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Economic development is a top priority for Hope’s council candidates.

The 13 contenders vying for six seats on Nov. 15 shared their vision for growing the community Monday night during an all-candidates meeting at Hope recreation centre.

Dusty Smith, Matt Steberl and Kellen Zerr are young candidates who hope to bring fresh perspectives and new ideas to the council table.

“I represent a generation that does not live in this town anymore and that’s sad,” said 25-yearold Smith. “We need to come together as council and do as much as we possibly can as a team and

represent you as taxpayers in the best possible ways that we can. We have to be willing to grow. Without jobs over the years, we’ve lost many young families to other communities like Rosedale, Chilliwack, and Agassiz. Those people should be living in our community.”

In addition to capitalizing on tourism opportunities, the council candidates believe Hope needs to attract industry in order to provide sustainable jobs. Ryan Mohle sees obtaining resort municipality status as the first step in achieving this.

Donna Burns and Hondo Stroyan also believe the proposed allseason resort in Dogwood Valley and the district’s revitalization tax exemption program will help en-

courage economic growth in the area.

“I believe in working together as a community. Self-sufficient industries, using opportunities we have to capitalize on what we need will produce more jobs and force the expansion of our borders,” said Zerr, who also supports more electronic highway signage to promote Hope.

“We can make use of tourism but at the same time expand the borders.”

Stuart Hartmann feels Hope needs to move forward in a way that invites new opportunity but also protects quality of life, ensuring the community is socially, economically, and environmentally healthy.

He also supports downtown revitalization and further development of parks and trails. Stroyan, Mohle

and Bob Erickson support the construction of a boat launch in Hope to attract anglers. Mohle also suggested constructing a parking lot to get fishermen off the roads, while Erickson said a parking lot and washroom facility is specifically needed on Landstrom Road.

Steberl said council should use social media and TV to promote the community, while incumbent Scott Medlock suggested the district work with real estate agents and marketing agencies to promote Hope’s location to Vancouver and the Okanagan, emphasizing the town’s reduced housing costs, quality of life, and new community brand.

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Incumbent Marv Cope said the board’s decision in June was difficult, but trustees could no longer keep a school open that was seismically unsafe.

“Nobody wants to close a school,” he said. “To make that school safe for people, it would have cost the government $4 million and they weren’t going to put that kind of money out on a school that was 40 plus years old.”

Cope applauded the quick work by district administration to find an interim solution for students this year, while a four-room addition is built at Coquihalla Elementary School to accommodate a K-7 model at the elementary level.

Grade 5-6 students are currently enrolled at Coquihalla, while Grade 7 students are split between Silver Creek Elementary School and Hope Secondary School.

Incumbent trustee Pat Furness feels the district should have handled the school closure differently and brought the issue to the public long before it was.

“I think that we handled the closing of C.E. Barry so badly,” said Furness, who would also like to see more hiring for administrative positions from within the district and fewer issues dealt with in-camera.

“A school becomes a community, especially when the students and teachers have all been there for a long time.

Teachers and students were not allowed time to grieve. As a board, I don’t think we really listened to the public. If I’m elected, I will do everything in my power to not have Grade 7s in the high school.”

Heather Stewin also pointed out that she’s not happy with the current placement of Grade 7s and bringing them together will be one of her priorities if elected.

Another key issue discussed at the meeting was the district’s current budget constraints.

Trustee candidates committed to lobbying for more funding to provide an adequate learning environment. However, Cope noted that declining enrolment remains a problem, which results in

$7,000 less in government funding for every student that leaves the district.

“Public education matters, whether our provincial government wants to admit it or not,” added Robert Genaille. “In my 10 years in the school district as a teacher, I watched the levels drop, I watched text books get older, I watched the classes get bigger, I’ve watched the stress lines on teachers, administrators and support staff get a little deeper, and I’ve watched students get ignored. It’s the students, it’s staff, it’s the people that make our system, it’s the people we are trying to teach. We are the ones entrusted with being the voices for our kids.”

Genaille and Stewin also stated they will be advocates for special needs students at the board table, while Furness and Koopman suggested that classroom technology and the high school apprenticeship program be budget priorities. Furness believes the district needs to do more to ensure students are prepared to succeed in the digital world.

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be given the supports needed for technology to empower the learning process,” she said. “Hope Secondary has one of the best outfitted shops in the Fraser Valley and yet the equipment is underutilized as a result of overcrowded classes made of multi grades 9-12 and lack of technology in the shops.”

Given the high demand for qualified trades people, Koopman feels the district needs to ensure programs are preparing students for success in “this progressive ever expanding job market.”

“Let’s increase the student’s ability to see the relationship between learning and real life,” he added. “Let’s offer them an opportunity to stay actively engaged in their learning and succeed at school. Let’s motivate our students to graduate high school with job qualifying skills.”

Koopman said he can bring insight and a practical perspective to the school board table. He believes his career as a teacher has taught him the importance of personal initiative and college collaboration.

Incumbent candidate Linda McMullan was not in attendance at Thursday’s meeting due to a family commitment.

Hope voters will elect three school trustees on Nov. 15. Even though her name is still on the ballot, Kerry Duplessis has dropped out of the election for health reasons.

Incumbent trustee Tom Hendrickson has been acclaimed in the Canyon electoral area.

There are also six candidates vying for three seats in Agassiz-Harrison electoral area.

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News Honouring tow truck driver Over 50 tow trucks from 15 different companies in B.C. and Alberta participated in a funeral procession to Northwest Harvest Church on Saturday for Bruce Hardy.

Hardy, who was featured on the first two seasons of Highway Thru Hell, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and his health quickly deteriorated.

He lost his battle with the disease on Oct. 10. In addition to the procession, there was a flyover featuring two planes.

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Government funds extreme weather shelter spaces in Hope The B.C. government will fund five extreme weather shelter spaces in Hope this winter to help those whose health and safety may be threatened by cold, wet weather.

The temporary spaces, operated by the Hope & Area Transition Society, will be available from now until March 31,

2015 as communities issue extreme weather alerts for their area.

“Cold and wet weather conditions can be deadly and it is critical that vulnerable people in Hope have a warm and dry place to stay,” said ChilliwackHope MLA Laurie Throness.

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The solution is better access to vaccines, improved sanitation, promotion of breastfeeding and frequent hand washing as well as use of clean cookstoves to reduce indoor air pollution.

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Hope Crime Prevention Society receives award

The provincial government has named the Hope Crime Prevention Society as one of this year’s winners of a Ministry of Justice Community Safety and Crime Prevention Award.

The Hope Crime Prevention Society is a volunteer-led, nonprofit society that has 55 members and runs several programs including a night patrol, day patrol, tunnel watch, Block Watch and Speed Watch. The programs have been successful largely

because of the commitment of their volunteers. Between 2012 and 2013, property crime in the Hope area decreased by 17 per cent.

“I think this award speaks volumes to what ordinary citizens can achieve if they put their mind to it,” said ChilliwackHope MLA Laurie Throness. “I think we owe each of the volunteers a debt of gratitude for taking precious time out of their lives to service the community.”

The Community Safety and Crime Prevention Awards, now in their 17th year, are bestowed on people and organizations in B.C. for their exemplary leadership in community safety and crime prevention and courage to stand up to crime.

The awards are jointly hosted by the BC Crime Prevention Association (BCCPA) and the provincial Ministry of Justice and lead into B.C.’s Crime Prevention Week, Nov. 1-7.

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Fatalities on Highway 3 have been reduced by approximately 50 per cent from a decade ago through engineering, enforcement and education.

The High Risk Corridor program – part of ICBC’s road improvement program –was established for Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton to address fatal crashes and consists of representatives from ICBC, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, RCMP, BC Coroner’s Office and road maintenance contractors.

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Flu season may be early this year Tom Fletcher Black Press

It’s a good year to get a shot of influenza vaccine early, says Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall.

“We’re already starting to see some influenza activity around the province, which suggests that this flu season may be coming earlier than past flu seasons,” said Kendall.

Kendall joined Health Minister Terry Lake and other MLAs who rolled up their sleeves to receive their

annual flu shots at the B.C. legislature.

Lake said flu vaccination is on the upswing in B.C., with last year setting a record for doses of vaccine administered. That includes 76 per cent of health care workers, who are now required to get vaccinated or wear a mask in patient care areas during the winter flu season.

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Council candidate Dusty Smith addresses the crowd Monday night during the all-candidates meeting at the Hope recreation centre. Also pictured are Robert Haley, (left), Hondo Stroyan and incumbent Scott Medlock. Thirteen candidates are vying for six seats at the council table this year.

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Robert Haley suggested he would hold monthly public town hall meetings to solicit input from residents to help determine the community’s direction.

He also believes people should be growing their own food in greenhouses to cut down on trucking pollution as well as making their own clothes.

When questioned about the need for transit, Haley said there should be a bus from Silver Creek to downtown Hope, as well as to Chilliwack.

Smith, Medlock and Heather Stewin also feel a transit route is needed. Steberl sug-

gested council pursue a green alternative instead such as light rail.

