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Triple threat:Former White Rock Little Leaguer Nick Rutckyj has come a ways since helping his hometown team get to the World Series in 2007 – he’s now among the top sluggers on the junior baseball circuit.

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Issue raises ‘thorny’ questions, says White Rock Coun. Mary-Wade Anderson

Move to exclude First Nations from voteMonisha MartinsBlack Press

Municipal councils in Metro Vancouver are being asked to mull whether people who live on First Nations reserves should be excluded from civic elections.

A paper being circulated by the Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee, which represents 26 jurisdictions, wants the issue discussed as more First Nations explore

market housing, which could lead to large increases in populations on reserves.

It’s an issue that should be looked at seri-ously, according to Coun. Mary-Wade Anderson, White Rock council’s liaison with the Semiahmoo First Nation.

“For years, I’ve been saying I wish that people would watch what is happening,” she said, noting that the First Nations Com-mercial and Industrial Development Act,

a federal initiative to encourage economic development on reserves, could result in development that would mean many more non-First Nations people living there.

At the same time, it would create a situation in which such large numbers of residents – tens of thousands in some areas – have a vote in municipal elections, but without paying municipal or city taxes, Anderson said.

“They would pay their taxes to the First

Nations, who can then decide whether or not they want to pay anything to the munici-pality,” Anderson said.

“Any shortfall will have to be made up by the rest of the population (in the municipal-ity).”

But she recognizes the issue raises thorny questions of whether First Nations residents should be denied a voice in municipal or city

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform over Semiahmoo Bay Wednesday. The aerobatic display, which was enjoyed by thousands of people, young and old, was organized in support of the CHILD Foundation, which benefits children living with liver and intestinal disorders. For more photos and information, see page 11.Gord Goble photo

Woman killed, man injured in morning attack

Fatal stabbing at ethnic newspaperKevin DiakiwBlack Press

One man is in custody following the fatal stabbing of a woman at Sach Di Awaaz newspaper in Newton Thursday morning.

Police arrested a 26-year-old after responding to a 911 call at the English/

Punjabi publication’s 8138 128 St. office July 28.

On arrival, they found a deceased 24-year-old woman with “multiple stab wounds.”

She was attacked around 11 a.m., when a man burst into the office brandishing at least one weapon.

The deceased has been identified as Ravinder Kaur Bhangu.

Her husband, Manmeet Singh, 26, appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Fri-day, charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in connection with the incident. Boaz Joseph photo

Police at the scene of a fatal stabbing Thursday.

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votes, or whether there should be different classes of voters on the reserves.

“It’s an interesting curiosity,” Anderson said. “Where is the weighing scale of appro-priateness?”

As the law currently stands in B.C., all resi-dents of reserves can vote in municipal elections and referendums when the land is located within municipal boundaries – even though their areas fall outside the regulation and taxation authority of local government.

The discussion paper recommends the prov-ince amend municipal and regional district boundaries to leave out native reserve land.

“It’s fundamental democratic common sense,” said treaty advisory committee Chair Ralph Drew.

“What’s happened in recent years is the federal government has brought forward new legislation (FNCIDA) to foster eco-nomic development on reserves,” explained Drew, who is the mayor of Belcarra.

“We support that legislation, but what it

did, it shone a big light on what the implica-tions for local governments are.”

He points to the Squamish Nation’s 2004 Capilano Plan, which features variations of high-density residential development on reserve land between Park Royal South and

Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.

In the next 25 to 35 years, the Squamish Nation plans to build about 12,000 con-dominiums, townhouses and commercial units on it. The development could add 25,000 people to the reserve in West Vancouver.

“To put that in perspective, that’s the size of the City of Port Moody,” said Drew.

The proportion of residents living on-reserve and eligible to vote in District of West Vancouver could increase up to 30 per cent within 25 years.

“They would be determining budgets and service levels and everything else for which they don’t pay for,” Drew added.

Joanne Charles, Semiahmoo First Nation councillor, was not available for comment.

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File photoPoliticians are being asked to consider whether residents of First Nations reserves – including those on Semiahmoo First Nation land – should be excluded from civic votes.

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A former planner with the City of Surrey is denying any involvement in bilking the city out of fees, as is alleged in a lawsuit by the municipality.

Akonyu Geoffrey Akolo, 46, became the subject of a police investigation April 15, 2010 after it was discovered money had gone miss-ing from city hall. Akolo faces several crimi-nal charges and is being sued by the city.

In documents filed last month, Akolo refutes allegations made in the city’s state-ment of claim.

“I therefore categorically deny all accusa-tions labelled against me by the City of Sur-rey,” Akolo writes. “All this has caused my

family a lot of stress. I am being harassed by the media.”

The city has alleged unnamed developers acted in conspiracy with Akolo to bilk the city out of various fees.

According to the city’s April 11 Notice of Application, “(Akolo) in exchange agreed not to col-lect the full amounts of fees owed by those members of the public to the city, in respect to rezoning, subdivisions or development permit applications they had made to the city.”

The city has also placed a notice of judg-ment against Akolo’s Delta home, stating that the funds the planner allegedly took were

used directly for the purchase of the home, which has an assessed value of $624,000.

Akolo flatly refutes that allegation.“I did not take any bribes from any body

(sic) nor exploit my author-ity or conceal any information from my superiors,” Akolo writes. “We purchased our home at 11785 Chateau Wynd, Delta, B.C. in November, 2007 with my savings mainly from 17 years employment with the

City of Surrey.”Akolo is also being criminally charged with

fraud with regard to the missing funds.He was charged this year with breach of

trust by a public officer, corrupt municipal

official, secret commissions and fraudulent concealment.

During the course of their investigation, police found no criminal wrongdoing on the side of the developer or any other City of Surrey staff member. None of the allegations against Akolo have been proven in court.

Akolo, a Ugandan with his masters degree in planning from UBC, was in charge of area planning and development for South Surrey.

On April 15, 2010, the day before the civil documents were filed in court, Surrey RCMP announced they had started a criminal inves-tigation after receiving information from the City of Surrey regarding an employee.

Akolo is scheduled to appear in court to face the criminal charges Nov. 1, 2012.

Allegations of wrongdoing ‘have caused my family a lot of stress’: Akolo

Former Surrey planner refutes theft claims

Hannah SutherlandStaff Reporter

Whale-watching tours may yet set off from White Rock pier.

Council heard last week of a proposal by Peter Stolting of Discovery SeaTours for the seasonal operation of such tours.

