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DOWN ON THE FARM Migrant workers say living and working conditions are simply unfair

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Oral Honeyghan days after his finger required surgery when a machete nearly severed the digit off. The accident occurred when the workers were told to work after dark with poor lighting, according to their story.

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- Alva Gayle unsuitable for living. “You have to deal with us more decent like human beings, we’re not

animals,” says Gayle. “Even animals get better treatment than us up here.” Gayle and eight other migrant

farm workers from Jamaica live in a unit past the west edge of Yarrow while they work on a nearby farm harvesting broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. They are a part of the Canadian government’s seasonal agricultural worker program (SAWP) which allows employers to hire temporary { See FARM, page A16 }

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lva Gayle walks around the cramped quarters he lives in, pointing out the large patches of mould on the ceilings and around the windows, the leaking kitchen sink, the flooded bathroom floor and many other conditions he says are

“You have to deal with us more decent, like human beings; we’re not animals. Even animals get better treatment than us up here.”

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A Worksafe BC employee talks to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspector outside the Chilliwack farm where 13,000 broiler chickens were culled after H5N2 avian flu was discovered.

Poultry industry thrown into chaos BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

hile so far just one Chilliwack poultry producer is directly affected by the recent H5N2 avian influenza outbreak, the impact is felt by all. “A finding of notifiable avian influenza (H5 or H7 strains) is very difficult for an infected farm owner, and for poultry producers in general,” said Ken Falk, owner of Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry in Yarrow. “It essentially throws an otherwise orderly and structured industry into turmoil/chaos.” And Falk should know as his operation was hit hard in both 2004 when the entire Fraser Valley was decimated with avian flu, but again in 2005 when his operation, then known as Fraser Valley Duck and Goose, was hit again. He’s still frustrated about 2005 when a low pathogenic strain hit his ducks, which are a host adapted species, meaning they

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Entire southern half of B.C. in primary control zone did not become symptomatic. and four just over Boundary Road As a result of Canadian Food in Abbotsford. All farms are within eight kiloInspection Agency (CFIA) rules implemented after 2004, Falk metres of each other. “Any kind of movement out of had to cull 70,000 otherwise the primary control zone will be healthy birds. m o n i t o r e d ,” Falk said the CFIA chief vetCFIA made “Just over a week erinary officer mistakes in into the control/ Dr. Harpreet 2004 when it said came to coneradication efforts Kochhar at a technical tainment and briefing Monthey made and we are faced day. mistakes later with a lot more Mo re t h a n when it came to 145,000 chickcompensation. questions than ens and turHe’s been told answers.” keys on farms the programs in Chilliwack work now, and - Ken Falk and Abbotshe hopes he ford have doesn’t have to either died test them. As of last reporting by the CFIA, from the highly pathogenic the entire southern half of British H5N2 strain, or have been euthColumbia is now part of an avian anized. Kochhar said the creation of a influenza “primary control zone,” as a result of an outbreak of the primary control zone is supportdisease on one farm in Chilliwack ed by poultry farmers, but will

impact the industry. The reason for the zone, he said, is to protect animal health, control disease spread and to minimize trade disruptions outside of the zone. The move comes as more countries announce a ban on poultry and poultry products from the area. The United States chief veterinarian announced a ban on live and raw poultry from B.C. Bans of varying degrees— as specific as the Fraser Valley and as broad as all of Canada— are now in place from Mexico, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The CFIA continues to investigate the source of the disease, but suspicion is squarely on migratory birds. Some poultry farmers have not been keen to chat about the current outbreak, deferring instead to the BC Poultry Association. The Times contacted the { See AVIAN FLU, page A26 }

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local First Nation band won’t face Production Director: court action for defying new financial disclosure laws, but the federal government will suspend funding for non-essential programs. The Popkum Indian Band is the only one in the Times readership area that did not file audited financial statements and band council remuneration figures by Nov. 26, as required by the First Nations Financial Transparency Act (FNFTA). Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC) Bernard Valcourt said the act was brought in to apply “the same principles o f t ra n s p a re n c y a n d accountability to First Nation governments that already exist for other governments in Canada.” The story of chief and council remuneration received prominent coverage in the summer when it was revealed Chief Ron Giesbrecht of the Kwikwetlem First Nation received $800,000 in pay as economic development officer for the band. No local pay packets for chiefs stirred controversy as most received modest remuneration all things considered. At the top of the pile, however, and noted by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) was Squiala Chief David Jimmie who was paid $105,910. Some chiefs receive salaries, some honoraria, and some also serve as employees of the band in an economic development capacity. When asked about his pay, Jimmie explained he received $12,000 pay as chief of the band, and $91,711 as his full-time salary as CEO for the Squiala whose lands are home to

the Eagle Landing shopping area. Art Director: Creative Director: was More than Jimmie Shxwha:y Village Chief Tina Sam who was paid Copywriter: Account Manager: $140,124, made up of $47,854 salary, $66,400 council honoraria and $25,870 in expenses. The average pay of the chiefs in the 14 bands counted by the Times was $55,961. Some chiefs received token amounts to serve the band, including Skowkale Chief Willy Hall ($11,000) and Yakweakwioose Chief Frank Malloway ($10,200). As for those First Nations who have so far been non-compliant, Valcourt said there are various levels of punishment. All those who have not complied, including Popkum, will face basic sanctions: withholding of funding for non-essential services and of new or proposal-based non-essential funding, as well as publishing the names of non-compliant bands on the AANDC website. “I have directed that sanctions not target essential services that support band members,” Valcourt said in a press release. As for First Nations that have been publicly defiant of the new law, applications have been made in Federal Court to force them to comply. This applies to a handful of bands in Saskatchewan and Alberta but none in B.C. When asked why they had not complied and if withholding funds would affect the band, Popkum Chief James Murphy did not reply to an email request to comment. The government said 529 of 582 First Nations had complied by the deadline of Nov. 26 and some more have complied since then, according to a government spokesperson.

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Weed search decision on hold BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

arly next year a BC Supreme Court will decide whether or not the RCMP search that uncovered a massive and sophisticated marijuana grow operation in Chilliwack was a violation of the property owner’s Charter rights. Justice Miriam Maisonville listened to 15 days of argument from Crown and defence regarding a police search on Sept. 9, 2009 on Nixon Road that uncovered 11,520 marijuana plants in an underground bunker beneath a Quonset hut. Property owner Lloyd McConnell faces charges of marijuana production and possession, and hydro theft in connection with the “extremely elaborate” operation that produced more than $3 million worth of drugs a year. A 10-day trial was scheduled starting on Nov. 17 but eventually ran for 15 days. The entire time

Judgment set for Jan. 30 in case involving massive pot grow-op involved voir dire proceedings—a trial within a trial—where lawyer Patrick McGowan argue that McConnell’s Charter Section 8 rights were violated with the search. McGowan argued, among other points, that it was a Charter violation when the Chilliwack RCMP invited City of Chilliwack bylaw enforcement personnel onto the remote hillside property as a search warrant was being carried out. “It was a warrantless search by a government agency at the behest of the RCMP,” McGowan said in court on Dec. 3. “In my respectful submission, that’s as far as I have to go to prove a breach.” In what seemed backwards, the trial began with McGowan attempting to prove his client’s direct connection to the property where the marijuana was found.

