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CETA will be the largest international economic trade deal ever for Canada CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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bout 800 B.C. blueberry farmers are among those who stand to reap the benefits of the massive international trade deal between Canada and the European Union that was signed in principle on Thursday.

The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) could be

ratified by 2015.

The agreement will give Canada access to a market of 500 million people living in the 28 EU nations.

“We really look forward to this deal because it will give us an advantage, due to the reduction of tariffs,” said Debbie Etsell, executive director of the B.C. Blueberry Council.

More than four years in the making, the Canada/EU CETA will elim-

inate almost all tariffs on a wide president Jose Manual Barroso. range of goods and services traded “This is a big deal. It is the most with Europe once it takes effect. Tar- complex and comprehensive trade iffs will remain intact deal Canada has to protect the supplyever made,” far managed agricultural “We will be the only fully larger in scope sectors of dairy, eggs developed country that than the Nor th and poultry.

A m e r i c a n Fre e has access to the two Abbotsford MP and largest markets (EU and Trade Agreement, Minister of InternaFa s t s a i d i n a the U.S.) in the world.” tional Trade Ed Fast phone interview joined Prime Minis– Ed Fast Minister of Int’l Trade from Ottawa on ter Stephen Harper in Saturday.

Brussels last Friday to “We will be the sign the historic agreement in prin- only fully developed country that ciple with European Commission has access to the two largest mar-

kets (EU and the U.S.) in the world.

There will be more choice and better value for consumers, as well as big opportunities for Canadian companies,” he said.

Etsell said having a diversity of markets will provide greater stability for B.C. blueberry sector, hampered in recent years by a weak U.S. dollar and more competition from the States. Blueberries are the No. 1 fruit exported out of Canada, she said, with more than 95 per cent of high bush berries coming from B.C. see TRADE, page A6

Survivors set up camp in Jubilee Park ‘We’re camping here until they give us some land.’

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hree men huddle in a car for warmth on Monday morning after spending the night outside at a protest camp in Abbotsford’s Jubilee Park. One man is half buried in a nest of blankets in the back seat.

But the car’s two front seat occupants are preoccupied with a tiny bird that is blithely hopping about the interior of the vehicle.

“I t h i n k h e’s a f i n c h ,” s a y s Doug Smith, a director with the Abbotsford chapter of the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS). “I think he’s young and cold. He’s thinking it ain’t so bad to hang out with us.”

The feathered creature with a yellow throat makes a perch of Smith’s dirty fingers that are swollen and cracked due to a circulatory problem caused by years of living rough. see PROTEST, page A7

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Doug Smith of the Abbotsford chapter of the drug war survivors offers a cracker to a small bird that flew into the group’s Jubilee Park protest camp on Sunday night. For more photos of the protest camp, download the Layar app to your smartphone and scan the logo to the right of this photo.

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ratitude was the theme of the evening at the University of the Fraser Valley on Oct. 10 as donors, supporters, and alumni gathered for the Giving Thanks event at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park.

Guests mingled with scholarship winners and learned about the many goals the university is able to accomplish through the support of donors and sponsors.

They heard directly from student speakers who highlighted the benefits of receiving financial support towards their studies.

“Financial aid can make the difference between taking a year or two off to work to fund more schooling, and continuing directly in the program,” said science student Ashandeep Sandhu.

“Thank you for changing our lives by investing in us,” said social work student Sophie Smit. “You have made a huge difference in our lives by investing in us, and I hope to do the same for others.”

UFV bestowed Distinguished Alumni awards on two alumni members. Stu Chahal (BCIS ’05) was honoured in the Distinguished Alumni category, while Evan Wiens (BSc ’06) was named Young Distinguished extremely active in organizing Alumni. charitable dental clinics in Chahal, now a manager of communities in need throughout partner operations for CISCO and his time at UBC dental school. an active community volunteer, “There were three things about testified to the UFV that quality made me glad of UFV’s I attended,” Computer he noted.

Information “It was Systems program affordable, I by noting that he — Sophie Smit was able chose to commute to really interact with from Vancouver to and get personal attention from Abbotsford to earn his UFV instructors, and I was able to degree. stay in my community and do “I came out to check out the things such as volunteer and campus, and Paul Franklin, the work, which provided valuable CIS department head, personally experience that would have been toured me through all the labs. I harder to get if I was living on was so impressed that it inspired campus at another university.” me to drive out to the valley for The audience also heard from my education.” one of UFV’s earliest alumni. Rob Wiens, who is just launching O’Brennan is now CEO of the his career as a dentist, has been

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Thank you for changing our lives by investing in us.

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Recognition and appreciation were front and centre when the University of the Fraser Valley opened its doors for a festive Giving Thanks celebration.

Left (left to right): 2013 Distinguished Alumni winner Stu Chahal, Alumni Association Board Chair Tony Luck, 2013 Young Distinguished Alumni winner Evan Wiens, and UFV President Mark Evered met ahead of inspiring speeches by award and scholarship winners, including Ashandeep Sandhu.

