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TBA - September, 2010
Crime Alert: Mailbox Theft
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Monday, June 29, 2009 (06:25:37) (97 reads)
Mailbox Theft in Fraser Heights
Please be advised that there have been several reported incidents of thefts from neighbourhood mailboxes in Fraser Heights. One resident observed a man, very relaxed in his approach but not wearing a mail carrier's uniform, taking mail from one of the boxes. The individual is apparently using a master key. He is described as approximately 35 years old, dark haired, dark skinned and driving a red Toyota or Datsun (Nissan?) car.
The RCMP have been notified as has Canada Post. Last week the police took down a credit card/identify theft operation in Fleetwood that may or may not have been connected to the thefts in our neighbourhood.
Please be vigilant and if any suspicious activities are observed contact the police immediately.
FHCA Contact:
Frank Russell
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160th Street Overpass Closures - June 17th 2009
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Monday, June 15, 2009 (03:27:06) (119 reads)
160th Street Overpass Closures - June 17th 2009
FHCA Contact: Frank Russell
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High Potential - Under Achieving
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Monday, June 15, 2009 (03:01:11) (89 reads)
High Potential - Under Achieving
Is your child gifted but also has a learning disability or learning difference?
Kids who are Gifted/LD are not generally understood, as such most go undiagnosed. They don’t fit the mold of our education system and the emotional rollercoaster they experience causes
many to dropout. Understanding and proper support are essential to make graduation a possibility.
Corinne Bees founder of the GOLD Program and author of the
widely accepted Gifted/LD Handbook shares her knowledge,
experience and insight.
Join an information evening to learn more about the GOLD program, kids who are Gifted/LD and what you can do.
Date: Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Fraser Heights Secondary
Sponsored by: Fraser Heights Secondary PAC
Supported by: Gifted/LD Network BC - Surrey Parent Advocacy Group
Gifted Children's Association of BC - Surrey LMB
For information contact: Brent Dennis (604) 789-2204
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Surrey Bend Open House - May 28th
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (01:02:25) (120 reads)
Surrey Bend Open House - May 28th
RE: Public Open House for Surrey Bend Regional Park & Regional Parkland on Barnston Island.
You are invited to a Public Open House to provide input on the vision for Surrey Bend Regional Park. It is located northeast of 104th Ave and 176th St.
The purpose of this Open House is to provide you with an opportunity to review background information on the parklands and to provide input on the community’s vision for the parkland. City of Surrey and Metro Vancouver staff will be on hand to receive community input on the features of Surrey Bend and issues that need to be addressed during the planning of the parkland. It will help guide the planning, design and management of the parkland and the development of plans to be presented at a future open house.
Open House will be held: Thursday, May 28,2009, 6:00-8:00 PM at Anniedale Traditional School gymnasium, 9744 176th St., Surrey, BC (Enter from 179th St and 97th Ave.)
Questions may be directed to Surrey Parks at 604—501-5050
Information is also available at the Surrey website.
FHCA Contact: Harnish Dhanji
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156 St Underpass Opening
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 (23:31:25) (114 reads)
156 St Underpass Opening - May 1st
Note, the opening of the underpass will have a significant impact on Fraser Heights. Residents who travel back and forth to Guildford will benefit of course but residents living in close proximity to the underpass will be faced with increased traffic and the problems that come with it. Over the past year the FHCA has worked closely with affected residents and the City to try to ensure that residents' concerns were addressed.
At the last FHCA general meeting, with representatives of City Engineering and the RCMP in attendance, it was agreed that since there wasn't an effective means of tracking all safety incidents that aren't reported to the police, that the onus would be on residents to monitor and track crime and safety incidents that are directly attributable to the opening of the new underpass. To that end it is suggested that residents report such incidents to the FHCA through the feedback link on this website. Of course RCMP and the City of Surrey should also be notified when appropriate but the FHCA is interested in ALL incidents so that a complete picture can be provided to the city in the future.
You can contact us at the following link. here.
FHCA Contact: Joanna Whittingstall
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Community Centre Public Forum - April 21st 2009
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Monday, April 20, 2009 (02:05:28) (95 reads)
Fraser Heights Community Centre Public Forum - April 21 2009
The Surrey Parks, Recreation and Culture Department will be conducting an open forum to discuss the cardio fitness room construction. This is your chance to provide feedback on the community centre plans.
Date: April 21 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 18:00
Place: Fraser Heights Community Centre
FHCA Contact: Harnish Dhanji
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Wellness Centre Survey
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Monday, April 20, 2009 (01:41:37) (86 reads)
Fraser Heights Wellness Centre Survey
The Surrey Parks, Recreation and Culture Department needs your help in shaping the Wellness Centre as an inclusive, modern, and welcoming wellness space for the residents of Surrey. They have prepared a survey which is available at the Fraser Heights Community Centre or on our website. If you are interested in the Wellness Centre don't hesitate to take time to complete the survey and submit it to the Community Centre.
