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Revoked! Teacher’s certificate suspended ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

he wife of a former Abbotsford Catholic school teacher convicted of sexting a student has had her own teaching certificate suspended because she covered up her husband’s activities. Sandra Careen, a teacher at St. John Brebeuf Secondary, was handed a five-month suspension starting Sept. 1 by the B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB). Careen was investigated after it came to light that she

Abbotsford Catholic teacher suspended for concealing that her husband sexted student knew her husband, Martin Careen, also a former teacher at St. John Brebeuf, had been sending inappropriate messages to a student at the school and hadn’t reported the activity. Martin was convicted of invitation to sexual touching in July 2011 after engaging in sexually explicit text messages with a 17-year-old student at SJB, part of the Catholic

Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese. The messages were sent from a mobile phone registered in Sandra Careen’s name. During Martin’s trial, telephone records from the night of Jan. 27, 2009 show that he and the victim spoke on the phone and texted about an upcoming exam. The inappropriate texts

began after 11 p.m. and contained innuendo and talk of sexual acts and preferences. Ac c o rd i n g t o t h e T R B investigation, two days after the exchange, the student approached Sandra Careen, her homeroom and English teacher, and told her about the offending text messages but wouldn’t say who sent them. The next day, Jan. 29, 2009, the victim met with Sandra Careen again and told her the texts had been sent by her husband. see SEXTING, page A7

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Sandra Careen, left, has had her teacher’s certificate suspended for concealing the fact that her husband, former Abbotsford Catholic teacher Martin Careen, right, sexted a student.

Women’s centre closing its doors at the end of the month Negotiations for prospective new home ongoing CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

ore than four years after the Abbotsford women’s drop-in centre opened, the Warm Zone will close its doors at its McCallum Road site at the end of the month. But it will be opening in a new place, somewhere not too far away, say its operators. “We’re feeling positive about finding a place. We’re in conversations right now,” said Dorothy Henneveld, executive director of the Women’s Resource Society of the Fraser Valley. The centre’s staff members are packing up files and furniture now to make the move by Sept. 30, she said Friday. The agency began with outreach work in 2006, meeting for coffee and building relationships with local street-

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Warm Zone co-ordinator Michele Giordano is in the midst of packing up as the drop-in centre for women at risk is moving from its current downtown Abbotsford spot to another as-yet unconfirmed site at the end of September. entrenched women, many who were in the sex trade and had addictions and mental health problems. After obtaining temporary

funding from the Status of Women Canada to run a pilot project, the WRSFV opened a physical space in March 2009 near downtown Abbotsford,

where most of the women plied their trade. “We outgrew our current location within a few months of opening. We really need

more space. The [current] landlord has been gracious enough to let us stay on this long,” she said Friday. The Warm Zone offers the

women a safe place to take a break from their risky lifestyles. Thirty to 40 women visit the centre every day, and from 120 to 150 different women come in every month, said Warm Zone co-ordinator Michele Giordano. They can get a meal or a coffee, nap for a few hours, have a shower, do laundry and talk with counsellors. Volunteers come to give haircuts or just have conversations. Some of the women have even been involved in an art project in which they created and painted masks – these have been shown in The Reach Gallery and Museum for the past three summers. It hasn’t been an easy ride, as funding was been sporadic during its first three years as a pilot program. However, Henneveld said last week that she is “feeling very positive” about continued stable funding from a pair of sources, although she could not reveal details yet. see SHELTER, page A7

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Constables Daryl Young, left, and Trevor Sales are gearing up for the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley next week. The nine-day, 800-kilometre ride for the Canadian Cancer Foundation raises funds for life-saving pediatric research.

Tour de Valley cyclists set Abbotsford officers to saddle up for Cops for Cancer ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

eteran Cops for Cancer rider Const. Trevor Sales has a golden rule whenever he undertakes the 800-kilometre, nine-day Tour de Valley. No grouching. Ever. “You don’t complain on tour,” the Abbotsford Police officer states matter-of-factly. “Because at some point you are done with the ride while some kids have to battle cancer their whole lives.” Sales, “on tour” for the third time, is part of a team of 30 law enforcement colleagues pedalling from Langley to Boston Bar and back to raise funds to fight pediatric cancer. On the route the group visits schools in various communities and team members connect with their junior riders, kids who have survived or are battling cancer.

Fellow APD officers Const. Daryl Young and Det. Craig Burridge are also along for the ride. Young, a rookie rider, got his first taste of the enthusiasm the Cops for Cancer team can generate during a series of visits to schools in the community of Hope earlier this week. As is the norm, the entire team rode down the school halls and into the gym to be greeted by a host of screaming students. “I’d never experienced [the kids’] excitement before,” says Young. “It was pretty cool. It reminds you about why you are doing it.” Not only does the Tour de Valley help children battling cancer, but also it helps young people see police in a different light. “It’s a positive thing for kids to see that police officers are committed to helping them,” says Sales. Both Sales and Young were originally motivated to join Cops of Cancer by thoughts of their own children. “I look at my four kids and their friends and can’t image how devastating it would be to get that diagnosis,” said Young. “We’re riding to raise money for children with cancer but also to fund

research so other kids don’t get sick.” Since its inception in 1998, Cops for Cancer has expanded into four regional tours within B.C. that have raised over $25 million. As of Wednesday, the 2013 Tour de Valley team had raised more than $124,000 and counting. “And we’re not done yet,” says Young. When pressed, Sales does concede the tour can be physically gruelling. But he insists the toughest part is often the emotional component of battling an unforgiving disease. Some junior riders at Tour de Valley events sport bead necklaces that can be more than five feet in length. Each of the multi-coloured beads represents some sort of cancer treatment or procedure at BC Children’s Hospital. “It makes you think about how may times those kids got a lumbar needle, chemotherapy or an IV,” says Sales. “It brings home how much these kids suffer and they never complain.” This year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley runs Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. For more information about Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley, visit copsforcancerbc.ca.

