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“Hopefully it will reduce some of the chaos in that area,” said commissioner Sacha Peter, chair of the Cultus Lake Park Board. Most of the traf fic congestion usually occurs in July and August when visitors are trying to turn left onto Sunnyside against the oncoming traffic, said the

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The federal election campaign got off to a fast start in the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding this weekend. Conservative candidate Mark Strahl issued a news release Saturday, a day after the Tory minority government fell on a contempt of Parliament motion, warning the opposition that they will “pay a price for forcing the election on Canadians.” “It’s time for a Conservative majority, so these sorts of political games can’t derail our economic progress,” he said Monday in a telephone interview. Strahl said MPs should be in Ottawa working on the country’s economic action plan, rather than out stumping for votes on the campaign trail. Liberal candidate Diane Janzen said she talked to hundreds of people in the Pemberton and Chilliwack areas over the weekend, and the “common theme” she heard from voters was “what the candidate will do, not how they will bash the other guy.” There is a “huge backlog” of infrastructure needs in the riding, like a new Vedder Bridge and flood protection in the Pemberton area, she said. “That’s the kind of thing I’m hearing at the doorstep.” Janzen said she would be issuing a complete election platform Monday, similar to one she used in her successful campaign for a Chilliwack council seat. Strahl said Janzen ought to know from her council experience about the “extensive” infrastructure funding the Conservative government has made in the Chilliwack area. “I’m not going to attack anyone personally,” he said, but Janzen will have to defend the record of the federal Liberals. Strahl said while the Liberal Party leader is publicly ruling out a coalition government with the New Democrats, that’s not what happened before the last federal election in 2008 when then-Liberal Party Leader Stéphane Dion signed an accord with NDP Leader Jack Layton.

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Conservative nomination process draws fire Robert Freeman The Progress Former Chilliwack city councillor Casey Langbroek is questioning his membership in the federal Conservative Party because of the way the nomination process was handled in this riding. Langbroek confirmed he was considering a run for the nomination, but he was on a business trip in Ontario when he read about MP Chuck Strahl’s resignation in a newspaper.

“I don’t think the powers that be… are in touch with reality as far as the process is concerned, and the amount of time that needs to be taken to mount a serious campaign for the nomination,” he said, in a telephone interview Wednesday. The Progress located Langbroek after hearing rumors from several sources that he had been considering a run for the party’s nomination, which was subsequently won by Mark Strahl, a local Conservative Party official and son of the retiring MP. Strahl won the nomination last

Monday over challenger Ernie Charlton by a comfortable vote margin of 144 to 77, but some party members openly questioned the process, one saying it was a “mockery of democracy” that cast a shadow on MP Strahl’s otherwise sterling reputation. Langbroek said he would not make any “disparaging remarks” about the candidate, or about his father. But Langbroek was clearly upset about the nomination process, and felt he wasn’t the only one in the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding.

“I feel there are a great number of other people upset,” he said. “The only way you test the quality of a candidate is by having a proper nomination process.” Langbroek said even with an election looming, actual voting wouldn’t take place for up to eight weeks, time enough for a proper nomination. “The nomination process can be used by the candidates to put forward their platform for the election,” he said. “That’s what normally happens.” Party members in the Okanagan

riding are also complaining about the shortened nomination process there. Party officials here said the process was “abridged” because of the need to get candidates in place for the election call. Langbroek said he isn’t about to burn his Conservative membership card just yet, but his response will depend on how party officials answer an email he sent expressing his concerns. So far, he said, he hadn’t received a reply. rfreeman@theprogress.com

Repaving budget for 2011 is even higher than last year Jennifer Feinberg The Progresss

Completing the Elk View Road repair that began last year is one of a dozen projects on the city’s 2011 road rehab list, which totals $2.37 million. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

Get ready for the return of the road crews. About a dozen roads are ready to be repaved this summer. The biggest chunk of the city’s 2011 road budget, or an estimated $390,000, is earmarked for the completion of the Elk View Road project, in Ryder Lake, which included reinforcing settlement sections. New blacktop is planned for parts of Broadway, Keith Wilson, McGuire, Old Orchard, McGrath, Thornton, Camp River, Boundary, Lindell, and Jesperson. “It might perk up people’s day knowing which roads are about to be repaved,” said Coun. Pat Clark. “We put up with the potholes all winter and they get patchjobs regularly, but when it’s time to repave part or a whole length of road, I’m excited.” The city uses a Pavement Quality Index, or PQI rating system, to determine which local, collector and arterial roads need to be placed on the $2.375 million repaving list. Fifty-five per cent of the funds is going to collector roads, while 24 per cent is going toward the arterial roads. The city’s 2011 road rehab list went through as part of the recently approved annual budget, and the total is up by $125,000 over last year’s $2.25 million rehab budget.

Rural residents no ‘free riders,’ says FVRD official Robert Freeman The Progress Rural residents of the Fraser Valley Regional District are going to pay more in total tax requisitions than municipal residents in 2011, according to a FVRD financial report. Which should end the “free riders” charge leveled by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce when it lobbied that city to pull out of the FVRD. “We don’t owe the municipalities diddly-squat,” Dick Bogstie, head of the FVRD’s

Community & Regulatory Services Committee (formerly the Electoral Area Services Committee) and the director in Area F, said Tuesday. He agreed Abbotsford and other municipalities in the region were “probably subsidizing the electoral areas to some extent” before the funding formula was changed as part of a major re-structuring of the regional government. “The tax increase in rural areas is actually going to be fairly small,” he said. “But it took some soul-searching,

and some changes in the way we do business.” Taxes collected from the seven electoral areas of the FVRD will total $6.5 million in 2011, compared to the total $5.3 million requisitioned from the six municipalities, according to the report. Last year, municipal members paid $6.6 million while $5.7 million was collected from the electoral areas. Bogstie said the requisition in electoral areas is going up “based on a very complicated formula of who does what and who gets what.”

For instance, electoral areas are charged for space and staff at the regional office building, unlike municipal members who have their own city halls. “It’s not unreasonable,” he said. “(The space) is only used by the electoral areas, so the electoral areas should pay for it.” Taxes are also collected only if a rural area or a municipality takes part in a service provided by the regional district. The more services, the more tax is requisitioned. For instance, Hope

residents pay for recreational services funded by the regional district, but Chilliwack River Valley residents do not because they use recreational services funded by the city. In a municipality, the regional taxes are also spread out over a larger population, so individual residents pay less. Bogstie said electoral area directors recognized residents in their areas could be hit with “horrendous” tax increases under the new formula, so they worked to pare down the FVRD’s budget “so

the pain to the rural tax payer ... is absolutely as minimal as we can make it.” Under a re-structuring of the regional government, $450,000 in savings was made through a “limited” hiring freeze, which saw a number of staff positions eliminated by attrition rather than lay-offs. The number of committees was also reduced as the FVRD “recast” its operations into two divisions, the Regional and Corporate Services and Community and Regulatory Services. rfreeman@theprogress.com

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“They said the same thing last time,” Strahl said. “We think they’re going to try it again.” Green Party candidate Jamie Hoskins said the departure of popular Tory MP Chuck Strahl from the political scene, and a split in the conservative vote will boost the party’s election numbers this time around. Last election, the Greens edged out the Liberals in this riding to take third place behind the NDP and the Conservatives. The Greens won 4,107 votes or nearly nine per cent of the total 47,941 valid ballots cast in 2008 while the Liberals took 3,990 votes or 8.52 per cent of the total. The NDP finished a distant second to the Conservatives, taking 8,791 votes - about 19 per cent - compared to the whopping 29,198

ment to stop hurting local businesses with regressive HST taxes.” But Marxist-Leninist candidate Dorothy-Jean O’Donnell, who got only 113 votes in the last election, took the entire political system to task. She said voters are “so disgusted with what passes for politics” as played by the mainstream parties that only about 40 per cent cast a ballot in 2008. “We need a workers’ opposition in Parliament,” she said, and direct involvement of the public in budgetmaking. “Workers themselves have to sit together (in Parliament) and ask the tough questions,” she said.

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Rein in legal grow-ops If Canada’s medicinal marijuana carried a warning of side effects, it might read something like this: Warning: may cause home invasions. Can lead to newspaper headlines. Unintended consequences may develop. The mayors of several communities – including Chilliwack – and the RCMP have called for an end to licensed home-based pot growing operations, complaining the growth in medicinal marijuana growing permits is out of control. This comes in the wake of reports about three robberies of legal licenced growing operations in Langley over the last six months. Police say they don’t know where the legal grow-ops are until someone robs them. In one case, at least, a grow-op was located within close proximity of a Langley elementary school. It’s probably safe to say this wasn’t what the federal government had in mind when it agreed to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Pot has, for instance, been shown to help cancer patients control the nausea induced by chemotherapy, reduce internal pressure in glaucoma cases and stimulate appetite in patients with AIDS. Allowing its limited use in such cases under a doctor’s supervision seemed to make sense. But in one year, the number of growing permits in B.C. alone has more than doubled. During the same period, the number of legal users has grown even more, with more than 13 times as many people. If the use of private legal marijuana grow-ops is going to continue, it is going to have to be better regulated. Letting police and local authorities know where they are located would be a good start. Limiting their numbers would be another. There are now nearly as many people permitted to grow marijuana for their own use or for others (2,585) as there are licenced users in B.C. (2,995). – Black Press

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28 per cent. The whole brouhaha arose as a result of a Commons committee that found the government in contempt of Parliament for failing to provide enough information on the true cost surrounding the purchase of 65 F-35 joint strike fighter jets, Margaret the justice system EVANS reforms and their projections for corporate profits and taxes. In a historic move, all opposition parties united Friday to vote that they no longer had confidence in the Conservative government. Then there’s the stay-thecourse budget (dubbed electionready in anticipation of an opposition no-go) that doesn’t change

the tax status quo, offers up a splattering of tax credits and other goodies to a wide range of interest groups and forecasts staying on track to eliminate the deficit by 2015-16. Useful voterfriendly fodder for campaign trail strategies to highlight what the opposition tossed. Harper wanted this election. The economy, while still fragile, is ticking along better than other G8 countries, our banks are pretty healthy and our recovery coming out of the recession is ahead of the global curve. Harper, shrewd and strategic, likely knows this is as good as it gets and a delay could lead to slippage. As for the opposition, the stakes are high. The Bloc is the Bloc and their raison d’etre is Quebec. The NDP need as many gains as they can grab and the Libs are acutely aware that Ignatieff just doesn’t

have the watch-me factor of other visionary times. The Greens are desperate for even just one seat in the House. A lot of the problem lies in a minority government mentality. While people like the idea that leaders can’t run off and do what they want unchecked, politicians butt heads, knowing every move is political posturing. As the leaders fan out to pitch strategies, Harper is hammering the coalition ‘threat’. But nearly 70 countries have functional coalition governments and Canada’s first government after Confederation was a coalition led by John A. Macdonald. This election could be a gamechanger. Will the same faces come back with the same fractious arguments in Parliament rendering it toxic and dysfunctional again? How come that’s

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Act of kindness restores faith three small children at the Yale Road McDonald’s, and my bank card wouldn’t work. I was truly embarrassed. As I was about to tell my children that we would have to come back another time, a woman stepped out of the line and handed the clerk her bank card. I was stunned; my bill was for just over $20. I thanked the woman and asked her for her name so that I could pay her

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It’s time to clean up our act I was driving in a car yesterday and all I noticed was the garbage on the ground. It was in the ditches, on the sidewalk, in people’s backyards, in the middle of the road, and even on the street signs. Plastic bags, fast-food wrappers, cans, bottles, coffee cups, cigarette packages, and food littered the area. People are just getting too lazy! Why, you

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ple just don’t care about the environment. The solution would be have a garbage bag in your car and when you are walking, you could put it in your pocket to take home and place in your own garbage cans. We should have more garbage cans and bins in public spaces, plus the city and its citizens should remind the public about what we

are doing to the earth. With such easy solutions, the ongoing littering makes me furious. We take advantage of the environment, but we also destroy it when we litter everywhere. So, the next time that you are about to toss some litter into the street, think about the environment and do the right thing.

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Mexican corruption targets local residents A Chilliwack family that has been vacationing in Mexico for 10 years was targeted twice by police corruption on their last visit to the country last month Katie Bartel The Progress Ralph Jones has learned his lesson: the next time he travels to Mexico, he will not be renting a car. When the Chilliwack doctor and his wife returned from their most recent trip to Cancun last month, they were left horrified. On their last day in the vacation hot spot, on their way to the airport, they were stopped twice in a matter of minutes by police officers and had to pay out two sets of bribes in order to stay out of jail. Jones blames the rental car they were driving. Rental cars in Mexico have specialized license plates and decals identifying them as rental cars. And in a country rife with corruption, Jones is sure that’s what pegged him off to the police officers. “The freeway is the only way to the airport,” said Jones. “The cops were obviously prowling for hired cars… they know you’re going to the airport so they can try and up the intensity of their request knowing that you’re more likely to pay them because you’re going to miss your plane. “It was my bad luck to get stopped twice,” said Jones. This was the Jones’ 10th trip to the region; they love the country. And while this experience hasn’t jaded them in that love, it has left them never wanting to rent a vehicle in the country again. “It hasn’t changed our views on the area,” said Jones. “Ordinary Mexicans are great ... they go out of their way to help you. All that’s changed is our views on renting a vehicle.” This was the Jones’ second time renting a vehicle. The first time they rented in Cabo, the car company advised them to stay off the toll roads, “because the police wait on the toll roads and take people’s passports, which they’re not allowed to do,” said Jones. But this time, the only route to the airport was the highway. The first officer who stopped them said Jones had run a red light, even though there were no traffic lights on the highway. The officer started writing out a ticket for 2000 pesos, about $200 US, when Jones

Ralph Jones, a family physician in Chilliwack, wants people to take caution when renting a vehicle in Mexico after he says he was falsely charged with traffic violations. The problem is that corrupt police officers go after rental cars because they have license plates and stickers identifying them as rentals, says Jones. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

asked if he’d accept an on-the-spot fine, which often translates into a bribe. Jones paid the officer $50 US and continued on. “I know [bribes] happen, it’s annoying, but it’s a fact of life in Mexico,” said Jones. Four minutes later another officer pulled him over, this time for speeding. “There was absolutely no way I was speeding,” said Jones. “I was being very careful especially after just being stopped.” Jones said he was also cited for disrespect of a police officer after angrily asking what the problem was when he was pulled over, and was told he’d have to accompany the officer to the police station. “I’ve heard enough about Mexico and police stations, they’re the last place you want to go,” said Jones. “The prospect of spending time in a police station means

bribes throughout, the sergeant, lawyer, cop, and everybody else to get out.” Again Jones offered to pay an on-the-spot fine, but noted he didn’t have much money. “He told us we could follow him to a nearby ATM machine,” said Jones, who feared that would lead to an even heftier fine. “Luckily my wife found $40 that we had in a passport.” The officer accepted and sent them on their way. Police extortion is a common occurrence in Mexico. Online travel discussion boards are rife with tourists relaying their experiences of being taken for hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars by local police enforcement. In fact, just this past January, CoquitlamMallardville MLA Diane Thorne’s 78-year-

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Travel tips for dealing with police: • Remain calm and polite • Record everything • Ask for the police officer’s name • Get the officer’s badge number • Get the license plate number • If possible, avoid renting a car

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At a time when parts of the world are still struggling to get their economies back on track, we thought it would be an opportune time to take stock of what we’ve got in Chilliwack and perhaps where we are going. Chilliwack has changed much in the past few years. Residential expansion has pushed its population

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to nearly 80,000. That growth has attracted new services, and brought new challenges. But more change is coming. Chilliwack is about to turn the page on a chapter that will set the tone for the community’s future for the next 50 years. It’s happening in a number of quarters: retail, residential, agriculture, industry and, of course, education. One of the biggest changes to occur in Chilliwack over the past two decades has been the loss of the military base, and the emergence of the Canada Education Park. The park, which is a major component of the Garrison Crossing development, will alter Chilliwack’s complexion like nothing else has in its past. Long range plans call for a vibrant university town, anchored by the University of the Fraser Valley and complemented by the RCMP’s Pacific Regional Training Centre, the Justice Institute of B.C., Canada Border Services, and others. The park is starting to take shape, turning years of hard work and dreams into reality. But that’s not the only area that will see change. The completion of Eagle Landing will change shopping patterns that have existed here for decades. It’s already providing

employment, and the hope is that the 600,000 square feet of retail space will keep consumers in Chilliwack, while drawing more from cities as far away as Merrit. Chilliwack’s downtown is also facing change. Following years of consultation and planning, the City of Chilliwack recently launched a task force aimed at spurring development. The goal is to create a new and vibrant mix of residential and retail opportunities. On the industrial front, Chilliwack remains well positioned for the future. Its available land and attractive tax rates will mean more businesses will be choosing to locate here, bringing with them jobs and opportunity. Agriculture is in Chilliwack’s blood. But that sector, too, is changing. It is becoming a multi-disciplined industry, where science and research offer exciting challenges. With Chilliwack’s strong agricultural base, and its growing university presence, this region could become a national leader in ag-based innovation and education. Chilliwack has had a remarkable history. The community has shown resilience in the face of uncertainty, and industry during times of opportunity. But that history isn’t written yet. Instead, Chilliwack remains a city in progress.

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We are happily entrenched in this growing community, with many of our staff serving as volunteers on boards and in service organizations in a range of capacities.

since 1891. Most of us at the Chilliwack Progress are long-time residents who produce your community newspaper with a blend of passion, dedication and loyalty. We are happily entrenched in this growing community, with many of our staff serving as volunteers on boards and in service organizations in a range of capacities. The philosophy

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of The Progress team includes ongoing support for numerous community and non-profit organizations throughout the year, and is proud to call itself one of the longest-standing members of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce. While I have personally called Chilliwack home for a little more than two years, my career in the newspaper business brought me to The Progress almost 20 years ago in a regional sales capacity. I am pleased to say I have come to know many of you in both a professional and social capacity. We are beyond excited to be celebrating our 120th year as Chilliwack’s newspaper of record, and that makes us one of the longest standing B.C. community newspapers

publishing under the same name. Creating this ‘Chilliwack in Progress’ supplement has helped us to reflect on what a wonderful and richly diverse community we are both privileged to work and live in. Our community partners have been invaluable in their assistance in developing this overview of Chilliwack’s economic development. Special thanks go to the entire staff at The Progress, to editor Greg Knill and the editorial staff for exploring indepth what makes the local economy tick, and to graphic designer Bonnie Krulicki for creating the clean and distinct design that will set this project apart.

