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almon fishers were back on the Fraser River this weekend. Cooler water, improved sockeye run-size forecasts and reports that sockeye had started to arrive at spawning grounds in “good shape,” prompted fisheries officials to lift a ban on Fraser salmon fishing imposed in mid-August to protect the vulnerable species.

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Recreational anglers between Mission and the Fraser Canyon hit the river Saturday morning for openings for pink and chum. Anglers below Mission were fishing for Chinook, pink and chum, starting Friday morning. First Nations fishers also took to

their boats Friday morning for 12hour Chinook openings for food, social and ceremonial purposes that will run until 7 p.m. Tuesday. “While it may not be everything our community wanted in the way of a fishery, it’s still a fishery,” Sto: lo Tribal Council fisheries advisor

Ernie Crey told the Times. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) closed the Fraser to all salmon fishing Aug. 16 in a bid to protect vulnerable sockeye stocks. Lower than expected run sizes and record-high water tempera-

tures, which threatened to kill up to 70 per cent of the returning sockeye before spawning, meant DFO didn’t want to take any chances with sockeye being taken as a bycatch. But those conditions had changed by early last week. “There is some hope that, as a result of the improved conditions, that we’re going to see some larger See SALMON, Page 4

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new three-year, $167-million agreement with China Gas Holdings has Chilliwackbased manufacturer IMW scrambling to find the right local talent to fill new jobs. The long-term purchasing deal announced Thursday will see IMW supply up to 416 compressed natural gas (CNG) compressors to the Chinese natural gas giant for the construction of 310 CNG stations in China, Under the agreement, IMW anticipates supplying a suite of its products and services—including the compressors as well as approximately 186 dryers, 527 dispensers, and387,500litresofbufferstorage— See IMW, Page 7

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After more than four decades as a defence lawyer, Suzanne Paterson is retiring.

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uzanne Paterson seems a little afraid. She spent decades as a criminal defence lawyer in the company of gangsters and enforcers and drug dealers and petty criminals. She welcomed them into her home office, sometimes in the middle of the night. That was normal. This is not. At the age of 76, Paterson is retiring. “No one knows what I’m to do,” she said. “This is what I’m supposed to have spent my entire life striving for. Retirement.” The word comes from her mouth like a curse. “What am I going to do?” Paterson asked, dead seriously, when a reporter first calls her to discuss her

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impending retirement. She asked the same question when that reporter called back to set up a time for an interview. And she repeated it again when that interview finally happened on the deck of her downtown Chilliwack home. It’s a reasonable question with no good answer, considering Paterson’s life. Born into a prosperous Ontario family, Paterson was married, with children, when she applied to Osgoode Hall, Canada’s most prestigious law school, in the late 1960s. Law schools had gender quotas then. Eight per cent of the seats

were allotted to women (although no married woman had ever been accepted). The rest were for men—and men only. So Paterson never made a fuss when a Mr. Suzanne Paterson was admitted to the school. And she certainly didn’t complain about having a designated locker in the men’s change room—at least not until she had proven herself to be one of the school’s brightest stars. Paterson would later transfer to, and graduate from, the University of British Columbia. She embarked on her own in 1972, having declined a request to be an assistant to a fel-

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low—male—law school grad. Criminal law chose her, Paterson said. It turned out those in need of her legal services were a little less concerned about Paterson’s gender than the legal establishment. “If [my clients] had seen me as a woman, they wouldn’t have come near me because ‘women were weak’ and ‘women didn’t fight,’” Paterson said. “I don’t know how they missed it because the other lawyers didn’t. They spotted me as a woman.” Paterson said there was a simple key to her success: “I absolutely cannot be embarrassed in court,” she said. “It’s not me that’s in court, it’s a situation.” Word of mouth built a long client list. Some were likely innocent of all charges. Others most certainly weren’t. Although the legal system could See PATERSON, Page 7

