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Little Mountain Greenhouses owner Marc Shane says the HST not only benefits his business and others in agriculture but customers are seeing lower prices.

Those who grow, know BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

hilliwack’s agricultural community was already on board in support of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) before the provincial government’s Wednesday announcement to reduce the rate from 12 to 10 per cent by 2014. Whether or not households pay more under the HST system, farmers are one group—among other small and large businesses—lauding a tax they say saves money and

You won’t find more ardent fans of the HST than in local ag circles

simplifies business. “[The HST} is a great thing for agriculture,” said Walter Dyck, president of the Chilliwack Agriculture Commission. “It cuts down the cost of anything that we do and eventually that translates to the reduced costs of what we sell.” Under the PST/GST system, an agricultural producer who was, for example, building a barn would

pay both taxes for the materials and then be able to claim back the five per cent GST as a business expense. Under the HST, that same farmer can claim the entire 12 per cent, which makes for significant cost savings. “You’re not kidding, that’s a lot of money,” Dyck said. However, some critics of the HST have suggested savings will not be

passed on to consumers but will simply be taken as profit. That may be true in some cases, but Little Mountain Greenhouses owner Marc Shane says his customers are saving money. “Absolutely,” he told the Times. “I can see for some of our items at least a 10 per cent reduction in prices.” Specifically, Shane said valueadded products are where his input costs have gone down. With the HST, those savings are passed on to customers. See HST, Page 3

he British Columbia Hockey League is back in Chilliwack. The BCHL board of governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Quesnel Millionaires and the franchise’s relocation to Chilliwack. T h e n e w ow n e r s h i p g ro u p includes Chiefs Development Group principals Moray Keith and Jim Bond, along with Harvey Smyl, who will serve as the team’s coach and general manager. EB IRST “We’rethrilled,” Keith told the First reported on Ti m e s . “ We’v e chilliwacktimes.com always been big fans of the BCHL. We wanted to have hockey in Chilliwack. We think the BCHL is a wonderful alternative. It’s respectful hockey.” With the Langley Chiefs having been renamed the Rivermen, the franchise will likely be called the Chiefs. “Chiefs hockey represented great hockey in Chilliwack and the fan support we had behind the Chiefs was just wonderful,” he said. “Chiefs hockey was a fun time for Chilliwack. With Harvey it’s always been winning hockey and it’s also growing young men and . . . I think See CHIEFS, Page 16

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HST, from page 1 Stan Vander Waal, owner of Rainbow Greenhouses, said there may not be a reduction in prices at his business but he was able to maintain prices on products that would have otherwise had to increase. “We haven’t raised our prices at all this year,” he said, adding that the HST will save his business about $80,000 in one year. “In effect we gave the $80,000 back to the consumer by not raising prices.” Shane said the HST will save his business approximately $30,000 a year, something that not only has been passed on to customers but will help him reinvest. “I know that for a business like ours, it makes a huge difference,” he said. “If it keeps our costs down by at least $30,000 a year, that’s more money that we are going to spend in our community, whether it’s equipment or we upgrade our greenhouses or whatever we do. It just leaves more money on the table for us to invest in our business.” Despite the admittedly poor implementation of the HST, supporters in government and business have long complained about misleading and

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anuck Place Children’s Hospice raised $31,000 in less than five minutes Wednesday thanks to a generous motorcycle enthusiast and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. On the block at the latest Ritchie Bros. auction in Chilliwack was a unique 2006 Boss Hoss BHC-3 502 motorcycle, donated to the Canuck Place by Abbotsford businessman Murray Blackham. Blackham had heard of the hospice’s plans to build a 10-bed pediatric palliative care centre with five fully-furnished family suites next to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital, and he decided to donate the motorcycle, which he had barely ridden. “I was a little intimidated by it,” said Blackham of the bike, which boasts a Chevy V8 8.2-litre engine with a two-speed automatic transmission and has only 12 miles on the odometer. The beast was scooped up by retired South Surrey landlord Don Franks, who already has a similar bike. “Now I have a pair,” he said. It was a classic win-win situation. “I’m thrilled,” said Canuck Place campaign manager Laurie Shopland.

Families will receive one-time cheque confusing information put forth by some opposed to the tax. Many products do cost consumers more, but Shane says as much as 98 per cent of his products are unaffected—a fact lost on some customers who don’t realize nothing has changed. “We have had people at the till complaining about paying HST,” he said. “But I would tell them, it’s the same, this had GST and PST before.” Greenhouse vegetable plants and seeds are are about the only products Shane sells that were PST exempt before the HST was implemented. The provincial government estimated the HST was expected to reduce the sales tax burden on the agriculture sector by $15 million annually. The HST is also expected to save food processors up to $24 million a year. Not all businesses love the HST While agricultural producers and processors generally support the HST, not every sector is supportive. Some items previously exempt from PST that now have HST applied include: accounting, ballet lessons, bicycles, esthetician services, golf

fees, horse riding lessons, landscaping, naturopathic medicine, taxi fares and many more. And restaurant owners, already hit with a host of other challenges in recent years, have been further tagged with the HST, which adds seven per cent tax to the cost of a meal out. Bozzini’s owner Emmanuel Asprakis does not like the HST and had hoped Premier Christy Clark’s tweaking of the tax announced Wednesday would have helped restaurants. “While there may be advantages for large corporations and certain industries, I’ve yet to meet a restaurateur who feels the HST has benefitted their business,” Asprikis told the Times before Wednesday. “With the upcoming tweaking to the HST that Christy Clark has promised, it would be nice if the HST was removed from restaurant food, going back to the basic GST level.” British Columbians will be able to vote in June whether to keep or kill the HST in a referendum, and Chilliwack MLA John Les hopes his government’s adjustments will sway the nays to yays.

“I’m hopeful that people will see this as a fair and carefully considered response to the concerns that have been expressed,” Les told the Times Wednesday. The province announced the HST rate of 12 per cent will be reduced to 11 per cent on July 1, 2012, and to 10 per cent on July 1, 2014. Families will also receive a onetime $175 cheque per child under the age of 18 and “low- and modestincome seniors” will also receive a $175 cheque. The independent panel that reviewed the HST and the PST/GST tax systems concluded that families would pay an average of $350 more in sales tax under the HST. With these changes in place by 2014, the government said the average family would pay $120 less tax than under the PST. To help balance the budget because of the changes, the government will also increase general corporate income tax rate to 12 per cent from the current 10 per cent on Jan. 1, 2012 and postpone the reduction in the small business tax rate planned for April 1, 2012.

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Hung up on 9-1-1 issue BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

f you accidentally dial 9-1-1, don’t hang up and try and pretend it didn’t happen. That’s the message from Upper Fraser Valley 9-1-1 operators, who say they and local Mounties waste valuable time each day confirming that each dropped call wasn’t a cry for help. Last year, the RCMP’s Chilliwack-based 9-11 operations communications centre (OCC)— which, in addition to Chilliwack, handles calls for a massive region that extends to Boston Bar, Manning Park, and 264th Avenue—received 48,558 calls, more than 10 per cent of which (5,193) were abandoned. Just over half of those abandoned calls came from mobile phones. The prevalence of cellphones is making the task even more difficult, because it is much more difficult to trace the origin of a cellular caller, according to OCC manager Shelly Mercer. After a hang-up 9-1-1 call, operators try three times to call back the dialer. If that doesn’t work, though, things get tricky because the operator often can’t identify a cellphone caller’s

location or identity. Operators must then contact a cell service provider to get subscriber identification and dispatch a Mountie. Then there are the cellphones that don’t receive incoming calls, who must be contacted via text message. “It’s very, very time consuming,” said Mercer. Most dropped calls to 9-1-1 aren’t trying to prank the police; the most common reasons are kids playing around with their parents’ phones, pocket dialers, or people who have 91-1 programmed into their phones. “What it does is it takes us away from dispatching calls, it takes us away from priority calls,” said Mercer. “It’s costing taxpayers money everywhere.” There will always be accidental calls, of course. But Mercer and her colleagues want the public to know that if they do accidentally dial 9-1-1, they should stay on the line and let the operator know that there is not an emergency. If you do hang up, pick your phone up when you get a call back. The public can also prevent such calls by removing phones from pockets while dialing and not programming 9-1-1 into a speed dial.

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Second Strahl sworn in Son of retired MP makes it official

ark Strahl was officially sworn in as Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon in a ceremony in Ottawa last Friday. In the short ceremony presided over by the Clerk of the House, Audrey O’Brien, Strahl swore that he would be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. “It wasn’t a glamorous event, but it was very moving and very meaningful,” said Strahl in a press release. “I would like to thank everyone who made this day possible, especially my loving wife, Lisa, my son Maclean and the rest of my family who have been so supportive of me, no matter what path I have chosen.” Now that he has been sworn in, Strahl is

h i l l i w a c k re s i d e n t s a re encouraged to try cycling to work next week during Bike to Work Week in the Fraser Valley. Events are planned for Tuesday at PedalSport downtown and Friday at Prospera Centre to help promote commuting with pedal power. “We like to encourage more folks to commute by bike, both for general fitness and traffic reduction,” says Dan Douglas, owner of PedalSport on Young Road. “Some people then try cycling for fun, and become dedicated cyclists. PedalSport decided to

looking forward to getting to work. “We’re hoping to get our Ottawa offices in place prior to Parliament resuming on June 2 and we’ll be setting up our constituency offices as soon as possible and will be up and running by June 1,” said Strahl. After looking at other available options, Strahl has decided to keep the same office space that his father Chuck used for his MP office on Vedder Road in Chilliwack. He will also be using the same office location in Lillooet. “People know where the offices are and we saved taxpayers a bunch of money by using existing spaces,” said Strahl. “Most importantly, using the same office space allows us to get to work sooner.”

◗ The office address is 102–7388 Vedder Rd. Public hours will be Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In Lillooet, the part-time office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 657 Main St.

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Week promotes pedal power show our support [for Bike to Work Week] by offering some prizes, and by operating a Celebration Station to reward bike commuters with some free service and snacks.” From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 31 Douglas will offer minor brake and gear adjustments, free air check and pumping, basic chain lube, as well as hydration and food. Participants who drop by the Celebration Station

also have a chance to enter a draw for more Bike to Work Week Prizes. On June 3 the Prospera Centre, joining forces with Fraser Valley Sports Zone, hosts a fun-filled Slap Shot Bike to Work Week Celebration Station from 3 to 5:30 p.m. “We are excited to meet and greet those in the community who strive to reach the same health and fitness goals that we do,” says Alitha

D’Ottavio, sales and event manager for Prospera Centre. “Our Slap Shot Celebration Station takes place just hours before the Relay For Life, which we are also hosting at 7 p.m. We invite both Bike to Work Week and Relay For Life participants to stop by and try some fun sporting activities, celebrate with us, and enjoy some refreshments.” D’Ottavio is enthusiastic about

promoting Bike to Work Week throughout Chilliwack because she believes it provides a viable solution to traffic problems and environmental issues. “There will be less congestion on the roads and less pollution put into our air,” she says. In 2010, Bike to Work Week Fraser Valley participants saved approximately 2,376 kilograms of greenhouse gases from entering our atmosphere. ◗ To find out more about Bike to Work Week visit www.biketowork. ca/fraservalley.

