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More than six months afternumerous applicants vied forthe rights to a much-coveted
radio frequency to be based in Surrey,South Fraser Broadcasting has beengranted permission to start broadcastingon 107.7 FM.
The station will be called My SurreyFM and will be the first English-speakingradio station based in the City of Parks.According to Suki Badh, president ofSouth Fraser Broadcasting, My Surrey FMis expected to go live within the next sixmonths.
“We want to do it all properly, and I’drather delay the launch a little bit in orderto get all the infrastructure in place,” saidBadh, who has two years to launch thestation following the CRTC’s decision,announced Wednesday.
Badh said he was excited for what thestation means for Surrey, as he envisionsthe station as being something to connectthe city’s varied population.
“Considering all the backgrounds wecome from, be it Filipino, Scottish, Irish,Caucasian, South Asian, anything andeverything will be covered in a languagethat 94 per cent of Surrey either speaks orunderstands,” explained Badh.
“What’s really going to differentiate usis our news and spoken word. It’s going tobe all about Surrey, first and always, andit’ll be issues like transportation, growingpains, what happened at city council what’shappening all over Surrey.”
South Fraser Broadcasting was chosenout of 11 applicants who all made theircase to the Canadian Radio and TelevisionCommission in January about why theyshould be awarded the frequency. Otherapplications included South Asian-specificbroadcasting, talk radio and top 40 stations,
but ultimately the CRTC went with SouthFraser Broadcasting, which will focus onadult contemporary music, as well as news,sports and weather. Community outreachwill also be a part of the programming,according to Badh.
In its decision, the CRTC saidSouth Fraser Broadcasting’sservice “will fill a programmingvoid by introducing a firstlocal English-language servicededicated to a Surrey audience.The new service will servethe needs of Surrey residentsby offering local news andcommunity information. As anew entrant to the Vancouverradio market, the applicant will enhancethe diversity of news voice in the market.”
Badh said the 107.7 FM frequency willbe strong enough to cover all of Surrey aswell as a few other communities south ofthe Fraser.
“We are ecstatic to be able to contributeto the growth of Surrey, one of Canada’sfastest growing communities,” he said.
Badh said he’s looking forward tobringing a new voice for Surrey to theairwaves.
“Surrey gets a lot of notoriety onVancouver stations due to drug busts,
or murders or somethingnegative, but there’s lots tocelebrate about Surrey, andthis station will reflect thatdiversity.… Surrey is a vibrantcommunity that’s about to takeoff,” he said.
In addition to providingmore Surrey-based contentfor locals, the South FraserBroadcasting has alsocommitted to providing
$700,000 toward Canadian contentdevelopment over the next seven years.
That money will go towards initiativessuch as funding a stage at Surrey’s annualFusion Festival, journalism and broadcastscholarships at local post-secondaryinstitutions and music programs for theSurrey School District.
WHITE ROCK — For the second yearin a row, the city’s famous promenadeand pier will be adorned with traditionalChinese lanterns in celebration of thereturn of White Rock Moon Festival.
Running from Sept. 5 to 7, the festivalwill be a partnership between the Cityof White Rock and White Rock ChineseArts Center and follows up on a successfuldebut event last October.
Last year, nearly 500 lanterns linedthe pier and promenade, and the festivalfeatured food and musical performanceshonouring Chinese culture in celebrationof a harvest festival observed on the lunarcalendar at this time of year.
Thousands of people came down to thewaterfront over the three-day event, andthis year organizers hope to ramp thingsup with several new features such as afireworks display, Asian cuisine for sale andtraditional lily-style lanterns.
“As a council, we’re incredibly pleased tosupport all events that strengthen artisticand economic relationships betweencountries,” said White Rock Mayor WayneBaldwin.
“Events such as these are an importantpart of bringing communities together anda better understanding of different culturalcelebrations.”
White Rock Moon Festival kicks off onFriday, Sept. 5 down by the pier, with anopening ceremony at 5:30 p.m.
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A new radio station called My Surrey FM will be found at 107.7 FM and its mandate isto focus on everything Surrey. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON)
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SURREY — A localcompany helped light updance moves in the latestStep Up movie.
The KLR10 unit developedand built by Parasol Systemswas used in key scenes forStep Up: All In, which openedin theatres Friday as the fifthmovie in the series.
“The movie is a bigshowcase for us, absolutely,”said Hermann Fruhm, CEOof Parasol.
