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New York Times Magazine calls ToneCheck one of 2010’s best BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com

n just under two years Matt Eldridge has taken a personal frustration with e-mail miscommunication and turned it into an award-winning business attracting international attention. The 33-year-old Sardis secondary graduate is the co-founder and

CEO of Lymbix Inc., a high-tech Moncton, N.B.-based company that developed ToneCheck, a software program that scans e-mail and flags words that might convey the wrong emotion or tone before the author hits send. Last month the New York Times Magazine named the product one of the most innovative ideas of 2010.

“We were all pretty pumped,” said Eldridge. His brainchild, often called the “emotional spell-checker,” was one of 28 ideas picked by the Times and one of four featured on the magazine’s hard-copy cover along with singer Lady Gaga’s raw-meat dress (worn as a human rights statement) and basketball star LeBron James’s reality TV show about his decision to sign with the Miami Heat. “At first we didn’t really understand the magnitude of just how big this innovative ideas for 2010

was,” said Eldridge. “It’s obviously now kind of hit home because we’re getting a lot of continued press, and obviously it’s filling our sales pipeline for ToneCheck.” The media attention validates the need for his product, Eldridge said. He came up with the idea when he was struggling with his own email headaches. In an earlier venture as a franchise salesman, he was good at closing deals in person, but over See INVENTOR, Page 4

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Building bridges at Cultus BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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f the Fraser River ever floods Chilliwack in a serious way, the men and women training up at Cultus Lake between Christmas and New Year’s would likely be the ones who come to the rescue. In what has become a near-annual sight at Cultus Lake, more than 150 combat engineer reservists from the Canadian Forces took part in Exercise Paladin Response between Dec. 26 and Dec. 31. The engineers come to Cultus to work on bridge-building, rafting and assault boat skills. “Cultus Lake is the only training area that the engineers can use to do bridging and rafting training,” according to Chris Poulton, public affairs officer for 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG). “Training that they wouldn’t be able to do anywhere else in the country.”

Canadian Forces engineer reservists took part in training exercises on Cultus Lake between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. See page three for more photos.

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Eventually all the groups got their engines fired up for action during Exercise Paladin Response held between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve.

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Men and women came from as far away as Yukon and Nova Scotia to work on the water and training on medium floating rafts, medium girder bridging and assault boats, according to Warrant Officer Frank Smith who was overseeing the exercises last week. Part of the training is set up as a flooding scenario during which units transport civilians across the water using military rafts. The training exercise is an annual event put on after Christmas, but last year the

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exercise was cancelled due to budget cutbacks, according to Smith. This year, Paladin was the biggest yet and included medical scenarios set up at 39 CBG’s facility near the Army Support Unit in Chilliwack. The 39 CBG is an army reserve formation of Land Force Western Area Canada’s Army in the west, and is the largest Army formation in British Columbia. Comprised of 11 army reserve units, 39 CBG has armouries in communities across southern B.C., the interior, and Vancouver Island.

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News FUNDRAISING BALD & BEAUTIFUL

Tyler’s take on 2010’s top 10 stories At the end of 2010, I thought I’d crib from my colleague Paul Henderson and offer my take on this year’s top 10 stories for my beat—the courts, crime and chaos (which loosely includes anything involving a siren).

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Caroline Huston and grandson Dyllan Spencer shaved their heads Thursday in support of Julie Houlker, who is in hospice and for whom the community has rallied to try and push her book, Choosing to Smile, to best-seller status.

210 billion e-mails ELDRIDGE, from page 1 e-mail he came across as pushy and aggressive when he was really trying to convey enthusiasm. “I really just wanted to scratch my own itch,” said Eldridge of his innovation. “I had my own issues with tone in e-mail and losing deals.” After researching the idea, he teamed up with Lymbix co-founder and chief technical officer Josh Merchant. “He’s just absolutely brilliant when it comes to all the tech,” said Eldridge, who said he represents the business side of the enterprise. ToneCheck scans each email and cross-references the words and phrases against a massive database of words, phrases, emoticons and punctuation. When it finds a sentence that might convey more negative or even positive emotion than the sender might have intended, it flags it. After its launch in July, the product drew a lot of media attention even before being featured in the New York Times Magazine. And in November, the company got the backing of computer giant Microsoft, who invited Lymbix into their BizSpark One program, which helps grow highpotential startup businesses. Lymbix is only the fourth Canadian company to be enrolled in the program since its inception. A beta version of ToneCheck has been available for Microsoft Outlook users since July, but Eldridge says a faster, lighter and easierto-use version will be ready for launch in February. The individual-use e-mail

