Wednesday June 3, 2015 (Vol. 40 No. 44)
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Fit to be tied: Earl Marriott Mariners came close to the podium at senior boys rugby provincials, losing the bronze-medal tilt on a tiebreaker after playing an “insane” game against their Yale rivals. i see page 19
Emergency Response Team rush to scene after group of males tries to break into house
Shot fired in attempted home invasion Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
A gunshot fired in South Surrey sent police to a Croydon Drive home Saturday night. Police confirmed that officers with the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team and the Integrated Police Dog Unit attended a home in the 3000-block of Croydon at
around 11 p.m. May 30, after a number of callers reported that a group of males were trying to get inside. Surrey RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr said the incident is not believed to be linked to a spree of shootings in Surrey and Delta in recent months that have been attributed to the lowlevel drug trade.
“This looks like it was somebody looking for some sort of person, or perhaps a growrip or something,” Carr told Peace Arch News Monday. One witness reported a gunshot, and police say evidence found at the scene confirmed a shot was fired. No injuries were reported, and there was
no evidence the culprits were able to get inside. Due to the darkness, witnesses had limited details on the intruders, who were described as young and wearing dark clothing. Anyone with information is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
White Rock planning
Building fees to multiply Melissa Smalley Staff Reporter
Fired up
The City of White Rock plans to increase fees for building permits and planning applications, after staff presented council with recommendations for significant hikes. Council was presented with two staff reports May 25, recommending White Rock increase building and plumbing permit fees and planning-application fees to better reflect the amount of time staff spend on such applications and to bring the city closer in line with what other municipalities charge. According to director of planning and development services Karen Cooper, the need to increase the fees in White Rock is a reflection of the increased development in the city in recent years. Cooper noted the city’s building permit and related fees received in 2014 nearly doubled what they were in 2013 – increasing from $700,000 to $1.2 million – and that the wait time for such applications to be processed is several weeks longer than the ideal timeframe of six to eight weeks. “Our review of the fees that are charged found that they do not reflect the costs of staff time to review the building permit applications,” Cooper told council. i see page 4
Gord Goble photos
Landon Farrant (top) gets a little help from dad Paul, while Harper Farrant (right) checks out a fire truck and (above) search-and rescue volunteers teach kids how to rescue a boater in distress, at Saturday’s police and fire open house in White Rock.
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