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Growing opposition to recycling plant BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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he backlash continues to grow to city hall’s recent rezoning approval for a hazardous waste recycling facility to deal with PCBs and mercury near the Fraser River. Environmental groups, First Nations and the recreational fishing community scheduled a press conference Tuesday near the Cannor Road property west of Chilliwack
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Concerns about city’s handling of public feedback window and mayor’s remarks about Cheam landfill Mountain. Most of the opposition to the facility is focused on the location on the Cattermole Lands so close to the Fraser. But groups opposed—which include the Sto:lo Tribal Council (STC), the B.C. Federation of Drift Fishers, the Watershed Watch Salm-
on Society and The WaterWealth Project—say they are also concerned with city council’s “handling of the public feedback window” and a “lack of consideration shown at the public hearing.” It was at that hearing that, in response to STC fisheries advisor Ernie Crey’s request to delay a deci-
sion until First Nations could properly respond, Mayor Sharon Gaetz addressed her concern about the Cheam band’s landfill. She called it a “toxic landfill,” which is “far more dangerous to our waters than a recycling operation.” The Cheam landfill on the band’s reserve has long been alleged to have
been a dump for toxic construction materials. Crey responded that the Cheam landfill has a “clean bill of health,” according to what he has been told. He and others also pointed out that Gaetz’s comments were a deflection and had nothing to do with the hazardous waste facility in question. At its Dec. 3 meeting, city council approved the rezoning request by Ontario-based Aevitas to allow for See PLANT, Page 3
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n organization made up of B.C. businesses has shed further light on what impact oil pipeline spills can have on communities, specifically real estate values. CRED BC, a group of more than 90 businesses and professionals, released a report that concludes oil spills have direct and lasting impacts on property values. The report looked at eight oil pipeline spills over the last 20 years, including Burnaby in 2007, and concluded that Kinder Morgan’s proposed twinning of its Trans Mountain pipeline could put home values at risk, if a spill were to occur. “If there is a spill or leak in the Vedder or the Fraser, there will be contamination and waterfront homes will see impact,” CRED BC spokesperson Liz McDowell told the Times in an interview. “Public perception See IMPACT, Page 17
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Staff and students cheer as Santa makes a drive-by appearance on an ATV at Promontory elementary school Friday. Started by former principal and now Chilliwack school board chair Walt Krahn, the longstanding Promontory tradition has seen the jolly old elf make annual appearances on various forms of transportation for at least 14 years, according to current principal Joe Krajnyak.
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ounties in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Hope and Boston Bar braved the cold last Saturday and collected 18,413 pounds of food and $4,771 in cash for community food banks during the RCMP’s annual Stuff the Cruiser Christmas fundraiser. “This was a great event that saw the community come together to help those in need. I would like to thank those individuals who helped make this year’s Stuff the Cruiser event one of the best years yet,” RCMP Cpl. Harinder Kheleh said in a press release. Kheleh sent out special thanks to PriceSmart Foods in Salish Plaza, Save-OnFoods in Vedder Plaza, Cooper’s Foods in Hope and Garrison Plaza, SuperValu in Agassiz, Prestige Sport Fishing, Sport Chek, COBS Bread, Chilliwack Chiefs Hockey, Tim Hortons and Kal Tire.
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Family burnt out for Christmas Agassiz rallying to make things normal for children
BY GLENDA LYMES The Province
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hen your house burns down two weeks before Christmas, where does Santa deliver the
presents? That question is on four-year Billy Perry’s mind as his parents struggle to make Christmas “normal” for the little boy and his three siblings. On Monday, Billy was playing in the snow when a small heater inside his family’s Agassiz home caught fire. It was 12:30 p.m. and his dad Bill Perry was in the barn, feeding the pony, pigs and chickens. After the chores, father and son planned to cut down a Christmas tree. Perry finished and headed back to the house. Opening the front door, he saw an
inferno. The oxygen from the open door fuelled the flames, causing the home’s windows to blow out. “I grabbed Billy and put him in the truck, and then I rushed back,” Perry recalled Saturday. He dashed into the house to rescue his son’s pet snake and the family’s two cats—an act his grateful wife called “heroic.” He also grabbed his twin daughters’s saddle, knowing how much it means to them. A passerby had called 9-1-1. Ambulance and fire services arrived. Perry watched as everything went up in flames.
On Saturday, as they took care of their animals in the shadow of their ruined home, the family seemed resigned to their loss. Top of mind is finding a new place to rent where they can celebrate Christmas as a family. “I don’t want to think about what would have happened if the fire had started at night while we were all sleeping,” said mom Connie Robberstad. “We’re grateful no one was hurt. Stuff is just stuff.” But money is tight. The family didn’t have renter’s insurance and are living in a hotel in Chilliwack. Perry worked as a drywaller until he injured his back. He recently completed his Class 1 driver’s training and is preparing to take the test.
