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Th e Integrated Offi cial Com-munity Plan (IOCP) 2040 was of-fi cially introduced to the people of Hope during an open house on Tuesday in council chambers at District Hall.

“Th e IOCP is intended to ex-press a community's goals, policies and aspirations for the future”, said a District of Hope press release statement.

Th e event gave District staff the rare opportunity to present Phase 3 of its IOCP plan, which is still in the fi nalization stages, but open to the public consultation process.

Attendees fl ocked to the plan which was displayed on several

boards around council chambers. Members of the community were able to have a look at the extensive guide, which will inform commu-nity decision making over the next 20 years.

Th e open house allowed for people to review, comment, and discuss with one another elements of the plan, as well as having the opportunity to participate and contribute to what is a considered a living community document.

Components of the IOCP were also outlined on a white board, as District staff explained the various elements to guests.

Th e IOCP encompasses an Inte-grated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP), an Age-Friendly Plan

and a Land Use Management Plan (including updated Development Permit Area guidelines and Haz-ard Mapping).

Th e three plans will help en-courage community growth, while protecting its citizens, and break-ing down certain barriers to help with the development of land use, and to encourage business to come to Hope.

“Th e plan is 60 to 70 per cent done,” said District Planner Howie Choy. “Phase 1 and 2 have been completed and now we're just fi -nalizing Phase 3”.

Phase 1 of the IOCP targeted vi-sion and goals.

Phase 2 constituted a unique 'Ideas Jam' process that outlined

possible options, strategies and actions, using the insight of 130 people who developed 50 plus big ideas and 100 plus actions that the District could take to improve the economic, social, and environ-mental conditions in Hope.

Phase 3 is an amalgamation of the research gathered from Phase 1 and 2, as well as the fi nalized IOCP and Bylaw Development Plan.

“2040 seems like a long time from now, but when I see the plan broken down, it all makes sense”, said Brenda Meikle, Hope resident. “When I look at the pro-jected population number on the board, I think it's low — I think more people are going to come to Hope”.

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To promote artists and photographers in Chilliwack and Hope, local Member of Par-liament Mark Strahl will be showcasing lo-cal art and photos in his Ottawa office in a new monthly exhibit and is encouraging lo-cal artists and photog-raphers from across the riding to submit their work.

Work will also be featured on Mr. Strahl’s website: www.

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the artist’s wishes, works will be exhib-ited in the gallery for several weeks before being returned to the artist, donated to local charities, or presented as gifts to the visiting delegations.

A new artist will be featured every month.

Exhibits will include a write-up of the artist, including a biography and contact informa-

tion, as well as the art-ist’s social media and website information.

Fellow Parliamen-tarians, as well as visitors from across Canada and around the world, will have an opportunity to take in the works of the many talented artists in Chilliwack-Hope.

“Th is new local art exhibit is an outstand-ing opportunity to not only promote the beau-tiful riding of Chilli-

wack-Hope in Ottawa, but also to showcase the incredibly talented artists we have here”, said MP Mark Strahl. “I am pleased to begin receiving submissions, and am particularly looking forward to sub-missions that highlight the natural beauty of our riding”.

Th ose interested in this opportunity are asked to contact Mr. Strahl’s offi ce for more information.

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Court backs home marijuana growersTom FletcherBlack Press

Th e Federal Court of Canada has struck down regulations requiring licensed medical marijuana us-ers to buy from Ottawa-approved growers, giving people the green light to continue growing in the comfort of home.

Th e ruling is suspended for six months, but the four B.C. residents who launched the court challenge had their growing licences protect-ed under an earlier interim order. Th ousands of people in B.C. and across Canada received licences to either grow pot themselves or des-ignate someone else to do it, before the Conservative government at-tempted to restrict production to large commercial growers who sent it by mail.

With the Prime Minister Jus-tin Trudeau intent on legalizing recreational marijuana use, Kirk Tousaw, a lawyer for the four, says the latest ruling should "once and for all end the stigmatization and criminalization" for medical users and their providers.

"And in addition, all pending criminal cases against medical can-nabis producers, patients, growers and dispensaries should be imme-diately terminated," Tousaw told CTV Wednesday. "Th ere is abso-lutely no reason in this day and age to continue to prosecute people for helping people improve their qual-ity of life with medical cannabis."

Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan ruled that preventing peo-ple from growing marijuana for medical purposes violates section seven of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees "the right to life, liberty and security of the person."

Th e court challenge was brought by:

• Neil Allard, 61, of Nanaimo, a former counsellor for Veterans Af-fairs Canada until he was granted medical retirement in 1999 due to "chronic fatigue syndrome." He started growing his own marijuana aft er fi nding he was "sensitive to pharmaceutical medication," ac-cording to court documents.

•  Tanya Beemish and David Hebert, a couple from Surrey aged 29 and 34. Beemish suff ers from type one diabetes and gastropa-resis, and smokes or vaporizes two to 10 grams of marijuana a day to relieve nausea, pain, lack of appetite and insomnia. Hebert received a Health Canada license to be her designated grower.

• Shawn Davey of Abbotsford, 39, suff ered a brain injury in a mo-tor vehicle accident and receives a federal disability pension. He held licences to grow for himself and as a designated grower for oth-ers, authorizing him to produce 122 plants indoors and store 5,490 grams at the site of production.

Marijuana growing at MediJean in Richmond, one of the producers set up to provide doctor-prescribed marijuana to licensed patients.

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Th e picturesque UFV Hope Centre campus opened its doors to Th e Hope Standard for a bowl of soup and to discuss its unique food sharing program.

Students gathered around the campus' kitchen table and spoke candidly of their expe-rience at UFV, and how it has enriched their lives, as well as the ben-efi ts of accessibility, in-creased self-esteem and a sense of comradeship.

Hope Centre launched its food share cooperative this year. The program was cre-ated to alleviate stig-matization around accessing a food bank during the lean student years, and to promote a healthy standard of food security.

“Th e food sharing program is something we started this Septem-ber — we wanted to al-leviate food insecurity,” said UFV Hope Centre Coordinator Michelle Vandepol. “Students can take a few items one day and bring them back on pay day".

