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losses to crops from starlings and effectively ban propane cannons. During the last cannon debate, Coun. Henry Braun argued the proposed ABSD restrictions went too far beyond the provincial guidelines and wouldn’t likely be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture.
ission RCMP are asking the public for help to locate two missing women, one of whom is “high risk” and the other with potential medical issues. Kathleen Anne Burns, 53, was last seen at 11 p.m. on Monday, July 22, at her home in the 8200 block of Cade KATHLEEN BURNS Barr Street. Burns has not contacted friends or family since that time and there’s been no activity on her social media accounts, said RCMP Const. Amanda Harnett. “She’s high risk because she’s never done anything like this before,” said Harnett. There’s nothing at this stage to suggest foul play is involved in Burns’s disappearance, but the danger can’t be discounted, said police. “ T h a t ’s LAURA PESEK always a concern in these files when we don’t know where someone is, but there’s no evidence that’s the case at this time,” said Harnett. “Regardless, family and friends are concerned for her.”
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– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
The West Coast Lumberjack Show made a return appearance at Abbotsford Agrifair with three 45-minute shows each day of the fair, which ran from Aug. 2–5. Contestants thrilled fans (inset) with displays of strength, speed and skill. For a photo gallery from Agrifair, see www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
Banging out a new blueberry bylaw ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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bbotsford council will consider a revised blueberry cannon bylaw, after a previous bid to significantly increase restrictions on bird scare devices split council and was defeated last month. The defeated bylaw, developed following a motion by Coun.
Council considering other cannon options to quell quarrelsome issue John Smith last year, was devised in response to numerous noise complaints to the city, repeated violations of existing Ministry of Agriculture guidelines and out of concerns for the health and hear-
ing of residents living close to berry growing operations. However, the blueberry industry argued the proposed rules on audible bird scare devices (ABSDs) went too far, would result in high
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Mission bank robbery nets 17 months
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Agrifair ran throughout the long weekend. See more photos.
Page 3 Heat in the Street No. 2 was Thursday evening at W. J. Mouat. See more photos of the event.
Page 6 The Mission sasquatch videos have the YouTube world buzzing.
Page 12 The UFV Cascades took on the NCAA’s Rice Owls in exhibition men’s basketball action at the Envision Athletic Centre on Thursday. See for more photos.
The second Heat in the Street street hockey game between community youth and emergency service workers took place at W.J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford on Thursday. The event is put on by local fire, police and ambulance authorities in an effort to reach out to community youngsters on a social level. Pictured, clockwise, starting with the photo to the immediate right: young Alex Tkay stickhandles around Capt. Mark Kwak of Fire Hall 6; A youngster gets a driver’s seat view in an Abbotsford Police Department cruiser; Boaz Harris (sunglasses) gets a shot away on goalie Hamen Babbar; Muskaan Brar poses with Sparky, the fire department mascot. The event was deemed another success, with enough participants to have two full street hockey games run concurrently. Volunteers from the three emergency service divisions were also kept busy at their vehicles, as curious community members climbed aboard to see what it looked like from the front seat of a fire truck, or the back of an ambulance. The final Heat in the Street event this summer is set for Aug. 22 from 7 – 9 p.m. at Ecole Margaret Stenerson Elementary School, 3060 Old Clayburn Rd. For more photos of Wednesday’s event, go to www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
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Mission bank robber was sentenced to 17 months behind bars for an armed robbery in June. Jeffery Russell, 29, was convicted for a charge of robbery and using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence in Abbotsford provincial court on Wednesday. On the morning of June 24, a man wearing a dark grey hoodie entered the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on First Avenue through an alleyway access door. The suspect pulled a firearm from the waistband of his black sweat pants and demanded money from a teller before fleeing on foot with a quantity of cash. RCMP officers attending the scene identified the suspect as Russell, who was already wanted on an unrelated outstanding arrest warrant for breach of probation. Mission RCMP notified the Abbotsford Police Department and around midnight the same day, APD officers arrested Russell at an Abbotsford residence. Much of the stolen cash was recovered at the time of Russell’s arrest but the handgun was not located, RCMP reported.
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ission RCMP arrested a suspect moments after he stole a bicycle from the West Coast Express station in July and are now seeking to return the bike to the rightful owner. Police got a report of a man stealing a bicycle from the bike rack located at the West Coast Express Railway Station on North Railway Avenue in Mission on July 19 just after 8:30 a.m. The suspect had cut off the bike’s lock and then fled the area. A short time patrol officers in the area located the stolen bicycle and arrested a 43 year old Mission resident for the theft. Mission RCMP are interested in speaking with the owner of the mountain bike stolen from the West Coast Express station. If you have information regarding the owner of this bicycle, please contact Const. R. Scott with the Mission RCMP at (604) 820-3513 or 604-826-7161.
