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No charges for officers accused after rough 2014 arrest BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com Greg Laychak/TIMES

Robert Lucas (right) takes his second rescued cat, Baby, from a firefighter early Monday morning after evacuating his apartment.

Coming together after tragedy Online group rallies community with food, clothing even offers of housing after Mary Street arson BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

Acts of Random Kindness Shared. of the Mary Street apartment building “There is so much crappy stuff were still on the sidewalks and lawns said about Chilliwack, you know, so watching firefighters put out hot this way it’s everyspots, Keeley and her body looking our SPARKS group were in for each other the “Every random full force. way it should be At 7:31 a.m., Keeact of kindness ley posted a message instead of turni n g y o u r b a c k ,” means something on the SPARKS site: she told the Times “There has been a to somebody.” Monday. devastating fire on “Every random Mary and Spadina - Laura Keeley a c t of kindness and everyone who means something lived there now has to somebody.” nothing, I have asked those affected to let us know what the will be in need of. [F]or now we know Tsunami of donations Just a couple hours after the fire start{ See SPARKS, page A4 } ed Monday, as many of the residents

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he early morning fire tore through a three-storey apartment building downtown Chilliwack full of seniors and mostly low-income renters. Panic ensued as brave firefighters tackled the blaze, rescued pets and ensured no one was inside. One firefighter suffered a minor injury and no civilians were injured. A disaster for all who live in the Mary Street building, but one that could have been much worse. The fire, which was intentionally set, according to fire officials and the RCMP, struck at around 4 a.m.

As Chilliwack Fire Department crews from five halls battled the blaze, local resident Laura Keeley sprung into action. Keeley isn’t a first responder or an emergency services worker or even a representative of a local charitable organization. She’s a woman who, for the past six months, has helped grow a positive, giving movement in the face of what she saw as overwhelming negativity. Keeley along with Serene Mumford, Sue Knudsen and Nicole Benko created a Facebook group called SPARKS in December 2014 (not to be confused with the Girl Guide Sparks). SPARKS stands for Special People

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man who was drinking, left the scene of a motor vehicle accident, then lied to police and spit blood at a Mountie in Chilliwack has had his excessive force complaint dismissed by the body that investigates the police. The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) said Monday there was no substantial likelihood of conviction of two police officers accused of violently hitting a man after a crash on Vedder Mountain Road on Feb. 16, 2014. Two men and a woman who had been drinking were driving on Vedder Mountain Road when the female driver swerved into a pickup truck and caused a serious headon collision, according to the IIO statement issued June 15. The complainant said he was in the back seat, wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and his knees and face struck the seat in front of him. The driver of the pickup said the complainant in the IIO investigation was bleeding from his face, and the man wanted to fight. The three individuals including the complainant fled the scene of the crash and began walking up Sweltzer Creek Road on the Soowahlie Reserve towards Cultus Lake. Several officers attended and attempted to find the trio. One officer came across the complainant who he said was bleeding from the nose. The officer was lied to about

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The ‘Seven Sixes’ find success CMS program helps kids that might have been lost in the system

he end of another school year is here. Graduates celebrate the end of their latest stage of education while other students are focused on summer break, then moving on to the next grade. Among the usual end-of-year changes on the school grounds in Chilliwack, one group of over a dozen students will quietly become the first to finish a three-year-old program at Chilliwack middle school (CMS). The tentatively-named Mainstream Support program is designed for children who struggle with the busy, chaotic nature of middle school with large classes, changing timetables and many teachers. “The group is a mix of students with different needs and strengths,” said Nicole Sanders, teacher and driving force of the group. “Anxiety around change and size is a common challenge for students in this program.” For many of them, it’s a framework that completely changed how they performed in school at a time of arguably the most important transition in their academic careers. There’s 15-year-old Athena Derksen who couldn’t keep up with the homework load in elementary school. She just needed more time. Ryan Prasad, 14, hated primary school much of the way through, and had difficulty focusing on learning. And Cash Weich who turns 15 next week struggled through elementary school—especially with literacy—partly due to his poor short term memory. These three, like the rest of their Mainstream Support peers don’t have a defined learning need that might get them a special education spot. But they would have had difficulty if they had joined a mainstream class in Grade 7. “Without that program she would have fallen through the cracks,” said Athena’s mother Karen Derksen. “She would have gotten lost. She was kind of heading that way.” Athena was academically capable, passing the reading tests she was given and didn’t qualify for

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Grads from a new CMS program (left to right) Cash Weich, Ryan Prasad and Athena Derksen. When Ryan got B honours at Chilliwack midan individual education plan (IEP) her mom said. “I find it pretty lucky that they made that group dle, his mom nearly cried. All of the challenges and failed solutions were finally behind them in just as I was going into Grade 7,” said Athena. She, Ryan and Cash all came from elementa- elementary school. “He just needed a little push, and he got that ry school with low grades, and credit the Mainstream Support program for turning them into A push,” Menuka said. When CMS’s feeder schools expressed a conand B students. cern for their “shy” students, Ryan talked about his Sanders and her colleagues grades usually being on the borderline of failing in the “Without that program noticed more students tranto their school with past, but he’d started boostshe would have fallen sitioning concerns around anxiety. ing them up after only one “They were often talented term in the support prothrough the cracks.” kids, academically, athletgram in Grade 7. - Karen Derksen ically or artistically but did His step-father Phil Bruce not connect well in a convenlisted the different diagnotional classroom,” said Sandses Ryan was given and recers, the program’s developer ommendations they tried to get him on track in school, including Ritalin, and facilitator. “They weren’t the type of kids who would actively ‘compete’ for teacher attention which they refused. and academic supports.” It turns out, all Ryan needed was attention. And since the 2012/13 school year when the His mother Menuka Prasad said Ryan’s teacher first group started—with some parents and chilMs. Sanders made the biggest change in his studies. “She turned his life around,” Menuka said. “I dren of the cohort reluctant—she has witnessed think that’s what helped him, that a teacher made students grow academically, socially and emoa difference in his life, and he just excelled from tionally along its path. “The sheltered program aims to give students there.”

the space to grow at more of their own pace and I believe that when there is an environment that fosters this, there is success,” Sanders said. In Grade 7, class size is 16 to 18 students and there is an educational assistant (EA) in all academic classes. The group moves together to their different classes which includes a sheltered student support class where they can build foundational academic skills and get extra help as needed. Grade 8 sees a slightly larger class size and an elective is introduced where students leave the cohort, and their student support class isn’t necessarily sheltered. And in their final year, the students are almost fully mainstream, but still hold onto an unsheltered support class. Known as the “Seven Sixes” (sixth section of Grade 7s) among the teachers, until now the program has remained officially unlabelled, said Sanders. As it moves into the future with the possible Mainstream Support name, the framework keeps evolving to meet the needs of each cohort’s clientele. While the Athena, Ryan and Cash group’s needs were well met the second year ran into some bumps according to Sanders. But necessary adjustments are being made to the program with hlepful information from feeder schools. And as they leave middle school for their future across the street, Athena, Ryan and Cash have seen and outmanoeuvered a few bumps of their own. Though he still has some way to go with his reading and writing, Cash is excelling at social sciences and now cares about his own grades. Ryan, now recognized by his teachers for his science class achievements and work ethic, is excited to go on to secondary school. And Athena, who gained enough confidence from the CMS program to sing in a school talent show, learned she was quite the social butterfly. “I definitely have more confidence to go into high school now then I would have in Grade 7,” she said. “I’m not going to lie, I am still pretty nervous because it’s a big school.” Entering the big school across the street will be the next big transition for many of the students leaving the first cohort of the Seven Sixes. But this time they’re armed with just enough confidence and success that things should be OK.