“It’s an exciting time,”added Fruhm, who co-founded the company in2006 with Randy Krochak.
One of the company’sthree lighting units, therelatively small STAR600,is built at its year-oldheadquarters, located in thePort Kells area of Surrey. Thetwo larger units, includingthe one used in Step Up:All In are built at a plant inDallas, Texas.
Three of Parasol’sSTAR600 units will soon beshipped to China for use in adance club there.
“This technology isdesigned for big concerts,tours, nightclubs, movies
– anything that requiresspecial lighting,” Fruhmtold the Now on a tour ofthe company’s warehouseThursday.
Parasol-developedlighting systems utilize self-propelling and wirelesslycontrolled vehicles thattravel along pre-determinedguideways. The technologymoves already-movinglights, and Fruhm isconfident the technologywill “revolutionize” thelighting industry.“Mywhole way of thinking isthis almost requires a newway of thinking by lightingdesigners,” said Fruhm.
The KLR10 unit is featuredin the finale dance sequencein Step Up: All In, and also intrailers for the film.
Brian Pearson, the movie’sdirector of photography,recently raved about theflexibility and dynamicnature of the lighting unit.
“Parasol’s KLR10 wasreally the show-stopper onthe (movie), surpassing mybest expectations in termsof performance, reliabilityand flexibility,” Pearsontestified.“From the momentI saw it, I just knew it had aplace in our big dance finalesequence.”
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As the world of mountainbiking descends onWhistler for the
Crankworx freeride mountainbike festival, riders in Surrey arebringing a little of the adrenalineto their home turf.
This coming Sunday (Aug.17), Surrey Off Road CyclingEnthusiast, or SORCE, will host agrand-opening of Invergarry BikePark in North Surrey.
People have been riding theirbikes in the park since the mid’90s but it was only in recentyears that SORCE and the Cityof Surrey worked to establish aportion of the 37.5-hectare parkfor mountain bikes.
“It wasn’t designated a bikepark, it was actually just a placewhere a couple of dudes cameand chucked some dirt and werejumping,” said Jon Proctor, avice-president of SORCE. “Priorto that, it was common for guysto come in here on their dirt bikesand rip around.”
A grand opening was heldseveral years ago but after someadditions late last year by AlpineBike Parks, a company thatspecializes in building world-classbike parks, directors of SORCEfelt another opening was in order.
“The most recent renovationswere so substantial and soprogressive that it warrantsanother event,” Proctor said.
The new additions to the park,which include wooden lips forgap jumps and wall rides, were
built with rider development inmind.
Trails progress riders from smallflowing jumps to getting big air.
“The park, overall, is designedto provide progression for therider, right from little kids ona push-bike right to big dudessending it on gaps,” Proctor said.
Since the addition of the bikepark and an increase of users,Proctor says it has provided localyouth a chance to get involved in a
great sport and has improved thesafety for other users.
“Now you’ll see young ladies inhere running and jogging, it’s gota super safe atmosphere, whereasbefore you’d have people living inthe bushes.” said Proctor.
“The kids are out gettingtheir fitness and they’re doingsomething that’s cool, and thepayoff for us is that we get a bitmore credibility with the city andwe can start looking at developing
more sites.”The grand opening of the
Invergarry Bike Park starts at 10a.m. Sunday and runs until 5 p.m.at the corner of Surrey Road andWallace Drive.
From 10 a.m. to noon, there willbe some final construction on thejumps followed by a jump jam,barbecue, music and prizes in theafternoon.
Talented local riders will beshowing off on the jumps and
Proctor hopes that some ofthe riders and spectators fromCrankworx will stop by on theirway home.
“You might not see back flipsand stuff that you’re going to seeat whistler ... but lots of air, lots ofsmiles and hopefully lots of goodfood,” he said.
For more information on theInvergarry Bike Park and SORCE,visit Sorcebikeclub.org.
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Will Davidson, 15, from Surrey, gets air off one of the new jumps that will be showcased at the Invergarry Bike Park grand opening on Sunday,Aug. 17 in North Surrey. (Photo: MATT LAW)
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The Editor,Re: “She wants to change language of
the road,” the Now, Aug. 7.Varinder Badh presents some of
the most compelling and constructivesolutions in her thesis.