Crown counsel Michael LeDressay, on the contrary, argued that while McConnell was the owner and the man behind the sophisticated operation, he was in essence an absentee landlord. Another man, Darryl Ness, was found guilty of production and possession of marijuana in 2012. LeDressay had asked for a stiff sentence due to the size of the “monstrous criminal enterprise,” but Justice William Grist gave the 64-year-old an 18-month conditional sentence. On the last day of argument in court last Friday, LeDressay suggested if there was a breach, it was of Ness’s rights, not McConnell’s. Maisonville is scheduled to hand down judgment on the Charter breach argument on Jan. 30 in BC Supreme Court in Chilliwack.

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Chilliwack man hoping to get past a drug problem and turn his life around hit a serious roadblock last Friday when he allegedly crashed an SUV into two innocent drivers, fled the scene and was arrested by nearly a dozen Mounties on Rowat Avenue.

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‘Bizarre and troubling behaviour’ BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

former University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) student alleged to have threatened teachers and students after vandalizing the downtown campus at Five Corners was released by a judge last Friday. Crown counsel Anna Tosso asked the court to have 32-year-old Brian Daniel Morrison remanded for a psychological assessment after what even the judge deemed “bizarre and troubling behaviour.” Morrison faces one charge of mischief, two charges of uttering threats and, most recently, a breach of bail conditions. On Sept. 18, security footage allegedly showed Morrison put crumpled newspaper in the glass door handles of the UFV building (the old Bank of Montreal at Five Corners) and then light it on fire, Tosso said. Then on Nov. 4, Griffin Security guard Shawn Dean was called to the UFV building to deal with a

disturbance. Tosso told the court Dean alleges Morrison said a number of unusual things, including: “You will know my name by the end of the day,” and “I’m going to make them pay.” The Crown alleges Morrison then threatened both Dean, and students and teachers at UFV. “Where is this coming from?” Morrison blurted out in court, a statement that garnered no response from lawyers or the judge. He was in custody on Friday because he was arrested for a breach of his bail conditions for showing up to the downtown UFV campus on Dec. 5. He was alleged to be alone around noon and, when police were called to deal with an “unwanted male,” Morrison told the officer he was holding a candlelight vigil for the women killed at Ecole Polytechnique in 1989. (An actual vigil was held at the main UFV campus at about the same time.) Morrison made frequent gestures in the prisoner’s box Friday suggesting confusion or surprise at

what was alleged in court. His lawyer, Philip Derksen, argued there was no reason to keep him for a psychological evaluation and he should be released. Derksen told the court that “something happened with somebody at UFV” to set his client off. “There are issues between Mr. Morrison and the University of the Fraser Valley,” Derksen said. “He believes someone from the university has been harassing him at his home.” Judge Kenneth Skilnick said he understood the Crown’s concern but denied the request to remand the 32-year-old. “The bizarre behaviour causes troubling concern about what might happen next,” Skilnick said. He ordered Morrison released on $1,000 bail and conditions that he have no contact with Dean and that he say 100 metres away from UFV, except to report to his bail supervisor and the courthouse, which is across the street. ◗ Morrison is next in court Dec. 16.

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hen it comes to mail delivery, the north half of Chilliwack will soon join the south half. The 12,000 homes that currently enjoy door-to-door delivery north of Highway 1 will be converted to community mailbox (CMB) delivery next fall. Employees at the main Canada Post depot in Chilliwack were informed Thursday morning that all homes with postal codes starting with V2P will get their mail at a CMB as part of Canada Post’s Canadawide plan to phase out home delivery. Residents in Sardis, Vedder Crossing and Promontory already get their mail from CMBs. In the coming days, affected households will receive an information package and a mail-in survey, according to a Canada Post spokesperson. There are 12,090 addresses impacted by the change in Chilliwack. Of those 11,956 are res-

idential, and 134 are business addresses. The current situation is that 12,239 residences in Chilliwack get home delivery, 11,914 get CMB delivery, 7,299 apartment dwellers get mail in their lobbies and 2,660 get mail other ways, including: rural mailboxes, group mailboxes and post office boxes. As for businesses, 1,480 get

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any times we have been reminded by our politicians that we owe our veterans a debt that can never be repaid. Yet, some are tacitly supporting dishonourable measures that seek, by legal maneuvers, to devalue and dismiss that service. Lawyers acting on behalf of the federal government are arguing in B.C.’s Supreme Court that Canada has no covenant with its military veterans, and that any promises made to them can be adjusted at will by elected representatives. This is the government’s line of defence against a class-action suit being pursued by the White Rockbased Equitas Society on behalf of disabled veterans. The society has long argued—with supporting evidence of those struggling with lingering physical and mental injuries—that the government’s policy of lumpsum payments to wounded veterans, instead of ongoing support, is paltry compensation for those willing to sacrifice their lives. No matter what one believes about a suitable level of compensation for veterans—which is a matter for our lawmakers—to argue flatly that Canada has no covenant with its sons and daughters in the military is shocking, both in its moral insensitivity and sheer lack of political astuteness.

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Good guys & bad guys: a fiction

o say TV shows like Law and Order are misrepresentations of the criminal justice system is a little like saying making head cheese is nothing like brain surgery Unicorn paintings aren’t a good guide for equine care. Obviously. Television crime shows paint a picture of such exaggerated “bad guys” that we watch the shows, wondering at first in which direction things will go. Then we realize who the evil enemy is (before our spouse, of course, so we can say “told you so”) and, ta-da, they are sent away forever to be forgotten. Not only does the justice system not work that quickly but the black and white of good and evil, bad guys who are just bad, is a pernicious fiction. Make no mistake, there are some really bad people in this world. Willie Pickton kind of jumps to mind. But as any judge or lawyer or anyone else who spends time in the courts day by day listening to what goes on might tell you, at least privately, even the worst of the worst have a story. The “bad guys” I have covered in the Chilliwack Courthouse in the short time I’ve been paying attention were all born in the normal fashion, to mothers. They

