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In this issue of the AgassizHarrison Observer, we take a look back at what was making news in 2015. January Mother Nature welcomed the new year with a storm that wreaked havoc on the entire eastern Fraser Valley, hitting the District of Kent, Harrison Hot Springs and surrounding communities particularly hard. What began as a beautiful snowfall turned into ice and rain, leading to heavy snow-laden trees, ice on power conduits and tree branches falling on power lines. While power outages stretched across the Lower Mainland, giant swaths of customers in this community were without power on and off for up to three days. The power outages forced the shutdown of all Fraser Cascade schools. Village of Harrison Hot Springs and District of Kent crews were out Monday morning clearing the snow. But all was quiet as businesses remained closed due to the lack of power. BC Hydro said the eastern Fraser Valley was definitely the “hardest hit” in the province Monday. The power outages began in the early morning and, at its peak, affected approximately 14,000 customers. District of Kent staff were drinking in the relief of finally owning the right of way to the water reservoir. Residents were able to finally raise a glass the district’s director of corporate services, who had worked to ensure the statutory right of way was signed over to the district. Staff had discovered four years ago that the District did not have legal access to its water reservoir site, despite completing construction in 2007. Agassiz resident Tammy Wood took her cooking to a whole new level this year after being named as one of the 50 finalists in MasterChef Canada. The reality TV show features amateur cooks from across Canada vying for the $100,000 prize and accolades as a master chef. Although Wood was eventually eliminated in April, she made Agassiz proud on the show with her positive
Photos clockwise from the top: An early ice storm knocks out power, takes down trees and closes schools; Tammy Wood does Agassiz proud with her performance on MasterChef Canada; the FVRD and Sts'ailes First Nations sign a memorandum of understanding; an ambition expansion plan for Hemlock Resort is unveiled.
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March Ingrid Haines said in March she’s tired of the "Agassiz Speedway" out front of her house at the corner of McDonald and Vimy Road. Haines, her husband, their five children and their two cats live in what should be an idyllic neighbourhood. Beautiful views, Friendly neighbours and farmland just steps away. But, out front of their house is a long, straight stretch of 50 km/ hour roadway that runs between the Haig Highway and the Agassiz-Rosedale Highway. And she sees a constant race of reckless drivers who treat it like a raceway, and she wants something done about it before someone gets seriously injured or killed. After nine years, two months and three weeks, the site of the OKANAGAN OKANAGAN LOCAL NO SPRAYS
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District of Kent Mayor John Van Laerhoven had a close call in March. Van Laerhoven was riding his motorcycle southbound on Highway 9 near the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge just before 12 p.m. when he crashed. He was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital where he was kept for three nights for observation. The stretch of highway between the AgassizRosedale Bridge and the roundabout was closed for almost three hours, with southbound traffic diverted to Ferry Road, while RCMP and paramedics attended the scene.
April Kilby Historic Site was funded for another year of operations. The District of Kent received the heritage site management agreement, which in turn contracts the job out to the nonprofit Fraser Heritage Society. The contract includes management of Kilby historic site, the campground and RV park as well as picnic area and boat launch. “I know the District of Kent is very invested in the Kilby site,” says Steve Thomson, minister of forests, lands and natural resource operations, who made the announcement March 31. “I am confident that they will work to increase the opportunities for the site to become more financially selfsufficient.”
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Mike Armstrong is the president of the Fraser Heritage Society. Armstrong says Kilby has been funded again as is close to becoming self-sufficient, a priority made clear from the government. The Agassiz Tulip Festival was a victim of its own success in April. The the number of visitors to this year’s event caused gridlock on the highway, overcrowding at the parking lot and frustrated festival-goers. Festival co-ordinator Kate Onos-Gilbert said there were record numbers of visitors to this year’s event. drawing nearly 13,000 people over three days. "We were anticipating maybe 3,000 a day for the maximum," says Onos-Gilbert. "Saturday was really hard for people because we could only get two buses," she explains, adding that people choosing to park on the highway did not help matters as that caused congestion.” Organizers said they are looking to streamline things for 2016. Mailboxes all over the District of Kent were broken into in April. The problem is not unique to Agassiz, with thefts taking place all across the Fraser Valley recently. Boxes were hit at Striker's Corner, along Morrow Road in Agassiz, on the Lougheed highway and at several other locations.
