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Traffic change angers Evans parents

New rules bar left-hand turns to and from the school Jessica Peters The Progress

Traffic at Evans elementary has gotten worse, not better, thanks to a change at the city level. That was one of several traffic complaints that greeted school trustees as they met for their first school board meeting Sept. 19. Where there was always just a single yellow line dividing traffic in front of the school on Evans Road, there is now a double lined reinforced with tall, yellow traffic bollards that prevent southbound traffic from turning left. The change also means vehicles can no longer turn left coming out of the school’s sole exit point. The change was made just a few weeks before school started, and came as a surprise to parents who drive their children to school. One of them was Jason Hughes, who took the opportunity to voice his concerns publicly to the school board last week. “They’ve taken a small problem and turned it into a big one,” he said. The change was intended to “keep traffic flowing” in the area, Hughes was told by the city employee he contacted. But all it’s done, he says, is move the problems further along Evans. And it’s creating a dangerous short-cut, he adds. His own son was walking near the Wells Supermarket on one of the first days of school. A car cut quickly through that store’s parking lot and almost hit the group of walkers before speeding back down Evans, north toward the school. “It’s becoming unsafe,” he says, “and I’m going to have to start driving my son and I will be adding to the problem.” But the problem could be alleviated eventually. The school district recently Continued on Page A4

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Despite suffering a broken femur and other serious injuries after a hit and run, Mary Stewart was discharged from hospital in the middle of the night in the pouring rain.

Racism blamed for premature hospital discharge Fraser Health apologizes after woman with broken femur spends night in a wheelchair in the rain

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The ex-husband of a victim of a hit and run in downtown Chilliwack says the bad treatment she received at the hospital after the incident was at least partially racially motivated. Mary Stewart was crossing Williams Street at Bole Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. on Sept. 9 when she was struck by a vehicle described as a light-coloured

semi. The vehicle did not stop and the 55-year-old was left with a broken femur, other fractures, and a crushed foot. Stewart was rushed to hospital by ambulance where she was examined, received X-rays and then promptly discharged. That’s when her terrible night turned into a nightmare. “To me it is really crazy that could happen at all,” her ex-husband and father of her children

Eddie Julian told The Progress Monday. Julian said that despite Stewart’s serious injuries, and despite receiving an X-ray, she was kicked out of the hospital into the rain. He attributes the staff’s actions to the fact that she is aboriginal from the Skwah First Nation, and a recovering addict on the methadone program. “Mary was treated worse than the chickens that are being abused on the farms here,” Julian told APTN News last Friday, comparing it to the ongoing controversy involving

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Man guilty of abusing dairy cows gets 35 days jail Jonathan Talbot the sixth of seven convicted in the high-profile case of cattle abuse Paul Henderson The Progress

The sixth of seven men caught on undercover video abusing cows at a Chilliwack dairy farm was sentenced to 35 days in jail in provincial court on Tuesday. Jonathan Talbot is also banned from being in care or having custody of large animals for two years. Talbot was involved in eight incidents of abuse caught on video shot by an undercover employee working for animal rights activist group Mercy for Animals (MFA) in 2014. In Chilliwack provincial court on Sept. 6, Crown showed the

seven short video clips proving the abuse in contravention of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) act. In four of those videos Talbot is seen hitting cows with a hard cane on the head and the body, as well as jamming his knee into its spine. Judge Peter LaPrairie said the videos shown “depict what can only be described as gratuitous violence against animals and birds.” In three other videos Talbot is seen not intervening as other employees abused animals, itself a violation of the PCA. And in an eighth video he is seen using a high-pressure hose to spray water at a pigeon.

The 35-day sentence came by way of a joint submission by Crown Jim MacAulay and Talbot’s lawyer Carl Arnason: 20 days for the animal abuse, 10 days for not intervening in abuse, and five days for the wildlife abuse. After sentencing Talbot was led away in handcuffs by a sheriff, but after Tuesday his sentence will be served intermittently from Friday evening until Sunday evening. Krista Hiddema, Mercy For Animals’ vice-president for Canada, said in a statement issued after the sentence that it sends a strong message to Canada’s dairy industry: “Cruelty to cows will not be tolerated. But the best way to address animal cruelty is to prevent it. We’re asking all Canadian provinces to create a united front against the rampant

