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Jennifer Feinberg The Progress Sharon Gaetz was given the nod for a fourth term as chair of the Fraser Valley Regional District. “I am energized by the accomplishments the FVRD has achieved over the past few years, and will continue to push forward with our regional interests to the province,” said Gaetz in a release. She was re-appointed Sharon Gaetz in unanimous vote at the inaugural FVRD meeting last Wednesday. As FVRD chair Gaetz will be joined by Abbotsford Coun. Patricia Ross in the role as vice chair again. Abbotsford Mayor Henri Braun, and Chilliwack Coun. Jason Lum will be chair and acting chair respectively of the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District Board. Gaetz has led the charge in trying to protect the regional airshed in opposing the Waste-to-Energy plan. “We are thrilled with the progress made in protecting our airshed, and look forward to working with Metro Vancouver to find positive, green alternatives to their plans to build a garbage incinerator,” she said. Governed by a 23-member board, the FVRD serves to build prosperous, sustainable communities across the valley, with than 100 local, regional and subregional services provided to more than 280,000 residents in six municipalities and eight electoral areas.. jfeinberg@theprogress.com twitter.com/chwkjourno

Joe Massie and two-year-old son Isaiah wave to some painted horses while riding the Christmas train at Minter Country Garden on Wednesday. That day, part proceeds from train ticket sales went towards Chilliwack Community Services. Also that week, proceeds went to the Salvation Army food bank and Chilliwack Hospice Society. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

B.C.-only wines to come to some grocery stores Jeff Nagel Black Press The province’s latest liquor reform will make it easier for wine stores to relocate into grocery stores – provided they offer only B.C. wines – but there’s no sign the government is rethinking its change to wholesale wine pricing that will sharply drive up the price of more expensive bottles. Friday’s announcement by Justice Minister Suzanne Anton

in Langley at Chaberton Estate Winery is being hailed by B.C. wineries because some supermarkets that can begin selling wine come April will be barred from stocking foreign wines. Under the change, existing VQA and independent wine stores can relocate or transfer their licence to an eligible grocery store as long as 100 per cent B.C. wine is sold. Those licence transfers won’t be limited by a rule that disallows new outlets if there’s an existing one

within one kilometre. Liquor policy reform leader John Yap called it a “winning combination” to allow grocery shoppers to also buy B.C. wine and support the local industry. “The B.C. wine industry is entering into a new era of winemaking,” added Chaberton co-owner Eugene Kwan. Anton said a limited number of new licences – she would not specify how many – will be made available for the new store-within-a-store

model featuring only B.C. wines. Shoppers in those stores will have to pay for their wines separately from groceries at designated registers staffed by authorized employees who are at least 19. The extra licences will mean more competition for private wine stores that have already been critical of some of the province’s liquor reforms. Vancouver lawyer Mark Hicken, Continued: WINE/ p23

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PST hike for transit may push shoppers east Jeff Nagel Black Press A 0.5 per cent additional sales tax levied just in Metro Vancouver would spur more consumers to shop outside the region, raising questions over how the proposed tax will be implemented. So-called “leakage” of spending east to the Fraser Valley or south to the U.S. is a concern, Metro mayors admit, and is likely to be most acute for businesses in areas close to the TransLink boundaries – Langley, Maple Ridge and South Surrey. “One group that should be in favour is the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce,” said

Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “They should be popping champagne corks right now. The Bellingham Chamber of Commerce should be over the moon.” The proposed tax will go to a regional referendum in the spring if the province consents. Metro board chair Greg Moore questions how many residents would spend 30 minutes extra in traffic to save $5 on a $1,000 new TV. But the extra half point PST would add $175 to the cost of a $35,000 car and New Car Dealers Association of B.C. president Blair Qualey says that could be enough

to push some business out of the region. “Even a half point can make a difference competitively if you’re on one side of the line or not,” he said. “People will drive down to the U.S. to save $3 on a brick of cheese or carton of milk.” He said the PST hike, if approved, would be a particular blow to several new luxury car dealerships that have just been built in Langley by dealers unaware such a tax was coming. Qualey also wonders if the tax would will be tacked on to the private vehicle sales tax on used cars. He’d like vehicle purchases to be exempted altogether from any

new sales tax for transit and will raise that with the province. “The devil’s in the details and we don’t know whether it’s well thought out or sound or anything at this point,” he said, adding car dealers haven’t been consulted. Mayors council chair Richard Walton said a blanket exemption for vehicles is one option that may be considered. Alternatively, he said, Metro Vancouverites might be charged the new tax on vehicles based on their residency, forcing them to pay the extra half point even if they buy in the Fraser Valley. “That’s up for the province to decide,” Walton said.