Fraser Valley Regional Library, but in 1976 he was a first-year student in one of Fraser Valley College’s first years of offering classes.

He recalled that his semester’s tuition was just $120 for a full course load, and that there were no class wait lists.

He noted that in addition to him, UFV has helped many members of his family attain a post-secondary education.

“It helped set myself and my first wife on the path to earning our master’s degrees in library sciences, my two sons attended and earned teaching and aircraft technician credentials, my second wife got her library tech diploma there, and some of our other children started their bachelor’s degrees there. I wonder how different all of our

lives would have been if UFV hadn’t been there for us. UFV has been very good to our family.”

UFV director of advancement Hilary Beard thanked the donors for coming and singled out donor Murray Herron, who is funding a new scholarship in honour of the Herron and Sharpe families.

“Murray was so determined to meet the first recipient of his award that he travelled from Australia to be here tonight and for a special lunch with her.”

She encouraged the audience to keep supporting UFV. “We will be educating your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren,” she noted.

“Education is transformational, but it comes with a price, so please consider us when planning your philanthropical activities.”

UFV president Mark Evered

ended the evening by noting that events that bring donors and students together highlight the two ways that UFV measures success: the success of its students, and the impact that the university has on its communities.

He noted that as a young married undergraduate student he wouldn’t have been able to continue in university himself without the financial support of a donor-funded scholarship.

And he said he was inspired

by Jean Scott, a 101-year-old supporter of UFV who celebrates her birthdays by encouraging donations to her scholarship fund, to create a scholarship fund in honour of his recently deceased father that he will encourage his family and friends to donate to on his birthday.

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What started as a peaceful protest has blossomed into a squatting session as those battling drug addictions have said they won’t leave Jubilee Park until the city provides them with someplace to go.

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Viralogix Media partners Rita Bennett and Ryan Bennett pitched to the Dragons’ Den in April to get support for their video marketing plan. The episode airs tomorrow (Oct. 23) on CBC TV.

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sized businesses turn the increasingly popular phenomenon of online videos like YouTube into tangible sales. n innovative video marketer from “There is a massive shift from tradiAbbotsford is the latest B.C. resi- tional advertising to on-line video,” but dent to benefit from an appear- many companies don’t know how to ance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, although take advantage of that, said Bennett. he can’t talk about the outcome until Viralogix Media creates the videos after the episode airs tomorrow night and uses laser-sharp market target(Oct. 23). ing and motivat“What I can say incentives to “The experience has certainly cat- ing is that the experiengage consumers ence has certainly apulted our business in the right and to get them to catapulted our direction ... because of the Dragshare the videos, business in the ons, we have gone through a com- creating a viral right direction,” effect. plete reinvention of our brand.” said Ryan Ben“It’s basically nett, president of Groupon meets – Ryan Bennett, entrepreneur Viralogix Media YouTube,” Bennett Inc. and a partner said last week. in the company with his sister-in-law The service is affordable for small Rita Bennett. business, but also valuable for their On the popular CBC show, striving more established clients like Blenz Cofentrepreneurs make pitches to five fee and Steve Nash Fitness World. wealthy Canadian business titans, in Starting at just $1,000 a year and hopes that one or more will invest with no margins (unlike the 30 per money and advice in their enterprise. cent that Groupon and LivingSocial The Bennetts’ interactive video take from their business clients), the advertising product, which was called service costs a fraction of traditional Stunt Buxx, helps small to medium- commercial advertising, and yet can

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Bennett and his business partner both faced the Dragons during a taping back in April, which resulted in the seven-minute segment that airs tomorrow.

Making the pitch to the Dragons “was certainly an intense experience,” Bennett said last week, adding that regardless of the outcome of the pitch, the business titans give valuable advice.

“In fact, because of the Dragons, we have gone through a complete reinvention of our brand,” Bennett said.

So as of Oct. 23, his company’s Stunt Buxx ad technology will be relaunched as ShareNation.tv.

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Abbotsford Police Department hopes to locate 40-yearold Kerry-Lynn Osbourne.

The mother of four children aged four to 12 was reported missing by an outof-province family member on Sept. 27, said Const. Ian MacDonald.

Family became concerned when regular contact with Osbourne had not occurred for more than a month, he said.

OSBOURNE Osbourne did attend a g ov e r n m e n t o f f i c e i n Abbotsford on Oct. 1 and was observed by staff to be in good health.

How e v e r, p o l i c e h a v e attended her last known address in the 4400 block of Blauson Boulevard and found the residence vacant.

None of Osbourne’s schoolaged children have been enrolled in the Abbotsford School District.

APD has also released a video of another missing Abbotsford woman to gain more leads to her whereabouts.

A surveillance video shows 59-year-old Erica Schmidt walking north in the 2400 block of McCallum Road near Jubilee Park at 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 5, the day she went missing.

