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INSIDEKilby . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Young voices . . . . . . . . 4
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Artss . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Classi eds . . . . . . . . . 17
FISHERY FIGHTFirst Nations groups
protest on courthouse
steps.
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ART WORKCapturing the great
outdoors on paper.
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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
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Tanya JeyachandranClematis lady of Cypress Park: Henry Proteau and wife Anne (pictured) love flowers, and when they moved into their house eight years ago their backyard was just lawn. So, Henry built some beds and planted Roses, Columbines, Lilacs, Dogwood, Fruit trees and lots of Clematis’ – Anne’s favourite. The Clematis they planted back then have really come into their own this year, growing taller than Anne herself.
Acclaim for Clematis
Distracted driving fines, points increaseTom FletcherBLACK PRESS
A fi rst off ence for checking your phone while driving will cost B.C. drivers $543 when new penalties take eff ect June 1.
Th e fi ne for distracted driving goes up from $167 to $368, and drivers will also be assessed four penalty points, triggering another $175 charge. Th e combination results in a total penalty of $888 for a second off ence within a year of the fi rst.
Public Safety Minister Mike Morris said the new penalties put B.C. near the top of distracted driving fi nes for Canadian provinces. Two tickets in a year will also trigger an automatic review by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles that could result in licence suspension.
Public consultation over the past year found support for a tougher approach.
"A lot of the input that we had indicated even higher penalties than
that," Morris said.Transportation Minister Todd
Stone said the public awareness campaigns have not convinced enough people of the dangers of trying to use mobile phones or other devices without hands-free services.
"Imagine trying to drive the length of a football fi eld while you're blindfolded," Stone said.
Central Saanich Police Chief Les Sylven, president of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police,
reminded drivers that being at a stoplight or stuck in a traffi c jam does notmean the distracted driving penaltiesdon't apply.
NDP public safety critic MikeFarnworth said the governmentdidn't need to take a year to increaseone of the lowest distracted drivingpenalty systems in the country, andgiving the superintendent discretionover multiple repeat off endersdoesn't send a clear enough message.
District to install surveillance cameras at
municipal hallAshley Wadhwani, Vanessa BroadbentTHE OBSERVER
Several incidents during the past few yearspushed District of Kent Mayor John VanLaerhoven and Council members to consideradding camera security to Municipal Hall duringMonday’s council meeting.
Th e report brought to council stated thatconcerns have been brought forward by staff members working in the front offi ce, who onoccasion have had to deal with irate customers.
One incident resulted in a dead rat beingthrown on the front counter whereas anotherresulted in an angry community member beingescorted out of the offi ce by municipal staff .
Th e cameras will also extend surveillance tothe hall’s parking lot, where on one occasion gaswas siphoned from a District vehicle during thenight.
Councillor Sylvia Pranger noted that thesurveillance cameras will also prevent vandalismof vehicles.
"In the past, I know of a lot of cars gettingkeyed in the parking lot, whether someone isupset or just for the sake of vandalism," she said,continuing that the report "would be a good tosupport."
Monday’s consideration isn’t the fi rst timethe idea of adding cameras to the building hasbeen suggested to Council, and Managementhas reached out to the district’s safety consultantalthough no recommended improvements havebeen provided.
Security concerns cited
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Th e district also previously installed a secure door that is only accessible by a security fob issued to district employees, which has stopped uninvited guests from accessing staff offi ces in the hall.
Th e cameras, which the report proposes will cost a little more than $4,500, have already been installed at Public Works Yard, due to vandalism and theft of tools and machinery. Since cameras were installed,
the theft has stopped.Mayor Van Laerhoven
stated that he feels that the one-time payment is
a reasonable price."It's a fairly minimal
amount of capitol to make it happen," he
said. "We have a duty toprotect the staff and wehave a duty also to seethat the public is safewhen they come in hereas well."
If cameras were to beinstalled, they districtwould have to followits video surveillance ofcivic property policy,which requires thatvideo surveillance shouldbe restricted to timeswhen incidents are mostlikely to occur, as well asconduct an annual reviewto asses the effi ciency ofthe equipment.
Vanessa BroadbentTHE OBSERVER
Visitors to the Kilby Historic Site will now have the option to learn about the site's history in English or in French.
Th e site has updated their visitor guides and also created a French version.
"Th ey're little booklets," sales and marketing manager Jo-Anne Leon explained. "It's what we give our customers when they pay admission to come on the sight."
While Kilby previously had visitor guides, Leon explained that the new ones are bilingual, but also include more historical information and photographs.
"Before they were just in English and they didn't have very many archival images," she said. "We've been able to go through colour archives and fi nd some really lovely pictures. It just helps the visitor to experience Kilby in a diff erent way because they get to see how the farm looked back in the 1920s through the archival images."
Th e Kilby Historic Site received a $5,000 grant from the Canada-British Columbia Offi cial Languages Agreement of French-Language Services, a federal and provincial initiative that started in 2013, which enabled them to create the new guides.
Th e agreement serves to "provide a multi-year collaboration framework between Canada and British Columbia to support the planning and delivery of French-language provincial services aimed at contributing to the development and enhancing the vitality of the Francophone of British Columbia," as explained in the agreement.
Th is includes funding various French language projects, such as Kilby's visitor guides, throughout the province.
"It's a way of enhancing the visitor
experience through a funded grant because we don't have the money to do it ourselves as a non-profi t," Leon said. "We're always looking for ways of improving a visitor's experience … Basically, it was just an opportunity to enable the site to have an enhanced experience through a fully funded program."
Th e guides aren't Kilby's fi rst French initiative with the Canada British Columbia offi cial language agreement.
"Last year we actually did some French
English nature didactic down at thecampground," Leon said. "Th is is actuallythe second time that we've worked withthis group of funders."
While Kilby has only recently begunusing the new visitor guides, Leon saidthat they have already gained positivefeedback.
"People really enjoy the visitor guide,"she said. "It's a high quality little bookletand they fi nd it a nice souvenir to takeaway."
Vanessa Broadbent/ The ObserverA staff-only door was installed at Municipal Hall to prevent public traffic near staff offices.
Kilby guide books go bilingual
The new visitor guides at Kilby Historic Site are now available in English and in French.
Information brochures now available in both official languages
Staff-only door also installedFrom Front
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Jennifer FeinbergBLACK PRESS
Salmon are integral to who they are as a people.
Th at’s the essence of what Shxwha:y Chief Robert Gladstone had to say at the Pilalt Fishery Rally on the steps of the Chilliwack Law Courts Tuesday morning.
Th e local chief was charged last March with one count of contravening the federal Fisheries Act by fi shing for salmon, during a closed time.
“A year ago when this happened, I wasn’t thinking of making a grandstand or a legal challenge.”
Rather he was thinking about how as a boy he was taught by his elder all the ways and ceremonies of “the Indian people.”
Th e lone salmon seized last spring by DFO, along with his gear, was destined for their sacred First Salmon ceremony, which Gladstone said he was taught to observe and revere by his grandmother.
“Th at salmon is the body of Christ to our people,” said Gladstone.
He was taught it was a relationship that’s existed for thousands of years.
“We didn’t want to break any laws, and we’re not trying to break the rules. I just needed to make an old lady happy.”
Following the wishes of the elders, “it’s the rule of our society,” Gladstone underlined.
He’s ready for what awaits in the courtroom.
“I believe that they are trying to make an example of me, and if that’s the case so be it. But I want it to be a good thing,” Chief Gladstone said.
Th e upper courts have recognized repeatedly that aboriginal title was never extinguished in Canada, he noted.
“So I say respectfully to the court, I respect you, but you must also respect your own laws,” he said.
Chief Gladstone was joined on the steps by a range of Sto:lo leaders and First Nations offi cials who riff ed and railed on the indignity of being denied a single fi sh for ceremonial purposes.
