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Cheam’s ‘toxic landfill’ a greater threat BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

n response to a wave of social media frustration about council’s approval of a hazardous waste recycling facility, Mayor Sharon Gaetz has deflected concern to the “toxic landfill” of a local First Nation band. Ontario-based Aevitas asked council to rezone a property on the Cattermole Lands from heavy industrial to special industrial to allow for the plant that, each month, will recycle 5,000 litres of transformer oil containing PCBs and 500,000 lamps con-

Mayor Gaetz deflects concern over hazardous waste recycling facility by questioning First Nations landill taining mercury. After a public hearing, council voted unanimously to rezone the property for the recycling plant. A number of people spoke against the facility, mostly because of its proximity to the Fraser River. Sto:lo Tribal Council fisheries advisor Ernie Crey, who has recently been elected to the Cheam First Nation band council, asked city council at the Dec. 3 public hearing

to defer the decision to allow First Nations, who were unaware of the application, to respond. Gaetz told Crey she was glad he mentioned Cheam and suggested he could sit down with the city to talk about his band’s landfill. O n Dec . 5, on Fac eb ook, in response to comments and questions from The WaterWealth Project campaign director Sheila Muxlow, Gaetz said Muxlow was making

“incorrect” statements. “I would encourage her to work with Cheam band to clean up their toxic landfill which is on the edge of the Fraser River,” Gaetz wrote. “This is far more dangerous to our waters than a recycling operation.” Crey later told the Times that he has plans to meet with Cheam professional staff to be briefed on the site of the landfill. He said he has been told a “highly reputable” environ-

mental consulting firm has found no issues with the site. For many years the Cheam landfill has periodically been the subject of speculation and allegations regarding toxic materials being dumped. Crey suggested that if there were problems, they are in the past. “The mayor’s appreciation of the landfill may be dated,” Crey said. “I do trust that everyone knows that the landfill site is no longer operating.” In response to other criticism and comments about the proposed recycling facility, Gaetz was quick on

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Chilliwack man arrested during a drug raid at the Trader’s Inn downtown in October was sentence to one year in jail last month for drug trafficking. Jeremy Ray Commodore pleaded guilty in Chilliwack Provincial Court Nov. 15 to two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. The 32-year-old has been in custody since Oct. 5, when the RCMP raided a unit at the Trader’s Inn and found heroin, crystal methamphetamine, cash and various tools used in trafficking drugs. “Ou r C r i m e R e d u c t i o n Unit worked tirelessly on this

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hilliwack RCMP are warning residents about a man scamming people out of money after offering them great deals on surplus television sets. Police say the suspect, a Caucasian man 45 to 50 years old with short black hair and standing between five-foot-six and five-footnine, enters local businesses and “befriends” his victims. After persuading them that they’ve met him before, he tells them a convincing a story of how his brother ordered too many TVs, and offers to sell them to the victims for $250 or $300 each. The scammer then rides with the victims to a bank or a friend’s residence to obtain the money and makes arrangements to deliver the television sets to the victims either immediately or at a later date. At that point the fraudster, who sometimes uses the name Bob Scott, exits the vehicle (at various drop off locations) never to be seen again. Three people have been defrauded, so far. If you believe you have been a victim of this crime or have any information, call the Chilliwack Community Police Office at 604-792-4611 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888222-TIPS (8477).

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Debt pooler gets accounts frozen BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

onsumer Protection BC has frozen the bank accounts and suspended the business licence of a Chilliwack-based debt consolidation business after numerous complaints were received in recent months. Don Antle and Options Credit Services Canada Ltd. (OCSC) have been under investigation for months by Consumer Protection BC, but new information spurred the agency to act Thursday to freeze his accounts and suspend his licence. “We are taking this matter very seriously,” Manjit Bains, vice-president of corporate relations, told the Times Fri-

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day. “We became aware of information that caused us some serious concern and required us to take immediate action.” The business of debt consolidation, also known as debt pooling, involves helping clients with their bills by grouping payments to various creditors into one monthly payment. CompanIes like Antle’s, of which there are 70 in British Columbia, charge a fee for the service. Consumer Protection BC issued a press release Thursday alleging that OCSC has been non-compliant with the Business Practices and Consumer

Don Antle Protection Act and the Debt Collection Industry Regulation.

Until Thursday, Antle was doing business under the name Options Credit Canada. The law requires debt poolers, such as Antle, to operate a trust account and distribute consumer money to creditors. Bains said because the matter is under investigation, she could not be more specific about allegations. In addition to consumer complaints, Vancouver Sun financial columnist David Baines reported in June on the numerous individuals who had filed See ANTLE, Page 11

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Motor Vehicle Act charges are pending after a woman without a valid driver’s licence drove a pickup truck through the wall of a house on Evans Road Sunday afternoon. RCMP say the accident, at about 2:50 p.m., was caused by a preexisting medical condition of the driver’s. She was treated for minor injuries at the scene. No one inside the house was hurt.

Social media sale ends in knifepoint robbery

hilliwack RCMP are warning people to use care when selling or buying items via social media websites after a man was robbed at knifepoint and then assaulted in front of the Yale Road Tim Hortons near Williams Street Thursday night. Police say the victim, who had posted some electronics for sale on Craigslist, was at the coffee shop at about

10:45 p.m. to meet a buyer. When he got to the parking lot, police say, two men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas approached him from behind. The first man grabbed and held the victim while the second man, described as six feet tall and 200 p o u n d s, p ro d u c e d a k n i f e a n d demanded the victim’s wallet.