In the video (see www. a b b o t s f o rd t i m e s. c o m ) , Schmidt is wearing a light blue jacket, a long dark skirt, flat shoes and is carrying a large black purse.

Investigators hope the video will jog the memory of any witnesses who were in the McCallum Road area the day Schmidt went missing. “ We’re tr ying to piece together were she went from there,” said MacDonald.

Schmidt is 140 pounds with short brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with info about the women should call APD at 604-859-5225.

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Professional herder helps APD round up stray cattle ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

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bbotsford Police found themselves rounding up more than criminals on Sunday morning.

At 10:45 a.m. officers were dispatched to Mt. Lehman Road south of Highway 1 after getting calls about eight to 10 cattle blocking the road, said Const. Ian MacDonald.

“We arrive on scene and, yup, there is a bunch of cows wandering around,” he said.

In between Tweeting about “steak-outs” and needing to “beef up” APD manpower to “moove cows” off the road, officers geared up to try and corral the animals. However, a cow

whisperer magically appeared out of nowhere to help out, said MacDonald.

“A woman stops her car and offered her and her family’s assistance,” he said. “And get this . . . she’s a professional cattle herder. It doesn’t get sweeter than that.”

In true community spirit the woman, her family, other citizens on scene and the police officers managed to herd the cows into a nearby field until the animals’ owner could come and relocate them, said MacDonald.

While the situation was comical, it still posed a risk for drivers, he added.

“As much as we make light of the situation, it could have been devastating if somebody had driven into a cow.”

Racing riders lose their wheels T hree Abbotsford men had their Harley Davidson motorcycles seized for excessive speeding in Langley earlier this month.

A RCMP officer was stopped on the road and dealing with another speeder in the 25900 block of 88 Avenue on Oct. 6 when he heard a number of vehicles accelerating heavily as they approached from the west.

Using his radar gun, the officer clocked the motorcyclists doing more than 130 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. He flagged down the riders and signaled them to stop.

The first two came to a stop without difficulty, however, the third less experienced operator ended up skidding more than 50 metres before dropping his motorcycle.

The rider, who sustained minor injuries, was treated by the BC Ambulance Service but did not require transport to hospital.

All three of the high-end bikes have been impounded for seven days and each of riders, all in their 20s, got $368 speeding tickets.

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Roaming bear relocated ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

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young bear was relocated to Sumas Mountain after making an impromptu visit to a busy residential neighbourhood in Abbotsford on Thanksgiving Day. The 100-pound black bear was nosing around Maclure Road and Immel Street and wandering around homes in search of treats in east Abbotsford around lunchtime last week on Monday, said conservation officer Don Stahl.

Police responded to calls about the bear but weren’t able to herd him into a nearby ravine.

“He was having none of it,” said Stahl.

“He was jumping from yard to yard and getting into bird feeders.”

The bear was eventually treed in a big cedar in front of a nearby townhouse complex on Immel Street, where he remained until Stahl arrived with his tranquilizer gun.

But the bear, which was about two storeys up the densely branched cedar, wasn’t making it easy for anyone, said Stahl.

The first tranquilizer dart failed to find its mark and the bear just scrambled higher into the tree.

A series of bear bangers were deployed above the animal to get it to shift into a better position.

“He repositioned himself and a police officer yelled he could see the bear’s butt through the branches,” said Stahl.

The second dart found its mark and a short time later the groggy bear was sliding down the tree truck.

Unfortunately, the bruin lost its grip part way down and bounced off a couple branches before landing on the grass.

“He had a bumpy ride down but he was completely fine,” said Stahl.

“Bears are very compact, muscular and have a lot of fat. They’re very solid and fairly tough animals.”

Stahl transported the bear about 20 kilome-

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B.C. conservation officer Don Stahl tags a sleepy young black bear that was tranquilized and taken to Sumas Mountain after showing up in an east Abbotsford residential on Thanksgiving Day.

tres away to the end of north end of Sumas Mountain Forest Service Road.

He waited with the animal until it woke up and wandered off.

Stahl hopes the juvenile bear – around two years old – will have the sense to head down to the nearby Fraser River to take advantage of the dead salmon on the shores rather than returning to forage in residential areas.

“He’s just a teenage bear just finding his own way in the world,” said Stahl.

“Mother bears keep cubs until they are about one and half years old and then kick them out.”

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service reminds Abbotsford and Mission residents that they live in bear country and to take steps to avoid attracting the animals.

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Potential $12B boost to Canadian economy in CETA forces any level of government to privatize its Close to 800 growers, most water supply. in the Lower Mainland, cul“We have fully protected tivated 107 million pounds the abilities of the governon 25,000 acres of berries last ments to protect, manage and year, with an estimated farm regulate their water, health gate value of and social $150 million. “Water in its natural state services.”

