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Business milestone Ian Harry of Boston Bar KalTire flips burgers during Saturday’s 25th anniversary celebration for Boston Bar Service Ltd. Between 225 to 250 people attended the event, including about 23 previous employees.

The celebration featured door prizes, food, drinks, and balloons and candy for children.

There was also a commemorative video looking back at the past 25 years of business in the Fraser Canyon.

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After months of political discord in Hope, taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief.

Council has decided to move forward with a zero per cent municipal tax increase this year. A 2.2 per cent increase was originally proposed at a public consultation meeting earlier this month, but council has opted to dip into a $5 million surplus to offset the $153,000 in property tax revenue.

“I certainly respect and appreciate the work that’s gone into the budget to date, but I believe we are personally in a position to offer zero per cent increase for the coming year in light of some new financial information,” said Coun. Ron Smith, who put forward the motion during Monday’s com-

mittee of the whole meeting. “I think its not only appropriate but fiscally responsible to do so in the interest of the public.”

The surplus was discovered by a financial consultant last October and is the result of accumulated unallocated funds from incomplete prior capital projects and other efficiencies found in previous operating/capital budgets that have been retained. Mayor Susan Johnston said that until recently council didn’t have the specific budget numbers to make an informed decision.

“We were all in the dark until we had some review of our financial position,” she added. “I personally caution the public to not think that this money can mean zero tax increases beyond this budget year. We will find

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ourselves in a sad situation if we do not at the very least meet the cost of living increase each year. We have some serious infrastructure to replace and repair and that money will dissipate quickly.”

Many of residents in attendance at Monday’s meeting see council’s decision as a step in the right direction for Hope.

“I am very happy to see that you’ve decided to go with the zero per cent tax increase. That was one of the major initiatives of our petition that we presented to you back in August,” said Ray Zervini, who spearheaded the petition last year. “The zero per cent sends out a good strong (message) that you are listening.”

The district projects an overall operating revenue of $10 million this

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Capital project costs alone are anticipated to total $2.2 million. Coun. Scott Medlock raised some questions Monday night about specific line items in the budget, particularly $50,000 for a Memorial Park bandstand upgrade.

Several councillors acknowledged the importance of investing in existing infrastructure and considering user group requests, but also the need to be prudent with finances.

Chief administrative officer John Fortoloczky confirmed that the remaining surplus will be the subject of forthcoming policy proposals for infrastructure re-investment and onhand cash reserve levels in order to pay for upcoming capital improvements. It will also be used to buffer taxpayers from future increases.

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Hope RCMP is looking for the public’s help in solving a series of logging equipment thefts in the area.

The first incident occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 20, where 3,500 liters of diesel fuel and ignition keys were stolen from four separate pieces of logging equipment parked near Sunshine Valley.

Since the area where the equipment was parked is remote and not easily accessible, police believe that the thief, or thieves, may have had specific knowledge of this operation.

On March 13, there were three more thefts from logging operations. The first occurred at two locations in Yale, American Creek and Albert Road. The third occurred at Hicks Lake, north of Agassiz. At all three locations about 500 liters of diesel fuel and 20 Motorola radios were removed from parked equipment. The radios can

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the machinery cost $998,000). The processor head, which was taken off a 320 CAT processor, is readily identifiable by a serial number which has been entered into the police database.

During the weekend of March 15-16, thieves then attended the logging operation on Nickel Mine Forest Service road off the Coquihalla Highway and stole 2,000 liters of fuel. As well, the onsite ambulance was broken into and two radios (each $500), several

private school with low immunization levels and 228 cases have been confirmed as of March 24.

“We know our vaccine program is working because if it were not, we would be seeing measles cases mul-

tiplying outside of this specific population,” said Fraser Health chief medical health officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder.

He continues to urge people to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their families and others from the highly infec-

tious disease.

Sporadic measles cases have surfaced outside the eastern Valley, including one confirmed case of a BCIT student in Burnaby and one suspected case of a student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Langley.

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be identified by serial numbers which have been entered into the police database.

On March 14, thieves returned to Hicks Lake and stole a piece of machinery known as a processor head. This piece of logging machinery picks up harvested trees, removes the limbs and cuts the tree into logs for transport.

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A processor head was taken off a 320 CAT processor at a logging operation near Hicks Lake on March 14.

fire extinguishers, an assortment of tools and wrench sets, and a door to a skidder were taken.

Investigators believe that, because the stolen items are specific to the logging industry, they are likely of use only to another logging company.

“The thieves likely had knowledge of the logging industry to commit these thefts of such specialized equipment,” said Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen.

“These thefts have targeted a specific company and are affecting the livelihood and the economic well being of their employees and the community they live in.”

The company targeted in all these incidents is based out of Merritt.

Anyone with information about these thefts is asked to contact Hope RCMP at 604-869-7750 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Pricing a concern for lobby group in new B.C. Water Sustainability Act Legislation aims to regulate natural resource Jennifer Feinberg Black Press

Anyone concerned with how groundwater will be priced under the new B.C. Water Sustainability Act still has time to offer feedback online.

It’s important to stay vigilant on this issue, and make sure the legislation “has some teeth,” said Sheila Muxlow of the Water Wealth Project.

Industrial water-use pricing needs to be reformed to ensure large corporations like Nestlé “are no longer taking us for a ride and that water is being used sustainably,” Muxlow said in a release.

The public has until April 8 to offer reaction to the water pricing details released with Bill 18, introduced in the legislature earlier this month, updating the more than century-old Water Act.

It’s seen by provincial offi- ince,” said Muxlow. “However, cials as a major step forward this Act is still only a broad framework and the governfor B.C. “Most notably, the new Act ment has decided to defer will bring groundwater into many of the details to future the licensing system, and regulations.”

One of the will expand aspects being government’s developed is ability to pro“This Act is still only water prictect fish and ing, but guidaquatic envia broad framework ing principles ronments,” acand the government have been recording to the leased.

WSA release has decided to defer “The B.C. online.

There is also many of the details to government is also reviewing recognition future regulations.” its approach locally of what to water pricthe new rules Sheila Muxlow ing and has have achieved. released a set “We are of principles pleased to see that B.C. will finally regulate that will help inform a new the use of groundwater and fee and rental structure to recognize that sufficient envi- support the new act and susronmental flows are essential tainable water management.”

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should “stay engaged in the process to ensure that the legislation has some teeth and isn’t another false dawn,” Muxlow added.

One failure so far was the lack of adequate recognition of aboriginal rights and title.

“Moving forward, it is clear that any efforts to govern water must involve leadership from First Nations who have been stewards of fresh water in this province for thousands of years,” said Muxlow. “We have a lot to be proud of in B.C., including some of the most beautiful and productive rivers, lakes and streams in the world. By pushing for world-class legislation to protect water we have an opportunity to keep things that way.”

To offer feedback on water pricing go to http://engage. gov.bc.ca/watersustainabilityact/

Scammers posing as CRA agents on the phone Hope RCMP is warning residents of another telephone scam.

Police have received two reports in the last week of fraudsters posing as Canada Revenue agents on the phone.

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people their taxes are in arrears and that if a payment isn’t made immediately with Visa pre-pay cards they will be arrested.

“This scam has been prevalent in several Lower Mainland communities in the past

several weeks,” said RCMP Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen.

“This is not a standard operating procedure for police and Canada Revenue Agency. The police do not deal with income tax issues.”

Canada Revenue Agency has very specific procedures to communicate with taxpayers.

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Should anyone be the recipient of a suspected fraudulent call they’re asked to report it to the local RCMP office and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center at info@antifraudcentre.ca.

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The NDP is accusing the provincial government of handing over control of B.C.’s blue box recycling system to Toronto-based multinational executives who will be unaccountable while B.C. businesses and households pay higher costs.

Opposition small business critic Lana Popham raised the issue of Multi Material BC in the Legislature Monday, calling on the province to change course before the agency’s new system for recycling packaging and printed paper takes effect May 19. “If government doesn’t take a step back, B.C.’s recycling system is going to end up in a giant dumpster,� Popham said. “The control of recycling should never have been outsourced to the large corporate interests based in Ontario and abroad. This is a profound failure. This program needs to be paused and the entire concept reconsidered.�

Popham’s comments follow the launch earlier this month of a campaign against MMBC by a coalition of business groups, including the newspaper industry, who say they can’t afford to pay high fees imposed under the new system.