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Transportation Minister Todd Stone said leakage is a concern for businesses in areas such as Langley, adding the province needs to consider how to address those concerns. “There will be impacts no matter which source you go with,” Stone said. The tax would make Metro Vancouver the first region in Canada where residents pay more sales tax than the rest of their province. But other differential taxes in the region already distort business. Most notorious is the 17 cent a Continued: SHOPPERS/ p4

RCMP officer to stand trial on multiple gun charges Sheila Reynolds Black Press

Dozens of volunteers fill some of the hundreds of Christmas hampers at the Salvation Army on Brooks Avenue on Tuesday. That day, nearly 100 volunteers put together 1,400 hampers. Including the 238 additional families who have been sponsored through the Sally Ann’s Adopt-A-Family program, nearly 1,650 Chilliwack families will be receiving Christmas hampers this year. On Monday, Wisbey Veggies donated two five-ton trucks of produce which included carrots, squash, beets, leeks, potatoes, turnips, and cabbages. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

Chilliwack urged to ‘Wrap It Up Red’ This holiday season Canadian Blood Services is inviting all Canadians to show their support for hospital patients and blood donors by participating in the Wrap It Up Red Holiday Campaign. Across the country, Canadian Blood Services is rallying Canadians to wrap their com-

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A Surrey RCMP officer charged with numerous firearm offences that allegedly took place in Chilliwack in 2010 has been ordered to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court. Const. David Matthew Clarke was in Surrey Provincial Court early this week for a preliminary hearing of evidence, which concluded Dec. 17. He was initially charged with 15 offences, but has been ordered to stand trial on 12 of them. The charges include breach of trust by a RCMP Const. David public officer, Clarke outside Provincial possession of Court last week. The stolen property, police officer has been three counts of ordered to stand trial for unauthorized multiple offences he’s possession of a accused of committing firearm, three in Chilliwack. of knowingly EVAN SEAL/ BLACK PRESS possessing a firearm without a licence, two of possessing a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, and two counts of knowingly possessing a prohibited weapon without a licence. The charges relate to offences that allegedly occurred in Chilliwack. The case will now be heard in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. A trial date has yet to be set. When Clarke was charged four years ago, Surrey’s then-Chief Supt. Fraser MacRae said such situations “are very rare” but taken very seriously. Clarke’s next court date is Jan. 8.

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because existing PST exemptions – including food, shelter, kids’ clothes and medicine – would also apply on the sales tax increase for transit. The typical Metro Vancouver home already pay $250 a year in property tax to TransLink, on top of municipal property taxes, and mayors refuse to rely more heavily on that source. They do still aim to pursue a road pricing system over the longer term that would reform the current practice of tolling one new bridge at a time. The PST increase would, if approved by voters, take effect around April 2016. The referendum requires a 50 per cent plus one majority across the region to pass.

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A blue ribbon panel on crime reduction has urged the province to concentrate even more on the few prolific offenders who commit most offences and expand drug addiction treatment and services for the mentally ill. Chair ed by Abbotsford South MLA and criminologist Darryl Plecas, the panel appointed by Justice Minister Suzanne Anton also urges the province to appoint a senior crime fighting leader to get different agencies to work better together. The province has already passed legislation that will allow it to force holdout municipalities to join specialized policing teams, such as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. The panel report said lack of access for drug and alcohol addiction treatment was “a major issue” it heard across the province, and was told that in Port Hardy, for example, 500 people needed treatment but there were only six treatment beds. “The lack of funding for abstinence-based and other recovery support programs was described as a serious issue everywhere and as one of the main reasons for the high rates of recidivism observed across the province amongst offenders suffering from substance abuse disorder.” The report recommends spending more money on drug addiction treatment and mental health services, citing estimates that every dollar spent curing addiction cuts drug related-crime and justice costs by up to $7, and

Anton said one new step under consideration is a regional integrated community safety partnership pilot project that would bring together various agencies to refocus resources, but where and how it might unfold is to be determined. She also pledged to expand job training for offenders to help them return to society. SFU criminologist Rob Gordon called expanded use of wraparound ser vices to help offenders re-enter society a “sensible approach.” But he said the report had few surprises and mainly recommended “more of the same” – including more use of integrated police teams rather than any more radical police service reform. “It still does not address the hot spot areas where crime has been a major problem, the most obvious one being Surrey,” Gordon said.

