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BY TYLER OLSEN

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Flanked by his family and thegrandfather whose life hesaved a month ago, seven-year-oldEvanRaapwashon-

oured at city hallTuesday evening.Raap and his grandfather, George

Epp, had been on their way to thebank on the morning of Oct. 27when Epp pulled his van off to theside of the road and drifted intounconsciousness.While Epp sat helpless in his seat,

sweating profusely and unable tocommunicate, Evan dialed 9-1-1 onhis fathers cellphone and directedemergency responders to the pairslocation just off of Ashwell Road.

His calm demeanour and keensense of direction earned praisefromRCMP, his family and, onTues-day, Mayor Sharon Gaetz,who calledEvan ahero.I just want you to know

that we need more kids likeyou in our community who,first of all, know what to doincaseof emergencyandarevery brave, Gaetz told Raap.Im sure that your Grandpacalls you a hero, Im sure your sistercalls you a hero . . . and everybodyaroundyou figures youre pretty spe-cial. And sodoes city council.Gaetz presented Evan with a cer-

tificate of recognition, a keepsakepen andbecause she said Evanobviously liked to be prepareda

flashlight.Were very glad that your

grandpa is here and doingOK. It could have been avery different story andbecause of you, your familywill be together at Christ-mastime and I think thatspretty special.

Following the incident, Epp wastaken to hospital, where he wasdiagnosed with a broken back.He is now on the mend and wasat city hall Tuesday to watch his

grandson honoured.He truly is a hero, he told the

Times.While Epp cannot recall much

of the day, he listened to the audioof Evans call to a 9-1-1 dispatcherabout aweek after his seizure.Listening to his grandsons voice

guiding emergency vehicles to theirlocation was an emotional experi-ence and a little bit overwhelmingtohear, Epp said.Evan was well aware that some-

thing scary was happening,and Epp is impressed with the

BY PAUL J. HENDERSON

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The donation of the Para-mount Theatre to the City ofChilliwack looks a lot less likea gift now that there is a $350,000price tag to demolish the building.The owner of the doomed cin-

ema, Landmark Cinemas of Can-ada, donated the building and theproperty to the city in 2010. Thefinal film was shown on Nov. 3 thatyear.After years of uncertainty includ-

ing at least three non-conformingproposals to refurbish the build-ing, city council voted six-to-oneto demolish the landmark on Aug.21 of this year.In February, city hall received an

offer from the Chilliwack Econom-ic Partners Corporation (CEPCO)to demolish the Paramount at nocost to the city, since it intendedon demolishing the Ewert Build-ing at 46177 Yale Rd., the propertydirectly west of the Paramount.CEPCO is an economic develop-

ment entity set up by, and ownedby, the City of Chilliwack.CEPCO recently posted on its

website the costs put forward bythe winning proposal in responseto the RFP issued for demolition.The cost to demolish the Para-

mount came in at $343,000. Thecost to demolish the Ewert Build-ing is $130,000. Add $7,155 forbonding and insurance plus $5,000for removal and transportation of

Tyler Olsen/TIMES

Seven-year-old Evan Raap was recognized by Chilliwack council for saving the life of his grandfather (top right).

Tiny hero receives awardKnew enough to call 9-1-1 to help save grandpa

See HERO, Page 6

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BY CORNELIA [email protected]

The wheels of justice may turnslowly, but community supporthas been swift for a local wom-an facing financial difficulties

because of cancer.Bev MacGregor didnt know where to

turn lastmonth.Her only source of incomeemploy-

ment insurancewas due to run outjust as she was scheduled to start herfirst round of chemotherapy for breastcancer.And she found out thatunless she

was willing to lose her small townhouse,car and the few dollars she had savedin an RRSP after raising two kids on herownshewouldnt qualify for any othergovernment support while she was offworkbattlingher diseaseBut sinceMacGregors story was pub-

lished in theNov. 13 Times, friends, fam-ily and total strangershave ralliedaroundthe local mother and grandmother andraised about $6,400 to get her throughthenext fewdifficultmonths.Im so overwhelmed by the grace and

kindness of others, MacGregor told theTimes. I knew it was out there, but Imtotally blownaway.Friends and family raisednearly $5,000

two weekends ago at a pub fundraiserand aGreyCupparty organizedbyCathyDunn, a friend of MacGregors since thewomenwereboth about 10 years old.When you see someone that you love

thatmuch going through something likethis, you think, I wish there was some-

thing I could do, Dunn told theTimes,You cant do anything tomake the can-cer go away, so this is something that allofher friendscando toat leasthelp someof her financial stress go away so that shecan concentrate on getting better.But it hasnt onlybeen friendsand fam-

ily getting onboard.Total strangers fromas far awayasVan-

couver Island have sent her encouragingnotes and small sumsof money that nowtotal about $400.The Times has also

fielded numerouscalls from peoplelooking to donate,including a groupof local women whomeet twice a weekfor a Zumba exerciseclass.I saw this ladys

name in the paper,and I mentioned it tothe ladies here, saidBeverlyMills, one of thewomen.Wevejust got a couple hundred bucks, butwe thought wed give her somethingjust as a token to let her know that thecommunity wants to support her.Even MacGregors last employer

pitched in $1,000, despite her only hav-ing worked for the company a shorttime before cutbacks led to her layoff.I just bawled my eyes out, Mac-