If re-elected, Donna Kropp would “move Hope forward working with a council that listens to the stakeholders in the community, make Hope town hall a preferred place to do business, continue to be fair and be a voice for the people of Hope, and make changes when needed for the benefit of the people who live and work here.� She also supports the current vision of AdvantageHOPE and a quarterly review process. “I like transparency and I like participation,� she added. “I’ve

never been in favour of having in-camera meetings.�

The three incumbents hope to build on the work of council over the last few years.

Gerry Dyble pointed out that change takes time and council did the best they could with the information given to them by staff.

Some accomplishments the incumbents noted were the Sucker’s Creek Bridge replacement, new community recreation park, new four-way stop on Kawkawa Lake Road, landfill closure and completion of the transfer station. “We’ve made difficult decisions that

were not popular, but they will save the residents of Hope millions of dollars over the next couple decades,� said Medlock. “I agree that the process taken was not always transparent and I was not always on side with the method but I guarantee that every time there was a discussion in-camera or in open meetings, I spoke and voted with the representation of the entire community weighing heavy on my heart and mind.�

Dyble will continue to push for a rural physicians committee and new public safety building in Hope, an initiative also supported by Kropp.

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Ebola preparation necessary There are going to be some residents in B.C. who question why local health authorities are allocating so many resources into Ebola response efforts.

How can the disease – that’s infecting and killing thousands in western Africa – show up here? It’s a valid question, especially when resources are stretched thin already. While doctors, politicians and others have been quick to suggest that a mass outbreak could conceivably happen here – or even, that one is unavoidable – critics have been less concerned with the few Ebola cases which have sprouted up in the west, responding, somewhat cynically, that no disease can be considered a pandemic if you can still refer to all the victims by name.

But better to be safe than sorry, especially as threats have started trickling in, however slowly. There have been confirmed cases in Texas, while several Canadians across the country have been tested for Ebola-like symptoms. A cruiseship passenger was also quarantined and tested for the disease, but thankfully cleared. We live in a world that is increasingly small, with local residents travelling well beyond our communities for any number of reasons. It’s entirely reasonable to think that someone from here may be in Western Africa or in Texas, or somewhere else where the threat is real.

As a result, local authorities have to be prepared for someone with Ebola-like symptoms to walk into a hospital, which is why Surrey Memorial Hospital has been named as the region’s Ebola headquarters, of sorts. Any patient with symptoms of Ebola will be isolated there.

There are concerns with that, too, however.

The B.C. Nurses Union has raised alarm bells about the health authority’s ability to properly and safely handle a patient who may have Ebola. More specifically, the union is concerned that the new system at SMH puts its nurses at risk.

Already, the union claims, at least one case of a suspected Ebola patient has been mishandled. And while Fraser Health’s executive medical director for infection prevention and control insists otherwise – saying anxiety and misunderstanding are to blame for the current concerns – it is up to health authorities and the provincial government to keep safe those in charge of helping others, namely nurses and other hospital employees.

Obviously, the hope is that Ebola does not arrive here, but if it does, all of us need to ensure we are prepared and stay safe.

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Hot gases spew from legislature B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher The climate debate, which all left-thinking people insist is over, has erupted in the B.C. legislature over our nascent liquefied natural gas industry.

Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Liberal MLA Laurie Throness heated things up by announcing that he’s “agnostic” on the subject of human-caused global warming. The religious terminology is intentional, he said, because this is how climate change is currently discussed – deniers, believers and so on.

Throness mentioned the inflated elephant in the room, 18 years with little or no average global surface temperature rise, even as

greenhouse gas emissions keep rising around the world.

Needless to say, Green Party MLA and climate scientist Andrew Weaver was aghast at this heresy. And NDP MLAs lined up behind former Sierra Club high priest George Heyman to ridicule Throness, inadvertently proving his point about their rather nasty religious zeal.

I’m also skeptical on global warming, as regular readers will know, and so are many voting adults in Canada and elsewhere.

And I agree with Throness’ main point that B.C. shouldn’t sacrifice its energy economy while the jury is still out.

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protesters. So today I’d like to provide some background on the natural gas industry, as someone who grew up with it and worked in it in northeastern B.C. Natural gas is mostly methane, the main ingredient in farts. It is many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, which is one reason it is often flared rather than vented if it isn’t captured for use as fuel.

Raw natural gas may contain carbon dioxide, a key plant food and component of exhaled breath that has been rebranded as pollution. Gas from the Horn River Basin, one of B.C.’s largest deep shale formations, contains 10 per cent or more CO2, more than conventional gas.

B.C.’s most lucrative gas field is the Montney shale around Fort St. John, which contains nearly CO2-

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free gas as well as light petroleum liquids.

(This is similar to the Bakken shale in North Dakota, where American roughnecks continue to burn off vast amounts of gas to get at the more valuable light liquids.

Oddly, President Barack Obama and former Canadian singer Neil Young don’t notice this.)

Weaver and the NDP are correct in their main objection, which is that the B.C. government’s new limits on CO2 from LNG production are a sham. As much as 70 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the gas industry occur before the LNG stage, which is the only thing the new rules regulate.

CO2 that comes up with gas is extracted and vented. A government-subsidized pilot project to capture and store CO2 at Spectra Energy’s operations at Fort Nelson

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seems to be going nowhere. Restricting LNG-related emissions is mostly a cosmetic gesture.

Environment Minister Mary Polak correctly notes that gas producers pay carbon tax. Yes, but only on the fuel they use, not “process emissions” such as flaring. Big LNG proponents plan to burn more gas to compress and cool LNG, and their greenhouse gas emissions beyond a certain limit will force them to buy carbon offsets or pay into a technology fund.

If LNG investment isn’t scared away by protests and piled-on taxes, it surely means B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets are history. The question now is how much that actually matters.

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were both a little peeved at our tax rate, so we found ourselves sort of interviewing people as we went along – asking what they send to their city hall each year. We are now convinced our taxes are at least in line with, or far better than, the majority of towns our size.

In fact some smaller places, with far fewer services than we enjoy, ante up as much as twice we do. In one instance poor management of infrastructure meant a levy $5,600 (over and above annual taxes) to a postage stamp-sized two-bedroom bungalow in small town Manitoba.

Empty storefronts have had us wringing our hands since I moved here more than 30 years ago. On our trip, there wasn’t one place we stopped which didn’t suffer the same angst.

Everyone out there is shooting for a full complement of shops and services – nobody has hit the mark though.

Our downtown with its variety of shops, huge park and spectacular setting really is outstanding when compared to similar-sized places in other provinces. We live in a magnificent spot populated with energetic people working to make things even better than

they already are. I know we’d all like never to have to leave town to shop, but it turns out there is always an outflow no matter where you go.

Even if you live in Toronto, you migrate to the country to recreate, to check out the fresh produce, the quaint shops… and to get away from Toronto. It’s human nature I guess – to snoop around beyond our boundaries. Grass being greener on the other side is a constant condition.

In our travels we were reminded we are not unique with regards to our concerns focused on growth, management and quality of life. These

are challenges everyone faces. They are challenges we expect our politicians to identify and address.

When we head to the polls on Nov. 15 I’m going to be looking to elect a council made up of people who: • recognize and celebrate our assets • know we cannot be complacent, even if our woes are common to other communities • understand why our taxes are what they are and can explain them when asked • appreciate and nurture the volunteerism feverishly working behind the scenes in Hope

New era for the Hope Station House We would like to thank all of the members and executive of the Hope Station House for all of their hard work over the years.

For being volunteers, they gave countless hours of time,

money, and donations to the hall. A big thanks to all our musicians who have entertained us with countless hours of fun and enjoyment.

If there are any articles that were donated or loaded to the

Station House with the intention of taking them back if the hall changed stewardship, please let us know with the proper documentation and these will be returned to you.

We will be glad to see this

grand building turned over to start a new level of life for its next hundred years for all of the people of Hope and area.

Ron Bennett and Deryck Forrest

Community adult literacy funding needed badly Re: Funding for adult literacy (Oct. 23) It’s great to see that Hope’s CALP (Community Adult Literacy Program) again received close to $32,000 to by and large cover, as I understand it, the cost of a qualified teacher to run the program. We do need this badly because literacy is a

“life skill” to quote our MLA, Laurie Throness.

One on Facebook asked why do I not ask him why he doesn’t allow some needy group in the community to use his office in his off hours which are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I had asked him on the phone about his use of the space so I sug-

gested this as a possibility.

He said he would think about it. About a thousand a month was the amount he figured the Legislature was paying for the lease. That’s our tax money for a space sitting empty three days of the week in a town feeling very pinched.

Perhaps this group or any other group could approach

Throness and ask about this.

During the teachers strike his office was closed due to possible “confrontational” problems. Hopefully, something positive can come out of this possibility in terms of creative thinkers in upper echelons working to help needy citizens of Hope.

