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Getting down to business

Cloverdale BIA seeks out new blood at 2016 AGM

By Jennifer LangMembers of the Cloverdale Business

Improvement Association convene their 2016 annual general meeting later this month, when they’ll elect a new board of directors and approve a budget for the coming year.

Th e association represents 300-plus businesses in Surrey’s historic town centre, using a property tax levy collected from property owners to promote and enhance the business district.

Th is year’s AGM is set for Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Surrey Museum. Th at’s earlier than last year’s AGM, which took place in April, when a revised operating budget was approved that put two signature events on hold due to budget constraints

– the annual blueberry festival and Hal-loween Costume Parade.

Nominations for board of directors are being sought prior to the meeting date; applications must be submitted by Feb. 16 at 4:30 pm. to the Cloverdale BIA offi ce (5748 176 St.), and all applications must be vetted by the City of Surrey and the Cloverdale BIA prior to the Feb. 23 AGM.

Th at means there will be no nomina-tions from the fl oor.

“Th e city has been very intent on making sure all due diligence has been done with this particular AGM, partially because they have new rules regarding

See NOMINATION DEADLINE / Page 2

By Monique TammingaA 27-year-old Langley man has been

found guilty of stabbing a friend to death on New Year’s Eve in 2012.

On Jan. 28, a B.C. Supreme Court judge found Jason Terrence Brewer guilty of sec-ond-degree murder in the death of Clover-dale’s Cole Manning, 40, who was found dead in Brewer’s basement suite on the Sur-rey-Langley border.

A second-degree murder conviction car-

ries an automatic sentence of life in prison. A judge will set his parole eligibility at a later date. He appears next on Feb. 11.

During the trial, the court heard Man-ning had gone to Brewer’s house, where Manning was stabbed to death. His blood-ied, naked body was found face down on Brewer’s bed.

Brewer never denied killing Manning, but pleaded not guilty, testifying his actions were self-defence.

Brewer stabbed Manning almost two doz-en times, leaving a kitchen knife in the vic-tim’s neck. Toxicology reports showed Man-ning had no drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of his death.

Brewer fl ed his basement suite and met with a longtime friend, confessing what he had done. Th at friend called 911.

Brewer sent several text messages before his arrest, some to his then-girlfriend. Still, police had to track Brewer’s cellphone activ-

ity to fi nd him. He was arrested nearly eight hours aft er the murder.

Th e murder was not Brewer’s fi rst crime. In 2009, he was convicted of deliberate-ly driving into oncoming traffi c, causing a six-vehicle crash on Highway 10 that left two people with permanent injuries.

At the time, he was already on probation for robbing a Langley Mac’s store. His mom

Cloverdale man’s killer found guilty in stabbing

See BREWER / Page 2

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Keep on truckin’FILE PHOTO

B.C. Vintage Truck Museum volunteers Harold Wellenbrink and Brian Busby shine up the 1946 Chevrolet Maple Leaf, one of the freight transportation vehicles ranging from 1914 to 1951 on display at the Cloverdale heritage attraction, along with artifacts of B.C.’s early trucking industry. The museum, located at 6022 176 St. on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds, is operated by the Surrey Heritage Society, and is now open year-round Wednesdays and Saturdays (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). For info contact [email protected] or visit bcvintagetruckmuseum.org. Volunteers welcome.

Nomination deadline Feb. 16

BIAs in general, and with us in particular, owing to the fact that we’ve been updating our constitution and bylaws,” Cloverdale BIA president Rob Pater-son said. “Many of the changes in procedure are driven by the city’s economic development offi ce.”

Candidates who put their names forward for consideration for the board must sign a pledge outlining the duties, responsibilities and expectations of “good board members.”

According to the 2016-2017 application form, a “good board member” exhibits a “genuine and unselfi sh interest in serving the BIA and its objective,” and the ability to “work constructively and harmoniously with directors, members and staff ” of the Cloverdale BIA.

Th e application also says a good board

member “backs up other board members and staff , rising to their defence when they are unjustly criticized or attacked.”

Other duties of board members include accepting and support-ing decisions made

by majority vote and endeavouring to keep disagreements and con-troversies impersonal and to promote unity.

“Like with all boards, there are disagreements between members from time to time, but there is always a level of respect shown between members at our meet-ings no matter how contentious the issue,” Paterson said. “Our

board seems to have good synergy and we’re all generally pulling in the same direction.”

Last year, the City of Surrey deemed the original 2015 budget provided insuffi cient detail, resulting in a new AGM called to approve a new budget – and a re-election of offi cers.

Agenda items for the upcoming AGM include discussing the 2016 and 2015 bud-get versus the actual budget.

Other topics include a report on Cloverdale West Village develop-ment plans, including a presentation from one of the developer partners, Townline, along with information on Cloverdale’s crime reduction and business recruitment strategies.

Th e meeting will also include a review of the association’s fi nances.

Th e draft 2016 bud-get will be available to download aft er Feb. 12 at cloverdalebia.com.

From page one

– BrewerFrom page one

posted bail but revoked it aft er he assaulted her with a knife.

Brewer originally pleaded guilty in the crash, saying he was try-ing to commit suicide. However, he appealed to retract his guilty plea and won. A judge later found him guilty any-way, sentencing him to prison for fi ve years.

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‘We’re all generally pulling in the same

direction.’- Rob Paterson, Cloverdale BIA

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Getting the gang togetherFor a group of long-serving Cloverdalians who’ve met regularly for 15 years, there’s no friends like old friends

By Jennifer LangCloverdale has always been the

kind of place where you know your neighbours and people take time to chat.

