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PUBLIC GIVES INPUT The first downtown revitalization open house took place last week at the Mission Leisure Centre. PAGE 3

Up, up and away Kim Charlie (left) of Chehalis First Nation reacts as she helps Rob Hope (right) of Orphaned Wildlife (OWL) Rehabilitation Society release a female juvenile eagle at Sandpiper Golf Resort last Tuesday. The young bird was found by a group of fishermen a year ago along the Harrison Slough. She had two broken legs which healed incorrectly, and she also had open wounds on her chest as a result of her not being able to walk properly. The eagle was cared for and rehabilitated over the course of one year and was released back into the wild, close to where she was originally found. See page five for photos and a story about the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival. JENNA HAUCK PHOTO

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Property crime increasing in district: Konarski BY CAROL AUN Mission Record

Property crime in Mission is rising, according to the RCMP’s third quarter statistics, but the types of property being hit is both positive and negative. The largest spike was in theft from vehicles at 63 per cent. From January to September in 2011, there were 322 reported cases, and 524 during the same time period in 2012.

Other increases were residential break-ins (25 per cent), other break-ins (26 per cent), and theft under $5,000 (17 per cent). Categories that have had a decrease in crime from January to September from 2011 to 2012 are business break-ins (-57 per cent), theft over $5,000 (-55 per cent), theft of motor vehicle (-44 per cent), and stolen property (-14 per cent). RCMP Insp. Richard Konarski says police are frustrated, and at the end of the year, depart-

ments in the Lower Mainland are supposed to have dropped five per cent in property crime, but Mission is going to opposite direction. The high number of thefts can’t be attributed to a single source, said Konarski, relaying information from Mission’s crime analyst that it’s simply a lot of people doing a lot of low-end thefts. This generally means thieves are flipping the stolen goods for drugs, said the inspector. The next step is to identify any frequent of-

fenders who could be contributing to the problem, he said. One of the most common items stolen out of a vehicle is a woman’s purse, said Konarski. Even if you are leaving your car for a minute, take your purse with you. The inspector has also seen packs with laptops left in vehicles and other valuables. Police will be increasing their presence in the community, and residents can also protect their belongings by securing valuable items and making sure they are out of sight.

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Downtown planning now underway BY JASON ROESSLE Mission Record

About 130 people attended Thursday night’s downtown planning session, marking the first step towards creating a plan to reshape the First Avenue area. An open house started off the night, where members of the public were able to read the storyboards and speak to some of the consultants and planners from HB Lanarac, the company tasked with formulating the plan. A brief presentation by project manager Joaquin Karakas explained some of the challenges, opportunities and realities of the plan. “Downtowns are the heart of the community and a source of local pride,” he noted. There needs to be a mix of uses, including housing, institutional, educational, and parks, all while attracting a combination of seniors and young adults to inhabit the area, said Karakas. The downtown is the “living room of the community, and a well designed downtown is important to protect the private investment” in the area, he continued. On the challenges side, Karakas said the perception of crime is a problem for all downtowns. “If people don’t feel safe, they won’t come,” he said. Also, the highway running through is a challenge, coupled with a lack of activity outside of regular business hours. “The downtown needs to be safe throughout the day,” Karakas said. More life can be brought down with more housing and pubs, for example. The project lead said there are lots of opportunities for the area, but one of the key problems is the underappreciation of the economic importance of downtown, and the overemphasis on beautification.

For the record In a Black Press editorial published in The Mission Record on Aug. 2, it was stated that a conditional sentence is commonly handed down by the courts for a conviction of viewing and/or distributing child pornography. In fact, The Criminal Code of Canada prohibits conditional sentences for convictions involving offences for which there is a minimum sentence. Since 2005, the Criminal Code has set minimum prison sentences for accessing and distributing child pornography. Black Press and The Record apologizes for the error. Furthermore, the editorial did not intend to suggest that government directly influences the judiciary.

Michael von Hausen, president of MVH Urban Planning and Design Inc. is a planner and sustainable urban designer. He lead one of the five workshop sessions Thursday night. JASON ROESSLE PHOTO

What’s a charrette? It is an integrated, collaborative and timelimited design workshop where design professionals work together with district staff, council, public, and stakeholder representatives Karakas’ presentation dovetailed into a talk by Michael von Hausen, a planner and sustainable urban designer, who showed a number of slides designed to inspire the crowd for the workshop portion of the evening. Von Hausen has done six downtown plans in Canada, and said “most successful downtowns have incredible champions,” singling out Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender as an example of someone who trumpeted his downtown and

to develop a number of preliminary design options. The condensed workshop is designed to quickly lead to creative outcomes that are well supported by participants. brought $200-million worth of investment within four years. “Sometimes people get consumed with limitations,” but the emphasis should be on creating downtown as a destination on an 18-hour basis that will draw in visitors from other communities, and includes three elements: social, environmental and economic. Successful downtowns generally are pedestrian oriented, said von Hausen, and include wide sidewalks that encourage strolling, as

well as free services such public washrooms, information kiosks, parking and wireless Internet zones. A dynamic, multi-use downtown needs to be fun, and a place for everyone, he said. Many small business owners feel threatened when big box retailers arrive, but von Hausen said many communities have successfully integrated the larger businesses by surrounding them with owner/operator stores. A big plus is making your space transformable, similar to how Rogers Arena could transition from a basketball court (when the Grizzlies were in Vancouver) to an icehockey rink within hours. Residents were split into five groups that spent about 90 minutes talking about different aspects of the downtown, and then relayed their thoughts to the larger group. There will be more opportunities for the public to comment and add input in the next number of months. The downtown plan, which is currently in the first of three phases, will use the information from the open house to frame discussions around how Mission’s area should look. In the second phase, the vision, principles and concept plan for the downtown will be created through a series of public and stakeholder workshops, including the downtown design charrette Jan. 16-17. (See box for additional information.) Based on phases one and two, a comprehensive plan will be developed that will include policies, guidelines and implementation strategies. Additionally, a mass e-mail list (downtown@mission.ca) has been compiled and receivers can suggest people to add, or forward the message, and the receiver can request to be included in future disseminations. This e-mail can also be used to send suggestions and feedback to consultants.

Letters are ‘fear mongering:’ Jewell BY MARIA SPITALE-LEISK Record contributor

Mission council was critical of some public feedback on the district’s 2013 budget, relating to fire department staffing levels. At Monday (Nov. 19) evening’s council meeting, Coun. Jeff Jewell spoke first during a discussion on the receipt of the comments, saying the pattern disturbs him. Jewell figured 21 out of the 28 resident submissions focused on one issue: increasing the number of full-time firefighters in the district. “What seems very clear to me is that we are being subjected to a coordinated campaign by the partisans of the fire department who want to see the expansion of the fire department,” said Jewell. “And they are doing this by a campaign of fear mongering to get citizens afraid that they are not safe.” Coun. Dave Hensman echoed councillor Jewell’s sentiments. “But I want to say as well to the writers of this creative writing exercise that we’re not stupid and

we see through the guise,” said Hensman. “And the community of Mission is not stupid either.” Capping off the discussion, Mayor Ted Adlem reflected on discussions he had with Mission Fire/ Rescue Service ahead of last year’s election. “I feel I made every effort to work with them, said Adlem. “However, recent activity leads me to believe that, to put it politely, I was kind of conned. So I wasn’t going to say this tonight, but I am going to say it: The full-time firefighting force in the District of Mission has lost the support of this mayor.” After the meeting, Adlem said the department didn’t like the zero per cent tax increase platform that his Citizens for Responsible Municipal Government slate ran in the election. “We’re talking about holding the line on spending and that doesn’t meet with their objectives of increasing their members,” said Adlem. Norm MacLeod, president of IAFF Local 4768, which represents full-time Mission firefighters,

said people were encouraged to send comments to council through a message on the union’s Facebook page. “It was actually my wording,” said MacLeod, of the duplicated messages sent to the district. “It was no way intended to be a letterwriting campaign.” The bottom line, said MacLeod, is the union’s goal of working with council and the municipality to improve fire protection. He referred to the Master Fire Plan developed in 2008 when Mission moved to a composite model, which has full-time and paid oncall firefighters. The plan was to hire four full-time firefighters annually over four years. Eight were hired between 2009-2010; now, they are calling for eight more. It’s about the ability to have a quicker response time, said MacLeod. Currently, evening fire calls are tackled by on-call firefighters. The extra eight full-time members would allow for a fully staffed hall at night.

