NightShift News Stories 2010-2019

23 Dec ~ Surrey Pretrial Services Centre brings holiday cheer for less fortunate ones in Voice Online

10 Oct ~ SURREY EVENTS: Music, comedy at Elim Village’s Health and Wellness Fair, and more by Tom Zillich in North Delta Reporter

19 Sep ~ Police haven’t caught his sister’s killer, so Ed Peterson is trying to solve the case himself by Jesse Johnston in CBC News

29 Aug ~ ‘More than just soup’: Surrey’s NightShift celebrates 15 years by Lauren Collins in Surrey Now-Leader

7 Jul ~ Former ‘Surrey Strip’ residents hold memorial for fallen friends by Angela Jung for CTV

20 Mar ~ Cargill gives back to a local community in need by Iayisha Khan in Fishfarming Expert

7 Dec ~ Surrey councillor says more extreme weather shelter beds to open in the city by Lauren Collins in Surrey Now-Leader

3 Nov ~ Optometrist, NightShift offers free vision clinics in north Surrey by Lauren Collins in Surrey Now-Leader

30 Oct ~ More extreme weather beds for homeless wanted in North Surrey, Newton by Amy Reid in Surrey Now-Leader

11 Jul ~ The Last Word interview with MaryAnne Connor by Marisa Baratta in NextHome

18 Jun ~ Helping BC’s helpers cope by Tom Zytaruk in Surrey Now-Leader

17 Apr ~ More Than Soup Challenge by Keri Vermeulen

4 Apr ~ First-ever youth homeless count kicks off in Metro Vancouver today by Amy Reid in Surrey Now-Leader

2 Feb ~ Feeding hungry hearts  by Keri Vermeulen in The Light Magazine

2 Feb ~ Surrey thrift store that helps homeless is closing by Amy Reid in Surrey Now-Leader:

1 Feb ~ While sometimes overwhelmed, outreach worker has hope for Whalley strip by Marcus Fitzgerald & Dean Recksiedler for News 1130

25 Dec ~ Langley Realtors deliver 165 bags of warm clothing, blankets in Langley Times

24 Dec ~ High tea and Christmas cheer served up for Surrey homeless by Bridgette Watson, CBC

21 Dec ~ ‘Anything But Brave’: Stepping back from the brink by Kurt Langmann in Aldergrove Star

20 Dec ~ Surrey realtors collect 524 bags of clothing for those in need by Amy Reid in Peace Arch News

8 Dec ~ Student YPI project by Mekyla:

5 Dec ~ The Secret to Living is Giving by Spencer DeBoice:

11 Nov ~ Let your heart lead the way to legacy in Vancouver Sun’s Leave a Legacy

9 Nov ~ Surrey realtors want you to “clean out your closets” for homeless by Amy Reid in Surrey Now-Leader

9 Sep ~ Getting free from addiction starts with connection by Keri Vermeulen in The Light Magazine (PDF)

8 Sep ~ The thin line between support and enforcement on the Surrey Strip by Joseph Keller in The Runner

28 Jun ~ Model and talent showcase planned in Peace Arch News

21 Jun ~ Surrey students build “Belonging” benches for local organizations by Tom Zilich in Surrey Now-Leader

20 Jun ~ Surrey’s newest food truck cooks gourmet sausages to help feed Whalley’s hungriest people by Tom Zilich in Surrey-Now:

18 May ~ Now, wait just a minute – I love living in Whalley letter by Natalia Pardalis in Surrey Now-Leader

I like Whalley!

Yes, we do have problems with the homeless (many of which have a drug addiction), but as someone who has served at NightShift Street Ministries quite a few times, the homeless and addicted aren’t scary or disrespectful, as this letter claims.

In fact, when we pass each other in the neighbourhood, they always remember me and say hi.

