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Still no answers in death of Alexcia McKamey ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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he roadside memorial to Abbotsford toddler Alexcia McKamey is ever growing. A pink umbrella shelters a portrait of the blue-eyed baby girl dressed in a flower headband and matching tutu. A pile of plush toys, favourite playthings and half a dozen pairs of sunglasses are piled at the base of white cross adorned with balloons and bouquets of flowers. Families traversing Discovery Trail along Maclure Road stop in the fall sunshine to wonder what happened to the smiling toddler pictured in the photographs at the site. They are not alone. Alexcia’s mother Jacqueline is also still waiting to learn how and why her 14-month-old daughter died on Sept. 20 in Chilliwack. Foul play is suspected in the death of the baby girl and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is investigating. The night Alexcia died, RCMP were called to a home in the Promontory area of Chilliwack, where they found an infant in medical distress. Alexcia was taken to hospital but
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Jacqueline McKamey spends hours each day grieving at her 14-month-old daughter Alexcia’s memorial site in Abbotsford. She still doesn’t know what happened to her baby whose death is being investigated by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. For more photos of Alexcia and her memorial, download the Layar app onto your smartphone and scan the logo on the right side of this page. attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. Autopsy results are still pending. But the wait is killing Jacqueline,
who wasn’t even able to see Alexcia until seven days after her death. “That’s the hardest part of it,” says the young mother, who adds the
nights are hardest to bear. “I have a million and one questions and what ifs. “I need to know, so I can stop
wondering if there’s something I could have done.” see GRIEF, page A4
2014 budget calls for less than one per cent tax increase ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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Total increase for average Abbotsford homeowner may be less than the price of a night out at the movies Homeowners of a typical house valued at $400,000 would pay an extra $9 a year in property taxes plus a scheduled five per cent increase in sewer user fees for capital works, or $13, resulting in a total increase of 0.8 per cent, or a total of $22.
Most residents won’t be facing any new increases to water, solid waste, or urban storm drainage fees in 2014. However, for rural properties on the city’s west side, waste fees will increase over the next two years
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Upfront What’s Layared in today’s paper Page 1-
A mother str uggles to come to grips with the loss of her daughter. See more photos of the memorial for Alexcia McKamey.
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Halloween is just around the corner. Times reporter Rochelle Baker was snapping shots all around Abbotsford and Mission over the weekend. See more photos.
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Robert Bateman Timberwolves ran roughshod over Langley in high school football action. See more photos.
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Abbotsford’s impoverished benefit from benevolence TERRY FARRELL tfarrell@abbotsfordtimes.com
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t took a while for those nearby to warm up to the idea, but once they did, the event was a success. The Grade 10 leadership class from Yale Secondary hosted a barbecue for the homeless and other disadvantaged Abbotsford residents in Jubilee Park on Friday. The students set up a barbecue and had smokies, with all the trimmings, and even cupcakes for dessert, for anyone who wanted to partake. The timing, although coincidental, was perfect. Planning for the event, including the date, began in September, but there was a homeless protest going on at the park all week, so the students had a captive audience. Lorry Mackay, one of the students who organized the event, said it was a gratifying experience. “We wanted to help our community out, so we took a vote on some different community services we could do, and a big group wanted to do a barbecue for the less fortunate in our community,” she said. The plight of the homeless in and around Abbotsford has been in the media spotlight throughout the sum-
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The Grade 10 Leadership Club at Yale Secondary held a free barbecue for the impoverished and homeless of Abbotsford on Friday at Jubilee Park. The teens hosted a steady stream of grateful recipients throughout the afternoon. mer and into the fall. Mackay said that exposure brought the issue to light for the students. “That had a lot to do with it, honestly,” she said. “We drove around and saw how many people there are, just hanging around, without really having a place to go and looking hungry, so we thought we could help out with that.” Help out they did. Once those in
the park realized there was nothing more than empathy towards their situation at play, they began huddling around the tables, lining up for their free lunch. There was a bit of a lull when the Abbotsford Police Department bike squad showed up, but once the officers pedaled away, the barbecue guests resumed their consumption. Dozens of recipients took advan-
tage of the goodwill gesture. Mackay said the afternoon offered her and her crew a different perspective of those in need. “We were are all a little scared to come because we weren’t sure how they would treat us, but they are honestly some of the nicest people we have met,” she said. “They are just so grateful and thankful. It’s a great feeling.”
