Cloverdale Reporter

Surrey South MLA Stephanie Cadieux (centre) delivers toys to Salish Secondary student volunteers in December, 2019. Cadieux argues that B.C. needs to bring in pay-equity legislation. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

OPINION: We need to do more to bridge the pay gap writes Cadieux

Stephanie Cadieux argues for stand-alone, pay equity legislation

  • Mar 6, 2020
Surrey South MLA Stephanie Cadieux (centre) delivers toys to Salish Secondary student volunteers in December, 2019. Cadieux argues that B.C. needs to bring in pay-equity legislation. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Walter van Halst (left) and his neighbour Rob Murray say cars hit incredibly high speeds along 63rd Avenue between 166th and 168th Streets in Cloverdale. (Photo Malin Jordan)

Cloverdale resident wants speeders bumped from his road

Lord Tweedsmuir teacher Walter van Halst says safety is number one concern

  • Feb 21, 2020
Walter van Halst (left) and his neighbour Rob Murray say cars hit incredibly high speeds along 63rd Avenue between 166th and 168th Streets in Cloverdale. (Photo Malin Jordan)
Michael Cameron (left), director of Indigenous initiatives for the Industry Training Authority, and Clara Morin Dal Col, president of Métis Nation British Columbia, sign an MOU to help “increase trades education and employment for Métis people in B.C.” (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Agreement signed to help more B.C. Metis get skilled trades jobs

New MOU will help to 'increase trades education and employment for Metis people in B.C.'

  • Feb 6, 2020
Michael Cameron (left), director of Indigenous initiatives for the Industry Training Authority, and Clara Morin Dal Col, president of Métis Nation British Columbia, sign an MOU to help “increase trades education and employment for Métis people in B.C.” (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Middle-weight Brandon Kim (left) and light middle-weight Ali Owainati will both feature in bouts for the Cloverdale Legion’s eighth annual Jim Gallagher Memorial Boxing Show Feb. 22. (Photos: Submitted)

Langley and Surrey boxers set to battle at Jim Gallagher Memorial Boxing Show in Cloverdale

Amateur fight night returns to the Cloverdale Legion for eighth annual event

  • Feb 5, 2020
Middle-weight Brandon Kim (left) and light middle-weight Ali Owainati will both feature in bouts for the Cloverdale Legion’s eighth annual Jim Gallagher Memorial Boxing Show Feb. 22. (Photos: Submitted)
Team Macdonald smiles after winning the gold medal game at the B.C. provincial wheelchair curling championships Feb. 2 (Photo: Submitted)

Team Macdonald wins B.C. wheelchair curling provincial title in Cloverdale

New champs will head to Quebec for Canadian championships April 25-30

  • Feb 4, 2020
Team Macdonald smiles after winning the gold medal game at the B.C. provincial wheelchair curling championships Feb. 2 (Photo: Submitted)
Beckam Crawford Skrypnyk hangs out with Sean Penn during filming in Winnipeg for the new movie “Flag Day.” (Photo: Submitted)

Cloverdale minor hockey player acts in new Sean Penn film

Surrey student Beckam Crawford Skrypnyk has acted in four films, several commercials

  • Feb 3, 2020
Beckam Crawford Skrypnyk hangs out with Sean Penn during filming in Winnipeg for the new movie “Flag Day.” (Photo: Submitted)
Skip Darryl Neighbour (left) plays against skip Bob Macdonald during the wheelchair curling provincial championships at Cloverdale Curling Club Feb. 1 (Photo: Malin Jordan)

2020 B.C. Wheelchair Curling Championships continue in Cloverdale

Video: Team Neighbour curls against Team Macdonald at the Cloverdale Curling Club Feb. 1

  • Feb 1, 2020
Skip Darryl Neighbour (left) plays against skip Bob Macdonald during the wheelchair curling provincial championships at Cloverdale Curling Club Feb. 1 (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Ride-hailing is now operating in B.C. Two companies have been granted permission to operate across the Lower Mainland and in Whistler, writes Frank Bucholtz. (File photo)

COLUMN: Ontario ride-hailing experience has implications for Surrey

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Ride-hailing is now operating in B.C. Two companies have been granted permission to operate across the Lower Mainland and in Whistler, writes Frank Bucholtz. (File photo)
Jim Foulkes says this tree, a King George Royal Oak planted circa 1939, need not be cut down to make way for the new Regent Road Elementary School on 74 Ave. in Clayton. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Surrey may lose another heritage tree

Surrey Schools confirm Royal Oak will be removed to make way for Regent Road Elementary

  • Jan 24, 2020
Jim Foulkes says this tree, a King George Royal Oak planted circa 1939, need not be cut down to make way for the new Regent Road Elementary School on 74 Ave. in Clayton. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Lynn Luo and the Fei Yan Dancing Group perform “Fantastic Mood” at the 2018 Lunar New Year festival. (Black Press File)

Fraser Valley Chinese Culture Association to host eighth annual Lunar New Year gala

