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Random killing ‘pointless’ loss By Jennifer Lang The man who was killed late Sunday evening in Cloverdale was trying to prevent a break in, police said Monday, calling the tragic event a random shooting. Police say the victim, 42-year-old Colin Hill, was shot during an alteration that took place just before midnight July 12. Investigators believe the shooting was random. The men did not know each other. Police say Hill confronted a man trying to break into his home in the 16500-block of 64 Avenue. The suspect, a 22-year-old Surrey male, was arrested two hours later in an apartment block in Burnaby, after a witness reported a male brandishing a gun and attempting a break in. The suspect and vehicle description matched. “I am still angry at the pointless loss of life,” said Chief Superintendent Bill Fordy,
Officer in Charge of the Surrey RCMP. The shooting is not believed to be related to the drug turf war that’s brought more than 30 shootings to the city since March 8. Anyone with information about Sunday night’s shooting is asked to call the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team tip line at 1-877-551-4448 (IHIT).
Shots land in bakery Shots were fired into the front window of COBS Bread at Clayton Crossing early Sunday morning in an incident police are for now describing as a random act. At around 2:12 a.m. July 12, police responded to a report of shots fired into the window of the bakery. No one was injured, but shell casings were found on the scene. Anyone with further information is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Furniture baron calls it a day Jim and Nola Mason retire from the furniture business
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String theory
These teens were one the string ensembles that serenaded downtown Cloverdale with live classical music last week. Carlina (top left) of Surrey, Juliana of Alberta, Hanna from Germany, Leah from Ontario (bottom left) and Emily, also from Surrey, were attending a summer music camp hosted at the Canadian Reform Church. For more, turn to page 10.
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By Jennifer Lang To anyone acquainted with Jim Mason, it might be hard to picture the long-time Cloverdale businessman kicking back in a remote log cabin, or peeling rubber at Ashcroft Speedway in a classic hot rod (his own – a 1943 Ford). But now that he and his wife Nola have stepped aside from their family-run furniture store, Masons Cloverdale Home Furnishings, that’s exactly how he’ll roll. Instead of presiding over a well-appointed showroom in the historic heart of Surrey, picture him puttering around a cozy workshop or tinkering dockside, ready to set off for a day of fishing.
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For a man who’s worked steady since the age of 16, it’s been difficult to imagine one day retiring. “I used to say I was going to retire in 10 years. And five years later, I was still saying I was going to retire in 10 years,” said Jim in a recent wide-ranging interview about his four decades as a furniture business entrepreneur. “I realized I needed to set a date.” That date was June 30. There was no party. No fuss. Just a quiet handing over of the reins to his son, Derek, 35, who is buying the business.
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