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Picking Out Halloween Pumpkins
Driver who killed Silas O’Brien back on road in ‘26 By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star
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Aldergrove youngsters Payton Unger, Chloe Mabes and Emma Alcock picked out their Halloween pumpkins at Aldor Acres in Glen Valley on the weekend.
Brent Parent has claimed a small victory in the B.C. Court of Appeals. Parent, 43, who is serving five-and-a-half years in federal prison for the hit-and-run death of 21-year-old Silas O’Brien, was in court on Monday, Sept. 30. He was there to appeal his driving ban, contending that the 12-year prohibition should run from the date of sentencing, not begin once he is released from prison. The Crown, meanwhile sought the substitution of a 15-year driving prohibition, commencing from the date of sentencing. In the end, the appeal judges ruled for a 14-year driving ban, commencing from the date of sentencing. That means instead of getting his driver’s licence back in 2029, Parent will be able to drive again in 2026. In May 2012, a Supreme Court judge sentenced Parent to federal time. Parent had accumulated 64 driving infractions and five driving suspensions during his years on the road. When he was sentenced in May, 2012, Judge Terence Schultes suggested that Parent take advantage of anger management courses which would be available to him in a federal prison. On the second anniversary of O’Brien’s death, Parent was pulled over by police on 16 Avenue for driving 105 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. He said he was rushing home to see if it was his friend who had been killed in an avalanche.
‘Supportive recovery’ projects to move forward By ALEX BUTLER Aldergrove Star
Two supportive recovery homes located on farmland next to Fraser Highway were approved by council on Monday evening. Joshua House, also known as Yahweh Saves Recovery Ministries,
proposed to operate two 10-bed men’s homes at 29183 Fraser Hwy., using maintenance and development of the farmland as part of the recovery program. The property is about nine acres with two homes and several small barns used for cows, goats, pigs and chickens.
The proposal was discussed at a public hearing on Sept. 23, with supporters and former clients stating that the facility would be a great help to those in need of recovery. On Monday, council gave the proposals third reading, and will give a final approval at an upcoming meeting.
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Lester Bolan, a former resident of Joshua House, said he spent time in the Downtown Eastside and suffered from addiction before becoming clean and sober five years ago. He said a spiritual program with a farm, like Joshua House has proposed, would give people seeking recovery
the purpose they have been missing in the past. Angie Korkowski, executive director of Joshua House, said the rural setting will provide fewer distractions for men in recovery, and tending to livestock and the land will provide the men with necessary skills.