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A lockdown was put in place at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Agassiz on Wednesday morning, in apparent response to the shooting of a soldier in Ottawa.

A hand-written sign was placed on the door that read: "Lock-down. No one in! No one out!" When the Observer visited the federal research station to confirm the lockdown, at least one employee was turned away at the door.

Martin Fraser, integrated services manager at PARC, called shortly after to say that they had been advised that they were "no longer in that situation," but he could not confirm if that meant the lockdown was over, or what protocol led to the closure. Several vehicles were outside the centre, indicating that some employees had been locked inside.

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Many hands needed for planting session Streamkeepers invite public to help Miami River greenway The local Miami River Streamkeepers group will be hosting a fall planting event on Monday, Nov. 3.

Members of the public are invited to join in, from 10 a.m. to noon.

A large number of native shrubs, trees, and plants have been purchased through grant funds awarded to the Streamkeepers by the Pacific Salmon Foundation/Community Salmon Program.

Partner groups joining the Streamkeepers for this event include the Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition restoration crew and the VHHS operations crew.

The plants will be set out in their designated locations along the Miami River greenway, ready for the many willing hands the group hopes will show up.

The more people who show up, the faster the work will be completed.

These plants will help restore areas along the Miami River Greenway that have become damaged or eroded. This will enhance the ecosystem integrity of the Miami River and its shoreline, resulting in a healthier habitat for the bio-diverse wildlife residing there.

Some refreshments will be provided. Wear sturdy footwear and gloves if you have them.

Meet at the Fred Hardy bridge at 10 a.m.

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Security stepped up in B.C. Shootings in Ottawa trigger tighter precautions across country Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

Security has been tightened by government authorities across the country, including in B.C., after suspected terrorist shootings that rocked Parliament Hill Wednesday morning and killed a soldier posted at the National War Memorial.

The attack started with the point-blank shooting of one of two honour guards at the memorial and a gun battle with dozens of shots fired then ensued inside the Parliament building, where one male attacker was killed, reportedly by the sergeant-at-

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Members of Parliament, staff and media were locked down inside while police hunted for other potential suspects and swept for explosives in Ottawa amid reports of more gunfire.

"We are safe," tweeted NDP MP Jinny Sims (Surrey-Newton) from the ongoing lockdown. "Cannot believe this is happening in my Canada."

At least two victims with injuries were taken to hospital and are in stable condition.

Canadian Forces Bases and many other federal facilities have been closed to visitors

and military personnel have reportedly been directed not to wear uniforms in public unless they are on active duty.

The B.C. Legislature restricted visitor access but was expected to proceed with its afternoon sitting, with extra security and the public galleries closed.

Legislature clerk Craig James said staff received a heightened risk alert this week, and a small number of MLAs were made aware of it, but there was no specific threat against the B.C. legislature.

In Metro Vancouver, Transit Police said they've stepped

up security measures on the transit system, as did Vancouver International Airport.

The Ottawa attack came two days after a Canadian soldier was struck and killed Monday by a vehicle in Montreal driven by a man RCMP described as radicalized.

RCMP officials told reporters it was too early to discuss the possible motivations of the attack and whether it constitutes terrorism, nor would authorities say if they believe another gunman or gunmen are still at large.

– with files from Black Press staff

Candidates invited to WaterWealth debate As the local elections heat up, Chilliwack-based WaterWealth Project is providing an opportunity for Fraser Valley candidates to share their perspectives on issues that affect the local waterways.

Using an online questionnaire, WaterWealth put together 10 questions allowing the political hopefuls to share their opinions regarding issues like the Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal, drinking water security, and First Nations rights and title. The questionnaire also ties in components of local water governance as outlined in the BC Water Sustainability Act. “The local elections are a prime time to ensure that the successful

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The WaterWealth Project is a non-partisan, citizen-driven initiative that works to amplify the voices of local community members who love the place in which they live, the nature around them, and the waters that sustain them. For more: waterwealthproject.com.

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‘Very tense situation in Ottawa...’ : Strahl

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A hand-written sign advising a lockdown was in effect on Wednesday.

Chance to meet potential school trustees

School District 78 Trustee

ALL-CANDIDATES' MEETING

Parents and teachers to host all-candidates meeting Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER

The public will get a chance to speak with and hear from school board trustee hopefuls.

The Fraser Cascade Teachers' Association and the District Parent Advisory Council have teamed up to host and all candidates meeting.

The meeting will be moderated, and the public will be able to ask questions directly to the candidates. It will take place in the

Agassiz elementary secondary school library, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3.

Election day is Nov. 15 for both the municipalities in B.C. and the school board trustees. In the Agassiz Harrison area of the Fraser Cascade School District (78), there are three trustees voted to the board of seven. Incumbents Ron Johnstone and Rose Tustian are running for re-election.

Newcomers Cindy Ferguson, Fiona Delcourt and Leah Ochoa have thrown their

hats into the ring, along with past trustee Marilyn Warren. Current trustee Al Fraser will not seek re-election this term.

In Hope, another three trustees are to be voted in, and in the Canyon, the incumbent trustee Tom Hendrickson has won his seat by acclamation.

To read more about each candidate in the municipal and school board elections, visit us online at agassizharrisonobserver. com, under the Election 2014 tab. news@ahobserver.com

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Question period included at ACMs All-candidates meetings to be held Oct. 28, Nov. 4 When the Harrison Agassiz Chamber of Commerce holds its all-candidates meetings over the next two weeks, they will be allowing questions from the public.

Previously it was stated that no questions would be taken at the events themselves, only pre-submitted questions.

However, the Chamber has now announced that there will be a question period from the public, if time allows.

The Harrison Hot Springs meeting will be held on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hall, and the District of Kent meeting will be held on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall.

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Other media has confirmed that the soldier was a reservist will not confirm any safety meafrom Hamilton. sures that are in place.

The prime minister was safe“We are not confirming at this ly taken away from Parliament time which buildings may be afHill.

MP Mark Strahl was also fected by the heightened Governin Ottawa Wednesday mornment of Canada safety measures,” ing. He tweeted out a message said Patrick Girard. that he was safe.

The soldier was shot at the NaSTRAHL “Very tense situation in Ottional War Memorial in downtown tawa this morning,” he said onOttawa, reportedly by a man usline.

“Multiple gun shots fired ing a rifle. After the shooter fired at the outside of our caucus room. I am safe and soldier, he got into a car and drove to the in lockdown.

Unbelievable. ” doors of Parliament Hill’s Centre Block.

At press time, reports indicating the solThere were then reports of several shots fired inside Parliament, where a gunman dier had died from his injuries, and at least was shot by the House of Commons Ser- one gunman had been killed. news@ahobserver.com geant-at-Arms.

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Visitors to the Harrison Mills Quilt Show show admired the talents of local crafters over the weekend at Harrison Mills Community Hall. The quilt show is held each fall, featuring works from numerous Fraser Valley quilters.

Legion still needs your help Last month, the Agassiz Legion put out the

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lies involved in the Legion is a crucial part of its survival. Legions have been closing all across the country because membership has dwindled off as veterans pass away.

He said the Legion is also short on volunteers, as people have been in their roles for many years and are getting tired, or moving away.

It would be a shame if the Agassiz Legion suffered the same fate as others.

"If they have to close down the Legion, well, they've lost a big part of the community," he said.

The Legion is located beside Subway and across from Pioneer Motors.

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And the community has begun to respond to that call. But Jim Johnson, past president of the Legion, said that they are struggling and need full support of the community.

Some changes to licensing could help get more people in the Legion, which used to be more exclusive. Now, anyone is allowed to come in and visit, to enjoy a drink or a meal.

They have a license for family gatherings, and as of earlier this fall, children are allowed to come in anytime before 10 p.m.

"Kids can be there anytime now," Johnson said. "As long as they're with a chaperone and food has to be available."

He said getting fami-

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While the two will not be voting members, Mayor John Van Laerhoven said their “significant expertise and advice” will ensure the recommendations put forward by the committee will have better meaning.

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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Curley, a long-time resident of Agassiz, is congratulated by Governor General David Johnston during his investiture as a Member of the Order of Military Merit at Rideau Hall on June 20.

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Agassiz resident earns Armed Forces award An Agassiz man has been recognized for exceptional service in the Canadian Armed Forces.