According to a staff report, Stolting is seeking permission to pick up and drop off sightseeing and whale-watching passengers at the pier; the company’s vessel would not be moored perma-nently. If given the green light, the service would start operating next year.

Council last considered such an operation in 2005, following a trial run from mid-August to late October 2004. The agreement was termi-nated after the applicants were unable to obtain the necessary environmental approvals to place a new float on the east side of the existing public float, the report states.

The current request involves using a smaller vessel based on Saturna Island, which would make up to three stops per day at the pier, three to five days per week, from May 24 to the end of

September.Council voted 5-2 – with Couns. Mary-Wade

Anderson and Helen Fathers opposed – to approve the proposal subject to a lease agree-ment being negotiated, the payment of a nomi-nal lease fee and the provision of indemnity insurance.

Anderson said she couldn’t support the pro-posal because such an idea failed in 2005, and she can’t see it being a success this time.

“This is not the right place for a port,” she said, noting the area would be competing with locations where whales are more likely to be seen. “This is not an appropriate place for this to happen.”

Coun. Doug McLean didn’t reject the pro-posal, but wanted to see a better business plan. He noted the proposal looked more like a ferry service to Saturna with the potential of seeing whales along the way.

“I don’t think there’s enough information here to make a decision,” McLean said.

Couns. Lynne Sinclair, Al Campbell and Grant Meyer all spoke in favour of the service.

Sinclair said it would provide a good opportu-nity to get out in the bay, regardless of a whale sighting. Campbell said he wasn’t intent on see-ing a comprehensive business plan because the applicant is putting his own money on the line. If the business doesn’t work, the applicant will move on, he said.

Meyer said the service would be good for the city, and it is encouraging to see new ideas brought to the table.

“I’m sick of seeing businesses in this town shut their door and move away,” he said. “It’s becom-ing a ghost town.”

The report notes staff are unable to quantify if the proposal has any economic value or envi-ronmental impact, but suggests both “would be minimal.”

“Given the limited number of trips and mini-mal docking time, environmental impact should not be any greater than already could occur with public docking,” the report states.

Council also requested a review be done on a six-month basis, and invited the applicant to meet with council in the fall.

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❝I categorically deny all accusations labelled

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White Rock council hears pitch for tourism venture

City considers whale-watching proposal

File photoWhite Rock council is considering a proposal from a sea-tour company that would see a whale-watching venture make stops in Semiahmoo Bay.

Alex BrowneStaff Reporter

A White Rock restaurant owner thinks eateries on the waterfront are getting a bad rap from council members following a sewage spill at the beach July 24.

The reason for the blockage was discovered to be a buildup of food waste and grease in a sewer main, on Marine Drive in West Beach.

But Jack Sixsmith, owner of Slainte By The Pier, said council members were leaping to conclusions that a Marine Drive restaurant – or restaurants – were responsible for the blockage “almost before any investigation was done.”

“It’s a bit of a cop-out for them,” he said. “If they want to cast aspersions, they need to have all the evidence.”

Sixsmith said he finds it hard to believe any restaurant would be putting the kind of food waste that caused the blockage into the sewer.

But he said that if a restaurant was to blame by dumping grease, the city should be able to identify the source of the problem.

“It should be easily checked,” he said. “Everybody has records of when they clean out their grease collectors.”

He said pointing the finger at restaurants was a “bit of a reflex action” for some council members.

“It’s not a healthy thing to do. Businesses struggle down here all year round, and we often feel we don’t get the support of council.”

The sewer overflowed through a cross connection to a storm-water system depositing 60,000 gallons of waste onto the beach.

At the July 25 council meeting Coun. Doug McLean asked city director of engineering and municipal operations Rob Thompson if restaurants were to blame. Thompson did not lay blame at the restaurants’ doors – saying residential garburetors could also have caused the problem.

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The assault charges relate to injuries suf-fered by an elderly man who tried to intervene in the attack, Crown Counsel John Labos-siere told the court.

Speaking to the judge through a court-appointed transla-tor, Singh appeared unmoved during his brief appearance.

Police say the couple had been been married since 2009.

Friends at a tradi-tional dance school where Bhangu was a volunteer told CTV News she had moved to Canada about two years ago.

The newspaper office remained closed Friday, guarded by two Mount-ies.

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Several years and nearly $1.5 million is what’s needed to upgrade Maccaud Park.

Rob Thompson, the city’s direc-tor of municipal operations, rec-ommended in a report to council last week that staff be directed to develop a multi-year plan for the upgrades in the 2012-2016 finan-cial plan.

The city’s current budget iden-tifies $42,000 for improvements to the park in 2012, and another $80,000 in 2014 – $1,331,024 short of the estimated cost.

“In order to implement the changes to the park, the improve-ments would have to be budgeted over a number of years,” Thomp-son notes.

Council directed staff at its July 25 meeting to develop an imple-mentation plan for the work, and that the funding be utilized from the Land Sale Reserve.

The park’s future has been the subject of discussion since two dozen alders deemed hazardous were removed earlier this year.

Three public meetings have been held to identify what the community would like to see for the 3.5-acre plot – located on Kent Street between North Bluff Road and Thrift Avenue – and gain input on proposed plans.

In a presentation to council, David Stoyko of Sharp and Dia-mond Landscape Architecture Inc. said 40 to 50 people attended each open house.

Respondents wanted Maccaud to be a natural park with basic

upgrades such as lighting, foun-tains and furnishings. They also wanted to see recognition of the land’s historical aspects.

Stoyko showed council a pre-ferred concept plan, which included – among other features – new signage, larger green areas, outdoor classroom areas, a his-torical stream reference, a com-munity stage and Irene Maccaud Plaza. Coun. Lynne Sinclair said it was “a very beautiful design.”

In response to a question from Coun. Helen Fathers, city man-ager Peggy Clark confirmed there is a bylaw restricting people in the park during daylight hours.

The bylaw was introduced to address vandalism, but isn’t being enforced, she noted. She suggested the bylaw be reviewed by council in the future.

Before it was implemented, the

park was being used as a gather-ing place for youth, and was sub-ject to littering and vandalism, Coun. Al Campbell said.

There is also a safety concern with students going back and forth on 16 Avenue, which sepa-rates the park from Earl Marriott Secondary, Campbell noted.

The estimated cost of improve-ments includes $294,000 for irrigation ($50,000), two water fountains ($20,000), electrical connections ($30,000), addi-tional street lighting ($20,000) and “detailed design, construc-tion documents, tender and field review” ($174,000). The work will also result in increased labour costs (estimated at $60,000 annu-ally), and increased supply costs (approximately $10,000 every three years), Thompson’s report notes.

