If you're looking for something to do on Monday's BC Day holiday, you might consider a drive out to the other side of Langley. The Otter Co-op is on 248th Street, just a little south of the Fraser Highway, so if you're driving up the Fraser Highway towards Aldergrove, turn right at 248th Street and their parking lot is a bit up on the left hand side. If you're driving east along 16th Avenue, when you get to the 4way stop at 248th Street, hang a left and drive north until you see it on the left.
I've never known the Otter Co-op to have a blueberry social but I've been to their raspberry social on Canada Day a few times. They set up in front of the store with tables and chair and guests get raspberry shortcake and a beverage. Free! Couldn't ask for better! They have a band set up to enterain the guests and on Canada Day the old truck museum in Coquitlam brings over some trucks for the guests to admire.
All I know is their blueberry social will have a band. I don't know about vintage vehicles. Its from noon to 3pm on Monday August 1.
Oh the beverages are their generic brand water, pop, juice. I think they also had coffee available.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Free Donairs in Cloverdale Tuesday August 2 2011
Had a flyer in my mailbox today from Shannon Donair who are having their grand opening on August 2 2011.
Grand Opening specials are free donair wraps from 12pm to 2pm. After 2pm the special is half price on all wraps and plates to closing.
They are located on 57th Avenue near the corner of 176th Street - Unit B, 17581-57th Avenue.
Grand Opening specials are free donair wraps from 12pm to 2pm. After 2pm the special is half price on all wraps and plates to closing.
They are located on 57th Avenue near the corner of 176th Street - Unit B, 17581-57th Avenue.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Cloverdale Blueberry Festival Saturday August 6 2011
The Cloverdale Blueberry Festival takes place in downtown Cloverdale on Saturday August 6 2011 from about 9am to 5pm.
There are all kinds of events taking place. 176th Street is closed off to traffic between 58A Avenue and Highway 10. Also 57th Avenue is closed and some of 176A Street too.
There is a Show N Shine taking place on 176th Street. Lots of nice old cars. I have some photos from last year here.
The Cloverdale Legion will be serving up blueberry pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee, tea, and orange juice/drink from 8am to 11:30am for $4.50. Located at 17567 57th Avenue. This might also be a good place to try to find a parking spot to wander around Cloverdale.
Other parking spots? Perhaps try parking along 58th Avenue or 177B Street and walking downtown. There are public parking lots on 176A Street at 58A Avenue and betwee 58th and 57th Avenue. Get there early. I'm not sure when and where 176A is being closed off.
There's a pie eating contest and various entertainment happening around Cloverdale. Doesn't seem to be any set hours. There will be vendors selling blueberries, fresh produce, and crafts.
The free trolley bus will make an appearance for the day giving rides around Cloverdale.
End the day at the Cloverdale fairgrounds, corner of 176th Street and 60th Avenue, from 5pm to 9pm. Admission is $5 and includes a burger at the BBQ. There will music and dancing. Gino Gerussi will be performing. For those of you who don't know who he is, back in high school his claim to fame was his uncle was Bruno Gerussi of the Beachcombers TV show fame. He was in a band back in junior high and still has a band, though I doubt its the same group. He sings a wonderful rendition of Billy Joel's "She's Got A Way" that I hear frequently on QMFM 103.5.
Last year the day of the Blueberry Festival was HOT. Its really tough to be walking around in the heat looking at cars when the pavement is just burning and reflecting up on you. And that was pretty early in the morning! Hopefully we'll still be having some of the weather we've been experiencing most of this summer. Cool and dry.
There are all kinds of events taking place. 176th Street is closed off to traffic between 58A Avenue and Highway 10. Also 57th Avenue is closed and some of 176A Street too.
There is a Show N Shine taking place on 176th Street. Lots of nice old cars. I have some photos from last year here.
The Cloverdale Legion will be serving up blueberry pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee, tea, and orange juice/drink from 8am to 11:30am for $4.50. Located at 17567 57th Avenue. This might also be a good place to try to find a parking spot to wander around Cloverdale.
Other parking spots? Perhaps try parking along 58th Avenue or 177B Street and walking downtown. There are public parking lots on 176A Street at 58A Avenue and betwee 58th and 57th Avenue. Get there early. I'm not sure when and where 176A is being closed off.
There's a pie eating contest and various entertainment happening around Cloverdale. Doesn't seem to be any set hours. There will be vendors selling blueberries, fresh produce, and crafts.
The free trolley bus will make an appearance for the day giving rides around Cloverdale.
End the day at the Cloverdale fairgrounds, corner of 176th Street and 60th Avenue, from 5pm to 9pm. Admission is $5 and includes a burger at the BBQ. There will music and dancing. Gino Gerussi will be performing. For those of you who don't know who he is, back in high school his claim to fame was his uncle was Bruno Gerussi of the Beachcombers TV show fame. He was in a band back in junior high and still has a band, though I doubt its the same group. He sings a wonderful rendition of Billy Joel's "She's Got A Way" that I hear frequently on QMFM 103.5.
Last year the day of the Blueberry Festival was HOT. Its really tough to be walking around in the heat looking at cars when the pavement is just burning and reflecting up on you. And that was pretty early in the morning! Hopefully we'll still be having some of the weather we've been experiencing most of this summer. Cool and dry.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Playing at the Clova from July 29 2011 to August 4 2011
Playing this week at the Clova from Friday July 29 to August 4 is:
7pm - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
9:30pm - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Last show lets out after midnight. 12:10. Times are approximate. The Clova doesn't start the movie until the lobby is cleared of customers lining up at the concession.
Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each additional person. Tuesday nights $5. Stay for one or both movies at that price. Bring your own reusable popcorn and drink container and fill up at the concession for $2.50 each.
7pm - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
9:30pm - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Last show lets out after midnight. 12:10. Times are approximate. The Clova doesn't start the movie until the lobby is cleared of customers lining up at the concession.
Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each additional person. Tuesday nights $5. Stay for one or both movies at that price. Bring your own reusable popcorn and drink container and fill up at the concession for $2.50 each.
Monday, July 25, 2011
SOS Security Solutions Cloverdale
There's a company in Cloverdale called SOS Security Solutions. They are in a building on 176th Street next door to the Clova Theatre.A little bit of trivia. My father owned that building in the sixties and sold it in the seventies.
I don't know anything about SOS Security Solutions other than I've seen their office when I'm walking down 176th Street. I use a different security company.
