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Giving prisoners tools to help themselves

By Greg Laychak The Observer

Mark recently got out of prison after serving four and half years, with a good part of that time in Agassiz’s Mountain Institution. He is out now, has moved to the interior, has a bank account and a driver's license, and is trying to start a new life. It’s not easy for people in Mark’s situation: those who have committed a crime and have done their time, but now have to reintegrate in a society that is not always keen to accept them. But Mark is equipped with something not many former prisoners—or those who have never

served, for that matter—have. He has meditation and mindfulness. “Spirituality is within yourself,” Mark says from his new residence in the B.C. mountains. “It's what is going on within me. If I'm in touch with that I'm more focused, I'm clear-headed, I'm motivated I'm willing I'm honest with myself, and the humility starts to slowly settle in and it gets better from there.” When he gets into a bad situation, Mark says he now knows how to deal with his mounting anxiety that could make things worse. It’s something that would have been difficult just a few years ago. And it’s all due to the guidance of one smiling Buddhist nun who

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is hidden in plain sight just off of Highway 1 in Chilliwack. The Venerable Yin Kit Sik, also known as Sister Jessie, estimates she has helped more than 500 prisoners in the Lower Mainland with her discussions and teachings of vipassana meditation. “My purpose of going in there is to help them bring clarity and purity to their own minds,” says Ven. Yin Kit. “I cannot do it, I am the medium. I can only teach, but [those] guys have to do it.” And though prison might not seem like the ideal place to practise meditation, the 60-year-old nun says it’s potentially a better spot than most. Because it's so routine and

regimented there are fewer distractions than in the “mundane” world. So if a prisoner can find time, he can dedicate that time to the practice and help himself change. “A prison is a prison, but it's more mental than physical,” Ven. Yin Kit says. “Change your prison cell to become a meditation cell.” Looking at the ideal future of the prisoners—where Mark is now, released—she sees that prison time as an opportunity to build the central core of their tree, not just the bark. “It's rainy and stormy outside, you have to gear yourself up right now, right here,” Ven. Yin Kit says. “You're here anyway. Where are you going to go?” Continued on 3

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Pickton book brings call for change Jennifer Feinberg BLACK PRESS

Don’t even think of buying the new book allegedly written by convicted killer Robert Pickton. That’s the latest from Ernie Crey of Chilliwack, whose sister Dawn Crey’s DNA was found at the Pickton pig farm in Port Coquitlam. He is furious that Canada’s most notorious serial killer may have penned a jailhouse memoir, called Pickton: In His Own Words. “People have been asking how I feel about this. I am angry, upset and troubled by it,” Crey told The Progress. The publisher, Outskirts Press, has since caved in to public pressure. “Outskirts Press has ceased publication of this book and is asking Amazon to remove the book from their website.” It wasn’t just the bad press, though. “We have a longstanding policy of not working with, nor publishing work by, incarcerated individuals,” according to the publishers. Pickton was likely aware of their “no-tolerance policy” when he cooked up the scheme to use a ghost writer, they noted online. “Outskirts Press apologizes to the families of the victims for any additional heartache this may have caused.” Despite that, there is still an urgent and pressing need for a law in B.C. that would prevent anyone convicted of serious crimes from profiting from them, Crey said. “They need to move on this quickly,” Crey said, from a legal point of view, even if Pickton doesn’t stand to profit directly from the book sales. “I want to destroy any incentive in future for a monster like him to even attempt to profit in this way.”

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Ernie Crey, whose sister's DNA was found on the farm of notorious serial killer Robert Pickton's farm, wants legislation preventing criminals from profiting from their crime.

Crey wrote a letter this week to provincial officials to request that legislation be drafted to prevent such an occurrence. “B.C. is one of the Canadian provinces that doesn’t have a law against profiting from horrific crimes,” said Crey, noting that Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan have the legislation on the books. Premier Christy Clark said British Columbia will consider such a law. So how did the handwritten manuscript even manage to get spirited into the U.S. without Canadian corrections officials stopping it? Crey wants to know. Pickton is incarcerated at Kent Institution in Agassiz. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made a statement yesterday saying the Feds would look into how in fact the manuscript was snuck out of prison. “You know what? He had his day in court,” said Crey. “He hired some of the best legal minds to defend him, and he exhausted his appeal. He was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and will spend the rest of his life rotting in prison.” Crey asked people to

