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Surrey firefighters are investigating asuspicious fire that ate through the roof of avacant townhouse unit at Hunter Hill housingcooperative (6935-122 St.) inWest Newtonearly Sunday morning.Nobody was injured in the two-alarm fire,
which appears to have started outside the unitat about 3:30 a.m.Im very cautious to say it may have been
suspicious,Deputy Chief Dan Barnschersaid. It seems it worked its way up the side ofthe building.Twenty firefighters arrived in six trucks
to tackle the blaze. Flames were eruptingthrough the attic of the two-storey building,but crews had it doused in about 20 minutes.Barnscher said minimal damage was done
to the adjoining townhouse in the fourplex,but a mother and two children were displaced.
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BROOKSIDE For the past 22 or soyears, life in the Brookside neighbourhoodhas gone on as the City of Surrey haschanged rapidly around it.Located literally across the street from
Bear Creek Park, between 88th and 84thAvenue, the quiet neighbourhood couldalmost be described as a place stuck intime, a snapshot of a time when the citywas just beginning to catch the eyes ofyoung families.Built in 1992, Brookside was a concept
neighbourhood designed with anelementary school at its centre and housesencircling it like rings on dartboard. Theneighbourhood was typical for somethingfrom the early to mid-1990s with three-to-four bedroom houses, two-car garagesand a nice bit of lawn out front and inthe back. It was nothing spectacular andnothing extravagant.Fast-forward 22 years, though, and
suddenly the ordinary has become theextraordinary.Unlike many of the neighbourhoods
that would be built in Surrey insubsequent years, more than a handful ofBrooksides houses do not have basementsand secondary suites are not nearly as
prevalent as youd find elsewhere. As aresult, density is not really an issue in thearea and there arent nearly as many carslining the streets as you might find insome of the citys newer neighbourhoods.How do I know all of this? Well this
reporter has been lucky enough to call thearea home for the past two decades. And asI continue to see the rest of the city change,I find Brookside becoming one of thoseincreasingly rare neighbourhoods in acity that seems less and less about creatingcommunities and more about packingbodies in to as little space as possible.Which brings me back to Brookside.Having grown up in the 1990s,
neighbourhoods like Brookside weresimply the norm when it came to
suburban living in Surrey. Houses werenot separated by mere two feet gaps andpeople knew their neighbours. The waythe neighbourhood was designed simplyencouraged a sense of community.For Surrey school trustee Laurie Larsen,
who also resides in the neighbourhood,the community aspect is really what makessomething like Brookside special.Ive lived in a few areas in Surrey,
mostly in Newton, Fleetwood, and I wouldsay that this is the most thats unchanged,she said. Its a well-establishedsubdivision, and I would say that for themost part, its very safe. People watch outfor each other and know their neighboursaround them. One day last week I leftthe hatch on my truck up and one of the
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Brookside: Surreys old new standard
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Surrey school trustee Laurie Larsen resides in the neighbourhood of Brookside, locatedadjacent to Bear Creek Park in Surrey. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER POON)
The concept area, builtin 1992, has become theextraordinary in the eyesof Now reporter
neighbours came over a couple of hourslater just to let me know that Id left thehatch up.For Larsen, shes found that despite
some of the newer developments literallyforcing people to live in closer proximityto one another, the sense of communityseems to be lacking in a lot of the condoand townhouse developments popping uptoday.My daughter and son both live in
townhouses in Clayton and they knowmaybe one person on one side but youdont have the opportunities whenyoure outside mowing the lawn or doingyardwork anymore to meet people, shesaid. I think you lose that neighbourhoodconnection.Key to keeping that sense of community
alive is the school and park at theepicenter of the neighbourhood.On any given day, youll find families,
youth and seniors making use of the parksfields and recreation areas, not to mentionthe hundreds of students served by thebuilding itself during the school year.Theres a sense of pride in the
community here, and you see that in kidsin the schools and in the way people keeptheir houses and yards looking good, and Ithink its just that people care, said Larsen.When everyone is walking with their
dogs almost everybody will say hi toeach other, even if they dont understandEnglish theyll still give you a nod and sayhello.Its like youre stepping back in time.
Its not just your modern subdivision withrow houses, people here know many oftheir neighbours and everybody just seemsto care.And with that sense of community
seemingly missing from the citys newerdevelopments, one can only wonder whatSurrey would look like if theyd just keptgoing with the Brookside formula, ratherthan the almost painfully rapid growththat seems to be putting such a strain onthe city today.
Its like youre stepping back in time. Its not just yourmodern subdivisionwith row houses, people here knowmany oftheir neighbours and everybody just seems to care.
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CLOVERDALEAs the first of its kindto open south of the Fraser, Surrey NightMarket was expected to be popular.But not even the organizers were fully
prepared for the massive turnout duringthe opening night on Saturday (July 5) atCloverdale Exhibition Grounds.Organizer Satbir Cheema said he was very
pleased with how the first night went butthey were not expecting the estimated 7,000to 8,000 attendees.They kept pouring in and obviously we
were not ready for that huge a crowd, butnow it gives us some time over the nextfour or five days to prepare for the nextweekend, he said.The crowd was so big that some people
waited more than 45 minutes to get in andsome vendors ran out of food in the firsttwo to three hours.Because we didnt anticipate it would be
that huge a crowd, we only had two ticket
vendors, next time we will make sure wehave more, said Cheema.As the lines became worse, Cheema said
that organizers began letting people in forfree because they had waited for so long.Twitter user @Courneey_ stated
that as one of the vendors at the#Surreynightmarket I can honestly say weDID NOT expect such big crowds!Everyonewill be bringingWAYMORE food.Organizers have already made a number
of changes and will be adding more ticketwindows, at least 500 more parking stalls,better parking control, and more servicesfor people with special needs.Next weekend will be the official ribbon
cutting and opening ceremony on Fridaynight from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at theCloverdale Exhibition Grounds in front ofthe Agriplex (17798 62 Ave.).The market runs Fridays and Saturdays
until the end of August, from 6 to 11 p.m.Admission is $2 and free for anyone shorterthan 48 inches. Parking is free.For more information, go to
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SURREYWith cell phones, emailand the Internet bringing the world to ourdoorsteps in just a few button presses ormouse clicks, one might think the fate of oldschool amateur ham radio is sealed.Think again.Theres an expression among those in
the know: When all else fails, amateurradio works. In other words, in the eventof massive infrastructure failure (think war,terrorism, natural disaster), the techie folkswith the headsets and the mics and the callsigns may well be the only ones getting theword out and in. It happened during 9/11,Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 earthquakein Japan.And it will happen again.On a recent Saturday, the local detachment
of a global army of amateur radio operators volunteers all showed off their stuff. Theybrought along their slickest gear, they erectedantennae, they laid out tents and tables andinformational pamphlets, and they welcomedyoungsters and oldsters and all people inbetween.And they went to work scanning theregion and the continent for as many like-minded individuals as possible.