Across the street from us we have what we refer to as the party house. Its a rental - obviously! There were some young men in their 20's there last year and they moved out to a bigger and better party house but they recommended two females they know to the landlord and those girls moved in. Well it wasn't long before their boyfriends moved in and the house became party central. I'm pretty sure all the neighbors have the landlord's phone number to complain about the late night loud parties. Their parties don't bother me. What really bugs me is some guy in a blue Camaro that badly needs a good, quiet muffler!
Nobody in this neighbourhood used to have blocks on their lawns to prevent people from driving on the lawns before those kids moved in and turned it into a party house. One neighbour's lawn was messed up pretty badly by one of those kids peeling out and creating huge ruts. We have concrete parking bumpers along our lawn to keep the partiers off. I think one of those kid's friends didn't see the bumpers and drove over one because it was dragged out of place by several feet. Those things are heavy, over 100 pounds, and about 6' long. You couldn't see that?!
The landlord was over there a couple of weeks ago and came over to talk to us when he saw us working in our yard. He told us he was getting ready to evict them when they told him they're leaving at the end of July. He's still trying to collect their rent but that's his problem. We told him we suspected they were going to have one last good party before they left. We've seen them moving stuff all month. Just how much stuff do they have in that little house anyway?!
This past Saturday night they had an eviction party. There were cars all over the street and they were pretty loud. I was watching TV after midnight so they weren't bothering me but I could see how their next door neighbor with 5 children under age 8 would be a little ticked. The following morning the house was toilet papered.
One of the partiers arrived in a van plastered with SOS Security Solutions advertising. He - or she I didn't see the driver - parked it on our neighbour's lawn. That's always nice. At least its dry right now so couldn't cause much damage but I bet the driver didn't ask the house owner's permission to park there before going over to the party house. It was still there on Sunday morning so I'm assuming the driver had too much to drink and did the responsible thing by not driving the van home.
That's the picture of the SOS van above parked on the neighbour's lawn with the party house in the background. Talk about great advertising! Does SOS Security Solutions not care where their employees park their vehicles and that they're driving them to and from parties instead of using the company van for business purposes?
A company I used to work for had company vans with our company name well advertised on them that were assigned to the staff members who drove them for maintenance calls. They had to keep them at their houses instead of at the office in case they were on call and there was an emergency and they had to leave ASAP. Also sometimes that day's schedule may have included a call to a location closer to their home and they would start there instead of coming in to the office first. They were not allowed to use the vans for personal business. Just to and from their house, the office, and to service calls. Many companies have a similar policy especially when there may be times for after hours emergencies and dispatching service calls directly from the employee's house. Otherwise they don't want their staff driving a well advertised company vehicle to somewhere that might give them bad advertising.
There was that very sad story in the news in May of the 22 year old woman who was driving home from a baseball game at the Cloverdale Athletic Park and was killed by a drunk driver. The woman driving the van fled on foot but was captured a short time later. She was driving a van that said Precision Restorations on it. Like there's a big clue to the police! If they couldn't find the driver one phone call to the boss would have told them who was in control of the van. Apparently Precision Restorations has a company policy that their vans are only to be used for business purposes and they did not have any service calls that night and there was no reason for their employee to be driving it. They fired her for violation of company policy. That was probably the easy way out for them. Very sad.
At least the driver of the SOS Security Solutions left their van parked all night on the neighbor's lawn instead of getting behind the wheel.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Shannon's Donairs Getting Closer to Opening for Business?
Tonight Shannon's Donairs has some noticeable changes from when I walked past this morning. The city of Surry's inspection and renovation tags are no longer in the window. The appliances have been pushed back from the centre of the room to their designated places. The cooler closest to the door has pop in it. There is a menu board posted on the wall. Prices seem to start at $5 and up depending on the type of donair.
Does this mean that Shannon's Donairs might actually be opening soon as the sign out front has proclaimed for many weeks?
When they open this will be the second donair restaurant in Cloverdale, not counting one of the pizza places that serves them.
On the other hand King Tut's Donairs opened in Cloverdale earlier in July. They have a sign with their hours posted. They have unusual hours. They open at 11:30am I think every day but close at 2:30pm several days a week and at 10:30pm the rest of the week. I'm not sure if this means the operators have other things to do after 2:30 on those days or if they've figured out business is slow on those afternoons/evenings and it makes more economical sense to close. The unfortunate thing is I've walked past some evenings when the sign says they shoould be open till 10:30pm and the restaurant is closed. Reminds me of their predecessors Rico Burrito and Clover Creek BBQ never being open. Again the reason could be as simple that business slowed down and their was no point staying open if there were no customers. 10:30 is kind of a late hour for Cloverdale eateries.
Does this mean that Shannon's Donairs might actually be opening soon as the sign out front has proclaimed for many weeks?
When they open this will be the second donair restaurant in Cloverdale, not counting one of the pizza places that serves them.
On the other hand King Tut's Donairs opened in Cloverdale earlier in July. They have a sign with their hours posted. They have unusual hours. They open at 11:30am I think every day but close at 2:30pm several days a week and at 10:30pm the rest of the week. I'm not sure if this means the operators have other things to do after 2:30 on those days or if they've figured out business is slow on those afternoons/evenings and it makes more economical sense to close. The unfortunate thing is I've walked past some evenings when the sign says they shoould be open till 10:30pm and the restaurant is closed. Reminds me of their predecessors Rico Burrito and Clover Creek BBQ never being open. Again the reason could be as simple that business slowed down and their was no point staying open if there were no customers. 10:30 is kind of a late hour for Cloverdale eateries.
Have an answer for missed garbage pick up on stat holidays for Cloverdale residents
Ah ha! I finally have an answer from the City of Surrey on what options are available for Cloverdale residents on missed garbage collection on statutory holidays when our pick up gets bumped to Saturday.
Harry Janda phoned to tell me they are going to implement one of my suggestions on their website and add the phone number for Emterra for missed pick ups on Saturdays. As he said even though no one at the City of Surrey is working on the weekend, Emterra is open and answering their phones and can dispatch a truck back for a missed pick up.
In the meantime he also suggested Cloverdale residents can phone him on his cell which he answers on weekends to assist residents 778-846-0597. His direct line at the city hall is 604-590-7208 but he's only at work on week days.
So I hope this helps for anyone in Cloverdale wondering what to do if for some reason the garbage truck misses your house to pick up the garbage can.