Kent elementary school, where nineyear-old Shamus and seven-year-old Constance and Veronica attend school, has started a fundraiser for the family. They’ve already reached $1,000, but hope to raise more. Principal Chris Wejr said Agassiz is a supportive community. “I think at this time of year, when there’s such a focus on gifts and decorating and family, it makes it harder to have your home taken away,” he said. “I think people have empathy and just want to help.” Donations are being coordinated through the Kent elementary school Facebook page, where there is a link to a FundRazr page with more information.
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The Chilliwack Chiefs may not be winning on the ice, but their fans continue to support the team and its annual Teddy Bear And Toque Toss for Chilliwack Community Services. See more on the Chiefs weekend on page 12.
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Giving globally It’s a growing list of good deeds for Promontory Heights elementary students
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ood-willed students at a local elementary school will be donating school supplies to children in Africa this holiday season, which only adds on to their growing list of good deeds. Students at Promontory Heights elementary were invited to decorate one of the Christmas trees for the third annual Festival of Trees event at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel on Dec. 10. Following a school supplies theme, a group of 30 kids made decorations out of pencils, crayons, pencil boxes, glue sticks and rulers. Rather than have them collect dust or go to waste, it was decided the new and gently used items would be sent to Africa and given to children who would make use of them, said Jody Holford, Grade 5 teacher at Promontory Heights elementary. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg, as the humanitarian-minded students are also part of a district-wide project to build a school in Kenya. After attending a We Day conference through Free the Children—a global non-profit organization that motivates youth to create change— in October, teachers at Rosedale, Tyson, Cheam, Promontory, G.W. Graham, Central,
Unsworth, Greendale, Mount Slesse and Vedder middle joined forces to work towards erecting a school through the organization. It will cost $20 per brick and 500 bricks builds a school. The total cost will be about $10,000, which students hope to raise by the end of the year, Holford said. Students at Promontory are also engaged in a variety of local efforts, which are spearheaded through their Helping Hands group—a cohort of Grade 5 and 6 students who raise money and awareness for initiatives that matter to them. Since being established three years ago, the group has managed to raise more than $10,000 for different causes, including $2,000 for a water initiative, $3,500 for multiple sclerosis and $5,000 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, which coincidentally funded a trip to Florida for a former Promontory student last year. “Everybody remembered her,” Holford said. “It was a luck of the draw kind of thing, that it was her we ended up helping.” But the altruistic work doesn’t stop there, as Helping Hands also organizes food drives during Thanksgiving and Christmas for local families in need. “They’re so awesome,” Holford said of the group, of which she is a facilitator. “And you know what . . . as a teacher and mom I think it kind of makes me want to do better.” Money is raised through creative means that the students conjure up, including coin drives, candygrams and challenges hosted throughout the school. It is currently unknown where in Africa the school supplies will go, but Holford suspects it will be Kenya, where a majority of their charitable work is done.
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Grade 1 students at F.G. Leary Fine Arts elementary decorated one of the Christmas trees at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel on Dec. 10 for its third annual Festival of Trees event. (Top) F.G. Leary Fine Arts student Lily Lefurgy, 6, smiles for the camera as she dresses the Christmas tree with cotton. Georgia Leon, 6, carefully adds a thread of tinsel near the bottom of the tree. All trees were decorated by local elementary school students and public voting is currently open. The trees will be on public display until Dec. 31 and a winner will be announced in early January.
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‘Archaic’ system will cost district $500K to replace
The Chilliwack school district will spend more than half a million dollars over the next two years to replace a financial/human resources information system that secretary-treasurer Gerry Slykhuis called archaic and labour intensive. The school board unanimously approved the expenditure last Tuesday. The total cost will be $569,000— $300,000 for software, $45,000 for hardware, $9,000 in tax and $215,000 for implementation. The district will also see a $8,000 increase in annual licence fees. But Slykhuis said the system will pay for itself within three and a half years because it will also come with an annual staffing cost savings of $170,000. “These types of systems are not inexpensive; however, they pay for themselves many times over in efficiencies, better informed decision making, and reduced paperwork and bureaucracy,” Slykhuis stated in his report.
Public can go online to register policy feedback
Members of the public can now give the Chilliwack school district online feedback about policies being reviewed by its education policy advisory committee. Effective immediately, the district will post policies under review on its website so students, parents and the community can provide comments before the policies are presented to the board for
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School board defeats motion to pay tuition fee The Chilliwack school board voted down a motion by Trustee Heather Maahs proposing the board help pay tuition for local students to attend the RCMP Youth Academy. At a meeting last week, Maahs moved the board pay $100 of the $400 fee for each student attending the eightday work experience program designed for students interested in policing careers. Maahs called the program a “work experience program bar none” but said it was in trouble because organizers are burnt out by fundraising. Her motion was defeated 5-2, however, with only Maahs and Trustee Martha Wiens supporting it. Trustees who opposed it argued that, while the academy is worthwhile, it would be a slippery slope to start directly funding programs. “It will become never ending,” Trustee Silvia Dyck said. “We are not a funding agency in that regard.” ◗ Compiled by Cornelia Naylor
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Honeywell fails to clear the air on ranking BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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large American company and its Boston-based PR firm likely didn’t envisage having to defend the accuracy of a claim that the air around Chilliwack is among the cleanest in Canada. But that’s the position Honeywell Air Purifiers found itself in last week after the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) was quick to denounce the science behind the AirGenius Awards. “Where can you find the cleanest air in Canada?” a Honey AirGenius Awards press release from Nov. 25
Repeated requests for air purifier company to make study available fall on deaf ears south of the border stated. “In short, the answer is British Columbia.” The air quality rankings were evaluated, according to Honeywell, by scientists at global consulting firm Environmental Health & Engineering, and recognized Langley as having the cleanest air, followed by Kelowna, Abbotsford and Richmond. The problem for the FVRD with the other wise innocuous press release—a claim to fame that some communities might be proud of—is
that it undermines the regional district’s claims that Fraser Valley air quality is poor and so Metro Vancouver should not be allowed to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in the Lower Mainland. Chilliwack mayor and F VRD board chair Sharon Gaetz called the claims in the original Honeywell press release “gravely misleading.” She said that while air quality in the Fraser Valley has improved over the last 20 years, ground-level ozone levels are still a problem.
