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Taleah Hudson, a Grade 4 student in Peter Flynn’s class at Coquihalla Elementary School, searches for aquatic creatures at Thacker Marsh Wednesday morning. Students were learning about wetland ecosystems and how microscopic creatures rely on each other to survive. The program is run by Hope Mountain Centre and sponsored by Nestle Waters.

CAMP HELPS KIDS COPE WITH GRIEF Twenty-three children attended the ninth annual Camp Skylark this year

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Grocery store changes ownership Kerrie-Ann Schoenit Hope Standard

Heinz and Susan Schiller are getting ready for a slower pace of life. The local couple have sold their grocery store on Wallace Street after 39 years as an independent retailer in Hope. Buy & Save Foods was recently purchased by Buy-Low Foods. “Once we made the decision to sell, there was really only one choice of a buyer in our minds,” said Heinz. “Buy-Low has been our wholesale supplier for more than 19 years and

we are proud to leave the family business in the good hands of BuyLow. We know they will serve our customers with the same passion and dedication we have had all our years.” Buy & Save Foods has been a longtime fixture in Hope and is known for its support of local charities and community events. The grocery store was originally opened as a Super Value by the Schiller’s in 1974. As the couple adapted the operation to the meet the needs of the community they, along with other independent retailers from across

B.C., sought a new wholesale partner. Forming a strong relationship with Buy-Low Foods in 1994, these retailers renamed their stores Buy & Save Foods. “We’ve watched many local people grow up – many of whom worked in the store over the years – graduate from high school, marry and raise families,” said Heinz. “I’d like to thank all our customers again for their patronage in the past and hope all of our customers will continue to support Buy & Save Foods.” Buy-Low Foods plans on providing customers with the same offer-

ings they have become accustomed to and was insistent on keeping the “friendly and qualified staff ” that have served the community well over the years. “As we go forward, we will look for opportunities to improve where we can, and invest in the future with some renovations and improvements as we listen to the feedback of our staff and most importantly the customers at the store,” said Dan Bregg, president of Buy-Low Foods. “We are a very community-oriented company and we really like what we saw in the people of Hope.”

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The District of Hope is receiving $15,344 from the federal government to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment. “We want the world to know that Hope is a great place to do business,” said Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Mark Strahl, who made the announcement last Friday on behalf of Ed Fast, Min-

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is focused on what matters to Canadians: jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, and attracting foreign investment is key to these efforts,” said Fast. “We are proud to be working with local communities across Canada to help attract the investment that brings new opportunities and new sources of prosperity to workers and their families right here in Hope.” In 2012, the federal government helped attract 147 new foreign businesses and expansions projects worth

over $2.7 billion to the Canadian economy, creating jobs, growth and prosperity for Canadians. ICCI funds up to 50 percent of community-based activities aimed at developing and executing local investment-attraction strategies. Applications are evaluated based on the proposed strategy, project components, performance measures, work plan and the level of publicprivate-sector partnership. Eligible communities can apply for funding once per year.

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The District of Hope has allocated $15,000 in 2014 towards Grant in Aid applications. The budgeted funds are to be distributed amongst the applicants, at Council’s discretion. Applications will be accepted up to October 15, 2013 and applicants must provide the following details: Services of the applicant must: • strengthen and enhance the well being of our community; • promote volunteerism; • be a District of Hope and area registered nonprofit society. Services of the applicant must not: • offer direct financial assistance to individuals or families; • duplicate services that fall within the mandate of either a senior government or a local service agency; • be part of a provincial or national fundraising campaign Applications are available at the District Office and on our web site @ www.hope.ca

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ister of International Trade. “Increasing foreign investment is vital to creating jobs and prosperity here at home.” The funding comes from the Invest Canada – Community Initiatives (ICCI) program. It helps communities attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI). “Our government

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Local government representatives vote on a long list of resolutions at their convention in Vancouver last Thursday.

timed with provincial votes. The UBCM executive added another argument for the change, noting that several local mayors and councillors were elected to the B.C. legislature in May. The execu-

tive called for direction from the province “to avoid governance conflicts, expensive byelections, long absences on council and boards and the double-dipping of salaries.” The UBCM rejected the

suggestion of four-year terms at its 2010 convention. It was debated and supported in 2007. Earlier motions supported the current system of elections every three years province-wide.

Strahl receives new appointment Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named ChilliwackFraser Canyon MP Mark Strahl as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. “I feel honoured to have been asked to take on this new r e s p o n s i b i l i t y,”s a i d Strahl.

