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Dogs, not toxic garbage killed seagulls at Bailey Landfill BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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The family of Eric O’Hern, a 26-year-old Surrey man who died after being run over by a hit-and-run driver in the Chilliwack River Valley, stands on the Chilliwack Court House steps Thursday. Family members and friends were in Chilliwack for the sentencing of the driver who was handed a $350 fine. BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com

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he family of a Surrey man who died last summer after being run over by a pickup truck in the Chilliwack River Valley is devastated the driver, who left the scene and didn’t return, has been sentenced to a $350 fine and won’t face a driving prohibition. On Aug. 4, 2012, 29-year-old Graheme Johnstone’s Chevy Silverado collided head on with a pocket motorcycle being ridden by Eric O’Hern on the Chipmunk Creek Forestry Service Road near the Chipmunk Peninsula Campground. Johnstone stopped and got out of his truck briefly after the crash, according to witnesses, but then drove off, leaving others at the scene to attend to O’Hern, who lay on the dirt road with massive head trauma

and internal bleeding that led to his death at Royal Columbian Hospital six days later. “Graheme Johnstone hit Eric with his truck so hard that the nurses in ICU had mistakenly thought that Eric had been hit by a logging truck,” O’Hern’s mother Norman Carstens said in a victim impact statement Thursday. “I’ve asked myself over and over again, what kind of person could hit someone that hard and hurt someone that badly and drive away?” Johnstone, a Surrey resident, called 9-1-1 two and a half hours after the crash and later told police he had left the scene to find cellphone service so he could call for help. He turned himself in after driving home to Surrey.

Johnstone pleaded guilty in Chilli- mom a Christmas present and his wack Provincial Court Oct. 23 to brother Anthony O’Hern a gift for leaving the scene of the accident his upcoming birthday. “I taught Eric how to shoot a contrary to the BC Motor Vehicle hockey ball,” Anthony Act. O’Hern said. “I used to More than a dozen “I feel like they be Wayne and he used members of O’Hern’s failed us.” to be Garth.” family were on hand O’Hern’s best friend for Johnstone’s senDebbie Smith Ronald Meek, who was tencing last Wedneswith him at the time day and Thursday. of the accident, called In emotional victim impact statements they described Johnstone’s actions after the crash the 26-year-old, six-foot-seven-inch “selfish and cowardly,” and other O’Hern as a “gentle giant” who had family members referred to Johnstone as “the man who killed Eric.” had his whole life ahead of him. Johnstone’s lawyer Robert Gunnell, Already a Red Seal auto technician, he was on his way to becoming however, pointed out his client had not been charged with dangerous a journeyman electrician as well. Before his death last August long See O’HERN, Page 10 weekend, he had already bought his

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Thursday after chilliwacktimes.com the seagulls were found dead. The dump is currently being upgraded by the city to add a methane gas extraction system. As part of the process, crews exposed an old area that contained composting material, according to Gaetz. The mayor said on Facebook Friday that seagulls had “eaten this exposed garbage and . . . died.” The dump was shut down as a safety precaution when the city found out about the dead birds. See SEAGULLS, Page 10

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espite a Chilliwack dentist’s refusal to treat 12-yearold Sophia Filiatrault—an experience that led the autistic girl’s parents to file a human rights complaint—the incident seems to be the exception rather than the rule. Even in recounting the visit to a dentist whose staff said they could not work with Sophia, parents Bernard Filiatrault and Paulette Weismiller said local businesses are indeed quite accommodating. Sophia has a number of other conditions, including high anxiety, in addition to her autism that cause challenges when she has experiences out of her normal routine. But a local hair salon didn’t charge the full rate knowing she would have to come multiple times to get her hair cut. “Most places are like that,” Paulette said of the hair salon. “This is the first major incident I have encountered. My doctor is accommodating, bloodwork is accommodating, X-ray is accommodating. It’s been wonderful.” Autism on the rise Recent statistics show there are more than 7,000 children and youth in B.C. diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. One study showed that more children are diagnosed with autism

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to get out of a vehicle to go into Pacific Eye Doctors in Chilliwack. Not only did the eye doctor come out to the van to do an eye exam, which took some creativity, follow-up appointments were also done in the parking lot. “Chilliwack has a really great reputation as an inclusive community,” Unger said.

