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Anna Maria Kiener waters flowers at the Sunshine Community Garden. Vegetables from the garden will be harvested this weekend and donated to the SalvationArmy Food Bank.

See how her garden growsBY TYLER [email protected]

After months of carefullytending her crops at theSunshine CommunityGarden, Anna Maria Kie-

ner will finally see her hard workpay off this weekend.

On Sunday, vegetables plantedby Kiener and other volunteers—cucumbers, corn, tomatoes, pep-pers and more—will be harvestedand promptly donated to the Sal-vation Army Food Bank.

A client with the Chilliwack Soci-ety for Community Living, Kiener

has long been an avid gardener.So when her careworker, Patri-cia Thom, suggested that she getinvolved with the garden, Kienerthrew herself into the project withgusto.

“Anna Maria’s worked really hardon this garden,” Thom told theTimes. “There are other individu-als who have tended to the garden,but I don’t think anybody’s put inas many hours as Anna Maria.”

Kiener helped decide what andwhere she wanted to plant her

crops, and she spent many dayswatering and weeding various veg-etable beds around the garden.

And when she wasn’t tending thevegetables, Kiener could be foundvolunteering at the food bank, aperfect synergy for the energetic63-year-old.

“I like helping people,” said Kie-ner, who likes the fresh corn thebest.

Thom said the produce shouldprovide a healthy influx of garden-fresh vegetables for the food bank,

which tends to rely on non-perish-able goods.

“Fresh food is something theydon’t often get,” she said.

Laura Deslisle, who has beeninvolved in the community gardensince its opening last April, saidshe has been excited to see it growover the past year and have a largerimpact in Chilliwack.

“It’s been heart-warming to seethe community garden grow to the

Saturdaywas SAR’sbusiestday ever

BY TYLER [email protected]

To say Josef Seywerd and hisfellow Chilliwack Search andRescue (SAR) members had a

busy Saturday would be understat-ing things.

Long-line helicopter rescues arerelatively rare, but on Saturday,SAR crews were involved in threesuch operations, with Seywerd themain technician in two of the res-cues.

And all those so-called HETS(Helicopter External Transport Sys-tem) calls helped make Saturdaythe busiest day for search and res-cue crews ever.

The day began with ChilliwackSAR called to rescue a man whohad ridden his all-terrain vehicleover an embankment on the Lium-chen Bench Road near CultusLake.

Seywerd and another mem-ber hiked to the injured man andhelped prepare him for extractionby a Bell 407 from Valley Helicop-ters. The ATVer was subsequentlytransferred to an air ambulanceand flown to hospital. His condi-tion is not known.

Before that call ended, Chilli-wack SAR was called for anotherhelicopter rescue, this one involv-ing a dirt biker who rode over asteep embankment and fell some200 feet at a recreation area northof Hope.

So off went the SAR crews,including Seywerd, who extracted

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Longtime Chilliwack Home Support client Bernie Hartinger and his wife Gail Bell call their experience with Home Support since last fall a “nightmare.”

Keeping up with demandThis is part two of a two-part series

on Chilliwack Home Support. Partone, in Tuesday’s Times, told the sto-ries of clients who say the service isfalling short when it comes to conti-nuity of care—missing appointmentson short notice and underminingclients’ privacy by sending too manynew workers into their homes.

BY CORNELIA [email protected]

Union officials aren’t sur-prised Chilliwack HomeSupport clients are com-plaining about a jump in

missed care visits and an increase innew workers over the last few years.

Since Fraser Health began pilot-ing the province’s “Home is Best”program in 2010, demand for localin-home services like Home Supporthas ballooned.

But unions say funding has not

kept pace, locally or provincially.“Ultimately it’s a funding shortfall

problem,” said local B.C. Govern-ment Employees’ Union (BCGEU)rep Earl Moloney, whose unionrepresents community health-careworkers, licensed practical nursesand scheduling clerks.

According to Fraser Health fig-ures, the budget for Home Supportin the Chilliiwack area has hoveredat about $8.5 million per year since2008.

The number of clients during thatsame time has nearly tripled, from208 in 2008 to 606 last year.

Visits have also jumped, from

107,064 in 2008 to 315,484 last year.According to Moloney, many of the

continuity of care complaints voicedby Chilliwack Home Support clientscurrently stem from an underfund-ed scheduling department that can’tkeep up with demand.

“They’re crisis scheduling,” hesaid. “They’re just trying to get peo-ple to visits as quickly as possibleand they don’t have the same timethat they would normally have tofigure out what the best fit is.”

And Fraser Health’s attempts tofind efficiencies—like moving allevening and weekend Home Sup-port scheduling across the health

region to one central office inAbbotsford—have only exacerbatedcertain problems, Moloney said.

Chilliwack Home Support man-ager Shelagh Walker, however, saidthe service is addressing the chal-lenges posed by the recent jump indemand.

Since January, it has hired 76 newcasual community health care work-ers and seven new casual licensedpractical nurse (LPN) supervisors,Walker said. It has also posted andfilled 62 regular positions.

Besides centralizing scheduling inAbbotsford, Home Support has alsoclustered some of its clients geo-graphically to improve efficiencyand effectiveness, Walker said.

“The increased demand for ourservices has posed some challengesfor us,” she said, “but in the mean-time we’re committed to providing a

Funding shortfall and crisisscheduling making delivery ofhome support more difficult

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The federal and provincial governmentshave renewed an agreement with B.C.First Nations that could one day see a

parallel First Nations Education Authority inthe province, complete with its own diplomastamped with its own emblem, accordingto local First Nations education advocateTyrone MacNeil.

President of the First Nations Educa-tion Steering Committee (FNESC) and amember of the Searbird Island First Nation,MacNeil was in Ottawa last month signingan extension of the Education JurisdictionFramework Agreement along with federalaboriginal affairs minister Bernard Valcourtand provincial education minister PeterFassbender.

Originally signed in 2006, the tripar-tite agreement lays out a plan for B.C. FirstNations to take control of on-reserve kinder-garten-to-Grade-12 education.

“The signing represents a recommitmentby Canada and B.C. to recognize and sup-port the education authority of First Nationcommunities,” MacNeil said, “and it alsopresents an important opportunity for us to

continue working toward full implementa-tion of our jurisdiction.”

That being said, MacNeil told the Times hewould like to have seen a deal concluded bynow.

The federal and provincial governmentshave already passed enabling legislationallowing for a First Nations Education Author-ity that would be responsible for all aspects ofon-reserve schools, including teachers, teach-ing standards, school standards, curriculumand graduation requirements.