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FACTS T’xwelatse is a 600-pound piece of granite that the Sto:lo believe embodies the spirit of their ancestor. It was recently returned from Washington state.

The Sto:lo Resource Centre opened its doors with dancing, and a message from Lieut.-Gov. Steven Point (below). JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

Sto:lo first ‘People of the River’ New Resource Centre helps stories be told Before there was Chilliwack, there were the Sto:lo. With historical and archaeological evidence that traces the people back thousands of years, the Sto:lo called this area home long before European settlers ever knew it existed. Today, they balance that rich heritage with an eye to the future and a desire to better the lives of their people. The Sto:lo, like many native peoples in British Columbia, suffered badly with the introduction of settlers. Not only was their traditional way of life and livelihood altered, they suffered the ravages of disease cultural assimilation. Today, those scars are still felt. But the Sto:lo are nonetheless looking forward. Recently anew $12 million Sto:lo Resource Centre was opened. Sto:lo Nation president Joe Hall said he sees the resource centre as a way to open up opportunities to communicate who they are as Sto:lo people. “It was important to all of us that this building was rooted solidly in cultural pride — that it made a statement of welcome, influence and

FACTS The new $12 million Sto:lo Resource Centre is a way to open up opportunities to communicate who the Sto:lo are as people.

unity, while delivering on our promise of excellence and opportunity to our elders, to our young people and to our federal partners,” he said during the centre’s grand opening. Grand Chief Clarence Pennier, who is also president of Sto:lo Tribal Council said he’s waited for 30 years for the new centre to open. “As an original member of the Board of Directors of Coqualeetza Education Training Centre, I remember our goal to build a cultural centre that would contain our history, our arts and crafts of the past and present, our artifacts and our present activities.” Art by renowned Sto:lo and Coast Salish artists is at the site, including two monumental welcome figures. The resource centre is also the new home of the repatriated Stone T’xwelatse, the 600-pound slab of granite that the Sto:lo believe embodies the spirit of their ancestor. Resource centre director David Schaepe noted that the new centre allowed them to effectively consolidate one of the most complete Sto:lo collections found anywhere in the world. “This is a quantum leap for-

ward in our capacity and it’s extremely exciting.” But the centre offers more than culture. It also houses offices that will help the Sto:lo further economic and educational opportunities in the region. The Stó:lo Resource Centre provides office space for business, cultural, educational and community services delivered by local aboriginal organizations to community members

and partners throughout the region. Features include a library, elder’s room, videoconferencing boardrooms, language lab, historical archives, artifact storage/display gallery and multi-media classroom amenities. The lives of the Sto:lo are being changed in other ways. Changes in federal legislation are allowing them to generate revenue through local taxation – revenue that can be re-in-

vested into their communities. Land development is also having an impact. The recent development of Eagle Landing, for example, is a project that promises to enhance the Squiala reserve through partnerships with the developer. Other bands are also looking at opportunities – opportunities that will ultimately provide employment, education and enhanced quality of life for their people.

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Agriculture a ‘growing’ concern Chilliwack’s roots are in agriculture; so is its future

FACTS Number of farms: 828 Land used for agriculture: 64% (17,051 hectares) Revenue generated: $252 million Ag investments: $900 million (land and buildings) Annual cash wages: $33.7 million (excluding agri-related manufacturing, supply and service)

The international space station might seem a long way from the quiet confines of Hal Muxlow’s dairy barn near Rosedale. However, some of the same technology that allows astronauts to manipulate objects in space is being employed to milk and monitor cows 400 kilometres below. Down the road at Ross’s Greenhouses, the technology used there is a little more ancient. Between rows of pepper and tomato vines, spiders stand guard against aphids and other airborne insects. The arachnids are part of a defence network that uses carnivorous bugs to control their vegetable-eating cousins, thereby eliminating the need for chemical pesticides. Innovation has marked the agricultural industry since its beginning. The speed of that change, however, has become increasingly rapid, with technological advancements turning farming into a true, multidiscipline science. In Chilliwack that innovation is evident at almost every turn. It has helped maintain an economic sector that continues to fuel jobs, promote growth and promise opportunity for years to come. Today, the more than 800 farms in the area generate more than $250 million in annual revenue, according to 2006 census statistics. In addition, they provide nearly $34 million in cash wages, not including jobs in related sectors like manufacturing and supply. Agriculture has been a key part of Chilliwack’s economy ever since Europeans began settling here. The new comers quickly discovered that the rich soil of the Fraser Valley and its temperate climate provided a perfect place to farm. But it wasn’t easy. Land had to be cleared, lakes and sloughs drained, and suitable crops found. There was a lot of trial and there was a lot of error. Crops that once dominated the landscape – like hops and tobacco – have receded into history. In their place the big three C’s dominate: (corn, cows and chicken). But that landscape, too is changing. Berry production is increasing, with the region’s first cranberry farm expected to start production soon. Landscape nurseries, greenhouses, specialty crops

Number of Farms FACTS Dairy, Cattle & Calves: 473 Poultry: 255 Horses: 146 Fruits & Nuts: 138 Nursery Crops: 121 Beef: 97 Greenhouse: 71 Sheep: 61 Bees: 18 Llamas & Alpacas: 15 Pigs: 18 Rabbits 17 Source: 2006 Census

Ross Yaxley (left) of Ross’ Greenhouses explains his operation during one of the agricultural tours organized by the Chilliwack Agricultural Commission and CEPCO. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

and niche livestock farms are also adding to the complexion of Chillliwack’s agricultural scene. Dairy farms still account for more than half the farms in the region. They range in size from small hobby-type operations, to farms like the Kooymans, which boasts the largest dairy heard in a Canada. In fact, nearly a quarter of British Columbia’s dairy production is located in Chilliwack. Muxlow’s dairy farm isn’t a big one, but it was one of the first to use a robotic milking system. The machines, built by Netherlands company Lely and distributed by West Coast Robotics of Agassiz, bring high-tech solutions to downon-the-farm problems. The robotic system is called “voluntary” for a reason. The cows voluntarily enter the milking station. Once in place, the animal is scanned by a robotic arm that uses low frequency lasers like those used in a grocery store to read bar codes. The lasers help guide the milking apparatus as it is attached to the cow. While the milking process is underway, a computer analyzes the cow and records and documents key features. This ensures the farmer has an accurate log of the animal’s health and milk

production – information that can be accessed remotely. When the process is complete, the gate swings open and the cow is rewarded with a little feed. Innovation is taking a different form at Starlane Dairy. Ed and Tom Maljaars recently invested in a piece of equipment designed to help offset the high cost of animal bedding. Dairy barns traditionally use wood shavings or sawdust to provide comfortable and absorbent bedding for their animals. However, with a sagging forestry industry, the availability of that wood waste has become more scarce. The answer

is a machine called a “Bedding Master”. Using technology not uncommon in Europe, the machine separates fiber from cow manure, leaving a product that looks, feels – and smells – more like sawdust. The liquid extract, meanwhile, is used as fertilizer. Eventually, the “Bedding Master” will pay for itself. Indeed, the machine already provides enough bedding for an additional farm. Poultry farming is the second biggest player in Chilliwack’s agricultural scene. But it’s come a long way since the backyard chicken coop. Every year in B.C., poultry farmers help generate more than 64

million dozen eggs, and pump over $95 million into the provincial economy. Chilliwack plays a significant role in that production. Walter Dyck, chair of the Chilliwack Agriculture Commission, knows the Continued: AGRICULTURE/ 8

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Education, innovation take root It’s not the agriculture of your grandparents anymore

FACTS Approximately 25 per cent of the greenhouses in Canada are found in British Columbia. There are just over 70 greenhouses in Chilliwack, with nearly 400,000 square metres undercover

AGRICULTURE from p6 importance of the poultry industry. He started Sprucewood Farms back in 1973 with just 13,000 layer chickens. Today, Sprucewood produces roughly 380,000 dozen eggs and one million kilograms of chicken each year. New construction and expansion on the farm has also contributed to the annual number of farm building permits in Chilliwack – construction that was worth $7.5 million overall in 2009 and $7.2 million in 2008. There are other spin-offs. Manure from the chicken barns helps fertilize nearby farmland, enabling Sprucewood to diversify its farming operation by cultivating ornamental shrubs for the landscape industry. And then there’s the science. Computers regulate temperature and airflow, providing farmers with telemetry that can be accessed through something as convenient as a smart phone. Extensive research also goes into the food the birds eat. Sprucewood, for example, works with the Chilliwack branch of the international agricultural firm Viterra to ensure poultry feed maximizes the health of the animals and the nutritional content of the product. Those partnerships are typical throughout Chilliwack agricultural industry, and they’re expanding. The University of British Columbia Dairy Education and Research Centre has been growing ever since it moved to its Agassiz home nearly two decades ago. The Centre is internationally recognized as a world-class facility “supporting the development and adoption of new technologies for the dairy industry in BC and beyond. Students from around the world contribute to the Centre’s rich international environment.” UBC isn’t the only post-secondary institution with a stake in Chilliwack. The University of the Fraser Valley continues to expand its agricultural offerings and partnerships, promising to be an even larger player as the campus expands into the Canada Education Park. Not only is the institution helping to educate the next generation of agriculturalists,

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its helping existing farmers to hone their skills and benefit from international research. For example, in March of this year UFV hosted a oneday symposium aimed at strengthening educational ties between Canada and The Netherlands. Modern technology has changed the way we farm in B.C., explained UFV Dean of Trades and Technology Harv McCullough, noting that the agriculture industry in the Netherlands often leads the way when it comes to new technology and farming expertise. “With this partnership between HAS Den Bosch University and UFV, we’re hoping to share information and perhaps learn more about how today’s technology can help our farmers become more productive,” he said. “But it’s not a case of reinventing the wheel; we want to see what technology they are using, how it works, and how it will work for Fraser Valley farmers.” UFV is also participating in research, particularly in the berry industry. Horticulturalist Tom Baumann is at the fore of that research. Working with partners like the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Baumann is hoping to improve berry quality in the province by developing new varieties that taste better, perform better, and even deliver better health benefits. Berry production is not new in Chilliwack. Early Mennonite settlers discovered raspberries were an effective crop on the drained lake beds near Yarrow. However, until recently, most of the berries grown in the region were processed. Today, the public’s appetite for fresh berries has expanded production dramatically. Indeed, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and cranberries account for a $130 million industry in B.C. Baumann works with the provincial agriculture ministry and Agriculture Canada to improve all seasonal berries native to the Fraser Valley. Trying to create a stronger, hardier, sweeter berry takes years of testing; generally the berry breeder Chaim Kempler starts with one or two varieties, then breeds or cross breeds the berry under ideal conditions, propagates it, and then allows it to grow for two to three years so it can be taste tested.

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Baumann then takes the most promising selections to fields where they can grow. A team of experts from the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Canada, the Pacific Northwest Berry Associations, and private consultants, monitors the berries during this growth period, which again, can last a few years. Research is essential, Baumann said. Berry crops continue to be threatened by blights and diseases and new pests, such as the vinegar fly, which is particularly harmful to fruit crops. Climate change also affects the health of a plant and Baumann said crops can actually get sunburned. He has documented physical damage on soft fruits believed to be from increased ozone. Because berries are big businesses, the federal government recently kicked in $1.2 million to fund berry research that will be affiliated with UFV’s Agriculture Technology department. With the Fraser Valley already producing the highest yields of raspberries, cranberries and blueberries in the world, as well as the highest quality strawberries, Baumann argued that a BC Berry Resource Centre would centralize the work done by local growers and berry fanatics like himself. “To tackle the problems associated with these fruits, such as variety development, plant husbandry, post harvest management, and marketing, UFV is to lead the efforts through the Berry Resource Centre,”

Baumann said. “This centre of excellence will act as a hub for research, extension services, and other industry efforts.” Although the Fraser Valley is blessed with a temperate climate, not all plant production is suitable for open field farming. Greenhouse production has become a major economic contributor to the region. In fact, roughly a quarter of the greenhouses in Canada are found in British Columbia. And in Chilliwack, there are just over 70 greenhouses, with nearly 400,000 square metres undercover. Rainbow Greenhouses in Chilliwack is a significant player in this industry. It has two locations in Chilliwack. Combined with its Alberta operation, it employs 150 people and posts sales of over $26 million. Technology and innovation is a major component of the greenhouse industry. Research is underway on ways to not only improve production, but also efficiency. At Rosedale Greenhouse, one of Rainbow’s Chilliwack locations, automation and robotics helps in planting and spacing, as well as rose production and harvesting. Its system of “ebb and flow” irrigation, meanwhile, not only provides water and nutrients to the plants, but also conserves water through a recycling system. The City of Chilliwack is well aware of the importance of agriculture to the local economy.

While many communities in Canada and around the world suffered badly from the recent global economic downturn, Chilliwack had the advantage of a thriving agriculture sector. Indeed, it’s estimated that 30 per cent of Chilliwack economic activity can be attributed to agriculture. Ensuring that industry remains strong and positioned for organized growth in the future, is behind the work now underway on the City of Chilliwack Agriculture Area Plan. That plan will help guide the city and the community as it develops a shared vision of agriculture in the community, manage issues where rural and urban interests meet, and identify priorities in the industry. The plan will also “support an updated economic strategy for agriculture that enhances agricultural opportunities in the community.” A draft version of the plan is scheduled for presentation at a series of open houses this summer. It should bring into focus an industry that is not only ingrained in Chilliwack’s history, but is also integral to its future.

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Look what’s coming to the Canada Education Park! The University of the Fraser Valley is planning a big move in Chilliwack. We’ll be leaving our Yale Road campus, which we’ve called home for 36 years, and going to an exciting new building at the Canada Education Park (CEP). Our Chilliwack-based programs will join our Trades and Technology Centre, which has been operating at the CEP site since 2007.

More than 200 UFV employees are based in Chilliwack. Several employees have already chosen to live in the Garrison Crossing neighbourhood, excited about being able to walk to work when the new building opens. Approximately 3,000 of 15,000 UFV students take courses in Chilliwack.

Making the move across town will be our Health Sciences, Agriculture, and Teacher Education programs, as well as the many academic and applied courses we offer in Chilliwack each year. Our performance theatre will remain at the Yale Road campus for the near future, until funding becomes available for a new theatre.

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The Canada Education Park is a unique redevelopment of the former Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack. The Canadian Forces engineering building is being repurposed into a 150,000 square foot university facility. When it’s done, it will house university programs, classes, labs, and offices. UFV is the largest landowner at CEP, and is working with CEPCO to develop the roads and infrastructure that will benefit the entire site and set the stage for future development. The site also houses the RCMP’s Pacific Regional Training Centre, and educational facilities for the Canadian Border Services Agency, Department of Defence, and the Justice Institute.

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Set on the beautiful CEP campus with easy access to the Rotary Vedder River trail and the Cheam Recreation Centre, the new location will provide UFV students with plenty of recreational options. It’s also adjacent to the very popular Garrison Crossing neighbourhood. With restaurants, coffee bars, and yoga studios popping up nearby, it won’t be long until the neighbourhood is a true university district, with businesses that beneﬁt from being close to a university choosing to locate in the area. And while the new building is essentially a replacement of the Yale Road campus, the 84 acres UFV owns at the Canada Education Park means that the university has room to grow for decades to come.

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Diversity is part of its strength Manufacturing local prosperity Manufacturing is second only to agriculture in Chilliwack in terms of its sheer muscle and diversity as a vibrant economic engine. But is the local manufacturing sector growing, stable or shrinking? “It’s growing,” said John

About 13 per cent of the Chilliwack labour force is employed in the manufacturing sector

Jansen, president of Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation, without hesitation. Specialty firms, employing 20 to 40 workers, like Bar None Metal Works, Wellington Plastics, and Sonic Drill Corp, have chosen to set up shop in Chilliwack in recent years. “It’s a trend that’s reflective of the economy,” Jansen said. “They’ll occupy a smaller footprint but tend to be more specialized in their manufacturing focus.” And while value-added wood processors are a still growing presence in Chilliwack, they are shrinking elsewhere in B.C., he said. Agriculture is such a big component of the local economy that “anything that works in partnership with it” will likely be a success, Jansen said, with about 65 per cent of the land base dedicated to farming and agriculture. The local manufacturing

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Building a stronger tomorrow BUILDING from p10 biggest slice of the pie at 11.2 per cent of the GDP, with about 12,000 companies providing 400,000 jobs, so Chilliwack is closely following the provincial average. If you add food processing under the manufacturing category, then Chilliwack is a “hotbed” of manufacturing activity in some senses, said Paul Boileau, plant manager of Soprema. He’s also chair of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association, who notes that since the financial meltdown of 2008, things slowed down considerably on the local front. “At one point we had a huge boom with large plants like the Kaltire retread facility moving into the community. “But the last two and a half years it’s been pretty quiet,” said Boileau. Nonetheless it’s still “a very good environment” to operate or start a business. “If it weren’t for land cost issues, which are an achilles heel to new development, it

would be hard to beat. It’s not the fault of the municipality, but there is something that could be done about it.” The biggest asset is really the people, Boileau said. “Chilliwack has a labour force second to none, in part because of the strong work ethic many get from growing up in an agricultural community.” Some of the top manufacturers in terms of sheer employee numbers include Ty-Crop Manufacturing with a staff of 243, Masonite International with 178, or the globally focused IMW Industries with 115. Chilliwack also has the edge in terms of business costs like land values and taxation, as well as fast turnaround times for permitting and a pro-business approach at the municipal level, Jansen pointed out. Add to that a solid transportation infrastructure and an appealing lifestyle for a full picture of what is on offer in Chilliwack. “That makes it an attractive environment for those looking

Soprema plant manager Paul Boileau takes MP Chuck Strahl on a tour of Soprema in September. Here, polyester sheets run through the machines before being layered with bitumen and sand. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

at relocating to our community,” he said. A limited industrial land base does make it tough for some companies to move here

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FACTS The University of the Fraser Valley’s new Chilliwack campus will consist of one-million square feet of new buildings – double the size of the university’s campus in Abbotsford – and will have room for up to 20,000 students.

