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Philip Chin, Heidi Sanchez and Eric Louie looked calm, cool and collected on graduation night at AESS, as they entered the gymnasium among their class of 2013.

For a list of bursaries, scholarships and awards handed out that evening, see page 5.

Missing hiker prompts search Reports of shots fired cause of some concern

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A search continued throughout the week for Raymond Salmen, a camper who has gone missing at the north end of Harrison Lake.

Salmen, 65, is a Vancouver resident whose campsite was located on Sunday afternoon, after another group of campers reported the sounds of shots fired.

When Agassiz RCMP responded to the call, they found Salmen's campsite, along with his two beloved dogs.

Salmen's wife has told CTV News that it was a mystery why Salmen wouldn't be with his dogs.

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Agassiz RCMP and Kent Harrison Search and Rescue have been attempting to locate Salmen since Sunday. His camp is about 50 km up the West Harrison Forestry Service Road, an area that RCMP call remote but accessible.

"We have tons of services out today," Agassiz RCMP Stuart Falebrinza said on Thursday morning, including the Lower Mainland TAC team, about 30 SAR members, a dive team and air services.

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Falebrinza is in constant contact with Salmen's wife, who is awaiting news at their Vancouver home. It's a mystery so far what has happened to Salmen, Falebrinza said, made more concerning by the dogs found at the campsite.

"He wouldn't have gone anywhere without them," he said.

Shots were heard about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday night, which prompted the campers to call RCMP. When they investigated, RCMP discovered the unoccupied camp.

An immediate search of the camp site did not locate Salmen, and he was still unaccounted for as of Continued on 3

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NDP critical of pay increases for senior staff Finance Minister de Jong says overall budget will remain the same Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

VICTORIA – The NDP opposition came out swinging Tuesday, releasing cabinet orders that allow for large pay increases for senior political staff in government ministries and Premier Christy Clark’s office.

Cabinet orders dated

June 3 provide for an 18 per cent increase to the maximum salary for the premier’s chief of staff, from $195,148 to $230,000 per year. The orders provide for a salary range, so the salary currently paid to Clark’s chief of staff, Dan Doyle, is not known.

Another order provides for Clark’s new deputy chief

of staff, Michele Cadario, to be paid a salary of $195,148.

Cadario, deputy campaign manager in the B.C. Liberals’ successful election campaign, replaces Kim Haakstad, who resigned before the election over improper political activities in the party’s ethnic outreach strategy.

NDP MLA John Horgan

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said the move is particularly inappropriate as the government prepares to comb its operations for cost savings to meet its balanced budget target. “It certainly seems to me that the first day cabinet meets, their priority is not the people of British Columbia, it’s their political pals,� Horgan said. “In the

case of the deputy chief of staff, yesterday this individual would have been paid $144,000 a year. Today that position is $195,000. Nice work if you can get it.�

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the increases reflect new positions and additional responsibilities, and don’t mean extra costs for taxpayers.

The extra money is from “reallocations from within, but the overall budget will be the same,� de Jong said.

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Driver handed three-month sentence for fatal crash Grewal to serve time on weekends, pay ICBC claims Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER

A three-month conditional sentence has been handed down by the B.C. Provincial court in relation to the fatal crash that took place on Rockwell Drive two years ago.

Sukhvir Singh Grewal was sentenced last Thursday in a Chilliwack courtroom, after pleading guilty in April to dangerous driving causing death, and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Grewal will serve his sentence on weekends, along with 60 hours of community service and 15 months of probation.

He is also responsible for repaying ICBC for any claims paid out in relation to the crash, which occurred on June 4, 2011.

Drew Helgason and Courtney French, who were 19 and 16 respectively at that time, got into Grewal's Honda Civic at the Green Point day use area. The teens had planned to walk into town to get some groceries. They met Grewal, who was also heading into Harrison.

French has said that she and Helgason had pleaded with Grewal to slow down, stop and let them walk. In an interview with the Observer last summer, French described that ride as terrifying and described the physical and emotional pain she still deals with.

Helgason had whispered to French to "close your eyes and keep them closed," she said.

Just moments later,

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Friends of Drew Helgason replace a memorial for him last June, at the site where a vehicle he was in crashed into a pole. Helgason was killed in the crash, and his friend Courtney French was seriously injured. The driver was sentenced last week to a three month conditional sentence.

Grewal crashed into a pole at Killer's Cove Marina. All three were transported to hospital, where Helgason died.

A year later, Grewal was charged with several counts, including impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, causing an accident resulting in death, dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm

and causing an accident causing bodily harm.

Last year, Helgason's mother Yvonne Van De Perre held a memorial vigil at the crash site, reading a letter her son had written prior to his death, around the time of his graduation.

"There are no human words to describe this pain," she said at the time. "It's been a life sentence without my son."

Van De Perre is part of

the Families for Justice group, whose many members have lost loved ones to accidents related to impaired driving. The group would like to see a change that would see drinking driving causing death become a manslaughter charge.

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School budget closer to adoption Fraser Cascade school district passed a second reading of its annual budget bylaw for the 201314 school year, with little discussion last Tuesday.

The budget is balanced, in the amount of $21,584,194. The first reading was held on May 15,and a third reading and adoption will take

place at the next meeting.

Every cost is itemized in the budget. For example, salaries (including teachers, support staff, principals and more) total $12,973,464 plus $3,181,877 in benefits.

Funding sources are also itemized, including provincial grants.

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Canoes lined up on the beach between races at Harrison Lake during Sasquatch Days on the weekend.

Bands come from miles to compete in races

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Sasquatch Festival attracted thousands to beach on weekend Jessica Peters

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For the second year running, the reborn Sasquatch Days Festival was a resounding success.

