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While shrinking school districts get compensation for their declin-ing enrolment, Surrey has had to cut staff to pay for portables for its ever-growing student population. And that, says the school board chair, simply isnt fair.

Shawn Wilson pointed to what trustees feel is inequitable treat-ment as part of a presentation made earlier this month to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.

He said the province has pro-visions to cover unique costs for districts where student numbers are dwindling, but theres nothing off ered to districts like Surrey that incur extraordinary costs due to increasing enrolment.

KEVIN DIAKIW

A woman is lucky to have avoided serious injury after a truck crashed into a bus stop where she was waiting.

At about 9 a.m. Wednesday, a Ford F150 pick-up, driven by a 17-year-old male, was heading east on 60 Avenue and turning north onto 152 Street.

The driver lost control of the truck and smashed into a bus shelter, shattering the glass at the back of the structure.

Police say a woman who was waiting for the bus was not struck directly by the truck, but was thrown through the back of the shelter and sus-tained minor injuries.

Its the third time this month that a person has been injured by a car while waiting at a bus stop.

At just after 6 p.m. Oct. 8, a white Corvette was travelling north on King George Bou-levard near 96 Avenue when it lost control, struck a fire hydrant and crashed into a bus shelter, hitting a pedestrian.

The driver fled on foot and jumped into a cab, but was later arrested.

The passenger in the Cor-vette and the pedestrian at the bus stop were seriously injured.

The day before that crash, 22-year-old Evan Archibald was killed when a Jeep driven by a 17-year-old struck him while

he waited at a bus stop on Fras-er Highway near 156 Street.

Both of these incidents are still under investigation.

Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann noted bus stops tend to be located close to intersections, where a majority of accidents take place.

As for transit users, Schumann said its always a good idea to be extra mindful.

Certainly, whenever youre

near the road, even just going down the sidewalk, you should try to be as aware of your sur-roundings as possible, he said. Not only for vehicles, but also for strangers.

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said the series of bus stop acci-dents appear to be an unfortu-nate anomaly.

She said redesigning shelters to better protect transit users would be premature.

Is it such a significant issue that we should do something about the design of a bus shel-ter? Hepner asked. Probably not, in my opinion.

Anyone who witnessed any of these incidents and has not yet spoken with police is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca

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Emergency personnel assist a woman who was injured after a pick-up truck lost smashed into a bus shelter on 152 Street near 60 Avenue on Wednesday morning. It was the third such incident to occur in Surrey this month. BOAZ JOSEPH

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ALEX BROWNE

While moving BNSFs tracks from the South Surrey and White Rock wa-terfront to an inland route was a fre-quently raised local issue during the recent federal election and remains the subject of ongoing discussion between Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner and White Rock Mayor Wayne Bald-win the jury is still out on whether it is a practical option, according to BNSF spokesperson Gus Melonas.

He reiterated the long-time offi cial position of the U.S.-based railway last Friday.

BNSF is willing to review any offi cially sanctioned plan to move the line, he said.

But, he warned, residents should not expect any steps to be taken soon.

Realistically, it would be a very diffi cult undertaking, he said. Were talking about moving an active rail line that is essential, that plays a critical role in the Canadian economy in moving goods as well as providing passenger service.

And Melonas noted the company has made signifi cant recent invest-ment in upgrading infrastructure in the existing corridor.

Th at includes $5-10 million spent in the last three years alone, among it a $1.5-million upgrade of the Little Campbell River bridge.

Ongoing improvements to trestles in the Mud Bay area will amount to $15 million, he added.

And were beginning construction plans to replace another trestle which will be completed next year, for anoth-er $5 million.

Moving the tracks from the current alignment, he said, is easier said than done.

It would be extremely expensive and the big question is where youd be moving it to.

A staff report to Surrey council estimates that a technical study of moving the tracks would cost at least $700,000.

BNSF notes diffi culty in moving rails

Moving the BNSF railway tracks from the White Rock and South Surrey waterfront would be an expensive undertaking. A technical study alone would cost at least $700,000, a recent staff report to Surrey council indicated. KEVIN DIAKIW

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Contraband or counterfeit cigarettes that avoid government taxes and are often sold to teens are much more readily available in B.C. than Alberta, according to a new study.

