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hieves dressed like police officers stole $750,000 worth of silver bullion and stabbed and beat up its owner during a Little Mountain home invasion last Wednesday. The male occupant told the Province that two men, one of whom carried a gun, came to his door wearing fake police uniforms and said they were investigating a domestic assault. The men then said they were looking for methamphetamine in his vault. They proceeded to punch the victim in the face and stab him

Man beaten up, stabbed and $750,000 in silver bullion stolen in Little Mountain home invasion with a kitchen knife before the occupant gave up the combination for the vault. That vault contained hundreds of pounds of silver, representing the bulk of the man’s life savings. Police say the men may have used a white sedan-type car, possibly a Toyota Camry or Pontiac G6. “It probably took between 15 and 20 minutes to transfer it from the home to a waiting vehicle,” said RCMP spokesperson Const.

Tracy Wolbeck. And while the silver weighed around 1,400 pounds, investigators believe that it would have been possible to transport that much silver in such a car. “They were very ambitious,” said Wolbeck. As for why the man had so much silver in his home, the victim told the Province that he bought it last January as an investment. Since then, the price of silver has nearly doubled.

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BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

hould Chilliwack’s Eastern Hillsides eventually be home to a well-serviced community of 12,000-plus people or is half that number more suitable? Those are the two scenarios—a neighbourhood unto itself or a niche market—the city is considering in the Eastern Hillsides Comprehensive Area Plan. The city will hold an open house Wednesday evening to provide an update on the project and the different scenarios envisioned.

“When I bought it in January a year ago some people said. ‘You are crazy,’” he said. “It turns out that it really was one of the best investments I’ve ever made.” The man, a for mer professional, wouldn’t say how much he had paid for the bullion, though $750,000 in silver bullion was worth about $415,500 this time last year. A bank refused to store the silver, he said, because it was too big. “You could put $10 million in

gold in a safe-deposit box, but silver is very bulky,” he said. “There’s no way that a bank would store that bulk.” He didn’t insure the silver, he said, because the price to do so was astronomical. Police say the home was clearly targeted. “They knew what they were after,” said Wolbeck. And that has the man wondering who is behind the theft. “Obviously some friend, or friend of a friend, or friend of a family member was told and they leaked it to the wrong people,” he said.

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The remains of Deano Paus, who went missing last March, have been found near the border of Agassiz and Hope.

uman remains found last week b e t w e e n A g a s s i z a n d Ho p e belonged to a Chilliwack man who had been missing for nearly a year, the Times has learned. RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) spokesperson Cpl. Dale Carr confirmed that the remains were those of Deano Paus. The 40-year-old Chilliwack resident was reported missing last March, just days after a car that turned out to be his was found down an embankment near Mission, two kilometres up a forest service road. Paus had recently been laid off from his job at an Abbotsford mill. A graduate of Chilliwack senior secondary school in 1988, Paus, who was well known in the Chilliwack softball community. He had a girlfriend but no children. Paus was known to police. But, shortly

after his disappearance, his sister and mother told the Times that Paus was a funny, caring and much-loved man. “Everybody liked him. He talked to anybody. He’s very outgoing, very kind,” said his mother, who worried her son may have gotten mixed up with the wrong people. IHIT took over the case soon after the disappearance, but without a body, they didn’t have much to go on, Carr told the Times last fall. Still, police thought Paus had met with foul play since soon after he first went missing, he told the Times on Thursday. “We’re treating it as though it were a homicide,” he said. Paus’s remains were found last Wednesday near Ruby Creek on a wooded property with several abandoned buildings. Now, police hope the discovery will allow them to track down Paus’s killers. “We were brought into this early on last spring by Chilliwack RCMP and now that we’ve confirmed and found his remains, we can move forward on the investigation.” ◗ See Tuesday’s Chilliwack Times for more on the case and Paus.

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hilliwack RCMP officers deal with more cases than any of their counterparts in the Lower Mainland in a community home to the second highest crime rate in the region. Funding for the RCMP makes up nearly 30 per cent of the City of Chilliwack’s budget and that leaves top cop Supt. Keith Robinson asking for more help each year as one voice among many— the fire department, public works, and so on. In Tuesday’s Times, University of the Fraser Valley criminologist Darryl Plecas spoke out about the resource shortage facing the Chilliwack RCMP, but he also says that money is only one piece of the puzzle. From taking prolific offender programs to the next level, to using technology and analytics to make cops smarter, to sharing of intelligence, Plecas thinks there are models all over the province and the world that should be followed. Plecas is a leading criminology expert with strong opinions—based on his decades of research and experience—on how policing needs to change to reduce crime. Playing catchup Plecas said that police forces face an ever-increasing number of tasks associated with criminal code offences. He says dozens of people work all day producing binders of disclosure information required to give to defence counsel—something that wasn’t required even a decade ago. “I see this as the single biggest issue facing police over the next decade,” he says of underfunding. “One municipality in New Jersey about a month ago laid off 50 per cent of its police officers and is in the top 10 crime districts. They don’t have the money.” It starts with more money for more officers on the ground but there is so much more that can be done, he says. “If you look at places around the globe that have had spectacular success in reducing crime, like New York, L.A., the UK, what do they all have in common? They have substantially more police than we do,” Plecas says. “But we are dreaming if we think we are ever going to get those kinds of resources. And we don’t need

them. What we need is smarter policing.” Focus on known offenders Both Mayor Sharon Gaetz and Robinson point to prolific offender programs in Chilliwack as a positive way the crime rate is being reduced. Everyone knows that a few people cause most of the trouble. But Plecas says more needs to be done in this regard and it can’t be done on a “shoestring” budget. File/TIMES He points to the communities of UFV criminologist Darry Plecas says we West Vancouver, Kamloops and even Vancouver as positive examples where need to focus on prolific offenders prolific offenders are taken so seriously partnerships with the media, with the criminals simply cannot operate. “In Vancouver they said ‘we are going schools and with Crown counsel. But to focus on these people and we are not they also need the technology to do the going to quit until we get charges against analysis. “ I f y o u d o n’t h a v e a d e q u a t e them,’” Plecas says. “And every single technologies you can’t do the analytics,” time they do that it works like magic.” While gang activity is rife in Abbotsford he said. He gives the example of computer and is increasingly gaining a foothold in Chilliwack, Plecas says he can count on programs that can make six-degrees-ofone hand the number of gang members separation-type connections when, for example, a vehicle is involved in a crime. who actually live in Vancouver. “All of a sudden I have a picture of how West Vancouver has a low crime rate, much of which can be attributed to people are connected, which no human demographics, but they also have “target brain could ever handle,” Plecas said. Forces also need to t e a m s” t h a t d o n’t share intelligence and just focus on prolific combine databases, offenders in West Van, “To make crime go something that is but hunt them down away in Chilliwack, traditionally not done wherever they are. you know who all the very well. “Ninety-five per cent “Torontohasover900 of the work of that people are and I’d be different databases,” team is done out of the all over them like a he said. “They should borders of West Van,” have one. . . . People’s Plecas said. “You’ve got fat kid on a Smartie, ideas about sharing to be in that guy’s face to pounding these information and intel the point where he says ‘I have to get the hell people so by the time is holding it so close to your vest. That’s just out of this community that they are caught dumb.” or I’m going to jail or I But at the end of have to get my self into they are locked-in the day, more funding treatment.’” six ways to Sunday. It is needed to do the things that Plecas says Not just more cops works like magic.” will seriously put a In Kamloops, the Darryl Plecas dent in crime. police force has won Mo re o f f i c e r s i n awards and hit crime the face of prolific h a rd b e c a u s e o f a serious focus on analytics, according to offenders is the single most powerful way to reduce crime. Plecas. “To make crime go away in Chilliwack, “I can’t emphasize enough the important of analytics because you you know who all the people are and create a situation where information I’d be all over them like a fat kid on a comes to you as opposed to you going to Smartie, pounding these people so by the time that they are caught they are look for it,” he said. Plecas says more civilian analysts need locked-in six ways to Sunday,” Plecas to be hired and forces need to leverage says. “It works like magic.”

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ocal RCMP officials want the public to speak up and tell them what they consider to be the most pressing policing needs. RC M P b ra s s f ro m t h e Upper Fraser Valley, including Chilliwack, will meet in March to lay out the region’s “strategic policing plan.” And the Mounties hope that the public will help them shape their plans by taking part in an online survey. “We want to make the plan more community driven and focus it on what the community believes to be import a n t , ” said Insp. EB IRST Hilton Smee, the First reported on

R C M P ’ s chilliwacktimes.com regional operations support officer for the Upper Fraser Valley. The RCMP hopes to have as many surveys completed by Feb. 21 as possible. From early results, the public has put an increased police presence at the top of their wanted list. “This is certainly unders t a n d a b l e,” s a i d Sm e e. “Police presence directly supports and enhances the feeling of public safety. It is important for us to receive as many surveys as possible so we are able to confirm and solidify what the public sees as being a priority for us.” The survey can be found a t w w w. s u r v e y m o n k e y. com/s/WBLLMCG.

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B-day bike ride ends with death drivers of transport trucks had war ned each other using their radios, according Chilliwack man died to Thiessen. “Leading up to it, he was on his 50th birthday early Wednes- observed by some other day morning, when he was motorists and these truckers struck while riding his bicy- and they had to take evasive action to avoid him,” he said. cle on Highway 1. “Had motorists called 911 A westbound full-sized Ford van struck the man just west to report seeing the cyclist in of the Evans Road Overpass at the centre of the roadway and having to take evaabout 2:20 a.m. sive action this inciThe bicyclist, Rock dent may have been Wallace Hudson, avoided,” he said. died from his injuThe westbound ries at the scene. The driver of the van, EB IRST lanes of the highway a 58-year-old man First reported on were closed following also from Chilliwack, chilliwacktimes.com the accident and traffic was diverted. The was not injured. Hudson was riding his highway was reopened just bicycle in the middle of the before 8 a.m. The death continues to be highway and wearing dark clothing and no helmet investigated by Fraser Valwhen he was struck, RCMP ley Traffic Services (FVTS), spokesperson Sgt. Peter along with the RCMP’s Integrated Collision Analyst and Thiessen told the Times. Thiessen said that early Reconstruction Section, indications suggested that and the provincial coroner’s “speed, weather, alcohol and office. road conditions were not ◗ Anyone who may have witcausal factors on the part of nessed the collision, or seen the bicyclist on the highway, the van driver.” Before the accident, sever- is asked to contact Const. al other drivers had narrowly Gaetan Parr with FVTS at missed the cyclist and the 604-702-4039.

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he Chilliwack board of education has chosen a design-build team to construct the new $58 million Chilliwack secondary school. The 1,200-student, Grade 10 to 12 school will be designed and built by Graham Design Builders, a JV. Tr u s t e e s a u t h o rized a contract with the team at an EB IRST in camera meeting First reported on Wednesday. chilliwacktimes.com Choosing a proponent took longer than expected because of the complexity of the project, according to superintendent Corrine McCabe. Graham was picked over two other teams that submitted comprehensive proposals to the district last Novem-

ber. “The Graham proposal offered the school district the greatest value for money,” said board chair Doug McKay in a release on Tuesday. Graham, a Calgary-based, has been in the construction business for over

80 years and has worked in the B.C. market for much of the past two decades. For the CSS project they will be partner with Dialog, a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, and planners based in Vancouver.

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lans for the new $58 million Chilliwack secondary school will be unveiled at an open house Feb. 28. School district representatives and the newly appointed design-build team will be on hand to answer questions about the project’s design and construction. Highlights include 21th Century learning spaces, a neighbourhood learning centre, a distributed learning centre for online and self-paced learning, state-of-the-art athletic facilities

including an artificial turf field and an aboriginal cultural centre. Students, staff and neighbours of CSS are invited to see the plans for the new school between 2:30 and 4 p.m. An open house for the general public will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Chilliwack secondary school (46363 Yale Rd.). ◗ For more information, call the school district office at 604-792-1321 or visit sd33.bc.ca for capital project updates.