I still don't have an answer on the city's 10 days reponse time to their website's form and I'm still waiting for a response. Mr Janda does agree that 10 days is unacceptable and doesn't know why this has fallen through the cracks, though its probably what I suspect and that the city staff figures a missed garbage collection is going to resolve itself within the week the next time the truck swings by.
Harry Janda phoned to tell me they are going to implement one of my suggestions on their website and add the phone number for Emterra for missed pick ups on Saturdays. As he said even though no one at the City of Surrey is working on the weekend, Emterra is open and answering their phones and can dispatch a truck back for a missed pick up.
In the meantime he also suggested Cloverdale residents can phone him on his cell which he answers on weekends to assist residents 778-846-0597. His direct line at the city hall is 604-590-7208 but he's only at work on week days.
So I hope this helps for anyone in Cloverdale wondering what to do if for some reason the garbage truck misses your house to pick up the garbage can.
I still don't have an answer on the city's 10 days reponse time to their website's form and I'm still waiting for a response. Mr Janda does agree that 10 days is unacceptable and doesn't know why this has fallen through the cracks, though its probably what I suspect and that the city staff figures a missed garbage collection is going to resolve itself within the week the next time the truck swings by.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Honeybee Festival this weekend July 23 & 24 2011
I was driving past the Honeybee Centre on the northeast corner of 176th Street and Fraser Highway and noticed the sign says they've having a honeybee festival this weekend Saturday and Sunday July 23 & 24 2011. From 10am to 4pm
I'm not sure exactly what the festival includes. I checked their web page and got this link.
There still isn't a whole lot of infomation other than photos of honeybee festivals from previous years. People with bee beards, tasting honey, and someone bbq'ing what appears to be smokies. It has a link to click for their poster but seeing as how they didn't update it from 2010 it shows the dates and events for 2010. Not exactly helpful for 2011!
It says free fun and entertainment so it might be worth stopping in if you're in the area. I buy my honey here. Love the cranberry and raspberry honeys!
I'm not sure exactly what the festival includes. I checked their web page and got this link.
There still isn't a whole lot of infomation other than photos of honeybee festivals from previous years. People with bee beards, tasting honey, and someone bbq'ing what appears to be smokies. It has a link to click for their poster but seeing as how they didn't update it from 2010 it shows the dates and events for 2010. Not exactly helpful for 2011!
It says free fun and entertainment so it might be worth stopping in if you're in the area. I buy my honey here. Love the cranberry and raspberry honeys!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Our Tax Dollars at Work?
On Saturday July 2 I posted about a missed garbage pick even though the garbage can was out at the curb well ahead of scheduled pick up time.
Without rehashing my last post too much, I phoned the city's hotline to report the missed garbage pick up. No one was answering it on a long weekend. There was no option to leave a message on an answering machine. Only a warning that if you don't report a missed garbage pick up within 24 hours they won't be able to arrange another pick up.
Whenever there is a stat holiday in the week garbage and recycling is bounced a day back. For Cloverdale residents who get pick up on Fridays that means our pick up is on Saturday. Seeing as how city hall is closed on weekends it is a physical impossibility for Cloverdale residents to report a missed pick up within 24 hours.
I filled out their complaint form on their web page on July 2 and received an automated response that someone from the city would respond in 10 days.
Today is July 16, 2 weeks later, and I am still waiting for a response.
Our tax dollars at work!
I suppose the person at the City of Surrey decided that our garbage would be picked up the next Friday and seeing as how its 2 weeks later and there have been 2 garbage pick ups since then the problem has resolved itself.
Actually the problem resolved itself on Sunday July 3 when we took the garbage can to the dump in Port Kells, Wastech. I wasn't going to have a garbage can sitting out all week.
10 days response time is unacceptable to me for any business involved in customer service. Certainly by close of the next business day is the bare minimum most companies should strive for in providing acceptable response times.
I have now sent an email to Darryl McCarron who is the Manager of Marketing and Communications at the City of Surrey.
I have let him know I am still waiting a response from the city and have asked him if he thinks 2 weeks plus is an acceptable response time.
I have also asked him what options are available to Cloverdale residents whose garbage and waste pick up is missed on a stat weekend.
So now I wait and see if I get a response for him.
Will keep you posted!
Without rehashing my last post too much, I phoned the city's hotline to report the missed garbage pick up. No one was answering it on a long weekend. There was no option to leave a message on an answering machine. Only a warning that if you don't report a missed garbage pick up within 24 hours they won't be able to arrange another pick up.
Whenever there is a stat holiday in the week garbage and recycling is bounced a day back. For Cloverdale residents who get pick up on Fridays that means our pick up is on Saturday. Seeing as how city hall is closed on weekends it is a physical impossibility for Cloverdale residents to report a missed pick up within 24 hours.
I filled out their complaint form on their web page on July 2 and received an automated response that someone from the city would respond in 10 days.
Today is July 16, 2 weeks later, and I am still waiting for a response.
Our tax dollars at work!
I suppose the person at the City of Surrey decided that our garbage would be picked up the next Friday and seeing as how its 2 weeks later and there have been 2 garbage pick ups since then the problem has resolved itself.
Actually the problem resolved itself on Sunday July 3 when we took the garbage can to the dump in Port Kells, Wastech. I wasn't going to have a garbage can sitting out all week.
10 days response time is unacceptable to me for any business involved in customer service. Certainly by close of the next business day is the bare minimum most companies should strive for in providing acceptable response times.
I have now sent an email to Darryl McCarron who is the Manager of Marketing and Communications at the City of Surrey.
I have let him know I am still waiting a response from the city and have asked him if he thinks 2 weeks plus is an acceptable response time.
I have also asked him what options are available to Cloverdale residents whose garbage and waste pick up is missed on a stat weekend.
So now I wait and see if I get a response for him.
Will keep you posted!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Lining up at the Clova for the latest Harry Potter movie
I was walking the dogs through Cloverdale around 8pm on Thursday night when I noticed a group of about a dozen mostly teenage girls sitting in front of the Clova Theatre. They'd brought camp chairs with them and seemed to be having a good time. I was on the other side of the street otherwise I might have found out how long they'd been there.
And the wait? At exactly 5 minutes after midnight Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will be playing.
And the wait? At exactly 5 minutes after midnight Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will be playing.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Blueberry Cannons are Warming Up
I heard the first blueberry cannon of the season yesterday. It was one huge bang. I heard quieter bangs a few more times yesterday and figured one of the local farmers must be putting their cannons out in their blueberry fields and testing them.
