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3 HOPE CONSIDERS BYLAW UPGRADES

Changes aim to make tax exemption bylaw clearer and more accessible

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Over 400 people participated in the first week of literacy events

2 SUMMER SMASH IS BACK IN HOPE

The popular motorsports event returns to the Sports Bowl July 19-20

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Hope Communities in Bloom volunteers Victor Smith and Bob Burrell took provincial Communities in Bloom judges Peter Crawshaw and Heather Doheny on a tour of Hope on Tuesday. The day included stops at You Grow Food Aquaponics with Rudy Kehler (above), Pioneer Cemetery, Kawkawa Lake park, and Othello Tunnels. The judges assess the community in eight areas: tidiness, environmental action, community involvement, heritage conservation, urban forestry, floral displays, landscape, and turf and groundcovers.

Hope man killed in highway accident Highway 1 was shut down for hours on Tuesday night A 20-year-old Hope man was killed while trying to cross Highway 1 near Hope on Tuesday night.

At about 11 p.m., Hope RCMP received a complaint of three people walking westbound along Highway 3. Extensive patrols were made, but no pedestrians could be located.

About half an hour later, Hope RCMP and Fraser Valley Traffic

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Services were notified of a pedestrian accident on Highway 1 near exit 170.

A witness at the scene confirmed four people, including three teenagers, were walking westbound on Highway 1 when the 20-year-old man attempted to run across the westbound lane of traffic toward the centre grass area.

The driver of a 2009 Chevrolet

pickup swerved to avoid the teenagers on the side of the highway, but was unable to avoid the man in the fast lane. Despite a doctor stopping to provide first aid, the Hope man was pronounced dead at scene. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.

“This was an entirely preventable tragedy,” said Cpl. Robert McDonald, with B.C. RCMP Traf-

fic Services. He points out that in addition to being extremely dangerous to walk or hitchhike along Highway 1, it is also illegal.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor on the part of the pedestrians.

Highway 1 was closed for several hours as a result of the accident.

The name of the deceased Hope man has not been released by police at this time, pending notification of next of kin.

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WATERING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT As per District of Hope Water Regulation Bylaw No. 1271, 2009.

Watering is permitted on alternate odd or even calendar days based on civic addresses during the hours of 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. until September 30, 2014.

Hand watering is still permitted on any day of the week.

Any concerns should be directed to Mr. Vince Coles, Utilities Foreman, at 604-869-2333.

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Summer Smash returns to Hope this weekend after taking a year off due to anticipated Sports Bowl upgrades.

Drivers travel from all over the province to participate in this two-day event. Organizers are expecting local entries as well as those from Abbotsford, Chilliwack, North Vancouver, Kamloops, and even as far away as Monroe, Washington this year.

“What we’ve found in the last few events is we’ve really built a name for ourself. It’s turned into a recognized event which is exciting,” said Scott Medlock, with Hope Motorsports Group.

“It’s more for the race enthusiasts and gear heads. There’s competitiveness and there’s racing, but everybody’s excited when there’s a crash. This is like intentional chaos.”

Saturday will focus on 4x4 and mini-stock races, while Sunday’s action involves the demolition derby and a continuation of mini-stock racing. The events are open to all vehicle models.

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The B.C. Teachers’ Federation had better not expect an imposed settlement to keep the beginning of the school year from being disrupted, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Tuesday.

Every other sector of the public service has been able to find agreements within the government’s balanced budget mandate, but the teachers’ union might be expecting a legislated settlement as has taken place in the past, de Jong said as he presented

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“Hope is almost an organized outlaw,” said Jim Lasser, who is also with Hope Motorsports Group. “Hope has only safety rules that matter. It’s as close to an outlaw derby as you can get.”

Trophies will be handed out to the winners and the top three in each class receives a

cash prize. There is over $4,000 in prize money up for grabs this year. In addition to the motorsports events, there will be a beer garden set up throughout the weekend.

Summer Smash gets underway at 1 p.m. each day, with vehicle registration and inspec-

tion starting at 10 a.m. Hope Search and Rescue is providing safety checks, while Hope Crime Prevention looks after ticket sales. Entry for participants is $40 per vehicle per event. Admission is $10 for adults, and free for kids aged 12 and under.

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This year’s event kicks off at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Hope Sports Bowl.

the public accounts that show B.C.’s budget balanced as of this spring.

“You cannot send negotiators into a bargaining session with other public sector workers, hammer out agreements that include very modest settlements, and then because another group decides to make a little more noise, provide more, because you are taking from one group in order to satisfy the demands of another within the context of a balanced budget,” de Jong said.

The BCTF strike for the

last two weeks of June saved the provincial treasury about $12 million a day, while yearend studies and exams were disrupted. The two sides haven’t communicated since early July, when B.C. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleher said they are too far apart for mediation to be effective.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the BCTF has to reduce its demands, in particular improved benefits he said represent an additional $225 million a year.

Those include increases to

preparation time, pregnancy and parental leave, extended health and dental care and substitute teacher compensation.

De Jong said the lesson of imposing settlements is that they haven’t worked.

“Every other sector of the public service is able to negotiate an agreement,” he said.

“What is it about this one area, and is it the expectation that the government will step up and simply legislate an agreement? I hope that’s not the expectation, because that’s not the plan.”

Firefighters battle house fire in Hope Firefighters tackled a house fire on Tom Berry Road on Sunday.

Neighbours reported seeing smoke coming from the roof of the house at about 3:30 p.m. While waiting for the fire department,

they kicked down the door to confirm no one was inside. The owners were away for the day.

When the firefighters arrived on scene, they could see flames shooting from the roof at the back of the

house.

“Our crews attacked the fire in the attic from the outside of the house,” said fire chief Tom DeSorcy.

“We’re leaning towards the cause being a coffee pot being left on a

warm stove element.

The fire began in the kitchen and climbed up the wall and just worked its way into finding more fuel in the attic.”

There is smoke and water damage inside

the house, however DeSorcy said the roof is still pretty much intact. He pointed out that this is a good reminder for local residents to never leave anything unattended on a stove.

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Hope revitalization tax exemption bylaw to be updated Kerrie-Ann Schoenit Hope Standard

Several updates are being proposed to make the revitalization tax exemption bylaw clearer and more accessible.

After further consultation, district staff have gone back to the drawing board and made changes to the bylaw which was originally adopted last November.

The bylaw allows council to enter into an agreement with property owners within the designated areas and upon issuance of an exemption certificate to the assessor, those improvements are exempt from a portion of municipal property value taxes for a period of seven to 10 years. The time period for all projects

must be dated prior to Sept. clearly defines the zoning where exemptions are appli30, 2018.

“Council wants to encour- cable, the process of valuing age as much economic de- improvements where permits are not revelopment quired, and as possible includes inwithin the formation aims of the “Council wants regarding Official Comto encourage as the exempmunity Plan,” tion cersaid chief admuch economic tificate so it ministrative development as better conofficer John forms to the Fortoloczky. possible...”

Community “The aims Charter. The of the reviJohn Fortoloczky exemption talization agreement, tax exempwhich is tion program are to encourage industrial, separate from the bylaw, has commercial and downtown also been improved to meet development and improve- provincial and municipal requirements. ment.”

In addition, staff have proThe new revised bylaw

posed reducing the amounts required to qualify for both commercial and downtown revitalization of new construction to $400,000 from $500,000.

“We really want to attract new construction in those zones, so this is a bit of an added incentive,” said Fortoloczky.

“We’ve also made the document more clear, easier to read and the process easier to follow.”

Another addition to the bylaw is an application fee of $100 to cover the staff time required in the process to enact all of the agreements.

The revised revitalization tax exemption bylaw will be presented to council at the July 28 meeting for adoption.

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A campfire ban now in effect All open burning, including campfires, is now prohibited within the District of Hope and surrounding areas.

The Coastal Fire Centre issued the ban today (July 17) in an effort to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The fire danger rating is currently high throughout most of the Coastal region,

with scattered pockets of extreme.

The prohibition applies to campfires and open burning of any size or description, including fires with a burn registration number and industrial burning. The use of fireworks, burning barrels, tiki torches and sky lanterns is also not permitted. The prohibition does not

apply to CSA-rated or ULC-rated cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, as long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres.

Anyone found in violation of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for

$345 or, if convicted in court, may be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

This prohibition will remain in place until

Oct.15, or until the public is notified that it has been rescinded.

To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, call 1-800-6635555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone.

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Person swept down Coquihalla River Hope Search and Rescue helped pull a man out of the Coquihalla River near Othello Tunnels on Tuesday afternoon.

The team was called out by the Emergency Coordination Centre at about 4:50 p.m. The man had been swimming in the river just before Othello Tunnels when he got swept away by the strong current due to the high water level. HSAR called for

mutual aid from Chilliwack SAR and Valley Helicopters for HETS long-line rescue.

The man was pulled out of the water near the first tunnel using a rescue raft and swiftwater personnel. He was checked by B.C. Ambulance Service and released.

Earlier in the day, HSAR assisted with a two-vehicle accident on Highway 3, about eight kilometers from Man-

ning Park Lodge. The team was called out at 9:35 a.m. and helped

load the individuals onto the helicopter at the scene. Chilliwack

SAR was called to assist, but was cancelled on route.

District of Hope 2013 ANNUAL REPORT The District of Hope 2013 Annual Report is available for public inspection. The report can be viewed at the Municipal Office, 325 Wallace Street, Hope BC or at www.hope.ca.