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eighbourhood opposition to a long-awaited housing project that includes a one-stop shop for homeless, addicted and mentally ill individuals has kicked off. Three mothers along with their children who live near the old Days Inn—the proposed location of the Health Contact Centre to be run by the Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS)— attended Chilliwack city council’s afternoon meeting on Tuesday where the application to create a new zone for the facility was given introduction and first reading. Renee Woods, Caren Law and Stephanie Boucher hoped there would be some discussion of the proposed centre—a project they said they are very much opposed to in their neighbourhood. “We are not saying that Chilliwack doesn’t need it,” Woods said to Lee anne Hanson, PCRS addiction services manager, outside city hall after the meeting. “We are saying this is not the location. . . . There are three schools within a two-block radius.” On Tuesday, the women said they had started a petition against the facility and had approximately 100 signatures. The three mothers of Robertson elementary students pointed out there is a liquor store across the street from the proposed facility and the gas station adjacent to the building sells drug paraphernalia. “It is not the right location,” Law said. All three women live on a street on the east side of Young and all their children attend Robertson. But in the coming years their kids will attend A.D. Rundle, which means they will have to walk right by the facility on Hocking. But Hanson said the facility will not stand out and

It will be anything but clear sailing for proposed Health Contact Centre will actually look better than many neighbourhood buildings because of the renovations planned. “It’s going to have the same impact that a walk-in clinic would have,” Hanson told the Times. “I honestly don’t see that it’s going to be something that people are going to say, ‘That’s a homeless shelter.’ Because it’s not going to be that.” The planned facility will house up to 24 individuals in “transitional, supported housing units.” Those individuals will have been referred by Fraser Health, they have to be living a substance-free lifestyle and have to sign an agreement that includes “good neighbour” expectations that will outline grounds for eviction. There will also be one staff member in the facility at all times. The Health Contact Centre has been in the works since at least 2008 when the city’s Affordable Housing Strategy acknowledged the need to increase supportive housing in Chilliwack. In March 2008, a one-day regional housing count found 98 homeless individuals in the city, a number that most who work on the front lines of social services see as an underestimate. Hanson said next month the homeless count would be redone and she expected to find a number higher than in 2008. “That is not accurate, we know that for a fact,” Hanson said of the 98 tally in 2008. “I do believe that homeless numbers are growing because of the cost of housing and allowance hasn’t changed. I don’t know of anybody who can tell me of a reasonable place to rent for less than $500 a month.” Hanson was visibly pas-

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he head of a company behind a fouryear-old proposal for a citywide wireless network of Wi-Fi access points in Chilliwack has been censured by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) for illegal investment activity in Canada and the U.S. Gregory Clark Carrington, an Abbotsford resident, was the chief executive officer and president of WebNet Converged Wireless Networks Ltd. (WebNet CWN), WebNet Broadcasting Corporation, WebNet Global Capital Partners Ltd., and 3dh Capital Ltd. In the BCSC settlement agreement, Carrington, 64, admitted that he authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the four companies’ contraventions of B.C. securities laws when they distributed securities under offering memoranda (OMs) that contained numerous deficiencies, according to the BCSC An offering memorandum is a legal document stating objectives, risks and terms of investment involved with a private placement. The OMs issued by Carrington “were misleading and not in the required form,” according to the BCSC. Approximately $8.7 million was raised from 916 investors in various provinces, including B.C. and the U.S. HILLSIDES, from page 1 At Tuesday’s meeting, manager of development services Karen Stanton presented city council with the first in a series of discussion papers outlining the Eastern Hillsides for the next 30 years. In her report, Stanton explained that staff are looking at two scenarios for future development in the city: a focus on the existing urban corridor that comprises Chilliwack proper and Sardis-Vedder; or large-scale hillside settlement in the Eastern Hillsides. The former scenario could still mean a “niche market” of housing in the Eastern Hillsides of up to 6,900 people. The latter could be a new urban community up to 12,500 people supported by full urban infrastructure and amenities. The discussion is ongoing, and more information will be presented on Feb. 23, but given the costs of infrastructure and the geographical limitations of the Eastern Hillsides,

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Open house Feb. 23 the 12,500-resident scenario is unlikely. Even city staff suggest the lower population target will require urban standard streets, elementary schools and parkland. “At 6,900 population, a community still places a substantial demand on services and amenities,” the discussion paper says. At Monday’s meeting, city council also agreed to wait until the new neighbourhood plan is finally adopted by council later this year before considering any more rezoning applications within the Eastern Hillsides. ◗ The open house for the public to hear about the Eastern Hillsides Comprehensive Area Plan Project is Feb. 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Unity Christian School. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP at easternhillsides@chilliwack.com or by calling 604-793-2906.

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or some things, it only takes a year for significant change to happen. For other things… not so much. A year ago, the whole world was watching Canada and British Columbia host the 2010 Winter Olympics. A year ago, Canadians were “owning the podium,” setting records in Olympic gold performances. A year ago, flaming torches were carried through Langley, part of an Olympic-spirit-lifting relay that introduced many Canadians to their own country in a way that stirred hearts that soon overflowed with a patriotism seldom witnessed so overtly in this country. A year ago, Canada was on top of the world. A year ago, Canadians were proud of being on top of the world. A year ago, stadiums had been built, roads were paved, and businesses were raking in money from the flood of tourists here to see Olympic athletes from all over the world. A year ago, people with pockets bulging with money came from everywhere to experience the beauty of British Columbia—“The Greatest Place on Earth.” A year ago, hundreds of husky dog teams thrilled visitors from all over the world, with dogsled rides through some of the most beautiful terrain the world has to offer.

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Be Our Guest A year ago, Premier Gordon Campbell, like the huskies, was a hero—or at least a few people thought he was (maybe even a lot of people, for a little while). A year ago, British Columbians forgot—for just a moment—that they were going to have to pay for the giant party that was the 2010 Vancouver and Whistler Winter Olympics and the subsequent Paralympics. A year ago, Campbell and his Finance Minister Colin Hansen still had absolutely no idea how much hot water they were both in over their plans to have us pay for that party with the HST. A year ago, a guy by the name of Bill Vander Zalm was just a character—a bit of a goofy character, indeed—out of British Columbia’s rather goofy political history. A year ago, the former premier’s name was most often brought up alongside references to Fanatasy Gardens and questionable business dealings. A year ago, an anti-HST petition drive was expected to be a minor annoyance for Campbell

and Hansen. A year ago, if anyone had hinted that Campbell would be stepping down as premier, Hansen would almost certainly have been considered the top contender for a job over which he subsequently has shown some wisdom by not applying for it at all. A year ago, if anyone had guessed that Campbell would be a lame duck premier presenting a lame duck throne speech this week, there might have been a niggling notion that the HST would be behind it… but no one would really have taken such notions seriously. A year ago, few political watchers could have predicted that this year’s throne speech would be the usual effort at contriving a litany of “accomplishments,” since that’s often the stuff that throne speeches are made of. A year ago, not many of those political watchers would have predicted that this year’s throne speech would still be almost exclusively about what the government had “accomplished” a year ago. Closer to home, a year ago, bitter squabbling was causing bad feelings among and between Langley Township’s mayor and council. Like I said, some things don’t change. ◗ Bob Groeneveld is editor of the Langley Advance.

“This isn’t a court of justice, son. This is a court of law,” Billy Bragg nearly famously sang in “Rotting on Remand.” The English punk-folk singer was referring to innocent people being held in jail before trial, although the notion you don’t get justice in a law court is normally claimed nowadays by crime victims upset by the light sentences given to criminals. But there’s another group that is hurt when the courts deliver law instead of justice, and that is the group that comprises all the rest of us. Take the case of Chad Allen Stewart, who has managed to rack up 50 convictions in his 28 years on earth. Unless Stewart is the world’s most unlucky, atypical hoodlum, that means he’s committed hundreds of crimes in his life, the vast bulk of which never resulted in charges, let alone convictions. Stewart is now before the courts to be sentenced for using a large knife to rob a Maple Ridge restaurant in 2009 not long after he was released from prison for one of his previous robberies that he was caught at. At his sentencing hearing this week, the career crook claimed he was a changed man, and that going to prison was “getting old.” That’s not an uncommon claim to make, for people in his shoes. The Crown is asking the court to give Stewart six to eight years in prison, although the thug will get four years knocked off, thanks to the two-for-one credit he gets for the time he’s been in remand. Prosecutor Peter Ng is no doubt quoting the law in calling for such a weak sentence. But if we had justice in Canada, Stewart would be declared an incorrigible, lifelong, repeat dangerous offender, and he would be given an indefinite sentence. With 50 previous convictions, why should we risk anything less?

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Nothing to fear, say Slesse middle students

Editor: In response to the Mount Slesse boundary change, we strongly disagree with what was reported in the local newspapers about the perception of Mount Slesse Middle School. When we were in Grade 6 we were worried about our first year at middle school. Some of our worries included: not fitting in, meeting new kids, not being able to open our lockers and bullying. As soon as we started the new school year at Mount Slesse and met so many nice kids, all of our worries disappeared. There are some people who think that we have an abundance of bullying problems at Mount Slesse. Most of these assumptions are rumours. Mainly, people think that bullying over Facebook occurs at this school, but the real story is that many people are being bullied over Facebook everywhere. There is very little faceto-face bullying at Mount Slesse and the few incidents that have occurred were quickly resolved. Another concern that was mentioned in the article was drugs. Again, many of these concerns are rumours. Although we have had some problems with drugs in the past, it was not a substantial amount. Incidents in which drugs were involved have been resolved quickly and the people involved have been removed from the school. Every school has its problems with drugs, but we are trying to eliminate this problem. On the positive side of things, we have many different sports teams including: soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, track and field, and many more. These sports teams provide a positive environment and create a sense of community at Mount Slesse. All students are welcome to join any sports team. In addition, we have students represent us in the Skills B.C. contest from our tech program each year. We also have food classes that show us proper nutrition and healthy living styles. We recently had an incident with two boys in Grade 7 who found two hockey sticks in the middle of the road. Once they were asked if they knew anything about it they quickly returned them to the owners. It is this kind of honesty that makes our school system a better place. This is just one example of the outstanding students that attend Mount Slesse. Mount Slesse also has many fundraisers. One of our fundraisers we have is the sock hop. All the money we raise goes to a charity of our choice. For ourValentine’s Day sock hop all the money went to a charity for Haiti.We’re also having a Do Something Day on March 1. Each group of teachers has their own activity that the students can participate and which gives back to the com-

Send us a letter TO INCLUDE YOUR LETTER, use our online form at www.chilliwacktimes.com, contact us by e-mail at editorial@chilliwacktimes.com, fax 604-792-9300 or mail us at 45951 Trethewey Ave, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 1K4. Letters must include ﬁrst and last names and your hometown and should be fewer than 200 words. To view our letters/privacy policy visit our website at www.chilliwacktimes.com. munity. We also had a magnificent cake auction for Haiti. We had many students make all different types of cakes. Each advisory raised money to buy a cake and at lunch we even had a live auctioneer come to our school and auction off each cake. We also have our annual spring production. This year we are putting on Anne of Green Gables Zombie Slayer. This is a chance for all the students who love drama and want to be apart of the school to go and audition for something great. Even if you audition but don’t get a main role, you will still be apart of the production. The students in the production will perform on May 4 to 6. Grade 7 students are very pleased with the positive experience they have had at Mount Slesse School. We think that the new students from Yarrow Elementary will also have a positive experience at Mount Slesse. Alana, Martha, Taylor, and Tyler Mount Slesse middle students

Misinformed when it comes to Slesse Editor: In response to school boundary concerns. In response to this shocking article, we are extremely grateful that the Mount Slesse middle school enrolment is about to be gradually increased. Our fantastic classes, caring teachers and extraordinarily interesting activities will kindly accept the students of Yarrow into our amazing school family. As enthusiastic students of Mount Slesse middle school, we have some very important matters to address. Our first response is to the furious parents of the young kids of Yarrow who completely despise Mount Slesse. The misinformed parents of Yarrow are extremely serious when they exclaimed that they are horrified because Mount Slesse contains life-threatening drugs and violent, abusive bullies. These terrible statements are rumours attempting to swiftly pound down Slesse’s honest reputation.