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electoral boundaries had people talking politics. The District of Kent and Harrison Hot Springs were shifted to a new riding, the MissionMatsqui-Fraser Canyon, in a decision made by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2013. The new federal riding includes the northernmost portion of Abbotsford, Mission, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs, through the interior to north of Lillooet and Cache Creek including Yale, Boston Bar, Lytton and Ashcroft. Kingma Bros. Developments Ltd. sold all their properties in Harrison Hot Springs, saying that while the staff and current council were great to work with, "We were not made to feel welcome in Harrison." Surrey high school students were the target of wide-spread criticism in May, after word and photos of a mess apparently left by grads at a Harrison Lake’s Big Silver campsite over the
long weekend hit social media. But students and others were also quick to defend their peers and the school, urging critics not to judge them all on the actions of a few, and pledging to make things right.
by staff in the coming months. The current plan is to implement pay parking on Esplanade Avenue, St. Alice Street north, Maple Street north, Cedar Street north and Spruce Street north.
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The Fraser Valley Regional district began consultations on a plan to ban all organic waste from local landfils.
Pay parking is coming to Harrison. At least, that's what the Harrison Hot Springs Council agreed to in theory following a discussion at a council meeting in June. "We can't continuously rely on the taxpayer to cover the costs of everything in our community," stated Mayor Leo Facio. "It's something that will hopefully alleviate the costs borne by the taxpayers for the maintenance of all our green spaces, especially the front promenade." Council voted all in favour to implement pay parking for the spring of 2016 for selected streets in the village core. Options and details will be investigated further
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A full plan could be in place by the end of this year, said FVRD chair Sharon Gaetz. The FVRD said the move is the first step in a large leap toward reducing waste in landfills. The bodies of two men who went missing on Harrison Lake on June 8 are finally located along the Harrison River. Local kayakers spotted a body two kilometres down the Harrison River on Thursday, June 18. The two men, Daniel Dale Reid, aged 23, and Gary Duong, aged 25, were both from Vancouver. Reid and Duong were part of a large group staying in Harrison. According to KHSAR, eight of them left the beachfront on an inflatable raft on Monday, June 8. Reid and Duong at some point jumped into the water and planned to swim back to shore. The Agassiz peewee baseball team caps off an 18-and-one season with a championship title – the first time in 18 years that an organized baseball team from Agassiz has won a championship crown.
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A young man became a local hero after he saved the lives of five others in a house fire. Jaden Chapman, 14, was asleep in the early morning in a friend’s house on Sachem Road at Sts’ailes. He woke to the sound of pictures falling off the wall. "I went to go look, and the fire popped right up," he explains. "Everyone else was sleeping and didn't hear it." Chapman immediately woke up his friends who were downstairs with him then
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called to the mother and child asleep upstairs. The fire, which had started in the kitchen, had already filled the stairs. Chapman and the others coached the child upstairs to jump out of the second floor window while the mom dashed downstairs through the flames to get outside. When fire crews arrived, all the house's occupants were out and accounted for on the lawn. The rising threat of wildfires led to a campfire ban across much of southwestern B.C. The fire danger rating is high across the Lower Mainland and there’s a pocket of extreme fire risk region on the east side of Harrison Lake, said fire information officer Donna MacPherson.
The eleventh annual Harrison Dragon Boat Regatta drew a total of 68 teams, each with 20 to 25 members. They took over for the beach for most of the day, running through 48 races. Heats started near the public boat launch and ended near the front of the Harrison Hotel.