PAUL J. HENDERSON @peejayaitch all had upbringings, some of them so terrible one wonders how they survived childhood. In some cases, one wonders how they survived the womb. “Lock ‘em up and throw away the key,” the tough-on-crime folks tend to say. And if you weren’t already leaning that way, when you see what some victims of crime endure, it’s hard not to want to see ‘em locked up, key lost. The worse the crime, the easier it is to do this, of course. But we are all one or two bad decisions away, or we have been at some point in our life, from a life of poverty, crime and drug addiction. Those of us who were born on third base and live our lives like we hit a triple, don’t have to worry too much about getting arrested for drugs at 17 or getting tossed in the drunk tank and charged with mischief in our 20s. We had stable home lives, no chemical addictions, and enough good sense to put those days behind us and become responsible

members of society. Those born to criminal fathers with alcoholic mothers are destined for jail. With zero guidance and fetal alcohol syndrome to start with—as is the case with at least one local offender I know— it’s hard to expect much else. Sometimes you see a life teetering on the edge so precariously that judges tasked daily with important decisions face life-changing responsibilities On Tuesday in court, as I was waiting for something else, a case came up that seemed laughable on the surface. A man, call him O.C., faced a charge of theft under $5,000. What did he steal? Two, maybe it was three, cigarettes and one dollar, a loonie, from a car in Chilliwack. The problem? It was an RCMP bait car. Dumb mistake. And when I say “man,” that was the subject of some dispute as the judge thought it should be a youth matter. But, no, O.C. turned 18 just one month before his ridiculous crime. “That’s a dumb thing to do,” the judge told O.C., who responded, almost interrupting, “I know, I know.” The young man, unrepresented by a lawyer, was then asked to explain himself. He said he was homeless at the time and addicted to cocaine and crystal

meth. He said he was set to enter a treatment centre after his court appearance, and he even had a job lined up at a lumber mill. Barely a man, this guy is teetering on the edge of being a contributing citizen or a repeat criminal offender. A visit to his Facebook page shows a glimpse into how long he has been on this brink. Before he turned 18 he put up an angry post about his family. One family member called him a “spoiled rotten little brat.” He responded with more anger, but eventually others—some steady hands in his life—told him to stay in school and that his family would be there for him. “Smarten up kiddo and get your ass back to school. I know it sucks now but when you graduate you will be proud you did it!!” one post said. He actually seemed to agree. In court on Tuesday,O.C. got a big break from the judge. “Don’t come back here because your career as a criminal is not a roving success so far,” the judge told him. Teetering as he is, here’s hoping young O.C. heeds that advice. Sometimes telling the good guys from the bad guys just depends on the day of the week, and a little perspective.

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Seek, and God will reveal himself? Editor: In last Thursday’s paper (interestingly under “Faith Today”), A. Murphy, in his article, questions the existence of Jesus Christ. Seeing that the Christmas season is upon us, Mr. Murphy raises a very good question. Growing up in a science believing family, as an adult I found that the theory of evolution left me with more questions than answers. After all, our daily experiences teach us that nothing comes from nothing. For someone to claim there is no God, he would have to be all-knowing. In order to be all-knowing, however, he would have to be God. The fact is: no-one has ever been able to prove that God does not exist. Just because we can’t see the wind, does not mean it doesn’t exist. We can certainly see the effects of the wind. Many non-believers seem to think they can demand that the God of the Universe (if He exists), should somehow show Himself. Does it make sense that a Creator has to follow His creations’ demands? The way by which we can find out if God is real, is to humbly ask Him to reveal Himself, and also study the prophetic Scriptures as recorded in the Bible. Here we discover that many historic, and even present events, have been foretold during a time when most of these events were unthinkable. The coming of Jesus was clearly predicted, and so was the fact that He would be rejected (see “101 Last Days Prophecies”, www.eternal-productions.org). Those who have been blessed to move from simply believing in Jesus to actually knowing Him, will celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and look for-

ward to the day when He will come again, just as it was predicted. Mario C. Alleckna Chilliwack

Throness will be getting a book Editor: In response to MLA Laurie Throness’s reply to my letter related to his comments on climate changes. First of all, I would like assure Dr. Throness that I did indeed read his statements from the Hansard prior to writing the letter. I apologize if I unintentionally mischaracterized his position. However, my concerns were not all alleviated by his letter. Firstly, I am concerned about his apparent lack of knowledge on climate science. Rather than examining the whole of the evidence, his letter and his statements in the Hansard, mainly point out alleged flaws in climate science. While Dr. Throness professed to be willing to be convinced by the science, I have to wonder if the current weight of evidence does not convince him, what possibly could? Secondly, Dr. Throness misunderstood my point about there being other theories and that therefore the science is not settled. My point was that alternative theories have been proposed but they have failed to stand the test of further analysis. Finally, he mentioned the study from the University of Alabama which stated that no global warming is occurring. This assertion is contradicted by many other datasets which show continued warming and by almost all climate scientists worldwide. While I agree that climate policy focused on local air pollutant makes sense, I don’t think he is aware of the cummulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon dioxide emitted today stays in the atmosphere for decades to centuries while most air pollutants last only days to weeks. His alleged “no-regrets” strategy could come at quite a dear cost to future generations. As someone who is completing a master’s degree in climate policy, I must also note that it takes years of planning and capital replacement to achieve significant greenhouse gas emission reductions. I appreciate Dr. Throness’s response, but his policy recommendations do not fit the nature and severity of the climate change problem. I will be sending Dr. Throness a copy of Skeptical Science’s booklet The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism to help him better ascertain the state of the science. Climate change is matter of physics, not faith. Thomas Cheney Chilliwack

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Editor: Avian flu—not again. The bad farmers need to pay not taxpayers. As you know this is not the first time nor will it be the last time. Until penalties and stronger supervision of farmers are instigated this will continue. The first time in 2004, 17 million birds put the Fraser Valley on the world map. Next in 2005, 41,000 birds, then 2009 with 72,000 birds and now five farms and how many more? Did you know that the federal government does pay the full cost to euthanize the birds, cleanup of the barns and burial of the birds? The farmer gets paid the full mature market price of his birds but does not get deducted the feed or labour costs related to his business would be costs to raise them to market level. Ray Nickel and the B.C. Poultry Association are responsible for their Old Boys Club mentality. Extra quota when required is given to existing members on a percentage basis. At two per cent of your bird count, 60,000 birds would be 1,200 new bird quota. Then they will have a lottery for any farmer with land that qualify as a farm and that is for only 5,000 birds. You cannot make any money with 5,000 birds. You will lose money for the next 10 years unless you have another job. Having lived in the Fraser Valley for the last 25 years, I have seen changes and I do not like them. I feel sorry for residents that live within one mile of a farm. If you look at the side of these barns where they expel the air from inside, the siding is discoloured and has to be power washed three times a year. It seems whichever way the wind blows, it is up and down the valley when farms are this close together they are bound to spread between farms quickly. I have a few recommendations that should be looked at seriously or we will not have a small farm quota system in this valley—it will be given to a large corporate company like they have in Washington State that has only six farms to supply twice the population (and fewer problems). ◗ Farmers should be responsible for all costs involved on their farm for cleanup and bird loss. (Penalty of 5,000 birds less on their quota.) ◗ Quota system should be spread out to different areas of the province e.g. Kamloops, Cranbrook and Williams Lake. Minimum lottery size 60,000 birds for at least four farms out of the valley. ◗ The Poultry Association needs directors to sit on their board from different walks of life not just part of the Old Boys Club. ◗ Federal government to review design and biological requirements for new and existing farms. Something to be done on exhaust and intake pathogenicity cleansing, black

