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White Rock resident Ryan Lachance, right, performs at Yuk Yuks comedy club in Vancouver, with the help of fellow comedian Shane Clark. See story on page 4. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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has been recognized by the OntarioAssociation of Architects Awards forDesign Excellence.The awards honour Canadian and

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development project that includesSurreys new City Hall and City CentreLibrary. It was designed by Moriyama& Teshima Architects in joint venturewith Kasian Architecture OntarioIncorporated.The project is also up for the Peoples

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Christopher PoonNow staffTwitter @Questionchris

With cars whizzing by on a warmafternoon,Malekeh Safaviresumes her post. Its comingup on 2 p.m. and the students at Lena ShawElementary will soon be making their waytoward the busy intersection of 140th Streetand 102nd Avenue.Kitted out in full crossing guard regalia,

Malekeh stands at the intersection, sign inhand, cap pulled on tightly and ready tomake sure those students make it across inone piece.Speaking with me during her shift,

Malekeh says when she came to Canadafrom Iran 40 years ago she never picturedshed spend her days doing this. Sure, sheworked in the education system as an aidto handicapped children, but after sheretired she didnt think shed have muchinteraction with children. Now, its what shelooks forward to the most.Anytime, snow, rain, shine, whatever,

says Malekeh, who prefers to use herfirst name. I do it for enjoyment, forthe children and their smiles, it gives mesomething to do.The catalyst for Malekeh taking the job is

a sad one: She took on the role to keep busyafter her husband passed away.With my husband gone I couldnt sit at

home alone, I had to go, she recalls. ThenI saw an ad in the newspaper. They said ifyou like kids, come and do it. So I calledand was happy.That was nearly 10 years ago and in the

time since, shes become something of aconstant in the community, found at thesame intersection at the same time helpingchildren week in and week out.

In early March, the Now published aletter to the editor about her, praisingher vivacious personality and friendlydisposition.The letter writer was bang-on, because

its hard not to smile when in Malekehspresence. Her humour is apparent anddemeanour radiates positivity. She tellsme earlier that day she found somebodyhad stolen something from outside of herhouse, but she doesnt seem upset. Instead,she sums up her outlook in a simplesentence.I dont want to upset anybody. I keep it

to myself, thats it.As the children begin to make their way

to the intersection from the nearby school,it becomes clear Malekeh has a specialrapport with them. She chats with themabout their school work, remembers whohad certain assignments due and asks themabout their after school plans.While she admits she has a tough time

with names, Malekeh says she can recall allthe faces of those shes responsible for.I remember all of them, she says. Some

of them, they run to me and hug me. Itswhat I love the most.During our talk, one of the children, a

boy no older than eight, presents Malekeh

with a cupcake. It was his birthday andthe class had celebrated with baked goods.The boys mother tells Malekeh he hadsaved one just for her. Malekeh thanks theboy and with her selflessness clearly onautopilot, immediately offers it to me. Ikindly decline and ask if its because shedoesnt like sweets. Malekeh says she enjoysthem like everyone else.A bit later in Malekehs shift, a young

mother and her son approach theintersection. The boy looks at the crossingguard, smiles and jumps behind his mother,Elizabeth Chong.Chong explains that Malekeh and her

five-year-old son play hide-and-seek everyday.He doesnt talk much, but when he sees

her he knows her and they play their game,says Chong with a smile.In all the years shes been on the job,

Malekeh says the only thing thats kepther away from her duty is when she hadsurgeries on her knees, something shehopes will allow her to keep doing this evenlonger.As long as I can walk, I will do this as

long as I can, she says with her unwaveringsmile. Its the good part of life.

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Hi, my name is Ryan and I havecerebral palsy. Ill just get thatout of the way. And dontworry, I dont know what the f*** it is either.Thats what Google is for.The crowd at YukYuks comedy club

roars with laughter on a wetWednesday inVancouver. The place is packed for pro-amnight, withmore than a dozen people takingthe stage over the course of a couple hours,andWhite Rock resident Ryan Lachance isclosing the showwith eight minutes of edgyjokes,mostly about himself.I hope hell is wheelchair-accessible

because Im going there,he says during hisperformance.I hate stairs and escalators, all that s***,

he tells the audience at one point.One dayyoull break your leg and youll be like, Hey,that comedian guy was right! But dont clapfor that, you guys are a**holes for hoping thatsomeone breaks a leg.Earlier in his show, Lachance gets big laughs

with this bit: One thing that pisses me offabout being in a wheelchair is that when I getangry, I can never slam a door because peopleare always trying to helpme by opening themfor me. So what I do to release that anger is, Igo onYoutube or Facebook and find themostadorable kitten video and dislike the s*** outof it! So if theres 3,000 likes for a video andone dislike, thats me when Im angry.Lachances act is filled with F-bombs and

crude humour, and thats just who he is. Itsfunny stuff, in a conversational way, andhe seems at ease in front of a crowd.AndLachance really should be, because hes beenperforming as a comedian for more than adozen years, sometimes as a self-describedsit-down standupat local venues and alsoon tour in other parts of Canada.Its not always easy, though. Lachance needs

a couple people, at least, to help lift him andhis wheelchair to the stage at YukYuks, wherehes hoping to score a regular gig as part ofa fast trackgroup of performers.He alsoasks someone to hold his microphone whilehes telling jokes, as a way to involve anothercomedian in his act.Since birth, Lachance has had to deal with

his quadspastic cerebral palsy, which limitsthe use of all four of his limbs and also hisspeech.Hes not always easy to understandwhen speaking on stage, but hes working on

it with breathing exercises and efforts to notrush his delivery.I dont do this to win approval, I do

this because I love tomake people laugh,Lachance says in an interview following hislatestWednesday-nighter at Yuks.Everybody needs something in their life

to make them feel alive. Standup comedy hasgivenme a chance to see places and work withreally cool people and do something I love.People spend their whole lives wonderingwhat theyre going to do with their life.Andwhen Im on stage, I knowwhy Im there,and thats to take stereotypes of people withdisabilities and turn them on their f***inghead, to prove Im just like you, like everyoneelse. I have the same insecurities and Im asmentally screwed up as the average joe.