16 Feb ~ Still no arrests 4 years after brutal killing of Janice Shore by Jesse Johnston for CBC News

11 Jan ~ Opioid Crisis – interview on Context with Lorna Dueck (approx 50 minutes into the show -11:16)

23 Dec ~ Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing helps out at NightShift in REMonline

22 Dec ~ Building a wall in the wake of the overdose epidemic by Julia Foy for Global TV

22 Dec ~ Kash Heed spoke with MaryAnne about Surrey’s first women’s-only shelter interview on 107.7 Pulse FM

photo courtesy Kash Heed Show (via Twitter)

12 Dec ~ Reaching out to people on the streets interview with Moira Brown on 100 Huntley Street

photo courtesy 100 Huntley Street

9 Dec ~ Women-only extreme weather shelter opens in Surrey by Amy Reid in Surrey Now

9 Dec ~ Everybody poops: Lack of public toilets is a social justice issue by Deborah Gibson in Peace Arch News

29 Nov ~ “I can’t do this again” by Kevin Diakew in Peace Arch News

26 Nov ~ Surrey outreach group calls for help in drug overdose crisis by CTV News

NightShift training centre – training volunteers – photo courtesy CTV News

9 Nov ~ Guildford Town Centre celebrates 50th anniversary… by Rattan Mall in Voice Online

8 Nov ~ Record-setting carrot cake by Tom Zillich in Surrey Now

Guildford Town Centre world record carrot cake – photo by Jen Borja

26 May ~ Enforcement pressure prompts homeless to flee strip in Whalley by Times Colonist

March ~ Women in Leadership by Keri Vermeulen at The Light Magazine

15 Mar ~ Surrey Board of Trade honours top businesswomen by Peace Arch News

9 Mar ~ 2016 Surrey Women in Business Winners Announced by Surrey Board of Trade

7 Mar ~ Fundraiser brings in money to help vulnerable women on streets of Surrey by Tanya Fletcher at News1130

3 Mar ~ INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Inspiring women share stories of ‘beauty beyond the pain’… by Amy Reid in The Now

Carrie Tailleur in Surrey Now – photo Amy Reid

26 Feb ~ NO FIXED ADDRESS: Working the NightShift in Surrey by Boaz Joseph in Surrey Leader

NightShift crew – photo courtesy Boaz Joseph / The Leader

26 Feb ~ NO FIXED ADDRESS: A Leader Special Report by Kevin Diakiw in Surrey Leader

3 Jan ~ Surrey outreach group looks for help after van stolen and trashed News 1130

3 Jan ~ Surrey charity’s van stolen by Michele Brunoro at CTV

2 Jan ~ Trashed Surrey NightShift van leaves outreach organization limping CBC website

2 Jan ~ Surrey outreach group has van stolen, damaged on New Year’s Day by Roshini Nair at CKNW

18 Dec ~ Surrey604’s Daman Beatty visited the Care Bus for our annual “Bringing Christmas to the Street“:

20 Nov ~ Regent Christian Academy shows us how to make Christmas stockings

20 Aug ~ NightShift serves up soul food in Surrey by Amy Reid in The Now

12 Aug ~ Unique Surrey thrift boutique on the move by Amy Reid in The Now

Apr ~ Unmasking the Truth by Trish Fairbrother of The Light Magazine

Matching Pledge Challenge PSA:

Dec 19 ~ Semiahmoo peewees support NightShift by Rick Kupchuck in Peace Arch News

Dec 15 ~ Care Bus back on the road on Global BC News

Dec 13 ~ Valuable medical supplies stolen from Care Bus on Global BC News

Nov 29 ~ Generation Poor, 16×9 current affairs program with Carolyn Jarvis of Global TV

Nov ~ Commitment to end poverty 25 years on Global News

Nov ~ Sharing the Warmth video as part of the 20^th annual REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive

Jun ~ At this year’s Walk the Walk fundraiser / Scotiabank Vancouver Charity Challenge
Click to see Tina’s interview by Julia Foy of Global News BC

Jun ~ Street Talk (podcast) with Tom Cooper (City in Focus) who invited
MaryAnne Connor (NightShift) and Father Matthew Johnson (Street Outreach Initiative) to talk over breakfast.

