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Along with taking in the usual tourist sights, rugby teams clean planes
With memories of seeing the Pacific ocean for the first time, and trips to Granville Island, the
Capilano Suspension Bridge and Stanley Park, its an exchange trip to Canadas west coast one girls
rugby team from Ontario wont soon forget.
But its a sure bet St. Josephs team from Cornwall didnt expect their Cloverdale counterparts Lord
Tweedsmuirs girls rugby team to take them to the Canadian Museum of Flight at Langley Airport
for their last day in B.C.
They spent the day cleaning military jets and helicopters as part of a volunteer project for the exchange teams.
It was an action-packed five-night trip (May 2-6) that started with a 12-hour flight delay, meaning
the girls from Ontario played their first games of the season with just three hours of sleep.
Throughout the visit to the West Coast, the girls bonded and made amazing memories, according
to Montana Matthews, a member of the Lord Tweedsmuir rugby team. Both teams are excited for the
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The exchange was made possible through the YMCA.
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almost every week.
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty
Shots rang out again this week, the
Schumann was unable to confirm
11th confirmed shooting in a city
the number of shootings, but said
recoiling from the gun violence this
any shooting is a concern to police.
year.
The public need not be concerned
On Sunday, March 20, at 6:50 a.m.,
about their own safety, he said, but
Surrey RCMP responded to a call of
shots fired in the 11000-block of 132 noted it pays to be vigilant.
In my experience, people who are
Street. On arrival, police found shell
not involved in a life of crime, are
casings at the scene, and evidence
not likely going to become victims of
showed bullets fired into a home.
crime, Schumann said. That said,
No one was hurt, and Mounties
when you have criminals who are
say the occupants of the home are
violent and seem to have no regard
known to police.
for anyones safety, the
It comes two days after
public should be cona shooting in Newton at
cerned.
144 Street and 92 Avenue.
Surrey is now
He said police are
Shell casings were also
outpacing a year of using all resources availfound at that scene and
able to put an end to the
police were alerted that a
violence in 2015, shootings.
man had arrived at Surrey
People should know
when the city
Memorial Hospital with a
were working around
gunshot wound.
was rocked by 47 the clock to solve
The victim is a 23-yearthese types of crimes,
shootings.
old from Surrey who is
Schumann said.
known to police.
Police analysts are
Police say that investiworking
to determine
gation is in the early stagwhether there is another outbreak of
es, but they believe it was a targeted
violence similar to last year.
shooting.
So far, police have made no
Investigators are still trying to
connection between the shootings
determine whether the shooting is
this year and those that happened in
related to previous incidents of gun
2015.
violence in the Newton area.
Not to say that the connections
Sundays incident is the 11th
arent there, Schumann said. But we
shooting this year or almost one a
havent seen any yet.
week as of March 20.
Anyone with further informaThe number may be more if a
tion about the March 18 incident
homicide in Newton is determined
is asked to contact Surrey RCMP
to be related to a shooting.
at 604-599-0502 or, if they wish to
Surrey is now outpacing a year of
violence in 2015, when there were 47 remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers
at 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip at
shootings in the embattled Newton
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Surreys tree loss climbs S

Shade tree plan launched

Amost 2,000 more large trees fell to the axe in the city in 2015 over previous year

that wouldnt have disrupted trees.

