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WednesdayJuly 1, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 52)

Senate debate cut short on local MP’s private member’s bill targeting unions

Speaker blindsided by Tory colleagues

$23 million estimated

Watertakeoverin three monthsTracy HolmesStaff Reporter

The City of White Rock will own its water utility by the end of Sep-tember, following a vote Monday to expropriate the system from Edmonton-based Epcor.

Council voted unanimously to direct the chief administrative offi-cer to work with the city’s lawyer with a view to acquire title to the water utility by Sept. 30.

The vote marks the end of two years of negotiations with Epcor to buy the utility – talks that Mayor Wayne Baldwin said last month were “not going well.”

In a report on proposed amend-ments to the city’s financial plan that factored in the need for long-term borrowing to acquire the utility, director of financial ser-vices Sandra Kurylo estimated the cost at $23 million. The sum, she explained, includes the cost of completing Epcor’s total water quality management project, which includes chlorination of the system by June 2016.

Alex BrowneArts Reporter

Senate Speaker Leo Housakos admit-ted he was “surprised” Friday as the Conservative majority in the chamber carried a vote to shut down debate on local MP Russ Hiebert’s controversial labour bill, C-377.

Housakos – himself a Conserva-tive senator – told Peace Arch News he wasn’t expecting what he termed a

“drastic action” to overrule his ruling and invoke closure on debate, effectively forcing a vote on the bill this week.

At PAN press time Tuesday, the pri-vate member’s bill seemed likely to be passed in the Senate by the end of the day. Hiebert did not return requests for an interview.

The South Surrey-White Rock-Clover-dale MP has said in the past that C-377 is intended to provide transparency in

unions’ financial affairs by requiring them to report in detail to the Canada Revenue Agency.

But many critics have attacked the bill, accusing it of being a transparent attempt at ‘union-busting’ that is both unconstitutional and so loosely drafted that it will be liable to legal challenge.

As Speaker, Housakos had ruled that C-377, as a private member’s bill, was private business – not government busi-

ness – and not subject to a call for closure.

Senate Opposition Leader James Cowan said he was “disappointed” by the Senate vote. He and other Liberal senators had signalled their intention earlier last week to continue the debate through the summer, expecting it would die on the vine if not passed by the Sen-ate before this fall’s federal election.

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Upliftingeffort

Boaz Joseph photoHolly Morgan, a member of Semi Weightlifting Club, competes at last Saturday’s 43rd annual Sea Festival Open. The competition drew dozens of lifters from around the region to the gymnasium at Semiahmoo Secondary. For more photographs, see page 15.

MP Russ Hiebert

Camp centennial:Decades of memories at Camp Alex – including more than 40 years of fun at Alexandra Festival – are being feted as the Crescent Beach landmark approaches its 100th anniversary.

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Other amendments were recom-mended to enable replacement of the Marine Drive hump retaining wall in 2015 (instead of over 2016-2017); and, to resurrect plans for a million-dollar upgrade to Memorial Park on the waterfront.

All were ultimately carried on a 5-2 vote by council, with Couns. Helen Fathers and David Chesney opposed.

A number of residents who spoke to the water-utility issue encouraged the city to also pursue acquisition of a parcel of land at 1454 Oxford St. that is also owned by Epcor – and being eyed for a two-tower residential devel-opment – but not part of the water system.

The land, said Andrew Schulz, has been used as an unofficial park for years, and would go a long way to increase much-needed green space in the city.

Schulz cited reports from as far back as 1958 that indi-cated White Rock should have more parkland than it does. Currently, the city has four acres per 1,000 citizens, “and we are decreasing this with every develop-ment,” he said.

The current assessed value of the site, he added – approximately $13 million – only applies if the city allows its zoning to change.

As is, it’s worth one-tenth that amount, he said.

Susan Watkins asked council to con-sider the potential detriment of not having the adjacent land available for expansion of the water utility.

The arguments, however, did not sway the majority of council. A motion by Fathers to have staff move forward on the additional site’s acqui-sition was defeated on a 5-2 vote,

with Baldwin and Couns. Bill Lawrence, Megan Knight, Lynne Sinclair and Grant Meyer opposed.

In discussing the motion, Sinclair questioned the tim-ing of Fathers’ suggestion.

“Why this motion now, at this late date?” she said. “You’ve had ample oppor-tunity in closed meetings to bring it up and move a motion. It seems to me kind of late in the day. Perhaps two years ago, something else could’ve happened.”

Describing Monday’s meet-ing as the first public oppor-tunity to vote on the issue, Fathers said “hindsight is 20/20.”

“I’ve heard from the resi-dents that it’s important to

acquire it.”Chesney supported Fathers’ call,

suggesting council “leave it as unde-veloped and offer (Epcor) $2 million.”

The decision against prompted deri-sive scoffs from some council attend-ees, who suggested council were influ-enced by developer contributions.

“You got the money from the devel-opers – congratulations,” Schulz said.

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MLAs call for limits on civic campaigns

Rail safety the goal of work ordered by Transport Canada

Beachgoers urged to use new, safer crossings

Tom Fletcher & Alex BrowneBlack Press / Staff Reporter

Candidates for a council seat in a small community should be able to spend no more than $10,000 to run for mayor and $5,000 for a council or school board seat, says a legisla-ture committee on local election financing.

For larger communities, a population-based formula would limit a mayoral cam-paign for a city of 150,000 residents to just under $90,000, with other municipal candi-dates limited to half that.

The small-town limits apply to communi-ties up to 10,000 residents.

For larger ones, mayoral candidates would be limited to $1 per capita for the first 15,000 people, 55 cents per capita from 15,000 to 150,000 of the population, 60 cents per capita for 150,000 to 200,000 and only 15 cents for the remainder of the population in communities larger than that.

In Surrey, based on a population of 470,000 from the last census, the proposal would mean that while a mayoral candidate could spend close to $160,000, a councillor can-didate would have to spend under $80,000.

In the 2014 Surrey First sweep, $1.18 million was spent electing Mayor Linda Hepner and

all eight candidates. Under the proposed lim-its, it would mean they would have collectively overspent by more than $300,000.

In White Rock – with a population calcu-lated at 19,339 in the last census – Mayor Wayne Baldwin spent $10,950 to get re-elected last fall, well within the proposed limits.

But the three candidates who spent most running for a council seat in White Rock – including Dennis Lypka (highest, at $10,670), followed by successful candidates Grant Meyer ($10,310) and Megan Knight ($9,725), all exceeded the proposed limits.

Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart, who

chaired the committee as it toured the prov-ince, said the limits are aimed to make run-ning for local government “accessible and affordable,” while recognizing the vast dif-ference between political campaigns in large cities and those in small communities.

The spending limits still have to be endorsed by the legislature, but the BC Liberal and NDP members of the commit-tee endorsed them unanimously. They are part of a series of local election reforms that included extending terms to four years.

The spending limits would be in effect starting on Jan. 1 of each election year.

Tracy HolmesStaff Reporter

Nearly two years after tragedy on White Rock’s waterfront sparked an order to improve safety along the rail line, city officials crossed West Beach tracks with a celebratory step.

“This is a good day for us,” Mayor Wayne Baldwin said Friday, shortly before testing out one of two at-grade pedestrian rail crossings with his wife, Jane, and other officials. “It’s been a journey to get here. There’s more improvements to come, but this is a step along the way.”

The crossings – at Oxford and Anderson streets – were con-structed at a cost of approximately $500,000, and replace unmonitored access points that were closed to the public more than a year ago as part of efforts to discourage people from trespassing along the rail line.

The work was ordered by Trans-port Canada, following the July 2013 death of a jogger who was struck by a passenger train on East Beach tracks.

Baldwin said the Finlay crossing where the jogger was hit and oth-ers along the waterfront were “set up in a kinder, gentler time,” when fewer and shorter trains were roll-ing through on a daily basis.

“Things have changed,” he said. “People’s attitudes have changed. I think Transport Canada recog-nized that and said ‘you have to make it safer.’”

The work done has made the crossings “much better than they were before,” Baldwin said.

A day earlier, the city’s director of engineering, Greg St. Louis, told Peace Arch News that it’s too soon to say how much the increased access points on West Beach will discourage trespassing, but he is optimistic. In East Beach – where mesh fencing was installed along the promenade hand railing last fall and a six-foot-high, wrought-iron-style fence added for 160 feet east from the Finlay Street crossing – “we’ve been seeing a lot less.”

The concept behind the reduced

access in West Beach appeared lost on some visitors last week, how-ever. In the space of less than 30 minutes Thursday afternoon, one teen was seen hopping the railing to access the rip rap, and a photog-rapher lined up a pair newlyweds on the tracks adjacent to the pier for wedding pictures. On Friday, a pair of beachgoers – right in front of city and Transport Canada offi-cials – decided the tracks were a better place to walk their dog.

