surrey now april 22 2014
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Surrey Now April 22 2014TRANSCRIPT
Tom ZytarukNow stafftwitter@tomzytaruk
SURREY — Surrey’s Vaisakhicelebration on Saturday in Newton drew amind-bending number of parade-goers.
“The number we’ve been tossing aroundis about 240,000,” said Surrey RCMP Sgt.Dale Carr. “A sea of heads. It was fantastic;a great, joyful day.”
Carr said that the Sikh temples have yetto be billed for policing and traffic control.The final tab wasn’t known Mondaymorning at press time.
“I have to wait for all the overtimeclaims to come in,” Carr said.
Several dozen Mounties and auxiliaryconstables police the event, but the RCMPwouldn’t reveal the exact number. Carrsaid he wasn’t aware of any arrests.
On Friday night, prior to the parade,police inspected the floats to ensure none
bore controversial political images orslogans. They didn’t, Carr said, adding thatnone have in the past five years.
“I think the event has evolved into just afun religious family event,” he said.
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Despitesome rain,Saturday’sVaisakhiparade inNewton drewabout 240,000people, saidSurrey RCMPSgt. Dale Carr.See photogallery online.(Photo:GORDGOBLE)
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Watts tellsRasode she’s‘misleadingthe public’
Amy ReidNow staffTwitter @amyreid87
SURREY — Since Coun. BarinderRasode announced her departure from theSurrey First slate last week, Mayor DianneWatts has yet to publicly respond to hercharges.
Last Thursday, Rasode emailed all ofSurrey council stating she would be sittingas an independent due to concerns aboutspending at city hall, as well the approachtaken toward public safety and communityconsultation.
The Now has obtained a copy of theemail Watts sent to Rasode and the rest ofcouncil, where she fires back at Rasode’sclaims.
“First and foremost we have alwaysencouraged open dialogue and debate ina respectful and supportive way. Secondly,at the time of Julie Paskalls (sic) deathYou were fully aware that there was acomplete review of the RCMP deploymentand resourcing underway as well as 360review which had begun in October. Thatinformation was shared with Council byour OIC,” Watts writes, adding that Rasodewent public with comments about needing45 more officers, without talking about thereview or work that was underway.
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“As Chair of the Police Committeeand holder of the Public SafetyPortfolio for years you never oncementioned this to the general public,”Watts wrote. “Nor did you bring anyof these issues of ‘concern’ to Councilor to the Police Committee over thoseyears. Not until Julie’s death and thenchose to do it through the media andstill to this day you have not broughtthis ‘issue’ forward at a Councilmeeting or budget meeting or thePolice Committee.”
Watts then says Rasode is“misleading the public” by makingcomments about the contracting outof police services, insisting Rasodeknows no decision has been made andthe matter will go before council.
Watts also insists in her email that allFOI requests are responded to.
“If you have any information wherethis has not occurred please bring itforward to our City Manager to have itaddressed. Innuendo is not facts.”
Watts writes that all spending at cityhall goes through the budget process,and points out that Rasode voted infavour of every budget.
She says Rasode should have broughtconcerns forward at a council meeting,and writes, “To suggest that properprotocol was not followed on Majorprojects such as City Hall is completelyfalse. Every corporate report has gonebefore Council in an open meeting andvoted on in that format. You voted infavour if (sic) each expenditure.”
In closing, Watts writes, “As youand your team campaign for Mayorand Council seats I just ask that yougive the right information to thegeneral public. Thank you for yourcontribution to Surrey First and I wishyou all the very best.”
In a statement from the City ofSurrey’s media desk, Watts said sheis “saddened and disappointed” that
Rasode feels unable to work in theteam environment to bring issuesforward to council and committees.
Watts did not respond to Rasode’scriticisms in the statement, and saidshe “will not engage in electioneering.”
RASODE SAYS COUNCILHAS BECOME ‘HOSTILE’
Rasode insists she hasn’t decidedif she’s running for mayor yet, andhas “not at all engaged with anybodyabout running a slate,” adding, “I’mnow speaking against the slate modelbecause I believe it doesn’t work inSurrey.”
As well, Rasode says her commentsare not an election platform, butinstead have to do with the timelinessof the issues at hand.