strike back. “Friends, would you kindly drop an email to Amazon.com asking them to ditch the ad for Pickton’s book? Thank you,” Crey wrote on his Facebook page over the weekend. Within hours of that post going up, Amazon had pulled the ad off their website and URL link for the book. In the 144-page book, Pickton denies full responsibility for his crimes. “There are two issues with this. One is that he’s been convicted of horrendous crimes and yet he is making a plea for public sympathy. In this way he wants to go around the courts, and around the families to plead with the public that he is somehow innocent. “The second is that he is actually hoping the book will make some money. One of the ways to prevent it is to bury the book.” It’s ironic, Crey noted, that every time he publicly comments or reacts to a situation like this, he places himself in the killer’s service, in a sense. “But also there is no way around it. This gives me a chance to lean on the government, so the

families in the future whose relatives fall victim to a monster, will be protected, and there is no chance to profit from a book or movie based on his crimes. “I’m happy to put myself in the service in that sense.” Although there is “legal closure” in that Pickton was sentenced for life with six counts of second degree murder, but at the same time there is no real closure for the families of his victims. “There is no leaving behind the horrible memories of his coldblooded murders committed without compassion in a psychopathic killing spree. It has put all of us in our own type of prison.” Although Crey is a former social worker, he admits he is not an expert in clinical psychology. “But I do know that psychopaths like Pickton kill because they took pleasure in the power derived from killing. He delighted in it. Now he’s getting another chance to taunt and stir up feelings by troubling the families. “I am hoping we can put an end to it.”

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That means they don't have to rely on drugs, other people— anything else. “And that is the best dependence, depending on yourself,” she says. It’s an aspect of the teachings that Mark uses in so many facets of his own life. Back on the outside, looking for a job isn’t the only difficult part of life. Though the buddhist practices helped him recognize and admit to himself that he committed a crime of sexual assault, Mark can’t reconcile with the victim because she started using drugs again and disappeared years ago. Being sober for 11 years and clean from cocaine and crack for over five years, he says his meditation and mindfulness keep him on track and away from the temptations of slipping back into using. As he looks forward to a new life with many of his own internal and external obstacles, the 45-year-old credits Ven. Yin Kit for equipping him with the toolset to create change and hope. “What she did for me helped 10 times more than what [the mandatory] program ever did,” Mark says.

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Taking up her ropes in 1992, after renouncing the mundane life (for her, a high income and status with a podiatry career), Ven. Yin Kit left Hong Kong to come to Canada at the insistence of her teacher just two months into her nunhood. She and her recently passed Dhamma sister came together to teach in the Fraser Valley after taking possession of their property in Chilliwack in early 1995. Ten years later they started visiting prisons with volunteers, and for four years now they have been a destination for escorted temporary absences (ETA) where prisoners can visit the Po Lam meditation centre where she teaches. “We have seen tremendous changes in many, many people,” Ven. Yin Kit says. “Indescribable. Some are really difficult to put into words.” One very angry man in prison who was of another faith resisted the meditation teachings because of an obstacle Ven. Yin Kit says she runs into often: fear of conversion. "I'm not here to convert you from a religious point of view, from a faith point of view,” she tells any new students. “But I'm here to convert you from an angrier to a happier person, from a stingy person to a more

generous person, from a hateful person to a very loving person, from a selfish person to a selfless person.” This is a true conversion, according to Ven. Yin Kit, not one of faith. The angry student eventually practiced her teachings, keeping his religion and changing so noticeably that his wife also adopted the practices. “Some prisoners want to find a sense of peace, but that's not the true meaning of meditation,” she says. “The true meaning of mediation is seeing how you can change to become a better person. We all need to do that not just an inmate.” An outspoken critic of the prison system, Ven. Yin Kit says we don’t need more cells, we need more rehabilitation programs for the mind. She would like prisons to adopt more meditations. And ideally as a initiation program, new detainees would be thrown into a 10-day vipassana meditation immediately. Her organization has tried to bring this kind of practice into the prison, but “it's just obstacles, obstacles, obstacles.” “Personally I feel that the Buddhist teaching is an education: Educating the mind, educating the people,” Ven. Yin Kit says. “If they have this tool in them, everywhere they go they can help themselves.”