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“I look forward to supporting Minister Valcourt in helping build healthier, more prosperous and selfsufficient First Nation communities.” Strahl was first elected to the House of Commons in 2011. He has been a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence, the Standing

Purple Lights campaign kicks off on Oct. 1 Local organizations are gearing up to raise awareness about domestic violence during the annual Purple Lights campaign in October. Residents are encouraged to place strings of purple lights around their home in support of victims of domestic violence and to give hope to those living with abuse. The Purple Lights Campaign kicks off at the Hope Library on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. with the annual tree lighting ceremony and the unveiling of the Hope Purple Lights Community Quilt “ Happy Families” (artwork by children of the Art Machine pieced by Margaret Vidal of the Hope Quilters Club). Purple light bulbs are available by donation from Hope Library, Hope RCMP, District of Hope and Free Rein Associates throughout October while supplies last. For more information, contact Marianne Brueckert, program manager of victim services at Hope community police office, at 604-869-7770 or email marianne.brueckert@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Committee on Health, the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, and Chair of the BC/Yukon Caucus. “I look forward to working with Mr. Strahl as our Government continues to focus on the economy, keeping our streets and communities safe, celebrating our his-

tory, and promoting Canada’s interests on the world stage,” said Harper. “Mr. Strahl will play an important role in helping our government deliver on its commitments to Canadian taxpayers, including keeping taxes low, protecting Canadian families, and putting our finances on a sustainable path.”

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Delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities have endorsed having local elections every four years, to match up with provincial votes. The resolution to extend terms of office from three years to four was supported by 60 per cent of voting delegates, who want the B.C. government to make the change in time for municipal elections in November 2014. If it is enacted, B.C. would join Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, which have four-year terms for local politicians. The issue has divided urban and rural communities for years, with some rural councillors calling for shorter terms for what they say is mainly volunteer work with minimum pay. One rural delegate said the idea comes from “professional politicians” in the Lower Mainland, where council pay is higher. Proponents argue that fouryear terms reduce turnover and would increase local election participation by being

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United Way of the Fraser Valley (UWFV) has announced that its goal for this year’s fundraising campaign is $800,000. The announcement was made by campaign co-chair Robin Marshall last Thursday morning during a kick-off celebration on the campus of Abbotsford Senior Secondary. The celebration included a free pancake breakfast for the community and a performance by the Abby Senior drumline. The first donation – $2,500 – for this year’s campaign was then presented to Marshall by Kathy Purcha, manager of the Bank of Montreal’s Highstreet branch.

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Members of the Abbotsford Senior Secondary drumline perform during the United Way of the Fraser Valley’s campaign kick-off last Thursday morning.

Les Talvio of Cyrus Centre, a drop-in centre for at-risk youth that receives funding from UWFV, urged those gathered at the celebration to support the campaign.

“It’s an amazing effort to get behind and contribute to. They’re making a difference in the community,” he said. The UWFV campaign runs annually from September to December,

and 79 per cent of the funds comes from employee payroll deductions. Another 19.6 per cent is from corporate donations, while the remaining 1.4 per cent is from individuals con-

tributing outside of a workplace program. The UWFV covers the area from Aldergrove to Boston Bar, including Abbotsford and Mission. It provides social service grants to 25 charities in areas such as early childhood success, homelessness and affordable housing, and poverty reduction. Last year, the agency raised about $756,000 toward its $875,000 goal, resulting in a lower target being set for this year. For more information about UWFV or to make a donation, call 604-852-1234 or visit uwfv.bc.ca. The agency is located in the Sweeney Neighbourhood Centre at Abbotsford Senior Secondary, 33355 Bevan Ave.

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hemlock, balsam and Douglas fir. “The province’s Woodlot Licence Program continues to contribute to local communities throughout B.C. Having this new licence near Hope locally owned and operated will support jobs in the community and increase local involvement in B.C.’s forest sector,” said ChilliwackHope MLA Laurie Throness. Each woodlot licence generates jobs in planning, harvesting, road construction and maintenance, reforestation, silviculture and smallscale timber processing. Woodlot licences are small, area-based tenures that combine private land with up to 800 hectares of Crown land on the Coast and 1,200 hectares of Crown land in the Interior. Woodlot licences are replaceable tenures, usually awarded for an initial term of 20 years. There are about 860 active woodlots in British Columbia. Applications and further details are available online at: http:// www23.for.gov.bc.ca/ notices/init.do Applications must be received in sealed envelopes at the ministry’s district office in Chilliwack at 46360 Airport Rd., V2P 1A5 by 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 18.

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Hydro rates going up, ‘but not 26%’ Tom Fletcher Black Press

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has denied reports that BC Hydro rates are poised to go up more than 26 per cent in the next two years. Bennett was peppered with questions after one of BC Hydro’s unions released an internal BC Hydro document suggesting a 19 per cent rate increase next year and another six per cent the following year. The compounding effect would produce an increase of 26.4 per cent over two years.

