Articles on transit referendum, vote before May 26

Posted on May 20, 2015 by lryerson

As discussed at the May 6 FHCA meeting, two good articles on the Transit referendum:

Transit referendum: Sauder prof weighs pros and cons
can be found at
http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/News/2015/Q_and_A_Transit_referendum_How_should_I_vote

Barbara Yaffe: 10 reasons for a No vote in transit referendum
can be found at: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Barbara+Yaffe+reasons+vote+transit+referendum/10881573/story.html

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Minutes, FHCA meeting May 6 2015

Posted on May 20, 2015 by lryerson

FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES
May 6, 2015

President’s report
• Web site – www.fhca.ca
• Lindsay Ryerson, president
• FHCA is a volunteer organization – we volunteer our time to represent the community dealing with issues that affect our community such as safety, traffic, development
• The FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss issues that affect our community
• FHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community
• If you have problems in our community, please send your information to us and we will look into these issues (go to Contact Us on the fhca.ca website). This is our primary site to collect comments from residents about community issues so we know about them and can send them on to the City.
• If you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up. You will receive four notifications and four reminders of the upcoming meetings per year.

Treasurer’s report
• Financial statement – total account balance is $3738.32

Safety
RCMP update on safety and security – District Commander/ Sergeant Paul Reshaur – he can be reached at paul.reshaur@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
• If you don’t report crimes in Fraser Heights, there will be no record of them so police can’t track the criminals/hot spots of activity. Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number 604-599-0502 about any incidents, no matter how small they seem. You can also make reports using the new Surrey app called Surrey Request for emergency and non-emergency issues. This app has a link to the RCMP emergency and non-emergency numbers.
• Two representatives from the RCMP attended our meeting – Heather Paradis, our crime prevention coordinator (heather.paradis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca) and District Commander, Sergeant Paul Reshaur.
• Auto thefts – since January 1 to end of April – about 11 in FH
• Operation Hot Wheels – covert and overt police officers are using techniques to bring car theft down
• Car owners need to use deterrents to significantly reduce theft – keep car doors locked and windows up, remove items from glove compartment, leave nothing in your car and account for your keys (don’t leave them lying around), make sure your anti-theft device is turned on or if your car is older than 2007, use a club on your steering wheel. Set alarms. Some thieves will set off car alarms several times causing owner to turn them off then the thieves come back and steal car. Get good quality devices.
• Tips – thieves will steal change, empty bottles, chargers etc. – they break in hoping to find something more than what they can see. Don’t leave items in your car!!
• If you go on holidays, hide your car keys.
• Break-ins involving garages – thieves get in through garage (there were just a few in FH. Tip – remove garage door opener from vehicle – bring it inside when you leave your car or get a key fob opener to keep on key tag. Newer cars –garage opener codes can be programmed into car – don’t do that or thieves could get into your garage. Always make sure door between garage and your home is locked.
• Surrey RCMP website – visit it to get stats on crime for our area of District 2
• In May, the aboriginal Redd Alert gang hit several homes in FH mid-day. Drop the RCMP an email if you see or hear something about these types of crime. 5 homes, between 110 and 112 Aves in the vicinity of 163 St, were hit on one day.
• Police have worked with landlords to screen tenants, especially in the areas where criminals have been living.
• Mail theft – Fraser Heights has a higher number of community mail boxes hit – because there are more boxes here than in other areas of the City. Target teams have caught people in stolen cars with stolen mail. Thieves have even attached chains to the mailboxes and pulled them right off the bases.
• Thieves have gotten into a few of the new mailboxes. Canada Post is making it more difficult to break into them. Thieves are using big tools so report anyone having these tools (especially if they are hanging out in your neighbourhood) to 604-599-0502.
• Check your mailbox daily and try to empty your box soon after delivery. If you are on holidays, get a neighbour or family member to collect your mail. Switch to electronic statements / deposits. Report suspicious activity around or near mailboxes. Call Canada Post AND the RCMP to make reports.
• Canada post is gradually replacing the old mailboxes. The keys for the new boxes are very controlled – if a key gets stolen, they only have to rekey small # of boxes. It is an offence to possess a key if it is not yours.
• There have been many shootings in other areas of Surrey but not in our area. Bill Fordy has made it his mission to stop this – people involved in this are being named and their pictures are being shown in the media. Road blocks were set up in the areas where there were shootings. Lots of undercover police are involved in solving this problem. Help police survey the community – report any suspicious behaviours to them. These gang shootings have often been due to cultural/drug issues.

