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Thieves hit several Pioneer businesses Smashed walls, broken doors and windows at four storefronts Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER
It was business as usual, minus a front door window, at Agassiz Harrison Printers on Tuesday morning. Sometime between Monday evening to Tuesday at 8 a.m., a thief threw a rock through the Pioneer Avenue building's front door, smashing it completely. Joanne Delleman, who owns the store with her husband, Peter, said someone then reached through and unlocked the door, came in and took a small amount of money from the cash register. There wasn't much to take, she said. "They took the nickels, dimes and quarters," she told a few passersby, while cleaning the broken glass from the sidewalk. "But they left the pennies." Despite the mess at the front door, the Delleman's kept their shop running, and the passersby were invited in to do business as usual, as RCMP had a look around the shop. But just a few hours later, more vandalism was discovered next door. Three business fronts that run down a corridor with an entrance off Pioneer Avenue, Jacki's Hair
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Peter Delleman, owner of Agassiz Harrison Printers, cleans broken glass from his store’s window on Tuesday morning. Later that morning, more vandalism and theft was discovered in the neighbouring building.
Design, Ambiance Day Spa and Mountainview Community Church, had their windows smashed and doors kicked in. While Ambience was an empty business, Jacki Meisner's shop is operating. One of her clients, booked in to get her hair done Tuesday morning,
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instead spent her appointment helping Meisner clean up. Her door was smashed in, papers and supplies were riÁed through, and a large hole was cut through the drywall, in the wall shared with Agassiz Harrison Printers. A few things were missing, she told
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RCMP member Brad Rendall, but as with the print shop, it would take a while to complete an inventory. Next door, the entrance to Ambience was also smashed in, and a similar hole in the wall shared with the printers. Further down the corridor of
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2010 weather: Green Games and fungus Fungus, rain and slides notable for rest of 2010 in province Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
The balmy springlike temperatures in February that literally made the Vancouver Winter Olympics the "greenest Games ever" heads Environment Canada's list of the year's top Canadian weather stories. The rain and high freezing levels that
opened the Games had organizers trucking snow in from Manning Park and that was just part of the frantic Àght against Mother Nature, the weather ofÀce said. Snow-starved Cypress "looked better suited for mud-wrestling than snowboarding", the list says, despite the use of
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A mediator may be enlisted to try to resolve the nine-month-old dispute between the Fraser Health Authority and its orthopedic surgeons over the pay and coverage levels to handle on-call emergencies. Patients requiring emergency surgery for broken bones are often being transferred to a different hospital because there's now just one on-call orthopedic surgeon in the region to handle all such cases. The disruption
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(#10). See complete list at www.ec.gc.ca. In B.C., Environment Canada notes it was another deadly year for avalanches, which killed 11 people in this province. The worst fatal accident happened in March near Revelstoke, when a powerful avalanche during a snowmobile competition killed two people and injured 30 more. Other notable B.C. weather stories: - The Good Friday wind storm that lashed the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, knocking out power, closing roads, sinking boats and canceling ferry sailings. - The June 13 Oliver landslide, which took out orchards and vineyards, caused evacuations of residents and closed the Okanagan Highway.
The 200,000-squaremetre debris Áow is blamed on heavy rains in the preceding weeks that overtopped the dam at Testalinden Lake. - Gloom in May and June that unleashed the worst year ever for plant diseases. Gardens everywhere were afÁicted by fungal diseases, powdery mildew and more insects, all brought on by weeks of sunless skies, cool temperatures and high humidity. - Heat waves in early July and mid-August melted records at many weather stations. Victoria topped 33 degrees both times and Chilliwack set a new record of 35.7 C. Air quality in the Lower Mainland worsened during the hot spells. The temperatures jacked up the forest Àre danger and thick
smoke from wildÀres in August became a serious health concern across much of B.C. - A massive Aug. 6 landslide near Pemberton was triggered by a late melting of snow and ice on a nearby glacier. More than a dozen campers were evacuated by helicopter after being trapped by Áood waters at a campground north of the city. - Va n c o u v e r experienced its wettest day ever Aug. 31 with more than 55 mm of rain. - Twice the normal rainfall in the fall left two-thirds of the Fraser Valley potato and other root crops rotting in the ground, with losses pegged at $30 million. Delta received a third of its normal annual rainfall in just 40 days from Aug. 31 to early October.
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2009, when plenty of snow fell on local mountains, but that gave way to Pineapple Express storms in a January that felt more like April. A few days into the Games, a high pressure system took hold, bringing clear skies and mild dry weather for a solid week. "In spite of the horrendous weather leading up to the Opening Ceremonies and continuing through the Àrst three days of the Winter Games, the event was a renowned success," Environment Canada concludes. "When the weather changed, so did the mood, culminating in an emotional uniting of the entire nation." The list also includes Hurricane Igor's pounding of Newfoundland (#2) and the costliest hailstorm in the country's history
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has been traumatic to families – some blame the delays as aggravating factors in the deaths of their loved ones while others expecting treatment at their home hospital have ended up an hour's drive or more away. Dr. Andrew Webb, Fraser Health's vicepresident of medicine, told a November board meeting patients are being disrupted by the dispute and in some cases getting an inappropriate level of care because of delays. "They're being forced to travel long distances as the orthopedic surgeons have organized themselves in a way that rotates the oncall services between hospitals," Webb said. "There's one on at a time and that one may be quite distant from the site where the patient is." The most serious lifeand-limb emergencies continue to be handled at New Westminster's Royal Columbian Hospital, the region's
trauma centre. But other patients – such as those with broken hips – can be bounced from Abbotsford to Surrey, as recently happened with one 89-year-old woman. Prior to last April, Fraser Health paid for eight orthopedic surgeons to be on call each day region-wide at level 1 of the Medical On Call Availability Program (MOCAP), which pays each surgeon $616 and required them to respond within 45 minutes. The health authority's decision to reclassify orthopedic surgery to MOCAP level 2, which pays $452 per day and requires a two-hour response time, saved $480,000 a year. But the move prompted the surgeons to designate just one of them to be on call at a time rather than eight, triggering regular patient transfers to the on-call surgeon. Fraser Health's most recent offer was
to reinstate level 1 payment but for four orthopedic surgeons per day rather than eight, according to Dr. Peter Blair, Fraser Health's program medical director for surgery. The move would restore full pay for being on call but mean the surgeons would be available at only half as many hospitals as a year ago, meaning some transfers would continue. "We don't think that would be too onerous," Blair said. "Right now, all they have is one orthopedic surgeon on call for the whole region and they're managing." That's expected to be one of the proposals under consideration when a mediator can be appointed and convene the two sides. Dr. David Wickham of the B.C. Orthopaedic Association said the issue is not about money. “The fact is that they’re (Fraser Health) lowering the standard of care,” he said.