Bennett said the document was prepared for a ministry committee working with BC Hydro on electricity rates, and has been revised three times since the leaked version was created in August. He said the committee has found ways to reduce the rate increases needed to cover extensive construction and other costs for the utility, but he wouldn’t put a number on the prospective rate increases. The work includes identifying 19 independent power projects whose power purchase agreements are to ei-

ther be cancelled or deferred. NDP energy critic John Horgan said BC Liberal interference has led to the current situation. “Expensive private power contracts, billions in Hydro debt hidden in deferral accounts, a sidelining of the independent B.C. Utilities Commission, an 84 per cent cost overrun on the Northwest Transmission Line,” Horgan said. “There is no question that the Liberal government has mismanaged BC Hydro.” Bennett acknowledged that

the government’s 2011 intervention to cap rate increases below four per cent for two years has increased the pressure on today’s rates. BC Hydro had been proposing rate hikes of more than nine per cent for 2012 and 2013. “I think we are feeling the impact of decades of difficult decisions by successive governments, Socreds, NDP, BC Liberal,” Bennett said. “All of us have difficulty looking the ratepayer directly in the eye and saying, by the way, we’re going to increase your rates by X.”

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Adrian Dix has announced he intends to stay on as B.C. NDP leader until next year, when party members hold a vote to replace him. Dix said the NDP’s loss to the B.C. Liberals in the May provincial election is his responsibility. “It has become clear to me that the best interests of our party mean that I need to step aside for a new leader who can lead us to victory in 2017,” Dix told a news conference last Wednesday. “It is

my hope that a leadership vote can be held by mid-2014 at the latest, though of course any final decision on timing will be made by the NDP.” Dix said he intends to stay on as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway and run for re-election there. The party has a convention scheduled for November, at which his continued leadership will be considered, along with the overall direction of the party. Dix announced his intentions at a party caucus meeting before making his intentions public,

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Longer terms more effective A number of interesting motions and discussions arose from last week’s annual Union of BC Municipalities convention, including a proposal calling for extending terms of office for mayors and city councillors from three years to four. Bring it on. Anyone who has regularly watched municipal politicians in action or has served on such a board knows the avalanche of information the newest members must absorb. On top of learning the history of past decisions and choices to create the proper context for making good decisions, rookies must try to memorize the process and learn how best to work within those confines to be the most effective. In our estimation, it takes between one and two years minimum for an elected official to reasonably understand how to do the job. Therefore, this only leaves about one year of a three-year that they’re sufficiently proficient to best represent the people who put them into office. Extending a term by another year will give residents better bang for their tax buck, reduce election costs and council turnover, and put municipalities in sync with provincial elections. This timing would aid in limiting the costs some municipalities have had to accrue once a current mayor or councillor wins a provincial election, which, obviously, triggers costly byelections, such as the one about to happen in Coquitlam to the tune of around $140,000. The proposal passed with a 60 per cent approval rate, with one rural delegate stating the idea came from “professional politicians” in the Lower Mainland, where pay is higher. While that may be true, it doesn’t change the fact that this is an idea whose time may have come and it should be pushed forwarded as soon as possible. And it’s not as though there isn’t precedent for this in Canada. If such a plan is enacted, B.C. would fall in step with every other province except for the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Overall, we would be better served by having longer terms, both in terms of effectiveness of politicians and money saved by having fewer elections. - Black Press

Regulator’s reading on smart meters B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near. Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, starting in December. If you insist on a “radio off ” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone collect the readings. These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review

BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project. As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive. The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s promoted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear. One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample

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of his findings illustrates the absurdity of this whole discussion. Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the international safety code limit. A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent. A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received from a bank of meters. BCUC staff added, for comparison, the radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.

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Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he has called the single biggest threat to human health today. The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstantiated.” Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.” The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s

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knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.” Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this issue in Australia. The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.” Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense? Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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to a lot of people. I have had a very close involvement with the town of Hope over a number of decades. A couple of examples: I was on the Chamber of Commerce and was also chair of the hospital board in the days when Victoria allowed a local hospital board to exist. Hope has a very enviable geographic location. Lets make sure that we take advantage of this for the majority of

people. So lets open up the dialogue, remembering that the objective is service to the people, generally, and not anyone specifically. In regards to the placement of a bumper sticker on a vehicle without permission, I would suggest that it is very much a childish act that should not be tolerated. But to call it vandalism very much trivializes the real meaning of vandalism.