Illegal smokes made up 15 per cent of the discarded butts sampled at sites across B.C., including schools and hospitals, compared to

10 per cent in Alberta.Th e survey was commissioned by

the Western Convenience Stores Association (WCSA), which wants the province to crack down on the illegal sales.

WCSA president Andrew Klukas admits his members have a motive to get more customers in their stores, but insists its in the public interest.

To see this going on across

the street from us, to see these products being sold without tax to kids, without any age testing or any controls, is extremely frustrating, Klukas said.

Th e rate of illegal tobacco found in butts discarded at B.C. schools was 15.5 per cent, the highest in western Canada.

Surreys Tamanawis Secondary had the highest rate among B.C. schools 19.7 per cent of discarded

butts there were illicit smokes.Th e rate was nearly 39 per cent

outside the Passport Canada offi ce in downtown Vancouver, nearly 32 per cent at UBC and about 25 per cent at Terraces Mills Memo-rial Hospital, as well as a federal government building in Surreys Newton area.

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Th e playing fi eld is uneven when we must reduce teaching staff to pay for portables while other district budgets are eff ectively compen-sated for vacant space, Wilson said.

A lack of capital (building) money has left Surrey bustling with more than 70,000 students and not enough school space to put them in. Th e 300 portables housing the student overfl ow cost $15,000 apiece annually, equating to $4.5 million from Surreys operat-ing budget. And thats enough to pay about 50 teachers.

While we acknowl-edge receiving a lions share of funding over the past decade, our sit-

uation remains critical, said Wilson. Surrey has more students in portables than half of B.C. school districts have in total enrolment.

Surrey submitted its capital wish list to gov-ernment last week, with a new high school in the Grandview Heights area once again topping the list. Th e district already owns land near the nearly completed swimming pool and has been waiting for government funding to proceed with construc-tion. Even if announced today, the $47-million school would take three years to build, leaving Earl Marriott Second-ary (EMS) and other overcrowded schools continuing to scramble.

EMS and three other Surrey high schools already run double shifts

(with diff erent grades attending at alternate times). Wilson said while that was once a temporary measure used in extraordinary circum-stances, its become the norm in B.C.s largest school district.

A well-supported, well-articulated and transparent capital plan is needed so adequate facilities can be provided for students, said the school board chair, who added the province also needs to stop encour-aging school districts to bring in international students without allow-ing them to be counted in school capacity calcu-lations.

During his presen-tation, Wilson also touched on shared ser-vices, a concept wherein districts can share costs for things all districts

use. As a large district in a major urban region, Surrey doesnt feel its always fi nancially bene-fi cial to be part of it and would like the board to have a choice whether to participate, rather than it be mandated.

Surreys fi nal concern brought to the standing committee was the need for a robust, fully-fund-ed compensation plan for exempt (non-union) staff , who have not had a wage increase for six years. Wilson said its making it diffi cult to recruit leadership and managers, who lag behind those they supervise.

We have and will continue to experience brain drain as talented professionals leave the K-12 sector.

Th e Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Ser-vices holds provincewide consultations each fall in preparation for the next provincial budget.

Th e same report, supported by council which has asked staff to investigate cost sharing for a feasibility study with the province and White Rock estimates that actually moving the tracks could cost $350-450 million, and much more if the new route involved underground construction.

South Surrey-White Rock MP-elect Dianne Watts an advocate, as Surrey mayor, for moving the route has suggested plans for an-ticipated high-speed ser-vice between Seattle and Vancouver may force the issue of realigning the route.

Melonas declined to discuss that possibility, however, deferring to Amtrak to comment on the status of high-speed service between the two cities.

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Th e association argues high taxes and other government regulations have encouraged the underground tobacco business, where consum-ers can get cigarettes on the cheap.

A lot of people are using these products and they simply dont under-stand its not victimless, Klukas said.

Besides the estimated $120 million a year in lost government tax rev-enue, he said the trade helps fuel organized crime in B.C. and across the country.

