October 14, 2022

3 ways to organize your life online

(NC) It’s no surprise that Canadians are living more of our lives online.

An April 2022 study from Statistics Canada reported that three quarters of Canadians use the internet more than before for activities like stay ing in touch with family, accessing entertainment and buying food.

Here are three ways to keep your increasingly digital life organized to save time – and money.

Hit “unsubscribe”

While email is an important connec tion point for work and life, it can also be a source of clutter. Unsubscribe from emails you never read to make managing your inbox easier and free up precious time.

Manage automatic payments

A recent BMO survey found that about 20 per cent of Canadian sub scribers pay for services they had forgotten about or subscriptions they didn’t want. Take time to review preauthorized payments for services like

streaming and fitness attached to your account.

Tap into new tools

Tools to organize your online life, like built-in productivity monitoring on your phone, can help prevent wasted time and identify opportunities to save money. For instance, BMO’s Pre-authorized Payments Manager feature within its mobile banking app, allows customers to easily track automatic payments and stay on top of their expenses.

3 tips to keep your finances on track with a chronic illness

(NC) Financial security is important for everyone, but for those living with a chronic illness it can look a little different.

This can be due to challenges with staying in or entering the workforce. For instance, even though many people living with arthritis manage well at work with no additional support, many others must stop working or cannot start working due to their arthritis symptoms.

“People might be surprised to learn working-aged Canadians with arthritis are twice as likely to not be working compared to their peers without ar thritis,” says Trish Barbato, Arthritis Society Canada’s president and CEO.

“For many people with arthritis, the impact can be severe, affecting their ability to perform daily activities others take for granted.”

Having a chronic illness can also come with increased expenses such as assis tive devices and medications. Here are some options that could help if your chronic condition is impacting you financially.

1. Funding and benefits for persons with disabilities

While the legal definition of dis ability can differ between provinces/ territories, there are several federal benefits including the Canada Disabil ity Savings Grants and Bonds; Child Disability Benefit; Canadians Pension Plan Disability Benefit; and benefits specifically for those under 25.

2. Tax credits

The federal government provides tax relief through the Disability Tax Credit, Medical Expense Tax Credit, and GST/ HST exemption on medical devices and supplies. For those with a perma nent mobility impairment who cannot safely use public transit, there’s the option to ask for a refund of part of the federal excise tax you pay on gasoline.

3. Regional supports and benefits

There are a number of benefit options for residents of specific provinces or territories and some municipalities also have supports.

Why Vote for Rupi?

As a local resident and mother of three children in the public school system, with a multi-faceted career in public, private and non-profit sectors. I am aware of the growth in Abbotsford over the last 30 years. My educational background entails a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth care and Master of Education. For the past 2 decades, I have volunteered in numerous capacities with non-profit organizations to support children, youth, adults, and families. I see the potential to develop the next generation into the leaders and decision makers of Abbotsford.

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New rules increase safety for young workers

Changes to employment standards will better protect young people by outlining the types of work that are suitable for those aged 16 to 18.

“For a young person, working can be a reward ing and valuable experience, im portant for per sonal growth and setting them on a path to their own success,” said Harry Bains, Minister of Labour. “But it must be work that is both physically and mentally appropriate for their age, with the necessary train ing and supervision.”

To develop the new rules, ministry staff examined WorkSafeBC injury data and other jurisdictions’ labour laws relating to hazardous employ ment. Based on that information, a number of jobs within several industries were identified as hazard ous for young workers, including areas within construction, forestry, food processing, oil/gas and power, asbestos removal and others. Consultations on the draft rules were held with industry, labour, safety and skills training groups, and an online survey was available to the public. Overall, survey respondents agreed that 18 years old was an appropriate minimum age requirement for most types of hazardous work, with some exceptions. For construction work, and fish and some animal process ing work, a minimum age of 16 was deemed appropriate.

There was also agreement that work place safety and training must be prioritized at any worksite, and there needs to be rigorous enforcement of existing safety standards.

Jessica Kruger, owner of Vancouver’s The Stubborn Baker, understands the importance of protecting youth at

work. At 15, she was beginning her second week as a house painter when

she fainted and fell two storeys off a ladder, suffering life-altering injuries.

“Being so young, I felt like I had a lot to prove and never questioned the safety of any of the jobs I was required to do - there were no restric tions in place demanding I wear a harness and I didn’t know any better,” Kruger said. “If these regulations had been in place in 2008, I probably wouldn’t require a wheelchair today, so I applaud the B.C. government for working to protect young people now and moving forward.”

To ensure youth can still access im portant apprenticeship and training opportunities, the age restrictions will not apply to industry training pro grams overseen by SkilledTradesBC. The regulations come into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, so that employers have time to adjust the work performed by existing young employees. As well, current employees who are within six months of reaching the prescribed age will be excluded from the age requirements.

“Through stakeholder meetings and the online survey, we received thoughtful and practical feedback on what age restrictions should be in place,” Bains said. “We have listened to all those perspectives, and developed balanced, reasonable requirements that provide valuable employment opportunities to youth without compromising their safety.”

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New health workforce strategy improves access to health care, puts people first

Improving care for people in British Columbia is central to investments in workers as the Province launches a health human resources strategy to optimize the health system, expand training and further improve recruit ment and retention.

Retain: Foster healthy, safe and inspired workplaces, supporting workforce health and wellness, em bedding reconciliation, diversity, inclusion and cultural safety and bet ter supporting and retaining workers in high-need areas, building clinical leadership capacity and increasing

“We are taking the next step in in creasing access to public health care for people in B.C.,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “Since 2017, we’ve taken significant actions to improve and increase access to health services. From performing a record number of surgeries, to increasing our workforce by over 20% and adding more health-related education seats to post-secondary institutions, we have made important progress. But we know that people are facing real chal lenges right now and there is much more work to do, and this strategy will guide our next steps in building a strong, resilient public healthcare system now and in the future.”

The strategy will support patients who rely on the public health-care system by adding more doctors, nurses and health sciences profes sionals, adding new education and training seats, taking actions to im prove retention and to optimize the system to help with workload. The strategy will focus on four key areas:

engagement.

Redesign: Balance workloads and staffing levels to optimize quality of care by optimizing scope of practice, expanding and enhancing team-based care, redesigning workflows and adopting enabling technologies.

Recruit: Attract and onboard workers by reducing barriers for international health-care professionals, supporting comprehensive onboarding and pro moting health-care careers to young people.

Train: Strengthening employer sup ported training models; enhancing earn and learn programs to support staff to advance the skills and quali fications; expanding the use of bur saries, expanding education seats for new and existing employees.

