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AGASSIZ-HARRISON OBSERVER – Thursday, December 16, 2010
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Dr. Morgan Campbell B.Sc. M.D. is now accepting new patients.
604-491-2000 Open Mondays 9-5 by appointment and walk in.
The Agassiz Community Health Centre held a public AIDS awareness day on December 1, at the Agassiz library. The event SUBMITTED PHOTO included free HIV testing and confidential, instant results, along with plenty of information.
Please note the following newspaper statements that were incorrectly reported:
Mutual aid agreement needs adjusting
-We are not a ‘private clinic’ Dr. Campbell works within the MSP public medical system. - Dr. Campbell is not retiring and looks forward to serving the Village of Harrison Hot Springs.
Harrison Medical Clinic 160C Lillooet Ave.
The District of Kent will soon be sending a revised agreement for mutual aid Àre protection over to the Village of Harrison, for their approval. The previous mutual aid agreement dates back to 1992, and it's time to see it updated, Agassiz Fire Chief Wayne Dyer
primary role. However, in order to keep costs in line with the services being rendered. Dyer says the agreement has been working well, but this will help align the actual costs involved. news@ahobserver.com
Nine hunters caught in slide
Village of Harrison Hot Springs Municipal Solid Waste Services
Open House
Monday, December 20, 2010 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
Visitors will have an opportunity to: t Learn about proposed changes to the solid waste services t Review proposed curbside collection service expansion and improvements t Learn about new recycling and green waste curbside collection services t See how the Village is trying to reduce waste and ecological footprint t Discover what you can do to reduce your household waste t Provide your input Location: Village Office, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs For more information email aisakov@harrisonhotsprings.ca or call 604-796-2171
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Nine people were trapped in the Skagit Valley for the day after heavy rains on Sunday triggered a small slide. The Silver-Skagit forest service road was washed out at the 4.2 kilometre point, when debris Áew down a mountain creek, plugged up a culvert, and blasted through the gravel-road bed. The nine people are all believed have been hunting in the area at the time of the washout. Five of the people trapped behind the washout managed to make their way over the debris slide on foot. Four others were Áown out of the area by Valley Helicopters, who met up with the second group at a gravel pit at the 10-kilometre road marker. A Áy-by of the upper reaches of the creek bed had raised concerns that further debris may come down and that it was not advisable for the Ànal four to try to make it out on foot, reports Hope Search and Rescue president, Chris Stephens. The volunteer team at Àrst used ATVs to access the site, with Stephens making his way on foot to the other side of the washout to assist the hunters. The SAR member also left behind an emergency pack should anyone
Work was being done to repair the area around the slide on BLACK PRESS PHOTO Monday.
arrive at night to discover they are trapped within the valley. According to the Emil Anderson Maintenance regional manager, Bob Hacking, about 600-800 square metres of rock came down the creek bed. Emergency road repairs made the route passable by 4X4 only allowing some of the the hunters access to their vehicles.
On Monday, heavy machinery was brought in to make temporary repairs for regular trafÀc. The gravel road, which is not serviced over the winter, is expected to be open for general travel by Wednesday, with the clean up of any roadside debris and full repairs to be completed in the Spring.