I heard the cannons again this morning. The only reason I paid attention was because there were several bangs within seconds of each other which is a violation of Surrey bylaws. I think they're allowed one bang every 5 minutes. But if they're setting them up and testing them I guess that's a different story. What are the farmers going to do? Stand around all day positioning their propane cannons and testing one every 5 minutes. I haven't heard those cannons again but I do hear some off in the distance.
Its probably just about time for those hungry birds to flock to the blueberry bushes. I have a dozen blueberry plants in my yard with decent sized berries on them and some are starting to turn blue. I pulled one off to try yesterday and it was sour. Needs a couple more days of sun which doesn't seem to be in the forecast for the next 5 days.
So how do I protect my blueberries from bands of marauding birds? Simple. I cover them with nets.
Some blueberry farmers do that too because of the impact to neighbors. I know Save On Foods was advertising last year that they only sell blueberries from farms that do not use propane cannons.
I say farmers have to do what they have to do. Nets over acres of blueberries is not a good option for many. It is expensive to set up and if the farm uses a mechanical blueberry picker it can be a pain taking the netting down so the machine can go down the rows. However some farmers have said these nets pay for themselves rather quickly.
I'ts my opinion, and this dates back to the mid-70's growing up in Cloverdale when the cannons first started firing, that the cannons don't work. The birds get used to the noise and stay in the field chowing down on blueberries.
Somewhere out there are some very good blueberry cannon salesmen.
I heard the cannons again this morning. The only reason I paid attention was because there were several bangs within seconds of each other which is a violation of Surrey bylaws. I think they're allowed one bang every 5 minutes. But if they're setting them up and testing them I guess that's a different story. What are the farmers going to do? Stand around all day positioning their propane cannons and testing one every 5 minutes. I haven't heard those cannons again but I do hear some off in the distance.
Its probably just about time for those hungry birds to flock to the blueberry bushes. I have a dozen blueberry plants in my yard with decent sized berries on them and some are starting to turn blue. I pulled one off to try yesterday and it was sour. Needs a couple more days of sun which doesn't seem to be in the forecast for the next 5 days.
So how do I protect my blueberries from bands of marauding birds? Simple. I cover them with nets.
Some blueberry farmers do that too because of the impact to neighbors. I know Save On Foods was advertising last year that they only sell blueberries from farms that do not use propane cannons.
I say farmers have to do what they have to do. Nets over acres of blueberries is not a good option for many. It is expensive to set up and if the farm uses a mechanical blueberry picker it can be a pain taking the netting down so the machine can go down the rows. However some farmers have said these nets pay for themselves rather quickly.
I'ts my opinion, and this dates back to the mid-70's growing up in Cloverdale when the cannons first started firing, that the cannons don't work. The birds get used to the noise and stay in the field chowing down on blueberries.
Somewhere out there are some very good blueberry cannon salesmen.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Playing at the Clova from July 15 to July 21 2011
Playing this week at the Clova from Friday July 15 to the 21st is:
7pm - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
This is a first run premier and the Clova has to play it for 2 weeks and not have another movie showing the same night. So even though they only say the 21st, expect the movie to be extended another week until July 28 2011.
In an interesting move the Clova will also be playing the Harry Potter movie on Friday July 15 2011 at 12:05am, so get in line late Thursday night if you want to be among the first to see this premier. Admission to the midnight movie is $10.
Admission to the Clova is $8. Make that $15 if there are 2 in your party. Add another $4 for each extra person.
7pm - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
This is a first run premier and the Clova has to play it for 2 weeks and not have another movie showing the same night. So even though they only say the 21st, expect the movie to be extended another week until July 28 2011.
In an interesting move the Clova will also be playing the Harry Potter movie on Friday July 15 2011 at 12:05am, so get in line late Thursday night if you want to be among the first to see this premier. Admission to the midnight movie is $10.
Admission to the Clova is $8. Make that $15 if there are 2 in your party. Add another $4 for each extra person.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Steer clear of Gateways Learning Centre drivers
Today I was driving up to the YMCA near the Panorama Shopping Centre. Its the one on the hill going up Highway 10 just after the lights at 152 Street.
Today I was riding my motorbike which always gives one an interesting perspective on bad and dangerous drivers out there. I saw a car plastered with advertising for the Gateways Learning Centre. I was at a stop at the lights at Highway 10 and 152 Street. There were a couple of cars in front of me and a semi truck and trailer first in line at the red light. I was in the slow lane so I could change lanes on the other side of the lights in preparation for a right hand turn on 150th Street. Beside me is a lane for right hand turn only for people heading north on 152 Street. I could see on the other side of the lights that a semi truck was pulled over with its hazard lights flashing. You know the universal sign for I can park anywhere and block the lane while doing it. The driver was probably in McDonalds.
The car with Gateways Learning Centre pulled in to the right hand turn lane and disappeared out of my sight - blocked from the semi. I mean call my silly but I expect a car to be in a lane that says right hand turn only to actually be turning right.
Oddly enough when I got going up Highway 10 and pulled into the right lane so I could turn right ahead at the Y, I now saw the Gateways Learning Centre car driving a couple of cars in front of me and then turn into the Panorma Shopping Centre. Obviously the only way that car could do that was to drive straight through in the right hand turn lane and then change lanes in the intersection and cut off the semi who was first in line at the light because the lane was blocked with the other semi parked near McDonalds.
Again it just never fails to boggle my mind why companies allow bad drivers to operate their company vehicles and break the law.
Do I want to do business with a company whose employees thumb their noses at the law? Do I want to do business with a company whose employees are bad drivers? Not likely. That's why I do my own advertising on this blog about these companies and let people make up their own minds.
Gateways Learning Centre website says its in Abbotsford and they have franchise opportunities available. If I was in the market for going back to school and seeing how this company likes to illegally pass other vehicles on the right, I'd give this company a pass!
Today I was riding my motorbike which always gives one an interesting perspective on bad and dangerous drivers out there. I saw a car plastered with advertising for the Gateways Learning Centre. I was at a stop at the lights at Highway 10 and 152 Street. There were a couple of cars in front of me and a semi truck and trailer first in line at the red light. I was in the slow lane so I could change lanes on the other side of the lights in preparation for a right hand turn on 150th Street. Beside me is a lane for right hand turn only for people heading north on 152 Street. I could see on the other side of the lights that a semi truck was pulled over with its hazard lights flashing. You know the universal sign for I can park anywhere and block the lane while doing it. The driver was probably in McDonalds.