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Traffic joint enforcement blitz brings tickets in Harrison

Over the course of three hours early Sunday afternoon, approximately 500 cars were checked by local RCMP on Hot Springs Road in Harrison Hot Springs as part of a joint traffic enforcement initiative. One vehicle was impounded due

to driver drug use, three unlicensed drivers were located and 15 violation tickets and numerous written warnings were issued. Members from Agassiz General Duty, Integrated Road Safety and First Nations Policing conducted the collaborative measures.

The province is moving to restore citizenship and residency declarations for real estate purchasers.

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On March 7, 2016 the Council of the District of Kent will hold three public hearings on the following Zoning Bylaw amendments. The first hearing for Bylaw 1538 will start at 6:00 pm. 1) Public Hearing for the District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1538, 2016 Purpose of the amendment bylaw is to: •

Provide a new Small Lot Agricultural Zone (A1) for lots created during approved Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) subdivisions, boundary adjustments or homesite severances.

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2) Public Hearing for District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1539, 2016 (Note: the hearing for Bylaw 1539 will commence following the closure of the hearing for Bylaw 1538) Purpose of the amendment bylaw is to: •

Allow, at 1423 Tranmer Road (see Map 2), a commercial use for a general contracting business as approved by the ALC.

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Foreign buyers lured by loopholes, low dollar

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While young people struggle to rent or buy a home in the Lower Mainland overseas investors are snapping up high-end commercial real estate thanks to a low Canadian dollar and loopholes in the property transfer tax, opposition MLAs say. Finance Minister Mike de Jong changed the tax rules in his latest budget to exempt buyers of new homes up to $750,000, and increased the rate from two to three per cent for value over $2 million. But the province continues to reap a windfall on resold homes, the vast majority of the market, with one per cent on the first $200,000 and two per cent on value between $200,000 and $2 million. NDP housing critic David Eby says the tax not only drives up already unaffordable home prices,

it can still be avoided by offshore investors buying up downtown Vancouver office towers like the Bentall Centre and Royal Centre. The NDP and some municipal officials are also calling for a non-resident tax on residential purchases, to deter foreign buyers from buying property and leaving it empty as values climb. "There is a huge frustration in Metro Vancouver that spreads all the way up to Squamish, where people are tired of the fact that their wages have no connection to real estate prices, and they are fed up," Eby said. The province is moving to restore citizenship and residency declarations for real estate purchasers, but de Jong says he needs to collect data to measure the problem of non-resident investors before taking action. Data are also needed for a commercial property technique

developed to avoid the property purchase tax when it was imposed in 1987. A "bare trust" separates legal and beneficial ownership, allowing the property to change hands without paying the transfer tax. De Jong said bare trusts and share transfers, where the registered owner doesn't change but controlling interest does, are long-accepted business practices. "We actually do encourage people to come to British Columbia and invest," de Jong said. "The purpose here is to ensure that they are paying their fair share, that they are abiding by the laws that British Columbians and Canadians must abide by, and to ensure that we have to make sure we have the information necessary to enforce those rules."

Property transfer tax trimmed in '16 budget By Tom Fletcher Black Press 3) District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1540, 2016 (Note: the hearing for Bylaw 1540 will commence following the closure of the hearing for Bylaw 1538 and 1539) Purpose of the amendment bylaw is to: •

Rezone 6994 Pioneer Avenue, as shown in black hatching on Map 4, from a Service Commercial Zone (CS1) to a Town Centre Commercial and Residential Zone (CT2) to accommodate the applicant’s proposed consignment/pawn business with a coffee bar on the lower level and a single accessory residence on the upper level.

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Newly built homes worth up to $750,000 are exempt from B.C.'s property transfer tax under changes in the provincial budget that take effect immediately.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong expects to make up most of the lost revenue by increasing the tax rate from two to three per cent on the value of homes in excess of $2 million. For resold homes,

property purchase tax continues to apply at one per cent on the first $200,000 of value and two per cent on value between $200,000 and $2 million. The tax has produced a windfall for the province

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and pushed home purchase costs even higher in the hot market for homes in some urban areas. The government expects to collect about $200 million more than it budgeted for the current year, due to soaring prices and a high number of sales. De Jong said the break is aimed at new construction to stimulate new housing construction, adding to supply in response to demand that is driving prices up. The exemption is only available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and the government is resuming tracking nationality of buyers, a practice stopped in 1998. The upper limit to qualify for the homeowner grant is also increased from $1.1 million to $1.2 million for the 2016 property tax year.