Maccaud improvements will cost nearly $1.5 million: report

Park upgrade to take years

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Disappointing is among the milder words that can be used to describe the province’s recent decision to

endorse Metro’s regional waste plan, which, among other things, includes the incineration of garbage.

Unacceptable is closer to the mark.Last week, Minister of Environment Terry

Lake gave his approval to the plan, despite loud and sustained opposition to burning of waste, particularly from communities south of the Fraser River – including White Rock and Surrey – and in the Valley, and its regional representatives.

Those voices, along with a number of experts, have expressed their concerns over the known issues associated with the waste-to-energy incineration option – and more importantly, the risks that aren’t fully understood, such as the effects of nanoparticles and dioxins that are produced in the process.

Apprently, those arguments were not enough to cause the environment minister to axe or restrict the incineration portion of the plan, which also calls for a serious push for increased recycling and composting of household organics.

The latter two suggestions are easy to support.

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pursue the incineration option, it has to clear the location hurdle.

That’s obviously key for the Fraser Valley, since it’s a simple, unarguable fact that the emissions from a waste-to-energy plant in the Lower Mainland will be driven into the Valley’s already stressed airshed due to the area’s geography.

If incineration is to proceed, as expected, a far better option would be a site far away from our backyard, such as the proposed Gold River alternative on Vancouver Island.

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Hopefully, there’s still plenty of fight left in this region’s politicians and the public.

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VICTORIA – The election of Elizabeth May as Canada’s first-ever Green Party MP was

supposed to be a breakthrough for environmental issues.

Finally embraced by voters in the organic farming region of Saanich-Gulf Islands, May was given a mandate to change the political conversation about sustainable development, climate change and pollution. The breakthrough might even translate to the provincial level, where Jane Sterk is the latest of a line of BC Green leaders to toil in obscurity.

It’s too bad they both threw away their scientific credibility last week, by chiming in with the tiny tinfoil-hat movement and its trumped-up opposition to BC Hydro’s transition to wireless meters.

May got the tinfoil ball rolling by decrying the use of wireless Internet. It might be contributing to bee colony collapse, she mused on Twitter, to much ridicule. Apparently, she believes that using a computer connected by a wire keeps her free from the radio waves that surround us all. They are generated not only by computers, cellphones and smart meters, but all sources of light.

May then cited the much-hyped revelation that the World Health Organization has listed radio-frequency waves as a possible carcinogen. Radio

waves such as those generated by cellphones and wireless routers were moved to a classification called 2B, which also includes such volatile substances as pickled vegetables.

What this actually means is that health effects can’t be ruled out. It’s impossible to prove that something’s impossible. But after many years of study, the evidence that cellphones and such devices cause illness remains at precisely zero.

With May alongside, Sterk called a news conference last

week to demand a halt to BC Hydro’s smart meter program. The first question from a reporter was, why are you reversing the BC Greens’ 2009 election platform, which called for installation of smart meters by 2012, followed by imposition of time-of-use electricity pricing to reduce consumption?

Sterk expressed surprise, apparently having forgotten her own position from only two years ago. Political credibility takes years to build but only seconds to destroy.

I attended the BC Green party’s 2007 leadership convention at which Sterk was elected. It came after a long and divisive debate over whether cellphones could be used at the meeting. They were finally allowed, but this “issue” apparently took up more time than any policy discussion.

Why is BC Hydro putting in smart meters? First, mechanical meters are obsolete and soon won’t be available. Second, B.C. is about twice as big as Germany. Finding, let alone fixing, damaged power lines is a monumental task. A smart grid (much more than just digital meters) is not only self-assessing, it can be made self-healing, rerouting power to blacked-out areas when weather, transformer failure or vehicle accidents cut power.

Do smart meters continuously communicate with a “mother ship,” as some claim? Do they record when you get up at night to pee? No, and no. These are the kinds of nonsense claims that surround the smart meter issue.

BC Hydro says four to six transmissions from a smart meter to a local hub each day amount to about a minute in total. Radio-wave exposure is equivalent to a half-hour cellphone call every 20 years.

The British National Cancer Institute just published an extensive study of children with brain tumours and exposure to cellphones. Like previous studies, it found no correlation.

Somebody should send a postcard to the Green party and tell them about it.

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New city hall not neededEditor: Re: Action on new city hall ‘long overdue’, June 28.

Having worked for more than 40,000 hours in city hall, I am confident in stating there is no need for a new building. There is absolutely no doubt the building needs a major retrofit, but to tear down and replace a 60-year-old concrete building without any disclosed structural problems would be wasteful and unnecessary.

As noted in the article, the building was built in 1962. However, what was not stated is that the building was originally designed as a multi-purpose civic facility.

When I first began working at the city in 1983, the population was around 14,000. Half of the ground floor was taken up by the RCMP and the other half was occupied by the court clerk, the sheriff ’s office and the parole office. All of the city departments except for public works and administration worked out of the area presently reserved for the finance department. The photocopy room was the judges’ chambers, and the council chambers had just been cut in two. One half was reserved for council by night, and the courthouse by day; the other half housed the mayor, city manager and the administrative staff (as it does now).

Obviously, things have changed. The population has grown and new departments have been created. The courts and RCMP have moved out. Building standards have changed.

Previous councils have denied it, but the city needs to put some money into new heating and ventilation systems, and a case could be made for an addition which should include an elevator.

But a new building? No way.To build a new city hall with all

the bells and whistles council is sure to want, a silver or gold LEED rating and the underground parking our bylaws require, could easily cost between $8 million to $10 million.

The building is well, if not ideally sited. It is part of a civic block and is extremely practical and convenient for the citizens and staff.

As to the notion that “a partnership could be reached with a developer” to help pay for the building – forget it. Six years ago, through negotiation with Bosa Properties, the city gained a replacement town centre and recreation facility, 50 underground parking stalls and $3.5 million cash in return for its acre of land in the town centre. Any thoughts of replicating that deal are nonsense.

Without a strategic and valuable piece of land to sell, any future “partnerships” that generate enough money to make a difference are going to have to be based on the city conceding some major rezoning benefits with densities well in excess of the council’s recently imposed limits on height and density.

The only way the city could

finance a project of this magnitude has to involve a lot of borrowing. To borrow and spend millions for something that is not needed would be frivolous and irresponsible.

This is not how we should be managing our civic affairs.Wayne Baldwin, White Rock

A rewardingexperienceEditor:

I’m a student at UVic, but I grew up in White Rock.