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Rehab to open in August BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

edar Ridge, a new $2.3 million, 20-bed mental health and rehab program for Chilliwack, is forecast to open in August, according to Fraser Health CEO Nigel Miller. Miller was speaking to Fraser Health’s board of directors during a public board meeting at Chilliwack’s Coast Hotel last Thursday. Cedar Ridge will be located at what is now Parkholm Lodge and will feature a 20-bed facility that will provide care for adults with complex and persistent mental illness. Patients will stay at the facility for six months or longer and will learn basic living skills.

Chilliwack has two bulges Chilliwack General Hospital executive director Diane Miller also briefed the board on the state of public health in Chilliwack. Pointing to two “bulges” on a population pyramid graph for Chilliwack, Miller noted that the city has both an aging population—as is standard in Canada—and a higher-thanaverage number of residents under 20. And most of those residents have their own bulges: Miller noted that just over half of all men and women over the age of 18 in the Eastern Fraser Valley are overweight or obese. One in five residents also have a chronic condition. In the most recent year for which stats are available, CGH registered 39,000 visits to its emergency room, and admitted 17,000 patients, for whom the average stay was 7.5 days. Like all regions, Chilliwack has a shortage of doctors, according to Miller and CGH program medical director Dr. John Hamilton. “We need more family doctors to increase the relationsip with primary care and hopefully impact emergency visits and hospital stays,”

said Miller. But Hamilton said that work is being done to improve the quality of care in the region. “We don’t think recruitment isn’t the only answer,” said Hamilton. “We think we can redesign the system to better support GPs in this community so they can work more efficiently—not necessarily longer, just maybe smarter.” Specifically, Hamilton pointed to “integrated health networks” through which home health care is provided to elderly patients at their houses. The program is the first of its kind in B.C. and sees nine home health case managers, a telephone nurse and 56 general practitioners working together to help provide care to more than 1,000 patients. “We’re looking at the world through a different lens,” Hamilton said, “and we believe that we need to have a team approach. Instead of having silos of people providing care, we need to wrap care around the GP/patient relationship and look at how resources are accessed.” The goal is to foster better communication between all those medical professionals who may be looking after a single person’s health. “Always, when we’re looking at quality in health care, communication is among the most important things that we see,” he told the Times. “This initiative is facilitating communication between health care workers to more closely identify people’s needs.” And Hamilton says it should also be more able to respond to changing needs on the part of a patient. He said Chilliwack was the first to try the integrated health network because of the enthusiasm shown by local doctors. “There was a professional community that was ready for change,” he said.

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he annual joy of the Fraser Institute’s school rankings is washing over everyone, like a sticky wave of melted slushee. Every year, the debate goes like this: FI: “Well, based on a handful of standardized tests and a couple of extra things we tossed into the Pot o‘ Statistics, public schools kind of suck.” Teachers/School boards/Province: “No, it’s way more complicated than that, there’s ESL kids and special needs kids and funding pressures and children are not plastic widgets!” FI: “But behold the superiority of private enterprise! The private schools always dominate the top of our list!” Oh, hold your horses there, Fraser Institute. There are hardly any private schools in B.C. But wait, you’re saying. I drive past one every day. You can’t just show up and drop off your kids there unless you sign a cheque. It’s a religious school, or they make the kids wear blazers and sweater vests, or it has a happy-hippie artsand-yoga program. No. That is probably not a private school. It gets between 50 and 35 per cent of the per-student funding that a public school gets, from the province. There are a few fully private

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Be Our Guest schools in B.C. They get no government cash. They enroll 544 students. The “private” schools getting government money enroll more than 69,000 students. These are public schools that you, the taxpayers, cannot access without paying extra. Usually thousands of dollars extra, per child, per year. This is the issue that no one wants to talk about in B.C. education, the boil they don’t want to lance for fear of seeing the horrible stuff that would seep out. We have a two-tiered education system in this province, subsidized by everyone for the benefit of the upper middle class and the wealthy. Ask yourself how you’d feel if there was a hospital down the street that you couldn’t use without paying cash, even as a truck drove up and poured tax money directly into the pockets of the doctors. This is how we run private schools in B.C. There are two classes of parents in this province. There are those who can afford a private school. Maybe

they can simply grab some money out of the big jar of hundreds they keep by the front door, next to the key rack for the Porsche, or maybe they’re more middle-class folks, who have to scrimp and save. Then there are the other parents. The ones who can’t afford private school, period. Their money goes to putting a roof above their children’s heads, food in their mouths, and maybe some cash left over for a college savings fund. Even by the most generous standards, there are tens of thousands of these kids in B.C. Children of single parents. Children of parents working two or three jobs, each. Children in rural areas, where no private school will set up shop. So here’s my plan: we cut off all those not-so-private schools from the public teat. We let them charge the full freight to parents, and we see if they can sink or swim. Then we put all that money we just saved back into the public system. You know, the system starved for cash, with school librarians for 5.5 hours per week and a couple of aging portables for the third-graders? Some would kick and scream and rend their clothes, of course, but frankly, they’ve had decades of being coddled. Let’s do something for the poor kids this time. ◗ Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the LangleyAdvance.

winter. They can smile with the knowledge that Harvey Smyl will be behind the bench and calling the shots. And they can cheer with heart’s content with the knowledge that this incarnation of the Chiefs, or whatever they’ll be called, won’t be snatched from under their noses by a greedy league. Sure, the BCHL isn’t the WHL. Some of the players may make the National Hockey League. Some may even follow the paths taken by Duncan Keith, Mason Raymond or Dany Heatley and become stars. (OK, hopefully not like Dany Heatley.) More than a few will earn scholarships to American universities. But most probably aren’t headed for hockey’s promised land. Next year will also be a rebuilding year for the new Chilliwack team. There is a very good chance that they won’t make the playoffs and patience will be required. But there will be hockey. The Chiefs (because that, most likely, will be what the team is called) will be playing in Chilliwack, and maybe we can forget this city’s dalliance with the Western Hockey League. It will be up to each and every fan to decide whether he or she wants to make another emotional investment into a junior hockey club. And it will be up to the Chiefs’ owners to earn back the trust and dollars of fans. Tickets prices will need to be lower than those for the WHL, and that will likely bring a different atmosphere and fan experience to Prospera Centre. Hopefully, the rink will be filled by screaming kids, relaxed parents and passionate fans (and, crucially, owners) who realize that hockey is a game—a beautiful, exciting sport dependent not on the names on the back of the jerseys or even the logos on the front, but on the connection between the undefinable thing that is a junior hockey team and the community that supports it.

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A10 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 CHILLIWACK TIMES

Faith Today BY GLENN DRIEDGER Chilliwack Evangelical Missionary Church

ou may have read last week about the California nutcase preacher who predicted that Judgement Day was going to happen on Saturday, May 21, 2011. (I wrote this on the 20th. I’m praying that when you read this, I won’t have been the nutcase who was wrong!) So what should we do with this information? Plant a tree! Allegedly, when Martin Luther was asked some 500 years ago what he would do if he knew the world was ending tomorrow, he said, “I would still plant a tree today.” The simple point he was trying to make was the importance of always living with a mind for tomorrow. It is not easy especially when overwhelmed by the needs of today. Our church family is planning a trip to Haiti

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Judgment day or nutcase preacher? where we will help build housing for a medical team on the northern part of the island. The country has of course been devastated by last year’s earthquake, but that only compounds an already desperate situation. The forest has been slashed and burned to produce charcoal for resale. The exposed soil has eroded and blown or washed into the sea where it killed the coral. Not only have they destroyed their farm land but also their fishery. The sense of hopelessness and distress is obvious on the streets. Yet in the midst of it the gospel is advancing like no other time in history. Our own city of Chilliwack continues to face a number of social issues. And it appears to me, that the

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deny me the chance to share it. But seriously, the scripture is quite clear on the matter. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” (Matt 24:36) Let’s see, if the angels don’t know, and Jesus Himself doesn’t know, I am pretty sure Camping doesn’t know. This isn’t the first time Camping has predicted the end of the world. He said it was supposed to end Sept. 6, 1994. The day came and went and now he is at it again. In the Old Testament they used to stone false prophets. Unfortunately, many of his followers have sold all their goods and have given the money to him to buy billboards. I wonder what they are going to do Monday

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church of Chilliwack could certainly participate in making a difference. With so much work needing to be done both locally and in the world, it actually annoys me that any selfrighteous preacher would even propose that they know when the world is ending. Harold Camping’s group has put up 20,000 billboards across North America with 85 of them in Canada. At an average cost of $1,500 each that would be $30 million. What could that provide in the Third World? But instead it is wasted because the world is not going to end on May 21. How do you know Pastor Glenn? Well for one thing I have spent considerable time preparing my message for Sunday, and I am pretty sure God would not

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May 22? I hope McDonald’s is hiring. Apparently Camping himself has not liquidated all his assets. I imagine he will still be in business the next day. We actually have a surefire marker as to when Jesus will return. He said, “And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Matt 24:14) There are still at least two billion people on the planet that have not heard the gospel. Want to know what I am doing on Monday? I’m thinking about planting a tree! ◗ Glenn is pastor of Chilliwack Evangelical Missionary Church.You can connect with him at glenn.driedger@ telus.net.

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A14 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 CHILLIWACK TIMES

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On deck Whitecaps play Chilliwack FC hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps Women May 27 at 7 p.m. at Townsend Park. The Whitecaps will face the Colorado Rush. Clinics for young ticketholders will be held prior to the game. Tickets cost $10, with all proceeds going to the fight against cancer. For tickets email chilliwackfcinfo@gmail.com or call 604-792-0090.

Organizer says family-friendly event both safe and exciting

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Golf fundraiser G.W. Graham Athletics hosts its first Spring Swing Golf Tournament fundraiser May 28 at Cultus Lake Golf Course. Cost is $65 per person or $240 for a foursome. Register at gwgraham. sd33.org. Prizes and fun for everyone, with proceeds going to the school’s athletics department.

Sailing club Cultus Lake Sailing Club hosts an open house and barbecue on June 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the club and go for a sail. Turn left at the foot of Sunnyside Blvd at Cultus Lake.

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he organizer of a mixed martial arts live fight scheduled for next week in Chilliwack says his event will be family-friendly, exciting and safe. The first Warpath MMA event will take place June 4 at the Tzeachten Community Centre. Organized by Revolution Martial Arts co-owner Darwin Douglas, the event will feature eight MMA fights and two Thai kickboxing contests. Douglas said the fight will be regulated by Mixed Martial Arts British Columbia, an organization that oversees other fights in the province. Because it is being held on Tzeachten land, permission from Chilliwack city hall—which has expressed its unease with the sport—is not needed.