The public is welcome to make submissions and ask questions of Council at the Regular Council Meeting on July 28, 2014, 7:00 pm, in the Municipal Council Chambers, located at 325 Wallace Street, Hope, BC.

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Most Fraser River dikes upstream of Langley should be built higher to withstand the potential for more severe floods that are now expected more often.

That’s the finding of a new report released by the province that recalculated the appropriate height of 15 dikes from Mission to Hope based on the latest changes to the river’s channel, which constantly shifts due to sedimentation, erosion, the effect of bridges and other factors.

“Most of the dikes were found to have inadequate freeboard and are at high risk of over topping during a design flood event,” the report said, noting only the Matsqui B dike met the latest requirements.

The analysis didn’t look at City of Chilliwack dikes, which were the subject of a 2013 update.

Many of the Fraser Valley dikes were first built in the 1970s and 1980s to design standards that have since been revised using new data from the 2012 freshet.

A second provincial study projects large floods on the lower Fraser River will be worse and strike more frequently as a result of sea level rise and climate change.

By the end of this century, the report said, a 50-year flood could be similar in magnitude to floods that have oc-

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curred only every 200 to 500 years previously.

A moderate climate change scenario would mean a flood on the Fraser similar to the devastating 1948 flood could then be expected every 50 years, instead of every couple of centuries.

If climate change is intense, the report indicated, the 50-year flood could instead be worse than the more severe flood of 1894 and close to what would until now have been considered the 1,000-year flood.

The underlying climate change projections “are subject to large and unquantifiable uncertainty,” the report said.

The analysis was conducted by the forests ministry’s flood safety section and Northwest Hydraulic Consultants.

It also outlined three scenarios for an extreme flood of the lower Fraser.

The first is widespread Interior rainfall on snow in the watershed north of Hope – the scenario that caused the record flood of 1948 that inun-

dated low areas of the Fraser Valley.

Another threat is the potential for a landslide to temporarily block the river or one of its tributaries and then release an “outburst flood” that could devastate communities downstream.

A slide in 1880 blocked the Thompson River and quickly formed a 14-kilometre long lake, but it drained gradually avoiding an outburst flood.

The geologic record shows outburst floods triggered by slides have happened in the Fraser system, but researchers found no indication of how large they were.

Another extreme flood risk is dam failure.

BC Hydro has two dams – Lajoie and Terzaghi – that hold back the Carpenter and Downton reservoirs for power generation on the Bridge River, which flows into the Fraser near Lillooet.

“A breach of the upstream dam, causing subsequent failure of the downstream dam, would

June 2007 – Peak flow 10,800 cubic metres per second. 10-year flood.

May 1948 – Peak flow of 15,200 cubic metres per second. 200-year flood. Damaged or destroyed 2,000 homes and resulted in the evacuation of 16,000 people.

1894 – Largest flood of the Fraser on record, with an estimated flow of 17,000 cubic metres per second, caused flooding from Harrison to Richmond. Damage was less than 1948 because of sparser development.

Future – New estimates suggest that by 2100 the 50-year flood will have flows of 15,500 to 17,100 cubic metres per second, depending on the severity of climate change, instead of 13,400 historically. 200year flood flows would be 18,100 to 20,800 under the model, instead of 15,200 historically.

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result in a catastrophic flood at Hope significantly larger than the estimated 10,000 year return period event,” the report said.

“The time to the flood peak at Hope would be about 11 hours following the start of the breach.”

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A broad coalition of local and senior governments and other interests have joined forces to craft a coordinated strategy to safeguard the Lower Mainland from a catastrophic flood.

The Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy aims to pull together an action plan with costs within two years to begin the process of raising dikes and improving other flood defences in the years ahead.

It’s unclear how the billions of dollars in needed work will be raised but advocates hope a regional approach will prove more logical than leaving individual municipalities to work in isolation on flood planning and lobbying for grants.

The initiative led by the Fraser Basin Council was announced Tuesday and will focus on the risk of Fraser River flooding and coastal flooding from winter storm surges, which are expected to be amplified by a rising sea level.

Technical work is to begin later this year to better identify areas of the region that are most vulnerable to flooding.

Fraser Basin Council chair Colin Hansen said a prioritized strategy of what flood defence works are needed most urgently would guide spending.

A blueprint for deliberate, planned upgrades would aim to avoid a repeat of 2007, when the Fraser threatened to flood and politicians frantically dispatched hundreds of dump trucks to raise dikes as an emergency action.

“We did not know whether we were putting those dump truck loads in the most important places or not,” Hansen said.

“We threw money at the problem on an urgent basis. We need to make sure taxpayers’ dollars are spent effectively, targeting the highest risk areas first and dealing with the secondary concerns as we go forward.”

Part of the case for a regionally agreed strategy is because flood water pushed back in one area will flow to another.

Just building higher dikes in the Fraser Valley could simply direct more water at Richmond, Hansen said.

Dikes are sometimes maintained by different municipalities on either side of a river – such as the Pitt River between Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

If just one side is built higher to new standards, the other side would flood first in high water.

“Everything that is done has consequences somewhere else,” Hansen said. “That’s why this has to be an integrated plan.”

Federal and provincial ministers pledged support, noting a Fraser flood has the potential to be the worst natural disaster in Canadian history, with 300,000 residents and $50 billion in development at risk on the river’s floodplain.

Also backing the plan was Sto:lo Grand Chief Doug Kelly, who said aboriginal communities’ pleas for help during floods in 1989 and 1990 were mired in “jurisdictional warfare” between the provincial and federal governments.

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cy are new reports released by the province last week that project major floods will be more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, and warned most dikes in the Fraser Valley are not high enough.

“It makes this much more real,” said Fraser Basin Council executive director David Marshall.

He said a major flood could cut off the rest of Canada from Asia-Pacific trade and sterilize the fertile farmland soil of the Fraser delta with salt water.

“Like New Orleans, it could take years or even decades to fully recover,” Marshall said.

“It’s always been in the past that someone else will look after it.

Well, those days are done.”

Hansen noted nobody knows how much time the region has to bolster its defences.

He pointed to a flood like the devastating one of 1894, thought to have been a one-in200-year flood that new studies now project may come once every 50 years.

“We don’t know whether that’s next year or 49 years from now.”

Some Fraser Valley politicians fear the strategy may focus too heavily on raising dikes and not enough on the use of dredging of the Fraser to deal with the steady deposition of gravel that creates less room for water in the channel over time.

“Dredging seems to be a dirty word as far as the Fraser Basin Council is concerned,” said District of Kent Coun. Lorne Fisher.

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Published at Hope, Boston Bar, Yale and surrounding area by Black Press

An acute care overload The lengthy and at times delayed review of Fraser Health Authority has come up with some worthwhile objectives. However, given that the minister of health believes Fraser Health’s budget is adequate, don’t expect a lot of improvements in health care any time soon.

The review’s main conclusion is that acute care hospitals are utilized more than they need to be by residents. Thus costs keep rising, given that acute care is far and away the most expensive type of care offered.

Why do people go to acute care so often? In some cases, it’s because they don’t have a family doctor. Population growth and a limited number of general practitioners mean that at least one-third of the population do not have anyone in the health system who sees them regularly, knows them by name and has a good handle on their medical issues.

Some have chronic conditions for which there is no option aside from acute care. The review noted the value of setting up clinics that specialize in treating people with certain conditions, or are part of certain groups.

Unfortunately only nine per cent off the FHA budget goes towards community care, with 57 per cent going to acute care.

Some people in acute care are awaiting admission into long-term care.

While many new facilities have been built in the region, most are forprofit, within the private sector. These are unaffordable for some seniors.

The number of beds subsidized by the province is limited in the FHA area, and so hospitals are unnecessarily plugged.

There are also limited mental health services available, despite the fact that 17 per cent of the adult population and 14 per cent of the youth and child population in FHA struggles with mental illness.

NDP critic Judy Darcy points out that FHA gets 28 per cent of the overall spending on health in B.C., yet is home to 36 per cent of the population. While that can be partially explained by the fact that specialist hospitals such as B.C. Children’s are in Vancouver, and by the fact that the FHA population is (on average) somewhat younger than other B.C. regions, it also illustrates the fact that this area has been chronically underfunded in health services for a long, long time.

There will be significant health care problems in this region for many years to come.

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Letting drivers set speed limits B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher “Fast is the new slow,” declared one Toronto newspaper’s front page when the B.C. government announced it is increasing speed limits around the province.

The headline picked up on Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s justification for raising limits on 35 stretches of rural B.C. highway.

Stone referred to traffic studies that show portions of the highway system where the vast majority of drivers already travel at the new speeds.

Stone emphasized that accident risk is not so much a function of speed, but of differences in speed between vehicles. That’s why the signs going up this summer will

include a new warning for left lane hogs: “Keep Right – Let Others Pass.”

For the first time, there is a 120 km/h limit on three segments of rural divided highway, parts of the Coquihalla, the Okanagan Connector and a stretch between Parksville and Campbell River on Vancouver Island.

Having regularly driven up and down the B.C. Interior highway system for the past 30 years, I can confirm that particularly once you get “beyond Hope,” drivers do set the speed limit. In good conditions, it’s generally about 10 km over the posted maximum, particularly in the long spaces between communities where resources to do regular speed enforcement simply don’t exist.

Improvements in the road system, and the modern vehicles that drive it, have been enormous.

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My last trip was in June, up the Fraser Canyon and on through the Cariboo to Prince George. The canyon offers some of the harshest road-building conditions in Canada, but even portions of that cliffhanging, rock-and-tunnel road are getting increases from 90 to 100 km/h.

