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Code breaker Abbotsford woman recalls the top-secret work that helped the Allies achieve victory in World War II A4

THE FINAL QUARTER A48 Carson Williams finishes his university career with the UBC Thunderbirds

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY A7 Locals to honour veterans at Abbotsford Cenotaph on Nov. 11

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85¢ Above: Abbotsford’s Kathleen Wood joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service after the start of the Second World War and was assigned to a top-secret British military TYLER OLSEN Abbotsford News project that decoded messages sent by the German military. Inset: Wood with her husband Hugh, a Canadian Flying Officer.

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November 7, 2014 Abbotsford International Airport Fee Revisions

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Beginning January 1, 2015, airport fees will be reduced due to an amendment to Abbotsford Airport Fee Bylaw No. 12972003. The Airport Improvement Fee will be reduced from $10 to $5 for all passengers travelling outside BC; the Bridge Loading Fee will be eliminated; and aircraft between 3,001 - 6,000 Minimum Take-Off Weight (not including commercial airlines) as well as tenants with aircraft housed at the airport, will not be charged landing fees. For a complete listing of all fees, please contact the Airport directly at 604-855-1001 or visit www.abbotsfordairport.ca.

The organizers of the Abbotsford Homeless Connect service day send a big thank you to the many sponsors, product sponsors, service providers, and supports that made this event possible and successful.

SPONSORS • BCGEU Area 04 Cross Component Committee • Envision Financial • Mt. Lehman Credit Union • Prospera Credit Union • Vancity Credit Union • United Way Fraser Valley PRODUCT SPONSORS • Abbotsford Sign Services • City of Abbotsford • Discover Books • Lepp Farm Market • Life Cycles Bike Shop • Sevenoaks Alliance Church • Cooper’s Foods • Vanderpol Food Group SERVICE PROVIDERS & SUPPORTS • Abbotsford Addictions Centre/Family Success Program • Abbotsford Community Services - Farmworker’s Legal Advocacy Program • Abbotsford Community Services - Legal Advocacy Centre • Abbotsford Community Services - Recycling Program • Abbotsford Early Childhood Committee • Abbotsford Food Bank • Abbotsford Mental Health Centre & Substance Use Services • Abby Digs • Addiction Recovery Ministry • B.C. Schizophrenia Society • BC Responsible & Problem Gambling Program • Bicycle Tune Ups - Gerhard Wiens and Jon Notziger • Children’s Corner with Denis Thandi and her team of volunteers • Cyrus Centre • Crystal Hearing Mobile Clinic • Dr. Elizabeth Watt and the Abbotsford Division of Family Practice • Elizabeth Fry Society • Face Painting with Devinder Dherari and her team of volunteers • Family Practice Residents, UBC • Foot Care Service - Lynda Vanson and Harpreet Deol and their team of volunteers: Pat Christie, Monica AfÀeck, Harjot Deol, Jasjeevan Deol and Vic Flora • Fraser Healthy Authority and Public Health Nurse • Jubilee Street Outreach • Homeless Initiative Project • Fraser Valley Regional Library / City of Langley - Library Live and On Tour with Dave Denault • Literacy Matters Association of Abbotsford • MCC British Columbia Winter Clothing Give-Away • MCC Rental Assistance Project • Ministry of Social Development & Social Innovation • M2/W2 • Narcotics Anonymous • Numbers Unlimited • Photography Service with Dale Klippenstein and his team of volunteers: Heather Beckett, Jennifer Bennato and Aisha Klippenstein • Portrait Service with Jessica Warkentin • Positive Living Fraser Valley • Raven’s Moon Resource Society • Riverstone Mobile Detox • Salvation Army • Service Canada • Smoking Cessation • Teen Challenge Recovery Program • The 5 and 2 Ministries • Vibrant Abbotsford • Women’s Resource Society of the Fraser Valley - Hair Styling & Makeup Service with Linda Klippenstein and her team of volunteers: Alessandro Puglisi, Alycia Milne, Amanda White, Barb Klippenstein, Brittney Francis, Charleen Siemens, Denise Carr, Doris Neufeld, Gaye Schmidt, Jesse Henczel, Joey Demers, Lara Kostianos, Leanne Zacharias, Maggie Huang, Mika Klippenstein, Nadia Moore, Pasquale Giordano, Pat Braun, Rick Carr, Rolanda Warkentin, Savy Sidhu, Tessa Suderman, Tina Hinds and Wendy Clark.

2015 Auxiliary FireÂżghter Recruitment Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service is a composite Fire Service in that Career ÂżreÂżghters and Auxiliary ÂżreÂżghters work as a team. Auxiliary ÂżreÂżghters play an important support role in responding to emergencies.

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John Fogerty Friday, November 28 - 8:00 pm Sesame Street Live – Let’s Dance!

December 13 & 14 - Four Shows Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular Wednesday, December 17 - 7:30 pm Michael W. Smith Christmas Spectacular Sunday, December 21 - 7:00 pm Harlem Globetrotters 2015 “Washington Generals’ Revenge� Tour Friday, February 13 - 7:00pm The Very Best of Celtic Thunder Tour Tuesday, March 10 - 7:30 pm Chris Tomlin “Love Ran Red� Tour Sunday, April 12 -7:00 pm

Remembrance Day The City of Abbotsford fully supports Branch 15, Royal Canadian Legion, Abbotsford, in commemorating Canada’s National Remembrance Day. The ceremony will take place at the Cenotaph in Thunderbird Memorial Square off Veterans Way on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Please arrive by 10:30 am. Parade commences at 10:40 am. All citizens are encouraged to attend and to lower their Àags to half-mast to honour Canada’s wartime sacri¿ces. We will remember them.

