Surrey North Delta Leader, December 23, 2015

▶ FIRST STOP CLOVERDALE, NEXT STOP – THE WORLDSanta Claus, who paid a visit to Cloverdale earlier this month, inspects his reindeer (in background) ahead of his annual global trek Thursday night – Christmas Eve. Jolly Old Saint Nick also took time to visit children at Surrey Memorial Hospital last week. See story, page 3. BOAZ JOSEPH

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EVAN SEAL

Santa Claus took some time out Th ursday (Dec. 17) from preparing for his big day to surprise some young patients spending the holiday season in hospital – with a little help from B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and Helijet.

Accompanied by one of his most trusted elves, Jolly Old St. Nick was joined by Helijet President and CEO Danny Sitnam and BCEHS Infant Transport Team paramedic Graem Luis to visit boys and girls in Surrey, New Westminster, Vancou-ver, Victoria and Nanaimo hospitals to deliver presents and Christmas cheer.

“We’re thrilled to once again assist Santa on his air am-bulance toy run to visit children in hospitals this holiday season,” said Sitnam. “Th roughout the year, our Helijet staff works closely with BCEHS paramedics to provide 24/7

helicopter service for hundreds of critically ill patients across BC. Many of our patients are children, so all of us at Helijet are happy to help make this Christmas season special for these courageous kids and their families.”

For paramedics and fl ight crews, who often meet patients and their families during med-ical emergencies, the annual toy run is an opportunity to interact with children and their loved ones in a much happier environment.

“Being able to provide these

families with a small reprieve from the realities of the medical challenges they’re facing is very meaningful to me,” said Luis. “Seeing the excitement on these children’s faces when they meet Santa is something I carry with me throughout the year.”

Santa’s day-long trek began with visits to Victoria Gener-al Hospital and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in the morning, followed by afternoon trips to B.C. Children’s Hospi-tal in Vancouver, Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westmin-ster, and Surrey Memorial Hospital.

Many of the young patients Santa visited aren’t able to be home for the holidays this year.

JENNIFER LANG

For former foster kids who have left government care, the holidays can be a lonely, dark time.

As they “age out” of the system at age 19, many fi nd themselves unable to aff ord the essentials, such as food and shelter.

Lacking the kind of support a loving, stable family provides, they don’t necessarily have the basic life skills that other kids their age do – such as opening a bank account, signing up for school, making it through a successful interview, or fi nd-ing a safe place to live.

At 19, they’re considered adults, expected to be living independently and fending for themselves, explains Kisti Singh of SOS Children’s Village BC.

“Th ere is no funding in place for kids after they age out,” she says. “Sometimes situations are negotiable with foster parents. Sometimes, they accommodate a youth if they are going to school.”

Th e society is asking people to give gift cards and and donations in an annual Christmas appeal in support of at-risk youth in the transition-to-adult-hood program.

Last year, the community responded generously, donating $7,500 in gift cards that were given to former foster children in Surrey, helping them to buy food, warm winter clothing and bus fare – along with sending a message of hope.

Alan, a former foster child, was headed down a lonely, self-destructive path after leaving govern-ment care at 19.

He’d only been on his own for a few weeks when he wound up on the streets, involved with drugs and turning to crime to support his habit. If you’d asked him then about his future, he would have told you he’d be dead by 25, according to a youth worker he met from SOS.

In a brief conversation, Alan was reminded that he’d once dreamed of going to university, getting a good job, owning a car and having a normal life. But he had no idea how to turn things around.

A chaotic childhood and adolescence where he bounced from one foster placement to the next – he fi gured it had been more than 50 – had left him without the most basic skills as an adult.

Today, he’s in a post-secondary program, looking ahead to a bright future.

“I couldn’t have done it without the people at SOS,” he says. “Th ey saved my life.”

Alan’s story has been shared as part of the 2015 appeal on behalf of the appeal. To help, drop off or mail gift cards to #102-5830 176A St., Surrey, B.C., V3S 4H5. Call 604-574-2964 to arrange for pick up.

Cards for Guildford Town Centre and Walmart, along with bus passes, are needed most. To donate cash, visitsosbc.org/holidaychallengedonation

Each year, more than 700 teenagers in foster care turn 19. An estimated 40 per cent of homeless youth have been in foster care, the society says.

Santa surprises kids at Surrey Memorial

Above: Santa and and his helper GisElf speak to Veerpal Sidhu and her son Gursanjog, 2, at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Below, the pair say hello to Mahi Saran, 3. Jolly Old Saint Nick was handing out stuffed toys to kids who can’t be home for Christmas this year. EVAN SEAL

▼ SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE BC NEEDS DONATIONS TO SUPPORT AGING-OUT-OF-CARE YOUTH

▼ ST. NICK, PARAMEDICS AND HELIJET OFFICIALS BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER TO CHILDREN IN FIVE HOSPITALS

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▶ “Seeing the excitement on these children’s faces when they meet Santa is something I carry with me throughout the year.”GRAEM LUIS

▶ “I couldn’t have done it without the people at SOS. They saved my life.”FORMER FOSTER

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KEVIN DIAKIW

Unfl atteringly, the City of Surrey has made the annual naughty list of the watchdog for B.C. taxpayers.

Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Cana-dian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF), released the group’s naughty and nice list for 2015.

Topping the naughty list is the City of Surrey, which raised tax bills substantially this year

– despite election promises to the contrary in 2014.

“Fresh off an election campaign where no in-cumbent mentioned a tax hike, council brought in a new $100 recreation levy, a 2.9-per-cent property tax increase and a 28-per-cent jump in secondary suite fees,” Bateman wrote in his reasoning for placing this city on the naughty list.

“Now Surrey is looking at keeping the ‘temporary’ one-per-cent road levy, another 2.9-per-cent property tax hike, a 3.9-per-cent increase in fees and levies, and a 10-per-cent jump in the recre-ation levy.”

Mayor Linda Hepner said it’s a bit unfair to place Surrey on such a list as the city has some of the lowest taxes on the region.

She also pointed out that Surrey is one of the most effi ciently run municipalities on several fronts, including civic costs per person and the number of staff running the city.

Bateman said Surrey won’t be able to claim that for long if it keeps raising taxes.

Th e CTF also placed Victoria council on the naughty list for several spending mistakes.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson made the list for his travel expenses.

And Premier Christy Clark was placed on the naughty side for her increase in the Medical Services Premium.

The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation is giving Surrey a lump of coal for raising taxes. FILE

City of Surrey makes annual ‘naughty’ list▶ CANADIAN TAXPAYERS’ FEDERATION SAYS CITY HOISTED TAXES AFTER AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN THAT PROMISEDTHE CONTRARY

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Class action suit fi led against Mac’s and immigrant recruiter

KEVIN DIAKIW

He paid a firm $8,000 to arrange for a job at a Mac’s Convenience Store in Canada from his homeland of Dubai.

When he got here however, the job didn’t exist and he ended up living in homeless shelters.

Prakash Basyal’s experience is just one of many and is at the heart of a class action lawsuit being brought against Mac’s and an overseas immigration firm.

On Dec. 10, Basyal, Arthur Gortifacion Cajes, Edlyn Tesorero and Bishnu Khadka filed action against Mac’s Convenience Stores, Overseas Immi-gration Services Inc., Overseas Career and Consulting Services Ltd., and Trident Im-migration Services.

The plaintiffs say the defendants are in breach of their employ-ment contracts, accord-ing to the Statement of Claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.

None of the alle-gations made in the 43-page claim have been proven in court, but provide the basis for the action against the firms.

A response to the statement has not been filed as of yet.

Carmela Allevato, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, said she found the stories she heard quite disturbing.

“It really touched my heart,” she told The Leader on Friday. “(They) should have all the protections of the law and be able to build a life here.”

The Statement of Claim alleges Overseas Career Immigration Services often held large recruitment fairs in the Middle East to recruit foreign work-ers.

A linchpin of the initiative is the federal government’s Tempo-rary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), whereby immigrants are given work visas when companies can’t find local workers.

“Overseas charges workers approximately $8,000 to secure em-ployment in Canada,”

the statement says. “Of that fee, approximately $2,000 must be paid up front. The remainder is paid after the worker is sup-plied with (TFWP approvals) and an em-ployment contract with a Canadian employer.”

In the cases being brought before the courts, that employer was allegedly Mac’s Conve-nience Stores.

Basyal was living in Dubai in 2012 when he was recruited at one of Overseas’ re-cruitment fairs.

He paid his $2,000 and was interviewed by Mac’s.

He was given an employment con-tract that stipulated two years of work at $11.40 an hour, with health care benefits as well.

“Mac’s would not recoup the costs of his recruitment from (Overseas),” the State-ment of Claim says.

Basyal flew to Van-couver, where he was given a work permit allowing him only to work at a Mac’s

store as a cashier.

A repre-sentative from Overseas “instruct-ed Mr. Basyal to live in an apartment with six to eight other workers in Surrey, British Columbia,” the State-

ment of Claim says.But the job at Mac’s

fell through, and Basyal was offered a job as a farm labourer for a few months. He refused.

He was then given a job at a bottle depot in Edmonton, where he worked for a month without being paid.

The Canadian Border Services Agency found out about Basyal work-ing illegally in Edmon-ton and brought him to a homeless shelter

in that city.He was then moved

to a homeless shelter in Vancouver.

“Mr. Basyal suffered mental distress and hardship as a result of the defendants’ con-duct,” the Statement of Claim says.

The claim outlines the experience of sev-eral others, which are quite similar to that of Basyal’s.

Allevato says it’s not the first class action lawsuit filed by tempo-rary foreign workers.