“Any increase in emissions of air contaminants in the fragile Fraser Valley airshed from an additional incinerator, as proposed by Metro Vancouver, or other sources, will significantly undermine air quality improvements in the Fraser Valley,” Gaetz said. She added that despite repeated requests, Environmental Health & Engineering has not made the study available identifying the clean air cities. After the Times reported on the
FVRD’s response to Honeywell, the company issued a statement, which said the rankings were based on “a qualitative meta-analysis of existing environmental data available to the public.” The researchers who conducted the analysis focused on comparing the cities across Canada to one another, and the company stands by its rankings. “We recognize that air quality is a major concern for local communities and encourage citizens and local governments to continue to make efforts to reduce pollutants caused by vehicle emissions, industrial facilities and other factors,” the statement said.
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The clinics will take place at the Broadway Church Gym, located at 46611 Maple Ave., on Dec. 23 from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. (nine appointments open) and Dec. 27 from 12 to 5 p.m. (53 appointments open). According to Canadian Blood Services, blood is the lifeline to thousands of Canadians each year.
RCMP spokesperson Const. Cynthia Kershaw told the Times. The man was in stable condition after being moved by air ambulance from near his Riverview Drive home to a Lower Mainland hospital. “Police would like to take this opportunity to remind firearms users to treat a gun as if it’s always loaded,” Kershaw said. “Regardless of your experience with firearms, always inspect your firearm prior to handing it to ensure there is not a round in the chamber, and unload it prior to any activity that may foreseeably result in an accidental discharge.” - Staff
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man was airlifted to hospital from the Chilliwack River Valley last week after shooting himself accidentally in the abdomen with a rifle. The man’s partner called 9-1-1 at about 8:32 a.m. Wednesday morning, and an ambulance was on the scene before Police arrived. Chilliwack RCMP say the 61-year-old had been at his home handling the recently purchased firearm, when it fell and fired into his midsection. The bullet entered his abdomen and exited out of his chest. “At this point we’re still investigating, but it does appear to be accidental,”
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he economy is having a negative impact on charitable organizations. Imagine Canada’s recent Sector Monitor reported that 51 per cent of charity leaders found economic conditions were translating into increased demand on resources and 50 per cent were having difficulty fulfilling their missions. Just over a quarter said that their organization’s existence was at risk and those with annual revenues under $149,999 are especially vulnerable. Fortunately, we are approaching the holiday season—an excellent time to raise funds. According to research compiled by Statistics Canada, there are many reasons for philanthropy: people have a relationship with a particular charity; they wish to create immortality by leaving a legacy; they want to feel good about themselves; they respond to social responsibility; or they just appreciate the tax advantages. Charities should appeal to these reasons and focus attention on educating the public about the benefits of reconsidering the way they give. Many Canadians donate ad hoc, tossing money into donation bins or writing cheques to local charitable events. Instead, with some extra thought and planning, their generosity can be maximized to benefit both themselves
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est. The resulting tax credit can be applied to a final tax return. Some Canadians opt for a Donor Advised Fund. Donors make an irrevocable gift of cash and other assets to the fund, which are then invested to maximize the worth of the contribution and increase its value. Donors can make grant recommendations on which registered charities receive donations. In return they are provided with an immediate tax benefit that can be carried forward up to five years, and they have a continuing philanthropic legacy. A Charitable Remainder Trust is an option for older donors who wish to donate to charity but still require the income from their investment. Assets are transferred into a trust and the donor gets an immediate tax benefit. The donor continues to receive income during their lifetime and the charity receives the assets when the donor dies. ◗ Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an investment advisor and portfolio manager with Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund. www.reynoldsinglis.ca. The views in this column are solely those of the author.