All of the brilliant students coming to our wonderful school were frightened at one point or another for all of the usual reasons, such as bullies, traumatizing gossip, and the loss of wonderful friends. But immediately after we stepped into the amazing middle we soon realized these horrifying rumours were not true at all. We have many awesome school activities such as basketball, soccer, rugby, field hockey and many more. We have crazy fist-pumping Sock Hops which raise gigantic amounts of money to aid the helpless country of Haiti. Mount Slesse is amazing, and nobody should be even slightly terrified to attend. Young and brilliant students Jaimee Fournier and Hannah Függer say attending this amazing middle school has been a life-changing experience, of which they have completely enjoyed every magnificent moment. As you can see, Mount Slesse is an extraordinarily positive and awesome middle school, which everyone should have the opportunity to experience. Jaimee Fournier, Hannah Függer, Jacob Maud, Shane Lampen and Kevin Warren Grade 7 Mount Slesse middle school students

Want to thank their wonderful ‘angel’ Editor: My name is Bayley Cooper, and I have a story I would love the opportunity to share so I can thank the "angel" that truly touched me and my boyfriend today. I am only 18 years old and I am seven months pregnant with my boyfriend Sheldon’s child. As the baby’s arrival comes closer, reality starts to really hit us. We are young, and scared. People have a lot of opinion about the choices we have made and put us down for them. It is taking a huge toll on the both of us, and our families, but we are taking responisibility for our actions. Our little boy is due April 28, and we are as prepared as we will ever be, with plenty of support no matter

what people think. Recently, Sheldon and I were sitting having lunch at Tim Hortons and I was crying, because lately I have really been struggling with the stress of our whole situation. As Sheldon tried to comfort me a lady who we have both never seen before walked up to our table, and said, “Excuse me dear, I don't mean to be rude, and interupt, but I wanted to come ask if I could give you a hug.” She opened her arms to me and I hugged this woman. She held me while I cried, and whispered in my ear that everything was going to be OK, and asked if it would be OK if she sat down. We agreed, and she asked if we would be willing to talk with her, about what we were clearly upset about because she was concerned. As we were telling her the story she was holding my hands, comforting me.We ended up talking for an hour and a half to this stranger, and she gave us life-changing advice and wisdom that opened our eyes and touched our hearts. She shared the story of her life with her husband, and how no matter what happens you should stick beside the one you love. That the son we will have is a gift, and nobody can tell us differently. She assured us that we would be OK and our son will be happy and healthy, so we must do right by him and stop stressing over what other people think. Sheldon and I both were shocked that this stranger, with no connection to us, not only went out of her way to comfort us but also opened up to us to try to help. At the end of the long conversation with her she told us that, "Everyone deserves someone watching over them, and we looked like we could use someone." She then apologized again for interrupting, and we thanked her, and she went back to her table. But before she left, she opened her purse and gave us a $50 bill, demanding we take it and use it on something for the baby. We declined but she insisted we take it, that she must help us. She kissed my belly told her that she loved us, and then she left. When I got home I couldn't wait to tell my parents what had happened, as soon as I began to tell them the story I got really emotional because this lady, who I don't even know, found me when I was at the lowest moment in my life ever and comforted me without reason. Ever since this has happened I have been thinking about her, hoping and wishing I would get the chance to meet her again and thank her, because she really did change and inspire me. I feel that this woman, named Patricia, should be recognized for reaching out and caring for us, because it's not

everyday that someone is so kind. I never believed in angels until today. Not only did she pick me up while I was down, she inspired me to pay it foward and be a little more aware about the people around me so I can lend a helping hand also. We feel so blessed and grateful to have met her and hope someday our lives will cross paths we can repay her for her kindness. I won't ever forget her. Bayley Cooper Chilliwack

Interesting views on doing a good job Editor: Regarding the question posed in your Feb. 11 edition on "the best way to tell if a school is doing a good job." I was astounded to read Mr. JohnHenry Harter's comment (among others) on this matter. Mr. Harter feels "the child's teacher is the best indicator of how a student is doing." It has been shown (in the United States) that you cannot rely on teachers (alone) to consistently grade students accurately or even honestly. There are always political or financial issues that may influence how a teacher grades. I know the majority of teachers are terrific and honest and I know that the teacher's input and grading are vital but these facts do not negate the need for another "outside" organization gathering statistics. Also astounding is Katherin Midzain's comment that grading is "not particularly measurable in a numerical, quantitative way." She suggests "you can feel a good school." This is terrific! Now we can all cease any due diligence when searching for a school for our child. We simply need to wander down the halls and see how the school "feels." "Feel" is important but not a realistic means of evaluation. I hope parents realize that to sensibly assess how our children are doing and how our schools are doing we need evaluation from within the school and from outside sources. "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" by simply tossing the FSA testing. If the test is being used for the wrong purposes then fix that. Changes shouldn't be made at our children's detriment. I would suggest we have another acceptable method of evaluating our kids prior to getting rid of the existing one; or simply find a way to ensure that FSA results are not used as political tools. Of the published comments Doug McKay and Heather Maahs have the most sensible, realistic answers. There is hope. Robert LeComte Chilliwack

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or a week, the students in Central elementary school’s library had weaved their way around a mountainous stack of boxes in the centre of the room. The contents of the boxes were unknown and prompted much speculation at the school, and many questions for teacher/librarian Christopher Hunt. O n M o n d a y, a l l w a s revealed when Hunt, the R e a d i n g Tr e e’s D e n i s e Finch, and Patricia Slater of Discover Books, told an assembly of students that the school had been given some 2,000 books—or 10 books for each students. The books came courtesy of the Reading Tree—a nonprofit that collects donated books in bins around Chilliwack and other Fraser Valley cities—and the United Way of the Fraser Valley. The 2,000 books are the first of 18,000 that will be given to schools across the Fraser Valley. They will be placed in Central’s classrooms as a “learning librar y.” Children will be able to take the

books home, or read them in class. And when they fall apart or get lost, the Reading Tree will replace them with little fuss. The hope is that students who would not otherwise h a v e a c c e s s t o re a d i n g materials at home will read the books for fun and, without even knowing, improve their literacy skills. “Reading Tree’s mission is [that] no matter what your situation, you still have a right and the ability to have access to those books in your home,” said the Reading Tree’s Finch. Schools must only agree to two conditions: they must send a note home to parents asking them to turn off the TV and read to their children for 20 to 30 minutes; and they must not penalize students who lose or damage books. “We do this so kids can still enjoy different types of books and be able to read and not have to worry if the book gets torn, ripped or lost,” said Finch. “We’ll replace it and they’ll still be able to take out more books.” Central is the first Chilliw a c k s c h o o l t o re c e i v e Reading Tree books, but

Sanborn will have to wait for sentencing BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

ocal development consultant and former City of Chilliwack director of development Grant Sanborn was scheduled to be sentenced for fraud and using a forged document on Thursday, but the sentencing was held over until March 3. On Nov. 2, Sanborn pleaded guilty to fraud and using a forged document charges from his time as a development consultant in Chilliwack. Sanborn pleaded guilty to defrauding a client out of $1,763. The using a forged document charge relates to Sanborn using or dealing with a document from the

Agricultural Land Commission “as if it were genuine knowing the said document to be forged.” Sanborn also faces three unrelated charges of breach of trust in connection with development deals approved at Chilliwack city hall between 1991 and 2002. The three charges against Sanborn were announced June 25, 2010 after a lengthy investigation by special prosecutor Robin McFee. Chilliwack MLA and former mayor John Les was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in connection with the land deals in question. Sanborn is scheduled for a pre-trial conference for Dec. 5, and the 20-day breach of trust trial is set to begin on Feb. 27, 2012.

Mounties hope the public can shed some light on the robbery. “Police are in the preliminary stages of investigating this incident,” said Wolbeck. “We are hopeful that given the time of day, someone saw something and can give us some helpful information.”

The two men are both described as white, of medium build and in their early 30s, with dark hair and facial hair. They may have driven a white sedan-type car, possibly a Toyota Camry or Pontiac G6. Police, however, can’t say how the silver was transported from the home.

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Chilliwack Central elementary school student Dahat Drbnd checks out one of the 2,000-orso books given to the school last week by the United Way and the Reading Tree, a Fraser Valley non-profit organization.

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he slogan “going for the gold” reverberates in the headlines on the anniversary of the Winter Olympics. Going for the gold prompted some musings on what it would be like if we all strived to go for the gold by living the golden rule. How do I react to the person with whom I vehemently and completely disagree? I suppose that depends on the nature and intensity of the disagreement; that is, having different opinions on whether the Bruins or Rockets will win results in a different magnitude in behavioural and emotional response then if we disagree on core values, ideology, or vision for how a society should be organized and arranged.

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How do I respond when core values clash—convictions about right and wrong, truth and reality because now behaviour and lifestyles are jeopardized and come into play? For example, the “right to live” is quite different than “how I live makes everything right.” What is my response and inner dialogue about those who take away my rights, who wrongly accuse, so that it costs me loss of wages, reputation or even results in imprisonment? How do I treat those who snub me, disrespect, reject, abandon and betray me? I admit that often, (usually?) I

belittle, ignore, and demean those who have “mistreated” me. We treat relationships like a commodity by determining what value they have to us. You nice, I nice. You mean, I mean. We do to others the way they do to us which is exactly opposite to the golden rule, which commends us to do to others as we would have them do to us. With the golden rule the onus and initiative is clearly in our court. So how would I want be treated? You might be able to relate. I think I would like to be given another chance when I mess up. And it might be nice to check signals

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8700 Young Road, Chilliwack 604-792-0051 Fax: 604-792-0656 office@chilliwackalliance.bc.ca www.chilliwackalliance.bc.ca

“Connecting People to Passionately pursue Jesus Christ”

Meetings are on Sundays 11am & 6:30pm Wednesday Nights 7pm

Home Bible Studies, Movie Nights, Bands and more Everyone Welcome. Nursery Provided

UNITED CHURCH

Mt. Shannon United The friendly little church where everyone is welcome

Sunday Worship & Sunday School

11:00 a.m. 46875 Yale Rd. E.

CANADIAN REFORMED Rev. R Ijbema 604-824-7670

42285 Yarrow Central Road Rev. C. Bouwman Ph. 604-858-9695

www.canadianreformed churchchilliwack.org

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 617 McKenzie Rd. (South of Vye Rd.) Abbotsford 604-852-4564

CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Sunday Service 10am

Elementary School

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00am

All Are Welcome For info call Pastor Norm Miller 1-778-823-4041

46510 1st Ave Chilliwack Children’s Programs Available www.ﬁrstave.org

CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church 8909 Mary St, Chilliwack

HERITAGE REFORMED CHURCH OF CHILLIWACK

792-2764 • Fax 792-3013 WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Mon to Fri 8:00am, Sat 9:00am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASS TIMES: Sun 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 6:30pm

45915 Yates Ave North on Young Rd, from 5 corners

ALL WELCOME!

Are you seeking a deeper and richer experience of the Lord Jesus? Sundays 10:30am & 6:30pm

Where His Word brings new life and hymns soothe the soul

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You are invited to join us at a new location! Worship Services will be held at 45825 Wellington Ave., Chilliwack Sundays at 9am & 6pm Song Worship following the evening service. Infant and toddler care available.

Pastor B. Elshout 604-794-3501

St.Marys Elemetary School K-Gr7 (604.792.7715)

Live video streaming on: chilliwackhrc or sermonaudio.com

BAPTIST CHURCH

ANGLICAN CHURCH

FAITH BAPTIST † †† CHURCH 45768 Hocking Ave, Chilliwack,

Pastor Randy Hoxie SERVICES Sunday School 9:45 am Morning Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed. Service 6:30 pm

604-795-7700

Country Warmth in Chilliwack 46048 Gore Avenue (First Ave at Young Street) 604-792-8521 www.stthomaschilliwack.com Sunday Services 8:00am and 10:15am

All Are Welcome!

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News

Religions squaring off You’ve got to have faith A

n annual discussion of different faiths returns to the University Fraser Valley on Saturday. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, in collaboration with the World Religions Conference, will host an “interfaith symposium” Feb. 19 with the theme “Religion, Resource for Peace or Reason for Conflict.” Religious scholars from Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, the Hindu faith and Islam, along with many dignitaries, scholars, general public and students are expected to attend this conference.

Dr. Ram Singh Padwal will be the presiding chair and moderator of this event. Pastor Rob Brown will be representing Christianity, Brian Ruhe will represent Buddhism, Shrinath Dwivedi will present the Hindu faith, Gian Singh Kotli will represent Sikhism and Judaism, and Ansar Raza will present the Islamic point of view. Everyone is invited to attend the event. ◗ The World Religions Conference takes place Saturday, between 3 and 7 p.m. in the Building D theatre at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Chilliwack Campus.

Series hopes to connect neighbours

ount Shannon United Church will host a series of “conversations” featuring speakers from several different faiths over the next month. With most religions boasting a law similar to the Bible’s statement that “you shall love your neighbour as yourself,” the series hopes to connect neighbours of differing faiths. “As we live and work and live our faith in

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Deputy Mayor Diane Janzen helps hoist the blue infinity flag of the Metis people above city hall for Louis Riel Day on Tuesday.

Proud to fly the flag first BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com

he city of Chilliwack became the first municipality in the Lower Mainland to fly the Metis flag on Louis Riel Day this

week. Deputy mayor Diane Janzen and Chilliwack Metis Association president Les Mitchell raised the blue infinity flag over city hall Wednesday morning in a ceremony that featured a fiddler and traditional Metis jigging by Michael Mars Riel, a great-greatgreat-nephew of Louis Riel himself. Widely regarded as the father of Manitoba, Louis Riel has been celebrated in that province on the third Wednesday in February since 2008. Although the day isn’t an official holiday in B.C., the city flew the Metis flag to recognize the contribution of the Métis people in the exploration and development of British Columbia.