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“The City of Chilliwack should be each year than juvenile diabetes, AIDS proud of these results as it reflects or cancer combined. very positively on this area’s view on Whether it is because of an increase inclusion,” CSCL executive director in cases or in diagnoses, autism is Brenda Gillette said in July. on the rise and everyone needs to Chatting about get used to accominclusion in classmodating all people “For kids today they rooms, Unger with mental health told a story of her issues. are growing up in a daughter who knew Julie Unger, direcsociety where the a boy with Down’s tor of children’s and community expectation is that we syndrome in her kindergarten class. development for the accept people that act Unger asked her Chilliwack Society for Community daughter how she differently, who Living (CSCL), said would describe behave differently.” that’s exactly what is him. happening, particu“He has glasses,’ Brenda Gillette larly here in Chillishe said. “That was wack. the only difference. Earlier this year, CSCL and similar For kids today they are growing up in organizations in many other commua society where the expectation is that nities took part in a broad survey that we accept people that act differently, included questions on independence, who behave differently,” Unger said. social participation and well-being. “When you compare classrooms to Chilliwack outscored the other 20 years ago, certainly there is a big regions in all eight quality of life difference.” domains, including social inclusion Another example was when an indiand rights. vidual with high anxiety did not want

Moving on Parents of children with autism often feel judged by others when they are at the grocery store, the playground or anywhere in public. Sophia’s experience with the dentist, Dr. Yoon Yai Choi, while unfortunate, seems to be unusual even for individuals with extreme conditions such as hers. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has accepted the families complaint and has received a response from the dentist in question. They are currently waiting to hear if there will be a negotiated settlement or a hearing. When asked what they want out of the complaint, Sophia’s mother said an apology and maybe more training for the staff at the clinic. Dr. Choi told theTimes ,“I did tell them I was sorry I couldn’t treat Sophia.” Since the incident, Sophia’s parents have found her another dentist who was willing to facilitate her needs, including inviting her to drop by any time just to visit the office and get familiar with the chair until she was ready for an appointment. “Sophia has since had a full checkup and has had her teeth cleaned over two visits,” Bernard said. “She is now scheduled to go back every six months for a checkup and is looking forward to it.” ◗ Visit www.chilliwacktimes.com to read part one of this story.

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hilliwack firefighters pulled two people through the basement window of a burning Rotary Street house Saturday afternoon. The fire department arrived at the scene of a two-storey house fire in the 9500 block of Rotary Street at about 1:20 p.m. to find two occupants trying to escape heavy smoke by crawling out of a basement window. After assisting them to safety, fire

Crawled through window to escape crews went on to rescue two dogs and a cat from the burning building as well. One of the rescued human victims was taken to Chilliwack General Hospital for observation, while the other refused treatment. Four other occupants of the home, two who lived in the basement and

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Six candidates will fight for seat on school board Harold Schmidt and Rob Stelmaschuk join byelection race

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half-dozen candidates will square off in next month’s Chilliwack school board byelection. Nominations for the Nov. 30 election closed Friday, and election signs have begun to pop up around the city. Since local parent and small business owner Ben Besler announced his bid last week, two more candidates have joined the fray—neither one a stranger to municipal elections. Longtime School District No. 33 teacher Harold Schmidt will take his second kick at the school board can.

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Schmidt was second runner up in the 2011 provincewide election, garnering 1,924 votes—196 behind Dan Coulter (also running in this byelection) and 580 behind trustee Doug McKay. Rob Stelmaschuk will make his first bid for a trustee spot after two unsuccessful attempts at Chilliwack city council. Stelmaschuk came in 19th out of 20 candidates in the 2011 election and 18th out of 19 candidates in 2008. The byelection is being held to replace former school board chair Louise Piper who resigned in August for medical reasons. Other candidates include District Parent Advisory Council vice-president Corey Neyrinck and another former school board candidate, Karen Jarvis. Advanced voting will take place Nov. 20 and 27 at city hall (8550 Young Rd.) On byelection day, voters can cast ballots at Cultus Lake community school, Chilliwack middle, Rosedale traditional community school and Sardis elementary.

(cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking, and will be kept in custody until an Oct. 28 court appearance. At the time of his arrest, Haqq was on bail for a trafficking charge stemming from a Sept. 13, 2012 investigation. “The Chilliwack RCMP Drug Section continues to actively pursue drug dealers and illicit drug activity throughout our community as part of the RCMP’s crime reduction strategies.” RCMP Const. Bryan Martell said in a press release.

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Refund coming for summer students Settlement ends class-action suits, our cost: $66,000

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he Chilliwack school board has run into another unexpected cost. Under a settlement reached in B.C. Supreme Court Friday, the board will have to refund about $66,000 in tuition fees collected from 159 students’ families for academic summer school courses in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The settlement ends two classaction law suits launched by one parent in Vancouver and another in Coquitlam. The Coquitlam suit named as

defendants all of the school boards in British Columbia who charged tuition fees for summer school courses leading to graduation. In each suit, the plaintiff argued that charging fees for these courses was illegal in B.C. Both cases were settled Friday. Chilliwack was among 20 boards that have agreed to make refunds. “It’s another hit to the budget when it does come out,” School District No. 33 secretary treasurer Gerry Slykhuis said of the $66,000. “I don’t know when this will be settled, this

year or next, but it’s certainly going to be another cost that we have to find from somewhere else.” It’s unlikely the education ministry will chip in to cover the costs, Slykhuis said. “Their attitude would be it’s one big pot of education money, so if they take it out of there, it just means we’re getting less somewhere else,” he said. Ministry of Education spokesman Scott Sutherland said the ministry could not comment under the terms of the agreement.

He did say that for 2013, “government will have provided an estimated $14.6 million to school districts to help about 48,000 school-age students take summer learning courses.” The application to certify the class-action lawsuit was filed in 2009, two years after then-education minister Shirley Bond ordered school districts to stop charging tuition for students attending summer school for academic credit. She said the fees — which ranged from $200 to $500 a course — were illegal. She ordered districts to refund

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What’s old is new again In light of the decision by the CJHL to institute the one-fight rule in Junior A hockey, we thought we would revisit a column the Times first ran on Jan. 3, 2012 by Tyler Olsen. oncussions happen in hockey for a variety of reasons and can take a range of forms: severe or mild, recurring or isolated. But a couple things are certain: concussions are caused by blows to the head and multiple concussions can result in long-term brain damage. Hockey, like most sports, carries with it a risk of concussions; but it’s usually an acceptable risk. Physical activity is typically good for a person’s physical and mental health. As a gym-hater, I’d probably weigh 300 pounds were it not for hockey or soccer. The inherent risk of concussions is thus acceptable to me. Another undisputable fact: second-for-second, fighting—with its stress on repeatedly punching one’s opponent in the (preferably helmetless) head—carries a much greater risk for concussions. I used to like watching fights. But as the consequences of hockey-related concussions have come to light, public entertainment no longer seems like a justifiable reason for allowing fighting in hockey. And there is also little reason to believe the only other semi-plausible excuse—that fighting allows

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Win,Lose orTy players to police themselves. The NHL playoffs feature few fights and some of that league’s biggest cheap-shot artists never fight. It’s like a criminal code that the worst offenders can simply opt out of. But fighting remains entertaining for many, and professional and junior leagues continue to allow and sometimes even promote it. Worst of all, for many young, underskilled hockey players, the fame and fortune of the NHL obscures the long-term damage that can result when a player tries to fight his way to the big leagues. That’s the most worrying part of fighting: that it provides an incentive for teenagers (a demographic known for its risk-taking ways) to jeopardize their future health in the name of fame and the public’s love. You can’t really blame kids for not knowing better. But you can blame the adults who continue to facilitate such activities with the full-knowledge of the ramifications. The BCHL deserves praise for its (relative) lack of complicity.