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After the first man grabbed the wallet and took the money in it, the victim was reportedly punched in the face and stomach. “We are cautioning the general public to use care when arranging to sell items privately through social media websites,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen said in the press release. “The victim had thought

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ith the arrival of cold weather, a local shelter says it won’t close its doors to anyone needing a place

to stay. The Chilliwack Salvation Army operates an emergency shelter year-round, and is available for client intake 24/7. “Whenever the weather is zero or below, we won’t turn anyone away,” said Kyle Belton, director of shelter and outreach ministries at the Salvation Army. The Brigader Arthur Cartmell House shelter currently has 16 beds available, but can open up more spaces if needed with cots supplied by the fire department. “Once it gets to about 20 people [in the shelter], we will open up the Care & Share building, the kitchen part, then we can put people into there, too. We won’t turn anyone away, we’ll definitely find something for them,” Belton said. The shelter has already begun to operate above capacity, which also occurs in the summer months, but there has been no need to open up other buildings this year or last year. “We have already started going above the capacity but it hasn’t been needed much yet,” he said. Clients staying on cots are permitted to stay on a night-to-night basis, but those assigned to an actual bed and working on a case plan are welcome to stay 30 days. “And with that, there’s flexibility on the 30 days, depending on what their goal is,” Belton added. Other services include three meals a

day, two snacks, showers, laundry facilities, addictions counselling, and other Salvation Army services like the food bank. The shelter, which is funded by BC Housing, is open for individuals who need a place to stay, are sober and are 19 years of age or older. Ruth and Naomi’s Mission also offers emergency shelter services in Chilliwack. The organization reduced its emergency shelter beds from 20 to 12—eight for men and four for women—a month ago, and implemented a multiple-phase housing and recovery program. The emergency shelter allows people to stay for 14 days on a night-to-night basis. Those who are eligible are then encouraged to take part in a 30-day program, which provides housing and other wraparound services like workshops on anger, depression and anxiety, therapeutic support and addictions services. Twenty beds are available in the 30-day program, which requires participants to make a month-long commitment and be drug-free. “One of the things we recognized is we can shelter people and we can do that for a long time, but we’re not helping them,” said John Gray, program director for the stepup residential recovery centre at Ruth and Naomi’s Mission. “We’ve reduced the emergency side of the shelter, encouraging people to come into longer term treatment or a recovery program. So it’s still the same type of people, but we’re hopefully giving them more help. That’s really our bottom line, we

want to provide people with hope, not just a bed for the night.” Gray said the 30-day program is part of a new multi-phase strategy that continues to support people as they move off of the streets, hopefully into supportive housing or other accommodations and eventually into pursuits related to education or work. As people move through the program, support will become more in-depth and comprehensive. “I think we’re running kind of a full-orbed type of program, where we’re not just cutting somebody off where they leave the program,” he said. The emergency shelter, which is self-funded and costs approximately $120,000 a year to run, is open for those 19 and older. Check-in time is at 9 p.m. and dinner and laundry services are also available. Beds are offered on a first-come, firstserve basis. Although it’s difficult to determine the number of homeless people in Chilliwack, Belton said there is definitely a need for more affordable housing and a shelter for youth, as there is currently none in the area. The Salvation Army used to offer two beds for youth in a cordoned off area of their adult shelter, but funding from the Ministry of Child and Family Development stopped in February of this year, leading to the closure of the program. According to Gray, different groups in the community are currently working towards developing emergency shelter for youth.

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Don’t like the idea of having to attend Chilliwack middle school

“I invite you to hang out at Yale & Williams (the 7-11 right across the street from CMS), on any given school day, to count the drug dealers.”

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oncern that the Chilliwack school district’s early French immersion program will continue at Chilliwack middle school (CMS) for students after Grade 6 is premature, according to school officials. The program is set to launch at Cheam elementary in September, and between 40 and 50 parents at an information meeting Thursday were told the program would continue at CMS when students get to middle school. “On the North Side, students enrolled in both Early and Late French Immersion will continue at Chilliwack Middle School,” stated a pamphlet handed out at the meeting. That worried some parents who don’t like the school’s inner-city location. “I invite you to hang out at Yale & Williams (the 7-11 right across the street from CMS), on any given school day, to count the drug dealers,” wrote one parent on the Parents for Early French Immersion in Chilliwack Facebook page. “Sadly, I am uncomfortable with hedging my bets on it ‘getting better’ in a mere 6 years.” But those concerns are as yet

unfounded, according to superintendent Evelyn Novak. “We haven’t talked about Grade 6 at all,” she to the Times. “We haven’t made any determination once the students get to Grade 6 or 7 and where they’ll go.” She said the statement in the pamphlet was an error that will be corrected. She went on to say a lot of decisions have yet to be made about EFI, including when and where those students will integrate with the district’s late French immersion students, which currently feed into both CMS and Vedder middle and then into Sardis secondary. “We’ve got a few years to go yet,” Novak said. Another issue raised on social media was the difficulty working parents will have taking advantage of the program, given that no busing will be provided and the school will let out at 2:10 p.m. Novak said the district has not yet looked into any kind of after-school program, but that such a program could be set up at Cheam in the future. “I think a parent group could actually start an after school program,” she said. “There’s some insurance and liabili-