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Wine festival brings the best

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Perhaps you’d like a light merlot to go with your mushroom pasta. Or maybe a silky and elegant pinot noir along with that rack of lamb? If your mouth is watering at those suggestions, then Erin Goosen has a pairing that should appeal even more. Tourism Harrison is serving up some of the province’s most renowned wineries along with local culinary personalities in Harrison Hot Springs this spring for an inaugural two-day destination wine and food event. “We do want to focus on B.C. wineries, that’s our main focus unlike the Vancouver wine festival where it’s across the world,” said Goosen, event coordinator for Tourism Harrison. “We want to keep it small and focus on the B.C. wineries, with a particular interest on the wineries that are here in the Fraser Valley.” Those local wineries might be small, but they are increasingly packing a larger punch, winning accolades and becoming wellknown in the industry according to Goosen. The event was sparked by the success of the Harrison craft beer festival when people started asking as early as year-one when wine was going to follow. With craft beers under their belt, the tourism group now feels comfortable enough to attempt a new festival, but this time targeted at the vino crowd. Tourism Harrison is keeping it small this year with just a tasting event on the Saturday afternoon. But they are doing something differently than the festival’s beer peer: the event is encouraging

local restaurants to match up with attending wineries to provide their own wine-pairing dinners the night before. Goosen said if there’s enough interest generated they will also offer it on the Saturday night. “So we’ll do Friday night first to kick off the event, have people stay over night and enjoy,” she said. “Then Saturday afternoon get to talk to the winemakers a bit more one-on-one and taste their wide selection as opposed to just what they can offer with the meal.” Since the wine festival is earlier in the year it’s intended as a kick off to the season, according to Goosen. She and the tourism organization are hoping the festival will help local businesses, whether accommodation providers, or other restaurants in the quieter tourism time. “We’re just introducing people to the area in April and what we can offer at that time,” Goosen said. And it’s a great time for the winemakers themselves, as they’re just getting their spring collections out and looking to

start promoting. Whatcom Wine and Spirits will offer a pop-up wine shop during the Saturday tasting, providing attending wineries’ bottles for purchase. Then there’s the food on Friday night. Supported by chefs from local Harrison hotspots, such as Morgan’s Bistro, River’s Edge Restaurant, the Red Fort and the Copper Room, guests will enjoy gourmet entrées, with ingredients sourced from local farms, paired with hand-crafted local wines. Those menu details will be available soon, coming on March 1. And during the Saturday tasting event, Muddy Waters Café will prepare appetizers and charcuterie for attendees as they sample the wines. “It’s an opportunity to have more one-on-one time to talk with the winemakers or a representative of the B.C. Winery,” Goosen said. “You don’t have to travel to the Okanagan to do it. “They’re coming out to your back door.”

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Tom Fletcher The B.C. Liberal government made a big show of selectively easing Medical Services Plan fees in its budget for the coming election year. In what is becoming a pattern for Premier Christy Clark, the biggest beneficiaries are single parents. The new MSP is calculated for adults only, so a single parent with two children saves as much as $1,200 a year. Premium assistance is expanded, with discounts for single people making up to $42,000, rather than $30,000. But for singles, couples and seniors who don’t qualify for discounts, the rate is going up another four per cent effective Jan. 1, 2017. Indeed, with population growth, the finance ministry expects its take from MSP premiums to rise every year, reaching $2.5 billion in the coming years.

MSP revenue covers about 17 per cent of B.C.’s health budget, and Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong insist that Canada’s only direct health care charge is a vital signal to people that health care isn’t free. This argument has failed. One seldom-discussed fact is that for half of the people charged MSP, it’s paid by their employers. In private sector terms it’s a hefty payroll tax, creating one more obstacle for businesses to hire full-time staff with benefits. So most full-time employees don’t receive this supposedly vital signal, unless they get laid off because their employer is losing money. Also note that politicians and public sector employees have never paid MSP premiums. Their employers, taxpayers, pick up the tab for them. People who have to pay out of pocket are what the bureaucracy calls “pay direct accounts.” Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation recently revealed that

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another “axe the tax” campaign, as they did with the carbon tax and the HST, but they aren’t. Perhaps this is because workers for this unnecessary Maximus machine remain members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has it right. He staged a popular petition drive to roll MSP premiums into income tax. If the government wants to send a message, it can interrupt its continuous “Jobs Plan” advertising. Scrapping MSP and raising income tax rates on higher brackets to compensate would fix the private sector payroll deterrent, make salaried employees (including me) pay their share, and end a tax break for the wealthy. Don’t hold your breath.