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bbotsford Community Services and city hall are looking to exploit the municipality’s incredible diversity as a competitive advantage with its annual networking series. The Diversity Networking Series 2.0 got into gear on Thursday with a guided bus tour of the city last Thursday. The tour, the kick-off event for the series, allowed participants from a variety of sectors – Abbotsford’s business community, non-profit, arts and culture groups and the University of the Fraser Valley among others – to explore the city’s pockets of cultural diversity. The tour also explored other social, economic, historical and demographic aspects that make the community unique. In addition to the tour, the diversity series features workshops through the year, including diversity in hiring and in media, marketing and communication campaigns. Danica Denommé, ACS diversity education co-ordinator, said the aim of the series is to get participants to see Abbotsford from a new perspective. “We want people to see the community through the lens of our diversity . . . and use it to our advantage,” said Denommé. “It’s one thing to recognize diversity but another to do something with it.” Non-profit organizations or employers can use newcomers’ expertise and different perspectives to develop new products, marketing tactics or ways of operating. “Businesses can use cultural diversity to improve the bottom line . . . by focusing on a target market or improving their customer service,” said Denommé. For more on the Diversity Networking Series 2.0 visit abcdiversity.ca.

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Pinball wizards wanted for tourney $15,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs

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ing-ding, ding-ding, calling all pinball wizards to the second annual Fraser Valley FlipOut tournament, coming Sept. 27 – 29 at Castle Fun Park in Abbotsford. Hosted by the Fraser Valley’s Flipper Freaks Pinball Club, the contest is open to all comers. Founded by Tommy Floyd, the Fraser Valley FlipOut is an open pinball tournament with IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association) ranking points. There is more than $15,000 in cash and prizes on the table. The fabulous grand prize is a brand new Stern pinball machine. Floyd insists the event “is not your typical geek fest.” “Whether you’re new to pinball, or a hardcore pinhead, Fraser Valley FlipOut is open to all ages and skill levels,” he said. “Everyone has an equal chance of winning big. You’re put into our draw just for registering, and that’s what

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Richard Ratzlaff, 23, practises on a pinball machine for the upcoming pinball tournament at Castle Fun Park in Abbotsford. “There’s a lot of skill involved and the machines are much more detailed. There’s a lot more depth,” he said. Ratzlaff is a senior tech at the fun park and repairs the machines, but insists it will not give him an advantage in the tourney. “I’m here to have fun and represent the park.” The tournament runs Sept. 27 – 29. makes it so cool.” There will be 10 machines and points will be given for each game played based on one’s score relative to the score other players post on that particular machine. Players are required to play each machine at least once,

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ore concerns have surfaced regarding the accounting designations of the former Abbotsford resident who was recently in control of the Cultus Lake Park board’s finances. Siamak Saidi, who faces a civil suit and criminal charges related to alleged misappropriation of close to $850,000 from Simon Fraser University, had been using a designation he is not permitted to use, according to the Certified Management Accountants of B.C. And his business, Siamak Saidi Ltd., “is not and has never been licensed to carry on the practice of public accounting in British Columbia,” says the Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Chris Utley, director of e t h i c s w i t h C h a r t e re d Accountants B.C., said last week that while Saidi is a chartered accountant and is a CABC member, his business, Siamak Saidi Ltd. based in Vancouver, was not licensed with the institute to practise accounting in the province. However, as an individual Saidi did not have to be licensed to work for an employer, Utley added.

Saidi was terminated from his SFU job in January 2012 – unrelated to the alleged fraud – and hired by CLPB as manager of financial services later that year. In email correspondence while employed at Cultus Lake, Saidi put the letters CA and CMA after his name, the latter standing for certified management accountant. A CMABC spokesperson told the Times that Saidi was a student member for one year, in 2001-2002. When CMABC found out last month Saidi was using the designation, they sent a letter ordering him to stop. When the alleged fraud charges came to light, Cultus Lake put Saidi on leave until further notice. The Cultus Lake Park board found no unauthorized financial transactions in a review of its accounts. Saidi is in jail waiting for his next appearance in Vancouver provincial court on Oct. 3. The results of an internal audit in 2012 by SFU turned over to the RCMP led to four charges being laid in August, including fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000, forgery and using forged documents. – WITH FILES FROM CHRISTINA TOTH

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he Abbotsford Genealogical Society recently partnered with The Reach to share collections and facilities. With more than 50 people in attendance, the new AGS Resource Centre officially reopened Aug. 29, in the Reach Archives at 32388 Veterans Way. Longtime AGS volunteers and supporters were recognized. Abbotsford-Mission MLA Simon Gibson conveyed best wishes from Premier Clark and City of Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman, The Reach board chair Milt Walker and AGS President Jim Muirhead cut a ribbon to open the centre. The complimentary collections are housed in a well-equipped state-of-the art facility. The centre is staffed by AGS volunteers two hours every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays, statutory holidays notwithstanding.

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he Abbotsford Police Department completed a four-day drug crackdown project this week, targeting dealers in the city’s downtown core. The APD’s Bike Squad created “Project Crackdown” to target individuals trafficking, specifically, crack cocaine and heroin. The four-day project resulted in 26 charges of trafficking being approved against 10 individuals. The seven women and three men range in ages from 28 to 52, and all have extensive histories with police. “Since 2005 these 10 people have been involved in over 1,200 interactions with police where 146 charges have been recommended,” said Const. Ian MacDonald in a press release. The investigation involved undercover purchases of drugs at various locations downtown in the morning, afternoon and evening. The transactions were conducted person to person on the street as well as from vehicles.