Brigade Days memorabilia wanted While the 45th annual Hope Brigade Days festival is still fresh in everyone’s mind, I would like to request that Hope residents check their closets and photo albums for any festival items they might wish to donate to the Hope Museum. It is only five short years until we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this local event and it would be great if the Hope Museum is able to document all five decades of the celebrations. So if you have Briggie Buttons, programs, photos, prize ribbons, trophies or any other items that help tell the story of these festivities please bring them to the Hope

Kudos to Eagles volunteers We would like to thank the Brigade Days committee and all the volunteers for a very successful weekend. We would also like thank Nestle Waters, Cooper’s Foods, and Buy & Save for their kind consideration to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The funds we generated will go a long way to assist Hope charities. Kudos go out to the Eagle volunteers who gave their time and effort to make the weekend a success, and we would also like to thank the citizens of Hope for their continued support. Herb Smith Hope Eagles

Committee not to blame In regards to some Facebook comments, Brigade Days is not at fault for the seniors club not having the annual pancake breakfast. We did not want to have the breakfast in the curling rink because of the horses being stabled on the ice surface. We were offered a tent which we turned down because of food safety. Bob Burrell, Canyon Golden Agers Society

Visitor Centre & Museum Complex. I am also searching for information about a beautiful hand-crafted Hope Brigade Days quilt that was donated to the Hope Museum in the spring of 2009. The donor purchased it from a Hope second hand store and immediately realized the value of it as a community heirloom and brought it to the Hope Museum. The quilt includes a block that shows the “RCMP Centennial 1873-1973” but no further dates. It does not have any information on it that would identify the creator. Thus we have no informa-

tion on who created the quilt, why they created it or for whom. The best guess is that it was completed some time in the 1970s. In order to obtain some further information about this quilt, the Hope Library agreed to hang it on their wall until the end of September. So please drop by the Hope Library to see this wonderful quilt and if you have any information about it, please leave your name and contact number with the Hope Library staff so that museum staff can follow up the leads. Inge Wilson Manager of Hope Visitor Centre & Museum Complex

It’s time to cut municipal spending As Tom Fletcher pointed out in his Sept. 13 column “Curing a Community Cash Crunch,” the Union of BC Municipalities gather together to scheme and propose new ways to continually raise our property taxes and milk already challenged provincial and federal sources of revenue. Where do they think we are going to magically pull this money from? Who asked them to go out on a limb for capital projects just because the feds or provincial government offer them a share of the loot. Why do we put sidewalks in Parks when we don’t have curbs and gut-

ters on all the streets? I have the best proposal of all, “quit wasting our damn money on your personal legacies, we can’t afford them!” It is time to seriously cut our spending. Just because the feds or the provincial government offer us money, doesn’t mean we have to take it if we don’t have the budget to play with. If it keeps up the monthly property tax amount will soon match Canada Pension Plan monthly amount. How does that work? Lay some people off and only spend what you have to. Art Green

So hopefully through all of this we shall stick to the objective of value added to the community and begin to recognize that a difference of opinion is not the problem but is actually the solution. I have learned that just as in a marriage a difference of opinion on the board is what brings about success. So here’s to success by honoring that seven letter word: respect. Lloyd Forman

Four-way stop is a welcome improvement Thank you District of Hope administration and staff for the four-way stop installed at Kawkawa Lake Road and 7th Ave. As a resident of the area, I have witnessed many drivers who would whip up the hill from Coquihalla campsite, blindly heading into the intersection and oblivious or ignoring pedestrians attempting to cross the street. Tillicum Centre students who regularly walk and/or bike to school, ambulances, SD78 bus yard and rec centre/event traffic, elderly drivers and the general public coming from the hospital area trying to turn left onto Kawkawa Lake Road can be more assured

they can now navigate this intersection in a safe manner, without the fear of being mowed down or t-boned. With almost daily hit and run tragedies in the news and dark, rainy nights on the way, this proactive traffic pattern change is a welcome improvement and demonstrates vision and consideration for the safety and welfare of our community. Teri Bergmann

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• Are you ready to both receive and give support? • Has it been about three months or more since you have lost your loved one? • Are you interested in reading a little bit about the grief journey and participating in related discussion? • Are you able to attend at least 5 of the 8 weekly sessions?