Ruth Renwick

Some thoughts ahead of voting in the municipal election First off, I hope you all read outgoing mayor Susan Johnston’s column (Mayor offers parting comments, Opinion, Oct. 16) in The Hope Standard – it was a masterpiece. She thanked the good people of Hope. Thanks Susan for looking after our town. Enjoy your retirement and look after George.

The mayor’s job – it’s

a horse race this election. Glen – a good choice. I wonder if he’ll be serving wine at the polling station (I hope it’s red). Cindy – I met her at the Health Fair.

She’s tough but very pleasant. Wilfried the kid – in again to clean up something he didn’t do last time. He’s frugal. Senior Senator Lloyd – knows a lot of high muckie-muck

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people. He will help pull some strings.

As for councillors, I believe we should return one or two of the old councillors. Newcomer Ryan – son of a big company and family man settled in Hope.

Dusty – young with young ideas. Heather – sure has a great townfocused dad, maybe some it will rub off.

Bob the smiling dentist

– smart and very successful businessman.

Hondo – is street wise and an honest used car salesman. The rest I don’t know or will keep my thoughts to myself.

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• Turn on your driving lights on misty or rainy days.

• I think we need an

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That is not to say we didn’t see some wonderful places – we certainly did. In fact I was tempted to stuff a few buildings, restaurants and public spaces in our panniers to bring home and add to the inventory in our gorgeous corner of Canada.

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The completion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road through Delta and expensive refits required at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in North Vancouver could result in a shift of mainland-to-Nanaimo ferry traffic to the Tsawwassen terminal in the coming years.

BC Ferries has released a new major route strategy that proposes ending the Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo run and putting the traffic on the TsawwassenDuke Point route, which has had sailings cut due to low usage.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said BC Ferries should also consider whether it still needs two ferry terminals at Nanaimo, a relic of the NDP government’s decision in the 1990s to build Duke Point. BC Ferries

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calculates that its Nanaimo runs have higher costs and lower ridership than the main Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay run that serves Victoria.

“We’ve said all along that there will continue to be ferry service from Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo to Tsawwassen, but fundamentally it’s a fair question to ask, do we need to continue to have two terminals in Nanaimo,” Stone told reporters Tuesday.

One of the options BC Ferries is considering is a passengeronly ferry that would replace the large car ferries that serve Nanaimo-Horseshoe Bay now.

Horseshoe Bay has congestion problems on the water as well as on land, where vehicles line up along the highway before stacking up in a two-level “transfer deck” to board the ship. That

dock structure is due for replacement at an estimated cost of $200 million.

Horseshoe Bay terminal also serves the Sunshine Coast via Langdale and a third run to Bowen Island with smaller vessels. BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan compares it to an airport with only one runway, with ferries lining up to a terminal that can only load and unload one at a time.

Tsawwassen has multiple berths that can handle simultaneous loading and unloading.

Both Stone and Corrigan emphasized that BC Ferries has to look beyond tinkering with under-used routes to keep fare increases in check.

“This is a longer-term project,” Corrigan told CKNW radio. “It’s not something we’re going to do overnight.”

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B.C. lawyers vote to reject Christian law school

Jeff Nagel Black Press

B.C. lawyers have voted 74 per cent against recognizing Trinity Western University’s proposed law school for the Law Society of B.C.’s admissions program.

The law school has been controversial because the Langley Christian university’s community covenant bans sex outside of traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Critics say that discriminates against gays and lesbians.

The Law Society of B.C.’s board of governors voted 25-1 last Friday with four abstentions to uphold the referendum outcome and rescind their previously granted accreditation of TWU’s

law school.

A total of 5,951 lawyers voted in favour of the declaration against the faith-based law school in the mail-in referendum, while 2,088 were against it. The referendum was ordered after thousands of lawyers demanded the law profession’s regulatory body reconsider its earlier decision. “It is a proud day to be a lawyer,� said lesbian lawyer Barbara Findlay, who said the covenant promising not to have sex outside heterosexual marriage discriminates not just against homosexual couples, but heterosexual common-law couples as well. “Respect for equality is a foundation principle of the rule of law and should

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be a foundation principle of the legal profession,� lawyer Michael Mulligan said.

The law school was approved by the provincial government in late 2013 but the law society controls who can practise as a lawyer in B.C. Asked if the province

may now reverse its approval, Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk said he will give the law society’s decision “due consideration.� Virk’s earlier approval followed the recommendation of the Degree Quality Assessment Board and the preliminary approval of the

Federation of Law Societies of Canada.

The law school was to open in the fall of 2016. “The University is disappointed with this vote,� said TWU spokesperson Guy Saffold. “Trinity Western believes in diversity and the rights of all Canadians to their

personal beliefs and values. A person’s ability to study and practise the law should not be restricted by their faith.�

TWU’s law school is also being blocked by law societies in Ontario and Nova Scotia and the university has mounted court challenges that could end

up before the Supreme Court of Canada.

TWU previously won a Supreme Court of Canada victory in 2001 on grounds of religious freedom over its faith-based teacher training program, which the B.C. College of Teachers had refused to recognize.

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Lt. Governor Judith Guichon is sharing her own experience as an adoptive parent to encourage people to invite the 1,000 young people waiting to join a family in B.C. At an event at the B.C. legislature to declare November Adoption Month, Guichon described her experience adopting four children to live at her Nicola Valley ranch starting in the late 1970s.

The first two children were infants, and in 1989 a relative called and asked if Guichon and her first husband would add a brother and sister who were then aged three and five. Their mother had two older twin boys and was “struggling on her own. “Having always wanted a large family and having lots of resources such as wide open spaces to offer, we didn’t hesitate to say yes,� Guichon said. “I know that we gave these children a great home, and as a mother I worked to take care of them. What I never knew is how much they would take care of me. You see, when my children were 20, 16, 15 and 13, we lost their father in an accident. To say that I would not have endured without my children is not overstating the case.�

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux and Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond issued a joint statement, noting that 1,300 adoption placements have been found in the past five years. But there are 1,000 more children and teens who are still waiting. “The reality is that many of the young people in care who are waiting for adoption are school age,� they said. “They may be siblings who need to stay together. Some may have special placement needs due to difficult early childhood experiences, prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs, learning delays or other developmental challenges.�

Cadieux launched a social media campaign for November to promote adoption, including a website at www.1000familiesbc.com with adoptive family profiles and videos.

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Teacher strike cheques in the mail Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government has sent out 165,000 cheques to B.C. parents to compensate them for school days lost in the teacher strike in September, accounting for more than half of the students eligible for the $40-a-day payments.

The finance ministry reports that nearly 230,000 families have registered for the payments, which cover 13 school days missed in September before a contract was reached and teachers returned to work.

Those families represent 295,000 children aged 12 and under enrolled in public school, 97 per cent of the total eligible.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the first batch of cheques went out Oct. 20. He said with the vast number of applications it’s possible there will be “glitches” due to data entry errors, and some applications are taking longer to verify.

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“For children who were not in public school last year, for example children now in kindergarten for the first time, it will take a week or two longer to process those cheques,” de Jong said.

CTV reported on one case last Wednesday where separated parents both applied for the fund and are in a dispute over which should receive it.

Parents and primary caregivers have until the end of January to register for the payments, online at bcparentinfo.ca or by phone at 1-877-387-3332 to receive paper application forms.

The payments are not considered taxable income and do not affect benefits such as the B.C. early childhood tax benefit, sales tax credit or federal GST credit.

Payments to the eligible students who have registered represent a $15.3 million cost to the provincial treasury, equivalent to payroll savings during the strike.

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For children over 5 years of age, adults and seniors, contact your doctor or local pharmacist for an appointment. Children ages 5-17 years who are eligible for flu vaccine and want Flumist (nasal spray) and their families please contact the Public Health Unit for an appointment.

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Decision helps protect Fraser Valley airshed Environment Minister rejects Bylaw 280

Jennifer Feinberg Black Press

It’s a decision that Fraser Valley politicians say could be the proverbial nail in the coffin of Metro Vancouver’s dream of building a garbageburning incinerator.

FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz lauded the decision recently by B.C. Minister of Environment Mary Polak to reject Bylaw 280, which would have forced trash haulers in Metro Vancouver to stay within the Vancouver region and use only Metro facilities.

“It’s the best news I have heard in a long time,” Gaetz said.

The negative impacts Bylaw 280 would have had on B.C. business, the environment, and the economy were cited in Polak’s decision.

They were especially pleased to note that Minister Polak acknowledged Bylaw 280 “was not in the public’s interest,” said Gaetz.

FVRD has been fighting the WTE plan for seven years, after considerable research and weighing of potential impacts to the vulnerable Fraser Valley airshed.

“We sincerely hope that Metro Vancouver will now consider abandoning its plans to build a garbage incinerator and move toward more effective, less costly alternatives.”

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FVRD officials were celebrating the decision recently by B.C. Minister of Environment Mary Polak to reject Bylaw 280. It would have forced trash haulers in Metro Vancouver to stay within the Vancouver region and use only Metro facilities.