However, before I go further; let mefirst offer condolences for Badh’s tragicloss, and then to congratulate her oncourage to go forth in writing her thesis,and in doing so, earning her doctorate
in the social sciences.Badh’s choice in entitling her thesis
“It is No Accident that is Called AnAccident – Vehicular Negligence: ASocio-legal Study of Crime, Law andPublic Safety” was incredibly intuitive.
She states discoveries in finding theaverage person still views injuries andor fatalities from road crashes “as theresult of chance or fate, as an act ofGod, or just bad luck.”
Further, as terminology affectsperception “it minimizes the possiblereckless and selfish behaviour that leadsto injury and fatality on the roads.”
In your story, there were manypertinent quotes that were tantamountto the points being conveyed, such asholding drivers responsible for injury
or fatality “to a higher standard” ofaccountability.
It’s a sad fact that “accidents” onroads all over the world are not new.
For a long time, governments,pressured by their citizens, have hashed,botched and rehashed the possibilityof what to do to make our roads safer– with not much headway.
Not until a government has theintestinal fortitude to come up with aparadigm that is totally intransigent toset rules, not subject to interpretation,and including all those suggested byBadh, will fatalities on our roads due tovehicular negligence begin to lessen innumbers. The sooner the better for all.
Fran Manary, Surrey
Surrey stationgood for citybut no bias please
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Having a radio station that’s “all Surrey, all thetime” is big news for a city like Surrey.
For years, Surrey has battled to berespected as a big player in the Lower Mainlandand last week’s announcement that South FraserBroadcasting has been granted permission to startbroadcasting a station called My Surrey FM on 107.7FM is a big win in this regard.
Suki Badh, president of South Fraser Broadcasting,is understandably excited about what the stationmeans for Surrey.
“It’s going to be all about Surrey, first and always,and it’ll be issues like transportation, growing pains,what happened at city council what’s happening allover Surrey,” he told the Now.
The new station will also be a big communitybooster, helping fund events like Surrey’s annualFusion Festival and providing journalism andbroadcast scholarships at local post-secondaryinstitutions and music programs for the SurreySchool District.
One cause for concern though gave us reason topause – and it involves the press release that was sentout soon after the announcement.
“We are ecstatic to be able to contribute to thegrowth of Surrey, one of Canada’s fastest growingcommunities,” Badh said in the release. “The cityis becoming one of the best places to live in theLower Mainland, thanks to the philosophy ofsustainable development, championed by MayorDianne Watts and her council.”
He also praised Surrey First Coun. Tom Gill forsupporting his bid to bag the radio station, althoughGill’s support caused much controversy at the time.
Some on Twitter were quick to express concernthat a new media outlet in town was unashamedlywilling to broadcast a possible bias so blatantly.
Indeed, as a media outlet, My Surrey FM’s listenerswill expect fair and balanced coverage, especiallysince the station is already branding itself as a newsoutlet and not just a music station. So it’s surprisingto us – and seemingly to some on Twitter – that sucha statement be made, out of the blue and in its veryfirst press release.
Having a radio station devoted to issues and eventsin Surrey? That’s great.
But having a radio station with a clear politicalbias devoted to issues and events in Surrey?
In that case, maybe you should just stick to music.
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The recent disaster of the collapse ofthe Mount Polley mine tailings pondmay force the BC Liberals to finally
revisit a key policy decision made earlyon in its first mandate: the cutting back ofenvironmental protection measures.
Since 2001, critics have denouncedthe province for turning a blind eye toenvironmental protection, and have longwarned a disaster was just around the corner.
Well, that disaster has now occurred.As of this writing, it is still not clear
why the tailings pond failed and dumped10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5million cubic metres of mine slurry intoPolley and Quesnel Lakes.
Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennetthas denied that a lack of inspections playedany role in the pond collapse and has insistedthe number of annual mine inspections ispretty well the same as five years ago.
He may well be proven right that
inspections (or a lack thereof) played no rolein the tailings pond collapse, but the MountPolley disaster has nevertheless re-focusedattention on the BC Liberals controversialhistorical record when it comes to protectingthe environment.
That controversy pretty much startedright after Gordon Campbell and the BCLiberals were swept into power in 2001. Itwas obvious early on the BC Liberals didnot share the same zeal for environmentalissues that characterized much of what theprevious government, formed by the NDP,seemed to be all about. The environmentministry lost a quarter of its staff.
Not only did the BC Liberals cutresources for environmental protection,it implemented a fundamental andphilosophical shift when it came to this issue.It essentially moved to a self-regulating andself-enforcement model for natural resourcecompanies.