Gregor said. I was just so humbled andso grateful.MacGregors financial struggles are all

too common, according to a November

report by the Canadian Cancer ActionNetwork.Loss of work and an increase in unin-

sured cancer-treatment-related expens-es financially blindsidemany Canadiansbattling cancer, especially thosewho, likeMacGregor, dont have extended healthbenefits throughwork, the study found.CCAN is calling for improved govern-

ment supports for people diagnosedwith cancer, but Chill-iwack-Fraser CanyonMP Mark Strahl toldthe Times last montha massive expansionof federal EI and Can-ada Pension Plan dis-ability benefits wouldbe fiscally irrespon-sible in the currenteconomic climate.In February, he

helped defeat a pri-vate members billaimed at extending EIsickness benefits from

15 to 50 weeks to give people like Mac-Gregor time to get through treatment.Strahl didmeet withMacGregor, how-

ever, and recommended she apply forCPP disability benefits despite her hav-ing been told twice before that her breastcancerwouldnot qualify her.Upon MacGregors request, the MP

also wrote a letter to expedite her CPPapplication.Ms. MacGregor will find herself in a

financial hardship situation in the very

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Bev MacGregoroverwhelmedby the grace andkindness of others

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Friends, family and total strangers have rallied around Chilliwacks Bev MacGregor after hearing about her battle with breast cancer.

Weve just got a couplehundred bucks,but wethought wed give hersomething just as atoken to let her knowthat the communitywants to support her.

BeverlyMills

See CANCER, Page 9

the Paramount sign and thetotal CEPCO bill is $485,155.Add 12 per cent HST andCEPCOs bill will be closer to$550,000.Laura Reid, who was

involved with the ChilliwackParamount Film Societysbid to take over the building,said that demolition pricetag is roughly double theestimate her group receivedfor restoration.$200,000 to $300,000 to

restore a city landmark or$485,000 for another gravelparking lot downtown? Reidwrote in a statement issuedMonday. Mayor and Coun-cil have chosen the parkinglot.She suggested the bill to

demolishwould be footedbycity taxpayers but thats notentirely accurate, accordingtoMayor Sharon Gaetz.CEPCO is owned by city

hall but the entity makes itsown money through invest-ments at Canada Lands andelsewhere.As to the cost, Gaetz said

the amount of asbestos inthe Paramount added sig-nificantly to the price.Is it high? I think its the

cost of doing business,she told the Times Tuesday.There are two buildingsthat are coming down . . .there is extensive asbestosin the Paramount. It will bethree weeks for the hazmatpeople who deal with haz-ardous materials cleaningthat out.TheEwert buildinghas sig-

nificant amounts of asbestosas well. Of the $130,000 todemolish that structure, 72per cent, or $94,000, is forhazardous material removaland disposal.Of the $343,000 for the

Paramount, $74,000 is dedi-cated to asbestos removal.Gaetz added that there

was also a cost to not demol-ishing the structure.It would cost money

to board it up and, I alsobelieve, drain the energyfrom the downtown havinganother boarded building inthe centre of town, she said.

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Aforum on the intersection of religionand politics planned for next Mon-day has its roots in a town hall meet-ing last year during the run-up to the federalelection, according to the events organizer,Chilliwack-HopeMLAGwenOMahony.At the town hall meeting, federal Liberal

candidate Diane Janzen was asked whether,given her strong religious convictions as aChristian, it was possible for her to also be aLiberal.OMahony, the federal NDP candidate at

the time, wasnt asked her opinion, but as apractising Christian, she couldnt forget theexchange.It just kind of made me think, Is that it?

she told theTimes. If youre a part of a polit-ical faith you have to be part of a particularpolitical leaning?OMahony, who attends Freshwind Chris-

tian Fellowship in Abbotsford, says herreligious values do shape her work as a poli-tician and emphasize the need for compas-sion. She said they also inform her thinkingon politics as servanthood.But OMahony says a persons religion

doesnt have to mean adherence to a partic-ular ideology or political party.This is exactly one of those areas where I

think a discussion needs to take place, shesaid, and cited a conversation with a localminister who said this is the white elephantin the room that nobody wants to talk about.Theres a lot to be discussed in terms of

some of the stereotypes that exist that arewrong, quite frankly.OMahony will moderate a forum called

Beyond Secularism: A new view of religionand politics. The event will feature a panelof three expert scholars: Bill Blaikie, a fellowat the Knowles-Woodsworth Centre at theUniversity ofWinnipeg and former NDPMP;RonDart, a professor of political science andreligious studies at theUniversity of the Fras-erValley; and Paul Rowe, an assistant profes-sor of religion at TrinityWestern UniversitysReligion in Canada Institute.OMahony said the idea is to foster a con-

versation around the topic.Of course, there is an election just around

the corner and in Chilliwackwhich boastsa large number of practising Christiansitsgood politics to be known as a person offaith. But OMahony said the religion/poli-tics forum has been on her to-do list sinceclaiming victory in the springs byelection.After hosting a town hall meeting on theclosure of Chilliwack General Hospitals sub-acute/rehabilitiation ward, she said she wasencouraged to organize more communitydiscussions.The forum is also timed to coincide with

the United Nations Human Rights Day,which marks the signing of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights. OMahonysaid both the declaration, and the fact thatwe can talk about religion and politics in apeaceful manner, are worth celebrating.Its a reminder that we can have this dis-

cussion in our country, she said. Its ablessing to be Canadian.