animal abuse in the dairy industry. Extreme cruelty and neglect will continue to go unchecked on Canada’s farms until the Dairy Code of Practice is given the force of law in every province.” The sentencing Sept. 26 is the latest in the long saga of the case of animal abuse at the largest dairy farm in Canada, Chilliwack Cattle Sales. In June, Cody Larson was sentenced to 20 days jail and given a $4,000 fine and a one-year ban on caring for large animals. Lloyd Blackwell was given a $7,000 fine and a three-year ban on caring for animals. In May, Travis Keefer was sentenced to seven days jail and he is forbidden from being in care or control of animals for one year. Chris Vandyke and Jamie Visser were sentenced to 60 days jail and are banned from being in

care of control of animals for three years. Crown is appealing that sentence, telling the court it is satisfied there were errors of law and the public interest requires an appeal. The allegation is that the sentencing judge put too much emphasis on how many seconds each instance of abuse lasted rather than the sheer number of instances. That appeal is scheduled for Nov. 14, and Visser and Vandyke are cross-appealing. The company, Chilliwack Cattle Sales, and one director were also charged in the case. They pleaded guilty and were ordered to pay $345,000 in fines in December 2016. Last up of the seven sentences is Brad Genereux who is due in court on Oct. 4 to hear his fate.

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Well-known cat, Nietzsche from The Book Man, has made the cover of newly released book Bookstore Cats Jenna Hauck The Progress

Nietzsche is famous again. The well-known, well-loved, longhaired ginger cat who “works” at The Book Man in downtown Chilliwack is gracing the cover of newly released book, Bookstore Cats. “This is his literary debut,” says The Book Man owner, Amber Price. People have likely seen Nietzsche splashed across The Book Man’s Chilliwack Cats for Charity calendar each year. He’s also been in a blog, an online feature on bookstore cats by ABE Books, and in British Columbia Magazine, but this is

the first time he’s been in a book, let alone on the cover. When Price was sent a link to pre-order the book, there was Nietzsche on the front cover. “I feel very excited, and I was very proud and flattered of our photographer Todd Holbrook,” she says. “It’s such an iconic shot of Nietzsche in his element, surrounded by books.”

Bookstore Cats by Brandon Schultz of New York was released Sept. 5. There are 25 stores featured in the book and each has at least one cat, but some have multiple felines like The Book Man. Nietzsche is at the Chilliwack location, and Gatsby works out of their Abbotsford location. Both are included in Bookstore Cats. So what sort of information is published about each cat? “A little about the appearance and the stores they work in, but most are the charming stories of how they came to live and work among books, and the crazy antics they get up to with customers,” says Schultz. “Many of the cats are more popular

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when she was released they said they would call the police,” Julian said. “Looking back on it, that might have been the best thing to happen.” In excruciating pain, Stewart was pushed in the wheelchair in the rain along the bumpy sidewalk. “They only made it over a block behind the Shoppers Drug Mart. That was all that she could take riding in that wheelchair. It was excruciating pain.” The two waited out the night in the alley, then went to a pharmacy in the morning where they were told she should be at the hospital. In a statement to The Progress Tuesday, Fraser Health apologized for the incident and confirmed Stewart was mistakenly ordered out of CGH. “We are very sorry about the experience this patient had while being treated in our hospital, and this is certainly not the level of care we strive for,” Fraser Health spokesperson Nafisa Abdulla said in an emailed statement. “What I can tell you is that after further examination of this patient’s test results, we realized she had been prematurely

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purchased the property south of the school, with the intention of expanding their parking lot. Currently, very few cars can park at the school and traffic backs up on Evans Road. The house that sat on the property has been removed, but the district is still in the planning stages of the new parking plan. The district announced the purchase of the property back in April 2017. And the district’s secretary treasurer, Gerry Slykhuis, said that staff has been asked to work with the city on a better solution. “What that entails is us having some discussions with City staff, and then providing our suggestions to them,” he says. “The Evans parking lot is slated to be done this summer [2018]. It will certainly help with parking and parking lot congestion, but not have much impact on traffic flow.”