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Members of PIPE-UP (left to right) Ian Stephen, Suzanne Hale, Michael Hale, Wendy Major and Paul Aquino near the Coquihalla Summit where an oil pipeline leaked in June. built in 1953, runs through Chilliwack under farmers’ fields, Minter Gardens, residential neighbourhoods in Sardis, Watson elementary’s school yard, Kinkora Golf Course and the Vedder River. The expansion project would nearly triple the SCAN pipeline’s capacity from WITH 300,000 barrels per day LAYAR (bpd) to 890,000 bpd. The PIPE-UP group has expressed concern about the proposed expansion since it first came to light in early 2012. Hale and the group had asked Kinder Morgan to tour the site of a second spill in the area that also occurred in June, but the company refused. Kelvin Stetler, technical supervisor for Kinder Morgan Canada, said this is because the area in question is an active work location. “For safety reasons we cannot provide access to non-employees while there are crews and equipment working in the area,” he said in an emailed

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statement. “Access to the Trans Canada trail remains open. . . . Routine construction equipment, i.e. excavators, dump trucks and pickup trucks will be in use at the site. We are anticipating this phase of the project to be completed by the end of October 2013. “The remediation of the site is being done in association with other pipeline maintenance activities underway at several locations in the Coquihalla Region on the Trans Mountain Pipeline System.” As to the question of spills and the company’s response capability, a spokesperson pointed to Trans Mountain’s pipeline integrity management program “that includes ground and air patrols of the pipeline, leading-edge inline inspection equipment and a state-of-the-art control centre that monitors the pipeline around the clock. We take our reporting requirements very seriously and report any incidents along the pipeline to our regulators.”

Hopes the ‘hysterical outrage about Indian poaching’ ends

numbers of fish on the spawning grounds than we were expecting to see earlier in the year,” Fraser River panel cochair Les Jantz said. “That combined with the increased run sizes is an encouraging sign to us.” During the salmon ban, the department said illegal fishing had spiked and enforcement had been doubled between the Port Mann Bridge and the Fraser Canyon. As of Thursday, conservation officers had confiscated 10 vessels and 66 nets, and launched 29 investigations into fisheries offences. No accurate estimate of the number of confiscated fish was available, but DFO acting director of enforcement Tom Hlavac said that number had been “piling up pretty quickly.” While he didn’t have a breakdown of which user groups were involved in the seizures and investigations, he said most were likely aboriginal fishers.

“My assumption would be that at least a large component of that would be,” he said, “but there is poaching by non-aboriginal individuals on the Fraser and elsewhere on the coast.” In an earlier interview, Crey had told the Times, he wasn’t surprised some First Nations fishers had been caught breaking the ban, since fishing opportunities have been scarce this year, and some aboriginal fishers have been driven to the river out of desperation. In an email Thursday, he said he hoped the weekend Chinook openings would take the focus off the small number of First Nations fishers breaking the rules. “This fishery should help lessen all the exaggerated and hysterical outrage about Indian poaching,” he said.

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Export Development Canada facilitated deal Thursday. “We are proud that local companies like IMW are finding success in global markets because we know that this helps create good jobs and benefits here at home,” Strahl said. The agreement between IMW and China Gas was facilitated through a $250 million financing agreement between the company and Export Development Canada. An initial $5 million has already been utilized for the purchase of 29 CleanCNG Compressors, which are anticipated to be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2013 and will be used to con-

PATERSON, from page 3 not function without them, defence lawyers receive plenty of scorn. Paterson, though, is passionate about the need to defend those accused of crimes—even if they’re guilty. “I’m not religious . . . however there are certain things I believe,” she said. “Judge not lest ye be judged.” Defence lawyers get a rap for trying to excuse the misdeeds of those who abuse others. But there’s another side of that coin: Paterson is full of righteous fury at those who would harass the downtrodden, abuse prisoners or belittle vulnerable children. She is outraged that schools use expulsion or suspensions to punish young children. “How dare they take a child who’s treated like dirt, have him come to school, and have the teacher say, ‘You’re dirt.’” she says. “He grows up and he becomes my client.” That passion is evident both to her clients and the prosecutors trying to get them convicted. “For her, this isn’t just a job,” Crown counsel Andrea Ormiston told theTimes. “She truly cares about her clients.” And in a justice system that can seem cold and hard-edged, Paterson—hardly a delicate flower—manages to soften the experience “There’s a human element to the law and that’s what Suzanne Paterson has mastered,” Ormiston said. “She recognizes these are human beings in this process. Her clients are often people who aren’t listened to, and Suzanne listens; she’ll listen to these people for hours.” After decades of working on cases in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island, Paterson moved to Chilliwack 14 years ago. The goal was semi-retirement, or something like it. That didn’t quite happen though. Paterson, financially secure, began working legal aid cases. “I thought ‘There are lawyers around who are young and have to get started and need