City residents see value in centre SHELTER, from page A1 “One thing theWarm Zone has done is that it’s really sparked a debate about homelessness,” drawing in a number of volunteers from across the community and even dollars, said Henneveld. Residents are seeing the value in the centre, she said, and showed their support by donating $20,000 at a recent fundraiser at the Mt. Lehman Winery. Still, Henneveld would like to see more sustainable

support from the broader community for the Warm Zone and the women it serves. As a member of the Abbotsford Social Development Advisory Committee, she said her committee colleagues are “ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work.” “I really think the issue of homelessness requires people to work across sectors. We hope the city takes advantage of the wisdom of the ASDAC members,” she said.

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Failed to report SEXTING, from page A7 Sandra failed to report the suspected abuse to school authorities or the Ministry of Children, as required by law as well as CISVA policy. Sandra also told her husband not to report it to school authorities and “let it go” because it would be in the “best interest” of the student. Sandra asked her cellphone provider for text message records for her phone but was refused, and in February 2009, she changed her mobile phone number. In June 2012, the CISVA reported it had imposed a one-month suspension without pay against San-

dra Careen, who was also required to write a letter of apology to the student. Following his conviction, Martin Careen was sentenced in May 2012 to a 60-day intermittent sentence and a year’s probation. The sentence, served from Wednesday to Friday every three weeks until complete, allowed him to work for two weeks at a time for a construction company in Alberta. He let his teaching certificate lapse after his conviction. The suspension against Sandra Careen, whose B.C. teaching certificate was issued in October 1999, will expire on Jan. 31, 2014. – WITH FILES FROM JENNIFER SALTMAN

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hen will we begin paying teachers what they are worth? Or school administrators? Or other public sector employees? Recently I wrote about whether teacher tenure was necessary. Some feel threatened by such a possibility because they fear the school system would replace them with less-costly personnel. Having observed in approximately 20,000 classrooms during my career, I can confirm what every parent, student, educator and school trustee knows: there are differences in teacher talent. Why don’t we pay better teachers more? Teachers are paid bonuses for getting older and by earning more degrees. How they perform in the classroom doesn’t count. Paying teachers more because they have advanced degrees – e.g. master’s – has no empirical basis, except in middle school math. Recently a study across Canadian provinces confirmed international studies that students with teachers holding graduate degrees do not achieve better. In November 2010, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan singled out the $8 billion spent in the U.S. on master’s degree bonuses annually as wasteful, claiming there is “little evidence teachers with master’s degrees improve students’ achievement more than other teachers – with the possible exception of teach-

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Guest Column ers who earn masters in math and science.” Based on a $7,000 bonus, the Canadian education system pays more than $1 billion to teachers with a master’s degree in areas other than math and science. Because of the financial rewards associated with getting this degree, the education master’s degrees experienced the highest growth rate of all university master’s degrees between 1997 and 2007. Teachers also receive a bonus for getting older on the job. When researchers analyzed student achievement data along with teacher qualifications, they found that a five-year increase in teaching experience affected student achievement very little – less than one percentage point. It seems incredulous that educators receive bonuses for things that are not the outcome of their work: ensuring that students learn curriculum outcomes. Why should an educator rated 10 out of 10 receive the same bonuses as one rated 3 out of 10? Herein is the reason why so many teachers feel under-valued and underpaid. There is lots

of money in the system, but too much is misdirected. An outstanding teacher is worth a great deal. Researchers estimate the difference in annual achievement growth between having a strong or a weak teacher can be more than one grade-level equivalent in test performance. Incredibly, they are paid the same. Why not give bonuses to our good teachers with superstars earning as much as administrators? Showing that we value good teaching also demonstrates that we value learning by our children. Let me be clear, removing the tenure system is not about replacing expensive teachers with less costly ones. It is about replacing poor teachers with better ones. Eliminating the ineffective pay scale currently used is not about lowering salaries. It is about paying better teachers more money at the expense of the poor ones. The public sector is dominated by practises that are based on non-performance criteria. We need to place value on work performance. Political leadership needs to adopt a different mindset in the public sector by valuing performance in all areas, but especially in teaching. ■ Jim Dueck is a former Abbotsford school superintendent, former assistant deputy minister in Alberta’s education ministry, an author and dedicated duffer.

chool children heading off to Victoria on field trips will be able to see plenty of interesting sights this year. There’s the Royal B.C. Museum, the historic architecture, the scenic harbour. What they won’t get to see is this province’s MLAs debating in the legislature. Premier Christy Clark has framed her decision to cancel any fall sitting in an odd way. She’s suggesting that instead of closing her government off in Victoria and imposing legislation from there, the Liberals will be more open by consulting with British Columbians. Whether this will amount to any real interaction, or will be a series of staged photo ops and supporter-packed town halls remains to be seen. But we can already say what won’t happen: there won’t be any question period. There won’t be any debate with the other MLAs elected by British Columbians, the NDP and Green ones. There won’t be any chance for new regulations to be aired out and amended. British Columbians can be excused if the current provincial scene has them humming the Dire Straits classic Money For Nothing. It seems that’s what our money is getting us. In Ottawa, PM Stephen Harper has also cut the days the Parliament will sit, although he didn’t have the audacity to say “See you next spring.” Politicians need to be held to account at all times. The B.C. Liberals can be justifiably proud of their come-from-behind election win this spring. Nobody, apart from maybe Rich Coleman, saw it coming. But while it was a convincing win, it wasn’t a crushing landslide of a victory, either. Plenty of people still wanted the province to go another way, and while they didn’t amount to a majority, it’s not a good idea to ignore them, either. Maybe the Liberals will consult with the public. But they need to be accountable in every forum available. Question period and a full sitting of the legislature are among those mechanisms of accountability. It’s wrong to write it off as Ms. Clark has done.