Gaetz heard about the for Surrey-Panorama decision, she reacted to conduct a review quickly on social me- of Metro Vancouver’s dia, posting ebullient- solid waste plan to ly: “This is the best find the most appropriate way news I have to achieve heard in a diververy long “It’s the best waste sion. time. “ W e “Hear that news we’ve would be thud? It’s a heard in a pleased to nail in the work with coffin of long time.”

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As part of the deci- go, she said.

FVRD vice chair sion, Polak appointed Marvin Hunt, MLA Patty Ross said it was

call for a “big celebration,” and thanked the minister “on her balanced decision” to deny Metro Vancouver’s waste flow control Bill 280.

“Without this bill, they can’t guarantee enough garbage to feed the incinerator, nor can they raise tipping fees enough to pay for it,” wrote Ross on social media. “I know it’s not over yet, but I’ve been fighting these polluting garbage burners for 8 years (longer than SE2) and it’s been a frustrating and time consuming battle, so I’m celebrating this big win.”

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Remembrance Day is an opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices today’s soldiers make and all those who preceded them.

It commemorates the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. This was when the Armistice was signed, marking the official end of the First World War. Remembrance Day now includes all wars that have occurred since the Great War of 1914-1918. The bloodiest battle in Canadian history was the Battle of the Somme, which took place from July 1 to the end of November 1916.

On the first day of this battle, the 1st Newfoundland Regiment was virtually annihilated in the village of Beaumont.

Machine guns, barbed wire, trenches and massive artillery shelling resulted in ferocious fighting marked by heavy losses. Some 24,713 Canadians and Newfoundlanders died in the battle. The totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century and the Second World War are the direct consequences of the Great War. There has not been

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Coun. Tim Hudie and Mayor Susan Johnston lay a wreath during last year’s Remembrance Day service in Hope. The parade will leave the Legion next Tuesday (Nov. 11) at about 10:40 a.m. on route to the cenotaph.

a single day since 1918 that has not been marked by war or armed conflict somewhere in the world.

The Second World War is the most remembered because of the atom bombs dropped on Japan and because it left its mark on three generations. It’s also known as the deadliest war, with more than 60 million casualties, one third of which were

Local services The Hope Remembrance Day service takes place Tuesday (Nov. 11) in Memorial Park. The parade, which leaves the Legion at about 10:40 a.m. on route to the cenotaph, will feature a colour party, veterans, dignitaries, RCMP officers, firefighters, and local community groups. This year’s honour guards will be members of the 1789 The Royal Westminster Regiment Army Cadet Corps.

Walter Pankew and Ian Williams will MC the service, which includes two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. followed by piper Ian Newbigging playing lament. The Hope Secondary School band will then perform during the wreath laying. Residents are invited back to the Legion for lunch and refreshments following the service.

A Remembrance Day service will also be held in Boston Bar on Nov. 11. Parade participants will meet at North Bend Community Place at 10:30 a.m. and walk to the Memorial Site by the pool. Following the opening ceremony and singing of O’Canada, there will be a reading of In Flanders Field. Two minutes of silence will then be observed as well as lament, reply to In Flanders Fields, laying of wreaths, the Lord’s Prayers, and singing of God Save the Queen. Refreshments will be served at North Bend Hall following the service, courtesy of the Thrift Shoppe.

military personnel.

Wearing a red poppy for Remembrance Day has been a tradition in this country for over 90 years. People across the country wear poppies in their lapels and decorate war memorials with wreaths and bunches of poppies on Nov. 11. The famous poem “In Flanders Field,” written by

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae during the First World War, is the most frequently read and quoted poem about war.

It is the mention of poppies in the first and last verses that has turned this flower into an emblem of remembrance and a symbol of new growth in the devastation left by war.

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What is your background or political experience?

What are the most pressing issues facing Hope?

Hope has been my downtown core for 38 years. While our saw mill was feeding people right through to Chilliwack, we had a family business of 120 people, employing many people from Hope. I have been fully engaged in local government – chair of Hope Hospital, director on Chamber of Commerce and a good record of negotiating with corporations and government.

A lack of openness (transparency) and a shortfall in the understanding that everything is connected and everything in our region from Laidlaw, Sunshine Valley to Boston Bar impacts all of us, as we found out when the Boston Bar mill closed. We need to encourage one another to move forward in a positive way for our small region.

My wife and our family moved to Hope 10 years ago. I have owned my own business for five years now. For two years I was the president of the Hope & District Chamber of Commerce, to which I am currently a member.

The biggest issue facing Hope is the increase in taxes being collected versus the services being received.

Since 1980 (with the exception of one year) I have lived in Hope. I graduated from Hope Secondary School in 1989 and went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a finance concentration. Over the past 21 years, I have been elected on five separate occasions – twice as school trustee, once as councillor and twice as mayor.

I currently own and run my own business and have for several years. I had a business from many types including ranching and farming also race horses!

If elected, what would be your main priority as mayor?

My main priority if elected will be to try and bring about a level of respect amongst all the players on the team of Hope – shareholders (taxpayers), elected people and town staff. I believe the most important ingredient for success in any field is respect, coupled with passion for what we are doing.

Why should people vote for you?

My extensive experience with three large corporations, small business and local government has positioned me very well to bring the right leadership to Hope at this time. I would appreciate your vote and I will remain true to listening, taking action and if mistaken be openly honest about it.

My first priority is to bring forth a motion to have an audit of practices of district hall. This is to ensure the levels of service for a community our size are being met and where possible efficiencies and synergies are being utilized.

With my business and my family, I have much invested in Hope. I want to work with others to ensure the vibrancy of this community is achieved through collaboration, long-term vision, and fiscal responsibility.

Extremely high taxes, need for more quality employment, and a reinstatement of a functional council dynamic. The theme of respect is also very important to me – respect for your finances, respect for input from the public and proper communication with all taxpayers. More careful spending habits by the district and intentional support of local businesses is key to the health of the district.

My first goal will be to make sure the district is functioning smoothly by making council set a clear and realistic direction. Staff must feel respected but realize that council sets the goals and priorities.

Accurate and honest reporting of the facts and issues is key for the new council. Starting to televise meetings again on the internet and Shaw Cable will help.

Over the past two decades, I have had the pleasure and honor of serving the district on five separate occasions! I firmly believe that experience in our community is very important for any successful mayor. I have always worked hard, been respectful to all who I have come in contact with and will be very focused on results from our new council.

Hope is in dire need of restructuring, from our roads and our water to employment. Also, bringing people of the town together to bring in a good solid financial base.

First off I would look at the books and the finances, and look at doing some house cleaning in city hall. Then start getting the people involved in due process.

Because I believe in our town and the people who live here. Because sometimes you can see when you are from outside the box. Because I will give the people back Hope where it belongs, in their rightful hands. To have an open door policy to all because you the people are Hope and I will be your humble servant.

CINDY YOUNG Mayoral Candidate

GENERAL VOTING DAY - Nov. 15 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Hope Recreation Centre Conference Room, 1005 6th Avenue

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY - Nov. 12 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

District of Hope Council Chambers. 325 Wallace Street

Candidates at a Glance

FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT

election!

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LLOYD FORMAN * Area A candidate

JAMES FOUGERE Area A candidate

TERRY RAYMOND Area A candidate

What is your background or political experience?

What are the most pressing issues facing the area?

If elected, what would be your main priority as area director?

Why should people vote for you?

I have spent over 30 years involved with local government, when elected and when not elected. I am very passionate about our ability locally to bring pressure to bear on the governing authorities.

Having spent the same time operating a small business has given me the fundamentals of economics.

The economy and the jobs that come with it. I worry about us losing our small business services, so I’ve been working on a very creative plan to bring us 20 jobs, while we wait for the big one on the mill site. Meanwhile I have identified funding to put in flush toilets and a doggie park for travellers.

If elected I will continue with two or three projects that I have on the go, and I will continue to be unemployed so that I can engage myself fully to local government, without any possible conflict of interest that an employer might bring.

I would like your vote so I can continue my tradition of open government with town hall meetings that bring an understanding that the only real problems in a democracy are the single issue people. We need to help one another with our understanding that nothing happens in isolation, everything is connected.

I have volunteered with the board of directors of the Lytton Chamber of Commerce, the Canyon Strategy Committee, Vancouver Coast & Mountain Tourism & Community Tourism Foundations, Boston Bar/North Bend volunteer fire department, soccer coach, cub & scout leader, and developed a small guest ranch to raise our family and create employment by bringing tourism into the community.

Growth is the most pressing issue facing the area. Without growth the community cannot move forward.

If elected, my main priority as area director would be to be available to any community members that may require assistance to work with the Fraser Valley Regional District to develop their property, business or any other issues to move our community forward.

As a concerned citizen of the future of our community, I believe we need change. If elected, it will give me the opportunity to assist residents to develop their ideas and prosper. My activities as your community director and that of the FVRD in regards to the area will be documented, made available and be accessible to any community member at a community designated location.