Penalties were increased for violationsof environmental protection rules andregulations, but companies were essentiallyallowed to police themselves.
Critics predicted this would translateinto more incidents that could threatenenvironmental values.
Indeed, over the years, there have beena number of tailings pond failures andbreaches of dams, including the collapseof an earthen dam near Oliver in 2010 thatdestroyed five homes.
Premier Christy Clark has made it clearher government’s core philosophical value isto “grow the economy,” particularly throughthe natural resource extraction industry. Inparticular, it has championed the miningindustry and the natural gas sector.
However, as practices such as frackingbecome more controversial and as variousinfrastructure around the province (suchas dams, tailing ponds and pipelines, forexample) gradually age, her government willundoubtedly feel more pressure to ensuremore serious environmental disasters do notoccur.
While the BC Liberals rightly feel theirsurprise re-election in 2013 was stronglytied to its pro-industry platform and a muchweaker pro-industry platform put forth bythe NDP, they may risk losing support ifthere are any more major accidents.
As Finance Minister Mike de Jong putstogether next year’s budget, he may ponderwhether it is politically prudent to revisit theresources he has allocated to two ministries
given short shrift in his three-year fiscal plan.The environment ministry is scheduled for
a tiny ($6 million) lift to its current annualbudget of $134 million. That doesn’t suggestany major increase for environmentalprotection measures, such as inspections andenforcement.
And the energy and mines ministry, whichconducts those tailing ponds inspections, hasits small annual budget of $21 million frozenfor the next two years. Given inflation andother cost pressures, it’s hard to see how thattranslates into more inspections.
Clark has tried to distance herself fromher predecessor, Gordon Campbell, in anumber of areas since taking over from him.
Perhaps she will use the Mount Polleydisaster as an opportunity to distanceherself from Campbell even further byimplementing a more aggressive approachto environmental protection.
The government will understandablynever abandon its support for naturalresource industries, including mining. Butthere’s not much political downside topainting itself with a greener brush.
Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter forGlobal BC. Keith.Baldrey@globalnews
Now’s a perfect time for BC Liberals to get greenerB.C. politics
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SURREY – Though Surrey’s RCMPdetachment has some 673 officers, Coun.Barinder Rasode said she’s learned only 598of them are active.
It’s a question she raised earlier this yearat a police committee meeting and she saidshe’s only just received her answer this week.
Some 75 officers are “non-roadable,” shesaid, meaning they are on parental, sick orother leave.
Rasode said this translates to 36 generalduty officers per shift at any given time, andsaid she’s been told by those doing the workthat the number for a city as large as Surreyshould be 50.
“It’s very upsetting,” she said. “Officersare upset and fed up. They are raising theirfamilies here and are impacted by crime.This level or lack of officers definitelyhas impact on the officers’ ability. I can’timagine the stress level and workloadthey’re dealing with.”
The Surrey RCMP declined commenton the number of active duty officersFriday but released a statement saying theywould not be releasing the number of staffmembers available for general duty shiftsdue to public and officer safety concerns.However, police said the “36” number“significantly understates the actual numberof resources policing the City of Surrey.”
In the release, the RCMP also reiteratethat “policing a city goes far beyond generalduty. We have numerous specialized unitswho are also actively on duty, providingpolice service to the City of Surrey. Theseunits include Investigative Services, Traffic,Bike Unit, Special Victims Unit, CrimeReduction Units, Drug Section, Surrey Gang
Enforcement Team, Robbery Unit and manymore.
“While each of these units are tasked withspecific duties, they are actively patrollingthe streets and reacting to incidents thatoccur as well as supporting patrol officers inspecific investigations.”
Rasode noted that while she understoodthe RCMP’s reasons for not disclosing thenumber of general duty officers, they alsohaven’t denied her figure. She also felt itwas important to highlight the differencebetween general duty officers and those inother units.
“For me one of the things that’simportant is the number 36 is specificto general duty officers,” she said. “Theyare the frontline support for businessesand residents. When I’m told the numbershould be 50, I want to support that and myintention is to get proper resources so thatthe community is being served properly.”
WHERE IS THE PROMISEDSCRUTINY, MCCALLUM ASKS
Mayoral candidate Doug McCallumsays the police released the general dutyofficer figures as a result of three Access toInformation requests he made earlier thisweek.