The authority would also likely have itsown emblem or logo to be stamped on itsown graduation diploma, according to Mac-Neil.

“None of us are talking about a FirstNation’s Dogwood Certificate,” MacNeil said.“What we’re talking about is a First Nationsgraduation certificate that has high enoughstandards that public post-secondary insti-tutions will recognize it as equivalent orsimilar to the Dogwood . . . .Ultimately juris-diction is about us having the authority tomake those decisions.”

The only major stumbling block left,according to MacNeil, is money.

“We’ve negotiated to a comfortable placeall the aspects of jurisdiction except forfunding,” he said.

The federal government, which is respon-sible for funding the education of on-reserveFirst Nations kindergarten-to-Grade-12 stu-dents, is shooting for funding levels similarto public schools, according to MacNeil.

But First Nations schools need “publicschools-plus,” he said.

“We need so much more when it comes tolanguage and culture.”

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A diploma all their ownFirst Nations hopegrad certificate willbe recognized asequivalent toDogwood diploma

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the man from his predicament in surprisinglydecent shape.

“Aside from a few scrapes, he appears to beuninjured,” said Seywerd.

While rescuers were extracting that dirtbiker, Hope SAR asked the Chilliwack crews tohelp retrieve two stranded swimmers from thebanks of the nearby Coquihalla River.

A young man and woman swimming in theriver had gotten in trouble and been sweptdownstream through a “treacherous canyon,”according to a Chilliwack SAR press release.The swimmers were able to reach shore, butfound themselves stranded on the far side ofthe river. The woman was injured in the inci-dent, but both were evacuated via helicopterlong-line rescue by Seywerd.

Chilliwack SAR is one of just two LowerMainland teams prolific in HETS rescues, buteven so, they usually do only 10 or so in a givenyear. To be involved in three was exciting, Sey-werd said, even if the job requirements—andthe heat—were physically taxing.

But the day wasn’t over for the rescuers. Justas they were finishing with the Hope-areaswimmers, the Chilliwack and Hope searchand rescue crews were called to search for amissing 16-year-old boy who had been hikingsouth of Silver Lake.

The terrain was steep, but crews found theteen unharmed just after 10 p.m.

It all made for an “unprecedented” day,according to search manager Dan McAullife.

The busy day came after a Thursday inwhich search crews found themselves withrelatively little work, considering the fact thatsummer is usually the busiest time for searchand rescue volunteers.

capacity it is currently, whichextends beyond the bordersof the garden to the com-munity at large in the wayof food donations,” Deslisletold the Times. “I believe wecan learn a lot from thesegardeners who have put inextra time, energy and heartt o t a k elocal foodg r o w i n gto a para-mount lev-el, wheret h e y ’ v edefinitelyexercisedthe ‘community’ in ‘commu-nity garden.’”

The Sunshine CommunityGarden, which is in the backof the Mathieson Centre onWells Road, is hosting a workevent alongside the harvestfrom 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Therewill also be a potluck socialafterwards; those attend-ing are asked to bring a coldor hot dish for themselvesplus one, along with servingutensils, plates and cutlery.

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BY TYLER OLSEN

[email protected]

Local kayakers say they are opposed to

a plan to install a run-of-river power

project on a Chilliwack River Valley

creek.Tamihi Creek, which enters the Chilli-

wack River just west of the Tamihi Rapids,

is popular with kayakers, who say an eight-

kilometre stretch provides a diverse range of

whitewaters that attracts users from around

the world.

But kayakers fear they won’t be able to use

the creek if a run-of-river power project pro-

posed for the creek goes ahead.

During BC Hydro’s 2006 call for tenders for

independent power

projects, KMC Energy,

a subsidiary of Win-

dRiver Power Corp.,

successfully bid for the

right to install a run-

of-river project on the

creek.

While the Tamihi remains undeveloped,

kayaker Adam Frey was spooked when he

recently visited and found pink flagging tape

lining the entire run.

When contacted by the Times, WindRiver

chief development officer Greg Trainor con-

firmed the project is “in the pre-consultation

planning stages.”

Trainor said that while the company is not

saying much publicly about the project at

this time, “there will be ample opportunity

to discuss the project during the public con-

sultation process at which time better infor-

mation will be available.”

If and when the project gets to that point,

WindRiver will face opposition to their

plans.Frey, who represents the Vancouver Kay-

ak Club (VKC) on the Outdoor Recreation

Council (ORC) of BC, said the creek is a local

treasure that provides an economic benefit

to the Chilliwack area.

Ryan Bayes photo

A kayaker runs Zig-Zag, a large rapid on Tamihi Creek.

Power playKayak enthusiasts

say Tamihi Creek

worth protecting

SCAN TO SEE PHOTOS

See POWER, Page 4

What istoo old?

BY TYLER OLSEN

[email protected]

Aformer firefighter dismissed

because of his age says a lack

of manpower often makes it

impossible for the Chilliwack Fire

Department (CFD) to adhere to

operational guidelines meant to

reduce health and safety risks.

Russell Shellard has asked the BC

Human Rights Tribunal to rule that

the City of Chilliwack’s mandatory

retirement age of 60 for firefighters is

discriminatory. On Friday, the tribu-

nal declined to throw out Shellard’s

complaint.

Shellard, formerly a paid-on-call

firefighter, was forced out of the

department at the start of 2012.

In his submission to the tribunal,

Shellard argued“it is not uncommon

with CFD fire ground scenes to be

lacking sufficient manpower in order

to follow operational guidelines set

out to reduce health and safety risks

for firefighters. . . . The older per-

sonnel, because of life experiences,

are vital and help reduce the risk of

health and safety on all emergency

scenes.”The city says the age requirement

is needed because the job’s physical

demands put older firefighters more

at risk of deadly on-the-job heart

attacks.According to the tribunal’s ruling,

Fire Chief Rick Ryall suggested “the

work for paid-on-call firefighters is

more dangerous than for full-time

career firefighters” because they

can be paged at any time and must

Tribunal declines

to throw out case

of firefighter who

was forced out

after turning 60

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BY STEPHANIE IPThe Province

Cassidy Ediger’s bedroom in her Chilliwack

home is filled with flower-shaped lights, and

the walls are painted blue.

“Same colour as a Tiffany box,”

said her mom, Carolyn Ediger. “When we head

home, she starts to laugh and giggle. It’s like

heaven to her—it’s where she wants to be.”

