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‘You’re a kid. You’re looking for adventure and we got lots of that’ By Jennifer Lang Royal Canadian Navy veteran Jack “Scotty” Moxam remembers the day his ship was hit by shell fire during the Korean War. The photo brings it all back. He was a young man when the picture was taken, just 21 years old. It shows the ‘B’ gun crew on the HMCS Iroquois, during training off shore in Korea. Moxam, standing, mans the gun, n, and four other seamen are assembled bled to his right. During action on Oct. 2, 1952, two of
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those men in the photo were killed, along with the ship’s gunnery officer, Lt.-Cdr. John Quinn, and 10 wounded. They were to be the only Canadian naval casu casualties of the war. ““The gun deck was hit by sh shore battery by North Koreans or Chinese, we don’t know an which,” he recalls. wh About 12 feet from where he was standing, a 120-mm mortar land landed that blasted a “bloody great hole h in the gun deck,” killing three men, me and spraying shrapnel everywhere everywhere. “I was standing where you see me in the
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Surrey’s Jack Moxam was 21 when this photo was taken on B gun deck on the HMCS Iroquois, a destroyer sent to patrol the waters off Korea. Leading Seaman Moxam was in this exact spot on Oct. 2, 1952 when three men were killed – including two in this photo – and 10 injured after shore battery hit.
photo, when it hit. I got a little shrapnel in my nose, which I pulled out, and that was it, thank goodness.” The blast ripped a hole from B gun deck to A gun deck on the lower level of the ship. Bakey, one of the loaders, was wearing Moxam’s jacket. “I had loaned him the jacket, because it was a bit of a cool day – a horrible day,” he says. “Everybody on A gun thought, ‘Oh my God, there goes Scotty.’” Moxam wasn’t terribly injured because he was standing by the gun, which was on a platform that was a couple of feet higher than the deck where the rest of the crew stood. One of the wounded men wound up at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. His injuries were so severe, he never left, and died in 1968. Moxam spent five years in the Royal Ca-
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Poppy sales help support veterans and their families, but also the wider community – from school bursaries and seniors homes to local charities. Locally poppy funds help support veteran’s care, hospitals, seniors housing, scholarships and cadets who support Branch 6. The poppy has stood as a symbol of remembrance since 1921. It should be worn on the left breast, over the heart. Use a Canadian flag pin to keep the poppy in place, instead of the L-shaped pin they come with.
The Royal Canadian Legion has kicked off its annual Poppy Campaign, including here in Cloverdale where volunteers are out at various high-traffic spots in the community. When you see a Branch 6 member – such as World War II veteran Reginald Wise, who was out in front of No Frills in Cloverdale on Monday and is profiled on page 19 in this week’s Remembrance Day edition – or a 746 Lightning Hawk Air Cadet on poppy patrol, be generous.
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Naval veteran moved family west armed forces taught him discipline and attention to detail. Today, at his home in When his five years in the Cloverdale, his office is navy were up, he joined filled with navy books, and the Ontario Provincial books on war and military Police, got married and history. started a family, raising six He lived in South Surrey children. and Pender Island before They moved out west, moving here five years ago. where Moxam rejoined the He’s a proud member Air Force as an air force of Royal Canadian Legion policeman, and then left Branch 6 (Cloverdale) and Jack Moxam to open his own business the Canadian Naval Veter– a security/investigation ans Association. company. He says his time in the From page one
Cloverdale to host hundreds on Remembrance Day
By Jennifer Lang Each year, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canadians gather to observe a moment of silence to mark the sacrifice of so many. Hundreds are expected to take in the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in Cloverdale, an event that seems to grow each year. Veterans, RCMP and emergency service personnel, along with about one dozen air and army cadet corps, plus local Guides and Scouts will be taking part in the service and ceremony Nov. 11. The program begins at 10 a.m., when the parade forms at the Cloverdale Legion at 17567 57 Avenue. Colour parties from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6 and Ladies Auxiliary will lead the parade from Branch 6 to Surrey Museum Plaza (next to the Surrey Archives and Surrey Museum) starting at 10:35 a.m. The parade will include Sgt.-At-Arms Cmde. Barry Zuk, Parade Marshall and Zone Commander Dale Johnston, and Master of Ceremonies Cmde. Glenn Thomsen. The service will feature the Cloverdale United
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generous toward our cadets. The Squadron currently has over 150 cadets in the program between the ages of 12 and 18. Activities in which our cadets participate include community service, assisting the Legion