The number of fights in BCHL hockey games has been morethan halved since the Chiefs left Chilliwack in 2006. This year, the Chiefs do not employ a tough guy who seeks to impress scouts by fighting. Chilliwack players have accumulated just 13 fighting majors so far this season. The regular and pre-planned brain-bashing has been, if not eliminated, at least curtailed. But the Western Hockey League that hockey fans watched last year deserves massive condemnation. The number of fights in that league hasn’t changed in a decade, despite all the warning signs that something must be done—and despite other highlevel junior leagues’ action. Last year’s Chilliwack Bruins fought 90 times, with Tim Traber and Curt Gogol fighting 11 and 13 times respectively. Neither will ever be a skilled National Hockey League player. But both clearly seek to impress scouts with their fists. For Gogol, it worked, earning the 20-year-old a spot on the San Jose Sharks’s farm team, for whom he has already fought 12 times this year. Traber meanwhile, has scored once and fought nine more times this season. The Western Hockey League has allowed Traber to drop the gloves 29 times since 2009. And finally, in January, he will turn 19 and be legally allowed to drink in a bar.

hat annual scary-yet-fun time of year is upon us when the little ones dress up as monsters, mythical creatures, heroes, villains, role models and TV characters. Halloween is one of the most fun days of the year for children, but it can also be a little scary for parents knowing their kids are literally running around and across city streets at dusk. The opportunity for danger couldn’t be more obvious on the streets, so here are a few tips from BC Transit for drivers who happen to be out in the early evening on Thursday: ◗ Drive slowly in residential areas where children are more likely to be trick-ortreating; ◗ Reduce your distractions and stay alert; ◗ Remember to enter and exit intersections and driveways slowly and carefully; ◗ Watch out for children who may be wearing masks that make it difficult for them to see; ◗ Expect the unexpected. In the Halloween excitement, children may forget simple pedestrian safety rules and dart out between parked vehicles. And some tips for everyone else: ◗ All BC Transit buses are safe places for children who may be lost or separated from their group; ◗ Young children should be accompanied by an adult or responsible older child since they lack the developmental skills to cross the street on their own; ◗ Ghosts and goblins must be seen to be scary. Incorporate visibility aids in to all costumes; ◗ Teach your child to stop at the curb, look left, right and left again, and to listen for oncoming traffic ◗ Always cross at intersections, crosswalks or street corners ◗ Remind children—never enter anyone’s house or vehicle ◗ Only visit homes that are visibly participating in Halloween—decorated and lights on Have fun and be safe on Halloween.

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Editor: Re: Pit bulls are bred to kill, Chilliwack Times Oct. 24. For a newspaper to print such an uneducated and reckless statement is shocking to say the least. Owners and advocates of pit bulls should be ignored? Ban all pit bulls and the problem goes away? Have you done your research? Or have you just jumped on the hate train with no knowledge of the breed? Pit bulls from reputable breeders are not bred to fight and kill. They are loyal lovable members of families. Scumbags breed pit bulls to kill, scumbags looking to make a quick buck instead of making a real living breed them to fight. Do you even know which breed out of all breeds bites the most? Cocker spaniels. But because they are a smaller dog and it doesn’t make news it’s not reported by the media. Shame on you for printing such an uneducated narrow-minded view on a breed you apparently know nothing about. No dog is born vicious people make them that way. Responsible loving owners don’t. Do your homework on where the breed came from and then reprint the truth, not your version of it but the documented truth. How about we ban all pedophiles and murderers and rapists instead of letting them loose in

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had countless accounts of obedience and loyalty. To say they are bred to kill is like say you were bred to be an inadequate “journalist.” Simply put, you can put work into becoming a better journalist just like any dog (notice not just pit bulls here) owner can train their dog to be whatever they would like it to be. With love and caring all dogs will show the same. As you stated “enough is enough” work on it. Devin Verhoest Chilliwack

our communities to reek havoc on unsuspecting victims. They do more damage then any breed of dog ever could. Laura Keeley Chilliwack

