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Warming up: After just one win in six games to start the BC Premier League Baseball Season, the White Rock Tritons are preaching patience as they aim to add to the win column. i see page 31
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No need for residents to be fearful in wake of crime spree, police say
An appeal to shooters’ family, friends Sheila Reynolds Black Press
Police have a plan to address the weeks of gun violence in Surrey and Delta, and say although the community should be concerned, residents need not live in fear. Part of that plan, announced Monday, is to establish a dedicated tip line, as well as speak with suspects believed to be involved, along with their family, friends and acquaintances. Officials from local and regional police forces, along with Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner, held a news conference Monday morning, on the heels of the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Arun Bains, the nephew of Surrey-Newton MLA Harry Bains (see sidebar). The young man’s death early April 19 is believed to be linked to a series of brazen shootings involving rival drug dealers.
RCMP assistant commissioner Dan Malo said the situation is complex, “not solved with a simple injection of police resources.” Rather, he said, it will take a change of behaviour, and that the community-outreach strategies being utilized have been effective elsewhere.
“This is not a Surrey issue,” Malo said. “This is an issue of individuals that have chosen to take a particular area that they see is profitable and take it by force.” He said that while residents should be concerned, they shouldn’t be fearful, as the per-
MLA’s nephew murdered Arun Bains
A man killed in a shooting early Sunday morning in Surrey is a relative of a local politician. The victim, Arun Paul Singh Bains, 22, is the nephew of SurreyNewton NDP MLA Harry Bains. Harry Bains was with family ear-
lier this week and not available for comment. Arun Bains was rushed to hospital shortly before 3 a.m., after being shot near 126 Street and 88 Avenue. He succumbed shortly after. i see page 2
petrators are concentrating on one another. Malo said the best thing citizens can do is report what they know. “These individuals… they have family, they have friends, they have relatives, they have mothers, they have fathers, they have cousins,” he said. “This is not a secret amongst some of the communities, and we need to break into that in order to fix it.” Police said last week the violence was linked to a drug turf war between two groups, most of whom have not been cooperative with investigators. Surrey RCMP Supt. Bill Fordy said outreach so far has helped advance the investigation, and he again urged those with information to come forward. To access the new, 24-hour tip line, call 604-915-6566.
India, Ottawa visit
Heads of state
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Accompanied by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (right), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir.
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Music, singing and plenty of smiles greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived at a Hindu temple in Surrey on Thursday. Accompanied by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Modi was received by thousands of jubilant people at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir on 140 Street at 84 Avenue. The leaders’ visit aimed to strengthen ties between the two countries. “I can’t think of a greater place to talk about relations between Canada and India,” Harper said as he addressed the crowd of about 3,500 people. Modi’s two-day visit to Canada, which included stops in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, was his first since taking office as head of the world’s largest democracy. His Bharatiya Janata Party won an absolute majority in elections last year. Modi’s trip here is also the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime i see page 4
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