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FROM THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADEVOL 3 NO 2 FEBRUARY, 2010GOCANADAGO!Prole:Million Dollar Bees ........... p6Taxing Taxes .................... p10WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEONMARCH 10, 2010SHERATON VANCOUVER GUILDFORD HOTELFOR MORE EVENTS SEE PAGE 7 OR www.businessinsurrey.comA Surrey Board of Trade publication in partnership with the Now Newspaperwww.businessinsurrey.com

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FEBRUARY2010BN03SPECIAL FEATURE REPORT BY MICHAEL YAHN“Growing”Surrey’s AgribusinessAAC Chair Mike BoseIt’s likely a business that most of uson’t know much about and may perapsthink is on the decline. What’s withhe rapid housing growth in the citydoes that not come at the expense ofld farm land? Do we not get our foodsrom larger farms across North America,rucked for hundreds of long miles? Theruth is, with total gross farm receiptsf $153.4 million (2006), Surrey’sAgribusiness is healthier and much bigerthan you may think.Agriculture has been a significantpart of Surrey’s economy since the firstpeople settled in the area long ago.Agriculture in the city is worth overbillion dollars in capital - making itne of the largest industries in the city.Although the number of farms decreasedby 213 between 1986 and 2006 to 487,the land being used for farming hasgrown in that same time by 1222 hectaresto 9307ha. Like any other industry,one business takes over another andowns more of the pie over time.Most main segments are thriving.Looking at 2001 statistics to 2006,blueberry production is close to doubling- now up to 659 hectares and 18new farms bringing the number to 78.Hay and fodder crops is the largest landuser at 1481ha on 91 farms, there are93 chicken farms - a decline, but livestockcounts remain even. Cattle farmsdeclined significantly from 164 to 115yet a big jump of over 2300 livestockoccurred, and greenhouses went from67 to 44 but there was a 23% increase insquare footage. Turkey farms droppedfrom 20 to 11 but again we saw livestockcounts grow, and honey production inthe city is at an all-time high. The farmscondensed but production continues togo up. Surrey actually boasts the highestpercentage of farms in the province(30%) with total gross farm receiptsover $100,000 annually.As one of Surrey’s top industriesin capital value, accounting for sevenpercent of Surrey’s jobs and one thirdof its land, it is clear that Agribusinessis extremely important here. Does thismean farming is getting easier and moreprofitable?“Farming has always been a toughlife,” admits Patrick Harrison - owner ofHistoric Collishaw Farm. “It’s a lifestyle- you don’t do it to get rich.” Harrison,whose farm has been around since 1887,has seen his share of change over theyears - especially being in the blueberrybusiness. In the 90’s it was a challengeto get top dollar for goods - many farmshad joined co-ops but Harrison recallsthe stiff competition hurting price;“farmers wanted a dollar a pound andgot sixty-five cents. The co-ops went outof business in 1995 and we brokered onour own instead.”“A lot of people would say thereisn’t growth,” said Mike Bose, Chairof Surrey’s Agricultural AdvisoryCommittee. “But there can be a lot ofgrowth - people just have to be innovativeand creative. It’s a lifestyle and it’s abusiness - a big business. Everybody hasto find their niche in the market. Thereis room in organics, dairy, vegetable productionto name a few.”see GROWING page 13“socialwellnessfor our community”Our community is growing and changing.And so are we.For more than thirty years Peace Arch Community Services has developednew programs to meet the evolving needs of the community we serve. Wehave continually expanded our services to respond to the needs of children,youth and families, persons with disabilities, and seniors. We now serveindividuals and families that reside throughout White Rock and Surrey as wellas in Langley and Delta. We’ve changed our name to Sources to better reflectthe diverse communities we serve.Our commitment remains the same – to be a source of support to you– to promote social wellness for our community.Come see what we do! For information on services or to become a volunteer,member or donor go to our website at www.sourcesbc.ca orcontact info@sourcesbc.ca0210BISthe Hampton Inn & Suites by Hiltonis now part of the Hilton Family!• 6 consecutive time Quality AssuranceAward Winner• 3 time Top Hampton Inn in Canada forHighest Guest Satisfaction• 2 time Hampton Light House AwardWinner (Top 5%)19500 Langley Bypasstel: 604-530-6545 fax: 604-530-9192toll-free: 1-866-530-6545www.hamptoninnlangley.com0210BIS

BN04FEBRUARY2010Can We Get There From Here?FROM THEPRESIDENTJames StewartBUSINESS in SURREY,is the official newspaper of theSurrey Board of Trade. No portion of thispublication may be reproduced in whole orpart without the permission of the SurreyBoard of Trade.Editor:Ray HudsonAssociate Editor:Don SummersEditorial Consultant:Beau SimpsonA SurreyBoard of Tradepublication inpartnershipwith the NowNewspaperFebruary 2010Vol 3 | No 2Publisher:Anita Patil HubermanAnita@businessinsurrey.comPublisher/GM, Now Newspaper:Gary HollickAt the Surrey Board of Trade New Year’sOpen House that was just held on January 21st,I was speaking to a good friend and formerPresident of the Surrey Board of Trade. He hasa thriving business that is now located in NorthVancouver to which he commutes almost everywork day from where he lives in White Rock.I was a bit surprised because that seems like avery long and arduous daily commute to me. Iwas even more surprised when he told me thathe relies most of the time on public transit andonly occasionally takes his car. In fact, he wasquite complimentary in describing the publictransit system that gets him to work each day.It takes not much longer than it would to drive,but it is much more dependable, especially sincethe Canada Line has opened. He enjoys therelaxed time sitting, reading and letting someoneelse drive. With his transit pass, he occasionallytakes advantage of the fact that he canget on and off the system at various places alongthe route home to enjoy shopping or dinner orjust walking around on a summer’s evening.As I was listening to him describe his commute,it sounded very civilized and attractive tome. It struck me that a large part of what madetransit work for my friend was his attitude. Hewas prepared to try to do something differentand, having made the leap out of his car andonto transit, he remained open-minded enoughto see the positive. Sure, it was not all sweetnessand light but, as he noted, neither is drivingyour car through rush hour.I realize that currently transit does not workfor everyone. No matter what the idealists maybelieve, public transit does not serve Surreyvery well and it is not a viable option for mostpeople. My