Hope Standard, November 07, 2012

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Hope librarian Deb Ireland reads Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin to Adam Smith (middle) and Eli Tiessen at Hope’s Fall Health Fair on Saturday. The event featured 44 participants, children’s crafts, and entertainment by Hope Performing Arts Community Theatre and Hope Community Choir. The 2012 Hope Heart Hero Award was also presented to Jill Last.

Highway Thru Hell will return Network announces second season for local series

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Highway Thru Hell has been picked up for a second season with 13 episodes.

Filming is set to begin sometime in the next few weeks and will continue to follow Jamie Davis and his heavy rescue crew on the local highways over the winter.

“We’re pretty excited there’s going to be a second season,” said Davis. “The TV show has accelerated our program and taken us to a new level.”

Highway Thru Hell has become a massive hit on the Discovery Channel, garnering the highest premier audience in network history. The series, which is produced by Vancouver’s Great Pacific TV, maintained an average of more than 600,000 viewers every week.

“It’s exciting,” said Davis. “It puts Hope into a whole new league in terms of tourism and publicity for the town.”

The show has also brought the heavy rescue team fame. Davis said he gets about 40 emails a day

from fans and responds to numerous comments on Twitter and Facebook. In addition, the shop has become a tourist attraction in Hope with visitors frequently stopping by to take pictures. Davis admits its been challenging to balance business and personal life.

“It’s been a bit of a hard road for me as the owner to try to accelerate everything fast,” said Davis. “It’s been hard on the family with the hours we put in. There’s a huge sacrifice and a commitment to this show. There’s been a lot of growing pains we’ve had to deal

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The Highway Thru Hell film crew will be staying in Hope for the winter to shoot footage for the upcoming season and setting up a blue screen room at Davis’ shop.

There’s also been some discussion about possibly expanding the merchandise line and hiring local people to run some kind of outlet.

Discovery Channel is airing a Highway Thru Hell marathon on Dec. 25 starting at 2 p.m. featuring the full eight-part series, After the Crash special, and a new bonus episode.

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Food bank needs support

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Hope Food Bank is one of 20 locations in B.C. that has been chosen to participate in Kraft Food for Families this year.

Donations made by the program not only help rural food banks stock their shelves, but also assist in covering operational expenses.

“It’s an easy way for people to feel like they’re doing something without actually having to go into their own bank ac-

counts,” said Kim Paolini, with Hope Community Services.

Each time a person enters their name and email on kraftfoodforfamilies.ca, $0.50 will be donated to the food bank of their choice. The location with the most names in their region

by Dec. 31 will receive an additional $5,000 donation.

Paolini said the money raised for Hope Food Bank will be used to help purchase new energy-efficient freezers next year and possibly a new fridge.

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Getting involved in the community is an important part of the work RCMP officers do.

Members are committed to building positive Constable JP Vezina relationships with the people of Hope. They give countless hours of their own time giving back and supporting local events.

The detachment has been involved in a number of initiatives including a bicycle safety poster contest, Stuff the Cruiser event for the local food bank, Battle of the Blades hockey game in support of Cops for Cancer, and community forums on a variety of issues including elder abuse and domestic violence.

This month, seven members of the Hope RCMP are growing a Movember mustache. The event raises awareness and cash for men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and mental health. Anyone interested in supporting the team can visit http://ca.movember. com and search for Hope RCMP under the donate tab. All contributions are tax deductible.

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Hope Community Services is currently gearing up for its Holly Days campaign and looking for monetary donations to help pay for Christmas hampers.

Last year, 370 hampers were handed out to homes in Hope and 40 in Boston Bar. The program costs about $20,000 annually to run.

For more information on Kraft Food for Families, visit the website or contact Hope Community Services at 604869-2466.

Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee wishes to thank all the Hope businesses for their generous support of our fundraiser, Stage Fright.

Special Thanks to these sponsors: Blue Moose Erica Press Hope Secondary School Hope Standard Rollins Machinery Star-FM And to all the advertisers in our show program Thanks to Hope Businesses for their contribution of prizes for our Coffin draw: Jungle Juice Cat’s Meow New2U Craft’s Plus Dagmar’s Expressions Panago Pizza Phoenix Beauty Spa Fields Pixel Mountain Studio Hope Pizza Valley Helicopter Joe’s Restaurant Special appreciation to all the Hope Mountain Centre and Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee volunteers for their time and dedication.

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Halloween bear sighting

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Trick-or-treaters in downtown Hope were faced with an unusual surprise on Halloween.

A mother bear and her two cubs were seen running in a backyard in the 400 block of Rupert St. at about 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. When police arrived, all three bears were up a nearby tree.

Hope RCMP general duty members stayed at the base of the tree while young trick-or-treaters were going door-to-door in the area.

“As a police officer, you have no idea what your shift is going to demand of you that day,” said Const. Tracy Wolbeck. “A mother bear with her cubs is obviously a really volatile situation so our members stayed to ensure that mom did not become a threat to all the people out that night.”

Once members deemed it safe, they retreated from the tree base to allow the bears to come down and run away. No one in the area was harmed.

Alan Reusch receives a volunteer application form from Linda VanDerMeulen at Hope Crime Prevention Society’s open house last Thursday. The nonprofit group is involved in a number of initiatives including Speed Watch, Block Watch, and Citizens on Patrol. This year volunteers focused on raising awareness at Othello Tunnels, which has been a known crime hot spot in the past. According to Hope RCMP, patrols have helped reduce the number of files by 89 per cent over the last two years, from 18 incidents in 2010 to two in 2012.

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New concession operator at Hope Arena Kerrie-Ann Schoenit Hope Standard

Penguin Concessions has taken over the vending contract at Hope Arena.

After a six-month closure, concession services were reestablished over the weekend at the

minor hockey atom C tournament.

“Historically, the concession at the Hope recreation centre has struggled to get by, not unlike any other small business in our community,” said recreation commission chair Lloyd Forman.

“Penguin Concessions has the experience of operating concessions, knows the business, the challenges that accompany it and the nature of a small community.

It is our hope … that, in turn, they will become a fixture within our community facility.”

Penguin Concessions offers an extensive menu with a number of healthy choices. Many items are made fresh, including hamburger patties, chili and baked goods.

“Our first commitment is to provide the users of the recreation centre with great food at af-

fordable prices,” said concession owner Debra Jonat.

“We realize that hockey, and sports in general, can be very expensive and our aim is to help make it so that a trip to the arena or rec centre doesn’t break the bank.”

Altercation in grocery store parking lot

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An 18-year-old Hope teen is facing assault charges after a confrontation with his friend in front of Buy & Save Foods

last Thursday.

Police were called to the scene just before 12:30 p.m. and found the 19-year-old victim in the parking lot bleeding from a laceration on his head.

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“They were at a party the night before where the suspect felt the other individual did something,” said Staff Sgt. Suki Manj. “Thursday was the first day he confronted him

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after the party and he picked up his bike and swung it at (his friend). Anytime alcohol is involved these things can happen.”

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police to confess to the assault and was immediately arrested. He was later released on a promise to appear in court with conditions.

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Thriller flash mob Irais Guerrero (left) and Kim Paolini dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller during a flash mob at Cooper’s Foods last Wednesday.

They were part of group that also assembled downtown on Wallace Street in front of the clock to perform the dance from Jackson’s music video.

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Sharing the Past at Christ Church

POWER LINE TREE PRUNING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVALS - HOPE When: October 18, 2012 to March 15, 2013 Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Trees are a significant cause of power interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can also create a severe danger. Over the next few months we will be pruning and removing trees in the Hope area.

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Over the summer Christ Church Na- voice playing back to you and knowing tional Historic Site launched an initia- that he is gone. But, his stories will live tive to gather the history and stories of on.” people living in Hope.