The provincially mandated system is designed to make generators of packaging and paper pay to collect and process it, but business critics contend it will be onerous due to high costs, paperwork and reporting obligations. “The Liberal government loves to claim they’re getting rid of red tape,� Popham said in an interview Monday. “So it’s quite ironic be-

cause MMBC is a Godzilla-sized ing if retail prices rise broadly, Pored tape monster.� pham added.

Although MMBC is registered as MMBC says it will take new a society, Popham called it a “dum- types of containers and packaging my corporation� because two of its not collected in B.C. before.

But Popham noted glass will three directors are Toronto-based senior executives with Loblaws and no longer be collected curbside Unilever, while the third is MMBC in many cities and there’s little managing director Allan Langdon. evidence the system will improve recycling rates Popham said overall. She said the province a smarter apshould force MMBC to give “If government doesn’t proach would have been to exB.C. stakeholdtake a step back, tend the beverers majority control.

B.C.’s recycling system age can depositrefund system to The Saanmore containers, ich South NDP is going to end up in a such as milk carMLA said the giant dumpster.� tons and laundry MMBC system detergent jugs. will be “dangerLana Popham Liberal MLA ously close to Eric Foster (Vermonopoly� renon Monashee) sulting in less responded in competition and the Legislature, saying the provinnovation in recycling.

She also said municipalities have ince made changes to exempt most been pressured into signing con- businesses from MMBC fees and tracts with inadequate compensa- paperwork if they earn less than tion for their costs, the threat of $1 million in revenue, generate less penalties for contamination and a than one tonne per year of packaggag clause. MMBC’s new recycling ing, or operate as a single outlet. “We’ve got all kinds of validation fees on businesses will be passed along to consumers through higher on this — chambers of commerce, prices, Popham said, calling it a local government, opportunities “hidden tax� that won’t be trans- for local government to either conparent to consumers. Meanwhile, tinue the way they’re doing it or to she says cities that the government have MMBC put their contractors says will save money are unlikely to in there to pick up,� said Foster, who reduce property taxes that house- serves on the government’s environment and land use committee. holds already pay for recycling. “MMBC came forward as an op“The slogan for MMBC should probably be ‘Recycle once, but pay portunity to change people’s way of doing business and to put the twice.’�

In some cities where MMBC onus on the original producers of won’t provide services, such as Ka- the waste product or the recyclable mloops, residents will pay for noth- product to reduce.�

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Medical marijuana users win court-ordered reprieve Jeff Nagel Black Press

Medical marijuana users have won a lastminute court reprieve that allows them to keep growing their own pot at home instead of destroying it and turning to new federally licenced commercial suppliers.

Federal Court Judge Michael Manson granted a temporary injunction Friday for those with a personal production licence to continue to grow medical marijuana, pending the outcome of a constitutional challenge still to be heard.

Health Canada’s new regulation outlawing personal growing had been slated to take effect April 1, but the decision throws a wrench into the Conservative government’s pot reform plans.

Medical marijuana users and their supporters are jubilant.

“I’m very excited,” said Sandra Colasanti, a member of a coalition seeking to repeal the new rules who said

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Authorized home growing by medical marijuana users can continue past April 1 after an injunction was granted Friday by a Federal Court judge.

she doesn’t use pot but her husband needs it.

“I’ve seen a lot of people who have everything from MS to cancer to full-blown AIDS and I’ve seen people die if they don’t have access to this.”

She said she’s optimistic the action launched

by Abbotsford lawyer John Conroy will succeed when it goes to trial. No date has been set but it’s expected sometime this year.

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“Whose idea was it to have this important a program and not have mandatory inspections?” Colasanti asked.

“The coalition is not saying there shouldn’t be some rules. We want rules. We have asked for rules.”

Medical pot patients behind the court action feared they’ll pay commercial producers much more than it cost to grow themselves and end up with less access to the cannabis strains that work best for them.

The injunction doesn’t stop the launch of new commercial pot producers, but it throws into doubt how large their market will be if many users don’t have to immediately switch to them for their supply.

Growers licensed under the old system had been ordered by Ottawa to give written notice by April 30 that they’d halted production and destroyed all leftover pot or face potential police enforcement.

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Welcoming illness back It didn’t take long for the furor to erupt after it was learned the source of the latest measles outbreak in Chilliwack was a local Christian private school.

The school – and the church that supports it – has been in the spotlight before over its aversion to vaccinations. Past outbreaks of measles, mumps and whooping cough have all been tied to the community. And that association once again drew an immediate and stinging rebuke from people across the country.

And rightly so.

Religious freedom is a fundamental part of our Canadian identity. But that freedom should not excuse parents from denying their children the simple tools that can protect them from life-threatening, or life-altering diseases.

More so, choosing not to vaccinate has implications that extend beyond one community. It leaves others – particularly children too young for vaccination – vulnerable to a disease they might otherwise escape.

But while it was a particular religious community that has drawn the most fire over the outbreak, it cannot be overlooked that others are also guilty.

Fraser Health estimates the percentage of the population in the Chilliwack area with adequate immunization is around 70 per cent. That leaves a significant chunk of the population either choosing not to vaccinate, or failing to ensure their inoculations are up-to-date.

There are no good reasons for either.

Fears that vaccinations carry some harm have long been exposed for what they are: paranoia cloaked in junk science.

The bigger concern is complacency. We’ve come to expect that the childhood diseases that were once so common have disappeared. What we forget is their absence is due to a stringent vaccination regime. By failing to maintain that regime we are welcoming back illnesses that we have fought long and hard to protect our families from.

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B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher The B.C. NDP leadership contest is officially underway, with the entry of Vancouver Island veteran John Horgan in a reluctant reprise of his 2011 run against Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth. Unfortunately for them, weekend campaign events were overshadowed by revelations of flagrant abuse of taxpayers’ money by the executive and board of the Portland Hotel Society. A pair of audits finally released last week on this network of Downtown Eastside social agencies revealed systematic looting of the $28 million a year in taxpayers’ money that

has kept this supposed charity running. Alas for the NDP, local MLA Jenny Kwan not only failed to keep an eye on it, her recently separated husband was one of the executives who took part for years, and she benefited to the tune of $35,000 in luxury travel.

That’s what we know about, since much of the evidence wasn’t produced for the auditors. When this Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous scheme finally came to light, Kwan hastily paid back the $35,000 and announced she’s taking an unpaid leave of absence. Her tearful claim that she believed nothing was wrong is simply not credible. She not only must have known of her husband Dan Small’s jet-set ways, she participated in at least two trips, one to Vienna and Bristol, England to do “research” and attend a poverty conference from

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high-end hotels. If it wants to retain any shred of credibility as it spouts misleading poverty statistics and simplistic solutions, the party must get rid of Kwan, who has two years left to max out her MLA pension. MLA pensions were a factor in the 2010 ouster of Carol James, who infuriated the old guard by trying to defuse a public backlash against a generous pay and benefits package worked out in private between the NDP and the B.C. Liberals. Kwan would later take a leading role in the caucus revolt that forced James out as leader. Long-time political watchers will see the PHS abuse as a bigger, uglier version of the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holdings Society scandal. There the siphoning off of bingo funds from charities cost Mike Harcourt his job as premier.

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board, took their monthly cut and kept quiet. There’s more. Horgan became enraged last year at the reporter who took a tip from the B.C. Liberals to reveal the NDP was skimming constituency office budgets to pay for its own “ethnic outreach” operation in Vancouver. Horgan had rubberstamped the plan with a sincedismissed legislature accountant, and thought he had kept it secret after the Auditor-General blew the whistle. His willingness to assess its ethics remains in question to this day. Then there is Craig Keating, who took over as party president from Moe Sihota last year. Did he inherit the $72,000 salary negotiated by Sihota with the B.C. Federation of Labour and two of its largest unions? If so, do Horgan and Farnworth think this is appropriate? Will the party’s

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joined-at-the-hip relationship with government unions even be discussed in the carefully staged leadership contest that’s about to begin? Then there’s the policy shipwreck left behind by Adrian Dix. His plan to use environmental assessment as a weapon to torpedo industrial projects remains popular with the party’s urban base. Farnworth and Horgan have paid lip service to the notion that projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion should be properly assessed. Meanwhile the federal NDP fights to keep stacking public hearings with preselected protesters. The party may wish to consider what would give its next B.C. leader any hope of governing.