“Th e right for us to fi sh is second only to conservation,” said Gladstone. “We have a right to do our ceremonies.”
Rally organizers were from the Pilalt tribe, which includes Cheam First Nation, along with Shxwha:y Village , Kwakwaapilt and Skwah First Nations.
Grand Chief Ken Malloway, one of the hereditary chiefs of the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe and president of the First Nations Fisheries Council, and co-chair of Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, pointed out that all his work was “fi shery-related.”
“Department of Fisheries and Oceans should back off ; they should drop this. If they had any sense they would drop it, but the Crown is pushing it,” he told the crowd.
It is an aff ront watching recreational fi shers continue to take salmon, while Sto:lo fi shers are out of the river, he said.
“Th at’s because there are 300,000 sport fi shers and they vote,” Malloway said. “Th at’s
why, meanwhile we are having to go without.”
It’s especially frustrating that the Sparrow decision of 1990 is still not being implemented. “Sparrow says if there’s not enough fi sh for us, no one should be fi shing.”
He’s concerned there’s a plan to put Chief Gladstone in jail for fi shing.
“We are fi shers. Fish is not just a noun. It’s not just food, it’s a way of life. We fi sh therefore we are. Th ank you,” said.
Cheam elder June Quipp said as women they have stood up to DFO in the past, for the fi sh, which are their “lifeline” and worth fi ghting for.
“We’re here to support Robert and (former Cheam Chief) Sid (Douglas) today,” she said.
She pointed out that her 31-year-old granddaughter has been fi shing on the river since she was only two.
“It’s our lifeline that we are fi shing for. It’s our life,” said Quipp. “We enjoy fi shing as much as those
recreational fi shers do. But they get more privileges than we do.
“But we have a right to be out there on the river.”
Rally underlines right to ‘sacred salmon’JENNIFER FEINBERG/ BLACK PRESS
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Ashley WadhwaniTHE OBSERVER
Students in the primary choir of Kent Elementary school hit every note just right during their annual spring concert performance at their school Th ursday.
In its 25th year, last week’s concert shared songs from around the world with admiring parents as well as other Kent elementary students the day prior.
Accompanied by Andrea McRae on the piano, the school’s music teacher Brenda Di Rezze and 75 or so choir students took the audience on a musical trip starting in China with their rendition of Kang Ding Flower Song and fi nishing in Ghana, Africa with a medley of Obwisana and Tue Tue.
Along the way, the group touched down in France with Frere Jacques, Ireland with Come Dance a Jig, and Australia while singing the tune of Kookaburra.
Concert choir sings worldly tunes
Ashley Wadhwani/ ObserverGrade 1 students Max Gross and Madyson Green, and music teacher Brenda Di Rezze.
Ashley Wadhwani/ ObserverGrade 3 students Kathleen Point and Trinity Peters.
Ashley Wadhwani/ ObserverKindergarten students Samantha Rempel, Mason Shaw and Taeo Boer.
Wellness Centre gives kids a place to turnFor the past several years, the
Youth Wellness Centre, staff ed with health professionals from the Agassiz Community Health Centre, has supported young people in this community through counselling them about issues such as nutrition, self-esteem, relationships, stress and anxiety, sexual health, and personal safety.
Th ese issues are of major signifi cance for today’s young people now as evidenced by the results of the May 2015, Kids Help Phone survey of 1300 teens from across Canada between the ages of 13 to 18. A quick overview of some of the fi ndings are: 1. Overall, about half of teens were quite worried about school – grades and homework. 2. Aft er grades and homework, 42% of teens reported that they were stressed out! As they age, their stresses continue to mount. As a consequence of this stress, teens tend not to be overwhelmingly happy or optimistic about the future. 3. A third of the teens reported that bullying – in its various types – is a large concern but the level of concern is dependent on how you slice the demographic. For example, younger teens had greater
concerns with bullying than did older ones. 4. A signifi cant number of teens had relationship concerns with family (25%) and friends (27%). However, younger teens reported more problems with friends than family but, as they age, the situation reverses. 5. Girls are twice as likely as boys to have body image issues. 6. Drug and alcohol addiction was also of some concern for young people, the number increasing slightly with age. (As an aside, 9% of young people in B.C. reported drug and addiction issues.)
Th e survey results also showed that 63% of younger teens confi ded in their mother; 35% turned to dad and 55% shared with their friends. But the statistics shift across life stages. Older teens tended to talk less with mom but more with a girlfriend or boyfriend.
Of critical importance is that of the teens surveyed, those who indicated they did not have anyone to confi de in were twice as likely to experience issues related to violence at home, gender identity, suicidal thoughts and/or to experience emotional diffi culties that could lead to more serious emotional or mental health problems. With
over two million young peoplein Canada, some 450,000 maybe in need of counselling andthey need to know that help isavailable.
Th e social issues andchallenges confronting youngpeople today are very diff erentfrom what previous generationsever experienced. As they facethis critical period in theirdevelopment, it is essential forparents to fi nd ways to help andsupport the young person in thefamily. But, sometimes, for onereason or another, a young personmight be more comfortabletalking with someone outside hisor her immediate circle of familyor friends. For this reason, a placewhere young people can drop into talk confi dentially about theirconcerns is at the VYC WellnessCentre located in the AgassizHarrison Community Servicesbuilding, 7086 Cheam Avenue.Starting on 18 May, the VYCWellness Centre will be open onWednesdays from 1:30 to 4:30and staff ed by professionals frompublic health, mental health and anurse practitioner. In addition tothe drop-in at the VYC WellnessCentre, information may beobtained by calling 604.701.3320.
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Spring and summer are the transition months for many Canadians. Contracts are up, school comes to an end, and quite frankly, it’s easier to make a move when it’s warm out instead of the dead of winter. However BBB would like to remind consumers that it’s very important to do your research before hiring any company to protect and move your home to a new locale.
“Moving is stressful enough,” says Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor for BBB serving Mainland BC. “Th e last thing anyone needs is for trucks to not show up and your home furnishings to be delayed, damaged, or taken to a storage facility where you have to retrieve them yourself.”
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BBB off ers these tips on fi nding the right mover for the job:• Do your research. Use BBB’s database of Accredited Businesses to fi nd a reputable moving company.• Ask for references and get several estimates. Th e lowest bid isn’t always the best way to go.• Find out how much insurance the company carries. Depending on what is being moved, you may have to purchase more.
• Make an inventory of the goods being moved and supervise the loading and unloading.• If the company does the packing, they are responsible for the goods, if you pack it, you are responsible.• Th e peak moving season is May to September – be wary that price may be dictated by this.• Avoid moving on weekends; this may cost more as companies likely need to pay overtime.• Get everything in writing. Make sure the contract specifi es times and dates. Do not sign a contract with any sections left blank. Make sure you understand the contract before signing. All contracts should be on company letterhead.• Some companies subcontract other
moving fi rms to do the work. Th is is normal. Inquire who they use and research them accordingly.• Be wary of companies that ask for a large deposit or even request full payment up front. Th is is a red fl ag. You generally pay upon delivery.• Understand that movers estimate the weight of your contents. Th ere are several online moving calculators that you can use to estimate the weight of your household contents.• Avoid cash deals with promises of saving on the GST. Th is is an unscrupulous practice.• Expect additional fees such as if you are moving into a 25th fl oor apartment. Extra stories can mean more money.
Th e torrid pace of the region’s real estate market in March picked up steam in April, according to the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board.
Th e number of home sales totalled 530 last month, breaking the 500 mark in April for the fi rst time.
Most of the homes sold were single family homes (306), however 118 were townhomes and another 54 were apartments. Th irty acreage homes were also sold.
Th e total number of sales was nearly twice
what it was for the same period last year, CADREB said, with a total dollar value of $217.6 million.
Th e most popular price range was in the $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 - $ 4 9 9 , 9 9 9 range. Homes were also selling well in the
$500,000 to $599,999 range, with eight going for more than $1 million.
