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A transformer holding more than 100,000 litres of oil went up in flames at a BC Hydro substation on Lickman Road Friday morning.
Agassiz firefighters help with Chilliwack substation blaze Water carrier helps with mixing retardant foam
Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER
When a fire broke out at an electrical substation in Sardis last Friday, employees on site were the first to try to suppress the flames. But it quickly became obvious that this would be a large, involved fire. Chilliwack fire crews were called out at about 9:30 a.m. to deal with the fire at the Atchelitz substation on Lickman Road. Shortly after that, crews were called in from surrounding
departments, including Agassiz. "We took our water carrier over," said Agassiz Fire Chief Wayne Dyer, along with two firefighters. The fire raged as 115,000 litres of insulating oil burned. It filled the sky with a black smoke that could be seen in Agassiz. It took three hours to fight the fire, using Class B foam. The Agassiz water carrier helped provide water to mix the foam, Dyer said. "Water just spreads oil fires," he
said. No one was seriously injured in the fire, however a few firefighters were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. While insulating oil used to be a more dangerous substance, it now only has traces of PCBs. Dyer said despite the changes to the oil's makeup, the smoke was still hazardous. "That stuff would kill you," he said. Now, intensive clean-up and environmental monitoring will be
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ongoing for weeks. Investigation into the substation fire in Chilliwack is underway by BC Hydro but no details have been released yet on possible causes. Spill response contractors and environmental assessment teams were dispatched to the site immediately to begin the cleanup. Sampling and remediation, including replacing the damaged equipment, will likely take weeks, CONTINUED ON 3
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Snow and ice didn’t stop fundraising effort Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER
Numbers were down a little from last year’s inaugural event, but spirits were high at the Ski to End MS fundraiser on Saturday. Ten people took part in the event at Hemlock Resort throughout the day, raising just over $2,500 through pledges. More donations may trickle in over the next few weeks, said event coordinator Deanna McIntyre. The event will stay open to allow for late donations. Last year’s event raised more than $4,300 with 12 participants. Each year, 16 people registered to ski or snowboard. Attendance may have been down due to falling ice
and snow throughout the day. However, events planned inside the lodge kept participants warm and fed throughout the day. By raising their minimum amounts for the fundraiser, participants were able to ski for free for the day. The funds raised will continue to enhance the quality of life for people affected by MS and aid in the ongoing research funded by the MS Society of Canada, which includes $1 million to study the newly described CCVSI condition and treatment options. For more information, to find out about registering for next year, or to make a donation to the event, phone Deanna at 1-877-746-9331 or email Deanna.mcintyre@mssociety.ca.
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Fraser Valley Home and Garden Expo 2012 is just around the corner and will feature how-to seminars and demonstrations for visitors looking to renovate, upgrade, or redecorate their home or outdoor living space this season. The show is Friday to Sunday, Feb. 10 to 12 at the Tradex in Abbotsford. This year Bridget Savereux, HGTV host and award winning designer,
will show you the basic steps to creating your dream bathroom. Interior designer, colour expert, spokesperson, author and television personality, Jane Lockhart, BAAID, is also presenting at the show. Lockhart is an authority in the world of colour and design and is host of W Network’s top-ranked Colour Confidential. “Our mission is to bring buyers and sellers together to allow
consumers to shop and compare all the latest products and services under one roof,” Evergreen Exhibitions President, Doug Hope, states. “Our shows create a fun shopping environment for buyers and sellers.” The show runs Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and children under 12 pay no admission.
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Tires slashed on police vehicle Police plan to step up patrols in river areas Staff writer THE OBSERVER
Police are saying they'll be increasing patrols in areas along the Fraser River, after an RCMP cruiser was vandalized earlier this month and a young man was found with an unsecured firearm. An Agassiz RCMP constable was patrolling in the 11300 block of Gill Road near the Fraser River, at about 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 8. "This is a very popular location for young people to congregate and have parties," media relations officer Tracy Wolbeck said.
While conducting a vehicle stop in the area, three tires on the police car the officer was driving were slashed. The suspect ran off into the bushes but before doing so, the officer was able to identify him. Police searched the truck the suspect was driving at the time and found an unsecured firearm. A 23-year-old Rosedale man was arrested the following day. Upon his release he was required to surrender all of the firearms in his possession. Police seized several firearms and ammunition
said BC Hydro officials. They'll be using containment booms and absorbent material to remove spilled oil at the site, which is located on agricultural land on Lickman Road near South Sumas. The substation facility was quickly "de-energized" to assist with the firefighting effort, which in turn knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of homes across Chilliwack and Abbotsford. In Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs, a power outage lasted for just a few moments before it was restored. A monumental firefighting effort involving "lots of water and foam" was waged Friday to extinguish the flames, said assistant Fire Chief Ian Josephson. "We also had to cool down the transformer completely so it wouldn't reignite," said Josephson. At one point city officials warned residents to stay inside, close all windows and turn off furnaces to prevent toxic smoke from being drawn inside. A huge plume of billowing black smoke, which later turned grey, could be seen from great distances. School officials kept children inside as a safety precaution. The 12 substation employees were quickly accounted for, said BC Hydro officials. Four workers were sent to hospital to be checked out and were given
the all-clear. Firefighters wore selfcontained breathing equipment that kept them safe from the toxic smoke, but the assistant fire chief admitted they'd never dealt with that much burning oil at once. The biggest challenge for fire crews turned out to be the lack of a water supply to the substation. "We had to use our tanker to shuttle water to the site," said Josephson. "So the biggest issue for us was not having an
“The biggest issue for us was not having an adequate water supply� Ian Josephson adequate water supply." That's a future discussion they'll be having with BC Hydro about being prepared for the next time. They might consider stockpiling the fire-retardant foam, as well, he said. Fire retardant foam went down on the burning oil, but some had to be brought in from neighbouring Abbotsford. Ministry of Environment emergency response personnel are working with BC Hydro on ground and water sampling
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Excrement-throwing attacks on jail guards up Disturbing inmate tactic blamed on gangs, crowding Jeff Nagel
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Guards in B.C. prisons are reporting an upswing in ugly attacks in which prisoners hurl feces or urine at them. A prisoner at North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam splashed a correctional officer there with a mixture of excrement and soup in the latest incident, which a union repre-
sentative says appears to have been orchestrated by gangsters. “It hit him in the head, face and chest,” said Dean Purdy, spokesman for the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union. A lockdown resulted from the Jan. 27 attack and police have recommended an assault charge be laid. On the same day, a
female correctional officer at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre was savagely attacked by a female prisoner inside a living unit. “She was cut and scratched in the face and the inmate attempted to bite her ear off,” Purdy said, adding the guard was treated in hospital and is recovering at home. He said there’s been a
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growing trend of prisoners resorting to the use of their bodily fluids as biological weapons. There have been five such assaults at North Fraser Pretrial in the last five months, he said, and three at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre in the past six months. He was not aware of any at Surrey or Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge. A survey last year of 200 guards found nearly 40 per cent had been hit by feces, urine, vomit or spit. “This is a trend that seems to be increasing,” Purdy said, adding the union wants stiffer sentences for such assaults, in line with penalties for assaulting a police officer on the job. “Our members fear is that if something’s not done to curb these types of assaults, that this is going to escalate into a common tactic inside our jails.”