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City of Abbotsford gained international notoriety in June for dumping chicken manure on a small roadhe possibility of a dignity camp side camp that was across the street for the homeless in Abbotsford from the Salvation Army’s Centre of is edging closer to reality, Hope. according to an advocate. The squatters moved a few metres “We have a site on 10 acres . . . away, but two months later, the city that’s been offered by a well-known forced them to leave that site, citing local family and business,” said Ward sanitary concerns. The campers, with Draper, a pastor with the street-out- the help of Draper and others at 5 & 2 reach mission, 5 Ministries, moved & 2 Ministries. back to the original “If it all comes “We have a site on 10 acres . . . camp. together, it could that’s been offered by a wellN o w, s e v e r a l be the first sanc- known local family and busipieces are quickly tioned dignity coming together camp in all of ness. If it all comes together, that could make a it could be the first sanctioned Canada.” dignity village hapThe outspoken dignity camp in all of Canada.” pen, he said. and unorthoWhile he would – Ward Draper, 5 & 2 Ministries not yet name the dox pastor has supported and donor, Draper said advocated for the site being made homeless residents for nine years. available for a possible sanctioned After watching the ongoing tension camp is about three kilometres away rise and fall between the men and from Gladys Avenue, in a residential women living in camps or doorways but isolated area. and local authorities, businesses and It would provide a place for homeresidents during that time, Draper less individuals to live in temporary raised the concept of a ‘dignity vil- shelters without fear of chased away lage,’ based on one that was estab- by city crews or having their meager lished about 13 years ago in Portland, belongings confiscated by authorities Oregon. and thrown away. He pitched the idea again when the Twenty to 30 people, about one-
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third of the city’s known homeless to serve,” said the pastor. population, could participate, he Camp residents could also set up said. social enterprises, “to use their skills, The site would to make money, have toilets to fund the projand temporary “We could have the women’s ect and to make it structures, which resource society come, Fraser self-sustaining,” have also been Health to do testing and educahe said. offered to 5 & While it would tion, Vibrant Abbotsford talk 2 Ministries for be ideal to have the cause. These about healthy eating and so on. a stable camp include several It’s presenting a new table to for the homeless, B i g S t e e l B o x serve.” the idea is that it containers and would be a “tranDREAM micro– Ward Draper 5 & 2 Ministries sitional step in a long-term plan for shelters (see housing, because Times, Tempohaving a refugee camp in a wealthy rary shelters for homeless, Oct. 17). To date, there are $4,000 in pledges nation is unacceptable.” Draper is discussing details with to help build the DREAM shelters, the property owner, and with the city Draper said. He envisions the site would also about how the village could be sancinclude a ‘community centre,’ where tioned, perhaps with a temporary medical and social services would zoning variance. “That would give us some breathbe offered right in the campers’ front ing room to come up with long-term, yard. Several local service agencies have permanent, affordable housing. It long discussed establishing such a could take five yeas or so,” he said. Draper is optimistic the project community hub for marginalized could happen. people, he said. “With the pressure on the city, and “ We could have the women’s resource society come, Fraser Health national attention, they’ve got to be to do testing and education, Vibrant a little more flexible,” said Draper. Abbotsford talk about healthy eating “We’ve got the climate for this finally. and so on. It’s presenting a new table We’ve got to keep pushing.”
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Memorial is a place for mother to grieve GRIEF, from page A1 Jacqueline’s been told she won’t get all the answers until the end of November. The last time Jacqueline saw her daughter was when Alexcia left for a scheduled visit with her biological father. IHIT arrested and subsequently released a man the night of Alexcia’s death but did not identify him. No charged have been laid in the case. In the meantime, Jacqueline is left to attend to her daughter’s memorial site, often for hours a day. “It’s a place I go to grieve, so I can try to remember the happy memories at home,” she says. Alexcia, who was always full of smiles, had the bluest eyes, she said. “People used to stop us on the street and at the supermarket to look at them,” recalls Jacqueline. The little girl also loved to dance to country music on the radio and had a penchant for eyewear. “She loved sunglasses. She’d be wearing hers but she’d still steal them off other people’s faces.”
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Crystal Gala Foundation announces donation of new technology for ARHCC CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
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he Cr ystal Gala Foundation wrapped up another successful benefit gala on Oct. 19, with a sell-out event and the announcement of a cutting edge infection-prevention therapy that will be coming to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. CGF, along with Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation, joined forces earlier this fall with the innovative Vancouver firm Ondine Biomedical Inc. The company will make a donation of its MRSaid laser technology, said the Crystal Gala’s past-president Dorothy Dyck. “We’re so over the top. This is just the tip of the iceberg for what it can do for
patients in Abbotsford and their families,” she said. “Every major surgical patient will be able to qualify.” If it works well at the ARHCC, the technology could be implemented at other Fraser Health hospitals, she said. Ondine Biomedical specializes in developing anti-infection therapies and technologies for bacterial, viral and fungal infections that don’t use antibiotics. The MRSAid nasal decolonization system is used to kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a superbug that can create devastating infections in surgical patients. Before surgery, a photosensitive dye is applied in the front of a patient’s nose and a non-thermal red light is
directed at the site for a couple of minutes. The painless process reduces the volume of bacteria that could make its way into a surgical wound. The program cost about $500,000 to run at VGH for a year. While Fraser Health has not yet made a statement on a pilot project at the Abbotsford hospital, Walter said Ondine may meet with the health authority’s clinicians in early November to discuss logistics and a time line. Meanwhile, the Crystal Gala Foundation has surpassed its commitment to raise $1.5 million for ARHCC, and as of Oct. 19, has raised $1.8 million, said Dyck. Monies raised go to buy machines and to support programs at the Crystal Gala Foundation Breast Health Unit at the hospital.
