South Surrey Peninsula Neighbours
Crescent Road Surrey, BC, Canada

Following His Passion: Lawrence McCarthy. By Harvinder Sandhu, Lawrence McCarthy is an artist, cartoonist, and writer who's called Ocean Park his home for the last five years....Continue reading

Fred & Kathy- Never too Busy to Help. By Harvinder Sandhu, Fred Wickens, 70, and Kathy Booth, 66, are residents of ‘Crescent Heights’ for 35 years. That’s local terminology by those living up the hill from Crescent Beach. Having met while living in a shared house in Kitsilano as they attended university, they married in 1981. They have two sons who are adults now, one lives in Yellowknife and has four kids, the other is single and lives locally....Continue reading

Living life Close to the Beach. By Harvinder Sandhu, South Surrey Peninsula Neighbours Magazine is excited to introduce the Karthik family to our readers. Their journey to set down roots in South Surrey started with dad Karthik Banagalore Jagadish, who first moved to California from India, then to BC and eventually to South Surrey via a reroute back to India first. ...Continue reading

The Tonelli's: Striving to live a Vibrant Caring Life. By Harvinder Sandhu, Bill and Margit’s journey to South Surrey Peninsula started some forty-eight years ago when they met at a wedding. Born and bred in southern Ontario, William Aldino Tonelli known as Bill came to Vancouver as the best man to his friend Rick’s wedding. This is where he met his wife Margit....Continue reading

Liz Stringer: Finding Joy in Living A Simple Life. By Harvinder Sandhu, Born Elizabeth Stringer in Montreal some sixty plus years ago, Liz, as she prefers to be called, shares her life story, and what she feels is important in life. Liz moved to Vancouver from Montreal when she was 22 years old. She and two other high school girlfriends decided to come out west to explore beautiful British Columbia. Where else but the West End is where they ended up! ...Continue reading

Doug Milne - enjoying mild weather and classic cars. By Harvinder Sandhu, South Surrey Peninsula Magazine is excited to introduce Douglas Milne to residents of the peninsula. Many of you probably know him and his wife, Iris, as they are long term residents of the area. Doug, as he is known by, shared how back in the early sixties as a truck driver, he would drive out to British Columbia from Edmonton where he lived, to deliver goods out here. On his very first trip, he saw...Continue reading

Darlene Walmsley - Our Urban Wildlife Champion. By Harvinder Sandhu, South Surrey Peninsula Neighbours Magazine is excited to introduce an amazing person to our readers, Darlene Walmsley. Darlene, or Dee as she prefers to be called, has been a resident of the area for thirty-three years. When I first visited here in the fifties, we used to go down to the beach and have a bonfire and catch crabs. We used to take a sack and lacrosse stick with us, when the tide was out you jus...Continue reading

Enjoy where you live - Russ Bell. By Harvinder Sandhu, South Surrey Peninsula Magazine is pleased to introduce Russell Charles Bell to the peninsula residents. Russ, as he’s known as, pretty much grew up here in Crescent Beach as his parents owned a cabin in Crescent Beach before he was born. Though they lived in New Westminster, Russell remembers spending his summers at Crescent Beach. This connection to the area resulted in him buying a house here when he got married in 197...Continue reading

Our Salute to Yvan Theriault By Harvinder Sandhu, As always, our November issue is dedicated to all those who not only fought for our freedom in the past but also for those who are now keeping peace in many hostile places in the world. Born and raised in Quebec City, Yvan Theriault takes the time to sit down with South Surrey Peninsula Neighbours Magazine to talk about his time serving our country. He first joined the army in 1962, served there till he transferred to the Air ...Continue reading

Ronald Glowe Local Artist, By Harvinder Sandhu, Artist Ronald Glowe moved here over 7 years ago from Okanagan Falls, a small town in South Okanagan. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ronald worked for CTV Television for 26 years before retiring and moving to BC. During his years at CTV Television, first, as a Graphic Artist for 10 years, he was responsible for producing on-camera graphics and slides for on-air television. Then later he became Art Director, for 16 years, just as tel...Continue reading

Lucan Charchuk - Finding Bliss in Crescent Beach Harvinder Sandhu, Lucan Charchuk is an artist, promoter of art and a neighbour living in Crescent Beach for the last thirty years. Moving here some thirty years ago from Alberta, Luc thought this would be a better place for the work he was doing then, sales for art and drafting supplies, but technology was catching up. The computer age was hitting his industry. I had an incident where I almost died. I used to travel for work a...Continue reading

Painting and Glamping; retirees Marilyn and Gene. By Harvinder Sandhu, South Surrey Peninsula Neighbours Magazine is delighted to bring our readers the story of Marilyn and Gene Van Iderstine. Marilyn and Gene moved to the Ocean Park area after living in White Rock for over a few decades. She went on to clarify that she actually grew up on White Rock beach. Marilyn went to explain that her family bought the beach property in 1948. And how back in those days kids went down ...Continue reading

Camp Alexandra at Crescent Beach, By Harvinder Sandhu In this issue of South Surrey Peninsula Neighbourhood Magazine, we are highlighting Alexandra Neighbourhood House. A place for people of all ages, abilities, and cultures, providing programs, services, community events, residential camps and seasonal day camps for the community on the Semiahmoo Peninsula and beyond. Alex House, as it’s come to be known, operates from three different locations: Camp Alexandra in Crescent Be...Continue reading

Jill Martyniuk and Dave Judt: Lucky to be Loving n’ Living in Ocean Park. By Harvinder Sandhu, Jill Martyniuk and Dave Judt, transplants from Richmond who moved to South Surrey/White Rock 25 years ago, living there till they found their current home in Ocean Park 15 years ago. Jill owns Romancing the Home, a gift shop specializing in unique gifts to help create a loving atmosphere for your home as well to share with others. Dave, a helicopter pilot, and Jill, a crafter speci...Continue reading

Life is Better in the Trees - Meet Terry Thrale By Harvinder Sandhu Terry Thrale moved to South Surrey peninsula area not too long ago and now happily resides in a home surrounded by trees. South Surrey Peninsula Neighbourhood Magazine caught up with Terry to learn why Terry chose this area to raise his daughters. His home in South Surrey’s Elgin area is a private, secluded oasis. Surrounded by trees, he lives in a forest where he’s morning view is a family of four deer that ...Continue reading