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asked about his future in Langley. Keith previously told the Times that he would appeal to the board of govhe Chilliwack Bruins have been ernors to stop the sale of the Bruins, sold to a group that plans to move should it come to pass. However, Multhe team to Victoria, according to lin said Keith doesn’t believe the league will veto the move. minority owner Moray Keith. News of the sale flies in the face of Keith told CKNW sports reporter Jim Mullin on Thursday that an agree- promises from Porter and Western ment is in place that would see the Hockey League commissioner Ron team bought and moved to Victoria. Robison, who have said they would like to keep the team in ChilliKeith and business partner Jim wack. It also comes despite the Bond own a 25 per cent share efforts of former Chilliwack of the Bruins, but the pair was mayor Clint Hames to keep the outvoted by team president team in the city. Darryl Porter and National Hames, a passionate and Hockey League general manEB IRST involved Bruins fan who was agers Brian Burke and Glen Sather, each of whom also own First reported on instrumental in bringing the chilliwacktimes.com club to the Fraser Valley five a quarter of the club. years ago, had contacted RobiKeith and Bond, who own the company that operates Prospera son and several of the Bruins’ owners Centre, had submitted their own bid to try to get to the bottom of rumours to buy the team. Mullin told the Times about the team’s exit. Hames told the Times that, of multhat Keith now plans to go to the Western Hockey League’s board of gover- tiple offers to buy the team, the only nors and ask whether there are any bid ever seriously considered was the WHL teams he could move to Chilli- one that would see the team move to wack. Failing that, he will ask for anoth- Victoria. He said Sather, Burke and Porter have er expansion team for the city. If those options fail, he hopes to ignored a competing bid by Keith and bring a British Columbia Hockey Bond to keep the franchise at Prospera League team to Chilliwack. Keith has Centre. “I was told by [Bruins co-owner] Briagreed to sell his portion of the Langley Chiefs, but retains the rights to the an Burke that [Keith and Bond’s] offer name “Chiefs.” A new Chilliwack Chiefs would not be considered and that the would be coached by Harvey Smyl, only offer they are considering is an who has been non-commital when See BRUINS, Page 26
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ccusations and controversy—from both inside and outside the Conservative Party—continue to hound the local Tory nomination process a week into the election campaign. Former Chilliwack city councillor Casey Langbroek said he thought most members of the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon Conservative Party were upset about a candidate selection process that begun on March 14 and ended on March 18. The usual nomination period would be at isn’t going to be as least four weeks, secure as it was in something Langbroek said is fair the past as a result and ser ves the of this.” purpose of selling memberships Casey Langbroek and solidifying support for the party. In an interview with the Times, he even suggested this election may not be the usual cakewalk it is for Conservatives. “Maybe this riding isn’t going to be as secure as it was in the past as a result of this,” he said. “There’s been damage done all the way around and it couldn’t come at a poorer time.” Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl formally announced he would not seek re-election to party members on March 11 and to the public on March 12. On March 14, the party sent out a message—that Langbroek said he never got—to party members that the deadline to have nomination papers in Ottawa was March 18 at 5 p.m. eastern time. See TORIES, Page 7
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s the two pit bulls barrelled towards her last week, Allana knew this wasn’t another friendly encounter between dogs. Allana—who doesn’t want her last name used—was out for a stroll with her son Brett and her three dogs Saturday afternoon and heading towards the YMCA. She was cutting across the parking lot of JC Fireplaces, at the intersection of Young Road and Railway Ave., when she heard yelling. “Look out, look out,” someone shouted from the Great Canadian Oil Change shop across Railway. Allana did. The next few moments were a blur. “I turned around and two pit bulls were coming at me full speed with a look in their eye that I knew was trouble.” The pit bulls grabbed Allana’s oldest dog, a husky-cross named Diamond. Just as quickly, though, reinforcements arrived. Two workers from the oil change shop sprinted to help, and several cars stopped in the middle of Young Road. In one such vehicle, a woman yelled at her husband to stop the car. As it did, she bolted out and thrust herself into the fray. The owners of the dogs were also
quickly on the scene. One pit bull was quickly cornered. But the other had to have its jaws pried off of Diamond. Allana, who has cared for dogs at a animal rescue in the past, said the incident “wasn’t just a regular fight.” “I’ve broken up millions of fights,” she told the Times. “These dogs came for blood.” Diamond is now resting at her owner’s home, shaved and recuperating with antibiotics. And while she didn’t realize it at the time, the woman who rushed out of her car to help Allana sustained several nasty gashes on her foot and had to go to the hospital in Hope, where she lives, for a tetanus shot and to be bandaged up. Allana’s boyfriend Mike Dellafortuna said the response from passersby was a credit to Chilliwack. “Our community as a whole is one I think we can be very proud of,” he said. But he’s not so pleased with the pit bulls nor their owners. He was clear to note that he doesn’t think pit bulls in general are bad. “Any breed can be savage if put in the right circumstances,” he said. But he said that the pit bulls who were involved in Saturday’s attack should be put down. “Unfortunately these dogs, regardless of the breed, need to be destroyed
because the style of the dog that they are mentally, not the breed,” he told the Times. And the owners, he said, “really don’t seem to care.” “The brutal attack that happened Saturday to my girlfriend is one that could have easily happened to her son. And if one of those dogs had attacked her son in the vicious way that it attacked my girlfriend’s dog and also some of the passersby . . . he would have ended up in hospital with terrible, terrible wounds.” While police arrived on the scene following the incident, they told Allana that they couldn’t do anything because the dogs weren’t, at the time, thought to have injured a human being. The dogs have since been designated as “aggressive” by the City of Chilliwack and the owners fined a total of $200 for having the dogs on the loose. While Dellafortuna was told otherwise, Lisa Thompson, with the City of Chilliwack, says the city hadn’t received any previous complaints about the dogs. In the future, the dogs will need to be kept in a six-sided roofed pen and muzzled when in public. If the dogs are again found on the loose, the owners will be fined $500 per dog. “We’ll be monitoring it to ensure compliance because we know this has been traumatic for all those involved,” said Thompson.
olice are urging dog owners in the Rosedale area to license, tattoo or microchip their dogs after receiving three different reports of missing dogs in recent months. Most recently, a two-yearold golden lab named Roxy went missing from her home in Rosedale at the end of February. Roxy was wearing a red collar when she went missing. Early this week, her owner found the collar in the backyard. That has police believing that someone removed the collar and took the dog. Roxy’s owner told police “she is a very loved member of our family and we want her back.” Roxy’s family includes two young children and RCMP spokesperson Tammy Hollingsworth says that makes it even more important to find out what’s happening to the missing dog. “It’s absolutely devastating to hear that a pet has been taken from a loving family,” said Hollingsworth. “It’s like having one of your family members taken from right underneath your nose. We need to find out why dogs are going missing and who is responsible if they are being stolen. I personally have had my family dog stolen from my home and it’s an experience and feeling I will never forget.” For more information on licensing a dog, visit the City of Chilliwack’s bylaw offfice at 8550 Young Rd. or online at www.gov.chilliwack.bc.ca. For lost pets, adoption and licensing inquiries, call Animal Control at 604-798-4638. And for more information on tattooing, micro-chipping or finding a lost pet, contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-8236612 or go to www.spca.bc.ca. Anyone with info on the whereabouts of Roxy should contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 or the Agassiz RCMP at 604-796-2211.
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he Upper Fraser Valley RCMP recognized the heroism, exceptional service, smart thinking and dedication of officers, civilian workers and members of the public Wednesday in its first ever Recognizing Excellence Awards ceremony at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Even a police dog named Diego was honoured, although he received milk bones instead of a medal of excellence. “Whether you wear a uniform,” said Chilliwack mayor Sharon Gaetz, “whether you’re
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ith federal election campaigns across the country lurching out of inertial reverse and rumbling into second gear, there are some basic things you need to know about democracy. First and most important is that democracy doesn’t exist in Canada. Not in its truest sense. This is what my handy-dandy computer dictionary offers as a quick-and-dirty definition of the term: de•mo•cra•cy |di’ mäkrese| noun ( pl. -cies) a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives [e.g.: capitalism and democracy are ascendant in the third world]. • a state governed in such a way: a multiparty democracy. • control of an organization or group by the majority of its members: the intended extension of industrial democracy. • the practice or principles of social equality: demands for greater democracy. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek demokratia, from demos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule.’ All right, I’ll admit that it certainly seems that we have a democracy in this country. We certainly believe
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Be Our Guest that we have a democracy. But we don’t. We fall short of democracy in a number of spheres, and don’t quite allow ourselves to match up with any of the four nuances of the meaning offered above. First off, our government is not “by the whole population or all of the eligible members of” the state. In fact, the root of our supposed democracy is controlled by an individual who represents a monarch of birthright. Our Governor General does not represent us, as citizens of Canada, but instead nominally represents the Queen of Canada (who is also, and more properly, the Queen of Great Britain—which I believe to be a conflict of interest in the first place). Worse still, each new Queen’s lackey is appointed upon the advice of whoever happens to be prime minister when the appointed term closes. And while the prime minister is technically only an advisor in the appointment process, established precedent gives the queen herself little more than a
rubber stamp to seal the deal. Indeed, through decades of perversion of the prime minister’s office, and through precedents set by successive prime ministers who have been allowed to gather more and more power unto themselves, the prime minister has become more of an elected dictator than the leader of government, originally established when Canada’s parliamentary system was created as, arguably, the best democratic system in the world at the time. Now we’re getting to the worst part: the final fail-safe against the prime minister becoming outright dictator and completely trashing the questionable democracy that now exists, lies with the powers of the Queen’s lackey—the Governor General effectively appointed by the prime minister himself. The greatest power of said Queen’s lackey is to decide when and if Parliament should be dissolved, or if another member of the Parliament might be able to form an effective government, when the sitting prime minister has lost the confidence of Parliament. So the final protection of our democracy against a rogue prime minister sits with a person appointed by the prime minister. Democracy? Just barely, if at all. ◗ Visit Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the LangleyAdvance.
rime Minister Stephen Harper, his government ostensibly found in “contempt of parliament,” lost the confidence of the House of Commons and went hat in hand to Governor General David Johnston to seek the appropriate democratic remedy. His Excellency summarily dissolved the Parliament of Canada, and an election date was set for May 2. That’s all the formalities out of the way. Now, here’s what really happened. The prime minister, believing that he might have an opportunity to build his elusive majority government, went fishing for an election. The Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, believing he might have an opportunity to form a new government, threw his net into the election waters. And the two lesser opposition leaders, each in the belief that they could further their own parties’ political fortunes, eagerly snapped at the bait. Now it’s up to the people of Canada to decide what they’d like to do with the opportunities presented by all those political fishing expeditions heading their way on May 2. But first, let’s throw out all the red herrings mixed up in this exercise. First there are the “contempt” charges, which appear to carry a lot of ominous weight, but in political terms, they really mean that the government did not follow process appropriately and angered Members of Parliament. Even redder is the budget herring—obviously formulated for an election call, it has nothing to do with the real world. A postelection budget will be the real thing. Another red herring is swimming about in a supposed “coalition.” Coalition is not a dirty word. On the contrary, when a coalition does form, it’s just parliamentary democracy working as it should. Finally, it doesn’t matter “who caused the election.” Billions of people around the world would risk their lives for the opportunity to accept the responsibility that we will take for granted on May 2. Honour those billions, study the issues, and vote thoughtfully.