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he District of Mission is looking for residents’ input on how to spend taxpayers’ money. The 2014 budget process is now underway at city hall and the district is seeking feedback on how to allocate resources that affect the quality of life in Mission. From policing to public works, the
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AGRIFAIR
Pesek missing since spring
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MISSING, from page A1
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The livestock barn was the place to be at Agrifair Friday as kids prepped and watched over their prize 4H entries. Above, Chloe Wildeboer grooms her Alpine goat ‘Notturno’ while another 4Her gets some reading time in before his class is called, right.
Council needs full attendance to vote CANNONS, from page A1 A bylaw that mirrored current guidelines but allowed enforcement and the levying of fines would allow new rules to be in place this summer to deal with the small group of growers violating the rules and causing most of the complaints, Braun said. However, the motion was defeated and the issue was sent back to staff to review in consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture. The revised bylaw, set to come before council at the next meeting when all eight councillors are at the table, conforms more closely with provincial guidelines, according to a staff report.
The next council meeting is Aug. 12, although due to holidays, it is not known how many councillors will be in attendance. The report states provincial guidelines stipulate the city must exhaust all avenues to address problems with propane cannons before the ministry would consider other proposals. If the revised bylaw can’t resolve persistent issues, the city will be in a better position to request more stringent rules in the future, said staff. The revised bylaw has set back rules that call for propane cannons to be a minimum of 200 metres from residences, down from the proposed 300 metres.
The revised bylaw also returns to provincial regulations around the firing frequency of cannons and hours of use. As such cannons can be used from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., or from sunrise to sunset, whichever is of lesser duration, and at a maximum frequency of one shot per five minutes for single shot devices and three shots per hour for multiple shot devices. However, the revised bylaw retained some restrictions beyond ministry rules. Bird scare devices located within 200 metres of a property with livestock or kennels must advise owners of animal operations within 24 hours of the first firing of the season.
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ABSD operators will also be required to pay a per site fee of $125 to the city and develop, maintain and report on more stringent bird predation management plans, which includes not relying excessively on cannons and monitoring their effectiveness at deterring starlings. Growers using cannons will also have to post notices on their property with registration numbers and property addresses to make it easier to identify operators violating guidelines. City bylaw officers would also be empowered, after written warnings, to levy a series of progressive fines up to a maximum of $1,000 for bylaw violations.
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Burns is Caucasian and five feet five inches tall and weighs 160 pounds and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a skull design on the front. Her shoulder-length hair is distinctive as it’s graying at the top and the ends are dark brown. RCMP are also still searching for a second woman who went missing in May and may be in medical danger. Laura Pesek of Mission disappeared on Saturday, May 4 between 7:45 and 9 a.m. near Dewdney Trunk Road and Pilgrim Street where police later located her vehicle. Pesek, 51, reportedly left her home in her car to go to the store, according to RCMP. The disappearance is not normal behavior for Pesek, and police believe the missing woman could be suffering in some form of medical distress. Pesek is Caucasian who is five feet four inches tall and weighs 130-140 pounds. She has brown hair with blonde streaks in a ponytail and was wearing grey-checkered pajamas pants, a black hoodie and brown Croc shoes. While the two cases are concerning, investigators don’t believed the two disappearances are tied in any way, said Harnett. “We don’t believe the two cases are related,” she said. Anyone with information about either of the missing women or their location should contact Mission RCMP at 604826-7161.
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Community residents joined Mayor Bruce Banman (with scissors) and councillors for the ribbon cutting and official opening of the Gobind Park picnic shelter on Thursday morning.
Sheltering a park Gobind Park community breaks bread and shares thanks for new picnic shelter ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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esidents and members of city hall gathered to share samosas, chai, congratulations and thanks at the official opening of the Gobind Park picnic shelter on Thursday morning. The enhanced shelter was built alongside the playground in the park at the corner of Sandpiper Drive and Quail Court in west Abbotsford after the Gobind Park Seniors’ Society approached the city last year. Dr. Dalip Gill of the society thanked Mayor Bruce Banman and city councillors and staff for attending the ceremony. “We are grateful to the city for the financial support for this project,” said Gill. “Our seniors, children and their parents will be glad to enjoy these facilities.” Banman noted the larger shelter reflected the growth and change within the neighbourhood around Gobind Park. “Community is important,” said Banman. “Now the community can get together, play cards, talk and solve some of the world’s problems.” Creative thinking by parks, recreation and culture staff saved taxpayers up to half the cost of the original estimates for the shelter, noted the mayor. Keith Senft, manager of parks projects, said rather than hiring an outside firm to conduct the project start to finish, a local
business designed the structure, which was then erected by parks crews for a total cost of $30,000. Freddy Latham, representing the Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission, told the crowd of close to 50 residents that it was important for community members to work with the city to determine the needs of a neighbourhood. “There is a certain pride in projects that involve community engagement and you have built a special place for families and friends to enjoy in the years to come.” The Gobind seniors’ society also took the opportunity to ask the city to consider installing traffic lights at the intersection of Blueridge Drive and Goldfinch Street to improve safety for children headed to the nearby Dave Kandal Elementary School.