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No defence for de Jong and peers Editor, the Times: Re: De Jong defends decision to can fall sitting (The Times, Sept. 17). “Minister Mike de Jong said the time would allow government to prepare for the spring session.” What would happen to our orderly, well-run society, if we all emulated Mike de Jong and the Liberal government? Like banks that don’t feel prepared to open their doors to customers, service stations not prepared to serve up gas, doctors who can’t muster up a sense of preparedness, unprepared restaurants? What a dismal prospect. How grateful we all must be for ordinary people who put their hand to the plow and work. Unlike civil servants, ordinary folk give quality service, whether or not they feel prepared. Gerda Peachey Abbotsford

Where is the compassion? Editor, the Times: When we read that the city moved the homeless because of health and safety concerns one might think, that’s nice, now they’ve moved them somewhere healthier and safer. But no, they just moved them ‘on.’ But I noticed that today they are back, probably because they have nowhere else to go. It’s funny how society can admire the successful. Those with their manicured acreage where they dump tonnes of beautifying toxic chemicals on each year when those less fortunate who have no shelter, the 10 or so might occupy 1,000 square feet of city property . . . and maybe they spread around a little human organic waste, but they become the vilified ones. And I’m sure that there are those that wish they would just go away somewhere and die. With help though, who knows what some of the homeless might aspire, too. There is a world renowned author, Neal Donald Walsch, who was once homeless in Ashland, Ore. But in Ashland the city had some property for the homeless to pitch a tent on and provided washroom facilities. As for the petitions against the proposed homeless shelter, keep in mind that those who refused to or weren’t asked to sign are neither named or counted. Gary Huntbatch Abbotsford

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Dueck dodges certain details Editor, the Times: The one point in Mr. Dueck’s argument (CUPE set to hold students hostage – Jim Dueck column, Sept. 12) that I would agree with is that the government’s mismanagement of its workforce is significant. In reference to the ongoing labour relations between government and CUPE (and in Abbotsford, the Teamsters union), Mr. Dueck’s inductive reasoning arrives at his vengeful conclusion of freezing and clawing back salaries and removing paid sick days for workers, having demonstrated little real knowledge of what occurs in our schools. In Abbotsford, the majority of the Teamsters are made up of teaching assistants who provide a valuable and professional service to our community’s school children every day. What we don’t see in Mr. Dueck’s argument is the fact that these workers are paid on average less than $20/hr for only four to five hours a day, making less in Abbotsford than their CUPE counterparts in all other school districts. He also overlooks that their collective agreement provides fewer than six paid sick days a year, in comparison to the 7.4 claimed within the private sector. In terms of the “perks too numerous to mention,” it is likely that they can’t be mentioned because they do not exist. The workers that Mr. Dueck believes should have salaries clawed back even further, are providing educational support to children in this community, and yet often need second and third part-time jobs simply to rise above the poverty level. The answer here should not be further cuts, reduction in salaries, and stripping of contractual provisions. The tired attack on teachers and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation that arrives at the conclusion of the article further serves to distance Mr. Dueck’s argument from what teachers and Teamsters in Abbotsford believe in, and creates false fears that education unrest by teachers is imminent. Education workers in Abbotsford and around the province are simply look-

ing for a fair deal for their members, and the needed supports for students that would bring them the one-on-one attention that is needed and is common practise in the rest of Canada. What Mr. Dueck provides in his argument is a false dilemma, to which his only answer is the further diminishment of workers’ rights and livelihoods. Pulling all workers down, both public and private, rather than elevating the entire working class, should not be a goal for any of us to aspire to. Doug Smuland president, Abbotsford District Teachers’ Association

Smart meters aren’t so smart Editor, the Times: At this time BC Hydro can’t impose a charge on the bills of those who refuse to include themselves in the Smart Meter Program. Hydro must put their case to the B.C. Utilities Commission and then win their case before they can implement these charges. In a package sent out by BC Hydro there is a form called the Meter Choice Program Enrolment Form. Do not fill this out and do not mail it back. This form is a new contract allowing them to bill the extra charges that you have agreed to pay. Check out Citizens for Safe Technology at this link and find out the truth behind what BC Hydro is doing at http://bit. ly/1a1Lb3J. A class action suit has been filed by CST against BC Hydro. All information including the forms to fill out to join the class action suit are included at the above web link. Please join the suit so our voice is stronger. Kathy Read Agassiz

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Cineplex prepares to give Abby VIP treatment From reclining furniture to beer, the new Highstreet theatre brings movie watching to a new level CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

hairs are still covered in plastic and boxes of furniture and accessories are arriving daily, but the countdown is on for the opening of B.C.’s new VIP movie theatre in Abbotsford. Situated in the new Highstreet shopping centre, the Cineplex Cinemas Abbotsford and VIP will provide patrons with premium movie viewing experiences, said Cheryl McKnight, its general manager. The 53,000-square-foot complex has 11 auditoriums, ranging from 101 seats for the smallest to more than 350 seats in the largest, which is also an Ultra AVX theatre. Guests can reserve seats ahead of time in the UAVX (Ultra Audio Visual Experience) theatre, which features a massive wall-to-wall screen and

Dolby Atmos surround sound, putting movie goers in the centre of the audio action, said Michael Langdon, communications director for Cineplex Entertainment. Cineplex Abbotsford is also the second site in B.C. to have VIP movie theatres. ( The other is in Coquitlam.) For a premium price – about $7 over the regular ticket price – adult patrons can buy alcoholic beverages and tuck into hot snacks while watching the latest releases from the comfort of roomy, cushy rocker seats in one of the three VIP movie theatres at the complex. Those in the front rows will be able to recline and put their feet up for the show. There are also wheelchairs spaces, and hooks by the seats for hanging a purse or bag. “Guests can also extend their stay

Notice to Members of Abbotsford Social Activity Association At the October 2, 2013 General Meeting a motion will be voted on to change the By Laws so that a member can become President or Vice President if they have 3 consecutive years of membership in good standing. The General Meeting will be held in the Main Hall, 33889 Essendene Avenue, Abbotsford BC starting at 12 noon.