The car with Gateways Learning Centre pulled in to the right hand turn lane and disappeared out of my sight - blocked from the semi. I mean call my silly but I expect a car to be in a lane that says right hand turn only to actually be turning right.
Oddly enough when I got going up Highway 10 and pulled into the right lane so I could turn right ahead at the Y, I now saw the Gateways Learning Centre car driving a couple of cars in front of me and then turn into the Panorma Shopping Centre. Obviously the only way that car could do that was to drive straight through in the right hand turn lane and then change lanes in the intersection and cut off the semi who was first in line at the light because the lane was blocked with the other semi parked near McDonalds.
Again it just never fails to boggle my mind why companies allow bad drivers to operate their company vehicles and break the law.
Do I want to do business with a company whose employees thumb their noses at the law? Do I want to do business with a company whose employees are bad drivers? Not likely. That's why I do my own advertising on this blog about these companies and let people make up their own minds.
Gateways Learning Centre website says its in Abbotsford and they have franchise opportunities available. If I was in the market for going back to school and seeing how this company likes to illegally pass other vehicles on the right, I'd give this company a pass!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Adopt a Vizsla Mix Dog
Lita is our foster dog from Dogwood Rescue. She is listed as a Vizsla Weimaraner mix but I'm not sure about the Weim part. She has some characteristics of a Vizsla, head and tail, but she is a black dog and I think she may be crossed with a whippet.
She came from either Utah or Idaho. Ended up at the dog shelter because her owners got divorced and neither could keep her. They had her since she was a puppy so perhaps that's how they knew her breding to be a Vizsla Weimaraner mix.
Lita is an adorable dog. Very friendly. Gets along with everyone. Loves to snuggle. She will get up on the bed or couch to snuggle with someone so a home where dogs are allowed on furniture is a must.
Lita will need to go to dog obedience classes. She knows to sit. But not stay. She is very good at recall and will come immediately when called. She walks well on a leash and is smart enough to get herself untangled.
Right now she is being fostered at our house in Cloverdale. However we are undergoing renovations and she will be transferred back to Dogwood Rescue's operator in West Vancouver later in July. Please see her profile on Petfinder for more information.
More information on adopting Lita
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Playing at the Clova from July 7 to July 13 2011
Playing this week at the Clova Theatre from Friday July 7 to the 13th:
7pm - Super 8
9:05pm - Bridesmaids
Last show lets out at 11:10pm. Admission is $8, stay for one or both movies. If there are 2 people price is $15. Add $4 for each extra person. Tuesday nights addmission is $5.
7pm - Super 8
9:05pm - Bridesmaids
Last show lets out at 11:10pm. Admission is $8, stay for one or both movies. If there are 2 people price is $15. Add $4 for each extra person. Tuesday nights addmission is $5.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Wallace and Carey still bad driving
Almost a year after the last time I saw a Wallace & Carey truck run a red light, they've done it again in the exact same spot.
Tonight about 8pm I was at a red light on 184th Street and 16th Avenue waiting to head home to Cloverdale. It was red for about 10 seconds after I rolled to a stop. I watched a truck to my left barreling it along 16th Avenue. Just as my light turns green the truck rolls through the red light and I'm amazed to see its Wallace & Carey again.
I don't know if its the same bad driver that ran the red light before but if its a different one then this driver follows the same rules of speeding down 16th Avenue in Hazelmere and running red lights.
Here's a new flash. If you go the posted speed limit - 60km - that would give you plenty of time to stop when the light turns yellow and then red.
It just boggles my mind that companies allow bad drivers to drive their company vehicles that are well plastered with their name and give them bad advertising.
I don't know if its the same company or not but there is a Wallace and Carey in Calgary that sells Western wear. I bought one of their shirts at the Bay when I was at the Calgary Stampede a few years ago.
Oh well. Nothing like putting a bad driver behind the wheel of your company truck to give your company a bad reputation of red light runners.
Tonight about 8pm I was at a red light on 184th Street and 16th Avenue waiting to head home to Cloverdale. It was red for about 10 seconds after I rolled to a stop. I watched a truck to my left barreling it along 16th Avenue. Just as my light turns green the truck rolls through the red light and I'm amazed to see its Wallace & Carey again.
I don't know if its the same bad driver that ran the red light before but if its a different one then this driver follows the same rules of speeding down 16th Avenue in Hazelmere and running red lights.
Here's a new flash. If you go the posted speed limit - 60km - that would give you plenty of time to stop when the light turns yellow and then red.
It just boggles my mind that companies allow bad drivers to drive their company vehicles that are well plastered with their name and give them bad advertising.
I don't know if its the same company or not but there is a Wallace and Carey in Calgary that sells Western wear. I bought one of their shirts at the Bay when I was at the Calgary Stampede a few years ago.
Oh well. Nothing like putting a bad driver behind the wheel of your company truck to give your company a bad reputation of red light runners.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Pancake Breakfast at Cloverdale Legion this Saturday July 9 2011
The Cloverdale Legion is holding their pancake breakfast this Saturday July 9 between 8am and 11:30am. Cost is $4.50 and that is for pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee, tea, and orange juice/drink.
The legion is located at 17567 57 Avenue.
The legion is located at 17567 57 Avenue.
Greenaway Pool full of Swimmers Today
I drove past Greenaway Park around 2:00 today. The first thing I noticed was a huge lineup of people along the fence of the pool. There were a lot of people inside Greenaway Pool. So this tells me the pool was actually open for once during its posted opening hours of 1pm to 3pm. I guess they were about to switch for the next half hour shift. I'm not sure what the head count is but once its reached the lifeguards don't let anyone else in the pool and then they do half hour shifts for swimmers. At the half hour mark everyone has to get out and the people lining up are allowed in. Seeing as how the temperature was 26C when I drove past I can see why people were wanting to swim today no matter how cold that pool is!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Thoughts on Cloverdale's Canada Day 2011 Celebration
For the most part I stayed away from the corner of 64th Avenue and 176th Street on Canada Day. I heard the speakers and singers but it was too muffled for me to hear what was being said or sung clearly.
We wandered over to the Millenium Park around 8:30pm. When we got to the corner of 176th Street and 60th Avenue there were several traffic control people assisting pedestrians on the crosswalks. Traffic was still going through in all directions.
When we walked past the bus stop near the senior's centre there was a notice on it that there would be no bus service on July 1 between 10pm and 11pm but I don't recall where it said it was being rerouted.
There were also traffic control flag people on the intersection at 62nd Avenue.
We got in and found a spot in the park - standing - shortly before Trooper came onstage.