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Nov. 30, 2014 - First Sunday in Advent - Mark 13 : 24-37:

appy New Year every one! Isn’t it exciting? The whole world stayed up late last night waiting for the ball drop in Times Square. And there was nothing. Advent slips into the world silently, unnoticed, almost weak. It is not a celebration. It is an anticipation of a celebration. It is like the day before a child’s birthday party. The child hardly notices, but Mom is getting ready. Christmas is coming,

the birthday of Jesus our Lord and Saviour. Advent is pregnant with hope and a summons to get ready for Christmas Eve. It has also become busy with busy. A frantic season, full of shopping, concerts, parties, alcohol, too much spending. The legacy of advent is debt. In the Huron Carol we sing “Within a lodge of broken bark The tender babe was found, A ragged robe of rabbit skin Enwrapped His beauty ‘round; But as the hunter braves drew nigh, The angel song rang loud and high: Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, In excelsis gloria.” (English Lyrics by Jesse Edgar Mid-

dleton, written 1926). Jesus is coming again, not to a stable. It will be harvest time. The wheat will be reaped, and the chaff blown away. Many people will find that they spent their lives in the valley of decision without ever making one. Others will find that wealth and happiness and the pleasures of life are illusions. Even what people have will be taken away. The first time, Jesus came to rescue us from the wrath hanging over the world. To pay the capital price of sin and rebellion. To offer the perfect blood sacrifice. To bear our sins away. To conquer death by righteousness. To reverse the

fall of Adam and Eve. To rebuke Satan’s claims on us, by serving God perfectly, to the death. To be our saviour, redeemer and Lord. To be our Emmanuel, which means “God with us.” Those who follow Jesus, and willingly pursue salvation, are watchers, prepared to welcome Jesus on his return. Speaking of his disciples, you and me, John’s Gospel says, “And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3, NRSV) For the rest, the return of Jesus will be a day of reckoning, not a day of salvation. They will have no excuse,

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having rejected the Lord of Glory somehow. Jesus will say to them, “I was holding out my hands to you, but you put me off. You went your own way, and you did not turn to me.” Apart from the privilege of following Jesus, and tasting in the powers of the age to come—it is as important now as ever—that we encourage those around us to grow their own personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It all starts with one small step. God offers no other salvation, and no other Saviour. ◗ John Sovereign is reverend with St. Thomas Anglican Church.

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or the second straight year, the G.W. Graham Grizzlies junior varsity (JV) football team went to BC Place and won, bringing back provincial championship glory from the Subway Bowl. Throughout the 23-13 victory against rival Abbotsford Panthers, the AA JV Grizzlies were never once down to their opponents on the scoreboard Saturday. “It’s a nice way to have the season end for them,” said head coach Adam Smith. “All the hard work, all the craziness with the strike and everything

going on at the start of the year. “It’s nice they were able to focus and work through it all and come through with the championship.” G.W. went up two touchdowns early in the game with a notably strong start from running back Von Richardson, working to gain the Grizzlies good field position (and one of the TDs) in the first half. But Abbotsford made it a game, scoring before half and again shortly after. A missed

Panther convert left the team within one point, 14-13. After another G.W. touchdown—this one courtesy of Emilio Pineda on a 58-yard run—the Grizzlies had earned a bit of breathing room. Able to capitalize on being ahead, Grizzly kicker Spencer Breslin added a field goal increasing the G.W. lead to 10 going into the final quarter.

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he Chiefs returned from their trip north splitting a two-game match up with the Prince George Spruce Kings over the weekend, holding onto first place in the Mainland division. After losing Friday’s game 5-2, the Chiefs responded with a 6-3 victory the following night at the Prince George Coliseum to keep their top standing over second place Prince George. In Friday’s contest, the Chiefs were unable to capitalize on scoring chances, having outshot the Kings and finishing the night one for seven on power-play opportunities. “Sometimes when you’re working hard you get the bounces and when you’re not working hard enough you don’t get any,” said head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic. “That was the case Friday night. We didn’t work hard enough to earn those bounces.” Prince George scored early in each period Friday, keeping Chilliwack

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Kurt Black (10) mid-air during last Wednesday’s nail-biter against the Langley Rivermen. Craig Puffer scored the winning goal in overtime period two, giving the Chiefs a 4-3 victory. off the scoreboard until Dennis Cholowski got his first goal of the weekend to make it 3-1 for the northern hosts. Mason Boh snuck a second Chiefs point between two more Spruce Kings scores late in the third frame, leaving Chilliwack three down at the buzzer, 5-2. But the Chiefs came out a different team Saturday, Cholowski leading

things off with a power-play goal late in the first period. After Prince George’s Brogan O’Brien tied it up just under six minutes into the second frame, it was all Chiefs late in that period. Jordan Kawaguchi sandwiched Luke McColgan’s goal with two of his own, leaving the score 4-1 before the second intermission. The teams alternated scoring in the

final period with two apiece, finishing with Cholowski’s shot on an empty Spruce King net, for the 6-3 result. The win was new Chiefs goalie David Poirier’s third in as many games. “It was a complete turn around,” said Tatarnic. “We battled, we competed hard for loose pucks, we went to the dirty areas around the net for rebounds. Our compete level was

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a lot higher than it was on Friday night.” With Jordan Kawaguchi and Vincent Desharnais away at the World Junior A Team West selection camp and Liam Ferguson day-to-day with an injury, the team had three call-ups on the roster for this week’s Wednesday game. Missing three regular players for a game has become status quo for the Chiefs since October as injuries have troubled the squad’s defence in particular. But Tatarnic sees the silver lining in the situation, with his team still able to maintain first place in the division despite those woes. “You want a healthy lineup, but at the same time it gives you an opportunity to look at some of the younger guys coming through your system,” said Tatarnic. Chilliwack will host Coquitlam Friday, heading to Trail then Penticton Saturday and Sunday to finish the weekend away. ◗ Following a two-week holiday break the Chiefs will return Dec. 28 to host the Surrey Eagles.