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Continuing to grow B.C.’s ag sector Day in and day out over 55,000 farmers, ranchers, fishers, and food processors work around the many unique regions in our province to grow, catch, process, and deliver some of the best tasting, highest quality food to British Columbians. I know, I’ve had the privilege of meeting hundreds of them over the past three years during my travels throughout the province and speak with them about their passion for the land, their products, and their contribution to our way of life. Together, with the support of over 300 men and women who work in the agriculture ministry, they achieved a milestone in agrifood receipts last year topping a record $12.3 billion. That was almost 6% more than the year before which was also a record year. Many farmers are making more money, with net cash

income for this last year rising over 33% above the year before. We’ve seen records shattered in total honey production yield to nearly 4 million pounds, sweet cherries 22% higher than the year previous at nearly 14,000 tonnes, record years in hectares harvested of asparagus, beets, cauliflower, field tomatoes, greenhouse peppers and cucumbers, and more including records in cattle, milk, and chicken. In 2014, B.C. producers led the nation in sales of blueberries, cranberries, sweet cherries, raspberries, apricots, with 17 of B.C.’s crops ranked second in national sales including floriculture products, nursery products, grapes, and more. And with our long shoreline we’ve also led the nation in sales of salmon, halibut, rockfish, skate, dogfish, hake, tuna, wild crabs, farmed clams, oysters and scallops.

All this in an environmental and sustainable manner that not only meet and exceed standards but also attract buyers from around the world who are hungry for clean, safe, nutritious, high quality food and drink to consume and feed their children. This growing demand has propelled our exports to record levels of nearly $3 billion with the USA consuming two-thirds of that and China coming in at number two at $264 million. Through the recent throne speech and budget our government has communicated its intent to continue to support and expand this important industry for the benefit of those men and women working in agrifoods, for all British Columbians who enjoy the over 300 commodities harvested and hundreds more food and drink products manufactured here, and many in over 150 countries who import our products.

Whether it’s more money for our highly successful Buy Local program, more resources to help the Agriculture Land Commission enhance its oversight of the over 4 million hectares in the ALR (32,000 more than 2001), a new nonrefundable farmers’ food tax credit to those in the farming sector who donate produce and products to people in need or school meal programs, funding for the B.C. Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation to ensure the continuance of the school fruits, vegetable and dairy program, which now serves fresh B.C. agricultural products to 549,000 students in more than 1,400 First Nations and public schools, or many other program area investments you can rest assured that our government is fully committed to see agriculture’s success continue now and for years to come. Norm Letnick Minister of Agriculture

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2014. And that the largest majority of those violations, at 44%, are in the category of "Care and Supervision" and 19.8% in the category of "Staffing". And in Assisted Living, the largest percentage of complaints are in the category of "Resident abuse, neglect, and self abuse". Eureka! I have discovered the obvious solution to improving the quality of care for our seniors, that oddly enough, the entire Health Ministry has failed to notice or acknowledge. And those are: An increase in staff levels, mandatory evaluations for the "appropriate type" of employees, and more training for dealing with dementia related issues. All of these solutions to be found in a report that 90% of BC citizens will never read. Judy Galley

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ONGOING TAX CREDITS Children’s Arts Credit: If your child participated in a program of artistic or cultural activity, you may be able to claim up to $500.00 of the fees paid, per child, on these programs. Disability Amount: If you or a family member have a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions, you may be able to claim the disability tax credit (DTC). The DTC is a refundable tax credit of $7899.00 for 2015. The person who qualifies for the DTC is

eligible to contribute to a Registered Disability Savings plan up to age 59. The government of Canada will pay matching funds of 100% to 300% depending on the beneficiary’s family income. Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB): Working individuals and families with low incomes may be eligible to claim this refundable tax credit up to a maximum of $1,227.00 for individuals or $1,947.00 for couples. CRA has changed late filing penalties. The penalties are 5% plus 1% per month up to a maximum of 12 months. Repeated late filing penalties are 10% plus 2% per month up to 20 months. There is a repeated failure to report income penalty of 10% of amount failed to report and 50% of understated tax related to the unreported income. It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to report all income for each year.