I was one of 20 students involved in the first year of the I-Witness Holocaust Field School Project offered by the Germanic Studies faculty at the University of Victoria.

The goal of this program was to involve our group in an experiential learning effort to study how the Holocaust has been memorialized in Central Europe through discussion and visits to memorials.

The topics we discussed were extensive: how memorialization

has changed through the years, especially after the Soviet Union fell; how different people memorialize, for example, the Soviet’s style versus the West German style; and how the concentration of feelings of “otherness” leads to hatred, discrimination and genocide. We also discussed the experience of particular groups who were victimized during the Holocaust.

We spent three weeks travelling through Berlin, Krakow and Vienna learning about the various memorials, monuments and remembrance efforts taking place. We visited well-known memorials, such as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and several concentration camps. But the smaller memorials were not neglected.

We were extremely impressed by the work of Barbara Kintaert in Vienna and her struggle against the reluctance of her neighbours to commemorate the past, and we were curious every time we found

a stumbling stone: small blocks placed into the ground outside the residences of deported Jews.

Our class was lucky enough to work with young Europeans who

were interested in the same topics.

The most rewarding part of our experience was the discussions we had after we visited each site.

Our different academic backgrounds and world knowledge gave us many points of view and expertise on different subjects.

Many ideas, theories, and questions were

presented, which I had never considered.

These discussions opened my mind; I left the class session thinking deeply every day.

I know I have grown from this experience in many ways.

The feelings and deep questions that our visits to these memorials engendered will not be forgotten.Sarah Prusinowski, Victoria

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Letter-writer Howard Smith says the province’s impaired-driving laws aren’t reducing instances of drunk driving.

Editor: Re: Impaired driving rules working, July 26 editorial.

Your paper applauds the Motor Vehicle Act changes credited with reducing the road-death toll and the number of impaired-driving charges. Barry Penner, provincial attorney general, in a recent letter to the Vancouver Sun said mostly the same thing.

It’s too bad that neither your paper nor the AG states the whole truth.

That the number of impaired-driving charges has dropped has little to do with drinking to driving rates and everything to do with visibility… what is reported. Many of the “fail” Immediate Roadside Prohibitions could have been impaired-driving charges.

Unfortunately, the checks and balances that proper justice affords to keep innocent people free is lost. The so-called “review” of the IRP is a quintessential kangaroo court… with limited scope and biased “judges” employed by the very people who made these draconian laws. As a lawyer, I can tell you few if any, ever succeed.

So while you and the AG glibly tout the great success of this program, you each fail to account for the innocent people swept up by this travesty of Canadian law.

Of course, the editor of this paper and the AG of this province don’t look at the innocents caught by this intrusion into our Charter-promised freedoms, all they care about is saving dollars and generating revenue.

These laws are a violation of everything the makers of our highest law planned for a legal system like Canada’s. They exist in probable violation of B.C.’s constitutional right to make such laws.

In England in 1850, there were 150 capital offences. Countless innocent people were hung. Maybe the severity of the law deterred crime, but at a cost to innocent people sacrificed on the alter of expediency.

In the interest of saving court time (so says Penner) and reducing drinking and driving (probably an illusion) he and you turn B.C. into a Banana Republic. Shame on you, I say.

Whilst everyone would hope the problem of drinking and driving can be curbed, we shouldn’t achieve that by paying glib and blind lip service to a government program that deals with the problem at any cost, whether that be our fundamental freedoms, justice or integrity as a society.Howard Smith, Surrey

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Hannah Sutherland and Alex BrowneStaff Reporters

The potential for an arts centre for White Rock is “closer and closer than ever” according to Patrick Reynolds, executive director of Semiahmoo Arts, formerly the Community Arts Council of White Rock and District.

“It’s a good start,” he said Wednesday fol-lowing a presentation from president Bar-bara Cooper at the July 25 council meet-ing, in which the organization pitched using the vacant Mel Edwards Centre in Centennial Park as a location for its office and for working space for its members.

Council authorized staff to review the negotiation of a lease with Semiahmoo Arts, and that it be based on a recovery of operational costs for the building, which has been replaced by the newly opened Centre For Active Living.

City manager Peggy Clark noted those costs are $12,500 annually, not including janitorial costs, which would add another 40 per cent.

The building is also in need of capital repairs, Clark said.

“We wouldn’t want to put someone in that building and have the furnace not work.”

Clark said there weren’t plans for the city to undertake the repairs, as the Mel Edwards Centre was originally slated to be demolished after the Centre for Active Living was constructed.

Coun. Mary-Wade Anderson asked if Semiahmoo Arts had explored other loca-tions, particularly in the town centre.

Reynolds told council they had, but con-sidered the Mel Edwards Centre to be ideal.

“I really like the idea of getting into the community and bridging the gap between sports and arts,” he said. “It’s kind of fun to think of what the possibilities are.

“I just think it’s a good fit.”In response to a question about parking,

Reynolds said it was a concern, and some-thing that would have to be discussed fur-ther. Semiahmoo Arts would be willing to share the space with other groups, poten-

tially creating cost-savings, he noted.Coun. Lynne Sinclair expressed grati-

tude for all Semiahmoo Arts has done for the community.

“I appreciate it so much and I’d really like to keep you in the community,” she said. “I hope that we’re able to work that out.”

Reynolds said Wednesday that Semiah-moo Arts hopes to pursue negotiations for the building as soon as possible, as the organization was to move out of its Wind-sor Square location July 31.

He noted that the Centennial Park pro-posal is in keeping with council’s avowed goal of having an arts centre, and the find-ings of the city’s Cultural Mapping project.

“Behind this is a vision that is going to touch a whole lot of people – includ-ing people who might not ordinarily be exposed to the arts,” he said, adding he is heartened by council’s response to the proposal.

“One – they’re listening, and two – they do have a plan and they’re listening to their consultants.”

Tracy HolmesStaff Reporter

Just like its town centre, White Rock’s waterfront needs a vision to guide its future.

But while staff recommended delaying the process until 2012 – for budget reasons – Mayor Catherine Ferguson encouraged a quicker pace.

“It’s extremely important we move on this. This is our greatest asset,” Ferguson said at the July 18 council meeting. “I don’t think we can wait any longer.”

Council gave unanimous support to a motion by Coun. Lynne Sinclair to have staff draft terms of reference for the process for the city’s land use and planning committee. A friendly amendment by Ferguson to have those terms ready for September was also supported.