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SEPTEMBER 1993 • Boston Bar residents vote 74-7 in favour of buying a new pumper truck for the fire department • A developer from Chilliwack plans on building 120 condo units between the Hope-Princeton Highway and Coquihalla Highway • Lightning from a freak storm splits a tree on private property in Flood and causes four forest fires, while a torrent of snow and hail slow Coquihalla traffic to snail’s pace • Former administrator Hedley Crowther files a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Municipality of the District of Hope • The RCMP seizes a half million dollars worth of marijuana that’s being cultivated in the Boston Bar area • Any future rock falls at Laidlaw Bluff on Highway 1 west of Hope will now be more visible to motorists, thanks to the installation of lights to illuminate all four traffic lanes SEPTEMBER 1998 • The newly revamped district hall comes in under half a million dollars • Tragedy strikes near the Othello Tunnels when a 33-year-old man falls 70 metres to his death

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28. Expects 31. In an ageless way 33. A person in religious orders 34. Pa’s partner 35. Two considered as a unit 36. NE 68770 39. Duple time dance 40. Greek myth’s 1st woman 42. Word element meaning right 43. Point that is one point E of SE 44. Common teen skin disease 46. 4th Caliph of Islam 47. Oblong cream puff 49. Phoned 50. Very low frequency 51. Guild Wars creatures 52. Cozy 53. Hooray! 54. Work units

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29. 42nd state 30. One who distributes alms 31. 20th C. playwright T.S. 32. Smallest state 33. Turn into lime 35. Spanish seafood dish 36. Language synonym Bura 37. Large-grained or rough to the touch 38. Understood by only a few 39. Thickened meat juices 40. Anjou and bartlett 41. Declare invalid 43. Molten metals surface scum 45. Bird reproductive bodies 48. Chronicles (abbr.)

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• Hope celebrates its 150th birthday • Six-year-old Zachary Laaback of Hope wins first place in his age class at the Western Canadian BMX Championships • The skateboard park in Hope is one step closer to becoming a reality with a $4,000 donation from the Hope Rotary Club • Boating fees are considered by the Kawkawa Lake Advisory Committee for lake use SEPTEMBER 2003 • Eleven people, including a paraplegic suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease, escapes a fire after their massive recreational vehicle towing a van went up in flames • A paintball park on Kawkawa Lake Road is put on hold while councillors take time to consider the myriad of concerns expressed by the public at a public hearing • Motel 6 is given approval in principal by Hope council for a new 56 to 67 room three story motel on the Old Hope Princeton Highway • Shaw Communications takes over at Hope Cable • The Hope area is selected as the location for three of 16 new green energy projects that are being touted as a record power purchase for the province • Federal-provincial infrastructure funding of $250,000 will help improve

the energy efficiency of the Hope and District Recreational Centre Building SEPTEMBER 2008 • Chawathil’s Travis John races for the Washington State canoe team at the North American Indigenous Games, winning two bronze and two silver medals • The life of an eight-year-old female bear ends after a conservation officer deems the animal a garbage bear • The Hope and Area Transition Society receives a $65,000 provincial grant to fund a homeless outreach worker in the Hope • The Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team descends on a house in Dogwood Valley to execute a search warrant, which results in the seizure of 187 grams of crack cocaine, 67 grams of cocaine, 142 ecstacy pills, 84 grams of marijuana and 28 marijuana plants • The toll booths on the Coquihalla Highway officially close, 22 years and $845 million after they opened • Hope participants at the B.C. Senior Games help the Fraser (Zone 3) to a second-place finished at the annual event, with swimmer Herta Herzog coming home the most-decorated of the local challengers with six gold and one bronze medal

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Hope Mountain Market LAST MARKET OF THE SEASON

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An Evening with Trevor Linden Dinner & Conversation Thursday, October 24 Royal Canadian Legion 344 Fort St.

Linden will speak about the Importance of Teamwork and Leadership to Success. He will share stories and tips on leadership and strategies for success.

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2012 / 2013 Board: David Thompson, Chair. Gerry Carron, Ethel Hooge, Lorraine Hughes, Todd Kesslar,

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Greg Knill, Jason Lum, Kathleen Rake, Brook Richardson, Grace Saris, Jinder Sarowa, Heather Stewart

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DONATION 2012 / 2013

Courtesy of the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, Sesame Street’s Elmo and Cookie Monster paid a visit to the FVHCF before cheering up patients in the pediatric unit of Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

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Lily Ross’s gift in memory of her husba nd Stanley was used to replace the windowpanels on the 4th floor patio at Chilliwack General Hospital.

