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Thursday, February 19, 2015 Peace Arch News
Thursday February 19, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 15)
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Shades of life: A group of South Surrey seniors who put brush to canvas every week are discovering – or re-discovering – the pleasures of painting, guided by the volunteer efforts of South Surrey artist Carla Maskall. i see page 11
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Question period ends in White Rock Sarah Massah Staff Reporter
Question period is gone, not with a whimper, but with a bang – and a few choice words for elected officials. White Rock council voted this week to remove the 15-minute question period from their biweekly meeting, with Couns. Helen Fathers and David Chesney opposed. As the motion was passed, residents in
the gallery began to walk out, complaining about the decision, with former councillor Margaret Woods calling the mayor and council “cowards.” The question period allowed residents to ask mayor and councillors questions; in January 2013, it was moved to the end of the meeting – once Shaw Cable stopped recording it for TV broadcast – and was limited to matters from the evening’s agenda.
The bylaw amendment to remove question period has been on the table since Jan. 26. When introducing Monday’s final vote, Mayor Wayne Baldwin told council there are “ample opportunities for people to question council” and suggested a regular forum be scheduled to allow residents to connect oneon-one with elected officials. “Not everybody is real happy about walking up to the mic and speaking into the
mic in front of a bunch of people. But most people are pretty happy when they are able to talk one-on-one with councillors or with a group of councillors,” the mayor said. “So that, to me, is a great solution (rather) than having a question period at the end of the meeting.” Fathers – who was on holiday when council unanimously gave the amendment first, i see page 5
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Members of the White Rock Muslim Association and First United Church enjoy a buffet dinner of traditional dishes prepared by WRMA members, during a relationship-building event hosted by the association at their South Surrey centre Friday. See story, page 18.
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Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT) CEO Anita Huberman said she didn’t see much for her city in the provincial budget that was tabled this week. “I don’t see a lot for Surrey,” Huberman told Black Press Tuesday. “We have seen some investments around education, North Clayton Secondary School for example.” Premier Christy Clark was expected to address the SBOT on Wednesday – just after noon at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, after Peace Arch News press time – highlighting the budget. Huberman said prior to Clark’s appearance that more clarification is needed for investment in areas of heath care, post-secondary education, skill and trades training. “A third of our population is under the age of 19, we’re the fastest growing city in our province, and the investments around education that we need, we’re still playing catch-up.” Additional funding is also required in health care and crime reduction, she said. “There was a blue-ribbon panel crime report that was released in December, and there’s no mention of any of that,” Huberman said. i see page 4
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