The EU CETA also has not been in play and block imports opens up $2.3 trillion never has been.” government in goods contracts to – Ed Fast Minister of Int’l Trade annually, 2.7 players on times more both sides, than imported by the United but with limits. Construction States, and far more than projects must be above $7.8 Canada’s total gross domes- million, and goods and sertic product of $1.8 trillion in vices contracts over $250,000 2012, so there will be plenty to be open to international of opportunities for busi- bids, thresholds endorsed by ness. the Federation of Canadian CETA could potentially Municipalities, Fast said. bring $12 billion a year into “We believe we have found Canada’s economy, the fed- just the right balance – value eral government estimates. for local taxpayers and ensurB.C. will gain markets for its coal, minerals, seafood, aerospace and more.

Locally, greenhouses will be able to import cutting edge technology with no tariffs, while high-end door and window manufacturers, value-added wood producers and industrial equipment makers in Abbotsford will have access to a vast new market, Fast noted.

TRADE, from page A1

Cheesemakers not smiling

Not everyone is thrilled however.

The deal will allow 29,000 tonnes of five fine cheese categories into Canada tarifffree annually, up from 13,000 tonnes, and that will economically hurt B.C. cheese makers, said David Eto of the B.C. Dairy Association.

While the supply management system was not technically affected, “we think there will be a direct impact on the dairy producers who supply the cheese makers,” Eto said.

And although Canadian cheeses could be exported, they may not be able to compete with cheaper, and government subsidized, EU cheeses, he added.

Fast noted there may be some naming restrictions on cheese exports for new entrants in the future, but said even with more EU cheese imports, 92 per cent of cheese consumed in Canada will be made domestically.

If cheese or dairy producers experience production losses, the federal government will compensate them, Fast said.

He added the key aspects of supply management in Canada – with its controls on quota, price and imports – remain intact.

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“I f i n f a c t t h e re i s a n increase in costs for drugs, the federal government will compensate [the provinces],” said Fast.

The next step is for the parties to review the legal aspects of the draft deal, and have it approved by the EU nations and Canada’s provincial and federal governments.

Fast will be touring the country over the next several weeks to promote the deal.

See more details on CETA at international.gc.ca.

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provide an immediate solution.

“It’s gonna take years before it’s built,” says Smith, who has a tired, lined face, gently Smith. offers his tiny new pet a piece of a cracker.

Nobody wants the homeless or drug-addictWhen the bird poops on his finger, he is ed in their neighbourhoods, he observes. unperturbed.

The city dumped chicken manure at a The animal, which just showed up at Jubilee homeless campsite in the summer, then Park and landed on one of the men’s shoul- forced those campers to move again after ders, is now the protest camp’s mascot. health concerns arose.

He’s named D.W. – short for drug war surThe police have allegedly slashed homeless vivors. people’s tents and the Abbotsford Downtown The Abbotsford group that Business Association doesn’t advocates for drug users set want the residence for men up a teepee at Jubilee Park on “We don’t want the in the neighbourhood.

Sunday to heighten awareness world, man. Just give us “The city keeps telling us about homelessness and drug they don’t want us here, but a little place to go. Some they don’t tell us where to addiction in the city.

About 10 men were milling land we can call our go,” says Smith. around the campsite in the fog own.”

The Jubilee Park camp Monday morning. is also a visible signal that – Doug Smith BCYADWS director the BCYADWS wants to be Though the protest camp was slated to disband on consulted about any deciWednesday, Smith says the sions that directly affect their group is not going anywhere soon. membership.

“We’re here to try and get the city to help Drug war survivor organizer Barry Shantz homeless people,” he says. said the community’s most marginalized “We’re camping here until they give us residents have been left out in discussions some land.” between the city and social service providers The drug war survivors want the city to on homelessness, addictions, and mental authorize a semi-permanent camp for the health – issues that, according to Shantz, run homeless, or a “dignity village” modeled after at “epidemic proportions” within the group’s similar undertaking in the City of Portland, membership.

Ore. Smith says most drug war survivors have The site would act as a transition site for gone through a “serious cycle of crap” before the homeless, who would participate in the they end up on the street addicted to drugs. organization and care for the camp, until Another camp member, his face covered more permanent solutions can be found. in a long grey beard and fresh cuts, peers in “We don’t want the world, man,” says Smith. through the car window to check in on the “Just give us a little place to go. Some land we group’s mascot. can call our own.”

“That bird fits right in here with us crazies,” The city is considering a proposal from says Jesse, the man nestled in the blankets in Abbotsford Community Services to build a the back of the car.

20-unit, low barrier residence for homeless “Yup,” says Smith. “He’s one of the original men. homeless.”

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Quebec becoming ‘uncool’

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very province tries to be cool in its own way.

You’ve got your Albertan version (tough cowboys), your Maritime version (fiddleplaying Celtic folks with weird accents), and your B.C. version (stoned slackers).

For years, it seemed like Quebec had a lock on being the coolest province. You could buy beer and wine in the corner stores. Everybody spoke French and the cities had great architecture. Best of all, they were constantly sticking it to Ottawa.