Douglas is himself an MMA fighter with six pro fights under his belt, but the fight is sanctioned as an amateur event so he won’t be competing. As the organizer and promoter, Douglas is confident that the event will be a positive showcase for the controversial sport. “We want to make it inviting to fathers and sons and families to come out and watch these young guys,” he said. “These are the mixed martial artists of tomorrow.” Douglas said the fighting will be similar to the mega-popular Ultimate Fighting Championship and the event will be alcohol-free. And he hopes those who may doubt the legitimacy of the sport, but who may have never seen a fight up close, will attend and see MMA with their own eyes. “I would say, come and experience it for yourself,” he said. “Growing up,

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we always participated in, and went to watch, boxing and kick boxing. Well, MMA is the combative sport of today and of the future and a lot of people have misconceptions of it. It is a combative sport, obviously, so people are fighting. But it’s regulated; there’s referees, there’s doctors, there’s all these people so it’s safe for the athletes and also safe for the spectators.” Douglas said the RCMP have been informed of the event. “It’s a safe environment to watch a very exciting sport. . . . There’s really nothing like watching a live fight event. The energy and the excitement is a great thing.” This won’t be the first MMA fight ever staged in the Chilliwack area. Valleyfight, another club in town, hosted seven above-ground events at the Tzeachten Hall between 2006 and 2009. But no events have been held in

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UFV hoops team travels to Antigua BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

he University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s basketball team is back in Canada after a week of coaching and competitive ball on the Caribbean island of Antigua. The athletes were working with UFV instructor Joanna Sheppard, who was in the midst of her third Caribbean trip to teach a course on health promotion. The Cascades, who boast

multiple Chilliwack secondary graduates, coached and taught local high school students, played three games against high-level opponents and soaked up the culture. Despite facing teams that included some ex-national team players, the Cascades won all three of their games handily, wrappping the trip with a 60-32 victory over the Antigua Selects. All the games were played in stifling humidity on an outdoor concrete court—a world apart from the Cascades’ home at the Envision Athletic Centre. But one of those CSS grads said the setting made the games even more special. “It was an incredible experience and the teams we

played were very sportsmanlike,” Alyssa Guakel wrote the Times while the team was still in Antigua. “It was very different playing basketball here, simply because the court is a covered outdoor concrete court and it is very humid . . . I’m pretty sure we sweated out more liquids than we were actually drinking during the game. But the games were just a small part of a week that Gaukel said was “like no trip we have ever been on before.” The team spent several days coaching at clinics and teaching high school students. “The high school kids here have been great,” wrote Gaukel. “They are very atten-

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titive and you can tell they are very passionate about basketball. You can see the improvements in just a couple of days, which is very rewarding.” She was also bowled over by the friendliness of the Antiguans, which extended to the use of car horns as a courteous gesture, rather than a sonic middle finger. Only the weather could have been better. Despite arriving in Antigua during a drought, it rained nearly throughout the Cascades’ trip; in fact, school was cancelled because of flooding on one of their first days on the island. While the Cascades went to Antigua, in part, to teach, Gaukel said the players

C Alyssa Gaukel themselves have gotten much back from the week abroad. “Not only have we been teaching but I find we have been also been learning,” she wrote. “Our team was so thankful to be able to go on a trip like this, and [UFV head coach] Al Tuchscherer is such a great coach to take us on a trip like this.”

hilliwack’s Eastern District Cricket Club extended their unbeaten run this season with their biggest victory yet, scoring 278 and dismissing the Lankan Kings CC for just 61. Eastern batted first and had a quick start with captain Scott Anderson bludgeoning 74 runs from just 40 balls. The greatest achievement of the match was from 19-year-old Himanshu Sharma who only played organized cricket for the first time last summer. Sharma, batting third, scored 59 runs in a very patient inning and showed the Chilliwack club’s ability to develop quality young players.

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Will play offensive-style game CHIEFS, from page 1 that’s something the community bought into big time with the old Chiefs teams.” But Keith told the Times that, while he favours the old name, the franchise plans to ask fans for their two cents. “We’re going to take a little look at that over the next week or two,” Keith said. Jersey and logo decisions will also involve community input, Keith promised, but he stressed that any Chiefs logo must be respectful. “I think we need to do something that’s very respectful when we’re doing the Chiefs,” he said. “I think we’ve had some great jerseys in the past and we’ve also had some that were a little bit comical, and I think we’ll stay away from those and head to just a real classy jersey.” As for a mascot, Keith doesn’t rule out the return of an old standby. “I always thought the name ChiefWannawin is pretty cool,” he said, when asked specifically about the former Chiefs standard-bearer. CDG owns and operates Prospera Centre and owned a minority share of the nowdeparted Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League. Keith doesn’t think it will be difficult to attract fans to watch a BCHL team in an arena which, with a seating capacity of around 5,000, will be one of the largest buildings in the league. “What we’re finding is tremendous support from the folks in the community who are anxious to have the BCHL back in town.” He pointed out that the Chiefs averaged more than 3,000 fans their first year in Prospera Centre, before the team left for Langley. “We think we’ve got an opportunity to drive that,” he told the Times. “Number one, we’ve got a more affordable ticket. We’re going to be making it very approachable and very easy for families to attend. We think that hockey in Chilliwack should be a family outing. It should be something you want to take your kids to and there will be zero-tolerance for misbehaviour in the stands.” He said there are no plans to tarp over sections of seats. The franchise also plans to replace the videoboard that departed with the Bruins. “We believe we have to step it up a bit,” said Keith. “There’s no doubt that the WHL was a higher-profile league and we need to make sure we’re doing the same thing for the BCHL and we will.” He said the lower costs associated with operating a BCHL team will make it easier for the franchise to afford to bring a top-notch experience to fans. “Our intention is to fill the building. There’s no ifs ands or buts.”

Keith clearly believes that Smyl—who coached the Langley Chiefs last year but who still lives in Chilliwack—will be a vital part of the on- and off-ice success of the team. The Millionaires won just 13 games last year and were swiftly dispatched in four games in the playoffs. With the BCHL ushering in a new playoff format that will see only four teams from each division qualify for the post-season, Chilliwack will be in tough. But Keith has confidence in Smyl’s ability to work wonders with young players and promote an entertaining style of play. “Harvey seems to lose five or six games at the start of the year, by Christmas time he’s playing .500 hockey, and by the time he hits the end of the year, he’s in the second round of the playoffs,” Keith said. “What fans, I believe, want is guys who go out every shift and give it everything they’ve got and we can promise we’re going to have exciting offensive hockey. “Yeah, it’ll take a few minutes to get a team sorted around but Harvey’s used to rebuilding teams because we’ve always incentivized Harvey based on sending . . . young men [to college] rather than holding them from 16 to 20 on the team.” The Western Hockey League had previously expressed an interest in returning to Chilliwack, but Keith said he and his partners are fully committed to the BCHL. “Judging by the way we were treated by the WHL, we’re not very anxious to be involved with those folks again,” he said. Keith says the franchise has put in place a 10-year lease for the Prospera Centre. He also emphasized the need for community involvement in the team and hopes to recruit an army of volunteer ushers, ticket-takers, billeters and security personnel. “We’re going to look for a lot of people to be involved,” Keith said. “We believe that rather than commercializing some of those positions, we should be trying to look for people who want to be involved in the community and involve some of the clubs and also some of the students.” He said the team plans to begin hiring within two weeks, with a business manager and marketer at the top of the list. Chilliwack will play in the BCHL’s Interior Conference next year. Realignment will take place the following, according to the league. BC Hockey must still rubber-stamp the move, but that approval is expected at a conference call scheduled for June 7. The new Chilliwack owners, meanwhile, are planning a summer of announcements tied to the new team and are begging for input from local hockey fans and residents. “We firmly believe the team belongs to the community,” Keith said. “We get to be caretakers of the team.”

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ost golfers are convinced that the key to lowering their golf score is to find the “miracle cure” for their swing. If they tweak their swing to the latest technique discussed in a magazine or television show, their golf game will finally begin to improve. Having good swing fundamentals is definitely an important piece of the puzzle. However, it is only one of many aspects of the game that ultimately lowers your scores. Some swing changes are very difficult and time consuming. What many players often overlook is that there are several ways to lower your golf scores without changing your swing. For each of my remaining columns this year, I will address a different aspect to the game of golf, and how you can apply them to your game to lower your scores. No matter what your skill level, from beginner to seasoned tournament player, if you’ve been looking for the “secret” to improving your golf game, here it is. Part 1: Lower your scores by practising quality, not quantity The first aspect to address is your method of practice.

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Pro Tips Every day I see golfers flock to the driving range to practice their swings. These practice sessions usually consist of hitting a large bucket of golf balls to the same target, with the same clubs, over and over. If they hit a shot they don’t like, they try hitting it again, and again, and again. Sound familiar? We don’t play on a golf course like this, so why do we practice like this? I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to change your method to practising quality, not quantity. One comment I often hear from my students is that they hit the ball great on the range, and putt really well on the practice green, but still do not find success on the golf course. There is a very simple explanation for this. Most people focus their practice time on technique alone, and do not take the time to practice real golf. If you do not practice golf how

it is truly played, then you are not practising to get better on the golf course, you are only improving your “range play.” The most valuable practice time is spent on “variable” practice, hitting different types of shots to multiple targets. For example, on the practice green, use only one ball, and putt to a different hole every time. While working on chipping, try hitting the chip, then making the following putt to get “up and down.” On the range, visualize a hole, go through your pre-shot routine, hit the drive, then hit the following approach shot. Be sure to change your golf club and target after each shot you hit. By using these “variable” practice drills, you are not only practising your technique, you are also practising your processing and decision making, which is crucial to improving your game on the golf course. ◗ Jennifer is an LPGA instructor at Bridal Falls Golf Club. She played professionally on tour for over 10 years, including two years on the LPGA. She can be contacted at Bridal Falls Golf Club at 604-7947788, or at jennifergreggaingolf@gmail.com.

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Other items that can help enhance your efforts are mirrors, neutral linens (to cover a dark dining table for instance) clear or mirrored furniture. De-clutter Tables overflowing with magazines and piles of toys on the floor can quickly negate your efforts.