There are two common assumptions about this move. One is that increasing the speed limit means people will automatically drive faster. The other is that higher speeds mean more accidents, or at least more severe accidents.

The government downplayed opposition to this change, which Stone signalled last fall when he launched the public consultation.

Police agencies don’t like it.

ICBC officials are skeptical to say the least. ICBC’s latest rate increase was attributed mostly to cost pressure from higher injury payouts,

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and it will be tracking the sections of higher speed limit to see if the number of severe accidents goes up.

Speed wasn’t singled out when interim ICBC boss Mark Blucher made the case for an increase of nearly five per cent on basic insurance last fall. One reason why claims for bodily injury, pain and suffering, future care and loss of earnings are going up is that more people are hiring lawyers.

Another reason is distraction, not just from mobile devices but also more pedestrians and cyclists in urban areas.

Are drivers getting worse? A recent report out of Saskatchewan suggests they are.

In 2013, only 48 per cent of new drivers in Saskatchewan passed their road test. The test hasn’t changed much in the past decade, and there are more immigrants

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who aren’t accustomed to highway driving, North America style.

But a veteran driving instructor calls today’s new drivers “the weakest generation I’ve ever taught,” after they spent their formative passenger years watching TV or playing with game machines and other screens while on the road.

“The awareness level isn’t where it was when I started 15 years ago,” Margot Podiluk told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “Today’s generation, they’re so connected to electronic devices they don’t look out of car windows.”

If raising speed limits is a mistake, accident statistics will soon tell the tale. My expectation is that on rural highways, speed limits are just catching up to the traffic.

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Last weekend, BC Parks was forced to partially close Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park.

A rock slide seriously undermined a concrete bridge abutment that supports one of the trestle bridges, leaving a big chunk of its base unsupported.

The river had slowly undermined a giant boulder that was supporting the concrete, causing the boulder to slip into the river, taking a bunch of other supporting rock with it.

Note that visitors can still visit the tunnels from either end, but they cannot presently walk over the upstream trestle in either direction.

The safety concern is very real, and the timing of the collapse is very frustrating, given that it’s the most popular visitor attraction near Hope.

BC Parks spent considerable funds this spring making the can-

yon safe by removing loose rock.

Also, the bridge in question just received an attractive new railing built by local carpenter Ian Koch.

There will be considerable costs involved with fixing the concrete footing of the bridge, and BC Parks may find it difficult to pay for the necessary repairs.

I think the community of Hope will need to send a strong message to provincial and federal politicians, stressing the importance of the Othello Tunnels.

A special fundraising drive may be needed to save it, as we saw with the Myra Canyon trestles near Kelowna.

The annual visitation to Othello Tunnels is huge and a key aspect of Hope’s identity and economy. We can’t afford to loose this heritage asset.

Kelly Pearce

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Town is still not addressing potholes On March 16, I complained about the potholes on School Road in Silver Creek.

It is now mid-July and still nothing has been done to this main roadway. I say main roadway because not only do I use it to get to my home but

school buses full of kids run down this road.

I had to replace both front springs on my car recently at great expense. The maintenance department had enough money to put a new black top road and parking area at Suck-

er’s Creek. Seriously? Did we really need this? Where did all the extra money come from?

What about fixing a potholed main roadway?

The maintenance yard is full of pickups. How many employees does this town have in

that department? I made several calls to this department and each time I got an answering machine. They don’t call back.

We pay a lot of taxes to this town and even the most basic jobs are not done. There is no

Residents not receiving GST payments Folks, how come the voting public is treated like mushrooms when it comes to federal government screw ups? I am talking about the latest screw up with the GST payments.

Where I live, there are numerous folks who have not received their GST payments. Even our

MP’s office didn’t have a clue why I haven’t received mine. In this age of instant communication, the news media has kept quiet about this matter.

As we get closer to a 2015 election and all kinds of promises from all the parties, I think the information to the public should

be delivered in a honest and expedient way at all times.

One of our political leaders is saying in his commercials a new way of “politics” is badly needed in Canada, instead of bad mouthing each other by all our party leaders in the present system.

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Hockey is not in the same league as soccer Like millions of others around the globe, I enjoyed watching the world’s most popular sport, soccer, as they vied for supremacy. I am struck by some fundamental difference from Canada’s nation game of hockey.

Hockey seems to have lost that desirable factor of sportsmanship. Note how the equally tough soccer players enter the game holding the hands of children; how they all shake hands

before and after the game is over, and how very often they apologize to an opponent they have fouled.

Hockey players, who certainly are no tougher physically, appear to be mortal enemies of their opponents and often fight to the delight of their fans. Unless it is a final there is no fraternization after the game as the losers stomp dejectedly back to their dressing room.

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utes per half. No rest, no time out and no time to visit the washroom as you might miss a goal.

NHL hockey, which was definitely “Canada’s Game” at one time as we supplied the majority of players, is now made of 50 per cent Canadians and 50 per cent from other countries.

It is unfortunate that sportsmanship seems to have diminished as a requisite.

Mike Harvey

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Highway safety not considered Can an increase of B.C. highway speed limits conceivably be a safety measure, or are we now reaffirming that recklessness in all things is the default position for the conduct of life in B.C. Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom’s words of introduction to B.C.’s “Pacific Gateway Transportation Strategy 2012-2020” stated, “In countries including China and India, fastpaced urbanization and a rapidly growing middle class are driving demand for products from B.C. and Western Canada....Our vision is to make B.C. the gateway of choice for trade and travel between North America and Asia.”

B.C. has begun to round up dollars from the public and private sectors such that the provincial government is expecting that by 2020, $47 billion will have been applied to increasing major rail and road capacity, rural resource transportation capacity, bulk terminal and container capacity at B.C. Ports, and air passenger and cargo capacity. A careful reading of the “Pacific Gateway Transportation Strategy 2012-1010” will find the words “safely” and “safety improvements” mentioned in very few places, but by far the emphasis of the 36-page document is on keeping “goods and people moving smoothly and efficiently” and on increasing capacity. Increased highway speeds would increase capacity and efficiency and maybe smoothness, but only until accidents occur. These speed increases are being made before any supportive “safety improvements” have been undertaken.

Consider the unvarnished truth of our history for over 9,000 years: T “Pre-Contact” period: First peoples living with relatively stable hunting and gathering economies and communities, and operating complex trading networks by which they traded needed products with one another (without haste) for mutual benefit.

T 18th and 19th centuries: Arrival of daredevil newcomers engaged in aggressive extraction of anything (furs, salmon, cranber-

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ries) that would deliver profits to foreign (English) investors. Long established indigenous communities begin to be destroyed.

T 1858: 30,000 unemployed people (“49ers”) formerly engaged in depleting California’s gold resource make reckless race to the Fraser River with much loss of life, bringing all that is needed to begin resource extraction here.

T 1862: Cariboo Wagon Road constructed in daring (i.e. dangerous) engineering project to expedite resource extraction. More destruction of indigenous peoples and their communities. Gold leaves B.C. The resource is depleted in the Fraser and Cariboo, but many newcomers stay and consolidate resource extraction boombust economy, as (with much injury and loss of life) silver, copper, lumber, coal industries and others are developed. The products (and profits) are exported. The fur trade goes bust as fur resources are depleted and British fashions change.

Cattle ranching begins on lands inevitably to become overgrazed.

Railroads constructed (more daring, more loss of life).

T 1890s: Recession.

T 1920s: Fraser Canyon route adapted for motor cars and trucks (more death and injuries during construction and after completion), to increase rate of resource extraction. In 1929, the Great Depression (economy goes bust) and Second World War. T 1940s: Establishment of “Tourism Industry.”

T 1950s: Lots of both First Nations and newcomer communities have become ghost towns by now.

T Post War Boom: Resource extraction industries blossom, along with hydroelectric projects, while extensive network of logging roads, mining roads, secondary roads and highways rapidly expands (all accompanied by injury and loss of life during and after construction).

T 1986 and Expo 86: Construction of Coquihalla Highway and world-class party attract attention of world’s investors and demonstrate that B.C. has the areas to exploit and highway infrastructure to

move goods and people faster than ever. Fraser Canyon area is abandoned to economic decline.

T 2010 Olympics: Another party, and more highway (Sea-to-Sky) “improvements” – message is delivered that B.C. continues to move faster than ever and has yet another area (Squamish to Pemberton) ripe for “investment” (profit extraction).

T 2014: Despite all the “show” and all the speed, B.C. is in the worst recession since the 1930s.

Throughout our history, B.C. people have tried to build lasting communities for themselves where they could feel safe, secure, and have a sense of being at home, and where they would have the amenities they need for comfort and to develop a sense of progress. Instead they have been driven hither and yon in an endless search for work to communities “popping up” and from communities being abandoned to decay. They have been burdened with the associated costs and financial losses, strain on family life, losses in terms of injury and death, and the cost of suffering related to substance abuse that always occurs in unstable communities.

By now in 2014, satellite views of B.C. show a landscape that looks like it is covered with fine cobwebs, there is such a network of logging and mining roads, in use or disused, ranch roads, secondary roads and highways. All these roads have always been “from hell” – the locations of thousands upon thousands of “accidents” that are the outcome of people having been made to race around recklessly as part of the process of the exploitation of B.C.’s resources, or in vacation travel.

