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CANCER SURVIVOR HUMILIATED AT AIRPORT, CHASTISED AT HOME ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

bbotsford senior Elizabeth Strecker is a little overwhelmed by the attention her humiliating run-in with airport security in Calgary is garnering. “I got home (Friday) and there were 16 calls waiting on the machine,” said Strecker, who’s been contacted by media and friends from all over “I’d like first of all for them the country. However, the 82-year-old has also had to tell me they are sorry . . .” people – some anonymously – contacting her to criticize her decision to go public – Elizabeth Strecker about the incident. Strecker, who only wanted to draw attention to what she believed were problems in the approach to security at the airport, is distressed by their response. see SECURITY, page A5 – JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Elizabeth Strecker is being criticized for going public about an incident with airport security in Calgary.

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Police say victim owes his life to these Good Samaritans

“He would have drowned. They worked frantically to get him out.” The 21-year-old driver lost control of his Honda Civic after driving along Clayburn Road, which was flooded due to heavy rains. The car spun out and smashed into a hydro pole before plowing into an overflowing ditch. “It was deep enough to almost

group of Good Samaritans in Abbotsford saved the life of a young driver whose car plunged into a water-filled ditch Sunday afternoon, say police. “Heroic is the first word that comes to mind,” said Const. Ian MacDonald. “It’s safe to say the victim owes his life to the people who acted and put themselves in harm’s way.

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abbotsfordtimes.com totally submerge the vehicle . . . and made it impossible to see inside the car,” said MacDonald. Two men on scene jumped into the icy water and pulled the young man – believed to be under water for around two minutes – from the

mangled car. A 30-year-old nurse who was on scene performed first aid until Abbotsford Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance arrived. The driver was airlifted to hospital still breathing, but with what are believed to be serious head and internal injuries, said MacDonald. One of the male rescuers was

a 52-year-old man from Mission who was driving a vehicle behind the victim. However, nothing is known about the second rescuer because he did not remain on scene. “You can imagine. He’s plunged himself into a water-filled ditch, and is pretty cold while others are already on scene. He probably felt he’d played his role and went home,” said MacDonald. “But it wouldn’t hurt if he made contact with police.”

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APD wants youth Abbotsford Police Department is recruiting high school students for its junior police academy. The junior academy is designed to give students a snapshot of what a career in policing is truly like, said youth squad officer Const. John Davidson. Recruits will also learn aspects of police law, use of force and firearms training. Grade 11 and 12 students can apply for the program, which runs from March 21 to 25 during spring break, through their career counsellors. Forms and application requirements can be downloaded off the APD website. The deadline for applications is Jan. 21.

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Celebrating science The University of the Fraser Valley holds its Community Science Celebration from Jan. 17 to 22 and will offer a number of fun-filled events geared to teachers, students and families. Information on all the events is available on the Science Worldwebsite at www.scienceworld.ca. or contact UFV dean of science Ora Steyn at ora.steyn@ufv. ca or at 604 851-6346.

Snowmobiler rescued An Abbotsford man spent a night in the bush after becoming lost in the Coquihalla Lake area near Hope over the weekend. T h e 2 8 - ye a r- o l d w a s snowmobiling with two friends Sunday night but became separated from his group. Bad weather curtailed overnight rescue efforts by Hope RCMP and Hope Search and Rescue. A Buffalo airplane from CFB Comox dropped flares to help pinpoint the man’s location via cellphone. Search and rescue crews found the man following a ground search at first light on Monday. He was cold and wet, but otherwise uninjured. -STAFF

– ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES

Students watch as teens Mathea Lawrance and Michelle Waddington fight over a boy in a scene from Stop.Think.Delete!

Rave rape sparks play on bullying ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

he whole incident starts with a teenage girl seeing her boyfriend kiss another girl on the school bus. Minutes later, the school cafeteria erupts into bedlam as a fight breaks out between the two teenagers. Shouting students circle round, cell phones snapping photos, as one girl straddles the other and rains blows down around her head. A teacher runs up and literally has to haul one girl off the other. The victim is collapsed on the floor in the arms of another student, sobbing hysterically. Suddenly, a whistle sounds and the scene freezes. “Good. Good,” yells out teacher Beverly Holmes. “Lets do it again!” Holmes and a group of students at Mission’s Heritage Park Senior Secondary are practicing a scene from their play Stop.Think.Delete! – a project cre-

ated in response to their horror over a young girl raped during a Pitt Meadows rave in September. “I was just appalled,” said Holmes. “The rape was bad enough, but for me, the worst part was people standing around and taking pictures of it and posting them on the Internet.”

“The rape was bad enough, but for me, the worst part was people standing around and taking pictures of it . . .” – Beverly Holmes teacher

Holmes decided to launch a drama project to explore the nature of bullying and its links to social media. The response by students wanting to get involved was immediate, Holmes said. “It was good because they were hor-

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rified by the event as well,” she said. The play, a series of vignettes depicting various forms of bullying, will be ready to be performed at the end of March. However, the project has a much wider scope. Students involved are also taking personal steps to better understand the responsible use of social media and the influence it has on their lives. The group committed –with some trepidation – to not using any form of social media for a week and to keeping a journal about the experience. “It was really really tough,” said 16year-old Morgan Benedict. “I felt really unconnected to everyone. I felt I wasn’t part of the group.” It made her and other students aware of how integral social media was to their generation and how crucial it was to use it wisely. ◗ To see student blogs around the bullying and social media project visit stopthinkdelete.blogspot.com.