plug-in will pave the way for the company’s next product, ToneFilter, a program designed to help companies control the tone of all the e-mail coming in and going out of the organization by monitoring employee e-mail communication. While Eldridge is thrilled with his company’s success, he is not surprised that his idea has taken off. He estimates the world sends 210 billion e-mails each day, so the possibility of miscommunication is nearly endless. “It’s a big problem and it’s continuing to grow because of all the text-based communication that’s happening through Twitter or through e-mail or through chat,” he said. Needless to say, the folks at home in Chilliwack are thrilled by the success of their son’s business, which now employs 23 people and occupies prime real estate in downtown Moncton. “We are very proud of his accomplishments, both personally and professionally,” said Eldridge’s mom, Christine in an e-mail to the Times. Eldridge, a self-taught businessman, chose to learn his skills on the job after graduating from Sardis secondary in 1996 rather than pursuing post-secondary education. One thing his street smarts have taught him (and ToneCheck has proven) is the value of a good idea. “It’s all about solving a real-world problem,” he said. “If you can solve that problem in a very simple way that people get, that’s half the battle.”

10. Another Vedder Canal death A truck driver died on Highway 1’s Vedder Canal Bridge when his truck crashed through a barrier and into the water below. Gregory Wright’s truck was the third westbound rig to end up in the canal. Barriers on the bridge were quickly upgraded, while politicians maintained that the bridge was safe as it was. The takeaway: if the bridge is now safer, then it could have been made safer before Wright died 9. Danger on the river I grew up in the Okanagan, around lakes, so I was astonished to see hundreds of fishermen flock to the banks of the Fraser and Chilliwack rivers, often at their own peril. Two fishermen tragically drowned but that number would have been far higher if not for the heroics of their colleagues on shore and in boats on the rivers. The takeaway: beware of hip waders. 8. Number one with a crowbar Chilliwack hung on to its claim as the break-and-enter capital of Canada. The poster boy was a ne’er-do-well nicknamed the Piggy Bank Burglar, because of a penchant for stealing kids’ piggy banks. Thankfully, rather than lashing back at the numbers, local politicians tried to use the bad news to refocus on

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Win, Lose or Ty the development of a longawaited health contact centre to address addiction issues. The takeaway: Chilliwack continues to have a serious addiction problem that manifests itself in property crime. 7. Opium? Are you kidding me? Speaking of drugs, Chilliwack again made national headlines when tens of thousands of opium plants were found growing on a sevenacre field. My reaction was disbelief. I knew pot grew in Chilliwack. But opium? They grow opium in Afghanistan not Greendale. The takeaway: all this farmland can grow more than just corn. 6. Deadly fires Fires killed two people this year. One man died in a trailer fire on Unsworth Drive and a senior died during a fire at a retirement home on Kenswood Drive. The latter death prompted the firefighters union to call for more resources, which the city rebuffed, claiming the city’s dependence on on-call firefighters was just fine. The takeaway: low taxes don’t come without a price. 5. Murder to manslaughter Sidney Andrew Robinson, who killed Holly McFadden in 2007, was found guilty of manslaughter, not seconddegree murder in March. In November, Adam Phillips

and Justin Lennard pleaded guilty to manslaughter just as they were about to stand trial for second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing death of Cody Gottschalk at Cultus Lake in 2008. The courts declared that all three men didn’t intend or, in the case of Robinson, have the capacity to form intent to kill—a requirement for a murder conviction. The takeaway: the sevenyear standard sentence for manslaughter seems light— especially to families—for taking a life. 4. Abduction attempts This spring saw a series of attempted abductions. Mounties said they weren’t related. A UFV professor said they probably were. Then suddenly—and without explanation—they stopped. While a mentally challenged man may have been responsible for one suspicious incident, it’s worrying that no one has been charged for the rest—several of which were extremely sinister. The takeaway: talk to your children; all the attempts were rebuffed by kids who knew to say “no.” 3. Teen sex In May, Chilliwack police warned parents about socalled “LG parties” (the “LG” stood for little girls. Ick. Ick. Ick. The case became a national story, but whether or not such parties are as prevalent as the cops claimed remains in question. But another teen sex case was definitely serious. In November, officers charged a 14-year-old girl with recruiting fellow teens into the sex

trade. The charges didn’t go over well with advocacy groups, which wanted the cops to focus on male predators (one man was charged). The takeaway: don’t let your kid learn about sex from their friends. 2. The missing & the murdered The past year has seen two murders, three suspicious disappearances, but no charges in any of the cases. Sheldon Herrling and Karver Morford were murdered. Deano Paus and Michael Coutinho are missing and relatives fear the worst after the men’s cars were discovered in remote areas. Most recently Robert-Jan Planje went missing, although a “person of interest” is in custody. The takeaway: murder cases can take a lot of time, but the sheer number of cases in one year is disturbing. 1. Sex in high places Two disturbing cases round out my list. Aitchelitz hereditary chief Jimmy George again made headlines again for the very worst of reasons when he was convicted of sexual interference of a person under 16. He stepped down from his position with the band and is now serving time in prison. A similar fate will await Sardis elementary school teacher Jason Epp if he is convicted of sexual assault charges in the new year. He was placed on leave— but, disturbingly, he taught class for a day after his school was notified that he would be charged. Epp’s trial is scheduled for 2011. The takeaway: please, please, please talk to your kids.