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Letters

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Immunization doesn’t prevent diseases With the recent measles cases in the Chilliwack area, a mass marketing of immunization has been the talk amongst the community. As a parent and grandparent, I have learned that immunization does not prevent diseases. As a child I was immunized and many of these diseases are in the general public again – whooping cough, polio, measles, influenza strain and others.

They are not back because they

are part of the life cycle, part of nature. Outbreaks are managed.

Long-term immunity is not what immunization does.

As a parent it is hard to get proper information to make an informed decision. This, I believe, is due to the bullying and scare tactics of the drug companies and provincial regulations and health authorities. It is known as “mass herding” of information and the thinking that

“everyone should” or “everyone knows.” Well, that is simply not true. I had the fortune of a public health nurse tell me the recipe of what was in some of these vaccinations. The ingredients are not healthy. Carcinogens and other toxic agents are injected “into the body,” into our babies, children, adults and elders, adding any toxins to get an express pass into our systems.

It is the process, the “how” and

“what” information is given to the public from corporations.

Too many people think, when they see a person wearing a laboratory coat, they must know what they are talking about.

This is not the way I make health decisions. Let the public know the risks and benefits.

Please do not make childhood immunization mandatory. Keep the laws out of our bodies!

Kimberly Hayek

People should be cautious of overgeneralizations Re: Time for teachers to avoid psychological bullying, Letters, March 12 In her letter, Anne Rostvig suggested that teachers should stop the psychological labelling of students. I am writing to inform the readers that this is simply not how things are done.

A psychiatric or mental health diagnosis can only be made by appropriate health care professionals. Teachers can suggest that a student be referred to a doctor,

but teachers can not make a referral. Parents have the ultimate responsibility and choice in making mental health referrals, and only a medical doctor can make a diagnosis.

The B.C. government, not teachers and not the teachers’ union, sets out the criteria for special education designations.

The criteria for these designations can be found in a document called “Special Education Services Category Checklists,”

which is available online. The mental health diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder alone is not likely to satisfy the criteria for any of the special education designations. Many other criteria must also be met, including that the student’s behaviour must have a very disruptive effect, and be evident in more than one setting and with more than one person.

We have all been students, and if we are parents we have experi-

enced schools again in that context. We should, however, be cautious before we overgeneralize from our own experiences, or the reported experiences of others. If you want to know more about how special education designations are made, talk to a teacher or do some extensive research online. The government policies that guide special education in British Columbia schools are all freely available online.

Jacob Cowan

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BIG THANK YOU

to the following people & businesses who donated to their February Pub Night Beauty Control - A. Parker Canyon Cable Carpet Clean Hope Brewing Co. Hope Feed & Pets Hope Pharmacy Joe's Restaurant Mobil 1 Lube Express Mountain Border Floral Garden Panago - Hope Peter's Food Market Polished 2 Perfection Toy's Pharmacy L. Svensrud L. Vomberg

Teachers are sometimes the best thing going for kids Re: Time for teachers to avoid psychological labelling, Letters, March 13 I am guessing Anne Rostvig and me are from the same generation, as she is a grandmother, so I can understand how she feels about how things are in schools today. But I speak from experience, as I have been working in the school system for the past 18 years.

When we were young, moms usually stayed home. That is not the case anymore, whether by choice or necessity.

Also, back then, teachers

just had to teach. Also not the case anymore. Now they have to fill many different roles. But one of them is not diagnosing or labelling kids with disabilities. This has to be done by outside professionals in order for the funding needed to hire support staff. The wait list is huge for those kids waiting to be tested for various learning difficulties, and in many cases may not happen until the more senior years at high school. In the meantime, teachers and support staff work with these kids as

best they can. I work in an inner city school and never cease to be amazed at the hardships a lot of kids take for granted: no food, no new clothes, no hot water to wash, no supportive parents. I also

never cease to be amazed at the effort teachers and support staff put in to help these kids just get through the day, let alone learning anything. Adopt-a-Family, food hampers, donated clothes, hygiene products,

add to this compassion and caring, and I think you will have to agree teachers are sometimes the best thing some of these less fortunate kids have going for them.

Susan Tait

Building a snow fort

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Church’s St. Patrick’s Day tea a success The Catholic Women’s Auxillary of Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church would like to thank all those who attended our St. Patrick’s Day Tea and made it such a success.

The winners of the raffle were: 1st prize - Tammy Bremner; 2nd prize - Tony Dal Bello; and 3rd prize - Barb Nyman.

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News

Children of Pickton’s victims get $50,000 each Jeff Nagel Black Press

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Children of the victims of serial killer Robert Pickton will each be paid $50,000 as compensation for policing failures that allowed the Port Coquitlam pig farmer to prey on vulnerable women for years.

The $4.9-million deal between the provincial and federal governments and City of Vancouver provides the payments to 98 children of 67 missing or murdered women tied to Pickton and addresses a key recommendation of the Missing Women Inquiry led by Wally Oppal.

Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said the money offers a chance for victims’ families to improve their education, housing or other circumstances.

She acknowledged no amount can fully repay families for the loss

of their loved ones.

“It’s a fair amount, it’s the right thing to do,” Anton said. “But we can’t compensate for the loss of a mother.”

The agreement is expected to settle a civil lawsuit brought by 13 families of victims.

Pickton was convicted in 2007 on six counts of second-degree murder and is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.

He was arrested in 2002, but Oppal found better policing should have caught him years earlier, preventing the disappearances of many addicted Downtown Eastside sex trade workers whose DNA was later found on the Pickton farm.

Oppal cited the “intergenerational impact” of Pickton’s crimes and the need to break the hold

of violence on families in recommending the compensation fund for children.

Anton said the province has fulfilled or is making substantial progress on three-quarters of the inquiry’s recommendations.

“I will always regret that we did not catch this killer sooner,” Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu said.

Both he and RCMP Dep. Comm.

Craig Callens reiterated past apologies for the policing failures.

Callens said policing has improved on multiple fronts since the Pickton investigation.

He said another inquiry recommendation on improved police information sharing and analysis for serious crimes will be addressed when a new 24-hour real-time intelligence centre opens in May at the RCMP’s E Division headquarters in Surrey.

First B.C. seniors advocate named Jeff Nagel Black Press

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ANSWERS FOR PUZZLE 435 NEW HOURS FOR 2014: Monday-Saturday CLOSED Sundays Eat-In or Take Out 377 Old Hope Princeton Way, Hope, B.C. 604-869-8484

The provincial government has appointed Isobel Mackenzie as B.C.’s first seniors’ advocate.

Mackenzie has a broad mandate as the voice of seniors in B.C. to monitor and review systemwide issues affecting their well-being.

She can make recommendations to government and other service providers in areas ranging from health and personal care to housing, transportation and income support.

“I have seen first-hand the issues, the challenges and the choices facing our seniors, their families and their caregivers,”

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37. Male swan 39. Head cover 41. Fewer calories 42. Teal duck genus 44. Inspire with love 47. Grab 48. Cruel inhuman person 49. 6th musical tone 50. Indigenous tribe of Indonesia 52. Megabyte 53. Headpin in bowling 56. Light, fitful naps 61. Precede 62. Greek and Turkish Sea 63. Pot ‘o gold location 65. Was in disagreement

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said Mackenzie, calling her appointment an honour and a privilege.

“I have witnessed the profound desire of seniors to maintain their dignity and their independence.”

Mackenzie has 18 years of local, provincial and national experience working on behalf of seniors, much of it heading Beacon Community Services in Victoria.

She is to advise government and service providers in an independent manner, meet the minister at least yearly and make public her reports and recommendations.

