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Gerri Healey emerges from a tub of water at Harrison Gospel Church last June, as part of her road to redemption after a long life of drug abuse. Healey has now been clean and sober for two years.
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Gerri Healey has a lifetime of sins behind her, and it’s come time to wash them away. She sits beside her pastor, Brian Cool, at the Harrison Gospel Chapel on an early Friday morning. In two days, she will be baptized here. She’s nervous about what’s to come, and looking for guidance. She looks to the young cleric seated beside her, asking him questions of a higher nature – questions of God, and of rebirth. Healey wasn’t raised in a church-going family, so even at the age of 52, the idea of redemption
is new to her. “I know I’ve done wrong in my life and I want it to go away,” she explains, then turning to Cool to ask: “Is that okay?” Of course it is, he assures her. Baptism, he tells her, is a symbolic gesture of a Christian’s love for Jesus – “an outward sign of an inward reality.” What shows on Healey’s outside isn’t the typical churchgoer image, but one of a hard drug user, a vagabond. On the outside, Healey is a streethardened woman who has watched good friends die. Her skin is mottled leather and her body is bound by
its erratic twitching. Drug use has left her with the effects of a stroke, a diabetic and epileptic. Her voice is thick like three-day-old coffee, with the scratch of loose gravel rolling over concrete. She knows that when strangers see her, that’s all they see. And when she takes her walks around the Harrison Lake lagoon, thinking about the last 40 years of her life, she knows why some people pass her by, not returning her sunny smiles and “good mornings!” And she understands. "Maybe it's not a good morning for them," she jokes. Healey has been drug-free for more
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than two years. She's been alcohol free. She hasn’t touched so much as a cigarette. Devil's playthings are a thing of the past, she says. She's moved on, and now she wants the world to know why. More than anything, she wants her story shared with the world. “I’ve wasted so much of my life,” she says. Tears start to form as she delves into her story, tracing back from her hard beginnings to this new road to redemption. She doesn’t candy coat a thing. And when she gets to the difficult parts, she lovingly pets Squeak, a small mutt of a dog she adopted from the streets of CONTINUED ON 3
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Harrison Gospel Church pastor Brian Cool sits on the stage with Gerry Healey as they listen to testimony from Healey’s friends just moments before her baptism.
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Chilliwack – years ago, when she was still homeless and spending her days in search of crack. And through the stories, the tears and the laughter, Squeak watches the room warily, constantly keeping guard from the comfort of Healey’s lap. *** Healey’s eyes are bright today, twinkling and alive. It’s something that Cool points out to her time and again. He calls her “a miracle” more than once or twice. “People don’t come back from that type of hard drug use,” Cool says, as he smiles at her. Healey started drinking and using as a young teenager, at the same time she was learning to play guitar and sing. There were happy times at one point, but by the time she was 13, Healey left her home to get away from her stepdad and a family rife with alcoholism. “He hated me and I hated him,” she said. Her bad habits grew stronger over the following 40 years, and eventually her life became a constant search for the next hit. “One hit’s too many and a thousand ain’t enough,” she says. There wasn’t much she wouldn’t do to score. And the one time she was convinced to visit a recovery house, she sat outside the building with an eight ball of cocaine
getting high. And then she left. Even a stroke, brought on by drug use, didn’t stop her. “I had just had a stroke, and they took me back to my home, and they gave me crack,” she said of her former friends. “I went out of my mind. I didn’t pay the rent.” She watched as women went missing, and others died. “Those were the hardest days, watching people I knew get beaten or trunked,” she said, “and nobody
“One hit’s too many and a thousand ain’t enough” Gerri Healey doing anything to stop it.” On one of her darkest days, Healey walked into a Chilliwack pawn shop with her father’s four war medals. She walked out with $20. Enough to buy two hits of crack, at best, she says. A 10-minute high. “That’s something I’ve had a hard time in my heart about,” she said. “That was something special to me, and special to my poor dad.” Healey has no family left now. Many of her close friends have also died. During one binge, coming down from one high
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and looking for the next, tragedy struck once again. Healey's best friend overdosed, but she was too high to notice at first. She was too intent on heading out the door to find more crack, or maybe a bit of heroin. She tried to wake up her dead friend, and got no response. While she’d seen others die, this time was different. This time, she sobered up. Seeing her best friend dead brought Healey to her knees. That was the moment, she says, when God came into her life. It was her last high, and she’s never looked back. But the guilt still eats away at her, for introducing that friend to crack. “I still walk around the lagoon, thinking 'I shouldn’t have done that,'” she says. But more than guilt, she is feeling freedom these days. And that freedom comes from something beyond what anyone can see. When Healey found God that fateful day in a small Fraser Valley apartment, it also brought her to husband and wife, Robert and Sam McGregor. “They are very good church people,” she says. “They showed me the way.” Life changed immediately for Healey. With the McGregor's help, she had a bed to sleep in and a roof over her head.
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Almost $24,000 will be divided between 13 local community groups from the District of Kent’s Grant in Aid 2012 fund. Council approved the grants in a Jan. 30 special meeting that was open to the public. The total available to be given was $25,000. A motion to increase the budget by a further $2,000 was defeated,
when opposed by Councillors Lorne Fisher, Holger Schwichtenberg and Darcy Striker. The following amounts were approved within the Grant in Aid 2012 Budget: 1st Agassiz Scouts, $500: Agassiz Farm Fresh Market, $1,200; Agassiz Harrison Community Services, $3,500; Agassiz Harrison Mills Circle Farm Tour, $2,240; Agassiz Monday Painters, $290; Agassiz-Harrison Aqua-
nauts, $2,760; Agassiz-Harrison Community Drivers Program, $1,500; Harrison Mills Community Club, $1,260; Kent Harrison Search and Rescue, $5,900; Kent-Harrison Emergency Social Services, $750; Kent-Harrison Foundation, $2,000; Kilby Historic Site, $2,000 and the Royal Canadian Legion $65. The total amount given was $23,965.
Audio recordings of council meetings will be made available Audio recordings will one day be available to the public in Harrison Hot Springs. There are still numerous steps before the recordings will be available. Council voted all in favour of providing the audio recording to the public, for a fee. The cost of a recording will be decided at a later
date, by council. In Chilliwack and in other areas, council meetings are recorded and aired on public television stations. Audio recording are also available from the Legislature, the House of Commons and the Supreme Court of Canada. “We’ve fallen behind the times,� said Coun-
cilor Zoltan Kiss. “It’s something they’re asking for and it’s time to give it to them.� Audio recordings are already made of the council meetings, for the sole purpose of recording accurate minutes. A handful of members of the public who have attended council meetings over the past few years
have asked at various times that a verbatim question and answer period be added to the minutes for review. Currently, Harrison Hot Springs minutes do not reflect the discussions that happen during the question and answer period. Audio recordings are also not the official minutes of a meetings.