This is a multi-year strategy with sev eral actions starting in 2022-23. Ac tions that government are announcing immediately include:

Forty new undergraduate medical education seats and up to 88 new residency seats at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) faculty

of medicine, which will be phased in throughout the province beginning in 2023. The expansion will create more op portunities for students and resident doctors to learn, train and stay on to practise in communities around B.C.

Beginning Oct. 14, phar macists will adapt and renew prescriptions for a wider range of drugs and conditions, and they will be able to administer, further to a prescription, a wider range of drugs by injection or intrana sally. The Province is also working toward ex tending the valid period of prescriptions to two years, which is anticipated to be in effect on the same date. These changes will, for example, help patients dealing with mental-health and substance-use dis orders, and for those without a regular primary care prescriber to access the medications they need.

The Ministry of Health is working with the College of Pharmacists of BC on regulations that will enable pharmacists to prescribe for minor ailments and contraception by spring 2023.

New regulations to enable paramed ics and first responders provide a broader range of services to better care for their patients during emer gencies.

More actions will be announced in the coming weeks and months, with ad ditional steps in the following years. Health human resources has been a key priority for this government. This strategy, and the actions set out within it, will build on this foundation.

Since 2017, B.C. has committed more than $1 billion to support health-care workers and increase access to health services for people. The Province has added 602 new nursing seats and 322 additional allied health-related seats to public post-secondary institution,

is providing bursaries for existing health-care workers and those from outside the province, streamlining the process for internationally educated nurses to enter B.C.’s health system, and has welcomed more than 38,000 new workers to the provincial health system during the past five years

In addition, BC Emergency Health Services has recently added more than 250 net new paramedic positions throughout B.C., many located in rural, remote and First Nations com munities and are transitioning from a casual workforce to more permanent positions.

The Province is investing $118 mil lion in stabilization funding for fam ily doctors together with Doctors of BC. The Ministry of Health is also working with Doctors of BC on a new physician master agreement and a new compensation model for family practice physicians.

Expanding the number of people who will be entering and graduating from UBC’s school of medicine is in addition to work underway with Simon Fraser University to open the second medical school in Surrey. The Province has provided $1.5 million to Simon Fraser University to support planning and development of the business case, and a project board has been established.

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Rapid increase in deaths among people experiencing homelessness in B.C. in 2021

Preliminary reporting from the BC Coroners Service shows 247 deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness were reported to the agency in 2021, which is a 75% increase over the num ber of lives lost in 2020.

“This report reflects the risks and realities that people experiencing homelessness face every day,” said Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner, BC Coroners Service. “We know that many are facing significant health concerns, including physical disabilities, mentalhealth challenges and substance-use issues. Additionally, as is also evident in the province’s housed population, the report details the significant risks associated with toxic drugs for those who are unhoused. My hope is that this information will help support positive action, both during Homelessness Ac tion Week and beyond.”

During the 10-year period studied (2012-21), approximately 120 deaths of people experiencing homelessness were investigated by the BC Coroners

Service annually. However, following a significant increase in the number of lives lost between 2015 (73) and 2016 (181), an average of about 153 deaths per year were reported between 2016 and 2020.

Individuals between 30 and 59 years accounted for 72% of reported deaths, and 83% of decedents were male. More than half of the investigated deaths occurred in either the Fraser (32%) or Vancouver Coastal (25%) health authorities.

Nearly three-quarters (74%) of the investigated deaths were classified as accidental, and 87% of those accidental deaths were determined to have been caused by illicit drug toxicity. In 2021, 93% of all accidental deaths among people experiencing homelessness were identified as being caused by the illicit drug supply.

“The BC Coroners Service’s death review panel report into illicit drug toxicity deaths found a high cor relation between deaths due to drug

toxicity and persons living in poverty or experiencing housing instability,” Lapointe said. “Almost one-third of the 2,117 decedents in the panel’s protocol cohort were either living outdoors or in temporary shelters. This data in this release reinforces the panel’s recom mendations: the urgent creation of a provincewide framework for distribu tion of safer supply; the establishment of clear goals, targets and deliverable timeframes to reduce the number of illicit drug toxicity events and deaths; and the establishment of an evidencebased continuum of care.”

For the purposes of the reporting, an individual experiencing homelessness was defined as “a person living out doors, in a makeshift shelter, a parked vehicle, or any other structure not in tended for habitation; or a person stay ing at an emergency shelter (overnight) or temporarily sheltered (suspected to be for less than 30 days) by friends or family, in a short-term shelter, tempo rary modular housing, safe house for youth, or transition house for women

and children fleeing violence.” People residing in short-term shelters, safe houses or transition houses for an un known length of time were included. Additional key preliminary findings are below. Data is subject to change as open investigations are received:

50% of individuals met the criteria for street homelessness and 33% for shel tered homelessness. Males were more likely than females to meet criteria for street homelessness (51% versus 44%).

Deaths occurred more often in the later months of the year. November (11%) had the highest proportion of deaths, followed by August (10%) and De cember (10%).

By classification, from 2012-21, 74% of deaths were considered accidental, followed by 13% classified as natural and 7% as suicides.

The townships with the highest number of deaths were Vancouver (248), Surrey (127) and Victoria (99).

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DR. Raminderjit Sandhu and Dr.Rajinder Bhatti is pleased to welcome NEW DOCTOR to the team

Incentives bringing physicians to family practices

People in B.C. will benefit from better access to care with 54 new doctors having signed contracts as of Oct. 1, 2022, to provide full-service primary care in communities throughout the province.

In June 2022, the Ministry of Health offered new incentives to recent family medicine grad uates through a new-to-practice family physician contract pro gram. New family physicians who sign the contract will earn $295,457 for the first year, plus a $25,000 signing bonus, medical training debt forgiveness of up to $50,000 for the first year and up to $20,000 for years two to five. In addition, the doctor will receive a $75,000 payment that will be used as a contribution toward overhead costs for their host clinic.

Along with the 54 contracts signed, more than 60 family physicians are in discussions about suitable clinic

placements and the terms of the contract. Since June 2022, 140 new family physicians have expressed interest in the incentives.

The incentives are part of B.C.’s Health Human Resources Strategy to improve and increase access to health care for people. Other actions to help patients get continued ac cess to primary care services include $118 million in stabilization fund ing to support family doctors in the province.

OF PERSONALITY

New research shows that older adults may be better supported as they age when their personalities are consid ered—for example, are they more like orchids or dandelions?

Researchers from Simon Fraser Uni versity’s Circle Innovation examined the potential effects of lifestyle activi ties on the cognitive health of more than 3,500 adults aged 60+, and found that personality–using psychology’s

circumstances, since they are more sensitive and biologically reactive, while ‘dandelion adults’ are thought to be resilient and can easily adapt to any environment.