In discussing the matter, Paul Stanton, the city’s director of planning and development services, told council the visioning process – to be much like that underway for the city’s town centre – would cost $40,000 to $65,000, depending on expectations, the extent of public involvement and the level of detail requested.

“The waterfront does have some unique issues that will need to be addressed,” he noted.

With the upcoming municipal election and no budget, however, it would be “a more appropriate 2012 process,” he said.

In discussing the areas recom-mended for inclusion in the process, and what the vision should reflect, councillors

questioned everything from the impact to the plan if the railway was moved, to why multi-family residences had been included.

Regarding the latter, Stanton said the lots are subject to the development permit process and are “part-and-parcel of what needs to be considered in terms of where we

go in the future.”Regarding the railway,

Stanton said the impact would depend on disposition of the land.

“That would warrant further review should that ever happen,” he said.

Sinclair expressed support for waiting until 2012 to get the ball rolling, noting it would make sense to include results of a retail needs assessment. Those results are expected this month.

In a report, Stanton notes a vision for the waterfront area “would be proactive and help provide direction for proponents and residents alike prior to further redevelopment proposals.”

“The end product would assist the city by providing direction for land use, densities, building heights, and building form, function and character.”

Vision for waterfront cannot wait: mayor

Staff recommends delaying process till 2012

Arts facility one step closerWhite Rock council looking into leasing out vacant Mel Edwards Centre

File photoA vision for White Rock’s waterfront is estimated by city staff to cost between $40,000 to $60,000.

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Another man charged with drunk driving has had his case tossed out because it took too long to proceed to trial.

The man was arrested Oct. 11, 2009, accused of being impaired and driving dangerously. Following his arrest, he was released on a promise to appear more than four months later, on March 3, 2010. It was “an unusually long time period,” according to Judge Michael B. Hicks, who, this spring, heard the man’s request for a stay of proceedings on the grounds that his right

to be tried within a reasonable amount of time had been violated.

The accused wasn’t charged until February 2010, and in April 2010, a one-day trial was booked for June 23, 2011 –

approximately 20 months after the alleged drunk-driving incident and 16 months after charges were laid.

In his decision, made at the end of May in Surrey Provincial Court, but only recently posted online, Hicks ruled that the man’s right to a trial in a reasonable time had indeed been breached.

“Drinking driving offences are of significant concern in the community and the community should reasonably expect accused persons to be brought before the court,” writes Hicks, “however, the community must also be seen to recognize the value of charter rights, which the courts

protect in proper circumstances.”Last month, Black Press reported on

another impaired case that was kicked out due to a 14-and-a-half month delay. The judge in that case referred to several others and said drunk-driving trials are routinely double- and triple-booked in Surrey.

In the latest case, Hicks blames slowness by Crown prosecutors and a lack of court resources, saying the man was eager to deal with the charge as quickly as possible.

The accused outlined the impact the outstanding charges were having on him and his anxiousness to see the matter resolved. In the midst of a divorce, he did

not tell his wife about the charges because he feared she would use them against him in addressing custody issues and access to his three-year-old daughter.

Hicks refers to a case where fellow Judge Peder Gulbransen summarized the purpose for having trials heard in a reasonable time.

Gulbransen said: “Its purpose is: (1) to protect an individual’s right to security of the person by minimizing ‘the anxiety, concern and stigma of exposure to criminal proceedings’; (2) to protect the right to liberty by minimizing ‘exposure to the restrictions on liberty which result from pre-trial incarceration and restrictive bail

conditions’; (3) to protect the right to a fair trial by ‘attempting to ensure that proceedings take place while evidence is available and fresh.’”

However, writes Hicks, timely court proceedings must be balanced with the community’s interest in seeing criminal cases resolved.

“In addressing this tension, the court is aware that resources for the criminal justice system are not limitless and that scarce public funds must cover a wide range of interests.”

On the other hand, “there is a point in time beyond which the court will no longer tolerate delay based on a plea of inadequate resources,” he writes, noting the Supreme Court of Canada’s guidelines state trials for relatively straightforward cases should be heard within eight to 10 months from when charges are laid.

More and more cases are being thrown out due to court delays in B.C.

The B.C. Provincial Court’s Justice Delayed report, updated two weeks ago, showed more than half of all cases have been in the system for at least a year. In March, the average delay across B.C. for a two-day criminal trial was 10.6 months. Numbers vary considerably depending on the courthouse.

Surrey – with a 16-month wait for a two-day trial – remains the worst.

Five new B.C. judges were named July 24, but critics say it’s far fewer than the number needed to solve the province’s court crisis. Justice Delayed recommended hiring 17 new judges.

- with files from Jeff Nagel

Another impaired case tossed due to delays20-month wait for trial too long, judge says

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Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts is back in the area after breaking her back in a horse-riding accident last weekend.

Watts was transferred to Peace Arch Hospital Wednesday evening from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, where she was being treated for fractures of two vertebrae in her lower back.

She was injured while trail-riding with her family July 23.

Her horse began to gallop, and she landed hard in the saddle, suffering compression fractures in the two bones in her back.

Watts slumped off the horse, falling onto the rear of another horse and then on to the ground.

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Tens of thousands of people had their eyes on the sky last week as the Canadian Forces

Snowbirds swooped over White Rock Beach.

Crowds who packed Marine Drive restaurants, took to hillside balconies or lounged on the waterfront Wednesday evening were treated to a roughly 35-minute aerial performance that kicked off around 5:45 p.m.

With donations still coming in, the event has already raised more than $50,000 for the CHILD (Children Living with Intestinal and Liver Disorders) Foundation.

It was the fourth time since 2004 that Snowbirds Fly for CHILD has been held in the city, and this year’s event was one to remember, according to event director Scott Harrold.

“The weather was fantastic,” the White Rock resident said. “Not only did (spectators) get a great event, but I think they got the first day of summer.

“The flying team was super happy, and how could you not be?

It’s just gorgeous.”Harrold estimated a crowd of

at least 40,000 people turned out for the show, which also included fly pasts by the RCMP’s dedicated helicopter, Air 1, and a Sea King helicopter from Victoria. Two Snowbirds stayed on the ground to sign more than 100 T-shirts, Harrold said, and the whole team came together later in the evening to mingle with guests of the CHILD Foundation.

The day before, the pilots met around 60 children living with intestinal disorders and their families, when they took questions and gave tours of the CT-114 Tudors at YVR.

“The crowd and the participation and the bonding of the families were so tight this year, it was just really warming,” Harrold said.

And while it’s yet to be determined whether the city can expect another visit from the Snowbirds, Harrold said they’d be happy to come back.