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he new year is four days old: still plenty new enough for folks to be holding strong to the New Year’s resolutions they put in place Dec. 31. The Chilliwack Times asked people around town

about their plans to start 2011 off on the right foot. Here are their answers to the question: “Have you made any New Year’s resolutions this year?”

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“Quit smoking. I’ve reduced it down to one or two a day, but now it’s just going to be cold turkey.”

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Endangered tongue BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

n a true mix of old and new, an ancient and endangered local language may get some revival thanks to new technology. The Halq’emeylem language of the Sto:lo is truly an endangered tongue, one spoken fluently by only a handful of elders. But a new language application for the iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone might just give learning the language a boost among young people. “Its a neat little tool,” said Jared Deck with Sto:lo Shxweli, the Halq’emeylem language program at Sto:lo Nation. “It’s a cool something to get the kids and the younger people intrigued and interested in it.” Developed as a mobile extension of language col-

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A new app for the iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone could give a boost to revitalization of the Sto:lo language Halq’emeylem. lections archived by First Nations communities at FirstVoices.com, the first two prototype apps feature the Sencoten language of Southern Vancouver Island and the Halq’emeylem language of the Sto:lo. The apps also allow users to customize their dictio-

naries. “Let’s say you want to look up the Sencoten word for bread,” said Peter Brand, FirstVoices co-ordinator. “You can search for it in English or scroll through the Sencoten archive to find the word—seplil—as well as hear how it’s pronounced and see a picture. You can

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also take your own picture of bread and include that as the image in your personal dictionary.” The Halq’emeylem words and phrases were recorded by two late and one living Sto:lo elder, according to Deck. Recordings were made for a dictionary of approximately 2,000 words. The free downloadable app has between 500 and 1,000 of the words and phrases. An app like this is not the solution to revitalizing the endangered language, according to Deck, but it certainly helps. “Archiving First Nations languages is critical to their survival and a fundamental step in their revitalization,” said Pauline Terbasket, chair of the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation. “Using popular technology to make these languages more accessible is another wonderful step towards our goal of hearing our people speak their languages in their everyday lives. We have to do this now, before it’s too late and we lose that chance forever.” The Halq’emeylem app can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store.

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uturists have a long and noble tradition of being completely wrong. From prophets of gobbledygook like Nostradamus to the modern purveyors of annual best-guess-lists, they’re wrong far, far more often than they are right. There’s a good reason for that. No one, absolutely no one, knows what’s coming next. We can guess, we can extrapolate, we can suggest, but the hits are essentially statistical anomalies, just noise, no signal. Science fiction writers are honest about this. It’s become a cliché for SF scribes to admit that they have no idea how things will turn out. They’re just playing with ideas, or writing about the present in the guise of the future, or enjoying themselves writing about starships and aliens. When SF writers get something right, it almost always seems as if they called it into being rather than actually predicted it. (Two notable examples: Arthur C. Clarke and the communications satellite, Robert A. Heinlein and the water bed.) Then there are the “real” futurists, the technological or political geeks who pick up their crystal balls, usually at this time of the year, and inflict them on the public. The real reason for these “things to watch for in the next year” lists is the news cycle. You may have noticed that every politician in the western world is currently on vaca-

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Be Our Guest tion, not to mention a brief holdup in court cases. It means there’s just less news to write about. But we grubby reporters still need to fill the pages with something. And once we’re done with top 10 lists and “this is the year that was” features, well, predictions are about all we’ve got up our sleeves, folks. But personally, it kind of drives me crazy. See, that whole we’redefinitely-going-to-be-wrong thing keeps niggling at the back of my mind. We now have a long, easily accessible history of failed predictions to draw upon. There is even a sort of greatest hits list you can think of: man will never fly, who needs a computer you can fit on a desktop, people will never buy a car made in Japan. Not to mention all the writers who thought we’d all wear jumpsuits, eat food pills, spray our plastic furniture clean with a hose, and replace our last names with numbers. Political predictions are even worse than technological ones. There was this German Reich that was going to last a thousand years,