Abbotsford $416,455.37 Mission $84,161.24 Chilliwack $861,541.93

Regional $125,325.39 Agassiz-Harrison $162.14 Hope $4,644.54

TOTAL $1,493,263.47

Just a few of the items we were able to purchase because of the generosity of our donors, Auxiliaries and Service League: • Transonic Monitor • Microbiology Analyzer • Neoprobe • Labour Delivery Bed

• Vascular Imaging Device • Transport Defibrillator • Capnography Module • Dinamap Blood Pressure Machine

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• Biopsy Gun • Wound Care Pressure Model • Broda Chairs with Elevating Leg Rests • Portable Suction Units

“The Foundation wishes to gratefully acknowledge our generous donors, our true gems, who invested in health care for their communities during the last fiscal year – April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013” PEARL $100,000+ Estate of Irene Greig Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary Star 98.3 The Crystal Gala Foundation

DIAMOND $50,000 - $99,999 Estate of Edna Pattenden Mission Health Care Auxiliary Society

EMERALD $25,000 - $49,999 Estate of Vera Sinclair Theal Abbotsford Christian Leaders Network Auxiliary to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital Bank of Montreal Chilliwack Foundation Chilliwack Hospital Service League Scotiabank Rajinder and Shubhlken Lally George and Christine Shaw

RUBY $10,000 - $24,999 Estate of Anne Paluck In Memory of: Cornelis Haan C. Stanley Ross Anonymous CIBC Regional Office Eagle West Cranes Inc. Envision Charitable Foundation Envision Financial Innova West Holdings Ltd. Martini Mingle Sevenoaks Shopping Centre Spruceland Homes Ltd. Valley Toyota Ltd. Marian Dyck William Kelly

SAPPHIRE $5,000 - $9,999 Estate of Evelyn Cullen In Memory of Barb Blanchette Abbotsford Principals and Vice Principals Association Chilliwack Progress Country 107.1

Earl’s Restaurant - Chilliwack Go Fusion Total Makeover Challenge L.D.P. Drywall Services Ltd. Langbroek, Louwerse & Thiessen Martens Asphalt Ltd. Pfizer Canada Inc. Pioneer Building Supplies Ltd. School District # 33 (Chilliwack) Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. Shoppers Drug Mart - Life Foundation Spectra Energy The KPMG Foundation Esther Claire Kathleen Clemo Jeffrey and Shauna Fortin Ron Haan Alex and Victoria MacDonald

TOPAZ $1,000 - $4,999 Estate of Elizabeth Gertrud Lowe Estate of Arthur Maddocks In Memory of: Bruce Campbell Elsa Davis Subedar Prem Singh Karnana Chhina Harjit Kaur Anne Lauridsen Hazel Maddocks James M. Millar Mohez K. Mulji Timmy Muxlow George Plenert Judith P. Pyrah Phyllis G. Ranger Madge Robinson Gerald Stevenson Mary A. Thompson Mechthild A. Von Hardenberg-Lambeck Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans Bayer Inc. Berry Industry Golf Tournament Brian D. Posterski, C.A. CheddarBooth Chilliwack Fire Fighters Charitable Society ConMed Linvatec Canada Denbow Transport Ltd. Dogwood Monarch Lions Club Gordon Ruley Personal Law Services Infinity Limousine Interior Health Jansen Dewolde Kaye, Thome, Toews & Hansford Keir Surgical Ltd. Kiwanis Club of Sardis Laser Health Centre London Drugs Foundation Minter Country Gardens Mr Mikes Steakhouse Casual

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Nu Tek Sign Creations O’Connor R.V./Chrysler Optimum Sport Performance & Health Centre Party Tree Rentals RBC Employee Volunteer Program RC Purdy Chocolates Ltd. Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 57 Running Room Canada Inc. School District # 75 (Mission) Soroptimist International of Chilliwack TD Bank - Caring Together Volunteer Grant TELUS Thrifty Foods United Way of the Lower Mainland WestJet Ruth Amy John and Margaret Bartel Niki Baumann Andrew Bracewell Edward and Marlene Cerveny Dawn Chubai Hector Cook Harbhajan Dhaliwal Kamaljit Dhillon Walter and Margaret Dyck John and Mary-Anna Ellis Willy and Elsie Friesen Albert and Linda Friesen Dennis Giesler Isher Gill and family Gladys Hackett Norman and Nicole Ireland Bill Khangura Bimla Khera Henry and Heleen Klop Richard and Margaret Kostrzewa Donald Lanoville Betty McMahon Steve Middleton Kevin Nicol Russell Parker Robert and Joanne Plowright Trish Postma Richard and Tera Procee Adolf Saenger Kashmira Saroya Richard and Ling Schwarz Andy and Pritam Sidhu Shirley Tanner Edward and Tina Tisdale