Area A director from 19952008. I served four years as chair of the Fraser Valley Regional District, three years as vice-chair, three years as electoral area directors representative on the UBCM executive and chair of their Aboriginal Relations Committee for three years. I also was chair of Hope and District Recreation Commission for 11 years and director on the Municipal Finance Authority for four years.

As with most small rural communities in British Columbia, jobs are a big issue. Just as important is ensuring that services that are presently provided in our community are not only kept here but are enhanced.

I want to know what the priorities of the people of Area A are, not mine, theirs, then work on how we, working together, can achieve them.

I will promise only one thing, and that is I will work hard representing our communities and by working together we can strive to achieve the priorities that “they” (community members) have set for our area.

* Indicates incumbent

GENERAL VOTING DAY - Nov. 15 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley, 47585 Trans Canada Highway VOTING INFORMATION At the time of registering, 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 B.C. for at least six 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 • Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election

BC MUNICIPAL

election!

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Candidates at a Glance election! ’14

LLOYD FORMAN Mayoral candidate

GLEN OGREN Mayoral candidate

WILFRIED VICKTOR Mayoral Candidate

DISTRICT OF HOPE

What is your background or political experience?

What are the most pressing issues facing Hope?

Hope has been my downtown core for 38 years. While our saw mill was feeding people right through to Chilliwack, we had a family business of 120 people, employing many people from Hope. I have been fully engaged in local government – chair of Hope Hospital, director on Chamber of Commerce and a good record of negotiating with corporations and government.

A lack of openness (transparency) and a shortfall in the understanding that everything is connected and everything in our region from Laidlaw, Sunshine Valley to Boston Bar impacts all of us, as we found out when the Boston Bar mill closed. We need to encourage one another to move forward in a positive way for our small region.

My wife and our family moved to Hope 10 years ago. I have owned my own business for five years now. For two years I was the president of the Hope & District Chamber of Commerce, to which I am currently a member.

The biggest issue facing Hope is the increase in taxes being collected versus the services being received.

Since 1980 (with the exception of one year) I have lived in Hope. I graduated from Hope Secondary School in 1989 and went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a finance concentration. Over the past 21 years, I have been elected on five separate occasions – twice as school trustee, once as councillor and twice as mayor.

I currently own and run my own business and have for several years. I had a business from many types including ranching and farming also race horses!

If elected, what would be your main priority as mayor?

My main priority if elected will be to try and bring about a level of respect amongst all the players on the team of Hope – shareholders (taxpayers), elected people and town staff. I believe the most important ingredient for success in any field is respect, coupled with passion for what we are doing.

Why should people vote for you?

My extensive experience with three large corporations, small business and local government has positioned me very well to bring the right leadership to Hope at this time. I would appreciate your vote and I will remain true to listening, taking action and if mistaken be openly honest about it.

My first priority is to bring forth a motion to have an audit of practices of district hall. This is to ensure the levels of service for a community our size are being met and where possible efficiencies and synergies are being utilized.

With my business and my family, I have much invested in Hope. I want to work with others to ensure the vibrancy of this community is achieved through collaboration, long-term vision, and fiscal responsibility.

Extremely high taxes, need for more quality employment, and a reinstatement of a functional council dynamic. The theme of respect is also very important to me – respect for your finances, respect for input from the public and proper communication with all taxpayers. More careful spending habits by the district and intentional support of local businesses is key to the health of the district.

My first goal will be to make sure the district is functioning smoothly by making council set a clear and realistic direction. Staff must feel respected but realize that council sets the goals and priorities.

Accurate and honest reporting of the facts and issues is key for the new council. Starting to televise meetings again on the internet and Shaw Cable will help.

Over the past two decades, I have had the pleasure and honor of serving the district on five separate occasions! I firmly believe that experience in our community is very important for any successful mayor. I have always worked hard, been respectful to all who I have come in contact with and will be very focused on results from our new council.

Hope is in dire need of restructuring, from our roads and our water to employment. Also, bringing people of the town together to bring in a good solid financial base.

First off I would look at the books and the finances, and look at doing some house cleaning in city hall. Then start getting the people involved in due process.

Because I believe in our town and the people who live here. Because sometimes you can see when you are from outside the box. Because I will give the people back Hope where it belongs, in their rightful hands. To have an open door policy to all because you the people are Hope and I will be your humble servant.

CINDY YOUNG Mayoral Candidate

GENERAL VOTING DAY - Nov. 15 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Hope Recreation Centre Conference Room, 1005 6th Avenue

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY - Nov. 12 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

District of Hope Council Chambers. 325 Wallace Street

Candidates at a Glance

FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT

election!

’14

LLOYD FORMAN * Area A candidate

JAMES FOUGERE Area A candidate

TERRY RAYMOND Area A candidate

What is your background or political experience?

What are the most pressing issues facing the area?

If elected, what would be your main priority as area director?

Why should people vote for you?

I have spent over 30 years involved with local government, when elected and when not elected. I am very passionate about our ability locally to bring pressure to bear on the governing authorities.

Having spent the same time operating a small business has given me the fundamentals of economics.

The economy and the jobs that come with it. I worry about us losing our small business services, so I’ve been working on a very creative plan to bring us 20 jobs, while we wait for the big one on the mill site. Meanwhile I have identified funding to put in flush toilets and a doggie park for travellers.

If elected I will continue with two or three projects that I have on the go, and I will continue to be unemployed so that I can engage myself fully to local government, without any possible conflict of interest that an employer might bring.

I would like your vote so I can continue my tradition of open government with town hall meetings that bring an understanding that the only real problems in a democracy are the single issue people. We need to help one another with our understanding that nothing happens in isolation, everything is connected.

I have volunteered with the board of directors of the Lytton Chamber of Commerce, the Canyon Strategy Committee, Vancouver Coast & Mountain Tourism & Community Tourism Foundations, Boston Bar/North Bend volunteer fire department, soccer coach, cub & scout leader, and developed a small guest ranch to raise our family and create employment by bringing tourism into the community.

Growth is the most pressing issue facing the area. Without growth the community cannot move forward.

If elected, my main priority as area director would be to be available to any community members that may require assistance to work with the Fraser Valley Regional District to develop their property, business or any other issues to move our community forward.

As a concerned citizen of the future of our community, I believe we need change. If elected, it will give me the opportunity to assist residents to develop their ideas and prosper. My activities as your community director and that of the FVRD in regards to the area will be documented, made available and be accessible to any community member at a community designated location.

Area A director from 19952008. I served four years as chair of the Fraser Valley Regional District, three years as vice-chair, three years as electoral area directors representative on the UBCM executive and chair of their Aboriginal Relations Committee for three years. I also was chair of Hope and District Recreation Commission for 11 years and director on the Municipal Finance Authority for four years.

As with most small rural communities in British Columbia, jobs are a big issue. Just as important is ensuring that services that are presently provided in our community are not only kept here but are enhanced.

I want to know what the priorities of the people of Area A are, not mine, theirs, then work on how we, working together, can achieve them.

I will promise only one thing, and that is I will work hard representing our communities and by working together we can strive to achieve the priorities that “they” (community members) have set for our area.

* Indicates incumbent

GENERAL VOTING DAY - Nov. 15 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley, 47585 Trans Canada Highway VOTING INFORMATION At the time of registering, 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 B.C. for at least six 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 • Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election

BC MUNICIPAL

election!

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Comprehensive coverage of your 2014 municipal election SEE MORE ONLINE AT HOPESTANDARD.COM/MUNICIPALELECTION

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAY Hope Al-Anon Group: Al-Anon supports friends and families of problem drinkers.

Monday, Nov. 10 8 p.m.

Fraser Canyon Hospital meeting room 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-7078 hopebcalanon@gmail. com Auxiliary to Fraser Canyon Hospital / Fraser Hope Lodge Monthly Meeting: Auxiliary to Fraser Canyon Hospital / Fraser Hope Lodge: We raise funds for our hospital and lodge and have several events throughout the year. We also have two gift shops, one in the hospital and the other in the lodge. We sell beautiful handmade afghans, baby layettes, sweaters, jewelry and cards at reasonable prices. With the money raised we are able to continue to purchase large items needed for patient’s comfort and care. We look forward to new members to join our volunteer group.

Check out our website: auxiliarytofrasercanyonhospital.com.

Monday, Nov. 10 1 p.m.

Fraser Canyon Hospital Conference Room 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-3517 marybirc@telus.net

TUESDAY Senior keep fit: This fitness class is designed for seniors, and uses weights and bands for strength training.

Chairs are also used to support the participant.

This class has been ongoing for 15 years. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. Golden Ager’s Hall 560 Douglas St. 604-869-8435 jilllast1@gmail.com Tops Meeting: Powerful support group for weight loss and lifelong health. Weigh-in 5:306:50 p.m. Meeting 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Anglican Church Hall 681 Fraser St. 604-869-2204 eyesee55@telus.net Conversation Circles: If you’re learning English and want to practice speaking with other people in a friendly, casual place, come join us for coffee! There will be guided weekly discussions about Canadian culture, food, current events, and a variety of other topics. Tuesday, Nov. 11 10:30 a.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313

deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca Walking Group: Fraser Canyon Hospice Society is pleased to offer a weekly walking group this fall. The purpose of the group is to offer a friendly and supportive opportunity to connect with others who share similar experiences.

