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councillor before entering the provincial political arena in 2013. He said he knows of no other MLAs who are moving ridings. So far, it leaves Surrey-Panorama vacant, which makes it a riding to watch heading into the next election. A third Surrey MLA, Gordon Hogg (Surrey-White Rock), told Black Press last week that he was still undecided about whether he would seek a sixth term in office. “It’s a difficult decision,” said the longtime politician and former White Rock mayor. “I’m thoroughly enjoying working with the community, and I think I’ve been in elected office – if you combine my time provincially with my time at the city – for 40 years now, I think. “I love this community… and I want to continue to participate in it, so it’s Marvin Hunt difficult determining what I want to do for the rest of my life.” Though he’s had to make the decision to run on five previous occasions, he called this year’s decision “by the far the toughest.” Hogg, who completed his PhD on public policy at Simon Fraser University earlier this year, said he has been offered a position at an adjunct professor at the Burnaby Mountain school, should he choose to leave politics. Hogg said Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals “have been accommodating and understanding” as he makes his decision. He was first elected in the riding in 1997. On a personal level, Hogg said the

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By Nick Greenizan Two Liberal MLAs in South Surrey are moving ridings in time for the spring election, and a third is still undecided on his future in provincial politics. Surrey-Panorama MLA Marvin Hunt has told Black Press he will be running in the newly drawn boundaries of Surrey-Cloverdale, a riding in which he currently lives, and added that Stephanie Cadieux – currently the MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale – will run this spring in the newly created riding of Surrey-South. Cadieux, Minister of Children and Family Development, was first elected in 2009 for Surrey-Panorama but changed to Cloverdale in 2013. “Surrey continues to be one of the fastest growing communities in Canada,” Cadieux told the Reporter Monday from Victoria. “As a result, the Electoral Bound- Stephanie Cadieux aries Commission has given Surrey an additional seat in the legislature.” The new Surrey-South riding includes the portion of the current Surrey-Cloverdale riding where she lives. “As a result, I’m looking forward to being the BC Liberal candidate in Surrey-South, and having the chance to continue working with my colleagues from the other Surrey ridings, to ensure that our city and our neighbourhoods continue to have a strong voice in Victoria.” Hunt said he is running in Cloverdale, quite simply, because “the premier asked me to.” Hunt, long known as a fiscal conservative, said he is a great fit for the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale. “I am conservative, that’s who I am,” said Hunt, a longtime Surrey city

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Class of ‘51 holds reunion on the rails About a dozen Lord Tweedsmuir grads meet up on Surrey’s heritage railway in Cloverdale for 65th class reunion By Jennifer Lang Actual time travel may not be possible – yet – but don’t tell Lord Tweedsmuir High’s class of 1951. On Sept. 18 a group of Cloverdale grads celebrating their 65th class reunion took a spin on Surrey’s Heritage Rail, hopping aboard restored Interurban car 1224 for a journey from Cloverdale Station to Sullivan and back. The group included former Surrey Mayor Bob Bose and his brother Roger, a historian and writer. They were part of a graduating class of just 25 students, making it

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ever more remarkable that a dozen or so turned out for their 2016 class gathering. About half of the attendees took advantage of the ride on Car 1225 but all toured the car barn that’s home to the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society’s operations. Some also tested the human-powered velocipede, and the speeder car, or capped the day off with a ride on the speeder, a small track maintenance car. Riding the Interurban again stirred up vivid memories for the passengers, who seemed to agree that the restored electric railcar is a smoother, gentler ride than they remembered on the original passenger railway, which operated from 1910 to 1951. “It rattled. A real shake, rattle and roll and it would vibrate and make a lot of noise,” recalled Roy Merritt, who lived on New McLellan Road on a family property with 20 acres the railway ran through. He’d catch the Interurban at the Latimer Road station, taking the train to New West, Vancouver and “even to Cloverdale,” he said. “Cloverdale is rather unchanged,” he pronounced during the reunion ride. “Langley was a more vibrant town.” Jocelyn Glacier’s strongest

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Residents invited to meet police Get up to speed with local crime trends, policing initiatives and crime prevention issues at an upcoming neighbourhood safety meeting presented by the Surrey RCMP. The sessions will be hosted by Insp. Andy LeClair, community support and safety officer, along with community policing officers and staff, and City of Surrey representatives. The meeting for Newton, Cloverdale/Port Kells and South Surrey is on Thursday, Oct. 13 (6:30 p.m.), at Ecole Woodward Hill Elementary at 6082 142 Street. The is no need to pre-register. Also in October, Surrey RCMP will host a community safety forum to provide parents about online safety information to help keep their children safe on the internet. Look for more details about that forum to be released in the coming weeks. – Cloverdale Reporter