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fter putting out a request for sightings of legends, a B.C. software company has shard their top two submissions. This is one. Real or fake? Either a B.C. software company is getting all the publicity they hoped for when they posted two videos of sasquatch sightings to YouTube, or Bigfoot is real. It’s up to you which story you believe, just like the ending to Life of Pi! Do you really want to live in a world without wonder? The folks behind PlayMobility’s new Legend Tracker app recently issued a call-out for foot- creature doesn’t seem at all startled by the age of legendary creatures such as Ogopogo throng of people noisily and excitedly taking or Bigfoot, and it appears to have paid off in photos and video within yards of him. a big way. They claim to have received two Unfortunately, the individual behind the anonymous videos from two separate sourc- video doesn’t bother to get any closer to es, in which a sasquatch emerges the relaxed beast, instead wasting from the woods of Mission. valuable Bigfoot-proving time filmAgain: two never-seen-before viding the surprised tourists, and then eos from two different, anonymous drifting behind the tourists for some people shot in roughly the same reason. place. This is either an incredible On the bright side, it does make his SCAN FOR VIDEOS coincidence, not to mention an act of video seem more authentic, unless stunning altruism from both users, who could you consider that not one of the dozens of have benefited financially instead of letting other photos and videos this group appears a software company do that, or a well-done to have taken have shown up anywhere else stunt. Alternatively, maybe a sasquatch owns in social or mainstream media. PlayMobility shares? But these two videos have begun to spread, In one video, which has racked up over with some denouncing the videos as hoaxes, 700,000 views in three days, a dark, hairy- and others seeing them as evidence for the looking and, of course, blurry figure wanders existence of the sasquatch here in B.C. the area by a distant lake. If only there was some sort of new, local According to the app maker, the video was app that would help the contingent of believsubmitted by a couple hiking a logging road ers track the sasquatch . . . an app that was above Mission. being aggressively marketed through a viral In the second video, which has 60,000 campaign of some sort . . . views since being posted by the app maker last week, a sasquatch appears to a group of ■ To see the videos, go to our website at www. tourists. Amazingly, the notoriously elusive abbotsfordtimes.com
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n Abbotsford house on George Ferguson Way was badly damaged by a fire on Thursday night. Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service (AFRS) was called to a fire at a home at 33281 George Ferguson Way at 9:55 p.m., said assistant fire chief Ron Hull. Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the vacant house but were able to bring the fire under control. No one was injured in the blaze, but the house has sustained heavy smoke and fire damage, said Hull. The owner of the rental home, who had been doing some clean up and repairs at the residence, accidentally left a candle unattended in one of the rooms, said Hull.
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ractically every day I see cyclists pedalling along the highways and byways that take me from home to work and back. Practically every day I see them breaking the rules of the road – in fact, it’s rare that I don’t have a cyclist in my line of sight for more than 20 or 30 seconds without witnessing the shattering of one traffic law or another. Practically every day I see stupid motorists nearly fulfilling a cyclist’s apparent ambition to see tomorrow from a hospital bed – or not to see tomorrow at all. And I think to myself. . . “More people should ride bicycles.” In fact, I wish more people would spend more time riding bikes before ever getting behind the wheel of a car, as opposed to under one – which happens far too often, as things currently stand. I’m not a sadist, and I’m not hoping I can snap a gory photo of a mangled cyclist to fill a corner of the newspaper. On the contrary, I believe that if there were more people riding bicycles to and fro, there would be less carnage in the long run. Potential motor vehicle drivers should be required to spend a couple hundred hours on a bicycle before applying for a learner’s licence. And it shouldn’t be just some
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Moans and groenes recreational riding around a quiet neighbourhood, around the local park a few times, or mountain biking along some backwoods trails. More cyclists rolling along with traffic would create a “safety in numbers” scenario. Motorists would be more aware of cyclists in their midst, because there would be more cyclists to remind them to pay attention. Motorists would also gain from the experience of having ridden a bicycle amongst idiot drivers who eat, drink, comb their hair, fix their make-up, and otherwise occupy themselves with endangering the lives of the people around them. You cannot truly understand the concept of “defensive driving” until you’ve ridden a bicycle alongside the stupidest, most oblivious creatures populating the face of the earth: the texting driver (followed closely by the cellphone-addicted driver – and don’t give me that “hands-free” nonsense, as studies clearly show that hands-free cellphone use, while not illegal, is equally as dangerous as using
hand-held devices). And having had the benefit of experiencing the stupidity of the average steel-enclosed motorist firsthand from the panoramic vantage point of a bicycle seat, the newly licensed driver is less likely to want to become one of those average idiots. Understanding would also flow both ways, as more and more cyclists become motorists – and they begin to teach their children how to ride safely, instead of actually teaching them dangerous behaviour. It is disconcerting in the extreme to see young cyclists follow their ignorant parents straight through stop signs and red lights, and passing lines of slow traffic on the right, sneaking up on the unsuspecting guy who doesn’t realize it has suddenly become dangerous to make his right turn. Parents on bicycles lead their kids along sidewalks, putting pedestrians at risk and creating the danger of uncertainty in the minds of motorists who, faced with such unruly behaviour, can’t know what the next move will be. They lead their kids against traffic lights through crosswalks where they have no business being. And when they get hit . . . stupid motorists! ■ Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the Langley Advance.