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Pretty plants that need very little sun Q: Can you give me some advise on what plants to put on the north side of my house. It gets some sunlight but a lot of shade too. I need ideas for some pretty plants that don’t need a lot of sun. I do not like evergreen bushes or trees. Alison J. Email A: Heucheras are available in many beautiful leaf colours and the foliage remains throughout winter. They’re very hardy and enjoy shade. Some have pretty flowers too, but with many the leaves are the main attraction. Many ground-covers handle shade well including epimediums, bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) and violets—but ground-covers need a firm hand and a sharp spade to stop them from over-running weaker plants. Primroses love shade increase discreetly when happy. Alpine strawberries (the smaller runnerless type) also grow well in partial shade and even fruit well there. One of the most striking shade-dwellers is pulmonaria which not only has bright blue flowers (that open pink) but leaves which in various cultivars vary from silver-spotted to totally silver. Medium-tall shade-lovers include columbines which, if allowed to self-seed, produce flowers of many different hues. Hellebores have a very long flowering period in spring and so does the blue-flowered brunnera. Some brunneras have stunningly beautiful leaves, such as the form ‘Jack Frost.’ Bergenias also do well in shade. These produce fat heads of pink or white flowers in very early spring. Their evergreen leaves often develop reddish shades through winter. These are rugged plants which slowly spread and can cover large areas. In summer shade, astilbes produce plume-like flowerheads usually in white, pink or red. Heights can vary from three-feet (1m) to very dwarf depending what you choose. For brightness in spring, the yellow daisy flowers of

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Green Thumb doronicums are a standout. Other easy shade-lovers include valerian, foxgloves and Fuchsia magellanica. This fuchsia is the oldfashioned hardy one with small single flowers in magenta and deep purple. If you live near the sea, you may be able to over-winter so-called ‘hardy’ doubleflowered kinds such as ‘Dollar Princess’ or ‘Santa Claus.’ But it’s the species Fuchsia magellanica that comes through severe winters in southwest B.C. Typically, it dies back to ground level then shoots up in spring. Hummingbirds love it. Dogwoods and ‘Cornelian Cherry’ (Cornus mas) can tolerate some shade. Cornus mas has a cloud of yellow flowers in early spring and red berries later. Kerria is a upright, suckering shrub which produces double (or single) yellow flowers and stems which remain bright green through winter. Q: Is this a good time to move my calla lily to a spot in the garden?” N. Howden A: Now the nights are frost-free, this is a perfect time to move your calla lily into the garden. It would do best in a warm, sunny spot that can be kept quite moist. In coastal gardens and on sunny walls in Vancouver, calla lilies can do very well and even over-winter if they are mulched to help them survive cold temperatures once frost an snow season comes around again. But it’s always safer to bring the callas with coloured flowers inside for the winter. These are hybrid forms which acquired their hues by being cross-bred with other, more tender forms. ◗ Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@shaw.ca.

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he Chilliwack board of education passed its $110 million 2011-12 operating budget Tuesday, dousing a spark of last-minute opposition from a minority of trustees. The budget reflects an anticipated $1.8 million increase in funding next year (based mostly on a projected 292-student jump in enrolment) and provides for modest increases in teaching staff, school-level administration, education assistants and other support staff, and a slight decrease in district-level senior executive and management staff. But trustee Heather Maahs spoke against the budget because she said it does not provide for enough school principals and viceprincipals. “We have some cases where we have one

principal overseeing three schools and I don’t believe that that is in the best interests of the principal or the staff or obviously for the students.” Trustee John-Henry Harter, however, said it would be “irresponsible” not to pass the budget at that point without a clear alternative. “I’m not being offered any amendment or any clear action that would happen after me voting against this budget,” he said. “It would simply be we don’t have a budget.” Maahs disagreed. “I believe it’s appropriate for us to vote down a budget in order to make changes to it that we feel are necessary,” she said, “and if this board has no will to make those kinds of changes, that’s unfortunate.” The budget eventually passed 4-3, with Maahs and trustees Martha Wiens and Silvia Dyck voting against it.

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Musical adventure of Misty Hill in Chilliwack

isty Hill Automaton! is a high-stakes musical adventure set in the struggling American Midwestern town of Misty Hill during the 1950s—the golden age of science fiction. The story is gracefully interwoven with 15 musical numbers and alive with tongue-in-cheek B-movie humour and countless twists and turns that will keep the audience on the edge of their seat all night. The musical is the creation of two Fraser Valley artists, Steve Martens, a singer/songwriter from Chilliwack who had a lifelong dream to produce a musical, and Ray de Kroon, a freelance writer and slam poet from Abbotsford who began the script in 2008. The plot involves two complicated love triangles, a group of high school bullies, a struggling single mother and her bridge club friends, a rigged election, a less than scrupulous mayor (with his trusty sheriff ), and cutting-

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Misty Hill’s cast includes (left to right) Justin Padgett as Sheriff Dimbly, Jackson Walde as Mayor Weasley, Lara McQueen as Gloria, Kyle Schick as Edwin and Jacklyn Kirsch as Sadie. edge, space age technology. The work is heavily influenced by those larger-thanl i f e c re a t i o n s f r o m o u r past. Still, the story is a fresh and original modern take on our world and as much about the Fraser Valley and current world politics as it is about the imagined Coalvale Valley and the quiet town of Misty Hill. Misty Hill Automaton! boasts a live band, choreography by Kaela Large, and a cast of 18, many of whom are high school and university students from the Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas. Kyle Schick, who also fronts Chilliwack alternative rock band The Stirs, plays the lead

role of Edwin, a brilliant yet shy, awkward student. Jacklyn Kirsch, an actor and student at Sardis secondary, is Sadie, the elusive girl of Edwin’s dreams. ◗ Misty Hill Automaton! plays at G.W. Graham Theatre (45955 Thomas Rd.) from May 26 to 28 at 7 p.m., with a matinee on May 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at PriceSmart Foods and Save-On-Foods in Chilliwack, online at www.mistyhill.ca and at the door.

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Youth orchestra breaks free

First concert on its own next week

well.” Both Buhler and Voth are accomplished musicians in their own rights and hold integral positions with the CMO. Buhler has a degree in music from the University of Victoria and is principal clarinet with the CMO. She has been teaching both clarinet and saxophone for many years and lives in Chilliwack with her husband and son. She has been a valuable resource for the wind section of the youth orchestra. Voth brings many years of playing and teaching expertise to the string sections. Voth has been playing the violin since the age of three and studied with Abbotsford’s Walter Neufeld. He has been running his own private music school in Chilliwack for 20 years and many of his students are performing in the orchestra. In addition to playing with the CMO, Voth also performs with the Canada West Chamber Orchestra, the Abbotsford Male Chorus, the Handel Society, Chilliwack Musical Theatre and Philomusica. “Conducting the youth orchestra has been very rewarding for me and I’m always impressed by the dedication and enthusiasm of our players,” says Voth. “Many of the CMYO members have been with us since we started three years ago. It’s been my privilege to see them grow not only as musicians but as solid young adults with the desire to be involved with their community.” Buhler says the long-

he Chilliwack Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (CMYO) celebrates a major milestone on June 4 at 2 p.m. the Chilliwack Cultural Centre as it performs its first solo concert independent of the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra. The CMYO was founded with the adult orchestra in August of 2008 when an audition call was put out for dedicated, local musicians under the age of 18. At that time, two local music teachers, both players in the CMO, volunteered their time and talents to co-conduct the developing young orchestra members. Since then, David Voth and Trischa Buhler have both been working diligently to help the CMYO attain the degree of skill required to perform a full concert independently. It is quite an achievement to bring a full concert program to performance level. “The progress made by the CMYO in such a short time is a direct reflection on the dedication of the musicians in it,” Buhler said. “When I look at the works we did in our first concert, and compare them to what we are doing now— Beethoven’s Fifth and Finlandia—I feel such pride in our musicians and hope that they are able to take pride in their accomplishments as

term vision for the CMYO is to grow into an organization with multiple tiers and diverse performance groups. The CMYO is always looking for new players. To arrange an audition, contact Voth at dvothmail@shaw.ca. The CMYO performs June 4 at 2 p.m. at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. The CMO show is at 7:30 p.m. The CMYO will perform Finlandia by Jean Sibelius and the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth symphony. Tickets for the CMO show are $25 (taxes

and fees included) and for the CMYO are $15. For tickets call the centre box office at 604-391-SHOW (7469) or visit in-person Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are also available online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca. Submitted photo

Trischa Buhler (pictured) and David Voth co-conduct the CMYO on June 4 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

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Picture a charming village-style community on a rolling hillside, where the homes have extraordinary views, traditional charm and unique individual characteristics; and where there is a wonderful greenspace of playing ﬁelds, gardens and paths nestled in the heart of the community. The children in this delightful community play behind picket fences and walk to wonderful schools just down the road. This isn’t some fairy-tale village I’m describing, although there may be some fairyprincesses playing in a few backyards, this is the community of Sunspring Estates, the proclaimed new home community by awardwinning builder Solterra, located in the one of the best neighbourhoods of East Abbotsford, Old Clayburn. “Sunspring Estates is the perfect family home”, says Vice President of Marketing, Laura Rizzo. “Located in one of East Abbotsford’s most sought-after neighbourhoods, you are within walking distance to Abbotsford Christian, Sandy Hill Elementary, Robert Bateman, Clayburn Middle School, Fraser Valley Montessori and Summit Paciﬁc College. Not to mention historical Old Clayburn Village is just down the street and the WestValley views from all the homes are truly spectacular!”

Sunspring Estates consists of 59 duplex and single family strata style homes. The traditional architecture, based on the American Colonial Revival style, has 3 unique themes: American Craftsman, English Colonial and French Country, and they all have tall, dramatic windows, ample roof overhangs, distinct entryways and rich stone accents, to create unique architectural detailing that is all of beautiful, low maintenance and durable. Set on 5 gently sloping acres below Old Clayburn Road, the community is planned around a large, central greenspace aptly named The Commons. Each home is carefully placed and integrated into the natural landscape to maximize views. “Many homes border the Commons space so it becomes an extension of their backyard and is a safe open space

for their children to play and neighbours to gather,” explains Rizzo. The interior design of the homes at Sunspring Estates marries country charm with urban sophistication. The grand epicurean kitchen in the Sand scheme show home has shaker style cabinets, sleek under cabinet lighting, rustic crown molding, a custom wood range-hood and contrasting glass cabinets. The polished stone counter seamlessly blends into the luminous accented tile backsplash and beautifully accents the stainless steel appliances. The rest of the main floor includes rich hardwood flooring, high 9’ ceilings, a gas fireplace with custom-designed tile surround and crown moldings. Upstairs features 2 large bedrooms and an amazing Master with vaulted ceiling, bay window, huge walk-in and an ensuite retreat. Best of all, it is all roughed-in for air conditioning! Sunspring Estates first release of 3 level, 3 bedroom and flex duplex homes are approximately 1,830 square feet and start at just $438,900.

The sales centre and display home are located at 4295 Old Clayburn Road, Abbotsord, and are open every day (except Fridays), noon to 5pm. For more information, call 604-855-8873 or visit online anytime at www.sunspringestates.com

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h e n B. C .’s m o s t promising performing artists assemble in Kamloops from June 5 to 9 for the B.C. Performing Arts Provincial Festival, a 12year-old dancer from Images Dance Studio in Chilliwack will be among them. At the culmination of the Surrey Festival of Dance, Kyera Fedoruk learned that she had been selected as the junior representative to the provincial festival. Selected by the adjudicators and master class teachers, winning candidates are chosen for their consistent competition placements, potential and excellence in master classes. “Being chosen as a junior representative at so young an age is rare,” said Images dance studio owner/director Karry Kozak. “The junior category includes approximately 300 dancers aged 10 to 12, competing to win the provincial representation. The Surrey Festival draws 10,000 dancers from many of the top studios in B.C and is one of the largest festivals in North America. Kyera is a hard worker who constantly challenges herself and it doesn’t go unnoticed.” Each regional festival sends its most promising young artists between the ages of 10

Join us for an Open House in Chilliwack Tell us what you think of the Draft Plan for our region’s garbage! Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Chilliwack Fire Hall #1 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack • Chat with representatives from the FVRD and your municipality • Give us your feedback!