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As the clock ticks down to Christmas Eve, it is all too easy to get caught up in the panicked race to create the perfect holiday. Bombarded by imagery of idyllic homes and happy families, we sometimes lose ourselves in a pursuit that’s always going to be a little out of reach. And while there’s nothing wrong with trying to make the holidays memorable for us and our loved ones, perfection is a mighty high pillar to climb. Sure, there are those who smugly finished their shopping in November; whose packages and cards have long since been delivered. But most of us mortals lack that organizational gene. We’re the ones still looking for that one last item – the one we thought we’d taken care of, but only now realize we hadn’t. We’re there among the throngs, fear in our eyes as we scan the empty toy shelves for an item that mysteriously appeared on a new letter to Santa. But Christmas isn’t about perfection. Certainly the first Christmas was hardly ideal; the accommodations were a little rough and the timing could have been better. Since then, there have been more than a few holiday disasters – holidays with the wrong presents bought, dinners over cooked, and decorations lost and left unhung. And yet there were likely still smiles, still stories to tell and memories to keep. Think back to your most memorable Christmas and it likely wasn’t the one where nothing went wrong. It was the one where everything felt right – a special moment, a shared laugh, a quiet hug. Yes, Christmas can be chaotic. But it’s up to us to slow it down and remember its true message of kindness and compassion. Have a happy Christmas. ~ Greg Knill, Chilliwack Progress

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Climate talks end 2014 in disarray VICTORIA – In case you missed the outcome of the latest United Nations climate change conference in Lima, Peru, it was another costly, embarrassing failure. This one is likely to be remembered mostly for a staggeringly stupid stunt by Greenpeace employees, who were threatened with prosecution for defacing the Nazca Lines, a world heritage site in the Peruvian desert. These vast 1,500-year-old petroglyphs, visible from space, are among the great mysteries of archaeology. “Time for a change!” blared huge yellow letters dragged across the sacred site by paid protesters trampling the delicate terrain. I’ll say it’s time for a change, starting with scratching Greenpeace off your Christmas card list. Earlier there was the spectacle of Canada’s national media, reflexively denouncing Ottawa’s supposed inaction on greenhouse

gases after U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a surprise climate agreement with China in advance of Peru. “Over to you, Mr. Prime Minister,” chirped CBC anchor Wendy Mesley, joining other TV networks in falsely portraying the U.S. deal as a breakTom through. This non-bindFLETCHER ing gesture soon produced many cartoons, one of which shows Obama stripped to his underwear in a poker game with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is surrounded by a pile of chips and an American flag. The U.S.-China announcement served as a preview of Peru, where developing countries would again refuse any substantive restrictions

on their fuel use. China graciously agreed to continue ramping up its world-leading greenhouse gas emissions until 2030, while lameduck Obama pretended he could commit the U.S. to further reductions. Between them, the U.S. and China account for about half of global human-caused carbon emissions. Due mostly to the surge from China and India, Canada’s share has fallen from two per cent to 1.5, which should help put all those “tar sands” protests into perspective. Days later, Environment Canada released its latest national emission statistics, an event ignored by most media. “Between 2005 and 2012, total Canadian GHG emissions decreased by 5.1 per cent, while the economy grew by 10.6 per cent over the same period,” the report states. B.C. Environment Minister

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prices fell. I’m still receiving criticism for a recent column in which I declared myself an “agnostic” on humancaused global warming. Agnostic means searcher, and my search has continued for real signs of climate change and its potential causes. Our glaciers are receding, no question, but the current trend started around the 1850s, when a sport utility vehicle had one horsepower in leather harness and B.C. was about to be declared a British colony. But amid the noise, there is serious evidence being put forward that our province is undergoing a climate shift with major consequences. And there are calls for action. I’ll discuss that next week. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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With so many prompts around that remind us to be grateful, this is an opportune time to focus our gratitude onto one of the great benefits of living in Chilliwack, the Promontory parks and trails. As residential development was happening in my community of Promontory Heights, city staff and developers partnered to deliver a system of new parks and trails network. We now have an excellent trail system that enable you to walk/hike from the valley floor through our community and end up at a great view spot on Mt. Thom. Whether it is for pure exercise (very steep climbs and stairways), for a challenging hike to viewpoints, or just for a