Uneducated and irresponsible Editor: Your libelous and quite frankly uneducated editorial regarding pit pulls that was published on Oct. 24 is irresponsible. That particular breed of dog has been proven to be one of the most tolerant, intelligent and loving species of canine. You completely neglect to address the issues of training. This breed has

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Electric light rail systems aren’t held hostage by fuel costs, and they’re also great for our environment. One train can move many people with one driver, and trains almost always run on time. There are many benefits to developing the rail line between our two communities. I haven’t even touched on the health issues, universal access and economic growth benefits to local small businesses that surrounds rail stations. Why our councillors are not seriously considering light rail is a mystery. Light rail should be tabled as the best way to building a sophisticated and permanent solution to our congested and dangerous highway. Robbin Yager Chilliwack

necting public transit. The count of 27,200 daily trips is a bit shocking to read. (Re: Abby council puts brakes on bus, Chilliwack Times, Oct. 24). Buses are a great short-term solution but very costly compared to another solution thats ready to be developed right now. I’m talking about the unused passenger designated rail line that runs right into the very heart of both communities, crossing major roads and local transit lines, as well as going through Yarrow and nearby Greendale. That’s right, we have designated passenger rail ready to go between Abby and the Wack. You drive over those rails every day on Vedder and Evans Road. All that’s needed is development of passenger stations and parking, and a few road crossing upgrades, and purchase of the train(s). It’s been proven that light rail (at grade, not Skytrain) is the most cost-effective transit system in the world that can pay for itself over time (www.railforthevalley.com). Yes, the initial first-time cost for this will be very expensive. But compared to buses, light rail lasts for many decades with much lower long-term upkeep and operating costs. Trains can also run in all kinds of weather including snow and when the highway is blocked.

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SEAGULL, from page 1 An occupational hygienist team from the B.C. Institute of Technology was brought out to test air quality at the site but found nothing. Gaetz said that after the bird deaths, city hall notified the Ministry of Environment, Environment Canada, Worksafe BC and Fraser Health. Five of the birds were sent

to the the Ministry of Agriculture for autopsies. The Bailey Landfill is now back open for business.

driving, dangerous driving causing death or even the lesser charge of driving without undue care and attention. A police accident reconstruction concluded O’Hern had been riding on the wrong side of the road when he was hit. Johnstone had originally been charged with hit and run under the Criminal Code, but the Crown later opted to proceed under the Motor Vehicle Act because there wasn’t enough evidence to prove Johnstone had left the scene to evade civil or criminal liability. “We proceeded under the Motor Vehicle Act as that seem to best fit the facts we were able to establish beyond a

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Fighting ban may soon be in effect BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

hilliwack Chief fans who like to see players drop their gloves and go toe-to-toe may soon be out of luck as a ban on fighting is on the horizon. The board of directors of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL)—the organization made up of all 10 Junior A hockey leagues in the country—has “overwhelmingly” voted in favour of the so-called one-fight rule. The controversial rule, currently used in five of the 10 leagues but not the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), gives players who fight an automatic game misconduct penalty in addition to the standard five-minute major penalty. In the BCHL and four other leagues a player is ejected automatically after the second fight. Chiefs coach Harvey Smyl told the Times he did not agree with the one-fight rule since the league has already been adhering to a supplementary discipline policy that cracks down on a number of actions such as staged fights and retaliatory fights. “It eliminates a lot of the fighting that does happen, that should not be part of the game,” Smyl said Thursday. “I don’t see us having that problem [with too many fights] right now. Our team doesn’t have a whole lot of fights.” In April 2012, BCHL commissioner John Grisdale was in Chilliwack and he, too, expressed opposition to the one-fight rule. See FIGHTING, Page 12