Wickham said Fraser Health is the only region in the province that currently operates at MOCAP level 2. Patients should be entitled to a uniform standard across B.C., he said. Blair maintains the change is logical and the most urgent response times and pay levels should be reserved for more critical oncall specialists, such as cardiologists and abdominal surgeons who handle more lifethreatening cases. Fraser Health is also in a dispute with ophthalmologists over pay levels for being on call to handle eye emergencies. S o m e ophthalmologists have refused to provide on-call coverage and Fraser has countered by taking away elective surgery operating room time from the hold-out surgeons and providing it to those who have agreed to continue to be on call under the new payment levels.
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Search is on for more fire firefighters Jessica Peters
comes along with some other growth within the department. The search for more ÀreÀghters "We will be receiving our new is on in Harrison Hot Springs. ladder truck from Abbotsford, and "We've recruited four new we'll be doing hall renovations to members since September," accommodate the new truck," he says the Village's Àre chief, Don says. Labossiere." He's hoping to get the new That brings the Àre recruits in place quickly, as crew up to 15 —two training is set to begin midof them women — January. and they're hoping to For seven Saturdays, the build that number up new recruits will learn the ins to 20 by the end of this and out of Àre suppression year. and Àrst aid. They'll be They've been expected to study up, do the advertising for new homework, and be ready call members on the sign DON LABOSSIERE outs by March. in front of the hall, HHS FIRE CHIEF "They're expected to do and now they've sent quite a bit of home study," he out newsletters to reach out to says. more people. FireÀghters are considered And an open house is being Àrst responders, and are required held on Tuesday, January 11, to to have Àrst aid. Training is help with their recruitment efforts. completely provided through the Anyone interested in joining the hall, and the training is put to use Àre department is welcome to often, Labossiere says. come out, along with the rest of the That's because being a Àre Àghter community. is about more than just putting out This is looking to be an exciting Áames. year for the department, Labossiere Of the 75 calls the Harrison Fire says. Department responded to last year, The drive for more Àre Àghters 40 were medical assists.
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Two rescues over holidays Volunteers from Kent Harrison Search and Rescue spent many hours on two searches on December 28. The Àrst incident had SAR volunteers searching for three Chehalis men who were supposedly overdue from a hunting trip up the Harrison West Forest Service Road. The search was called off when the trio arrived home after spending the night in Boston Bar. As search crews were making their way back to Agassiz, another call came in for two persons who were 24 hours overdue from a trip from the Sloquet Creek Hot Springs to Port Coquitlam. The couple were last seen on the Lillooet River Forest Service Road north of Harrison Lake at 8 p.m.
on December 27 and had not returned home 24 hours later. Friends had driven the Harrison West Forest Service Road and reported tracks in the snow leading up the Mystery Creek Forest Service road at 20 Mile Bay. Kent Harrison SAR members found the couple stuck in the snow, two km up the road. They were convinced that they were on the correct road and had hoped someone would come by. "Needless to say that they were on a deadend road and would potentially have not faired well due to lack of supplies and clothing.," Neil Brewer, a SAR member said. m Members escorted them safely back to Harrison Mills after CONTINUED – ON PAGE 4
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There are also several community events that the ÀreÀghters assist with, from the Canada Day Àreworks and parade to pancake breakfasts.
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Eagle influx a sign of few salmon Record numbers in Chehalis area Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
David Hancock watched as a gull nabbed juicy glop of food from the Vancouver LandĂ&#x20AC;ll and tried to Ă ap away with it. Ten eagles dove on the gull, which dropped the morsel nearly on his windshield. A great Ă urry of wings swarmed Hancock's car in the ensuing food Ă&#x20AC;ght â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one that was being replicated all over the landĂ&#x20AC;ll Monday. "They're all here because there's 50,000 gulls eating garbage," the wildlife biologist explains. "As soon as a gull grabs a piece of garbage that's too big to swallow immediately, there's Ă&#x20AC;ve eagles hassling him." Hancock, who runs eagle webcams on his website hancockwildlife.org, says the spectacular scene is not a happy one. Thousands of eagles have descended on the Fraser Valley this winter in a desperate search for food after the coastal streams where they usually feed yielded disastrously poor chum salmon runs. The birds that often congregate in areas like Brackendale are instead ranging further inland because the chum came back poorly and this is not a year with any signiĂ&#x20AC;cant number of pink salmon returning.
As a result, nearly 7,500 eagles Ă ocked last month to the Chehalis River near Harrison Hot Springs, where more coho salmon had been spawning. And Hancock estimated nearly 1,000 eagles were near the Vancouver LandĂ&#x20AC;ll in Delta from Boundary Bay to Burns Bog Monday. "We've got pushing pretty close to a thousand birds at the dump," he said. The largest number he's ever seen before in that area was 860. And never in his life, he said, has he seen as many birds within a couple of square kilometres as the record numbers at the Chehalis. "It's really a statement on the devastation of our Ă&#x20AC;shery stocks on the coast of British Columbia and Alaska," he said. "We've got this huge early inĂ ux of eagles looking for dinner." While an astonishing 30 millionplus sockeye salmon returned to the Fraser River this summer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a phenomenon some scientists theorize is a one-time jump due to an Alaskan volcano's ash fertilizing the ocean â&#x20AC;&#x201C; later running salmon species are critical to eagles. "It does not bode well for our coastal future," Hancock said. "We're not treating the oceans very well." Eagles, despite their majestic
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appearance, are predominantly scavengers, he said. And it's not uncommon to see them perusing dumps, which Hancock says aren't that different from a stream Ă&#x20AC;lled with spawning salmon.
thousands more should be on the coast right now. Hancock suspects the eagles that normally load up on B.C. and Alaskan salmon have ranged as far as the Mississippi River in pursuit of introduced Ă&#x20AC;sh stocks there.