By Kevin Diakiw
A study commissioned by the city
Tree cutting shot up in Surrey last
three
years ago indicates Surrey will
year as the city experienced another
need to pay more attention to its
billion-dollar building boom in 2015.
trees if it wants to attain its goal of
Land cleared primarily for homes
being a green city.
resulted in a 28-per-cent jump in the
The 2013 report showed Surrey is
number of trees cut down.
losing its tree canopy (the amount of
Figures provided by the city at the
property with tree cover). A canopy
request of Black Press indicate 8,560
of 40 per cent is considered to be one
bylaw-sized trees (30 centimetres
aspect of being an environmentally
in diameter at breast height) were
friendly city.
cut down in 2015. Its an increase
Surrey fell short of that number
of 1,848 large tree cuts recorded in
and
continues to head in the wrong
2014.
direction.
It also exceeds the average annual
In 2001, the report showed 33 per
cut of bylaw-sized trees over the last
cent of Surrey was covered by tree
12 years, which comes in at 7,850.
canopy. By 2009, that figure had
Tree cutting became a contentious
dropped to 30 per cent and four
issue in Surrey between 2000 and
years later, it had shrunk to 27.17
2004, when the city was issuing perper cent a decline in tree canopy of
mits to cut down 9,100 trees per year.
17.66 per cent over those 13 years.
Former Surrey mayor Dianne
Surrey is aiming to have a 40-perWatts, then a councillor, referred to
cent tree canopy by 2058, but that
several areas of the city as a moonwould require some significant
scape because of the scope of the
EVAN SEAL / BLACK PRESS
changes in order to turn current
tree loss.
North Surrey resident Roy Griffith stands next to one
trends around. (See accompanying
of the cedar stumps left after numerous trees were cut
It went on to become an issue in
story, at right).
down next to the Port Mann bridge.
the municipal mayoralty race in
2005, which Watts won. She then
outraged by the ongoing loss of signifienacted the Tree Protection Bylaw
cant trees.
in 2006, but it failed to slow the speed of
Raymond Griffith, 72, was upset when
cuts.
he saw a dozen large trees razed at the
In fact, the number of trees felled
annually continued at a greater rate, with end of his street on Glen Avon Drive,
near the south end of the Port Mann
33,300 bylaw-protected trees coming
Permits arent required for smaller
Bridge.
down in three years (2006-2008) or
trees.
I was quite shocked, really. Its like
11,100 annually (22 per cent higher than
The trees the city issued permits to cut
somebody went in there and just desein years prior to the bylaw).
down
last year were at least 30 centimecrated the bloody place, said Griffith,
To mitigate the loss, the bylaw
tres
in
diameter at breast height. Or they
who has lived in his North Surrey home
requires a two-to-one replacement
were
one
of a number of protected spefor 42 years.
of trees coming down, or the person
cies,
such
as arbutus, Garry oak, Pacific
Its a beautiful green belt and these
cutting has to provide cash in lieu of
dogwood, Pacific yew, coast redwood,
are
huge
cedar
trees

theyre
about
replacement.
dawn redwood, giant redwood, maidentwo-and-a-half feet across.
The city consistently falls short of the
chair tree or monkey puzzle tree.
City
of
Surrey
engineering
staff
two-to-one ratio and last year, brought
Trees such as cottonwood or alder are
said the trees were removed as part
in $1.46 million cash in lieu for the tree
often referred to by council and staff as
of
a
drainage
project
for
the
East
Bon
fund.
scrub trees. They either dont have a
Accord trunk sewer diversion. Nearby
That money is collected to plant trees
long life cycle or dont survive developresidents, staff said, were informed of
elsewhere in the city.
ment well.
The number of trees razed or damaged the coming work.
However, if they are 30 cms diameStill, Griffith was taken aback at the
without permission dropped last year after at breast height, they require a city
size
of
the
cut.
ter a significant two-year jump in bylaw
permit.
Was it really necessary to remove all
scofflaws.
City-initiated cuts dont require
those
big
beautiful
cedar
trees?
Griffi
th
Since 2009, illegal cutting has ranged
permits
and therefore are not part of the
said. I have to get a permit to take a
between 30 and 140 per year, with 2014
count.
twig
off
my
tree
almost.
It
seems
like
being the high-water mark for infrac Black Press
theres two rules.
tions.
He
argued
there
is
ample
alternative
While last year wasnt the worst year
space where the city could have used
for tree cuts, some residents are still

Which trees are covered

by Surreys bylaw?