Fraser Cascade employees sign net-zero mandate The British Columbia Public School Employers' Association board of directors has rati-
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ernment's 2010 netzero mandate, bringing the total to 31 ratified agreements covering approximately 13,600 employees. The collective agreements were reached through collaborative discussions between the BCPSEA, the accredited bargaining agent for the province's 60 public boards of education and union bargaining teams representing K-to-12 support staff in December 2011. The agreements have been ratified at the local level and will continue to be announced as they receive final ratification by the BCPSEA board over
the next few weeks. The seven most recent settlements under the provincial Framework Agreement cover approximately 3,300 employees working in school districts in British Columbia, including School District 78's (Fraser Cascade) Construction Maintenance and Allied Workers. The provincial government made the announcement of the agreements, saying it "has been clear that there is no new money to fund wage increases and won't download those costs onto families or future generations."
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Ski hill inks deal with Sts’ailes Part of ambitious plan to expand Hemlock into larger destination Plans to expand Hemlock Ski Resort into a year-round ski destination got a little further ahead last week, with the signing of a participation agreement. Berezan Group, who own the resort, sat down with Sts’ailes Chief William Charlie and Council on Friday to sign the deal and celebrate their partnership. Sts’ailes (formerly known as Chehalis) is the closest community to Hemlock, and visitors to the ski hill drive through the community to get there. The Berezan Group approached Chief Charlie and the rest of council in the spring of 2009 out of respect for their aboriginal interests and with a desire to ensure that the Sts’ailes could, in principle, support the development of a master plan in which the proposed developments
at Hemlock Resort are outlined. With that agreement signed, Berezan will now proceed with approvals from regional and provincial governments. The agreement lays the groundwork for cooperation between the two parties as Berezan Group plans to expand the existing Hemlock Resort and turn it into a world class year-round destination. Charlie described the expansion plan “as the most ambitious and largest development ever proposed for the west side of Harrison Lake,� that could impact infrastructure, employment opportunities, residents, and tourists. He added that the expansion has the “potential to change the entire region and the Sts’ailes people’s way of life forever.
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Ralph Berezan and Chief William Charlie sign a 60-year participation agreement that will help shape the future of Hemlock Ski Resort.
“The commitment that the Berezan Group has shown in working directly with Sts’ailes over the last three years to understand our concerns, interests, and to realize mutually beneficial opportunities,� he said. “This participation agreement that we are signing today allows us to be optimistic about the resort expansion – we can take comfort in knowing that our Xa’xa Temexw (sacred Earth) will be looked after according to our beliefs and our standards.�
Charlie also acknowledged the active role of the province in this process. “In our recently signed MOU (Nov. 1, 2011) with the province, they committed their support during these negotiations with Berezan, and its successful conclusion is a testament to our ongoing working relationship. This good faith relationship has facilitated a more streamlined process that is beneficial to everyone involved,� he said. news@ahobserver.com
Lytton teen last seen in Agassiz RCMP need help locating a missing Lytton teen, who was last seen in Agassiz. Justine Abbott, 17, left Lytton on Monday at about 10 a.m. She was hitch-hiking. The investigation has led police to believe that Abbott arrived in Agassiz before noon that day and was at the Petro-Can gas station. Since that time, police have been unable to determine the teen’s activities or whereabouts. There is no reason to believe that Abbott has left
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Can't get no satisfaction It was not without irony that as teachers prepared to strike last week, some Chilliwack parents were receiving an invitation in their mailbox from their child’s school to take part in a “Satisfaction Survey.” The survey is conducted annually by the B.C. Ministry of Education to help schools better meet the educational needs of their students. “The data gathered,” states the letter, “is returned to the school and is used to inform the school goal setting process with the intent to provide the best possible education for your child.” Students in selected grades are asked to take part in the survey, as well as their parents and teachers. Deadline for completion of the survey is not until May, however the letter urges parents to complete the online questionnaire sooner rather than later. The ministry might want to rethink that timeline. With the school year disrupted by yet another labour impasse, parents
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may have some choice words about the state of education in this province. For the parents of a Grade 12 student, last week’s walkout marks the third major labour disruption in their child’s school career. It’s yet another reminder of the dysfunction that has plagued labour relations in B.C. for decades. Only once since provincewide negotiations began has there been a negotiated settlement between teachers and their employer. Even under former NDP governments labour relations between teachers and government have been acrimonious at best. Amid this chronic labour dysfunction, parents can’t help but ask what impact this turmoil is having on their child’s education – and their school’s ability to “provide the best possible education.” Their answers to question 21 of the Satisfaction Survey should prove interesting. It asks, “ Does your child’s report card provide clear information about his/her progress?” – Black Press
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Cold climate on Planet BCTF B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher The stories began tumbling out as soon as last week’s column on teacher union indoctrination of students was posted on our websites. Most parents, retired teachers and administrators requested anonymity, because their kids and grandkids still have to go to school, or they have relatives or fair-weather friends in the B.C. Teachers’ Federation who mustn’t be enraged by any contradiction of their dogma. There was the Grade 3 art class in Langley where students were assigned to create antiBill 22 protest signs. There was the Grade 6 teacher in Greater Victoria who started a one-hour drill on BCTF talking points by telling students not to believe
anything they see in the media. There was the middle school in the Gulf Islands that dismissed students early in a show of solidarity against the latest of many legislated settlements. And there were the BCTFBCGEU pickets that blocked entrances to government offices here in Victoria, harassing, threatening and physically blocking office workers in an effort to force them to join the thousands bused in for the traditional howling show of strength for Big State Labour bosses on the legislature lawn. In my 20 years of criticizing the policies and tactics of teacher union radicals, I have had my office windows smashed twice. I have seen a mob of self-absorbed strikers push a senior off the sidewalk into the snow. My daughter has been subjected to hard-left environmental propaganda in elementary school. I’ve never seen anything quite like this.
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But hey, let’s be constructive here. First, I should emphasize I understand that these incidents do not represent the vast majority of dedicated teachers, who wouldn’t think of intentionally abusing their position for personal or political gain. I mean that sincerely.