a Soviet socialist state that would usher in perfect communism, and capitalism would mean we’d all be working two days a week by now. So here’s my big prediction for the coming year: we won’t see the really big stuff coming. Look back a year. Did you at any point imagine that a weird-looking Australian with an obscure website would shake the foundations of the most powerful nation in the world? Five years ago, would you have guessed that a black man would be sitting in the White House? That one of his biggest political opponents would be a female former governor with her own reality show where she hunts moose? Look back 10 years, and ask your past self to picture the skyline of New York City without its two tallest buildings. The next year, the next decade, are going to be weird. There are at least a couple of technologies currently bubbling away in the background that are going to change everything. There are political movements afoot that will rise to prominence, and others that will explode in spectacular fashion. There are social issues that will ignite in our grandchildren’s time that will seem like heresy to us. Here’s to the future. I have no idea what will happen. ◗ Matthew Claxton’ is a reporter with the Langley Advance.

his year could well be the year of the vote in British Columbia. Exactly how much voting will be done in 2011 is uncertain. But if you happen to be a card-carrying provincial Liberal or New Democrat, you will be able to cast a ballot no less than three times and as many as five times in the coming months. The Liberals will elect a new leader (and premier) on Feb. 26 and a new leader of the opposition will be chosen on April 17. On Sept. 26, (or sooner?) British Columbians will get to decide whether or not we are in favour of “extinguishing” the HST or if we want the tax to burn on. On Nov. 19, Chilliwack residents (and residents of all B.C. municipalities) will go to the polls to vote for mayor and city council. Then there is the distinct possibility that both provincial and/or federal elections could be called. With a new premier in B.C. he or she might feel the need to get an actual mandate from the public and move up the fixed election date of May 14, 2013. Candidate Christy Clark has already dropped the suggestion of an earlier election. And if the New Democrats continue the infighting and don’t come up with a dynamic new leader, the Liberals—despite their woes— might be smart to call an early election. Federally, there is increasing pressure— at least from the media—for Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to force an election by voting against the coming Conservative budget. But with the Liberals yet to find a spark to inspire the public, Ignatieff is stuck between the rocky proposition of continuting to support the Conservatives and the hard place of forcing an election he’s almost sure to lose. For cynics, 2011 might just be a nightmare. But for political junkies, 2011 is likely to be a very interesting year at the polls.

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Editor: I want to ask John Martin, How many 16-year-olds do you know? Mohawked, pierced good-for-nothings who sleep in their parent’s basement and Facebook all day? Wow. Please tell me that you are commenting on your own kids, because what you describe is a serious minority in the youth I know. And I have been working with them for about 11 years now. I have seen kids of all types of backgrounds, races, and ability levels paraded past me through the years, and very few of them demonstrate such a small interest in the world at large. First of all, 40 years ago people were employed younger, but were also less educated in general, as they needed to leave school early more frequently to support their families. They also had less access to information with which to make widely informed decisions. Second, youth do not take entry level jobs, because it is crammed down their throats by your generation that they need to go to university to be worth anything. Not only that, but life nowadays is a heck of a lot more expensive than it was 40 years ago, and very few can manage to get by on the entry level jobs you cite. Let me give you some insight into the mindset of a 16-yearold. Classes are harder, expectations higher, extra curricular more important

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No. Do they have passion? Yes. Can they work hard towards something they believe in? Absolutely! If the political process was made important and personal from a young age . . . if kids felt they had a stake in elections . . . if schools could hold debates and made it part of their curriculum then I can guarantee you that the youth today would be rushing down to the voting stations. The “kids nowadays” argument just doesn’t hold water today. Instead of telling me what you think kids can’t do, instead of assuming that what you see represented on TV and in the media is true, why not give that power back to the youth, and teach them what their value truly is? Give youth today something to be passionate about, and they may even teach the adults in this country a thing or two. Margaret Johnston Chilliwack

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Community Seniors bus trips

The Chilliwack & District Senior Resources Society has a full slate of upcoming bus trips. Next up: the Music of ABBA with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on Jan. 5; and a trip to the UBC Museum of Anthropology on Jan. 11; and a trip to the Nooksack River Casino on Jan. 17. Open to members of the Chilliwack Senior Resources Society. Call 604-793-9979 for details.

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The games night slated for Jan. 4 at the Yarrow Library has been cancelled.

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The Chilliwack Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada is looking for new members. The chapter meets the first Tuesday of each month (Jan. 4) at 7:30 p.m. at the Atchelitz Threshermen’s Canora building behind the Chilliwack Tourist Information Centre on Luckakuck Way. Call Barb or Ross at 604-824-1807.

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Join the Friends of the Chilliwack Library on the first Wednesday of every month (Jan. 5) from 2 to 3 p.m. at its monthly meeting. The volunteer organization supports the library through advocacy, fundraising and assistance with various projects and programs. The Puzzle Sale, the Pet Parade and Quiz Night are all successful Friends initiatives.

