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December, 2010

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• A collective agreement reached between a Mission-based nursery and a group of its employees is the first contract in Canada to specifically address migrant workers.

• Green house operators were battling both the cold and a wind that gusted up to 90 km/h, tugging at their plastic roofs, and threatening millions of poinsettias inside ready for the Christmas market.

• Marketing makes the difference for winners of the 2010 Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) program – Lauren and Ryan Maurer of Saskatchewan, and Steve and Lisa Cooper of Ontario.

• Something is going on among some species of birds that has scientists increasingly alarmed.

The Christmas rose is the best known and certainly the showiest of the species hellebores; it has long been associated with Christmas and the New Year. According to Brian Minter it is slowly overtaking the Poinsettia as the Christmas flower of choice.

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The George Morris Centre, an agricultural think tank based in Guelph, Ontario has just released a great paper on Canada’s supply management system for the dairy industry. Authored by Al Mussell, the paper argues for a reasoned analysis of the system, rather than the polarized debate we typically hear.

Last year, cash receipts in the dairy industry were just under $5.5 billion, which is 14 per cent of total farm cash receipts. B.C. has 9.1 per cent of dairy farm cash receipts, Alberta has 8.5 per cent, Saskatchewan has just 3.0 per cent, and Manitoba has 4.2 per cent. Meanwhile, Ontario has 32.4 per cent of dairy farm cash receipts, while Quebec has a whopping 36.8 per cent.

The George Morris paper correctly points out that no Canadian government is going to dismantle supply management because producers are very happy with it and the impact on consumers from higher dairy product prices is minor in the grand scheme of things.

However, protection for supply management is threatened by international trade agreements. Rather than an emotional ideological debate, there needs to be a practical discussion on how the system can be improved and allowed to evolve.

Pork Prices

INDEX 3 Winter’s chill 3 Migrant workers 4 Young Farmers 6 Profile 12 Beyond the Barn 13 Dairy sales

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Not good. The weekly average pork prices have really tanked the past few weeks. The last price quote was $1.286/kg in BC for the week ending Nov 12th (week #45) and was the lowest average price for BC for all of 2010.

Various factors have contributed to the decline. Our Canadian dollar at (or near) par with the American dollar; pending ethanol legislation that may push the blend in gas from 10% up to 15%; and the regular drop in fall verses summer demand for pork. Many heavier than normal market hogs and cull sows reaching market are putting temporary pressure on the higher supply of pork.

Futures Prices on feed grains (corn and soya in particular) are major concerns to the meat produc-

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Rather than an emotional ideological debate, there needs to be a practical discussion on how supply management can be improved and allowed to evolve. ing industries. For pork producers North America wide, they are seeing a double-whammy from rapidly declining market prices and rapidly increasing feed prices.

BCLNA

Sandy Mathies from Cannor Nurseries in Chilliwack is the new President of the BC Landscape and Nursery Association. He succeeds Ruth Olde who now becomes Part President in charge of governance.

Tim Loewen from Pine Meadows Tree Farm in Chilliwack is now First Vice President for the annual CanWest show. Len Smit remains Chair of the Growers Committee; Sylvia Mosterman from Chilliwack is the rep for Wholesale Nursery Marketing. Jeff Hicks will continue to look after labour issues, Michael Kato from Abbotsford is the CNLA rep and Michelle Pain is a Director at Large.

Byland’s Nurseries in Kelowna were named Grower of the Year by a panel of judges consisting of Charlie Woltersdorf from Norland Nurseries; Bill, Dave and Grace Van Belle from Van Belle Nurseries; Tim Loewen from Pine Meadows Tree Farm; and Mike Kato and Len Smith from Kato’s Nurseries; Steven Folkerts from Linnaea Nurseries; Dave Woodske from the BCMA Industry Specialist; Carol Barnett from Kwantlen Polytechnic University; and Dave Adamson from Adamson’s Heritage Nurseries. A spokesman for the judges said it was a tight race and the judges worked collaboratively to sort out the different criteria and dimensions to determine the winner.

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John & Maria Byland were on hand to receive this New Award at the BCLNA President’s Banquet On Friday November 5th at Bear Mountain in Victoria.

Byland’s were chosen for their innovation, dedication to environmental standards as well as involvement in the industry and working with young people to encourage them to enter the industry.

Lease Extended

What started out as a temporary measure has now become almost full time.

The need for a site on which to establish a facility that would process animal waste was needed, and was not the type of operation that some people were ready to accept.

However the Agriculture Minister of the day John vanDongen found what he considered to be an ideal site in the old rock quarry once operated by the Provincial Highways department at the base of Sumas Mountain. It had a relatively secure access, and was not visible to the public. West Coast Reduction got the contract to haul the animal waste to its incinerator in Calgary. The operation has worked so well that in 2008 the province extended the lease for another two years. Then this year, extended it again for another five years, which likely means that West Coast Reduction won’t be proceeding with construction of a new rendering facility in Chilliwack which should make the residents of Chilliwack Mountain happy.

Christmas

It is nice to learn that the word

‘Christmas’ is back in vogue, at least as far as the Chilliwack school board is concerned. I have hearing about Christmas since I was a youngster, and I did not like the term being replaced by the word ‘holiday’.

Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, and is has been a tradition in this country for years until we started to make everything sound ‘politically correct’ such as changing waitress to server, and the list goes on.

As we all know Christmas is but a few weeks away. Got your Christmas (oops holiday) shopping done yet?

Looking for a good Christmas tree, may I suggest looking for one at one of BC’s local tree farms. In the Langley area, 248th street becomes a winter wonderland each year and local farms feature a choice of trees, turkeys from J.D. Farms, Specialty Italian products from Bonetti’s, Berry pies, scones, and a host of other delicious jams and decorative napkins for the season at Krause Berry Farms, Pine Meadows in Chilliwack is another great place to look for a Christmas tree. For a complete list of tree farms on your computer go to bcfarmfresh.com and search for Christmas Trees.

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Precedent-setting’ contract a first for migrant farm workers

By Vikki Hopes Black Press A collective agreement reached between a Mission-based nursery and a group of its employees is the first contract in Canada to specifically address migrant workers.

The contract with Sidhu and Sons Nursery on Sylvester Road was announced today (Friday) by local 1518 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). It involves about 40 individuals.

Andy Neufeld, communications director with UFCW local 1518, described the arrangement as “precedent-setting.”

He said it took almost three years to get the agreement in place between the nursery and the workers, who are mainly from Mexico and Jamaica.

The contract includes a grievance procedure, seniority rights, paid breaks, increased vacation pay, a wage increase and more.

They are also entitled to recall rights, meaning once they leave the country when the growing season is over, they are given priority in being called back the following year.

Gurdev Sidhu, the owner of Sidhu and Sons Nursery, did not return a phone call from the Abbotsford News yesterday. According to their website, the nursery produces more than 600 acres of evergreens, conifers, shrubs, trees and perennials, including blueberry plants.