struct the first 19 stations. “This is yet another clear example of how our government’s ambitious pro-trade plan is delivering results for hard-working Canadians, like those in Chilliwack, and generating benefits for local workers and their families,” Strahl said. IMW supplies compressed natural gas equipment for vehicle fuelling and industrial applications such as bus and taxi ﬂeets and gas-fired power-generation plants. Current president Brad Miller sold the company to its present owner, Californiabased Clean Energy Fuels Corp., for $125 million in 2010.

No fan of legal aid paying clients,’” she said. So Paterson took the ones who couldn’t pay. Not that Paterson is any fan of the legal aid system in British Columbia, which she says is in desperate need of fixing. “It stinks! It absolutely stinks.” Paterson said the system is inaccessible, forces clients to represent themselves and taxes both the time and resources of the courts. “This is why I end up with strawberries and peaches,” she said, gesturing at a basket of fruit left by a grateful client. But after spending months finding other lawyers for her long client list, Paterson’s now done with all that. She’s 76, but it wasn’t her age that did her in. Three years ago, she fell outside the courthouse and hurt her shoulder. It never fully healed and the pain is now unbearable during long days spent at the courthouse. So now she contemplates retirement. Bikers on the run from the law never scared her. But the prospect of retirement seems to have deeply unsettled Patterson, who is widowed but lives with her son. She has her twice-yearly trips to Las Vegas, but beyond that, her days are worryingly open. She has considered her options. None of the typical retirement pursuits seem particularly attractive. Golf? “I frankly can’t see hitting a ball and chasing it as something to do.” Gardening? “I personally think it’s easier to go down to the store and buy my vegetables.” Travel? “Do you think I’ve been sitting at home for all these years?” And don’t even suggest cooking or cleaning to a woman who never became the stayat-home woman typical when she was first entering adulthood. “I don’t think I’m the only person in this world who faces this: the magical word of retirement,” she said. “So here I am. Now do something.”

Chilliwack’s transit system saw its largest ever expansion of service on Sept. 1.

Massive transit expansion

wo new bus lines are operating this week after the latest expansion to Chilliwack’s bus system. The expansion will also see the Vedder/Yale corridor bus route extended at its north and south ends along with more evening and holiday service. “I know we’ve made a lot of people happy,” Mayor Sharon Gaetz said earlier this year. “The people we have made most happy are the university students that now will have door-to-door service in their area, so there should be no way a student would not take the bus in the City of Chilliwack.” It comes at a cost though: the price of an adult fare will rise from $1.50 to $2. The policy on transfers is also being amended, with transfers now valid for 60-minutes and in one direction only. Ridership increased by nine per cent between July 2012—when transit service was first boosted—and June 2013, with ridership for one month topping 35,000. T h o s e i n c re a s e s h a v e been seen primarily on the Yale/Vedder bus, which runs every 20 minutes and carries more than half of the city’s bus riders. The expansion of service will see 7,500 more hours

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arbage is big business. Really big. It can also be a messy business, particularly when politicians get involved. So no big surprise then that the left hand doesn’t seem to care what the right hand is doing at Metro Vancouver when it comes to regional waste management. On the one hand, Lower Mainland municipalities have policies in place to divert up to 80 per cent of waste by reducing, reusing and recycling and on the other hand, Metro Vancouver has just shortlisted 10 proposals to increase its incineration capacity by 370,000 tonnes per year through a new $500-million-plus waste-to-energy incinerator. And make no mistake, a second incinerator is being fast-tracked by Metro Vancouver officials. The regional authority wants to have a site selected by 2015 and the fuse lit by 2018. Already the dichotomy between Metro Vancouver’s two approaches—recycling versus burn baby burn—is raising fears that the region could be put in the bizarre position of having to import waste to feed a second incinerator. Which may explain why Metro Vancouver is considering a bylaw this week that some might call a thinly veiled attempt to corner the market on garbage by regulating where waste management firms can dump. In its rush to incinerate, Metro Vancouver is also running rough-