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Boundary Bay threatened To the editor; The recently elected Liberal government pledged to increase Canada’s coastal marine protected areas from 1.3 per cent to five per cent by 2017 and 10 per cent by 2020. Now wouldn’t it be a feather in the Liberals’ cap if some of this marine protected area is right here in our own backyard – Boundary Bay, along with the Serpentine estuary, are part of a complex West Coast ecosystem of international importance. Identified as World Heritage Site number 243 by the Ramsar convention (www. ramsar.org), the area provides feeding and roosting sites to about 250,000 migrating and wintering waterfowl and one million shorebirds. Also, provincially- and federally-listed fish species of concern can be found within the estuarine habitats. On the business side of things, this tidal basin provides for a vital local recreational, commercial and native crabbing industry. This is all threatened because the main artery between Canada and the U.S. for
moving goods, including dangerous goods such as chlorine and ammonia, is a single rail track which winds its way along the edge of this environmental sensitive area. Let’s not wait until it is too late and the damage is done. Let’s ensure the protection of this pristine area by relocating the track to a more suitable, inland route as soon as possible. Fiona Old White Rock
A national treasure To the editor; Re: “Moving tracks inland does little for Surrey: mayor,” CloverdaleReporter.com. The best 15 km of land in Canada lies along Surrey’s untouched foreshore between White Rock and Crescent Beach. It has the best weather, south exposure, and views of the gulf islands and Mount Baker. Few people have ever seen it because the railway prevents them access. The Boundary Bay foreshore is the back yard to everyone living south of the Fraser
National Defence. We are very proud of the leadership and citizenship of our air cadets and we thank the community for helping our cadets to achieve their goals. Bruce Foster, Chair, 746 RCACS Lightning Hawk Sponsor Committee
River. Unlocking this national treasure is a benefit to us all, including those who should not have to pack up their family, bicycles, and picnics, then drive to Stanley Park or the islands to have a world class seaside escape. Moving the track will connect the bay beaches to the Delta dyke, allowing a currently isolated ocean playground to be easily accessed and enjoyed by all of Surrey, including north and central Surrey, as well as Delta. After completion of the new Massey bridge, Richmond, New Westminster, and Vancouver will also be part of this enhanced recreational system. Working together, B.C. will then have created an iconic green corridor from downtown Vancouver to the border, which will have a lasting positive lifestyle and economic benefit for the whole province. Relocating the track will make life better for everyone. If better is possible, why would we not try exploring that option? Erik Seiz Cloverdale
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By Tom Fletcher central Vancouver Island to create a new electoral disNew provincial seats will Surrey-Whalley Surrey-Guildford trict of Mid Island-Pacific Electoral District be created in Surrey and Electoral District 100 Ave Rim, anchored by CumberRichmond-New Westminster 96 Ave land. for the next B.C. election, 1 Surrey-Green • Adding a new Surrey Timbers 88 Ave bringing the number of MLAs Electoral South district, bringing the Surrey-Fleetwood in the legislature to 87. District Fr Electoral District as 80 Ave er total number of seats in Hw Justice Minister Suzanne y Surrey to nine. Anton tabled legislation Oct. Surrey-Newton Surrey-Cloverdale Electoral District • Adding a new RichElectoral District 29 to adopt the recommen64 Ave mond-Queensborough City of dations of the latest B.C. Surrey-Panorama Surrey district, taking in part of Electoral Boundaries Com56 Ave Electoral District New Westminster. mission and create the two The last review in 2008 new constituencies to reflect recommended that an urhigh-growth areas of provinban population shift should cial population. Surrey South result in a reduction of one Electoral District The commission recom32 Ave seat in the Cariboo-Thompmended changes to bound24 Ave son region and one in aries to 48 existing constitunorthern B.C. The governencies, after public hearings ment intervened to keep City of since it proposed the changes 99 Surrey-White Rock White Rock those seats and increase the this spring to balance popula- Electoral District total constituencies from 83 tion. It was restricted by a law 0 Ave to 85. that prevents the elimination 1:200,000 Washington The B.C. Liberals and of electoral districts in areas NDP agreed then that B.C. ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION outside the urban southwest. northern constituencies The latest boundaries leave The proposed Surrey South district would add another Surrey riding south of Cloverdale. could not get any larger a wide range of populations and still be represented by a by conflicting views on changes to be represented by a single single MLA. to four areas: MLA. The lowest populations The 2008 review added seats • Severing Hope from Chilare Stikine with 20,616 and in the Okanagan, Fraser Valley, liwack and adding it to the North Coast with 22,382. At the Surrey, Burnaby-Tri-Cities and Fraser-Nicola constituency, other end of the scale are Verdowntown Vancouver. which extends into the Interior non-Monashee, Vancouver-FraThe commission’s report and to include Merritt. Princeton is serview and Vancouver-Kingadded to the Boundary-Similka- maps are available on its website sway, all with more than 62,000 at bc-ebc.ca/reports meen district. people. – Black Press • Rearranging boundaries in The hearings were dominated