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what they were doing and the three were let go. A second officer then saw the complainant walking alone because his two friends were hiding. That officer also witnessed blood and was given a false name by the complainant. It was about then that a third officer, a police service dog (PSD) handler, attended and found the man who later complained about the excessive force. The complainant’s evidence is that

he was drinking and that he was uninjured in the accident. He said he left the scene with his two companions and he admitted lying to the officer about his name and what he was doing. He claims the PSD officer approached him from behind on foot, ordered them all to get down and told his dog to “get them.” He said he called the officer a “Nazi,” spat at him and threw a bag. After that, the dog jumped at him and bit his arm.

The complainant said he punched and kicked the dog to keep it away. He claims the PSD officer then threw him down, kicked him twice on the left side of his face and stomped on the back of his head. The second officer had arrived at this point and, he claims, she kicked him in the ribs and said “you f--ing lied to me.” On June 25, 2014 the subject made his complaint to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner mentioning

the PSD officer by name but making no mention of the assault by the female officer, something he later alleged. All three officers’ statements described a violent confrontation due to the complainant resisting arrest, pushing and fighting the officers, and even spitting “a huge blood thing” that hit the PSD officer. The complainant suffered significant injury to his face, including fractures and a laceration to his lip.

The evidence was conflicting as to whether he could have received such injuries in the accident or if they were caused by the arrest. While the complainant may have received injuries during the arrest, the IIO found it significant that he claimed he was uninjured in the car accident, a statement that “conflicts with every witness who observed him after the collision and before the arrest.” Neither of the complainant’s two companions co-operated with the IIO investigation despite multiple attempts to contact them.

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Robert Lucas (above) and Laura Head housed six cats in their hotel room after the fire. Former residents (right) of the burned apartment look through donated goods at the Comfort Inn Tuesday.

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“Today is just overflowing my heart with everything that everyone is doing to help all the people who lost their homes to a fire.” - Sue Knudsen short-term measure. What many of the folks evacuated from the fire on Monday will need after the three days of emergency services paying for a hotel room is a place to live, and things to put in that new home. Value Village stepped up allowing people to

drop off furniture and home appliances to donate to the residents, some of who lost everything. But even when it comes to housing, the SPARKS are tr ying to help out. Knudsen posted online about someone who said they would open up their home to a family or an individual for a week or two. Knudsen herself is prepared to create a temporary refugee camp on her rural property. “If we can round up tents, tarps, what have you, we can have a group who have no one to help them here at my farm in Greendale in a makeshift ‘tent city,’” Knudsen said on Facebook Monday. On Tuesday, Keeley was back at the Comfort Inn taking names and numbers of people, how many bedrooms they need and how many cats they have to start the process of finding them places to live as of Thursday.

Keeley said the SPARKS group is not connected to any organization, any church, it is not funded by anyone in particular nor does it have any sort of charitable status. “We are non-denominational and we are non-judgmental,” she said. “Everything we get for free we give for free.” And she’s not shy about what this small but growing group of people can has beene able to accomplish. “We are making a huge impact,” she said. As for the fire, police and fire officials believe it was intentionally set but would not confirm or deny that a suspect was in custody. “Police continue to investigate the cause of the fire,” Chilliwack RC M P s p o k e s p e r s o n Mike Rail said Tuesday. ◗ Anyone with information about the fire can call the RCMP at 604-7924611 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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they are in immediate need of clothes, shoes and blankets and toiletries.” Keeley set up operations in front of the Comfort Inn where 43 of the 46 displaced resi d e n t s f ro m t h e f i re were to be housed for three days. A tsunami of clothes was gathered before noon, even more than was needed. Then it was water and fruit and bread and deodorant. Businesses pitched in: the Chilliwack Water Store, Save-On Foods, Value Village, to name a few. Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven came through with cat food, kitty litter, boxes, beds and carriers for the many displaced animals. Petculture also dropped off pet food. And the response from the 1,000-plus members of SPARKS was remarkable. In some ways Keeley and her SPARKS founders were amazed by the outpouring of support from the community, but they also knew it could happen. They’ve seen this in action since the group formed last December. “You know, we all hear so much bad about Chilliwack, but today is just overflowing my heart w ith ever ything that everyone is doing to help all the people who lost their homes to a fire,” Knudsen wrote on Facebook. “It’s just about community members helping community members and going back to the way it used to be in the old days, right?” Keeley said outside the Comfort Inn Monday. “ You saw someone hurting and you helped.”

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H5N1 outbreak officially over BY PAUL J. HENDERSON @PeeJayAitch

he Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) declared B.C. free of avian influenza after the outbreak that began in Chilliwack six months ago. The provincial government now wants to see all international trade restrictions removed on poultry products. “Officials have asked any country that has put restrictions on trade for those restrictions to be removed,” Letnick told the Times. “It’s good news and a big thanks to the industry, provincial and federal agencies that worked well together to make sure that we contain the outbreak.” The declaration issued on June 8 comes after a three-month surveillance period following the eradication of notifiable avian

flu in local poultry, according to a CFIA statement. This most recent outbreak of avian flu in the Fraser Valley began Dec. 1 in Chilliwack when 13,000 chickens had to be culled at a Greendale broiler breeder. From there it spread to a number of farms in Abbotsford then on to Langley with the last confirmed commercial case at a commercial farm on Dec. 17 where 11,800 chickens had to be euthanized. The total number of affected birds as of the new year was 245,600. On Feb. 2, H5N1 was detected at a hobby farm in Chilliwack, starting the clock over for CFIA to declare the area free of avian flu. As of June 3, that new 90-day period ended and the government notified the World Organization for Animal Health that B.C. was avian flu free.