Sgt. Rob Tan at the Pacific Regional Training Centre firing range at the Canada Education Park. Current plans call for the gun range to be moved indoors. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

Taking aim at education Training and education at Canada Education Park Chilliwack is fast becoming a university city. And not just because it has a physical university in place, but because the entire city has seemingly embraced advanced education. Just look at the Canada Education Park. The former military base is now home to 200 acres of educational learning space, including the Pacific Region Training Centre, the Justice Institute of BC, Canada Border Services Agency, and the University of the Fraser Valley’s Trades and Technology Centre. It has top-notch training facilities for police, paramedics and border agents, as well as for students in the trades. And later this year, a much larger UFV campus will also be on site. With a workforce of nearly 500 currently at the Education Park, and a student body in the thousands, it’s no surprise Chilliwack is prospering from the economic spinoffs.

UFV moves its downtown campus this year FACTS With an $18 million operating budget, PRTC provides training to RCMP from across the province, as well as police officers from municipal forces. It also works with Canada Border Services and other law enforcement agencies.

ployees and more than 15,000 students enrolled in classes. Craig Toews, chair of the new campus planning committee, estimated the university’s economic impact on Chilliwack to exceed $100 million by way of employment, the rental and housing market, recreation, entertainment, retail, etc. “And that’s going to grow,”

said Toews. The new Chilliwack campus will consist of one-million square feet of new buildings – double the size of the university’s campus in Abbotsford – and will have room for up to 20,000 students. Current enrollment in Chilliwack sits at 1,000 full-time students, a number that’s expected to increase with the

new campus to 1,350 fulltime students, double that when you factor in part-time and continuing-ed students – many of whom are staying home instead of leaving town for university, and others who are drawn to the community for their education. In addition, the Trades and Technology Centre has approximately 400 full-time stu-

dents enrolled. The Chilliwack campus also employs 215 staff, which again is expected to grow. UFV’s long-term vision includes a University Heights style campus split into four quads with a town square at the core, similar to that of Simon Fraser University’s UniverCity. Continued: CEP/ p13

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CEP from p12 The university itself takes up 45 of the 80 acres UFV controls at the Canada Education Park. That leaves 35 acres to develop student residences, housing, commercial and retail opportunities, and research parks which will not only generate revenues for the university for decades to come, but also for the community. “This is about building a university town,” said Toews. “The community is going to be the economic driver.” ❖❖❖

Not only does the Pacific Region Training Centre (PRTC) provide employment and educational opportunities, it also brings thousands of people into the community every year. With an $18 million operating budget, PRTC provides training to RCMP from across the province, as well as police officers from municipal forces. It also works with Canada Border Services and other law enforcement agencies.

When PRTC first moved to the former military base, it had planned for 16,000 training days a year, a number which has grown exponentially to 60,000 training days. At any time there’s between 300 and 400 people attending courses, ranging from human resource management, to firearms and tactical training. Delivering those programs is a core of 105 staff, plus more than 100 support staff, security and medical team. The centre also offers hotel facilities for visiting students, including a full-service restaurant. A 25-year plan for the site includes an investment of between $100 million and $300 million, which will inevitably create even more jobs, bring in more people, and spread more money through the community. ❖❖❖

Add to that the Justice Institute’s 20-year plan to expand its Chilliwack campus to upwards of 750 paramedic students, from the 400 it cur-

rently has enrolled, with a new 25,000 plus square foot campus, and the Canada Education Park will be even more of a major contributor to the economic and social fabric of Chilliwack. ❖❖❖

Not bad, considering that when the military – a mainstay of the city’s economy – left town, local officials were scrambling for another economic pick-me-up. They got what they were looking for with the Canada Education Park.

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Thinking outside the classroom Chilliwack schools find success offering options

FACTS Chilliwack has several magnet schools, including traditional, international baccalaureate, fine arts and sports academies.

Advanced Education isn’t the only educational economic driver of the city. Chilliwack school district is bringing dollars into the community as well. The district generates dollars through parents purchasing school supplies – paper, textbooks, writing utensils, calculators, etc. – and back to school clothes for their children every year. It further boosts the economy with its magnet schools and international students. Chilliwack has several magnet schools, including traditional, international baccalaureate, and fine arts. But it’s the schools with sports academies that have sparked interest in students from other school districts and even abroad. Both in their first year, the hockey academy and baseball academy at Sardis secondary have brought in two students from Northern B.C. and are actively trying to bring in more. The baseball academy’s coach Shawn Corness, a former Montreal Expos prospect and current pitching coach at the University of British Columbia, is using his connections with the North American baseball community to further shine light onto the baseball academy, which currently has 28 students enrolled. The hockey academy, which currently has 18 students enrolled, is using its partnership with the Chilliwack Bruins, and the school’s acting vice principal Maryanne Mussell’s involvement as an education advisor for the Western Hockey League to promote the academy. The school is also purchasing advertisements through a variety of media and is linked to the Chilliwack Bruins and Chilliwack Minor hockey websites. Across town at Chilliwack middle school, the hockey academy has also had students from other districts move with their families into the Chilliwack school district, specifically for the hockey academy. And this year, it had a family from Austria seriously inquire about the academy for their son. The hockey academy at Chilliwack middle costs $1,200 per student, per year, which pays for ice time at Prospera Centre, transportation, three coaches plus a goalie coach

Three new schools are currently under construction. FACTS Twenty years ago, Chilliwack had no international students; today, there are 40 international students from all over the world living, studying, socializing in the community, some whose families come to visit, and some who even stay on in Chilliwack for their postsecondary education.

Both in their first year, the hockey academy and baseball academy at Sardis secondary have brought in two students from Northern B.C. and are actively trying to bring in more. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

and lead instructor. The academies at Sardis secondary both cost $2,000 per student, per year, which pays for coaches, guest coaches, facility rentals, facility updates, equipment, transportation costs and uniforms – all of which have a trickle down effect for other employment and spending opportunities in the Chilliwack community. The academies are also bringing scouts into town, who up until recently rarely ventured beyond Abbotsford in search of talent. They’re helping put Chilliwack on the map. In addition to the sports academies, the district has also increased its focus with international students. Twenty years ago, Chilliwack had no international students; today, there are 40 international students from all over the world living, studying, socializing in the community, some whose families come to visit, and some who even stay on in Chilliwack for their postsecondary education. “Besides the tuition these students bring into the district, most of them also live in home stay and pay a monthly home-stay fee, eat in our restaurants, and go shopping,” said Glen Tiechko, administra-

tor for the district’s international student program. “Some also do carry on to UFV and or have their families immigrate here and work and invest in our community.” The tuition for an international student is $11,500 plus another $800 a month for home stay, food and lodging. Part of the revenue derived from the tuition goes to providing services such as ESL support when needed. It also helps offset recruitmentrelated costs. The remain-

ing revenue goes directly to school district needs, such as purchasing extra teacher time, and educational assistant time, in-the-classroom resources, new computers and software, etc. “In my experience, many of these students arrive in Canada typically with whatever belongings they can get into two suitcases,” said Sardis secondary principal Bob Long, who currently has 30 of the 40 international students at his school. “They then spend a lot

of money in the acquisition of clothing, school supplies, electronics,” further driving the Chilliwack economy.

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To Chilliwack’s good health Health care sector remains strong As Chilliwack General Hospital celebrated its 100th birthday earlier this year, it wasn’t looking backward. It was looking to the future. Certainly there is much to be proud of in that intervening century. From a 12-bed hospital that cost $10,000 to build in 1911, Chilliwack hospital has grown to a 138-bed facility that employs 1,400 people and benefits from the expertise of 55 general practitioners and 25 specialists. It offers a range of services – a list that got a little broader with the completion of a $35 million expansion and renovation. Designed using industry best practises, the work included a new modern laboratory and emergency department and several renovated facilities, including: ambulatory care, cardiopulmonary clinic, medical daycare, pediatric offices and a new education room. The expansion is aimed at accommodating the projected growth in the region and ensuring adequate health care

options are available in the community. Said Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District chair, Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz: “It is fitting that the new and improved facilities at Chilliwack General Hospital are fully complete in the same year that the hospital celebrates its centennial year. “The hospital is now well equipped to continue into its second century of caring for our community.” The new facility includes state-of-the-art equipment, while providing improved privacy, patient comfort and security. But it, too, was completed with an eye to the future. As part of the undertaking, a second floor above the expanded emergency department was roughed in for future expansion. The work drew strong public support. Of the $35 million spent, $5 million came through public and corporate donations. The project wasn’t the only

one taking place at CGH. In December the Fraser Health Authority announced plans for Ceder Ridge – a new $2.3-million, 20-bed mental health rehabilitation program. The new residential program for adults with serious, complex and persistent mental illness who require more intensive and highly specialized rehabilitation and treatment is targeted to open by August 2011. Cedar Ridge is a key component of Fraser Health’s commitment to the Riverview Redevelopment Project, which is bringing mental health care into communities and closer to families and local health care resources. The Province is investing $1.5 million in the renovation project with the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District (FVRHD) contributing $800,000. About 30 staff members will work with the residents to provide specialized rehabilitation treatment and care with a focus on recovery to each client’s level of capability. Pro-

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gramming and support will be related to developing basic life skills such as meal preparation, housekeeping, budgeting and leisure planning. The length of stay will range from six to 24 months or longer depending on individual needs. Expanded mental health services represent another component in Chilliwack’s health care sector. The sector plays an impor-

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Chilliwack realtor Kelly Johnston is opening his new Sutton Group “business centre” later this month in the old Envision credit union building on Young Street, just blocks away from vacant downtown stores and the gaping hole left by the demolition of the Empress Hotel. But Johnston says he’s confident “something big” is going to happen in the city’s downtown, and he wants to be there when it does. There have been false starts before, he agrees, but this time the city’s economic development arm, the Chilliwack Economic Development Corporation, is involved in the redevelopment of the Empress Hotel site. CEPCO is also the driver behind a long list of successful business projects, Johnston points out, including the Canada Education Park, where the new UFV campus will be located, and the associated Garrison Village residential/ retail area. CEPCO has also brought a number of key players into the Chilliwack economy, he adds: Ritchie Bros Auction, Kal-Tire, the Stream call centre, and the Soprema roofing materials facility. “CEPCO has done all that,” Johnston reasons, “I think they’re going to cause something to happen in the downtown - that alone tells me it must happen.” “Something big will happen, and we believe we’re positioned well for that,” he says. Other encouraging signs for retailers in Chilliwack were reported by business officials contacted by The Progress for this article. Their positive outlook was based mainly on the city’s stable economy - buoyed as it was through the worst of the recession by its agriculture sector - and on plans to keep it that way by developing another inherently stable economic sector: education. The Canada Education Park, designed to replace the old CFB Chilliwack military base in Chilliwack’s economy, has already spawned a mix of new retailers at the Garrison Village development within walking distance of students and trainees, and the Garrison Crossing residential develop-

shopping centre in the Lower Mainland, Eagle Landing has 600,000 squarefeet of retail space.

Retail spending in Chilliwack is estimated at $1 billion. FACTS This retail and wholesale sector in Chilliwack employs more than 7,300 people. The proportion of the local labour force employed in retail and wholesale trade is approximately 24 percent.

People shop at the new Walmart Supercentre in Eagle Landing. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

ment where some of them will also live. But the brightest new star on Chilliwack’s retail horizon is the Eagle Landing shopping centre.

Eagle Landing Billed as the largest unenclosed shopping centre in the Lower mainland, Eagle Landing has 600,000 square-feet of retail space, compared to the 234,000 square-feet at Cottonwood Mall. The development is anchored by a 150,000 squarefoot “super centre” Walmart store, one of the largest in B.C., and by an eight-screen Cineplex digital movie theatre and by an 80,000 square-foot Home Depot store. It’s expected that these “Big Box” stores at Eagle Landing, and the other retailers and movie theatre located there, will draw shoppers not only from the 100,000-plus population in the Chilliwack area, but from as far away as Hope and Merritt. “No one can look at Chilliwack any longer as being a secondary country market,” says David Coon, executive vice-president of the Property Development Group, joint partner with the Squiala First Nation in the Eagle Landing

project. He says the project “does a couple of things, it keeps (shoppers) in Chilliwack and creates jobs” which will increase the amount of money spent in the local economy. And no longer will residents who commute to jobs west of Chilliwack face a long drive home, he says, only to have to turn around for another long commute back to Abbotsford to shop or go to the movies. Eagle Landing is expected to have a ripple effect across the entire city, changing traffic patterns and drawing shoppers back to the downtown

area where “specialty” retailers can provide products and services not carried by the Big Box stores. Ken Popove, president of the Downtown Business Improvement Association, agreed in an earlier interview with the “specialty” store marketing strategy for downtown businesses. He saw Eagle Landing as an opportunity to get shoppers back on the north side of the city, where smaller stores could offer a “boutique” style of service, “a whole different shopping experience than it is in a retail mall.”

“You take care of people, and they’ll come back and take care of you,” Popove said. “That’s what works in a small store.” He also called the newlyrenovated Coast Hotel a “jewel” already improving the downtown business scene, and re-development of the Empress Hotel and the old Safeway store “game-changers” in the long history of downtown revitalization. Jason Lum, president of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, attributes the current number of vacant stores in the Continued: RETAIL/ p18

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Stable economy aids retail RETAIL from p16 downtown to “uncertainty” over economic conditions in the U.S., where the recession is still taking its toll. There’s also the uncertainty over the fate of the harmonized sales tax here in B.C. he says, and possible changes to the corporate tax rate by the federal government.

“Small businesses are sitting on their capital right now, because of the uncertainty,” he says. “We seem to be in a holding pattern.” Still, 35 per cent of the chamber’s new members are retailers, he points out, and many of them are “specialty”

retailers. However, they’re setting up their businesses “all over town,” he says, “it’s not concentrated in one location.” Lum agrees that Chilliwack’s economy is relatively stable, compared to other B.C. municipalities hit by the recession. “Agriculture insulated us from the more dramatic changes,” he says. “We’re not seeing the same cluster of effects that other places are.” With the stability that comes from agriculture - and from the Canada Education Park - Lum sees no reason why Chilliwack can’t become the “powerhouse of the Fraser Valley.” “I think Chilliwack is wellpositioned to be the economic powerhouse in the Fraser Valley,” he says.

Thirty-five per cent of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce’s new members are retailers. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

Canada Education Park CEPCO president John Jansen says the students expected at the University of the Fraser Valley’s new campus at the Canada Education Park, their well-paid professors, plus the

trainees constantly attending the RCMP’s Pacific Regional Training Centre, the B.C. Justice Institute and the Canada Border Services Agency “all of those things drive the retail

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in the education park, including UFV’s Trades and Technology Centre. The $21-million state-ofthe-art centre opened in 2007, Continued: URBAN/ p19

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Innovative urban mix ect’s partners, which includes the Canada Land Corporation. While the CLC re-developed military housing on the base to create the Garrison Crossing residential area, it was also planning an innovative retail area nearby for residents and students called Garrison Village. Anchored by a 27,000 square-foot Coopers grocery store, the 80,000 square-foot village has 185 residential units above retail shops like a wine and liquor store, a sushi bar, tanning salon, sandwich shop and several dental health offices. The new UFV campus is expected to open later this year, adding another piece to the education park that city officials began planning back in 1996 when the military base closed and that mainstay of the local economy disappeared. “All these things are great for retail opportunities in Chilliwack,” Jansen says.

URBAN from p18 six years after the RCMP opened its Pacific Region Training Centre on the 84-acre site, once the home of the CFB Chilliwack military base. The B.C. Justice Institute also located a training facility at the education park, providing students with realistic simulations in areas like policing, firefighting, paramedic training and conflict resolution. In 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency also opened a training facility. The $40-million campus project, which got underway last year, includes renovation of a military engineering school, construction of new buildings for classrooms, an office tower, a student “town hall” and an indoor courtyard. “The best way to think about it is a community of teachers and learners all around a dynamic town square,” UFV president Mark Evered said in an earlier interview. The retail spin-offs of the education park were always a part of the vision of the proj-

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To market, to market Food processing takes agriculture a step further

FACTS More than 73 per cent of the food we consumed in British Columbia – roughly $3.4 billion worth – is imported from elsewhere.

Food processing was a waning industry in Chilliwack just a few years ago. Where once names like Pacific Coast Packers Ltd. and the Borden Milk Company provided jobs for people and markets for produce, modernization and regional concentration ate away at those opportunities. But Chilliwack is winning back that business. Through smart marketing and land use planning, Chilliwack is seeing an increase in major food processing, as well as specialty production that makes the most of Chilliwack’s vibrant agriculture sector. Food processing has long been seen as a key area for economic growth in Chilliwack – not only by the City of Chilliwack, but also by Chilliwack Economic Partners which was formed by the city to attract business development to the area. The potential is obvious: Chilliwack provides 11 per cent of the raw materials for food processing in British Columbia, says CEPCO. And yet, more than 73 per cent of the food we consume in this province – roughly $3.4 billion worth – is imported from elsewhere. Processing that food here presents several advantages. For the farmer, closer proximity to production facilities provides a more accessible market for their goods. For the business, that proximity saves time and helps reduce transportation costs. And for the community, the food production industry provides employment, while fortifying the local tax base. Chilliwack is perfectly positioned to increase its presence in BC’s growing food production industry, says CEPCO. While still close to major markets like Vancouver and the U.S., it still offers lower land and operating costs. Businesses are starting to agree. A few years ago Rogers Foods invested $25 million into a new mill that now employs 28 people. Said Vic Bell, president of Rogers Foods, at the time: “Chilliwack has excellent road and rail transportation corridors that will enable us to receive raw materials and efficiently ship finished products to our target markets. “We also selected Chilliwack as the site of our new mill,”

Major Employers: Company Employees Vantage Foods: 110 Johnston Packers: 110 Fraser Valley Meats: 70 Agropur Div. Natrel: 45 Sandel Foods: 40 Coast Mount. Dairy: 33 Rogers Foods: 28

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The Smits family with their Smits and Co.w Farm Cheese business on Lickman Road. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

he added, “because of the community’s commitment to agriculture and agriculture infrastructure.” According to CEPCO, British Columbia has an opportunity to expand its food production by a third as we shift away from imports and rely more on food produced closer to home. That potential helped prompt the creation of the Kerr Avenue Food Processing Park – a park within the city of Chilliwack specifically designed to accommodate growth in the agri-food sector. In 2007 Advantage Foods became the first tenant at the park. It opened a 65,000 square foot facility that currently employs 110 people. More recently, Sandel foods opened a 70,000-square-foot facility at the park which employs 40 people. The state-ofthe-art plant provides fruit fillings and sauces to bakeries, dairies and food service facilities across Canada. Of course, not all food processing facilities in Chilliwack are on this scale. Indeed, many farms are finding opportunity in providing production facilities on site. They’re tapping into a burgeoning market as

consumers seek food options that are closer to home and locally produced. In fact, there are currently more than 20 food and beverage production facilities in Chilliwack, ranging in size from places like Johnston Packers, which employs 110 people, to places like Anita’s Organic Grain and Flour Mill. They cover a range of products that includes cheeses, honey and dairy products. Many of the locations are part of the

Chilliwack Circle Farm Tour – a self-guided tour that lets you explore the agricultural bounty that Chilliwack has to offer. (For more information go to www.circlefarmtour.ca) Some are traditional to the region, like Smits Farm Cheese company, which produces a variety of traditional gouda cheeses from milk produced right on the farm. Others are more unique, like Pacific Coffee Roasters. The company brings in Fair Trade

organic coffee beans from around the world, blends and roasts them locally and distributes the finished product (in locally designed bags) to locations throughout the region. CEPCO, and the Chilliwack Agricultural Commission, sees more potential. As consumers seek safe, secure, and locally produced product choices, Chilliwack has the opportunity to expand and enhance its food processing sector.

