I saw the sign out in front of the Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club on 184th Street advertising their Father's Day salmon BBQ.
Oddly enough I couldn't locate anything on their web page about it but the White Rock Visitor's Guide blog mentioned it. So if you're looking for something to do on Sunday afternoon keep this in mind.
They're a little south of Cloverdale in the Hazelmere area at 1284 184th Street.
Sunday June 19 2011 from 1pm to 5pm, drop in anytime. Cost says about $15. I haven't verified that. They usually get a good crowd and have lots of picnic fixings there.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Canada Post on Strike
Oh well no mail again. We've been through this scenario many times over the years!
A few years ago I was in England visiting relatives. I left one glove in my aunt's car in London. She mailed it to my aunt and uncle's house where I was staying near Manchester. The glove arrived the next day and cost less than 10 cents to mail.
Now that's service!
They get mail delivery twice a day and once on Saturday. No mail on Sunday. And they do it for very good postal rates.
Here the cost of postage goes up every year while Canada Post says they have to deal with rising costs and lower customers.
Well, yeah, in this day and age of emails, couriers, and sending money over the Internet patrons don't need to rely so much on Canada Post.
Until they got locked out last night they decided to cut mail delivery to 3 times a week. That idea is actually not too bad. Mostly all I get in the mail is junk mail and bills so getting them 5 times a week or 3 times a week doesn't affect me. Most everyone I know sends emails and letters only seem to arrive for birthdays and with Christmas cards. If cutting mail delivery back to 3 times a week of even twice a week helps Canada Post save money and get their act together and stop raising postal rates all the time then I'm all for it.
Actually we're so close to Blaine that if I'm sending packages I head to the Blaine post office along with many other British Columbians to mail them. However I rarely mail packages. Again in this day and age of gift cards that's the option many people take when it comes to buying presents.
We have a post drop off box near our house and I often see a Canada Post van show up to drop off a mail sack and pick up empty sacks inside the bin. What really irks me is the times I see the Canada Post delivery person showing up or leaving in a taxi to start/finish the route. I've talked to other people who say they've observed this in other areas of Canada - taxi service for Canada Post employees. Who do you think is paying for this?
We live in an area with door to door mail service. Many new subdivisions have mailboxes and the residents in those neighborhoods go to this central area to pick up their mail. I can see how that saves costs. If there's a hundred mail boxes in one spot that saves a mail person from walking the route. Save time, save money. I'd be all for that in our neighborhood. I have no problem walking to a centrally located mail box. The problem is someone I know says they're still on a waiting list to get a mailbox. Hunh? It seems to me Canada Post should install some more boxes? You'd think they'd build enough for all the houses in the area. I guess the problem with these new houses is that they also have basement suites and coach house suites. Instead of being one family houses they're 3 family houses so perhaps that's where the shortages come from.
When I was a kid we had a mailbox in the Canada Post building on the corner of 176A Street and 57 Ave. We were Box 165. When we wanted our mail we had to drive down to the post office, go to our box, open it with a key, and get our mail. Sometime in the late 60's door to door delivery started in Cloverdale.
So there you have it Canada Post my suggestions for saving money. Enough mail boxes to supply the neighborhood. Deliver mail 2 or 3 times a week. Cut out taxi cabs.
A few years ago I was in England visiting relatives. I left one glove in my aunt's car in London. She mailed it to my aunt and uncle's house where I was staying near Manchester. The glove arrived the next day and cost less than 10 cents to mail.
Now that's service!
They get mail delivery twice a day and once on Saturday. No mail on Sunday. And they do it for very good postal rates.
Here the cost of postage goes up every year while Canada Post says they have to deal with rising costs and lower customers.
Well, yeah, in this day and age of emails, couriers, and sending money over the Internet patrons don't need to rely so much on Canada Post.
Until they got locked out last night they decided to cut mail delivery to 3 times a week. That idea is actually not too bad. Mostly all I get in the mail is junk mail and bills so getting them 5 times a week or 3 times a week doesn't affect me. Most everyone I know sends emails and letters only seem to arrive for birthdays and with Christmas cards. If cutting mail delivery back to 3 times a week of even twice a week helps Canada Post save money and get their act together and stop raising postal rates all the time then I'm all for it.
Actually we're so close to Blaine that if I'm sending packages I head to the Blaine post office along with many other British Columbians to mail them. However I rarely mail packages. Again in this day and age of gift cards that's the option many people take when it comes to buying presents.
We have a post drop off box near our house and I often see a Canada Post van show up to drop off a mail sack and pick up empty sacks inside the bin. What really irks me is the times I see the Canada Post delivery person showing up or leaving in a taxi to start/finish the route. I've talked to other people who say they've observed this in other areas of Canada - taxi service for Canada Post employees. Who do you think is paying for this?
We live in an area with door to door mail service. Many new subdivisions have mailboxes and the residents in those neighborhoods go to this central area to pick up their mail. I can see how that saves costs. If there's a hundred mail boxes in one spot that saves a mail person from walking the route. Save time, save money. I'd be all for that in our neighborhood. I have no problem walking to a centrally located mail box. The problem is someone I know says they're still on a waiting list to get a mailbox. Hunh? It seems to me Canada Post should install some more boxes? You'd think they'd build enough for all the houses in the area. I guess the problem with these new houses is that they also have basement suites and coach house suites. Instead of being one family houses they're 3 family houses so perhaps that's where the shortages come from.
When I was a kid we had a mailbox in the Canada Post building on the corner of 176A Street and 57 Ave. We were Box 165. When we wanted our mail we had to drive down to the post office, go to our box, open it with a key, and get our mail. Sometime in the late 60's door to door delivery started in Cloverdale.
