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A flood at the White Rock South Surrey Hospice

Hospice struggles in wake of flood

The White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society has been left struggling to remain open for the holiday season after the bottom floor of its building was flooded with water six inches deep.


 

It's about living

For three decades now, the White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society has prided itself on providing free care for patients approaching the end of their lives and comfort for their grieving families.


 

Expenses under the microscope

They are some of the most publiclyscrutinized costs associated with being a public worker and now, the 2011 expenses and salaries of municipal councillors and workers are available to the public for all to see.


 
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City Soul Choir sings for hospice society Saturday

A 30th anniversary is reason to sing for those with White Rock/South Surrey Hospice Society.


 

Why won't Canadians let women lead?

You wouldn't know it here on the sunny south banks of the Fraser River, but apparently there's a shortage of female politicians in this country.


 

Coun. Lynne Sinclair wants the mayor's chair

After serving the City of White Rock as a councillor, Lynne Sinclair is ready to slip into the mayor's chair.


 
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Former city manager wants to manage mayor's seat in White Rock

WHITE ROCK - White Rock mayoralty candidate Wayne Baldwin doesn't have to bite his tongue these days.


 
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Pitt Meadows mayor leaves door open - for someone else

Politics is a demanding business that can lead to the loss of friendships, says Pitt Meadows Mayor Don MacLean.


 

Ferguson finds new work

Voters in White Rock will have four candidates to choose from for mayor when they mark their ballots on Nov. 19. The deadline for nominations to run in the municipal election closed at 4 p.m. on Friday.


 
 
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Baldwin goes for mayor's job after Ferguson opts out of race

Just one day after White Rock Mayor Catherine Ferguson dropped out of the civic race, former city administrator Wayne Baldwin has announced that he'll be seeking the city's top job.


 

Mayor stands TransLink ground

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie won't back property tax hikes to help fund TransLink's $1.4-billion "Moving Forward" plan.


 

Brad Forster runs under Team White Rock banner

Brad Forster, hubby of former White Rock mayor Judy Forster, has been watching civic politics from the sidelines for nearly two decades.


 

Spirit of the Sea draws thousands

Thousands of people gathered for the 62nd annual Spirit of the Sea Festival last weekend.


 

Sewage won't spoil Sea Fest

It's a sentence Rob Thompson had waited all week to say.


 

Sewage spill closes beach

The complaint came in around noon Sunday: There's sewage in the water along White Rock's beach.


 

Another no go for Amtrak stop

White Rock's latest bid to get an Amtrak stop in the city has been derailed.


 

City hall sifts through design ideas for uptown centre

Walkways and open spaces to draw strollers and shoppers are just some of the ideas proposed for the uptown centre by a design charette.


 

Flag-waving day by the bay in White Rock

In White Rock, the annual Canada Day by the Bay party is a collection of free, family-friendly activities and events on the promenade.