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Entertainment, sports and other reports for @SurreyNowLeader ( #SurreyBC ). Bass player. Lifelong #Canucks fan. I ❤️ @vancityjilly

North Delta BC
Joined January 2011
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Putting this here to remember the blue checkmark because nope, not paying for it.
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I have confirmed that 3 teen boys killed in this Surrey crash are hockey players with Delta Hockey Academy. My deep condolences to those who knew Caleb Reimer, Ronin Sharma and Parker Magnuson, all of #SurreyBC . @SurreyNowLeader
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COVID hitting home. Just found out my step-father might not make it through the night at the Abbotsford care home where he lives. Walter, be strong.
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@NickUndrul Every time.
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Think Kuzmenko isn’t a popular #Canucks player right now? Check out the line of people to get autographs at @pastimesports in @ShopGTC this afternoon. #SurreyBC #Kuzmenko #TheHappyRussian
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My Mom died last Friday. For nearly a year, she said she just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up, and that’s exactly what happened on the morning of Jan. 13, 2023, so in that way I'm very happy for her. This was her life:
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WHO ELSE IS SICK OF THIS JANUARY WEATHER IN MAY? So horrible.
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VIDEO: Humboldt Broncos crash survivor happy to skate again in Surrey. Hockey player Layne Matechuk is being treated by a team with Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic, with PoNS device on his tongue. STORY: @LayneMatechuk @YvonneChiang #SurreyBC
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Legendary move by @nickeagland with the final story he filed before leaving the Sun/Province newsroom. Read the first letter of each paragraph. #SupportLocalNews
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Is it just me, or are @Tesla drivers the most tailgating, speeding, lane-weaving, no-signaling bunch of jerks on the road? Seriously, I've noticed this trend, especially in #SurreyBC and area.
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. @InvictusGames25 CEO Scott Moore tells the story of a retired British marine (triple amputee) who swam at Sydney Games & how others didn't leave him behind. Moore (ex- @Sportsnet ) spoke at @SBofT event More from Moore: @SurreyNowLeader @BlackPressMedia
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@ryanwhitney6 Loser tears.
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FOR SALE: Like-new McDonald’s restaurant bag, purchased for 25 cents in #SurreyBC due to ridiculous cost-downloading to customers. Just want to get my money back. @McDonalds @CityofSurrey
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Pro-farmer posts: Fans of Surrey’s Jazzy B rally to restore his Twitter account in India. “The celebrity with spine,” posted one. @jazzyb #RestoreJazzyBAccount
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Crazy hail in White Rock this morning. Video posted to FB by Kelly Breaks of @BlueFrogLive . “Happening now, Johnston River in White Rock. Yikes. Looks like they are washing the street but its hail.” @SurreyNowLeader @PeaceArchNews @AnnaBBurns
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Poster on an office wall at Surrey's Bell Performing Arts Centre is a reminder that @justinbieber ALMOST played the theatre, just before the singer hit it big. Snippet from full story, back in 2017:
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RIP Tom Harrison, Vancouver music journalism legend for @theprovince .
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Just here doin' my job, telling the stories of Surrey's most creative and talented people. Many thanks to @SurreyArts for the recognition last night at the AGM. @SurreyNowLeader
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Drove by Newton Athletic Park: pickup soccer game among older teens. Group of young men play-fighting while in the parking lot. Bro hugs. At Tamanawis, 15 guys with a cricket bat on the ball diamond, high-fiving. Time to close parks and fields, @CityofSurrey . This is stupid
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10 years ago today, @kiss bassist @genesimmons and family were in Surrey to open the region’s first child protection centre, @Centreforchild . @centre4childCEO #SurreyBC @DianneWatts4BC Story from archives by @diakiw :
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What's Halloween without Michael Jackson's Thriller? More scenes from the #PumpkinsAfterDark event in Burnaby. Yes, this scene was created with carved pumpkins (artfully positioned on wooden display cases painted black). STORY:
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Check out the @BCLions logo designed by Kwakwaka'wakw/Tlingit artist Corrine Hunt for use during the team's Orange Shirt Game on Sept 24. STORY by @tomfletcherbc here:
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3 years
Nailed it.
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Such a dream come true to rock during a @Canucks game! This is our band Witchazel. That’s me on bass. Thanks for the intro, @ALMURDOCH ! #canucks (video: @DjJillyWonka )
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Tonight, hockey sticks stand in tribute to fallen players in #SurreyBC . I echo your heartfelt words, @JanetBrown980 .