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A4 ❘ NEWS ❘ TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011 THE TIMES

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– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Avery Warkentin, a Grade 7 student at Chief Dan George Middle School, works on a support piece for her team’s bridge during the annual Spaghetti Bridge competition Thursday at the Abbey Arts Addition. The gold medal was won by Abbotsford Middle School with coach Mike Howe and students Brandon Penner and Wyatt Haines. Silver went to Chief Dan George Middle with coach Kerry Sakai and students Jocelyn Kerr, Lucas Jackman, Paula Valex and Matthew Selinger.

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bbotsford police are recommending charges following their investigation into the conduct of a Kelowna

RCMP officer who was caught on video and appears to kick a man in the head during an arrest. The Abbotsford Police Department announced Sunday that a charge of assault causing bodily harm will be recommended against the officer for

his behaviour during the arrest of Buddy Tavares on Jan. 7. The officer was put on administrative duty after Kelowna journalist Kelly Hayes, who works for Castanet.net, recorded the incident on his iPhone. -STAFF REPORTER

ravellers from Calgary became part of history at Abbotsford International Airport Friday. Greeted on the tarmac by Abbotsford Mayor George Peary and current YXX chair Dave Holmberg, the WestJet flight touched down just after 1:30 p.m. on the brand new parallel taxiway and rapid exit, which is priced at slightly more than $30 million and runs approximately 2,926 metres (9,600 feet). The new taxiway, which runs parallel with the already existing runway, and the two new rapid exits are designed to speed up the time it takes aircraft to land and bus to the terminal as more flights land in Abbotsford every day, said Holmberg. “It will help the airport by making it far more efficient,” Holmberg said. “Prior to [Friday], you had to land on the primary runway and then taxi back on the runway. Now you can land on the runway, exit and then taxi

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Abbotsford Mayor George Peary and chair of YXX David Holmberg on the new taxiway.

back on the taxiway.” Holmberg said that because airline companies are far more concerned about fuel consumption these days, the improvements at YXX were necessary to help cut fuel costs, especially if the airport wants to expand its business. “It encourages them to participate with us and that’s important,” said Holmberg. Mayor Peary said he was in awe of the completion of this project, which was funded by the federal, provincial and municipal governments. “It’s pretty historic,” Peary said as passengers collected their luggage. “When you see the finished product . . . Wow. Basically we have a brand new airport.”

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THE TIMES TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011 ❘

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bbotsford School District will get a top up of $4.5 million in provincial operating funds for this year. Secretary-treasurer Ray Velestuk told the Abbotsford Board of Education that most of the funding increase resulted from higher enrolment which equaled $1.3 million; an added $1.2 million in unique educational needs for special education, ESL, and aboriginal students and $1.6 in hold back funds. Dave Stephen, spokesman for the district, said that over the last few years the Ministry of Education would “hold back” funds until part way through the budget year and then later release the remaining dollars. District enrolment went up by 338 full time students, for a total of 18,962, up from 18,624 in the 2009/10 school year. An amended budget for the 2010/11 school year is expected to come before the board in February. -ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES

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Bomb squad called for ‘costly’ impasse APD: standoff resolved peacefully ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com

seven-hour stand off b e t we e n Ab b o t s f o rd police and a distressed man ended peacefully early Monday morning. Const. Ian MacDonald said around 30 police members, including the RCMP explosive disposal unit and the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team,

were called out. Surrounding residences were evacuated and area gas lines were also shut down, he said. “This incident involved numerous resources, lasted several hours and impacted neighbours,” said Ma c D o n a l d . “ T h e c o s t s that were incurred will be significant.” Police responded after a woman went to visit an

acquaintance around 5 p.m. at his home near the Abbotsford/Aldergrove border and found an ominous note attached to the front door of his basement suite. “The written words don’t mention bomb or explosives, but the text is cryptic and vague . . . and infers something terrible could happen,” said MacDonald. Police negotiators who made contact with the occupant of the home via phone and text messages were eventually able to confirm

there was no explosive device involved in the mix. T h e 2 8 - y e a r- o l d m a n who surrendered peacefully may be facing charges of mischief. He has no history with police and there was nothing to suggest such an incident was imminent, said MacDonald. “Based on the long conversation that we had with him yesterday, it seems that he has several things in his life that aren’t going his way right now.”

Hopes her experience leads to changes that spare others SECURITY, from page A1 “It’s sort of all got a little out of hand,” she said. “I only tried to tell them some things are not right at the airport.” The whole affair began with her return trip to Abbotsford on Jan. 4 after spending Christmas with her son’s family in Calgary. Security officials at the airport asked her to go through the full body scanner. A cancer survivor, Strecker wears a prosthetic breast made of gel since her mastectomy five years ago, and it showed up during the scan. An officer asked her to raise her arms, something she can no longer do comfortably on her left side since the surgery. “The arm is full of fluid . . . I don’t know why but it doesn’t drain and is very

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abbotsfordtimes.com painful,” said Strecker. She told officers she couldn’t raise her arms, but they insisted. “I pulled it up with my right arm, but it was so painful that I cried,” she said. “There were an awful lot of people around me and I felt very humiliated.” Strecker was asked before the scan if she had any fluid or gels on her body and had answered no. “I didn’t even think about it. I honestly didn’t think I had to report a prosthesis.” The whole incident has left Strecker, a seasoned traveller, thinking she doesn’t want to fly any longer. “I have flown the last 50 odd years and even during high security times and I never had that happen to me. You got

searched and you could go,” she said. Strecker’s story came out after a friend contacted a TV station upon hearing about the incident in their widow’s support group. Strecker got two calls from officials from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) while she was out on Friday, but when she returned the calls, the offices were already closed. The only thing the senior wants is an apology and perhaps some more understanding. “I’d like first of all for them to tell me they are sorry it happened, and maybe they can get a little more schooling or something.” Strecker’s friends and family have all told her she was right to say something about the incident. She hopes all the attention will bring about changes by security officials.

