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No parole for 21 years Maple Batalia’s killer sentenced Monday

By Sheila Reynolds One of the men involved in the fatal shooting of Surrey SFU student Maple Batalia nearly four-and-a-half years ago will remain behind bars for 21 years before being able to apply for parole.

Gurjinder “Gary” Dhaliwal learned his fate Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, following an emotional morning of victim impact statements. Last week Dhaliwal pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in

the 2011 death of Batalia, his ex-girlfriend. He was initially charged with first-degree murder. Batalia, 19, was gunned down in a parkade outside SFU Surrey after a late-night study See JEALOUS / Page 3

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By Tracy Holmes Talking about death – particularly his own – hasn’t exactly been a comfortable thing for John Aldag. But the Liberal MP for Cloverdale-Langley City said he has realized its importance, through his work on the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying. “I like to pretend that it’s not going to affect me, ever,” Aldag said following a forum on physician-assisted dying in South Surrey. The committee work “just really opened up that need to talk.” A chance

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Council has sent a proposal for a rod and guns show back to staff, saying security plans have not been reviewed By Kevin Diakiw Surrey council has refused to approve a permit for a gun show in Cloverdale until security plans can be completely reviewed by the RCMP. Council does not meet again until April 11, meaning the B.C. Rod and Gun Show scheduled for April 15-17 has effectively been disarmed. Event manager Steve Bednash said Tuesday morning he’s received no such word from the city. As far as he’s concerned, the show is still going on next month. The show had applied for a temporary use permit for the sale of firearms and ammunition for two, three-day events at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds, 17763 62 Ave. It’s a continuation of an event that was held at the fairgrounds last year. Council first considered the application for a permit on Feb. 22 at a land use meeting and gave early approval for the show to go ahead, but without the sale of ammunition. The first event this year is scheduled to run at the Agriplex and Show Barn at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. The city’s planning

and development department had recommended council approve the application for permit. The federal National Weapons Enforcement Support Team expressed no concern and advised that all vendors and participants conform to Firearms Regulations and the Firearms Act. However, Surrey Coun. Dave Woods, a former career police officer who was the district commander for the Cloverdale RCMP, had plenty of concerns. “This afternoon, I had an occasion to have a conversation with our police chief… on this matter,” Woods told his council colleagues Monday night. “Unfortunately, the RCMP advise that they have only received the organizers’ post-security plan this afternoon, and they need time to review it and assess it.” He moved that the application go back to staff so RCMP can appropriately assess it. Mayor Linda Hepner, who had previously spoken in favour of the rod and gun show, wanted to know what kind of firearms would be at the event. “I thought it was just hunting rifles, but I now understand it’s

more than that,” Hepner told her council colleagues. Woods said it’s his understanding handguns were also part of the show, as it was indicated in the security plan. “And that’s one of the things the RCMP is going to be looking at,” Woods said. “And I have some reservations about that.” Hepner agreed. The mayor said the rod and gun show is going to have to find a new date for its show as council will not have time to approve the permit before the organizers’ advertised date. Bednash said the only handguns that were at the show last year were antiques and they were kept under glass. He said 10,000 people attended last year’s show, which took place without incident. Those people would have brought hundreds of thousands of dollars in spin-off revenue to Cloverdale, he estimates. “We fully addressed the concerns of Surrey over the gun issue,” Bednash told The Leader Tuesday. “We’re hunting and fishing enthusiasts. Period.” -Black Press

Cloverdale-Langley City MP John Aldag speaks at a forum on physician-assisted dying hosted by the South Surrey-White Rock Federal Liberal Association last week in Ocean Park.

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ability to request an alternate decision-maker and if the option would apply only to people with a terminal illness. “What it showed is there’s real interest… to learn about what is being considered.” The Supreme Court ruled in February 2015 that people with grievous and irremediable medical conditions should have the right to ask a doctor to help them die, and gave the federal government a year to craft legislation around it. That timeline was later extended to June. Meantime, those wanting a physician-assisted death can seek an exemption through the courts – an option that enabled a Calgary woman with late-stage ALS to exercise her right to die last week in B.C. The woman’s death emphasized

the reality of physician-assisted dying as a viable option, Aldag said. “This is here, it’s not a question of if it’s going to happen in Canada,” he said. “As legislators, we need to look at not if it’s going to happen, (but) how it’s going to happen, when it’s going to happen, who can have access.” Aldag encouraged forum attendees to continue the conversation with their loved ones, to be sure their own wishes around death and dying are clear. “As Canadians, we don’t spend a lot of time talking about that,” he told Black Press. “I’ve become a strong proponent for having these discussions now.” The forum was hosted by the South Surrey-White Rock Federal Liberal Association. – Black Press

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Get growing, Cloverdale Are you interested in growing your own veggies but don’t have a garden? The Cloverdale United Church community garden is getting ready for its fourth season. Plots are available. Cloverdale residents are welcome to join the community in building food-growing gardens at the church, located at 17585 58A Avenue. For more information, or to reserve a plot, call Mary Nichol at 604-574-5813.

Clayton North flagging crew grateful to friendly motorists for coffees, honks, flowers By Jennifer Lang A pair of flaggers featured in a recent edition of the Cloverdale Reporter (“School Work,” Feb. 10), want to thank the community for gifts of hot coffee and other welcome treats as they put in long hours at the North Clayton Secondary School project on 184 Street and 73 Avenue. “We just want to say thank you for honking and saying hi,” Chyme Cummings said, contacting the local paper last week to express her gratitude to the friendly motorists and neighbours for their patience and generosity. She and colleague Leianne Gunter have even received flowers – a welcome gift from a home based business on the street, Feel Good Flowers, which sells fresh bouquets. Friendly motorists honk and wave, boosting their spirits. “They’re just so nice,” Cummings said. Work at the site of the 1,500-seat, $55 million school began in January and is expected to last to 2018.