The burden on already overtaxed medical and emergency workers, volunteers, and institutions is now going to increase again. All there is to protect people from the effects of excessive speed is their own efforts to convince one another that “speed kills,” “slow down and live,” “safety first,” and the apparently defunct concept that one should “drive defensively.”

Elaine Wismer

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identifies are: T inadequate flood protection infrastructure, which right now might not contain high tides in El Nino years T lack of action on annual sediment removal from spring freshets, which each year move over 30 million m3 of sediment and leave about three million m3 of silt in the navigation and secondary channels of the lower reaches T by the end of this century sea levels at the mouth of the river could potentially rise more than one meter due to climate change overtopping the dyking system.

The Chambers of Commerce chose to release the report Tuesday in context with the launch of the Lower Mainland Flood Strategy by the Fraser Basin Council. The impacts from potential floods are a major risk identified in the report and the collaborative approach proposed by the Fraser Basin Council to implement an integrated regional flood management strategy is welcomed by the Chambers who supported this study.

The next step in the process of bringing greater awareness to the significant risks facing the

from all levels of governments will be invited, as will be First Nations and representatives of major stakeholder organizations.

An electronic version of the full report can be accessed at: http://www. richmondchamber.ca/external/wcpages/wcwebcontent/webcontentpage. aspx?contentid=10641

sustainability of the lower Fraser River will be a forum hosted on Oct. 16 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey, organized by the lower mainland Chambers. This one day event will explore in greater detail the findings of the research report and how to best act on them. Senior elected officials and staff

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The B.C. government finished the fiscal year in March with a surplus of $353 million by keeping overall spending growth below one per cent, according to audited public accounts released Tuesday.

It’s the first official surplus budget for B.C. since the 2008-09 recession, and a bigger surplus than what was promised by the B.C. Liberal government in last year’s election campaign. Total program spending increased only 0.4 per cent during the year, which Finance Minister Mike de Jong credited mainly to a hiring freeze and restrictions on discretionary spending in ministries.

Health care spending rose $360 million over the previous year, which was more than $500 million lower than the forecast in the government’s post-election budget.

Education spending was up $299 million, while spending in natural resource ministries fell $337 million.

The province stayed in the black despite taxation revenues coming in $402 million less than the budget forecast. Natural resource revenues to the province exceeded forecasts by $109 million. NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth said the surplus budget was achieved “by picking the pockets of hard-working British Columbians” with higher fees and increases to BC Hydro, ICBC and other rates. Farnworth estimated B.C. residents are paying an extra $300 million a year in such fees, not counting the latest increases to BC Hydro and Medical Services Plan rates. De Jong noted that the province’s total debt continues to rise, topping $60.8 billion including debt of BC Hydro and other Crown agencies.

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The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) supports a research study that concludes $50 billion in economic development along the banks of the Lower Fraser River is at risk unless senior levels of governments act now to address serious issues facing the waterway.

The report, titled The Economic Importance of the Lower Fraser River, was released by the 13 Chambers of Commerce in the lower Fraser River region, including the HDCC. “This report found that Fraser River communities such as Hope would face catastrophic impacts in the event of flooding,” said HDCC president Stephen Au-Yeung. “This report paints a very clear picture that, with risks of this magnitude, our communities need to partner with government and major stakeholders to find solutions now.”

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Metro Vancouver has dropped its air quality advisory issued Sunday for the eastern portions of the region and the Fraser Valley.

The caution against outdoor exertion, especially for those with respiratory problems, was in response to high readings of ground-level ozone that have since moderated.

The advisory was ended Tuesday evening.

Metro officials said slightly cooler temperatures have helped improve air quality.

That trend is expected to continue – Environment Canada has forecast cooler temperatures turning to rain by Friday.

Haze still hung over much of the region as of Wednesday morning.

Despite the end of the advisory, the B.C. Air Quality Health Index still predicted a moderate health risk level of 4.0 (on a scale of 1-10) today in northeastern Metro and the eastern Fraser Valley, declining to a lower risk level of 3 tomorrow.

The air quality health index readings peaked at 5.1 in the eastern Fraser Valley on

Monday, 5.0 in the central Fra- able Valley residents who often ser Valley, 4.9 in northeastern can’t go outside due to poor air Metro and 4.2 in southeastern quality.

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High air quality index read- couver will finally acknowledge ings of around 7.0 are occurring the pressure they will be putting on all British in Williams Columbians Lake, Quesnel if they build and Prince G e o r g e , “It would be ludicrous to another inc i n e r a t o r ,” where resiconsider building more said. dents are befacilities that will further Gaetz “It would be ing affected ludicrous by Interior harm our communities.” to consider forest fires.

Sharon Gaetz building more For detailed facilities that air qualwill further ity readings, forecasts and graphs of recent harm our communities.”

Metro has argued the wastereadings, see bcairquality.ca.

Ground-level ozone, or to-energy project would have smog, forms when nitrogen ox- no significant net effect on air ides and volatile organic com- quality, because the energy generated can offset the burning of pounds react in sunlight.

The Fraser Valley Regional other fuels, as well as advanced District issued a news release emission scrubbing technology.

One of the proponents, a Delpredicting Metro’s plans to build a new garbage incinerator ta cement plant, wants to burn will further increase air pollu- the processed garbage as fuel and thereby reduce its current tion levels in the years ahead.

FVRD board chair Sharon use of coal.

The project is not certain to Gaetz said the regional district is very concerned pollution be built in Metro either – a final from a new incinerator will fur- site could be on Vancouver Isther affect elderly and vulner- land or near Squamish instead.

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The first week of July welcomed the return of Story Time in the Park as it hosted its first week of events in Agassiz, Boston Bar and Hope.

Over 400 people attended throughout the week listening to a story, enjoying a snack and participating in activities designed to target early childhood development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we are going back to the roots of the program goals and including hands-on activities for the kids that encourage developmental growth and promote healthy lifestyles,â&#x20AC;? said Jodi McBride, executive director of Read Right Society.

Story Time in the Park is a barrier-free literacy program that provides supports to families to increase literacy rates and reduce childhood vulnerability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want kids to be engaged and stretched out of their comfort zone in ways they are exposed to social interaction, physical ac-

tivities, and games that build their interpersonal skills around language and emotions,â&#x20AC;? McBride said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are all areas that help prepare children for kindergarten and beyond.â&#x20AC;?

Story Time in the Park began in 2003, when local resident Heather Stewin recognized the need for literacy supports amongst school aged children, and came up with the idea for Story Time in the Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sixty-seven people attended the first Story Time in the Park in 2003, and because of Heatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovation and hard work, today we have a large program that about 500 residents look forward to each year,â&#x20AC;? said McBride.

Story Time in the Park has also partnered with Hope and Area Healthy Communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5-2-1-0 Initiative that promotes five fruits and veggies a day, two or less hours of screen time a day, one hour of physical activity and zero sugar drinks.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Story Time in the Park intends to develop well-rounded families and communities. This [5-2-1-0] is another way we can encourage healthy habits at a young age,â&#x20AC;? said Mikaila Morawski, Story Time in the Park facilitator.

Story Time in the Park includes a free book for each family, a healthy snack and activities for all ages. The program rotates through Fraser-Cascade communities as follows: Mondays, Boston Bar Family Place; Tuesdays, Hope Memorial Park; Wednesdays, Agassiz Centennial Park (July) and Harrison Spirit Square (August).

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Festival of the Arts Ora Barlow, from Pacific Curls, performs under the beach tent at the 36th annual Harrison Festival of the Arts on Sunday afternoon. The festival continues with performances on the beach and in Memorial Hall through Sunday night. Closing the festival on July 20 is button accordion player Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana. Tesi is a legend in Italian, and more broadly, European folk music. For more information, visit www. harrisonfestival. com JESSICA PETERS BLACK PRESS

District of Hope Notice of Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw Take Notice that the Council of the District of Hope proposes to adopt โ District of Hope Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 1353, 2014โ .

The objectives of the Revitalization Tax Exemption Program (RTEP) are to: โ ข encourage new investment in Hopeโ s industrial zones, commercial zones and downtown area; โ ข encouraging new investment in these areas is intended to create economic activity in Hope that will provide jobs for local residents and will provide incentives for new residents to move to Hope; โ ข provide municipal tax relief to property owners who undertake significant development within the revitalization areas.

Industrial Revitalization: there is no minimum building permit value for new construction, and renovations or alterations must have a building permit value in excess of $50,000.

Commercial Revitalization: the building permit value for new construction must be in excess of $400,000, renovations or alterations must have a building permit value in excess of $50,000, and faรงade improvements must be in excess of $10,000.

Downtown Revitalization: the building permit value for new construction must be in excess of $400,000, renovations or alterations must have a building permit value in excess of $20,000, and faรงade improvements must be in excess of $10,000.

The amount of tax exemption for Industrial and Commercial Revitalizations will start at 100% and reduce down to 10% over seven (7) years and a Downtown Revitalization will start at 100% and reduce down to 10% over ten (10) years. Tax exemptions are only provided on the increased assessed value of the land and improvements on the parcel, as determined by BC Assessment.

The time period for all projects must be dated after the effective date of the bylaw and prior to September 30, 2018.

A copy of the proposed bylaw is available for inspection at the Municipal Office, 325 Wallace Street, Hope BC or on the Districtโ s web site at www.hope.ca, under District News.

All inquiries should be forwarded to John Fortoloczky, CAO, jfortolczky@hope.ca or by calling 604-869-5671.

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Band welcomes fishermen to their territory Jessica Peters Black Press

On the north side of the Fraser River, a small crowd gathered to celebrate the beginning of a new venture.