Lachance was born inWinnipeg butsoon moved with his family to Leduc,Alberta. He lived there until age 15,when the family made the trip to Surrey tolive closer to his grandmother, around thetime his father died. To help him laugh alittle in the face of grief, an uncle of his gaveLachance some CDs and DVDs featuringcomedian Billy Connolly. Hed click on oneof the discs every time he needed to cheerup. The jokes made him laugh, alright,and also gave him inspiration to performcomedy for a living.Growing up, I was the kid whod get

kicked out of class for making people laughtoo much,he says.The first time he told jokes in front of a

crowd was a way to get a date with a girl fromhigh school. Lachance was 19 and the girl, afriend who cut his hair and liked his sense ofhumour, dared him to do an amateur nightat the oldYukYuks at the Plaza of Nations.The clubs stage wasnt wheelchair-accessible,however, so they put amic stand on the floor infront of the stage and adjusted the spotlights.

I was only supposed to do four minutesbut because of where I was (performing), Icouldnt see the red light thats used to tellyou that your time is up. I ended up doing22 minutes. Nobody had the balls to doanything about it. I guess they thought it wasa Make-A-Wish thing for me or something.For the first few times on stage,mostly

because Lachance wasnt sure hed bedoing the gig long-term, he used a stagename: Sir Gimpy. Soon enough, though,he was performing under his real name atrestaurants on Commercial Drive and pubscloser to the condo he owns onWinter Street,including Sawbucks and the old Slainteby the Pier, which is where Lachance metand befriended fellowWhite Rock-basedcomedian John Cullen.I think Ryan has always been a pretty

great comedian since Ive known him, hejust has the personal battles he has to fightthrough in order to maintain a high levelof success, says Cullen, who now lives inVancouver.He goes through stretches where his body

isnt strong enough to do comedy that often,but when he is out doing shows regularlyand flexing his comedy muscles, I wouldput him up against any comedian in thiscity. Hes also in a constant battle on-stage

between his brain and his body, and heoften can struggle with remembering jokesproperly or getting his timing right. I wouldsay thats the biggest improvement Ive seenrecently, now that hes doing a lot moreshows. The more shows he does and themore regularly he does them, the sharper hisbrain stays and the better he performs.Doing shows with a comedian who has

cerebral palsy always leads to somethinginteresting, Cullen recalls.Ive seen women come up to him

immediately after a show, sit on his lap andask him for wheelchair rides. Ive seen himdestroy hecklers.And his joke abouthis friends hiring him an escort onethat I helped him write is still one of myfavourites ever.Watching the glee in his faceand in the audience, as he explains the story,is phenomenal.

According to Lachance, people eitherlove his act or are offended by it.Some people dont like to hearthe things I say, but screw those people,he says. Those people need a f***inghug, because theyre just oversensitive orsomething. I love what I do, and I dontgo out there and intentionally make funof people with disabilities, I talk aboutmy own life, like every other comic does. Ijust happen to be in a wheelchair. I mean,Ive had other people with disabilitiesthank me for being a voice for them. I doappreciate that, but its hard for me tounderstand because I dont see myself asdoing something good like that, Im justbeing me.Lachance gave up performing comedy

for a couple years, circa 2007-08, due tobouts of depression and anxiety, but a tripto Halifax inspired his return to the stage.A friend set it all up, and organized to haveLachance do a 30-minute show at a clubthere, three nights in a row.This Friday and Saturday (April 10 and

11) at Yuk Yuks, located on Cambie Streetnear Vancouver City Hall, Lachance will bemiddling, along with Shane Clark, duringfour shows by featured comedian SeanLecomber. Its a big break for Lachance,who will celebrate his 36th birthday onSaturday night.As always, Lachance will write only a few

jokes before his performances, and not planfor it much.Its just how he rolls.Ive always wanted something in my

life where I could go up there and just bein the moment, he says. Im just reallycomfortable up there, and it gives me aboost of confidence. Standup comedyhas given me confidence in everydaylife, too. People ask me if thats the realme up there on stage, if Im the sameperson off the stage, and Id say its about70/30. I swear, I get angry and Im full oftattoos, I talk about s**t that makes peopleuncomfortable. Thats me.