It makes for a close-knit business community, as one member of a group of retired business people can attest.

Oscar Posehn doesn’t live in Clo-verdale anymore, but he still comes here on a regular basis to grab lunch with the same group of guys.

Th ey weren’t all acquainted as kids – or as businessmen for that matter – but they share common memories about what it was like growing up here, and love to swap stories.

Since 2001, they’ve been meeting regularly for lunch. A favourite local lunch spot is the Cloverdale Legion, where they grab a glass of beer and a bite, but most of all, they talk.

Th e group (pictured) includes Bill McLennan, 89, Bob O’Brien, 86, Richard Horby, 86, Roland Trottier, 81, John Lescisin, 81, Ivan White, 81, and Posehn, 84. Also pictured is the late Allan Dann, who passed away in December, not long aft er the photo-graph was taken. Two others recently passed away. Also missing from the group that day were Alan Davidson, 96, and Rocco Zappone.

Th ese get-togethers began 15 years ago, when Posehn found out that Ivan White, a Lord Tweedsmuir pal who’d moved east aft er graduation, had moved back to South Surrey.

He decided to get a bunch of the guys together for a reunion.

“Th ey were just fellas that I knew,” says Posehn. “It got going from there.”

Th ey meet up every six weeks to two months, usually at the Clover-dale Legion, where they enjoy a glass of beer, talk, and order lunch.

“We all put in $10. Th at covers the beer and lunch,” he says. “I enjoy it. Everybody seems to enjoy it.”

Whether it’s recalling the pranks and stunts they pulled growing up or discussing recent vacations, the gentlemen never seem to run out of conversation.

“We just talk about old times and

what’s going on now,” he says. “Th ere seems to be so many things to talk about.”

Posehn’s Cloverdale roots go way back. He and his family moved here in 1944 from Kronau, Sask.

Th eirs was the fi rst house out of town on the east side of Cloverdale, heading north.

“In my time, I knew everybody in Cloverdale,” he says. “I was 12 years old when I moved in. You get to know everybody in a little town.”

As kids, they played at the old baseball diamond – later the location of the Cloverdale Mall – and rode their bikes everywhere, even up and down the ramps for the seating as the Clova Cinema was being built. It opened in 1947.

“Before that we had to go to Lang-ley to see a movie, and that was a long ride on a bike.”

Th e world was a diff erent place then, and Cloverdale was the heart of Surrey’s agricultural belt, surrounded by productive farmland and wilder areas that beckoned exploration.

Nobody locked their doors.

“I think the older folks looked aft er us, too. Th ey were all good people.”

Local farmers allowed Posehn and his pals to post their land for hunting each fall so they could shoot ducks and pheasants.

“Th en at Christmastime, we’d put a party on for all the farms. We’d get them a bottle of wine and a turkey. It was great thing.”

His strongest memories seem to involve his teen years – a time of high-spirited pranks and adventures.

When they turned 16, Posehn and his friends each had their own cars. His was a 1983 Dodge he paid for with money he’d earned in the summer and from family allowance his mom had saved up.

“We were really good kids, but, like, I remember driving, throwing bottles out of the window into the ditch – those sorts of things.”

Th ey explored the region on their wheels, zipping to Ladner and White Rock in one memorable outing that ended up with a string of traffi c violations.

In those days, Posehn’s friends

used to hang out in an old train station on the south side of Clo-verdale that functioned as a sort of clubhouse.

“Somehow we got permission to use it. We sanded it. We fi xed the fl oors.”

Th ere, they were free from parental constraints, but not the watchful eye of Surrey’s municipal police force, which was in place until 1951, al-though their methods seem permis-sive by today’s standards.

“Th e police used to come in Friday and Saturday night and have a beer with us, and away they went,” Posehn recalls, noting he and his friends were underage, and the police knew it, although their lenience only went so far.

When they announced plans for a road trip to Penticton, they got as far as Langley, where the Provincial Police took their beer away – Sur-rey’s fi nest had phoned ahead with a warning to their counterparts that the Cloverdale boys weren’t in any condition to drive.

Th e clubhouse got closed down. Before long, adult responsibilities replaced youthful fancy.

One aft er another, the boys got jobs and then married and started families, including Posehn, who mar-ried and built a house in Cloverdale.

Posehn ended up working for Woodwards, a department store chain, eventually overseeing con-struction and renovations.

He retired early, at 62, and now lives in White Rock, which is where he fi rst heard about his former pal returning to the West Coast, and he decided to get the Cloverdale gang back together in November 2001 aft er so many years.

Most of the guys at that fi rst meeting had grown up together in Cloverdale.

“We started losing people so we started asking Allan Dann and Allan Davison” to the gatherings, he says.

“It started out, in my mind, just the guys who grew up together and harassed people – nicely though! – we weren’t a bad group.”

EVAN SEAL / BLACK PRESSOn Oct. 22, Bill McLennan (from left), Bob O’Brien, Oscar Posehn, special guest Rick Hugh, Allan Dann (who passed away in December), Richard Hornby, Roland Trottier, John Lescisin, and Ivan White posed for photo during one of their regular gatherings at the Cloverdale Legion. Missing that day were Alan Davidson and Rocco Zappone.

New soundsSurrey has a new

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Th e Pulse 107.7 is broadcasting to most of Surrey and surrounding communities, with listeners across the line in Bellingham picking up the signal.

Potential listen-ers in Surrey and

neighbouring cities are invited to help shape CISF-FM’s sound by letting the station know what artists and music they’d like to hear – and what kinds of issues they’d like discussed on the airwaves.