The number of vendors went up significantly, as did the number of canoe pulling teams, said Robert Reyerse, executive director of Tourism Harrison. They are currently surveying businesses to determine the economic spinoff for the Village.

The festival was resurrected from decades-long hiatus as a way to expand the summer tourism season into June, in addition to expanding the Village culturally.

The weekend included a salmon barbecue, canoe pulling, drumming, ceremonial blessings from an elder, interpretive walks, and Sasquatch mascots interacting with the public.

There were 10 First Nations bands that attended, from as far

away as Nooksack, WA and Victoria, said Mayor Leo Facio. He said he’s proud the Village is offering such a distinct cultural event. “It is unique for the Fraser Valley,� Facio said. “This (festival) happened here in 1938, so we’re really recreating history here.�

But some of the logistics of the event haven’t sat well with at least one Harrison business owner.

Motel and RV park owner Andrew Baziuk wrote a letter to the editor (see page 7) wondering why people were allowed to camp in the overflow parking lot owned by the Village.

Overnight camping is not allowed on that site throughout the year.

Reyerse explained to the Observer that canoe teams were allowed to camp last year at the parking lot, due to their need to store canoes overnight. The canoes are in excess of 50 feet, he added.

“Last year it was agreed that some of the competitors could stay there,� Reyerse said. “To get this kind of event happening, you have to provide accommodations for the teams with 50- to 60-foot canoes.

They can’t fit into a campground.�

The canoes are sacred to their owners, Reyerse said. In the middle of a competition, teams don’t want to leave their canoes out of sight. “They have to camp beside them,� he said.

Two portable toilets were put on the lot to accommodate the campers.

Facio was also unsure of room and campsite capacities over the weekend, but said the event obviously brought business into the community.

By press time, Baziuk had not responded to an email inquiring if he could house a 50-foot canoe on his property.

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press time. Police say they have no information that connects Mr. Salmen to the shots fired complaint.

On Monday, June 10 RCMP Air One and the Agassiz-Harrison Search and Rescue were deployed to search the west side of Harrison Lake in a effort to locate Mr. Salmen. The search is continuing using all available resources. "We are concerned for Mr. Salmen's safety" advises Cpl. vanNieuwenhuizen.

"This is a wilderness area with no formal campsites.

This area is frequented by campers and we are hoping that someone may have seen Mr. Salmen. We believe that he has been at this camp site since May 28."

Anyone who may have seen Salmen, has knowledge of his location, or has information regarding this incident are asked to call Agassiz RCMP at 604-796-2211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).

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The B.C. Securities Commission is currently investigating the project director of a proposed ski resort in the area.

Ron McHaffie is accused of defrauding 30 investors out of $642,960 through the sale of shares in BigFoot Recreation & Ski Area between August 2007 and January 2012.

The commission says McHaffie has never been registered to sell securities in B.C. A notice of hearing was issued by the commission last week and alleges McHaffie made false statements to entice investors, such as telling them that their money would be used for expenses related to getting BigFoot publicly listed, and that construction or completion of the ski resort was imminent.

Instead, according to the notice, McHaffie used investor funds to pay for personal expenses, including gas, restaurants, groceries and retail purchases.

According to the project’s website, BigFoot was intended to be a yearround operation offering “unparalleled” alpine skiing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, fishing, boating, rock climbing, golfing and camping.

There would also be a conference facility, spa, and Olympic grade training facilities for Canadian athletes. At the proposal time, the Hope & District Chamber of Commerce estimated the project would provide about 400 jobs.

Laidlaw resident Lee Peters, a former member of the Peters First Nation Band, said McHaffie pitched the proposal to him years ago and by all appearances was a trustworthy businessman from

Princeton. He made an agreement with McHaffie at that time to be a 25 per cent owner in the ski resort and be responsible for road/trail construction.

According to Peters, the Jones Lake watershed was his family’s trapping grounds and water flows into the Lorenzetti Creek watershed, which is Shxw’owhamil reserve land. Peters supported the proposal – despite the Peters Band not wanting anything to do with the project – because it would preserve the land and have economic benefits.

Peters said McHaffie acquired the necessary permits for the ski resort, including a five-year temporary permit to develop the roadwork. He also got initial support for the project from provincial and federal politicians. Peters said when McHaffie’s five-year temorary permit expired, the government took over ownership of the land, which is now being logged.

“The logging companies are now using the trap line trails, destroying the heritage of the Peters Band,” he said.

Peters said it’s unfortunate that BigFoot was never built, but he doesn’t believe McHaffie embezzled investor funds because he had to spend thousands of dollars on studies to obtain the necessary project permits. However, in the notice, the commission says BigFoot’s resort proposal was rejected by the B.C. government in September 2010 and McHaffie continued to raise a total of $111,070 from investors after that date.

The Hope Standard tried to reach McHaffie for comment, but he did not respond by press deadline.

A hearing is set for June 25 at 9 a.m.

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AESS students earn thousands in scholarship awards Tens of thousands of dollars were handed out on Friday night to this year’s graduating class at AESS. The awards came in the form of scholarships and bursaries from a variety of businesses, organizations and families.

Several students were awarded multiple scholarships, helping to pave their way to post-secondary success.

Jon Cercel was the recipient of $500 from the Agassiz Dental Group, $1,000 the Jack Lapeyre Memorial fund, $200 from the Harris & Co. Law Scholarship, a $1,000 AESS bursary, a $3,000 UFV Entrance Scholarship, $1,000 for a second languages District Authority scholarship, and the FCTA Top Academic Award of $1,500 and an $800 AESS bursary Kieran Forge earned $500 AESS PAC bursary, one of the two $250 Kyle Reilly Memorial bursaries, the $250 Wally Maguire Memorial bursary, the McCombs Family Endowment award ($500), $500 from Spectra Energy, a fine arts award from the district for $1000, and the FCTA Top Academic award of $1,500.