“... apparently your admirable altruistic message has not yet been absorbed. And thanks to all the teachers who sent me lecturing letters, particularly those who insist that they don’t really want another 15 per cent raise, because their first priority is improving classroom resources. Volume doesn’t permit individual responses to everyone. Authors who begin along the lines of “Sir, you are an idiot”
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receive lower priority. If I don’t get back to you, please convey your willingness to accept a brief wage freeze to your union executive. They’ve scaled back some of their more egregious prep time and paid leave demands, but apparently your admirably altruistic message has not yet been absorbed. And yes, I’m aware that the Harvard study of class size and performance I mentioned last week examined charter schools in the United States. I understand that “charter school” is considered coarse language in B.C. As with health care, there must be no serious competitive dynamic or other dangerous experimentation permitted within the unionized state monopoly model. And thanks for suggesting I’m an agent of the B.C. Liberals, who invented poverty 11 years ago. East Van MLA Jenny Kwan touched on it in the debate
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on Bill 22. Children coming to inner city schools hungry, inadequately clothed, with lice. Abused children. I can assure Kwan that these tragic realities are not confined to the hellish B.C. Liberal era of spending increases. Indeed, I witnessed all these things in my three-room school in Tomslake, B.C. in the 1960s. Social Credit was to blame then. I remember the school more for its great teachers than its undrinkable water or alcoholic principal. And to all those who provide spelling-challenged advice on journalistic objectivity, here’s the thing. The first rule of opinion writing is to have one. I’m not looking for middle ground in the cold vacuum between Earth and Planet BCTF. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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'Lake Agassiz' forming on local farmlands My family has owned and farmed Limbert Mountain Farm since about 1902. Our flats are lowlands, and were made farmable year round by man-made ditches. In 1907 a complaint was made to district council that the ditches were not being cleaned sufficiently to allow a free flow of water (and all ditches were hand cleaned then). Until about about five years ago, our ditch (the Hogg ditch) would be completely dry for four or five months every summer, as there is
no year round source of water in our area. The ditches were machine cleaned and regularily mowed, and they served their intended purpose. Now, every summer this ditch is at least half filled with stagnant, stinky mosquito infested water. Last year the farmer who cuts the hay from our flats voiced his concern that he might not be able to cut the hay because the ground was too soft. (Not suprising considering how high the water
table in the ditches was). Our neighbor on Hamiliton Road has it worse than we do, I invite those interested to come and see the new Lake Agassiz that is forming. Some of his fields are now underwater for months each year. The cause is simple – poorly maintained ditches. Hand cleaning simply does not work because the root base from the grasses and weeds continues to raise the bottom of the ditches until they
cannot serve the purpose they were created for – to efficiently remove surface water and lower the water tables to allow farming. In 1907 they were looking for creative ways to solve drainage issues, and now it appears we are returning to those times. Last week's letter supported the establishment of vegetated buffers along watercourses to control weed growth. How many hundreds of acres of valuable farmland would need to be dedicated to achieve
this, and how are the farmers going to be compensated for this loss of productive land, and how long will it take before this vegetated buffer becomes effective? Last week our two daily newspapers in Vancouver ran features about the need to protect our local food sources by protecting farmland. It would seem that this is not the case in Agassiz. Claude Bouchard Limbert Mountain Farm
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I have just read an op-ed written by Tom Fletcher, to which I would like to offer a brief response. I find it ironic that Mr. Fletcher accuses the BCTF of "indoctrinating our children." There are some 40,000 teachers in British Columbia, and you will always find someone in every profession who does something you disagree with. Indeed, I seem to recall a recent article in which an editor of a B.C. newspaper wrote an unfortunate editorial about the RCMP having pulled him over for a blood-alcohol check; nobody in his/her right mind
Since the upheaval with Town Council and Drainage Committee in the past weeks. I am a landowner in Agri-Land-Reserve in the District of Kent and I need to have clean ditches, clean from tall grass and debris, and the water table in the ditches is two to three feet or four feet is better below the land surface. The District of Kent would want to be able to do that, but is handtied by rules and regulations of
would suggest this article sullied all editors' reputations. Above, I use the word "ironic" for a reason: every time I see an article criticizing teachers, I look at information below in small print and see the words Black Press. Now, who is doing the indoctrinating, or as the idiom goes, "the pot calling the kettle black?" — no pun intended. John Dumas (Editor's Note: See Tom Fletcher's response on page 6 to the many letters he received following last week's column, including this one.)
Placard taken out of context Re: Math Skills Called into Question First, I would like to thank the writer for his empathy. Teachers in the Fraser-Cascade School District have felt overwhelming local public support during the recent strike. Second, I would like to clarify the number of classes with over 30
students. Like a sentence taken from a paragraph, the placard mentioned in the letter needed to be read in the context of other placards including "A Decade of Cuts". The figure quoted covers the impact on students and teachers over the last ten years since the Liberals first
removed class size limits. Remember too that high school students could have up to eight over-sized classes. Taking the above into account, the math makes more sense. Lynne Marvell President Fraser-Cascade Teachers' Association
the DFO and MOE, and the short timeframe the District is given in the fall of each year. It only shows that DFO and MOE are not interested in agri-farming. I always thought that B.C. had only 10 per cent arable land good for agriculture, but I was told otherwise, that B.C. has only five per cent of arable land. That's even worse than I thought. The Town of Agassiz is sitting on good agriculture land and
surrounded by land that's in ALR. So, I want town council to first develop the low lands or socalled poor lands for housing and light industries, and then leave good agriculture lands around Agassiz in the ALR, even the teapot lands, to be farmed for the next 50 years or more. For these lands bordering our town don't need drainage ditches. Garry Wikkerink
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Green waste options will remain the same in Harrison Hot Springs, for at least another year. At last Monday’s meeting, council decided to stay with the current garbage and recycling pick up options, and invited public feedback on ways for improvement.
percentage will shift in favour of recycling as more residents learn to recycle even more of their household garbage. Councillor Zoltan Kiss offered up the idea of composting as a way to reduce the amount of garbage being put at the curb each week. “The only way to reduce waste, is by recognizing what is and
what isn’t, and dividing up your garbage and throwing less out,” he said. There was a major overhaul of the green waste disposal system last year, when previous council closed down the green waste drop off. The tipping fees were too high to keep the program running, Andre Isakov, economic development manager said.
United Way announces chair Organization building foundation for this year's Agassiz campaigns The United Way of the Fraser Valley has named Bruce Howell, president and chief executive officer of Prospera Credit Union, as the 2012 campaign chair. BMO branch manager Deborah Mohr, co-chair of the 2011 campaign, will continue in that role. In the role of cam-
paign chair, Howell will lead a team of key individuals to encourage corporate leaders to participate in the annual United Way campaign. Currently, the United Way of the Fraser Valley is involved with 10 corporate campaigns in Agassiz. “Investing in the well-
being of everyone within our communities is one of the best investments anyone can make,” said Howell. “Prospera Credit Union employees have demonstrated a strong connection to the United Way through their increased involvement in our own corporate campaign, so taking
on the role of campaign chair was a natural fit.” The campaign officially launches in the fall, but Howell and Mohr will be actively communicating with senior management at local businesses to solicit their involvement. Currently, they are engaging with local leaders to join
the campaign team. “This is the time when we build the foundation for the 2012 campaign,” said Lori Masse, director of resource development for United Way. “I’m really confident with Bruce and Deborah’s experience and enthusiasm. We will be constructing a fantastic team.”
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Gerri Healey smiles as she reads the program for the Sunday service at Harrison Gospel Church, June 12, 2011, the day of her baptism. Healey chose to be baptized as a way to “wash away the sins.”