It was a good day for making contacts.In fact, it was the very best day of the year.Known as Field Day, June 28 was a NorthAmerica-wide event where amateur radiosbrightest and most knowledgeable people setup shop in similar encampments across thecontinent. And while the day was part public
education, part emergency preparednessdress rehearsal and part political hobnob(Surrey mayoralty candidate Linda Hepner,MP Jinny Sims and MLAMarvin Huntall stopped by), arguably the coolestpart, at least for veteran members ofSurrey Amateur Radio Club (SARC), was
the chance to reach out anywhere andeverywhere in a contest format.By the end of Field Day a 24-hour
period SARCmembers, six using voice andfour usingMorse Code, had made no lessthan 1510 unique contacts. An impressiveshowing, says SARC president John BrodieVA7XB (amateur radio operators typicallyrun their given names and call signstogether), who justifiably points out the totalis almost twice that of last years Canadiandivisional winner.Field Day at the SARC site, on the
old Grandview School grounds at theintersection of 20th Avenue and 176th Street,is an interesting time. In the main tent,recent Russian immigrant Mike ZavarukhinVE7ACNworked antiquated yet efficientMorse Code and showed his frustration whena potential contact wasnt quite made. BlindSARCmember Rob Gilchrist VE7CZV useda computer attached to his radio and a devicefor converting the screen image to Braille.Another station sat temporarily empty, itsoperator undoubtedly handling some otherduty. The tables overflowed with transceiversand displays, and the floor was littered withbatteries and mobile power supplies.
Amateur radio enthusiasts have a Field Day in Surrey
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Alessandro (Alex) Danese, IZ7FMM, a recent immigrant from Italy and SARC member,operating one of the competitive radio stations in voice mode. All radios are computer-assisted and equipped with dedicated contest software. In his spare time, Daneseprepared Italian cuisine for the crew during Field Day in Surrey. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)
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In a trailer 50 feet away,Al NeufeldVE7CDC ran a Get On The Air(GOTA) station, coaching total radionoobs on the absolute basics. Outside,the landscape in every direction wasdotted with various types of antennae,including an absolute monsterdonated by Telus in 2011 that soars ahundred feet into the sky and weighs apavement-crushing five tonnes.At the info booth, Joe Zaccaria
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way and that. He took a moment toproudly show off the sweet setup inhis truck: a mobile system he sayshas connected him with operatorshundreds and sometimes thousands ofmiles away.But the real excitement was at the
back of John Schouten VE7TIs pickuptruck. As various SARC membersgathered around, Schouten brandisheda handheld antenna, pointing it inthe direction of the InternationalSpace Station. An hour earlier,theyd made contact with astronaut(and fellow amateur radio licensee
most astronauts are) ReidWisemanKF5LKT, and the gang tried to do itagain. One problem: SARC was oneof hundreds of clubs trying to do thesame thing. Bombarded with requests,Wiseman was unable to respond.Twenty-four hours later, the
Grandview School site was empty onceagain. Next year, members of SARC willparticipate in the 2015 Field Day. In themeantime, theyll continue to pursuetheir hobby, standing ready should aday come that no one wants to see.For more information on SARC and
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Fraser University arestudying the relationshipbetween the dance style andcertain women who get intothe groove.To date, 50 women
have completed, or arecurrently completing, studysessions, and researchers arelooking for more women toparticipate.The majority of
participants are long-term,stay-at-homemoms andhousewives recruited fromthe Surrey area.
The so-called South AsianExercise Trial online atCoheart.ca/projects/saet is focusing on howexercise affects body fatand cardiovascular health,according to SFU PhDcandidate Iris Lesser.Womenwho have completed theprogram say it is also havingmentally positive effects,Lesser added.She is hoping to draw
another 15 participants tojoin the last of three 12-week sessions, starting inmid-August at North SurreyRecreation Centre, a partnerin the study. The womenneed to be inactive, withoutdiabetes or heart disease, andwith a waist size greater than80 centimetres.