“We hope it will be the last one,” Allevato said. “We’re hoping with the new (federal) government, they’ll overhaul the whole program from the ground up.”

As lawsuits can be expensive, it’s unlikely Allevato’s clients will be able to pay for a lengthy court action.

“If at the end of the day we are successful, we get paid. If we’re unsuccessful, then we don’t,” she said.

It will take some time before the lawsuit reaches the courts, as it still needs to be certified as a class action, she said.

▶ “(They) should have all the protections of the law and be able to build a life here.”CARMELA ALLEVATO

▶ TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER CAME TO SURREY ON PROMISE OF CONVENIENCE STORE JOB

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NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end inter-view in his Victoria office on Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at surreyleader.com

Tom Fletcher: In the recent fed-eral election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade?

John Horgan: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province. We’re look-ing across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higher-priced markets.

But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it.

TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do

you see any need to modernize the B.C. party?

JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home.

TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate?

JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [ad-visory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provin-cial election. So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to

look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax.

For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alber-ta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time.

TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with com-modities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had?

JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quick-ly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch.

Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make mon-ey at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C.

TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the gov-ernment’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agri-culture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year?

JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need.

If it’s just smiling people with hard-hats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Th ere is no shortage of opportunities for Surrey and Delta residents to show their charitable side this holiday season.

Whether it’s a shelter looking to provide meals and clothing for the homeless, a food bank trying to fi ll the cupboards of low-income families and individuals, or an animal centre issuing a desperate plea for help to feed rescued wildlife, the need is evident. And it seems to be never-ending.

Th is is the time of year when people tend to dig a little bit deeper to support many wor-thy causes. It’s the season of giving, and that’s a good thing, because it’s also the season during which want is most keenly felt.

Th at’s why agencies such as the Surrey Christmas Bureau

and Deltassist kick into high gear each fall, and volunteers for the Salvation Army once more man Christmas kettles outside local stores.

Th ese, and other seasonal eff orts, play a crucial role in helping to ensure people with limited means have, at minimum, a hearty meal and a gift or two to unwrap on Christmas.

But once the lights have been taken down, the tree chipped and the last hot tur-key sandwich eaten, we have a tendency to return to our daily routine and think less often about neighbours who may be scraping by.

It’s a constant struggle for food banks, for example, where each Th anksgiving and

Christmas – and perhaps at Easter – they see a jump in donations, but are forced to make do for much of the year, when donations slow to a trickle.

Th e remedy for our col-lective forgetfulness might be something as simple as a note on each calendar page or arranging a regular pre-paid contribution via credit card or post-dated cheques.

Th is makes sense from both a budgeting point of view (smaller regular payments versus a large lump sum at a time of year when fi nances are already strained) and in terms of helping the organizations that many people depend upon, year-round, to avoid the cycle of feast or famine.

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Re: “Ditch Surrey LRT for Surrey,” Th e Leader, Dec. 16.

Without question, Light Rail Transit (LRT) is the right solution for the south-of-the-Fraser region. Your article included many statements by Daryl Dela Cruz that simply are not accurate.

Surrey’s proposed 27-kilometre LRT system will not only move people around effi ciently, but also help to grow community hubs.

Here are some important facts:1. For the approximately $2-billion cost

of 27-kms of LRT, only 10 kms of Sky-Train on Fraser Highway could be built. In addition, the LRT system will connect Surrey, Newton, Cloverdale, Guildford and Langley. Guildford and Newton would not be served by SkyTrain.

2. Surrey residents want LRT. According to a 2013 survey, 80 per cent of Surrey residents support LRT and almost two-thirds say they would use at least one of the proposed LRT lines. Th e Mayors’ Council has also given unequivocal sup-port to Surrey’s LRT project.

3. In LRT’s fi rst year of operation, the peak hour demand on King George

Boulevard is expected to equal what is carried on Vancouver’s Broadway B-line today. Yet, the SkyTrain for Surrey plan suggests that Newton should be able to “make do” with the type of overcrowding and pass-ups deemed unacceptable on Broadway.

We know transit is under-funded south of the Fraser and has been for a long pe-riod of time. Now is the time to invest in a LRT system that can meet the quickly growing needs of our community.

To learn more, visit LightRailLinks.com

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Chair, Light Rail Links Coalition

I was talking to one of my neighbours during my usual walk the other day. She had put up very nice decorations in front of her house for Christmas.

Th ough she is not a Christian, when I ex-plored further, she explained that she and her family celebrate all festivals enthusiastically.

I was impressed with what she said. A brief conversation with her left me with a signifi -cant message, which I felt she conveyed in a simple and subtle way.

Canada – being a mosaic of diff erent cultures and religions – has a unique signifi -cance. Canada is a wonderful country and a land of opportunity and fairness for every-one.

Canada is a young country and its people are peace-loving – although Canada has been dragged into wars in the past. During this Christmas and holiday season, let us wish for the best and work towards world peace, even though the world is in great turmoil, especial-ly in the Middle East.

Slowly and steadily that turmoil is creeping into Europe as well. We as Canadians have a role to play to the best of our ability and resources to maintain harmony.

Canada’s leaders and diplomats should work tirelessly – not to promote misinformation, war mongering and hatred – but to strive to restore unity. During this holiday season, let us celebrate and work towards harmony, love and cohesion. Canada is a distinct multi-ra-cial, multicultural and multi-religious nation.

Regardless of one’s faith, religion, back-ground and origin of ancestry, we should live as Canadians, love as Canadians and strive to maintain good will as Canadians. Above all,

let us celebrate this Christmas as Canadians. All of us immigrants who made Canada our

home and chose to live here have a distinct and special responsibility to contribute; to make ourselves proud to be part and parcel

of this most beautiful country in the whole world. I salute the people who were here thou-sands of years before the Europeans set foot on this land as well.

A greeting is a greeting – it does not matter

how we say it: Hello, bonjour, assalamualai-kum, namaste, sat siri akal... to name a few. Let us make a pledge to be open-minded and ready to learn more every day about our-selves, about our neighbours and about new arrivals. Welcome them with open arms, help them to integrate into our system and into our society, and make them proud to be Cana-dians. Th is approach will give us inner peace, strength and a sense of pride and solace that we did our part.

During this holiday season, let us also pledge to convince our political leaders of all stripes to work towards improving the lives of our citizens, rather than getting entangled in the wars and confl icts which are smouldering all over the globe. Canada should play the role of a mediator and confl ict solver instead of being active partners and compounding the confl icts.

We as Canadians should commit to shed ignorance, prejudice and hatred. Focus on har-mony, love and mutual respect.

My neighbour made a meaningful point – in simple words and in a straightforward and pragmatic approach – to show respect and accep-tance of true Canadian values when she said that she and her family celebrate all festivals. I wondered for a minute and imagined it includes Christmas, Hanuk-kah, Easter, Vaisakhi, Ramadan, Diwali and Halloween, to name a few. Th is is a far-sighted message from a true Canadian.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Kalwant Singh Sahota, Delta

Singing the praises of a Canadian Christmas▶ CANADA IS A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY AND FAIRNESS FOR EVERYONE

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than 24 hours later in connection with the Surrey Six murders.

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and-enter and was sentenced to a year jail.

He is already in prison for drug and weapons

offences he admitted to two months ago.

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One year sentence for man who let Surrey Six killers in building

SHEILA REYNOLDS

A man who helped the Surrey Six killers to the apartment door where their victims were mur-dered has pleaded guilty to break-and-enter and has been sentenced to 285 days jail.

Sophon Sek entered the plea in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday afternoon (Dec. 18).

The court heard that on Oct. 19, 2007, Sek arranged to bring Red Scorpions gang mem-bers to visit Corey Lal – a rival drug dealer – so they could rob him. They paid Sek $25,000 to let them into the Surrey apartment building.

Lal and five others, including his brother Michael and friends Eddie Narong and Ryan Bar-tolomeo, as well as gas fitter Ed Schellenberg and apartment neighbour Christopher Mohan, were

executed that day. Sek’s lawyer said his client was shocked to learn

of the deaths of the six men, but did not go to police.

He was also facing a manslaughter charge in connection with his role, but that was stayed on Friday.

Eileen Mohan, mom of innocent victim Christo-pher Mohan, said her son would be here today if it wasn’t for Sek.

“Mr. Sek, had you not participated in this crime, my son would have never been deliv-ered to me in a casket,” she said in a victim impact statement.

Sek is already in prison serving a five-year jail sentence for a string of unrelated drug and weapons charges he pleaded guilty to earlier this year.

Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were convicted in October 2014 of six counts of first-degree murder in the Surrey Six case and are serving life sentences. Two others have also been convicted in the case and accused Jamie Bacon has yet to face trial.

– with files from CBC News

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SHEILA REYNOLDS

A Delta teen periph-erally linked to conflict between rival drug dealers in Surrey and Delta this year has been sentenced to four years in jail for a string of drug and firearm offences.

Arman Dhatt, 19, pleaded guilty in Octo-ber to seven charges, including drug traf-ficking and possessing a restricted firearm. He was sentenced in Surrey Provincial Court on Friday (Dec. 18) morning.

Crown and defence entered a joint submis-sion recommending a four-year sentence. With credit for time served in pretrial custody since his arrest in April, Dhatt has just under three years remaining of his prison sentence.

The court heard that Surrey RCMP received a tip in March from a person who provided the phone number for a dial-a-dope line used by drug dealers. The informant also sug-gested those operating the drug line might be connected to a rash of shootings that had

taken place in Surrey and Delta in previous months.

Undercover officers called the line, making 12 drug purchases in March and April. Dhatt, who was 18 at the time, met with the officers for several of the transactions, exchanging heroin and crack cocaine for cash.