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"The first time I went to church, I cried and cried and cried," she said. She started attending Harrison Gospel Chapel regularly. With time, she began to think about becoming baptized. And she began to believe in redemption. *** Sunday morning has come, and Healey is sitting in a pew in the Harrison Gospel Church, just a few blocks from her favourite walking place at the lagoon; just a few steps from the home she shares with Squeak. The home that now announces No Smoking at the entrance. "My old friends say I'm so damned boring now," she says of her new rules, her new life. The church is packed for the service and everyone is excited for what’s about to transpire.
While adult baptisms aren’t of the church is filled with uncommon, it’s not every water. When the time comes, day there is such a story of everyone gathers around for a inspiration. closer look. Her new friends smile and The McGregors hop in the hold her hand. They hug her, water with Healey, holding her and welcome her with open hand to comfort her. A prayer arms. As the pastor talks about is said, while Healey shivers in Healey’s choice the tub. to be baptised, "In the “‘The first time I she smiles back name of Jesus at him from Christ," Robert went to church, I her seat. It’s an McGregor says, cried and cried and "I baptize you a ear to ear grin. She gives her child of God." cried” testimony to the And in the congregation, blink of an Gerri Healey and the eye, Healey is McGregors u n d e r w a t e r, lead the church submerged just in a prayer. long enough to cover her head. While Healey had wanted She emerges with a whoop, to get baptised in Harrison and a rock and roll verse: "I feel Lake, she also didn’t want to good! And I knew that I would! get sick from the exposure to Hallelujah!" the cold waters. So on this day, There are tears of joy, more the baptismal tub at the front smiles, more love. And just
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but I hardly think the firefighters of the Harrison Hot Springs Volunteer (add confusion here) Fire Department have a career with a lucrative salary and benefits package! Now that the Supreme Court has identified that these paid on call firefighters are employees I guess that will allow them to become union members and enroll into the Village benifets package as well. It will also take some work to change the name of the department to lose the word “volunteer” and order new stationary, uniform badges, crests and decals for vehicles, etc. Mr. Baziuk used a technical legality to set up a roadblock for a candidate that serves his community with little in return. I guess it comes down to an issue of “conflict of interest” but I’m not sure what a “paid on call” firefighter could do to sabotage an entire community.
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As a Hope resident, I am surprised that the premier apparently chose not to visit with local dignitaries because 15 or so students, parents and teachers were standing across the street from the Blue Moose, exercising their democratic right to protest. As a teacher and president of the Fraser-Cascade Teachers’ Association, I am disappointed that the premier chose not to grant me a few minutes outside Park Street Manor to hear the concerns of our teachers. In both protests, demonstrators expressed their political opinion in a peaceful and orderly manner, as is the right of every Canadian. I doubt that I will ever agree with Ms. Clark on her government’s policies. However, I would have more respect for her as a leader if she had chosen to speak with her constituents that day. Lynne Marvell President Fraser-Cascade Teachers’ Association
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Policing deal gives cities more say New contract expected to be signed by end of March Jeff Nagel
tract management committee made up of BLACK PRESS 10 local government representatives, coA renewed 20-year RCMP contract for chaired by Fassbender andh B.C.’s assisB.C. – expected to be signed by the end tant deputy justice minister. That committee will oversee RCMP of the month – will freeze pay levels for spending that is mandated by B.C. 2012. For example, the PRIME information That should limit this year’s increase in policing costs to no more than one per management system – which exists only cent, according to Langley City Mayor in B.C. and has been one source of spiraling police costs for cities – would fall Peter Fassbender. But Fassbender, who was the observer under the committee’s mandate. Similarly, Fassbender said, if the provfor B.C. cities in the negotiations, cauince decides to embark on a mationed future increases depend jor new initiative to fight gang on a series of factors. crime, resulting in increased One big one is whether or not costs, the committee will have a a rollback of wages being chalsay and be able to keep local citlenged in court by Mounties ies informed. leads to a big bill for retroactive Asked whether the local govpay, and if so, whether that must ernment committee would have be borne by municipalities. an actual veto over spending “Most local governments have decisions or merely an advisory budgeted for that retroactive, FASSBENDER role, he said details are still beso there are no surprises,” Fassing worked out. bender said, but added cities still “There definitely is the ability to say hope Ottawa will cover that cost if it hapwe’re not implementing that until there’s a pens. He said the most critical arrangements review, a cost analysis or whatever,” Fassof the new deal are ones that should give bender said. “The hope is there will be local cities much more influence in rein- enough input earlier in the process that ing in RCMP spending, which eats up a we won’t be in a Mexican standoff on any of this.” large proportion of most cities’ budgets. B.C. cities will also have representation “The day we sign the new contract is not the end of the process, but really the be- on a separate contract management comginning,” he said. “In the past we’ve been mittee on federal RCMP spending issues that are common to the other provinces provided bills without a lot of input.” The main mechanism will be a new con- and territories.
The deal also includes a three-year freeze on the current $3,500 cost to cities of sending each new RCMP recruit through depot training in Regina. By 2015, a new and more accurate training cost is to be calculated, which cities believe should leave them paying less. It’s also expected local detachments will work even more closely with local cities, Fassbender added. “The world has changed and there is a clear recognition that we pay the majority of the costs and therefore we should have a significant opportunity to impact the future and the management of one of the most expensive parts of our municipal budgets.” The tentative deal extending the contract was reached in late November, after turbulent negotiations in which federal officials threatened to withdraw the force from B.C. in 2014 if the province didn’t sign. B.C., in turn, began what it called a preliminary exploration of how to launch a replacement provincial force. The new contract includes opt-out clauses under which any city can form its own municipal force or the province could end the RCMP contract and form a provincial force. Large cities continue to pay 90 per cent of local RCMP costs under the new deal, while smaller ones pay 70 per cent. Full details are expected to be made public later this month.
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Community Goodbye old barn
Karen Hatt submitted this photo of an old barn in Agassiz coming down Monday. The whole process took about one hour, she said, with the help of workers and equipment. But in this moment she captured, the barn seems to be coming down of its own accord. The barn was located just past the Highway 7 and 9 junction on Hot Springs road. KAREN HATT PHOTO
FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases. It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.
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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.
The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.
The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.
The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.
The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.
The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.
The union says that government refuses to negotiate.
There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.
The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.
Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.
The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.
2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.
It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases. We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape. Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.