“The entire team, we just love White Rock,” he said.

“People are just so warm and friendly.”

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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds impressed visitors on both land and in the air last week, at Wednesday night’s air show over Semiahmoo Bay, and a day earlier at Vancouver International Airport, when pilot Jean-Francois Dupont gave children a tour of a Snowbird jet as part of a special reception at Landmark Aviation (centre).

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The lecture is on Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is required and is free for White Rock Leisure Services members ($5 for non-members). Call 604-541-2199.■ Back by popular demand, a day trip up Indian Arm is planned for Monday, Aug. 22: a four-hour cruise through Burrard Inlet into scenic Indian Arm, that includes a buffet lunch.

The White Rock Leisure Services mini bus leaves at 8:50 a.m. and returns at approximately 5 p.m. Call 604-541-2199.■ Planning a stay-cation in White Rock this summer? Here’s a list of local summer fun:•White Rock Farmers Market – Sundays, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Miramar Village Plaza (right outside the White Rock Community Centre), featuring fresh, local and organic produce, artisans and entertainment.•Busking in White Rock! There are six locations to find live music and performance art in White Rock: the ATM on Marine Drive at Martin Street, the White Rock Museum and Archives, the green

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The Goonies is about a group of kids who embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.■ The last Car Trunk Sale for this year will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 (weather permitting), from 9 a.m.-noon in the Kent Street parking lot.

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One hundred people – some from as far as Denmark and Egypt – descended on the Peninsula for a family reunion last week.

The four-day “Viking Reunion,” hosted at Camp Alexandra in Crescent Beach, brought together the relatives of three Danish sib-lings who immigrated with their families to Canada in 1951.

It was the third of its kind, according to organizer Helen Christiansen, whose husband, Bent, is the son of one of the immigrant siblings, Marinus Christiansen.

The first reunion was held at Mara Lake in 2001 and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the fam-ily’s expansion to Canada, while the second was hosted in Den-mark – where many family mem-bers still live – five years later.

This year’s event included three generations of relatives, with 43 from Denmark, seven from New Jersey, three from California, one from Florida, two from Egypt, three from Quebec City and 40 from B.C.

They went head-to-head in a variety of activities, including the three-generation three-legged race – which saw grandmothers paired with their daughters and granddaughters – and a two-gen-

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“The big one is the tug-of-war,” Christiansen noted in the days leading up to the reunion.

“We get family against family at each end.”

Guests – identifiable by coloured T-shirts – also explored Crescent Beach with Friends of Semiah-moo Bay Society, and attended the Snowbirds Fly for Child per-formance Wednesday.

They also planned to check out some of the popular local attrac-tions, such as the White Rock promenade and pier, 1,001 Steps

and Softball City; and go on a driving tour of gardens in the area, including a traditional Dan-ish one, Christiansen said.

“It’s been a project that’s taken well over a year of planning,” she said, noting guests received a booklet complete with family trees and photos.

The effort is well-worth the time spent together, however, which is why the family has made a point to meet every five years.

“It’s the extreme interest in meeting the people and getting together,” Christiansen said. “It’s to keep the family in touch.”

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Planting seeds of healthFood deserves to be not only enjoyed, but

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Connections Café on Marine Drive is on a mission to raise awareness about where food comes from and the importance of eating food as close to its natural state as possible.

The notion of a raw food diet is based on the belief that when food is cooked, its natural enzymes, which help digestion and nutrient absorption, are killed, therefore, it’s better to eat food uncooked or heated at a low temperature whenever possible.

Travaglini first became interested in raw food when she was studying human kinetics and nutrition at UBC.

“It’s been a really cool process, learning the benefits of plants and how much the earth can provide us for our health,” she said.

In her job at the café, Travaglini is able to experiment with unique recipes – including pizza, burgers and a variety of ‘cheesecakes’, all raw and vegan.

Using ingredients such as cashew nuts to replace cheese, almond milk (made in-house) to replace regular milk and dates to replace cake-crusts, she’s able to recreate many delicious meals in a much healthier fashion.

Travaglini said the positive reactions she gets from those not familiar with raw food or veganism, are always rewarding.

“It’s cool to see that change in people,” she said. “You have people with a certain attitude, but when you tell them about the nutritional value, they start to understand why they’re eating what they’re eating. I get the greatest feeling out of it.”

Sharing her knowledge of nutrition and ways to make eating healthy easy and tasty is something Travaglini hopes to expand upon in the future, potentially working with teens to ‘plant healthy seeds’ at a young age.

“I’d like to try to combine the two gifts I have for cooking and working with teens,” she said. “I had the idea of becoming a cook for home economics, and I’d really like to change the curriculum and

introduce alternative baking.”Education has been a huge component

of Travaglini’s experience getting to where she is today, from classes at UBC, to making her rounds throughout Vancouver restaurants as “my own little food critic,” and, more recently, sharing knowledge with co-workers, including café owner, Beverly, and resident herbalist, Nazima.

She has also learned a new respect for food presentation, and believes that preparing meals is an art form – especially raw dishes, which can be quite labour-intensive.

“It is very time-consuming – it takes two days to even make a cracker,” she said. “But the process that you go through, it makes you appreciate the food so much more.”

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Bedfull of ForeignersThe wacky British bedroom

farce A Bedfull of Foreigners – directed by Ellie King for her Royal Canadian Theatre Company – is coming to White Rock this week in 8 p.m. performances at the Coast Capital Playhouse (1532 Johnston Rd.).

Official run is Aug. 4-28, but a two-for-one preview night is being offered Wednesday, Aug. 3.

A high-energy door-slammer, it’s a symphony of mistaken identities and intentions in a small hotel on the border between France and Germany.

The gala opening takes place Aug. 5, with reception at 7 p.m. and performance at 8 p.m.

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Crescent showcaseCrescent Beach Moments, a

showcase for several local artists, will open Sunday, Aug. 7, from 1-4 p.m. at the Upstairs Gallery at Seventh Heaven Art & Beauty Salon, at 12185 Beecher St.

Featured artists (who will also be in attendance at the opening) are Judy Jordison, Jim Cowan, Joan McLardy, Ron Glowe, Jackie Neufeld and Luc Charchuk, plus nature photographer Eric Kehler.

Showcase subjects will include sunsets in local areas such as Crescent Beach and White Rock, other landscapes (including west coast shores and forests, Blackie Spit and paintings inspired by the iconic work of Emily Carr), and figurative compositions.

