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October 16, 2014 Y www.CloverdaleReporter.com Y 604-575-2405
Young joins Rasode team Chamber president to run for Surrey city council By Jennifer Lang Surrey mayor hopeful Barinder Rasode has an ally in Cloverdale’s business community, where Brian Young, president of the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce, has announced he’s running for city council as part of Rasode’s One Surrey slate. Young was expected to announce to chamber members Tuesday that he’s stepping aside so he can run for Surrey city council on Nov. 15. Young’s decision to run for council came very recently, he told The Reporter last week. But his support for Rasode dates back to the city councillor’s decision to break with her fellow Surrey First councillors.
“I was very proud of Barinder when she had the courage to step out of Surrey First,” Young said. “The hardest thing, when you’re part of a team, is that when you believe they’re not living up to their abilities… when she did that, I reached out to her.” Young said he offered her his support at the time, but the notion of running for city council, either as an independent or as part of her slate, did not cross his mind until much later. He simply wanted to let Rasode know he respected her decision. “That courageous act meant a lot,” he said. For months, Rasode was See DECISION / Page 3
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They call themselves the MSGs – the Monday Sewing Girls – because they get together every Monday at Hoffman Manor to sew, crochet, knit and quilt items in support of Sophie’s Place, a facility in Surrey for children who have been mentally, physically and sexually abused. Buying Christmas presents for Sophie’s Place is the focus of their upcoming craft and baking sale on Saturday Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hoffman Manor, in the Grantham room. Call 604-532-3757 for more information.
Higginbotham drops Surrey mayor bid By Jennifer Lang Judy Higginbotham has pulled out of Surrey’s civic election. In a statement issued last Friday, the day nominations closed, she blamed a lack of sufficient time to commit to the obligations of being an elected official. Instead of taking a run for the mayor’s seat, the former city councillor says she has chosen to spend more time with her husband and travel to visit family. She said she remains passionate about issues affecting the city, such as crime, heritage preservation and social reform, and believes there is a lack of mental health facilities. There’s a need for more innovative crime prevention tools in Surrey,
along with more fair access to better transportation, with a made-inSurrey plan, she said. “Surrey is an exciting and growing community that deserves a council that puts service above self,” she said, adding she plans to continue being involved in the community. She was first elected to Surrey city council in 1983 and served 25 years under mayors Bob Bose, Doug McCallum as part of SET, and Dianne Watts. The veteran city councillor had been planning to take another run. She ran in the 2011 civic election but lost. Nominations closed Oct. 10, leaving a healthy list of candidates. There are now seven people run-
ning for mayor: Vikram Bajwa, John Edwards, Linda Hepner (Surrey First), Doug McCallum (Safe Surrey Coalition), Barinder Rasode (One Surrey Electors Association), Grant Rice, and John Wolanksi.
36 for council There are 36 candidates running for Surrey council: Maz Artang – One Surrey Electors Association Saira Aujla – Independent Merv Bayda – One Surrey Electors Association Tanvir Bhupal – Independent Cliff Blair – Independent Michael Bose - One Surrey Electors Association
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