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Britco expansion to create jobs One of largest modular manufacturers in North America Despite continuing uncertainty in the economy, local modular building manufacturer Britco has created 77 new jobs in B.C. and added more than 150 employees outside of the province. Of those new jobs, 40 were right in Agassiz. The job growth coincides with two significant acquisitions made by the Langley-based company: the purchase of a production plant in Edmonton, Alta. last month and the purchase of a large manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas last fall. “We are extremely pleased with our expansion – the first units have already started to roll off the production line in Texas,� stated Britco president Mike Ridley. Together with its B.C.-based production facilities in Agassiz and Penticton and its newly acquired production plant in Edmonton, Britco is now one of the largest manufacturers of modular buildings in North America. Britco is also working on one of it’s largest projects ever, a $50-million workforce housing project for a large energy company in Alberta, he said, crediting the primary driver for Britco’s growth being the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors in B.C. and Alberta. Britco is providing 880 rooms that will be contained in 10 two-storey dorm wings totaling 280,000 square
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Charged after routine traffic stop What started as a routine traffic stop resulted in a man being arrested and charged in Agassiz last Monday. Agassiz RCMP were conducting random road checks, primarily looking for distracted drivers and seatbelt infractions. More than 16 tickets were issued, however, police also found a prohibited weapon in one vehicle. The man involved was arrested and will appear in court at a later date. Sgt. Falebrinza from the Agassiz Detachment would like to remind the motoring public that they are not allowed to hold their cell phone while driving unless they are using a handsfree bluetooth device. He said more checks will be done in the near future.
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The options for entertainment in Harrison Hot Springs have been undergoing some big changes over the last few months. The Jones Boys at Copper Room said goodbye to retiring members Steve Perry and Read Smith, and welcomed Ernie Britton and Trevor McDonald into the well-established group. And at the other end of the lakeside, was the addition of the Layback Lounge. This venue was a long-time dream of owner Tim Flanigan, who also owns and operates the Beach Potato next door. Since it opened in the fall, Flanigan has been booking acts almost weekly, and hosting jam nights. It’s been a success so far, with acts already starting to return to the Layback stage. Last week, violin impresario Kytami returned, and this weekend, Buckman Coe is back. He’ll be bringing a three-piece band along
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with him, and starting his first set around 9:45 p.m. Being a cabaretstyle venue, the late starts mesh nicely with yet another entertainment venue in town — the Harrison Festival Society’s concert series (this Saturday they’re presenting Tim Readman and Out of the Green). Buckman Coe will be performing music off his latest CD, By the Mountain’s Feet. His sound rolls around between folk and soul, with lyrics that tell a story. “These songs are so diverse,” he said of the compilation. “When we put them together, it begins to tell a story, and it’s a story I didn’t even know I was writing.” By the Mountain’s Feet took five years to write, and the music illustrates the natural growth he went through during that time. And evolution is just part of the job, he said. “I don’t think there is any excuse to stop your evolution,” he said. He’s picked up three new instruments in the
• Tim Readman and Out of the Green, with Shona La Mottee, play at Harrison Memorial Hall. Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22. Visit harrisonfestival. com or call 604-796-
past few years — the accordion, the banjo and the ukelele. “It’s really easy,” he said of the latter, “but it’s such a good instrument.” And as far as evolution goes, Coe is already looking into the future to see what lay ahead for him. “It’s something that can only be described as gypsy dub, or gypsy reggae,” he said. “That’s some of the freedom you have as a singer songwriter. You don’t get locked into a sound.” But one thing that will stay constant is his philosophy on life. “I’m really influenced a lot by Buddhist philopshy and Buddhist compassion,” he said. “And part of Buddhism is being very real and noticing your neuroses, and being aware, and having compassion for that.” He isn’t just a musician spouting off philosophy, either. Coe has many years of higher education behind him, studying economics and geographical develop3664. • Miss Mariah Slough 'beauty' pageant, hosted by the Agassiz Harrison Lions club on March 17. Tickets $20 including dinner. For tickets, call 604-796-9951. • Buckman Coe plays the Layback Lounge in Harrison on March 17. For full event listings, visit Layback Lounge on Facebook. • Jelena Milojevic performs a solo concert March 17 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Chilliwack. Tickets $12
The Board of the Fraser Valley Regional District will be considering the adoption of the 2012 – 2016 Draft Financial Plan in bylaw form at its’ regular meeting scheduled for March 21, 2012. The public is invited to the administration office at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack to review the financial plan and to ask any questions related to the plan. The Draft Financial Plan can be reviewed any time Monday to Friday’s between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions relating to the plan can also be answered by calling Michael B Phelan, Manager Finance 604702-5002 or 1-800-528-0061.
1st annual 3 km or 5 km walk/run for heritage Agassiz Harrison Historical Society and Kilby Historic Site, are excited to host the 1st Annual Walk/Run for Heritage! The route will follow beautiful country roads with breathtaking mountain views. SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2012 Agassiz Fitness/Activity Centre 6660 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz, BC SCHEDULE 8:00 – 8:30 am .................................Registration 8:30 – 8:55 am ................ Fitness Lead Warm Up 9:00 am ................................Walk/Run Begins 10:30 am ......................................Course Closed 11:00 am ................................... Awards & Prizes Proceeds raised will be used by Agassiz Harrison Historical Society and Kilby Historic Site to support & preserve heritage initiatives within Agassiz, Harrison Mills & Harrison Hot Springs. HOW TO ENTER Agassiz Harrison Museum • 604-796-3545 www.agassizharrisonmuseum.org SUBMITTED PHOTO
Buckman Coe is currently living in Vancouver, which keeps him connected to music and nature.
ment at the University of Leeds, and then obtaining a Masters focusing in Wilderness Therapy in Boulder, Colorado. He calls Vancouver home now. It’s a place where he be connected to the things he loves
the most — music and the mountains. Buckman Coe plays Layback Lounge Saturday, March 17. He’ll start to play after the show at Harrison Memorial Hall (Tim Readman and Out of the Green, 8 p.m.)
at the door. • Rebecca Kool, a children's author, reads at the Hope Library, March 28, 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Call Hope Library 604-869-2313 for more information.
• Isa Taylor Retrospective at Ranger Station Art Gallery in Harrison Hot Springs. Runs now until April 1. Visit kentharrisonartscouncil.com or call 604-7962723.
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LOCAL EVENTS and Storytime with Crackle. Crackle the library crow and Terrill have stories in, Drop am. 10:15 at fun for preschoolers and their families. Every Friday free and a lot of fun. el 4. Play Lions TV Bingo! every Thursday 6-7 pm on Shaw Cable Chann or are” Tickets may be purchased at “That Store in Agassiz”, “Ledoux Hardw “Chehalis General Store”. great Hooked on Books: Agassiz – Harrison Library Book Club. Prepare for a g on discussion on “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert for the meetin making We’re . Library z Agassi the Wednesday, March 21st at 6:30 pm at up sure there is enough copies to go around this month, so please pick , spring your book now! We’ll be Eating great snacks, Praying for an early and and Loving the bookish conversation! Come on by, pick up your copy club. d require be part of this drop-in, no-membership
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GROUP 4 OF 4 Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sundays at 10am & 7pm. Call 604-796-9474. Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Highway. Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School at 11am. All welcome. For info call Rev. Mary Duncan 604-796-2680 All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 Highway, Agassiz. Service at 10am Sundays.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday, 9am & 11am, Tues to Sat – 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact Father John Trischler 604-796-9181. The Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: hgc@shaw. ca • harrisongospelchapel.com St. Peter’s Anglican Church 51380 Church Mountainview Community Church meets Street, Rosedale. Call 604-794-7252 for worship and fellowship on Sundays at 10:30am in the Ag Hall. Everyone welcome. 604-796-2429.
