National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Holiday Description
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and generational impact caused by the Canadian Indian residential school system.
Beginning today (Friday) communities throughout the Lower Mainland will honour/celebrate ORANGE SHIRT DAY or NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILLIATION.
Surrey hosts an event in Holland Park today (Friday) Maple ridge is holding their event on Sunday and other communities are hosting their community events on Saturday.
Why? The national holiday and the day that has been set aside for remembrance is SEPTEMBER 30. It is a national holiday so there is no need to recognize the day on any day except September 30th. I mean would you move Remembrance day to November 9 or 10th because it was more convenient. I think not.
Locally our event will be hosted by the Semiahmoo First Nations in the parking lot on east Beach next to Bernard Charles Park home to the two house poles carved by local artist ROBERT DAVIDSON.
Semiahmoo band leader HARLEY CHAPPEL will deliver the blessing and speech as is the tradition on Monday. I am confident it will be stirring and thought provoking at the same time.
Because of their geographic footprint many in our community do not realize there is a first nation band reserve in our community. It is tucked right up against the international border on the south and the Little Campbell River on the north and the eastern end of White rock where we join Surrey @ Stayte road.
So pull on your orange shirt (available at London Drugs) and make your way down Sunday to stand with your friends and neighbours, we must never forget.
David Chesney
Editor/Publisher
The Semiahmoo First Nation invites the community to the 4th Annual Walk for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday Sept. 30.
The walk will start at Grand Chief Bernard Robert Charles Memorial Plaza at 11 a.m., followed by activities and performances in Semiahmoo Park centered around this year's theme: “Why Reconciliation Now?”.
The TransLink Customer Service Centre, Access Transit Customer Care Office and Lost Property Office will be closed.
Holiday fares will be in effect. You only need a 1-Zone fare to travel across all zones.
Service returns to regular weekday schedules for all modes on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Regular fares will be in effect.
All Aboard Tomorrow - Last Train To Cloverdale
Don't miss your chance to ride the rails to from Cloverdale to Sullivan this year!
Theres just one more Sunday in our 2024 season which ends on tomorrow (Sunday) September 29th.
Join us for a journey back in time and ride our 1912 B.C. Electric interurban car on original B.C. Electric tracks to Historic Bose Farm in Sullivan.
Visit www.fvhrs.org for information, schedule and to buy tickets, although tickets can also be purchased at the station.
Join Us Today
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Gray Whale Family mural, also known as the Whaling Wall, painted by renowned artist Robert Wyland on Saturday, September 28 from 12 – 3 p.m.
There will be music, arts & crafts, environmental activities and the unveiling of a new interpretive sign!
Our BCHL Champions The Surrey Eagles have home and away games this weekend with the Langley Rivermen.
Tonight the teams move to George Preston Arena in Langley for game #2
Nest home game for THE EAGLES is Wednesday when the Nanaimo Clippers come to town.
Game time 7 p.m. Tickets at the door of the South Surrey Arena.
September 23, 2024
Monday's Council Recap
- The warming centre was the subject of major discussion last evening. With the offer to relocate the warming centre to a lot on Maple street and North Bluff road being withdrawn by the developer, council is left in the lurch.
Staff has been instructed to once again canvass the community for another site to locate the warming centre beginning at the end of October. Council is not in a position at this time to move the warming centre back to Centennial Park where the centre operated for the past two years.
- New signs will be erected on the waterfront to inform visitors the parking lots along Marine drive are closed between 2-5 a.m. 7 days a week. The option for security patrols and tow truck patrols were put on hold.
- the design for a new WELCOME TO WHITE ROCK sign which replace the current sign in front of the Bank of Nova Scotia on Johnston Road @ North Bluff was approved.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Surrey Talk Radio will be closing down on September 30, 2024.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to each of you for gracing my show as studio guests and sharing your insights with me and our listeners. Your participation made a lasting impact with me, and I am deeply thankful for the time and thought you brought to our discussions.
I launched Surrey Talk Radio on March 1, 2023, with the aim of providing a platform for the approximately 150,000 older adults (over 55) living in the Surrey community. This idea began to take shape during the KTRIS petition campaigns, where I collected more than 93,000 signatures. It became clear that many older adults in Surrey often felt frustrated and powerless in expressing their concerns about maintaining good governance in their city. I believed I could offer this group a voice, and an additional platform for airing their opinions.
The concept was simple: interview decision-makers in Surrey and invite listeners to call in, express their views, ask hard questions, and, at times, put political correctness aside. My hope was to foster a sense of community by engaging listeners through high-quality programming that was both informative and entertaining.
In total, I webcast 80 live shows on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, with the option for listeners to tune in and participate via the Live Broadcast Button on the Surrey Talk Radio website.
Regrettably, I have concluded that the show did not resonate deeply enough with my intended audience to justify continuing - I just did not achieve the listnership I anticipated. As a result, I have made the decision to close the station. However, I have no regrets about starting Surrey Talk Radio – The Voice of Surrey. The experience has been enriching, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have done so.
Now, it is time for me to move on.
This is Ivan Scott, signing off.