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Guards splashed with fecal matter or other bodily fluids are traumatized and often have to take medicine to ward off possible disease exposure, Purdy added. “It’s an asssault that has psychological and physical impact.” The growing influence of gangsters in prison seems to be a factor, he
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said. “Inmates are getting pressured by other inmates to do these kinds of assaults.” Purdy said some past excrement-throwing attacks have netted only an extra month in jail or time served – sentences he called “way off base.” But he applauded the one-year jail term handed out in early January for a similar assault by an inmate on a guard in Kamloops last November. Cory Stewart Mutchler pleaded guilty to assault after hurling a water bottle filled with a mixture of excrement and urine that coated a guard with whom he’d had a dispute. Judge Herman Rohrmoser called it a “disturbing, disgusting and dangerous” tactic that goes “far beyond anything that can be considered normal or justifiable.”
Conditions at jails across B.C. are severely crowded and that’s thought to be one factor contributing to prison violence. A major expansion of Surrey Pretrial is slated for completion late in 2013 and the province is also expected to build a new jail in the Okanagan. The union argues more prison guards are needed in addition to more space. A study last year found the inmate-toguard ratio in B.C. jails has doubled since 2002 to 40 inmates for every guard through the use of double bunking and runs as high as 60 to 1 at North Fraser Pretrial. The study suggested prison violence may be rising because one in four inmates have a mental disorder and a growing number of gang-linked prisoners have added to tensions.
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O’Mahony earns the NDP nod
Robert Freeman THE PROGRESS
Gwen O’Mahony was elected Saturday over two nomination rivals to lead the NDP charge in the upcoming Chilliwack-Hope byelection. O’Mahony’s firstballot victory came after a rousing campaign speech by NDP Leader Adrian Dix in which he pointed to the party’s growing share of votes in past federal and provincial elections, a sign he believes that shows the NDP is “within inches of winning this constituency.” He said the party will throw the resources of a full campaign into the 28-day byelection to make up those “inches” to see an NDP MLA elected in this riding, long a stronghold of the BC Liberals. “This byelection is an opportunity to send a message to the government that has lost its way, that is out of touch, that has forgotten what its role is in the community,” he said. And an NDP win in Chilliwack-Hope, he added, “will send a message of hope and change across B.C.,” he said. “If we can do it here, we can do it everywhere.” But opponents are saying the NDP share of the vote actually went down in the 2009 pro-
vincial election because of new riding boundaries, and not even a split in the conservative vote guarantees the NDP a victory. Former MLA Barry Penner, whose resignation sparked the byelection, said when a poll-by-poll analysis of the 2005 election results are “laid on top” the new boundaries in 2009, the BC Liberals still held a comfortable margin. “The point spread was not as large, but it was still considered a safe riding with a 12-point spread,” he said. However, NDP riding president Al Ens said Penner is “playing cutsie with the numbers.” “Whenever we try to get that precise (in comparing voting results),” he said, “somebody always puts up their hand and says the polls aren’t the same. We think our numbers are growing, and will grow during the campaign.” Ens and Dix both said the party is not counting on a split in the conservative vote to win the byelection. Dix said that talk of vote-splitting “disrespects” the voters, and the only way to win is to “get every vote” “Our strategy is to be confident and respond to the issues,” he said. Only 35 of 84 regis-
tered party members living in the Chilliwack-Hope riding were at the nomination meeting to cast ballots for the candidates, the low turn-out possibly due to weather conditions farther up the valley. About 150 party members, including several sitting NDP MLAs, attended the Saturday meeting at the Lions Club Hall in Chilliwack. O’Mahony said her nomination is a chance to carry on the work she began as the NDP candidate in the Chilliwack-Hope area in the last federal and provincial elections, and as a local party activist between campaigns. “I have built that really important groundwork ... necessary to sail us through the next election,” she told delegates. “All I’m asking from you today is to allow me to finish what I started three years ago.” Dennis Adamson, electoral area director for Yale at the Fraser Valley Regional District, and Kathleen Stephany, a former NDP candidate in Langley with a “whistleblower” reputation while serving as a BC Coroner, also ran for the nomination. The winning candidate needed a 50 percent plus one majority to take the nomination. Sue Hammell, NDP
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MLA in Surrey-Green Timbers, said the party has an “unprecedented opportunity” to win an upset victory that will rattle the entire province. To finance the campaign, Hammell led a drive that raised more than $10,000 at the nomination meeting. “We are not going to lose (the byelection) because we can’t compete on money,” she said. Rollie Keith, who carried the NDP flag
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The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association voted 123-39 this month in favour of banning body checking from all recreational, or house level leagues, starting next season. Pacific Coast will also confer with B.C. Hockey and may still eliminate body checking from peewee (ages 11-12) rep hockey, as well. Body checking is already banned in house hockey in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and PEI. Quebec has also banned hitting in peewee rep hockey, and Ontario is considering doing the same, as is U.S.A. Hockey. B.C. Hockey is to deal with body checking in peewee rep in June. Numerous kids have missed time this season due to injuries – many the result of body contact, some just freak accidents. But make no mistake, this decision is about brains, protecting young players from bruises and bruisers, about keeping the game safe and fun for them, so they have a future beyond the sport. The size discrepancies among minor hockey players today is obvious within the age divisions from atom to midget, not just peewee. Many of them, mostly the smaller ones, play with fear – evident in their eyes and the way they shy away from pucks. Some, so overwhelmed after getting hit high, yet again, lie on the ice, crying. Some quit, as declining registration numbers across the country attest. Taking out body checking will not eliminate such fear or all harm, nor will it eliminate all contact. But, as studies in Alberta and Ontario have shown, it will reduce injuries – particularly concussions – by two-thirds. Some will argue that physical contact is part of the game, and those who don’t like it should just play soccer. But that is a dinosaur mentality. Whereas once players just shook off the fogginess after taking a big hit, such symptoms now sideline players indefinitely, even end careers. – Maple Ridge News
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Teachers’ union skips math homework B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher Teachers in parts of B.C. wore black on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of legislation that their union insists “stripped” their “right” to control staffing levels in public schools. This crucial management tool was abruptly taken back in 2002 by the B.C. Liberal government’s huge majority. Too abruptly, according to a B.C. Supreme Court judge last year. The court decision stemmed from a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling that led to $80 million in compensation for contract-breaking in the B.C. health care support sector at around the same time. In the B.C. Teachers’ Federation case, the judge gave the provincial government a year to consult and
come up with a replacement to the offending legislation, which will then cease to be in effect. That year is running out, with no more progress being made than the talks to replace the BCTF’s expired union contract. The pattern of all this is drearily familiar. The B.C. government has already tabled legislation to wrest control of teacher discipline away from the union, after an outside expert found that a convicted drug dealer and a sex offender had managed to get their teaching credentials restored. After the legislature resumes sitting, conflict-weary parents can expect to hear of new legislation to address the class size and special needs support issue. And there will likely also be an imposed contract, with the twoyear “net zero” wage mandate that has already been accepted by most other government unions. After months of fruitless meetings, political posturing and work-to-rule action, the BCTF
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of three, six and six per cent, plus benefit improvements that tinkered with the breathtakingly extravagant demands the union tabled last year. The BCTF estimated the package would cost a mere $300 million in the first year. “Show
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your work,” my math teachers used to tell me, but the BCTF didn’t show its calculations. Union officials dismissed the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association’s $2 billion cost estimate of the their initial demands as “enormously inflated,” but didn't show how or by how much. BCPSEA crunched what numbers the union gave them in the new proposal, and came up with a first-year cost of nearly $500 million. The BCTF, again to the media rather than at the bargaining table, allowed that its total package would cost $565 million. Again, no calculations were produced. BCPSEA estimates the union’s proposal would cost an additional $880 million over three years. And that’s not counting the union’s demand for $300 million a year to reduce class sizes and increase special needs support staff. Teachers are still being compensated under the final terms of a contract that provided
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Only meds on 'magic list' are paid for Re: "Scrimping on meds..." News, January 20, 2012 This article reveals something that I have been struggling with for about three years. Too many drugs and not enough money to buy them. I suspected that I wasn't the only one who skips doses and puts off buying more when the funds are low or non-existent. Actually, I'm surprised that the percentages aren't higher. In reality, the number of people living with chronic, untreated health problems is going to grow.