In Rasode’s email, sent last Thursday,she claims the more questions sheasks of council, the more “hostile” therelationship becomes.
She writes that she believes thereis “a systematic failure of process atCity Hall, and in order to adequatelyaddress this issue, I have decided to sitas an Independent on Council.”
Rasode says in the email there arethree issues she finds troubling, “bothpersonally and professionally: 1. Theapproach taken toward public safetyand fighting crime. 2. Spending at CityHall. 3. Community consultation.”
She goes on to say that due to aseries of events “it has become obviousthat I am not able to offer alternativeviewpoints while remaining a member
of Surrey First.”“Following the tragic death of Julie
Paskall, I spoke out about the need tofulfill the commitment in our crimereduction strategy to hire more policeofficers, and implement additionalsafety measures in Newton and aroundour facilities. In the weeks following, Iwas criticized by council both privatelyand publically (sic), cut off fromstaff resources, removed as Chair ofthe Police Committee, and stoppedreceiving Council updates from theOIC of the Surrey RCMP,” Rasodecharges.
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquetsaid, “City of Surrey councillors areprovided with the same updates andrelevant information from the SurreyRCMP. This now appears to be anelection issue and as a result it wouldbe inappropriate to comment furtheras the police are impartial.”
RASODE ‘ELECTIONEERING’Speaking on behalf of Surrey First,
Coun. Linda Hepner said the team isdisappointed by the announcement,adding that Rasode has never raisedthese issues at the council table or incommittee meetings.
“I think there’s a lot ofelectioneering in here as opposed tosomething that’s real,” Hepner said.
She suspects Rasode made herdecision months ago and it’s justcoming to light now.
“She’s a strong worker and I thinkwe’ll continue to support her. Andwe wish her the very best of luck inwhatever else she would like to do andwe’re sorry she couldn’t do it withinour environment,” Hepner said.
Rasode ran under the left-leaningSurrey Civic Coalition slate in the 2005civic election. In the 2008 election, shejoined Surrey First, and made historywhen she became the first South Asianwoman elected to Surrey council.
Send your story ideas or photo submissions to ‘Now’ editor Beau Simpson at [email protected]
NEWSSurrey
‘Innuendo is not fact,’ Watts tells Rasode
Socially speakingHere’s what Twitter was saying aboutBarinder Rasode and Surrey First.You can find us on Twitter bysearching for “The Now Newspaper.”
Tiffany F @ynaffit79 Who didn't see this coming?@TheNowNewspaper " @BarinderRasode:I’ve decided to sit as an Independent on CityCouncil
Michael Proskow @MichaelProskow @amyreid87 @CKNW @BarinderRasodeGrassroots issues ignored by Mayor. Out ofcontrol development & failed public policy.@globeandmail
Naida @Naidarobinson73 @TheNowNewspaper @MayorWatts@BarinderRasode @CKNW cheap shot.Bcse she didnt follow the leader? That isNOT how it is suppose to work.
Dj Sandwiches @djsandwiches @BarinderRasode do you have team onstandby, strategizing, or organizing for nextelection?
Barinder Rasode @BarinderRasode Info stopped flowing to Committees, whichstopped dialogue. Mayor made decisions inclosed doormtgs. http://bit.ly/1h7pzUN #surreybc
Jude Hannah @studiojude I've had a taste of Watt happens when onespeaks up in #SurreyBC . Here's to anyonewho has the courage to tell the truth.@BarinderRasode
NightOwly @NightOwly @TheNowNewspaper @BarinderRasode isthe ONLY one who actively connects with#SurreyBC on Twitter. @SurreyFirst’s lasttweet? 2011
Barinder Rasode Dianne Watts
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SURREY — Former Surrey Liberal MLABrenda Locke plans to run for a Surreycouncil seat in the November civic election.
She will run as an independent.“There’s a few things I want to see
happening,” she told the Now. “We’vebecome very much a community ofstovepipes.”
Locke said she wants to see a morecohesive vision of Surrey as a whole,rather than a handful of communityhubs (Whalley, Newton, Fleetwood andGuildford...).
“We’ve all become little silos,” Locke said.“I’m still challenged to find where is Surreyin all of this. We need to reach out a littlebetter than what we’re doing.”
