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Chilliwack starting to rally for Syrian refugees Jennifer Feinberg The Progress It’s is not known yet how many Syrian refugees will eventually resettle in Chilliwack. But volunteers and resources are being quickly corralled in Chilliwack, It hass b bee been eeen with at least local fundincredible two raising events to witness slated for next month to help the sponsor one family. outpouring war-torn Immigration Minister John of McCallum was generosity expected to clarify Tuesday and the exact numsupport ber coming to B.C. of the refugees ~ Amber 25,000 that Canada has pledged to Price accept. “It’s a huge undertaking for a short period i d of time to complete that kind of resettlement effort,” said April Neave, who coordinates Immigrant Services for Chilliwack Community Services. They are still in a “wait and see” mode, until the federal government announces further details on their resettlement plan. In the meantime, the local Community Services is part of larger umbrella group now creating a “provincial map of current and potential capacity of communities to resettle Syrian refugees,” in the short and longer terms, Neave explained.
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Fierce winds take toll on local roofs Jennifer Feinberg The Progress Roofing companies have been dealing with emergency repair calls across Chilliwack in the wake of last week’s fierce wind storm. Roof shingles and overlay flew off hundreds of homes in the gale force winds of up to 70 km/hr last Tuesday. Fraser Valley Roofing fielded about 350 service calls, mostly to repair various types of wind damage, said general manager Ron Peters. They have about 70 roofers and at least 10 have been chipping steadily away at the backlog, even putting a halt on their other jobs to focus on this.
“Putting up tarps, that’s mainly what we’ve been doing,” said Peters. “We’re sealing them up and getting them watertight.” The estimates and repairs have started, as owners get insurance quotes. “Some people are upset; others are understanding about the waits.” Heavy winds swept across Chilliwack, tearing shingles and underlay off the bare plywood. In some cases even the plywood came up. Sardis area was the hardest hit, said Howard Schlamb, GM and owner of Chilliwack Roofing, which employs about 30 roofers. “It’s the worst storm we’ve seen in 25 years,” he noted. “Sardis was the hardest hit, south of the
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Penfolds Roofing out of Vancouver hasn’t seen a deluge of service calls, but the calls out of Chilliwack definitely went up. “We probably saw an increase of up to 15 per cent,” said field supervisor Jason Apps. Most calls were for asphalt shingles blowing off, damaged flashing, or even trees crashing down on roofs. “Some we have to patch up.” Penfolds fielded most of the storm related calls from Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the North Shore. “We’ve had those bad storms before. It seems to be once or twice a year around this time. It causes quite a bit of damage.” jfeinberg@theprogress.com twitter.com/chwkjourno
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New incinerator rules draw fire from FVRD Renewal looms for Metro garbage-burning plant Jeff Nagel Black Press The B.C. government is poised to approve new standards for how Metro Vancouver’s garbage incinerator must operate and report its emissions. And the Fraser Valley Regional District is objecting, saying the revised rules will not be tough enough. “The provisions are far from world-leading,” said Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz, chair of the FVRD board, adding her regional district’s concerns have been “underestimated, brushed off and
not answered” by both Metro and the provincial environment ministry. After a two-year process, the province has unveiled a draft new operational certificate for the existing WTE plant and it’s gone through a final 30-day public comment period. The FVRD has responded with a long list of deficiencies. Valley politicians have long fought both the existing waste-toenergy plant in Burnaby as well as Metro’s strategy to build a new one as it shifts away from landfilling garbage. Gaetz maintains the existing
plant poses a significant air pollution threat to the Fraser Valley and the province’s approach to updating its operating requirements sends a “concerning” signal of how it may go about approving a new Metro incinerator. “If this is approved, I’d be incredulous,” she said. Among the FVRD’s demands are that the WTE plant adopt continuous monitoring of air pollutants, instead of periodic testing, where results might appear cleaner if a different grade of garbage is burned on the test day. They also want testing for a broader range of substances, and more study of the incinerator’s impacts on soil, water quality, vegetation and crops.
Gaetz said the new draft certificate would actually relax some of the existing monitoring requirements – Metro’s plant would no longer have to test for substances like antimony, cobalt, copper and nickel. The proposed certificate will require specific management plans to be drafted for fly ash and bottom ash, and for publishing monitoring data online, but the FVRD argues those should be in place before the renewal is approved, not months later. And the FVRD wants the environment ministry to state whether and when it would audit the plant, and clearly indicate what penalties will apply for non-compliance. Continued: INCINERATOR/ p10
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Runners negotiate around one of the downed trees along the Peach Rotary Trail near the Vedder River on Sunday. The massive tree was one of many that did not survive Tuesday’s wind storm. GREG KNILL/ PROGRESS
Clark applauds Alberta carbon tax plan Tom Fletcher Black Press Premier Christy Clark says she is pleased to see Alberta following B.C.’s lead in imposing a carbon tax on fuels, but there major differences in the two provincial plans. Clark spoke to reporters at a premiers’ meeting in Ottawa on Monday, where Alberta’s NDP Premier Rachel Notley described the plan to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet. “It’s $30 a tonne, it’s very broad, and our economy is continuing to grow,” Clark said of B.C.’s seven-year-old carbon tax. “So I think Alberta following British Columbia on that really helps us make the case that Canadians do care about
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climate change. We do care about protecting our environment.” Alberta’s carbon tax is to reach $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emis-
sions by 2018, and drivers and natural gas users will feel it starting next year. But unlike in B.C., where carbon tax on gasoline, natural gas and other fuels is automatically returned through reductions in personal and business income tax, Notley’s government plans to spend much of the money. The $3 billion a year Alberta expects to collect by 2018 goes to consumer rebates for low and middle income households, transition payments to workers and communities and “to provide incremental fiscal capacity for other government priorities including infrastructure,” the Alberta government report says. And unlike B.C. where large industrial emitters are exempt on all but their fuel
use, Alberta plans to provide “emissions rights” to operations with 100,000 tonnes or more of annual emissions, and also allowing them to buy carbon offsets and purchase rights granted to another company. The Alberta plan calls for coal-fired power plants to be phased out by 2030, in a province where one quarter of emissions come from electricity generation, rivalling oil sands production. A hard cap on Alberta oil sands emissions is set at 100 megatonnes per year. Current operations generate 70 megatonnes, leaving room for expansion until 2030. Suncor and other oil sands producers endorsed the new restrictions.
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl was one of five Conservative MPs to make the shadow cabinet picked by interim leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose. Strahl was named Opposition critic for Fisheries and Oceans, and the Coast Guard last week “I think it was a good fit for me, and for the MP of this riding, particularly with the Fraser River running through it,” said Strahl. “Plus we’re close to the Pacific Coast.” Fishing and aboriginal issues intersected quite a lot, he noted, in his previous role as parliamentary secretary for Aboriginal Affairs. “My experience in that role will serve me well,” Strahl said. He looks forward to the new role. “It’s a great opportunity and I was pleased to get the call.” In terms of priorities, mainly it should be on conservation for DFO. “We want our precious salmon resource to be there for our children and grandchildren,” he said. It’s key for First Nations, and for local businesses that depend on the recreational fishing sector, particularly the sockeye runs. But the priority should also be ensuring that DFO operates with “common sense,” concentrating more on the Fraser River than farmers’ ditches in the Fraser Valley, for example, he said. Other Lower Mainland Conservatives named as critics in the Official Opposition’s shadow cabinet include veteran Abbotsford MP Ed Fast, who becomes the opposition critic for environment and climate change. Former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts, in her first term as South Surrey-White Rock MP, was named critic for infrastructure and communities. Langley MP Mark Warawa will track seniors issues. And re-elected Richmond MP Alice Wong is small business critic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named three Liberal MPs from B.C. to his cabinet earlier this month – Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Carla Qualtrough. jfeinberg@theprogress.com twitter.com/chwkjourno
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in overcrowded rental accommodations as the general population, Young people and although that may in single mothers are part reflect a preference severely stretched to for intergenerational livpay their rent in most ing. of the Lower Mainland’s In Surrey, the index suburban communities, shows a quarter of according to a new young people renting study. are spending more than The updated Rental half their income on Housing Index, first rent. released by the B.C. “You’re probably not Non-Profit Housing left with very much,” Association a year ago, Roy said. now provides a more “I think this is why, detailed look at different particularly for young demographic groups of parents, the incidence renters, based on 2011 of food bank use is just census data. skyrocketing. Because In the people are F r a s e r spending Va l l e y, all their al one third money to m They are of single keep a roof moms who over their clearly the rent pay heads.” more than I n demographic half of their Surrey, congroup that i n c o m e str uction on rent workers are is the most and utilithe top rentchallenged ties. That er group by climbs to occupation, with 36 per cent which Roy in Surrey affordability said may and 47 per come as a cent in surprise. ~ Tony Roy Coquitlam. “I think BCNPHA there’s a CEO Tony perception Roy says that when that demonwe talk strates an affordability about renters, we’re “crisis” when more than talking about young half of income goes to people, maybe retail paying the rent, raising workers, maybe people the risk of homeless- working at Starbucks.” ness. Abbotsford, mean“They are clearly the while, may have lower demographic group rents – the average cost that is the most chal- there is $866 a month lenged with affordabil- – but incomes are also ity,” Roy said of single lower. moms. “It’s worst in That’s among the Coquitlam, but it’s also factors that result in extremely challenged in Abbotsford ranking 502 Maple Ridge, Langley out of 521 cities in the and in Surrey.” country on the rental Roy said the revised housing index. index also shows immi“Clearly there’s a grant households are rental housing affordtwice as likely to be ability challenge in
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shortfall of purposebuilt rentals as a result. “These communities have grown up over the last 20 years without a federal partner,” he said. “We need all levels of government to step up to the plate.” added LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak. “We need tax incentives for the building of new purpose-built rental and for the renovation and enhancement of aging existing rental stock to offset high land and construction costs.”