Neufeld said the contract is significant because it has been difficult for migrant workers across Canada to gain bargaining recognition under provincial labour codes. This is because they are not permanent residents, typically spending five to eight months in the country performing work that can’t be filled by Canadians.

He said it has also been difficult for workers to organize because they are fearful of being seen as trouble-makers and not being called back the follow-

ing season. They do not want to risk losing the seasonal work, which pays considerably more than what they would make in their home country.

But Neufeld, speaking in general terms, said union protection is necessary in some cases.

“There are some very good farm operators out there who treat their workers really well, and there are others who don’t because it costs them.”

Neufeld said some workers live in sub-standard conditions, including in homes with no running water or bathroom facilities, or where chemicals are stored beside them.

Some work long hours without breaks – contrary to the employment standard codes, Neufeld said. “(Some) employers do and can get away with not abiding by those laws.”

Manpreet Grewal, manager of Multi-cultural and Immi-grant Integration Services at Abbotsford Community Services, applauded the unique contract.

“Anything which moves towards improving the working conditions and ensures fair practices under our legal system for both resident and migrant farm workers is a welcome step,” she said.

Grewal said setting standards in the farming industry – whether by the employer or the workers – would help reduce lawsuits around false employment records and tax cases, and diminish health and safety issues.

She referred specifically to the crash in March 2007 that killed three farm workers on Highway 1. The van they were in was overloaded and did not meet safety standards.

Debbie Etsell, acting executive director of the Abbotsford-based B.C. Blueberry Council, said she believes the farming industry, as a whole, is doing a good job.

“Overall, B.C. has a pretty good reputation for the handling of its farm workers,” she said.

She said there are formal routes

for workers to take if they have concerns about their conditions, including reporting to the B.C. Agriculture Council, the federal government, and the consulate in their home country.

In the three years she has been with the blueberry council, she said she has not received one report about the mistreatment of a foreign worker.

The workers at Sidhu and Sons come to Canada each season under the federal Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP).

They were certified as a bargaining unit in March of this year, after casting their ballots more than a year before that.

The ballot box was sealed after Sidhu and Sons argued that it also employs domestic workers and a stand-alone unit of SAWP workers was not appropriate.

A hearing determined the workers had a constitutional right to unionize and bargain a collective agreement

SWD still a major problem for berry growers

Employees at Rainbow Greenhouses fill poinsettia baskets on Wednesday afternoon. Local greenhouses struggled to keep indoor plants healthy during recent cold and windy weather conditions. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

Greenhouses feel winter’s bite Robert Freeman The Progress Ah, snow.

Bad news for drivers, good news for Stan Vander Waal, president of Rainbow Greenhouses in Sardis.

A good snowfall - a nice, gentle one - will remind customers that the Christmas season is upon us, and it’s time to buy a poinsettia or two.

“The strongest weeks are ahead of us now,” Stan said during a greenhouse tour. “If we get nice weather, people will be buying.”

Cold, you see, is not good for

the poinsettia, which is actually a tropical plant, despite its Christmas symbolism.

Wind is not good for greenhouses. They’re designed to be flexible, but their large surface areas make them prey to wintry gales.

Last month, Stan was battling both the cold and the wind that gusted up to 90 km/h and sucked the heat out of his greenhouses, tugging at their plastic roofs, and threatening millions of poinsettias inside ready for the Christmas market.

It also kept the people who buy poinsettias huddled at home.

“If they’re not buying at the

stores, we’re not shipping,” to retailers like Costco, Home Depot and Walmart, Stan explained.

But even though the wind and cold was the worst seen around Chilliwack for years, “it was at the very beginning of the shipping season for poinsettias,” Stan said.

“The good part is we haven’t missed the key selling weeks.”

The 130 employees at Rainbow Greenhouses - one of the largest in the Chilliwack area at half a million square feet with another 300,000 square feet in Rosedale - were busy the other week preparing

a wide variety of poinsettias for shipping.

Keeping temperatures hovering around a tropical 20-degrees Celsius inside the greenhouse while temperatures outside plunged to minus-8 was not easy or inexpensive.

Vander Waal estimated that his heating bill during the cold snap jumped to about $35,000 a day.

Chilliwack city Coun. Chuck Stam, head of the city’s rural issues advisory committee, said most Chilliwack farms are “out-fitted well” for cold Continued: WEATHER/ p4

The Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), discovered in blueberry crops in September 2009 continues to be of major concern to entomologists and researchers as well as growers as it shows no sign of disappearing. If anything, it is more prevalent today than it was last year. It is the female of the species that can bore into the fruit rendering it unusable. However it is the male fly that can be identified more easily by the dark spot on its wing, hence the name Spotted Wing Drosophila.

Tracy Hueppelsheuser, Entomologist with the BC Ministry of Agriculture is part of a team assessing the impact of SWD on Fraser Valley berry crops.

Trapping the flies is considered an important tool in determining if SWD flies are in a berry field.

Says Hueppelsheuser, “Consider trapping the edges of your field especially if you’ve got bushes along the edge. Place at least 2 traps in an average five to ten acre field. Check them once Consider trapping per week. Use apple- the edges of your cider vinegar as bait field especially if in the traps, and start your trapping in May. you’ve got bushes We are not sure of the along the edge action threshold yet, but in 2010, we caught ~ Tracy on average two to four SWD flies per trap in Hueppelsheuser early July when damage to blueberries was first noticed.” pelsheuser was where the A question put to Hueppelsheuser Drosophila fly over-winters.

“We are still trying to figure that out,” she replied.

“They over-winter as adults, so what we suspect is that they will over-winter in bushes, in hedgerows, and very possibly in the blueberry fields.”

The SWD is considered a temperate vinegar fly which really likes our Westcoast climate. It can also survive in colder climates such as Kamchatka Peninsula on the east coast of Russia, and also on the northern island Hokkaido in Japan.

There is a cold temperature threshold at which the flies would be killed, but 2010 experience has shown that the fly will overwinter in southern BC. Hueppelsheuser was speaking at the annual fall Blueberry field day at Krause Farms in Aldergrove.

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News

Federal Agricultural Minister Jerry Ritz is flanked by OYF Eastern Winners Steve and Lisa Cooper (left) and OYF Western Winners Lauren and Ryan Maurer.

Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers named for 2010 Marketing makes the difference for winners of the 2010 Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) program – Lauren and Ryan Maurer of Saskatchewan, and Steve and Lisa Cooper of Ontario. The Maurer’s operate an 11,000 acre grain farm at Grenfell, Saskatchewan, and the Cooper’s run a 250-acre market garden north of Toronto, Ontario.

The Saskatchewan and Ontario farm couples were recently named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) for 2010 at the organization’s annual event in Victoria, BC. The two winning couples were chosen from the seven 2010 regional finalists that included BC winners Gene & Shelly Covert. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Steven L. Pointe, Lieutenant Governor of B.C. were both on hand for the awards banquet announcing the 2010 winners.

“In the increasingly competitive agricultural marketplace, this year’s OYF winners have used marketing to their business advantage,” says Brian Newcombe, OYF president. “Whether for selling prairie grains or Ontario fresh produce, the Maurers and Coopers demonstrate the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that OYF is so proud to recognize in Canadian agriculture.”