That means orchid individuals could require more nurturing solutions, re searchers say. “These older adults are more fragile, like the delicate flower they represent, and hence prone to overreact to ongoing health and hous

orchid-dandelion metaphor—can be a factor in how well supportive pro grams work.

Their results, published this month in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuro science, make a case for policy-mak ers to consider designing programs tailored to personality types rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

“These discoveries offer new pos sibilities to support aging adults and provide substantial evidence for new social prescribing programs,” says Circle Innovation CEO and scientific director Sylvain Moreno. “Under standing how personality differences affect an aging population can help decision-makers provide older adults with solutions that fit their individual needs.”

People who may be considered ‘or chid adults’ thrive best under ideal

ing problems, disturbing news about the economy or global pandemics,” says SFU PhD student and study researcher Emma Rodrigues. “On the other hand, dandelion retirees are relatively less environmentsensitive and also more resilient to deterioration in poor environmental conditions.”

“The lesson here is that we should stop pigeonholing aging adults into one group of our population. These results demonstrate how aging tra jectories can differ depending on whether a person is influenced by the environment.”

According to researchers, under standing how modifiable lifestyle factors may maintain or promote cog nitive health can lead to a healthier aging population.

Reuniting families across the country

Family reunification plays a signifi cant role in attracting, retaining and integrating immigrants who con tribute to our success as a country. Canada has an extremely generous family sponsorship program, which allows Canadian citizens and perma nent residents the option to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada as permanent residents.

Member of Parliament Sonia Sid hu, on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, alongside Member of Parlia ment Shafqat Ali, today announced that Immigration, Refugees and Cit izenship Canada (IRCC) will contin ue to reunite fami lies by accepting up to 15,000 complete applications for sponsorship under the Parents and Grandparents Pro gram this year. This week, IRCC will begin sending invitations to apply to 23,100 interested potential sponsors—enough to make sure we receive our goal of 15,000 applica tions. Invitations will be sent over the course of 2 weeks.

Due to the number of interest to spon sor forms remaining in the pool of submissions from 2020, IRCC will send invitations to apply to randomly selected potential sponsors from that pool instead of opening a new inter est to sponsor form. This is the same approach taken for the 2021 intake. Anyone who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020, but who did not receive an invitation to apply in January 2021 or September 2021, is encouraged to check the email account they provided when they submitted their interest.

As with last year, those invited to apply as part of this process will use our new Permanent Residence Por tal or the Representative Permanent Residence Portal, which allows ap

plications to be submitted electroni cally. This is part of our commitment to modernize Canada’s immigration system, and speed up and simplify the application process.

Recognizing that many potential sponsors may have experienced financial difficulties in recent years because of the pandemic, IRCC will once again use a lower income requirement for the sponsorship of parents and grandparents. For the 2020 and 2021 tax years, the income requirement for sponsors will be the

minimum necessary income, instead of the minimum necessary income plus 30%, and regular Employment Insurance benefits and temporary COVID-19 benefits (such as the Canada Emergency Response Ben efit) will be allowed to be included toward the sponsor’s income. These measures will ensure that sponsors and applicants are not unfairly penal ized for a temporary loss of a spon sor’s income during the pandemic.

Those who wish to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada, but who are not invited this year, may consider having their parents or grandparents apply for a super visa, a multiple-entry visa that is valid for 10 years. Enhancements to the super visa, implemented in the summer of 2022, allow super visa holders to stay in Canada for up to 5 years at a time, with the option to extend their visit by up to 2 years at a time without leaving the country. These changes make it easier for Canadian citizens and permanent residents to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada for longer periods of time.

Plan ahead so your holiday spending doesn’t spiral out of control

(NC) The holiday season and annual parties are just around the corner. It’s always an exciting time of year, but that excitement can be dampened by worry if you’re facing a financial shortfall. Here are ways you can pre pare for the holidays without break ing the bank.

Party planning

Instead of meeting friends at a restau rant or bar, consider hosting a lowkey potluck at home. You could even set up a rotation schedule for hosting key holidays throughout the year. Dress for success

Tired of wearing the same outfit to every party every year? Rather than paying full retail price, try thrifting or shopping at a consignment store. If you need a one-time fancy outfit, con sider a dress or suit rental company.

And rather than having to buy gifts for all of your friends and family, encourage them to join in on Secret Santa exchanges.

Charitable giving

There’s always a big push to make charitable donations over the holiday season. If you are able to donate to a registered charity, you’ll get a receipt that will earn you an income tax de duction in the spring.

Set a budget

The only way you’ll know how much money you’re spending is to create a budget that tracks all of your ex penses, big and small. Yet less than half of all Canadians have a budget. ABC Life Literacy Canada’s Money Matters program can show you how to create one. The program also of fers other free money management resources, including workbooks, activities and workshops.

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Jas Anand runs for City Council Seat

Born in 1977 to first generation immigrant parents, mother Sat vinder Kaur Anand and father Late., Ajit Singh Anand, Jas Anand has spent his entire life in Abbotsford. Abby is the place he calls home and it is here that he wants to begin his journey of changing the world. Jas Anand is running for a seat in the city council as an independent can didate.

Jas has been a bit of and allrounder and has worked in several fields including farming, banking, the travel-industry,

How communities can come together

(NC) In communities across Canada, people and organizations are raising awareness of the contributions of those who’ve served in Canada’s armed forces.

These are acts like delivering human itarian aid after Haiti’s devastating earthquake; serving in Panjway, Af ghanistan; rescuing people stranded by floods or ice storms; or stepping in at long-term care homes during COVID-19.

Often, communities raise awareness by creating memorials and monu ments and holding commemorative events. These activities honour the accomplishments and sacrifice of local people who have served the country in uniform. Commemorative activities also help bring communi ties together by uniting neighbours. These types of projects even could qualify for financial support from a federal funding program designed to help communities commemorate

members and veterans of the Cana dian Armed Forces.

Veterans Affairs Canada’s Com memorative Partnership Program supports organizations undertaking remembrance activities. These can include the construction, restora tion or expansion of a community war memorial, an exhibit, learning materials or commemorative events. Past projects that have qualified in clude a series of concerts to honour those who served in the Korean War, as well as exhibits showcasing the service of Indigenous veterans and the contributions of veterans during times of conflict.

and most recently, as a cafe owner at SippChai Cafe, Abbotsford. He has been an integral part of several organizations as well such as the Board of Archway Community Ser vices, Board of Abby Arts Council, Board of Abbotsford Basketball, and as the ambassador for the Vancouver Bandits.