Leanne Bodnar earned the $500 Hub International Insurance award, the Kristy Hatt Memorial Award ($1,000), a physical activity award from the District for $1,000.

Tommy Hrynkiw was the recipient of the $400 Agassiz Remax/Nyda Realty award and the $750 Cliff Jewkes Bursary.

Brooke Duncan received the Harrison Mills Community Club bursary of $500, a bursary from Britco ($1,750), $750 from Norman Morrow (Lions), $500 from the Pretty family, a $750 Coles Alumni Scholarship Mikah Bresland earned the $500 Harrison Festival Society scholarship, the second $250 Kyle Reilly Memorial bursary, the Mayor Don Ramsay Endowment award ($500) and the Barry Simmons Memorial Scholarship ($500) Josh Jewett earned a $500 award from the RCMP. Grant Morley earned $500 from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32. Jaemin Hwang earned a $300 scholarship from Right Photography.

Brent Darel earned a $500 bursary from Modern Tire and Towing, along with an apprentice scholarship for automotive technician in the amount of $1,000.

Amanda Boorman earned a $750 scholarship from the Agassiz Harrison Lions Club, a $500 award from the Agassiz Harrison Chamber of Commerce, and a $1,000 award from the school district for technical trades and training.

Shelby Dodd earned the $1,000 scholarship from the Chilliwack Rotary Club.

EJ Link was the recipient of a $1,000 AESS bursary, a $1,000 bursary from the Aboriginal Edu-

Graduates stand on stage in the AESS gymnasium during last Friday’s graduation ceremony. The ceremony was followed by a dinner and dance in Harrison Hot Springs.

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Students enter the gymnasium arm in arm.

cation Council, a $1,000 award for applied skills from the school district, and the FCTA award of $1,500 for Top All Round Student.

Florin Andrie took home a $750 Coles Alumni Trades Scholarship, Seabird Graduation Bursaries of $100 went to Eric Louis, Daniel McNeil-Bobb, Zack McNeilBobb, Ashton Penner, Marlana Peters and Brie Robotham.

Ashton Penner also earned a $1,000 applied skills award from the school district.

Sholarship for apprenticeships in their chosen trades also went to Spencer McColl (dairy production), Andrew Stuyt (carpentry), Clayton Lake (dairy production), Eric Klody (utility arborist) and Simon Fast (cabinet maker), in the amount of $1,000 each.

First Nation drumming started the ceremonies, where each student was celebrated, and awards were handed out.

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Opinion Crossing the line The Quebec Soccer Federation is refusing to lift its ban on Sikh religious headwear – patkas, keskis and turbans.

Because of that, the Canadian Soccer Association suspended the provincial body from the national organization, until the ban is overturned.

If the suspension lasts long enough, Quebec teams could be blocked from participating in national championships.

Astonishingly, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois supports the turban ban, suggesting the provincial soccer federation has the right to make up its own rules.

That’s fine, then go play in your “own backyards.” That is what the Quebec federation is saying to players affected by the ban, ostracizing them for what amounts to racial discrimination.

We cannot think of one distinct advantage wearing a turban – or patkas or keskis – would give a player on the soccer pitch, nor any safety concern.

Please clarify any.

Turbans are soft. If anything, they would deaden a header.

Sikh children around the world play soccer. Their headwear has never been a safety concern.

It’s not like riding a motorcycle, for

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which, an Ontario court rulded in 2008, Sikhs must wear a helmet. But in B.C., they don’t have to.

In 1990, the federal government removed a ban preventing Sikhs in the RCMP from wearing turbans.

Because, why wouldn’t they be allowed to? So why now, 33 years later, is this an issue again?

And how is it possible the leader of a province that has fought since confederation to preserve its cultural identity would support such an attack on that of another?

It’s the height of hypocrisy.

As premier, surely Ms. Marios must understand that while provinces are responsible for services such as policing, the federal government makes the laws. Quebec is no more autonomous than the Canadian Soccer Federation is to FIFA, which has no specific rules regarding such headgear.

It is OK to make up rules of play. But when one crosses the line, such as the ban on religious headware, someone must intervene. That is why governing bodies exist, to ensure the integrity of the game and protect the players, in this case, from racism.

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Expense cleanup must continue B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – As she unveiled her new cabinet, Premier Christy Clark promised a “line-by-line” review of government spending to deliver a balanced budget this year.

Statements such as this would have more credibility if politicians subjected their own personal spending to the same scrutiny.

That’s still not happening in B.C. Expense accountability has come a long way in the last year, thanks mainly to the work of now-departed Auditor General John Doyle, who swung the cobweb-covered door open on B.C.’s secretive Legislative Assembly Management Committee.

Chaired by the speaker and run by

senior MLAs from both parties, the committee had been doing pretty much whatever it wanted with MLAs’ own expenses.

Doyle’s audit found that MLA credit card bills were being paid without receipts, part of a lax accounting system that included inaccurate bank records and inadequate management of the legislature gift shop and dining room. The operating budget of the legislature and constituencies runs to more than $60 million a year.

Now-retired speaker Bill Barisoff asked the auditor to give a pass to the $119,000 annual allowance for each of the 85 constituency offices. Transfer amounts and payroll expenses were verified, but constituency expenses were not, likely because these records weren’t kept either.