Advantage Foods became the first tenant at the Kerr Avenue Food Processing Park when it opened its 65,000 square foot facility. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

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Aviation set to soar to new heights Chilliwack airport Chilliwack’s airport has a long and storied history in the community. However, efforts underway today promise to elevate the facility to new heights and make it an important component in the future economic development of Chilliwack. The airport, situated on

130 acres of land, offers a 3,990-foot runway that’s both lighted and paved. It also offers an adjacent taxiway, and 24-hour fueling facilities that can accommodate everything from small aircraft to turbine and jet aircraft, as well as helicopters.

Home to roughly 75 private and commercial aircraft, it currently houses 20 businesses, offering flight training, charter services and aircraft maintenance. The airport terminal – perhaps best known for the famous pie in its Airport Café – can accommodate aircraft with up to 19 passengers. Each year there are roughly 60,000 air traffic movements at the airport. But the community may best know the facility from its annual air festival – Chilliwack Flight Fest. Each August thousands of people line the runway to watch spectacular aerial shows, or get a closer look at vintage aircraft and learn more about the aviation industry. And thanks to strong volunteer and business support, the air show is absolutely free to the public. But while residents may be proud of their airport, the City of Chilliwack and its economic

Aerobatic pilot Dave Mathieson soars through the air during a practice flight in Chilliwack gearing up to Flight Fest 2010. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

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Looking ahead to aviation growth AVIATION from p22 Chilliwack’s aviation and aerospace industry.” With congestion and escalating land costs in other parts of the Lower Mainland, city hall sees an advantage for Chilliwack. Says committee chair Ken Smith: “As the community continues to grow, and people want to head out of the more congested areas of the Lower Mainland, Chilliwack Airport is going to play a more significant role in the local aviation and aerospace industry.” One of those initiatives is the development of the Chilliwack Aviation Park, located at the west end of the runway. The park will provide opportunities for business, as well as recreational users. Attracting business to the airport is a key aspect to the city’s strategy. “New technology and changing demographics are creating opportunities and market niches for a new variety of goods and services,” it says. As the local aviation industry grows, so do the job and training opportunities. In addition, growth in the sector would also provide spinoff benefits to the community giving Chilliwack another economic lift as it moves forward.

Chilliwack’s Flight Fest is a popular free event at the airport every summer. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

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Michael Cade is the executive director at the new Chilliwack Cultural Centre. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

Chilliwack on the cultural map Chilliwack Cultural Centre earning applause The $22-million Chilliwack Cultural Centre has become the focal point for the highcalibre arts and culture performance in this part of the Fraser Valley. Early results from the inaugural season put them right on target for budget and use projections, said Dave Stephen, president of the Chilliwack Arts and Cultural Centre Society. More than 19,000 show tickets had been snapped up by the time 2010 came to a close, which translates into $326,000 in revenues. Even more recent figures, just on the shows presented by the Society, they’ve had the sales volume equivalent to 20 sold-out shows in the old Chilliwack Arts Centre. That makes the 68,000 square-foot Cultural Centre the undisputed economic driver on the arts front. As families from other parts of the Lower Mainland continue to move into Chilliwack due to regional growth, they bring with them certain expectations about getting access to cultural offerings, like symphony music, theatre

Cultural Centre cost: $22 million.

FACTS The Cultural Centre society oversees operation of the centre on behalf of the City of Chilliwack, with a $400,000 management agreement, and responsibility for generating $600,000 to $700,000 of the $1-million operating

or visual art, said Michael Cade, executive director of the Cultural Centre. “For some it can even be a factor in a decision to move here,” he said. “Having it all here, housed under one roof, makes an enormous difference.” Bringing in a higher calibre of entertainment to showcase in the new building, along with the other artistic and educational activities going on, has put them on a whole new playing field. There’s ample potential for a “multifaceted” artistic experience. “It’s not just one particular show. There’s also the chance to take a tour through the Art Gallery, or watch a Bhangra dance class or a choral rehearsal. “Where else could you go and have that experience?” said Cade. “Chilliwack is incredibly lucky.” The original catalyst for the creation and construction of the Cultural Centre actually emerged from a cultural strategy commissioned by the city and CEPCO several years ago, explained

Stephen. It zeroed in on the need for Chilliwack to move forward with a new, purposebuilt arts and culture facility, and with the support of city officials and project steering

committee the planning began in earnest. The upshot was that a beautiful new facility would capture two different streams of traffic that weren’t coming to Chilliwack before, one

was the performance and event traffic which might have gone elsewhere in the past, and the other is the broader impact of having a cultural “showpiece” located Continued: CULTURAL/ p26

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Cultural Centre adds attraction Making connections CULTURAL from p24 not too far from the downtown core. “It suddenly makes that community very attractive, and definitely something that wasn’t here before,” Stephen said. As officials go forward trying to attract businesses to Chilliwack, a significant part of being able to do it effectively relies on the strength of the city’s attractions like the Leisure Centre, the Landing Sports Centre, Prospera Centre, and now, the last major addition, the Cultural Centre. The Cultural Centre society oversees operation of the centre on behalf of the City of Chilliwack, with a $400,000 management agreement, and responsibility for generating $600,000 to $700,000 of the $1-million operating budget. Ultimately there’s a fairly lofty goal embedded in the management philosophy. While running the arts facility efficiently is paramount, profit is not the only motive. “It’s really about making connections with the community,” Cade said. “Of course we’re always going to strive to put bums in seats, but as a not-for-profit charity, bringing people into the building to make artistic connections is the absolute priority. “Everything else comes second.”

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Chilliwack FC keeps local fields alive with soccer year round, and supports the Chilliwack Youth Soccer Tournament, held annually on the last weekend of August for the last 28 years.

Chilliwack has a number of local sports organizations contributing to the local economy. Chilliwack Minor Hockey and Chilliwack FC spring immediately to mind as massive associations making an impact. During their respective seasons, a normal weekend will see visiting teams coming to town for games, dining in local restaurants and fueling up at local gas stations. When either organization stages a major event, the economic impact rises accordingly. CHMHA hosts several tournaments during the year, the biggest being the Peewee Jamboree that takes place shortly after Christmas. These tournaments run over several days and draw teams from far and wide, often requiring them to book into local hotels. Chilliwack FC keeps local fields alive with soccer year round, and supports the Chilliwack Youth Soccer Tournament, held annually on the last weekend of August for the last 28 years. The tournament is organized and run by a pair of local men, Roland Mickler and Peter Short, and attracts over 100 teams from around the province. Local hotels, camp grounds and restaurants are packed that weekend. The B.C. Football Conference Chilliwack Huskers host five regular season games every year at Exhibition Stadium, drawing a few hundred fans to the field on beautiful summer nights. But the team’s biggest economic driver is the spring camp. “We had over 80 players in attendance last year, as well as half a dozen guest coaches, and will have at least that many again this year,” said Huskers assistant coach Geoff Sache. “We also draw attendees from across the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, Prince George, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. We rent out most of Evergreen Hall and the Landing Sports Centre for meals and meetings. We always work out a deal with a local hotel for the out-oftown players to stay Friday and Saturday night. Some of them will stay over on the Sunday as well, depending on when they are flying home. Our food budget is probably

FACTS Chilliwack Minor Football hosts the Valley Community Football League finals every year, drawing between 5001000 day visitors.

Chilliwack Minor Football hosts the Valley Community Football League finals every year. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

our next biggest cost when you factor in all of the meals that we provide for both players and coaches, and our field

and facility rentals will round out the majority of our spending for the weekend.” Sache said the benefits of

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junior football go well beyond dollars and cents, and even beyond the community appearances expected of a junior sports organization. “If you want to delve a bit deeper, I would say that the biggest contribution that our club makes is that getting to know all of the players who come here seems to have enriched the lives of everyone who is involved with our team,” he said. “Our equipment manager, Jim Willix, said working with the players keeps him young. We spend a large part of our year seeing them night in and night out for three or four seasons, getting to know them and watching them grow, and when they’re gone we miss them. A lot of our board members have had players stay at their houses during the season and most would also tell you that it was a positive experience that enriched their lives.” Sticking with the gridiron, Chilliwack Minor Football hosts the Valley Community Football League finals every year, drawing between 5001000 day visitors. Fielding teams at several levels, from atom to midget, CMFA provides a way for kids to get ex-

ercise and hone their competitive spirit. But Laurie Smith, head coach of the provincial champion peewee Giants, believes an effective sports association provides much more than physical fitness. “In my experience coaching, football seems to attract some

families where there isn’t a male role model around, and I see it as a positive influence in these kids lives, especially when coaches focus on character issues and teaching boys how to be better men when they grow up,” he observed. “Football is a great game for teaching life lessons about commitment, sportsmanship, teamwork, mutual respect and support, how to handle success and failure and what it takes to succeed in many areas of life.” Continued: SPORTS/ p30

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Competing to the best of their ability SPORTS from p28 Duncan Harrison, a coach at the Fraser Valley Volleyball Club, adds to that, citing sports as a positive outlet for the exuberance of youth. “Giving our youth a place to work hard, learn how to get along with others, stay fit and learn valuable life skills is not specific to just sports, but they are one of the largest

and best known outlets,” he said. “Helping young people to respect and get along with others, even if they do not see eye to eye, goes a long way to making our community a better place to live in.” And while some shy away from the notion that sports should be competitive and

winning should be a priority, Harrison embraces the notion. “It is critical that we teach these young people to compete to the best of their ability, and to make every effort to win,” he said. “That doesn’t mean they will win, but we need to teach them that the need to win, or at the very least make every effort within the rules to win, is a mirror of how real life works. If we want to give our youth the best chance to succeed at life, they must learn to win while respecting their opponents, teammates, parents, coaches and officials. It is just as imperative that they lose with dignity and respect, and that they are willing to get back up, practice and improve in order to give themselves a better chance to succeed the next time they compete.” Sharing that youth-first philosophy, the Chilliwack Golf and Country Club offers its course no charge to a couple of local high school teams, and the University of the Fraser Valley golf team also makes it their home course. Manager Kerry Grittner delivered this

Chilliwack Huskers host five regular season games every year at Exhibition Stadium. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

slightly tongue-in-cheek take on the benefits of golf. “Swedish scientists discovered recently that playing golf can add five years to your life,

through the exercise, having something to look forward to with your friends, having a reason to get out of bed in the morning,” he said. “We are

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produced an economic and social assessment on the Saskatoon Blades for the 200708 season. The University of British Columbia-Okanagan did the same for the Kelowna Rockets, using data collected during the 2008-09 and 200910 seasons.

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The results of the Saskatoon study, prepared by Gary Houseman, were boiled down the executive summary, which separated the economic impact into two types of spending. “The first type of spending is from the spectators and companies that attend games and support the Blades,” Houseman wrote. “Ticket sales, spending at games, corporate sponsorships, playoff spending, visitors from outside Saskatoon as well as competitors coming to Saskatoon all contribute to the overall economic impact of the Blades.” Houseman pegged that amount at $9,628,804 per year. “The other type of spending that contributes to the economic impact of the Blades is the spending the Blades organization does itself within Saskatoon,” Houseman added. “This spending includes any salaries and wages the Blades pay, advertising within the Continued: HOCKEY/ p32

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Assessing hockey’s economic impact HOCKEY from p31 City of Saskatoon, donations, player salaries, billet salaries, player spending as well as any spending on educational or scholarship programs that the Blades offer.” Houseman pegged that amount at $1,238,274 and added the two types of spending together to get a total economic impact of $10,867,078

Hockey draws fans and money to city. per year. He then moved on to social impact, tallying up the amount of programs run with the Blades involvement. Just as the Chilliwack Bruins contrib-

ute through their BMO Books with the Bruins program and the Otto Mammel Adopt a School program, the Blades were found to be heavily involved in their community. Players and coaches made 350 appearances totalling more than 710 community hours. The Kelowna study was prepared by Kenneth Carlaw, an associate professor of economics at UBC-O, using STEAM software (Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model) to crunch the numbers. Unlike the Saskatoon study, the full text of Carlaw’s work can still be found online and provides a much more detailed breakdown of the numbers. Carlaw calculated a total of $5,094,897 from regular season spectator spending, which brought together ticket revenue ($2,822,554), dollars spent at the game (concession, souvenirs) and dollars spent within Kelowna by visitors. Carlaw found that spectators spent an average of $23.56 at a Rockets game. The study noted that 9 per cent of the spectators in the arena on any given game night

(19,463 for the season) were from out of town, contributing $6,070,264 to the Kelowna economy through hotel stays, meals and other expenses. Carlaw added another $163,065 spent by visiting teams and another $136,073 spent by the Kelowna players themselves. The study showed the Rockets spending a staggering amount ($3,778,731) on advertising, salaries, travel and other operational expenses. Carlaw pulled in more numbers than the Saskatoon study, pegging the total economic impact of the Rockets at an astounding $31,502,482. As far as social impact? “The person-hours contributed by the players, coaches, management and staff to such programs as BLAST, the in-school reading program, family fun skates, the alumni charity fundraiser, etc., number in the hundreds,” he summarized. “The single biggest contribution made by the team in the community is as a role model and mentor.” The findings of these studies can easily be applied to

Home town spectators buy tickets for Bruins games, line up at the concession and spend money in the team store. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

Chilliwack. Home town spectators buy tickets for Bruins games, line up at the concession and spend money in the team store. On any given night you can also spot groups of fans supporting the visiting team,

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and they are also spending money at the game and in the community. The Bruins have the same operational expenses as other WHL teams, with much of that money staying within the community.

As for social impact, Chilliwack players are out and about, donating their time to a number of worthy endeavours. The Bruins are an important cog in the local economic engine.

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Coming back for more Tourism grows Chilliwack bills itself as a gateway to “The Great Outside.” However, staffing that gateway – and ensuring guests have a comfortable and enjoyable time – is a local tourism industry that employs over nine per cent of Chilliwack’s labour force.

Tourism is a major industry in Chilliwack – an industry with the potential to get even stronger. According to Tourism Chilliwack, most of the visitors to Chilliwack stay for only one day. However, as visitors become more familiar with what the area has to offer, Tourism Chilliwack believes those stays

could be made longer. Says Brian Minter, president of Minter Gardens: “Chilliwack is a city rich in natural resources and outstanding travel generators… with crystal clear lakes, beaches, mountains, wilderness, golfing, worldclass fishing, water parks and gardens. We also have a multitude of family-oriented international events, activities, dining, shopping, accommodations and recreational facilities. And with our proximity to major Canadian and American urban areas, Chilliwack is well positioned for growth in the tourism industry.“ Already there are several hundred businesses in Chilliwack that are touched by the tourism industry. They range in size from large full-service hotels like the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn and the newly renovated Coast Hotel, to smaller farm-gate attractions. Roughly 70 per cent of the visitors are day trippers, according to stats complied by Chilliwack Economic Partners.

They come to enjoy Chilliwack’s spectacular scenery and relaxed country living. Chilliwack, after all, has much. From its world-class fishing, to outstanding mountain trails, nature is at Chilliwack’s doorstep. That reputation has people talking. In fact last year, Chilliwack earned a Top 10 placing in the World Fishing Network’s “Ultimate Fishing Town” contest. Fishing is a major draw in Chilliwack. Every year local rivers draw sport fishermen

who might spend a day, purchase supplies – and, if their luck doesn’t hold, a meal at a local restaurant. Tourism can come in a number of less-traditional forms. An auction of heavy machinery might not seem like a major tourist draw, but with the recent opening of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, local hotels and restaurants saw an increase in revenue. The auctions draw people from across North American who travel to Chilliwack to view the machinery and place their

bids. Often, they don’t come alone, meaning side trips to places like Minter Gardens, or local shopping centres. Chilliwack’s agricultural industry is also a tourist draw. Every year the Circle Farm Tour brings people to the country for a day to experience and learn more about Chilliwack’s rural lifestyle. That introduction often has them coming back to see more and do more. Chilliwack’s array of major attractions recently got a little larger with the construc-

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tion of the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Offering performances available only in larger communities, the facility is drawing people from throughout the region. The same can be said for the Prospera Centre and the WHL franchise the Chilliwack Bruins. Tourism is a key industry in B.C. and Chilliwack is seeing growth in its market share. Overnight stays are increasing, as visitors realize that Chilliwack is not just a gateway, but also a destination.