She said she’s also concerned about thegentrification of Whalley, and wants to seemore social issues addressed in Whalley andNewton in particular.
The Guildford resident currently servesas the executive director of the B.C. MassageTherapist Association. She said she also, ifelected, would fight for more ice arenas andopportunities for Surrey youth to participatein hockey, curling and other ice sports.
Locke was Liberal MLA for Surrey-GreenTimbers from 2001 to 2005. Among otherduties, she served as Minister of State forMental Health and Addiction Services.
Locke defeated NDP MLA Sue Hammellfor the seat in 2001, but Hammell thenreturned the favour in 2005.
After that, Locke twice ran for federaloffice as a Liberal, in Fleetwood-Port Kells,in 2006 and 2008 but was defeated by ToryMP Nina Grewal.
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SURREY — Exercising their rightsto do so, the British Columbia TeachersFederation (BCTF) has issued a 72-hourstrike notice beginning with Stage One jobaction on Wednesday.
In an announcement last Thursday,BCTF president Jim Iker said the job actionwould begin April 23 with teachers limitingcommunication with administration, nolonger supervising students at lunch andrecess and coming in no more than an hourearly or leaving no more than an hour afterschool hours.
Iker said the job action was beingapproached reluctantly, but the province’srefusal to budge on certain issues have ledthem here.
“Teachers will not agree to a 10-yearterm,” he said. “We’ve asked since May(2013) for the government to move awayfrom that. We also don’t accept the strippingof our right to bargain class size andcompetition.”
Because the low-level job action wasprimarily to do with administration, Ikersaid classrooms would not be disrupted at
this time and parents needn’t worry. Hehoped the move to job action would spurthe government into taking labour talksmore seriously than they have in the pastyear.
“Our goal remains a negotiated settlementat the table, not the escalation of our strikeaction,” said Iker.
Iker added that if no fruitful negotiationstake place following this move, they wouldmove up to Stage Two job action, whichinvolves rotating strikes.
“You’d see one day a week across thisprovince where schools will be closed,”explained Iker. “But that’s for the futuredepending on how bargaining is going.We’re hopeful stage one will make adifference.”
Education minister and Surrey-FleetwoodMLA Peter Fassbender said he wasdisappointed by the BCTF’s decision, butnot surprised.
“Over the past few weeks, it appearsthe BCTF has been more focused onimplementing its strike plan thanbargaining at the table,” said Fassbender.“There has been virtually no movementfrom the BCTF on their wage and contractpositions.”
Teachers to begin job actionPublic education
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A Surrey high school teacher whomurdered his wife and burned her body ison the hook for $614,300 after his in-lawssuccessfully sued him on behalf of his 10-year-old daughter.
Mukhtiar Panghali, who taught physics atPrincess Margaret Secondary, was tried inNew Westminster late in 2010 for second-degree murder and interfering with a deadbody, in connection with the Oct. 18, 2006,strangulation of his pregnant wife ManjitPanghali, a teacher at North Ridge Elementary.
The couple had been married nine yearsand lived in Cloverdale with their daughterMaya Kaur Panghali, who was three yearsold at the time.
After killing his wife, Panghali thenburned her body on a rural beach in Deltain an attempt to destroy the evidence.
Justice Heather Holmes found him guiltyof second-degree murder and sentencedhim to life in prison in January 2011, with
no eligibility to apply for parole until he’sserved 11 years. He lost an appeal of hisconviction in 2012.
Manjit Panghali, 31, was four monthspregnant when she died.
Her brother Tarminderpal Singh Basraand sister Jasmine Kaur Bhambra, who hashad sole custody of Maya since 2007, suedthe killer under the Family CompensationAct. They are the administrators of theirsister’s estate. Besides this case, there isongoing litigation over Manjit’s estateinvolving the killer’s brothers.
Bhambra is married and has threechildren of her own, all under age seven.
She described herself as a homemaker anddoesn’t work outside her home.
Justice Robert Punnett, in B.C. SupremeCourt in Vancouver, ordered MukhtiarPanghali to pay the plaintiffs $614,300, forpast and future loss of dependency, pastand future loss of household assistance andchildcare, loss of guidance, public guardianand trustee fees, interest, court and othercosts.