TIP WEEK
of the

urrey is embarking on an ambitious plan to

increase the number of shade trees in public
spaces.
The 2015/2016 Shade Tree Management Plan
is making the rounds through various city committees, where staff say it is being well-received.
As of last year, there were more than 95,000
shade trees in Surrey public spaces (natural forests are excluded from the count), and the city
was planting 5,000 more each year, according to
the study.
The draft plan calls on the city to plant 1,000
street trees and 500 in parks annually for the next
10 years.
The 51-page plan indicates for every dollar
spent planting a shade tree, the city harvests
$3.18 in benefits, such as energy savings, carbon
sequestration, air quality improvements, storm
water retention, increased property values and
other benefits.
The plan calls or a mix of species to better ensure long-term survival of the trees.
Surreys Manager of Parks Owen Croy said
right now, the city is unevenly weighted towards
using Western red cedar.
And weve got more maples in our inventory
than would be desirable, Croy said. So we want
to slow down on maples, slow down on Western
red cedar, and concentrate on other species.
The report also calls for care for the citys tree
canopy cover (how much area is covered by the
full bloom of the tree).
The extent of a citys canopy cover is considered to be an indicator of the ecological well-being of the city, the draft plan states.
The current canopy cover for parkland trees is
an estimated 5.7 per cent.
According to a separate 2013 study, the citywide tree canopy has dropped to 27 per cent two
years ago from 33 per cent in 2001. An ideal citywide coverage would be 40 per cent for an environmentally friendly city.
Croy said the Shade Tree Management Plan
was not put in place to offset any losses of canopy.
This shade tree management plan was not
triggered by that study, Croy said. We look to
have best management practices instituted for
our municipally owned trees, which only comprise a small portion of the entire population of
trees across the city.
As this plan comes to light, other cities are
calling Surrey for input into their own shade tree
plans and strategies.
Croy said Surrey residents have already likely
seen evidence of the greening of Surreys streets
and parks. The plan puts an existing practice into
a longer-term vision.
Croy also wants to see the creation of a shade
tree advisory committee, whereby any future adjustments can be made to enhance the citys canopy cover on public lands.
The 2015/2016 Shade Tree Management Plan is
expected before city council sometime in April.
Kevin Diakiw, Black Press

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UKRAINIAN SOUL FOOD
Perogies, borsch and cabbage rolls will be
available on Friday, March 25 at a fundraiser
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There is a $1 admission charge to help defray
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OLD TIME DANCE
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Join your community in building welcoming
food-growing gardens. For more info or to
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OLD AND NEW IN AND OUT SALE
Hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary Cloverdale
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grocery shopping? The Cloverdale Better at
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CLOVERDALE LIONS CLUB
The Cloverdale Lions Club is looking for new
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the month. Please volunteer your time to assist
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School of Irish Dance
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Patricks Day-themed
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Rapid growth claiming trees

Residents are rightfully rankled when they see trees cut down en masse for development

urrey has long been faced with choosing between a clearcut and a hard place
when it comes to development in the

city.
Despite a tree-preservation bylaw enacted
a decade ago, the number of large trees cut
down has steadily risen over the years.
This isnt surprising given Surreys demographics: a rapidly growing regional centre,
a population top-heavy with young families,
and a burgeoning real estate market that
shows no signs of slowing.
In 2015, Surrey recorded more than $1
billion worth of residential construction
the second-highest value in the citys
history. The projects were equally split
between single-family dwellings, houses
with secondary suites and townhomes, and
condos.
So it should come as no shock that 2015
was also the year the city recorded a 28-percent increase over 2014 in the number of
trees cut down.
More than 8,500 bylaw-sized trees (30
centimetres in diameter at breast height)
fell to the axe in 2015 an increase of 1,848
large trees cut down in 2014.
The average annual cut of bylaw-sized
trees over the last 12 years amounts to
7,850, so by comparison, 2015 was not a

BRITTANY YBARRA / FILE PHOTO

In 2015, there was a 28-per cent increase in the

number of trees recorded as cut down in Surrey.

good year for friends of the forest.