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Comedian Ryan Lachance, aWhite Rock resident, is pushed in his wheelchair by careaide JohnWilson near Yuk Yuks comedy club in Vancouver, where Lachance is a featuredperformer this coming weekend (April 10-11). (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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a drink from the cooler. Ill be right out,said the Meat Man. He was in the kitchenwashing his hands after finishing a batch ofhis famous spicy hamburger patties.I had only met the Meat Man a few times

before but as I waited for him in his ClaytonHeights shop on Thursday, it didnt feel likeI was meeting someone for an interview.Somehow, it felt like I was visiting an old

friend. And thats exactly how the Meat Manwants his customers to feel.Since I have been open, a lot of my

customers have become my friends, he said,handing me a cup of coffee. They eveninvite us over to their house for Christmas.Its a good feeling.The Meat Man opened his store on 188th

Street just north of Fraser Highway in2011 and has since become somewhat of acelebrity in the community.When people see me, they say, Hey,

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Cooking tips from theMeatManWhen cooking meat in the oven, useparchment paper instead of tinfoil. The meatdoesnt stick and it helps keep the meat moist.Always an easy cleanup. For all your cooking on the barbecue, keepthe temperature between 300-400 degrees. After cooking wings on the grill, putthem in a bowl and cover for three or fourminutes to prevent them from drying out. When cooking steaks and ribs, alwaysgrill. Always. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

anybody knows my name.His name is Karm Sidhu.A certified home inspector, Sidhu became

the Meat Man four years ago after a leginjury requiring 13 surgeries made it toodifficult for that line of work.It made me start thinking that I need to

plan my future, he said.And it didnt take long for Sidhu to

discover that he loved being theMeat Man.I dont have any kids but this has been like

my kid. I put all my time into it. Im here allday long and eventually as it starts growing,its going to start walking on its own.And being theMeat Man isnt easy when

he says hes at his store all day long, he meansall day long. His days start at 7:30 a.m. andend at 10:30 p.m.An early day for him usually a Sunday means he can leave thestore at 8:30 p.m.And holidays? Theyre non-existent when

youre the Meat Man but you wont hear

him complain.Id rather be at my store, he said. I love

being at my store. Im actually going to geta plaque for the wall that says Home SweetHome.And for his customers, it might not feel

like home, but it sometimes feels like a party.On a recent sunny day, about 15

customers came in at once. At somebusinesses, this might lead to impatient andgrumpy customers. Not at the Meat Man.I introduced everyone to each other as I

had my back to them cutting their steaks,he said, with a huge grin. Theyre all talkingto each other, everyone was laughing. Theylooked like they were at a party in here.I called my mom and said that was the

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SURREYYoure aboard the SkyTrainand see a man fiddling with a knife.Hes not threatening anyone with it, but

has it out in plain view, playing with it athis side. Naturally, the eyes of those in thevicinity gaze toward the weapon.That situation made a light bulb go off in

Jeremy Pearces head.The SFU student wondered why police

detachments have community volunteersas eyes and ears on the streets, but TransitPolice did not. He emailed his criminologyprofessor asking the question.That email went up the ranks to Transit

Police Chief Neil Dubord and within 24hours, Pearce heard from him directly andthe two set up a coffee.As an aspiring police officer, that was one

of the best coffees Ive ever had, he said,laughing.

Pearce put together a proposal andbrought it to the Transit Police Board.Last week, the idea became a reality, as

Transit Police and Surrey Crime PreventionSociety (SCPS) officially launched TransitWatch, a community safety project thatdeploys volunteers to observe and reportat transit hubs in the City of Surreyincluding SkyTrain stations and the Newton

bus loop.Karen Reid-Sidhu, executive director

of SCPS, said the program is really anextension of the work the organizationalready does. Last year, through its otherprogram, SCPSs 300-plus volunteers made431 calls to Surrey RCMP that generatedfiles. She said she looks forward to the newpartnership with Transit Police to further

enhance public safety.Volunteers will be out three nights a week

watching for things like public intoxication,vandalism, panhandling and othersuspicious behaviour.The pilot project will kick off in

Surrey but Pearce said there have beenconversations about how and if it can beexpanded to cover the whole transit system.Theres a criminology theory, the

rationale choice theory, and its that crimehappens when a motivated offender, asuitable target and the absence of a capableguardian come together in a time and place.Thats kind of what this program is basedoff of, said Pearce.Theres always going to be motivated

offenders, who for whatever reason have torob, steal, whatever else, but what we cancontrol is the capable guardian component.Police cant be everywhere at once, but if Ihave your back and you have mine, we canprotect one another. Its that willingnessto get involved and the slogan is Seesomething, say something.When people follow that and actually

get involved and take a stance, it can make ahuge difference.

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SFU student Jeremy Pearces idea of having volunteers serve as eyes and ears at transithubs in Surrey became a reality with the launch of Transit Watch. (Photo: AMY REID)

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Youre a reporter, and theres been a shooting inSurrey.Who ya gonna call?Linda Hepner!Indeed, Surreys mayor has been wondering out loud

these days why it is that whenever crime breaks out onher citys streets, news reporters have her on speed dial.The Mayors of Vancouver, Burnaby and other nearby

cities and municipalities do not fall under similar mediascrutiny, she claims.I dont think its fair to me.I think its habitual, and so it just becomes deliberate,

Hepner said of the pattern. Every time somethinghappens Im called at a political level to comment.Im just refusing to engage in that kind of exercise,

she said. I need to shift the landscape.

So, why does Hepner, and Surrey, draw the spotlight,anyway? The obvious answer is that Surrey is the onlycity in Metro Vancouver to have recently experienced adozen shootings some of them in broad daylight, onbusy streets over the course of one month, and thatHepner is the citys mayor.Its really no wonder, then, that eyebrows were raised

this past weekend when News1130 ran the headlineSurreys mayor refuses to comment following 12shootings in one month Referred to RCMP instead.On Monday, Hepner set about parsing the matter.