Most of the unau-thorized smokes sold in B.C. are produced on aboriginal reserves in Quebec or Ontario and are smuggled across the country, Klukas said.

He said B.C. could follow other provinces and let municipal police forces keep the proceeds of crime, giving them

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Klukas also argues the provinces fi nance ministry doesnt have enough staff pursuing fraud investigations.

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Dhatt was arrested during enhanced police enforcement during a rash of violence between rival drug dealers that has played out in Newton and Delta throughout 2015.

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But when it comes to their various proposals to relocate the rail line thats bordered the Semiahmoo Peninsula waterfront this past centu-ry, theyre getting way off course.

Proponents of BNSF reloca-tion whove been raising the spectre of impending disaster increasingly since the 2013 Lac-Mgantic train tragedy in Quebec say its well worth the hundreds of millions of dollars estimated to realign the route inland.

However, the politicians who have backed their plan

at least at various levels in the past might be causing more harm than good for the communities they serve.

Take Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner, who launched her successful run for the citys highest offi ce last year by tell-ing Crescent Beach residents that if elected she would immediately engage in dis-cussions with BNSF to have the tracks moved to a more direct, faster, safer route.

Now, as of last week, she says realignment is worthy of consideration, but only if the tracks move underground.

Take White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin, who has made train issues a priority through both of his terms.

While hes been more steadfast on the issue than Hepner, he hasnt done his proponents any favours by repeatedly provoking railway partners. Last year, in open council, he famously referred to a safety inspector as a petty little bureaucrat.

Just last month, he told council that Transport Can-ada laid down the law to BNSF with regards to train-horn blasts in the middle of the night.

Th ese apparent miscom-munications have helped.

Lastly, incoming-MP Dianne Watts launched her federal campaign in South

Surrey-White Rock by mak-ing rail safety a priority; this after, as Surrey mayor, she long studied the issue and presented to residents four alternate track routes elsewhere in her city.

Now, she says only that rail relocation may be a part of her safety initia-tive.

While its clear all three leaders have their com-munities best interests at heart, we suggest they meet publicly to discuss any realistic options.

Anything less looks rath-er misdirected.

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THIS WEEKS QUESTION:

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A proposed $700,000 technical study to look into moving the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks from the White Rock and South Surrey waterfront to a new alignment is an early indica-tor of how costly this idea is.

Municipal politicians are already trying to shift the cost onto their neighbours. Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner says White Rock should foot a signifi cant portion of the cost, while White Rock taxpayers likely think Surrey should pay for all but the consultants last cup of coff ee.

A move could benefi t the waterfront residents of both communities, and if it ever takes place, the corridor should become a seawall.

However, thats a big if.BNSF points out it has spent

millions in upgrading the line in recent years, including an expen-sive new bridge where it crosses the Serpentine River. Th at bridge alone has cost about $15 million. BNSF has also replaced the Little Campbell River trestle.

Hepner says that, if any line realignment goes ahead, the new rail line would have to be un-derground for its entire length. Given that a relatively short piece of underground SkyTrain line along the Broadway corridor in Vancouver is proposed to cost close to $2 billion, its a reason-able guess the cost for an under-ground line from the U.S. border

to Cloverdale, more than 10 kilometres, would over $5 billion. Th at is assuming soil conditions in the low-lying farm area south of Cloverdale wouldnt lead to signifi cant additional costs.

Where is this money coming from? BNSF certainly isnt going to pay for the line relocation. It already has an existing line which it has spent millions in maintain-ing and upgrading each year.

Local taxpayers could not aff ord even a one-third share of a $5-billion project, as is required in most federal-provincial infra-structure projects.

Would the federal and provin-cial governments be willing to come up with their thirds? Th at is debatable, given the long list of pressing infrastructure needs such as transit improvements and replacement of crumbling bridges and overpasses.

What is needed even more than a technical study is a thor-ough cost-benefi t analysis.

BNSF is criticized for running coal trains to Roberts Bank. Th e likelihood is these trains wont be running that much longer, given even China agrees coal-fi red electricity plants need to be phased out.