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as they find their ways here,â&#x20AC;? Price added. The Chilliwack Islamic Centre is also on-board, and as part of the larger B.C. Muslim Association, they are also working to sponsor refugees. Located at B-45845 Yale Road near Downtown, the centre will be a useful local resource, says spokesperson Dr. Osama Ebesh. He said they will concentrate on offering translation services for Arabic speakers, halal food sources, and transportation assistance. To help with those efforts, volunteers can call 604-701-2014. To contact REaCH, email refugeesandchilliwack@gmail.com, or at www.refugeesandchilliwack.com or call 604-791-9405. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a GoFundMe account and a bank account with Envision at Garrison for REaCH, with all funds going directly to the costs of sponsoring a family. jfeinberg@theprogress.com twitter.com/chwkjourno
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Gang violence on upswing this year: Report Black Press Gang violence has shot up this year in B.C. after a two-year lull. There have been 30 gang-linked murders and attempted murders as of June 30, nearly twice as many as the 18 in all of 2014 and up from 24 in 2013. Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit Chief Supt. Kevin Hackett said many of the incidents were in Surrey or Delta, where B.C.’s anti-gang police unit worked closely with local officers to suppress conflict between rival groups, with success later in the year. “Street level drug traffickers brazenly shot at each other from moving vehicles and engaged in gun battles on our roads putting the community at risk,” Hackett said. His comments were published this week in the CFSEU’s 2015 community report. It can be found at bc-anti-gang. com. According to statistics released in the report, the average age of a gang violence victim is 25 years old, which is younger than in previous years. The youngest victim this year was 15, while the oldest was 66. Over the past 10 years, there have been 15 female victims of gang violence and there have been 35 mass gang shootings (involving multiple victims of gun violence at one location) claiming 85 victims. Significant arrests have been made this year. Two men face charges in connection with a series of arsons and shootings in previous years targeting staff of the Justice Institute of B.C. Hackett also cited the arrests of two extremely violent and prolific dangerous offenders from Edmonton in the Lower Mainland who were tied to crimes in B.C. and Alberta, including murders, attempted murders and violent home invasions involving the torture and mutilation of victims. Hackett said a joint
forces operation led by the CFSEU was needed because the “brazen and transient” crime group posed a higher risk to public safety. In the courts, the trial of three men for the 2011 murder of gangster Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna is expected to get underway next spring. The community
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To begin, the Syrian refugee crisis is not new. In a country ravaged by civil war for nearly five years, the human toll has had plenty of time to mount. It’s estimated more than 250,000 people are dead so far – the majority civilians. Another 11 million – roughly a third the population of Canada – have been forced from their homes. Of those, four million have fled the country in a pitiful exodus not seen since the Second World War. That Canadians are just waking up to this crisis does not change the history. It does not change the fact that children born into this tragedy will soon celebrate their fifth birthday having never known peace and security. Canada has a chance to change that, at least for some. The effort to accommodate a small percentage of refugees is gathering momentum. In Chilliwack – and across Canada – individuals and organizations are planning for their arrival. They’re gathering funds, finding accommodations and marshaling services. They are demonstrating the same compassion that led to our earlier acceptance of those fleeing unrest and persecution: the Hungarians, Poles, Jews, Ismailis, Czechs, Chileans, Iranians, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Bosnians, Kosovars and others. Of course Canada’s record is not without blemish. The plight of 907 Jews who tried to escape Nazi Germany in 1939 aboard the ocean liner St. Louise offers a good example. Canada refused them, and 254 later died in concentration camps. It is not a chapter we can be proud of. But it is one we can learn from. Canada has agreed to take in 25,000 refugees. Of the four million Syrians fleeing the murderous carnage in their homeland, that’s 0.06 per cent. Yes, accommodating them will bring challenges. But turning them away puts us in uncomfortable company. It places us on the side of the fearful, in the camp of the selfish, and in league with the intolerant. That is betrayal of a tradition that shaped this country and should not be entertained lightly. ~ Greg Knill, Chilliwack Progress
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It’s lights out for the opponents of Site C VICTORIA – The fall session of the B.C. legislature petered out two days early last week, as the ruling B.C. Liberals and the opposition NDP agreed to turn out the energy-efficient lights and head for home. NDP leader John Horgan skipped the last day and headed to the B.C. Institute of Technology campus in Burnaby. There he announced “PowerBC,” billed as the NDP’s “bold, progressive plan for the future of B.C. energy, with a strong focus on jobs.” Reporters asked, how many jobs? Horgan said retrofitting public buildings and homes for energy efficiency would create jobs all around the province, but he can’t say how many. How much does the plan cost, and does it include subsidizing homeowners to fix their windows and insulation? “The costing will
be more apparent when we get closer to the election,” Horgan replied. Whatever the cost, the NDP plan apparently rests on the assumption that the $9 billion Site C dam project on the Peace River can be stopped by an NDP govTom ernment after the FLETCHER 2017 election. That money would be used to build wind and solar generation, and to install a sixth and final water turbine at Revelstoke dam. The chances of Site C being stopped are approaching zero. Construction of an access road started two months ago, site clearing and work camp construction a month before that. Energy
Minister Bill Bennett says the main dam construction contract will be let shortly, followed by the powerhouse contract next year. Horgan said remaining legal challenges could slow or stop the project. The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations have lost their case against Site C twice, in the B.C. Supreme and Federal Courts, and are appealing. The Doig River and McLeod Lake Indian Bands dropped their challenges, and McLeod Lake’s construction company has started work on a Site C contract. West Moberly Chief Roland Willson staged a dramatic protest at the legislature last spring, bringing a cooler of frozen bull trout from a river below the two existing Peace dams, telling media they were too contaminated with mercury to eat.
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albeit temporarily, but farmland where the trees have been cleared? This is gluten-free gobbledegook. They also trot out the claim that Site C will be used to power liquefied natural gas operations. Most proponents so far have said they will use gas for LNG processing, and if they don’t have hydro available for ancillary power, they will have to burn more gas. BC Hydro has just finished its latest grid upgrade, a second high-voltage transmission line from Merritt to Coquitlam. It adds disaster reliability to the system that brings power from the Peace and Columbia dams to the Lower Mainland. If you’re arguing that hydroelectricity isn’t renewable power, you’ve already lost. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Healthy, versus unhealthy skepticism Re: ‘Don’t Put Your Faith in Science’ letter by G. Vande Bunte, (Chilliwack Progress, Nov. 18.) Don’t put your faith in Mr. Bunte’s perspective, because in reality he puts his faith in science every single day. He trusts the science that makes his personal vehicle safe and reliable, the science that gives him safe and reliable utilities such as electricity, natural gas, and telephone service, the science that produces the safe and reliable household appliances that he uses daily, and the science that ensures that the food that he buys is safe and nutritious. In fact, virtually everything in Mr. Bunte’s life is a product of science and/or the scientific method, from simple to complex, from informal to formal, and from theoretical to practical.
Ever yone is prone to the occasional mistake, and in science, this is often based on incomplete data. Isaac Asimov’s prediction about the depth of moon dust is an example. The Club of Rome, an intellectual think-tank, includes mancaused global warming as one of the critical threats to the survival of humanity. Y2K did not produce a worldwide disaster because steps were taken to tweak the critical computer programs that would have been affected. The H1N1 flu did not kill millions of people, thanks to international cooperation, mass media dissemination of accurate information, and preparedness plans that were put into place. In the latter two cases, concerted action was taken to thwart the predicted mass loss
of life. This is what must be done in the case of man’s contribution to documented global warming and climate change. The science behind this is sound, and is based on one of the deepest data sets ever gathered. Mr. Bunte would do well to read the article “Among The Believers” in the November 16 issue of Maclean’s magazine, about the Canadian scientist who is head of the Climate Science Center of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and who is an Evangelical Christian woman. She knows what she is talking about. There is healthy skepticism and unhealthy skepticism. I fear Mr. Bunte is indulging in the latter, cherry-picking information to back preconceptions and/or hasty conclusions. Robert Blacklock
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habit, other than through less consumption, limiting growth in the economy, by taking money out of the pockets of consumers, and putting it into federal and provincial government coffers. I find it ironic that none of the current federal or provincial governments haven’t caught on to the proposed system of the federal Green Party’s proposed system of Fee and Dividend. Under the Fee and Dividend system, all carbon producers would pay, as they do now, for carbon produced. The difference being that this fee(taxation) would be returned right back to the constituents as a refundable tax credit. So those who use little or no carbon producing product, would be rewarded from those who use or produce the most. Contrary
to the other methods of carbon pricing, the stimulus would go right back into the economy, stimulating growth in the non carbon producing sector. Eventually, the lower carbon producing sectors would out pace the higher producing sectors. This would allow for economic stimulus, and depreciating carbon production at the same time. Why I find all this ironic is the fact that the three major party’s have stolen every good idea found in the Green Party’s playbook called, Vision Green. That is every idea, that doesn’t deter from their standardized idea’s of taxing the constituents, but letting their corporate colleges of the hook, for fear of losing their lobbied support. Art Green, Hope
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Cultus open house until Nov. 28 Cultus Lake Park Board and the Fraser Valley Regional District have been working together to develop a future land use plan for Cultus Lake Park. The document proposes several possible avenues for development in the community, including potential residential, infrastructural, environmental and recreational upgrades. The various renditions and aspects of the plan have garnered mixed reactions of support and opposition from the community.