She noted Surrey has just hired 34 more Mounties andsaid shes trying to do what I think a leader needs to do make sure the policys in place.But commenting on crime? Shed rather leave that to

the RCMP.It is not that I am reluctant to speak, she told the

Now. Some of these comments are more properlyaddressed to the force itself.Hepner conceded the shootings are creating real angst

in the community but contends its a police matter.She argues that it does not help a citys cause for its

mayor to always be led to respond to negative issues, andcontinually be driven by pervasive negativity.I really want Surrey to evolve to become as accepted

in that political community arena as these cities thatsurround me, she said. I want my city to evolve as theplace safe to live and invest.The Surrey RCMP recently paraded down King George

Boulevard with lights on and sirens blaring, en route toraid a Newton trailer park for drugs. Twelve people werearrested on drug-related charges and later released.

Itll be a couple of months before we get chargeapproval, Sgt. Dale Carr noted.But in the wake of that police initiative, Hepner said,

her phone was silent. For the record, theNow did contacther on this.We asked her what she has to say to peoplewho say Newton is not getting the attention it should begetting from city hall, when it comes to fighting crime,and she replied, You know what, they know that is notso Newton is getting lots of attention.Meantime, across Scott Road, North Delta was the

scene of two shootings on Sunday. The first happenedshortly before 6 p.m., in the 11500-block of 79th Avenueand the second shortly before 9 p.m., in the 8300-blockof 110th Street. In the first case, a silver Toyota was seenleaving the scene. In the second, police says the personthey believe to have been the intended victim has notlived in the area for some time. Nobody was injured ineither case.Asked Monday if she received any media calls on these,

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson replied, I did have one, fromCTV.Jackson said shes never deferred a media call to police.Ive never done that, we have to stand together, all of

us. I like to give the people confidence, she said.People want to hear from the mayor. I always take

all those calls. The community wants to know whatshappening; they also want to know we are determined todo whatever we can.As for the two shootings on Sunday, Jackson asks

anyone with information that could help the police intheir investigation to contact them.She seemed surprised by Hepners response to

News1130s request.Shes the mayor, she should be doing something,

shouldnt she? Jackson said. Its part of our job.Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Burnaby

Mayor Derek Corrigan could not be reached forcomment.

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No comment on crimeSurrey mayor taking new tack when it comes to media scrutiny, saying she wants city to evolve

A brief historyof mayoral action

When it comes to crime, the mediadoes like to hold Surrey mayorsfeet to the fire.And more often than not, the mayors have

responded to public and media pressure bystriking task forces, committees and specialcommittees in an attempt to address theproblems of the day.Following a shocking series of shootings and

stabbings in Surrey involving teens severalof the attacks fatal and huge public outcryagainst the Young Offenders Act,Mayor BobBose in 1993 struck a 10-member mayorsadvisory committee on youth violence, ledbyWhalley family physician Dr. John OBrienBell.What resulted was a report containing 78recommendations, among them hiring morepolice to serve as liaison officers in school,and providing more wholesome recreationalopportunities for the citys youth. The reportcost Surrey ratepayers $26,000, with $13,000 ofthat in consultants fees.Boses successor, Doug McCallum, launched

a campaign to crack down on drug houses inNorth Surrey during his watch as mayor, andin 2003 had a two-block strip of Whalleysnotorious 135A Street barricaded for severalmonths in an attempt to curb prostitution anddrug dealing there.During her time as Surreys mayor, Dianne

Watts had street lights and surveillancecameras set up along a stretch of Surreysrural Colebrook Road after several homicidevictims bodies were found there, earning theroad the unfortunate moniker of Killbrook.Watts also launched Surreys Crime

Reduction Strategy during her term in [email protected]

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson

Shes themayor, she shouldbe doing something, shouldntshe? Its part of our job.

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner

Im just refusing to engagein that kind of exercise.

I need to shift the landscape.

See also OUR VIEW page 10



The Editor,So how do you like our mayor Linda

Hepner now?All during the election campaign,

Hepner promised a property taxincrease of 2.9 per cent.A couple of weeks after she was

elected mayor, we find out in all, our taxincreases will add up to 10 per cent, not2.9 per cent.The mayor and council, who always

vote together and act as one, are pushingLRT. Could that see the removal oftwo lanes of traffic on 104th Avenueand make it a one-lane road in eachdirection?If the city puts a traffic counter

across 104th Avenue, they will quicklyrealize that even now it is an extremelycongested road, at two lanes each way.Plus, 104th Avenue is also Surreys

only major road that connects directlyto the Trans Canada Highway and is amajor feeder for the Port Mann bridge,

and Guildford Town Centre.It would be sheer stupidity to even

consider turning 104th into one lane.The only logical solution is, since 104this basically busy from King GeorgeBoulevard to 152 Street, that the transitplan must use the SkyTrain technologyon this short stretch, keeping 104th attwo lanes each direction.Anything else would be nonsense.

Derek Coughtrey, Surrey

MP editorial shouldhave been front pageThe Editor,Re: MP Hieberts taste for travel

wont be missed, the Now editorial,April 2.I was happy to see the Now take Russ

Hieber to task for his travel spending.

My only negative comment is that it wasnot on the front page. Instead, it washidden on page A10.I feel this is such an important topic,

and the media seem to be making lightof it.This MP has been taking us for a ride

with our hard-earned tax dollars.

Brendan Atherton, Surrey

Bright coloursmakeyou safer on roadsThe Editor,To all the joggers, cyclists and

pedestrians who dress in black (whichseems to be about 90 per cent of you):If you want to be completely invisible todrivers, you should wear camouflage.