There will be road closures due to the Remembrance Day Parade (10:00 am-11:00 am hrs): • Simon Avenue from Trethewey to Garden closed to all motor vehicle traf¿c • Cruickshank Street from Simon to George Ferguson Way closed to all motor vehicle traf¿c • Trethewey Street from South Fraser Way to George Ferguson Way closed to all motor vehicle traf¿c • Veterans Way from Trethewey to Thunderbird Memorial Square closed to all motor vehicle traf¿c

Abbotsford Connect 2014

Notice of Intention to Dispose of City Owned Property The Council of the City of Abbotsford Pursuant to the Community Charter, gives notice of intention to dispose of the following City property: Legal Description: PID 028-874-846 - Lot A Section 13 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan BCP50996, as shown outlined and hatched yellow on the air photo Civic Address: 2078 Peardonville Road Property Description:

Legend City Parcel

Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple Transfer Transferee:

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Consideration to be received by the City for the disposition:

$481,000.00

This notice is for the purpose of public disclosure only, not solicitation of an offer. More information may be obtained from Real Estate Services Division, City of Abbotsford, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 1W7, or Telephone 604-864-5679, Monday to Friday, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, excluding holidays.

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Second World War to painstakingly decode intercepted messages delivered by the German’s sophisticated Enigma machines between Nazi military commanders.

Kathleen Wood can keep a secret – a profound, history-altering The clandestine hub of hackers was located on the grounds of secret that’s often credited with shortening the Second World Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, northeast of London.

War. Kathleen grew up in Feltham, Middlesex, about 21 kilomeBut she couldn’t tell anyone – not her parents, her best friend, tres west of central London, and after the start of the war she or even her young Canadian husband – about her secret life as a joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service – known as WRENS – in code-cracker.

1943. Because she had strong She was sworn to secrecy. typing and short-hand skills, But decades later, as the true along with an ability to recogstory behind the clandestine nize German words, she was British military operation used recruited for special assignment to crack encrypted German miliat Bletchley Park. tary codes became public with a Once seconded, she was sworn 1979 movie titled A Man Called to secrecy and given cover stories Intrepid and later in a novel to tell her friends and family. If titled Enigma in 1995, she finally anyone inquired about her efrevealed her classified role in the forts during the war, she would war to her family. reply “cleaning guns” or “cleriIt happened unexpectedly one cal work,” recalls Kathleen, 91, day as two of her adult children with a grin, as she sits at the sat in the living room of her living room table of her Sumas Abbotsford home with stunned Mountain home.

Kathleen Wood describes a bombing raid during the war. expressions.

Sharon recalls her mother tell“We were discussing it and ing her about a fellow WRENS rediscussing how amazing it was that the Royal Navy was able to cruit asking nervously, “Do you think we’ll be shot if we slip up?” keep their possession of the [German’s] Enigma machine and Kathleen, dressed today in a turquoise leather jacket with a codes a secret,” writes daughter Sharon Raine, who was with her poppy on the lapel, smiles widely. brother Craig Wood at the time.

While working at Bletchley Park, Kathleen and the other “And then my mum said, ‘Well, I guess it’s OK to tell you WRENS were bused in from Wavendon House each day and about it now ... I guess it’s not a secret anymore. They told us we greeted by armed guards who checked ID badges before they were not allowed to tell anyone ... that is what I did in the war. I could gain entry to the small huts that dotted the grounds of the worked at Bletchley Park.” park.

Inside each hut, 25 or so women clacked away on typewriters “You’re kidding!” Sharon recalls saying. “And then she told us as they listened to enemy messages while trying to break codes. about her experiences there. We were all amazed...”

The feverish din of the typewriters was deafening. “Bang, bang, For Kathleen it was a relief to finally be able to tell her story. bang,” she recalls.

Kathleen Wood (nee Hall) was one of about 12,000 code-hackers – most of them women – recruited by the British during the Continued on A7

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Locals fought in WWI Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News

Among the soldiers honoured every year during annual Remembrance Day ceremonies are the 142 from Abbotsford and district who served in World War One. Information is difficult to find on Abbotsford’s participation in the Great War – which this year marks 100 years since its start – but old newspaper articles indicate that 29 local men lost their lives during the conflict (1914-18).

Of those, 24 were killed in action, three were gassed, one died of his wounds and one died of pneumonia.

An “honour roll” in the Abbotsford Post – the area’s first newspaper, running from 1910 to 1924 – published the list of names with a note at the top that said, “Abbotsford and District has done magnificently in sending her sons to fight for the freedom and rights of the British Empire and her Allies.”

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“Letter from Abbotsford man in the trenches.” Writer Bernard Suthern, who worked as a surveyor in the area before the war, indicated he was being billeted in a town about five miles from the firing line.

Suthern, who was later listed as having become a prisoner of war, said they had been building barbed-wire entanglements, hurdles for the trenches, filling sand bags for protection and taking shifts on the firing line. He said he had seen plane duels, bombs dropped near the soldiers and “shells at various times near enough to get one thinking ... In the trenches, the chief motto which one never wants to forget is, ‘Keep your head down.’ ” More than one million Canadians served in the military in WWII, with 45,000 losing their lives. In the Korean War, 1,558 Canadian service members perished, and since February 2002, 158 Canadians have died in the war in Afghanistan. In addition, Canada has played a major role in international peacekeeping, suffering 122 casualties since 1956.

