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Residents will soon be able to drive over the railway crossing at Highway 7 and Evergreen Drive faster, as district officials have finally received a commitment from the rail company to repair the crossing. The damaged tracks have long caused problems in town. "The railway crossing concrete pads are uneven, which cause it to be quite rough, especially for larger trucks," said Mick Thiessen, director of engineering services with the District of Kent. "One of the main safety concerns is response time for emergency

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Mike McVay’s 1928 Pontiac was just one of about 100 cars registered into the sixth annual Agassiz Harrison Lions Car Show on Jul. 27 in Agassiz. The sedan is still road worthy, and like many of the vintage car owners, McVay drove to the show along the Lougheed Hwy. For more photos, visit the Observer on Facebook.

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service vehicles. They're being delayed because they have to slow down to cross it." District officials have been trying to get the tracks repaired for some time, as residents have complained about the difficult crossing. Pedestrians have even gotten walkers stuck in the tracks. Transport Canada finally inspected the damage, and promptly determined that the crossing required "urgent review". The crossing surface is "very unstable," wrote Transport Canada's railway safety inspector Dennis Maskell to the district in a June 26 letter. At least four concrete panels are

not attached to their anchors, according to Maskell, and the panels are lying too high above the rails – in some cases, two to three inches above any rail, when the recommended maximum is one inch. Because of this, the panels facing vehicle traffic are damaged, which Maskell attributes to vehicles hitting them because the panels are so high. "Vehicles over one ton were actually seen to bounce after striking the very high concrete panels," wrote Maskell. The concrete panels also don't lie in the same plane, but are offset from one another. Maskell also found that be-

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cause vehicles, especially large ones, have to travel so slowly over the crossing, the 30-second light warning of an oncoming train is not enough time. Some vehicles may need more than that to finish crossing the tracks. The crossing is especially problematic because safety service vehicles, such as ambulances and fire trucks, can "only creep over the crossing." The owner of the line, Canadian Pacific Railway, has agreed to start the repairs, potentially in the first week of August. Repairs would take one day, and there may be some traffic diversion. Continued on 2

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Fancy a dip in the old lagoon on Harrison beach this week? You may want to pause and read the warning first, posted near the swimming area by Village of Harrison Hot Springs officials. “Warning: water does

not meet Fraser Health standards for swimming or wading until further notice.” A high bacterial count is to blame, and it happens periodically when they have prolonged bouts of hot weather, said Harrison chief administrative officer Ian Crane. “It doesn’t happen ev-

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ery year. But it’s definitely not the first time.” Fraser Health officials treat the lagoon of the fresh water lake like a swimming pool, testing the water quality on a regular basis. “Because of the heat last week, the coliform bacteria levels for wading and bathing were exceeded,” said Crane. “It’s caused by the water fowl swimming around in there.” Fraser Health did not order Village officials to close the lagoon as a result

of the test results showing elevated bacterial levels, but they were required to inform the public of the situation. “Which we did,” said Crane. It’s hoped levels will go down as temperatures decrease. The lagoon was tested again on July 30, but no results were available. How about recent reports on social media about leeches? “There was a report on the Internet. There may

be. It’s a natural body of water.” How about Swimmer’s Itch? “We have signs posted about that as well.” The summer nuisance called Swimmer’s Itch is caused by tiny snail larvae that are found the fowl feces that burrow into the skin. Outdoor shower facilities are also available on the beach to help prevent the itchy skin condition. jfeinberg@theprogress.com Twitter.com/chwkjourno

Bike safety awareness campaign begins In response to community concerns, the RCMP in the Upper Fraser Valley are starting a bicycle safety awareness campaign. “We have seen an increase in people cycling this summer. With the advent of beautiful summer weather we have more recreational cyclists, more people cycling to work, and with school starting in less than a month we want to educate cyclists, especially our youth, to travel safely,” advised Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen. He added that they wish to educate and remind the public that when you operate a bicycle the same rules of the road apply as if you were operating a car.

Cyclists must ride on the right side of the road and not ride on the side walk. When cycling at night, bicycles are required to have a white light in front and a red light on the back. Cyclists are also encouraged to wear reflective clothing to be as visible as possible. Violations of any of these regulations will result in a $109 fine. Most importantly, cyclists are required to wear a helmet. The fine for failing to wear a helmet is $29 – or approximately the price of a good bike helmet. For more information on bicycle safety visit the Crime Prevention Services office at 45877 Wellington Ave. or call 604-393-3000.