The final collection of stories – to The goal of the project, funded in part date there are 54 – will be transcribed through the New Horizons for Seniors next summer and sent to the Hope Program, is to bring seniors together to Museum, with a copy to be retained at share and listen to each other’s stories.

Christ Church National Historic Site.

“The opportunity to share stories “The short term goal is to collect from their past is our primary goal, these stories before they are lost to time; but the secondary goal is to provide the the long term goal is to work with Inge participants with a chance to mingle, to Wilson at the Hope Museum to coorvisit, to stray from stodinate a community ries of the past to those project that will work in the present and learn towards publishing “We are collecting from one another,” said a sequel to the comproject coordinator the stories of people munity history book Marilyn Manuel.

‘Forging a New Hope because once they 1858-1958,’” said Darla New Horizons for Seniors is a federal are gone, the stories Dickinson, supervisor grant program offered of Christ Church Naare lost.” through Human Retional Historic Site. sources and Skills DeThe Sharing the Past Marilyn Manuel velopment Canada that project needs volunsupports projects led or teers to come forward inspired by seniors that to share their stories, to want to make a difference in the lives of connect with one another and to listen others and in their communities. about all that Hope had and has to offer.

“We are collecting the stories of peoSharing the Past takes place every ple because once they are gone, the sto- Thursday at 1 p.m. at Christ Church ries are lost,” said Manuel.

National Historic Site, 681 Fraser St. “Particularly poignant and memora- Transportation through Care Transit to ble for me is the loss of lifetime resident and from the meeting can be arranged Herb Wells. Herb perished in a fishing if needed. accident off Saddle Rock this summer.

For more information, contact The week before, he participated in and Manuel at 604-869-9703, christshared his stories with us. It is strange, church1861@yahoo.com, or visit and remarkably poignant to hear his Christ Church on Facebook.

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Honouring the fallen

Doreen Jones is hoping to preserve her family’s history with the donation of war memorabilia to the Hope Legion.

Herbert, Harold, Wilfred and Jim Wells enlisted in the army at the same during the Second World War. Harold was a lance corporal with the military police and Wilfred was a private in the 14th Field Ambulance Service. Herbert served as a sergeant running the motor pool at the Canadian Forces base in Shiloh, Manitoba and Jim was killed in action on Feb. 26, 1945, while serving with the 6th Amoured Regiment of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. He is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Jones and her siblings Sheila Hildebrand, Irene Wells and Ian Wells have donated the Statements of Service for the Wells’ brothers, their service medals, decorator plates, a newspaper article regarding memorials for servicemen who did not return home, a copy of page 575

from the Book of Remembrance of the Second World War which is displayed in the Parliament of Canada chapel in Ottawa, and a copy of a letter on behalf of the Speaker of the House of Commons.

“We just didn’t want this stuff going in the garbage and felt the Legion in Hope would be the best place,” said Jones. “The young people today think they have it tough, but they don’t know and they don’t seem to be interested in what their forefathers went through and how many people died to be able to give us what we have today.”

The Hope Remembrance Day service takes place this Sunday (Nov. 11) in Memorial Park. The parade leaves the Legion at 10:40 a.m. on route to the cenotaph. Walter Pankew will MC the service, which includes two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. followed by lament. The KERRIE-ANN SCHOENIT / THE STANDARD Hope Secondary School band will then perform during From left to right: Leane Tourigny, Doreen Jones, Sheila Hildebrand, the wreath laying. Residents are invited back to the Le- Irene Wells, Walter Pankew and Ian Williams with the Wells family gion for lunch and refreshments following the service. war memorabilia that’s been donated to the Hope Legion.

“Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.”

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Opinion Published at Hope, Boston Bar, Yale and surrounding area by Black Press

Honouring our veterans On Sunday many of us will gather around cenotaphs and in city squares for solemn ceremonies paying tribute to Canada’s service men and women. We’ll hear words like sacrifice and honour, some of them uttered by politicians.

But for some veterans they’ll ring hollow.

In 2006, Parliament unanimously passed the New Veterans Charter that changed the way injured soldiers are compensated. Instead of a lifetime pension, indexed to inflation, veterans injured after that year, or who had their injury diagnosed since then, would get a lump sump settlement.

Veterans Affairs champions the new system as “a more complete approach to helping our men and women injured in the line of duty,” offering them “real hope.”

But some injured veterans say otherwise. They say Canadian soldiers injured in Afghanistan, and those suffering the lingering mental and emotional effects of their tour are getting substantially less support than they would have received with the former indexed pension. Many are having difficulty reintegrating into civilian life.

A study by Queen’s University last year concluded most disabled soldiers will receive only two-thirds the compensation under the New Veterans Charter than they would have received from the old Pension Act. Recently Canada’s Auditor-General criticized the Canadian Forces and Veterans Affairs for their shoddy treatment of injured veterans, saying the system to get them help is “complex, lengthy and challenging to navigate.”

Even in death, the indignities continue. A program that is supposed to contribute just over $3,600 to the funeral costs for destitute ex-soldiers has rejected more than two-thirds of funding requests since 2006. Even when approved, that money is still less than some social services departments will pay towards the burial of the homeless.

It’s one thing for Canada’s politicians to honour our veterans.

It’s another to treat them with honour.

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The real smart meter manipulation B.C. Views Tom Fletcher Two very different scenes unfolded at opposite ends of the province last week.

In the remote northwest corner of B.C., the first power line towers started going up to connect Highway 37 communities to the BC Hydro grid. The Nisga’a, Tahltan and other aboriginal communities will soon have reliable power, as well as much-needed training and jobs during clearing and construction.

Meanwhile down on the Gulf Islands, the most hysterical, dishonest campaign against smart meters I’ve heard of so far went into high gear.

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the head anti-smart meter organizer on Salt Spring Island that shows the mentality at work here. (Corix is the BC Hydro contractor that has installed more than a million meters and has approached the Gulf Islands with trepidation, the last area of B.C. to be done.)

“Corix is attacking with 30 trucks on Mon the 22nd,” Chris Anderson wrote in October.

“Poelpe [sic] are advised NOT to attend the Victoria pipeline rally but instead help defend agianst [sic] spymeter installations in their neighbourhoods.”

Anderson’s self-appointed supporters fanned out across the island, attempting to turn away installers on the false assumption that everyone has fallen for their crackpot fear campaign. They managed to stop 12 per cent of the installations.

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been doing a brisk business selling $35 meter locks to gullible Salt Spring Islanders in recent months.

They don’t work, and you’re not allowed to lock BC Hydro property anyway. Others have been sold official-looking “no smart meter” signs that don’t identify the customer, so they don’t work either.

As for the term “spymeter,” I’ve reported on the weird theories spread by Bill Vander Zalm in a video interview, where he claims smart meters are part of a global surveillance system that can even tell what you’re cooking. Vander Zalm has been outdone by one Brian Thiesen, who styles himself as the “chairman” of “Interior Smart Meter Awareness.”

In September, the Merritt Herald reported on Thiesen’s presentation to 20 unwary people in a church basement. He claimed wireless meters not only provide video sur-

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veillance of your house, they are also responsible for “dying bees” and “defective sperm and eggs” as well as disease and fires.

Thiesen even claimed radiofrequency signals can “pull your PIN number directly out of your head.”

Is there no limit to the nonsense some people will fall for?

Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis coauthored a study that shows residential fires have decreased with the advent of smart meters. Which brings me to the ugliest opposition to this modernization, the criminal element.

Here in North America’s marijuana mecca, installers have encountered many meter bypasses, wired up to steal hydro and conceal high consumption for grow ops. In addition to being illegal, they are a fire hazard that is removed when discovered.

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phisticated cases of hydro theft.

Removing the mechanical meter reveals a hole cut in the back of the case, so the dials can be turned back to hide a grow op’s power consumption. No wonder some people want to lock them down.