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Apolice officer got a surprise early Tues-day morning while checking a Chilli-wack tow truck companysimpound lot for signs of crime.After speaking to an AJs Tow-

ing driver who had reported a highincident of property crime in thecompanys tow yard, a pair of RCMPofficers conducted a foot patrol ofthe Nowell Street facility.TheMounties walked the yard and

looked inside the various cars forproblems. As one officer shone his flashlightinto a vehicle, a man jumped up from the

back seat, where he was apparently attempt-ing to steal the vehicles stereo.

The 26-year-old Chilliwack resi-dent was arrested. Crown will beconsidering charges, according topolice.As a police officer, you really have

no idea what you can be faced withon patrol in themiddle of the night,RCMP spokesperson Const. TracyWolbeck said. This would havecome as a huge surprise to the offi-

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Choosing their leader for anotheryear didnt bring Chilliwacksschool trusteesanycloser togetherthisweek.At a meeting Tuesday, trustees Louise

Piper andWalt Krahnwere both re-elect-ed for a second year as chair and vice-chair respectively, but some trustees saidthe results were a foregone conclusionthat reinforces a rift on theboard.There was no sense us even being

there, trusteeMarthaWiens said.Every year in December, the board

elects a chair, vice-chair, B.C. PublicSchool Employers Association repre-sentative (and alternate) andB.C. SchoolTrustees Association councillor (andalternate) for one-year terms through asecret ballot.Trustees then vote onmotions to con-

firm the results of the secret ballots.On Tuesday every one of those votes

were identical, with trustees Louise Pip-er,Walt Krahn, Doug McKay and BarryNeufeld voting to confirm the results andtrustees MarthaWiens, Heather MaahsandSilviaDyck abstaining.I abstained because we three felt

completely left out of the process, trust-ee Heather Maahs said, so really it wassilly for us even to be there almost. It wasmy little revolt against what was a power

play and was done without a conversa-tionwithus.Krahn beat out Maahs for the vice-

chair post, while Piper was elected overDyck.Boards in thepasthaveoftendiscussed

the elections informally before the pub-lic meeting so trustees got a chance toexchange ideas about who theyd like tosee as leader, said Dyck, who has been atrustee for 13 years.Not so this year.Theres been no conversation with

the board for quite some time, she said.I feel like Alice inWonderland droppeddown the rabbit hole. Weve had badspots; every board has bad spots, but Ithink this is theworst Ive seen.The two factions on the board are

polarizedaround the issueof their role astrusteeswith Piper, Krahn,McKay andNeufeld favouring a hands-off approachthat leaves the day-to-day district opera-tions to expert educators, while Dyck,Maahs andWienswant trustees to take amore active role.

For the majority trustees, the chronicsquabbling is a product of trustees notunderstanding their role, and lastmonththe board voted to hire education con-sultant CraigMelvin to help themunder-stand that role better.I believe that healthy debate is very

very important, said Krahn. We shouldnever move away from healthy debate,butwe also need to understand our rolesand our responsibilities and allow ourvery competent staff to do thework.But Dyck disagrees, saying a consul-

tantwont fix the rift.They all say, Be part of the team, she

said. Well, no, not if being part of theteammeans you have to rubber stampand just go along. Thats not team play-ing.

Piper and Krahn will serve as chairand vice-chair until the first meeting ofDecember 2013. Neufeld was electedas BCSTA councilor with Krahn as hisalternate and McKay was voted in asBCPSEA rep.

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he had control of everything that was goingon, said Epp, who also credited the 9-1-1dispatcher for helpingand not discount-ingEvans call.After a flurry of publicity immediately

after the incident, life at the Raaps homehas returned to normal. Still, Epp hopes oth-er families will take notice and teach theirchildren about what to do in the case of anemergency.If it saves one person, its great, he said.

Local Mounties will look to arrest hun-ger Dec. 15 as the Upper Fraser ValleyRCMP holds its fourth annual Stuff theCruiser event Dec. 15 at locations through-out the FraserValley.Police cars will be parked at three Over-

waitea Foods locations from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Dec. 15 in Chilliwack, with residentsurged to fill them up with non-perishablefood items and cash donations.The cars will be at the Sardis Save-On

Foods, on Vedder Road, at PriceSmartFoods downtown and at Coopers Foods atGarrison Crossing. Cruisers will also be sta-tioned at Super Valu in Agassiz from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.

All proceeds raised will go to the local foodbanks in the community to help supportfamilies in need this holiday season.This is our way of engaging the com-

munity in a positive way every year and itsan event that we all look forward to being apart of, RCMP spokesperson Const. TracyWolbeck said in a press release. This eventbrings the police and the public together fora common goal and charity really tends tounify a community.We are really proud to beinvolved in this.The needs of the food banks change from

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Kid was calmHERO, from page 1

BY PAUL J. [email protected]

Chilliwack transit usersarent exactly cheer-ing in the streets aboutrecent changes to the systembut a survey conducted bythe city resulted in a mostlypositive response.Whenasked if thenew four-

route system implemented inJuly 2012 was better or worsethan before the change, 40per cent said better while 31per cent said worse. Twenty-two per cent said the systemwas about the same.Manager of transportation