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grinding work effort, lots of shots on net and stellar goaltending helped the Chilliwack Chiefs get back on track, winning two out of three games on the weekend. All three games were hardfought, one-goal games starting with a disappointing 2-1 loss Friday night against the visiting Cowichan Valley Capitals. Brand new Chief Quentin McShane—who didn’t even have his name on the back of his jersey—was the bright light in that game as he put a quick snapshot past Robin Gusse at 8:38 of the first period. The fire of elation was quickly extinguished as Capital Myles Powell put one past Lyndon Stanwood just eight seconds later to tie the game. The game got rough when Chief

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T.J. Roche kneed Sam Curleigh at 13:43, which spurred a fight with he and Brayden Gelsinger. Gelsinger got five for fighting, two for instigating and a game misconduct. Roche got five for fighting and two for kneeing. Worth noting is that if this incident happens next year (see accompanying story this page), Roche would also get a game misconduct for the fight. Before the kneeing incident, Curleigh had scored the go-ahead goal, which, along with Capital keeper Robin Gusse’s first-star effort, would be enough for the visitors to win.

Saturday night back at Prospera Centre the Chief finally earned a home win against the Surrey Eagles, the team’s third victory of the season. Carter Cochrane opened the scoring from Mathieu Tibbet and Andrew Silard at 3:29 of the first, the only goal in the period. Blake Gober would make it 2-0 for the home team on a goal from Zach Diamantoni and Austin Plevy at 7:59 of the second. The Eagles weren’t giving up and scored two of their own, including a power play goal to tie it at 17:22 of the second while Cochrane was

in the box. But it was during another penalty-kill halfway into the third that captain Plevy poked the puck away from the defenceman at the blue line, broke in all alone and undressed Bo Didur on a beautiful play. That was enough for the local boys to win 3-2, and salute the fans after the game for the first time this year. Less than 24 hours later, the local boys were in Coquitlam to take on the Express in an afternoon game that didn’t start well. The home team opened the scoring at 5:21 of the first and then added a second a minute-and-a-half later. Then it was McShane’s turn to score a shorthanded goal and to show he belongs on the team. Coquitlam made it 3-1 just 3:36 into the second but it was all Chiefs after that. See STREAK, Page 12

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wo local women have transformed their homes into hovels of horror—yet again—in support of local causes in Chilliwack. Jeannie Savard has been putting together haunted attractions for the last 25 years, five of which have been in Chilliwack. She converts the front yard and lower half of her residence on Promotory Mountain into Jeannie’s Haunted House. Planned a year in advance, the haunt boasts 13 elaborate scenes, including a scarecrow pumpkin patch, witch’s lair, science lab, 10-foot pirate ship, werewolf family, zombie mermaid’s hot tub and “surprise” ending. Actors dressed up in frightening garb will mill about the property and bring the scenes to life. “I started really small out here in Chilliwack and now it’s right through my house,” Savard said.”It just got bigger and bigger.” Depending on the weather, the event sees between 200 to more than 500 visitors on average. “I just love it,” Savard said. “I do it mainly

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local man driving to work escaped death on Monday after a massive tree came crashing down on Yale Road East near Reeves Road. It was a regular, early morning commute to work for 41-year-old Jeff Brown, as he travelled east on Yale Road East at 5:30 a.m. That is until he looked up and saw a “humongous” tree about to fall right on top of him. “It’s just amazing. A big tree just comes out of nowhere. I must’ve heard it because I looked up when it was coming down and I was like ‘Holy, shit. Here goes.’”

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Wind-toppled massive tree nearly crushed man on his way to work

Brown swerved out of the way, narrowly missing a tree and mail box on the other side of the road, as the tree, which he estimates was about 30 to 40 feet in height and 25 feet in width, fell over. “Five seconds too late and I would’ve been crushed,” he said. “There must’ve been an angel sitting on my back, I tell you. There was so much potential for so many things to go wrong at that moment.” Brown crashed the front-end of his 1994 Toyota Corolla and blew out a tire in

the process. The damage is so severe, he doesn’t believe it will be salvaged. Although a little shaken up, Brown was in good spirits and laughed at his good luck. “Closest I’ve been to near death in my life.” Brown suspects the fallen tree, which obstructed the entire road and almost caused multiple accidents, was pushed over by strong winds that plagued the Chilliwack area that morning. According to the public works department, the tree was removed at 7:30 a.m.