A 32-year veteran of the Naval Reserve, Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Curley joined Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Discovery, the Royal Canadian Navy’s Reserve Division in Vancouver, in 1993. Since then, he has held a variety of regional and national leadership positions, including his current position as the Western Regional Chief Petty Officer. Previously, Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Curley was the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 6 Field Engineer Squadron in North Vancouver.

For his civilian career, Tom Curley is the director of human resources at the Layfield Group, which operates in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego, Texas, North Dakota, Australia and China. An avid mentor of college students throughout the Lower Mainland, Curley moved to Agassiz in 2007.

Founded in 1972, the Order of Military Merit recognizes exceptional service or performance of duty displayed by the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, both Regular and Reserve. Recipients have demonstrated dedication and devotion beyond the call of duty, and the Order honours them for their commitment to Canada.

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Opinion The shooting in Ottawa An attack Wednesday morning on a Canadian Forces soldier at the National War Memorial, and the subsequent entry by the shooter into the nearby Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, is deeply troubling.

One shooter has been shot dead by police and security forces inside the Parliament Buildings. There are many reports of multiple shots inside the buildings, and Parliament was shut down for the day.

The shooting came as MPs were gathering for caucus meetings, and apparently took place very close to their caucus meeting rooms.

There may have been more than one shooter. Police on Wednesday morning were busy securing the perimeter and determining if there were more people involved.

This incident comes just two days after a young man named Martin Rouleau, whom the federal government and RCMP say was “radicalized,” lay in wait for military personnel at St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, outside Montreal, and deliberately ran one of them down. One soldier later died, and the shooter himself was shot dead, after leading police on a chase and then refusing to put down a knife, when he emerged from his car after it crashed.

Both incidents may be related to the Canadian decision to send six warplanes against ISIS, the radical group which is holding a portion of Iraq and Syria and taunting western governments.

The Canadian Forces decided to shut down a number of bases on Wednesday after the second incident and is warning military personnel to take extra precautions. While they are in uniform, they are an obvious target.

The Quebec incident shows the danger which lurks within Canada, due to the recruiting of young and vulnerable people by ISIS and other like-minded groups. In the case of Rouleau, the RCMP had been in touch with him due to postings he had made on the internet.

All of this is almost incomprehensible. In some ways, this resembles the terrorist-like actions of the Front de Liberation du Quebec in October, 1970, when it took two hostages and killed one of them, Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte. That led to the “October Crisis” and imposition of the War Measures Act. Will this be a repeat of those crisis-filled days?

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One last holdup on railway tracks B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – “Hands up.” That famous command is attributed to Bill Miner, an American career criminal who is also credited with B.C.’s first train robbery, at Silverdale on the Mission border in 1910.

A more genteel, and of course perfectly legal, trackside transfer of wealth is underway in the B.C. legislature.

It’s called the Canadian Pacific Railway (Stone and Timber) Settlement Act, and it provides for taxpayers to hand over $19 million to CP Rail to settle a lawsuit over historic logging, rock and gravel rights given to B.C.’s pioneering railway builders.

Students of B.C. history will

know that while Bill Miner got the headlines, it was the early coal, lumber and railway barons who really made out like bandits.

And CP Rail inherited some of this by 1912 when it took over three early railways that had been granted vast tracts of provincial Crown land.

Deputy Premier Rich Coleman revealed the settlement in the legislature this month. It seems that when CP Rail took over the B.C. Southern Railway Company, the Columbia and Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company and the Columbia and Western Railway Company, there were some clerical errors along the way.

“I am pleased that Canadian Pacific Railway and the province have recently reached an agreement regarding the disputed ownership and value of timber and stone rights on 145,000 hectares of Crown land and 68,000 hect-

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ares of private land in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions,” Coleman told the legislature.

“The province granted land to three railway companies between 1892 and 1908 to subsidize railway construction.

These railway companies reserved timber and stone rights for their own use when they sold the land to third parties in the early 1900s.

These reservations were not recognized in many subsequent land transactions, and many of them were not registered in the current land title system.”

These discrepancies came to light in the early 2000s. They involve some 1,600 properties, so you can imagine the lawyer fees that would be accumulated to sort through those in court.

And Coleman’s statement suggests that the government has conceded its records are in error,

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rather than those of the railways.

Given the Wild West ways of B.C.’s early settlement and railway development, it’s not surprising there were some loose ends. For a fascinating look at this period, I recommend Barrie Sanford’s book Steel Rails and Iron Men (Whitecap Books, 1990).

Sanford recounts the fateful decision of the CPR to turn north at Medicine Hat and push Canada’s defining railway through the Kicking Horse Pass, leaving the mineral-rich Kootenay region open to competitors for rail freight service.

A key figure of those days is James Dunsmuir, who inherited his family coal fortune and served as B.C. premier from 1900 to 1902.

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sold to the CPR in 1905, the same year he locked out miners in his coal operations for their push to organize a union.

Dunsmuir’s hard line provided a boost for a rival, James Jerome Hill, who built the Great Northern Railway in the 1890s and later quit the CPR board in a bitter feud.

Hill was happy to supply coal from Fernie.

Dunsmuir took a turn as B.C.’s eighth Lieutenant Governor, sold his coal business and retired to his estate, Hatley Castle, which is now part of Royal Roads University.

He is buried at Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery.

As Halloween approaches, it’s easy to imagine a chuckle from his grave as the railway barons once again rake it in.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Mailbag Standing up for Fletcher's right to write Tom Fletcher has been taking a bit of a beating lately. I personally don't think there is any room for insults and innuendo in serious debate but it appears as though Mr. Fletcher attracts comments from people that wouldn't agree with me on that one small point.  He must know that he would be much more popular with those that want The Observer to censor him and those that love to hurl insults if he simply towed their line, but he chooses not to.

I have never met Mr. Fletcher, nor do I have a burning desire to do so, but I read his column every week. Â I find that I agree with him only once in a while but at the same time I must admit I do admire his starch. Â He puts himself in the crosshairs of his critics while his detractors enjoy the safety of cloaking themselves in their own particular brand of social virtue.

Convenient social virtue, a term coined by economists decades ago, is particularly appropriate here. For instance, it's much more virtuous to speak about the glories of the labour movement at a CLC convention

than in the boardroom. Likewise, it is much would ever embrace censorship but it's more virtuous, and oh so convenient, to obvious some do.  That having been said, I speak the mainstream message on popular wouldn't have thought that Canadians would topics than to offer up an alternative.  I find ever have embraced character assassination that Mr. Fletcher often takes a point of view and personal attacks in legitimate debate outside the mainstream, and he appears to either.  After reading recent editorial pages I be fully prepared to suffer the wrath that he guess I was wrong. must know will follow.  Whether I agree with him or not, though, Kevin Sass I don't see any reason to censor him nor do Hemlock Valley I see any reason to insult him.  And, if you want to single him or anyone else out for being agenda-driven I challenge you to find even one journalist, activist, advocate, labour leader, politician, or editorial letter writer for that matter, that isn't.

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Finding better ways to spend the money I am writing this letter in response to the Agassiz Harrison Observer article dated Oct, 16, 2014, “District to buy mobile stage.� The article states that two people voted in favour of purchasing the mobile stage at a cost of $159,030.

I am wondering how only two people have the authority to spend money that was given to the entire district.

Should there not be a public forum, or discussion of sorts with other possible options? Could we not offer up a few other ideas, and have a vote or at the very least give our council other things to consider?

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Where is it going to be stored, and at what cost? How much will it cost the district to set up, dismantle and have security around it 24 hours a day when in use?

Who would possibly pay the $4,000 per day to rent it? I can’t think of one local organization that could afford that kind of rental fee.

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THREE ADVANCE POLLS will be open to qualified electors of the District of Kent: 1. Saturday, November 1, 2014 | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Multi-purpose Room ‘B’ Community Recreation & Cultural Centre, 6660 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz, BC 2. Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Multi-purpose Room ‘B’ Community Recreation & Cultural Centre, 6660 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz, BC 3. Saturday, November 8, 2014 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Harrison Mills Community Hall 1995 School Road, Harrison Mills, BC SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY One mobile poll will be open to QUALIFIED RESIDENTS, OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES ONLY, on Friday, November 14, 2014 at the following locations and times: Hazelnut Grove, 2008 McCaffrey Road (9:30 am to 10:30 am) Dogwood Manor, 7284 Morrow Road (11:00 am to 12:00 pm) Glenwood Care Centre/Logan Manor, 1458 Glenwood Drive (1:00 pm to 2:30 pm) Cheam Village, 1525 McKay Crescent (3:00 pm to 4:30 pm) ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately preceding voting day • resident or registered owner of real property in the District of Kent for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

Resident electors will also be required to produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

Non-resident property electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, and proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners.