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former members of the Regiment and other veterans who have been attached to the regiment to its monthly luncheon held at the Vedder Legion Branch 280, 5661 Vedder Rd, at 11:30 a.m. on the first Thursday (Jan. 5) of each month. Spouses are welcome.

Ukrainian Christmas

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church hosts a Christmas service on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. followed by dinner at approximately 10:30 a.m. For more information call S. Wickett at 604-858-9048.

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ing 604-792-1941 and is limited to students in Grade 7 or higher. Bring a pencil case containing pencils, pens, ruler, and scissors to every class. All classes run on Thursdays (Jan 7) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The 1st Fairfield Scout Group holds a bottle drive on Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fairfield Island. Bottles and cans can be dropped off at the Lions Hall, at 41750 Hope River Rd., between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. that day.

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A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR CHILLIWACK BRUINS IN OUR COMMUNITY

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Bruins Game Schedule Friday, Jan. 7 Chilliwack @ Kamloops 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9 Seattle @ Chilliwack 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 Prince George @ Chilliwack 7 p.m.

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Ultra competitive conference keeps Bruins on edge BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

y the time you read this, the Chilliwack Bruins may very well be in first place in the Western Hockey League’s B.C. Division. Or they may be in last. Because of press deadlines, this story is being written on a Friday. It’s guaranteed that the standings will look very different by the time these words reach your front door. That’s because the B.C. Division is more competitive than at any time since the Bruins joined the WHL in 2006. In the past four years, the narrowest gap between first and fifth was 47 points—in 2006/07 when the Vancouver Giants had 100 points and the Kelowna Rockets had 53. At the halfway mark this year, the gap is five points. Indeed, the entire Western Conference is startlingly competitive. In the past five years no Western team team with less than 55 points has missed the playoffs. As of this writing, the bottom five teams in the conference—including the Bruins—are on pace for around 70 points. Two of those squads may miss the playoffs. If they don’t, another team with an even better start will go home early. Bruins head coach Marc Habscheid is well aware of the competitiveness.

“One night you can be in first place and the next night you can be in last place,” he told the Times. “I think, without being too cliché, the one thing that changes all that is winning, so every game is important.” While that may be stressful for coaches, it’s great for Western fans, all of whom can hope for a long playoff run, granted that their team makes it to the post season. “There’s obviously a lot of parity, which is good for the fans and creates a lot of interest within the league,” said Habscheid, who says he doesn’t discuss the situation much with his team, even if they all know what’s at stake. “The season’s so long, there’s so many games, you hear it so much about being day-to-day but it really is day-to-day. You try and improve every day and try to get points every day and if you look too far ahead or too far behind, you get lost in the immediate, and that’s what’s most important right now.” And yet at the same time, a team treads on thin ice when it treats every game like it’s its last. “You put a high emphasis on every game, but if you put the emphasis as high as a Memorial Cup final game, you’ll just wear yourself out and eventually you’ll fail,” said Habscheid. “You’ve got to temper things a little bit.” Still, it’s hard not to look at the Western Conference traffic jam. Among Chilliwack’s competition, Habscheid said he has been most impressed with the Spokane Chiefs, who currently sit second in the conference despite losing a number of key players over the summer. “The players that they lost, I think people expected them to fall a bit, but they haven’t. They’ve played really well this year.”

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Bruins travel to the Interior The Chilliwack Bruins head up the Coquihalla Friday to take on the Kamloops Blazers. Game time is 7 p.m. They return home Sunday to host the Seattle Thunderbirds at Prospera Centre. Game time is 5 p.m.

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Route 507 66 Homes • Yarrow Central • Kehler Street • Poplar Road

Route 208 123 Homes • Paige Place • Dorell Place • Rochester Ave • Spruce Drive • Elwood Road • Wells Road • Maitland Ave

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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Chilliwack, B.C.

The Tzeachten First Nation is looking to recruit a full-time Finance Director. Leading a small team, you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality financial operations and management reporting services. The successful candidate must have: • A university degree in accounting and/or financial management from a recognized institution. • Extensive experience in business, financial administration and accrual accounting at a senior management level; • Familiar with property taxation, non-profit housing, reporting requirements for Indian & Northern Affairs Canada and other government agencies; • Demonstrated management and leadership qualities with experience in leading and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team environment; • Facilitate external audits and ensure all financial records, bank accounts and financial transactions are constantly monitored for accuracy, updated and maintained; • Strong strategic advisory and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to motivate teams and establish and implement work plan objectives; • Excellent reporting, organizational, verbal and written communication skills; • Must have a valid BC Drivers License. This full-time position is subject to a 6 month probationary period and salary will commensurate with experience. This is a tremendous opportunity to join a progressive organization that can offer you continued career development and challenge. Qualified applicants may submit a resume and covering letter to: Tzeachten First Nation 45855 Promontory Road, Chilliwack, B.C., V2R 0H3 Attention: Glenda Campbell, Office Administrator Email: Glenda@tzeachten.ca Fax: 604-858-3382 Deadline: Friday, January 7th, 2011 by 4:00 PM

We will only respond to those applicants chosen for an interview and thank all applicants for their interest.