The Ediger family’s 12-year-long fight for jus-

tice after their daughter Cassidy was left with

severe brain damage due to a botched delivery has final-

ly come to a close.

Cassidy, now 15, lives with spastic quadriplegia and

cerebral palsy. She and her family will be awarded $3.2

million in damages after the Supreme Court of Canada

unanimously restored a decision this month against

obstetrician and gynecologist William G. Johnston for

breaching the standard of care during her birth in 1998.

The initial 2009 trial decision found he had failed to

ensure a backup surgical staff was readily available to

help deliver the child by caesarean section when a for-

ceps procedure failed.

Johnston successfully appealed that decision in 2011,

before the family pushed to have the case heard in Can-

ada’s top court.

“We’re really overjoyed and just completely over-

whelmed,” said Ediger, who launched the court action

in 2008 on behalf of her daughter, and had even begun

discussing legal action when Cassidy was only

three.“It’s a huge burden lifted off our shoulders

and it’s just complete peace of mind, knowing

we’ll be able to provide for her (financially) for

the rest of her life.”

In January 1998, Johnston induced labour early

at 38 weeks after determining Ediger’s pregnancy was high

risk. After running into complications part way through

the delivery, he decided to switch to a caesarean proce-

dure instead, and left the room to make arrangements.

Les Bazso/PNG staff photo

It has been a long fight for Cassidy Ediger’s family with her mother Carolyn Ediger seen here at their home in Chilli-

wack last week. Last Thursday the Supreme Court of Canada restored a $3.2-million award for a botched forceps

delivery that left Cassidy with permanent brain damage 15 years ago.

Finally: peace of mindSupreme Court appeal

success means financial

security for teenager

Sto:loeldersrallying

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Tamihiadded toriver list

BY CORNELIA NAYLOR

[email protected]

Aboriginal elders will rally at

the Sto:lo Nation grounds

Wednesday to protest a

“moral injustice” they say they

have suffered at the hands of the

Coqualeetza Cultural Education

Centre (CCEC) board of directors.

The Coqualeetza Elders Group

(CEG) has been a part of CCEC

for almost 40 years, but in Janu-

ary, members say the CCEC board

suddenly and without consulta-

tion announced it was dissolv-

ing the program and, further, that

any group that remained would

be forbidden to use the name

“Coqualeetza.”

Members of the group, which

meets weekly for luncheons and

engages in cultural activities in the

community, said they have tried

unsuccessfully to meet with the

board to resolve the issue and now

have no choice but to make their

grievance public.

“What they’re doing is totally dis-

respectful,” CEG president Virginia

Joe said of the board, “and in our

culture respect is one of the biggest

things that we talk about.”

The Jan. 30 letter announcing

the dissolution of the group pro-

vides no rationale for the board’s

decision, stating only that the

board had “reviewed [its] mandate

regarding program funding and

service delivery” and was dissolv-

ing the group “following the CCEC

mandate and policies, the voices of

[its] supporting Sto:lo elders, along

SCAN FOR DECISION

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Program closure

has CEG elders

going publicBY TYLER OLSEN

[email protected]

Tamihi Creek has become

a “poster child” for British

Columbia waterways endan-

gered by independent power proj-

ects (IPP), according to a provincial

recreation group.

The popular kayaking creek—

which feeds into the Chilliwack River

just below the Tamihi Rapids—has

been named one of two “rivers to

watch” by the Outdoor Recreation

Council (ORC) of British Colum-

bia, which released its annual Most

Endangered Rivers List Monday.

The Fraser River was also on the

list, having been named the second-

most endangered river in the prov-

ince, behind the Peace.

Tamihi Creek is the location of a

proposed 15-megawatt power proj-

ect by KMC Energy, a subsidiary of

WindRiver Power Corp. Last month

the Times reported that local kay-

aker Adam Frey recently found pink

flagging tape along the entire run,

leading to worries that work on the

project would soon begin.

A WindRiver official told the Times

the project is in the “pre-consulta-

tion planning stages.”

ORC executive director Jeremy

McCall said the Tamihi is a stand-

in for hundreds of creeks and rivers

around the province that are threat-

ened by such projects.

“They’re called run-of-river proj-

ects [but] that is almost a total mis-

nomer,” McCall said. Instead, he

says the projects siphon off much

of the water and divert it through

pipes, thereby affecting fish down-

stream and the humans who use

the waterways for recreational pur-

poses.“To many, Tamihi Creek is becom-

ing a poster child of sorts, empha-

sizing the need for better regional

planning when it comes to IPP devel-

opment; something that has been

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Sky HighBY PAUL J. [email protected]

Ayear after reporting that Chill-iwack residents were threemore times likely than aver-age British Columbians to be

licensed medical marijuana growers,the Times has learned the number hastripled.

According to figures obtained throughan Access to Information request inJanuary 2012, 238 Chilliwackresidents were licensed topossess marijuana for medi-cal reasons and 193 werelicensed to produce marijua-na for medical purposes.

There were 4,608 licensedusers and 3,831 licensedgrowers in all of BritishColumbia 13 months ago. That trans-lated to about 85 growers and 102 usersper 100,000 people. But Chilliwack hadabout 280 growers and 344 users per100,000 residents.

Health Canada has told the Timesthere are now 666 persons in Chilliwackwho hold a licence to possess marijua-na for medical purposes.

That’s a 180 per cent increase in oneyear and mirrors provincial increases.As of Feb. 18, there were 13,362 peoplein B.C. authorized to possess, up 190per cent from a year ago, and account-

ing for nearly half of the 28,076 acrossCanada.

The number of those growing mari-juana increased even more.

As of last week, there were 513 indi-viduals in Chilliwack who hold personaluse production licences (PUPL) and 77who hold designated person produc-tion licences (DPPL). Assuming the 193number from a year ago included bothPUPLs and DPPLs (Health Canada wasunable to confirm this by press time)

that’s a three-fold, or 206per cent, increase in grow-ers in the city in one year.

Provincewide, the num-ber of growers rose from3,831 a year ago to 11,601(9,369 PUPLs and 2,232DPPLs) today. That com-pares to a total of 9,846

growers in the nine other provinces andthree territories combined.

In the past decade, Health Canadasays the medical marijuana programhas grown exponentially across thecountry, from under 500 authorizedpersons in 2002 to more than 28,000today.

Mayor Sharon Gaetz and several citycouncillors have made no secret of theirhealth and safety concerns regardingmedical marijuana licences.