While Baldwin didn’t specifically address Friday’s flagrant disregard for the safety measures, he did say

Transport Canada’s guidelines don’t fit White Rock’s unique position, but didn’t elaborate. At the same time, he said, the federal agency has “shown some understanding for the situation that we’re in.”

Work still to be done includes more comprehensive upgrades – including signals and lights – to the six waterfront pedestrian crossings (Finlay, Ash, Balsam, Cypress and Bay Street, as well as at the pier).

Cost of that work was initially esti-mated at $1.8 million, however, St. Louis said the final tab will be more.

The city’s 2015-2019 financial

plan shows $1.57 million allocated to railway pedestrian crossing work during that time, including $425,000 in 2016 for the Finlay crossing; $620,000 in 2018 for the Bay crossing; and $525,000 in 2019 for the Balsam crossing.

The amounts are expected to be funded up to 50 per cent through Transport Canada’s Grade Cross-ing Improvement Program.

Of $2.575 million anticipated to be spent after 2019 on the remain-ing crossings (Ash, Cypress and at the pier head, as well as on signals and lights for the two crossings opened Friday), nearly $1 million may be covered by grants.

St. Louis said that while there has been no talk so far of cost-sharing the work with railway owner BNSF, there will be. He confirmed there is a provision to apply for a decision – should there be a disagreement – on cost apportionment through the Canadian Transportation Agency.

It would be a council decision to take that step, he said.

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Tracy Holmes photoCoun. Megan Knight joins other officials crossing the tracks safely Friday.


But moments after Housakos delivered his decision, Claude Carrignan, Conservative leader in the upper chamber, called on the Senate as a whole to over-rule it.

Carrignan’s motion was passed on a vote of 32-17, with five Con-servatives abstaining and Con-servative Sen. Diane Bellemare – and Housakos – voting against it.

“I can’t say I’m pleased,” Housa-kos said Friday morning, adding that he believes that the call for closure goes against Senate prin-ciples on the division between government business and private business “that have been in place for 148 years.”

“As Speaker, I was put in a dif-ficult situation,” he said, adding that the role of Senate Speaker, unlike the Speaker of the House of Commons, is to be “a barom-eter of consensus.”

This means that he can vote on issues and be more directly involved in discussions than his parliamentary counterpart, he said.

But while Senate rules allow senators to overrule the Speaker, it is a very rare occurrence, he said.

“When a ruling is on the floor, it is rarely challenged,” he said.

“This is only the seventh or eighth time this has happened in the history of the Senate. I didn’t think this action was warranted.”

He noted that while Senate rules

prevent a “filibuster” per se, he was well aware the Opposition was using delaying tactics, within Senate rules, to “string out debate as much as possible to avoid a vote.”

“(Evidently) the gov-ernment arrived at the decision that the only way to get around that was to call for closure.”

Cowan, a steadfast opponent of C-377, said he was “disappointed” by the move to force a vote on the bill.

“It’s terrible,” he told PAN.

“I think there was a very clear distinction between government business, and non-gov-ernment business. There’s a rea-son why the distinction exists. If the government had wanted to make the bill government business, they could have, but, instead, they chose (to make it a private member’s bill).

“What the government has said is that it’s unwilling to obey the rules and play by the rules. In any club or organization or political organization there are rules. You don’t say you’re going around them, just because you can.

“What happens next? People are critical enough of the Senate – for good reason – but what are they going to say about us now, when we don’t even pay attention

to our own rules?”Cowan said the bill,

which had already been before the Senate in 2012 – and heavily amended, following tes-timony from a wide vari-ety of witnesses – was returned to the chamber in original form after Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued Par-liament, effectively turn-ing the clock back on all previous deliberations.

“The government sat on it from October of 2013 to April of 2015 – day after day, week after week,” Cowan said. “Now we have to go through with it, and not abide by the rules?”

The Opposition leader noted that when originally considered by the Senate, some 16 Con-servative senators, led by now-retired Sen. Hugh Segal, were in the forefront of seeking amend-ments.

“With no evidence that contra-dicted what we learned before, (it appears) some senators have changed their minds. I believe they – or some at least – have been forced to by Mr. Harper.”

Cowan said his and other sena-tors’ opposition to C-377 was on the basis of overwhelming nega-tive feedback from all quarters, including legal and constitutional experts, the federal privacy com-

missioner, labour unions and many other organi-zations, including profes-sional associations, that would be included in the bill’s broad definitions.

“I could count on the fingers of one hand the people who said you should pass this bill. (We’ve) received thou-sands of emails saying this is bad legislation.

“That includes seven provinces now – Alberta just sent us a letter ask-ing us not to pass the bill – representing 81.4 per cent of the population.

“The principal objec-tions are that it’s uncon-stitutional – that’s it an invasion of provincial powers because labour relations fall under pro-vincial jurisdiction; that it’s against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and that it’s so incompe-tently drafted that it casts too broad a net.

“Mr. Hiebert says the bill is supposed to be about transparency in labour unions. But that’s not what we can expect from the CRA – they’re going to apply the law as it is.

“I’d be delighted to sit down with Mr. Hiebert to discuss it, because the bill is also going to take in a doctors association in Nova Scotia and the NHL Players Association.

“He may say that’s not his intention – but that’s what the bill says, Mr. Hiebert.”

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A man who was caught trying to cross the border with a pair of fugitives hiding in his car will be sentenced next month in Surrey Provincial Court after pleading guilty to human smuggling.

According to a statement issued Monday by the Canada Border Services Agency, Dylan Richard McBee was arrested at the Douglas (Peace Arch) border on March 19, after a man and a woman were found hiding under blankets in his vehicle.

McBee had told the

border officer that he was travelling alone. The hidden travellers – reportedly connected to an April 2014 shooting of a Portland police officer and his K-9 partner – were found during a secondary search of the vehicle. One was carrying a knife; both refused to exit the vehicle.

The pair were eventually talked out of the vehicle, arrested and returned to the U.S.

McBee pleaded guilty on May 11 and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27.

The incident was one

of two highlighted by the CBSA from May enforcement efforts in the Pacific Highway District, which includes the Douglas and Pacific Highway border crossings.

The second occurred May 22 at the Douglas border, when officers

found a sub-compact, semi-automatic pistol in a “concealment-style holster” in a northbound vehicle. The driver did not initially declare a firearm, but admitted to having one during a more in-depth examination.

Nathon Styles Smith faces charges of smuggling, making false statements, possession of a prohibited firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm. He was to appear in Surrey Provincial Court on Tuesday (June 30), after Peace Arch News’

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The White Rock pier will soon be the launching pad for an Eco-tourism business, after city council gave its unanimous approval last month to a proposal from the business owner.

Andrew Newman, owner of White Rock Sea Tours, plans to use the public float on the east side of the pier for picking up and dropping off passengers taking part in tours aboard his 12-passenger, 25-foot zodiac.

The tours will include whale watching trips, and exploration of Georgia Strait and Semiahmoo Bay, Newman told Peace Arch News.

Newman, an 11-year volunteer with the Royal Canadian Marine Search

and Rescue Crescent Beach station, said finishing touches are being done on his vessel and the tours should be up and running within a few weeks.

City staff recommended an annual lease fee of $1,000 per season for use of the float – no overnight moorage will be allowed – with the option of renewing the lease after one year.

The proposal was met with excitement from city council June 15, who said they hope it will open doors to other waterfront possibilities.

“I think this will be a fantastic way to continue to explore the potential for whale watching or any type of marine wildlife tours,” Coun. Bill Lawrence said.

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There may be differences of opinion at present on where Canada is heading politically.

Some may be sounding the alarm over moves they feel are not only damaging to democracy in Canada, but deleterious to Canada’s international prestige as a guardian of the environment and the perception of Canada’s role – long cherished by the public – as a peacekeeper.

Those partisans who confuse the fortunes of political parties with the national interest must remind themselves that dissent is only another manifestation of a deeper caring and love for the country we call home.

We can only hope that Canadians are passionate enough about their country to debate all these issues in the coming federal election, and manifest their love of Canada, so evident in red and white flags today, July 1, in attendance at the polls.

In the meantime, we turn to celebration of Canada’s 148th birthday as a nation.

And there is much to celebrate.Even before Confederation, Canada was a

country that established its own independence – not by revolution, but by degrees – and which pursued a separate path in the difficult process of settlement and reconciliation of heritages as North America grew and changed.

Although it has had its share of stumbles along the way, Canada won for itself, through blood and toil, a right not to be considered the shadow, or puppet, of any other nation.

For all our lapses of stewardship it is still a country of unmatched beauty, of wildernesses that dwarf the imagination and natural wonders that daily give us pause, and reason to reflect on our great fortune.