Traditional school forum draws about 50 people Uniforms, accountability and respect top parents’ list BY JASON ROESSLE Mission Record

About 100 “new” students would need to enrol in Mission school district to make a traditional elementary school financially viable, parents heard last Tuesday night. The acting district treasurer Wayne Jefferson, uttered the number after several parents asked what it would take, dollar-wise, to bring the idea to life. The board of school trustees held the public forum at Heritage Park Secondary School to get ideas from parents on what elements they would expect in a traditional elementary school. Uniforms were almost universally voiced, while high levels of accountability for actions, and enhanced respect shown towards students and teachers also making the top of the list. An Abbotsford Traditional school teacher spoke early in the evening and said the ideas of traditional schools should be adopted in all schools, as it would help “make kids the best students they can be.” A parents from the now-closed Durieu Elementary School, which ran a traditional model from 2008 until 2010, said support for the idea would be paramount to the plan’s success, as well as making busing available to the site from everywhere in the district. Trustees called for the forum after enrolment numbers were examined in September. Co-acting superintendent Randy Huth noted 172 students (including Summit Learning Centre) have withdrawn from the local school district. The majority, 105, moved out of province, but 42 migrated to an independent school. A lower number was seen at the secondary level, with 141 total withdrawals, and 86 moving to another province, with eight now attending an independent school. But some of the people present at the Nov. 13 forum said migrating Grade 7s into the high schools prompted parents to move their children elsewhere, and that the middle school model ought to be re-examined. A number of forum attendees also said there are too many parents who aren’t working hard enough at home to teach their children values, and that it isn’t teachers’ jobs to raise their students, but to educate them. Board chair Edie Heinrichs said after the meeting that the results from a survey currently circulating through the district will be cobbled together with feedback received last Tuesday, and another forum will likely be scheduled.

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Birds of prey centre stage during annual festival BY MARIA SPITALE-LEISK Record contributor

The eagle-to-human ratio was 1:1 for the main event of the annual Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival this past weekend, as 3,000 yellow-beaked birds of prey soared high above Harrison Mills. “Initial reports seem like we have smashed attendance records,” said FVBEF chair Jo-Anne Chadwick. A record number of eagles have returned to the area, eyeing the millions of spawning salmon at the mouth of the Fraser River. Historically, the highest eagle count occurs a few weeks after festival weekend, when temperatures up north dip below freezing and drive the raptors south in search of easy prey,

according to the FVBEF. For instance, noted bald eagle biologist David Hancock counted 7,362 eagles during an outing in December 2010. Chadwick is predicting a similar result for this season. “There is a lot of food [spawning salmon] in the river so it could be a banner year for eagles in the [Fraser] Valley,” said Chadwick. The eagle excitement continues for the next three weekends with featured region festivals. The skies above Harrison Mills will be in the spotlight from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. Highlights include a photography workshop and Fraser River Safari eagle tours. Visit www.fvbef.ca for more information.

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f you find Premier Christy Clark’s campaign against teen bullying to be superficial or even self-serving, I’ve got news for you. It’s potentially worse than that. With the greatest respect to the family of Amanda Todd, her tragic case isn’t representative of teen suicide any more than it is typical of highschool bullying. A clearer and more disturbing picture emerges from the latest report of B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen TurpelLafond. It’s a survey of 89 child protection cases from 2007 to 2010, where 15 kids killed themselves and the rest inflicted serious self-injury, in some cases repeatedly. The word “bully” does not appear in the report. It speaks of domestic violence, physical and sexual abuse, addiction, and runaways targeted by street predators. Three quarters of the kids were removed from their homes to protect them from their parents. More than half are aboriginal. Its key conclusion is that shifting traumatized and mentally ill teens from institutional care to foster homes isn’t

working. Earnest but inadhour can wait months for equately trained foster parents the Ministry of Children and social workers can’t cope and Family Development to with kids who need diagnosis, arrange it. And in the meantreatment and supervision. time, our supposedly familyWithout that, kids shuffled based foster care system through foster homes an aver- sends them to school. age of a dozen times in three “I’m really worried about years, with little attachment to how [school-based antihome or school. bullying programs] will affect I asked the most vulnerTurpel-Lafond able kids, because about the B.C. you start anonyB.C. government’s recent mously reporting Views someone as being focus on bullying. She said it’s wortha bully,” Turpelwhile, and there are Lafond said. “Yeah, parallels between we know they’re Amanda’s case and in the youth justice more common teen system. We know suicides. One is isothey’re troubled. lation at moments of By the way, they’ve crisis. been sexually and To m “Say you’re physically abused, a middle-class parjumped through 30 ent with a child who foster homes, and hasn’t come out of now we want to their bedroom in six months, label them again?” or you have a boy in foster This is not to suggest that care who’s in his 14th home,” the existing B.C. effort isn’t she said. “They both want to substantial. The ministry kill themselves, so what do reports that there are 2,221 you do?” front-line staff positions, of Ideally, you intervene and which 219 are currently vaget them to a child psycholo- cant. It’s notoriously difficult gist. Parents or guardians to recruit, train and keep child who can’t afford $150 an protection workers, especially

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in remote communities. Turpel-Lafond says her latest figures show the child and youth mental health service has 476 staff, with 21 vacancies and a government-wide hiring freeze. And many of those are doing double duty as community service managers. Those managers don’t even have reliable data on case loads, she said. They just know they’re overwhelmed and many of the kids aren’t being reached. This is not about political blame. I can trace this problem back to when Grace McCarthy was children’s minister, and the NDP did no better. I’ve learned a bit about Riverview and Tranquille, asylums that were closed because of a modern belief that they were inhumane. At least they offered safety and medical care to even the most damaged people. Right now our enlightened, progressive society can’t even help most of the kids we know are at high risk. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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YOUR VIEWS Displaced medicinal grows would move to residential areas

Editor, The Record: Re: Council pushes to keep medicinal grows out of industrial zones, Nov. 8 edition. Is NIMBYism rearing its ugly head in Mission again? The chamber of commerce appeared as a delegation to council asking for something to be done about medicinal grow ops locating in areas where its members have businesses, as these grow ops are perceived as being negative. Council is moving forward to carry out the chamber’s bidding. If successful, these grow ops will have to move to a residential neighbourhood where families with children will be at risk of all the negative things that are synonymous with grow ops, such as fires, grow rips, guard dogs, foul odours, etc. Yes, the chamber is carrying out its mandate by supporting its members. My question is, who is looking out for the safety and well being of the residential taxpayers who pay 75 per cent of the taxes to keep this town afloat? According to the council vote on the subject, only Councillor Nelson Tilbury appears concerned for the residential taxpayer. Who is running this town anyway? Is it the chamber of commerce that also directed council to create a new public relations position? Residents of Mission beware, there could be a grow op relocating to your neighbourhood soon. T.B. Mortimer Mission

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Some things don’t need to run like a business Editor, The Record: I hope recent events like the scandalous lack of help to our cherished veterans from the Tories has put perspective right in front of Canadians eyes. Ever since the late 1970s, the public has been fed this notion that socialism is preventing you from achieving the so-called American dream, and many great strides have been undertaken to stop these “bleeding heart” socialistic ideas. It’s also at that time that we started hearing the “everything should be run like a business” mantra from the extreme right; an idiotic notion that is still commonly heard today and demonstrates the lack of thought put forward by those chanting it. Yet, when we hear of the government cutting pensions to the veterans, people are outraged. Why? Isn’t

this what we’ve been clamouring for? Government to run like a costsaving business? The economy is the only thing that matters, no? Truth is that government was never meant to make a profit; it’s meant to take care of things that shouldn’t need to make a profit, for the people. Our veterans are part of this and the fact that we are having this argument shows how low we have sunk following this right-wing rhetoric. We’ve chosen bottom line over humanity, and voted in a government who believes in that too. It’s high time for Canadians to get off their duffs and get involved in politics because our lifestyle is Trio Voronezh worth more than the next quarterly profit margins. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 Kevin Francis Mission Trio Voronezh

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After more than seven decades together, Cornelius and Anne Bergen still have newlywed eyes for each other. The Hatzic couple celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary Nov. 7 with a lunch at a local restaurant, and refused any more fuss. They’ll have a big party in two {are you related?} years when they mark their 75th year of marriage, they say. Their eight children live in different parts of the world Find out in a FREE DVD Where Mammals Reigned. and recently visited Misorder here: amazingdiscoveries .org /freepromo104 sion to celebrate their birthdays. or call 1 866 572 9457 Cornelius is 93 and Anne is 91. They laugh at the thought that three Hi Jennifer, of their children are seniors and they are in better health than some of them. The Bergens have Cornelius and Anne Bergen have been married 16 grandchildren and 27 since 1939. CAROL AUN PHOTO great grandchildren. Could you put this in the Sept. 16th Record please. The pair attribute their health to not drinkYOUR EYES ...are our speciality! good ing or smoking, and always getting out, whether Hi Jennifer, Dr. Lyndon Balisky it’s to work in the garden, O.D. Optometrist* or simply go for a walk. • •

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All lit up Mission Mayor Ted Adlem lights up the 20foot Christmas tree at last Friday’s Moonlight Madness sale, and kickoff to the 2012 Mission Community Services Christmas Bureau campaign. (See story page12.) Below right: Darryl Devuyst, (left) Sara Whitworth and Del Sidhu, one of the new owners of Mr. Mike’s Steakhouse Casual Restaurante were on hand hosting a toy drive during Moonlight Madness. The event also served as the starting point for a new Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce project called Pay It Forward. This project sees receipts from Mission stores submitted to the chamber and participating retail stores between Nov. 16 and Dec. 15, and 10 cents from each receipt is donated to the Christmas Bureau.