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May these dear boys killed here in ⁦ @CityofSurrey ⁩ rest in peace thinking of them and the young lives cut short and thinking and praying for their families ⁦ @jodyvance ⁩ ⁦ @jarmstrongbc ⁩ ⁦ @CloverdaleMHA ⁩ ⁦ @TomZillich ⁩ ⁦ @GlobalBC ⁩ ⁦⁦
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COVID COOKIN’: Pancakes and bacon for dinner? Fuck it, why not.
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For me, the best moment of Barnside Harvest Festival was when Dave Genn’s son Beckett joined 54-40 for “Ocean Pearl” as third guitarist. The look of joy on Beckett’s face is priceless! I was lucky to capture the moment stageside thanks to band manager @alienmoy . @davegenn
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JUST IN: Humboldt Broncos bus-crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki and Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser will be in Surrey to play a celebrity sledge hockey game during Wickfest event. @wickfest @HumboldtBroncos #SurreyBC @surrey_falcons @SportAbilityBC @wick_22
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I interviewed Caleb not long ago, while he prepped for training camp with WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings, who picked him 18th overall in Bantam draft two years ago. Such a mature, confident teen. So, so sad.
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An update: Sadly, Walter passed away peacefully at around 5 a.m. this morning. My mom sounds relatively strong and determined to get through this, 22 years after my father died, but I really wish I could go hug her today. 😞
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10-1 win for Whalley at @LittleLeagueCAN championship means a trip to @LittleLeague World Series. Heavy rain at game’s end.
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@ThatEricAlper “Does anyone remember laughter?”
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Yesterday I donated about $30 in bottles to a guy who looked like he needed it more than I do. Today, our trampoline was given to a family that is already putting it to much better use. Giving is winning
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This is great: Two Special Olympians from Surrey are among skaters invited to solo on Rock the Rink tour featuring Scott Moir, Tessa Virtue and Patrick Chan. Dates at @AbbyCentre and Penticton. @sobcsociety @SpecialOCanada @rocktherinktour
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North Vancouver RCMP are celebrating the end of this year's Pride Month by recreating the Beatles' Abbey Road album cover. "We're calling it 'Mountie Road'," said Sgt. Peter DeVries of @nvanrcmp . More in web post:
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19 years ago this kid was ALMOST born at @cactusclubcafe on Scott Road (true story), and here we’re having a birthday beer! Happy birthday. Jacob Zillich! 🍻
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@ShrunkenNed @ThatEricAlper Little Feat, actually.
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Throwback to one of many posters on my wall in 1983. @VanHalenVault
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Plane crash in Surrey field in 6900-block 152nd
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@gfallar @KevinWeekes @espn @NHL @NHLNetwork @TSNHockey @DKSportsbook Georgia had and lost TWO hockey teams. A third would be a joke.
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At 2 pm Sunday the @VSOrchestra will livestream Beethoven's Sixth Symphony "Pastorale" direct from the Orpheum. "The word Symphony in fact means coming together," so they'll do that in light of #COVID19Vancouver , concert organizers say. Link:
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We have a winner, folks.
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@Canucks The deal should include a clause that he must change his name, to avoid confusion.
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@Super70sSports The best cameo goes to @kiss
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Perfect photo of Nate Colina in an emotional win today with @WLLBALL . @4cutekids #NorthDelta @NorDelReporter @SurreyNowLeader
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We at @SurreyNowLeader are told by a source that "multiple surgeries cancelled at Surrey Memorial due to ICU full/staffing issues. Recovery room staff being pulled to ICU. Mostly unvaccinated in ICU." Curious to hear response from @Fraserhealth and hospital officials. #SurreyBC
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My heart breaks for my mom. This is real.
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That’s @NRateliff sounding great on a warm August night at @PNE_Playland Amphitheatre. #Vancouver #concerts @livenationwest @LiveNation
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Just got real for @JacobZillich with @deltaicehawks . Proud of him for working hard and reaching this goal. 👍🏼 @ThePJHL
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@ThatEricAlper Superman by REM. Also Texarkana. Mike Mills has killer pipes.
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Parents of a Surrey rep hockey team are pushing to have their coach back following a banner-winning season, marred by a game in which racial insults were reportedly hurled at his players by opponents. STORY:
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NEW — Surrey sprinter Jasneet Nijjar is headed to the Paris Olympic Games as a member of Canada's 4x400m women's relay team. She's a Queen Elizabeth Secondary grad, currently a grad student at Washington State. @SurreyNowLeader #SurreyBC
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Hey @CloverdaleRodeo , check out what @espn tweeted this morning.
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This 10 year-old skateboarder has mesmerizing moves 👀
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@ianhanomansing @JuhaatLFPress Similar dream: forgetting my locker combination at the bell has rung.