It is still a multicultural, humanist land where neighbours care for neighbours regardless of colour, creed or heritage; where we can play hard and also share enjoyment of our leisure; where we can toil together, not just to fill our own or others’ coffers, but also to make things that much better.

For all our grief and strife and the pressures on us to follow paths of hatred, greed and selfishness there are just as many reminders that Canadians are tolerant and giving, kind and accepting and willing to work hard to make our country, and the planet as a whole, a better place.

And that, in itself, is well worthy of celebration.

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VICTORIA – The man behind “HarperPAC” says it lived and died in a few days to make a

point about third-party advertising in Canadian politics.

When it launched, I wondered why he would choose such a deliberately provocative name. No, not “Harper,” but the acronym for “Political Action Committee,” which has come to symbolize the financial excesses of U.S. politics.

HarperPAC ran one radio ad, accusing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau of blaming voters for his declining popularity, and suggesting that Trudeau’s “months of mistakes” are a likelier cause. No kidding.

HarperPAC spokesman Stephen Taylor, who like Stephen Harper before him has worked for the National Citizens’ Coalition, announced the end of the project last week.

“We have contributed to a new discussion about political financing in a fixed-election era that is critical to our democracy,” Taylor said. “We note that this discussion only occurred once a right-wing analog of the left’s PAC-style efforts emerged on the scene.”

Indeed, it was when HarperPAC emerged that muttering began about

“dark money” in Canadian politics. Unifor, anti-Conservative front LeadNow and the many faces of the Tides Foundation somehow failed to ignite much discussion in the Canadian media.

Taylor launched the bid in response to the emergence of “Engage Canada,” a union-financed action committee that he said was part of a broader effort by the left to oust the Conservatives. Engage Canada portrays itself as a brave alternative to shadowy right-wing groups such as Working Canadians, which has also run pro-Conservative ads.

Engage Canada’s latest ad plays on the union movement’s cherished “inequality” theme, selecting statistics to portray the wealthy as making out far better

than the rest of us in Harper’s Canada. (The notion that “inequality” can and should be fixed by ever-higher taxes on “the rich” staggers on, zombie-like, as if capitalism was the cause of poverty.)

Two recent developments have led to all this. Scheduled elections every four years have finally taken effect at the federal level, after a series of minority governments. And courts have repeatedly struck down efforts to restrict third-party spending in the so-called “pre-campaign”

period as a restriction on free speech.The BC Liberal government tried and

failed several times to restrict third party spending, largely in response to the million-dollar tirades of the teachers’ union. Former attorney general Wally Oppal used to warn about American-style influence by wealthy interest groups targeting scheduled elections.

Their strategy was not so much to keep corporate money out of B.C. politics as to keep it flowing through the BC Liberal Party.

This spring the BC Liberal majority passed Bill 20, the Election Amendment Act. Not only did this recognize the freedom of outsiders to weigh in on elections, it also did away with pre-campaign restrictions on registered political parties and candidates.

NDP MLA Leonard Krog warned that this sets the stage for “some mad Wild West show,” with politicians so desperate to raise money they start looking for the B.C. equivalent of renting out the Lincoln bedroom in the White House.

The big difference between the pre-campaign ads for this fall’s federal election and the next provincial vote in 2017 is that corporate and union donations to parties and candidates have been eliminated at the federal level. That means more money available for third-party campaigns, but it seems to be fairly well-distributed between the two sides, the Conservatives and everybody else.

Here in the Wild West, nothing’s going to change as long as the BC Liberals are in the saddle.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

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Represent us in personEditor:

I attended the Communities and Coal information and all-candidates meeting on June 24 (Coal foes hear from hopefuls, June 26).

I’m glad I was there. The event was well-organized and the speakers were excellent. The candidates who spoke, Joy Davies of the Liberal Party and Pixie Hobby from the NDP, were articulate and presented excellent information.

Conservative candidate Dianne Watts did not deign to appear, using the lame excuse that the writ had not yet been dropped. The old Dianne Watts, whom I respected as a consensus builder, would have been there, but now that she is a Harperite, sadly, she has been muzzled.

I remember similar meetings at the Ocean Park Hall where MP Russ Hiebert was the only candidate who failed to appear.

It seems the Harper Conservatives don’t want to talk to the people, they only want to talk to the industrialists. Well, if they don’t want to talk to us, then they don’t deserve to represent us in Parliament.

It’s too bad that Watts wasn’t there. She might have learned something.Harvey Ostroff, Surrey

MemorableperformancesEditor:Re: Quality events already here, June 24 letters.

Letter-writer Gina VanDer Meulen is right on when she wrote regarding the following blurb that appeared in you paper a few issues ago.

“The problem with a lot of local events is that they’re underfunded,” said Douglas Smith, White Rock Business Improvement Association executive director. “It means they are unable to grow or deliver the kind of quality that is going to grow and resonate with a regional audience. Now we’re in a position to do it properly... so it becomes a sustainable event that everybody knows about and knows that it will be each year.”

I find the above-mentioned quote from the Peace Arch News (Summer concert series coming to White Rock, June 12) to be somewhat half-baked and way off the mark.

I have lived in the area of White Rock and South Surrey for 40 years and have attended many, if not most, musical performances on the Semiahmoo Peninsula.

The White Rock Sea Festival even delivered the Powder Blues Band and Dal Richards, with his full band, which is no small feat.

Other than that, Smith seems to be bereft of the fact that local musicians and producers have, time and time again, come up with shows that deliver the quality that he says is lacking in our community.

In fact, Gary Comeau and David Sinclair – two names on his list – have participated in such endeavours.

I could name more than 50 such

events, but here are just a few to emphasize my point:

Trooper at Star of the Sea, more that once. Peninsula Productions have more than a dozen high-profile presentations to their credit. One shouldn’t forget to mention Valdy appearing at Paul Beatty’s Big Blue House more than once. Juno nominee Neil Harnett has produced shows featuring his original music.

What about Blue Frog, The White Rock Blues Society, Brickhouse,

The Wheat in the Barley, Alex Browne and the Aristocrats, Heidi McCurdy, Doug Towle (Guitar Player Magazine champion), Jason Mitchell, Medderick, Jordan Carrier? They are all known for participating in memorable performances in recent history.

Your paper has done a good job promoting these events and, as a music lover, I greatly appreciate your service in this regard.Anne Walls, Surrey

Expropriation an opportunityEditor:Re: Water negotiations ‘not going well’, June 19.

It appears the City of White Rock has wisely sought public approval of the use of expropriation – a forced sale and government takeover – to now quickly acquire the Epcor-owned and operated water utility.

However, at its June 16 public meeting, the city heard much more than a simple carte-blanche endorsement of expropriation.

The city heard that the 2.67 acres at 1454 Oxford St. that the city allowed Epcor to break off from its other utility land holdings and subdivide in May 2013, two months after the city had announced its intention to acquire the water utility, must be included in the assets the city is taking over through expropriation.

This parcel of land has been sold for a reported $12 million, subject to the purchaser receiving favourable OCP amendments and rezoning to enable the construction of twin highrise towers of 24 and 21 storeys. But no such amendments and rezoning have happened; the sale is a long ways from being finalized, if ever.

This land is still owned by Epcor, and one of the assets obtained when purchased for $9 million in 2005. As such, it must be included among the assets for expropriation.

As a matter of principle, Epcor ought to be barred from selling off any of its assets subsequent to the city’s 2013 public announcement of its intention to acquire the water utility. Certainly receiving a fair market value of $20 million for a company that Epcor paid only $9 million for in 2005 should be a sufficient capital gain.

The city has a rare opportunity with this cheap utility land to create a lasting public legacy at never-to-be-seen-again rock-bottom prices.Dennis Lypka, White Rock

Save water for emergenciesEditor:

I walk my dog in various areas, and I have noticed numerous neighbours watering their lawns during the heat of the day – noon to 4 p.m.

Don’t they know that wastes a lot of water, because most of it evaporates before it can be absorbed?

Don’t they know that watering restrictions kicked in on June 1, and that those restrictions are: even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday?

Don’t they know that they could end up paying a fine of $200-$300 for not complying?

How ironic would it be if their house burned to the ground because the fire department ran out of water.

For information about conserving water, visit www.metrovancouver.orgJerry Steinberg, Surrey

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Contributed photoArmida Hutt left the classroom last summer after 55 years as an educator.

Editor:Education, as I see it, has been a

world of changes.When I started teaching in 1954,

with just Grade 12 and one year of Provincial Normal School in Victoria, I went to the Cassiar Asbestos Mine in Northern B.C.

I taught Grades 1-3 in a two-room school. My classroom was partitioned off at one end of the recreation hall; I had to ask the mine superintendent to close the hall during school hours, as my students and I were learning some very non-instructional language.