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Kyera Fedoruk will attempt to impress the judges at the upcoming B.C. Performing Arts Provincial Festival in Kamloops. and 28 to participate in the annual provincial festival, a five-day event that encompasses master classes, lectures, workshops, technique classes and adjudications in dance, music and drama. Images Dance Studio had stellar showings in its first two competitions, with multiple overall trophies, medals, scholarships, and bursaries

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or the 16th consecutive year, the Optimist Club of Chilliwack sponsored the Just Say No drama production for Grade 4 students across the disctrict. This year the event moved to G.W. Graham theatre and all students were invited free of charge. “Under the guidance of Mr. Brent Moore, the Chilliwack drama students have continually provided top quality performances,” said event co-ordinator Glenda Standeven. “They manage to very effectively deliver the ‘Just Say No’ message in relation to peer pressure, drugs, alcohol and tobacco abuse. Every year we have seen an improvement in the presentation of this important message.

Chilliwack secondary has a drama department to be proud of and the Optimist Club is pleased to donate $1,000 for their continued participation in this annual event.” As in the past, The Optimist Club worked in partnership with School District 33 to provide a two-day rental of the G.W. Graham school theatre and a donation of $1,000 for the Chilliwack secondary drama department. The district provided the busing for this event with the help of an additional sum of $600 donated by the Optimist Club to help cover the busing costs due to the high cost of transportation. -Staff

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An open air artisan market has been organized at the Yarrow Ecovillage for May 27, June 24, July 29 and Aug. 26. The events will include live music, wholesome handmade foods and organic face-painting. Check out www.stopandenjoyyarrow. com for more information.

Fibre, earth, fire A collaborative show of innovative art pieces in both fibre and clay featuring the work of 12 Lower Mainland textile artists and potters is on now at the Chilliwack Art Gallery, 9201 Corbould St. until June 23. Come meet the artists at a reception May 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. and during some theatre shows and special events. Unfinished Family Business This year, in addition to its regular season schedule, the University of the Fraser Valley theatre department will present a summer production during the last week of May and the first week of June. The production will be A Little Unfinished Family Business, a new play by local writer and theatre department member Rick Mawson. The play runs May 26, 27, 28 and June 2, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m., with two Sunday matinees May 29 and June 5 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre on the Chilliwack campus. Tickets are $10 each. For information and reservations call 604-795-2814 or email theatre@ufv.ca. UFV theatre department’s website is www.ufv.ca/theatre. SoleMates in Harrison

The Kent-Harrison Arts Council presents “SoleMates” at the Ranger Station Gallery on now until May 27. This art show is an installation piece that transforms space. Viewers will take a stroll through present day dating rituals as well as take a look at the past. You can also visit the Ranger Station Gallery during regular hours, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

What’s on To include your event, contact by e-mail reporter Paul J. Henderson at phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com, fax to 604-792-9300 or phone 604-792-9117.

Shadows at Museum The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association group show Shadows is in the Chambers Gallery at the Chilliwack Museum until July 14. Shadows involves work in a wide variety of media using different techniques to explore the theme. Gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Opening reception is May 28 from noon to 2 p.m. Bake sale Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4 (9350 Mary St.) will hold a bake sale on May 28 at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome. Métis jigging Artist/dancer Lisa Shepherd hosts ongoing Tuesday night (May 31) Métis jigging from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kekinow Common Room, 45555 Knight Rd. (behind the old Walmart). All are welcome. Grab your Métis sash and come on out. For more information visit www. chilliwackmetisassociation. ca or call Les Mitchell at 604823-4533. Art with Heart Cornerstone Art Gallery (8810 Young Rd.) hosts Art with Heart, a selection of paintings, photography and sculpture from more than 30 talented local artists until May 28. The show and sale of art is unique in that partial proceeds of all artwork will be donated to Chilliwack Community Services. Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Lace Club meets The Chilliwack Lace Club meets every month on the second and fourth Thursdays (next meeting May 26) from noon to 3 p.m. in the Slesse Room of Evergreen Hall. Bring your lunch. Anyone interested in any aspect of

Excitement grows for Greendale Sampler

rganizers of this year’s Greendale Country Sampler are putting the finishing touches on an all new tour set for Saturday, Aug. 20. The folks in Greendale are stepping up with community spirit offering tours of farms, gardens, artist’s studios, shops and much more. With 14 stops already planned for the day, Chilli-

wack can expect a taste of country living at its best so be sure to save the date. A n y G re e n d a l e f a m i lies that might like to share something fun and interesting about your country lifestyle, please contact Holly at 604-823-6430 or e m a i l Ta w n y a a t i n f o @ rusticsoap.com for more info about participating in this year’s event.

lace is welcome. Lessons in bobbin lace are available. For more information about the club call Hylda Law at 604858-4953 or Jenny Althoff at 604-823-4705.

2012 call for entry

The deadline approaches for the the Chilliwack Visual Art-

ists Association’s (CVAA) call for entry for solo, partnered or group exhibitions for 2012. Each artist is to submit fiveinch-by-seven-inch photographs or CDs of recent work, in any medium, for consideration in the 2012 exhibition year. Subject to approval of your application, exhibition space will be allocated in one of the venues utilized by the CVAA. Deadline for completed entry forms with CDs or photographs of recent work is May 31. All work must be original and the artist’s own creation. For more information visit www.chilliwackvisualartists.ca.

Craft market The Waverly Seniors Village holds a craft market on June 4 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at 8445B Young Rd. Open to the public. The organizers are looking for participants. Anyone interested in setting up a table to sell crafts or giftware contact Lorraine at 604-7032102 for more information. Landscapes at Woodside

Chilliwack artist Marie Anne Dick brings the landscapes and colors of the Fraser valley to life on canvas with a show at Dehlia Simper’s Woodside Gallery June 3 to 27. A reception will be held June 3 from

7 to 9 p.m. with refreshments. Woodside gallery is located at 2226 Lougheed Hwy., Mount Woodside, Harrison Mills. Visit www.woodsidegallery.ca.

Rockin’ River Music Festival The Rocking River Music Festival is two days of country music at Mission Raceway Park (32670 Dyke Rd., Mission) Aug. 12 to 13. Friday lineup includes: Sawyer Brown and Lonestar. Saturday: Travis Tritt and Julian Austin. Onsite camping available. Tickets and information available at: www.rockinriver. com or 604-733-2235. ◗ Compiled by staff

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IKEA DESK storage combo $110. Warhammer game $100. Call 604-987-5557 LTHR SOFA near new, pd $2500 asking $400 Solid maple dining ste, 6 chrs $300 604-795-4007 NORDIC TRACK A2350 folding Treadmill $500 Ikea solid wood dining tbl w 6 chairs $350 604-846-8703 PANTHER 24' vinyl plotter with software, computer, materials etc like new $1300, 17' Industrial drill press 1 HP $275, Heavy Duty Harris Welders cutting torch kit $250, Acetelyn tank full $250, Bynford 48' Sandblast cabinet $800, misc air tools, 59 posts 4'x4’x5ft lengths $1 ea. 7944 Chwk River Rd. 604-703-0582 STROLLER AND Car Seat. Brand new Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel system still in box. Manufacture Date: 2011 Feb 12. Includes an extra base for the car seat. $325. 604-897-0268 WINE MAKER equipment used. Ph 604-858-1864

2075

Furniture

4 PC dble bdrm ste, black/ brass. Glass hall table, Apt freezer. Highboy + ladies dresser. Oak bookcase, sofabed 604-824-0655 CHESTERFIELD, BEIGE microfibre w/ ottoman, $200, outdoor lounge w/ pad. $25. 604-858-2395 TOSHIBA TV $40, Sanyo tv 22' $40, ikea shelf $30, ikea table/& chairs $20. 604-819-7991

2080

Garage Sale

Chilliwack

BAKE SALE

CARMAN UNITED CHURCH corner Zedder & Webb

Sat, May 28th 9am-1pm

Also refreshments available Chilliwack

8444 Piper Crescent Youth Camp Fund Raiser Chilliwack Ostomy Assoc.

Saturday, May v8 am to e:30pm Chilliwack

8719 PEARSON ST. 3rd Annual P.E.O Garage Sale Chapter BC Saturday, May 28 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Garden tools, toys, plants, general merchandise

2080

Garage Sale

3508

Dogs

Sardis

5953 Glendale Drive Down Sizing Sat & Sun. May 28 & 29 9am - 3pm Canoe, quad, household items, no childrens stuff.

Sardis

45979 Ivy Ave (Higginson to Beaufort) Garage Sale Saturday, May 28 8am to 1pm Trellises, planters, plants & household goodies.

Sardis

From Vedder Rd turn on Promontory Rd left on Chester Rd. Stoney Creek Gated Community Garage Sale

Saturday, May 28 Gates open from 9 - 2pm No Early Birds! Rain or Shine! Sardis/Vedder

45786 Timothy Ave His & Hers Down Sizing May 28 & 29 8:30am - 1:30pm Household goods, lge desk, books, curios & collectibles, tires & whls & shop equip. SPRING FLING MULTI FAMILY CUL-DE-SAC SALE Sat May 28, 9am to 2pm 6612 Swanson Street furniture, computer, desks, pictures, kids stuff, household items and more.

2095

Lumber/Building Supplies

DRY LUMBER. Maple, birch, fir, & cedar all sizes. Beams also avail. Call after 5pm 604-795-4315

2115

Plants & Trees

2135

Wanted to Buy

SOFA BED can not be more then 5 ft wide. Ph 604-824-7500

SHIH-TZU POODLE X, males, Ready to Go! Vaccinated, paper trained. $500. 778-397-1224

49843 Chilliwack Central Rd.

Sat. May 28 ★ 10 - 3

3507

Cats

2 BENGAL CATS females, 9 yrs old, looking for a new home. Owner has to move & no cats allowed. Mary 604-986-7990

Chilliwack

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310

9460 Charles St

3545

Pets - Other

BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat June 11 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun June 12 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

Garage / Bake Sale Sat May 28 8 am to 1 pm

Hot dogs available after 10:30 Rain or Shine

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Proceeds to animal rescue Sat, May 28th, 9am to 3pm 45380 South Sumas Road. Little of this, little of that, even red hat. Rain or Shine Promontory

PROMONTORY LAKE ESTATES Sat. May 28 ★ 8:30 - 2 6001 Promontory Road Annual Complex Wide 40 Home Garage Sale Gates open at 8:15am No Early Birds - Rain or Shine

Financial Services

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Call 1-866-690-3328 www.4pillars.ca

Business Opps/ Franchises

NEED ADDITIONAL INCOME? Teach over the internet. Free training, Flexible Hours. www.3leaps2dream.com

WOK BOX Fresh Asian Kitchen is looking for franchisees for the Chilliwack Eagle Landing area. Other markets available immediately, invest in one of the fastest growing QSR’s in Canada!' Call Dale @ 403-597-7026

Investment

*10.5% TARGETED ROI PAID MONTHLY

Christ Lutheran Church

LITTLE Mountain MULTI-FAMILY Garage Sale 9 AM to 2 PM. 47440 Swallow Cres. Anitiques, sporting goods, children’s toys and clothing, furniture, electronics, household items and lots more.