in’t he cute? No he ain’t. He’s just another burden on the welfare state. In a society where celebrities are revered simply for being famous, there’s a reason Queen Elizabeth and her brood are known collectively as The Royals. Actors, actresses, heiresses, reality show contestants, unreal real housewives, whatever a Snookie is, pawnshop owners, gator hunters, and two generations of Kardashians are all mere peons when it comes to the mega power of the British Royal Family. The hubbub about the royal birth merely proves once again who rules the celebrity industrial complex that dominates the media these days. Hundreds of photographers were on hand for the announcement. When the big moment came, they were rewarded with flattering shots of a lovely easel, locked behind an iron gate, with a wee goldframed plaque announcing, “It’s a boy!” Worth the wait, no? And this is not simply a British phenomenon. The CBC and other Canadian television news outlets were agog about the developments in London. There is still a large segment of the population in this country who identify with their British roots and are suitably enthralled with all things royal. And these POMEs are the people the CBC panders to when they breathlessly gush on national newscasts that all of Canada is utterly twitterpated as we await news of the impending royal birth. Some people might be, but the vast majority of us view the machinations of royal pageantry with what could at best be described as bemused indifference. Sure it’s interesting, but anything more than that? All it means is that we are guaranteed that, for at least another generation or three, there will be members of the House of Windsor disguising their summer vacations to Canada as “Royal Visits” – all paid for by the taxpayers’ dime.
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Harper’s cone of silence continues Editor, the Times: Having trouble telling fact from fiction in the Senate expenses scandal? There’s a reason for that. Since the news broke that Stephen Harper’s right-hand man cut a $90,000 cheque to cover-up the potentially fraudulent expenses of Conservative Senator Mike Duffy – a potentially criminal action – Mr. Harper has consistently misled Canadians about what really happened. He claimed his Chief of Staff, Nigel Wright, acted alone and no one else knew. In fact, court documents reveal four members of Mr. Harper’s inner circle knew. He claimed there was no email recording the terms of the deal. In fact, his office now admits there is one. He claimed his personal legal counsel was not involved. In fact, RCMP documents reveal that he was involved. Mr. Harper claimed the first Senate expenses report reflected the auditors’ findings. In fact, we now know it was whitewashed to go easy on Duffy. And that’s just what is public. The Conservatives have been accused of stonewalling the RCMP investigation into the whole tawdry affair. Instead of giving us the straight goods, Mr. Harper has clamped down and put on a cone of silence. Canadians expect better; they expect honest answers to serious questions about the potentially criminal
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Jesus did not invent marriage
wouldn’t support such barbaric ideas, as the world has moved on. So should Mr. Unruh. I don’t feel threatened if gays have the legal right to marry. I will always support their right to be equal over immoral dogmas any day of the week. Robert T. Rock Mission
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Jesus, contrary to what Mr. Unruh pronounced with conviction if not accuracy, did not invent marriage. Unions have been going on between individuals for a host of reasons since before recorded history and without religion to sanctify it. The New Testament is clear on Jesus being antifamily and that celibacy was preferable to marriage. After all, the Kingdom of God was imminent, so imminent that he misspoke on many occasions that some people listening to him would still be alive at the Second Coming. We cannot ignore that the historic Jesus was a radical Jewish apocalyptic zealot who believed that the world was in the end of its days. There are at least eight other divinely sanctioned marriage models, ranging from polygamy to rapists having to marry their victims. Even most Christians
Don’t know me? Don’t judge me Editor, the Times: Re: Letter to the editor titled “City of Flawed Character?” (Times, July 23). Before you judge my life, my past or my character, walk in my shoes, walk the path I have traveled, live my sorrows, my doubts, my fear, my pain and my laughter. Remember, everyone has a story. When you’ve lived my life then you can judge me. You, Stacey Corriveau, have never even met me, how dare you judge me. (This is written as Tina Stewart, mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, volunteer . . . not as ABDA executive director.) Tina Stewart Abbotsford
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n August some gardens have only annuals – these are pretty and useful because many bloom fast and keep going until frost if you deadhead them. But some of the loveliest flowers in August come from bulbs, corms and other perennials. One of the most spectacular is colchicum (Autumn Crocus). These produce large, goblet-type flowers which usually are pinkpurple and single, though ‘water lily’ is a popular double. Colchicum are hardy sunlovers that adapt to most soils and increase into thick mats. White colchicum aren’t easy ANNE to get but MARRISON the huge, Green white colthumb chicum speciosum is worth snapping up if you can find it. A smaller white is the fast-growing C. autumnalis alba. This has masses of flowers with pure white stems. They all go dormant in summer and this is the only season they can be successfully moved. That’s why August/September is the only time they’re offered in nurseries. Squirrels never dig colchicum and rabbits won’t eat it. It’s very poisonous. Also being sold at this time is the true autumn-flowering crocus which looks very like the spring crocus but flowers in late August and into September. The earliest flowering one I know is the pink-flowered crocus zonatus. It’s offered in many garden centres through August. There’s also the spectacular blue colchicum speciosus, which flowers a little later. Both like sun and well-drained conditions. If you can keep squirrels and voles away, these crocuses will seed themselves into a little colony. Leaves emerge after flowering and remain through the winter.