I then taught at Mile 1202 of the Alaska Highway in a one-room school. My Grade 8 male student kept feeding the pot-bellied stove so we would keep warm – it was up to -40 F at times. I even made my own ‘jelly pad’ so I could duplicate copies.

In 1957, my husband, son and I moved to Prince Rupert, where I taught until 1970, in elementary, then junior high, then senior high.

We moved to Richmond, my husband having decided to become a teacher, too, at the age of 37. While he attended the UBC’s shop-teacher program, I taught French 8-9, then went into counselling.

In 1974, I switched to the Delta School District, as we had bought property in South Surrey. In 1981, I became a counsellor at Seaquam Secondary till 1994 when I retired

after 35 years of teaching. Being only 57, and having both a

French master of education and a counselling psychology master, I was able to go on the TTOC (Teachers Teaching On Call) list, with French-immersion, counselling, learning assistance and resource rooms.

This summer, I am retiring after 55 years of teaching a tremendous, varied group of students. I found students eager to work if it interested them, and eager to learn all about this world we are lucky to live in.

It is a world of fantastic changes from an education world of IQs to mixed groupings. From rote learning to group inquiry; from phonetics to sight reading and back again; from memorizing time tables to discovering how math principles really work; and, of course, laptops, iPads, etc. for research purposes.

My one regret is the amount of trees we cut now to photocopy materials because of lack of textbooks.

I found the students, parents, teachers and administrators very helpful and co-operative – although I did once have to administer the strap back in 1959. New teachers today have a much more difficult task.

I will always appreciate and never regret my wonderful years aiding young minds to develop to the best of their abilities.Armida Hutt, Surrey

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Surrey RCMP is looking for the public’s help in identifying two men they believe were

the intended targets of a shooting near a restaurant on the Surrey-Delta border in early June.

On June 8, just after

9 p.m., shots were fired in a parking lot near 72 Avenue and 120 Street. Two males who police say were eating at a nearby restaurant

are thought to be the intended targets of the shooting but fled the area in a blue vehicle before police arrived.

Witnesses said the shots may have come from a silver SUV, which also fled.

Mounties say that to date, neither intended victim has been identified or come forward to file a police report.

On Monday, Surrey RCMP released still images taken from security cameras in hopes the two men might be positively identified.

“We were hoping that the victims, at the very least, would have come forward,” said Sgt. Dale Carr. “Without the

co-operation of these two victims it makes our job that much harder in identifying the suspects.”

Since March 9, there

have been more than three dozen shootings reported in Surrey. Police say half the shootings are linked to a drug turf war over a

dial-a-dope operation.On Friday, at about

1 a.m., police received calls of shots fired in the 12300-block of Iona Place in North Surrey. Police arrived to find two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

One, a man in his 20s, suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive. The second victim, also in his early 20s, received only minor wounds.

Police ask anyone with information on any of the recent shootings to call 604-915-6566 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-TIPS or online at www.solvecrime.ca

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White Rock RCMP are keeping a closer eye on the city’s parks this summer, with increased police patrols of the green spaces.

The enhanced enforcement initiative – which also focuses on the waterfront and Marine Drive – is hoped to dissuade people from consuming alcohol and loitering in the parks after dark.

According to a statement issued last week, “with the arrival of the summer months and warmer weather, White Rock sees an influx of pedestrians and vehicles in and around the city, especially along the waterfront and Marine Drive.”

“Police will have minimal tolerance when detecting alcohol and

drug offences as well as nuisance behaviour and disturbances.”

The announcement followed a similar one from Surrey RCMP, in which results of enforcement in the Crescent Beach area on June 19 and 20 were shared.

White Rock Staff Sgt. Lesli Roseberry said statistics from her detachment’s increased efforts will be compiled at the end of the three-month initiative.

– Tracy Holmes

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A White Rock man arrested on the East Coast in May in connection with “one of the biggest drug busts” in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history was released from custody

weeks later.According to

officials with the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 41-year-old was released on a recognizance following a bail review June 3.

He was arrested in St.

John’s, Nfld. on May 6.Officers announcing

the arrest described a month-long investigation dubbed ‘Project Titan’ and search warrants that led to the seizure of “10 kilograms of cocaine, 300 pounds

of marijuana, two kilograms of pure MDMA and two kilograms of a substance known as ‘shatter’, which is a chemical derived from marijuana.”

Arlen Nathan Hodge is next due to appear

in provincial court on July 23.

– Tracy Holmes

Tour guidesThe City of White

Rock has compiled a list of stakeholders, business owners and

industry experts who will make up its tourism task force.

The 12-person task force – which includes Couns. Lynne Sinclair and Helen Fathers representing council – will work under the direction of a

consultant to undertake initiatives towards developing a Tourism Strategy for the city.

Appointees include Betina Albornoz and Doug Hart from Tourism White Rock; Cliff Annable and Jim Purcell from the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce; Douglas Smith and Susy Tucker from the White Rock Business Improvement Association; Bob Bezubiak, chair of the White Rock economic development committee; Gordie Sanga, manager of the Ocean Promenade Hotel; Jan Wait, owner of Jan’s On The Beach Restaurant; and Cathy James from Tourism Surrey.

The city hopes to have its Tourism Strategy in place by early October, in time for consideration for the city’s five-year financial plan.

– Melissa Smalley

For the record A story in the June

26 issue of Peace Arch News about results of the My Community My Health survey contained an incorrect name.

Fraser Health Authority’s environmental health officer is Randy Heilbron.

Sources Foundation office is located at 208C 1461 Johnston Rd. Incorrect information appeared in Friday’s PAN.

Air advisoryAn air quality advisory

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The advisory – the first of the summer – applied in eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley as hot weather broke temperature records in many areas.

Cooler temperatures and an increase in cloud cover has since resulted in less sunshine producing ozone, according to Ken Reid, Metro’s superintendent of environmental monitoring.

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Melissa Smalley Staff Reporter

Years before Louise Hutchinson moved to White Rock with her

husband, Don, in the late 1970s, she unknowingly spent time at one of the Semiahmoo Peninsula’s oldest landmarks.

As a seven-year-old growing up in Vancouver, she and her siblings had never experienced the many joys of summer camp. That

is, until their mother took a summer job as ‘waterfront director’ at Camp Alexandra in 1947.

“We came out as a family, and it was just wonderful,” Hutchinson, a former White

Rock city councillor, recalled. “We lived in the huts and got to swim and have bon fires and marshmallow roasts. We had never done anything quite like that.”

It wasn’t until decades later, when she returned to the Crescent

Beach community hub with young children of her own that Hutchinson realized she had been there before.

“To come back after all those years and to have those memories triggered, it was so amazing,” she said, noting the setting hasn’t changed much since she first spent time there. “The cabins are exactly the same, I totally remember it.”

Hutchinson’s memories of Camp Alex are just some of the many stories that staff at Alexandra Neighbourhood House are hoping to collect leading up to the camp’s 100th anniversary next year.

The storytelling project, launched last month, invites anyone who may have camped, played, learned or volunteered at Camp Alexandra to share their memories in an effort to highlight the impact Camp Alex has had on families over the past several decades, according to Neil Fernyhough, manager of community programs.

“We know that there are a lot of people in Metro Vancouver who have a history with the camp in some way or another,” Fernyhough said. “We want to be able to get those stories down on paper as a

way of telling the story, not only of Alexandra Neighbourhood House and Camp Alexandra, but of Crescent Beach in general.”

Some of the stories that are collected will be told on video, to be posted online, Fernyhough said, while others may be included in an artifact display that staff are hoping to put together in

partnership with Surrey Archives. There are a number of other

anniversary projects in the works, Fernyhough said, though the scope of projects and celebrations will be dependent on a government heritage grant that Alex House has applied for.

Some of the things staff are hoping to undertake include

historic walking tours around Crescent Beach; a travelling historic exhibit, expected to be on display in three or four locations around South Surrey next year; and a series of community engagement events examining four social themes and how they were dealt with 100 years ago, how they’re dealt with now and how they are expected to be dealt with in 100 years.

The themes, Fernyhough said, include First Nation relationships and reconciliation, environment and emerging eco-economy, newcomer settlement and safety, protection and visibility of children.

“All of those four issues were treated very differently 100 years ago, and they’re going to be treated very differently 100 years from now,” Fernyhough said.

To top off next year’s celebration, Fernyhough said the camp is planning a large homecoming event, with details to be determined.

Anyone who is interested in sharing their stories of time spent at Camp Alexandra can call Fernyhough at 604-535-0015 (ext. 236) or email [email protected]

Brian Kilpatrick photoCamp Alexandra, which hosts Alexandra Fest every May, is set to celebrate 100 years in 2016. Below, country dancing takes place at the camp in the 1960s.