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Front line workers hear shocking tales of elder abuse BY PAUL J. HENDERSON @PeeJayAitch

n elderly woman who goes into a bank regularly is spotted by the teller with bruises on her arm. Each time the woman comes in, the teller notices more bruises and in different places. What’s the same is the grandson, lurking behind as she withdraws more and more money. Or how about the 80-year-old woman with the 50-year-old drug addicted son who complains she might have to sell her house just to get rid of him. “It’s bad because elderly people shouldn’t have to be living like that,” says Darlene Wahlstrom, co-ordinator of Chilliwack Victim Services. Actual stories, those above, and just two anecdotes off the top of Wahlstrom’s head. She has seen much more and much worse. Monday was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and staff from Chilliwack Victim Services were at a kiosk hosted by the Community Response Network at Walmart to provide information on elder abuse. Abuse may be financial, physical, sexual or psychological and often warning

signs are not recognized. People might be shocked to learn it, but Wahlstrom says she sees a remarkable amount of sexual abuse of elderly people. “Sadly we see abuse of our elders around us all of the time and it is heartbreaking to know in many instances it is not reported.” Some clues to abuse of a vulnerable senior include a sudden change in wills, unusual bank withdrawals, a new person in the neighbourhood, sudden fear of certain family members or caregivers, unexplained injuries or declining health. “Abuse is a ‘silent’ crime that can often be prevented by simply telling someone about it,” says Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail. “Police take this crime seriously and encourage everyone to contact us if you suspect a senior is being abused.” For Danny Birch who is managing partner of Nurse Next Door Chilliwack, a local franchise of a large home care services company, the key to stopping elder abuse is awareness. “We must tackle this issue head on through education, awareness and most importantly with compassion,” Birch says.

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his week’s tragic (and likely criminal) fire at a three-storey apartment building on Mary Street downtown was a challenge to many. Those challenged most are the 46 residents of the building, some of whom lost everything and will have to pick up the pieces and move on. Then there were the emergency responders: General duty RCMP officers who raced into the first floor to get residents out as quickly and safely as they could until Chilliwack Fire Department crews arrived. When those brave souls landed on the scene they did what firefighters do: Ran into a burning building to evacuate residents and pets from the second and third floors. The challenge ahead for those residents is just beginning. The challenge those first responders faced was met. No civilian injuries. Remarkable. But that’s not all. Then friends and family, neighbours and strangers, Chilliwack residents and social media acquaintances faced a challenge. How would they respond to 46 people suddenly hit with tragedy, facing hours, days and weeks ahead of rebuillding? An incredible outpouring of support was immediate and continues. Challenge met and those involved know their work has just begun, but they seem ready for it.

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t may look like one at night, but the B.C. legislature isn’t a movie set, even though some government staffers seem to be living out their own screenplays along the corridors of power. This after former government staffer Tim Duncan blew the whistle last month on a propensity in ministerial offices for the delete button. Duncan claims that when he hesitated to delete a dozen or so emails back in 2014—and his superior stepped in to do so—he was told “This is Fight Club. And the first rule of Fight Club is we don’t talk about Fight Club.” Frankly, the only thing that’s shocking about the reaction to Duncan’s revelations is that it’s a shock to anyone. At least now, there’s a starting date. Fight Club hit theatres in 1999. And it didn’t take long after for the B.C. government, under Gordon Campbell, to turn that movie line into standard operating procedure. In 2003, then deputy minister to the premier, Ken Dobell, created a ruckus at a conference on freedom of information and accountable government when he boasted that he deleted emails as fast as he could and didn’t write down meeting notes. It became known as the “Dobell Doctrine.”

DERMOD TRAVIS Be Our Guest Amidst the furor, he promised to mend his ways, but didn’t. According to a 2004 access to information request filed by the Dogwood Initiative, Dobell retained all of 11 email messages on his system in the two months following the conference. And while the government said Dobell’s practices shouldn’t set an example for other staff, that was for public consumption. The government didn’t take it to heart. A day after the 2005 provincial election, ministry officials in the health department were warning regional authorities: “not to put sensitive information in writing” to prevent the NDP and others from accessing that information. In an interview with journalist Sean Holman, the executive director of communications at the health ministry, Carol Carman, claimed that the advice was given because “the director was concerned some government emails may have incomplete information in them

that could be misinterpreted. So it would be better not to have that information make it into the public domain.” When the ministry’s edict was raised in the legislature, then Minister of Labour and Citizens’ Services Mike de Jong said: “In my view, freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation should not be used as a shield and an impediment to people receiving information that otherwise should be made available. Disclosure and transparency should be the norm . . .” But again the government was speaking out of both sides of its mouth. All open publicly, all secrecy in practice. Fast forward through all the issues surrounding “oral government” and the 2012 multicultural outreach strategy to December 2014 and Marcia McNeil’s report on the 2012 health ministry firings. It drives home an important point in regards to what Tim Duncan was evidently told. McNeil noted that “This case is lacking the reports, briefing notes, meeting notes or other documents which are frequently prepared in situations where discipline may be contemplated. This dearth of documents has granted the decision-makers . . . an opportunity to avoid taking ownership of the decision.”

Following the report’s release, Government House Leader Mike de Jong said: “It is deeply troubling to learn that Ms. McNeil found there was lack of due process and lack of understanding of existing procedures . . .” Unintentionally, McNeil’s report came smack in the middle of Tim Duncan’s Fight Club warning in November and his West Wing—you do whatever it takes to win—warning in January. Neither McNeil’s conclusions nor Mr. de Jong’s reaction to them fazed a soul. Back to business as usual. No surprise then that a “dearth of documents” is hardly the exception when it comes to access to information requests in B.C. According to a 2013 report by B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, 25 per cent of 3,182 requests filed in 2011/12 were met with “no responsive records.” For the premier’s office, the numbers more than doubled from 21 per cent of 144 requests in 2009/10 under Gordon Campbell to 45 per cent of 373 requests under Christy Clark. Now what was someone saying about leading “the most open and transparent government in Canada?” ◗ Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca

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Pedestrian danger on the rise

Editor: A hit-and-run incident happened here at the corner of Hodgins Avenue and Mary Street in early June, which sends a very strong message on the dangers awaiting at this location. This incident was just the latest of many serious hits and near misses that happen at this location too frequently. A similar accident occurred here just a few weeks prior. This is a hospital zone with very prominent signs: “Quiet Zone” and “30 km/h Maximum Speed” through to Corbould, but they don’t seem to have any effect on the strangely inattentive and unscrupulous drivers, brazenly speeding by with cellphone pressed to the ear. Apparently, the amber light is being interpreted to mean “speed up and don’t give someone already waiting in the intersection time to make their turn.” I contacted city hall some years ago to paint a line to guide south-facing traffic on Mary Street making a left turn on to Hodgins. This would prevent drivers crossing through westbound traffic lanes. That line has long since disappeared. And if drivers fail to look around the left windshield post of their vehicle, it might be blocking a pedestrian crossing the road. It is becoming more dangerous, especially for pedestrian traffic; vehicles are getting larger and noisier, including motorcycles. Mufflers are being replaced with amplifiers to make even more noise. And this is a quiet hospital zone. The city should take a close look at this situation; it’s not getting any better. It needs much better oversight, whether it be radar, cameras or whatever else. Drivers have too many signs to read and are paying less and less attention. There must be more incentives to encourage responsible driving. Ed Dawdy Chilliwack

Which party really shares your values?