Students have the opportunity to share food by trading items in an allotted kitchen cupboard on campus, and bringing them back when they can.

Th is allows the stu-dents to help one an-

other cope with the fi nancial worries of working less, raising families, and dealing with tuition.

“We determined a need, for one, because they're students work-ing minimum wage jobs — within the orga-nization we knew that there were other food banks on other cam-puses and we had stu-dents assigned to those banks, waiting for de-livery in a crisis, and it was a major stress situ-ation. Sometimes all they needed was a can of soup for the night,” said Vandepol.

Th e food sharing program creates a ca-sual environment, where students manage together, much like the community environ-ment alive and well on campus. Th ey ban together to help one another out, through a tight knit networking capacity, whether that be fi nding a job, or a new place to live.

Th e kitchen is of-ten where the heart is, and a shared commu-nity lunch on Wednes-day's provides an op-portunity for students and teachers to catch up, while enjoying a hearty bowl of chicken soup made by UFV math teacher Danica Matheson. Th e endear-ing students seemed at ease with one another.

Th ey were bright and upbeat as they openly discussed their lives and the food sharing program at UFV. Leah Felker is a mature stu-dent who fi nished up-grading this year, grad-uating at Christmas with her Adult Dog-wood diploma. She has been with UFV for two years now, and is taking prep courses to begin her education toward a psychiatric nurse cer-tifi cation. Th e mother of three fi nds school a joy that provides a rare patch of time in her busy schedule, as she navigates the campus at Hope Centre.

“Th e hours are the same as my girls'. It was such a relief to come to school, it was like my time you know — I never really took time for myself before, now this is like my break, my relaxation,” she told Th e Hope Standard.

Th e straight A stu-dent enjoys the small class sizes and the ac-cessibility of the loca-tion, as well as the con-venience of the food sharing progam.

“If you don't have dinner prepared for one night, it's great. My girls have skating twice a week, so if you don't have time to go

to the grocery store it's there — it's come in handy many, many times,” she said. “I've brought lots of food to that cupboard and taken lots of food from that cupboard.”

Alice Byrd is cur-rently the oldest Hope Centre student at 53 and has found the entire experience to be uplifting as well as confidence boosting.

“I've had to participate with the food bank and I'm not necessarily fond of it it, but here I can ex-change the food, and it goes to somebody who needs it.”

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Students and faculty enjoy a warm lunch as part of a community kitchen program provided by UFV Hope Centre. From left to right: Michelle Vandepol, Jesse Tobacco, Alice Byrd and Leah Felker shared valuable insight with one another about the new food sharing program on campus.

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Byrd is finishing her grade 12, and looking toward a career work-ing in addictions and recovery.

“UFV is absolutely fabulous, I came from a grade seven education, thought I would try it, and it has been won-derful. Th e staff here are amazing,” she said.

Hope Centre has three full time teach-ers including Danica Matheson, Kevin Ren-so and Mark Friesen that make the experi-ence at UFV all the more rewarding. The expertise of the in-structors in their fields is remarkable and the one on one attention has been profound to the learning success of the students.

Byrd is also work-ing full time at the Swiss Chalet Motel in Hope and taking on-line courses, which she finds somewhat dif-ficult as an auditory and visual learner, but access to instructors has eased her mind re-garding some of those difficulties.

“For me, it's size. I'm really unsure of myself in a large crowd, so having that access to one on one is invalu-able to me. It's one of

the major reasons I've been able to stay com-mitted to what I want to do and to believe in myself enough to know that I can do it,” she said.

For Byrd, the experi-ence is about learning to communicate eff ec-tively with others and to become an active listener, so that she can better help people.

“Let's put it this way, I have confi dence now,” she said of her time spent at UFV.

Jesse Tobacco is a new student at Hope

Centre and is cur-rently upgrading her math and English, so that she can move on to bigger and better things, like following her artistic inclina-tions and dreams.

“I think I would stick with UFV in the future, I don't know what the other campuses are like, but the best thing about this one is that it's small,” she said. “I'm from the city and I've never gone to school in the inner city, it's al-ways been super small classes, and I'm very

accustomed to that.”With students jug-

gling so many priori-ties, the programs at UFV Hope Centre off er them a lifeline.

“If you're waiting to get your degree, you're probably working a couple of minimum wage jobs already, and if you're a mature stu-dent you probably have family obligations as well, so if by having the food sharing program we can eliminate some of the stress all the bet-ter” said Vandepol.

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UFV Hope Centre coordinator Michelle Vandepol dishes up some hot chicken soup, as part of the campus’ new food sharing program.

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One of the great enduring legacies of Pierre Trudeau’s time as prime minister is the legal su-premacy of the individual, as ar-ticulated in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

We are seeing this played out with greater force than ever to-day, by an activist high court that swatted aside Stephen Harper’s attempts to restrain it, and now orders a meek, politically correct Justin Trudeau government to do its bidding.

Th e Federal Court decreed last week that people have the right to grow their own “medical” mari-juana. Th is ruling is unlikely to be appealed, given that Trudeau the Younger is committed to legaliz-

ing marijuana for everyone.Th ere are conditions that show

measurable relief from marijuana products, such as glaucoma or the nausea and loss of appetite associ-ated with cancer treatments. But much of the so-called medical marijuana industry is based on unsubstantiated claims about an inconsistent herbal remedy that hasn’t been studied much because it’s been illegal.

Th e Federal Court case involves four people from B.C., which boasts more than half of the con-tested medical marijuana growing licences issued across the country.

One of the petitioners suff ers from a vaguely defi ned condition known as “chronic fatigue syn-drome,” which led to a disability pension from a federal civil ser-vice job at age 45. 

Th e judge cited no research to support the claim that sitting around smoking dope all day re-

lieves this condition. Indeed it defi es common sense

that a set of symptoms with no identifi ed cause, which might be confused with what we used to call laziness, would be alleviated by chronic consumption of a drug that promotes eating chips and watching TV.