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And for the already award-winning Garrison Crossing neighbourhood, CEPCO received a silver in the category of Real Estate Redevelopment

Chilliwack’s redevelopment of the former Canadian Forces Base was honoured with two awards last week by an international development agency. The educational successes at Canada Education Park and the residential neighbourhood of Garrison Crossing received gold and silver awards respectively. The recognition came by way of the Washington, D.C.based International Economic Development Council (IEDC) at its annual conference in Toronto last week. Canada Education Park is a multi-agency educational partnership that includes the University of the Fraser Valley, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pacific Regional Training Centre, the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and the Canada Border Services Agency, all representing close to 13,000 students and trainees on campus each year and employing approximately 470 people. The park is on 200 acres on the former CFB Chilliwack, which was closed by the federal government in 1997. For the development of Canada Education Park, CEPCO was given an economic development gold award came in the category Partnership with Ed-

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It takes a special kind of coward to shoot at somebody, or shoot at a house, from a moving vehicle. Sadly these cowards are either in abundance in the Lower Mainland, or we have a handful who are prolific in their administration of mayhem on our streets. There was a time, and not too many years ago, when drive-by shootings were virtually unheard of in these parts. This sort of thing happened in Los Angeles, not here. They have now become the norm. Police and the courts certainly have an integral role in addressing this scourge, but it has become abundantly clear they are not going to put an end to the wanton violence by themselves. It would help, however, if judges set some strong precedents by slapping some seriously stiff prison sentences on convicted drive-by shooters. Sane people have to wonder what processes are involved in creating the kind of person who ends up in a vehicle with a gun, ready to shoot. Enough already. According to English common law, on which our system is based, silence betokens consent. If your silence is contributing to the problem, hang your head in shame. We can’t leave this all up to the police. As a society, we must confront this social evil and the condemnation must be comprehensive, and universal. It’s too close to home. ~ Black Press

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Acknowledging the mistakes of our past

I grew up in a city touched by First Nations history. Streets bore indigenous names; festivals celebrated native culture; reserves dotted the surrounding landscape. And yet, at school I never met anyone of aboriginal ancestry, nor did I learn anything about their history, or the continuing impact of European colonization. Like many of my generation, my views were shaped by the distorted lens of popular culture. Television, film, even Saturday morning cartoons portrayed indigenous people as crude caricatures – the noble warrior, the blood-thirsty savage, the Indian princess. So it was a revelation when, as a teenager, I read the book Bury

My Heart at Wounded Knee. Published in 1970, it came at a time of growing dissent, not just within the First Nations community, but in society as a whole. But again, the perspective was entirely American. It told the story of how the western United GREG States was setKNILL tled and the toll it took on the native population. The only reference to Canada confirmed my conceit that the indigenous people of this country faired far better. Our history was not tainted by the military subjugation of a peo-

ple, I told myself, nor the lies, the trickery, the murders and massacres. Even Sitting Bull, author of General Custer’s defeat at Little Big Horn, sought refuge in Canada. Hunted and on the run following his bloody defeat of the U.S. Seventh Calvary, he crossed into Canada, only to be greeted by a handful of North West Mounted Police. The story, which played as one of those “History Minutes” on television, drew a distinction between the brutality and connivance of the American colonization of the West, and Canada’s more peaceable approach. Or so the story goes. Canada’s treatment of its indigenous population is far from perfect. Certainly our history is not punctuated by the violence

that characterized settlement in the U.S., but the results here were just as tragic. Hunger, disease, dislocation, and cultural annihilation, all served to devastate – within a few decades – a population that had thrived here for millennia. Residential schools are the most telling example of this forced assimilation. And their legacy is still with us today. None of that was part of my education. But thankfully, that’s changing. Students today are learning more about our indigenous population, about their history and their culture and the impact colonization has had on their society. At the United Nations in New York last week, Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau acknowledged “terrible mistakes” Canada has made. “For Indigenous peoples in Canada,” he said of colonization, “the experience was mostly one of humiliation, neglect and abuse.” His comments have angered some. But they offer a stark departure from the smug belief our history is somehow better than others. If we ever hope to reconcile our hopes for the future with the failures of our past, we must recognize the impact of those mistakes on today, and work to do better. Greg Knill is editor of the Chilliwack Progress

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Children owed a safe neighbourhood same driving habits. I also frequently bike to work and use Evans Road. The speed limit on Evans is a complete joke to the drivers that use that road. When did it become okay for us to drive however we like? When did our need to rush to work become more important than the children that walk to school? Could we not just leave for work five minutes earlier? We can’t expect the RCMP to stop this behaviour. There are just too many streets, and too

many drivers behaving badly. What will it take for our society to consider that our dangerous behaviours are not okay. Will it take the death of a child on one of our streets? These are our own neighbours doing this. These are wives, husbands, parents, and seniors driving dangerously. Maybe we all need to look at the children that live on our street, and consider that we owe them a safe neighbourhood. Gerry Slykhuis