The survey can be downloaded here.
FHCA Contact: Harnish Dhanji
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Traffic Calming Proposal
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (19:13:16) (113 reads)
Fraser Heights Traffic Calming
The City of Surrey has made available the following maps for Phase III of the Fraser Heights Traffic Calming Plan. It should be noted that the FHCA has been in ongoing discussions with the city planning department for a broader range of traffic calming measures than are included in this plan. We will continue to lobby the city for more action but would like your feedback on the current plans.
You can let us know your feelings by providing feedback here.
The City's traffic calming department can be reached at 604-591-4580 or TrafficCalming@Surrey.ca
FHCA Contact: Jacek Plonkowski
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Jan 22 2009 FHCA General Meeting
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Monday, February 09, 2009 (04:30:46) (128 reads)
Jan 22 20009 - FHCA General Meeting Summary
Jan 22 FHCA General
Meeting
Normally an e-mail with an agenda is sent out to members of the
association prior to each meeting announcing the date and time of the
meeting. Unfortunately the e-mail did not reach the members
for this meeting. We have made some changes to how the
e-mails are distributed and will do our best to ensure the problem is
not repeated. Please accept our apologies.
Following is a summary of the discussions that took place at the Jan
22nd General Meeting.
Snow Removal
Community
members in attendance voiced their concerns and frustrations with the
inadequate snow clearing in Fraser Heights during the recent snow
falls. The city’s policy not to clear any but what
are considered to
be primary routes led to most roads in Fraser Heights not being cleared
at all.
Some roads, such as 110th Ave, that were cleared
were done so in a very limited fashion. For example 110th Ave
was
cleared so only one vehicle could pass at a time. What could
be simply
inconvenient or annoying was actually dangerous when school
resumed.
With sidewalks impassable, children walking to Erma Stephenson School
had to share the slippery road, which was barely wide enough for a
single car to pass, with other pedestrians going to and from the school
and dozens of cars dropping kids off. Virtually all the
elementary
schools were similarly affected with some remaining closed until it was
determined the roads were safer.
Residents at the meeting
expressed frustration that the city did not send ploughs to clear the
secondary roads, or properly clear streets like 110th, even after the
initial clearing was complete. Days after the snow stopped
and the
ploughs were parked, roads remained impassable or dangerous.
One
resident told how fire trucks and an ambulance were called to a house
on his cul-de-sac which had not been cleared. Even with the help of
neighbours trying to clear a path the fire truck was stuck for
hours.
The injured person had to be carried out of the cul-de-sac to the
ambulance.
One interesting point that was brought up was that
many councillors and others at city hall live in South Surrey and
therefore did not experience the same conditions as in Fraser
Heights.
As their roads were not blocked to the same extent they perhaps
didn’t
appreciate the inconvenience and risks faced by residents in our
neighbourhood.
Councillor Tom Gill was in attendance and
listened to the concerns expressed by residents at the
meeting. As a
resident of Fraser Heights himself he shared the concerns. He
did say
however that it was important that residents respond directly to city
councillors so that those who perhaps weren’t aware of the
seriousness
of the situation could be educated.
To that end the FHCA
strongly encourages members to take the time to send an e-mail or call
members of Surrey city council and convey to them the seriousness of
this issue. Their contact information (e-mail and phone) is
at the
following link.
http://www.surrey.ca/Inside+City+Hall/Your+Mayor+and+Council/default.htm
Note
that subsequent to the meeting the city did respond by sending snow
equipment to Fraser Heights the following Saturday to remove more snow.
The efforts of Councillor Gill and city staff are
appreciated.
Pub & liquor
store application for 160th St and 108th Ave
The application for rezoning the shopping centre to allow a pub
& liquor store was made in August. Once the FHCA
became aware of the application members of the community were
informed and their opinions solicited. The association
communicated the strong level of opposition expressed by the community
in communications to the city planning department as well as the Mayor
and council of Surrey. These communications were
sent in November and an excerpt of the e-mail sent to council is now on
the FHCA web site.
Prior to the Jan 22nd meeting the city planner responsible for the
application explained that just after the Christmas break Bob Cheema
had said he would take some more time to determine his next course of
action. As such the application is essentially on hold.
156th St Underpass
Councillor Tom Gill and Phil Bellefontaine, City of Surrey Engineering,
announced at the meeting that the 156th St underpass is now scheduled
to open to traffic March 19th.
Traffic Update
Regarding the
roundabout at 156/110, reference was made to the lack of marked
crosswalks for pedestrians to assure a safe crossing. Phil
Bellefontaine agreed to review this
situation in addition to other traffic concerns mentioned by various
residents.
Police and Security Update
Staff Sergeant Murray MacAulay spoke to residents and reiterated that
they should not hesitate to contact him with any concerns about crime
or safety including break & enters, vandalism, graffiti, etc...