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The Surrey RCMP detachment is the largest in Canada with more than 650 officers and hundreds of support staff. Partial proceeds of the event go towards the RCMP Youth Academy. – Cloverdale Reporter
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Coordinator will miss Cloverdale For the past 17 years, Shona Yuzwa has been the District Coordinator of the Cloverdale/Port Kells RCMP office, assisting its citizens and working with the volunteers on community initiatives and engagement. In the New Year, she will return to the Surrey RCMP main detachment for the next phase of her career. Over the years, Shona has been witness to the enormous growth in the community, and has been
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Greeting Cloverdale/Port Kells; As I am now in transition towards my retirement from the RCMP, I would ask your indulgence as I cover off a few points. The community’s support and patience is appreciated by the RCMP members and staff of your district office. We are constantly striving to improve our service delivery model. We here at the district office are aware of some incidents where your concerns have been brought to our attention. Thank you for bringing these forward. Hopefully the following information may shed some light on your district office services and capacity. We here at the district office are unable to open police file numbers or take your report. If you attend the district office to report an incident for police action you will be provided with a phone to contact the Surrey main detachment. Currently our district office does not complete criminal records checks. Please review the Surrey RCMP website regarding these checks. Our general duty members (patrol members) start their shift from the Surrey main detachment and then proceed to the district office. The general duty members currently work a rotation of four 12-hour shifts, two day shifts, followed by night shifts, then four days off. When you contact the Surrey main RCMP detachment complaint line please ensure that you ask for and record your police file number.
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Roger Reid, a volunteer with Surrey RCMP’s Cloverdale/Port Kells District 4, was named volunteer of the year earlier this month at the Surrey Board of Trade’s 2015 Police Officer of the Year Awards. The award is recognition for his enthusiastic commitment and leadership as a mentor to younger volunteers, and for his involvement in a variety of community-based programs, from Speed Watch to Lock Out Auto Crime and the Distracted Driving Campaign. He’s also an important booster at special events such as the Pack the Police Cruiser, an annual event that raises money and donations for the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program, data shred-a-thons and the Think of Me Project, a safety campaign urging drivers in school zones to slow down. “Roger naturally encourages others to participate,” his citation reads. “When one makes a request of Roger, he is quick to assist and always ensures he gets the job done.”
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Lack of school space critical, trustees warn Surrey again delivers urgent message to finance committee in Victoria By Sheila Reynolds While shrinking school districts get compensation for their declining enrolment, Surrey has had to cut staff to pay for portables for its ever-growing student population. And that, says the school board chair, simply isn’t fair. Shawn Wilson pointed to what trustees feel is inequitable treatment as part of a presentation made earlier this month to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. He said the province has provisions to cover unique costs for districts where student numbers are dwindling, but there’s nothing offered to districts like Surrey that incur extraordinary costs due to increasing enrolment. “The playing field is uneven when we must reduce teaching staff to pay for portables while other district budgets are effectively compensated for vacant space,” Wilson said. A lack of capital (building) money has left Surrey bustling with more than 70,000 students and not enough school space to put them in. The 300 portables housing the student overflow cost $15,000 apiece annually, equating to $4.5 million from Surrey’s operating budget. And that’s enough to pay about 50 teachers. “While we acknowledge receiving a lion’s share of funding over the past decade, our situation remains critical,” said Wilson. “Surrey has more students in portables than half of B.C. school districts have in total enrolment.” Surrey submitted its capital wish list to government last week, with a new high school in the Grandview Heights area once again topping the list. The district already owns land near the nearly completed swimming pool and has been waiting for government funding to proceed with construction. Even if announced today, the $47-million school would take three years to build, leaving Earl Marriott Secondary (EMS) and other overcrowded schools continuing to scramble. EMS and three other Surrey high schools already run double shifts (with different grades attending at alternate times). Wilson said while that was once a temporary measure used in extraordinary circumstances, it’s become the norm in B.C.’s largest school district. A “well-supported, well-articulated and transparent” capital plan is needed so adequate facilities can be provided for students, said the school board chair, who added the province also needs to stop encouraging school districts to bring in international students without allowing them to be counted in school capacity calculations. During his presentation, Wilson also touched on shared services, a concept wherein districts can share costs for things all districts use. As a large district in a major urban region, Surrey doesn’t feel it’s always financially beneficial to be part of it and would like the board to have a choice whether to participate, rather than it be mandated. Surrey’s final concern brought to the standing committee was the need for a “robust, fully-funded”