Opposition New Democrats, who have called for a seniors ad-

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ANSWERS FOR MARCH 20 CROSSWORD PUZZLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THIS PAPER

vocate since 2007, said the government hasn’t given the new advocate enough power and independence to act as a strong champion.

The enabling legislation indicates problems specific to an individual senior, rather than broad system-wide issues, are likely to be referred elsewhere.

“This advocate is not empowered to look at individual issues facing seniors,” NDP seniors critic Katrine Conroy said. “These individual issues often signal systemic problems.”

The Office of the Seniors Advocate opens in Victoria March 31 with a $2-million budget and can be found online at

www.gov.bc.ca/seniorsadvocate.

It’s the first position of its kind in Canada.

B.C. has 700,000 residents over age 65 and that number is projected to double over the next 20 years, by which time seniors will make up nearly a quarter of the population.

The appointment of the advocate by Health Minister Terry Lake meets a commitment in the province’s 2012 Seniors Action Plan.

That promise came after the B.C Ombudsperson issued a highly critical report in 2011 on problems in seniors’ care with 176 recommendations that critics say have largely been ignored.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAY Krackle Goes to Family Place: Famous Hope Library poet-in-residence, Krackle Crow, visits Hope Family Place every Monday morning. Library staff tag along and tell stories and sing songs. For

kids age six and under and their caregivers. Monday, March 31 9:30 a.m. Family Place 604 Hudson’s Bay St. 604-869-2313

TUESDAY ESL Conversation Circle: Come to a relaxed place to

practice your English skills through guided discussion.

Free drop-in Conversation Circle Tuesday, April 1 10:30 a.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-1973 Hope Community Choir: Community Choir is a

secular choir welcoming singers of all ages and abilities. We are all volunteers who sing for the sheer joy of singing. Please feel free to come and observe.

Tuesday, April 1 7 p.m.

Hope United Church 590 Third Ave. 604-869-8435

WEDNESDAY Westie Army Cadet Training: The cadet program prepares youth age 12 to 19 to become leaders of tomorrow through fun yet challenging activities.

Wednesday, April 2 6:30 p.m. The Royal Canadian

Legion Branch No. 228 344 Fort St. 604-869-2919

THURSDAY Senior’s Coffee and Conversation: Drop in and join us for a cup of coffee, tea and homemade

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FRIDAY Community Music Jam: Join Jam hosts Mike McLoughlin and John Hedlund as they move to a new day, namely fourth Friday. Participation encouraged (play, sing, dance, applause). Friday, March 28 6:30 p.m. Hope Station House 111 Old Hope Princeton Way. 604-860-3126

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SUNDAY Happy Knit Hope: Join knitters of all ages and abilities for this cozy fireside knitting circle. Share patterns and projects.

Sunday, March 30 1:30 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313

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Under its new regulations, the BC Government has set up an association led by big corporations to take over the local Blue Box recycling program throughout BC. If you look closely, you’ll see that of seven board members, six are executives of Toronto-based multi-national corporations, with the seventh weighing in from Montreal.

How do you like that, British Columbia?

This means, unlike the current program run locally by BC municipalities, this new program will be managed not by people whose first responsibility is our local environment, but rather, their Bay St. profits.

That can’t be a good thing for BC. The most perplexing thing is that we currently have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, and costs BC homeowners just

$35 a year on average. The new proposed system does not guarantee to keep our local environment as its first priority, nor does it guarantee that there won’t be job losses here in BC. It doesn’t guarantee service levels, or say anything about how big business will pass along the costs to you when you go to pick up a pizza or buy groceries.

Yikes!

Perhaps this is why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to sign onto the new program, calling it a “scam.”

Given that, maybe it’s time you called Premier Clark to keep BC’s environmental decisions right here in BC where they belong.

What’s going on here?

Email Christy Clark at premier@gov.bc.ca or call 250-387-1715. For more info, visit RethinkItBC.ca. #RethinkItBC. This Message is brought to you by:

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Community

History in Hope Taken from The Standard archives

Hope

MARCH 1994 • Condom machines for Hope Secondary School are given the green light by school trustees after more than a month of heated debate • Opposition by the people of Yale causes Remtech Environmental Services to abandon its plan to dump contaminated soil at the Giant Mascot Nickel Mine site • Hope takes gold and two silver medals in a speed skating meet hosted by the Hope Striders • Rodney Bate, a former North Bend school trustee, is sentenced to six months for sexually assaulting two of three daughters • Hope Airport becomes the property of the Fraser-Cheam Regional District, and Transport Canada provides $322,000 for a new control tower, fuel storage site and security fencing as well as $80,000 worth of aviation fuel • Hope’s Jeff Stevens wins the B.C. Junior Bowling Championships MARCH 1999 • Hope RCMP make their third major drug bust in a month with the confiscation of 197 marijuana plants from a house trailer on Flood-Hope Road • Old Hope-Princeton Highway merchants are encouraged by the

announcement that the Ministry of Highways will be going ahead with a survey to upgrade the business section of the old highway • Hope council considers a new revamped burning bylaw that permits open burning for three weeks during both the spring and fall • Hope highway patrol and the general duty detachment are now under the command of just one man – Staff Sgt. Dave Ashbaugh • Discussions begin for a new funeral home on Ryder Street • Robert Leslie Giroux, 22, gets one year in jail for breaking into Bette’s Place and torching the local restaurant MARCH 2004 • A suspected cooking fire claims the life of 62-year-old Keith Gordon Hutt inside his home at Crystal River Trailer Park • Shalene Sherman brings home the silver medal from the ringette championship match at the B.C. Winter Games, while Mike Richmond sets a personal best to capture fourth place in the singles moguls • Two truckers are killed after a head-on collision triggered a massive fire at Alexandra Provincial Park on Highway 1 • In preparation for future sale, a stage two environmental study on district-owned land along Olsen Avenue will cost

taxpayers up to $20,000 • Ron McHaffie of Bigfoot Recreation and Ski Area Ltd. presents the plans for a proposed ski resort in the Jones Lake area • Hope welcomes its third group of Katimavik youth, who will volunteer full-time at Coquihalla Elementary School, Hope Community Services and Family Place, Camp Squeah, and Fraser-Hope Lodge MARCH 2009 • Hope Mayor Laurie French, Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl and Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner announce the $6.6-million replacement of the aging Kawkawa Lake Road Bridge • The Lieutenant Governor of B.C., Steven Point, addresses students at Hope Secondary School to promote literacy and learning • Hope taxpayers face a six per cent tax increase this year, largely attributed to a rise in policing costs • The finishing touches are put on a new Hope entrance sign at Hunter Creek • Emergency services and police have a mystery on their hands after the back wheels fall off a Fraser-Cascade school bus when the driver slams on his brakes to avoid an oncoming pickup truck • Recreation facilities in Hope get a big boost, thanks to two Towns for Tomorrow grants

Senior Studio Art coming to local gallery Sara Lesztak Contributor

The creative vitality of budding artists from Hope Secondary School will take centre stage at the Hope Arts Gallery in April.

Kristen Brown, Autumn Clark, Isabella Dagnino, Cassidy Harasin, Arianna Izawa, Georffey Karps, Brad Kohlman, Kelsey Luinge, Connor Millward, Nicole, Riddell, Laurana Teerink, and Sammy Vernon have worked not only on class projects, but also on their individual challenges.

Painting, drawing, lino cut, etching, and screen print were chosen as

the main media for expressing their creativity and ideas.

“It is my core belief that art is not just the stuff that we make with our hands,” said Chris Janzen, who is coordinating the event Senior Studio Art. “Art is a way of thinking: it allows us to express ideas, ask questions and process information and the world around us.”

The back room exhibit at Hope Arts Gallery runs throughout April, with an artists reception on April 5 from 7-9 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Hope Arts Gallery is located at 349 Fort St.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program

Contracted Service Provider Required The Province of B.C. is looking for contractors to support its Responsible Gambling Strategy.

The following Contracted Providers are required: Indigenous Clinical Counsellor Surrey to Hope RFQ # ICSP-02-14 Indigenous Prevention Service Provider Surrey to Hope RFQ # IPSP-02-14 Closing date: 4pm, May 30, 2014.