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Liberals lookbeyond GVRDfor direction
With the legislaturenot in sessionthis past
week, Premier ChristyClark paid a visit to thepolitical epicenter of hergovernment. No, not herhometown of Vancouver.But Kelowna, B.C.’s “City ofPremiers.”
Her visit there was toshowcase some modestgovernment spendingannouncements – fundingfor an ice skating event, andmoney for flood protection– but the amount of moneywasn’t the key aspect of hertrip.
Instead, the Kelowna visitserved as a reminder thatthere has been a seismicshift in the B.C. Liberalgovernment’s outlookand how that shapes itspriorities. The result ofthe last provincial electionforced that shift, and itsimpact will be significantas long as the B.C. Liberals
hold power.I’ve noted this shift before,
and now we are startingto see some examples ofhow this is playing out,and they’re not just aboutwhere the premier choosesto travel.
The breakup of theAgriculture Land Reserveinto two zones, for example,is clearly designed to favourthe outlying regions of theprovince, far away fromdowntown Vancouver.Allowing increasedeconomic activity on landthat may have been in theALR since the days of the1970s NDP government willno doubt be more popularthan not in the Interior andthe North.
The relentless focus onbuilding a liquefied naturalgas industry and potentiallycreating tens of thousandsof jobs (almost all of themlocated in the North) speaksto this government lookingoutside of Vancouver and itssuburbs and not at them.
Bill Four, which allowspipelines and transmissionslines to be built insideprovincial parks (essentially,allowing a right-of-waythrough a park to alloweconomic developmentoutside of that park) ismore evidence the B.C.Liberals are less interested incourting urban voters, andmore focused on winning
support in natural resource-dependent communities.
The cabinet order(subsequently rescinded lastweek after an outcry fromFirst Nations) to exemptski resorts and natural gasprocessing from a provincialenvironmental assessmentreview shows how far thegovernment is willing to goto hasten development in theregions, even if it sidestepsenvironmental protectionregulations (although thegovernment argues its ownreview process is simplyduplication of other, existingones).
It’s not hard to see howand why these policies havebeen arrived at.
First, the B.C. governmentfirmly believes developingthe natural resource sector isthe key to economic growth
for the province in thecoming decades.
Second is the fact the B.C.Liberals know the key tothem remaining in power isto build and retain electoralstrength along the FraserRiver, and through theInterior and the North.
Although the governmenthas four seats in Vancouver,the election cost them twoseats in the city. However, itincreased its voter strengthin the regions and picked upan additional seat from thereas well.
Now, less than a quarterof the government caucusrepresents Vancouver andits northern and easternsuburbs. Power has shiftedto the southern suburbs,and the outlying regions,and this is bound to helpshape government priorities.
There is also thepsychological impact ofClark being defeated inVancouver-Point Grey. Shehas said on more than oneoccasion that losing in thatriding made her realize shedoesn’t have to worry aboutthe urban green voters thatdominate the coffee bars ofKitsilano and UBC.
This brings me back toKelowna, and why that cityis poised for benefits lesslikely to flow Vancouver’sway. When she was therelast week, the idea of asecond bridge crossing overOkanagan Lake was partof the conversation. Longviewed as part of dreamywish list for Okanaganresidents, the projecthas suddenly taken on anew urgency, as Clark’sgovernment has committed
$2 million for study andplanning purposes.
It may take a decadeto actually complete thebridge, but I like the oddsof it being completed aheadof, say, a SkyTrain or rapidtransit line down the WestBroadway corridor to UBC.
That SkyTrain linewould travel through tworidings that gave the B.C.Liberals the boot last May.An Okanagan Lake bridgewould impact three ridingsthat are represented by B.C.Liberal cabinet ministersand the premier herself.
Bets, anyone, on whichone has a better chance ofbeing done first?
Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalBC. Email him at [email protected]
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LETTERS
The Editor,Re: “City plans to honour Bill Reid in a
big way,” the Now, April 17.Excellent idea to honour Bill Reid. He did
so many positive things for Surrey it is niceto honour him.
The city deserves thanks for not forgettingBill’s accomplishments and his support forSurrey and Cloverdale.
Russ Burtnick, Surrey
Front page shouldhave honoured ChristThe Editor,
Re: The Now’s front page, April 17.Regarding the front page of the Now for
April 17/2014. I was disappointed that themention of Easter did not also remindus that the reason we celebrate Easter isbecause Christ died on the cross to forgiveour sins.