Development:
• City of Surrey’s East Fraser Heights Land Use Plan – for proposed new developments in Fraser Heights
• Parkview place – trees on property – arborist will review this situation and trees will meet specific density
• 160 St/104 Ave – for houses being built on this site, noise mitigation is a 6 foot wooden fence that residents will have to try to keep free from graffiti. Houses have triple glazed windows and better insulation etc. to help minimize noise from the #1 Highway. Developers must plant one additional tree per lot. Noise attenuation – the province has said they do not intend to extend the noise mitigation fencing to include these properties.
• Beautification – the strip of land between the new houses and 160 St is owned by the City. City needs to do tree planting and landscaping so fencing will not be as exposed as it is now and to make the entrance to Fraser Heights more attractive.
• There will be a new set of guidelines for future development of East Fraser Heights land (this area of FH is considered to be everything east of 172 Street). Don Luymes, manager of community planning from the Planning Department at the City of Surrey, gave a presentation to address this.
• A number of developers have approached the City about development in East FH. They have started assembling properties so they can go ahead with their plans. City planning staff got together a couple of months ago to plan and coordinate this. Council approved – 1st step is to do an environmental study. They’ll be doing a background baseline – creeks, ravines riparian, wild life movement, looking for good stands of conifers to protect. Mid June, the early results of this should be available and there will be a public meeting, possibly around Thurs June 25th. The City wants to meet with stake holders such as FHCA, Kindermorgan and other community groups prior to summer. Over the summer, Planning will lay out appropriate land uses, density and possibly a site for another Elementary school..
• Density – vast majority will be single family homes but may have some town houses – that would be closer to the townhouse/condo development around 176 St (Hwy 17)/#1 Hwy.
• Transition between new development and existing residents will be taken into consideration. Some areas may be resistant to development while other areas may be willing to sell.
• NCP – neighbourhood concept plans – no current development for the large acre properties as they have no services and are on septic.
• With the City coordinating the development, items such as parks, schools, sports fields etc. will be addressed as they can be missed when there is peace-meal development.
• Multifamily dwellings have already approved in East FH as some sites would be very challenging to put roads and services for single family dwellings (e.g. along 100th Ave). It also may make more sense to put in townhouses closer to the Port Kells industrial area.
• Large property 172 to 173 Streets and 103 Ave – this is a huge parcel and a park could possibly go there??
• Along 100th – offers have been made by Mosaic homes. People are willing to sell. Developer backed out of this as crystal meth house had not been cleaned up. Community Horizons and the Katzie 1st nations have applied to develop this area. City is looking at a more comprehensive plan to blend these developments together.
• Some parts may not redevelop due to value of the property
• Commercial development was approved at the townhouse/condo complex at 176 and Hwy #1 but it probably won’t be constructed until more people move into the townhouses.
• 180A – there currently is a walkway there, so that area would continue to be zoned for single family dwellings. Pattern already set so City will keep to that.
• Land use concept – it is not zoning – it makes it more likely that development will follow a plan and not build 4 storey housing in East FH. It is unlikely a development of that type would get support of City staff.
• There will be no additional high school – FH Secondary just got expanded. School district can apply to change boundaries so that students might have to go to another secondary school. Bothwell Elementary is under capacity so it could take children from these areas once they are developed.
• 2011 census – FH had the largest proportion of youth in any census area but doesn’t have that any more. Now Clayton has the largest proportion of youth. FH is cresting and will start to decline. As families “Age in place”, it was stated that FH shouldn’t need additional capacity at the high school.
• Where Golden Ears connector joins Golden Ears way, housing density could possibly be higher.
• 164 St/104 Ave – this area has smaller lots with big homes. – 13.4 metres wide lots. Developers took down the big trees. Very few homes have the 18 metre frontages that were once the norm. Most people can’t afford this anymore so the houses often have suites in basements.
• 154 St/104 Ave – One resident wondered why the City did not put in a park at this location. We were told that FH has balanced # parks. Density will increase along 104 Ave with mixed use development (shops on bottom and housing on top). The Pattison development on the north-east corner of 104 Ave/156 Street will have underground parking under most of the shops. Creek and parts to north will be coming into City ownership.
• Surrey Bend Park – this will be a low impact park. Trail development will be minimal as it is in a sensitive ecosystem. Tynehead has lots of areas for Recreation but Surrey Bend will not.
• Glenwood Park area – the complaint was that people had more than one suite. It is illegal to have more than one suite so inform bylaws to enforce this. BC building code does not permit 2 suites.
• First open house on the land development is tentatively planned for June 25. It will be advertised in newspapers and if people live very close to the areas being developed, they will get information in the mail. It will be Sept before any proposals are available. At that time, the FHCA will get an email that can be sent out.

Traffic issues:
• Transit referendum
• Benefit – easier to get around
• Transit light rail running down 104 Ave. Transit is trying to identify parallel routes to 104 so it won’t limit car traffic on 104. Benefits of light rail – may not need 2nd car to get around.
• Options being explored for light rail include using 105 Ave (currently it is a discontinuous road) – or widen 100th Ave. 104th Ave is too congested to remove any lanes of traffic from that route.
• Will post two balanced articles as to yes/no to vote for transit referendum on our website – deadline for vote is May 26. Residents south of the Fraser disproportionately benefit from this – we have to find a way to get out of cars. Get educated and vote.
• Around Pacific Academy – currently, a multi-use pathway is being installed. It will be lit for bicycles and pedestrians. A new sewer line is going in at the same time.
• The City is also working on Daly Road at the same time.
• Rail whistle cessation – there was an email sent to councillor Judy Villeneuve – information was forwarded to engineering dept to set up meeting with railroad. Meeting still hasn’t taken place. FHCA will follow up. Nassar Hozar from our community has a meeting on Friday, May 8th at 11:30 with Amrik Virk, MLA. Objective is to control time and number of whistles from railway yards. The tonnage being transported and number trains keeps increasing.
• 160 Street widening from 96 to 103 Avenues – construction will be ongoing from now to June 2016.
• Bus stops on 104th Ave between 160 to 168 Streets – Translink stated no pullouts required. Pedestrian crosswalks – Translink will monitor to see if they are warranted between 160 and 168 streets.
• Intersection of 104/164 – investigated and stats of accidents was low so no action at this intersection.
• A “No airbrakes” sign was requested for trucks going north down the hill (176 St/Hwy 17). There is a similar sign on Hwy 1 heading west before Port Mann bridge. This will now will be reviewed and a sign could be installed
• City will be building a roundabout at the intersection of 156 Street and 108 Ave. Heading west along 108 from 156 Street will be a multi-use pathway that will continue along Fraser Heights Greenway (formerly 154 Street) to 110 Ave to be completed by spring 2016.