For full contract requirements and application instructions, visit www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca and respond to the applicable document number.

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The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is seeking proposals for a seasonal commercial vending operation at the Zopkios Brake Check.

Proposals must be submitted before 2:00 p.m., April 1, 2014.

Memorial Park, 325 Wallace St

Proponents are asked to visit www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca under the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Category to view Zopkios Brake Check Vendor Opportunity details and submission requirements and documents.

Check In: 10:00am Start: 11:00am

Information is also available from the ministry contact provided below.

REGISTER NOW TO END MS mswalks.ca | 604.746.9331 1.877.746.9331

Shawn Clough, District Program Manager Telephone: 250 371-3817 Fax: 250 371-3848 E-mail: Shawn.Clough@gov.bc.ca 447 Columbia Street, Suite 127 Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2T3

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Community garden efforts recognized The 2013 Don Bush Environmental Stewardship Award will be presented to Esther Brysch and the Hope Community Garden on Saturday by Hope Mountain Centre.

The garden at the corner of Coquihalla Street and 4th Avenue was established in 2010 through Free Rein Associates, who leased the property from Esso for five years and administrated the project until last fall when Hope Community Services took over. The garden began with a grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada through the Fraser Health Authority. The plan was to provide food security to residents of Hope by growing their own food and sharing it with people in need.

In 2011, Brysch was asked if she would like to coordinate the garden project. She agreed to take on the challenge, motivated by a desire to meet people with similar interests and give back to the community she lives in.

Brysch began teaching people to grow their own food, coordinating volunteers and sharing the yield through the food bank and the Joshua Project.

The project started with six members and has since grown

to 21, and the number of plots has increased from six to 26.

Three school classes became plot holders and a kindergarten class brought spuds in tubs to grow at the garden.

Seven more garden plot boxes were also constructed last year.

Gardeners sign up and pay for a plot for one year - $25 per outdoor plot, $50 per greenhouse plot and $15 for pots in the greenhouse.

Besides tending their own plots, they take turns with general clean up duties and meet about five times a year for work bees that end with a campfire social at the garden. This social gathering is a highlight for many members.

The Don Bush Environmental Stewardship Award recognizes Brysch’s passion and commitment to the environment and keeping the community green. Her enthusiasm for growing food started 18 years ago on an organic vegetable farm in Salmon Arm. What really motivated her was tasting fresh vegetables right out of the field, watching little seeds grow and working outside with her hands.

Brysch’s vision for the Hope Community Garden

Community of Hope Church Directory

CONSECRATED 1861

Invites you to worship

SUNDAYS 10AM

THE RESURRECTION

Welcomes you to

Sunday Worship: 10am

888 Third Ave. THE REV. GAIL NEWELL Rev. Don Gardner www.anglican-hope.ca 604-823-7165 Corner of Park & Fraser St. Anglican Network in Canada Local info: 604-869-1918 604-869-5402

Corner of 5th & Fort

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

Pastor Jim Cornock

“People connecting to God, each other and the World”

www.gbchope.com

604-869-9717

MT. HOPE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 1300 Ryder St.

HOPE UNITED CHURCH

SATURDAY MORNING Study Hour 9:15 a.m.

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

SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am ‘UNITED WE SING’ FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH!

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Service held 2nd & last Sunday of each month.

F.C. Hospital Conference Room – 2:30 pm

Wayne Lunderby, Pastor Contact: Linda 604-869-2073

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Whyles Rowan suffered a back injury and was forced to quit his job as a cook and manager of a Hope restaurant. As a result of his injury, Whyles was in chronic pain and started using pain medication and later illegal substances to selfmedicate. Additionally, Whyles was a single parent with a learning disability. It wasn’t until a close friend intervened that Whyles made a concerted effort to deal with his problems.

I met Whyles at Free Rein where I was teaching life skills.

Whyles admitted his challenges up front and was determined to get clean and make a better life for himself and his family. Whyles lived by the belief that if you don’t have a plan for yourself, you will likely end up being part of someone Peter else’s. He explained his idea Bailey that we give away our power to parents, partners, employers, unions and government agencies and fall into their plans rather than determining a direction for ourselves. I remember asking participants in a goal setting workshop what they want to do for employment.

Whyles sarcastically responded “I want your job.” This was not an unusual answer to this question. However, when pressed he answered that he would like to be a drug and alcohol counsellor. I was doubtful that he would achieve this goal but encouraged him to follow his dream.

Whyles cleaned up, attended meetings and became engaged in his own life. He returned to school and spent two years overcoming the challenges of his learning disability, finishing with a GED. Despite several attempts to enter the drug and alcohol counselling program, Whyles settled for a social work diploma

program. Eventually, Whyles completed his social work practicum with our organization, giving him real-life experience dealing with clients facing challenges similar to his own. However, as he approached the end of the program Whyles told us “I was right the first time. I do want your job.”

Changing to a new career path meant going back to school to complete another program in employment counselling. Whyles had uncovered a new passion and was excited. He worked his way through the career development practitioner certificate in a year, finishing with the highest marks in his class.

Whyles returned to our agency and volunteered until a position came up with an agency in a local community where he has worked ever since. He is an excellent case manager because he knows so much about programs, education, disability resources and following your passion.

Whyles didn’t become a drug and alcohol counsellor. He allowed himself to follow new passions as he discovered them.

So is it failure? Whyles didn’t get what he planned. It comes down to the old saying “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Passion can take you to new places. Along the journey you see sites you never knew existed, that develop new directions. Whyles could still become a drug and alcohol counsellor if he wants to. He has many more options now than he did when he started on his journey.

Peter Bailey is a certified employment counsellor and director at Free Rein Associates.

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sibility to learn life skills and increase employment opportunities. It will also be used to reduce poverty and hunger through hands-on food education. High school students will be growing vegetables with the guidance of their home economics teacher and the harvest will be donated to the local food bank. Local students will also use the garden to learn about environmental science, agricultural life cycles and food security.

The Hope Community Garden will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 29 with garden tours and an opportunity to register for your own plot.

At 11 a.m., Hope Mountain Centre will present the Don Bush Environmental Stewardship Award to Esther Brysch and the Hope Community Garden volunteers. Refreshments will be on site as well as a craft activity for children.

If you are unable to attend but would like to become involved, contact Hope Community Services for information and to register for a garden plot. The office is located at 434 Wallace St. and can be reached at 604-8692466.

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includes getting more people involved in the garden learning to grow sustainable food, including older residents and those in wheelchairs using raised garden beds. She would also like to see schools and youth groups using the garden for life skills education. In 2014, there are more plots for rent and a new co-op has been established.

Many groups, businesses and individuals have helped establish Hope Community Garden. From planting and weeding to supplying a greenhouse and laying waterlines, the community of Hope has shown its support for this project. Financial and in-kind support has been provided by Free Rein Associates, Emil Anderson Construction, TD Canada Trust, Ministry of Transportation, District of Hope, CUPE local 458, Thunderbird Motel Project, Hope Garden Centre, Rona, Spectra Energy, First Waste Disposal and the Smith Family.

Through a grant application while still administered

by Free Rein, the Hope Community Garden received $2,000 from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation in 2013. This grant will be used to offer youth the pos-

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Sports Mustangs kick off soccer season next week Barry Stewart Hope Standard

In the next two weeks, the Hope Secondary Mustang girls are going to see if all their preseason efforts will pay off against the competition.

Hope soccer fans get to see, too, as the team has been blessed with four home games in a row — all against Abbotsford teams — to kick off the season. Wednesday, April 2, the Mustangs host MEI for the season-opener and St. Jean Brébeuf follows on April 3. Abby Senior visits on Tuesday, April 8 and Abby Christian closes out the home stand on Thursday, April 10.

The nine-team double-A league also includes Chilliwack’s GW Graham, and Abbotsford’s Bateman, Rick Hansen and Abbotsford Traditional secondary schools. It’s a tough league — but coach Jeremy Smith has been working the team hard, even holding training sessions during spring break.

The preseason started in the snow on February 17.

