Tuesday July 1, 2014 (Vol. 39 No. 52)
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Canadian spirit: There’s back-to-back fun around the Semiahmoo Peninsula today to celebrate Canada Day. Both White Rock and Surrey have all-day festivities taking place, including live shows, food and, of course, fireworks. i see page 5
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$500 civic fines planned for people who endanger dogs by leaving them in hot cars
Surrey puts heat on abusive drivers Sheila Reynolds Black Press
You will soon risk being fined $500 if you leave a dog in a hot car in Surrey. Driving with Buster loose in the back of the pickup truck? You may have to open your wallet for that, too. The City of Surrey is strengthening its Dog Responsibility Bylaw to allow bylaw enforcement officers to directly issue tickets to those
who violate the Care of Dogs regulation. The amendments, which city council is expected to adopt at its July 7 meeting, come on the heels of the death of six dogs who perished from heat stroke while in the care of a Lower Mainland dog walker in May. While its was initially claimed that the dogs were stolen in Langley, it was later admitted that they’d died in the back of a covered truck. “Recent tragedies have reminded us of the
importance of being diligent in caring for our animals,” said Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts. “Temperatures in vehicles can rise to dangerous levels very rapidly in the summer season, posing a serious risk to dogs that may be in them. We want to encourage pet owners to be mindful of this while enjoying the warm summer season with their pets in Surrey.” White Rock’s Animal Control Bylaw prohibits the confining of any animal in an
enclosed space, including a motor vehicle, “without sufficient ventilation to prevent the animal from suffering from the heat.” The penalty for doing so is $150. Other issues Surrey’s bylaw restricts include tethering dogs for more than four hours a day or tethering with choke collars. While city bylaw officers are not allowed to remove animals from vehicles, BC SPCA or RCMP officers can.
3rd veteran talks race
Ex-mayor McCallum ‘pushed to run again’ Kevin Diakiw Black Press
World peace
Evan Seal photo
Participants in the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run (formerly World Harmony Run) lead off the Lower Mainland leg of their 100-nation torch relay Monday from White Rock pier to the U.S. border in Peace Arch Park. For the first time in the run’s 27-year history, runners will carry a flaming torch along a 16,000-km North American route linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
Popular concept for those looking to spruce up White Rock’s main entrance
Pedestrian-only uptown ‘a non-starter’ Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
As the task force working on sprucing up White Rock’s Johnston Road closes in on final designs, the group’s chair says a 24/7 shutdown of the street to traffic is not on the agenda. But Coun. Al Campbell said he is not ruling out the idea that the uptown portion of the road could be pedestrian-only once in a while. “If it’s a really beautiful-looking street and everything’s up to code… we would be able to be in a position to have a pedestrian-oriented
function there,” Campbell told Peace Arch News. “But that’s not the duty of this task force. “Right now… it’s about rebuilding what we have. We’re trying to bring it up to 2014, good for the next 30 years.” The foot-traffic-only concept was raised at a June 17 open house hosted by the Johnston Road reconstruction and beautification task force to collect feedback on proposed designs for the uptown stretch of Johnston, from North Bluff Road to Thrift Avenue. According to Coun. Helen Fathers – who is
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not on the task force – the majority of those who turned out favoured the pedestrian-only concept. Fathers said Coun. Louise Hutchinson, who is on the task force, posed the question “out of curiosity,” and two-thirds of the 60-plus attendees raised their hand in support. The concept, Campbell told PAN, is not new – it was first bandied about in the ’80s. But it’s “not reasonable” now to bar vehicles from one of the city’s main entry points, he said. i see page 2
Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum is giving serious consideration to running for the job again this fall. The South Surrey resident – ousted by Mayor Dianne Watts in 2005 – will make his announcement on July 7 for a bid for the centre chair, according to sources. Last Friday, however, McCallum would say only that “I’m giving it consideration Doug McCallum but I haven’t ‘undecided’ made a decision yet.” “There are a lot of people out there pushing me, I’ll say that,” he said. “I can see where there are people out there who think we need to have a tighter fiscal policy.” McCallum is one of three veterans wanting to lead the city for the next four years, challenging Couns. Linda Hepner (Surrey First) and Barinder Rasode (independent). i see page 4
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