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Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the Nov. 6 robbery of Ben Moss Jewelers at Richmond Centre. Vancouver’s Ty Burgess, 29, Mission’s Shane Buckner, 36, and Coquitlam’s Keith Macdonald are facing robbery related charges after witnesses described to police how two men entered the mall, and then smashed the display cases at the jewelry store. The two men fled with an undisclosed amount of jewelry, but their attempts to flee the scene were

hamstrung. Once outside the mall, one of the suspects, who was carrying a gun, was unsuccessful in his attempt to carjack a vehicle. When the suspect tried to commandeer a second vehicle, the man was apprehended by bystanders. A scuffle ensued, and the suspect fired off a single shot, but nobody was injured. The man was held until police arrived. One of the Good Samaritans who apprehended one of the suspects was bitten by a suspect, and

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The Mission Community Services (MCS) Christmas Bureau doors were officially opened Friday at the Junction Mall. Nestled between Urban Planet and the dental office, organizers are hoping the high-profile location will be easy to find and elicit more donations. “I’m thrilled to be in a retail setting,” said MCS board chair Karen Laing, who remembers being a part of the annual program when she first moved to Mission more than 30 years ago. “The program has grown and developed.” This is our second year at this location, said MCS executive director Tony Lapointe, adding donations have dropped seven or eight per cent over the past year, but people are still stopping by to offer support. The majority of donations come in November and December, but the MCS food centre helps families year round. It takes hundreds of volunteers each year to

run the Christmas Bureau and its events, said coordinator Phil Hope, adding there is still time to get involved. The office is accepting registrations Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and donations can be dropped off Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are accepting donations of non-perishable good and new gifts, said Hope. Tax receipts will also be given for any cash contributions. Events are also being organized throughout the community to benefit the Christmas Bureau, such as the Rotary Carol Festival Nov. 29 at the Clarke Theatre, the Candlelight Parade Dec. 7 through Mission’s downtown and Christmas at the Clarke benefit concert Dec. 19. The West Coast Express Santa Train will be running Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. Ride the train for free when you bring a new toy or gift donation to the Christmas Bureau. Check back here often for opportunities to support the Christmas Bureau. For more information about the Christmas Bureau, call 604-814-3333.

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Thank You for making our Annual Christmas Craft Market a huge success. Many thanks to the hard working volunteers and staff who make this event possible: Doreen Phelps – Coordinator Shirley Mitchell – Committee Jan Gardner –Committee Sharon Westley –Committee Ruth Leask –Committee Nancy Arcand Graham Mitchell Joan Bird Jim and Mary Hinds Lindsey MacTaggert Mathew Lowe Dave Westley Sandy Delamont Vicki Dolson

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mas gifts to residents in our local communities and this year we want to give even more.” This year, Envision has created a video to share the message of the Angel Tree program which can be viewed at www.youtube.com/envisionfinancial. For every view, Envision will donate $1 to the Angel Tree program (up to $10,000) which will then be distributed to the program’s community partners.

Reading tutors needed here Mission Literacy In Motion (MLIM) is recruiting volunteers for its Adult Literacy, ESL, and Reading Buddies oneon-one and group tutoring programs. Free training, certificate, and on-going support will be provided. Commitment is about one to two hours a week. Call 604-820-2027 or send an e-mail to Cloc@LiteracyInMisison.org.

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New gravel and grading done on roadway Florence Lake Road’s driving surface has been graded and fresh gravel added to provide a smoother ride for those looking for recreational opportunities in the area. The joint provincial government and District of Mission project cost $400,000 to improve 8.4 ki-

A sweet fundraiser Barrett set up a lemonade stand at Saturday’s Do-Jo Exchange Society’s Christmas Festival fundraiser and donated all profits to the society. The event was held at North Valley Baptist on Cedar Street where homebased businesses rented tables to display their wares. JAMIE HAYES PHOTO

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Conservatives, NDP debate trade deal with China BY PHIL MELNYCHUK Black Press

The new trade pact just signed with China will let Canada compete globally and create jobs at home, the local MP says in defence of the deal. “It establishes a clear set of rules under which investments are made and under which investment disputes are resolved,” Randy Kamp says in a submission to The News. He adds that Canadian businesses will no longer have to rely on the Chi-

nese legal system to have their disputes resolved. Besides, Canada is now part of a group including New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Japan, who have all signed investment treaties with China on similar or less favourable terms, says the representative for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. “This is very classic Randy Kamp,” said NDPer Elizabeth Rosenau. “By making a statement like that [other

countries have signed similar agreements], he’s relying on people’s ignorance to believe it.” Who has the time to research that, she asked. Rosenau says the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, soon to be ratified, is proof that the Conservative policy of low corporate taxes isn’t working. Companies are not investing those tax savings in the Canadian economy and Canada is allowing that money to be invested

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Tourism generates estimated one in $6 in Mission For some, a dream job would be a vacation planner — for themselves! Vacationing in B.C. can take so many forms that it would indeed be a full-time job. The tourism and hospitality industry is an extremely diverse industry with over 400 different occupations — including occupations that lead to longer-term careers, as well as those that fit well for those seeking parttime work, like students or older workers who are not yet ready to retire. British Columbia’s tourism industry will be a leader in provincial job growth as businesses look to fill 101,000 new job openings by 2020, according to a study of labour demand and supply by go2, the B.C. tourism industry’s human resource association. The Tourism Labour Market Strategy, released in the spring of 2012 by go2, sets out the plan to recruit, retain and train the workers needed to keep pace with the growth projected for the industry. Nearly half of the 101,000 openings will be new jobs created by the tourism industry across the province, adding 44,220 more jobs to the provincial workforce by 2020. The other approximately 57,000 openings are due to replacements (i.e. retirements). “The labour strategy co-ordinated by go2 is a key pillar of industry growth in the province. Without it, we simply wouldn’t have the skilled workers in place to deliver the visitor experience throughout B.C.,” says Lana Denoni, chair of TIABC, the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia. British Columbia’s location, bordered by the Rocky Mountains on

Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser River draws thousands of tourists a year to Mission. RECORD FILE PHOTO

the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west, makes it unique within Canada. Its mountain and coastal scenery, opportunities for summer sailing, winter skiing, and other activities such as fishing or sightseeing in coastal or inland waters or experiencing our vibrant cities all make us a world-class destination. Tourism helps to diversify our economy and also brings new community services to permanent residents. B.C.’s tourism and hospitality industry is now the single largest “primary resource industry” in the province, generating an annual real GDP of more than $6.4 billion in 2010, ahead of forestry, mining, oil and gas extraction, and agriculture. Tourism and hospitality generated $13.4 billion in annual revenue in 2010. Overall, between 2004 and 2010, industry revenues grew by a total of 25.5 per cent, representing an average annual growth rate of 4.2 per cent. According to the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, tourism here has shifted significantly over the last 10 years. While it is still estimated that one in every $6 generated in the local economy over the summer is generated by

estingly while there are less European and American visitors, the number

tourism, measuring impact has become more difficult as many of the tourism activities are not related to events or attractions. As a tourist destination, visitors come to Mission on day trips for the outdoor experience. The many trails for hiking, off-roading and camping are increasingly being used by those who live in Metro Vancouver. The development of the Stave Lake Interpretive Forest will offer opportunity to benefit from its use as well as provide some measurement of use. Mission Raceway and festivals such as this past weekend’s Bald Eagle Festival continue to attract those outside of the Lower Mainland to the area. Estimates of more than 10,000 visitors attend the many national races at the track. Mission also continues to be a significant launch point for sports fishing on the Fraser river, internationally renowned for sturgeon and salmon. The economy has impacted the number of visitors to the area, the chamber noted. Visitor statistics tracked at the Info Centre have shown a decline since the 2008 high of 11,085. This decline is equivalent across the Lower Mainland of about 22 per cent. Inter-

of visitors from B.C. has increased. The provincial government’s Gaining the Edge: A Five-Year Strategy for Tourism in British Columbia targets revenue growth of five per cent a year that will top $18 billion in tourism spending by 2016. The fastest growing sectors for tourism job growth over the next decade are expected to be recreation and entertainment and travel services. There are an estimated 17,943 tourism-related businesses across the

province, employing about 260,000 workers, or 10.8 per cent of B.C.’s total labour force of 2.4 million people. More than 80 per cent of tourism’s new job openings are projected to come in food and beverage services (43,410 openings), recreation and entertainment (20,530 openings) and the accommodation sector (18,920 openings). “After several years of slow labour growth, the tourism industry is poised to expand,” said Arlene Keis, chief ex-