Jas hopes to use in global exposure and multi-facetted experience to bring the community of Abbotsford together. First and foremost, Jas believes that community engage ment needs to be increase, most directly through voter turnout, and more organically through facilitating communication channels. Jas is of the opinion that increasing engage ment will have a direct impact on the betterment of Abbotsford. It is a privilege and an honour to call a place like Abbotsford home because of its strong and capable multi-cultural population and endless beauty.

If elected, Jas wants to tackle issues such as the homelessness problem, job security, citizen safety, acces sibility (especially for seniors and disabled people), and children safety and resources (like sports and cocurricular). Jas believes that a multidimensional approach is required to tackle any or all of these issues which is only possible through collaboration and communication. For example, Jas argues that the homelessness problem should not be viewed as one problem but as a combination of several issues such as addiction, lack of mental health awareness, lack of job security, rising housing prices, among others.

Jas Anand wants to change the world and he believes that Abbotsford is the community where he can achieve this, with the help of all of you. Jas wants to “shock the system” and “change the world,” one voter at a time. Jas might be a dreamer, but he hopes he’s not the only one.

M.P. Brad Vis Named Conservative: Shadow Minister for Small Business Recovery and Growth

The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) appointed Brad Vis, M.P. for Mission–Matsqui–Fraser Canyon, the CPC Shadow Minister for Small Business Recovery and Growth.

“I am honoured to be re-appointed to the Conservative Shadow Cabinet and look forward to continuing to serve his Majesty’s Loyal Opposi tion under the leadership of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre,” said MP Vis. “There remains much to be done in supporting our small businesses by addressing the inflation crisis, labour shortages and ongoing supply chain issues. I am eager to advance this work in the House of Commons and hold the federal govern ment to account.”

First elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2021, MP Vis previously served as the Conservative Shadow Minister for Housing and Conservative Shadow

Minister for Pacific Economic Develop ment.

Highlights of MP Vis’ past work as Shadow Minister of Pacific Economic Develop ment in clude securing some of the largest di saster relief funding in our nation’s history of $5.4B for the province of British Columbia and $77M for the village of Lytton destroyed by fire. His work on Housing includes his success ful Opposition Day Motion demanding federal action to address Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis.

ALEX MITCHELL

Indep endent candidate

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Alex has dealt with government at all levels across Canada, and she knows what it takes to get things done in a world of constant change, hard decisions, and competing interests.

Her career includes nearly a decade of public a�airs and economic development experience where she has worked to retain and attract new businesses and investment, primarily inside City Hall in Abbotsford. Alex will apply her experience as a local government change maker to the Abbotsford Council table to do the hard work of moving our community forward.

October 15th

GET TO KNOW ALEX MITCHELL

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OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR

ALEX

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Abbotsford Community Foundation publishes 2022 Vital Signs® report

Abbotsford Community Foundation announces publication of 2022 Vital Signs® report, available online and in print (limited).

Lead: The Abbotsford Community

Foundation (ACF) is pleased to publish its 2022 Vital Signs report, examining issues that affect our community quality of life, including community belonging, health and wellness, housing, safety, and work, income, and economy.

Vital Signs is a national program led by community foundations and coordinated by Community Foundations of Canada that aims to inspire civic engagement and provide focus for public debate in our communities and around the world. Vital Signs reports are used by residents, businesses, community organizations, post-secondary institutions, and government leaders to take action and direct resources where they will have the greatest impact.

“The purpose of Vital Signs is to examine and raise awareness of the strengths

and challenges facing Abbotsford,” says Wendy Neufeld, Executive Director of the Abbotsford Community Foundation. “Reading through the report, some of our challenges are obvious: housing continues to get more expensive, with 1 in 5 homeowners and 1 in 3 renters spending more than 30% of their income on housing. Another concern is mental health, with nearly 40% of our survey respondents reporting a decrease in mental wellness over the last two years. However, our strengths are equally clear: Abbotsford remains one of the most generous communities in Canada, when measured by charitable donations given, and it has a thriving not-for-profit sector. Vital Signs also reports that poverty rates in Abbotsford are lower than our provincial and national counterparts,

and local median incomes are on par with provincial median incomes. While there is work to be done to make Abbotsford an even better place to live, we have the tools to do so.”

In March of this year, the ACF surveyed residents about their perception of the issues included in the report. Survey results are included in the report under the heading “Your Voice.” This information complements the data from sources like Statistics Canada and illuminates the experiences and opinions of Abbotsford locals.

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TogetherBC annual report highlights actions to reduce poverty

The 2021 Annual Report on Togeth erBC: B.C.’s Poverty Reduction Strat egy shows poverty rates continued to decline as people benefited from CO VID-19 relief and cross-government actions.

Tabled in the legislature on Oct. 5, 2022, the annual report details govern ment actions that have contributed to the decline in the number of people living in poverty.

“I am pleased that the actions of our government in 2021, and the actions we continue to take, are lifting people out of poverty,” said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. “Efforts across government have helped British Co lumbians, and this work will continue as we build a more equitable B.C.”

TogetherBC is the Province’s first poverty-reduction strategy. By law, government needs to produce an an nual progress report. Key actions to help reduce poverty in 2021 included: making the largest permanent increase to income and disability assistance rates;

doubling the seniors’ supplement and ex panding its eligibility to reach 20,000 more seniors;

making public transit free for children 12 and younger;

increasing the minimum wage to $15.65 an hour;

introducing five days of paid sick leave for workers; and

providing new protections to prevent illegal renovictions (evictions to com plete renovations to a property).

According to the most-recent Statistics Canada data from 2020, B.C. has again exceeded its initial targets to reduce poverty. In 2020, there were 378,000 fewer people living in poverty than there were in 2016.

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Act requires the strategy to be renewed every five years. The first strategy was released in March 2019, and the minis try will begin to engage on a refreshed strategy this fall.

A clean home for a calm mind

(NC) Cleaning gets a bit of a bad rap, but it has substantial benefits, like getting us physically ac tive, reducing stress and removing harmful dust and allergens from the air we breathe.

And it doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Gone are the days of awkward ly swinging a broom under a couch or behind a bed to get at the dust bunnies. Now, cleaning tools are made to work with us, using technology to make our lives a little easier.

Take a vacuum like the LG CordZero all-in-one cordless stick vacuum for example. Its auto-emptying dust bin cleans out the dust bin for you, so you can keep your hands clean and have an empty dust bin ready to go the next time you need to clean.

Add in air purifiers, fog-resistant mirrors and pop-in toilet scrubbers, and cleaning suddenly becomes a lot more manageable.

Look around after a deep clean and take stock of how you’re feeling. Hopefully, it’s accomplished and motivated, so you have more time to do the things you love.