Th e new station, which is for now in the signal-testing phase, is owned by South Fraser Broadcasting, and started broad-casting music and station IDs in December.

It’s currently looking for on air talent, news and traffi c reporters, sales and adminis-trative staff .

According to the website, the radio station will cater to listeners who live South of the Fraser and will focus on local programming and news in the region.

For more information, visit pulsefm.ca.

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Welcome back to Tip of the Hat, Dig of the Spurs, our semi-occasional forum for saluting the things we

do like – or giving the raspberry to those we don’t.

We’re not quite sure which category the following news item belongs in.

Last week, the City of Surrey announced it will spend $11 million over the next fi ve years upgrading street lights to LED, joining the legion of municipalities the world over that are making the switch.

While the move to 28,000 LEDs would save the city approximately $1 million a year once the conversion is complete, those annu-al savings could come at a price that’s diffi -cult to calculate.

Th e LED lights consume less power than sodium lights – which currently blanket the city in an orange haze at night time – and are less costly to maintain.

Th ey’re also brighter. Th e city’s press re-lease – issued Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, a day-light-inspired event to be sure – claims the LED lights make it easier for motorists to see pedestrians and signs, and reduces eyestrain and fatigue for drivers.

Th at’s welcome news in a city that has seen a string of serious and fatal vehicle-pedes-trian collisions in the past month. Increased visibility will help, along with reducing speed, distractions and increasing driver and

pedestrian awareness at intersections.Meantime, a cursory Web search suggests

where the LED lights go, a litany of complaints follows. It seems LED street lights aren’t exactly win-ning over fans when it comes to a good night’s sleep or feeling safe and secure from crime.

Critics point out blue-rich LED light at night can zap the production of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the body’s circadian rhythms of sleep-ing and waking up, a side-eff ect that at the very least will send insomniacs in search of blackout blinds, but at worst may contrib-ute to the likelihood of developing heart dis-

ease, obesity and diabetes.Some complaints say LED lamps can leave

patches of sidewalks and streets unlit, mak-ing their neighbourhoods and cityscapes seem less safe.

According to HowStuff Works.com, they can only provide directional light, so LEDs can’t produce a soft glow that emanates in all directions, resulting in sharp shadows.

Others say the white-blue light chang-es the perception of their streets at night, making them feel cold and unwelcoming. Alternatives such as yellow-white LED lights create a warmer ambience, but they’re aren’t quite as energy effi cient.

Light pollution also obscures the night sky, as many backyard astronomers know.

Since LEDs are brighter, will they help deter crime – or create more

opportunity for criminals to car-ry out their misdeeds?

And, let’s face it – it will take a decade at least to cover the installation costs through en-ergy savings, according to the

city’s calculations.Is the city’s plan – endorsed

by council Feb. 1 – an idea that seems bright on paper, but might be

too bright in reality?I suppose we’ll see.

– Jennifer Lang, editor

A bright idea?The city’s plan to switch to LED lighting raises some lingering questions

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SENIORS OLD TIME DANCEA Seniors Old Time Dance is held Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. every two weeks with three different bands at the Old Age Pensioners Hall, 3015 273 Street, Aldergrove. Admission is $6. Ukrainian Prairie Band Feb. 6, Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers Feb. 20, Hazelmere Heritage Fiddlers March 5, Ukrainian Prairie Band March 19, Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers April 2, Hazelmere Heritage Fiddlers April 16, Ukrainian Prairie Band April 30, Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers May 14 and Hazelmere Heritage Fiddlers May 28. For more information call 604-575-7970.

LIFEWRITING TRAINING AT THE SURREY MUSEUMAspiring memoirists and family historians are invited to a three-session program at the Surrey Museum: Write Your Memoir, with historian, writer and editor Philip Sherwood. There’s a free info session Thursday, Feb. 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Surrey Museum, and the program runs Feb. 25, March 3 and March 10 (6:30-9:30 p.m.) For info and to register call 604-501-5100.

TEEN FESTSaturday, Feb. 20 at the Cloverdale Agriplex, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free! Activities include a grand prize draw, teen talent contest, local entertainers all day (Performers include Tristan Thompson, Ria Jade and Cambree Lovesy), free makeovers, skateboarding, interactive sports and games, exhibitor booths and more. Visit teenfest.ca.

GENEALOGY ROAD SHOWSaturday, Feb. 20, 1-4 p.m. at the Surrey Libraries’ Cloverdale Branch, 5642 176A St. Volunteers from the B.C. Genealogy Society offer advice to individuals and family members researching their family history. Bring your research details to date. Beginners receive advice on where to begin their research, based on their knowledge and family documents. There will be guided tours and sessions on how to use our new ViewScan technology which enables you to make digital copies of microfi lm. Come fi nd out how it works! Register at 604-598-7327 or email [email protected]

FUNNY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVESurrey Little Theatre presents Funny Little Thing Called Love, a comedy about that four-letter word: L-O-V-E. Runs to Feb. 27 with 8 p.m. performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and three Sunday matinees on Feb. 7, 14, and 21, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. Pre-purchase online at brownpapertickets.com, reserve by calling 604576-8451, or at [email protected]. Surrey Little Theatre is located at 7027 184 Street.

INTERESTED IN GARDENING? Why not join the South Surrey Garden Club? Visitors welcome: a $3 drop in fee may be credited towards an annual membership of $20. The next meeting is Feb. 24. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. every fourth Wednesday except August and December at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 12953 20 Ave. We have a very active and full program with great speakers, fi eld trips and workshops. For more information, call Kathy at 604-250-1745.