What I take issue with, however, are the comments by Health Minister Mike de Jong. "Prescription drug costs are entirely covered with no deductible for more than 270,000 low-income patients in B.C.," he asserts. Sounds impressive. As long as those patients use the "approved" drugs. For example, you're a patient who is unable to tolerate a particular drug that's covered, but can take a similar one that isn't on the "magic" list. Well, you pay, take the one that makes you sick, or take nothing.
The government puts a dollar limit on each prescription. If the total amount is more than what they will pay (due to higher dispensing fees or drug cost increases), the patient has to pay the difference. I am on a provincial disability. I have a number of health issues that need treatment. It annoys me when people think that all my medical needs are paid for by the government. In this article, the Minister of Health claims that people on social assistance "pay nothing out
of pocket". This is untrue. Some prescription drugs are not covered because they have been removed from the "magic" list for one reason or another, most likely cut backs. Other medications that were once available only by prescriptions are now over-the-counter (OTC). Therefore, I have to pay for them. Certain medical supplies need to be individually approved. This means filling out the proper forms, getting a doctor's prescription and letter (in which your doctor has to use the right words
and jump through the proper hoops) and running here and there. Then everything is handed in to the local office and you wait. Some advise, don't do this when summer is approaching because that request will sit on a desk for months. Asking about it makes no difference. You're just told that it's being reviewed. Finally, someone will come across it in October and it may be approved in December. Sometimes they send a letter asking for "more information." Often, the request is denied. As the article ends, de Jong
is still sputtering what he hopes are positives that will detract from the issues at hand, pointing out that B.C. "provides more extensive drug coverage on many fronts." What does he mean exactly and can he provide examples? It makes me feel so much better that Mr. de Jong vows, "We need to take a close look..." Sounds like the usual response from a government minister who has no solutions and won't be taking a close look. Christene Fitzgerald
It's time to talk about mental health My sincere thanks to the community and its support of Second Chance Recovery. I wish to mention that our meetings have now been changed to Friday evenings, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., plus for those who wish a wee bit more time, meetings do extend until all leave content and satisfied that their needs and concerns have been met. A very special thanks goes out to Father John and Becky at the Catholic church for their overwhelming support for our group. I wish to point out that on Feb. 8, with avid support from Bell Let’s
Talk 2012, Canada’s sixtime Olympic medalist Clara Hughes will conduct their awareness campaign in support of Canadian Mental Health. Bell will donate five cents to Mental Health for every text and long distance call made by Bell customers and wish to beat last years total which was $3,303,961.80. Clara Hughes will also be joined be Bells “Let’s Talk Team” Michel Mpambara and Stephie Shock and they invite you to talk about Mental Illness to help fight the stigma. It is a welldocumented fact that one in five Canadians
will suffer from mental illness in their lifetimes, but the unfortunate reality is that most won’t seek treatment because of the continuing stigma around the disease. Let's Talk Day sends the message to those who struggle with mental illness that Canadians want to listen and we want to help! Second Chance Recovery not only deals with depression, but addictions as well. It is a well-known medicinal fact that generally one disease feeds off of the other and this unfortunate combination has made it extremely difficult
to determine adequate and proper treatment. Second Chance offers a discreet, safe, and comfortable setting for those who wish to
address their personal situation, concerns for their friends, family members, co-workers, and so on. Second Chance Recovery
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for contributions or to discuss more about what we offer the community. Arnie Kozak
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Bales taking steps to learn about Sakwi Creek FVRD director invites others to join her at proposed IPP site Jessica Peters
“Sakwi Creek is being considered for an IPP project in which the proponents are requesting an exclusion of part the FVRD’s mapping area,” she wrote in an email. “Before that gets voted on in February I would like for people to see this important spawning habitat and tourist
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One of the Fraser Valley’s regional directors is leading two walking tours through a forested habitat being considered for a run-of-river project. “It’s short notice, and whether there are a few or there are a lot (who come along), it doesn’t really matter,” said FVRD director Wendy Bales. She sent out the invite to a few key groups that may be interested in exploring the area, including the Fraser Basin Council. She has already been out to the area herself a few times, around Sakwi Creek, up Hemlock Valley. While walking around the proposed site, she’s been taking in the beauty of it, and talking to the people who live nearby. “It’s beautiful there,” she said, with a few old growth trees, red legged frogs, salmon and trout calling it home. But Bales is concerned about the effects the independent power project will have on the habitat. She is hoping that biologists and naturalists with knowledge of the area will join the walk, and help her and others become more informed about the area.