Of course all of this is defeated by a smart grid system, so the growers and other crooks are angry.

A BC Hydro official told me about one case where a user was told he had a bypass, and that it was being removed. His bill went from next to nothing to a reasonable level.

The customer complained to the media, falsely inflating the amount of his bill and blaming an inaccurate smart meter.

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Letters Customers are a privilege, not a right

It’s no secret that in order to be successful, a business must offer products and/or services that are in demand, at a price people are willing to pay, and at a time that is convenient for them to purchase. Friendly service, a welcoming environment, reliability and consistency are also vital. Some great examples of this exist here in Hope.

Given today’s competitive business landscape, it’s more important than ever that businesses view customers as something they earn rather than something they are entitled to. With so

many options available, both “bricks & mortar” and online, it is imperative that businesses make a concerted effort to provide value, exceed expectations, and create loyalty.

The world is evolving rapidly, and businesses must evolve with it in order to succeed. Looking for new and different ways to do business, deliver products/services, expand offerings, and attract/retain customers is crucial.

Finding ways to expand beyond local markets and take advantage of global opportunities is another important

piece of the equation.

When a business doesn’t survive, it’s generally due to a mismatch of some kind. To avoid this fate, business owners must know their customers and potential customers well, invite feedback, objectively assess the value they offer, and continually enhance that value.

If you’d like your business to be more successful, start by asking yourself and your customers the following questions and take action based on the answers: 1. What am I doing well?

2. What could I do better?

3. What additional products and/or services would be of value?

4. Am I missing opportunities to grow/evolve my business?

Keep doing what you’re doing well, and make adjustments in the areas that could use improvement.

By treating customer relationships as a privilege rather than a right, finding ways to add value, and adapting to the inevitable changes that occur, businesses put themselves in a strong position to succeed.

Michelle Richardson

Christmas craft Concerned about legislation sale is back

What’s more fun than Christmas?

Spending Nov. 17, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the Legion for the annual Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Craft Sale.

There are tables and tables full of handmade stocking stuffers — and maybe even the stockings, themselves.

There’s coffee and there are snacks, door prizes and the chance to meet your neighbours who are also on the lookout for interesting crafts that they maybe can’t make themselves.

The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority has organized this craft sale since the ’80s, and, as usual, all of the money you drop in the jar as you come in (there is no charge for admission), plus all the funds raised by selling the tables, will go to make someone’s Holly Days Christmas that much more festive.

“Tis the season” to be saving, and nowhere in the Lower Mainland can you find handmade crafts at the prices these presenters manage.

Come to the Hope Legion hall on Saturday, Nov. 17. Brighten your holiday — and someone else’s!

Linda McMullan

As a concerned local constituent I was a part of a demonstration of more than 40 people from Chilliwack and Hope at Mark Strahl’s office on Oct. 31. I was disappointed that he was were unable to speak with us, or provide a statement to be read at the demonstration.

It was a fun event, but a great deal of work went into it and we raised some serious issues regarding policy decisions of your government.

Many local residents are deeply concerned about the federal government’s use of omnibus legislation, trade agreements, and tax breaks to further corporate expan-

sion and export of tar sands mining projects and the implications this has for local communities along Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.

The government has supported omnibus bills to dismantle environmental legislation, such as the Fisheries Act and the Navigable Waters Act. This means that Kinder Morgan’s pipeline application will no longer be subject to a thorough environmental assessment. In Chilliwack, that means a total disregard for the risks associated with transporting tar sands bitumen through pipelines that cross our local drinking

water aquifer and the Fraser and Vedder Rivers—waterways that are central to the identity of our community.

Given the risks, and the lack of economic benefit for British Columbians, residents are questioning the government’s ability to represent us. Similarly, its support for agreements like the China-Canada Foreign Investor Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) without a debate about the implications for local communities is truly alarming. It suggests politicians care more about the interests of foreign corporations than they do their own neighbours. For every

person who was standing with a sign at Mark Strahl’s office on Halloween, there were at least 10 honks and waves of support from people driving by. We truly hope that as someone with roots in this community, Mark Strahl will join us in taking a stand for Chilliwack to ensure that this region is a thriving, sustainable and healthy place for generations to come.

Sheila Muxlow

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Local senior grateful for volunteer help

A sincere thank you to the very thoughtful gentleman from Hope who offered to finish cleaning and tidying my flower beds in September.

He did quality work, finished

the hard work and did not want pay. This gentleman read my warning to seniors in The Hope Standard, about a con artist in our area. The individual asks for a down-payment, works two to

three hours and never returns – your money is gone as well.

The gentleman who finished the job did quality work. He’d rather not be named. I’ll be forever grateful for his generosity

Thank you for photo submissions S.N.Y.P. (Spay, Neuter Your Pet) would like to thank everyone who submitted photos to the Love Your Pet photo contest.

A very special thanks also to The Hope Standard and Hope Pharmasave for their support and sponsor-

ship of this event.

Calendars will be available Nov. 17 from S.N.Y.P at the Beta Sigma Phi Craft Sale, at The Hope Standard office or from S.N.Y.P. at 604-869-2516.

Wendy Kraszlany Treasurer for S.N.Y.P

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Bus drivers say they’ve been notified of the opening day

Jeff Nagel Black Press

The new Port Mann Bridge may officially open with eight lanes on Dec. 3, although transportation ministry officials won’t confirm the date circulated by the bus drivers’ union.

Canadian Auto Workers local 111 president Don MacLeod said the union was notified drivers will be required to

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The discount from regular $3 tolls ends March 1 for drivers who don’t register with the Treo electronic tolling system by then.

The bridge will be free for the first week it’s open before half-price tolls of $1.50 per standard vehicle kick in.

The discount from regular $3 tolls ends March 1 for drivers who don’t register with the Treo electronic tolling system by then.

Those who do register lock in the discount for one year and those who sign up before December also get a credit for 20 free

crossings.

The new bridge is to restore transit service to the corridor, which hasn’t seen a Coast Mountain bus in decades due to congestion.

TransLink kept the planned Port Mann bus service in the latest version of its 2013 plan in September, even though mayors have vowed to rescind a $30-million property tax hike and press the province to replace it with

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run the new Highway 1 Rapid Bus service, which is promised to be in place on opening day of the new bridge.

“My understanding is the first Monday in December,” he said.

A ministry spokesman said the bridge official opening date will be announced in the coming weeks, giving drivers enough notice of the traffic pattern change and the date tolling will start.

There have been no difficulties with construction and work remains on schedule for an eight-lane opening sometime in December as planned, the spokesman said.

The remaining two of 10 lanes would open about a year later because of subsequent work to dismantle the old bridge and its approaches.

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“It is TransLink’s intention to have this service in place for when the bridge opens, but we do not have an opening date yet,” spokesperson Debbie Parhar said.

“We are getting prepared but there have been no assignments or driver sign up yet.”

The planned Rapid Bus service will be scaled back from what was originally envisioned due to declining TransLink revenue.

The buses were to run over the new bridge every 10 minutes all day – now they’ll only run every 10 minutes in the morning and afternoon peaks and be cut to every 30 minutes at off-peak times.

And it will only go from Langley to Braid Station, not to Lougheed Station as previously planned.

Eva Wunderman was born in Stockholm, Sweden and immigrated to Canada in 1981. As a producer, director and writer, Wunderman’s intimate style and fearless ability to get the footage needed, coupled with her skills to make people comfortable in front of the camera, has become her signature. The Hope resident is known and respected throughout the world and her impressive work captivates hearts. She has been working in the film industry for over 20 years.

Wunderman’s films have been broadcast around the world and for many years she directed the Gemini award-winning EVA WUNDERMAN television series Weird Homes. She also received a Platinum Remi Award for Canyon War - The Untold Story, and produced and directed Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear for CBC’s The Passionate Eye which earned her a Gracie Allen Individual Achievement Award in New York.