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Cadmium has been found in the incinerator’s bottom ash – it’s believed to come from batteries that get burned, despite attempts to get Metro residents to recycle them. “We know that’s up in the air and people have been breathing it,” Gaetz said. “We know what cadmium does to people. We know what nickel does to people. We know that what’s coming out of the stack is harmful to human health.” Instead of a new certificate that could effectively freeze monitoring requirements for decades, Gaetz said, the FVRD would
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Lighting a candle for the ones we love Sam Bates The Progress The Chilliwack Hospice Society is presenting its annual Memorial Celebration event on Wednesday, Nov. 25. All are welcome to attend the evening celebration to honour a loved one who has passed away. The candlelit glow from the church will shine as bright in spirit as the society’s recent gala of glitz and glamour. It can be a hectic
EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION Parent Information Meeting The Chilliwack School District is pleased to announce that the District Early French Immersion program will soon be accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year. Students entering Kindergarten and grade 1 next year will soon have the opportunity to apply on-line to this exciting program. In advance of opening the on-line application process in January, there will be an information meeting for all interested parents, highlighting the key features of the Early French Immersion program, and the application process and time line. Please join us to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Thursday December 3, 2015 at 7:00pm Cheam Elementary School (gymnasium), 9895 Banford Road, Chilliwack Please note: This meeting will focus on the Early French Immersion program only. There will be a separate information session for our Late French Immersion program in the new year.
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Darrell Nelson: Around the world and back After seven years of living in the Philippines, Darrel Nelson and his wife Shannon are returning to Chilliwack – sort of. Darrell is relocating back here but he’ll be travelling back and forth to his adopted country to oversee a project that has become his passion. “We now have a very strong team set-up in the Philippines,” he said confiAna dently. The MACEDO Nelsons have been living in Davao City in the Philippines to help alleviate the problems of clean water in the rural, poorer parts of the country by providing “Clean Water for Life” via BioSand Water Filters. Today, they are the largest manufacturer and distributor of BioSand Filters in the Philippines and are focused on working with non-government organizations, service groups, and individual sponsors to ensure “Clean Water for Life”. Darrel’s sense of giving back began early in his childhood. His parents were his first teachers and role models. His father worked for
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the highways department in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and continued to work for them when the family relocated to Chilliwack in the late 60s. Eventually, he left there for a position with School District 33. In 1975, his parents made the decision to attend Bible School in the U.S. and in 1976 they returned and became pastors in Abbotsford. By 1982, the year that Darrell got married, his parents left for the Philippines to work as missionaries. Their work provided Darrell with a connection to that country. Darrell and a partner brought on-line services to the Fraser Valley in 1995 with the launch of NT Online and a couple of years later, they sold it to Dowco, although he continued to work in the industry as a professional web developer. Ten years later, Darrell travelled to the Philippines and he fell in love with the people. A year later, he took his wife over and two years after that, the couple sold their condo in Chilliwack, put their possessions in storage and moved over there. “The Filipino people are wonderful. They are so resilient no matter how
poor they may be. They can be walking through a flood holding a pig over their head and they are still perfectly happy and are not asking why the government isn’t helping them. It’s a different mentality altogether and if people went to a third world country, it would change the way they see things,” he said passionately. However, as resilient as they may be, millions of Filipinos have little choice but to drink water that is contaminated. BSF Philippines is a not-for-profit organization that is committed and dedicated to bringing safe drinking water to rural communities throughout the country. Each biosand water filter, which is what is used to clean the water, costs only $140 CDN. Brown water that goes through this system comes out clean and any foul smell is removed as well. The biosand filter (BSF) is a simple technology that was developed in the 1990s at the University of Calgary by Dr. David Manz. The filter is an adaptation of the traditional slow-sand filter which has been used in community drinking water treatment for 200 years. BSF Philippines now employs 11 Filipino staff.
They go out into the mountains to speak to the villagers about how they can help themselves by having the filters installed in their homes. “There isn’t a hand-out mentality. We allow people to solve their own problems. They need to be part of the process,” he said. Darrell is working on a few other things. He’s been asked to work on installing pre-fab toilets and he’s looking into Sawyer water systems. “This system isn’t as effective as the biosand filters; however, in a pinch or during an emergency like a typhoon, they work great and are a lot more practical,” he said. Darrell is also looking to set-up an international office in Chilliwack. His work in the Philippines has been so successful that there are other countries looking for his assistance. “We’re looking at working with India, Nepal, Uganda, Indonesia and Nigeria. We need to develop the mechanism for facilitating this work. There are many people here who are looking at making a difference and it would be great to work with them including those of the millennial generation to make it all possible,” he concluded.
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CHILLIWACK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 SCHOOL TRUSTEE BY-ELECTION NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION BY VOTING FOR THOSE RESIDING IN THE JURISDICTION OF CHILLIWACK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of School District No. 33, residing in the City of Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Areas “D”, “E”, and “H” that a By-Election by voting is necessary to elect 1 School Trustee for the remainder of a 4-year term ending October 2018, and that the person nominated as candidate and for whom votes will be received are:
SCHOOL TRUSTEE – 1 to be elected SURNAME
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Atkinson DeWit Edwards Gosselin Jarvis Mielke Mussell Patterson Praat Sherstobetoff Stelmaschuk Thébault
Alisha Paula John Angelina Karen Brian Marion Bob Megan Perry Robert Lisa
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VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be held from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on each day as listed below: Please note the change of venue for the second Advance Voting Opportunity.
City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Wednesday, December 2, 2015 AND Cottonwood Mall, 45585 Luckakuck Way, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Former Front Entrance to the Target Store off the South Parking Lot) GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of School District No. 33 on: Saturday, December 12, 2015 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: CHILLIWACK: Chilliwack Secondary School Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Alumni Hall, 46361 Yale Road CULTUS LAKE Cultus Lake Community School Gymnasium, 71 Sunnyside Avenue ROSEDALE: Rosedale Traditional Community School Gymnasium, 50850 Yale Road SARDIS: Vedder Middle School Gymnasium, 45560 South Sumas Road SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be available for the residents, their family members and the employees, who are qualified electors, at the following locations on the dates and times specified: CHILLIWACK GENERAL HOSPITAL/ BRADLEY CENTRE Friday, December 11, 2015 45600 Menholm Road 10:00 am to 2:00 pm CASCADE LODGE 45586 McIntosh Drive
Friday, December 11, 2015 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; • Canadian citizen; • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of voting (June 12, 2015); • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the jurisdiction of Chilliwack School District No. 33 for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of voting (November 12, 2015); and, • not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. RESIDENT ELECTORS must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. The types of documents that will be accepted as identification include: FOR IDENTITY FOR RESIDENCY • BC I.D. Card • BC I.D Card • BC Driver’s Licence • Driver’s Licence • Social Insurance Card • Utility Bill or other similar Credit Card Statement • Credit Card / Debit Card • Real Property Tax Notice or BC Assessment Notice • Old Age Pension I.D. Card • Owner’s Certificate or Insurance and Vehicle Registration • Passport / Citizenship Card • BC Care Card / BC Gold Care Card • Continued Assistance Form SDES8 • Owners Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Registration Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity; proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property; and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners is required. P. Carol Friesen Chief Election Officer
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Mark David Williams (left), Jason Catron and David Wise make up Tenore, the award-winning vocal group who will be performing with the MEI Concert Choir at the Cultural Centre on Dec. 3 as part of their Christmas With You tour. ALEX BALDWIN PHOTO
Tenore concert capture giving season Sam Bates The Progress Four-time Gospel Music Association (GMA) award winning group Tenore brings their Christmas With You tour to Chilliwack on Dec. 3 as a partial fundraiser for little Greta Loewen. This show will not only capture the magic of the holiday season with some of everyone’s favourite Christmas tunes, but by exemplifying the spirit of giving in support of the Abbotsford-based Loewen family who are going through incredibly challenging times. Founded by Jill Ann Siemens, Tenore has received tremendous acclaim since the release of their debut album in 2011. Tenore is made up of Mark David Williams, Jason Catron and David Wise, with swing tenors Gabriel Burrafato and Carlos Santiago. Appearing with Tenore in Chilliwack will be the local Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) Concert Choir, who have performed with other notable artists including Josh Groban. Tenore has received 11 nominations and four wins from the GMA Covenant Awards, including 2014 GMA Seasonal Album of the Year award for their sophomore album Christmas With You. This trio has criss-crossed the globe, performing to sold out audiences from Kampala, Uganda to California, and appearing on television shows including L.A.’s Hour of Power and Huntley Street. Known for their powerhouse vocals, rock star charisma, and audience invitations to sing along, Tenore creates a pow-
The Dec. 3 performance benefits six year old Greta Loewen as she battles with bone cancer. SAM CHUA PHOTO
erful concert experience and has amassed a loyal fan base worldwide. Six year old Greta Loewen will be one of those audience members singing along, in the company of her family. In December of 2014, at the young age of five, Greta was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. While Greta continues to receive treatments at hospitals across North America, her self-employed parents Tim Loewen
and Heather Munro have had to take substantial time off work to support her and their three other children. The Dec. 3 Tenore Christmas show is one way to help support the Loewen family as they battle Greta’s disease. As they tour, Tenore fundraises for as many local children as possible. And on a continual basis, they raise funds for World Vision to build baby homes, hospitals and schools in underprivileged countries. On a 2012 trip to Uganda to visit a Watoto Baby Home that they fundraise for, Tenore recorded the classic Where Are You Christmas? (from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas) with the world famous Watoto Children’s Choir. “Our overall mission is to bring joy and healing through our music and help needy children around the world,” said Siemens. The Chilliwack show is an opportunity for Tenore and the Chilliwack community to come together to provide the Loewen family with the unconditional love and support that they need in the challenging days ahead. “We invite the public to come out and support this family in the spirit of community love,” Siemens encouraged. Join Tenore and the MEI Choir for a spectacular evening of Christmas music for a heartwarming cause. Tenore performs Dec. 3 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre (9201 Corbould St.) The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $26 for adults and $20 for seniors or students, or $32 at the door.