In both cases, he said, eagles take advantage of the fact "there's a lot of extra protein about to go to waste or be recycled." Despite the large numbers of eagles being seen in the zone from Delta to Chilliwack, tens of
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freeing them. The search and rescue team is reminding everyone venturing into the backcountry to take adequate supplies with them should they become stranded. Extra fuel, food, drink, warm clothing, Ă ashlights and Ă&#x20AC;re-starting materials are all essential supplies needed during the winter months. Following a number of mountain related incidents the past few weeks, the province is warning people to be
cautious as well. Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Rich Coleman sent out a press release asking people to use common sense and follow the rules when enjoying outdoor activities this winter season. "Avalanche safety begins with the individual. Before you go into the backcountry, make sure you have the right training, the right gear and check the avalanche bulletins at the Canadian Avalanche Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
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so be aware of these dangers. Play safe, obey signs and stay away from abandoned areas such as mine sites. Regulations will be put in place to ensure that all off-road vehicles riders on Crown land must wear helmets and use lights at night. As well, ageappropriate safety measures and adult supervision for young riders will be required. While these regulations will be part of the full implementation of the Off-Road Vehicle Framework by November 2011, riders are encouraged to adopt them now.
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B.C. Liberal leadership hopefuls rolled out their latest public accountability promises Tuesday as the race for party support resumed after a holiday break. Shuswap MLA George Abbott called for a referendum on the future of B.C.'s carbon tax, to be held in late June along with a province-wide vote on the harmonized sales tax. Abbott said he supports the tax on fossil
fuels, but questions whether it should continue to increase after 2012 when no other jurisdiction in North America has followed suit. Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong promised a slimmed-down B.C. government in recognition of this year's $1.7 billion budget deĂ&#x20AC;cit. Cabinet would be reduced from 24 ministers to fewer than 20, and the premier's ofĂ&#x20AC;ce budget would be cut by 10 per cent. Former cabinet minister
Christy Clark said she would increase accountability as premier by holding a dozen town hall meetings a year around the province. Cabinet ministers and legislative committees would be given a greater role in decisionmaking, and the legislature would be "more than a rubber stamp" for cabinet decisions, Clark vowed. Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon made headlines on the weekend with a call for CONTINUED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ON A3
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residents in the area. While Meisner said this is the Ă&#x20AC;rst time she's been vandalized or broken into, it's not the Ă&#x20AC;rst time for the Delleman's. They've owned Agassiz Harrison Printers for 13 years, and he said that vandalism has always been a problem for him, year round. He walks to work each morning, and sees on average one broken window a month. "It's disgusting," he said. "Each year, there's a new crop of what we call 'teenagers with nothing better to do,'" he said. About Ă&#x20AC;ve or six years ago, he even caught one person who had broken into his store and had to physically restrain him until police responded. But most recently, he listed off a number of downtown businesses that have experienced different levels of vandalism and theft. "You have to wonder where their parents are," he said. "And how bored they are." Rob Sciotti is another long time business owner in Agassiz. While he wasn't hit recently, the A&W franchisee says that businesses have to be proactive about protecting their businesses, using a "multi-pronged approach."
Holes were smashed into the walls in two businesses on Pioneer Avenue.
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Jacki Meisner speaks with RCMP officer Brad Rendall about the vandalism and theft at her shop, Tuesday morning. Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP.
"We are very, very careful to make sure we're not a target," he said.
While open, being friendly and engaging customers in conversation can also
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Little things can go a long way, like leaving a few lights on at night so police and other passersby can see if anyone is moving around after closing.
help lower shop lifting, he added. A monitored security system, closed circuit surveillance and antitheft lock systems all help deter theft and
Tree drop off running all month Christmas trees can be taken down to Allenby's Farm Store in Agassiz for recycling. For a small donation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he suggests a loonie or two â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you can simply drop off your tree at the store, and it will be taken away to be chipped,
courtesy of Don the Tree Man. Trees can be dropped off anytime between now and the end of January, at Allenby's. The proceeds will go toward the Agassiz Rainbow 4H Club, as it has for the last seven years. news@ahobserver.com
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merit-based pay for public school teachers. That idea was rejected by B.C. Teachers' Federation president Susan Lambert, who said merit pay would have to be based on student test scores, which are too narrow a measurement of achievement. Vancouver-Langara MLA Moira Stilwell started her campaign week in the Kootenays, pledging $10 million towards the establishment of
a mountain search and rescue training institute based in Revelstoke. The race to replace Premier Gordon Campbell got a sixth candidate Tuesday, as Parksville Mayor Ed Mayne resigned from his municipal role to run. He also stressed accountability and consultation with the public. "I believe the government and the Liberal Party are broken," Mayne said Monday. "The government has stopped listening to the people."
vandalism, he said. "Security is a costsaving measure," he said. Agassiz has "high unemployment rates, is in close proximity to the prisons and has drug issues," he said. "When people are desperate, they do whatever to get their Ă&#x20AC;x." Anyone with information on this rash of break-ins, or any other crime, can call the Agassiz RCMP detachment at 604-7962211.
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January could be bleak for seniors living in publicly-funded care homes, most of whom will be paying more for care than they did two years ago. A senior with income of $22,000, for example, will pay an extra $1,956 in 2011 compared to 2009 while others will pay much more because 80 per cent of their after-tax income will go to pay for care. This policy will have a harsher effect on dependent spouses, who have always relied on their husband's pension. They will Ànd it particularly hard to pay the higher fees and still cover the costs of medicine, dental care and add-on care home services, because the family's income will be signiÀcantly reduced under the 80 per cent rule. These are the woman from traditional families who chose not to work, and have limited access to pensions. Sure, they can apply for reduced rates on the basis of hardship but this may be a drastic step for some and they may not even qualify without depleting their assets. They could also consider the radical step of divorcing their husbands so they can sue for half the pension but this, too, would have limited appeal. For these families, selling the family home or tapping the incomes of sons and daughters may be the only way they can make ends meet. Was this the intent of the new rate structure? It appears the government did everything it could to make the new fee structure more equitable. It lowered the fees for 25 per cent of seniors, split the rate increase over two years to make it easier for people to adjust, and public care still costs half of what it costs in private facilities. It does make sense to make seniors pay more for the care they receive because even at the maximum monthly rate of $2,932, they still pay less than half of what it costs for 24hour nursing care in a public care home. But for a vast majority of seniors, this policy appears to have some unintended consequences and they face some serious belt-tightening in 2011. – The Tri-City News (Black Press)
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Premier Gordon Campbell has a standard joke when asked about Àxed election dates. You mean set election dates, he says with a smile. “If we had Àxed elections, there would be no problem.” As Campbell prepares to leave ofÀce after 17 years as BC Liberal leader and nearly a decade as premier, Canada’s Àrst legislated schedule for elections is one of the signiÀcant achievements I hope will endure. Another one is the carbon tax. Liberal leadership hopeful Kevin Falcon has already suggested the carbon tax on fossil fuels should be frozen when the currently legislated schedule of increases runs out in 2012. Currently at 4.45 cents on a litre of gasoline, it goes to 5.56 cents next July and 6.67 cents a year later. The tax applies to all carbon-emitting fuels, including coal, shredded tires and even peat moss. Offset by income tax cuts, it is designed as a growing incentive to Ànd low-carbon energy alternatives. It also promotes walkable communities and Àtness, which our culture desperately needs. Then there are the income tax cuts. Personal income taxes were cut 25% on Campbell’s Àrst day in ofÀce and B.C.’s small business income tax is on its way to zero. Campbell’s critics predicted the gutting of government programs as a result of these cuts and they have been proven wrong. Government revenues and spending have continued to grow every year. When the Fraser Institute ranked Campbell Àrst in its recent study of the Àscal performance of Canada’s premiers, it noted that his government held average annual growth of program spending to 4.4%. Even so, the average growth of the B.C. economy was only 4.1% during those years and, as a result, government grew from 19.4% of gross domestic product to 21.1% during his term.
(Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty Ànished last, his 7.7% average annual spending increase being three times the rate of provincial economic growth.) Averaged over the same period, Campbell achieved annual surpluses and reduced debt. Even his opponents credit Campbell with bringing adult supervision to federal-provincial relations after Glen Clark’s swashbuckling over U.S. submarines using the Nanoose Bay test range. Contrast that with the PaciÀc Gateway port and road development, trade agreements with Alberta and Saskatchewan, and bridge-building with both Liberal and Conservative federal governments that will probably save his party. Aside from the harmonized sales tax, Campbell’s most controversial recent move is the establishment of the natural resource operations ministry. If you’ve heard about this at all, it has likely been through inaccurate claims about forest research being abandoned and the like. In fact, this is the kind of regulatory efÀciency that a globalized economy demands — and that bureaucracies resist. Natural resource ministries already operate in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ottawa, all in conjunction with separate environment ministries; similar efforts are in place in California and Oregon. The related legacies of privatization and energy development are also controversial. Setting aside the criminal acts of a couple of ministerial aides, does anyone still believe that any province should own and operate a railway? That it should serve as a costly social program for ranchers or run empty passenger cars for the sake of nostalgia? Power development, like health care, is too big to be done by the state alone. Both these systems need to get bigger and the costs are staggering. Finally, there is the HST. It remains to be seen if this policy will survive as a further step in B.C.’s political maturity. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tÁetcher@blackpress.ca
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I was not prepared for my mom, by January, to be left with $135 after paying her “rent.” This isn’t enough to pay for her portion of the cost of her medications and other personal items. In November 2009, when II received notice of the new rate structure, I wrote to Mr. Kevin Falcon, explaining my displeasure. What I received back was basically a form letter, announcing that our health care system is “outstanding” and that we can be proud of it. At the end of this letter explaining things I already knew, I was advised to contact the case manager (the residential care co-ordinator) identiÀed in the “rate letter.” I didn’t call her last year because I didn’t want to take my anger out on a government employee, who probably wasn’t consulted about the rate increase. I did, however, call her earlier [last] month because of the measly amount Mom will be left with each month come January, and because the increase for 2011 is more than
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I was expecting. Also, in this same letter from Mr. Falcon, I read there are hardship provisions available which are designed to take into account where there is maintenance of a separate house. My mother’s house is for sale, but not yet sold, so she has the added expenses of this home, including utilities and property taxes. I was quite shocked with the options I was given by the case manager. She pointed out that in situations similar to my mom’s the family is covering the costs of the listed home until it sells. I don’t know about other families, but I am not in a position to pay those costs as well as my own. I explained this to the case manager and her second suggestion was to “work with the banks” by taking out a loan or line of credit and then pay it off after the sale of the property. Was this woman actually telling me to take my 84-year-old mother, who has Parkinson’s disease and can no longer walk, into the credit union
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Dear Editor, Re: Care home rates climb (Chilliwack Progress, Dec. 17). Thank you for running the article about the increase in residential care rates. With all the news stories plaguing our provincial government, I thought the rate increases would go unnoticed (as the Liberals probably hoped). My mother is in a care home. In February of this year her accommodation fee went up $194. This January, it goes up again by $255. That is far from the $81 example in your article, and Mom’s income is under $22,000 per year. Last year when our great Liberal government introduced this new rate structure, I received a letter explaining that the increase would be phased in and my mother would “only” pay 50 per cent of her rate increase in 2010 (supposedly the remaining half in 2011). I was also informed that the new rate structure will ensure most clients are left with at least $275 to cover personal expenses.