Hazardous goods will be hauled on any train, no matter where it goes. A tunnel does not guaran-tee there wont be a derailment.

BNSF has proven to be a good operator, with no derailments along the waterfront line for many years.

Th ere is an signifi cant problem at Crescent Beach, with emergen-cy services unable to get into the residential area if a train blocks the tracks. Th at can be solved with an overpass a far cheaper alternative to tunnel.

Amtrak passengers would benefi t from travel time savings if there was a direct line from Blaine to Cloverdale. However, the time saving would likely be no more than 10 to 15 minutes.

Surrey and White Rock would benefi t if the waterfront proper-ty could become a regional park and trail. However, BNSF is the owner of that land and wont give it up for nothing. And what would happen to White Rocks lucrative pay parking on BNSF property?

Th ese are some of the pros and cons of a possible new route. Th ere are many others.

It is important that any reloca-tion move be driven by facts, not feelings. It is also important that taxpayers be kept in the loop, as any such project will cost them dearly.

Frank Bucholtz is the recently retired editor of The Langley Times. He writes weekly for The Leader.

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Ensure protection of pristine areaTh e recently elected

Liberal government pledged to increase Canadas coastal marine protected areas from 1.3 per cent to fi ve per cent by 2017 and 10 per cent by 2020. Now wouldnt it be a feather in the Liberals cap if some of this protected area is right here in our own backyard?

Boundary Bay, along with the Serpentine estuary, are part of a complex West Coast ecosystem of inter-national importance. Identifi ed as World Heritage site number 243 by the Ramsar con-vention (www.ramsar.org), the area provides feeding and roosting sites to about 250,000 migrating and winter-ing waterfowl and one million shorebirds.

Also, provincially and federally listed fi sh species of concern can be found within the estuarine habitats.

On the business side of things, this tidal basin provides for a vital local recreational, commercial and native crabbing industry.

Th is is all threat-ened because the main artery between Canada and the U.S. for moving goods, includ-ing dangerous goods such as chlorine and ammonia, is a single rail track which winds its way along the edge of this environmentally sensitive area.

Lets not wait until it is too late and the damage is done. Lets ensure the protection of this pristine area by relocating the track to a more suitable, inland route as soon as possible.

Fiona OldWhite Rock

Better for everyone

Th e best 15 kilome-tres of land in Canada lies along Surreys untouched foreshore be-tween White Rock and Crescent Beach. It has the best weather, south exposure and views of the Gulf Islands and Mt. Baker. Few people have ever seen it because the railway prevents access.

Th e Boundary Bay foreshore is the backyard to everyone living south of the Fraser River. Unlocking this national treasure is a benefi t to us all, including those who should not have to pack up their family, bi-cycles, and picnics, then drive to Stanley Park or the islands to have a world-class seaside escape.

Moving the track will connect the bays beach-es to the Delta dyke, allowing a currently iso-lated ocean playground to be easily accessed and enjoyed by all of Surrey, as well as Delta. After completion of the new Massey bridge, Richmond, New West-minster and Vancouver will also be part of this enhanced recreational system. Working togeth-

er, B.C. will then have created an iconic green corridor from down-town Vancouver to the border, which will have a lasting positive lifestyle and economic benefi t for the whole province.

Relocating the track will make life better for everyone. If better is possible, why would we not try exploring that option?

Erik Seiz

No good for most

Th e train track reloca-tion idea is not popular with approximately 98 per cent of the residents of Surrey.

If the complainers dont like living with the railroad tracks, then move away. Th ey knew the train tracks were there before they bought their properties. Th ey knowingly decided to purchase their homes anyway.

Th e complainers are unethical because they have no problem dump-ing all their train issues on other innocent Sur-rey victims. Th ey think they are better than the rest of us.

Th e cost of track relocation would be

$350 million to 1 billion, depending on the option selected. Surrey cannot aff ord this cost; it needs its fi nancial funds for real issues, like crime and transportation infrastructure. Surrey should not waste these critical funds on the train track relocation wishes of two per cent of Surrey homeowners who deliberately chose to buy their properties, beside the train tracks.