The history of forks, knives and spoons It seems to me that documentaries on the history of forks and knives are sparse and hard to find. The long-time belief that it is sinful to eat with forks because they were considered to be replicas of Satan’s tool, as well as a dislike towards knives which were thought to resemble swords, might have something to do with it. In Myers Encyclopedia it is mentioned that Pope Damiani, who lived in the 10th century, was charmed by a princess who, “delicately ate with her fingers.” The Encyclopedia D’Alsace depicts a banquet table in the 11th century where still no forks and knives for individual use can be seen. In France they were mentioned first in an inventory Karl Vonder Weide wrote in the year 1379. Later, in the 16th century, satires were popular in France which made fun of the use of forks at the French court of that time. There are also reports of a bitter controversy at the monastery St. Maur, also in France, between older and younger monks, since the older ones still thought the use of forks to be sinful. In the Encyclopedia Italia, however, “forchettas” are mentioned, but still only for the use of preparing individual portions, not to eat with them. Existing draw-
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Harrison Happenings ings of those Roman forks show them with two, three or even four prongs. Later, when forks were evolving from mere kitchen tools to dining utensils, they became smaller and smaller and started to look like today’s forks. From then on, they were not only used to eat meat, but also salads and fruit and other foods. Of course, this was not yet general practice, in fact, it took much longer before it became popular among common folks. But what about the humble spoon? Apparently it was always there in one form or another and kind of taken for granted. But that brings us to an even more basic tool to eat with: our fingers! Personally, I lean towards the remark made by Pope Damiani so long ago, who thought it looked very “delicate.” To use one’s fingers is not only the oldest practice, but also the most lasting one and not only by “common folks”. In some very respect-
ed European restaurants, for instance, chicken legs, asperagus, artichokes and the likes are often still being served with little paper sleeves to hold them by and small bowls of lemon water are provided to clean your fingers with afterwards. And what about wiping your plate with a piece of bread at the end of a meal? For many of us this was, and still is, the best part of it! Again, I think that it is perfectly acceptable as long as it is done “delicately”. And I have not yet mentioned all the take-out foods from natchos to pizza to “finger-lickin’ good” chicken, so popular all over the world! Of course, there are entire countries whose people, by tradition, continue to eat with their fingers and are masters of it. If you ever had a chance to watch someone take a bit of rice from a bowl, turn it into a small ball, dip it into a sauce and pop it into the mouth, you know what I mean. According to the latest information, only restaurants in India who cater to customers from abroad, offer the cutlery of the western world. Almost everybody else enjoys to eat in the traditional way. In Canada, we all have many chances to see the ways of other cultures, or even to learn them. It certainly is one of the benefits of multiculturism!
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Prison inmates cleared own fields for sports 50 Years Ago, 1962 • Just as farmers here are planning on attending the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association meeting this month, 50 years ago local dairy farmers were looking forward to the twoday meeting at the Mission Legion Hall in mid-March. It is a chance to meet other farmers and discuss mutual problems and news items. • The dormitory buildings at the new Agassiz Correctional Camp were nearly completed. The four wings were all in use: one as a dormitory for the inmates, one as a storage area, one as a recreational area and one as a visiting area. The 40 inmates had been working at clearing and extending their sports field for a ball field and a soccer pitch.
• Seabird Island lands were to be planted in strawberries, raspberries and beans. It was projected that as many as 600 pickers could be employed for three months on the1200 acres. Chief Vincent Harris of the Seabird Island Band had signed the lease with the development company in hopes of rehabilitating the reserve, ensuring jobs for the residents and improvement of the lands. • Gibson’s Red and White advertised Dollar Days at their grocery store. One item offered was a pair of nylons, “seamfree,” at two for a dollar with a $5 order. Pantyhose was not yet in use then. • The Agassiz Businessmen’s Association decided to discontinue the Lucky Buck Days promotion plan, as interest was waning.
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Camperland RV Resort has the following positions: Registration Clerk Shift work, must be flexible, have own vehicle and experience with cash/credit machines, computer knowledge a must. MS office pref and digital Rez would be an asset. Starting date of April. Wage negotiable depending on experience. Cashier Involves shift work, must be flexible, have own vehicle and experience with cash/credit machines Please email resumes to: kristina@htr.ca CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. Aldergrove Company looking for a permanent full - time CSR. Position details include but are not limited to order entry, border paperwork, and various types of correspondence. Proficient exp. with Accpac, excel and word an asset. Benefits offered after 3 mths. Please e-mail your resume with cover letter stating wage expectation to mgratwicke812@gmail.com .
DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Laborers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, performing general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installation of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms. Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com
GAS MECHANIC for busy logging company in the Fraser Valley Area. Must have valid BC drivers licence and good work ethic. Ticketed mechanic’s are considered an asset.
Please fax 604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca Richmond plant requires
SOUTH ROCK has positions for road construction workers, BASE heavy equipment operators (Finish Grader Op). Asphalt - (paver, roller, screed, raker). Heavy Duty Mechanic (service truck). General labourers. Forward resume to: careers@southrock.ca Fax: 403-568-1327 www.southrock.ca
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SANDBLASTER
Graveyard shift 11:30p.m. to 7:00a.m. 4 days per week $19.75 per hour to start plus $1.50 per hour – shift differential full time.
RUBBER BUILDER
TRADES, TECHNICAL
SITE SUPERINTENDENT NEEDED: Titan Construction is looking to hire a SITE SUPERINTENDENT who has experience running projects that utilize tilt up construction. To apply, send your resume to Josh Coleman via email (josh@titanconstruction.net) or fax (604-8567563).
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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HOME $ENSE - Reno’s / Repairs Kitchens, bathrooms, basements, decks etc. Call for an estimate. 604799-3743. Homesense@shaw.ca
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LANDSCAPING
WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profit sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca or production@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office), 780-846-2241 (Fax).
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HOUSES FOR SALE
AMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cuddly, family raised, paper trained. Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk. CANE CORSO mastiff, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet✓ $1,000. Call 604-826-7634.
HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OFF YOUR DEBT. One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500
LOOKING FOR BUSINESS, PERSONAL OR TITLE LOAN? Now get u p to $800k business or personal loan, with interest rate from 1.9%. Bad credit ok.
Apply now
Call 1-866-642-1867 MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.
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LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET
Please send your resume to gtasker@acrgroup-ca.com or by fax 604-274-1013
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
NO Telephone Calls Please
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CLEANING SERVICES
MAGIC WAND Will Clean Your House/Office to “Sparkle” NO HST. equipped supplied, bonded. Cell 1-604-685-1535
COMPUTER SERVICES
Rick’s Computer Services General Repairs & Data Recovery, Trojan’s & Viruses removed. Same day service on all drop offs. Drop by 6438 Lougheed Hwy. (Corner of 7 & 9) 604-796-0538
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ELECTRICAL
#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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APARTMENT/CONDO
Agassiz- Roomy, bright studio, lrg. kitchen. April 1. $475 or $525 furnished. N/S, N/P ref. 604-796-1015
AGASSIZ
T. Marlowe Manor Spacious 1 bdrm starting $525/m available apr 1.
CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
Ask about our seniors discount. Pets upon prior approval.