Moving at a casual, relaxed pace the group combines the benefits of physical activity and social support. It is open to community members who are living with a life-limiting illness, as well as the friends and family members, those who are bereaved and those caring for loved ones at home or in a facility.

The group will meet rain or shine. Tuesday, Nov. 4 10:45 p.m. Fraser Canyon Hospital rest area 1275 7th Ave. 604-860-7713 ashleigh.erwin@fraserhealth.ca Transformation Tuesdays: A drop-in motivational group focusing on personal growth and development! Tuesday, Nov. 11 12 p.m. Read Right Lounge 869 3rd Ave. (Unit F) 604-869-1973 shauna.readright@gmail. com Hope Scrabble Club: Queue, quixotry, zymurgy. If you are a serious Scrabble player looking for a challenging game, this is the group for you. Tuesday, Nov. 11 10 a.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca Hope Community Choir: Hope Community Choir is a mixed secular choir who sing for the sheer joy of singing, come and join us. Tuesday, Nov. 11 7 p.m. United Church 310 Queen St. 604-869-8435 jilllast1@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY Parent Child Mother Goose: Discover fun with rhymes, songs, and stories! This is an interactive program for babies 15 months and younger and caregivers. Toddlers welcome too! Mother Goose helps your baby learn speech and language skills.

Healthy snacks are provided. Registration appreciated. Wednesday, Nov. 12 10:30 a.m.

Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 krushlow@fvrl.bc.ca

of tomorrow through fun yet challenging activities. Wednesday, Nov. 12 6:30 p.m. Hope Legion 344 Fort St. 1789trg@gmail.com

$how Me the Money: A beginner’s financial literacy program that looks at creating and maintaining budgets, preparing for holiday expenses, and making smart food decisions.

Learn to get the best bang for your buck, and how to stretch a dollar a little further!

Please pre-register by contacting via email or telephone! Wednesday, Nov. 12 1 p.m. Read Right Society Bay Room 895 3rd Ave. 604-869-1973 shauna.readright@gmail. com

membership required, just stop on by. Thursday, Nov. 13 10:30 a.m.

Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

Yale Garden Club : Come join us for discussion, coffee, sharing of seeds etc. and socialize!

Wednesday, Nov. 12 7 p.m. Yale Library 65050 Albert St. 604-863-2279

THURSDAY Senior’s Coffee and Conversation: Join us for a cup of coffee, tea, and homemade treats.

You’ll enjoy some interesting and lively conversation. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hope Library. No

Westie Army Cadet Training: The cadet program prepares youth ages 12 to 19 to become the leaders

FRIDAY Tops Meeting: Powerful support group for weight loss and lifelong health. Weigh-in 8:159:10 a.m. Meeting 9:3010:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Anglican Church Hall 681 Fraser St. 604-869-0323 gramelapamela@yahoo. com Friends of the Hope Library 4th Annual Quiz Night: In 2013, “The Don Quizotes” toppled the champions,

“The Quizards.” Who will be the winners of the prestigious Hope Highbrow Award this year? Funds raised by this annual event go toward programs and improvements at the Hope Library. The night is challenging, competitive and just a whole lot of fun! Tickets are now on sale at the library.

We were sold out last year so get your team together and get your tickets early! Friday, Nov. 14 7 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

SATURDAY Beta Sigma Phi Craft Sale: The 37th Annual Craft Sale. Come and

find the perfect gift for that special person.

Applications available at the Hope Library.

Saturday, Nov. 15 10 a.m. The Hope Legion 344 Fort St.

SUNDAY Happy Knit Group: Bring your knitting and share in the conversation about patterns and projects, ideas and yarns. Beginners and all abilities are welcome so head on down to the library to spend some time chatting with other knitters at this cozy fireside knitting circle. Sunday, Nov. 9 1:30 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. 604-869-2313 deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

GET GEARED UP! One of the major fundraisers that keeps volunteer safety personnel operating on local mountains occurs Nov. 15-16 in Abbotsford.

The annual Canadian Ski Patrol's (CSP) Winter Extreme Ski Show and Swap sees about 10,000 pieces of ski and snowboard equipment valued at approximately $1 million on consignment at the Ag-Rec building, selling for significant savings over new, said Denis Dion, swap manager.

"You can completely outfit yourself or your family members for under $100," he said.

Everything from boots to boards will be on hand, and each piece is safety inspected.

Any helmets for sale are brand new.

"We have extreme selection and extreme pricing."

Nearly 95 per cent of the equipment is still new – just last year's models.

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The swap has been running since the late 1970s, said Dion, who took on the event chair position in 1994. From its humble beginnings in a church basement, the swap grew and needed more space. They went from the basement to an auditorium, then Tradex and now the Ag-Rec building.

Between the Abbotsford event, and a similar one in Vancouver, these fundraisers generate enough money – about $100,000 – to keep CSP volunteers on the slopes in locales such as Hemlock, Manning and Seymour, where they are often the first responders to anyone who has a mishap while skiing inbounds.

Any off-the-trail emergencies are handled by search and rescue teams.

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Album mixes zen, bluegrass and americana Jennifer Feinberg Black Press

Singer-song writer Matt Lowen’s explores some poignant territory on his brand-new CD, Last Year’s Leaves.

The CD release party is at Tractorgrease Café on Chilliwack

Lake Road on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Lowen says the music is a “blend of zen, bluegrass and americana,” and it took almost two years to write. The album was recorded at Spiderlodge Studios in Chilliwack last summer.

“It’s the music of change, of transition, of life as we live it,” Lowen wrote, adding that growth and change were major themes.

The CD is overflowing with “an abundance of image & song as it explores the cycli-

cal nature of growth & decay, love & loss, and life & death.”

Lowen penned 50 tunes, mostly in his home studio, and then winnowed them down to seven for the album.

“I tried to make it as precise as possible.”

The CSS grad said

he used “Occam’s Razor” to take out everything unnecessary in the writing stage.

The recording turned out to be an organic and enjoyable labour of love when they laid down tracks at Spiderlodge Studios, in the shadow

of Little Mountain in Chilliwack.

“From the hummingbirds buzzing over our heads in the afternoons, to the dogs curled up beneath our feet in the evenings, to the moon shining through the window as it rose over

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Mt. Cheam, the record began to reflect the natural setting it was born out of,” Lowen said.

A road trip out of Idaho brought friends and musicians, Renee and Jason Homey, to lay down the fiddle track on ‘Never Goodbye.’

It was Rick Genge on guitar, dobro, and bass, and Lowen on piano, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, and guitar.

“We have kind of a system and can play almost every instrument,” Lowen offered.

There’s an old-world sensibility to the acoustic recording, but presented with a fresh, contemporary edge. Lowen says it’s “kind of like Bluegrass in a graveyard on a Thursday afternoon.”

For the CD party on Nov. 8, the Spiderlodge trio will open the show with Genge, Lori Paul and Clay Thornton.

Lowen’s dad, Brian Lowen, will be on bass.

“I usually play alone, so it’s nice to have a band for that night.”

It was an adventure shooting the music video, with Leigh Culpin, who also did his cover art.

They filmed some of it in the lower bowl part of Mt. Cheam, but then hiked up to the top, with backpacks and headlamps, to get the iconic sunset shots.

Lowen ended up essentially running down the mountain, racing the sun, which was setting quickly.

“It was quite a day.”

The shots were incredible.

“But I was freezing to death. We filmed the last shots as the sun went down, which is cool, but now it’s dark and we’re on a mountain. So I pretty much had to run back down.”

The police were waiting at the bottom, since he hadn’t managed to return home by sunset as promised.

They were safe.

“I guess necessity was the mother of fitness in this case.

“I didn’t want to spend the night on the mountain. So that ended a day of suffering and enlightenment.”

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Regional Little League team eyes up Agassiz fields Team play would start spring of 2015 Jessica Peters Black Press

It’s been about 10 years since Agassiz has had a kids baseball team to call its own. In that time, any kids interested in playing ball have had to travel to places like Chilliwack and Mission.

But an overcapacity at those cities’ ball diamonds means baseball is coming back to town — and in a big way.

Two men are looking to create the Agassiz Little League Association, with a catchment area that will include Chilliwack, Hope and Agassiz/Harrison. Trevor McGuire and Chris McCurdy have been talking to the District of Kent’s recreation department about the feasibility of a local league, and are already gearing up for some winter training.

“We have all been extremely pleased with being able to bring this sport to Agassiz with the District of Kent helping us to develop the opportunity for all of our youth,” said Trevor McGuire.