But heres the rub: How to accommodate
more people without wandering into the
woods?
Residents are regularly and rightfully
rankled when they see trees cut down en
masse, particularly from one of the many
unassuming pockets of green space dotted
throughout the city.
North Surrey senior Raymond Griffith
was recently angered by the razing of huge
trees near his home as part of a city sewer
project.
Was it really necessary to remove all
those big, beautiful cedar trees? he wondered.
Its a valid question. While trees such as
cottonwood or alder often referred to by
council and staff as scrub trees usually
must come down because they dont survive
development well, its harder to explain the
need to get rid of the citys gentle giants.
Does Surrey and the rest of Metro Vancouver need more housing? Yes. Can officials make environmentally smart decisions
that better protect and/or replace existing
trees? They must. Its the only way to ensure
all those new homes are worth living in.

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Organizer moving
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Smile of the week

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on March
March 17,
17, but
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reiterated that
that
the
the temporary-use
temporary-use permit
permit was
was
still
still necessary.
necessary.
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said the
the show
show did
did
lose
a
few
vendors
specifi
lose a few vendors specifically
cally
those
those who
who sell
sell ammunition
ammunition but
but
was
was nonetheless
nonetheless happy
happy to
to have
have
the
show
back
on
the
right
track
the show back on the right track
with
with all
all parties
parties involved.
involved.
Weve
Weve still
still got
got aa ton
ton of
of people
people
signed
signed up
up as
as vendors
vendors most
most of
of
them
them are
are just
just retired
retired hunters
hunters
looking
looking to
to sell
sell their
their old
old fi
firearms,
rearms,
and
some
of
them
are
quite
and some of them are quite
valuable,
valuable, he
he said.
said. Th
Thats
ats always
always
been
the
whole
idea
of
been the whole idea of the
the show
show

to
give
people
the
chance
to give people the chance to
to
get
get rid
rid of
of unwanted
unwanted hunting
hunting and
and
fi
shing
gear.

fishing gear.
Bednash
Bednash said
said he
he is
is confi
confident
dent
the
permit
would
be
green-lit
the permit would be green-lit
with
with no
no further
further complications,
complications,
and
did
not
and did not have
have aa contingency
contingency
plan
plan in
in place,
place, should
should it
it be
be denied
denied
for
any
reason.
for any reason.
Weve
Weve satisfi
satisfied
ed everything
everything
they
asked
us
to
they asked us to look
look at,
at, he
he said.
said.
Th
ere
is
no
Plan
B,
but
There is no Plan B, but it
itd
d
be
be pretty
pretty hard
hard to
to just
just have
have aa rod
rod
show.

show.

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Hepner
Hepner also
also took
took issue
issue with
with
the
shows
name,
specifi
the shows name, specifically
cally the
the
word
word gun
gun in
in the
the title.
title.
If
If its
its aa sportsman
sportsman show
show or
or an
an
outdoorsman
outdoorsman show,
show, why
why dont
dont
you
you call
call it
it that?
that? Why
Why do
do you
you call
call
it
it Rod
Rod and
and Gun?
Gun? she
she told
told Black
Black
Press
Press earlier
earlier this
this month.
month.
Bednash
confi
Bednash confirmed
rmed that
that
ammunition
ammunition will
will no
no longer
longer be
be
sold
at
the
event,
and
handguns
sold at the event, and handguns
and
and other
other restricted
restricted fi
firearms,
rearms,
including
antiques,
will
including antiques, will also
also not
not
be
be part
part of
of it.
it.