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3508 2010

Appliances

LG FRIDGE 22 cu ft, white, french doors, bottom freezer, ice maker, 3 yrs old, working great $1150 obo save the HST. 604-847-0767

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For Sale Miscellaneous

ANTIQUE FLOOR lamp $65 Lady’s glass top desk $30 Bamboo lawn chair $25 Hardy boys books $50 604-991-2525 ATTENTION RYER LAKE 'let there be light' and let there be TV, etc. with this 6500 watt key start electric generator with 120/240 power to keep your well pump running, brand new and priced at $680. Ph 604-793-7714 CABLE CHAINS 15-16’’ truck or RV $40 Cable chains auto 13-15’’ $20 excellent new condition 604-858-7427 FOR SALE sickle bar mower $300 obo 604-796-2556 RIDE-ON GO cart $100 Toro snow blower $150 9’ fishing rod $30 Small filing cabinet $20 604-991-2525 STAINLESS KITCHEN sink $25 Box liner Chevy S/B $45 Coronette vanity sink $15 Antique reel mower $35 604-991-2525

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Dogs

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ACROSS

1. Superseded by DVD 4. Earth chart 7. Energy unit 10. Greek god of war 12. Ardour 14. Title of respect 15. Couches 17. Barn storage tower ACROSS 18. Cape near Lisbon 19. Motion picture science 1. Superseded by DVD 22. Fills chart with high spirits 4. Earth 23. 18th Hebrew letter

24. At an advanced time 25. Missing soldiers 26. And, Latin 27. Silver 28. Gentlemen 30. Tangelo fruit 32. Actor ___ Harris 33. Mister 34. Adult Bambi 36. Small cake leavened 24. At an advanced time with yeast soldiers 25. Missing 39. Largest city in NE

26. And, Latin 27. Silver 1. Vessel 20. upon 28. Comes Gentlemen 12. Ardouror duct 2. “Operator” singer Jim 21. male sheep 30. A Tangelo fruit 14. Title of respect 3. Subsequent 28. More becoming 32. Actor ___ Harris 15. Couches RX replacement 29. Models of excellence 33. Flat-topped Mister 17. Barn storage tower 4. Flat-topped hills 30. 34. Adult Bambi 18. Cape near 5. Settled downLisbon inﬂorescence 36. Costing Small cake leavened 19. Motion science 6. ____ Alto,picture California city 31. nothing 7. Tubes for passing food 34. withMarked yeast for certain 22. Fills with high spirits 8. An abundance of death 39. Largest city in NE 23. 18th Hebrew letter

7. Energy unit

DOWN 10. Greek god of war

resources

35. 17th Greek letter 37. Photons, pions, alpha 11. Yemenorcapital particles 20. Comes upon 1. Vessel duct 13. Pegs 38. Amount that can be 21. A male sheep 2. “Operator” singer Jim 16. Irish, English or Gordon held 28. Light More becoming 3. Subsequent RX 18. Converging to a 40. greenish blue 29. Toadfrog Models of excellence replacement common center 41.

9. Neither black or white DOWN

4. Flat-topped hills 5. Settled down 6. ____ Alto, California city 7. Tubes for passing food 8. An abundance of resources 9. Neither black or white 11. Yemen capital 13. Pegs 16. Irish, English or Gordon 18. Converging to a common center

30. Flat-topped inﬂorescence 31. Costing nothing 34. Marked for certain death 35. 17th Greek letter 37. Photons, pions, alpha particles 38. Amount that can be held 40. Light greenish blue 41. Toadfrog

41. Quick reply 43. Local dialect expressions 46. Friends (French) 47. ____ Bator, Mongolia 48. __ __, so good 50. Side sheltered from the wind 51. Village in Estonia 52. Genus beroe class 53. initials 41. 32nd Quickpresident’s reply 54. Furnish with expressions help 43. Local dialect 55. Guided a tour

46. Friends (French) 47. ____ Bator, Mongolia 42. 48. 18th __ __,Hebrew so goodletter (var.) 43. whale from the 50. Young Side sheltered 44. windForearm bone 45. Moldavian capital 51. Village in Estonia 1565-1859 52. Radioactivity Genus beroe class 49. unit 53. 32nd president’s initials 54. Furnish with help 55. Guided a tour 42. 18th Hebrew letter (var.) 43. Young whale 44. Forearm bone 45. Moldavian capital 1565-1859 49. Radioactivity unit

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4 www.chilliwack.com TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Chilliwack will hold a Public Hearing, as noted above, on the following item: 1. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2010, No. 3731 (RZ000683) Location: 42785 Prairie Avenue Owner: Daniel and Lori Jackson Purpose: To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an RR-A (Rural Residential – Accessory) Zone, to facilitate the construction of an Accessory Dwelling Unit.