Nothing like the annual toque and teddy bear toss Barry Douglas Chiefs Report products who have been soaring atop the league scoring race. The diminutive Corey Mackin has been large when it comes to turning the red light on, having sniped 30 goals in 31 games. His goal total, which includes an impressive five shorthanded tallies, leads the BCHL, as does his point total of

53. Mackin doesn’t have to look far for the number three top point producer in the league, as teammate and Union College bound, Brett Supinski has recorded 21 goals and 22 helpers in 31 games. This Friday’s game actually has a plethora of activity going on. The 1994-95 Chiefs replica jerseys will be auctioned off on the south concourse. Minimum bids will start at $100 and the live auction ends as soon as the frozen disk hits the ice to start the all-important third period. The Chiefs 2015 calendar

is hot off the press and will be available in the Chiefs store for only $2 on Friday. The images feature all of your favourite players and coaches. Can you say stocking stuffer? Each and every Friday Chiefs game is also a UFV game night. A $20 bill will get you a game ticket and your choice of a burger or chicken strips combo. Two loonies from each UFV package sold goes to the UFV Chilliwack Chiefs Scholarship Education Fund. This is the Chiefs final home game before Christmas and

rumour has it Rudolph and his reindeer teammates are warming up Santa’s sleigh so he can hand out some candy canes. The Chiefs will wind up their pre-Christmas hockey with a pair of Interior Division road games this weekend. On Saturday, the bus will travel six hours into the Kootenay region of Trail, to take on the last place Smoke Eaters before what the media like to term as a “measuring stick” game on Sunday. Chilliwack will be back on the ice at 3 p.m. on Sunday in Penticton to face the mighty

Vees who boast the BCHL’s top record at 26-4-0-1. Penticton’s 53 points provides them a 16-point cushion on the Interior’s second place squad, the Vernon Vipers. You can circle Friday, Feb. 6 on your new Chiefs calendar as the date the Vees will be in Chilliwack. Did I mention the Chiefs and Vees are currently vying for the top attendance in the BCHL? Penticton is averaging 2,275 fans per game while Chilliwack’s hockey team is proudly hosting 2,464 fans per game.

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The Grizzlies defence then stopped a Panther drive that ended with a measurement on fourth and goal just shy of the endzone in the last eight minutes of the game. The ball now deep in Grizzly territory, quarterback Wyatt Uzick got the team out of trouble on a QB draw up the middle, avoiding a potential safety. A subsequent Graham punt was fumbled by the receiving Panthers and Grizzly Ethan Mastin came up with the recovery, setting up the Chilliwack team to kill the clock over another two possessions. A 23-13 win was the team’s reward, and Smith said it was well-earned. “There was just an eerie con-

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fident silence on the bus, at the stadium,” he said. “We’d been there so many times already in a short time, for these kids it was just business. They didn’t watch the other game, they didn’t look into the stands, they just came there to do their job and win the championship.” Smith led the JV Grizzlies to a provincial win last year and the Murdoch high school AA varsity team to a championship win during his four years coaching in Winnipeg. Von Richardson was named game MVP for Saturday’s game and Jarren Lengert won the top lineman award.

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Local mixed martial arts fighter Sabah “The Persian Warrior” Fadai (9-4) heads to Red Deer, Alberta to take on opponent Tim Tamaki (17-26-1), Dec. 19. The match is listed third on the Havoc Fighting Championships 7 main card, with the fighters competing in the 145-pound weight class. “I love to fight for Chilliwack as this is where I grew up and also where I had my first fight,” said Fadai. “I train hard and I want to put Chilliwack on the map when it comes to combat sport.” The local athlete trains with Four Directions martial arts academy on Vedder Road.

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hilliwack’s Valley Huskers general manager Moe Agagnier announced last week that he will not be returning for the 2015 football season. “I’ve decided to step away, last year just devoured me,” said Agagnier. “I can’t do a little bit, I just got tied up in doing so much.” The departing GM said that it took him weeks of deliberation to come to a decision because he loves the players and is still passionate about the team. “The biggest problem I have is I feel like I’m abandoning some of the players,” Agagnier said, “but when it comes down to it, they’re going to play because they want to play.” He said he will instead be focusing on spending time with his family, including his 11 grandchildren. Head coach Adam Smith said Agagnier would be a difficult man to replace on the Huskers. “He’s probably got one of the best football resumés you’ll find in the business and he’s got a huge heart,” said Smith. “The kids love him, we all love him.”

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Huskers GM Moe Agagnier has announced his departure from the team. The team is still looking for a replacement for the restructured role that will now be called team manager—and will be a position with fewer duties. Smith said he will very likely sign again as head coach for 2015 with his decision coming soon. “You’ve got to reload and move forward in the direction you can, and work with what you’ve got,” Smith said. Agagnier served as the Huskers GM for their 2014 season (1-9), and D-line coach for the two years prior. He started the recent season with a focus on building a team with discipline and community on and off the field. The results were a team that

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{ FARM, from page A1 } workers from abroad when their Canadian counterparts are not available. Gayle is one of three workers who transferred from Kelowna and Oliver more than two months ago. They are now complaining that their living and working conditions are unfair. Their dissatisfaction peaked when fellow Jamaican labourer Oral Honeyghan nearly had his finger severed by a co-worker’s machete one night as they were forced to work late in poor lighting conditions, according to their story. Since then, Gayle and his peer Fitzroy Beams haven’t been back to the field. Their boss told them to stay away after the two complained about the working conditions that led up to Honeyghan’s injury, say the workers. They say he verbally abused the two and made them walk home— an hour and a quarter journey by foot. But Gurdip Khaira, the farm’s owner says the two farm labourers refuse to work because of the recent onset of colder weather. And as far as the living conditions are concerned, Khaira says it’s the workers who are causing the damage and not properly ventilating the Greg Laychak/TIMES building. Whoever is at Ceilings and windows fault, the legal throughout the bunkstandards Khaira house were covered in and his fellow mould. The farm owner says the residents aren’t farmers who participate in the ventilating the apartSAWP program ment and puts clean-up follow are vague responsibility on them. and enforcement is loose. Houses are only inspected at the beginning of the season for approval, and the inspectors are not overseen unless there has been a formal complaint filed, according to a 2011 report by Metropolis British Columbia’s Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Diversity. Even if it was inspected later in the season, it’s unlikely the Khaira Farm housing is breaking many rules of the BCSAWP seasonal housing guidelines. That document states the distance between two beds only needs to be 46 centimetres (18 inches), and requires a mere 7.44 square metres (80 square feet) of total usable floor area per occupant (not including washrooms). By the same guidelines, only one shower and toilet is required for every 10 workers (Kharia provides two of each, but one toilet doesn’t function well). The results are living conditions few Canadians themselves would want to live in. Khaira has been employing Jamaican workers for eight years and says he’s not doing anything wrong, and that he has had problems with migrant labourers that

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Conditions of the house supplied to the Jamaican guest workers passed the original inspection early in the season, but had questionable drainage around the structure (left) and were mouldy and cramped inside the living quarters (above), among other problems cited by the occupants. farmed for 20 years—eight of those with foreign workers. Coming from Gill’s fields to Khaira’s, migrant worker Jim Blake says his problem with his new assignment is as much about disrespect as the conditions they live and work in. “I have been to several different farms and here is the worst, and that’s the reason I have to talk about it,” says Blake. “The conditions here are very rough.”