“We should be looking at dry power. Whether that’s solar or wind, just something different.” Wendy Bales, FVRD regional director area.” The Harrison Lake area already has a small number of IPPs, and there are a handful more under consideration at the moment. Bales isn’t in support of the projects, which reroute waterfalls into turbines to create power. “I think we’re going in the wrong direction in looking at
what kind of power we’re looking at,” she said. “We should be looking at dry power. Whether that’s solar, or wind, just something different.” She also believes that the money for creating power would be better spent on fixing old dams around the province that could be producing more power. “There are old dams all over B.C.,” she said. “Not just a few, a lot. Right now they are already producing a fair bit of energy, and if they were retrofitted they could be producing even more.” The money to fix those dams will have to be spent eventually, anyway, she added. “Some of them could be dangerous, because they are so old,” she said. The problem with IPPS, she says, is that they “cut up the landscape” and create islands of land that may not be sufficient for various wildlife needs. Bales will be walking the area on February 4 and 11, meeting at the Weaver Creek Hatchery at 10:30 a.m. each day. Weaver Creek Hatchery is about 15 minutes down Morris Valley Road. The walk is an easy one, she says, at just over a mile with a gentle slope. news@ahobserver.com
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Authors read for Family Literacy Day Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER
Inspiration to write a book can come from anywhere — a visit from a grandchild, a day on the farm or from pesky little sisters. Local authors of every age gathered at the Agassiz Library on Friday night to read their stories out loud. The stories were published through the Storytime in the Park program at the Boston Bar, Hope and Agassiz libraries, and CALL family writing contest. And they were read out on Friday as a way to celebrate Family Literacy Day. Among the winners was Tracy Bonshor, who wrote I Love to Play after spending the weekend with her granddaughter.
Bonshor has written books through her work in the past, but relished the opportunity to connect with her granddaughter through shared literacy. Other authors recognized in the two contests include Chayton Aujla (The Indian Farmer), the Meir family (A Sheep in Wolf ’s Clothing), the Leon/Pelletiers (The Doggy Walk Dance), the Lanting family (Farmer Hayden and Little Pete), Kyle Comrie (The Mean Princess), Leah Mundy (Cows Don’t Belong in the Sea) and Camryn M. (Brianna’s Car). The books are all available at the participating libraries, and Bonshor’s story I Love to Play will be distributed at one of this summer’s Storytime in the Park events.
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Van Vliet prepares for Championships in Golden After last year’s busy cross country ski season which culminated in the Masters World Cup at Sovereign Lake (Silver Starr), Laurens van Vliet is training this season for the Canadian Masters National Championships in Golden, B.C. The week-long event will be held March 11-17, hosted by the Golden Nordic Ski Club. “In November, I took a high performance racing camp at Sovereign Lake where I learned a new and more efficient ski technique, which I hope to bring into practice this season. Sovereign Lake Head Coach Darren Derochie also taught me racing strategies
and helped me develop a training schedule,” said van Vliet. The Agassiz-based skier has been self-taught, and has never received any instruction or coaching. However, he has been skiing and racing for several years. “I hope this will all benefit me this season in faster times,” he said. As part of the preparation for the Canadian Championships, van Vliet is racing in three provincial competitions. The first one took place Jan. 28 at Telemark Cross Country Ski Club in West Kelowna. He entered a relay pursuit race with his friend Colin Grey from the Nordic Racers in Vancouver,
in which Laurens did the 15 km classic technique leg, and Colin the 15 km skate technique leg, for a combined time of two hours and two minutes. That time was good enough to put them into second place in their age group. The next race will be at Nickel Plate (near Apex Ski Resort, Penticton) on Feb.11. Van Vliet has been training at Manning Park Resort this season, on their 25 km of track-set trails. To help support the skier, who some may recognize as a torch bearer from when the Torch Run came through Agassiz, Manning Park has been allowing van Vliet to train for free.
Hemlock skiers put in solid performances Despite gale-force winds and blizzard-like conditions, Hemlock Ski Team members braved the elements to race in the 76th running of Mount Seymour Ski Club’s Enquist Ski Race this past weekend for K2 (13-14 years) and J (15-16 years) racers. Nicholas Mitro of Surrey had the best finish for the team when he placed 17th out of 55 skiers in the first slalom (SL) race. Accompanying Nicholas on the Hemlock Ski Team were Connor Liljedahl of Port Moody and Kelsey Voss of Port Moody, both of whom put in solid performances in the challenging weather. The prestigious Enquist slalom trophies
Members of the Hemlock ski team turned in solid showings at Mount Seymour.
went to Paul Cotton (J1) from Grouse Tyee Ski Club as overall men’s winner, and Stefanie
Fleckenstein (K2) from Whistler Mountain Ski Team, as overall women’s winner.
For more information about the Hemlock Ski Club visit www.hemlockskiclub.com.
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Singing in the rain led to choir There is a link between Harrison’s hiking and singing groups It was the year 1997 when the Harrison Hot Springs Multicultural singers were brought to life during a hiking holiday in Whistler. It was raining during the entire duration of the trip and the hikers felt miserable. The trails up on the mountains where we wanted to hike were closed and we decided to take a walk in the valley. To cheer us up, some of the hikers started to sing. It sounded very nice and I had the idea that something should be done with this dormant talent. Back in Harrison we
promptly organized a sing-along at the Memorial Hall with coffee and refreshments. We also invited Corine de Groot, a very talented singer who had been entertaining during the Eurofest we had organized shortly before. But, when I asked the potential singers to come to the stage, they hesitated. Corine, however, just started to sing and slowly we all joined in. It was the beginning of four years of singing and learning and we had lots of fun. After a while we even dared to sing in public, during “Much Music” in Chilliwack, for instance, or at Minter
Gardens during summertime. After four years, however, some of us wanted to get-together on a weekly basis and learn more. Luckily, we found Brenda Di Rezzi and Beccie Bockenfohr, two music teachers who believed that we had what it takes to become a choir — the Harrison Hot Springs Multicultural Choir to be precise! We sang with school children and for seniors, participated in the Agassiz caroling festivals as well as in several Benefit Concerts at the Vancouver German Club and, of course, gave annual concerts in our
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Harrison Happenings own community. Last year we were asked by the B.C. Choral Association to host the 2011 Seniors’ Chorfest and I am still in awe at us. After all, not only did we sing by ourselves — as did all choirs — we also
took part in two days of seminars which resulted in a mass choir performance directed by Bruce Pullan and accompanied by equally well known Doug Balfour. The highlight of this concert was the world premiere of the song Silver, composed by Jon Washburn. We have come a long way, especially when considering how it all started. So, here we are 15 years later. Over time, many of the original members have left due to various medical conditions, age or other reasons. Surprisingly though, some of the first members are still with
us. However, many voices are needed to produce a full sound and we hope that more new people will join us to fill the ranks in the future. The HHS Multicultural Choir is open to all who like to sing and learn. The current membership fee is $90 a year - $50 for the spring season and $40 for the shorter fall season. A reasonable committment towards the choir is expected. All members in good standing are eligible for election to the choir executive by a simple majority. Our artistic executives are appointed, not elected. The next annual general meeting will
take place this coming September. And, as I often mentioned before, singing is an excellent exercise, a kind of yoga for the voice and the breathing system. Have I mentioned that it is also fun to learn with Brenda and Beccie? And, at the end of a season when everything falls into place and we are ready for a concert, it is quite exciting! We have just started to prepare for this year’s Spring Concert, a good time to join! Please check the Community Calendar in this newspaper for time and place.