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Right decision by party director Editor: I read with interest your article about the recent Conservative nomination process, and felt it necessary to set the record straight. First, the National Conservative Campaign Director (not the local party or MP) selected the date when incumbents would announce their intentions about seeking re-election, and when the election appeared imminent, also decided (not the local party or MP) that all ridings that had yet to choose a candidate should hold a nomination meeting forthwith. This proved to be the correct decision, since the Opposition parties forced an unnecessary election only four days later. Second, even though the process was shortened because of this impending election, 250 local Conservatives turned out to choose a local candidate in a democratic election. Every other candidate for other parties in ChilliwackFraser Canyon were either acclaimed or appointed. Finally, while no one in the Conservative Party of Canada wanted this expensive and unnecessary election, we will now spend the next month or so talking about our family-friendly, low-tax plan to keep our country strong. Conservatives believe a strong economy . . . and the jobs that go with it . . . can’t be taken for granted, and all Conservative candidates will be working hard to deliver our messages to voters. Menno Froese Representing B.C. on the National Council Conservative Party of Canada Abbotsford
Where were the candidates? Editor: Am I missing something? Where were the would-be candidates for the Conservative nomination weeks, or even months, ago? I don’t even live in Chilliwack, nor am I actively involved in the politics of the day, but I knew for a long time that Chuck Strahl
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was retiring as soon as the next election was called. If anyone was interested in running in his place he/she should have been involved in the riding and made his/her interest to be nominated known. Now, instead of bickering over what happened, giving the opposition fodder for controversy, I suggest everyone get behind your Conservative candidate, who in my opinion is very well-qualified to represent your riding. A candidate you can be proud of. Walter Verwoerd Maple Ridge
A few thoughts on pensions Editor: A few corrections: 1. The government did not fall on the budget. It fell on contempt of Parliament. 2. The increase for seniors’ pensions is a fallacy. The increase for the pension would only affect about 10 per cent of the seniors because it is an increase in the guaranteed income, not the pension itself. 3. The taxes for pensioners have not been cut. My own comments: Conservatives are only for the large corporations, not the average Canadian. As for the senior drivers, we are not the ones talking on our phones (very prevalent in the Agassiz, Chilliwack area) texting, applying makeup, reading books and newspapers, distracted by loud music, etc. Take a look around when you are driving. Most of these offenders are in the mid-30s to mid40s age group. Please slow down, enjoy the scenery around you,
enjoy the drive. Life is short. Gordon Veltkamp Agassiz
Act of voting is everything Editor: I emphatically support Canada’s leaders in their decision to have a federal election. It is time for every Canadian voter to stand up and make a difference in the direction of our country. I believe in the election process, and I want to send a positive message to voters. This is an exciting time. The candidate does not matter, but the act of voting matters more than ever. If you are passionate about the platform of one, cast your vote in their favour. But, even if you have not followed the issues, the current parliamentary system cannot stop you from casting your vote. I say vote this time, and follow the issues until the next election. There is no non-partisan agency that will promote how cool it is, or how wonderful you are if you go out and vote. So, I will promote the wonderful, cool system that allows us to choose representatives to speak for us in Ottawa. And, I am willing to set a pie-in-the-sky, innocent, childish, unrealistic, rose-coloured goal for all Canadians. Let’s prove the mainstream media predictions of “lowest voter turnout ever” to be absolutely incorrect. Let’s set our goal at higher than 80 per cent voter turnout. The future of our Canada depends on positive-minded, pro-active participation in this county’s very successful exercise in democracy.
Talk it up at the water cooler at work. Everyone, drive four friends to the polls. Encourage every one you know to cast a vote on May 2. Gary Raddysh Chilliwack
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Local trail is a terrible mess Editor: British Columbia isn’t called “the most beautiful place on Earth” for nothing. What with our miles of rivers, breathtaking forests, and tall standing mountains, we’ve rightfully earned the name. People flock from miles to camp in our parks, but many of them don’t seem to understand the difference between a campsite and a trail/river shore. Now a day’s it’s hard to go on a hike or ride my horse on a trail without running into people camping on a trail or the reminisce of a campsite. One of the worst trails I’ve come across is the historical Trans Canada Trail (TCT) that runs along Chilliwack River Road. The glass and cans left behind are dangerous to humans and animals alike; ashes from campfires prevent plants from growing; and garbage pollutes the rivers, spreading the sickness and dangers onward. When others see these sites the think it’s an actual campsite, or “They camped here, so can we!” This just causes things to get worse and worse. Now I’ve seen clubs and organizations cleaning up the aftermath, but this really isn’t doing anything to stop the “campers.” What I want to know is: where are the police officers with the fines we’ve heard so much about? Why aren’t our municipal and provincial governments doing anything about it? It shouldn’t fall on the shoulders of volunteer groups to do something. Kirsten Hawes Abbotsford
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News Police phone-call scam Mounties are warning the public to exercise caution when taking calls from people purporting to be police officers. Police say a Chilliwack woman received a call Monday afternoon from a man who said he was an officer with the Colorado Police Department. The man told the woman that her son had been the victim of identity theft and proceeded to provide both the date of birth and phone number of the woman’s son. The woman, however, was suspicious and believed the caller was potentially interested in her credit card number, so she searched on the Internet for a phone
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can always ask the officer for his or her badge number. If an out-of-town agency is referenced, a suspicious person should look up and call the phone number of the police agency. The person answering the phone should identify the police agency in their greeting and a clerk should be able to verify the officer’s name and badge number. Assaulted, purse stolen Police are looking for the victim of an assault and robbery on Wednesday. Mounties say a woman was assaulted and had her purse stolen at around 6:15 p.m. in a Third Avenue park. The purse was later recovered by police but it con-
tained no identification. Mounties hope the victim comes forward to speak to them. “This was very likely a traumatic incident for this person, and we are hoping that she comes forward to speak to us,” said RCMP Const. Tracy Wolbeck. “We believe we have identified the people responsible and really need to speak to the victim.” Charged with growing pot Two men have been charged in connection with the bust of a marijuana grow operation last spring. Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen and Quang Toan Pham have both been charged with production of a controlled
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Bruins pull a rabbit Chilliwack out of the hat Spokane BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com
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Bruins captain Brandon Manning tries to clear a Spokane chief from in front of the net during Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime victory in Spokane.
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Sometimes good things do come in threes. Down 3-0 entering the third period of the third game of the Chilliwack Bruins’ playoff series against the Spokane Chiefs, Ryan Howse scored three minutes into the period to set the stage for a dramatic come-frombehind overtime win on Wednesday. The victory meant that the Bruins entered Thursday night’s game against the Chiefs down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. (That game began after the Times went to press). Game five goes Saturday in Spokane. The Bruins need to win once more in Spokane in order to send the game back to Chilliwack for a sixth game on Sunday. The team’s performance in the third period of Wednesday’s game proves again that Chilliwack can give Spokane a run as long as they get continued spectacular goaltending from Lucas Gore. Gore faced 45 shots in the first 40 minutes of Wednesday’s game, as Spokane controlled the play and jumped out to an early lead. The Chiefs scored twice in the first period and added another in the second to take a stranglehold on the game. On the latter goal, Chiefs sniper Tyler Johnson was ridden hard into the boards by Tyler Stahl. Johnson remained down on the play while Stahl was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the hit.
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It is virtually impossible to come from three games down to win a series. To avoid that scenario, the Bruins needed to stage a three-goal comeback in the third period— something that happens only slightly more often. But just three minutes into the third, Howse scored his first of the series to narrow the lead and give the Bruins a chance. Howse’s first shot was batted away uncomfortably by Chiefs netminder James Reid. In the ensuing confusion, the puck squirted loose to Howse, who had an open net in which to bang the puck. Robin Soudek scored his first of the series on the power play—the Bruins first special teams goal—six minutes later. That goal was created by a hard drive to the net by Brandon Magee. And just two minutes after that goal, Kevin Sundher took a nifty feed from Dylen McKinlay, deked Chiefs netminder James Reid and tied the game. After being outshot by 100-plus shots over eight and one-half periods of play, the third period of Wednesday’s game was the first time the Bruins had outshot the Chiefs over 20 minutes. The Bruins only needed one shot in overtime to claim the victory. Sundher snatched the puck in the neutral zone, raced in on goal untouched and wristed a shot by Reid to make sure his team was rewarded for their third-period determination.