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During high school, Eileen Menun lived outside of Sullivan. “This was our basic means of transportation.” As a teen, she rode the Interurban to the Surrey Coop in Cloverdale, picking up meat in cold storage and riding back. There was a three-hour delay between trains coming and going. “Riding the car today is very nice compared to then. It went sideways more as far as I remember.” “Those were the days,” said Norm Dinsmore, whose father used to put him on the train at Sullivan Station at 152 Street and 64 Avenue, taking it to Clayburn to visit a cousin in Milner. “It seemed that there was always someone on the road that wanted to go as fast as the train, and the guy was going about as fast as he would go as well. It seemed to me they said it could go to seventy or eighty miles per hour.” He was wowed by the restoration efforts, calling the car, “Just like she was – really good.” Lorraine Goddard lived in Abbotsford until Grade 11, and still remembers riding the Interurban from home to downtown Vancouver, where she got off at Carrall Street. From there, she took a streetcar to her aunt’s house. “It was a new experience,” she said. “Today, it’s very nice. You can see so much more than you can from a car, and it’s interesting to hear the history.” Surrey’s former mayor Bob Bose has a constellation of memories of the Interurban. In 1938 or ’39, when the King and Queen came to Vancouver, his parents bundled the kids onto the Interurban to ride to Vancouver for the occasion, even though they had a car.

Heritage BC is seeking suggestions for spots that played an important role in the history and development of the South Asian Canadian community. “We are asking the public to think about places that are important to the history and development of the South Asian Canadian community in British Columbia,” said Heritage BC spokesperson Amy Calder. “We are looking for a variety of places from across British Columbia, from buildings to entire landscapes, in small communities, as well as larger cities.” This public nominations process is part of a larger initiative called the South Asian Canadian Historic Places Recognition Project that focuses on the stories of individuals whose ancestors came from countries such as India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Selected locations will be added to an online interactive map, as well as being placed on both the B.C. Register of Historic Places and the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Nominations can be made online at www.heritagebc.ca/south-asian-canadian-historic-places until Nov. 6. – Black Press

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When his mother moved to Surrey in 1920 to take up a position as an elementary school teacher at Anniedale School, she was met by Surrey’s Superintendent of Schools. “It was part of the landscape when I was growing up, because we farmed the Serpentine Valley,” he said. The Sept. 18 ride on the Interurban was his first in 75 years. “This is a marvelous restoration,” he said, praising the talent and commitment of the volunteers of the FVHRS, and the vision of those involved. “Life was so much more relaxing in the days when the Interurban was part of the Fraser Valley. You got on the train and you

visited. I remember seeing the original Sullivan Station after it had become a chicken coop. And there were some of the original graphics on the inside walls. That was the station we would have used to board the train.” In those days, the high school was located on Highway 10. “It was a small school.” The gym had a 16-foot ceiling, presenting challenges for volleyball and basketball games. “It was tough, but it was still a good school,” he said. He and his fellow grads attended high school during the Second World War years. “We all survived, and most turned out really well. They’re all good memories.”