So there you have it Canada Post my suggestions for saving money. Enough mail boxes to supply the neighborhood. Deliver mail 2 or 3 times a week. Cut out taxi cabs.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The Donairs are coming!
I don't know if everyone knows Cloverdale has a tattoo place at 17583 - 57th Avenue. Just around the corner from 176th Street and the former Surrey Leader building. The store actually moved one store down. We were walking the dogs one night and the owner was out on the sidewalk and we chatted with him a bit. Apparently his original location flooded and the next door store was empty and the same person owns all three stores so he suggested he move in next door which he did.
Over a year ago a saw a handprinted sign on the former tattoo shop saying a donair restaurant was opening soon. It was on the window for a month then removed. I guessed the potential donair proprietors had a change of heart. About a year later I saw some renovations going on inside the store and then nothing. Then about 3 or 4 months ago I saw more activity going on and then a custom made sign appeared outside saying Shannon Donair and a sign in the window promising it would open soon. You can see inside the store now and it looks like its set up with a kitchen, counter, soft drink fridge, etc. Doesn't look like there's been any change in the past month so I'm not sure how soon it is opening!
Today I walked the dogs down 176th Street and in the former site of Rico Burrito and then Clover Creek BBQ a new restaurant is opening. King Tut's Donairs! They have a custom made sign and a hand printed sign which spells donair incorrectly - doniar. There's a phone number on the sign and we'll all be relieved to know its a different number than the one shared by Rico Burrito and Clover Creek BBQ Pit so maybe this one actually has the chance to be open during the hours it states it will be open. King Tut also says its opening soon.
This took me by surprise. Cloverdale has gone all these years without a donair restaurant - excluding fair food when the rodeo is in town - and now there are two donair joints about to open. I'm a vegetarian and unfortunately both their signs claim they sell Mediterranean chicken, lamb, and beef so it does not appear I will be a patron unless I spot a vegetarian option.
How has our town managed for so long without a donair restaurant?
Good luck to both new establishements. I hope they are opening soon!
Over a year ago a saw a handprinted sign on the former tattoo shop saying a donair restaurant was opening soon. It was on the window for a month then removed. I guessed the potential donair proprietors had a change of heart. About a year later I saw some renovations going on inside the store and then nothing. Then about 3 or 4 months ago I saw more activity going on and then a custom made sign appeared outside saying Shannon Donair and a sign in the window promising it would open soon. You can see inside the store now and it looks like its set up with a kitchen, counter, soft drink fridge, etc. Doesn't look like there's been any change in the past month so I'm not sure how soon it is opening!
Today I walked the dogs down 176th Street and in the former site of Rico Burrito and then Clover Creek BBQ a new restaurant is opening. King Tut's Donairs! They have a custom made sign and a hand printed sign which spells donair incorrectly - doniar. There's a phone number on the sign and we'll all be relieved to know its a different number than the one shared by Rico Burrito and Clover Creek BBQ Pit so maybe this one actually has the chance to be open during the hours it states it will be open. King Tut also says its opening soon.
This took me by surprise. Cloverdale has gone all these years without a donair restaurant - excluding fair food when the rodeo is in town - and now there are two donair joints about to open. I'm a vegetarian and unfortunately both their signs claim they sell Mediterranean chicken, lamb, and beef so it does not appear I will be a patron unless I spot a vegetarian option.
How has our town managed for so long without a donair restaurant?
Good luck to both new establishements. I hope they are opening soon!
Playing at the Clova from June 17 to June 23 2011
Playing at the Clova starting Friday June 17 until the 23rd is:
7pm - Bridesmaids
9:20pm - The Hangover Part 2
Last show lets out at 11:10pm.
Admission is $8 or $15 for 2. Add $4 for each extra person in the group. Tuesday nights is $5. Stay for one or both movies at that price.
Bring your own reusable popcorn and drink containers and fill up at the concession for $2.50.
7pm - Bridesmaids
9:20pm - The Hangover Part 2
Last show lets out at 11:10pm.
Admission is $8 or $15 for 2. Add $4 for each extra person in the group. Tuesday nights is $5. Stay for one or both movies at that price.
Bring your own reusable popcorn and drink containers and fill up at the concession for $2.50.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Pancake Breakfast at Cloverdale Legion Saturday June 11, 2011
The Cloverdale Legion is holding a pancake breakfast this Saturday June 11 from 8am till 11:30am. Cost is $4.50 for pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee, tea, and orange juice (drink). The legion is located at 17567 57 Avenue.
Playing at the Clova from June 10 to June 16 2011
Playing this week at the Clova starting Friday June 10 till June 16 is:
7pm - Thor
9:25pm - Soul Surfer
Last show lets out at 11:10pm. Times are approximate. The Clova doesn't start the movie until all customers have cleared the lobby and concession area. Could be 10 or 15 minutes late on weekends and Tuesdays. Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person in the group. Tuesdays is $5. Stay for one or both movies.
7pm - Thor
9:25pm - Soul Surfer
Last show lets out at 11:10pm. Times are approximate. The Clova doesn't start the movie until all customers have cleared the lobby and concession area. Could be 10 or 15 minutes late on weekends and Tuesdays. Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person in the group. Tuesdays is $5. Stay for one or both movies.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Greenaway Pool has water
I noticed a week ago that Greenaway Pool is full of water. I've driven by several times at various hours and I've not seen anyone swimming in there yet.
The pool's hours are posted on the City of Surrey's web site.
However past experience has shown that no matter what the hours are posted on the city's web site its hit or miss whether or not the pool is actually open for swimmers!
The pool's hours are posted on the City of Surrey's web site.
However past experience has shown that no matter what the hours are posted on the city's web site its hit or miss whether or not the pool is actually open for swimmers!
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