Bozinni’s presents an exceptional double bill of two accomplished singer-songwriters on Friday, Nov. 27. It’ll be a night of Americana and Canadiana with a mix of blues, roots, folk and gospel as Ben Rogers and Bradford Loomis fill the upstairs restaurant lounge. Vancouver-based Rogers will be making his Chilliwack debut after recently returning from a successful European tour. He’s a classic storyteller with a voice like smoke-damaged velvet soaked in Tennessee whiskey, and the wild charm of a young Johnny Cash. Rogers was included in The Georgia Straight’s Best of Bands 2013 following the release of his debut Lost Stories: Volume I. “Ben is an artist I’ve wanted to have perform here since the release of his first album. That guy writes some great tunes,” said Emmanuel Asprakis, owner of Bozzini’s. His 2015 sophomore album The Bloodred Yonder is a collection of songs that range from raucously fun tracks to brooding ballads. It’s an album that Rogers describes as “the transition from life to death, good to evil paradise to perdition, and all the lost souls you meet along the way.” Performing north of the border for the first time, Loomis hails from Marysville, Washington. He’ll show the crowd that there’s more to his neck of the woods than casinos and outlet malls. “I watched Loomis perform in Bellingham last Summer at the Green Frog acoustic tavern and was so blown away that I invited him to perform in Chilliwack before he even got off the stage,” said Asprakis. Through years of choir, band, and orchestra, Loomis has discovered a powerful kinship to the songs and stories of those bygone in the northwest, learning meaningful ways to tell exciting stories of his own. From bitterness and loss to enduring hope and love, Loomis marries grit and melody to dig into the roots of American folklore and speak to the raw realities of the human condition with passion. “It’ll be a treat to have both these artists together on the same night,” Asprakis enthused. Ben Rogers and Bradford Loomis perform upstairs at Bozzini’s (45739 Hocking Ave) on Friday, Nov. 27. Doors at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at Bozzini’s or can be reserved by phone at 604-792-0744.
North-western singer-songwriters Ben Rogers and Bradford Loomis will perform in the upstairs lounge at Bozzini’s on Nov. 27.
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Jennifer Feinberg The Progress Rob Berg of Chilliwack won one of the three awards he was nominated for Nov. 5 by the Canadian Gospel Music Association Covenant Awards. He called it “a shot in the arm” to be awarded Folk Song of the Year for ‘Count Me In’ off his 2015 Wild Side album, a tune that he wrote. “Many thanks to the CGMA, and also to Chris Janz who was indispensable in producing the song,” said Berg about the win. “It means a lot.” He said he was “greatly honoured” by the nod, and felt he
Rob Berg called it a shot in the arm to be awarded Folk Song of the Year from the CGMA for ‘Count Me In’
was in great company, but couldn’t attend the awards in Edmonton recently. He’s been travelling
globally from India, Laos and Nepal to Saskatchewan recently, and was oblivious to the CGMA win until a
friend told him. “It’s a love story from a faith perspective, that is not only beautiful but dangerous,” he said. He calls himself a “musicianar y’ who’s been at it for 28 years, singing and taking a message hope and faith all over the world, from the first world to the third world and back. “That’s my life,” he says. “Music is a big part of it. I’m not trying to be a star. I’m just trying to do what I do well.” The Covenant Awards are the leading national awards for Canadian Christian music. More 30 awards were handed out Nov. 5 in Edmonton.
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The Chilliwack Community Arts Council, in partnership with GWG Middle Secondary School, presents a must-see benefit concert featuring Exit 123 with special guest Lakeisha, 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2015 at GWG Middle Secondary School Theatre (45955 Thomas Rd.). This upbeat evening will kick off with the original stylings of local Chilliwack talent Lakeisha before Exit 123 lights up the stage. Featuring classic rock and country covers at their best, Exit 123 covers a wide variety of toe-tapping hits and party favourites to suit all musical tastes. Support youth programming in your community and rock the night away with this amazing five piece band. Join Exit 123 and their special guest Lakeisha for a memorable performance on December
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5ive Corners Art Gallery Sam Bates Downtown Chilliwack is now home to 5ive Corners Art Gallery, curated and owned by artist Huey Billy. Huey has been creating and selling pieces from home studios in Spences Bridge, Sea Bird Island and Chilliwack for more than 10 years. “I’m always drawing and painting,” he said, “because I love to see the emotion and inspiration that it brings out in others.” He recently decided to open the gallery to bring local artwork to the forefront of the community. While the walls of 5ive Corners Art Gallery hold more than 50 of Huey’s pencil crayon or acrylic pieces, it’s an open door for other local artists to showcase their skills as well. Huey curates art that is meaningful to people from all walks of life because it is made by artists from all walks of life. He regularly attends markets, pow-wows and elders gatherings in nearby communities where he’s developed a substantial network of local artisans and carvers, from youth to retirees. “I welcome everyone,” he said. “That’s why I opened up, I’d really like for the locals to bring their hobbies and crafts into the gallery. Let’s get them noticed.” Some of the artists whose work is already in the gallery include Gary Johnson, Gord Dewan, Brad Starr, Betty Joe, Ron Philip, and Steve Charlie. In addition to prints, the gallery displays masks, totem poles, scroll saw art, and other handcrafted items
like beaded jewellery, dreamcatchers, moccasins, medicine pouches and more. “Everyone has some sort of talent, and I want them to know that we’re here as an outlet for them.” Huey and wife Buddy explored many locations in Chilliwack prior to settling in at the intersection of Wellington and Main. In this business, “it’s key to be in a location where people will come and visit and look around,” Huey explained. “We’re very blessed to have gotten in here.” Since opening in October, Huey has experienced a lot of excitement and questions from the public, and a warm welcome from all of his neighbours on the block.
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And thanks to the new signage designed by local artist Fred Jackson and printed and installed by Ace Signs and Awnings, the gallery is easily recognizable to passing drivers and pedestrians. Huey encourages downtown shoppers to stop in from time to time to check out what’s new in the constantly changing inventory. Though he’s only a month in, he’s already looking to bring in clothing, jewellery and other unique customer suggestions in the future. “It’s one stepping stone at a time,” he said. Visit 5ive Corners Art Gallery at 45883 Wellington Ave, next to Creekside Home Decor.