ty to work around, but we’ve got other after-school programs. Now, yes, they’re working in schools where there are actually spaces for them. It makes it a little more challenging that Cheam doesn’t actually have a space.” For most EFI parents, the best piece of news to come out of Thursday’s meeting was that the district will consider adding classes if there is enough interest in the program. The current plan calls for one kindergarten class and one Grade 1 class, with spaces to be assigned through a lottery if there are more students than spots— more than 22 for kindergarten or more than 24 for Grade 1. But if 44 or more parents register for Kindergarten and 48 for Grade 1, Novak said she’d go to the board and see about adding more classes. “We’ll look at the numbers and try to accommodate as many parents as possible as long as it’s financially feasible,” Novak said. Novak said she was extremely happy at the turnout for Thursday’s meeting, but said decisions about classes will ultimately come down to the numbers. “Having people at the meeting is great because they’re getting information, but what it boils right down to is the actual registrations,” she said. Online EFI registration will open in January. Parents with kids entering Kindergarten next year, are asked to register them at their local catchment area school first and then for EFI in January. ◗ For more information, visit www.sd33. bc.ca. 6276832

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n years past we just dug a big hole in the ground and buried our garbage. We had lots of land and not too many people, so this simple method was satisfactory for quite a long time. Then it was discovered that bad things leached into the ground from these dumps and the decomposing material gave off large amounts of methane gas which was very hard on the environment. The dumps near the larger metropolitan areas also began to fill up at an alarming rate. To deal with these things we started to line the dump areas to control the leaching into the soil, and in some cases, covered the top to try to capture some of the methane. We also began to try to separate some of the things that could be recycled rather than have these just go to the landfill. These ideas were implemented to varying degrees around the world, starting about 40 or 50 years ago. As the population continued to grow, the clock was ticking for a new and better plan to be devised as the dumps near the large metropolitan areas were quickly becoming full. Many areas around the globe were also looking at ways to reduce their reliance on other countries for petroleum based products and reduce their impact on the environment by implementing sources of green energy. It was discovered that if the hazardous materials were carefully removed, and the valuables (recyclables) were set aside, that 70 to 80 per cent of the remaining material could be ground up, treated and compressed into a high quality refuse derived fuel (RDF). The RDF could

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Be Our Guest then be used to fire a boiler for heat or spin a generator to make electricity. This concept began to be commonly used in many of the western European and Scandinavian countries with Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands leading the way. Incinerators became more refined and with the addition of modern scrubbers, the emissions of these high tech waste to energy (WTE) plants easily meet the European Environmental Emissions requirements which are more restrictive than ours in north America. Thermal conversion plants take this to another level yet, with temperatures in the 1,100 C range, which makes a producer gas similar to natural gas or propane. Hundred per cent of the output can then be used to power an industrial engine and generator or a turbine, with either of these making enormous amounts of electricity and heat. Denmark now only landfills less than five per cent of their total municipal waste. Sweden is so happy with their waste-to-energy program that they are looking at importing trash from other countries. The city of Vienna in Austria actually uses its modern WTE plant which is right in the centre of the city as a tourist attraction and information centre. This is not a new topic. It is only

new to North America because our vast land has allowed us the ability to continue with our outdated and environmentally disastrous ways of burying most of our trash. In North America there have been many exhaustive studies done on this subject also. North Carolina State University in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency of the USA did a very extensive study in 2009 and concluded that “to embrace this technology would not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local pollution, but would also yield copious electricity.” A lot of information on “waste to energy” is available on the Internet and elsewhere. I would encourage anyone that is interested in the subject to just type it into Google and do your own research. A good one to start with is: www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/ science/earth/13trash.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& While I can certainly appreciate the sentiment and emotion behind some of the statements and positions being taken by some of our prominent local politicians on this subject, it would be nice if some study and logical thought were brought into the mix. Professor Nickolas Themelis of Columbia University who has spent much of his career studying this says that America’s resistance to constructing the new waste to energy plants is economically and environmentally “irresponsible.” I think that sums it up very well. ◗ Tom Moul is a Cultus Lake resident, an airline pilot and a businessman, and is the CEO of Chilliwack BioEnergy Group Inc.

s it too soon to urge a little peace and good will this Christmas? Probably not. We’ve all seen the alternative, and it isn’t pretty. Some of us, it seems, are so busy pursuing the material side of the holidays that we’ve lost sight of the spirit. Stressed-out shoppers grimly hunting bargains in the aisles, screaming kids with surly parents and couples who look like they’re going to a funeral instead of experiencing the joy of the season. In short, people who bring their bad mood into a retail outlet to share with the staff and other consumers. While this can be a tough time of year if your finances are tight, it doesn’t have to be a fiscal or emotional crisis. After all, the most expensive item in the store is no gift at all if the giver is grinding their teeth about the cost and the resulting damage to their credit rating. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong about giving big gifts, but not at the cost of civility and peace of mind. There are any number of inexpensive ways of celebrating the holiday season that don’t require busting your bank balance or losing your mind. Try asking the people in the stores, nicely, and you might discover some clever alternatives. So this Christmas, a suggestion: if you feel yourself starting to get anxious or angry, pause and take a deep breath and try to keep things in their proper perspective. Try smiling. Do something nice like holding a door open or letting a driver merge in front. It doesn’t cost a thing. Keep in mind, this is all supposed to be honouring the memory of someone who lived an impoverished life devoted to the less fortunate. Someone whose sacrifice might be better celebrated with a little more gratitude for the people in our lives and a little less drama at the tills this season.