On April 10, police executed a search warrant at Dhatt’s home near 78 Avenue and 118 Street in Delta. Officers found Dhatt sleeping in his room and when they attempted to appre-hend him, he resisted arrest.

Under his bedroom mattress, they found a semi-automatic rifle and loaded handgun, as well as bundles of cash and ammunition. The serial number had been obliterated from the handgun.

There were also large quantities of crack, powder cocaine, meth-amphetamine and ste-roids in the bedroom closet and bathroom. Scales and razors for weighing and divid-ing drugs were also present.

In total, said Crown prosecutor Joshua Cra-mer, the street value of the drug stash was estimated at $121,920.

Both Crown and defence emphasized that neither of the firearms found in Dhatt’s possession tested positive as being connected with any of the shootings in Surrey and Delta this year that have injured at least 13 people and killed one man. Defence lawyer Matthew Nathanson said the string of shootings provided a “backdrop” only for Dhatt’s actives.

The court heard that the dial-a-dope line remained active after Dhatt’s arrest and police continued their investigation, resulting in the arrests of Rajvir Sunner and Pardip Brar in May. The latter was described in court Friday as the dope line “boss,” though it was apparent from text messages that he reported to someone even higher up identi-fied only as “K.”

Dhatt submitted a letter to the court,

Jail for teenage drug dealer▶ DELTA’S ARMAN DHATT APOLOGIZES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, VOWS TO TURN HIS LIFE AROUND

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Harry Sangra was standing at a bus shelter near Scott Road and 75A Avenue after visiting his younger brother when he was struck.

According to a Dec. 14 court judgment, Scott Lima, now 25, was driving his sister Christine Sine’s truck northbound on Scott Road on Feb. 23, 2014 when he collided with a Volvo, causing it to spin 180 degrees into oncoming traffic.

Lima fled the scene without checking on the father and son in the Volvo. As he sped away, his truck spun, its rear end crashing into the bus shelter where Sangra was stand-ing. Lima then accelerated away from that scene as well. He as arrested later after pulling over and walking to his sister’s place.

Sangra was left unconscious on the sidewalk, a sheet of glass from the bus shelter on top of him. Investigators estimated he had flown three to six metres (10 to 20 feet) from where he was struck.

Sangra was rushed to Royal Columbian Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He had massive internal bleeding, and underwent multiple urgent surgeries. He also suffered a brain injury, spine, skull, facial and pelvic fractures and numerous cuts. He was in an induced coma for 10 days.

Prior to the collision, Sangra, a retired heavy duty mechanic, led an active life, going to the gym and swimming regularly. He did most of his household’s grocery shopping and housekeeping.

“To say that Mr. Sangra embraced life is an un-derstatement,” said Justice Paul Walker.

That all changed after the crash.

“The collision has had a significant and most adverse effect on his life,” said Walker. “I was able to see glimpses of his humour and the person that he used to be. In spite of his own extraordi-nary efforts and those of his wife and son to help him recover, Mr. Sangra has lost his vitality, his love of life, and much of his physical mobility. He is depressed and at times has questioned his resolve to live.”

Sangra’s mobility is now limited, he can’t drive or maintain his house or car and needs help with his rehabilitation therapy at the gym and pool. He also has difficulty speaking and swallowing due to his injuries and angers more easily.

The judge agreed with Sangra’s lawyer that Li-ma’s recollection of what happened was “littered with enormous credibility issues, much of it a

“concoction.”In his testimony, Lima admitted

responsibility for the crashes. As the vehicle owner, Sine was vicariously liable for Lima’s conduct. The case was one of assessing damages.

Because Lima was in breach of his insurance policy at the time of the incident, ICBC was a third party in the case.

While Sangra’s future care require-ments were outlined by an occu-pational therapist (OT), ICBC and Sine (the vehicle owner) challenged the recommendations based on the

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Mr. Sangra, did not attend at his home, nor did he speak with his wife or family,” the judge said, adding the therapist had “minimal” experience dealing with patients suffering from brain inju-ries. “Mr. Gander conceded in cross-examination that he has never made a recommendation that any person of that age, or older, receive such care.”

The more-than $405,000 awarded to Sangra in-cludes non-pecuniary and special damages, loss of past and future housekeeping ability, and in-trust awards for his wife and son. Further compensa-tion for his future care has yet to be calculated.

▶ JUDGE AWARDS HARRY SANGRA MORE THAN $405K FORLIFE-ALTERING 2014 INCIDENT

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apologizing to his family and the community for his criminal behaviour.

“I’m putting all this behind me and focusing on a positive future,” he said through his lawyer, adding he sought to be a productive member of society. “I’m determined not to do this again.”

He listened from the prison-er’s box throughout the sen-tencing, his black hair spiked and wearing dark-rimmed glasses. Many members of his family were present in the gal-lery. The court heard that his family knew Dhatt was dealing

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Nathanson said his client’s attitude has changed since his arrest eight months ago – ob-servations echoed in letters of support submitted by Dhatt’s family.

His parents said their son has taken full responsibility for his actions and that he was looking forward to pursuing a career as a heavy duty mechan-ic after he’s served his jail time. His cousins also noted he’s been taking courses in prison and was working toward his GED (high school graduation), and has reconnected with his Sikh faith.

“This is someone who has a large support network around him,” said Nathanson.

In delivering Dhatt’s sen-tence, Judge Paul Dohm called the drug trafficking business “pure evil,” telling the teen “there’s nothing good about it.”

Dohm urged him to follow through on his intentions to turn his life around and use his time in jail wisely so he could pursue a career upon his release. He also suggested Dhatt consider leaving Surrey to distance himself from his criminal connections.

Dhatt, who has no prior adult criminal record, is also subject to a lifetime ban on possessing firearms.

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In addition, warrants have been issued for a second man, identified as Stephen Cooper, in connection with similar incidents. Cooper, 33, is facing 18 charges: two counts of robbery, three counts of break-and-enter, two counts of disguise with intent to commit an offense, two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon, six counts of

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More than 3,000 pounds of food and $5,000 in cash was collected in support of local food banks and charity programs during the Surrey RCMP’s fi rst three “Pack the Police Car” events held across the city.

“Th e Surrey RCMP would like to thank Surrey residents for ‘packing the police car’ again this year and making the holidays a little brighter for those in need in our commu-nity,” said RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann. “We can always count on the generosity of our citizens to illustrate the true meaning of the season. “

Surrey RCMP has been involved in a few other holi-day-themed activities this past month to help spread some holiday cheer in the city. Th is included offi cers and staff organizing a holiday toy drive for underprivileged chil-dren, collecting warm clothing for those in need, singing Christmas carols to the elderly and raising extra money for the Surrey Food Bank at the detachment’s annual potluck lunch.

“We continue to urge residents to give back to the com-munity in whatever way they can over the holiday season,” said Schumann. “While we live in a very prosperous part of the world, there are many people in our community who can benefi t from a hearty meal, an unexpected gift, or just knowing that someone out their cares about their well-being. A special holiday welcome to those newly im-migrated to our city as well.”

Th e fi nal Pack the Police Car event for 2015 will be held on Dec. 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Save on Foods in

Newton (7320 King George Blvd.). Donations can also be dropped off at the Newton District Offi ce (7235 137 St.) between now and then.

Surrey RCMP officers are currently sharing some of their own “Mountie Wishes” for the community for the holiday season on the RCMP’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.

For the 13th year, students, school staff , parents and others at Fraser Heights Secondary school have hand-crafted wooden riding toys for the Surrey Christ-mas Bureau to distribute to families in need this Christmas.

Th is year, a record 50 rocking toys – 25 dinosaurs and 25 airplanes – were been built, sanded, painted and decorated.

In addition, all materials for the toys were donated by local businesses, including Home Depot, Country Lum-ber Langley, NorthCoast Building Products Ltd., Raider Hansen, BC Fasteners 2000 and Langley Decorating Centre.

Fraser Heights Career Education teacher Martin Lim, together with his wife, Cambridge Elementary teacher Shelagh Lim, started the toy project that has become a school tradition.

When Brooke Elementary School students Courtenay Lewis and Paige Bailey asked their teacher David Miller what he wanted for Christmas, they were not expecting his reply.

“He said he wanted mittens and socks for charity – for people who are homeless and need socks and mittens to keep warm,” said Courtenay.

“We thought – we can do that! We were excited because we had an idea of what to do,” explained Paige.

Th e two Grade 4 girls involved their entire North Delta school with collecting mittens and socks. Th e girls made collection boxes for men, women, girls, boys, teenagers – and dropped off the boxes to each classroom. Th ey also spoke to every class about the importance of the initiative.

Th e girls also made posters, did PA announcements and created information to send home to parents about what they dubbed “Mr. Miller’s Mighty Mitten Challenge.”

Mittens and socks came pouring in, as did other items such as toiletries. Th e girls even received some monetary donations that they used to buy ponchos to donate as well.

Courtenay, Paige and Miller will be dropping off the dona-tions at Surrey’s NightShift Street Ministries, and Cynthia’s Place and the Union Gospel Mission in New Westminster.

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▼ A MIGHTY MITTEN CHALLENGE

▶ A CLASS WITH A LOT OF CLASSA Grade 11 English class of Earl Marriott Secondary students has collected more than 900 warm winter items – hats, gloves, coats, sweaters, socks and scarves – for the homeless community in Whalley. The students distributed the items at a Pop Up Soup Kitchen on Dec. 13. SUBMITTED

Officers, staff, volunteers and food bank representatives collecting donations at Thrifty Foods in South Surrey.