Actions speak louder than apologies Should I apologize for something I didn’t do? I do not believe so: If you personally didn’t, then don’t. Actually I am fed up with apologies; rather, you can express your sorrow, say you are sorry or distraught, bothered, regretful,

sad, or unhappy but please do not apologize. Leave apologies to the perpetrator. Politicians in particular often, too often, offer an apology for a dead or long forgotten predecessor or an administration that existed before they were

born. Actions that occurred years ago may have been correct by the standards of the time, but by today’s political-correctness standards the past deed is seen as a mistake and somebody erroneously apologizes. The apology really

does nothing. What is better is to take action to ensure it (whatever the subject) is never repeated. And finally, I have no problem with reasonable compensation to the offended if deemed warranted. David Iceton

The time has come to end fish farms The recent occupation of B.C. salmon farms and the huge escape at a Washington salmon farm, compels me to write you. The even-more-recent loss of filmmaker Twyla Roscovich punctuates the work that has gone into researching, and exposing, the harm that has been done to wild salmon here on the west coast by the farmed salmon industry. It’s a part of the public record, and practically common knowledge, that fish farms are a source of disease exotic to pacific salmon, proliferation of sea lice on wild salmon smolts, and contamination from the conditions

resulting from hundreds of thousands of farmed salmon confined to small enclosures in marine waters. The occupations of Marine Harvest fish farms at Swanson and Midsummer Islands by the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw, Namgis and Mamalilikulla First Nations has resulted in film footage never seen before, exposing the horrid conditions within open-net pens and the diseased and deformed farmed fish within. The level of illegal by-catch inside these farms constitute a fishery of protected herring and other stocks. The list goes on and on. All of that, on behalf of an indus-

try that operates unaccountably behind a Federal agency bound to its conflict of interest in promoting aquaculture at the same time it’s mandated to protect marine species. It’s time now to end this assault on First Nations culture, and the harm done to a keystone species of west coast ecology and economy. Here in Chilliwack where we know wild salmon well, MP Strahl and MLAs Martin and Throness need to step up for our community by demanding the removal of fish farms from migratory salmon routes. Wayne Froese

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT The Chilliwack School District is seeking a community member to serve on the Audit Committee. How to Apply: Please visit the school district website for details. Candidates who are shortlisted may be requested to attend an interview conducted by the selection committee. For more information please contact: Gerry Slykhuis, Secretary-Treasurer Chilliwack School District gerry_slykhuis@sd33.bc.ca or 604.792.1321 Chilliwack School District 8430 Cessna Drive, Chilliwack, BC

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Another piece of the affordable-housing puzzle just fell into place. The Butchart House Shared Living Program was launched Thursday in Chilliwack with plans to provide stable housing for five people exiting a supportive housing program. “Nothing good happens without good housing. It’s the first step to anything else,” said PCRS executive director Ingrid Kastens. Butchart House is a purpose-built home, with individual bedrooms and communal living space designed for its residents. The house will be run by Pacific Community Resources Society

(PCRS) staff, and is set to be furnished by BC Housing in the coming weeks. She described the house purchase last year by BC Housing as “really unprecedented” since it was set up with a forgivable mortgage, which allows PCRS to repay the debt over time. “What that means for the neighbours is that PCRS will become the landlords of Butchart House. So it’s really going to be no different than renting elsewhere in the community,” Kastens said, thanking the neighbours who showed up to the open house. Neighbours, builders, program providers, visitors and future residents were served barbecued cheeseburgers at an open house event

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Coun. Ken Popove, co-chair of the Chilliwack Healthier Community, called it an “exciting” day to see the opening of Butchart House, and brought congratulations and greetings from city council to those launching the new housing program. The shared living program dovetails with the City of Chilliwack’s Homelessness Action Plan, released in 2016, in partnership with health and social service providers in CHC. The new house will complement several projects for affordable or supportive housing getting underway in Chilliwack, in the coming months and years.

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Pilot Arvid Isaak helps Florence Nickel get into his four-seater airplane at the Chilliwack Airport, to fulfill her wish to see Mt. Cheam up close.

Photos from the top: Florence Nickel, in headset, prepares for her trip to see Mt. Cheam from the air; Pilot Arvid Isaak and Florence Nickel meet at Chilliwack airport and prepare for the adventure.