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the above-mentioned fields, said Klaus Werner, chair of Fraser Valley Employment and Support Services which holds the contract for WorkBC services in Mission. Leech lauds the recent “Year of Science” program that encouraged students toward so-called “STEM” subjects — science, technology, engineering and math. Citing the recent $6-million B.C. campaign to encourage careers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort to build awareness of engineering technology education and careers. BC Technology Industries Association employers like Telus and BC Hydro and many smaller technology-rich companies say the single most important position they now struggle to fill is specialty technician/technologist. Even the Canadian Council of Chief Executives expressed concern that only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-yearolds were interested in taking even one postsecondary course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid survey.

states. “For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the answer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every workplace and job. We need to get capable students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a B.C. science and technology culture.” Leech calls on government for renewed efforts to build student skills and confidence in math and science programming. “We especially need to interest young students in science and how things work,” Leech says. “Young students use technology every day — smart phones, iPads and computers. They play video games, even build robots.” In Mission, the WorkBC office to clients on April 2, 2012 and is readily accessible and actively serving local residents though the its main at #209-33123 First Ave. The WorkBC office can assist anyone searching for work, including employment in

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Leech says the opportunities for those seeking work in the technology field are considerable given a wave of retirements of presentgeneration B.C. technology professionals that is already underway. “Half of our membership is now middle-aged at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55,” he said. “Every region of B.C. shows growing demand,” Leech concluded. “New twoyear technology diploma programs are still needed in the north and central B.C. However, young people are investing to travel so they can earn the necessary tech qualifications.” It would appear their investment is a smart move, as it will result in a broad range of career opportunities. Industries in all regions of B.C. support programs for local trainees to fill engineering and applied science technologist, technician and technical specialist positions. • Mission WorkBC also is the starting point for job seekers wanting traditional employment options but is also here to assist those considering self employment options as well. WorkBC’s overall goal is to assist people to successfully achieve employment or to connect residents with others in the community who may assist them in developing meaningful connections within the community such as volunteer opportunities and networking. Work BC will assist residents wanting to find small part time employment opportunities or assist a person to successfully transition them from unemployment to employment and from one employment opportunity to another as well as needed. Full-time secondary or post-secondary students and Individuals who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents are welcome to access the Self-Serve Resources.

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Recycle outdated electronics at depot Do you have an old TV or computer monitor that you don’t know what to do with it? Some items do not lend themselves for curbside collection, but are still recyclable. Electronic waste, such as computers, TVs, monitors, fax machines, printers, cables, scanners and laptops can be dropped off at the Mission Recycling Depot, located at 7229 Mershon St. (across from the West Coast Express parking lot). The depot also accepts fluorescent light tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs, paint, some pesticides and old gasoline every day of the year. For limits and details on what’s acceptable, please check your garbage collection calendar or visit productcare.org/ BC-Paint-Program or call the Recycling

Hotline at 1-800-6674321. The depot is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and there is no drop-off charge. Scrap metal items, such as hot water tanks, metal siding, fencing, barbecues, appliances, lawnmowers and bicycles, may be dropped off at the Mission Recycling Depot or the Mission

Landfill at 32000 Dewdney Trunk Rd. free of charge. Please note that fridges and freezers are only accepted at the Mission landfill, due to the need for freon removal. Tires are accepted at the landfill at a charge. The landfill is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except statutory holidays.

PUBLIC MEETINGS OF COUNCIL District of Mission Council wishes to invite you to the following open and regular meetings of Council which are scheduled for the weeks of:

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Ice, snow could halt garbage collection While the snow has not begun to fall, the winter weather is just around the corner. The District of Mission wants to remind residents that manoeuvering garbage trucks down narrow streets and steep slopes on icy roads can be a daunting task, not only putting garbage collectors, but other road users, at risk. Even if roads appear clear, snow banks may prevent collection vehicles from pulling off to the side, creating hazards for motorists and pedestrians. Cancelled garbage collections as a result of winter road conditions undoubtedly present an inconvenience to residents,

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but are sometimes necessary to ensure everyone’s safety. If your garbage was left at the curbside due to road conditions, please check www.mission.ca or call municipal hall. Should collection be postponed until the following week, please bring your garbage, compost and recyclables back inside to avoid attracting wildlife. Instead of the usual two, you will be allowed to set out two garbage bins and two garbage bags (maximum 80-litre capacity and 20 kg weight each) on your regular collection day the following week. If your garbage, recyclables or compost were the only materials missed on your street,

please verify they were at the curb by 8 a.m., that they were visible and accessible, and that they met all weight and size specifications. Worksafe BC regulations stipulate that bags and containers must not exceed 20 kg in weight or 80 L in volume. Non-conforming materials should have received a sticker, explaining why pickup was suspended. If materials were left behind for no apparent reason, please phone the collection contractor directly at 604-8206487. For further information please contact the district’s engineering department at 604-820-3736.

Bring a bag and clean up after dog in parks The District of Mission is encouraging dog owners to help keep our parks clean by bringing surplus bags from home to pick up and dispose of their dog’s waste. Over the next month or two, the dog bag dispensers will be altered to accept bags from home. This helps

in two ways. First it re-uses surplus bags. Second, it reduces the cost of purchasing bags for the dispensers. District of Mission Dog Licensing and Animal Control and Impounding Bylaw No. 1782-1988 requires dog owners to pick up their dog’s waste and dispose of it in the

containers provided. The end result is a clean park that all can enjoy. The district appreciates your cooperation. For further information or comments please contact Kerry Bysouth, manager of parks and facilities at 604-8205356.

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The purpose of the proposed amendment is to accommodate a secondary dwelling unit (garden cottage).

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 3. DISTRICT OF MISSION ZONING AMENDING BYLAW 5320-2012-5050(90) (R12-026) - Perkin

DISTRICT OF MISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act, a Public Hearing will take place in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 8645 Stave Lake Street, Mission, BC at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012 to consider the following proposed bylaws:

This bylaw proposes to amend District of Mission Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009 by amending the zoning of the following legally described property: Parcel Identifier: 009-930-574 Lot 7 Section 26 Township 15 New Westminster District Plan 77000 from Rural 16 (RU16) zone to Rural Residential 7 (RR7) zone.

The location of the subject property is 13169 Bell Street and is shown on the following maps:

1. DISTRICT OF MISSION ZONING AMENDING BYLAW 5312-2012-5050(88) (R12-017) – Cheema, Tiegen & Krahn

This bylaw proposes to amend District of Mission Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009 by amending the zoning of the following legally described properties: Parcel Identifier: 002-402-149 Lot 302 Section 29 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 58466 Parcel Identifier: 005-700-132 Lot 301 Section 29 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 58466 from Suburban 36 (S36) zone to Residential Compact 372 (RC372) zone.

a) The development site is located at 8351, 8367 Cedar Street and 32802 Hood Avenue as shown on MAP 1 below.

b) As shown on MAP 2, only 8351 and 8367 Cedar Street are slated to be rezoned. 32802 Hood Avenue is currently zoned RC372.

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to accommodate the subsequent subdivision of the subject property into two (2) lots of a minimum 0.7 hectare (1.73 ac.) lot size.

4. DISTRICT OF MISSION ZONING AMENDING BYLAW 5321-2012-5050(91) (R12-023) - Skrzyniarz This bylaw proposes to amend District of Mission Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009 by amending the zoning of the following legally described property: Parcel Identifier: 005-349-451 Lot 36 Section 29 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 55248 Except Plan BCP46503 from Suburban 36 (S36) zone to Multiple Family 52 Row house (MR52) zone. The location of the subject property is 8613 Cedar Street and is shown on the following maps:

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to accommodate the subsequent subdivision of the subject properties into twenty (20) lots of a minimum 372 square metre (4,004 sq. ft.) lot area.