More local students aregraduating within sixyears of starting Grade 8,

but the Chilliwack school districtstill lags almost seven per centbehind the provincial grad-rateaverage, according to 2011-12 sta-tistics released last week.

The district saw a 3.3 per centincrease in its six-year completionrate overall last year, with a 5.1 percent gain among girls and a 1.4 percent bump among boys.

Since grad rates in the provinceas a wholeimprovedb y l e s st h a n o n ep e r c e n t ,2 0 1 1 - 1 2saw Chilli-wack makethe biggestgains against the provincial aver-age in more than 10 years.

One important area where thisdidn’t apply, however, was amongaboriginal students.

While the provincial averagethere went up by 2.7 per cent, Chill-iwack saw a 2.7 per cent decline,putting its aboriginal rate 3.5 percent below the provincial average.

Before last year, grad rates inChilliwack had consistently comein about 10 per cent below theprovincial average for more than adecade.

But local officials now say thosefigures haven’t accurately reflect-ed the real picture in Chilliwackbecause the traditional six-year

Grad ratebetter,but stillbehindprovince

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Ch i l l i w a c k Mo u n t -ies are asking for thepublic’s help in find-

ing a local man they say maybe armed and dangerous.

Two warrants have beenissued for the arrest of 37-year-old Bernard Barton.

Mounties say Barton hasbreached his bail conditionsand allegedly stole a car.

“The police wish to appre-hend Barton on these twooutstanding warrants. Hemay be armed and danger-ous and we ask that any-one that sees Mr. Barton, orknows where he may be, tocall police and not approachhim directly,” RCMP spokes-

person Const. Cynthia Ker-shaw said.

Barton is six-feet, 203pounds, with black hair,brown eyes and a scar on hisleft cheek. He is aboriginal.

He has had a string of run-ins with the law dating backto 1995, including chargesfor: assault with a weapon,assault causing bodily harm,robbery, breaking and enter-ing, possession of a pro-hibited weapon, theft over$5,000, possession of stolenproperty, driving while pro-hibited and speeding.◗ Anyone with informationis asked to call the Chilli-wack RCMP at 604-792-4611or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


ACultus Lake woman charged in a 2010hit-and-run was found guiltyof two lesser offences by a

Supreme Court Justice in late July.Virginia Bast was found guilty of

dangerous operation of a motor vehi-cle and operation of a motor vehiclewhile impaired but acquitted of leav-ing the scene of an accident and caus-ing bodily harm charges.

The court had heard that shortlyafter Bast left Cultus Lake Pub on Feb. 6,2010, she struck Victor Dyck, who was walk-

ing home from the pub.Dyck was seriously injured in the incident,

while Bast failed to navigate a corner and end-ed up in the driveway of a nearby residence.

Bast was acquitted of impaireddriving causing bodily harm and dan-gerous driving causing bodily harm.Crown counsel Paul Blessin said thejustice in the case found it impossibleto determine whether Bast’s impairedstate and dangerous driving contrib-uted to her striking Dyck.

Bast was fined $1,100 for the twocharges for which she was found

guilty. She was also handed a one-year drivingprohibition.

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There are currently 14 B.C. First Nationsworking to hammer out a Canada-FirstNation Education Jurisdiction Agreementand 54 more that have formally indicatedinterest through band council resolutions.

If they ever manage to work out an accept-able funding formula and start signing agree-ments, MacNeil said some First Nations (likehis own Seabird Island community) will havea fair bit of hard-won know-how to sharewhen it comes to taking charge of their ownon-reserve education.

Having worked for greater control overeducation since in the early 1970s, the Sea-

bird Island Band now runs a kindergarten-to-Grade-12 school, an adult educationprogram and Seabird Island College.

The key, MacNeil said, is careful attentionto governance and planning.

“It’s not just about building a school anddoing your best,” he said. “It’s about beingreally strategic about it.You’re thinking aboutnext year and five years down the road.”

◗ For more about the Education JurisdictionFramework Agreement, visit www.fnesc.caand look under the “hot topics” menu.

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Amajor slide project at Cultus LakeWaterpark has won a constructionprize for sustainable building.

The waterpark’s “Tubular Terror Slide Com-plex” received a silver award of excellence forsustainable construction by the VancouverRegional Construction Association.

The project was built by Solid Rock SteelFabricating and is one of three vying to behanded a gold award at the VRCA Awards ofExcellence in October.

The slides’ sustainability comes from thefact that they were actually relocated from awaterpark that closed in California in 2006.

“The rides were functionally completedover a number of years and were installedusing a combination of newly fabricated steeland re-used steel fabrication adapted to the

new setting,” interim VRCA president JanRobinson told the Times.

The California slides couldn’t simply beplopped down at Cultus Lake, she noted.

“In the case of the Tubular Terror SlideComplex, it had to be completely redesignedto suit its new location and incorporated anew support tower while integrating exist-ing connections alongside the efficient use ofnew steel.”

Robinson said the large amount of recycledmaterial used by the builders, along withthe intricacy of the design, helped sway theawards committee.

“The whole of the project is an industry-leading collaboration in the re-use and recy-cling of materials applied to a cost effectivefinal product,” she said.

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Practically every day I seecyclists pedalling along thehighways and byways that

take me from home to work andback.

Practically every day I see thembreaking the rules of the road—infact, it’s rare that I don’t have acyclist in my line of sight for morethan 20 or 30 seconds without wit-nessing the shattering of one trafficlaw or another.

Practically every day I see stupidmotorists nearly fulfilling a cyclist’sapparent ambition to see tomor-row from a hospital bed—or notsee tomorrow at all.

And I think to myself . . . “Morepeople should ride bicycles.”

In fact, I wish more people wouldspend more time riding bikesbefore ever getting behind thewheel of a car, as opposed to underone—which happens far too often,as things currently stand.

I’m not a sadist, and I’m nothoping I can snap a gory photo ofa mangled cyclist to fill a corner ofthe newspaper.

And it has nothing to do with mybasic belief that the world wouldbe a better place with fewer peoplein it (provided, of course, that I’mone of those “fewer people”).

On the contrary, I believe thatif there were more people ridingbicycles to and fro, there would beless carnage in the long run.

Potential motor vehicle driv-ers should be required to spend acouple hundred hours on a bicyclebefore applying for a learner’s

licence.And it shouldn’t be just some

recreational riding around a quietneighbourhood, around the localpark a few times, or mountain bik-ing along some backwoods trails.