604-796-8760 HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovated,$575/month includes utilities. Call 604-794-7132 RECENTLY renovated Apartment in freshly painted building. Close to parks, shopping and Library 1 br on 2 floor N/S N/P refs. Available March 31st Donna 604-796-5535
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MOVING & STORAGE
#1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Mini Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting at $45hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)745-7918
Cocker Spaniels: Proud parents of 8 pups, born Feb 2. 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails/dews done. Ready Apr 1. Purebred, no papers. $600. 604-888-0832 Eves
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES Male/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2200. Call 604-970-3807.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.
EXCEPTIONAL LEASE RATE Located in downtown Vancouver Yukon/2nd Ave. where average rates for retail are $33 per foot giving a gross mthly lease rate of $12375.00 but this 4500 sf shop in this very prime location across from ICBC is avail. for $7500/mo net lease cost. A smaller 2500 sf shop is also avail. for $3500/mo net. Ray 778-999-0581
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NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
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3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring, Carpet Cleaning & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com
630 Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.344.1069
FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
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FURNITURE
MATTRESSES staring at $99
PLUMBING
$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber. Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call (778)549-2234
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt shingles, flat rfs. Cln Gutters $80. Liability Insur. 1-855-240-5362
TREE SERVICES
AAA Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD
• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
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LOTS WATERFRONT LOT & 2 BEDROOM HOME
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533
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HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing. Call us First! 604.657.9422
PAINT SPECIAL
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2BDRM + den on 1/4 acre lot, fenced yard, Agassiz, 5appl., no cats, pet neg., $1300/mo. util. not incl., avail immed., ref’s a must, (604)491-6699
STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups. 17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.
A-TECH Services 604-996-8128 Running this ad for 8yrs
HOMES FOR RENT
129 Sumas Way 950 sq. ft. home. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Near Shopping, park and entertainment. Large Lot for parking an RV. Available March 1 $950/mo. Pets Allowed. Call 604 309-8523
Springer/Lab cross pups, vet check, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.
“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
RENTALS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
knoke trucking
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
Shift work – starting rate $22.53/hour. Experience a must. Good Benefits–Immediate Start
HELP WANTED
PETS
REAL ESTATE
TEAM Drivers wanted for regular USA runs. Must have a minimum of 2 years mountain and highway experience. Clean driver’s abstract. contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pacific Xpress at 604-575-0983 ext 311 or fax resume to 604-575-0973.
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PETS
TEAM Drivers required for regular USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean drivers abstract. Contact Yugo at Blueland Transport at 604-777-9720 x105 or email resume to y@blue-land.ca
1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
TRADES, TECHNICAL
Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos.
LOCAL Craft Manufacturing Company looking for Reliable Subcontractors. Work from home. Make extra income. Training provided at no cost to you. Call 604-826-4651. Leave your name and number and we will call you back.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
$199,000 Finance @1.75% for 9 years Home 490 sq ft., Lot 3214 sq ft. Usellahome.com Click on “Search Listings” Go to “Quick Find” & enter # 5115 Call for a tour on DVD (604)435-9877
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MORTGAGES
Agassiz- 1/2 duplex for rent. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. N/P, N/S. DD + ref req’d. $950/mo + util. 604-845-2705 Agassiz- 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2600 sq. ft. house, with 2 fireplaces, on large lot on Morrow Rd. Terry 604-798-5959 HARRISON, 905 Hot Springs Rd. 3 Bdrms, new reno’s. Lrg yard. Avail now, Refs req. 604-792-9097.
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ROOM & BOARD
FURNISHED room in family home in Sidney. Close to town and bus routes. $500.00 per month. (778) 426-3433 or email: trumanhmason@gmail.com
750
SUITES, LOWER
2 bedroom renovated bsmt suite in metrotown area. Shared laundry/ half utilities $1200. References REQUIRED!! 604-910-4528
TRANSPORTATION
MISC. FOR SALE
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AUTO FINANCING
CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991. Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
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MISC. WANTED
Local Collector Buying Old Coins $1, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, Olympic, Gold Collections + Sets 604-701-8041
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PEARL DRUM SET, $1000, receipts for $1000 in upgrades, located in Hope. Call 1 (604)869-7329 PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $750. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.
REAL ESTATE 615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
RENTALS
www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557
HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
706
APARTMENT/CONDO
AGASSIZ 1 bd apt in Woodside Terrace 2nd floor w/ balcony, view of Mt. Cheam, safe & clean building. New appl. Avail now 1st. $580/m + DD. & util. 604-798-5557 AGASSIZ- Available immediatelyLarge bright 1 bdrm apt. Freshly painted, new flooring, Criminal record check & ref, req’d N/S, N/P. $550/month. Call 604-491-4419
1-800-910-6402
FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.
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AGASSIZ- Bright 2 BDRM w/ 2 balconies, newly painted and new flooring. $775/m. $300 signing bonus for 12 month stay. N/S, N/P Call 604-796-1015
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STORAGE
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CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-796-4300 STORAGE
Agassiz All Storage
STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
Secured parking for RVs. Heated bays.
STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
7651 Industrial Way Ph: 604.796.5577 info@agassiz-all-storage.com www.agassiz-all-storage.com
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CARS - DOMESTIC
TRANSPORTATION 838
TRANSPORTATION
RECREATIONAL/SALE
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
1991 CHEV CAPRICE 305 auto, all options, new tires, no rust, Aircared $1300 obo (604)826-5368 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. Aircared. Work done, good condition. $1000. 604-859-3439 2002 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM 4 dr. V-6, loaded, Air Cared. Excellent Cond. $3650 (604)309-3135 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 4 dr. sedan (lost license). Runs exc. good tires/battery. AirCare has exp. $1500 obo incl. 2 winter tires on rims. 604-746-2582.
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1995 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, mint cond. $2900 obo. 604-931-1236. 1999 BMW 323i - black on black, 180k, local, 5 spd. 4 dr. sedan, very clean, one owner, pwr. options, just serviced. $6495 / 604.312.7415
2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $42,900. (604)856-8177 604-308-5489 40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi. Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., propane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266 MISSION - Sun Valley Trout Park & RV - RV - 33 - 1/2 ft long. Deck, sunrm, 2 sheds, fenced yrd. Many options. Must be seen to be appreciated. $16,000/obo. Call (604)826-5280 or 604-855-5673
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! vehicles. Local family owned and operated business. BBB com or call (604)209-2026
2 hour Service from call. Professional staff and Member with A+ rating. Visit us on-line at www.a1casper.