Now I like Trooper. I bought their Hot Shots album back in 1979 or 1980 whenever it came out. I've heard them before at the Maple Ridge fairgrounds about 5 years ago. I remember when I was younger and they had paper signs posted on telephone poles around Cloverdale advertising they'd be playing a concert at Lord Tweedsmuir or in one of the community halls in the fairgrounds. These are local guys from White Rock and Langley.
On Canada Day they were off. It took the sound team about halfway through the first song to figure out the lead singer's microphone wasn't working. Then they got it sorted out. It might have been better to leave it as it was. That singer just was not good. Out of tune. Or maybe his vocal cords have changed as he got older and he's not the singer he used to be. Maybe the sound system wasn't so good in a park that size. I don't know. I was disappointed after really enjoying them before.
Of course they wait until near the end of their set to play their big songs. We had already moved well back in the park by 10pm so we could get a quick exit. They finally played The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car. Off, off, off. Very sad. Just when you think it can't get any worse they bring Mayor Diane Watts onstage to sing Raise A Little Hell with them. No thanks. Very bad. We left.
Now it gets interesting when we make our way back to 176th Street. Traffic has been stopped between 60th and 64th Avenues. There are police vehicles at both these intersections blocking any traffic from entering this area. Conceivably people can drive out again because a lot of people have parked their cars in parking spaces accessed from 62nd Avenue. The flag people at that intersection were not doing a good job. They would not let any pedestrians cross at the intersection, on the north side that is. All everyone did was go to the south side and push the button. Not that they really had to push the button seeing as how no traffic was coming down 176th.
We walked on and got to the bus stop. 2 men were sitting on the bench. We asked if they were waiting for a bus. They were. We pointed out that someone had ripped the reroute sign off the bus post and said there was no service until after 11pm. They thanked us and asked if we knew where they could catch the bus. I said to try the bus stop about a block south or they might have to go to 58th Avenue.
Interesting at 60th Avenue. Not only was traffic not allowed northbound on 176th Street but no traffic was allowed east on 60th Avenue from 176th Street to at least the lights on 177B Street. Maybe all the way to Greenaway Park to get past the fairgrounds. I'm not sure. All I could see was that 60th Avenue was closed for aways. Again presumably to keep traffic out of the area while cars and pedestrians were leaving the Canada Day celebrations.
The flag people were making all traffic on 176th Street turn west down 60th.
Around this time a police car with its lights and siren on goes flying past us from the Millenium Park and heading toward Highway 10. A few minutes later on our walk we see the police car has stopped at the lights at the interesection of the former Cloverdale Mall. Its a little confusing. It is now the Cloverdale Bypass and if you head west the avenue is 58A and if you head east the avenue is 58th. Bottom line now the cop has stopped all traffic from continuing north on the Bypass/176th Street and the cars have to turn either right into downtown Cloverdale or left into subdivision hell.
That was where we were walking. Interesting how many cars took the subdivision hell option. They screamed down 175th Street to the Catholic Church and then like a bunch of rats jumping off a sinking ship they all followed each other to the right which dead ends into an alley that goes out at 60th Avenue. The problem is you can not turn left onto 6oth because there is a cement median blocking the turn. The only option from the alley is to turn right on 60th and find yourself a few feet away from the lights at 60th and 176th Street. Remember? The intersection that is blocked off for traffic going north on 176th and blocked off east on 60th. All these subdivision hell bound cars could do was turn right back down 176th and the Cloverdale Bypass. Right back where they started from. Didn't gain a whole lot doing that did they?
Now the fireworks start. We sort of walked backwards on the way home and enjoyed them. The fireworks stopped just before we got home.
And there you have it. My assessment of the last couple hours of Surrey's Canada Day Celebrations. The most interesting part of the night was caused by the street closures around the fairgrounds.
We wandered over to the Millenium Park around 8:30pm. When we got to the corner of 176th Street and 60th Avenue there were several traffic control people assisting pedestrians on the crosswalks. Traffic was still going through in all directions.
When we walked past the bus stop near the senior's centre there was a notice on it that there would be no bus service on July 1 between 10pm and 11pm but I don't recall where it said it was being rerouted.
There were also traffic control flag people on the intersection at 62nd Avenue.
We got in and found a spot in the park - standing - shortly before Trooper came onstage.
Now I like Trooper. I bought their Hot Shots album back in 1979 or 1980 whenever it came out. I've heard them before at the Maple Ridge fairgrounds about 5 years ago. I remember when I was younger and they had paper signs posted on telephone poles around Cloverdale advertising they'd be playing a concert at Lord Tweedsmuir or in one of the community halls in the fairgrounds. These are local guys from White Rock and Langley.
On Canada Day they were off. It took the sound team about halfway through the first song to figure out the lead singer's microphone wasn't working. Then they got it sorted out. It might have been better to leave it as it was. That singer just was not good. Out of tune. Or maybe his vocal cords have changed as he got older and he's not the singer he used to be. Maybe the sound system wasn't so good in a park that size. I don't know. I was disappointed after really enjoying them before.
Of course they wait until near the end of their set to play their big songs. We had already moved well back in the park by 10pm so we could get a quick exit. They finally played The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car. Off, off, off. Very sad. Just when you think it can't get any worse they bring Mayor Diane Watts onstage to sing Raise A Little Hell with them. No thanks. Very bad. We left.
Now it gets interesting when we make our way back to 176th Street. Traffic has been stopped between 60th and 64th Avenues. There are police vehicles at both these intersections blocking any traffic from entering this area. Conceivably people can drive out again because a lot of people have parked their cars in parking spaces accessed from 62nd Avenue. The flag people at that intersection were not doing a good job. They would not let any pedestrians cross at the intersection, on the north side that is. All everyone did was go to the south side and push the button. Not that they really had to push the button seeing as how no traffic was coming down 176th.
We walked on and got to the bus stop. 2 men were sitting on the bench. We asked if they were waiting for a bus. They were. We pointed out that someone had ripped the reroute sign off the bus post and said there was no service until after 11pm. They thanked us and asked if we knew where they could catch the bus. I said to try the bus stop about a block south or they might have to go to 58th Avenue.
Interesting at 60th Avenue. Not only was traffic not allowed northbound on 176th Street but no traffic was allowed east on 60th Avenue from 176th Street to at least the lights on 177B Street. Maybe all the way to Greenaway Park to get past the fairgrounds. I'm not sure. All I could see was that 60th Avenue was closed for aways. Again presumably to keep traffic out of the area while cars and pedestrians were leaving the Canada Day celebrations.