▼ THIS TOY STORY STARTED AT FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL

Fraser Heights Secondary volunteers included Grade 8 student Caleb Mills (left), parent Joanne Kotsiris, teacher Martin Lim and shop teacher Chris Mills.

▶ SWEET CHRISTMAS CREATIONSCulinary arts students Alex Haynes, Jason Parent and Katie Causey from Frank Hurt Secondary placed third at the 25th-annual Gingerbread Lane gingerbread house contest at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. About 30 baked and decorated creations are on display through Dec. 27 at the hotel and the public is invited to vote for their favourite. The event also raises funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, accumulating more than $75,000 for the charity in the past 24 years. SUBMITTED

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Surrey has cracked the top 10 in BC Business’ annual list of “Best Cities for Work in B.C.”

Surrey placed ninth among the 36 cities listed, one place ahead of Vancouver and fi ve better than 14th-place Delta.

Fort St. John topped the list, followed by North Vancouver and Coquitlam. Burnaby and Dawson Creek rounded out the top fi ve.

“We expect the results of this year ’s ranking to attract a lot of attention and provoke a lot of discussion across the province,” said BC Business Edi-tor-in-Chief Matt O’Grady.

“The B.C. job mar-ket, despite what’s happening next door in Alberta, has more or less weath-ered the economic storm.”

Using a number of figures from var-ious sources (i.e. Statistics Canada), cities were graded on income growth, average household income, population growth, unemploy-ment, labour partic-ipation, people with degrees, and people taking transit.

Surrey scored 55.6 per cent on the list, with an average household income of $94,202, an unem-ployment rate of 7.97 per cent and population growth of 15.36 per cent.

Delta had an average household income of $106,895, an unemployment rate of 6.35 per cent and population growth of 5.74 per cent.

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Experience the waning of the moon and the rush of a waterfall through breathtaking photographs that capture your senses – scenes featured in a group exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery, showcasing more than 30 recent artworks using fi lm or digital pro-cessing by members of the Surrey Photography Club. Images range from a sleek black and white skyscraper to a vibrant colour close-up of a fl ower. The exhibit continues until Feb. 7. The gallery is located at 13750 88 Ave. Call 604-501-5566 for more information.

The Surrey English Lan-guage Centre provides free English language classes for new immigrants to Canada with proof of permanent residence, age 17 or older. They offer full-time and evening LINC classes funded by Citizen-ship and Immigration Can-ada. To register, contact: #350, 9801 King George Blvd. Surrey, BC, V3T 5H5 or call 604-582-7479 or email [email protected]

Join the Whalley Santa Cause. On Dec. 25 from 1-2:30 p.m., give back to the community by joining event founder, Erica Beck-stead and her volunteers as they march the streets of Whalley handing out hampers to the homeless. Meet at the Gateway Station by the taxis on the street. For more informa-tion, call 778-233-4344 or email [email protected]

The Cloverdale Arena (6090 176 St.) is now a winter wonderland, com-plete with an old-fashioned pond, at the 18th-annual Winter Ice Palace until Jan. 3. Admission is $4.50 for those over two years old. Skate rentals are $1.75. For the full schedule, visit http://bit.ly/1Yb1UhY

Surrey Children’s Choir, along with its youth and adult choirs, invites new singers (boys, girls and adults, age seven to 70) to audition for its 22nd season. Join this nationally

and internationally ac-claimed choir for a unique opportunity to explore dif-ferent choral styles while building a strong musical foundation and creating lifelong friendships. Call 604-541-2519.

Calling all seniors 55+ who love to sing: Join the Nu-Tones seniors’ choir on Wednesday mornings at the Newton Seniors’ Cen-tre., 13775 70 Ave. Sing fun songs and beautiful songs, old and not so old, and we wear cute uniforms when they go out into the community. If interested, call 604-501-5010 or just show up on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. The fi rst session is free, then it’s $14 per year.

Love to sing? This winter, add your voice to The

Maple Leaf Singers, a unique six-part harmony show chorus. Mem-bers from all over Metro Vancouver practice weekly and perform at a variety of events. All welcome to audition; fi rst sopranos particularly needed. Call Anne Baird at 604-922-9827 or email [email protected]. Learn more about The Maple Leaf Singers at www.maple-leaf-singers.com

Child Development and the Brain: What Every Child Needs to Succeed with Dr. Adele Diamond is a lecture held on Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 144 St. Dr. Diamond will explain

why the most effective way to improve academic achievement is probably not to focus narrowly on academic instruction alone, but to address children’s social, emotion-al, and physical needs as well. Admission is $20. To register or for more information, email Child Care Options at [email protected]

Do you know a senior who would enjoy a healthy meal and lively company? Seniors Come Share So-ciety offers A Seniors Hot Lunch Programs with live entertainment at the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre

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A chip off the old fundraising

• Surrey Firefi ghters Charitable So-ciety will hold its annual Tree Chip on Jan. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newton Athletic Park, 7395 128 St.

• A Christmas tree chipping and bottle drive in support of the Surrey United Soccer Association will take place Jan. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cloverdale Athletic Park, 6410 168 St.

• Th e Knights of Columbus are holding a Christmas tree chipping and bottle drive on Jan. 2, 3, 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mat-thew’s Parish, 16079 88 Ave. Th e fundraising is for local charities.

• Th e Adams Road PAC Tree Chip-ping and Bottle Drive takes place Jan. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

at Adams Road Elementary, 18228 68 Ave. Money raised will help build a new playground. Special appear-ances by Cloverdale Rodeo mascots and Langley Rivermen hockey players. For more information, email [email protected]

• Emmanuel Covenant Church (17029 16 Ave.) is holding a Christ-mas tree chipping and bottle drive on Jan. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Dry Grad Committee of Fraser Heights Secondary School is holding a tree chipping and bottle drive fundraising event on Jan. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the school, locat-ed at 16060 108 Ave. Also, for a minimum $20 donation, a repre-sentative will come to your house (Fraser Heights area only) and pick up your tree. Email [email protected] if you wish to have your tree picked up, or drop off your tree at the parking lot, by donation.

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Do you need help shopping? The Deltassist Seniors Phone Shopping Program is underway at the Sunshine Hills Safe-way. Every Tuesday morn-ing from 8:30-11 a.m., Deltassist volunteers are at the store to take your grocery order by phone and do the shopping. Sun-shine Hills Safeway deliver your groceries for frees. To register, you must be a senior or a person with a disability that is not able to do their own shopping. The service area covers all of North Delta and a limited area of Surrey. To fi nd out more or to register, call Lyn at 604-946-9526.

The Old Age Pension Group, which meets the fi rst Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Whalley Legion Branch 229, is looking for new members. Bingo takes place after each meeting. For more information, call Grace at 604-581-5185.

Become a volunteer tutor and help a child who is struggling with reading, writing or math in a program sponsored by the Learning Disabil-ities Association, Fraser South Chapter. Training is provided starting in January 2016. Volunteer after school for 14 weeks starting in February at locations in Surrey, Delta and Langley. Information sessions and training will be held on Jan. 5 from 7-8 p.m. at Douglas Park Com-

munity School, 5409 206 St., Jan. 5 from 8-8 p.m. at the LDAFS Resource Centre, #201 13766 72 Ave. and on Jan. 7 from 7-8 p.m. at Delta Manor Education Centre, 4750 57 St. For more information or to register, visit www.ldafs.org or call 604-591-5156.

Deltassist is seeking vol-unteers to help move and sort food donations. Some heavy lifting is required. If you have a few hours to donate, contact Barbara Murphy at 604-594-3455 or barbaram@deltaassist.

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The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is seeking facilitators for a monthly support group in North Surrey. The facilitator should have excellent listening and empathetic skills, and a knowledge of dementia or a willingness to learn. For more information and to volunteer, contact Rose Puszka at 604-533-5277 or [email protected]

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▶ THE MAGIC OF ARTJoin Abbotsford artist Tracie Stewart at the next Thursday Artist Talk on Jan. 7 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Surrey Arts Centre, 13750 88 Ave. Stewart will share her perspective on how much science influences us and where ‘magic’ comes from. Above is her work, titled ‘The Boy Dares Dream of Tomorrow.’ Admission is free. For more information, call 604-501-5566 or email [email protected] SUBMITTED

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• Art and Lou’s Christmas Lights are on until Jan. 1 every night from 6-10 p.m. You may walk through or just drive past to enjoy the sights. Th ere are more than 10,000 lights to see. Bring the kids and see the North Pole right here in Surrey. Also take in the nativity scene. Th e address is 15097 90A Ave.

• Karen Wagner and her family are collecting for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at their Christmas display, which is located at 19056 63B Ave. Th ere will be hot chocolate and candy canes at the donation box. Visit www.facebook.com/events/792543307558831/

• Th e Bonneteaus’ an-nual Christmas display, located at 16951 Jersey Dr. in Cloverdale, is adding more lights and Christmas characters this year. Th eir handmade nativity scene,

including a stable crafted by a local woodworking teacher, is back. All dona-tions benefi t Variety – Th e Children’s Charity. Th e lights are on daily until Jan. 5 from 6-11 p.m.

• Th ere is a light display at 18244 57A Ave. from Mon-day to Th ursday from 5-10 p.m., and weekends until 11 p.m. More than 15,000 lights and a manger scene. Th e family is collecting food bank donations.

• A house at 11122 90 Ave. in North Delta has a fi ve-metre-tall Olaf with music, Disney’s Mater, a Frozen snow globe and a tall Santa sleigh – among dozens of characters from Disney, Pixar, Universal studios and other movie titles. Th ere are roughly 15-18,000 lights in total. On display until about 10:30 p.m. nightly.