7475932

By
By Nick
Nick Greenizan
Greenizan
Organizers
Organizers of
of Cloverdales
Cloverdales
2016
B.C.
Rod
2016 B.C. Rod and
and Gun
Gun Show
Show
are
moving
forward
are moving forward as
as though
though
the
the event
event will
will go
go ahead
ahead next
next
month,
despite
not
month, despite not yet
yet having
having aa
permit from the City of Surrey.
permit from the City of Surrey.
Show
Show organizer
organizer Steve
Steve Bednash
Bednash
told
told Black
Black Press
Press Monday
Monday that
that
he has
has complied
complied with
with all
all the
the
he
citys requests
requests and
and eliminated
eliminated
citys
aspects
of
the
event
that
were of
of
aspects of the event that were
concern
to
council
members

concern to council members

since council
council referred
referred aa tempotemposince
rary-use
permit
application
back
rary-use permit application back
to
staff
,
rather
than
approve
it,
to staff, rather than approve it,
earlier
this
month.
earlier this month.
Thee permit
permit necessary
necessary for
for the
the
Th
show

scheduled
for
April
15show scheduled for April 1517 at
at the
the Cloverdale
Cloverdale Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
17
aft
er
its
premier
engagement
last
after its premier engagement last
year
cannot
cannot be
be approved
approved until
until
year
the citys
citys next
next council
council meeting
meeting
the
just
four
days
before
the
just four days before the shows
shows
scheduled opening,
opening, on
on April
April 11.
scheduled
11.
City
offi
cials

including
City officials including
Mayor Linda
Linda Hepner
Mayor
Hepner and
and Coun.
Coun.
Dave
Woods,
a
former
district
Dave Woods, a former district
commander for
commander
for the
the Cloverdale
Cloverdale
RCMP

had
expressed
RCMP had expressed concern
concern
at the
the March
at
March 77 council
council meeting
meeting
with the
with
the shows
shows security
security plan,
plan, as
as
well
as
with
the
sale
of
ammuniwell as with the sale of ammunition and
tion
and the
the presence
presence of
of restrictrestricted
handguns.
ed handguns.

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Rodeo association president re-elected

Shannon Claypool

By Jennifer Lang
Make it nine years
and counting for Shannon Claypool, who has
been re-elected president of the Cloverdale
Rodeo and Exhibition
Associations executive
committee.

Claypool, who was

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directors at the annual
general meeting March
8, has held the position
for nine years.
Its a lot of fun, a lot
of hours, he said.
Other longtime

volunteers have also

been re-elected to the
board: Penny Smythe,
will serve as first vice
president, Randy Miller
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Gerry Spielmacher was
chosen as treasurer.
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very excited. We have
a number of things
planned to mark this
important year and we
believe that 2016 will go
down as the best in our
history.
Rich Kitos, a 29year Vancouver Police
Department member
and experienced rodeo
competitor, has been
elected as a new board
member. Kitos is also
a Cloverdale Rodeo
volunteer.
In addition to Claypool, Smyth, Miller,
Spielmacher, and Kitos,
the 2016 Cloverdale
Rodeo Association
board of directors elected earlier this month
are: Cathy James,
George Siudut, Kelsey
Swantson, Bob Nielsen,
John Kageorge, Nicole
Reader and Surrey
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Children aged 12 and
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Animals and Easter

go hand in paw (or
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Benefit concert planned From the Heart

By Jennifer Lang
Organizers of an upcoming
country music concert in Cloverdale say theyve been moved to act
by the pluck and determination of
a young man who has refused to
give up his cancer fight.
From the Heart of Country
Never Give Up is a fundraiser featuring live performances by Country music star Rod Black, Jesse
Allen, FM, and special guest Trevor
Dennis.
The event is slated for Saturday,
April 2 at Shannon Hall, and all
proceeds will go directly to Brandon Durieuxs medical costs.
Brandon is a 24-year-old South
Surrey native and newlywed who is
undergoing treatment for leukemia
at a clinic in Texas, at enormous
personal expense.
The fundraising concert will include a raffle and silent auction
along with the music performances
by the Southern Row Records artists.
Organizer Lori Watson says
theyre looking for donations of
auction items and cash contributions to a gofundme campaign that
has been set up by the couple.
Remarkably, Watson has never
met Brandon Durieux nor has
headliner Rod Black, a country
singer known for the song Keepin
On.