“It means a lot to us to be able to do this,” said Mitchell, addressing a group of Metis faithful gathered at city hall in fringe jackets and traditional sashes. Before Janzen and Mitchell hoisted the flag, Henry Hall, the Lower Mainland regional director of Metis Nation B.C., spoke about its meaning. The flag comes in both blue and red. Originally the blue was the calling card of the French speaking Métis fur traders who worked for the North West Company while the red identified the English speaking Métis who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company. What matters most, according to Hall, is the white infinity symbol on both. “It represents our two cultures, our aboriginal culture and our European culture, woven together in infinity forever,” he said. The flag flew over city hall all day Wednesday, and Mitchell expects it won’t be the last time. “Next year, we’ll be back,” he said.

our community, it is important for us to know who our neighbours are,” said organizer Michelle Creedy. The first talk takes place Feb. 21 and features a Sikh speaker. That’s followed by speakers from the Pol Lam Buddhist Association on Feb. 28, a speaker on the Bahai faith on March 7, and a presentation from members of the Chilliwack Islamic Centre on March 14. ◗ Each conversation begins at 7 p.m. and takes place at Mount Shannon United Church, located at 46875 Yale Rd.

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Sports

Howden brothers burning up the slopes Facing Western Canada’s best this weekend

BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

Ten-year-old Jesse Howden (left) and big brother Reece have each claimed victories in their respective skiing races this year. By the time Reece and Jesse were two—an age at which most kids are still wearing diapers—the boys and Jesse were, well, wearing diapers, albeit with skis strapped to their feet. Now, the two brothers, whose combined age would barely get them into an American bar, can ski the province’s gnarliest runs with their parents. While Reece and Jesse—who both ski with the Apex Ski Club—share a parent-given ability for skiing, Nancy says their personalities, especially before a big race, couldn’t be more different. Reece is confident heading into his

big race next weekend; “I’m in the top of my age group so I’ve learned that if I lay down a good run, I’m probably going to do well,” he says. But he readily admits his biggest challenge is overcoming the nerves that accompany racing. “They say [racing] is 50 per cent skill and 50 per cent mind and I’m still working on the mind part,” he says. Last year he would routinely post faster times in practice than during a race on the same course. This year, he says he’s trying to cool those nerves. “I try not to stress myself, I just kind of act like it’s training, goof

around a little bit,” he says. Fortunately, he has a model of goofiness living in the same house. “Reece is more serious, sensitive, and Jesse’s like a big goofball,” says Nancy Howden. “Jesse is able to be goofing around right up until the race and then he can snap into focus mode and ski and race.” Asked to describe how he keeps cool during race, Jesse says “I kinda just blow out all my steam and have lots of confidence in myself.” Later this year, the brothers will compete against each other at a year-end race during which the incoming K1 skiers, including Jesse,

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face off against those currently skiing in the class, like Reece. But in the meantime, Reece is content to keep a close eye on how his older brother wins races. Ask Jesse if he has any skiers whom he looks up to and he responds quickly: “Yeah, my brother. He’s really good and sometimes when I watch him ski I learn how he moves his ankles and stuff.” Reece is just as proud of his little brother, but that doesn’t mean he’ll take it easy on Jesse. “I have to make sure that he doesn’t keep up with me that’s for sure,” he says with a laugh.

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ne is serious and sensitive, the other is a free spirit, but while Jesse and Reece Howden may have very different personalities, one thing’s for certain: they both like to go fast, and they do so very, very well. Reece, a 12-year-old Vedder middle school student, will head to Silver Star Mountain in the Okanagan this weekend to compete against some of the best young skiers in Western Canada in the Teck K1 Western Championships. Reece has already won twice this year—in races at Apex and Sun Peaks—while 10-year-old Jesse is coming off his first victory in his developmental skiing class. In that race he beat the next fastest skier by five seconds. (In ski racing, five seconds is a blowout of mercy-rule proportions). The brothers’ skiing ability probably has something to do with their ski bum lineage. Parents Nancy and Alex were both ex-ski instructors and brought their children up on British Columbia’s ski hills.

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Sports Got a sports event we should know about? E-mail tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com.

BASKETBALL BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER

Bruins going over the border The Chilliwack Bruins head south for a threegame road trip in the United States. The Bruins face the Tri-City Americans Friday, the Portland Winterhawks Saturday, and the Seattle Thunderbirds Sunday. The Bruins play a three-game set the following weekend, including a special Support The Troops game on Sunday, Feb. 27 against the Prince George Cougars (5 p.m. game time). The CFB Chilliwack Historical Society is selling discounted tickets for $11 each, with the money going to help the families of veterans. For tickets call 604-769-3833 or visit the CFB Chilliwack Historical Society at 45905 Hocking Ave., between 9 a.m. and noon, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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Sardis Falcon Jordan VanDrimllan attempts to steal the ball from MEI guard Jordan Schmidt during senior boys AAA Fraser Valley East league championship action at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford on Wednesday. MEI won the game 76-42.

If you love the water, want to get fit and have fun, then give dragon boating a try. Sudden Impact Paddling Club hosts a free open paddle Feb. 19 at Cultus Lake Main Beach from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sudden Impact

On deck boasts three teams, including a youth team for teens. All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. Life jackets and paddles are provided. For more information go to www.suddenimpactpaddlingclub.com.

Drop-in kayak session at pool The Chilliwack Centre of Excellence holds drop-in pool sessions Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 5, between 1 to 2 p.m. at the Cheam Centre Pool. Beginners and advanced paddlers are welcomed to get reacquainted with the water before summer. Whether you want to master the lake, take part in recreational trips, or race to challenge yourself, CCE instructors will help you out. Club equipment is available on a first-com, first-serve bases. Sessions are $15 each.

Free fastpitch clinics provided Chilliwack Minor FastPitch provides free dropin basic skills clinics on throwing,catching and hitting for squirt to midget players (11- to 19-year-olds) Saturday nights until Feb.

26 at the Landing Sports Center, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A mite clinic for players aged 7 and 8 will run Monday nights until Feb. 28 at Mt. Slesse middle school from 7 to 8 p.m. Coaches are welcome at both clinics.

Junior dragon boaters wanted The Fraser Valley Junior Dragon Boat Team is now recruiting for the 2011 season. The junior boat, the Spirit of Fraser Valley is open to boys and girls between 13 and 18. All paddles and lifejackets are supplied, and paddlers will be under the supervision of a top-notch coaching staff. The club will host an information evening, which will include a live paddling demonstration, March 29 at the Landing Leisure Centre at 7 p.m. Visit the club website at www.fvdbc.com.

Register for inline hockey The Green Light Inline Hockey League’s Spring 2011 season begins April 5 and will run until late June or early July. Game nights will be every Tuesday and Thursday evenings. To register, visit www.glihl.com, or contact Josh by phone at 604-997-4546 or e-mail at josh@glihl.com.

Seniors seeking footie fans Recently, we profiled a group of oldtimer hockey players who keep active playing the sport they love. But hockey isn’t the only game in town for seniors with a competitive streak or just a desire to keep in shape . . .

BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

here are no slide tackles, no one embellishes fouls and, at least while this reporter was present, nobody took off his shirt and swung it around his head following a goal. Indeed, for most of the dozenplus oldtimer indoor soccer players

who gather at Cheam Centre, exercise is the main goal. Ken Botterrill hadn’t played soccer for more than 50-odd years when he joined up with the Cheam Centre crew several years ago. “I was heading towards diabetes and I had to lose weight,” said Botterill. So with health concerns in mind, he rediscovered the beautiful game. He hasn’t looked back since. “You wouldn’t run around the yard like this for two hours,” he notes. And even if you did, you probably wouldn’t make too many friends. “It’s a bunch of good guys,” he said. “We go for coffee and do

some socializing.” After a game, the players will often hit the pool for some more-relaxing exercise. At 79, Enjar Iversen is the oldest of the bunch. Despite being raised in Denmark, where soccer is king, Iversen didn’t start playing the game until after he came over to Canada at the age of 19. Before joining up with the oldtimers, he played with local teams, including one from the Soowahlie reserve. He fondly remembers once sharing the field with his three sons. Now Iversen says he plays “to get See SOCCER, Page 22

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Enjar Iversen, 78, tries to make a tackle during oldtimers soccer at the Cheam Centre. Iversen is the oldest of the players, most of whom are 60 or over.

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CHILLIWACK GIANTS FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING TEAMS Thanks You for a successful 2010 Season! We would like to sincerely thank the following sponsors for their support:

• Keywest Contracting • Big O Tire • Fountain Tire • Elite Trophies & Awards Inc. • Northern Athletics • Kel-Mor Enterprises • Waterstone Law Group LLP • Orange Wire Art • Kingdom Interiors • New Country Decor • Chil-Air Conditioning Ltd. • Accurate Plumbing & Heating • Canex Building Supplies Ltd. • Ollie Lampart Electrical • Fieldstone Homes

• Dargatz Glass & Door Inc. • EZE Rent-It Centre (1986) Ltd. • Westeck Windows Inc. • Western Concrete Ltd. • Epic Truss • Chilliwack Water Store • Robin Travel & Cruise • Gidney Signs Co. • Chilliwack Gravel Sales Ltd. • PlanTech Design & Drafting • Walmart • Chilliwack Optimist Club • Chilliwack Lions Club • Mt Cheam Lions Club • NCS Medican Inc.

And a very special thank you to Robbie Snooks of GrapeGuy Productions and Design.

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Sports

Home water advantage

“IN IT TO WIN IT”

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ 7:00PM Game Sponsor: Tyler Olsen/TIMES

Carson Loeppky of the Spartan Swim Club competes in a 50-metre freestyle heat.

Jimmy Stewart, racing in the 15-and-over boys category, claimed bronze in both the 200-metre backstroke and the 1,500-metre freestyle, finished fourth in the 100-metre backstroke, and added an eighth-place finish in the 200-metre IM. Alana See lead the way for the Spartans’ 15-and-over girls. See won gold in the 800metre freestyle, silver in the 200-metre butterfly and finished fourth in the 100metre butterfly and both the 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle events. She also claimed sixth place in the 100-metre freestyle. Kelsy Langille, also 15, finished fourth in the 400metre IM, fifth in the 200-metre butterfly, and seventh in the 400-metre freestyle. Teammate Nicole Mulligan finished fifth in the 800metre freestyle and eighth in the 400-metre freestyle. Langille, Mulligan and See all joined Stephanie Duncombe on the Spartans’ second place 4x50-metre freestyle relay team. The girls also won bronze in the 4x50-metre medley.

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hilliwack’s Spartan Swim Club hosted hundreds of swimmers from across Br itish Columbia last weekend during the Short Course AA Provincial Championships at the Landing Leisure Centre. The Spartans weren’t too kind to the visitors, however, as the hosts swam away with six gold medals, two silvers and seven bronzes. Ben Holwerda swam his way to gold in the 13-year-old 100-metre butterfly and added a fourth-place finish in the 100-metre breaststroke. Fellow 13-year-old Eduard Stanciu also had a strong showing, finishing third in the 200-metre backstroke, fourth in the 400-metre freestyle, fifth in the 200-metre individual medley (IM) and eighth in both the 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre freestyle. Carson Loeppky, also 13, finished fifth in the 100-metre butterfly. Chilliwack’s 13-year-old girls won more than half of the Spartan’s gold medals. Emily Henderson finished first in both the 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre freestyle, added a bronze in the 200-metre IM, and finished fifth and sixth in the 50-metre freestyle and 100metre backstroke, respectively. Teammate Sydney Torok, also 13, took home golds in both the 400-metre freestyle and 400-metre IM. Torok also won a bronze in the 800-metre freestyle, finished fourth in the 200-metre butterfly, and claimed eighth place in the 100metre freestyle. Spartan Kayla DeBruyn finished sixth among 14-year-old girls in the 200-metre backstroke, while 12-year-old teammate Robyn Courtemanche splashed her way to a sixth-place finish in the 100-metre breaststroke.

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International equestrian jump course designer Steve Buckman screws together the frame of a new rolltop jump for the Island 22 Equestrian Park Wednesday.

Jumps no obstacle for course designer BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com “Good courses make good horses.” That’s the guiding motto international jump course designer Steve Buckman has brought to Chilliwack this week as he gives the Island 22 Equestrian Park’s cross-country tracks a thorough goingover in time for this year’s three-day eventing season. Buckman has set up shop at the park and will spend about three weeks with long-time Island 22 volunteers Heinrich Meister and Rolf Wedler replacing about 18 of the park’s 120 jumps. Buckman, who is based on Vancouver Island, has designed courses as far away as New Zealand, but to him Island 22 is a special place. The sheer size of the publicly-owned park, with five separate cross-country courses comprising a total of about 10 kilometres of track, sets it apart. “It’s a rarity,” said Buckman. “We’re losing equestrian land to development. It’s just worth too much money.” Another rarity, according to Buckman, is the tenacity of the Island 22 volunteers, who have put on a horse trial (a three-day eventing competition featuring cross-country jumping, stadium jumping and dressage) for 23 years. The average life expectancy of a horse trial in this day and age, said Buckman, is about six years. “To build the course the first time, people realize how much work is involved,” he

said. “They’re not going to do it again. Well, there’s something wrong with this group because they’ve been doing it again and again and again.” Unlike most designers, Buckman not only designs courses but builds jumps as well. Having worked as both a faller and a mine planner building timber framing for underground mines, his well-honed chainsaw skills allow him to create obstacles of all sizes and shapes: gates, ramps, roll tops, coffin jumps, cabins, palisades. The jumps at Island 22 are strategically placed on five separate courses ranging from a 1,500-metre “pre-entry level” course with two-footfour-inch jumps to a “preliminary” course just over three kilometres long with threefoot-seven-inch jumps. The key, according to Buckman, is finding the balance between making obstacles challenging and keeping them safe. “It’s very important that you have a jump that not only a good horse on a good day will jump easily but that a bad horse on a bad day isn’t going to get hurt on,” he said. “That’s where the experience comes in.” Although a small section of the cross-country course is open for training almost all year round, the three-day eventing season at Island 22 begins in earnest in April with the Mt. Cheam Horse Trials. ◗ For more information about the Island 22 Equestrian Park, visit www.island22horsepark. com.