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Cyclamen hederifolium During August, cyclamen hederifolium begins flowering. This little hardy cyclamen is dormant through summer, not caring if it’s watered or not. If watering resumes in August flowering is triggered a little earlier than usual. Watering should continue during flowering otherwise the blooms don’t last as long. The pink or white true cyclamen flowers are pretty, but the true glory of this cyclamen is the patterned leaves which emerge in fall and beautify the ground through winter. The basic form has green leaves with silver markings but many variations have been developed including solid silver leaves. This cyclamen (and its winter-flowering cousin Cyclamen coum) isn’t difficult from seed providing you know what to expect. Germination is staggered over several months and become dormant and vanish over summer. They’ll reappear in fall. Flowering from seed takes about three years. Once established they seed all around. Another gorgeous August flower is the hardy agapanthus. The variety I’m familiar with is Cally Hardy. This is usually safer mulched, but will come through a mild winter. Blooms are usually deep true blue and carried in allium-type heads. Leaves vanish with frost, but through spring and summer hardy agapanthus is a low-growing grassyleaved mat. Gardeners who like growing plant from seed shouldn’t find this agapanthus difficult – though one has to wait a few years for flowers. Chiltern Seeds lists it most years. Time-short gardeners would likely find this agapanthus in specialty nurseries. Then there’s Schizostylis coccinia which is frequently found in plant sales. It looks like a small hardy gladiolus with stems of reddish (sometimes pink) starry flowers. It’s a sun-lover and has a reputation for doing better with watering. But since I once saw it growing on a rock in North Vancouver, it may be open to experiment. ■ Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to amarrison@shaw.ca.
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Sports
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Owls bring their NCAA game to UFV
Rice offers Cascades basketball program rare opportunity
Bates solid at B.C. Seniors Abbotsford golfer Brian Bates of Abbotsford had a solid showing at the B.C. Senior Men’s Championship last week. Bates finished the 54-hole tournament, held at Eaglepoint Golf Resort in Kamloops, alone in sixth place overall, with a three-day total of 218, two over par. Bates broke par in two of his three rounds, shooting 1-under-par 71s on both Monday and Wednesday. The opening and closing rounds sandwiched Tuesday’s 76, on the 6,393yard track. Bates, who golfs out of Ledgeview, was tied for second after the opening round and went into the final round tied for sixth. Erwin Froese, also of Ledgeview, shot 76-77-80 - 233, 17-over par to finish in a tie for 46th overall in the field of 124 golfers. Two other Ledgeview members – Paul Kerbat of New Westminster and Barcley Neilson of Fort Langley – missed the 36-hole cut. The field was cut to low 60 plus ties after two rounds. Doug Roxburgh of Vancouver (Marine Drive Golf Course) was the wire-to-wire winner of the event, shooting 67-72-71 - 210, 6 under par.
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t’s not often that a Canadian Interuniversity Sport team gets to host a National Collegiate Athletic Association squad in any sport. Due to NCAA restrictions, American teams rarely travel to Canada for pre-season or exhibition games, so when the opportunity presents itself, Canadian teams are generally quick on the uptake – even if that means no practice time. So when the Rice Owls offered University of the Fraser Valley Cascades men’s basketball coach Adam Friesen an exhibition game, he wasn’t about to let the fact that the CIS basketball season is still three months away sway his decision. It was a no-brainer. “They contacted us, saying they were making a trip up to B.C. and we were fortunate enough to be one of the schools they contacted to play,” said Friesen. “You never want to pass up an opportunity like that.” All that said, it did not give Friesen a whole lot of prep time. “Yesterday [Wednesday] was our first day together,” he said. “We usually do start in August, but not August 1.” With players on his roster from as far east as Toronto, it took a little more than a phone call and cab fair to set up the exhibition game. Wednesday amounted to not much more than a meet-and-greet for the new players, with enough time to assign jerseys, work a little on the basics, and then stand for the national anthems. “With a couple of exceptions, we were able to get the guys together. They all realized that this was a pretty unique opportunity, so it didn’t take a lot of (coaxing),” said Friesen. The court rust was typical of any pre-season game – slightly less obvious for the Owls, who had played UBC on Wednesday night. The Owls were golden from beyond the arc, sinking 11 of their first 15 three-point attempts, en route to an 88-62 victory. They held a 21point edge (52-31) at halftime. Final outcome notwithstanding, Friesen was happy with what he saw. “We competed real hard,” he said. “I think it was pretty clear that we got tired in the sec-
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The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades dropped an 88 – 62 decision to the NCAA Div. 1 Rice Owls in exhibition basketball action at the Envision Athletic Centre in Abbotsford on Thursday, Aug. 1. Above, Cascades post Jasper Moedt uses all of his 6’8” to get a hook shot over the Owls defence. Below, Cascades’ Manjodh Dulay defends against Rice guard Dan Peera.