Community Fund Raiser
On a non-police topic, Staff Sergeant MacAulay, who is a resident of
Fraser Heights, mentioned that he was working with several other
volunteers to put on a community dinner & dance to raise funds
for Erma Stephenson, Bothwell, Dogwood and Fraser Wood elementary
schools. The event is planned for April 18th and will be held
at the Fraser Heights Recreation Centre. Further details will
be posed on the FHCA website when they become available.
Recreation Centre Update
A representative from the Rec Centre provided an update regarding the
plans to convert the former RCMP Community Office into a 1,300 sq ft
fitness centre. The staff welcome input regarding the types
of equipment the residents would like to see in the centre.
Activities are being planned for seniors, cardio, stretch, weights and
womens’ sessions. Plans are being discussed to provide a
second gym on the site as well.
Port Mann Bridge Toll
Residents expressed their opposition to the planned tolling of the Port
Mann Bridge. Councillor Gill stated that the City of Surrey
is formally opposed to tolls but that the decision was made at the
provincial level.
Next Meeting
Note the next meeting will be held Tuesday,
March 24th. 7:00PM Fraser Heights Secondary.
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Pub and Liquor Store Application - Update
Posted by FHCA_Executive on Thursday, February 05, 2009 (06:40:10) (183 reads)
Pub & Liquor Store Application - Update
The Fraser Heights Community Association received a lot of feedback
regarding the pub & liquor store application at 160th St and
108th Ave. Given the strong feelings of the community as
reflected in the responses via e-mail and at the November general
meeting, the association took the position of opposing the application.
Following is an excerpt of a communication to the Mayor and
Surrey City Councillors in November:
The Fraser Heights Community Association (FHCA) would like to
express its opposition to application 7908-0218-00 to change the CD
zoning to allow the inclusion of a pub and liquor store in
Fraser Heights at the location of 160th St and 108th Ave.
The current CD By-law governing the property states:
- Neighbourhood Pub is not permitted.
- Liquor Store is not permitted.
These types of licensed establishments are specifically
excluded from this site. It is
important to note that this was done as a condition of
approval for the shopping plaza in direct response to the
concerns of the community after more than a year of difficult
interactions between the developer and the residents of Fraser
Heights.
Reasons for the community’s resistance to
these establishments at that location are many but among them
are the close proximity to our children’s schools
and recreational facilities. Quoting the City of
Surrey’s ‘Locational Criteria For Liquor-Primary
Establishments (Neighbourhood Pub)’, passed by resolution
R03-2634, Sept 29, 2003:
“Neighbourhood
public houses should:
Not be close to
children's facilities. No pub should be located
within 400 metres of a school, a children's park or
playground. Some concern has been expressed by members of the
community that exposing children to neighbourhood pub use is not a
desirable influence.”
Distances from the proposed pub & liquor store to
children’s schools and facilities in our neighbourhood:
- Fraser Heights Secondary School – less than 100 m
(across the street)
- Erma Stephenson Elementary School – 250 m
- Dogwood Elementary School – 390 m
- Fraser Heights Recreation Centre – 380 m
- Fraser Heights Water Park – 360 m
- Baseball/Soccer fields – 350 m
- New Tennis courts (next to Rec Centre) - 370 m
- Existing Tennis courts (next to high school) - 320 m
City planning notified just the few or so residents within
100 m of the proposed location, as required by law, and
Fraser Heights Secondary School. When the FHCA was
notified of the application in mid-August and told by the
city planner that it could go to city council as soon as Sept
22nd, we asked that we be allowed to present it to the
community at our next regular meeting, scheduled for Sept
23rd, before it be presented to council.
Prior to the meeting we notified our membership about the
application and invited them to provide feedback on our
website. We also invited the developer, Bob Cheema, to the
meeting so that he could present his proposal directly to the
community and take questions. For 45 minutes Mr.
Cheema discussed the application with those in
attendance. It is important to note that Mr. Cheema, on
several occasions, emphatically stated that he was only
responding to what he felt the community wanted and if the
community didn’t want the pub and liquor store he
would withdraw the application. With Mr. Cheema in
attendance a show of hands indicated that 50 (85%) were against the
pub & liquor store and 9 (15%) were in favour.
In addition to that feedback we received 49 written responses
through our website of which 38 (78%) are against the application
and 11 (24%) are in favour. These have
been forwarded to the city planner along with the names and
contact information of each respondent.
When we first became aware of the application we asked the
city planner why no sign advising of the application was
posted. We were told that the developer was told to
post a sign at the corner of 160th St and 108th
Ave. To this
day this has not been done, though eventually a sign was
put up at the west end of the property, contrary to the
city’s instructions, and not visible from the
specified corner.
Our key objections therefore:
- the shopping centre was approved explicitly on the
condition that there be no pub & liquor
store,
- the proposed location is in close proximity to our
children’s schools and parks,
- residents remain overwhelmingly against having a
pub & liquor store in this neighbourhood.
FHCA Contact:
Frank Russell
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