Parminder and Kartaro Tiwana Mike Vanderveen Johanna Verwoert

AMETHYST $500 - $999 In Memory of: Terry Bertoia Stan Cameron

David “Bunny” Davidson William A. Franklin Val Gallant Karen E. Herford Jane Keenan Alan D. Kelley Helena Lukawesky Linda Major Michael Malone Lloyd Nelson David Penner Abbotsford Community Foundation Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre Abbotsford Social Activity Association Burger King Restaurants CN Cooper’s Foods - Garrison Dunsmuir Holdings (New Westminster) Ltd. Eco Valley Farms Garrison Bistro Gourmet Cup Great Glasses Marlin Travel - Sevenoaks Medtronic of Canada Ltd. Molnlycke Health Care Mount Cheam Lions Club Mount Lehman Elementary School Character Club Narcotics Anonymous PIXSTAR Rockin’ River Music Fest Ross Paul & Associates Ltd. Springs RV Resort Valley Tank and Container Service Ltd. Whatcom Wine and Spirits WilKri Irrigation Ltd. Jennifer Baerg Jacob and Elizabeth Banman Doris Baronit Kyle Beauregard Frances Blythe Georgina Brown Mark Coleman Curt Derksen Elvera Dickson Sandra Ennis Rolland Fox Jim and Sharon Gaetz Harald Gehn Shelley Gossett Sandra Hubble Dan Keeley Surjit Mahil Colin McLaren Rudolf Neumann Tom O’Hara Susan Pelzer Gordon and Bev Person Joan Peters Vicki Raw and family

Anthony Ryan Charles and Margaret Smith Cameron Tsoi-A-Sue Larissa VanDam Johnny and Sandra Verschuur Philip and Wendy Weatherston Sawsan Zourop

CRYSTAL $100 - $499 Estate of Beatrice Clarkson In Honour of: Mark Vendrig and Betsie Fourie In Memory of: Doug Adair Steve Bowering Russell H. Brooks Helen Bugden Donald Callow Peter Cromar Keith Davies Margaret Dorais Leanne Fetterly Christine Francis Wesley L. Friesen Mary Funk Jeanie Gray Zdravko Hanzek Carol Harack Mary Hare Bill Harris Charles Horrey Linda House Alma Hunter Frank Isaak Else Jorgensen Elizabeth MacPhee Patrick B. Maguire Bonnie Maksymetz Mavis M. McAllister Pat McDonald Pat M. Moerike James Mollison Marilyn Munn Mary Neumann Wilhelm H. Oberheiden Ron Lodenburger Carol L. Penner Sheila Perry Gladys Reeve Ellen Rooke Brenda A. Schettler Gloria Shipmaker Ellen Jean Slawson Dolores A. Steele Mary Vogel 30 Minute Hit 4cats Art Studio Abbotsford Heat Hockey Ltd. Allure Tanning Lounge Barton Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Ben Moss Jewellers Bridal Falls Travel Centre Canadian Heritage Timber Co. Ltd. Canadian Tire Central Horse and Tack Chatters - Sevenoaks Chilliwack Chiefs Hockey Club Chilliwack Family YMCA Claim to Frame Art Gallery Clearwest Solutions - Abbotsford Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School Core Fitness and Rehab Costco Abbotsford Warehouse #163 Cottonwood Village Retirement Complex Social Committee CrossFit Abbotsford Crystal Vision and Hearing Dave Reimer Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Envision Financial, Cheam Equilibra RMT Fashion Furniture - Buy Longfellow Ltd. Fivestar Motorsports Frankie’s Italian Kitchen & Bar Fraser Glen Golf Course Fusion Hair Design & Esthetics Gente Bella Salon and Spa Go Audio Incorporated Goody Too Shoes Hay-Mac Trucking In a Wink Ken’s Tire and Wheel Kilby Historic Site King’s Music Kumsheen Rafting Resort Lock’s Prescription Pharmacy Ltd. Lolly’s Fashion Lounge Magnolia’s On Main Maid in the Valley Marcel Nadeau Management Inc. Mary’s On Wellington Medora Dental Clinic New Look Carpet Care Off the Mat Yoga Pacific Eye Doctors Perfect Tan - George Ferguson Way Pharmasave Health Centre #056 Preferred Flooring Ltd. Punjabi Patrika Rob Mazurenko Repairs Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 280 Ladies Auxiliary Rychter Accommodations Inc. DBA Travelodge Sassy Cuts Sevenoaks Shopping Centre Shoppers - Beauty (Sevenoaks) Smart Frames & Accents - Sevenoaks Sodexo Southgate Vacuum St. John Ambulance Steller’s Jay Lions Club Stream Employees - Social Committee Tek Solutions Canada