2. DISTRICT OF MISSION ZONING AMENDING BYLAW 5319-2012-5050(89) (R12-032) - Born This bylaw proposes to amend District of Mission Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009 by amending the zoning of the following legally described property: Parcel Identifier: 025-209-671 Lot 2 Section 33 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan LMP52051 from Rural Residential 7 (RR7) zone to Rural Residential 7 Secondary Dwelling (RR7s) zone. The location of the subject property is 9442 Barr Street and is shown on the following maps:

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to create twenty-one (21) fee-simple lots of a minimum 165 square metres (1,776 sq. ft.) with attached row houses. Copies of the proposed bylaws and reports relevant to these bylaws may be inspected at the Municipal Hall, 8645 Stave Lake Street, Mission, BC, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from November 15, 2012 to November 26, 2012. The information is also available on our website at www.mission.ca by searching “upcoming public hearing”. For further information regarding any of these bylaws, please contact the Planning Department at (604) 820-3748. At the Public Hearing, persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by these proposed bylaws will have the opportunity to be heard. If you are unable to attend, you may send a written submission, including your name and address, to the attention of Paul Gipps, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer or email info@mission.ca by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the Public Hearing. All submissions will form part of the record of the Hearing. Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Immediately following the Public Hearing portion of the meeting, council may consider moving bylaws forward for additional readings.

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to accommodate a secondary dwelling unit (garden cottage).

3. DISTRICT OF MISSION ZONING AMENDING BYLAW 5320-2012-5050(90) (R12-026) - Perkin

Paul Gipps DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

This bylaw proposes to amend District of Mission Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009 by amending the zoning of the following legally described property:

Dated at Mission, BC this 9th day of November, 2012.

Parcel Identifier: 009-930-574 Lot 7 Section 26 Township 15 New Westminster District Plan 77000

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from Rural 16 (RU16) zone to Rural Residential 7 (RR7) zone. The location of the subject property is 13169 Bell Street and is shown on the following maps:

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Volunteer opportunities opportunities •Volunteer Mission Literacy in Motion is • Mission for Literacy in Motion recruiting its adult literacy,is recruiting for its adult literacy, ESL and Reading Buddies oneESL and Reading Buddies on-one and group tutoring oneproon-oneFree andtraining group tutoring programs. and ongoing grams. Free trainingCommitment and ongoing support provided. issupport one or provided. two hoursCommitment a week. For is oneinfo or two a week. For more call hours 604-820-2027 or more infocloc@literacyinmotion. call 604-820-2027 or e-mail e-mail cloc@literacyinmotion. org. org.

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• Join our team. Mission Health• JoinAuxiliary our team. Mission for Healthcare is looking volcare Auxiliary is looking for volunteers to work at The Cottage unteers to work at The Thrift Store. For more infoCottage please Thrift Store. For more please contact Gertrude at info 778-880contact Gertrude at 778-8800467. 0467.

NOV. 26: Lifetime Learning CenNOV. 26: Lifetime Centre presents Heart ofLearning a Hoofbeat, tre presents Heart of a Hoofbeat, History of Horses. Margaret Evans History of Horses. Margaret Evans will describe the history, culture, will describe science the history, culture, evolutionary and biology evolutionary science and biology of horses, with anecdotes and of horses,observations with anecdotes and personal of their personal and observations of their behavior how similar they behavior andwild howorigins. similarTime: they are to their area.m. to their wild Place: origins.32444 Time:7 10 to 12 p.m. 10 a.m. p.m. Place: 32444 Ave. Fee:to$712(non-members $10).7 Ave. Fee: $7 (non-members $10). For more info call 604-820-0220. For more info call 604-820-0220.

Mission Senior Centre weekly Mission Monday Senior 11Centre weekly events: a.m. drop-in events: 1:30 Monday a.m. drop-in bingo; p.m.11mixed bridge; bingo;p.m. 1:30drop-in p.m. mixed bridge; 7:15 crib (at Ce7:15 p.m. drop-in crib (at Cedarbrooke Chateau). Tuesday darbrooke Chateau). Tuesday 9:30 a.m. drop-in line dancing; 9:30a.m. a.m.craft drop-in dancing; 10 group.line Wednesday 10 a.m. Wednesday 9:15 a.m.craft chairgroup. fitness exercise; 9:15 a.m. fitness 10:15 a.m.chair drop-in crib;exercise; 12:30 10:15golden a.m. drop-in 12:30 p.m. era bingo.crib; Thursday eraline bingo. Thursday 9p.m. a.m.golden drop-in dancing. Fri9 a.m. line dancing. Friday 9:15drop-in a.m. chair fitness exerday 9:15 a.m.drop-in chair ficrib. tness exercise; 11 a.m. Contact cise; 11 a.m. drop-in crib.info. Contact 604-814-2188 for more 604-814-2188 for more info. Royal Canadian Legion weekly Royal Canadian weekly events: Thursday Legion crib night at events: crib draw nightand at 6:30 p.m.Thursday Friday meat 6:30 p.m. Friday meat draw and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday dinnerdraw at 5:30 meat at 3p.m. p.m. Saturday Sunday meat draw drawand at bingo 3 p.m.at Sunday meat 3 p.m. meat draw and bingodraw at 3 p.m. Wednesday meat and Wednesday and bingo at 7 p.m.meat Contactdraw 604-826bingofor at more 7 p.m.info. Contact 604-8262331 2331 for more info. NOV. 22: Mission Seniors Centre NOV. 22: Mission Association casino Seniors bus trip.Centre ConAssociation casino bus trip. info. Contact 604-814-2188 for more tact 604-814-2188 for more info. NOV. 22: Mission Genealogy NOV.meeting, 22: Mission Club 7 p.m. Genealogy at library. Club meeting, 7 p.m. at library. Visitors and new members welVisitorsForand newinfo members come. more contact welDon come. For more info contactorDon at missiongen@gmail.com call at missiongen@gmail.com or call 604-820-5523. 604-820-5523. NOV. 23: The speech-language NOV. 23: Theofspeech-language department the Mission department the a drop-in Mission Health unit is of hosting Health2:30-4 unit p.m. is hosting a drop-in from at 32618 Logan fromIf2:30-4 p.m.questions at 32618 Logan Ave. you have about Ave. If youlanguage, have questions about speech, stuttering, speech, orlanguage, stuttering, hearing communication, come hearing or communication, in and see us. Drop-ins onlycome for in and who see us. Drop-ins only for clients have not submitted whoCallhave not submitted aclients referral. 604-814-5500 for a referral. Call 604-814-5500 for more information. more information. NOV. 23: OAPO branch 28 birthNOV.party, 23: OAPO birthday 1:30 branch p.m. at28Seniors day party, 1:30 p.m. at Seniors

NOV. 23: Fall gathering, 7 p.m. NOV. 23: Fall gathering, p.m. at Silverhill Heritage Hall, 731016 at SilverhillAve. Heritage Silverhill Bake Hall, sale, 31016 silent Silverhillcake Ave.bingo, Bake kids sale,games. silent auction, auction, cake kidsdoor, games. Admission is bingo, $2.50 at no Admission $2.50 at door, no charge for iskids under 10. For charge for kids under 10. For more info call 604-820-2241. more info call 604-820-2241.

NOV. 26: Join us for a relaxing NOV. 26:and Joinlearn us forthea relaxing evening path to evening and learn the path to inner peace at our weekly mediinner peace at our meditation classes at weekly Cedarbrooke tation classes at Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Avenue, Chateau, 32331 Seventh Avenue, each Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. each Monday from 7-8:30 Suggested donation $10. p.m. For Suggested donation $10. For more info please visit www.dormore info please visit www.dorjechang.ca or call 604.853.3738. jechang.ca or call 604.853.3738. NOV. 26: Mission Scrabble Club NOV. 26: Mission every Monday fromScrabble 1-4 p.m.Club at every Monday from p.m. at 33150 Fourth Ave. Call1-4604-82633150 Fourth Ave. Call 604-8267721. 7721. NOV. 27: Lifetime Learning NOV. 27: Lifetime Learning Centre presents Philosophers’ CentreSubject: presents Café. “WhyPhilosophers’ do we have Café. Subject: “Why have homelessness in ado we wealthy homelessness in a wealthy country?” Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Place: country?” Time:Chateau, 7 to 9 p.m.32331 Place: Cedarbrooke Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Ave. Fee $5 – includes Seventh Ave. Fee $5 – info includes refreshments. For more call refreshments. For more info call 604-820-0220. 604-820-0220. NOV. 27: Mission Toastmasters NOV. 27: guest Missionto Toastmasters welcomes their meetwelcomes to theirChateau meetings at the guest Cedarbrooke ings at the Cedarbrooke Chateau 32331 Seventh Ave., Theatre 32331 7:30 Seventh room, p.m. Ave., to 9:30Theatre p.m. room, how 7:30top.m. to the 9:30artp.m. Learn master of Learn how to master the art of communication. communication. NOV. 28: Lifetime Learning NOV. presents 28: Lifetime Learning Centre “Highland ClearCentre presents “Highland ances & Today – ScotlandClearReances &with TodayMarion – Scotland Revisited” Robinson, visited” the storywith of aMarion MissionRobinson, family’s the story of a Mission family’s return to Kildonan in the Scottish return to Kildonan in the Scottish Highlands and other UK destiHighlandsTime: and10other destinations. a.m.UK to noon. nations. Time:7 Ave. 10 a.m. to (nonnoon. Place: 32444 Fee: $7 Place: 32444 7 Ave. Fee: $7 members $10). For more info(noncall members $10). For more info call 604-820-0220. 604-820-0220.