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Spring ahead Here’s a reminder to Reporter readers to set their clocks forward one hour before heading to bed Saturday night. Pacific Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m., Sunday, March 13, ushering in more light on the drive home and setting the stage for the official arrival of spring one week later, on March 20. – Cloverdale Reporter

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stantial, she credited the thorough police investigation. Stephen said police tracked down the suspect vehicle within two days and discovered a shell casing under the hood, which matched the shell casing at the scene at SFU Surrey. Batalia’s blood was later found on the car’s headlight control and driver’s side visor. A second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence. Both Crown and defence recommended Dhaliwal serve 21 years in jail before being eligible to apply for parole. The trial of Gursimar Singh Bedi, who is charged with manslaughter with a firearm and being an accessory after the fact, was scheduled to begin Monday afternoon. Dhaliwal was charged, along with Bedi, in late 2012. Batalia’s family and friends have expressed frustration with delays in the justice process. They plan to petition for court reform.

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session. She died later in hospital of three gunshot wounds to the torso and left arm. She also had 11 knife wounds on her head. Crown and defence lawyers presented an agreed statement of facts following Dhaliwal’s guilty plea. In it, they detailed the weeks before Batalia’s murder, when Dhaliwal became obsessive. The couple had broken up in August 2011, but Dhaliwal did not want to end the relationship and proceeded to call and text her thousands of times from different phones in the weeks that followed. Two weeks before the murder, Dhaliwal confronted men he saw with Batalia at a nightclub, and sent her more than 300 texts that night. He confronted Batalia again on Sept. 24 when she was having coffee with a male friend. Dhaliwal tried to convince her

to reconcile but Batalia was alive when police the meeting ended arrived, but sucwith him pushing her to the ground. cumbed to her injuries in hospital in He was arrested later that day and orthe early morning hours Sept. 28. dered to stay away While the knife from her. On Sept. 26, was found at the scene, the gun was armed with a knife never recovered, and a gun he obsaid Crown prosetained to confront Batalia’s friend, he cutor Wendy SteMaple Batalia went to the SFU phen. “He was a jealous Surrey campus in a rented white Dodge Charger. ex-boyfriend,” said Stephen outBedi went in and saw Batalia, side court. but not the guy friend, so they One of the reasons for the stiff sentence, she added, was left. Late on Sept. 27, the two men the ex-couple’s connection. “This is in the context of a doagain drove to SFU. Dhaliwal parked and Bedi again went in mestic relationship – breaking and this time, saw both Batalia up. In this country, people are and her male friend. Dhaliwal, allowed to break up and no does the court heard, became en- mean no.” Stephen pointed to the use of raged when he saw the two hug and grabbed his gun. He fired a firearm in a public place as agfive shots, three of them striking gravating factors. She said though the case Batalia. He then slashed her on against Dhaliwal was circumthe top and back of her head.

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ST. PATRICK’S DINNER DANCE On Saturday, March 12 the White Rock Irish Club hosts a St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance at Hazelmere Golf and Tennis Club. Tickets are available by calling Dierdre O’Ruairc at 604-803-0773. The White Rock Irish Club is a social club promoting Irish culture and friendship, and extends a warm hand of welcome to all new Irish coming into the area. The club supports all other Irish clubs in Vancouver and holds some of its events at the Elks Hall in White Rock. For more information, visit www.whiterockirishclub.com.

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ing, the original French lyrics – which instead focus on how the country’s “brow is wreathed in a glorious garland of flowers” – remain unaltered.) The notion of updating the lyrics in the interests of gender inclusivity THE has surfaced a number of times H ever since. Toronto city council, Senator Vivienne Poy, and former Governor General Michaëlle Jean have all raised the issue. Even a former prime minister has weighed in on the matter: In 2013, Kim Campbell TH helped head up the Restore Our Anthem Campaign. Come to think of it, “Our home and ‘Native’ land” isn’t very inclusive to Canadians who were born somewhere else, so it’s not just about making gals like me happy. The bottom line is the current wording is sounding increasingly out-of-step with contemporary Canadian values and risks diluting the anthem’s patriotic appeal to Men Who Were Born In Canada. And maybe not so much everyone else. Don’t get me wrong – they’re a great group of guys. And I know they’d love the rest of us to join them in standing proud for Canada when we sing our anthem. Why, you ask? Because it’s 2016. E

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supplied the words, in French, and composer Calixa Lavallee, who wrote the music. Robert Stanley Weir is credited with penning the best-known English version of the song, which has undergone a number of lyrical amendments since it debuted in 1908. Weir’s original line, “True OF patriot love thou dost in us command” was changed to “True patriot love in all thy sons command” in 1913 – as a show of support for Canadian soldiers fighting in the First World War. Further, the refrain carried no reference to God. It simply went: “O Canada! O Canada! O Canada! We stand on guard for thee. O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.” Various parliamentary bills proposed adopting the song as the official national anthem appeared between 1962 and 1980. In the 1960s, both the Senate and House of Commons were instructed to look into the matter, finally recommending changes to the lyrics, proposing “Oh Canada, glorious and free” (which I remember singing as a kid here in B.C.) change to “God keep our land, glorious and free.” The current version was officially adopted in June 1980. (In case you were wonderO

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tip of the Stetson to Mauril Belanger, an MP who has again introduced a private member’s bill seeking to make a few minor edits to a Canadian classic – our national anthem. Ailing from ALS, the Ottawa MP is losing his own singing voice, but suggests we take a stab at making O Canada more gender inclusive. He proposes replacing “In all our sons command” with “in all of us command.” According to Canadian Press, he introduced an identical bill in the last parliament session but it was defeated at second reading by the then-Conservative majority (all opposition MPs supported it). “Belanger said the objective of the bill is to ‘pay tribute to all the women who have worked and fought to build and shape the Canada that we know today ... to at long last honour their sacrifices and contributions.’” I haven’t been singing “sons” since the 1980s at least, when I formed the distinct impression that the line was changed to “us”, and have been confused ever since. It’s not my imagination. It turns out the lyrics have been somewhat fluid over the decades, ebbing and flowing to suit the times. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, O Canada was originally called “Chant National” and was written in 1880 in Quebec City by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, who