A representative for McCallum’scampaign said while they never receivedthe documents showing the numbersthemselves and admitted their requests haveyet to be processed, they believe McCallum’srequest prompted the RCMP to comeforward with the figures.
The former mayor is also pointing fingersat Rasode for having a “lackadaisical”approach to crime and safety over hertenure on council.
McCallum said in 2012, Rasodetrumpeted a new clause in the RCMPcontract that “allows the city to haveinformation and meetings to do an analysisto make sure we’re also getting value.”
He questioned why an analysis hasn’tbeen undertaken until now, and why noaction has been taken.
“City council told citizens that there
would be a higher level of scrutiny overthe policing services provided by theSurrey RCMP, yet the figures releasedtoday (Thursday) tell a far different story,”McCallum said. “If the residents of Surreycannot rely on the elected officials to ensureaccountability, then there is a seriousproblem with leadership when it comes toensuring the safety and security of Surrey’sstreets.”
In response, Rasode said for anyonepaying attention, her history on publicadvocacy has been clear from the start.
“My asking the tough questions andfighting for transparency and open policecommittee meetings actually resulted inme being removed as chair of the policecommittee,” she said, adding that she leftSurrey First partly because of this issue.“That was a very difficult decision. Thefundamental reason I left a party (likeSurrey First, is) they would not entertain orhave discussions around tough issues likepublic safety.”
McCallum also dug into mayoralopponent and current Coun. Linda Hepnerfor remaining silent about the statistics.
Asked Thursday what she thought ofMcCallum’s information requests, mayoralopponent and current councillor LindaHepner said, “I expect his motive is clearand he’ll try to utilize that data to fearmonger in the community.”
Rasode is calling for a new “communitypolicing team” made up of 200 personnel.
It’s a two-tiered model used in Langford,she noted, that utilizes community policingand bylaws.
Rasode’s plan would include 120
community safety officers to patrol the city’stown centres. They would be trained by thecity and RCMP and would conduct footand bike patrols. She’d also like to see bylawofficers be given a new role and new powersas community peace officers as well as 38school liaison officers – two at each of thecity’s 19 high schools – to assist and mentorteens.
“We have an income of $788 million (atthe city), why can’t we spend $8 millionon this?” wondered Rasode, who plans tobring the idea forward at the next policecommittee meeting.
CRIME IS NO. 1 ISSUE AMONGSURREY RESIDENTS, POLL SAYS
And as the Surrey RCMP are set to get30 new officers this year, bringing the totalnumber of officers up to 703, the city stillwon’t hit the target laid out in its CrimeReduction Strategy, which calls for onepolice officer for every 700 residents orbetter.
With a projected population of roughly510,000 in 2014, a total of 703 officerswould mean one officer for every 725people: the city would need another 25 newofficers to hit the target.
Comparatively, Vancouver currentlyhas over 200 police officers per 100,000residents and Surrey has 137.
In an Insights West poll released March7, it was found that 51 per cent of residentssee crime as the number-one issue. Thiscame on the heels of Surrey setting a newmurder record in 2013. The city recorded25 homicides last year, while the previousrecord of 21 was set in 2005.
Then in late July, crime again came in asthe top concern at 45 per cent in anotherInsights West survey.
Mario Canseco, VP of public affairs atInsights West, noted it’s rare for a municipalissue to be at more than 40 per cent andsaid he believes “whoever connects betteron crime is going to be the winner” in theupcoming election.
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METRO VANCOUVER — A Delta dogwalker who claimed six dogs were stolenfrom her truck has been charged with animalcruelty offenses related to the dogs’ deaths.
Emma Paulsen initially claimed the sixdogs, including one of her own, had beenstolen from the back of her pickup truck at aBrookswood park on May 13. She told policeshe had been walking the dogs there, andhad left them in the locked truck while sheused the washroom. When she came back,the dogs were gone.
A massive search of the area failed toturn up a trace of the dogs, nor did any ofthem turn up for sale or at Lower Mainlandshelters.
Mia, Oscar, Buddy, Molly, Teemie and
Salty had their pictures splashed across localand regional newpapers and TV screens.
Adding insult to injury, some of theowners of missing dogs were contacted byscam artists claiming they could return theanimals for a reward.
The dogs owners, and Paulsen, held a rallyat the park a few days later and handed outflyers with the dogs’ pictures.
However, within a week, Paulsen allegedlyadmitted to private investigators that thedogs had died while her truck was parked inRichmond.
She had allegedly panicked and concoctedthe story.