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Editor: I would like to comment on Mayor Gaetz and the councillors approval of the hazardous waste recycling application and rezoning. I probably, along with many, found out about this application in the 11th hour as it were, and unable to attend council chambers to voice my opinion, and a vehement one it would have been. One week notice is apparently what the citizens, local interest groups and other external partners were given to review. I did not see any public notice from the city that would have been considered reasonable notice; apparently neither did some of the local interest groups. I did manage to catch some of the hearing on the city’s live web feed, and that was purely by an accidental find. Wow! What a railroad, shotgun wedding or whatever you want to call it. What I saw and heard was a complete truckload of what farmers spread on the fields around here during the summer.

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I can see why the city did not want to publicly announce that this company AEVITAS INC wanted to use the land for hazardous waste. They would have had a full house, which probably would have sent the mayor and council running for the hills. The mayor and the rest of the councillors can call the process fair all they want because there was little opposition, and what little there was the mayor, in my opinion, muzzled. It’s not the facility that bothers me, it’s the location. The AEVITAS spokesperson addressed council to say “the company has 20 years of experience doing this work,” and with numerous safety precautions in place. Well now, that has to be good enough. I looked up every location of AEVITAS INC and not one of their eight plants is by a major or minor waterway. I would like to speak to the city staffer who recommended the approval of this location and did they do their homework. The report says “the property in question was suitable as it is industrial land and there are no residential or commercial properties.” That’s awesome, no people around so we can put it on top of one of the most fragile ecosystems and waterways in B.C. Did they know this location was by a big watery thingy that flows through our city and is responsible for a huge fisheries and environmental habitats, and it’s called the Fraser River? Perhaps a “measure twice, cut once” approach should be used at the city. This is simply not an oversight, this meeting was held with little opposition as possible because city council knew that the location would be a serious issue with the Sto:lo First Nation, The Water Wealth Project, BC Wildlife Federation, and concerned citizens. Mayor and council would have had their feet put to the fire, and they still may if they turn the Fraser and Vedder rivers—our rivers—into a hazardous wasteland. Chris Stayko Chilliwack

Wetlands are invaluable Editor: Bravo to the FVRD senior staffer who has labelled Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park as the “Stanley Park” of this com-

munity. Rightly so! I also believe that this particular wetlands area, among apparently a thousand other wetlands identified within the TransMtn/Kinder Morgan proposed twinned pipeline pathway needs to be proactively protected. These wetlands must not be disrupted, dug up, wildlife dispersed or destroyed; all in order to increase massive shipment of diluted bitumen. Like Stanley Park, Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park is a beautiful refuge for so many species and for people alike. This Cheam Lake park is a vibrant, unique “well-known biodiversity hot spot in the Fraser Valley” as noted by the Coquitlam, professional registered biologist, Pamela Zevit, in a Cheam Lake Wetlands 2008 bioblitz document which identifies a vast array of plants, birds, amphibians and reptile species; many of which are endangered. I have recently noticed that there have been many TransMtn/KinderMorgan media events set up at local chamber of commerce groups in communities along the pipeline route to promote the so called financial benefit in this twinning. Apparently, there is money to be made—by some people. The urgency is palpable. Is this a short timeline matter or could it be a need to beat the decline in heavy crude offshore sales? Or is it perhaps a response to the continent-wide divestment in fossil fuel stocks that many people have made? My investment advisor tells me that even if my portfolio is quite modest; my solar/ wind company stock values have doubled in the last eight months. Nevertheless, Canadians are beginning to realize the potential wealth in many of our unnoticed ecosystems. Fortunately too, biologists are measuring these immense values of ecosystems. In a published report that I recently requested from a UFV biology professor, a group of biologists have revealed some interesting statistics. They took on the daunting task of analyzing “The Value of the World’s Ecosystems Services and Natural Capital.” These 13 scientists from various American universities have evaluated “the services of ecological systems and the natural capital stocks that produce them (which) are critical to the functioning of the

Earth’s life support system.” After evaluating various ecosystems, their functions and services and then transferring that data through related comparisons to monetary value, the various ecosystems have been pro-rated in order of their wealth of service value. As a retired elementary teacher, I fondly remember the water cycle science discussions with my former students. I too, was surprised along with the students that wetlands acted as sponges during flooding, provided primary cleansing of waterways passing through to aquifers slowed down rapid See LETTERS, Page 19

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Mainland Division TEAM GP Langley 34 Prince George 32 Coquitlam 32 Surrey 32 Chilliwack 32

W 20 18 16 13 7

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Interior Division TEAM Penticton Vernon Salmon Arm Merritt W. Kelowna Trail

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owell River Kings and Penticton Vees alum Michael Garteig has earned his second-straight goalie of the month award in ECAC Hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats. October’s ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Month followed with an impressive November. Garteig was 7-1-2 with a 1.59 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

Lose, lose, lose. Not a mantra, just another weekend reality for a Chilliwack Chiefs team that can’t shake its losing ways. After a few ferry rides, the Chiefs lost 5-1 Friday in Powell River. Then they hopped back on the boat to the island only to lose 2-0 to Nanaimo Saturday night. They then bused to the middle of the island Sunday to get slaughtered 7-2 by Alberni Valley. This was another disastrous weekend with a cumulative scoreline of 14-3 against, which, after last weekend’s loss of three games in 48 hours by a cumulative score of 21-10, means the Chiefs have to be looking for answers. Blaming goaltending wasn’t entirely fair before or after the arrival of Spencer Tremblay who started well, but then began to lose quickly. Tremblay only started one of three of this weekend’s games. It’s been the defence, the shots on goal that have plagued the team. In a high-scoring, shooting league, the Chiefs have the most shots against. Tremblay and Josh Halpenny faced 121 shots against this past weekend with their teammates notching just 85. Add that to last weekend’s shot tallies and the sixgame average is 39 shots against versus 29 shots for. When the other team is getting 34 per cent more shots on goal, chanc-