Editor: This fall we will be given another opportunity to exercise our democratic rights and responsibility in a Federal Election. Like every election, its important because the results will determine whether or not we continue on our current path or change direction. My reason for writing this letter is to urge all eligible voters to start right now. Do some homework and learn as much as you can about your choices before you make one this fall. Let your personal belief and value system guide you in finding the best match. Please don’t vote for someone because they seem nice or because someone suggested it. Examine your values and those of

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Outdated concept: animals as property

Editor: Paul Henderson’s article “Still no charges laid in cattle abuse case” (Times, June 11) underscores the urgent need to update animal welfare legislation to accord with current moral sensibilities. The past revelation of eight dairy workers brutalizing cows with apparent impunity brings into sharp focus the weaknesses in both our legal and philosophical viewpoints of the relationships between humans and animals. The problem with the current Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act lies in its conceptualizing animals as “property,” a definition many humans, particularly those in the

food industries are loathe to surrender. A definition sanctioned by millennia of animal husbandry practice, enshrined in six centuries of common law, and solidified by decades of contemporary mass industrial exploitation. This proprietary attitude is scarcely surprising, since notions of “ownership” confer the “right” to do as one pleases to one’s “property.” Never mind that this might be a living, feeling, even thinking entity, not intrinsically different biologically from its “owner,” rather than the mythical Cartesian machine that one can cruelly mistreat with societal extenuation, freed from the importunities of conscience. “Machines” that moo, meow and bark. And yes, scream in pain. But cannot speak. So why do we, in our present allegedly enlightened times, have to accept such an outmoded, self-serving legal concept? As a morally evolved society, we need to repudiate the superannuated dogma that animals are merely insentient unfeeling objects whose well-being is of no real moral consequence. Presently, as “owners,” humans can legally wreak their will upon their hapless unprotesting “property” whether this be Fido, an unco-operative VCR, or even, until relatively recently, a spouse or recalcitrant offspring. It is high time our elected lawmakers awaken from their dogmatic somnolence and rejoin our more compassionate and rationalistic polity of 21st century thought and morality. Write our Member of Parliament to take the lead to toughen up federal animal cruelty legislation, to increase the penalties for cruelty to animals, and move crimes against animals out of the property section of the Criminal Code and into a section that focuses on offences against public morals. By redefining “animals” as beings capable of experiencing pain, it will take that first small step towards congruence of law with neurological reality and accord all animals their legitimate status in the moral pantheon of Nature. Owen and Angel Delane Chilliwack

Disgusted by delay in abuse charges

Editor: With reference to the cattle abuse case article (Times, June 11), I am not just upset, I am totally disgusted at the lack of action against these criminals. I do believe we have the right to name the names of these people, as well as their present location. It will then be up to those of us who wish to confront this human garbage. Solms Coutinho Chilliwack

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Council Tuesday, AugustChambers 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4 Council Chambers www.chilliwack.com 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 8A4 www.chilliwack.com TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Chilliwack will hold a Public Hearing, as noted

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This is a that reminder of Chilliwack above, the following TAKEon NOTICE theitems: Council ofto theall CityCity of Chilliwack will hold a PublicTaxpayers Hearing, as notedthat 1. taxes ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3944 (RZ000806) above, onBYLAW the following items: are due Thursday July 2, 2015. 5971 AMENDMENT Wilkins Drive (aBYLAW portion2013, of) No. 3944 (RZ000806) 1.Location: ZONING BYLAW Owners: and Jenny Lynnof) Sawatzky Location: Alfred 5971Sawatzky Wilkins Drive (a portion For your convenience, the City tax office will be open portion of the subject property, as shown on the map Purpose: rezoneSawatzky a 634m2 and Owners: To Alfred Jenny Lynn Sawatzky from 8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday from 22 to from an R1-A2(One Family Residential) Zone toas anshown R1-CJune (One Family portion of the subject property, on the map Purpose: below, To rezone a 634m Residential – Accessory) Zone to facilitate a 2 lot subdivision and the below, July from an1, R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an R1-C (One Family July 2, except 2014. construction single family home with a legal secondary suite. Residentialof–aAccessory) Zone to facilitate a 2 lot subdivision and the construction Location Map of a single family home with a legal secondary suite. A drop boxLocation is available at the front door of the City Hall Map after hours. If mailing your payment, please be sure to allow adequate delivery time. A penalty of 5% will be applied to current taxes unpaid after midnight of July 2, 2015 and a further 5% will be applied after Aug 4, 2015. Home owners who live on their property should be sure to claim the Home Owner’s Grant by completing the Home Owner Grant application on the FRONT BOTTOM portion of the tax notice on or before July 2, 2015.

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used to have this favourite rugby shirt of mine that, whenever I wore it, it left me with a rash. I didn’t want to throw it out because it looked good on me (and I need all the help I can get) but finally the rub of it got so bad, I finally agreed to have my wife drop it off at Bibles For Missions. My rugby shirt is a suitable metaphor for how many people have come to see their relationship with faith in God. Some people have not bothered to try on that “rugby shirt” because it looked “scratchy” or they never had a compelling reason to try one on. Others have come to adopt a compelling objection as to why they never would try one on. Others used to wear rugby shirts but have decided that the “rub” wasn’t worth it and now dress differently. As a local pastor I have heard many “rugby shirt” stories. I have even come to find that there are many Christians who are doubting aspects of their

What’s are the reasons you have dismissed the claims of Christianity? Faith is important but it needs to be robust

to faith was to avoid anyfaith but are afraid to voice thing that would cause him them to someone else. Mayto think, lest it caused him to be the rugby shirt equivalent lose his faith. would be that the shirt really I do believe in faith but I also doesn’t look good on you but believe it needs to be robust. It you wouldn’t want to ask anyis for that reaone and conson that I think firm it. A few years ago I did “Faith that hasn’t we need to be open to explore a sermon series led us to some both the reacalled “Sermons for Skeptics” to kind of wrestling sons why we believe and the understand and match isn’t worth real reasons explain some of why many peothe issues that a whole lot” ple do not or people have ”used to” Faith with Christi- Vern Tompke that hasn’t led anity. us to some One “Chriskind of wrestian” man tling match announced isn’t worth a that he was whole lot. To misquote a wise leaving the church because I person: I wouldn’t give a fig for was “messing with his mind” and causing to him to have all simplicity on the near side of complexity but I would give my sorts of doubts that he never right arm for simplicity on the had before. How sad. Here far side of it! I think the same was a fellow whose approach

thing goes for faith and doubt. At the risk of appearing too forward, I would truly value and honour people who would be willing to respond to the question, “What’s your Problem/Rub?” What are the reasons why you have dismissed the claims of Christianity? Perhaps you “used” to embrace “Christianity” but have jettisoned it along the way. Would you be willing to share why? On the other side, perhaps you were a person with serous “faith doubts” but something or someone caused you to re-embrace your faith. Would you be willing to share about that? Needless to say, these comments are private unless proper permission is given by you to be shared—even anonymously. ◗ Vern Tompke pastors at the Chilliwack Vineyard and welcomes comments at vtompke@shaw.ca.