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to apply for a loan? The case manager would not give me the name of anyone else to whom I could speak. She didn’t mention anything about “reduced rates on the basis of hardship.” Turns out, a person can apply for a reduced rate, but it isn’t so easy to get. As I wrote in my letter to Mr. Falcon last year, my dad, a Second World War veteran, worked hard to make sure that Mom could live comfortably – we’re not talking extravagance here – after he passed away. If he weren’t cremated he would be rolling over in his grave. In his (form) letter to me dated Dec. 23, 2009, Mr. Falcon explained that the increases were necessary to support ongoing improvements to the residential care system. Health authorities are required to use this revenue to increase stafÀng levels for nursing and other health professionals and the amount of one-on-one care provided by clients. The staff at my mom’s care
home are wonderful. But I have seen no increase in their numbers. There is one nurse for each Áoor, responsible for over 30 residents, and two care aides for each wing (15-17 residents). The doctor is a very busy man (he goes to other care homes, as well as having his own practice). When he’s away (sometimes for four to six weeks), the “Àll-in” won’t make any changes to medication or prescribe anything new without his approval. I wonder what will happen when his doctor retires. Will one be found to replace him? I invite other family members who are also struggling with increased residential care rates to contact their case managers, you local MLAs, or Mr. Colin Hansen, the current minister of health services. I know the Liberal government is preoccupied with leadership woes, but that doesn’t excuse them from dealing with issues such as this. Christene Fitzgerald Agassiz
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The early predictions for a spike in the number of calls to Operation Red Nose came true this year. A total of 738 calls for a safe ride home were dispatched from the Chilliwack area, including Agassiz, Harrison and Hope. That number is way up from the 492 calls the year before. "It was very busy this year," conĂ&#x20AC;rmed RCMP Cpl. Lea-Anne Dunlop, who also volunteered with Red Nose. "I think a lot of people were doing the responsible thing and planning ahead." Stiffer penalties for impaired driving in B.C. likely contributed to the increase in calls from motorists. What used to be a 24-hour suspension with a .05 level is now a three-day
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Right after Halloween the build-up to Christmas begins to accelerate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Book your holiday travel weeks ahead, bake the short bread and fruit cake, shop early, only x number of days left, avoid the last minute rushâ&#x20AC;?. Then in the week before, kids are counting how many sleeps are left and Ă&#x20AC;nally on Christmas Eve NORADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S satellite system tracks Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laden sleigh in hours and minutes. The pressure of time dominates our activities. After Boxing Day everything slows down and more or less goes back to normal. Then along comes the New Year and we are called to reĂ ect on the passage of time. A traditional symbol for the New Year is the hourglass, an ancient means of measuring elapsed time. Two bulbs joined by a narrow centre present a visual representation of the
present as being between the past and the future as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;sands of timeâ&#x20AC;? Ă ow. An early Microsoft Windowsâ&#x201E;˘ computer program used the hourglass symbol to indicate the waiting time for a task to be completed. Maybe that was a foreshadowing of how much time we would eventually spend in front of our monitors. Who invented time anyway? Babies have no sense of time. They usually arrive at inconvenient hours and until trained to a schedule, wake up at odd times for food and attention. Parenting involves training kids for play time, nap time, meal time, school time and bed time. We criticize people who have â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sense of timeâ&#x20AC;? or are â&#x20AC;&#x153;always lateâ&#x20AC;? as being inconsiderate of others and irresponsible. As adults we measure our lives with Ă&#x20AC;lled hours, days, weeks, months and years. The intimidating work ethic frowns
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number of people with respiratory diseases can be expected to increase. The corresponding increase in demand for services will pose a signiĂ&#x20AC;cant economic challenge for the health care system. In 2007, almost 6.5 per cent of total health care costs ($5.7 billion) were directly attributed to respiratory diseases, not including lung cancer. Second, the quality of indoor and
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rise in COPD. Lung cancer in women has become a major health issue. Both the incidence and mortality rates among older women are increasing in contrast to the decreases seen among older men. At a local level, statistics gathered by the Fraser Health Authority show that in British Columbia, the eastern end of the Fraser Health Authority region has the second highest rate for asthma in registered patients aged Ă&#x20AC;ve-54 years, one of the highest rates for COPD in registered patients 45 years and older, and the highest rates of hospitalization and death due to smoking. On January 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Agassiz Community Health Centre, in cooperation with its partners, will be hosting an Agassiz Community Lung Health Day in the second Ă oor ballroom of Cheam Village located on 1525 Mackay Crescent in Agassiz. All members of the public are encouraged to attend. Information will be available; free lung testing will be conducted; and medical professionals will be on site. A Ă&#x20AC;nal word: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no life without breath.â&#x20AC;? - Submitted by the Agassiz Community Health Centre
Do you love to dig for worms, watch the birds as they swoop and Áy, and learn about nature in general? Then the Eastern Fraser Valley Young Naturalists’ Club wants to meet you. They will be holding their next outing, January Explorer Day, in Harrison Hot Springs on January 23, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. New members are welcome to join then, or any other time, says co-ordinator Janet Hutchinson. The environmental action club is open to people aged Àve to 14 years old who
want to discover nature in their own neighbourhoods, explore local ecosystems, learn about native wildlife and plants and take part in environmental actions to protect their JANNE PERRIN – habitat. EXPERIENCED BIRDER Explorer Day will feature a talk with Janne Perrin, an experienced birder and long-time local Harrison resident. She will share her
knowledge of wintering birds around the lagoon and lake, while leading participants on a short walk around the lagoon and foreshore to observe the many birds that make Harrison their winter home. A customized bird check list geared to YNC Explorers will be provided. Bring your binoculars and explore the winter lives of ducks and winter song birds. Rain or shine, Janne and the birds will be there. For more information, contact Janet at herons@shawbiz.ca. Find out more about the Young Naturalists’ Club at www.ync. ca.
Shredder spells doom for old drives Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
Unwanted electronics, meet The Shredder. A provincial government warehouse in Surrey is once again prepared to take your old hard drive or other data storage devices and grind them up for recycling. The cheap service – $2.50 or less per device – is popular after the Christmas inÁux of new tech gifts and ideal for anyone wanting to recycle old electronic gear but afraid their personal information, passwords and other data might fall into the wrong hands.
Not everyone knows how to safely erase stored information, an environment ministry spokesman said, adding the service guarantees complete destruction beyond any chance of data retrieval. The Shredder – also nicknamed EDDIE for Evil Destroyer of Delicate Internal Electronics – chews up electronic gear like hard drives and spits out coin-sized pieces that are then recycled. There's also an EDDIE Jr. dedicated to taking smaller items like cellphones, Blackberries and other handheld devices and portable memories.
The service, introduced in 2007, is credited with keeping more than 80,000 kilograms of waste electronics out of landÀlls. It also accepts various storage media, such as CDs, DVDs, Áoppy disks and memory sticks. See the complete list of what can be shredded at: http://www.pss. gov.bc.ca/air/media-destructiongeneral-public.html. The Lower Mainland's Shredder is based at the government's Asset Investment Recovery warehouse at 8307 130 Street in Surrey and is open from 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. The warehouse also collects at
no charge items like computers, monitors, laptops, printers, fax machines, stereos and televisions for e-waste recycling. E-waste recycling expanded earlier this year to include more audio and video electronics as well as telephones. For complete list of what can be recycled, see: ww.encorp.ca/ electronics/acceptable. The expansion also means a range of new items are also now subject to environmental handling fees to pay for the e-waste recycling system, which aims to keep electronics out of local landÀlls or being exported for salvage in dangerous conditions overseas.
The year that was, in Harrison
Ruth Altendorf THE OBSERVER
Happy New Year Everybody! Few disagree that the year that just came to an end was a good one for us Harrisonians. No major Áood or storm — be it sand, snow or otherwise — did give us trouble. We had a beautiful summer and fall though there was sometimes even a little too much of a good thing — I am referring to the heat, of course. Our Memorial Hall did not collapse as sometimes predicted and looks better than ever. The Miami River has been recognized for what it is: a precious ecosystem reserve that, if handled with care, will be drawing attention in a far reaching way. We also realized, I think, that development is inevitable, especially in the light of a recent forecast predicting a strong population increase for the Fraser Valley in the future.Considering this, we are fortunate to have a builder on our side with a vision who will work with us rather than against us as long as we do the same. What surely came to pass during the year 2010 was the recognition of the unique situation we all Ànd ourselves in: having been handed the stewardship of an unbelievably beautiful piece of our earth.