But we peasants aren’t sup-posed to question our monarchs, especially those in ermine-trimmed red robes at the Su-preme Court of Canada.

That court has decreed that our charter, which in Section 7 protects the “right to life, liberty and security of the person,” in-cludes a right to have a doctor’s help to commit suicide.

Euthanasia has been re-brand-ed as “assisted dying” by all the most “progressive” countries, and Canada has been given a firm deadline to join the club.

(Meanwhile, the term “right to

life” is all but banned from uni-versity campuses, to minimize the risk of a coarse literal interpreta-tion that it means, you know, a right to life.)

A Liberal-dominated com-mittee of MPs and senators has recommended full-throttle im-plementation, not restricted to terminal illness and including mental conditions such as depres-sion and dementia. Th e majority suggested even “mature minors” should have this new right.

Th e politicians support allow-ing doctors to opt out of cases they won’t condone, as long as they pro-vide a referral to another doctor.In Belgium, one of the pioneers of this brave new world, most of the growing number of euthanasia pa-tients have had cancer. But as Th e New Yorker  magazine reported in a ground-breaking article last summer, others have been eutha-nized because of autism, anorexia,

partial paralysis, blindness with deafness, manic-depression and yes, chronic fatigue syndrome.

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake expressed the hope that Canada ends up with a consistent policy on doctor-assisted suicide, rather than a provincial patchwork.

Th e closest Lake came to po-litically incorrect criticism was to caution that “deep discussion” is needed around the court’s notion of a “competent minor,” someone not yet entrusted with the vote or access to a liquor store.

Three dissenting Conservative MPs went so far as to say the rec-ommendations don’t adequately protect seniors who might be coerced into checking out and passing on their estates. How old-fashioned.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email:  tfl etcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc

I don’t think Justin Trudeau can take credit, “Sunny Ways” aside, but the weather around here lately has been positively breathtaking.

OK, maybe more like breath restoring as it feels like one comes alive as one strolls out-side taking in a big gulp of fresh air that suddenly seems in abun-dance aft er too much grey for too long, even though it wasn’t long at all by Canadian stan-dards. Th ere’s a spring in every-one’s step it seems as the brain awakens to what life can be once again once it’s nice outside.

Not that winter activities are gone, the beauty of those big  snowfalls is that spring skiing will be even better, it’s just that one starts to think of one’s golf swing and some lucky individu-als have even been out already.

Of course Mother Nature al-ways has her own agenda and a teaser of better things to come can always be followed by a winter wallop so stay tuned. I’m pretty sure that’s where that lamb, lion thing for the month of March comes in, duh. Bottom line? Enjoy the great weather while you can. I’m one of those idiots who still thinks the Ca-nucks have a chance, although outside at best, of making the playoff s. Th en again, that might be part of the spring fever item I discussed earlier. I always fi nd it

funny how when the Canucks lose a couple in a row, especial-ly at home, it’s “trade the Se-dins, blow up the team, let the kids play, fi re the coach, bring back Luongo, bring back the orange uniforms, bring back Harold Snepsts.”

OK, I might be exaggerating slightly about Snepsts but I always liked him and the way  he played. And then when the Canucks win a couple in a row it’s “hey, these kids can play, and they’re learning so much from the Sedins, and the fu-ture looks bright and wait until next year when the kids are all a little bit better.”

Unfortunately, unless they run the table, it is most likely ‘next year’ at this point and they may even trade a few veterans for draft picks before the end of the month just to emphasize the point. However, as it stands today, it looks like the Canucks will have lots of company as the other fi ve Canadian teams are also on the outside looking in at the playoff s. Th e likely prospect of the Leafs, Habs, Jets, Oilers, Canucks and Flames all miss-ing the playoff s must be a little more than disconcerting for the Canadian television networks.

However, for the rest of us, that’s where the great spring weather comes in. So, get out and enjoy it, Black Press

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Flooding ditches a concernJust south of Flood

Hope Road, just a few hundred yards from the Fraser River, the Trans Mountain pipe-line runs in a ditch that has not been properly excavated, and de-bushed, for de-cades this whole area is a flood plain.

Here the pipe will inevitably be broken, during the emergency highway repairs when the culverts for this ditch (grown over, see above) stop work-ing and flood this the Trans Canada high-way, the major artery into Vancouver for thousands of semi trucks and passenger vehicles, every day.

A shut-down of this highway for even a few hours is a huge eco-nomic event.

In the distance is

the site of a rockfall onto the pipeline just after construction, 62 years ago (Wilson ref-erence). This will also soon happen again. The Trans Moun-tain pipeline should have been re-routed around this ditch loca-tion, long ago. Kinder Morgan should now be required to do so, by the National En-ergy Board, during the summer season. Wait-ing for a winter heavy rain "perfect storm" catastrophe, is not responsible Federal regulation. I shake my head every time I go past this spot, which is dozens of times ev-ery year. Every ditch in B.C., except this one, is swamped out on a regular basis

David EllisA stretch of highway just south of Flood Hope Road, located a few hundred yards from the Fraser River.

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Borrow and spend, an irresponsible methodThe current Fed-

eral Liberal Govern-ments plan of borrow and spend is not only fiscally irresponsible, it's future damage to Canada's economy may prove to be insur-mountable.

The fact is, that our current debt of ap-proximately $700 bil-lion, is now costing the Canadian Taxpayer about $34 billion per year in interest pay-ments alone.  

That $34 billion, would be more than enough to stimulate Canada's economy, and thrust us far and beyond any other country’s economy in the world.

  Instead, because of past Governments, including the Liber-als,   irresponsible spending, and lack of forward economic creativity, we are now approaching an area

of possible economic failure.

Liberal economists preach about stimu-lating the economy, on the pretext of in-frastructure spending, all be it with borrowed money, because inter-est rates are low.  

Well, interest rates have already begun to rise south of the border, so you know, we are not far behind here.

This just goes to show how they lack any creative financial concept, or foresight, whatsoever.  

They are constantly harping how the low cost of energy exports, have depleted their coffers.   At the same time, challenging themselves to lower our carbon footprint to avoid a climate ca-tastrophe.