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The women areproviding key data for theSFU study, and learning thatwhile exercise is important, itcan also be fun,Patrola said.Im already seeing a
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The study is one ofseveral underway by SFUsCommunity Health ResearchTeam, dubbed CoHeaRT.Study results from the
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Bhangra-dancing women are part of a health study takingplace at North Surrey Recreation Centre. (Photo: SFU)
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The Editor,Re: Surrey has more pressing needs
than ferris wheels, the Now, July 1.It is time that the Surrey First party is
taught a valuable lesson in communityinvolvement and responsibility.The state of the community is
horrendous, with overcrowding of schools,traffic congestion, crime of the worst kindincreasing almost daily and townhousedevelopments spurting up everywhere.This state has been created by the Surrey
First party in partnership with developers.Their hunger for tax dollars to pay forunnecessary projects (new city hall $97million, parking facility $25 million,etc.) is outrageous, and was decided by
a handful of selfish politicians, when areferendum should have been held todecide if the residents actually were infavour.We now see MayorWatts leaving, likely
to pursue other political opportunities,and her puppet Linda Hepner, she ofridiculous priorities (ferris wheels,artificial beaches, etc.) running for mayor.What a joke that is.Her main opponent? Another Surrey
First ex-councillor, now an independent,Barinder Rasode, is also running formayor. Let us not forget that she was apart of party that created the mess we nowhave, and I for one do not expect that theurban sprawl, and other concerns, would
be addressed under her leadership.Election date is looming, and it is then
that we, as a community, must send amessage that we will not be excludedor dictated to. Vote out the people thathave not responded to the needs of ourcommunity, and vote in as many independants (not ex-party faithful) as wecan. In this fashion perhaps we will end upwith a responsible and caring city council.
John Conley, Surrey
YOUR LETTERS: Email your letters tothe editor to [email protected] keep them short and include your fullname and where you live.
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To state the obvious, crime will bea huge issue in Surreys next civicelection, as always.So far this week, the big news is former
mayor Doug McCallums decision toonce again throw his hat into the ring forSurreys mayoralty, a job he held from 1996to 2005.Of course, its not fair to entirely blame
a citys crime rate on its mayor. But as theysay, its lonely at the top.Like Surreys current mayor Dianne
Watts who is cast in the unenviableposition of seeing Surrey hit an all-timehomicide rate during her watch (25 in2013) McCallum presided over his ownrecord-breaking homicide rate (20 in2001).Watts was chairwoman of the cityspublic safety committee at the time.The previous record had been 17, in
1993.Moreover, on McCallums watch Surrey
also had the ignominious distinctionof being the car-theft capital of NorthAmerica in 2002.Like Watts, with her crime reduction
strategy and mayors task force onhomicides, McCallum had his owncampaigns. For one, in 2003 he set up aWhalley Action Team and vowed to cleanWhalley of all crack houses within a year,one block at a time.Its incredible, really.Part of Watts platform in her successful
bid to replace McCallum as mayor was apromise to better deal with crime. Nowthat shes been taking it on the noggin,McCallum will no doubt pick away at herrecord in his bid to retake the mayorschair.And so far, the main declared contenders
for Surreys big seat have all been in civicoffice during homicide-record years.Surrey Firsts mayoralty candidate LindaHepner and Barinder Rasode, if she runsfor mayor, have both served on the cityspolice committee.Theyve all had a chance to make the city
safer and must stand on those records.
Surrey First must knowwe wont be dictated to
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Anyone who has been paying attention to theevolution of First Nations rights and powersin B.C. over the past 20 years or so should notbe surprised by the recent Supreme Court of Canadadecision that recognized a specific aboriginal title.Nevertheless, given the dire warnings from some of the
economic chaos that will result from the historic decision,there is reason to be concerned about its impact on B.C.seconomy.The high court resolved what started out in 1983 as
a dispute over a logging license but which evolved intoa landmark case about the aboriginal title rights of aspecific First Nations, in this instance the TsilhqotinNation in the Chilcotin region of the Interior.The concept of aboriginal title was first established by
the Supreme Court of Canada more than 40 years ago, inthe Calder vs. B.C. case. The recent decision represents thefirst time in history the high court has formally declaredaboriginal title to exist in a specified area.The decision potentially gives First Nations that
establish title (not an easy task) a veto over activities ontheir land.Where title is established, the consent of theFirst Nation band in question must first be gained beforethose activities can proceed.The high court did provide an escape clause of sorts for
governments. If a government meets a three-pronged test,it can override the lack of First Nations consent.The test is a potentially rigorous one: a government
must fully show it has consulted and accommodatedFirst Nations interests, the proposed action must becompelling and substantial for the good of the public(which includes First Nations), and that the governmentis consistent with its fiduciary obligations to First Nations.But the court also referenced a previous decision
(Delgamuukw) in citing specific activities that canpotentially infringe on aboriginal title, and they includeforestry, mining, infrastructure, environmental protectionand the general economic development of the interior ofBritish Columbia.So while the decision provides clarity and, eventually,
certainty over issues pertaining to First Nations rightsand powers, it didnt vastly reshape the landscape on thismatter.An analysis by the Osler law firms aboriginal law group
(entitled: The Sky is Not Falling) notes this: Despite the
significant media attention that the recent Supreme Courtof Canada decision has received, it represents a reiterationof established law regarding aboriginal title that has beendeveloped over decades, it said.Another prominent law firm,MacMillan LLP, had this
to say: With the exception of clarifying what is requiredto establish occupation, the decision does not makesignificant changes to the law of aboriginal title as it hascome to exist over the last several decades.In B.C., the reality on the ground for the past decade or
so is that First Nations have had a de facto veto over manysignificant activities on land claimed as ancestral.Increasingly, both the provincial government and
private sector companies have realized this, and havehad to ensure that First Nations support is secured not ignored before proceeding with a particulardevelopment. And, really, what is the problem with that?Not having First Nations support can frustrate or even
block a particular development (hello there, NorthernGateway pipeline).The courts decision would seem to cement this reality
along more defined lines.However, while the B.C. government and many
companies doing business here are aware of this, thetrouble is that many outside interests are not, and they(i.e. potential capital investors) may well be thinking thatthe sky has indeed fallen, particularly if they pay moreattention to media coverage than legal analyses.This is where concerns about the impact on the
provincial economy arise. It may well be that aninvestment chill may develop in this province, as potentialinvestors nervously wonder whether its safe to invest in aproject where the backing of the First Nations concernedis not secured, or not certain.It seems likely that the investment world may be
unsettled for a period of time, as many things flowingfrom this decision sort themselves out. There areoutstanding questions: what happens to overlapping landclaims when it comes to establishing title is an example ofjust one.In the meantime, it may be wise and prudent for
any natural resource developer to secure the support,if not the outright partnership, of First Nations beforeproceeding which is often the case today anyway.While theres no doubt the Supreme Court decision
is historic and significant, British Columbia has beenmoving in the decisions direction for some time now. Thesky is not falling folks, but it may have some storm cloudsfor a while.
Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global [email protected]
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Surrey RCMP Const. Troy Derrick shared his inspiringstory of connecting with city youth in the July 3 issue ofthe Now. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)
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More inspiring stories likeskateboardMountie, pleaseThe Editor,Re: Skateboard Mountie, the Now, July 3.Thank you so much for the inspiring story about Surrey
RCMP Const. Troy Derrick.Some of his quotes were truly insightful and we could all
learn a lesson or two from this wise young man. I especiallyliked his analysis of the word community commonunity. Kudos to him for the great work he is doing in ourcommunity.Im sure there are many other people in Surrey and Delta
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for a brief and strange time,not only did Canada have anavy, but British Columbiahad one, made up solely oftwo submarines.In July 1914, war panic
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for the Chilean Navy,ordered in 1911. However,the Chileans had fallenbehind on their payments.James Paterson of the SeattleDry Dock and ConstructionCompany was doing theassembly work on the boats,and he let McBride andothers know that they wereup for grabs.He forgot to mention that
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smuggled out of Seattleunder cover of darkness.The U.S. had just introducedlegislation to stay out ofthe war, including a ban onsales of warships to eitherside. Paterson ushered theships into Canadian waterson Aug. 5, hours before thepresident would sign thebill.The new subs should have
then sailed into EsquimaultHarbour to a triumphant
crowd. Instead, they werealmost shelled by panickyCanadian militia gunners.No one, apart from
McBride and a fewcompatriots, knew about thepurchase. So the batteriesat Black Rock loadedshells and prepared to fire,assuming they were underattack by German torpedoboats.Fortunately, a second look
revealed a white flag flyingfrom the mast of one sub.The Canadian Navy
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fact, they could dive toowell, plunging straightdown in some cases, farfaster than was safe. Theopened ballast tanksrevealed planks, rags, and apair of overalls left duringconstruction.The two subs, CC1 and
CC2, never fired a shot inanger, but they did trainup a number of Canadiansubmariners. And as for theGerman warships steamingup the coast? They nevereven approached BritishColumbia.
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horseshoes, cards and otheractivities are planned forSeniors in the Park, heldThursdays from 1:30 to 3:30p.m. until Aug. 28.Seniors are also welcome
to submit their ideas foractivities to programplanners by calling 604-501-5094 or [email protected] lead the
Seniors in the Park program,through Partners in Parks.Francis Park is located at
15951 83rd Ave., Surrey.The park has lots of open
grass space and a popular300-metre walking loop.There are also a number ofbenches for relaxing as wellas a range of exercise andplay equipment.
Francis Park was namedafter Edith Francis,sister of Arthur ThomasFleetwood, after whom thecommunity of Fleetwood isnamed. Edith Francis was
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McCallum tosses his hat into ringSurrey mayoral election
Sociallyspeaking
Before hisannouncementMonday, weasked ourFacebookfollowers if
they would vote for DougMcCallum in Novemberscivic election. Heres whatthey said:
Former mayorDoug McCallum isofficially setting hissights on the topspot. If elected, hepromises to reignin city spendingand get in frontof crime before ithappens. (Photo:FILE PHOTO)
Scott Cowden Won'tvote for McCallum again. Ibelieve Watts had us on apretty good developmenttrack. I will likely voteHepner who shared Wattsvision and direction
Stevieg Vancity Hell No.Go backwards?
Jenni-lynn Hewitt No.
Tami Arseneault No toMcCallum and No toRasode
Rahul Gill Yes... surreyneeds change... Dougideas now are better thanbefore.
Sujay L. Nazareth Whyshould Surrey go backwhen they can moveforward. Doug was thepast and should remain inthe past, Al Payne
Robert Phippen NOPE!Dictatorial didn't work thenDoug and it won't worknow either!
Sherry Cross Not me!
Olympia Resto NeedNEW FRESH approach ..Must be willing to adoptthe complexity of agrowing city.. Make thecity more vibrant..
Paul Samra Nope #teamBarinder
Marc Schouten I'll take alook at his platform. Itwouldn't make sense tomake a decision beforethat.
SURREY The cat is officially out of thebag former mayor Doug McCallum is onceagain running for the citys top spot.Its time for leadership and to get things
done for the people of Surrey, he told theNow over the phone before his announcementMonday.McCallum says his campaign has four top
priorities: crime, city finances, transit andbringing a ward system to Surrey.When it comes to crime,McCallum noted
that homicides increased 127 per centbetween 2012 and 2013.We need to have a proactive approach to
fighting crime.We need to get out in front ofcrime before it happens.In April, Insights West released a poll that
found 51 per cent of residents see crime as thenumber-one issue facing their city.McCallum said crime festers in many parts
of our communities and it starts in areas withpetty theft, then break-and-entering starts, andthen drugs start getting distributed, then gangsget involved and then homicides occur.He said officers need to be encouraged to get
out into their communities in front of crime,and called for more bike and foot patrols.McCallum also calls on the citys Chief Supt.