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An aggressive wildfire burning near Harrison Lake grew rapidly amid strong winds and tinder-dry conditions. The “Wood Lake Fire,” which could be seen from Harrison Village, at one point drew in 135 firefighters, nine helicopters, two heavy equipment machines as well as fixed wing air tankers and the Martin Mars water bomber, which was brought out of retirement in July to help the rampant wildfire situation in B.C. this summer. The fire eventual grew to an estimated to be 1,370 hectares, or 13.7 square kilometres. It proven to be one of the "most challenging" fires in B.C. this summer, said the BC Wildfire Service.. Fire crews include a group of 24 firefighters from South Africa. There was also a small crew from Australia. Continued on page 7
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As we prepare to flip the calendar to a new year, this is a good opportunity to think about the future – both for ourselves and our families. And what better way to ensure that future than to take a few minutes to check that all your fire detectors are working properly. A recent study shows many of us are taking the message to heart – fatalities from residential fires dropped by 65 per cent in B.C. last year, with much credit for the decrease attributed to a campaign that launched in 2012 that focussed on raising awareness of using smoke alarms. But despite those statistics, the fact is, too many of us continue to gamble – intentionally or otherwise – with our lives and those of our loved ones. Perhaps it’s the “it won’t happen to me” mentality that prevents some of us from taking the step. Perhaps none of us have lost anyone to fire, so the chance it could happen in our homes – could injure or kill our children, our spouses, even our pets – doesn’t even come to mind. Financial cost of the added safety is certainly not prohibitive; consider for a moment how many of us spend $5 twice a week for a one-in-14-million chance of winning the Lotto 6/49 jackpot. It’s a much riskier gamble to put a smoke-alarm purchase (many cost less than $20) on the back burner. A study of residential structure fires in B.C. from 2006 to 2011 showed that 79 per cent of 170 fire-related deaths occurred in homes without a working smoke alarm – emphasizing the fact it’s also not enough just to have an alarm; we must routinely check it to ensure it’s working. It’s a fact that we can’t 100 per cent prevent a fire. And the reality is, there’s no guarantee if a fire breaks out in our homes, that we’ll get out alive. But why lessen those odds of survival? ~ Black Press
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Tom Fletcher The death of former B.C. premier Bill Bennett on Dec. 4 prompted the traditional round of polite tributes. He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the city on the world map. He won three majority governments before handing over the steering wheel of a smoothly running Social Credit Party to Bill Vander Zalm. Outside B.C., the wire service obituaries ran to a few paragraphs, defining Bennett first as the “architect of financial restraint in the province.” It seems an ordinary notion today, but when Bennett unleashed his “restraint program” on the B.C. government in 1983, it was presented as a right-wing coup on a
socialist utopia. I was in journalism school in Vancouver when unions organized a general strike and mass street demonstrations under the banner of Operation Solidarity, appropriated from the struggle against Poland’s communist dictators. Their goal was to bring the recently re-elected government to its knees. The newly tabloid Vancouver Province, itself largely controlled by some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was a screeching banshee of the biglabour left. “Socred hitmen swoop on rights workers,” its front page declared after 400 layoff notices were issued to provincial staff. This propaganda was the public’s guide and my professional role model. A bit of background: the B.C. economy was in the grip of an international recession, hitting resource industries and government revenues hard. Bennett had ousted the Dave Barrett NDP government in 1975,
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He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the city on the world map. The blitz of restraint legislation reasserted government’s authority to control the size and wages of provincial staff, reinstated the province’s ability to pay, eliminated various boards, and increased the provincial sales tax to seven per cent to pay the bills. Another Bill Bennett legacy was dismantling the monopoly
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chokehold of big international unions on public heavy construction. Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construction, about twice what I earned labouring for a non-union contractor doing city work. A couple of friends discovered the inside track to securing labouring jobs on a provincially-funded highway project. After joining the union, those in the know could visit a business agent and hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky winner would be “name requested” to join the crew, vaulting over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough. This struggle over public construction continues today, with BC Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop. The main contract was awarded to a consortium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alternative union known OFFICE HOURS Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sat., Sun., & Mon.