The show, co-sponsored by Tiggy’s Folk Art Studio and

Seventh Heaven, runs to Aug. 30, with open-house viewings every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (other times by appointment).

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Red Beans & RiceThe house band for the White

Rock Traditional Jazz Society, Red Beans & Rice, featuring Rice Honeywell, is keeping a reliable staple of the musical diet – the danceable sounds of Dixieland jazz – going during the society’s summer hiatus.

The band continues to play most Sundays from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Crescent Branch 240, 2643 128 St.

Admission is $10 (age 19 and over, only) or $8 for society or legion members.

Confirmed and revised dates include Aug. 7, 14 and 28.

Wilde at the wineryThe wise and witty words of

Oscar Wilde will return to the Surrey-Langley area Aug. 12 and 13 when his play An Ideal Husband is presented by Township 7 Vineyards and Winery, 21152 16 Ave. (at 212 Street) in Langley.

A co-production of the winery and Twisted Tree Theatre/Bare

Bones Productions, the local presentation follows performances at Township 7’s Naramata winery in the Okanagan in July and early August – themselves a followup to a successful teaming of the winery and theatre company last year to present Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

An Ideal Husband, first produced in London in 1895, is a late Victorian comedy that revolves around sex, blackmail and political corruption. Spanning a 24-hour period in the lives of a successful politician, his wife, friends and family, the play mixes farce and morality with a liberal sprinkling of witticisms, exposing the social conventions – and hypocrisy – of the times.

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Blues By The SeaSummer Music at the

Spirit Stage, a concert series masterminded by Phil Q. Davey of Q Sound, in collaboration with the Semiahmoo First Nation, will continue Saturdays in Semiahmoo Park (on Marine Drive) throughout the summer.

Coming up Aug. 13, in collaboration with the ubiquitous White Rock Blues Society, is Blues By The Sea.

Advancing the proposition that ‘the blues’ has more to offer than a single chord progression, the concert will include contemporary electric blues from Sean ‘Blues Puppy’ Riquelme (2:30 p.m.); the Piedmont-style blues of David ‘Boxcar’ Gates (3:15 p.m.); the traditional blues and jump jive of Harpdog Brown and the Original Bloodhounds (5:15 p.m.); plus the rockabilly and traditional gut-bucket blues of Butch Murphy and the Bloody Miracles (5:30 p.m.).

Concluding the day will be the powerhouse punch of the phenomenal Brickhouse, house band at the Yale for years, but now focusing on original material (7 p.m.). Tickets for series events are available from the Surrey Arts Centre box office, 604-501-5566.

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Small RitualDoing its part to present

different music locally is the not-for-profit Small Ritual Coffee Society on Johnston Road (just up from Five Corners).

In addition to Sunday night concerts with such emerging local groups as Their There, The Star Captains and Behind Sapphire, music booker Rory Hislop has added a Monday night jazz showcase, including some of Vancouver’s best up-and-coming talents in the idiom, which is currently experiencing a revival of interest.

Both evenings (usually running 5-9 p.m.) offer a rewarding opportunity for local fans to catch up on the music scene of tomorrow in an agreeably intimate, art-friendly venue.

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Surrey’s Samantha Andrews learned the words promyelocytic leukemia the

same time many other children are learning to read.

Andrews was diagnosed with the disease – rare for children, at the tender age of only five.

“It’s a blood cancer,” she said. “At the time, I was one of only four children in North America diagnosed with that type. As far as I know, I’m the only one left.”

The good news is that Andrews, 22 – a singer and regular performer in Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society shows – has been in remission for almost 15 years.

The other good news is that she, together with FVGSS buddy and fellow performer Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman, 18, are using their connections among young performers in White Rock, Surrey

and Delta to stage the first of a planned annual series of variety show concerts to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.

In addition to Andrews, Talents For A Cure, Saturday, Aug. 20,

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All of the performers are volunteering their services for the event, which will also feature baked goods, refreshments, a silent

auction, raffle and 50/50 draw. Andrews put on a similar concert when she was still at Frank Hurt Secondary (she graduated in 2006), but was limited by the fact she was an organizing committee of one.

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she said. “It helps to have Sabrielle to help. It’s really great to be able, finally, to do a bigger concert and get all of my friends involved.”

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“Samantha started talking about doing this fundraiser during one of our late night excursions to McDonald’s,” McCurdy-Foreman said.

“She’s great at getting people motivated.”

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In addition to the support of

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And McCurdy-Foreman, who is one of the house managers for the Wheelhouse Theatre at Earl Marriott Secondary – from which she graduated last year – was able to use her connections there to line up a strong technical team for the show.

The big irony is that, McCurdy-Foreman – for all her hard work helping set up the show over the last two months – won’t be able to perform in, or attend it herself.

On the evening in question

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“I’m a little heartbroken,” she said. “I wanted to see it come together – and see how it came together.”

“Hopefully, somebody will film it and she’ll be able to see the video,” Andrews said.

And – if the concert is the success they hope, and deserve – there’ll be the chance to perform in a second show next year.

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Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams once said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.

But when it comes time to get his lumber on a fastball screaming its way to home plate, Nick Rutckyj makes it look pretty routine.

“The feeling you have when you make solid contact, you know you have hit it well and it feels effortless,” said Rutckyj, an Elgin Park Secondary student.

But the way Rutckyji describes it, there is no secret to his sweet swing.

“Hard work and bust your (butt),” he said.The 16-year-old – who, as a 12-year-old

in 2007, was a key member of White Rock-South Surrey Baseball’s first-ever Little League World Series team – put together an impressive season with the Langley Jr. Blaze, who won the B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League title with an eye-popping 41-7 record.

They headed into the league championship tournament – held in Nanaimo last week-end, after Peace Arch News’ deadlines – as the top seed out of the eight playoff squads.

And Rutckyj has played a big part in the team’s success, winning the league’s triple crown, a rare feat.

He led the league in three major offensive categories with a .402 batting average, 38 RBIs and two home runs.

Winning the RBI title proved the tough-

est of the three, as Rutckyj was neck-and-neck with a pair of his teammates for that title, finishing tied with Preston Kokatailo – another former White Rock Little Leaguer. Another Jr. Blaze batter, Tyler O’Neill, was right behind with 37.

But for all the success Rutckyj has on the field, it is well deserved and a product of his hard work, according to his coach.

“He is a blue-collar guy,” said Eddie Dagg, of the work ethic of his cleanup hitter and third-baseman.

“He works his butt off. He will do anything; you don’t have to tell him what to do.”