Bill Fordy to spend some amount of his timeout on patrol, interacting with the public.If elected, McCallum promises to hire
more Surrey staff in the police department toprovide support in the office work.In addition to calling on the police,
McCallum is calling on the community to joinin the proactive approach by volunteering for
speed watch, foot patrols and bike patrols.He notes that many in the community
already volunteer, but hed like to see doublethe amount of volunteers.Council has approved 95 new officers over
the next five years, but McCallum said if heselected, he will move to have them come onboard in two.When it comes to the financial picture at city
hall, McCallum is not pleased.Debt has increased 40 per cent or $70
million between 2012 and 2013.He described the new city hall, which he says
will cost taxpayers a minimum of $150 million,as a complete waste of taxpayers dollars.In his nine years as mayor, the city didnt
raise taxes, and now he is fully committedto not having any increases down the road.Instead he plans to trim costs back at cityhall.McCallum says to save money, he will also
cancel the Surrey Regional Economic Summit.As well, he says there wont be any more
trips, referencing Mayor DianneWatts comingunder heat for expensing international trips.Its time for action, its time to stay home
and make decisions.He also plans to cut costs in the city
departments, but promises not to lay off staff.If elected, he promises to disband the Surrey
City Development Corporation.Cities do not have a mandate to get
out there and speculate in real estateor development.We need to have ourgovernments be and provide the simpleresponsibilities that theyre mandated to do.When it comes to transit, McCallum says
the city needs to start to lobby, very strongly,every week, every day, the federal government
toward getting money toward Surreys lightrail.The mayors council recently gave priority to
the citys light rail plans in its transportationstrategy, but McCallum noted thats only halfthe decision.The other half and probably the hardest
half is to get the financing for it, he said. Onthe financing, I will use my experience when Iwas with TransLink, where we started to buildor built four major infrastructure projects inthe five years that we were chairman. I hadto work extremely hard with all three levelsof government to get the financing for allfour of those projects.He also calls for morecommunity buses in Surrey, in outlying areassuch as Port Kells, East Clayton, Grandviewand Campbell Heights.For infrastructure, McCallum also wants to
spend more money to maintain and build thecitys roads, and to spruce up the landscapingof the streetscape, which he believes will resultin calmer driving and less speeding.Finally, McCallum calls for a ward system
four wards which elect two councillors each,plus a mayor.McCallum was first elected to Surrey city
council in 1993 and became mayor three yearslater, defeating then-mayor Bob Bose.He served as Surreys mayor for nine years
before being defeated by current MayorDianneWatts in 2005.Visit thenownewspaper.com for more of
McCallums political history.The former mayor first popped back into the
public eye earlier this year when he poked hishead into the inaugural council meeting at thenew Surrey City Hall, as reported by the Now,which he said was by accident.
Amy ReidNow StaffTwitter @amyreid87
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SURREY Surreys political scene isheating up, and shows no signs of coolingdown.Coun. Barinder Rasode split from Surrey
Firsts coalition of independents and iseyeing themayors chair. Linda Hepner hasbeen chosen themayoral candidate for SurreyFirst asMayor DianneWatts retires from themunicipal scene in the city.And formermayorDougMcCallum is attempting a comeback.Meanwhile, SurreyMattersVoters
Association (SMVA), formerly Surrey CivicCoalition (SCC), has been quiet.Doug Elford, who ran for the slate in the last
municipal election, saidWednesday the partyis still plotting the course andwaiting forthe dominoes to completely fall.He said he hasnt even decided if he will be
running.Im still weighing whether I want torun.Last year, Elford said it was possible many
former SCC candidates would return, the slatewas not set in stone.Elford said last year that part of the SMVAs
strategy this time around will be to get morevoters to the polls, noting that poor voterturnout hurt the SCCs standings in the pollsin 2011.Elford has been outspoken about crime in
Newton, even before the tragic murder of JuliePaskall near the local arena last December.He
helped formNewton Community Association,hoping to change the area for the better.Regardless of who plans to run, the slate will
be missing at least two candidates from lasttime around.SMVAwill be without Gary Robinson, who
served as its president. Robinson, who servedon Surrey council for 12 years, passed awaylast year from a heart attack.And formermayor Bob Bose, the last SCC
member to hold a council position, isntrunning again.Despite retiring from civic politics himself,
Bose said hell be actively involved.Meanwhile, GLBT advocateMartin Rooney
has been exploring the idea of running forSurrey council, but has not come to anydecisions.I will wait to see who is all in therace,he said Friday.Rooney has asked Surrey city hall to fly the
pride flag on one of its three flagpoles duringthe citys pride week celebrations.And Bob Campbell, vice chair of Surreys
environmental advisory committee andis past-president of West Panorama RidgeRatepayers Association, is considering runningfor council.I have been asked quite a bit and Ive
certainly thought about it,Campbell told theNow.I did have one group approachme andaskme to run for mayor.
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SURREY/DELTAAfter delaying the start of theirsummer school programs in hopes of an agreementbeing reached in the teachers labour dispute, theschool districts of Surrey and Delta have been forcedto cancel them.Earlier, the Labour Relations Board ruled that
remedial summer school for students in Grades 10 to12 were essential if those students could not make upthe courses in the following school year.In Surrey, district spokesperson Doug Strachan said
there were 47 Grade 12 students who fall under theLRBs ruling.So they need credits in order to graduate and
qualify for that because they cant come back nextyear, said Strachan.However, because the number of students is
small enough, Strachan said striking teachers wouldnot be brought in to teach them. Instead, districtadministrators will instruct the students and courseswill begin Monday, July 7.As for the cancelling of regular summer school
programs, Strachan said the district, like all involved,is disappointed.Its of course disappointing in a whole host of
ways when theres job action and lockout taking placein the district and students are affected, he said,
Really, the summer school is just another example ofthat. I think everybody is on the same page in sayingwe would like to see it end as soon as possible.No students in Delta fall under LRB rulingIn Delta, spokesperson Deneka Michaud said there
were no students the district was aware of that wouldfall into that category.Deltas superintendent Dianne Turner said in
an open letter to parents that any students who failedcourses would be cared for at the start of the nextschool year.To mitigate the impact of no summer courses,
administrators are developing options for completionof these courses in the fall, she wrote. We remaincommitted to supporting our students and willwork with affected students and families to ensuresuccessful course completion.