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The Centre for Epilepsy holds a support group for those living with or effected by epilepsy. Parents, families, colleagues or anyone who may benefit from resources and information regarding epilepsy are welcome. The group meets the last Thursday of every month (Oct. 31) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Communitas Supportive Care Society, at 18-45966 Yale Rd. West. RSVP to epilepsy.communication@telus.net.

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Memories of Sardis

The Chilliwack Museum & Archives is celebrating the publication of Memories of Sardis, a book on the first 100 years from 1860 to 1960, Nov. 2 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Chilliwack Museum Chambers, at 45820 Spadina Ave.

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(Parents of Special Needs Youth in transition from high school to post-secondary life) meets the first Monday of each month (Nov.4) at 7 p.m. At the next meeting a legal representative will discuss wills and trusts at the Sutton Group Realty office at 9240 Young Rd. Enter by the rear of the building. For more information call Lisa at 604-794-3831 or Christine at

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The Chilliwack Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada meets the first Tuesday of each month (Nov. 5) at 7:30 p.m. at the Atchelitz Threshermen’s building on

Car clubbers wanted The Agassiz United Church, located at 6860 Lougheed Hwy, will be showing the film, Defining Diversity, Creating Community, based on the city of Powell River, on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

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Ukulele club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month (Nov. 6) from 7 to 9 p.m. at Decades. All levels welcome for an enjoyable evening of singing and playing.

MJM Furniture is accepting applications for Sales Associates. Please drop off your resume to Unit #1-45150 Luckakuck Way., Chilliwack.

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 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 Information Meeting, as noted above, on the following items: 1. ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3950 (RZ000812) Applicant: City of Chilliwack Purpose: That “Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2013, No. 3950”, a proposed text amendment to amend Sections 6,7,8,9,11,13, and 14 to deﬁne and include Supportive Recovery Home Use as a permitted use in association with a One Family Residential Use be approved in accordance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act. 2. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3961 (RZ000808) Location: 8180 Young Road Owner: Chilliwack Gaming Properties Ltd. Purpose: To amend the text of the CSM (Service Commercial - Industrial) Zone to allow a “Liquor Primary” Licence within the subject property pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act. The intended Liquor Primary Licence will replace the existing Food Primary Liquor Licence. No physical additions or alterations are proposed to the existing community gaming facility. Location Map:

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 provide a written submission, including your full name and address, to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on the date of the Public Hearing. All submissions will be recorded and form part of the official record of the Hearing. These proposed bylaws may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, October 22, 2013 to Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 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 Information Meeting. Delcy Wells, CMC City Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 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 Information Meeting, as noted above, on the following item: LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE APPLICATION - LLA00040 Location: 8180 Young Road Licence Name: Chilliwack Gaming Ltd. Issued to: Chilliwack Chances Purpose: The purpose of the application is for a Liquor Primary Licence within a gaming facility to licence the bingo area, slots area, restaurant and lounge, two outdoor patios and the second level board room, for a total occupant load of 1,023 patrons, for the subject property as shown on the map below. The proposed hours of liquor service are as follows: 10:00 am to 12:00 midnight, Sunday to Thursday, and 10:00 am to 1:00 am Friday and Saturday Location Map:

The intent of this Notice is to allow Council to receive input from all persons who believe their interest regarding the above noted Liquor Primary Licence Application may be affected by the proposed change. Those wishing to make submissions will have the opportunity to be heard at the Public Information Meeting or, if unable to attend, persons may send their written submission, including your full name and address, to the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce no later than 4:00 pm on the date of the Public Information Meeting. All submissions will form part of the record of the Public Information Meeting. This Liquor Primary Licence Application may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from October 22, 2013 to November 5, 2013, both inclusive, at the Ofﬁce of the City Clerk at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4. Please direct your enquiries to the Corporate Services Department at 604-793-2986. Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Information Meeting. Janice McMurray Deputy City Clerk

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