Wunderman recently finished directing an hour-long documentary for the Knowledge Network called Aftermeth.

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27. Forearm bones 69. An open skin infection 37. Physician’s moniker (abbr.)

ACROSS 29. An edict of the Russian tsar 38. Lincoln’s state 1. Forbidden (var. sp.)

30. Tent places DOWN 39. Doctors’ group 5. Strike a heavy blow 31. Not home 1. Draw beer 40. By way of 9. Guy (slang) 32. Peafowl genus 2. Bird class 41. Coated with tobacco residue 12. Tel __, Israel 34. Bog berry 3. Ballpoint pen 44. Collect information 13. The superior of an abbey 42. A shag rug made in Sweden 4. Soft palate extensions 45. Smallest whole number 15. Swiss river 43. ___ Constitution Hall 5. Not good 46. Honey (abbr.)

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65. Pointed fork part 32. Buddy 61. Exclamation: yuck!

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Changes aimed at unclogging courts Tom Fletcher Black Press

Attorney General Shirley Bond has launched a new court management system designed to improve efficiency and cut down the backlog of criminal cases.

The changes are based on a review of the system conducted by lawyer Geoffrey Cowper, which analyzed a “culture of delay” that resists change. Cowper concluded the problem is partly because there is an incentive, particularly for defence lawyers, to delay cases, and no system for enforcing timely hearings of evidence.

“During the review there was a general sense that judges and lawyers have their own, insulated sense of what constitutes timeliness and responsiveness,” Cowper wrote in his report, released in September.

Bond announced the first phase of changes, including the establishment of a new oversight organization.

“The Justice and Public Safety Council will be asked to publish performance measures, and we’re going to look at designing and determining what those measures are, and there will be targets attached to them,” she said.

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Samiran Lakshman, president of the B.C. Crown Counsel Association, says new measures are good for the long term, but more provincial court judges are needed to reduce a backlog of cases.

Samiran Lakshman, president of the B.C. Crown Counsel Association, said he welcomes the changes to a system that has prosecutors in some communities overwhelmed.

“Not every courthouse has a delay problem,” Lakshman said.

“We have acute delay issues in the busiest courthouse in the province, which is Surrey, as well as places like Fort St. John, Nanaimo and Richmond.”

In Surrey, he said it currently

takes 14 months or more to schedule a half a day for a brief trial. Defendants who have waited 18 months or more can apply for and often receive a stay of proceedings because their case has taken too long.

Both Lakshman and NDP justice critic Leonard Krog have repeatedly pointed to a reduction of 16 provincial court judges since 2005. Lakshman said the recent imposition of a government-wide hiring freeze

has slowed the replacement of prosecutors, sheriffs and court clerks, because each new hire requires approval from the head of the public service.

Bond has questioned why waiting time in courts goes up even when the crime rate and the number of new cases declines. She says it should not take an average of seven appearances in court before a criminal case goes to trial.

In his report, Cowper noted that 98 per cent of criminal cases end with a guilty plea or a stay of proceedings, but the system treats all cases as if they are going to trial. He said the number of new cases dropped sharply last year as most impaired driving charges were replaced with roadside suspensions, and now is at the same level as the early 1990s.

“The current rules were the result of a wholesale change made over a decade ago to involve judges more actively in the pre-trial phase of proceedings to encourage early resolution and reduce the high proportion of cases that collapse on the first day of trial,” Cowper wrote. “Neither prosecutors nor defence counsel changed their practices in order to realize the potential of the new rules.”

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Merritt-area rancher Judith Guichon was sworn in Friday as B.C.’s 29th Lieutenant Governor.

Guichon and her husband Bruno Mailloux were welcomed to the B.C. legislature with a blessing by Lottie Lindley, elder of the Upper Nicola Band of the Okanagan Nation.

Guichon, 65, succeeds Steven Point, who completed his term Thursday.

She is the second female Lieutenant Governor in B.C. history, following former MP Iona Campagnolo, who preceded Point.

In her inaugural speech, Guichon said she will carry on the work of her predecessors, including support for literacy and reconciliation with

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Judith Guichon inspects troops after being sworn in as B.C.’s 29th Lieutenant Governor Friday.

aboriginal people in B.C. As owner of the historic Gerard Guichon Ranch on the shore of Nicola Lake and a former president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, she vowed to continue her work as a “steward of the land.

“Many of the first ranchers, including the

Guichon family, came to British Columbia 150 years ago, chasing their dreams of gold,” Guichon said. “As I tell the students who visit the ranch, they came for the gold, but they stayed for the grass.”

Guichon and her late husband Lawrence Guichon are credited with introducing holistic

Health Canada announced last week that Novartis-made vaccines have been approved for use in Canada and Europe after an investigation of

one batch in Europe. B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the suspension was precautionary and related to effectiveness, and there is

management to the B.C. cattle industry, emphasizing preservation of natural grassland. She intends to make that approach a theme for her term.

“As generations become further removed from an agrarian lifestyle, and as we lose community, I fear that civil society becomes less civil,” Guichon said. “It is at our peril that the great cities of the world forget that civilization relies on the health of the soil upon which it rests.”

Guichon was also inducted into the Order of B.C., with the title of chancellor that is given to every Lieutenant Governor. Lieutenants Governor are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of prime ministers. They serve five-year terms as the Queen’s representative in each province.

Influenza clinics continue after tests

Seasonal influenza clinics are proceeding in B.C. after use of one of the vaccines was briefly suspended for further testing.

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There are dedicated flu vaccination clinics at public health units, family doctors and pharmacists. To find the nearest clinic, use the flu clinic locator at www.immunizebc.ca or call Healthlink BC at 8-1-1.

The annual influenza vaccination gives priority to higher-risk patients such as seniors and those with chronic diseases, who receive the vaccine at no charge. Seasonal influenza is a severe respiratory illness that is responsible for hundreds of deaths in B.C. each year.

Because influenza is spread through sneezing, coughing and contact with contaminated surfaces, B.C. regulations have been changed to require all employees in health facilities or other contact points with highrisk groups to either get the influenza shot or wear a mask.

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Documentary explores drug addiction

Charging up

Kerrie-Ann Schoenit Hope Standard

Eva Wunderman is once again shining a light on the reality of crystal meth abuse.

Her latest documentary Afermeth is an intimate portrait of one family’s ups and downs caused by drug addiction and co-dependency. It is a follow-up to Wunderman’s Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear, which followed a year in the lives of three families devastated by the drug. The documentary earned the Hope director and producer a Gracie Allen Individual Achievement Award in New York in 2006.

“I think people who are affected by crystal meth often feel ashamed and don’t really want to share,” said Wunderman.

“This is truly a reality. I hope this will help some people maybe see that no matter how bad it is, if you’re dealing with somebody in that situation, even if it doesn’t look like there’s any hope, you can still get through this at the end of the day.”

Aftermeth follows Michelle Webb and her children Aaron, Kyler, and Amber, who all are in transitional periods of their lives and become main characters in the documentary.

The story begins almost a decade ago when

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Robert Fresco (left) shoots a scene for Eva Wunderman’s documentary Aftermeth, featuring Michelle Webb (middle).

Aaron is battling a meth addiction and his mother works as a registered nurse trying to keep the family together. Wunderman catches up with them again five years later and finds a surprising twist when the roles of mother and son are reversed and Michelle is at her lowest point of her life. As time goes by viewers see Michelle’s other son Kyler also fall victim to crystal meth and as it turns out it is a very different experience than with Aaron’s addiction.

“The family bond is a very strong component in this film no matter what is going on,” said Wunderman. “You just hope you give the viewers the same journey of discovery as you go through when you’re ed-

iting it.”