Ruth Altendorf, a regular contributor for The Observer.
No wonder we sometimes get scared and worried! However, people have always achieved most when working together rather than against each other. It will take time, of course, as well as the willingness to give and take. It will be the end result, however, that counts rather than temporary successes or set-backs. It is a tall order and
sometimes we will feel the urge to voice our opinion in too strong a way. And that brings to my mind a Canadian radio and TV commentator who always ended his comments by saying "in my opinion, anyway." I liked this because, although he had very strong views himself, he left the door open for other people's ideas, too. And now, I wish all of you — be it you live in Harrison Hot Springs, Agassiz, Harrison Mills, in between or around it — a very healthy and happy year 2011! For the HHS Multicultural Choir: a successful Seniors' Chorfest 2011 and for the Festival of the Arts another successsful and exciting year! May our merchants be prosperous and all of us be reasonably healthy — the main ingredient for a happy life! It also would be nice to have a summer that is just right - not too hot and not too cold, especially since I am planning a long overdue family reunion in July or August! Finally, I want to thank the local newspaper for keeping us informed of all the" ins" and "outs" in our communities. You are doing a great job - in my opinion anyway!
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Blues ring in the new year, new hall Jennifer Feinberg BLACK PRESS
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Russell Jackson’s blues will christen the newly renovated Memorial Hall on January 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Harrison Festival Society, 604-796-3664.
Bluesman bassist Russell Jackson says he kind of took the “back door” to the blues. “I grew up down south, but playing blues was the last thing I wanted to do,” Jackson tells the Progress from his home in Mission, B.C. He wasn’t really into it as a kid, despite the fact that the Southern style blues was all around him. His brothers and sisters were into the Motown sound, (“which was nothing if not pure blues”) and he was steeped in the gospel of
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LOCAL EVENTS Storytime @ Agassiz Library begins Friday Jan. 14. Books, fun & a little noise at the Best Little Storytime Ever! This is a free drop-in program, all welcome. Computer Training Personalized, individual computer training, call us for an appointment Wednesdays, January 12, 19 & 26 from 1 pm to 3 pm. Adult. Family Literacy Day Special Event Writing contest winners book launch, snack, games & more Thursday, January 27, 3:30 at Kent School. Family Agassiz Legion Branch 32 Jan. 15th Pork Roast Dinner 6-7 pm & Dancing to the Blendurz 7:30 pm
JOIN US IN WORSHIP - 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. At the Cross Fellowship Church @ Friendship Hall. Services 6:308pm All welcome. Contact John @ 604-796-2609. Mountainview Community Church meets for worship and fellowship on Sundays at 10:30am in the Ag Hall. Everyone welcome. 604-7962429.
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. Bible studies every Mon, 9:30am - 11am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: hgc@shaw.ca St. Peter’s Anglican Church 51380 Church Street, Rosedale. Call 604-794-7252
the Southern Baptists. But it took the bluesdriven sound of Led Zeppelin to bring him full circle, back to the world of the blues. “Once I found that rock bands were getting into the blues, that was it,” he says. Born in Memphis and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Jackson moved to Canada in 1990 and soon after started making a name for himself as bandleader and player of electric and acoustic bass. Jackson had acquired such a stellar reputation by the late 1970s, that at age 25, he was invited to play with the B.B. King Orchestra. He played with King for seven years, recording and performing in some of the most famous venues in the world, from Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry to the Moscow Theatre in Russia. In fact, he credits
his deep appreciation and understanding of the blues from the experience of playing every night with the great B.B. King. “He really groomed me and showed me everything I know about th e blues.” He attended the prestigious Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles in 1986, where he studied under Joel DiBartolo, longtime bassist for the Tonight Show Band. Jackson was also a member of the highly acclaimed rhythm section known as Silent Partners, and wrote the title track for their album ‘If It’s All Night, It’s All Right’ on the Antones label. When Jackson takes the Harrison stage to perform on Jan. 22, he’ll be performing mainly originals, as well as some covers such as the musical history lesson he’ll offer on the iconic form known as the blues. It’ll span 90
years of music. “I’ll cover the whole spectrum of blues,” Jackson says. “I also do a tribute dedicated to Willy Dixon, the guy responsible for producing a lot of the early blues artists in Chicago.” Jackson will also perform songs from his last album, Have Mercy, where 11 of 13 cuts are original tunes. Jackson enjoyed playing in Harrison last summer for the North to Canada production, and he’s looking forward to performing in the newly renovated Harrison Memorial Hall.Living in the Central Fraser Valley for about a year now with his teenage daughter, he says he quite enjoys the serenity it offers. “When I get off the road, I can come home and it’s nice and quiet.” For information, visit www.harrisonfestival. com or call 604-7963664. Tickets are $22 plus taxes.
New classes, plus a few favourites The Chilliwack Arts Centre is offering some new art classes, plus some perennial favourites. Get ready to learn some great moves while getting in shape with one of many dance classes. Learn the basics of Indian folk dance in a Bhangra class, which is high in energy and full of fun upbeat moves. Students will be inspired by the passion and rhythm of a Latin Dance class, where no partner is required. Also, their longest running class, Middle Eastern Dance, is back again to teach you the art of belly dancing in a total body workout that engages the mind and spirit. For students aged 50 and older, they will be offering, for the Àrst time, a Gentle Cardio Dance class that will spice up their exercise routine while learning simple dance choreography. Also new to the roster is a Swing Dance class instructed by Abbotsford’s popular Suburban Swing with a special focus on East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop and Balboa. But, if dance isn’t your thing, try your hand at a painting, drawing, or digital art class, offered for kids and adults: Watercolour and Acrylic Painting, Drawing, and Kids Mixed Media. The arts council even offers 3D Computer Animation for those 10 and up, and Intro to Digital Photography for
17 and up. Do you have a child who enjoys the spotlight? Sign them up for Youth Theatre. Children will explore their imaginations with costumes, props, role playing, creating their own skits and improvisation. Sign your kids up for some messy fun with Come Get Messy. Parents can bring their kids in for a variety of arts, crafts and plain old messy fun! Instructor Stephanie is happy to handle the mess, so you don’t have to! (Ages 3-6) For the less messy minded child they will be offering one day craft workshops as well. If you’re not afraid to get a little messy yourself, they even have a great variety of hands on ceramic arts classes including Wheel Throwing 1 and 2 and Hand Building 1. Build By Hand Pottery is designed for students aged 50 and over, for seniors who love clay. No previous experience necessary. Students will be learning simple construction techniques such as coil, slab and pinch pot as well as staining and glazing techniques. Classes will be taking place in the new Chilliwack Cultural Centre. For more information on classes or to pre-register visit www. chilliwackartscouncil.com or call 604392-8888.