The dogs bodies were later found in aditch in Abbotsford.
Paulsen is now facing five animal crueltycharges and a charge of misleading policewith a false report.
“We’re pleased with it, because it’sprecedent setting,” said Marcie Moriarty ofthe BC SPCA.
Paulsen is charged under the provincialPrevention of Cruelty to Animals Act withcausing or permitting an animal to be indistress, and with failing to protect an animalfrom circumstances that are likely to cause
distress.It’s the latter charge that sets a precedent.
It was enacted in 2012 after the slaughter of alarge number of sled dogs in Whistler.
The idea behind the charge is that animalowners have to protect their animals from
likely causes of harm, such as leaving themin a hot vehicle, or letting them roam in anarea with sharp objects.
Under the Criminal Code, Paulsenis charged with neglecting to provideadequate food, water, or shelter, causingunnecessary pain and suffering, and killingor injuring an animal.
The charges were sworn Friday in Surrey.Moriarty did not know when Paulsen will beappearing in court to face the charges.
If convicted, the maximum penaltycould be five years in prison, a fine of upto $75,000, and a lifetime ban on owninganimals.
The SPCA can’t talk about the detailsof the investigation now that the matter isbefore the courts.
However, Moriarty said that despite thepublicity the case has received, there havebeen a number of other incidents of animalsleft in hot cars.
On the weekend, the SPCA responded toa call in the Lower Mainland after a coupleleft two small dogs, a Pomeranian and aChihuahua, in a closed car.
People should know that their animalscan’t take that kind of heat, Moriarty said.
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DELTA — Both sides in the ongoingteachers’ dispute should make a muchstronger effort to stay at the negotiatingtable now that negotiations have resumed,says Delta board of education chair LauraDixon.
Pleased that some optimism has beenexpressed as bargaining teams agreedto meet Friday in their first face-to-facetalks since June, when the B.C. Teachers’Federation launched a full-scale strike,Dixon said the dispute has dragged onfor too long and must not jeopardize thebeginning of the school year.
“We need this to be a genuine attemptand we need them to stay at the table. I don’tsee how waiting and further disrupting thechildren for the start of their term wouldadd any benefit whatsoever,” she said. “Theyknow their positions now, and they needto be able to hammer those out. They needto remember it’s our students who have tocome first in all of this.”
Saying school boards have been frustratedat the level of animosity and how thingshave been allowed to play out, Dixon alsosaid the B.C. School Trustees Association’srecent Action Plan calls for a negotiated
settlement by Aug. 31.She said that in the future, trustees
should somehow be directly involved in thenegotiating process, since they understandthe complexities of public education morethan an appointed bargaining agent.
Dixon added a letterwill soon be sent toparents notifying themof the latest updates.
Education MinisterPeter Fassbender saidlast week that each sidewas expected to makea contract presentationat Friday’s meeting.
He said he isoptimistic that a negotiated settlement canbe reached before school starts next month.
He added the government will bring new“concepts” to the table.
Delta Teachers’ Association president PaulSteer is also hopeful things won’t fall apartonce again, but the province must realizethat its offer, to this point, has been unfair toteachers and students.
“Teachers are inherently very reasonable.They don’t want to see waste or vast oceansof money thrown at something with nopositive effect. That’s not what teacherswant,” Steer said.
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“The first thing is to getthe place renovated. It’s inreally, really bad shape,”said Crossridge Churchpastor Lee Francois. “We’vegot renovation plans, we’rejust waiting on permits andthose sorts of things.”
Everything that was “partof the structure,” includingthe theatre’s seating, nowbelongs to the new ownersso movie-goers who werehoping to snag some seats atthe Aug. 3 auction didn’t getthe chance.
The auction did yield asignificant amount of sales,plus a private $400 offerfor the theatre’s popcornmachine – but Burghardtwould rather see themachine in use again in apublic setting.
“I’m hoping to give thataway to someone who coulduse it,” he said, suggestinglocal schools or sportsleagues. “I do have a $400offer for it but I’d rather givethat to the community.”
Though the seats remainin the building for now,Francois and the churchwon’t be keeping them.
“The seats there are fallingapart, so we’re replacing theseats,” Francois said, “plussome lighting upgrades (andthe) curtains on the side areratty and all that’s comingdown. There will be somecosmetic stuff inside but theseats will all be changed.”