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Make the most of Black Friday shopping Black Friday is one the biggest shopping days of the year, and is often the perfect time to begin holiday shopping and save money on incredible deals. Thousands of eager shoppers will leave their homes in the early morning hours and wait in lines at stores in order to grab the best prices of the season, while retailers will be gearing up to lure the greatest number of shoppers. Surviving the day unscathed
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and arriving home with discounts galore involves having a game plan for success. * Know the prices of the items you want to buy. Scour advertisements in advance of Black Friday to gauge the regular retail prices for common items, including electronics. Comparison shop for the best prices and make notes to help you when Black Friday arrives. * Understand the fine print of “door busters.” If door buster items are all you’re looking for, read the advertisements carefully, noting the start and end time of the discounts and if there will be limited quantities. In addition, determine if there is a special return policy for sale items purchased on Black Friday. * Dress for comfort. Wear sensible, comfortable shoes and clothing when shopping. Leave a large purse at home and opt for something compact that can be draped securely over your shoulder and body to navigate the crowds. Keep your coat in the car or make use of a coat check service if available. Dress in layers if you will be waiting outside for stores to open. This way you can shed clothing as the mercury rises or when you get inside. * Arrive together but shop separately. The “divide and conquer” method of shopping Continued on page 24
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How to send gifts to faraway friends and family The holiday season is a time to share happy experiences with friends and family. But reconnecting with loved ones come the holidays is not always possible, especially when family and friends are spread out across the country, if not the globe. Even though these people may not be close geographically, they’re still close in our hearts and, therefore, still on our holiday shopping lists. Some issues arise when sending gifts to faraway friends and family. Distance necessitates shipping gifts or making travel arrangements. To make that process less complicated, consider these suggestions. · Shop early. Black Friday is the perfect time to shop for those away from home. Get those gifts bought and shipped now to avoid the chance a gift won’t arrive in time. · Package gifts wisely. When shipping gifts, exercise caution to ensure the item arrives in one piece. The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for the shipping industry, and packages may endure a few bumps along the way. For fragile items, use extra packing peanuts, newspaper or other protective wrapping material. Choose the right size package so the gift does not move around much inside of the box. If the gift is expensive, insure the package in the event it gets lost or damaged. Also, you may want to spend a little more money to have the shipment tracked and a confirmation sent when
the package is delivered. This can offer some peace of mind during a hectic time of year. · Ask about free shipping offers. Some retailers may offer shipping services or discounting shipping rates during the holiday season. · Give gift cards and certificates. Gift cards are an easy item to ship, and can be sent within the regular mail for the cost of a stamp. Certain retailers may have digital gift cards or certificates that allow buyers to email a special code to the gift recipient, who can then redeem the code for a purchase credit. This is a convenient, fast and inexpensive way to send holiday wishes. · Don’t forget about inspections and customs procedures. Items shipped out of the country may be delayed by customs inspectors at their ultimate destination. Assume that certain packages may be opened or detained, and ship such packages early so the gifts still arrive on time. Packages that look unusual or like they’re hiding something may be prone to inspection more so than others. Be honest about declarations of value and what is contained in the package. Also, realize certain items, like fruits, vegetables, plants, or seeds, may be prohibited. Learn the international shipping rules for your gift’s destination prior to sending anything.
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Tips for early bird holiday shoppers
Homemade gifts a great idea While gift cards are a go-to fallback option when shopping for the person who has it all, many gift givers feel such cards are a tad too impersonal. But in lieu of traditional storebought gifts, shoppers stuck on what to buy should consider the many great reasons to give homemade gifts. If you’re planning your Black Friday shopping strategy, don’t forget about businesses that can help you with your homemade gift needs! 1. Homemade gifts show your loved one how much they mean to you. Gift cards are practical, but they rarely elicit the warm feelings holiday shoppers want their gifts to produce. A homemade gift will show your loved one that you put time and effort into making their
holiday season special, and that’s something they will appreciate when they use or see the gift. 2. Homemade gifts won’t break the bank. Holiday shoppers working on tight budgets likely won’t have to break the bank to create a homemade gift. The Internet is a great resource for inexpensive homemade gift ideas and instructions. 3. You can control quality with homemade gifts. Store-bought items are not always of the highest quality, and no shopper wants to give a gift that falls apart within a few days. By creating the gift yourself, you can ensure it’s made with the highest quality materials so it will withstand the test of time.
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less money, shopping early allows you to shop around at another store or online to see if it’s more affordable elsewhere. Make the most of this extra time, and you’re liable to save a substantial amount of money over the course of the season. * Take advantage of early bird offers. Many online retailers want consumers to begin their holiday shopping early, so they offer incentives to shoppers who beat the holiday rush. Such retailers may waive shipping and handling charges or wrap gifts free of charge for shoppers who begin their holiday shopping early in the season. These offers typically disappear once the season hits full swing, so early bird shoppers should take advantage of such offers whenever possible.
* Get creative. Starting early may allow some holiday shoppers to skip the process of shopping altogether. Creative men and women with unique skills such as woodworking or making pottery may be able to create their own holiday gifts. Homemade gifts will likely take more time to create, but starting early allows you to go at your own pace while still ensuring your special gift will be ready to go come the holidays.
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won’t find you facing significant debt, which is just as difficult to deal with in late fall as it is once the holidays have come and gone. If necessary, speak to family members before establishing your budget so you can all agree on holiday spending limits. Once you have established your holiday shopping budget, stick to it and avoid the temptation of overspending just because you’re starting early. * Take your time. Arguably the greatest luxury of getting a head start on holiday shopping is the ability to take your time so you don’t end up making expensive impulse purchases. Such purchases may be your only option if you wait until the last minute to start shopping, but starting early enables you to take your time and comparison shop so you can find the best deal. If you find a great gift in a store but want to find it for
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Getting a head start on holiday shopping has its advantages. Holiday shoppers who begin their quests for the perfect gifts at the onset of the season or before the shopping season even begins often find the financial sting of holiday shopping is easier to manage when spread out over time, and starting early can save shoppers the hassle of navigating their ways through crowded stores and packed parking lots. But even holiday shoppers who hit the stores extra early should do so with a plan in hand, which can help shoppers save money while still finding the right gifts. * Establish and stick to a budget. Just because you may be starting your holiday shopping early does not mean you should throw financial caution to the wind. Establish a budget so holiday shopping
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what began as an idea has transformed into a luxuriously-voiced choir of over 100 members that specializes in summoning the magic and majesty of Welsh music, plus other wellknown hymns, opera choruses, and even Broadway show tunes. The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir’s repertoire defines diversity, bringing together wellloved and timeless hymns with modern Canadiana and ballads, and expresses these eclectic musical styles through the powerful medium of resplendent and resonant choral voice. Touring across Canada as well as performing in Europe, Australia and even in Russia at the 300th anni-
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Sardis Secondary conjures up Aladdin Sam Bates The Progress Sardis Secondar y presents its 2015 musical Aladdin December 1 to 5 at the school theatre. Director Alison Guy has been producing the annual Sardis Secondary musicals for 20 years. She sat down with The Progress during a dress rehearsal to chat about the upcoming show. Sardis Secondar y musicals have come a long way since Alice in Wonderland 20 years ago. At that time, the cardboard, paper mâché and chicken wire set used up every penny of Guy’s $200 production budget. But over the years of putting on classic shows
like Little Women, West Side Story, The King and I and many more - the musical budgets have grown in tandem with the cast and crowds. “It’s always great to do the classics. Broadway shows are so much fun,” Guy enthused. For the senior population, the performances bring back nostalgic memories of the songs and dialogue in the musicals they grew up with. This year, Sardis Secondary will be taking on their first ever Disney production, an adaptation of 1992 film Aladdin. For her teenage cast, “Aladdin is a movie that they remember from their childhood,” Guy explained. But this fun Disney show is packed
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with smart humour, and it will bring joy to children and adults alike. “All of us love a good story,” Guy said. The cast is made up mostly of students from Sardis Secondary, with a few from Vedder Middle School and homeschool programs. Jett Higginbottom plays Aladdin, Chelsea Perkins is the trusty magic carpet, Maggie Kwong is Princess Jasmine, Charlotte Mackenzie plays the Genie, and Alex Lundgren portrays evil Jafar. Some of the high school cast are returning to the stage after playing ‘smaller’ roles in prior musicals when they were children, perhaps as a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. Aladdin was cast in the early summer, and the students have been busily memorizing lines, song lyrics, choreography, and stage direction as they amp up for their shows in the first week of December. “It’s great, every year we get to build a little piece of magic,” Guy
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Date Book Date Book is a free community service provided by The Chilliwack Progress to local community and non-profit organizations. If you would like to be part of Date Book, please email your listing to: events@ theprogress.com. You can also add your event to our online calendar at www.theprogress. com/calendar. Nov. 28 – The Yarrow Christmas Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in the Yarrow Community Hall on Community Street in Yarrow from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Free admission, door prize, concession and 39 vendors. Nov. 29 – A Christmas Caroling Night For Ever yone. The Chilliwack Songs of Praise Orchestra invites guest players to join it on November 29th when it accompanies the “Sing-ALong” Carol Sing sponsored by OASIS at the Alliance Church. Violin, cello and clarinets players are those mostly needed. Contact IVAN at 604792-7843 or ivanp2@shaw.ca to get music in advance. A simplified violin version is available for students. Experience the excitement of playing in an orchestra of 40 plus players.