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Selling price is $16,905/$34,843 financed at 0%/0% apr equals 72/72 monthly payments of $235/$484 monthly for a 72/72 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $16,905/$34,843. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. $500/$1,000 my choice bonus cash is included in advertised offers. Conditions apply. X$9,998/$19,998 MSRP price for a new 2015 Nissan Micra® 1.6 S, MT (S5LG55 AA10)/2015 Altima 2.5 (T4LG15 AA00). MSRP price for the 2015 Altima 2.5 (T4LG15 AA00) includes $1,000 My Choice Bonus Cash, $4,380 NCI non-stackable cash and $115 dealer participation. Conditions apply. VModels shown $18,31/$35,843/$25,965 Selling price for a new 2015 Micra® 1.6 SR 4 AT (S5SG75 AE00)/2015 Sentra 1.8 SL (C4TG15 AA00)/2015 Altima 3.5 SL CVT (T4SG15 NV00). *X±≠VFreight and PDE charges ($1,567/$1,567/$1,695) air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, applicable fees (all which may vary by region), manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. ††The Nissan Loyalty Offer (“Offer”) is available only to eligible customers who (as of Feb, 1, 2015) lease/leased, finance/financed or own/owned a 2009 or newer Nissan brand vehicle (an “Existing Vehicle”). Eligibility for the Offer will be determined by Nissan Canada Inc. (“NCI”) in its sole discretion. Proof of current or previous ownership/lease/finance contract will be required. Offer is not transferrable or assignable, except to a co-owner/co-leasee of the Existing Vehicle who resides within the same household as the intended recipient of the Offer. If the eligible customer elects to lease or finance a new and previously unregistered Nissan brand vehicle (excluding NV, Fleet and daily rentals) (an “Eligible New Vehicle”) through NCI and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. (collectively “NCF”), then he/she will receive a specified amount of stackable loyalty dollars (“Loyalty Dollars”), as follows: (i) Micra/Versa/Sentra ($500); (ii) Juke/Altima/Rogue ($600); (iii) Frontier/Xterra/Leaf/Murano/Pathfinder ($800); and (iv) Maxima/Z/Titan, Armada/GT-R ($1000). Loyalty Dollars will be applied before taxes which means they are inclusive of all applicable taxes. Alternatively, if the eligible customer elects to purchase or lease/finance an Eligible New Vehicle (excluding GT-R and Leaf) other than through NCF, then he/she will receive a three-year/48,000 kilometers (whichever comes first) Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan which consists of a maximum of 6 service visits, each consisting of 1 oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and 1 tire rotation. For complete details on the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan, ask your dealer. Offer has no cash redemption value and can be combined with other offers. 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him,” Noorani joked. “But you want to see how many decades you need to get there yourself.” Their team came in ninth over the tournament, with a score of 15 under par. The winning team was comprised of Chris Lee, Sung Kim, Michael Um and Ji Wook who combined for 21 under par on the day.

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early 10 per cent of the population of Chilliwack identifies as aboriginal, a number that compares to approximately five per cent for the rest of Canada and even lower in urban centres such as Surrey or Vancouver. The Sto:lo—the People of the River—are an integral part of the community so it makes sense there are many events this weekend and in the coming weeks to mark National Aboriginal Day this Sunday. June 21 is an official day to recognize and honour the valuable contribution to Canadian society by the country’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. In Chilliwack there are many events open to the public, most of which are free, in June and July.

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breakfast and then head off to experience whatever daytime festivities they may have with family or friends, then bring their family and friends back to Townsend Park at five o’clock to enjoy what promises to be an amazing evening stage show,” McDonald said. All the festivities for Chilliwack’s Canada Day party are taking place at Townsend Field this year. “In the past, you watched entertainment at the grandstand and then had to move to Townsend Park for the fireworks,” McDonald said. “Not this year, this is a onestop party!” A party that includes the YMCA Kids Zone in the north end zone of the field. The kid-friendly zone will feature face painting, crafts and all kinds of games to keep the young ones busy. Organizers have also added the Chartwell Senior Zone with special bleacher seating, tents and Chartwell reps on hand to ensure a comfortable viewing experience

and VIP parking for buses from all senior centres in the valley for easy access. The gates open at Townsend Park at 5 p.m. with a great assortment of food vendors and picnic tables in the main parking lot off Ashwell Road. Bring your appetite and sample great local food from The Wildcat Grill, Shandahar Hut, Guerilla Q, and the Tin Cow to name a few. After visiting the food trucks, bring your lawn chairs and blankets on to the football field to enjoy this years Chances Entertainment Stage. “We go live at 5:45 p.m. on the dot, with opening remarks from local dignitaries and First Nations representatives,”McDonald said. “Our national anthem will be performed by an amazing 10-year-old singer, Maya Earl, who leads us into a fantastic selection of entertainers including the Curbside Traditional Jazz Band, local country favourite Todd Richard,

special performances from the Goddess Movement, Haley Chase and the Fever and as a special added attraction, Bobby Bruce brings his“Canadian A” tribute to Canadian Music to the stage to set the tone for the most amazing fireworks display put together by Kevan Siggs.” The show stopper, said McDonald, will be the Cascadia 25-piece Wind Ensemble performing during the fireworks show. “It will be our own Symphony of Fire,” he said. RCMP, Griffin Security and Streetwise Traffic Control will all be on site to ensure a safe, family friendly celebration. The show is set to close at 10:30 p.m. and organizers ask that you car pool if possible as parking is limited near the site. The full parking map is available at www.chilliwack.ca/ canadaday. ◗ For more on the Canada Day celebration visit www.chilliwack. ca/canadaday.

