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Zoo in mourning Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
Jafari, the giraffe, has died. The 12-year-old healthy male giraffe was found dead in his heated barn at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on Sunday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., animal care staff doing their morning routine came upon Jafari collapsed in his heated barn, said zoo general manager Jody Henderson. He has lived at the Greater Vancouver Zoo since 2001. He came there when he was six months old. The cause of death is unknown at this time and a necropsy will be performed. “This is extremely hard on all of us at the zoo, although we take comfort in knowing visitors of the zoo had an opportunity to learn more about this beautiful endangered species,” said Henderson. In memory of Jafari, the zoo asks visitors to share their encounters with Jafari on the Zoo Facebook page. This is the third giraffe to die within a year. Last November, Eleah was found collapsed in her heated barn. Just like Jafari, she was considered healthy prior to her death. But she was much older, at 23 years of age. Her death had come only a week after that of her son Amryn, a three-year-old giraffe, who died unexpectedly. Amryn was Eleah and Jafari’s offspring. The necropsies done of both giraffes were inconclusive as to what killed them. There is now only one giraffe left at the zoo. A five-year-old Rothschild giraffe was purchased from an Ontario zoo and brought to Aldergrove in July to be a companion for Jafari. In 2006, the SPCA charged the zoo with animal cruelty in relation to the concrete holding pen with no access to the outdoors for two-yearold Hazina the hippo. The charges were stayed because the hippo was moved to a much improved enclosure, that included a big outdoor pool and heated enclosure.
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Sonam Walia, 14, models as Harpreet Ahluwalia demonstrates to how to properly wear a sari during the Diwali (Festival of Lights) celebrations held at Muriel Arnason Library on Saturday. Diwali is the most widely celebrated Indian festival and marks the victory of good over evil and the beginning of the New Year in India. The word “Diwali” literally means “a row of lights”. The event featured crafts, face painting, Henna, food, and Indian music in a festive atmosphere.
Boy discovers, returns stolen painting Stolen art work turns up at auction Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
At 11 years old, Matthew Hanna is a true Canadian Picker, spending each weekend digging through other people’s unwanted
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goods and finding treasure. The “A” student and hockey goalie from Mission spent every Saturday with his grandfather Bill, who was his best friend. They went to garage sales and picked out things that could be worth money or would be neat to keep, he explained. He’s kept an old piggy bank from Ohio and really old lighters, to name a few treasures.
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“Matthew bought a surfboard with his grandpa. He paid $15 for it. We thought what the heck does he want a surfboard for?” said his dad Steve. “He sold it for $500.” But then his grandfather passed away 18 months ago. It was a devastating blow for Matthew. In an effort to keep their Saturday tradition alive, Matthew’s dad picked up
where his own dad left off. The pair went to garage sales together, but also decided to up the ante a bit by going to the auction at Big Valley in Aldergrove every Wednesday. The pair go view all the items up for auction the evening before and Matthew writes down which items he continued, PAGE 3
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