Th at price range off ers a stark contrast to activity west of Chilliwack. Th e April benchmark prices in Greater Vancouver (which excludes Surrey, North Delta and White
Rock) was $1.4 million, and $776,000 in the Fraser Valley (excluding the Agassiz and Harriosn areas), representing a one-year price gain of 30 per cent in both regions.
It’s not just existing homes that are being snapped up. New home construction is also scrambling to keep up with demand.
But that will take time, said CADREB president Richard Admiraal.
Th e hot market is not expected to cool any time soon, he added, thanks to a strong economy and continued low interest rates.
Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS
New B.C. real estate regulations take eff ect May 16 to require realtors to get written consent of sellers if they are assigning a home sale to a new buyer.
Changes to the Real Estate Services Act regulations also require realtors to pay any additional profi t to the original seller, to stop to a practice dubbed “shadow fl ipping” that has emerged from a hot Metro Vancouver real estate market.
Finance Minister Mike de Jong also announced changes to the B.C. property purchase tax form, requiring buyers who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents to state their citizenship. Corporations buying property have to provide names and citizenship of non-Canadian directors, starting in June.
Th e announcement comes as a committee created by the Real Estate Council of B.C. investigates allegations of misconduct regarding shadow fl ipping.
De Jong said it would take at least six months to get a sense of how much foreign investment is coming into the B.C. real estate market, and whether it is concentrated in the high-end market or extends to mid-priced properties.
De Jong said he is reluctant to target foreign buyers for a real estate speculation tax, as has been urged by Vancouver council. Th e government hosted a business delegation from China this week, with more than 200 government and business representatives led by Guangdong province Party Secretary Hu Chunhua.
NDP leader John Horgan said the anti-fl ipping changes are a
step in the right direction, but the government is “slow walking” towards the foreign investor issue as the B.C. Liberal Party reaps millions in donations from Vancouver real estate developers.
In the legislature, de Jong said the opposition was fi rst demanding the government do something about Metro Vancouver properties bought as investment and left vacant, until a survey showed the vacancy rate is lower than it was 12 years ago.
He said Vancouver is joining the ranks of cities such as Sydney, New York and Hong Kong in the global demand for luxury real estate. Rather than try to suppress demand with taxes, which hasn’t worked in other cities, the government wants to see municipalities approve new development and density to increase supply, de Jong said.
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Growing trees for climate change
Something to be proud ofTh e past week has been one of which all Canadians should be proud.In the face of incredible adversity, we, as a nation, have come together to
help out our fellow patriots.For many of us, the Fort McMurray fi res hit on a personal level. Th ere
are many commuters from the Comox Valley who make their living by fl ying in and out of the northern Alberta city.
Others have friends, or family, directly aff ected by the terrible fi re situation that continues to unfold in the region.
Fortunately there was no immediate loss of life, although the fi refi ghters who continue to battle the situation are constantly in danger’s way, and our thoughts are with them.
But to see how people from one end of this country to the other immediately discarded their prejudices and opinions about Alberta and reached out to help in any way they could was a testament to what makes this nation great.
A brewery stopped producing beer, so it could can water. A passenger airline fl ew numerous additional fl ights, landing at private airstrips to evacuate workers who had been stranded in camps.
More impressive yet has been the response from individuals.Families opening their homes to evacuees. People driving across the
province, or in from neighbouring provinces, with truckloads of water, clothing and food. Th ere have been impromptu fundraising eff orts from B.C. to Newfoundland, to help the cause.
As of Monday morning, the Red Cross had received more than $54 million in donations and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa will match donations to the Red Cross up to May 31, without a cap.
It will take a lot more than that to rebuild the once-thriving oil city. Insurance estimates have already exceeded $9 billion in losses. More than 1,600 structures have been torched.
It will take years to recoup everything. But we are already working on it, and that’s what makes us special.
Be proud, Canada. We are a great nation of people.~ Black Press
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Disagreements persist on the extent of humanity’s role in the current changes to B.C.’s climate, and our ability to infl uence it, as many readers have told me in the past week.
But almost everyone seems to agree that growing more and healthier forests is a good strategy. I would add that harvesting and building with wood preserves its captured carbon, a fact not much discussed in emotional appeals against logging.
Th e B.C. government is fi nally spending some money on community fuel load removal projects this year, aft er an initial fl urry following the Kelowna fi res of 2003 faded in hard times. But the eff ects of decades of fi re suppression in a fi re-dependent forest system remain, as northern B.C. and Alberta are showing us again.
Th ere is some positive news
here. A Victoria-based government research team has published a study that calculates B.C.’s pine beetle-damaged forests are regenerating more quickly than expected.
Warmer temperatures, increased precipitation and the “fertilizer eff ect” of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are factors.
“By 2020, the enhanced growth due to climate change and increased CO2 more than compensates for the carbon loss from dead, rotting trees,” said lead researcher Vivek Arora of the Canadian Centre for Modeling and Analysis.
Th is recovery even overcomes the projected increase in forest fi re loss that comes with gradually increasing temperatures and drier periods.
Th e federal government is still working on its plan to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to in Paris last year. But the forest industry has stepped up with its own goal.
I spoke last week with Derek Nighbor, president of the Forest
Products Association of Canada, aft er he announced his industry’s “30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge.”
Th at’s a goal to reduce the
industry’s net carbon emissions by 30 megatonnes a year by 2030. Th at would be 13 per cent of the Canadian government emission target.
One of the main strategies is salvage harvesting and developing more products that use wood.
“It’s basically trying to use every part of the tree,” Nighbor said. “In
forest operations right now, this is where we see a big part of the opportunity. Instead of the residual branches and whatnot just being left aside and slashing and burning, bring more of that out and turn it into something.”
Th at something might be a console in a luxury car constructed with wood fi bre, or an 18-storey wood student residence building planned for the University of B.C.
Th e other is improving forest growth. Logging operations have long been required to replant areas they cut, not just in B.C. but across Canada.
Another way to improve forest carbon capture is with more productive species, with genetic techniques that increase resiliency as well as wood mass.
A background paper from the B.C. forests ministry responds to common misconceptions about forest carbon, including the idea that logging should be stopped to maximize storage.
“Maximizing carbon storage in the ecosystem would make sense only if society stopped building new homes, acquiring new furniture and consuming in general,” it says.
“If the fl ow of forest products stops, society will turn to other products with higher greenhouse gas footprints, e.g. plastics, metal or concrete. In addition, if harvesting stopped and we continued to suppress natural disturbances, there is increased potential for larger catastrophic disturbances in the future.”
If Canada wants to make a bigger contribution to reducing greenhouse gases, forests are a good area to focus on. At 348 million hectares from the B.C. coast to Newfoundland, they represent nine per cent of the world’s forests.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc Email: tfl [email protected]
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Th e Fort McMurray disaster reminds us that interface fi res are a growing threat as our climate warms. Th ere is some good advice on fi re risk management available in various government publications. Homeowners (even a long way from wooded areas), should clean out their gutters, even if you have a metal roof, as I do. Flying embers
can roll down the roof into the gutter and ignite the debris there. Th is starts a fi re under the eaves in the soffi t area and the roof quickly goes up in fl ames.
In Harrison, the Village should brush out Firehall Park and remove all fuel on the forest fl oor. Th e roads in the 400-acre Harrison Forest Park need to be maintained for fi refi ghter access.
Be fi re aware and be preparedwith a fi refi ghting plan and anevacuation plan.
Know where your water andhoses are and know what youwill grab if you have to fl ee.Make a list.
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Six months since forming government Justin Trudeau’s Liberals appear to be still riding high in the polls yet their remains the nagging question in the country’s collective mind on how well the nation is being governed. So far we have seen a Prime Minister who though warm and charismatic has made few diffi cult decisions or gained the confi dence of the country that he is capable of such. He has demonstrated a distinct inclination towards public applause and pleasing just about everybody all the while ignoring the very reason he was elected which is to provide sound governance and leadership.
