIVENESS

*BLOCKAGE & MORE!

Get Help with:

HANDYMAN CONNECTIONHANDYMAN CONNECTIONHandyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations - Repairs - 604.878.5232

288 HOME REPAIRS

A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt Suites,Drywall, Patios, Plumbing, Siding,Fencing, Roofi ng, Landscaping, etc.Joe 604-961-9937.

311 MASONRY & BRICKWORK

B R I C K S T O N E M A S O N -RYLTD.COM Family owned and operated 40 years experience All types of brick and stonework Free estimate call Dick 604-230-9457

320 MOVING & STORAGE

MOVING?LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE• 1-4 Bedroom • Internals• Single Items • Packing Supplies

B & B MOBILE SERVICES

604-536-6620FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1973

rrs TM

www.BBmoving.ca

• Small & Big Moves • Internals• Single Items • Packing Supplies

AFFORDABLE MOVERSwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr.1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1-3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~PianosLOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men

BIG OR SMALL MOVESStart $45/hr ~ All size trucks

Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~



www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland

604-996-8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for over 12yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price inclsCloverdale High Performance paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

REPAINT SPECIALISTDoors, Casings, Walls, Baseboards, Ceiling Repairs - Painting.Finishing available. [email protected]

RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING 778-855-5361

Danish Quality

MESA PAINTINGINTERIOR and EXTERIOR

Quality work at reas rates. Free Est. Michael (cell) 604-724-7458

~ PRO PAINTERS ~INTERIOR / EXTERIORQuality Work, Free Estimates

Member of Better Business BureauWCB INSURED

Vincent 543-7776GEE-BEE Ent.Ltd Best Quality and Service in House Painting. New and Repaints. Drywall Repairs.Carpen-try Repairs. Fast and Reliable Ser-vice.George cell#604-813-5057

PRISM PAINTING CO.Re-Paint Specialist15 Years Experience

Interior/Exterior,stucco painting. 20% discounton re-painting or3 rooms $299Free Estimates

Call Sunny,778-893-1786

338 PLUMBING

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATINGH/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841


338 PLUMBING

A Gas Fitter ✭ PlumberFurnaces, Boilers, Hot Water

Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning

& Plumbing Jobs.

✭ 604-312-7674 ✭✭ 604-507-4606 ✭

Home Plumbing ServiceWATER HEATER

REPLACEMENT SPECIALISTS*Same Day Service

*$200 FortisBC Rebate*BBB: A+ Rating *Firm Quotes

Call (604) 542-4663www.homeplumbingservice.ca

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbing.org

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

ABIAN RUBBISH

REMOVAL

PROMPT & RELIABLE.Free Estimates.(604)897-3423


356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

.Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

EXTRA CHEAP JUNKRUBBISH REMOVALAlmost for free! (778)997-5757

PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCES

Peace Arch Appliance

Service to fridges,stoves, washers, dryers

& dishwashers. Reasonable.

Also Appliance RemovalCall Mark (604)536-9092

548 FURNITURE

DINING ROOM SUITE. Like new. Table with 3 extra leafs. 4 Straight chairs & 2 arm chairs. Includes china cabinet with drawers and cupboards. Open to offers. Please call 604-542-5440.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

4416 KEYCHAINS, new in orig. package + 5 new Keychain racks. $2800/fi rm. (778)239-9517

REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or land-scaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping.Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDING SALE. “REALLY BIG SALE-EXTRA

WINTER DISCOUNT ON NOW!!”21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

563 MISC. WANTED

BUYING ESTATE JEWELRY, AN-TIQUES, WW1 & WW2 MEDALS, STERLING SILVER FLATWARE, Ivory, Coins, Old Collectibles, Gold Jewellery... $$ CASH PAID $$ Call 604-417-2177

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI Manufactured homesSingles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.

PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010

www.glenbrookhomes.netChuck 604-830-1960

Trades. Financing. Permits.

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

RON Morin

REAL ESTATE

641 TOWNHOUSES

7-12128 68 Ave. 3 bdr, 3 bth. 17yr T/H. $320,900. Sadaf Sutton Pre-mier. 604-376-0318

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ACTIVE SENIOR1 Bdrm & 2 Bdrms.

Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock

close to shopping.Swimming Pool &

All Amenities.UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP

Call 604-538-5337

CRESTWOOD MANOR1321 Foster St.

1 Bdrm $905/moIN WELL MAINTAINED

NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included.

No pets, No smoking. Call: 604-363-4631

Skyline AptsWhite Rock

Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrmsCall for Availability

White Rock, Live-In Manager Hot Water & u/g parking incl.