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was first built in 1964. Material was lowered to barges or trucks and removed for recycling, including 18,000 tonnes of structural steel. Crews first removed the deck, then the girders on the bridge’s approach and the iconic steel arch gradually came down be-
tween spring of 2014 and this summer. Most of the concrete pedestals that formed the foundation of the bridge were taken out so they do not pose a navigation hazard for vessel traffic on the river. The two remaining pedestals – one on the western tip of Tree Island and the other on the south bank of the Fraser River – were left in place to prevent erosion and provide habitat for fish and wildlife. The Port Mann was originally to be twinned, but the province abandoned that idea early on in favour of an all-new bridge built to modern earthquake standards. Despite calls to preserve the old bridge, officials said it had to be deconstructed to eliminate ongoing maintenance costs, and because the two spans shared the same approaches.
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Less urgent scans can take more than a year, FOI snapshot reveals By Jeff Nagel costs the health care system in the end.” Lower Mainland patients are She said B.C.’s MRI waits are waiting so long for non-urgent the worst in Canada. MRI scans that they’re cauHealth Minister Terry Lake, tioned to carefully responding to a note the year of question in the Legtheir appointment islature about MRI on notices. delays, said the One notification province is “workobtained by Black ing very hard” with Press for a scan in health authorities to April 2016 at the shorten waits. Jim Pattison Out“There are people patient Centre inwaiting longer than cludes a prominent we would like for warning to “please some of these pronote the YEAR of cedures.” the appointment” in Fraser Health addition to a second Judy Darcy, performed 41,347 reference to “note NDP health critic MRIs last year, an year 2016.” increase of 7.5 per NDP health critic cent from 2013. Judy Darcy said she’s aware of “Although the number of cases where patients got MRI MRI procedures in Fraser appointments more than 12 Health has increased, so too has months away and mistakenly the demand for MRI procedures showed up a year too soon. – not just at Fraser Health but “It’s because some patients across B.C.,” said Sue Avery, show up the wrong year,” said executive director of medical Darcy, calling it more evidence imaging for the Lower MainMRI waits are unacceptably land health authorities, in an long. emailed statement. A snapshot of MRI wait “It is important to note that times for Fraser Health released benchmarks are currently being through a freedom of information request shows that as of mid-August, the average wait for the least urgent (priority 4) patients was more than seven months and one out of 10 of those patients faced a wait of at least 15 months. Just 15 per cent of Fraser patients were scheduled for an MRI within 60 days, which is the priority 4 target the health region strives for and the benchmark set by the Canadian Radiological Association. “The reason for that benchmark is your risk for further deterioration increases after that,” Darcy said. Long waits for MRIs also delay diagnosis and getting a place in often-lengthy surgery wait lines. “You can’t get treated until you have your problem diagnosed,” Darcy said. “The longer you wait for treatment, the more serious your condition becomes and the more it AT SURREY MUSEUM CURIOUS TYKES: GOLD RUSH ADVENTURE Eureka, what a time your child will have in our tent learning about the Gold Rush! Bring your little nugget to pan for gold, trade for supplies and make a shiny craft. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956. 1 session $11 (3-5yrs) Friday, November 27 10:30am-12noon
met for emergent cases.” Urgent cases (priority 1 and 2) do get done rapidly – most happen within their respective targets of 24 hours and seven days. But the lower priority 3 cases, which are to be done within 30 days, are waiting four and a half months on average and just 18 per cent of them meet the benchmark. Even the lowest priority MRI scans should not be considered frivolous, Darcy said. “I’ve spoken with seniors who’ve been waiting a year to two years to diagnose a hearing problem. It’s not life threatening. But boy oh boy it affects their quality of life.” Darcy argues the waits could be drastically shortened if the province was willing to staff and run MRI machines at later hours when they currently sit idle. “There is no reason why people could not come in at other times – including late at night – to get an MRI,” she said. “We need to use our diagnostic equipment to its full capacity.”