NOV. 28: Business and ProfesNOV. 28: Business Professional Women’s Cluband of Mission sional Women’s Club of Mission lunch meeting, 11:15 a.m. at lunch meeting,Chateau, 11:15 a.m. at Cedarbrooke 32331 Cedarbrooke Chateau, Seventh Ave. Guest speaker32331 will Seventh Ave. Guest speaker will be Insp. Richard Konarski on dobe Insp. Richard Konarski on mestic violence. Cost is $15 dofor mestic violence. is $15RSVP for members, $20 forCost guests. members, $20 for guests. RSVP to bow.mission@gmail.com. to bow.mission@gmail.com. NOV. 28: The Full Gospel BusiNOV. 28: The Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship will meet nessmen’s Fellowship will meet at noon every Wednesday at Ceat noon every Wednesday Cedarbrooke Chateau. For moreatinfo darbrooke Chateau. For more info call Sander at 604-828-0406. call Sander at 604-828-0406. NOV. 30: HOMINUM Fraser Valley NOV. 30:isHOMINUM Valley Chapter an informalFraser discussion Chapter is an group informal and support to discussion help gay, and support to help men gay, bi-sexual andgroup questioning bi-sexual questioning men with the and challenges of being with theseparated challenges of being married, or single. For married, separated or single. For information and meeting locainformation and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or tion,604-329-9760. call Art 604-462-9813 or Don Don 604-329-9760. NOV. 30: Coffeebeat at Grace NOV. 30: Coffeebeat at Grace Station Church, 32865 Lougheed StationDoors Church, 32865 Lougheed Hwy. open at 6:30 p.m. Hwy. Doors at 6:30 Music begins open at 7 p.m. Freep.m. adMusic begins at 7 p.m.available. Free admission, refreshments mission, refreshments available. DEC. 3: Join us for a relaxing DEC. 3: and Join learn us forthea relaxing evening path to evening andatlearn the path to inner peace our weekly mediinner peace at our meditation classes at weekly Cedarbrooke tation classes at Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Avenue, Chateau, 32331from Seventh Avenue, each Monday 7-8:30 p.m. each Monday from 7-8:30 Suggested donation $10. p.m. For Suggested donation $10. For more info please visit www.dormore info please visit www.dorjechang.ca or call 604.853.3738. jechang.ca or call 604.853.3738. DEC. 3: Mission Scrabble Club DEC. Monday 3: Mission every fromScrabble 1-4 p.m.Club at every Monday fromCall1-4604-826p.m. at 33150 Fourth Ave. 33150 Fourth Ave. Call 604-8267721. 7721. DEC. 4: Mission Foster Parent AsDEC. 4: Mission Foster Parent Association are holding meetings sociation are holding meetings on a monthly basis. They are held on the a monthly basis. They held on first Tuesday of theare month on the first Tuesday the month at Mission Central ofElementary at Mission school at 9 Central a.m. in Elementary room 142. school at 9 room 142. Coﬀee, desserta.m. andingreat converCoﬀee,isdessert and great sation being served. Weconverwould sation being love to ishave youserved. join us.We would love to have you join us. DEC. 4: Mission Toastmasters DEC. 4: Mission welcomes guest to Toastmasters their meetwelcomes to theirChateau meetings at the guest Cedarbrooke ings at the Cedarbrooke 32331 Seventh Ave., Chateau Theatre 32331 7:30 Seventh room, p.m. Ave., to 9:30Theatre p.m. room, 7:30 p.m. to the 9:30artp.m. Learn how to master of Learn how to master the art of communication. communication. DEC. 5: Mission Health Care AuxDEC. meeting 5: MissioninHealth Care Auxiliary the Mission Meiliary meeting the Missionroom Memorial HospitalinConference morial Hospital Conference room

at 1:30 p.m. Please come and join at 1:30 Please come and join us. Newp.m. Volunteers are welcome us.work New Volunteers welcome to in the Gift are Shop, Thrift to work in the Giftand Shop, Store, rental of TVs ECU.Thrift ConStore,Gertrud rental 778-880-0467. of TVs and ECU. Contact tact Gertrud 778-880-0467.

DEC. 8: Join us at Camp Luther DEC. 8:Shook Join usRod) at Camp (9311 for a Luther tradi(9311 Shook Rod) a traditional ScandinavianforChristmas tionalatScandinavian Christmas feast our Lutefisk Supper at our Lutefi at 4feast p.m.atTickets are sk $20Supper each for 4adults, p.m. Tickets are $20 each for $7 each for youth age adults,and$7children each forunder youth5 age 6-15 are 6-15 andfree. children underinfo5 call are admitted For more admitted free. For more info call 604-826-7062. 604-826-7062. DEC. 10: Join us for a relaxing DEC. 10:and Joinlearn us forthea relaxing evening path to evening and learn the path to inner peace at our weekly mediinner peace at our meditation classes at weekly Cedarbrooke tation classes at Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Avenue, Chateau, 32331 Seventh Avenue, each Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. each Monday from 7-8:30 Suggested donation $10. p.m. For Suggested donation $10. For more info please visit www.dormore info please visit www.dorjechang.ca or call 604.853.3738. jechang.ca or call 604.853.3738. DEC. 10: Mission Scrabble Club DEC. 10: Mission every Monday fromScrabble 1-4 p.m.Club at every Monday from p.m. at 33150 Fourth Ave. Call1-4604-82633150 Fourth Ave. Call 604-8267721. 7721.

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Did you know? Any person facing terminal illness or coping with the loss of a Didone you person Hospice facing terminal illness or coping with theprograms loss of a loved canknow? come to Any the Mission Society for support. Bereavement loved one canfor come to the Mission Hospice Society for support. programs are designed individuals anticipating or have experienced theBereavement death of a loved one. are designed for individuals anticipating or have experienced the death of a loved one. Programs are free of charge but registration is required. Programs are free of charge butKimberley registration required. For more information, please contact at is 604-826-2235. For more information, please contact Kimberley at 604-826-2235. Unit E, 7311 James Street, Mission Unit E,Phone 7311 (604) James826-2235 Street, Mission Phone (604) 826-2235 www.missionhospice.bc.ca www.missionhospice.bc.ca

B.C.’s own B.C.’s own Mother Mother Mother Mother is making a is making a stop in Mission stop month. in Mission next next month. SUBMITTED PHOTO

DEC. 5: The Full Gospel BusinessDEC. 5:Fellowship The Full Gospel men’s will Businessmeet at men’severy Fellowship will atmeet at noon Wednesday Cedarnoon every Wednesday at Cedarbrooke Chateau. For more info brooke Chateau. For more info call Sander at 604-828-0406. call Sander at 604-828-0406.