More cyclists rolling along withtraffic (not against traffic, likepedestrians . . . which they arenot—probably the most commonMotorVehicle Act transgressionperpetrated by cyclists) would cre-ate a “safety in numbers” scenario.Motorists would be more awareof cyclists in their midst, becausethere would be more cyclists toremind them to pay attention.

Motorists would also gain fromthe experience of having ridden abicycle amongst idiot drivers whoeat, drink, comb their hair, fix theirmake-up, and otherwise occupythemselves with endangering thelives of the people around them.

You cannot truly understand theconcept of “defensive driving” untilyou’ve ridden a bicycle alongsidethe stupidest, most oblivious crea-tures populating the face of theearth: the texting driver (followedclosely by the cellphone-addicteddriver—and don’t give me that“hands-free” nonsense, as stud-

ies clearly show that hands-freecellphone use, while not illegal,is equally as dangerous as usinghand-held devices).

And having had the benefit ofexperiencing the stupidity of theaverage steel-enclosed motoristfirst-hand from the panoramicvantage point of a bicycle seat, thenewly licensed driver is less likelyto want to become one of thoseaverage idiots.

Understanding would also flowboth ways, as more and morecyclists become motorists—andwould begin to teach their chil-dren how to ride safely, instead ofactually teaching them dangerousbehaviour.

It is disconcerting in the extremeto see young cyclists follow theirignorant parents straight throughstop signs and red lights, and pass-ing lines of slow traffic on the right,sneaking up on the unsuspectingguy who doesn’t realize it has sud-denly become dangerous to makehis right turn.

Parents on bicycles lead theirkids along sidewalks, puttingpedestrians at risk and creatingthe danger of uncertainty in theminds of motorists who, faced withsuch unruly behaviour, can’t knowwhat the next move will be. Theylead their kids against traffic lightsthrough crosswalks where theyhave no business being.

And when they get hit . . . stupidmotorists!◗ Bob Groeneveld is editor of theLangleyAdvance.

Anti-gaylaw missesthe spiritL

ooking back on the 2010 Olympics,there was a lot for us to be proudof, like our haul of gold and ourremarkably smooth running of the

games.But this week, one other thing stands

out in hindsight.Among the dozens of international

pavilions set up for athletes, fans, andeveryone else taking in the sports perfor-mances and the general atmosphere ofexcellence was a happy addition—PrideHouse.

This was the first time the OlympicGames included a special place to wel-come and celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisex-ual and transgender community.

The tradition was carried on in Londonfor the 2012 Summer Games, but sadlyno such place will exist in Sochi when thetorch is lit in less than six months.

Instead, Russian President VladimirPutin has just signed into law new “anti-propaganda” regulations that will allowpolice to arrest and detain for up to 15days anyone they suspect of being gay, les-bian or pro-gay.

That includes foreign athletes, mediaand visitors.

This type of homophobic thinkingbelongs in a century that is rapidly disap-pearing in our rearview mirror and it cer-tainly doesn’t belong in the Olympics, themost visible symbol the world has of inter-national openness and friendship. If, asthe cynics say, the Games are really aboutpolitics, let’s see some political action tocorrect this anomaly.

It is incumbent on our federal govern-ment, the International Olympic Commit-tee, and their well-heeled sponsors to putpressure on Russia to let them know thisisn’t becoming of a host nation.

Nor is it an acceptable position in anycivilized society.

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Editor:I purchased my home on

Watson Road two and halfyears ago. Moving from a rela-tively quiet neighbourhood ofBrookswood, in Langley, I wasenticed by the sockeye fish-ing,Vedder Trail, mountainsand in general, the outdoors. Ishould also note the best tast-ing water, at that time. Thoseare just a few reasons ofmaking Chilliwack my homeupon retirement.

I was naive and new tothe area and after a coupleof months in my new home,I realized that I had made ahuge mistake. I started callingWatson Road “Watson Free-way,” due to that amount ofcars and the speed at whichthey were moving.

There is only one laneheading west of Tyson andone lane heading east to it.I have witnessed vehiclespulling out and passing othermotorists on this stretch ofroad from the four-way head-ing west and why not, this isa beautifully straight stretchwith no obstacles in your way,i.e.: hills, trees or curves. Thatis up until someone pulls outof their driveway or comesaround the corner off of oneof the many side streets.

In the summer it’s the noiseof the speeding cars andmotorcycles, the rest of theyear it’s the wet road surfacenoise from the tires. In anattempt to deaden the noise, Ispent $4,500 on new laminat-ed windows for the front ofthe house. This made a hugedifference and road noiseis almost eliminated. Mindyou, an occasional policepresence accompanied withradar would also help. Thereis no Timmy’s down this way,therefore I have seen morestreet cleaners on this stretchof road than police cars.

My condolences go outto all who live on Tyson andto think I almost bought ahouse there. The municipalitycompletely screwed up whenthey decided to run the Evansroad onto Tyson. At first thefour-way stop, then to installa traffic light a few years later.What were they thinking andgive your head a shake. Really,a traffic light in a residentialneighbourhood; I can’t recallever seeing that before.

This explains to me thatwhy at any given day, thereare always two to three hous-es up for sale along the shortstretch of road between EvansandWatson freeway.

Now, for my views on the

roundabout at Tyson andWatson. How on earth cana municipality, with all itshighly paid engineers screwup? The new cost overrun isnot even close to the originalplan. It is obvious to anyonethat this intersection will be adisaster for the school, utilitybuildings and the residentsthat useWatson Road fortheir daily strolls.

Face facts, roundabouts areto move cars and they are notpeople friendly. A light wouldbe the only option and makefor a safer route for everyone.

While we are on the subjectof moving cars, maybe givesome thought to some newroads.With all the newerhomes being built in theSardis area, you have to comeup with some kind of plan tomove these people to work,play and shopping. Drivingthem through residentialneighbourhoods is not theanswer. Neither is yourroundabouts and lights.

Larry RemmeyChilliwack

Roundabout isnot the problemEditor:

Re: Patrick Kalawarny’s let-ter in the Aug. 1 ChilliwackTimes.

There is absolutely nothingwrong with the Evans Park-way roundabout. Except formaybe the crosswalks that aredangerously misplaced.

The problems encounteredinvolve drivers who eithercannot read the signs androadmarkings or who wouldprefer to do what they dobest—speed, drive whentexting, phoning or checkingtheir hair in the mirror.