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JENNIFER SCOTT TRIO One of our finest jazz trios coming to Northwood Jazz series and not to be missed. Performing Sunday, Nov. 8 at Northwood United Church, 8855 156 St., from 4-5 p.m. All ages, by donation. Featuring Jennifer Scott on piano/vocals, Rene Worst on bass, and Bernie Arai on drums. CLOVERDALE UNITED CHURCH CRAFT FAIR Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Cloverdale United Church, 17575 58A Avenue, Cloverdale. Crafters Wanted - $25 per table. Please leave an email message at the church cloverdalehazelmereuc@telus. net. Come check out lovely crafts, bake table, books and our famous soup! Great fun! FUNDRAISER Help support the Emma Salisbury Dance Again Fund. Live 2 Play is holding a fundraiser and silent auction Sunday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $10 includes a 30-minute jumping class (choose from four time slots). Emma is a beautiful, 15-year-old girl fighting for the ability to once again grace the stage after suffering a stroke. The event includes a cupcake sale and door prizes. Call 778-838-8349 to register. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 6, Cloverdale Legion, is holding their annual Christmas Bazaar & Craft Sale, Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a silent auction, home baked goods and vendors will have a variety of handmade crafts and other items. Raffle tickets for sale with proceeds to Surrey Memorial Children’s Hospital.
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Venus Cleaners was first established in 1946 by her late “Canadian father” Norman Moore. When he retired in 2002, along with his wife Jean, Yolanda took over the family business and continues to operate it at their original site on 176 St. Venus Cleaners is an onsite drycleaner that cleans all types
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She came to Canada in 1991 and lived with two wonderful ladies, Judy and Donna, that she calls her mentors. After that, she ended up finding her “Canadian parents”, Norm and Jean Moore, and was also accept by their two children Dean and Cheri. Yolanda brags that they are the best brother and sister that anyone could have. Their on-going love and support has helped her life flourish in Canada. While she came to Canada alone, she feels blessed to have a great big family. “My customers are my extended family too”, says Yolanda, “I am fortunate to have rooted in this town called Cloverdale”.
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Thank you to everyone who Thank you19 voted on Oct.
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dent, it’s going to happen in Surrey, so they have a vested interest in this,” he said. Earlier, Hepner told Black Press she agreed the two cities “need to have a united front on this issue” and that there are some “Surrey-specific issues” that need to be examined first. In September 2014 Hepner announced in Crescent Beach that she was committed to relocating the BNSF line, pledging a focus on the issue and naming safety as her biggest concern with the trains. She cited the impact to access and egress from Crescent Beach whenever a train breaks down in the area, and questioned how many more heavy, long trains the bluffs can take. “These trains are now completely isolating an entire community,” Hepner said, promising that, if elected mayor, she would immediately engage BNSF in discussions to have the tracks moved to a more direct and safer inland route. She also acknowledged that she hadn’t always backed the call for relocation, noting in the past she was “not certain the frequency (of the trains) warranted it.” Train activity along White Rock’s waterfront has increased over the past 16 years, leaving several residents in that city concerned about possible negative
outcomes. The route sees trains run along the White Rock and Crescent Beach waterfronts. Fears heightened after the Lac-Mégantic rail derailment disaster on July 2013. A jogger was also killed on the tracks in White Rock that month. A corporate report to Surrey council outlines some of the other concerns being raised by residents near the track. “Transportation of simple construction materials and mail has transitioned to include coal, and other materials such as chlorine and liquefied natural gas,” the report to council states. It outlines concerns of locals, including noise disruption, public safety, bluff erosion, dangerous goods, incident management and environmental concerns. The report indicates the technical study and preparation work will cost at least $700,000. The cost of moving the tracks is estimated at at least $350 million to $450 million, and far more if the track needed to be realigned to a spot underground. And that’s the only way Hepner would consider moving it. “I am not prepared to talk about moving the track from one arena, and then creating a problem in another arena,” Hepner said. – With files Black Press
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Cloverdale - Langley City exceeded the average
By Kevin Diakiw A technical study on whether it’s feasible to move the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway train tracks inland from the White Rock and Surrey waterfront will cost about $700,000. And it’s a move that will largely benefit White Rock and do little for Surrey residents, according to Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner. “The real winners would be the City of White Rock,” Hepner said. “They don’t have to look at ‘what are the implications of that move and what does it mean for others?’” That said, she notes relocation is worth a closer look. “It’s a big decision and worthy of analysis,” said Hepner, noting placing some of the track underground must be considered. Surrey council voted to have staff examine the possibility of cost sharing with the province and White Rock before finding a firm to conduct the study. White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin said in September that his city was waiting for Surrey to commit to a joint application to the Canadian Transportation Authority on the matter. Noting “three-quarters of the rail frontage is in Surrey,” Baldwin said it makes more sense that the cities band together on the issue. “If there’s going to be an acci-
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A sample of photos and war mementoes belonging to Emerson Barden: War-torn Western Europe, Kiska, Alaska, and contemporary coverage of Canadians welcomed back for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.