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new contempary art festival in Chilliwack is looking for artists for a pilot project next month that organizers hope will grow into a larger event next year. Art Contemporary Chilli/WACK is the creation of Louisa de Vette in collaboration with the Chilliwack Community Arts Council. The pilot project scheduled for July 11 will feature sculpture, installation pieces, performance art and more. A unique element in the festival to be held in Central Community Park as well as some nearby private property is the co-operation between artists and local businesses. One example is Sto:lo artist Carrielynn Victor whose figurative design of mountain goats as wom-

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tech artistry will be crafted using a machine from Steeltec Industries of Chilliwack. Then there is a sculpture going up with help from Greek Islands Restaurant and West End Autobody. A series of hammocks will be strung from trees in the park, thanks to a donation by Drake Entrust Mortgage Services. Down the road, de Vette hopes the idea for a contemporary arts festival grows. She hopes to collaborate with students at the University of the Fraser Valley for a festival in 2016. In the meantime, de Vette is looking for more artists as well as businesses to get involved in the July 11 event. Anyone interested or with more questions can contact her at 604-798-0988 or email lp_devette@hotmail.com.

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Honouring the past in paint

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Fred Jackson puts the finishing touches on a mural at G.W. Graham last Friday. The acrylic painting, depicting what Chilliwack River Road might have looked like, took the 38-year-old 10 days to paint. A Tzeachten First Nation Band member, Jackson has been making art for the school district for a decade.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7

OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ...9-57

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 21

COMING EVENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 114

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meet every Thurs at 7:30 pm St Thomas Anglican Hall Chilliwack & Sat at 8pm at Unit 1 5732 Vedder Rd. Info ph 778986-3291 or 604-858-0321

TRAVEL.............................................61-76 CHILDREN ........................................80-98 EMPLOYMENT .............................102-198

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBOURHOOD

Req: Carpenters, Helpers Labourers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr

BUSINESS SERVICES...................203-387

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS

PETS & LIVESTOCK ......................453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE...........503-587

Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street

New West 604.522.4900 FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneﬁts package. To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889

REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696 RENTALS ......................................703-757

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OBITUARIES

Blake Clarence Grifﬁth June 26, 1922 – June 11, 2015

It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Bob Karr on June 10th in Chilliwack. He has gone to be with his loving wife of 54 years Della. Survived by his son Dan (Lois) and daughter Sandee Bartsch (Dave), 5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and his sister Judy Monteith. A celebration of life for family and close friends will be on June 20th at 7600 Chilliwack River Road at 12:00 pm.

It was with grace and dignity on May 26, 2015 that Eva May Nelson left us to be joined with her husband. They would have celebrated their sixty first wedding anniversary on June 6, 2015. Together Again… Gone but never Forgotten. Predeceased by: husband Melvin James Nelson, mother; Louise Mussel, father; Harry Peters, son; Gregory Nelson, brothers; Roland, Harold, Martin, Alayious, Ernie, sisters; Amy, Jane, Bernadette, Marjorie, Mathilda as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Survived by daughters Rosalind Marie Jackson and Charlotte Nelson, sons Edward Nelson and Lenard Nelson, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren

June 21 ; 8:30am to 1pm $5 Admission HACS - members free a a

We support Canadian Cancer “Kids Camp” & CKNW Orphan’s Fund Next Show Date July 12

website: www.hacsbc.ca WE are looking for vendors and non-profit organizations for the TD Vancouver Chinatown Festival on Saturday, August 8th from 12pm to 9pm and Sunday, August 9th of 2015 from 12pm to 5pm. If you are interested please contact us by emailing daymarket@vancouverchinatown.com or call us at 604632-3808 and we can get you started. We look forward to hearing from you!

Stellers Jay Lions Club

Sunday June 21 8 am to 12:30pm Mt Cheam Lions Hall 45580 Spadina Ave We do the cooking and you do the enjoying! By Donation

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Ltd., Golden, BC. Operations Planner JOB PURPOSE: To work with LP’s Forest Resources Division team to annually plan and develop 265,000 m3 of timber. To prescribe and use forestry practices that meets legislated and LP Corporate requirements. Refer to LPCorp.com for further details. If you have questions please call Mr. Tim Arnett at 250-344-8856

The family of Corey Scherbey is still looking for answers to his tragic and suspicious death. Corey is missed dearly every day and if anyone has any information that can help us PLEASE forward it to box 1120 c/o the Chilliwack Times 45951 Trethewey Ave. Chilliwack BC V2P 6R7 The family would also like to extend a special Thank you to Doug Christie and friends for all your help that you have provided us.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your workat-home career today! MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1.800.466.1535 www.canscribe.com. info@canscribe.com.

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WE ARE GROWING Sardis Health Foods is looking for a retail sales associate who is comfortable working in a small group setting. The potential candidate will possess 1-3 years of experience in a retail or customer facing sales environment. Have a friendly, approachable personality with the ability to assess customer’s needs in a friendly, professional, manner. Ability to multi-task in a busy environment and have a sincere interest to grow personal knowledge of our products. Supplement and cosmetic knowledge an asset but willing to train right potential candidate. Potential career opportunity for the right candidate.

Jim’s Mowing Business for Sale Call 310-JIMS (5467)

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Summer Student required for Viewpoint Doors to operate a clamp machine. $12.00/hr. E-mail: resume to ehp@shaw.ca

For more information Please call Ed or Ali at: (604) 521-0038 careers@mstarhomes.com

Must have excellent telephone manner and clear communication skills. General AR/AP Accounting knowledge and data entry. Efficient with Excel, MS Office, and computerized accounting software.

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Forming & Framing Crews Morningstar Homes Ltd. has immediate & long term opportunities available, for qualified single family foundation forming and framing crews in Maple Ridge, Port Moody and Burke Mountain, Coquitlam.

is now accepting applications for a full time Administrative Assistant / Receptionist with strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.

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EXPERIENCED POWERSPORT Mechanic required in Whitehorse, Yukon for ATV, snowmobiles, marine, etc. Let’s Talk! $25.00 + per hour DOE. Contact Chris, 867-6332627, checkeredflagrecreation.com or checkeredflag@northwestel.net.

Please drop off resume with cover letter to Sardis Health Foods #3 – 7355 Vedder Road Attn: Dawn 7022705

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COMING EVENTS Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast

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With deep sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Clare is survived by his loving wife Maria, their children Richard (Kathy), David, and James; his grandchildren Kristen (Nick) and Cameron (AprilLyn); his sister Norma Keating (Chilliwack) and brother Dale (Elaine) Blake (Swift Current, SK); and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and sister Doreen Clarke. Clare was born to Olive & Richard Blake in Hazenmore, Saskatchewan. He grew up on the family farm, and received all his public school education in Hazenmore. He attended Normal School in Moose Jaw, SK. He joined the RCAF and served overseas as a Flight Lieutenant during World War II. When he returned home he attended the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with a BA and a BEd. While employed in Weyburn, SK he met the love of his life, Maria Marchand; they were married in November 1954. Clare reenlisted in the RCAF, and was stationed in several bases across Canada from 1954 to 1969. In 1969, they moved to Chilliwack. He worked at Regional Psychiatric Centre in Abbotsford. Clare made many friends while playing Bridge and Cribbage. He spent many happy hours in his wood-work shop creating interesting and useful items for family and friends. He liked to read, listen to music and old radio programs, and play Computer Chess. He was a “regular” at McDonalds. For years he visited the YMCA, he learned to swim when he was 70 years old. His only grandson, Cameron, posted this Facebook entry: RIP Grandpa – a WW2 veteran, a teacher, a student of life, and so much more to everyone you touched during your time on Earth. You are from the greatest generation, and they will never make them like you again. Two weeks shy of your 93rd birthday, I can only hope to live as long and as happy as you. Thank you for teaching us that the moments in life that mean the most are the ones you spend with your family and friends. You were a role model, a mentor, and a friend to all of us when we needed it the most. You were witty until the end, always making everyone feel more comfortable in your typical selfless and caring way. You will live on through all of us, and I am proud to wear your name on my back for the rest of my life. A celebration of life will be held at their home 47539 Swallow Crescent from 1 PM – 3 PM on Friday, June 26th. Please no flowers. If you wish, please send a donation to Research for Prostate Cancer or to a charity of your choice. Our thanks to Dr. Bull and all the special, caring staff and volunteer at Cascade Hospice.

Eva, May

KARR, Bob

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Evergreen Hall 9291 Corbould St

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ESTABLISHED cleaning company looking to hire house cleaners in Chilliwack. Licence required. M-F. 604-634-6243

Work for an established software development company without the downtown commute

WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 FROM 4:30PM – 8:00PM 20486-64TH AVENUE, SUITE 200, LANGLEY

“Our people truly are the essence of TMW Systems” With over 800 employees around the world, TMW Systems, 35 years in business, is very «À Õ` v Ì i V Ì Õ ÕÃ }À ÜÌ > ` i « Þii ÀiÌi Ì Ì >Ì ÀiyiVÌÃ > V «> Þ doing so many things right!

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HELP WANTED

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED

Chilliwack Location Full and Part time positions.

Guaranteed hourly rate of $12.00 to start Plus 25% profit sharing. No clientele required. Paid Birthday, Dental & Drug Benefits. Equipment supplied & maintained. Advanced annual upgrading training. Management opportunities.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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Beachside Saturday Market in the Park Produce, Home Baking, Crafts, Jewellery, Make-Up, Skin Care and more Vendors Welcome a

June 13 - Sept 5 10:00 am to 3:00 pm CULTUS LAKE

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HOUSE CLEANERS/ JANITORS REQUIRED NOW PAY $12-15 PER HOUR Apply Weekdays Between 9AM to 2PM at: 118-713 Columbia St New West 604.522.4900

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

NEW THIS YEAR Food Trucks Welcome Kids Event Tents Info @ 604-858-6593

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

ELECTRICAL

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HELP WANTED

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

Garage Sale Sat June 20 & Sun June 21

Chilliwack, 3 bdrm + den, avail July 1, pet neg., $975/m + dd & util. Phone (604) 705-3839

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

UNDER $100

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

626

HOUSES FOR SALE

750

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928

Local Family man with 1ton dump truck will haul anything, anywhere, any time, low prices (604)703-8206

!!! Certified organic blueberries!!! $3/ lb or $2.75 if over 100lbs. 36765 Nelles Rd Abbotsford. Call 604755-3045 for large orders

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U-PICK BLUEBERRIES. $0.70 per lb. 10571 McDonald Rd. Chwk. Hrs: 8am - 7pm, 7 days/wk or till sold out. Gore Brothers - 604-824-1902

SECURITY/ ALARM SYSTEMS

LANDSCAPING

560

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“We Are Growing Again”

Studio Rita S Dressmaking, Designing AND Alterations. Cell: 604-819-1220 8457 Cessna Drive ritvamstjohn@hotmail.com Facebook Studio Rita S

9:00 am to 3:00 pm

CHILLIWACK Arts Council will hold an ESTATE SALE featuring items from local artist, ZONA WALE. Art, pottery, crystal ware and much more! Proceeds go to support children’s programming in the Art Room. Come early- don’t miss out! Saturday, June 27, 10am to 1pm At The Art Room #20-5725 Vedder Rd. 604-769-2787

8924 Charles Street

PLATFORM ROCKER rose colour velour, excel cond $75 firm. Ph (604)795-5601

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ALTERATIONS/ DRESSMAKING

Chilliwack

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Driver / Warehouse Worker

170

Household items, furniture, clothing, electronics and more

523

We Service all Makes

PERSONAL SERVICES

Garage Sale

ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks & all others Medical & Fire Free* Alarm Systems 604-792-8055 / 854-8055

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from $499 (Made in BC) Repairs & Service. We extend warranties to all makes. Vacuum needs a service every 5 years just like an oil change! 604-792-8055 / 854-8055

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

PETS

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

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PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 MANX (Bobtail) Kittens, born March 25, 2 males , charcoal grey with stripes, $75, Mission, 604-820-4827 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.

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STEEL BUILDINGS...”OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALE” 20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 30X30 $7449. 32X36 $8427. 40X46 $12140. One end Wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.

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Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

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For full details on this position, visit

MANUFACTURED HOMES. MOBILE HOMES. MODULAR HOMES. NEW & USED Call Chuck at 604-830-1960 ~ your local SRI dealer ~ CLASS ADS WORK! CALL 1-866-575-5777

CALL FOR BID FORMS OR AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW 604-526-2253

furniture, household, carpets, electronics, tools, odds-n-ends and more

TRANSPORTATION 845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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TOWNHOUSES

NEWLY RENOVATED 3 bdrm with 1.5 bth on 2 levels Our gated 5 acre complex is quiet and family oriented we have 2 playgrounds available for your kids and are “Pet- Friendly”

Woodbine Townhouses 9252 Hazel St, Chilliwack

RENTALS

$1050 per month utilities not included.

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call Mike to set up a day & time to view (604)-792-8317 or email raamco.ca

• Residential Area • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Sparkling Renovations • 1 Bdrm from $620 and up

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HOMES FOR RENT

1 BDRM Cottage, independent $600 + util. Avail now. Call (604)798-3779

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CLASS ADS WORK! CALL 1-866-575-5777

APARTMENT/CONDO

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

OCCUPA JUNE 1, 2NC Y 015

ONLY 7 UNITS LEFT!

OWNERS WE CAN MANAGE YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY FOR A LOW MONTHLY FEE.

ROOM & BOARD

CHILLIWACK. Avail now. Private room 3 meals + extras. No Drugs. $700/mo. (604)795-0397

AUCTIONS

Sold “As is, where is”. Bids accepted up to 12:01 p.m., June 25, 2015

Garage, Moving & Estate Sale Multi-family

BRIGHT & SPACIOUS (1600 sq ft) 2 bdrm+ Promontory bsmt suite with priv entr., backyard access, 5 appl., incl util, internet & satellite TV. $1100. Avail July , ns, np, np. Ph (604)858-3591 for viewing

752 New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $99,988. *New SRI 14’ wide $74,900. Repossessed mobile homes from $1900. www.glenbrookhomes.net

New Luxury Apartments!