They do this, while

at the same time, fi-nancial experts, and climate scientists, are telling us that the greatest economic op-portunity the world will ever see lies in the conversion to clean and renewable energy systems.

Obviously, their loy-alty to the fossil fuel industry is their pri-mary concern.   They are still talking about getting fossil fuels to tide water, even though, it would cost them more to do so, compared to its worth.  

They are still talking about building LNG Plants, even though Asia, their target mar-ket, can buy it cheaper from Russia, than we can even get it out of the ground for.

This Governments pathetic agenda is only placing us on the edge of an economic

abyss.  Now is the time to start converting in a serious way.  

All the technolo-gies exist, for Canada to become an inno-vated and economic world leader.   Solar, wind, geothermal, and save our fossil fuel for manufacturing com-ponents.

Instead of selling off our raw resources, we should be process-ing and manufactur-ing them right here in Canada, making them value added, instead of exporting out all of our jobs.

It just goes to show how little talent our politicians have, and how corrupt they have seemed to become, as their loyalties lie mainly with multina-tional corporations.

  It seems that their main concerns are for themselves, and get-

ting re-elected, over the well being of the Canadian constitu-ency.

Art Green

I wish to express my heartfelt thanks and grat-itude to the person who handed my daughter’s wallet to the RCMP on February second. Your honest and timely ac-tion saved her an ocean of trouble as she was fl ying home to Austra-lia that day to resume her schooling. Your in-tegrity is so encourag-ing and appreciated. Peter May

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Arts & EntertainmentHope Pact goes Burlesque

Hope Performing Arts Community Th eatre (Hope Pact) is pleased to announce that Bur-lesque class is on Tues-day's at 6 p.m.

Burlesque tradition-ally features provoca-tive humour, slapstick comedy, outlandish songs, and scantily clad females. Th e group is currently working on a black and white dance, using visual eff ects, and a titillating chair dance.

“Rather than do the expected striptease numbers associated with Burlesque, we go back to the time when ankles were a suggestive body part,” said Hope Pact di-rector and teacher Cher-yl-Lynne Lacey.

Th e Burlesque class features music from the 2010 movie ‘Burlesque’ starring Cher, an eclec-tic mix of country and western, Crocodile Rock and Uptown Funk.

Geared toward hu-mour, the booty shak-ing, bold and uninhib-

ited style of Burlesque is open to all ages, from teens to seniors. Mother and daughter teams are also welcome.

Th e group performed at the Hope Legion as an addition to singer Mat Dufus' show in Novem-ber. Th e infectious act

had audience members up and dancing with performers.

“Our goal is to have women increase their self-esteem, take a risk and have fun while do-ing it — I always say, just get in touch with your inner Burlesque”

said Lacey. Th e youngest per-

former in the group is 17 and the oldest is an im-pressive 83.

“You are never too old, or too young to dance, share, network, drink wine (if you are old enough) and laugh with other women,” she said.

Hope Pact recently extended an invitation to the women of Hope to join up and explore new possibilities, adventure, and to have a good time.

“So women of all ages, put on your 'big girl panties' and come out and have some fun!”

Th e group is also re-cruiting volunteers to help with sound, pro-duction, advertising and all things theatre for their upcoming Grand Ole Oprey show.

For more informa-tion please contact Cheryl-Lynne Lacey at hopepact@gmail.com or 604-869-2431.

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Members of Hope Pact enjoy delighting crowds with their zany behaviour, outlandish cos-tumes, and zeal for the stage.

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Community Community Calendar

Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

Stephen Palmer (Gospel Roots)

Sunday March 6 • Hope United Church

310 Queen St. Hope

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Tickets: 2 for $20 at the door

604-869-8435

St. Patrick’s Day Tea

Saturday March 12 • Our Lady of Good

Hope Church Hall, 671 Water Ave. Hope

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

$6.00 at the door

604-869-8401

Auxiliary to Fraser Canyon

Hospital & Fraser Hope Lodge

Monthly MeetingMonday March 14 • Fraser Canyon

Hospital Conference Room

1275 7th Ave. Hope BC

1 pm - 3 pm 604-869-3517

Simple Healthful Desserts

Wednesday March 16 • Fireside Room,

Seventh-day Adventist Church

1300 Ryder St. Hope BC

604-869-3261

7 pm - 8:30 pm

Perfect location, close to schools, shopping, & recreation! This 3+1 bedroom, 2 bath, basement entry home on huge .19 acre lot is perfect for the growing family or for those who need extended family living space. Lots of renovations done here including newer windows, paint, fl ooring & kitchen upgrades. Beautiful mountain views off the large back deck, back yard is fenced & private & nicely landscaped. Easy to show & sell. Check it out today!

LOTHIAN

604-869-1010285 Wallace St, Hope

$289,000

Weekly ActivitiesWeekly ActivitiesThursdays

SENIOR KEEP FITCanyon Golden Agers Club560 Douglas Street Hope9 am - 10 am

COST $2.00 drop-in604-869-8435

FridaysTOPS MEETINGAnglican Church Hall 681 Fraser St Hope8:15 - 10:30 am

604-869-0323

MondaysHOPE AL-ANON GROUPFraser Canyon Hospital Meeting Room

1275 7th Ave, Hope8:00 pm - 9:00 pmKathleen A604-869-7078

TuesdaysSENIOR KEEP FITCanyon Golden Agers Club560 Douglas Street Hope9:00 am - 10:00 am

cost $2.00 drop in604-869-8435

LUNCH WITH THE BUNCH888 Third Ave, Hope 10 am - 12:15 pm604-869-2466

CONVERSATION CIRCLESHope Library1005A Sixth Ave, Hope10:30 - 11:30 am

TOPS MEETINGAnglican Church Hall681 Fraser St, Hope5:30 - 8:00 pm

604-869-2204

Real Estate Team

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THANK YOU to the Hope employers who hosted Work Experience Placements for our

fi rst Community Employment Program.