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Pam Arthur, left, and Pam Allen of Tourism Abbotsford enjoy the recliner front row seats in one of three VIP theatres at the soon-to-open Cineplex Cinemas Abbotsford and VIP at the Highstreet mall located off Mt. Lehman Road. before or after a movie in the VIP lounge, which is 19-plus only,” said Langdon. VIP menus include items such cheese plates, salads, wraps, burgers and calamari. “What’s interesting is that in our other VIP venues in Canada, they’re almost always the first to sell out,” he added. The VIP venues will also be available for corporate bookings and rented for special screenings, said Langdon.

“One of the VIP theatres will have a satellite feed and will show programs such WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment),” he said. Other programs likely to be offered in Abbotsford include live shows from the Met Opera, Front Row Centre dance programs, plus classic film series or sinister cinema. Behind the scenes, the complex is one most technologically advanced in the country, with seven RealD 3D projectors, and Dolby Digital and Surround Sound capability in

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Sept. 19, Abbotsford Genealogy Society meets at The Reach museum 32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford at 6 p.m. Speaker Andrea Lister discusses how to keep family history exciting. See www. abbygs.ca for more information.

Night walk for CNIB

Sept. 20, Canadian National Institute for the Blind hosts a CNIB Night Steps at 6 p.m., a fun 5km walk for families, friends, to raise funds for CNIB programs and services. Live music, BBQ. Register at cnibnightsteps.ca/Fraser-Valley/Event-Details.

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Sept. 21, pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., pet parade at 10 a.m., craft and produce vendors, entertainment, auctions, raffles, hay, pony and amusement rides, kids games, activities, beer garden, chicken dinner and dance – all day at Mt. Lehman hall, Mt. Lehman and Taylor roads, Abbotsford. Call 604-856-7427 for more information.

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Sept. 21, Bakerview Housing Co-op hosts the Bakerview Palooza to raise money for playground equipment. Yard sale at 9 a.m., BBQ at noon, live band at 2 p.m. Kids’ activities, games at 33497 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford.

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Above, the House of James Summer Reading Club wrap-up party featured Judi, the Manners Club Lady, sharing songs and stories about respect and kindness. Winners of the 14th annual club won gift cards, books, and a Lifecycles bicycle. National Manners Month is October. Left, Dennis Daryl of Mission Foundation presents Ann of MADD with a cheque for $1,000, in support of its School Assembly Program, Smashed, which will be presented to local schools this fall and winter.

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he Mission Niners peewees shut out the Chilliwack Giants 37-0 in community football on Saturday. And while the lopsided score is a testament to the calibre of 10- and 11-yearold players, so is their 3-0 record in the early going of the season. “We have not given up a point so far this year,” said head coach Dave Hicks. The Niners’ defence was so stingy they only allowed the Giants a few first downs throughout the game. “Our defence was absolutely amazing,” said Hicks. Leading the line was Keenan Baker with many great tackles, Cody McMahon and Tyson Black. Two other players, Karl Von Einsiedel and Mason Schaufelberger were “absolute monsters in the Dline,” said the coach. Playing both sides of the line, running back Tyson Black scored three touchdowns, including one pass reception from QB Brayden Turner, for a score. Turner also had two majors on the ground, including one from an 80-yard run. The offensive line did its job, led by centre Trase Recsky, Johnathan Milne and Matthew Bouwers. The peewees hope to keep the unbeaten streak alive as

they head to Chilliwack on Saturday. In other news, the Niners atoms lost to the Giants 36-0 Saturday in Mission. Despite the loss, coach Fred Cunningham mentioned outstanding efforts by Hayden Royal, Zolin McCullough, James Vigurs and Nathan McMahon. “My kids came ready to play and they all had fun,” said Cunningham. “That’s my objective. I’m proud of them.” The Niners atoms will join their peewee club mates in Chilliwack on Saturday to take on the Giants once again. The Niners junior bantam team meets the Abbotsford Falcons ( JB Black) at 1:30 p.m. at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford on Saturday.

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Mission Niners peewee running back Tyson Black, above, scored three touchdowns in 37-0 shutout over the Chilliwack Giants Saturday in Mission. At left, Niners’ Riley Mills gains more yards on the ground.

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WEST golf tournament with a two-day score of 161. The Cascades are currently in first place with a team score of 322, 19 strokes ahead of second place VIU Mariners. The Cascades will travel to Victoria the weekend of Sept. 28-29 as Camosun College Chargers host PACWEST tournament three. – STAFF REPORTER

The Legends Football League – formerly known as the Lingerie Football League – has cancelled the Canadian portion of its season. The league, which featured the B.C. Angels out of Abbotsford, chose to dissolve its Canadian content for 2013, after teams from Saskatchewan and Calgary refused to play. Members of the Saskatoon Sirens and Calgary Fillies cited league disorganization and safety issues as reasons for their holdout. The league was cut back from a regular season of four games to a regular season of two, at the beginning of September. The Angels’ home-opener against the Sirens, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 13, was one of the scaled back games. Teams were advised of the shortened season just six days prior to that game. The LFL promises a return to Abbotsford for the 2014 season.