“We had 35 girls at the first practice but I could see the commitment falling off for some,” said Smith. “Now, we’re down to 23 players and we have at least 15 at every practice.

“I’ve also been trying to do a fair amount of conditioning with the girls this year. For instance, Wednesdays are our agility days and Thursdays we do hill repeats on Landstrom Road, on the other side of the river.

“It’s a nice consistent hill there, with nearly no traffic.

It’s great and the girls either love it or hate it,” said the coach. “I used to do hill repeats all the time when I was training for track. One thing I love about them is that they are low impact.

“I’ve put a ton of work into the team this year,” said Smith, “but it has led to a team that is eager and committed — and also keen to fundraise.”

The girls have team jackets on order, as well as an overnight tournament in Merritt at the end of April, so fundraising was a must.

Enter: the spring break “Soccer and Cooking” camp idea.

Smith is the school’s foods teacher, so he thought of a two-day camp for elementary-aged kids that combined time in the kitchen and on the pitch (or in the gym, if the weather turned foul). Sessions would run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a total cost per child of $50 for two days… breakfast and lunch included.

“I asked the girls about it and they said ‘sure’,” said Smith.

“We had 26 kids in total and I think we had 16 or 17 of the Mustangs helping out. Probably half of those are foods students.”

The first Monday of spring break started with pancakes and sausages — followed by morning soccer activities — then it was back to the kitchen for spaghetti and garlic toast, with caesar salad.

French toast, topped with strawberries and whipped cream, kicked off the Tuesday session. Lunch was tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.

“We even sent them home with a muffin and a mixed berry sauce and granola,” said Smith.

During both the cooking and soccer sessions, the high school girls got a chance to be teachers, which helped strengthen their own understanding of the skills, said Smith.

Next week, we’ll see if they can make toast out of the competition.

To learn more about the team, check out their new website at mustangssoccer.webs.com

BARRY STEWART / THE STANDARD

Jessica Dupas (left) puts the heat on Erica McAllister, during a drill to maintain ball possession. The Hope Secondary girls’ soccer team has been practicing hard for over a month, in preparation for the regular season which starts with four consecutive home games on April 2, 3, 8 and 10.

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Sophie Charlie Sunrise: June 28, 1935 Sunset: Mar. 26, 2013

MARINE .......................................903-920

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We think of you in silence We often speak your name But all we have are memories And you picture in a frame.

Your resting place we visit And put flowers there with care But no one know the heartache As we turn and leave you there.

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ETHNIC FOOD COOKS Sakoon Indian Cuisine Ltd located at 272 Wallace Street Hope, BC V0X 1L0 is hiring 2 permanent ethnic Indian food cooks having specialization in cooking and preparing complete range of Indian style food including vegetarian curries, meat dishes, desserts, appetizers and other traditional dishes.

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KITCHEN HELPERS La Dolce Vita Restaurant Ltd located at 575 Old Hope Princeton Highway, Hope, V0X 1L4 is hiring 2 permanent kitchen helpers.

Duties: Wash, peel, and cut vegetables and fruits. Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances, & equipment.

Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, and cupboards.

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KITCHEN HELPERS Sakoon Indian Cuisine Ltd located at 272 Wallace Street, Hope, BC V0X 1L0 is hiring 2 permanent kitchen helpers.

Duties: Wash, peel, and cut vegetables and fruits. Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances and equipment.

Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers and cupboards.

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Required: English langauge skills. Education not required. Experience is an asset but not required. Candidates must be willing to work evenings & weekends.

Wage: $10.25/hr.

SERVERS Sakoon Indian Cuisine Ltd located at 272 Wallace Street, Hope, BC V0X 1L0 is hiring 2 permanent food and beverage servers.

Duties: Greet patrons, present menus, make recommendations and answer questions regarding food, Take orders and relay to kitchen staff, Serve food and beverages, etc.

Required: English language skills. High school Education and Experience an asset not required. Candidates must be willing to work evenings, & weekends.

Wage: $10.50/hr.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 503

545 MERCHANDISE: CLASS 500’S From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods and electronics, to parakeets and pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

ELECTRICAL

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

188

Save-More Roofing - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266

.Brothers Moving -604-720-0931

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

Plumber (7251) Wanted

LAB X PUPS, very eager, ready to go. $500. Call/text 604-845-3972 Chwk.

ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

MILITARIA, Medals, Badges & Coin Collections Wanted. Major collector/dealer will pay cash for your collection. Call CEF 604-727-0137

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Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

MOVING & STORAGE

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

Pension Plan & Extended Benefits. Please E-mail: mike@megacranes.com fax resume: 604-599-5250

HELP WANTED

PETS

P/B blue males & females.

Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN Pet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665

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F/T opportunity with local Industrial company!

130

477

.A East West Roofing & Siding Co. Repairs, new roofs, torching, gutter services. 10% off. 604-783-6437

FREE 15 MINUTE psychic reading for 1st time callers specializing in reuniting lovers answers to all life’s questions call free now 1-888-271-9281.

• Trailer Mechanic

Lloyd’s Utilities Box 893, Hope BC V0X 1L0 Apprentice served plumber required for position on our team at Lloyd’s Utilities providing plumbing repair services in the Upper Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon. Must have excellent customer service skills and be able to self motivate. Candidates must have a minimum 5 yrs experience and have own tools, workwear and driving licence.

Experience with hydronic heating systems and an ability to problem solve and repair. Comfortable with heights and physically able to lift 100 lbs. Willing to work on call and overtime. Min 2 yr contract, $22-26/hr dep on experience.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PETS

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

apprentice with experience.

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

TEACHERS

PRIMARY Teachers Wanted in Shanghai Are you tired of being on the TOC list? There are opportunities for BC and Alberta qualified teachers at Shang Yin Canadian International Primary School in Shanghai. Successful applicants will teach Canadian curriculum in English. Contact Brian Butcher at bdbutcher@telus.net for more information.

Contact Joe at: joeschachtel@live.ca ref job app Plumber.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

SAWMILLS from only $4,897 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

E-mail resume to: sakoonic@gmail.com

E-mail resume to: sakoonic@gmail.com

La Dolce Vita Restaurant Ltd located at 575 Old Hope Princeton Highway, Hope, BC V0X 1L4 is hiring 2 permanent food and beverage servers.

Duties: Greet patrons, present menus, make recommendations and answer questions regarding food, Take orders and relay to kitchen staff, Serve food and beverages, etc.

Requirements: English language skills, High school Education.

Experience an asset not required. Candidates must be willing to work evenings & weekends.

Salary $10.50/hr.

E-mail resume to: ladolcevita433@gmail.com

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

LLOYD’S UTILITIES, gas, oil & propane furnaces, class A gas fitter.

(604)869-1111 or (604)869-6544

287

LANDSCAPING

GLEN TRAUN LANDSCAPING, Commercial & Residential yard maintenance. Call 604-869-2767

130

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

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

338

HELP WANTED

PLUMBING

374

TREE SERVICES

PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES, Removals, Toppings. Free estimates & Fully Insured. Call 604-702-8247

377

ROGER’S UPHOLSTERY, furniture, windows, fabric, in-home & online estimates. Call 604-860-0939

387

WINDOWS

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

PETS 477

PETS

BLUE’S PLUMBING, got the plumbing blues? reno’s, service work, hot water tanks. Call (604)750-0159 LOCAL PLUMBER $39 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains.

Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

CANE CORSO MASTIFF - pure bred pups, shots, dewormed, vet checked. Call 604-826-7634

DAVE’S PLUMBING, licensed, insured, gas fitter, for all your plumbing needs. Call (604)869-4566

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

341

PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHING since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS Mainland Roofing Ltd. 25 yrs in roofing industry

Family owned & operated.

Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles. torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr.

604-427-2626 or 723-2626 www.mainlandroof.com

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CA

HELP WANTED

Firewood for Sale Dry Fir, Alder and Maple $170 / cord Unseasoned Alder, Maple and Birch - $125 / cord STOCK UP FOR NEXT WINTER AND SAVE

UPHOLSTERY

BORDER / SHEPHERD. 1.5 year old male. Perfect for farm living. $100. Call Barb 604-803-9999.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

PRECISION EXTERIORS, roofing, siding, windows, doors and more.