Wunderman worked with local cameraman Robert Fresco on this project for three years.

Aftermeth premiered at Hope Cinema on Nov. 1 and aired on the Knowledge Network.

For more information, visit aftermeth.ca or knowledge.ca.

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Hope Al-Anon Group Meeting: Welcome and support friends and families of problem drinkers. Monday, Nov. 12 8 p.m. Fraser Canyon Hospital meeting

room 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-7078 obfuskat@telus.net Auxiliary to the Fraser Canyon Hospital/ Fraser Hope Lodge: We do fundraising for our hospital and

lodge throughout the year. Have two gift shops with handmade afghans, baby layettes, jewelry, sweets and cards. One gift shop is in the hospital and the other is in the lodge.

All money is spent on

items for our hospital and lodge. Look forward to new members who would enjoy our volunteer auxiliary.

Monthly meetings held in the hospital conference room, downstairs.

Monday, Nov. 12 1 p.m.

Fraser Canyon Hospital 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-3517 johnbirc@telus.net

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Community Choir: We practice weekly

and present one or two concerts a year, as well as participating in the Community Christmas Carol Evening. Tuesday, Nov. 13 7 p.m.

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Community Caregiver Support Group: A sixsession peer support group for primary caregivers, taking place on the second and fourth Thursday of the month.

Please contact our office for further information or to place a referral. Pre-registration is required. Thursday, Nov. 8 1:30 p.m. Small meeting room at Fraser Canyon Hospital 1275 7th Ave. 604-860-7713 info@frasercanyonhospice.ca Harvest Time Fair: Enjoy breakfast while listening to music by Doreen Froese and Phyllis Epp. Silent auction items and “Loonie Bags” galore. Speaker Trudy Bayek, award winning journalist from Abbotsford, will talk about “The Story Behind the Story.”

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Join an evening of hope with facilitator Frances Kenny. Learn the ways parents and family members can learn to cope with the day-today challenges of their loved one’s addiction and take back control of their own lives.

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The soloist in a Piano Extravaganza is an accomplished pianist who has performed all over the world.

The spotlight will be on Patrick Kreeger, and the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, this Saturday at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

This will be the third piano-focused “extravaganza” they’ve offered Chilliwack audiences since 2004, says CSO conductor and music director, Paula De Wit. Last year crowds were treated to pianist Ian Parker and several students studying with members of local B.C. Registered Music Teachers Association.

This year one of the outstanding highlights of the night promises to be Danse macabre, Op. 40 from Camille StSaens, showcasing two pianos, four players, and eight hands.

“It’s going to be a show-stopper,” De Wit says.

Eight nimble hands will come from four players, including Kreeger, as well as local pianists, Graham Yates, Glen Cuthburtson and Maria Whelton.

Kreeger has earned high praise for his musical prowess and came highly recommended to the CSO. “I am thrilled and I am looking forward to working with him as well as the other three amazing pianists,” said De Wit. “Not only will he play Beethoven: Piano Con-

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Patrick Kreeger will be performing with the CSO during its Piano Extravaganza on Nov. 10.

certo No. 5 but he will also be performing Mozart Concerto 20 in D, K466 – 3rd Movement – Rondo, a piano duet with our own resident accompanist, Graham Yates.”

Kreeger first stepped onto the Carnegie Hall stage for his debut at just 17, and these days enjoys a busy career as both a pianist and organist, as soloist and

chamber musician.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Kreeger began his music studies at age three with Barbara Broach and later with Dr. Gerson Yessin, chair of the University of North Florida Music Department.

Patrick began took up the organ at the age of 12 with Jim Wood (a protégé of E. Power Biggs.) Upon moving to Greenville,

North Carolina in 2004, Patrick continued his piano and organ studies with Dr. Henry Doskey and Colin Andrews.

At 18, he earned a full scholarship to attend the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Kreeger gave his symphonic debut in April 2008, performing Rachmaninoff ’s first piano concerto under the ba-

ton of Maestro William Henry Curry and the N.C. Symphony. He has been guest soloist with the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra (CO), the Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra, as well as with members The National Symphony Orchestra, based in Washington D.C. It was actually a CSO supporter and one of their biggest fans, Tamara Jansen, who recommended Kreeger for the extravaganza, after he made a big impression on her son, a cello player with the CSO. “She beamed with joy and spoke so eloquently about his musicianship,” said De Wit. In addition, the stately piano that will be on stage is quite a special one.

“This Steinway is Chilliwack’s gem. It’s a 10-footer,” De Wit said.

“It’s huge!”

It was bought and lovingly restored by Chilliwack’s Glen Cuthburtson, who will also be playing that night as well.

The chorus will be singing Faure’s moving Cantique de Jean Racine as well Faure’s Pavane Op. 50 (Choral version).

Also on the program: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #5, Mozart Concerto 20 in D, K466 – 3rd Movement.

A Piano Extravaganza with Patrick Kreeger takes Nov. 10 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tickets are $25, or $15 students.

For more information call 604-391-SHOW (7469) or visit www. chilliwacksymphony. com.

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Members & Volunteers Needed For more info call Michael at 604-869-7468

Join us in Worship Community of Hope Church Directory AngliCAn ChurCh of CAnAdA

Christ ChurCh consecrated 1861

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604.869.5402

Church of the Nazarene sunday celebration 5:30 pm

Pastor Andrew Tarrant 604-749-7094 888 Third Ave. www.hopenazarene.ca

hope pentecostal assembly Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

Corner of 5th & Fort

10:30am Morning Worship & Children’s Sunday School

Pastor Jim Cornock

604-869-9717 Mt. Hope SeventH-Day aDventiSt CHurCH 1300 Ryder St.

SaturDay Morning Study Hour 9:15 a.m.

Worship Hour 11:00am Prayer Meeting - Tuesday, 7pm

anglican church of the resurrection

Welcomes you to Sunday Worship: 10am Sunday Bible Study: 6-7pm “The Old Testament” 345 Raab St. Rev. Don Gardner 604-823-7165 Anglican Network in Canada

Local info: 604-869-1918

Grace Baptist Church “Imperfect people following a loving God”

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“Helping people take one step closer to Jesus...”

hope united church 590 Third Ave.

Sunday Service: 10am rev. ryan Knight

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Drop-in badminton underway in Hope Hope Standard

You’ve only got 82 square metres to share with your partner — but a robust game of badminton may have you running as many as 700 steps, in pursuit of the elusive shuttlecock.

Those were my findings after taking readings from my pedometer at Monday night drop-in badminton at C.E. Barry school, two weeks in a row.

After eight games of varying length, the step total was about 5,400… which equates to over four kilometres if you take all the movements and string them into a straight line.

Elapsed time: about 50 minutes. You could walk that far in 50 minutes — but you wouldn’t be breaking a sweat like you can at badminton.

It’s a game of speed, placement and trickery — and you’ve got maybe a second to think of what to do next before the shot is sent back to your side.

It’s a fun game and a great workout and drop-in badminton has been happening in Hope since at least the mid1970s. Some may remember the 20th Century days when the fee was a whopping 25 cents, to cover the purchase of a new tube of birdies every few weeks.

Now organized under the umbrella of Hope & District Recreational and Cultural Services, it’s a toonie per night, which is still quite affordable.

Inge Wilson acts as a volunteer coordinator for the rec centre, collecting monies and passing them on. She’s been whacking birds in Hope for nearly 20 years now.

“Sabine Keil got me started,” said Wilson, “though I had played in Richmond when I was in elementary school.”

The C.E. Barry gym has three courts which have been fully utilized for doubles play in the last few weeks.

“We start one week after school begins in September,” said Wilson, “but the weather was so nice this fall, so our numbers were low. We don’t normally get all the regulars back until the weather changes and the time changes back.”

In addition to the regulars,

the group has picked up two new players who have recently moved to town.