Gala to be held Jan. 26 at Surrey's Bell Performing Arts Centre

  • Jan 21, 2020
Lynn Luo and the Fei Yan Dancing Group perform “Fantastic Mood” at the 2018 Lunar New Year festival. (Black Press File)
The Surrey-White Rock Community Engagement Society co-hosts a Chinese New Year celebration Jan. 15 as Annie Guo plays the Guzheng. Frank Bucholtz says the group is doing “excellent work in assisting newer Canadians to become more fully-engaged citizens and community members.” (Theresa Zhang photo)

Surrey-White Rock group serves as a bridge to Canadian society

Columnist Frank Bucholtz says helping new Canadians 'participate in the community is a great objective'

The Surrey-White Rock Community Engagement Society co-hosts a Chinese New Year celebration Jan. 15 as Annie Guo plays the Guzheng. Frank Bucholtz says the group is doing “excellent work in assisting newer Canadians to become more fully-engaged citizens and community members.” (Theresa Zhang photo)
Hundreds of Surrey and Langley business people attended the third-annual Clovies awards dinner in April 2018. This year’s Clovies are now open for nominations. The nomination deadline is Feb. 24. (Photo: Submitted)

Cloverdale Chamber now accepting nominations for their annual business excellence awards

The Clovie awards return April 23

  • Jan 14, 2020
Hundreds of Surrey and Langley business people attended the third-annual Clovies awards dinner in April 2018. This year’s Clovies are now open for nominations. The nomination deadline is Feb. 24. (Photo: Submitted)
Cloverdale resident Sharon Bazant holds her new book “Nine Years In Bangkok: Lessons Learned.” The book, she says, chronicles her journey of heart and mind as she struggles to survive in a foreign land. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Cloverdale author pens first book

Autobiography chronicles nearly a decade spent working in Bangkok

  • Jan 9, 2020
Cloverdale resident Sharon Bazant holds her new book “Nine Years In Bangkok: Lessons Learned.” The book, she says, chronicles her journey of heart and mind as she struggles to survive in a foreign land. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
John Aldag chats about his time in office and what’s next for him. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Former MP chats about Cloverdale – Langley City, politics, and his future

John Aldag sits down for an informal chat about his time in office

  • Jan 7, 2020
John Aldag chats about his time in office and what’s next for him. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
A deep sense of privacy exists within Japanese culture and that notion generally forbids photographing people in public. This charming wedding couple, however, agreed to make an exception at the temple in Nagano. (Photo: Ursula Maxwell-Lewis)

ADVENTURES: Japan’s courtesy, ofuro-style bathing, and snow monkeys

Columnist Ursula Maxwell-Lewis travels to Japan

A deep sense of privacy exists within Japanese culture and that notion generally forbids photographing people in public. This charming wedding couple, however, agreed to make an exception at the temple in Nagano. (Photo: Ursula Maxwell-Lewis)
Emergency crews attend an accident scene Dec. 16 in which a pedestrian was hit by a car on 188 Street. Colleen Meyer thinks 188 is a dangerous roadway. She’s been writing the City for years in an effort to get safety improvements implemented along the road. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Cloverdale resident speaks about what she says is a dangerous road

Colleen Meyer says she has warned Surrey City Hall about the dangers of traffic on 188 Street, but she says nothing's been done

  • Dec 20, 2019
Emergency crews attend an accident scene Dec. 16 in which a pedestrian was hit by a car on 188 Street. Colleen Meyer thinks 188 is a dangerous roadway. She’s been writing the City for years in an effort to get safety improvements implemented along the road. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Clayton’s carolling kids took in two wagons full of food items for the Surrey Food Bank Dec. 13. (Photo submitted)

Cloverdale kids fill two wagons full of food for Surrey Food Bank

Hazelgrove Elementary School students filled two wagons full of food for Surrey Food Bank

  • Dec 17, 2019
Clayton’s carolling kids took in two wagons full of food items for the Surrey Food Bank Dec. 13. (Photo submitted)
The Winter Ice Palace at Cloverdale Arena is always a popular activity. (Black Press file photo)

Cloverdale’s Winter Ice Palace to open Dec. 20

Annual event enters its 22nd year; draws skating enthusiasts from Surrey, Langley, and White Rock

  • Dec 16, 2019
The Winter Ice Palace at Cloverdale Arena is always a popular activity. (Black Press file photo)
A second woman has been struck by a car in Cloverdale today (Dec. 16). The first pedestrian was seriously injured and taken to hospital (pictured), but the second collision was fatal. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Cloverdale

Surrey RCMP say woman hit by a car at 2:15 p.m. Dec. 16

  • Dec 16, 2019
A second woman has been struck by a car in Cloverdale today (Dec. 16). The first pedestrian was seriously injured and taken to hospital (pictured), but the second collision was fatal. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Emergency crews attend an accident scene Dec. 16 in which a pedestrian was hit by a car. Police closed off the intersection of 188 Street and 56b Ave. to investigate. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Pedestrian hit by vehicle on 188 Street in Cloverdale

Surrey RCMP say woman hit by a car at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 16

  • Dec 16, 2019
Emergency crews attend an accident scene Dec. 16 in which a pedestrian was hit by a car. Police closed off the intersection of 188 Street and 56b Ave. to investigate. (Photo: Malin Jordan)