friend travels along well-servedarterial routes. If he didn’t I doubt that wewould have had the same conversation. This iswhat must change. I believe that most peoplewould not be adverse to using transit, especiallyfor a regular commute, if they had a system thatwould get them to work in a reasonable timefor a reasonable price. Even the price is less ofan issue since most people who drive to workwould spend far less money getting to work ontransit than they do now. But the system mustbe timely and convenient.This is a classic example of where the systemmust be built before the people will come. Ifthe system exists, I believe that commuters willembrace public transit. All of the efforts ofthose who continually want to beat up driversand make it more and more difficult to commuteby car will continue to fail if an adequatepublic transit system does not first exist. Andit needs to exist where it’s needed most – inSurrey and neighbouring communities south ofthe Fraser. Recent suggestions that an extensionof Skytrain to UBC might come before serviceis improved in Surrey are completely ridiculous.The attitude of Translink and of the provincialgovernment towards the delivery of public transitto Surrey has to change.It is not only where service is delivered thatneeds some thought; the means by which publictransit is delivered needs to be innovativeas well. Sometimes such innovation meanslooking to past solutions for inspiration. Theidea of an inter-urban rail line between Surreyand Chilliwack that is the gleam in the eye ofSurrey’s Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Societymay be just such a solution. The Surrey Boardof Trade supports this project and this type ofthoughtful planning.It was a good idea 100 years ago when it wasoriginally built, it’s a good idea now!It is not just the attitude of government,Translink and the commuting public that isgoing to have to evolve. Business has a vital roleto play as well. The old model of establishinga business and then expecting the workforce tocome to the employer may no longer be viable.If businesses determined where to locate withmore emphasis on being closer to the workforce,the need to commute would be greatlyreduced. As long as property values are so highin Vancouver many people, especially those withyoung families, will be forced to live outside ofVancouver and to commute farther as a result iftheir jobs remain in Vancouver.The City of Surrey has shown great leadershipin its efforts to encourage businesses fromoutside Surrey, outside British Columbia, andeven outside of Canada, to come to Surrey andto establish themselves here. It is an importantgoal of the City’s economic strategy to have asmany jobs in Surrey as there are residents in theworkforce. Obviously, many Surrey residentswill always work outside of this community, butto the extent that we can encourage new andexisting businesses to locate here, long distancecommuting will be reduced and an adequatepublic transit system in Surrey and the SouthFraser will be even more important. The SurreyBoard of Trade strongly supports the City’sefforts and will work with the City to achievethe growth of new and existing businesses here.Business Development & SpecialProjects Manager, Now Newspaper:Arlie McClurgContributing Writers:Ray Hudson, Mary Lou McCausland,Advising the Prime MinisterFROM THECEOAnita Patil HubermanPhotography:Ray Hudson, Don SummersCover:Photo: Old Stewart Farm, Don SummersDelivery Issues:delivery@thenownewspaper.comOffice:Tel: 604.581.7130Fax: 604.588.7549Web:www.businessinsurrey.com#101, 14439-104 AvenueSurrey BC V3R 1M1 CanadaPrinted on Recycled Stock usingvegetable based inksPlease recycle this product.As a member of the Surrey Board of Trade,each business is also a member of the CanadianChamber of Commerce. It is Canada’s largestand most influential business association of over300 chambers of commerce and boards of trade,representing 175,000 businesses of all sizes in allsectors of the economy and in all regions. TheSurrey Board of Trade, as you’ve seen in previousissues, participates actively with the CanadianChamber of Commerce to advocate on issues ofnational importance to business.In January, the Surrey Board of Trade wasasked to submit on-the-ground commentson the Economic Outlook for 2010, plus specificindustry activity, in preparation for thePresident and CEO of the Canadian Chamberof Commerce, Perrin Beatty to meet with thePrime Minister of Canada.The meeting was part of the consultationsthe government is currently undertaking as itprepares for the March budget. What were someof the themes they heard most often from acrossCanada? First, they found a strong consensusthat the recovery is starting to take hold, butthat the turnaround is both fragile and unevenas you move from region to region or sectorto sector. They received a clear message that,while the government should continue withstimulus that is already in the pipeline, it shouldnot add to what has already been promised forthe coming year if it means increasing the debt.Second, there is growing concern that we needa concrete plan to eliminate the deficit over areasonable period and to start paying down thedebt incurred during the recession. Many of yourecognize that this will be a painful process, butyou feel that a plan is badly needed if we wantto avoid passing on a crushing debt load to ourchildren. Some of the other themes that cameup from their consultations were that we needto increase our efforts to build and diversify ourinternational trade. Many members commentedthat the Prime Minister’s recent visits in Asiawere an important recognition of how much ourprosperity depends on international trade. Theyalso expressed their concerns about the need toresolve the Buy American issue and to keep ourborder with the United States open.Also, smaller businesses are still facing challengesin attracting investment and obtainingcredit. Further points of concern were increasesto employment insurance premiums that wouldadd to our cost of doing business and discouragenew hiring. Increased payroll taxes would underminethe ability of businesses to compete andwould discourage them from creating new jobs.Among some of the other issues that Mr.Beatty discussed was the need for action onintellectual property, problems arising frominterprovincial barriers to trade and mobility andthe role of the private sector in pension reform.As the voice of Main Street Canada, theCanadian Chamber Network throughout thecountry, with the Surrey Board of Trade, plays animportant role in promoting a strong and prosperouseconomy.To learn more about the Canadian Chamberof Commerce, visit www.chamber.ca