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The Agassiz Harrison Men’s Golf Club hosted the Ladies Golf Club for a day of golf, along with a luncheon, under sunny skies on Jul. 23. Missing from the photo is regular golfer, and men’s captain, Earle Wilmot.

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The district has welcomed the results of the investigation, and CPR's commitment to do the repairs. "We're very happy to see that the crossing will finally be improved. It's just going to make it better for residents, not only for safety reasons, but for the wear and tear of vehicles,"

said Thiessen. "The railway crossing doesn't meet the same level of standard as some of the others in the Fraser Valley. We want to make sure that our district meets the same standards."

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RCMP are looking for witnesses of a house fire that occurred in Agassiz on June 29. At about 4:25 a.m., neighbours were alerted to a house fire in the 2200 block of Ashton Road. RCMP and Agassiz Fire Department attended to find the vacant house fully engulfed. Subsequent investigation has revealed that the fire was

suspicious in nature. The assistance of the general public is being sought in this matter. “We are asking that if any one saw anything unusual that night in the community to give us a call,” said Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen. Anyone with knowledge of this event is asked to call Agassiz RCMP at 604-7962211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS).

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gious virus has occurred in a post-natal unit at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. Up to 60 women and newborns have been exposed to the virus by a visitor who was infectious with early measles at the time. Public Health staff are contacting the affected families directly to offer immunoglobulin in order to reduce the chance of the infection developing. Relatively low immunization rates in some parts of Fraser East have led to several clusters of the virus in previous years; the most recent being in April of 2010 shortly after the Olympic Games. Fraser Health says the most effective protection against the virus is two doses of the vaccine which is free to all those born after 1957. Residents are encouraged to contact their regular health provider to receive the vaccination. If residents suspect they have been exposed or have developed symptoms, they should see their medical practitioner and notify the medical practitioner’s office before arriving in order to prevent the spread of the disease to others at the clinic. “The exposure of new-

born children to this virus is a very concerning situation,” said Dr. Paul Van Buynder, Chief Medical Health Officer for Fraser Health. “They are too young to respond to the vaccine and some will not have received protection in utero from their mothers. This comes after a recent death of a child from pertussis, another vaccine preventable disease. It is a timely reminder that not vaccinating children can have consequences for other vulnerable infants.” Measles (red measles) is an illness caused by the measles virus. Measles is very contagious and can be a severe illness in those lacking previous exposure to the disease or without adequate immunizations. Measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. The measles virus can survive in small droplets in the air for several hours. Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, and red and inflamed eyes (often sensitive to light). These are followed by a rash, which starts first on the face and neck, and spreads to the chest, arms and legs, and lasts at least three days. For more information on measles, call HealthLink BC at 811.

Healing Wheels rolls into Harrison The Healing Wheels Ride comes to Harrison this weekend. Healing Wheels is a Border Services ride for childhood cancers, and travels from Langley to Harrison Hot Springs Sunday, Aug. 11. The hope is to raise both awareness and funding to support and steer families through their cancer experience. The ride wraps up by the lake, with live music and a barbecue at 1 p.m. There will be raffle prizes and all proceeds raised go to the support of the Michael Cuccione Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. The ride is open to any licensed rider, and will include participation from other law-enforcement communities,

emergency services communities and the communities at large. Border Services Officers were inspired by a three year old boy named Dominic and his fight against leukemia, so they rallied together to embark on a journey to bring awareness to the plight of young children battling against childhood cancer. Thus was born the Border Services Kick for a Cure Initiative, a quest to kicking childhood cancer where it hurts, to lift spirits and help make it easier for families to say lets keep on fighting. For five years now, the Kick for a cure Initiative has joined forces with the Michael Cuccione Foundation. To learn more, visit ww.healingwheelsride. org.