He promised much but has delivered little and for all of the bluster about openness, honesty, transparency and accountability what we are seeing in reality are the well established Liberal traits of wasteful spending, deception, lobbying and a veritable litany of broken promises. Th e lack of clarity and transparencywith the Liberal budget, for example, has drawn much fi re from critics including the Parliamentary Budget
Offi cer. Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s lack
of judgement in attending a Toronto law fundraiser is hardly consistent with the government’sown guidelines on accountability.
Matters important to the economic well beingand security of Canada such as decisions onpipelines and security issues are being trumpedby less important and even controversial typicallyLiberal priorities such as legalizing assistedsuicide and marijuana. Additionally troubling isthe mainstream media’s obsession with Trudeautrivialities, photo-ops, dress style and the likeand a profound reluctance to ask the hard questions.
An interesting Angus Reid poll that has beenrunning for months asks the question “WillTrudeau do a goodjob as PM?” A scant 19% believehe will while 67% say no with 13% willing to takea wait and see posture. Trudeau and the Liberalsare doing precious little to in any way alleviate thegrowing scepticism with which the public viewsthe political establishment.
Gerald Hall
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAND DISPOSITIONPursuant to the Community Charter, the District of Kent provides notice that it intends to lease the lands commonly known as 7664 Industrial Way to the Kent Harrison Search and Rescue Team Society (the “Society”).
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Arts
Vanessa BroadbentTHE OBSERVER
Painting is more than just a hobby for Barry Morris and that shows when looking at his work.
Th e intricate pieces that feature the Fraser Valley and the Greater Vancouver area capture the essence of the lower mainland, but in a way that only a true British Columbian would be able to.
Having grown up in Vancouver, Morris is a graduate of the Vancouver School of Art, now known as Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where he studied painting and graphic art. Before moving to Chilliwack, Morris spent his time working in advertising, graphic design and fi re investigation.
It’s obvious when looking at Morris’ work that the move to the Fraser Valley has inspired his art. While much of his work portrays nature, he also paints horses and farm life.
“I basically love the outdoors,” he said. “Out in Chilliwack, it's a diff erent environment because you're out in the farm country. You get the cornfi elds and the wheat fi elds so you have more of a spacious look about the work that I've done.”
Relocating to Chilliwack also inspired him to paint several of the large, old barns in the area.
“Whenever I paint a barn, within a month it's gone; it’s sort of like capturing them before they go under,” he said. “It's kind of mixed emotions about it because when I do it, I know it's not long for this world.”
While Morris fi nds that watercolours work well for his work, he noted that they’re not always that easiest to paint with.
“It's not as forgiving as acrylic,” he explained. “If you don't like that colour, you can paint over it and you start from dark to light, whereas watercolour you start from light and you work to dark. It's a reverse and you add the darkness to create the depth and the feeling.”
Most of Morris’ work is done from his studio in his home, but he’s no stranger to painting on the scene.
“Th e temperature and the amount of water or rain in the air, it aff ects the paper and how you handle it,” he explained. “When you're putting your colours on, it's a total diff erent experience than on a dry day. Everything adds to the fl avour of watercolour and that's one of the diffi culties, but it's also one of the things that give it a nice
character.”Morris’ work is
technical, but without diminishing the beauty of the Fraser Valley.
“As you go through life, you artist picks those [techniques] up and it's in the back of your mind,” he said. “Same with the elements of design, how you place everything. You get to know what works and what doesn't work.”
While Morris enjoys painting, he explains that it’s more than just that.
“It's recording
something,” he said.“When you're paintingyou're more awareof what you see andyou're always lookingat how the light aff ectseverything. You're moreaware of things that arebeautiful.”
Morris, as well asseveral other localartists, will be displayingtheir work at theHarrison Art Show.Th e show is on May21 and 22 from 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at theHarrison Memorial Hallin Harrison Hot Springs.
Vanessa BroadbentBarry Morris will be showing his work at the Harrison Art Show on May 21 and 22 at the Harrison Memorial Hall in HarrisonHot Springs.
Vanessa BroadbentMost of Morris' work is done with pen and ink or water colours.
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Community
First Test of New Equipment Ends Up With Baker In Oven
Operations of the Agassiz Bakery were shift ed to the new building at the Five Corners last week. Move had to be made quickly over Tuesday n9ight and Wednesday store holiday so that there would be no interruption of service.
Th e new bakery is far larger than the old one, and includes a store room and wrapping room.. Its central feature is the electric oven with trays mounted inside as if they were on a ferris wheel. All the trays are loaded at once, and then they are left to revolve inside the oven. It holds 140 loaves, and bakes them in 30 minutes. It will bake 1500 a day.
First test of the oven proved calamitous. Th e bread pans used in the old oven were a fraction of an inch too large, and at one point in the trays rotation they caught and fl ipped upside down.
Dough for 140 loaves was dumped all over the bottom of the oven and as many more rising loaves were spoiled. Jake Bestebroer had to climb in and lie on one of the trays to lift out the half baked loaves and hand them to Tony.
Th e new oven is working perfectly now. With each tray swinging handily up to the door to be loaded and unloaded, it does away with a picturesque part of the bakers craft , in which the pans are slid into place at the back of a big fl at oven on a long paddle shaped piece of wood.
Reeve`s Painting Breaking Johnson
Reeve Fraser has been as good as his work in painting one side of the Elks Hall, and Wes Johnson, who is donating the paint, comments ruefully that the r1eeve is really laying it on thick.
Th ree galloons have been commandeered for the job so far, plus some oil, turpentine and a brush. Th e Reeve has painted about three quarters of the east side of the hall, which Councillor Johnson admits is an old building and probably soaks up a lot of paint.
He is keeping a wary eye open, however to see what color the Reeves house is going to be this spring.
Why Not Two Fire Departments? -
Editorial Last week`s fi re in Harrison
Mills proves once again that the community enjoys no fi re protection whatsoever. Its a waste of time and gas to take the fi re engine ne over the hill. All it can ever do is wet down the ashes.
Th e new fi re engine, which property owners at Harrison Mills must help pay for, isn’t likely to change the situation any. Th e ashes may be a little hotter when it get there, and the wear and tear on the fi reman’s nerves will be less , but that’s about all.
Th ere may be a real possibility that the new truck can get even as far as Wahleach in time to do some good, but we cant see it getting over the mountain fast enough, particularly when poor telephone facilities make it unlikely that there will be an early alarm.
Th e answer is for Harrison Mills to have a fi re department.
Kent hasn’t actually got enough fi re equipment to split it up between two departments, but its getting reasonably close to that point. If a volunteer department were organized at Harrison Mills and demanded equipment the municipality would have a tough time refusing.
It will aft er all, have two fi re trucks. Th e old one would certainly be useful as an auxiliary tanker stationed at Agassiz, but the people at Harrison Mills have a right to protection too. For all its fault the old truck stationed there could reach a lot of places totally unprotected now, and Agassiz can always call on Harrison Hot Springs if its own truck is ;inadequate for a big fi re.
Th e move couldn’t be made without considerable expense, and there would be a lot of objections, bit if the people of Harrison Mills insisted on it they should be able to force the municipal councils hand. Aft er all, the last two houses to burn down have not been in Agassiz.
Echoes from the Past
A look back to May 12, 1966
About 55 years ago, my mother-in-law came for her fi rst visit to Canada. It was the year our son, Eric, was born and she wanted to be part of the event. But there was also another reason: she wanted to see Canada! We showed her as much as we could, among other things the then just opened Black Creek Village. Th is was a living Museum, much like our Agassiz and Kilby Museums.
