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Recipe of the Week
This beet salad recipe is just as pretty as it is delicious! I love to serve it when I'm entertaining. If you want to get ahead, you can roast the beets and make the dressing up to 2 days in advance and store them in the fridge. Assemble the salad just before serving.
Ingredients
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4 to 5 medium beets
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Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
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2 cups salad greens, arugula or spring mix
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½ shallot, thinly sliced
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½ green apple, thinly sliced
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¼ cup toasted walnuts
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2 ounces goat cheese, torn
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Microgreens, optional
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Balsamic Vinaigrette
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Flaky sea salt
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Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400°F.
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Place each beet on a piece of foil. Drizzle generously with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap the beets in the foil, place on a baking sheet, and roast for 35 to 60 minutes, or until fork-tender. The timing will depend on the size and freshness of the beets.
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Let the beets cool and chill them in the fridge until ready to use.
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Slice the beets into ¼-inch-thick rounds. Assemble the salad with the greens, shallots, apples, beets, walnuts, cheese, and microgreens, if using. Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette. Season with flaky sea salt and pepper and serve.
In My Opinion
David Chesney
With the recent run of summer like weather, our waterfront in White Rock is beginning to sound and look like summer.
Hear no evil, see no evil......so that means it is time to start speaking.
Electric Scooters
Neither Surrey or White Rock are taking part in the pilot program to allow electric scooters to operate in the cities.
Why then are the RCMP and Surrey Police turning a blind eye? Good question.
Loud Exhausts on Motorbikes and Cars
Determining whether a vehicle is too loud usually comes down to a police officer’s subjective opinion. Police are not required to carry equipment to measure sound levels and there is no requirement for police to empirically determine sound levels. So why are we plagued on Marine Drive and up and down Johnston Road with incredibly loud vehicles that literally shake the windows. The officer can write a ticket based on his observation, the courts will decide if contested. Another good question.
Safety On The Waterfront
Last week all the members of council were invited to a Community Policing "Thank You" social event. While there a lady came up to me who was attending the event ( I later realized she was a Community Police volunteer) she asked me if there was anything the city could do about the large groups gathering at night along Marine Drive in the area of Marine Drive/Memorial Park and the west beach parking lots? I explained to her that she was not the first person to express concern. The White Rock RCMP staff sergeant was in attendance at the event and I asked if we could meet the next morning. He replied in the affirmative./ We met the next morning in his office and I expressed the concern I was hearing back from the community about what seemed like a lack of presence by the RCMP along our waterfront. Staff Sergent DIXON informed me extra shifts for the waterfront would soon be in place and he was hopeful this would alleviate some of the residents concerns. Time will tell.
Dogs On The Promenade and the Pier
A common problem. There is probably not a time that I visit the waterfront, which is often that I don't see people merrily walking their dogs along the promenade right in front of the NO DOGS allowed signs. Which by the way there are 7 of them from the pier to the end of the museum. Our bylaw officers (when they are actually patrolling the promenade) ask violators to please take their dogs off the promenade. For the most part violators respond in a positive manner. Our Bylaw officers DO NOT issue tickets for dog violations.
Rundown Boarded Up Businesses
I agree they look like s___t. Yet there is nothing the city can do, we do not have a bylaw that we could enforce for vacant unkempt businesses. Several members of the current council are attempting to work with staff to develop some form of enforcement method. Even if they are empty there is no reason for the vacant businesses to look so damn rundown and uncared for. Wish us luck.
P.S. Before you ask, there is absolutely nothing the city can do about the mix of businesses on the waterfront if they meet the zoning bylaws. Too many fish n chip shops? Too many ice cream parlours? Too many Indian food restaurants.
The market will decide who stays and who goes.
Thank you for reading and writing.
David Chesney Editor/Publisher and third term city councillor
11 1/2 years of service and counting.
Email - editor@whiterockcity.ca
Local News
May 09, 2026
Regular Council Meeting AGENDA
Monday, May 11, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
White Rock Community Centre Council Chambers / 15154 Russell Ave, White Rock
*Live Streaming/Telecast: Please note that all Committees, Task Forces, Council Meetings, and Public Hearings held in the Council Chamber are being recorded and broadcasted as well included on the City’s website at: www.whiterockcity.ca
I got my census in the mail yesterday
… there was a part of me that got excited.
Then I saw some folks sharing content encouraging people to refuse it as a protest against the current federal government. I want to address that directly so you just ... don’t do this.
Here’s what the census actually is… it’s the closest thing civic life has to a sacred scroll of national self-knowledge. It helps make sense of what you’re seeing… with numbers. It is how the invisible become countable. It is the long game made visible.