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Gone Fishing: Chilliwack was named one of the Top 10 Fishing Towns in Canada by the World Wide Fishing Network. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

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“These women were amazing,” said Lister. “In the early years, they did a phenomenal amount of work.” They raised chickens, provided eggs, fruit jars and made preserved jams all for the hospital, they sewed patient gowns and sheets, knitted blankets and baby clothes, and even made feather-down pillows from Christmas turkeys. They held fundraising concerts, teas, bashes. They sold ‘Support the Hospital’ tags similar to today’s Livestrong wristbands. They stood on street corners and went door-to-door asking for support. And they did it all through times of war and the Depression. “These are things that just don’t happen anymore,” said Lister. That early dedication has continued through the years. The Auxiliary has ser ved 50,000 fair meals, held three Feast of Nations fundraising bashes, knitted countless baby clothes, donated approximately $5 million, and from

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60 minutes, without taking any shifts off. Hopefully, we get that next game and then we Jeff Einhorn was get on a roll.” fine with the first few The Bruins spent questions, even if they most of Friday’s game weren’t happy ones. one looking like they The first period was didn’t belong on the good, but what hap- same ice surface as the pened in the second? Chiefs, and the shots When Spokane on goal reflected the kicks it up a gear, are disparity in play (63you guys capable of 24). matching? The first period of What’s wrong with game two was much the power play? better for the home The 20-year-old team, who showed defenceman answered they could skate with them all, right up to the the big boys. last one. Chilliwack got the The possibility exists first six shots on goal. that you’ve played your Dylan McKinlay and last game in Jamie Crooks Chilliwack. Any both had nice thoughts? chances in tight “Yeah, I’ve and Roman got no comment Horak came about that,” within a whisEinhorn said, ker of a goal on heading back to a power play, the safety of the ringing a shot dressing room. off the crossJeff Aaaaaand, bar. But for a interview over. EINHORN lack of puck H o n e s t l y, luck, the Bruins Einhorn’s answer was may have had an early expected. Hockey play- lead. ers are all about tak“I thought we came ing things a game at a out hard, ready to go time. It’s entry number off the drop of the one in the cliche hand- puck,” Einhorn said. book, and a 20-year-old “We were getting pucks veteran leader isn’t to the net, out-shooting going to even entertain and out-chancing them. the possibility that his But you’ve got to work team won’t be back in for your puck-luck and Chilliwack for game we didn’t get it.” six. Chilliwack goalie But after two home Lucas Gore didn’t face games, a 3-2 overtime a shot until the game loss in game one and was six-and-a-half mina 5-0 loss in game two, utes old, but he came even Einhorn would through with some big have to admit they’ve stops. Spokane had a got an Everest-esque couple near-misses mountain to climb. Now on a late power play, facing three straight at including a shot that Spokane’s Veterans hit Gore square in the Memorial Coliseum, face-mask. His efforts Chilliwack’s backs are helped the Bruins pressed firmly against escaped to the middle the wall. frame tied at zeroes, “Start with the first but when the Chiefs period of the first game stepped it up in period in Spokane,” Einhorn two, Chilliwack didn’t said of the uphill have an answer. climb. “We’ve got to Spokane opened get ready to play a full the scoring 2:32 into

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THE FIRST ROUND OPPONENT #3 Spokane #6 Chilliwack Chiefs Bruins

Series S i continues tii ttomorrow in i Spokane S k

HEAD-TO-HEAD Including playoffs, the Bruins are 6-14-0-2 all-time against the Chiefs, with a record of 1-8-0-0 within the unfriendly confines of Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

SETTING UP SWEEPS Through opening weekend action, all four Western conference playoff series stand at 2-0, with Portland leading Everett, Spokane leading Chilliwack, Kelowna leading Prince George and the Tri-City Americans leading Vancouver.

NHL PROSPECTS JARED COWEN- D Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (9th ova) of the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Defenceman Brandon Manning and his Chilliwack Bruins have a tough task ahead of them as they head to Spokane for two, and hopefully three, playoff road games. Facing a 2-0 series deficit, the Bruins must take two of three to bring the series back to Chilliwack for game six on Sunday. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

the middle frame after a shift of pure domination. Defencemen Mitch Topping and Zach Habscheid got into chase mode and left Kenton Miller with a clear lane to the net. The 19-year-old Saskatchewan native beat Gore from 15 feet out with a stick-side wrister. The Chiefs doubled the lead four minutes later on a power play goal by Dominik Uher. With just nine seconds elapsed in a Tyler Stahl interference minor, the Czech import collected the rebound from a Brendan Kichton point shot and shoveled a backhander through Gore’s legs for his first of the series. The clinic continued late in the period. Steve Kuhn earned the

assist on Spokane’s third goal, driving wide around Einhorn and dishing a perfect centering pass to Blake Gal. His tap-in put the Chiefs up by three. Shots on goal reflected Spokane’s ownage of the middle frame, favouring the Chiefs 24-9, leading to that question about Chilliwack’s inability to match Spokane’s top gear. “We knew they were going to come out strong and we didn’t match it,” Einhorn conceded. “They started out-working us down low and we can’t have that. We have to find a way to overcome that push and push back. Absolutely without a doubt we can match them.”

Miraculous comebacks weren’t on the menu on this night as Spokane efficiently put this game to bed. The Chiefs got their fourth goal at 8:27, with Kuhn crashing the net to punch home a centering feed from Matt Marantz. The most entertaining third period moment for the home crowd was watching a happy-face balloon do a slow-motion descent to ice-level deep in the Spokane zone. Like the balloon, the Bruins ended up going quietly. Chiefs for ward Darren Kramer added the game’s final goal on a late power play. On the topic of power plays, Chilliwack’s sixth-ranked unit has produced a donut

so far in the series, going 0-for-11 against Spokane’s top-ranked penalty kill. Any hopes of a comeback may rest with turning the PP around. “The power play has to work harder than the PK,” Einhorn said. “You’ve got five, they’ve got four and you’ve got to make the most of it. We need to get back to the basics, getting pucks and bodies to the net.” This series continues Wednesday, Thursday and (if necessary) Saturday in Spokane. If the Bruins take two of three to force game six, it will be Sunday night (5 p.m.) at Prospera Centre. Get more series coverage in the Friday Progress.

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KRAMER CAUSING CHAOS

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Tyler Johnson is the key to the Spokane offence, but an unexpected player has emerged in this first round playoff series. Darren Kramer earned his reputation through penalty minutes, racking up 306 PIMs during the regular season. In the playoffs, the native of Peace River, Alberta, has discovered his scoring touch. Kramer has three goals, including the OT winner in game one.

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LEVKO KOPER - F Drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the seventh round (185th ova) of the 2009 NHL entry draft. BRADY BRASSART - F Listed 154th among North American skaters in the Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-term rankings. DAVIS VANDANE - D Listed 167th among North American skaters in the Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-term rankings. DOMINIK UHER - F Listed 143rd among North American skaters in the Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-term rankings. ANTHONY BARDARO - F Listed 184th among North American skaters in the Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-term rankings. TYLER JOHNSON - F Offered a free agent invite to prospects camp by the National Hockey League Minnesota Wild.

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PERSONALS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

3-Year-Old and 4-Year-Old Preschool Programs and Full Day Kindergarten: • Language and Culture • Literacy Emphasis • Music Specialist Program • Indoor and Outdoor Active Play • Field Trips • Free Bus Transportation Contact Beverly Williams or Violet George at 604-792-9204 at the Skwah First Nation Band Ofﬁce or

Preschool and Kindergarten Supervisor Djoke Byleveid at 604-792-5337

Customer Service Rep/Estimator Van Press Printers div. of Black Press has an opening in our Burnaby office for a detail & customer-oriented Customer Service Rep./Estimator to support our Sales Rep. The CSR will be the main contact in addressing and solving customer needs. Key Responsibilities: • Coordinate with customer, production and outside vendors • Ability to analyze information and perform costeffective, production efficient quotes and work closely with our sales rep to advise and provide solutions to customer requirements • Confer with production staff to develop resolutions to production challenges • Communicate with new and current customers to help generate sales • Ensure customer deliveries are met • Handle client calls regarding quality, new items and delivery status Requirements: • Min. 4 years customer service experience in web printing • Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) with attention to detail • Exceptional organization and prioritizing skills • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills to develop a strong bond with a variety of internal & external customers • Ability to multi-task and manage time efficiently and under strict deadlines • Positive attitude, self-motivated and energy to maintain enthusiasm This is a full time, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday position but will require some flexibility to work extended hours when necessary.

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✞ Obituaries

Alisen P. Edmonds passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Cascade Hospice. She gave up her ﬁght and peacefully went to sleep. Service will be held on Saturday afternoon, April 2, 2011 at St. Thomas Anglican Church. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations would be gratefully accepted for Chilliwack Hospice Society, 45360 Hodgins Ave, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 1P5 Henderson’s Funeral Homes & Crematorium Ltd. 45901 Victoria Avenue, Chilliwack, British Columbia (604) 792.1344

Online condolences can be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com

METZGER John

John Metzger was born in Surchin, Yugoslavia on January 7, 1918, immigrated to Barrhead, Alberta, Canada in 1925, moved to the Vancouver area in 1947 and passed on to his Lord peacefully on March 24, 2011 in Chilliwack at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, Zoe Metzger, ﬁve children, 22 grandchildren, and 24 greatgrandchildren. The funeral and reception begin 2:00 pm Friday, April 1, 2011 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Chilliwack.

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WIEBE Thomas R. ‘Tom’

Passed away on March 19, 2011 at Mission Memorial Hospital at age 61. Tom was born April 27, 1949 WIEBE in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tom is survived by his wife Andrea (Andy); his brothers: Don (Sharon), Bruce (Heather), Dale (Dorothy), Jim (Rita) and Mike; sisters: Pat, Linda, Cathy (Brian); and nieces and nephews: Kandice (Jonathan), Kalene, Darcy, Jeffery, Todd, Greg, Andrew and Jeff. Tom was an outgoing, respected, caring, loving, kind, and generous person who would do anything for anyone. Tom made his mark and he did it his way. He will be sadly missed, and never forgotten as he will love on and be loved forever in our hearts and memories. He was predeceased by parents Ed and Pat and sister Susan. The family gratefully thanks Dr. Blackwood, the nursing staff and volunteers who cared for Tom during his illness. Memorial donations may be made to the Liver Research Foundations in lieu of ﬂowers. A Celebration of Life will be held sometime in July in Rexford, Montana a place where Tom loved to go and was surrounded by friends and loved ones. Arrangements entrusted to Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home - (604) 826-9548

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2. Be DESCRIPTIVE. Give customers a reason to respond. Advertisers have found that the more information you provide, the better the response. 3. LIMIT abbreviations. Use only standard abbreviations to avoid confusion & misinterpretations. 4. INCLUDE PRICE. Always include the price of the item for sale/rent. 5. GET ATTENTION! Use enhancements, such as LARGE TYPE, white space, borders, graphics, etc. to bring attention to your ad. 6. How to RESPOND. Always include a phone number (with area code) and/or area.

The Kiwanis Clubs of Chilliwack and Sardis Serving the Chilliwack Community for the past 40 years

CHILDREN ARE PRIORITY ONE

OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS

• Formation of the Super Reader Program • Instigated the Read to Me Program • Formed the Students-of-the-Month Program • 8 Scholarships in the Community • Supports Paciﬁc Riding for Developing Abilities • Supports Central Gateway Learning Center

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Anyone wishing to be part of this community minded group or for more information call: KIW

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Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.woodlawnfh-mission.com

Founded Special Olympics in the Chilliwack area. Constructed the Fire Building at the Safety Village. Built the YMCA/YWCA Weight Lifting Room. Helped to build the Boy Scout Camp at Cultus Lake. Through UNICEF, helped to rid the world of Iodine Deﬁciency. Built and maintain the Kiwanis Village in Sardis. Founded the Annual Mutt Show at Fall Fair.

The Chilliwack

Progress

ANIS CLUB OF

CHILLIWACK

SARDIS

CHILLIWACK

Cec Rempel: 604.858.1983 Meets every Tuesday 7a.m. cecrempel@telus.net

Darell Miton: 604.792.4371 Meets every Thursday Noon at the Rendezvous Restaurant d_miton@telus.net

JOIN THE PARTY!

2011 We are currently booking interviews for volunteers for this Summer’s Party and the Village Classic Car Show! For more information call: 604-792-4576

NIGHT MARKET VENDORS Call Mandy: 604-768-6672 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Call Kathy: 604-792-4576 VILLAGE CLASSIC CAR SHOW SUNDAY, JUNE 26

THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: To lead a co-operative effort in revitalizing and enhancing the downtown Chilliwack to make it a better place to work, live, shop, visit and have fun!

DO MISSN’T IT!

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aith DIRECTORY

Chilliwack’s

ANGLICAN

COMMUNITY

REFORMED CHILLIWACK

FREE REFORMED CHURCH 45471 Yale Road (by BC Access Center)

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 115

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 124

'Where all are welcome' Sunday Services: 9:30 am & 11:15 am Now offering Stephen Ministry 'one-to-one' Crisis Care

St. Thomas’ Anglican Church SUNDAY SERVICES Holy Communion – 8 am Holy Eucharist – 10:15 am with Sunday School 46048 Gore Ave, Chilliwack Corner of First & Young 604-792-8521 www.stthomaschilliwack.com

CHILLIWACK HERITAGE REFORMED CHURCH

CHILLIWACK COMMUNITY CHURCH ®

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US AT A NEW LOCATION!

“Come discover the Heart behind the Shield” 46420 Brooks Ave.

Worship Services will be held at 45825 Wellington Ave, Chilliwack

Ph. 604-792-0311 www.salvationarmychilliwack.ca attend our Sunday Service: 10:00 am

Sunday Services 9:00 am & 6:00 pm Song worship following evening services. INFANT & TODDLER CARE AVAILABLE

Pastor B. Elshout (604-794-3501) LIVE VIDEO STREAMING ON... www.chilliwackhrc.com or sermonaudio.com/chilliwackhrc

ALLIANCE

CHILLIWACK ALLIANCE CHURCH SUNDAY CELEBRATION 10:30 a.m. 8700 Young Road, Chilliwack Phone # 604-792-0051 Fax # 604-792-0656 office@chilliwackalliance.bc.ca www.chilliwackalliance.bc.ca

“Connecting People To Passionately Pursue Jesus Christ’’

CHILLIWACK CHINESE ALLIANCE CHURCH

ROMAN CATHOLIC

Many Waters

CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. MARY’S

COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP 6:00pm, Sunday Evening 6542 Lickman Rd, Chilliwack, BC Atchelitz Farmers Institute Hall www.mwcfellowship.com

8909 Mary St. 604-792-2764 Weekday Mass: 8 a.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m. , 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Youth Lead Mass: 6:30 p.m.

ALL WELCOME!

PRESBYTERIAN

ORTHODOX CHURCH

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SPANISH CHURCH

Ministerio Cristiano Broadway

Classes - 9:30 am Worship Service – 10:50 am Sunday School - 9:30 am Associate Youth Pastor: Aaron Roorda

Dr. David Lee - Senior Pastor Rod Heppell - Pastor of Community Life

9:15 • Worship Services 9:30 • Sunday School 11:00 • Worship Service

COMMUNITY CHILLIWACK CHURCH OF CHRIST Sr. Citizens’ Building, corner of Cook & Victoria John Forman 604-792-7806 Al McCutcheon 604-824-6703

11:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICES

46611 Maple Ave. 604-798-8466

Escuela Dominical: 11:30am Servicio: Domingos 12:30pm

EVERYONE WELCOME!

SARDIS COMMUNITY CHURCH

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

45625 South Sumas Rd.

Sunday Service: 10:35 a.m.

2 DAY FORKLIFT WEEKEND COURSE Every Saturday at 8:30am #215, 19358-96 Ave. Surrey NO reservations: 604-888-3008 www.dgscanada.ca Ask about our other Courses... *Stand up Reach *Fall Protection *Aerial Lift *RoughTerrain Forklift *Bobcat *WHMIS & much more. “Preferred by Employers

Optician Training *6-month course starts April 4th, 2011

BC College Of Optics

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.

www.sardiscommunitychurch.com 604-858-7191 scc@shawcable.com

CHILLIWACK SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 46024 Riverside Dr., Chilliwack

604.581.0101 www.bccollegeofoptics.ca

(1 Block off Young St. on Riverside Dr.)

BAHÁ'Í FAITH

Sabbath Services Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Vespers 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesdays 7 p.m.

"O FLEETING SHADOW! Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veil-less Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!"

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CALL 604-702-5555 HELP WANTED

Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Cruise International NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS LOCATION UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP TOCHILLIWACK JOIN OUR SALES TEAM Only agents with 3 or more

Travel and Now accepting applications join Wagonlit our sales team years experience will be considered toCarlson Cruise International

Minimum or more experience Galileo – Client Magic – CWT 3training anyears assetCHILLIWACK

LOCATION Galileo – Client Magic – CWT training an asset UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Contact: josh@cruiseinternational.com Contact: josh@cruiseinternational.com or Visit us at the ofﬁce at #9-7300 Vedder Rd., Chilliwack BC

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Contact 604-703-0230 for upcoming events

Available at BC’s #1 Waterpark!

Rev. Heather Anderson

GENERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDE:

46875 Yale Road East

51461 Yale Rd. Phone 604-794-7966

Worship/Sunday School 11:00 am

Pastor Marinus Gerding

Administration:

Water Safety:

Food Services:

• Retail Sales • Ticket Sales • Rental Booth • Guest Relations • Parking Attendants • Security

• Attendants • NLS Guards • Junior Guards

• Cashiers • Cooks • Baristas

SEND RESUME TO:

watersafetyresume @shaw.ca

foodserviceresume @shaw.ca

• Janitorial

The friendly place at Yale & Quarry!

Sunday Morning Service 10:00 a.m. (Call for information)

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CHILLIWACK UNITED CHURCH

MOUNT SHANNON UNITED CHURCH

COMMUNITY CHURCH

7955 Evans Road, Chilliwack, BC

Great Summer Employment!

Yale Road at Spadina 604-792-4634 Morning Worship and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.

PENTECOSTAL

www.stream.com

Apply now. http://careers.stream.ca

UNITED CHURCH

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE 3

EDUCATION

DGS CANADA

IGLESIA HISPANA

Pastor: Rob Brown

604-858-8433

$20/hr. Plus Mileage, Bonuses & Full Beneﬁts. E-mail resume: dwoo@fuchs.com or Fax: 604-888-1145

Sunday School during service. BIBLE STUDIES: TUESDAY @ 1PM EVERY SECOND TUESDAY @ 7PM

604-792-6013

45187 Wells Road

TRUCK DRIVER WITH CLASS 1 & AIR WANTED Required to do deliveries within BC, WA & AB. Will rotate between various routes. Home every weekend regardless of routes. Must be mature and selfmotivated. Previous experience necessary. Start immediately!