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Sardis Fliers perform well at short track championships Three Sardis Fliers took part in the Canada West Short Track Speed Skating Championship last weekend in Kelowna, alongside skaters from across Western Canada. Dallas Hawkes placed fourth overall in the T2T 11-year-old girls category, winning a silver medal in the 2,000-metre relay and a bronze medal in the individual 3,000-metre race. Bekky Clemons placed sixth overall among T2T 12-year-old girls, winning a gold medal in the 2,000metre relay and a bronze medal in the three-person relay. Quinn MacKay skated to a 10th place overall finish in the same T2T 12-year-old girls category. Reece Howden earns skiing spot on Team Canada Cultus Lake ski racer Reece Howden has qualified for a major international ski race next week in Whistler. Howden, 12, placed third in his K1 age group two weekends ago at Mount Washington to earn a spot on Team Canada at the Whistler Cup, a ski race featuring racer from 22 countries. Howden was one of just five boys from British
Jock scraps Columbia who qualified for Team Canada. “It’s like a mini-Olympics for the kids,” explained Howden’s father, Alex. “For him to make Team Canada is a big thing.” The race will be in its 19th year, and describes itself “as the largest and most important ski race in North America, and internationally, for athletes aged 11 to 14 years.” Chilliwack gymnasts bring home plenty of hardware Chilliwack gymnasts took home hardware of all kinds last weekend at the 16th Twisters Annual Invitational in Abbotsford. In a meet that drew 600 athletes, ages four to 22—some from as far away Yellowknife—Chilliwack athletes distinguished themselves both in individual events and all around. Ella Palmer captured silver all around in the Kip 2 category (ages five to seven) with gold on bars and silver on vault, beam, and floor. Lauren Almos won bronze all around in the Kip 2 cat-
egory (ages eight to 10) with bronze on vault, bars and beam; and silver on floor. In provincial 3 Tyro, Jessica Gibson took gold on beam and floor. On the men’s side, Chilliwack’s Zachary Clay, the lone competitor in the Junior category, scored an impressive 81.85 all around and, more importantly, got a chance to practise new routines for national competition in May. Earlier last month, at the Surrey Gymnastics Invitational March 4 to 6, Clay won bronze all around in the national junior category, with gold on vault and parallel bars, qualifying him for the national championships in Prince Edward Island May 23 to 28. Chilliwack’s Marquita Morison also qualified for higher-level competition at the Surrey meet. Morison placed fourth all around with a silver on vault, and is now on her way to Westerns as part of the Provincial 5 Novice B.C. Team. Other results from the Surrey Invitational included a gold for Jessica Gibson on beam in Level 3 Tyro and a first-place team finish in Level 3 Tyro for Gibson and her Twisters teammates Emily Moorthy, Vanessa Beckman and Sydney Dyck.
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Sports Got a sports event we should know about? E-mail tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com.
Spring hoops starting soon Chilliwack Hoops is getting ready to start its spring basketball programs for boys and girls. There will be programs for grades 4-6 and grades 7-11. If you are interested in participating in spring basketball e-mail coach Joe Ogmundson or Mhora Ogmundson at chilliwackhoops@gmail.com. Programs start in early April and run until the end of June. Applications from anyone interested in coaching a team will also be accepted. Call 604-792-2146 and leave a message.
Frisbee game every Friday Ultimate Frisbee is back in the ‘Wack. Join in the fun, fast-paced sport, Friday nights at Townsend Park (Field B). The first drop-in night is April 1 at 6 p.m. For more information visit chilliwack.bcdss.ca or contact Iain or April at 604-7929591.
Minor football registration Chilliwack Minor Football holds its annual player registration for all levels (ages eight to 18) and cheer squad April 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cottonwood Mall.
Curling club open house The Chilliwack Curling
Inline hockey begins April 5
On deck Club hosts an open house on April 3 from noon to 4 p.m. Anybody who has ever wanted to try the game is invited to come out and learn some of the basics. The curling club will have two novice leagues in the fall where those that want to try the game can learn in a non-competitive environment with instruction and mentors to help them along.
Spring power skating camp Paul Nicolls and Sean Wicker’s 2011 spring power skating camp starts April 4 and runs Mondays until May 16. They focus on forward and backward strides, edge control, turns, pivots, quick starts and acceleration. Cost is $100 for a variety of age levels. Register and pay through the Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association office.
Track and field meet, practice Track and field athletes ages nine and up are invited to attend an information meeting and first practice of the Chilliwack Track and Field Club’s 2011 season. Never been out before? Meet the coaches and other families involved in track and field on April 5 at 6 p.m. at the Chilliwack Track and Field Complex on South Sumas Road behind the fire hall. For more information email robertasmith@telus.net or visit www.chilliwacktrackandfield.teampages.com.
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 Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Registration is now open for co-ed leagues for youth between the ages of five and 18, or for recreational adult players. Placement of players is determined by ability. For more information, or to register, visit www.glihl.com, or contact Josh by phone at 604-997-4546 or e-mail at josh@glihl.com.
Seniors softball seeks players The Chilliwack Seniors Mixed Slo-Pitch season starts April 12. Women over 50 and men over 60 are encouraged to join. Players meet Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration, including insurance, costs only $20. Season runs from April to September. For more information call Jacquie at 604793-4986.
Golf league seeks ladies Anyone interested in joining the Meadowlands Ladies Golf League can call Barb at 604-824-8277 or Debbie at 604-796-9603. Fun for all levels.
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every Monday, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. until the end of June. Play takes place at Townsend Park for the first three weeks before moving to the old CFB Chilliwack. The emphasis is on keeping fit and having fun. Aggressive play, including slide tackling, is prohibited. Total cost is $20 per person. For more information call Ernie at 604-824-1720 or Keith at 604-858-3934.
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Women’s soccer league The Chilliwack Rockers’ over-30 recreational seven-a-side soccer league for women is accepting new players. The league is expanding from eight to 12 teams, and while most of the spots are filled already, there are a few left. Games go Tuesday and Thursday at Sardis Secondary fields from April 12 to mid-June, at either 6 or 7:15 pm. The popular Rockers’ Soccer league grew out of the desire of a bunch of women to get on, or back on, the field after too many years watching their kids on the sidelines. Contact Tara Field at rockerssoccer@ hotmail.ca.
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It’s time to get dirty Start with soil when considering spring plantings
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eter Fitzmaurice has got the dirt on all things dirt. As the vice-president of hardgoods merchandising with GardenWorks, Fitzmaurice knows exactly what’s needed—and almost more importantly, what’s not needed— when it comes time to prepare for the impending planting season. March and April are the ideal months in which to plant perennials, shrubs, trees and various bulbs. When getting those items into the ground, Fitzmaurice suggests using bone meal or fertilizers with high amounts of phosphate to get them going. “You want to turn organic material into the soil and I would always suggest planting with bone meal because that gives a nice and strong root system,” he said. Larry Wright photo
Peter Fitzmaurice from Garden Works plants daffodils in well-balanced soil.
Fitzmaurice suggested a 6-8-6 fertilizer as a good starting point. The trio of numbers on the front of a bag of fertilizer represent the three nutrients plants need most to grow: nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. Nitrogen is best suited to aid lawns or leafy plants, while potassium helps develop the plant’s stem, making it more cold hardy and disease resistant. Phosphate is key to ensuring the health of a root system, and helps fruits grow more readily. Getting the right plants in the ground, however, is only half the battle, as paying attention to water and soil levels is also key. Fitzmaurice said the two most common problems he encounters are gardeners who water too much or fail to use the right amount of soil. “If you’re planting in a pot, always
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other half involved when you’re in the home,” she said, adding a couple should strategize their roles before heading into a project. “We always say you and your spouse can choose the wallpaper together, but you must hang it separately. It’s not a team project.” Smooth paint finishes Choosing a paint colour might be the most fun part of painting, but don’t overlook the real work. Here’s how to achieve a perfect finish according to DIY Network Canada and Doehring: ◗ If you’re planning on painting the trim, walls and ceiling, paint the trim first. ◗ For an ultra-smooth finish, sand the trim between coats. “Sanding between coats is huge,” said Doehring. ◗ Before you start painting the walls, give them a good cleaning. TSP works especially well. This will ensure the paint really adheres to the walls. ◗ Don’t do the W: To get a seamless finish and avoid lap marks, roll the full height of the wall and keep a wet edge on your roller. “Sometimes the W stays,” Doehring says. “Do nice, tight lines.” ◗ If you’re painting a very large space, consider mixing several cans of paint in a large bucket. This will ensure that you have a consistent colour throughout the room. ◗ If you’re using tape along edges to achieve a straight line, let the paint dry, then cut the tape loose.
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...AND SO MUCH MORE!! Health & Wellness Day April 2 Join Carolyn Pinsent at 10:30am to learn movement techniques that will help you ‘Take the Groan out of Gardening,’ watch Tai Chi in action by members of the Chilliwack Taoist Tai Chi group at 12:30pm, and join Karen Cayen as she details how to grow a ‘Healing Garden’ at 2pm. All sessions are free!
Vegetable Gardening Seminar April 9 Join Brian as he helps you get started on growing your own this season! 10:30am Sat., April 9. Please call 604-792-6612 to register as space is limited.
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Japanese exchange students Misaki Baba, Mio Hirashita and Risa Tsuruoka are part of a group of 29 students who have been in Chilliwack since March 6. Before they fly home Sunday, a variety show fundraiser at UFV on Saturday will raise money for Japanese earthquake survivors.
A fundraising send-off BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com
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wenty-nine Japanese exchange students who have been in Chilliwack since before the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11 are headed home Sunday—but not before a variety show fundraiser on Saturday at UFV raises some money for their beleaguered country. The group, all girls 15 to 17 years old, have
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early 10,000 backyardigans descended on Heritage Park for the ninth annual Fraser Valley Yard, Garden and Renovation Show last weekend, stocking up on everything from geraniums to gazebos. Sales were brisk, and more out-of-towners than ever made the trip, said show organizer Lisa Moran, but charitable causes got a boost too. In conjunction with one exhibitor—Tokiwa Landscapes—organizers raised $2,100 for tsunami relief in
Japan, and for the ninth year in a row, the show donated a booth to local craftsman John Blessin, who designs, builds and sells birdhouses to raise money to eradicate polio in the third world. The B.C. Cancer Society and Rotary Club were also granted free real estate at the show. “There’s a lot of good that comes out of it besides exhibitors making good money,” said Moran. ◗ See photo gallery online at www.chilliwacktimes.com.
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News ELECTION, from page 4 made some door-to-door visits in Sardis and Promontory. And on Thursday and Friday, she went off to some of the farther reaches of the riding: Lillooet, Lytton, Ashcroft and Cache Creek. Tomorrow, Saturday, she plans to canvas around Sardis and Garrison Crossing. The NDP have also been out knocking on doors and putting up signs, but when it comes to issues, Gwen O’Mahony has focused on the recent rift between some local military veterans and Conservative MP Chuck Strahl. The organizer of a rally held in November that saw hundreds of military men and women, and their supporters, march to Strahl’s office to protest government policies that affect veterans has come out behind the NDP. “The only politician that has demonstrated that they are behind the veterans issues is Gwen O’Mahony of the NDP,” local veteran Joe Beauchene said in an NDP campaign press release issued Thursday. “She was the only politician who accepted my invitation to come out and support veterans at the rally in November. She took the time to listen about veteran issues BRUINS, from page 1 offer from Victoria,” Hames told the Times via Facebook, where he is an outspoken member of the Keep the Bruins in Chilliwack group. That contradicted what Bruins president and co-owner Darryl Porter told the Times when he said that the owners were carefully wading through multiple offers to buy the club. Porter had told fans that the owners were doing what they could to keep the club in Chilliwack. Robison, the WHL commissioner, had told both Hames and theTimes that moving a team is the last resort and that the league preferred
Signs going up and then marched with us. I endorse the NDP, because they are the only party who are actively supporting veteran’s issues.” Meanwhile, the Liberals continue to focus on education as an election issue, including the $1-billion Canadian Learning Passport announced by the party this week. The plan provides $1,000 a year for four years for high school students who choose to go to university or college, and $1,500 a year for low income students. “Education is the key to our future prosperity and no student with the grades should be denied because their family can’t afford it,” Janzen said in a press release. Strahl’s campaign office at 45819 Alexander Ave. holds an open house Saturday at 10 a.m. All the candidates have been invited to a debate arranged by the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce on April 21 at the Coast Hotel. The event is open to the public at 12:30 p.m. ◗Visit www.chilliwacktimes.com for continued coverage of the 2011 federal election.