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The labourers’ kitchen had two working stove elements for 10 people and leaky plumbing. have been transferred in the past. “I had my crop left in the field last year . . . 35 acres,” says Khaira. “This is the second year I got people transferred because they don’t want to work. “When I asked them to work longer, they say no, they can’t handle it anymore, so I tried the second year because [the liaison] promised to give me good guys,”

he says. And he ended up with this group of labourers, who he says don’t want to put in the hours. However, one of the transferred worker’s former boss Balraj Gill of Gold Star Fruit Company in Oliver says there’s no problem with the work ethic of the employees. “Those guys work hard and do good work,” says Gill who has

Gil Aguilar, an organizer for grassroots collective Migrant Workers Dignity Association says it’s commonplace for temporary workers in the Lower Mainland to find themselves in conditions below Canadians’ own acceptable living and working standards. “It’s a systemic issue,” says Aguilar who has worked with agricultural labourers since 2008. “The program itself allows for this, and in some ways encourages employers and supervisors to push because there are no consequences to their actions.” He says the main problem with the system is the full control the employer has on the worker. Everything from housing to transportation is provided by the farm owner. “Farm work is done in rural areas that are remote and hidden from the public eye,” says Aguilar. “So it’s very unlikely that a neighbour would notice something odd and report it.” That’s important because the whole system is complaint driven, with most visiting workers in the dark about how or where to complain.

“It used to be that Employment Standards had these proactive agricultural compliance teams that just went into the fields spot-checking all the time,” says David Fairey, co-chair of B.C. Employment Standards Coalition. “Before the changes in the government . . . their job was to proactively go spot-check without warning farmers.” That all changed in 2002 according to the Fairey. The government cut the Employee Standards Branch staff by a third and switched to a more passive, complaint-driven system. “They don’t initiate investigations unless they’re really pressed into it,” says the labour relations consultant. “And when people do complain, the officers play the role of mediators as opposed to advocates.” He adds that they try to get the workers to agree to a compromise, even when the employer is clearly wrong. Solutions to the current state of the Canadian migrant worker situation are hard to come by, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released a report last Monday proposing change to the long-controversial temporary foreign worker (TFW) program from the federal government. The organization wants to see a two-year entry-level visa that would address the labour shortages many small businesses face. According to CFIB’s CEO Dan Kelly in an interview with Canadian Press, the current Canadian immigration system doesn’t recognize that the economy needs stable

{ See FARM, page A23 }

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Miss Cultus Lake Nivana Point stands with a cart full of food she donated to the Salvation Army.

n the spirit of Christmas generosity, 13-year-old Nivana Point donated 130 kilograms of squash, 580 bottles of shampoo, and enough other food goods to fill the back of her mother Gracie’s GMC Yukon to the Salvation Army and the Sto:lo Resource Centre this week. “I feel that everybody deserves a good dinner especially at Christmas,” Point said. “Everybody should be able to enjoy it with their family and not be worrying about having no food.”

Point went door-to-door for three weeks in November collecting items during her self-initiated food drive, pulling a wagon around her neighbourhood in a quest to feed those in need of help during the holidays. She wore her Miss Cultus Lake crown as she gathered food, using the motto “One ‘can’ make a difference.” The Grade 8 honours student also conducted her drive in virtual space, harnessing the power of social media to spread the message. She credits that technique to getting the pallet of squash

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.W. Graham middle secondary’s lobby now displays the 2013 Honda Civic DX to be given away in this coming year’s third annual grad class fundraiser. The raffle, run through the school’s parent advisory council (PAC), raises money for graduation events such as convocation, graduation dinner and dance. “Due to the smaller size of the grad class at G.W., it is difficult for our grad students to raise funds to assist with their grad costs,” said

Denise Claridge, G.W. Graham PAC fundraising co-ordinator. It’s the only fundraiser the G.W. grads hold to keep costs down as they leave secondary school, and it takes many volunteers over a few months to make it work. “Since the grad car raffle started three years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to meet sponsors and see firsthand our community’s involvement,” said Arlene James, a grad parent and key volunteer. “We are thankful for such wonderful support.”

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a.m. on Dec. 4 on Broadway Avenue. An officer attempted to pull the suspect vehicle over when the driver sped away. As is RCMP policy, for safety reasons, the officer did not pursue. Shortly thereafter the Mercedes ran through the stop sign headed west at Brooks Avenue where it crashed into two vehicles on Young Road. The suspect then fled the vehicle

and ran northbound. Police descended on the neighbourhood in large numbers and located the man a short while later “curled up in a ball” in the bushes between two houses on Rowat. He was banned from driving for life after a 2006 conviction. Kronebusch has an extensive criminal record from Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Penticton dating back 15 years.

Eight years ago he was sentenced to eight months in jail in Chilliwack Court for a number of offences, including two counts of possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possessing stolen property, a weapons charge, obstructing a peace officer and two vehicle-related offences. He was also scheduled in Surrey Provincial Court on Dec. 3 to face

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turkey traders ◗ If you want to find local certified organic turkey check out Sleeping Mountain Organic Farms in Yarrow (www. farmfreshorganics.ca - 4170 Stewart Rd., Yarrow) or Silver Spoon Organic Farm in Greendale (www.silverspoonfarms.com). ◗ Free range turkeys from Skye-Hi Farms in Yarrow are available at Fraser Valley Meats (www.fraservalleymeats.com - 7481 Vedder Rd.) ◗ Clancy’s in Chilliwack (www.clancysmeatco.com - 103-45800 Promontory Rd.) takes orders for turkeys from Abbotsford’s Rossdown Farms and Langley’s JD Farms. ◗ The Town Butcher (www. thetownbutcher.com 46298C Yale Rd.) takes orders for turkeys from JD Farms.

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ird flu could negatively affect the economy, it may cause some damage to the B.C. poultry industry, and it will certainly devastate the farmers affected by the outbreak. But when it comes to our local, holiday eating, consumers don’t need to be concerned. As long as the virus is contained soon, the current outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza that has hit four farms in Abbotsford and one farm in Chilliwack will likely have next to no effect on the food supply. “It’s too early to say if this will have any market impact in terms of the availability of poultry,” Dr. Harpreet Kochhar of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Monday. “But the magnitude is not reflecting that at this point.” Remember there is one broiler chicken producer in Chilliwack so far affected by H5N2. His 13,000 birds were culled last week.

ere are two ways you can help those less fortunate get a good meal this Christmas and beyond.