Then they started taking themselves a little too seriously.

Threatening to take your ball and go home maybe works once, but if you do it half a dozen times over 30-odd years, people just start rolling their eyes.

Worst of all has been the weird habit of constantly claiming to be a victimized minority, while increasingly trying to stomp on non-francophone minorities.

Earlier this year, we saw the Quebec Soccer Federation ban players from wearing turbans or other religious head coverings on the pitch.

Now the Parti Quebecois is proposing a ban on any religious head coverings or sizeable religious symbols for all public employees. It’s like PQ leader Pauline Marois was stung by one wasp, then decided to wear an entire hive as a hat while jumping up and down vigorously.

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The Painful Truth Obviously, this new proposed law is stupid, racist, and if it was held up to the values of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, would stand as much chance of surviving as a delicate origami crane placed inside the engine of a 767.

Why is this law being proposed in the first place? Marois has defended the so-called Charter of Quebec Values as part of the unique Quebecois culture of secularism.

Well, I’m so full of secularism it’s coming out of my ears, and that’s a load of steaming horse manure.

The freedom of people in Quebec to practise their religion or culture should only end when it causes demonstrable harm to others.

Let’s say that I firmly believe that I must, at all times, wear a bedazzled purple pirate hat.

Is this belief backed up by centuries of religious philosophy and tradition? Nope. Is it a statement about a proud cultural heritage? Nope. Should the government be allowed to say that I can’t wear my spangly purple hat? Absolutely not.

The point of freedom of religion means freedom even for

dummies like me to believe whatever we want.

This law is not about bringing Quebecers together and uniting people in la belle province, as Marois and her supporters have claimed. It’s about staking out a tribal enclave and making it clear to those who aren’t white pure laine Francophones that they aren’t welcome.

Quebec has turned from cool young rebel of the 1960s, with its Quiet Revolution and radical politics, into a stodgy, aging, xenophobic old twit, shaking his cane at the kids and telling them to get off his lawn.

Basically, it’s doing what all the other old hippies have been doing since the 1980s.

Thankfully, not everyone from Quebec is this stupid and intolerant. Justin Trudeau, actually impressing me for once, has spoken out against it.

Trudeau pointed to the idea that people this law sees as outsiders are contributing to an evolving Quebec culture. That’s how I see it, too – a culture, Canadian or Quebecois, is a growing, changing thing.

Quebec was very different as a society 60 years ago. It changed in many ways for the better.

Now it has a chance to change again. If it doesn’t change, it will suffer the fate of every other old, cranky, annoying and essentially powerless bigot.

It’ll wither and die.

■ Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance.

hen it comes to changing the proverbial channel, mid-term throne speeches typically are new paint on a pockmarked wall.

Wednesday’s throne speech from Ottawa didn’t disappoint in that aspect, offering plenty of brush strokes but little cover for what appears to be a tired, idea-strapped Conservative government.

Some of the proposals that Stephen Harper hopes to achieve in the final yearand-a-half of this mandate – if he sticks to the promise of waiting until 2015 before calling the next federal election – cover typical Tory talking points, like tariffs and balanced budgets.

Their attachment to both is a lot of smoke and mirrors, as earlier this year the government raised tariffs on a variety of foreign imports to the bane of Canadian consumers. And as far as balanced budgets are concerned, Prime Minister Harper’s track record is looking more and more like Brian Mulroney’s – not a flattering comparison.

But setting a new tone and providing a sketchy glimpse into the upcoming pearls from Parliament is what a throne speech is all about.

There seem to be some intriguing ideas, but little to get excited over.

While it’s easy to endorse tougher cyberbullying legislation, more choice in cable channels and lower roaming charges for our cellphones – only in Canada? a pity – we can only wonder what items the Conservatives are bundling in with these promises that didn’t make the Governor General’s address.

The speech did, for a day at least, muffle the ongoing woe that is the government’s self-inflicted Senate scandal and the simmering debate over multiple pipeline decisions looming in our future.

Stephen Harper is hoping that a few gimmicks keep Canadians from channel surfing come the next election.

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Pit bull? Or just a mean dog?

Editor, the Times: I just want to comment on The Times article citing that there is a rash of pit bull attacks of children and cows everywhere in Abbotsford.

First, where is the proof?

Lots of dogs look pit bullish and most people would not be able to identify a true pit bull from a half cross or a dozen other dogs that look ‘tough.’

Unless you or the people who report being attacked have absolute breed proof, then don’t put them under one umbrella. That’s discrimination and that’s wrong, regardless of species.

I feel for the farmer’s horrible loss and if his neighbours have a ‘mean’ dog, then they need to put it down.

But let’s not start a witch hunt here folks . . . nor write an article that would entice it.