The Cheam First Nation band is opening their arms wide to visitors in their territory — pushing aside past conflicts and animosity with other fishing groups — by opening the Cheam Fishing Village.

Everyone will be welcome.

Everyone can stay and feel at home, said Ernie Victor.

On the south side of the river, almost across from the new campsite area, a bear gently glides into the Fraser for a swim. Everyone moves to catch a sight of the animal, barely visible as he

crosses the water.

“It’s a good sign,” someone says.

“A strong spirit,” says another.

Everyone watches as he lumbers out of the water and across the sandbar, before disappearing behind trees and into the water once again.

They say if you want to find a fishing spot, just watch for bears, Victor says.

But all fisherman who call these reaches of the Fraser River home know that the area is a salmon smorgasbord. Now, they’ll enjoy unfettered access to a boat launch area and a reliable place to set up an RV, picnic tables included.

“People come to our com-

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Ed George, vice president of the BC Wildlife Federation, throws out a ceremonial cast into the Fraser River along with Theresa Fresco from the Fraser Basin Council and Cheam band member Lincoln Douglas.

munity and they get taken care of,” Victor said. “This is taking it another step forward, we are opening our doors, our land, our sacred space.”

Following a traditional welcome song, elder Lin-

coln Douglas joined Ed George, vice-president of the BC Wildlife Federation, and Theresa Fresco from the Fraser Basin Council on the river’s edge. Together, the trio cast out a ceremonial line.

It was a symbol of their new partnership and willingness to work together, a concept that’s also the impetus behind a FBC initiative called Harmony on the Fraser.

For George, the campsite has been a long time coming.

“I’ve been going down here for years (on a boat) and saying I want a campsite right there,” he said. “And here it is.”

He is hoping to come back to fish for real, once the fisheries announces this summer’s opening.

The new campsite includes 45 sites, a fire pit, boat launch, day parking, riverside trails and picnic tables. It’s the newest venture

among the 200 aboriginallyowned businesses in Sto:lo territory.

Staying at the campsite ranges from $25 to $40 a night, and will directly benefit the Cheam First Nation band.

Access to the site is via the eastern Whelpton Road, keeping east on Dyke Road.

A short road has been upgraded to access the newly built campsite.

Cheam has also upgraded its Cheam Trading Post, a wholesale and retail outlet for salmon. It’s also a new place to pick up soft fruits grown in Okanagan Indian Band orchards.

For more information, visit www.cheamfishingvillage.com

Job seeking isn’t easy and takes determination “To build a will of iron, it is essential to

take small, tiny acts in tribute to personal dis-

Community of Hope Church Directory

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN CHURCH OF

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA & National Historic Site CONSECRATED 1861

Invites you to worship

SUNDAYS 10AM

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Welcomes you to

Sunday Worship: 10am

888 Third Ave. THE REV. GAIL NEWELL Rev. Don Gardner www.anglican-hope.ca 604-823-7165 Corner of Park & Fraser St. Anglican Network in Canada Local info: 604-869-1918 604-869-5402

HOPE PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

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Grace Baptist Church

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“Helping people take one step closer to Jesus...”

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HOPE UNITED CHURCH

SATURDAY MORNING Study Hour 9:15 a.m.

Worship Hour 11:00am Prayer Meeting - Tuesday, 7pm

SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am ‘UNITED WE SING’ RETURNS IN THE FALL

Pastor Michael Hope 604-792-8471

590 Third Ave.

Rev. Ryan Knight

can become disheartened quickly and within a couple of weeks start believing there are no jobs out there or that no one is interested in you.

That’s why it’s important to cut yourself some Peter slack. First, Bailey recognize that job seeking isn’t easy and that it takes deter-

mination. In his book “The Unofficial Guide to Finding the Perfect Job,” Robert Orndorff e n c ou r a g e s job seekers to consider three P’s: Perseverance, Plan and Personalize your job search.

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Perseverance means recognizing you are going to face a lot of

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cipline.” – Robin Sharma (The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari) Job searching is tough. You face the ordeal of organizing your resume, letters of reference, cover letters, information interviews, cold calls and constant rejection.

The whole experience can take its toll on you. We see lots of folk at the Hope WorkBC Centre who are overwhelmed.

As a job seeker, you

MONDAY Hope Al-Anon Group: Al-Anon supports friends and families of problem drinkers.

Monday, July 21 8 p.m.

Fraser Canyon Hospital meeting room 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-7078 obfuskat@telus.net

TUESDAY Senior keep fit: This fitness class is designed for seniors, and uses weights and bands for strength training.

Chairs are also used

to support the participant. This class has been ongoing for 15 years. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m.

Golden Ager’s Hall 560 Douglas St. 604-869-8435 jilllast1@gmail.com Tops Meeting: Powerful support group for weight loss and lifelong health. Weigh-in 5:306:50 p.m. Meeting 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22.

Anglican Church Hall 681 Fraser St. 604-869-2204 eyesee55@telus.net

WEDNESDAY Shared Travels: Do you have a hobby or passion you’d like to share? Have you gone on a trek recently?

Bring your photos and stories and enlighten your fellow life travelers. Wednesday, July 23 7 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

THURSDAY Senior’s Coffee and Conversation: Join us for a cup of coffee, tea,

and homemade treats.

You’ll enjoy some interesting and lively conversation. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hope Library. No membership required, just stop on by. Thursday, July 24 10:30 a.m.

Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

FRIDAY Tops Meeting: Powerful support group for weight loss and lifelong health. Weigh-in 8:159:10 a.m. Meeting 9:30-

10:30 a.m. Friday, July 18. Anglican Church Hall 681 Fraser St. 604-869-2140 glenn_barb@telus.net

SUNDAY Happy Knit Group: Join knitters of all ages abilities for a cozy fireside knitting circle. Share patterns and projects, ideas and yarns. Grab your knitting and head to the library. Sunday, July 201:30 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

CONGRATULATIONS

A PASSION FOR CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM

Laurell Morden

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30 AM FREE STORE TUES/THURS 3:00-4:30 PM

You are the winner of two weekend passes, July 18-20 to the 36th Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts.

Northwest Harvest

Pick up your passes at the Festival Office 98 Rockwell Drive, Harrison Hot Springs Open daily during the festival from 9am to 5pm.

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make sure you are taking care of yourself. After you have completed a cold call or informational interview, give yourself a treat. Recognize the effort and selfdiscipline that you have brought to your job search and celebrate in some small way.

It is these small acts in tribute that will build your will of iron.

Peter Bailey is a certified employment councillor and director at Free Rein Associates.

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no’s before you get the job you’re looking for.

2. Plan your job search with a schedule and commitment to keep going.

3. Personalize your approach. You are more than your resume and cover letter. Try to make contacts at places where you would like to work and then connect with them. Show them your resume and talk about a specific role in their organization.

All along the way

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Hope fastball team competes at the provincials Barry Stewart Hope Standard

“We’ve never played a game of fastball in our lives — but we’re going to the provincials!”

That’s about how it went for the U-14 Hope Dodgers, a group of 10 boys who combined their athleticism with good coaching… and almost won a game or two at the playdowns in Surrey last weekend.

“All boys’ teams qualify for the provincials, because the numbers are so low,” said head coach Gerry Dyson on Tuesday. “There were eight teams in the U-14 group.

“Our guys had never even seen a lined field or an umpire before,” said Dyson, chuckling. “But we got so many compliments because they improved so much over the weekend.

“One of the umpires asked if he could speak to the team, because he was so impressed with their play — and on Sunday, a coach from South Surrey asked to speak to the boys.”

The boys had been practicing all spring, but with the bulk of boys turning to hardball in the larger centres, it’s hard to find fastball opponents without putting in a lot of travel.

Dyson said the last time Hope sent a team to the provincials — peewee champions, in fact — was in 2007, the year before Hope Minor Softball took a long break before being resurrected last year.

Dyson, who graduated from the old Hope Secondary in 1970, now lives in Chilliwack. He and his wife Susanne have extensive experience in fastball and they offered to help Hope Minor Softball get back on its feet, sharing their own coaching skills and bringing in other expertise.

“The Dodgers uniforms the boys wore on the weekend were donated by Langley Baseball through George Morneau (father of Justin Morneau, first baseman for the Colorado Rockies),” said Dyson.

“George was one of Susanne’s first coaches and when he came up to Hope in May to do a coaching and player clinic he brought a number of uniforms and baseball gloves to donate to Hope Minor Softball.”

The Hope Dodgers may have been short on real game experience — but the Dysons and assistant coaches Don Wiens and Rob Tiessen had been working with the boys to bring up their skills.

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Marcus James of the Hope U-14 Dodgers unleashes a pitch at the BC boys fastball provincials last weekend in Surrey. This was Hope’s first visit to the provincials since 2007.

One big issue was getting the batters up to pace with the kinds of speeds they’d be seeing in competition.

“Hope Minor Ball has a pitching machine and we knew what speeds we needed, so we set it up for that,” said Dyson. “And Susanne was one of the top pitchers in Canada at one time, so she pitched to them, too.

The boys were really keen.”

With only eight players, the team picked up Devon Higginbottom and Tyson Goglin from the U-12 team. At this age, all 10 players were on the batting rotation, though only nine could play in the field, said Dyson. When Goglin hurt his ankle after the second

game, there were no spares. Marcus James handled most of the pitching duties, with some help from Brandon Pennell and Damon Campbell.