Each year in accordance with its bylaws, theSurrey Board of Trade elects new members tothe Board of Directors to provide leadershipand direction to our organization. This is youropportunity to initiate new ideas to affect,inform and influence the Surrey business community.A Director of the Surrey Board of Trademust be committed to leadership and is expectedto perform specific duties within the businesscommunity. Up for election are 7 two-year positionsand 1 one-year position.WHAT IS EXPECTED OF DIRECTORS?The Surrey Board of Trade has incorporatedselection criteria to guide the Board in determiningwho should be recommended as per bylaw9.2: The Nominating Team will recommendat least one candidate for each vacancy on theBoard.The bylaws mandate that a board directorshall be:• a member in good standing for a minimumof two years,• free of any conflict of interest,• willing and able to attend board meetings ona regular basis.In addition, it is highly desirable that candidatesshould be able to demonstrate a familiarityCall for Nominations- Be a Board DirectorInfluence the direction of your citywith the Board of Trade’s operations and activitiesand show a level of involvement that demonstratesan ongoing commitment to the Board ofTrade’s goals and objectives.Current involvement in a Board of TradeTeam is an excellent way for a candidate to gainexperience and demonstrate commitment. Inaddition, the Board recognizes that it should representas broad a range of industry as possible, tobe effective, forward thinking and be able to provideworthwhile input to municipal, provincialand federal regulators on a variety of issues.CALL FOR NOMINATIONSNomination packages can be picked up at theSurrey Board of Trade office, downloaded fromour website, or e-mailed to you, and must besubmitted to the Surrey Board of Trade officeby 5:00 pm by MONDAY MARCH 31, 2010.Two members in good standing must sign yournomination.Interviews with the Nominating Committeewill take place afterwards. Ballot packages will bemailed to all voting delegates (members) in goodstanding in May 2010.If you have any questions please contactAnita Huberman at the Surrey Board of Tradeat 604.581.7130 or at e-mail:anita@businessinsurrey.comFEBRUARY2010BN05Nico-WyndPUBLIC GOLF COURSE3601 Nico-Wynd Drive (at Crescent Road & 140th Street) Surrey, BC• Large, Licensed Patiowith Scenic Views• Play a Quick Nine or Full 18• Tournament Events Booking Fast!For Further Booking Information Please Call:(604) 535-95110210BIS0210BISBEST ♦ PLACE FOR FISH N’ CHIPSTAKE OUT COUPON SPECIALS4 Pieces of Halibut1 Order of Chips1 Large Coleslaw21.99With coupon onlyValid until Feb. 28th$21.99HOME OF ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH & CHIPSINCLUDES ALL YOU CAN EAT COD & CHIPS WITH BOTTOMLESS POPAdults $10.99Child's 4-10 $5.99Toddler 3 & Under $2.99PHONE SURREY LOCATION FOR DAYS AND TIMES AVAILABLELICENSEDSomerset Square 13767 - 72 Ave. Surrey 604-590-22160210BIS

BN06theVIEW fromHEREFEBRUARY2010The Honeybee Centre has become a fixture at the intersectionof 176th and Fraser Highway, the result of a dream beingrealized by John Gibeau, who has had a lifelong love affairwith bees. His business won the 2009 Surrey Board of TradeBusiness Excellence of the Year for a businesses with 6-20employees. He spoke about his remarkable passion andbusiness, with Editor Ray Hudson.The Honeybee CentreI’ve always had bees. Mycience project in Edmontonn grade 4 was beekeeping.y dad was a bee keeper, asas his uncle, so I’m the thirdeneration in bees and the 13theneration farmer in Canadasince Samuel de Champlain’shird voyage.Before this, I had a careern policing. After I transerredwith the RCMP, fromdmonton to Burnaby, Ipent four years there, thenwelve years with the Newestminster Police, the lastour years in homicide. Ietired about twelve years ago,nd ten years ago I started thisusiness.Originally, I thought itould be a good businesspportunity, a tourist attractionnd commercial honey farmith a story, then bring peoplen and show them what bees arell about. So I commissionedn Angus Reid survey whichhowed it was a good businessdea. I put money in and startedt. Within the first year or twofound that what I expected toappen didn’t and what I didn’txpect did.Revenue came in fromources I never dreamedf particularly blueberryollination. Nobody thought itould go the way it has a dozenears ago. Our business modelhanged to supply bees to blueerryfarms. Today, we supplyore than 5,000 colonies a yearo the blueberry fields acrosshe lower mainland. We’reollinating about $100 millionollars worth of fruit everyear.Do you provide bees to pollinateany other crops?As we grew to serve theblueberry pollination demands,we were able to provide beesfor cranberries and raspberriesas well. Besides blueberries,we service growers of apples,currants, strawberries, blackberries,cranberries, raspberries,pumpkin, zucchini, squash, andeven a kiwi crop. For everydollar of revenue we earn, wegenerate almost $200 in thecommunity or to other people,so that’s the level of impact as agenerator.Naturally our honey salesgrew strong. Today our businessmodel is about one-thirdfrom pollination, one-thirdfrom honey and one-thirdfrom what we call API therapy- people buying bee products asan alternative health therapy.It’s honey for sore throats,pollen to treat airborne allergies(people build up resistanceto airborne allergens by takingpollen), royal jelly as a multivitamin,and propolis which isused to treat colds and flu. Thatwasn’t in our original AngusReid survey 12 years ago.Do you sell everything fromthis location, or do you put it instores?Four months ago we startedservicing stores. We have 44stores that we sell to right now,Meinhardt’s Fine Foods and alllocal independent IGAs. Wehave a full time sales personthat’s out there in a car withour logo on it and a deliverytruck with our logo on it, so thedelivery is starting now. Ourgoal is to attract the attentionof some of the large grocers aswell, but I am finding that is ahard nut to crack.We have 8 full timers and weswell to 18 employees in thesummer.So what do you do with thebees in the winter?They go into a state of semihibernation.We have our hiveson 35 properties, which areowned by people who have 2-5acre parcels that they have spareroom on. We give them a pailof honey in exchange for hostingthe hives and they’re happywith that. That’s a perfect workingmodel for us.I understand that the taste ofhoney differs depending on theplants, such as clover, buckwheatand so on they’re pollinating. Isthat true?Absolutely. There are 300plants that produce nectar thata beekeeper can farm as whatwe call “one source honey”.In our area, we gather about11 types of honey, includingblueberry, raspberry, cranberry,pumpkin, squash, clover honeyfrom just north of here, wehave our wild flower honeys,Surrey/Langley wild flowerhoney, and surprisingly we havecity honey from our hives atthe Fairmont waterfront hoteldowntown. Because of all thosebeautiful and exotic plants thatpeople put on their balconiesdowntown, we get a real spicyand delicious honey.Out here in Surrey, I harvestabout 