There maybe some readersfamiliar with the Lakesideroundabout near LakesideShopping Centre in Essex,England. This roundabout

has nine spokes coming offand five lanes of traffic goinground clockwise. There arethree sets of traffic lights inthe circle to look for as well. Iused to drive a LHD Thunder-bird around this roundaboutand arriving at spoke No. 1and wishing to exit No. 9, itentailed, changing five lanes,stopping at traffic lights andbeing aware of limited visionbecause the car was Ameri-can LHD.

Another roundabout notfar away was the Sadler’sFarm roundabout for con-nections to Canvey Island.

From the sky, this nightmarelooked like a Mickey Mousepancake breakfast fromDisneyland. One large round-about (face) & two smallerconnecting ones (ears).Thisone was more problematicwith aT-Bird than Lakeside,but I never saw a crash orclose encounter.

The point here, is that theEvans Parkway roundabout isa piece of cake and yet I sawa lady just the other day, driv-ing clockwise and others con-tinuing to circle in exit lanes.

Bring on the cameras. Let’srecord what happens downthere, so that innocent driv-ers cannot be blamed foraccidents created by driversnot following the simplisticsigns that are clearly visible.Roundabouts work perfectlywell if everyone follows therules.

But it’s just like everythingelse. The few spoil it for themany.

John GarrardChilliwack

Little give andtake is neededEditor:

I am writing this letter inresponse to Marie Berry’s letterto theTimes dated July 29.

I would like to take this

opportunity to address hercomments regarding un-neighbourly rock practice.

My son and his friends arepart of a band that plays inand around our commu-nity. The guys get togetherapproximately every seven to10 days to practise and write.They practise for one to twohours and no later than 7:30p.m.

Living in a dense subdi-vision, we as residents allhave to do a little give andtake from time to time. I amsure everyone at one timeor another is frustrated bysomething your neighbourdoes. It is part of life.

We do agree that it can beloud, and are endeavouringto keep our windows closedand have turned the ampsdown.We care about ourcommunity and our neigh-bourhood and encourage ouryouth to follow their dreams.

One to two hours everyseven to 10 days is not exces-sive in our view and espe-cially since the practice neveroccurs late at night. So thanksneighbour for a little give andtake.

Mrs. NesbittPromontory

Thankful forreturn of catsEditor:

Our cats Mary (age 15) andMarko (age 13) have beenreturned. Thanks so verymuch to:◗ readers of the ChilliwackTimes;◗ Flo who let me know aboutMissing Pets of BC Facebookpage and our big thanks tothe people operating thatpage;◗ Lisa who phoned with anessential tip;◗ The people in my neigh-bourhood in northside Chilli-wack;◗ Michelle and so many peo-ple kindly spoke and helped;and◗ A special huge thanks to Ali-cia and her group who foundand returned Marko and ledme to Mary.

People who care to helpfind and return pets are spe-cial living angels—bless you.

Our old-timer cats are nowsafely content at home withour family, much thinner, butpurring happily.

Ruth Lowther& Peter Lalonde

Chilliwack

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teams at Grade 8, junior varsity (Grades9 to 10) and varsity (Grades 11 to 12).

The JV and varsity teams both travelto Oregon for exhibition games Aug. 31before regular season play begins Sept.18. The Grade 8 team’s season alsobegins in late September.

The Grizzlies varsity team has gar-nered some early attention, beingranked as a potential playoff teamwhile the JV team is the top-ranked AAteam in the province.

“The rankings and speculation meannothing to us,” said head coach LaurieSmith. “We plan to work very hard at

camp and compete at both levels. Ourplayers and coaches now understandthe task at hand and we take nothingfor granted. The competition is veryvery good in high school football.”

In spring ball, the Grizzlies JV teampummelled the provincial championMission Roadrunners 30-0 while thevarsity squad was defeated 36-0 byMission.

“The varsity game was a good indica-tion of how much work we need to doto be competitive at that level,” saiddefensive co-ordinator Jason Camp-bell. “We were thrown around prettyconvincingly.”

That said, several key Grizzlies,

including receiver Jake Creasey, run-ning back Conner Hermann and slot-back Kirkland Kennedy were sidelinedin spring; their return this month willhelp the team.

“We are pretty sure our best will com-pete at the highest level in high schoolfootball,” Smith said. “We have somegifted athletes at G.W. Graham who arenew to football but learning at a tre-mendous pace.”

The Grizzlies practice daily throughlate August before heading to Oregon.

◗ For more information about G.W.Graham football visit www.graham-football.ca

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Huskers inKamloops

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After falling 7-1 in theiropener Thursday to theeventual champions, theCloverdale Spurs, the Cou-gars duked it out with theVictoria Selects Friday, butcame up just short, los-

ing 14-13. After swappingbig innings early, the Cou-gars trailed 14-9 after thefifth inning. The locals puttogether a decent come-back, putting four runs onthe board in the sixth, butcouldn’t find a 14th run.

Chilliwack rebounded Sat-urday, though, demolishingthe South Okanagan Tigers8-0. The Tigers would moveon to lose in the gold medalgame to Cloverdale on Sun-day.

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The Chilliwack Golf and Coun-try Club pro shot 13-under overthe tournament’s four roundsto finish tied with fellow BritishColumbian Bryn Parry. The twoplayers won $11,750 each fortheir strong showings.

Summerland’s Greg Machtal-er won the event, and $30,000,by shooting back-to-backscores of 63 to finish at 21-under for the tournament.

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Brad Clapp shown here at the recent Chilliwack Open.


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five of six field goals, the longest from31 yards, and added a pair of extrapoints as the two teams swapped leadsthroughout the game.

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“It’s one of those things where our team islearning to be in that position,” St. James said.“For our team to actually have a lead is some-thing that hasn’t been known in these parts, sothey’re learning.”

Erickson’s five field goals were the highlight,but they also spoke to an inability on the partof the Huskers’ offence to punch the ball intothe end zone.

While that was frustrating, St. James wasparticularly pleased with the play of his specialteams, both covering and returning kicks.

He also said the defence improved over theprevious week’s thumping—although the clubis working on improving downfield coverageon deep throws after giving up 255 yards pass-ing on just 13 receptions.

Meanwhile, Huskers quarterback Cody Par-ray passed for 215 yards, completing 12 of27 passes, including a touchdown to DylanBoykowich—who led all receivers with fivecatches for 104 yards.

The Huskers’ other touchdown came cour-tesy of Hayden Jeffries, who ran an intercep-

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ground, with Ty DeRayos leading all Valleyrushers with 40 yards on eight carries.

Brady Slagman led the Huskers defence withsix tackles, including two special teams and aquarterback sack. Branden Vickers had fivetackles, plus an assist.