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B.C. VINTAGE TRUCK MUSEUM – HELP WANTED, AND NEW HOURSThe B.C. Vintage Truck Museum 6022 176 St. on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds is now open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Surrey Heritage Society is looking for volunteers to help out. We will teach you about the history of trucking in B.C. and about the trucks on display in the collection. For more information call 604-372-4093 email [email protected] or visit our website at www.bcvintagetruckmuseum.org.

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B.C. lobbyists in need of a makeoverLast month, lobbyists

gathered in Vancouver for Th e Future of Lobby-ing, a one -day confer-ence put on by B.C.’s Offi ce of the Registrar of Lobbyists, Simon Fraser Institute’s Governance Studies and Public Aff airs Association of Canada (B.C. Chapter).

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there does seem to be a fu-ture for the industry. In fact, if we’re not careful, B.C. could be overrun by lobbyists.

Last year, there were 2,502 in-house and consultant lobby-ists registered in the province, up from 1,451 four years ago. Who-ever said the B.C. Jobs Plan wasn’t working?

While others do get some attention – po-litical staff , deputy ministers and the like – that works out to 30 lobbyists for every MLA.

In Ottawa, there are 3,008 lobbyists or nine per MP.

As one of 14 panel-ists at the Vancouver conference, it fell on me to provide a bit of insight on the public’s perspective towards the industry and a few ideas on how it might be improved.

Someone has to rain on the parade of rain-makers. Not a tough

task, though. Th ere’s no shortage of material.

Last month, Missouri state legislator, Bart Kor-man, tabled Bill 2059.

If it becomes law, lobbyists in that state would be required to disclose any sex given by a lobbyist to a lawmaker or their staff each month. A dollar valuation will not be required when report-ing sexual acts.

Be thankful for small mercies.

Closer to home, former B.C. lobbyist Marcella Munro found herself in a pickle aft er taking a post with Alberta’s new NDP government.

Th e Wildrose party was only too happy to blast her appointment by pointing to some of Munro’s B.C. blog posts, including: “Th at saying no to projects like Kind-er Morgan, to protect our environment and quality of life” are things to be celebrated.

Th e posts were quickly taken down and replaced with Alber-ta-centric messaging.

“My BMW 325i is my favourite possession” was Munro’s new riff , telling the Calgary Her-ald: “there’s no planet on which I could try to ar-gue against the oilsands. I love all the good things petroleum does for me

— including driving too fast on Highway 2.”

As the Herald’s Don Braid put it: “If you have trouble reconcil-ing the contradictions, you are most likely a regular human uncon-nected with the murky, interlinked worlds of lobbying, campaign-ing and government

advocacy.”If the industry is an

unavoidable evil of modern politics, it was then sacrilege time for the assembled.

First up: transparency.Reporting only intent

to lobby – as the legisla-tion currently requires – isn’t good enough. Th e “if I’m really, really lucky the minister might open my email before he triple deletes it” approach for reporting lobbying activities isn’t the best one.

It’s meetings that count and lobbyists should be required to report who they’ve met with as well.

Th ose on the other end of the bargain – MLAs, political staff , deputy ministers – should also disclose who

is lobbying them.Good way to check to

see if everyone’s report-ing matches up.

Fees paid by clients should be disclosed, as is done in the United States.

Last year, 11,169 lob-byists working Wash-ington, D.C. billed US $2.4 billion, an average of $215,000 each.

A province-wide registry for municipal lobbyists is long over due.

Contingency fee agreements need to be trashed, as is the case at the federal level today.

Public agencies and local governments should be prohibited from hiring outside lobbyists.

In B.C., some uni-versities, local govern-ments, professional bodies such as the Col-lege of Dental Surgeons of B.C. and federal agen-cies like Via Rail and Port Metro Vancouver have all retained lobby-ists in the past.

If there was an in-dustry award for client development, it would have to go to Earnscliff e Strategy, who has rep-resented Deloitte since 2013.

Th e goal: To raise Deloitte’s profi le and awareness about the services they bring to government. Who knew

it needed raising?Never let it be said

that having a higher profi le doesn’t come with a price. For some-one.

In 2010, Deloitte billed the B.C. govern-ment a little less than $20 million.

By 2015, their billings had risen to more than

$50 million.Hope that wasn’t a

contingency deal.– Dermod Travis is executive

director of IntegrityBC

Points of view

THere are 30 lobbyists for every MLA in British Columbia, while in Ottawa, there are nine per Member of Parliament

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City to spend $11 million on LED street lighting

By Kevin DiakiwSurrey will spend

$11 million over the next fi ve years to upgrade its street lights to LED.

Th e decision, endorsed by council Feb. 1, means the city’s 28,000 existing street lights will be convert-ed to Light Emitting Diodes (LED) a lower-energy lighting technology.

Th e city will start with replacing 7,100 street lamps in Guild-ford and City Centre.

Once completed citywide, the move is expected to result in annual savings of approximately $1 mil-lion through reduced power consumption and maintenance.

Traffi c Opera-tions Manager Sinisa Petrovic said last week the province will be refunding about 30 per cent of the city’s overall costs, bringing the net charge to the city to about $7.7 million.

Petrovic noted the LED lighting lasts 30 years, as opposed to the current sodium lighting which lasts about fi ve years.

Once completely installed, Surrey will save $700,000 a year in power savings and another $300,000 an-

nually for maintenance and replacement.

Some residents in other cities where the LED lighting is in place complain that it’s too bright. But Petrovic said the LEDs can be adjusted for the right lighting needs.

Some studies show LEDs have high vol-umes of lead and arse-nic, but that’s predom-inantly small red LEDs and less so with home LED lighting, Petrovic said, adding it’s not a concern with the street lighting.