85 lbs of honey per colonyper year, and at my homein New Westminster, I get asmuch as 265 lbs. That’s becauseof shorter flight paths, moreflowers and there is bloom allyear in a city. Out here in thecountryside, the blueberriesbloom for about 4-5 weeks,blackberries for 3-4 weeks andthen there is nothing except forsome early dandelions and lateJapanese knotweed. Our hivesat the Fairmont Waterfrontproduced about 125 pounds ofhoney each.You have a big educationalfactor here. You offer tours for thepublic, schools and children, tellme about that.We do a whole range of toursand projects. For the elementaryyears, the teacher receivesa 50 page, integrated resourcepackage that he or she canexpose the students to for upto 6 weeks before they comehere for a tour. That preparesthem for the tour and the integratedresource package is ateaching tool that’s required bythe Ministry of Education. Wehave about 300 school tours ayear. Most are for K to grade 3,but we also do up to 3rd yearcollege, for culinary arts tours,or tours concerning true science.We do some universitylevel research here, and weassist in career development forhigh schools.Speaking of science tell meabout the reported collapse of thebee population?The world loses one-thirdof its bees every year. The US,China, Canada, everybody,that’s the average. The mainproblem is the Varroa mite thatjumped from an Asian bee toan European bee. Most of theworld farms with the Europeanbee. This mite has a symbioticrelationship with the Asian beebut it kills the European bee.We would not have this problemif we had let all our beesdie in the late 80’s or early 90’s.All the mites would have diedoff and we would have startedrepopulating from an area withno mites, like Hawaii.We have a booth at thePNE for four years, and weput 100,000 people throughit. We’re asked every day aboutwhat’s happening with the bees,why are they dying, what do wehave to worry about, so thereis tremendous concern in thepublic’s eye about the loss ofbees. But it’s not catastrophic,just cause for concern.Along with dealing with thechallenge of the bee population,what are your goals for HoneybeeCentre?To run an ethical companythat is profitable, treats theemployees well, and contributesto the community. Inanother couple of years, if weare successful wholesaling tolarge chain stores like Safeway,Overweightea, corporate IGAor Whole Foods, we will havea steady, reliable output for ourhoney, which will lead to controlled,profitable growth. Weare also expanding our countrystore attraction to include a teahouse, kid’s area and a bees andbugs lab to provide our visitorswith several hours of entertainment,should they wish it.The Honeybee Centre is locatedat 176th Avenue and FraserHighway, entrance off HarvieRoad. The store is open Mondayto Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm,and 10 am to 5 pm on Sundays.For more information on theirvisitor centre and beekeepingcourses, check out their website atwww.honeybeecentre.com

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BN10FEBRUARY2010Taxes On Taxesa Slippery Slope- Taxing TransLink’s Parking TaxOn New Year’s Day, the taxlevied on paid parking (parkinglots) to help fund TransLink roseto a stunning 21%, or roughly $2per $10 fee. Taxation on parkingwill climb by another 12% onJuly 1 as the controversial HST isimplemented bringing the totalparking tax levy, according to theCanadian Taxpayers Federation,to 35.52%. The major impact hasbeen felt in downtown Vancouverand Burnaby where parking, incommercial lots is in demand andexpensive at the outset, howeverthere are impacts across the lowermainland wherever paid parkingexists.“We understand the need togenerate additional funds forTransLink, and although we feelthe 21% levy is excessive,” saidJames Stewart, President of theSurrey Board of Trade, “whatwe find much more objectionableis, as we understand it, theplan to charge the 12% HST onboth the parking fee and the 21%levy. This is charging tax on taxand it’s simply wrong. We feel itis wrong to impose GST on theprice of fuels as well as the levies(taxes) applied to fuel, and it isan even greater egregious abuseof taxpayers to expand that practicein this instance. If the governmentis prepared to continueand increase charging taxes ontaxes, where will it stop?”The City of Surrey, with theexception of its parking meters,as well as most businesses andshopping malls in Surrey, offerfree parking. The exceptions(including monthly parking)include the Central City andGateway facilities, and generalparking at the two hospitals,Kwantlen University Campusesand at the various lots forSkyTrain including large thefacilities at King George andScott Road.The Sheraton VancouverGuildford Hotel in Surrey, haslong offered paid parking underthe hotel, and it has not been aproblem until now according toGeneral Manager John Kearns,“The increases resulting from thecurrent and up-coming taxes willdefinitely put our operations ata disadvantage, particularly withrespect to competing restaurantswhich do not charge for parking.”Vivienne Wilke, the GeneralManager of Finance for the Cityof Surrey said that the city has nopaid parking apart from meters,and says there are no plans toincrease fees on the meters.Simon Fraser and KwantlenPolytechnic Universities bothhave paid parking. When theywere each contacted on thisissue, both Joanne Curry ofSFU and Mary Jane Stenbergof Kwantlen said that they wereassessing the impact of thechange.The Surrey Board of Tradehas issued a letter of protest tothe office of the Premier and theMinister of Finance over the issueof taxing taxes. To date, the governmenthas not responded.March 2 is budget day in BC. Michael Levy spoke withEditor Ray Hudson about the nature of that budget andhow the economy around the world is shaping up.Michael Levy is the FinancialCommentator for the CorusRadio Network and isregularly heard on CKNW.A Director of the SurreyBoard of Trade, Michael isthe Senior Executive VP ofCustom House CurrencyExchange and ManagingDirector of Border GoldCorporation.It’s going to be very austere, Ican tell you that right now. Evenif the economy does 180 degreesbetween now and March, revenuesare going to be lagging inBritish Columbia. Two of ourmajor industries, lumber andgas, are not fairing as well aswe’d like, not on the ropes, butdarn close to it. Both of thoseare huge drivers of potentialtax base for BC. Now we havediversified our economy verysignificantly – something thatthe Liberals have gone aboutdoing since coming to power. Sowe’re not a one trick pony, butwe’re not to the point where wecan make up for those two bannernatural resource areas andget ahead significantly if theyare failing. We’re not going tosee significant growth, thereforegovernment is not going to beable to spend the money onprograms that they like. I thinkthe budgets are going to be verytight and I think they are goingto be very