Members Concerns/Announcements:
• TransMountain pipeline routing – It is slated to be parallel to Golden Ears connector – running along Daly road and to 96 Ave. A 10 meter swath will be removed, 5 meters on either side of the pipeline. Right now, this foliage provides noise/visual mitigation from the trains and SFPR. Transmountain noted that since the pipeline does not make noise, why replace the trees? However, noise levels from the train and road will now be much higher due to the removal of foliage by Transmountain.
• This was our last meeting before summer break. The next meeting will be in Sept. – info will be on the fhca.ca website when known
• A safety issue was raised – In the morning, when there is a lot of traffic heading north on 176 (Hwy 17) to turn left (west) at 104 Ave, the turning lane is not long enough to accommodate all those wishing to turn left. A lot of this traffic is going to Pacific Academy. The big concern was that trucks were coming over the peak of the hill at high speeds and with cars stopped in their lane on the downslope (due to the left turn lane being full), the trucks might not realize the cars are stopped until too late and could barrel into them. The left turn lane needs to be extended and the turning light may also have to be increased. Response – TI Corp has cameras in that area and they are supposed to monitor the length the lights are on. Write or send an email to the City to see how this problem can be addressed.
• Glenwood Park duck pond – At the entrance to this duck pond, there are mutiple signs in front of the pond so residents can’t see the pond or the rhododendrons that were planted there. The posted signs were for no feeding ducks, no skating, the name of the park, no fishing. The pond is so full of leaves and needs to be cleaned out. Residents were encouraged to write City hall about this.
• Improvements to 156 Street north of the proposed roundabout at 108 Ave/156 Street. There has been an ongoing request to fix 156 Street between 108 Ave and 112 Ave. No success yet. The City is waiting for property to be developed along that street and have the developers pay for it.
• Glenwood Crescent East – speed bump petition – Drivers avoid 168/164 Streets due to speed bumps on those routes. A month ago, a little boy was hit, his leg was broken and he was dragged by the car. Residents of that area want speed mitigation. Traffic can be really bad around school in/out times. Paul commented – unless there is a high volume of traffic combined with multiple accidents, there probably won’t be a lot of traffic surveillance done there. It is usually done on major routes. When people complain, RCMP listen and may come take a look. Different traffic calming methods could be used – such as narrowing the streets with bump outs. Call non-emergency line and ask to speak to traffic services.
• Canada Post – hand delivery – CP moving forward to using Superboxes in areas where there has been hand delivery.
• FHCA Executive will have one more meeting before summer. Residents in attendance at this meeting were asked if they wanted to become a member or director? Anyone reading the minutes is also welcome to become a member or join the group of directors. We meet 5 times during the year (apart from the 4 Community meetings).

Next Meeting will be in September 2015 – date to be announced.

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Minutes, February 12 2015 meeting

Posted on March 9, 2015 by lryerson

FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES
February 12, 2015

President’s report
• Web site – www.fhca.ca
• Lindsay Ryerson, President
• FHCA is a volunteer organization – we volunteer our time to represent the community
• The FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss issues that affect our community
• FHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community
• If you have problems in our community, please send your information to us and we will look into these issues (go to Contact Us on the fhca.ca website). This is our primary site to collect comments from residents about community issues so we know about them and can send them on to the City.
• If you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up. You will receive four notifications and four reminders of the upcoming meetings per year.

Treasurer’s report
• Financial statement – total account balance is $3,718.47

RCMP update on safety and security – District Commander/ Sergeant Paul Reshaur – he can be reached at paul.reshaur@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
• If you don’t report crimes in Fraser Heights, there will be no record of them so police can’t track the criminals/hot spots of activity. Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number 604-599-0502 about any incidents, no matter how small they seem. You can also make reports using the new Surrey app called Surrey Request for emergency and non-emergency issues. This app has a link to the RCMP emergency and non-emergency numbers.
• Two representatives from the RCMP attended our meeting – Heather Paradis, our crime prevention coordinator (heather.paradis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca) and Corporal Bryan Tepper (bryan.tepper@rcmp-grc.gc.ca) (who has filled in for Sergeant Paul Reshaur when he has been unable to attend). Please note – Bryan was being transferred to the White Rock detachment so this was his last time attending our meetings. Many thanks to Bryan for all the information he’s provided us with.
• The 9 Break and Enters (B&Es) in FH in January were scattered throughout FH, mainly from 160 to 168 Streets. We are part of District 2 which has had a lower crime rate than most of the rest of Surrey.
• Whalley/Newton area has had the most B & Es in Surrey
• The Red Alert gang has been causing the most havoc – they look for houses with no one home and are especially looking for jewelry and cash. Warning – do not keep large amounts of these in your homes). This gang does not worry about alarms as they are able to get in and out in minutes.
• Commercial B&Es – only 2 in FH in January
• There had been a lot of criminal activity around 174 St and 104 Ave in the past few weeks. The residents were trying to get a Block Watch set up
• Commissionaires are now spread throughout the City. Every Fri/Sat they patrol the whole of District 2, especially the Guildford area, and they also come to FH. They have been patrolling behind the Esso gas station and have reported illicit activity.
• Quite a few arrests were made Dec to Jan (about 15 to 16) but, unfortunately, these criminals don’t stay in jail for long before they are back on the streets.
• Mailbox thefts have been happening all over Surrey – the number is way up but it is lower in FH than elsewhere in Surrey. Remember to pick up mail every day so there won’t be anything in the box to steal, should they break into your mailbox. If residents go on holidays, get Canada Post to put a hold on your mail so mail won’t be delivered to your box but will be kept at the depot.
• Wherever possible, switch to electronic mail/banking
• If you were expecting mail that didn’t show up, check with sender to see if and when it was sent.
• Canada Post is trying to solve the problem by installing the newer mailboxes.
• Most thefts are overnight. Get to know when your mail is delivered, and pick it up as soon after delivery as possible.
• There are some PO boxes at local Post Office depots – for a monthly fee, you can get your mail delivered there
• If you are expecting a new credit card, pick it up at your bank, don’t have it delivered
• The post office has stated that some people empty their boxes once a week –the thieves break into the whole community mailbox looking for boxes like this.
• There have been cases where the entire mailboxes were yanked out of their footings and taken away by thieves to break into elsewhere.
• If you notice your mailbox has been compromised, remember to report to Canada Post as well as to the RCMP by either phoning the non-emergency number or reporting it online. Matthew at Nina Grewal’s office also keeps track of the mailbox thefts and passes this information onto Canada Post.
• There was a request to post pictures of criminals in the local papers. The RCMP used to do this with the most wanted criminals but have not done so for a few years. If you’d like to see the return of the most wanted criminals, write a letter to Supt Bill Fordy – he will respond. The more people that request this, the more likely the mug shots will return.
• Transition homes – there was/is only 1 in FH – no real problems reported from it yet
• Surrey has a High Risk Location Task Force that investigates these homes to see if any bylaws are broken. If they have been, Bylaws will shut them down. The Court costs, bylaw infraction costs, nuisance costs etc. are charged to landlords/owners via their taxes.
• Mike Starchuk, City council member, attended our meeting. He explained that a bylaw is being developed so that all these homes have to be registered in Victoria. A Business license will be required and these residences must comply with fire department regulations. A lot of these homes are good. Mike said we want the number of homes to reflect our population, not be a dumping ground for the other Cities’ populations.
• 5 people attending tonight’s meeting had suffered theft from their cars and/or their cars had been stolen (sometimes to be used for further crime). There is more theft from cars than car theft. The thieves walk through neighbourhoods and try all the car doors. If unlocked, they rifle through the cars and take whatever they can find.
• Don’t leave any valuables in your car (take them into your house with you or put them in your trunk). Do not even leave small pocket change as it is an enticement for the thieves. Put a sign in car that there are no valuables in car (Heather Paradis had a brochure that folded out with a sign “all valuables have been removed”). Some people leave their glove boxes open and empty.
• Theft of autos – down in FH but it is up in every other area – there were 10 in FH. Most of them had no antitheft devices. Honda Civics or higher-end cars (especially those brought here from elsewhere were the cars most frequently stolen.
• Anything vehicle made in 2002 or earlier is the most susceptible to being stolen. Get a good immobilizer to protect your vehicles.
• Check your license plates regularly to make sure they are your plates as thieves may take them from your car to put on stolen vehicles then switch the plates so your vehicle gets the plates from the stolen vehicle (which is usually a similar make of car).
• Don’t warm your car up or leave your car running with keys hanging in the ignition.
• You can keep a photocopy of your insurance papers in your car with address etc. blacked out and keep the originals in your trunk. If you leave the originals in the car, the thieves then will have your address, know you are not at home and can break into your house (especially if the garage opener is also in the car).