Jerry Steinberg, Surrey

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Not talking about a problem wont make itgo away.Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner was thesubject of an unusual headline this past weekconcerning her refusal to comment on recentshootings and deferring that task to the RCMP.(See story on page 9.)Indeed, the mayor must be frustrated receiving

calls from reporters seeking reaction to thesecrimes. After all, its not as though she is pullingthe triggers. And yet, she is in a position of powerand as the saying goes, the buck stops with her, ascivic leader of this city.And with that power comes not only the ability

to set policy in place, but also to allay residentsfears when the opportunity presents itself.As her counterpart in Delta, Mayor Lois

Jackson, rightfully notes, People want to hearfrom the mayor...they also want to know we aredetermined to do whatever we can.Of course there is a lot of good stuff going on in

Surrey and its laudable that Mayor Hepner wantsto champion that.Shes not alone.Take this newspaper, for instance. We love to

bring you stories replete with happiness and joy.Some of our favourite stories are those that leaveour readers feeling inspired and uplifted.But theres more to the real world than that.Our job is to mirror our community, its

challenges as well as its triumphs. There is bad,along with the good, and it has to be addressed. Itall comes down to credibility.And so mayors, politicians of all walks, and yes,

journalists as well, must address the state of thecity, pimples as well as beauty spots, lest we betaken for ostriches burying our heads in the sand.We, too, love Surrey and want to see it evolve

into a safe place to live and invest, as MayorHepner does.But sweeping our citys challenges under the rug

is just not the way to do it.The Now

Hepner lacks integrity, common sense

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So let it be written...Weve got drive-by shootings happening

willy-nilly in North Surrey, were findingpamphlets with pictures of evisceratedhuman fetuses in our mailboxes, and ourpublic school teachers have become socialworkers.Weve got poor access to health care,

splendid access to traffic gridlock,increasingly unaffordable groceries,massively unaffordable housing, a societythats basically lost its moral compass and,oh yeah, theres no end in sight to us beingtaxed up the whazoo.Still, it is comforting to know that B.C.s

Liberal government is on the case. Cases,that is of wine, spirits and beer.Im humming Pat Travers tune,Crash and

Burn. Turn into dreams the way you feel/You know its really all you need to pretendthat its real...Hum, hum hum.You see, nothing is more

important than better access to alcohol.Especially for alcoholics.Not to mention the rest of us who are

trying to forget all of the aforementionedabove, including said government.So it was, of course, April Fools Day

when Susan Anton, B.C.s attorney generaland minister of justice, announced themilestone event that was allowing boozeto now be sold in grocery stores. (See storyon page 15.)And Surrey, of course, was the first city

to enjoy this added convenience, as Antonput it.Not that we dont have any social

problems here.One week before her better-access-to-

booze announcement, Anton was in townannouncing the expansion of Surreysprovincial courthouse, where, according toher governments own literature, the mostfamily cases read strife in the home areopened annually, province-wide. Surelynone of those cases are alcohol-related.Anyway, John Yap, parliamentary

secretary for liquor policy reform, said ofbooze day, Today is a great day in B.C.Youwerent signing the Magna Carta, guys.

For the record, I am not a teetotaler. Iwas known to unhinge my jaw and tipplethe odd vat or two of Chivas during mymisspent youth. But and Im sure Imnot alone in wondering this does thisgovernment really not have anything betterto do?Of course it does.Anton says, triumphantly, that making

booze available in grocery stores willoffer shoppers the added convenience ofgrabbing B.C. wine off the shelf, or takingtheir carts into a liquor store within agrocery store.Hows about offering British Columbians

the added convenience of better access toaffordable housing, less crowded hospitals,and a litany of other good-government stufftoo numerous to mention here?Who wouldnt drink to that?So let it be done.

Tom Zytaruk is a staff writer with the Now.He can be reached via email at [email protected]

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Easier access to alcohol isnt our biggest priorityLiquor laws

Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton, centre, drops the curtain and unveils the provinces firstsupermarket wine section at a Save-On-Foods in South Surrey. (Photo: SUBMITTED)

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SkyTrain systemhas had 35 years to prove itself yet it hasntYour letters

The Editor,Re: Light rail ads destroying Yes

campaign, the Now letters, March 24.Memo to Daryl Dela Cruz: Modern LRT

made SkyTrain obsolete decades ago.Live with it.The reason? Modern LRT is cheaper to

build, cheaper to operate and cheaper tomaintain than SkyTrain, with the addedbonus, LRT can carry more customers.The proprietary SkyTrain light metro

system has had more than 35 years to proveotherwise, but it hasnt. This explains why

only seven such systems have been built,with only three seriously used for urbantransit.TransLink inflates ridership numbers

by using boarded passengers, instead ofrevenue passengers for ridership statisticsto make the mini-metro look good.TransLink is atypical in how it counts

passengers as other transit organizationsuse revenue passengers for key statistics torepresent the real number of people takingtransit. TransLink uses boarded passengersto represent the fake number of people

taking transit.TransLink uses the number of times that

transit users board or alight transit and bydoing so, inflates ridership numbers to makecertain key statistics look good. TransLink isunique in using boarded passengers.The region has paid two to three times

more for SkyTrain than LRT for regionaltransit and by doing so, has beggared itselfand its why TransLink is in the financialpredicament it finds itself today.