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Mother Mother Mother Mother here here Dec. Dec. 12 12 B.C. band Mother B.C. isband Mother Mother touring the Mother is touring country and will be the in country on andDec. will12.be in Mission Mission on Dec. The group will 12. be proThe group will be promoting their new album, moting theirreleased new album, The Sticks, just The month. Sticks, released just this this month. The Juno-nominated The will Juno-nominated quintet begin their quintet will beginCoast, their trip on the East trip on in the Halifax, East Coast, starting and starting in Halifax, and will gradually make their will gradually make their way out west. Hannah way out will west. beHannah Georgas their Georgasguest. will be their special special guest. follows a The Sticks The Sticks whirlwind yearfollows of neara whirlwind year of near constant touring in constant of touring in support their previsupport of Eureka, their previous album and ous album Eureka, and features a collection of features collection of 14 new asongs includ14 new songs includ-

ing the addictive first ing the addictive first single Let’s Fall In Love, single Let’s Fall In Love, currently sitting at numcurrently at number two sitting nationally on ber Modern two nationally on the Rock radio the Modern Rock radio chart. chart. The band’s ascent from band’s ascent from anThe acoustic folk trio touran acoustic folk trio ing the open micstourof ing the open mics of their hometown (Quadra their hometown (Quadra Island), to an internaIsland), revered to an internationally alternationally reveredfive-piece alternative pop/rock tive pop/rock five-piece touring the clubs, thetouringandtheevent clubs, theaters centers atersNorth and America event centers of and of NorthnotAmerica and Europe, only demEurope, not onstrates justonly howdemfar onstratescome justbuthow far they’ve has also they’vethe come also blazed trailbut forhas what’s blazed the trail for what’s to follow. Featuring the to follow. Featuring multi-talented line up the of multi-talented line up of Ryan Guldemond (voRyan Guldemond (vo-

cals/guitar), Molly Gulcals/guitar), Molly Guldemond (vocals/synth), demond (vocals/synth), Jasmin Parkin (vocals/ Jasmin Parkin keys), Jeremy (vocals/ Page keys), Jeremy (bass/horns) and AliPage Sia(bass/horns) and Ali Siadat (percussion/electrondat (percussion/electronics), Mother Mother’s ics), Mother Mother’s unique blend of clever unique stunning blend of vocals, clever lyrics, lyrics, stunning vocals, quirky arrangements quirky arrangements and a multi-dimensional and a both multi-dimensional sound on stage and sound both on and in the studio hasstage amassed in the studio has amassed the group a reputation the group a reputation that has brought about that celebration has broughtas about their indie their celebration indie darlings, all theaswhile darlings, all the mainwhile endearing to the endearing to the mainstream. stream. Mother Mother will be Mother Mother will be playing at the Clarke Theplaying at the Clarke Theatre on Dec. 12. Tickets at atre on Dec. 12. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca. Ticketmaster.ca.

Carol Carol Fest Fest Nov. Nov. 29 29 at at Clarke Clarke

TO ROW THE OARS OR UNFURL THE SAILS Our journey through life is sometimes described as a boat ride. Sometimes we take an active role in that ride, steering the boat or rowing the oars. Other times, we take a more passive role, unfurling the sails and letting the wind pull us along. There are times in life when we must be active to get what we want; a rowboat won’t go very far on calm water without someone working the oars. But there are times in life when we really don’t have much control over things, and we can just go with the flow. But even then, we need to make sure we are facing in the right direction. A strong wind may make our journey a lot easier, but only if the boat is pointing in the right direction. We are all on a journey to the heart of God. Sometimes we need to take the oars in our hands and row. Other times, we just need to unfurl our sails and catch the wind of God. But in either case, we need to be heading in the right direction. Fortunately, God has implanted in us a moral compass, our conscience, which lets us know whether we are on the right track or not. We should pay attention to what our moral compass is telling us, follow it with integrity, and row the oars or unfurl the sails, as the situation demands.

By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith. R.S.V. 1 Timothy 1: 19

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Help ring in the fesHelp ring and in the festive season support tive season your local and foodsupport bank your Mission local food bank and Commuand Services Mission Christmas Community nity Services Bureau by Christmas attending Bureau Rotary by attending Mission Club’s MissionChristmas Rotary Club’s annual Carol annual Christmas Festival held at Carol the FestivalTheatre held Nov. at the Clarke 29 Clarke at 7 p.m.Theatre Nov. 29 at This 7 p.m. year’s festiyear’sDeroche, festivalThis features val features Deroche, Dewdney, and Cherry Dewdney, and schools, Cherry Hill elementary Hill elementary schools, Heritage Park SecondHeritage Park Christian Secondary and Valley ary and Valley Christian School. School. Also performing are AlsoVox performing are Joy Community Joy Vox Community Choir, the Fraser Valley Choir, Society the Fraserand Valley Stage the Stage Society and the Chilliwack Symphony Chilliwack Symphony Chorus. Chorus. Admission is by donaAdmission is by donation to the Food Bank tion Christmas to the FoodBureau Bank and and Rotarians Christmas will Bureau and be andhand Rotarians will be on in the lobby to on handPhil in the lobby to assist Hope from assist Phil Community Hope from Mission Mission inCommunity Services collecting Services in collecting the items. This event has items. Thisinevent has athe long history Mission a longhas history in Mission and a sing-a-long and hasat athesing-a-long portion end of the portion atwhich the end the program for of many program which for many marks the beginning of marks the beginning the Christmas season of in the community. Christmas season in our For furour community. For further information please ther Rotarian information please call Pam Alexis call604-302-2005. Rotarian Pam Alexis at at 604-302-2005.

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Author conquers own fears Record contributor

Brian Robinson’s wildest childhood dream came true last week: the book he wrote is now available for checkout at his old elementary school library in Mission. Rewind the clock to some 25-odd years ago — and you find Robinson roaming the hallways at West Heights Elementary School. Inside his backpack are creased notebook doodlings of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers. The amateur animator soon began writing little stories about central characters in his own life, namely his tabby cat. “I would staple the pages together,” recalls Robinson, from his home in Coquitlam. “I even talked to the librarian at West Heights [elementary] about how to get [my books] into the library.” The artist of his class, Robinson went on to study computer animation in college. Highprofile gigs with Electronic Arts and local film studios soon followed. Robinson was in heaven. All the while, an unrelenting pounding in his head would routinely show up unannounced — chronic migraines, inhibiting Robinson from concentrating on his work. After a valiant effort trying to ignore the colossal headaches, it eventually sidelined him from ani-

mation. “That’s the career I always wanted to do,” says Robinson. “It was hard to step away from.” Now, with nothing but time on his hands, another nagging surfaced: that long-lost goal of becoming a published author. The storyline played out right in front of him every night when Robinson would put his daughter Brienna to bed. “If her closet door was open she would say that her clothes looked like monsters,” explains Robinson. In order to help Brienna conquer her fears, her dad would have to get past his own apprehensions about self-publishing. The words and illustrations were committed to Robinson’s laptop during pitstops on his way back to Vancouver from Quebec. At one point there was a tornado — the dark clouds providing ominous inspiration for a story about a monster. Every so often he would check in with Brienna for quality control. The monster he was 3D modelling on his computer had to be the perfect combination of scary and goofy. Robinson later illustrated ‘Manfred’ the monster by hand, to further challenge himself. “I’m trying to teach myself that if I face my own fears that they are not going to be as bad as I think they are,” he says. That mantra appears in

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his now-published children’s’ book, “Manfred Under the Bed.” “For a fear that you face is a fear that you beat. You face that big fear; crush it under your feet.” Manfred is portrayed as a wide-mouthed monster with sharp teeth and matted fur that smells of burnt tires — juxtaposed by a doe-eyed, pyjamaclad Brienna clinging to her teddy bear. Life came full circle for Robinson when he returned to West Heights

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last week to read to the West Heights students. Another fear of his was conquered that day. “Any kind of public speaking that I have done in front of adults I get nervous; butterflies in my stomach,” says Robinson. “These kids were just so accepting. They said ‘wow he wrote a book and now he is reading to it us.’” Manfred Under the Bed is available through amazon.ca and Robinson’s website at brianrobinson.com.

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tackles, while Peter Kulba had 13 tackles. “South Kamloops was a tough team. I was happy the way we stuck with our game plan, and finally in the second half, we were able to open it up,” said Kapty. The JVs played a semi-final match yesterday at 3 p.m. at Burnaby Lakes. They play John Barsby from Nanaimo, the team the Roadrunners have played in the finals for the past two consecutive years. “We have a lot of respect for Barsby. It’s going to be a challenge,” said Kapty.

Varsity The senior football team is meeting with equal success, defeating the western AA conference champion Windsor Dukes 21-7 last Saturday at UBC. “It was a great bend-but-don’tbreak defensive effort against

Windsor,” said coach Kevin Watrin. “They were very well prepared for us, fortunately we were able to make enough to come out with the victory and advance to the semi-final against Ballenas.” Evan Horton, Arjun Bhogal and Kevin Wiens racked up 11, seven and six tackles, respectively, on the defensive side of the equation, while Wiens and Horton also racked up high numbers on the rushing front. Wiens ran for 102 yards with two touchdowns, and Horton scrambled for 173 yards. Wayde Carpenter made two catches for 20 yards, Jesse Walker had one for 24, and Dylan Melbourne-Kinney snagged one for 17 yards. The Roadrunners play their semi-final game this coming Saturday, again at UBC, against Ballenas.