Hampton Inn’s Fill-A-Room-With-Food As a new business in Chilliwack, the Hampton Inn wanted to institute an annual food drive as a way of supporting and giving back to the community. “We wanted to select a charity that is based in Chilliwack and would have the greatest tangible impact”, says Christina Welsh, general manager of the Hampton

Avian Flu outbreak likely won’t have an effect on your ability to buy a bird for Christmas

There are 270 hen and chicken farms in Chilliwack, 26 turkey farms and 50 other poultry farms. (Those numbers are a little out of date, but are likely close to accurate.) So that’s one farm out of 346, or less than one third of one per cent of Chilliwack’s poultry operations. We have seen news coverage in this paper (page 3 today) and others, lots of stories in the broadcast media across Canada, and even attention from overseas where several countries have moved to ban imports of Fraser Valley poultry. But when it comes to danger to consumers, best to take the advice posted on the website of Langley’s JD Farms: “Keep calm and read on: Avian flu information.” Here’s the thing: Not only should the avian flu not affect consumer choices about ordering turkey for Christmas dinner because of supply, if someone had access to an influenza-infected bird and cooked it

fected by the avian flu outbreak. Silver Spoon Organic Farm in Chilliwack is also still taking orders, and you have until Friday (Dec. 12) to book your Christmas turkey from Sleeping Mountain Organic properly, even that would be safe. Farms in Yarrow. “Avian influenza viruses do not pose a risk The days ahead may prove more trouto food safety when poulbling for local poultry try and poultry products producers. At the very are properly handled and “Avian Influenza least CFIA restrictions cooked,” says the CFIA. prove to be inconveviruses do not pose will “Avian influenza rarely nient for those who need affects humans that do a risk to food safety to move birds around, not have consistent consending them to when poultry and including tact with infected birds.” market. No turkey, fresh or Instead of fear, however, poultry products are frozen, that you buy at this outbreak can be taken properly handled the grocery store could as a further educational possibly have anything moment to get out to see and cooked.” connected to H5N2. what Chilliwack’s great And local butcher shops local producers are serv- Canadian Food Clancy’s and the Town ing up. Inspection Agency Butcher (I didn’t ask FrasGo buy some Farm Fed er Valley Meats) were still chicken or some Sleeping taking orders last week Mountain turkey or some for turkeys. Their suppliers at JD Farms and Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry duck. Rossdown Farms in Abbotsford are unafYou definitely will not regret it.

Don’t forget to donate food this holiday season Inn. The Hampton Inn’s catering partners, Kuro Asian Cuisine, Sherry’s Kitchen, and Vita Bella Bistro, have collected at each of their respective locations.

All food donations will be consolidated in Room 213 where the public is also encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items. Packed foods such as canned tuna, peanut butter and personal hygiene products are

always needed. This food drive ends Friday, Dec. 12. The Salvation Army will be presented with a cheque and all the donations that filled Room 213 at 5 p.m.

Chilliwack “Food Mob” for the Salvation Army Food Bank All donations of non-perishable food can be delivered to the Salvation Army Food Bank Warehouse (46420 Brooks Ave.) Saturday, Dec. 13 between 2 and 4 p.m. - Staff

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Dyck back as school board chair seat (nominated by Walter Krahn) and trustee Dan Coulter won vice-chair (nominated by Barry Neufeld). Dyck was re-elected for her sixth term as trustee in last month’s election, finishing fourth by total votes.

{ AVIAN FLU, from page A3 }

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Chilliwack farmer whose 13,000 birds had to be euthanized last week, but Chris den Hertog said he preferred not to comment at this time. Walter Dyck, president of the Chilliwack Agriculture Commission and a poultry farmer for decades, too, deferred comments to the association. Falk at Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry was forthcoming with his feeling that the government and CFIA did not respond well in 2004. He does try to remain optimistic, however, about the lessons learned.

“Just over one week into the control/eradication efforts and we are faced with a lot more questions than answers,” Falk told the Times. “It will be very difficult for all producers in the coming weeks, but we are committed to work together to bring this to a successful conclusion.” Certified organic turkey producers Jeff and Carrie Hooge in Greendale are watching their outdoor grazing animals closely. “We are taking every precautionary measure that we can to prevent

the avian influenza from coming into contact on our farm, while still proving an environment in which we can raise our turkeys ethically and while abiding 100 per cent by the Canadian Organic standards,” Carrie said in an email. “We know that lots of Chilliwack residents are passionate about eating local, and we are happy to be able to provide an organic, local and ethical option for their Christmas feast.” ◗ See www.chilliwacktimes.com for updates as this story evolves.

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If you go Winter Harp: Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the HUB International Theatre inside the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tickets are $37 for adults, $34 for seniors and $32 for students. Tickets online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.com.

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Winter Harp could well be the soundtrack for the winters you’ll never forget. They play the Chilliwack Cultural Centre Dec. 16 in the HUB International Theatre.

Winter Harp: Warm voices for cold nights T he magical experience of Winter Harp returns to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre this winter with a performance on Dec. 16, filling the HUB International Theatre with music, passion and memories of Christmas past. After all, Winter Harp is so much more than a performance —the players are a vision in magnificent medieval costumes, all flowing sleeves and vibrant cloth. Set against breath-taking

Take a journey to the centre of holiday spirit painted backgrounds of snow, cathedral windows and classical stonemasonry, the experience returns audiences to a simpler time—transporting listeners from hectic December schedules into shining holiday memories of childhood and the pure spirit of the holidays. Carols and other classic winter tunes spring to life from harp

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and drum, treating audience members to another world with ancient and rarely-seen instruments: two musicians play the beautifully obscure organistrum, an ornately carved distant relative of the hurdy-gurdy. Another charms warm notes from a deepvoiced bass psaltery: five feet tall, 35-stringed, and the only one of its kind in the world. With thrill-

ing harmonies and soothing narration, the musicians draw their audience deep into the heart of winter—a journey to the centre of holiday spirit. “There are a lot of memories wrapped up in Christmas. There’s a lot of joy, and sometimes there’s sorrow,” Winter Harp’s Lori Pappajohn says, her voice hushed, and softly passionate. “People

remember their childhoods, or parents who may no longer be with them. These are the memories often stirred at our concerts— the winters they will never forget.” Their winter repertoire includes some of the most joyful music ever written, and it’s clear in this passionate and ardent display that shines from the stage and pours from Winter Harp’s master musicians. { See HARP, page A29 }