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CALENDAR All non-profit organizations can email their special events to newsroom@cloverdalereporter.com EVENTS UKRAINIAN SOUL FOOD Perogies, cabbage rolls and borsch will be available Friday, Sept. 30 at a fundraiser from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 13512 108 Ave., Surrey. Eat in, take away, or ready for your freezer. For information, call 604-531-1923 or 604-581-0313. SALUTE TO SENIORS CARP and City of White Rock present ‘Salute to Seniors’ on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 2-4 p.m. at White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Ave. MP Dianne Watts and CARP CEO Wanda Morris in attendance. Entertainment, refreshments and door prizes. FREE. RSVP Denice at 604-538-5778. SURREY FIDDLERS’ DANCE Thursday, Oct. 6 from 7:30-10 p.m. at Clayton Hall, 18513 79 Avenue, Surrey, 1/2 block north of Fraser Hwy on 184 St. Hosted by the Surrey Old Time Fiddlers. Admission $4. For information call 604-576-1066. ANTIQUE SHOW The Cloverdale Antique and Collectible Show takes place Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cloverdale Show Barn, 6050 176 St. Postcards, coins, antique furniture, collectable toys, militaria and more. Admission is $5. Early birds welcome at 8 a.m. for $10 admission. For more information, visit facebook.com/ Cloverdaleantiquesandcollectables/ PET EXPO The Pacific Pet Expo takes place Oct. 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cloverdale Agriplex, 6050 176 St. This family and dog-friendly event includes activities for kids, speakers, shopping and a cutest pet contest. Admission is $10 for $5 for kids. For more information, visit pacificpetexpo.com ANNOUNCEMENTS SURREY SQUARE WHEELERS The Surrey Square Wheelers dance season has started up. Our beginners and mainstream group meet on Wednesdays ( from 7-10 p.m.) at the Brookswood Seniors Centre at 19899 36 Ave., Langley. The cost is $5 per night. However, our new dancers receive THREE FREE NIGHTS, so it won’t cost you anything to give us a try. We start right from scratch, so don’t worry if you haven’t square danced before. I hope you will consider joining us!! We have lots of fun!!! We are accepting new dancers until October 15. For more information, email Maureen at mwilson.ssw@gmail.com or phone her at 604-916-0653. Visit our website www.surrey. squaredance.bc.ca/SSW/index.html VERSATILE PERFORMERS NEEDED The Society of Versatile Entertainers is back for another season of fun in Cloverdale. As seniors, entertaining our community and giving back is part of what we do. We need some new blood in the group and Cloverdale is our base of operations. Give us a call at 604-613-3116 or drop in to the Cloverdale Legion any Monday at 12 noon and ask for Susie. CRAFTERS NEEDED Annual Cloverdale United Church Craft Fair Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 17575 58A Ave., Cloverdale. Crafters needed, $25 per table. Please leave a message at cloverdalehazelmereuc@telus.net or call 604-574-5813.

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‘Paradise’ can use more city help We all – city staff included – need to do our part to keep Surrey litter-free Re: ‘Paradise takes a little effort,” Aug. 31 I read your article and I agree. However, I feel the City of Surrey also meeds to do more. I live across from a small park (in fact there is another one at the end of the street in the opposite direction as well) which back on an elementary school. It would help if the city supplied a garbage can for litter, etc. The small park down the street is very poorly looked after – leaves are never raked in the fall, piles of grass clippings are left laying around, etc. also no garbage cans! I also feel city crews should be stopping, when they are out and about, to pick up litter. Last spring, while driving to work, I would see cardboard, boards, debris in the median for weeks on end and this on a main road (152 St.). I feel our gardeners need to do a much better job – especially on the main streets – Fraser Highway, 152 St., 72 St., 64 St., 88 St., etc. The bushes are often untrimmed, the weeds growing as high or higher than those bushes and too many weeds are growing up at the seams – where medians are paved and meet a curb. Only yesterday (Sept. 12) did I see a crew

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Recently I visited my daughter in Regina, Sask. Their main streets are maintained, fence to fence (side, sidewalk, grass, road, median, road, grass, sidewalk, grass to fence) Surprise! Something they do that may help us look good and save money – ALL medians have grass planted in them, with trees, every so often – grass is cut – trees watered. The end (near intersections) of each median area is paved – but during the growing season has large ‘planters’ filled with great-looking flowers. I think this means little weeding, trimming and yet it looks great. One does not see weeds growing from one side of the highway to the other and yet, planters make it cheerful. Check out the picture (sorry, taking in the rain) or ask Regina what they do. I’m sure it costs less and it looks great.

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trimming the grass edges on some medians, so they didn’t slop over onto the curb/ road. This was on 64th. Where were they in May-September? Are they going to clean the other streets? Our city (Surrey) is giving a grant to neighbourhoods to beautify a space in my neighbourhood! I already do that, as do the residents, on my street. Our yards are great! Use the ‘grant’ money to fix, improve and area that the city will keep up!

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Mosaic plans townhomes on mall site With construction already underway on ‘The Bristol’, a second developer surges forward with townhome proposal By Jennifer Lang A proposal to build more than 100 townhomes on the former site of the Cloverdale Mall went to city council earlier this month, providing more details on what the developer has planned. Mosaic, a Vancouver company that’s a familiar name in Surrey, plans to build a 114 townhouse development on the north section of the property, bordered by 57A and 58A between the bypass and 175 Street in Cloverdale. According to the Sept. 12 planning report, the developer is seeking a Town Centre Plan amendment, a development permit and a development variance permit for parking – none of which required a public hearing. If approved, the timeline calls for the townhomes to be completed by December 2017. The school district projects the development will bring 23 elementary students at Martha Currie and 11 secondary students at Lord Tweedsmuir. Both schools are already overcrowded. Lord Tweedsmuir has 18 portables this year,