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Chilliwack Chief Kyle Westeringh battles for the puck with Zak Bowles of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs during the Chiefs 7-2 drubbing on Sunday. es are wins won’t happen. Friday’s visit to Powell River was all Kings save one Austin Plevy power-play marker at the end of the second period. The game was 0-0 15 minutes into the first before Jarid Lukoseviclus scored for the Kings, a goal that would stand as the 1-0 marker until 1:10 of the second when Curtis McCarrick would make it 2-0. McCarrick notched his second at 5:57, and the Kings would add a power-play marker on a Shay Laurent high-sticking penalty. They then tucked in a shorthanded goal at the end of a failed Chiefs power play.

Plevy broke Jeff Smith’s shutout at the end of the second but that was all anyone could muster and, after a scoreless third period, it ended 5-1 A rare low-scoring affair also did not go Chilliwack’s way Saturday in Nanaimo as Clipper goalie Tanner Kovacs stopped 25 shots to shutout the Chiefs in a close-fought 2-0 game. This was an extremely tight affair until Devin Brosseau scored the winner at 19:17 of the second period, a goal that would stand until Brendan Taylor solidified things with an empty netter with less than a minute to play in the third.

Sunday, the Chiefs made their way to Weyhaeuser Arena to face the Alberni Valley Bulldogs where they were manhandled 7-2. Halpenny took all seven out of the 49 Bulldog shots he faced. The Chiefs managed just 28 shots, including just five in the third period. The game started with an equal first period, ending at 1-1, getting worse with two more Bulldog goals in the second, wrapping up the weekend with a disastrous, penalty-filled third as Alberni Valley scored four goals. ◗ The Chiefs next home game is Dec. 13 against Penticton.

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B.C. Jr. curling championships The Chilliwack Curling Club is hosting the Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling Championships from Dec. 26 to 31. There will be 16 men’s and women’s teams from across B.C. competing. The event will be broadcast on Sportsnet.

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Sardis Falcons guard Evan Kellington puts up a shot against Semiahmoo in the final of the Storm Classic senior boys basketball tournament at Chilliwack secondary Saturday.

White Rock’s Semiahmoo no match for high-flying Sardis squad Saturday BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com

he Sardis secondary senior boys basketball team added a second straight tournament title to its perfect preseason record Saturday after winning the Chilliwack Storm Classic. The Falcons won the tournament for only the second time in its 34-year history by defeating White Rock’s Semiahmoo Totems 95-62. The two teams had clashed in the final of Yale secondary’s Big Ball Classic the previous weekend, when the Falcons had had to fend off the Totems late in the game to win 61-56. Saturday’s final looked to be another close game as the Falcons got off to a sluggish start in the first half before picking up pace and pulling away from the Totems in the second. “We’ve got a lot of things to work on, but it’s fun for the boys to get a tournament win,” Falcons coach Kyle Graves said. Sardis reached the finals with wins over L.A. Matheson, Sa-Hali and G.P. Vanier. In the final game, first team all-stars Hayden Lejeune and Eric Rogers put up 21 points and 14 points respectively. Tournament MVP Cam Servatius finished off a great tournament with 27 points. With the win Saturday, the Falcons, who are currently seventh in AAAA provincial rankings, improved their preseason record to 8-0. Two other Chilliwack teams opened the Storm Classic Thursday morning, with Unity Christian pulling off a 66-62 overtime win over Chilliwack secondary. U n i t y , c u r re n t l y n u m ber one in provincial single-A rankings and led by second-team all-star Clay Driesen, went on to beat Sardis’s B team before losing 68-50 to Semiahmoo and 71-51 to G.P. Vanier. CSS lost to Rick Hansen 83-71 and then beat Templeton 59-39. The Storm’s Brandon Isaac earned a second-team all star.

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Students from GW Graham secondary and Chilliwack secondary volunteer their time and start packing up holiday hampers on Dec. 6 at the secret toy warehouse.

nside of a nondescript building, volunteers and staff with a local non-profit are working hard to ensure that all children have a gift to open on Christmas morning. Chilliwack Community Services (CSS) collects donations throughout the months of November and December to provide families in need with holiday hampers, filled with toys and clothes. The effort is part of the Christmas Sharing program, which is done in partnership with the Salvation Army. Last year, the program distributed 470 hampers that serviced 895 children from Chilliwack, Sardis, Yarrow, Cultus Lake and Rosedale. With assistance from local organizations, a total of 5,600 toys were collected and cash donation values topped off at $60,000. “These parents who are coming to us, aren’t asking for themselves, they’re asking for their children and we’re more than happy to support their kids,” said Karin Massar, fund development officer at CSS. “We just want to make sure that every child here has the opportunity to have a wonderful Christmas.” To help personalize the hampers, the application process asks parents to provide details on their children’s age, gender, likes and preferences. Donations are then picked up from multiple drop-off locations and moved to a top secret warehouse, where volunteers, acting as “Santa’s

“These parents who are coming to us, aren’t asking for themselves, they’re asking for their children and we’re more than happy to support their kids.”