conservative in theirestimates. If we get any kindof a break to the upside, that’sgoing to be good, but I don’tthink there can be a surpriseto the downside. I think that’show conservative they’re goingto be. If we do get surprises tothe downside, that’s going to beindicative of how bad the worldeconomy has turned.We’re looking for and hearingpositive news about the economyoverall, but some people are afraidthat it’s not what it seems to be.How does it look to you?One of the things we have towatch is in the United States.The US is such a driver for whathappens in Canada, and we haveto be cognizant of what happenssouth of the border.There is another shoe to dropin the debt that’s being carried,particularly commercial realestate debt, in the United States.And a lot of that is going to takeplace in 2010. There are stillsome very significant mortgagesout there to be dealt with. TheUS has not turned their residentialreal estate market aroundas Canada has. They had over3 million foreclosures this pastyear. That’s another record, andit doesn’t look like it’s going toslow down anytime soon. As amatter of fact, some anecdotalcomment is that it’s going tobe added to and although theUS market has had a couple ofrecovery months – at least goingin a better direction – it’s goingto fall off again, and we’re goingto see some worse numbersgoing into 2010. That meansthat the US Fed will keep theinterest rates down, and keepthem down significantly.The other question is USdebt. Just to throw some numbersat you, looking at a structuraldeficit in Canada after wecome out of this downturn in2012 or 2013, they’re talkingabout a deficit of about $19billion dollars a year. That’s thedeficit, even if business getsgood and the government getsback to recovering their taxrevenues. That’s a significantnumber, but in context, it probablydoesn’t amount to 1% ofour GDP. The US deficit inDecember alone was $90 billiondollars. That’s not debt, that’sdeficit, and their governmentdebt is up around $12.5 trilliondollars. So compared to our$600 billion, they’re 20 timesours with 10 times the population.That’s very significant debtnumbers in the United States.They’re numbers that coulddrive the US dollar lower in themonths and years to come, andsend the Canadian dollar higher.That could hurt our exportseven more, which could reflecton our economic recovery.How are Asia and Europe fairingthrough this?Asia is starting to turnaround, and we’re seeing growthin China of somewhere between8% and 9% GDP, as reported by

FEBRUARY2010BN11When the Big One Comes To Town- Prepare for it!by Mary-Lou McCausland and Ray HudsonThe scale of devastation fromthe earthquake in Haiti is nothingshort of mind boggling not evento mention of lives lost and broken.The economy of the countrywill take decades to recoverand the scars will be very deepand long lasting.How surreal it is to watchit all unfold on our televisionscreens as we go about our lives.How fortunate it is that we havenever experienced anything evenremotely close to this. Perhapsthe Kelowna fires is an examplethat was much closer to home.But how about if the whole citywere in such a state, not just partof it?As we all know, it is only amatter of time before we experiencea major earthquake in theLower Mainland. The increasingpressures along the subductionzone of the Pacific and Juan deFuca plates will rip loose oneday and could again unleash thewhopping 9 pointer that senttsunamis to devastate Japan onJanuary 26 of 1700. Today, overseven million people live in thearea affected 300 years ago. Howwill we deal with it? How will wedeal with even lesser such eventswhich will happen in our city?Are you prepared?Imagine this scenario:The snow falling heavily andthe City’s streets are becomingtreacherous, or we’re experiencingone of those soakerdownpours which threatenmajor flooding. You are tryingto decide whether to close theoffice early and let every one gohome before dark and before theroads become impassable. That’swhen the shaking starts. Tiles fallfrom the ceiling as you duck andcover using your desk as a shield.Someone is screaming, soundsof a car crash, glass breaking.You’ve forgotten to count but theshaking continues. Has it beenover ten seconds, twenty, thirty?Finally it stops. Silence. Thepower is out.One of your staff has a seriouscut on her leg. Glass is protrudingfrom it. Another is holdinghis head. He had been hit by atile and light standard that hadfallen from the ceiling. You try toremember where the first aid kitis. Has anyone checked it lately?Who knows some first aid? It isbeginning to feel cold. There is asmell of gas.You saw all the disaster moviesbut hey, it’s never happened in myexperience and you thought thebig one would never happen inyour lifetime; it was just the subjectof a great story. Yet Kelownahad the summer of fires. Peoplehad to be evacuated and accommodationfound for them. Thenthere was the Pemberton flood of2003. Homes that sit in water forthree weeks will never be mouldfree. And there was Katrina andthe earthquakes and tsunami thathit Indonesia. One would thinkthat this would have made you bebetter prepared for emergencies.Here you are sitting holdinga compress against your staffmember’s leg praying that thebleeding will stop before you runout of bandages or she runs outof blood. The phones are outand the cellular service is jammedwith calls. At least George wasable to turn off the gas. You havetwenty employees and it lookslike they will have to spend thenight, or longer, in your offices.Will you have enough water?Food? How will everyone keepwarm? You can hear the injuredout in the street but you can’ttake care of your own people. Youthink if only…If some of your staff live fifteenor twenty kilometres away, oracross one or more bridges, howwill they get home? Can theyeven got home? Chances are theroads and bridges are damaged.They can’t walk that far.As members of the businesscommunity we need to do twothings. First, we should havesufficient resources within ouroffices to accommodate our staffduring an emergency. We mustalso consider helping our neighbours.It’s now that we shoulddevelop a business watch withinthe community, that can providea structure to tap into to supporteach other and our community inthe event of a disaster.Some of the basic steps thatneed to be taken are:• Know your neighbourhood/region, know your risks;• Make a plan and discuss theplan with your staff• Maintain an emergency kit aswell as a First Aid kit.Survival in a disaster dependson people helping people. Peoplehelp others best if there is somepreparation and a commandstructure. Ironically crime rateswill go down during disasters aseven criminals will lend a hand.When the Oakland bridge inCalifornia collapsed in an earthquake,it was members of a gangthat saved lives due to the factthey were organized and had acommand structure. It is criticalthat you clarify these plans,delegate