response from Clovervariance. on the tandem parking spaces preventing them dale’s business commuThe report recfrom being converted nity has been largely ommends approval, Cert into livable space. positive, even “excited” noting, “This proposal Meanwhile, the should play a vital role See WORK / Page 6 Cert in helping to encourage further redevelopment and stimulate business in the Cloverdale Town Cert Centre area.” As it stands, the proCert posal calls for 114- units 200 17564 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 1G3 in 16 buildings. Mosaic kevin@vandeldencga.com l www.vandeldencga.com plans to consolidate 200 - 17564 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 1G3 two lots at 17555 and kevin@vandeldencga.com l www.vandeldencga.com 17568 57A Avenue into one spanning 57A Bookkeeping Business Consultin Bookkeeping Avenue. Half of the 17564 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 1G3 units would200 have-an Taxes Bookkeeping Business Consultin indoor and outdoor kevin@vandeldencga.com l www.vandeldencga.com 200 17564 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 1G3 • Personal parking space, with eight outdoor parking • Corporate kevin@vandeldencga.com l www.vandeldencga.com spaces for the loft units Bookkeeping Business Consultin instead of 16 required Payroll for the loft units, which Business Bookkeeping Kevin Business Consultin are less than 900 square van Delden, feet in size. Consulting CPA, CGA, CGA B.ED The parking for 57 tandem units – half of the townhouse units in the development – would have one Ltd. K. an Delden & Associates Certified General Accountant outdoor parking space 200 Avenue,Surrey, Surrey,BC BCV3S V3S 1G3 and one inside parking 200 -- 17564 17564 56A 56A Avenue, 1G3 Bus: 604.579.0236 | T.F.:van 1.877.836.8293 | Fax: 604.579.0237 space. Kevin Delden, CGA Bus: 604.579.0236 | T.F.: 1.877.836.8293 | Fax: 604.579.0237 kevin@vandeldencga.com | www.vandeldencga.com The planning dekevin@vandeldencga.com | www.vandeldencga.com 604.579.0236 Bus. partment recommends 200 -facebook.com/kvandeldenandassociates 17564 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 1G3 1.877.836.8293 T.F. 7759096 a restrictive covenant kevin@vandeldencga.com l www.vandeldencga.com 604.579.0237 Fax.

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the most in the district, and is on an extended timetable to accommodate so many students. The Surrey School District notes a new secondary school being built in north Clayton – Salish Secondary – will alleviate some of the pressure but it won’t open until September 2018. According to the planning report, the proposal doesn’t contain commercial

units. Retail consultants and national tenants suggested the area was over-retailed by national tenants in surrounding commercial areas, and that smaller local retailers would be in direct competition with existing businesses. The project would target first-time homebuyers; by keeping the maintenance costs low and not including amenity space, the residents would be able to

use existing city amenities nearby, such as the Cloverdale Recreation Centre. Three giant sequoia trees fronting the 176 Street bypass at 58 Avenue would be saved, according to the plan, and 199 boulevard trees added as landscaping. The Mosaic townhome proposal has been sent back to Surrey’s planning department for further review on the parking

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says Paul Orazietti, executive director of the Cloverdale BIA, which represents about 300 adjacent businesses in the historic town centre. If approved, the development would make good on a long-standing promise to redevelop and revitalize the Surrey City Development Corporation owned site. Less than one year ago, concerns over the slow pace of progress hijacked a SCDC meeting at the Cloverdale Rec. Centre, where representatives from the development corp., the City of Surrey, Mosaic, and Townline, another developer with ties to the site, heard from neighbouring business owners. There were no public comments to the planning department by the time of the report to council. According to Orazietti, BIA members have previously raised concerns about parking at a meeting where a Surrey councillor was present. Orazietti said the BIA board

also questioned the use of a tandem garage stall. “The idea here is they don’t want you using your garage space for a room,” he said, noting the restrictive covenant that’s under consideration. The dilapidated mall was torn down in 2011 in order to redevelop the former City of Surrey property in phases as a blend of commercial and residential units called Cloverdale West Village. Those plans stalled when environmental contamination from a former dry cleaner was discovered, ushering in remediation efforts even as site serving work got underway, leading to a sense of frustration in the historic town centre. Today, work is well underway at The Bristol, at 5738 175 Street, a four-storey residential and commercial development being constructed by Townline on the southwest corner of the former mall site. The Bristol is slated for completion in summer 2017, and will have retail space on the ground floor and 85 one and two-bedroom rental units upstairs. The Bristol, a development

already underway on the former mall site, will have 20,000 square feet of retail along with rental units. According to Orazietti, Mosaic doesn’t yet own the property in question, but has made Surrey City Development Corporation a conditional offer that would close in January, provided the contamination on the site has been successfully remediated. A bioremediation process was expected to be complete by September. The planning report says there isn’t a retail component to avoid competition with neighbouring businesses, but Orazietti says that isn’t accurate. Both the BIA and the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce have put recruiting new businesses to the area as their top priorities. Orazietti said Mosaic had difficulty getting interest from regional or national commercial tenants in establishing new retail outlets in the Cloverdale proposal. “A lot of them believe they deal with the Cloverdale market through Langley,” he said. 7708035