Mayor Linda Hepner

described the decision to switch as “another example of Surrey being at the forefront of smart cities.”

“For motorists, cyclists and pedestri-ans, the LED lights will enhance visibility and safety. LED lights also consume less power than the current sodium lights, which will result in signifi cant cost savings to the city once the conversion is complete,” Hepner said in a news release.

According to the re-lease, LED lights make it easier for motorists

to see pedestrians and signs, and the lighting quality of LEDs also results in reduced eye-strain and fatigue.

Coun. Mike Starchuk, chair of the city’s environmental sustainability advisory committee, said the move “fi ts well with thegoals for a sustainable Surrey.”

LED lights are more environmentally friendly as they con-sume less power and last four times longer than sodium lights, he said.

– Black Press

Council endorsed the plan last week. The move is expected to save $1 million annually

FILE PHOTOConverting to LED lighting will enhance visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrian, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said.

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CLOVERDALE LIONS CLUBThe Cloverdale Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are the second Thursday of the month. Please volunteer your time to assist us in serving our community. Call Terry Riley: 604-576-9248 for more information.

FOOD PROBLEM?Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges? Is your weight affecting your life? Overeaters Anonymous offers help. No fees, no dues, no weigh-ins, no diets. We are a fellowship. We meet every Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Cloverdale United Church basement, 17575-58A Ave., Cloverdale. Everyone welcome.

TOPSTOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Cloverdale Library, 5642, 176A Street, Surrey, in the upstairs meeting room. For more information, phone LInda at 604-462-9326.

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Climb on board heritage bus tourVisit sites from Cloverdale to Crescent Beach

You can be a tourist in your own town by joining the upcoming Heritage Sites Bus Tour.

Guiding the way will be the curator of Stewart Farm, who will share sto-ries about the sites and historic build-ings the tour will take in along the way through Crescent Beach, Clover-dale, and the original Surrey Centre.

Highlights include the Peace Arch, Cloverdale’s replica 1910 Interurban Station, and Redwood Park, home to more than 50 diff erent tree species – including the famed redwood giants, and a mysterious fairy forest that’s de-lighting visitors from near and far.

A Surrey Heritage planner will also be on board to answer questions and

help provide insight into the city’s heritage planning activities.

Th e outing ends with a stop at the Stewart farmhouse, where tour par-ticipants will be welcomed into the cozy kitchen for tea and treats baked in the wood stove oven.

Organized by Historic Stewart Farm, the tour will be off ered on Th ursday, Feb. 18 or Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Th e cost of the tour is $26 per per-son (ages 16 and up).

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By Kevin DiakiwA plan to build a 5,000-

seat spectator arena in North Surrey has been shelved aft er two promising proponents failed to meet city expectations.

Th e plan to build the stadium came as part of the city’s initiative to move two ice rinks from the North Surrey Recreation Centre (at 135 Street and 102 Avenue)

to Bridgeview near 130 Street and 110 Avenue. Th at plan is still in the works.

In mid-June last year, Surrey sent out expressions of interest for a company to build a spectator arena at the Bridgeview site as well.

Th e city says both sheets of ice and a spectator arena can fi t on the 5.7-hectare (14-acre) parcel of property.

But the current stadium

proposal has been shelved, according to Surrey Coun. Bruce Hayne.

Th e city had two promis-ing proponents it was work-ing with, but Hayne said Surrey was unwilling to be responsible for construction costs or operational losses.

Such a risk was taken by the City of Abbotsford, where taxpayers ended up being on the hook for about

$12.7 million as part of a 10-year supply fee agreement signed with the Calgary Flames in 2009.

Th e city had built a 7,000-seat arena that was home to the Flames’ affi liate the Abbotsford Heat, but atten-dance never met expecta-tions.

“Th e bottom line is, the (City of Surrey) is not will-ing to take on that level of

risk on its own,” Hayne said. “So, that’s the reason we are shelving (the stadium) for now.”

Hayne would not say who the stadium proponents were, but it’s widely been believed that the Vancouver Giants had been looking at locating here.

Th e team averages crowds of about 5,000, and has seen turnouts of almost

double that.Contacted by

Black Press Feb. 1, the Vancouver Giants declined comment.

Hayne stressed the city’s interest in having a facility at the Bridgeview site is very much alive.

If the right

proponent comes with an acceptable deal, the city will give it a close look, he said.

In the meantime, the two sheets of ice at the existing North Surrey Recreation Centre will remain opera-tional until the new sheets can be used.

Th ere are no plans to move the existing pool or gymnasium from the North Surrey Recreation Centre.

Surrey has budgeted $45 million for 2015-16 to con-struct the two sheets of ice at the new location.

Hayne said there will still be room at the location for a spectator arena should the right deal come along.

– with fi les from The Abbotsford News

North Surrey stadium plans shelved

Stabbing suspect soughtA woman was treated for stab wounds aft er being

sexually assaulted last week in Whalley.

Surrey RCMP were called by residents in the 13200-block of 105 Ave-nue reporting they heard a woman screaming.

At 2 a.m. Feb. 2 the woman met a man not known to her and walked with him to a secluded area.

She told police the suspect then sexually as-saulted her and stabbed her before fl eeing.

A nearby Good Samaritan drove her to the hos-pital where she was reported to be recovering from serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Last Wednesday, Surrey RCMP released a com-posite sketch of the suspect, based on a detailed de-scription the woman was able to provide to police about her attacker.

Th e suspect is described as a black male with a slight build, 5’10” to 5’11”, and approximately 30

years old.He speaks with a

slight accent and was wearing black pants and a black hoodie.

