Wednesday May 11, 2016 (Vol. 41 No. 37)
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Aart of the comeback: On Valentine’s Day last year, swimmer Aart Looye suffered a debilitating stroke, but the South Surrey senior was determined to get back in the pool. i see page 25
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Code of ethics already covered by oath of office, say White Rock councillors
Civic leaders reject mayor’s pledge Alex Browne Staff Reporter
It may have been prepared on their behalf, but members of White Rock council have made it clear they see no need for a new code of ethics and conduct. That document, prepared by city staff at the behest of Mayor Wayne Baldwin, got a resounding thumbs-down from councillors at a governance and legislation committee
meeting Monday evening. Councillors said they were not prepared to sign the document, noting that council already has a respectful workplace policy in place and that they feel that basic rules for members’ conduct are already covered by their oath of office. “This is all very well in theory, but when you put it in practice, it doesn’t work,” Coun. Helen Fathers told the committee. “We should be sticking by the principles of
our oath of office.” Baldwin confirmed after the meeting that the impetus for the document came following “complaints about how the respect level could be higher” among council members. “It’s something that had been talked about for some time and I finally got my act together and did it,” he said, acknowledging that without support it would go no further. “If council wants to take it on, that’s fine –
if it doesn’t, that fine too,” he told councillors during the meeting. Contacted following the meeting, several councillors confirmed the document – which hews to a sample code prepared by George Cuff, a former Alberta mayor and governance expert who holds workshops across Canada – was not requested by them, and that they had not seen the wording in advance. i see page 9
Kentucky Derby win
A second run at the Triple Crown Nick Greenizan Staff Reporter
Mario Gutierrez has done it again. The Mexican-born jockey – who for six years lived in South Surrey while racing at Hastings Park before moving south to Pasadena, Calif. – won his second Kentucky Derby title in as many attempts Saturday afternoon at Churchill Mario Gutierrez Downs in Louisjockey ville, Ky., beating the field aboard the pre-race favourite, Nyquist. Gutierrez won the 2012 Kentucky Derby aboard I’ll Have Another, but he had not been back to the prestigious race since. With his win Saturday, he became the first jockey in 118 years to win his first two Kentucky Derby attempts. “It’s unreal... It’s unbelievable,” Gutierrez said on the NBC broadcast after the race, while also thanking his wife, horse trainer Doug O’Neill and owner J. Paul Reddam. i see page 9
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Emergency crews tend to an injured senior after the 97-year-old was struck by a car while crossing the road on his scooter in White Rock.
Similar crashes an all-too-common occurrence at intersection, PAN told
Quick recovery after scooter collision Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
A 97-year-old man was taken to hospital by ambulance after he was struck by a car in White Rock while riding a scooter last week. The incident took place around 2 p.m. Thursday, at the northeast corner of Johnston Road and Russell Avenue. According to police, the senior was crossing Johnston Road when he was hit by a westbound vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Surrey woman
who was turning to head north on Johnston. “He tried to cross in the crosswalk and had a vehicle turning right (off of Russell onto Johnston) knock him off his scooter,” White Rock RCMP Sgt. Joel Glen said. Paramedics, RCMP and fire crews attended the scene, where a scooter could be seen toppled over and partially wedged underneath the front of an older-model station wagon. According to one passerby, the incident was the fourth at the intersection involving a
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scooter in the past year. Friday, Glen described the victim’s injuries as “some broken ribs and a pretty good gash on his head… fairly serious, but not lifethreatening.” According to the victim’s son, the senior quickly proved he is “one tough nut.” In online comments, Bob Insell said his dad – who is a Second World War veteran – was able to walk on his own Saturday morning. Investigation is ongoing.
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