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The Editor,The transit referendum for Metro

Vancouver has resulted in heated debates ontelevision, radio, social media and amongstfriends, family and co-workers.Initially, I was completely against another

tax because we already have an incrediblyhigh cost of living.Families are struggling to raise their

children and maintain a reasonable standardof living. Another tax is just going to makethat more expensive.Add to that the concerns regarding

TransLinks undemocratic governancestructure, and you have a perfectcombination of reasons to vote No.However, as I started to delve deeper

into the details regarding the plan andwhat Surrey residents receive in exchange,I gradually began to change my mind. Formore than 20 years, Surrey has been short-changed by paying taxes for rapid transitfor neighbouring cities: Millennium Line,Canada Line, Evergreen Line.Its finally Surreys turn. Under the

current plan, almost half of the total transit

infrastructure will benefit Surrey residents,while being paid for by all Metro Vancouverresidents.The 0.5 per cent hike in PST isnt the

perfect tax, but the exemptions on food,childrens clothing and medications makes itmore reasonable to other forms of fees andhidden taxes.Furthermore, this tax is earmarked only

for transit, not general government revenue.If this vote fails, Surrey residents will mostlikely pay much more in taxes becauseMayor Linda Hepner has already stated shewill deliver transit alone.Therefore, we end up paying for transit

entirely on our own while the rest ofthe region gets off without contributinganything to our city.Im tired of paying taxes, however I am

even more tired of paying taxes to fundtransit for everyone else. Surrey, take thischance to vote Yes, because we are finallygetting our turn to vastly improve our owntransportation system.

Harpinder Sandhu, Surrey

I finally decided to voteYes on transit plebiscite

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A huge bouquet of roses to the off-dutyparamedic and other Good Samaritanswho stopped to help my son, who hadfallen off his skateboard near 64thAvenue. It is so wonderful to knowwe have such amazing people in ourcommunity who are so willing to helpothers. Thank you so much.

A red rose to Amy at the Shoppers DrugMart at 152nd Street who explained theirbonus points system to me, which includesa product code from the advertisement orsomething for your smart phone which Ido not own. She then credited me with thepoints, which took some time and which Iappreciated.

A bundle of roses to Laura at Starbucksinside Safeway on King GeorgeBoulevard. I dont know if youll readthis, sweetie, but your smile is alwaysso bright and youre always so kind andcheerful even with long lineups andno one to help you. You brighten my dayevery time I come in.

Roses to the person who wrote aRotten Tomato about not voting Yes fortransit. Sir, you are smart for writing it hopefully people will heed your adviceand vote No.

Golden-coloured roses to the staff atTahiti Tan in Cloverdale. Everyone isalways smiling and friendly. Thank you!

Id like to give some roses tohockey player Andrew Hammond, the"Hamburglar" goalie who grew up inSurrey, for the way he's playing for theOttawa Senators. What a thrill ride he'sbeen on since getting called up by theteam several weeks ago. They're nowclose to making the NHL playoffs. Welldone, Hamburglar!

Roses for my grandmother, who wasalways there for me. RIP, Nana-boo.I love you.

Rotten tomatoes to the Municipality ofDelta for being beyond dumb with traffic-control bumps on Lyon Road, east ofNicholson. The first one is at a crosswalk after an elementary school. Because youdidnt listen to complaints from taxpayers,a 19-year-old girl came speeding sown thestreet in the wee hours of the morning andhit my truck head-on. My truck is writtenoff. Thank you so, so much.

Barrels of rotten tomatoes to theuncompassionate person who hit ourdog with their vehicle in broad daylighton March 31 and just left him at theside of the road. I hope karma gets you.Our sweet boy was put down last nightbecause of the injuries you caused. We areheartbroken. But you just kept on driving.

Ill take a rotten tomato for not payingattention to our open garage door andletting Bubba, my four-year-old blacklab, escape our home near Earl MarriottSecondary. Bubba ran across 16th Avenueand was hit by a bus and somehowmanaged to run home before we evenknew he was gone. Something was up,though, because he was yelping like wenever heard before. A nicely arrangedbox of roses to the caring young lady andher family who witnessed the accidentand tracked down our house to check onBubba and let us know what happened.Thank you so much! Also, Id like to sendmy apologies to the bus driver, who musthave been somewhat traumatized bythe incident. Bubba appears to have noserious injuries and is expected to make afull recovery.

A dozen rotten tomatoes to theannoying, ill-mannered people who thinkits OK to cough in the air when they arereally sick. Do you even realize yourerisking the health of others? People likeyou are just selfish and dont care aboutanyone but yourselves! If youre gonnamake other people sick and dont care,stay home, for Gods sake!

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CLOVERDALE It was a beautiful,sunny day in Cloverdale on Monday butsome people had the blues after it wasrevealed the annual Blueberry Festivalwould not come to fruition this year.We had a bit of a perfect storm occur

and unfortunately we had some fallout interms of support from sponsors, explainedPaul Orazietti, executive director of theCloverdale BIA, which puts on the event.So without getting into great detail or

pinning blame on any one of the people whohad sponsored us in the past, we basicallyfell quite short. Because of the financialcommitment required for an event of thatsize we felt we needed to postpone it.The announcement was made at the

BIAs annual general meeting Monday, andOrazietti acknowledged there is a hugeemotional attachment to the event in thecommunity, which would have seen its 12thiteration in 2015.It wasnt necessarily a money maker for

everybody but there was a lot of positivespin-offs for different businesses, he said.The reaction is emotional. I think part ofall of this is like anything else, when youre afamily and youre going over your bills andyour budget and you have to make a shiftthen you have to live within your means.According to Orazietti, the event costs

roughly $50,000 to put on, almost half ofwhich comes through sponsorship.

You hate going out with cap in hand, butyou do sometimes need to tell people thatwe want to carry on, but we need more help.We need more financial support, he said.We have to really build up our volunteerbase and get people fundraising and try tomake it self sustaining.While the BIA is calling on the

community for volunteers, sponsorshipand donations, Orazietti said it would bedifficult to save this years festival.But putting the seed money together

for next year would be really desirable, headded.Also postponed is the communitys

annual Halloween event, which drew manychildren to the area.