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senters pared down to three – to allow more time for the audience to ask questions and interact with the experts. “Other than that, our focus is the same: to have a good mix of companies present and available to the public to educate them on integrative and preventative health for their entire family, as well as to plan for legal and financial stability and success now and into retirement,” Leonard said. “We are looking forward to making this a great first show in the fall season, and growing as we gain momentum and awareness.” A yoga demonstration by Sara

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Using donated materials, Hoffman built a deluxe enclosure for the cats left out for her, she was easily spooked and it was impossible to approach her. Worryingly, Clover’s parenting days weren’t over, despite the concern among campus staff who were – like Hoffman – understandably anxious that they ensure she have no more kittens without a hope for a healthy future. Fast forward to this summer, when staff discovered a new kitten den, hidden high up on an outdoor shelf next to the plumbing program workshop, well out of reach from predators (or people). Hoffman posted notices asking people to limit their access to the area, hoping Clover wouldn’t feel threatened and move her nest. With a raccoon trap she borrowed from her parents, she laid a trap, baiting it every day, hoping to catch Clover. A network of campus employees got behind

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the effort, keeping watch on the trap and reporting any sightings back to Hoffman. Finally, their hard work and patience paid off in and Clover and her four kittens were gathered up in a temporary enclosure – an improvised metal cage with a lid. Hoffman built another, larger enclosure for the feline family, using donated supplies such as fencing, reclaimed surplus wood scraps and chicken wire and tracking down materials like a free climbing tree

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cerns about the condition the animals were being housed in, she said. “These animals needed immediate help,” said Moriarty. The SPCA claims one of the dogs was in a state of critical distress. The animal’s caretaker, Sandra Simans, 60, is the founder of the not-for-profit 1atatime Rescue. In 2012, the BC SPCA seized 52 dogs and 16 cats from her rescue organization, which was based out of a rental property in Burnaby. At that time, she said she was rescuing animals from the U.S. and Asia. “Part of being a responsible rescue group is to take in the number of animals you can adequately care for. “If an individual or group becomes overwhelmed, the BC SPCA is always here to help. But it is not acceptable to take in animals and allow them to continue suffering without proper nutrition, housing or veterinary care,” said Moriarty. In the 2012 seizure Simans successfully sued the SPCA for defamation, receiving $2,500 after the society said she had injured a Chihuahua in her care, when in fact Simans had rescued the dog and was nursing the injuries inflicted on the animal. But the judge did say the

SPCA was making fair comment in saying Simans was an animal hoarder. Simans told the Times she has been doing everything she can to care for the animals. “There is a bit of sour grapes here. Yes, not everybody was perfect but nobody was dying here. There are a lot of untruths being told by the SPCA,” said Simans. “You do the very best you can and you do it with more passion than anybody does. You do it for long hours and you give up your social life and you give up a lot of stuff, which is what we do here.” One of the dogs seized didn’t belong to Simans. She was caring for a Doberman, which has special needs, for a man sick with cancer. Simans claimed the SPCA has since put that dog down. She denies that she is hoarding animals and doesn’t believe 88 animals in her care is a lot — “Not when you take into account some are chickens, pigeons,” she said. The dogs seized in Langley are primarily medium and small-breed dogs. They are being triaged at the Vancouver SPCA shelter and will be assessed to determine on-going treatment. All of the farm animals, which include goats, sheep, hens, roosters, ducks, doves,

pigeons and a pot-bellied pig, are being treated at the Good Shepherd Barn at BC SPCA’s Surrey branch. Simans said some of the dogs weren’t in the best shape, but she claims she was planning to go to the vet to get some of them medication. She had a note from a vet clearing one of her dog’s health. She hopes to find the funds to get all her animals back from the SPCA. “They are like family to us,” she said. “This seizure is just one big fundraiser for the SPCA and if I want them back, I have to pay a big bill.” In February, the SPCA shut down the largest puppy mill in B.C. history in Langley. In total, 66 sick dogs and puppies were seized from a Langley breeder. Some of the dogs had broken limbs, missing ears, eyes, infections, abscessed and major malnourishment and fur caked in dried feces. But there was a happy ending, with all the dogs successfully adopted out into new homes. The man and woman involved in this puppy mill have not been charged although the SPCA said it was expecting to forward a report to Crown counsel.