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Keeping active and social aspect keeps seniors coming back SOCCER, from page 14 the exercise I need” and also for the social component. “I’ve met lots of people here I never would have known.” And while age has slowed him a bit, indoor soccer’s tighter confines—the ball never goes out of play and the floor is markedly smaller than an outdoor pitch— helps the right fullback play the angles to shut down opposing attackers. Keith Paisley, another organizer, says the Cheam Centre “is the best indoor facility that I’ve ever come across. We have a great relationship with the leisure centre, they’re very accommodating of our needs.” All the players recognize

recklessly. “There is still competition, but we have to recognize the fact that the floor is hard,” he says. “The focus is on personal safety and skill development and exercise.”

Adds Ken Neetz: “If somebody falls down, we stop, we have no referees.” Indeed, as the players hit the court, the play pulses back and forth and, at one point, Iversen takes a bit of a

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s the final entry of a three-part series on cutting, this column will focus on cutting techniques. If you missed either two of my previous columns on knives or cutting boards, please email me at dez@chefdez.com and I will be more than happy to send them to you. Now that you are informed about how to start your knife collection and which cutting boards to use, it is time to focus on the act of cutting itself. Nothing is better than having a personal one-onone lesson on cutting, but I will try to do my best in written form to communicate some basic tips to get you started. When holding a Chef’s knife, it is important to have it balanced properly in your hand to reduce fatigue and improve control. To find this balance point, carefully place approximately the middle of the flat side surface of the knife’s blade on your extended index finger a couple of inches over a cutting board. Slowly move the knife, so that your finger travels up or down the knife’s blade, to find the position on the knife where it is completely balanced by your one finger. At that point, place the thumb of the same hand on the opposite side of the blade and wrap your remaining fingers around the handle. On a good quality knife, this balance point will be approximately on the first inch of where the blade extends from the handle. This is usually because the knife has a full tang, and the weight of this full tang in the handle offsets the weight of the remaining steel in the knife’s extended blade. It may seem awkward at first, to grasp the base of the blade in your hand, but after regular practice, it will become comfortable. Holding the knife in other fashions, such as having the index finger extended on the top of

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Members of Tri-City Dance perform song and dance routines based on The Performers (below), and Freak Flag (bottom left) during the Chilliwack Lions Club’s 64th annual Music and Dance Festival. Brooke Williamson, from Danzemode in Burnaby (left), competed as an individual singer and dancer. The festival continues until March 10. Programs are $8 and available at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Most venues run morning, afternoon and evening at a cost of only $3 per session, or $15 for a season pass.

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tells the delightful story of young lovers from the Ballet Blomsterfesteni Genzano. Ballet Kelowna continues to impress with Simone Orlando’s Stage Within (2010), which premiered last fall and the company is proud to include it again in the spring program. With this ballet, a dancer must face the emotionally shattering reality of the end of a career as she embraces the spotlight and her audience one last time. Closing the evening, Glenn Branca’s pulsating music will set the stage for In Stride (1999), a direct consequence of challenging the classically trained ballet dancer to throw out all the stringent rules of ballet and explore linear and angular movement. Capturing the entertainment interest of all members of the family, Ballet Kelowna performs to sold out audiences and enhances the image of ballet, making the art form more accessible, inviting, fun and personally meaningful. ◗ Show is Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Purchase your tickets today by calling the centre box office at 604-391-SHOW (7469) or visit the box office Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are also available online at www. chilliwackculturalcentre.ca.

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This conventional understanding about middle aged drivers was recently challenged by Abbotsford police. Statistical compilations showed that, in the last two years in Abbotsford, the average age of the drivers involved in 22 fatal collisions was 40-the height of middle age-and that there were no teen fatalities. To bring this ‘anomaly’ to the public’s attention, they ‘unveiled’ a mock letter label -’M’ for mature driver-to remind middle-agers of their need to be “vigilant about their driving behaviours.” Common sense supports the wisdom of this reminder. Middle-agers are super busy people these days tasked with lots of driving for lots of purposes: commuting, shopping, ferrying kids and teens to and from school and recreational activities, volunteering, visiting ...the list is endless. And in the midst of so much activity demanding so much attention to innumerable details, there remains the ever present need to focus on the seemingly routine driving task at hand. Even when driving is the only available quiet time, a chance to collect and organize thoughts, this still doesn’t add up to focusing fully on driving. And despite the new-ish laws against using handheld cell phones while driving, it’s no wonder cell phone use while driving has reportedly become the most frequently spotted driving infraction in BC. In short,

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Four bands play at the O.A.P. Hall at 5727 Tyson Rd.—A Human Nothing, Bertha Cool, Hospital Blonde and Knife Knife. Show runs 7 to 11 p.m. and costs $5 at the door.

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Métis potluck

There will be a Métis potluck on Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. in the Kekinow Common Room at 45555 Knight Rd. (behind Chilliwack Mall) with fiddle and jigging entertainment provided. Chilliwack Métis Association president Les Mitchell will make a special

presentation to Michael Audet from the Chilliwack School District on behalf of the CMA. Bring a meal preparation of your choice that can serve five. Come out and meet your Métis neighbours. For more information call 604-8234533 or visit www.chilliwackmetisassociation.ca.

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Mother and son art show

Cornerstone Custom Picture Framing and Gallery (8810 Young Rd.) presents the photography of Josh Jenkins and the oil paintings by his mother, Charlie Posein. This will be the debut of their collaborative project inspired by the natural beauty of Manning Park. The show is on until March 11 and Cornerstone is open Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Madchild is one third of Vancouver-based, award-winning group Swollen Members. He will perform Feb. 24 at 9:30 p.m. at Industry Nightclub. Madchild teamed up with his Swollen Members DJ, Rob the Viking, to make his first solo EP, M.A.D.E. due out soon. The tour “Madchild is Back, More Brash and Vicious” begins Feb. 22 in Kamloops. Tickets are $20 and available at Fuel Clothing in the Chilliwack Mall.

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The Harrison Festival Society celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Memorial Hall with two more concerts Feb. 26 and March 11. The Paperboys perform Feb. 26. And the April Verch Band is on March 11. All shows are in the Harrison Memorial Hall, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. and the shows beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at 604-796-3664 or online at harrisonfestival.com.

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Tickets are now on sale for the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’s annual gala fundraiser A Note-able Feast on Feb. 19. This evening includes a fivecourse gourmet meal at the Chilliwack Coast Hotel and performances by the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra, the Chilliwack Symphony A Cappella Singers, the Ladies Show Choir and a special guest appearance by local soprano, Rebecca Paulding. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., dinnere at 7 p.m. This year the event planners have added a raffle, which includes three prizes donated by Chilliwack Symphony lovers: a trip to Hawaii, an antique clock and a diamond ring. The tickets for the raffle are $5 each. There will also be a silent auction with items donated by local friends and businesses. Once again a dinner for eight prepared by our two conductors, Paula DeWittKrause and Clyde Mitchell will be offered. Tickets for the Note-able Feast are $75 each and include a $40 tax receipt. They are available by calling 604-858-0216. Raffle Tickets are available from members of the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus or by calling 604-858-0216.

The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) has a call for entry for solo, partnered or group exhibitions for 2012. Each artist is to submit fiveinch-by-seven-inch photographs or CDs of recent work, in any medium, for consideration in the 2012 exhibition year. Subject to approval of your application, exhibition space will be allocated in one of the venues utilized by the CVAA. Deadline for completed entry forms with CDs or photographs of recent work is May 31. All submissions will be adjudicated by a committee. All work must be original and the artist’s own creation. Artists will be informed of the jury’s decision before Sept. 1. For more detailed information visit www.chilliwackvisualartists.ca and open the“Call for Entries”page. Application forms are also available at the Chilliwack Art Gallery.

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Nearly Neil & The Solitary Band play Feb. 18 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould St. (604391-SHOW). Tickets $32.50 (plus facility fee and service charges). Now on sale at the centre box office or online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.

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Music and dance festival

The Chilliwack Lions Club’s 64th annual Music & Dance Festival continues until March 10. Thirteen highly-respected adjudicators from around B.C. are in town to evaluate the dancers and musicians. Visit the Chilliwack Cultural Centre and purchase a $8 program for the entire festival and plan your attendance. Most venues run morning, afternoon and evening at a cost of only $3 per session, or $15 for a season pass.

Métis jigging

Artist/dancer Lisa Shepherd hosts ongoing Tuesday (Feb. 22) night Métis jigging from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kekinow Common Room, 45555 Knight Rd. (behind the old Walmart). All are welcome. Grab your Métis sash and come on out. For more information visit www. chilliwackmetisassociation. ca or call Les Mitchell at 604823-4533.

February at Branch 280

It’s always a good time at Vedder Legion Branch 280 in November. Every Friday and Saturday dance to live bands from 8 p.m. until midnight. On Feb. 18 and 19, music is by Frank Bond. On Feb. 25 and 26, music is by Wylie & The Other Guy.

Anavets events

At the Anavets Unit 305, 46268 Yale Rd., the entertainment runs six nights a week,

What’s on Friday to Wednesday. Every Sunday night is Jam Night with Trevor MacDonald. The Blind Pigeon plays Feb. 18 and 19 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Every Sunday is jam night with Trevor MacDonald 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Thursday poker registration at 6:30 p.m. starts at 7 p.m. New Horizon Dance Club is back on Wednesdays.

Pottery classes

Register now for pottery classes for kids and adults. Adult classes: Wheel Throwing 1 (seven classes) runs Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 9 p.m., and started Feb. 16. Wheel Throwing 2 (seven classes) runs Tuesday evenings 6:30 to 9 p.m. and started Feb. 15. Hand Building 1 (six classes) runs Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting Feb. 23. Hand Building 2, Tableware (six classes) runs Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting May 4. Kids Ceramics for Home School Students (four classes) 1 to 2:30 p.m. starting March 9. Call the Chilliwack Community Arts Council at 604-392-8888 or visit www. chilliwackartscouncil.com.

Auditions for UFV play

The University ofThe FraserValleyTheatre Department holds open auditions Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in the theatre on the Chilliwack

campus for its summer production of A Little Unfinished Family Business, a new play by local playwright Rick Mawson. Male performers are needed in the 20 to 70 years of age range and female performers in the 20 to 50 years range. Some roles will require an English accent. Community performers are welcomed to audition. A Little Unfinished Family Business is a comedy drama with an ample serving of family intrigue that takes a trip back to those halcyon days of the mid-1970s in small town B.C. featuring disco, Baby Duck, Molson stubbies and bad fashion statements. This production will run May 26 to June 5 in the studio theatre on the Chilliwack campus. Those interested in working

back stage are also invited to attend the auditions. Call 604795-2814 or e-mail theatre@ ufv.ca.

Caricature deadline

Readers are reminded that next week is the deadline for submitting caricature drawings of a Chilliwack Bruin in the Score One for the Arts contest.The competition is a joint initiative of the Chilliwack Arts Council and the ChilliwackVisual Artists Association and is a part of the Score One for the Arts night at Prospera Centre on March 2. All entries must be at the new Chilliwack Cultural Centre before 4:30 p.m. Feb. 25.

Debbie Bergeron concert

Songwriter /recording artist

Debbie Bergeron will be performing a concert entitled “A Walk through My Roots” on Feb. 26 at the Hope United Church Hall, 310 Queens St. in Hope from 7 to 9 p.m. This is an acoustic evening with Bergeron and accomplished guitarist Jeff Bowman. Tickets are $12 and there will be refreshments.

UFV grads on display

Next up at the Chilliwack Art Gallery at the cultural centre is the graduation show from University of the Fraser Valley visual arts diploma students. The exhibit showcases emerging artists in a variety of media and styles. Expressive, thoughtful and far-ranging, the students make every

effort to engage the viewer. The exhibit is free and open to the public and runs Feb. 26 to March 31. Opening reception is Feb. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and during some theatre shows and special events.