White Rock and the Surrey residents of Ocean Park and Crescent Beach like to say their motives are altruistic and not selfi sh, simply a logical request to pre-vent a possible catastro-phe caused by contam-ination of hazardous goods.

Th e evidence does not support this. Th e train tracks have been there for 106 years. Has there been an evacuation due to a derailment? Has there been a fatality due to hazardous goods? Th e trains slow down as they travel through the beach area. Th e risk of a derailment is extremely small. Th e main cargo is coal. Coal does not ex-plode if it spills onto the ground. So what really are the issues?

If Crescent Beach has a safety issue with their access road shut down by a possible train blockage, then I suggest a special levy on all of the Crescent Beach residents alone to fund an underpass beneath the train tracks. Th e Crescent Beach

Th e two percent of Surrey residents along the beaches, will see their property values increase while the mis-treated Surrey victims who will have the train track problems forced upon them will see their

property values drop considerably. White Rock does not care because the train tracks will be relocated com-pletely in Surrey. Such wonderful neighbours!

I understand most

of Surreys politicians live near the beach. including Coun. Judy Villeneuve, a vocal ad-vocate for relocation.

I suggest she and all of Surreys represen-tatives do their duty

and reflect the wishes of the majority of Surrey.

Train track reloca-tion is an idea Surrey can easily do without.

Anthony Rose

Letter writers argue for and against relocating the BNSF railroad tracks. KEVIN DIAKIW

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EVAN SEAL

At a park in Newton Tuesday afternoon, a fi rework, similar to an Air Bomb, is taped to a small piece of plywood shaped like a human hand.

Once detonated, not much remains just splinters of fractured wood, illustrating how much damage could be done to a real hand.

Th e demonstration at Joe Brown Park was

part of a Halloween safety reminder from the Surrey RCMPs explosive disposal unit about the dangers of improper handling of fi reworks. Police also want to remind resi-dents that fi reworks and fi recrackers are banned in the city un-less you have a permit.

Th is Halloween, Surrey RCMP, the City of Surrey bylaws department and Fraser Health are warning people to stay safe es-pecially when out trick-or-treating and when handling fi reworks.

Th e majority of fi reworks injuries are burns and cuts and lacerations, said Sur-rey Memorial Hospital ER physician Dr. Craig Murray. Injuries to the hands are very

common, but highly avoidable.

In fact, he said, sparklers with their red hot tips are the number-one cause of burns.

In recent days, Surrey bylaw enforcement has been targeting the illegal sale of fi reworks

using various means, including online clas-sifi ed sites and social media, and have so far seized $15,000 worth of products as well as issued $3,000 in fi nes.

Th e public cannot possess, sell or light off any fi reworks without a permit, said Surrey

RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann.

Permits can be obtained by visiting www.surrey.ca, but the application deadline has already passed, so if you dont have a per-mit by now, fi reworks are off -limits this year.

Violation fi nes range anywhere from $250 to $500.

To ensure a fun Halloween night for families and trick-or-treaters, it is recom-mended kids wear bright clothing, carry a fl ashlight and always use marked crosswalks.

Th e RCMP are also reminding all residents that if they need to contact the police regarding any misuse of fi reworks to use the non-emergency line at 604-599-0502.

Delta Police add extra patrols

As Halloween falls on Saturday this year, Delta Police are antici-pating a busy weekend with more calls for service than is typical, especially on Hallow-een night.

In Delta, fi reworks are also not permitted unless you are over 19 years old and hold a valid fi reworks permit, available from the Delta Fire Department at the cost of $200.

However, the permits had to be obtained at least 10 days prior to Halloween.

Contravention of the bylaw can result in fi nes of $250.

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S anjha Vehra is an international womens association. Sanjha Vehra, meaning common courtyard, has been in operation since 2002. It began with a group of women who started a kitty party, which they decided to continue each month...but with a specifi c purpose. The Sanjha Vehra will now exclusively support the Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation.

A kitty party in India and Pakistan is a party usually organized by women. Kitty refers to the funds collected at the party, and every member contributes a certain sum of money each month.