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Photographers take their best shot at Abbotsford Airshow In the past month, hundreds of photographers have submitted their works into the 2013 Amateur Photographer of the Year Contest. Now the finalists have a chance to shine at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow. The contest, sponsored by London Drugs, Black Press and the Airshow received almost 2,000 individual entries from around the province. A judging panel has narrowed the field down to finalists from Vernon to Vancouver. Three of those photographers are from the Agassiz and Harrison area: Marilyn Klop, Janne Perrin and Grace Smiley. “This is the first time we have coordinated such a large photographic promotion and we are

delighted with the incredible response,” said Andrew Franklin, publisher of The Agassiz Harrison Observer. “Some 73 finalists are excited about attending the Abbotsford International Airshow and com-

peting in the final round of the contest.” The amateur photographers are tasked to submit a total of 10 photographs during the three-day show. They must submit a minimum of one pho-

extended coverage of this year’s airshow. Prize certificates sponsored by London Drugs will be awarded to the best photographs, and

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Please take a moment to read this notice about the filming of scenes for the television series “Wayward Pines” in your town. WWP Productions Ltd has received approval from the City Council of the District of Kent to proceed with plans to use the 7000/7100 Block of Pioneer Avenue as a recurring location for our production. “Wayward Pines” is a ten episode series that will film between August 19, 2013 and February 28, 2014 throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. We anticipate that there will only be a few days of actual filming per month during this time, with our first visit expected to be in early September.

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Monday to Friday, August 12th to 16th, 19th to 23rd, and 26th to 30th · Construction of the façades on the north side of the street continues · Construction, set dressing and cosmetic touches of existing buildings on the south side of the street begins

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· Wrapping out of some of the set dressing and cosmetic touches of the storefronts on the south side · Ensuring that all the facades and set dressing that will remain until our next visit (in late October) are safe and secure We will do our best to minimize our impact to the area, but a certain amount of disruption to your regular routine is unavoidable. During all of the above work, traffic management will be performed to ensure the safety of the public and our crew. This will occasionally include a closure of the westbound lane of Pioneer Avenue between Evergreen Drive and Park Street during our prep, and a full closure of Pioneer Avenue on our shoot days. We also appreciate that losing a portion of the parking in the area for a prolonged period of time is a concern to some of the local businesses and we are working with the District to come up with a solution to this issue. We believe that the overall long-term benefits from our presence in your area will far outweight the short term inconveniences.

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Opinion Filming brings economic spinoffs There has been more action on Pioneer Avenue over the past two weeks than has been seen in recent memory, thanks to the production of a new television series. And even though the cameras haven't even arrived, nor the stars of the show, the excitement of an economic spinoff for the area has already begun. The production company announced early on that they were eager to hire locally. Film workers crossing that 200th Ave. line in Langley are compensated dearly for their time and travel, resulting in job opportunities for everyone from concrete suppliers to extras. On Saturday, those hoping to net a job as an extra will line up for a casting call (see page 8), and if the show is a success on the small screen, Agassiz will enjoy the honour of being the town where Wayward Pines was shot, for years to come. Businesses affected by the shooting are also being compensated for their troubles.

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Then there's extra benefit to stores along Pioneer Avenue while the cameras aren't rolling. Catering trucks are only on site when the "talent" is working. And filming will only take place for small blocks of time, intermittently between now and February. But that set will need maintenance, and crews will be in place before the cameras. So anytime you see a gaggle of construction workers, flaggers, and production crew preparing for the next round of filming, you know they'll be shopping and eating locally. Some have voiced concern that parking will be at a premium along the main street for the next seven months. That may be true on weekends, or in the height of the business day. But for those business owners who are sometimes staring down an empty road in the middle of a rainy winter day, the sight of the crews rolling into town will bring with them the glimmer of prosperity.

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B.C. aboriginal progress fragile B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – The ceremonies have become common at the B.C. legislature. Government officials and aboriginal leaders gather to celebrate resource sharing agreements that allow economic development in areas that need employment but are hampered by a century of uncertainty and dispute over treaties, or lack thereof. This approach emerged a decade ago with forest agreements. The B.C. Liberal government bought back timber cutting licences from big forest firms and made them available for community forests and aboriginal communities who claimed the areas as their traditional territories. Recently the approach was extended to mining revenues and water licence fees paid by private

power developers. These are substantial steps forward for the only province in Canada in treaty limbo. A 2010 sharing deal worth more than $30 million in royalties for the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine north of Prince George helped the McLeod Lake Indian Band recover from the pine beetle and forestry slump that devastated its business base. After many years of struggle, Mount Milligan expects to go into production this year. Another agreement with Kamloops-area communities shared revenues from an expanded Afton mine. Perhaps the most ambitious agreement was concluded in March of this year when the government signed a deal with the Tahltan Nation for mining and hydroelectric development in remote northwestern B.C. The deal clears the way for a major extension of the BC Hydro grid to power the Tahltan village of Iskut and also the Red Chris metal mine, opening

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up the region to other mining and hydro potential as well. To get that deal, the province put up $20 million last year to buy back Shell Canada’s coalbed gas leases in the Klappan region, headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers.