WCB insured. Call (604)750-8025

300

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 Chihuahua pups, playful, M/F, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $600/$650. 604-794-5844 DO YOU LOVE DOGS? We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237

604-206-0403 560

HELP WANTED

MISC. FOR SALE

ALUMINUM BOAT, 10’, flat bottom, all welds, 8 hsp Evenrude motor, Frigidaire dishwasher, 2 yrs old, like new. Call (604)869-1900

DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available.

Call National Teleconnect Today!

1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com.

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

SEIZED VEHICLE AUCTION March 29th, 10:30 AM 231 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, BC Over 50 Various seized & Impounded vehicles being sold with no minimum prices or starting bids. Preview at 8:30 am Sat. March 29 More Details and Pictures www.allcityauctioneers.com 604-514-0194 COME SEE!!

STEEL BUILDING SALE... BIG YEAR END CLEAR OUT CONTINUED! 20X20 $3,915.

25X28 $4,848. 30X32 $6,339.

32X34 $7,371. 40X50 $12,649.

47X68 $16,691. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

GERMAN SHEPHERD P/B puppies 5 M, 2 F, all shots, ready now. $700 Call 604-889-8957 S.Surrey.

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FUEL

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

130

HELP WANTED

Professionals Connecting Professionals

Searching for a New Career?

www.localwork.ca

Thursday, March 27, 2014, Hope Standard A19 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 563

MISC. WANTED

706

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

750

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 Balcony 920 sq ft condo, in suite laundry incl all appliances. $800/mo. 1275 Scott Rd - Anton or Jenny ph 860-4953 antoine_mchalsie@hotmail.com

HOMES WANTED We Buy Homes BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

1 BEDROOM APT

752

Adult complex, fridge, stove, N/P, drapes, laundry facilities. Ref’s req’d.

HOPE, 2 bdrm, newly reno’d townhome, $750 + utilities, N/S, N/P, ref’s req. Call 1 (604)818-9488 or 250-706-8766

TOWNHOUSES

HOPE, 3-storey 1500 sq ft townhouse, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bathroom, double driveway, 4 appliances, N/S, no pets, $850/mon. 604-526-7478 SILVER CREEK, 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, ground floor, back yard, carport, $850/mo including utilities, Call 1 (604)858-4629

TRANSPORTATION 809

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

Ross Fullbrook Royal LePage 604-792-0077

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS HOPE 2 bedroom mobile homes for sale or rent in seniors community. Call Gordon 604-240-3464 HOPE 2 vacant pads for rent in senior’s community. 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 or (604)860-0652

736

810

AUTO FINANCING

HOMES FOR RENT

HOPE

696

OTHER AREAS

20 Acres. $0 Down, Only $119/mo.

Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas.

Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee. Call 866-8825263 Ext. 81 www.sunsetranches.net

RENTALS 700

809

1 bedroom home, furnished or unfurnished, and a 2 bedroom home plus den in seniors community.

Call Gordon 604-240-3464 HOPE, 3 bdrm townhouse 1 1/2 baths, fenced back yard, F/S, W/D, attached storage area. Rent includes heat. N/P, N/S. Call 604869-9402 or 604-869-1432

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualifications! Flexible Terms!

CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo.

Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d 604-626-9647

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION HOPE, MALE to share house in Silver Creek area, $400/month. Call 1 (604)525-1883

809

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

SELF-SERVE DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS OVER A THOUSAND VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM

WEEKLY SPECIALS MARCH 29-APRIL 4, 2014 ENGINES..................................................... $139.95 TRANSMISSIONS ....................................... $49.95 STARTERS .................................................... $17.95 ALTERNATORS............................................. $17.95 FRT BUMPER COVERS - 190-1 .................. $59.95 ALL BUCK SEATS-MANUAL ...................... $19.95 ALL BENCH SEATS...................................... $24.95 ANY PLAIN STEEL WHEEL .......................... $7.95 HOODS .......................................................... $40.95 FENDERS ...................................................... $20.95 CAR DOORS.................................................. $34.95 TRK VAN SUV DOORS ................................ $44.95 Now That’s a Deal!

Auto Loans. All Credit Approved. Bad Credit Guru. www.badcreditguru.com or call 1.844.843.4878

812

AUTO SERVICES

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

845

The Scrapper

Hours: 8:30 am–5:00 pm 7 days a week 792-1221

43645 Industrial Way, Chilliwack

851

TRUCKS & VANS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

corner of Fraser & Park

Sat., Mar 29 9 am - 12 pm

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

Lots of bargains .www.one4yacht.com 604.669.2248

CARS & VANS 2000 DODGE NEON 4 door, auto, sedan, Aircared, low kms. ST#467. $2,500.

2001 DODGE CARAVAN 7 psgr, fully loaded. Only this week. ST#534 $2,900.

2001 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr auto loaded A/cared ST#518 $3,900.

2002 HONDA ACCORD 4 dr, fully loaded, lthr, Aircared, ST #516. Only this week! $3,900.

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 4 door, auto, loaded, ST#376. $3,900.

2001 KIA SEPHIA, 4 dr sedan, auto. Only 88K. Only this week. ST# 493. $3,995.

2001 FORD FOCUS 4dr auto, low k’s, loaded ST# 498 $3,995.

2005 CHEV UPLANDER 7 psg auto, a/c, fully loaded, long wheel base. ST#437. $4,900.

2005 HONDA CIVIC, 2dr, auto Si, loaded. ST#497, $4,900.

2003 FORD ESCAPE 4dr, 4X4 auto. ST#377. Only this week! $4,900.

2006 SATURN ION 4 dr, auto, Aircared. ST#389. Only this week! $5,500.

2004 CHEV TRAILBLAZER 4X4, auto, 7pass. Aircared. ST #457.Only this week $6,900.

2007 DODGE CALIBER 4 dr, auto, loaded. ST#383 $7,500.

2004 FORD EXPLORER 4 door, 4X4, auto, 7 passenger, fully loaded, ST#470 $7,900.

2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, AWD, 4 dr, auto, only 140km, ST#371. Only this week! $8,900 2008 KIA MAZDA, 4 dr auto, fully loaded, ST#417. Only this week! $8,900.

2008 CHEV MALIBU. 4 door, auto, fully loaded. Only this week. ST#520 $8,900.

2009 DODGE AVENGER, 4dr fully loaded. Only this week.

ST#532. $8,900.

2008 SATURN ASTRA 4 dr, h/back, sunroof, auto. ST#366.

Only this week! $9,900.

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 dr, auto, sedan, very low kms, 82K only. ST#393. Only this week! $10,500.

2007 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 pass, leather, runs good, ST#424. $10,900.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr sedan, loaded, Only this week.

No trade. ST#504. $10,900.

2008 JEEP COMPASS 4 door, auto, low km, only 83K kms, ST#447 this week $11,900.

2008 KIA Sportage, 4 door, auto, runs good. Only this week! $11,900.

2009 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, 5 passenger. ST#418.

Only this week! $11,900.

2010 FORD ESCAPE 4 dr, auto, fully loaded. ST#487.

Only this week! $11,900.

2010 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, loaded, 7 psgr. ST#428.

Only this week! $13,900.

2007 GMC ACADIA 4 dr, 8 passenger, all wheel drive, runs good. ST#319. $14,900 2009 JETTA TDi 4 dr, auto, leather, fully loaded. ST#402.

Only this week. $15,900.

2011 FORD ESCAPE, auto, 4 door, fully loaded. Only 20K, ST#471. $18,900.

TRUCKS

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

www.pickapart.ca

3-14F_PP28

RUMMAGE SALE Christ Church Hall

HOPE

HOPE, 2 bdrm apt., adult oriented complex, 4 appliances, newly reno’d, electric heat, N/S, N/P. (604)869-9402 or 604-869-1432

GARAGE SALES

HOPE

1 Bdrm apt. $600 2 Bdrm apt. $650 F/S, coin laund, cable incl., secure prkg.

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

BOATS

551

1030 3rd Ave.