by more colourful names among old-line building trades. After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA. Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furniture store. I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier. The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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There are five helicopters and four heavy pieces of equipment at work. The wildfire was human-caused. Harrison Lake claimed its third and fourth victim in August. A young woman died while swimming with friends at Cogburn Beach on the east side. Just a few days later, a young man, estimated to be in his 20s, disappeared in the water when four friends were out together on the lake. Darlene Delaney her husband Trevor managed to pull one of the men from the lake, but were unable to locate the other. These incidents came on the heels of a video that was released from friends and family of two men who died in Harrison Lake June 8. Daniel Reid, 23 and Gary Duong, 25, were out with friends on an inflatable raft and decided to swim ashore. Their bodies were found a week-and-a-half later in the Harrison River. Family also appeared before council in August, calling on the district to improve signage at the water’s edge to warn the public about the danger.
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Harrison received $283,359 for projects that work to support tourism infrastructure and amenities, Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Throness in September. Harrison Hot Springs was one of 14 communities that received an expected
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share of the provincial Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) fund. The nearly $300,000 will go to improvements in block two of Esplanade Ave., said Mayor Leo Facio. A 26-year-old Burnaby man was killed after falling off a cliff near Rainbow Falls in September. Jason George was camping with four friends at Cogburn Beach on the east side of Harrison Lake over Labour Day weekend. According to the BC Coroner's Service, George climbed a cliff to get a better view of Rainbow Falls. He fell to a plateau at the base and died on scene. On a hay bale podium, dignitaries officially opened the new student housing at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre in September. The event was filled with good wishes for the centre and
congratulations to all the people and organizations who helped make this longstanding dream a reality. Dr. Jim Thompson, director of the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre, kicked it off with a telling remark about the care that students and staff have for the animals under their watch. "We've looked after the animals," says Thompson. "Now, it's nice to look after our students." Thompson spoke of the connection between the UBC centre and the dairy industry, stating it is very fortunate to have an industry that supports the centre, something quite unique in comparison to many other scientific groups.
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Fraser Cascade secondary students can enjoy an early start to trades careers thanks to a new agreement between School District
#78 and the University of the Fraser Valley. In a memorandum of understanding signed Sept. 24, SD #78 and UFV agreed to provide preferred access for students into designated UFV Trades and Technology programs on a reserved seat basis; deliver dual credit programming by UFV to students; and explore opportunities to deliver UFV programs within SD #78 high schools.
The Hemlock Resort Master Plan has been approved by the provincial government. This is one of the final hurdles the mountain’s management company, Berezan Management, will have to climb in an attempt to revitalize the mountain. They started creating the massive plan seven years ago, after purchasing the assets out of foreclosure. The plan includes a sizeable expansion in both size and in operational seasons, with the hopes of making Hemlock a viable, year round resort. While the average number of skiers in 2010 was about 1,150 a day, the hill hopes to one day see 13,440 skiers on the hill each day. Liberal Jati Sidhu joined the landslide Liberal victory with a narrow win in MissionMatsqui-Fraser Canyon. Continued on page 8
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The race was called shortly after 1 a.m., after a nail-biter evening showing Sidhu and Conservative Brad Vis in a close race as results slowly rolled in. The final vote tally for the evening was 16,606 votes for Sidhu and 15,547 for Vis. NDP candidate Dennis Adamson came in third with 9,167 votes. Sidhu's campaign event, at the Abbotsford Banquet Centre, was attended by a large group of friends and supporters — about 100 stayed all night to hear his victory speech.
Liberal Jati Sidhu celebratesl victory in Mission-MatsquiFraser Canyon.