At these kitty parties, Sanjha Vehra provides a safe and inviting place for South Asian women to meet together to exchange ideas and discuss issues relating to their participation in Canadian Society. They continue to meet monthly to discuss how to advance the purposes of the organization.

There are now Sanjha Vehra associations in Edmonton, Mississippi and Dallas. All four chapters meet on the same day. They also discuss the same topics to ensure the values and goals of the associations remain aligned.

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In 2005, the Sanjha Vehra began its annual event in support of raising funds to help breast cancer research. Five of the founding members of the Sanjha Vehra Womens Association were diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. Every year since then, the Association continues fundraising as a tribute to these survivors. This fundraising event is always held in October.

Sanjha Vehra approached the Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation in 2013 with a donation totaling $25,000 which they contributed towards the purchase of the SPY Elite Camera for the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centres Breast Health Clinic.

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JEFF NAGEL

Canada Post is freezing its plan to end door-to-door mail delivery for hundreds of thousands of addition-al households and switch them to community mailboxes.

Th e Crown corporation announced Monday it is temporarily suspend-ing the deployment pending dis-cussions with the incoming Liberal government on how to determine the best path forward given the ongoing challenges faced by the Canadian postal system.

Th e Liberals had run on a promise to reverse the shift away from home delivery.

Canada Post said 460,000 address-es across the country are in the pro-cess of being converted to commu-nity mail boxes and all conversions scheduled for November, December or 2016 will be put on hold.

Customers impacted by this decision will receive a letter within the next few weeks advising them of the status of their mail delivery service, Canada Post said in a news release.

In neighbourhoods where the 10-month internal and community conversion process is complete, customers will collect mail and

parcels at their community mailbox. Th is includes customers set to begin receiving their mail and parcels in their boxes in October. We remain focused on maintaining reliable postal service to all Canadians with-out disruption.

Community mailboxes have been the target of criminals across the Lower Mainland, with residents in many neighbourhoods complaining their mail is too vulnerable to theft.

Th e conversion has also been fought by the union representing postal employees.

Th e shift to community mailboxes was supposed to ultimately save the Crown corporation up to $500 million a year.

Conservative MP Mark Strahl (Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon) said hell be interested to see if Canada Post balances its budget through more effi ciencies or if the new Liberal government intends to subsidize the shortfall.

If subsidizing is part of the new plan, Strahl predicts taxpayers wont be happy.

Were talking about billions of dollars in taxpayer liability.

Only one third of Canadians still receive door to door service, he said, and traditional mail is being used less and less one of the reasons the corporations revenue has dropped.

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Prime Minister-des-ignate Justin Trudeau has vowed Canadians will never again elect a federal government with the fi rst-past-the-post system.

Opponents of the status quo say its un-fair to smaller parties like the Greens, who end up with far fewer seats than their share of the popular vote.

If Trudeau is serious about his promise to deliver electoral reform within 18 months, B.C. lawyer Bruce Hallsor has some advice: Con-sider the Single Trans-

ferable Vote (STV). Th ats the ranked ballot system B.C. nearly adopted when it fi rst went to referendum in 2005, falling just short of the 60 per cent threshold to pass.

Voters rank their preferred candidates by priority, and their sec-ond, third and fourth choices can help more than one candidate get elected.

Hallsor co-chaired the yes referendum campaigns on STV in both 2005 and 2009 (when it failed by wider margin) and remains a defender of the system.

He pitches it as a less-radical option for change that would deliver many of the advantages of pure proportional represen-tation but with fewer negatives.

I think you would fi nd an STV system

gives better propor-tionality among the existing parties but wouldnt add a lot of new parties to Parlia-ment, Hallsor said.

Th ats one of the knocks against pure proportional represen-tation, where seats are handed out in exact proportion to the pop-ular vote.

Right now, many dont vote for fringe

parties because their candidates have almost no chance. Propor-tional representation (PR) would change that, unleashing votes back from mainstream parties.

Besides more Greens in Parliament, there might be Libertarians or Christian Heritage Party MPs.