Senior’s wish comes true above Cheam Florence Nickel, 80, flown to see peak of mountain by Abbotsford pilot Jessica Peters The Progress

Florence Nickel has stood atop a Swiss Alp, gazed out over Paris from the Eiffel Tower, and rested her eyes upon the wondrous Uluru in Australia’s outback. She’s travelled all over B.C., Canada, and the world, checking the marvels of the world off her list of adventures as the years went by. And she was always happy to return to her home on Hope River Road, with her glorious view of Mt. Cheam. But as time went on, the de-

sire to climb Mt. Cheam grew stronger. Her children had summited the mountain, just as many Chilliwack residents do each year. But Nickel never got the chance. That is, she never got the chance to physically climb the hill. But recently, as the clouds parted and the smoke from the summer’s forest fires cleared, she was lifted up, up and away to get a close-up view of the mountain’s peak. Abbotsford Flying Club (AFC) pilot Arvid Isaak took Nickel and her son, Lynn Nickel, on a flight made possible through the AFC and Allister

Murphy, at Birchwood Retirement Residence where Nickel lives. It was part of the Moments that Matter program through Chartwell Residences. Nickel, Isaak and crew took off from the Chilliwack Airport for an evening flight, buzzed over the city and headed up to make the “climb” to the peak. They followed the airspace above the popular hiking trail, giving Nickel as close to the real experience as possible. The Abbotsford Flying Club put out the call earlier this year that they wanted to fulfill a dream for someone, and when they read Nickel’s letter about her wish, they knew she would be the one. “We lived in our house on Hope River Road in Chilliwack

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rience the view from this city’s most majestic mountaintop. And she approached the day of the plane trip with just as much wild abandon. When Isaak asked who would be taking the front passenger seat of the four-seat Cessna, she made it clear she was in for an adventure. “That’s my seat!” she laughed, as the group headed out onto the tarmac. Once all adjusted into the plane, headset on and flight plan explained, Nickel’s ear-to-ear smile lit up the runway. Then, they lifted off and heading into the sunny, blue sky. For Isaak, a chance to give back to his community. And for Nickel, the chance of a lifetime.

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It’s estimated that more than 600 children come to Chilliwack schools hungry on Monday morning. But as the Starfish Pack program continues to grow, those bellies are getting more of the nutrition they need. The program is currently running in six Chilliwack schools, and provides 110 students with a backpack of food for every weekend of the school year. The food includes items like pasta, fresh fruit, cereals and soups. Students are given their backpacks by school staff on Friday after school, and bring it back during the week to be refilled. Jane Ullyot, founder and coordinator of the Starfish Pack program in Chilliwack, is hoping they can help out even

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The Chilliwack School District, Baker Newby LLP, Community Services and the Starfish Pack program are hoping a large matching grant from Baker Newby will encourage others to donate to the much-needed program. more local children. Every year, the program is looking to extend its help as its vision is to see no child in the Chilliwack elementary school system go hungry over the weekend. This year, they’ve been given a huge step toward that goal with a donation from Baker Newby LLP. Luke Zacharias, partner at the law firm, recently presented Starfish Pack Chilliwack with a cheque for $40,000 at

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It’s Showtime! HEART OF THE ARTS EVENTS....

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CSOPA Spring Break Theatre Camp at CSOPA studios 9am - 3pm Daily registe r online

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Jeffery Rau, technical support engineer with Convergys, hands out postcards during the Convergys World Tour event last Thursday. Rau was one of five employees with the company who travelled abroad to support Convergys clients and counterparts. Rau recently travelled to Malaysia, which was one of five “stops” on the Convergys World Tour here in Chilliwack. The other countries included Egypt, Colombia, Ireland, and the Philippines. The five employees spoke briefly about their journeys during the event, talking about where their travels and adventures have taken them, and how their experiences have come with them to Chilliwack.