• At 6369 165A St., Gheo-rghe and Rodica Grigore put up another Christmas lights spectacular with more than 50,000 lights, including 200 icicles on top of the house, plus two Santa Clauses.

Th ere is also a musical Christmas lights show with 20 diff erent songs. Open 5-11 p.m. (midnight on weekends) and all night on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

• At 16956 60A Ave. is the Kinna family’s display. Th ey are collecting money for Surrey Memorial Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. On display until Jan. 2, Sunday to Th ursday from 5-10 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5-11 p.m.

• Th ree locations in Clay-ton Heights include 7311 194 St., 6598 192A St. (with a gingerbread house and singing Santas), and 6585 193 St.

• Th e Trepanier home is all aglow for the holiday season. Lights are on until Jan. 31 at 7245 140A St. Th e family is collecting do-nations of blankets, scarves and gloves for the homeless.

• Ken and Bonnie Fletcher, 15499 22Ave., have once again put on Rudolph and

Friends – a must-see with large displays in the yard, on the roof, on the windows and in the carport. Th e display has been extended it into a neighbour’s yard. Th ere is a train and animat-ed Santa plus lots more to see. It takes Ken and Bonnie three to four weeks to set up, with much-appreciated help from daughter Leslea and grandkids Mason and Keyla. Th e Fletchers are accepting donations for the Sources South Surrey-White Rock Food Bank. Lights on Sunday through Th ursday from 5-10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 5-11 p.m.

• Wish Upon a Star, for-merly of 19368 62A Ave., Surrey, has moved to 20681 44 Ave. in Langley. Features 40,000 lights, an inter-active musical snowman and Santa’s sleigh. Sip hot chocolate and take a picture with Bumble, Rudolph and friends. Donations accepted for B.C. Children’s Hospital.

• Lights are on at 15837 95 Ave. Video at: https://youtu.be/5mvTQe2l4V8

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Two great blue herons fly low over the marshland, while a flock of migrating snow geese (above) flies over the entrance to the bird sanctuary.

Chickadees come in handy (above) and a wood duck (at right) walks on a path at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. BOAZ JOSEPH / THE LEADER

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Th ere’s a world of winter birds just a short drive away from Surrey and North Delta.

Th e George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanc-tuary is of crucial importance to thousands of birds that migrate twice a year along the

Pacifi c Flyway.Th e sanctuary, located on Westham Island

west of Ladner – just keep driving west from Highway 10 – off ers 850 acres of some of the best birdwatching and bird photography opportunities in the country.

Winter is not to be ignored, as snow geese

number in the thousands in nearby fi elds, and chickadees come for seed handouts.

Th e bird sanctuary is open daily, including holidays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. For more information, visit www.reifelbirdsanctuary.com

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In older, simpler times, there was a popular English Christmas carol with a lilting tune, “the holly and the ivy.” Like many such traditional folk songs arising from a rural, pre-literate culture, this carol connects the sights and sounds of nature with seasonal reli-gious events.

For hundreds of years, holly was admired for its shiny, dark-green leaves and glow-ing red berries, making it the perfect decoration to bring into churches and homes to mark the Christmas season.

It had been considered sacred in earlier cul-tures, associated with the winter solstice cer-emonies of druids and the Romans’ saturnalia festival, and in turn the holly and ivy carol links features of the plants with episodes from the Christian story.

Th e evergreen na-ture of both holly and ivy plants was once considered a sign of fortitude and resilience, in contrast to the many deciduous trees of Brit-ain that lose their leaves in winter.

Flocks of birds were seen to feed on holly berries and shelter

within the tree’s prick-le-leaved branches.

Some old texts liken holly and ivy to man and woman respectively, with holly showing mastery against the cold and ivy shiver-ing around the door. Ivy, with its dark berries, was considered a lesser plant, with one old song

even claiming “none but the owlet” was found in its branches.

Th e English holly and ivy of the carol are not native plants in west-ern Canada, but were brought here at some point in history and have thrived in the mild coast-al climates. Unfortunate-ly, some have thrived too well, and both are now considered non-welcome, invasive plants.

Holly berries are relished by birds such as American robins, which eat the fl eshy drupe and

pass the seeds in their drop-pings, propagating the holly in forest understorey and shading

out native plants.

English ivy sends out dozens of long, fl owerless stems that trail on the ground and clamber up tree trunks and fences, rapidly smothering everything

around it. Once mature, ivy develops

into a bushy shrub with small white fl owers, and, contrary to the old song, its black, clustered berries are eaten by thrushes, starlings and other birds.

Both holly and ivy berries are poisonous for humans.

English holly and ivy should not be grown in gardens or sold in nurseries. Alternative decora-tive plants include native ferns, salal, kinnikinnick, Oregon grape, western honeysuckle, evergreen huckleberry, common snowberry, Pacifi c waxmyrtle, and non-na-tive but non-invasive skimmia and American hollies.

Anne Murray’s books on Delta’s natural and ecological history, A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay and Tracing Our Past, a Heritage Guide to Boundary Bay, are available in local stores or from natureguidesbc.com. She blogs at www.natureguidesbc.wordpress.com

A Christmas tradition: the holly and the ivy

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White Rock, Surrey and Cloverdale – is set for Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. Sources is seeking participants to join a team and help raise funds through dona-tions, with all funds raised locally going towards Sources’ homelessness preven-tion services.

Th is year, the orga-nization aims to raise $70,000; last year’s event raised more than $51,000.

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You may have already discov-ered this reality: When it comes to gardening gifts, passionate gardeners are very particular, so here are some suggestions that you might fi nd helpful.

If your gardener has a green-house of any size, accessories such as heating mats, quality watering accessories – like the world-famous English Hawes watering cans – and maxi-mum-minimum thermometers are always appreciated.

Attracting wildlife to gardens has become quite a trend these days. Bird baths and bird bath heaters, feeders and bird houses are great gifts for children and shut-ins. Birding is the num-ber-two leisure activity in North America, and bird feeders and

accessories are nice presents for those who enjoy this hobby.

With Anna’s humming-birds staying around during the winter, a vintage glass hummingbird feeder is a practical and attractive gift. Win-ter-blooming plants, such as

mahonias (Oregon grape),that provide nectar for them are also great gifts.

Creating bee habitats is an important issue today. Mason bee houses are a great start and the process of colonizing mason bees is fascinating. Th e bees, normally available in garden centres starting in February, are important pollinators in gardens and most ecosystems. A gift certifi cate for mason bees is a wonderful idea.

Th ere are a whole host of gar-dening gift ideas from garden-ers’ soap and richly toned wind chimes to quality ergonomically

designed tools for ease of use. Treat the gardeners on your list with a high-quality Felco or Corona pruner that will serve them for years to come.

Complete garden-ing “wardrobes” are available, from gardening hats, gloves, aprons and footwear to knee pads and garden tool belts. A gift card to a favourite gardening store is also a valued treasure.

Water in the gar-den is very popular these days, and ev-erything from pre-formed ponds to pumps, fountains, waterfalls and LED underwater lights are huge hits as gifts. A “vanish-ing water” feature, with water bubbling up through pre-drilled basalt stones, is a big thing. A pump and kit that houses this beautiful patio feature makes a wonderful gift to be enjoyed for years.

Research has revealed that of all the gifts people receive, fl owers make folks the happi-est. Long-lasting and perfumed Christmas bouquets with sea-sonal fragrant greens are a real treat anytime over the Christ-mas season.

Gardeners love plants best of all, and there are some wonder-ful new hardy plants they can enjoy in the late fall and winter.

Th e new Gold Collection Christmas rose (Helleborus ni-ger), winter-blooming jasmine, viburnums and winter-bloom-ing sasanqua camellias are fabulous. Peeling bark maples, coral bark maples and contorted fi lberts and willows are a joy in winter. Everbearing raspberries

like the new Raspberry Short-cake, the new-and-improved haskap berries, fi gs and dwarf fruit trees will be the “hot” items for food gardens in 2016.

By stepping out of the box a wee bit, there are some wonder-ful European garden tours being off ered. Garden makeovers are all the rage today, and a gift certifi cate for a quality garden designer is also a wonderful gift.

Tickets to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Se-attle Feb. 17-21, 2016 would be a treasured gift. Tickets can be purchased online or at certain local garden stores. Tickets or season passes to some of our wonderful Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island gardens would also be a splendid idea.

Most gardeners appreciate something unique and diff erent. Quality and usefulness are per-haps the two most important criteria to keep in mind. I hope this helps.

Brian Minter is a master gardener.

A few last-minute gardening gift ideas

A rufous hummingbird (above) and an Anna’s hummingbird (below). BOAZ JOSEPH PHOTOS

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At this time of year, there are plenty of festive decorations and seasonal treats in thou-sands of B.C. homes. Yet the holidays can be hazardous for your pets.

“We want all family members, two-legged and four-legged, to enjoy a safe, happy and healthy holiday season,” says BC SPCA general manager of community relations Lorie Chortyk.

Some tips to help pet guardians ensure their furry companions’ continued health and well-being include:

• Bones are bad: Avoid giving bones to your dogs or cats, par-ticularly turkey bones. Poultry bones easily splinter and can cause serious injury, while bone fragments can cause intestinal block-ages or lacerations.

• Th oughtful treats: Chocolate and other sweets should not be given to animals. Choc-olate contains theobro-mine, a chemical that can be deadly to cats and dogs, though not harmful to humans. Th e best thing you can do for your pet over the holidays is to keep them on their regular diet. Look for healthy animal treats instead of giving your animal companions cookies, rich snacks or sweets meant for people.