The flag people were making all traffic on 176th Street turn west down 60th.
Around this time a police car with its lights and siren on goes flying past us from the Millenium Park and heading toward Highway 10. A few minutes later on our walk we see the police car has stopped at the lights at the interesection of the former Cloverdale Mall. Its a little confusing. It is now the Cloverdale Bypass and if you head west the avenue is 58A and if you head east the avenue is 58th. Bottom line now the cop has stopped all traffic from continuing north on the Bypass/176th Street and the cars have to turn either right into downtown Cloverdale or left into subdivision hell.
That was where we were walking. Interesting how many cars took the subdivision hell option. They screamed down 175th Street to the Catholic Church and then like a bunch of rats jumping off a sinking ship they all followed each other to the right which dead ends into an alley that goes out at 60th Avenue. The problem is you can not turn left onto 6oth because there is a cement median blocking the turn. The only option from the alley is to turn right on 60th and find yourself a few feet away from the lights at 60th and 176th Street. Remember? The intersection that is blocked off for traffic going north on 176th and blocked off east on 60th. All these subdivision hell bound cars could do was turn right back down 176th and the Cloverdale Bypass. Right back where they started from. Didn't gain a whole lot doing that did they?
Now the fireworks start. We sort of walked backwards on the way home and enjoyed them. The fireworks stopped just before we got home.
And there you have it. My assessment of the last couple hours of Surrey's Canada Day Celebrations. The most interesting part of the night was caused by the street closures around the fairgrounds.
White Hotel update?
I was walking my dogs in Cloverdale this morning and saw 2 fellows up a scaffolding in front of the White Hotel on 176th Street and a 3rd man standing on the sidewalk. They were whitewashing the front of the building. One of the guys on the scaffolding dropped something and it crashed to the sidewalk. Then I heard him say he was going to throw down a hammer so I decided to play it safe and stop.
No, nothing else crashed down because he spotted me about then!
I did chat to the man on the ground and he said the building is owned by a friend of his who bought it from an older man not too long ago and they are renovating it. He said his friend is planning on selling it.
I managed to find out that there are 5 apartments in this building. Amazing because its not all that big. On the ground floor are the Sea Shanty restaurant and Danica's hair salon. I've been in the Sea Shanty a few times and I can walk in from the back parking lot and the restaurant extends all the way to the front of the street. I have never been in Danica's so I never really thought about it one way or another, just assumed it had a similar floor plan to the Sea Shanty. I guess not because the man said there is one apartment on the ground floor and 4 on the second floor. Those have to be tiny apartments. I'm pretty sure in the past when I noticed a for rent sign on the door that it said bachelor and one bedroom apartments.
So there's the scoop. Renovating it to put it up for sale. Interesting because it was supposedly renovated 2 years ago to attract a better quality of residents according to the sign that used to be on the door.
The man on the sidewalk must have been somewhat aware of the shady past because he called it a former crack house pit.
Oh well. Will be interesting to see what happens to it and if he has any success selling it.
No, nothing else crashed down because he spotted me about then!
I did chat to the man on the ground and he said the building is owned by a friend of his who bought it from an older man not too long ago and they are renovating it. He said his friend is planning on selling it.
I managed to find out that there are 5 apartments in this building. Amazing because its not all that big. On the ground floor are the Sea Shanty restaurant and Danica's hair salon. I've been in the Sea Shanty a few times and I can walk in from the back parking lot and the restaurant extends all the way to the front of the street. I have never been in Danica's so I never really thought about it one way or another, just assumed it had a similar floor plan to the Sea Shanty. I guess not because the man said there is one apartment on the ground floor and 4 on the second floor. Those have to be tiny apartments. I'm pretty sure in the past when I noticed a for rent sign on the door that it said bachelor and one bedroom apartments.
So there's the scoop. Renovating it to put it up for sale. Interesting because it was supposedly renovated 2 years ago to attract a better quality of residents according to the sign that used to be on the door.
The man on the sidewalk must have been somewhat aware of the shady past because he called it a former crack house pit.
Oh well. Will be interesting to see what happens to it and if he has any success selling it.
Swimmers in Greenaway Pool! Sunday July 3 2011
Yes we finally saw swimmers in Greenaway Pool today!
It was around 1:30pm Sunday so if they were actually going by their posted hours this was a scheduled time for Greenaway to be open. There were 3 people.
Well it is a little cold today. The sun keeps darting in and out of the clouds and its windy.
Amazing I had my first sighting of someone in Greenaway Pool on a coolish day.
It was around 1:30pm Sunday so if they were actually going by their posted hours this was a scheduled time for Greenaway to be open. There were 3 people.
Well it is a little cold today. The sun keeps darting in and out of the clouds and its windy.
Amazing I had my first sighting of someone in Greenaway Pool on a coolish day.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Why Didn't You Empty My Garbage Can?
Garbage, recycling, and garden waste is picked up in Cloverdale on Fridays. Unless there is a stat holiday during the week and then its picked up one day later - on Saturday.
The company who has the Surrey contract for waste management is Emterra.
We live on a corner lot and have 2 driveways. I put my garbage can, recycle bin, and garden waste on one driveway and my tenant puts her garbage can and recycle bin on the other driveway. No need for garden waste on that driveway because I put all the garden waste on my driveway.
Yesterday - Friday July 1 - my tenant put her garbage and recycle out a day early. I called down to her and reminded her it was a stat and the garbagemen weren't picking up until Saturday. Oh well. At least she wasn't the only one in the neighborhood forgetting the stat and putting out a day ahead.
This morning - Saturday July 2 - I put my garbage can, my recycle bin, and 2 garden waste bins on my driveway which is a side street. No exit road, about 15 houses down there.
Our recycling is always picked up first, then the garbage, and usually the garden waste doesn't get picked up until later in the afternoon. They have odd routes. They seem to go down one side of the road collecting and then the other side, and they go off the side strees as they come to them.
When I came back from walking the dogs I saw the garbage truck. In fact they were blocking the roadway picking up the garbage from the house across the street. They had about 6 garbage bags and garbage cans. A little excessive. I believe each house is allowed 2. No matter. The garbageman took them all and then went down the side street.
We went out then and were gone for several hours. By the time I got home clearly the entire neighborhood's garbage and recycling were done but the garden waste hadn't picked up yet. I grabbed my empty garbage can and recycle box and put them away and then went to get my tentant's. To my surprise the garbage can was still full. What's going on? The can was at the curb where it always is and nothing obstructed it. The recycle box had been emptied.