remier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals have hitched their wagon of future job creation onto resource extraction, which, in a growing world might not be such a bad idea. But it’s hard not to look eastward with a slightly envious eye at Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne who couldn’t wipe the grin off her face at a press conference on Friday to announce Cisco’s $4-billion investment. The 10-year agreement could see as many as 1,700 new, highly paid, high-tech jobs in Canada’s largest province. Back here in Chilliwack, the Fraser Valley and British Columbia, the hot topic of discussion is Kinder Morgan’s proposed $5.4-billion project to triple the capacity of its 1,150-kilometre oil sands pipeline. The company said it planned to file its facilities application Monday, which could lead to National Energy Board hearings in the new year. This pipeline will bring Alberta crude across B.C.’s mountains, through Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley and on to Burnaby where it will be put onto oil tankers and shipped to Asia. The pipeline expansion project will mean hundreds of jobs during construction, most of them unskilled labourers, but also dozens of tradespeople, surveyors and machine operators. The spin off business for hotels, restaurants and other sub-contractors on the project will mean considerable dollars, again, during construction. At the end of the day, the Lower Mainland will have not one but two oil pipelines running through our communities and, wait for it, about 50 new jobs across the length of the pipeline. Wynne has a $4-billion investment leading to 1,700 permanent high-tech jobs. Clark has a $5.4-billion investment leading to 50 jobs (not all in B.C.). Hundreds of clean jobs that speak to present and the future of our global economy. A few dozen jobs maintaining what is, arguably, an anachronistic resource. Computers and oil—apples and oranges, to be sure, but it’s hard not to compare and reflect.
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Editor: I have watched with much interest in regards to the EFI. Kudos to the parents for persevering for something they believe in. I understand you want what is best for your child in whatever manner you see fit. However, now you are complaining about the middle school your child could possibly attend in seven years. Seriously? Yes, it’s an inner-city middle school. It also is a closed campus and students cannot leave the grounds as in most middle schools. I invite you to visit Chilliwack middle school, which both my children attended, and thrived and were A and B honour students. The administration was amazing with wonderful teachers and great programs. Not a few years ago when my children attended, out of 500 students, 300 were on the honour roll. That’s a great statistic.
Send us a letter TO INCLUDE YOUR LETTER, use our online form at www.chilliwacktimes.com, contact us by email at editorial@chilliwacktimes.com, fax 604-792-9300 or mail us at 45951 Trethewey Ave, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 1K4. Letters must include first and last names and your hometown and should be fewer than 200 words. To view our letters/privacy policy visit our website at www. chilliwacktimes.com. You are judging a book by its cover. Do you honestly think there is no “questionable behaviour” in your surroundings or near schools? Think again. Be careful what you wish for, goes the saying. You are worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet. Your daughter/son will survive going to “that” school. Many working parents who have chosen to have their children attend a school outside of their catchment, commute or make arrangements to have their child(s) arrive safely. Don’t start complaining when parents have been commuting for years already. I will be truly disappointed with the school district if they decided to have French immersion in middle school on the southside, which is already bursting at the seams. If you actually look at other school districts, you will find such programs are in areas to fill schools that have the room. Silly, I know, but it works. Karen Bradwell Chilliwack
Don’t be fooled by burner myth Editor: Re: Talking trash on burners, by Tom Moul, Times, Dec. 10. In “Talking trash on burners,” the CEO of a local company that unsuccessfully proposed to build an incinerator in Metro Vancouver, wants us to believe that burning garbage makes it disappear, and to distract us from the real issue. Not clear yet on what the real issue is? Well, take a deep breath in, and think about where the other 80 per cent of waste burned in an incinerator goes; it doesn’t just disappear. The recent opinion piece insinuates that hazardous and recyclable materials are “carefully removed” before burning, but the fact is that Metro Vancouver dumps raw, unsorted curbside garbage into its Burnaby incinerator, and has no plans to implement careful removal of these materials. If Metro Vancouver did remove all recyclable materials, an incinerator would no longer be financially viable. That’s because the material which contains the majority of heat generation
potential as fuel are recyclables, such as plastics and paper. Incineration proponents like to cite the number of incinerators in Europe, but although many were built in the past, European countries are now realizing the error of their ways and moving away from incineration. Countries like Denmark, the self-proclaimed “world-champions of waste incineration” where the Minister of Environment recently denounced the practice, now recognize incineration as an unsustainable practice. It discourages recycling, it discourages producer responsibility, but most importantly, it destroys our resources forever. If only it were true that waste incinerators produce “enormous amounts of electricity” as claimed in the opinion piece, but that is simply not the case. Incineration of municipal solid waste is an incredibly inefficient method of generating power. For each tonne of garbage torched in the burner, 12 gigajoules of power is generated, but we must expend 17 gigajoules to harvest new raw materials to replace the ones destroyed. That’s a net loss of power. Burning garbage is not a 21st century solution. A combination of Advanced Materials Recovery and Extended Producer Responsibility is cheaper, greener, and truly sustainable and responsible solution to waste management. Sharon Gaetz, Chair Fraser Valley Regional District