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Roberta Elizabeth Peters passed away on December 5, 2010 at Cascade Hospice in Chilliwack at the age of 67 years. Roberta will be sadly missed by her children and their spouses, Betty (Peter), Samantha (Darryl) and Benjamin; grandchildren, Kimberly (Roberto), Hailey, Cody, Daniel, Jessica and Julie and great grandson, Alex; also her extended family. She was sadly predeceased by her father, Robert Peters and mother, Minnie (Chapman) Peters. Roberta happily drove the Seabird Island Community School Bus for 30 years.
She enjoyed serving the many communities around the area and will be fondly remembered by all the students and families that she interacted with during her time at the wheel. She will be remembered by her family and grandchildren for the special summer times spent travelling and berry picking and just having fun. She taught us all the art of making time with family special. A Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Chawathil Hall, Sister Teresa , Wendy and Arnold Ritchie providing comfort and prayers. The family wishes to thank all those who helped out during this difficult time.
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We were going to have a baby but we had an angel instead. We are sad to announce the short life of our baby Ethan. He came and went in an instant on October 30, 2010, taking with him a lifetime of hopes and dreams we had for him. We will hold him in our hearts forever. We would like to thank our friends, family & the community for their support. *Richard & Alesha Meinen
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329 PAINTING & DECORATING MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
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PAVING/SEAL COATING
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PLUMBING
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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING & Repairs. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Ins. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hr. emergency serv. 7days/wk. 1-877-257-5362
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LEGAL SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 218
BUSINESS/ OFFICE SERVICE
DOES your business need help? Has the Christmas season been slower than expected? Do you want an experienced business person to find ways to improve your operations & revenues? I have over 20 years local experience and can help. Call Mark 778-355-6105
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CARPENTRY
The Renovator: experienced local carpenter specializing in decks, laminate floors, framing, finishing, metal roofs, vinyl siding, concrete, additions & painting. Commercial & Residential. Kelly 604-819-1936
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CLEANING SERVICES
MAGIC WAND Will Clean Your House/Office to “Sparkle” Equipped supplied, bonded. (not Sardis) Pager 1-604-680-1535
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ELECTRICAL
#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. 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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PETS
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COTTAGES
SUITES, LOWER
HOPE, large, bright 1 bdrm bsmt suite. Pet ok. Avail Feb. 1 $620/mo incl heat/hydro. 604-860-4819. PORT COQUITLAM lrg 3 bdr above ground soundproofed on acreage & mtn view. lots of parking, not on bus route. non smoker, in floor rdnt heat inc. utilities $1200 month 778-8613498 or bsdhillon@shaw.ca
PET SERVICES
BOXER PUPPIES, 3 males left. Purebred, no papers. Ready to go. $500. 604-302-3707 Cane Corso Mastiff x Rottie pups, avail Jan 20, 1st shots, tails, dewrmd, vet chk $750 (778)240-5859 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866 CHIHUAHUAS 3rd generation Purebred, 1 long haired tiny male & 1 short hair female. Shots, ready to go, 8 wks/old, $650. 604-860-4499. CHOCOLATE LABS p.b. pups, 4 M, 2 F. avail. Asking $600 each. Born Nov. 1, 2010. Kevin 604-835-3845 CKC Reg. soft coated Wheaton terrier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1,000+. Call 604-533-8992 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS, only 1 boy left! working line, $650 604820-4230, 604-302-7602 Golden Labs, p/b, 5 male, 3 female, $600 or $700 w/papers, dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. (604)794-7633 (604)997-3040 No Sunday calls. JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES, good markings, very friendly, must see, ready to go, $400. (604)826-0841 MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915. 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 POMERIAN Teacup loving babies + mom, 1st shots, wormed, dew claws done $650 + (604)581-2544 PRESA PUPPIES, family farm raised. Great temperment. Great guard dog. $500. 604-855-6929. PUG PUPPIES, fawn, 4 M, 3 F. 7 wks old, P.B., vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed, home raised. $850 firm. Phone (778) 288-7204 YELLOW LAB PUPS $450, ready to go. No papers. Exc stock, can view both parents. (604)820-3451
APARTMENT/CONDO
AGASSIZ, 2 BDRM apt, beautiful view, 1 car garage, lg yard, avail. now. Call (604)613-2800 HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovated,$550/month includes utilities. Call 604-794-7132 ONE BEDROOM, elevator, new laundry facilities, storage locker, parking & walking to downtown amenities. One month free & discount to seniors 65+. Pet friendly. $575. 778-918-9062.
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LAKESIDE CABIN RENTAL, Harrison Lake Cabins. Cbl & wireless internet avail. (604)796-3536
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HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
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TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
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RECREATIONAL/RENT
BIG WHITE Luxury Condo. Ski in/out from your door. Sleeps 9. Walk to village Visit www.skibigwhiteresort. Ph 250-212-8587
AGASSIZ 3 BDRM Townhouse for rent, 2.5 bthrm, dbl garage, inclds lawn maintenance, $1250/m + util. Call (780)616-0123 for more details
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
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AUTO FINANCING
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AGASSIZ 2 bdrm T/H, avail immd, 5 appl, gas f/p, great view of Mt Cheam, refs req’d. $375 dd, rent $750/m. N/s, n/p. (604)796-0485
BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca
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ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing. No Credit check. $0 down - 0 interest. Starting @ just $99/mo. USD. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport. Hear free recording at 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com.