Lauren and Ryan Maurer began their farming career together in 1992 on a farm founded

by Lauren’s grandfather. Through purchased and leased land, the Maurer’s operate more than 11,000 acres of grain, pulses, oilseeds and spices as Land and Sky Grains Inc., near the Qu’Appelle Valley at Grenfell, Saskatchewan, with six full-time and numerous part-time staff.

Value-added markets account for about 75% of the Maurer’s acres. They are the largest Canadian producer of Identity Preserved (IP) wheat for Warburton’s Bakery in the U.K.

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Continuing education plays a key role in Lauren and Ryan’s successful operation, and they point to valuable courses at the George Morris Centre, Ivey School of Business and Sask Agrivision, as well at networking through AgMpower Executive Producer Group.

Volunteer time is spent with the local conservation authority and Saskatchewan Watershed Authority for Ryan, and with their local church, Tae Kwon Do, music and dance organizations for Lauren. The Maurer’s have four children, aged 6 through 13.

Steve and Lisa Cooper have a clear vision to “excite the senses” for visitors to their 250-acre market garden operation near Zephry, Ontario, north of Toronto. Cooper’s CSA Farm & Maze grows more than 30 different market garden crops, raises goats, chickens and turkeys, marketing directly to the public through “u-pick” and community shared agriculture (CSA).

To help bridge the gap between field and plate, the Coopers added community shared agriculture to their operation in 2007 with 50 families paying to receive a weekly basket of vegetables for 20 weeks. In 2009, there were 460 families on the program that had expanded to include summer meat and winter deliveries Continuing education and networking are important to Steve and Lisa, and the success of their operation. They are both graduates of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) and CTEAM. They also serve on the boards of many area farmers markets and minor sports teams. Their two teenage children are actively involved in the farm – serving customers and looking after the corn maze maintenance.

weather and were largely unaffected by the recent cold.

“The sector that gets hit hardest is the horticulture sector, as their heating bills go from the moderately affordable level to just crazy,” he said. “Imagine if your house was built out of windows.”

Chickens seem to keep temperatures up in poultry barns with their own body heat, and cows don’t seem to mind the cold, he said.

“Extreme heat affects them more than extreme cold,” he said.

Fraser health officials said no medical emergencies related to the cold weather were reported at the Chilliwack hospital or at seniors’ homes in the area.

But at one point during the four-day freeze, 25,000 people in the Fraser Valley were without electricity - 15,000 of them in Chilliwack - as trees blown by high winds downed power lines.

“It’s been a challenging storm for our crews just because the winds continue, and while they’re repairing lines in one area, they go down in another,” said Simi Heer, BC Hydro spokesperson.

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News

Pacific Agriculture Show ready to go The programming is complete for the 12th Annual Pacific Agriculture Show (PAC. Ag. Show) to be held in the Tradex Centre at the Abbotsford Airport over three days - Jan 27, 28, and 29, 2011.

Dr. Terry Tindall’s presentation on Enhancing Phosphorus Uptake.

Friday, Jan. 28

Hort. Short Course

The Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association has lined up another topical program which will interest most of the berry, cole crop, greenhouse, and organic producers in BC. Producers attending the Growers Short Course are reminded to be sure and register for their re-certification credits.

Thursday, Jan. 27

At least 240 exhibitors and over 7,000 attended the 2010 show.

in Langley will introduce microbial pest control products and how they are used in other countries. Tracy Hueppelsheuser from the BC Ministry of Agriculture will provide an update on various pests affecting greenhouse production. In the afternoon, Brian

Kenyon from Regina will talk about the cost trends for fertilizer; Dave Woodske from the Ministry will highlight the three-day symposium on Environmentally Sound Greenhouse practices.

In the Roddick Gallery, the focus

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Sale Days

Choice Fed Holstein Calves ........................ ........................(600-700) (600-700) .......................................................................... $75.00 - 87.50 Holstein Feeder Veal .................................... ....................................(175-300) (175-300) .......................................................................... $65.00 - 95.00 Good Beef Type Cows .................................. ..................................(Exportable) (Exportable) .................................................................... $52.00 - 60.75 Medium Beef Type Cows.............................

Cows.............................(Over (Over 10 Years Old) ........................................................ $48.00 - 55.75 Young Cows and Heiferettes..................................................................................................................

Heiferettes.................................................................................................................. $63.00 - 70.00 Best Holstein Cows ................................................................................................................................. $48.00 - 57.00 Medium Holstein Cows ........................................................................................................................... $38.00 - 47.75 Poor Holstein Cows .................................................................................................................................. under $37.75 Holstein Heifers........................................................................................................................................ $55.00 - 65.00 Slaughter Bulls .............................................. ..............................................(1200-2400) (1200-2400) ...................................................................... $60.00 - 72.00 Good Slaughter Lambs................................. .................................(80-100) (80-100) ........................................................................ $125.00 - 145.00 Good Slaughter Goats .................................. ..................................(67 (67 lbs) ........................................................................... $50.00 - 210.00 Ewes ................................................................ ................................................................(119-170) (119-170) ............................................................................ 39.00 - 70.50 Good Slaughter Horses................................ ................................(800-1200) (800-1200) ........................................................................ $15.00 - 27.00

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Things start off with programming for raspberry and strawberry producers in the Terralink Room at 9 a.m. and continues through to 4 p.m.

Highlighting the morning session will be William Van Elik, a leading advisor on berry production who comes from the Netherlands where Dutch growers continue to develop novel methods of growing strawberries and raspberries.

In the afternoon reports from the International Raspberry Organization and the National Raspberry Council will detail both the international and national developments over the past year.

In the Evergro Room again starting at 9 a.m. greenhouse growers have a full day. Deborah Henderson from the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

In the Terralink Room, the morning session is entitled ‘Building Business Success’ and features three speakers.

At 9 a.m. Trish Laughame from the BC Ministry of Agriculture in Victoria will chair a panel discussion at which producers can learn about business planning which will improve their financial performance, and help them achieve their goals.

Then Elaine Froese from Boissevain Manitoba, a well known Farm Advisor who is an expert at assisting farm families to deal with the idea of farm succession and family planning, will speak.

Next, Al Scholz from Saskatoon will discuss emerging trends and impacts on the food chain and outline how producers can adapt to the sweeping changes that technology allows and consumers demand.

In the afternoon there will be an All Berry Producers program which will focus on the Spotted Wing Drosophila fly problems and keys to effective SWD management.

In the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Dairy Room, producers not interested in the Building Success program have the option of attending a day long Agri-Energy Forum which also starts at 9 a.m.

The Forum will explore the technologies, pricing programs, and

Monday Sales 1:00 p.m.

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Wednesday Sales 12:30 p.m.

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DECEMBER, 2010

Profile

Ben Stewart pleased to be named ag minister

By Grant Ullyot

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West Coast Farmer “When I first got elected I was hoping that eventually the Premier might want my help and I am thrilled to have been appointed BC’s new Minister of Agriculture.”