I’m not suggesting that there has been any misuse of public funds.

The point is we don’t know, and the notion of an “honour system” for politicians’ expenses has become

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unacceptable.

A similar toxic tale has been unfolding in the Senate in Ottawa.

It has its own secretive committee called the Board of Internal Economy, which was forced into the open after trying to sweep

“I’m not suggesting that there has been any misuse of public funds. The point is we don’t know” Senator Mike Duffy’s housing claims under the red rug of the Senate chamber.

Duffy has lived in Ottawa for decades, first as a TV host and then senator, but he decided the rules were loose enough that he could claim his summer place in Prince Edward Island as his principal residence. An audit has also found he was claiming living expenses

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in Ottawa while campaigning for the Conservatives back east. It turns out the key ingredient in an honour system is honour.

This mess goes back more than a century in B.C. and Canada, and has its roots in the British Parliament, where MPs and Lords had a system of claiming all sorts of expenses, including construction of a “duck house” and maintenance of the moat around an Honourable Member’s castle.

Many years ago, British MPs convinced themselves that they were underpaid, and rather than create a public fuss by giving themselves a big raise, they would be able to top it up by claiming up to 250 pounds at a time without receipts. Cheers!

You can imagine how well that worked out. As one observer put it, the system was not only open to abuse, it was actually designed for it.

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obvious. If you go to the website of Alberta Premier Alison Redford, you can easily find the link to her detailed expense reports, itemized for travel, meals, hotel rooms and so forth. Alberta cabinet ministers provide the same disclosure.

B.C. cabinet ministers’ travel expenses are now reported, but only as an occasional lump sum.

As a result of Doyle’s revelations last summer, B.C.’s Legislative Assembly Management Committee now meets in public, with transcripts of proceedings available. But MLA expenses are still not itemized. Total expenditures are being reported on a quarterly basis, but with no detail to explain why some MLAs have much higher totals than others.

It’s time to sweep out the cobwebs.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Campers on Village land prompts questions It seems that Village of Harrison Hot Springs has gone into competition with the various commercial campgrounds in the village. The village owns property immediately north of the village hall and compound. This property is bound by Hot Springs Road, Miami River Drive, and Poplar Street. The zoning on this property is P1. A campground is not a permitted use on property zoned P1. There is a Village of Harrison sign on the property announcing “Overflow parking, no overnight use.”

This past weekend, we in Harrison hosted the annual Sasquatch Days Festival. For the duration of the festival, this parcel of land was occupied by many motor homes, trailers, and cars.

There were countless tents on this land. It was a virtual camper village, and the people there stayed there two nights in a row camping, tenting, eating, and using this as their own campground free of

charge. The Village was even kind enough to provide two portable toilets for them.

This illegal campground was indeed an unlicensed campground in open competition with legitimate campground operators in the very near vicinity.

Our own campground had significant vacancies this past weekend. It was obvious, that our neighbouring campground had vacancies.

The campground across the road from this site had sandwich board signs advertising camping spaces all weekend. And yet, the Village of Harrison Hot Springs was in effect providing a free campground to anyone who just drove in. The situation that existed this past weekend showed a flagrant disregard for the Village’s own regulations. It was also detrimental to the bottom line of the legitimate camp ground providers within the village.

The Village of Harrison does

have bylaw enforcement officers.

Where were these officers this past weekend? Oh I forgot, they must have been busy on the beach.

Was there some covert instruction given to ignore the situation of this illegal land use? If the Village administration decided to condone this illegal land use to alleviate a lack of camping spots in the village, why did no one from the village first canvas any campground owners as to vacancies they may have had this past weekend? Why has the village located two portable toilets on this overflow parking area for daytime use only? What is going on in the minds of the Village government to be so blatantly providing the public a free service and thus undercutting the legitimate business community of Harrison?

The village business people need answers.

Andrew Baziuk Editor's Note: See related story, page 3.

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It’s your bonding time with nature, an activity with your kids, A time for profound life reflection, overwhelming bliss, And in a lake or ocean you can watch your bad days Dissolving like raindrops in your paddleboard’s wake

But don’t forget your whistle too when you head out to sea And always make sure to securely fasten up your PFD. Those are only two examples of safety at its best-But join a paddle club in town and you can learn the rest!

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The Chesnut Trophy for the Agassiz Harrison Senior Men’s club was presented this week by Captain Earle Wimot (holding trophy). Winners were Ty Nixon (at right) and Steve Rayworth (at left).

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This year’s Harrison Festival of the Arts will mark an astonishing 35 years of entertainment on the beach.

It also marks the end of an era, as Ed and Phyllis Stenson retire from their roles at the helm of the organization, the Harrison Festival Society. Their successors are firmly in place and ready to take the reins for next year, but in the meantime here is the rundown of this year’s musical offerings.

The Harrison Festival of the Arts, July 6 to 14, has always presented the best music that Canada and the world has to offer, and the 35th annual Festival will be no exception. With Beach Stage concerts available for only $2 a day and ticketed evening concerts in the venerable Harrison Memorial Hall, as well as a wide range of performers and styles, the Harrison Festival is a music lover’s dream.

North American Traditions Deep Roots On the Beach Stage, pre-European roots will be represented by Iskwew Singers (BC/MB), three women who create and perform music in the Plains Cree tradition. Then the French arrived in North America and De Temps Antan (QC) glory in the joie de vivre of Quebec Traditional. Bon Debarras (QC) is also heavily inspired by tradition and has one of hottest step-dancers going today.