Last-ditch effort to keep the Bruins in Chilliwack. Robison has refused any further comment on the issue. Even before news broke of the sale late Thursday, Hames was unsettled by all the rumours: “I am not sure what may have changed in the league’s thinking between a few days ago and now in Mr. Robison’s public comments and his comments to me. “If the team goes, it would appear that neither [the league nor Porter] were particularly forthright in their comments.”
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any people would assume that the most used spice is “salt.” However, salt is actually a mineral, not a spice. This leaves its sidekick “pepper” in the lead for the number one position. Peppercorns, as we know them, are the dried result of the piper nigrum berry and have been harvested for thousands of years. In ancient times the value of this pungent spice was even elevated to the degree of being used as trading barter much like currency. The four most popular types of peppercorns that dominate our current food markets are black, white, green and pink. Black peppercorns are obviously the most prevalent and also the least expensive. They are pro-
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On Cooking duced by harvesting the berries before they are fully ripe and drying them. The drying process is what gives them their black, hard wrinkled appearance and texture. These are not only the most popular but also the most pungent of the varieties. The best flavour and aroma is obtained by freshly grinding them directly on or in the dish you are preparing. Preground spices always lose their freshness and ability to season as time passes. Logically, fresher is always better.
White peppercorns are derived from the same type of berries that the black peppercorns come from, however they are allowed to mature before harvesting. They are then either soaked or washed in water to remove the outer shell, which produces a white peppercorn with a milder taste. They are frequently used to season white sauces to ensure that the appearance of the sauce is not marred with black specs. Green peppercorns are one of my ultimate favorites in sauces. These peppercorns are harvested when they are still very immature, and either dried or preserved in brine. They offer a more natural temperate flavour, and when brined are very soft and can be eaten
whole. These are great for transforming ordinary gravy into a gourmet peppercorn sauce with the help of a jigger of brandy or wine. The dried green peppercorns can be rehydrated to make them pliable to accomplish this same task. They can also be mashed into a paste for different applications. Pink peppercorns are not actually peppercorns in the same definition as referred to in the above-mentioned examples. They are berries that look similar to the piper nigrum berry but are sweeter, milder, and more aromatic. They can ripen to even a dark red in colour before harvesting. These are great in delicately flavoured recipes and offer great presentation as well. In light of all the choices
you have, it should be apparent that pepper is nothing to sneeze at. Dear Chef Dez: A sales clerk at a department store told me that I should buy a hand-held pepper mill instead of using a shaker. She said that pepper freshly ground from a pepper mill, is better than pepper that is purchased already ground. I guess this does make sense—is this true? If so, should I buy one of those salt mills too? Gladys L. Langley Dear Gladys: This is true. Grinding pepper fresh from a mill releases the essential oils and aromatics trapped inside whole peppercorns, and the taste difference is incredible. Like other spices, once ground
it is only a matter of time before pepper becomes stale. Salt mills on the other hand, are more for aesthetic appeal. Salt minerals do not have essential oils and thus grinding them fresh will make no difference in taste. The only thing you will gain from using a salt grinder is the unique texture of the irregular shaped crystals falling on your food. Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez.com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4. Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary instructor and cooking show performer. Visit him at www.chefdez. com. ◗ The next “Chef Dez on Cooking” column will appear April 15.
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Food and batteries in short supply QUAKE, from page 23 south of Tokyo and about 400 kilometres away from the areas hardest hit (including the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor), but some are worried about family closer by, like Risa Tsuruoka, whose uncle, cousins and grandparents survived the quake in Tokyo. And even in areas well away from immediate danger, said Tsuruoka, food and batteries are in short supply and radiation is a concern. Though her family is “not comfortable,” however, she says “they want to help in Fukushima, so don’t mind.”
Sodbusters ready to tear up local field BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com
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hilliwack’s agricultural heritage is set to take centre stage this weekend at the 89th annual Chilliwack Plowing Match Saturday. Sodbusters from all over southern B.C. are getting ready to descend on a field generously offered up by Tony DeGroot and Doug Northgraves on McLeod Road just north of Yale Road East. Competitors will lay down furrows in 12 classes using everything from walking plows pulled by draft horses to antique plows pulled by antique tractors to high-tech competition
plows pulled by modern tractors. As always, one of the classes will be set aside for Fraser Valley mayors and city councilors, and this year Coun. Sue Attrill has agreed to put her hand to the plow for Chilliwack, taking on Coun. John Van Laerhoven of Agassiz and an as yet unidentified contender from Abbotsford city council. Saturday’s match will also include the B.C. Plowing Championships for juniors, seniors and those competing on reversible plows, and the top two finishers from each class will qualify for the Canadian Plowing Championships in Owen Sound, Ontario at the end of August where they could earn a trip to next year’s World Plow-
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Competitors will lay down furrows in 12 classes at the April 2 plowing match. ing Championships in Slovenia. All told, this year’s match should attract about 30 competitors, said Chilliwack Plowing Society president Francis Sache, and so far field condi-
tions look good. “It’s not terrible wet,” he said. “If it doesn’t rain on Saturday, it’ll be a great match.” Along with the plowing competition, spectators at this year’s event will be able to watch local farrier Richard Meinen trim and shoe a draft horse, and kids will have a chance to get up close and personal with some barnyard friends at a petting zoo put on by the Chilliwack Exhibition. ◗ The match starts at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments and lunch will be available on site from the Sardis Kiwanis Club. Admission for adults is $5. Kids under 12 and accompanied by an adult get in free.
“She just started crying and just felt so helpless and wished she scould do something.” Caroline Davies
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Billeting one of the girls as the disaster has unfolded, inspired one local host family to organize a variety show to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross Japan Earthquake/Asia-Pacific Tsunami fund. “I had kind of had it in the back of my mind since [the earthquake] happened on March 11,” said UFV theatre student Caroline Davies, who spearheaded the event with her sister Nicola, “and then Mariko [Mushiga] our exchange student had the homework one day to talk to her host family about how they felt about the situation in Japan. . . . She just started crying and just felt so helpless and wished she could do something, and it was kind of at that point that I decided I’m actually going to do this.” The event kicks off at 8 p.m. Saturday (April 2) at the UFV Theatre and will include a family-friendly line-up of local music, dance and theatre acts featuring UFV thespians, vocal octet Pieces of Eight and other local artists. Some of the Japanese students will also be on hand, giving out origami peace cranes.
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Singing, dancing, laughing ... why wouldn’t you buy tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone?
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The Chilliwack Players Guild brings The Drowsy Chaperone to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre April 6 to 16.
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et in the decadent world of the 1920s, the Chilliwack Players Guild presents the most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, The Drowsy Chaperone April 6 to 16 at the new Chilliwack Cultural Centre. The show, billed as “a musical within a comedy,” shows off Canadian talent with music and lyrics by Tony Award winners Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Tony Award winners Bob Martin and Don McKellar. “We are absolutely thrilled to share this amazing show with Chilliwack,” says director Randy Newbury. “After the Guild’s success with Nunsense last year, we knew our next musical needed to be special. The Drowsy Chaperone has everything you need to be entertained—side-splitting comedy, great songs and rollicking dance numbers.” Newbury is playing doubleduty as director and choreographer with a special tap number choreographed by local dance instructor, Karry Kozak. Debbie Wilson is the musical director and local conductor Paula Dewitt-Krause is leading the 12-piece orchestra. The show is produced by Patti Lawn. The Drowsy Chaperone tells the tale of a modern day musical theatre aficionado, known simply as “Man in Chair.” To chase away his blues, he drops the needle on his favourite record— the 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. Through the crackle on the hi-fi, the musical magically bursts to life in his apartment, telling the story of a pampered Broadway starlet who decides to give up her successful showbiz career for love. Her producer attempts to sabotage the impending nuptials which results in hilarious antics involving her chaperone, the debonair groom, the ditzy chorus girl, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters masquerading as pastry chefs. Man in Chair’s love of The Drowsy Chaperone will resonate with anyone who has ever been transported by theatre.
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With the success of Nunsense, the Chilliwack Players Guild said it knew the next musical needed to be the “musical within a comedy” of The Drowsy Chaperone.
The talented cast is made up of a few newcomers as well as many faces that will be familiar to Guild audiences. The cast includes Michael Florizone (Man in Chair), Pauline Horzelenberg (Janet van de Graaf), Oliver Castillo (Robert Martin), Emily Hamel (chaperone), Robert Wilson (Aldolpho), Brandon Mindel (George), Malcolm Mincher (Mr. Feldzieg), Lisa Hahn (Kitty), Dayton Pagliericci and Reed Seale (gangsters), Jim McGroarty (Underling), Katrina Coleman (Mrs. Tottendale), Larissa Garth (Trix), Susan Newbury, Robyn Kragh, Shelley Wojcik and Kathleen McGroarty (ensemble) and Darren Blakeborough (superintendent). The Drowsy Chaperone runs at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre with evening performances April 6 to 9 and 13 to 16 at 8 p.m. with a matinee on April 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 general admission and $22.50 for students/ seniors. Patrons who attend the Wednesday, April 6 performance will be invited to the Opening Night Gala and silent auction featuring show memorabilia autographed by composer Lisa Lambert, free hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to meet the cast. ◗ For tickets call the centre box office at 604-391-SHOW (7469) or visit in-person 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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Gaulton happy to be part of Glee Club
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Chilliwack’s Kate Gaulton (second from left) has been chosen as one of 20 young people to participate in the Metropolis Glee Club, touring the Vancouver Area this summer.