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Remembrance Day ceremonies Branch 15 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Abbotsford will host a Remembrance Day Ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

The ceremony will take place at the Cenotaph in Thunderbird Memorial Square off Veterans Way. The parade commences at 10:40 a.m. and spectators are urged to arrive by 10:30 a.m.

Certain roads will be closed to vehicles from 10 to 11 a.m due to the ceremony: •Simon Avenue from Trethewey to Garden •Cruickshank Street from Simon to George Ferguson Way •Trethewey Street from South Fraser Way to George Ferguson Way •Veterans Way from Trethewey to Thunderbird Memorial Square

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Police attribute these collisions mainly to people being inattentive or failing to yield the right of way.

Some of the incidents occurred when drivers were making left turns and struck pedestrians in a crosswalk.

In other cases, drivers were making a right turn and were looking only to their left to ensure traffic was clear,

but did not see a pedestrian or cyclist approaching on their right.

MacDonald said pedestrians/cyclists were to blame in about half of the collisions, with some jaywalking and others stepping into traffic while being distracted by an electronic device.

He said all the South Fraser Way crashes involved some form of

injury to the pedestrians/cyclists, requiring an ambulance to be called to the scene and, in some cases, the person to be taken to hospital.

He said drivers, cyclists and pedestrians have a shared responsibility to prevent collisions and injuries on the roads.

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During the eight-hour shifts, they were not permitted to leave the huts or speak with those working in adjacent buildings.

Hour after hour was spent “typing gibberish on the Enigma machine” so there was a tremendous feeling of satisfaction when a message was decoded that gave valuable intel.

Fuelled by tea and tenacity, she remembers the overall mood at Bletchley as being one of resoluteness.

“Get the job done. Get those Germans. I wasn’t scared because I knew we would win.”

She didn’t need added incentive to do that. Her beloved homeland was under siege and her own neighbourhood had been targeted by Germain air raids.

She recalls a time a year before she joined WRENS that she was walking with her cousin in her neighbourhood when a Luftwaffe aircraft suddenly dive-bombed from overhead. The plane was so close she could see the outline of the pilot. They retreated to a basement cellar of her house and emerged unscathed. Another time after she’d joined WRENS, she narrowly escaped a fire-bomb attack while returning from the mess hall.

But not all was dire for Kathleen during the war. While attending a party at her cousin’s house she met a handsome young Canadian Flying Officer named Hugh Wood.

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They soon married and when he was granted a medical discharge in 1944, she prepared to follow him to Canada.

Her superiors at Bletchley Park sternly tried to dissuade her from leaving, but she refused.

Kathleen’s transatlantic journey to Canada was delayed when the merchant ship she was scheduled to travel aboard was sunk.

Later she left aboard another vessel that had to navigate the U-boat-infested waters of the Atlantic and one night shortly after they departed she was awoken by the sound of depth charges being discharged “Oh, we’ve had it,” Kathleen thought.

After evading the U-boats, the ship was greeted by stormy winter seas, but after a treacherous two-week transatlantic journey she arrived safely at the port in Halifax. She then took the train to Vancouver, where Hugh was waiting for her.

They eventually settled in Abbotsford in the late 1950s. Hugh became a teacher while Kathleen focused on raising their four kids.

She leaves the interview for a moment to go down the hall to retrieve a wall hanging.

She unfurls it. It’s a drawing of Bletchley Park with a white goose standing in the foreground.

Underneath is a famous quote from Winston Churchill about the tight-lipped code-crackers who helped end the Second World War. It reads: “My Geese that Laid the Golden Egg But Never Cackled.”

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Const. Ian MacDonald said 54 per cent of the crashes in the area from Countess Street to McCallum Road involved pedestrians and cyclists between June 1 and Nov. 3.

He said there were 35 collisions during that time, with 12 involving pedestrians and seven involving cyclists.

In comparison, MacDonald said the city’s second busiest traffic corridor – Marshall Road – tallied 21 collisions during the same period, with 14 per cent involving pedestrians and cyclists.

Maclure Road — the third-busiest corridor – had 19 crashes, all involving only vehicles.

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letters Kinder Morgan is a good neighbour As an independent observer with a background in Crown corporation communications involving pipelines and in political party communications, who has carried out a very extensive examination of Kinder Morgan’s incident reports since 1961, may I offer these responses to columnist Mark Rushton’s “Time for proponent to act in a kinder way” (Nov. 7): Cutting trees in a Burnaby Park was necessary as unfortunate as that may be. Countless neighbourhoods have been developed near or over KM pipelines since 1961 with no environmental damage except for stupidity in Burnaby a few years ago, and near Kilgard Creek, too.

People’s backyards will look tomorrow like they

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The possibility of leaks or spills is minuscule, tiny, very small, minute, microscopic, infinitesimal, little and diminutive.

Shipping oil is legal.

Alternative energy sources are being developed but most are not cost-efficient.

Geothermal is nice when you have the right substrata. Wind has potential when it is blowing. Water currents have potential when the sea is moving. No oil would put us back in the horse and buggy age with wood stoves.

Canada has reserves for hundreds of years, right up until the end of the world.

KM is addressing people’s concerns except that some people won’t listen to their message.

KM is using a goodneighbour approach.

Tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet, the Georgia Strait and the Juan de Fuca Strait will be totally safe.

KM is making many, many moves to ameliorate people’s concerns.

