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Kitchen goes public Forum planned for new community kitchen
Surrey mourns slain soldiers JENNIFER LANG PHOTO
‘Thank you, Cpl. Cirillo,’ begins a note left alongside bouquets and votives at the Cloverdale Cenotaph in Surrey Museum Plaza, where the flags were flying at half-staff last week in recognition of the shootings in Ottawa and the attack in Quebec that claimed the lives of two soliders. ‘On guard forever, we will never forget,’ it continued. ‘May you rest in peace and your family know you are remembered.’ Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, was a reservist from Hamilton, ON, who served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was killed while on guard at the National War Memorial. Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who died after a hitand-run, was 53. Flags were lowered at Surrey City Hall and at civic facilities after the tragic events, Mayor Dianne Watts said.
By Jennier Lang Cloverdale residents are invited to help shape the future of a community kitchen that aims to serve the needs of the people and the community it was designed for. Pacific Community Church is hosting a public forum early next month to help determine the next steps for the kitchen, a commercial-grade facility completed last December, thanks to fundraising efforts that brought in $400,000 in support and following 13 months of planning. The church is located at 5337 180 Street in a renovated warehouse that’s now home to the kitchen, which currently serves 75 to 100 meals each week. The hope is to expand programming by addressing immediate needs as well as undertaking wider initiatives, such as employment programs. The church hired consultant Teunis Schouten, who looked at the kitchen’s existing resources
and met with community and business leaders to assess needs in Cloverdale. He’s has drawn up a set of recommendations on what steps to take next. The public forum is a chance to consider findings and initiate action, organizers said in a press release. The kitchen was designed to be a local networking hub of community partnerships, social enterprise and community resources. Anyone who is interested in the kitchen and hearing more about its future direction is invited to attend the forum, slated for 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at the church. Last February in Cloverdale, teams took part in the Coldest Night of the Year walk on behalf of the new community kitchen. The event was the facility’s official launch, as well as a successful fundraiser that pulled in $58,000 for the kitchen, nearly double the original target.
Grow-op found after Cloverdale shooting An early-morning shooting in Cloverdale Tuesday is believed to have injured two men. Surrey RCMP say officers were dispatched to the 17900-block of 40 Avenue at about 5 a.m., in response to a report of shots fired. At the scene, they discovered evidence of a marijuana grow-op and a possible shooting, but no victims. About 20 minutes later, police learned that two people suffering from gunshot wounds were found in a parking lot across from Sur-
rey Memorial Hospital. The pair – two men in the 30s, both known to police – were taken to hospital in serious condition. “These two incidents are still in the early stages of investigation, however, early indications are that they are related,” Sgt. Dale Carr states in a news release. Anyone with information on either incident who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-
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Fairgounds broken into A computer was stolen and a window was smashed when the administration office at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds was broken into early one morning last week. Security cameras from nearby Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino captured a
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