As in the pizza parliaments of Eu-rope, where far-right nationalist parties or orthodox religious parties gain sway, we might see more seats for Quebec separatists, even a Rob Ford-led party.

Th e result would al-most always be minori-ty governments, hag-gling and horse-trading to build coalitions, and the end of stable four-year majority rule.

Hallsor said STV would still generate occasional majority governments,as well as stronger minorities than under PR.

STV would see larger ridings, each with mul-tiple MPs.

Th ere might be four seats each in new enlarged ridings like Victoria, Surrey and the Fraser Valley, but instead of those areas electing nearly all one party (NDP in Victoria, Liberal in Surrey or Conservative in the Valley), Hallsor said STV would tend to result in at least one more MP thats not from the dominant party.

You get a little more diverse representa-tion.

MPs more beholden with PR

Hallsor admits a pure list-based PR system is simpler to understand.

A party that gets 12 per cent of the vote gets 12 per cent of the seats. Th ose 40 seats go to the top 40 can-didates on the partys list.

But PR leaves big question marks over who has a duty to rep-resent voters in a given community. Detractors fear vast areas might go unrepresented.

It also concentrates more power in the hands of party insid-ers who decide which candidates will go on

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the partys list and in what order.

Complaints about MPs who parrot the party line, rather than voting according to local wishes, would multiply under PR, Hallsor predicts.

Th e reason you got elected is because you were placed high on the list, he said. So the MPs become even more beholden to their party leaders than they are now. Because they dont have any pretense to represent any region or any small group of voters.

He argues STV would make MPs more re-sponsive to local voters and more likely to act independently.

Its not good enough for the party bosses to nominate you, Hallsor said, noting STV forces candidates to compete against rivals in their own party and lets vot-ers sift out the duds.

He gives the example of Victoria, where one seat of four available under STV would likely go Conservative, in addition to perhaps two for the NDP and one Green.

If theres only going to be one Conservative elected in Victoria and theres four Con-servative candidates you need to be the Conservative candidate thats more connected with the voters than the others, he said.

Voters strongly aligned with one party can vote for all four of its candidates, or devote choices to a strong candidate from another party, or even to independents, who have no place in PRs party list system.

Having multiple MPs in a riding from a more representative mix of parties would off er citi-zens more choice when they need help.

I can try to talk to them all or I can decide, Th is is the one that cares about this issue or that I con-nect with, Hallsor said. So, as a voter, you dont have to feel disenfranchised be-cause youre an NDPer living in a Conservative riding.

A PR variant called mixed member propor-tional would see voters mark their ballot both for a local candidate conventionally as well as for a party, with some seats doled out

according to party lists to deliver a more proportional result.

Hallsor calls that an improvement from pure PR, but he said its unclear how either version could meet constitutional require-ments that guarantee each province and territory a set number of MPs.

Will Liberals get cold feet?

Will the Trudeau Liberals lose their appetite for reform now that theyve won a majority with less than 40 per cent of the vote, an outcome that would never be repeated un-der a diff erent system?

Hallsor isnt holding his breath.

But if they press for-ward, he recommends a referendum be held to get voter consent to whichever system is unveiled.

I dont think its good enough for Par-liament just to pass a bill and say, Heres our new system. People in-herently and for good reason distrust a bunch of politicians writing their own rules for how they get elected.

Trudeau has prom-ised that an all-party committee will study the options but has not committed to a referendum.

David Schreck, who co-chaired the no campaign against STV in B.C., also thinks government MPs may waver.

A third of them wouldnt be there if not for fi rst-past-the-post, he noted.

Schreck predicts Canadians would reject any specifi c proposal once they see the details and hear the dueling arguments as too distasteful or confusing, if it gets put to them.

Th e surest way to sandbag it and get out from having to imple-ment his promise is to put it to a referendum.

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Th e B.C. government is making licence plates mandatory for quads, dirt bikes and other off -road vehicles start-ing Nov. 1, requiring helmets and restricting use by children under 16.

Th e B.C. legislation imposes a $230 fi ne for driving an unlicensed off -road vehicle, and a $368 fi ne for careless operation.