Business for Sale

• Federally Regulated – Audited Annually • RRSP, RIFF, RESP, LIRA, etc. Eligible • Backed by the hard asset of Real Estate To ﬁnd out more visit:

www.TheAlternative.ca or contact Jarome Lochkrin at 778-388-9820 or info@thealternative.ca *Historical performance does not guarantee future returns.

Huge selection of new inventory, 'Collectibles' Corner. Hot Dogs/Pop May Specials 50% off crafts and fabrics

(beside Chwk Middle School)

5035

5050 TOY POODLE, 4 mo. beautiful choc. female pb, 4 lbs, sweet & playful, $650, 604-794-3287

PB RAGDOLL kittens, vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed, heath guar., $450 & up Cel # 604-477-9961

7010

Personals

A BROWN EYED BEAUTY ✫ Phone 604-703-3080 ✫

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652

3508

Dogs

CHOCOLATE LAB pups, vet checked, 1st shots, dewormed. Parents both registered. $500. 604-856-3132 Fila/Mastiff Guard Dog Pups owners closest friend. Thieves worst nightmare. All shots. Ready now! 604-817-5957

Find it in the Classiﬁeds

If you own real estate we can lend you money

It’s that Simple

Independent Lenders Since 1969

5040

604-581-2161 Business Opportunities/Franchises

MAINTENANCE Co. Est 24 yrs, lrg client base, vehicle & equip. Sac $40,000 obo. 604-975-9832 Email: Rigster64@hotmail.com

5040

SHELTIE PUPS, Reg’d, shots, tattoo, leash & house trained, 2 female. $695.00. 778-773-9943

Money to Loan

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HANDSOME Male Jack Russell 9 months Needs a yard. Great with kids, dogs and cats. Neutered/all shots, $750 Call: (778) 881-0410

300,000

If you own property Capital Direct can help.

5010

ENGLISH Cocker Spaniel puppy 10wks, blue roan, home raised, reg’d, chipped, 1st shots, all health checks. $1,200 Call: (604) 971-2616

5070

$20,000 $30,000

YELLOW LABS PB. Vet checked, Vaccinated, Dewormed. Ready Jun 4th. $600 Call: (604) 537-5063

ENGLISH BULLDOG Pups. Champion bloodlines, CKC, micro-chipped. Breeder/showing rights incl. $2,800. Email: schoolyardbullies@ymail.com

Could You Use

LABRADOODLE PUPPIES Minis & Standards Ready Now! wildrosekennels@telus.net 250-395-4323 give us a call!

Chilliwack

CHILLIWACK ANIMAL SAFE HAVEN Barn Yard Sale

Money to Loan

How About

$10 CEDARS 6-8ft. Phone 604-392-9016 or 604-855-2188 CEDAR HEDGING $1.00/foot& up. Dug in ready, installation & delivery avail 604-795-1999. Now is the best time for planting!

TAX TIME 5070

GOLDENDOODLE PUPS, low shed, relaxed personality, health guarantee. 604-864-7203

CHILLIWACK TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 A32

5060

Legal Services

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Parkland Fuel Corporation “Parkland” is Canada’s largest independent marketer and distributor of fuels, managing a nationwide network of sales channels for retail. Parkland’s mission is to be the most trusted source of convenience for fuel and related products focused on non-urban markets. Our family of brands includes: Fas Gas Plus, Race Trac Gas and Esso Branded Distributors. We are Canada’s local fuel company, delivering competitive fuel products and serving Canadian communities through local operators who care.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Chilliwack, Mission and Nanaimo, B.C.

Are you looking to successfully operate your own business with the support and strength of proven programs and exceptional training? Through the Fas Gas Plus brand, we continue to build a fuel brand and network that customers and employees take pride in being associated with.

Parkland Fuel Corporation’s commitment: We provide:

• A bright & well maintained retail convenience Store & fuel location. • Provide all equipment and supplies to operate both the convenience and fuel business effectively. • Professional training and continued support for you and your staff to assist you in becoming a successful retailer and respected member of your community. • Marketing support through marketing campaigns, signage programs, planned merchandise layouts, monthly promotions, a uniform program, and much more! • The ability to adapt quickly & deliver new programs ﬁrst to market. • The willingness to understand the importance of bottom line performance.

Investor’s commitment: You provide: • Between 30K and 50K in working capital for retail inventory and operating funds, depending on store size and location and a $10K Letter of credit. • A willingness to be part of a team of successful retailers and an active member of your community. • The enthusiasm and energy needed to grow and develop the business and the willingness to participate in new programs. • The capability and interest to maintain customer service, location cleanliness, and in-store inventory levels to required standards.

How to apply

Contact: Tanya Jones | E-Mail: tanya.jones@parkland.ca | Closing Date: May 27, 2011 visit parkland.ca or fasgasplus.ca for more details We would like to thank all in advance for their interest in this opportunity, however only those being considered will be contacted.

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5070

Money to Loan

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To advertise in the Classifieds call

604-795-4417

Print or On-Line http://classiﬁed.van.net Tel: 604-795-4417 Fax: 604-792-9300

A33 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 CHILLIWACK TIMES

REAL ESTATE 6007

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

INSURANCE AGENCY Small insurance agency in the Fraser Valley specializing in travel medical insurance with sales premium over $850,000 in the past year. Pls reply to box 1312758 C/O Chilliwack Times 45951 Trethewey Ave. Chilliwack, BC V2P 1K4

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-01

2BDRM/1.5BTH Citadel Parade BB Amazing OPPORTUNITY to own this one of a kind home at SPECTRUM;$638,000 http://hiphomesbc.com/

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

'RENT TO OWN' ....If you have a small downpayment, less than perfect credit, then we are your link to home ownership. Call Kim 604-628-6598

Real Estate

uSELLaHOME.com

Sell your home, only $99. 604-574-5243 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $94,900 597-8361 id4714 Sry Bear Creek Park beauty 1440sf rancher, gated 45+ $275,900 597-0616 id5234

NEW SRI.COM single wides in park from $69,900. Chuck Glenbrookhomes.ca 604-830-1960 Repossessed mobile homes to be moved, 1974-2008, Chuck at Glenbrook.ca 604-830-1960.

Call Kristen today (604) 786-4663

Quality Manufactured Homes

Any Price, Any Location Any Condition. No Fees! No Risk! www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

– Consign with us –

1.800.339.5133 Our Park Model Division will Consign too!

www.bcforeclosures.com 6 BR home from $18,000 down $1,850/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

6020-04

Burnaby

6040

6BDRM/4BTH 4737 VICTORY ST Huge Character/Heritage Home, in sought after Metrotown Area near Crystal Mall, Large 1800+ SQFT Suite Major Revenue Potential, fully updated up to code plumbing and electrical new kitchen with S/S appliances, granite counters, GOTO: randyrinaldo.com for more info, pictures, videos OPEN HOUSE MAY: 21, 22 2-4PM $1,188,000 Call: (604) 781-4995 email: ranrin82@shaw.ca

6020-24

North Delta

ABSOLUTELY BEST Deal on Market! 1,100 sf rancher, 3 br, 1 bath, 8,600sq ft lot.$289,000. Ron Rudy Mac Realty 604-590-2444

Mobile Homes

Okanagen/ Interior

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $150,000. 1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel. Owner Financing, 250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com

6050

Out Of Town Property

BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LAND $99/mo, $0 down - 0 Interest. Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport. Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! Pre-recorded msg 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 www.sunsiteslandrush.com

●DIFFICULTY SELLING?●

Penalty? No Equity? We Take Over Your Payment! No Fees!! www.GVCPS.ca / (604) 812-3718

NEW SRI homes single, dbl & modular on display, Abby. Glenbrookhomes.ca 830-1960

6508

CHWK at the Vibe. Beautiful DELUXE gr flr 2 BR, 2 bath, 5 appls, 900sf, 2 sec prkg. Mtn view. Gym/Games room. June1. $950. NS/NP. 1-604-861-6303

BACH SUITE Gore Ave, Cable, all util, sh’d laundry incl. Quiet person pref. Ref. req’d. $450/m & DD. Sharon 604-824-1902 M-F 8-4

Harrison Hot Springs 1 br, furn. sky light, ac, across Lake, ns, np $550 incl cable, 604-853-4273

CHWK 1BR apt, avail Jun. 1. Spacious. Balcony, centrally located, Edward St. Heat & Garbage incl’d, onsite laundry. Full cable package included ($62 value) $670. Heather 1-800-815-6311

To advertise call

604-795-4417

RENTALS | 604-793-2200

1 bdrm condo

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Twnhse, 650 sq. ft. F/S. – $550

new paint/flrs, incl gas 5 appl – 625

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Agassiz, 2 appl, coin laundry – $500

2 bdrm apt

new paint, f/s, w/d, gas f/p – $750

2 bdrm hse

hrdwood flr.,new paint,f/s,garage– $1150

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3 bdrm twnhse

Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Letters, emails, reports, short literature, calls, visits, short trips, errands, paperwork – these fill your life, especially midweek. The week is busy but not terribly important. Money themes continue, mostly good ones. Money might really rush toward you now to June 21 – but beware, you could spend it just as swiftly, or spend even more than comes. Bank it, be tight-fisted! Saturday (June 4) begins a year of grand money luck, especially in earnings and selling items. (Early hints of this Sunday/Monday, when all’s well in dollar-land.) Focus on home, children Friday/Saturday. Taurus April 20-May 20: The weeks ahead feature money, earnings and spending, possessions, memory, rote learning, and sensuality. All these, by June 4 onward will “tweak” or more deeply, give birth to, significant and beneficial “heavy money” situations. Heavy money = investments, mortgages, financial partnerships, dealings with other people’s money, inheritance: generally any money that is big, shared and intended to grow. (E.g., a car will not grow in value, but land often does.) Your charm and magnetism soar Sunday/Monday: impress someone! Money, midweek – beware a false idea. Speak humbly Friday. Gemini May 21-June 20: Congratulate yourself – you’re on top, winning! Your energy and charisma are climbing (and will increase more next week). Impress someone, seek attention, start significant projects, tackle formerly daunting tasks. Rest and plan and deal with government or head office Sunday-Tuesday.Then plunge into brave action Tuesday eve to Thursday. You might need to choose between your personal drives and a career/reputation situation. Either choice is OK: base it on your stage of life. Be cautious with money Friday: spend Saturday. Saturday begins 12 months of relative quietude: be patient.

9530 Fletcher St. 793-9572

2 BR Apt, avail immed, $695 + SD main flr, incl’s, 5 appl, lg balcony, resident manager, 9481 College St. Call Tammy 604-791-2559

3 bdrm mnflr duplx Check the Real estate section.

