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Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R • F O U N D E D I N 1 8 9 1 • W W W. T H E P R O G R E S S . C O M • T U E S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 9 , 2 0 1 3
E.coli readings in Chilliwack water were ‘isolated’ Jennifer Feinberg The Progress
An FHA official is now saying officially that three E.coli detections in Chilliwack’s drinking water distribution system since 1998 were “isolated” I think Fraser incidents. Fraser Health might H e a l t h be surprised at rn eo ct ei fni tel dy the amount of C h i l l i w a c k it public outcry council would be required to ~ Mayor add chlorine its awardSharon Gaetz to winning drinking water, as the upshot of those bacterial readings from hillside reservoirs. Opposition and anger over the imposed chlorination is mounting, with more than 3,000 signatures on a petition at www.chilliwackwater.com. A public meeting with FHA officials to discuss the issue is expected next week at the Alliance Church. “I think Fraser Health might be surprised at the amount of public outcry,” said Mayor Sharon Gaetz. She had three letters of support for chlorination on her desk as of Monday, but had a stack of 135 letters against. “People are telling us they believe the safeguards we’ve invested in our state-of-the-art water system are sufficient,” she said.
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Jon Orders prepares to sign papers at the Chilliwack Law Courts on Monday afternoon. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
New charge in Agassiz hang-gliding death Pilot now charged with criminal negligence causing death Jessica Peters Black Press
Hang-glider pilot William Jonathan Orders appeared in a Chilliwack courtroom Monday morning, on two charges relating to the death of Lenami Godinez-Avila. While Orders was originally charged with obstructing justice, for swallowing a memory card containing video images of the fatal launch, he has now also been charged with criminal neg-
ligence causing death. Godinez-Avila, 27, died near Agassiz on April 28, 2012, when she fell from a hang-glider being piloted by Orders. As it was the government worker’s first time hang-gliding, she was flying tandem with Orders. Shortly after launch, at Mt. Woodside, Orders apparently realized something had gone wrong and Godinez was slipping out of her harness. He was unable to hold onto her, however, and she was unable
to hold onto his legs. The woman came free from the harness and fell about 1,000 feet to her death. At the scene, Orders swallowed a memory card that was used that day to record the event. He was charged with obstruction of justice for that action, and held in police custody for several days until the card could be retrieved. Following the death, Orders issued a public apology and announced that he would not return to hang gliding. While
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the investigation into GodinezAvila’s death was completed last year, the results have not yet been released. While trial confirmation was set last June, Orders’ lawyer, Laird Cruickshank, asked the court to allow time to consider the new charges. Cruickshank also requested that a condition be removed that requires his client to attend all court dates, which was granted. The case will be heard next on March 12, with the possibility of a preliminary hearing in mid-April.
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