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Abbotsford senior Elizabeth Strecker hopes going public will mean other cancer survivors will get a little more understanding when going through airport security.

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TEACHER, from page A3 with students while away from school, receiving and sending text messages to them. Crown counsel Sylvia Domaradzki went through dozens of the messages with Careen during the morning court proceedings. Some he acknowledged were from students he was corresponding with, while others, he said, he did not recognize or send. In one text message, Domaradzki asked Careen what it meant when he wrote, “Ask me a question, my wife is asleep.”

Father-daughter team creates rare ride headed for weekend’s VMS CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

ennis Clark called it a “labour of love.” His Bat Bike, which will be on display at this year’s Vancouver Motorcycle Show Jan. 20 to 23 at the Tradex in Abbotsford, took the help of his 15-year-old daughter Casidi, four years, and approximately 1,200 hours to build – but it was worth every second, every ounce of energy, he said. “She was really the inspiration for doing it,” Clark said of his daughter. “My daughter just loves motorcycles, and she has enjoyed being in the shop. She played a very active role in the construction and design of it.” With the exception of the transmission, the Bat Bike is completely custom made and will be part of

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The Clark family’s Bat Bike will be on display at the Tradex this weekend. the show’s Custom Alley, a popular aspect amongst biking enthusiasts in the Lower Mainland. The bike has a distinct black coating of paint and was constructed entirely of reflective alloy, with a Batman emblem on the side. Clark said both he and Casidi, a ballet dancer, arrived at the decision to build the Bat Bike for its association with good winning out over evil. “We both like the Batman movies and we decided on a themed bike with a positive message,” said Clark, who lives in Mission.“And that was one of the criteria that was set forth when we decided to go forward with it.”

Briefly Fishing seminars aimed at peace People who fish the Fraser River, whether commercially or recreationally, are invited to take part in a two-day workshop held by the Sumas First Nation beginning today.

Clark said he hopes people who pass by and take a look at his bike at this year’s motorcycle show realize just how much of a family event it was to build the machine. “We truly enjoyed spending the time together. It was a very good family experience for us and we got to spend a great deal of time talking and spending time with each other.“We’re very proud of it.” Tickets for the 2011 Vancouver Motorcycle Show are still on sale. ◗ For more information on the show, which features a cornucopia of exhibits and begins Thursday at Tradex in Abbotsford, check out www. vancouvermotorcycleshow.ca.

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“I call students different names at different times.” – Martin Careen teacher

Careen answered: “I was being facetious.” Careen said he and wife Sandra, also a teacher at St. John Brébeuf, shared the phone and it was often used by his two sons, now aged 15 and 18, and students at the school. Careen, 51, said he often left his cellphone on the kitchen table of his home when he went to bed each evening. He also said he routinely left the phone on his desk at school. Many of the text messages were sent in the early morning hours, according to phone records referenced by both the Crown and defence lawyers in their questioning. Careen denied the student’s allegations in court that he had told her he sent the messages and that they would get him in trouble. “She said she saw you in the classroom crying and upset,” said defence lawyer Joe Doyle. “That is a total fabrication,”

Asked why he called students “sweetheart and princess” Careen replied. There is a publication ban on the names of the students involved. Careen said students would often use his cellphone to call their parents for a ride home from school or from sports activities. While at Brébeuf, Careen coached four sports - soccer, volleyball, basketball, and track and field. He also taught students in Grades 9 to 12. Text messages sent from Careen’s phone on other dates, and to other people, were presented in court and it was suggested that the writer was posing as Careen. He denied having sent several of those messages, including ones that referred to the video games Halo and Call of Duty on Xbox. He does not own an Xbox nor has he played those games, he said. During his afternoon court trial, Careen was asked by the Crown why he called two students in his text a “sweetheart and a princess.” He also admitted texting one student while she was still in class writing an exam. “Is that common for teachers at the school to refer to them as such?” asked Crown counsel Domaradzki. “I call students different names at different times,” replied Careen. Careen said he went to his wife Sandra to tell her about a problem he was having when the lewd text came in. “They were texting to my phone ‘Would you like to f--- me?’” said Careen. “I told Sandra about that.” The judge-only trial began in September and Careen has been on unpaid suspension from teaching since charges were laid against him in July 2009. The trial continues. - POSTMEDIA NETWORK

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bbotsford Mayor George Peary wants the Canada Revenue Agency to help municipalities and police fight crime and fleece gangsters of their illegal gains. “We wish Revenue Canada was . . . a significant force in combating gang crime,” Peary told The Province editorial board last week. A gangster may pay income tax on his drug money without police ever knowing about it. The Canada Revenue Agency identified almost $101 million in taxes owing after conducting 1,176 audits of people suspected of earning illegal income in 2008-09, CRA spokesperson Maria Bender said Thursday. But while the audits may have been bad news for the bottom line, they did little to put an end to the business itself: Civil tax penalties are protected by privacy laws and cannot be shared with police, said Bender. The CRA came under fire from the Abbotsford mayor and police chief earlier this week, when both men said they’d like to see more co-operation from the taxman in the city’s continuing crackdown on gangs. “We have intentionally passed information on to [the CRA] about gangsters when we are aware that they have incomes [that come from illegal sources], but unfortunately [CRA] doesn’t share back with us the results,” Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich said

in a meeting with The Province’s editorial board Wednesday. Peary said crime fighting cannot be left to police alone. “We wish [the CRA] was more forthcoming. We’d like to see them be far more active, because they have the power and capacity to be a significant force in combating gang crime,” he said. “Al Capone [in the United States]. It’s the classic example,” added Rich. But Capone was brought down by tax evasion laws, not for paying taxes on the proceeds of crime — two very different issues under Canadian tax law.