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Trudeau makes a brief stop in Surrey By Kevin Diakiw Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Surrey for a brief visit last week with the city’s mayor. Just prior to his arrival, Linda Hepner said she would be speaking with Trudeau about Surrey’s green technologies, such as the District Energy Centre, the coming biofuel facility and a clean technology innovation centre. Trudeau made the rounds with regional mayors before his arrival at the Globe 2016 conference in Vancouver, which ran March 2 to 4. The event focused on environmentally friendly innovation. Both Hepner and Trudeau were scheduled speakers at the event. Hepner said last Wednesday she spent 40 minutes with Trudeau and was impressed he’s taking time to meet with mayors. “I see this as a very positive step where cities have a voice,” Hepner told Black Press. “We can’t become carbon neutral as a nation without having (cities) at the table,” Hepner said. She said that in addition to green technologies, Trudeau also touched on the economy. “He certainly gets it, that the economy needs to be robust,” Hepner said, noting

Surrey’s plan for Light Rail Transit will create more than a decade of good jobs. Hepner said they also talked about Surrey being named one of the top seven intelligent communities this year by the New York-based think tank Intelligent Community Forum. Surrey was given the honour because of cutting-edge technologies, such as the biofuel facility, Innovation Boulevard (a high-tech sector along King George Boulevard) and the city’s traffic management centre. “All of which have attachments to climate change and becoming a carbon-neutral city,”

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ongevity. That’s what Edith Katronis says drives her success in real estate. After 35 years in the business – 33 in Cloverdale – the name Katronis is synonymous with the real estate business. She believes she’s built up a good reputation with people because she’s been around long enough to build up trust – and has gotten to know so many people in the community. “They just know that I’m here,” she says. “I’ve been here so long.” Katronis went to the University of British Columbia for business and then went on to real estate in 1981. After two years, she decided she wanted her own business, venturing off on her own in 1983, not quite realizing just how full-time it would be. “I wanted to have my own business and I thought that I would have flexible hours,” she says, “It’s ended up being much more than I thought.” To truly excel, a realtor has to be a full-time professional, she says. “I don’t believe in parttime realtors. You can’t do it part time. You can’t do it well. To do real estate well, you have to be a full-time realtor and devote everything to it.” Over the years, she’s been able to grow and improve

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her business. Real estate, she says, offers a world of possibilities as a business. “I chose it as something I could expand and build on and make better,” she says. “As an entrepreneur, it gives you opportunities because you’re really running your own little business when you’re a realtor. Every realtor is in business for themselves. That just appealed to me – that part of it.”

Katronis went into real estate because she loves people. “Anyone that says they go into real estate because they love houses is in the wrong business,” she says. “You go into real estate because you love people.” Recognizing and understanding a client’s needs is fundamental. “You have so many different situations and you have to have empathy with these people because it’s the most expensive investment they’ll

ever sell. It’s a big deal to them and you have to understand them. You have to have empathy. You have to be able to help them.” Since starting her business, the Katronis Real Estate Team has been in three different locations within Cloverdale and has now grown to six people, including her son Jonathan who joined 10 years ago with a mind to expand the business. With that came challenges.

“[There were] A lot of decisions to be made and you have to take some risks,” she explains. “We had to be sure that the agents we hired conformed to our philosophy and our ethics – and they do.” She had to train them and help them along, which she said can be a challenge and always poses a risk. “We had to work hard to get it functioning smoothly.” The work has paid off. In 2015, Team Katronis sold more than 230 homes, representing transactions worth more than $130 million, putting them at the year’s top sales in the region for the second year running. When Katronis started in real estate she was a mother of two. Now a mother of three, she said women have so many abilities. Katronis believes that women can do anything. “You just have to want to do it. Just get out, roll up your sleeves and get it done.” Katronis thinks women have an advantage in real estate, but adds men have their strengths, too. She never thinks of it as male versus female, but she appreciates men in the business because they bring something different to the table. “I think women take to real estate quite naturally because we are, basically,

still nesters and . . . a female knows about families and understands family life and can sometimes understand a situation maybe a little bit better than a male,” she says. “We can look after a household and we can have a career . . . I did this – all of this – while I had my three kids.” Her own children were actually a big help when she was starting out in Cloverdale. Her kids would come with her to open houses, hand out flyers and poinsettia plants – something she did to get started in the neighbourhood. She says a lot of Team Katronis clients get a kick out of the fact that her son Jonathan used to deliver poinsettia plans in the snow, something that endears the team to people to this day. “I’m part of the Cloverdale family, in that way.” In turn, Katronis has helped generations of Cloverdale residents find homes. “I have many three generations that I have helped. That is wonderful to see. The grandchildren are now buying a home.” To her, it’s a vote of confidence that she’s done a good job. With that, comes her motto: Work Hard and Be Nice. “That’s it. It’s so simple. You just have to work hard and be nice and stay with it.”

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Sandra E. Parker I am a designated CPA, CGA with over 28 years of accounting experience, including having been a Controller in the construction, contracting industry for multi-million dollar firms; the Senior Accountant in a renowned Abbotsford Accounting Firm and for the past seven years I have owned and operated S.E. Parker & Associates Ltd. Chartered Professional Accountant, located in Cloverdale, BC. We are a small accounting firm of 3 employees, practising in personal taxes, small to medium business, proprietorships and corporations. Our firm also provides full bookkeeping services, GST, Payroll and WCB calculations and prides itself on efficient, accurate and friendly service. We enjoy being able to see our client’s businesses thrive, and that our personal tax payers receive all of the tax credits that they deserve. We are open Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm, located beside No Frills in Cloverdale Village Square. Drop by for a visit! On a personal note, I still enjoy playing soccer for a local club, cheering my daughter on with her soccer team, assisting my physically challenged adult son in his fundraising efforts to help S.E. Parker & Associates Ltd. kids go to Easter Seals Camp Squamish and generally spending Chartered Professional Accountant time with my husband and family.