• Residential • Residential area Area • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Sparkling Renovations • Sparkling Renovations • 1 Bdrm Smoking From $590 • 1 No Bdrm from $600

2 BR 45766 Henderson Av Chwk adult condo, 5 appls np, $725, 604-792-1959 or 1-604-298-4808

2 bdrm apt.

To advertise call 604-795-4417

6540

1 BR $650: incld heat hw & cable central Chwk, refs & credit check. 778-549-3852 or 604-856-7390

Cancer June 21-July 22: The weeks ahead emphasize quietude, contemplation, solitude, lowered energy, particularly this Wednesday/ Thursday. Despite this, however, your social and optimistic side remains strong – especially Sunday to Tuesday. Your psychic and spiritual side emerges – so, hopefully, does your charitable side. This is a good time to contemplate your plans for the future, especially Sunday to Tuesday. June 4 begins 12 months of increased socializing, especially in your work environment. You might not feel the full effect of this until your birthday onward. Your energy bounces back Friday. Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The emphasis lies on wish fulﬁllment, social delights, light, friendly romance, optimism, the joy of living! Be ambitious Sunday to Tuesday. Soon (Saturday) you begin 12 months of super career luck. You’ll ﬁnd bosses, parents and VIPs are more open to your ideas, willing to give you a boost up the ladder. Your creative, romantic and pleasure-loving side can help promote you and your ambitions. Midweek’s for social joys, entertainment and romance. Issue invitations. But retreat Friday/ Saturday – conditions are unstable Friday. Humour a “pushy” higher-up – until late June. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: The weeks ahead bring pressure to perform and opportunities to enhance your status or prestige. Your career, relations with higher-ups and ambitions will occupy you. Until June 21, you might invest in a foreign country or international fund, etc. For this same three weeks, avoid legal hassles. Pay attention to Sunday through Tuesday – days when your mind will naturally drift toward the “larger questions,” toward international events, higher learning, compassion for all, and gentle love. This entire zone will be very luckily brought into prominence this June to next (2012).

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6515

Duplexes - Rent

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR, Off of Garden Dr. laminate, spacious, 4 appls, ns, cat ok. Jun 1, $725 incl utils. 604-847-0545

1 BR, $530 up heat & h/w, garbage incl, no pets, Chwk nr amens. Resident Mgr. Member of Crime Free Multi-housing, Now, 604-792-8974 leave msg.

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Dreaming of a New Home?

Apt/Condos

1 BDRM & 2 bdrm large suites, new paint & carpets, senior oriented, close to town, Criminal record check req’d. 604-798-1482

1 bdrm apt New Mayne Is. Craftsman! 1300 sf 4 min to beach level south exp lot $369,000 more pics; theborsos@shaw.ca 250.539.3124

6508

Apt/Condos

1 bdrm 2 level

Mobile Homes Service Work Available 604-393-3087 Mobile Homes Used S/W & D/W Quality Manufacturered Homes 1-800-339-5133

Difficulty Making Payments?

Mobile Homes

Selling Your Manufactured Home to be Moved?

6035 ★ ALERT: WE BUY HOUSES ★ Foreclosure Help! Debt Relief! No Equity! Don’t Delay! Call us First! 604-657-9422

6035

❏WE BUY HOMES❏

Surrey

SRY CENTRAL. 2 BR, 2 Bath, Sunroom, Ground lev t/h. Good complex. No rentals. 1 pet. 45+ yrs. $239,900. ★ 604-930-5501

6020

Houses - Sale

Real Estate

1BDRM/1BTH N VAN - LYTTON ST & MT SEYMOUR PKWY 3rd flr corner suite. sep office/den .pets ok $198,000 Call: (604) 721-0872

6008-30

6020

RENTALS

Houses - Rent

1 LGE bd Promontory custom home. Heat, hydro, laundry avail. Own deck, priv park, $750. 604-791-8166

2 BDRM home with large yard, $850/m. Avail June 1. Ref’s & credit check req’d. 604-825-3596 3 BR house, Commercial space from 1650sf to 3250sf, fenced prkg. Chwk 1-604-837-8167

2 BDRM BSMT suite Chilliwack older character home lge windows, rent incl heat, light & sat tv $825/m. Small pet nego. ns. 604-792-1923

4 BDRM 3 bth Garrison. Avail Jun 1. $1600 + DD. Incl. garb, H2O, yd maint., NP, N/S. Ref Req. Call Sharon 604-824-1902 M-F 8 -4

2 BDRM Yarrow 5 appl., lge yard. $1100/m, dog nego., No smoking. Avail June 1. Ph 604-823-2490

AVAILABLE NOW or June 1, 6 BR house, 2653 James St. Abbotsford. Can also be used as an office. 4 appls. No pets. $1350/mo. Call 604-583-6844.

4BDRM/2.5BTH Crescent Drive Deluxe 4 bedroom home on Chilliwacks west side on a large fenced lot. Available July 1st. Call Re/Max Corney Les Realty No Pets $1,550 Monthly Call: (604) 795-6938 email: cles@remax.net 'RENT TO OWN' ....If you have a small downpayment, less than perfect credit, then we are your link to home ownership. Call Kim 604-628-6598

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BRAND NEW, 1100sf, bsmt ste, 1 big bdrm, full bath, Promontory, all appls, own w/d & entry, 1 prkg, nr bus, ns np $800 incl utils, July 1. 604-846-8341

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

1200 sqft Store Front & 575 sqft office space for lease busy complex. (Cwk) M.Y. Mini Storage 604-703-1111 3 BR house, Commercial space from 1650sf to 3250sf, fenced prkg. Chwk 1-604-837-8167

1 BDRM + den FFI, quiet area, private entr., parking, central air, full bath, f/s, w/d, n/s $700 incl util & cable. Pets nego. June 1. Ph 604-795-3598 1 BR above grnd bsmt ste, central a/c, clean, new paint, shared w/d, sep entry, 1 k to Super Walmart quiet, Jun 1 $700 604-701-6383

Store Front office spaces for lease 575 sf. $ 1200 sqft busy complex. (Cwk) M.Y. Mini Storage 604-703-1111

new paint, heat incl’d – $650

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5appl, gasf/p,util incld – $1150 604-795-4417 • www.househunting.ca

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May 29 - June 4, 2011

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: A mellow, understanding mood flows over you this week and the next two (especially this midweek). Study abstract subjects, religion, philosophy – any higher learning – or to write, travel afar or handle legal matters. You might meet love. Sunday to Tuesday contains mysteries – look beneath surface appearances. Your sexual and financial instincts awaken. It’s a superb time to go for a health diagnostic, change your lifestyle, or make a commitment. All these things (from mysteries to sex to finances) face huge luck from June 4 to mid-2012. Your life is about to change! Caution Friday. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Late May and June draw you into life’s depths. Mysteries, secrets, large financial manoeuvres, investments, sexual urges, lifestyle commitments draw you, especially midweek. Study this area for a clue to fortunate action, projects in the year-long phase between June 2012 and July 2013. Until then, though, play this area lightly. (Actually, if you’re planning that far ahead, mark July/August of 2012 as “highly questionable.”) Your true luck, for the immediate 12 months ahead, begins this Saturday: you’ll find it in relationships of every stripe. You might relocate, or marry! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The emphasis lies on relationships, relocation, agreements, contracts, negotiation, opportunities, competition, challenge, opposition, litigation, especially midweek. You’ll receive the positive side of these if you’re diplomatic, eager to please and a team-player. The negative needs no explanation. But one note: in general, it’s better not to vigorously pursue either side, now to August 2012. A Gemini might play a key role. You’ll accomplish a lot of work Sunday/Monday. Work will expand strongly now to mid-2012. Learn to relax! Invest or offer intimacy Saturday, NOT Friday!

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Lots of work faces you, especially midweek, when a new chore could begin. Better plunge in these few weeks, as a major romantic, pleasure-oriented or “happy venture” phase begins very soon, and will last for 12 months. You’ll want to be relatively free of restricting duties by then. (In late June, a powerful relationship inﬂuence starts, bringing romantic urges to a tempting climax.) In fact, this romantic phase has already started, in minor ways. Sunday to Tuesday contain some tantalizing urges! Careful with relationships Friday. One affair might end, another start – soon. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead feature romance, creativity, pleasure, vacation, sports and games and successful risks. Something might start in a very small way in these areas midweek – something that can grow in future. But a lot of emphasis remains in your area of home, domesticity, security and children (especially early week). You have to avoid friction or sharp words here (or anywhere near a cafe or kitchen – watch cuts and burns, too) through June 20. On June 4, a year of luck begins in these areas: home, children, real estate, retirement, new beginnings. A new home? Caution Friday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: The emphasis lies on your home, security, children, nourishment, on Mother Nature, retirement, endings and beginnings. A minor new phase or project might begin in these areas midweek. Usually this phase (late May to late June) creates a restful, sluggish mood designed to give you a mid-year rejuvenation. But this time a lot of errands, trips, visits, calls and paperwork keep you busy. June 4 starts a year in which your career will involve a lot of running around and communicating. Romance disappoints Friday, ﬂows smoothly Saturday. One met before Friday isn’t compatible. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

A34 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 CHILLIWACK TIMES

AUTOMOTIVE 9125

9125

Domestic

2006 Red Ford Mustang GT Convertible Mint Automatic 74,000 kms Absolutely spotless. Loaded with accessories. 604 649-5701

DAILY DRIVERS

EVERYDAY

LOW

Scrap Car Removal

J & T SCRAP CAR REMOVAL & TOWING 1999 FORD Taurus, red, good cond, 1 owner, no accidents, full papers. NEW front tires, radiator, hoses, brakes. $3500. 604-767-9305

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PRICES

9145

Call KoolAir King

9135

CARS

• 2002 PT Cruiser #AP7394 4 cyl, auto, low k.