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1 Day Only ious ages, genders, and shapes for students to sketch. While no formal instruction is provided, support, encouragement and advice are never in short supply. Join a casual and comfortable artistic community at any of our drop-in studios, including clay work and paper crafts. And as ever, the lovely and talented Alicia Champ returns to oversee a full docket of flamework and wirework classes, including chainmail, enamelling, and glass bead workshops. Learn to make your own jewelry from scratch, beads and all. Molten glass, torchwork, layered details and colours —it’s as hot and exhilarating as it sounds. The Centre’s kids classes are also ready and raring to go with a slate of activities and workshops for all ages. Your children will find a place to pour their creativity out in any number of classes, including drawing, painting, pottery and acting for ages six to 12. These workshops are designed not only to help your children shape their creative visions into something tangible, but lead them in activities that will see them blossom in a collaborative and confidence-boosting atmosphere. With the way time flies, you might even be thinking about spring break already—and the Centre assures

that it will be offering art camps over those weeks as per usual to keep your creative kid occupied and happy. There’s so much on tap at the Centre that it’s impossible to list it all—workshops tackle specific topics in photography, pottery, craftwork and much more. And if there’s a class you wish you could take but don’t see offered, contact the centre and they’ll see if they can set something up. They can organize private classes for either small groups or individuals, perfect for parties, girls’ nights out, or getting the hang of that one tricky medium in one-on-one instruction with one of the Centre’s talented teachers. ◗ All this information and more can be found either online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or in the handy class brochure available at the box office and around town. As always, feel free to contact the Centre with any questions or comments. They love to hear from you, so feel free to reach out. Call the Centre Box Office at 604-391-SHOW(7469). No matter what you have planned for the new year, the Centre hopes it’s part of it. Let your creativity find a home at the Centre and watch your skills grow and blossom into talents you never knew you had.

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re you looking for a chance to put your creativity to good use? There’s a class for that. The Chilliwack Cultural Centre is home to multiple arts and crafts studios, not to mention two beautiful theatres. Starting in January, all of those spaces will be filled to the brim with all sorts of classes and workshops. If you’ve always wanted to try your hand at pottery, painting, photography or making jewelry, the new year is the perfect chance. “Education is the kindling of a flame,” Socrates said. Dan Berube is back in the studio to teach all levels of drawing and painting, including Art Safari for kids and introductory courses in sketching and acrylics. He also directs a new workshop this year called “Drawing Faces,” which will take rudimentary drawing skills to the next level in learning how to accurately depict faces in art—a tricky skill to develop on your own. Pottery classes, likewise, range from beginner to expert under the tutelage of Sarah Belley. Build a solid foundation in wheelwork or handbuilding with the clay creators series, designed as an introduction to clay basics over the course of eight weeks. And, if that seems like more of a time commitment than you think you can fit into your busy schedule, have no fear, Belley condenses the most important lessons in a three-session introductory course titled Easy as 1-2-3: Ceramics for Beginners. It’s a little easier for both the dayplanner and the pocketbook to handle, making it a perfect intro for a beginning potter. It’s a great way to build the basics of claywork, especially for those hoping to take advantage of the Centre’s weekly clay open studios for self-directed work. Speaking of open studios, they’re back with a vengeance this new year with added sessions due to popular demand. The Centre’s Life Drawing studio will run weekly on Wednesdays, providing live models of var-

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ooking for the perfect gift this holiday season that will entertain all year long? How about the Chilliwack Performance Arts Sampler Series (CPASS). Bringing together eight local arts groups, this amazing bundle of 10 show vouchers costs just $99. Here’s how it works: purchase a CPASS for $99 and inside the package you’ll find 10 redeemable vouchers for concerts, comedies, plays and films from local and touring companies. Each voucher comes with show options so your { HARP, from page A27 }

“I wanted to share the beauty and exuberance of this music with others on instruments rarely heard —namely harps and rare medieval instruments,” Pappajohn says. “As time marches forward, much of the past is forgotten— and this includes music. There are hundreds of carols that have been forgotten,” she continues. “When I come across an almost-forgotten carol I cherish the fact that I have found it and that I’m able to give it a voice—so that, at least for now, it is not lost in the mists of time.” Time and passion are imbued in every aspect of Winter Harp’s performance. The costumes, designed by Pappajohn and sewn by a dedicated dressmaker, pair with backdrops that are the culmination of months of design and detailed work. Everything comes to life in the gentle glow of candles onstage, creating a breathtaking pre-Raphaelite diorama and transporting audiences into the memories of Christmas past.

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It’s an evening to share memories, be transported back to childhood “As time marches forward, much of the past is forgotten—and this includes music. There are hundreds of carols that have been forgotten. When I come across an almost-forgotten carol I cherish the fact that I have found it and that I’m able to give it a voice.” - Lori Pappajohn “It’s childhood,” Pappajohn says simply. “You get together

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◗ The players of Winter Harp take to the stage in the Chilliwack Cultural Centre’s HUB International Theatre on December 16 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $37 for adults, $34 for seniors, and $32 for students. Tickets are available online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or by calling the box office at 604391-SHOW(7469).

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World renowned Canadian tenor Ken Lavigne is coming to the Cultural Centre on Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling 604-391-7469, visiting www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or by going to the box office at 9201 Corbould St. This concert is

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Sam Weber performs at the Acoustic Emporium Dec. 12. A road dog of a younger breed, Weber is a known guitar slinger and record maker of Western Canada. His ambitious, masterful debut full-length album, Shadows in the Road, is the culmination of years already spent focused

on touring and recording. Show starts at 7 p.m.

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The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus invite all to their enchanting Christmas concert on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Dancers from

the Fraser Valley Academy of Dance are set to perform portions of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, and the CSO chorus and orchestra will present some of the most cherished music of the Christmas tradition. Added sparkle to the evening is

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provided by Belle Voci, The Ladies Show Choir and lobby entertainment. Get tickets by calling 604-391-7469, going online at boxoffice@ chilliwackculturalcentre. ca, or in person at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Admission: general $25; student $15; and family $60.

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On Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra (CMO) will perform their annual Celebration of Christmas Concert at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. This year’s theme will be The Music of Christmas through the Ages - from Renaissance to Rock and will feature soprano Sinead White. Members of The Chilliwack Players Guild will be on hand in the lobby in period costumes singing and entertaining concert goers. Tickets are on sale now at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre Box Office, online at www. chilliwackcuklturalcentre.com or by calling 604-391-SHOW. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students.

The 2nd Annual Pencil Fingerz & Friends Art Show. Featuring artwork by Davis Graham, RJ Bruni, Cassidy Harms, Dani Ruschke, Ashley Lord, and Davis Lefler will be held Dec. 18 at the Odlum Brown Studio at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre from 6 to 8 p.m. Enter by donation of cash or canned food, all donations go to the Chilliwack Food Bank. Davis Graham, better known as Pencil Fingerz, is a Canadian artist based out of Chilliwack. He created The Underachievers’ album cover for The Cellar Door; Terminus Ut Exordium, picture above.

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