Rod Sanderson presented theresults of the survey at citycouncilsmeetingTuesday.Transit routeswere reduced

as of July 2 from 10 to fourwith a focus on increasedservice on the Yale/Veddercorridor. Themove simplifiedthe system andwas designedto spur ridership on the all-important spine of the city.The elimination of some

suburban service, however,was criticized before the

changes were made, a senti-ment echoed in the surveyresults.Among respondents who

said the new system is worse,32 per cent said the reasonwas because the nearest stopwas too far away, and 21 percent said areaswerenot beingserved.Another 18 per cent were

critical of the fact that busroutes and stops had movedand 14 per cent said the sys-tem was less accessible forseniors anddisabled riders.For those who like the new

service, 60 per cent said it wasbecause buses run more fre-quently and 20 per cent laud-ed themore efficient service.As to ridership, 33 per cent

said their transit use hadincreasedand27per cent saidit decreased.The monthly ridership,

however, on themainVedderline increased by 50 per centsince the changes came intoeffect. Fewer than 12,000 tripswere recorded in July, a num-ber that rose to more than18,000 in both October and

November.What we have discovered

is that more people like thenew routes and use is up alittle bit, Sanderson said.Mayor Sharon Gaetz said

the survey process was inter-esting as many people didntrealize that transit users payfor less than one-third of thecosts with the other two-thirds coming from munici-pal andprovincial coffers.Other statistics from the

survey: 55 per cent said they werevery interested inanexpressservice between AbbotsfordandChilliwack; 45 per cent said $3 to $4wasfair for an Abby-Chilliwackbus, 36 per cent said $5 to $6was fair; 30 per cent of those sur-veyed only use the bus one ortwodays perweek; 34 per cent said the nextimprovement should beexpanded service hourswhile32 per cent said improve ser-vice within neighbourhoodsto reduce walking distanceshouldbenext.

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Chilliwack MLA John Les handedout four Diamond Jubilee Med-als Monday evening at a smallceremony at the Coast Hotel.Friends and family members gath-

ered to witness Les give the award toRon Denman, Roger Pannett, MarianDyck andWayne Massey.Its my hope youll agree these peo-

ple are pillars of our community, Lestold the approximately 60 people inattendance.The Diamond Jubilee Medal is a

commemorative medal created in2011 to mark the 60th anniversary ofQueen Elizabeth IIs accession to thethrone.There are three versions of the med-

al: one issued by the UK, one by Cana-da and one in Caribbean countries.During the year of celebrations,

60,000 medals are to be handed outacross Canada.Its a lot of fun, I gotta tell you, Les

said of making the selections, but itsalso a difficult job to make these selec-tions.Ron Denman was honoured for his

role as the director of the ChilliwackMuseum and Archives. He and hisstaff have published or been involved

with more than a dozen communityhistories. He has also worked closelywith the Sto:lo community on proj-ects that led to publications as well asthe repatriation of objects from othercommunities to Chilliwack.Roger Pannett was honoured for his

two unique roles in the community.He is Environment Canadas volunteerweather observer for Chilliwack andalso the provinces lone dairy tech-nologist responsible for the inspectionand licensing of 540 cow, goat, sheepand water buffalo operations, and 120bulk tank milk graders and 91 milktankers. (See feature on Pannett inDec. 4 edition of theTimes.)Marian Dyck works at Odlum Brown

and has been involved with countlesslocal organizations at a leadership lev-el. Dyck is on the board of the Chilli-wack Economic Partners Corporation(CEPCO) and was on the board of the

Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Dyck waschosen as Woman of the Year in 2001by Soroptomist International. She hasalso been involved with Rotary, theChilliwack Chamber of Commerce,the Chilliwack Museum and HistoricalSociety and Chilliwack CommunityServices. Dyck has also been involvedwith Less election campaigns.Wayne Massey is a local realtor who

has been heavily involved at a lead-ership level of the Chilliwack Alli-ance Church. Massey has served asthe chairman of the board for Ruth &Naomis Street Mission since 2005 andhas overseen the growth of the mis-sion, including the construction of thenewly opened facility downtown.Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Mark

Strahl has a number of DiamondJubilee Medals to give out but he wasunavailable to comment on when thiswould happen.


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November was solidfor Chilliwack realestate as sales sur-passed figures for the samemonth in 2011 and 2010.There were 166 sales in

November worth $47.9 mil-lion.Th a t s up f r om 129

sales worth $35 million inNovember 2011 and 123worth $36.6 million in 2010.The Chilliwack and Dis-

tr ict Real Estate Board(CADREB) credits a flatmarket for the slowlyimproving housing marketin the area.Flat is not necessarily a

term enjoyed by retailersbut when referring to thereal estate market, its agood thing, said CADREBpresident Cynthia Admiraalin a press release. It meansthat prices and interestrates remain stable, makingproperty purchases attrac-tive to both home buyersand investors.Admiraal said the situation

paves the way for continuedsales growth into 2013.While November sales

were the best for the monthin three years, the 166 salesfalls short of the 195 in 2009and 196 in 2007 before theeconomy collapsed.Amid that collapse, there

was just 74 sales in Novem-ber 2008.On his blog, realtor Ste-

phen Mullock comparesthe monthly numbers to a10-year average and givesthe sales number a marketstrength measure.Novembers sales of single

family homes (100) hit 91per cent, making it the bestmonth the Chilliwack single-familydetachedhousingmar-ket has seen so far this year.Chilliwack real estate

has seen a nice uptick inactivity since an Augustslump, 54 per cent, thatwas precipitated by newfederal government mort-gage restrictions, Mullockwrote.Strata sales were even

better, with 65 sales giv-ing it a 114 per cent mar-ket strength on the 10-yearaverage.The average sale price of a

strata home last month was$188,500. For single familyhomes it was $317,000.