leisurely stroll through nature and along streams, people of all ages and fitness levels can be seen making good use of our local treasure. In the early stages of Promontory building development, two surveys were conducted by the residents association to determine what was valued and should be preserved. The outcome was a Parks and Trails strategy that was developed in 1998 as a partnership project with Real Estate Foundation of BC, the City, and UCFV. Now 16 years later we have come a long way to achieving the vision of having public spaces that “enhance community character, and contribute to livability

of community.” By no means did we achieve all the possible options that were presented in the Strategy. Certain identified opportunities for more parks and connecting trails have been missed. But in a number of cases more was achieved than planned. An example of this is the recently constructed new trail network on our cherished Western Ridge. So this is the season to pause during your walk along one of our Promontory trails and say a big thanks to the city staff and developers for their part in helping Promontory reach much of the original vision! Good job!

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It’s based on the realization that whether for services provided by local, provincial or federal governments, most voters and elected leaders have long recognized that it’s the voting taxpayer who, over time, determines both government funding levels and program priorities. Unanswered questions include: Will this aboriginal “parallel state” acknowledge a responsibility to – within its anticipated capability – participate as a fully functional entity within our national federation? Will it fund a portion of the many provincial and federal government services it now receives? Will it commit to creating and fund-

ing its self-determined unique government service programs? Historical antipathy between First Nation, local, provincial and federal agencies indicates a need for strong but flexible leadership at all four governmental levels. In seeking a comprehensive governmental rebalancing, we’ll hopefully avoid historically based emotional rhetoric supporting retributive rationale if we’re to minimize costly, confrontational negotiations. In B.C., our oftenenvied Canadian cultural mosaic is at risk of becoming a dysfunctional and tattered societal quilt.

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tics who have some scientific knowledge tend to be hesitant about making absolute statements about future climate trends and their economic effects, while the warmists respond with passionate certainty backed up with an air of moral superiority. I get blank stares when I point

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Wrath released their first studio album, September Bowl of Green just a year later. Their 1987 album, Treehouse was produced by Tom Cochrane and featured the hit single, “Peace

Kevin Kane of the Grapes of Wrath and Bryan Potvin of The Northern Pikes will be at Bozzini’s on Tuesday Dec. 30

of Mind”. In 1989, they released their most commercially successful album, Now and Again which spawned their biggest hit single, “All The Things I Wasn’t”. The group’s 1991 album, These Days featured their highest-charting singles, “I Am Here” and “You May Be Right”. As well as old favourites from their back catalogues, Potvin will also be drawing heavily from his justreleased debut solo album, Heartbledwhite while Kane will be performing several of tunes from last year’s Grapes comeback, High Road, and may slip in a song or two from his next solo project. Bryan Potvin and Kevin Kane, at Bozzini’s on Tuesday Dec. 30. Early show at 6 p.m. Late show at 9:30 p.m. Doors open 90 minutes before each show. Tickets $22/$25 at Bozzini’s or call 604-792- 0744.

The Harrison Festival Society will receive multi-year funding of $114,000 over the next two years through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund for the Harrison Festival of the Arts and the Season of Performing Arts. Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Mark Strahl, made the announcement Friday on behalf of the Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. This funding will help support community engagement and programming for two annual offerings: the Harrison Festival of the Arts, a crossdisciplinary and family-friendly festival that celebrates music and visual and literary arts; and the Season of Performing Arts, a series of performing arts events that showcases talent from home and abroad, with particular focus on area musicians. “The Harrison Festival Society provides our community with access to a variety of professional musical, artistic and cultural experiences,” said Strahl. “The Festival especially has been a mainstay of summer and has been enjoyed across generations in the Fraser Valley. I am pleased that this investment will continue to support the important cultural and artistic programming of both initiatives.” Andy Hillhouse, executive and artistic director of the Harrison Festival Society, welcomed the news. “The Harrison Festival, now in its 37th year, presents culturally diverse concerts, both free access and ticketed, as well as literary, visual arts, theatrical and children’s programming,” he said. “Canadian Heritage funding plays a major role in allowing us to bring in highquality national and international performers to our area, making the Festival the premier summer cultural event in this part of the Fraser Valley.” The 37th annual Harrison Festival of the Arts will take place from July 11 to 19, 2015. The Season of Performing Arts, offered each year from September to April, consists of 10 to 12 shows featuring local, national and international performers.