Memories linger: ‘It never leaves you’
By Jennifer Lang A Japanese postcard is preserved in its pages, merson Barden has a photo album filled with along with poems written by fellow servicemen – memories of his four years in the army during their creativity sparked by the harsh conditions. Kiska was invaded in 1942. When the Second World War. 34,400 U.S. and Canadian forces landed From the remote western edge of Alasin August, 1943, they were expecting to ka to the liberation of German-occupied meet resistance, but soon realized the isEurope, Barden’s years in the army took land had been abandoned. A booby trap him across the globe: Heady stuff for a killed one of the commanding officers. kid who grew up on farms in SaskatcheFrom Alaska, he was sent to Liverwan and Surrey, his hometown from the pool, then to Normandy, France, Belage of 10. gium, the Netherlands, and Germany, On Remembrance Day, he won’t be on as the Allies pushed the Germans back. parade from the Cloverdale Legion to His pictures show Dutch homes and the Cenotaph – he turns 92 on Nov. 23 bridges reduced to rubble, a downed – but he’ll be thinking of his army days, German plane in a field. and the job the Canadians did. Barden was a medic, a job that He signed up at 19. After trainbrought him close to danger – but never ing in Victoria, he was sent to Kiska, a Emerson Barden more so than the day the Germans blew windswept, volcanic island in Alaska’s a hole in a dyke. Aleutians, 600 miles from Japan. “When they hollered, you went,” he says. “It didn’t His photos show a snow-capped volcano, sod-covered canvas army tents bracing against the matter if there were bullets flying or not.” wind, men getting haircuts on the tundra – or posSee LIBERATORS / Page 19 ing in deep shell craters.
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Remembe emembering Thank You those past and present, who have served our country.
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
The Parade will be led by the colour parties from the Royal Canadian Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary. Sergeant at Arms Comrade Barry Zuk, Parade Marshal Zone Commander Dale Johnston, Master of Ceremonies Comrade Glenn Thomsen. The R.C.M.P. E Division Pipe Band will be performing during the ceremonies. Pastor Ian Wemyss is the Branch Padre
The United Church Choir will perform during the ceremonies. LT(N) John Puckering will play the last post. The fly pasts will be presented by the Harvard Canadian War Birds flying in second world war Navions. The following Cadet Corps will be in attendance. Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp, 307 Mariner, Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, 2277 and 2812 Seaforth Highlanders, 3300 Bhai Kanhaiya, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadrons, 746 Lightning Hawk, 907 Black Knights, Navy League Cadet Corp, 151 Cormorant
Following the service the Colour Party will lead us back to the Cloverdale Branch where Susie Francis and the Versatiles will be entertaining from 1:00 pm. to 3:00p.m. The Ladies Auxiliary will have refreshments on sale.
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‘Blimey. I guess this is it’
Reginald Wise was a sniper with British commandos in Italy
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Cloverdale’s Frances and Peter Clegg both served in the Royal Canadian Air Force: Frances for three years as a nurse and flight officer and Peter as a navigator. They helped bring wounded veterans from Korea to the U.S. For more, turn to page 20.