Summer school classes cancelled
INFORMEducation
Christopher PoonNow staffTwitter @questionchris
Teen charged instore robberiesSURREYA 15-year-old
Surrey boy has been chargedwith four counts of robberyrelated to a string of cell phonestore robberies in Newton andWhalley.The boys name cannot be
published because the YouthCriminal Justice Act shields hisidentity.While this is great news
for many businesses in ourcommunity, Surrey RCMP Cpl.Bert Paquet said of the arrest,our investigation into theserobberies is still very active.Our officers are now focusingtheir efforts on bringing furthercriminal charges against otherpersons believed to be involved inthese offences.In March and April there were
four daytime robberies at cellphone stores inWhalley andNewton.Two robbers hit a store in the
12800-block of 96th Avenue onMarch 25th; a store in the 8300-block of 128th Street was hit twice
on April 3rd and April 11th; andon April 17th a store in the 13500-block of 88th Avenue was robbed.
Tom Zytaruk
Police nabbedSURREY Two men accused
of breaking into aWhalleyresidence while claiming tobe police are facing a string ofcharges as Surrey Mounties stillsearch for a third suspect.Three robbers broke into
a home in the 9800-block ofWhalley Boulevard on July 1,2013, claiming they were cops.They threatened to shoot one ofthe residents, but a gun wasntseen. The victim was struck witha crowbar and the robbers madeoff with jewelry, cell phones,a laptop computer and otherelectronic equipment.David Fitzpatrick, 30, of
Abbotsford and Joseph AnthonyFrancis, 35, from Langley areboth charged with two counts ofrobbery, two counts of assaultwith a weapon, and break andenter with intent. Chargesagainst a third suspect arepending.
Tom Zytaruk
Doug Strachan
Its of coursedisappointing in awhole host of wayswhen theres jobaction and lockouttaking place in thedistrict
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SURREYViolence, addiction, jailtime and several suicide attempts thatswhat a life of crime gave Scott Magri.After one suicide attempt that had the
now-45-year-old criminal crossing over tothe other side,Magri kicked his oxycontinaddiction and all criminal affiliation, nowspeaking publicly to warn against gettinginvolved in gangs and gang activity.Magri is set to speak at an organized
crime dialogue event put togetherby Surrey Coun. Barinder Rasode onThursday, July 10.Also speaking at the event will be
other ex-crooks, as well as CombinedForces Special Enforcement Unit Sgt.Lindsey Houghton, who has had a tonof experience with gang and criminalactivity including high-profile drug andweapon busts.Rasode said she organized the dialogue,
and asked law enforcement and formergang members to share their stories,because street gangs are a seriousproblem.The potential for innocent bystanders
getting hurt in the crossfire is very high the Surrey Six murders are a primeexample of that, Rasode said. We wantto bring the community together for aconversation about drugs, crime and gangprevention, and discuss things we can doas a community and as parents, to becomepart of the solution. Its about gettinganswers and tools to help us develop acomprehensive and holistic approach tothe problem.Rasode thought Magri was a perfect fit
to speak at the dialogue.The former gang affiliate was notorious
amongst criminals and gangsters alikefor his violent streak, often acting as anenforcer between drug dealers or gangmembers and the people who owed themmoney.
I was basically a one-man wreckingcrew, and when things didnt go my way, Igot in my car and I took care of it,Magritold the Now over the phone. I dealt withgang members and some of them losttheir lives and got shot here and there, soyou know, I was associated with some ofthem in the past but myself, no, I didntbelong to any organization.After earning a reputation for being
the kind of person that no one not evenTony ScarfaceMontana would wantto mess with, dealing illicit drugs likecocaine and running a marijuana grow-opwas no problem.
I had the reputation Dont f--- withMagri cause it aint gonna end well andI went, Oh, I could start making money,Ill sell coke, so I bought a half-ounceof cocaine one night, had a party at myhouse, sold it and made $800 profit andthats where it started the easy money.Magri was earning $60,000 per month,
developing a $12,000 a month addiction,and ultimately saw his empire, his home,his truck and all of his cash repossessed.How I got out of all of that was
that I had a bust at my house, the copssurrounded the place and I even askedthem Jeez, theres more people here thanwhen you arrested Jeffrey Dahmer.Why?It was my background, he said. I kneweverybody and I could get my hands onanything.Magri has been back on the straight and
narrow for a couple years, having penneda book about his experience with thecrime underworld and ensuing spiritualepiphany called Lessons: Crime, Gains &Pain.Houghton said from his policing, hes
seen ex-gang affiliates journeys andemphasized the importance of themspeaking out.We know that only some people take
in the message from the police, saidHoughton.Whether its gangs or something
completely different, having someone whohas those experiences, that ability to sayLook, I walked this walk. Heres why Imtelling you that you need to think twiceabout some of the decisions you may befaced with and why positive choices willmake you a better person, their messagesare extremely important because I knowthat they wear their hearts on theirsleeves.The Organized Crime Dialogue, Gang
Prevention and Reform: A Path to Successevent takes place on Thursday, July 10 at7 p.m. at Surreys Bombay Banquet Hall(7475 135 St.). Admission is free.
Ex-gang affiliate to speak atcrime event Thursday in Surrey
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Former criminal Scott Magri is amongguest speakers at the Organized CrimeDialogue, Gang Prevention and Reform: APath to Success event Thursday, July 10 atBombay Banquet Hall in Newton.