Development:
• 15560 109 Ave – The FHCA wrote a letter to City Planning regarding the protection of trees on this property
• 15685 106A Ave
• 16540 and 16582 Parkview Place
• 16609 102
• 16616 Parkview Place
• Most of these development applications are requesting increased density – if anyone has concerns, they can email City Planning

Traffic issues:
• CN noise – in the yard and the yard heading east – whistles at 104 Ave, 179 St and 182A st, and soon at 177A street
• Noise from the rail yard is amplified throughout FH as the east end on a hillside is an amphitheatre
• Intersection 108/156 – roundabout/lights – open house 2 months ago and community input. No strong opposition so appears that is what they’ll go with. Lead engineer is currently away. Land acquisition issue but is being re-evaluated – just minor acquisition. Those people have not been approached yet.

Members Concerns/Announcements:
• 168 Street/108 Ave – why is there no sidewalk? It was noted that the developers usually address that while doing a building project. Once the houses have been built, there is less chance of getting it done. Write the City about this issue as they may be able to address it.
• How often does City repave the roads (104 Ave needs to be fixed)? Every time developers put in houses, the road had to be dug up to install sewers. This has caused 104 Ave to have spots that are lower than the road – like reverse speed bumps.
• No further information has been published regarding the commercial development at 104 Ave and 156 Street that will include a Save On Foods
• There is no pull-off lane for buses heading east bound on 104 Ave so this can back traffic up. It is also a safety issue for the passengers getting off the buses. The lighting around that area is quite poor and it is difficult to see pedestrians at nighttime. The FHCA is investigating, and meeting with the City on this item with the goal of having proper bus stops built and lighting added.
• It was reported that there has been a 15% increase in traffic on 104 Ave due to the South Perimeter Road – need traffic calming/stop signs?
• Something needs to be done at the intersection of 104 Ave and 164 Street. It is only a matter of time before there are fatalities there. A very serious T-bone accident occurred a few days before the meeting. Pedestrians take their lives in their hands to cross 104 Ave at 156 Street.
• Residents would like the ditch filled in at the entrance to Northview Park (on 156 Street between 110 and 111). Vehicles belonging to residents across the street are parking at the entrance to the park and along 156 Street on the west side where the ditch is, making the road very narrow.

Next Meeting will be Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m.

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Public input on intersection at 108 Ave and 156 St – Monday Nov 24, 6:30 pm

Posted on November 21, 2014 by lryerson

The City of Surrey would like public input as part of our analysis of the traffic control at 108 Avenue and 156 Street. As a resident of the Fraser Heights Community, you are invited to attend the 108 Avenue & 156 Street Intersection Control Public Information Session. Please feel free to invite any other resident or road user who you believe may have an interest in the traffic operation at this intersection to attend.

 

Place: Date: Time:
Fraser Heights Recreation Centre
Multi-Purpose Room 3
10588 – 160th Street		 Monday,
November 24, 2014		 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

6:45 p.m. – Presentation

7:15 p.m. – Comments/Question

The purpose of the Information Session is to provide an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the three proposed traffic control devices:

  • All-Way Stop;
  • Roundabout; and
  • Traffic Signal.

Members of the public will be given a presentation by City staff and then provided an opportunity for comments and questions.

Further information may be obtained by calling the Engineering Department at 604-598-7915, by visiting the Engineering Department at Surrey City Hall, or by e-mailing ARezazadah@Surrey.ca.

 

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Contact information from November 12, 2014 meeting

Posted on November 20, 2014 by lryerson

1)      Link to Planning Report on the proposed 156/104 commercial development:

http://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7913-0189-00.pdf

Residents can send comments to:

–          Shawn Low, City planner: SMLow@surrey.ca

–          Paul Meloche, Overwaitea Food Group representative, Langley  604-888-1213

2)      Underpass from 110 Ave under part of Hwy 1 then over the main part of Hwy 1 to 152nd Street – this is slated for potential closure due to maintenance costs for lights being smashed and graffiti on walls.  If you use this walkway regularly and want it to stay, email Douglas McLeod at City of Surrey at transportation@surrey.ca

 

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Minutes

Posted on November 19, 2014 by lryerson

FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES

November 12, 2014

President’s report

  • Web site – www.fhca.ca
  • Lindsay Ryerson, President
  • FHCA is a volunteer organization – we volunteer our time to represent the community
  • The FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss issues that affect our community
  • FHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community
  • If you have problems in our community, please send your information to us and we will look into these issues (go to Contact Us on the fhca.ca website).  This is our primary site to collect comments from residents about community issues so we know about them and can send them on to the City.
  • If you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up.  You will receive four notifications and four reminders of the upcoming meetings per year.