Liberators from a distant land From page 19
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Carrying out his duties, he’d paused without knowing exactly why, and felt two bullets shoot past his forehead. He remembers his first impression of Holland as a soldier – a woman wearing wooden shoes who was using a rope to pull a barge down a canal. Other, darker memories linger as well. “Well, it never leaves you.” He has returned to the Netherlands since then, as a tourist and as a veteran, and is touched by the depth of feeling shown for the Canadians who helped end the occupation. In 2005, he went back for the 50th anniversary of the liberation, forging
new memories of cemeteries filled with foreign dead that are tended with devotion by Dutch school children – and of grateful citizens. One man picked up a bar tab for a huge assembly of Canadian veterans, exclaiming their money was no good. A friend in the Netherlands mailed him news clippings from the 70th anniversary celebrations in June. “Liberators from a distant land,” reads one headline. “We follow the Canadian veterans during what is possibly their last visit to the Netherlands.” He and his wife Pat, an air force veteran, had four children. He lives in Cloverdale and is a member of Branch 6.
ne of Surrey’s few surviving veterans of the Second World War was very nearly killed in the conflict’s final weeks. Reginald Wise, 91 and a proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Cloverdale, was a Green Beret sniper with Britain’s 40 Royal Marines Commando back in April of 1945. The elite British paramilitary unit was in northern Italy, battling entrenched German forces in what became known as the Battle of the Argenta Gap, part of an Allied spring offensive to liberate the Po River valley. They were searching for enemy flak gun positions when they came under fire. Corporal Wise took cover behind a broken-down tank as the bullets whizzed by and proceeded to aim and pick off the gunman. Except it turned out there was a second gunman – a barrage of bullets struck his arm. “Next thing I knew I was on my back looking up at the sky,” he told the Surrey Leader in 2007. “I thought ‘Blimey. I guess this is it.’” It wasn’t. Someone else silenced the enemy gunner and ushered Wise to safety, although one German bullet remains lodged in his arm to this day. Others were not as lucky. Seventy-nine British commandos died in the Battle of the Argenta Gap. Wise was among the CONTRIBUTED survivors who returned in 1995 to mark the 50th At 17, Reginald Wise joined the 40 Royal Marines Comanniversary and pay tribute to his comrades. mando – the Green Berets – during the Second World War. “You think about the other guys,” he said. “The He has lived in Surrey since 1951. ones you lose. The ones you were friends with for Wise saw action that was at times fierce in quite a while. Some were only 19.” Yugoslavia, Albania and Greece prior to Wise was just 20 years old himself by Italy. the time he was fighting in Italy, barely a “We would go in first and do the little month before the war ended. things,” Wise recalled. As a 16-year-old he had volunteered “Our best weapon was surprise.” with the Home Guard and manned anKilling was part of the job “you got used ti-aircraft guns in southern England to to,” he said. “Sometimes it’s hard to talk defend against German bombers. (The about,” he said. “In certain situations, you family house was bombed in the Battle got out more or less unscathed and started of Britain in August 1940, injuring his to think you were lucky. I guess I was.” grandmother.) In 1951, Wise and his wife Phyllis emHe joined the Royal Marines’ commanigrated to Canada and settled in Surrey do brigade in 1942 at the age of 17. with their six-month-old daughter. Two Wise in 2007. His marksmanship quickly got him sons were born here. sniper duty. Very lucky, indeed. The small highly mobile force specialized in raid– Cloverdale Reporter, with files Surrey Leader ing and reconnaissance ahead of larger Allied attacks.
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We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
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Profiles in service
By air, by sea and by land – Cloverdale veterans have left their mark Frances J. Clegg Frances was born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. She served for three years as a flying officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa and in the United States. “During the Korean War, I was bringing patients from Korea back to the Mainland U.S.” she said. In her engagement notice to F.O. Peter Clegg, it says she flew between Honolulu and Tokyo accompanying wounded veterans of Korea, earning her Silver Wings from the U.S. Air Force.
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Frank “Pop” Dowie sings O What A Lovely War with CKNW’s Fred Bass on piano, on Remembrance Day at the Ladner Legion in 1962. After the First World War, Dowie continued performing with his army buddies in a show called The Dumbells. Every Nov. 11, he sang the song, Oh What A Lovely War at Royal Canadian Legions across the Lower Mainland. Dowie was the grandfather of Cloverdale’s Susie Francis Hall, who comes from a long line of entertainers. In his honour this year, she’ll be performing the song for him on Remembrance Day at Branch 6 in Cloverdale, where her performing arts troupe, The Versatiles, will be providing entertainment after the service and parade.