Roots & Blues Featured Hall performer Harry Manx (BC) is called the “Mysticssippi” Bluesman for his style of Blues with a hint of India. A multiple Juno winner, Manx will play on July 7. On the Beach Stage, Ray Bonneville (QC/USA) is a veteran Bluesman, now based in the U.S. Digging Roots (ON) are a kicking blues-rock band with First Nations influences. Petunia & the Vipers (BC) yodel croon and roar. Playing music of the 1930s and 40s,

Petunia combines Jimmie Rogers with Tom Waits. Sandy Bone & the Breakdown (BC) sing of honky-tonks and juke-joints, women, whiskey and trains.

The Troubadours Featured Hall performers and Juno winners The Wailin’ Jennys (MB/USA) are three women with incredible harmony singing who will close the Festival on July 14. Performing on the Beach Stage and at Children’s Day, Fred Penner (ON) is the well-known

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TV personality and musician who put “The Cat Came Back” on the map. Also featured are sets by talented songwriters Tom Taylor (BC) and Rock Moran (BC).

International Traditions African A special treat, legendary African performer Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits (Zimbabwe) will play a Hall Concert on July 11. Returning favorites H’Sao (QC/Chad) will open the Festival at a Hall Concert on July 5. On the Beach Stage one of Central Africa’s biggest pop stars Laetitia

Zonzambe Quartet (QC/Central African Republic) plays. With a mix of Reaggae, Soca and Dancehall, Ezra Kwizera (BC/Rwanda) should get the beach up and dancing.

Latin Locarno (BC/USA/Mexico/ Cuba) is the Latin project of Tom Landa (the Paperboys) and plays a Hall Concert on July 6.

Mamselle (QC/Mexico) moved to Canada only a few years ago, but has become central to our Latin music scene, and plays a Hall Concert on July 13 and on the Beach Stage. Also on the Beach Stage is Rumba Calzada (BC/Mexico/Cuba), one of BC’s best known Latin Groups. And for award winning Latin classics, Cuban Fire (Cuba) fills the bill.

A World Tour The rest of the line-up becomes a musical journey from Ireland to China. Hall performers Alan Kelly Gang (Ireland), features the maestro of the accordion and the Emerald Isle’s finest traditional musicians on July 10. Hall concert performers Tambura Rasa (BC/Central Europe/Middle East) play on July 12. Tambura Rasa feature a range of World music and two Flamenco dancers. On the Beach Stage, Briga Music (QC/Central Europe), brings the infectious sounds of the Romani (gypsy) people. The original East/West collaboration, Silk Road Music (BC/China) blends Chinese Folk and Classical with western genres like Jazz and Blues and other cultures like Celtic, Latin and Arabic.

Tickets, Info, Contact: Visit the website at www.harrisonfestival.com or contact the Harrison Festival Society at the Ranger Station Art Gallery in Harrison (604-796-3664). Early bird prices are in effect until June 21. Senior and children discounts available.

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The Chef: Father’s Day coincides with the summer grilling season. Consider a gift of a stainless steel barbecue set.

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to some traditional stadium fare – hotdogs, popcorn and a refreshing beverage will more than make Dad happy as he cheers on his favourite players and heckles the opponents.

The Techie: Some dads get excited about the latest tablets or smartphones. They may keep abreast of virus-detection software or think the technological gadgets sold in those speciality magazines and mall stores are must-haves. Chances are if you spend enough time with Dad you know just what he likes to dabble in, and you can get him an electronic device he’ll find invaluable.

The Gear Head: Some dads get revved up about automotive gifts, especially if they spend the weekends pampering their prized cars or trucks. If he tends to have a wrench in hand and head under the hood, treat your father to some new supplies for his automotive pursuits. Quality car waxes and upholstery cleaners are always in demand. Or give him a gift certificate to his favorite hand-wash, auto-detailing center. Gas station gift cards or a new ratchet set are other good auto gift ideas.

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Karts for kids comes Legion hands out arts awards to Chilliwack There’s a new program for kids and their parents to access this summer, and it’s one designed to get their engines running.

The kartSTART program, through Toyota Canada, recently announced that the popular youth driving program will tour Canada this summer with five stops in five provinces. One of those stops is in Chilliwack.

“This is what we have worked so hard to achieve,” kartSTART VP of Operations, Juliana Chiovitti said. “This is our third year, and now we have the chance to affect the lives of young Canadians in five provinces. This year, kartSTART will drive into the Vancouver area first” Chiovitti added.

Greg Moore Raceway in Chilliwack will host the kartSTART.ca program on July 16, 17 and 18.

Participants from age eight and up can expect multiple hands-on go karting training sessions, while parents or anyone holding a “G” level (or higher) driver’s license will have the chance to put the Toyota Star Safety System through

Betty Brewer, Br. 32 President, and Jim Johnson, Youth Chairman, have presented 10 awards to winners in the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Arts Contest at the Zone (Upper Fraser Valley) and one at the BC/ Yukon command level.

From Agassiz Christian School, Carter Lanting took second for primary colour poster; Connor Deileman came first in Zone and third in BC/Yukon primary B&W poster; Devin Frayn won second in intermediate essay; and Peter Flukeiger, third for intermediate B&W poster.

From Kent Elementary, Sierra Visser earned second in junior poetry; Rionna Vanderwky, junior B&W poster; Simon Grieshaber-Otto, second in junior colour poster; and Helaman Ochoa earned first for junior essay.

Not pictured are Mindee Loiuse Felix, second in intermediate colour poster from Chehalis Elementary and Kyle Fisher, second for senior B&W poster from ACE.

its paces.

“It’s important to me that we stress how important our safety through education program is,” kartSTART administrator Russ Bond said. “Every youth that goes through our program gets a fundamental understanding of how vehicle dynamics work. They experience this in vehicles that fit them – go-karts. That is, in part what makes this program so special,” Bond added.