Rev. Willem van de Wall

Corner of Broadway & Chilliwack Central

SARDIS FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!

Line Haul Company Drivers also wanted for the same lane. “Bringing agility to the supply chain” Call Today: 604.214.3161 or 1.800.667.1271

Sunday Worship 11:00 am

Service held on the ﬁrst Sunday of every month at 10:00am NEXT SERVICE April 3, 2011

EDEN MENNONITE CHURCH

45768 Hocking Ave. 604-795-7700 SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Morning Service - 11 a.m. Evening Service - 6 p.m. Wednesday Service - 6:30 p.m.

*includes base rate, fuel subsidy, safety bonus and elog bonus

Wellington Ave (near Mary St.) 604-792-2154

MENNONITE

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH

Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of Merit, is committed to employment equity, and encourages all qualiﬁed individuals to apply.

Owner Operators: $1.74/mile*

Fuchs Lubricants, Langley BC

Corner of Victor & Cleveland FOR INFORMATION, CALL 604-792.2520 or 1.604.702.0211

BAPTIST

FARM WORKERS

Excellent beneﬁt package & great team environment! Please forward your resume & cover letter (quoting position title) to: email: dinn@shawbiz.ca or fax: 604-796-8413

Expanding BC/Alberta Lane Immediate Positions Available

COOKE'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Required for UBC Dairy Education & Research Centre in Agassiz, BC. Duties include: milking, feeding animals, assisting with research projects and ﬁeld work.

NEW PAY RATES

We offer; • Paid Fuel subsidy • Tridem Sunsidy • Safety Incentives • Paid Waiting Time • Paid Drops, excluding first drop • Steady Miles w/ Home Time • Same Rate Load or Empty • Comprehensive Benefit Package • Company Supplied Fuel Cards • Highest Fleet Insurance Discounts

FARM WORKERS

FARM WORKER

DELIVER RV Trailers for Pay! Successful RV transport company seeking pickup owners to deliver RV’s from US to Canada. Paying top rates! www.horizontransport.com/Canada.

Sunday Services at 9:30 am & 2:30 pm "Hope in the LORD.... With Him is abundant redemption." Psalm 130 www.chilliwackfrc.com

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

SEND RESUME TO:

adminresume @shaw.ca

! U O Y S T N A W

New Life Christian Church

Sunday Service 10:00am Sunday School 9:45am STARTING MARCH 6

WWW.CULTUS.COM

• Great Work Environment! • Awesome Staff Functions! • Great Hours! • All Positions Start at $9.50/hr.

• Paid Training and Uniform Provided • Job-related certiﬁcation could qualify for higher wage.

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Where His Word brings new life and hymns soothe the soul.

Watson Elem School 45305 Watson Rd. ALL ARE WELCOME 778-823-4041 & leave message.

45831 Hocking Ave., Chilliwack

604-795-5725

FAX: 604-882-8546 • MAIL: PO BOX 3343, CULTUS LAKE, BC, V2R 5H6

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FARM WORKERS required at Heppell’s Potato Corp. Surrey, BC for approx. 30 weeks starting June 2011. Main duties are planting, weeding and harvesting field crops, heavy lifting, packaging & general cleanup. Skills required are ability to work among others, no experience needed. Hourly rate of $9.28. 48-55 hrs/week, 6 days a week, 1 day off. Fax resume to: 604-5740553 or email: info@heppells. ca

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HELP WANTED

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General Greenhouse Cutﬂower Work Available Start wage $9/hr. Starting times are: 7am weekdays until finish, 6am Saturdays until finish. Hours range between 30-55 hours/week depending on production. Schedule rotation on Saturdays is a must. Part time as in specific full days will be considered. Please fax resume to: 604-795-5095

HELP WANTED

LABOURERS

AADMI GROUP dba Canada Wash World in Chilliwack is hiring 1 F/T CAR WASH SUPERVISOR (Automotive cleaning supervisor) with 1 2 years exp similar facility and high school pass. Duties: supervise & coordinate activities of workers , inspect sites to ensure safety and cleanliness standard, prepare work schedules etc. Salary is $17.25/hr with 40 hours week. Interested applicants please email resume: canadawashworld@hotmail.com ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL Trainees Needed now! Large & Small Firms Seeking Certified A&P Staff Now. No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available. 1-888-424-9417 FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944

Rimex Supply, Agassiz, is accepting resumes for all positions. Must have experience in a manufacturing environment and be willing to work days or afternoon shifts.

email: cal@rimex.com or fax: 604-796-5503 LOG TRUCK drivers for Kurt Leroy Trucking LTD. F/T, benefits included, to start immediately. Campbell River. Fax resume to 250-287-9914.

LOOKING TO HIRE?

The best place to start is in classified’s. In-print and online packages available. The Chilliwack Progress 604-702-5552

LABOURER Looking for a labourer for full time work at busy campground, in the Rosedale area must have own transportation.

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Needed! Hospitals & Dr’s Need Medical Office & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459

Please email resumes or fax: (604)794-3756

SOME SHOES NEED FILLING

HELP WANTED

MILLWRIGHT Rimex Supply, Agassiz, is accepting resumes for a milwright in our maintenance dept. Must have experience in a manufacturing environment and be willing to work days or afternoon shifts.

email: cal@rimex.com or fax: 604-796-5503 TIMBER! LEMARE is accepting resumes of certified coastal contract fallers. Minimum 5 years coastal experience. Must be able to assess and control hazards while maintaining production. Please email resume to office@lemare.ca. or fax 250-956-4888.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

SERVER / COOK. Chwk seniors home is seeking caring individual to join our team immed., Food safe req’d. Fax resume to (604)860-4701 or email info@optima-living.com SERVERS & HOSTESS REQ. Black Forest Restaurant, full / part time. Apply in person, w/ resume between 4pm-5pm, Fri - Tues. 180 Esplanade,Harrison Hot Springs

136A JANITORIAL SERVICES P/T EVENING CLEANERS Required for 3 evenings per week for commercial accounts. Must be task and detail oriented. Starting wage $10.50 per hour. Please send resume: info@smfv.ca

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GON SUSHI REST. Location Chilliwack. Job: Sushi Cook 37.5 hrs/wk Req.high school dip. with 3+ years sushi cook exp.(incl. sashimi field) and knowledge of food.Salary: $18.75/hr. Main duty will be making various sushi and handle sashimi. Job.:Cook(37.5hrs/wk) Req.high sch. dip. with 3+Japanese. cooking exp. with knowledge of food. Salary: $18.75/hr. Main duty will be preparing and cooking Jap. food. Resume: preferred to have by email at gonsushi@gmail.com

LINE COOKS

Chilliwack Golf Club requires part time line cooks. Fulltime hrs available through the golf season. Drop resume to: 41894 Yale Rd W or email kerrygrittner@yahoo.ca

MEDICAL/DENTAL

RECEPTIONIST / MANAGER for busy medical office. MOA minimum, 60/wpm typing, computer skills are mandatory. Please respond with resume to info@sajevision.com or fax to 604-853-7321

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

HEAVY-DUTY MECHANIC Prins Greenhouses is hiring a heavy-duty mechanic. Full-Time w/some OT & weekend work. Duties incl. repair & maint. of heavy-duty equipment (telescopic handlers, skid steer loaders, scissor lifts, tractors, etc.) Must have extensive knowledge & experience with hydraulics & ability to read & work from schematic electronic diagrams. Will develop and follow a maint. schedule for machinery. Work is outdoors, in all weather. When needed, must be willing to do non -mechanic duties in greenhouse construction/maintenance. Must have own tools & safety gear, own transportation - public transport not available. Fluent English mandatory. Fax or e-mail resume & wage expectations: (604) 852-4090, dave@prinsgreenhouses.com

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PARALEGALS

Bronson Jones & Co. an established & growing progressive litigation firm req’s exp’d personal injury paralegals (2+ years exp. essential). Senior and Intermediate positions available. Attractive benefits package, salary commensurates with exp. Fax/email resume with refs: 604-850-2164 or bjcjobs@gmail.com CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS PHONE 1-604-575-5777

SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING B.S.T. classes in Abby. Job placement. 604-859-8860 www.brissonsecurity.com

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Well established Lower Mainland Mechanical Contractor req. a Plumbing and Heating Foreman for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Mechanical work. Applicants to have a MINIMUM 5 years exp. Team Environment. Long Term Opportunity. Competitive Wages, Proﬁt Sharing & Excellent Beneﬁts. Wage Commensurate w/ Exp. Fax Resume: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: info@dualmechanical.com

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Looking for Agricultural or Heavy Duty Mechanics. Fax resume to: 604-826-0705 or email to: pam@matsquiagrepair.com or drop off to office: 34856 Harris Rd. Abbotsford.

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JOB FAIR FOR OUR STORES IN:

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• EXPERIENCED FASHION CONSULTANT Abbotsford, part-time • JUNIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS Abbotsford, full & part-time • SALES MANAGER Abbotsford Home, full-time • COMMISSION ASSOCIATES – MAJOR APPLIANCES Abbotsford & Langley, full-time • PART-TIME COMMISSION ASSOCIATES – FURNITURE Abbotsford Home, part-time

903-12 Bole, Cleveland, Fletcher, Mellard, Nowell, Reece, Victor, Victoria, Williams 226

• COMMISSION ASSOCIATES – BEDS, SEWING, VACUUM & PATIO Abbotsford, part-time

903-46 Bole, Cleveland, Victor, Victoria, Williams, Yale, Young

• COMMISSION ASSOCIATE – BEDS, SEWING, VACUUM Chilliwack & Langley, part-time

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• COSMETIC COUNTER MANAGERS (CLINIQUE & ESTEELAUDER) Chilliwack, full-time

SARDIS 920-18 Bluejay, Crestwood, Haig, Leary, Meadowlark, Raven, Richardson, Wells 143 921-06 Brada, Christina, John, Stevenson, Vanmar

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• ELIZABETH ARDEN BEAUTY ADVISOR Langley, part-time • DOOR GREETERS Abbotsford, part-time Please apply in person with a resume. Candidates must be fully ﬂexible to work all required hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays. We thank everyone who applies, but only those scheduled for an interview will be contacted.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 245

CONTRACTORS

DOALL CONTRACTING LTD. Thinking of renovating? Why not call the local experts today for a free no obligation estimate. Siding, soffits, gutters, downpipes, custom fascia cladding. (604)823-6678 Madden Brothers Construction. All aspects of home/comm reno’s. Framing, siding, doors, windows, decks, finishing carpentry, drywall, painting. Seniors discount. Ian (604)316-6939 Paul 1(604)226-5086 Abby

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ELECTRICAL

J.H. ELECTRICAL. Licence #7474. New installations, repairs, service. No job too small. Jim 604-798-5742 REIMER ELECTRIC - res/com small jobs and renovations welcome free est lic#88840 chwk 604702-8078 hope 604-860-9263 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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GARDENING

AUSSIES OUTBACK LAWNS & GARDENS. Thatching, Fertilizing, Hedging, Yard clean-up. Res-ComStrata, Lic + Ins., Chill - Harrison. (604)798-6213

NEED A LOAN - BAD CREDIT? Has your credit prevented you from getting a loan? Buying a home or having your own business? We can help you get up to 1 million business or mortgage loan and up to 200K personal loan with interest rates starting at 2.9% APR. Bad credit ok. Apply now at: www.ontariolend.com or call 1-877-500-4030

Dan Knoke Trucking

Organic

Mushroom Manure (Spring Special) $30/Pick up load (604)794-3388

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PERSONAL SERVICES

Call 604-328-6409

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

100% ALL POWERFUL and natural sexual male enhancement supplements based on individual/personal symptoms available at: Let’s Get Better Natural Medicines Ltd., Brigitte DeFehr, Nutripath, 30yrs exp. #2-45467 Yale Rd., W. Chilliwack. Hours: 1-3pm, 7 days week.

MIND BODY SPIRIT

Massage Paradise

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604-746-6777 2459 McCallum Rd. Abby.

Origin Home Financial Partners Matt Sadler - www.mattsadler.ca

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MEDICAL HEALTH

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HEALTH PRODUCTS

ATTENTION DIABETICS with Medicare. Get a FREE Talking Meter and diabetic supplies at NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, this meter eliminates painful finger pricking! Call 888449-1321

HOME CARE

“FEATHERWEIGHT/ DELUXE MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS” Absolutely at no cost to you if eligible!! Back Braces, arthritis pumps. Medicare, HMO’s & private insurance accepted. 1-800-693-8896

New Masseuses 604-854-0599 1980 Emerson

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING INCOME TAX Paisley Tax Service

All aspects of Personal Tax Mobile Service for shut-ins NO HST! Contact John Zillwood Chilliwack - 604-792-7635 www.paisleyservices.com

You can heal your life - practitioner. For body, mind and spirit. Certified nutripathic teacher and Reiki master & intuitive healer. $195/hr. Holds business license. 30 yrs exp. Brigitte (604)793-0222

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INCOME TAX RETURNS

EDUCATION/TUTORING

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783 A PA R T M E N T / C O N D O M I N I U M MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certified. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456. EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Caterpillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning. High school diploma, grade 12 Math, Science, English, mechanical aptitude required. Write apprenticeship exams. 1-888-999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview. LEARN FROM HOME EARN FROM HOME CanScribe Career College offers online courses: Medical Transcription and Computers. Great work at-home opportunities. Enrol today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & doctors need. Medical office & medical admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available! 1-888-748-4126.

Jims Mowing Franchise your future is here

EXP. GENT. available for senior assisting, light chores, fixing, driving,shopping, sitting, companionship, yardwork. Days only, reas. rates. Call Anthony @ 604-3167285.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member

604-777-5046

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Required for Betts Electric. Visit: www.betts.bc.ca for more information.

PURE CHI. Relaxing Chinese Full Body MASSAGE ~ 604-702-9686 11am-11pm. 9263 Young Rd Chwk

KIDS & ADULTS NEEDED

PERSONAL SERVICES

MATSQUI AG-REPAIR

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GREAT TEAM

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

14 yrs experience. Personal & Small Business. Basic returns starting at $25 Pick up & delivery. Call Geeta (604)316-2631

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Lawn Sharks provides superior lawn and yard maintenance, call Ron today 604-824-1976.

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HANDYPERSONS

A HELPFUL HANDYMAN Ltd. 778-808-7442. What can we do for you? Bonded and Insured! www.ahelpfulhandyman.com ALMOST Everything Handy Man Service. Junk removal, home repairs, yard/house cleanup, pressure washing, gutters, etc. 792-3018

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MR. FIX IT. Electrical, plumbing, drywall repairs, ext painting, flood repairs, decks, general contracting and more. Call (604)798-5082 RENOVISION complete reno’s. Basements, drywall/finishing, decks, baths, kitchens, painting, (604)703-5876

288

HOME REPAIRS

SEMI RETIRED CARPENTER avail., for small reno jobs & home repairs. Reliability and integrity for over 40 yrs. John (604)792-9199

300

LANDSCAPING

Reasonable rates Seniors discount We pick up and deliver in the Chilliwack area (604)792-0177 montysincometax@hotmail.com

221

CARPENTRY

The Renovator: fibreglass & wood decking, laminate flooring, framing, finishing, metal roofs, vinyl siding, concrete, additions, painting. Kelly 604-819-1936

236

CLEANING SERVICES

DIAMOND BRITE CLEANING Homes for an hourly rate, 30 yrs exp. Ask for Louise, (604)792-1962 LENA ROSE SERVICES. Cleaning, errands and companionship. Call (604)702-9579

RPL CONTRACTING. Fully insured, hydro seeding, mountainside landscaping, rock walls. Call (604)823-6191 or 604-819-1050

The Chilliwack Progress Tuesday, March 29, 2011 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 362

SECURITY/

ALARM

SYSTEMS

SAWDUST Hemlock, Fir & Cedar Available for Delivery Call for pricing

SAVE UP TO $400 on a pre-existing system based on 3 year contract.

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197 www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

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MISC SERVICES

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MOVING & STORAGE

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24/7 Alarm monitoring Medical Alert Services Service on all makes/models Bonded & Insured

CENTRAL VACUUM Let us service your central vacuum system. We will extend your warranty. We service all makes & models.

(604)792-8055 45140 Yale Rd. West www.contactsecurity.ca

374

TREE SERVICES

PAUL’S MOVING 5 Ton truck, will beat any other mover’s price! BC/Alta/Ont. Packing. Family O/O 1-888-507-2857 604-792-5901 PRUDHOMME THE MOVERS. For free estimates call (604)798-7177 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Get your trees or tree removal done NOW while they’re dormant

✓ Tree & Stump Removal ✓ Certiﬁed Arborists ✓ 20 yrs exp. 60’ bucket truck ✓ Crown reduction ✓ Spiral pruning ✓ Fully insured. Best Rates

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 Info: www.treeworksonline.ca

10% OFF with this AD A-TECH Services 604-996-8128 Running this ad for 7yrs

PETS

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring, Carpet Cleaning & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com Becky’s Interior Painting. 20yr exp Will match any written estimate, ref’s. Chwk 316-3349/Abb 755-4268 K-ONE PAINTING. Commercial, Residential, Interior & Exterior. For a free estimate call (604)997-1674

MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

332

PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

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Air Conditioning & heat pumps All Plumbing repairs & service Fireplaces & BBQ’s Drain Cleaning Class A gas ﬁtting 24 hr service

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(604)316-4811or (604)824-8817 LES THE FRIENDLY PLUMBER. Specializing in bathroom renovatons, including ceramic wall and floor tile. In with the new, out with the old. Call 604-858-8842.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt shingles, flat roofs BBB, WCB $2m Liability. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hrs. 7dys/wk. 1-855-240-5362

SAVE ON ROOFING New Roofs, Re-Roof, Repairs. Free Est. Refs. * WCB * Fully Insured. 10% DISCOUNT !

Simar 778-892-1266

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL EARTH FRIENDLY RECYCLE-IT!

604.587.5865 www.recycle-it-now.com

A Family man with 1ton dump truck will haul anything, anywhere, any time. Lowest prices. (604)703-8206 BSMB Rubbish Removal. Serving all you rubbish removal needs with a 14’ long trailer. Will remove yard waste, furniture, appliances, recycling material and construction site clean up. Service within 24 hrs, 7 days a week. (604)793-8378

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!!