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Legal counsel for the city had argued the case was too broad and, although alleging a breach of people’s rights, it did not name individual plaintiffs or specific instances in which the charter had been violated.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Hinkson disagreed with city lawyers on Sept. 29 and ruled that the DWS application, which it initiated with the support of the Pivot Legal Society, could proceed.

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The B.C. Supreme Court granted the city an injunction in December that required the homeless people leave the park,

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At the time, Pivot argued that the city’s bylaws were unconstitutional, but the judge said that issue would need to be decided at a separate trial, which Pivot lawyers and DWS opted to pursue.

Meanwhile, a large homeless camp remains on city land on Gladys Avenue.

– with files from Alex Butler and Tyler Olsen

Abbotsford News Friday, November 7, 2014

Get flu shot early this year

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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,” Kendall said this week.

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

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The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has appointed a new director of advancement to lead its fundraising campaigns for university initiatives, programs, and scholarships.

David Leis started at the university on Oct. 20.

He was most recently director of communications and donor relations at Mennonite Central Committee Canada. Leis has experience in leading fundraising and development at post-secondary institutions, in the non-profit sector and in the business world. He also has experience in the realm of municipal politics, having served as a councillor in the region of Waterloo and mayor of the Township of Woolwich.

Leis has a bachelor of arts from the University of Waterloo, a master’s of public administration from Queen’s University, and a certificate in development from Ryerson University.

Leis said he is excited about joining UFV. “How UFV presents itself as a university and community resonates strongly with who I am as a person,” he said. “It is a highly community-oriented institution set in a positive and dynamic region of Canada.”

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Trustee candidates address issues Communication and funding among concerns

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Communication, class size/composition, funding and diverse education are among the issues that candidates for the board of education say are important to them in this coming election.

Sixteen candidates are vying for seven trustee spots in the municipal election on Nov. 15, and some common themes have emerged from the questionnaires they completed for the Abbotsford News.

The questionnaires asked them to list the two key education-related issues that voters should be considering when electing trustees.

Several candidates referenced the importance of continued or improved lines of communication among the board of education, the school district, students, teachers and parents.

“Communication should be open, accessible, easy and two-way. We should be doing everything in our power to have as much local input on school board decisions as possible,” said Noah Dwain Arney.

Balbir Gill said trustees “need to develop a way to be effective communicators and partners with our teachers, students, parents and schools” with the goal “to make Abbotsford the best it can be.”

Stan Petersen, seeking his second term as a trustee, said the challenge is to continue to improve communication.

“Our teachers, support staff, parents and our community need to feel confident in the direction of the board and have input in setting this direction,” he said.

Graham Evan MacDonell said more effective communication is needed with parents – for example, over the length of the school break and with the district’s teachers regarding the impact of the

recent strike.

Several candidates also mentioned the importance of sufficient funding to meet the needs of all students – including those with special needs – and to provide diverse programs so that every student can succeed.

“It is only with the highest level of co-operation that we can maximize and enhance the limited resources provided to help our children achieve their goals,” said Freddy Latham.

Also in reference to student success, Kamal Gill and incumbent Rhonda Pauls said early-childhood education is crucial.

“My goal is to see implementation of programs in schools that start an earlier edge of a student’s life, so they can learn early on to make better choices and accommodate them into their lifestyle,” Gill said.

Pauls said these programs could include more Strong Start/kindergarten readiness options, the expansion of co-teaching in primary classrooms for English language learners, more resources to support mental-health issues, and working to equip families to support students in their homes.

Kirpa Punam Kaur Mann said program implementation should be researchbased, and all parties should be involved in the process “in order to use funds most effectively and to gain the outcomes initially intended to be achieved.”

Preet Rai, seeking his third term on the board of education, said all students should have the opportunity to access programs and services of their choice.

“Creating a broad learning environment goes a very long way in ensuring that every single student is successful,” he said.

Shirley Wilson, seeking her fourth term, said the board needs to continue its efforts to ensure that the appropriate

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“Every child counts … We can talk about wanting to ensure all children meet with success, but a much more laudable goal is to ensure each child meets their own potential.”

Incumbent Cindy Schafer, current chair of the board, said voters should consider candidates “who will advocate broadly for public education at all levels of government.”

“I share the vision of providing a world-class, innovative and individualized educational experience for every student.”

Candidates Linda Matties and Phil Anderson said funding issues and class size/composition are concerns to them.

“It is unacceptable that teachers are spending large sums of personal money buying the resources they need for teaching. There needs to be some creative thinking about how existing funds are allocated as well as how new funds might be found,” Matties said.

Anderson said children with special needs should have “specialty classes geared to helping them get an education.”

Tadeusz Kuczynski said the key issue to him is the “courage to represent honesty and transparency.”

Two candidates – Harold Kokot and Kevin Pedersen – did not submit their questionnaire responses.

To view the complete questionnaires, visit abbynews.com and click on the “election 2014” link.

An all-candidates forum for those vying for a trustee position takes place Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Abbotsford Arts Centre (2329 Crescent Way) from 7 to 9 p.m. Questions from the public can be sent in advance to dpac.sd34@ gmail.com.

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Retiring trustee offers views The single biggest problem facing the Abbotsford board of education at this time is “the apparent disconnect between the board and its teacher employees,” says outgoing trustee John Sutherland.

Sutherland, who is retiring from politics after having served on the board for 27 years, said that during the recent labour dispute, he heard “frequent reference” by teachers that districts were receiving less funding and experiencing program cuts, when the opposite is true.

“It would be easy enough to say that there isn’t enough communication between the board and teachers, but, in fact, there is a very large amount of communication. It just seems to go unnoticed or ignored,” he said.