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But the most critical condition that the B.C. government set down was in 2012 when new regulations were adopted that require all proposed waste-to-energy facilities to go through an environmental assessment. And in case that point was missed on anyone, it was reiterated this past February when then-environment minister Terry Lake informed the legislature that the government had been “very clear that if an in-region, wasteto-energy facility is considered by Metro Vancouver, it will undergo a full B.C. environmental assessment process and full consultation with the Fraser Valley Regional District.” Lighting the fuse by 2018 is beginning to look a lot like wishful thinking. Ironically, it was only 10 years ago that Metro Vancouver (then the Greater Vancouver Regional District) opposed plans for a gas-fired power plant in Washington state due to “its proximity to a major residential area, the City of Abbotsford” and “the adverse health impacts of plant emissions on local residents.” But that was then and this is now. This time Metro Vancouver seems intent on marching to the beat of its own drummer paying only lip service to its neighbours and—if it can get away with it—the province. ◗ Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca

ity council and BC Transit deserve credit for taking real steps to improve the city’s once-lacklustre bus system. Now it’s time for residents to get on board. Over the past two years, service has been extended, new bus routes have been added, and the Yale/Vedder corridor bus can move people north and south efficiently and quickly. Ridership has grown, but the system is still under-utilized by residents. That’s excusable; Chilliwack had a below-par system for so long, it will take time for wouldbe riders to realize that they can get around town without driving their own car. It will also take residents time to adjust their own budgets and commuting plans to reflect the added option of transit. The new additions help make it possible for those living in certain areas of Chilliwack to get by without the use of a car. Especially for those who don’t commute to and from work every day, the changes should make it easier to take the insurance off that gas-guzzling car. At $2 a ride, or $44 for a monthly adult pass (the cost is less for students and seniors), there is money to be saved. Chilliwack’s bus system has a ways to go before we can say that it’s reducing traffic along the city’s increasingly busy roads. But it’s already come a considerable distance. If you haven’t looked at the new rider’s guide—and the odds are that you haven’t— here are a couple of bus-related conveniences to take note of: For the past year, the No. 1 bus has been running up and down Yale and Vedder Road every 20 minutes. Now its route has been extended all the way to Menzies in the north and to the University of the Fraser Valley in the south. Both the No. 7 bus and the No. 2 bus have termini in both downtown Chilliwack and at the malls. There’s a bus that runs all the way to Harrison Hot Springs. This isn’t new, but it’s a great way to access a Fraser Valley gem for those without a car. (Fares are $2.50 for an adult.) There’s also a new bus that runs along Tyson Road in an almost-straight line between Twin Rinks and the mall. It should make hopping on a bus more convenient for residents along that corridor.

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Outsource BC Ferries? Let’s outsource government Editor: Listening to the news on the radio this morning, I heard that the B.C. government suggested outsourcing control of BC Ferries as a means of countering the outrageous expense that the present executives are costing the taxpayers. If any of this is true, I suggest that the real problem is the government itself. The government put these people in charge, and agreed to the financial compensation they now enjoy. Government has shown itself to be totally incompetent in handling our money. The Liberals, and most other parties, have their eye on only one thing, feathering their nests at our expense. When it comes to running things, their answer is to outsource control. If they insist in not doing the job, properly, maybe we should outsource the government. After all they do cost us a hell of a lot more than they are worth. Richard Parent Chilliwack

Unfair to lump all Christians together Editor: I was reading the letters posted in the Aug. 27 Times, regarding homophobic views and “you can’t just pray the gay away.” I must say

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these letters ignited an unsettling emotion in me so that I had to share my thoughts. Firstly, I’d like to say that I am a Christian and I think it’s widely unfair to lump us all together saying that “Christians push their beliefs on others” and saying that we have an “outspoken religious community.” No, we are not all like that. Being a young adult I accept people for who they are and yes God made you exactly how he intended you to be. Only he can judge what’s right and what’s wrong. It’s unfair for anyone else to say being gay is a choice, also it’s none of your business how others live their life. I truly believe that on this side of the world the future generations, mine included, are a lot more accepting of individuals no matter their race, religion or sexual orientation, and anyone who is not willing to accept others, but puts them down instead, is a complete

coward. I just wanted to stand up for myself and the other Christians who truly do accept everyone for how they are. Times are changing and one of the best lessons I’ve learned over the last 22 years is simple: “treat others how you want to be treated.” Eleanor Skittrell Chilliwack