A mess in your space can mess with your mind. Find more information on tools to make cleaning easier, at lg.ca

B.C. serving up permanent delivery fee cap to support restaurants

Restaurant and bar owners facing ongoing challenges from the pan demic and global inflation can look forward to permanent support for the cap on fees charged by food-delivery companies.

“As the costs of food and labour rise worldwide, B.C. restaurants need to be supported to ensure prices are af fordable and that delivery companies aren’t charging unfair fees,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation. “By in troducing legislation allowing us to convert the delivery fee cap from temporary to permanent, we are able to provide more certainty to the sector and to delivery drivers.”

In December 2020, the Province in troduced a tempo rary cap on fees charged to res taurants by fooddelivery compa nies un

der the Emergency Program Act and transitioned to the COVID-19 Relat ed Measures Act when the provincial state of emergency was lifted in June 2021. The measure also prohibits delivery companies from reducing driver compensation, making sure employees and contractors continue to be paid their wages and gratuities.

Adam Walker, Parliamentary Secre tary for the New Economy, is leading the development of a strategy to ad dress the challenges facing gig work ers in B.C., including food-delivery drivers.

As many restaurants and bars needed to increase their reliance on fooddelivery companies to serve their customers early in the pandemic, the temporary 15% cap on food and 5% cap on additional fees were intro duced in response to fees as high as 30% being charged to restaurants.

The cap, which was extended in Sep tember and December 2021, is set to expire Dec. 31, 2022.

Government has introduced legisla tion allowing a permanent fee cap, which would limit the fees that coreservices delivery companies can charge restaurants to no more than 20% of the dollar value of an order.

“Transforming the temporary deliv ery fee cap into a permanent model is a game changer for the recovery of our industry and setting restaurants up to be able to thrive in the future,” said Ian Tostenson, president and CEO, BC Restaurant and Foodser vices Association. “We want to thank government for listening to our con cerns over these fees and continuing

to take action to support our industry through these challenging times.”

If passed, this legislation will be an addition to government’s ongo ing supports for the industry. This includes the ability of bars and tour ism operators with liquor licences to purchase beer, wine and spirits at wholesale prices permanently and the authorization of thousands of Tempo rary Expanded Service Areas, helping businesses weather the pandemic and serve more patrons while complying with health orders.

“We do a lot of business through the delivery apps, so bringing in a permanent fee cap gives me a huge sense of relief,” said Kelsey McInnes, general manager, Virtuous Pie in Vic toria. “Knowing that our delivery fees will remain constant going forward will help us keep costs down for our customers.”

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Abbotsford is leaking business to our neighbours. Here’s how weplug the crack.

By Alex Mitchell

If you own a business in Abbotsford, you’re probably having a tough time right now.

Inflation is lightening people’s wallets, and operating costs are surging. You’re likely facing challenges finding people to work for you in a tight labour market..

Canada’s economy is threatened by major shifts from rising interest rates, digital disruption, the race for talent, and widening inequality across the country. All of these trends manifest in higher costs for food, gas and other expenses, and affect our competitiveness.

How do we ensure Abbotsford maintains a strong economy with so many forces working against us? How do we keep business from passing us by, and keep jobs and investment in our city?

Simple: like in a video game, we unlock achievement. Here’s how we do that.

The History

Seven years ago, Abbotsford council decided to do economic development in-house instead of establishing a stand alone agency for the purpose. I served as the city’s economic development officer

as part of these in-house efforts, starting in 2015.

The job was rewarding - I was charged with growing and retaining our existing business, which are the primary drivers of local job growth.

After leaving that job, I’ve watched ef forts to grow the economy become just another bureaucratic task at city hall, with little connection to the private sec tor. As a result, business has slowed to a crawl in our community.

It used to take only seven weeks to ap prove a permit on a multi-family housing project; now it takes around 20 weeks. Even if you want to build a single-family home, the wait for a permit has nearly tripled, going from about six weeks to 16 weeks.

The City of Abbotsford is speeding up this process by slowly moving from a paper-based application system to an electronic one. This is good - but just like humans didn’t stop developing at the invention of fire, Abbotsford can’t stop moving at the discovery of the internet.

I’ve talked to small business owners who have told me about the advantages of a standalone economic agency in

communities like Chilliwack, where the Chilliwack Economic

Partners Corporation (CEPCO) not only seeks out investment, but welcomes with open arms the entrepreneurs who want to set down roots there CEPCO has played a key role in realizing District 1881, a development by Abbotsford’s Algra Bros. The district has seen new homes, restaurants and breweries rise in a beautiful brown-brick community that has brought new life to Chilliwack’s downtown.

Abbotsford is leaking business to our neighbours. Here’s how we plug the crack.

Dave Algra of Algra Bros. credited CEPCO with attracting and supporting business, “and I would expect a similar model in Abbotsford could produce simi lar results for businesses in Abbotsford.”

Contrast that with what Lily Ellis, a former Abbotsford Downtown Business Association executive has to say about her own city: “After many years of doing business in Abbotsford, we were blown away by the ease of permitting and the eagerness of the City of Chilliwack to work with our business and the entire District 1881 development. This has not

been our experience or the experience of many of our small business friends and neighbours here in Abbotsford.”

Let’s look to the future

To put it bluntly, we are seeing major investments bypass Abbotsford in favour of neighbouring communities that are rolling out the red carpet for economic development.

To stop this, we can build an outside agency that doesn’t compete with the private sector, but serves as a pipeline between the parties that drive economic growth in our community.

An agency that speaks the language of business, that starts with “yes, how can we help?” instead of “no, that’s not how we do things here.”

I’ve lived in Abbotsford all my life. We are a community of farmers, of builders and of doers.

We have the talent we need to succeed, but we still haven’t opened the door wide enough to meet our potential.

Let’s show the world that Abbotsford means business.

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N AME CH ANGE

I, Sukhminder Kaur, W/O Raspal Singh Kang D/O Avtar Singh, resident of Village Bal, PO Box Fatehgarh Panjtoor, Tehsil Zira, Distt. Ferozpur, Punjab, PIN 142054, and presently residing at 2753 Carriage Cr t, Abbotsford, BC, V4X 0A3, Canada, do hereby change my name from Sukhminder Kaur to Sukhminder Kaur Kang, with immediate effect.

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eImYnUal kFq (1724-1804) anusfr pRmfqmf iewk sdIvI qy suqMqr afqmf hY. Auh iewk idaflU qy Auqpfdk sLkqI hy, ijhVI qrk nfl kdy vI sfbq nhIN kIqI jf skdI. Ah (AuqpqI df) pihlf kfrx hY ijs df kfrj Auh afp hY. Auh kyvl iewk anfdI sLkqI hY.