Sutherland said this disconnect is compounded by a “poor” relationship between SUTHERLAND the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government, with neither side wanting to make it better.

“Unlike the other large public unions who routinely, with little or no job action, settle collective agreements with the government, the teachers seem unable to do this … Nothing ever changes in the way the parties address bargaining in each round. Moose in rutting season comes to mind.”

He said this leads to an undermining of trust in public education.

Sutherland said the top priority of the board and senior administrators should be to repair the relationship with its employees, resulting in more “highly motivated educators who buy into the district’s programs, for those programs to succeed.”

Election brochures removed from schools

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The Abbotsford School District has removed brochures on the upcoming school trustee election from local schools after they were deemed to violate a policy prohibiting politicking on school grounds.

The brochures, produced by the Abbotsford District Teachers’ Association (ADTA), asks teachers to vote for trustees who “consult with teachers in decision-making; respect and reflect our diverse community; call for adequate funding for public education; are in touch with current educational issues.”

The brochure also lists the various candidates for trustee, denoting those who are incumbent trustees, former ADTA members, or endorsed by the Fraser Valley Labour Council.

It also asks teachers “to vote for candidates who will advocate for public education.”

They were brought to the district’s attention by staff as well as by a parents’ advisory committee member who found a brochure in a school.

The district directed principals and vice-principals to remove the pamphlets Monday.

While much of the info on the pamphlets regards voting basics, such as when, where and how to list, vicechair Shirley Wilson said the brochures clearly break the rules when they identify endorsed candidates and in some of the language.

“It has a slight bias to it,” she said.

“Schools are places of learning, they’re not for campaigning and they’re not for politicking.”

“Unfortunately, there’s always at least one incident every election.”

ADTA president Doug Smuland didn’t see a problem with the pamphlet.

“I would disagree that it’s biased and certainly that wasn’t the intention,” he said. Smuland said the pamphlet was focused on providing basic information.

He said the pamphlet was directed solely at teachers and added that it is common for the ADTA to communicate with its members using material distributed on school property.

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Local musician Kenny Hess will be inducted into the B.C. Country Music Hall of Fame this weekend.

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Mission’s Kenny Hess will be inducted into the BC Country Music Association Hall of Fame this weekend.

Other inductees this year are Ann Lord (Chilliwack), Gerry King (Surrey, deceased), Rick Tippe (Maple Ridge), Terry Gray (Langley), Bill Rea (California, deceased), Sur Irving (Surrey), Les Redekopp (Surrey), Jim Howe (Surrey) and Dan Earl Knecht (Kamloops).

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The Hall of Fame Show will feature performances by Kenny Hess, Rick Tippe, Kate and Becca Hess, Kama King (Gerry King’s daughter),

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“The contributions of this year’s inductees were, and are, paramount to the ongoing tradition and success in all areas of country music in B.C.,” said BCCMA vicepresident Linda Corscadden. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring you a show honouring these pioneers.”

Tickets for the BCCMA Hall of Fame Show are on sale now at the Clark Theatre box office or online at www.ticketzone.com/hof2014.

The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

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Fraser Valley artists Min Ma, Shannon Ravenhall, Kirsten Sheffield, Donna Zhang and Hong Zhu will be joined by Vancouver Island painter Pieter Molenaar and BC interior sculptor Vance Theoret for a gala night devoted to art.

while Vance Theoret's merry menagerie embrace whimsy and charm. The innovative Kirsten Sheffield has seamlessly fused batik and painting in her unique creations on cotton cloth. Meanwhile, the sumptuous oil portraits of Donna Zhang glow with the presence of the subject. Donna was very successful at a major show in Winnipeg recently.

Abbotsford Art Gallery owner, Hong Zhu's own work is a wonderful blend of east and west, of form and fancy.

Min Ma paints a wide variety of subjects with flair, passion and a dazzling contemporary technique.

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The artists will be in attendance on Friday, November 21 from 5 pm to 8 pm. The art show will run until Friday, December 12. There will also be a free draw and refreshments will be served.

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The Bra Lady Is Coming to Town

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Due to overwhelming response to the previous clinic, Barbara Chapman is coming to ABBOTSFORD, TUES. NOVEMBER 25TH to outfit you with the best possible bra for your body. Chapman said she will be seeing clients on a one-on-one basis, explaining the benefits of good bras and measuring their bodies properly.

“Most women just want to find a good-fitting bra that’s not uncomfortable,” Chapman said. “What they don’t realize is that a good support bra is also important for blood circulation and enhanced lymph drainage.”

Chapman has over 200 bra sizes available for ordering, ranging from 30AA to 52KK. It’s likely that you’ll fit somewhere between those sizes.

She offers these questions for women to ask themselves: • Do you have a drawer full of bras but none that fit comfortably?

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First stage of community plan complete The first stage of the Abbotsforward official community plan (OCP) update project is now complete.

City council received a report with the initial research and data collection, summarizing preliminary feedback received through several community engagement opportunities, including statistics relating to Abbotsford’s population, housing and jobs.

Mayor Bruce Banman said the report focuses on planning for a future population of 200,000 people, rather than a time frame.

The updated OCP will use this target population for developing a

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The report includes the observation that Abbotsford is a complete city, but made up of incomplete neighbourhoods. The report shows this by illustrating many city elements – housing and job locations, park and trail networks, street connections, and gathering places – and describing how they fit together.

The next step of Abbotsforward is the start of stage two, which will use the information gathered in the background research report to develop themes and trends that will be discussed in the community in early 2015.