It is a very important time in theChristian faith and it would be nice to havethis recognized.
Robert Nelson, Surrey
Eyesore restaurantis unwelcome additionThe Editor,
What were Surrey city planners smokingwhen they approved the recently opened MyShanti restaurant at Morgan Crossing? Ithas absolutely no compatibility with the restof the area and resembles an unfinished orabandoned pre-’60s casino in the bad sideof Reno Nevada.
The architect and city planners have reallylet the neighbourhood down allowing thiseyesore to be built.
Alan Ross, Surrey
Kudos to the cityfor its quick actionThe Editor,
Many thanks to the City of Surrey for itsrapid response to my request, on behalf ofour strata, to improve street drainage at thecorner of McBeth and Flower.
The day after I visited the engineeringdepartment at the new city hall, our sitehad been surveyed. Within a couple of days,the old curb had been dug out and a newdrainage ditch had been made. A few moredays and a new drain and drainpipe hadbeen added. Soon after that, the new curbwas put in. Thanks, city staff!
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Re: “Girl, 5, hurt in ATV accident,” theNow, April 15.
I have a guy on my street that has a‘mule’ ATV which can seat two passengersin a front seat. And the past two summers,he has ripped up and down the alley androadways going at least 80 km/hr on it withhis child who was probably under five yearsold – no helmet.
I cannot believe none of the neighbourshave called the police – I will be doingso next time it happens. This is absolutedisregard for the child’s safety andwellbeing. It is illegal and other peoplemay get hurt, whether they get run over orsomeone backs out of a garage and the ATVcan’t stop in time!
Ellen Wosnack, Surrey
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For most, a trip to the City by the Sea would notcomplete without a stroll down its iconic pier. As thefocal point of the seaside city’s waterfront, the wooden
tourist attraction has been around longer than White Rockhas officially been a municipality, and this year it celebratesits 100th anniversary.
Before the White Rock pier was constructed in the early1900s, a few local businesses built several makeshift piers,including a 300-foot floating jetty by the White Rock Boatand Bathhouse located near the rock.
“It actually played a role in the origins of the present pier,”recalled Hugh Ellenwood, archives manager at the WhiteRock Museum & Archives. “A group of businessmen andrealtors invited the federal Minister of Marine and Fisheries,(John Douglas) Hazen, to come to White Rock because theywanted him to see its potential as an industrial seaport.
“When he arrived, he used this little floating plankthing and he got soaked up to the waist. They invited himpurposefully at a time when it would be high tide so theyknew he’d have to use this inadequate pier.”
Hazen promised to secure funds to build a proper pier,and on Nov. 14, 1914, after two summers of non-stopconstruction, the White Rock pier was officially opened.
The local businessmen had visions of industry, intendingto use the pier to facilitate shipping and carry importedgoods further into the province via the railway. But localsbegan finding recreational uses for the pier, and the plannedtransportation of goods was overshadowed by swim clubs,private boats and people out for walks along the 1,616-footwharf on the water.
Union steamship cruise vessels like Lady Alexandra andLady Cynthia moored at the pier, allowing locals to take dayexcursions to Victoria and Bowen Island. Then, when the
breakwater was built in 1953, smaller boats and yacht clubsbegan docking instead of fishing ships.
“People coming to White Rock in the early days werewealthy, had leisure time, had spare resources,” saidEllenwood. “People come here to see the beach and spend alovely afternoon in one of the cafés.
“Probably White Rock’s first business, aside from therailway, was real estate and ice cream.”
However, White Rock’s waterfront could have looked a lotdifferent over the last 40 years. In the mid-1970s, after sixdecades of wear and tear, the pier was set to be torn downas the provincial government couldn’t afford to continuerepairing the aging structure.
“In 1975 or 1976, there were stories appearing in thenewspapers that they were going to tear it down becauseit cost too much to maintain it,” said Ellenwood. “Thecommunity, mainly tourist-oriented groups and peopleproud of the pier, said, ‘No, we’ve got to save it.’”