ond quarter (Rice outscored UFV 29-12 in the willing to work and how much sacrifice they are second), but other than that, we worked hard willing to give. If we get what I expect we will and competed throughout, I get, our goals should be high.” thought.” There was one setback in For the most part, the Cas- “They contacted us, saythe game. Six-foot-five forward cades that were dressed on ing they were making Kadeem Willis, who averaged Thursday will be the same a trip up to B.C. and we more than eight points per players suiting up for opening game with the Lakeland Ruswere fortunate enough night, when the University of tlers of the Alberta Colleges Lethbridge Pronghorns come to be one of the schools Athletic Conference last seathey contacted to play. to Abbotsford, Nov. 1. son, dislocated his finger in the “The team is set,” said Friesen. You never want to pass fourth quarter. “There were a couple of guys in up an opportunity like “He’s on his way to the hosstreet clothes tonight that will that.” pital,” Friesen said after the be dressed on opening night, game. “I heard it might be a but I already know what I have – UFV coach Adam Friesen couple of weeks to recover, so if for the (2013-2014) season,” said it’s going to happen at all, I am Friesen. glad it happens in August.” And while Thursday’s game was a full three months prior to opening night, B.C. tour concludes Friesen said there was plenty for him to glean The Owls opened their three-game tour with from the game. “I got to see how hard we compete,” he said. a 96-70 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds on “Even after one day [of practice] I can see how Wednesday night. They went from Abbotsford hard they compete and how unselfish they play to Whistler for a couple of days of team building, before concluding their tour on Satur– traits that you bring with you every day.” Friesen said specific goal setting will come day with a game against Capilano University. Results from that game were not available at in due time. “What do I expect? It’s tough to answer that press time. right now. But I know we have talented players,” – TIMES STAFF he said. “So it’s a matter of how hard they are-
Abbotsford volleyball player Carly Bergen was part of the gold medalwinning Fraser Valley 2 squad at the 15U High Performance Championship Volleyball tournament in Burnaby, July 26-28. Bergen’s squad won four of its five matches in the round robin portion of the six-team tournament, losing only to the other Fraser Valley squad, in straight sets. The two Fraser Valley squads, as well as VancouCARLY BERGEN ver/Squamish, all finished pool play with 4-1 records and FV2 ended up third after the tiebreaking process and forcing FV2 into a quarterfinal match. (The top two seeds after round robin earned byes into the semifinals.) The No. 3 seeding put FV2 up against Vancouver Island in the first round of the playoffs, which FV2 won in straight sets. Bergen and her mates met Vancouver/Squamish in the semis and won a five-set thriller, handling the Vancouver squad easily, 15-5 in the deciding set. FV2 exacted revenge against the only team to beat them at the tournamet – FV1 – in the goldmedal game, winning in four sets. Bergen, 15, an outside hitter, goes into Grade 10 at MEI this fall. – TIMES STAFF
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Volleyball to stop abuse
Aug. 10, enter a volleyball team in Mission Springs Pub tournament, $500 top prize, to help a team of Abbotsford nurses go to Haiti in November to educate locals about sexual violence. Call Lisa Creelman at 604-722-2994 for details or to register your team.
Missionfest
Aug. 10, bring the family to downtown Mission 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. for Missionfest, visit the local shops and enjoy the street party on First Ave., with wine tasting, street food, water park, a car show, Rockin’ River music and more.
Mission Springs car show
Aug. 11, Mission Springs Car Show fundraiser for Tara Alstom, for her cerebral palsy treatment. Prizes, raffles, goodie bags, at 7160 Oliver St., Mission. Register at 10 a.m. Call 604-820-1009.
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Dorothy Dyck, left, of Globe Printers, Debbie Tonn with Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, Abbotsford illustrator Ernie Poignant and his wife Rose Poignant attend a book signing on Aug. 1 at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre. The book, Poignant Moments, is a collection of the prolific cartoonist’s work over the decades. Proceeds from the book, printed courtesy of Globe Printers, will go towards the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Abbotsford.
Mission Springs receives award
Mission Springs Brewing Company has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award which honours hospitality excellence. Only the top-performing 10 per cent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor receive this prestigious award. “Mission Springs Brewing Company is pleased to receive a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence,” said Brock Rodgers, owner of The Mission Springs Brewing Company. “We strive to offer our customers a memorable experience, and this accolade is evidence that our hard work is translating into positive reviews on TripAdvisor.”