DiamondJubileewinners

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Chilliwack MLA John Les (centre) poses for photos with Diamond Jubilee Medalrecipients, from left, Ron Denman, Wayne Massey, Roger Pannett and Marian Dyck.

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Your panel:Bill Blaikie, fellow,Knowles-Woodsworth Centre,University ofWinnipeg;

Ron Dart, professor, politicalscience and religious studies,University of the Fraser Valley;

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7:30 pmMonday, December 10Evergreen Hall(9291 Corbould Street)Beyond Secularism is free to attend and opento all who have an interest in the topic.Join us to explore and discuss.

Im going to tell you a littlestory. Its a kind of a Christ-massy story.Very traditional.Its about children and good-

ness and a larger-than-life herowho did good things because,well, just because he was a goodman.The story of Sinterklaas

(almost, but not quite SantaClaus) takes place a long time agocenturies ago, when some val-ues were different from those wecovet today.It maymake you feel good

about just how good some peoplecan be, and how they canmakegood triumph over evil.Its a quaint story that may raise

some guffaws and laughter. Afterall, the antagonists of the story,who get their come-uppance inthe end, are nasty people who sayand do nasty thingsthings thatall the rules say they should notdoand so they deserve whatthey get.Of course, the antagonists are

little children. And the object ofthe story is to terrorize all littlechildren into being good littleboys and girls.Youmay just get your knickers

in a twist when you start readingit, and you realize you dont likethe story, after all.Not because its purpose is to

terrify kids into being good.Our literature is filled with suchstories: Hansel and Gretel andRumpelstiltskin and Pinocchioand Peter and theWolf andThe

Pied Piper of Hamelin and somany others.Heck, the things that terrify kids

have always been a wellspring ofideas for great bedtime stories.But this is a Christmas story.

And what I expecthopewillget you upset about the story isthat its racist.Its got racismwritten all over it.And yet, a lot of people have

deluded themselves into believ-ing that, since the story is partof a tradition that goes way, wayback, it cant possibly be racist.Ormaybe they think that the

tradition outweighs the racism.Maybe they think that, since

they know that they themselvesarent racist, its OK to celebratethis obviously racist tradition.Theyve even tweaked the

tradition over the years to hidethe racism, ormaybe they trulybelieve that masking it somehowmitigates the impact of the rac-ism.But it is still racist. At first, the

traditional story was about awonderful white benefactor whorode around on a great white stal-lion, doing good things for goodpeople.

Meanwhile, he was followedaround by a slavea child nick-named Black Peter after thecolour of his skinwho beatbad children with a stick, threwthem into a sack, and took themaway forever. (Bad childrenwere those who didnt listen totheir parents, or didnt mind theirmanners, or committed othersimilar capital offences.)The tradition was softened over

the years. Eventually, the sackand the stick disappeared, andthe little slave boy was assignedthe task of leaving a lump of coalno gifts or candyin naughtykids stockings.Apparently, in some places,

the tradition has softened stillfurther, and the little black slave(or black-faced white person) justhands out the beneficent whiteguys candies.Interestingly, the folks in New

Westminster took only aboutthree and a half decades to figureout how racist the tradition andits underlying story really are.So the organizers aremoving

it to what they expect will be amore welcoming venue, in Lang-ley.Oops. Now I dont have room

left for the story I wanted to tell.Ah well.Who really needs to

fiddle about with a racist tradi-tion thats about scaring the lifeout of imperfect children?

Bob Groeneveld is editor of theLangleyAdvance.

Action isneeded tostop horrorThe world wont stand still onThursday,Dec. 6.But a few people will. Theyll take a

moment to remember the senselessdeaths of 14 womenwhoweremurderedexactly 13 years ago atMontreals colePolytechnique.It started out as an ordinary day of

classes for Genevive Bergeron, NathalieCroteau, Anne-Marie Edward, MaryseLaganire, Anne-Marie Lemay, MichleRichard, Annie Turcotte, Hlne Colgan,Barbara Daigneault, MaudHaviernick,Maryse Leclair, Sonia Pelletier, Annie St-Arneault, and Barbara KlusznikWidajew-icz until a manwith a gun walked into theroom, ordered them and the other womenin their class separated from themen, andopened fire on all the women.In a sense, it remained an ordinary day,

despite the horrific violence perpetratedon those women that day.Because horrific violence is perpetrated

against women every ordinary day.TheMontreal Massacre has become a

focal point for those who will stand still atcandlelight vigils throughout the LowerMainland and elsewhere. The night willbe filled with people holding candles andpondering their ownmemories of horrificviolenceagainst themselves, againstsomeone they love, or against someonethey once knew.Violence against women continues to

be a part of our social fabric. It continuesto be a horrific problem, despite the dra-matic events of Dec. 6, 1989, and despiteall those who will stand still with theircandles in recognition of the awfulness ofthat day.The problem continues, because too

many people stand far too still all the restof the year.Dec. 6 has become known as the

National Day of Remembrance and ActiononViolence AgainstWomen.Theres been lots of remembrance. Its

high time there was some action.