Treasurer’s report

  • Financial statement – total account balance is $3,968.84

RCMP update on safety – District Commander/ Sergeant Paul Reshaur – he can be reached at paul.reshaur@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

  • If you don’t report crimes in Fraser Heights, there will be no record of them so police can’t track the criminals/hot spots of activity.  Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number 604-599-0502 about any incidents, no matter how small they seem.  You can also make reports using the new Surrey app called Surrey Request for emergency and non-emergency issues.  This app has a link to the RCMP emergency and non-emergency numbers.
  • Three representatives from the RCMP came to our meeting – Heather Paradis, our crime prevention coordinator (heather.paradis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca), Corporal Bryan Tepper (bryan.tepper@rcmp-grc.gc.ca) (who fills in for Sargent Paul Reshaur) and Corporal Jaz Bedi (jaz.bedi@rcmp-grc.gc.ca)
  • Bryan said residential and commercial B & Es are down in numbers in FH
  • Methods of reporting criminal activity – call the RCMP  emergency or non-emergency line/office, online, texting for hearing impaired, phone app – Surrey Request
  • Report any lamp standards that have the plates missing, thieves take the plate off and come back another time to remove the wire inside
  • Heather provided us with tips for winter time:

a)     Keep your house lit if you are going away and put the radio on.

b)     Pedestrians – wear lighter colours and reflective tape/jacket when walking

c)      While driving, watch for pedestrians as they can be hard to see

d)     When at an intersection, make eye contact with driver/pedestrian

e)      Household – keep lights on outside or use a motion sensor – make sure the lights are up high so they can’t be unscrewed – handouts about lighting available from RCMP

f)        When you go shopping, don’t leave parcels in your vehicle or don’t put items in your car and go back into the stores – people are watching you.  If you have to put parcels in your car, put them in the trunk when no one is watching or move your car to another spot.  Don’t leave valuables in vehicles (even suction cup on window)

g)     Bring your car insurance papers in at night time so others can’t get your personal info. You can photocopy your insurance papers with the pertinent info blacked out and keep original copy in the trunk.

  • “The Club”s are being offered to vehicles older than 2000 – they will be available at Guildford Mall on Nov 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (as supplies last) or you can go to the RCMP office
  • Trim hedges around your house so they are not overgrown and there is a good site line to the neighbours’ houses
  • Mail theft –clear your boxes daily.  Switch to electronic mail for financial information such as bank statements etc.
  • You can get Canada Post to hold your mail, for a small fee, when you go on holidays
  • There is a group home along 100th Ave for mentally challenged people – this is a City issue and they have rules as to how many can dwell in the house
  • Grow ops – this has been an ongoing problem – fire inspections help shut them down

Development:

  • New shopping mall will be built at 156 St and 104 Ave (North/East corner).  Access to and from the mall will be from 156 St and 104 Ave
  • The City has approved the zoning of this so construction could start at any time
  • Project by Overwaitea food group (Jim Pattison group, which also owns Nesters)- they will have the main anchor store but the other businesses have not yet been identified
  • There will be an inside court – above ground parking – about 30% of the parking.  The other 70% of the parking will be off 105 Ave and will be underground
  • There will be 6 bus spots for layovers – eventually, this should tie in with future transit
  • This plaza is to serve Fraser Heights and mixed high density along 104 Ave
  • The creek to the north of the area will be turned into a park along the creek and benches and bushes will be installed
  • Trucks will use 157 Street to unload and service the businesses in this complex
  • Developer must install a traffic light at 157 Street and 104 Ave – this would allow students to cross to Harold Bishop and vehicles to exit heading eastbound on 104 Ave
  • This plaza is zoned as commercial C8 which can allow a liquor store but since there cannot be 2 liquor stores within a kilometre of each other, the one at Guildford may be within that Km and so one cannot be built
  • The 337 bus stop at 156 St will remain but there will be room for more buses.
  • No traffic predictions have been made so it is not known how this might affect FH traffic heading into and out of FH
  • Entrances:  104 Ave – right in and right out (heading west on 104),   156 – right in right out (if heading north on 156) and left in (if heading south on 156)
  • Largest store is approx. 40,000 – about 4 times the size of Nesters.  Second building will be about 20,000
  • There will be entrances from the interior parking lot as well as from 156 St and 104 Ave
  • If you have concerns, send them to the Overwaitea group at 19855 – 92A Ave, Langley, B.C. V1M 3B6, phone 604-888-1213 or email customer_service@owfg.com
  • 154 St/104 Ave – the Pattison group owns this land and there will be high density condos and apartments once plaza goes in (in area of Bianca’s Liquidation Store)

Traffic issues:

  • Underpass from 110 Ave under part of Hwy 1 then over the main part of Hwy 1 to 152nd Street – this is slated for potential closure due to maintenance costs for lights being smashed and graffiti on walls.  If you use this walkway regularly, email Douglas McLeod at City of Surrey at transportation@surrey.ca .  If you don’t email/phone, this underpass may be permanently closed.
  • Translink Faresaver tickets/passes will be sold at Rexall (108 Ave/160 St) in the very near future.
  • Request for an extension of the 337 bus service to go down 104 Ave and do a loop by new development at Barnston/176 was denied as it was stated the population density was not high enough to warrant this extension
  • The paved weigh scale pull out on Hwy 1 will be used for a mobile weigh station that will be brought in periodically
  • Light rail vs Skytrain – There has been a slight preference for LRT which would come to 104 Ave/156 St.  If Skytrain was built, it would only go down Fraser Hwy from the existing line and would not really benefit FH residents
  • Traffic light or roundabout or 4 way stop at 156 Street/108 Ave – Please attend an Open House information session at Fraser Heights Recreation Centre on Monday Nov 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be a presentation at 6:45 p.m.  The City is looking for residents’ feedback in regards to that intersection

Members Concerns/Announcements:

  • Whistle cessation in FH – this has been a difficult issue to deal with, especially to get statistics from CN e.g., number of trains going through, weight of trains etc.  Number of whistles at crossings and reduction of noise in the yards between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. has been requested but no action has been seen yet.
  • 176 St and 104 Ave – cannot turn right on red light (get ticketed if do that).  That was a new change so it will probably not change in the near future.  Could be potential accident with trucks as they are coming at 70 or 80 kph so would take them longer to stop.  Those heading south on Hwy 17 may be at high speed while traveling through the intersection.  Request was for a right turn light when those heading north on 176/17 have the advanced green light for their left turn.
  • 160 St overpass heading south then turning right when people want to go to Guildford – there is only one lane to turn left onto 104 Ave as the other lane is for buses and those going onto the freeway eastbound.  Residents complained they had to sit through several lights to get through this intersection.  They were advised to write to Surrey transportation@surrey.ca .  Please email your comments as the City does take notice of these complaints.  Include your name, phone number and address.  A written record lasts longer than a phone call.
  • The pond at 104 Ave and Fraser Glen is being destroyed by a beaver/beavers – the pond has been designated a natural area and the beaver arrived there with the Hwy 1 expansion.  If the beaver is relocated, it will come back as they are very smart.  Since this is a natural area, the City won’t do anything about it.
  • 104 Ave was widened at168 St, at Glenwood Crescent and at 160 Street.  With the new construction of houses at 104 Ave/164 St, 104 may also be widened there
  • By Calvary Church, there is a lot of land, but the street has not been widened

 

Next Meeting will be Thursday, February 12, 2015 in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m.