It’s hip to be Dogs running in packs visit impound snipped: SPCA
T ECHOES FROM THE PAST
50 Years Ago, 1962 • Five dogs were impounded at Harrison Hot Springs by the SPCA inspector from Chilliwack. Reports of dogs running in packs and on two occasions threatening elderly individuals resulted in a call to the SPCA
to round up the dogs. They were being held at Chilliwack SPCA. • Under the Winter Works program a sidewalk was built on the west side of Hot Springs Road between Esplanade and Lillooet Avenue to the site of the new post office.
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Make the resolution to save time and money
• Both Kent and Harrison Councils approved the 1962 School budget of $276,811. The councils were required to approve the School Boards’ budgets in those days. • In the social news, a much-read section of the paper in the 1960s, it was reported that Miss Jackie Carson was the guest of honour at several bridal showers. On one occasion, she thought she was meeting with the church
minister, Reverend Davenport, to discuss the wedding, but the darkened church hall was actually filled with friends and wellwishers. Her wedding to Mel Jorgensen of the Bank of Montreal was scheduled for Feb. 10, 50 years ago. Congratulations, Mel and Jackie. • Scott’s Meats on Scott Road was advertising a 10 per cent discount for cash purchases.
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The BC SPCA is urging pet guardians and all animal lovers to do their part to help end the tragedy of pet overpopulation in British Columbia. The non-profit animal welfare society is highlighting the benefits of spaying and neutering for pets during Spay/Neuter Awareness Month in February. “The terrible reality is that there are still many more animals born in our province every year than there are homes for,” says Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for the BC SPCA. “The SPCA and other rescue groups find homes for thousands of these abandoned or surrendered animals every year, but we know that there are so many more who suffer and die after being abandoned by their guardians. It is heartbreaking because this is a completely preventable problem.” She notes that in 2011 the BC SPCA’s 37 branches took in more than
32,000 abandoned, neglected, injured and abused animals. “We find that with many pet guardians it is attitude, rather than cost, that prevents them from having their animals sterilized,” says Chortyk. “They love their pets, but they don’t realize that by not having them spayed or neutered they may be impacting their pet’s quality of life and the bond they could be sharing.” Neutering generally reduces aggressive behaviours in pets. Neutered dogs are calmer and less likely to bite, attack or get into altercations at the dog park. Neutered cats don’t have the drive to mark and protect their territory. Spaying or neutering is also the perfect time to get an identification tattoo or microchip. In BC SPCA shelters, only 11 percent of cats are returned to their guardians from an animal shelter mainly because they lack identification compared to a return rate for dogs of 65 percent.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Winners decided by s' local resident VOTES!
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All Things... FOOD Best place to go for: Breakfast _________________________________ Lunch ___________________________________ Dinner __________________________________ Fine Dining ______________________________ Dessert __________________________________ Coffee ___________________________________ A treat __________________________________ Ice Cream ________________________________ A kid friendly meal ________________________ Pizza ____________________________________ Pub Food ________________________________ Burgers __________________________________ Fish/Seafood ______________________________ Takeout Food _____________________________
The Best: Grocer __________________________________ Produce store _____________________________ Organic store _____________________________ Deli _____________________________________ Liquor/Wine/Beer/Spirits Store _______________ Specialty food store ________________________ Bakery __________________________________ Butcher __________________________________ U Brew/U Vin ____________________________ Caterer __________________________________
All Things... HOME The Best: Hardware store ____________________________ Furniture store ____________________________ Cabinetry/countertop company _______________ Heating/cooling/gas company ________________ Yard & Garden supply store __________________ Contractor _______________________________ Renovator _______________________________ Electrician _______________________________ Plumber _________________________________
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SHOPPING & SERVICES
The Best Shops: Jeweler __________________________________ Office supply store _________________________ Clothing store ____________________________
Gift store ________________________________ Flower shop ______________________________ Outdoor or hobby store _____________________ Books/information venue ____________________ Health & wellness store _____________________ Pet care store _____________________________ Agriculture based business ___________________ Toy/hobby store ___________________________ Vision/eye care store _______________________ Handcrafted gift store ______________________
The Best Services: Cleaning company _________________________ Manicure/pedicure salon ____________________ Hair salon or stylist ________________________ Massage/facial/spa treatment salon ____________ _________________________________________ Computer care ____________________________ Financial services/accountant/bookkeeper ______ _________________________________________ Tire shop ________________________________ Oil change/automotive shop _________________ Chiropractic or alternative health care _________ _________________________________________ Realtor __________________________________ Childcare provider _________________________ Dentist __________________________________ Physician ________________________________ Tattoo shop ______________________________ Travel agent ______________________________ Pharmacy ________________________________ Photographer _____________________________ Car dealer _______________________________ Pet groomer ______________________________
All Things...ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS & LEISURE The Best: Movie/game rental store ____________________ Local musician(s)/entertainer(s) ______________ _________________________________________ Art store/gallery ___________________________ Workout/health activity venue _______________ _________________________________________ Golf course _______________________________ Walking trail _____________________________ Outdoor adventure _________________________ Place to play ______________________________
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All Things... AROUND TOWN The Best: Place to meet for business ___________________ Boss ____________________________________ Employee ________________________________ Teacher __________________________________ Seniors' services ___________________________ Deal ____________________________________ Place to go on a first date ____________________ Community partner ________________________ Place to go for a drink ______________________ Place for entertainment _____________________ Community event _________________________ Reason to live in Agassiz ____________________ Reason to live in Harrison ___________________ Reason to live in Hope _____________________ Place to take company ______________________ Small Business ____________________________ Green/Earth friendly business ________________ Not-for-profit company _____________________ Part of the Agassiz Fall Fair & Corn Festival ____ _________________________________________
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Entrant’s name: _______________________ *email: ______________________________ *phone: _____________________________ Bring your entries in to the Agassiz Harrison Hope Observer office at 7167 Pioneer Avenue (after hours: can be submitted through the mail slot in the door) before March 12th at 4 pm. The winners special feature will be published in the March 30th edition of the Observer. * You will only be contacted if you have won a reader prize.
Eligible businesses must be in Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Rosedale, Chilliwack or Hope.