Christian sing-a-long

Come and enjoy a sing-along of traditional Christian music on Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Sardis Fellowship Baptist Church, 45187 Wells Rd. Lively singing accompanied by the Songs of Praise Orchestra with special vocal and instrumental presentations. Admission is free, stay afterwards for refreshments. For more information, call 604-858-8433.

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MAIER, LEONA EILEEN (“Toots”) LEONA EILEEN MAIER (affectionately known as “Toots”.) was born August 27, 1943 at Chilliwack General Hospital, and passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at the Cascade Hospice, Chilliwack. Predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Mary Harder. Survived by Al, her devoted husband of 47 years, and her cherished children, including son Dean (Bonnie), daughters, Cynthia (Garth) and Shannon. Deeply missed by grandchildren, Sydnee, Spencer and Madison. Toots was the fourth child in a family of seven children. She will be lovingly remembered by siblings, Eleanor Noel, Alvin (Ruth) Harder, Arnold ( Lorlita) Harder, Ernest (Mary) Harder, Stanley (Nancy) Harder, Sheila (James) George. Toots’ joy of family and hospitality embraced a wide circle of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Her indomitable courage and faith lives on in “a legacy of unconditional love refined…” A Celebration of Toots’ life will be held Friday, February 25, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. at Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Chilliwack Hospice Society 45360 Hodgins Avenue, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 1P5, or to: Chilliwack Alliance Church Community Care Fund, 8700 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 4P4

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Busy Family Construction company requires experienced BOOKKEEPER to start immediately. This is a part time position with flexible hours. Must have experience with simply accounting and be able to work well with others. Duties incl: Acct’s payable, receivable and payroll. Fax resume with references to 604-792-5440

WELDER/ INSTALLER. Must have valid drivers licence & welding experience preferred. Dairy farming background is an asset. Email resume: meinen@shaw.ca

Postmedia Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember. Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad. Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment. If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

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CHILLIWACK TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 A31

FEATURED EMPLOYMENT MARKETPLACE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / CORPORATE CLERK

Position must provide high-level administrative support to the Chief Administrative Officer/Corporate Officer with responsibilities to elected officials. Requirements: minimum five-years progressive experience as a Deputy City Clerk or equivalent; strong knowledge of modern office practices and procedures; superior computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications; excellent verbal and written communication skills; records management; maintain confidentiality; ability to handle situations with tact and diplomacy. Good working knowledge of the Community Charter and Local Government Act will be an asset. Must have superior minute taking skills and sound knowledge of Council / Board procedures. For more information on this position please consult our website at www.cultuslake.bc.ca. Please submit a resume of skills, experience and qualifications to Meghan.shattock@cultuslake.bc.ca

ROOFING INSTRUCTOR

The Roofing Contractors association of BC (RCABC) is currently seeking a Permanent, Full-time Roofing Instructor at our Langley, BC campus. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic individual, fully certified in the Roofing trade, with relevant and current work experience in both the commercial and residential sectors. This person will have a diverse industry background, leadership qualities, good interpersonal and communication skills, a working knowledge of computers and be well organized. Previous teaching experience would be an asset. The Provincial Instructor Diploma is preferred but may accept commitment to complete PID program in specified time. For full list of qualifications and complete job description please contact the Training Manager by e-mail only at scaldwell@rcabc.org. To apply submit a complete resume outlining your education, qualifications, skills and abilities along with references to the above e-mail address. We offer a progressive work environment, a collaborative culture and a competitive compensation and benefits package.

BUILDING INSPECTOR/BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Position is responsible for all building inspection duties in accordance with Park Bylaws and BC building codes; and the enforcement of the Cultus Lake Park Regulatory Bylaws and issuing fines and tickets as appropriate. • Applicants must posses a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License, B.C. Building Inspector’s. • Certificate Level 1 (or equivalent combination of education and experience), Justice Institute Level I and II Bylaw Officer training (or equivalent enforcement program experience), five years of building inspection experience, five years of Bylaw. • Enforcement experience and preferred municipal or equivalent in a similar field. • Thorough working knowledge of the 2006 BC Building and Plumbing Codes as they relate to residential and commercial buildings and ability to review and evaluate building plans is required. • Applicant must possess strong interpersonal communication skills. For more information on this position please consult our website at www.cultuslake.bc.ca. Please submit resume of skills, experience and qualifications to Meghan.shattock@cultuslake.bc.ca

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Four weeks of relative solitude, weariness and quietude begin now. “Relative,”because you’re in one of the luckiest periods of your life until June. Even low energy, seclusion won’t prevent bountiful results. Still, be charitable, reconnect with your spirit, deal with government and institutions, and plan. Crucial relationships confront you Sunday/Monday. Two bonds weaken, three are born. Be diplomatic. This brews: a) a new spiritual, compassionate outlook, or b) a wild romantic attraction that’s nine-tenths fantasy. Grab a legal settlement, investment, or intimacy/commitment. Taurus April 20-May 20: Get ready for rising popularity, social delights, optimism, wish fulfillment, entertainment and light romance! You have something to celebrate. Tackle chores Sunday/Monday. Let a brand new career or prestige project flow away: it has little future growth. Something bigger (and more social) is coming. Relationships offer excitement and good luck Tuesday/Wednesday – relocation, business agreements, friendships, new horizons fill these days. Life dives into deeper realms Thursday to Saturday. Your secret plans might be frustrated, or a “sanctuary” is disturbed. Avoid illegalities! Gemini May 21-June 20: Be ambitious over the next four weeks. You could meet someone in a position of power, authority or fame, whose reactions can affect your life. E.g., in a lawsuit, the judge appears. Romance, pleasure, beauty and creative urges lure you Sunday/Monday. A new intellectual, legal or travel project might begin, but let it pass: it has a short future. Tackle chores and health matters Tuesday/Wednesday. Exciting meetings (and perhaps fractious ones) occur Thursday to Saturday morning. One who cheats (even someone you like very much) will be squelched. Saturday holds secrets: look, think!

Audio/Video/ Computers

Cancer June 21-July 22: The weeks ahead will be mellow yet excited, you’ll feel understanding and compassionate, yet driven. Now to the end of March, strictly avoid legal hassles (unless the law’s your job, in which case you’re approaching a promotion or burst of good business). You might, if single, toy with making a “prestige marriage” – careful. Focus on children, property, security Sunday/Monday. Don’t start a new investment or research project. Romance calls midweek – sure, answer! Chores or health issues loom Thursday to Saturday noon. A partner/competitor steps on the hem of your ambitious garment. Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The weeks ahead hold mysteries, depths, big investments, commitments, critical health factors, lifestyle changes. Your sexual urge rises to the surface – you could dream of marriage with a sexy someone. Marriage based on lust seldom lasts, so consider if this attraction holds mature love also. (It might!) Sunday/Monday bring errands, casual friends. Don’t start a big paperwork or mail project. Home, kids, property are fine midweek. Pleasure calls Thursday/Friday but, as all week, work or home duties tend to overrule travel, romance, legal affairs in a crucial way. Let duties rule. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Chase money Sunday/ Monday. A new work project might be discussed or offered, but it will have a short future, so I wouldn’t bother. Many new opportunities, new horizons, are going to appear over the few weeks ahead – wait for these. Errands, friends, communications, details and paperwork flow easily and successfully Tuesday/Wednesday. Obstacles centre on your home, security, real estate or family Thursday to Saturday morning. A partner or more casual relations are growing volatile (to late March). This can bring anger – or love! All week, finances meet communication obstacles.

For Sale Miscellaneous

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ANTIQUE ARMOIRE payed $900 sell for $400 3 doors, comes apart in sheets 6’ high, 5’ 4’’ wide. Call Don 604-796-0237 DRESSER WHITE wood $40 Health walker/strider $75 Round table extends to oval with 3 chairs $40 604-858-7644

HP LAPTOP works great, internet ready $99 604-845-9000

FREE CATALOGUE 1-800-353-7864 HALFORD’S butcher equipment and supplies, leather, beads, craft kits, animal control equipment + trapping supplies. Order from our new web store and get free shipping until August 31, 2011. www.halfordsmailorder.com

PIONEER DVD player $25 LG DVD player used as secondary player, very little use $30. Both good cond 604-819-4733

FRIDGE GE white, 2 door, good condition $200 Dishwasher Maytag, runs well, good condition $100 604-795-0014

13’’ COLOUR TV & DVD player, great for kids room, good condition $20 for both 604-819-4733

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Antiques

RETRO DESIGN & ANTIQUES FAIR 175 tables & booths of fun, fabulous finds for you & your eclectic abode! SUN FEB 20 10-3 Croatian Cultural Center 3250 Commercial Dr, 604-980-3159 Admission: $5

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Consignment

BOYZ TO Menz has a 50% off sale on all boys clothing and accessories 9361 Mill Street. IKEA FUTON double with blue seat cover $100 obo. Ph 604-795-4455 SOFA BED double colourful, excellent condition pillows to match $100 obo. Ph 604-795-4455

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For Sale Miscellaneous

2006 SONY 28’’ TV $150 obo 2004 Queen size Hide A Bed $250 obo 604-795-6596 8 POINT DEER head recently and professionally mounted, absolutely magnificent $200, also nice cow skull $100 and velvet moose horns $50, 500 ft nice 6’ chain link fence with heavy posts $2000 gates & upper rail avail. Ph 604-793-7714 BRASS TABLE lamp $50 White pedestal table & leaf $75 obo Exercise bike $50 Filing cabinet, legal $25 604-795-6596

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca NEW JELDWEN vinyl window, space saver, horizontal slider, 36’’x 72’’ $100 604-819-6886 OAK KITCHEN cabinets, 6 in all $100 if you need size call Don in Agassiz 604-796-0237 SEARS OLDER wheeled Compressor, good condition $50 604-858-4180 STAINED GLASS band saw $300 Diamond band saw made by Gryphon Ph. Don in Agassiz 604-796-0237 STAINED GLASS grinder $80 runs good. Call Don or Adam in Agassiz 604-796-0237 STAINED GLASS scraps 12’’x12’’, 4’’x4’’, 2’’x2’’ all sizes $200. Call Don in Agassiz 604796-0237 TREADMILL HORIZON CT7.0, quiet 2.5 CHP motor, 2yrs old, used approx. 50 hrs, excellent cond $700 obo 604-819-4733 WASHER DRYER, good working condition $100 604-858-5334

Auctions

NEXT AUCTION: March 26, 9am CAN-AM AUCTIONS

For Sale Miscellaneous

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XBOX WITH game $60 Call Don or Adam 604-796-0237

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Garage Sale

CWK ESTATE/IN-HOUSE SALE Sat, Feb 19th 8am-2pm. 46574 Mayfair Ave. Large and small items including living room and bedroom furniture, kitchen applicances, desks, futon, BBQ, lawn mower. Sale is indoors! Chilliwack

#11 - 8465 Havard Pl (off Airport)

Estate/ Moving Sale

(Inside) Antiques, Collectibles & More Sat Feb 19 @ 9 am - 1 pm Sun Feb 20 @ noon - 3 pm Greendale Garage Sale Sat & Sun, Feb 19 & 20 9am - 3pm 42505 Peters Rd Antiques, dishes, new screen doors. A little something for everybody!

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Musical Instruments

ALTO SAXOPHONE, Selmer, Mark VI Serial # 199XXX original lacquer, amazing tone, free blowing, all new pads, in excellent condition and highly cherished. $6300 OBO. 604 808 6223

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Plants & Trees

CEDAR HEDGING $1.00/foot& up. Dug in ready, installation & delivery avail 604-795-1999. Now is the best time for planting!

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Wanted to Buy

LONG EXTENSION ladder, self propelled mower, small galvanized boat trailer E.P.D.M rubber roof membrane, huge amounts of it and hundreds of sheets of good used galvanized roofing, small amount may be accepted. Ph 604-796-6661

Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Fleet Trucks & Trailers, Lumber, Boats. See web for more! Cars & Trucks, 9am Start!!!

TRAILER PLOW 12’’ wanted to buy or use for plowing match. 604-796-8764

WE WELCOME INDUSTRIAL SMALLS.