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Editor:First of all, lets establish

that this is not a romanticlove story.This story has todowith folks of all ages, fromthe four year old that is justbeginning tounderstand, toolder folkswith years of expe-rience.This is a story that is played

out all over our country everyyear in theweeks leadinguptoChristmas. It is playedoutin the entrances tomalls, boxstores, supermarkets andanyplacewhere crowdsofpeople gather for one reasonor another.I hadapersonal hand in the

story this year as Iwas oneofthemanypeople toman theSalvationArmyChristmasKettles. Itwas the first timeI haddone this and Imustadmit itwas an eye-openingexperience. Sometimesweforgetwhat fortunate peoplewe are, here inCanada.Sometimeswe forget thateven inCanada there are stillmanypeople that donot havethenecessities of life, let aloneextra forChristmas.This iswhere the various charitiesstep in, year after year. Local,regional andnational orga-nizations go to great lengthsto try to reach theneedywithwhatever theyneed.A couple of hours a day for

theweeks beforeChristmasdoesnt amount to verymuch.I think I gotmore out of itthan anyonedid, frankly. Byfarmy favourite partwas theyoung children. Coachedbytheirmumordad, standingonmychair or beingheldup,carefully dropping the coinsinto the kettle, eyes shining.Theywere an inspiration tomeandeveryone aroundus.This is a love story.The

children, the adults and theelders allmade their contri-bution to the kettle. Somegiftswere large, somenot

so large and somewere thedregs of change from thebottomof apocket or purse.However, all were givenwitha smile, awish for aMerryChristmas and if that isntlove,what is? I felt the love,the folkswhodonateddid soout of love and themoneywill be used to spread love totheneedy.Love isnt amatter of life

anddeath, it ismore impor-tant than that. All the chari-ties, all of them, distributetheir giftswith love.This iswhat love is all about.This isthe love story for thisChrist-mas.Dont youwish this lovestorywould continue for therest of the year? Lets all try.Love is the answer; now,

whatwas thequestion?G.K.RichesChilliwack

Memories ofbetter daysEditor:I readwith great interest

a letter regardingproposeddevelopment ofChilliwack. Iremember theChilliwack ofwhichhe speaks andperhapsfor a longer time.I arrivedhere directly in

1957withmyhusbandand

childrennot throughplan-ningbut by circumstance.Weknewnoonebut felt imme-diately the atmosphere ofgentle living,which soundsfoolish in theChilliwack oftoday, butmuchof that feel-ingwasdue to the sensitivityof the city fathers of thedaywhopresided, theyhad cluedinto thewishes of thepeople.Thehubof the of the town

wasFiveCorners, themajor-ity of the businesseswereownedandoperatedbyfamilieswho livedhere andextended into adjacent areasall serving thepublic needsof theday.Having said that,I realize thatwithout growththingswither anddie andthat seemed tobe the fate ofChilliwack andwiser headsdictated that growth shouldbegin in an entirely newareaeast of the old.Sobegan the almost frantic

development of residentialandbusiness opportunitieswith the support of councilsanopendoor to all proposals.Thismeant that the old city

(nowupgraded to that status)was allowed to growweakerand sadderwith little or noattempt by councils of theday to take actionother thantowait for the final demise.When city, provincial

and federal developments

came theywere built into analreadydying communityanddid little to help.Therebecame less and less reasonto godowntownbecausetherewere so few storeswhilebrandnameswere busybuilding in Sardis so itwasonly amatter of timebefore itfell intowhatwe see today.There alwayswas a Sardis

but the Sardis of todayincludes Promontory andGarrisonwithmoredevelop-ment of residential proper-ties to comewith all of therequired services.Thepro-posedplan for the revitaliza-tionofChilliwackhas beensolid in theminds ofmanyplayers for a long timeand Idoubt there is room for eventhe slightestwriggle roomsoI donot think a referendumwouldworkunless it guaran-tees sufficient revenuequick-ly for all of theplayers.Is itwhatwewish forChilli-

wack?Dowe care?Wouldwehavepeace in the valley? Idoubt it, butwhat someofus dohave is amemory thatbindsus butwouldnotworkin todaysworld.Final thought: by the time

thenewplanbecomes a real-itymaybe Sardiswill be look-ing a little sad sowill there bea swingback toChilliwack,ormaybewe can financiallysupport two cities.

Jean AndersonChilliwack

Strahl votedno on drug billEditor:Thousands of people in

developing countries, manyof them children, suffer anddie needlessly every yearbecause they cannot affordor access the medicines

they need.OnNov. 28Parliament vot-

edonBill C-398, designed toremovebureaucratic obsta-cles in thewayof exportinglow-cost generic drugs, drugsthatwould save and improvethe lives of those thousands.Provisions of thebill

ensured that therewouldbeno effect on the supply ofdrugs inCanada, norwouldthere be any cost to the tax-payer.WorldTradeOrganiza-tion regulations (2001DohaDeclaration) explicitly allowssuch tradepractices.TheConservative gov-

ernment defeated thebill,referring vaguely to tradeconcerns or refusing to com-ment.SevenConservativeMPs

had the courage to vote yes.Your representativeMarkStrahl votedno.

Greg SchlittChilliwack

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near future as she cannot work and heremployment insurance sickness benefitsare set to expire, the letter reads. She alsodoes not qualify for provincial social assis-tance benefits. I am hopeful that you canmove quickly to evaluate her application asa result.Having reached the end of her EI benefits

on Nov. 17 and with her first round of che-motherapy already behind her, MacGregor isstill waiting to see if her application will beapproved.Money from friends, family and strangerswill

keepherafloat for thenext fewdifficultmonths,but sheknowsnoteveryone is so lucky.