“Of course none of this is possible without the support of Toyota Canada, Inc. They get it. They have seen how this program helps young drivers, and they have been a very active partner for us providing support in many areas. And, it’s not just the kids that are learning, the parents get to experience the Toyota Star Safety system first hand.”

The kartSTART program is geared towards kids, youth, teens and young adults.

For more information, please visit www.kartSTART.ca or email sales@ kartSTART.ca and a representative will contact you right away.

Students from Kent Elementary (above) and Agassiz Christian (left) were honoured for their efforts in the Legion’s Remembrance Arts Contest.

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that appears to slow the disease’s progression in some people. However, doctors emphasize that other supportive measures—such as feeding tubes, lung exercises to improve lung volume, and noninvasive ventilation— have a better impact on quality of life. Although these supportive measures do not slow the progression of ALS, they help relieve the immediate symptoms and allow the approximately 25003000 current Canadian ALS patients to better manage and cope with the disease.

ALS is the most common cause of neurological disease in Canada. It can strike anyone – both men and women and the young or very elderly in all ethnic and socioeconomic groups. And, it is a costly disease. It costs a lot of money to conduct

research and to care for the patient (from $200,000-$400,000 for one patient over the course of the disease).

During June, ALS Canada is actively supporting the efforts of Canadians who are undertaking activities to raise funds for and awareness about ALS. A financial donation will keep alive the hope of finding a cure for ALS through research programs and it will help support those who provide quality care for those affected by ALS. Should you choose to do so, you can visit the ALS B.C. website at http:// www.alsbc.ca/donate for information about ALS, how you can become a volunteer, and how you can support those who suffer from this devastating disease.

– Agassiz Community Health Centre with credits to ALS Canada and Research News

What you can do The Agassiz Walk for ALS will be held on Sat. June 22 at 1 p.m. Walkers and supporters can meet at Heritage Coffee House at that time, and the walk will wind its way through town. Entertainment is being planned for this inaugural walk in the area, which is being organized by Deanne Edmondson.

Registration is available online at www. walkforals.ca. For more information, pick up a brochure at Heritage Coffee House or email Deanna at agassizwalk@alsbc.ca.

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Making the grade Local students kick it up a notch for black belts Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER

Achieving a black belt in karate isn’t just about brawn and agility.

It’s not how fast you kick and it’s not in the way you hold your weapons.

It’s about how you hold you head. It’s attitude, and behavour.

But to get there, you still have to put in the work.

And on Saturday, several students at the Cheam Yama Dojo in Agassiz worked at their grading, for as long as three hours.

And after a grueling afternoon of focus, they passed.

Deanna Wilson earned her brown belt, Ann Schneider and Kim Garcia earned their black belts, and Nathan McKay earned his ‘ni dan’, or second level black belt.

The 18-year-old has been attending class at the dojo since he was little boy.

Karate is a part of him, but he was still surprised when his sensai called to say that he was ready for grading up a level. There are 10 levels to black belt — increasingly more difficult and nearly impossible to complete in a lifetime.

But McKay plans to keep working at it. a “It would be hard to leave it,” he said. Practicing the martial art has always provided a way to release tension, calm down and focus, he add-

ed.

“I always feel calm and open minded when I leave,” he said. “You always forget what’s going on in the outside world.”

For Garcia, 16, karate is a time to relax and feel accepted. She struggles with health issues, such as asthma, and pushing through for hours on end can leave her exhausted.

That’s where the discipline comes in, says sensai Bruce Tupling.

“No matter how busy your life is, what happens in your day, or if you’re feeling well or not, you come here,” he said. That’s the first step.

The second step is self confidence — a natural progression from the discipline.

“The self confidence comes from being here and learning what we do,” he said.

And once a student really nails the discipline and the confidence, the athletics follow suit.

But it’s really the least important aspect of a black belt, he explained.

“It’s everything they do once they step inside the dojo,” he said. “Ability is the last thing, almost the least important.”

At the same time, ability is something. And on Saturday, Tupling’s four students all showed their skills.

For Wilson and Schneider, they also showed what amazing things can

happen when family supports each other. Schneider is Wilson’s mother, and grandma to former student Ian Wison and current student Abby Wilson.

“It all started with my grandson when he was five” Schneider said. “And Abby has been around it all her life.”

Schneider decided to join the dojo in 2005.

“It’s something I always wanted to to,” she said, and she jumped into it with the hopes of helping her balance and memory

as she faced the inevitability of aging. And it’s helped, she said.

“Self defense is not really why I’m here,” she said.

Earning her black belt on Saturday was the second biggest accomplishment in her life to date, she said – second only to her children. But for Schneider, the practice of karate has given her gifts she wasn’t expecting at all.

“I’ve learned to let people into my own space,” she said. “You do learn to let people in, because you learn to trust people, and

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Ann Schneider offers support to the younger members of the dojo.

Nathan McKay demonstrates moves to younger members of the dojo.

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(Due to space limitations, each week we will publish a different set of groups and activities from the community).

Events

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Benefits outweigh the risks when traveling as a senior I just want to let you know that we – Ruthy, my alter ego and I – are back again safe and sound.

We had a wonderful time in Ontario, met with relatives and friends, many of whom we had not seen for a long time. We even made new friends, which is always a delight for both of us. We had dinner up on the CN Tower plus 16 other neat restaurants, walked a lot and, best of all, avoided all calamities – there were plenty of opportunities.

There will be, for instance, a super walkway from the Toronto Union Station to the CN Tower in the future, but it is still being constructed at present.