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B.C.’s drug overdose death toll climbs overdose deaths from January through August, or 35 per cent of the provincial total. There were 113 drug deaths in Vancouver Coastal, 93 on Vancouver Island, 80 in the Interior and 30 in the Northern health region. The largest numbers of deaths by city have been in Vancouver (96 so far in 2016), Surrey (62), Victoria (39), Kelowna (27), Abbotsford and Kamloops (at 23 each), Maple Ridge and Nanaimo (20 each), and Langley (19). The 488 deaths in total in B.C. so far is up 62 per cent from the same period of 2015. Vancouver The biggest increase in the rate of deaths occurred on Vancouver Island, where there was a 135 per cent increase. Vancouver Island also had the highest

rate of deaths as a proportion of the population – 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people so far this year. The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl was detected in more than 60 per cent of deaths this year, twice the rate of 2015. There have been an average of 37 fentanyl-linked overdose deaths per month this year. The most common drug overdose combination has been cocaine mixed with fentanyl, officials said. A multi-prong response strategy has been underway since the province declared a public health emergency in April and created a dedicated task force in July. In the latest move, the health

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By Boaz Joseph The contraptions that Ralph Heading builds in his garage in Boundary Bay certainly look like they could actually work. They’ve got wheels, sails, engines, lights, wings, suspensions and buckets of Victorian-era character. Steeped in a fantasy 19th century world of copper, steam engines and wild imaginesque nation, they bring a Jules Vernesque vision to life. am“What I do is echoed in Steampunk,” says the 70-year-old retired tired carpenter. Preparing some of his itemss for an upcoming artist talk at the Surrey Art Gallery, Heading has lots to choose from to bring: Tugboats, boats, d wagflying saucers, steam-powered ons, robots, divers and turtles with mobility aids provided by his imaginary Industrial Revolution. Heading is fascinated with contraptions powered by things ngs mthat pre-date the internal combusion engine. More often than not, steam power and animals are involved. And while most of his dozens of creations look metallic and heavy, they’re often made of styrofoam, sometimes light enough to hang from the ceiling by a single string. Heading says he loves the colour of rust and patina (the tarnish on copper, brass and other materials) and often makes his own “fake rust” to add to objects made of foam, compressed paper towels, wood, or ceramic (courtesy of some pottery training). His creations are all augmented by discarded household hardware or plumbing materials, often provided by “care packages” from acquaintences cleaning out their own garages. He’s used metal tea filters for his “jet engines” and bullet casing for vehicle suspensions and exhaust pipes.

“It’s just... junk,” Heading says. Heading’s workspace has an area set aside with got bins of thown-away parts to choose from: “Long things, round things, shiny things...” About the only “new” technology he uses are LEDs to give his contraptions character in the dark. Heading, a longtime volunteer with the Canadian Executive Service Organization, has travelled y over the years to across the world (not in 80 days) share expertise in developing countries. He says he was impressed and influenced uen by creativity and resourcefulness of South American artists – particularly those makin making their livelihood by selling hand-crafted things th to tourists. Heading took some of their mak make-something-out-o thing-out-of-nothing ph philosophy hom home, adaptin ing it to his ffascination with the steam p power era era, and his subs subsequent retro retro-futuristic creations. cre Unlik Unlike the artists he met in South America, Heading doesn’t have to do this for a living. “There’s “There’s a certain point in your life where everything you’ve learned, everything you’ve done, becomes purely yours to enjoy. The outcome is for you. It doesn’t have a purpose, it’s for pleasure.” Ralph Heading will lead a Surrey Art Gallery Association (SAGA) Artist Talk: In Pursuit of Flying Contraptions on Oct. 6 from 7:30-9 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided. The art gallery is located at 13750 88 Ave. To contact Heading, call 604-644-2132 or email jwood@ dccnet.com

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Foreign home buying plunged after new tax By Jeff Nagel New numbers show a near-total collapse in the number of Metro Vancouver homes bought by foreign nationals in August after B.C.’s new 15 per cent foreign buyer tax kicked in. Just 60 transactions with foreigners were recorded in Metro in August – 0.9 per cent of the total – down from 1,974 or 13.2 per cent in the previous seven weeks. The new numbers were released Thursday by the finance ministry. The value of foreign deals in Metro plunged from $2.3 billion for the seven weeks prior to the new tax taking effect to less than $47 million in August. Premier Christy Clark noted a huge surge of transactions were rushed through in late July – $850 million worth involving foreigners on July 29 alone – so they’d close before Aug. 2 and not be subject to the new tax. “Lots of people moved their transactions into July from August because they wanted to avoid paying the tax,” Clark told reporters. “So I think we’ll start to see the numbers change a little bit in the coming months.” Clark said the apparent dramatic effect of