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hilliwack resident Kate Gaulton has been chosen as one of 20 young people from across the Lower Mainland to participate in the Metrotown Shopping Centre’s exclusive Metropolis Glee Club. Gaulton was first among the 100 chosen from online video entries submitted for the glee club. The competition was narrowed down to 40 finalists
after which finalists battled in front of a live audience at Metrotown on March 26. In round one, contestants had to sing a one-minute solo a capella, then some were cut from the group. In round two they sang River Deep Mountain High with a group. Then, after another cut, performers were put into two groups of 11 to do a choreography number. In the end, Gaulton was one of the final 20 chosen. She will be performing throughout the summer in and around the Vancouver area.
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inconvenience. Regular vehicle servicing helps minimize the possibility of mechanical breakdown and the potentially lethal consequences that can follow. Automobile combustion engines powered by gasoline and diesel fuels emit hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other ‘goodies’ Barrister & Solicitor that pollute the air and contribute to atmospheric warming. Decades of ongoing invention to reduce, contain and recycle these emissions have produced and continue to produce less emitting, more fuel efficient vehicles. These inventions variously are made up of valves, filters, hoses, belts, switches, and computer chips — lots of bits and parts that to achieve the desired result need to be maintained in optimal condition. Car manufacturers define clearly the appropriate servicing intervals, especially during the warranty term. Failure to follow these recommendations can breach the warranty and, in the longer term, devalue your vehicle. Think of the cost of servicing as an investment towards a higher return on reselling, bearing in mind that the everimproving robustness of the modern vehicle has contributed to an all-time high sales volume in the used car market in 2010. Of the 4.44 million vehicles sold in Canada in 2010, 2.89 million were pre-owned: almost two-thirds of total sales, up from 56 per cent a decade ago. According to R.L. Polk Data, “54.2 per cent of all cars manufactured in the last 25 years are zooming around our roads today.” This durability, while desirable in many respects, nevertheless counters adoption of even cleaner and more fuel-efficient new models. Cedric Hughes L.L.B. Leslie McGuffin L.L.B.
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To refer a child to this group, arrange for your child to attend, refer yourself to the group or for more information about this program contact: Coletta Holmes (604) 795-4660; or coletta@chilliwackhospice.org
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Regular Vehicle Maintenance ‘The Right Thing To Do’
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JUST GO WITH IT Fri Sat Sun & Tues 5:00
HALL PASS Nightly 9:25
THE KING’S SPEECH Fri Sat Sun & Tues 2:50
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THE BRANSON FUN EXPRESS
10 Days • NOV 5-14 “Amtack’s” premier train the “Empire Builder” Seattle to Minneapolis and Chicago to Seattle
International Throat Singer Matthew Kocel, presents a Healing Sound Concert at the Chilliwack Arts Centre on April 1. Kocel’s vocal sound is a unique blend of Tibetan/Tuvan throat singing and Euro-American overtone chant. His guttural and purring vocal harmonics are combined with an array of unusual instruments: the harmonium, a set of Tibetan and crystal signing bowls, tuning forks, a conch shell and tingsha cymbals. In this sound concert, Matthew creates multiple harmonies and healing frequencies that allow you to enter in to a realm, beyond space and time. Performance is April 1 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Chilliwack Arts Centre, 45899 Henderson Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 advance/$25 at the door. Students with ID $10. Tickets at Amethyst Books & Essence, 8989 Young Rd., 604-792-3730 or online at www.amethystbookstore. com or www.OmShaman. com. Chair seating. If you like to sit on the floor, please bring your own cushion or yoga mat. The Matinee The Chilliwack Arts Council presents The Matinee on April 2 as part of the 20102011 Chilliwack Concert Series. Formed in 2007, The Matinee has quickly gained radio play and a reputation for packed-house shows. The band consists of Matthew Rose on guitar and pedal steel, Matthew Layzell on harmonica, Geoff Petrie on guitar and percussion, Mike Young on bass, Dave Young on keys and mandolin, Peter Lemon on drums and features crooner vocals from all six band members. Raise a glass, and raise a curtain, it’s showtime for The Matinée. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. The 2010 - 2011 Chilliwack Concert Series will take place at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre located at 9201 Corbould St. Tickets are $25 plus applicable taxes and facility handling fees per show, available from the Chilliwack Cultural Centre box office: 604-391-7469, www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca. Lowen at the Duke Local singer-songwriter Matt Lowen performs his original music with guitar and harmonica at the Duke of Dublin (9254 Nowell St.) April 2 and May 21 from 8 to 11 p.m. Visit
www.mattlowenmusic.com for more information.
Bergeron in concert Two-time winner of the BCCMA Country Gospel Performer of the Year, songwriter/recording artist Debbie Bergeron is in concert April 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. for an afternoon of country gospel music and songs of inspiration along with guitarist Jeff Bowman. The Hope Station House in located at 111 Old Hope Princeton Way in Hope. Tickets are $20. For more information on Bergeron visit www.debbiebergeron.com. Christian sing-along Attend a sing-along program of traditional Christian music on April 3 at 6 p.m. to be held at First Avenue Christian Assembly, 46510 First Ave. Lively singing accompanied by the Songs of Praise Orchestra with special presentations by the Cascade Christian Middle School. For more information call 604792-0794. Admission is free. Birthday party karaoke
On the first Tuesday of every month (April 5) at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4, 9350 Mary St. there will be finger food and birthday cake from 2 to 5 p.m. Come on out and bring a friend.
INSIDIOUS (14A) (FRIGHTENING SCENES) DIGITAL CINEMA, NO PASSES FRI 7:00, 9:40; SAT-SUN 1:25, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40; MON-THURS 7:10, 9:40
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Apr 13 SKAGIT VALLEY TULIP FIELDS & LA CONNOR ................... $69 visit the 2 best gardens, view the fields & spend 2 hours in La Connor
April 17 SILVER REEF CASINO includes champange brunch ................ $28 May 15 LAKE CHELAN - 3 nts/4 days - $349 pp dbl $499 sgl includes BBQ, 2 casinos, breakfast daily, blossom festival events
June 14 BRITANNIA MINES & WHISTLER - $69 senior $75 adult June 30 GRANVILLE ISLAND MARKET & BREWERY TOUR ............. $69
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES (G) DIGITAL CINEMA FRI 6:55, 9:30; SAT-SUN 1:30, 4:00, 6:55, 9:30; MON-THURS 7:10, 9:30
LIMITLESS (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE,SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE SCENES,VIOLENCE) DIGITAL CINEMA FRI 6:50, 9:45; SAT 1:10, 3:45, 6:50, 9:45; SUN 1:10, 6:50, 9:45; MON-THURS 7:00, 9:45
PAUL (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE) DIGITAL CINEMA FRI 7:15, 9:55; SAT-SUN 1:20, 4:05, 7:15, 9:55; MON-THURS 7:20, 9:55
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April at Branch 280
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SOURCE CODE (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE) ULTRAAVX, NO PASSES FRI,MON-THURS 7:25, 10:00; SAT-SUN 1:50, 4:25, 7:25, 10:00
USD $2395 per person based on double
A Fraser River Journey Next up at the Chilliwack Museum is A Fraser River Journey by Rick Blacklaws, a stunning collection of photographs that show the Fraser River in all its beauty and complexity, on now until May 12. It’s always a good time at Vedder Legion Branch 280 in April. Every Friday and Saturday dance to live bands from 8 p.m. until midnight. On April 1 and 2 music is by Solowan Sound. April 8 and 9 music is by Bob Marlowe. April 15 and 16 music is by Frank McCormic. April 22 and 23 music is by Greg Hampson. April 29 and 30 music is by John Parsons. Every Monday Branch 280 has drop-in fun darts with toe-the-line at 8 p.m., and on Tuesdays euchre begins at 6:45 p.m. Kitchen is open Tuesday to Friday for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, and dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
HOP (G) (VIOLENCE) DIGITAL CINEMA, NO PASSES FRI 6:45, 9:15; SAT-SUN 1:00, 3:40, 6:45, 9:15; MON-THURS 7:00, 9:15
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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
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Get in touch with your inner Scot! Come visit our
Showtime
Open House at the
Coast Chilliwack Hotel Fraser Room
Saturday, April 9th, 2011 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Royal Wood performs at Bozzini’s April 8.
A Royal treat for music fans
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inger-songwriter Royal Wood has spent years perfecting his craft of balladry and pop music. His new album, The Waiting, appropriately begins with a song entitled “You Can’t Go Back.” And why would he, when with each new release Royal Wood delivers another collection of heartrending and honest tales of love, loss and life more impressive than the last? “This record is about the duality of life and how at times, I seemingly waited for the mirrored experience to return,” says Wood. “I
went through so many severe shifts personally and all of that turbulence led to serious thought and reflection.” Bozzini’s is happy to present Royal Wood in concert on April 8. The Waiting earned Wood a Juno nomination for songwriter of the year. His singles “Get On Top of Your Love” and “Juliet” are on regular rotation on the Shore and CBC Radio 2. ◗ Doors open at 8 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. Tickets $16 and available at Bozzini’s or 604-7920744.
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45920 First Avenue, Chilliwack, BC
Refreshments Piping, Highland Dancing and plenty of old fashioned Scottish hospitality (you don’t have to be Scottish to enjoy the fun)
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Canada’s Scottish Family!
My Blunderful Life TOUR
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Showtime Anavets events At the Anavets Unit 305, 46268 Yale Rd., the entertainment runs six nights a week, Friday to Wednesday. Every Sunday night is Jam Night with Trevor MacDonald. Rude Mood plays April 1 and 2 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. Every Friday steak draw at 5.30 p.m. Saturday meat draw every half-hour from 3 to 5 p.m. The kitchen is open Tuesday to Friday, noon to 2 p.m., 4:30 to 7 p.m, and Saturday from noon to 6:30 p.m. Monday nights karaoke starts at 8:30 p.m. Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m., all proceeds to the scholarship fund. Cribbage Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. Métis jigging Artist/dancer Lisa Shepherd hosts ongoing Tuesday night (April 5) 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. Film series is back
The Chilliwack Arts Council and the Toronto Film Festival Circuit co-present the 2011 Chilliwack Arts Council International Film Series with one last film on April 6—Barney’s Version (Canada/Italy, comedy/drama, English). All movies start at 7 p.m. This season the venue has changed to the Cottonwood 4 Cinemas. Ticket prices are $5 per screening.