Karin Massar special helpers,” match items to the qualities of each child. All children receive a combination of small and large items that amount to a value of $75. In addition to toys, other hamper staples include mittens, toques and pyjamas. “We start filling the hampers based on what the family has requested, and we try to include small gifts in each hamper,” Massar said. The toy warehouse has tables and bins stocked with what seems to be an endless supply of books, dolls, teddy bears, building blocks and figurines for children, but tables for teens are, for the most part, bare. “We find that we get a lot of donations for the younger kids, but the teenagers are kind of left out,” Massar said, adding suggested gifts for teens include gift cards to local malls, sporting goods, books and crafting supplies. The program has received immense support from the community, with organizations and service clubs holding initiatives that bring in boxes and bags full of hamper-worthy goods. In 2012, the Rotary Club raised

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run-off, and provided estuary regions for all sorts of species and fish spawning regions (a nursery for many species in general). All-in-all wetlands can be a cornucopia of biodiversity. Well then, I was not surprised to learn that after this “natural capital” analysis, that wetlands come out as the top income earner (my label) in dollar value to the community and to the planet. Even ahead of rain forests. Wetlands provide $14,785 per hectare per year in services value, according to this study. The Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park area of 93 hectares has consequently provided $1,375,005 in natural capital stock, yearly. It will probably continue to do so; if we protect this region. Wendy Major Chilliwack

Letters equipment was dispatched from neighbouring fire departments. At the height of the fire, two duplexes plus a large single family cabin were fully ablaze and neighbouring homes were threatened. In addition to the Hemlock Valley Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters and

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Association extends sincere condolences to those who suffered losses in this tragic event. Miraculously, two other neighbouring duplex cabins were saved from damage. It is thought that had either of those been ignited the whole block of homes could have been lost. It was only by the supreme efforts of the firefighters that these structures were saved. Only one permanent resident was displaced during this event and with the assistance of family, the local ESS, local residents, the Hemlock Valley

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Homeowners Association and a number of generous residents from the Deroche, Harrison Mills and Lake Errock communities she has found a new place to live at Hemlock and been able to start to put her life back together. The Hemlock Valley Homeowners Association and those whose homes were spared wish to express their appreciation to all the volunteer firefighters that participated in the firefighting efforts and to those who stayed on site for the following days to suppress hot spots that continued to

reignite. Thanks also goes to the support people that assisted by bringing coffee, food and whatever was needed by those on the front lines and to those fire department members and community volunteers who spend hours afterwards to clean and put firefighting equipment back where it belongs so they are ready to respond to the next emergency. Your dedication is appreciated. Hemlock Valley Homeowners Association

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Editor: Your poll question for this week is ridiculous. First of all, it’s not 1910. Midgets are not being forced into sideshows because they’re freaks who can’t get jobs anywhere else. The world has come a long way and I would like to think that the majority of western civilization sees people with dwarfism as regular human beings capable of doing many different jobs. Secondly, wrestling in general, can easily be seen as degrading to all kinds of humans. It’s entertainment. It’s a dramatized event that showcases all kinds of unique and outrageous characters. Nobody asked if Andre the Giant was degrading other people with acromegaly, or if King Kong Bundy was degrading other people with obesity. And what about Kelly Kelly? Surely her character degrades all women, at least all beautiful women with rock-hard bodies. Give me a break. If anything, midget wrestlers should be commended for their bravery, for jumping into an arena that notoriously attracts massively huge men. They should be congratulated for choosing to use their uniqueness to become gainfully employed in a world where they don’t always “fit in.” Better yet, they should be seen as wrestlers, not midgets. Justine Hodge Chilliwack

Supreme effort by firefighters Editor: On the evening of Nov. 6 at about 11 p.m., a fire broke out in a duplex structure in the village at Hemlock Valley. Volunteer firefighters living in the village responded and additional manpower and

equipment were on the scene from North Fraser Volunteer Fire Department, Agassiz Fire Department and even volunteers from Chilliwack River Valley Volunteer Fire Department made the long trek to assist. In all, 29 firefighters and seven pieces of firefighting apparatus were on scene along with the BCAS and the RCMP. When the fire was extinguished two duplexes and a single family log cabin had been completely destroyed and two neighbouring cabins had suffered damage. The Hemlock Valley Homeowners

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Haz waste facility poses no threat to our watershed TOXIC, from page 1 Facebook to correct misinformation and to defend the city’s process. Further to that, a long posting from the City of Chilliwack’s Facebook account stated that Aevitas is an “environmental cleanup company” that recycles hazardous materials that otherwise might end up in a landfill. “Through proper recycling, this company will aid in ensuring that hazardous materials stay out of our landfills and our waterways.”

The posting also clarified misinformation posted about the meeting regarding notification about the public hearing. The city followed the legal requirements outlined in the Local Government Act, which includes newspaper ads, a sign on site and notification of neighbours within 30 metres of the site. “The next steps in this process will be to establish the covenant on land title with additional restrictions, such as emergency planning measures to move all the hazardous waste off site

“A dump is what Cheam has—not us.” Sharon Gaetz in the event of a flood threat.” Gaetz, meanwhile, was blunt on Facebook with those who claim the facility could be a danger being so close to the Fraser River. “This facility does not pose a risk to our watershed,” Gaetz said. “Please read the reports and then

we will talk.” And regarding comments that the site in question will be a hazardous waste dump? “A dump is what Cheam has—not us,” Gaetz said. In response to why local First Nations weren’t consulted? “In local government First Nations are consulted when there is an OCP amendment—not a rezoning. “This rezoning was to make the criteria more stringent for industry—not less.”