ASTRATEGIC SHIFT IN SPENDINGWhile sponsorship decline led to the

cancellation of the two events, so did theBIAs decision to make a strategic shift inthe way it spends its dollars.Extra funding has been earmarked for a

gateway sign at the corner of Highway10 and Highway 15 which would bethe largest sign in the area aimed atattracting more people to the businessesthere. Beautification initiatives are alsoplanned for the area, particularly alongHighway 10.Orazietti said the corner sees some

75,000 vehicles pass by each day, and theBIA hopes to capitalize on that.

There were a number of contributorsand people and businesses along Highway10 that had been putting in reasonableamounts of money and not seeing anythingoccur in their immediate area. So from thatperspective there needed to be a balance,he said.The gateway sign is something weve

talked a lot about and this is very muchdoing what other established communitieslike Fort Langley and White Rock havedone.When you go to those communitiesyou get a sense of arrival. If you driveby and you cant see where you are andyou have all these people driving by andthey dont realize theyre going throughCloverdale, its a lost opportunity.Also this year, the BIA is increasing the

amount of money it allocates toward safetyand security, including graffiti removal andnew cameras at hot spots in the area.Also at the meeting, Orazietti said the

BIA heard concerns about retail gaps in thecommunity.Were trying to build more local

opportunity for boutique businesses andthat to come into the area, he explained.A lot of what were doing right now istrying to encourage more people comehere. In doing that, money had to beallocated towards a website and expandingthe information on being able to see whatsgoing on here, finding out what sort ofspace is available and things like that. Sobusiness recruitment is a big thrust.Theres infill that can occur in severaldifferent locations.Orazietti said one of the biggest

frustrations expressed at the meeting waswhat will be done with the old Safeway sitedue to the lack of details about what willhappen there.Its the densest part of the town centre

and its the glue that ties the propertiestogether on either side of the highway.

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BIA postpones annualBlueberry Fest andHalloween event due tostrategic shift in spendingand decline in sponsors

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SOUTH SURREYAsk and you shallreceive.After years of criticism that B.C. was

behind the times with antiquated liquorlaws, wine officially became available atsupermarkets for the first time on April

1. The move was but one of many madeby the provincial government in a bid tomodernize the provinces liquor policies,and a South Surrey Save-On-Foods wasground zero.Indeed, the excitement at the Southpoint

Save-On was palpable as crowds gatheredbefore a huge white curtain in the centreof the store. Behind that curtain lay theprovinces first supermarket wine section.But not everyone thinks its such a good

thing, Markita Kaulius among them.My family and I and members of Family

for Justice dont feel that it is necessary

to have alcohol available in every grocerystore, she said. Alcohol is already availablein so many places for the public to gainaccess.Kaulius formed the victims rights group,

which lobbies government for stiffersanctions against impaired drivers, after adrunk driver killed her 22-year-old daughterKassandra in 2011 in Surrey.Markita Kaulius said she and her husband

met Liberal MLA John Yap, parliamentarysecretary for liquor policy reform, whoheaded up the governments liquor policyreview.

The report said B.C.s liquor industryis worth $2 billion, from sales, taxes andindirect revenue and it claimed 800,000tourists make wine-related purchases inB.C., Kaulius noted. That is more peoplethan came to Vancouver for the 2010WinterOlympics, the report said.But, she added, it didnt attempt to put a

dollar figure on the cost to the economy ofalcohol-related crime, punishment, injuries,illness and death. It did mention 21,542hospitalizations and 1,191 deaths due toalcohol in 2011.

How to helpTo get involved in saving eitherthe Blueberry Festival or Halloweenevent, visit Cloverdalebia.comor call 604-576-3155.

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Not everyones toasting idea of booze in grocery storesSouth Surrey supermarketfirst in B.C. to sell wine

see BOOZE page 18

Surreys Sami Kafeety chows down during a recent Blueberry Festival, watched closely byfellow blueberry-drenched competitors. (Photo: FILE PHOTO)

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SURREY A volunteer action is like astone thrown in a lake: its effect has a directimpact. At the same time, like ripples,volunteer efforts reach out far and wide toimprove communities.No question, volunteers rock.National Volunteer Week is a time to

recognize, celebrate and thank Canadasvolunteers. This year, NVW takes placefrom April 12 to 18.Its a time to say thank you to the

volunteers across the country.According to Volunteer Canada, more

than half of Canadas 161,000 non-profitand charitable organizations have no paidstaff and rely solely on volunteers. Thenations 12.7 million volunteers contributeclose to two billion hours annually.Locally, the Sources organization has

a variety of volunteer-driven programsdedicated to promoting social wellnessin Surrey and White Rock, including taxpreparation for low-income people, afood bank, a driving service, a shop-by-phone program and more. For details visitSourcesbc.ca or call 604-542-4357.Some similar programs are operated at

the Deltassist Volunteer Centre in Delta,at 9097 120 St. Call 604-594-3455 to getinvolved.In celebration of National Volunteer

Week, Canadians are urged to recognizevolunteers by offering them a token stone.Stones will be available in the NVW GiftStore and will feature an engraved messageon one side: Volunteers Rock. Just like notwo stones are identical, every volunteer isunique. This is why one side of the stoneis blank for you to write on. A name, animpact word or a short thank you can beadded to personally recognize a volunteer.For details, visit Volunteer.ca.We want to see personalized token