Nastaran Hosseini is an occupational therapist at Fraser Canyon Hospital.

“I played for fun in Iran,” she said on Monday. “I’ve been in Canada for five years and I played in North Vancouver when I lived there.”

Lindsay Kufta came to Hope in mid July to work as a pharmacist at Pharmasave.

She grew up in West Vancouver, where she attended Rockridge Secondary and played on the badminton team, as well as the wrestling, track and field and mountain bike teams.

“I think I maybe won one badminton game at high school,” recalled Kufta. She’s already had at least two wins in Hope, so things are looking up.

Joining a local sport can be a great way to meet people and get involved in a new community.

If you have badminton in your background, consider dropping by. You’ll need to be age 15 or older — and have your own racquet, non-marking shoes and a toonie.

Sessions run from 6:30 to 8:30 on Monday and Wednesday evenings at C.E. Barry school on 4th Avenue.

Note the school closures on Nov. 12 and 26 and school function on Nov. 28 will shut down badminton on those days. * * * By the way, those badminton steps were applied toward the “Walk to Mexico” virtual-walk challenge that is currently running at the rec centre. A group of about 20 has a combined total of 1,259,213 steps after three weeks. That brings the group to Grant’s Pass in southern Oregon already — with another week’s walking already done but not tabulated.

That puts us in northern California, with many more kilometres to go before reaching Tapachula in the deep south of Mexico. Then we have to come back.

It’s not too late to join this free program. Sign up at the reception desk and ask for your free pedometer.

BARRY STEWART / THE STANDARD

Quentin Jones leaps to unleash his shot, while Brad Kurucz readies for the return. Drop-in badminton at C.E. Barry costs $2 and runs from 6:30 to 8:30 on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Players need to have their own racquet and non-marking shoes.

upcoming events at the rec centre Zumba and Aqua Zumba Dance Party Bring a friend 2 for 1 Special During November

School Daze Off Monday, Nov. 12 Kindergarten – 12 yrs

Neon Bowling for Kids Friday, Nov. 16 9 – 12 yrs

Red Cross Swim Lessons New sets starting November 19!

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OBITUARIES

BRYDON, Margaret Margaret Dorothea Brydon (nee Cook), born April 21, 1924 to Mamie and Stanley Cook in Waterville, Nova Scotia passed away peacefully in Fraser Canyon Hospital on November 1, 2012. Beloved wife of Newton Reid Brydon for 65 years who predeceased her in June, 2007. Also predeceased by her youngest son, Allison Brydon, in 1994.

She is survived by her daughter, Sheila Stewart and son, Darrell Brydon, both of Victoria B.C.; four grandchildren: Karyn Stewart (David Fullerton), Andrew Stewart, Jillian Brydon (Ron Klym) and Bobbi Rottboll (Michael Rottboll); and great grandchildren: Rachel Fullerton; Elisabet Rottboll; Jayce and Taryn Haywood; Scarlett Rose, Raven and Dennae Stewart; Matthew and Benjamen Klym.

Margaret was an active member of the Hope United Church, the Hope Legion, and the RCAF Association. She was a loving mother and a kind and gracious friend to all those who knew her. She will be greatly missed.

Our thanks to her dear friends, Leanne Tourigny, Gordon and Irene Loan-Johnston as well as Dr. Josh Greggain and the staff of Fraser Canyon Hospital and Fraser Lodge for their compassionate care.

Service will be held at the Hope United Church on Thursday, November 8 at 1 p.m. with Dr. Ken Wotherspoon officiating. Reception to follow.

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CARDS OF THANKS THANK YOU

The family of the late Roy Morrow would like to express our appreciation for all the food, flowers, prayers and donations made in Roy’s memory, during his short illness and passing.

Your support and caring was a blessing to Mum and means so much to us.

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The Hope & Area Transition Society is a non-profit organization providing free shelter and support/counseling services to abused women and their children. The Society is seeking applications for the position of Relief Worker at the Jean Scott Transition House.

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Eagle Valley Premium

WOOD PELLETS

627

$4.30/40lb bag when purchasing a skid of 60 bags OR $5.10/40lb bag individually Call 604-869-9952 or 604-819-3593

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

www.paintspecial.com

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS 548

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

Look who’s hiring!

Check out the Employment and Career Opportunity sections in bcclassified.com

GOLDENDOODLE puppies for sale. Vet checked, de-wormed. Call Amanda at 778-888-9132 GOLDEN Retriever pups. Ready to go. Vet ✔, 1st shots, dewormed.

Family raised. $700. 778-808-5459.

MINI SCHNAUZER pups. 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked, vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.

FURNITURE

560

MISC. FOR SALE

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. www.chillspot.biz

PUREBRED GERMAN SHEPHERD; Neutered Female; Born March 2011; Shots up to date. $700 Call 604-792-1426

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

PUREBRED GERMAN shorthaired pointer pups, to good homes only. $400.00 (604)826-2737

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $66,900.

Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

Glenbrookhomes.net

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS KEYBOARD, Yamaha TSA1500, cd ROM and manuals, like new, sell for $500. (604)824-1903

626 Swiss Mountain pups, short-hair, family raised, gentle, vet ✔ dewormed. $850. 604-795-7662

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

CANYON CARPETS, 549 Wallace St., Hope. For all your floor covering needs! Call 604-869-2727

281

GARDENING

FRANK’S LAWN SERVICE, lawn care, hedge trimming, gutters, rubbish removal. Call (604)869-1040

Time to put down some roots?

Check out the “Real Estate Section” in Classifieds.

Class 625 - For Sale By Owner Class 638 - Open Houses

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KENLIN ELECTRIC, residential, rural, commercial, new construction, reno’s. Call (604)860-8605

275

HOUSES FOR SALE

Sell your Home!

ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

ALLSYS IT, new computer sales & service. 604-869-3456 or info@allsyscomputers.com

260

FOR SALE BY OWNER

ONAN GENERATOR - 120/240 volts 20.8 amps, PTO Driven, model #5.0 CCK. $2000 obo.

604-826-1186

European German Shepherd pups, 8 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea FIRM 2 M & 2 F. 604-538-4883

Running this ad for 8yrs

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

1-888-996-2746 x5470

20305 Flood Road, Hope

Need CA$H Today?

Borrow Up To $25,000

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure.

1-877-776-1660

Own A Vehicle?

WINDOWS

FRASER CANYON GLASS, for all your glass repairs, windshields domestic & imports. (604)869-9514

477

www.MarinSemiahmoo.com

TREE SERVICES

PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES, Removals, Toppings. Free estimates & Fully Insured. Call 604-869-9990

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOAN HELP - Consolidate all your credit cards, bank loans, income tax debt and payday loans into ONE small interest-free monthly payment. Contact us ASAP TOLL-FREE 1.888.528.4920.

DUETZ GENERATOR - 25 KW complete rebuilt unit, air cooled and with panel. $9500 obo.

220.JUNK(5865)

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DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years.

Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1660.1 877-556-3500

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2 Bdrm. & 2 Bath

RUBBISH REMOVAL

But Dead Bodies!!

HEALTH PRODUCTS

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

APARTMENT/CONDOS

356

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182

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LUXURY OCEAN FRONT CONDOS!

bradsjunkremoval.com

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

173E

FARM EQUIPMENT

Resort Spa Restaurant Golf Marina

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

530

REAL ESTATE

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, asphalt shingles, flat rfs. Cln gutters $80. Ins. BBB. Seniors, 10% off.

1-855-240-5362. www.glroofing.ca

604.

PURE CHI. Relaxing Chinese Full Body MASSAGE ~ 604-702-9686 9am-11:30pm 9263 Young Rd Chwk www.purechimassage.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

SURREY: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors throughout and new roof. $549,000. 604-575-5555.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012, Hope Standard A19 REAL ESTATE 636

MORTGAGES

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOPE,

Large 2 bdrm apt., oak kitchen, gas fireplace, adult oriented, n/p, resident caretaker. $795/mo. Avail.