Ben represents the KelownaWestside riding for the Liberals in the legislature and was appointed Agriculture Minister on Oct. 25.

His past portfolios include the Ministries of Community and Rural Development, Citizens Services, and the Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism and the Public Affairs Bureau.

Other experiences include chair of the BC Grape Marketing Board, past chair of VQA Canada, and Vicechair of the Canadian Vintners Association.

Ben was Kelowna Business Leader of the Year in 1998, received the Westbank Chamber of Commerce President’s Award in 2006, honoured as Family Business of the Year in 2007, and awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for community service.

He has been a Kinsman, a scout leader and a member of the Canadian Ski Patrol.

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for four generations starting with his grandfather who came from Ireland in 1908.

“He was a pioneering horticulturist and nurseryman,” says Stewart, “and started a tree business in 1911 (Stewart Brothers Nurseries) which today is one of the oldest tree nurseries in Western Canada.

The business is now run by my dad’s brothers.”

Stewart’s father left that business in 1959 and started his own operation becoming one of the early grape growers, growing for the commercial market. Ben took over his father’s farm and has been a primary grape producer for 30 years now growing grapes on a fairly large farm located on the Lakeview Bench on the west

side of Okanagan Lake where he farms 175 acres of 250 he owns. The remaining acreage is on a farm in Osoyoos and another in Kelowna He has not always been in the grape growing business.

“At one time in the past we were very large tree fruit producers with a diversified crop,” he mentions. “However diversification is not a business strategy that worked well in more modern times. So In 1975 we introduced research into growing vinifera grapes for wine making which had not been done by anybody prior to that date. The big change happened in 1987 when Free Trade came into being. It resulted in the elimination of the protectionism for

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side of Lake Okanagan. Allison Pass on the Hope-Princeton Highway is named after John Allison, one of BC’s foremost cattle ranchers.

Today, most wineries have a vintner, someone trained in the science of wine making to look after the grapes to ensure they produce the best wine possible.

Ben’s son will soon graduate from Lincoln University in New Zealand where he studying viticultural sciences.

Australia’s and New Zealand’s education system is the most advanced in the western world in terms of cold climate wine making according to Ben. Stewart remarks that when he started in 1989 he had one full time employee running the farm and a part-time bookkeeper/part-time winemaker and he was the salesman. Today they have a staff of 180.

Quail’s Gate considers its Pinot Noir to be its hallmark wine.

“The research we did back in the seventies and eighties and still continue today, which allows us to arguably make the most difficult red wine you can make, is the reason why I believe, we are today Canada’s Premium wine producer”, states Stewart.

“Other reasons why we are successful is our strong work ethic, painstaking research and trials to perfect our irrigation techniques, our crop loading, management practices, and our wine making. It truly has been a great success story and our Chardonnay is equally suc-

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“Frankly, the big issue was that the growers didn’t know how to grow the grapes properly and once we figured that out, then we were able to move ahead. In 1977 new regulations were introduced to allow small wineries to develop.

“That provided the incentive for people like my Dad and me to plant vinifera grapes on a large scale basis. It also forced the industry to think differently, particularly in how it markets its products. We now have a whole new industry devoted to the art of marketing. It is a much more relationship built business today and that is critical.”

Stewart says that most of the wineries have to compete against each other, and Quail’s Gate is no different. They added a patio restaurant and an outdoor seasonal bistro. Then in 2005 opened year-round and added a private dining room and new wine tasting centre.

The old wine shop, used for many years, has now been converted into a specialty wine shop serving specialty foods.

Called Allison House and run by Ben’s daughter, it is an historic landmark having been built for John and Susan Allison by James McDougall in 1873 and was the very first settlement by white settlers on the west

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Coming into his new portfolio as Agriculture Minister Ben Stewart has some thoughts about what lies ahead for this important sector.

“First of all, in terms of agriculture the industry has an incredible opportunity ahead of it, but we need to do a lot more marketing. When I talk about the amount of product we produce there is still a lot of room for us to move imported product out of the market provided we are smart and strategic, One of the things I intend on doing is trying to grow the value-added sector of agriculture and looking at sectoral areas in which we can increase our market share. We need to change people’s mind set. If they want to buy things cheaper they will have to take some risks. I don’t think British Columbian families think long term strategically. We need them to value agriculture for what it is. Food safety and food security is something they need to value more. They should be asking themselves where does this food come from. In BC we have the greatest food diversity in Canada and we can easily supply local grown and produced food products whether organic or non-organic.”

Needless to say 2010 has been a terrible year for the potato industry and other root products with heavy damage caused by last September’s rains. Stewart is of the opinion that there is more than just Crop Insurance available to help farmers offset their losses, but farmers are scared to use them fearing they may not provide seed money for next year which is the most important thing.

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Agrifair’s century celebration a success the food products, grown, manufactured and presented on the store shelves for the public to enjoy,” he asked.

To prepare for potential financial cutbacks, Agrifair undertook two fundraising projects: a truck raffle and a historical calendar. Many sponsors also stepped up to donate funding, goods and services.

“Agrifair would not be 100 years old without these generous companies and individuals,” de Jong stressed.

As a result, Agrifair was able to post a surplus of almost $4,000 this year, an improvement of almost $40,000 from 2009.

“With everyone pulling together and co-operative weather, this was an excellent fair and a great way to celebrate our 100th anniversary,” general manager Pamela Brenner said. “By working together and continuing to involve as many community members as possible, Agrifair can’t help but grow.”

Chicken growers have new long term pricing agreement

By Grant Ullyot West Coast Farmer Its been a long time coming, but BC’s chicken growers and the Processing Sector have reached agreement on a new pricing agreement that will start with the current A101 period and extend through 19 more periods – that is over three years.

“It is astounding, but not surprising,” says the optimistic Ravi Bathe, Chair of the BC Chicken Growers Association. “After we started talking it became apparent that both sides wanted an agreement. The surprise is the extent of the agreement, covering 19 periods. Under the new arrangement BC growers will receive a price based on the weighted Ontario base price.

Added to that will be an additional 4.8 cents a kilo for the first 12 periods, and 4.85 cents a kilo for the remaining seven periods.

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There were twelve candidates for the eight available positions on the Agrifair board of directors. Re-elected were Don Curtis, Matthew Malkin, Cindy Rowell, Neil Watson and Suzy Watson. Ernie Silveri rejoins the board after serving as past president for the past four years while Kim Hissink and Jared Webster have been elected to their first terms as director.

De Jong thanked outgoing directors Brad Styba, Graham Vanstone and Ronnie Vanstone for their service to Agrifair, acknowledging Styba’s service as vice-president and entertainment director and Graham’s service as treasurer the past four years.

After the general meeting, the new board selected its executive: de Jong continues as president and Susan Krochter as secretary. Filling out the new executive are Silveri as vice-president, Al Philps as treasurer and Bob Street as director-at-large.