Matchmaker auditions Gallery 7 Theatre & Performing Arts Society will be holding open auditions for the final production of their 20th anniversary season, The Matchmaker, by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Thornton Wilder, on April 7 at 6:30 p.m. All male and female performers ages 16 to 65 are invited to attend. Those interested in working behind the scenes in such areas as assistant stage management, sound operation, running crew and others are also invited to attend the audition. All interested individuals are asked to sign up for the audition ahead of time by calling 604-504-5940, e-mailing info@gallery7theatre.com or going online to www.gallery7theatre.com. The Matchmaker will run June 10 to 25 and rehearsals commence April 11.
Regimental luncheon
The PPCLI Association invites former members of the regiment and other veterans who have been attached to the regiment to a monthly luncheon held at the Vedder Legion Branch 280, 5661 Vedder Rd. Meetings are at 11:30 a.m. on the first Thursday (April 7) of each month. Spouses are welcome.
Royal Wood at Bozzini’s Bozzini’s Upstairs Lounge presents Royal Wood in concert on April 8. Wood’s latest album, the Waiting, earned him a Juno nomination for songwriter of the year. His singles, “Get On Top of Your Love” and “Juliet,” are on regular rotation on The Shore and CBC Radio 2. Doors open at 8 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 available at Bozzini’s or 604-792-0744. High school art Grade 10 to 12 students in School District No. 33 will show their best work in a variety of media at the Chilliwack Art Gallery at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre from April 9 to May 12. An opening reception will be held April 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., and during some theatre shows and special events.
Evensong Chamber Singers This year the Evensong Chamber Singers will be joined by the Watchmen Four male quartet from Abbotsford for the Lenten Vespers events. The inspirational program of choral music, readings and prayers appropriate for Lent and Easter on the theme of Alleluia will be presented at April 10 at 4 p.m. and April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on School Street.
Brownman Electryc Trio
Jazz-funk juggernaut the Brownman Electryc Trio hits Chilliwack April 6 at Grey Area Gallery, 101-7408 Vedder Rd. Doors at 8 p.m., Bravo! film on Brownman at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 advance. For tickets, call Louisa or Jacquie 604846-0088 or e-mail greyareagallery@gmail.com.
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If it’s not Scottish . . . The Sons of Scotland celebrate Scottish heritage on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel. On Oct. 21, 2010, the Government of Canada proclaimed April 6 as Tartan Day. On March 9, the Maple Leaf Tartan was recognized by the Canadian government as the Official Tartan for Canada, but has been the unofficial tartan for many years. Come on April 9 and enjoy piping, highland dancing and plenty of old-fashioned Scottish hospitality.
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Roy Forbes in Harrison
A tart, refreshing drink made with yoghurt, water, lavender & mint
Join Roy Forbes in the Harrison Memorial Hall on April 9 as he celebrates 40 years of creating and performing great music. Tickets for this show are $22 and are available by phone at 604796-3664, online at www. harrisonfestival.com or in person at Agassiz Shoppers Drug Mart.
Dinner theatre Come out for great food and good entertainment at a Dinner Theatre event on April 8 (salmon entree) and April 9 (pork entree), plus three short comedies. Doors open at 6 p.m. Presented by Agassiz-Rosedale United Churches at the Legion Hall, 1846 No. 9 Hwy., Agassiz. Tickets are $25. For more information call 604-796-2680.
Doogh
New Breakfast Menu Monday - Friday 7am to 11am Spelt Waffles Yogurt & Fruit Parfait Cheesy Poached Eggs and much more!
Achaemenid Restaurant #26-5725 Vedder Road ~ 604.846.3007 Open Tuesday to Saturday 11:30am to 9:00pm Follow us on Facebook! Achaemenid Restaurant
Indian & Canadian Food We’re Fully Licenced!
April Special ~ Clubhouse w/fries & Pop $999 everyday
Butter Chicken Poutine Fries loaded with Butter Chicken & Cheese
Three eggs, red peppers, tomatoes & onions; stuffed with cheese & maple-smoked turkey. Served with spelt toast.
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Andrea Ormiston and Jeremy Sibley are delighted to announce the birth of their son
Sebastien William Ormiston Sibley, 6 pounds 13 oz, born Feb. 28th 2011.
Is it HEAVEN or HELL for me?
Am I a Good Person going to Hell? www.truth-oneway.ca Bob Wright Isaiah 41:9 library prints 8p. for small fee
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WRITER (Part-time)
FIOSA-MIOSA is a not-for-profit organization providing high quality workplace safety advisory services to manufacturers in BC. We are currently seeking a writer to assist with the development of promotional materials, leaflets, newsletters and general writing assignments. There will also be a requirement to provide support to our administrative and sales and marketing sides of the organization. The ideal candidate will be professionally qualified with some experience in providing this kind of writing support to similar organizations. A high standard of written English in a professional environment is essential. The position will be based in our offices in Chilliwack and will initially be on a part-time basis. If you are interested please send us your resume and cover letter to safety@fiosa.ca Closing date: 15th April, 2011
Job Listings From A-Z
From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper, you'll find it in the Employment Section.
RIDERS WANTED, Jack Bell Van Pool, Chilliwack to Downtown Vancouver. Work hours 7 to 3:30. Call Margaret 604-824-4964
Announcements
Sardis Children’s Centre is having an
OPEN HOUSE
For September 2011 Preschool Classes. Tuesday April 5 between 5pm - 6pm at 45795 Manuel Rd.
Come out and meet the teachers & see the classroom
3 days a week $120 • 2 days a week $95 'We Believe that children learn through play'
Call Robin at 604-858-3922 if you have any questions
Nine long years have passed. Our tears still seem to last. We would give anything to see you smile. Or just to visit you for a while.
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Obituaries
POUND, Frederick “Ben” Vernon
Dec. 29, 1927 - Mar. 27, 2011
With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather. Predeceased by his wife Fay, parents, brother and 2 sisters. He is survived by his daughters Patricia Greenizan, Lynda (Dave) Cratty and Vernon Pound; sister Shirley Cox; 6 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. No service by request.
Dick – Mary & Henry Mary Dick, 84, peacefully passed away March 22, 2011 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. She was born October 27, 1926 to Henry and Maria (Rogalsky) Kroeker. Henry Dick, 85, passed away calmly March 23, 2011 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. He was born June 20, 1925 to Jacob and Tina (Fast) Dick. Henry and Mary both led full lives and were married for 63 years. They will be missed by their children Ken (Lisa), Cliff (Marlene), Carol, and also their grandchildren. A memorial service to celebrate their lives will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at the Northview Church in Abbotsford.
May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of despair
To Whom It May Concern: Marc Colman is no longer an Elder or a member of the Chilliwack Metis Association. Marc Colman is no longer a representative of the Chilliwack Metis Association nor does he represent the Chilliwack Metis Association in any capacity for any Group, Agency, Organization, Society or Association,Private, Public or Government, be it Aboriginal or Non-Aboriginal. Les Mitchell/ President CHILLIWACK METIS ASSOCIATION
BC Gem Show presents
Shades of Jade April 8, 9 & 10, 2011
Ag-Rec Building ~ Central Fraser Valley Fairgrounds 32470 Haida Drive Abbotsford, British Columbia Friday: 10:00am-8:00pm Saturday: 10:00am-6:00pm Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Admission
Adults: $6.00 Students (6 - 17): $2.00 Under 6 (accompanied by an adult): Free www.lapidary.bc.ca an event for the whole family
Celebrate the lives of loved ones with your stories, photographs and tributes on
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Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance (LFFA) Employment Opportunity The LFFA is seeking a motivated individual to take on the role of Fisheries Program Coordinator. The LFFA is a progressive organization that advocates and supports collaboration of First Nation communities in fishery related initiatives. This position will be tasked with coordination, planning, program development, financial monitoring and reporting, and provide technical support to program staff and the Executive Committee. The person will be highly skilled in facilitation, analytical and strategic thinking, excellent communication abilities and proficient in Microsoft Office programs. For complete details access this website: www.sumasfirstnation.com. Click on Employment and then Employment Opportunities. Application Deadline: 4:00 pm April 15, 2011 Mail resume, 3 letters of reference and cover letter to: Attn: Executive Director, LFFA 2788 Sumas Mtn. Rd. Abbotsford BC V3G 2J2 Tel: 604-309-7824 Fax: 604-852-4048 E mail: murray.ned@stolotribalcouncil.ca Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Preference is given to persons of Aboriginal ancestry as per Section 41 of the Human Rights Code.
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For Sale Miscellaneous
BRAND NEW 48’’ Jack all Jack $75 10’’ Makita chop saw with bag $75 6’’ New record vise made in England $75 604-792-4827
General Employment
EXP. LANDSCAPER req’d. f/t or p/t with vehicle and experience with irrigation. Fax resume to 604-855-7082, call 604-309-7160 FULL TIME parts and service position avail. Experience an asset but willing to train the right person. Please drop off resume in person to 46108 Airport Rd NOW HIRING GAS STATION Attendant, with basic knowledge of computers and customer service. Fax resume: 604-793-6933 or drop off @ 45929 Hocking Ave.
Now Hiring
FLAGPERSONS & LANE CLOSURE TECHS
• Must have reliable vehicle • Must be certified & experienced • Union Wages & Benefits Apply in person 19689 Telegraph Trail, Langley fax resume to 604-513-3661 or email: darlene@valleytraffic.ca
Are you aged 15 to 30?
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR (ECE)
for the Stó:lô Nation Education Department located in Chilliwack.
VANCOUVER’S LARGEST Lawn and Property Maintenance Company pays $120-$360 DAILY for outdoor Spring/Summer work. Hiring honest, competitive, and energetic individuals to fill our various 2011 positions. Apply online @ www.propertystarsjobs.com
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Office Personnel
Executive Assistant Marketing Local agency requires exec assistant from Chilliwack/ Abbotsford. Online marketing experience an asset. P/T contract position. Apply at: StirSolutions.com/jobs
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Sales
EXP’D SALESPERSON req’d for used car lot. Must have computer skills. Contact donahg@shaw.ca SALES REP for local Mfg. Shop with Equipment, Machinery and Steel Fabricator background. Fax resume to 604-852-5614.