If your business or agency would be interested in hosting a placement then please contact Free Rein Associates at 604-869-2279Funded by Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Skills Training & Responsible for Labour.

Your support has made a world of difference to our participants. We would like to thank:

6th Avenue Sports • Hope Drive-In • Fraser Hope LodgeTillicum Workshop • RONA • Hope & Area Transition Society

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Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund

Community

Th e Lions Club is pleased to announce the arrival of the annual Cultus Lake Pikemin-now Fishing Derby on June 18, 2016.

Club branches in Deroche, Harrison Mills, Lillooet, Chilli-wack and Hope will be hosting the traditional event. Th e event was previously organized by the Cultus Lake Aquatic Stewardship Strategy (CLASS) team.

"They were having a hard time with vol-unteers so the Lions Clubs in the local zone decided to help out and make the event a zone project," Scott Medlock, Hope Lions Club president told The Hope Standard.

The Pikeminnow is an invasive species that feeds on the eggs of salmon.

The Derby is held on the Saturday before Father's Day because that weekend allows for free fishing with no license required.

Th ousands of fi sh are caught and eliminated from the lake during the event, helping with the local eco system and the lifecycle of the spawning salmon.

Youth, sight, eradi-cating hunger, poverty and the environment are four initiatives cur-rently being addressed by the organization.

“Th is fi shing derby fi ts well with the en-vironmental initiative that Lions international is promoting around the world — we look forward to working with class members

who have hosted this fi shing derby in the past,” said Medlock.

"For those fi shers who have participated in this derby in past years, we hope you will be back this year.”

Pre registration for the event will take place at Hope Outdoors.

More details will be released as the event nears and any informa-

tion can be obtained by calling Scott Medlock at 604-750-8648.

Lions International will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017, the milestone event will commemorate the service the club has provided over the years, while looking ahead to the undertaking of more projects in its separate communities.

Fishing derby benefits ecosystem

Avid young fishermen cast their lines into Cultus Lake, hoping to catch a big one, while helping the ecosystem in the water.

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Organized Avalanche Response teamHope Sear and Rescue (HSAR)

members recently went to Man-ning Park to embark on snow-shoe training.

“Th is is part of our search team commitment and some members use this training as preparation for their three day Organized Av-alanche Response Team Member training course, which will be un-dertaken this weekend at Mount Seymour,” said HSAR manager Mario Levesque.

The course provides partici-

pants with the skills necessary to safely respond to avalanche incidents as part of an inter-agency team in potentially un-stable terrain.

Th is blended course is delivered via online introductory modules followed by a face to face class-room and fi eld portion.

Th e focus of the course is on or-ganized avalanche search and res-cue techniques such as wanding, probing, searching and shovelling.

Th e course also touches on

aspects of higher Incident Com-mand System (ICS) functions in Organized Avalanche Response (OAR) operations, group safety measures, specialized equipment used in avalanche response and on post-rescue duties.

Th e course is intended for SAR volunteers who will respond in potentially unstable terrain.

To learn more about this event, please contact Mario at hopesarbase@hopesar.ca, or 604-869-7214

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For more information, go to TransMountain.com/engagementEmail: info@transmountain.com · Phone: 1-866-514-6700

Committed to safety since 1953.

How feedback has resulted in a stronger, safer and better project:

• A $100 million investment in the West Coast Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) for marine safety enhancements.

• A commitment to offset any greenhouse gas emissions resulting from construction.• An increase in safety valves along the pipeline from 94 to 126.• An increase in pipeline wall thickness in sensitive areas, such as urban locations and at river crossings.• Routing of the pipeline to avoid 22 crossings at fi sh-inhabited rivers including

the Fraser, upper North Thompson, Albreda, Coldwater and Coquihalla.• Routing to avoid environmentally sensitive areas, such as Cheam Wetlands and three

BC Class A parks.• Routing of the pipeline to minimize community impacts to the Westsyde neighbourhood in Kamloops

and the Westridge neighbourhood in Burnaby.

For more than four years, we’ve worked together with our neighbours and local communities to hear what they have to say about our proposed pipeline expansion. By listening closely and having an open dialogue, we’ve been able to create a stronger, safer and more responsive project. We are working to meet all the requirements of the regulators, as well as consulting with communities, Indigenous people, government agencies and municipalities – and we’ll continue to work with them throughout development, construction and operations. We know how critical it is to get this right. Most importantly, we’re acting on what we hear with signifi cant changes to the Project.

“I feel strongly that by listening to people, we are making better project decisions.” - Lexa Hobenshield, External Relations Manager, Kinder Morgan Canada

FinanceSavings grants expanded to include more eligible children

  The provincial government expanded the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG) to include children born in 2006 and in the process extend the $1,200 education grant to 40,000 more eli-gible British Columbian kids.

 Previously, the grant was only available for children born in 2007 or later. Families saving for their eligible children’s post-

secondary education now have access to an additional $1,200.

 “It can be hard for parents to start sav-ing for their children’s university educa-tion, but it’s so critical to begin saving as early as possible—and make it routine,” says Kay Gandham, branch manager, En-vision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union. “This grant is a great way

for parents to jumpstart that crucial sav-ings behaviour.”

 While the BCTESG is a one-time grant of $1,200, there is a limited window for the application.

 “Parents need to be aware there is only three years to apply from the day their child turns six,” says Gandham. “The child also needs to be a beneficiary of a regis-

tered education savings plan to be eligible. A financial expert can help make sense of RESP options available and get it set up fairly quickly.”

  As the BCETSG was introduced last year, Gandham recommends parents get more information about the application process and eligibility on the government’s website at http://www.gov.bc.ca/BCTESG.

The province of B.C. extends $1,200 in funds to 40,000 new individuals

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Andrew Franklin, Director of Digital Development

is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura

Baziuk as B.C. Digital Editor.

Laura graduated from Carleton University’s journalism

program in 2007. She worked in various newsrooms,

including the Peace Arch News, the Province, the

Canadian Press, and most recently, CKNW Radio. She

spent four and a half years there, as a reporter and

anchor, and was sent to Tofi no to cover the whale-

watching boat capsizing in 2015.