For some offences under the Off-Road Vehicle Act related to reckless use or environmental dam-age, penalties can go as high as a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.

Forests Minister Steve Th omson said the $48 licence fee applies only once when a vehicle is purchased, and was set to recover the costs of the pro-gram administered by ICBC.

Once startup costs are paid for, a portion of the licence revenue will go to off -road clubs to use for trail im-provements, Th omson said.

Th e province es-timates there are 200,000 off -road vehicles that require licensing, including snowmobiles that have been licensed since the 1970s.

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Th e time has arrived and youre ready to buy a house. However, there are a few future points to think about before taking out a loan to do so.

According to Tyler Saito, Regional Man-ager at Coast Capital Savings, you should consider how long you plan on living in a home and how much of your total income will go towards the mortgage. Given the costs of buying and selling, its advisable to plan to stay in your home for at least fi ve years.

For many people setting up a budget can seem overwhelming, but just remember that a budget is really just an outline of your fi nancial priorities. Regardless, a good fi rst step is to get a little guidance.

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down with our members for a Where Youre At Money Chat to get a snapshot of their fi nances and a better idea on what we can do to help them achieve fi nancial well-being, says Saito.

He adds that whether you choose to work with a fi nancial planner or on your own, start planning your budget by deter-mining what your income is on a monthly basis and then working out your fi xed expenses in order of priorities, such as emergency and long term savings, debt repayment, shelter costs, food costs, transportation, grooming, and so on.

While putting 20 percent down on a home isnt a must, Saito says a down pay-ment of less than 20 percent increases your

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means youll be borrowing less and therefore your payments will be lower.

If youre a fi rst time home-buyer, you might be able to use your RRSPs as part of your down payment thanks to the federal governments Home Buyers Plan, he says. Before choos-ing this route, you should talk with a fi nancial planner as there are some conditions and the new government has proposed

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shopping around for a mortgage, which Saito agrees is important to do, it boils

down to the level of service and the mort-gage products the fi nancial institution can off er. Saito advises asking yourself if the fi nancial institution is helping you achieve fi nancial well-being.

Financial security looks diff erent for everyone so there isnt a wrong answer in deciding what your fi nancial priorities are just as long as your income is equal or greater than your total expenses, says Saito.

When it comes to aff ordability, while there are standards that fi nancial institu-tions use to determine what buyers can aff ord, at the end of the day what counts are the priorities you set in your own budget, he says. Oft en a fi nancial institution will approve you for more than you require, but it is up to you to do the math and deter-mine what you can manage.

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B Term: The length of time that the conditions of your mortgage are valid. A typical mortgage term is fi ve years, but longer and shorter terms are available. Conditions that will be held throughout the term of your mortgage include interest rate and payment conditions.

C Amortization: The total length of time that the loan (in this case a mortgage) is anticipated to be paid off in. A shorter amortization period means that while your regular mortgage repayments are higher, over the term of the mortgage you will be paying less interest. If you opt for a longer amortization period, your regular repayments may be lower but you will be paying more interest over the term of the mortgage.

D Fixed and Variable: Both refer to the interest rate. The interest rate is typically set for the length of your mortgage term. A fi xed rate means that your interest rate will not change for the length of your mortgage term. A variable rate means that

the rate will move up and down, usually in line with changes in the prime lending rate. The prime lending rate is the interest rate fi nancial institutions use for their most creditworthy customers typically other banks. Given the recent pattern of low prime lending rates, a variable rate can be very tempting. However, keep in mind that just a half-percent rise in interest rates on a $400,000 mortgage can mean $2,000 in additional interest costs annually. The interest rates for a fi xed rate mortgage may be a little higher but the certainty it offers related to your regular mortgage repayments can be worth the trade-off.

E Payment Frequency: Typically the frequency of your payment is quite fl exible. You can pay weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Aligning this to when you receive your paycheck can make budgeting easier but that shouldnt be your only consideration because by increasing the payment frequency allows you to pay down your principal faster, pay less interest and pay your mortgage off sooner.

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