September 22, 2024
South Surrey Arena welcomes new digital display to elevate spectator experience
South Surrey Arena has enhanced its event atmosphere with the installation of state-of-the-art large digital displays. This project, valued at $470,000, is funded and provided by the City of Surrey in an effort to enhance and improve user and spectator experience as well as provide opportunities to elevate local partnership brands and build community.
“The City of Surrey is committed to investing in and improving our recreation facilities to support our community needs,” said Mayor Brenda Locke. “The new high-definition digital displays will not only provide a better viewing experience for users and spectators but will also allow for instant video, pregame presentations and interactive content such as shout-outs and greetings.”
The displays will also be a tool to build community among patrons by providing branding and sponsorship opportunities for South Surrey Arena’s user groups like the Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association and the Surrey Eagles.
“As our home arena, the Surrey Eagles will make good use of the new digital displays at South Surrey Arena,” said Saje Brar, Director of Operations for the Surrey Eagles. “I would like to extend my greatest appreciation for Mayor Locke and the City of Surrey Councillors for their continued belief in our team. Through the help of the city, we now have the opportunity to enhance our game day experience and take this program to a back-to-back championship. The value of now having instant replay and other features makes our game day experience just that much better.”
The new displays are now installed and will be available for use by various programs and special events hosted at the arena.
..and come they did. It was a capacity crowd last evening at the White rock Community Centre for the All CANDIDATES meeting for the riding of White Rock/South Surrey.
The tree candidates vying for the seat in the upcoming October Provincial election were all on hand.
DARRYL WALKER /NDP
TREVOR HALFORD/BC CONSERVATIVE
SCOTT KRISTJANSON/GREEN PARTY
The carefully orchestrated event sponsored by the Fraser valley Real Estate Board operated on the tried and true method of only questions that were submitted in advance were given to the attending candidates.
Stay tuned for upcoming local All Candidate Meetings.
Make sure you are on the updated voter list for the October 19 Provincial election.
For thousands of years, the southern bank of the Strait of Georgia was the permanent home to a Coast Salish tribe called the Semiahmoo. In 1846, when the 49th parallel established the Canada/US boundary, there were still questions as to the “ownership” over what are now the San Juan and the Southern Gulf Islands. The British Royal Engineers established Camp Semiahmoo in what is now known as White Rock and within 10 years, the area became a stopping point for prospectors on the way to the Gold Rush and missionaries attempting to convert the Semiahmoo people.
Homesteaders began settling in the area as early as 1890, drawn by the proximity to the sea and the international boundary. But it would be another 20 years before the population began to grow, when the Douglas border crossing was opened in 1908 and the Great Northern Railway line was rerouted to follow the Semiahmoo Bay shoreline in 1909. The famous White Rock pier opened in 1914 and with its beaches and moderate climate, and now convenient railroad access, White Rock quickly became a local tourist destination. Buildings sprang up along the beachfront and the train tracks, and summer cottages dotted the hills. For a brief period, in 1912, lots could be had for free simply by purchasing a subscription to a British Columbia travel magazine!
The main employer in White Rock was the Campbell River Mill, but when it closed in 1927 the population shrank to about 400 residents and many homes were vacated. The Great Depression brought even more hard times to the community. However, the 1930s also brought increased migration from the prairies, which caused the population to begin growing once again. Although White Rock had been most known as a summer resort town, more people were moving in, and summer cottages were now becoming permanent homes.
At its peak, there were 4 passenger trains daily arriving in White Rock from the north and the south. In 1950, passengers were being picked up 3 times daily between Seattle and Vancouver, but by 1975 all passenger services to White Rock stopped. The station building was given to the City of White Rock and became the White Rock Museum & Archives. The museum building was gradually restored to its 1954 appearance, and has become a must-see historic site for visitors to White Rock.
An Englishman, an Irishman and an Italian are taken prisoners of war...
They take the Englishman back and hogtie him, whip him, and beat him senseless. After two hours of being brutally tortured, he spills all of his secrets.
Then they take the Irishman back and hogtie him, whip him, and beat him senseless. After four hours of being bashed bloody and bruised, he tells his captors everything he knows.
Finally, they take the Italian and hogtie him, whip him, and beat him senseless. The other two men could hear him crying out in pain for nearly ten hours as he was tortured, but his captors couldn’t get him to tell them anything, so they let him go.
When the three men regrouped outside, the Englishman took a sip of whiskey from a flask and set his hand on the shoulder of the Italian, asking, “So, howd’ya go so damn long and not say anything?” To which the Italian replied, “How could I have talked with my hands tied behind my back?”
We need someone available on Thursdays to pick up a large quantity of eggs from Abbotsford for our animals.
If you’ve got a bit of time and can help us with this weekly task, it would be greatly appreciated!
Your support goes a long way in keeping our animals healthy and well-fed. Email us at crittercare9@shaw.ca if you're able to help out!
Tomorrow In THE SUN
Sunday Funnies
Check the waterfront weather in White Rock in real time.
It's always sunny in White Rock - Below is the West Beach Camera
..as an added feature the city of White Rock now has installed an East Beach camera where day visitors to White Rock can check to see if the tide is in, or out?