“These are substantial steps forward for the only province in Canada in treaty limbo.” Those leases had become a target of international protest. Even after these expensive concessions, it would be an error to conclude that all is well between the Tahltan and the province. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson questioned Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad on this point during the recent legislature session. The Tahltan Central Council was pleased about shared decision-

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making on resource projects, until they found out that B.C. had handed the environmental assessment of a new open-pit coal mine over to the federal government. The proposed mine is in the Klappan, known around the world as the Sacred Headwaters. Rustad said shared decisionmaking deals such as the Tahltan agreement do not cover activities of the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. Whether the review of that coal mine is federal, provincial or combined, it requires extensive consultation with affected parties. That’s great, but all that goodwill could evaporate quickly if a coal mine ends up getting a permit despite Tahltan objections. Rustad’s Nechako Lakes constituency is also a focal point for oil and gas pipeline proposals. Donaldson highlighted another problem. Last year the government signed a reconciliation agreement with the Gitanyow First Nation near OFFICE HOURS Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sat., Sun., & Mon.

Terrace, one of many communities struggling to get through the B.C. treaty negotiation process. That agreement included a joint land-use plan. Then the Environmental Assessment Office asked the Gitanyow for its input on proposed gas pipelines through its territory, to feed the government’s liquefied natural gas plans. Again, the joint land-use plan has no provision for pipelines. The Gitanyow hereditary chiefs wrote to the B.C. government in July, threatening to go to court over the pipeline proposal and questioning the value of their hardwon reconciliation agreement. Resource revenue sharing agreements and shared landuse plans are well-intentioned and represent real progress. But these situations show how fragile they are. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Mailbag Is Harrison moving backward? This letter is referring to some of the new bylaws that were adopted by the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. Animal control bylaw #1039 took away the only dog off leash area. Designated off leash areas are everywhere now. Agassiz just recently put in a new off leash area for dogs. Now Harrison takes away the only one we had. Bylaw #1040 allowing

BBQ on the beach. Are we going to be assaulted with the smoke and mess from cooking on our wonderful beach? Who now wants to sit on the beach and enjoy the view with smoke bellowing from the bbqs? Who is going to patrol the beach every day to make sure there are no hibachis , briquettes or charcoal bbqs? Are we hiring another officer

to make sure this doesn't happen? Who will pay to clean up the beach area after these wonderful bbqs are over. We already have bbqs at Green Point Park. Why not leave it at that? I think that at least these two bylaws should be looked at again. I thought Harrison had no pay parking on the beach? My 93-year-old dad was

visiting here and we parked in the handicapped space by Rendall Park. We were told it would cost us $7 to park there. That sounds like pay parking to me. Is Harrison Hot Springs going backward in time? Get with the times, Harrison. I hope others think the same way and will also speak up. Mrs. Sandra Denisuk

Socialism isn't just a word Re: NDP soul search going nowhere (B.C. Views, Aug. 1) A significant aspect of NDP post-election soul searching, following its catastrophic defeat by the forces of free enterprise, will no doubt have to be coming to terms with the need to move the party further to the centre, away from its ideological far leftwing base. While the federal NDP appears to have decided to delete references to "socialism" from its guiding party preamble to make it more palatable politically and competitive electorally, m e r e l y removing "socialism as

a founding principle, without jettisoning its politically outdated doctrine, will not convince Canadians that the NDP is anything but a socialist party. Shakespeare perhaps said it best in 'Romeo and Juliet': "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Confronted with the political reality of the concept of socialism proving itself to be an abysmal failure throughout the world, being replaced by more free enterprise, less government and less social engineering, the question naturally arises as to whether B.C.'s NDP party will be able

to "jump over its own ideological s h a d o w " and abandon its traditional stand on the principles of democratic socialism, as defined in the B.C. provincial NDP constitutional preamble: "The New Democratic Party believes that social, economic and political progress in Canada can only be assured by the application of democratic socialist principles to government and the administration of public affairs . . . including, where necessary, the extension of the principle of social ownership."