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Make Your New Year’s Resolution Come True New Year’s resolutions provide a perfect opportunity to set positive goals for the year to come. Old habits can be hard to break, which can make it difficult for men & women to stay committed to their New Year’s resolutions. But a new year marks a new chapter, and the following are some ways you can ensure this year’s resolutions don’t go unresolved. • Be specific. A resolution that’s too general may ultimately prove ineffective. For example, if you resolve to lose weight this year, you probably hope to lose a substantial amount of weight over the next 12 months, as opposed to just one or two pounds. If you set specific & periodic goals, such as lose one to two pounds by the end of January, as part of your resolution, then you are building in some measuring sticks along the way, and meeting those measuring sticks can motivate you to stay on course & realize your resolution by year’s end. • Don’t go overboard. If you traditionally find resolutions hard to live up to, then stick to a single resolution this year. This allows you to focus your efforts more effectively & ensures you won’t be overburdened, which could negatively impact your ability to realize your resolutions. • Use technology. Saving more money is a popular New Year’s resolution, and now men & women looking to save more can employ technology to help them realize

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News B.C. wines coming to some grocery stores WINE from Front who acts for the wine industry, predicts there will be “no takers” on wine stores relocating under the new B.C.-only model because they would lose most of their international product lines. Hicken said the B.C.-only rule may violate Canada’s international trade agreements. A major concern for both wine stores and many B.C. restaurants is the change unveiled recently to the province’s wholesale pricing formula for wine. The standardized wholesale price is to level the playing field for all liquor retailers.

It may mean little change or even cheaper prices for wines that now cost $15 and under. But the final retail price of pricier bottles is expected to rise sharply come April, in both private and government stores, and in restaurants. Hicken has estimated wholesale prices in B.C. will rise 12 to 29 per cent on higher-end wines as a result of the change. He estimates a bottle that now retails for $30 will be priced at $33 to $40 under the new model, and the price hikes could be 25 to 50 per cent on the most expensive bottles that now go for $100 and up.

BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association president Ian Tostenson said restaurants must pay retail prices and usually charge their patrons double, so the price of a nicer bottle when having dinner out will soar, putting more pressure on an already struggling service industry. He said restaurants are bracing for 10 to 20 per cent wine price increases on bottles over $17 or $18. Tostenson hopes the province will realize it has made an error and correct the wholesale pricing formula.

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Thanks, but no thanks New charge in ‘boxed drug lab’ smuggling case Some items just can’t be recycled at Curbside

Dec. 12, a week after she failed to show up for a scheduled appearance before a Whatcom County Superior Court judge in Bellingham to set a date on Dec. 5. Court records show McKay didn’t actually post bail, but was allowed to go free on a promise to return. However, under Washington State, law, someone “who fails to appear or who fails to surrender for service of sentence as required is guilty of bail jumping” which is a Class B Felony, which can result

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A new charge of jumping bail has been laid against one of two Canadians charged with trying to bring a methlab-in-a-box across the Aldergrove border crossing. The new charge was filed against Lola Crystal McKay, 24, on

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in a prison term of up to ten years, a fine of up to $20,000, or both. McKay and Calum James Buchanan, 40, both from Chilliwack, were arrested at the Aldergrove border crossing on Sunday, Nov. 23 after U.S. Customs and Border Protection of ficers discovered what they described as a portable meth lab inside a 1994 Pontiac Grand Am. After a U.S. customs officer became nauseated and vomited after breathing fumes from some plastic wrapped

storage containers in the car, the crossing was shut down in both directions for about an hour while a hazmat team removed the chemicals. The officer, who was transported to hospital, made a full recovery. Buchanan is scheduled to stand trial Jan. 26. If convicted of possession of meth chemicals with intent to manufacture, the pair could face a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to $25,000 U.S.

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EVERY SAT & SUN 10AM-6PM

ALL CHECKOUT

Dec 24 7 am - 7 pm Dec 25 Closed Dec 26 7 am - 8 pm

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each, 20621000

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PS4 500GB BUNDLE

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1 44 7 67

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Airwick Holiday 4 pk candles

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14.99

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Dog handler Cheyenne Schlecht from Vancouver, Washington holds a hair dryer under her chin while drying and brushing Jackson’s paws during the Auld Lang Syne Dog Show at Heritage Park on Saturday. Jackson, a male English springer spaniel from Portland, Oregon, also had the ends of his long ears wrapped up before being shown so he wouldn’t drool on them or get them dirty. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

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BOXING DAY SALE Christmas Flannelette Prints, Quiltland Christmas Prints

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Upcoming at the library Knit One, Knit All

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