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Bathe stated that processors also reduced the catching costs 3.3 cents a kilo for single level chicken barns, and to 3.6 cents per kilo for multi-level barns, which works out to an average of 3.5 cents a kilo. However the growers would like the processors to take over the catching operations, but that remains a bone of contention and may some day be resolved. Meanwhile the current reduction in catching costs imposed by the processors is only applicable to growers who use chicks supplied by the processor’s hatchery.

Still unresolved is the issue of assurance of supply. The BC Chicken Marketing Board plans to eliminate it starting with period A103 in Feb. of next year. The Primary Processors Association of BC is appealing that decision to the BC Supreme Court.

Overall Bathe is very happy with the new pricing agreement which he says will bring long

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Abbotsford Agrifair’s celebration of 100 fairs was an artistic and financial success, members were told at their annual meeting this evening.

With both attendance and revenues up over 2009, Agrifair was able to post a small surplus at the end of this year’s fair, “We received many emails and comments from our community stating this was the best fair yet,” Agrifair president Harry de Jong said, “as staff and board we could not wish for anything more.”

He noted Agrifair continues to receive “strong support both in word and deed” from the City of Abbotsford but is no longer receiving the same support from the BC government. While crediting active lobbying by both Abbotsford MLA’s for restoring Agrifair’s provincial funding for 2010, de Jong said there are few guarantees going forward.

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make sure that the risk management tools provide certainty and that farmers understand what they provide for them.”

Regarding the concern about Ag Stability being a ‘marginbased’ program, Stewart said he wasn’t aware of anything better. However he admits that the program doesn’t provide up front seed money for the next year, and that causes problems for farmers. In fact, he says, with margins falling in the tree fruit industry it won’t be long before producers go out of business.

‘I am going to look at these things, and if producers and commodity groups like the BC Ag Council have specific recommendations that are solu-

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“Number one, I am trying to deal with the issues around this year’s crop loss. They are severe and I need a better understanding of what farmers are facing and how best I can respond to their needs.

Stewart lives in Westside with his wife Ruth. They have three grown children and one grandchild. He doesn’t expect to get a lot of time to do personal things. So working around the farm in Kelowna, dealing with constituency matters, and perhaps getting in the odd ski trip, he says, will likely characterize his winter activities.

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Sardinha also questions the need for a non-browning apple, saying that aspect is the number seven or eight attribute in terms of what consumers are looking for in apples.

“Appearance, quality and taste — the big three — are where we make most of our inroads in the markets,” he said. “A lot of different sectors, and ours is no different, are quite leery about bringing these kind of varieties or plants into our businesses, because we don’t know what the backlash is going to be.”

Both Carter and Sardinha point to the apple slicing and fresh-cut fruit sector of the industry as those benefiting from the availability of nonbrowning apples, giving them a product that they don’t have to treat with chem chemicals or pr preservatives.

“That’s sort of a limited market, I would say.

For those of us in the apple indust try, supplying a processor is something that we don’t take an interest in,” said Sardinha. “We want to sell fresh apples and we want to sell them profitably and we don’t want to jeopardize our markets and consumer perception of apples, which are perceived as a very healthy and safe product.

“The minute you start talking about genetic modification, that’s enough of an alarm bell to put a different perspective on it for consumers of our apples.”

Sardinha said that browning is a natural process that doesn’t affect the nutritional or flavour aspects of the fruit itself.

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Neal Carter, president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, said their technique doesn’t introduce any foreign genes into the apple, instead using one of the apple’s own genes to make the changes. Five years of field testing culminated in an application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture this month for their stamp of approval on their Arctic-branded line of apples, which included genetically modified versions of Granny, Golden, Fuji and Gala apples.

While Carter cites benefits for the apple industry, reaction from the grower side has not been overwhelming, with concerns about how consumers will react to any type of geneticc modification. “ We ’ r e having an executive meeting where w e ’ r e going to be discussing this very issue,” said a, Joe Sardinha, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.

He said the organization already has a policy not to support the introduction of genetically modified plants until they were sure there would be no market backlash or risks to the industry.

“We’re going to revisit that, but I doubt very much that’s going to change,” said Sardinha.

He said it’s not just the conventional apple industry they are concerned about, but especially the valley’s organic industry.

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The BC Landscape and Nursery Association will receive $108,172 for a threeyear research project that will evaluate green roof technologies that support vegetation growth on rooftops.

BCLNA also gained approval to spend $165,391 to develop a National Phytosanitary Certification program to

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He is working closely with international counterparts as well as the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists and the Canadian Honey Council to address emerging world-wide bee losses and help honey producers cope with these challenges. These efforts have already lead to collaborative research projects examining honey bee health, and recently a handbook for beekeepers outlining up-to-date techniques for monitoring and treating colonies for diseases and pests, published by the Canadian Honey Council.

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“It was a mediocre year at best,” says Mike Makara, Chair of the BC Blueberry Council.

“Challenges created by the Drosophila fly, although we overcame most of it; poor pollination in some areas, while others were good; and poor weather during the spring and again in the early fall, spoiled a lot of the premiere high priced fruit. In the Matsqui area pollination was really poor and growers had to deal with a frost that damaged the opening buds.”

Makara said the size of the berry is determined by the number of bee visits to each plant. The more bee visits the more seeds the berry produces and the bigger the fruit. So a

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According to the researchers, their study areas of Seward and Kenai may be hotspots for this disorder. They also noted that eye and skeletal abnormalities have been observed in wood frogs but no clear link has been found between the amphibian problem and avian keratin disorder. Clearly, though, concerns are mounting about underlying environmental factors that may be putting species at risk.

In the mid-1970s, sudden high rates of crossed beaks and other deformities began showing up in aquatic birds in the Great Lakes region where alarm bells sounded over increasing levels of organochlorine pollutants. Ten years later, biologists tracked beak abnormalities in aquatic birds in California to selenium from agricultural run-off. In addition, beak deformities can be caused by a lack of nutrition, bacterial, viral, fungal or parasite infections.

The stresses on the birds are obvious. Not only is feeding difficult but so are grooming and preening. Unable to preen themselves birds’ feathers become matted and dirty and their insulating qualities are compromised. The condition affects not only their survival rates but their ability to mate and raise young.

The wide scope of the problem and its steady spread is clearly leaning toward environmental issues at play but it remains a mystery as to what. While crows and chickadees broadly inhabit the same geographical range, they eat different things. Crows are mostly intertidal while chickadees tend to remain in birch forests in Alaska.

While this appears Alaska-based, the fact that birds with beak abnormalities are being observed in British Columbia should be worrisome. But one positive observation the research made was that afflicted birds seem to be able to cope by relying on food in bird feeders rather than trying to forage.

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Meanwhile, studies continue to get to the bottom of the mystery and find the underlying cause or causes of the disorder.

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omething is going on among some species of birds that has scientists increasingly alarmed. A study released by the U.S. Geological Survey in November and published in The Auk, a publication of the American Ornithologists’ Union, documents the highest rate of beak abnormalities among crows, black capped chickadees and a widening range of other bird species ever observed in Alaska. The condition appears to be spreading southward along the coast through the Pacific Northwest.