Stripped of its defining political raison d'être, however, NDP soul searching to remain a legitimate electoral contender in the province would make it a journey of heading somewhere into the future without

the benefit of a road map and without a clear sense of its destination . . . always carrying the baggage of its political past. E.W. Bopp Tsawwassen

Lesson learned from fall I would like to thank the good Samaritan who called the ambulance when I fell on Inkman Road on Friday, July 26. I was taken by ambulance to Hope hospital, where the doctor and nurses did tests to determine why I fell. I fell because I was dehydrated. Now, I take a bottle of water when I walk to town. Thanks again to the person who called the ambulance and the

ambulance drivers and the doctor and nurses at the Hope hospital. I even got lunch at the Hope hospital. There is a lesson here. Elderly people should always have water when they walk in hot weather. I was trying to be 27 instead of 67. Thank goodness I live in a small town, where people still care about each other. Richard Probert Agassiz

Warm welcome appreciated My wife and I came to Harrison on holiday in July, and I would like to thank the mayor for his hospitality whom we met and the wood carving at the entrance of Harrison. The Mayor took the time out of his busy schedule to show my wife and myself around the village, which is absolutely stunning, the friendly welcome we received from the members of the community which was second to none, thank you. Alex Wylie

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Dieters are often aware of metabolism and its effect on an individual’s weight. Metabolism is a process that serves a host of important functions, including converting food and drink into energy and using energy to construct certain components of cells. For the perpetual dieter, metabolism can be a natural-born enemy, a process that simply isn’t fast enough for dieters to lose weight. Even more frustrating, a person’s metabolism can hinge on genetics and gender. People may inherit a speedy or slow metabolism. Gender plays a large role considering men have a tendency to burn more calories than women, even while resting. Those who inherited a speedy metabolism are often the people who can seemingly eat whatever they choose without gaining a pound. But gain a fast metabolism isn’t just for men or those who inherited a speedier metabolism at birth. In fact, there are several healthy ways to speed up metabolism. Pack on some muscle. People with more muscle tend to have a higher resting metabolic rate. That’s because muscle burns more calories than fat. According to the American Council on Exercise, each pound of fat burns just two calories per day, while various estimates suggest each pound of muscle burns between 35 to 50 calories per day. Those figures might seem insignificant, but they add up over time and someone with significant muscle can burn considerably more calories than someone without. Employ resistance training to build muscle, as such training activates muscles all over the body, increasing your daily metabolic rate as a result. Emphasize intensity. Daily exercise is great, but highintensity daily exercise will prove more effective at speeding up your metabolism. Low- or moderate-intensity workouts don’t pack the same punch as high-intensity workouts, which produce a longer increase in resting metabolic rate. Sign up for a Zumba® or spin class at your gym, both of which are the kind of high-intensity cardiovascular workout that can speed up your metabolism. Embrace grazing. Grazing is a dietary philosophy in which individuals eat five to six smaller meals every three to four hours instead of three large meals each day. Eating this way helps keep your metabolism going, and the result is you will burn more calories throughout the day than you would if you ate a more traditional diet. Of course, what you eat when grazing is important, too. Choose low-fat, high-nutrient foods, and snack on fruits and vegetables instead of more popular snacks like potato chips. Grazing on unhealthy foods won’t lead to weight loss and may even cause weight gain. Eat more protein. Protein can serve many purposes for people trying to lose weight. Protein has a tendency to make

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Nicola James of Agassiz surged ahead in the heats of the Div. 1-3 girls 50-metre freestyle at the Abbotsford Whalers swim meet last weekend at Centennial Pool in Abbotsford.

Tennis tourney open to all The Harrison International Allweather Tennis Club will be holding the annual Harrison Cup tournament on Aug 24 and 25. All local players are welcome to compete. The club has enjoyed very a successful summer so far with up to a dozen

players showing up for the 8 a.m. daily drop-in. They also have some beginners and a ball-girl (Lauren) in training. The tournament will be followed by a cruise and BBQ with live music. For more information, contact John Allen 796-9117.

Walk for BC Lupus Society A walk has been organized for the Agassiz area in support of the BC Lupus Society. The Agassiz Do it For Lupus Walk will take place this Sat., Aug. 10 at 11 a.m., with registration that morning at the Chehalis River Hatchery on Morris Valley Road. The walk will make its

way from the Chehalis River to the Chehalis Soccer Field. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects 1 in 1,000 Canadians. With lupus, the immune system can attack any organ in the body and if left untreated, it can be fatal. Symptoms