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Health
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If you’re a woman, you may not be- blood cholesterol, diabetes, being overlieve you’re as vulnerable to a heart weight, excessive alcohol consumption, attack as men – but you are. In some lack of exercise, smoking, and stress instances, women may not notice the which can be controlled. While these risk factors are the same signs of heart attack. They may think that other health problems are causing as those for men, there are unique astheir symptoms or that the symptoms pects related to women’s heart health: • Role of estrogen — During a will go away on their own. As a result, women don’t always receive medical woman’s reproductive life cycle, about care quickly enough to prevent com- age 12 to 50, the naturally-occurring plications or death from a heart attack. hormone estrogen provides a protecToday, we know that heart disease tive effect on women’s cardiovascular affects as many women as men. In fact, health. However, estrogen’s protective heart disease is the number one cause effect can change depending on a vaof death in Canada for women over the riety of factors. • Birth control pills — In a small perage of 55 and almost as many women centage of women, oral contraceptives as men die from heart attacks. To support you and your family in increase the risk of high blood pressure preventing or in managing heart dis- and blood clots. This risk is increased ease, Agassiz Community Health, to- by smoking and other existing risk facgether with its partners, will be hosting tors. • Pregnancy — Over the nine months a public information day on Tuesday, February 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at of gestation, women may develop certhe District of Kent Fitness/Activity tain conditions like pre-eclampsia and Centre located at 6660 Pioneer Avenue gestational diabetes that might put in Agassiz. You will be able to have your them at higher risk of heart disease. • Menopause — The overall risk of blood pressure tested, observe exercise classes in session, have access to advice heart disease may increase due to the from health professionals, and gather reduction of the hormones estrogen and progesterone proimportant information duced by the body. to take home and read. “To protect your • Cholesterol — Not too long ago, Aft er menopause, as heart disease was conheart, it is vital to sidered predominantly natural estrogen levels make changes that drop, more and more a man’s disease. Men were the breadwinners women tend to develaddress each risk and their hard work op high cholesterol. factor you have” sometimes led to chest • Triglycerides — pain and heart attacks. They are the most Women, on the other common type of fat in hand, had “female problems” and heart the body. A high triglyceride level ofdisease was not one of them. Symp- ten goes with higher levels of total chotoms reported by women that would lesterol and LDL (“bad” cholesterol), have been considered signs of heart lower levels of HDL (“good” cholesdisease in men were often dismissed terol) and an increased risk of diabeas meaningless or even fictitious. As a tes. Research suggests that having high consequence, until recently, research triglycerides may increase the risk of on heart disease focused mainly on heart disease. men. For women, knowing about the risks From those studies emerged the of heart disease and recognizing the “classic” symptoms of heart attack: signs of a heart attack is critical. But, chest pain (a painful, crushing feeling what is even more important is underbehind the breastbone), tingling down standing that you can take steps to prethe arm (usually the left arm), accom- vent heart disease. That means elimipanied by shortness of breath, sweat- nating – or at least - minimizing the ing, nausea indigestion-like symptoms risk factors you can control by stopand clammy skin. ping smoking, becoming physically acIn the past, it was believed that tive, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegwomen and men had different warn- etables, maintaining a healthy weight, ing signs of heart attack. This may not controlling diabetes, high blood presbe the case. Both women and men sure and cholesterol levels, and followmay experience typical or non-typical ing your doctor’s recommendations. symptoms such as pain in the arm, Some women believe that making throat, jaw or pain that is unusual, pain just one healthy change will take care that may feel like burning, squeezing, of all of their heart disease risk. To heaviness, tightness or pressure, dif- protect your heart, it is vital to make ficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, changes that address each risk factor sweating, fear, anxiety, and denial. Al- you have – each has the individual pothough women may describe their pain tential to greatly increase a woman’s differently from men, nevertheless, the chance of developing heart disease. most common symptom in women You can make the changes gradually, and men is still chest pain. one at a time. But making them is very So what puts women at risk for heart important. The take-away message? disease and heart attacks? Some of the Be aware of your risk factors and take risk factors like age, gender, family his- them seriously. The actions you take tory of heart disease, or ethnicity can- now to lower your risk may just save not be controlled. But, there are risk your life. factors like high blood pressure, high – submitted by Agassiz Community Health
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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
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING Qualified, Experienced Staff. ROCKPOINT small bus. support. 604-541-9918, 604-220-6773
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MCRAE, Kenneth Donald
ELECTRICAL
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
February 24, 1920 - January 6, 2012
Kenneth passed away at Glenwood Care Centre on January 6, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. Kenneth was born on February 24, 1920 in Agassiz, the youngest child of Duncan and Katherine McRae. He was the sixth member of the McRae family to become a teacher. He married Margaret Davis in 1958. In retirement, Kenneth and Margaret farmed and belonged to many organizations in Agassiz. A service will be held in the spring.
PERSONAL SERVICES
AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca
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MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals & Doctors need well trained staff. No experience needed! Local training & job placement available. Call for more info! 1-888748-4126.
HIGHWAY TRUCK LOW BED DRIVER
Competitive Wages!
EDUCATION
AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783
DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING
for Dorman Timber Location Harrison Mills, must have a minimum of five years low bedding exp. Hauling various types of logging equipment in the Fraser Valley.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING
Star Fleet Trucking HIRING!! DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS & RETIREES with 2003 or newer 1-Ton duallie, diesel; pickups & 8’box to deliver new travel trailers & fifth wheels from US manufacturers to Canadian dealers. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Prefer commercial Driver’s License. Top Pay! Call Craig 1-877-890-4523 www.starfleettrucking.com
CLASS 1 DRIVERS WANTED! Sign bonus $2000 for Owner/op ph: 604-598-3498/fax: 604-598-3497
August 7, 1937 - January 22, 2012
Bryce passed away peacefully January 22, 2012 at Heritage Village Care Home in Chilliwack after a very long battle with an illness resulting from cancer in 1994. He spent most of his life living in Agassiz with his wife of 52 years Letty. Bryce was born August 7, 1937 in Arlee, Saskatchewan and moved to the Agassiz area with his family in 1943.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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18 Agassiz Harrison Hope Observer Friday, February 3, 2012 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HIGH CALIBER CONSTRUCTION • Kit. • Bath • Remodels • Finishing Reno King Since 1972 778-837-0771
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338
PLUMBING
603
$36/HOUR. Local lic’d plumber. Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call 604-755-2577
LANDSCAPING
PETS
knoke trucking
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FEED & HAY
150 ACRES ALFALFA mix hay to be cut & kept by farmer with equipment. Price neg. 604-888-3357.
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REAL ESTATE
PETS
BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with first shots and ready for new homes. $1,200. 778241-5504. Langley
ACREAGE
LANGLEY, BC, 31.24 acres In ALR, flat land, good drainage, creek. 10 acres in cottonwood trees balance in mixture of pasture and bush. Qualifies for farm taxes. Older barn. Lovely building site for dream home. Drilled well, plentiful excellent water, designated septic field. 5 Minutes to hospital, shopping complex & indoor pool. $1,800,000. Call: (604)534-2748
615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Steel Buildings 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.
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REAL ESTATE 627
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOMES BC The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing. Call us First! 604.657.9422
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS 1996 NORTEC mobile home, 14x70. Clean and bright, sunken liv. rm., lam. floors, attached room and deck. Must be moved. $42,000. (604)626-4294
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MORTGAGES
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 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
HOUSES FOR SALE
329 PAINTING & DECORATING A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 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 & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com A-TECH Services 604-996-8128 Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 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
Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442/604-854-1978 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 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
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
GUS went missing in Lake Errock on Jan.25th. He is a big 4 year old black and tan king shepard who is very approachable. No collar. please call connie 604 820 1286 if you spot him. thank you
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
LAB X PUPPIES, black, 1st shots, dewormed, ready now $300. 604807-9255
www.dannyevans.ca Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
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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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 518
RENTALS
BUILDING SUPPLIES 706
STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Beat the 2012 steel increase. Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170.