Pipeline fears kind of funny Editor: Some of the concerns being expressed regarding the proposed twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline through the Cheam Wetlands Regional Park are rather funny. Many of the ponds and much of the wetlands are the result of holes being dug in the ground as part of a rather crude mining operation. The area was mined for marl which is a lime rich soil used by farmers as a soil conditioner. When the mine closed the holes filled up with water and with a little help from local organizations and a lot of help
from Mother Nature, the area became the wonderful wildlife area that it is today. If an application was made to mine an area such as this today, it is doubtful if it would be allowed, and if it was, the mining company would be required to fill in all the holes and plant the area with trees when they finished operating. The end result would have been a small lake and a small stream with little of the wetlands that are so rich in life. The Cheam Wetlands Regional Park is really quite spectacular but I doubt that the pipeline, built to current environmental standards, will cause irreparable damage to an area that is to some extent the result of environmental abuse in the first place. Jack Carradice Chilliwack
Typical Harper gov’t moves Editor: Kudos to Chilliwack resident Ian Stephen for keeping watch in regards to our federal government’s fishery ministry’s policy. The Conservative government, for its own reason, is reluctant to implement the recommendations of the Cohen Commission, even though they spent $26 million inquiring. It’s obvious the federal government isn’t pleased with the results of its own inquiry, and has no intention of interfering with the open-net containment fish farm lobby. This has proven to be an easy source of revenue for the federal government, so the loss of this revenue due to any sort of conversion to closed containment fish farms would cost the federal government dearly in capital and expense writeoffs of existing producers. This type of fiscal behaviour has been a trademark of the Harper Conservatives. Not unlike building new oil pipelines, even though we know they’re far more polluting, for easy money instead of investing in natural gas. Similarly, it’s the same with the fish farms, why worry about fish lice and disease, to jeopardize government coffers. Obviously, the present Conservative government hasn’t realized the potential of rebuilding our fishery past the next federal election. The real potential for a prosperous fishery is to develop both closed containment and rebuild our natural fish stocks, which unfortunately, is going to take some time. So for the government to take down the Cohen Commission website is actually counter productive to what they are trying to do. If we lose the fishery, not only will it cost us billions of dollars, but we’ll lose a major source of protein. Art Green Hope
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Editor: May I just say how sick to death I am of the self-righteous parents complaining about the location of the EFI (Early French Immersion) at Cheam? I just fail to understand the audacity of some people. They clearly care a great deal about their children, their values and their education. They fight for the EFI in their own city and then say, “Oh no, that’s not good enough.” Really? Well guess what parents? There are drug deals going down all over your precious city. If you care about the kind of adults your children will turn into, how about not teaching them to be elitist snobs? How about teaching about love, compassion, forgiveness and understanding? Do you want your kids raised in a bubble? Naive and uneducated? I have seen kids buy drugs at G.W. Graham, Mount Sleese and other schools in this fair city so open your prejudiced eyes. Chilliwack senior is a fantastic school and the largest school in B.C. in case you were unaware. Both Chilliwack middle and Chilliwack senior educate amazing, smart, passionate, determined children every day. Do they have youth with challenges too? Does the area have social issues? You bet. But guess what folks? So does every other school in B.C. If you want it all your way—pay up and go to private school. If not, how about being part of the solution. If you want communities to change, I believe the only way they do that is by communities working together for a better future. Christine Kruger Chilliwack
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MLAs disclose financial statements BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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aurie Throness was on employment insurance (EI) and John Martin has a friend who owes him some money. Beyond that—and if that— there isn’t much of interest or much detail in the financial disclosure statements recently released by the two local Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The legally mandated statements show no dollar figures, but list sources of income, assets and liabilities for all MLAs. In addition to his EI,
John Martin
Laurie Throness
Throness reported his sources of income as his MLA salary, his University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) salary, and consulting fees for Chuck Strahl Consulting and the Centre for Organizational Governance
in Agriculture. The Chilliwack-Hope MLA’s only liability is his mortgage on an Abbotsford property. His assets include that property, bank deposits, RRSPs, shares in Santa Fe Gold Corp.,
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.W. Graham’s senior boys and girls basketball teams faced some of the best AA teams in the province at their own Grizzlies Showcase tournament over the weekend, earning eighth- and fifthplace finishes respectively The boys battled through two tough losses in the 12-team boys draw Thursday and Friday, dropping their first game against fellow provincial honourable mentions Westsyde 70-41 and their second to eighth-ranked D.P. Todd 80-58. They prevailed over Archbishop Carney 71-56 Saturday, however, with Treyvon Walsh earning the game star. Ryan Kaplanis was recognized with second-team allstar honours for the tournament.
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G.W. Graham’s Jake Creasey outleaps a Westsyde opponent.
On the girls side, Graham opened the eight-team draw with a 56-44 victory over Britannia Friday before falling to St. Thomas Aquinas 53-41 and Notre Dame 76-64 on Saturday. Graham’s Jenika Bannerman led the Grizzlies with a game star against Britannia and a second-team all star for the tournament. Chilliwack secondary’s senior girls team, meanwhile, made a last-minute appearance as the third local team in the tournament after a team from the Interior was snowed in and had to cancel. Playing in a field stacked with provincially ranked double-A teams, the triple-A Storm lost 88-32 to Notre Dame, 72-41 to Windsor and 74-34 to Wellington.
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G.W. Graham’s Erin Steele puts up an easy layup.