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STUNNING JADE DANIELS wedding gown from the 2010 collection. Purchased in April from Ivory Bridal in Langley The colour is ivory with a sweetheart top, is fitted to the waist, then flows away from the body. A bustle was added to the dress so the train can be buttoned up during the reception. It is a size 8 (fits a little small). Cost was $1400 plus $100 for the alterations, will sell for $875. Contact 604-768-9109 to see photos or jen_toor@hotmail.com
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HOMES WANTED
RENTALS
CARS - DOMESTIC
1996 Ford Taurus, 130,000 kms. Loaded, 4 dr, wht, grn inter. Exc cond. Aircared $2300 (604)792-0466 1997 BUICK PARK AVE. Every option. Spotless. New tires & brks 114K H.U.D., $5900. 778-565-1097 2000 BUICK Century, white 198K. Pwr str/wind, dl. Keyless entry, a/c. New trans $3500obo 604-807-7662 2004 BUICK LASABRE 3.8L V6 cloth 149K spotless, private $8700 obo. 604-593-5072 2009 FORD FOCUS SES, silver, 39K. 2L auto, O/D. Loaded, leather. Mint. $11,800. 604-505-6260
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5. H/back, red, 5/spd manual, fully loaded, 106K, $4950 firm. 604-538-9257. 2006 HONDA CIVIC 4DR SDN auto a/c pwr, CD, 80K this week $12,500 ST#53 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2006 MAZDA 5, 6 pass van, touring edition, loaded, auto, snrf, 17’’ whls. $12,000 obo. (604)309-4001. 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 4dr auto sunroof, lthr, v.clean, blck, $10,900 St#55 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2007 HONDA CIVIC 4dr sdn, auto a/c, pwr, v.clean local 95K s/rf t#52 $12,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2003 FORD WINSTAR SPORT VAN 7 psgr auto a/c tinted wndws DVD v.clean 159K $4900 St#55 St#37 DL#31038 (604)855-0666
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1985 CHEV 3/4 ton pickup. Diesel V8, auto, good work truck, needs repair. $750. obo. (604)820-8218 1995 JEEP Grand Cherokee, 4WD, runs great, will sacrifice $3100. Call (604)869-3137 2001 FORD F350 Cr/cab Lariat 4X4 auto, 7.3 dsl, Lbox, 135K $17,900 St#42 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2001 FORD F350 Lariat 4X4 7.3 pwr strk dsl, a/c, Lthr 218K $15,900 st#46 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2004 FORD F350 c/cab Lariat 4X4 auto, lthr, diesel, s/box 185K St#43 $15,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2004 TUNDRA TRD acc cab, orig owner $16,800 c/w canopy/boxliner or $15,800 without. 604-793-8158 2005 CHEV UPLANDER 7 pass van auto a/c pwr, DVD, runs good this week $4900 St#37 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2005 DODGE RAM3500 c/cab 4X4, auto, 5.9 diesel, a/c,lthr 236K St#49 $16,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666 2006 FORD F350 Qdcab XLT 4X4 auto, dsl, L/box, v.clean $15,900 St#25 DL#31038 (604)855-0666
FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 892 of the Local Government Act, the Fraser Valley Regional District will conduct a Public Hearing with respect to: Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 0993, 2010 [hereinafter referred to as Bylaw 0993] and Fraser Valley Regional District OfÀcial Community Plan for a Portion of Electoral Area “C” Bylaw No. 0994, 2010 [hereinafter referred to as Bylaw 0994] The Public Hearing will be conducted on: Thursday, January 20 2011, 7:00 PM Deroche Community Hall 41555 North Deroche Road, Deroche, BC The purpose of the bylaws is to amend the ofÀcial community plan (OCP) and zoning bylaw for Hemlock Valley, FVRD Electoral Area “C”. The purpose of Bylaw 0993 is to apply land use regulations through the application of zoning to un-zoned lands in Hemlock Valley. The OCP amending Bylaw 0994 supports the application of zoning and amends development permit area 2-HV, Long Term Snow Avalanche to reÁect new snow avalanche hazard information. The public hearing on Bylaw 0993 and 0994 are to be held by a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation and copies of Bylaw 0993 and Bylaw 0994 are available for public inspection until January 20, 2011 at the Fraser Valley Regional District, 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday), Deroche Community Access Centre OfÀce, 10220 North Deroche Road, Deroche, BC (9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday) and also online at http://www.fvrd.bc.ca/InsidetheFVRD/ CommunityPlanning/Pages/HemlockValley.aspx. For further information, please contact the Planning Department of the Fraser Valley Regional District at 604-702-5000, toll free 1-800-528-0061, or by email at planninginfo@fvrd.bc.ca. At this public hearing, all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws which are the subject of the hearing. Written submission may also be submitted to Fraser Valley Regional District and must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day before the hearing (January 19, 2011). Written submissions will be entered into the public hearing record. Dated this 20th Day of December, 2010. G.H. Kingston Chief Administrative OfÀcer
AGASSIZ-HARRISON OBSERVER – Thursday, January 6, 2011
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AGASSIZ-HARRISON OBSERVER – Thursday, January 6, 2011
OBSERVER community Computer lessons offered at the Agassiz library Storytime at the Agassiz Library begins again on Friday Jan. 14. Enjoy books, fun, and a little noise at the Best Little
Storytime Ever. This is a free drop-in program, all welcome. There is also a computer training course, offering
personalized, individual computer training. Call the library for an appointment. Available times are Wednesdays,
January 12, 19, 26 at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This program is intended for adults. There will also be a Family Literacy Day special event, which will include a book launch of the winning story for a recent
writing contest, along with snacks and games. This all takes place on Thursday, January 27, 3:30 p.m. at Kent School. For more information on these or any other library programs, phone 604-796-9510.
WANT TO RECYCLE YOUR UNWANTED ELECTRONICS? Here’s where you can recycle them safely and free of charge in Agassiz:
Agassiz Bottle Depot 7659 Industrial Way, Agassiz (604) 796-3653
WHAT IS THE ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ESABC) PROGRAM? ESABC is a not-for-profit extended producer responsibility program set up by the producers and retailers of electronics in British Columbia to provide a province wide recycling system for unwanted electronics.
ISN’T IT IMPORTANT TO REUSE BEFORE RECYCLING? While the program is designed to manage unwanted electronic products that have exhausted their reuse potential, we strongly encourage users to first reuse their products. If you choose to donate to a charity, make sure you have backed up your data and wiped your drives clean prior to donation.
WHAT ARE THE ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM?
HOW ARE ELECTRONICS RECYCLED?
Effective July 1, 2010, the following items can be recycled free of charge at any Encorp Return-It Electronics™ Collection Site: display devices, desktop computers, portable computers, computer peripherals, computer scanners, printers and fax machines, non-cellular phones and answering machines, vehicle audio and video systems (aftermarket), home audio and video systems, and personal or portable audio and video systems.
Electronics collected for recycling are sent to approved primary recyclers in North America. They are broken down using various manual and mechanical processes. Products are separated into their individual components for recovery. Through a variety of refining and smelting processes, the materials reclaimed from unwanted electronics are used as raw materials in the manufacturing of new products.