Acceptable Types of Identification include: BC Drivers License Social Insurance Number ICBC Vehicle Insurance Documents BC Identification Card BC Care Card or Gold Care Card Citizenship Card Credit Card Utility Bill Property Tax Notice If you require further information, please contact the District of Kent Municipal Office at 604-796-2235 or elections@district.kent.bc.ca Bev Kennedy Chief Election Officer

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A new research program, funded in part by Genome British Columbia, aims to help B.C.’s dairy farmers by taking the guesswork out of determining which young heifers will develop to be the best milk producers.

Through a hair sample, a genomic-based test will demonstrate the genetic markers of desirable traits like volume, fat content and protein.

This data will allow farmers to make informed breeding and selection management decisions that will result in a more productive herd and improved dairy profitability.

This research is very important to B.C.’s 545 dairy farmers with around 72,000 dairy cows that produce over 650 million litres of milk per year. The dairy industry provides employment for over 11,000 people and contributes an estimated $1 billion per year to the provincial and federal economies.

Other objectives of the research project are to demonstrate the increased reliability of genetic ranking of the young heifer stock through use of genomics; to perform an economic analysis of the financial benefit to dairy farm operators who use genomics; and to increase the acceptance of genomic technology by dairy producers through their direct involvement with the research project.

“If we can accurately rank the animals according to production then we can derive significant benefit from these genomic tools,” says Ronaldo Cerri, Assistant Professor in Animal Reproduction at UBC. “The collaboration between Dr. Cerri and the farmers participating in this project means that the power of genomics will be demonstrated and become an applicable science for all farms to then utilize,” says Dr. Martin Darrow, Director of Embryo Transfer Services and Genomic Research, Greenbelt Veterinary Services.

“Genome BC is pleased to enable this research project that aims to provide BC milk producers with a simple, validated and commercially available genomic tool which will improve the overall genetic merit of their cattle,” says Dr. Alan Winter, president and CEO of Genome BC.

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lders have knowledge and experiences to pass to younger generations to guide them through life, but what happens when Elders need support? With this in mind, the First Nations Health Authority and the B.C. Ministry of Health developed the BC Elders Guide, based on the popular BC Seniors’ Guide, to help Elders find resources as they age in the community, while still acknowledging their strength and wisdom.

“With the creation of The BC Elders Guide, we are breathing new life into the Partnership Accord,” said Cliff Atleo Sr., First Nations Health Council, Vancouver Island representative. “It was really something to see the Elders Guide fly off the shelves when we released it this summer in Penticton. Our people are aging as well, and they came in wheelchairs, with walkers, and with canes, about 3,000 of them.

Our partnership with Health Canada, the Province and health authorities presents a tremendous opportunity to work together to help improve the health of our Elders.”

For First Nations and Aboriginal communities, Elders play a pivotal role in the health and wellness of their communities.

Elders are sought out for guidance and advice. Today, it is more important than ever that Elders are supported to live long and healthy lives so they are there to provide support for the next generation.

“I love the strong visuals represented in the BC Elders Guide. The excellent photographs drew me in, and I was thrilled to see such lovely representations of Elders,” said Cindy Maxwell, a social worker with Island Health.

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them with nourishment. Elders wake up and thank the creator for a safe passage through the night. That is how they start the day, by nourishing the soul. I’m proud to see the input from Elders in the guide and think we are making great progress. I made sure to share the BC Elders Guide with many, and

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ickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in North America, drawing athletes of all levels to the court. The sport has been extremely popular in Chilliwack, where dozens of people show up for drop in games throughout the week at Evergreen Hall.

But with the addition of the new gymnasium in Agassiz, pickleball is here now, too.

There are gym times scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., where two nets are set up to accommodate games. This Tuesday, Herb Peters and Henry Kuzminski were busy enjoyed a casual game while waiting to see if others would show up.

Both learned how to play pickleball while down in California. While Peters learned the game in 2000, Kuzminski just picked it up this spring.

Both Harrison Mills men stay active with numerous activities, from canoeing and kayaking to swimming and cycling.

“It’s extremely important not just for people our age, but at any age”

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“It’s extremely important not just for people our age, but at any age,” Peters said. “To try to stay active through the day. And there’s still time for the tv or the computer in the evening.”

Pickleball is just one more way to get some exercise, socialize and stay healthy.

But what exactly is it?

Pickleball was started in 1965 in Washington, and uses a court similar to badminton, but is striped like a tennis court. The paddle is squared off and solid, unlike its round, netted cousin, the tennis racquet. A wiffle ball is used, and the game can be played indoors or outdoors, as a singles or doubles game.

This Saturday, Oct. 25, Gord and Denise Griffin will be holding an open instruction session for those who are interested in learning the game. That will run at the District of Kent’s Community Culture and Recreation Centre from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

There are also gym times for pickleball at the Rosedale school on Tuesday nights from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and times at Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack on Mondays (8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.), Wednesdays and Fridays ( both from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.).

For more information about programs available at the CRCC, phone 604-796-8891.

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Take Five to Prevent Falls

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s the Canadian population ages, injury and death from falls are on the rise. This National Senior Safety Week, November 6 to 12, the Canada Safety Council challenges all Canadians to commit to “take five to prevent falls.” With these easy steps, we can all reduce the likelihood and severity of a fall: 1. Check your home for tripping and slipping hazards. You can use our infographic as a starting point.

2. Bone up on calcium and vitamin D. It’s easy to add a glass of milk or handful of almonds to your daily routine. Check out the Osteoporosis of Canada Calcium Calculator (http://www.osteoporosis. ca/osteoporosis-and-you/nutrition/ calculate-my-calcium/) to find out if you’re getting enough. Osteoporosis and weakening bones increase your chances falls and fractures.

3. Check your medications. If you are on more than three medications a day, or take pills that could impair your balance such as sleeping pills, anti-depressants

or blood pressure medications, have a discussion with your doctor about how to best reduce your chance of falling.

4. Get your eyes checked. Even if you’re not experiencing symptoms, the Doctors of Optometry of Canada recommend that you have your vision checked at least once a year if you are over the age of 65, or every two years if you’re younger. Vision impairments are a leading cause of falls.

5. Exercise to keep strong. Why not try tai chi? This gentle strength-building exercise works your core balance and has been shown to reduce the risk of falling.

The Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada says anyone can do tai chi -- even if you use a wheelchair or are currently experiencing trouble with your balance.

We can all take steps to protect ourselves and our loved ones from preventable falls. Check back frequently at www. canadasafetycouncil.org for more activities and resources on falls prevention during National Senior Safety Week, November 6 to 12.

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Throness announces funding for adult literacy projects

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wo local adult literacy projects in Chilliwack-Hope are receiving over $63,000 from the provincial government to help learners improve their reading and writing skills.

Agassiz-Harrison Community Services has received $31,984 for adult literacy, and the Read Right Society in Hope has received $31,630.

“Agassiz-Harrison Community Services utilizes the CALP funding to deliver the Community Access to Literacy and Learning (C.A.L.L.) program which aims to improve adult and family literacy skills including reading, writing, listening, speaking, numeracy, computer or other technical skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to self-advocate,” said executive director Laura Midan. “These skills make it possible for individuals to function successfully within our community on a daily basis.”

“Literacy is a fundamental life skill that is often overlooked, yet effects everything we do: education, employment, driving, ordering at a restaurant, paying bills,” said Read Right Society executive director Jodi McBride. “We are thankful for and excited to continue serving Hope with adult literacy programs. Our community has a high need for free literacy services, and this funding allows us to continue meeting people’s needs and improving the quality of life.”

“The ability to read and write can hardly be underestimated as a life skill,” said Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Throness.

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“So much of our everyday life is dependent on our ability to function with technology, and the inability to read or write is a tremendous disadvantage.”

The Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP), an initiative that distributes funding to not-for-profit community groups to offer free literacy training that is easily accessible in local schools, native friendship and community centres.

Both projects are being delivered in collaboration with the University of the Fraser Valley. These partnerships encourage the transition of adult learners from literacy programs to post-secondary studies and employment training.

Projects are tailored to suit the needs of young parents, Aboriginal learners, and other adults in the community, and are delivered by trained volunteers offering one-to-one tutoring or small group classes.

This year approximately $2.4 million is being distributed towards 83 CALP projects in 90 communities throughout B.C. It is expected 9,000 adult learners will be helped through the projects.

Since 2001, the provincial government has invested more than $25 million in CALP, helping more than 93,000 adults improve their reading and writing skills.

To learn more about services provided by the AgassizHarrison Community Services, call 604-796-2585.

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Village of Harrison Hot Springs

Call for hamper donations Christmas is coming and so are the leaner months.

To prepare for this, Agassiz-Harrison Community Services is putting out the call for donations.

The local community services office provides social services for the communities of the District of Kent (Agassiz) and Harrison Hot Springs. During November and December they are dedicated to bringing the holiday spirit to those who need assistance.

They work closely within the communities and are recipients of food and toy donations from residents, local businesses, the fire departments and local churches, to name a few.

They have also received cash from the Province Empty Stocking Fund, local businesses, service clubs and individuals.

In 2013, AHCS registered and assisted approximately 150 families in the region. With the troubled economy, they say they are expecting the same or more this year.

"Christmas can be a terrible time for some folks but collectively as a community we can take away the anxiety that these families may be experiencing and make this Christmas a memorable one for the less fortunate in our communities," said Brenda Dondo, event co-ordinator. "Please help keep

Santa alive in the hearts of children on Christmas morning. There will be many opportunities for you and your family to help this season. Please watch for more press releases in this newspaper for ideas."

They aim to provide gifts to children up to the age of 18, and are seeking cash donations, adult oriented gifts that are suitable for children to give their parents, along with gift wrap and new unwrapped toys. Anyone wanting to sponsor a family for Christmas can

contact the community services office for guidelines about responsibilities, costs and to receive an application form.

For families that are hoping to receive a hamper, registration is now open and will remain open until Nov. 12.

To register, visit the office at 7086 Cheam Ave. in Agassiz and take along B.C. identification for all household members, and proof of household income.

For more information, phone 604-796-2585 or email info@agassizcs.ca.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Mayor and four (4) Councillors, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

MAYOR – One (1) to be elected Surname FACIO KISS ALLEN

Usual Names Leo Zoltan John

Residential Address or Jurisdiction 522 Driftwood Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 531 Echo Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 398 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC

COUNCILLOR – Four (4) to be elected Surname BUCKLEY JACKSON HANSEN WOOD HOOPER PIPER REYERSE GHEZESAN MITCHELL

Usual Names John Allan John S. Ed Ray Samantha Sonja Leslie Terry

Residential Address or Jurisdiction 515 Cottonwood Place, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 532 Cottonwood Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 411 Miami River Drive, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 438 Eagle Street, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 404 Miami River Drive, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 563 Echo Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 312 Lillooet Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 811 Ramona Place, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 433 Miami River Drive, Harrison Hot Springs, BC

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GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs on: Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following location: Harrison Hot Springs Elementary School, 501 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC

Saturday & Sunday October 25 & 26

ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Village of Harrison Hot Springs Council Chambers, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC

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To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

HHSFD seeks recruits

The Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department has been protecting the community since 1942, thanks to generations of hard-working firefighters.

And now, they are looking for a few more neighbours to join the team. They will be holding a recruiting drive open house on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the firehall.

They are looking for residents of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs who live near the firehall and are able to respond to calls during work hours.

Applications will be available at the open house, which is also open to the general public. Applications are also available online at the Village website, or by phone 604796-9966, or any Tuesday night at the firehall.

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners.

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REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 4:00 pm on November 13, 2014, you must submit the following information to the Village Office in person or by mail to PO Box 160, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs BC, Telephone: 604-796-2171, Fax: 604-796-2192 or email info@harrisonhotsprings.ca : 1. Full name, 2. Residential address, 3. Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), 4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at Village office, OR (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, 5. If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector.

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The Village of Harrison Hot Springs will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 27, 2014. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00 pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014. It is the obligation of the person applying to vote by mail ballot to ensure that the mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer within this time limit.

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NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Fraser Valley Regional District who reside in, or own property in Electoral Areas A, C, E and H, that an election by voting is necessary to elect one (1) Electoral Area Director in each of the Electoral Areas set out below for a 4 year term of office commencing December 2014 and ending in 2018. The following persons are nominated as candidates for whom votes will be received for Electoral Area Director: (1) ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR ELECTORAL AREA A [Boston Bar, North Bend and Canyon Alpine] Usual Name FORMAN, Lloyd FOUGERE, James RAYMOND, Terry

Address 64980-D North Bend Station Road, Boston Bar, BC 48723 Chaumox Road, North Bend, BC 47371 Gibson Road, Boston Bar, BC

(1) ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR ELECTORAL AREA C [Lake Errock, Hemlock Valley, Harrison Mills, Morris Valley, Harrison Lake Watershed] Usual Name BALES, Wendy NIEMI, Alec

Address 42802 Tait Road, Deroche, BC 101-14500 Morris Valley Road, Agassiz, BC

(1) ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR ELECTORAL AREA E [Chilliwack River Valley, Post Creek] Usual Name ENGAR, Orion HERRICK, Leanne

Address 50625 O’Byrne Road, Chilliwack, BC 4015 Bourne Road, Chilliwack, BC

(1) ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR ELECTORAL AREA H [Cultus Lake, Columbia Valley, Cultus Lake South, Lindell Beach] Usual Name DIXON, Taryn NEWHOUSE, Maxwell SOTH, Rolf

Address 43210 Glacier Road, Lindell Beach, BC 210A Lakeshore Drive, Cultus Lake, BC 1060 Iverson Road, Lindell Beach, BC

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS The ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY will be held on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Jurisdiction Electoral Area A Electoral Area C Electoral Area E Electoral Area H

Voting Places Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley 47585 Trans Canada Highway, Boston Bar, BC FVRD Community Access Centre 10220 North Deroche Road, Deroche, BC FVRD Offices 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC

All eligible voters are entitled to vote at the Advance Voting Opportunity – no restrictions apply other than voter eligibility requirements.

The GENERAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY will be held on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Jurisdiction Electoral Area A Electoral Area C

Electoral Area E Electoral Area H

Voting Places Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley 47585 Trans Canada Highway, Boston Bar, BC North Fraser Fire Hall No. 2 43824 Watkins Road, Lake Errock, BC Hemlock Valley Fire Hall 47100 Laurel Road, Hemlock Valley, BC Chilliwack Fish & Game Club 48685 Chilliwack Lake Rd, Chilliwack, BC Cultus Lake Community Centre 4220 Columbia Valley Hwy, Chilliwack, BC Columbia Valley Community Hall 1202 Kosikar Road, Columbia Valley, BC

ELECTOR REGISTRATION AND ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. At the time of registering to vote, you will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day • You are a Canadian citizen • Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration • Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the respective Electoral Area for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration, and • Not disqualified from by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law Corporations are not entitled to vote or to have a representative vote on their behalf Rules for determining residency are set out in Section 52 of the Local Government Act: • A person is a resident of the area where a person lives and to which, whenever absent, the person intends to return • A person may be the resident of only one area at a time • A person does not change residency until a person has a new residency, and • A person does not cease being a resident of an area by leaving the area temporarily.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS Non-Resident Property Electors must not be entitled to register to vote as a resident elector and may only register to vote as a non-resident property elector in relation to one (1) parcel of real property in the respective electoral area and must hold one of the following interests in the real property as specified in the Local Government Act: • Owner of a registered estate in fee simple; • Holder of the last registered agreement for sale; • Tenant for Life under a registered life interest; or • Holder of a registered lease for a term of at least 99 years • If more than one individual is the registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may register to vote as a non-resident property elector for that property and that person MUST obtain the written consent of the number of individuals, who together with the person registering to vote, are a majority of those individuals on title to the real property.

• Non-Resident Property Elector Consent Forms can be obtained prior to the time of voting from our website or by contacting the Chief Election Officer, or designate.