Several old homesteads and buildings had been brought from other areas in Ontario to be restored and added to what was already there - a schoolhouse, for instance, a church, settler’s fi rst and second house, a gentleman’s house, a grocery store and, of
course, a blacksmith workshop! My mother-in-law loved the village and exclaimed “I could feel right at home
here!” And, indeed, she came back several times to see more of Canada, the land where two of her children had settled.
Th ere are c o u n t l e s s museums one can visit, some so large and big that they
are hard for seniors to handle. But there are many which are easy for us seniors to visit, negotiate and relate to. Our own Agassiz and Kilby museums both fall into this group. My mother-in-law would have loved them - one especially because her father was a railroad pioneer - the Kilby one because she lived on a farm as a young girl. To
me, the Agassiz Museum is a living part of Agassiz, tended to with loving care and great knowledge about the history of Agassiz, by a group of dedicated volunteers.
I was lucky, I just recently was given a private tour of the enlarged museum and the changes that were made make it much easier to view the exhibits. Th ere is also a much better place to view slide shows while sitting on a bench from the original waiting room. And, how could I forget: there is also a wicket where one could purchase a ticket! Th e waiting room, too, is now larger and doubles as the Agassiz Tourist Information Center! A great combination! And, I have not mentioned the gift shop where one can buy unique gift s as well as the best jams around.
It all looks so real, I felt like boarding a train and traveling a few kilometers west to Harrison Mills
where the Kilby Museum is located. Perhaps I would arrive just in time to have lunch at the Kilby Museum’s Restaurant before embarking on a tour through the General Store and the exhibits. Too bad, I was just dreaming - there is no train stopping there, as happened in the past, and one has to use the car for the short and scenic ride along Lougheed Highway to Harrison Mills. I went there with my grandsons on a “Black Powder Day” and they loved it, while their sister liked to see the farm animals.
Both places - the Agassiz Museum and the Kilby Farm and Museum - are a sure hit with visitors.
In the meantime make sure to pay a visit to the Agassiz Museum and/or the Kilby Farm. Both places will open on May 21 - the Victoria Day Weekend!
A train ride into the past
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Arts
Weekend fundraiser a success for upcoming community carnival
Parents of Kent Elementary school students and community members enjoyed burgers and beer at Jimmies Pub during a fundraiser Saturday, in support of Kent Elementary’s upcoming community carnival.
Th e night, which included performances by Todd Richard and the TR Trio as well as a 50/50 draw and raffl e, raised $1237, which will help provide free admission to the carnival on June 9 for Agassiz and Harrison community members.
“Th e event was a huge success,” said Agassiz resident and Kent Elementary PAC vice chair Michelle Mailhot. “We packed the place and Todd kept the party going.”
Th e vice chair also thanked sponsors for help in keeping the fundraiser fun, such as Modern Tire & Towing, Rimex, Th e Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa, Mayor Leo Facio and Agassiz Library. She also thanked Jimmies Pub and Todd Richard and the TR Trio “for an incredible night of entertainment.”
Now, Mailhot and other PAC members are looking for volunteers for next month’s carnival. For more information, email Mailhot at [email protected].
Michelle Mailhot PhotoTodd Richard and the TR Trio provided community members with a night of entertainment Saturday.
Taking a look ‘Beneath the Surface’Sam BatesBLACK PRESS
Th e region has been host to a range of initiatives targeting mental wellness this month, and the events culminate this Friday with a powerful theatre production.
Inspired by true events faced by a First Nations teen in East Vancouver, Beneath Th e Surface is a community-directed show that makes a statement.
Th e production touches on many poignant topics that aff ect youth, such as gender identity, bullying, substance abuse, depression and suicide. It also serves to educate viewers about Canadian history and reconciliation.
C h i l l i w a c k ’ s Charlaine Robinson was moved by seeing the imagi’NATION show in Vancouver last October, and she immediately thought about young people in our community.
“It was very eff ective, very powerful. I thought it would be good for youth in Chilliwack – both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal – to see.”
Robinson has worked with youth for more than 20 years, and she understands the drastic and oft en grim eff ects that mental illness or distress can cause if not addressed.
She spoke of the disproportionately high
rate of suicide amongst Aboriginal youth in the Fraser Valley, and that more could be done to change that.
So, she put out the call to the Chilliwack community.
A range of local health authorities came on board to support the project, including the Chilliwack Division of Family Practice, Fraser Health, Aboriginal Fraser Health, as well as SD33, MCFD, the RCMP and the Chilliwack Local Action Team.
Th e theatre production is actually the culminating event
of a week-long wellness workshop that’s taking place at Sardis Secondary, Chilliwack Secondary, Seabird Island, and Sto:lo Nation.
Th e workshops, also by imagi’NATION Collective, are designed to encompass the four elements of the medicine wheel: emotional, spiritual, mental and spiritual.
Participating youth are encouraged to share personal stories in a safe, non-judgemental space. It’s an opportunity for them to express and learn more about themselves, recognize their strengths
and to heal, Robinson said.
While the students have early opportunities to see Beneath Th e Surface, the May 13 performance is intended for the public.
Th e story stems from the true story of the late Chasity Smith, a First Nations teen from B.C. who committed suicide in 2009. Her mother contacted Jenifer Brousseau (Director, imagi’NATION) to put out a call to action, through art.
Beneath the Surface is a play that seeks to educate youth and their families, and ultimately prevent further suicides.
“It’s about empowering [viewers] with other means of coping with adversities, and to bring those issues to light,” Robinson said. “It’s a diffi cult issue. Sometimes people have a diffi cult time talking about it. But the idea is to talk about it so that people can heal and move forward.”
Learn more about the production and the all Aboriginal cast at inimaginationtribe.wix.com/imagination. Following the performance, there will be a question and answer period with the cast and directors.
It’s taken a community of people and healthcare agencies to bring this production, and all prior Mental Health Awareness Week initiatives to Chilliwack,
and Robinson says that rally of support is reminiscent of the healing process itself.
“It takes a community to raise a child, and I think it takes a community to heal. Th is storyline brings that out in a really positive way,” she said.
Beneath Th e Surface will be performed at the UFV Th eatre (45635 Yale Road) on May 13 at 7 p.m. Admission to the show is free and it is open to the general public. Register online at universe.com/beneaththesurface in advance to secure your seats.
Age recommendation: 12 and older, with parental discretion.
MARK MONTGOMERY PHOTOS
Shyama Priya perform in Beneath The Surface. The pow-erful production is inspired by true events faced by a First Nations teen, and will be performed at the UFV Theatre (45635 Yale Road, Chilliwack) on May 13 at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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The Agassiz Harrison Senior Mens Club played a Texas scramble under sunny skies Tuesday at the Harrison Golf Course. They tee off every Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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The final push comes this weekend for RBC Cup
Th e pressure is on as members of the RBC Cup Chilliwack 2018 Bid Committee get ready to fl y to Lloydminster, Alberta.
Th ere, they’ll meet with Hockey Canada offi cials to make their fi nal pitch to host the 2018 RBC Cup National Junior A Hockey Championship in Chilliwack.
“Although we aren’t certain of which cities we’re bidding against, we’re confi dent in the business, non-profi t, First Nations, government, and community partnerships that our bid package displays,” said Scott Beare, director of sport development for Tourism Chilliwack.
“We’re making the case that Chilliwack is a premier sports tourism destination, not only because of our proven record of hosting the BCHL Showcase and other events, but our ability to provide an ultimate experience through our amenities in the city and in nature,” Beare explained.
Following a phone call from Hockey Canada informing the committee that Chilliwack had been shortlisted as potential host city for the 2018
championship, the team set to work preparing for what will be a 45-minute presentation and one hour of questions.
Th e Chilliwack contingent travelling to Lloydminster for the May 16 interview will be Allison Colthorp, Executive Director, and Scott Beare, Director of Sport Development for Tourism Chilliwack; Glen Ringdal, President, Jason Tatarnic, Coach and General Manager, and Barry Douglas, Director of Marketing and Sales, for Chilliwack Chiefs Hockey Club.