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goods, plus the Christmas room is open. All proceeds go to the care of the cats at the Safe Haven. National Seniors Day is on Sunday, Oct. 1. Come join this year’s celebration with a free pancake breakfast, open-house style from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Mount Cheam Lions

Club Hall (45580 Spadina Ave.). On Oct. 1, the Chilliwack Songs of Praise Orchestra, an ever popular Christian music production, will be presenting its first sing-along program of the fall season at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (8871 School

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St.). This month marks the 500th anniversary of the reformation which is of great importance to their churches. Martin Luther was at the forefront of this movement, and the traditional hymns of his era will be featured in this program. The Fraser Valley Quartet will be presenting delightful and meaningful musical selections. Bring a friend, and enjoy this inspiring program. For further information, phone 604-792-9577. The Chilliwack Chapter of the Council of Canadians hosts author Joyce Nelson, presenting ideas from her book Beyond Banksters: Resisting the New Feudalism on Monday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Sardis Library. C h ro n i c Pa i n Self-Management is a free six-week workshop at the Chilliwack Public Health Unit on Fridays, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. starting Oct 6. Dealing with pain, difficult emotions, and goal setting are discussed. All participants receive the Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain book at no cost. Caregivers welcomed. Register with UVic at 1-866902-3767 or www. selfmanagementbc.ca.

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Chilliwack Connect set to help homeless again Jessica Peters The Progress

Chilliwack Connect brings people together every autumn, to provide services to those who need them the most. And the event is happening once again, on Oct. 28 at First Ave. Christian Assembly, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s a one-day event designed to support the homeless and low-income individuals and families in our community. The full day of pampering includes free hair washing and cuts, foot care, free clothing, free breakfast and lunch and — most importantly — a day of making

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Carrie-Anne Pettigrew and seven-year-old son, Sonny, have their portrait taken by Stephanie Lowther of Sheila Armstrong Photography during last year’s Chilliwack Connect. This year’s event takes place on Oct. 28. connections with the services and resources available in our community. Chilliwack Connect is a community-based event organized and hosted by local service agencies, churches and volunteers. Last year, 150 volun-

teers served 460 guests, served 660 lunches, 310 breakfasts and 260 takeout meals. This year, they are looking for 400 pairs of new socks and gloves (half for women, half for men), along with items like shampoo,

deodorant, granola bars, instant noodles, and donations for the committee to purchase small gift cards. They are also looking for new or lightly used clothing for women, children and men, and 200 towels for the hair washing station. Drop off of items is at the church, at 46510 First Ave., until Oct. 24. To get involved, visit www.chilliwackconnect. com or connect with the donation coordinator Natasha Gilbertson at 604-226-7391.

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The Chilliwack RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to detain or apprehend them. Please contact the RCMP immediately at 604-792-4611. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit www.upperfraservalleycrimestoppers.ca. Remember: all of the listed people are innocent until proven guilty in court.

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Workshop teaches how to spot adult abuse Jessica Peters The Progress

Adult abuse is a serious problem, but it can be addressed. Chilliwack Healthier Community (CHC) is holding a presentation called It’s Not Right, which is intended to educate and engage people on the issue of older adult abuse and neglect. The presentation is open to all and is free, but space is limited.

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Thursday, October 12 7:00 - 9:00 pm Rosedale Traditional School Communities of Rosedale and Eastern Hillsides

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Registration can be found at the Eventbrite event page (see link at theprogress.com/community) or CHC’s Facebook page. After this presentation, participants will be able to recognize warning signs and risk factors of adult abuse and neglect. They will learn small, practical steps that add up, and make a difference in a life, and in the community. The topics discussed will include recognizing

different kinds of abuse, how to respond to abuse, and how to use a caring, compassionate approach. It will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Cooke’s Presbyterian on Wellington Ave. The presentation has been offered by the BC Community Response Networks all over the region. This event has filled up quickly in other communities, so register quickly to reserve your seat.

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Rookie impress NHL scouts at BCHL Showcase Tommy Lee, the ninth member of the Chiefs to secure an NCAA scholarship, was recruited by RPI assistant coach and Chilliwack Chiefs alum Nolan Graham, writes Jacob Bestebroer.

Here are a few notes and observations from the Bauer BCHL Showcase that wrapped up Sunday in Chilliwack. It was once again a great event and Chiefs forward Tommy Lee came out of it with

a scholarship to RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) in Troy, New York. Lee, the ninth member of the Chiefs to secure an NCAA scholarship, was recruited by RPI assistant coach and Chiefs alum Nolan Graham. Graham spent two seasons with the

Chiefs, beginning in 1997, before playing four seasons at RPI himself. He ranks 20th on the all time Chiefs scoring list with 63 goals and 149 points in 118 games. Lee becomes the fourth Chief to graduate to RPI following Graham, Nathan