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chamber president Mike Welte. Applicants don’t have to be chamber members to apply. The funding program is defined as projects, events or activities that support, sustain, promote, educate, celebrate, preserve access to the arts, culture, environment, heritage, social services or health. Applications will be assessed based on merit, economic impact, community impact and the ability to meet goals. Grant details and applications are at abbotsfordchamber.com or the chamber office. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 8.
Zero tax increase would entail downsizing of police force BUDGET, from page A1 The total 2014 utility fee bill for the typical Abbotsford homeowner that includes solid waste, water, sewer and storm drainage will be approximately $963. The combined total bill for property taxes and utilities for a typical Abbotsford home will be approximately $4,017 in 2014. In 2013, Abbotsford had the eighth lowest bill for combined taxes and charges out of 23 B.C. cities with a population of more than 35,000 people. Chilliwack homeowners had the lowest combined bill of approximately $3,200 in 2013. Other cities with a tax bills moderately lower than Abbotsford were Kelowna, Kamloops, Sannich, Langley Township and Maple Ridge. Council was originally was aiming for a zero percent tax
increase in 2014. City hall was able to secure a cut of 0.29 per cent to the municipal tax in the proposed 2014 budget through staff restructuring and staff cuts, non-core service reductions and some tax assessment changes. However, that gain was offset by a .58 per cent increase in municipal tax for Abbotsford Police and a .15 per cent tax increase as a result of a levy from the Fraser Valley Regional Library. This has resulted in the .44 per cent residential tax increase homeowners are facing for 2014. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told council Thursday that the police request of a 1.3 per cent funding increase to the APD budget was simply to keep up with inflation and growth. The APD committed in 2013 to not ask for an increase in staff for three years, said
by the federal government in safety of the community,” Rich. That request included other objectives, he said. “We believe we’re the right a number of ways. reducing the APD budget by said Banman. The community also saved $170,000 and by reducing size to properly serve our In 2013, taxpayers were money in other ways through hit with a 2.06 per cent tax four police officer positions community.” increase, which included a .7 Coun. Henry Braun noted reduced crime, added Rich. on the force and one civilian the APD had a healthy police “Crime costs money,” he per cent capital levy. position through attrition. In terms of the 2014 budget, p e r c a p i t a said. Rich said “If we cost more but pro- a one per cent tax increase is t h a t i f t h e “I’m not prepared to play expense ratio just over vide a safer community... equivalent to $1,187,000 of city remained Russian roulette with the of city revenue. $300 per per- what’s the net effect?” committed Council will next consider Other councillors and Mayto a zero tax safety of the community.” son. Rich noted or Bruce Banman recalled the budget and hear public increase, the – Mayor Bruce Banman on policing costs that munici- the days when Abbotsford comments at its 3 p.m. meetAPD would p a l f o r c e s was known as the murder ing on Nov. 4. have to find Third reading of the finan$1.1 million in reductions, tend to be more expensive capital of Canada and did or the elimination of eight because the RCMP, which not want to risk any increases cial plan is slated for council’s Nov. 18 meeting while adopofficer positions, one civil- serves many communities to crime. “I’m not prepared to play tion of the budget will take ian position and other mea- in the province, has a lower pay scale and is subsidized Russian roulette with the place on Dec. 9. sures. Abbotsford has made gains in recent years, experiencing an overall drop of 40 per cent in all crime from 2008 to 2012 and the city has the lowest Great ship! crime rates in the Fraser ValGreat stops! Super price! ley, said Rich. Enjoy 12 nights package ✔ Dec 11 Fly Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale! However, the APD is strugon Legend of the Seas Sell-Off price includes airfare & ALL taxes! ✔ Dec 11 Overnight Hyatt Place Hotel - full gling to maintain what it has breakfast! achieved in years past and CDN per person ✔ Dec 12 Board Legend of the Seas and enjoy staffing cuts may threaten 2 sharing full-day stops in Aruba, Bonaire, Total Charges Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, Price! Labadee, and return to Fort Lauderdale (Dec. 23) – fly home! Departs Dec. 11, returns Dec. 23 Book before 2 pm Nov. 2, or while space lasts! Best weather of the year in the Caribbean! Flight, hotel, transfers, taxes & fees included - a total-charges price! BOOK NOW!