WANTED TO buy farm tractors, back hoe & equipment, any cond Call collect 1-604-794-7139

Located in Langley just minutes from Vancouver

6780 Glover Rd., Langley, BC • Phone: 604-534-0901 www.canamauctions.com

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: A month of work and health concerns starts. Ah, well. Just plod forward. Your energy and charisma surge Sunday/Monday – and it might look like a new romance will spark – but this particular attraction has little future. Be patient: life’s bringing Libra singles a surprising gift – soon, soon. (Perhaps after an impending breakup.) Chase money, call clients, purchase items Tuesday/Wednesday – all’s smooth, fine. Short trips, communications, errands, casual friends, paperwork fill Thursday to Saturday morning – but not peacefully Thursday. A partnership or opportunity might hit a deep snag. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Romance, creative surges, speculative urges, pleasure and beauty fill the weeks ahead – you’re on a winning streak! Still, lie low Sunday/Monday. Rest, contemplate. A domestic or property project (and a “mad love” urge, or a therapy idea) might begin, but it will go nowhere, so let it slip away. Your energy, charisma and effectiveness soar Tuesday/Wednesday! Go forth, impress people, start important projects, ask favours. Shop (and chase money, if so inclined) after 4 p.m. Thursday into Friday, not earlier. All week, workplace communications face obstacles: don’t dismiss pleas. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The weeks ahead emphasize home, family, security, property. You’re on the verge of big expansions, big luck (especially in schooling and creative matters) and perhaps big romance – so it’s natural that you will end certain approaches, projects and relationships, in order to let new ones in. Do that now, this week, especially Thursday/Friday (and somewhat March 3 to 5). Happiness and hopes fill Sunday/Monday. Retreat from the bustling fray to handle important matters (e.g., admin. chores) Tuesday/Wednesday. Your energy rises late week: pick where you’ll stand (in life).

Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: The month ahead accents errands, emails, casual friends, meetings, appointments, paperwork. You’re lucky in real estate, home, family and nature now through May, so spend the weeks ahead exercising your curiosity about these, handling associated paperwork, etc. Travel goes well, especially if family or property is involved. You might come to a place you will want to settle in, or which presents property opportunities. Your ambitions stand out Sunday/Monday: DON’T pursue a new career project. Happiness, popularity brighten midweek. Rest and think late week: decide on security goals. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Chase money, buy/sell, contact clients, and make important purchases during the four weeks ahead. Sunday/Monday emphasize higher education, legal affairs, far travel, cultural involvements. Don’t start a new project or relationship in these zones. If you wait, you’ll see that money and practical goals are a better bet. Be ambitious midweek: money and work combine well. Happiness, hope and ﬂirtations enter Thursday to Saturday morning! But these few days also hold a subtle problem: you have to choose between talk and silence, loyalty and curiosity. Retreat later Saturday: rest. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Your energy, charisma and effectiveness climb to a peak over the next few weeks. You’ll attract love and attention. Start new projects, ask favours, tackle things that intimidated you before. Your sexual magnetism and determination grow. This is also a lucky money period, so steer your drives in this direction. You could hit a jackpot! But all this week, you might need to choose between prestige and popularity, between ambition and your heart’s wishes. Wishes, popularity are more valuable. Don’t invest Sunday/Monday. Wisdom, gentle love bless you Tuesday/Wednesday. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Education

A - Security Officer Training. Classes avail in Abby. Full Job placement. 859-8860 to register.

Boarding

HORSE STALL IN SQUAMISH If you really want to spend time in nature with your horse by the Cheakamus River or close to Starvation Lake then board your darling at Ce-dar Farm in Paradise Valley. Approx 50 mins from the North Shore. Individual stall avail immed $475 mth, boarding incls feeding & cleaning 3 times daily. Ferrier & Vet visits extra. For details pls call 604-898-9101 or email: bioman@telus.net

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Dogs

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Dogs

PUREBRED LAB puppies Born Dec 25, 2010, 1st shots, dewormed, vet checked. black golden & blond. $550-$650. phone 604-308-4401 or 604-850-9690 ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $399+. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

SHELTIE PUPS, Reg’d, shots, tatoo, family raised, 4wk pups & 2 older pups. $800. 604-526-1943

Cats BERNESE MOUNTAIN Puppies. Shots, dewormed. Parents on site. $1200 604-823-0097

Birds

LOVE BIRDS, 2 with cage, some food, about 3 months old. $100, 604-858-3920

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★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652

BOSTON TERRIER Pups, CKC reg. vet checked, good pedigrees, nicely marked, To view: 604-406-2415 or 1-604-794-3786 CHOCOLATE LAB for stud. 1.5 yrs old, friendly, high qlty proven $500 604-308-8834 CKC REG. Bernese Mtd pups Expected d.o.b. Feb 21 Taking deposits now! $1500. 1-604-758-1828

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, PBFarm/Family, Rosedale, $600 Shots, March 1, 604-845-7434

SIBERIAN HUSKY Timberwolf pups, $900. 250-295-6280 dalenterry@gmail.com

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Real Estate

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Sell your home, only $99. 604-574-5243 Burnaby Highgate 2000sf 4br 3 1/2ba 1/2 duplex w/side suite $779K 418-1002 id5313 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Maple Ridge spotless 947sf 1br condo above snrs cent 55+ $219,900 466-1882 id5262 Langley immaculate 2872sf 5 or 6br 2.5ba on quiet cul-de-sac $669K 534-0852 id5318 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198 Sry Bear Creek Park Reduced 1440sf rancher, gated 45+ $279,900 597-0616 id5234 Sry Clayton 2yr old beauty 3000sf 6br 3.5ba w/2br bsmt suite $610K 612-9594 id5312

Cares! The Chilliwack Times has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to ﬁnding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

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Financial Services

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Business Opps/ Franchises

HOMEWORKERS NEEDED!!! Full /Part time positions available - Will train. On-Line Data Entry, Typing Work, E-mail Reading, PC/Clerical Work, Homemailers, Assembling Products. HURRY, SPOTS GO FAST! www.CanadianJobsFromHome.com

Metaphysical

*CONNECT WITH YOUR FUTURE* Learn from the past, Master the present! Call A True Psychic NOW! $3.19min 1-877-478-4410 (18+) 1-900-783-3800 Answers to all your questions!

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Financial Services

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Legal Services

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Escort Services

Couples in same household $10 reduction on second return

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Money to Loan

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

KELOWNA - Upscale Adult Resort 4 Jacuzzi Stes., 6 ½ baths. Salt pool, media room & sauna. Lake, mtn & city views. Private 2 bdrm. res. Fabulous semi-retired lifestyle. Turnkey. $1,549,000. 1-877-762-7831 ClassAct@shaw.ca

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Condos/ Townhouses

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North Delta

SRY, GUILDFORD. 2 BR, 1 bath, 850sf g/l T/H, f/p, patio. $175,900. Near schools, amens. By Owner 604-277-2512 or 604-657-3810

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604-795-4417

2 BDRM, 1120sf, bright, quiet corner unit, 4 plex. 5 appl, newly painted. Refs, n/s, $875 incl heat. Ph 604-824-7838 2 BR, 2 bath, luxury, in Sardis, granite, built in ac, hardwood, avail Apr 1, $950. 604-751-1503

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Duplexes - Rent

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Farms/Acreage

RENT OR LEASE. Chilliwack 10 acres prime flat farmland, plenty of water. 604-823-4538 after 6pm

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Houses - Rent

#48-15020-66A AVE, SURREY Senior Strata Complex, 55+, 2 BR Cottage, 2 bth, new appls, all reno’d, new roof, storage, $195 maint. per mo. incls elect & heat, $260,000 obo. 604-572-0036

Vancouver East Side

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Mobile Homes

COLLAPSED SALE New SRI 14 wide selling at dealer cost. 1152 sq ft double wide $77,900. Glenbrook 604-830-1960 MOBILE HOME pads available in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope. Call Chuck 604-830-1960 Mobile Home Restorations and Service Work No Job too small Chris 604-393-3087

3 BR, 1/4 acre lot in Chwk, newly reno’d, nice area, $1250 avail now, pet neg. 604-792-0749

3 BR +den, 2 bath, 1300sf, 3 level 4 appls, downtown Chwk, pet ok, $1200+util, now, 778-988-3624

• Residential • Residential area Area • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Sparkling Renovations • Sparkling Renovations • 1 Bdrm Smoking From $590 • 1 No Bdrm from $600

9530 Fletcher St. 793-9572

ADULT ORIENT 1 bdrm apt $600; 2 bdrm duplex $900. DD & Refs req. No pets. 604-795-3344

Fairview APARTMENTS

9330 Corbould St.

• Affordable (55+, no pets) • 2 bdrm & 1 bdrm + den, $575-$650/m • No Smoking • On-site manager • Possibly subsidy incentive program avail. for age 60+ • Crime Free Certiﬁed

Trudy: 604.392.5684

6508 Sun Feb 20, 2-4pm, Quick Sale, 216 East 57th, Ave. 4BR duplex, 3 bath, central loc. Ask $655,000 Mala @ Sutton 778-859-4458

3 Bdrm Homes! Rent TO OWN! Poor Credit Ok, Low Down. Call Karyn 604-857-3597

3 BR, 2 ba, reno’s, bsmt, f/s, w/d, lrg yard. Rural Sardis, NS NP, refs $1295. March 1. 604-824-8864

Surrey

4 BDRM, 2 patio, lge bk yd, ns, small pet neg, Tyson area $1500/m + util. Avail April 1, 2011. Refs req’d ½mth DD. 604-703-5296 lve mess 4 BR home, family room, 2 1/2 ba, Chwk, 2200 sf, fenced yard, nice area, nr schools/amen. ns cats ok $1350 + util, Apr 1. 604-526-2066 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification Required

ABBOTSFORD - 3262 Clearbrook Road, 3 bedrooms with 2 bedroom legal suite. Only $1,636/m. Low Down. Flexible Terms. (604) 626-9647 (604) 657-9422 www.wesellhomesbc.com

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 - 134 St. Solid 5 Bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre, needs TLC.... $1,688M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen today (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Apt/Condos

RENTALS | 604-793-2200

1 bdrm 2 level ............Twnhse,650sq.ft.F/S.-$550 1 bdrm apt ...................Closetotown,4appl. -$625 1 bdrm bsmt suite........... incldsutil, f/s,w/d-$700 1 bdrm 1/2 duplex.................incldsutil, f/s-$525

ADULT PARK AVAILABLE

2 bdrm house.... 1100sqft,Sardis Park,4appl. -$1000

Quality Homes

2bdrmmnflrsuite .... Garage,1200sqftutil incl- $1100

1-800-339-5133 Repossessed mobile homes to be moved, 1974-2008, 12 wide to be moved, FREE. 604-830-1960.

Dreaming of a New Home? MINIMUM AD SIZE IS 1 COL X 1” — UNTIL MARCH 31, 2011

1 BR $650: incld heat hw & cable central Chwk, credit Check & references. avail immed. 778-549-3852 or 1-604-856-7390

ABSOLUTELY BEST Deal on Market! 1,100 sf rancher, 3 br, 1 bath, 8,600sq ft lot.$339,000. Ron Rudy Mac Realty 604-590-2444

New & Used Homes From 14,900 and 56,900 FOB

Surrey

1 BR $550 Heat, hw & prkg incl, Chwk, quiet area, new paint, np, Adult oriented, 604-392-6319

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6035 6007

1 BDRM large, avail Mar 1, $595, incl 4 appl, lge prv patio, on main flr, clean quiet bldg, resident manager. Tammy 604-791-2559

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Bach, 1 & 2 BR, $470 up heat & h/w, garbage incl, no pets, Chwk nr amens. Resident Mgr. Member of Crime Free Multi-housing, Now, 604-792-8974 leave msg.

3 BR large sxs, f/s, w/d, storage, large fenced yrd, ns np. $1,095 avail now. 604-316-5302

Apt/Condos

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BEST BUY on Oak St. Quality built 6 br, 4 bath, potential bsmt suite with sep entry, 2 f/p, 17 yrs old, $1,078,000. 604-727-7908

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6508

Any Price, Any Location Any Condition. No Fees! No Risk!

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Personals

3 BDR Apt, $1200, 2 Bath, 5 Appl, Fireplace, 1-year Lease, Avail Now 604-721-0491

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Apartments & Condos

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6505

Apt/Condos

2 BR, above grnd bsmt ste, own entry & prkg, high ceilings, shed $650 Yarrow. Now 604-556-4089

www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $19,500 down $1,925/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock LAB PUPPIES Choc Black & yellows, males & females, view reg parents $550. 604-701-1587

6508

Houses - Sale

Find it in the Real Estate Section. To advertise call 604-795-4417

4bdrmhouse .... 1cargar, 2bath,3appl. fmly rm-$1400 Ads continued on next page

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6565

Office/Retail Rent

952SF GROUND flr. retail or office on Main St. Chwk, Cheap rent. call 1-604-291-1059

6590

Rooms

LGE NEWLY reno’d, furnished, priv entr, laundry, int, mins town & bus route $300. Ph 604-819-1761

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BD new suite Promontory own entry & park, w/d, laminate flr, $750 incl utils/cable/internet, n/s, n/p., 604-847-3610 or 778-823-5317

9125

Domestic

1999 FORD ESCORT Wagon, tan, 198,000 hwy kms $2100., a/c’d til Sept 2011. 604-796-2345 2005 CHEV Cobalt black w grey lthr int, locally maint car, great shape $6000 obo 604-703-1631

DAILY DRIVERS

LOW PRICES! SALE ENDS FEB 28 SPORT UTILITY- 4X4

TAHOE • 1999 Chev Tahoe LT #AP7092 Loaded, leather

$4295

#AP7169 4X4

$5969

#IJT40815

$4995

#1FA37856 4X4, 7 PASS

$7128

• 2002 GMC Jimmy 1 BR newer bsmt suite, own wd, dw, stove, fridge, in Garrison, 900sf, small pet neg. ns, avail Mar 1, $750 incl utils, 604-824-1482

• 1997 Jeep Laredo

• 2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer

2 - 2 BDRM’s extra storage, both with f/p & w/d, avail immed, clean, bright , fenced yd & patio, on bus route. $750 & 950/m + util, NS, NP. Ph 604-858-3380 2 BD above grd suite 1600 sq ft, 7 appl., incl all util & int. $1000 + dd. Refs req’d, E. Chwk . 604-794-7343

Domestic

2007 FORD Crown Victoria LX, grey, tan leather interior, traction control, A/C, power everything, no accidents, extended warranty, a great highway vehicle. Car Fax provided. 64,000kms. $12,500. (604) 617-0480.