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Kristi AlexandraNow contributorTwitter @kristialexandra
SURREY The Criminal Justice Branchin Victoria has decided not to prosecute anRCMP dog handler for a dog bite injurycase last fall.In May, the Independent Investigations
Office sent the file to Crown Counsel forconsideration after Richard Rosenthal, theIIOs chief civilian director, determined anofficer might have committed an offence.On Nov. 18, an RCMP dog bit a
shoplifting suspects leg three times, causingsignificant injury, after a box of cookwarewas stolen from a SurreyWal-Mart store.The IIO, which investigates police
incidents involving injury, does not makerecommendations on whether chargesshould be laid.Under the Crown Counsel Act, thats the
Criminal Justice Branchs call.After considering the evidence, the CJB
concluded that theres not a substantiallikelihood the dog handler would beconvicted of any crime.After the theft, a Wal-Mart loss
prevention officer and the suspect got into ascuffle behind the store.The LPO tried to handcuff him, but lost
his balance during the tussle, fell and hit hishead on the pavement. The suspect then goton top of him, struck him in the throat, andran to a wooded area behind the store.The suspect told the IIO he was under a
tree, smoking, when without warning thedog bit him.The dogs handler declined to provide a
statement to the IIO.The Criminal Justice Branch found no
evidence that the officer commanded thedog to attack or was aware the dog wasinflicting serious injury at the time.Neil MacKenzie, spokesman for the CJB,
noted that Section 25 of the Criminal Codesays a police officer is justified in usingas much force as necessary to make anarrest provided he acts on reasonable andprobable grounds but Section 26 providesfor criminal liability when excessive forceis used.
The potential forinnocent bystandersgetting hurt in thecrossfire is very high .
Cop dog handlerwont be prosecutedin Surrey bite case
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SURREY Sixty years ago atVancouvers Empire Stadium, two menset the standard for middle-distancerunning. Englands Roger Bannister andAustralias John Landy were the first twomen to run a sub four-minute miraclemile in the same race at the 1954 BritishEmpire Games. On Thursday (July 10),Surreys Keffri Neal will try and match thatfeat.The University of Kentucky (UK)
Wildcat had an astounding junior year,picking up gold medals at both indoor andoutdoor Southeastern Conference (SEC)championships before breaking his 800-metre personal best and collecting a bronzemedal at the NCAA championships.I ran a lot faster than I ever have before
and it was my first time being there, socoming third was pretty unexpected. Imhappy with it,Neal said, trying not to brag.Neal is set to run the one-mile race
Thursday at the Harry Jerome InternationalTrack Classic in Burnaby, and is excitedto test his skills against some of the bestrunners on the continent.It will be one of the faster races that
Ive ever been in I can say Ive neverrun against a field that strong before. Thatshould be an experience in itself and possiblybreaking four minutes in a mile,Neal said.The former Fleetwood Park Dragon has
been training hard to get back to runninglonger distances now that the collegiateseason is over. At the Penn Relays in lateApril, Neal managed to break the four-minute barrier by 1.5 seconds in the 4x1-mile event.Im in 800 (metre) shape right now. Its
really hard to switch it up in two weeks. Ivebeen trying to maintain, really, and try toget a little more strength so I can run a fastmile, he said.Neals personal best for the mile is 4:04.The Surrey native broke his 800-metre
personal best at the NCAA Outdoor Track &Field Championships after running 1:46.39.He was 13 tenths-of-a-second away from thegold medalist and fellow Canadian, Brandon
McBride of Mississippi State University.This isnt the only time that the Ontarian
snubbed Neal for gold. At the CanadianTrack and Field Championships two weeksago in Moncton, Neal had to settle for silverwith McBride beating him by 22 tenths-of-a-second in the 800-metre race.Bryan Onstad used to be one of the
coaches for the Surrey Athletics Club, Nealstrack and field club, which closed in 2011.However, he still trains Neal during theoffseason.He was 12 years old when he started
(Surrey Athletics Club). For the first fiveor six years, he was not one of the betterrunners in the group,Onstad said. Byabout Grade 10 he started maturing andrising up. By Grade 12 he was one of thebest in the province.Onstad has kept in touch with Sean
Graham, Neals coach at UK, and they planon keeping Neal training during the summer.During the season, Neal was running about70 miles every week and Onstad believes itwas the key to his breakout year.Thats really catapulted him to a new
level now,Onstad said. Hes just at theplace where hes verging on international.A lot of the guys at (Harry) Jerome are topU.S. milers and 1500-metre runners, and thetop Canadians are in there also. It will be agood experience for him. This year hes gotthe confidence and I think hes going to dowell there.Neal is a versatile runner and took both of
his SEC gold medals in different events.At the indoor championships in Texas,
Neal took first place in the 800-metre eventafter running 1:48.94 in February.Neals school hosted the outdoor
championships, and he walked awaywith the gold in the 1500-metre race inLexington, Kentucky after a run of 3:48.69.Neal also ran the 800-metre race in the
outdoor championships, but it was clearthat his body was fatigued as he finished ineighth. Again, McBride took home the gold.Its pretty rare for a Canadian to go
to a big institution like (University ofKentucky),Neal said. At the time, I didntreally appreciate it or knew what my trackcareer would end up being, but it hasworked out very well so far.After July 10, Neal will compete in the
provincial championships in Kamloops,which starts on July 11. He turned downa spot to represent Canada at the under-23 level at the North American, CentralAmerican, and Caribbean Under 23(NACAC U23) Championships because theevent starts too close to his collegiate season.The 2014 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome
International Track Classic takes placeat Swangard Stadium on Thursday. Themile-long race will be the last event ofthe day, where Neal will be up againstanother Surrey track star in Luc Bruchet.More information can be found online atHarryjerome.com.