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get counselling to in prison to help deal with his problems, he said. “He wants to access programs that hopefully will make him a better person when released into society,” said Schultz. Brown also took the opportunity to alone with no one to share my daily life apologize to the Clark family for his ROCHELLE BAKER with, to love and support.” actions and the pain and suffering he’d RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com Clark’s two daughters also read vic- caused. tim impact statements that outlined Red-faced and with hands shaking, he man who killed a Mission the permanent impact the loss of their he read out a letter of remorse saying grandmother and wife in a hit mother and children’s grandmother had he took full responsibility for what he’d and run has been sentenced to on their lives. done and was disappointed and distwo years behind bars. Court heard that Brown had taken a gusted with himself. Ju s t i n Br ow n , 2 6 , friend’s car without per“Not staying at the accident scene was pleaded guilty to failure mission and he and his the worst mistake of my life,” he said. to stop at an accident “This whole episode of girlfriend had gone for He has had trouble with the law and with a person in con- Elinor’s killing is a life a drive. he’s not the same person when he nection with the death sentence to me, in that He struck Clark when drinks, he said. of Elinor Clark who died he passed another car “The fact I’ve taken someone’s life, I I am now alone with no after being struck by a f r o m t h e r i g h t a n d can’t forgive myself. And I don’t expect one to share my daily life entered the paved shoul- the family’s forgiveness,” he said. car on Dec. 2, 2012. Brown, who has an with, to love and supder where the couple “But I want them to know it was an e x t e n s i v e c r i m i n a l port.” was walking. accident.” record, was also handCrown Carolyn Lawlor “I’m going to try to be the person I’d – Peter Clark, victim’s husband said while the move was like to be.” ed three years probation and a two-year not technically illegal, it He said what little money he earned driving prohibition in was unadvisable to per- in jail he’d like to contribute to Elinor Abbotsford provincial court last Wednes- form unless completely safe. Clark’s funeral costs. day. Brown was also not speeding when Brown, who has been in custody since Clark, a grandmother of four, was the accident occurred. his arrest last December, was also senwalking hand in hand with her husHowever, he did flee tenced 10 months and band of 45 years, Peter, along the north the scene, tried to con20 days of time served shoulder of 14th Avenue near Caribou v i n c e p e o p l e n o t t o “The fact I’ve taken after pleading guilty to Street at 4:30 p.m. when she was hit by a inform police about the other crimes. someone’s life, I can’t Honda Accord being driven by Brown. accident and displayed He pleaded guilty She was snatched from her husband’s a callous attitude to the forgive myself. And I to uttering threats to hand and thrown 11 and half metres death of Elinor Clark don’t expect the family’s his mother days after down the roadway while the vehicle in text messages on his forgiveness. But I want the accident that killed involved sped off, court heard. cell phone following her them to know it was an Clark. Clark was airlifted to a hospital but death, noted Lawlor. He also pleaded accident.” was pronounced dead at Royal ColumDefence lawyer Darrel guilty to assault causbian Hospital in New Westminster. Schultz did not dispute – Justin Brown ing bodily harm in conClark’s husband described the loss the sentence, which was nection to a violent and he and his family experienced with the result of a joint subunprovoked attack on a the death of the Elinor, 65, who was a mission to the judge. man at the Gateway SkyTrain Station in beloved wife and grandmother. He noted that Brown, whose father Surrey in July 2012. He described his wife’s death as a had been in prison since he was a child, Peter Clark said Brown’s apology did movie that keeps playing in his head. had problems with anger and alcohol not absolve him but he would withhold “I feel that it is indelible and will and had been working hard while in final judgment to see if the convicted remain with me the rest of my life,” custody to turn his life around. man could make a positive change. said Peter Clark. Brown, who had a Grade 7 education, “Nobody’s rushing to forgive him,” His wife was his soulmate and her had lived in more than 40 foster homes said Clark. “It doesn’t matter if he’d gotdeath was an unnatural and unaccept- from the age of nine. ten life in prison, I wouldn’t have gotten able way to die, he said. The accused, also a father to two my wife back. But if I live long enough “This whole episode of Elinor’s killing young daughters, was working to achieve to see [Brown] become a better person, is a life sentence to me, in that I am now his high school diploma and wanted to that’s well and good.”
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oday, I’m raising a glass to the greatest salesmen of all time – the ones who sold the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge and other landmarks. A good salesman can sell you something you need or want. A great salesman will sell you something you didn’t know you needed. A con man will sell you something you don’t need, don’t want, and which he doesn’t own. By the 1930s, the idea of selling the Brooklyn Bridge had become a cliché. But in the late 1800s, it was a very real business for half a dozen confidence tricksters. A swindler named Reed C. Waddell would prop up a sign reading Bridge for Sale, and would be open for business. He’d take anywhere from $250 to $1,000 – not a bad day’s pay in the 1890s. The targets were new immigrants, those so enraptured by the American dream that they imagined anyone could buy a famous public landmark. By the 1920s, Ellis Island was handing out pamphlets warning that streets, bridges and other public objects were not for sale. In Europe, the scam was reversed. The Czech con man Harry Jelinek once sold Karlstejn Castle to American industrialists, allegedly while pretending to be a local baron. Greatest conman of all was Victor Lustig, also Czech-born. He settled in Paris, where in
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the painful truth 1925, French newspapers were wondering what was to become of the Eiffel Tower. It was rusting and far older than its intended lifespan. Lustig capitalized with nothing more than some forged government stationery and a room at a swanky hotel. He called together six big metal scrap dealers in Paris and swore them to secrecy: the government was to tear down the tower, and one of them would get the contract for the metal. The mark seemed suspicious of all the secrecy, so Lustig oneupped himself: he was simply an underpaid government bureaucrat, he told the unlucky scrap dealer. Perhaps a little extra cash would help the right bidder get the rights to the landmark? Reassured, the mark gave Lustig both the cash for the tower and a bribe to top it off. Lustig skipped town, but returned later and tried the scam again when the first victim proved too ashamed to go to the police.