The census is not a Liberal document. It is not a Conservative document. It belongs to every community that needs to know who it’s serving. When you refuse to be counted as a protest against the people currently counting… you don’t hurt the government. You hurt the next generation of planners, advocates, and community builders who needed to know you were here.
Here’s what census data actually drives:
1. Where hospitals get built
2. How many schools a community needs
3. Federal transfer payments to your province and city
4. Your representation in Parliament
5. Housing policy and affordable housing investment
6. Where newcomers get settlement services
7. Funding for Indigenous communities and language programs
8. Where food banks and social services get located
9. Roads, transit, bridges, and broadband planning
10. Emergency preparedness and disaster response
No government lasts forever. But the data that shapes the next hospital,the next school, the next dollar allocated to your community… that outlasts every election cycle.
Refusing the census to protest a government you don’t like is counterproductive at best and absurd reasoning at worst. You don’t hurt Ottawa. You just make your community invisible to whoever comes next.
May 08, 2026
If You Go Out In The Woods Today
The Coastal Fire Centre covers the Lower Mainland, Sea-to-Sky corridor, Vancouver Island, the Central Coast (BC Interior) and Haida Gwaii.
Fe Fi Fo Fun............Surrey Soccer Fan Zones kick off with opening celebration on June 12
Fans invited to free live viewing of Canada’s first FIFA World Cup 26™ match on the big screen . The City of Surrey will officially launch its Surrey Soccer Fan Zones with a free opening celebration on June 12 at Civic Plaza, where fans can gather to watch Canada’s first match of the FIFA World Cup 26™ on the big screen. In honour of this once-in-a-lifetime moment, the first 250 fans will receive a $10 coupon redeemable at all food and beverage vendors onsite, along with additional giveaways. This celebration kicks off six weeks of more than 100 free live match broadcasts at three locations, offering residents and visitors the chance to share the excitement of the world’s biggest sporting event.
The opening celebration will feature a live broadcast of the Canadian men’s team taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fans can enjoy a full day of activities, featuring the Surrey Sports Hall of Fame booth, Whitecaps FC and local soccer clubs, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, community exhibitors, food trucks, and a beer garden. Programming also extends to Kick It! at Central City Plaza.
Two additional Surrey Soccer Fan Zones will open later in the tournament:
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Cloverdale Agriplex on July 1, in conjunction with Surrey’s Canada Day festivities
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South Surrey Athletic Park on July 14
For detailed schedules, programming, and event information, visit surreysoccerfanzones.ca.
From The Pages Of The White Rock Sun
 November 1966
It is rather hard to believe the Guildford Town Centre opened some 60 odd years ago.
When we made the decision to launch CANADA'S FIRST INTERNET NEWSPAPER the natural name for the paper was The White Rock Sun. The White Rock Sun was created in 1957 as The Semiahmoo Sun morphed into the new weekly newspaper version called the White Rock Sun.
The White Rock Sun was purchased in 1976 and became The Peace Arch News. The parent company of the Peace Arch News did not see the value in retaining the name The White Rock Sun.
We did.
May 06, 2026
ALEX BROWNE in this week's Peace Arch News reveals how White Rock's population is changing
-we continue to grow in population
-our average residents age is above the national average
-the racial mix is changing
Rotary Club of South Surrey / Missing Signs:
Rotary Club of South Surrey, bi-annual Shred-It coming up on Saturday May 16th and our lawn signs are going missing?? one of our biggest advertising methods for the event, – a big expense to the club- each sign costs the club approximately. $15.00. If you find these signs or know where they are please phone (#phone number on sign) and we will come and pick them up – very much appreciated – not sure why they are being taken. We have permission from the City of White Rock and City of Surrey to have them up for the month of May – thank you to both cities for their support
Kind regards,
Deirdre O’Ruairc
May 05, 2026
Join MAYOR LOCKE on May 14 at 12:30pm to hear Mayor Brenda Locke deliver her 2026 State of the City address. The Mayor will share her vision for Surrey’s future, along with updates on City achievements and upcoming projects.
Watch it live right here on our Facebook page.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/MUVX50YS59E
...Meanwhile
Mayor Brenda Locke is calling for a public inquiry into Metro Vancouver pushing for clearer answers on decisions, governance, and rising costs that impact residents and businesses across the region.
This is about building trust, strengthening oversight, and ensuring our communities are being represented the right way.
Night Owl
But fatalities remain low, according to the BC Coroners Service.
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