One rehearsal only is held at the church at 3:45pm, followed by a supper supplied by the OASIS group at no charge. The program starts at 6:30 pm and is followed by refreshments for all. Dec. 3 – The regular meeting of PCCN Chilliwack will be held on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at 7:00 PM at Mt Cheam Lion’s Club Hall, 45580 Spadina Ave, Chilliwack. Guest speaker will be Dr Richard Wassersug, from the Vancouver Prostate Centre. He will be talking about Androgen Deprivation Therapy. There will also be an opportunity to discuss Prostate issues and visit with a number of PC survivors after the presentation. Coffee and refreshments will be available and everyone is welcome. Any questions, call Dale (604) 8245506 or Dave (778) 822-4419. Dec. 4 – The Chilliwack Opportunity Society is having a Christmas poinsettia and Bake sale on Friday, December 4 from 10am-2pm at 10135 Williams Road, Fairfield Island. For information call Heidi 604-795-9260.
chorus in “A Winter Garden” at the UFV Theatre, Yale Rd. on Dec. 5th at 7:30 PM. Under the direction of Paula Quick, we will share a selection of seasonal choral music, including an audience sing-along of Christmas carols. Tickets: adult $20; seniors/youth $15. Call (604) 316-2729 or visit us on Facebook - The Fraser Valley Philharmonic Society. Dec. 5 – Chilliwack United Church is having its annual Cookie Sale and Tea on Saturday, Dec. 5th. Doors open at 1pm and the Tea starts at 1:30pm. The event will take place in the church hall at 45835 Spadina Avenue. What a great way to get a head start on your Christmas baking! Dec. 5 – Come support the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven and Our Last Hope Dog Rescue Society for a Holly Jolly Christmas Bash at Bosley’s . 11:00am to 3:00 pm Saturday, Dec. 5 at 18-6014 Vedder Rd. by Save on Foods. Dog Adoptions. View our Cat Adoption Book. Photos with Santa $15, Baked Goods Sale, Cookie Decorating, Ornament Making, Cat Face Painting, and Meet Dog Trainer Den Rasmus(Alpha Pack Training and Behavorial Center.) So
come, have a coffee or hot chocolate with us, and join the fun. All proceeds to Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven and Our Last Hope Dog Rescue Society. Dec. 12 – Christmas poinsettias and bake sale, Saturday Dec. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m at Mount Shannon United church, 46875 Old Yale Road, Chilliwack. Your one-stop shop for Christmas baking. Proceeds to Local community charities. Dec. 19 – The Chilliwack Met Orchestra will be at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Dec 19th to present its 8th annual “A Celebration of Christmas”. This is a concert with someone to please everyone. Vocalist Crystal Hicks will be singing beloved traditional carols, and the Crucible Dance Ministry will be dancing with the orchestra to selections from the Nutcracker Suite. There will also be a number of wonderful surprises and guest soloists that we are keeping under wraps. The tickets are on sale now at the Cultural Centre Box office, on line or by phone 604-391SHOW. Adults $25.00 and Students $15.00.
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Overtime win sends Grizzlies to semi-final
The GW Graham survived a massive scare from the Holy Cross Crusaders, and will move on in the AA varsity football playoffs. The Grizzlies beat their Surrey-based foes 33-27 in overtime last weekend in a game that lived up to its billing. The teams met under the big top at BC Place Stadium and the Grizzlies jumped out to an early 21-7 lead with a familiar formula. Beat the defence down with Von Richardson runs, then cut ‘em up through the air with Gabe Olivares’ arm. Emerson Smith caught two TD passes from the QB with Tyler Sprott also finding the endzone and it looked like GWG would cruise. Maybe they thought so too. “We were almost through three quarters holding them to just seven points, and the feeling on the sideline was pretty confident,” said Grizzlies bench boss Laurie Smith. “Then, it was really three big breakdowns in a row that let them (Holy Cross) back into it.” On a third-and-short quarterback sneak, Crusader pivot Patrick Shoemay bounced outside and ran 50 yards to the endzone. “Our outside linebackers pinched down because that’s what we do on a quarterback sneak, right?” Smith said. “He (Shoemay) is a fast, fast kid.” The Grizz answered immediately with a 19 yard Richardson TD run, but missed the convert. They led 27-14. On the next Holy Cross series, scrimmaging from his own 20 yard line, Shoemay dropped back and aired it out to receiver Brandon Canuel, who loped in for an 80 yard score. “Now I’m starting to get a little nervous,” Smith laughed. The Grizzlies stalled on their next drive, punting it away. The defence had Holy Cross in a third-and-long
when Shoemay pulled another rabbit out of the hat. “I was confident we were going to stop them, get the ball back and punch it in, but he (Shoemay) did the craziest run,” Smith said. “He was in the backfield on one side of the field, came back to the middle, deked out every defender we have and ran the distance (79 yards).” Holy Cross had only to kick the convert to take a 28-27 lead. With 55 seconds left, that might have been enough. But the Grizzlies blocked the kick and escaped to overtime. BC High School Football employs a Texas Shootout format where teams take turns scrimmaging from the opponent’s 10 yard line. If one team scores, the other team must match or beat it to win. “We’re doing the coin toss and one of our captains, Jordon Breuker, is out there with me,” Smith recalled. “I said to Jordon, ‘What do you want to do if we win the coin toss?’” “Loud enough for everyone to hear, he says, ‘Coach. Put us on defence. We’ll stop these guys and then I guarantee we’ll score.’” In a 2003 National Football League playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers, Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck made a similar guarantee, only to watch Packer cornerback Al Harris take an interception to the house. “It reminded me of Matt saying, ‘We want the ball and we’re going to score,’ and I thought, ‘Oh Jordon. You’d better be sure,’” Smith chuckled. The Crusaders took the ball and the Grizzly D stuffed them on a fourth and goal from the two yard line, with Miguel Wood making the tackle. The GWG offence took over and three plays later found themselves in the same situation. Fourth and one. Now, a chip-shot field goal would have won the game, but offensive coordinator Adam Smith and offensive line coach Luke Acheson were in the head coach’s ear. “I wanted the field goal, Adam wanted to push it in and Luke assured me the O-line would get it done,” Smith said. “They didn’t because Gabe (Olivares) got stuffed, but Jordon (Breuker) came in behind him and shoved him across
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the goal-line.” Technically, that’s a penalty. Had it been assessed, the Grizzlies would have been pushed back to a fourth-andgoal from the 11. “In this case, the referees didn’t call it, which is fair because it was a bit of a mess down there,” Smith noted. “Even if they had called the penalty, I guess we could have just kicked the field goal at that point, but it was an exciting finish this way.” The final stats had Richardson hauling the ball 31 times for 229 yards. That’s a heavy workload that could wear him down, but Smith said the coaching staff has limiting his defensive reps.
Smith calls Richardson a phenomenal linebacker, but acknowledges he had to be pulled back. “There were a couple games, the Robert Bateman one for example, where Von was playing both ways and just got worn down being pounded every play,” Smith said. “He’s super important to us as a running back, and he’s a strong kid.” “He only gets stronger as the game goes on.” Sprott led the pass catchers with seven for 79 yards and seems to be elevating his play at the right time of year. “He’s become a go-to guy because he’s got great hands, runs nice routes and creates separation every play,” Smith said. “He’s fun
to watch and it’s nice having three threats (Sprott, Emerson Smith and Baker Douglas).” Olivares had himself a game, completing 14 of 26 passes for 160 yards and three TDs. “He scrambles around back there, and he can throw it 30 yards without even setting his feet,” Smith said. “If he sets his feet he can throw a tight spiral 50 yards with pretty good accuracy.” Defensively, Cainen Bergh led the way with nine solo tackles. Sprott produced an interception. The Carson Graham Eagles now await in a semifinal that will take place Saturday at noon, back under the dome.
The Eagles were second in the AA Western conference behind Nanaimo’s John Barsby Bulldogs — 3-1 with 120 points for and 47 against. “They’re a very balanced team with a good quarterback, a great running back, two good receivers and a ver y capable defence,” Smith said. “In a way, it’s like looking in a mirror and they’re going to give us all we can handle.” The other semi-final will see Chase Claypool and Abbotsford Collegiate taking on the Cinderella story Langley Saints. Claypool’s crew dumped Barsby 50-36 to get here while Langley toppled Vernon 28-21. See bchighschoolfootball. com for more.
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Wenatchee win ends Chiefs streak
All good things must come to an end. The Chilliwack Chiefs saw their 10 game winning streak snapped Saturday night as they fell 3-2 to the Wenatchee Wild at Prospera Centre. Kyle Stephan scored the winning goal for the visitors late in the game, handing the home team
its first loss since Oct. 18. The Chiefs fell to 16-6-1-2 while the Wild improved to 15-6-22, closing to within one point of secondplace Chilliwack atop the Mainland division standings. Wenatcheeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brendan Harris opened the scoring 9:53 into period one. The Las Vegas native flew down the left wing and cut across the goalmouth. Before Chiefs D-man Austin Adam could knock him on his can, Harris slipped the puck past sprawling stopper Aidan Pelino for his sixth of the year. Redemption came
less than three minutes later for Adam, who earned the assist on Darien Craigheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equalizer. Craighead got his stick on an Adam wrister from above the right faceoff circle, deflecting the puck past Wenatchee goalie Garrett Nieto for his ninth of the season. The teams traded goals again in a fastpaced second period. The Wild retook the lead at 4:33 when blueliner Matthew Baker took a feed from the awesomely named August Von Ungern and wired a top-shelf shot from the slot. But the Chiefs came back at 10:24
when Jeremy Germain tracked down a dump-in behind the Wenatchee net and threw a centering pass into the slot for Jake Smith. Smith settled it down and snapped it past Nieto for his third of the year. Shots on goal through 40 minutes, knotted at 18-18, reflected how evenly these two teams were matched. The see-saw tilted Wenatcheeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way one last time late in period three. With both teams reluctant to take risks, Wild forward Kyle Stephan got one of the only quality scoring chances. The Ontario native got the game-
winner on a laser from the high slot, pinging the puck off the crossbar and in with less than five minutes to play. The Chiefs pulled Pelino for the extra attacker with 44 seconds to go but the Wild kept the puck along the boards, killing the clock. The three stars were Germain (first), Harris (second) and Stephan (third). The Fortis BC Energy Player of the Game was Linden Hora. Announced attendance was 2,932. Chilliwack hosts Prince George Wednesday night (7 p.m.)