Residents started a campaign with a “Save the Pier”bumper sticker, which garnered support from beachgoersfar and wide. “The federal government made an offer toWhite Rock that the city turned down, so there was a bit ofnegotiation. I think because it was in such a state of disrepairthat the city couldn’t afford to take it on, finally, the federalgovernment said, ‘OK, we’ll get it to a point where it’s brandnew, but then it’s yours to deal with.’”
The pier was disassembled in 1977 and promptly rebuiltentirely out of new wood, keeping the lengthy pathway as aprominent symbol of White Rock. “There’s not a scrap ofwood there that’s from the original 1914 pier, but it’s stillWhite Rock’s pier,” Ellenwood said.
Several years after its reconstruction, the pier wasdesignated as one of the city’s three heritage sites, along withthe White Rock and the archives building.
“The rock, obviously, is a symbol of the city and the areagoing back thousands of years, and this building representsthe railway and the huge changes it brought to the area,”said Ellenwood. “The pier represents White Rock’s spirit ofrecreation and proximity to the ocean.”
For its lifespan to date, the pier has meant a lot of things toa lot of different people. Whether you’re young or old, angryor elated, heartbroken or in love, Ellenwood said there’ssomething about the pier that makes it almost therapeuticand versatile for, literally, all walks of life.
“I was a teenager in this town, and even when I was goingto university and living in Vancouver, if I was going on a datewith someone, I’d bring them out here to White Rock andwalk on the pier,” he said.
“It’s multigenerational. It’s a wonderful structure and itreally reflects White Rock. Next to the rock, it’s probably themost powerful symbol that the city has.”
Hugh Ellenwood, archives manager for White Rock Museum & Archives, on the pier: “It’s multigenerational. It’s awonderful structure and it really reflects White Rock.” (Photo: JACOB ZINN)
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100th yearfor the pierLandmark pier celebrates ananniversary – although none of theoriginal 1914 structure remains
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MacKenzie’s designs willbe modelled by Cadieux,B.C.’s Minister of Childrenand Family Developmentand also MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale, along with herfriends Kirsten Sharp, peerprogram co-ordinator forSpinal Cord Injury BC, andTeri Thorson, an ambassadorwith Rick HansenFoundation.
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SURREY — A local breweryis running its second fundraiserto support research into a costlytreatment for autism.
On May 24, Darryll Frost, founderand president of Central City Brewers+ Distillers, will host the follow-up tolast year’s Evening for Autism. CentralCity has partnered with SFU to helpfund a clinical trial of hyperbaricoxygen therapy (HBOT) for childrenliving with autism, with a goal of$400,000 for the four-year trial.
HBOT involves the inhalation ofoxygen in a pressurized, hyperbaricchamber, increasing the circulationto the brain. Studies have suggestedthis increase of blood flow and oxygencould help alleviate symptoms ofautism spectrum disorders.
Autism is an issue that hits close tohome for Frost as his son, Callum, wasdiagnosed with an autism spectrumdisorder when he was two-and-a-half.
Frost admits to spending over $10,000for Callum’s HBOT therapy at a privatecentre in White Rock, and knows that“virtually no one can afford it.”
“MSP won’t fund that kind oftherapy, so what I did was ask SFUif they would run a clinical trial forchildren and adults, run a trial to seeif we can prove the science behindHBOT,” Frost said.
“I want to prove it’s science sogovernment has to fund it.”
For Frost, what he’s seen in his son iscompelling.
“Callum is a guinea pig,” he said. “Wego based on his behaviour, and after 60dives (in the hyperbaric chamber) he’sa different kid, totally different kid.
“His communication skills with hisbrother, his play, everything has reallyaccelerated and you don’t do that in sixmonths, not if you saw the previousfour years.”
The development Frost has seen inhis son is the real driving factor for thisyear’s fundraising efforts.
“We want the world to know itexists, but bigger than that, we wantgovernment to find a way to fund it soit’s accessible to all children,” Frost said.
With the first Evening for Autismin 2013, Frost and the CCBD invited200 people and raised $75,000 forthe Canucks Autism Network (CAN)and Dr. Suzanne Lewis, who studiesgenetics as it relates to autism out ofUBC.
This year, Frost is fundraising ina variety of ways: Central City hasproduced 2,000 cases of their ImperialIPA for Autism. Two dollars fromevery bottle will go toward fundraisingefforts.