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the tax was the goal of government in setting a rate for foreign buyers that some people argued was too high. “That is the impact we wanted to have,” she said. “My hope is that many of those units that might have otherwise sold to foreign buyers will be open for British Columbians to buy, because we want to put British Columbians first.” Clark also said she expected the tax would face a legal challenge. A Chinese student who was hit with an $80,000 foreign buyer tax bill on the Langley townhome she bought is leading a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of foreign buyers. In the rest of the province outside Metro Vancouver – where the tax is not levied – there

were 189 property transfers by foreigners, or 1.7 per cent of total transfers, worth $109 million. That was down from 3.6 per cent of the transfers in the rest of the province by foreigners prior to Aug. 2. Foreign buyers made up 3.7 per cent of transactions in August in the Capital Regional District. Finance Minister Mike de Jong has indicated the province would watch regions outside of Metro to

gauge if the foreign buyer tax should be extended to additional areas. Within Metro, foreign buyers made up 0.9 per cent of August transfers in Vancouver, 1.9 per cent in Richmond, 0.6 per cent in Surrey and 1.0 per cent in Burnaby – down sharply in each case from more than 24 per cent in Burnaby and Richmond before the tax took effect. The amount of extra tax levied from foreign

buyers in August was $2.5 million. But finance ministry auditors are examining some transactions to see if they were structured to dodge the tax and whether reassessments are necessary. Suspect transactions include ones where a foreign buyer and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident were both included on title, with the extra tax only owed on the portion of the value claimed by the foreigner.

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SkyTrain route changes revealed By Jeff Nagel TransLink is reconfiguring how SkyTrain lines are routed effective Oct. 22 in preparation for the opening of the Evergreen extension to Coquitlam later this year. The makeover reduces the Millennium Line to an east-west route only between VCC Clark and Lougheed Station in Burnaby, extending to six new stations in Port Moody and Coquitlam once the new line opens. The new Evergreen Line will actually be named the Millennium Line’s Evergreen Extension. The Expo Line will be split into two branches originating from Waterfront in downtown Vancouver – one terminating at King George in Surrey, as the Expo Line now does, and a second branch that curves up through New West and Burnaby ending at Production Way-University Station. TransLink officials say it makes the Millennium Line operate more logically, with less confusion for riders than now, where Millennium trains pass through the Broadway/ Commercial going both north-south and east-west. And the Expo Line’s

new split terminus will be similar to how the Canada Line goes to both YVR Airport and Richmond-Brighouse. Passengers who intend to ride SkyTrain between Surrey and Coquitlam once Evergreen opens and who might have been hoping for just a one or even no transfer ride will not get that wish with the new configuration. Those Surrey-Coquitlam passengers will have to change trains twice – one transfer at Lougheed from the Millennium Line’s Evergreen Extension to the new branch of the Expo Line, and again at Columbia in New Westminster to the other Surrey-bound branch of Expo. In fact, Surrey passengers who ride SkyTrain to north Burnaby will have to make one more transfer than they now do. The Expo branch to Production Way-University terminates there – one station past Lougheed – in order to connect students from Surrey to the bus loop that serves SFU. Because the Millennium Line no longer goes to downtown Vancouver, commuters in North Burnaby areas like Brentwood Town Centre also face

Expo Line gets two branches, M-line shrinks an extra transfer to downtown. And future Evergreen riders from Port Moody and Coquitlam will have to transfer at Commercial/Broadway to go downtown. BC Rapid Transit Co.

Ltd. manager of operations planning Ian Fisher said the retooled Millennium Line will run more frequently – every 3.5 minutes of more than five minutes apart – and that should help reduce congestion

at Commercial-Broadway, the system’s biggest bottleneck. He said there will be slightly longer waits for Expo Line trains – about an extra 10 seconds at peak times – but longer trains will

run more consistently there, providing more capacity. More details can be found at translink.ca/ skytrainchanges. “We are focused on helping our customers make a smooth transition to the new operating pattern,” TransLink CEO Kevin

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The Cloverdale Curling Club wound up its annual opening Cashspiel the weekend of Sept. 16-18. This is always a popular ‘spiel on the competitive circuit because it is the earliest scheduled competitive bonspiel and many of the teams were eager to get the season going. This year the club saw entries from: Yukon, Vancouver Island, Kelowna, Kamloops and the Lower Mainland. Also entering for the first time were two teams from Arizona. Yes, there is a curling club in Phoenix! Washington State also saw two of its Seattle teams compete. The Men’s field was rounded out by the national team champion from China –Team China. This is the same team that advanced to the final 4 at the 2015 World Championships.