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Happy Canada Day!See you at the

waterfront for White Rock’s annual Canada Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Bring your grandkids down for a fun day of free activities including a grand finale fireworks display at dusk.

Kent Street Activity Centre re-opens July 2 at 8:30 a.m.

Are you looking to give back to your community, meet new people and assist others by lending a helping hand?

Please contact Kent Street Centre

about joining the volunteer team. Volunteers are needed

to set up and take down chairs and tables, serve food and help with cleanup at the Friday Fresh & Lively Luncheons beginning in September.

This lunch program offers seniors a chance to stay connected with people and the community, providing a hot nutritious meal, excellent entertainment, and an opportunity to meet new people.

Please contact Kent Street Activity Centre at 604-541-2231 for more information.

Kent Street Centre is brimming with opportunities to meet new people and participate in enjoyable, fun activities this summer.

If you are looking for a gentle sport that will keep you active through the summer, why not come to the centre every Wednesday and Friday from 10a.m. until noon for carpet bowling.

Please call 604-541-2231 for information or a guest pass.

A few seats are still available on Friday, July 3, for a day trip of fun surprises on the Magnificent Mystery Tour.

On Sunday, July 19, spend the afternoon at Shakespeare’s

Comedy of Errors under the tents in Vanier Park.

Call 604-541-2199 to register for one of these exciting excursions.

Give your meal the perfect ending with one of these individually portioned and totally portable desserts.

“Desserts in a Jar” will teach you how to make fruit crisps, mini fruit pies, cheesecakes and parfaits all in a jar on Saturday, July 4, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kent Street Activity Centre.

Call 604-541-2199 to register. Enjoy a summer midweek

hike led by an experienced and certified outdoor leader.

These Pace 2 hikes with an elevation gain of up to 800m are

geared to adults 50+ who are physically active and average four hours of on-trail hiking.

Next hike Monday, July 6.Transportation is included. Call

604-541-2199 to register. Learn basic mindfulness skills

to reduce stress, depression, anxiety and other negative qualities while improving concentration, inner peace, health and quality of life.

Call 604-541-2199 to register for this workshop on Thursday, July 2, 6:30-8:30p.m. at the White Rock Community Centre.

The Kent Street Activity Centre, located at 1475 Kent St., is open to people 55 years of age or better. For information, call 604-541-2231.

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Women’s Probus Club of White Rock & South Surrey is a social club for retired and semi-retired women. Meets last Wednesday of the month, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at White Rock Baptist Church, 1657 140 St. Info: 604-219-0431.

Thursday Family Support Group

at Peace Arch Hospital, Russell Unit. First and third Thursday of the month, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Information and support for families and friends of persons with a mental ill-ness. Info 604-541-6844.

Friday White Rock Community

Centre hosts bridge every Friday at 1 p.m. Call 604-536-3463 for more info.

Seniors Legal Advice July 10, 17 and 24, 1-3 p.m. at Come Share, 15008 26 Ave. Must pre-book. [email protected] or 604-531-9400, ext. 204.

Saturday Psychic Garden event

July 4 & 5, 140 Street & 24 Avenue. RSVP before July 3. 604-535-3113. www.van-couverpsy-chics.ca

Meditation and Yoga Day July 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Ave. Limited space, register at 604-710-0507. Free.

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Toastmasters by the Sea meets Sundays 1:30-3 p.m. at White Rock Library.

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Athletes competing at provincial and national levels will be celebrated Sunday (July 5) during an event outside Sandcastle Fitness Club and bowling alley.

Organizers say six club members who compete in bodybuilding – including physique and bikini – will be on hand for the noon to 5 p.m. customer-appreciation day.

White Rock pharmacist Brandie Mabee is to be among those on hand, greeting guests and posing for photos. The 26-year-old competed in her first show 2½years ago, and placed third at provincials this year. She is currently training for an NCP competition in Washington.

The fitness club’s front parking lot will be closed for the event, which is being held in partnership with White Rock Reflex and is to also include a

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Sandcastle Fitness is located at 1938 152 St.

Child care openingA new child care centre in

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Kids & Company is inviting the public to drop-in to its new 15715 Croydon Dr. location between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 7, for refreshments and tours of the child care facility.

The location is part of a Canada-wide chain, founded in 2002, with close to 40 branches across the country.

RSVP to the grand opening celebration – or to one of the centre’s open houses (July 3 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or July 4 10 a.m.-12 p.m.) – by emailing [email protected]

Best in businessThe Surrey Board of Trade

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The Police Officer of the Year, set to be awarded Oct. 8, recognizes the hard work of Canada’s largest RCMP detachment. The deadline to nominate is July 3.

The Environment and Business Achievement Awards will honour businesses that demonstrate dedication to environment leadership. The deadline to nominate is July 16, with awards handed out Sept. 10.

The Surrey Innovation Awards will be handed out Sept. 17 in two categories – young innovator and excellence in innovation. Nomination deadline is Aug. 7.

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Act fast to get tickets for their latest White Rock show, ready to blow the roof off the intimate venue Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd.) on Saturday, July 11.

It’s basically a standing-room-and-dancing-only show, with high-top tables and a very limited number of seats in a first-come, first-served basis.

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and Renee Dora Cook, whose violin stylings are interwoven with the funky grooves of Ward and Elliott Clarkson’s horn section.

Adding to the appeal is a powerhouse combination of keyboardists Bill Brooks and Jim Widdifield, augmented by the silky guitar sound of Leonard Bodin, and underscored by the driving rhythm of Paulo Silva on bass and Paul Sorbara on drums.

For ticket information, go to www.bluefrogstudios.ca

Beach House TheatreBeach House Theatre is running true to

form.The company has already sold a large

block of tickets for its fourth season of live summer theatre in Crescent Beach, with phone lines and online sales jumping as soon as the box office opened last Thursday.

The company will present Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece 1895 comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest Aug. 11-16, while the family-oriented second show,

Munsch Upon A Time, will run Aug. 12-15 in Beach House’s state-of-the-art tent auditorium, next to the beach on Blackie Spit.

Production manager Sarah Adams reports that, in just one day, 50 per cent of all available tickets for ‘Earnest’ and 20 per cent of all available tickets for ‘Munsch’ were spoken for.

The good news, she said, is that – while some days are close to selling out – there are still tickets available for both of the shows.

But booking quickly is the best guarantee

of avoiding disappointment for this popular annual event.

The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Beach House founders Candace Radcliffe and Rick Harmon, is an elaborately-costumed, farcical comedy of dalliance among the British upper classes.

Munsch Upon A Time, directed by Elgin Park Players alumnus Courtney Shields, is another delightful collage of stories by popular children’s author Robert Munsch.

For tickets and more information on events, call 604-594-5888, visit beachhousetheatre.org or email [email protected]

The 39 StepsLive theatre fans should also make sure to

book tickets early for another summer treat – Peninsula Productions’ The 39 Steps.

The international hit, a deliberately absurd stage version of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1935 spy thriller, moves into Coast Capital Playhouse (1532 Johnston Rd.) July 8-25, during the summer hiatus of White Rock Players Club.

Reinvented in 2005 by Patrick Barlow, it’s a perverse exercise in comedic minimalism – just four actors playing all 150 roles in an adaptation of John Buchan’s classic novel.

Directed by well-known Vancouver man of the theatre Matthew Bissett, The 39 Steps, promises a trunkload of laughs with bare-bones props and sets, and a versatile cast adept in physical humour.

Tickets ($25; seniors/children $20) are available from www.peninsulaproductions.org or 604-536-7535.

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A young White Rock pitcher turned some heads down south last week, earning himself recognition at a national championship tournament.

David Rhodes, 15, was on the mound for the Seattle Selects, who were playing in the USA Baseball 17U Championship in Arizona, and was named Pitcher of the Day June 23.

Rhodes was one of only eight players in the weeklong tournament to be recognized out of close to 2,500 taking part from

across the western United States.“On the mound, Seattle Select’s David

Rhodes has been dealing, and opposing hitters can’t find an answer,” a USA Baseball release said. “Rhodes has thrown 11 innings and only allowed one earned, while striking out 11.”

Rhodes also went five for eight at bat, racking up three RBIs and a stolen base. The Selects ended up with a 4-4 record at the championship tourney.

Rhodes’ father, Mike, told Peace Arch News Monday that his son was likely one of the youngest taking part in the 140-

team tournament, making his Pitcher of the Day honour even more impressive.

“He would have been one of the only 15 year olds in the U17 tournament,” Mike said. “He did very well.”

During the spring season, Rhodes – a student at Langley Fine Arts – plays on a senior division team for Whalley Little League.

He’s been making the trips south to Seattle during the summer months to play for the Selects since 2011.

From 2008-2011, Rhodes played little league in White Rock.

Contributed photoWhite Rock’s David Rhodes pitches for Seattle.