Laura grew up in south Surrey and lives in Vancouver.

She enjoys reading crime novels, baking and

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Community

Seabird Island Band's Early Child-hood Centre of Excel-lence (ECCE) is offi-cially open.

The Centre, which will host a majority of Seabird Island's Early Childhood Programs, recently held its offi-cial grand opening. It will serve neighbour-ing communities in and around the Hope area including the Shxw' owhàmel band.

“This building, I think for everybody, represents a new day – a fresh, new day that represents our future,” said Carolyne Neufeld, Seabird Island Band’s Director of Health and Social Development. “We create programs and opportunities for our young people, and they rise, because we helped them rise. To-day is a happy day, it's a celebration.”

The Early Child-hood Centre of Excel-lence building was a dream for more than 10 years, but there was no ability to go after the necessary capital funding. When that opportunity came a couple of years ago, the Seabird Island Band Health & Social Devel-opment Department got its proposal ready and was eventually

successful in receiving the necessary funding to move forward.

“It’s such a wonder-ful feeling to move into a building where not only our children will be playing and have this as a resource, and all of the services it will provide and the opportunities for the kids to grow—but also that we’re moving in with a largely First Nations staff, which is a huge accomplish-ment,” said Neufeld. “I think from that, we will now be able to look at stronger ways to support cultural

practices. We see it (in conjunction) with wanting the resur-gence of our language. I think our creativity will blossom here.”

The Early Child-hood Centre of Excel-lence gives Seabird the opportunity to double child care seating—one of the conditions of building the Centre.

As for amenities, the ECCE building will be very interactive.

It has a climbing wall which folds up against the wall when not in use, a SMART board, a full kitchen, offices for staff, meet-

ing rooms, and vast play areas with all the games and toys neces-sary to allow staff to fully engage children.

“We have all of our programs in one spot now, so it’s a one-stop shop for parents. If they need speech, we’ve got a special room where they can have quiet time, if they need supported child care, if they need extra support, it’s all done in one building,” said Carlene Brown, Sea-bird Island Band’s Ear-ly Childhood Program Manager.”

Early childhood centre opens

Sophie (left) and Gracyn enjoy a bit of lunch in one of the many programs offered to chil-dren at the Centre.

ERIN KNUTSON / THE STANDARD

Bringing financial literacy to HopeJodi McBrideSpecial to The Standard

Read Right Society is bringing fi nancial literacy to Hope through the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s (FCAC) Financial Basics Workshop.

Financial Literacy is having the “knowledge, skills and confi dence to make responsible fi nancial decisions (FCAC).”

“People oft en think fi nancial literacy is know-ing how to set up Tax Free Savings Accounts, GICs and Mutual Funds, but it is much more than that,” said Jodi McBride, Read Right Society’s Executive Director. “It’s knowing how to manage your mon-ey regardless of what your income is; It’s knowing the diff erence between needs and wants and how to budget your life, from rent to buying a latte or groceries. It’s knowing how to create realistic fi -nancial goals and achieve them.”

Th e eight-week series includes: budgeting, fi nan-cial planning, saving and investing, credit and debt management, cost of living, needs versus wants and protecting your fi nances and identity.

Participants will receive a student workbook and be guided through practical exercises to un-derstand how money works and how to set and work toward goals.

In 2015, Statistics Canada said the debt-to-income ratio of Canadian households was 163.3 per cent, meaning for every dollar Canadians earn, they owe $1.63 in debt. In the Fraser Cascade Region, which includes Hope, 49.7 per cent of residents spend 30 per cent or more of their income on their rent or mortgage and the average family income is just over $57,000.00 (BC Stats 2012).

“Th ese numbers tell a story of the fi nancial situa-tion in Hope and area, and the importance of having

strong fi nancial literacy skills throughout all stages of life,” said McBride. “Our Financial Basics Work-shop is for young adults and adults and will teach foundational skills to manage their income and make wise fi nancial decisions.”

Read Right Society’s Financial Basics Workshop is funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and is free to participants. Th e workshop is on Th ursdays from March 3 to April 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m..

To register or for more information contact Read Right Society: 604-860-0510 or 604-860-3984.

Read Right Society is a registered non-profi t, es-tablished in 2008, that promotes life skill literacy programs that acknowledge people’s needs and work together to teach skills and empower others to ful-fi ll those needs. In this way, we become more than we can be by ourselves, and as a community can be something we are all proud of.

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Erin KnutsonHope Standard

Yoga, the word invokes images of sleek bodies in varying poses, yoga mats, and of course a yogi en-couraging balance, and promoting fl exibility. Tra-ditional yoga involves the mind and the ability to use the body as a tool to create improved health, emotional well-being, and enhanced clarity.

Th ere is an adaptive method that allows peo-ple who are just starting out, or have limited mo-bility to access the ben-efi ts of yoga, using a more gentle approach.

Chair yoga. What is that, one might ask?

Th is adaptive method has been around for quite some time, and off ers an alternative and unique style of yoga that uses a chair instead of a yoga mat.

Th e chair acts as an extension of the body, as yoga positions are adapted to the use of the chair. Th e student can safely warm up the body, and practice poses with increased support and stability.

Th e Recreation Centre

in Hope has off ered chair yoga for many years, ac-cording to assistant man-ager Mandy Arbuckle.

“Th e poses practiced in chair yoga are oft en ad-aptations of Hatha yoga poses,” she said.

Hatha yoga's earliest known beginnings date back to the eighth cen-tury. Th e word “Hatha” comes from “Ha” which means sun, and “Th a” which means moon.

Chair yoga is an option for people that want to try a more gentle approach and might be struggling

with limited mobility, strength, fl exibility or in-jury. Age can be a factor, sedentary lifestyle, or un-used muscles are all rea-sons for utilizing the en-hanced benefi ts of a chair. Th is type of yoga can be a starting off point for people until they've achieved more knowl-edge about the practice, strength and fl exibility.