• At the time a non-resident property elector registers to vote, the application for registration must be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Election Official that the applicant is entitled to register in relation to the real property, and if applicable, the written consent from the other registered owners of the real property. Proof of entitlement to register in relation to the property may be in the form of a recent property Title Search, Certificate of Title or Tax Notice.

• All registered owners must be individuals. If there is a corporation registered on title to the real property, no owners are eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector.

ELECTOR IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Resident electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). The identification should, together, prove both residency and identity. Picture identification is not required.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners. Picture identification is not required.

Documents accepted for purposes of elector identification must either be the documents prescribed under regulations to the Local Government Act or evidence deemed acceptable and satisfactory to the election official at the Voting Place.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.fvrd.bc.ca Questions with respect to the 2014 General Local Election may also be directed to: SUZANNE GRESHAM CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER Fraser Valley Regional District 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C. 604-702-5032 1-800-528-0061 sgresham@fvrd.bc.ca

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 78

School District 78

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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING OR ACCLAMATION

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of School District No. 78 (FraserCascade) that an election by voting is necessary to elect School Trustees and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: HOPE ELECTORAL AREA – three (3) to be elected Surname Usual Name Jurisdiction of Residence GENAILLE Robert Hope, BC COPE Marvin Hope, BC McMULLAN Linda Hope, BC DUPLESSIS Kerri Hope, BC FURNESS Pat Hope, BC STEWIN Heather Hope, BC KOOPMAN John Hope, BC AGASSIZ-HARRISON ELECTORAL AREA – three (3) to be elected Surname Usual Name Jurisdiction of Residence FERGUSON Cindy Agassiz, BC OCHOA Leah Agassiz, BC WARREN Marilyn Agassiz, BC DELCOURT Fiona Agassiz, BC TUSTIAN Rose Agassiz, BC JOHNSTONE Ron Agassiz, B.C. CANYON ELECTORAL AREA – one (1) elected by Acclamation No Election by voting required Surname Usual Name Jurisdiction of Residence HENDRICKSON Tom Boston Bar, BC VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) on: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: HOPE ELECTORAL AREA • Recreation Centre-Conference Room, 1005 6th Avenue, Hope, B.C. AGASSIZ-HARRISON ELECTORAL AREA • Agassiz Agricultural Hall, 6800 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz, B.C. • Harrison Hot Springs Elementary School, 501 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. • North Fraser Fire Hall No. 2, 43824 Watkins Road, Lake Errock, B.C. • Hemlock Valley Fire Hall, 47100 Laurel Road, Hemlock Valley, B.C. ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open to qualified electors of School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) as follows: HOPE ELECTORAL AREA • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 – 8:00 am to 8:00 pm District of Hope Council Chambers, 325 Wallace Street, Hope, B.C. • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 – 8:00 am to 8:00 pm District of Hope Council Chambers, 325 Wallace Street, Hope, B.C. AGASSIZ-HARRISON ELECTORAL AREA • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 – 8:00 am to 8:00 pm - Multi-Purpose Room B, Community & Cultural Centre, 6660 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz, BC • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 – 8:00 am to 8:00 pm - Multi-Purpose Room B, Community & Cultural Centre, 6660 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz, BC - Village of Harrison Hot Spring Council Chambers, 495 Hot Springs Rd, Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. - FVRD Community Access Centre, 10200 North Deroche Road, Deroche, B.C. • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 – 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Harrison Mills Community Hall, 1995 School Road, Harrison Mills, B.C. SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be available to qualified residents, as follows: HOPE ELECTORAL AREA – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Fraser Canyon Hospital and Fraser-Hope Lodge, 1275 7th Ave, Hope, B.C., 9:00 am to 10:30 am Riverside Manor, 765 Old Hope-Princeton Hwy, Hope, B.C., 11 am to 12 noon Park Street Manor, 555 Park Street, Hope, B.C., 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm AGASSIZ-HARRISON ELECTORAL AREA –FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014 Hazelnut Grove, 2008 McCaffrey Road – 9:30 am to 10:30 am Dogwood Manor, 7284 Morrow Road – 11:00 am. to 12:00 noon Glenwood Rest Home/Logan Manor, 1458 Glenwood Drive - 1 pm to 2:30 pm Cheam Village, 1525 McKay Crescent – 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

ELECTOR REGISTRATION – District of Hope/District of Kent/FVRD There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: - 18 years of age or older on general voting day - Canadian citizen - resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration - resident of OR registered owner of real property in School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration, and - not disqualified by the Local Government Act/School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Resident Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency (street address) and identity.

Non-Resident Property Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

ELECTOR REGISTRATION – Village of Harrison Hot Springs If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: - 18 years of age or older on general voting day - Canadian citizen - resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration - resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration, and - not disqualified by the Local Government Act/School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency (street address) and identity.

To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to provide identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING - DISTRICT OF HOPE and VILLAGE OF HARRISON HOT SPRING Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: (a) have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR (b) expect to be absent from the District of Hope OR the Village of Harrison Hot Springs on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities.

REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE Before 4 pm on November 13, 2014 you must have submitted a request for a mail ballot package, in person or by mail to either: District of Hope, PO Box 609, 325 Wallace Street, Hope, BC. V0X 1L0 Phone: 604 869 5671 Fax: 604 869 2275 email: dbellingham@hope.ca or hstevenson@hope.ca OR Village of Harrison Hot Springs, PO Box 160, 495 Hot Springs Rd., Harrison Hot Springs, BC V0M 1K0 Phone: 604 796 2171 Fax: 604 796 2192 email: info@harrisonhotsprings.ca Your request must contain the following information: - Full name - Residential address - Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-residential property electors) - Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at District of Hope Office or the Village of Harrison Hot Springs Office, OR (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package.

- If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or a non-resident property elector.

The District of Hope OR the Village of Harrison Hot Springs will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 30, 2014. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the applicable Chief Election Officer no later than 8 pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the voting day polling station. It is the obligation of the person applying to vote by mail ballot to ensure that the mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer within this time limit.

NOTE: Corporations are not entitled to vote or to have a representative vote on their behalf.

• B.C. Driver’s Licence • Property Tax Notice

ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION INCLUDES ANY TWO (2) OF THE FOLLOWING: • Citizenship Document/Certificate • Credit Card • B.C. Identification Card • Social Insurance Card • Utility Bill • B.C. Care Card • ICBC Vehicle Insurance Documents

If you require further information to determine your Electoral Area please contact School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) at 604 869 2411.

Natalie Lowe-Zucchet, Chief Election Officer

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The Capilano University Women’s Basketball team called Agassiz home this past weekend as they prepared for their upcoming season in the tough PACWEST conference of the Canadian College Athletic Association.

Assistant coach and former AESS Eagles Jenn Bodnar said they are excited about the coming season.

“Last year we were very young with eight rookies on our team," she said. "We think this year we have a chance to compete for a league championship.”

Their team motto for this year is “All In” and the team came to Agassiz looking for a retreat and to focus on

basketball away from hectic North Vancouver.

The team and coaches all stayed with the Bodnar family and were exposed to life in a farming town.

Bodnar and head coach Ramin Sadaghiani also included some AESS girls basketball players in their training camp on Saturday afternoon, giving them the opportunity to be coached by university coaches while still in high school.

Greg Lawley, acting vice principal at AESS, said that "hopefully a successful season for both Capilano and AESS will be traced back to this weekend in October."

The Capilano University Women’s Basketball visited AESS for the weekend to focus on their game in advance of the basketball season.

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Gymnasium open for playtime

The new gymnasium is now open at the District of Kent's Community Recreation and Cultural Centre, and there are open gym times and programs for any age group or ability.

Drop-in programs include open playtime for newborns to five year olds six mornings a week, open gym for kids aged 13 and up,

pickleball (see story page 10), men's floor hockey and basketball, youth basketball, volleyball, badminton, a family playtime and recreational games time.

The Community Recreation and Cultural Centre's grand opening will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8. at 11 a.m. The centre includes 14,000 square feet of additional space, in-

cluding the full size gymnasium, two multipurpose rooms and a kitchen.

In addition to the open gym times, the centre is also busy adding programs that appeal to everyone. Some of those include various yoga classes, dance fitness classes, boot camps, core conditioning, first aid programs and more.