Drm-mnuwK dI isrjxf

iemYnUal kFq jrmn iPlfsPLr aqy ivigafnI, tksflI jrmn afdrsLvfd aqy pfrgfmI afdrsLvfd df moZI sI. Aus anusfr kudrq ivwc vfpr rhIaF sfrIaF pRikirafvF kfrx aqy kfrj dy irsLqy ivwc bwJIaF hoeIaF hn pr kuJ pRikirafvF ies irsLqy qoN afjLfd vI vfpr rhIaF hn, iewk aiq jLrUrI qy mhwqvpUrn hsqI dI hoNd hY vI qy nhIN vI. pRmfqmf dI hoNd igafn duafrf pRqwK krky nhIN ivKfeI jf skdI. nfl dI nfl ieh Drm df vI jLrUrI afDfr-qwq hY ijs AuWpr sfzI ies sMsfr ivwc iewk nYiqk pRxflI dI hoNd df ivsLvfs inrBr krdf hY. hygl jfrj ivlhYlm (1770-1831) hygl anusfr ‘ieiqhfs iewk gqIsLIl ivvsQf hY ijs ivwc bdlfv lgfqfrqf nfl afAuNdy rihMdy hn aqy ijs aMdr mnuwKI nsl iewk ipwCoN dUjI; iewk buwDIjIvI ipwCoN dUjf buwDI jIvI; Aus bRhm-swqf dy sMd bx ky ivcrdy rihMdy hn. dvMdfqimk pRikiraf jIvn ivwc afAuNdy bdlfv df buinafdI inXm hY. koeI vI avsQf sdIvI nhIN. vsqUaF dI hr avsQf ivwc iewk sdIvI afqm-ivroD hY, jo do ivroDIaF dy afps ivwc tkrfAux nfl hwl huMdf hY. Drm df krqwv hY ik Aus Aus bRhm-swqf qwk rsfeI kry ijs rfhIN sfrIaF ivroDqfvF hwl ho ky iewk eykqf ivwc qbdIl ho jFdIaF hn. qrk hI kudrq dI anMqqf df qwq sfr hY. kudrq dI bxqr mUloN hI qrk-sMgq hY. sMGrsL hI pRgqI df inXm hY. pRgqI df hrkq ivwc rihxf ivroDqfvF dy lgfqfrqf nfl vDdy rihx; iewk dUjy ivwc aByd hox aqy punr-myl ivwc hY. hygl dy ies isDFq qoN iesLfrf pf ky mfrks ny (iksy anfdI sLkqI duafrf ieiqhfs nUM smyN dy suBfa anusfr inrDfrq krn dI QF) jnqk sMGrsLF aqy pdfrQk sLkqIaF nUM hr buinafdI pirvrqn dy muwZly kfrx dwisaf; BfvyN ieh pirvrqn pdfrQk jF ivcfrdfrk pwDr AuWqy hovy. smyN dy bfdsLfh dy nOkr hox sdkf srkfrI iPlfsPLr vjoN iqRskfry jFdy iPLlfsPr hygl ny (axjfxy hI) smfjvfdI smfj dI sMBfvnf df rfh pwDrf kr idwqf sI. luzivg iPLAUrbfKL (1804-1872) jrmn pfdrI aqy iPLlfsPr. Aus df kQn hY ik pRmfqmf dI sLKsIaq nUM iksy dUjI hsqI ivwc pirvriqq kr idMdf hY; jo Aus qoN iewk bfhrI sLKsIaq huMdI hY. pRmfqmf dI hsqI mnuwK dI afpxI hsqI df hI pRCfvF mfqr hY. pRmfqmf dI sLKsIaq (iksy dUjI sLKsIaq ivwc) pirvriqq kIqI, Aus dI afpxI hI sLKsIaq df prCfvF huMdI hY. ies leI

mnuwK afpxy afp kuJ nhIN kr skdf. sfrI nykI df somf pRmfqmf hY. ijMnf kflpink pRmfqmf df aissqv ho jFdf hY; Enf hI mnuwK afpxy asiqqv qoN vFJf ho jFdf hY.

iPLAUrbfKL ny hygl dy afdrsLvfdI dvMd vfd dI rwj ky inKyDI kIqI. ies nfl hygl dy ivvykI ivsLf-vsqU nUM AupXog ivwc ila fAux nfl mfrksvfd dy isDFq dI sQfpqI leI rfh moklf ho igaf. pr iPAUrbfKL ny afp hygl dI iPLlfsPI nUM dr-gujLr kr idwqf aqy ies qrHF Auh Aus dI pRmuwK pRfpqI dvMdvfd nUM nf smJ sikaf.

PrFiss bykn (1561-1626) swc df koeI DVf nhIN huMdf. dfrsLinkF df ieh (pRmfqmf bfry) ivcfr ik ‘pihlf kfrx akfrn hY’ jF ‘pihlI cwl acwlqf hY’ qF kI aijhy kQn iksy DoKy BrI aklmMdI dIaF PLokIaF tfhrF qF nhIN hn, jo nMgI-icwtI jhflq nUM CupfAux leI mfrIaF jfdIaF hn. ieh sL fied iksy dosLI jLmIr nUM pRgtfAuNdIaF hn. hr spwsLt qy eImfndfr afdmI jfxdf hY ik ‘koeI kfrj ibnf kIiqaF nhIN ho skdf aqy nf hI koeI vsqU ibnf ihlfieaF ihwl skdI hY.’ drsLn sLfsqr ivwc sB qoN vDIaf sLbd-Xojnf ieh hovygI ik asIN gwp mfrny Cwz dyeIey.

PLrfeIz isgmMz (1856-1939): rwbI afsQf ivwc ivsLvfs df muwZ icMqf, bysh frfpx, acyq mno-BRFqI qoN jfgIaF bcgfnf iewCfvF df pRgtfvf hY. ieh iewk bcgfnf mno-rog hY. mnuwK df pRmfqmf nfl irsLqf, Aus dy afpxy ipqf nfl irsLqy AuWqy inrBr hY aqy ies irsLqy anusfr hI vDdf-Gtdf rihMdf hY. drasl pRmfqmf ivwc ivsLvfs dI buinafd Aus dy afpxy ipqf dI vizafeI hoeI sLKsIaq hI qF hY. (cwldf)

pRo: gurmIq isMG itvfxf

1 gurduafrf sfihb df stwko df kIqf igaf kMm ijs qy kul $1,50,000 (iewk lwK pMjfh hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

2 gurduafrf sfihb dI kfr pfrikMg nvIN luk pfeI geI ijs qy $1,50,000 (iewk lwK pMjfh hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

3. gurduafrf sfihb aqy hYrItyj gurduafrf dono iensfeIz pyNt $45,000 (pMqflI hjLfr zflr) Krc hoieaf.