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six solid innings, allowing five hits and one earned run. Overall, he was limited to 16.8 innings on the mound, recording a 1.50 ERA. Looking down the road, Kano-McGregor’s No. 1 priority is securing a scholarship. “Education is the goal,” he said. “[Getting drafted to an MLB team] is a bonus.” Kano-McGregor figures he’ll make one appearance for Team BC and knows what’s at stake. “It’s all our nothing,” he said. “Just give it all you’ve got.” – WITH FILES BY TROY LANDREVILLE

UFV radio to broadcast Heat games CIVL 101.7 FM from UFV Abbotsford and online at Teamradio.ca will be broadcasting all 76 Abbotsford Heat games for the 2013-14 AHL season. This is the inaugural season of the partnership with CIVL 101.7 FM, allowing Heat fans to listen to games over the air for the first time since the 2011-12 season. CIVL Radio is a campus and community radio station that serves the University of the Fraser Valley and operates with volunteers who also host and produce their own programs. “CIVL is excited to be the only campus radio station in Canada to be broadcasting regular professional quality athletics on FM, and hopes the community is excited to be a part of this unique initiative”, said Aaron Levy, CIVL station manager. This is the second year of the partnership between the Heat and Team Radio. Team Radio is B.C.’s premier all-sports radio platform, with teamradio.ca as the home of the Heat broadcasts in 2012-13.

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was sitting at a Starbucks when I overheard relationships. That includes the sharing of a person saying to a friend,“the older I get good conversation, a good laugh, sharing the more I realize that life is less and less tears of pain, praying with one another and about me.” bonding in a friendship that goes deeper Yes, I was guilty of eavesthan blood. dropping but I think a lot • Grow in knowledge and of innocent eavesdropping wisdom. God created you to happens due to the proximknow more. Especially today ity of the seats. It makes an we are able to learn so much JOHN afternoon coffee quite enterbecause of the written and THOUTENHOOFD taining. spoken word. New informaFaith that tion in all the sciences seems If life is less and less about matters me, then I should ask whom to continually add confiror what is life about. mation that God’s creation One author of a recent is awe-inspiring. Added bestseller began the first line of his book to that, we have ample resources to learn with “it’s not about you”. When you think about God and his Word. about it, although I practically function as if • Serve. Jesus came to serve, not be life revolves around my existence, who am served. We are called to consider others as I really? more important that ourselves. One day I will join billions of others in • Share. God has given us voices to share becoming a forgotten memory. That is, the good news of life, especially the God unless there is someone who has the ability news about Him and the offer of salvation to remember me beyond my existence and that comes through Jesus Christ. keep the reality of my existence for eternity. Imagine a world where we weren’t driven I believe that person is God. To that extent to fend for, protect and fight for our own it’s all about God. When I figure out that life self-interests. Imagine a world where my is really not all about me but really all about first thought of you is how can I care for and God, my first question is why am I here, serve you. That’s what a world where it’s all and what does God desire from me that he about God should look like. would create me? We can all discover together, how as we The following is my spiritual health get older, “that life is less and less about checklist of five things that help me keep me”. Or we can discover together that life matters more about God and not me. is about God and responding to Him gives • Ascribe wonder to God. Some call purpose and meaning to every moment on it worship. What I am saying is that you this earth, from our first to our last breath. should be in wonder of everything that the Worship. Connect. Grow. Serve. Share. senses bring your way, and instead of giving Five topics that make for great coffee conyourself credit, give the credit to God. Adore versation and hopefully someone will be Him because of it. Thank Him for it. Or just eavesdropping. be in appreciative amazement. • Connect with other humans in deep■ John Thoutenhoofd is a young adult life coach with Central Heights Church. spirited friendships. God created us for

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Living life in the Navy

Reach benefits from grants for Komagata Maru, naval exhibits CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

Hot tickets Last Mill Lake concert

Sept. 21, Len Kliewer croons from 6 – 8 p.m. in the style of Engelbert, Sinatra and Bennett in the last Envision Concert in the Park of summer, at Kariton House, 2387 Ware St., Abbotsford. Bring a jacket for the cooler evening. See abbotsfordartscouncil.org.

Art of Tattoo

he Second World War affected Abbotsford and the nation profoundly, and we remain fascinated by the stories and its impact on our families and communities. Next week, The Reach Gallery and Museum will open a new exhibit, The Navy: A Century in Art, which runs from Sept. 26 to Jan. 5, 2014. The travelling exhibit circulated by the Canadian War Museum features paintings from the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, a nationally significant collection of Canada’s leading war artists who were often commissioned to record the nation’s war efforts. “Some are from World War One, but most are from World War Two sea battles,” said Scott Marsden, curator at The Reach. From dramatic depictions of the Battle of the Atlantic to intimate portraits of life at sea, some of Canada’s best artists have captured the Canadian naval experience in times of war and peace. The works show the human face of this experience, and highlight the vital role the Navy played in Canadian history for the past 100 years. To complement the exhibit, The Reach will offer free public events and artist talks. On Sept. 28, from 1 – 3 p.m. families are invited to participate in Ship Happens, to learn Morse code, get sailor tattoos and make paper airplanes. On Sept. 29, Canadian War Museum researcher Laura Brandon will lead a tour of the artwork, starting at noon. In November, award-winning history writer Hugh Brewster, author of On Juno Beach, will lead a discussion at The Reach. The Reach will also show Flight Worthy, an artistic homage by Virginia Ivanicki to the airplanes and courageous aircrews of the Second World War. A Community at War offers a local perspective with military artifacts and photographs from The Reach’s collection, local veterans and historians that described the effects of war on Abbotsford at the time. The Reach received $19,400 in federal grants to host the naval history exhibit in July. The Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage provided $15,000, while the Building Communities Through Arts and Heri-

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Until Sept. 21, the Art of Tattoo is a juried show on exhibit at the Mission Arts Council Rock Family Gallery, at 33529 1st Ave., Mission. Hours are 1 – 4 p.m., from Tuesday to Saturday. Call 604-826-0029, or see missionartscouncil.ca.

Mennonite history

Sept. 21, the Mennonite Historical Society of B.C. annual fundraising dinner begins at 6 p.m., at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, 3471 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford. Historian John B. Toews speaks on Mennonite pacifists in the Ukraine amidst anarchy. For tickets and more details, contact MHSBC at 604-853-6177 or at archives@ mhsbc.com.