Nov 1. 604-860-4559 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

BUSINESS AND FINANCE: Seeking a business opportunity or partner? Posting legal notices? Need investors, agents or distributors, this is where you advertise.

Call

bcclassified.com 604-869-2421

HOPE, Newly reno’d commercial storefront in centre of town for rent or lease, 1200 sq ft, avail immed.

Further reno’s to suite negotiable.

Call 1-604-505-1077 or 1-604-2677473 HOPE, Retail Space available, 591 Wallace, 3 units + storage shed starting at $400/mon +hst, incl heat, water & garbage. Call Rob @ 604869-9763

✓

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

2 BD, 1bth Chlwk suit for rent. No smk. no pets. $700/mnth. Call Gerry 604-861-7560 HOPE, 1 & 2 BEDROOM APT., for rent $500 - $600, Park Royal, heat & hot water inc., balcony, covered parking, 55, NP, NS. Best Loc Hope.

Ref’s required.

Call (604)860-0236 Linda or (604) 8251444 HOPE, 1 bdrm apt., newer, $600/ mon., includes hot water, N/S. Avail now. Call 1 (604)794-7132 or 604819-6122 HOPE, 2 bdrm apt in newer building in downtown. W/D, A/C, secure, priv. balcony, covered parking, N/S, no party, suit. for mature or seniors.

Call 604-855-9940

715

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOPE, 1 bdrm duplex, avail Nov 1, N/P, N/S, Adult only. Call (604)8692628 after 6.

HOPE - 3 bdrm, 2 bath, big yard, central to all schools. Avail. Dec. 1. $800/mon. Small pet ok.

(604)860-3658

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS Hope, 2 bdrm trailer on farm. fenced yard & garden, subject to security check, $720/m. Small pet ok. 1 (778)883-6654 HOPE

For sale or for rent, in a 55+ community a 2 bedroom manufactured home. Better than an apartment. No noisy neighbours. For rent only a double wide home with 2 bedrooms and a den. References, criminal background check. One small pet OK under 20 lbs, N/S. Call for appointment. Now accepting applications.

HOPE

3 bedroom townhouse, 5 appl., soundproof, radiant heat, blinds, fenced yard, patio, 658 Coquihalla St., sunny side of town, N/S, no dogs, D/D Ref’s req. Avail now.

Call (604)869-6599 or (604)796-0069

Gordon 604-204-3464 HOPE

HOPE

In a 55+ community in Hope. Mobile homes for sale 2 bedrooms from $14,000 to a brand new one for $74,000. 2- Vacant pads for rents.

Coquihalla Courts 1030 3rd Ave. 2 Bdrm apt. $650 F/S, coin laund, cable incl., secure prkg. Avail Now. Ross Fullbrook Royal LePage 604-792-0077

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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CARS - DOMESTIC

Call Gordon 604-240-3464 HOPE, Silver Hope Mobile Park.

Cabin, Mobile homes, and R/V pads for monthly rentals, cable included. Call (604)869-1203

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

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RENTALS 736

TRANSPORTATION

HOMES FOR RENT

810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

851

ABBOTSFORD: 3 Bdrm family home in quiet Woodstock/Orchard area. Recently reno’d in/out, 6 appls. Exceptional family area close to schools and rec facilities. N/S. $1500/mo. 604-455-7966

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES CARS & VANS:

HOPE, 21241 Kettle Valley Rd 4 BDRM 3 bath newer home, good cond., 2 car garage, 5 appl., fenced yard, hardwood floors, avail now. pet neg. $1100/m. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal LePage, (604)7920077

1996 FORD CONTOUR 4dr auto fully loaded ST#305 THIS WEEK $999 1994 MAZDA PROTEGE 4dr sdn auto low km st#314 $1495 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr sedan Aircared st#310 $1495

HOPE, 2 bdrm trailer on farm in Hope, suitable for quiet couple, fenced yard, sm pets OK, security check req. $720/mo. Call 778-8836654 HOPE, 2 bedroom, $850/mon.

Avail. immediately. Ref. & DD Req’d. Call 1-604-792-0232

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

HOPE, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appliances, large backyard. $950/month upper level of home. Avail. Immed.

D.D. req’d. 1 (604)721-4819 HOPE, 3bdrm home with view for rent, avail after Nov 15, all appliances, large fenced yard, $950/mo, N/S. Call 778-991-3577

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557 GUARANTEED

Auto

Loans

1-888-229-0744

or

apply

at:

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greatcanadianautocredit.com

HOPE, 3 bdrm house with unfinished bsmt in Silver Creek, incl. 4 appl., N/S, completely reno’d. Tenant must be tidy with good ref. $1000+util. 604-302-5100 HOPE

3 BDRM TOWNHOUSE 1 1/2 baths, newly reno’d, fenced backyard, 4 appl., Attached storage area. Incl. heat

NO PETS! No Smoking 604-869-9402 or 604-869-1432 HOPE, 4 bdrm, 4 appl. garage, walking distance to schools, NS, NP, references & damage deposit required. $900/mon. Avail. now.

604-869-3130 or 604-795-1524 Hope, 535 Queens St. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, garage, wood f/p, pets negot. Avail. Nov. 15, $1100/m Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage, 604792-0077 KAWKAWA LAKE, 3 bdrm home, stunning views of lake, floor to ceiling reno’s just completed, water access 100 yds away, W/D, $1290/mo. Avail immed. Call 1-604505-1077 or 1-604-267-7473

739

812

AUTO SERVICES

HOPE AUTO BODY, complete collision repair & restoration. www.hopeautobody.ca Call (604)869-5244

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK, wagon, good snow tires, brakes 80/60%, new timing, 182,km, $4200 obo.

Call (604)860-0677

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

MOTELS, HOTELS

ROOMS FOR RENT

HOPE. Room for rent, wireless & cable access, laundry, unfurnished. $400/mo.

Ref’s needed.

Call (604)750-8422

750

SUITES, LOWER

HOPE, 1 bdrm & den suite, ensuite, laundry, sep. entrance, suits one quiet person. Ref’s req. $650 incl utilities. Call (604)860-0677

752

TOWNHOUSES

SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly & Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

HOPE, 2 bdrm, 2 bath townhouse on Scott Dr., 5 appl., $780 per mo.

Avail now. Call (604)860-4953

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

ONLY

2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

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2002 KIA RIO RX-V 4dr auto, hatch back st#245 $1995 1995 FORD EXPLORER 2dr 4X4 5spd 5 pass Aircared ST#299 $2495 1999 PONTIAC TRANSPORT van 7 pgr low km ST#281 THIS WEEK $2299 2000 DODGE NEON 4DR auto sunroof, runs good ST#147 $2995 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr auto st#195 $2995 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr sedan fully loaded ST#303 $3495 2000 HONDA CIVIC 4dr auto sedan ST#169 $3495 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4dr sdn auto Aircare low km st#313 $3800 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4dr auto 4X4 runs good ST#221 $3900 1994 CHEV CAMARO black, auto T-Top low kms 178K ST#279 $4,800 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4dr auto AirCrae ST#276 $4900 2007 PONTIAC MONTANNA 7pgr Van runs good no accidents ST#312 $6900 2006 DODGE MAGNUM 4dr wagon auto fully loaded ST#106 $6900 2007 FORD FUSION 4DR auto fully loaded ST#250 $7495 2007 DODGE CARAVAN 7 pass low km, fully loaded ST#268 $7,900

JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins.

bcclassified.com

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TRUCKS & VANS

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Sport-4 dr. auto, 7 pass. loaded, exc. cond. new brakes, air care, new windshield$3650 604.556.4242