Marsters and Kevin Broad. The Penticton Vees continue to dominate the Showcase, winning both games to improve their record at this event to a perfect 12-0. After a not so Vees like performance in a 3-2 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Friday, they returned to form Saturday, knocking off the Chiefs 6-3. Two of the 16 years olds I mentioned in last week’s column caught the eyes of National Hockey League scouts. Victoria Grizzlies

forward Alex Newhook showed that he is a first line player on any BCHL team, picking up three assists in each of the Grizzlies two games. He now has a goal and nine assists in his first six BCHL games and you can look for him to lead the league in scoring next season. Chiefs forward Harrison Blaisdell picked up his first BCHL goal against Nanaimo before adding two assists Saturday against Penticton. The NHL scouts I talked to were very

impressed with both players and both are eligible for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. After visiting Trail and West Kelowna this weekend the Chiefs return to home ice Oct. 6 to take on the Wenatchee Wild. On that night, one member each from the Chilliwack Fire Department, RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service will receive the Matthew Hutchinson Emergency Services Memorial Award. Hutchinson spent the 2011-12 season with the Chiefs before

moving on to the State University of New York in Geneseo. He was a volunteer fireman who was killed in January of 2016. On a ligher note, the Chiefs will also unveil their new mascot that night. Chief Wannawin’s replacement will make his or her debut during the first intermission. A name the mascot contest will follow. and you can check out the Chiefs website at chilliwackchiefs.net for more details. jb@chilliwackchiefs.net

Pro and college scouts flock to Prospera Centre A record number of college and professional scouts registered for this year’s Bauer BCHL Showcase. There were well over 200 in attendance and they were treated to an excellent showing by all 17 BCHL clubs. Eight games were decided by one goal and two games wound up tied after double-overtime.

All games were held on the main ice sheet at Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre, made possible by adding an extra day to the proceedings. “It was a five-day event this year, but to get all our teams on centre stage was invaluable for those watching,” said BCHL commissioner John Grisdale. Each of the 31 National Hockey League clubs was

represented. At least 55 NCAA division one programs sent representatives. “The BCHL is a league that we watch very closely and have to do a good job in,” said Eddie Olczyk Jr., assistant coach at Bemidji State University. “Some of our best players have come from the league, including NHLer Brad Hunt, who was a big part of the suc-

cess we had getting to the Frozen Four in 2009.” Evaluators from the NCAA’s division three ranks also attended along with reps from the BCIHL, a collegiate league that includes Simon Fraser University and Trinity Western U. For scouts from the pro ranks, the chance to view all the league’s players in regular-season games is

significant. “The opportunity to see all of the BCHL players in meaningful games is hugely beneficial for NHL Central Scouting and the 31 NHL clubs,” said NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr. “Every year there is a great deal of young talent developed in the BCHL and this event raises awareness of prospects eligible for the 2018

and 2019 NHL drafts.” Going into the Showcase, there were already 77 players committed to NCAA programs and four drafted by NHL clubs. Since the event wrapped up on Sunday, two more players have committed to NCAA programs. Last year, the BCHL had a record 150 players commit to college programs. See bchl.ca

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ROSSINI William Tell Overture BRAMWELL TOVEY Ancestral Voices* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Maestro Bramwell Tovey and the full Vancouver Symphony Orchestra make their Chilliwack performance debut at the HUB International Theatre, as part of the 2017 BC Tour, in an exciting program featuring Tchaikovsky’s monumental Symphony No. 5, Rossini’s famous William Tell Overture, and a brand new piece written by Maestro Tovey for, and in collaboration with, Marion Newman, an accomplished mezzo-soprano with Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations roots. TOUR SPONSOR:

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Falcons stop Giants Chilliwack’s peewee Blue Giants came off a bye week with a 30-0 loss to the Abbotsford White Falcons last Saturday. In a game where the Giants offence sputtered, an offensive line anchored by Nikolas van Ruitenburg and Jaden Heibner did their jobs well. Quarterback Carter Dallas got the passing game rolling in the second half with completions to Teagan White, but despite some fantastic blocking by fullback Jace Chappell the Chilli-

wackians couldn’t reach the endzone. The defence held up well, led by run stuffing linebacker Pierson Capstick. Cornerback Gavin Parks produced a handful of touchdown-saving tackles and defensive tackles Mackenzie Boyd and Kaiden Dyer caused havoc in the Falcons backfield all game long. For more minor football updates, check the sports section at theprogress.com.