The first three games were forgettable, as the boys learned their way while playing the top teams of the tournament.

Vanessa James said of Saturday’s three games, “They lost 15-5 in the first game but came close with a score of 7-6 against Cloverdale in the second game. We were under a time constraint for that one, otherwise we might’ve had them. We had a 20 minute break then played the same team again. We lost 7-4 that time, but it sure was an exciting game.”

Summer Programs Introduction to Slacklining for Kids and Youth

Friday, July 25 10:00am-11:30am

Bronze Medallion Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 5-14 4:00pm-8:00pm

Red Cross Standard First Aid with CPR ‘C’

Saturday and Sunday, August 9-10 9:00am-5:00pm

Game MVPs from the four round-robin games were Marcus James, Devon Higginbottom, Owen Tunnicliffe and Damon Campbell.

Boston Bar’s Jerome Campbell got the team’s best hit, a triple. He also won the slugging competition, with a hit of 192 feet (58.5 meters) in the air, said the coach.

Kade Hansen, Dawson Pelletier and Creighton Tays rounded out the roster.

Plans for next year?

“The boys were talking with their buddies but it was too late to sign them up,” said Dyson. “We’d like to form a U-14 and a U-16 team next year — and if there’s enough inter-

est, we will run pitching clinics in the winter.” ****** In other softball news, the 21st annual Peters’ Family Memorial 2-Pitch Tournament takes place in Hope July 18-20. The event runs at the C.E. Barry and Sixth Avenue Park fields. Prize money and trophies will be handed out to the first, second and third place teams as well as trophies and prizes for MVPs, allstars, most sportsmanlike players, equipment mangers, most home runs and most runs batted in. For more information, contact Rhonda Bobb at 604-860-9338 or Monica Florence at 604-860-9698.

Outdoor Movie Night “The Labyrinth” Thursday, July 24 9:15pm-10:30pm 6th Avenue Park

For more information, please view our online schedule

1005-6th Ave. • 604-869-2304 “Best Ice in BC” website: www.fvrd.bc.ca • email: leisure@fvrd.bc.ca

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BUSINESS AUTOMOTIVE

Services AUTOMOTIVE

FRASER CANYON Hope Auto Body Ltd. GLASS LTD. Windshield replacements Rock chip repairs All private insurance co.

Certified Automotive Glass Technician 35 yrs exp.

Full Service Glass Shop

DOMESTIC & IMPORTS

604-869-9514 • 531 Corbett St. -

FREE PICK UP & DELIVERY ASK FOR DETAILS.

BUSINESS

• Complete collision & glass services • Courtesy Vehicles • Express repair facility - all insurance company estimates written here

966 6th Avenue, 604 •869 •5244 www.hopeautobody.ca

COMPUTERS

of the week CONSTRUCTION

Precision Exteriors • Roofing • Siding • Windows • Doors & more

Computer Sales & Service

604-869-3456 1-877-7ALLSYS

285B Wallace Street info@allsyscomputers.com

ELECTRICAL • Residential • Rural • Commercial • New Construction • Renovations

Scott Gilbert 604-860-8605 Bonded/Insured Hope, B.C. 94574

SPACE FOR RENT

Your Ad Here!

604-750-8025

call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

“Protecting your inside from the outside”

SPACE FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE Nyda Realty (Hope)

ROBPELLEGRINO.COM

Hey! If this got your attention, then it worked... call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

(Personal Real Estate Corporation)

“Lifetime Hope Area Resident” robp@remax.net 604-869-1290 (Cell Direct) 604-869-2945 (Office) CUTOFF FOR HOPE ADVERTISER IS SOON! CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REALTOR.

ROOFING • Re-Roof • New & Old Roof Inspections • Torch on - metal, laminate shingles, & cedar • We carry WCB & Co. Insurance • Over 20 years experience Ticketed roofer

Rapid Roofing 604.869.7414 or 1.604.312.7081

SPACE FOR RENT

Hey! If this got your attention, then it worked... call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

barclay fletcher contracting ltd.

Renovations & New Construction bÅetchercontracting.com

Cell: 604.869.1686 Fax: 604.869.7605

FLOORING

CANYON CARPETS • Cloverdale Paint Dealer • Blinds • Carpet & Vinyl • Ceramic Tile • Hardwood • Laminates • Free Estimates • Expert Installation

CARPETS FLOORING

LANDSCAPING GLEN TRAUN

LANDSCAPING • Commercial & Residential Yard Maintenance • Hydro Seeding • Brush Chipping

• Gas, Oil & Propane Furnaces • Water Heaters • Class A Gas Fitter

REGISTERED WITH B.C. SAFETY AUTHORITY

LLOYD’S UTILITIES

Got the plumbing blues?

BLUE’S PLUMBING Hope & Area

LICENSED, BONDED, TICKETED & INSURED

TREE SERVICE

UPHOLSTERY

Free Estimates, Fully Insured, Locally Owned & Operated.

604-702-8247

DAVE’S

PLUMBING Licensed Plumber

604.750.0159

• Removals • Toppings • Chipping • Limbing

Integrity Movers

PLUMBING

604-869-1111 604-869-6544

PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES

MOVERS

PLUMBING

Servicing Hope & Area since 1979

PLUMBING & HEATING

call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

604-869-2767

BLINDS

549 Wallace St• 604.869.2727

Hey! If this got your attention, then it worked...

Moving and Delivery Services “We’re not satisfied until you are” NEW TO HOPE 778-896-6414 (CELL)

TILE

PAINT

SPACE FOR RENT

R O GE R S

22 Years Experience

Hey! If this got your attention, then it worked...

WCB Insured.

Contact Jeremy for a FREE ESTIMATE

CONSTRUCTION

• Licenced Gas Fitter & Contractor • Hot Water Tanks • Furnace & Fireplace Service & Repair • Bonded/Insured

FREE ESTIMATES!

604-869-4566 Serving Hope & Area

SPACE FOR RENT

Upholstery Furniture, Windows, Fabric rogersupholstery@telus.net

Hey! If this got your attention, then it worked...

In-home & on-line estimates

call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

604.860.0939

Your source for quality local professionals.

ADVERTISING DEADLINE: Tuesdays at 4:30pm

Call Janice at 604.869.2421 to advertise on the Business Services page.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...............1-8

5

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

33

INFORMATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 115

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...9-57 TRAVEL.............................................61-76

In Loving Memory

CHILDREN ........................................80-98

Sue Shizue Araki

EMPLOYMENT .............................102-198

To those I may have offended, I’m deeply sorry and apologize to the people who were attending a service at the Hope cemetery on Friday, July 11. I honked my horn at the car in front of me and was not paying attention to where I was at the time. I regret the insensitive action and the disruption it may have cause.

The driver of the white van.

Feb. 17, 1930 July 19, 2007

BUSINESS SERVICES...................203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK ......................453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE...........503-587 REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696 RENTALS ......................................703-757 AUTOMOTIVE ..............................804-862 MARINE .......................................903-920

AGREEMENT It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes for typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.

Advertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.

EMPLOYERS SEEKING CANSCRIBE MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION GRADUATES. We can’t meet the demand! Medical Transcription is a great work-from-home career!

Contact us today at: w w w. c a n s c r i b e . c o m .

1.800.466.1535 info@canscribe.com.

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

Atlas Power Sweeping Hiring Drivers WATER TRUCK OPERATORS - require Class 3.

SWEEPER OPERATORS - require air ticket.

Experience is beneficial but we will train. Burnaby based, must be avail for weekends. Good driving record & abstract req’d.

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

Email: jobs@atlasg.net or Fax: 604-294-5988

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS

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PERSONALS

041

Meet singles right now! No paid operators, just real people like you.

Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free.

Call now: 1-800-712-9851

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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FOUND: Girls backpack on July 5 on Olson Ave. Call (604)869-2982

COMING EVENTS

LOST AND FOUND

TRAVEL

21st Century Flea Market. July 20th 10am-3pm.

Croatian Cultural Ctr. 3250 Commercial Dr. Adm $5.

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Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889

Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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OBITUARIES

FOR EVERY FAMILY

Salmon Arm Home Building Centre in beautiful Salmon Arm BC has an immediate opening for experienced Cabinet and Flooring Sales Professional. Looking for a highly motivated, customer service driven, possessing a high degree of knowledge in all aspects of flooring and cabinet sales. Competitive Wage and Benefit package offered. Send resume: david.kroeker@hbcsalmonarm.ca

HOUSEKEEPER Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today

HELP WANTED

Advanced Mobile First Aid & Safety requires 2 Outside Sales Rep / Account Managers. Salary plus commission and bonuses. To apply visit: www.amfas.ca or Email: info@amfas.ca An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.

Don’t Just Visit! Live It! Australia & New Zealand dairy, crop, sheep & beef farm work available for young adults 18-30. Apply now for fall AgriVenture programs.

1-888-5984415. www.agriventure.com.

EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier.

Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com.

Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net.

Only those of interest will be contacted.

TIMESHARE

CANCEL YOUR TIMESHARE. NO Risk Program STOP Mortgage & Maintenance Payments Today.

100% Money Back Guarantee.

FREE Consultation. Call Us NOW. We Can Help! 1-888-356-5248

COPYRIGHT

655 Third Ave. (604)869-5220

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

130

Forever loved, never forgotten.

Love your family

6

needed immediately, permanent, part time bring resume to:

Skagit Motel,

114

Seven years have passed, our hearts still sore, As time rolls on we miss you more, Your welcome smile and pleasant face, No one can fill that vacant place.