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Mobile Homes

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Apartments & Condos

3 BD $1150, 2 bath/2 patios/5 appl/6 mth lease 604-721-0491 Avail Jan 15 but pay rent fr Feb 01

6508

Apt/Condos

THE VIBE @ $800

2 br avail. 6 appl - close to FVU, bus & shopping, secured parking, gym on site. SUTTON GROUP 604-793-2200

2 BDRM CONDO SARDIS

Persons who deem that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed amendment bylaw will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing or, if you are unable to attend, you may send your written submission, including your name and address, to the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the Public Hearing. All submissions will form part of the record of the Hearing. This proposed bylaw may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Friday, December 24, 2010 to Monday, January 10, 2011, both inclusive, in the Ofﬁce of the City Clerk at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Please direct your enquiries to our Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department at 604-793-2906. Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Karla D. Graham, CMC City Clerk

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2 blks from malls, 5 appl, 4th flr quiet unit, gas f/p, 1 prkg stall. $850 SUTTON GROUP

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Apt/Condos

CHWK, 1BR, 1st Ave bright corner unit, 5 appls, insuite w/d, off St prkg, $625, avail now. Ref’s req’d. 604-819-5646 Harrison Hot Springs 1 br, furn. newer reno across Lake, ns, np $550 incl cable 604-853-4273

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Duplexes - Rent

1BR DUPLEX, Off of Garden Dr. spacious, 4 appls, ns, CAT OK $725 utils incl 604-847-0545

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Houses - Rent

3 BDRM 2 bath rancher in quiet neighbourhood, close to schools & shopping, 5 appl, n/s, n/p, $1400/m + util 604-751-4997 3 BDRM , downtown, $890 avail immed. Phone 604-795-1433 3 BDRM home,YARROW, 1/2 acre fenced yard, appl incl, $1200 Jan. 1st, 604-751-6277 SMALL HOUSE on acreage, 1 br, $700 + utils, 46751 Chilliwack Lake Rd. call 604-858-8863 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!! HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds....$888/M NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5 bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

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Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR STE, Chilliwack lake road, incl hydro and cable, $600 Avail Jan 1st. 604-316-1761

2 bdrm main floor,

1200 sqft, close to Little Mountain Elementary school. Fenced yard, utilities included. Small pet ok/kids welcome. $1100 SUTTON GROUP

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1 BEDROOM SUITE

3rd flr units, hot water included, coin laundry. Agassiz SUTTON GROUP

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BACHELOR & 1 BEDROOM SUITE

Downtown area starting @ $450 includes utilities. SUTTON GROUP

604-793-2200

FAIRFIELD, Chwk. 2 BR, grd/lvl ste, private W/D. $875. N/S, Pet neg. Avail now. 604-309-2793

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Warehouse/ Commercial

Store Front office space for lease 575 sf. busy complex. (Cwk) M.Y. Mini Storage

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Apt/Condos

RENTALS | 604-793-2200

11 bdrm Twnhse, 650 650 sq. sq. ft. ft. F/S. F/S. -- $550 $550 bdrm 22 level level .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Twnhse, 11 bdrm quiet, large incl’s heat - $550 bdrm suite suite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. quiet, large incl’s heat - $550

1 bdrm apt . . . . . . . . . . . . Close to town, 4 appl. - $625 1 bdrm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 appl. - $625 1 bdrm condo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . close to FVU- $595 1 bdrm condo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . close to FVU- $595 2 bdrm corner unit . . . . . . . 6 appl., Secure park. - $795 2 bdrm corner unit . . . . . . . 6 appl., Secure park. - $795 2 bdrm apt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 appl., gas incl’d. - $750 bdrm condo apt . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Large . . . .patio, .5 appl., gas incl’d. 22 bdrm hot water incl. -- $750 $700