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G.W. Graham’s Jenika Bannerman battles for a loose ball during the senior girls Grizzlies opening game against Britannia at the Graham Grizzlies Showcase Invitational tournament Friday.
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Mainland Division TEAM GP Langley 37 Prince George 33 Coquitlam 34 Surrey 35 Chilliwack 34
W 22 19 16 15 7
L T 11 1 10 2 15 0 19 1 24 1
OTL PTS 3 48 2 42 3 35 0 31 2 17
Interior Division TEAM Penticton Vernon Salmon Arm Merritt W. Kelowna Trail
GP 35 35 35 35 32 35
W 24 19 18 18 18 7
L T 7 1 9 3 11 1 14 2 11 1 25 2
OTL PTS 3 52 4 45 5 42 1 39 2 39 1 17
Island Division TEAM Victoria Powell River Nanaimo Cowichan Valley Alberni Valley
GP 36 33 36 36 35
W 22 22 18 13 9
L T 9 3 7 2 17 0 22 0 20 2
OTL PTS 2 49 2 48 1 37 1 27 4 24
Chiefs leading scorers PLAYER GP A. Plevy 33 C. Cochrane 34 Z. Diamantoni 34 M. Tibbet 34 C. Rush 33
G 15 12 4 7 5
A 20 17 21 14 14
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t was a weekend of charity in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) but the Chilliwack Chiefs received a couple lumps of coal from the Penticton Vees and the Prince George Spruce Kings. The home team was handed its eighth straight loss Friday at Prospera Centre then hopped on the bus Sunday for an 800-kilometre bus ride only to make it nine in a row at the Prince George Coliseum. With fewer games behind them than most teams, the Chiefs have a busy December schedule. They lost six in a row over the previous two weekends by a cumulative score of 35-13. The team was up against three more scheduled this weekend but a labour dispute at the City of Prince George caused problems. The games were initially cancelled, but the team reported late Saturday that Spruce Kings general manager Mike Hawes spent most of the day in talks with CUPE Local 399, the City of Prince George and the Chiefs to come up with the rescheduled dates and times. But first, Friday night in Chilliwack, the top team in the BCHL rolled into town and, again, rolled over the Chiefs by a score of 6-3. (The Vees beat the Chiefs 9-4 two weeks ago.) Neither the score line nor the records of the first and second-last place teams in the league told the story, however. The first period was tight and hard fought by the Chiefs who managed 18 shots against a stingy Olivier Mantha between the Vees’ pipes. At 13:46 of the first, the Vees scored on a sharp angle shot from
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Chilliwack Chief forward Andrew Silard battles in front of the Vees net Friday night at Prospera Centre. the corner that hit a leg and bounced to Travis Blanlell who made it 1-0. Then at 5:19 of the second, Penticton’s Jack Ramsey took a pass from Max Coatta and undressed young Josh Cronin playing in his second game for the Chiefs. Ramsay then put the puck past Spencer Tremblay five-hole on the backhand. But the Chiefs fought back hard, first with a power-play goal by Jake Hand at 8:33 of the second period, the goal that initiated a flurry of teddy bears and toques to be tossed on the ice to be donated to Chilliwack Community Services. The Chiefs kept coming and 43 seconds later Carter Cochrane was in alone on a slow-developing breakaway to put in his 12th of the year to tie the game at two. It was solid work all around by the home team, but a three-minute stretch during a 20-shot Vees second period sunk them. It started with a Cochrane high-sticking penalty at 11:35 followed by a Shay Laurent
boarding call at 11:59 leaving the best team in the league with a fiveon-three against the lowly Chiefs. Twenty-two seconds later, Ben Dalpe tipped one in to make the score 3-2 for the visitors. A minute later, Steen Cooper took the air out of Prospera Centre making it 4-2. And another minute-and-a-half after that, Mitch Newsome scored a weird one as the puck tipped twice on the way to the net making the score 5-2. The Vees then made it 6-2 in the third. The Chiefs earned a consolation goal as Tibbet fed a nice pass to a streaking Andrew Silard who scored a power play marker for the final goal of the game. Because of the labour dispute in P.G., the Chiefs had the day off Saturday. They seemed to show up late on Sunday, mentally missing the first period notching just seven shots versus the Spruce Kings’ three goals on 21 shots against Josh Halpenny.
This was another night of charity as new gloves, socks and toques in plastic bags were thrown on the ice when the Spruce Kings scored their first goal of the game. That first period of scoring was all the home team needed as the Chiefs could only muster four shots in the second and 10 in the third. Austin Plevy scored a power-play goal from Cooper Rush and Kiefer McNaughton at 16:50, but after pulling the goalie, Justin Rai scored an empty netter with 19 seconds to play to end it 4-1. The shot deficit again plagued the Chiefs who were doubled 44-21 by the Spruce Kings. In the loss, Halpenny saved 40 while his opponent, Alex Murray, needed half that number for the win. In their last eight games, the Chiefs have been outscored 45-17. The 7-24-1-2 Chiefs were scheduled to play the Spruce Kings again Monday night after the Times went to press. Their next home game is Friday night, again against Prince George.