Th e aided discipline might be a consideration for people who are suf-fering from physical dis-abilities, or coping with arthritis, diabetes, pre-

diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, osteo-porosis, or scoliosis to name a few.

Chair yoga address-es issues and habitual patterns such as poor posture, tight muscles, crunched neck, wrist is-sues (carpel tunnel), disc injuries, osteopenia (low bone mass), obesity, and lung disease. By creat-ing new muscle memory the student can shed bad habits, while instilling new ones, and relieving symptoms of old injuries.

“Chair yoga has been a popular class among resi-dents of Hope and those in the surrounding areas for many years,” said Ar-buckle. "Th e Recreation Centre has been fortunate to have had some great instructors who have led this class and contributed to its long standing suc-cess." Yoga posturing al-lows for a greater blood fl ow to the body, and with implementation of breathing exercises, helps create a greater sense of overall well-being.

“Chair yoga is typically well attended by the se-nior population, howev-er, people of all ages can benefi t from this class,” said Arbuckle. “Th is class can be a great option for those who are just getting back to the gym or start-ing a new fi tness plan af-ter a period away.”

Monica Cummins, the Recreation Centre's pres-ent chair yoga instructor, brings a variety of experi-ence to the class as a regis-tered yoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance.

"I enjoy teaching chair yoga, as I feel the ben-efi ts of yoga as a tech-nique to optimize health on all levels, should be available to anyone and everyone, regardless of age, fi tness level, or in-juries.  Th e greatest feel-ing is when you see im-provement in a student's mobility, stress level,  or mindset," she said.

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Coquihalla teach-ers Teresa Williams and Adrienne Robin-son held their annual kindergarten Winter Olympics last Friday — without any snow or ice.

Th e event was started in 2010, when Van-couver hosted the Winter Olympics. Kids marched into the gym, led by torch re-lay runners with their uniforms and (unlit) torches: Hans Jeschek, Kate Zabel and my-self, followed by fl ag bearers. Th e mini-Olympians then lined up in teams for relay races that simulated real events, while par-ents and grandparents cheered them on.

As in past years, Wil-liams prepared her stu-dents by showing them a video of actual races.

“Th e kids were so ex-cited, the week before, counting ‘how many sleeps before Sports Day,” said Williams.

Well… most of the kids were excited. At least one of them was very worried.

“One girl didn’t want to go in the skeleton race,” said Williams, laughing. “She thought

we would be doing the real thing — but I got a picture of her doing it and she was smiling.

The kindie ver-sion of the skeleton race was kids lying on their tummies on four-wheeled scoot-er boards, powering themselves down to the end wall and back.

The ‘bobsled race’ used the same scooters but one child sat while the other pushed. At the end wall, they switched roles.

Other events includ-ed the biathlon, where students slid their feet on bean bags, simu-lating cross-country skiing, then ‘shot’ the

bean bags at the end wall before running back. There was also a hockey relay and ice dance relay, including twirls and jumps with a partner.

No standings were taken and every child got a medal at the closing ceremony, fol-lowed by the singing

of O Canada.“You could see the

smiles on the kids’ faces when the parents came over to sing the anthem,” said Williams. “Th ey felt so success-ful. Th is was their fi rst chance to do relays and they did so well.

“Th e support we get from the families is

awesome,” she added. “Th ey were so willing to help with the teams and cleaning up.”

Williams may drop by to watch the event next year — but she won’t be organizing it.

“I’m retiring, so I’ve given all the paper work to Adrienne,” said Wil-liams. “I’ve taught since

1975 — some part-time for maternity — but I always taught, every year.” Williams started her career in Fort Nel-son, followed by 41 years of service at Silver Creek and Coquihalla elementary schools.

“Th is is my forty-fi ft h year,” she said. “It’s been a great ride!”

Little champions light up the Kindergarten Winter Olympics

Coquihalla Elementary’s kindergarten students had their own version of the Winter Olympics last Friday as they completed relay races that simulated Olympics events. Top: After Ms. Williams yelled “Go!” Christina Taylor and Preston McLean took off on their skeleton sleds. Bottom left: Mariela Martinez (left) and Joelle Kim demonstrate how to ‘ice dance’ under the direction of Ms. Williams. Bottom right: Brynn Dougall proudly receives her gold medal, while Logan Francis waits his turn.

PHOTOS BY BARRY STEWART

A14 Hope Standard, Thursday, March 3, 2016

CODE, DorothyIt is with great sadness that we an-nounce the passing of Dorothy Gladys Code on February 27, 2016 at the age of 97 years.Dorothy was born on July 20, 2018 in Eston Saskatchewan. She is predeceased by 7 brothers who all served in the Canadian forces in WWII.Dorothy was known for her strong, proud, independent personality, her love of plants and her amazing memory of dates and birthdays and she never missed sending her love on that special day. She will

be greatly missed by her children: Dennis (Sharon), Lois, Barbara, Merrill, Reginald and Hope Faye, along with all of her grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and endless friends.The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope, BC.A special thanks to Karen Severn and Kathy Doran for their extraor-dinary efforts and compassion.Dorothy was loved by all who knew her and she will be remem-bered.Dorothy’s wishes were not to mourn her loss, but to remember and celebrate her life. There will not be a service at her request.Donations can be made in Dorothy’s memory to the Canadian Can-cer soceity.

REGAN, DonaldA longtime resident of Hope for more than 45 years has passed away.Donald Allen Regan died Feb. 4, 2016 in Abbotsford Regional Hos-pital at the age of 75.He leaves his son Anthony, a daughter Kimberley and two grand-children as well as sisters Marie and Murriel and brother Barrie in Nova Scotia. He was the grandson of Surrey pioneers.Condolences can be sent care of Box 311 Surrey, BC V3T 5B6

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

5 IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of

StuartMay 5, 1964 - March 3, 2004

No length of time, no lapse of yearscan dim our dear

ones past,For loving thoughtsstill hold him dear,

And will while memory lasts.

Always in our thoughts,Mom, Dad & Pat

WESTBROOK,Katie Marie1932-2016

A Celebration of Life for Katie Westbrook will be held on March 12, 2016 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 228, 344 Fort St, Hope BC at 1:00 pm.In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Ca-nadian Cancer Society.