authority and practicedeployment.We’ve heard if often enough,in an emergency such as this youcannot expect much help. Eventhe emergency responders willbe dealing with the same event.Remember this will be widespreadso they cannot respondas if you called an ambulance orfire truck. In other words, youmust be prepared to be on yourown for at least the first 72 hours,probably longer. Are you?You can access up to dateinformation on disaster planningthrough the BC ProvincialEmergency Program atwww.pep.bc.ca,LEVY cont. from previous pagethe Chinese government. Theyneed that to sustain what theyare doing. Like we need 2 or3%, they need 7, 8 or 9 percentbecause they are growing at alevel where they want to pullso many more people into theirburgeoning middle class andmake consumers out of them.They need that kind of growthand they are seeing it.In Europe, that’s suspect.You’re hearing some reportsthat Europe is fairing better andothers that it’s not. Europe hassome of the same kind of debtand credit, and banking problems,as the US, and until theycan turn that around, they’renot going to turn their economyaround. Canada is sitting differentlythan Europe and Asiabecause we have a different kindof economy.One of the dark horses no one ispaying attention to is Brazil. Howdo you see that as a country andit’s impact on what what’s going onaround the world?Well, the BRIC countries,Brazil, Russia, India and Chinaare the countries that showedeconomic growth during thedownturn, albeit they slowed.But they are the up and comingcountries that are going to addto economic growth, becausethey are building their industries,they are building theirinfrastructure, they’re buildingtheir impact on the worldeconomic scene. So yes, I seeBrazil, Russia, India and Chinaall being part of the economicengine that is going to drive theworld in years to come. Unlike,what we call the PIGS, Portugal,Ireland, Italy Greece and Spain.Those are the ones that are verysuspect. Ireland has had problems;Iceland massive problems;Greece has had their sovereigndebt downgraded to almostnon-investment status. We’vegot Portugal and Spain that aresuspect right now, so unlike theBRIC countries, the PIGS countriesare in trouble.Bracelets tohelp the SurreyFood BankThe Surrey Board of Trade’s initiative to‘Paint Surrey Red’, that is, to encourage residentsto be ‘Proudly Canadian’, now includesthe sale of Canadian National Pride Braceletsfor $5 each, with proceeds going to the SurreyFood Bank.“This is done in correlation with displayingour Canadian Spirit for the Games andsupporting a local charity. We hope that inthis way the Canadian spirit will also continuepast the Games”, says Anita Huberman, CEO,Surrey Board of Trade.To purchase a bracelet, contact Heather atthe Surrey Board of Trade at 604.581.7130,or come to our office at #101, 14439-104Avenue to pick them up.And don’t forget to enter the SurreyBoard of Trade Paint the Town Red contest.Dress up your business with the colors of theCanadian Flag. Email Heather at the SurreyBoard of Trade at info@businessinsurrey.com and let us know of your participation.Participating businesses will be visited,judged, and the winning business will receivea photo and profile in the Business in Surreynewspaper, as published by the Surrey Boardof Trade and distributed to all businesses inSurrey plus featured at a Surrey Boardof Trade event. Deadline to enter isFebruary 26, 2010.

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FEBRUARY2010BN13GROWINGfrom page 3“Managed economies likeeggs and dairy have a moreguaranteed income unlikeblueberries, cranberries andlettuce for example who havea tougher role - people see thehigher profits and rush into it,”explained Harrison. This createsmore competition and inturn lowers prices. Two yearsago the farm saw their agingworkers throw in the toweland retire - Harrison made theonly move he could - to thecurrent u-pick format.It would be easy enoughfor the plights of local farmersto go unnoticed and unsupportedin a community suchas Surrey that is one of thefastest growing and dynamiccities in North America. Onething has helped Surrey agribusinessto grow is the city’sfocus on the industry. Muchof this focus is thanks to thecity’s Agricultural AdvisoryCommittee, started 15 yearsago by Mike Bose who still sitsas Chair. It was the first committeeof its kind in the provinceand has spurred severalother cities to start their own.“The purpose of the committeeis to advise city councilon issues that will impactagriculture,” explained Bose - afourth-generation farmer andone of the city’s most respectedfarming representatives.“We were seeing council makedecisions without having thefacts to make an educated one- at that time we didn’t have avoice at council.”The voice of the committeechanged the landscape dramatically.With the committeein place, many policies regardingagriculture were positivelyinfluenced, and the sector hasbeen a larger part of the city’slong term economic goals thatit might have been. Bose attributesthe success to the “goodworking relationship we havewith council.”“The AAC focuses on helpingthe agricultural community,from farm directional signsto reviewing developmentproposals for their impact onagriculture,” detailed MarvinHunt - Council’s representativeon the committee.“Restrictive covenants are puton properties near the ALRboundaries to advise newhome owners that they areliving next to farming and thatsmells, noises and dust areall a normal part of life nextto active farming. We havestarted and helped financefarmers markets and an eventcalled “Tastes of Surrey.” Wehave looked at zoning and thechallenges of house size andtruck parking - the list couldgo on and on.”The City has ensured itscontinuing high agriculturalland use by designating overnine thousand hectares as agriculturalland reserves in 1974.This land remains dedicatedto agriculture today and is partof all long term growth plansthe city has put together.“There is always a concernthat people want to use farmland for other purposes,” saidHarrison. “They have turnedmainly housing into condosto save agricultural land in thearea.” Harrison, also a committeemember, said he ishappy with how the city haspreserved agriculture.The city has been promotingthe idea of buying foodsproduced locally with severalinitiatives such as; local markets,agri-tours and festivals,events like Tastes of Surrey,publications like the FarmFresh Guide, and campaignslike EatBC! promoting theconsumption of local foods.The “buy local” idea is not anew one but is definitely onthe rise in many cities, includingSurrey. It is a rare opportunitya city has to bolster a localindustry without a lot of heavylifting as locally grown productsand also organic foods aregaining momentum in recentyears.