Shelley Levis Abbotsford

Bring back my plant, please Editor, the Times: This is an urgent plea to the three white males in white panel truck who took my nine-foot patio plant from my driveway in the 3100 block of Clearbrook Rd. on Thursday late afternoon of Oct. 10.

Please return this plant or pay the requested price of $25. You have been observed and were seen driving around the corner of Clearbrook Road and Charlotte, stopping just short of this intersection to adjust the plant on the back of your truck, as it kept falling over.

The police know about this theft.

Taking my plant, without payment, that took me over 10 years to grow that tall, just one short week after a fatal car accident demolished my front yard landscaping that took all my energy, free time and sweat over the last 33 years, really hits below the belt.

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Thank you.

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We are minding the children Editor, the Times: I appreciate the work done by Abbotsford Community Foundation to expose what real life is like in Abbotsford.

The growing gap between the rich and the poor is dismaying. I want to thank community agencies such as Abbotsford Community Services, the Salvation Army and Cyrus Centre for all of the hard and selfless work they do in our community.

However, I have to admit I laughed reading the following comment from Susan McAlevy, ACF executive director, “There is a disconnect between the number of children and licensed daycare spots. So who’s minding the kids?”

Um, perhaps their parents? I stay at home with my children, as do the majority of my friends.

Many of us have found ways to work from home, as I do.

It is a decision I could never, and will never regret.

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In his war on all things science, the dots have been well documented and connected by Chris Turner in his book The War on Science. For Harper the only good science is bad science.

To that aim he has muzzled government scientists and championed climate deniers in his drive to return us to being merely drawers of water and hewers of wood.

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UFV men and women golfers capture CCAA national crowns JEAN KONDA-WITTE JKonda-Witte@abbotsfordtimes.com

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he UFV golf teams defied all the odds when both the men and women captured the CCAA national championships on the weekend in Quebec City.

“It is unbelievable,” said head coach Chris Bertram, Monday morning. “Today I’m sitting here looking at the trophies on my kitchen counter, saying ‘wow, this really happened’.”

This marks the program’s first national titles for both Cascades teams.

The women won with a threeday score of 461, 24 strokes better than the St. Clair College Saints, of Windsor, Ont. The Humber College Hawks (Toronto) took third with a score of 493.

UFV’s posted single day scores of 153, 149 and 159 as they won all three rounds played at the Royal Quebec Golf Club.

The wins were really two very different stories, explained the coach.

“For the women, it was the same story. They just completely dominated,” said Bertram.

The Cascades took the lead on the first day and grew the lead on the second and third days.

“They were front runners all year and they just kept getting better,” added Bertram.

“Particularly Jen Woods, who played some of her best golf in the final tournament when it mattered most. That was a really impressive part of the whole thing.”

Woods finished second overall earning the CCNA national individual silver medal, with a score of 225, 11 strokes back of Valerie Tanguay of Champlain St. Lawrence (Quebec City). Dani Shap took bronze with a score of 236. Both golfers were also named CCAA tournament allstars.

“Woods’ first two rounds were really solid, her best golf of the year,” he added.

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The University of the Fraser Valley men’s and women’s golf teams pose with banners and gold medals after winning the 2013 CCAA National Golf Championship Oct. 18 at Royal Quebec Golf Club in Quebec City. Pictured from left, Matthew Gudmundson, Darren Whitehouse, Connor O’Dell, Aaron Pauls, Simon Blaker, Jen Woods, Kelley Dalzell, Dani Shap and coach Chris Bertram.

As the women played their final hole, the UFV men were still on 13, so Bertram and assistant coach Brad Clapp still had more work to do.

“We knew we had one in the bag but then it was back out to the course to try to get the men in. We were up at that point but there was still a lot of golf to be played.”

UFV men had tied for first after the first day, then were up six strokes after the second day.

“We were playing pretty steady, but so was Humber [College], a team that has dominated collegiate men’s golf for 10 years,” said Bertram.

It was tough going, the course was tough but fair.

“It was just the pressure of playing in a national championship; it becomes a pretty large mental battle,” he added.

Two of UFV’s top players, Aaron Pauls and Darren Whitehouse, were the driving force behind the men’s success.

“When they went out on that last

day, I could see it in their eyes; they Bertram, like when a Humber Colbelieved they were better,” he said. lege player made a hole in one, and “They just put the team on their UFV was missing a few short putts backs and they were our best play- on the back nine. ers on that last day.”

“There was never a moment honPauls finished second with a estly that I knew it was in hand t h re e - d a y until our score of last player “What happened 211 to earn [Whitethe national house] was this year is really individual coming up special. We had a silver medal. friend watching over t h e 1 8 t h Whitehouse f a i r w a y,” us and to finish the he said. finished entire year unbeatthird overall At that en, I don’t have the with a 212. point all B o t h w e re the other words to describe also named scores were how that feels.”

CCAA tourin and UFV nament allhad a sig– Chris Bertram, head coach n i f i c a n t stars.