He was later caught in the U.S., and died in Alcatraz on a counterfeiting charge. One of the reasons I feel some degree of admiration for these swindlers is that they knew they were crooks. Once caught, they seldom attempted to pretend they were anything other than clever and unscrupulous. These days we see the descendents of the other style of scam artist, Charles Ponzi. He learned scamming one gullible mark with a lot of cash could be replaced by scamming lots and lots of poor people out of what little money they had. He invented the industrialsized scam, and is the direct cause of people like Bernie Madoff who rope you into buying fraudulent stocks guaranteed to go up 200 per cent. Even worse are those who work at the big banks and trading houses. JPMorgan recently agreed to pay $13 billion in exchange for a wide range of financial improprieties – which is a nice way of saying they ripped off an awful lot of people, mostly through mortgage-related shenanigans. These men are cannier than Lustig, as they have taken more, have kept most of it, and are unlikely to die in a prison cell. ◗ Matthew Claxton is a Langley Advancer reporter. Contact him at mclaxton@langleyadvance.com.
f you’re finding it difficult to keep pace with what is now the roiling boil of our Senate scandal, you’re in good company. Three Stephen Harper-appointed senators accused of misusing senate funds (and one of hitting his wife) face suspension from the Senate. But they aren’t going quietly. When Sen. Mike Duffy spoke his piece last and Monday week, he let several cats out of the bag, including that Harper knew far more about the questionable expenses far earlier. Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau also turned to bite the hand that once fed them, the Prime Minister’s Office. The strategy of the disgraced senators seems to be: ‘If I’m going down, you’re going to break my fall.’ Harper did show up one day to face questions in the House of Commons this week, rather than have his underlings take the heat for him. He refuted Duffy’s claims, even though he must now admit he knew what was going on, which he had vigorously denied before. Proroguing Parliament, tabling a budget and boasting an international trade agreement hasn’t worked for the Conservatives to deflect attention away from the messy Senate matters. We’ll have to wait to see if attempts to make the bad press go away will hurt the CPC more than having three Harper appointees fiddling expenses (with the PMO’s blessing, they claim). Whether or not Harper survives the “What did he know, and when did he know it?” spotlight, this whole sorry debacle drags Canada’s upper chamber ever deeper into the muck. Harper once campaigned for a Senate that was equal, elected and effective. Does anyone care anymore? ■ To comment on this editorial, e-mail us at letters@abbotsfordtimes.com.
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Trade deal not good for Canada Editor, the Times: Amid the “chicken in every pot” gush of Christina Toth’s Trade Deal Will Benefit Many in Fraser Valley, AbbotsfordMission Times, Oct. 22), I wondered if she has any historical memory. Wasn’t NAFTA the magic bullet of decades past? Yet food banks didn’t disappear, nor did poverty. Well-paid jobs with benefits decreased as McJob service work grew. For the average Canadian family purchasing power has budged little over the past four decades. For the exalted one per cent, the stunning growth of their slice of the pie has been the sole constant. Of course, like NAFTA, and the TPP now being negotiated secretly, except to hundreds of the world’s largest companies, from Haliburton to Walmart, the “trade” deal was not primarily about trade. It’s about investor rights and the diminishment of the commons. It’s about moving money about freely, reducing the power of elected governments and increasing profits of the Walmarts of the world. Drug patent extensions will cost Canadians hundreds of millions. Perhaps the ability of European companies to sue the City of Abbotsford, bid on civic projects and interfere in local matters will make our community stronger and its citizens better. Perhaps, it’s all about saving 58 cents on a litre of European wine. Enough already with these secret, corporate-driven deals. Canada is a community of citizens, not simply inputs. Erik Olthof Abbotsford
Do more than wear pink Editor, the Times: Breast cancer awareness month is coming to an end. But some of the cancer-linked toxins keep on flourishing, especially as temperatures drop, in the form of wood smoke emissions from wood-fuelled fireplaces. Lung and respiratory diseases are also contributed to by wood smoke, and so are heart attacks and stroke. The smoke emission of one wood-burning fireplace can pollute an entire neighbourhood and can put people at risk, and this health risk can be multiplied by secondhand tobacco smoke. Here too, cancer may be the end result. By now it is common knowledge that smoking tobacco can kill, and will more often than not. Still, manufacturers keep producing this poison and
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reduction in expenses every year. The shelter itself is spotless and extremely well run and healthy for cats. Last year, an outbreak of ringworm afflicted many Lower Mainland cat shelters. The difficult decision to close the shelter until all cats were cleared resulted in four months with almost no income. It would be difficult to find another manager that could keep this charity going for this long under such difficult circumstances. In fact, Celia Durst may be a victim of her own success by keeping expenses artificially low. All of this puts staff wages much lower than 40 per cent and in line with other non-profits. Mission residents can boast of having a unique, ethical cat shelter of which they can be proud. This is not just about loving animals, this is about keeping Mission a wonderful place to live. I thank the council for recognizing the importance of the FVHS. Cathy Hamm Mission