“The organic side of theindustry is one of the fastestgrowing, but it is all dependenton the individual farmer,”stated Hunt. “Higher returnsin the form of higher priceshelp to stimulate this change.”These higher returns come ata price according to Harrison.His blueberry farm is certifiedorganic.“We are one of the feworganic blueberry farms in thearea,” Harrison explained. “Ithelps to be small in organicfarming - manual weeding,continuous spraying - it needsa lot of labour. What yougained in price you would payout in labour. There are alsocosts to be certified - all ofthese things may make a largercompany think twice aboutgoing organic. Buying localmeans lower fuel costs and ithelps the earth - this is reallygaining momentum.” Thatmomentum is great news forlocal farmers.Local farms have also beenhelped out by city investmentsinto dyking and irrigation- a long term project that isfinally nearing completion andhas significantly upgraded thecity’s farmlands, which arealready thriving from the areasrich soils and advantageousclimates. The Serpentineand Nicomekl Strategic Planfor Lowland Flood Controlbegan back in 1997 and uponcompletion in 2011 will havereached a sixty million dollarinvestment.Agribusiness is big - verybig, and it has the support ofthe city. It’s definitely not forthe faint of heart - farming isno walk in the park, but it canbe viable and rewarding, andthe pieces are in place to keepit a good size part of our economynow and in the future.Small & Medium BusinessIT Specialists$1000, $10,000, $100,000?www.blueedgetech.ca | 604.524.8787OT100210BIS

BN14ACROSS the BCongratulationsMartha Davis of the Peace Arch HospitalFoundation (centre) receives a gift of$10,600.00 from Charlotte Phillips (left)and Beth Larose of the Morgan CreekHomeowners Association.The Morgan Creek Homeowner’s Associationhas donated more than $10,000 to PeaceArch Hospital and Community HealthFoundation’s Maternity Ward project. Thedonation was made from event proceedsat Christmas in Morgan Creek events inNovember. Local merchants provided raffleand door prizes. Over the last 8 years, theMorgan Creek Homeowner’s Association hasraised more than $60,000 for local charities.More info: www.peacearchhospital.com.Shannon Cupskey, account manager forIRLY Distributors Ltd., has won the GreaterVancouver Home Builders Association’s(GVHBA) prestigious Rooftopper Award.Not only is Shannon the first and onlywoman to have won this award, this is thesecond time she has won it. Her remarkablenetworking skills have helped fuel theassociation’s 660-person membership. TheGVHBA represents the residential constructionindustry in the Greater Vancouver Area.More info: Catherine Brownlow, IRLYDistributors Ltd. 604.596.1551.Meyer Print Graphics’ Owner andPrincipal Designer, Yvonne (“Y”)Meyer has won the Arts Council of SurreyChristmas Card Contest. Her creation of“Family World”, was printed by the ArtsCouncil and sent out to all arts patrons,docents and supporters. The image depicts aglass Christmas bauble swirling around a familygroup photo. More info: 604.589.4432;www.meyerprintgraphics.ca.The Kinna family (Diane, Jay, Nash,& Wyatt) with the SMH Foundation’sJennifer Dmytryshyn.Cloverdale’s Kinna family celebrated theresults of their annual Christmas lights fundraiserwith a $8,138.31 donation to the SurreyMemorial Hospital Foundation. Donationsincluded a $5,000 gift from Evraz Inc. NA,Diane Kinna’s employer. The steel companyoperates a processing facility in Surrey. Moreinfo: www.smhfoundation.com.FEBRUARY2010ARDSOS Children’s Village BC received severalboxes of toys, games and books donated byHSBC Bank Canada employees as part ofthe annual Future First Toy Drive. FutureFirst is the HSBC Group’s global initiative forstreet children, orphans and children in care.More info: www.sosbc.org/; Ryan Butt604.582.2990 ext. 228.Marilynn Herrmann of the Surrey FoodBank is the winner of the Surrey Board ofTrade Membership Referral Contest for2009. During the year, the names of currentmembers referring new members are put intoa pool. At the annual Seasonal Sizzle, onename is drawn. Marilynn’s prize is a year’s freemembership in the Surrey Board of Trade.More info: indra@businessinsurrey.com.Players Chris Santiago, Andrew Wallace,and Derek Henderson from BCHL’sSurrey Eagles delivered stuffed animals toSurrey Memorial Hospital over the holidays.The animals were collected during a teddybear toss held during the team’s game onDecember 19th. More info: 604.585.5666;www.smhfoundation.comSMH Foundation President/CEO JaneAdams and Edna Barnes, President of theLadies Auxiliary of Whalley Legion branch#229. The Legion branch has donated $2,000to Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundationfor geriatric equipment. More info: www.smhfoundation.com.AnnouncementsAlexandra Neighbourhood House (formerlyCrescent Beach Community Servicesat Camp Alexandra) has changed theirname, but almost everything else remainsthe same. They still offer programs foryouth, family and seniors at 2916 McBrideAvenue Surrey, BC. Normal business hours:Monday to Friday 9am-4:30pm. More info:604.535.0015; www.alexhouse.net.Barbara Stevenson retired from AlexandraNeighbourhood House in December 2009.She was the first point of client contact formore than 20 years. She also served as theguardian of the Society’s history and stories.More info: www.alexhouse.net.Analytic Systems received a 99.00% ThirdQuarter Supplier Rating from Telephonics (asubsidiary of Griffon Corporation) and hasbeen re-certified by Quality System, Q-Basewww.qbase.com. Analytic Systems specializesin ruggedized power supply units for useunder harsh conditions (e.g. desert or arctic).The units are used by the military, for bothmobile and command-based applications.More info: Bill Walker (billw@analyticsystems.com);1.800.668.3884.Analytic Systems has acquired Metal ActionMachining Ltd of Coquitlam, BC. MarkErgetowski the General Manager will beretained to maintain cohesion with currentcustomers and operations. The Metal Actionmilling machines will move to AnalyticSystems Surrey CNC facility and the wholeDivision will berenamed Metal ActionMachining Ltd, Divisionof Analytic Systems Ware(1993) Ltd. In businesssince 2001, Metal Action hasworked closely with the Aerospaceindustry. Typical projects are tooling or production(flying) parts for Boeing, Cessna, etc.Their unique specialty is 3D and multi-axismachining. More info: Bill Walker (billw@analyticsystems.com);1.800.668.3884.Commercial real estate brokers John Eakinand Michael Farrell have joined AvisonYoung’s Vancouver brokerage operation.Eakin and Farrell have been working as a teamsince 2006, focusing exclusively on the Surreyand Langley industrial real estate markets.Eakin has 13 years of experience in commercialreal estate. For the past 10 years he was a brokerwith DTZ Barnicke in Vancouver. Farrell’scommercial real estate career began in 2006 ina brokerage role working with Eakin. He was alocal runner-up in the inaugural NAIOP PacificNorthwest Real Estate Challenge in 2004 