“Contained in the bid package is a wealth of information about our incredible community,” said Douglas.
“From Chilliwack culture and history, to its outdoor recreational opportunities, to our outstanding sports facilities, to our growing economy and supportive sports tourism industry, we want to ensure that Hockey Canada has a chance to understand the great potential Chilliwack has to be an outstanding host city,” he said.
Letters of support in the bid package were written by numerous community leaders and organizations including
Grand Chief David Jimmie, Mayor Sharon Gaetz, MLA John Martin, MP Mark Strahl, Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Chilliwack BIA, BCHL, NHL scouts, Rotary clubs, local hotels, media, recreational facilities, and more.
All of these letters contained a similar message – that Chilliwack is ready and willing to host this impressive tournament and welcome hockey teams from across Canada to their beautiful city.
“Expressions of support for our bid from the local community are still very welcome,” said bid committee member Desmond Devnich.
Chilliwack enthusiasts are encouraged to send a tweet to @HockeyCanada including the hashtag #CHWK2018 to tell them that we’re ready and excited to host the RBC Cup.
Aft er the bid presentation and interview on May 16, Hockey Canada will have time to deliberate before announcing their fi nal decision at the 2016 RBC Cup Finals in Lloydminster on Sunday, May 22.
Th e team that booted the Chilliwack Chiefs from the playoff s and won the BCHL championship has just been crowned Western Canadian kings.
Th e West Kelowna Warriors trounced the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Brooks Bandits 6-0 Saturday night to claim the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup.
Th e Warriors secured their spot in the Royal Bank
Cup national championship tournament that starts this weekend and continues through May 22 in Lloydminster, AB.
Bryan Basilico, Nick Rutigliano and ex-Chief Garrett Forster scored fi rst period goals for the Warriors who added a Kyle Marino power play tally in the second period.
Kylar Hope and Jared Marino wrapped up the scoring in the fi nal frame.
Keelan Williams, pressed
into action against the Chiefs in the Fred Page Cup series when Matthew Greenfi eld was injured, stopped all 32 shots he faced to blank the Bandits.
West Kelowna is the third BCHL champ in the last four years to capture the Western Canada Cup, following in the skate-steps of the Surrey Eagles (2013) and Penticton Vees (2015).
Th e Warriors and Bandits may meet again at the RBC
Cup, where they’ll be part of a fi ve team fi eld. Other entries are the host Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL), the Central Canada Hockey League’s Carleton Place Canadians and the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Trenton Golden Hawks.
Follow the tourney online at hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/National-Championships/Men/National-Junior-A/2016
West Kelowna’s Warriors through to RBC Cup
14 Agassiz Harrison Observer Thursday, May 12, 2016
Community
Jessica PetersBLACK PRESS
It’s early evening and the fading sunlight is soft ly fi lling the front room of the Rotary Hospice Centre. Even the stained glass accents radiate warmth inside the heritage-style home on Hodgins Avenue.
Linda Carey lies silently on a plinth set up near the windows; the light falls gently on her face. So too, do the hands of Marjorie Perzow.
Linda breathes in deeply, exhales. Marjorie cups her hands around her chin, all her energy focused on the woman lying before her. As she stands solid and strong at Linda’s head, Tarja Oostendarp artfully sweeps her hands along the contours of Linda’s body, several inches above her. Every now and then, Tarja shakes her hands off as if they were wet.
As the two women work, silently and wholly focused on their own hands and Linda’s body, Linda begins to relax. Th ey sweep over her, hold gently onto her head, her hips, her feet. And for this half hour, Linda’s in the moment.
She’s present, and she’s healing. Everything else falls away.
It’s been a long time since Linda fi rst experienced this type of relaxation therapy, through the Chilliwack Hospice Society. When she fi rst heard about Hospice, she wasn’t even sure she would call them. It was August 2014, and her husband, Alan had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He had been through melanoma before but this time it was his brain and some internal organs. When the subsequent chemotherapy lead to a massive heart attack, Alan was hospitalized. It was there where Linda fi rst learned about the Chilliwack Hospice Society.
Th ey could support them, they could help in so many ways. But it wasn’t until September, about
six weeks later, that she found the courage to call.
“I couldn’t even talk, I was crying so much,” she said. Still, in what seemed like only moments, the palliative care coordinator was at the Carey’s doorstep.
“And that’s how it started,” Linda recalls. “Th at’s how we started with healing touch.”
Alan wasn’t too sure when he heard about healing touch — the whole idea seemed a bit fl aky to him. But Linda convinced him to give it a try, and he agreed. It only took that fi rst session for the Careys to realize this was what they needed.
“Every Monday he would get all excited, he was going for healing touch,” Linda says. “Mondays we would come here. Th ey would just lay their hands on you and for that half hour, it’s their energy that heals you.”
Many of those Mondays, Linda would lie on the table and tears would fl ow. She could forget for just that moment all the prescriptions, the lists of medications, the appointments, doctors and ambulance rides. She could forget that the man she was “meant to be with” would be leaving soon.
For that half hour, he was just on the other side of a room divider, receiving his healing touch as well. For Alan it was a chance to let go of his fear of dying.
“Th eir touch is from the heart and goes through the hands,” Linda explains.
It’s a gift the couple had not expected to receive from Hospice. But Linda soon learned that Hospice has many caring volunteers who can help through the toughest times of life.
“Hospice is not about death, it’s about love,” she says. “I am so grateful for what they’ve given to us.”
Alan passed away on April 22,
2015. Just hours before, Marjoriehad arrived at the Hospice atCascade and gave him her healingtouch. Everyone in the room —Alan, Marjorie, Linda — knew itwould be his last treatment.
Th e memory of that day, soclose to the anniversary, makesLinda well up a little bit. It hasbeen almost a year since she’s hada treatment from Marjorie. Butshe’s still healing, still raw withemotion, and this day’s sessionsoothes her. She is sharing herstory to let others know that theChilliwack Hospice Society canhelp at your darkest times.
“Your whole world is destroyed,and being able to come here gaveme the strength to take care ofhim. We called them our angels,”she says.
“It took me a month and a halfto make the call,” Linda says.
Th e Chilliwack Hospice Societyhas been off ering these relaxationtreatments for the last 10 year.Th ey began with a team of six, ledby Marjorie, and now they have14. Th e service is off ered to theresidents of Cascade Hospice andtheir family members on a weeklybasis, and even more frequently ifrequested.
Although many come fortreatments due to health-relatedreasons or injuries, others comeas these treatments are known tobring about an enhanced senseof well-being. Volunteers will goto people’s homes when needed,to the hospital, and to CascadeHospice.
“We help people live the bestquality they can until they haveto die. To help them have a goodday,” says Marjorie, who is also aretired nurse. “We’ve seen someremarkable things here.”
To learn more about theChilliwack Hospice Society andwhat it can off er palliative patientsand their families, phone 604-795-4660.
Heart, hands and healing offered through Hospice
JESSICA PETERS/ BLACK PRESSMarjorie Perzow and Tarja Oostendarp (not shown) treat Linda Carey to a relaxation treatment with healing touch at theRotary Hospice Centre on Hodgins Avenue. The treatment is offered through the Chilliwack Hospice Society to their clients,for free.
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Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS
Authorities remain on high alert for invasive species aft er intercepting four boats in recent weeks that arrived in B.C. infested with live zebra mussels.
One contaminated boat was towed by a vehicle that failed to stop for inspectors on April 28 near Elko, where many vacationers arrive in B.C. from southwestern Alberta and northwestern Montana.
A conservation offi cer tracked down the vehicle and diverted it back to the inspection station, said Chris Doyle, deputy chief of provincial operations for the B.C. Conservation Offi cer Service.
“Th e boat it was towing was found to have zebra mussels on it,” Doyle said. “Th at watercraft was detained and impounded and as well the driver was charged for failing to stop at the inspection station.”