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I would like to commend the Mission council for supporting the Fraser Valley Humane Society cat shelter with emergency funds. I think it is important, however, to clear up some misconceptions that were voiced during the meeting. One councillor said that with only 32 cats, the cost per cat is $250. However, there are more cats in the society’s care than that. The FVHS spays, neuters and vet checks all cats in its care, then adopts them into loving homes. There are also many cats and kittens in foster care. When the Willows apartments burned down, the FVHS took in many cats that were suddenly homeless. Another concern raised was the executive director’s salary and an unfounded accusation of “spending out of control.” What the figures don’t show is the thousands of dollars saved by building good working relationships with local vets and other businesses, resulting in a significant
Re: Improvement the best measure – Jim Dueck column, Times, Oct. 24. My hat goes off to Mr. Dueck – he has hit the nail on the head. If the goal of teaching is to improve student performance, then “before and after” comparisons are far more appropriate than the “raw scores” published by the Fraser Institute. My only criticism would be that so-called “standardized tests” given to various grades at year end and used in their report are not really standardized by cross-study validation or reliability analysis. In fact, the FI measures only some of the domains that public education strives to target. Other student traits such as independent and creative thinking, work ethic and social responsibility do not lend themselves to right or wrong answers. Developing such assessments require co-operative efforts of all stakeholders: government, educators, parents, and of course the students themselves. J.Graham Mission
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World Champions Niklas Edin and Eve Muirhead competing in this week’s Masters of Curling TERRY FARRELL tfarrell@abbotsfordtimes.com
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he world’s best men’s and women’s curling teams will hit the pebbled ice at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre this week for the Masters of Curling. The event, scheduled for Wednesday through Sunday, is the first of
four Grand Slam of Curling stops for the men, and at its conclusion, one rink will be in the hunt for a million-dollar payday. Should the winner of the Masters of Curling go on to win all four Grand Slam of Curling events (Canadian Open, Medicine Hat; National, Fort McMurray; Players’ Championship, Summerside PEI), that rink
will pocket a cool $1,000,000. If the winner in Abbotsford cannot complete the Slam, then the overall points champion in the four events wins $50,000. The runner-up will take home $30,000 and the third-place winner will receive $20,000. It all starts at the AESC this week. The lineup is as good as a curling fan will see. Calgary’s Kevin Koe will be on hand in an attempt to successfully defend his title, but it won’t be easy. He will have to get past 17-time
Grand Slam champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton, 2011 world champion Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg, and four-time world champion Glenn Howard of Ontario – and those are just some of the Canadian rinks. Add to that the likes of 2013 world champion Niklas Edin of Sweden and Scotland’s David Murdoch, who has competed in six world championships as well as the two most recent Olympic Games, and the already great field becomes even better. Thomas Ulsrud of Norway, who
might well use the same tailor for his team uniforms as Don Cherry does for his suits, will be on hand, certain to add some colour to the competition, and Liu Rui of China also adds to the tourney’s international flavour. Not to be outdone, the women’s draw also features a who’s who of the sport. Ottawa’s Rachel Homan will be looking to defend her 2012 championship, and it will be no easier for her. see CURLING, page A13
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The W.J. Mouat Hawks crushed the Kelowna Owls 48-6 Friday. Maleek Irons set the tone early, with a 68-yard carry on the first play from scrimmage. He finished the game with 11 carries for 182 yards – one of two Hawks with 100yard rushing games. Fullback Manpreet Chhina also broke the century mark, with eight carries for 100 yards and two TDs. Jacob Dodds also scored a rushing touchdown. Q u a r t e r b a c k Hu n t e r Struthers was 4-of-7 for 144 yards and two touchdowns: Slater McRae had a 70-yard pass and run and Jake Firlotte hauled in a 37-yarder. McRae also had a 75-yard punt-return touchdown. “It was a good team win and now we’ll get ready for STM,” Mouat head coach Denis Kelly said of the blockbuster Eastern Conference regular-season finale next week.
he host Robert Bateman Timberwolves showed no mercy upon the Langley Secondary Saints Friday afternoon, as they pummeled the visitors 54-0, on the strength of another sensational game from Ben Cummings. Cummings carried the ball 15 times for 305 yards and two touchdowns, and those are just the official stats. He had more than 150 allpurpose yards called back on penalties in the third quarter alone, including a 90-yard kick-off return to start the half, and a 70-yard run that both ended up in the end zone, only to be annulled by flags. Quarterback Tanner Freisen connected with Daniel Mills for three touchdown passes, and Talus Swanberg also scored a rushing major. Josh Frieskie and Arthur Beckerleg had interceptions and Sam Kuyek led the defence in tackles. It was the Timberwolves’ second shutout win of the season.