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Tangled Float No. 2, a 1944 oil on canvas by Leonard Brooks, is part of the Canadian Navy art exhibit from the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, opening at The Reach Gallery & Museum next week in Abbotsford. tage program of the Department of Canadian Heritage provided a further $5,400 grant. “The Reach Gallery Museum greatly acknowledges support from the department of Canadian Heritage, through the Museums Assistance Program and the Building Communities through HUGH BREWSTER Arts and Heritage program, for ongoing programming at The Reach,” Marsden said at the time. The funds will also go to mark the 100-year anniversary of the Komagata Maru in conjunction

with the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley, with a permanent display at the city’s historic Gur Sikh Temple. From Jan. 1 to July 23, 2014, their effort will commemorate the Komagata Maru incident, when Vancouver and immigration officials refused entry to the Japanese steamship carrying more than 300 people from India. It was a significant blow to Sikh migrant workers at the time. Museum activities will include literary readings, artist displays and tours at the Sikh Heritage Museum in the Gur Sikh Temple, an official National Historic Site. A display with Komagata Maru historical objects and the works by 33 local artists will be at the Sikh Heritage Museum inside the historic gurdwara. ■ The opening reception for the naval art exhibit on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. is free and open to the public. The Reach is at 32388 Veterans Way Abbotsford. Call 604864-8087 or see thereach.ca.

Theatresports

Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Vancouver TheatreSports League is at the UFV Theatre, north campus, 45635 Yale Rd., Chilliwack. Tickets $18, $14 for seniors, students. Workshop at 3 p.m. open to public, $15. Call 604-795-2814 or email theatre@ufv.ca for more.

Swingin’ culture

Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m., Suburban Swing offers free dance, lessons at the ASA dance hall, 33889 Essendene Ave., Abbotsford, as part the I Love Culture campaign. They’re also there every Sunday evening, all ages welcome, from 7:30 – 11 p.m., with live band The Lounge Hounds on Sept. 29. Register at venue, at suburbanswing.com or contact Jason at 604-308-3662. – CHRISTINA TOTH

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Whisky Jack in Dewdney

Sept. 21, Whiskey Jack performs classic rock at the Dewdney Pub, 8793 River Rd. S., five minutes east of Mission off the Lougheed Hwy. Call 604826-4762 or see churchoftheblues.ca.

Miss Higgins, Valdy

Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. Little Miss Higgins brings country blues with attitude to the Harrison Memorial Hall, Harrison Hot Springs. Valdy will perform at the venue on Oct. 19. For tickets, details see harrisonfestival.com or call 604-7963664.

Call for Xmas card art

The Abbotsford Arts Council, with Kinetica Print and Opus Art Supplies, is accepting winter-themed artwork for its first Christmas Card Design Contest until Oct. 1. See details at abbotsfordartscouncil.org or call 604-852-9358.

Watercolour at Kariton

Sept. 20 – Oct. 22, the Fraser Valley Watercolour Society presents a range of traditional watercolour paintings by local artists, plus contemporary art in mixed media, at Kariton Gallery, 2387 Ware St., Abbotsford. Reception is Sept. 22, 1 – 4 p.m. See abbotsfordartscouncil.com.

Watercolour lesson

Sept. 26, the Fraser Valley Watercolour Society welcomes artists to granulating medium

demo with Pat Maertz, at Abbotsford Senior Secondary, 33355 Bevan St., Abbotsford, Rm 103. Drop-in fee $5. Reserve at 604-850-9694. See also www.myartclub.com.

Serenata Singers

Serenata Singers women’s choir has fall rehearsals Tuesdays 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 8439 Cedar St., Mission. No audition required. Call Deborah at 604-556-1368.

Male chorus season

Abbotsford Male Chorus seeks new members. They sing Thursdays, 7:15 p.m. at Clearbrook Mennonite Church, 32027 Peardonville Rd., Abbotsford. Email maxwell24@shaw.ca for details.

Cultural Collaboration

Sept. 28, explore your inner artist at the annual Cultural Collaboration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould St., Chilliwack. See chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or call 604392-8000.

Kevin Chen, prodigy

Oct. 4, Kevin Chen, now 8, will perform his own composition, Symphony #1, with the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra and director Calvin Dyck, 7 p.m. at South Abbotsford Church, 32424 Huntingdon Rd., Abbotsford. Tickets $20, students $10, at House of James, Kings Music.

Karen Lee Batten

Oct. 4, Abbotsford’s Karen Lee Batten, three-time B.C. Country Music Award female

vocalist of the year, performs at The Mirage in Surrey. Tickets at 1-888-222-6608, at ticketweb.ca or at the door.

Don Alder on guitar

Oct. 5, acclaimed Canadian acoustic guitarist Don Alder performs 7 – 9 p.m. at Matsqui Centennial Audition, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, in a benefit show for Positive Living Fraser Valley. Tickets $20, seniors/students $15, children under 12, $10, at brownpapertickets. com/event/454117.

Cirque Musica

Oct. 5, be transported by Cirque Musica, in which these circus athletes perform to a live orchestra, at Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre, 33800 King Rd., Abbotsford. See abbotsfordcentre.ca for details.

Arts Club at Clarke

Oct. 5, the Arts Club Theatre presents the mile-high comedy, Boeing-Boeing, at the Clarke Foundation Theatre, 33700 Prentis Ave., Mission. For tickets, call 1-877-2991644.

Shangri-La acrobats

Oct. 6, the fascinating Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould St., Chilliwack. See ticket details at chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or call 604-391-7469.

Valley Concert Society

Oct. 17, the Valley Concert Society season opens with the New Orford String Quar-

Abbotsford teen talent on Shaw show

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Young powerhouse Abbotsford singer and actor Jada McKenzie-Moore, 13, will be a guest on a new TV variety show on Shaw Cable, the eveRIAthing TV Show hosted by another dynamo, 16-year-old Ria Jade from Maple Ridge. The show starts Sept. 23 on Shaw’s Multicultural Channel 116. Jade’s guests are young Canadians of all origins and ethnicities from B.C. See more at www. everiathing.com, or on Facebook.