“We do not believe there is a risk to the general public,” Surrey

RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a press re-lease.

“However, we are warning vulnerable and at risk women to be mindful of their personal safety. Our investigators will be working very hard to identify this suspect and bring him before the courts.”

Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit (SVU) is spearheading this investigation and is request-ing anyone with more information to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.

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Foreign property buyingin B.C. to be measured

By Jeff NagelPremier Christy Clark now says action will be

taken to at least gauge the impact of foreign real estate buyers on the Lower Mainland property market.

Th e province has been criticized for lacking hard data on the infl uence of off shore money on home prices and has until now relied on estimates from realtor groups that contend the problem is minimal.

“I’m determined to try to get as much of that information as we can,” Clark told reporters last week. “Aff ordability – especially in the City of Van-couver, less so in the suburbs, but certainly there as well – is a real issue and we have to fi nd ways to address it.”

She said the forthcoming provincial budget later this month will include measures that will see BC Housing work with the federal government to quantify foreign ownership.

“You will see more initiatives that will help us understand exactly the role that non-citizens are

playing in our property market.”Clark cautioned against “villainizing” non-resi-

dents for any role they have in driving up prices.Th e premier did not spell out exactly what ac-

tion may be taken, if any at this point. She has said before the province doesn’t want to

do anything that would reduce the equity existing owners now have in their homes by forcing prices lower.

Finance Minster Mike de Jong has previously indicated a third tier might be added to B.C.’s property transfer tax, eff ectively charging the most expensive homes more when they change hands.

Money from such a move, he suggested, could be plowed back into some sort of housing aff ord-ability program to assist the less affl uent.

Th e average sale price of Greater Vancouver detached houses hit $1.65 million in December.

One home now on the market is a 1930 old timer that will probably fetch more than its $2.4 million asking price and then be knocked down.

– Black Press

Premier pledges steps to gauge impact as housing prices soar

FILE PHOTOThis 1930 old timer listed in Vancouver will probably fetch more than its $2.4 million asking price – and then be knocked down.

Many studies have shown a signifi cant link between hearing loss and dementia, which may lead to Alzheimer’s. Processing auditory information uses a signifi cant portion of the brain. Sound travels through your ear to nerves that send signals to the brain. Th e sounds are processed in the brain putting the information from your ears into speech. But, if the brain cannot hear that information due to hear-ing loss, then brain activity lessens. Th is causes a reduction in gray matter of the brain over time. In other words, your brain shrinks! Patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s can receive appropriate hearing loss treatment, and in turn, re-duce their cognitive decline. Th erefore, it is imperative that those being diagnosed with dementia have hearing testing to determine if hearing loss is contributing to the patient’s dementia. Th e symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s can mimic hearing loss.

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Langley’s Tremblay has a date with Oscar

By Miranda GathercoleAfter awing audiences with

his heartfelt speech at the Crit-ics’ Choice Awards in January, Langley actor Jacob Tremblay will now be making an Oscar appearance.

The nine-year-old actor is one of 11 presenters who have been announced to take the stage at the 88th annual Acade-my Awards on Feb. 28.

He will be joined by fellow Canadians Ryan Gosling and The Weeknd. Also presenting are Benicio Del Toro, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Charlize Theron and Pharrell Williams.

Tremblay won the Best Young Actor award at the

Critics’ Choice Awards for his performance as fi ve-year-old Jack in the fi lm Room, a dramatic story about a mother and son’s escape from captivity that’s based on the searing novel by Irish/Canadian playwright, author and screenwriter Emma Donoghue.

Although Tremblay himself is not up for an Oscar, Room is nominated for Best Picture, Actress in a Leading Role (Brie Larson), Directing, and Writing.

For those who have yet to see the fi lm Room, it will be shown as part of Langley’s fi rst Interna-tional Film Festival on Feb. 21. To purchase tickets, visit www.langleyschooldistrictfoundation.com.

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Willow’s owner chargedBy Monique TammingaNow that she is fully recovered and living in a

loving home in Langley it’s hard to imagine that Willow, a Siberian husky, was found near death last year.

Emaciated and eating rocks in an eff ort to sur-vive, the dog was found in a rural neighbourhood in Maple Ridge in January 2015.

Yu Lin, the dog’s original owner, has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty, the BC SPCA has announced.

Lorie Chortyk, spokesperson for the agency, said Willow weighed 15 kg upon intake. Th at’s com-pared to a normal weight of about 24 kg for a dog of her age and breed.

“She was assessed with a score of ‘one’ on the ca-nine body conditioning scale of one to nine, mean-ing that she was severely malnourished,” said Chor-tyk.

“When she fi rst came in she was unable to lie down due to abdominal pain caused by rocks and soil in her gastrointestinal tract,” said Chortyk.

“Th ere were no food remnants in her stomach so it’s likely that she had been eating gravel to try to stay alive. She also had trouble walking because her

muscles were so weak.” Th e BC SPCA’s cruelty investigations department

identifi ed Willow’s former owner — a university student in his 20s — shortly aft er the investigation began.

Th e SPCA submitted recommendations for charges to Crown coun-sel in February 2015. If convicted, Lin fac-es up to two years in jail, a maximum fi ne of $75,000 and a possible lifetime ban from own-ing animals.

Willow was nursed back to health in an SPCA foster home over the course of several months. She was adopt-ed last March by Lang-ley’s Dawn and Mark Whittacker, who are fa-miliar with the proper method of caring for the breed.

Willow is reported to have adjusted well to her new home, enjoying car rides, long walks and swimming.

Lin next appears in Port Coquitlam Provin-cial Court on March 3.