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Dog adoption drive on now until end of December A dog adoption drives is running until the end of the year. Between January and June of this year, 20 dogs were brought into the SAINTS (Senior Animals In Need Today Society) shelter, but only five were adopted.

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Character 3 bdrm + den home. Redone top to bottom within last 6 yrs. Updated kitchen, bathroom, furnace. Original softwood floors, high ceilings on main, baseboards & crown mould. $299,900

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2 bdrm rancher, 50’x200’ lot. Has a 24’x20’ heated garage/workshop w/220 wiring. RV parking. Large fully fenced backyard w/10’x8’ storage shed. $319,500

Could be cute as a button rancher. Detached garage. Great little buyer. Perfect for Investors! Great piece for holding! $260,000

Centrally located 2 bedroom. Adult oriented complex. Close to all amenities. $139,500

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What a deal!! Solid older 3 storey + bsmt. Good exposure corner. Commercial on main, 2 - 1 bdrm apts on each 2nd & 3rd floor. This art-deco bldg is a great buy!! $199,900

Split level with modern colours. Perfect for the young family with large rooms. Walk to the corner store & playground. Patio with fire pit & quaint tool shed. Nice view of the mountains. $349,500

Central access to all amenities! Oldtimer house waiting for your special touch. Rancher with basement. Set above street level to take advantage of view! $229,000

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Centrally located. 4 bdrms, 3 baths. Shows fabulous with new kitchen, new baths, new flooring. Move in!! Extremely affordable! Big fenced backyard! Hurry & Save! $349,900

1st time home buyer or new family! 5837 sq ft lot! Seconds to town! Walk to the rec centre & pool, West Coast Express! Why pay rent or strata fees? Affordability at its cutest! $249,900

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Priced to sell! Double wide with addition! Vaulted ceilings, f/p, builtin hutch in din/rm, separate laundry. Ensuite, big yard, lots of parking. Immediate possession! $69,900

Centrally located with many updates!! Electrical upgraded w/new CSA #, newer roof! New skirting, flooring, windows, new ceiling in mbdrm & hallway! Fully fenced & private yard! $69,900

Everglades Resort! Hatzic Lake! Boating! Fishing! Sunbathing! Minutes from town! Gated rec resort! Only 45 mins east of Vancouver & min from Westcoast Express. Park your trailer. $49,900

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It’s big, bold and entertainment. The annual Rotary dinner and auction is presenting, for the first time in Mission, an evening of

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will sponsor high school students to attend an international exchange, RCMP Youth Academy, and a weekend-long youth camp for 15 to 17 year olds. “As Rotarians, we believe that by building the leadership capacity of our youth, we are contributing to the well-being of our future,” says Stacey Crawford, Rotary Club of Mission mid-day president. Scholarship winner Deanna Carrao says that Rotary’s support not only aids her financially, but “it reminds me I am not alone in this journey as I continue my education.” Local businesses have been generously providing table sponsorships, prizes and live auction items, says Crawford. The entertainment and games planned for the evening make it the perfect place to host a staff Christmas part. Tickets are only $75 a person or $500 for a table of eight. For tickets e-mail president@rotarymissionmidday.ca or call 604-3028979.

ASBC seeks help from community The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is looking for volunteers to help provide a range of free services to families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Volunteers help the Society with everything from making phone calls to caregivers to facilitating support groups. The need right now is for local volunteers who can facilitate local support groups that meet each month. The position has a few basic requirements: • excellent listening and empathetic skills • knowledge of dementia or a willingness to learn • facilitation skills or a willingness to learn • formal or informal caregiving is an asset Training is provided and a one-year commitment is required. For more information on the volunteer positions, contact Armit at 604-859-3889 or jarmit@alzheimerbc.org. To learn about Alzheimer’s disease visit www.alzheimerbc.org.

Winter clothing donations are needed at Haven in the Hollow, a first-stage housing shelter. They need coats, scarves, hats, mitts or gloves for men and women (mostly men). Donations be dropped off at the facility (32646 Logan Ave.) For more information call 604-820-9008.

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*The annual percentage rate (APR), compounded semi-annually, not in advance. The APR is for a mortgage of $100,000 with monthly payments and a 25 year amortization. APR assumes no fees apply. You may be required to pay additional fees which would increase your APR. Rates subject to change without notice. **Interest rate is compounded monthly, not in advance. Variable rate mortgages oﬀers you a low variable interest rate based on the prime rate over a 5-year ﬁxed term. The prime lending rate represents a variable rate of interest announced by the lender from time to time as its Prime Lending Rate. Rates subject to change without notice.

WE WELCOME BANK DECLINES, FORMER GROW-OPS AND FORECLOSURE PURCHASES!

27 yrs exp

21 yrs exp

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How About Some Green This Christmas?

$300

Irene Kluska irenekluska.com

Gift Card

WITH EVERY MORTGAGE!* (to Coquitlam Centre Mall)

That’s How We Say Thank You For Your Business.

Having the right Realtor is important.

Rene Koerner, Mortgage Broker 778-828-2788

Everything you expect. Everything you deserve.

rkoerner@mortgagealliance.com www.ReneKoerner.com

202-130 Brew St., Port Moody, BC V3H 0E3 An independently owned and operated franchise of the Mortgage Alliance Network *All mortgages funded between November 16th 2012 and March 30th 2013 qualify. To participate, submit a bona fide mortgage application through Rene Koerner & upon approval by all concerned parties and creditors; and upon receipt of subsequent funding, you (the applicant) will receive a $300 gift card to Coquitlam Centre Mall when you show us this coupon. Can’t be used with any other promotions.

32386 Fletcher Ave., Mission BC V2V 5T1

Helping you is what we do! Wheeler Cheam Realty

33174 1st Avenue, Mission V2V 1G4 604.820.4689 TF: 1.855.992.0077

www.royallepage.ca

Country living only minutes to town. Quick hwy #7 access. Situated on 1/3 acre surround by mountain views. This 3 bedroom home is waiting for the right family. Located in the fabulous Dewdney school catchment area. Low low taxes. Bonus 26x36 wired workshop for dad.

Are you a first time buyer?

Call Josh

Pat Vale

LICENSED ASSISTANT

604.302.6174

604.302.5348

3 level split home on large flat corner lot close to schools, transit and recreation. Main floor offers a NEW kitchen, dining room and a separate living room. Upstairs has 3 bedrooms including a large master with a full ensuite, garden shed in totally fenced backyard and room for the RV!. Call Pat

604-826-6221 604-826-6221

For a mortgage on your terms contact:

your

Julie Tatla CIBC Mortgage Advisor Bus: 604 820 4856 Email: julie.tatla@cibc.com Languages spoken: English/Punjabi

™

For more information, visit www.cibc.com/mortgageadvisor TM

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778.889.9445

Josh Helmer

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

604.835.5999

D L O S

Immaculately kept rancher on large lot in central Mission. Home features 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 bathrooms and sunken living room with gas F/P! Sliding glass door off the living room leads to a private paving stone patio reminiscent of the fore gone days of the Greeks with a large water fountain and pond. Continue down a large staircase leading to the engineered block wall and into a private sanctuary. You will become amazed at the work and imagery that makes this a prize winning yard!

Call Pat

Call Deborah

Brand new cusom built 2 storey, 3520 sq.ft. home sitting on large 1/4 acre lot in central Mission. Home offers spacious living with large rooms, open floor plan concept with 3 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, 2 family rooms and a triple garage. Features of the home are granite counter tops, custom cabinets, engineered laminate flooring in main living areas, tile in bathrooms, carpet in bedrooms, and a jetted tub and standing full glass shower in ensuite. Close to schools to!

1150 sq.ft. 1st floor, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo with view of Mission downtown and Mount Baker! Bright with southern light makes this a great unit to call your own. Condo is a short walk to Westcoast Express, downtown, shopping and banking. This is an ideal property for first time home owners or for those who live a busy life and like to gt up and go without having all of those outside chores to do.

Mortgage solutions at

solutions convenience

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

10.59 beautiful flat acres with outstanding views of the valley mountains and fields. Located just minutes from town and ideal for hobby farm or blueberries, or for the mechanic in mind with a 30'x30' detached workshop with 120/220 power. Home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms up, with open concept floor plan and basement has a self-contained unauthorized suite with 1 bedroom, full bathroom, and laundry area.

Mortgage

your convenience

Natalie Pognuyeva

D L O S

Find your new home listed in the

Deborah Vale

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

For a mortgage on your terms contact:

Julie Tatla

CIBC Mortgtage Advisor

Bus: 604 820 4856

Email: julie.tatla@cibc.com For more information, visit www.cibc.com/mortgageadvisor

Call Natalie

Call Pat

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