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Timberwolves running back Ben Cummings shakes off a tackle from Saints safety Tyson Bible. The Robert Bateman Timberwolves hosted the Langley Secondary Saints in B.C. High School Football AA Varsity league play on Friday. The T’Wolves won 54-0. To see more photos from the game, download the Layar app to your smartphone and scan the logo on the right side of the page.
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he University of the Fraser Valley Cascades men’s soccer team has earned the third and final post-season berth in the Pacific Division of Canada West. The Cascades finished the 2013 campaign with a 6-7-1 record, good for 19 points. They beat out
their arch rivals the Trinity Western University Spartans, after the Spartans played the University of Calgary Dinos to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. This marks UFV’s first post-season appearance since joining Canada West eight years ago. “Congratulations boys. For the first time in UFV’s CIS History, we are in the playoffs,” said UFV head coach Alan Errington. “I am very proud
of you all and the hard work you put in to reach this accomplishment.” The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds will host the Canada West playoff in Point Grey, Oct. 31-Nov. 3. UFV will play the second place team from the Prairie Division on Thursday. The full schedule was to be sent out on Oct. 28, although after The Times went to print.
Jones, Middaugh and Carey other Canadians in women’s field SPORTS, from page A12 She will have to contend with the likes of seventime Grand Slam champion – and 2008 world champion – Jennifer Jones. Six-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Canadian championship) participant Sherry Middaugh will also be among the Canadian contingent at AESC, as will Chelsea Carey. International stars include 2013 women’s world
champion Eve Muirhead, as well as Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson, whom Muirhead beat in the finals of the 2013 world championship. Swiss skip Mirjam Ott, who won the world championship in 2012, and has finished with the Olympic silver medal twice (2002, 2006), will also be at the competition. Both events will feature three pools of five rinks apiece, with the rinks playing a complete round robin portion within their respective pools. At the
end of round robin play (and tiebreakers, if necessary), the top eight teams will enter a bracket-style playoff. The men’s final goes Sunday at 10 a.m.; the women follow at 3 p.m. For all the draws and updates, visit the website at worldcurl.com. For ticket information, call the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre at 604-743-5000 or visit the website at www.abbotsfordcentre.ca.
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bbotsford Heat general manager Jay Feaster announced Monday that goaltender Laurent Brossoit has been assigned to the Alaska Aces, the Heat’s developmental affiliate in the ECHL, and goaltender Joni Ortio has been recalled from Alaska. Brossoit has played two games this season in Abbotsford posting a 0-1-1-1 record, a .824 save percentage and a 5.72 GAA. Ortio has played in four games this season in Alaska posting a 3-1-0-0 record, a .944 save percentage and a 1.01 GAA.
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He will join the Heat on the upcoming road trip. The team travels to Utica for a three-game series this week. They will play the Comets Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The Heat’s next home action is Nov. 5, when they host the San Antonio Rampage, Florida’s farm club, in the first game of a two-game series. The Heat split their series with the Lake Erie Monsters, winning 4-2 on Friday night and losing 3-1 on Saturday. Ben Street made an immediate impact for the Heat, in his first game since being assigned by the Calgary Flames. The Coquitlam native, who started the season
with the NHL club, opened the scoring on Friday night. Carter Bancks, Corban Knight (game-winner) and defenceman Chad Billins (power-play goal) also tallied in the win. Knight scored the lone goal in Saturday’s loss. Goaltender Reto Berra played both games for the Heat over the weekend. He made 22 saves in Friday’s win and had 24 saves on Saturday. The Heat sit at 4-4-0-1 after nine games and will be looking to end the month – and start next month – on a winning note as they head to New York. The Comets, whom the Heat beat in the preseason, have yet to win a game this season. The Vancouver Canucks farm team sits at 0-5-0-1.
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Mission outlasts Hurricanes FOOTBALL, from page A12 In a battle of AA top-five teams, the No. 3 ranked Mission Roadrunners rallied from a 21-7 third-quarter deficit to defeat the No. 5-ranked Rick Hansen Hurricanes, in Mission on Saturday. T h e g a m e ended in dramatic fashion. Roadrunner Wayde Carpenter EVAN HORTON kicked the winning 32-yard field goal with no time left on the clock. Evan Horton threw touchd ow n p a s s e s t o Da y t o n Robertson (13 yards) and Carpenter (45 yards), and ran one in himself, from 13 yards out. He also led the defence with seven tackles, a sack, a knockdown, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Hurricanes quarterback Alex Ho scored on a one-yard run and connected with Zach Toews for a pair of TD passes, of 10 and 25 yards. – WITH FILES FROM THE PROVINCE
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Book a table for the Nov. 2 & 3 Aavangen Seniors Housing craft sale from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day in the rec hall. For a table call Myrna at 604-756-3732.