Apr ~ The JOY of serving the local community by Leah Bolton of JoyTV

Apr ~ Connection Point at Gracepoint by Gregg Baker

Feb 20 ~ Finalists announced for Surrey Women in Business Awards in Surrey Leader

Jan 2 ~ Modern Miracle Surrey Charity on Global News TV

Dec ~ The 30 Women Being Honoured #30yrs30women – by Atira

Dec 24 ~ NightShift Street Ministries has been hard at work all year long by Julia Foy on Global News TV

Nov 26 ~ NightShift marks 10 years on Surrey streets by Lloyd Mackey in CityWatch

Nov ~ Warm clothing and blanket drive in Surrey Now

Nov ~ What will you be remembered for? by Lauri Thompson in Leave a Legacy Bridging Generations

Jun 19 ~ White Rock teen vies for provincial post by Sarah Massah in Peace Arch News

May 6 ~ Riches in Glory – interview with Rev. Audrey, Eternally Yours (Season 8, 836)

May 6 ~ For Power in Prayer, Abide in Christ – interview with Rev. Audrey, Eternally Yours (Season 8, 837)

May ~ FraserWay sponsored the megaputt at Redwoods

May 23 ~ Charity Spotlight by Vesta Properties blog

Mar ~ Finding Happiness series interview/video by Daphne Bramham in The Vancouver Sun

Mar ~ Sharing the Shift by Keri Langley in The Light Magazine

Nov 21 ~ Relate Women interview with Helen Burns, Mac and Idellete

Jul 30 ~ Biker Church revs into Valemount in The Rocky Mountain Goat

Jul 23 ~ Riders rev up recovery by Charelle Evelyn in The Prince George Citizen

Jun ~ Time well spent working NightShift in Whalley by Kelley Scarsbrook in The Surrey Now

Mar ~ The night I got ‘shifted by Keri Langley in The Light Magazine

Jan 16 ~ A ‘shift’ in dealing with poverty by Kevin Diakiw in Surrey Leader

Dec 5 ~ Businesses encouraged to help Surrey’s homeless by Kevin Diakiw in Peace Arch News

Dec ~ Bikers rev up for baptisms at church, on a roll in Surrey by Matt Law in the Surrey Now

Dec ~ Recipients of Surrey Board of Trade 2011 Business Excellence Awards, in Surrey Leader

Nov 17 ~ Blanket Drive has working poor, homeless covered in The Tri City News

Nov ~ Recipient of Realtors Care Blanket Drive Warmth in Donating in Surrey Leader

Nov ~ Gala of Light illuminates vision for “Care Village” by Tom Zillich in Surrey Now

Nov ~ Surrey Board of Trade honours best in business in Surrey Leader

Oct ~ Surrey Business Excellence Awards in Surrey Now

Sep 12 ~ Mac: The woman behind the NightShift story by Idelette McVicker in SheLovesMagazine.com

Jun ~ Dispelling ‘us’ and ‘them’ in The Light, p10

May/Jun ~ NightShift Golf Charity in the Business in Surrey, p14

Apr ~ City of Surrey Crime Reduction Stategy, 2007-2010 Achievements, p40

Apr ~ Diamond staff will deliver ‘baby’ by Linda Toyoda in The Province

Dec ~ Hope’s winter coat, a young mother’s introduction to Canada’s warm hearts by Peter Simpson in The Vancouver Sun

Dec ~ The gift of warmth in Peace Arch News

Dec ~ NightShift Care Bus by Sylvia Taylor in The Leader’s View Downtown

Nov ~ Temporary emergency shelter ready for winter blast by Jennifer Lang in Cloverdale Reporter

Nov ~ Homeless shelters ready for long, cold winter by Jeff Nagel in BC Local News

Aug – Sisters goes high tech BC Christian News

Feb ~ Vancouver fleet converts shipping container to homeless shelter by Jim Bray in Truck News

Jan – Homeless find refuge in Surrey suburb by Jacob Zinn in Kwantlen Chronicle