In addition to clearing outthe seats, the group hopesto renovate and expandthe lobby, noting that the
church has no need for asnack bar.
Francois said that thechurch had originally hopedthat the renovations wouldbe done and new programswould be in full swing bySeptember, but given thestate of the building and itsneeded upgrades, a Januarylaunch is more realistic.
“When its done, it willbe a great 280-seat venue,”Francois said. “At that time,the church may considerrenting the space out forcommunity use as well.”
“We’ve had a few outsidegroups inquire aboutpossibilities of an event,”he added. “It might be thatwe do a family movie nightonce a month; we’re stillfiguring that out.”
As for Burghardt, whileit was hard for him to letgo of the business, he sayshe’s more than happy with alittle time off for now.
“It’s still ongoing andthere hasn’t been anyreprieve,” he said with alaugh. “I’m waiting for theday I can just go ‘Aahhh.’ Istill think that’s a few daysaway.”
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CLOVERDALE — Thegroup that bought the ClovaCinema’s building back inMarch is looking to revampthe 67-year-old venue nowthat the theatre has closedits doors.
Owner of the ClovaCinema, Craig Burghardt,ended his 18-year run withthe business last weekendwhen he hosted severalevents – including viewingsof the Rocky Horror PictureShow, an ABBA tribute bandand an auction of some ofthe theatre’s memorabilia– to cap off the cinema’scareer.
“A lot of people had agood time and they enjoyedthe last few moments of theClova. I think we did well bythe community,” Burghardtsaid.
“I’m happy with the wayI ran the business. It seemslike I have a good reputationwith the community and Iwork hard at that and that’simportant to me. I’m in theentertainment business andif people leave with a smileon their faces and laughterin their heart, then that wasmy goal.”
The business neededsignificant updates to stayafloat, including upgrades todigital projection and otherbuilding improvements.Crossridge Church, whichhad been renting the spaceon Sundays for the pastthree years, purchased andtook over the building inMarch.
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NEWTON — Alexis Ferguson has neverspent a summer away from the ballpark.Even as a toddler, Ferguson was in thestands cheering on her mother.
Now, the roles are reversed as Fergusonhas signed to pitch with the BriercrestCollege Clippers in their inaugural seasoncompeting in women’s softball.
Despite only playing ‘A’ ball for twoyears, she impressed the coaching staff atBriercrest and is looking forward to her timein Caronport, Saskatchewan.
She has heard about how hospitablepeople are in her new home and is lookingforward to the change.
“I’m happy to be going from the City ofSurrey, a city area, to somewhere more outin the country,” Ferguson said.
This isn’t the first time the PacificAcademy student has made a big jumpplaying the sport she loves.
Prior to playing rep, Ferguson playedhouse for her entire softball career. Now, the18 year old is ready to step up to the post-secondary level.
“That was one of the major reasons forme wanting to play at a higher level becauseI wanted to continue my softball career inpost-secondary,” said Ferguson.
Briercrest College is a Christian post-secondary institution and, having spenther entire school life at Pacific Academy,Ferguson believes it should be a simpletransition.
Even though she admits she doesn’tattend church as frequently as she wantsto, she is still excited at the prospect ofattending Briercrest.
“I think it’s good and definitely somethingI want to explore more,” Ferguson said.
Carlie Pagens, a Briercrest graduate, is thehead coach of the Clippers and is lookingforward to what Ferguson will bring to theteam.
“I have heard time and time again fromthose around her that she is such a positive
kid with fantastic teamwork ... a real teamplayer,” wrote Pagens in an email to the Now.“What makes her such a great fit for ourteam athletically is her skill and willingnessto play a variety of positions. As a first-yearteam with a smaller roster than many ofthe other teams, having girls who have theathletic skill to play more than one positionis a significant advantage.
“One of our greatest assets this fall will beour pitching depth, with Alexis being a bigpart of this. We currently have three signedpitchers who have all played ‘A’ level ball andare expected to be a significant threat for uson the mound,” added Pagens.
The pitcher was accepted into SFU andDouglas College, but decided against bothof them when she received acceptance anda $400 scholarship to attend and play forBriercrest.
This is Briercrest’s inaugural seasoncompeting in women’s softball andthe school will compete in the WesternCollegiate Softball Association alongsideUniversity of Calgary, University ofLethbridge, Mount Royal University,University of Regina, University ofSaskatchewan and Southern AlbertaInstitute of Technology.