As well, cash donations will beaccepted at Central City’s liquor store,brewpub and restaurant.
“It’s $400,000, it’s not a walk in thepark,” Frost said. “This trial will spinoff many trials and in four years time, Iwant to be able to sit in front of a resultwe can share with the world, and I likethat.”
Dr. Peter Ruben, the associate deanof research and graduate studiesin the faculty of science at SFU, islooking at measuring the validity ofHBOT therapy in a more “objective,scientifically skeptical way.”
He cautions that HBOT therapyis not proven and that the use ofunlicensed or unsupervised chambershas resulted in death due to suffocation
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and adults using placebos and HBOTtherapy along with brain imaging tomeasure results.
“The bottom line is we want to seewhether it’s effective,” Ruben said.
Frost stresses the need forcommunity participation, as itis something not limited to hisexperiences and the work of the CCBD.
“The larger part of that is that it’s notfor Surrey or the Lower Mainland, B.C.or Canada. This is a world trial. It’s forall children suffering from autism,” hesaid.
Three hundred tickets will be sold forthe black-tie event, at $100 a piece (visitcentralcitybrewing.com for details).The 19-plus event will be held in theatrium at SFU Surrey and will featurefine food canapés, appetizers andstations for beer, wine and cocktails.
There will be a silent and live auctionduring the event. Some of the itemsinclude a Robert Bateman originalpainting, Canucks jerseys and sticks,a flight voucher to anywhere in theworld and a ball and helmet fromSaskatchewan Roughrider GeroySimon.
For Frost, this trial represents a“piece of the puzzle” in his son’sdiagnosis. “It’s not just autism, it justhappens to be our focus. I think it’ll bequite exciting to see where all of thisgoes, but we’ve got to make it happen,”Frost said.
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Brewery raises a glass for autismSurrey gala planned byCentral City presidentwho says costlytherapy helped his son
Darryll Frost, president of Central City Brewers + Distillers, is aiming to raise$400,000 to help fund a clinical trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children livingwith autism. Frost said his son, who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrumdisorder, was helped by the expensive therapy. (Photo: SAMANTHA LEGO)
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University is a place for learning andSouth Surrey’s Adam Svensson is atthe head of his class at Florida’s BarryUniversity.
The Earl Marriott grad has been rippingup the golf courses of the southern UnitedStates, helping the Barry Buccaneers to thenumber one ranking among NCAA Div. IIschools.
Svensson is a big part of the Buccaneers’success. In 10 tournaments this year,Svensson has finished in the top five ninetimes including a Div. II record sevenwins, the most recent of which came in theSunshine State Conference championshipslast week.
In his first semester at Barry last spring,Svensson established a school record as theonly player to finish the season averagingunder-par — 71.2 average — for the year.He also won the Phil Mickelson award asthe top freshman golfer among NCAADiv. II schools. Despite all of those positiveresults, Svensson never won a tournamentas a freshman.
That gap in the resumé was correctedquickly in his sophomore season and thewins have been piling up ever since.
“I’m not too surprised,” Svensson saidby phone from Miami. “I’ve been workingreally hard at a lot of different things toimprove my game. I knew that if I did that,then I would start winning.
“The biggest difference between last yearand this year is I’m playing smarter golfnow. I’m not making as many bogeys andI’m not playing as aggressively. I guess it’sjust a maturing process for me and I’m a lotmore consistent.”
Smart golf in this case has less to do withbook knowledge and more about workingthe course to his advantage. Barry golfcoach Jimmy Stobs worked with Svenssonto remove a lot of the risk from his game,focusing instead on taking advantage ofthe golf course on holes that play to thesophomore’s strengths.
With a one-stroke lead a year ago,Svensson would take risks in an attempt topush his advantage to two or three strokes.Today, he will instead play safe and go forpar, putting pressure on the golfers who arepursuing him.
“Playing smarter golf makes the gamemore like chess,” Svensson said. “It’scontrolling where you place your ball,where your misses are and stuff like that.Sometimes playing safe and laying upon long holes works better for me. It’sall about reducing the number of bogeysand right now, I’m number one or two infewest bogeys. For me, that comes frombeing more conservative off the tee and myapproaches to the green.