HUSKERS, from page 12

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Five field goals

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Valley Husker defender Branden Vickers attemptsto bring down a Kamloops Bronco runner.

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Fr a s e r He a l t h m e d i as p o k e s p e r s o n Ta s l e e mJuma, meanwhile, explainedthat,even though ChilliwackHome Support’s local bud-get has stayed the samewhile demand for its ser-vices has nearly tripled inrecent years, that gap hasbeen addressed throughe f f i c i e n c i e s a n d w i t hresources accounted for inregional budgets.

“We’re still providing thesame level of service,” shesaid.

Longtime clients whospoke to the Times disagree.

Bernie Hartinger andhis wife Gail Bell said theirr e c e n texperienceswith Chilli-wack HomeS u p p o r thave beena “ n i g h t -mare.”

D i a g -nosed withMS in 1980,H a r t i n g e rhas been onHome Sup-port since 1999, when hisdisease rendered him quad-riplegic.

Once a foreman at a cop-per mine near Princeton,he now steers his motorizedwheelchair around the cou-ple’s Chilliwack River Valleyhome with his chin.

During his first 10 yearswith Chilliwack Home Sup-port, Hartinger said he andBell never had a problemthey couldn’t fix by talking toone of the nurse supervisors.

That began to change afew years ago, he said, whenthe Registered Nurses whoused to supervise home-care workers were replacedby less-expensive LicensedPractical Nurses (LPN).

The couple’s relation-ship with Home Supportcompletely melted downlast fall after an annual cli-ent assessment suggestedBell had verbally and emo-tionally abused Hartinger,neglected his physical careand uttered threats aboutkilling her husband andherself.

The assessment furtherstated that officials wouldbe obliged to report to thepolice and “consider remov-ing Bernie from the home”if at any time they thoughtH a r t i n g e r w a s b e i n gabused.

Serious as the allegationsand the threat of beingremoved from his homewere, Hartinger said offi-cials never sought his inputand based their conclusionson the words of only a fewof his home-care workers.

“Nobody took me asideuntil a month later to ask if Iwas being abused,” he said.

He said Bell, his wife of

28 years, has, in fact, givenhim excellent care over theyears.

“I wouldn’t be alive todayit if wasn’t for the care Gailhas given me,” he said.

But Bell was devastated bythe allegations and ventedsome of her frustration athome care workers.

“I was a truck driver at themine,” she said, “so my lan-guage sometimes is kind ofblue.”

Shortly after, Home Sup-port started sending twoworkers for every visit—“due to heavy care,” officialslater said.

But because two workersweren’t always available atthe same time and HomeSupport wouldn’t allowworkers onto their prop-

erty alone,B e l l a n dH a r t i n g e rsaid the ser-vice startedcancell ingv i s i t s a n ds e n d i n gm o re n e ww o r k e r swho weren’tp r o p e r l ytrained inHartinger’s

care.For eight weeks, he wasn’t

given a shower, and hismuch-needed range ofmotion (ROM) exerciseswent from daily to weekly.

The exercises stoppedaltogether for a time inDecember, when—with noinput from Hartinger orBell—his care was suddenlytransferred to We Care, aprivate, for-profit home-care provider contracted byFraser Health for what Walk-er calls “surge services.”

During much of this time(from January until just lastweek), Hartinger was leftwithout a case manager toadvocate for him or co-ordi-nate his care.

A complaint from thecouple to the Patient CareQu a l i t y O f f i c e e v e n t u -ally led to an apology forHartinger’s missed care andan acknowledgment thathis case should never havebeen left to a case managernot trained in adult abuseresponse expectations.

But Hartinger is still withWe Care; the couple is stilllooking for an official apol-ogy for the abuse allega-tions, and the whole ordealhas left them demoralized,they said.

Hartinger’s support ser-vices, meanwhile, have sta-bilized, but the care is notwhat it once was, he said.

Like other clients whospoke to the Times, how-ever, he doesn’t blame thehome-care workers on thefront lines.

“Most of them could doa good job,” he said, “butthey’re not given the timeto do it, so they have to rushand get out of here.”

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“Most of them coulddo a good job, butthey’re not given thetime to do it, so theyhave to rush and getout of here.”

Bernie HartingerCornelia Naylor/TIMES

Home Support client Bernie Hartinger and his wife Gail Bell say Home Support provided “excellent service with a few bumps” until afew years ago when registered nurse supervisors were replaced by less costly licensed practical nurses.


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The Chilliwack Fair is on at HeritagePark this weekend and two outdoorheadlining concerts top off a packedentertainment schedule.

On Friday at 9:30 p.m., local party core bandThese KidsWear Crowns hit the stage withbig, boisterous sing-along electro dance-popsongs, as catchy and engaging as their break-through single, “Break It Up.” They will bejoined byVancouver hip-pop-dance-rock trioPRTY H3RO, whose debut single, “Life of TheParty,” was released via Sony Music Canada onJuly 15.

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McDonald, one of the most popular soloentertainers in the province for over 20 years,performing his one-man show thousands oftimes to crowds from all over the world.

Both concerts are free with fair admission.

The entertainment doesn’t stop with theevening concerts, though.

Motocross will break in the brand newFuture West Promotions motocross track atHeritage Park for the first time ever at the

Chilliwack Fair, with racers of all ages rip-ping it up.

And not far from the motocross track, theFraser Valley Lawn Mower Racers will betearing around a track of their own. Thesearen’t your average lawnmowers and areworth checking out.

Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m on the ChancesChilliwack Community Stage, meanwhile,the Darren Lee Elvis Tribute, one of the bestElvis impersonators in the valley, will wooand transport fans of the King back in time.

Robin Sather, Canada’s only Lego CertifiedProfessional, will also be working his magicat the fair, constructing a farm-themedbuild.

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The arts and crafts pro-grams at the Chilli-wack Cultural Centre

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Craft beer will highlightthe event, alongside localcuisine and Chilliwack rock-ers, The Lounge Hounds.

Craft brewing has becomethe fastest growing beersegment in Canada. Craftbrewing is innovative, fullof curiosity, collaboration,and tradition. For the firsttime, craft brewers will cometogether in Chilliwack andshowcase beers that don’tfollow trends, but rather cre-ate them.

Fe a t u r i n g t h e f i n e s tmicrobreweries in B.C., theevent lineup includes CoalHarbour Brewing, Can-nery Brewing, Howe SoundBrewing Company, PacificWestern Brewing Company,Parallel 49 Brewing Com-pany, Steamworks Brewery,Driftwood Brewery, DeadFrog Brewery, VancouverIsland Brewery, BeverageConcepts, and Chilliwack’sown Old Yale Brewery.