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Karen Ralph KAREN RALPH is a full time professional realtor and sells in Cloverdale, Langley, Aldergrove and South Surrey. Karen and her husband Dave make an unbeatable team. They are dedicated, hardworking, honest and trustworthy full time REALTORS™. They are hands-on, and will not send assistants. They will provide you with FULL REAL ESTATE SERVICES at a discount commission rate of only $6,900 + GST for all homes under $600,000. $3,000 of that $6,900 + GST flat fee goes to the real estate agent that represents the Buyer. Houses over $600,000 are 1% + $900 + GST. They save their clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you are buying or selling call Karen & Dave for a free market evaluation. REALTY www.daveandkarenralph.com

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Dr. Scarlett Cooper is a licensed naturopathic doctor at Bodhi

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Tree Wellness Centre in Clayton Heights. Dr. Cooper moved her practice to Surrey in October 2014 and is thrilled to be part of the team at Bodhi Tree, which includes skilled Registered Massage Therapists and a Yoga Therapist. With a strong background in nutrition, Dr. Cooper works with patients to build a foundation for health, complementing dietary and lifestyle approaches with additional treatments including acupuncture and herbal medicine. Dr. Cooper finds working with patients to achieve their health goals incredibly rewarding. She has a general family practice with particular interest in pediatric care, digestive and skin conditions, stress, and weight management. For those interested in what naturopathic medicine can offer, Dr. Cooper offers complimentary 15 minute consultations to discuss how she would approach your case.

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Tamara Artlett We all know Tamara from Total Bliss Spa, she is responsible for taking eyebrows and making them the most envied pair of eyebrows in town!! She has beautified our toes and fingers, tinted our lashes and has applied stunning makeup on our Cloverdale grads for 3 years this May. If that wasn’t enough to keep her busy she is now the proud franchise owner of Sugar’d Cloverdale. She has taken her experience with body hair removal and is offering Body Sugaring as a body waxing alternative. “The benefits of sugaring speak for themselves” says Tamara. To name a few; it is eco friendly, less skin irritation, less ingrown hairs and after regimented treatments less hair growth. Tamara has taken her dream and passion and has made it a reality with her two Cloverdale businesses and she is so thankful for her loyal clients and is looking forward to introducing the Sugar method to more new clients. 7473148

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TRISH FEDEWICH has been a notary public in Cloverdale for 22 years. She and her husband and notary WILDMAN PHOTOGRAPHY partner, Norman Witt, work together with a team of experienced legal staff. Fedewich & Witt Notaries specialize in preparing legal documents for real estate transfers, mortgages and estate planning. Legal work is a bit like getting a haircut. You can go to many different places to obtain the service, but you don’t always get the desired result. We pride ourselves on listening to our clients needs and then Trish or Norm can give a few options and make a recommendation that will provide the best outcome and value. That’s what keeps our clients coming back. We are always pleased when our clients refer their family and friends to us. As our family business has been around over 35 years, we seamlessly work with other professionals to get the job done right. These relationships really add value. A quick call to an accountant, realtor, mortgage broker or lawyer ensures that the big picture in always considered. There are often many ways you could handle a transaction – we seek the best way. Trish keeps up to date on changes in legislation and best practice by teaching notaries. She also volunteers her time educating business and community groups on legal topics. There have been a lot of recent legislative changes and it is exciting to see the laws progress. Legal documents are becoming much more easy to understand. Trish is particularly interested in the changes coming with regard to health care options. Anyone who doesn’t know what a representation agreement should find out what that is. NOTARIES PUBLIC

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Andrea and Andrea Peters Peters and Jennifer Jennifer Pinch Pinch

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THE BONE ANDAND BISCUIT CO., Cloverdale be celebrating it’sinto fourth THE BONE BISCUIT CO.willCloverdale is now its anniversary third year of

this year with their much anticipated PAWTY in September. Andrea andlovers. Jen are joinedhas by business and is so proud to be partannual of a community of like-minded animal Andrea always entrepreneurial able to combine that with for helpTracy had and an Karen and, together,spirit they and makebeing up the team of animal-lovers thather is passion B&B Cloverdale. ingAndrea’s animal guardians to make natural choices for their petstreatments is a labourand of love. Her experiences experiences over the past 19 years with holistic alternative modalities over the pastgroundwork 18 years with treatment her own animals have set the for holistic her passion to helpfor animal guardians to and makeseeking naturaleducation choices forin many modalities a foundation of knowledge is happy to share share with withher her their pets. Shehas hasprovided a foundation of knowledge that she isthat moreshe than happy to clients. Jennifer has learned first-hand what it is like to deal with a dog’s allergy issues through clients and is proud to contribute to the community of like-minded caregivers that believe there is a “better way”. Jennifer has her rescue Staffordshire Terrier, Bauer. She is intent on showing others that there is a natural learned first-hand what unconventional therapies can do when it comes to the care of her two fur-kids (the store dogs, Bauer and way to approach the conditions that plague so many pet owners.

Hector). Jen used strictly holistic care to help Bauer with his allergies and Hector to survive the many ailments that threatened his

As their business has grown, Andrea and Jennifer take pride in making sure that customer service remains life when he firsttheir cametop intopriority. her care. The friendly, welcoming informative atmosphere created their storeCo. Customer service isand always the priority when youthey walkhave into The Boneinand Biscuit is a testament to their hard work and dedication their clients. Theirand community Cloverdale. The friendly, welcoming atmosphere thattoAndrea, Jen, Tracy Karen have involvement is at the centre of all they do, raising funds and donating time created is a testament to their hard work and true caring they have for their clients - both two and money to animal rescue and rehabilitation organizations.

and four - legged. Their community involvement is at the centre of all they do, raising funds and Nutrition is the foundation good health rescue and a strong immune system in our donatingfor time to animal and rehabilitation organizations. companion Andreafor and Jenhealth are looking forward to the system. next year and helping “Nutrition isanimals. the foundation good and a strong immune Together, we can pet parents natural solutions forthat building that foundation to to ensure that ourfind animals nothealth only survive - but they flourish and thrive.and Wecontinuing look forward support animals need throughit their ongoing charitable work. the upcoming year and all theinopportunities presents to help you do just that!”