T h e lead. individual Bertram men’s champ was Colton Kalkanis, walked up the last fairway with Georgian College (Innisfil, Ont.) Whitehouse, saying, “This is over; with a score of 201. we got it. Let’s just enjoy the walk The victory did not come without and take in a bit of the moment.” some anxious moments, admitted He finished off with a par on 18.

Some choices are hard.

“Everyone was standing around the green and it was celebration time. It was pretty special for him.

There were a few tears for sure.”

Some of those tears were for former team member Connor Richey, who died unexpectedly, just before the start of the golf season last summer. He had been with the Cascades when they won bronze at nationals two years ago.

“We dedicated our year to him,” said Bertram, adding the team wore his initials on their arms all season.

Bertram reflected on his 2013 CCAA Coach of the Year award.

“I’m really lucky to be able to coach a team like this. [It’s] really a reward for the success of your team and you have to tip your hat to the great players that we have,” said Bertram.

“What happened this year is really special. We had a friend watching over us [Connor Richey] and to finish the entire year unbeaten, I don’t have the words to describe how that feels.”

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Stand up and get to work Abbotsford inventor designs standing workstation CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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our desk job may be killing you. Really.

More and more research is showing that office workers and others who sit in front of computer monitors all day have increased risks of developing heart disease, diabetes, some types of cancer, and early death.

Other threats on the list include obesity, depression, back pain and other skeletal problems, and then there’s that brain fog.

There is even a catch-all term for it – sitting disease.

The lack of movement seems to atrophy muscles, slows down blood circulation, and even upsets our hormonal and other biochemical equilibrium.

The trick is to get moving, the health experts tell us.

But they also say that short bursts of activity, in the gym after work or over the weekend, just aren’t enough to counteract the cumulative negative health effects of being sedentary day in and day out.

To counter the bad effects of sitting, health experts encourage us to keep moving throughout the day, or to try standing at our desks.

Denmark has embraced this idea, requiring businesses to give their office workers the option of standing and sitting desks.

Now an Abbotsford inventor has come up with his own solution to this modern-day malady.

Jean Charles Beauchamp has created the Ergostanz ‘Work Blade,’ a piece of furniture that resembles an upended bench for those who want to stand at their desks.

While standing desks are becoming popular, not everyone is comfortable being on their feet for protracted hours either, he says.

A writer and teacher, Beauchamp himself used to spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, and was looking for a healthy alternative.

He got up to lean on a wall to think about it, “and then it came to me,” he said.

He spent two years working on wood prototypes and trying different angles to create the most comfort angle.

The Work Blade provides support for the user by taking about 10 per cent of the body weight off the legs, and distributing a person’s weight evenly along the spine, Beauchamp says.

The padded backrest can be adjusted to a person’s height, and its four points of contact on the floor give it stability. It also has a footrest that encourages a person to stand with their knees slightly bent.

Beauchamp said he quickly adapted to the new way of working at his computer.

“It becomes so comfortable. I spend eight hours a day at it with no trouble at all,” he said.

“I use it every day and I still feel energized at the end of the day.”

There are two models – one made of a lightweight aluminum frame that sells for about $500, and wood model he makes for $800.

The product is manufactured in Abbotsford by local companies.

He also offers an adjustable tabletop workstation to go with the Work Blade.

Beauchamp took his Ergostanz ‘chair’ to the Vancouver Maker Faire at the

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This month, he is taking his contribution to the Association of Canadian Ergonomists convention in Whistler.

He admits it may take some time for accustomed to sitting on their backsides

to get accustomed to the Work Blade, but it will be worth it.

“You have to make the commitment to chuck the chair,” he said.

“It’s like giving up smoking. Once you do that, the difference is amazing in your health and wellbeing.”

To help his invention

along, Beauchamp is crowd sourcing until the end of October on IndieGoGo. Contributors can get a Work Blade or a workstation in exchange for their investment.

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he holidays are a time when family and friends get together, but unfortunately it’s also a time when cold and flu germs can be shared as readily as gifts.

For some Canadians with breathing and lung conditions, leaving a party with the sniffles could end up in a visit to the hospital.

More than 770,000 Canadians have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

COPD causes symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing and coughing up phlegm.

Once the COPD symptoms get worse or a new, persistent symptom comes on, it could be the beginning of a lung attack, which can lead to hospitalization, restricted mobility and can increase the risk of death.

In fact, COPD lung attacks requiring hospitalization peak every year during the winter holidays.

To ensure your holiday season is made up of family time and not hospital time, here are some simple steps to follow: • Keep your hands clean: Germs are commonly spread through handshakes. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if necessary.

• Keep your immune system strong: Stay in shape, eat well and get lots of sleep to help combat the cold and flu bug.

• Know the signs of a lung attack: Watch for signs like increased coughing, wheezing or unusual changes in phlegm. See your physician if you notice worsening symptoms and also ask if your medication dosages need an adjustment.