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The Button Box The Loft Hair Studio & Beauty Bar Thomas Designer Jewellery Ltd. Thousand Trails Cultus Lake Preserve Trixie’s Car Wash Tropicana Tanning Studios Undine’s Retreat & Day Spa Inc. United Way of the Fraser Valley Urban Endo Runners Valley Law Group Valley Water Valley Wines Vancity - Mission Vancity - Abbotsford Wellness Committee - ARH Wild Birds Unlimited Willow Dental Care Catherine Ainsley Yolande Anderson Anonymous Richard and Evelyn Armitage Bashiran and Abdul Aziz Peggy Baadsrik Walter and Elma Baines Darrell and Jorina Balbar John and Hazel Banks Archibald and Edith Barr Raymond and Fay Beck Michael and Jane Bentley Harpreet and Sarabpreet Bhinder Joan Bird Karl-Heinz Blank Earl Bleiker Carey Bleiker Bart and Nini Bolwyn Denise Boutilier N. Irene Brolin Arthur Buchsdrucker Fred Butler

Zdenka Cameron Kenneth and Barbara Carlson Gerry Carron and Laura Wilson Michele Cartwright Leslie and Mary Cherry William and Joyce Clough Maria Collett Ross and Norma Conlin Irma Cooper Maxwell Cornwell John Corrie Gordon Craigie William and Karen Cunningham Doug and Hannah Davie Diane Davies Mark and Charlotte DeBruyn John and Elisabeth DeLair Dorothy Delong Barend and Jenny den Hertog Randall and Shelley DeWolde Sadru Dhalla Paul and Stephanie Dickinson Ronald and Loraine Dinn Gary Dirksen Terry Dods Rick and Kimberlei Dool Corey Dreveny Tracy Drew Cora Dunlop John and Lois Dyck Dorothy Dyck Linda Dyck Reginald and Erin Dyck George and Jenny Dykema Violet Edwards Marjorie Elander Alexander Elliot John and Patricia Elliott Victor and Nellie Epp Nathan and Stephanie Esau

Geoff and Barbara Evans Harriet Faulkner Fred and Cheryl Feistmann Gary and Donna Ferguson Wendy Forcier William and Benita Francis John and Ginnie Frede John and V. Joyce Friesen Joyce Furness R.E. Douglas and Donna Garvin Christian and Betty Gendemann Jim Giesbrecht Swaran Gill Mia Gill Jaswant Gill Don Goertz John and Louise Goertzen William Goerzen Neil and June Grainger Balbir Grewal Udham Grewal Magnus and Yvonne Hadvick Marion Harvey Robert and Wendy Hauser Don and Doreen Hayes Norman and Tracy Heide Walter and Betty Jean Heier Robert and Vella Henderson Todd Hendrickson Leonard and Judy Hildebrandt Arthur and Victoria Hoock Marie-Aline Hood Hardy and Ethel Hooge Helen Hugh David and Lorraine Hughes Robert Ironside Shannon Janzen Chad Janzen Derek and Brooke Janzen Clifford and Sheila Jones

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Foster Olmstead Bakhtawar and Kanta Parmar Kevin and Gail Parton Betty-Lou Patience Barbara Patrick James and Lorna Paulsen Jens Paulsen Cathy Peckham Hugh Peckham Shannon Pedder Steve and Shelley Pilling Tom Potter Adrian and Nellie Prinse Gracey Pulles Robert and Ann Ramsbottom Kenneth and Grace Lynn Reeve Albert and Evelyn Reimer Donald and Margaret Reimer John Robertson Lyn Robinson Nicola Sache Onkar Sandhu Balwinder Sangha Heinz and Susan Schiller Brian and Joan Schmidt Louis and Helene Schultz Detmar Schwichtenberg and Jen Wilson Paul Sekhon Billie Semak James and Jean Servizi William Sheridan John and Audrey Short Darryle Single Rasmus and Joan Sjovold Neil Smith Hildegard Solberg Virginia Spetch Theo and Maria Sterkenburg Marcel Sward and Margaret Stewart

William and Jean Stone Eric and Annette Strom Walter and Beryl Sussel Ranjiv Takhar John Tap Willy Terpstra Madeleine Thiessen Matt Tinsley Arnolda Toenders Ed and Rowena Toews Frederick and Frances Tonkin Irene Traun Sandy Vail Shirley Vaillancourt Hillie Van Ellenberg Engel and Jane Vanderveen Tony and Nicky Vanderwal Alexander Vanhaaster Gerrit and Sally Verwoert Leonard and Susan Visscher John and Katharine Wall Larry Walsh Cornelius Warmerdam Kim Wass Russell and Fern Wells Carolyn West Stan Wiebe Martha Wiebe Ronald and Bernice Wilson Timothy and Debbie Winter Susan Wrayton Helen Wren Michael and Joan Wright Kurt and Susan Wyler Ray Yenkana Ricky Yodogawa Adriaan and Annie Zwartbol

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