“We wish Revenue Canada was . . . a significant force in combating gang crime.” – Mayor George Peary

The CRA responded to a Province request for comment on the mayor and chief’s remarks with a statement saying the tax agency works closely with the RCMP and local police departments to “reduce the lure of profit relative to criminal activities.” In addition to its civil enforcement actions, which cannot be disclosed to police or the public, the CRA operates a criminal arm that investigates “serious violations of tax laws.” In 2008-09, criminal investigations led to 257 convictions for tax evasion or fraud, and courts imposed $19.8 million in fines and more than 63 years of jail sentences.

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lot is being said and written about the decline of civility in our political culture these days. It’s time we confront this disturbing problem. An element of nastiness has always lurked beneath the surface of political debate, and people often say politics is a blood sport. True enough, but what is occurring these days is unprecedented. I’ve detected some smugness in Canadians’ response to what is commonly referred to as the “overheated political rhetoric” that is clouding U.S. politics. The vitriolic attacks that occur south of the border – where Sarah Palin and her Tea Party gang launch violence-laced verbal assaults on their opponents, who often succumb to temptation and respond in kind – could never happen here, we insist. But one doesn’t have to dig very deep in our own political culture to find rhetoric that is beyond “overheated” and inflammatory attacks that go well beyond what is acceptable in a fair and just society. Take, as just one example, the unprecedented verbal and written assaults on B.C.’s acting chief electoral office, Craig James. James had the temerity to make a technical ruling on the wording of the recall petition against B.C. Liberal MLA Ida Chong in her riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head. His actions simply delayed, for a very short

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From the Ledge time, the start of the recall campaign. As a result, he has received almost 400 angry e-mails that he characterizes as “vile” and that include wishes that he meet a quick demise, as well as a handful of actual death threats – all for making the daring suggestion that people follow the law. Perhaps most revealing, the recall proponents were primarily outraged that James would choose to publicly talk about these hateful attacks in the middle of a recall campaign. Their response to the death threats sounded like an afterthought. James’ comments came this past week because a reporter asked him a question. But the fact he needed security was actually reported some weeks ago by the Globe and Mail. If you want more evidence of the lack of judgment and civility that exists among many Canadians, check out the comments thread that followed that story. More than 150 comments were posted. Almost none of them expressed any kind of sympathy at all for James, and in fact many said James deserved being threatened.

This brings us to a key part of the growing problem: the anonymity of the Internet, which allows anyone the chance to smear another without having to be held accountable for his or her actions. If I (or any other reporter or editor at this newspaper) were to libel someone, the consequences would be harsh. The aggrieved party would sue, and there’s a good chance the offending writer would pay a significant financial penalty. But on websites and blogs, people are allowed to post the most outrageous, libelous, threatening and inaccurate comments, and because they do so under the cowardly cloak of anonymity (or pseudonyms) they face no consequences. Newspapers and other media outlets should return to the days of the rigid letters-to-the-editor policies that took steps to ensure all published comments were accurately signed. But don’t think for a moment the extremists who have poisoned political debate in the U.S. don’t also exist here. They can be found in Canada, on the left and right, and they are mostly on the Internet. If you don’t believe me, just ask Craig James. ■ Keith Baldrey is chief political correspondent for Global BC. Contact him at: Keith.Baldrey@globalnews.ca.

s part of his bid for re-election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to dismantle what may be the most progressive, democratic campaign finance laws in the world. Harper made the pledge Thursday, saying he would make the elimination of taxpayer subsidies to federal political parties a priority. On its surface, it doesn’t sound like a bad plan. Who wants their tax dollars to help politicians advertise? In reality, it’s a terrible idea. Canada’s election finance rules exist to protect Canadians. Candidates and parties have strict limits on how much they can spend; individuals have low caps on what they can give (slightly more than $1,000) and unions and corporations can’t donate at all. The largest single source of funding for candidates is the subsidy, defined as $1.75 (or thereabouts) per year for each vote their party won in the previous election. The effect is that candidates are served better by pleasing voters than by pleasing private interests. Taking $1.75 out of each voter’s tax bill to ensure the balance is spent for our benefit is, on the whole, a pretty good deal. Harper wants to undo this, and it’s obvious why. Reverting to a reliance on private donors is clearly most helpful to parties who serve the interests of wealthy individuals and organizations. The Tories certainly fit that description. Harper’s plan has nothing to do with fairness to taxpayers and everything to do with giving his party an edge. It should be rejected.

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Thieves not the first to run afoul

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I went for a drive in our Abbotsford “farm” area and thought how peculiar that I don’t see any animals. And then I read the story about the chicks that were trampled (Metal poachers crush chicks, Times, Jan. 14). Oh that’s right, “farm” animals are crammed by the thousands into metal buildings. It’s the agribusiness. High and efficient productivity of living beings. Bigger, faster, cheaper. Why don’t we look at what could have happened to these 100-plus chicks that were trampled before they arrived at their metal enclosure? Depending on if they were being raised for egg laying, they would have been hatched under artificial conditions and after two days had been sorted. Male chicks would have been thrown down a chute and then had their bodies ground up by a macerator (for they have no economic value). Approximately 98 per cent of the females would then have had to endure over a year of living in a cage that would allow (as required by law) a space about the size of a piece of paper. They would never see sunlight nor walk on grass. On the other hand, had these chicks been designated as a meat bird, after 43 days of rapid, unnatural growth, they would have been plucked from their crowded metal enclosure in the early morning and thrown into a transport truck. In Canada animals