NVW stones that thank volunteers: Sharea photo of yours on Twitter with the#NVW2015 hashtag or on Facebook bytagging @Volunteer Canada, reads a poston the website.Wed like to thank Investors Group for

their ongoing commitment to volunteerrecognition. Investors Groups passionfor strengthening volunteering across ourcountry sets them apart as a leader amongCanadian companies.In Canada, the history of National

Volunteer Week dates back to 1943,when the campaign drew attention to thevital contribution women made to thewar effort on the home front. AlthoughNVW was largely forgotten after the warended, it experienced a revival in the late1960s, when organizations stressed theimportance of thanking volunteers acrossCanada.Volunteers form the bedrock of

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White rock Communitypolicing is looking for bikepatrol volunteers: Be the eyesand ears for the police and makea difference in your community byvolunteering for this great team.Successful applicants must passan extensive security check and bewilling to commit approximatelyeight hours a month. All equipmentis provided. Contact Julia Everett

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We all know that these laws were put in placenot for the publics convenience but because thegovernment can make more money on sales andthe taxes, Kaulius said. There are already enoughliquor stores available everywhere.She says she suspects there will be more impaired

driving crashes in future.I guess it is just a matter of time, Kaulius

said. Meantime, back at Save-On-Foods, before

the proverbial floodgates were opened, thoseresponsible for the changes shared a few thoughts.Yap said the initiative was a long time coming.This adds to the incredible work thats been

done on the liquor policy review. Its been greatto be a part of this process and see how far wevecome, he said. I toured the province listening toconsumers for suggestions in modernizing liquorlaws and in the end, we promised to update B.C.srules so that it would reflect modern day BritishColumbia.

While theres still plenty of work underwaytoday, this really signifies an important milestone.Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton said the

beginning of the wine sales was a milestone forthe province and followed through on our promiseto get out of the way and let B.C. businesses do whatthey do best: create jobs and enhance our economy.While the South Surrey Save-On is the first in the

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SURREY Siblings Suzanne and JuiliaBazso have already seen some amazingplaces during their song-and-dance careers,although life aboard a cruise ship isntalways blue skies and warm sunshine,apparently.The pair, who grew up and continue

to live in South Surrey, have worked asperformers on several Disney cruises inrecent years, with adventures in Europe, theCaribbean,Mexico and more and rarelyon the same ship at the same time.Its the hardest Ive ever worked, because

youre just going, going, going, doing severalshows a week really big productions,Juilia explained. Youre really isolated ona ship, too, without much communicationwith the outside world.But, she quickly added, Disney is such a

great company to work for and treat you sowell. Im glad I did it, for sure.Juilia, 21, followed in the dance footsteps

of her older sister Suzanne, 25.This week, together they begin a rare run

of local shows as part of the ensemble of alavishMy Fair Lady production.Growing up, the Bazso girls trained at

White Rocks Spiral Dance studio, locatednot far from their classrooms at EarlMarriott Secondary.I remember auditioning for the high

school musical, Suzanne recalled with asigh, but I couldnt really be in it, becauseof all my extracurricular activities. I wasin so many competitions and at dancerehearsals, after school until nine or 10 atnight, that I had no time for the school

production. I probably got farther stayingon the serious dance path than had I donethe high school musicals, so it was a goodthing, I guess.At age 18, Juilia was the first of the

sisters to land a role in a cruise-ship show,followed soon after by Suzanne.That first audition, we werent expecting

much and were told to prepare forrejection, Suzanne said. They called Juiliafirst, my little sister, and I was like, What?She was crying about not wanting to leavehome and I told her, You are taking thatjob!Aboard the ships, the Bazso sisters

expanded their performing chops toinclude some singing and acting, leading toan increased appreciation for musicals.

With their recent Disney cruising on holdfor the time being, theyve turned theirattention to the iconic musical-comedyMy Fair Lady, a Royal City Music Theatreshow that opens a two-week run tonight(Thursday, April 9) at Massey Theatre inNewWestminster.A big reason we auditioned forMy Fair

Lady is because we hadnt done a show likethis in Vancouver, and we really wanted to,together, Suzanne said.It was weird, too, Juilia added with a

laugh, because even though we had thesehuge resums with the Disney stuff, I reallydidnt know many people in the local scene,in Vancouver, and they were like, Who areyou? I was so sure they werent going tohire me, no way even though I had a fairly

good dance audition, but then there wassinging, too.In conversation, its evident these sisters

are more supportive of one another thanthey are competitive.Were always happy for the other person

if they get something, a part, but itd be adifferent story had we not both gotten partsinMy Fair Lady, Suzanne said, sparkinglaughter from both of the Bazsos.Yeah, Juilia added, that would have

been a little awkward. I dont know, I thinkour parents (Les and Lori) think theres thiscompetitive thing, so they worry about itmore. Like, if theres an audition for one ofus, its always, Did you tell your sister aboutit? Make sure to put in your sisters name!The two say theyre thrilled to hit the

stage in the Max Reimer-directedMyFair Lady, the story of Cockney girl ElizaDoolittle and her speech lessons withDr. Henry Higgins. Show tickets range inprice from $26 to $47 at Masseytheatre.com and 604-521-5050; for details, visitRoyalcitymusicaltheatre.com.I think our family and friends are

pretty excited about this show, Juilia said,because for the longest time, they haventbeen able to see us perform in anything.You know, theyve supported us as kids atall these fundraisers over the years verysupportive.This is close to home, she added with

a giggle, so now they dont have to buy awhole cruise to watch us perform.

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South Surrey sisters Suzanne (left) and Juilia Bazso are part of the ensemble during thetwo-week run of the Royal City Music Theatre production ofMy Fair Lady, from April 9to 26 at Massey Theatre in NewWestminster.

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