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Germain secures Princeton scholarship Chilliwack forward Jeremy Germain is the latest Chief to secure an NCAA hockey scholarship. The native of Hamden, CT has committed to play for the Tigers of Princeton University
starting in the fall of 2016. Germain is in his first BCHL season and is seventh in Chiefs scoring with five goals and nine helpers in 22 games. The six-foot, 185-pounder is the second BCHLer to commit
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G-Men edge Coquitlam Falcons in regular season finale Chilliwackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midget football Giants got a late touchdown and held on for a 28-21 win over the Coquitlam Falcons last weekend. The Giants (6-3) came into the game as underdogs against their 8-1 foes, but opened the scoring on an eight yard
Cam Lampart scramble. The Falcons led 14-6 at half-time, but the Giants ground game found traction coming out of the break. Lampar t, Brett Westad and Nashon
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high 29 points, but she couldn’t prevent her team from suffering its sixth straight loss to begin the Canada West regular season. “This morning I watched some video, and I saw that we were standing around too much on offence last night,” Cascades head coach Al Tuchscherer said, referring to his team’s 80-68 win over UNBC on Friday. “We really turned that around tonight. We moved the ball, found
Fifth-year guard Shayna Cameron, also from Chilliwack, went 4-for-7 from beyond the arc on her way to 14 points, and the Cascades’ rookie starters Taylor Claggett (17 points, six rebounds) and Kate Head (a career-high 10 points, 2-for-2 from the threepoint line, six rebounds) also excelled as UFV improved to 4-2 on the season. UNBC point guard Maria Mongomo replied with a game-
route to a 78-67 road win over the UNBC Timberwolves. Canada West scoring leader Kayli Sartori had another big night for the Cascades, racking up 23 points on an efficient 9-of-15 shooting performance from the floor. It was her third outing of 20-plus points in the past four games, and the Chilliwack native added eight rebounds, four assists and three steals – all team-high totals.
the open man. It was great basketball to watch.” The Cascades built a 22-13 lead at the end of the first quarter on Saturday, only to watch the host T-Wolves open the second on a 10-2 run to close to within 24-23. But UFV regained control behind its two precocious rookies – Claggett and Head combined to score the next nine points, sparking a 21-4 run to end the first half. The Cascades took a
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Chilliwack’s Colton Peterson was in the mix as his Simon Fraser University dominated the Clan Cup International swim meet. Peterson and his SFU teammates won 10 of 14 races and captured all four relay events at the Margaret & Paul Savage pool. Peterson, Gabriel Lee, Justin Kiedrzyn and Adrian VanderHelm combined to set a new Clan Cup record in the men’s 200 metre medley relay. Their mark of one minutes and 42.58 seconds shaved one-tenth of a second off the previous mark set in 2013. Peterson was on the heartbreak side in the 200m individual medley, losing to SFU teammate James Cormier by the narrowest of margins (2:06.46 to 2:06.57). This is the 19th year for the Clan Cup International and the first year for Peterson on the SFU crew.
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up to an even 20 points per game. “Kayli is leading us in a lot of different ways,” Tuchscherer said. “She’s a calming influence on our team, and it’s nice for us to know she’s a tough match-up for other teams.”
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45-27 cushion into the locker room. It was more of the same in the third quarter, and the Cascades’ lead peaked at 27 points early in the fourth. With UFV’s starters on the bench for the vast majority of the final frame, the T-Wolves made a late push, but the deficit was too large to overcome. “I thought it was a great performance for our team,” Tuchscherer summarized. “We came out with a lot of energy and played fantastic basketball for a lot of the game, which enabled us to get a lot of our girls into the game (in the fourth quarter), which was super-valuable to us.” Sartori pushed her conference-leading scoring average back
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Surrey is hosting the Women’s World Softball Championship next summer – July, 2016 at Softball City – and organizers are looking for volunteers to help carry the event across the finish line. Or rather, across the starting line. Volunteers will join up with the championship’s organizing committee to work and prepare for the games, and there will be ongoing recruitment to find new volunteers over the coming months. Surrey has been the home of the Canadian Open fastpitch championship, formerly known as the Canada Cup, for several years now, hosting the tournament at Softball City. The Canadian Open is a big deal. But the World Championship is a very big deal – the largest women’s fastpitch tournament in the world, expecting over 2,000 athletes and 500 games over 10 days – and the City is rallying to throw its biggest-ever team sporting event. The committee is looking to hire a Chair of Team Hosting, on-site assistance and game production initiatives, as well as general volunteers. “Applicants are asked to be passionate about their role and able to provide references to attest to a committed and strong work ethic,” reads the World Championships’ release. “As advocates representing women in sport all over the world, the goal is to unite the diverse members of our global community,” it continues, saying that “proficiency in any other languages” is a welcome skill. See the tournament’s website at Surrey2016. com.
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Carrier Colby Bessette hauls the ball for the GW Graham Grade 8 football team in a playoff against the HD Stafford Skyhawks. Bessette and company won 28-6 at Exhibition Stadium Monday and will face Abbotsford Collegiate in the provincial final next Monday. ERIC WELSH/ PROGRESS
Tough tourney for Zucchet crew Chilliwack’s Kirsten Zucchet rink went 1-3 in a junior womens’ curling qualifier, falling short in a bid for a provincial berth. Zucchet, along with Cailin Cooke (third), Everly Royea (second) and Jasmin Jani (lead) were part of a six-team field at the Port Moody Curling Club. The foursome opened Friday afternoon with a 14-9 loss to Victoria’s Mariah Coulombe rink, giving up four points in the ninth end. Zucchet’s crew got into the win column Saturday morning with a 9-5 victory over Emily Smith (Parksville/ Nanaimo). The come-from-
behind effort saw the locals trailing 5-3 through seven before posting two in the eighth end, one in the ninth and three in the 10th.
The Chilliwackians crashed back to Earth Saturday afternoon in a 9-0 loss to Sarah Loken (Delta Thistle). This one was mercyruled after five ends.
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Lawrence (Larry) Wayne Fadden of Eastend, Saskatchewan died at Eastend on November 18, 2015. He was born in Matsqui, B.C. to Laurence Glenn Fadden and Winnifred Mary Fadden. Left behind are his wife Marilyn, daughters Teresa Mohamedali and Nicole Fadden, brother Rick (Bonnie) Fadden, sister Betty Johns, grandchildren Cam, Becky, Ayaz and Aliyah, numerous nieces and nephews and his canine companions Millie and Manny. Graveside Services were held November 21, 2015 from Riverside Cemetery at Eastend. A Memorial Service will take place at the Royal Canadian Legion Vedder Golden Branch #280 in Chilliwack, B.C. at a later date. Binkley’s Funeral Service of Shaunavon (www.binkleys.com) was in charge of the arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation in Larry’s name at https://secure.bcchf.ca/donate/donation.cfm
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, and grandfather Bruce William Laycock. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Carol-Anne, daughter Andrea, son Michael, and Granddaughter Vanessa. There will be no service at Bruce’s request, a Celebration of Life will be held in the New Year.