White Rock pitcher honoured at US tournamentDavid Rhodes on the mound for Seattle squad at Arizona championships

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Former White Rock Tritons’ pitcher Jeff Degano is officially a New York Yankee.

Degano, 22, was drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft in early June, and officially signed with the club last week. According to the YES broadcast network, which is owned by the Yankees, Degano’s contract included a $650,000 signing bonus.

When he was drafted, he told Peace Arch News being selected by the Yankees was “a dream come true.”

“There’s a lot of history with that team, and everyone’s a Yankees fan growing up, so it’s pretty special,” he said.

Since being drafted – and while details of his contract were being negotiated – Degano has been at the team’s training facilities in Tampa, Fla.

The Peninsula’s other Major League Baseball draft pick, UBC pitcher Alex Webb – who, like Degano, is a former White Rock Triton – has not yet signed with the San Diego Padres, who selected him in the 36th round.

Webb still has college eligibility left and can eschew a pro contract and return to UBC for one more season, then re-enter the draft next year.

After being picked by the Padres June 10, Webb told PAN he was undecided about whether or not he’d turn pro.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) looked north in the search for a head coach for its women’s basketball pro-gram, and has announced Mandy Botham of Prince George has accepted the job.

An assistant coach with the University of North-ern BC Timberwolves of Canada West for the past two seasons, Botham takes over a KPU Eagles team which went 7-14 (won-lost) in the 2014-15 season to place sixth in the eight-team PACWEST (Pacific Western

Conference) league.“I am very excited that coach

Botham has accepted our offer,” said David Kent, director of athletics at KPU. “I welcome her to the Eagles family and look forward to great success for the women’s basketball program over the coming years.”

Botham is also the head coach of Basketball BC’s under-15 girls team, which placed fourth at the 2014 nationals, and

has worked in the Performance and Target Athlete Performance

programs run by Canada Basket-ball and Basketball BC.

She played at the collegiate level with the Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, winning a bronze medal at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Asso-ciation in the 1994-95 season.

“It’s truly an honour to have the opportunity to take this team into the future and be the next leader of this program,” said Botham. “I am fortunate to be given a posi-tion to be able to influence and shape young women and future leaders in our community.”

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Born to Alfred and Minnie Milsted on 7 June 1921 in South Vancouver passed away 20 June 2015. “Timmie” was the youngest and last survivor of the fi ve Milsted sisters Beatrice (“Beattie” Scott) Florence (“Flossie” Brown) Margaret (“Babs” Udy) Gertrude (“Gertie” Coltart). The Milsted sisters were noted for their ability to harmonize, music and singing were a big part of their lives.Thelma’s singing may have ended but the harmonies live on through her family; son Brian (Sue) McMurdo, White Rock; daughter Barb (Doug) Smith, South Surrey; daughter Karen (Fulvio) Scrigner, South Surrey. Thelma (“GG”) was loved by her eight grandchildren, Jeff (Kelly) McMurdo, South Surrey, Ben (Rachel) McMurdo, Australia, Kim (Grant) Gibson, Australia, Jill (Kyle) Stevens South Surrey, Alexis Smith, South Surrey, Lindsay (Jarrad) Smith, South Surrey, Kandice Scrigner, South Surrey, and Karley (Gord) Scrigner, South Surrey. She was very proud of her 10 Great Grandchildren, Abbey & Max McMurdo, Sam & Alice McMurdo, Angus, Josie and Jack Gibson, Ellen Stevens, Julian Dean, and Brady Edmondson. Thelma’s many nieces and nephews will all fondly remember her. Thelma married Robert (Bob) McMurdo, (predeceased 1993) the love of her life, in Calgary in 1943 prior to his RCAF deployment in WWII. Living in South Vancouver, Thelma and Bob built a home and a life at 27 E. 60th and all three of their children were born in Vancouver. Family gatherings with all the Milsteds and McMurdos were a regular occurrence and singing was mandatory. Homemaking and hospitality were Thelma’s careers. After Bob retired they moved to South Surrey near to son Brian in White Rock. Barb, Karen and families soon followed to South Surrey. In 1994 she moved to Cambridge II apartments and made many lasting friendships. Thelma was independent and still driving at 90. “GG” enjoyed Canada Cup from her spot along the fi rst base line. She loved bowling, golfi ng, socializing and watching her grandchildren’s sporting events until illness left her requiring care. In 2013 she moved to 2nd fl oor Weatherby Care at PAH. The family want to thank the caregivers and support personnel at Weatherby 2nd fl oor for their dedication and caring for Thelma. A Celebration of Life honouring Thelma McMurdo (and Bob) is being planned. Donations to Peace Arch Hospital or Weatherby would be appreciated in lieu of fl owers.

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Our Mom and Nan passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1st, 2015 after a lifetime full of happiness with her late husband Bill and close, loving family. In our sadness, we are comforted to know that she is once again with our Father and Papa, after 64 wonderful years of marriage.She will be greatly missed by her loving daughters Colleen and Lee; her adoring grand-daughters Tara, Whitney and Carly; son-in-laws Dennis and Brian; grandson-in-law Troy; brother Lorne Misouri; and her extended family members and many friends.Our Mom and Nan will be remembered for her great devotion to her family and her unconditional love. Her many years of farming and teaching on the Prairies, before retiring to White Rock, led to her being an unparalleled baker, avid reader, gardener and strong supporter of her family. We feel truly blessed to have had such a wonderful woman in our lives and our family knows that Nan will be watching over us forever.Her wishes were for a private, family service. In lieu of fl ow-ers, please plant something beautiful in your garden and think of Nan & Papa when it blooms.

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MarketingConsultantThe Mission Record, one of Canada’s leading community newspapers, has an opening for a Marketing Consultant.

This is a career opportunity for a results-driven individual. Candidates will possess the ability to increase sales to existing clients while successfully prospecting new business in one of the Fraser Valley’s growing markets.

The ideal candidate has a positive attitude, a persuasive manner (previous sales experience preferred), is highly motivated with strong organizational and communication skills. Training is provided.

Our work environment sets industry standards for professionalism and innovation. The Record combines a salary/benefi ts package designed to attract and retain outstanding staff.

Please send your application in confi dence to:

Andrew FranklinPublisher34375 Gladys AvenueAbbotsford, B.C. V2S 2H5e-mail: [email protected]

Closing Date: Friday, July 17, 2015We thank all those who are interested in this position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Must have your own reliable CARGO VAN (minimum ¾ ton) and clean driver abstract.

NO CARS, SUVS, MINI-VANS OR PICKUP TRUCKS.

• Tuesday Evenings & Thursday Evenings • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers’ homes

in Langley City, Walnut Grove and Aldergrove

Call 604.514.6770 [email protected]

NOW HIRING!Delivery Drivers

a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.

Preferred candidates are Industrial Electricians possessing red seal certification as a Journeyman Electrician. A good understanding of process systems, PLC, Wonderware, and instrumentation are an asset. Attention to safety and efficiency is a must. Good interpersonal and communication skills are also required to work in a team environment.

WestPine offers a very competitive wage and benefits package among solid wood divisions. Quesnel is a growing community of 25, 000 located in central British Columbia and offers a close knit, friendly atmosphere with modern recreation, education and medical facilities, and excellent outdoor living opportunities.

West Fraser is one of the leading forest products companies in North America whose goals are straight forward: Leadership through profit, responsibility in communities, excellence in people, and strength in products.

Please submit your resume to: Jason Forman

300 Carradice Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 5Z7Fax: 250-991-7115

Email: [email protected]

WestPine MDF is a division of West Fraser Mills, located in Quesnel, BC.

ELECTRICAL TRADES PERSON


115 EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.

NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

130 HELP WANTED

DRIVER /LABOURER

Growing Surrey Co. requires. Driver / Labourer with Class 5 driver’s license. Must be willing to work occasional Saturday’s. Applicant must have leadership ability, positive attitude,dedication & willingness to learn.

Please e-mail your [email protected]

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certifi cation? Get Certifi ed, 604-575-3944

HOUSEKEEPERExperience an asset.

For motel / hotel industry.Must be friendly and reliable.Wage depending on experience.

Call for interview604-531-4720


130 HELP WANTED

Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities

Up To $400 CASH DailyF/T & P/T Outdoors. Spring /

Summer Work. SeekingHonest, Hard Working Staff.

www.PropertyStarsJobs.com

Newspaper Promoters Required.

Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal location. Early

morning shifts. Monday - Saturday.

Please call Marilou at 604.542.7411 or email:

[email protected]

UCLUELET HARBOUR SEAFOODS

is currently seeking FISH CUTTERS

This position requires the ability to fi llet a minimum of 150Lbs of Rockfi sh fi l-lets with a 30% Skin- off recovery (500 Round Pounds) per hour or, 140 or more whole Rockfi sh per hour.