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Stanley Cup alert in #SurreyBC : I just got off the phone with Laurent Brossoit, who says Aug. 6 is the day he'll bring the trophy here for a public event with @CloverdaleMHA , where he played goal from age 10 to 15. Details to come. @SurreyNowLeader
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When a few hundred girls gather to play basketball at an all-Surrey tournament this week, Jess Franz will be there as an example of how they too can become firefighters one day. @Local1271 @BCHoopGirls @SSSAA_SD36 @ELGINPARKorcas #SurreyBC
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This Sunday, Surrey’s Jonathan Kongbo – a Holy Cross grad – will battle for a Grey Cup in his first year as a pro football player. @King_Kongbo @CFL @Athletics_HC
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A walk through South Surrey’s huge new @tapandbarrel , which becomes Surrey’s largest restaurant (or close to it), with 500 seats, at Highway 99 and 152 St. Opens to the public 4pm next Tuesday.
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This photo of Eddie Vedder is bananas! Danny Clinch, the Jersey/NY guy who shot it at Chicago's Wrigley Field in 2016, is featured in Live Nation's "Behind The Lens" stories about concert photogs. @Danny_Clinch @PearlJam @LiveNation Info:
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Junior hockey’s "Wayner the trainer" exits after 50 years in the game. "I figure I’ve done around 30,000 loads of laundry," Surrey resident Wayne Hubbard says with a laugh. @deltaicehawks @Pacific_Junior @GoBCHL @bchockeyhub @SurreyEagles @kyleturris
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Am I the only one who never, ever listens to podcasts? Like, never. Ever.
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Amazing! Surrey’s Arshdeep Bains signs with @Canucks during his current high-scoring season in @TheWHL . He was the first player of South Asian descent to lead the WHL in points, with Red Deer, where he's played since 2018.
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BREAKING: @TheWHL adopts a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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UPDATE: 2019 Memorial run for @SurreyRCMP killed in crash raises $35K for @honourhouse , a temporary home and place of recovery for military personnel and first responders. @BCRCMP @BCRCMPMedia
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STORY/VIDEO: Surrey soccer team wins national club title for teammate Brandon Bassi, killed in a car crash last spring. "‘It meant the world to us to win it for him,’ says team manager/coach. @CanadaSoccerEN @ccbfc @WhitecapsFC @SFUMSOC @SurreyNowLeader
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@MadScientistFF A spoon to trash those vile mushrooms.
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Just putting this here for next season.
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Sorry to hear about Lyle’s passing. One of the best skate sharpeners around, and had some good hockey stories to tell. Condolences to the @cyclonetaylor family at #Surreybc store. #cancersucks
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@dundlejuice Once you see an underworld sea creature, you won’t unsee it.
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Today I fingered 🖕🏻 a convoy of anti-mask, flag-waving “Make Canada Great Again” freedom idiots and damn, that felt good.
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My tequila sunrise yesterday. No regrets, just living life again
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#BREAKING : Athletes in B.C. "will be able to engage in more organized sport activities and some competitive play as the Province moves to Phase 3 of the Return to Sport Guidelines," according to prov. gov't. News release below.
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@NHL @HockeyHallFame Yes, for a great career and also trailblazing a path for Russian players to the NHL.
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‘Classic’ cops recall playing in Surrey RCMP basketball tournament 3 decades ago, at the very start of what has become one of B.C.'s largest school tournaments. STORY: @SurreyRCMP #basketball #SurreyBC @Surrey_Schools @SurreyNowLeader
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This kid. A day before #SonsDay , was told he made @ndminorhockey Midget A1 as a first-year goalie. Proud dad, cuz he worked hard to get there.
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Junior hockey debut tonight for @JacobZillich with @deltaicehawks . Zero goals allowed in relief (15 shots against in 18 mins). Looked solid. Tough loss for the home team though.
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^^ @JacobZillich with some guy named Kuzmenko.
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Anyone else get the Labour Day blues? Like seriously. Every year at this time, I am sad summer is fading and fall is coming. Ugh.
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At this rate, @CityofSurrey will break records for the number of pre-election groundbreaking events in #SurreyBC . Another one in Newton tomorrow. Please stop. It's gross and it's electioneering #bcpoli
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Had a chat with Surrey’s Jujhar Khaira, who credits parents for their hard work on his path from Cloverdale to the NHL with @EdmontonOilers . "Without them, I wouldn’t be where I am." Full Q&A at link. @jujhar94 #hockey @CloverdaleMHA @SpruceKings
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Hands up, who wants a pair of these beauties? Make it happen, @Canucks .
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Remembering my dad, who died 25 years ago today. Time passes but I still miss him.
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@BarDown Go Burns.
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Alex Fraser Bridge reopened after mental health call. “He cooperated and was safely apprehended,” says Delta Police.
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