 

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Minutes, September 18, 2014 meeting

Posted on October 7, 2014 by lryerson

FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES

September 18, 2014

President’s report

  • Web site – www.fhca.ca
  • Lindsay Ryerson, President
  • FHCA is a volunteer organization – we volunteer our time to represent the community
  • The FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss issues that affect our community
  • FHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community
  • If you have problems in our community, please send your information to us and we will look into these issues (go to Contact Us on the fhca.ca website).  This is our primary site to collect comments from residents about community issues so we know about them and can send them on to the City.
  • If you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up.  You will receive four notifications and four reminders of the upcoming meetings per year.

Treasurer’s report

  • Financial statement – total account balance is $4,330.28

RCMP update on safety – District Commander/ Sergeant Paul Reshaur (he can be reached at paul.reshaur@rcmp-grc.gc.ca)

  • If you don’t report crimes in Fraser Heights, there will be no record of them so police can’t track the criminals/hot spots of activity.  Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number 604-599-0502 about any incidents, no matter how small they seem.  You can also make reports using the new Surrey app called Surrey Request for emergency and non-emergency issues.  This app has a link to the RCMP emergency and non-emergency numbers.
  • The Community Constable program – these officers are not armed at present – they deal with community issues, crime prevention, residential problems – grow ops/crack shacks etc.
  • Heather Paradis is our new crime prevention coordinator.  She is Marlene Drozda’s replacement.  You can contact her at heather.paradis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
  • Corporal Bryan Tepper (bryan.tepper@rcmp-grc.gc.ca) fills in for Seargent Paul Reshaur
  • SFPR – there were 76 accidents at 96 Ave and 176 St last year (reasons may be due to the hill, different speeds on each of those roads and the fact that there are lots of lanes).  There were no stats available yet on accidents on the SFPR portion that runs through Fraser Heights – it has only been open since Dec 2013
  • ICBC contact Karen Klein – contact her at karen.klein@icbc.com
  • Theft from auto – this is often not reported.  Please note, even small incidents need to be reported so police can track where crime is being committed and look for patterns.
  • Speeding – The City of Surrey has bought more speed reading boards and there is a volunteer Speed Watch group that sets these up around the City to monitor speed.
  • Neighbourhood liaison now has a licence plate reader that will notify the car owner/driver if there are issues with the car/driver/uninsured drivers etc.
  • Observe it Report it – Please make a police report even for minor things such as someone is wandering around your neighbourhood and they don’t look like they belong.  Police would rather look into this than find out later that the person broke into several cars/houses.
  • Police collect this data and it can help pinpoint the hotspot areas and target them.  You can text or call 911 if important or call the non-emergency number (listed above).  There’s also a link to both numbers on the Surrey app – Surrey Request)
  • Crime in the FH area can be viewed on the RCMP web site.  These stats are publically available to district 2 (Guildford area).
  • FH is not a crime hotspot for Surrey as it is mostly residential, there is not a lot of transportation, it is isolated and people coming here usually come for a reason
  • Robberies – There were 3 in July to Aug and 3 from Jan to June.  Unreported robberies cannot be counted in these stats (please report even minor incidences)
  • Disturbances – maybe a dozen for last few months
  • Drug offences – 2 for summer months
  • There were 4 break and enters in the commercial area of 108 Ave/160 St during Jul/Aug (they occurred after hours)
  • There was a cluster of residential break and enters in the area of 160 to 164 Streets and 112 to 104 Aves.  The Red Alert gang from Winnipeg have done a lot of them – mostly aboriginal males.  They watch houses and when they see you pulling out of your driveway, they might go up and ring your doorbell.  If no one is home, they will attempt to break in through your rear sliding door or a rear window (often unlocked windows or doors, especially in the summer).  Best recourse is to make sure your windows/doors are locked – use metal bars or wood dowels in track.  Leave your lights on outside your house.
  • Have a motion sensor light installed.  They are good if they are installed in high places so they can’t be reached to unscrew them.
  • The Red Alert has targeted certain ethnic groups who keep jewelry/cash at home.
  • A number of new crime analysts have been hired to find patterns and MOs.
  • Robberies usually occurred in the late afternoon on weekdays (4 till 8 pm)
  • If your vehicle is broken into, your garage opener can be used to gain access to your house.  Make sure your garage door to your house is locked.
  • In one area, residents reported several thefts on a Sunday early morning (about 4 a.m.) – plastic flower pots, lawn furniture etc.   One car was broken into twice on a weekend
  • Watch for people on foot casing your neighbourhood.  They often come with backpacks and check house and car door handles and take items that are loose in the cars (such as chargers, holders for iPods etc.)
  • Theft from auto has been a scourge all over the City this year (cluster in Tynehead Park – 12 in last 2 months).  Don’t leave any valuables in car (even minor change), GPS – don’t leave your holder on the car window, wipe off the suction cup  mark, leave your glove box open, windows up, park your vehicles in the garage.  If they are parked on the street, park under street lights and lock your doors.  Nine out of ten times, the thieves are addicts looking for drugs/money.   ICBC hands out clubs to older vehicles that are the most targeted by thieves
  • FH population is about 25,000.  The total population for District 2 is around 100,000
  • There is a Website that all police officers can go to – if they have video surveillance from a crime, they’ll post that info on the site.
  • There is a bait car parked at Guildford
  • Commissionaires – community safety patrols start patrolling tonight (Sept 18/14)
  • If there are problem residences in your area, call as the City/RCMP will work with bylaws, fire dept etc. to shut them down.