HOUSEKEEPER & HANDYMAN

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

Part time, Apply in person

160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Slumberlodge Motel 250 Fort St. Hope

HOUSEKEEPER

Part time or Full time.

Apply in person with resume.

Windsor Motel 778 Third Ave, Hope BC LOCAL Plastic Remanufacturer requires *Plastic sorters *Extruder operators *Forklift operator / Yardperson *Wash Line workers. Call Manu at 604-462-7335 SEEKING MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS TO WORK FROM HOME! We are currently recruiting experienced MTs to work from home. CanScribe graduates preferred. Positions available immediately. Email: mt.recruiter@yahoo.ca.

Commercial Transport & Diesel Engine Mechanics Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star and Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions available in Surrey.

Cummins, Detroit Diesel and MTU engine exp. considered an asset. Factory training provided.

Union Shop - Full Benefits Fax Resume: 604-888-4749 E-mail: ars@cullendiesel.com

HIRING Licensed Plumber/Gasfitter and Licensed Sheetmetal Worker.

Apply with resume pronorthheating@telus.net, fax 250-785-5542

FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT LIFEGUARD (PART-TIME) Competition #2014-20

The Fraser Valley Regional District is inviting applications from qualified candidates to fill the Part-Time position of Lifeguard at the Dan Sharrers Aquatic Centre at the Recreation, Culture and Airpark Services centre in Hope, BC. Part-time Lifeguards must be available for shifts from up to four (4) hours to eight (8) hours in duration anytime between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., and/or split shifts and temporary shifts, inclusive of evenings, weekends and some holidays. Some travel may be required.

The incumbent is responsible for maintaining order and discipline at the indoor pool or other offsite locations as required. A Lifeguard follows applicable safety procedures to ensure the protection of customers, staff and facilities, and performs tasks assigned relating to the operation and maintenance of the aquatic facility. We require someone who has good communication and public relation skills and enjoys interacting with children, and is able to effectively deal with disruptive behaviour.

Must be at least 16 years of age and have the following required qualifications: • Must possess current National Lifeguard Service certification.

• Must possess current CPR level ‘C’ certification The preferred candidate will also possess the Red Cross Water Safety (WSI) Certification in order to fulfil instruction/ programming commitments. Where a Lifeguard possesses this additional certification there may be opportunities for a Lifeguard to also provide instruction in a different job classification.

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The start rate for this part time Union position is $15.91 per hour plus 10.6% in lieu of benefits. Upon successful completion of the required probationary period the wage will increase to $17.68 per hour plus either 10.6% in lieu of benefits, or if eligible, participation in the benefit program. Shift differential and overtime are paid where applicable as per the Collective Agreement. Those who are qualified and are instructing lessons will be paid the Swimming Instructor rate.

Advertise across the Lower Mainland in the 15 best-read community newspapers.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit a detailed resume, along with a cover letter, indicating how you meet the qualifications. Please quote Competition #2014-20 and send, in confidence, by 4:30 p.m. on July 28, 2014 to:

ON THE WEB:

jobs@fvrd.bc.ca or mail to: Human Resources Department Fraser Valley Regional District 45950 Cheam Avenue Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6

bcclassified.com wills www.simpsonnotaries.com CHILLIWACK

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or fax confidentially to: 604-702-5461 HOPE

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GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

All Cash-Retire in Just 3 Years.

Protected Territories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629. Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

HEAVY DUTY TRUCK/ TRAILER MECHANICS K-Line Trailers is a custom transport trailer manufacturer in Langley, BC. We seek long-term, F/T, qualified Truck-Trailer mechanics to repair, maintain, inspect and certify trucks and trailers. Must have appropriate hand tools, be a solid self-starter but great in a team setting. MVI/CVI required, Class 1 drivers an asset.

• Highly Competitive Wages • Health, Dental, RRSP Benefits that grow with long-term employment Please email resume: employment@klinetrailers.com

PERSONAL SERVICES 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

MIND BODY SPIRIT

CHANEL SPA Top Quality Services...

604-746-6777

2459 McCallum Rd. Abby.

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Are You $10K Or More In Debt?

DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800351-1783 DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

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ELECTRICAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

Unfiled Tax Returns? Unreported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties. Call a Tax Attorney First!

855-668-8089 (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 239

CANYON CARPETS, 549 Wallace St., Hope. For all your floor covering needs! Call 604-869-2727

LLOYD’S UTILITIES, gas, oil & propane furnaces, class A gas fitter.

(604)869-1111 or (604)869-6544

BLUE’S PLUMBING, got the plumbing blues? reno’s, service work, hot water tanks. Call (604)750-0159

287

DAVE’S PLUMBING, licensed, insured, gas fitter, for all your plumbing needs. Call (604)869-4566

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

300

TRADES, TECHNICAL

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MOVING & STORAGE

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs - Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available online only @ Ace Hardware & The Home Depot

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER, 8000 BTU, brand new in the box $225. BAR-B-QUE, beautiful as new w/cover, was $550 now $299.

Must see. Call (604)869-9411

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

“

ABOVE THE REST “ Interior & Exterior Unbeatable Prices & Professional Crew.

• Free Est. • Written Guarantee • No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB

778-997-9582

Enthusiasts!

374

TREE SERVICES

PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES, Removals, Toppings. Free estimates & Fully Insured. Call 604-702-8247

377

Be part of building British Columbia & Alberta’s landmark projects!

REAL ESTATE 627

387

Our Residential & City infrastructure could not be built without YOU! www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 10yrs

Contact us with your interest/resume:

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

332

PAVING/SEAL COATING

ASPHALT PAVING • Brick Driveways • Retaining Walls • Foundation Repairs • Sealcoating 604-618-2304

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC

UPHOLSTERY

• All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

ROGER’S UPHOLSTERY, furniture, windows, fabric, in-home & online estimates. Call 604-860-0939

Come grow with us!

551

GARAGE SALES

HOPE

551

GARAGE SALES

SILVER CREEK

516 Yale St Sat., July 19 8 am - noon vintage items, home decor, some men’s stuff

20055 Cypress St Sat., July 19 8 am - noon

KAWKAWA LAKE

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

INTEGRITY MOVERS, moving & delivery services, New to Hope.

Call(604)860-5277or(778)896-6414

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

(778)378-6683

careers@lmsgroup.ca OR Fax: 604.572.6139 Quote: “LMS-July2014” in the subject line.

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

2 LARGE DOG houses, $40 for one the other for $50, 2 large pet carriers $30 each. Call (604)869-2112

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca

Check us out: www.lmsgroup.ca and Facebook

WASHER & DRYER, deluxe HD, white, works good, very clean. $125 Call (604)869-9411

560

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CALL 604-869-2421 - BOOKING DEADLINE IS TUESDAY AT 4:30PM

UNDER $200

CHERRY JUBILEE Sour Cherries 2014 HARVEST SEASON July 16 - July 27 (Closed July 20th) 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.

2017 - 272nd Street, Aldergrove Place Your Order: 604-856-5844

KENLIN ELECTRIC, residential, rural, commercial, new construction, reno’s. Call (604)860-8605

REINFORCING STEEL OR POST TENSIONING INSTALLER

PATIO COLUMN fireplace, propane, great for your outdoor space, brand new,$60. Call (604)869-9411

542

ELECTRICAL

Calling all

CLASSIC TECHNICS RECEIVER, mod.SA-300, 70 watts, total power works good. $50 Call(604)869-9411

524

CONTRACTORS

TRADES, TECHNICAL

UNDER $100

.A East West Roofing & Siding Co. Repairs, new roofs, torching, gutter services. 10% off. 604-783-6437

BARCLAY FLETCHER CONTRACTING, complete home reno’s, additions & more. (604)869-1686

160

523

includes signs, stickers, balloons & sales tips!

SMALL ROUND TABLE, 24” mosaic tile look & 2 chairs w/ pads, as new $40. Call (604)869-9411

LANDSCAPING

GLEN TRAUN LANDSCAPING, Commercial & Residential yard maintenance. Call 604-869-2767

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PATIO/KITCHEN SET, rattan table, 36”sq glass top w/ 2 arm chairs, good cond $75. Call(604)869-9411

PRECISION EXTERIORS, roofing, siding, windows, doors and more.

WCB insured. Call (604)750-8025

.

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ADVERTISE YOUR GARAGE SALE: $13.42 +TAX

Specializing in reasonably priced SMALL BREED puppies. 604300-1450. trugoalpuppies.com

ALLSYS COMPUTERS, new computer sales & service. 604-8693456 or info@allsyscomputers.com

260

It’s Garage Sale Time!

PETS

284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

COMPUTER SERVICES

245

477

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928 Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

PETS

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

275

PLUMBING

Plumbing Services - Hvac Gas Fitting & Electrical. C & C Electrical Mechanical 604-475-7077

PERSONAL SERVICES 173

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

WINDOWS

FRASER CANYON GLASS, for all your glass repairs, windshields domestic & imports. (604)869-9514

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS

PETS

Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcel at $390,000

477

PETS

BLACK LABS M&F reg’d purebred, 6/months, good temperament, Shots. $800. Call 604-377-0820 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com Pure bread CAIRN TERRIER Pups Shots, dewormed. $650. House pets. 778-588-1051,604-859-1724

FROM $140,000 1-250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com ~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~

630

LOTS

2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. Designed and ready to build.

Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below assessed value. 250-317-2807.