She said nurses at the Abbotsford cancerclinic, where she goes for chemotherapy,know that too.They came and thanked me for telling

my story because every day they see, in thatchair, people in my position, and they havenowhere to go,MacGregor said.Her goal, once she has recovered, is to

work for change, but for now shes urgingpeople to contact their local MPs and MLAsto demand better supports for people bat-tling cancer.The voice is whats going to get these

things changed, she said.

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BY VERN TOMPKEVineyard Community Church

Ever met an ex-Christian? Iknow a few. Maybe you arethat someone. Sociologistswho study 18-to-30-year-olds arecurrently debating as to whetheror not the large number of peopleturning away from faith are a per-manent trend or something that willreverse itself over time.Now I amnot here to suggest that

I know the one-size-fits-all reason asto why people jettison the faith theyonce held onto so dearly.What I doknow is that I heard a recent expla-nation that both surprised and chal-lengedmeas apastor.Skye Jethani, in a short Vimeo

online video entitled Why theMass Exit? begins by stating that allhumanreligion isbasedon thebeliefthat we share a dangerous world.Our religions, in effect, are used as a

tool to gain control over our circum-stances. Stated slightly differently,religionprotects us from thedanger-ousworld by helping us gain controlover it (or theGodover it).In case you think Im quoting one

of the new atheists, Skye is a Chris-tian leader and directs his sharpestcomments at the approaches wecommonly use in Christianity. Inshort order, he diagrams four com-mon approaches or postures thatChristians use to controlGod.The first,LifeUnderGod iswhere

we seek Gods favour, influence, orblessing by our use of morality. Theonly problem is that this approachleads people (especially young peo-ple) to strugglewith feeling they are aprofounddisappointment to theGod

they are trying to please.The second,LifeOverGod, iswhereweusebib-lical lawsor principles to bringus thesuccess that we are told the correctapplication promises. Simply dis-cover and followGods timeless prin-ciples and Gods favour or blessingwill surely follow. The only problem,according to Skye is, what do youdo if do all the right things and yourfinances are still amess, your kids arestill jerks andyour spouse is still leav-ingyou?The third posture, by far themost

popular, is Life From God. In thisposture, we come to God so He canmeet ourmany personal needs anddesires.This is the faith held bymostChristians inthechurchandSkyesay(with a measure of sarcasm) if you

really want to do well by this pos-ture ask people what they want andtell them that God is the way theyget it.Again he queries his listenersto wrestle withwhere people are leftwhenGoddoesnt come through likethey expect or a set of needs remainstubbornly unmet?The final posture Life For God,

is where we reverse the previousstance and tell people they exist toserve God. This activist approachgets people to domore for God andgain their significance by changingthe world around them.We pastorslove this one.The problem with each of these

four postures is that while they eachcontain an element of truth, eachapproach fails to satisfy the deep-

est longing of our souls when usedbearingwalls.Theyalsodontmea-sure up with an honest approachto reality. The end result of our bestintentions is that certain peoplewalk away fromGodhurt, confused,angry or disappointed. God noto-riously fails to play by the rules wethought He was bound to. Soundfamiliar? Unfortunately, I have beenguilty at times of giving the impres-sion that you can cut a deal withGod. This is why Skye states thatdespite our best efforts, the churchhas often served to inoculate peopleto the true gospel rather than lead-ing them to it.So what is the true gospel? Ill give

you a hint: think of the coming sea-sonor thewordImmanuelthatshould get you starteddownadiffer-ent path. Vern Tompke is the lead agitator atthe Vineyard Community Church.Reachhimat [email protected].

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Its the end of an era at the33rd annual ChilliwackClas-sic Invitational BasketballTournament at Chilliwack

secondary school thisweekend.Starting Thursday morning,

the J.Y. Halcrow gymnasium(a.k.a. the old airplane hangar)playshost to its lastClassicbeforebeing torn down and replaced bya brandnewgym in a brand-newCSSbynext season.Its the final tournament of

CSS as we know it, senior boysbasketball coach JoeMauro toldtheTimes.TheStormkickoff the three-day,

12-team tournament Thursdaymorning against Chilliwacks lonesingle-Asquad,UnityChristian.The competition will culmi-

nate with the championshipgame Saturday at 6:15 p.m., andCSSwhoplayed their first threeexhibition games at a Yale sec-ondary tournament in Abbots-ford last weekendare lookingfor a top-four finish.

There were some real goodsigns in that tournament, saidMauro, and our tournamentwillopenupa fewmore eyes I hope.His goals for the rest of the sea-

son are still solidifying, he said,but one things for suretheStorm are avery differentteam this year.Last year

wewere ladenwithpostplay-ers; this yearits the otherway, Maurosaid. Were heavy on the guardposition and not very much atthepost position.Mauro will be looking to

his three returning Grade 12s,Steve Norris, Brendan Janz andMitchell Wierks, to contributethe bulk of the teams scoring

from outside.With Janz already averaging 22

points per game at theYale tour-nament, its a strategy that seemstobeworking so far.Its going to really depend on

their shooting and howwemovethe ball andd i s t r ibu tethe ba l l ,said Mauro.If we makethe playoffs,thatll be ahuge bonusas of right

now,onlybecausewere soyoungandwehavent provenanything.

The Storm open their regularseason at home against Abbots-ford Collegiate Jan. 8. For moreinformation and results, visitwww.bcboysbasketball.com.