THE BOWERBIRD STOP, is named after a little bird that collects sticks and brightly coloured objects to fancy-up its bower to attract a mate. It’s served as inspiration for owner Rose Frey. “As long as I can remember, I’ve done the same thing, and I believe there are other women who feel the need to collect and feather their nests. The store is my passion for unique items – the fusion of the overlooked, vintage and antique brings the patina approach to a home.” The search is on for vibrant items to be used in a creative way to achieve a feeling and aura that you would wish to have in your home. At The BowerBird Stop, our motto is: Your home is your canvas. Fill every nook and cranny with what you find beautiful.

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I am a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). I completed my Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 2009. I have more than 7 years of experience in preparing financial statements, corporate tax returns, personal tax returns, payroll, bookkeeping, GST and all other accounting needs. I provide accounting services to medium and small size businesses at great rates.

MAGICAL MURALS With a journey that started nine years ago, painting interior decor for an infant boutique, Jackie and Judy have honed their craft carefully applying their clients’ vision; brush in hand, to their ever-changing, diverse canvasses. Be it an interior mural in a nursery, an exterior storefront logo, chalkboard menus at your favourite pub, or a festive, holiday window painting and everything in between, “If you can dream it, we can paint it.” That’s been the longstanding slogan of Magical Murals. 7495122

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EDITH KATRONIS is a full time professional Realtor, and has been in the business for 34 years. Cloverdale has continued to be Edith’s speciality, but she has also achieved expertise in South Surrey and Langley markets. For 2014 and 2015, Edith and her team have been the winners of the President’s Award, making them the #1 Real Estate Team in the Fraser Valley two years running. Edith has personally handpicked the agents who’ve joined her real estate team. Throughout the years, she has selected her son Jonathan Katronis, Andrew Garisto, Kimberley Lockhart, Robert Lacey, and most recently Curtis Zaklan to join the Katronis Real Estate Team. Edith prides herself on having a reputation for the most professional real estate team, but also a team that is caring and understands what sellers and buyers want from their realtor. The power of a team is tremendous improvement compared to using a single realtor, due to the fact that you have multiple realtors working on your behalf. To say the least, every client receives 110% of Edith and her team’s attention. It takes a good leader to have a great team. Edith feels so blessed to be where she is and is so thankful to her many clients who have called with their real estate needs. For a FREE MARKET EVALUATON, check out Edith and her team’s website at www. katronisrealestate.com

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a family owned and operated café. We offer local residents and visitors a different style of coffeehouse that focuses on guest experience in a cozy country chic environment. We offer homemade bakery items, fresh made lunches, handcrafted specialty coffee and teas as well as unique home décor and gifts.

More women are working and owning businesses but parity awaits “Over time and distance, the equal rights of women have progressed. We celebrate the achievements of women while remaining vigilant and tenacious for further sustainable change. There is global momentum for championing women’s quality.” – InternationalWomensDay.com

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CAROLYN FINDLAY has been painting most of her life. When her children finished high school, Carolyn decided to treat herself to a formal art degree from Kwantlen College and over the years has gathered numerous certifications in several mediums and is also a Heritage Teacher for Deco Art Paints.

Carolyn has taught adult continuing education at night schools and weekends in Port Coquitlam, Cloverdale, White Rock, Langley, Surrey and Richmond. Since moving to Cloverdale 23 years ago with her husband John, Carolyn offers classes at her home-based studio and travel teaches at art conventions throughout Canada. “I consider myself a colourist and a lot of my designs and inspiration come from nature and my garden. I love instructing and helping someone who has misconception that they can’t paint.” Cactus Station Woodworking & Art Studio offers classes and one on one tutoring in watercolour, acrylic and fabric on canvas, gourds, watercolour paper, fabric and of course the lovely wood items John creates in his woodworking shop. WOODWORKING & ART STUDIO INC.

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Dr. Roseanne Walpole DR. ROSEANNE WALPOLE graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2007 and has been practicing general dentistry in Vancouver ever since. Growing up on Vancouver Island however, she will always be an island girl at heart. Dr. Walpole is a perpetual student and has taken several hundred hours of continued education and training in areas including cosmetic dentistry, Botox, endodontics (root canal treatment) and restorative dentistry. She is also a part time clinical instructor at the University of British Columbia and a member of the interview committee for the Faculty of Dentistry. When not practicing, Dr. Walpole enjoys spending her time with family and friends… exploring the beauty of our city and enjoying its abundant culinary scene. Dr. Walpole’s genuine interest in people and her gentle approach, along with her continued education enable her to give her patients the best possible care. Dr. Walpole is available 4 days per week alongside Dr Shaheen Popatia and Dr. Robert Cegielski.

