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A volunteer and sponsor reports back from annual cancer clinic
By Kristine Salzmann This is the fourth year Yvonne Hogenes has at“Thank-you for making possible our dream of feel- tended the clinic as a volunteer and business sponing complete once again. I don’t have have words to sor. Hogenes owns Malary’s Fashion Network in Clopay you for all you have done for the women who verdale and is the founder of TAB Custom Fitted are passing through this terrible disease. But thankyou and your good hearts. May God take care of and Bras and Firma Energywear. About five years ago, the local businesswoman protect you always.” These words are from just one of the more than was collecting bras for women aided by Servants Anonymous Society (SAS) of Surrey. She sits on the 550 women in Mexico who travboard of the organization, which elled to the annual Cancer de helps women escape homelessness, Mama clinic held in La Penita (north of Puerto Vallarta) during “You’re so rejuvenated. You sexual exploitation, addiction and trafficking, and reintegrate into sothe first weekend of February. ciety. come out so fulfi lled. ” The clinic fits the women, all She was approached by a woman breast cancer survivors from imwho heard of her campaign and poverished circumstances, with - Yvonne Hogenes asked if Hogenes could donate any new or gently used bras, prostheextra bras to the Cancer de Mama ses, wigs, hats, clothing and makeclinic. up. Hogenes decided TAB Custom Women with little or no access to doctors postsurgery can also visit physicians at the clinic for Fitted Bras could do better than that. “We decided as a company to donate 500 to 600 treatment and education on lymphoedema (a type bras a year,” she said. And usually pink to the deof chronic swelling common after breast cancer treatment). See SECOND CLINIC ADDED / Page 10
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Cloverdale businesswoman Yvonne Hogenes, right, poses with a clinic attendee and two other volunteers at last month’s Cancer de Mama clinic in La Penita, Mexico.
Mom seeks justice for families Marika Kaulius says sentences for impaired, dangerous driving convictions are too lenient
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Kassandra Kaulius was 22 when she died.
By Kristine Salzmann years? What does that say for someone who three blocks from the crash site. The driver, Natasha Warren, pled guilty and The mother of a young woman killed by only takes one life?” For her, hearing stories of families who’ve was sentenced to three years and one month in an impaired driver in Cloverdale two years lost loved ones to impaired driving has be- jail followed by a five-year driving ban. ago calls an Alberta offender’s sentence Last April, Kaulius started Families for “ridiculous.” Justice. The group wants the Criminal On Feb. 27, Brenden Holubowich was “For four young men to lose their lives and to sentenced to three years in prison after only get three years? What does that say to someone Code of Canada changed to redefine impaired driving causing death as vehicular pleading guilty to five dangerous driving who only takes one life?” manslaughter, and that those convicted of charges in a high-profile crash that killed vehicular manslaughter receive a mandafour teen boys from Grande Prairie and - Marika Kaulius tory minimum sentence of five years. seriously injured a fifth. “Since starting Families for Justice, Charges, including impaired driving come all too common. we’ve heard from many, many, many families causing death, had been dropped. Kaulius lost her daughter, 22-year-old Kas- across Canada who are outraged by the lack of “I personally think it’s a ridiculous sentence,” Markita Kaulius said. “For four young sandra Kaulius, in May 2011 when her car was sentencing given out,” she said. men to lose their lives and to only get three hit by an impaired driver near 152 Street and See PETITION / Page 3 64 Avenue in Cloverdale. The Kauliuses live
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