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Brandon and Michelle Duriuex at MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston, Texas,

where Brandon is undergoing treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

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from my server at Cactus Club,
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time, she was on the phone talking
to her sister, who was with Black,
and he heard the story, too.
We both wanted to do something.
What initially started as plan for

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300 tickets left for the event, which
will be recorded and turned into
a video that will be available for
download by donation.
Meanwhile, there is promising
news out of Texas, where Michelle
Durieux is reporting that initial
treatments seem to be working.
A month and a half ago, Brandons primary doctor in Canada
told us that he was terminally ill,
Michelle writes in an update on
the gofundme page. Today, that
couldnt be farther from the truth. I
cant even begin to tell you all how
excited we are that this treatment is
working!
Last August, they received the
devastating news that Brandon had
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a rapidly-progressing cancer of the blood
and bone marrow.
When chemotherapy failed,
Brandon was put on a drug trial late last year. It seemed at first
things were improving, but in late

January, the couple was told by

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other treatment options.
Hes now being treated as part of
a drug trial at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, in Houston, TX. The
cost isnt covered by B.C.s Medical
Services Plan.
The last eight months of treatment have been long and difficult,
Michelle added.
Through it all, Brandon has
been nothing but brave, courageous, positive and strong, she
says. I am amazed at the strength
of my husband who inspires me
each and every day. He will never
give up or give in.
A fundraising goal of $250,000
has been set to help the couple cover medical costs at www.gofundme.
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By Nick Greenizan
A record number of teams will be
stepping on the ball diamond this
summer when Surrey hosts the Womens World Softball Championships.
The World Baseball Softball Federation has announced that 31 teams a
record number would be competing
at the international event, which is set
for July 15-24 at Softball City in the
South Surrey Athletic Park.
Among the 31 entries taking part
are a handful of countries who will be
familiar to local softball fans through
their past participation at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International
Championships including Canada,
the United States, Australia, Japan,
Chinese-Taipei and Cuba.
As well, a number of countries
will be taking part at womens world
championships for the first time
Brazil, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Israel,
Kenya, Pakistan, Peru, Serbia, Switzerland and Uganda.
We are thrilled to announce the
countries scheduled to participate,
said tournament chairman Greg
Timm.
This is just the beginning of many
exciting announcements of whats to
come to Surrey this July, as we host
this world-class event.
Japan will enter the tournament as
the two-time defending champions,
having won in 2014 (Haarlem, Neth-

erlands) and 2012 (Whitehorse).

The U.S. squad will also be among
the top contenders, having won nine
total womens world championships;
theyve finished with silver medals in
each of the last two tournaments.
Setting a record for participants
and introducing non-traditional softball countries to the sport has been
a goal of the organizing committee
since Surrey was awarded the event
bid back in 2013.
Timm led a contingent of organizers to the 2014 world championships
in the Netherlands, saying at the time
they were there to develop some relationships and explain to all countries, not just the traditional softball
powers, how they can qualify for the
2016 tournament.
Thirty umpires from 18 countries
were also appointed to the 2016 world
championships last week.
The tournament will also be hosting the Canadian Open Fastpitch
Futures Gold (U18A), Futures Select
(U18B), Showcase Gold (U16A), and
Showcase Select (U16B) divisions at
Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sunnyside Park.
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Sarup on the sideline
fence on a Newton soccer pitch.
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some words out, but his
father already has the
idea of whats coming.
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member of the Surrey
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More kids needed for next session

From previous page

The coaches are ready, says Samra.

Weve budgeted for uniforms and field times and
referees. Weve got everything ready to go, we just
dont have (enough) kids.
The club has BC Soccers permission to organize
games by skill level rather than age.
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