“Becoming a Little League Canada & International affiliate opens

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Debbie (second from the left) and Brian McKinney from Hell’s Gate Airtram recently presented Fraser Canyon Hospice Society with a $763 cheque, which was raised from guests donating to the attraction’s onsite wishing well this season. Two staff members (Sam Holden and Jessica Harvey) also donated proceeds from selling their handmade jewelry at the Canada Day market in Hope.

the door for us to participate in commodate the team, and Mission the USA and for USA teams to didn’t work as a location either. come to Agassiz to play baseball.

But in Agassiz, the fields are beThe goal of our organization is to ing underutilized. While there is promote elite baseball training in a two-pitch adult league, District a year round enstaff said they vironment. I bebelieve the two lieve Agassiz can organizations can “The goal of our provide us with coordinate field the perfect locausage to avoid organization is to tion for this to conflict.

The promote elite baseball league is hoping happen.”

In a report to to use diamonds training in a year council present1 and 5 on Tuesed last Monday, round environment.” days, Fridays and they estimate Sundays. about 160 kids Trevor McGuire Fields are afaged seven to 18 fordable in Agaswould make up siz, renting to the league. Those kids would be split into eight to 10 youth groups at $5.50 an hour.

Little League was founded in teams. The league would also plan 1939 with the first game being local ball tournaments.

The idea was in front of council played on June 6 that year. The for information, and was met with first Little League World Series enthusiasm. “This is long over- was played in 1947.

A meet and greet will be held at due,” said Coun. Duane Post. “It’s the Community Culture and Recgreat that it’s come forward.”

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Local group takes on November fitness challenge Barry Stewart Hope Standard

“Together, everyone accomplishes more.”

That’s one of the mottos of a local group that has taken the T.E.A.M. approach to keeping people active through some of the darkest, wettest days of the year.

Hope’s Team F.I.T. (Families in Training) got its start at C.E. Barry School in 2008, with the main focus being a learn-to-run program, leading to the annual 10K Sun Run in Vancouver.

The school may now be abandoned — but the program has moved its roots into the community and beyond, with a wider focus on year-round activity and fitness.

“We’d like to expand from our 13-week training program, to doing something throughout the year,” said group co-leader, Miranda Cowan on Monday.

“We had lots of people doing the training but not following through to going to the Sun Run,” she said, citing costs and giving up a whole weekend as being the main issues.

“Next year, our main focus will be the Abbotsford Run-for-Water and other runs that are closer.

There’s also the Unbridled Mud Run in Chilliwack in the fall — and the Winter Warrior 5K in Chilliwack on Dec. 6.”

Cowan and team member Brenda Deschenes will be leading a group to train for that event, which will entail four days of training per week in perhaps the nastiest of weather. The good news: the time put in there counts toward the current 30-30 challenge.

Anyone who takes part in the 30-30 should forever be able to remember that November has 30 days… because the key part of the challenge is to do at least 30 minutes of activity on every one of those 30 days — and report it daily via Facebook or email to Cowan or Team F.I.T. founder, Pauline Johnson.

Cowan said she heard of the challenge through a Facebook link to a friend in Prince George.

“My friend’s kids were in a cross-country ski club, so she got a challenge going for parents in October. It’s a nice motivator for us in the wet weather, as it forces

BARRY STEWART / THE STANDARD

Team F.I.T. leader, Miranda Cowan (right) welcomes a new family to the community fitness group. Laura Preston and her sons Brandon (left) and Colten joined the group’s 30-30 challenge, which involves at least 30 minutes of activity for every day in the month of November. They received a welcome gift of a nutritious snack, made by team member Lisa Friesen.

you to get active.”

There was no cost to join the challenge — but being accountable to the team has its own stimulating factor. Through Facebook “likes” and comments, participants are encouraged to put at least a half hour of walking, swimming, running, yoga or other activity before the day is done.

Weekly prizes add to the fun.

Challenge member Kayla Sullivan wrote, after completing an evening walk, “What an amazing experience it has been to feel accountable for 30 minutes of fitness a day, with ongoing encouragement and support from others in our community.”

With Facebook connections forming the backbone of the challenge, the community has grown

to include family and friends from the Okanagan, Vancouver and Vancouver Island.

Deschenes’ mom, Mavis Byer, lives in Kelowna but rose to the challenge when her daughter invited her.

“As a public health nurse, years ago, I was involved in encouraging people to change their lifestyles and get active,” said Byer, Tuesday. “At that time, I decided to practice what I preach and began a fitness regime.

“After we retired and moved to Kelowna, exercise became a regular part of our lives with a family YMCA membership and walks on the many trails in the area.

“The Hope group of fitness enthusiasts are an inspiration and it is so good to see so many families

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“I think it’s a fabulous idea for everyone as it is the most doable 30-day challenge I have seen. I’m happy for the opportunity to still be a part of this incredible group.”

Cowan said in the first week of the challenge, the 53 members have been reporting, “Lots of walking, swimming, hockey, running, hiking, planking and yoga, spin and other rec centre classes.

Eighteen of those are new Team F.I.T. members.”

If you’ve missed the call for this challenge but would like to learn more about the group, contact Pauline Johnson at 604-206-0721 or Miranda Cowan at 604-8690686.

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Robyn Mudie and her family were Team F.I.T. members before they moved to Campbell River three years ago. Now, the 30-30 challenge has brought her back, via the internet.

“Since we’ve moved, I’ve kept up with the group Facebook page and saw the idea posted a month ago,” said Mudie. “I am in the middle of the Sun Run learn-torun training and the kids join me for one of the runs every weekend, otherwise they have PE, Heather skates — and they will both be starting track and

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fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

INTEGRITY MOVERS, moving & delivery services, New to Hope.

Call (604)860-5277

CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $500. Call (604)7947347

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $525. 1-604-794-5844

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley 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.

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

338

PLUMBING

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

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 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.

HOPE

Coquihalla Courts 1030 3rd Ave. 2 Bdrm Apt. $650 Pet negotiable F/S

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

Ross Fullbrook Royal LePage 604-792-0077

736

HOMES FOR RENT

Hope, 688 Hudson Bay St. 2 bdrm rancher with lrge kitchen and master bdrm on lrge lot, backs on to municipal park. f/s, w/d pets negot. $850/m Avail. Dec. 1, Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

SILVER CREEK

STORE SPACE for sub-lease, approx 1400 sq ft, good location, clean well maintained building. Call (604)869-3456 leave message

1 bdrm mobile home in Senior’s Community, furnished or unfurnished.

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

721

HALLS

for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings or Meetings Hope Curling Club 1055 6th Ave 604-869-9344 or 604-869-5119

130

AUTO FINANCING

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

1.800.910.6402

CALL GORDON (604)240-3464 752

TOWNHOUSES

HOPE, 3 bdrm townhouse, 1 1/2 bath, full bsmt, No Pets, $900/mon.

Call 1-604-858-4629

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS HOPE, 2 vacant pads for rent in senior’s community. First 3 months free pad rent.

Call Gordon 604-240-3464 HOPE, Silver Hope Mobile Park.

Cabin, Mobile homes, and R/V pads for monthly rentals, cable included.

Call (604)869-1203 or (604)860-0652

TRANSPORTATION 809

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

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

ARCTIC CLAW TIRES, 205/55R16 M+S, on rims off a Pontiac Vibe.

Call (604)869-9792

627

You'll find something for the kid in you in the Classifieds!

604-869-2421

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

CARRIER OF THE MONTH for September...

Daya

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $94,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $69,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

SHEPHERD/LAB/Retriever X puppies f/m, vet checked, $350. (604)794-5953 Chwk

Daya thinks that it is fun being a newspaper carrier.

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

HELP WANTED

810

HOPE, 1 bdrm house in country setting on outskirts of Hope, F/S, N/S, small pet OK. $650/month.

Call (604)860-5500

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

130

TRANSPORTATION

REAL ESTATE

MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES born Aug. 30, 2 males, unique smooth coat silver dapple and black & tan piebald, raised by 13 year old girl in 4H dog obediance, well socialized.

1st shots & deworming, $850 (will go toward education fund) 604-8204827 Mission MULTIPOOS. Under 8 lbs. 5 weeks old. Beautiful & fluffy. Velcro dogs.

Can email pics. Vet checked, 1st shots. Guar’d. $800. Can hold for Christmas. 604-302-6647

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

HALL RENTAL

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

www.paintspecial.com

21341 Mallard Dr. Furniture, garden tools and more. Everything must go!

Come early for free stuff!

UPHOLSTERY

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

LANDSCAPING

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

706

HOPE, 1 bdrm apt., newer, $600/ mon., includes hot water, N/S. Call 604-819-6422 or 604-819-6122

20305 Flood Road, Hope

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

CANYON CARPETS, 549 Wallace St., Hope. For all your floor covering needs! Call 604-869-2727

RENTALS

Call 604-703-4741 or 604-819-3593

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

275

FUEL WOOD PELLETS

ELECTRICAL

(778)378-6683

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HELP WANTED

. . . s n o i t a l u t Congra from The Hope Standard, 540 Wallace St. 604-869-2421

Thanks to Panago for helping us honour our carriers.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

Thursday, November 6, 2014, Hope Standard A23 TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION 845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

ANSWERS FOR OCTOBER 30 CROSSWORD PUZZLE

TRANSPORTATION 845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

STAY INFORMED! Simply go to www.hopestandard.com/ municipalelection

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

for local election updates

www.galaxyloans.ca

812

AUTO SERVICES

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

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2008 Pontiac Torrent GXP. 130k.