Athletic and active growing up – he played soccer, hockey and volleyball as well, and he played the game with his twin sister, Madeline before she switched from baseball to softball – he decided five years ago to put his focus on the ball diamond.

That year, he won most valuable player hon-ours at provincials and then in 2007, made the trip to Williamsport, Pa. for the world-famous Little League World Series.

This season was Rutckyj’s first with the Blaze after two seasons of AAA baseball with Cloverdale. And last year was a tough one for him, as a hip flexor injury sidelined him for

the bulk of the season. Watching from the sidelines was not a pleas-

ant experience, he said. But fully healthy again this year, Rutckyj

has been making up for lost time by ripping opposing pitchers.

“I am a little bit surprised,” he admitted. “I didn’t think I would have this good a year in my first year of the league.”

Rutckyj, a straight-A student in the class-room, likes the thinking aspect of the sport, whether it be what pitch is coming his way, or where an opposing player is likely to try and hit. He also credits his dad for his success, as father and son have spent countless hours at the park, working on the game.

“He puts in a lot of time and dedication to help me,” Rutckyj said. “Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

“You don’t see many fathers at the ball park every day pitching and hitting ground balls to their son, but mine does.”

The extra work is simply a necessity to stay ahead.

“The game keeps changing and you can never learn or know too much,” Rutckyj said. “I like to work hard and bet the best in all I do, in school and in sports.”

The end goal for Rutckyj is to eventually get drafted by a Major League Baseball team, following in the footsteps of his cousin, Evan Rutckyj, a pitcher who was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2010 and now plays in their organization.

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Langley Jr. Blaze third basement Nick Rutckyj led the B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League in batting average, home runs and RBI this past season. Below, Rutckyj slides home safely during a regular-season game.

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Golf is not only a sport that they can enjoy for decades to come, it’s also one that provides plenty of fresh air and exercise, plus concentration and discipline.

While it’s recommended that a few visits to the driving range take place before hitting any local courses, a great next step is Peace Portal Par 3, on 4 Avenue in South Surrey.

With nine holes, each approximately 100 yards, the Par 3 has long been a popular spot for golfers of all experience levels, and is a particularly good stepping stone for young ones new to the game.

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After spending the past month hitting each other, the Langley Rams finally got the opportunity last weekend to hit an opponent.

The team hosted the rival Vancouver Island Raiders – who’ve been the class of the B.C. junior football scene for the last handful of years – on Saturday (July 30) at Langley’s McLeod Park. Results were not available by press deadline, but the contest will officially mark the junior (aged 18-22) football Rams’ arrival in Langley after spending more than 60 years playing in Surrey and South Surrey.

They moved from their home field at South Surrey Athletic Park after last season, citing a lack of proper facilities as the reason.

The team played out of South Surrey from

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“You can’t mimic game speed and you can’t mimic the feeling you get when you have an opponent across from you,” he said. “The guys are real excited.”

Though they no longer play on the Peninsula, they’ll still have a distinct Surrey flavour this season. The offence will be led by South Surrey quarterback Nathan White, who is an Earl Marriott Secondary alum, while defensive back Jordan Linnen – a Frank Hurt Secondary grad who spent training camp with the B.C. Lions – will be a key member of the defence.

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Scholten, who is six-foot-two and 200-pounds, had two goals and two assists for Langley last season, to go with 40 penalty minutes.

He played just 22 games due to injury.

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Brianna Beamish helped her Team BC volleyball squad to a gold medal at the 2011 Women’s National Team

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B.C. defeated Ontario 2-1 in

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The championship was B.C.’s fourth national crown since 1986.

Beamish, 17, was a co-captain of the British Columbia squad, and was named to the tournament’s all-star team.

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Bonnie has been providing counselling services to the Lower

Mainland for the past 25 years. Her counselling practice has been dedicated to the Peninsula area for the past 12 years, while being a White Rock resident since 1986. As a Registered Marriage & Family Therapist her focus is to recognize the value and importance of all relationships. Becoming a Registered Marriage Therapist involves years of training and hundreds of hours of supervision directly focusing on Couples and Families. Bonnie has completed her licence as a Supervisor for Marriage and Family Therapists which allows her to provide supervision to counsellors who wish to work with couples.

Bonnie completed her graduate work at the Adler School of Psychology and later went on to teach Family & Marriage Therapy and

Developmental Psychology. She has trained for the past 12 years with the Satir Institute of the Pacific. Bonnie uses several therapy models, incorporating verbal counselling, EMDR (trauma), play therapy, (ages 4-12) and family of orgin work.

Bonnie encourages people to become aware of their life goals or what may be blocking them. Life goals may be the most important achievement in a lifetime. Bonnie works with families or individuals who may be experiencing difficulty adjusting to change, loss or separation.

Recently the practice has expanded and currently has 4 counsellors who offer a wide variety of services including: Art therapy and play therapy for childhood issues, issues men may experience, couples counselling, family counselling, eating disorders and body image issues and EMDR (trauma). Given the wide range of skills and experience that are now available within the practice, clients will be assisted by the best suited therapist for their personal counselling needs. We would like to announce a second office in Rosemary Heights, Surrey. This office will offer a private setting that will also

include a play therapy room.I would like to take this opportunity to thank the professional

community of White Rock for 12 years of support. It is a pleasure to provide a service to the Peninsula area.

About our Services: The practice specializes in working with people who are experiencing life changing events such as: Loss & grief, relationship difficulties, separation & divorce, illness, abuse, transitions, trauma, parenting issues, depression, anxiety and other difficult life struggles. The practice offers consultation to parents processing through a divorce with the focus on the childrens needs.

Appointments are available during the week, and evenings. Referrals accepted from clients, physicians, school counsellors,

employee assistance programs (EAP), social service agencies, ICBC, WCB. All Therapist are approved service providers for Crime Victim Assistance Program.

Bonnie Mason and Associates Counselling Inc.Registered Marriage and Family Therapist, Registred Clinical Counsellor

Family, Child, Adolescent, Marriage and Individual Counselling

• Family Therapy • Couples • Art Therapy• Learning to co-parent after separation

• Parent & child/teen relationships• Child/Play Therapy (ages 4-10): anxiety, divorce,

trauma, adoption, behavorial problems, grief/lossAppointments available during the week and evenings

Call 604-536-0733 for an appointmentNow offering 2 locations: White Rock & South Surrey

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Bonnie Mason

Bonnie Mason & Associates Counselling Inc.

Bonnie Mason, MA RCC Registered Clinical Counsellor,

Registered Marriage & Family Therapist

Phone 604.536.0733to make an appointment

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