Provincial affairs are out of control Editor: Regarding BC Ferries executives wages: the BC Ferries president took home $544,000 last year along with two other vice-presidents at $492,000 and $491,000. Compare these wages to the Washington State Ferry boss who took home $152,000 total including all perks while running a corporation larger

than B.C.’s. I guess our execs have bigger decisions to make like “let’s buy our new ferries in Germany.” Then there’s foreign companies like Nestlé taking our B.C. water for free. That’s really nothing compared to natural gas companies here in B.C. using all the water they want and returning it to us “poisoned” with fracking chemicals. Wow, is this province out of control. I honestly think Christy Clark could not run a popcorn stand never mind this province. Bernie Lupichuk Chilliwack

Canada needs to invest in education Editor: Millions of children are now back to school, but not in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia or the Middle East. Around the world, almost 57 million elementary school-aged children—especially girls—don’t go to school at all. Millions more receive a poor-quality education and will not be able to read, write or count. Investing in basic education is one of the best ways to fight poverty. Over the last 12 years, the number of out-of-school primary school-aged children has decreased from 102 million to 57 million, with support from mechanisms like the Global Part-

nership for Education (GPE). Such a decrease will surely have a huge impact on reducing poverty over a long period of time. The GPE is an effective global partnership, devoted to ensuring that all children are enrolled and receiving a quality basic education. Through its pooled funding model, the GPE provides development partner countries with additional incentives to develop and implement sound national education plans. As more countries recognize the importance of basic education, there has been an unprecedented demand for educational resources globally. Canada is among the rich countries contributing to the GPE, but is still not contributing its five per cent share as a developed country. To do so, it would need to increase its contribution from $45 million to $125 million over a period of three years. Let’s just hope Canada will make this move in the right direction over the next months. One hundred twenty-five million dollars over three years is not such a big commitment for a country like Canada. Let’s remember that by restoring corporate tax rates to their rate before 2008, Canada would have saved $5.4 billion two years ago and $11.2 billion last year. Bruno Marquis Gatineau, Quebec

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UFV Cascades striker Carly Neeson pursues the ball during Tuesday’s exhibition game.

UFV Cascades soccer season kicks off Friday

fter a full slate of exhibition games, the UFV Cascades men’s and women’s soccer teams are all set to open up their Canada West regular season this Friday. The Cascades men knocked off the NCAA Division 2 Western Washington University Vikings 1-0 at Townsend Park last Tuesday to improve their pre-season record to 4-2. The women, meanwhile, fell 2-0 to a strong Vikings squad. Now after a couple games over the weekend (scores weren’t available at press time), the friendlies have come to an end. Both teams will kick off their season Friday with regular season games at Townsend Park. The women host the University of Northern British Columbia at 5 p.m. while the men take on Trinity Western University right after, at 7:15 p.m. The Cascades will move next

door, to Exhibition Field, for their remaining home games after the installation of turf wraps up there. Both teams’ exhibition rosters have featured Chilliwack products. Defender Zachary Hansen and forward Gordon Hall would both SCAN WITH be entering their first year with LAYAR the Cascades if they stick with the team after final rosters are announced later this week. Midfielder Connor MacMillan will be entering his second year with the team while keeper Jacob Kubanski is back for his final year of eligibility. Chilliwack’s Danika Snook will be a key cog for the women’s squad. Snook, who scored three times for the Cascades last year, is entering her final year of college soccer. The Cascades’ exhibition roster has also featured Nicole Verdonk.

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Tyler Spice Sales Manager Our newest member, Tyler joined us almost 2 years ago as Sales Manager. He grew up in Chilliwack playing hockey, including time with the Chiefs. He’s married to Kim and has a newborn at home, Isabelle.