Yesterday – Tuesday, March 8 – countries around the world celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD). Each year, thousands of events take place around the world – and more than 100 across Canada – to mark the economic, political, cultural and social achievements of women. The Cloverdale Reporter is celebrating International Women’s Day, and the gains women have made in business, with our annual ‘Women in Business’ section. According to Statistics Canada, 58.3 per cent of women were employed in 2009, up from 41.9 per cent in 1976. Self-employed women account for 11.9 per cent of working women, up from 8.9 per cent in 1976. And the number of working women with children under the age of three has more than doubled, from 27.6 per cent in 1976 to 64.4 per cent in 2009. This upward trend is seen in educational achievement as well. In 2008, women were awarded 60 per cent of degrees, diplomas or certificates from Canadian universities, according to the nonprofit organization Catalyst, which aims to expand opportunities for women in business. This isn’t to say further change isn’t needed. Women still earn less than their male

March 8 marked International Women’s Day, a day to reflect on gains at home and around the world.

peers despite similar backgrounds and women lag behind men in business leadership positions, Catalyst says. Around the world, women continue to come together to challenge injustices and pursue economic, political and social equality. Despite the gains in Canada, let’s also be aware progress has slowed in many places across the world, so urgent action is needed to accelerate gender parity. Leaders across the world are pledging to take action as champions of gender parity as part of IWD 2016 – which carries the theme Pledge for Parity. The World Economic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity. Then one year later in 2015, they estimated that a slowdown in the already glacial pace of progress meant the gender gap wouldn’t close entirely until 2133. – Cloverdale Reporter

Dr. Shaheen Popatia DR. SHAHEEN POPATIA, is a native Texan, born

and raised in Houston. She graduated from Houston Baptist University with a double major in Biology and Biochemistry-Molecular Biology. She then moved to San Antonio, Texas for 4 years to attend University of Texas Health Science Center receiving her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.

Dr. Popatia has practiced as a general dentist in Houston, TX for over the past 2 years and will continue to practice once she moves to Vancouver. She is very passionate about dentistry, focusing mainly on her patients’ needs and striving to give the best clinical and esthetic outcome with their oral health. She is experienced in restorative dentistry, crown and bridge work, endodontics (root canal treatment), oral surgery (extractions), and removable prosthetics (dentures and partials). Outside of her professional activities, Dr. Popatia enjoys being surrounded by her family and friends, watching movies, taking photographs, and traveling to different cities/countries. Throughout her career, she is known for being personable with her patients, listening to them, and taking good care of their oral needs in a comfortable and positive manner. She aims to form trusting relationships with her patients, and wants them to have a beautiful smile as a result

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A cancer patient, Myra Ford is among the first clients of the Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society – the same people who drove cancer patients under a previous program that was cancelled last year by the Canadian Cancer Society.

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society, but they are now not affiliated with it. “He kept my phone number and thought of me when this thing was going to get off the ground,” says a grateful Ford, who describes MacInnes as a particularly good listener among the old service’s many good drivers. When the CCS cancelled its volunteer drivers program, its press release said the cancellation was based on “factors such as similar government-funded driving programs, decreasing volunteers and ridership as well as increasing operating costs.” “I find that hard to believe,” says Ford, calling cancer an “epidemic.” The society suggested patients who needed rides use the Freemasons’ service or other user-pay services. Ford rang up the Freemasons. “I phoned twice. I never got a call back.”

She sometimes paid for other services, but was often told the appointments were too short-notice (they wouldn’t accept anything less than 48 hours). “If you needed a ride, you were out of luck,” Ford says. The VCDS, which began service on Feb. 29, would also like 48 hours’ notice, but is not so strict as to refuse service otherwise. Drivers will pick up clients on the North Shore, the Tri-Cities, Delta, Surrey, White Rock and Langley, and will go to any hospital or cancer-related medical appointments – even as far as Abbotsford. “I can’t believe how vast it’s going to be,” says Ford. To make best use of their time, drivers sometimes pick up multiple patients and carpool. “I find people like to talk about their ailments,” Ford says with a chuckle. Since it’s run entirely by volunteers, there is no charge for the service. “It would be fair enough to say that the drivers were really affected by the people we were driving, both them and their families” explains MacInnes. Continued next page

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29 no application has been received by the city. He said developers often “test the waters� with the community first to see if their proposal would get support. Because a rezoning would be required, the plan would have to face the rigours of a public hearing.

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land use, or provide cash-in-lieu to the city. Residents say the developer is planning to give Surrey about $1 million instead of dedicating the park land. That money is put into a parkland acquisition fund, where a parcel is purchased somewhere else.

Mike Scott, who lives near the proposed development, says his neighbours are “disgusted� by the plan. “Basically, the city is all about clear cutting,� Scott said. “There are mature trees in there and it’s all natural habitat.�

If you haven’t driven you don’t understand Drivers get attached to the patients they serve From previous page

“We knew the stress they were under from the standpoint of having transportation completely eliminated, never mind what their families were going through.� The real keeper, he says, is the volunteer base. “I was at a meeting yesterday and about 30 people showed up,� says George Garrett, a program coordinator and former volunteer driver who also advocates for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. “Our legacy is going to be that we’re still going to be here 25 years from now,� says MacInnes, who is 81, and was a volunteer cancer driver for nine years with the CCS – a program that itself lasted about a quarter-century. “Here we are, we’ve got superb

people that are dedicated and have all had experience with cancer patients. If you haven’t driven, you don’t understand the attachment we have with cancer patients.� Garrett still has a homemade card given to him by a girl who he often drove to cancer treatments. It says, “To George, my favourite cancer driver: Thank you for being so kind.� “Unfortunately, she died a few months later,� Garrett says. The Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society is seeking both volunteer drivers (not just retirees, but anyone with a clean driving record) and donations for the cost of fuel. For more information, visit www. volunteercancerdrivers.ca/ or call 604-515-5400.

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He said a petition against the proposal has not been started at this point. The plan is in the extremely early stages and has not been before council yet. Surrey General Manager of Planning and Development Jean LaMontagne said Feb.