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FERTILIZERS
FUEL
FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Seasoned maple, $200/cord. Limited supply (604)703-5507 or 604-703-4334
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FURNITURE
MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 Queen Pillow Top Mattress & Box • 720 Coil 2.5’’ Pillowtop • Brand New • 10 yr. warranty • Your Price $490 604.807.5864 The Mattress Guy
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MISC. FOR SALE
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
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STORAGE
Agassiz All Storage • Secured parking for recreational vehicles • Heated bays starting at $ 100 for 10'x8' 7651 Industrial Way Agassiz, BC Ph: 1.604.796.5577
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TRANSPORTATION
HOMES FOR RENT
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AGASSIZ- 3 bd, 2 ba, upper part of home for rent. Lg. balcony, close to amenities $950/mo. Rent whole house, 4 bd, 3 ba, 2300 sq. ft. for $1300/mo. N/S, sm. pet ok. DD & ref req’d. Call (604)819-9128
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TOWNHOUSES
CHILLIWACK 2 level townhome Hazel St. 1320 sq ft, 3 beds, 1.5 baths, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, no pets, no smoking, $900/mnth plus utilities. Phone 604-594-3316
$850 per month. Call 604-860-3700
TRANSPORTATION 810 Need A Vehicle! UapplyUdrive.ca
Guaranteed
AUTO FINANCING
Auto
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EXECUTIVE 1 BEDROOM BEACH FRONT CONDO ON HARRISON LAKE AT HERON COVE Semi furnished or unfurnished, includes 6 appliances, parking & storage unit. Walk out the sliding glass doors on to the beach! Just a 5 minute walk to Harrison Village, with beautiful views of Harrison Yacht Club, marinas & the mountains. $1000/mo+DD & util. N/S,N/cats. Dog negotiable. Call or email for viewing. harman_hhs@hotmail.com or 778-836-2075
AUTO FINANCING
Auto Loans Approved!!
Agassiz Very large, bright 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment located in clean safe building. No smoking, no pets. Damage deposit & ref. required.
Largest Dealer Group Huge Selection Cars Trucks Vans Suvs. Free delivery BC/AB Best Rates Always Approved. Apply online: autocredit911.com or call Tollfree-1-888-635-9911 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 February, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.
YOU’RE APPROVED Poor, Good, OR No Credit at AUTO CREDIT NOW Details and APPLY online autocreditwithbarrie.com OR TOLL FREE 1-877-356-0743
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Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
CARS - DOMESTIC
1986 CHEVY CHEVETTE Scooter 1.6 L engine, 2 door, tires good, some new parts, some spare parts, rebuilt short block, Aircared until Feb 11/12. $450 obo 604-615-4380
HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovated,$575/month includes utilities. Call 604-794-7132
1990 BUICK LeSabre, 160,000 kms 3.8 engine, a/c, p/s, p/w, 4 brand new tires, new fuel pump, new windshield, runs great, $900. obo. 604-755-0508
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1996 PONTIAC BONNIEVILLE SE good shape, lady driven, many new parts / tires. $1200. 604-859-0066
HOMES FOR RENT
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)226-4797
2002 OLDSMOBILE Intrigue. Lost license. 4 door sedan (like Cavalier). Runs good, good tires & battery, gas gauge need attention. $1200. (604)746-2582
Agassiz- 1/2 duplex for rent. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. N/P, N/S. DD + ref req’d. $950/mo + util. 604-845-2705
2003 Ford Focus stn wagon SE loaded. 107K. Winter tires. spotless aircared $3900: 778-565-4230
AGASSIZ. 5 appl., $1200/mo. workshop. Fullbrook, 0077
2006 FORD TAURUS SEL. Excellent condition, sun roof, full load, $4,995. (604)850-2846
1747 Garden Pl. 4 bdrm, 2 f/p, avail March 1, + util., approx 10x20 Pets negot. Call Ross Royal Lepage. (604)792
S. Surrey: Upper 3bed, 2bath, $1200. Lower 3bed, 2bath, $800. Utilities not incl. 604-616-2331
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
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1-800-910-6402
2003 CHEVY MALIBU, 110,000 km., auto, V6, Air Cared, good tires, $4300 obo (604)531-3251
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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land
Take notice that Kenneth Zado (retired) and Gillian Zado (service industry) of 18902 68A Avenue, Surrey, intends to make application to the Province of British Columbia, for a transportation/roadway purposes covering the vicinity of Block B, District 209, Yale Division of Yale District situated on Provincial Crown Land located at Cascade Bay, Harrison Lake.
Take notice that Colleen Dickinson of P.O. Box 41, 212 Panorama Place, Lions Bay, B.C. V0N 2E0 intends to make application to the Province of British Columbia, for a roadway for transportation purposes covering the north west corner of DL 317 situated on Provincial Crown Land located at Cascade Penninsula, Harrison Lake.
www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
STORAGE
APARTMENT/CONDO
RENTALS
AGASSIZ- 1 BDRM APT. Ground floor unit, totally reno’d (fixtures, appl & paint, etc.) Quiet, well-maint, cls to amenities. $580/m DD & util. Avail. immediately. (604)798-5557
The land file Number is 2410693. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at:
CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.
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APARTMENT/CONDO
1 BED suite w/view. Incl. 2 TV’s, w/d, s/s, built-in office. $1095. 778945-4507
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
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OTHER AREAS
HAWAII ON THE MAINLAND, where healthy low-cost living can be yours. Modern Arenal Maleku Condominiums, 24/7 secured Community, Costa Rica “the most friendly country on earth”! 1-780952-0709; www.CanTico.ca.
Registered Belgian Shepherd Tervuren. Import lines. 1-250-392-5531 dmcyr@wlake.com
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AGASSIZ. Very large, bright studio suite. Available now. N/S, N/P, DD & ref req’d $460/m. + util. Call 604-860-3700
BLUETICK COON HOUND PUPS, born Dec 1st, females only, $350. Call: (604)856-7316
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RENTALS
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 March 2, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered. 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.
The land file Number is 2410715. 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 March 8, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered. 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.
info@agassiz-all-storage.com • www.agassiz-all-storage.com
752
TOWNHOUSES
752
TOWNHOUSES
Very clean, 3 yr. old townhouse in Agassiz. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths & good sized yard. Includes 5 appliances, outdoor maintenance & garbage pickup. Electricity & gas not included. Non smokers, references required. Available immediately. $1125/month & 1/2 month’s damage deposit. Please call Pete or Shelley at 604-796-3452 or 604-819-2294.