Inspection teams have checked 1,200 boats so far this year. Of those, 64 were fl agged as coming from high-risk locations, resulting in 12 decontamination orders and seven 30-day quarantines.
Bears emerging from their dens and searching for food continue to be a problem, particularly when people fail to secure their food and
garbage, Doyle said.He said conservation offi cers are
continuing to respond to reports of “bear jams” where vehicles are stopped on a highway where people are deliberately feeding bears or
taking photos.Even when the bears aren’t being
fed there’s concern that people in close proximity may make the bears habituated.
Th ere have also been multiple
complaints in Kitimat of grizzly bears feeding on garbage, he added.
He urges people not to remove fawns or other wildlife babies but instead contact conservation offi cers if there’s reason to suspect
they’re abandoned.Animal rescues are a regular part
of the job for conservation offi cers.One of the latest operations saw
Kamloops offi cers join forces withlocal volunteers to retrieve 1,000rainbow trout that had becomestranded in a fi eld aft er Jacko Lakefl ooded on April 24.
“Th ose live rainbow trout wereall returned to Jacko Lake.”
Heft y fi nes have been handed outin recent months against poacherswho shot wildlife illegally.
About $2,500 in fi nes were issuedto a group found hunting withoutlicences April 29 in the KispioxRiver area.
Another $5,800 in fi nes werehanded out to two Lower Mainlandmen convicted of hunting deer in aclosed season near Rose Prairie in2013. Conservation offi cers usedDNA evidence to link the poachersto the scene.
And a Burnaby woman was fi ned$5,200 on May 3 aft er pleadingguilty to traffi cking bear gallbladders following incidents inMerritt and Coquitlam in 2014 and2015.
Traffi cking in bear parts in B.C.is rare, Doyle said.
He said the motive of theperpetrator was a traditional beliefthat the bear gall bladder bile canhelp relieve suff ering from seizures.
Boats intercepted with zebra mussels in B.C.Illegal hunters, ‘bear jams’ and fish rescues part of job for COS
Inspection teams have checked 1,200 boats so far this year. Four boats that arrived in B.C. recently were infested with live zebra mussels.
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Theresa Cleaveley (nee Wolff) died in her sleep on February 17, 2016 at 98 years of age at Hope, BC. Theresa was predeceased by 2 children and 2 grandchildren. She is survived by 1 child, 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. She has many nieces and nephews throughout BC and USA. Service at Martin Brothers Chapel of Hope 1270 Ryder St, Hope, BC, June 11, 2016 at 1:30pm
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September 19, 1935 – May 3, 2016It is with deep sadness and very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad and Grandpa, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.Dad was born in Zeist, Netherlands on September 19, 1935. In 1950 at 15 years of age, Dad moved with his family to Canada where he lived and worked in many places including Saskatchewan, Rosedale, Agassiz,
Round Hill (Camrose), Alberta, Vernon and then spent his last few months back in Agassiz living with Bert Jr. and Jacquie Van Basten.Dad worked on the railroad as a teen, he helped build the Agassiz / Rosedale bridge and he worked at Burgess Feeds for 17 years while running his pig farm. He then moved to Alberta where he worked on a canola and wheat farm until his retirement.Dad leaves to mourn Dorothy Wilhite, his children Stan (Tina), Shawnigan Lake, Chris (Cindy), Cowichan Bay, Belinda, Chilliwack, Fred (Natasha), Agassiz & Bert (Jacquie), Agassiz. Grandchildren, Jennifer, Anthony, Shane, Curtis, Jaylene, Tyler, Brittney, Lizanne, Brandon, Kelsey, Durrell, Morgan, Owen & 4 great grandchildren. Dad also leaves behind his brother, John Van Basten (Phoebe), Chilliwack and his Brother in law Casey Jansen, Chilliwack as well as many nieces & nephews. Dad was predeceased by his parents Frederick & Neeltje (nee Koetsier) Van Basten, his sister Phyllis Jansen, his nephew Davie Jansen and his very special friend Patricia Glennie.We welcome everyone who knew Dad to come and share their stories at an open house from 12 pm to 4 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Friendship House, 7272 Morrow Road, Agassiz, BC.
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130 HELP WANTED
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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
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218 BUSINESS/OFFICE SERVICE
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130 HELP WANTED
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627
287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS
VECTOR RENO’S Interior & Exterior. Additions,
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& wood planters. 604-690-3327
130 HELP WANTED
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Job OpportunitiesThe Village of Harrison Hot Springs currently has the following job opportunities available:
• Utilities Technician (full-time)• Student – Utilities & Engineering (time-durated)
Both opportunities close Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 4:00pm.
Please visit www.harrisonhotsprings.cato view the job posting and description.
NOTICE OF WAIVED PUBLIC HEARINGAt its regular meeting of May 25, 2016 starting at 7:00 pm, Council will consider
giving third and fi nal readings to the District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219,
Amendment Bylaw No. 1548, 2016. The Council meeting will be held in the
Centennial Centre of the Municipal Hall, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M
1A0.
Purpose of amendment bylaw 1548: The purpose of the amendment bylaw is to rezone the subject property from
Single-Dwelling Residential 1 (RS1) to Multiple Dwelling Residential 1 (RM1) for
the construction of 10 townhome units (2 fourplexes and 1 duplex).
As the proposed RM1 Zone is consistent with the direction of the District’s
Offi cial Community Plan, Council has waived the public hearing pursuant to
Section 464 of the Local Government Act.
Your Input Is Welcome:
To express your views to Council on the proposed zoning amendment bylaw,
please provide your written comments before 4:00 pm, May 25, 2016. Your
comments must be addressed to Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development
Services, District of Kent PO Box 70, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M
1A0.
For More Information: You may review the proposed amendment bylaw, all background material,
and staff reports in advance at the District of Kent Municipal Hall reception
desk between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding
holidays) from May 12 to May 25, 2016 inclusive.
Please feel free to contact Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development Services,
at (604) 796-2235 if you have any questions.
Subject Property – 7435 Morrow Road, Agassiz, BC
Figure 1: Location Map for 7435 Morrow Road
(property shown in black hatching)
includes print and online • colour when available
Have a Special
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300 LANDSCAPING
317 MISC SERVICES
COMMODITY Storage & Agricul-ture Buildings Professionally In-stalled 778-903-1539 www.dwell-tech.ca
320 MOVING & STORAGE
1 As in movers we trust. Same day moves & deliveries. Reliable Hon-est Movers. Starting $45hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)491-8607.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
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Cell: 604-866-6706
341 PRESSURE WASHING
Suds N’ Suds N’ Wash
162 TEMPORARY/PT/SEASONAL
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
356 RUBBISH REMOVAL
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca
362 SECURITY/ALARM SYSTEMS
We Service all Makes!• ADT’s, Brinks, Dicom,Vivant, City Wide plus...
All companies gone out of business.
* Medical & Fall Alert* User friendly systems
604-792-8055
378 VACUUMS
From $499 (Made in BC)Repairs & Service
ALL MAKES Vacuum’s need a service every 5 years just like an oil change!
Sales & Service 604-792-8055
PETS
477 PETSCATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
WANTED: Older small or med. size dog to excellent home, special needs welcome. Call (604)860-0509
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
506 APPLIANCES
Stainless steel/black appliances for sale. Samsung electric glass top stove c/w convection oven, Maytag dishwasher, over-the-stove micro-wave with multi combo convection. $900 but will sell separate.Contact: 604-484-0399
524 UNDER $200Matching love seats from non pet, non child, non smoking home. like new. asking $200ea. 604-796-9250
560 MISC. FOR SALE
CITY of New West Seized Vehicle Auction - Sat. May 14th @10:30 AM - www.allcityauctioneers.com
REFORESTATION NURSERYSEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts orlandscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee.1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca
162 TEMPORARY/PT/SEASONAL
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
560 MISC. FOR SALESAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD:www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
563 MISC. WANTED
Have Unwanted Firearms?Have unwanted or inherited fi rearms in your possession?Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland fi rearms community since 1973.We are a government licensedfi rearms business with fully certifi ed verifi ers, armorers and appraisers.