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS HOPE, Needs work, 1 bedroom mobile home, $500, 2 bedroom mobile home, $5000. In senior’s community. Call Gordon (604)240-3464

65395 Skylark Dr. Sat., July 19 8:30 am - 3:00 pm household items

ANSWERS FOR JULY 10 CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Thursday, July 17, 2014, Hope Standard A19 REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

750

SUITES, LOWER

HOPE, Large, bright & updated 1 bdrm suite in house near Kawkawa lake. Private entrance, shared laundry. Utilities incl. Ref. req. Avail. now. No pets. $650/mon. + deposit.

Call 604-217-5358

752 New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $94,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $69,988. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

TRANSPORTATION 812

818

TOWNHOUSES

845

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly &

851

809 APARTMENT/CONDO

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

HOPE, 2 bdrm apt., adult oriented complex, 4 appliances, newly reno’d, electric heat, N/S, N/P. (604)869-9402 or 604-869-1432

838

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1989 Taurus 5th wheel, 27.5ft, good cond. View at Emery Creek, $3500 obo, 778-558-4171

HOPE

3 bedroom townhouse, 5 appl., soundproof, radiant heat, blinds, fenced yard, patio, 658 Coquihalla St., sunny side of town, N/S, no pets, D/D, Ref’s req.

Avail now.

Call (604)869-6599

713

COTTAGES

2009 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED V6, 3.5L, 4/dr, 4WD, 5spd, 83K. Pyrite colour, leather int, satellite radio, Bluetooth, a/c, pwr sunroof, heated front seats, rear fold-down seat, push button/smart key.

One owner, non-smoker.

LOADED! Exc Cond! $19,950 604-338-4114

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HOPE. 1030-3rd Ave-Hope 1 bedroom cabin available with fridge + stove located at the Coqihalla Courts for $650.00 a month includes hydro. Pets negotiable.

Please call Ross Fullbrook Royal LePage Property Management 604792-0077.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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TRUCKS & VANS

1999 CHEVY 4X4 S10, vortex engine, extra cab, 80K km, $3000 firm. Call (604)869-9832

Agassiz, 2 bdrm mobile home, 10 miles E at Ruby Creek. F/p, $700/m +util. avail now. Rolf (604)823-4710 HOPE, 2 vacant pads for rent in senior’s community. First 3 months free pad rent.

Call Gordon 604-240-3464

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HOMES FOR RENT

HOPE, 2 bdrm house in Silver Creek, $750/month incl. electricity.

Call 1-604-525-1883.

HOPE

2 bedroom home plus den, and a 2 bedroom 2 bath with addition in seniors community.

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OVER A THOUSAND VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM

WEEKLY SPECIALS JULY 19-JULY 25, 2014

COMPUTERS - ECM .................................... $17.95 WIPER MOTORS.......................................... $14.95 WINDOW MOTORS .................................... $14.95 COMPOSITE HEADLIGHTS ........................ $27.95 FWD AXLES - 447-1 ..................................... $19.95 TRUNK LIDS - BARE ................................... $25.95 REAR HATCH ASSYS .................................. $65.95 HOODS .......................................................... $40.95 FENDERS ...................................................... $20.95 CAR DOORS.................................................. $34.95 TRK VAN SUV DOORS ................................ $44.95 ANY PLAIN STEEL WHEEL .......................... $7.95 ALL BUCKET SEATS - MANUAL ............... $19.95 ALL BENCH SEATS...................................... $24.95 Now That’s a Deal!

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Call Gordon 604-240-3464 HOPE, 3 bdrm split level, close to schools, sunny side, no dogs, N/S, $1100 + D/D. Avail Aug 1st. Call 604-863-0048

2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2 dr, auto, a/c, power lock.

ST#564 $2,495.

2001 DODGE CARAVAN 7 psgr, loaded. ST#534 $2,900.

2007 DODGE CARAVAN 7 psgr, auto, fully loaded. Only this week! STK#546, $3,900.

2002 HONDA CIVIC Fully loaded, Aircared, auto, ST#547 $4,900.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. 4 dr sedan, auto, a/c, ST#594. $4,900.

2006 SATURN ION 4 dr, auto, Aircared. ST#389. $5,500.

2006 PONTIAC MONTANA 7 passenger, auto, loaded STK#554. $5,900.

2004 FORD EXPLORER 4 door, 4X4, auto, 7 passenger, fully loaded, ST#470 $6,900.

2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD, 4 dr, auto, only 140km, ST#371. $8,900 2009 DODGE AVENGER, 4dr fully loaded. ST#532. $8,900.

2012 MAZDA 3, 4 dr, auto, sunroof, fully loaded, ST#570 $12,900.

2008 CHEV 1500 LT. Crew cab, 4 X 4, auto, short box, fully loaded. ST#600. $16,900.

2009 FORD F150. Super crew 4dr, auto, 4 X 4, loaded.

ST#492. $16,900.

2003 FORD FOCUS 4 dr, auto, Aircared, ST#545, $3,900.

2007 FORD FUSION 4 door auto, loaded, A/cared, ST#321 $6,900 2002 FORD EXPLORER 4X4, auto, full load. ST#585 $5,900.

2007 DODGE Caravan 7 psgr, Aircared, ST#524 $5,900.

2003 HONDA Accord 4 dr, full load, 5 spd. STK#588 $6,900.

2003 HONDA ACCORD 2 dr, auto, full load, ST#586 $6,900.

2007 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 psgr, leather, runs good, ST#424. $10,900.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 dr sedan, loaded. No trade.

ST#504. $10,900.

2006 FORD F350 XLT quad cab, 4X4, auto, diesel, only 156K ST#17. $12,900.

2010 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, loaded, 7 psgr. ST#428. $13,900.

2007 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4X4, auto, short box only 162K. ST#126. $14,900.

2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab, diesel, 4 X 4, auto short box. ST#275. $16,900.

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HOPE, Silver Hope Mobile Park.

Cabin, Mobile homes, and R/V pads for monthly rentals, cable included.

Call (604)869-1203 or (604)860-0652

TRUCKS & VANS

30255 Cedar Lane DL# 31038 604-855-0666

Sport Sedan, V6, Loaded, no accidents, New tires, A1

condition & only $5950.00 Call: 604-855-4103

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604-526-7478

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1LS/1LT (1SA/MH8), 2014 Chevrolet Equinox LS FWD (1SA), 2014 Chevrolet Trax LS FWD (1SA) equipped as described. Freight ($1,600) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. See dealer for details. *Offer available to retail customers in Canada between June 3, 2014 and July 31, 2014.

Applies to new 2014 Chevrolet models, 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD Pickups and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban models, excluding Chevrolet Corvette, at participating dealers in Canada. Employee price excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer administration fee, fees associated with filing at movable property registry/PPSA fees, duties, and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. ≠0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank or RBC Royal Bank for 36/60/84 months on new or demonstrator 2014 Sonic, Malibu/Equinox, Camaro (excl Z28)/ Cruze (excl Diesel). Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $278/$167/$119 for 36/60/84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. 0% financing offer is unconditionally interest-free. ‡0.9%/2.9%/0.9% for 48 month lease available on all 2014 Cruze (excl Diesel)/2014 Equinox/2014 Trax based on approved credit

by GM Financial. Tax, license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, and optional equipment extra. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. Example: 2014 Cruze 1LT/2014 Equinox LS FWD/2014 Trax LS FWD lease pricing including Freight and Air Tax is $19,679/$25,801/$19,436 at 0.9%/2.9%/0.9% APR, with $600/$2,600/$2,300 down payment, bi-weekly payments are $99/$139/$99 for 48 months. Total obligation is $10,913/$17,241/$12,608, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $9,284/$10,669/$7,306. ‡‡0% for 36 month lease available on 2014 Cruze (excl. Diesel) , Sonic, Malibu, Impala, Trax, or Encore based on approved credit by GM Financial. Tax, license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, and optional equipment extra. ¥$1,500/$500 manufacturer to dealer lease cash available on 2014 Cruze LT/Equinox LS and has been applied to the offer. †$500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit has been applied to the purchase, finance and lease offers, and is applicable to retail customers only. An additional $1,350 manufacturer to dealer cash delivery credit has been applied to the cash purchase offer. Other credits available on select models. Offer ends July 31, 2014. >Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. *^U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. XComparison based on 2013 Polk segmentation: Compact SUV and latest competitive data available and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ++Comparison based on 2013 Polk segmentation: Compact SUV and latest competitive data available and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After complimentary trial period, an active OnStar service plan is required. <>Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded all Equinox models the 2014 Top Safety Pick Award. Equinox LTZ model awarded the 2014 Top Safety Pick + Award. ^Whichever comes first. See dealer for details. ^^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ><$750 credit available to 2014 Cruze 1LS and has been applied to offer. See dealer for details. ††Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,500 credit available on eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet car, SUV or crossover and 2015MY Chevrolet HD, Suburban and Tahoe models delivered in Canada between July 1, 2014 and July 31, 2014. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required).

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A20 Hope Standard Thursday, July 17, 2014

SUMMER BONUS: ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP TO $1,500††

EMPLOYEE

PRICING

YOU PAY WHAT WE PAY ON 2014 MODELS excludes Corvette

2014 CRUZE

15,995

>< OFFER INCLUDES $750 CASH CREDIT , FREIGHT & PDI

SAFETY, EFFECIENCY AND INNOVATION ALL ROLLED INTO ONE:

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19,436

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• Extended Warranty Repairs • Factory Trained Technicians • Free Shuttle & Courtesy Cars

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$

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