Ideal Chilliwack location. Walk to Leisure Centre, Hospital and Shopping. Parkade parking. Corner suites have quartz counter bars. Each suite has 4 stainless steel appliances in kitchen, front load washer/dryer. No pets.

FREE TELUS TV/INTERNET FOR 1ST YEAR. LIMITED TIME OFFER. 7018377

UFV is a growing, exciting and welcoming workplace. Come join 15,000 students and 1,000 employees in our innovative and comprehensive learning environment.

June 20 9am - 4pm

Have Unwanted Firearms? Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession? Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally? Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them. Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973. We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.

Offered for sale by sealed tender All of the interest of the debtor YALETOWN RESTORATION LTD. In the following goods and chattels: 2001 Chevrolet W4500 Flat Deck Dump Truck 2005 Ford E-250 Cargo Van 2005 Ford Freestar Mini Van 2007 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab Long Box Truck 2008 GMC Savana G2500 Extended Cargo Van 2008 GMC Savana G3500 Extended Cargo Van Assorted dryers, fans, dehumidifiers and restoration equipment

Instructor, Heavy Mechanical Foundation Program

SUITES, LOWER

5536 Vedder Rd corner keith wilson/vedder

MISC. WANTED

COURT BAILIFF’S SALE

Check out the current employment opportunities at the University of the Fraser Valley. Applications are being accepted for the following position:

GARAGE SALES

SARDIS 1 bd newly reno’d, gas f/p, quiet area, suit single person incl cable & util. ns, np $740/mth. Avail now 604-819-6163

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

AERO AUCTIONS 1 Day Industrial Auction. Tuesday, June 23. 9 a.m. Hwy 16 & Hwy 60 Edmonton. Live & On-Line Bidding. Timed Auction. Mobile offices, excavators, dozers, graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks misc attachments & much more! Consignments welcome! Visit: aeroauctions.ca. 1-888-600-9005.

HELP WANTED

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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MISC. FOR SALE

551 Sardis

9237 Woodbine Street Huge Yard Sale Saturday June 20 8am to 1pm Too much to list

Saturday June 20 8am - 2pm

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

Chilliwack

46264 Riverside Drive

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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We are an industry leader of building products, located in Surrey, and we are growing. Top notch warehouse worker / driver with a positive attitude with willingness to learn and ability to do heavy lifting is required for immediate start Monday-Friday. The team is hard working, the work environment is fast-paced with good people, and the beneﬁts are excellent. If you have class 5 DL, are dedicated, have leadership ability and are looking for good solid employment send your resume & abstract: Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

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GARAGE SALES

Chilliwack

Back of Eastside Main Beach Parking

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

&ODVVL¿HGV 866-575-5777 136A JANITORIAL SERVICES

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Accountable Rooﬁng - Re-Roof Specialists. Cedar Conversion, Asphalt, Torch-on (604)760-7937

Call 604-858-8082 for an interview

GARAGE SALES

1 bdrm + den ................ $850 - $895/m 2 bdrms ...................... $1150 - 1200/m

For info call Doug 604-997-7223 or Bill 604-991-1777

HOUSE RENTALS 604-793-2200 1 bdrm condo..........Agassiz, f/s, 1 bath, elevator $500 1 bdrm apt................f/s gas incld coin laundry $550 1 bdrm twnhse. Vedder Xing, 2 Levels, Patio $600 1 bdrm apt...................... f/s, w/d, gas f/p $650 1 bdrm suite ..............4appl, util incl’d, HHS $750 2 bdrm apt...... f/s, heat incl’d, hardwd flr, lge unit $700 2 bdrm suite .......4plex close to schools, 2 appl $775 2 bdrm condo.6 appl, 2 bath, elec f/p, corner unit $895 2+ bdrm hse.............f/s, d/w, carport FFI $1150 3 bdrm twnhse 1800sqft, 2 car garage, 6 appl $1650 5 bdrm hse ..............2bth, inlaw, 2000sqft $1850

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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% OFF

STYLES SHOWN: OUR REG. $44.99–$119.99

° JUNE 13 & 14 – OPEN TO CLOSE ENTIRE ADDITIONAL SALE SALE $33.74 $89.99

SALE $89.99

SALE $67.49

SALE $44.99

SALE $33.74

STORE SALE $67.49

INCLUDING ALL REGULAR, SALE & CLEARANCE ITEMS

ALL§ SUNGLASSES MEN’S WALLETS

ALL§ MEN’S

SALE ® $56.24 STANLEY MEN’S ACCESSORIES SANDALS

SALE § $56.24 ALL MEN’S WATCHES

SALE $44.99

DOOR CRASHER PRICES AS MARKED

SANDALS STYLES SHOWN: OUR REG. $24.00–$34.00 OUR REG. $9.99–$24.99 SALE STYLES OUR REG. $18.00–$25.50 $44.99–$119.99 SALESHOWN: $7.49–$18.74

OUR REG. $29.99–$49.99 STYLES SHOWN: OUR REG. $44.99–$119.99 SALE $22.49–$37.49

STYLE SHOWN: OUR REG. $34.99

SALE $26.24

AND SAVE UP TO 25%

EXCLUSIVE TO MARK’S IN CANADA.

BEST IN COMFORT

Supports the natural curve of your spine with exclusive, frame-integrated lumbar support.

STANLEY®ALL PADDED ARMRESTS ACCESSORIES MEN’S WALLETS §

STANLEY GIFTS GREAT MEN’S WATCHES ACCESSORIES FOR DAD SALE $26.24 SALE $22.49–$37.49

ALL

§ § ALLALL MEN’S

SUMMER MEN’S HATS WATCHES

OFF SAVE EVERYTHING SAVE OUR REG. $29.99–$49.99 OUR REG. $9.99–$24.99

STYLE SHOWN: OUR OUR REG. REG. $34.99 $29.99–$49.99

SALE $22.49–$37.49 SALE $7.49–$18.74

OUR REG. $14.99–$29.99 STYLE SHOWN: OUR REG. $34.99

SALESALE $11.24–$22.49 $26.24

No refunds, exchanges or price adjustments during event • Does not apply to gift cards

EXCLUSIVE TO MARK’S IN CANADA.

25% 25% IN-STORE & ONLINE BEST IN COMFORT

Supports the natural curve of your spine with exclusive, frame-integrated lumbar support. ERGONOMIC COMFORT SEAT 8:30am

- 9pm M-F 9am - 6pm SAT 10am - 6pm SUN

ONCAPACITY 300 LBS

ELITE

MEN’S 3-PACK SPORT SOCKS WITH

6894701

CANADA.

CHILLIWACK TIMES