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are property. They have no more rights than a piece of furniture. Chickens can sit in a transport truck for up to 36 hours without food or water. Statistics show that over two million birds die each year while in transit in Canada. I won’t get into their slaughter because as animal lovers always tell me, “I don’t want to know.” So it looks to me like our “upstanding citizens” allow and inflict cruelty upon animals every second of every day. Our police may consider this crime to be callous, but I wonder if perhaps these thieves are not the only criminals in our society. Jane Schneider Abbotsford

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Is that help available to everyone? No. I ask you Mr. Rock, what are you doing to help this problem? In the end, though I do not agree with the religious world view, I would much sooner see addicts becoming sober, productive members of society even if that means they have a bit of a skewed view of reality. Perhaps Mr. Rock, you could contact your local MLA’s and ask why quality addiction and mental health care is not easily accessible, or, volunteer with one of the many secular organizations that deal with addiction and perhaps learn about respect, compassion, and empathy – qualities these volunteers understand, and clearly you don’t. Kent Roberts Abbostford

No compassion for recovering addicts Editor, the Times:

Mr. Rock, your lack of compassion is sickening (Addicts off streets and to professionals, Times, Jan. 14). As a Non-Theist I feel compelled to speak up. These people in downtown Mission are trying to help these addicts. Whatever their belief system may be, they are freely giving their time and compassion. The government is partly to blame for many of these people being on the streets to begin with; the closing down of mental facilities, cutbacks for mental health programs have all contributed. Has science made strides in helping addictions? Yes.

God is good for those battling addiction Editor, the Times:

Robert Rock, you are aptly named. Whatever happened to cause you to become so hard-hearted towards those who have made unfortunate choices in their lives? Surely you would not pretend to have never taken a wrong turn at some point in your life? First, you profess concern for addicts being

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to methadone instead of heroin. They rue the day they listened to these professionals. The Chinese government also uses methadone while Pullinger and her squad of former addicts help current addicts go through withdrawal without drugs. St. Stephen’s Society has been operating since 1966 with such a great degree of success that they have now been invited to come into mainland China to assist with the problems there. I invite you to step outside your narrow focus and gain some real insight into what moves people to change, both addicts and those who work with them. True power to inspire change, whether you are a professional or an oboe player, is love. I hope you will find love in your life for yourself and others. It is the only thing that makes life worth living. Aeriol Alderking Abbotsford

Young reader expects better snow removal Editor, the Times:

I am saddened to say that my brother witnessed three accidents in one intersection Wednesday evening within half an hour, because of the city of Abbotsford’s neglect to do its job to keep the roads clear of snow. Considering, that it hasn’t snowed since early Wednesday morning, this should have been an easy task. What do our parents and all the other

residents of Abbotsford, as tax payers, pay for? The city council to sit and do nothing about this problem? Some of the roads are plowed, but many important spots, especially the intersections, are missed. It’s sad, when corporations like PriceSmart can do a much better job at keeping their parking lots plowed than the city can do at keeping the roads clear. But, I guess, we should be grateful that the city had the roads plowed at all, because with the last dumping of snow a few days ago they barely did anything, even when all the roads completely iced over. Ask the residents of and visitors to Clearbrook what their experience was, as they slid around and spun their tires on sheer sheets of ice up and down the hilly roads of that part of the city. I expect this problem to be fixed and looked after during future snowfalls, because, the last I heard, we supposedly had a city council who cared about the city’s residents and their quality of life. We don’t need new complexes (recreation centres and libraries). What we do need is a caring city council, who use the extensive tax money they raise to look after the basic needs of the residents of Abbotsford. Clear city streets in the winter is one of those basic needs. Geoffrey Halliday, 12 Abbotsford see LETTERS, page A15

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Genealogical meeting

The Abbotsford Genealogical Society will be holding its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan.18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. Elections will be held after the meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend, but you must be a paid up member for 2011 in order to vote.

Word Keepers

Mission’s writers’ group offers encouragement for all writers from the closet writer to the published author. Their next meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave. Call 604-8266610 for details.

Dementia risks

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is hosting a talk about safety issues in a home with a person with dementia on Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call and leave a message at the local resource centre for Abbotsford and Mission at 604-859-3889 for more information and to pre-register for the group.

Mission Chamber lunch

The Mission Chamber of Commerce is holding its monthly luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rockwell’s Bar and Grill, Chapel Room, 32281 Lougheed Highway, Mission. Guest speaker Ben Vadasz will talk about the importance of social media. Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Registration is required. Visit www.missionchamber. bc.ca for details.

Cancer support

A Women with Cancer support group is meeting Thursday, Jan. 20 at the Superstore, 2855 Gladwin Rd., Abbotsford. The group meets every third Thursday of the month. For more information call the Canadian Cancer office at 604-852-1410. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Trinity farmers’ market

Calling all crafters, bakers and candlestick-makers to Trinity Western University Students Association craft and artisan market on Friday, Jan. 21 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Reimer Student Centre, 7600 Glover Road, Langley. Artists and artisans of all types are invited to display and sell their workmanship to the public. Reserve a table for $25 by contacting Bradyn Dunn at twusaevents@ twu.ca.

Enchanted storytime

Children aged two to six are invited to bedtime storytime at the Clearbrook Library (32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford) on Mondays from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 to March 7. Wear your pajamas and enjoy the puppets and songs. Registration not required. Call 604-859-7814 for more information.