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Remembering the wonder of berry pies Those who have read my change the toppings! I think articles about cooking beyou might like to give it a try! fore, have surely realized that I am not pretending to be a Red Current Pie with chef of any sort or kind. basier (meringue mixture) In fact, my only ‘formal’ education in the field of For the base dough you cooking was a course I took need: at school more years ago 375 g. butter or margarine than I care to remember. It 250 g. sugar RUTH ALTENDORF was during the war and food 1 pkg. vanilla sugar - availHarrison was not easy to come by. This able in Deli stores was lesson number one. Les- Happenings pinch of sale son number two was trying 6 medium size eggs to make a meal as good and 450 g. flour tasty as possible from whatever one 1 1/2 tsp baking powder had on hand. oil to grease the pan (This is a rectThese basic lessons were augment- angular pan approx. 30 cm x 40 cm.) ed over time – by countless cooking shows I like to watch and cookbooks I You do: love to read. What has never changed Mix butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, during all those years is my desire pinch of salt and baking powder to enjoy food without too much alAdd eggs one at a time and stir until teration and as fresh as possible. I foamy. am careful with herbs and seasoning, Spread this mix on the baking pan for instance. I try to find out what and bake it in the pre-heated oven at goes with what, how much is enough 150 - 175 C for about 10 minutes and or how much more is needed. I love take out of oven. (keep the oven on cooking in the summertime when for the berries.) vegetables, fruits and berries are avail able in abundance. The fact that I like You need for this pie also: to get up early in the morning works 500 g. red currents for me very well. 4 medium sized egg whites Take the soups I wrote about last 200 g sugar week, for instance. I wash, clean and cook the vegetables early in the mornYou do: ing and let them cool down. Later in Remove the stems of the red curthe day, I blend and finish them. rents. Soups, of course, ask for something Beat the egg whites until stiff, addto come after and what would be bet- ing the sugar while doing it. ter in the summer than a piece of Fold in the red currents berry pie! They find takers on the hotSpread the mix on top of the base test days and do not need to be very and bake for 20 min. at the same temwork involved either. Just recently, I perature as the base. found a very nice recipe for such pies Let the pie sit for about an hour and in a German magazine. I liked it very enjoy! much, not only because it brought back childhood memories, but also Editor’s note: Next week, look forfor its simplicity: they use the same ward to a recipe by Ruth for a bluebase dough for all berry pies and only berry pie with almond crumb topping.

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A unique exhibit is at the Ranger Station Art Gallery this month. They aren’t photographs, although they once were. And they aren’t sculptures, although they are threedimensional. Rather, husband and wife duo Michael and Jutta Schulz are showing a series of photographic images printed on metal. As per the show’s title, the final works are “abstract, minimal, and colourful.” “We’re moving away from the usual photography, documenting ‘as seen,’ which is seeing with your eyes, and moving towards something different,” said Michael. “Where what you see with your eyes is only a small portion of what you see in a photograph.” The Rosedale-based couple photographs the natural world in B.C., mostly in Agassiz, Chilliwack and Manning Park. They then send the images to a California company that prints them on

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Centre of Attention is just one of the photographic images printed on metal on display at the Ranger Station Art Gallery.

aluminium sheet metal about an inch thick. The company also injects colour into the works before giving them a final clear coat glaze. “The colours stand out much better. They just pop,” said Michael. “We read about it once, saw it in a magazine, and we just got hooked right away.” The couple is now “evolving” into a new ar-

tistic area. They are trying to rekindle the feeling of beauty that people can sense when looking at images of nature. “We believe that many landscapes and many photographs are taken over and over again, and we wanted to do something different. We wanted to evolve and just get better at things, and tried to involve people,” said

Michael. The images are all-natural and unadjusted. “We don’t use any photoshop, or photo editing, to change anything. So whatever you see there was taken with a camera, and then just cropped for size to make it print ready. We don’t do any fancy filters or distortions.” Because the original images are highly detailed, and transformed through the printing process, the final results are colourful abstract art pieces. Everyone sees something different in the works, said Michael. This is the couple’s second solo exhibit at the gallery. Kent Harrison Arts Council board president Rebecca Schram says that visitors strongly responded to the beauty of the works in the first show, and many wanted to know more about how the pieces were made. Schram finds the works very pristine and beautiful. “The way they (Michael and Jutta Schulz) will present water, it’s very painterly. They are really

bridging the gap between photography and fine arts and abstract art,” she said. The exhibit is on from Aug. 1 to 30, at the Ranger Station Art Gallery (98 Rockwell Drive) in Harrison Hot Springs. A reception will be held on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 2-4 p.m.

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On March 30, 2013, in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Agassiz RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $230 CAD, on or about 22:00 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1631, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the

time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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