So I looked up the city of Surrey's website because I know there's a number you can call if your waste hasn't been picked up.
Here's the web page with the information.
Basically it says to call their hotline 604-590-7289 to report the problem but its not open on stat holidays. To further aggravate the problem it says if you don't report the missed collection within 24 hours you might be out of luck for getting the garbage rescheduled.
OK. I might not be good at math but seeing as how today - Saturday - was the scheduled pick up day and the city is closed on Sunday I won't be able to report the problem until Monday which puts me outside the 24 hour range. To make matters worse after sticking around on the phone long enough and listening to all their menu options, there is no option to leave a message on the answering machine.
I was forced to take the other option at filling out their online form for complaints so I did that.
I got an auto responder back on my email saying the problem could take up to 10 days to resolve.
Hunh? This is our tax dollars at work! And by the way, speaking of taxes they are due at city hall on Monday July 4. A 10 day response period is unacceptable. I would think most companies or government agencies should strive for a 4 hour response time or at the most 24 hours. Unacceptable!
10 days indeed! Our next scheduled pick up is next Friday - 6 days away. The problem will have hopefully resolved itself. In the meantime my yard looks slummy with a garbage can outside.
I will also phone in on Monday to city hall to let them know my garbage can is still sitting out at the curb. I will also try to find out what resolutions they have for Cloverdale residents whose collection is missed on Saturdays. It would seem logical that they would have a phone number on their website for Emterra where residents could call directly and say what's going on? My can was at the curb well in advance - and yes I think a day ahead of scheduled pick up is sufficient! - and your staff drove right past it. Well, I have to admit I did not see them drive right past it. I didn't see them at all other than picking up the across the street bags and cans and then go down the side street.
This is the first time we've had a missed collection other than a couple of years ago when Surrey switched to Emterra on January 1 and it took about 3 weeks for them to get all the garbage collected.
I'll post an update after I've spoken with the city staff.
The company who has the Surrey contract for waste management is Emterra.
We live on a corner lot and have 2 driveways. I put my garbage can, recycle bin, and garden waste on one driveway and my tenant puts her garbage can and recycle bin on the other driveway. No need for garden waste on that driveway because I put all the garden waste on my driveway.
Yesterday - Friday July 1 - my tenant put her garbage and recycle out a day early. I called down to her and reminded her it was a stat and the garbagemen weren't picking up until Saturday. Oh well. At least she wasn't the only one in the neighborhood forgetting the stat and putting out a day ahead.
This morning - Saturday July 2 - I put my garbage can, my recycle bin, and 2 garden waste bins on my driveway which is a side street. No exit road, about 15 houses down there.
Our recycling is always picked up first, then the garbage, and usually the garden waste doesn't get picked up until later in the afternoon. They have odd routes. They seem to go down one side of the road collecting and then the other side, and they go off the side strees as they come to them.
When I came back from walking the dogs I saw the garbage truck. In fact they were blocking the roadway picking up the garbage from the house across the street. They had about 6 garbage bags and garbage cans. A little excessive. I believe each house is allowed 2. No matter. The garbageman took them all and then went down the side street.
We went out then and were gone for several hours. By the time I got home clearly the entire neighborhood's garbage and recycling were done but the garden waste hadn't picked up yet. I grabbed my empty garbage can and recycle box and put them away and then went to get my tentant's. To my surprise the garbage can was still full. What's going on? The can was at the curb where it always is and nothing obstructed it. The recycle box had been emptied.
So I looked up the city of Surrey's website because I know there's a number you can call if your waste hasn't been picked up.
Here's the web page with the information.
Basically it says to call their hotline 604-590-7289 to report the problem but its not open on stat holidays. To further aggravate the problem it says if you don't report the missed collection within 24 hours you might be out of luck for getting the garbage rescheduled.
OK. I might not be good at math but seeing as how today - Saturday - was the scheduled pick up day and the city is closed on Sunday I won't be able to report the problem until Monday which puts me outside the 24 hour range. To make matters worse after sticking around on the phone long enough and listening to all their menu options, there is no option to leave a message on the answering machine.
I was forced to take the other option at filling out their online form for complaints so I did that.
I got an auto responder back on my email saying the problem could take up to 10 days to resolve.
Hunh? This is our tax dollars at work! And by the way, speaking of taxes they are due at city hall on Monday July 4. A 10 day response period is unacceptable. I would think most companies or government agencies should strive for a 4 hour response time or at the most 24 hours. Unacceptable!
10 days indeed! Our next scheduled pick up is next Friday - 6 days away. The problem will have hopefully resolved itself. In the meantime my yard looks slummy with a garbage can outside.
I will also phone in on Monday to city hall to let them know my garbage can is still sitting out at the curb. I will also try to find out what resolutions they have for Cloverdale residents whose collection is missed on Saturdays. It would seem logical that they would have a phone number on their website for Emterra where residents could call directly and say what's going on? My can was at the curb well in advance - and yes I think a day ahead of scheduled pick up is sufficient! - and your staff drove right past it. Well, I have to admit I did not see them drive right past it. I didn't see them at all other than picking up the across the street bags and cans and then go down the side street.
This is the first time we've had a missed collection other than a couple of years ago when Surrey switched to Emterra on January 1 and it took about 3 weeks for them to get all the garbage collected.
I'll post an update after I've spoken with the city staff.
Donairs in Cloverdale Update
I walked past King Tut's Donairs today - 176th Street near 56A Ave - and there is a "grand opening" sign out front and a bunch of balloons on the sign.
I peeked inside the window and I could see staff members behind the kitchen area but no customers inside. It was early though, before noon. They have 3 different combos you can buy for donairs and pop, running about $8 to $11.
I walked past Shannon's Donairs on 57th Ave a couple of stores down from 176th Street and they still are promising to open soon. Perhaps they're having trouble with permits or inspections. Oddly enough all their fridges and appliances have been pulled away from the wall and are in the centre of the restaurant.
I peeked inside the window and I could see staff members behind the kitchen area but no customers inside. It was early though, before noon. They have 3 different combos you can buy for donairs and pop, running about $8 to $11.
I walked past Shannon's Donairs on 57th Ave a couple of stores down from 176th Street and they still are promising to open soon. Perhaps they're having trouble with permits or inspections. Oddly enough all their fridges and appliances have been pulled away from the wall and are in the centre of the restaurant.
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