Wednesday May 20, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 40)
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Matter of honour: Veteran Howard Davies – pictured with great-grandchildren Owen, Gatlin and nd Paige – received the Legion of Honour ur this month for his role in the 1944 liberation of France. i see page 11
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Man found on Semiahmoo First Nation land after being struck
Early-morning train death investigated Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
RCMP and BC Coroners Service are investigating following the early-morning death of a man who was struck by a freight train in East Beach Saturday. Police, firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene, near the 16000block of Beach Road, around 3 a.m. May 16. Detailed information was not available by
Peace Arch News’ deadline Tuesday. However, police say the victim – a man in his early 30s – was found on the Surrey side of East Beach, which is Semiahmoo First Nation land, and that they were alerted to the incident by BNSF officials at 2:40 a.m. It’s unclear why the victim was on the tracks. His death is the third fatality on the waterfront railway in the past eight years, and
among about a dozen reported in the past century. In July 2013, a woman died after she was struck by a westbound passenger train as she jogged across the tracks in the 15600-block of Marine Drive. Prior to that, a senior died in December 2007, after he was hit in the 14700-block of Marine Drive. The latter was deemed not accidental. i see page 2
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Emergency crews were called around 3 a.m.
Thousands of tickets
Unpaid parking fines add up Kevin Diakiw Black Press
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A saddle-bronc rider hits the dirt after bring ejected from his horse at the 69th annual Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair last weekend.
Cloverdale Rodeo draws 100,000 to fairgrounds over May long weekend
‘One of the best turnouts in decades’ Attendance numbers at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds were as high as they’ve been in years, as about 100,000 people came through the turnstiles over the long weekend to take in the 127th Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair. The fair showcased world-class skateboarders, pig racing, lumberjack shows and the
midway rides, to name just a few attractions. Organizers say more than 85,000 packed the fair and 23,000 attended the rodeo – one of the best turnouts in decades. Even with added seating this year, the rodeo saw two back-to-back sellouts for Saturday and Sunday performances.
The 69th annual rodeo showcased the world’s top cowboys and cowgirls competing for $325,000 in prize money. The Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition Association is the non-profit organization that manages the world-famous rodeo each May long weekend.
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One in four Surrey parking tickets will never be paid, Black Press has learned. The uncollected fines amount to more than $400,000 annually. Last week, Surrey bylaw officials released their quarterly report on bylaw actions. One of the highlights is the 13,579 parking-enforcement tickets issued January through March. Less than half of those (5,572) have been paid, while five per cent (660) are being disputed. A full 35 per cent are outstanding and on their way to a collection agency. Surrey’s Manager of Bylaw Enforcement Jas Rehal said the city can expect to recover 30 per cent of those due to collection action. But it leaves 3,360 tickets that will remain unpaid over a four-month span – a figure Rehal says is admittedly high. He says in a typical year, the number of unpaid tickets will range from 10,000 to 12,000. With the average ticket being $35, it amounts to $420,000 annually. i see page 4