4. gurduafrf sfihb df spIkr isstm $58,000 (aTvMjf hjLfr zflr) Krc hoieaf.

5 gurduafrf sfihb dy kYmry $40,000 (cflI hjLfr zflr) Krc hoieaf.

6. gurduafrf sfihb lMgr leI rotIaF vflI msLIn ieMzIaf df 5,00,000 (pMj lwK rupey) Krc afieaf.

7. gurduafrf sfihb lMgr vfsqy BFzy ieMzIaf 7,00,000 (swqy lwK rupey) Krc afieaf.

8 gurduafrf sfihb leI guMmt ieMzIaf 28,00,000 (aTfeI lwK rupey) Krc afieaf.

9 gurduafrf sfihb ivafh dy imlxI leI iewk kYnpI $70,000 (swqr hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

10. gurduafrf sfihb ivwc 16 vyN ey sI aqy hIt isstm lfieaf igaf ijs qy $1,15,00,000 (iewk lwK pMdrF hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

11 gurduafrf sfihb dy lMgr hfl dI sPfeI leI $11,000 (igafrF hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

12 gurduafrf sfihb dI rsoeI dI rYnovysLn qy $20,000 (vIh hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

13. gurduafrf sfihb dy lMgr hfl dy nvyN drvfijaF qy $50,000 (pMjfh hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

14 gurduafrf sfihb dy skUl dI nvIN Cwq qy $30,000 (qIh hjLfr zflr) Krc afieaf.

15 hYrItyj dI sPfeI leI pyNt, lYN skyipMg, pRYsr vfsL, ijs qy kuwl Krcf 20-25 hjLfr zflr afAuxf sI. Auh tryzmYnF dy sihXogI aqy sMgqF dy sihXog nfl PrI kIqf igaf. Auprokq sfmfn df Krc kmytI aqy sMgq vwloN pya kIqf igaf hY.

2012 ivc ies kmytI ny cfrj ilaf qF Aus smyN gurduafrf sfihb qy $12,00,000 (bfrF lwK zflr) df krjLf sI. Hux 2012 qoN lY ky 2022 qwk $12,00,000 (bfrF lwK zflr) aqy sfry Krcy pya krky hux gurduafrf sfihb dy akfAUNt ivc $1,30,000 (iewk lwK qIh hjLfr zflr) ipaf hY. sfry Krcy pya krky hux gurduafrf sfihb qy iksy iksm df koeI lon nhIN hY.

sfhF dI aMjlI ‘coN inkilaf sfihq dI guVHqI df diraf hY zf[ suirMdr kfhloN | Auh Èbd iÈlpI, BUmI iÈlpI dy nfl-nfl muÌq aOÈDI vMz iÈlpI df swcf-suwcf ikrdfr inBf irhf hY | zf[ suirMdr kfhloN lgBg 25 dy krIb, vwK-vwK ivDfvF ivc pusqkF sfihq dI JolI ivc pf cwukf hY | sfihq isrjnf dy nfl-nfl kfhloN ny KyqIbfVI ikirafvF ivc vI bhuq imhnq krky sÌlqf dy ÉUbsUrq sugUÌy pYdf kIqy hn | AunHF ny pwqx roz, purfxf Èflf, gurdfspur ivKy lgBg ds eykV bykfr, AujfV peI ËmIn nUM AupjfAU bxf ky pMjfb ikrsfnI ieiqhfs ivc iek imsfl pYdf kIqI | ieh ds eykV ËmIn CMB df ielfkf sI, ijwQy jVI-bUtI, jMgl, byl, sym aqy pfxI dy vihx nfl BUmI df qy ÌslF df nuksfn huMdf sI | pr kfhloN aqy Aus dy pirvfr nUM lgBg ds sfl lgf ky ibnF mËdUrF dI mdd dy isrÌ qF isrÌ afpxy pirvfr dI mdd nfl ds eykV ËmIn ‘coN jVI bUtI, jMgl, bUJy afid aOËfrF nfl hwQIN puwt ky sfrI bykfr ËmIn nUM vfhIXog bxf ky krmTqf dy kIrqImfn sQfipq kr idwqy | awj-kwlH ies AupjfAU ËmIn ivc qrHF-qrHF sbËIaF, ÌslF, kxk, Jonf, kmfd, cfrf qoN ielfvf keI Pldfr bUty kmfeI dy rhy hn | albwqf dysI rUVI vflIaF hI ÌslF iqafr kIqIaF jFdIaF hn | zf[ kfhloN mUl rUp ivc iek krmT, AudmI, anuÈfsn prk, Èbd iÈlpI aqy BUmI iÈlpI hY | Bfv ik Auh iek vDIaf imhnqI sfihqkfr aqy AudmI KojI isrjk iksfn vI hY | ieh dovyN iÈlp Aus dy dosq hn, Aus dy rwb hn, Aus dy gurU hn, Aus dy pUjk | lyKn aqy ikrsfnI Aus dy nFa dy prfeyvfcI hn | iek ÈrIr dy swjf aqy Kwbf hwQ | Aus dy