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Alisen Whorly, a long-time resident of Agassiz, BC passed away peacefully on October 20, 2014 with family at her side. Mom was 96 years old.

Alisen was born on January 10, 1918 in Vancouver, BC. Her mother, Ellen (Lovatt) Caughlin was born in England. Her father, Alvin “Bud” Caughlin, was born in London, Ontario and was a joiner carpenter by trade.

In addition to her parents, Alisen was preceded in death by her 8 month old son Rae, her 33 year old daughter, Diane, her older sister, Eileen and her younger sister, Fae. Her husband Wade passed away in 2012 after 76 years of marriage.

She was also preceded in death by her great grandson, Craig and great grandson, Dallas.

Alisen is survived by her younger brother, Ford Caughlin of Surrey, BC; her daughter Merna and son in law Bob of Blaine, WA; her son Garet of Chilliwack; her son Keray and daughter in law Jessie of Agassiz, BC and her daughter, Robbin and son in law, Dan of Campbell River.

Surviving as well are eight grandchildren; Linda (nee Beral) McNeil of Agassiz, BC, Tammie (nee Beral) Hardy of Harrison Mills, BC, Tracie (nee Beral) Tymchyshyn of Regina, SK, Barbara (nee Nowak) Elsik, of Cypress, TX, Monica (nee Nowak) Mattei of Round Rock, TX, Bradley Whorly of Alberta, Shannon Whorly; Luvena (Barstoff ) Bredick of Salmon Arm, BC plus four step-grandchildren, Robert Root Jr. of Paso Robles, CA, Jana Hnatiw of Nanaimo, BC, Paul Hnatiw of Ontario and Darcy Powis, of Gibbons, Alberta. She is survived by 22 great grandchildren; 11 great great grandchildren and one great great great grandchild and many nieces and nephews.

Alisen grew up in Vancouver, BC where she helped her parents run a corner grocery store on Hastings Street. She met and married her husband of 76 years, Wade, and after their first 2 daughters were born, they decided to go farming and bought a 20 acre farm in Agassiz, in 1941. Alisen and Wade moved several times in rural Agassiz, each time enlarging their dairy and corn growing operation.

Mom spent her life loving, protecting and nourishing her family. Her home always welcomed all friends and relatives with a wonderful home cooked meal. Mom enjoyed “company coming”, “drop-in-visitors” and card games. Alisen enjoyed studying the Bible and tending to all her families’ needs and helping each of us get a “start in life”. Mom’s kind heart, loving ways, and beautiful smile will be in our hearts forever.

Mom and her family would like to extend our heartfelt love and appreciation to the Glenwood Care Center Staff in Agassiz. The “Angels of the Earth” who cared for Mom are in our hearts forever.

Thank you so much.

There will be a family viewing on Sunday, October 26, 2014 from 4-5 at Henderson’s Funeral Home, 45901 Victoria Ave. Chilliwack, Interment will take place at 11:00 am Monday, October 27, 2014 at Valley View Cemetery, Agassiz. This will be followed by a memorial service at 2:00 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 7087 MacDonald Rd. Agassiz. A “Tea and Social” will follow at the Friendship House, Morrow Rd, Agassiz.

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September 22, 1939 - October 12, 2014

Auntie Jean as she was known to all that knew her passed away at the Christine Morrison Hospice in Mission, BC, surrounded by her family that loved her dearly.

Born in Cambusbarron, Stirling, Scotland to Jane and George Templeton just at the start of World War II Jean had many memories she would share of what it was like growing up in those times. Jean immigrated to Canada in 1964 as a young girl following in her older sister, Marcet Kerr’s, footsteps. She worked for the Harrison Hotel from 1964 until her retirement in 2004. She was one of the longest standing employees that had remained at the hotel through the many change of owners. Jean started at the front desk where she met many movie stars and well known people.

She then moved to the Payroll office and finally finishing her last 10 years at the Harrison Resort Golf Course. In those years Jean enjoyed curling and spending time with the friends that she made in the village.

She especially enjoyed her time spent with her long time friends, Barb Piegsa, Sandy Maslin and June Bannerman.

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In 2009 Jean sold her place in Harrison and moved to Abbotsford to be closer to her family.

Here she enjoyed her retirement by spending time with her great nieces and great nephew. Everyone who knew her loved her and many a times you would hear “I wish I had an Auntie Jean!!”

She loved her family and would be there to help with anything.

Unfortunately, in May she was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer which progressed so fast she was taken from us 5 months later. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Jean was predeceased by her Mum and Dad, her sisters Susan and Marcet, her niece Ailsa and nephew George. Left behind to mourn her loss are her sisters Catriona Warburton (Neil, Alan & Joanna) and Lorna Dow (Jim & Karen), her brother John Templeton (Rena, Sandra, John & Alison), and Uncle David Martin. Left behind in Canada are her nieces Shielagh Kerr, Moira Fraser (Ryan), Taylor & Brooke Kerr, Kyla Fraser and her nephews, George Kerr (Lisa), Bill Kerr, and Rory Fraser.

Special thanks to Drs. Muthayan, Winston, & Gill, the nurses and staff at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and the excellent care she received from the staff at the Christine Morrison Hospice.

No service by request. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Christine Morrison Hospice.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”

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Recruiting Drive Open House Saturday Oct 25th, 2014 –10:00am to 4:00pm 555 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs

Accepting Applications for Paid On Call Firefighters Are you interested in learning lifesaving skills, emergency operations, fire prevention and community safety? Paid on Call Firefighters are your friends and neighbours. They are the men and women who help keep our Community and citizens safe.

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Applications available from following locations: • The Village Office at 495 Hot Springs Road • Call us at (604) 796‐9966 or drop by the fire hall at 555 Hot Springs Road any Tuesday 7‐9pm • Applications on‐line @ http://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/village‐office‐dept_fire_services.html Neighbors Helping Neighbors Since 1942......Apply Today!!!

Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2014

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WE ARE EXPANDING! Escape Trailer Industries has full time positions available in all areas of production including RV Assembly, Cabinet Work, and Fiberglass Assistants and office staff. Positions will suit energetic, selfmotivated, mature individuals with experience using tape measure, and hand tools.

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The Langley Concrete Group Wants You!

We are a local progressive concrete pre-cast company based in Chilliwack. Duties include; preventative maint., scheduled repairs, and quick response repairs to ensure our modernized equipment runs efficiently. Routine equipment inspections and repairs are required.

The Successful candidate must have good problem solving, diagnostic, interpersonal, and time management skills. Must be able to work flexible hours in a variety of conditions. Experience working with electrical systems and PLC programs would be a definite asset.

Minimum requirements include completion of ITA certificate of qualification as an Industrial Mechanic, inter - provincial red seal endorsement, & a certificate of apprenticeship. Previous work experience in a related industry would be an asset.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES PLUMBING

RENTALS 706

DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL AGASSIZ

#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. LOCAL Plumber. Plugged drains, renos etc. Chad 1-877-861-2423

1755 - #9 Hwy, Agassiz

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AUTO FINANCING

845

T. Marlowe Manor Spacious and bright 1 bdrm....$600/m.

Also, new construction,

SECURITY/ ALARM S SYSTEM

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

851

and 2 bdrm...$799/m

ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks & all others Medical & Fire Free* Alarm Systems 604-792-8055 / 854-8055

378

VACUUMS

from $499 (Made in BC) Repairs & Service. We extend warranties to all makes.

Vacuum needs a service every 5 years just like an oil change!

604-792-8055 / 854-8055

Prkg, coin laundry, elevator & balcony, 5 min walk to all conveniences. Available now.

Call 604-703-3405

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Abbotsford 30255 Cedar Lane DL# 31038 604-855-0666

RV PADS

Rosedale. RV pads available. $420/month + hydro. Cable & Wifi avail. Laundry facilities onsite. Washrooms open year round. RV storage @ $75/mo available. call 604-794-7361

www.galaxyloans.ca

Classifieds WORK!

TRANSPORTATION 810

www.bcclassified.com

AUTO FINANCING

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

2005 Pontiac Pursuit - 1 owner, 137000k $4000 or OBO Call Moe 604-799-0488 or view at 53870 Bridal Falls rd.

PETS

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RETAIL

AGASSIZ Super Valu is looking for a full time meat cutter, must have experience. Competitive wage and Health Care Benefits. Send resume to normatsupervalu@shaw.ca or call Norm at 604-796-9040

PERSONAL SERVICES

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

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Are You $10K Or More In Debt?

DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load.

Call now and see if you qualify.

1-800-351-1783

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260

SKOWKALE FIRST NATION

VECTOR RENO’S

#10 - 3rd Floor 7201 Vedder Road Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5 Phone: 604-824-5117 Email: afc@shaw.ca

300

LANDSCAPING

GENERAL MANAGER

555 HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be received prior to 4:00pm on October 31, 2014

knoke trucking

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Honest Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting $35hr + gas.

(604)997-0332 / (604)491-8607

329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com

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

Warehouse Lien In the matter of the Warehouse Lien Act: Agassiz All Storage, located at: 7651 Industrial Way, Agassiz, BC and Karen Patey of the last known address of: 20819 Landstrom Road, Hope, BC, for unpaid rents totaling $534.01. If this amount is not paid on or before October 30, 2014 the unit contents will be sold by public auction at a later date to settle unpaid rents.

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.

The Scrapper

MISC. WANTED

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

Licensed Dealer.1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

Running this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

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

RENTALS 706

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.344.1069

10/14F_SFN3

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

STEEL BUILDINGS...”GIFT-CARD GIVE-AWAY!” 20X22 $4,358.

25X24 $4,895. 30X30 $6,446.

32X32 $7,599. 40X46 $12,662.

47X72 $18,498. One End wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca

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604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

If you are interested in being a part of our success, please submit your cover letter and resume in complete confidence to:

Financing Available pick a part

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

SALARY GRADE: Negotiable and will be based on qualifications

Auto Financing Dream Team - www.iDreamAuto.com or call 1.800.961.7022

MISC. FOR SALE

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

Skowkale First Nation is seeking the services of a confident and energetic General Manager. This is a full time one-year contract with potential for permanency. Reporting to Council, the General Manager is responsible for leading, planning and organizing the day-to-day operations of Skowkale.

Skowkale First Nation #10 – 3rd Floor 7201 Vedder Road Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5 Attention: Chief Willy Hall Subject: General Manager JD Email: Info@skowkalefn.com Or Fax to 604-824-5342 to: ATTN SKOWKALE

GARDEN EQUIPMENT

2012 JOHN DEERE 410K BACKHOE. Only 742 hrs a/c, 4 in 1 bucket, extend a hoe, aux hydraulic on boom, quick change bucket, 24” dig bucket (new), new front tires, good back tires, inside cab as new, all serviced and ready for work, mint condition.

Financing Available www.andonsales.com. Contact for Price, 604-619-9244

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POSITION SUMMARY:

• A Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Management or Public Administration • A minimum of five (5) years of related and progressive senior management experience, preferably in a First Nation environment • Must have a broad knowledge of First Nation governance, proposal writing, finance, infrastructure, property taxation, land code, planning and development and capital project management • A strong understanding and working knowledge of MS Office Suite software (including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint) • Demonstrated ability to manage a complex organization including: reporting, budgeting and financial management, human resources, policy development • Demonstrates the ability to communicate and deal effectively with the public, to work collaboratively with Council and staff, and to build partnerships in the community and surrounding area • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to establish rapport with people of all educational and occupational backgrounds • Must successfully pass a pre-employment RCMP criminal record check • Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License (Class 5) and have reliable transportation to and from work.

1999 VW JETTA 4 dr auto, fully loaded. STK#619. $3,900.

2003 FORD FOCUS 4 dr, auto, Aircared, STK#545, $3,900.

2002 FORD EXPLORER 4X4, auto, full load. ST#585 $5,900.

2007 DODGE Caravan 7 psgr, Aircared, STK#524 $5,900.

2003 HONDA ACCORD 2 dr, auto, full load, ST#586 $6,900.

2007 FORD FUSION 4 door auto, loaded, A/cared, ST#321 $6,900 2007 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 psgr, leather, runs good, STK#424. $10,900.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 dr sedan, loaded. No trade.

STK#504. $10,900.

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

2010 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, loaded, 7 psgr. ST#428. $13,900.

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

2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab, diesel, 4 X 4, auto short box. STK#275. $16,900.

For Sale: 40” snow blower for garden tractor $250. 48” snow blade for garden tractor $100. Stihl weed-wacker $20.

Call George 604-491-1999

Specializing in all interior & exterior home renovations & additions Call 604-690-3327

2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2 dr, auto, a/c, power lock.

STK#564 $2,495.

2003 HONDA CIVIC 4dr, auto, full load. STK#615 $2,900.

2007 DODGE CARAVAN 7 psgr, auto, fully loaded. Only this week! STK#546. $3,900.

2002 HONDA CIVIC 4 door, auto, fully loaded.

STK#547. $4,900.

2006 PONTIAC MONTANA 7 passenger, auto, loaded STK#554. $5,900.

2007 DODGE CALIBER, 4 dr, auto. STK#602. $5,900.

2007 JEEP COMPASS, 4 dr, auto, full load, STK#603 $7,900.

2009 DODGE AVENGER, 4 dr fully loaded. STK#532. $8,900.

2009 JEEP COMPASS, 4 dr, auto. STK#606. $10,900.

2009 KIA SPORTAGE, 4 dr, auto, full load, runs good.

STK# 624 $10,900.

2012 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 dr auto, sedan, full load, black.

STK#614 $12,900.

2008 CHEV 1500 LT. Crew cab, 4 X 4, auto, short box, fully loaded. STK#600. $16,900.

2009 FORD F150. Super crew 4dr, auto, 4 X 4, loaded.

STK#492. $16,900.

33166 South Fraser Way DL# 40083 778-908-5888

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 552

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

HELP WANTED

1.800.910.6402

ELECTRICAL

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

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Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today!

Pomeranian/Bishon/Pappion.

1 female, $1000 & 1 male, $800. Both small. Call (604)795-4585

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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HELP WANTED

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $625. 1-604-794-5844

GPRC, FAIRVIEW CAMPUS needs a Power Engineering Instructor!

Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

TEACHERS

in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at:

JOURNEYMAN ROOFER or 3rd year apprentice. Wage + Benefits.

FAX 250-492-7781 or E-mail interiorroofing@shaw.ca

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION

Please e-mail resume, including cover letter & references: HR@ langleyconcretegroup.com

APARTMENT/CONDO

AGASSIZ 1 bdrm modern new apt., in suite washer & dryer, all util incl.

Ref. Req. $675 /month. Call 604819-6422 or 604-819-6122 Agassiz - 2bd Bright corner unit.

F/S/DW/Microwave Lndry. in bldg.

N/P, N/S $725/mo+ Util. 1/2 mo DD 604-702-8132 HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovated, $595 & $625/month includes utilities. Call 604-819-6422

Call 604-796-4300 bcclassified.com

ANSWERS

HIRING Labourers, Knowledge of Draintile and Leveling and Grading with shovel. Must be willing to work outside rain or shine. Own vehicle required. Fax your resume to 604524-0983 or email employmentbb@shaw.ca

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

October 23, 2014

LABOURERS

845

PETS

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

Sudoku

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TRUCKS & VANS KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

OUR COMPANY OFFERS: 1.) Attractive Wages & Excellent Employee Benefits.

2.)

Supportive, Engaged Atmosphere With Change Minded Management Group.

3.)