Breathing better

The Mission Sumas Abbotsford Better Breathers Club’s next meeting is Thursday, Jan. 20. The club meets the third Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Cascade Community Church, 35190 Delair Rd., Abbotsford. The group supports and shares information with those living with chronic obstructive lung disease and/or asthma.

Tropical punch

Tired of winter? Stories, songs and a puppet show with a tropical twist are at the Mission Library, 33247, Second Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more info call the library at 604-826-6610.

Manga village

Watch anime, eat Japanese snacks and chat with other teens on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Mission Library, 33247 Second Avenue. For ages 12 to 18. For more information, call the library at 604-826-6610.

Retirees meet

The Fraser Valley Branch of the B.C. Government Retired Employees Association meets Jan. 24 at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Memorial United Church, 33737 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. Speaker is Brenda Wertman of Service Canada for Seniors. Call 604-859-4492.

Mt. Lehman social

The Mount Lehman Community Association is hosting its annual get together on Thursday, Jan. 27 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Mount Lehman Hall, 6418 Mount Lehman Rd., Abbotsford. Come and meet your neighbours. Refreshments will be served.

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Hominum

The Hominum Fraser Valley Chapter is a support /discussion group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. The next meeting is Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location call Don at 604-329-9760 or Art at 604-462-9813.

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The BRIDGES course, a selfhelp recovery program for people struggling with mental health issues or difficulties, begins Thursday, Feb. 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and runs for 10 weeks. Subjects include mental illness, mental health treatment, medications and self-help

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Now is the time to plan your vegetable gardens

he first weeks of the new year are the very best time to plan the food garden and order vegetable seed while interesting new items such as blight-tolerant tomato seeds are still available. One of these is a new cherry tomato ‘Mountain Magic’ from Veseys (www. veseys.com) said to have resistance to late blight and firm texture for long storage. Many cherry tomatoes have a small degree of tolerance, but so far the only small tomato I’ve found with marked (but variable) resistance is the tiny-fruited currant tomato Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium listed this year by Richters (www. richters.com) Seed of the large-fruited ‘Legend’ F1 hybrid is available from T&M (thompsonmorgan.ca). This one had truly remarkable blightresistance when I grew it. The fruits weren’t that tasty in my view, but the plant stood into early November and the fruit, stored inside, kept to January. Green beans or runners are among the most productive vegetables one can plant, and some bean pods are now fatter and/or stringless. Two oval-round listings from www.damseeds.com are the 10” (25 cm) long green bean ‘Neckargkonigin’ and the yellow version ‘Neckargold’. Dam Seeds also offers a deep purple oval-round pole bean ‘Blauhilde’ – which turns green when cooked.

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Green thumb Among runner beans, I’ve been very happy with the stringless, smooth-skinned, red-flowered ‘Butler’ from www.chilternseeds.co.uk, and I’m glad to see a similar white-flowered, stringless runner ‘Moonlight’ available from T&M Every colour and type in regular pole beans can also be found in compact ones. Especially productive bush beans include the yellow ‘Rodcor’ and purple ‘Royal Burgundy’, both from Dam Seeds. There’s also a dwarf red-and-white flowered runner bean ‘Hestia’ from T&M. But for container growers that hope for larger crops, I recommend planting pole beans – if you can handle trellising them or using poles to help them climb. With container vegetables, cylindrical beets such as ‘Cylindra’ 5” (13 cm) long, or Rodina 6 – 8” (15-20 cm) long (Veseys) or the new ‘Taunus’ 6-7” (15-17 cm) long (www.dominionseed-house.com ) are very useful and easy to slice. The greens are very nutritious. With carrots I see that ‘Resistafly’ is being offered by Veseys. This type of carrot has reduced my carrot fly infestations considerably , but didn’t eliminate them. Scattering left-over seed in the garlic bed resulted in much cleaner

carrots and fewer disappearances through slugs. The AAS winner ‘Purple Haze Hybrid’ (listed everywhere) with its dappled purple/orange skin. 8” (20 cm) length and longer storage potential should be a good choice, especially in balcony containers undiscovered by carrot rust flies. There’s a beautiful-looking squash collection from Veseys called ‘Wild Bunch.’ The types resemble ‘Turks Turban, Blue Hubbard, the heritage Triamble, Buttercup, Kabocha’ and more. Veyseys also list the delectable ‘Heart of Gold’ – an extremely productive acorn squash with green and cream stripes which is just the right size for a twoperson meal. People interested in heirloom vegetables might want to check out www. Richters.com. Offerings include the delicious and incredibly productive, small, round yellow ‘Lemon Cucumber’ (which doesn’t keep long once cut), and the truly hardy ‘Red Russian’ kale. Richters also list the drought-resistant, matforming New Zealand spinach which holds up in cooking better than standard spinach, Buttercrunch lettuce and the cultivated dandelion which has a slightly bitter taste, but is succulent and very rich in iron.

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People deserve privacy in their own homes Editor, the Times:

“The price for freedom and democracy is eternal vigilance”, it has been said. Like most Canadians, I’m thankful that I live in a country where I don’t risk getting arrested for speaking my mind on issues . . . or do I? Case in point, the ridiculous PSIT bylaw in Mission. It appears that over 200 houses have been searched by the city inspectors looking for grow-up operations and the country is watching. What is going on in Mission? The bylaw was brought as a tool to combat crime. Now I’m the first one willing to fight crime

but at what cost? The erosion of democratic process, civil rights and intimidation? Make no mistakes, this is exactly what is going on in Mission. People are outraged about this flagrant disregard for the will of the people, but check around before saying anything just in case their within earshot of civic authorities. Amazing! People are being muzzled by fear of getting a knock on the door from the Public Safety Inspection Team. And for what? Consuming more that 93 kilowatts of electricity, which is a service you pay for anyway, and potting soil? Even the BC Civil Liberties Association is amazed at this bylaw and now Mission is facing a class action lawsuit. Just what we need in these hard economic times.