1997 CHEV P/U EXT CAB 3 door auto fully loaded ST#256 $2900 THIS WEEK! 2005 FORD F250 XLT quad cab. Power stork diesel 4X4, auto, long box. ST#125 $6900 2006 GMC SLE crew cab 4X4 auto loaded, long box this week only $9,900st198 2007 FORD F150 reg cab V6 auto long box ST#205 $10,900 2005 GMC SLE CREW cab 4X4 auto diesel long box, loaded ST#218 $10,900 2001 FORD F350 Dually 4X4 crew cab XLT 7.3L pwrstrk diesel ST#130 $11,900 2008 FORD F150 REG CAB 4x4 auto long box ST#207 $11,900 2007 FORD RANGER 4X4 auto super cab st#193 $11,900 2007 FORD F150 supercab cre XLT 4X4 auto fuel loaded ST#273 $13,900 2005 FORD F250 CREW cab Lariat leather diesel 4X4 auto ST#246 $13,900 2006 FORD F350 XLT crew cab diesel 4X4 auto long box ST#283 $13,900 2006 FORD F350 XLT CREW cab diesel 4X4 auto long box runs good ST#309 $14,900 2006 FORD F350 XLT crew cab diesel 4X4 auto full loaded long box st#311 $15,900 2008 GMC 2500 HD Quad cab 4X4 auto long box ST#267 $15,900 2007 CHEV 2500 HD quad cab 4X4 auto gas, shortbox, fully loaded ST#267 $15,900 2005 CHEV 2500 HD LS crew cab Duramax diesel leather 4X4 auto ST#190 $15,900 2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab diesel 4X4 auto short box ST#275 $18,900

33166 S. Fraser Way, Abbotsford DL#31038

604-855-0666

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Call 604.575-5555 Standard The Hope

551

GARAGE SALES

KAWKAWA LAKE

551

SILVER CREEK

#27-62790 Flood Hope Rd Nov 9 & 10 1 pm - 4 pm

65637 Kawkawa Lake Rd clubhouse at Crystal River Ct

Sat., Nov 10 9 am - 2 pm

GARAGE SALES

or call Darrell 1-250-213-8540

ESTATE SALE

Avon pre-Christmas sale

everything must go

Rosedale

Estate/ Garage Sale Shop & House 10120 Nelson Rd. Nov. 9, 10 & 12 Fri-1pm; Sat-8am & Mon-8-1.

Tools, generator, Christmas, toys, couch, bed, kitchen, antiques, crystal, table & chair. 604-819-8677

TRUCKS THIS WEEK:

The Scrapper

COQUIHALLA MOTEL, 1 bdrm suites, monthly basis. Apply at the office with good references. 724 Old Hope Princeton Way or call (604)869-3572

746

TRUCKS & VANS

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Whereas FRANK MANUEL JOHN of 24-60935 Chawathil Rd, Hope, BC, V0X 1L3 is indebted to HOPE TOWING LTD for the sum of $1176.00 for storage, parts, labour, towing plus publication of this notice, on a 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, VIN # 1G1AJ15F367660076 and the said sum ought to have been paid and have not been paid, notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of November 2012, a date not less than 14 days after the first publication of this notice at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon the vehicle will be sold.

Bids on the aforementioned vehicle will be received by the office of Hope Towing Ltd, 1290 6th Ave, Hope BC up to 1:00 pm on November 21, 2012.

The vehicle may be inspected at 1290 6th Ave Hope, BC. Dated at the District of Hope, Province of British Columbia, this 31st day of October, 2012.

Whereas RUBY GRISDALE of 63818 Bailey Cres, Hope BC V0X 1L2, is indebted to HOPE TOWING LTD for the sum of $1652.00 for storage, parts, labour, towing plus publication of this notice, on a 1998 CHEVROLET PICKUP VIN # 1GCDC14Z8JZ311230 and the said sum ought to have been paid and have not been paid, notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of November 2012, a date not less than 14 days after the first publication of this notice at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon the vehicle will be sold.

Bids on the aforementioned vehicle will be received by the office of Hope Towing Ltd, 1290 6th Ave, Hope BC up to 1:00 pm on November 21, 2012.

The vehicle may be inspected at 1290 6th Ave Hope BC. Dated at the District of Hope, Province of British Columbia this 31st day of October, 2012.

DISTRICT OF HOPE

INVITATION TO REGISTER EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE The District of Hope invites owners to register their Equipment and Skid Steer Equipment for Hire by the District for the 2012/2013 winter season on an as required basis.

Under the direction of the Roads and Drainage Foreman, skid steer equipment operators will be required to remove snow from a list of dedicated sidewalks during snow events when snow depths become a hindrance to pedestrians.

Registration forms may be obtained from and returned to: The District of Hope 325 Wallace Street PO Box 609 Hope, BC VOX 1L0 Please note that registration forms are required yearly and any previous registrations must be re-registered.

10/12w DOH24

ope Standard - August 20, 2010

ON NOW AT YOUR BC BUICK GMC DEALERS. GMC.GM.CA 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */††Offers apply to the purchase of a 2012 Sierra Light Duty Crew Cab, Terrain SLE-1, based on a purchase price of $26,295, equipped as described. Freight included ($1,495). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices.

Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Buick GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. Purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Financing Services/Ally Credit. 2.99% financing offered on new or demonstrator Terrain SLE-1 models for 84 months. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 2.99% APR, the monthly payment is $132 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $1,088, total obligation is $11,088. ▼Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. +The Best Buy seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license. ^* For more information visit iihs.org/ratings. ^5 year/160,000 km (whichever comes first) Powertrain Component warranty. Conditions and limitations apply. Based on most recent published competitive data available for WardsAuto.com 2012 Large Pickup segmentation. See dealer for details. ¥¥ 2012 GMC Terrain FWD equipped with standard 2.4L ECOTEC® I-4 engine. Comparison based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2012 Fuel Consumption Guide and Ward’s Middle Cross/Utility Segment. Excludes other GM models. *†Comparison based on 2012 Wards segmentation: Middle/Cross Utility Vehicle and latest competitive data available, and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. u$11,500/$3,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on the 2012 Sierra Light Duty Crew Cab/Terrain for retail customers only and are tax exclusive. Other cash credits available on most models. See your GMC dealer for details. †*To qualify for GMCL’s Cash For Clunkers incentive, you must: (1) turn in a 2006 or older MY vehicle that is in running condition and has been registered and properly insured in your name for the last 3 months (2) turn in a 2006 or older MY vehicle that is in running condition and has been registered and properly insured under a small business name for the last 3 months. GMCL will provide eligible consumers with a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) to be used towards the purchase/finance/lease of a new eligible 2012 or 2013 MY Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, or Chevrolet Avalanche delivered between October 2, 2012 and January 2, 2013. Incentive ranges from $1500 to $3,000, depending on model purchased. Incentive may not be combined with certain other offers. By participating in the Cash For Clunkers program you will not be eligible for any trade-in value for your vehicle. See your participating GM dealer for additional program conditions and details. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate program in whole or in part at any time without notice.

A20 Hope Standard Wednesday, November 7, 2012

MODEL YEAR-END EVENT

LOWEST PRICES AND PAYMENTS OF THE YEAR ON SELECT MODELS UP TO

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$

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HIGHWAY

30 MPG

TERRAIN SLE-1 ^*

+

BI-WEEKLY/ 84 MONTHS/ $1,999 DOWN††

- Better Highway Fuel Efficiency than CR-V, RAV4 or Santa Fe¥¥ - Best-In-Class Rear Legroom (1013mm)*†

HIGHWAY

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Call Gardner Chevrolet Buick GMC at 604-869-9511, or visit us at 945 Water Avenue, Hope. [License #7287]

12-10-12 4:30 PM