2 bdrm condo . . . . . . .Brand .LargeNew! patio, hot water incl. - $700 6 appl, 2 bathrm $950 22 bdrm Sardis Park, Park, 44 appl. appl. -- $1000 $1000 bdrm house house .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sardis 22 bdrm heat incl - $600 bdrm suite suite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. heat incl - $600 3 bdrm mnflr house . . Sardis, utils includ., 5 appl. - $1400 3 bdrm mnflr house . . Sardis, utils includ., 5 appl. - $1400 3 bdrm townhouse . . . . . 3 levels, 6 appl, gas f/p - $1250 3 bdrm townhouse . . . . . 3 levels, 6 appl, gas f/p - $1250 3 bdrm rancher. . . . . . . Close to schools, 5 appl. - $1200 3 bdrm rancher. . . . . . . Close to schools, 5 appl. - $1200 3 bdrm rancher. . . . . . . . . . 2 bay garage/shop - $1100 bdrm house house .. .. .. .. .. .. Close Close to 44 bdrm to FUV, FUV, 44 appl., appl., garage garage -- $1200 $1200 4 bdrm house . 1 car garage, 2 bath, 3 appl. fmly rm - $1400 4 bdrm house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . large large country country -- $1300 $1300 1286595_0104 1286594_1231

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SPORT UTILITY- 4X4

• 1999 Chev Tahoe LT

8065

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$4795

#AP7092 Loaded, leather

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#AP5069 AWD, auto

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#AP7063 WAS $5995

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#AP7061 WAS $3495

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$7128

Electrical

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

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• 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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• 2003 Ford Focus SE

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8195 MONTE CARLO • 2000 Monte Carlo SS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING In accordance with Section 166 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that a Public Information Meeting to receive public input with respect to the City of Chilliwack s Financial Plan Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2010, No. 3730 will be held Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Those wishing to make submissions will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Information Meeting or, if you are unable to attend, you may send your written submission, including your name and address, to the City Clerk s OfUce by 4:00 pm on the date of the Public Information Meeting. All submissions will form part of the record of the meeting.

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• 1998 Honda Accord • 1999 Honda Accord

TRUCKS & VANS

Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Information Meeting.

• 2000 Dodge Caravan

#AP5030 MILLENNIUM ED, LOW KM

$3557

SEDONA • 2003 Kia Sedona EX #AP5022 NO ACCIDENTS

$5385

#2FE33874 WAS $2495

$1969

#AP7041

$6877

• 1998 Ford Windstar • 2001 Honda Odyssey

MOTORCYCLES

#JY00059

$5000

#AP009 WAS $5795

$5000

• 2007 Yamaha YZF 600

Parker’s 7981 Atchelitz Road (turn north on Atchelitz off Yale Road West)

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DL#10257

To advertise call

1287154_1228

604-795-4417

Quality Renos, additions, foundations & framing, decks, stairs, roofs, WCB Ins. 778-866-8655

8250

Roofing

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Plumbing

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8220

• 2007 Yamaha FZ 600

A copy of the proposed Financial Plan Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2010, No. 3730 may be viewed during ofUce hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except holidays, at the OfUce of the City Clerk in City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack BC.

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8295

Snow Removal

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8330

Welding

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New Shipments

Appliances

Fridges 24” - 36” Stoves 24”, 48” electric, gas Dishwashers 18”, 24” Washer & Dryers Microwaves Over the Range Microwave Hood Fans Freezers Small Appliances

High-End Mattresses Available Low-End Prices TwSizes in from 125

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Bed Rails from 38.00

Furniture Sofa Chairs Davenports Coffee / End Tables Desks Stools TV Stands Room Dividers

Fitness

Baby Furniture

Treadmills Ellipticals Bikes Recumbent Bikes

Cribs Kristina Crib Change table 75.00 Dressers Glider & Ottomans Playpens Bassinet Car Seat Baby Gates

from

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from

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Chest Freezers from 195.00

5pc Table Set 295.00

from

195.00

Deluxe Desk retails

TABLE 47”x30”x29

399.00

SALE

95.00

Vacuums Upright Canister Central

from 19.95

Home Decor

Storage Ottomans

Mirrors Candle Holders Canvas Prints Clocks Vase Sets Lamps

3 Different Styles to choose from

retails 129.99

SALE 3pc Vase Set 45.00

Directions from Hope

Take Exit 119 Stay to the right Turn Left on Yale Rd W Turn Right on Evans Parkway Turn Left on Commercial Court

Y in ONL WACK LLI CHI

Store ore Ho Hours: Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm Directions from Vancouver

Take Exit 118 Turn Left over the Overpass Go Through Roundabout Turn First Left on Commercial Court

Unit 116 - 44981 Commercial Court, Chilliwack, BC PH: 604-393-7242 Toll Free: 1-888-323-7242 242 To info@canadianliquidation.com www.canadianliquidation.com Limited quantity on all products. Products / colours may not be exactly as shown. Prices subjected to change without notice.