Planned citizen engagement activities include online surveys, citizen circles and more roadshow events at various locations throughout the community.

The full background research report can be viewed at www.abbotsford.ca/stage1report or further project information can be viewed at www.abbotsforward.ca, or follow on Twitter at @ abbotsforward.

Building awards Seven Abbotsford projects have been named as finalists for the fourth annual Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards.

The awards, with nominations from Surrey to Chilliwack, will be presented Nov. 13 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey.

Abbotsford buildings in the running are: Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, Harvest at Westerleigh, Landmark Realty, Lynnhaven Micro Suites, Plaza 154, St. James Parish and Wellesley Court.

For more information about the awards dinner, visit businessvi.ca/events.

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Lawyers vote to reject Christian law school TWU covenant limits sex to traditional marriage

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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 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 opposed.

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 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.

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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.

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In addition to providing a brief personal profile, and listing their key issues, The News asked council and mayoral candidates to respond to the following questions:

Daniel (Dan) Bue

1. What’s your plan to deal with homelessness in Abbotsford?

2. Are changes required in local municipal spending? If so, what are they and how would you address them?

3. How would you make city hall more accountable and transparent?

See abbynews.com/municipalelection for answers to Question 3.

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of Sikh / Christian Initiative, Past director of Abbotsford Downtown Business Assoc’n, Past director of Alpha Family Services, 5 years on the leadership team of The Life Centre KEY ISSUES:

EDUCATION:

BA (sociology & economics, MA (counselling) OCCUPATION:

Clinical Counsellor, Parttime Professor, Former business owner RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Director of MEI, Co-chair of Christian Leaders’ Action Team, Co-chair

• Homelessness • Protecting our environment, which relates to transportation issues.

• Job creation Q&A:

1.

Getting the key players to the table & encouraging the attitude of “How do we make this work?” We likely need to start with some low barrier housing, with counselling for their addictions and mental health needs. Some of the clients might also need some skills training to prepare them for re-entry. There should also be the opportunity for them to progress into more permanent housing through this process.

Some examples of how this is already working are the Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in our own city, and the Gateway of Hope in Langley.

2. This year, I am happy to see that we had a zero tax increase which is a first time in many years. I think that City hall should commit to not having tax increases exceed the rate of inflation.

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interacting with every department in the city • Six years (two terms) on City Council • Traffic Safety Committee • Abbotsford Youth Commission • Abbotsford Parks, Recreation and Culture

1. I believe we should facilitate discussion with subject matter experts, considering proven methods from other jurisdictions to create a ‘made in Abbotsford; FOR Abbotsford’ solution 2. I would ensure that priorities are aligned at City Hall so that the budget envelope matches the priority and that we are realistic when considering a balance of new infrastructure investments and maintaining existing.

We need to stay within our means, with Council leading by example.

Rick Barkwell

College, industry related

Barkman

• Mission Abbotsford Transit Committee • Active in Mayor’s Homeless Task Force COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Volunteer in cold weather shelter • Thirty-seven years in community sports as official, coach or player • Northview Community Church member • Community connected

I will continue my full-time efforts on behalf of all Abbotsford residents, and will remain available, accessible & accountable.

BE IN TOUCH! Email: barktoyou@shaw.ca Home: 604.859.7319 Cell: 604.557.8654 AUTHORIZED BY FINANCIAL AGENT: barktoyou@shaw.ca

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EDUCATION:

RE-ELECT Les FOR COUNCIL • Forty years with the City of Abbotsford • Thirty-four years working public works

• Creating a business friendly approach to assist existing business and attract much investment • Leveraging the many assets of Abbotsford to the benefit of current and future generations • Establish / strengthen relationships with senior government, industry, business and post-secondary to develop practical solutions to priority issues.

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Financial Advisor, Raymond James PARTY AFFILIATION:

AbbotsfordFIRST EDUCATION:

Management Certificate – Administrative Management (BCIT); Ec.D (University of Waterloo); CEcD (International Economic Development Council) OCCUPATION:

Manager Strategic Economic Initiatives, City of Maple Ridge RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Commissioner - Abbotsford Police Board; vice-president – Abbotsford Police Foundation

RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford/McMillan COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Abbotsford-Sumas Rotary, AMHA, Campus of Care KEY ISSUES:

• Job creation/retention • Business attraction • Development Q&A:

1. Work with the new coordinator to liaise with local charities and service groups as well as provincial counterparts to move quickly to get low-barrier housing open. Ensure that the at-risk persons are monitored and kept in a safe

environment to assist with their reintegration into the community.

2. Spending should be held to approved budgets only. In situations of emergency should be the only reason to go over budget- in any department of city hallwe can’t rob one to pay for another. Debt reduction should be increased yearly as much as possible while holding expenses in check. This low interest environment will not last and we need to pay down our debt quickly.

Raji Buttar

EDUCATION:

MBA OCCUPATION:

Co-owner, Arisoko Luxury Travel Inc. RESIDENCY: Abbotsford KEY ISSUES

• Homelessness • Unemployment • Property Taxes Q&A:

1. We need to show more understanding and compassion. Sometimes it is forgotten that homelessness is not just a housing issue. Homelessness is just one issue amongst many others including drug addiction and mental health. We need to take a deeper look and address the serious complexity of this issue. There are other countries and cities dealing with this same issue in a positive and effective way; why can’t we? Abbotsford should learn from these cities and countries so we can adopt some of their ideas.