Chilliwack sec-ondary returningGrade 12 startersBrendan Janz and

Mitchell Wierksare ready to takeon the competi-

tion at this week-ends 33rd annualChilliwack ClassicInvitational Bas-ketball Tourna-

ment at CSS.

Sports

Classic end to gymBasketball tourney thisweekend will be last as oldschool soon to be replaced

Last year we were ladenwith post players; thisyear its the other way.

JoeMauro


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The NWO Roller Girls pounded Penticton at the Landing Sports Centre Saturday.

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The University of the Fraser Valley Cas-cadeswomensbasketball squadsufferedtheir first loss of the season Saturday,falling 59-55 to the University of Regina Cou-gars in Saskatchewan.The Cascades entered the game undefeated

with a 9-0 record and ranked second in thenation, with the Cougars hot on their heels atnumber three.But although UFV took an early lead, Regi-

na took the lead in the second quarter andextended it in the third.The Cascades shot just 25 per cent from the

field in the first half.But despite a fourth-quarter rally and ahun-

gry defence that forced 21 turnovers, the Cas-cades couldnt complete the comeback.

Aieisha Luyken led UFV with 16 points.NicoleWierks added 12points,while Kayli Sar-tori posted 11 points, four rebounds and foursteals. Courtney Bartel led the way with eightrebounds.The previous night, the Cascades had

breezed to an easy 39-point win over BrandonUniversity. UFV shot 45 per cent on the nighten route to a 74-35win.Sartori posted a career-high 27 points and

added three rebounds, steals andassists. SarahWierks also recorded 11points and six steals inthewin.The games are the last of the fall for the Cas-

cades,whobreak for exams.Their next game isJan. 11 against theUniversity of Saskatchewanat theEnvisionAthleticCentre inAbbotsford.

Athletes fromChilliwacks Spartan SwimClub posted some strong results at theRichmond FastswimClassicMeet.In the 13-year-old girls division, Brooke

Kienas swam her way to seventh place in the100-metre freestyle and eighth place in the50-, 100-, and 200-metre breastroke events.Sydney Torok, competing in the 15-and-

over girls category and placed fifth in the800-metre freestyle.In the 15-and-over boys class, Colton

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metre breaststroke and sixth in the 500-metre freestyle.Teammate Carson Olafson won a bronze

in the 50-metre backstroke. He also finishedfourth in the 400-metre freestyle, and fifthin both the 1,500-metre freestyle and 100-metre backstroke.Grayson Bukkos, meanwhile, swam his

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Afamiliar name has joined the ownershipgroup of the Chilliwack Chiefs.The Chiefs announced Wednesday

that Heinz and Eric Hasselman havejoined Moray Keith and Jim Bondas owners of the BCHL franchise.Heinz Hasselman is the owner

of Surrey-based Century PacificFoundry. Eric, his son, is the compa-nys general manager.Heinz Hasselman is no stranger to the

BCHL or the Chiefs. He originally becamea member of the Chiefs ownership groupin the 1990s. Keith and Bond followed and

the three remained partners when the teammoved to Langley. Heinz remained an own-er of the Langley team before it was boughtand renamed the Rivermen by Roy and JohnHenderson.Chiefs president Glen Ringdal said the

addition of the Hasselmans should providethe ownership group with more of a regularpresence at Chiefs game.We want to have a little broader owner-ship than just Moray and Jim, he said.

Their businesses keep them very,very busy and they dont get outhere asmuch as theyd like to.Ringdal said themove also shows

the ownership groups commit-ment to Chilliwack.

I think its important in that we re-emphasize for our fans that this teamis here to stay, he said. Its going to

be good for the whole organization to havethem there.

Chiefs add to owners groupHasselmans backin the hockey fold

Spartan strokers strong

Cougars deal UFV women first loss


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Storm classicthis weekendChilliwack senior second-

ary school hosts the 33rdannual Chilliwack StormClassic senior boys basket-ball tournament from Thurs-day to Saturday. Twelveteams will compete at thetournament, including CSSand Unity Christian school.Chilliwack and Unity kickthings off in the first gameThursday at 8 a.m. The win-ner will play Valleyviewlater that day at 3 p.m. Theloser will play Friday.

Mixed MartialArts at SquialaWarpath Mixed Martial

Arts hosts a fight night Sat-urday at Squiala CommunityHall at 45005 Squiala Rd.Tickets are available at FuelClothing or Four DirectionsMartial Arts. Local fightersinclude Jamie Siraj and JodyBlakeway. For more info vis-it www.warpathmma.com

Christmas treefundraiserSardis secondary schools

athletics will be sellingChristmas trees until Dec.16 at the school from 3 to 6p.m. on weekdays and from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on week-ends.

Chiefs hostClippersThe Chilliwack Chiefs

get a much-deserved nine-day break before hostingthe Nanaimo Clippers Dec.14. The Chiefs have alsoannounced they will holdtheir Fill The Rink for theFood Bank game Dec. 29,when they host the SurreyEagles. All tickets will be $5with a donation of a non-perishable food item.

Sport HeroeswantedNominations are now

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tration, special events orother means is eligible. Theyshould have been involvedin local sports for at leastseven years during whichthey have gone above andbeyond the call of duty.Forms are available at theTimes office on TretheweyAve., at City Halls Parks,Recreation and Culturedepartment or at www.chilliwackactiveforlife.ca.

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