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By Alex Browne MP Dianne Watts has won a call for a federal study of the safety of the BNSF line through White Rock and South Surrey – but acknowledges relocation of the contentious waterfront route is on a back burner for now. The South Surrey-White Rock MP’s motion was approved in Ottawa last month, by the Standing Committee for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Watts, Conservative critic for infrastructure and communities, confirmed that consideration of relocating the railway inland is not on the table at present. “We are not discussing the realignment at this time,” the former Surrey mayor told Black Press by email. “It is about rail safety and the access to Crescent Beach and the erosion of the foreshore. That is the priority at this point in time.” Relocating the rail line inland has long been discussed by local politicians, including Watts during her three terms as mayor prior to her election as MP last fall. Watts said the scope of the study would be determined by the committee at its next meeting and that she expected witnesses would be called “in the near future.” In the motion passed by the committee, Watts outlined long-standing issues about the line, including increased freight traffic, the carrying of dangerous goods, population density near the tracks, soil erosion and landslides during periods of heavy rainfall and environmental concerns. She also highlighted lack of

emergency access to Crescent Beach when a train is blocking the road crossings, citing a major blockage incident in 2007 and several examples within the past year-and-a-half in which emergency braking by trains had led to extended blockages. In November 2013, the then-mayor was one of the drivers of a community forum in South Surrey – on a panel with White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin – that presented four possible BNSF realignment

‘Gone are the says that any government can simply buldoze its way through and do what it wants.’ - Ken Hardie, MLA for Fleetwood-Port Kells

routes for discussion. Although met with some resistance by residents anxious that a relocated route would invade their neighbourhood, the idea of ‘moving the tracks’ has remained a hot-button issue in the community. It was raised again last month at a White Rock forum on the upcoming federal budget, organized by the South Surrey-White Rock Federal Liberal Association, at which Fleetwood-Port Kells Liberal MP Ken Hardie – who also sits on the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities subcommittee – said relocating the rail line “makes all the sense in the world.”

He cautioned, however, that “gone are the days that any government can just simply bulldoze its way through and do what it wants.” Watts has said consistently since the original forum that her overriding concern is safety around the existing route. In December 2013 she told Black Press that the first meeting was “about beginning the conversation” and that “the realignment conversation is secondary to the conversation around safety issues.” Moving the line, she acknowledged at that time, “would be a lengthy process, without a doubt.” Watts’ successor at Surrey City Hall, Mayor Linda Hepner, campaigned in the November 2014 municipal election on a promise to pursue relocating or realigning the BNSF waterfront route, or at least address the concerns of rail safety, slope stability and access to Crescent Beach. Baldwin has said repeatedly that relocation of the rail line off the waterfront is still the most desirable goal for the city. “This has been sort of like our long-term goal,” he told Black Press in 2014, estimating it could be accomplished in five years. Rail relocation was also a popular topic at all-candidates meetings during the federal election, with candidates for the Liberals, the NDP, the Green party and the Progressive Canadian Party arguing that shifting the rail route is a moral responsibility that would supercede considerations of cost.

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No regrets: Panthers Lord Tweedsmuir places fourth at the B.C. AAA provincials By Rick Kupchuk In the end, the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers had nothing left to give. After advancing to the final four of the B.C. Secondary Schools Girls AAA Basketball Championships, the Panthers lost two in a row and placed fourth at the 16team tournament at the Langley Events Centre. Tweedsmuir was eliminated from championship contention with a semifinal loss to the R.A. McMath Wildcats 72-52 Friday night, then lost a playoff for third place 102-83 to the Oak Bay Breakers. But Panthers head coach Curtis McRae insisted there were no regrets from the way the tournament – and their season – came to an end. “We’re incredibly proud, we couldn’t have asked for more from the kids. For us, it’s been a fantastic year,” he said. “We had a couple of key injuries and a super short bench, but we work hard, we try to run and try to battle. “But the girls just gassed out a bit.” Lord Tweedsmuir finished second to the eventual provincial champion Brookswood Bobcats at the Fraser Valley tournament, then began the provincial championship with an 80-56 win over the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs and a 79-76 quarterfinal victory over the Riverside Rapids. After the semifinal loss Friday night, the Panthers found themselves up against a difficult Oak Bay team in Saturday’s game. “There was quite a size differential in this game, they have four girls that are six foot-plus, and our tallest girl is five-11,” said McRae. “But you know what, we battled hard and we worked and that’s all we can ask.” It’s the first time in school history the team reached the final four of a provincial tournament. Ali Norris was a first-team all-star, and teammate Maryn Budiman was named to their second team. Shelvin Grewal was an honorable mention.

Norris is one of just three Grade 12s on the Panthers team, which has McRae looking ahead to next season. “We fully expect to be back here again next year,” he said. “Our junior girls program has a great team that lost in the semifinals as well, so we’ve got four or five real quality girls who are going to come up and join almost our entire (senior) team.” • Lord Tweedsmuir’s Grade 8 girls (pictured) have capped off the season by claiming gold at the provincial basketball championships over the weekend, a week after winning the Fraser Valley championships. • The LTS Grade 9 boys were also provincial champions, winning 82-47 over Burnaby South. • The LTS Junior Girls finished the tournament just out of medal contention, in fourth place.

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Being best in B.C. tastes great: Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers Grade 8 girls team savour their gold-medal victory at the B.C. girls high school basketball championships over the weekend. India Atkins was tourney MVP, Samantha Ogbeiwi was named first team all star, and Anna Bodnar was named to their second team.

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Surrey rookie calls first season ‘awesome’ By Rick Kupchuk One would understand if Matt Barberis was frustrated the way his rookie season in the Western Hockey League will conclude. The defenceman, a product of Semiahmoo Minor Hockey, has been sidelined for the past five weeks with a shoulder injury. And

his team, the Vancouver Giants, have gone 3-7-2 (win-loss-overtime loss) in their past dozen games and will fall short of a playoff position. But the 17 year-old was still able to crack a smile when asked about his first season with the Giants. “It’s been awesome,

so fun,” Barberis said. “The first year is the eye opener. You’re young and you still have to learn a lot. So you take in as much as you can.” Barberis has put up decent numbers in the 49 games he has played this season, scoring seven goals and adding 19 assists for 26 points. He is second among Giants