V6 w/6 speed auto, Burgundy with black interior, NS, One Owner, Heated Leather, Power everything, Dual screen DVD w/remote, Pioneer Sound, No Accidents. $12,000. Call 604-302-3184.

CARS - DOMESTIC

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CARS - DOMESTIC

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CARS - DOMESTIC

FRASER VALLEY MITSUBISHI

YOUR FIRST 2 PAYMENTS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

MONTHLY

845

818

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

ARE ON US!

The Scrapper

RVR

$179 BI-WEEKLY

SE AWD**

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

0% 84 MONTHS

Available on RVR SE AWC, Limited Edition and GT models§

FEATURING:

STARTING FROM $19,998

Adam and Family took the new 2015 lease option on their new Lancer Sportback!

+++

18” ALLOY WHEELS LARGE REAR SPOILER & ROOF RAILS

$5,000 IN EXTRA FEATURES FOR ONLY $800

CHROME GRILLE SURROUND FRONT UNDERCOVER REAR UNDERCOVER CHROME EXHAUST FINISHER AND MORE!

$176 BI-WEEKLY

Raise

OUTLANDER

ES FWD****

FEATURING: Available on Outlander GT

BLUETOOTH® WITH VOICE COMMAND AND STREAMING AUDIO

§

HEATED FRONT SEATS

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick.

Top Safety Pick Plus applies to Outlander GT only.

0% 84 MONTHS BASED ON 2WD

AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL

STARTING FROM $25,998

UP TO $2,500 OFF

money what

Outlander GT S-AWC model shown‡

$145 BI-WEEKLY

LANCER *** FEATURING: LEATHER-WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL 5-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS EXHAUST FINISHER POWER SUNROOF REAR SPOILER

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Excludes Lancer Evolution and Lancer Ralliart

0% 84 MONTHS $2,500 IN EXTRA FEATURES BASE DE STARTING FROM $14,998

FOR ONLY $800

FOG LAMPS

matters

GET A LOT FOR A LITTLE!

53

to you

53 MPG, 4.4 L/100 KM HIGHWAY DRIVING†

MIRAGE ES*

10 YEAR / 160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY**

$80 BI-WEEKLY

MPG

STARTING FROM

$9,998

POWER FRONT WINDOWS POWER MIRRORS USB AUDIO INPUT

*

REAR WING SPOILER

++ 2015 MODELS

INCLUDES $2,500 CONSUMER CASH DISCOUNT*

7-AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM

DRIVER SIDE VANITY MIRROR CARGO COVER MAP LIGHTS

GET A NEW MITSUBISHI WITH NO CREDIT.+ WE FINANCE ALL CREDIT GOOD OR BAD.

45510 YALE ROAD, WEST CHILLIWACK • 604.793.0600

Get started in 4 simple steps

WE DO WARRANTY & SERVICE WORK ON ALL SUZUKI VEHICLES FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS.

*MSRP $9,998, freight & PDI $1,450 total price $14,560 @ 4.48% 84-MO Term OAC **MSRP $19,998, freight & PDI $1,750, total price $32,920 @ 1.9% 84-MO Term OAC

DLN24358

Don Murphy

++2014 Mirage is not available. We are now taking factory orders on the 2015 Mirage for Oct, Nov, Dec delivery. *$9,998 starting price applies to 2014 Mirage ES (5MT), includes Consumer Cash Discount of $2,500 and excludes freight, and other fees. 2014 Mirage ES (5MT) MSRP is $12,498.◊ Based on MSRPs and applicable incentives of Mirage ES (5MT) and competitive models plus included features such as Mitsubishi’s 10 year warranty and class leading fuel economy. °$5,000/$2,000/$2,500 in extra features for only $800/$1,000/$800 applies to 2015 Limited Edition RVR/Limited Edition Outlander/Limited Edition Lancer vehicles purchased from Nov. 1 to Nov. 20, 2014. Based on dealer inventory. See your dealer for details. § AWC standard on RVR SE. AWC, Limited Edition and GT. lS-AWC standard on Outlander GT. Mitsubishi First Auto Program applies to Lancer, Sportback, RVR, and Mirage (excluding ES 5MT model) vehicles and is applicable to all approved Scotiabank first time automotive finance purchasers and can be combined with Scotiabank Subvented Finance Rates. Rebate amount will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Some conditions apply. Please see Dealer for details. † Estimated highway and city ratings for non-hybrid sub-compacts based on Natural Resources Canada test requirements and 2015 EnerGuide: Mirage highway as low as 4.4L/100 km (64 mpg) and as low as 5.3L/100 km (53 mpg) in the city for CVT-equipped models. Actual fuel efficiency will vary with options, driving and vehicle conditions. ** Whichever comes first. Regular maintenance not included. See dealer or mitsubishi-motors.ca for warranty terms, restrictions and details. Not all customers will qualify. * Best backed claim does not cover Lancer Evolution, Lancer Ralliart or i-MiEV. ® MITSUBISHI MOTORS, BEST BACKED CARS IN THE WORLD are trade-marks of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and are used under license. First 2 payments reimburse up to a maximum of $1,000 on select 2014 or 2015s (excluding Mirage ES 5mT), see dealer for details. Value of up to $1000, see Dealer +++.

fraservalleymitsubishi.ca 6713308 6713334

***MSRP $14,998, freight & PDI $1,600, total price $25,909.10 @ 0% 84-MO Term OAC ****MSRP $25,998, freight & PDI $1,700, total price $38,082.96 @ 0% 84-MO Term OAC

WE ARE A BILINGUAL DEALERSHIP ENGLISH and SPANISH

Serving the Fraser Valley for 12 years

Your Mitsubishi Service Centre

A24 Hope Standard Thursday, November 6, 2014

CANADA WIDE CLEARANCE

0

%

8,000

FOR

84

PURCHASE FINANCING

MONTHS*

$

OR

ON SELECT 2014 MODELS

UP TO

IN CASH CREDITS ON OTHER MODELS†¥

2014 CRUZE

15,995 $88 0%

$

*^ LS 1SA MODEL 5-Star Safety Ratings More Stars. Safer Cars.

CASH PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $1,500 CASH CREDIT ††, FREIGHT & PDI.

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BI-WEEKLY FOR 48 MONTHS † WITH $0 DOWN. INCLUDES $1,500 CASH CREDIT ††, FREIGHT & PDI.

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BI-WEEKLY FOR 84 MONTHS * WITH $0 DOWN. INCLUDES $1,500 CASH CREDIT ††, FREIGHT & PDI.

ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP TO

52 MPG HIGHWAY

$1500 ††

LTZ MODEL WITH RS PACKAGE SHOWN

5.4 L/100 KM HWY | 8.2 L/100 KM CITYź

2014 NORTH AMERICAN TRUCK OF THE YEAR

2014 SILVERADO 1500 DOUBLE CAB 2WD 1WT MODEL

0

UP TO

31 MPG HIGHWAY

9.0 L/100 KM HWY | 12.6 L/100 KM CITYź

ALL 2014’s & 2015’s COME WITH CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE:

84 $8,000

%

1500 DOUBLE CAB LTZ 4X4 MODEL SHOWN

2

YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGES^

5

YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ^^

OFFERS END DECEMBER 1 ST

5

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR

MONTHS*

OR

IN CREDITS ON CASH PURCHASEΩ ON OTHER MODELS. INCLUDES $1,000 FALL BONUS††

FALL BONUS

ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP TO

$1000 ††

YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ^^

CHEVROLET.CA

ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase, finance and lease of a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze/Silverado equipped as described. Freight ($1,600/$1,695) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Limited quantities of 2014 models available. Dealer trade may be required. *Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between November 1 to December 1, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on new or demonstrator 2014 Sonic LS-1SA, Cruze LS-1SA and Silverado 2WD 1WT; 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. †0% lease APR available for 48 months on a new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LS, O.A.C by GM Financial. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Down payment or trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. License, insurance, dealer fees, excess wear and km charges, applicable taxes, registration fees and other applicable fees not included. Example: 2014 Cruze LS (1SA) including freight and air tax is $15,995 at 0% APR, $0 down payment, bi-weekly payment is $88 for 48 months. Total obligation is $9,133, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $6,862. Ω $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 exclusive), 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 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 November 1 and December 1, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 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 or GMC light or heavy duty pickup; delivered in Canada between November 1 to November 30, 2014. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle 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 November 1 and December 1, 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 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 by law. 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. *^Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ~Requires compatible mobile device, active OnStar service and data plan. Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on certain vehicles and in select markets. Customers will be able to access this service only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). ^ Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

Call Gardner Chevrolet Buick GMC at 604-869-9511, or visit us at 945 Water Avenue, Hope. [License #7287]