Apply by e-mail to: uhsjobs@pac

seafood.com or call at Ph: 250-726-7768 x234

WAREHOUSE WORKER

Overland West is looking for an experienced safety oriented, reliable professional forklift operator, to work in a fast paced warehouse. We have many long term employees and are looking to add to our team.

We Offer A Competitive Wage & BC Medical As Well

As Extended Benefi ts.

Fax: 604.888.6469 Email: [email protected]

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

HOT DOG STAND WORKERResponsible person needed

immed. Must have FoodSafe & exp. F/T to start. Please apply in person:

12837 ~ 16th Ave, S. Surrey. or call: 604-581-6131

KITCHEN HELPER NEEDEDPART-TIME or FULL-TIME

Required for Pelagos Restaurant. Apply in person with resume:

2728 O’Hara Lane. Crescent Beach. 604-538-6102

130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

• Carpenters • Labourers Carpenters Required F/T for CWL Contracting, Abby. Please e-mail:[email protected]

Driver /Warehouse Worker

“We Are Growing Again”We are an industry leader of building products, located in Surrey, and we are growing. Top notch warehouse worker / driver with a positive attitude with willingness to learn and ability to do heavy lifting is required for immediate start Monday-Friday.

The team is hard working,the work environment is

fast-paced with good people, and the benefi ts are excellent.

If you have class 5 DL, are dedicated, have leadership ability and are looking for good solid employment send your resume & abstract:

Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: [email protected]

FULL TIME AUTOMOTIVE TECH-NICIAN-Must be a proven producer, good attitude, quality workmanship, excellent wage & benefi t package. Email resume [email protected] 1-250-832-4545. Braby Motors Salmon Arm BC.

Pipe ForemanTraffi c Control Persons

TYBO CONTRACTING is quickly becoming an industry leader in the excavating & civil contract-ing business. Tybo is currently re-tained by some of the largest developers in B.C. We are cur-rently offering top wage & benefi t pkgs as well as opportunities for advancement. Email resumes to:

[email protected]@tybo.ca

PERSONAL SERVICES

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

Specializing in Private Events!We Come To You! Doing It All,

From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals

• Weddings • B-B-Ques• Birthdays • AnniversariesUnique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized MenusTailored To Your Function...

Kristy [email protected]

or Visit us at: www.threescompanycatering.ca

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

206 APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Peace Arch Appliance

Service to fridges,stoves, washers, dryers

& dishwashers. Reasonable.

Also Appliance RemovalCall Mark (604)536-9092

236 CLEANING SERVICES

WINDOWS NEED CLEANING?Call Joe for a free estimate

(604) 530-9647

This AD Appears in the First Wednesday of Each Month

130 HELP WANTED


236 CLEANING SERVICES

A MAID 2 CLEAN All Your Cleaning Needs

Weekly • Biweekly • MonthlyResidential & Commercial

Services ~ Excellent Rates!!* Licensed * Bonded * Insured

778-883-4262

E & M MAINTENANCEWINDOW WASHING

D Windows Out & InD Gutters cleaned In & OutD Pressure WashingD Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrsD Lic. & WCB insured. D Free Est. Seniors Discount

Eric 604-541-1743

FILIPINA CLEANING SERVICE &Household Chores. Avail anytime. Ref’s. Affordable. 778-998-4658

239 COMPUTER SERVICES

Computer Problems? Call Blue Sky Tech 604.512.7082 John Jespersen

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

AKAL CONCRETE. All types of reno’s. •Driveways

•Sidewalks •Floors •Stairs •Forming •Retaining walls.

•Breaking & Removal Concrete Call 778-881-0961

257 DRYWALL

PSB DRYWALL LTD.★ All Board-ing, Taping, Framing & Texture. In-sured work. Dump Removal Ser-vice. 604-762-4657 / 778-240-4657

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Drywall Work. Bob 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca BBB Accredited Member

FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS

Update your home with beautiful fl at ceilings

* No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess

CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928

260 ELECTRICAL

All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free

est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269 FENCING

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION. Complete Fencing. Bob 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.caBBB Accredited Member



269 FENCINGFENCES, DECKS,

Home Construction & RepairsProudly serving White Rock /South Surrey for over 10yrs.

Lic. & Ins. Dave 604-306-4255www.watsonconstruction.ca

281 GARDENING

A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596

A RAM GARDENINGALL LAWN CARE

Free EstimatesLawn Cuts, Aerating, Weeding

Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Moss Control, Bark Mulch

Call Paul

(778)316-3054

THE JAPANESE YARDMANOriental Style Gardenscape

More Healing & Serenity*No long-term contract.

*No visits by franchise workers.Complete Lawn & Garden CareDog Friendly. Trimming / Pruning

SAME DAY ESTIMATECall Kris 604-617-5561

FOR A BEAUTIFUL GARDENGarden Design & Installation

• Fall Clean-Up • Maintenance 604-512-4525

www.gardenbuds.ca

SHINE LANDSCAPING*Grass Cutting *Hedge Trimming

*Yard Clean *Pruning *Pressure [email protected]

Call 778-688-3724


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281 GARDENING

ALL BEST LANDSCAPINGAll Lawn Care ~ Free Est.

Lawn Cut, Ride-on mower, Pwr Rake, Aerating, Weeding. Hedge Trim, Pruning, Reseed, Edging, Moss Killer, Bark Mulch, Pressure Wash., Gutter Clean. Roof Clean. Res/Comm. Reas. Rates, Fully insured. WCB.

Bill, 604-306-5540 or604-589-5909

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

283A HANDYPERSONS

AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish

Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Handyman fromNewfoundland

Honest, reliable, quality workat good prices. Fully insured.

Bathroom repairs, reno’s, taps + sink, shower, tiling, fl ooring -laminate. Painting, drywalling,

basement reno’s, door & window trim, baseboard, back

splashes, cabinets, range hoods, fence & deck repair + replace, pressure washing

& more. Call Robert 778-227-7779

FULL RENO’S, NEW KITCHEN &

BATHS, QUICK HANDYMAN FIX-UP

All trades at your disposal within your budget, with timely and

quality workmanship.

Call Al 604-970-7083

www.aboveallcon-tracting.ca

HANDYMAN CONNECTIONHANDYMAN CONNECTIONHandyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations - Repairs - 604.878.5232

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTIONLTD. Complete Home Renovations WE DO IT ALL! Call Bob 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.caBBB Accredited Member

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

288 HOME REPAIRS

A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt suites, drywall, patios, plumbing, siding, fencing, roofi ng, landscaping, etc. Joe 604-961-9937.

320 MOVING & STORAGE

MOVING?LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

B & B MOBILE SERVICES

604-536-6620www.BBmoving.ca

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~PianosLOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-41401PRO MOVING & SHIPPINGAcross the street - across the world

Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

130 HELP WANTED

Peace Arch News Wednesday, July 1, 2015 www.peacearchnews.com 19

Showroom: Unit 62 - 15515 24th Ave. (at King George Blvd.) Tel: 604-538-9622

www.mpbconstruction.com

Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions

Call for FREE in-home consultation

In-house design team and cabinet shop

www.benchmarkpainting.caCALL TODAY! 604-803-5041

Ask about our$99

ROOM SPECIAL


320 MOVING & STORAGE

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men

BIG OR SMALL MOVESStart $45/hr ~ All size trucks

Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

~ PRO PAINTERS ~INTERIOR / EXTERIORQuality Work, Free Estimates

Member of Better Business BureauWCB INSURED

Vincent 543-7776

Clearview Painting& Finishing

WILL BEAT ANY OTHERESTIMATE BY AT LEAST 10%

*Interior/Exterior *Res/Comm*PRESSURE WASHING

*SPRING GUTTER CLEANINGAll work guaranteed and done

to customer satisfaction.Over 16 Yrs Exp. WCB InsuredRELIABLE & EFFICIENT

Lots of Local References

Gary 778-232-5117

Associated Painters Inc.Residential/Commercial

Interior/ExteriorFREE ESTIMATESOver 30 yrs exp.

Call Dan,

604-542-4331www.assocatedpainters.ca

NORTH STARS PAINTINGwww.northstars-painting.com

AMAZING WORK,AMAZING VALUE!

778.245.9069

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

PAINTING 1/2 PRICEInterior Special. Top Quality.

Free Estimates! 604-498-3050

Painting, Painting PaintingInterior / Exterior

Stucco, Siding, Trim, Doors, Fences, Pressure

Washing, Concrete Sealing. [email protected]

RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING 778-855-5361

.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236Family Owned & OperatedRyan 778.229.0236

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.