Mailbox break-ins:

  • Please clear your mail from your box every day when you come home.  The break-ins usually occur during the night.  When the boxes have had the bait mail planted, it was found that many boxes had days or weeks’ worth of mail that hadn’t been picked up.
  • Mail thefts – Canada Post deals with this – postal inspectors keep track of where thefts are happening (big cluster last month NE of 104 Ave/168 St (Community Super boxes).  New boxes being installed in areas where break-ins have been occurring.  Make sure you clean out your mail daily.  Please let RCMP know if people hanging around boxes or if there are unmarked vans near the mail boxes.  Report those licence plate numbers to the RCMP so they can check to see why the person is there.
  • Rather than use the mail for banking, do as much of that as possible electronically so thieves can’t steal that information.
  • Security access line for Canada Post – call  1-855-229-6025 (also call RCMP)

Update on final Trans Mountain Pipeline routing through Fraser Heights (released August 2014)

  • If you are concerned, and this will affect you negatively, band together with neighbours and send your emails to info@transmountain.com
  • Area along 181 St east of 176 St (pipeline will run through a Surrey Park))
  • 158 St to 168 St – pipeline runs along the bank down to the SFPR, will be close to residences in this area.
  • A swath of about 10 meters needs to be cleared over pipeline so trees that have provided noise mitigation may have to be removed.  Trans Mountain is looking at how to remove as few trees as possible.
  • The pipeline will rise to top of bank between 164 to 157A Street.  Along 181 St, it will run along the top of a Surrey Bike path – tree removal will cause loss of noise mitigation for road and trains
  • Trans Mountain is willing to look into mitigating the noise for residents
  • Wildlife habitat  – Trans Mountain has responded to information requests about the environmental impact (will run through Surrey Bend)
  • The pipeline runs very close to the Fraser River and Trans Mountain is dealing with mitigation of possible spills that could leach into river and how shock and vibration from the railroad will affect the pipeline

Links – https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2450830&objAction=browse&viewType=1

  • The pipeline will be sending different types of oil through in batches and a cleanser between these batches.

Traffic issues:

  • Express 555 bus from Carvolth Exchange Station in Langley to Braid Station in New Westminster is now stopping in Fraser Heights (there are bus shelters/stops on the HOV ramps to the #1 Hwy off 156 St.  Reports have been received that the bus comes full from Langley so during rush hour, it isn’t servicing Surrey – people are waiting to get on that bus – Translink is working on putting extra buses on this route so instead of every 10 minutes, it could run every 7.5 minutes
  • Local impact – are people parking on residential streets as a “park and ride” (count was done before stops were put in and this situation will be monitored to see if becomes a problem)
  • Roundabout at 156 St and 108 Ave vs Traffic light – Engineering wants more public input about this intersection.  They will be talking to PAC at Dogwood once school is back in session.  If you use this intersection and want to give your opinion and reasons for or against either traffic light or roundabout or contact transportation@surrey.ca,
  • Better signage has been requested for the 160th overpass in regards to #1 Hwy and 104 access
  • 104/ 170A (pedestrian crosswalk) – cars don’t stop for it.  There was a full survey to the blocks on either side of the crosswalk about 4 months ago – no further discussion – for continuing issues with this intersection (e.g., a request for a stop light / roundabout), please email the city – the more emails they get about the same situation, they will take notice of that site and it is more likely there will be action
  • Highway 15 (176 St) accidents coming down the hill to 104 Ave from Hwy 1 – It wasn’t known if this was a Ministry of Transport issue, a design flaw or construction error?
  • Noise mitigation as result of Jake brakes coming down the hill – the Ministry has installed excessive noise reduction signs on the hill but it is at the discretion of driver for safety as to whether they use the jake brakes.  Residents stated that the jake brakes were heard on the flats heading toward the traffic light where 104 Ave intersects with Hwy 17
  • Ministry said the design and construction were appropriate – it was driver error

Members Concerns:

  • Resident raised the issue – will there be a pedestrian overpass over Hwy 17 as this is a dangerous intersection to cross.
  • Since the SFPR opened, a lot of trucks have been going up 104 Ave – they race up/down hill at night (many are from home construction??).  The traffic is speeding on 104 all day and residents stated that it is hard to cross 104 Ave, even at the pedestrian crossing at 170A Street – vehicles don’t stop.
  • Signage on 104 Ave says No Trucks

Next Meeting will be November  12, 2014 in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m. – this will be put on website to confirm date as school use needs to be confirmed first (with strike, this has not been possible to do).

 

The meeting dates for 2015 will be announced on the website or at the next meeting.

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Meeting location, September 18

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Proposed Construction Waste Recycling Depot, City Council meeting May 26, 2014

Posted on May 27, 2014 by lryerson

On May 26, Surrey City Council held a public hearing on the proposed Construction Waste Recycling Depot at 10436 173 Street. The Fraser Heights Community Association spoke to the Mayor and Council and was strongly opposed to the approval of the variances required to enable the facility to go ahead. Over 300 people from our community attended, and listed their names against the proposal, and approximately 20 spoke at the meeting.

The Mayor and Council voted unanimously to reject the proposal due to the significant negative impact on the Fraser Heights Community. Thank you to all who attended, to those who gathered petitions locally, and to all who contributed their time to ensure that the facility did not go ahead.

It is testimony to how we can shape our community, and how our collective voice is strong as an Association.

 

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Minutes, May 7 2014 meeting

Posted on May 27, 2014 by lryerson

FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES

February 19, 2014

President’s report

  • Web site – www.fhca.ca
  • Lindsay Ryerson, president
  • FHCA is a volunteer organization – we volunteer our time to represent the community
  • If you have problems in our community, please send your information to us and we will look into these issues (go to Contact Us on the fhca.ca website).
  • If you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up.  This is our primary site to collect comments from residents about community issues so we know about them and can send them on to the City.
  • FHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community
  • We gather and discuss issues in our community