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Meadow Ridge over Chilliwack in atom battle Chilliwack Minor Football’s Friday Night Lights game was an atom clash between the Blue Giants and the Meadow Ridge Knights. A back-and-forth battle between two high-powered offenses saw the locals absorb their first loss of the season, 34-30. The Giants opened the scoring on just the second play of the game and got offensive contributions from all sides of the ball. Linebacker Caleb Friesen provided a defensive score, returning an interception for a touchdown and special teams added another major with a huge kickoff return. The defense was led by tough-tackling linebacker Zach Talvio while defensive tackle Michael Schur fought his way into the Meadow Ridge backfield to prevent some big gains. On the last play of the game, with the Knights looking to punch the ball into the end zone one more time, defensive tackle Malakai Hakansson met the Meadow Ridge runner at the goal line and pushed him back.

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The Valley Huskers are home Saturday to face the defending B.C. Football Conference champs at Exhibition Stadium. Kickoff is 1 p.m. as the Huskers (0-8) host Victoria’s Westshore Rebels (7-1). See valleyhuskers.org for more info.

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Chilliwack winger makes major junior debut Chilliwack’s Wil Kushniryk played in his Western Hockey points in 70 games last season. A second Chilliwackian was in action on WHL opening League game last weekend. The 17 year old left winger suited up for the Kelowna weekend as MacKenzie Wight skated with the Swift Current Rockets in their season opener, a Friday night road Broncos. game in Kamloops. The 18 year old had two shots but no points in Swift Kushniryk’s Rockets won the game 6-2 and he picked Current’s 5-2 road win over the Saskatoon Blades. The right winger is in his second season. up his first WHL point, a second assist on a Kyle Topping snipe. Originally a seventh round bantam draft pick of The six-foot-five and 205 pound forward was back Seattle, Wight played six games for the Thunderbirds in action Saturday night as Kelowna blew out the last year before being traded to the Broncos for veteran Blazers again, this time by a 5-1 count. forward Tyler Adams and a conditional pick in 2019. WIL Kushniryk picked up the primary assist on Kelowna’s He totaled one goal in 18 regular season games and first goal, scored by Vancouver Canucks draft pick KUSHNIRYK scored another goal in 12 playoff outings. Wight’s team is in Brandon Saturday night to face Kole Lind. He will be in good position to produce if he continues playing alongside Kelowna’s biggest offensive the Wheat Kings while Kushniryk’s crew hosts the Everett threat. Lind was selected 33rd overall in last June’s Nation- Silvertips tonight (Friday). Track both players online at whl.ca al Hockey League entry draft after scoring 30 goals an 87

Walsh making noise in Golden Bear secondary Treyvon Walsh had six solo tackles for the Alberta Golden Bears, but it wasn’t enough to keep his team from falling 41-21 to UBC in U-Sports football action last weekend. The game was played at Foote Field in Edmonton with Walsh playing defensive back for Alberta. The third year player, a GW Graham Grizzly grad, is getting

more and more play with the Golden Bears defence and is coming off a game last week vs Saskatchewan in which he had 11 tackles. His team, however, remains winless as they look forward to their next match, a very winnable road game vs the Manitoba Bisons (1-3) tonight (Friday).

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Football Falcons geared up The new football program at Sardis secondary school had its first padded practice Tuesday, breaking in brand new equipment that arrived in August. “We’ve got over 50 helmets, 60 sets of shoulder pads and our practice jerseys,” head coach Adam Smith said. “We’ve got our (blocking) sled, our (tackling) bags, our cones and our footballs. “The only thing we don’t have yet is game

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Joey Gilderdale reaches out for the football with Nicholas Butler behind him during a practice Tuesday afternoon at Sardis secondary school.

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$2,000 out of his own pocket initially, including $1,000 in memory of former Sardis star Rick Klassen. His committee delivered another donation of $5,000 from a Chilliwack family earlier this week. “They started about a week ago and that happened the first day they were out,” Smith said. “George has a group of former Sardis players who are businessmen in the community and they’re out there now.” Chayka’s group includes Walter Peters,

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jerseys, and we’ll take care of those in the new year.” Smith wanted to get students out for five or six outdoor workouts to continue building interest in the program. “We wanted to let kids see us out here with our equipment, to get the interest up in the school and keep adding to our numbers,” the coach noted. Fundraising for the Falcons is going well. B.C. Lions vice president George Chayka pledged to lead the charge, donating

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