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defencemen in scoring, despite having missed the past 14 games. But the numbers aren’t what the Surrey native focused on during his rookie season at the Major Junior level. It is his defensive play he is most concerned about. “You have to hunker down in the d-zone,” he said. “You have to be tough in every aspect of the game. you are a defencemen at the end of the day, so you have to focus on the defense.” Barberis is a minus-10 this season, a respectable plus/minus rating on a team which has allowed the most goals in the Western Conference, and one that is second-best among Giants defencemen with 40 or more games played. “The points will come as you play, but you have to focus just on playing hockey,” said Berberis, adding that playing hockey means concentrating on the defensive aspect of the game. But offense is what Barberis was known for in two seasons with the Valley West Hawks of the BC Hockey Major Midget League. He was the dominant defenceman in the league last season, scoring 13 goals and 53 points in 35 games played. Ninth in overall scoring, he was the only defenceman

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Vancouver Giants defenceman Matt Barberis (24) defends the goal against the Everett Silvertips in a WHL game. Barberis, from Surrey, is in his first season with the Giants.

among the top 25. “It was good development,” Barberis said of his time with the Hawks. “(Valley West head coach) Jessie Leung was a good coach for me.” • The Vancouver Giants are looking ahead to next season, after four losses in as starts last week has eliminated the Western Hockey League team from the playoff race. Now at 23-37-5-3 (win-loss-overtime loss-shootout loss), the Giants are 15 points out of a playoff position with four games remaining. Their only point of the week came in their first game against the

Cougars in Prince George last Tuesday. Vancouver took a 4-3 lead into the third period on goals by Alec Baer, Ty Ronning, Ben Thomas and Taylor Crunk. The Cougars tied the game with 16 minutes to play, then scored the only goal in the shootout. Ryan Kubic was in goal for the Giants, stopping 22 shots. Vancouver took 22 shots at the Prince George goal. Morrisey got the start again Friday at the Pacific Coliseum, and blocked 27 of 32 shots. Trevor Cox of Surrey scored the only goal for the Giants. Playing in Victoria

Sautrday the Giants scored first on a goal from Owen Hardy just 80 seconds into the game. But Vancouver trailed 3-2 after one period and 4-3 after two. Victoria scored three unanswered goals in the third period. Thomas Foster and Ronning scored the other two goals, with Cox assisting on both. His first helper of the game was the 300th point in Cox’ five-year WHL career. The Giants host the Portland Winterhawks at 7:30 p.m. Friday night in the Pacific Coliseum, then playing the Kamloops Blazers on the road Saturday. – Black Press

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The Langley Curling Club is celebrating team Tardi’s recent successes. In various configurations, the Tardi team won bronze at the recent Canadian Junior Nationals (from left: Nicholas Meister, Jordan Tardi, Daniel Wenzek, Tyler Tardi), and again at the B.C. mixed doubles provincials (Jordan Tardi), plus earned a 2:3 record at the B.C. men’s curling provincials (Daniel Wenzek, Jordan Tardi, Nicholas Meister; Tyler Tardi and Sterling Middleton were winning gold at the Youth Olympics in Norway).

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Athletes top podium at Winter Games The Fraser River Zone took the 2016 overall team title with a total of 107 medals, including 42 gold, in Penticton By Nick Greenizan Young athletes from across Surrey and White Rock found themselves atop podiums in Penticton last month, after a successful run at the BC Winter Games. Local athletes were part of either the Fraser Valley (Zone 3) or Fraser River (Zone 4) teams at the event, which ran Feb. 25-28. The Fraser River zone took the overall team title with a combined 107 medals – including 42 gold – while the Fraser Valley zone placed fourth overall, with 86 medals, 34 of which were gold. Among the medal-winners were Howard Hu, a South Surrey resident who won a pair of medals in karate. Hu won gold in boys intermediate kumite (44-55 kg division), and also added a bronze medal, in intermediate kata. Surrey’s Jordan Treivish also won a bronze medal in karate, in the boys kumite (44-55 kg) competition. In the pool, South Surrey diver Taylor Pai won a silver medal on the one-metre board, in the girls’ Group C competition, and narrowly missed another spot on the podium, finishing fourth on the three-metre board. Another South Surrey diver, Jacob Dias, also finished fourth, in the boys three-metre competition. On the ice, Surrey figure skater Jennifer Utendale won a gold medal in the Special Olympics’ women’s level 2 event, while White Rock skater Krista Milne won bronze in the Special Olympics’ level 3 division.

Keeping the Faith Also on the podium was Cloverdale’s Faith Benko, 11, who won a silver medal in the juvenile women’s category. Had she landed her final jump, she may have won gold. “I would have liked to land my last jump, except it wasn’t my day to land it,” she said, adding that it didn’t put a damper on the ex-

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Cloverdale’s Faith Benko, 11, won skating silver in the juvenile women’s category.

perience. “I’d love to do it again. It was a lot of fun.” Benko, a Grade 7 student at Cloverdale Catholic School, started skating at the age of two and a half at the Cloverdale Arena, and now trains with coach Jill Marie Harvey at Champs International Skating Club in Burnaby. She’s been travelling around the province and Alberta and Quebec for the past two years, and is looking forward to moving up to Pre Novice level in April, when she heads to the VISI competition in Parksville, B.C. Benko, who skated to a program that had Arabian princess-themed music, is a member of Skate Canada’s provincial prospect team for 2016 – the second year in a row. She achieved a personal best score on Feb. 6 at the B.C. Coast Region Championships in Chilliwack.

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Athletes fare well On the speed-skating oval, Surrey’s Scott Coons won silver in the 2,000-m boys under-14 points race, and bronze in the 400-m. Surrey athletes also fared extremely well in gymnastics, taking home a slew of medals in a variety of events. Kennedy Duke, competing in the female level 8 division, had a big weekend, winning gold in the vault, and silver on balance beam en route to a silver all-around medal. Amelia Van Andel also won gold on the uneven bars in the same division. Brady Reeleder, in male level 3, won gold on the pommel horse and silver on the parallel bars to finish second in the all-around competition. Lowri Robinson, in the female level 7

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