– Black Press

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Edmonton’s Uber rules eyed by B.C.By Jeff NagelTh e B.C. government is carefully

watching Edmonton’s solution to Uber as it considers how to make room for ride-hailing apps here while preserving a role for existing taxis.

“What Edmonton has done helps to feed the process here in British Columbia,” said Communities Minister Peter Fassbender, who the premier has sent to consult with municipalities, the taxi industry and others as the province mulls potential reforms.

He cautioned that the province is looking at jurisdictions all over the world and it is “early days” to discuss specifi c elements of the Edmonton model that might be attractive in B.C.

“We’re in a diff erent environ-ment in B.C. with ICBC and the whole insurance side of how this province operates.” Fassbender told Black Press. “So there’s lots of work that has to be done.”

Edmonton city council approved new regulations in late January to legalize Uber.

Passengers who hail cars from the street, at cab stands or by voice phone call to dispatchers can only be picked up by taxis, not Uber cars

– eff ectively penning off a chunk of business for conventional cabs.

Uber cars must charge a mini-mum $3.25 fare – which Edmonton council has warned it could easily raise if it detects predatory pricing.

Taxis, meanwhile, won’t be sub-ject to their traditional regulated fares when they’re hailed by taxi company apps, allowing them to compete on price with Uber cars for rides matched by smartphone.

“It creates room for taxis to continue to be successful within their niche but it opens up room for competition and ensures safety in the private transportation side,” Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson told reporters.

Uber must pay the city fees of $70,000 a year to operate, part of which would go to accessible trans-portation improvements.

Not anyone with a car could simply sign up for Uber and start picking up passengers.

Edmonton insists Uber driv-ers have a provincially approved licence – expected to be more than a basic class 5 driver’s licence – as well as commercial insurance and a city licence. Violators face $5,000 fi nes.

Criminal record checks and

annual vehicle inspections are required.

Uber is to halt operations March 1 in Edmonton and not resume until the conditions are met.

Fassbender said he held a con-ference call with taxi industry reps to reassure them the province will carefully consider their concerns and take no precipitous action.

“Th ere is no defi nitive decision on the part of government to move in any particular direction other than recognizing technology is playing a signifi cant role in this industry,” he stressed.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone fanned speculation last month when he said Uber’s arrival in B.C. was “a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if.’”

New Democrats have called for an open debate on the issue. Th ey suspect undue infl uence by Uber, which hired two former aides from the premier’s offi ce as lobbyists.

Fassbender wouldn’t give a time-line for the consultations or say if the province will outline specifi c options under consideration.

“We’re going to be doing a very complete and robust look at what the issues are, and what regulations may be helping or hindering any sector of our communities – espe-cially our friends in the taxi indus-try, because they have a lot invested

and a lot at stake.”B.C. Taxi Association president

Mohan Kang said the Edmonton model is silent on various B.C. taxi requirements, from compliance with the passenger bill of rights to the commitment to low-emission and accessible vehicles.

“Edmonton council should have put a limit on the number of Uber vhicles on the road,” Kang said.

Uber Canada spokesperson Susie Heath applauded the Edmonton’s “progressive” approach and said

Uber is eager to work with B.C.Fassbender is also to consider

other aspects of what’s dubbed the sharing economy, such as the rising use of Airbnb to off er unregulated vacation rentals.

It has sparked some concern that the trend could could crimp the supply of normal rental housing if too many home owners fi nd short-term rentals more lucrative, while undercutting operators of regulated bed and breakfasts or hotels..

– Black Press

Province starting ‘robust’ reform consultations

FILE PHOTOCabinet minister Peter Fassbender says the Edmonton model is worth studying.

Breakfast businessTh e Surrey Board of Trade’s fi rst-ever

Mayor’s Breakfast Series comes to the table later this week.

Th e event, set for Friday, Feb. 12 from 7:15-9 a.m. at Surrey City Hall council cham-bers (13450 104

Ave.), will feature two speakers – Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner as well as federal

Minister of Infrastructure and Communi-ties Amarjeet Sohi (MP for Edmonton Mill Woods), the latter of whom will provide a “federal update,” according to a Surrey Board of Trade news release.

Cost to attend the breakfast is $40. For information, visit www.businessinsurrey.com– Black Press

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A hockey odysseyOn his way back to SFU, Tyler Basham took a detour southBy Nick GreenizanSometimes, it pays to go where

nobody knows your name. It was that anonymity that

Tyler Basham believes helped him carve out a solid junior ‘A’ hockey career which, in turn, led him to a roster spot with Simon Fraser University’s squad.

Basham, a Surrey resident and Cloverdale Minor Hockey alum, is in his second season with the SFU Clan, but compared to many of his teammates – who played junior ‘A’ or major-junior hockey in Western Canada – Basham’s career arc has followed a much more scenic route.

Aft er playing 16 games of ma-jor-midget with the Valley West Hawks, followed by a season of Junior ‘B’ with the Port Moody Panthers, Basham – in search of a better opportunity to show-case his talents – packed up his hockey bag and headed south, to Texas, where he played for the El Paso Rhinos of the Western

States Hockey League.He had connected with the

team aft er being scouted while playing for Canada West at the Chowder Cup, a youth tourna-ment in Boston.

“I’d almost made a few teams (in B.C.), I was the last cut, that sort of thing, and aft er awhile, I never really felt like I got a fair shot – because of my size, or whatever,” said the 22-year-old Basham, who stands just fi ve-foot-nine.

“So it was great to go down there, where they didn’t know me, and make a really good fi rst impression.”