Cascade Bay
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
TRANSPORTATION 851
TRUCKS & VANS
The Scrapper
2004 Honda Civic DX 4cyl 4dr auto a/c p/dl keyless entry,110,000K Great cond $8400. 604-626-8894
KEY TRACK AUTO SALES CARS & VANS:
2005 PONTIAC G5, 4 dr. 4 cyl., auto, 87,000km. $5300 obo (604)746-2458
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RECREATIONAL/SALE
2003 21’ WILDWOOD 5th wheel, light weight, a/c, awning, slide-out beaut cond. $16,500/obo. Free storage till May/2012. 604-287-1127
2011 ADVENTURER 980RDS
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 FREE PICK & REMOVAL of appliances, batteries, metals, etc. in the Agassiz-Harrison area. Please call (604)316-0760 or (604)796-8360
Microwave, ext. speakers, thermopane windows, awning and MORE! $23,483 (Stk.31050) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $8800 firm. Call 604-538-4883
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2011 COLEMAN 184
TOWING
Electric Awning, enclosed/heated underbelly, DSI water heater, 3 burner range, Microwave $18,608 (Stk.30787) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
TRUCKS THIS WEEK:
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TRUCKS & VANS
2000 FORD Windstar S.E.L. Limited Edition, loaded, Aircared to March 2013. Rebuilt transmission. $1600. obo. 604-302-0985
2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4X4 175,000k, needs some work$2400 604-830-7797 or 604-467-7598
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
2006 FORD F350 FX4 Diesel Lariat, full load. Leather etc. Over $10,000 in recent repairs- with receipts - Tires, brakes, shocks etc. No acc. $15,900/obo. (778)3224593 or 778-893-4866 2007 GMC 2500 HD Duramax diesel, 6 speed, excellent shape. 4 X 4. $27,500. obo. 778-551-0298
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Otto Usak (longshoreman) and Tamara Brunt (server) of 24082 - 55th Avenue, Langley B.C., V2Z 2N7, intend to make an application to the Province of British Columbia, for a works permit for a roadway purpose covering that part of section 25, TWP 5, Range 29, west of the 6th meridian, YDYD, from woodlot road R0451210 to the south side of DL190 situated on Provincial Crown land located at Cascade Peninsula in Harrison Lake, B.C. The Land File Number is 2410714. 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.isp 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 March 2, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered. 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 and and Natural Resource Operations regional office. DL 16
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1998 FORD CONTOUR 4dr sdn auto, load, ST#176 $995 1995 MAZDA PROTEGE 4dr, auto, fully loaded ST#180 $1995 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2dr, auto AirCare ST#182 $2995 1998 ACUTA 1.6 EL auto 4dr, sdn, fully loaded ST#178 $2995 1996 ACURA TL 4dr auto, leather, fully loaded ST#177 $2995 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY 2dr auto, leather, full load, ST#174 $2995 2002 DODGE CARAVAN 7 pass, auto ST#160 $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 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr auto sdn full load ST#03 $5,900
Cascade Bay
2003 GMC SLE 1500 quad cab full load st#158 $7500 2005 FORD F150 XL 4X4 auto reg cab longbox ST#132 $7,900 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 crew cab XLT 7.3L pwrstrk diesel ST#130 $11,900 2007 GMC SLE 3500 crew cab 4X4 auto longbox ST#167 $12,900 2007 CHEV 3500 CREW CAB Duramax diesel 4X4 auto ST#123 $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 2007 GMC 2500 CREW cab, Duramax diesel 4X4 auto ST#61 $16,900
33166 S. Fraser Way, Abbotsford DL#31038
604-855-0666
www.keytrackautosales.com
COMMUNITY CORNER FEBRUARY 2012 *(Due to space limitations, each week we will publish a different set of groups & activities from the community)
LOCAL EVENTS
and fun Storytime with Crackle. Crackle the library crow and Terrill have stories and a free in, for preschoolers and their families. Every Friday at 10:15 am. Drop lot of fun. 4. Tickets Play Lions TV Bingo! every Thursday 6-7 pm on Shaw Cable Channel “Chehalis may be purchased at “That Store in Agassiz”, “Ledoux Hardware” or General Store”. a great Hooked on Books: Agassiz - Harrison Library Book Club. Prepare for g of meetin rst fi the at e discussion on “The Last Crossing” by Guy Vanderhaegh making We’re 2012 on Wednesday, January 18th, 6:30 pm at the Agassiz Library. your book sure there is enough copies to go around this month, so please pick up on by, Come free! – ments refresh now! The talk is lively, the people friendly, the club. d require pick up your copy and be part of this drop-in, no-membership
GROUP 3 OF 4 Kent-Harrison Arts Council regular meeting is held the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 in the Ranger Station Public Art Gallery, 98 Rockwell Dr. FMI 604-796-9822
Seniors Friendship House Drop-In: Mondays: Srs Walking to Music at 10am, Sit & Fit at 10:30am, Bingo at 1pm, Srs. Learn to Line Dance at 4:30pm; Tues Bridge at 12:45pm.; Cribbage at 1:00pm.; Wed Floor Curling at 1pm.; Fri Floor Curling at 1pm. Info: 604-796-3422
MS Support Group 3rd Thursday of every month. 11:30-1 p.m. in Chwk. Call Carmen at 604-796-2270. All Upper Fraser Valley folks welcome. Singing - from 7:30 to 9pm at HHS Memorial Hall. FMI call Ruth at 604-796Olive Branch Dinners. Come join us for a free home cooked meal. Tuesdays 2084 5-6pm. 7571 Morrow Rd, ACS gym. Stitch “n” Rip every Tues. 9 am - 1 No expectations, enjoy community pm. Come to the Harrison Mills Hall companionship. Families & all ages with any unfinished sewing, stitching, welcome. knitting projects, etc. FMI call Kim 604796-2336. Royal Canadian Legion hosts drop-in “Fun Darts” every Mon at 4pm & Fri Strong Start - Mon-Fri 12:30-3:30 p.m. at 8pm, Players needed, arrive early to at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in register. Euchre every Mon at 6:45pm. for kids 0-5. FMI call Kent Elementary at Non-members welcome. Call 604-796- 604-796-2161. 2332 T.O.P.S. Meets Thurs at 9:30am, or Royal Westminster Canadian Army 5:45pm., at the Agassiz Christian Cadet Corps meet every Tues from Church 6:15pm to 9:15pm at the Seabird Island Community School Gym Ages 12 to 19 Walk & Talk Group meets at 9:15am Tues & Fri mornings at the Hardy Bridge, years. No charge for uniforms. Harrison. FMI call Jacquie 604-796-3105 FMI 604-793-4855
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Agassiz Legion Branch 32 Valentine's Day Tea February 11th 1:30 - 3 pm Bake Sale Door Prize $5 per person
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WE’VE MOVED! ...though the address is new, the welcome's the same!
Sutton Group-Showplace Realty Ltd. Dowtown Business Centre 9240 Young Rd. Downtown Chilliwack 604.793.9900
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CARIE POOL
9240 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC
TAMMY O’CALLAGHAN
Producers West Financial
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Mortgage Specialist
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