In fact, the whole front of the Union Station is currently under severe renovation, leaving lots of room for mishaps. Mind you, I, Ruth, watched out like a hawk, while Ruthy, forever the optimist, just had fun!

For both of us, however, to dine “way up high” on the CN Tower was certainly one of the highlights of our trip; where else can you have a delicious dinner while taking in a view of Toronto, Lake Ontario and more?

The only thing Ruthy regretted was the fact that the window washer’s cage was empty when it rolled by our window. I am sure she would have waved to them!

Most of our stay in Ontario, however, was spent in Mississauga and Kitchener/Waterloo. All these places have undergone tremendous changes since we left 25 years ago and I will tell you about it sometime soon.

Today, however, I want to mention the superb home cooking of all our hosts, starting with a champagne breakfast at my sister’s place to several garden

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Harrison Happenings feasts, including a falafel breakfast at our longtime Egyptian friends in Kitchener. And I haven’t even mentioned yet the ongoing warm hospitality of Irmtraut, another good friend from the past. Some of her recipes will certainly be featured in my recipe collection! As you can see, Ruthy and I had a great time and a follow-up reunion in Harrison Hot Springs will be in order next year, to repay

“Traveling as a senior certainly requires some courage, though it is quite feasible if we know that we have to be extra careful.” their hospitality. It really is now that far away, a mere four-hour flight (not including a twohour layover in Winnipeg or Calgary) is getting us from here to there.

And that brings to my mind to say a few words about the airline, WestJet, that flew us to and from our destinations. In a world that distances itself more and more from personal service, they certainly are a wel-

come change. Very competent in every way – they still have a personal touch in everything they do. To Ruthy’s delight, for instance, the captain still speaks (no computerized announcements) and even saw us off personally after one stretch of the flight where we encountered quite a bit of turbulence. Ruthy was so impressed, she swore never to fly with another airline if WestJet was available in the future. I have to say that they also took great care of me, since I, perhaps, was the oldest passenger on the flight.

Traveling as a senior certainly requires some courage, though it is quite feasible if we know that we have to be extra careful. There is lots of help along the way and rightly so.

After all, seniors represent a large segment of our society and this statement will be more and more true as time goes on.

Furthermore, we seniors not only have the time to travel, it also is a time in our life when we like to reconnect with relatives and friends we had met and knew along the road.

But, as I mentioned before, even with all the assistance offered, it requires us to be extra alert. One day, for instance, we went to see the movie The Great Gatsby. The house was packed with people and I decided to leave before the end to avoid the rush. I think it was a good idea but Ruthy, who absolutely loved the movie, sulked a little. I promised to show her the end at another time, when circumstances are more favourable.

So, after a great time in Ontario we are, or course, glad to be back. As the saying goes: “If you never leave, you can never come home!”

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Kathleen (Kay) Sadie Fitzgerald November 4, 1926 - June 8, 2013 With heavy hearts, we announce Kay’s passing in her sleep at Cheam Village.

She was born in Agassiz to Robert and Lavina Magill, the youngest of four children and only daughter.

Shortly after Kay was born, her mother passed away.

Her father remarried and had five more children.

Kay is pre-deceased by her parents, five brothers, one sister and several brothers and sisters-in-law. Her husband, Mel, also pre-deceased her as well as their first-born son Patrick and granddaughter, Amanda.

Kay is survived by sons: Butch (Gail) and Joe (Yvonne); daughters: Kathy (Terry) and Christene; her grandchildren: Trish (Russ), Rob, Joe, Jon (Grace), Chris (Wilma) and Rob; her beloved great-grandchildren: Brayden, Devin, Reilly, Alyssa, Kaitlyn, Keira, Rebekah, Wyatt and Josie; two sisters, one brother, their spouses and two sister-in-law. Plus many nieces and nephews.

Until her 70’s, Kay enjoyed gardening, canning, baking and making jams and jellies. Her home was rarely without dogs and cats.

Kay was known as a kind and lovely woman. Though quiet, she often made witty remarks and she had a wicked sense of humour.

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. MacIntosh and the awesome staff at Cheam Village.

No service by request.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society, the BC SPCA or a charity of your choice.

“Up, up and away,” Mom. Hope there are milkshakes, chocolate and “cowboy music” in Heaven.

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PETS 477

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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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

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RENTALS 706

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Matt Cameron at 604-694-7628

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Saturday, June 15

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

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STRAWBERRIES Greenvale Farms

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FURNITURE

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES

STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! - BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X22 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620.

30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488.

40X54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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TRANSPORTATION

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Saturday June 22, 2013

AGASSIZ - 4 BDRM/ 1BA. Large, clean home w/ 2 living rms. Newly reno’d! 7168 Pioneer Ave. $950/mo +DD Pets ok, avail now.

1585 #1 Hwy. 3 BDRM/ 2BA. Living & family rms, garage w/ 1 acre yard $1500/mo. Very clean. Avail July 1. Please call 778-246-0017 or 778-241-3618 for both.

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

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GARAGE SALES

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HOMES FOR RENT

Agassiz/Harrison - Looking for a 2 bdrm house on a small, private acreage w/ small barn, to rent long term. Refs provided. 604-796-2462

For your classifieds needs Call Sarah 604-796-4300

9am - 5pm

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Avail now. Call 1 (604)796-2717

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BRANDNEW PILLOWTOP QUEEN MATTRESS SET. In packaging.

Incls. Warranty $200! 604-798-1608

TREE & STUMP

avail. now, $579/m.

Parking, balcony, coin laundry & elevator. Small pets upon prior approval, refs required.