• Poisonous plants: Many popular holiday plants are poisonous to animals including mis-tletoe, holly, ornamen-tal pepper and Christ-mas rose. Remember to keep these plants out of reach of pets – espe-cially birds. Poinsettias are not poisonous to pets or people. Th is has been a long-standing rumour perpetuated

for decades. Some pets may have a sensitivity to the latex contained in the plant and may get diarrhea or vomit.

• Tinsel is Trouble: Having a Christmas tree and pets can be

troublesome. Ensure the tree is well-secured and try to place the decorations above paw height. Using string to hang decorations instead of hooks helps, as hooks can be easily

dislodged. If possible, use non-breakable ornaments. Avoid using tinsel or angel hair – cats and dogs will ingest both, which can cause intestinal problems. Cords for

lights should be made inaccessible to pets, especially chewing puppies and explor-ing kittens. If you add chemicals to the water reservoir of your Christmas tree to help

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• Toy Watch: Avoid purchasing pet toys with small or soft piec-

es that can be chewed and swallowed. Nylon bones tend to splinter less than plastic ones. Be sure to inspect pet toys regularly and discard deteriorating ones.

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Slow start sinks Eagles against Express

NICK GREENIZAN

A poor start to the game sunk the Surrey Eagles in the BC Hockey League team’s fi nal game before the Christmas break.

On Friday in front of a sparse crowd at Coquitlam’s Poirier Sports and Lei-sure Centre – announced attendance was just 259 – the Eagles gave up fi ve fi rst-period goals en route to an 8-2 loss to the Coquitlam Express.

Th e Eagles had no answer for the Coquitlam off ence, though the Ex-press did much of the damage on the power play, where they were three-for-fi ve. Two of the man-advantage goals came in the fi rst period, as the home team built up its lead.

With a 5-0 lead after 20 minutes, Coquitlam scored twice more in the second before the Eagles were fi nally able to beat Express netminder Law-son Fenton, when Kurt Black scored on the power play.

Since being acquired by the Eagles from Trail, Black has been one of Surrey’s bright spots off ensively, with 15 points in 14 games.

Paul McAvoy scored the Eagles’ second goal, an unassisted eff ort that came in the third period.

Justin LaForest – who has been among the BCHL’s busiest netminders since his return from injury two weeks ago – was tagged with the loss for the Eagles, and was chased from the net midway through the fi rst frame, after Coquitlam went up 3-0.

Surrey now sits idle for the rest of the month, and doesn’t return to ac-

tion until New Year’s Day, when they head to Salmon Arm to play the Silver-backs, who are second in the BCHL’s Interior Division with a 21-9-2-2 record (win-loss-tie-overtime loss).

Th ough they’ve had some encour-aging moments of late – playing two close games against the powerhouse Wenatchee Wild, and earning a tie against the Langley Rivermen, to

name a few – the Eagles still head into the holidays last in the BCHL, with just fi ve victories in 34 games. Th ey’re also last in goals scored with just 84, and have seen a few of their top off ensive weapons – Darius Davidson, John Wesley and Ty Westgard – ei-ther traded or leave for the Western Hockey League this month.

In their place, the team picked up

defenceman Tyler Cooper as well as a pair of Junior B players, Hunter Kero and Rob Johnson, from the Kamloops Storm of the Kooteney International Junior Hockey League.

“We anticipate that our (new) group will redefi ne our team’s identity… and start having success,” Eagles’ head coach Blaine Neufeld said earlier this month.

▶ COQUITLAM SCORES FIVE TIMES IN FIRST PERIOD IN 8-2 WIN OVER SURREY

Jeffrey Stewart looks to put a puck past a Wenatchee Wild goalie during a game earlier this season. The Eagles have scored a leaguelow 84 goals in 34 games. GARRETT JAMES PHOTO

Alumni invited to RCMP Classic▶ ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT SET FOR JANUARY

RICK KUPCHUK

It was in 1992 when eight senior boys high school basketball teams from Surrey tipped off in the first-ever Surrey RCMP Classic played over three days at Queen Elizabeth Secondary.

The unofficial city championship tour-nament has grown immensely since then, and last year featured 24 senior teams and 19 junior teams. Games were played over seven consecutive days at nine Surrey high schools.

The 2016 tourna-ment in mid-January will be the 25th annual event, and to celebrate the quarter-century milestone, this year’s RCMP Classic Jan. 10-16 will feature a 16-team alumni tour-nament to be played at the Langley Events Centre (LEC).

“We’re doing it for the 25th year only, it’s a one-off deal,” said Rick Inrig of the orga-nizing committee. “But some teams are already practicing.”

The 16 teams will be grouped into four pools of four teams, each team playing once against each of the other three teams in their group on Friday (Jan. 15). The top two in each pool advance to play in a playoff round Saturday (Jan. 16), which will be followed by a banquet, also at the LEC.

Former players inter-ested in participating in this year’s Alum-ni Tournament can contact Kevin de Boice by email at [email protected]

The RCMP Classic has also confirmed all three games on the final day of play, which includes the fourth- and third-place games as well as the tour-nament final, will be played at the LEC.

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‘No easy games’ for Hawks at Mac’s tourney

RICK KUPCHUK

On paper, the Valley West Hawks have a great draw for the Mac’s Midget AAA Hockey Tournament next week in Calgary.

But on the ice, head coach Jessie Leung is expecting four very close games in the round robin portion of the annual tournament which runs Saturday to Friday.

“You can look at the standings of the other leagues, and say we got a good draw because there are no top three teams in our group,” he said. “But there are no bad teams in this tournament.”

The Mac’s Tourna-ment, played since 1978 in Calgary, attracts the best teams from the four Midget AAA leagues in each of the four Western provinces, as well as elite teams from other parts of North America as well as Europe.

Teams can’t just enter the tourna-ment and expect to play. They apply, and hope the host committee accepts them as one of the best applicants.

Valley West is currently in first place in the BC Hockey Major Midget League with an 18-5-1 record, their best-ever showing at the midway point of the season.

“This is the best team we’ve ever taken to Calgary,” said Leung. “We have confidence in our goaltending, and we have lots of firepower. Our coaching staff has been there before, as have some of our players.

The Hawks boast the BC league’s top goal scorer in Ben Evanish of White Rock, who has 26 in 22 games played. With 40 points, Evanish is fourth in

league scoring, three points up on teammate Luka Burzan in fifth place.

“We’ll just play to our standard and see where it takes us,” said Leung.

In addition to teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, this year’s tournament will include the Belarus U17 national team, the U18 team of Austria, the California Wave and the Ontario Avalanche.

The 25 teams are placed in five groups of five for the round robin. Only eight advance to the playoffs.

“It’s a tough tournament to win,” said Leung. “Only the top teams in each group and three wild-cards get in the playoff. So we’ll know pretty much

after two games if we’re still in it.”

The Hawks find them-selves in a group with Be-larus, as well as the Prince Albert Mintos, Sherwood Park J. Ennis Kings and the Calgary Northstars.

They will start the tournament Sunday (Dec. 27) against the Calgary Northstars, a team which

has gone 11-8-3 (win-loss-tie) and is fifth in the eight-team Chrysler (South) Division of the Alberta Midg-et AAA League.

“We play the Northstars in what is their home rink,” said Leung. “So that first game will be tough. Then we get Belarus the next day (Monday), and that will be a tough game as well.”

Valley West will face the Prince Al-bert Mintos on Tuesday. Prince Albert is currently in fourth place in the 12-team Sasktchewan Midget AAA Hockey League with a 17-8-2 (win-loss-overtime loss) record. Last year, Valley West edged the Mintos 3-2.

Their final round robin game against Sherwood Park is Wednesday. The Kings are 10-9-4 in the Alberta league’s Dodge (North) Division.

RICK KUPCHUK

Th e gymnastics community is rallying around one of their own.

Four months after a life-altering injury to Alanna Jones, an athlete/coach at the Surrey Gymnastics Society (SGS), John Carroll has set up a go-fundme online account

with a goal of raising $100,000.

Last August, Jones, 21, suff ered a broken neck when she fell out of a tree, an injury which has left her a quadriplegic.

“Alanna and her fam-ily will have a lot of expenses coming their way over the next few years for sure,” wrote Carroll, the competitive program director at SGS, on the Go Fund Me website (www.gofundme.com/ssew27yc).

“Renovating a house

for a wheelchair, a vehicle that can transport Alanna and her chair, physiother-apy, massage therapy, everyday supplies that cost a bundle.

“I am sure there are many expenses that I have not thought of and I am already way beyond the $100,000 target.”

Th e fund surpassed the $16,000 mark Monday afternoon.

Th e Jones family has been involved with SGS for 26 years. Sis-ters Kelsey and Kristy

were members when Alanna was born. All three competed for many years, and along with mother Shelley, have volunteered as coaches.

“Th ey have done many volunteer hours for our community club,” said Carroll. “Helping them now would mean the world.”

Jones, who retired from competitive gym-nastics last spring, has been at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver since the accident.

▶ MAJOR MIDGET TEAM WILL COMPETE AT ELITE TOURNAMENT IN CALGARY

▶ ALANNA JONES LEFT PARALYZED AFTER SUMMER ACCIDENT

SGS assists injured gymnast

SGS competitive program director John Carroll has set up a fundraising website for Alanna Jones (pictured), who was injured in an accident four months ago. PHOTO SUBMITTED

▶ “It’s a tough tournament to win.”JESSIE LEUNG


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The lack of confi-dence that may have been plaguing the Vancouver Giants over the first 25 games of the season is no longer a concern.

The Western Hockey League team is on a four-game unbeaten streak, and has just three regulation losses in the past 11 games.

The Giants edged the Victoria Royals 4-3 last Wedenssday (Dec. 16) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancou-ver, dropped a 2-1 decision on home ice Friday to the Everett Silvertips, then edged

the ‘Tips 2-1 Saturday in Everett to complete the first half of their schedule.