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Introduce kids to the love of books and language with a special Christmas Storytime and Craft at Yarrow Library Dec. 10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children and caregivers will enjoy festive interactive stories, songs, rhymes, treats, and more. Storytime prepares children to learn to read.

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Join staff for some Christmas Cheer at Yarrow Library’s Christmas Open House Dec. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy some festive refreshments and guitar music provided by local musician Helmut Froese. He will offer two performances, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. with a sing-along for children and again from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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Come visit the Sardis Library for our crafty Christmas Special Dec. 10 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. School-aged children and their parents will enjoy magical tales of reindeers on rooftops, a snack and some merry good cheer.

Drill hall celebrates 100 yrs

The 147 Airwolf Squadron will host a centennial celebration for their drill hall Dec. 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. To mark the occasion, several dignitaries have been invited to join in the festivities. The air cadets meet every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Princess Armories, located at Princess and Edward downtown. Princess Armories was built in 1913, around the same time Chilliwack’s first hospital, city hall and Chilliwack High School were built.

Municipal Pension Retirees

All Chilliwack/Hope Munici-

Community events To include your event, contact Tyler Olsen at tolsen@ chilliwacktimes.com. Put your event on our digital calendar by visiting www.chilliwacktimes.com.

pal Pension Retires (members and non-members) and their spouses/partners are invited to attend the next meeting of the MPRA on Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Chilliwack Library. Retirees who receive a public sector pension are also invited to attend and they may join as associate members. Pot luck will precede the meeting at 1 p.m.

Lace Club meets

The Chilliwack Lace Club meets every month on the second and fourth Thursdays (Dec. 12) from noon to 3 p.m. in the Slesse Room of Evergreen Hall. Bring your lunch. Anyone interested in lace is welcome. Lessons in bobbin lace are available. For more information, call Hylda Law at 604-858-4953 or Jenny Althoff at 604-823-4705.

Christmas party & potluck

The Chilliwack Metis Association is holding it’s Annual Christmas Party & Potluck on Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Central elementary school, 9435 Young Rd. Please bring a non-perishable item for our food hamper and a dish to feed five people. There will be free jigging lessons after dinner.

Jingle Time special

Ring in the festive season with this Christmas-themed program at the Chilliwack Library Dec. 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Join library staff as

TO: MEMBERS OF AITCHELITZ FIRST NATION TAKE NOTICE that a Ratification Vote will be held in accordance with the Aitchelitz First Nation Community Ratification Process on December 13 & 14, 2013, in order to determine if Registered Voters approve the Aitchelitz First Nation Land Code and the Individual Agreement.

they celebrate the holiday season. Everyone is welcome.

The following question will be asked of the Registered Voters of Aitchelitz First Nation by ballot: “Do you approve: • The Aitchelitz First Nation Land Code, dated August 22, 2013 and • The Individual Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?”

Genshiken

The Ratification Vote will take place on Friday & Saturday, the 13th & 14th day of December, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at:

Come and join more Japanese pop culture mayhem with Raymond at the Chilliwack Library Dec. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Due to the content of the media during the Japanese group, please be at least 13 to attend. If you are in doubt, please have your parent speak to Raymond about your attendance. For more information, email Raymond at raynichols@telus.net.

How’s That Made

Join Susan Barclay from Community Services for a Crafty Christmas Extravaganza at the Chilliwack Library Dec. 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Due to the level of skill and attention required for the craft class, registration is limited to youth in Grade 7 or higher.

Senior Recreation Centre

Fall program at the Chilliwack Senior Recreation Centre, at 9400 College St., is in effect now. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bingo Mondays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 3 p.m., cards, pool and dancing. New Hope “Al-Anon” Club Thursdays. All welcome. Call 604-792-4549.

Senior crib

Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre Bldg #10 – 7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, Canada V2R 4G5 Copies of the Background Documents, the Ratification Documents and the Ratification Process may be obtained from Rhonda George, the Lands Clerk, at the Stó:õ Research and Resource Management Centre, 10-7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, British Columbia, telephone 604-824-2432. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that all Members of Aitchelitz First Nation 18 years of age or older as of the date of the Ratification Vote are eligible to vote, PROVIDED THAT SUCH MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A VOTER REGISTRATION DOCUMENT TO BE PLACED ON THE LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS. Voter registration documents will be sent to all Eligible Voters whose address is on record with the Aitchelitz First Nation. Voter registration documents are also available from Jennifer Campbell, Ratification Officer at the address and telephone number appearing below.

TO: MEMBERS OF SKOWKALE FIRST NATION TAKE NOTICE that a Ratification Vote will be held in accordance with the Skowkale First Nation Community Ratification Process on December 13 & 14, 2013, in order to determine if Registered Voters approve the Skowkale First Nation Land Code and the Individual Agreement. The following question will be asked of the Registered Voters of Skowkale First Nation by ballot: “Do you approve: • The Skowkale First Nation Land Code, dated August 22, 2013 and • The Individual Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?” The Ratification Vote will take place on Friday & Saturday, the 13th & 14th day of December, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at: Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre Bldg #10 – 7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, Canada V2R 4G5 Copies of the Background Documents, the Ratification Documents and the Ratification Process may be obtained from Rhonda George, the Lands Clerk, at the Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre, 10-7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, British Columbia, telephone 604-824-2432. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that all Members of Skowkale First Nation 18 years of age or older as of the date of the Ratification Vote are eligible to vote, PROVIDED THAT SUCH MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A VOTER REGISTRATION DOCUMENT TO BE PLACED ON THE LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS. Voter registration documents will be sent to all Eligible Voters whose address is on record with the Skowkale First Nation. Voter registration documents are also available from Jennifer Campbell, Ratification Officer at the address and telephone number appearing below.