But the icing on the cake is the reaction of Mission council. Stone wall. Not a word; they haven’t acknowledged the complaints of their citizens, shut down the democratic process and refuse to even revisit this bylaw and make it work so it can achieve what it was designed to do. All that the mayor has to say is, “this is not working like we intended to and we will look at it.” Or is it? When you start looking at who was visited by the PSIT, something seems to jump out. Mr. Gratto is apparently among other people that have been vocal in their opinion and often against council. Any student of history will tell you that many dubious laws were passed under the guise of security. What is the real reason the city of Mission is coming

into your house instead of the police? Kevin Francis Mission

Stop senseless violence Editor, the Times:

In his January 14 column (Annoyed, upset and infuriated), Bob Groeneveld expresses concern that we know more about the perpetrator of the recent violence in Arizona than we do about the victims. If I were a relative of one of the victims, I’m not sure how international focus on my loss would be of any help – I would expect my support to come from those in my immediate circle. And as far as society is concerned, I do see a benefit to

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knowing more about the perpetrator (whose name, incidentally, has yet to penetrate my consciousness), as well as more about the circumstances behind the crime. In the wake of the shooting, a guest on CBC radio reported that every day in the United States, eight children and/or teenagers are shot (this is not to say they all die from the attack). Is this figure independently verifiable? Is there something that can be done about this daily tragedy? Is easy access to guns in the U.S. a major component of these tragedies? Or not? In my opinion, finding out more about the perpetrators is the only way to staunch the flow of this senseless violence. Regina Dalton Abbotsford

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Pilots stay perched atop standings

– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

With Leland Irving guarding the net, Heat defenceman Gord Baldwin takes out Toronto Marlies’ Jeff Cowan in second period action before a raucous crowd Sunday at the AESC.

On the outside looking in

Heat sit 5th in the North with Peoria in town tonight at 7 p.m. CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

he Abbotsford Heat are still trying to find themselves in the weeks following their tumultuous seven-game losing skid. They rattled off three wins in a row, all by a score of 3-2, against the Toronto Marlies and Adirondack Phantoms before squandering a two-goal lead in the second period and over three minutes of four-on-three power play time in the overtime of Sunday’s nationally televised dust up with the baby Leafs on route to a 3-2 shootout loss. On the bright side, Sunday’s defeat did bring with it a consolation point for getting through regulation tied at two-apiece with the Marlies. But the Heat can’t be satisfied, despite taking three of a possible four points this past weekend against Toronto, said veteran forward and Aldergrove native Matt Keith. “We were happy with the win of Friday,” Keith said. “I don’t think we can be happy now, not satisfied either. That’s the team in front of us that we need to

catch to get into the playoffs.” The Heat need look no further than the North Division standings to see there is no room for error. If the playoffs were to start Monday, the Heat would be on the outside looking in, sitting in fifth place just one point back of the surging Lake Erie Monsters and three points back of Toronto for third. The standings are in fact so tight, the sixth place Grand Rapids Griffins sit just eight points back of the first place Hamilton Bulldogs. Again, there is no room whatsoever for a letdown, especially with the Peoria Rivermen in town tonight and Wednesday for a twogame series. “We are playing good hockey,” said Jon Rheault, who had a goal and an assist in Sunday’s loss. “It’s just these little lapses that we’ve got to eliminate for us to be a great team. “I think right now we’re satisfied with being a good team and we’ve got to take it to the next level to be a great team.” They’ll get another shot at becoming a great team tonight against the Rivermen, coached by former Heat assistant coach Jared Bednar.

Nothing has come easy this season for the Abbotsford Pilots of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League, yet somehow they remain the standard in the Harold Brittain Conference. The Pilots cleaned out the Squamish Wolf Pack, the worst team in the entire league, by a score of 6-3 Friday night before a crowd of 254 fans at MSA Arena. Had it not been for the goaltending of Jordan Liem, who stopped 44 of 50 shots in a losing cause, the Pilots could’ve put up double digits on the lowly Wolf Pack. Instead, Liem gave his team a chance to win, keeping the Pilots to four goals through periods, which allowed Squamish to get within just a goal in the third period. But Jarrett Martin and Kevin Lourens made sure the Pilots would come out on top with a pair of third period goals to put the Wolf Pack down for good. The Pilots did, however, lose Sunday to the Grandview Steelers by a score of 1-0 in overtime. The single point gives the Pilots a two-point spread over the Port Moody Black Panthers for top spot in the Harold Brittain Conference. The Pilots and the Black Panthers, appropriately, will faceoff in a battle for top spot in the conference Friday at MSA Arena. – CAM TUCKER/TIMES

Bearcats in net action

– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Matt Keith checks a Marlies player as he goes for the puck Friday night. The Rivermen have won the only two meetings so far this season between the two teams, and they boast the second best record in both the West Division and Western Conference with 53 points, as well as Jake Allen, one of the top young goalies in the entire AHL. “We’ve just got to keep get-

ting better,” said Heat netminder Leland Irving. “We’re still a good young team and when we put our systems to use and do what we’re supposed to, we can play with the best of them.” Tonight’s game begins at 7 p.m. at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.