Call today to set up anappointment 604-467-9232 Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms
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REAL ESTATE
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
New SRI Manufactured homesSingles $74,900. Doubles $99,900.
PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010
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Trades. Financing. Permits.
RENTALS
736 HOMES FOR RENT
Lakefront home for rent. 2.5 bdrm $3500/mo. September reduction. Call: 604-491-5519
TRANSPORTATION
851 TRUCKS & VANS
KEY TRACK AUTO SALES
Abbotsford30255 Cedar Lane
DL# 31038 604-855-0666
2001 HONDA CRV. Auto, fully loaded, leather seats, STK#787. $3,900.2002 HONDA ACCORD. 4 dr, auto, fully loaded. Only this week. STK#706. $4,900.2002 HONDA CIVIC. Fully loaded auto, STK#790 $4,900.2004 FORD EXPLORER. 4dr 4X4, auto, 7psg, full load. Only this week. STK#470. $4,900.2004 ACURA EL. 1.7 4 dr sedan leather, sunroof, loaded STK#724. $5,900.2007 TOYOTA YARIS. 4 dr, auto, sedan, STK#734 $5,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4dr auto, loaded. STK#672. $6,900.2009 FORD FOCUS 4dr,sedan loaded, auto STK#687 $6,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC. 4 dr auto fully loaded. STK#672 $6,900.2008 DODGE Cavalier STX. 4dr, loaded, auto, low ks. Only this week . STK#774. $7,500.2008 HONDA CIVIC. 4dr auto, loaded. STK#691. $7,900.2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. 4dr, auto loaded. STK#696 $7,900.2009 FORD FOX 4dr auto runs good loaded STK#687 $7,9002010 HONDA CIVIC. 4dr auto, fully loaded. STK#788. $9,800.2010 FORD FUSION. Full load, auto, 4 dr, sedan. Only this week. STK#776. $9,900.2011 CHEVY CRUISE, 4 dr sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK#186. $9,900. 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. 4dr auto loaded, STK#750. $11,900.2011 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta 4drauto loaded STK#721 $12,9002012 NISSAN ALTIMA. 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, low kms. STK#746. $13,900. 2012 HONDA CIVIC. 4dr, auto loaded, STK#695. $14,900.
33166 South Fraser WayDL# 40083 778-908-5888
2003 FORD FOCUS. 4 dr, au-to, Aircared, STK#545, $2,900.2004 DODGE CARAVAN. 7psgr, loaded STK#525 $2,900. 2002 HONDA ACCORD. 2dr, auto, loaded, STK#648 $3,900.2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. 7psg full load, runs good, Air-cared STK#530 $3,900.2007 CHEV UPLANDER 7 psg fully loaded. STK#473 $4,500. 2004 MAZDA 3. Auto, 4 dr, Only this wk! STK#673 $4,900.2005 FORD EXPLORER. Full load, 7psg, 4X4, auto. Only this week. STK#773. $5,900.
Financing Availablewww.keytrackautosales.ca
551 GARAGE SALES
Agassiz
Come one, Come all to the...
2016 Annual Maplewood/Elmwood Village
7292 & 7330 Elm RoadSaturday, May 14th
8 am to 1 pm (or maybe later...)
All manner of homewares, clothing, tools & various treasures for all ages!
551 GARAGE SALES
Harrison Mills
Community Garage Salea fundraiser for the Harrison Mills Hall
Saturday, May 149 am to 3 pm
Harrison Mills Community Hall 1995 School Road
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www.central365.org
Meeting at theAg Hall
6800 Pioneer Ave.
Agassiz CampusSunday, 10:30 am
Kids’ Ministry
Seniors Friendship House Drop-In - Mon. Seniors Walking to Music at 10am, Sit & Fit at 10:30am, Bingo at 1pm, Seniors Learn to Line Dance at 4pm; Tues. Bridge and Cribbage at 1pm; Wed & Fri � oor curling at 1pm. Call Dick FMI (604)796-9470Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality of Life” for all seniors. FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-576-9734 or email [email protected] Harrison Senior Peer Support - Knit & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz. Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-796-9841.Tuesday is Toonie Day Bowling - Agassiz and Harrison seniors are encouraged to
come out and join 5 pin bowling every second and last Tuesday of each month starting at 3:15pm at Chillibowl Lanes, Chilliwack. Car pool available. Call Kay FMI at 604-316-3318.The Better at Home program is looking for Friendly visitor volunteers - If you have the skills, energy & time we would love to hear from you, as you can make a positive di� erence for seniors & your community. Call Agassiz-Harrison Community Services, Fiona Delcourt, Program Coordinator (604) 796-2585Agassiz-Harrison Senior Men’s Golf Club - Plays 10am Tuesdays at the Harrison Resort Golf Course. FMI call Lance, (604) 796-1060
Agassiz Kids At The Cross - Thursdays at the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz. FMI call Ettie 604-819-6822.Better Beginnings - Pre/post natal education, nutrition & support. Lunch is provided. Tues. 10 am to 1 pm. 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313.Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in for kids 0 - 5. FMI call Kent Elementary at 604-796-2161.Agassiz Harrison Family Parenting PlaceMeet friends, old and new! Parents/caregivers with their children 0 - 6 are
welcome. Drop-in Mon, Wed, Thurs. & Fri: 8:45 to 12:15. Better Beginnings Tue: 10am to 1pm. Sat. drop-in 9am to noon.Co� ee Break/Story Hour - A weekly Bible Study for ladies & children 0-5. Weds. 9:30 am Agassiz Christian Reformed Church on Morrow Road. FMI call or text Karen 604-997-44841789 The Royal Westminster Regiment Cadet Corps - Westie Army Cadets Training at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 228 - 344 Fort Street Hope Wed. 6:30 PM - 9 pm. Free for ages 12 - 19. For more information email [email protected].
Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sun. at 10 am. Cal 604-997-4484
Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Hwy. 604-796-2680 Agassiz United Church Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10:30 am.
All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 High-way, Agassiz. Holy Eucharist at 10 am Sun.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday 9 am & 11 am, Tues. to Sat. 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact Rev. Steny Mascarenhas, OCD 604-796-9181.
Central Community Church Meets at the Ag Hall at 6800 Pioneer Ave. Sunday 10:30 am Kids Ministry as well. For more info visit www.central365.org
The Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30 am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: [email protected] • harrisongospelchapel.com
Groups & Activities for Kids
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Community Events
Community Corner
10th Anniversary Harrison Art Show - Sat., May 21 & Sun., May 22 10am-5pm at the Harrison Memorial Hall, 290 Esplanade Ave. View the talents of 40 artists whose works vary from acrylics, oils, watercolors and more. Featured artist is Chilliwack local, Barry Morris. Free & open to all ages. Onsite Cafe available. FMI call Marg at (604) 796-8665
The Kent-Harrison Foundation Fundraiser - Fri., May 27 at 5:30 at The Sasquatch Inn Pub. Tickets are $15 and include a burger and drink of your choice. Call Rob (604) 796-3826 to purchase.
Agassiz Harrison Museum Celebrates 30 Years - Sat., May 28 from 1-4pm. Enjoy cake & refreshments, performance by Chilliwack Harmony Chorus and 1986 Trivia. 7011 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz.
Kilby’s Teddy Bear Picnic - Sun., May 29 from 11 am - 4 pm. Bring your teddy bear, decorate a cookie and have ‘tea’ with all our furry friends. You will also be entertained by “Fiddlin Frenzy” who will get your feet stomping with lively � ddle music. Call FMI (604)796-9576. 215 Kilby Road, Harrison Mills
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