The Giants, winners of seven of their last 11 games, have now moved to within four points of the Portland Winterhawks after having played 36 of their 72 regular season games. Portland is in eighth place overall in the Western Confer-

ence and holds the final playoff position.

Vancouver finished a stretch of four con-secutive games against the Victoria Royals with a win Wednesday night at the Pacific Coliseum, their third of the midseason se-ries against the Royals.

Owen Hardy and Carter Popoff tallied in the first period to give the Giants a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes, but they trailed 3-2 with less than six minutes to play.

Brennan Menell tied the score with five and one-half minutes to

go, then Chase Lang netted the winner with less than two minutes remaining. Trevor Cox of Surrey had a pair of assists.

Two nights later, the Silvertips were the visitors in the Colise-um, and needed just 85 seconds to open the scoring. Ty Ronning’s 20th goal of the season left the teams tied 1-1 after the first period.

Everett tallied the lone goal of the second period, but a power-play effort from Lang tied the game with 10 minutes left in regula-

tion time. The Silver-tips got the winner 98 seconds into extra time.

Everett outshot Van-couver 37-20, but a huge game from Ryan Kubic in the Vancou-ver goal allowed the Giants to earn a point.

Saturday night in Everett, the Silvertips scored three minutes into the game, but couldn’t get another puck past Kubic, who stopped 16 of 17 shots in the first period and needed to make just 10 saves over the final 40 minutes.

Lang, on the pow-

erplay, tied the game for Vancouver midway through the second period. Tyler Ben-son got the winner, tipping home a pass from Lang with seven minutes to go.

The Giants will play their third consec-utive game against the Silvertips Sunday afternoon (Dec. 27) in Vancouver at the Pacif-ic Coliseum at 2 p.m. They will then play three times against the Prince George Cou-gars, on Wednesday (Dec. 30) in Vancouver before two games Jan. 2-3 in Prince George.

Golfer receives CJGA honour

▶ WHL TEAM DEFEATED VICTORIA, SPLITS WITH EVERETT SILVERTIPS

Giants on a roll heading into the holiday break

RICK KUPCHUK

Michelle Kim has become the first golfer from British Colum-bia to receive the Canadian Ju-nior Golf Association’s (CJGA) Helena Harbridge Sportsman-ship Award.

Presented annually, the awards recognizes sportsman-ship, dedication and commit-ment. It is named after Helena Harbridge, an outstanding ju-nior golfer and CJGA alum that passed away in 2006 during her freshman year at West Georgia University.

“I’m extremely proud and honoured to be named the re-cipient of the Helena Harbridge Award this year,” said Kim, 18. “Junior golf has not only taught me goal setting, it has taught me honesty, patience, sports-manship, and etiquette. It has brought out my inner competi-tiveness.”

A Surrey native, Kim is a freshman at the University of Idaho and is a member of Golf Canada’s National Amateur

Team. Kim is working towards a professional career on the LPGA Tour after graduation.

“I’ve always had big goals and dreams for golf,” Kim said. “This game requires commitment and dedication, and golf has taught me both of those things.”

Kim has compiled nine top five finishes and six top 10 finishes in her five-year CJGA career. Last year, she won the CJGA Western Canadian Junior

Championship in March at Surrey’s Northview Golf and Country Club and also won the Canadian Junior Championship in Yorkton, Saskatchewan in August.

The Canadian Junior Golf As-sociation helps young athletes improve their skills and knowl-edge while moving them on to provincial and national compe-titions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional golf.

▶ MICHELLE KIM WINS HELENA HARBRIDGE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Chase Lang (11) of the Vancouver Giants pursues Everett Silvertips puck carrier Remi Laurencelle during a WHL game in Everett. Lang scored once in a 2-1 Giants win. CHRIS MAST / EVERETT SILVERTIPS

Michelle Kim with the first-place trophy after winning the Canadian Junior Championship in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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131 HOME CARE/SUPPORTIN-HOME, F/T CAREGIVER is reqfor 90 yr old lady. Exp and driving is a must. zapatafi [email protected]


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Aluminum Patio Covers, Sunrooms, Railings

and Vinyl.

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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

COUNSELLING

Digital MediaRepresentativeBlack Press | Surrey, BC

Black Press Community Media is the largest independently-owned media company in Canada, with more than 80 titles and websites in British Columbia.

Digital SalesWe are looking for a dynamic individual to join our rapidly expanding digital team as aBlack Press Digital Media Rep. The Digital Sales Rep is responsible for achieving monthly revenue objectives within an assigned cluster or market. The Digital Sales Rep will work closely with an assigned team and category to drive product adoption and revenue growth.

Responsibilities• Identify, pitch and close advertising sales to local

and regional clients• Develop strong relationships with clients• Co-manage pipeline and sales channel• Ensure knowledge of digital media is current via

corporate training and self-development

Job Qualifi cations• Proven digital sales experience• Professional written and oral communication skills• Eager, self-starter that is motivated to work in a

rapidly changing business• 3+ years of experience selling digital advertising

in a similar role

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

• Food Service Supervisor$12.75/hr. + Benefi ts

• Food Service Manager$20.43/hr. + Benefi ts

Required F/T for Tim Hortons - Surrey locations. Various Shifts -

Must be fl exible for Nights /Overnights / Early Mornings /

Weekends.

Fax Resume Attn. Surrey604-278-6726 or e-mail:

[email protected] by Western Bay

Servers & BartendersFT/PT Positions available

immediately for new Indianrestaurant opening in Surrey.

Experience an asset.Please reply by email to:

[email protected]

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

RECEPTIONIST /ACCOUNTS CLERK

Progressive Abbotsford company looking for a Receptionist / Ac-counts Payable Receiving Clerk to join our offi ce team. The suc-cessful candidate will have 2 or more years experience, be highly motivated and strive to achieve the best results. This position is responsible for an 8 line switch board, processing purchase or-ders, tracking and payment of purchases, coding invoices and routing as required.

Interested individuals may forward their resume to:

PO Box 2280Abbotsford, BC V2T 4X2

130 HELP WANTED


163 VOLUNTEERSBECOME A VOLUNTEER

LITERACY or MATH TUTOR and help a child who is struggling to learn! You must have excellent English and/or math skills, and en-joy working with children. Tutoring locations in both Surrey & Langley.Extensive training provided. The Langley information session will be held Tuesday, January 5th at 7 PM at Douglas Park School, 5409 - 206 St. Langley. The Surrey information session will be held Wednesday, January 6th, at 7 PM the Learning Disabilities Association offi ce, #201 - 13766 - 72 Ave. Pre-register at 604-591-5156. Info: www.Ldafs.org

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

RELAXATION BODY CARE604-859-2998

#4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

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

130 HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

$500 loans and moreNo credit checks

1-877-776-1660Apply at moneyprovider.com

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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]

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

257 DRYWALL

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

260 ELECTRICAL

LOW RATES 604-617-1774Licensed, Bonded, Expert trouble shooter. 24/7. 100% guaranteed.

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

NEIGHBOURS ELECTRICLicensed, Warrantied, Affordable. Renos & small jobs. Res & comm. 7 Days. Free est. 604-710-5758.

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

281 GARDENING

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

Prompt Delivery Available7 Days / Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.

✶ Bark Mulch✶ Lawn & Garden Soil

✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

****GUTTER CLEANING****SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

~~ Call Ian 604-724-6373 ~~

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing,

reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

BEAUTIFUL BATHROOMPlumbing + Drywall + Elect. + Tubs &

Showers & Sinks + Toilets & Tile + Fan + Countertop + Painting = = BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM!!

Sen disc. Work Guar.17 yrs exp. CallNick 604-230-5783, 604-581-2859


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

RICHGOLD Contr. Ltd. Bsmt suites, framing, drywall, paint, deck-ing, fl ooring, crown moulding & all kinds of reno’s. Sam 604-992-8474.

296 KITCHEN CABINETS

QUICKWAY Kitchen Cabinets Ltd. ****Mention this ad for 10% Off ****

Call Raman @ 604-561-4041.

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶SBroken Concrete RocksS

$25.00 Per Metric TonSMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS

$25.00 Per Metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$59.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE

ABE MOVING & Delivery& Rubbish Removal$30/hr. per Person • 24/7

604-999-6020

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

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

604-537-4140

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

NORTH STARS PAINTINGwww.northstars-painting.com

AMAZING WORK,AMAZING VALUE!

778.245.9069

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.



polarbearpainting.com$299 ~ 3 Rooms walls only 2 coats

call: 604-866-6706

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

TONY’’S PAINTING

~ PRO PAINTERS ~INTERIOR / EXTERIORQuality Work, Free Estimates

Member of Better Business BureauWCB INSURED

Vincent 543-7776

338 PLUMBING

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

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

~ Certifi ed Plumber ~ON CALL 24 HOURS/DAY

Reno’s and RepairsFurnace, Boilers, Hot Water Heat

Plumbing Jobs ~ Reas Rates

~ 604-597-3758 ~10% OFF WITH mention of this ad - H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

A Gas Fitter ✭ PlumberFurnaces, Boilers, Hot Water

Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs.

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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


341 PRESSURE WASHING

All Gutter Cleaning. Window & RoofFULL HOUSE CLEANINGCall Victor 604-589-0356

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Roofi ng Experts. 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

ABIAN RUBBISH

REMOVAL

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



356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

Always ReddyRubbish RemovalResidential / Commercial

• Respectful • Reliable• Responsible • Affordable Rates

All Rubbish, Junk & Recycling needs.