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Community Car clubbers wanted

The Chilliwack Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada meets the first Tuesday of each month (Sept. 3) at 7:30 p.m. at the Atchelitz Threshermen’s building on Luckakuck Way. Newcomers welcome. For details call Barb or Ross at 604-824-1807.

Peer counselling course

Consider taking a training course from Chilliwack Senior Peer Counsellors. You will find out what is available for seniors in our community and learn skills to counsel seniors on some of the issues they may have. The course runs from Sept. 5 into October and takes place in the small board room at 45938 Wellington Ave. from 9 a.m. to noon with an orientation. Phone the office at 604-793-7204 Monday, Tuesday or Thursday mornings to register and find out more.

Senior crib

The Senior Resources Society will begin a social crib day Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Evergreen Hall in September. For more info, call the Senior Resource Office at 604793-9979.

Pagans meet

The Fraser Valley/Chilliwack Pagan and Spiritual Paths Group meets every Thursday at 7 pm. The group welcomes all pagan, wiccan, First Nations and other spiritual paths, including those of mainstream faiths. For info call 604-793-6708.

Mental health group

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cates, welcomes new members with mental health issues who are looking for a safe place to share their concerns. The group meets Wednesdays in the Prospera Centre parking lot at 1 p.m. for a group walk followed by a discussion and sharing time. For more information please call Barb at 604-792-1059.

Dust off your instrument

The Chilliwack Community Band is looking for more band musicians to augment its membership. For more information contact Tim Wright at 604-795-7371 or Dale Warr at 604-858-3376.

English practice

A free English practice group for immigrants meets Tuesdays at the Cheam Leisure Centre. Register at the Chilliwack Library information desk, email annettew@ chilliwacklearning.com, or call Marci at 604-792-0025 ext. 2434 option 1.

Knitting circle

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The Chilliwack Common Threads knitting circle welcomes new and experienced knitters Tuesday nights at Decades Coffee Club from 7 to 9 p.m. Share your skills and passion, knit along with charity plans, or just come to share the good company. For more information, check out the group on Ravelry.com or email loriangela@telus.net.

Take off pounds

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) invites new members to join them on Thursday evenings and learn to lose weight together in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. For information about chapters in Chilliwack phone Peter at 604-702-8338.

Help needed

Ann Davis Transition Society needs volunteer help. For information or to pick up applications, contact Ericka Meyer at 9046 Young Rd.

Métis employment programs

The Fraser Valley Métis Association offers youth employment courses in first aid, grant-writing, foodsafe, traffic control, forklift training, lockout/tag-out, WorldHost and WHIMIS. Programs are free and open to Métis between the ages of 15 and 30. For more information visit www. fvma.ca.

Youth wanted

Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children and Family Services Society is accepting referrals for aboriginal youth to be part of a mentorship program. If you or someone you know could benefit from spending quality time learning about traditional practices and having fun, contact the community development worker at 604858-0113 or julia.mccaffrey@ xyolhemeylh.bc.ca.

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Right bulb, right place

ur ing September, there’s joy and hope to be found among the stacks of spring bulbs, all with gorgeous pictures of their beauty during that first year of bloom. They almost always fulfil those pictures in their first year. But whether those hopeful bulbs give you blooms in subsequent years depends on where they were planted, how they are treated and whether the local wildlife fancy them for lunch. Most at risk for flunking out on second-year blooms are tulips—that’s why many gardeners treat them as annuals. It’s easy to forget that that well-drained soil and sun is essential for tulips. Also they need to be very dry through summer. In many gardens, squirrels and voles love to eat tulip bulbs. In rural gardens, people must protect tulip flowers and leaves from deer. Containers are by far the most successful place to grow tulips. Gardeners can mix their own free-draining soil and move their pots into sunny areas, then cease watering them in summer. Crocuses need the same conditions as tulips but deal with problems differently: in semi-shade, crocuses slowly stop flowering but their corms keep right on producing leaves and often increase. Crocus corms are also favourite squirrel/vole munchies. Flat pieces of wire laid above bulb plantings stops squirrels digging, but voles sometimes run along mole tunnels. But you’re homefree from both if you plant the tiny, very early Crocus tomasinianus. Flower colour ranges from

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