Kyle BenningNow contributorTwitter @KBBenning
NCAA Div. 1 bronze medalist Keffri Neal prepares at North Surrey Community Park for what he calls the strongest field of runners hesever raced against. The University of Kentuckys track star will try and break a personal best by attempting to run a four-minute mile.(Photo: KYLE BENNING)
Fleetwood ParkSecondary alumnusKeffri Neal has madehis mark collecting anNCAADiv. 1 bronzemedal and is nowhoping to break anotherpersonal best
It will be one of the faster races that Ive ever been in I cansay Ive never run against a field that strong before. Thatshould be an experience in itself and possibly breaking fourminutes in amile.
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Surrey firefighters are investigating asuspicious fire that ate through the roof of avacant townhouse unit at Hunter Hill housingcooperative (6935-122 St.) inWest Newtonearly Sunday morning.Nobody was injured in the two-alarm fire,
which appears to have started outside the unitat about 3:30 a.m.Im very cautious to say it may have been
suspicious,Deputy Chief Dan Barnschersaid. It seems it worked its way up the side ofthe building.Twenty firefighters arrived in six trucks
to tackle the blaze. Flames were eruptingthrough the attic of the two-storey building,but crews had it doused in about 20 minutes.Barnscher said minimal damage was done
to the adjoining townhouse in the fourplex,but a mother and two children were displaced.
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SURREY Surreys political scene isheating up, and shows no signs of coolingdown.Coun. Barinder Rasode split from Surrey
Firsts coalition of independents and iseyeing the mayors chair. Linda Hepner hasbeen chosen the mayoral candidate for SurreyFirst as Mayor DianneWatts retires fromthe municipal scene in the city. And formermayor DougMcCallum is attempting acomeback.Meanwhile, Surrey Matters Voters
Association (SMVA), formerly Surrey CivicCoalition (SCC), has been quiet.Doug Elford, who ran for the slate in the
last municipal election, saidWednesday theparty is still plotting the course andwaitingfor the dominoes to completely fall.Were planning, and plotting, he added.He said he hasnt even decided if he will be
running.Im still weighing whether I wantto run.Last year, Elford said it was possible many
former SCC candidates would return, theslate was not set in stone.Elford said last year that part of the SMVAs
strategy this time around will be to get morevoters to the polls, noting that poor voterturnout hurt the SCCs standings in the pollsin 2011.Elford told theNow in 2013 that he sees a
need for opposing voices on council.Theres a lot of things that just go
unchallenged right now in terms ofdevelopment, especially in regard toenvironmental sustainability, he said last July.There has to be some opposition to makethings healthy.Elford has been outspoken about crime
in Newton, even before the tragic murderof Julie Paskall near the local arena lastDecember.He helped formNewton Community
Association, hoping to change the area for thebetter.I guess the real hot button issue is crime
in the neighbourhood,he told the Now lastDecember, just days before Paskalls murder.Regardless of who plans to run, the slate
will be missing at least two candidates fromlast time around.SMVAwill be without Gary Robinson, who
served as its president. Robinson, who servedon Surrey council for 12 years, passed awaylast year from a heart attack.And former mayor Bob Bose, the last SCC
member to hold a council position, isntrunning again.Bose served as a Surrey alderman from
1978 to 1985 and then served as Surreysmayor for nine years, from 1988 to 1996.Afterhis mayoralty, Bose returned to Surrey civicpolitics as a councillor, from 2000 to 2011,when he was ousted by Surrey First sweepingall the seats.Despite retiring from civic politics himself,
Bose said hell be actively involved.While no potential candidates hes talked to
have made a decision to run, he says I havepeople in mind.
Bose thinks voters need a fresh face.I think theres a need for a fresh approach
and that basically means a new personalityon the scene not somebody whos anincumbent or whos been on council, he said.Some fresh faces may be able to organizethemselves so as to attract significant block ofvoters.In Boses opinion, its absolutely essential
there be a renewal of council with new faces.Its ripe for it.An InsightsWest Poll, released in April,
found that 68 per cent of those surveyed saidthey are ready for either a significant or smallchange in their legislators. Only 20 per centwould like to see no change at all.Bose went on to say he thinks the ideal
candidate should have their roots incommunity.Surrey needs somebody with roots in the
communitywhose focus will be on realsustainable communities strengtheningcommunities, strengthening the politicalstructure so the community is betterrepresented.Bose believes crime and transportation will
be the top two issues.Crime is always a big issue because its
been made a big issue, he noted.He hopes to see a candidate champion the
protection of environmental space.Surreys continuing to develop and one of
these days, its all over game over. Theyrevery proud of the face that population isgrowing at a steady rate, but its been growingat those numbers for every year as long as Ican remember, he noted.
Theres something seductive about growthfrom a political perspective. People reallysee growth as good, they dont look at thequestion of quality of life and protecting openspaces.Meanwhile, GLBT advocate Martin Rooney
has been exploring the idea of running forSurrey council, but has not come to anydecisions.I will wait to see who is all in therace, he said Friday.Rooney has asked Surrey city hall to fly the
pride flag on one of its three flagpoles duringthe citys pride week celebrations.As first reported in theNow, Rooney
spoke out, enquiring why, in 15 years ofcelebrating pride in Surrey the city had notofficially flown the pride flag when othermunicipalities have been able to do so.In effort to address the concern, the city
prepared a report to see whether or notfederal or provincial flag protocol could bebypassed in this circumstance. The review,presented in late June, concluded that thecity would continue only to fly the federal,provincial and city flag.And Bob Campbell, vice chair of Surreys
environmental advisory committee and ispast president of theWest Panorama RidgeRatepayers Association, is consideringrunning for council.I have been asked quite a bit and Ive
certainly thought about it,Campbell told theNow. I did have one group approach me andask me to run for mayor.He added,I see more of an appetite out
there now for somemore voices at the table.-With files from Jacob Zinn
SurreyMatters quiet as political scene heats up
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