“A lot of time and effort from a lot ofpeople has been put into building thisteam, so it will be exciting to see it all cometogether,” Pagens wrote.
Ferguson and her teammates start theseason on Aug. 29 with a double-header
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Surrey Storm softball player Alexis Ferguson has signed to pitch with the BriercrestCollege Clippers, of Caronport, Saskatchewan. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)
I’m happy to be goingfrom the City of Surrey, acity area, to somewheremore out in the country.…I wanted to continue mysoftball career inpost-secondary.
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VICTORIAVILLE,QUEBEC — For thesecond straight time, thesame Whalley baseballteam has fallen short inthe final of the Canadianchampionships, after losing6-5 to Saskatchewan onThursday (Aug. 7).
The Whalley senior teamwas trailing 5-2 at the startof the seventh inning, butmanaged to claw its wayback and tied the gamebefore taking to the fieldin the bottom half of theinning.
With two players outand the bases loaded,Saskatchewan won thegame with a walk-off basehit.
Manager Doug Wongsaid the boys played their
hearts out and that allof the other teams werecheering them on.
“It brings tears to my eyesto just think how close wewere. I’m getting emotionaljust talking about it,” saidWong.
“A lot of kids madepersonal sacrifices to behere. One kid came homefrom a family trip inTaiwan,” he added. “A lotof kids had personal thingsin their lives that they leftbehind just to come hereand play.”
Both teams started thegame with great pitchingand fielding, and the gamewas scoreless after threeinnings.
When Saskatchewan wasup to bat in the fourth,Whalley made a coupleof defensive errors thatSaskatchewan capitalizedon and took four runs in
the inning.Whalley managed to half
the deficit in the top of thesixth, but Saskatchewanpicked up a run in thebottom of the inning.
Whalley tied the game intheir last at bat, and evenleft runners in scoringposition, but couldn’tmanage to get a hit beforeSaskatchewan got the thirdout.
Despite the loss, Wongis extremely proud of hissquad and said that afterqualifying for their thirdnational championship, thetalent level in Whalley isimmeasurable.
The team had to changeup their game plan for theplayoff round after DeaconLegris, one of the team’stop pitchers, separated hisshoulder sliding into thirdbase during a round-robingame.
Had the team won, theywould’ve qualified for theSenior League BaseballWorld Series in Bangor,Maine, which runs fromAug. 9 to 16.
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According to Surrey RCMP, the twosuspects are alleged to have rammed a stolenblack Ford F350 truck into an electronicsstore at around 6:30 a.m. on July 31st,located in the 2200-block of 160th street.
Police responded to the alarm and foundthe truck, which had been stolen nearby,had been driven into building. Usingsurveillance footage from the site, policeobserved two males leaving the store withvarious goods in hand.
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There is no schedule and Surrey’smanager of parks Owen Croy says thatthe vendors can come and go from theirdesignated parking location when it “makesmost sense for them from a businessperspective.”
The 10 vendors include popular “streetmeat” staple Japadog, the Surrey-basedHillbilly Dawgz — where specialty meatdogs like crocodile and kangaroo arecommon fare — and the Tasty Torpedo, asandwich truck.
“We give them the location, and we setthe rules around them having to have theirbusiness license, the fire inspection, theFraser Health inspection,” Croy said.
He added that the city has “had somegreat success in a number of locations.”
Chris Davis is with the sandwich foodtruck the Tasty Torpedo, whose designatedlocation is City Centre.
“We’re super happy about Surrey andthat’s where we’re invested,” Davis said.
He advised prospective customers tocheck the Tasty Torpedo’s Instagram,Facebook and Twitter for updates on thetruck’s hours.
Likewise, Darrell McFarlane, owner ofHillbilly Dawgz, who has a 12-foot standset up at Bear Creek Park on selected days,advises people to check his Twitter feed forupdates on when the stand will be serving
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“It’s like anything else; it’s a new programfor Surrey and I think it’s great but it’s goingto take a little while for people to get, ‘Well,hey, where are you?’… I think it’s so newright now that we’re all just getting our feetwet.”
McFarlane said that despite growing painsthat go along with starting up somethingnew, the program has been a positiveexperience.
“The Surrey parks staff have been verysupportive to us,” he said.
“Sukhi (Bahia)’s been doing a fabulousjob of getting all together,” Davis said of thecity’s business systems coordinator, whoworked closely with the vendors in settingup the food cart program. Bahia could notbe reached for interview by deadline.
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