andrecently became a Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design Accredited Professional(LEED AP). More info: Sherry Quan,604.647.5098; www.avisonyoung.com.BDO Dunwoody LLP is now BDO Canada.More info: www.bdo.ca.Bob Mann, CA has been appointed as Partnerwith BDO Canada’s Langley Accountingand Assurance team. Bob has significantexperience with a wide range of clients inconstruction, real estate, manufacturing, professionalservices and technology. More info:604.532.4752; 220-19916 - 64th Avenue,Langley, BC V2Y 1A2; www.bdo.ca.BEST Shredding has a new location in PortKells, at 9938 201st Street Unit 1, Langley, BCV1M 3E9. They are a full service documentdestruction company specializing in both onandoff-site shredding services in the FraserValley. Staff are fully trained and bonded forsecurity. More info: www.bestshredding.ca;1.888.GO GET BESTBill Rempel and Lorelie Guthrie have joinedBlackwood Partners Management Corp.Rempel is the VP and General Manager ofCity Central Shopping Centre in Surrey.Guthrie is the new Property Director. Bothhave extensive industry and community experience.More info: www.blackwoodpartners.com.The Centre for Child Development hasannounced their 2009/2010 Board ofDirectors as Andrea Rasmussen – Vice Chair,Emily Wilson – Treasurer, Karla Pearson– Co-Secretary, Yasmeen Sayeed – Co-Secretary, Wayne Robert – Director, FrankMesich – Director, Ken Hahn – Director.More info: Tony Miles at 604.584.1361;www.centreforchilddevelopment.ca.The Child Development Foundation ofBritish Columbia has announced their2009/2010 Board of Directors as MichaelLevy – Vice Chair, Tony Miles – Treasurer,James Stewart – Director, Emily Wilson– Director, Victor Lall – Director, WayneMcKay – Director. More info: www.cdfbc.ca; Judy Krawchuk or Shelby MacLean,604.591.5903.Grant Harrishas joined IRLYDistributors astheir new Directorof Supply Chain.Grant’s responsibilitieswill includewarehouse operations,transportation,and distribution, together with leadingseveral projects. He is a seasoned, senior,logistics professional, with skills honed asDirector of Logistics with BC Hot HouseFoods and as Distribution Manager withPurdy’s Chocolates. More info: CatherineBrownlow; 604.596.1551.NITROLUBE Performance Lubricantsrecently featured “Heat Test” segments onthe internet, whereby their “NitroRed” greasewithstood 680 degrees of heat without melting.The grease is recognized in the racing industryas a #1 racing grease, and it is also provingitself world class for trucking, industrial, commercial,recreational and home use. NitroLubehopes that their heat test will soon be in theGuinness World Book of Records. More info:www.nitrolube.com.Prayer Canada’s 2nd National Conventionwill be held at Stillwood Camp & ConferenceCentre, Cultus Lake BC, March 16-19, 2010.Registration $25.00; Lodging & Food $200.00.Registrations must be in by February 10, 2010.Includes 3 nights lodging, 8 buffet meals.Speakers: John & Judy Kolb. More info:604.589.1110 or prayer@prayercanada.org.The Rotary Club is sponsoring a ShelterBoxprogram for Haiti. Each $1000 ShelterBoxincludes a tent for 10 people, along withsleeping bags, tools and equipment, providingshelter, heat and light where needed. Anydonations through Rotary for ShelterBoxmade before Feb 12th will automatically bematched by a Rotary International MatchingGrant. This money goes directly to Haiti andnot to Shelterbox. Tax receipts are available.More info: Catherine 604.930.8363 or604.562.0300; online: www.rotary-fh.com,or by mail The Rotary Club of SurreyFraser Heights P.O. Box 74054, RPO FraserHeights, Surrey, B.C. V4N 5H9Service Canada’s new ROE Web is a fast, efficient,and secure method of producing Recordsof Employment via the Internet. This onlinereporting method is free to use and will savetime and money. ROE Web contains built-inedits which will help provide accurate Recordof Employment information, with less followupfrom Service Canada. More info and registration:1.800.770.7910; BAT-ROEWEB-RE@servicecanada.gc.ca; servicecanada.gc.ca/roeweb;Andrew Petter has been chosen as the ninthpresident of Simon Fraser University. He’lltake over when Michael Stevenson leavesin September. Petter formerly served as BCAttorney General and dean of the UVic Lawfaculty. More info: www.sfu.ca.Peace Arch Community Services now has anew name – Sources Community ResourceCentres. Their services and locations stay thesame. More info: www.sourcesbc.ca.Sources Community Resource Centresand the Peace Arch Community ServicesSociety Foundation will hold their 15thCongratulationsSheraton VancouverGuildford Hotel604.582.9288Official event sponsorfor the Surrey Board ofTrade.Arts Council of Surrey604-585-2787Official artwork supplierfor the Surrey Boardof Trade office.Annual Gala “Carnaval” on Saturday March20, 2010 from 6pm on. More info and tickets:www.pacsbc.org.FOR SALE: 2010 Business Directoriesare for sale for $5.00. They can bepicked up at our office weekdays,between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Moreinfo: 101-14439 104 Ave Surrey.604.581.7130.Surrey Festival of Dance Society PastPresident, Robin Smith has passed away. Hewas an inspiration and avid supporter of theperforming arts and President for the DanceFestival for many years. A “Celebration ofLife” was held January 2nd. More info: www.surreyfestival.com/index_eng.asp.Shirley Jensen retired from her position asDirector of Development at the Surrey FoodBank at the end of December 2009. Workingwith Marilyn Herrmann, ED, over the last3 years, they have grown and developed theFood Bank to a vibrant organization supportingour community’s less fortunate members.Tiffany Parton will take over Jensen’sduties as Manager of Resources. More info:resources@surreyfoodbank.org; www.surreyfoodbank.org.Artist Of The MonthLinda Morris, an award winning, local artistspecializing in oil and acrylic paintings.Throughout the year, local artists displaytheir work at the Surrey Board of Trade. Youcan see their work at 101-14439 104 Ave,Surrey. For information on art rentals orpurchasing, call the Arts Council of Surrey at604.585.2787.New Members:#1 NailsAbbotsford Heat Hockey LtdActive First Aid Inc.Chandi Insurance & Financial Services Inc.Des Pardes TV Productions Ltd.Enhanced Learning & Intergration Inc.Fresh Slice PizzaGreen Rock Financial Group Inc.JoyTV / Vision TelevisionKRM Distributing Inc.Nicole Stephen, RMTPeterbilt Pacific Inc.Reclaimed VitalitySteve Sidhu (Student Member)Strategic Sales InternationalSutton Group - West Coast RealtyWorldwide Items Imp&Exp LtdNew Member ReferralsJim MihalyThe Leader NewspaperFor the most successful new member referralsfor December 2009That’s members helping members of theSurrey Board of Trade!Ask us how you can be a winner too!indra@businessinsurrey.comONGOING SPONSORSCanadian Springs604.764.0608Official water supplier.

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