Treasurer’s report

  • Financial statement – total account balance is $4337.26

RCMP update on safety – District Commander/Staff Sergeant Paul Reshaur

  • If you don’t report crimes in Fraser Heights, there will be no record of them so police can’t track the criminals.  Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number 604-599-0502 about any incidents, no matter how small they seem.
  • The Community Constable program – these officers are not armed at present – they deal with community issues, crime prevention, residential problems – grow ops/crack shacks etc.
  • Statistics on crime – residential break and enters – In April 2014, 23 B&Es were reported in whole district – only 1 in FH.  3 garage openers stolen from cars right from in front of residences and then thieves used these to break iIn – don’t leave these in your cars.  Lock the door to your garage, if garage is attached to your house
  • These thieves often ride around on bikes at night, and are usually not wearing helmets.  They carry flashlights and look in cars for things such as clothing, money, wallets, keys, etc.  Put things in your trunk, out of view.
  • If you see suspicious looking people, please report them to the police so they can check who they are and why they are where they were spotted.
  • Disable your trunk latch (in glove box or on door of car)
  • 9 of break ins were through unsecured windows and doors, 6 were to vacant properties
  • Most thieves are opportunists – they will ring a doorbell – if no one answers, they’ll try doors to see if unlocked.
  • Property crime was up 30% in district 2 – Jan to end March 2014 compared to same time 2013
  • Cal non-emergency police number if you think your car has been broken into, even if nothing was taken.  This way, police can track the activity of the thieves – they will then know times/places and can find hot spots so can potentially catch thieves.
  • 123 auto thefts in District 2 and 6 of those were from FH (up 28%).  Theft of motor vehicles – up 67%
  • 137 thefts from autos in District 2 for April 2014 and 6 of those were in FH.  These typically occur in the middle of the night.
  • 63 reported thefts were classified as “other”
  • Mischief was up 22%
  • Homicides were down
  • On the West Coast, auto theft is mostly to use the vehicle to get from point A to point B (on the East Coast, cars that were stolen were usually put in containers and shipped overseas).  Here, up to 95% of the cars are recovered within 2 weeks to a month.
  • If you see a car parked on your street and there has been no activity around it, get the license plate number and phone it into the RCMP.
  • A team of Commissionaires is being assembled – they will have high visibility.  They will be the eyes and ears for police – foot and bike patrols in higher density / problem areas – they will have their own uniforms (security) – they will be run by City and RCMP – e.g. – They will be in places such as the Newton Bus Loop – not to intervene but to call the police.  They will work days and evenings, the high traffic times
  • Bike patrol – it is a dedicated team and they are faster than foot patrol
  • New online reporting tool is up and running – if you lost less than $5000 from break-ins, you can use this website to report thefts.  It is found on the City website – under Surrey RCMP or go to surrey.rcmp.ca to report crime.  It has been found that when it is easier to report crime, statistics usually go up as more people take the time to file the reports
  • SFPR – there have been complaints about noise from trucks using Jake brakes as they decelerate – Ministry of Transport is working on this problem.
  • Traffic enforcement and attending crashes on the SFPR – Surrey is trying to get Deas Island Patrol to help out on this as there has been quite a bit of speeding and 1 or 2 truck rolls.  The speed limit is 80 Kph.
  • Marlene Drozda is semi-retired (Block Watch).  She is now working part time out of district 5.  There should be a replacement for Marlene soon – she did special events, children’s events etc.
  • Home security information hand outs were available
  • Hiring new police officers – 661 sworn members in Surrey – asked for 95 more over next 5 years
  • 57 asked for last year and got 6.  There is a shortage, even with added members as members leave and retire.

 

Mailbox break-ins:

  • 23 reported – there was a cluster around 110 Ave west of 156 St, then sporadic throughout FH (many are not reported to police).
  • For April, there were about a dozen community mailboxes broken into.
  • Thefts need to be reported to both Canada Post and the RCMP so they can be tracked
  • New community mailboxes have been installed in several places where mailbox thefts had occurred.
  • The old boxes – there were keys for these out there as they were easier to duplicate.  Police stated – Many of the mailboxes that have been broken into show no evidence of damage from the outside.  This isn’t often noted until the whole box is opened up.
  • There’s been a bait mail program.  There have been several groups operating.  Prison is like a school – the prisoners teach each other how to break into things.
  • Please clear your mail from your box every day when you come home.  The break-ins usually occur during the night.  When the boxes have had the bait mail planted, it was found that many boxes had days or weeks’ worth of mail that hadn’t been picked up.
  • Security access line for Canada Post – call  1-855-229-6025 (also call RCMP)

 

Status on Trans Mountain Pipeline routing through Fraser Heights

  • Marcie and Liane have been following the developments on this project
  • A Map was shown, of all the routes, and the one along the Fraser River was preferred.  There was an alternate route, following the existing pipeline, down 173 Street
  • On Trans Mountain website, they’ve posted the maps
  • Before end of June, Kinder Morgan wants to select a definite route.
  • If you are concerned, and this will affect you negatively, band together with neighbours and send your emails to info@transmountain.com

  • FHCA submitted feedback in the Optimization Process to KinderMorgan that proposed  KM consider the east side of 176th Street  (Hwy 15) as an alternate route (as opposed to using 173 Street)

 

Traffic issues:

  • South Fraser Perimeter Road is single lane under the Port Mann bridge – this constriction will remain in place until the old Port Mann bridge is removed (most likely later in the fall)
  • Hwy 15/Hwy 17 (at 104 Ave) now has a left turn lane to turn south,  The right turn into FH will be constructed but no “end” date has been given
  • Golden Ears Connector is now being pre-loaded along Daly load – construction is slated to continue to 2016.
  • 156 Street /108 Ave – there is not enough room for a traffic circle.  Hydro said it would cost too much to move hydro pole so that intersection will have traffic lights installed.  Jaime Boan at the City said Staff are working on configuring these lights and then putting them into the budget before they can confirm a time frame.  They are hoping to start construction by the end of this year (2014).

 

Members Concerns:

  • Whistle cessation petition (about 10 pages) – petitioning the city to get cessation of whistles between 11 pm and 5 a.m.  There were sheets available to be signed after meeting – they will be sent in next week
  • There is a new “Community Use” room is in the high school expansion that can be rented out for various events.  It has patio doors and can have chairs and tables set outside for events.
  • This was the last meeting of this year (school year).  The next meeting will be in September (date will be posted when known)
  • We need volunteers to join our group of directors – either send an email or ask the executive members about joining.

 

Next Meeting will be in September, 2014 in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m. – this will be put on website as school use needs to be confirmed first.

The meeting dates for 2014/2015 will be announced during the summer of 2014.

 

 

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