Briefly The award provides top performing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers.
Terry Fox Run organizer needed The annual Terry Fox Run, which has raised millions of dollars for cancer research in the past 33 years, is looking for an event coordinator in Abbotsford. Last year alone, the Terry Fox Run raised $26 million. The foundation will help
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anyone who is interested in volunteering to be an organizer through the planning process. It is important that someone step forward immediately for this meaningful cause. The run is fast approaching and will take place on Sept. 15. If you are interested in becoming the Abbotsford volunteer run organizer, contact Donna White, provincial director at the Terry Fox Foundation by email at bcyukon@terryfoxrun. org, or by phone at 1-888836-9786. Registration fees are by donation and there is no minimum pledge amount. For more about the Terry Fox Foundation visit www. terryfox.org.
Bridges of Faith
Aug. 13 from 5 – 7 p.m. Abbotsford Community Services hosts a Bridges of Faith potluck dinner at 2420 Montrose Ave. This casual event is open to the whole community and will be another venue to foster and encourage interfaith dialogue. In partnership with the Bahai’s of Abbotsford, Bridges of Faith and Project Interfaith will be hosting Nancy Watters, from Luminous Tones. There is no fee for this event, but please bring a dish to share. Contact Kam Aujla at 604-859-7681 (ext. 270).
TAG tea party
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Aug. 11, 12 – 3 p.m. Clearbrook Library’s Teen Advisory Group has an outdoor tea party with entertainment and snacks for the whole family for a small donation to support the TAG volunteer program, at 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. Call 604-859-7814 ext 229.
Community events To list an event hosted or sponsored by a non-profit group in Abbotsford or Mission, upload it directly to our website: abbotsfordtimes.com, or send an e-mail with a succinct, 75-word description of the event including day, date, time and address to events@abbotsfordtimes.com, or drop off at 30887 Peardonville Rd, Abbotsford.
Teens & tweens games
Aug 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, with board games, card games and pizza. Register by Aug. 15 at 604-859-7814, ext. 229.
Family Fun Day
Aug. 17, a free Family Fun Day hosted by First Abbotsford Scouts is at Mill Lake Park by the water park from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Have fun with exciting events and crafts. Children must be accompanied by a parent.
Horseshoe club
Wednesdays between 6 p.m. and dusk, the Abbotsford Horseshoe Club invites newcomers to learn to pitch horseshoes, next to Trethewey House, 2313 Ware St, Abbotsford. Lessons are free – great activity for summer evenings. Call Darryl at 604-864-0622.
Clayburn Village Museum
Saturdays the Clayburn Village Museum is open to the public from noon to 3 p.m. Chat with locals and discover B.C.’s first company town (1905) encompassing a brick manufacturing plant and village. It’s free and at 4315 Wright St., Abbotsford. Call Helene at 604-854-3960.
Pyjama picnic storytime
Aug 19, 7 – 7:30 p.m., wear your PJs and bring a blanket for stories, puppets. If it rains we’ll have an indoor
picnic, at Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. Phone 604-8597814, ext. 229.
Cruise for hospice
Aug. 24, motorcyclists hit the road to raise funds for Mission Hospice, register 8 a.m., ride 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Mission, finish at Dewdney Pub, 8793 River Rd. south, for 1 p.m. Elks BBQ, prizes, scooter raffle, live music. Call 604-826-2235, stop at 32180 Hillcrest Ave., Mission for forms or see missionhospice.bc.ca.
Carpet bowling
Interest in carpet bowling, seniors? It’s on from 2 – 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the rec room at Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford. Call 604-853-5532 for more.
Lawn Bowling
The Jubilee Lawn Bowling Club welcomes players of all ages to join in the fun, every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in August and at 1:30 p.m. in September. Contact Geoff at 604-859-9972 for details.
Teen volunteers at library
The Clearbrook Library seeks members for its Teen Advisory Group to plan teen programs and to act as library ambassadors. Volunteer hours are granted for participating. The library is located at 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. – COMPILED BY STAFF
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ews flash: reading is good for you! I tell kids at the Library that reading every day is like brushing your teeth – keeps your brain clean. Librarians and teachers have known for a long time that kids who don’t read over the summer can actually lose reading skills. With that in mind, public libraries, the BC Library Association and the province of British Columbia have worked together to support an annual Summer Reading Club (SRC) for kids, which is freely available in all public libraries in B.C. We show kids that reading, books and ideas are fun and when they display better reading skills at school it shows that reading is good for kids. The Mission, Abbotsford Com-
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Library Lowdown munity and Clearbrook Libraries (all FVRL libraries) have a blast every summer creating fun events, contests and displays to promote SRC and the joy of reading to thousands of kids and teens.