Johnson 778-999-2803

374 TREE SERVICES

ARBOR BARBER TREE SERVICE*fully insured.* stump grinding.* hedge & tree pruning & removals. * danger trees. Care for your trees with our quality minded, reasonablypriced and professionally staffed services. Call for a FREE estimate. 604-835-0971

TREE BROTHERSSPECIALIST

Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump

Grinding. Free Estimates.WCB/Fully Insured

$25 Off with this AdJerry, 604-500-2163

PRO TREE SERVICES Quality pruning/shaping/hedge trim-ming/ removals & stump grinding. John, 604-588-8733/604-318-9270We’re On The Web

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46 The Surrey-North Delta Leader Wednesday December 23 2015

ACROSS1. Pile Pelion on --5. Of the cheek10. Down with!14. Wellaway!18. Monies won19. Pointless20. Variety of pear21. Squander22. Start of a quip by

Marge Piercy: 3 wds.

25. Film --26. LeBlanc or

Groening27. Pain28. Damage30. One of the Muses32. Indian weight33. Steal35. British gun36. Calendar abbr.38. Part 2 of quip: 6

wds.45. Reverb46. Oppose47. Public house48. Mob VIP49. Place for a

speaker50. Trounces51. Like some gardens53. “Luck -- -- Lady”54. A state: Abbr.55. Data

compartments56. Repairs57. Portmanteau word59. Court officer61. Fiery offense62. Pepos63. Part 3 of quip: 5

wds.67. Leg up69. Of sheep70. Golden73. Factions74. Imaginary animal75. Subjected to frat

rituals77. -- soda78. Old French coin79. Hand tool80. Concentrate81. Buddy82. “God’s Little --”84. Gormandize85. Mushroom variety86. Late night host87. Part 4 of quip: 5

wds.92. Skill93. Challenge94. Hurry95. Insolent talk97. Pollute100. Like a soubrette101. Dissertation106. Culture medium107. Discord

personified109. End of the quip: 3

wds.112. Blackballs113. In --114. Bargain115. Wall pier116. Cutting or bleeding117. Hydros118. Disreputable119. Sandbox vessel

DOWN1. Decides2. NYC neighborhood3. Brit. money4. Banned

fireproofing aid5. Woe6. Tiny colonists7. Lingers8. Black cuckoo9. Ump relative10. Native American

of Maine: Var.11. Lout12. “-- -- Lay Dying”13. Inspection

14. Annual book15. Kind of word16. City in Italy17. Stiff hair23. Pt. on a compass24. The Dioscuri, e.g.29. Sch. subj.31. In medias --33. Glaswegians34. Colleen35. Forwards36. Sunshine State

city37. Painting technique

of light and dark39. Eyespots40. Russian river41. City on the Danube42. Clothier43. Overthrow44. Prods45. Cheese variety50. Critter51. -- not, want not52. Desire personified55. Game of kings and

queens56. Quaff57. Council58. Clair de --60. Agitated state61. Blazing62. Attaches a certain

way64. Striped, in biology

65. Form of “John”66. Lapis --67. Alliance org.68. Painting on dry

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of the Southwest

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The right mix of legal servicesfor businesses and individuals.

legal solutions for owners and operators of small businesses and large

business legal needs.

Rosalyn Manthorpe Nicole Tam Michael Gemmiti

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Just right...for all your legal needs.

On February 26, 2015, at the 8200

block of King George Boulevard,

Surrey, B.C. , Peace Officer(s) of

the Langley RCMP seized, at the

time indicated, the subject property,

described as: a 1998 blue Audi

A4, expired BCLP: AL087M, VIN:

WAUED28D5WA200949, on or

about 12:52 Hours.

The subject property was seized

because there was evidence that

the subject property had been used

in the commission of an offence

(or offences) under section 344(1)

(Robbery) of the Criminal Code of

Canada and was therefore offence-

related property pursuant to section

2 (Definitions) of the Criminal Code

of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the

subject property, CFO file Number:

2015-3139, is subject to forfeiture

under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will

be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil

Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the

time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by

a person who claims to have an

interest in all or part of the subject

property. The notice of dispute

must be filed within 60 days of the

date upon which this notice is first

published.

You may obtain the form of a notice

of dispute, which must meet the

requirements of Section 14.07

of the CFA, from the Director’s

website, accessible online at www.

pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The

notice must be in writing, signed

in the presence of a lawyer or

notary public, and mailed to the

Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234

Station Provincial Government,

Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

PETS

477 PETS

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

CHIHUAHUA XMAS pups, 2 males, Deer, 5mos & Apple, 8wks, ready. $750. 604-702-1908

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black. 9 wks old, 1 left. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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.

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

627 HOMES WANTED

Yes, We PayCASH!

Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!

Check us out!www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-626-9647

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Cedar Lodge and Court Apts

Quiet community living next to Guildford Mall.

Clean 1 & 2 bdrms, Corner units avail. (some w/ensuites)

Call for Availability. Cable, Heat, Hot Water incl. Onsite Mgr.

604-584-5233 www.cycloneholdings.ca

CLOVERDALE lge updated 1 Bdrm apt $820/mo Incl heat, hot water N/P. 604-576-1465, 604-612-1960

KIWANIS PARK PLACE12850 26th Ave. Surrey

55+ Crescent Beach

Clean, cozy 1 bdrm apts.Close to Crescent Beach, park

and transit, easy transit to White Rock shopping, N/S N/P.Pick your fl oor and rent.1st - $766; 2nd - $794; 3rd- $821; 4th - $838.

Call Lisa to view-604-538-9669www.kiwanisparkplace.com

SUNCREEK ESTATES★ Large 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments★ Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w★ 3 fl oor levels inside suite★ Wood burning fi replace★ Private roof top patio★ Walk to shops. Near park, pool, playground★ Elementary school on block★ On site security/on site Mgmt★ Reasonable Rent★ On transit route ~ Sorry no pets

Offi ce: 7121-133B St., Surrey604-596-0916

SURREY, 126/72 Ave. 2 Bdrm apt, $945/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, 604-543-7271.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

SURREY, 135/65 Ave. Bachelor apt $555/mo, quiet complex, no pets. Call 604-596-1099.

SurreyBeautifully Upscale

1 Bdrm Suites - perfect for the discerning renter!

Classic suites starting at $729.Elite suites starting at $839.

Located close to bus routes & skytrain, 20 min walk to Surrey

City Centre.Max occ. 2 people. Sorry no pets.

Call Surrey Gardens Apts at 604-589-7040 to view

our Elite Suites!

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK.2 Large RV Pads available for

mobile home. Call 604-597-4787.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

WHITE ROCK-1000sf. 3 bdrm. 1/2 blk. to beach & shops. Older style quaint home. Newer paint & carpet. Incls. W/D. 3 car prkg. $1200 small pet OK. Avail. Now / 604.418.6654

RENTALS

739 MOTELS, HOTELS

LINDA VISTA Motel Luxury Rooms w/cable, a/c & kitchens. 6498 King George Hwy. Mthly, Wkly & Daily Specials. 604-591-1171. Canadian Inn 6528 K.G.Hwy. 604-594-0010

750 SUITES, LOWER

BOLIVAR HEIGHTS - Brand New 2 Bdrm grnd level suite with nice mountain view. NS/NP, avail immed $950/mo. Call 778-320-5737.

FLEETWOOD 3 Bdrm,2bth sml pet, n/laund, avail Jan1st, $1300 incl hy-dro. 778-858-3143, 604-727-4823

FLEETWOOD 92A/153. 1 Bdr gr/lvl. Avail now. Ns/Np. $550 incl utils & cable. 604-582-9519, 604-910-6357

FLEETWOOD; lrg 3 bdrm bsmt ste, with master bath, plus 1 full bath & inste lndry. Avail now. $1400 incl utils. NP/NS. Call: 604-831-5569

SURREY 76/151- 2 Bdrm suite nr amens, full bth, lndry, ns/np/nd refs. $850 inc utils/cbl/net 778-318-1038

751 SUITES, UPPER

SURREY, 9721 Townline Division. 3 Bdrms, reno’d kit, large sundeck with view, avail now. $1400/mo incl laundry. Pet neg. (604)505-9541

RENTALS

752 TOWNHOUSES

SURREY 139/68 Ave. 3 Bedroom townhouse, $1050. In quiet family complex,no pets.Call 604-599-0931

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SURREY 64/King George, 2 Bdrm T/H with bsmt, $1015. Quiet family complex,no pets. 604-596-1099.

SURREY; 65/135. 3 Bdrm town-house, $1000, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-596-1099

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC

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*WestCor Group is Top 1% based on 2015 Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Medallion Team Statistics.

WestCor Group would like to wish all past, present and future clients a very

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and prosperous New Year.

Because of you we accomplished over 105 solds in 2015.

Can’t wait to serve you in 2016!

As the year winds down and we close the books on a remarkable year in the BC Real Estate

Industry, one cannot help but ponder on what 2016 will bring. Amongst all of the holiday

cheer and Christmas celebration are questions about the future.

A few questions we at WestCor hear regularly are, ‘What will happen? Will the market continue to increase at this alarming rate? What should I do?’ Our predictions are not

based on the Crystal Ball method, rather an in depth analysis on several factors surrounding

us. The short answer, the Sellers’ market will continue into the New Year and if there are

any changes they will be towards the end of the coming year and WILL NOT be a crash. We

will see prices stabilize towards the end of the year and into 2017.

What should you do? Buy and Sell. If you are making a move to another city or want to cash in on your investment then now is the time. Get

ahead of the Spring rush and LIST NOW!!May this Christmas and Holiday season be good to you and may you be blessed in 2016.

The Selling Season

Happy Holidays!

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