$4295

SELF-SERVE DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS OVER A THOUSAND VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM

WEEKLY SPECIALS

Sports & Imports

9160

2001 DODGE Ram 2500, diesel, 365k kms, auto, AC, 4x4, exc cond. $19,500obo. 604-996-2085

Top $$ Paid Ph 1-604-308-3132

1 ton and 5 ton truck available

STEVE TOWING SERVICES Scrap Car Removal. We Pay $$ for all cars. Call 778-316-7960

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES CRUISER

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

Will pick up 24 hrs 7 days /wk Cars, Trucks, Farm Equipment, Etc

604-996-5464(KING)

Parts & Accessories

9155

2004 GMC 2500 HD, Duramax Allison, blue, short box, 14,000 k, 5th wheel, rolltop cover, truck cover, $30,500 obo. 604-939-0207

9160

Sports & Imports

9522

RV’s/Trailers

2007 JAYCO JFLIGHT 29 BHS, fully loaded, sleeps 8, tv & hitch incls, $17,900. 604-888-6394

Find your car at

9522

RV’s/Trailers

2011 HIDEOUT 21FQ w/sld, slps 4 #HT11211. Sale $17,995. 604-856-5722 kustomkoachrv.com

2009 BIGFOOT Camper 25C 9.4 long box. Mint, spotless, used twice, Must sell! Call for more info and pics avail on request. Coq. area. 604-937-7363 8.3 CUMMINS Diesel pusher, 36ft, 80,000 mi, loaded, w/d, rear camera. $27,900. 604-539-0506

2000 SUZUKI Esteem, Stnd, 4 dr sdn, aircared, AC, 196k kms. Gd cond. $3100 obo. 604-996-2058

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

2005 VOLVO V70 Wagon Sport edition. 112,000kms, well maintained, exc condition, no issues. $17,800. 604-987-4051

9522

2007, 18’ Pioneer Spirit in immaculate condition. Sleeps 7, full kitchen with stove, fridge, freezer. Full bath with tub & shower. $12,250 obo. Ph 604-794-7986

2011 HIDEOUT 19FL, sleeps 6, a/c. Sale $14,995. #HT11191 604-856-5722. kustomkoachrv.com 29 FT 5th WHEEL, recently refurbished, incls upholstery, awning, appls, new bed, wood flr, $4700 obo. 604-464-2702

NEW HIDEOUT 23RKS w/sld, slps 6. Sale $18,995. #HT10233. 604-856-5722 kustomkoachrv.com

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May 28 - June 3, 2011

AUDI • 1999 Audi A4 Quatro #AP8931 Auto, leather

$5495

300

• 2005 Chrysler 300 #AP914 Sunroof, V6, Low K

$9995

• 2000 Bonneville SLE

$3995

#AP7396 Loaded, Low kms

• 2001 Nissan Altima GLE

$4995

AP7496 Full load leather, sunroof, auto

• 2001 BMW 320i

#AP2391 5 spd, sunroof, low k’s

#AP2863 Orig 396 - Now 327

• 2004 Chrysler 300

Hours: 8:30am-5pm 7 Days A Week www.pickapart.ca

$6995

#AP4629 169km

• 2003 Honda Civic

• 1966 Impala Supersport

Wiper Motors ............$1295 Window Motors ........$1295 Windshields ............. $2495 Engines.................. $13995 Transmissions...........$4995 Fwd Axles (447-1) ....$1695 Batteries ...................$2495 Any Steel Wheel ......... $795

$6495

$13,500

#AP5112 Loaded, low K

• 1992 Buick Regal #AP4762 Loaded, nice!

• 2001 Honda Civic #AP4296 5sp, 169 kms

604-792-1221

REGAL

$995

CRUISER

$4295

9145

Scrap Car Removal

Has your vehicle reached the end of its useful life?

AUDI DAKOTA #AP2462 4x4, auto

$6995

Have it recycled properly

#AP5144 2WD, V6 auto

$4995

Pick A Part is environmentally approved and meets all BC government standards for automotive recycling

• 2001 Ford Ranger Edge

VANS

• 2005 Saturn Relay #AP 5321

• 2002 Montana #AP 6694

• 2001 Mazda MPV #AP 7411

$6695 $3995 $4995

• 2000 Dodge Caravan #AP5030 low kms., 7 pass was $3995

• 1997 Dodge Caravan #AP4255

• 1985 Grumann Van #AP3941

$3400 $1895 $4995

MOTORCYCLES

• 2007 Honda CRF 150R #HP9124

$2495

Parker’s 7981 Atchelitz Road

Steve 778-828-0055 Dale 604-799-0310 www.motorlords.com

1308498_0526

(turn north on Atchelitz off Yale Road West)

DL#10257

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$6495

SPORT UTILITY- 4X4

• 2002 Dodge Dakota

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Cleaning

DIAMOND BRITE CLEANING Homes at hourly rate, 30 yrs exp. Ask for Louise 604-792-1962

8058

Computer Services

COMPUTER SERVICES Call Ted 604-997-0554 lawn@shaw.ca

8065

Contracting

RON’S CONTRACTING 604-858-8648 • Small logging • L200 Hitachi Excavator • Cat 966 loader • Land clearing 'Local business since 1980'

8075

TAPING, DRYWALL, and textured ceilings. Big or small jobs, free est. Phone 604-308-1576

8080

Electrical

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8155

Landscaping

• Excavating • Dumptrucking • Landscaping • Fencing

•turf instalation (top soil spreading •mini excavator • dump truck service • retaining walls • fencing • concrete breaker • land clearing • demolition

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8160

Lawn & Garden

FRASER VALLEY Landscaping & Gardening Moss control, pruning, aerating, bark mulch, power raking, turf install, top dressing, yard clean-up, lawn maintenance. Darren 604-793-2250 604-760-1635

Organic Screened & Blended

PERFECT FOR LAWNS & GARDENS Also Available

• Bark Mulch • Mushroom Manure U PICKUP OR WE DELIVER

Drywall

COL-RIC CONTRACTING

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Pick A Part Used Auto Parts 43645 Industrial Way Chilliwack BC V2R 4L2

604-792-1221 Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm 7 Days A Week www.pickapart.ca

8055

604-290-8845 823-2382 or 795-1027

COL-RIC CONTRACTING

• Excavating • Dumptrucking • Landscaping • Fencing

•turf instalation (top soil spreading •mini excavator • dump truck service • retaining walls • fencing • concrete breaker • land clearing • demolition

604-290-8845 823-2382 or 795-1027

604-794-3388 WEEKLY LAWN Maintenance Free est. Reliable & Courteous. Call Alan anytime 604-702-1901

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8250

Roofing

Trimax Roofing Ltd. Re & new roof, repairs, WCB, Ins. % given to local SPCA. 604-856-4999

8255

Rubbish Removal

RUBBISH REMOVAL No Job Too Big or Small

604.897.2005

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R E N FRASER VALLEY O RENOVATIONS V Professional • Dependable A FOR ALL YOUR T RENOVATION NEEDS I Call Eddie @ O N 1-604-825-7585 S eddie@fraservalleyrenos.com

C O U N T E R S

604-825-3884

(formerly the Counter Guy)

HOME

EXPERTS

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GENESIS E EARTHWORKS X Full Excavation Services C • Site Prep / Foundations A • Demolition V • Fill pads A • Rock/Rtaining Walls • Sewer & Service connections T Experienced & well equipped I to serve you better O WCB & Insured N 604-819-3980

C O N T R A C T I N G

FINAL FINISH CONTRACTING • Bathrooms • Kitchens • Basements • Sun Decks • Additions

604-793-3631 BILL BOUTHOT 604-819-4362 TED BOOTH

‘Your Home Renovation Specialists Inside & Out’

G R A O HOWARD R O D F When Quality Counts! E I ROOF EVALUATIONS by N N PROFESSIONAL ROOFERS I G Family owned & operated since 1961 N 604-792-1479 G R E N O V A T I O N S

R E N O V A T I O N S

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~ Quality Work ~

We specialize in renovation projects

Renovations require careful planning and execution. You’re going to be living and going about your daily life in the home. Our knowledge and experience will reduce the impact on your daily life while the project is underway.

Kitchens • Bathrooms • Decks • Flooring Basements • Windows & Doors • Decks & Siding

799-5117

www.bradscontracting.com

in the garden • Pruning, including hedges • Regular garden maintenance/seasonal clean up • Lawn mowing / fertilization programs • Design & installation

Joe Lester 604 .819.5413

DOUBLE O VENTURES

R E N O V A T I O N S

R E .LTD • Vinyl Sundecks N • Railings O • Siding & Soffits V A “Transform Old Concrete...” Engraving, Staining & Polishing Interior & Exterior T I Quality & Satisfaction Guaranteed O and Free Estimates N Ofﬁce: 604-703-0178 or Cell: 604-798-0578 S

My Brad’s Renovations

~ Quality Work ~

- Kitchens - Decks - Bathrooms - Flooring - Basements - Windows & Doors - Decks & Siding Brad Woodrow: (604) 799-5117

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604-703-5876 “Putting action to your vision” • Store fronts • Basements • Washrooms • Kitchens • Painting • Decks • Drywall & Mudding

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL No Job Too Small

WE DO IT ALL!

NORTH GATE

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Brad’s Renovations

Brad Woodrow: (604)

L Mow Men A 604.791.8826 N D ▲ Hedge Pruning S ▲ Rubbish Removal ▲ Power Raking C ▲ Spring Aeration A SPECIALS NOW ON BARK MULCH P E

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604-845-1467 Frame to Finish Contracting • Basements • Additions • Renovations

One Call Does It All! Free Estimates Phone Wayne

604-845-1141

C DoYouWant to build a New Home? O • Are you looking for a quality built custom home? N • Do you want to build at builders cost? S • Do you want to save thousands on HST? T R If you do... call John Campbell U 10 year New HomeWarranty C 604-316-6321 T For more information I cbjohn@shaw.ca O Quality, Pride, Commitment N Helping Chilliwack homeowners to contract their own homes for over 20 years

L A W N S

LOGAN’S HOME & R YARD MAINTENANCE E Lawns starting at $20 Hedges Clean-up Rod Logan

604-793-8677 604-792-1116 Insured

“Celebrating 10 years in business”

N O V A • Bathrooms • Kitchens T • Flooring • Painting I do interior & exterior home O Weimprovements & repairs! N S CALL 604.819.4010

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HELD OVER!

OFF

ALL CLOTHING

EVERYTHING IS ON SALE INCLUDING NEW ARRIVALS!

• Volcom • Quiksilver • Fox • Element • Billabong • RDS • DC • Obey • Roxy

SHOP CANADIAN & SAVE TIME & MONEY! • No Border Lineups • No Duty • No Return Hassles

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! % % to 20 OFF! 50 OFF! MENS & LADIES

SWIM WEAR & BOARD SHORTS All Skate Shoes 20% OFF!

All Mens & Ladies Converse 20-50% OFF! Reg. $54.99 - $99.99 NEW FOR 2011!

HOCKEY BAUER VAPOR APX SKATE

EASTON EQ50 SKATE

(SENIOR)

BAUER VAPOR X7.0 SKATE

ALSO

(Sr. , JR., & Youth Sizes)

EASTON EQ50 • Shoulder Pads • Pants

BAUER SUPREME TOTAL ONE • Shoulder Pads • Shin Pads • Pants • Elbow Pads • Gloves (Sr. & Junior Sizes)

All GRAF G-Series Skates Reg. 659.99

399

SHOULDER PADS Warrior Hustler Sr. Warrior Hitman Sr. Warrior Hitman Jr. Warrior Method Sr. Warrior Method Jr.

Reg.

SALE

14999 11999 10999 9499 7999

8000 6000 5500 5000 4000

Support Dad this

Father’s Day

All GRAF Supra Series Skates Reg. 499.99

29999

PANTS

Warrior Hustler Sr. Warrior Hitman Sr. Warrior Hitman Jr. Warrior Bonaﬁde Sr. Warrior Method Jr.

Reg.

SALE

22999 13999 10999 10999 9999

9900 6900 5999 4999 4999

% OFF

HELMETS Reg.

SALE

Reebok 8k 18999 12999 Reebok 6k 12999 7999 Easton Z-Shock S19. 19999 12999

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9077 Young Road • 604-792-1130 Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm

05262717

ALSO

(SENIOR)

CLEARANCE HOCKEY!