According to Caroline van Hemert and Colleen Handel, co-authors of the report, they wrote that, “A high concentration of beak deformities was recently documented in black capped chickadees and Margaret other resident avian species in Alaska.”

EVANS Based on 186 crows captured at six sites in Alaska, the research team estimated the prevalence of beak deformities to be around 16.9 per cent, the highest rate of gross deformities ever recorded in a wild bird population.

And it doesn’t stop there.

They also documented beak abnormalities in 64 crows near Vancouver as well as around Puget Sound, Washington. They wrote that “The increase in frequency and distribution of crows observed with abnormal beaks throughout the Pacific Northwest since the 1990s indicates a geographical expansion of the problem.”

More than that, they said that the sudden appearance of a large cluster of animals with gross abnormalities may be signalling a significant ecosystem change. In Alaska they documented over 2,100 black capped chickadees and 435 individuals from 29 other bird species mostly over the past ten years with elongated or crossed beaks. Some of those species include the downy and hairy woodpeckers, Steller’s jay, black-billed magpie, raven, and the redbreasted nuthatch as well as grosbeaks, redpolls and siskins.

Apparently the birds are suffering from a condition called ‘avian keratin disorder’. Handel explained that the keratin layer of the beak becomes overgrown resulting in elongation of either the top or lower beak or both so that they cross over each other. In addition, the condition leads to lesions or abnormalities to the feet, legs, skin, claws and feathers.

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PAC promises to inform, entertain financing options that are available to help farmers understand the potential and take the opportunity to undertake renewable agrienergy projects that improve farm net income while enhancing environmental sustainability.

Friday afternoon in the Evergro Room, the Small Scale Food Processors Association has put together an informative program on the resources available to the Agri-Food industry.

While in the Roddick Gallery, the subject will be vegetables. Learn what is new from the seed representatives and find out more about insect exclusion fences.

In the Lobby Room, Bill Henderson from IAFBC will talk about value chains.

Saturday, Jan. 29

Blueberry issues are on the agenda for the entire day starting at 9 a.m. in the Terralink Room. The programming will feature a presentation from the BC Blueberry Council in the morning and in the afternoon Harvey Krause and Jesse Rivera will discuss variety performance.

In the Evergro Room, the topic is Farm Direct Marketing. A panel consisting of Janice Ravndahl from Kelowna, Sara Norman from Peachland and Bonnie Windsor from Chilliwack will address the idea of niche markets.

In the Lobby Room, starting at 9 a.m. producers can attend sessions on Alternate Crops and Agro forestry.

In the Roddick Gallery, organic producers will find programming of special interest to them, also for the entire day. This event includes presentations on Alternate Marketing Options and another on Specialty Equipment.

Registration

Horticulture producers can register for a fee of $67.00 up until Jan. 10th, 2011.After that date the registration fee increases to $90.00.

The fee includes a 3-day pass to all Growers Short Course presentations and the Pacific Agriculture trade show.

BC DAIRY EXPO Thursday, Jan. 27

B.C. Dairy Expo will focus on energy, family planning, and manure management at the Pac. Ag. Show. The two-day event starts on Thursday. Jan 27 at 10 a.m. with most sessions held in the BMO Dairy Room.

Dairy and Pork producers in B.C. will be mailed two free 3-day passes to B.C. Dairy Expo, compliments of MNP (Meyers Norris Penny LLP, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers.), which will also admit them to all three days of the Pac. Ag. Show. Poultry producers who attend the Dairy Expo and register at the Dairy/Pork/Poultry Registration Desk will receive two free MNP passes as well.

All MNP pass holders receive one free registration into Dairy Expo Seminars, Agri-Energy Forum and the Building Business Success program.

American dairy producers will have to pay a $10. registration fee covering Dairy Expo and the Energy Forum.

The dairy program will start with guest speaker Elaine Froese, known for her insightful and expert ability to provide advice to dairy farmers and their families on how to deal with the tough issue of succession planning.

Later, at a second session starting at 1:15 p.m., Ms. Froese will focus on recommendations for producers and their families on how to initiate succession discussion.

Dairy Expo farm registrants will be issued a MNP pass card entitling them to a complimentary family consultation on Succession

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Planning with MNP staff.

Following the Froese presentation, Jennifer Woods from Blackie, Alberta, will speak about animal fitness for transport, which is a leading animal welfare issue particularly when shipping cull cows. Woods is currently a Director with the Animal Transport Association of Canada and Chair of its Livestock committee.

A barbecue lunch on Thurs. is compliments of MNP. To receive a lunch ticket producers need to present their pass at either the MNP Tradeshow Booth or at the entrance to the BMO room.

In the Lobby Room an afternoon session with Dr. Victor Lo, a professor in the Civil Engineering department at the University of B.C begins at 1:15 p.m. Dr. Lo will outline in summary the results of research that was based on a pilot scale system set up on innovative waste treatments processes developed to control pollution, maximize resource utilization and minimize environmental impacts from waste discharge.

His interest centers on biological process applications in waste treatment.

Following Dr. Lo, Tom Droppo, Dairy Specialist with the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, will conduct a prize draw. Winners must be in attendance to claim their prizes, which according to Tom are outstanding.

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All producers attending the PAC. Ag. Show can use their MNP passes for free admittance to the Agri Energy Forum. The forum, new for 2011, is also open to all pork and poultry producers who attended the dairy forum on Thursday and received a 3-day MNP pass card. The opening session starting at 9 a.m. will feature speakers from the Ministry of Energy, B.C. Hydro, and Terasen Gas, all focusing on renewable energy pricing.

The second session, on anaerobic digestion starts at 10:30 a.m. Chris Bush from Abbotsford, who has just put in service a huge anaerobic digester that converts manure waste from cows and poultry into a useable gas which is then sold to Terasen Gas for local distribution leads off the presenters. Bill Vanderkooi President of Bakerview Eco Dairy will outline his thoughts on biogas for electricity production. Then Mike Raker will discuss the Vermont Experience.

Following lunch, moderator Matt Dickson from ARDCorp (the B.C. Agriculture Research and Development Corporation) will oversee the input from five speakers all dealing with renewable agri-energy technologies.

The program closes with Kim Ross from Farm Credit Canada outlining options farmers have to finance their renewable energy projects.

Wednesday Jan. 26

Each year, prior to the start of the PAC Ag Show, the Ministry of Agriculture puts together a Dairy Farm Tour package. A voluntary program, producers can elect to visit all or some of the farms listed for visits. The visiting times vary from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A complete list of the farms and viewing times, including a map detailing their location, is available by calling John Luymes in Abbotsford at (604) 556-3114 or on the BC Holstein News website at www.holsteinnews. com.

Numerous equipment suppliers, building contractors, and agri-businesses are sponsoring the plastic disposable biosecurity boots and refreshments at each farm. Charity fundraiser lunches will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ABCLAN Dairy in Chilliwack, Walrose Farms in Chilliwack, and Baarsview farms in Deroche (east of Mission on the north side of the Fraser River).