Meet the Pros M a rc h 2 0 1 2
YO U R S O U R C E F O R QU A L I T Y LO CA L P R O F E S S I O N A L S
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2004 ACURA NDX black on black 2nd owner, loaded. Asking $15,500. 604-805-7773 2004 FORD EXPLORER SP. 2 door, 5 spd, standard, 176,000 kms. New brakes & tires. Aircared. Well maintained, good condition. $4900. obo. 604-813-6763 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7000 firm. Call 604-538-4883
2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, V6, AirCared, good tires, $4000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251
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2004 HONDA CIVIC DX 4cyl 4dr auto a/c p/dl keyless entry,103K Great cond! $7900. 604-626-8894
2002 Windstar, 137,km, good condition, $4900. Call (604)392-3727 or after 4pm/wknds, 604-845-4766
2011 Hyundai Accent GL, 4 dr sedan, loaded, only 25,000km, $12,500, exec. cond. 604-793-5520 (5961)
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DOG GROOMING
TRUCKS & VANS
• Professional Groomer • Drop in nail trim • All breeds welcome • Relaxing, friendly service
2006 Ford F250 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
VEHICLES WANTED
WANTED 95-2000 4 cyl vehicle. Damage ok, or mech. repair maybe OK. 250K km max. 604-796-9183
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SOFT TOUCH PAWS
RECREATIONAL/SALE
1998 Springdale 225RD
Microwave, rear dinette, 3 burner range, A/C, CD, awning, ½ ton towable, tandem axels. $7,995(Stk# 21442AA) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
2007 20’ CLASS C FORD Adventurer, 114K kms sleeps 4, f/s,full bath $29,500 obo (604)826-4925
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Rita Arnicans of 2805 Forsyth Drive, Penticton, B.C., intends to make application to the Province of British Columbia, for a Licence of Occupation for the purpose of constructing a roadway covering 1.3ha of Sec 25, TP5, Rge 29 Provincial Crown land located between Blind Bay and Lakeberg Bay. The land file Number is 2410725. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp
where details of this application, including maps can also be found. 2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until April 12, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered.
Call Marilyn @ 604.796.0960 | 3770 Wildwood Dr. Agassiz
KEY TRACK AUTO SALES CARS & VANS:
1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr auto sdn Aircare ST#152 $1995 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr sdn, auto st#201 $1995 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr auto sdn ST#195 $2995 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2dr, auto AirCare ST#182 $2995 1996 ACURA TL 4dr auto, leather, fully loaded ST#177 $2995 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA 7 passenger, auto, Aircare ST#186 $3495 2002 FORD WINDSTAR sport 7 pass auto Aircare ST#108 $3495 1997 ACURA LE auto 4dr sdn leather full load ST#175 $3995 2000 HONDA CIVIC 4DR auto sdn st#169 $3995 1997 HONDA CRV Aircare auto only this week ST#97 $3995 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM 4dr auto sdn ST#88 $4500 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr auto sdn full load ST#03 ST#89 $5,900 2003 BUICK GRANDVUE 7 pass auto ST#189 $6900 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA 4dr auto sdn ST#168 $7900
TRUCKS THIS WEEK:
2002 GMC SONOMA EXT cab auto st#166 $4995 2007 FORD RANGER 4X4 auto super cab st#193 $12,900 2005 FORD F250 XLT quad cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#125 $8,900 2005 FORD F350 XLT crew cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#134 $10,900 2001 FORD F350 Dually 4X4 crew cab XLT 7.3L pwrstrk diesel ST#130 $11,900 2001 FORD F350 Crew cab Lariat 7.3L power stroke diesel 4x4 ST#46 $12,900 2007 FORD F350 XLT crew cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#128 $14,900 2006 FORD F350 CREW cab Lariat 4X4 auto long box diesel ST#118 $15,900 2008 GMC 2500 HD quad cab SLE 4x4 auto fully loaded ST#145 $16,900 2006 FORD F350 QUAD CAB 4X4 auto diesel ST# 17 $15,900 2006 FORD F350 CREW CAB Lariat leather 4X$ auto diesel ST#164 $17,995
KENT PLUMBING & HEATING LTD.
Hope Auto Body Ltd.
For all your Service, Repair & Installation Needs “One call does it all”
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R.C.E. APPLIANCE REPAIR
• Complete collision & glass services • Courtesy Vehicles • Express repair facility - all insurance company estimates written here
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FINBACK CUSTOM WOODWORKS
VISIT OUR SHOWROOM
• Furnaces Licensed Bonded • Water Heaters Insured • Boilers • Patio Heaters • Sheet Metal Installations • Gas Fitting • Fireplaces
CARPENTRY SERVICES
604.796.0770
604.796.1196 | 604.857.3375 (cell)
New Cabinetry, and Cabinet Refacing Counter Tops 604-796-2834
6390 Pioneer Ave, Agassiz
Service to all makes of washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers & refrigerators
FRASER CANYON GLASS LTD. Windshield replacements Rock chip repairs All private insurance co. Certified Automotive Glass Technician 35 yrs exp. Full Service Glass Shop
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Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional office.
Long box, regular cab, power windows/locks, AM/FM/CD, trailer tow package. $9,995 (Stk#29912A) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087
33166 S. Fraser Way, Abbotsford DL#31038
604-855-0666
www.keytrackautosales.com
CASTLE
CLEANING & ORGANIZATION
❧ the comfort of clean:
❧ the ease of organized: clutter busting! green cleaning products closet solutions regular cleaning pantry set ups spring/seasonal cleaning office/garage organization gift certificates up/down scale move move in/out
debra cornish 604.796.0406
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DOMESTIC & IMPORTS
531 CORBETT ST. HOPE, BC. 604-869-9514
For your
Advertising needs: Call Chris @
604-796-4301
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Below Gov't Store Prices! Something to celebrate? Yellow Tail - Merlot or Shiraz 750 ml ..................................$11.50* Naked Grape - Unoaked Pinot Grigio 750 ml .........................$8.99* Sawmill Creek - Dry Red 1.5 L ............................................$13.49*
Watching the game? Budweiser - 8 pack $12.99* or 18 bottles ...................... $30.99* Old Milwaukee - 12 pack ................................................... $15.99* Corona - 12 bottles .............$22.99* or 24 bottles ......... $45.99* Dukes Cider - 6 pack ............................................................ $9.49* Cariboo - 6 pack................................................................... $8.40*
To have on hand... Belvedere Vodka Intense - 100 proof ................................. $58.99* Russian Prince Vodka - 750 ml ..... $22.69* or 1.14L ...... $34.99* Wiser's Whiskey Deluxe - 750 ml ... $24.99* or 1.14 L ..... $36.99*
HOTSPRINGS
LIQUOR STORE
604-796-1112
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2406 Hot Springs Rd., Agassiz, BC
* + dep (offers good until March 31st, 2012) all prices INCLUDE HST