9135

JEEP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4 www.chilliwack.com

Parts & Accessories

EVERYDAY

1 BDRM + den, FFI, small dog ok laundry, sep ent, quiet area, n/s $700 incl util & cable 604-795-3598 1 BR Bsmt in Sardis,very bright, n/s, n/p $650 incls utils & cable, avail now: Ph 604-824-0717

9125

SELF-SERVE DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS OVER A THOUSAND VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM

WEEKLY SPECIALS Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2011

Wiper Motors.................. $1295 Window Motors.............. $1295 Windshields.................... $2495 Fwd Axles (447-1).......... 16 $

Engines (Gas) ............... $13995 Transmissions ................ $4995

Hours: 8:30am-5pm 7 Days A Week www.pickapart.ca

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Chilliwack will hold a Public Hearing, as noted above, on the following items: 1. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2011, , No. 3758 (RZ000651) Purpose: Text amendment to create a new R-9 (Supportive Housing and Health Contact Centre) Zone, to facilitate development of a Health Contact Centre (providing integrated health and social services to the community) and not-for-proﬁt supportive and transitional housing. 2. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2011, No. 3759 (RZ000651) Location: 8583 Young Road Applicant: Paciﬁc Community Resources Society (Ian Mass) Purpose:

To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from a CS2 (Tourist Commercial) Zone to a new R9 (Supportive Housing and Health Contact Centre) Zone, to allow for the conversion of an existing motel for use as a Health Contact Center (providing integrated health and social support services to the community) and not-for-proﬁt supportive and transitional housing. Location Map

• 1990 Jeep Cherokee Sport

$2395

#A3064 4X4, AUTO WAS $2495

CARS

2 BR, new, 1300sf, Chwk, granite, S/S appl, alarm, w/d, $1000 incl utils, Now, 1-604-614-6604 2 BR Promontory, new suite in executive home, sep laundry, ns $900. avail immed 604-240-0087

CORVETTE • 1988 CORVETTE ROADSTER

1 BEDROOM SUITE

3rd floor units, hot water included, coin laundry Agassiz $500 SUTTON GROUP

604-793-2200

#AP8097 79,000K

$9995

#AP5013 Loaded

$3775

• 2003 Monte Carlo • 1999 Honda Accord

$5991

#AP7127 2 DOOR WAS $6995

TRUCKS & VANS

604-792-1221

9145

Scrap Car Removal

3. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2011, No. 3740 (RZ000692) Location: 10265 Kent Road

CHWK HAZEL. 2 BR, g/lev bsmt. priv w/d. $850/mo incl util. N/S. Pet neg. Av now. 604-309-2793

CARAVAN FAIRFIELD, Chwk. 2 BR, grd/lvl ste, private W/D. $850. N/S, Pet neg. Avail now. 604-309-2793

6605

• 2000 Dodge Caravan #AP5030 MILLENNIUM ED, LOW KM

Townhouses Rent

RANGER • 2003 Ford Ranger

AGASSIZ 2 BDRM newly painted t/h for mature adult, quiet area, f/s, elec heat, refs & D/D req’d . $650/m. Ph 604-796-2988 Excellent. 3 BR, t/house, 2.5 bath, laminate flrs in dining & living room, gas fp & single garage in Sardis, 5 appls incl’d, close to Shops & schools, avail Mar. 1, $1200 +dd, small pet ok 604-847-9053 or 604-798-0067 Absolutely no grow ops!

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

1990 Mercedes 560 SEL AirCared, fully loaded, leather, heated seats, pw, pl, alarm, pwr sunroof, pwr seats, CD, new tires & brakes, 228,000 km, runs well. $1800 obo. 604.316.1018 2004 Ford F350 Lariat Supercrew, turbo diesel, loaded, leather, sunroof, 260,000 km., runs great. $13,500. 604.316.1018 or 604.793.3010. 2000 BUELL LIGHTNING 1200 by Harley Davidson All black. Perfect running condition. Only 10,500 original km. One of the last motors built by John Andres of JARZ Performance. Super fast and super fun! $6000 obo. Call 604.316.1018.

To advertise call

604-795-4417

$3995

#AP4073 V-6,AUTO

$5995

#AP5022 NO ACCIDENTS

$4895

• 2003 Kia Sedona EX

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Have it recycled properly Pick A Part is environmentally approved and meets all BC government standards for automotive recycling

Owner: Kerri Lynn Braun Purpose: To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an R1-D (Inﬁll Small-Lot One Family Residential) Zone to permit subdivision into two parcels. Location Map

We will pay up to

30000

SILVERADO • 1989 Chev Silverado #AP3031 V-8 2WD

$1595

#AP3063 144,000K, 4X4

$5895

• 1997 GMC Sierra 1500

ODYSSEY • 2001 Honda Odyssey EX #AP7041 POWER DOORS

$5900

MOTORCYCLES

• 2007 Yamaha FZ 600 #JY00059

$4900

#AP009 WAS $5795

$4900

• 2007 Yamaha YZF 600

Parker’s 7981 Atchelitz Road

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STEVE TOWING SERVICES Scrap Car Removal. We Pay $$ for all cars. Call 778-316-7960

(turn north on Atchelitz off Yale Road West)

Steve 778-828-0055 Dale 604-799-0310 alparkerautosales.com

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Persons who deem that their interest in the properties is affected by the proposed amendment bylaws will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing or, if you are unable to attend, you may send your written submission, including your name and address, to the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the Public Hearing. All submissions will form part of the record of the Hearing. These proposed bylaws may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, February 16, 2011 to Tuesday, March 1, 2011, both inclusive, in the Ofﬁce of the City Clerk at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Please direct your enquiries to our Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department at 604-793-2906. Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Karla D. Graham, CMC City Clerk

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A34 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 CHILLIWACK TIMES

Scrap Car Removal

9172

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

9173

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

2006 NISSAN Titan SE, king cab 4x4, full load, Leer canopy $21,500 obo. 604-853-5280 LIFTED DODGE 3500, 6' BDS lift, 37'Toyo tires, nerf bars, 6' exhaust, Fully loaded Laramie.Never Driven Off Road.604-290-1629

9160

Sports & Imports

1994 TOYOTA Camry LE, extremely rare '2 door', V6, leather, fully loaded, sr, exc. running order, $2500, 604-824-6796 2006 HONDA Accord, blk, lthr, s/r, 4cyl, 109K, 5 spd man, grt cond, $12,600, (604)824-8799

Vans

2007 GRAND Caravan SXT, probable best in the area, many options, summer/winter tires, full stow & go $11,500 604-795-4277

Blinds & Draperies

9522

30 FT Corsair 5th wheel. 2000 model. Low miles. Always garaged. Immaculate condition. Sleeps 5 to 6. Side kitchen with large slideout and booth dining. Built-in vacuum. Polar insulation package. $18,000. For more details, call 604-465-9512

Cleaning

LCC HOME Cleaning Services wants to clean your home. Free ests. For info call 604 798 6680 RESP. EXP Female cleaner willing to help with light household duties & shopping 604-824-9730

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

8130

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8155

Landscaping

• Excavating • Dumptrucking • Landscaping • Fencing

•turf instalation (top soil spreading •mini excavator • dump truck service • retaining walls • fencing • concrete breaker • land clearing • demolition

604-290-8845 823-2382 or 795-1027

Lawn & Garden

mini EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT • Site Clearing & Prep. • Drainage • Landscaping & Retaining Walls. We do it all! Paul 604-897-2453

Organic Screened & Blended

To advertise call

PERFECT FOR LAWNS & GARDENS Also Available

604-795-4417

2011 CHAPPARAL (Lite) 5th wheel (268RLE) $33,800. 30 ft 3', lrg slide, elect awing, dining table, + many extras. 604-943-0603

• Bark Mulch • Mushroom Manure U PICKUP OR WE DELIVER

604-794-3388

CLIFFORD GEORGE VARCOE, deceased, formerly of Chilliwack, BC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the Administrator at c/o Farris LLP, Attention Sally Dennis, 25th Floor, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3, on or before March 28, 2011, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

Print or On-Line http://classiﬁed.van.net Tel: 604-795-4417 Fax: 604-792-9300

ONLY $37,900 Below Retail Value, 52k For info call 604-832-6199 SLIDER 5TH wheel hitch 16,000lbs, pull used 3 yrs $450. Ph 604-858-2907

NOTICE OF PROPERTY DISPOSITION

Accelerate your car buying

In accordance with Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Chilliwack gives notice of its intention to offer to sell the property located at 7132 Ramsay Place, by way of “Public Tender”, as shown on the map below, and legally described as:

8160

Lawn & Garden

FRUIT TREE PRUNING Hedge & Shrub trimming. 604-794-3672

8195

Parcel Identiﬁer: 013-159-453 Legal Subdivision 15 Section 16 Township 2 Range 29 West of the Sixth Meridian, New Westminster District.

Painting/ Wallpaper

PRIMO PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Interior Special Free Est. - 15 Years Exp. Insured /WCB

15% OFF

604-723-8434

8220

Plumbing

COL-RIC CONTRACTING

8160

Excavating

Handyperson

CARPENTRY, PLUMBING, Electrical, Concrete, etc. Call Dave 604-824-9141

Electrical

J.H. ELECTRIC lic # 7474. New installations, repairs, service. No job too small. Jim 604-798-5742

8087

Hardwood Floor Refinishing

Century Hardwood Floors

HOUSE CLEANER Responsible, reliable, honest & n/s with criminal record check. 604-824-5532

8080

Flooring/ Refinishing

LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RV’s/Trailers

1996 5TH wheel 25’ Golden Falcon, rear kitchen 5’ slide, q.bd, solar, ac, new batteries & tires. 1998 GMC SIERRA HD 3/4 ton with hitch & tool box 155,000k’s. $20,000 both. Ph 604-858-3740

8105

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8055

RV’s/Trailers

2008 HONDA Odyssey EX, 7 pass, loaded, 25K, $21,900 firm D9921 toll free 1-877-855-6522

HOME SERVICES 8020

9522

2010 5’ x 8’ Carry-On Cargo trailer used 1 time $1000. Ph 604-703-0217

THE SCRAPPER 2H

Utility Trailers

10% Off with this Ad! For all your plumbing, heating & reno needs. Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

8250

Roofing

GL Roofing cedar shake, asphalt shingle, flat roofs BBB WCB clean gutters $80. 24/7 1-885-240-5362

Need help with your Home Renovation? Find it in the Classiﬁeds!

HOME SERVICES Find the professionals you need to create the perfect renovation. To advertise call 604-630-3300

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC TENDER RAMSAY PLACE

9145

City Property Being Offered for Public Tender

7132

RAMSAY PLACE 7132

MARBLE HILL ROAD

The subject property is approximately 16.18 hectares (40 acres) in size and is currently zoned RSV2 (Public Use Reserve) Zone. The lowest price that will be considered is $1,000,000.00. All tenders, together with a $10,000.00 deposit, must be delivered in a sealed envelope no later than 3:00 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, and clearly marked as follows: “OFFER TO PURCHASE - 7132 RAMSAY PLACE” City of Chilliwack 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4 Attention: City Clerk To obtain an information package for this property, including the process to submit an offer to purchase, contact Wayne Moseanko, Property Manager, City of Chilliwack, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4 (Phone: 604-793-2936; Fax: 604-793-2715; Email: moseanko@chilliwack.com). Karla Graham, CMC City Clerk 1295186_0211

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PRIDE PAINTING 3 Room Special

P A I N $ T from I N Call Rob to book today G 604-819-5693

299

Interior and Exterior Painting

C O U N T E R S C O N T R A C T I N G

604-825-3884

(formerly the Counter Guy)

FINAL FINISH CONTRACTING

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