Peter C. Clegg Peter was born in Brantford, Ontario. He served 30 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force and army reserves, attaining the rank of major and working in various locations across Canada and in Japan. He served as a navigator bringing patients from Korea to the Mainland U.S. during the Korean War. According to his engagement notice to his wife Frances (See page 19), he received membership in
1983. He now lives in Cloverdale, where he’s a member of Branch 6. We asked him to send in a photo, and he submitted one taken just after the Falklands War ended, likely in July 1982. “The fighting had finished on the islands but we were still being buzzed by aircraft from the mainland,” he said.
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Naval veteran John McCourt in the Falkland Islands, July 1982.
the Order of the Arctic Worm for service in the arctic.
John McCourt John was born in a town called Harlow in the county of Essex, England. He joined the Royal Navy in 1980 at 16, and completed six years in service, first in the Navy and then three years in the reserves. He saw active service during the Falklands War in 1982 and in Lebanon in
Frank was born Nov. 9, 1965, in Burnaby, B.C. He served with the Canadian Army, 8th Canadian Hussars, achieving the rank of Corporal. He served in Petawawa, and on NATO missions. Since his return, he has been a very active member of the CloFrank Redekop verdale Legion. He is a member of the Cloverdale BIA and is active in the community. Currently, he is the Cloverdale Legion president.
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South Asian military efforts marked at legislature By Tom Fletcher n 1874 version of the Red Ensign flag has been presented to the B.C. government to commemorate the contribution of Indian Army soldiers to allied forces in World War I and their settlement in the province. Steven Purewal, founder
of Indus Media Foundation Canada, presented the flag to Premier Christy Clark Oct. 28 as a symbol of their contribution. Here are excerpts from Purewal’s speech: “In 1849 Vancouver Island and the Punjab both became realms of the Crown. For the Punjab, the Victorian era opened up many opportunities within the vast military administration of the empire. And by the turn of the 19th Century, Punjabis had won many accolades as outstanding soldiers of the Queen in the various ON THIS REMEMBRANCE DAY campaigns throughout We pay tribute to those past and present who Asia and Africa. Wills, Power of “As we know, in the served our country with courage Attorney & summer of 1914, the and compassion ship Komagata Maru Representation arrived in Vancouver to Let us do the legal work. a less than welcoming environment. It was a sad episode in our community’s history. NOTARIES PUBLIC El Fedewich, Norman “But there is another Witt, B.A., M.B.A. Local notaries for over 30 years. story, an epilogue if you and Trish Fedewich, 5661-176A St., Cloverdale 604-576-9468 B.Comm 5661-176A St Cloverdale will, to the Komagata Maru story. And that is 604-576-9468 that another ship was Norman Witt, B.A., M.B.A. asked to sail at the very and Trish Fedewich, B. Comm
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Court shines spotlight on homelessness By Jeff Nagel A leading municipal lawyer predicts cities and senior governments will be under increased pressure to house the homeless as a result of a new court ruling that they can’t be stopped from camping in parks overnight. Jonathan Baker says the B.C. Supreme Court decision that Abbotsford can’t evict the homeless from a municipal park has broad
implications for other communities, which may see more camps spring up in public spaces. By making homeless tents a potential ongoing legal fixture in local parks, he said, the court has sent a signal that the problem can’t simply be covered up or chased away. “You can’t govern by shoving a problem from neighbourhood to neighbourhood or from city to city,� Baker said. “You can’t do it with environmental pollution and you can’t do it with mental health. That’s
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what this means.� He said the Abbotsford decision by Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson was “very balanced� in that it did not require permanent homeless camps to be established. Advocates there had demanded a designated tent city, with facilities including washrooms. It largely mirrors a 2008 B.C. Court of Appeal ruling on use of parks in Victoria. In both cases, courts have held that cities with insufficient shelter spaces for local homeless can’t enforce their bylaws that normally prohibit overnight camping in parks, although tents must come down during the day so parks can
be enjoyed by other citizens. In Victoria, that’s meant daily police patrols to rouse homeless campers each morning at 9 a.m. and cajole them to take down their tents until 7 p.m., when they can go back up again. “Both courts are saying that the problem of people camping in parks is really a major mental health and social problem and ultimately it has to be addressed by governments, one way or another,� Baker said. He called it a “marked departure� by the judiciary from 1984, when B.C. Supreme Court let the City of Vancouver oust sex workers from the West End, prompting
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