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The Health Council looked at national and international data and concluded that although Canada is one of the top spenders on health care, our results are not that impressive.

Compared to other high-income nations like Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, Canada falls in the middle when we look at measures of our health status, such as how long Canadians can expect to live or what percentage of Canadians have multiple chronic conditions (e.g., arthritis, cancer, heart disease). Our ranking on health care services is even worse – near the bottom – when it comes to how long Canadians have to wait for elective surgery or how easy it is to get primary health care outside office hours.

More alarming is that there are inequities in health care across the country. It turns out that where you live matters. For example: • In 2009, 8.1 per cent of Newfoundland and Labrador residents had diabetes, almost double the rate (4.2 per cent) of Yukon residents.

• In 2012, 62 per cent of doctors in British Columbia reported that their patients can get an appointment the same day or the next day.

In Quebec, that percentage was 22 per cent.

And while all of us pay taxes so that our health care is there when we need it, the cost

of prescription drugs can be an extra burden. One in 10 Canadians reports not filling a prescription or skipping doses because of cost. Not all Canadians have the same drug coverage though governments have promised this in the past.

Canada has invested a lot of new money in health care over the last 10 years. But the largest percentage of funds are still spent on hospital care, drugs and physicians, even though there is growing demand in areas such as managing chronic conditions and home care services to meet the needs of our aging society.

The Health Council proposes that we do things differently if we want a higher-performing health system.

First, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments must agree on shared goals, specifically: better health, better care, and better value for all Canadians.

There must also be strong leadership and sustained support in areas such as measurement and reporting, so that governments and health care organizations can be held accountable. Finally, governments across Canada must collaborate more effectively, and the federal government needs to be an active player.

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Community events To list an event hosted or sponsored by a non-profit group in Abbotsford or Mission, upload it directly to our website: abbotsfordtimes.com, or send an e-mail with a succinct, 75-word description of the event including day, date, time and address to events@abbotsfordtimes.com, or drop off at 30887 Peardonville Rd, Abbotsford.

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Babytime fun

Oct. 23 and on, make language fun. Start early with Babytime at Mission Library on Wednesday from 10:30 – 11 a.m. Help your baby develop speech and language skills – enjoy bouncing, singing, and rhyming with stories. Babytime is a fun, social bonding activity for babies and caregivers.

For more call 604-826-6610.

Sexaholics Anonymous

Sexaholics Anonymous is a 12-step program of recovery for those who want to stop their sexually self-destructive thinking and behaviour. Abbotsford SA meets every Saturday morning at 8 a.m. For information email abbotsfordsa1@gmail.com.

Haunted reptile house

Oct. 24 – 31, The Reptile Guy’s Rescue and Education Center has a Haunted House with the crawliest haunted digs around, with more than 150 live creatures lurking in the dark. $7/adults; $5/kids.

Proceeds go to reptile rescue program. Haunted house opens 4 – 8 p.m. at 7 – 34366 Forrest Terrace, Abbotsford.

Call 604-746-7228.

BPW luncheon

Oct. 23, Business and Professional Women’s Club of Mission (BPW) will host its regular luncheon with keynote speaker Kat Wahamaa on “Art, Ourselves & Changing the World” from 11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Mission Station Grill on Horne St. BPW members $18/guests $20. Pre-register before Oct. 21 to bpw.mission@gmail.

Trace your roots

Oct. 24, the Mission Genealogy Club meets at 7 p.m. at

the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Contact missiongen@gmail.com or phone 604-820-5523.

The doctor is in

Oct. 24, 10 a.m. – noon, bring your health questions to Dr. Alex Bartel at Abbotsford Learning Plus at the ARC, 2499 McMillan Rd. Fee is $5 plus $2 ARC drop-in fee.

Halloween Howl

Oct. 25, Halloween Howl with Mr. I at Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Kids of all ages invited.

Don’t be afraid to wear your costume. Call 604-859-7814 ext. 229 for details.

Quiz night

Oct. 25, Mission Friends of the Library’s annual quiz night starts at 7 p.m. Come in costume if you dare. Tickets at Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave. for $10 cash.

Tickets sell fast so don’t delay. Call 604-826-6610.

Hominum meets

Oct. 25, Hominum Fraser Valley offers help to gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. Our next meeting is 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760.

Haunted museum

Oct. 26, MSA Museum’s Halloween Haunted House at 2313 Ware St., Abbotsford, has a costume contest at 3:30 p.m. Childfriendly tours from 3 – 5 p.m., scary tours from 6 – 8 p.m. Tickets $4 or $10/family. Call 604-853-0313 for more details

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Straiton Hallowe’en

Oct. 26, Straiton Community Hall has crafts for kids 13 & under at 1:30 p.m., with free light-up novelties, trick or treat bags, at 50 cents per child, then the film Hotel Transylvania with Selina Gomez and Adam Sandler at 3 p.m., 4698 Sumas Mountain Rd., Abbotsford. Free, charge for refreshments.

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