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Construction the Esplanade Avenue Block 2 Council of for the Village of Harrison Hot Springs Revitalization Project will commence on Monday, will consider for adoption, February 22, 2016 and is expected to complete on the 2014 Annual Report.will be closed May 16, 2016. Esplanade Avenue between Hot Eastheld to 100 TheSprings meetingRoad will be in themeters East of Maple Street. Maple Street will be closed between Council Chambers of 495 Hot Springs Road, Esplanade Avenue and Lillooet Avenue, with limited Harrison Hot Springs, BC. access. We apologizeBeginning for any inconvenience. June 11, 2015 If you copies have of any this at project, thequestions report willregarding be available please the contact: Village Office between the hours of

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The Agassiz Elementary secondary Eagles girls senior basketball team poses after winning their second tournament of the season in January at St. John Brebeuf.

off a successful season, with the team’s efforts earning them a No. 5 place in the single-A provincial rankings. They have a home game against Maple Ridge Christian Thursday at 6:15 p.m. in the first round.

The Fraser Valley action continues at Langley Christian on Friday and Saturday. The female Eagles squad won two tournaments during regular season, one in December and one in January. The girls hope to be guaranteed

a spot in the provincial championships on March 9 to 12 at Duncan Christian school after this weekend’s competition. Their senior boys counterparts play at Unity Christian, with that tournament running Wednesday to Saturday.

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When the Chilliwack Chiefs took to the ice on Sunday, they were thinking about something more than winning. The team has been part of a new video production that aims to shine a light on mental illness. The video, released Feb. 16, includes youth and coordinators from Chilliwack’s Local Action Team (LAT), Chiefs players, family physician Dr. Melanie Madill, and Community Manager at the Ministry of Child and Family Development Dan Bibby, and The Chilliwack Division of Family Practice. The video aims to disassemble the stigma surrounding mental health, and to encourage conversations about mental health. A few months back,

the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and the BCHL announced a new program Talk Today, aimed at providing hockey players and their families with mental health education and resources. Hockey players are constantly faced with physical stress that’s tough on the body. “It’s easy for the players and the coaches to forget the mental health aspect,” said Chiefs Coach Jason Tatarnic, “we need to pay attention to that side of the game.” Speakers in the new video discuss the realities of depression and anxiety, the importance of watching for warning signs in yourself and others, and they stress that you should not be embarrassed to talk about your mental wellness. “There is no better way

to reach youth, than to have youth spread the message,” Chilliwack LAT coordinator Tatiana Carrizo said. The video features cuts between stills of youth and players holding signs that read “I pledge to talk today,” as well as the hashtag #TalkToday, which help to make the message relatable and effective for young people who might be struggling. Malcolm Thompson, 18, led the filming and editing process for the mental health awareness video. For him, the experience was eyeopening, which it likely will be for many who watch it at the game and online as well. “We all need to talk sometimes,” said local family physician Dr. Melanie Madill. “Our goal is to start the conversation and challenge youth to begin where you are with the

person next to you.” After all, the best way to access services or ask for help is the way that you feel comfortable with, whether it be a trusted friend or an agency like the Chilliwack Youth Health Centre (CYHC). “Every door is the right door,” Bibby reinforced. The CYHC is a local

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is very easy, but you might be surprised. We will write more about this at another time. After yoga and a coffee break with some of our resident friends, we were picked up by friends and off we went to the Royal Canadian Legion around the corner. It so happens that every second Tuesday of the month some of the ladies there put on a lunch and this one was special because they had Valentines Day on their mind. There were two musicians everybody likes, especially Ruthy. But even she had to agree that a little rest after lunch would be beneficiary before going back to Logan Manor for a sing-along with the residents. Renate—one of our friends and herself being in her early eighties—is organizing these sing-along events for a long time now and usually even brings a cake along for the coffee break. Renate is joined by three or four musicians lately, not to forget her son, Peter, and his friend, Melanie, who come and play their trumpets whenever they are here for a visit. All in all, thanks to these people—all of them seniors too—these sing-alongs are always a lot of fun and put everybody in a good mood. Ruthy and I would have liked

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Written permission is expected shortly and if it is received the work will go ahead at the beginning of March. The new room will be 16 feet by 25 feet, twice as big as the present one, and will be on a higher level. Underneath will be an office for the district superintendent of schools, plus a furnace room and storage room. The existing building will be remodelled, with the main entrance to be in its southeast corner. The new board room will be on the east of the entrance and the district offices on the west. Department Approves Construction of Plans For New School the addition had been Board Room delayed partly because The school board has of suggestions that received verbal approval the district might be with from departmental consolidated officials in Victoria to go Chilliwack. In recent months this ahead immediately with construction of the new possibility has apparently board room provided for receded. in the last referendum. Victoria has not only