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Business Chilliwack Dairy Sales a top Exhibitor at Holstein Show at the Royal While the number of animals shown declined to 75 head, the quality from top to bottom was superb at the fourth National Red and White Holstein Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Staged in Toronto, ON, on Thursday November 11, bilingual Judge Donald Dubois, Princeville, Qc handily placed the classes before a packed domestic and international audience.

Four-Year-Old class winner Blondin Redman Seisme was declared Supreme and Grand Champion for Morsan Farms Ltd., Ponoka, AB. Judge Dubois described Seisme as long and walking on good feet and legs. He particularly appreciated her height of rear udder and tremendous veining.

Morsan also co-owned the first Senior Two-Year-Old and Reserve Intermediate Champion, Starmark-I Gudule, with Faberdale Dairy, Tees, AB. She is sired by Premier Sire of the mature females, KHW Kite AdventRed ET. Reserve Grand Champion was Jon-Lu Talent Regina-Red ET. As second Four-Year-Old, displaying a quality fore udder and deep rib, she is owned by Premier Exhibitor of the junior and senior animals, Chilliwack Dairy Sales, Chilliwack, BC. This exhibitor also showed the first Intermediate Calf, Woodfield Royce

Donalyn and first Summer Yearling, Louidgi Redliner Trissia. Heading the Intermediate Yearlings to be further named Reserve Junior Champion was Tem-North Camden Dixie Redâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;also for Chilliwack.

Intermediate Champion was Bobmur Kite Nina. She had previously won her Senior Three-YearOld class for owners Bobmur Farms, Listowel, ON; Silvercap Holsteins, Puslinch, ON; and Todd Whittier, West Sutton, MA. She was hailed for her balance, hard top, and beautiful mammary system. Later in the show, she made Honourable Mention Grand Champion.

Deslacs Holstein and Fleury Holsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both from Victoriaville, Qcâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;claimed Junior Champion after easily winning the Junior Yearling class on Deslacs Glacier Alika Red. This show veteran was described

by Judge Dubois as having loads of style and stature, with great rib.

Alika Red is sired by Premier Sire of the junior section, Sunnylodge Glacier-Red. Both junior and overall Premier Breeder, Helmcrest Holsteins, Winchester, ON exhibited the first prize Breederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Herd. Claiming the same title in the senior division was Lookout Holsteins, Canton de Hatley, QC.

Dreaming of a 'green' Christmas Organically grown trees from Bees Knees Christmas Trees go on sale for the first time in Yarrow, BC at the corner of Yarrow Central and No.3 Road.

Bees Knees Christmas Trees cultivates trees on two farms in the Columbia Valley near Chilliwack.

Instead of using industrial fertilizers and chemical pesticides, the farms use organic growing methods which reduce the impact on the environment and wildlife compared to conventional growing. There is a higher variability with organic growing and potential monetary loss, but this family has turned that negative into a positive. Trees that are not suitable for sale, and would otherwise be cut and burned in conventional growing, will find a new use as wreaths and table center pieces.

"We believe we it is our responsibility to produce healthy products that give consumers an alternative

choice," says Michelle Lemieux from Bees Knees Christmas Trees. "When we purchased the land it had been completely logged out. Our growing practices help to protect local watersheds, have less impact on the first and second-growth forests that surround us and encourage wildlife."

The Bees Knees Christmas Trees has recently obtained Salmon Safe Certification. Salon-Safe works to keep our urban and agricultural watersheds clean enough for native salmon to spawn and thrive.

As well as selling Grand Firs and Douglas Firs, Bees Knees will be selling table decorations and wreathes from the trees that don't quite make the grade to be sold as Christmas Trees. The ribbons can be re-used, the glassware is re-claimed, the crystals from old chandeliers and the candles made from 100% organic beeswax. Plantable cards, embedded with wildflower seeds, are a new and

innovative item that are a must have for your family and friends. Each handmade card will recycle naturally into the soil as the seedlings grow!

A great deal of energy was put into every aspect to make this season as green as possible.

"Christmas is a time when ethically-minded people can become ethically challenged due to the waste and over consumption that is often associated with the holiday season," says Michelle Lemieux. "We want people to enjoy A Zero Waste Christmas and all of our products are re-usable, recyclable or compostable allowing our customers to enjoy Christmas as usual without a guilty conscience."

Bees Knees Christmas Trees will be located this year at Yarrow Central and No.3 Road from November 27 until Christmas. Visit their website for store hours- www.thebeeskneeschristmastrees.ca

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E-mail or Fax Michelle Doyle 604-857-7941 mdoyle@vtlg.com MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Needed! Drs & Hospitals need Medical Office & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459

YOUTH AND ADULT CARRIER ROUTES Available immediately to deliver The Chilliwack Progress newspaper.

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PROFESSIONAL COOKS & SERVERS, needed @ Sandpiper Golf Resort. Send resume to chris@sandpiperresort.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Direct reach to BC Sportsmen and women...Advertise in the 2011 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis, amazing circulation 400,000 copies, year long impact for your business!

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ABBOTSFORD transport company requires F/T Class 1 Long Haul Company Drivers and Owner Operators. Min 2 yrs exp. Northern States/Canadian routes avail. Late model trucks avail to qual. drivers willing to avg 10,000 + miles per month. Fax resume/abstract to: 604-850-0309

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LANDSCAPING

DC Bobcat & Dumptrailer Services • • • • •

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BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES P/B. M $350; F $400, Vet chk, 1st shots Call 604-250-4360, 604-856-7975 BOXER PUPPIES, READY to go for Christmas. $700. 604-302-3707.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866 ENGLISH LAB RETRIEVER PUPS avail now. 1 male 1 female left. $600 each. 604-593-1532 ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, M/F, p/b, papers, microchipped, dewormed, 1st shots. $1850. 604-316-5644.

Golden Retrievers, 8 wks, vet check view parents, born oct 2. Ready to go. $600 (604)796-2886/799-7033 JACK RUSSELL PUP. male, tri colored, Vet ✔ , view parents. $550. 604-820-4236 MASTIFF X. PUPPIES, 3 males. $800. 604-556-6149 MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.

MINI SCHNAUZER, purebred, salt & pepper, F, vac, vet ✓, micro chip, ready. $650.604-318-0465 Langley NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home?

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OLD ENGLISH BULLDOG. 12 wks female. Registered. Kind & gentle. $1500 obo. Tracy 604-617-3463 PUGS, fawn, 3 female, ready for X Mas. vet check, dwrmed, 1st shots, family raised, $550. 604-796-2727

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Wolf X Shepherd pups, $350. blk w/markings, dewormed, view parents. chrisjo@telus.net (604)8692772 Laidlaw, Hope YORKSHIRE PUPPIES. 1 Female, 1 Male. 1st shots. Ready to go. $1300. Phone (604)845-4526.

Yorkshire Terrier pups, CKC reg’d, 1st shots. vet ✓ $1100-$1300.