Company Sponsored Social Activities/

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

condo quality l bdrm...$650

• •

LEGAL SERVICES

810

TRANSPORTATION

(Under new Management)

We Service all Makes

188

APARTMENT/CONDO

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

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

TRANSPORTATION

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Community Corner October 2014 Meet the Pros Community Events

October 2014

YOUR SOURCE FOR QUALITY LOCAL PROFESSIONALS

with cask night, a

e BC Craft Beer month nity Services Celebrat val with BC Craft breweries and an evening Agassiz-Harrison Commu festi beer n t. FMI Registratio berfest with live entertainmen Food Bank Christmas Hamper s Hamper, German Oko k Christma - In order to secure a Food Ban registration period registration is required. The 15 till Wednesday, is from Wednesday, October ions will be accepted November 12th. No registrat am Ave. to register after these dates. Visit 7086 Che BC Identification for your g brin to sure be and Proof of Household all Household Members and Income.

call 604-796-5581 - Saturday, Oct Kilby Kids Halloween Party 11 am to 4 pm. from 26 ber Octo day, Sun 25 and enger hunt, games, Costume contest, spooky scav Road, Harrison Kilby 215 ts! crafts, prizes and trea 796-9576 Mills. FMI visit kilby.ca or call 604-

visit harrisonbeerfest.com or

Hope Auto Body Ltd.

cers’ ual Peace & Correctional Offi Annual 6th Ann at 8th 26th ber ool Octo Sch n day, Sun istia Chr n Day Agassiz rsday, Appreciatio ance Thu orm e Perf Driv rch. & Chu lican ner Fundraising Din 10:00 am at All Saints Ang st Pipers. BBQ to join us for a delicious October 23. You are invited pm in the school pasta dinner, beginning at 6:00 the dinner. We ge for gymnasium. There is no char e! look forward to seeing you ther n House - Friday, Ruby Creek Art Gallery Ope evening of music, An .

9pm 6pm from 24 October heed Hwy. Between dance, & art. 58611 Loug ry.com galle kart cree ruby e.

Agassiz & Hop tival - October 24 & 25.

Harrison Beer Fes

and Gue

by The Harrison Highlanders heed Hwy. FMI call Loug 6904 ice. serv w follo lunch to 604-796-3103

Grant Foundation Kent-Harrison dline for submission is Dea ted Invi s tion lica App BC V0M 1A0.

Agassiz, October 31, 2014. PO Box 618, are available on-line at Applications and guidelines kentharrisonfoundation.com

Groups and Activities

FOR KIDS

new friends at Agassiz Library Story time. Join Crackle the library crow, Pete the Cat and Terrill for • Kidz at the Cross - Harrison Elementa storytime fun and super surprises. Refre shments, ry - Thurs. 6 - 7:30 pm Grades 4, 5 & 6 Registration drop in, free. & team leader - Carol Cartmell 604-7 93-0171 or • Agassiz Harrison gospelbrass@shaw.ca Crafts • Games Family Parenting • Lesson Place - Meet friends, old & new! Paren ts/ • Agassiz Kids At The Cross - Thursdays at caregivers with their children 0 - 6 are welcome. the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz.

FMI call Ettie Mon., Weds. & Thurs. 9:30 am - 1 pm 7272 Morro w 604-819-6822 Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313 • Better Beginnings - Pre/post natal • Coffee Break/Story Hour - A weekly Bible education, nutrition & support. Lunch is provided. Study for ladies & children 0-5. Weds. 9:30 am Tues. 10 am to 1 pm. 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call Agassiz Christian Reformed Church on Morro w 604-796-0313 Road. FMI call or text 604-997-4484 • Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm • 1789 The Royal Westmin ster at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in for kids 0 - 5. Regiment Cadet Corps - Westie Army Cadets FMI call Kent Elementary at 604-796-21 Training at the Royal Canadian Legio 61. n Branch No 228 - 344 Fort Street Hope Wed. 6:30 • Preschool Storytime Fridays from PM - 9 pm 10:15 Free for ages 12 - 19 – 11:00 am - Bring us your babies, your toddlers, Captain M.E. Sam Ronholm, your preschoolers. If you are a mom CD , a dad, a Email 1789trg@gmail.c om friend, a nana or a banana, come and meet some or call 604-799-8897

FOR SENIORS

• Seniors Friendship House Drop-In

- Mon. Seniors Walking to Music at 10 am, Sit & Fit at 10:30 am, Bingo at 1 pm, Seniors Learn to Line Dance at 4 pm; Tues. Bridge and Cribb age at 1 pm.; Wed. Floor Curling at 1 pm.; Fri. Floor Curling at 1 pm. FMI call 604-796-3422.

• Council of Senior Citiz ens Organizations (COSCO) is an advo cacy

group devoted to improving “The Quali ty for all seniors. FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-5 of Life” 76-9734 or email ecbayer@shaw.ca

• Agassiz Harrison Senior Peer Sup

port - Knit & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz.

Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-7 96-9841

Join Us In Worship

Father Joaquim Everyone Welcome. Contact ed Church 9am.604 -796-9181.

• Agassiz Christian Reform Dias am. Call 604-703-9558 Meets at the 7452 Morrow Rd. Sun. at 10 tral Community Church day 10:30 am ed Cen ghe Sun .

Lou 0 Ave 686 eer Pion rch 0 Chu 680 Ag Hall at Agassiz United www. visit rch Chu info e ed mor Unit For . ssiz well Aga 0 Kids Ministry as Highway. 604-796-268 am. ol at 10:30 central365.org Sunday Service & Sunday Scho 4 #9 pel Sunday 690 rch Chu n lica The Harrison Gospel Cha All Saints Ang 514 Lillooet am.

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10:3 at Sun ins am arist at 10 Worship Service beg .

Highway, Agassiz. Holy Euch -796-9500 Everyone welcome 604 Call .

HHS , Ave 7 l.com Church 723 St. Anthony’s Cathol&ic11 am, Tues. to Sat. e-mail: hgc@shaw.ca • harrisongospelchape Morrow Road. Sunday 9 am

Best Rates Sarah 604.796.4301

To advertise in this space

966 6th Avenue, 604 •869 •5244 www.hopeautobody.ca Rick’s Computer Services

• General Repairs & Data Recovery • Trojans & Viruses Removed • Same day service on all drop offs

R.C.E. APPLIANCE REPAIR

604-796-2834 Drop by 6438 Lougheed Hwy. (Corner of 7 & 9)

604-796-0538

Service to all makes of washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers & refrigerators

Agassiz All Storage Easy access from Hwy 1 or 7 We have storage for:

• RVS • BOATS • VEHICLES • Heated units • Long term discounts • Security fenced • Electronic gate • Video surveillance 7651 Industrial Way Agassiz, BC • Ph: 1.604.796.5577 info@agassiz-all-storage.com • www.agassiz-all-storage.com

Your Residential Garbage Service Provider Ask about r us & green ecycle w servicesaste !

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Harrison’s Affordable

Handyman

Decks & Fencing Patio Bricks Laminate Skirting Painting Siding & Roofing Power washing Yard Cleanup

Larry 604.997.7602

FINBACK CUSTOM WOODWORKS

604-796-1196 | cell 604-857-3375 • New Cabinetry and Cabinet Refacing • Counter Tops • All Custom Cabinets are made from solid wood (no particle board) 6390 PIONEER AVE., AGASSIZ

Toll free 1.844.646.6337 pioneerdisposal.com • pioneerdisposal@gmail.com

V I S I T O U R S H OW RO OM

www.finback.ca

Communities in Bloom Harrison Hot Springs presents

Halloween

Costume Parade Agassiz Campus Sunday, 10:30 am Kids’ Ministry

• Complete collision & glass services • Courtesy Vehicles • Express repair facility - all insurance company estimates written here

Sunday, October 26 at 2pm

Meeting at the Ag Hall 6800 Pioneer Ave.

Spirit Square, HHS Cookies • Books People’s Choice Pumpkin

www.central365.org

Meet at Memorial Hall, if it rains

Call (604) 795-0214 24 Hour Service

Locally owned and operated For more information visit

www.peteandsonplumbing.com

TO ADVERTISE IN THIS FEATURE: CALL Sarah 604-796-4301

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CHEVROLET.CA

OFFERS END OCTOBER 31ST ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. BCChevroletDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. *Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox, Malibu, Sonic, Cruze, Trax and Orlando. Participating lenders are subject to change.

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: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. 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. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †¥$8,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Fall bonus for Truck Owners (tax inclusive), and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates.

By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes 2014 Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1WT. ††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, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 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. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR 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, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup; delivered in Canada between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. 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. >$3,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and a $2,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discount varies by model and excludes 2014 Cruze LS 1SA. <>$3,000 is a manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on all 2014 Equinox which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance of fers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher ef fective interest rates. †Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 2014 Equinox the 2014 Top Safety Pick Plus Award when equipped with available for ward collision alert. ^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter ser vices in total. Fluid top-of fs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^ ^Whichever comes first. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may var y. ¥Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 2014 Equinox the 2014 Top Safety Pick Plus Award when equipped with available for ward collision alert. *^Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traf fic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (w w w.SaferCar.gov).

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