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Christmas, including the teacher, the last few leaving after snows had already started in the fall. No one has been able to go back since, until Trethewey Logging Skookumchuck Pt. Douglas bulldozed the road from Deserted by Residents Port Douglas last week. There is a modern The Indian villages school at Skookumchuck, of Skookumchuck and reported to have cost Port Douglas have been over $60,000 a few years completely abandoned ago. It now stands closed. by the their inhabitants. Only about two feet of Dennie Perrault, snow is on the ground at engineer on the the present time. Tarquin, reports the Skookumchuck is Skookumchuck has about 20 miles inland been empty since before from Harrison Lake, Christmas, and the last three residents of Port but Port Douglas is a Douglas came out on regular port of call for the Tarquin three times February 16. The people have not a week. There is a store and gone anywhere in a body, he says but are living people at the logging in various towns in the camp, as well as at the village. Snow is only Fraser Valley. Last year the people at a foot deep. Normally Skookumchuck, which about 40 people live in normally has about 60 the village. The men have no work inhabitants, were cut off until logging opens up from outside contact for weeks by heavy snow, but this has been true and ran short of supplies. almost every winter, and A teacher from there has never been the Indian Affairs such a mass exodus Department was also before. It is expected that trapped with them. This year everyone everyone will go back in came out before the spring.

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Guest speaker and a mini Farmers Market will be on site. If you don’t have seeds, there are plenty to go around thanks to a generous donation of non-GMO and untreated seeds. FMI call (604)826-6803. World Day of Prayer 2016 - March 4 at 1pm at the Agassiz Christian Reformed Church, 7452 Morrow Rd. Nursery provided. FMI visit wicc. org

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Hooked on Books: Agassiz Library Book Club takes place on the last Tuesday of every month, starting at 6:30pm at the Agassiz Library. Love to read and want to talk about what you’re reading? You don’t have to be a member, just drop in when you can. Pick up the book at the library any time before the meeting and get ready to share your opinions!

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Michael John McRae November 21, 1978 - February 25, 2010 Six years ago we lost you, Michael. That sounds like a long time yet it feels so recent. We love to talk about you and often find ourselves talking TO you. You are a part of our lives and we are thankful for every day, every minute we had you with us. Your beauty, your wit and your love all live deep in our hearts and we know that someday we will all be together again. Until then we love and miss you with every breath we take. Always and forever, Mom, Dad, Jen, James, Gracie, Tessa and Hannah.

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October 20, 1930 – February 22, 2016 Passed away peacefully while filled with loving thoughts and memories of his family at Moog and Friends Hospice House in Penticton. Don had many roles in life, superintendent of logging, motel owner, electrician and Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge. But his most important roles were as loving husband of 65 years to his wife, Edna; father to Linda Kearsley (Larry Orr), Michele Lyster (Lorne), Marlene Kearsley, Charlene Kearsley (Kevin McClain); Papa to his grandchildren, Tania, Michael, Cody, Amanda, Jennifer, Tyler and great grandchild, Tara; brother to Ireen, Earl (predeceased 2015) and Jean. Papa, words cannot say how much you are loved and will be missed. In lieu of flowers memorial tributes may be directed to Moog & Friends Hospice House. We thank you for your compassionate care. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com

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POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403-998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com. REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement Guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

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Take notice that Bremner Trio Hydro Corp. from Vancouver BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a land tenure for phase 2 of the Bremner Trio Small Hydro Project. situated on Provincial Crown land located 45km North of Harrison Hotsprings on the west side of Harrison Lake. Lands file #2409028. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp.

2) By mail to the Project Lead, Regional Initiatives Division at 200 10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource operations until March 24, 2016. Comments received after this date may not be considered. The development plan is available for review from Feb 24, 2016 till March 24, 2016 at: Chilliwack Forest District office, located 46360 Airport Road Chilliwack BC. V2P 1A5. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contactInformation Access Operations at the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services in Victoria at: www.gov.bc.ca/citzliaol.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On April 11, 2012, at Highway 1 and Bridal Falls Road, Agassiz, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Agassiz RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $500 CAD and $190 CAD, both on or about 03:24 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3352, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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