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erving as the training grounds for the region’s next crop of farmers, the new, state-of-theart barn and greenhouse at the University of the Fraser Valley’s (UFV) Chilliwack campus are seen as an investment in B.C.’s food security. With the Agriculture Centre of Excellence slated for completion early next year, politicians, UFV faculty and agriculture students received a glimpse of what’s to come on a construction tour on Dec. 12. “Food security is so important for British Columbians. We grow 40 per cent of our own food now, but we are susceptible to things that occur across the world, that could be a hurricane or otherwise or civil unrest,” Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk, told the Times. “Sixty per cent of our food grows . . . outside, we want to grow our food here.” Virk said the centre is an investment in B.C.’s food security, as students will use the facilities to learn the best methods for raising livestock and crops under the guidance of industry professionals. “You want to have that next generation to go back to the farm to produce food for all of us. So this is absolutely investing in students. This is going to be hands-on training they’re going to receive, the hands-on training that’s going to get them a job when they graduate.”
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MLA Laurie Throness, MLA John Martin, Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk and Craig Toews, executive director of campus planning at UFV, listen to Timothy D. Kendrick, president of BW Global Structures, during a construction tour of the new greenhouse on Dec. 12 at UFV. Virk was joined by Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Throness and Chilliwack MLA John Martin. The centre, which is being built to replace structures at UFV’s old campus on Yale Road, will be home to the tallest, multi-peak greenhouse in North America.
Just under 12 metres in height, the 600-square-metre greenhouse is also the first in the world that can pressurize and depressurize each of it’s bays, allowing for remediation control. “If one crop is running into trouble and you have to spray, you can depressurize that bay, or if you’ve got a bug
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Edible Christmas ornaments can be a big danger for pets. consequently very sensitive to all kinds of inhalants. Another common hazard is stagnant water in Christmas tree stands. Any pets drinking from this water can potentially ingest a host of bacteria thriving in this semi-warm pool of water. Aspirin in the tree water can also present as a hazard to thirsty pets. It comes as a surprise to some people to learn that severe Poinsettia toxicity is actually of overblown concern. Generally, only a moderate gastrointestinal tract upset can occur, perhaps with a minor mouth irritation or eye irritation. Medical
attention is rarely necessary. On the flip side, ingested chocolate can cause severe signs of toxicity to pets. The degree of toxicity depends on the kind and amount of chocolate consumed. Baking chocolate is the worst, followed by semi-sweet and dark chocolate, further followed by milk chocolate and then chocolate baked goods. Be sure to contact your veterinarian as soon as you become aware of this event occurring in your pet. â—— Dr. Leslie Ross is a veterinarian with Vedder Mountain Veterinary Clinic.
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’Tis the season for night time light shows as evidenced by this incredible display at the corner of Upper Prairie Road and Chilliwack Central Road.
Jingle Time Christmas 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 they celebrate the holiday season. Everyone is welcome.
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Come and join more Japanese pop culture mayhem with Raymond at 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.
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Ukulele club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month (Dec. 18) from 7 to 9 p.m. at Decades. All levels welcome for an enjoyable evening of singing and playing.
MS Self-Help Christmas Party
The Chilliwack MS Self-Help Group Christmas Party will be at The Mandarin Garden Buffet Restaurant, 45225 Luckakuck Way, on Dec. 19 at 11:30 a.m. Please call Michele (604-824-1878) or Owen (604-795-5216) to confirm attendance (including caregivers or guests) by Dec. 17.
Walkthrough of Bethlehem
The Genesis Church and Chilliwack Corn Maze have joined to present Experience the Journey, an original Christmas story walkthrough with King Herod, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds in the fields, the Wise Men and the angels pronouncing the birth of Jesus. The event will take place at the Chilliwack Corn Maze, 41905 Yale Road W., and runs from Dec. 19 to 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. Families stopping by are encouraged
to donate non-perishable foods as well as mittens and socks. Tickets are available online or you can contact info@chilliwackcornmaze. com.
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Join Susan Barclay from Community Services for a Crafty Christmas Extravaganza at 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.
Blue Christmas Service
Carman United Church, 7258 Vedder Rd., will be hosting a Blue Christmas Service on Dec. 19 for people who have an emotionally hard time dealing with the Christmas season. The meditative service will run from 7 to 8 p.m.
Book and a Bite Storytime
Kids, ages five to nine, are invited to an afternoon of exploring and creating in the kitchen with Dayle Thiessen as we learn about Christmas traditions around the world at Yarrow Library Dec. 21 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Children will create a tasty treat as well as enjoy some festive stories.
G.W. Graham car raffle
Purchase raffle tickets for family and friends this Christmas and help support G.W. Graham students in their only grad fundraiser for the year. Tickets are $10 each and give ticket holders a chance to win a 2013 Honda Civic. Other high-value prizes include an alarm and stereo system, $1,000 travel
voucher and $500 gas card. The car and students will be at Cottonwood Mall starting Dec. 28. Tickets are available at G.W. Graham school, Cooper’s Foods, Ken’s Tire & Wheel, Voltage Sound and Security, Roblin Travel and Panago, Vedder locations.