It didn’t take the forward long to make an impact with his team club. Aft er making the fi nal ros-ter, he ended up fi nishing third in team scoring with 46 points in 42 games – more than doubling his off ensive output the previous season in Port Moody.

And though the transition to living not just away from

home, but in an entirely new country, was an adjustment, it

was one Basham said he grew to appreciate.

“I went from living right near one border to another,” he said, referring to El Paso’s location right along the US-Mexico border.

“I was fresh out of high school, so it was a huge jump, being down there on my own, living with billets, but it was good – I defi nitely like Mexican food a lot more now.”

Basham was one of just a handful of Canadians on the team, and though the culture shock was noticeable at fi rst, one place it wasn’t as obvious was on the ice.

Th ough south Texas isn’t exactly known as a hockey hot-bed, Basham said the fans were enthusiastic and eager to learn about the game.

“It was a lot of fun,” he said. Aft er one more season in El

Paso – where he again scored at a point-per-game pace – Basham made the decision to again pull up stakes and head for better

See INCREDIBLE / Page 17

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competition, this time to Pennsylvania’s John-stown Tomahawks of the North American Hockey League.

Once again, he went to training camp having never been seen by the team’s coaches.

“It was a bit of a risk, I guess – I could’ve went back to El Paso for my 20-year-old season, but I wanted to move up to a better league and I just felt like it was something I had to do, to challenge myself,” he said.

“Everyone knew what my goals were – to get a college scholarship – and Johnstown was a good opportunity.”

Basham impressed Johnstown staff at an open tryout, followed by the team’s main camp, and eventually found himself on the opening-day roster. He played 56 games for the Tomahawks, tallying 17 points.

Johnstown – famous for being the home of the minor-pro Johnstown Chiefs, and the fi lming location for the cult hockey movie Slap Shot – was a great place to play, Basham said.

“It was so cool, such a great hockey town,” he said. “Th e fans were incredible, and they absolutely

loved the team. Th ey’d talk to you when they’d see you (away from the rink), but they’d also let you hear it if you did something dumb.”

When his junior career wrapped up, Basham said he could’ve continued his hockey pilgrimage by joining an NCAA Div. 3 college program, but decided, in part for family reasons, to return home and play at SFU.

“Family wasn’t the main reason I decided to play here, but it was a nice benefi t, for sure,” he said.

Like he did fi rst in El Paso and then in John-stown, Basham again fi t in well with his new club. As a freshman last year, he scored 13 points in 23 games, and this season, he has 13 points in just 11 contests.

At a recent Friday game against Eastern Wash-ington University, Basham scored the shootout winner to help cap SFU’s 4-3 comeback victory; at one point, they’d been down 3-0 to their BC Inter-collegiate Hockey League rivals.

Th e next night, also against EWU in Cheney, Wash., SFU won 6-4.

“Th e fi rst half of our season (before Christmas) went pretty well, so hopefully we’re able to keep it going,” Basham said.

– Black Press

From page 16

‘Incredible’ fans in Johnstown

Colts savour a banner performance

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOTeamwork: The Cloverdale Midget A3 Colts are now headed to the playoff rounds.

Local heroes

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOThe Cloverdale MHA contingent of the Fraser Valley Flames, featuring goalie Wesley El-lingsen, Malcolm Livingstone, Shaun Simpson and Jaron Peck – players who attend Clayton Heights and Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary schools – hoists the championship trophy from the 39th annual Pacifi c Coast Amateur Hockey Association’s Midget Scholarship Tournament, held Jan. 25-31. Players are nominated by their club teams, and must fulfi ll a set of criteria to enter, including demonstrating grades, good sportsmanship, and hockey ability. The Flames took on the Fraser Valley Oilers in the fi nal, winning 4-3 in overtime play. Flames goalie Ellingson, pictured at far left, was named MVP. He also plays for the Cloverdale Colts Midget AAA Tier 1 team (see story above), which has won its division title.

Th e Cloverdale Colts Midget AAA Tier 1 team is celebrating a recent, hard-won victory over North Vancouver.

Th e Colts clinched the PCAHA Midget Flight 1 league banner, a fi rst for Cloverdale.

It was a come-from-behind 5-2 win in the championship game. Th e Colts scored four goals in the last 10 minutes to pull out the win, and clinch the banner.

Team representative Arthur Erwin the exciting comeback was sparked by hard work by all the players, but especially team captain J. T. Nomura.

Th e team is now headed to the upcoming playoff rounds.– Cloverdale Reporter

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

563 MISC. WANTED

Have Unwanted Firearms?Have unwanted or inherited fi rearms in your possession?Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland fi rearms community since 1973.We are a government licensed fi rearms business with fully certifi ed verifi ers, armorers and appraisers.

Call today to set up anappointment 604-467-9232 Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010

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Trades. Financing. Permits.

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

Homelife Pen. Property 604-536-0220

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper


FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR OVER 19 YEARS

LANGLEY MALL123 - 5501 204 Street - Next to Army & Navy in the courtyard

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604-538-5100

Debbie Mozelle Designer EyewearFAMILY OWNED & OPERATED FOR OVER 25 YEARS

www.debbiemozelle.ca

Sight TestingFREE

Progressives

$139IncludesFREE FRAMES*

Bifocals


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WIN

NEXT draw date MARCH 26THFOR THE WIN A TRIP TO MAZATLAN CONTEST!

GOOD LUCK!

A TRIP TOMAZATLAN MEXICO

We direct Bill your Insurance Provider!Reduce your out of pocket expense!

Attend the turtle release in Mazatlan,

an Eco friendly activity which helps save this

vulnerable species.

cloverdale reporter, february 10, 2016

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