Foodies will find purepleasure with the compli-mentary appetizers to goalongside the beer. Thefreshest and highest quality

samplings will be offered bylocal gems including VerardFarms, Hofstede’s CountryBarn, Frankie’s Italian Kitch-en, Birdie’s Bakery, Smits &Co. Cheeses, Vallee Sausage,Bill’s Beef Jerky, DecadesCoffee Club, Fraser ValleyMeats, Happy Days Dairy,Holland Shopping Cen-tre, Original Joe’s, and TrueNorth Kettle Corn.

The Chilliwack Arts andCulture Society has beenthrilled by the community’ssupport thus far, with spon-sors coming on board andauction items donated.Gold sponsor Brad Stuart ofthe District Public House isproud to throw his supportbehind the festival.

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Photo contestThe Friends of the LibraryPhoto Contest is back for itseighth year, so break out thecamera and start snapping.There is no entry fee for thecontest and all photos musthave been taken in the FraserValley between September2012 andAugust 2013.There are two categories:seasonal/places and people/animals. Contest openedJune 10 and entries will bereceived until 5 p.m. on Aug.10. Full information and rulesare printed on the entry formsavailable at the Chilliwack,Sardis andYarrow Libraries.

Wood at museumSix local woodturners cur-rently have a display of avariety of hand-turned woodobjects at the ChilliwackMuseum. Bowls, plates,vases and free formsmadefrom local and exotic woodsare showcased. Included isthe work of Murray Sluys,Michael Hamilton Clark,George Guerts, Ross Pater-son, Brian Murphy and RogerPitts. The exhibit will remainat themuseum until Sept. 13.

Leflock workshopGreat Blue Heron Reserveresident artist John Leflockhosts a number of art work-shops over the summer. Nextup on Aug. 17 is beginneracrylic painting. Cost is $40per person. Then on Sept. 14is a family wildlife art work-shop, $25 per family. Registerby email at [email protected] or call 604-823-6603.

Frankie BonesYoung pianist Frankie Bonesperforms at Sardis Com-munity Church (45625South Sumas Rd.) Aug. 18at 7 p.m. Frankie’s piano willbe accompanied by violin,vocals and combo selectionsby LowerMainland artists.Admission is freebut a free-willofferingwill be taken todefraythe costs of the event and toraise funds for Frankie’s tuitionatWallaWallaUniversity.

Back to the GardenOn now at the Chilliwack ArtGallery at the Cultural Centreis the Chilliwack Visual ArtistsAssociation group exhibition,Back to the Garden, runninguntil Sept. 7. This is a spec-tacular display of artworkin all media depicting theartists’own interpretation ofthe theme.Withmany newmembers participating, thisexhibit promises to be asdiverse and exciting as anyCVAAmembers group show,and is destined to appeal tothe community from a broadage group andwide varietyof interests.

Concerts in the ParkThe Hope and District ArtsCouncil presents SaturdayConcerts in the Park. Aug.

10 features Shades O’Greywith guest Matt Pade. Timeis noon to 2 p.m. at the bandshell at Memorial Park inHope.

Market in the ParkSaturdayMarket in the Parkat Main Beach at Cultus Lake(beside Giggle Ridge) runsSaturdays from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. with entertainment at11 a.m. Vendors are selling allkinds of things: crafts, essen-tial oils, household items,fresh baking andmore.

Music and MoreEveryWednesday until Aug.21 at Salish Park behind theChilliwack Library isMusicandMore from12:15 to 1 p.m.and 7 p.m.The annualMusicandMore series featuresweekly children’s activitiesand evening concerts. Aug.

14 at 12:15 it’s Maple LeafBird. Join theMuseumandArchives staff to construct amaple-leaf bird. Suitable forall ages. Then at 7 p.m. Rock-landMoran plays. Rockland’smusic has been described as“Fusegrass,”a fusion of jazz,roots and blues.

Harrison art expoThe Harrison art expo“Onthe Beach” is at Harrison HotSprings on Aug. 18 from 9a.m. to 6 p.m. Artists are wel-

come to visit Harrison HotSprings for a day of plein airpainting. Artists can also setup to sell art and/or paint,photograph, network withfellow artists or do whateverthey choose. Available paint-ing areas are from the Har-rison Hotel entrance, alongthe beach, to and includingRendall Park (by the boatlaunch). On grassed areasonly, not on walkways please.Carpool as parking is limited.No admission fee.

What’s onTo include your event, contact Paul J. Henderson [email protected]. Put your event on ourdigital calendar by visiting www.chilliwacktimes.com.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTuesday, August 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Council Chambers8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Chilliwack will hold a Public Hearing, as notedabove, on the following items:1. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3944 (RZ000806)

Location: 5971 Wilkins Drive (a portion of)Owners: Alfred Sawatzky and Jenny Lynn SawatzkyPurpose: To rezone a 634m2 portion of the subject property, as shown on the map

below, from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an R1-C (One FamilyResidential – Accessory) Zone to facilitate a 2 lot subdivision and theconstruction of a single family home with a legal secondary suite.

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2. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3945 (RZ000804)Location: 47340 Sylvan Drive (a portion of)Owner: 0945651 BC Ltd. (Nick Westeringh)Purpose: To rezone a 1.30 hectare portion of the subject property, as shown on the

map below, from an R3 (Small Lot One Family Residential) Zone to an R4(Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zone to facilitate a boundaryadjustment with the property located at 6026 Lindeman Street and theconstruction of a townhouse development.

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Persons who deem that their interest in the properties is affected by these proposedamendment bylaws will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing or, if you areunable to attend, you may provide a written submission, including your full name andaddress, to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on the date of the Public Hearing.All submissions will be recorded and form part of the official record of the Hearing.These proposed bylaws may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, August 7, 2013 to Tuesday,August 20, 2013, both inclusive, in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 8550 Young Road,Chilliwack, BC. Please direct your enquiries to our Planning & Strategic Initiatives Departmentat 604-793-2906.Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Councilafter the conclusion of the Public Hearing.Delcy Wells, CMCCity Clerk

3. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3947 (RZ000810)Applicant: City of ChilliwackPurpose: A number of amendments to Zoning Bylaw 2001, No. 2800 are

proposed to provide for and regulate federally licensed commercial medicinalmarihuana grow operations within the City of Chilliwack.


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