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DAVIES Vera Mae Feb 10, 1929 Nov. 18, 2015 Mom passed away peacefully at Heritage Village Care Home. She leaves behind her daughter Beverly Edwards and her son Stephen (Elise); son Wayne Davies (Bev) and his children, Tammy, Lynne, Michael (Loralie) Edward (Julie Ann), David (Jenni); and 11 great grandchildren, all who were very dear to her. She was predeceased by her husband Bill Davies, brother Vernon and his wife Shirley. Mom was an amazing person, friend, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She left all who knew her with great memories. She lived life and traveled to places such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, Australia and more. She worked at Coqualeetza hospital, CGH as a practical nurse. She then moved to Vancouver to get her LPN. She worked at Lions Gate Hospital and Maple Ridge. In her retirement she moved back to Chilliwack and volunteered with seniors and helped Elementary School children with reading. Our family has been very blessed to have her in our lives. Thanks to Dr. Fitzpatrick and all who provided her with care and compassion for the past two years. There will be a graveside service at mom’s request, at Chilliwack Cememteries, Thursday, November 26 at 2:30pm
On November 21, surrounded by his family, Bertram (Bert) den Hertog passed away peacefully into the presence of his LORD in Chilliwack General Hospital at the age of 52 years. Bert was born on May 1, 1963 in Chilliwack B.C. Bert was pre-deceased by his brothers Evert (Eddie) and Jan Christian (Johnny) den Hertog. He is survived by his loving, caring wife Jennifer, his children Tyler & Tlell, Bradley, Jessica, Amanda & Johnathan and Breanna and his parents Barend (Bernie) and Jenneke (Jenny) den Hertog. He is also survived by his extended family: Chris & Judy den Hertog, Gayle & Jan Neels, Janie & Herb Krul, Renee & Tim Lagemaat, Hilda & Terry van Oort, Richard & Charmain den Hertog, Joanne & John Van Saane, Christine & Harry Oudshoorn, Evelyn & Jonas Arnoldussen, Jenny & David Van Herk, and also Dorothy Verbeek, Alie & Herb DeJonge, Tony Verbeek, Maryke Verbeek, Elisabeth & Ken Kooyman, William & Joanne Verbeek. An opportunity for condolences will be held on Wednesday evening, November 25, 2015 at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bethel NRC fellowship hall (8920 Broadway, Chilliwack, B.C.). The Funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bethel NRC sanctuary, Pastor Terreth Klaver officiating. Special thanks to the staff of the Chilliwack General Hospital Emergency department and the Fourth Floor for their care and concern during his last hours. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints (Psalm 116:15).” On line tributes and condolences may be offered at Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements, 604-792-1344 www.hendersonsfunerals.com
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LEAKY BASEMENT? 20 years experience, free estimates. Call Don, (604)798-1187
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Born January 18, 1913, in Spat, Crimea, Russia, died peacefully at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Monday, November 16, 2015 in his 103rd year. Loving husband for 66 years of first wife, Olga Funk (2004); father of Mary (Paul), Peter (Hilda), Martha (Alex), David (Lois), and Lydia (Brian); proud grandfather of 13 grandchildren and great-grandfather of 26 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents, Johann and Margareta (Vogt) Goertzen and brothers Peter (Tina), John (Helen), and a granddaughter, Paula Lynn Koop; he was also predeceased by his second wife, Betty Thiessen (2010). Jacob was a long-time member of Eden Mennonite Church and will be remembered for his commitment to the church and his love of singing. Thank you to Dr. Harder, Home Care Staff, and other medical professionals for the years of care provided to dad while he lived at the Menno Terrace, Abbotsford. There will be a viewing Monday, November 30th between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. at Eden Mennonite Church, 46551 Chilliwack Central Road, Chilliwack, followed by interment at 1:00 p.m. at Little Mountain Cemetery in Chilliwack. The celebration of Jacob’s life will take place at 2:30 p.m. at Eden Mennonite Church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Mennonite Historical Society or Mennonite Central Committee, Abbotsford, would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences to the family may be made to:
HANDYPERSONS
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MAGNUS Bruce Bruce Allan Magnus was tragically taken away from us on Tuesday, November 17th in a logging accident near Hope, BC. Bruce was 62, born June 28, 1953 in Trail, BC. He is survived by his spouse, Elaine Holmes, daughter Nicole (Britt), son Greg, siblings Jan (Jerry), Bob (Elaine), Sandy, David (Linda), Fern (Daryl), Donald and Tim (Ruth), nieces and nephews, stepchildren Todd (Deanna), Michelle (Lee), Craig (Nancy) and Roxanne (Tom) along with grandchilden and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Bud and Jean Magnus. A celebration of Bruce’s life will be held Saturday November 28th at 11 am at the Coast Hotel on First Avenue, Chilliwack, BC. Memorial donations may be made to the Hope or Chilliwack Search and Rescue or to Chilliwack Safe Haven for Cats, in Bruce’s memory. Many thanks to the efforts of Search and Rescue, Hope RCMP and Police Dog Service. Bruce was a log truck driver for 40 years - it was his passion - he will be dearly missed by his family, his friends and so many in the logging industry. He will always be remembered with a smile on his face and a cup of coffee in his hand. In Bruce’s honour, following the service and reception, we will gather at Friendly Mike’s Pub on Young Road at 3:00 pm for whoever wishes to join us.
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Bernard Jacob January 29, 1938 - November 19, 2015 Bernard Jacob Dyck passed away on Thursday November 19, 2015 at Cascades Hospice at the age of 77 years old. Bernie was born January 29, 1938 in Saskatchewan, but was raised in Yarrow BC and lived most of his life in Chilliwack BC. Bernie is survived by his daughter Carol Dyck, his sisters Anne Reimer and Helen Thiesen and brother Henry Dyck. Bernie spent his early years apprenticing and working in carpentry. After a serious back injury, he went to work selling cars and RV’s which he greatly enjoyed. Bernie loved to spend time outdoors working in the yard, building things and most of all camping. He spent many a weekend with his family at the campgrounds of Cultus Lake. Bernie also really enjoyed playing board games and was often the winner, reading, doing math and working on word puzzles. He loved his God, his family and friends with all his heart, to him people came before anything else that was going on. A great big thank you for the wonderful care of Dr. Paul Graham who came alongside Bernie with his health challenges in the last number of years and to Dr. Bull and the staff of Cascades Hospice who were instrumental in making his final days as comfortable as possible. A visitation at Henderson’s Funeral home will be held Thursday November 26, 2015 from 6-8 in the evening. The memorial service will be at Broadway Church on Friday November 27, 2015 at 1:30 pm. In remembrance of Bernie, please consider to be an organ donor – you can change a life. Henderson’s Funeral Homes 604-792-1344 www.hendersonsfunerals.com
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MOVING & STORAGE
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Anglican Church
Worship & Service 11:00 am 604-792-7299 The Friendly Place 46875 Yale Road E. (at Quarry Rd) Chilliwack B.C. www.mtshannonunited.ca
CHILLIWACK HERITAGE REFORMED CHURCH YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR WORSHIP AT 45825 Wellington Ave, Chilliwack
Sunday Services 9:00 am & 6:00 pm Song worship following evening services. INFANT & TODDLER CARE PROVIDED
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Sunday Service: 9:30 AM & 11:15 AM Wednesday Service: 9:30 AM
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Where All Are Welcome!
Helping others discover & live their best life in Jesus Sunday Morning Experience 10:00am
Corner of Broadway & Chilliwack Central
Pastor: Rob Brown Sunday School Service – 9:30am Worship Service – 10:50am Associate Youth Pastor: Aaron Roorda
Everyone Welcome!
NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.344.1069
46098 Higginson Rd., Sardis
SUNDAYS AT 9AM & 11AM 46641 CHILLIWACK CENTRAL ROAD CITYLIFECHURCH.CA 604.792.0694
BSMB Rubbish Removal. Serving all you rubbish removal needs with a 14’ long trailer. Will remove yard waste, furniture, appliances, recycling material and construction site clean up. Service within 24 hrs, 7 days a week. (604)793-8378
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Morning Worship at 10:30 am Rev. Heather Anderson
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8:00 am - Holy Communion 10:15 am - 142nd Anniversary Service 1918 Church of England Service
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NATIONAL POOL/SNOOKER table, new cloth &rubbers, exc cond., balls/accessories. $675 obo. (604)846-6274
REAL ESTATE 615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WTD to buy ind/comm/res/farm or portion. Best reas deal. Confidential. rrw1@telus.net 604-997-6078
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APARTMENT/CONDO
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AUTO SERVICES
West Yale Auto & Conversion Ltd. General repairs to rebuilding. We do it all! (604)793-9310
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
Bole Apartments Certified crime-free multi housing.
1 bdrms starting at $580/moth includes heat & hot water, in suite storage, onsite manager, no pets, refs req’d. (604)792-8974 Chilliwack. 1 & 2 bedroom, washer & dryer, internet/cable/wifi incl. $775 & 900/m. Avail. now. 604-3923332 or 1-778-994-8734 CHILLIWACK 1 bdrm, avail dec 1st. Ref’s req’d. NS/NP. $600/mo incl heat/h.water. Robyn 604-392-9380 CHILLIWACK downtown. very private 1 bdrm coachhouse, 6 appli’s, sout facing balcony. NS/NP, $1000/m incl utils, cable & wifi. Avail now. 604-997-0997.
Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!
CHILLIWACK Mary St. 1 Bdrm $700, 2 bdrm $800. Heat incl. Spac, reno’d, avail now. No dogs, Criminal check. Lve msg 604-792-7917.
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13FT ALUMINUM BOAT with 20hp motor and trailer. $7500. Call (604)846-8661 (corrected price)
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Main House&&Video Video Sanctuary CafeCafe
8700 Young Rd. Chilliwack BC V2P 4P4 Phone: 604-792-0051 www.chilliwackalliance.bc.ca
HOMES FOR RENT
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Chilliwack 9770 Hillier St. 2 Bdrm S/S duplex. Hrdwd flrs, 4 appls, lrg yard. Sm pet ok with pet dept. $900 incl water Dec 1 604-824-0264
CHILLIWACK. Avail now. Private large room 3 meals + extras. No Drugs. $700/m Call (604)795-0397
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LANDSCAPING
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GARAGE SALES
GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black & black/tan. 6 weeks old. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602
Sunday Worship & Sunday School •10:00 a.m. 46100 Chilliwack Central Rd.
AUCTIONS
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PETS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
Christ Centered Sermons Chilliwack Campus
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TREE SERVICES
New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 *1989 14x70 in 55+ Ruskin Park 1 small pet ok, $42,900. *1970 12x60 in 55+ Langley Park no pets, $26,900. www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Great Pyrennes pups, exc guardian dogs, ready Dec. 15. $700. Call (604)798-5069
PLUMBING
Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928
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EDEN Mennonite Church 604-792-6013
27 years experience. We also clean gutters. Call Phil or Pam today to book your free estimate. (604)703-3319
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Sardis, lg 1 bdrm suite w/balcony, heat & hot water incl, walk to shops and malls. No drugs, no partys, no dogs, prefer working person. Avail Oct 1. On-site mgr. (604)819-8666
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