220.JUNK(5865)

604.

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

bradsjunkremoval.com

456

FEED & HAY

BLOW OUT HAY SALE Hand bales $6. All cuts must go. Erik (604)796-2706 HAY 1st 2nd, 3rd & 4th cuts, between 7000-8000 bales, from dairy farm, Agassiz. $4.50-$7.50/bale. (604)796-2886 (604)793-3992 HAY SALES per load/bale All types. Will deliver Wilton Hay Sales Call Tony: (604)793-3765 Or Visit: www.wiltonhay.com

477

PETS

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, males $500. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls BOXER puppies born Feb 1 ready March 28. Vet ✓ tails & declaws, first shots. $850. 604-882-7477. CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CKC Reg.soft coated Wheaten Terrier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1200. Call 604-533-8992 DOG MALE American pitbull x, dogo, 1 yr. old. Only $200. All shots microchipped. 604-614-4721. ENGLISH MASTIFF P/B PUPS Fawn & Bridle. CKC reg. Ready to go. $1500. 604-726-3934 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUP. 1 female. $750. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332. GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, 7 wks old, (2) females. Exc bloodline. (604)997-2404 Chwk GERMAN Shepherd pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines Reg/Guar. 604-856-8161 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 NEWFOUNDLAND pup, P/B. Ready in Apr. $1000 (604)819-1466 No Sunday calls PUGS, fawn, 3 male, 1 females. family raised, vet chk’d, shots. $500. (604)796-2727/799-2911 ROTTI PUPS large German stock, exc temp, protective, parents to view, 1st shots $700. 604-799-8858 SHIH TZU Bichon pups. 1st shots, dewormed M/$500 F/$550. 604552-4415 or 604-763-7473. SHIH TZU pups,adorable,1st shot, Vet ✓ health guar. hypo-allergenic, nonshed. $495. Call 604-533-8992

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

APPLIANCES

GE FRIDGE with bottom drawer freezer, $350; GE elec range S/C, gd cond, $250; range hood, $50. All OBO. Call (604)792-0839

518

BUILDING SUPPLIES

DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings Priced for Spring Clearance - Ask about Free Delivery to most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. SAWMILLS - Band/Chainsaw SPRING SALE - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195.00. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT

523

UNDER $100

22’ of 4’ high brown heavy chainlink, $100 incl posts and rails, (604)793-7714 ----------------------------------------------pet door, new $100, for med dog, (604)793-7714 Bath seat, adjust, raised toilet seat, small walker $100 for all 793-7714

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UNDER $100

benches, lots of rustic old hand made for cozy gardens $20 - $80 (604)793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Gates, wrought iron, short railings, framed security bars from $20 up (604)793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Doors, wooden, used $5 & up windows $20 choice many twin seal (604)793-7714 Commercial shelving, 5 shelves, 2’x4’x8’h $60/4’ sections 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Roof metal, yard clean up, odds & sods $5-$10 sheet 793-7714 Curio cabinet $150, Grow cart,trays & lights $100, Chainsaw 16” gas $75, weed eater, gas $40 703-1947 Exercise equipment, 3 assorted pieces $40 ea. electric chair, $50 (604)792-4090 Galvanized roofing, 9 sheets, 16’ used $100, covers 16x25. 793-7714 LAPTOP, HP, internet ready, works well, very clean, CD, $99. Call (604)845-9000 LULU LEMON scuba hoodies (4) $20-$50 ea. CLOTHING, girls & ladies. Very gd clean cond., ALL SEASONS, girls sz 10-16, ladies xsm-med, tops, bottoms, dressy & casual, shoes, purses, etc. Stuff a bag full for $20. 792-1876 lv msg Roof metal, yard clean up, odds & sods $5-$10 sheet 793-7714 Roof racks for canopy, auto, SUV, also box rails 10+ 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Heater 50,000 BTU for small pool $100 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Wheel barrow, solid all ,metal $65, fiberglass one $30 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------(2) piece red tool box, 6 drawers + bulk bin $100 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Windmill, 6’h (all metal) $80- new in box 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Ladders 6’ step $20, several sizes avail., incl extension 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Cistern hand pump, working, for cabin/cottage or 1/2 HP pond pump $50 ea. 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Patio heater, propane, table top $100 very cozy 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------BBQ, portable, good porta potty, camp stove, propane light $25 choice 793-7714 -----------------------------------------------Unique & inexpensive garden ornaments $5 & up, call for info 793-7714 Sofa and chair, $50. Dressers, $50. TV stand $50, Yamaha organ $50 (604)792-4090 twin strollers, (2) navy blue pattern, $50/ea; 2 bread machines, West Bend/Osteo, $50/ea.(604)795-7055

524

UNDER $200

Garage door, 16’w x 7’h, insulated, white. (slight damage) incl., remote. $195 (604)792-6521 No Sun calls. Washer & dryer, Kenmore, white, $150/pair; TV, 20” good cond, $50. (604)858-5954

525

UNDER $300

Bed frame, Qn, canopy/fantasy, blk metal. Incl., matching curtain rod & hold backs $250 obo. 793-6603 ORGAN, Hammond, small, walnut, excellent condition, $225. Call (604)795-7055 Stove, Kitchenaide, glass cook top convection oven, warming drawer, $300. Call (604)858-4888 Weedeater, Stihl, 250, newer model, $300; 500lb granule fertilizer in bags, $200. 1 (778)861-4297

530

FARM EQUIPMENT

WANTED: used potato/carrot washer for market garden. Smaller model. 250-395-4042

548

FURNITURE

BRAND NEW QUEEN SIZE PILLOW TOP MATTRESS SETS

551

GARAGE SALES

P.E.O.

SPRING RUMMAGE SALE Saturday, April 2nd 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM Cooke’s Presbyterian Hall 45825 Wellington Ave. GREAT BARGAINS! Clothing, household, toys, books & lots of misc.

Want to make some extra Cash? Have a garage sale! Ph: 604-702-5552 The Chilliwack Progress

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

ESTATE SALE: Living, Dining, Bedroom, Furnishings. Like new. Call 604 795 2505 or email:mcaall4j@telus.net Sofa, leather like new, taupe, dining rm ste w/hutch, Qn slay bed, oak. Wall unit, oak wash, Lots of household misc. (604)858-3582

559

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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 1-866-981-6591. wheelchair, Breezy 600, near new cond.; commode chair; assist pole8’ w/1’ extension; wheeled walker. Call for details. (604)796-2766

560

MISC. FOR SALE

A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1866-884-7464.

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE

625

MORTGAGES

706

Broadway Maples Apts 9473 Broadway St. 604-819-6229 $800/month, 2-2 bdrms, quiet building, w/balcony, hot water, 3 appl, sec u/grnd prkg, n/s, n/p, laundry on site., on site manager.

Ryder Lake, Chwk. rare find, exc 3400 sq’ rancher, 2.88 acres, 4 bd + studio, 3 bath, Fully reno’d, prisitnely maint. Fabulous mtn views, RV/boat strg, in ground pool, 300 sq’ greenhouse, outbuilding, orchard. $699,000 (604)858-0015

627

HOMES WANTED

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

WE BUY HOUSES

Older Home? Damaged Home? Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH! Call Us First! 604.657.9422

Must be moved from 45618 Kipp Ave. Chwk. Very solid home, stucco exterior, hard wood ﬂoors Call Paul (604)798 9173

630

LOTS

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.

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

696

OTHER AREAS

BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LAND $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport Guaranteed Financing, No Credit Checks. Pre-recorded msg. (800) 631-8164 code 4057 www.sunsiteslandrush.com OWN 20 ACRES-$0 Down $99/mo. ONLY $12,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas Money Back Guarantee, No Credit Checks, Owner Financing, Free Color Brochure 1800-343-9444 www.20acreranches.com REGISTER NOW Saskatoon_55Plus Active Adult Large Ground Level Townhomes www.diamondplace.ca

RENTALS 706

WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only $ 109,950. Many other plans available. 877-976-3737 or 250814-3788 www.hbmodular.com

636

APARTMENT/CONDO

Avail Apr. 15

Chilliwack, The Summit on First Ave, 1 bdrm, 1 yr old south facing, 5 appl., garden patio. $144,000. Rentable. (604)791-1043

BIG BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA LAND $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport Guaranteed Financing,No Credit Checks. Pre-recorded msg. 1-800-631-8164 Code 4001 www.sunsiteslandrush.com

GARAGE DOOR REVOLUTION. The amazing rolling garage door is now available in Canada. Quiet. Safe. Attractive. Space Saving. And competitively priced. Check it out at garador.ca or call 1-877-765-2367. Mention “Community” and receive an automatic 10% off.

636

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

100% Guaranteed Omaha Steaks SAVE 64% on the Family Value Collection. NOW ONLY $49.99 Plus 3 FREE GIFTS & right-to-the-door delivery in a reusable cooler, ORDER Today. 1-888-702-4489 mention code 45069SVD or www.OmahaSteaks.com/family23

DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call Phone Factory Today! 1-877-3362274. www.phonefactory.ca

REAL ESTATE

Oceanfront Motel, 2 acres, 10 units, near park, for sale or could be included in a larger project. Site approved for condos. Plans completed, ready to go. Phone 250-753-0160

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MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1888-711-8818 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

New cabinets: 2 tone antique white with espresso island, Canadian gold granite counters, 13x10’ with 7x3’ island. Lots of options. Valued $17,500 sacrifice $6000 or best offer. We are relocating and must go. Call (604)793-6343

APARTMENT/CONDO

Cheam View Apts Clean, quiet building • • • •

Insuite storage Laundry on every floor Heat & hot water incl Secure underground prkg

1 & 2 Bdrms Starting at $575/m Ref’s required, no pets Crime-free multi-housing Call for appt. 604-792-3010 or leave message CHILLIWACK, 1 & 2 bedrooms, family building in good area. Close to shopping, transportation and schools. Parking, laundry hook/up included. available now or Apr 1. Rob 604-316-5404. No Sun. calls or after 7pm.

CHILLIWACK, 1 bdrm apt, 9170 Mary St. new rugs & paint, senior oriented, n/s, n/p, 3 appl. avail now. Call (604)703-1353

CHILLIWACK. 1 bdrm. near hospital, Mary St. N/S. N/P. Avail. May 1. $560 + hydro & sec dep. Ref’s req. 604-792-5642 or 604-819-8987

Chilliwack, 2 bdrm ste, close to hospital, n/p, avail. now. Call (604)7959577 or 604-378-9240

CHILLIWACK, 45559 Yale, The Vibe. 1 Bdrm, 6 new appl., secure u/g prkg, storage, $700/mo. Avail., now. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077

CHILLIWACK, 45991 Airport Rd. 1 bd ste. $525 + util., Fridge & stove. Avail now. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077

CHILLIWACK. Clean, updated, lrg corner unit. 5 appl., No pets, no smoking. 2 bd, 1 full bath. $720/mo. & ref’s. Avail. Apr 1. (604)799 2700

CHILLIWACK. Huge 2 Bd cond. in ste laund, D/W, great loc. strg rm. On site mngr. $750 (604)393-3519

Chilliwack, renovated, lg bright 2 bdrm condo, central area, near school & college. n/p, $700/m. Avail now. Call Jeff, (604)220-7893

SUMMER 2011

Personalized All-In-One Easter Basket- OVER 50% OFF! Regular Price $32.99 YOU PAY $15.99. Includes Personalization; Plush Bunny, Chocolate; Candy and Peeps® Visit www.PersonalCreations.com/ Always or Call 1-888-903-0973

LEISURE GUIDE

VINYL FENCING, white. Used, good shape, approx 65’ incl., posts & gate. $750 obo (604)847-3882 WEDDING DRESS!!! STUNNING JADE DANIELS wedding gown from the 2010 collection. Purchased in April from Ivory Bridal in Langley The colour is ivory with a sweetheart top, is fitted to the waist, then flows away from the body. A bustle was added to the dress so the train can be buttoned up during the reception. It is a size 8 (fits a little small). Cost was $1400 plus $100 for the alterations, will sell for $875. Contact 604-768-9109 to see photos or jen_toor@hotmail.com

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS COLLECTORS SAXOPHONES Soprano Buecher Silver 80 yrs old, excellent condition $3000. Picelo $250, Bongo Drums-perfect cond. $275 Call 604-534-2997

• Leftover from Hotel Order • 800 Coil 3’’ Pillowtop • Original Plastic • Only 14 left • 10 year warranty Retail $1,499! Liquidation $560 incls. tax. Call: 604.807.5864

REAL ESTATE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FOR SALE 6 piano accordions, from $140 to $500. 2 violins $150. ITS. 604-853-7879.

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK

8-10 FT DOGWOOD & JAPANESE MAPLES

$10 ea 8069 Nelson St. Mission

604-826-8988 REAL ESTATE

It’s time to get moving! BOOK YOUR AD TODAY!

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE 03/11T_LG29

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706

CHILLIWACK

46030 Princess Ave.

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1, 2, 3, Bdrm suites $600, $700, $800 5 appliances Secure building On-site manager Small pet negot. Must have ref’s

45750 Knight Rd

1 bdrm + den, $785/m “Crime free building” 5 full size appliances Large storage, deck No pets, No smoking, Elec bbq, Bus Route Adult bldg (prefer 45+) Walk to all amenities 604 858 2513

Shawigan Cres. Newer deluxe 1 bdrm coach house ste. Ideal for mature adults, may. 1. N/p, n/s, no BBQ’s. (604)824-7697

Hazelwood Manor

1 & 2 bdrm Condos

Quiet & Clean, 3 appl. on bus route, no pets,

1 bath, F/S, D/W, private deck, in suite storage, secure building and parking, wheelchair access, elevator, laundry on each floor, walk to park, shopping, library. Call 604-792-1506

Chilliwack. Spacious. 1 bd w/balcony. FREE heat, h/w & parking, elevator. On site mngt. Great Mary St location. From $610. 604-702-0722 ROSEDALE 2bdr ste, nice country setting, 4 appls (incl w/d), crim rec check, $800+hydro. 604-793-9000 BUY, RENT OR SELL USE CLASSIFIED 1-604-575-5777

sardis holdings.

(604)316-5363 or 604-792-1872

Sardis

Shaw Ave. Apartments

Hazelwood Manor 1 & 2 bedrooms, available now.

*FREE RENT *Call for details

1 bdrm, $650/m 3 appliances available

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* Onsite manager * Ref req’d * Bus route, Elec bbq’s * We cater to seniors * No pets * No f/p * No smoking * Walk to all amenities

(604)316-5363 or 604-792-1872

(604)858-9832

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1 BDRM, $670/m 2-2 BDRM, $785/m AVAILABLE NOW. “Crime-free building”

Quiet & Clean, 3 appl. on bus route, no pets,

Ph: 604-858-2513

LOGAN PLACE/ LOGAN MANOR 9245 EDWARD ST.

Laminate floors, Free laundry & heat No pets or BBQ’s, Great location on bus route - Lark Rd, Vedder On-site manager

Spacious & Bright Suites

1 & 2 bedroom luxurious apartments. All appl. Adult oriented. 1 or 2 baths, u/g parking. On site manager. Crime-free certiﬁed.

Rental Opportunities

Multi-housing crime-free building.

(604)792-0951

HIGHGATE MANOR

SENIORS

Luxury Suites

Heather Ridge 45530 McIntosh Dr

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Ph: Pearl, 604-793-7099

19+ BUILDING

1 & 2 Bedrooms starting at $575/mo., cats ok.

(in house manager)

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

1 & 2 bedrooms, available now.

45810 First Ave., West

Call Brian Browne at 604-858-7368

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LANAI APARTMENTS

1 & 2 Bdrms & den

Adult oriented, 5 appl’s Secure underground pkng Across from hospital, close to all amenities. CRIME-FREE CERTIFIED

8977/9003 Edward St Kevin, 604-792-4191

• Heat and Hot Water • On-Site Manager • Adult Oriented • Elevator • Large Storage Area • No Pets

• Wheelchair Access • On-Site Laundry • Digital Cable • Security Cameras/ Dead Bolts • Parking

Free Premium Cable - $80 Value WE CATER TO SENIORS 1 Bedrooms Available Now - $625/mo. Call Verna at 604-703-1089. 3-11F_LA25

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$$ Save Money $$ Managers Special! Large newly updated 1 & 2 bdrms in quiet, well maint., adult oriented building. Includes fridge, stove, window coverings, heat & hot water, parking and storage. Elevator with wheelchair access and on-site laundry. Walk to all amenities. Resident manager, (604)792-1503

Chilliwack Rentals

713

COTTAGES

CHILLIWACK/VEDDER area: River frontage furn’d Cabin. Monthly rates Avail. May 1st. 604-858-7953

715

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. Large 2 bedroom upper level suite in duplex. Backs onto Rotary Trail. Rent includes utilities and sat TV. Shared laundry. N/S, N/P, ref required. $1000 month. 604-858-5074 CHILLIWACK - 1st Ave/Windsor. 2 Bdrm duplex, w/d, huge yard, carport, storage rm, ns/np, $850/mo. Avail now. 604-928-2663 (Pt Coq). Sardis, 1 bdrm 1/2 duplex, lg yard, newly reno’d, insuite W/D, pets ok. April 1. $775/m+ util (604)703-8198 Sardis #3 - 45741 Britton Ave. 3 bd up + 1 bd suite down, 2.5 bath, great parking. $1400/mo. + util., Avail now. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077 Sardis, 3 bdrm up, 5 appl, single attached garage, fenced yard; 2 bdrm down, separate entr. cls to amenities. Call (604)824-0264 YARROW, 3 bdrm + den, 2 bath, duplex, Yarrow Ecovillage. 5 appl., in green building, mtn views, n/s, n/p, , $1500/m. (604)823-6610

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FARMS

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

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS Agassiz, 2 bdrm mobile home, 10 miles E of Ruby Creek. F/p, $850/m + util. Apr 1. Rolf, (604)823-4710

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HOMES FOR RENT

Chilliwack, (1) 3 bdrm 1.5 bath, & (1) 4 bdrm 2.5 bath, f/p, lg kitchen, $950 & $1250 + util, no dogs. avail now. (604)316-9859 CHILLIWACK, 2000sf house with detached workshop, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, fenced, n/s, outdoor pet neg., $1500/m + util. Avail now. Call (604)745-0019 CHILLIWACK. 2 Bdrm + den, workshop lrg fncd yrd, sm pet ok. Apr 1. $1050,refs,DD. 604-937-5080 eves CHILLIWACK, 3 BDRM, main flr, heritage home, hrdwd flrs, lg fencd yrd, 1325sf, $1000/m + 2/3 util, non smokers only, cat ok, avail May 1st. 1(604)615-9026 Chilliwack, 3 bdrm upper flr, spacious, 2 bath, n/s, n/p, fenced, $1150/m. util incl. (604)798-3125 Chilliwack, beautiful, 4 bdrm 3 bath, fenced, 1 car gar, carport, hardwood, lg deck, D/W. No pets. Avail now. $1800/m. (604)799-6166 Chilliwack, Carlton St, 4 bdrm 2 bath, lg yard, fened dog run, 5 appl., carport, lg deck, n/s, no indoor pets. $1350/m + util. Avail now. Call (604)819-5136 Chilliwack, Chilliwack Central Rd., 3 + 1 bdrm upper unit, 5 appl., sep laundry rm, share util. Avail now.(604)824-0264

near downtown. Available immediately. Small pet okay! Fenced Yard. $1000/mo.