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Aluminum & Metal Welder
Must have trade certificate diploma with 3 years experience $27/hr. Fulltime with paid vacation. Email: ghventures@telus.net G & H Ventures Ltd. 9744 Linwood Street, Chilliwack, BC V2P 5L5 EDMONTON STEEL fab shop requires STRUCTURAL STEEL FITTERS, up to $32.80; WELDERS, up to $29.70, PRODUCTION MANAGER, QC MANAGER, SAFETY OFFICER. Day/night shifts, overtime available, full benefits, relocation/ accommodation assistance. Fax resume 780-939-2181. Email: careers@garweld.com
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CARPENTER WITH national certification and 8 yrs of exp avail to build or repair, stairs, doors, siding, sun decks, crown mould, etc, yard clean & power washing. Call Alex 604-796-8881
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Education
A - Security Officer Training. Classes avail in Abby. Full Job placement. 859-8860 to register.
MARITIME DRILLING SCHOOL
Entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world. April 26th to May 15th May 23rd to June 11th, 2001. Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca
Check out the current employment opportunities at the University of the Fraser Valley. Applications are being accepted for the following position:
Practical Nursing Faculty Major Gifts Officer UFV is a growing, exciting and welcoming workplace. Come join 16,000 students and 1,000 employees in our innovative and comprehensive learning environment.
For full details on this position, visit
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DESIGNER FRENCH doors w 2 sidelites, brass leaded panels. All units pre hung, requires a 66’’ w opening $100 604-792-4524 DON’T MISS THIS gorgeous small utility trailer nice thick metal no rust, new 15' tires, perfectly balanced, will haul approx 1 ton , easy to pull with smaller vehicle $700, approx 100’ of commercial med grade warehouse shelving bolts together in 2’x4’ long section 8’ high upper & lower shelves bolt in, 3 or 4 more shelves clip in anywhere desired $500 for all or may sell part, like new cement mixer, trailer for 12’-14’ boat, small wheels also it can be a flat deck and fold up for storage $300, tall patio heater like new with propane bottle $150, almost new white upright freezer med size cost over $700 asking $360, good working older , Campbell Hausfield compressor like new $200, used factory trailer for heavy 16’ boat $500, heavy gauge 6’ high chain link fence incl posts & rails approx 500’ available $4. per lin ft. Fabulous collection of ornate old metal 4 wheel platform dollys for garden centre pieces $150 and up. Tandem flat deck trailer approx 7½ ’ x 20’ needs a bit of clean up reduced from $1000 to $600 this weekend only or we repair it, 12’ aluminium boat $500, motor and trailer avail. 604-793-7714 DOUBLE MATTRESS $50, full size self defrosting fridge white $125. Ph 604-795-4470 FISHERMAN’S CHEST waders (Bare) XL boots attached $50. Ph 604-823-6789 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 GE FRIDGE with bottom freezer, white $350 obo 604-792-0839 GE RANGE self cleaning oven, white $250 obo 604-792-0839 MEDICHAIR LIKE new, 2000 FS Mediquip Scooter, both with chargers. Tenor Banjo & Guitar, brand new 604-796-2772 METAL BREAD box (1950 Circa) full of cake decoration supplies tips bags decorations book etc $50. Ph 604-823-6789
For complete details visit our website at: www.stolonation.bc.ca click on Jobs link on the Homepage Mail resume and cover letter to: #7-7201 Vedder Road Chilliwack, BC, V2R 4G5 Email: jobs@stolonation.bc.ca Or Fax: 604-824-5342 Attn: Stó:lô Nation HR Personnel
COMPUTER; HP Intel 2.6 Ghz. Fresh install XP pro w/COA, incl mouse, keyboard & 17” monitor $119. 604-796-3500 or 793-2604
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LAPTOPS & COMPUTERS FOR SALE All units are reconditioned incl’s warranty. Repairs & setup also avail. Reasonable rates. 604-796-3500 or 604-793-2604
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For Sale Miscellaneous
6 MAPLE WOOD chairs $10 ea, 1 old metal steamer trunk $30. Ph 604-858-4180
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Garage Sale
PINE ARMOIRE 2 doors & shelf, 2 big drawers, used as a spare, excellent condition $35 604-795-9002 SOLID MAPLE bunkbeds (Vilas Traditional) $85 for both 604-858-5614 YAMAHA PIANO/ORGAN with chair, good condition $100 604-702-9864 YARDMAN MECHANICAL log splitter $60 604-792-4524
Furniture
WEATHER WOOD cabinet, 60h x 16d x 43w $750. also other furn made from weathered and recycled wood.. 604-796-0302
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Garage Sale
Chilliwack
8443 Piper Cres 1 WEEK MOVING SALE 9:00 am to 9:00 pm daily
Furniture, camping equipment, household, etc Ph 604-393-7286
Auctions NEXT YARD AUCTION: CAN-AM AUCTIONS April 30, 9am Start!!!
80-100 CARS, LIGHT TRUCKS & RV’s Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Fleet Trucks & Trailers, Lumber, Boats
Located in Langley just minutes from Vancouver
WE WECLOME INDUSTRIAL SMALLS.
See web for more! www.canamauctions.com 6780 Glover Rd., Langley, BC • Phone: 604-534-0901
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Cats
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Dogs
Chilliwack
Corner of Prest & Chilliwack Central Garage Sale Saturday, Apr 2 8am to 2pm Chilliwack
P.E.O. Spring RUMMAGE SALE Sat. April 2 11am-1:30pm Cooke’s Presbyterian Hall 45825 Wellington Ave GREAT BARGAINS: Clothing, household, toys, books & miscellaneous Chilliwack
HUGE - 3 Family Garage Sale Sat, April 2, from 8-12 Lots of bargains! Surround sound system, home school books, ufv books, toys, computer desk, etc. #8-46745 Hudson Road, Chilliwack. Just come down Hudson and look for The Uplands sign. We are at the end of the cul-d-sac!
MAPLE FEST April 2, 2011 Pancake Breakfast by Donation Coffee .50 Juice .50 Proceeds to Chilliwack General Patient Care. Sponsored by Little Mtn Green Houses & Dogwood Monarch Lions
★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652
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Dogs
STANDARD POODLE pups, CKC reg. brown, black & cream, Chwk. 604-823-2467 ..302-1761
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Horses
CLEAN HOG FUEL $250+ / truckload, delivered. 13 units. Call 604-307-4607
ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $399+. 604-590-3727, 604-514-3474 www.puppiesfishcritters.com
BLUE NOSE Pit Bulls. 9½ weeks. Steel blue coats w/white patches. M/F. $700/each. 778-877-5210 FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, each. ready now! 604-817-5957
Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com
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Metaphysical
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Sardis
45619 Stevenson Rd. BIG GARAGE SALE Saturday, Apr 2nd 8am to 4pm
Household items & much, much, more!
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Plants & Trees
GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, 3 Fem, 2 males. CKC Reg. Ready to go Apr 1. $1000. 604-512-3310 www.veinottehorsefarm.ca SHELTIE PUPS, Reg’d, shots, tatoo, dewormed, m/f, sable, fam raised. $700. 604-526-9943
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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★ Collector Will Purchase ★ Firearms & Swords. Call toll free 1-866-536-9263
OAK KITCHEN cabinets, 12’-13’ Linear, upper/lower, sink, taps, laundry cabinet $650. Steel garage doors, 7’x9’ all hardware $75. D/W $75. Call 604-824-0325
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Birds
LOVE BIRDS, 2 with cage, some food, about 3 months old. $100, 604-858-3920
SHIH TZU BIJON pups, 1st shots, dewormed, ready, family raised, non shed, $575 firm. 588-5195
STANDARD POODLE Black Male 8 weeks old from Champion, fully health tested parents. Raised in home with children, dogs & cats. Crate trained, leash trained, knows all basic commands. 604-986-6193
CHILDREN GLOBAL MONTESSORI
− Preschool & Kindergarten Education − Accepting Registration with limited space available for September, 2011 • Certified ECE & Montessori Teachers • Peaceful, Positive, Learning environment • Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, • Cultural & Art Curriculum Located in Watson Elementary School Please Contact Anette for info 604-798-4376
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Personals
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Escort Services
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3-Year-Old and 4-Year-Old Preschool Programs and Full Day Kindergarten • • • • • •
Language and Culture Programs Literacy emphasis Music Specialist Program Indoor and outdoor active play Field Trips Free bus transportation
Contact Beverly Williams or Violet George:
604-792-9204
at the Skwah First Nation Band Office or Preschool Supervisor Djoke Byleveld:
604-792-5337
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Mortgages
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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. Turn key. $1,549,000. 1-877-762-7831 ClassAct@shaw.ca
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Condos/ Townhouses
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Surrey
SUN, APRIL 3, 2-4pm. Unit66 15155-62A Ave, SRY. 3 yrs, 3 lev, 3 BR, f/yrd + balcony. $323,000. MALA, SUTTON 778-859-4458
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Houses - Sale
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' Helping Businesses one shoebox @ a time'
Quality Homes • www.qmhrv.ca
1-800-339-5133
DELUXE RENTAL pad available for new SRI home in Chilliwack. Glenbrook.ca 604-830-1960 Mobile Home Restorations and Service Work No Job too small Chris 604-393-3087 NEW SRI homes single, dbl & modular on display, Abby. Glenbrook.ca 604-830-1960 Repossessed mobile homes to be moved, 1974-2008, Chuck at Glenbrook.ca 604-830-1960.
SRY, #1-7850 King George Blvd. Great double wide 2 BR + den. 1 pet ok! 55+ year old seniors’ park. $79,500. Lorraine Cauley, Royal Lepage North Star, 604-889-4874
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Apt/Condos
Apt/Condos
1 BR $650: incld heat hw & cable central Chwk, credit Check & references. avail immed. 778-549-3852 or 604-856-7390
2 BDRM, 1120sf, bright, quiet corner unit, 4 plex. 5 appl, newly painted. Refs, n/s, $850 incl heat. Ph 604-824-7838
• Residential • Residential area Area • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Sparkling Renovations • Sparkling Renovations • 1 Bdrm Smoking From $590 • 1 No Bdrm from $600
2 BR 45766 Henderson Av Chwk adult condo, 5 appls np, $725, 604-792-1959 or 1-604-298-4808
9530 Fletcher St. 793-9572
CHWK, 2BR, 1st Ave bright corner, 5 appls, insuite wd, off St prkg, $750, Ref’s 604-819-5646
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2 BR, spacious, upper level, Garden Dr. 4 appls, cat ok, ns, avail Apr 1, $855, 604-847-0545
QUIET 6 suite apt building 1 bdrm $600, 2 bdrm $700. Excl location. N/p, refs, dd. Ph 604-795-3344
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Duplexes - Rent
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RENTALS | 604-793-2200
1 bdrm condo 4 appl, close to FVU, elect heat – $595 1 bdrm 2 level Twnhse, 650 sq. ft. F/S. – $550 1 bdrm condo 6 appl., hot water incl’d – $675 1 bdrm apt New paint / flrs., 4 appl. – $625 2 bdrm condo Top Flr., 6 appl, close to FVU – $850 2 bdrm apt new paint, f/s, w/d, gas f/p – $750 2 bdrm hse 4 appl, garage – $950 2 bdrm hse close to Cultus, 2 appl. – $950 2 bdrm hse hrdwood flr., f/s, garage – $1150 2 bdrm condo Sardis, 6 appl., secure parking – $950 2 bdrm apt. laminate flr., heat incl’d – $650 3 bdrm rancher 5 appl, laminate, 1475 sq.ft. – $1250 4 bdrm twnhse 1600 sq.ft.,2 car gar.,6 appl – $1400 ..