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Volunteer as a vision mate 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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and reputation has an impact: if the pipeline is seen to be dangerous then the properties along it will be devalued.” Kinder Morgan filed its application for the pipeline twinning project to the National Energy Board (NEB) on Monday. Kinder Morgan’s most recent public relations blitz included bragging to the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce about the economic impact the pipeline twinning project will have. But CRED BC questions the real local benefit of the $5.4-billion project, which, beyond a large influx of spending and temporary jobs during con-
Questioning the real local benefit of pipeline struction, will leave about 50 new jobs in British Columbia. McDowell said CRED BC is trying hard to have an open discussion about what has so far been a polarizing debate. There are some who are against the pipeline who think anyone speaking favourably about the twinning proposal is “the devil incarnate.” Conversely, the company has a large and highly polished public relations machine in operation to present the upside of the project while dismissing opponents as anti-business. “But on the other hand,” she said.
“I think there has been a really huge hunger for facts. . . . We are pro-business, we are not anti-business. We just want to make sure we have all the facts as you would for any business decision.” McDowell said she has spoken with a realtor, who did not want her name used, who said she has been selling homes along the route of the Trans Mountain pipeline at a five per cent discount. The reality is that even if there is no increased danger, perception in real estate, is important. “I was speaking with a real estate
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do p.”not stop.” City transportation Rod Sandernsportation managermanager Rod Sanderson recommended to council the two locammended to council the two locations be upgraded, although a consultant’s upgraded, although a consultant’s report suggested that upgrades were not wargested that werereport not warranted. Thatupgrades consultant’s based the hat consultant’s report the decision on low usage of based the intersections, on low usage the intersections, something thatofcould be attributed to just g that could be how attributed to just dangerous they are. how dangerous they are. So-called rectangular So-called rectangular rapid-flashing beacons rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB) were considered as a lessconsidered expensiveas alterna(RRFB) were tive, but RRFBs are not yet a less expensive alternaEB tive, IRST devices for use in but approved RRFBs are not yet First reported on IRST Canada. approved devices for use in chilliwacktimes.com ted on Canada. Sanderson said the “regumes.com latorysaid requirement” Sanderson the “regu- to stop at a full-stop pedestrian crossing eliminates Paul J. Henderson/TIMES latory requirement” to stop doubt and is well understood by all. Sun Hang Do students and Sto:lo Nation staff top pedestrian crossing eliminates Paul J. Henderson/TIMES But Couns. Jason Lum and Ken Huttema have to run the dangerous gauntlet of Vedder dsuggested is well understood by all. kaltire.com Sun Hang Do students and Sto:lo Nation staff two more full stops on Vedder— Road at this crosswalk near Wells Road. uns. Jason Lum and Ken Huttema which sees 30,000 vehicles pass per day— have to run the dangerous gauntlet of Vedder dmight two more on Vedder— flow through fromRoad. one side of town not befull suchstops a good thing. Road atthey thiscan’t crosswalk near Wells es“What 30,000I’m vehicles passisper day— wondering what would that to the other.” they can’tBut flow through one side of townis the be to such a good Gibson said from the opposite situation do Vedder, onthing. a major traffic corridor,” the other.” ’m wondering what current reality, and the road is being used like Lum said, addingisthat he would thoughtthat maybeto the aRestaurant, raceway because of the long stretch But Gibson said the opposite situation is with the no crosswalk Storey shouldcorridor,” be removed given der, on aatmajor traffic Cineplex Theaters, Kuro Salad Loop, lights Spruce andused Knight. its proximity intersection at Knight. reality, andbetween the road is being like adding thattohethe thought maybe the currenttraffic Picasso Hair Design, Dollar Giant, Original Joe’s, Sally Beauty, “Between Sun Hang Martial Arts made a motion to defer the matter a raceway because of the longDo stretch with noand atLum Storey should be removed given the Sto:lo Nation, there is a lot of people using to be looked at closer by the Transportation traffic lights between Spruce and Knight. ity to the intersection at Knight. Nice One Nails, Booster Juice,that Starbucks,and Bell,lotTelus, Eagle of them small Advisory Committee and that a traffic “Betweencrosswalk Sun Hang Doa Martial Artsare and ade a motion to defer thesomatter children,” Gibson my office is in the Landing Liquor, A&W, Swiss Chalet, The Source, Eagle Landing study could completed. the Sto:lo Nation, there issaid. a lot“As of people using ed at closerbeby the Transportation front of our building right next to the crossHuttema agreed. crosswalk and a lot ofand them are small Committee and so that a traffic that Dental, Westland Insurance, Guys Carl’s walk I hearBurgers tires squeech and Fries, squeal every day “Vedder Road is a main thoroughfare,” heFive children,” Gibson said. “As my office is in the ld be completed. everyCare, time I hear thatGas I shudder thinking said. “If we BMO, put in too many crosswalksAffinity in, andOral Jr., Tim Horton’s, Shell Station front of our building right next to the crossa agreed. driver fatigue or driver anger [could come if] someone is about to get hit.”
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