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •

912 Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

Call (604)702-8247

Coquihalla Courts

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

3 bdrm suite, on private acreage, sunny location with lots of outdoor opportunities, covered parking, $700/mo., pet negot. horse paddocks on property. Avail immed.

HOPE

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $93,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

845

MARINE

HOPE,

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT For Rent in Kings Court. $625./mo. Heat & hot water incl. Air conditioning & balcony. D.D. and Ref’s Required. Seniors preferred.

Avail April 1.Call 604-869-0932

604-869-1212 or 604-869-2139 NEW Modular on 1/2 acre lot $259,888 OR Buy the home for $134,888 and rent the lot for $650/mo. Chuck 604-830-1960

SUITES, LOWER

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly &

HOPE

REAL ESTATE 627

RENTALS

2001 DODGE RAM 2500.

Quad cab diesel, loaded, long box, auto. ST#509. $7,900.

2004 HUMMER H2 4 door, auto, 4X4, ST#384. Only this week, $13,900.

2006 FORD F350 XLT crew cab diesel 4X4 auto long box only 160K. ST#310. $13,900.

2006 FORD F350 XLT quad cab, 4X4, auto, diesel, only 156K ST#17. $12,900.

2007 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4X4, auto, short box only 162K. ST#126. $14,900.

2009 FORD F150. Super crew 4dr, auto, 4X4, loaded. Only this week. ST#433. $16,900.

2009 FORD F150 Crew cab, fully loaded $17,900.

2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab, diesel, 4 X 4, auto short box. ST#275. $18,900.

32055 Cedar Lane Abbotsford, BC

ANSWERS FOR MARCH 20 CROSSWORD PUZZLE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: MARTIN THEODORE MODIN also known as TED MODIN, THEODORE MODIN and T.M. MODIN, Deceased, formerly of 65572 Gordon Drive, Hope, BC, V0X 1L1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of the above deceased who died on February 6, 2014, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act to send particulars thereof to the Executor named hereunder at Ratcliff & Company LLP, Suite 500 - 221 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 3J3, on or before the 1st day of May, 2014, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY Executor by: Ratcliff & Company LLP Solicitors Attention: Peter I. Bonny

Take notice that in accordance with the WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT and Silver-Hope Mini Storage, the personal effects of CARLIE DEJONG and a 18’ Skylark Travel Trailer VIN # 180L611065 of SARA RAMPFLE OR NIKOLAOS TOPOUZIS will be sold on or after April 4, 2014 to satisfy outstanding charges for storage at Silver-Hope Mini Storage, 63870 Flood Hope Rd. Hope, BC WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Whereas;

Isam Omar Salim-Dahmis is indebted to Jamie Davis Motor Truck & Auto Ltd. for storage on a 2008 Chrysler 300 with VIN: 2C3KK53G08H169911 A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $7,652.40 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, 2014 or thereafter, the said vehicle will be sold. The vehicle is currently stored at Jamie Davis Motor Truck & Auto Ltd. 19683 Silver Skagit Rd Hope BC. The vehicle was placed in storage on June 9th, 2013.

DL#31038

Financing Available

604-855-0666 www.keytrackautosales.ca

For more information call Elite Bailiff Services at (604) 539-9900.

WWW.REPOBC.COM

Probyn Log Ltd. Notice of Public Viewing Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment #5 Notice is hereby given that Probyn Log Ltd., the In-SHUCK-ch Forestry Limited Partnership, the Cheam First Nation and the Kwaw-Kwaw-Aplit First Nation are submitting Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment #5 for Forest Licenses (FL) A75657, (FL) A79368, and Non Replaceable Forest Licenses (NRFL) A81822 and (NRFL) A90236, respectively. The Forest Development Units outlined with the amended plan are located within the Chehalis, Coquihalla and Silverhope Landscape Units within the Chilliwack Forest District/Fraser TSA. The purpose of this amendment is to add the following Non Replaceable Forest License to the Forest Stewardship Plan: (NRFL) A91109 – Ts’elxwéyeqw Forestry Limited Partnership. The Forest Stewardship Plan conforms and complies with applicable Higher Level Plans, the Forest and Range Practices Act and the associated regulatory framework.

As per Section 20 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation, notice is hereby given to all First Nations, Guide Outfitters, Trappers, Private Land Owners, Water Users and the general public that Forest Stewardship Planning is proceeding and your input is requested so that any concerns or comments can be addressed.

The Forest Stewardship Plan is available for public review and comment commencing March 27, 2014 and lasting for a period of 60 days at Chartwell Consultants Ltd.’s Office, which is located at #210-275 Fell Avenue in North Vancouver, BC. Comments regarding this plan are welcomed and must be received by May 27, 2014.

Comments should be submitted to Rob Deines, RPF of Chartwell Consultants Ltd., #210 – 275 Fell Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R5 E-mail rdeines@chartwell-consultants.com Phone (604) 980-5061: Fax (604) 986-0361.

03/14H_CC27

ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. ‡/†/¥/*Offers apply to the purchase, finance and lease of a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT (1SA/MH9), 2014 Chevrolet Equinox LS FWD (1SA), 2014 Chevrolet Trax LS FWD (1SA) equipped as described. Freight ($1,600) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, PPSA 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 BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. ≠ 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit

by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank or RBC Royal Bank for 72/84 months on new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet Equinox LS FWD/2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT. 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 0% APR, the monthly payment is $139/$119 for 72/84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. 0% financing offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers only. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ¥ 0%/0.9%/0% for 48/60/48 month lease available on all 2014 Cruze 1LT/2014 Trax LS FWD/2014 Equinox LS FWD based on approved credit by GM Financial. Tax, license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, and optional equipment extra. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. Example: 2014 Cruze 1LT/2014 Trax LS FWD/2014 Equinox LS FWD including Freight and Air Tax is $20,845/$19,995/$27,735 at 0%/0.9%/0% APR, with $995/$1,395/$1,999 Down payment, Bi-Weekly payments are $99/$99/$139 for 48/60/48 months. Total obligation is $11,334/$14,599/$16,475 plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $9,511/$6,322/$11,270. ¥* $1,800 manufacturer to dealer lease cash available on 2014 Cruze 1LT. Cash credits available on most models. See participating dealer or chevrolet.ca for details. Offers end March 31, 2014. ^^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ~Includes 6 months trial of Directions & Connections with Turn-by-Turn Navigation (Turn-by-Turn Navigation not available in certain areas; availability impacted by some geographical/ cellular limitations), advisor assisted-routing available; Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. W 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. Consumer Digest Best Buy was awarded to the 2010-2014 Equinox. *^Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). *† Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. **Based on GM testing in accordance to Government of Canada test methods. ¥¥ Retail and basic fleet customers who purchase or lease an eligible Chevrolet, Buick or GMC delivered from dealer stock between March 1, 2014 and March 31, 2014 will receive one 40¢ savings per litre fuel card (fuel savings card) upon payment of an additional $.01. Cards valid as of 72 hours after delivery. Fuel savings card valid for 800 litres of fuel purchased from participating Petro-Canada retail locations (and other approved North Atlantic Petroleum locations in Newfoundland) and not redeemable for cash except where required by law. GM is not responsible for cards that are lost, stolen or damaged. GM reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer and/or the program for any reason in whole or in part at any time without notice. Petro-Canada is a Suncor Energy business™ Trademark of Suncor Energy Inc. Used under licence. Cards are property of Suncor Energy. To protect your card balance, register online at www.petro-canada.ca/preferred today. †† 2014 Equinox 2LT equipped with the True North Edition are eligible to receive an $800 MSRP credit equal to the MSRP of the Perforated Leather Seating Option (AFL/AFN/AFM). Dealer Trade or Factory order may be required. Offer available to units purchased/delivered from March 1 to March 31, 2014. ^Whichever comes first. See dealer for limited warranty details. ‡‡ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet/Buick/GMC/Cadillac car, SUV or crossover delivered in Canada between March 1, 2014 and March 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet, Buick GMC vehicles; $1,000 credit available on all Cadillac vehicles. Ineligible vehicles: Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado and GMC Sierra. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.

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