UFV writers’ weekend get-away The University of the Fraser Valley hosts an all-inclusive weekend retreat for writers of all levels at Kawkawa Lake near Hope Oct. 11-13. UFV’s Continuing Studies teachers Allison Kilgan-

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tet, 7:30 p.m. at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Tickets $25 per concert, or $110 for six-concert season. Call 604-289-3377 or see www.valleyconcertsociety.com.

Cathy Hardy’s concert

Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. Mission musician Cathy Hardy presents her I am She CD release concert, at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Tickets $15 at House of James, Kings Music in Abbotsford, at Fronya in Mission, or at bit. ly/1ahuWnb.

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Oct. 19, CBC’s Double Exposure with comedians Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen bring classic Canadian humour to the Clarke Foundation Theatre, 33700 Prentis Ave., Mission. Show is 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $25 at all Ticketmaster locations.

Alice Cooper at AESC

Nov. 14, heavy metal rocker Alice Cooper on his Raise the Dead tour at the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre, 33800 King Rd., Abbotsford. Tickets at abbotsfordcentre.ca or at 1866-977-2372.

ASA Friday socials

Sept. 21, Sweetwater plays at the Abbotsford Social Activities’ dance 7:30 – 10:30 p.m., 33889 Essendene Ave., Abbotsford. Tickets are $7/ non-members. Phone 604820-8695 or 826-6058.

non and Michelle Vandepol will lead the workshops from Friday to Sunday afternoon. Fee is $349. Contact Michelle Vandepol at michelle.vandepol@ufv.ca or 604-869-9991.

Reel on the River cinema season opens The Reel on the River fall cinema series opens on Oct. 7 with the Australian film, The Sapphires. Next up is The Angel’s Share on Oct. 28, The Reluctant Fundamentalist on Nov. 4, and Kon-Tiki on Nov. 11. Series passes are $28 at Jazz-Ma-Tazz in Abbotsford and at Shopper’s Drug Mart in Mission. Single tickets are $10 at the door. All films are screened at SilverCity Cinema at the Junction mall in Mission, starting at 7 p.m. Visit the website to view trailers of the films at www.reelontheriver.ca.

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Our showroom and signs are gone for 2 months. Please come by and check out the rest of our Brand New Store. Enter through our service department driveway - park at the side - it’s all labelled.

MEMBERS

SAVE ANOTHER $1000

IT’S BACK

ON SELECT MODELS

EXTENDED UNTIL

SEPTEMBER 30

EMPLOYEE PRICING BEST PRE-OWNED CARS PRICED AT EMPLOYEE PRICING

THE

BE ST READERS

CHOICE 2013

AS VOTED BY YOU. LET US DO A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR YOUR DREAM CAR.

14,494

7,999

21,782

4x4, long box & more, #PLT0443

4x4, a/c, pwr grp, #8989A

27,988

sedan, 4 cyl, 5 sp, x-lotto car, 500 km

8,496

11,400

TRUCK CLEARANCE CENTRE

a/c, pwr grp, tilt, cruise #13FN1187A

11,496

5,987

2008 SPORT TRAC

2011 EDGE LIMITED

AWD, pan. roof, leather, 20” wheels, “Cory Schneider’s vehicle”, #PLT0420

4x4, leather, roof, #13F15426A

25,988

30,992

2010 RANGER S/CAB

2010 F150 S/CREW

4x4, 6.0L, diesel, #675B1

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2004 F350 S/CAB

2012 FIESTA

2009 CHEV UPLANDER

auto, pw, pl, a/c, #13ES4757B

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

2009 F150 SUPERCREW

2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT

auto, leather, pw, pl, a/c, #PC0269

4 dr, auto, pw, pl, a/c #13CM7954A

7,687

2007 MUSTANG GT CONV

4 dr, pw, pl, a/c, auto #PT0313B

19,998

11,947

14,987

2009 KIA MAGENTIS

05 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID

4 dr, auto, pw, pl, #PT0342A

auto, pw, pl, a/c, hatchback, #SPC0260

auto, pw, pl, a/c, 4 dr, #PC0256

05 VW PASSAT TDI

2012 FORD FIESTA SES

2012 FORD FOCUS SE

Platinum 4x4, leather, roof, longbox #PLT0446

32,988

11,996

sport, a/c #PLT0402

All prices are plus taxes and a $399 doc fee.

at 32751 South Fraser Way, one block west of our main store (formerly Mistubishi)

SEPT-ACULAR DEALS 2013 ESCAPE TITANIUM

2013 FLEX SEL AWD

pan. roof, Sync, My Ford Touch #PT0379

29,899

AWD, nav, roof, leather, #PT0393

32,660

2012 TRANSIT CONNECT

cargo, auto, a/c, pwr grp, #PLT0419

20,494

41,348

pan. roof, fridge, alloy wheels & more #PT0401

nav, leather, roof & more, #13F18898A

22,549

18,895

2010 F150 4X4 XTR

2012 F150 4X4 LARIAT

supercrew, leather, roof, nav, loaded #13F18325A

2009 FLEX SEL

2009 TOYOTA VENZA AWD

2011 GRAND CARAVAN R/T

supercrew, a/c, pwr grp, nicely equipped #PLT0434

24,998

25,791

THE VALLEY’S HOME FOR

leather, DVD, nav, Chrysler u-Connect, pwr sliding doors, alloys, low km, #PLT0433A

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1.888.795.1876 OURREPUTATION RIDESWITHYOU!

“The Drive One for Your Community program and all of the local community involvement that JW MacMullin and Magnuson Ford do, has brought us to their lot to buy a truck. It has been a pleasure, even with all of the construction ~ Bruce & Bonnie Mackay