2. Changes in spending are required in our municipal government.

Economic development efforts in Abbotsford need to focus on sustainable long term growth. In turn, this will generate the financial resources Abbotsford needs in order to lower property taxes for residents and improve various existing infrastructures. The growth of the business sector

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ness as seen dealt by the food bank. Dignity Village is a good interim idea - although many questions still need to be answered. This step I feel will need a good exit strategy to a permanent location. This strategy needs to be expedited.Â

Lyle Caldwell

2. Spending is governed by the Municipal Act. Prescribed and large expenditures should go to public referendum.

Electronic on-line townhall meetings to be held to engage all the public, not just special interest groups.

EDUCATION:

High school, certified mechanic, management trainingÂ

James W. Breckenridge

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Retired, part-time Ducks Unlimited POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Campaign manager for two local elections RESIDENCY: Abbotsford EDUCATION:

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Abbotsford Rotary, Ducks Unlimited, Food Bank, Abbotsford Hospice Society, Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, Abbotsford Arts Council, MSA Museum, Canada Day Parade, Operation Red Nose, Abbotsford International Airshow.

Abbotsford Agrifair KEY ISSUES:

â&#x20AC;˘ Fiscal prudence. â&#x20AC;˘ Good paying jobs, strong economy. â&#x20AC;˘ Open and participatory government, restore trust and integrity. Q&A:

1. This is one of the hardest challenges facing the newly elected mayor and council. The homeless need compassion and respect. The homeless need acceptance, understanding but firm-

Bachelor of Commerce University of Saskatchewan Chartered Accountant OCCUPATION:

Emergency shelter worker, advocate, writer, consultant RESIDENCY:

Blueridge/Ridgeview KEY ISSUES:

â&#x20AC;˘ Fiscally sustainable, responsible budgeting and planning â&#x20AC;˘ Social issues (affordable housing, homelessness, poverty, hunger, living wage, employment); â&#x20AC;˘ Changing the way the city does business in order to attract business Q&A:

1. Start on the issue there is no fast easy neat way to deal with homelessness which is why

Your Voice Matters ELECT

Paul

REDEKOPP Abbotsford City Council www.PaulRedekopp.ca

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Lethbridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan refers to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ending homelessness in 10 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Avoiding the issue does nothing but allow the problem to grow worse. Focusing on the end goal of helping people become healthy (mentally and physically) enough to remain housed and take up their lives. There are many cities and programs that provide best practices for us to choose from. Prioritize spending/investment/ focus based on whether a support or service is necessary to the end goal of healthy people.

There are many services/supports it would be nice to have, but the fiscal reality is we cannot have everything we wish for and we must spend our money on supports and services that will produce a longterm reduction in the number of homeless.

2. Sustainability has to be a major consideration in the finances and budgeting. The economy and its direction, the budgets/finances of the provincial and federal governments (providers of funding) have a major effect on sustainability and the options a city has available to make its finances sustainable. There are a growing number of examples of the severe consequences of governments not focusing on the sustainability of their finances.

Vince Dimanno

PARTY AFFILIATION:

AbbotsfordFIRST EDUCATION:

SFU, Kwantlen College OCCUPATION:

Web and software developer POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Candidate for council in 2011

Dept during the YMCA briefing). To re-fund our DCC account, and to pay for our infrastructure deficit, we need to focus on planning that includes densification.

This will help us grow while taking advantage of existing infrastructure.

ture shows, blood donation and Abbotsford Sikh parade. Â KEY ISSUES:

â&#x20AC;˘ Business development â&#x20AC;˘ Safety ( youth at risk) â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable homes. (homelessness) Q&A:

1. Work with provincial level (BC housing). Consider every option available such as not profit originationsÂ

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Daljit Sidhu

Abbotsford Ratepayers Association, Abbyfest Multicultural Society, Crohns and Colitis Foundation (volunteer)

2. No answer.

*Les Barkman

KEY ISSUES:

â&#x20AC;˘ Debt, including infrastructure deficit â&#x20AC;˘ Homelessness and social issues â&#x20AC;˘ Economic development Q&A:

1. Firstly, to admit that it cannot be solved with a single solution. Secondly, to facilitate collaboration between all the service providers in the city. 250 service providers exist and all the resources are there to have a great impact on our social issues. We must treat all involved with respect and this includes engaging the homeless about their needs instead of simply imposing our plan upon them. This thinking has resulted in a litany of court cases and a tent city that is no solution.

2. Local governments must return to priority spending. For example, we cannot grow without infrastructure and we have a huge infrastructure deficit. Combined with our existing debt, non-priority spending left our city with only $14 million in the bank last year (as reported to council by the Finance

Patricia Ross x The Clear Choice for Council

EDUCATION: OCCUPATION:

Vice-chair union.Â

of

credit

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Participated in previous city council elections.  RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Volunteer, community sports tournaments, cul-

Lower Property Taxes

EDUCATION:

Lakehead University OCCUPATION:

Full-time City Councillor POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Two terms as Abbotsford city councillor RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

â&#x20AC;˘ Homelessness â&#x20AC;˘ Spending tax dollars, but provide quality services â&#x20AC;˘ Property taxation - B.C. Assessment needs to review qualifications for different classifications Q&A:

1. Take all information from Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s task force. My four years of research, working in cold weather shelter, spending time on the street listening to people, take the data and make a decision that will change peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives.