Live shows Program highlights in August include ventriloquist Kellie Haines, who takes a trip into outer space with a bird and a frog on Friday Aug. 9. See her from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. at the Reach, next door to the
Clearbrook Library and from 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. at the Mission Library. Musician Tony Prophet, who gets parents and kids in the swing, will be at the Abbotsford Community Library on Aug. 12, from 11 – 11:45 a.m., at the Mission Library on Aug. 22 from 2 – 2:45 p.m. and at the Clearbrook Library Aug. 23, also from 2 – 2:45 p.m. For more information about library programs or SRC check out: www.fvrl.ca; kidssrc.bclibrary.ca or www.teenrc.ca
Not just for kids Don’t forget that adults get benefits from reading as well. Mental fitness is important at every age and reading apparently gets the blood flowing and the neurons firing as well as helping to lower stress.
Drop in to any FVRL library to choose a good book and join the adult Summer Reading Club – after all why should kids get all the fun and prizes? If you don’t have time to visit in person, don’t forget that there are lots of online options. Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks from the FVRL website or buy books online at Amazon or Kobo or many other sites. There are even sites like Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) that offer free eBooks. Need some serious mental exercise? Get your neurons jumping by choosing a book on calculus. OK, OK, go ahead and read a mystery or romance novel, apparently it will still enhance your mental ability to concentrate. I told you reading was good for you.
For more information about FVRL services or programs please contact us: • Abbotsford Community Library, 33355 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford, B.C. Phone (604) 853-1753. • Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, B.C. Phone (604) 859-7814. • Mission Community Library, 33247 Second Ave., Mission, B.C. Phone (604) 826-6610. • Mt. Lehman Library, 5875 Mt. Lehman Rd., Abbotsford, B.C. Phone (604) 856-4988. ■ Hilary Russell, library manager – Abbotsford libraries; Fraser Valley Regional Library
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Tips for the perfect barbecue Thermometres, tongs and topless: three Ts to a better barbecue
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arbecue season is in full swing, and there are always questions regarding some of the tricks to the perfect grill. Today I will focus on three topics: using a thermometre, using tongs, and also address the age old question “lid open or closed?” A thermometre is an essential tool for meat cooking of any sort, but especially on your outdoor grill. It is crucial to make sure that meat is cooked enough, but also not cooked too much. We all know poultry, for example, needs to be cooked thoroughly in order for it to be safe to eat, but when was the last time you had a chicken breast that was overcooked and dry? This happens far too often because people become afraid of serving meat under-done. It is wonderful that you won’t be poisoned by salmonella bacteria, but it would be even more wonderful if your dinner was still juicy and cooked to perfection. Spot checking with an instant-read thermometre will help you achieve these perfect results. These devices can be easily purchased from a variety of food and kitchen retailers. Digital ones are the easiest to read and operate, but keep in mind that usually the more you spend, the better the quality. The
most important thing to remember is to not insert the thermometre too many times as each puncture will result in lost juices. This brings me to my next pointer: use tongs, not a fork, to turn your meat on the grill. Although barbecue forks are a common inclusion with grilling utensil sets, frequent use of this tool will cause more punctures in the meat than necessary and will result in an excess of lost juices. Using tongs (or a flipper as in the situation of flipping a burger) will help to keep the precious juices in the meat. Whenever I do a cooking class that requires the use of an outdoor gas grill, many people are amazed that I do 99 per cent of the cooking with the lid open. When they inquire as to why I am cooking with the lid open, I ask them “why do you close it?” Some say because the manual tells them to, but most don’t have an answer. For the most part, closed-lid cooking should be reserved to larger cuts of meat where you want to cook indirectly (meat not directly above the flames) so your gas grill will perform more like an oven. This will help to cook the meat internally to the degree you want without burning the outside. Mostly for small pieces of meat like chicken breasts, steaks, pork chops, etc., I will grill with the lid open to achieve better crusting (grill marks) on both sides. The main reason why we grill meat (instead of boil it, for argument sake) is
because of the flavour of the browning of the outer crust. Better crusting of the meat CHEF will always happen DEZ when raw meat hits On the hot grates of the cooking gas grill. Closing the lid will result in both sides of the meat cooking at the same time: the underside by flames and the hot grates, and the topside by trapping hot air. Ideally when we turn the piece of meat over we want the topside to still be raw so we can achieve that same degree of searing and crusting of the meat. This won’t happen as well if that topside is already partially cooked from the trapped hot air. In closing I want to remind you that your outdoor gas grill is an appliance. It needs regular cleaning and maintenance in order to perform its best for many years. For example, burners should be inspected at least at the beginning of each grilling season. Look for corrosion and carbon buildup that may block the burner gas ports and clear them with a paper clip. If you have never performed a burner inspection on your grill, chances are your grill is due for maintenance or perhaps even a complete overhaul. Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez.com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4. ■ Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary
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A simple chicken marinade recipe to impress your dinner guests • 1/4 cup cider vinegar • 3 tablespoons whole grain mustard • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced • 1 lime, juiced • 1/2 lemon, juiced • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt • 6 tablespoons olive oil
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