Diwali at Clarke
Oct. 29 from 5 – 9 p.m., celebrate Diwali, the traditional Indian Festival of Lights, with food, crafts, stories, dancing and music, at Clarke Foundation Theatre, 33700 Prentis Ave., Mission. Free, food donations for food centre appreciated. Call 604-8293634 for details.
100 years of chamber
Oct. 29, Abbotsford Learning Plus presents 100 years of the Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m. till noon, with Allan Asaph. Fee is $5 plus $2 ARC drop-in fee, at Abbotsford Recreation Centre, 2499 McMillan Road.
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Until Oct. 30, the Mission Arts Council presents Fractured Fairy Tales Haunted Mansion, 7 – 10 p.m. Kids 8-12 must have adult with them. $10, at 33529 First Ave., Mission. Call 604-8260029 or see haunted.missionartscouncil.ca for hours, more.
Haunted reptile house
To Oct. 31, The Reptile Guy’s Rescue and Education Centre has a Haunted House with more than 150 live creatures lurking in the dark. Fun for all and lots of scares. $7/ adults; $5/kids. Proceeds go to reptile rescue program. Haunted house is open from 4 – 8 p.m. at unit 7 – 34366 Forrest Terrace, Abbotsford. Call 604-746-7228 or see www.reptileguy.ca.
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.
5 & 2 bottle drive
Donate bottles to the 5 & 2 Ministries at the bottle depot at 33236 Walsh St., Abbotsford. Name 5 & 2 as your recipient of choice.
CoDependents Anonymous Meets every Tuesday, 1 – 2 p.m., until Oct. 29 at Fraser House, 30063 Fourth Ave, Mission. Contact Rachel at 604-820-1032.
Real life English
Until Oct. 30, practise English language conversation skills in real-life situations at Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave., on Wednesdays from 10:15 – 11:30 am. Contact Kusum at Mission Community Services 604-814-3957 to register, or get details.
All about bears
Oct. 30, learn about bear culture and lore with Margaret Evans at Lifetime Learning from 10 a.m. to noon, at 32444 Seventh Ave., Mission. Fee: $7 (non-members $10).
Wildlife centre tour
Oct. 31, tour the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Delta and an afternoon in Ladner with Lifetime Learning. Bus leaves Fraserview Elementary School, Mission, at 8:30 a.m. Call 604-820-0220 for reservations and information. Cost is $35, non-members $40.
Halloween sanitarium
Oct. 31, Sandpiper Sanitarium, a garage walk through and front yard display, in its fifth year of spooktacular for kids at 3037 Sandpiper Dr., Abbotsford near Blue Jay Elementary from 5 – 9 p.m. on Halloween.
Halloween alternative
Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Sevenoaks Alliance Church, 2575 Gladwin Rd., Abbotsford hosts a Halloween for younger children, with activities, prizes and treats. Donation box available to offset cost. Call 604853-0757.
El Camino de Santiago
Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon, Abbotsford Learning Plus presents Rev. Bill Booth on his El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, Life’s Lessons from the Journey at Abbotsford Recreation Centre, 2499 McMillan Rd., Abbotsford. Fee is $5 plus $2 ARC drop-in fee.
i-Parent sessions
Nov. 1-2, parenting sessions on Internet safety with guest speaker Sid Koop. Friday 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Your Child’s Digital Reality, Saturday 9 – 11 a.m., video games, and 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., Helping Children Fight for Purity, at MEI Middle School, 4081B
Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford. $10 per session, $20 for all three per couple. Call 604859-3700.
Candy refunds
Nov. 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Clayburn Dental has its second annual candy buy-back for kids, at $2 per pound of candy, up to $20. Candy will be donated to the Abbotsford Salvation Army.
Hominum meets
Hominum Fraser Valley offers group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single, on Friday evenings. For information and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760.
Mission authors party
Nov. 2 from 2 – 4 p.m., meet Mission authors at the Mission public library. There will be books on display and on sale, refreshments, and a rare peek into the writers’ world at the Authors Celebration. Call the library at 604-8266610 for more. Free.
Big band Moonliters
Nov. 2, join the 18-piece Moonliters big band swing dance at Matsqui Hall, 33676 St. Olaf Street, Matsqui, from 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. Admission is $20, and includes light meal. Tickets at King’s Music, Abbotsford, or call 604-8535996.
Sexaholics support
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 Saturdays at 8 a.m. For more information email abbotsfordsa1@gmail.com.
Mission book club
Nov. 4, share your love of books with fellow literature enthusiasts with the Mission Book Club, from 7 – 8 p.m. at the Mission public library, 2nd Avenue. Call 604-8266610 for more information.
Parlez-vous français?
Nov. 4, start up a French conversation, with classes for intermediate and beginners with Nicole Bellay on Mon-
day mornings at Lifetime Learning Centre, 32444 7th Ave., Mission. Call 604-8200220.
Grandparents support
Nov. 4, Abbotsford Grandparents raising grandkids mark a one-year anniversary at their annual meeting, with the theme of self-care at the Family Centre in Abbotsford. Register at abbygrg@gmail. com.
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