The Senior Resources Society See EVENTS, Page 23

TO: MEMBERS OF YAKWEAKWIOOSE FIRST NATION TAKE NOTICE that a Ratification Vote will be held in accordance with the Yakweakwioose First Nation Community Ratification Process on December 13 & 14, 2013, in order to determine if Registered Voters approve the Yakweakwioose First Nation Land Code and the Individual Agreement. The following question will be asked of the Registered Voters of Yakweakwioose First Nation by ballot: “Do you approve: • The Yakweakwioose First Nation Land Code, dated August 22, 2013 and • The Individual Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?” The Ratification Vote will take place on Friday & Saturday, the 13th & 14th day of December, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at: Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre Bldg #10 – 7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, Canada V2R 4G5 Copies of the Background Documents, the Ratification Documents and the Ratification Process may be obtained from Rhonda George, the Lands Clerk, at the Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre, 10-7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, British Columbia, telephone 604-824-2432. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that all Members of Yakweakwioose First Nation 18 years of age or older as of the date of the Ratification Vote are eligible to vote, PROVIDED THAT SUCH MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A VOTER REGISTRATION DOCUMENT TO BE PLACED ON THE LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS. Voter registration documents will be sent to all Eligible Voters whose address is on record with the Yakweakwioose First Nation. Voter registration documents are also available from Jennifer Campbell, Ratification Officer at the address and telephone number appearing below. DATED at Chilliwack, Province of British Columbia this 1st day of October, 2013. ___________________________________ Jennifer Campbell, Ratification Officer PO Box 2280, Sardis, Province of British Columbia, V2R 1A6, Telephone: (604) 799-6566

NOTE: Any Registered Voter may vote by mail-in ballot. If an Eligible Voter has not received a Voter Registration Document by November 1, 2013 please contact the Ratification Officer so that the necessary form can be supplied to you. 6294159

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Mental health group

Hospice walks

The Living Healthy Group (Chilliwack Association), a non-profit group of self-advocates, 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

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with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and help someone blind or partially sighted in Chilliwack. Help with reading, going for walks, shopping and social visiting. Spend two hours a week making a positive difference. Flexible schedule. Criminal record check required. Visit www.cnib.ca/ volunteer or call 604-4312146.

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READY FOR THE SEASON. FLYER SALE ENDS AT 9PM

MONDAY DECEMBER 16TH READY FOR THE SEASON. Water-repellant Hoodies Oversizes available in select styles. (2BDDWRFB3-4005,

Men’s Long-sleeve Unlined Pigment-dyed Canvas Shirts Oversizes and short-sleeve shirts available in select styles.

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(7AVEWRFW3-2119)

(4AMBDKAS0302/302X/303/304)

comfort and lined for ® Long-sleeve Henleys T-MAX Thermal INSULATION and Crews Oversizes availablewarmth. Ourstyles. lightest, DUCK in select Durable brass warmest 2ACEDHFB39990) insulation. JAC-SHIRT (2ACEDHFB38897, snap front; † Our Reg. $29.99–$34.99 ® HYPER-DRI HD3 on-seam Garment SALE $22.49–$26.24† side pockets. washed for Waterproof/breathable protection. More colours and and styles comfort available lined in-store. for warmth. B Durable brass snap front; on-seam side pockets.

ALL 2-PACK FOR $40 EACH §

SPORT SHIRTS

DENIM

Selection may vary by store.

2 FOR 50

Our Reg. $16.99–$18.99† SALE 2 FOR $24† B

50 WASH

DAKOTA

2DIADHAST419V, 2DIADHAS-BB/R/RIB)

Stay dry in your everyday favourites.

25% MEN’S

and talls extra and available in select styles. (2DIADHFB3T419/K,

Men’s Denver Hayes and WindRiver SAVE Slippers Assorted colours and styles. Our Reg. $26.99–$69.99 SALE $20.24–$52.49

MEN’S

A. 50 WASH Long-sleeve Best-built Tees Oversizes Best-built Tees Oversizes extra and talls extra and available and available in select styles. in select styles. (2DIADHFB3T419/K, † (2DIADHFB3-LSBB) Our Reg. $19.99 2DIADHAST419V, 2DIADHAS-BB/R/RIB) SALE 2 FOR $30† Our Reg. $16.99–$18.99† SALE 2 FOR $24† B. 50 WASH Short-sleeve B Best-built Tees Oversizes

More colours and styles available in-store.

25%

Water-repellant/breathable protection.

Best-built Tees Oversizes extra Water-repellant/breathable and available in select styles. (2DIADHFB3-LSBB)protection. Our Reg. $19.99† SALE 2 FOR $30†

Water-repellant Flannel Shirts with Sherpa Lining A Oversizes available in select styles. (2CEAWRFB36352/56) † Our Reg. $59.99 SALE $44.99†

SAVE

HYPER-DRI® HD1

SPEC ORIGINALLY GENERATED: by Jodi Skulmoski

SAFETY: 0.25” TRIM: 7.5” x 10.75” Bleed: 0.125”

Insertion Date: December 11–16, 2013

NATIONAL

Mark’s MKW13030