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Mobile Homes
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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Your energy, charisma and clout reach a yearly high. I didn’t add “effectiveness” because we’re in the middle of a Mercury retro period, a bad time to start anything new (lasting to April 23). Even so, your luck is strongly buoyant, and the “payoff” for past efforts or good deeds could arrive now (or anytime to early June). If you’re single, someone is attracted! Your charisma and energy are doubly strong Sunday/ Monday – “lightning strikes!” Realize that you have to co-operate with a powerful, somewhat sluggish, but perhaps elevated individual. Grab the money Tuesday. A lucky week! Taurus April 20-May 20: Government agencies or “head office” steer your possibilities Sunday/Monday. Go with the flow. New circumstances, new trends are entering your private world – now to 2019. You might soon be working with or attending a large corporation or institution. Don’t be fazed by this – you have the skills required. If stress builds, learn to relax, play golf, yoga, whatever. Fifteen years of career worry ends; 15 years of “wide friendships” begins. Rest, lie low Sunday/Monday. Something lucky brews beneath the surface or behind the scenes before Thursday. Chase money Thursday onward. Gemini May 21-June 20: Wishes come true, especially Sunday, especially old wishes. Romance, or a flirty friendship, or happiness of another sort seems imminent – so does fulfilment around a legal, far travel, international or intellectual matter. But be realistic, cautious also – a “go slow” signal exists. Could mean “watch what you wish for,” or it might hint that wishes are fulfilled, but in a quiet or sober way. Your popularity is rising, friendly romance occurs, new friends come, especially Thursday onward. Optimism soars! (Retreat, rest Monday eve to midweek.) Fifteen years of “true career” begins.
Cancer June 21-July 22: Be ambitious, this week and the next two. You could grab a promotion, or elevate your worth in the eyes of higher-ups (or cultivate a VIP and gain a prestigious new client, contract or business opening, etc.). This week starts with a jolt (of luck or nerves or ambition) Sunday. You’ll have to combine or merge competing situations to succeed – probably a need to reconcile home with career, gain your spouse’s or kids’ co-operation, etc. The potential for success is tremendous, so make every effort! This week begins 15 years of true understanding, spiritual recognition, and, resulting, true love. Leo July 23-Aug. 22: You’ve suffered 15 years of gullibility, deception, disillusionment and suspicion. (On the positive side, 15 years of spiritual awakening.) This week marks the end of that – though such long trends tend to dissolve slowly, now is the turn-around time. Think, contemplate the broad picture, and you should sense some clues to this change. The next 15 years bring a heightened sense of poetic mystery and nuance, sexual longing, deep spiritual intuition and subtle glamour – a better influence! The next eight years also feature mental awareness, and true love – wedded love. Sunday reveals! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Sunday’s the centre point of a huge life change. The actual events can have occurred in March, or can happen over the weeks ahead. But they centre on this day, and this week. The events: a financial rearrangement or debt, a sexual lust or liaison, a commitment, a lifestyle change, a health diagnosis or surgery, a piece of detective work or research project. It’s destined to change your life. You’ll have to overcome financial “slowness” or caution. Believe in your luck! Be ambitious late week. Fifteen years of unhealthy relationships end: 15 years of “true relationship” begins.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Start nothing new before April 23. Look to the past or to ongoing ventures, relationships. Your success is inextricably tied to relationships, and/or to opportunities, relocation, litigation, negotiation, fame or the public. Sunday can bring a jolt in these – e.g., love at first sight – but without the infatuation, gooey-eyed stuff – this is alert, exciting, alive, realistic. Downplay your conservative, reluctant, skeptical or cautious side. (If someone says, “You look sad,” it’s a clue to brighten up!) Love “elevates” late week. Your employment picture changes now to 2025. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Something unexpected happens at work this week, especially Sunday. Follow safety procedures, don’t work while tired, be patient, careful with electricity, machines and computers, or avoid them if you can. I’ve emphasized the dangers, but there’s also luck here: you might be called into work because someone didn’t show, or you’re the trouble-shooter in an emergency, etc., which can set you up for praise, promotion now or soon. Be good-natured! Fifteen years of love’s obsessive puzzlement ends; 15 years of love’s good sweetness begins. You’ll believe me, come June/July and 2012! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Sunday could provide a love shock. It’s illuminating. But it will only be lucky if you can balance impulse with caution (without letting caution win) and money or earnings considerations (or possessions) with your need to express yourself, to be yourself. (Sartre said we’re the slave of our possessions.) All that said, this is a hugely lucky week (and month, and quarter) for romance, children, creativity, school, travel, beauty, art and speculation! Opportunities arise Thursday/ Friday. Fifteen years of indecision, rootlessness end; 15 years of “deep home” begin.
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Apr. 3 - April 9 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Start nothing new before April 23. A jolt might come to your domestic or property arena Sunday. (This day is merely the centre of two months of “jolt.”) Be careful with electricity around the house this day. On another level, events can jump-start you into a whole decade of new (money-earning) property dealings, new landscaping, new security initiatives (e.g., RSPs) – despite the word “new” your success now will come from reprising a past goal, condition or contact. Believe in life, buy a home! Fifteen years of money anxiety end; 15 years of “chatty” friendship begin. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: You might make a lively new friend this week. This person will not become a life-mate (or not a good one) but you can have lots of fun together. (The problem: a sadness or sombre streak in this person is a clue indicating their ability/tendency to restrict you or to connect too easily to your hidden side.) Despite this, real love is likely. Don’t start any new projects, especially in communications, paperwork or travel, before April 23. Your luck will come from past contacts, and it could be very bright luck! Be restful midweek. Romance, creative surges Thursday onward. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Start nothing new before April 23: deal with past or ongoing projects and relationships. A money, income or possession situation could hold three things (all of some): great luck, career import and “the future” of your earnings (for eight years).This last is highlighted Sunday, when a “jolt” might accompany it. If you can get past a certain skepticism about your own work or your own goals, this jolt could represent a splendid new path in earnings. (This path likely represents working with management or in government, large bureaucracies, charities or institutions.) A lucky week! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014
A38 FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011 CHILLIWACK TIMES
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2 BDRM home with lge yard, incl w/d, f/s, d/w, quiet area, $900/m. Avail immed. Ph 604-819-2671 2 BR small older, Nr Mall in Vedder $850, 1/2mo d/d req’d, small dog nego, avail immed. 604-703-8967 4 BDRM, 2 bth, 2 patio, lge bk yd, ns, small pet neg, Tyson area $1450/m + util. Refs req’d ½mth DD. 604-703-5296 lve mess COMMERCIAL SPACE from 1650sf to 3250sf, fenced prkg. 1 & 2 Br suites, 3 br house. Chwk. for info contact 1-604-837-8167 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm
HOUSE w/1 bdrm suite, very central location, close to skytrain..$1,188/M 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
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RV’s/Trailers
3rd floor units, hot water included, coin laundry Agassiz $500 SUTTON GROUP
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CARS
604-792-1221 • 1999 Ford Taurus #AP3491 140 kms.
• 2003 Monte Carlo
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• 2000 VW Jetta VR-6
HONDA • 2001 Honda Accord
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CHWK Downtown, 2 BR upper lev, in 4 plex, coin W/D. $775 incls heat. NS/NP. 604-746-7552
GROUND FLR ste, large, N/S, N/D, fully furn’d, 450/m incl util & cable. Avail Apr 1. 604-858-4054
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3 BR, 2 bath Chwk, 1 blk from hosp. wd, dw gas fp, garage, ns, np, $1200, 604-614-6449
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TRUCKS & VANS
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#AP2074 affordable, 7 pass was $2995
• 2003 Kia Sedona EX #AP5022 7 pass, luxury was $5385
COMMERCIAL SPACE from 1650sf to 3250sf, fenced prkg. 1 & 2 Br suites, 3 br house. Chwk. for info contact 1-604-837-8167
• 1992 Chev 2500 4x4
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CHEV 2500
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Computer Services
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2007 SILVERBACK by Forest River, 30ft 5th Wheel, 2 slides, spotless, $25,900. 604-230-2728
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Townhouses Rent
2 BR, t/h Chwk. 1.5 bath, $850 incl heat & hot water. private patio, no pets, 604-392-6319
2005 28’ Trail Cruiser rear bunks add a room. GVWR 5417 total dry wt 3743 $11,500. 604-858-2556
$2995
3 BR LOWER suite $825+ 1/2 utils, 1050sf, w/d, sep entry, Broadway St. Chwk . 5 appl, avail now, cat ok, 604-703-0341
CWK 1 br bsmt ste, on Promontory, all utils incl, as new, avail Apr. 1st $800 604-798-2127
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HOME SERVICES
1986 CHEV Gruman. Propane. Step van style. This is an ex-tool truck. $6,500 obo. 604-809-3847
PUBLIC NOTICE
PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Sections 204, 205 and 208 of the Community Charter, the “Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel” will hear complaints with respect to errors or omissions on the parcel tax roll. A person who owns a parcel of land included on the parcel tax roll may request that the roll be amended by providing written notice to the City of Chilliwack at least 48 hours before the time set for the sitting of the Panel. The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit at 8:00 am on Friday, April 15, 2011. The parcel tax roll is available for inspection during office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday except holidays, at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Written submissions may be directed to Jennifer Kooistra, Manager of Revenue Services/ Collector; or sent via email to kooistra@chilliwack.com or by fax to 604-793-1801, no later than 4:30 pm on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Karla D. Graham, CMC City Clerk 1303361_041
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