“I used to like to push it and take risksso it wasn’t easy to change. Once I tried itin a tournament, though, it was stress-free
golf. It’s more relaxing to play that wayand it isn’t stressful. I can just play withoutworrying about anything. Everybody istrying to birdie every hole and I’m justpicking my spots where I need to birdie andfind pars.”
In the first tournament Svensson triedthe new approach he won the event by11 strokes. Needless to say, he didn’t needmuch more convincing.
Svensson has experienced streaks ofsuccess in the past. As a Grade 10 in 2010,he went on a six-week tear where he wonthe B.C. junior and senior amateur titles aswell as the Callaway World Juniors in SanDiego.
The difference between that streak and
Svensson’s current domination on thecollege circuit is his consistency. In 2010,his run of tournament wins came over asix-week span. Svensson’s current run ofsuccess began six months ago and shows nosigns of letting up.
“It’s hard to remember what that was likebut right now, I think I’m playing bettergolf than I did in 2010,” he said. “The gameseems easier and less stressful for me now.Back then I got away with some bad habitshere and there, but those kinds of thingsdon’t pay off in the long run.”
With his seven tournament wins,Svensson is a near-lock to win the JackNicklaus award as the top player in NCAADiv. II golf. Svensson is also a strong
candidate for the Ben Hogan award as bestcollege golfer in the NCAA regardless ofdivision. Svensson is currently ranked firstin the overall standings.
Those awards are secondary to Svensson’sgoals of posting wins in his final twotournaments of the season — the superregional and the national finals — andhelping Barry claim the national team title.
After that, he plans to return to Surreyfor the summer with hopes of playing inthe Canadian Open and the U.S. Amateurtournaments.
“I think I’m more mature now,” Svenssonsaid. “I have more experience and I’mpracticing properly, putting more time intomy game. I’m having a lot of fun.”
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Reduced risk and smarter play has helped Earl Marriott grad Adam Svensson dominate the NCAA Div. II golf season with seven wins in10 starts. (File photo: KEVIN HILL)
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The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s
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to an association led by big multi-national corporations.
The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program
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Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.
The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better
program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program
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And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?
Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year
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businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.
Howmuch more?Well, nobody’s saying.
Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have
a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally
and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government
flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that
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SURREY — Surrey’s Vaisakhicelebration on Saturday in Newton drew amind-bending number of parade-goers.
“The number we’ve been tossing aroundis about 240,000,” said Surrey RCMP Sgt.Dale Carr. “A sea of heads. It was fantastic;a great, joyful day.”
Carr said that the Sikh temples have yetto be billed for policing and traffic control.The final tab wasn’t known Mondaymorning at press time.
“I have to wait for all the overtimeclaims to come in,” Carr said.
Several dozen Mounties and auxiliaryconstables police the event, but the RCMPwouldn’t reveal the exact number. Carrsaid he wasn’t aware of any arrests.
On Friday night, prior to the parade,police inspected the floats to ensure none
bore controversial political images orslogans. They didn’t, Carr said, adding thatnone have in the past five years.
“I think the event has evolved into just afun religious family event,” he said.
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SURREY — Since Coun. BarinderRasode announced her departure from theSurrey First slate last week, Mayor DianneWatts has yet to publicly respond to hercharges.
Last Thursday, Rasode emailed all ofSurrey council stating she would be sittingas an independent due to concerns aboutspending at city hall, as well the approachtaken toward public safety and communityconsultation.
The Now has obtained a copy of theemail Watts sent to Rasode and the rest ofcouncil, where she fires back at Rasode’sclaims.
“First and foremost we have alwaysencouraged open dialogue and debate ina respectful and supportive way. Secondly,at the time of Julie Paskalls (sic) deathYou were fully aware that there was acomplete review of the RCMP deploymentand resourcing underway as well as 360review which had begun in October. Thatinformation was shared with Council byour OIC,” Watts writes, adding that Rasodewent public with comments about needing45 more officers, without talking about thereview or work that was underway.
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Kerr, who now lives in Mt. Vernon, WA,made a name for himself on television in the1970s with a cooking show that emphasizedthe fun of making meals. He later wrotecookbooks and did a series of radio andTV features, among other ventures. Duringthe peak of “The Galloping Gourmet” ontelevision, Kerr earned two Emmy Awardnominations.
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