7 OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

10 CARDS OF THANKS

A big thank you to all who sent their good wishes for my quick recovery. I was overwhelmed by the many of-fers of help and appreciate all of the assistance I have received. I am getting along well and hope that I will soon be back to my usual ac-tivities. Johanna Coughlin

Thank you to all the hospi-tal staff who looked after my brother Shilo Reavie. They were kind and car-ing.Also a huge thank you to The Courtyard family and hospice members for all the help they extended to me, in this diffi cult time.

Bonnie Sacht

Thank you to these local businesses who supported Silver Creek Elementary’s

Math Challenge

• Sunshine Lanes • Hope Recreation Centre• Atwal’s Pizza & Tandoo-

ri House • Panago Pizza • Subway (downtown

Hope) • Hope Pizza • Hope Dairy Queen

Without your goods and ser-vices our Math Challenge wouldn’t have been the same.

Ron MacDonald

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30 HAPPY THOUGHTS

Happy 10th Birthday

to our amazing girlJaida-Lynn

Love Mama, Papa & Auntie

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The Hope & Area Transition Society is a non-profi t organization providing services and programs to individuals affected by social issues. The Society is seeking applications for a term position in the Children Who Witness Abuse program.

This position entails the worker to perform their position with little or no supervision. The preferred candidate will have:• CWWA Levels 1 -3 and/or training in CWWA program

or the equivalent experience in working with children• Post secondary training and experience working with

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131 HOME CARE/SUPPORT

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165 WORK WANTED

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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130 HELP WANTED

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

HOPE, 1 bdrm apt., newer, $600/ mon., includes hot water, N/S. Call 604-819-6122 or 604-819-6422

HOPE, 2 bdrm apt., adult oriented complex, 4 appliances, newly re-no’d, electric heat, N/S, N/P.

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733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

HOPE, 2 Mobile Home Pads for rent in senior’s community. Call Gordon 604-240-3464

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736 HOMES FOR RENT

HOPE, 1 bdrm furnished or unfur-nished mobile home in a Senior’s Community. We are part of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. Call Gale 604-860-3578

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750 SUITES, LOWER

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RENTALS

757 WANTED TO RENT

LOOKING FOR a 1 bdrm apt. with balcony. N/S, non-drinking quiet person. Call Karen 604-869-0932

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1995 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr auto sedan, a/c. Only this week. STK#772. $1,595.2002 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr, auto, loaded, STK#749. $2,900.2004 FORD EXPLORER 4dr 4X4, auto, 7psg, full load. Only this week. STK#470. $4,900.2004 ACURA EL 1.7 4dr sedan leather, sunroof, loaded STK#724. $5,900.2007 TOYOTA YARIS, 4 dr, auto, sedan, STK#734 $5,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, au-to, loaded. STK#672. $6,900.2009 FORD FOCUS 4dr,sedan loaded, auto STK#687 $6,900.2006 HONDA CRV AWD auto, leather seats, fully loaded. STK#757 $6,900.2004 HONDA CRV. 4dr, fully loaded auto. STK#747 $6,900.2008 DODGE Cavalier STX 4dr, loaded, auto, low ks. Only this week . STK#774. $7,500.2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr auto, loaded. STK#691. $7,900.2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 dr, sedan, auto, loaded, STK#696 $7,900.2011 NISSAN Versa 4dr auto, h/bk, loaded, STK#721 $9,900.2010 FORD FUSION. Full load, auto, 4 dr, sedan. Only this week. STK#776. $9,900.2004 ACURA MDX 4dr auto, 7 psgr, loaded, DVD, Navigation STK#254 $10,900.2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. 4dr auto loaded, STK#750. $11,900.2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA4 dr, auto, fully loaded. STK#721 $12,900.2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. 4dr, auto, fully loaded, low kms. STK#746. $13,900. 2012 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr, auto, loaded, STK#695. $14,900.

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2003 FORD FOCUS 4 dr, au-to, Aircared, STK#545, $2,900.2004 DODGE CARAVAN 7psgr, loaded STK#525 $2,900. 2002 HONDA ACCORD 2dr, auto, loaded, STK#648 $3,900.2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 7psg full load, runs good, Aircared STK#530 $3,900.2007 CHEV UPLANDER 7 psg fully loaded. STK#473 $4,500. 2004 MAZDA 3 Auto, 4 dr, Only this wk! STK#673 $4,900.2005 FORD EXPLORER Full load, 7psg, 4X4, auto. Only this week. STK#773. $5,900.

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Whereas CHRISTIAN MISCHA SMITH of 3952 Hwy 97A, Grindrod BC V0E 1Y0 is indebted to HOPE TOWING LTD for the sum of $4064.28 for storage, parts, labour, towing plus publication of this notice, on a 2001 FORD ESCAPE, VIN#1FMYU01171KB79931 and the said sum ought to have been paid and have not been paid, notice is herby given that on March 14, 2016, a date not less than 14 days after the fi rst publication of this notice at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon the vehicle will be sold.Bids on the aforementioned vehicle will be received by the offi ce of Hope Towing Ltd up to 1:00 pm on March 14, 2016.The vehicle may be inspected at Hope Towing Ltd, 1060 5th Ave, Hope BC.

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Whereas C KEAY INVESTMENTS LTD of 100 Golden Dr., Coquitlam BC V3K 6T1 is indebted to HOPE TOWING LTD for the sum $9471.76 for storage, parts, labour, towing plus publication of this notice, on a 1996 WABASH NAT SEMI TRAILER, VIN # 1JJE482S1TL312961 and the said sum ought to have been paid and have not been paid, notice is hereby given that on March 14, 2016 a date not less than 14 days after the fi rst publication of this notice at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon the vehicle will be sold. Bids on the aforementioned vehicle will be received by the offi ce of Hope Towing Ltd up to 1:00 pm on March 14, 2016. The vehicle may be inspected at Hope Towing Ltd. 1060 5th Ave, Hope, BC.

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