Call 604-703-3405

HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovated, $575/month and $595/month includes utilities. Avail now. Call 604794-7132

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

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Crystal, furniture, kitchen items & other big surprises!

Spacious 1 bdrm

S.Surrey NEW 2 BR/2 BTH “Edgewater” Condo. Large deck, walk-in closet, pool, hot-tub, yoga $1,700.

Call Doug: 604-999-7050

Yorkshire Terrier, 9 wks M&F Shots & dewormed. Vet checked Black & tan. $900. 604-828-2806

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11am - 5pm

CLOVERDALE

3 bedroom, well kept rancher w/living room plus a roomy recreation room that opens onto a large fenced yard with lush hedge and workshop shed. Renovated and updated bathroom and kitchen. Plenty of space for the RV and electrical in second driveway beside the house. One blk to all downtown Cloverdale amenities.

Tall hedging for privacy. 2 blks to Zion school daycare and the park. $429,000. Please contact:

GARAGE SALES

550 Naismith Ave. June 15th &16th

1755 - #9 Hwy

Agassiz, Woodside Terrace, 3rd flr.

1 bdrm, n/s, sm pet neg. July 1. $550/m. Call (604)847-0545

PUG STUD (rare silver) and Golden Retriever Stud (OFA and eye Cert.) available for service. May consider puppy back or cash, depending.

604-820-4827 Mission

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Giant Moving Sale!

T. Marlowe Manor

HOUSES FOR SALE

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, brindle 2 F $600 ea. 6 mo old. Both parents approx 150 lbs. 604-302-2357

GARAGE SALES

Harrison Hot Springs

Agassiz, 2 bdrm, $700/m + hydro & cable, crim record check, work refs, n/s, n/p, n/d, dd. (604)799-3898

ESTABLISHED LOCKSMITH Business on Vancouver Island since 1997. Tools, equipment, stock & extension customer base. Mobile sprinter available also. Call for details 250-949-7708 or 250-9029156.

TOY POODLE PUP 5 weeks old.

Male, blond/white. $700. Avail June 15. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

Mainland Roofing Ltd.

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AGASSIZ

FREE MATURE CATS 1 Male & 1 Fem, neutered, spayed, & vaccinated. Must go together.

Call Jessica @ 604-798-7435.

Save-On Roofing - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266

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We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

TRANSPORTATION

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

604-475-7077

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MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

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TRUCKS & VANS

Meet the Pros June 2013

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES CARS & VANS 2005 DODGE CARAVAN 7 psgr, auto, aircared, $1,900.

2001 Honda Odyssey, 7 psgr, Aircared, auto, $2,900 2003 KIA RIO 4 dr, auto, sedan, Aircared, $2,900 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. Fully loaded, 4 dr sedan ST# 379 $3,400.

2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, 7 psgr., auto, aircared, $3,495 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr auto low kms, ST#274 $3,900 2003 CHEV IMPALA 2dr, auto, aircared, full load, ST#376 $3,900 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2dr auto, only this week $4,900 ST#5068 2006 SATURN ION. 4dr, auto, Aircared, Only this week ST#389 $5,500.

2006 PONTIAC WAVE 4dr auto sdn low kms fully loaded Aircare ST#353 $5,888 2006 CHEV IMPALA, auto, 4 dr sedan, runs good, Aircared, ST#386 $5,900.

2007 DODGE CALIBER 4dr, auto, only the week.

ST#5077 $6,900 2006 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 dr, auto, sedan, Aircared, runs good, ST#387 $6,900.

2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, runs good.

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2007 DODGE CARAVAN 7 passenger, auto, roof rack, low kms. ST#372 $6,900.

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Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations until July 15 2013. 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 Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional office A public open house will be held June 24th at the Sts’ailes Lhawathet Lalem, 16300 Morris Valley Road, Harrison Mills from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

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Community Garden of the week

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A rainbow of colors is a yearly prediction in the front garden of Bart Mortimore and Tammy Fox at 346 Chestnut Ave, in Harrison Hot Springs. A well-designed backyard with flowering perennials and shrubs around an inviting deck makes this garden a winner, says the Harrison Communities in Bloom committee.

T ECHOES FROM THE PAST

New ambulance, growing police force in ’63

50 years ago May 30, 1963 • The new Agassiz ambulance was delivered to Kent Municipal Hall on Tuesday evening, drawing a small crowd of spectators. In a wordless ceremony, captured on film by Gus Weiss, keys were handed over by Pat Young, representing the Legion Motors of Mission, to John Green, president of the Hospital Society. On the outside of the ambulance several red crosses were painted, plus the words “AgassizHarrison Hot Springs Ambulance”.

The ambulance spent its first evening in its new home at Modern Tire Service.

• Agassiz RCMP detachment was now four men strong. Constable M.C. Erickson, native of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, joined the detachment on temporary duty on Friday. This was the first time there had been more than three men stationed at Agassiz, except for the previous year’s Freedomite march.

• Some felled and bucked timber and rigging was destroyed in a fire at Canadian Forest Products in Harrison Mills operation. The blaze covered about 60 acres before it was halted. It was the only fire in the Harrison district and

by Wednesday night cool weather had dropped the hazard to mod-

erate. Spring Creek Logging was shut down, but some others had planned to go on their early shift.

• The Church of the Immaculate Conception on Seabird Island was consecrated by his Excellence, the Most Reverend Martin M. Johnson DD, Archbishop of Vancouver on Sunday May 26. The Archbishop complimented the people of Seabird Island on the beauty of their new church, which was built entirely by volunteer labor under Archie Charles as head carpenter, and Dave Charles in charge of purchasing. The former building was to be used for a parish hall. A crowd of about 500 people attended.