Call 604-536-8499www.cycloneholdings.ca

SOUTH SURREY- 2nd Ave. & 176th (truck crossing) 500sf. coach house. Like new condition. 1 bdrm. W/D D/W, laminate fl oors. $900 incls. cbl. (300 channels) Wi-Fi, utils. Available Now. No pets! N/S Call: (604)312-5763

~ Fir Apartments ~1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK

1 Bdrm units avail nowHeat & hot wtr incl.

Swimming pool & rec roomOn site mgr

Call 604-536-0379

WHITE ROCK, 14884 North Bluff Res. Avail Feb 1st. Clean, bright 1 bdrm suite. Heat, water, prkg, stor-age & balcony included. $900/mo. N/S, N/P. Call (604)360-1403.

WHITE ROCK1 bdrm apt in the heart of

White Rock

A quiet “non smoking”clean apt. Walk to all

amenities, tennis courts, Soft ball City, pool, park, beach and on bus route. Refs and

lease required. Sorry no pets allowed. Phone for

additional info and appt.

Call 604-538-5085

White Rock - 1 bdrm. ground fl oor. Some ocean view. New paint & carpets. Well maintained apt. bldg. Quiet adult oriented. $860/mo. incls. heat, hot H20, prkg. locker, WiFi. N/S N/P.

604-535-3585 www.thelyons.ca

WHITE ROCK; 2 Bdrm Penthouse ste, freshly painted, avail Mar 1st. $1350/mo. Also 1 Bdrm ste w/beaut ocean view, avail Feb 1st, $840/mo. Both incl heat, water, balcony, stor-age & prkg. NP/N/S. (604)360-1403

WHITE ROCK. Lrg 1 bdrm ste adult bldg, 1 prkg, near shops. Incl heat & hotwtr. NP/NS Call 604-596-9977

WHITE ROCKSUNSET VILLA

Large 1 BedroomD/W in unit. Concrete building.$950 incls. HEAT & H/W.1 block from Semiahmoo Mall.

Available January 1Call for appt to view

778.878.0782

736 HOMES FOR RENT

3000 sq ft rancher in Ocean Park available now for rent until July 1, with possible monthly rental into summer. 4bdrm, 2.5 bath, large backyard (pool). $3000/month plus utilities. Pet friendly. Call 604-812-9180

WHITE ROCK Oceanview FURN nr #99 & beach, 2 bdrm, garage, ns/np. Feb. 1. $2400 604-220-9188

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE SPACES*ROSEMARY CENTRE

3388 Rosemary Hts Cres. 2nd fl oor offi ce space 301 sq/ft

*WHITE ROCK SQUARE1480 Foster Street

519 sq/ft & 647 sq/ft 604-536-5639 to view/rates

750 SUITES, LOWER

$1200 - 2 bdrm bsmnt suite with lrge mstr bdrm, strge space. Inclds utilities and internet. Clse to Choic-es, Sbucks & kids park. @Winter Cres & 147A St. Contact Paul: 604 446 5400

SOUTH SURREYBehind Choices Market

Fully renovated 700sf. 1 bdrm.1 full bath. New paint, new

kitchen, new laminate fl oors.Gas Stove. Carpet in bedroom. Lots of storage. Private entry.

Lots of parking. In suite front load W/D. $900 incls. utils.Available February 15.

No pets! N/S Close to transit, amenities and Hwy. 99

Call: 604-488-9161

SOUTH SURREY new 2 bdrm suite $1150/mo. Brand new appls, lndry, nr amenities. NP/NS. 604-689-3992 or: [email protected]

S.SURREY Large sunny 1 bdrm grnd level suite. Suit 1 quiet person. Avail March1st. Ns/np. $825/mo incl laundry, utils, cable. 604-536-4230

WHITE ROCK east 2 bdrm gr/fl r full bath, lndry, lrg lvrm $875 + 1/3 utils NS/NP/ND. Avl now. 604-535-6316

751 SUITES, UPPER

S.Surrey 20th/176, 3 bdrm upper fl r with lge sunroom. $1500/mo. Avail now. 604-581-6131, 604-531-3713

757 WANTED TO RENT

WANTED: HOUSE FOR RENT IN WHITE ROCK/SOUTH SURREY Long standing house owners from Victoria, returning to White Rock area looking for a 3bed, 2bath, 2 car garage house for a 1 year lease from March 1 or April 1. We have an old, deaf, mostly blind, silent, non shedding dog. 250-589-9400

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1991 BUICK PARK AVE, white, 4 dr sedan, 219,000 kms, great shape. $1500 fi rm. 604-538-4883

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2007 VW GOLF RABBIT white5/spd manual, many options,

120K. $5800 fi rm. 604-538-9257

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~

$$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200The Scrapper


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