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Harness racing set for 40th season Horsemen ‘a community within a community’ Contributed There’s no ‘U’ in forty but there is ‘You’ in the plans for a good time as Fraser Downs at Elements Casino celebrates its 40th season of harness racing. The new season starts Oct. 6 at the Cloverdale oval and Harness Racing British Columbia wants the fans to be part of its community. Opening night will kick off recognition of the anniversary with former Fraser Downs general manager Chuck Keeling on hand. Keeling’s grandfather Jim was the man responsible for the building, opening and running of the then-Cloverdale Raceway on Jan. 1, 1976. Several ways to salute the 40th Organized tours of the backstretch are year will be held throughout the on the agenda for 2016-2017. season, says Carla Robin, executive director of HRBC. well-bred three-year-old filly No “There will be giveaways, of a Pelo Blue Chip, and turned her nostalgic nature, and organized over to the handling of top trainer tours of the backstretch (the Rick White. Pelo performed nicely barns),” Robin said of just a couple since moving to Ontario in May of plans for FDEC visitors. and has two wins, three seconds Robin calls and two fourth-place finishes in the horsemen her last seven starts. FILE PHOTOS (drivers, trainOpening night of live racing Members could look back to ers, grooms, at Elements Casino is Oct. 6, that opening day 40 years ago for breeders and kicking off with a recognition of inspiration. The winner of the owners) and first race ever was Guy Dominion, the anniversary. The first race at the-then Cloverdale Raceway the horses a driven by Ray Gemmill. The ownwas on Jan. 1, 1976. community ers of Guy Dominion included within a comseveral players with the Vancouver munity. Canucks. Thursday (6 p.m.) and Friday She says they Anyone interested in joining the (7 p.m.) for the month of work seven club or just getting more informaChuck Keeling October. days a week tion should contact Diane or Carla – Brian Mainman for HRBC to condition at HRBC at 604-574-5558. and prepare for the races and that Fraser Downs will race on effort helps drive a significant part of the Cloverdale/Surrey economy. While a young Chuck Keeling was around at the beginning (his duties To Advertise in this space call 604-575-5555 somewhat limited in the first year) he was not alone. Also around on the MASONRY/CONSTRUCTION PAINTING RUBBISH REMOVAL backstretch then, and www.paintspecial.com NICKEL MASONRY still around today, are Lower Mainland & CONSTRUCTION 778-322-2378 Jan White (Dryden), a 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley RUBBISH REMOVAL groom in 1976 (she now Running this ad for over 12years RERESH YOUR HOUSE is a hands-on vice presBEFORE YOU SELL Professional Quality Services • Chimney/Fireplace Repairs ident of the Rick White Great Rates • Brick Work Stable), owner/trainer • Roof Repair & Leaks • Cultured Stones & Landscaping • APPLIANCES Roy Johnson and driver/ • Sidewalks & Concrete • ABANDONED PROPERTY CLEAN UP • Stone Work & Retaining Walls trainer/owner Carl Sibi• YARD WASTE • DRYWALL 3 rooms for $299 PROMPT & RELIABLE! ga. Arriving in 1977 was • FURNITURE 2 coats of any colour FREE ESTIMATES • DEMO/CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS Jim Gagnon, a top driver (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls QUALITY GUARANTEED Cloverdale High Performance paint. who is still a hard-worknickelconstruction.ca NO PAYMENT until Job is Call ing groom. completed. Ask us about our 604-961-3505 Laminate Flooring Call 604-679-7648 Meanwhile, don’t forget the biggest new highlight of the season. AWNINGS ROOFING Racing fans will get a chance to be closer to the Janzen Roofing action as a horse owner. Since 1969 HRBC has formed Residential General the Fraser Downs Horse Maintenance & Repairs Racing Club. For a $250 • Skylights fee an individual gets a • Gutters & Down Pipes club membership and the Aluminum Patio • Facea replacement benefits of being a horse Covers, Sunrooms, • Vents owner, which means a Roofing, Railings • Patios wood work chance to meet the horse • Roof problems etc... and Vinyl. and, hopefully, trips to FREE ESTIMATES the winner’s circle for a 604-521-2688 victory picture. (604) 617-8843 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com HRBC has brought in

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