Both Columbia Bible College volleyball teams were in action Friday night against the UBC Okanagan Heat. On the women’s side, the ‘Cats lost 3-0 [25-18, 25-23, 25-21]. The win improves the Heat to 8-1 while CBC drops to 36. CBC led 16-9 in the second set but could not hold on against the defending national championship Heat. On the men’s side, Columbia played one of their best sets of the year, winning 25-20. But the No. 1 nationally-ranked Heat showed their resiliency by winning the next three sets 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 to win the match 3-1. “We showed we can physically play against a top ranked team,” commented CBC head coach Rocky Olfert. “But we’re still hurting ourselves with our unforced errors, and that’s where you have to credit the Heat. They picked up their play after that first set, and we didn’t respond to that.” The Bearcats travel to Vancouver Island this weekend for games against VIU and Camosun. This week at Columbia Place, the CBC basketball teams face Vancouver Island University Friday (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) and on Saturday (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.). – STAFF REPORTER

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Roller hockey coming

Cascades split weekend with Calgary on the court

The Abbotsford Roller Hockey Spring League is having its first signup on Saturday, Jan. 22 at Sports Zone (33147 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford) from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The roller hockey league is focused on making the game of roller hockey fun for children of all skill levels. The community-oriented league provides boys and girls ages six to 16 with an activity that is both physically and mentally challenging. The league has been running for more than 15 years. All games are played at the Ag-Rec building at the Abbotsford Exhibition Grounds (32470

The University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team split their weekend series with the University of Alberta Golden Bears, winning Friday, 80-69, while falling Saturday, 84-70. The Cascades are in eighth place with a 6-10 regular season record. Sam Freeman led the way on Friday night with 26 points, and James Elliott, led the effort on Saturday night at the Envision Centre with 20 points.

Haida Dr.) and the league runs from April 14 to June 17 (nine Thursdays and four Friday evenings). Cost is $135, which includes a free jersey to keep and a free team photo. Required equipment is a helmet with a full face mask, hockey gloves, jock, knee, elbow, and shin pads (soccer shin pads OK), rollerblades (goalies optional), and a plastic or wooden blade stick. More information can be found on the website at www.agrechockey.com. For more details e-mail agrechockey@yahoo.com. – STAFF REPORTER

The women’s hoops squad also split their weekend series with the University of Alberta Pandas, defeating the top Canada West program, 69-63 on Friday, but falling Saturday, 70-52. UFV sits in seventh place with an 8-8 regular season record. Nicole Wierks led the way Friday with 15 points, while Tessa Klassen, topped all Cascades with 18 points on Saturday. Both teams have their

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second Canada West regular season “bye” this weekend. UFV returns to action on Jan. 28 when they host the University of Regina.

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The men’s and women’s volleyball teams traveled to the Okanagan to face UBCO in BCCAA volleyball action this past Saturday. The men were defeated by the Heat, 3-0, (25-14, 25-21, 25-18) – their record stands at 2-5. The Cascades women fell to UBC-O 3-0, (25-17, 2514, 25-20), and their record falls to 3-4. – STAFF WITH UFV FILES

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A18 ❘ SPORTS ❘ TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011 THE TIMES CAM TUCKER Inside Sports

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forward, it’s worth noting that the franchise doesn’t get enough credit for the good it does. Charity work, humanitarian efforts such as lending a helping hand at the food bank, signing autographs for fans outside in the snow and rain, and skating with fans after games are just some of the things the Heat have done in the community that some skeptics don’t think warrants any credit. But lets focus on the Heat’s latest success – Sunday’s exciting, yet disappointing 3-2 shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies that was broadcast live coast-to-coast on the CBC.

he Abbotsford Heat have taken more than a few shots across the nose since the American Hockey League Board of Governors approved the franchise in April 2009. Criticism for their affiliation with the Calgary Flames given the geography, the Vancouver Canucks play no more than an hour’s drive away, low attendance, and political agenda pushers who believe the city made a deal with the devil in bringing professional hockey to Abbotsford has run rampant for well over a year. And while there are some legitimate concerns for the Heat going

Success and loss in the same disjointed sentence is an oxymoron, but the real story lies beyond the scoreboard. The Heat garnered a crowd of 6,023 fans for Sunday’s late-morning matinee against the Marlies, a fierce North Division rival. It was a loud and enthusiastic crowd, which is nice to see because there haven’t been a lot of those in the 60-plus regular season home games that span over two years at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. But if you go on crowd size and energy alone, the Heat came out Sunday victorious.

“When this place is full, I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it, this is a fun, fun place to play in and the fans were great,” said Heat forward Jon Rheault. “When they were the ‘Go Heat Go’ there at the end, it was something special.” Conspiracy theorists might say a crowd just short of capacity with the CBC broadcasting the game presents more just than an eerie coincidence for a team that had been drawing on average around 3,400 fans per game. Not only is that an impossible theory to prove, it’s also irrelevant. Butts in the seats are butts in the seats. The bigger crowd, the better it is for the players, the organization, the fans, the building, and

ultimately the city taxpayers. At the end of it all, the Heat are capable of putting money back into the city coffers. Constant crowds like the one Sunday would certainly do the trick. The organization has taken its lumps. No question. And while the Heat may have lost the game, the organization won a major battle Sunday, one which could go a long way in securing itself in a market that has been hesitant to accept it. And to the victors should go the spoils. ■ Cam Tucker is a freelance sports columnist for the Times. Contact him at camtuckertimes@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter. com/camabbytimes.

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6050

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6508

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Dogs

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

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6605

Townhouses Rent

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6620

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9160

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LAWYER REFERRAL Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-687-3221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM).

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RV’s/Trailers

2004 PROWLER Regal 30 feet, fifth wheel. All equipped. Spotless cond. $17,900. 604-230-2728

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