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9234 Charles Street, Chilliwack 1 bdrm, coin laundry, family dwelling, small pet ok, ref’s req’d. 604-791-0463 or 1-877-817-0289

Chilliwack, 2000+sf light industrial warehouse for lease or sale, fenced high door, #110-45635 McIntosh Dr. 604-850-7337 or 604-832-1400 FOR LEASE: 8080 Evans Rd, Chilliwack. (near Walmart/Home Depot), high traffic & exposure. Retail space + (3x2100sf.) Office space, second floor (3x1000sf.) Attractive lease rates. 1-604-819-6700

CHILLIWACK Cozy 3 bedroom rancher

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1 & 2 bdrm apartments

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604.858.RENT (7368)

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Up 1040sf. Includes hot water & heat, elevator, walking distance to hospital, near college & bus route, in-suite laundry hook-ups for W/D & coin laundry, full-sz stove and fridge. No pets, seniors welcome! References req’d.

No Sunday calls.

9462 Cook Street, Chilliwack, B.C. (Certiﬁed Crime-Free Multi-Housing Complex)

45562 McIntosh Dr. Ph: Lori, 604-793-9993

736

HOMES FOR RENT

(604)792-8377 or (604)819-2541

Sinnenger Place #28-45450

LAKESIDE COURT

RENTALS

Chilliwack Suites For Rent Newer fully furnished suites avail., 2 & 3 bd. 5 appl., Weekly and monthly rates. View online: hoperiverlodge.com or call:

Garrison

CHILLIWACK

CHILLIWACK Large quiet 2 bdrm apt, nearly 1100 s/f, lrg patio, exc view, lots of kitchen cupboards, new built-in oven, 5 closets, A/C, adult oriented (45+), clean bldg, central location, live-in caretaker, prefer n/s, no pets, ref’s required. $750/mo incl heat/h.wtr/garbage. Located in Neptune Arms Apts, 9545 College St. Ph: 604-795-9344

APARTMENT/CONDO

Well maintained, on bus route, close to banks, pharmacies, medical clinic, grocery stores and more. Senior discounts, elevator, laundry rm, insuite storage, n/s, n/p. View & compare. From $625-$740. 5810 Vedder Rd. Call Marj, (604)8242964/846-8579

Cornerstone Apartments

Caretaker (604)799-2262 Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage (604)792-0077

706

1 & 2 Bdrm Apts

1 bdrm starting at $500, avail now. Heat, hot water window coverings incl, most suites with balcony, laundry on 1st flr with elevator, (604)824-0264 or 604-7029106

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RENTALS

SARDIS

The Willows

Fresh and clean. Totally renovated from top to bottom • • • • • • •

RENTALS

Call 604.302.4767 or 604.308.1420 3-11T HL15

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GARRISON CROSSING area. $1750/mo. 3 bd up + 1 dwn. walkout basement, 3 bath. Almost 3000 sq ft. Avail., May 1st. 1 year lease req’d. (604)703-9190 (604)703-9190

PROMONTORY 4628 Teskey Rd. 2700 sq’ 3 bd + den, 2 bd suite down, dbl attached garage, hard wood floors. Avail., Apr. 15th. $2000/mo. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage. 604 792 0077 ROSEDALE. 4 bdrm, 2 bath on large fenced lot with lg shop, n/s, pet neg., $1450/m. Avail April 15. 604-991-1215. ROSEDALE, cozy 2 bdrm, W/D hook-up, no dogs, cat ok. Avail May 1st. $750/mo. (604)795-3398 Sardis, 1 & 2 bedroom ranchers, w/d free cable, carport, n/p, $775$850/m. N/p, Avail now. Call (604)824-2050 SARDIS #22 - 44523 Mclaren Dr. 3 bd, theater/4th bdrm, 3.5 bath, central vac, granite counters, 2 car garage, N/S indoors, cat only w/pet deposit. Avail., immed., $1650 + util., Geothermic heat & A/C included in price. Wayne (604)799 0259 Stratatech Property Management Sardis, 45751 Alder Ave., 2 storey + bsmt, 6 bdrm older 2 bath home, good cond., 1/2 acre lot, 20x22 dbl detached garage. Avail Apr 1. $1450/m + dd. (604)819-0456

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TOWNHOUSES

CHILLIWACK

NEWLY RENOVATED

Woodbine Townhouses A Gated Community Designated as Crime Free Multi-Housing

✶ MOVE-IN INCENTIVES ✶ 1,100 s.f. 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths Very quiet, family oriented. Well maintained, 2 playgrds. New carpeting & lam. floors Large, private fenced yards Close to amenities, schools and bus routes. D Pets ok upon approval. Refs. D Rents start at $990/mo. D D D D D D

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AUTO FINANCING

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

MOTELS, HOTELS

MOTEL ROOMS - Bridal Falls. Newly renovated. Kitchenette avail. Available monthly to May 15. Starting at $630/m+DD. Wifi internet avail . N/s, n/p. Call (604)794-7710

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

1300 SQ.FT. RETAIL. Across from McDonald’s $1100, 250-295-3247 alaninthewack@hotmail.com

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

Promontory lge room un/furn, cbl, computer, net. own frdg/bathrm Ref NS/NP $425 incl util 604-316-2614 Room for rent, n/s, no partiers, prefer female, share kitch, laund & common rm, lrg fncd yrd. $425/m. util incl. Avail immed., (604)997-0785

747

RV PADS

RV PADS for rent at our 5 star resort. Full hookups/Cable available. $325/month metered hydro. Laundry facilities onsite, and wireless internet available. Please call 604-819-6918.

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION Agassiz. Priv. bath, shared kitch, own entry. Avail Apr 1st. $500 + DD, incl., util., N/S, N/p, (604)796-9755 East Chilliwack, 1 bdrm & den in shared home. $550 incl., util., & i/net. Suits sng person. (604)791-1941 SARDIS, working person to share furnished executive home. 3 bd, 3 bath, 3 bay garage. gym, i/net, lrg TV, util., incl., avail now. $600/m. (604)858-1937 or (604)791-1937

750

SUITES, LOWER

CHILLIWACK 1 bdr g/lvl, sep entry. W/D, heat, hydro. Ref’s & DD, Apr 1st $625/mo. Ns/Np. 604-792-7484 Chilliwack 1 bdrm grnd flr. utilities extra, shared laundry, cover patio. Avail. now., $600/m (604)792-5409 Chilliwack, 1 bdrm, new bsmt ste, quiet & priv, ground level, priv entry, n/p, n/s, $750/m. (604)795-2443 Chilliwack, 2 bdrm daylight, level entry, 1300sf, 5 appl, lg patio, n/s, n/p, $975/m + cable, inet, util, $225/m. Avail now. (604)792-8844 Chilliwack, 3 bd, 2 bath. W/I closet, Lg kit, f/p, hrdwd flrs, deck, fenced yard, F/S, D/W, W/D, Mar 22. n/s, n/p. $1000 + 1/2 util. (604)858-3380 Chilliwack, as new cute small studio, util incl. $510/m, sm pet negotiable. Call 604-702-9653 lv mess Chilliwack, lg 1 bd above ground ste, outstanding views, parklike setting, 4 appl., n/s, n/p, $850/m util incl. Avail now. Call (604)702-1955 LANGLEY, Large 2 bedroom,open, farm setting, gated property,private entrance, private laundry, uts incl. $980.00. 604-230-2808 SARDIS. 1 bdrm grnd lvl entry bsmt ste. Off Watson. Priv. entry & laundry, $675/mo util. & cable incl, wifi. NS/NP. Immed. Ref. 604-858-5205 SARDIS. 1 bdrm. Newer bright. Nr twin rinks. Pri. ent. N/S, N/P. Refs. Suit single. $600 incl. utils & shrd W/D. Apr 15/May 1. 604-858-0863. CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS PHONE 1-604-575-5777

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SUITES, UPPER

Chilliwack 46340 Princess, sec. lrg 2bd, inste lnd, deck, new carpet/flr. $775. 604-795-2202, 703-1401. HOPE, 3 BDRM, 6 appl. small pets okay, RV parking. Close to schools, $800/mon util incl. 604-860-4991

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TOWNHOUSES

Chilliwack, 3 bdrm T/H, newly reno’d, F/S, W/D, n/s, n/p, avail now. $875/m +util. (604)795-2223 GARRISON CROSSING. 2000 + sq.ft. T/H. Exc. loc. 4 bdrms, 3 full baths. View. $1400. 604-644-5930. Email: consolana@gmail.com

1997 BUICK RIVIERA - 2 dr. coupe super charged, leather, loaded, sun roof, local, no accid, home link, new tires & more. $4990 (604)328-1883 1998 BUICK LASABRE LTD, new tires & brakes. exc. clean condition. Private. $4800. 778-565-1097. 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora, V6 auto, loaded, a/c, leather heated seats, clean, $4500. 1 (604)796-1184 2004 CHRYSLER Sebring. Touring. Exc. cond. New brakes & snow tires. $5500. obo. 604-864-6256 2008 CHRYSLER, Sebring. 4dr, touring sedan, loaded, 56kms. Warranty, like new. $14,800 obo. Call Roy (604)852-3506.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1990 Mazda Miata, red convert, no rust, Aircared, 218km, 5 spd, garage kept. $4000 (604)793-6030 1991 TOYOTA Corolla 4 door, standard. New clutch & tires. Reliable transportation. $500. 604-302-8083 2001 MDX Acura AWD fully loaded. Auto. Extra clean. Runs very good. $10,500. obo. 604-625-7421 or 604-807-7202. 2001 NISSAN SANTRA 4 dr., gold colour, A/C. No accidents. Good cond. $6000 obo 604-582-0552 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. Red, V6, 5spd, man. trans, black leather, sunroof, new stereo. 150,000km. Winter & high profile tires incld. $7000 OBO. Must sell! Call 604792-9694 or 604-819-8501. 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA S, auto, loaded, 66,800K, 2.5L, well-maint., $9200 obo. Call (604)858-8955 2004 Nissan Altima S, auto, loaded, 66800k, 2.5L, well-maint., $8900. obo. Call (604)858-8955 2004 Suzuki Aeiro SX 4dr H/B 5sp p/w 4 new snows, roof rack 1 owner a/cared $5495 obo. 604-859-7009 2005/6 SUBARU IMPREZA RS,one owner, like new, 77 kms, top model, loaded, $13,500.Call 604-575-2077 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX 4/dr auto p/w, p/l, AC, cd player, 88K, silver. $9800. Call 604-825-9477. 2010 NISSAN VERSA, 4 dr. H/B, auto, red, 20,000 Km, many options, $9,350 firm. 604-538-9257. 2010 TOYOTA Matrix, loaded, only 29,200 km. No accidents. Exc cond., $15,800 (604)793-5520 DL5961

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MOTORCYCLES

1991 HARLEY DAVIDSON TOUR GLIDE, $8000. Call: 604-217-3479 or 778-880-0233.

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1984 - 24’ KOMFORT bunk model R.V., new tires, needs fridge, $4,200. Phone 604-859-6418 1990 Import camper, 4 burn stv, frg, oven. Used 10 X’s Virtually new, in storage $11,500 (604)847-0978 1995 PROWLER 5TH WHEEL 25.ft, slide out, fully contained, with shed, large deck and holding tank at Lakeview RV site at Nicola Lake in Merrit BC $10,000 Phone (604)826-6256 Bill

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2001 22’ Slumber Queen MH. Chev chassi, 90,000 kms. TV, a/c, very clean. $20,500. 604-701-1245 Abbt

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

2007 MALLARD 18CK

2006 ADVENTURER R 20 ft class A, slps 4, PDI, awning, 2dr frg, DSI hw, a/c, all prw features, excellent condition $24,000 (604)768-8247

The Scrapper

Front living area, awning, micro. CD player, ducted roof air. Immaculate! $12,995 (Stk.28505A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2007,27’ WINNEBAGO ITASCA SPIRIT MOTOR HOME, Class C, 36,126 M, 4.0 Onan Generator. Sleeps 6, 2 slide outs, full power package, air cond. Range w/ convection oven & microwave. Sound system, rear camera. Exterior wash station, Satellite ready, too many extras to list. $ 59,500. (604)795-0192. Please, no Sunday calls

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2008 Forest River Palomino Thoroughbred T-265 ultra lite 30ft Travel Trailer. NEW. Sleeps 6 and It weighs only 5000lbs!!! @ 604-7911361. 4 months of free secure RV storage. $19,000

1989 F150 X-tra clean, 5L auto, full load, L/B, ext cab, air, lots extras, 161,000km, $3850. (604)316-2574 1995 FORD EXPLORER 2dr sport, 2whl drive 1 owner auto air p/w p/dl p/mirrors $2000 obo. 604-858-4398 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Laredo 4L, good cond, New tires, New radiator, Aircare for 2 years asking $5000 (604)826-6256 Bill

2010 LAREDO 310RE

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2007 Sunseeker m/h Ford E450, 1 slide, 31.6’, slps 6, generator, 18,700mi, $45,000 obo (604)8244552 or (604)272-4961 (Van)

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TRUCKS & VANS

1988 NISSAN Z24I, low rider. Reduced price to $1,000 obo 604302-0985 after 6pm or leave msg. 1993 FORD F350, crew cab, white RWD, good condition. $1895/obo. Phone 604-854-5160.

26”LCD TV, A/C, Adj. electric awning, electric slideout, micro. 30,000 BTU furnace, DSI hot water & more. $39,995 (Stk.28940) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

TRUCKS & VANS

1994 F 150, auto, 5 L, 4X4, club cab, shrt box, canopy,good running, some rust, $3,900. 604-859-6418 2000 F250 super duty ext cab, canopy, 130K, longbox, 5.4 Triton, auto. $6900/obo. (604)792-4320. 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. Quad cab. V8, loaded. New brakes & tires. Well maint. $12,000. 778-878-1860 2002 FORD F150 Lariat - 4x4, exc. cond. leather, new tires, local, 160K no accid., $8500obo / 778.861.8355 2004 Chevy Venture ext., 8 pass, 1 owner, loaded, white, 158,000 kms. Well maint, $6500 (604)792-7824 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER LS - Ext. 7 pass. loaded, exc. cond. senior driven $5650 Abby. (604)556-4242 2006 FORD F250 super duty diesel, excellent cond, new tires, new brakes, tow pkg. Asking $20,000 Phone (604)826-6256 Bill

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Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of the late PHYLLIS MABEL LARSEN, aka PHYLLIS MABLE LARSEN formerly of 10175 Hymar Drive, Chilliwack, British Columbia, are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executrices, c/o Rose Shawlee, Lawyer, 9259 Main Street, PO Box 390, Chilliwack, BC V2P 6K2, before April 25, 2011 after which date the Executrices will distribute the said Estate amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice. Dianne Carol Lewis and Lynn Mary Giraud, Executrices BAKER NEWBY LLP Lawyers

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Ingnace John Poittris who died on February 7, 2011, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Waterstone Law Group LLP, the solicitors for the Executrix, Mary Georgina Stewart, at 201-45793 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack, BC, V2R 5S3, before April 30, 2011, after which date the Excecutrix will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice.

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

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IN THE ESTATE OF ANNE BROWN LATE OF CHILLIWACK, BC RETIRED, DECEASED.

All claims against the above estate, duly verified by Statutory Declaration, and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before April 29, 2011.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Ingnace John Poittris, also known as Ingnace J. Poittris and Ingnace Poittris, Deceased, formerly of 45834 Reece Avenue, Chilliwack, BC.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Estate Of Phyllis Mabel Larsen aka Phyllis Mable Larsen, Deceased.

To Whom It May Concern: Marc Colman is no longer an Elder or a member of the Chilliwack Métis Association. Marc Colman is no longer a representative of Chilliwack Métis Association nor does he represent the Chilliwack Métis Association in any capacity for any Group, Agency, Organization, Society or Association, Private, Public or Government, be in Aboriginal or Non-Aboriginal. Les Mitchell, President, Chilliwack Métis Association

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FARM • INDUSTRIAL • HOME Model Shown MANNING

• 100% WATERPROOF • BREATHABLE AIRMESH LINING • REMOVABLE SOCK LINER • NATURAL RUBBER UPPER OVERLAYS • HANDS-FREE EASY ON/EASY OFF • EASY CLEAN UP

Model Shown BRINDLE

They Swivel & Recline Ottoman included

AVAILABLE IN NEUTRAL COLOURS

Model Shown MARGO

Model Shown MADDOX

$499 - $799 Ballam Furniture Gallery

$72.95

BERNZOMATIC

RALSTON X-STROM

FLEXIBLE LIGHTER

GARBAGE BAGS 35” x 50” (100 bags))

$6.69

$24.39

CLIPLIGHT 3 LED

NORTON “STICK ITS”

MAG FLEX HEAD TEL LIGHT

SANDING DISCS 6” • 25 per roll

$24.95

from

STARTING AT

80, 180, 220, 320 & 400 Grit

$9.95

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Furnishing Homes for Three Generations!

3 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU: 45750 Airport Road • 604-795-9411 | 5674 Vedder Road • 604-858-9318 #1 2043 Abbotsford Way • 604-853-2886

3-11T FHH29

45921 Wellington Avenue • 604.793.7966

3-11T JB29

A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 50 YEARS