338 PLUMBING

.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbing.org

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

A Gas Fitter ✭ PlumberRENOS & REPAIRS

Excellent price on Hot Water TanksFurnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs &

Drain Cleaning✭ 604-312-7674 ✭

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATINGH/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

341 PRESSURE WASHING

SPECIAL SUPER SALEGutter windows skylights siding for $360. (under 2500sf) We use soap WCB Insured.............604-861-6060

POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Accountable Roofi ng - Re-Roof Specialists. Cedar Conversion, Asphalt, Torch-on (604)760-7937

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

WHITE ROCKRUBBISH REMOVAL

10% off with this ad RELIABLE, SERVICE 7 days a week

CALL ROGER 604-

9 6 8 - 0 3 6 7EXTRA CHEAP

JUNK / RUBBISH REMOVALAlmost for free! (778)997-5757


OUR READERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR

YOU WHEN THEY NEED REPAIRS OR

RENOVATION SERVICES.


356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

.Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

372 SUNDECKS

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688.Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Deck Construction. Vinyl decking - 10 yr warranty. Call BOB 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca BBB Accredited Member.

374 TREE SERVICES

TREE BROTHERSSPECIALIST

Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump

Grinding. Free Estimates.WCB/Fully Insured

$25 Off with this AdJerry, 604-500-2163

PETS

477 PETS

5 ALASKAN HUSKIES, born May 20. 3 M, 2 F. 1st shots, Black, white & grey. $1250. 604-882-9683

MINI DACHSHUND puppies - born June 6, males & females, smooth coat, red. Raised by 13 yr old girl, well socialized. 1st shots & de-wormed, $850 (will go toward edu-cation fund) 604-820-4827 Mission.

TOY POODLES P/B puppies ready July 21st, reddy-brown, shots & de-wormed, $1500. (604)814-3404

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCES

Peace Arch Appliance

Service to fridges,stoves, washers, dryers

& dishwashers. Reasonable.

Also Appliance RemovalCall Mark (604)536-9092


MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

523 UNDER $10030” wide fold up bed with mat-tress. Good condition. Great for overnight guest. $25.Small bar fridge like new, hardly used $40. 604-531-1192

Early 1900’s antique hardwood steamer trunk. 20”w x 44”L x 19” deep. Good condition. $60. Old style beer parlour chair, leath-erette upholstered $30 604-531-1192

New rubber back 4 x 6 entrance mat, industrial grade surface in ma-roon colour. Ideal for mudroom $502ft Dimplex electric base board heater 300w 240V New, still boxed $40. 604-531-1192

Velvet re-upholstered rocking chair. Beautiful and comfortable. $80.Free 18” colour TV, stored, un-used.604-531-1192

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Bumbleberry Farms. Delicious Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries. 604-835-3416

Fresh local Raspberries, Blueberries & Black Berries.

$10/fl at/U-Pick. Local Blueberries 3 Flats for $27: Surrey Farms 5180-152 St. 604-574-1390

560 MISC. FOR SALESAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

REAL ESTATE

609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

CHATEAU Grace centrally located, wheelchair accessible, 19 , built in modern offi ce, 2 gas f/p, 2 car pk, 2 patio’s, ample windows, surrounded by beautiful gardens, ground level, alarm, insuite w/d, freshly painted, immaculate condition, kitchen with glass nook, open living & dining room, and amentities -(library, guest suite and rec ctr). 1 owner only. Priced to sell! #105 1952 - 152 A St photos at www.coldwellbank-er.ca email: [email protected] (604) 805-7785


CHECK CLASSIFIEDS 604-575-5555

REAL ESTATE

609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

Priced for Quick SaleCondo Unit located at

15270 17th Ave, South SurreyRenovated 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, 1330 sq/ft ground fl oor unit

in 55+ building.SELLER MOTIVATED!

Price reduced from $310K to $294KCall Mala 778-859-4458

Sutton Premier Realty

SPACIOUS 1 bdrm top fl oor condo in White Rock. Short, level walk to transit & shopping. Only $127,888. Call Rob Drysdale, Homelife Realty 604-220-1991

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

5 Bdrm custom built home across from French Immersion, on c/d/s. Newly reno’d. Call Rani to view

by appt only 604-941-3977. Open house 10am-3pm. Sat & Sun,

July 4th & 5th, 1691 Renton Ave Port Coquitlam. $950,000

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

• All Conditions •www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-657-9422

636 MORTGAGES

YOU FIND IT & I’LL FUND ITNeed an experienced

broker working for yourMortgage needs?

- Purchase- Refi nance- Private 1st or 2nd- Commercial- Construction- Weak Credit- Divorce- Self-employed- ‘A’ clients wanting best rates- ‘B’/’C’ clients needing help

Call Kumar at [email protected]

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

641 TOWNHOUSES

New! END UNIT 3 Bd townhomeBright & Spacious, quiet location,

near YMCA & Schools.#8 - 14905 ~ 60th Ave

The Grove at Cambridge. Don Fults @ Royal LePage

604-715-4945

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOWHITE ROCK. 1 bdrm. Nr. all amens. July 1. N/S. $725/mo incl gas heat/hot water. 604-589-7818

WHITE ROCK. Lrg 1 bdrm ste adult bldg, 1 prkg, near shops. $780 incl heat/h/w. Np/ns. Call 604-596-9910

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ACTIVE SENIOR1 & 2 Bedrooms availWell maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock

close to shopping.Swimming Pool &

All Amenities.UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP

Call 604-538-5337

CRESTWOOD MANOR1321 Foster St.

1 BDRM $905/moIN WELL MAINTAINED

NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included.

No pets, No smoking. Call: 604-760-7882

Skyline AptsWhite Rock

1 bdrm Suites - from $775 in beaufi ful White Rock, Live-In Manager, Hot Water & u/g

parking inc.

Call 604-536-8499www.cycloneholdings.ca

~ Fir Apartments ~1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK

1 Bdrm units avail nowHeat & hot wtr incl.

Swimming pool & rec roomOn site mgr

Call 604-536-0379

736 HOMES FOR RENT

Homelife Pen. Property 604-536-0220

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

S.SURREY 24/140. Newly Reno’d 2 Bdrm + Den Rancher on Acreage. F/P, large living room. Avail now. $1300/mo. Call 604-771-9094

S. SURREY; 5 Bdrm, 3 baths, lrg games room, dble garage, 2+ acres Rent neg. Avail now. 604-581-6131

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

OFFICE SPACES*ROSEMARY CENTRE

3388 Rosemary Hts Cres. 2nd fl oor offi ce spaces

from 234 sq/ft - 359 sq/ft.

*WHITE ROCK SQUARE1480 Foster St - 347 sq/ft

Call 536-5639 to view/rates

750 SUITES, LOWER

WHITE ROCK. 1300 sf- Grnd lvl 2 bdrm, priv. entry. Covered deck w/ yard. Half blk to beach. $1075/mo incl. utils. N/S. Avail. Aug 1st. 604-536-0496 or 604-313-8010

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

BRAND New 2bd large suite. Stain-less appliances, gas range, Island kitchen granite counters. Separate Laundry. Tub shower, heated tiles. Utilities incl. Uptown Central White Rock. Suitable for Executive couple. 604-536-1397 Avail now $2000/month

SURREY: FLEETWOOD- 2 bdrm GROUND LEVEL - 800 sf. Priv. entrance. 2 car parking off road.

Avail. now. New appli. 1 full bthrm, $800/mo inc. utils, internet & cable. N/P, N/S, no lndry. Close to shop-ping, bus stop etc. (604)771-4797

WHITE ROCK, 1 Bdrm grnd level, F/P, indep. heat, pri yrd, shrd lndry. Bright & quiet. N/S, N/P. Suit sgle. Refs. $800/mo. Call (604)612-7287

WHITE ROCK: west side- Legal 2 bdrm, lwr level, newer home, w/d, d/w. n/s, n/p. Avail. July 15th. Refs. $1150. Utils not inc. (604)809-5152

757 WANTED TO RENT

SNOWBIRDS! Reliable tenantseeks peaceful, quiet studio suite. A++ references 360-510-6827email: [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2010 GM PONTIAC WAVE auto, sedan, only 20,000 kms. Beige. All options. $6000/fi rm.

604-538-9257

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2007 Kia Sportage 110km, very well maintained [email protected] for more information. $7,800.

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the ONLINE AUCTION is starting on July 10, 2015

at or after 12pm, ending on July 13th, 2015 at or

after 12pm. www.ibid4storage.com

Units being auctioned

Phil FraserLocker # 2244B, 2210C

Rick GroenheydeLocker # 2267B

Ken GranLocker 2080B

Tyler MartinLocker 2081B

Keith BlasiusLocker 2356A

Anonymous Locker 2459C

AnonymousLocker 6171D

551 GARAGE SALESSATURDAY, June 27th 9am-1pm multi-family garage sale at 36B Ave cul-de-sac off of 155th Street.

Call a representative today - 604-575-5555

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