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GREENDALE, BARN 1500SF for rent, cement floors, high ceilings, $600/m. Avail now. Bernie, 604-819-0456

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CHILLIWACK Suites For Rent Newer fully furnished suites avail., 2 & 3 bd. 5 appl., Weekly and monthly rates.

View online: hoperiverlodge.com or call: (604)792-8377 or (604)819-2541 MAPLE RIDGE 4 bdrm 2 bath. lrg living spaces on acreage. 2 car garage w/workbench. alarm. $1600/month. 249 St/108 Ave. 604762-2086 Sardis 204-45702 Watson Rd. 2 bd condo, 5 appl., 2nd flr, balcony.

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2000 MAZDA MILLENIUM, 99,000kms, exc cond. fully loaded. $5500 obo. (604)464-5400 2004 CROSSFIRE German import, 48K, like new, garage kept. All options. $16,000obo 778-232-3578 2010 HONDA ACCORD, 4 dr, auto, 10 km, fac. warr, no accid, 1 owner, $22,600 obo. Call 604-836-5931.

2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, 7000 kms. auto, factory warranty. No accidents. $24,500. 778-708-4078

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AUTO FINANCING

Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage (604)792-0077

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

VEHICLES WANTED New & Used Vehicles

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MOTORCYCLES

2010 & 2 - 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycles. All 3 or sep. Wayne aft 5pm (604)847-9353 ( Chwk )

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

2010 Adventurer 86SBS

Featuring a dinette/fridge slide. 7’ rear awning, thermopane windows, step bumper. $23,995 (stk.28390) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2010 Laredo 297RL

Rear living room w/ two swivel rockers, dinette/sofa slide. $27,995 (stk.28121) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

Caretaker 604 799 2262

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 1995 SUZUKI SIDEKICK 4x4 4dr auto, all power options, Aircared till Oct. 2011, mechanic owned, 186K runs great $3950 obo (604)8205584 or 604-826-9319 New & Used Vehicles

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1, 2, 3, Bdrm suites $600, $700, $800 5 appliances Secure building On-site manager Small pet negotiable Must have references

CHILLIWACK 46150 Bole Ave, Newmark. 1 bdrm, 5 appl., patio, u/grnd prkg. $625/mo. Avail now.

Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077 CHILLIWACK 46356 Margaret Ave. 2nd flr. Clean 1 BD $525 + util., Avail now. w/d, sm pet negot. Ref’s req’d. Call Ross Fullbrook Royal Lepage 604 792 0077 VICTOR & YALE avail. 01 Jan 2011 $700 - very clean - cozy 1 bed + sunlight den / prefer long term tenancy // pls call 604-684-8328

CARS/TRUCKS FOR LEASE/RENT

TRANSPORTATION AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

1997 Pontiac Grand Prix LGT, 4 dr, auto, super charged, leather int.

Runs grt $2000 (604)378-5582

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1992 GRAND AM, 76,000 km, 1 owner, excellent condition. $1500. obo. Call (604)869-1530

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Cheam View Apts

CARS - DOMESTIC

TRANSPORTATION

1991 Buick Century, 4 door, runs great, aircared, p/l, p/w, p/b, 160,000k. $1500. (604)846-7602

CHILLIWACK

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Fresh and clean.

Totally renovated from top to bottom.

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, CKC reg. 9 weeks. Champion German lines. Pet & show stock to approved homes.

604 - 287 - 7688

PHONE: 604-702-5550 OR FAX: 604-702-5542 RENTALS

Chilliwack 46030 Princess Ave.

ELECTRICAL

AUSSIES Outback Lawns & Gardens. Hedging, trimming, pressure washing, gutters, rubbish removal.

Free est., Senior discount.798-6213

LOTS

LARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing. No Credit check. $0 down - 0 interest.

Starting @ just $89/mo. USD. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport. For Recorded Message 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com.

Offer ends 11/30/10!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

FARMS

Farms & Ranches For Sale!

Signature Service Real Estate Coaldale, AB*Tabor, AB 1-866-345-3414

Plumbing Repair & Installations Hot water tanks, dishwasher, fridge dispenser, toilets, sinks.

Best Rates Call Bob 604-225-5733

AWESOME 2nd cut local hay.

Some alfalfa/clover mix. No rain.

Del-Eden Farm. Doug 604-7943383/eves. 604-793-5674.

ACREAGE

20 ACRES-$0 Down! $99/mo. Near Growing El Paso, Texas.

Guaranteed Owner Financing, No Credit Checks.

Money Back Guarantee. FreeMap/Pictures. 866254-7755 www.sunsetranches.com

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MISC. FOR SALE

CAN’T Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991.

HEAVY FORKLIFT / YARD LABOURER

INFORMATION

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NEW IN Chilliwack:The Tool Box Man, home, house, garden/yard repair, renovation and maintenance, lawn and garden care, yard clean up, rubbish removal 604-316-7433, thetoolboxman.com don`t be shy, no job too small

An employment service assisting employers and job seekers. Ph: (604)823-6222 www.agri-labourpool.ca FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944

HANDYPERSONS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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2010 Winnebago Aspect 28B

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TRUCKS & VANS

1966 CHEV DELUXE p/u, V8, 4 sp, blue/wht, all stock, collectors plates, $7,800. 604-796-2866 (Agassiz) 1994 Ford F150, 4x4, reg cab 8’ box.

New clutch, Exc cond., Aircared for 2 yrs. w/canopy $4700 (604)792-4066 1994 GMC 4.3 L., matching canopy. A/C, O/D trans. Service records avail. $2200. 604-854-5632.

1995 GMC 1/2 ton, 4x4, 305, V8, 5 spd, xtd cab. $1895 obo (604)7926367 1997 FORD WINDSTAR, good running cond. brand new tires, $1200 1-604-869-3038 or 1-604-860-3004 2000 DODGE GR. CARAVAN, V6, auto, ps/pb, cruise, A/C. Ex. cond.

AirCared. $2950. 604-854-6673 2002 Chev Silverado shortbox ext cab, black, loaded, box cover, alloys. $8900. (604)824-7596 2002 CHEV VAN Commercial vehicle, A/C, 97K, interior like new, AirCared, $8700/obo. 604-598-0405.

2008 FORD F350 4x4, diesel, 90,000 kms, auto. 4 dr. $26,700 obo. Call 604-596-9970.

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES & DETAILING 2007 FORD F350 quad cab XLT auto 4x4 diesel St#16 $17,900 2006 FORD F350 quad cab XLT auto 4X4 diesel St#25 $15,900 2005 GMC SLE quadcab 4X4, auto shortbox St#44 $10,900 2007 FORD F150 SCrew XLT 4X4 auto 4X4 gas St#32 $14,900 2005 GMC QUADCAB 4X4 auto, long box, loaded St#26 $13,900 2006 FORD F350 crew cab XLT,auto,4X4,dsl, St#40 $17,900 2006 CHEV 2500 crew cab auto short box St#34 $10,900 2004 FORD F350 crew cab Lariat auto 4X4 diesel ST#43 $15,900

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U-shaped dinette, generator, luxury throughout $98,995 (stk.28465) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

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