sihj afvyÈ df atuwt aMg hn | vyiKaf jfvy qF dovF iÈlpF ivc ËmInI XQfrQ df mfilk vI hY, mËdUr vI, ivkryqf vI aqy pihrydfrI ‘c rihbr vI | Aus nUM KyqI dy sMskfr jwdI puÈqI imwtI dI ÉÈbU ‘coN imly aqy sfihqk sMskfr aMqr afqmf aqy bfhrI sfmfijk sMjog ‘coN imly | Aus ivc sfihqkfrI aqy ikrsfnI ikirafvF sMpUrq qOr ‘qy smqol huMdIaF hoeIaF Èbd sMjog dy nfl-nfl ËrbF idMdIaF hoeIaF, mËbUrIaF, sfmfijk kurIqIaF nUM Èbd-Xfqrf df ihwsf bxfAuNdIaF hn | Aus dIaF puÈqkF (lyKxI) df ivÈf sfmfijk kurIqIaF, Dfrimk sQfn, aiDafqimkqf, smfijk iensfnI kdrF kImqF ivc vlUDry smfj dI vydnf dI BVfs, irÈqy nfiqaF dy Coty-Coty, vwzy-vwzy smwisafvF dy pul jo dovF iknfiraF nUM afps ivc imlf ky iËMdgI dy siQr kfmXfb rsqy bxfAuNdf hY | Aus ny smfj ivc ivcrdy hr pihlU Aupr iksy nf iksy ivDf ivc ËrUr iliKaf hY | Aus dI kfivk ay vfrqk Xfqrf ivc pMjfbI, ihMdI aqy sMsikRq dy Èbd nflnfl qurdy hoey arQ spÈT krdy jFdy hn | vyiKaf jfvy qF smfj ivc kuJ lok jIxf isKf rhy hn, kuJ lok jIxf smJ rhy hn, kuJ lok smJx dI koiÈs kr rhy hn, kuJ lok shI idÈf ivc jIa rhy hn aqy lok iËMdgI nUM sfkfrimk arQ dy ky jIa rhy hn pr zf[ kfhloN iËMdgI dy sfkfrqimk arQ lY ky ikRq dy hsqfÉr krdf cwilaf jf irhf hY | ieh Aus dy hsqfÉsr sfihq dI ËmIn dI rijstrI df kfrj krdy cly jFdy hn | sfihq dI hr ivDf ivc muÈikl Èbd vI afpxy arQF nUM gUMgf nhIN hox idMdy sgoN spÈtqf, srlqf dI Bfvnfqimk ÉuÈbU pYdf krdy hn | Auh CMB-byt dy ipCVy ielfky ivc rih ky vI muÈikl ÈbdF df pRXog krky apfxI ivdvDqf dI cfÈxI Gol idMdf hY | jo kdI-kdI sfDfrx pfTk dI phuMc ‘coN prHy dI gwl ho jFdI hY | Aus dy ivÈy byÈk smfj ‘coN ley huMdy hn pr vrqmfn aqy BivwK dI afkfÈvfxI krdy pRqIq huMdy hn | Aus df sfihq ÈbdF dI Ëbf ‘coN kRFqIkfrI sMBfvnfvF nUM vI jnm idMdf rihMdf hY | Aus ny klpnfmeI sMsfr nUM afvyÈ ‘c sQfn nhIN idwqf blik XQfrQ dI ihk ivc awKr-jnfnI KoB ky hwkF dI gwl ËrUrI kIqI hY | afiDafqimk iviÈaF nUM vI Aus ny afpxI klm dy ÈbdF ‘c ipro ky arQ pUrvk, iswiKafdfiek aqy sMdyÈ pUrvk sMdyÈ dyx dy vI Auicq Auprfly kIqy hn | Auh CMB byt dy ielfky ivc rihMdf hoieaf vI ieMJ pRqIq huMdf hY ijvyN

iksy jMgl ‘c ÈbdI PkIr kutIaf bxf ky rihMdf hovy aqy asmfn vwl hwQ Aupr krky ies ielfky dI DrqI mF dI KYr mMg irhf hovy afpxy hwl aqy klm dI lok ‘qy |

Aus df pihrfvf srl, sfDfrx, Kycl rihq aqy pyNzU aihsfd dI guVHqI vflf | CMB dy PVPVFdy Auzdy pMCIaF dy KMBF vrgf Aus df hfsf kudrqI ÈfierI dy pYgMbr hox df sbUq dy jFdf hY | amUmn sPyd kurqf pËfmf Aus dy suBfa df sMskfr hY | sÌyd pgVI, sÌyd pihrfvf, bwJI hoeI dfhVI aqy ichry ‘qy JurVIaF rihq llft hyT qIr kmfnI icwtIaF BvF iksy dfrÈink hox df mukMml sbUq | cusq cfl ivc msqI, XfrfinaF qoN QoVHI dUr, kuJ ku swjx, DoKy rihq | sfihq sBfvF qoN QoVHf dUr, lyKx qy ikrsfnI dy kol-kol | CMB aqy byt ielfky nUM mihsUs krdf hoieaf kucly dwby, byshfrf pRqIkF nUM afpxI klm rfhIN hwk aqy iensfÌ pRqI jUJx leI, pMCIaF aqy aflHxy dy mfsUm botF nUM aMbr CUhx dI agvfeI leI pRyirq krn dI ËrUrq vI rwKI jFdf hY | Aus dIaF kivqfvF muÈikl rfhF ‘coN lMGdIaF hoeIaF mMiËlF qwk phuMcy hI jFdIaF hn | iek hI ivÈy Aupr lMbI kivqf nUM pUrI ikqfb ivc Auqfrn dI vI Aus nUM AusqfdI guxF dI muhfirq hY | vfrqk nUM vI kivqf dy rMgF ivc ipro ky ÉUbsUrq PulkfrI bxfAux df vI mfihr iÈlpI hY | ikqy ikqy Aus dI kivqf smuMdr dy sor ‘coN lMGdI hoeI Èfndfr sMgqmeI lorI vI bx jFdI hY | cIk dI pirBfÈf jy hfkm jF pRÈfsn smJygf qF CotIaF-CotIaF kRFqIaF df smUh qbdIlIaF dI hoNd Auqpn krygf | Aus dI kivqf dI cIk bybsI, mËlUmF dy iZwz nUM cIr ky inkldI hY | aMqr rfÈtrI dI Tosx nIqI aqy ivakqIaF df vDdf jfl aqy bcfE nIqIaF df sMGrÈ, sMvynÈIl aqy dyÈ-vÌfdfrI icMqf nUM vI Aus dy ÈbdF ny pro ky rwiKaf hY | Aus dIaF bfl kivqfvF ivc bwicaF df ÈuwD afcfrx, mF bfp df inwGf sihXog, aiDafpk vrg aqy smfj pRqI, suihrd PrËF aqy aiDkfrF dy akuMr vI Puwtdy hn | agr qusIN gurdfspur dy CMB byt dy ielfky dy ksbf purfxf Èflf ivKy afE qF purfxf Èflf qoN mukyrIaF roz nUM jFidaF lgBg do iklomItr dI dUrI qoN Kwby pfsy sVk dy nfl vfhI Xog BUmI ivc Aus df invfs sQfn hY | agr ies ielfky

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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a big pillar of the community and to inform you that the funeral service of our beloved Bhupinder Singh Chahal will take place at 10 am at Riverside Funeral Home on Monday October 17 and after that the Antim Ardas

He was a legendary Kabaadi player, a mentor, and a friend to many community as the CEO of Royale Lepage Fairstone Realty and also as a Realtor, Builder and Developer for so many years. Please join his

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Eugene Reimer Middle School teacher, Nerlap Kaur Sidhu receives Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence

Nerlap Sidhu, a Grade 6-7 teacher at Eugene Reimer middle school, is among 12 educators across the nation who have been recognized for teaching excellence, and has been named a recipient of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. Nerlap is an innovator and an inspiration to the education profession. She is driven by key values that start with fairness and inclusion. For her, diversity and equity are what makes our society stronger. She is a real agent of change, not only in her classroom but in the community and the country. She

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