"It's exhilarating. The fruit ripens when it stays longer on the vine," Sidhu said. When spring arrives next year Pioneer Park will have a new red and
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A woman from Harrison Mills who was seriously burned by a live, low-hanging hydro line in October near Kilby Provincial Park underwent her fourth surgery in November.
white display blooming, all thanks to a bit of Canadian war history. Seventy years ago, the Dutch royal family gave Canada a gift of 100,000 tulip bulbs at the end of the Second World
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Aug. 30, 1955 - Nov. 25, 2015 With great sadness we announce Shirley Marion Nate has passed away at the age of 60 from injuries sustained on Oct. 18, 2015 from a uncontained downed live power line. Shirley is survived by her parents Mary & George Nate, sisters Debra (Dennis), Laura (Paul), brother William (Cathy), nephew Kyle, niece Chelsea and canine companion Toby. Shirley was very athletic, involved in basketball during her high school years, after graduating, herself and friends traveled across Canada on their 10 speed bikes. Worked many years at the Vancouver Post Office. Shirley was well known for her love of animals. Born in Vancouver, raised in Burnaby. Lived her last 6 years in tranquil Harrison Mills (Kilby) with her many pets. We thank all the staff for the wonderful care at Vancouver General Hospital, ICU. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at 1 pm. Harrison Mills Community Hall, 1995 School Road In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Shirley's name to the Burn Unit at VGH or SPCA/local non-profit animal shelter.
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Frank served in the Navy for 3 years on the HMS Nabob in the Atlantic during World War II and was very proud of his service during that time. He worked as a prison guard at the Agassiz Correctional Work Camp and was a 60 year member of the Operating Engineers Union where he worked as a Machine Operator and a Batch Plant Operator. He truly loved his job and was very proud of his time with the union. Frank loved fishing, hunting and just being out in nature. Some of his favourite places to go over the years were Gardom Lake, Pinus Lake and Echo Lake. In respecting Frank’s wishes, he was cremated and no funeral service will be held. As an expression of sympathy, those who wish to do so may send donations in memory of Frank to the Salvation Army 3303 32nd Avenue, Vernon, B.C. V1T 2M7. Cremation arrangements have been made with BETHEL FUNERAL CHAPEL LTD., th 5605 27 4USFFU 7FSOPO # $ 7 5 ; t
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www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs
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BUILDING SUPPLIES
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New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.
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Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms
Prkg, coin laundry, elevator & balcony, 5 min walk to all conveniences, down town. Available now. Call 604-703-3405
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NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
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YALE-2 bedroom with office space. New floors & paint. Carport & five appliances. N/S. One small pet negotiable. Prefer mature couple. Long-term lease available. $1000/mon. Avail. Dec. 15. (604)860-9141 Call or text.
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Applications with full supporting documentation, including references, and transcripts, if available can be submitted to:
Ms. Natalie Lowe-Zucchet Secretary-Treasurer School District #78 (Fraser-Cascade) 650 Kawkawa Lake Road Hope, B.C. V0X 1L4 Fax: 604-869-7400 CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 4, 2016
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our rapidly expanding digital team as a Black Press Digital Media Rep. The Digital Sales Rep is responsible for achieving monthly revenue objectives within an assigned cluster or market. The Digital Sales Rep will work closely with an assigned team and category to drive product adoption and revenue growth.
Job Qualifications • Proven digital sales experience • Professional written and oral communication skills • Eager, self-starter that is motivated to work in a rapidly changing business • 3+ years of experience selling digital advertising in a similar role We Offer • Great working environment • Competitive salary/commission • Excellent benefit package
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Responsibilities • Identify, pitch and close advertising sales to local and regional clients • Develop strong relationships with clients • Co-manage pipeline and sales channel • Ensure knowledge of digital media is current via corporate training and self-development
We thank everyone who is interested in this position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Questions regarding this position or to obtain a copy of the full job description may be directed to Ashley Limb, Human Resources at 604-869-2411 or ashley.limb@ sd78.bc.ca
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Description: Seventeen and one-half (17.5) hours per week (Schedule to be determined by Principal)
Black Press Community Media is the largest independently-owned media company in Canada, with more than 80 titles and websites in British Columbia.
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School District #78 (Fraser-Cascade) has a position of a Temporary Early Learning Program Coordinator effective January 4, 2016 to June 30, 2016. Under the direction of the Principal of Kent Elementary School, the StrongStart Program Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of the Strong Start program in the community of Agassiz, B.C. in School District No.78 (Fraser-Cascade). The successful candidate must possess a certi¿cate, preferably a Diploma, in Early Childhood Education;
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