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VOTE

Lyle

Caldwell For Council www.positiveaction.com

â&#x20AC;˘ Controlled Spending â&#x20AC;˘ Progressive Thinking â&#x20AC;˘ Jobs for Today and Tomorrow

Working for a better quality of life for Abbotsford.

re-electpatriciaross.ca Authorized by Christine Eden financial agent reden@uniserve.com

KEY ISSUES:

2. Spending changes must happen as the needs of the city change.

London university

Safer Community Fiscal Responsibility

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*Bill MacGregor

COUNCIL CANDIDATES

funds to the Reserves/ Savings Account.

Tim Felger

EDUCATION:

Doctorate in Educational Leadership

EDUCATION:

OCCUPATION:

Ohio State University

Public Servant

OCCUPATION:

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Unknown

Two terms On Abbotsford city council

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

RESIDENCY:

Drug War Suvivors

Sumas Mountain

KEY ISSUES:

KEY ISSUES:

• Transportation • Homelessness • Government Employees performing criminal acts.

• Jobs • Continued Fiscal Restraint • Resolution of the Homeless Issue

Q&A:

Q&A:

1. No answer.

1. This issue is now before the courts and I am hopeful and of the opinion that it’s satisfactory resolution will be reached in the not too distant future given the excellent work done by the Task Force.

2. Lower the bus fare to $1.00 because the buses ride around empty and the goal should be to maximize ridership, not a fare price. It will actually cost the city nothing to lower the rates because ridership will increase and we will make more at a dollar than $2.25 for a ticket price.

2. The simplicity of the answer to this question is a universal principle that we have both long and short term plans for.

We spend on our needs and save for our wants all while operating a zero based budget. i.e.

One that does not lead into debt and assigns

Cut the police budget by $10,000,000 a year in 2 years. Their budget is over $50,000,000 a year and growing and Canada is becoming a police state with the drug war.

I would change the uniforms and cars back to Blue and White instead of the Black and stop the drug arrest.

I would sell the Hockey Area, because city government should not be in the hockey business.

Pass bylaws so all police officers on patrol had to wear body cameras.

*Moe Gill

Institute Harm Reduction Programs in the city to deal with the Drug Addicted Homeless and make at least 5 camps for the homeless.

One for families with children, one for economic homeless men and woman and several for the drug addicted.

I would lobby the Provincial government to increase the welfare payment for housing, so the Homeless will be able to afford an apartment in Vancouver and not migrate to Abbotsford.

Cut the pay for all management positions in city government and policing, because no government official should make more than $100,000 a year anyway.

Stop payments and tax credits to the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association, because they are a waste of tax payer money and it is just government welfare for the business community.

I would allow Marijuana to be sold in the city and tax it at 3% and the revenue to go to the city government.

Re-Elect

MOE GILL For Council Moe Gill was born in Punjab, India, arrived in Canada in 1955, and moved to Abbotsford in 1975.

Moe has served on Abbotsford Council since 1996.

Moe Gill has served on committees: Traffic Safety Advisory Committee; Matsqui Dyking, Drainage and Irrigation Committee; AgriFair Board; Fraser Valley Regional District Board; Glen Valley Dyking District Committee; Local Court of Revisions for Frontage Tax; Parcel Tax Review Panel and numerous other local committees

and other agreements.

It is not so much that changes in spending need to occur, rather, it is that more funding from provincial and federal levels of government for infrastructure and other needs ought to be effectively pursued.

Brenda Falk

EDUCATION:

Mission High School OCCUPATION:

Farmer and City Councilor POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Seventeen Council

years

on

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Numerous committees, boards and Rotary KEY ISSUES:

• Public safety, policing and fire services resources.

• Homelessness • Abbotsford’s economic performance.

Q&A:

1. The homeless in Abbotsford have not had their needs properly addressed. I believe that we need to not marginalize them further than they have already been.

It was and is unacceptable to not recognize that there are a mixture of reasons people are homeless (poverty, mental illness etc). We need to coordinate the government and community resources to provide physical and social solutions.

2. Municipal spending is allocated through the budget. Recent budgets have held spending in line. Certain annual and multi-year spending is locked in by contracts

PARTY AFFILIATION:

AbbotsfordFirst EDUCATION:

Fashion Design UFV, Landscape Design-Horticulture Kwantlen College OCCUPATION:

Self-employed farmer and business woman POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Member of the Agriculture Advisory Committee, as well as Economic Development Advisory Committee, a member of the Mayor’s Task Force for Economic Development RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Co- Creator of the ‘Passport to Christmas’ and the Abbotsford and Regional ‘Circle Farm Tour’.

KEY ISSUES:

• Sustainable economic development • Infrastructure deficit • Homeless Issue Q&A:

1. Abbotsford has a tremendous amount of resources already available within the community. We must show leadership and allow B.C. Housing and Fraser

Recent Involvement in many organizations, including: Fraser Valley Cole Crop Growers Association; Fraser Valley Strawberry Growers Association; B.C. Raspberry Growers Association; Federal Agricultural Employment Services; MSA Museum Society; Fraser Valley Indo-Canadian Business Association; Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary; Dasmesh Punjabi School and the Abbotsford Community Foundation

Health to partner with private sector social service providers such as Abbotsford Community Services, Salvation Army and Mennonite Central Committee in order to get the job done effectively.

OCCUPATION:

As Abbotsford First we would work with Fraser Health to establish an Assertive Community Treatment Team that is funded by the provincial government and provide health assessments and services for people living on the streets. These assessments would help us provide the appropriate housing and treatment options including long term detox centres.

Work with B.C. Housing to establish a “Housing First” project with its evidence based, best practices model of housing individuals in a supportive housing environment.

Work with MCC and Salvation Army to enhance the “Rent Bank” an innovative way to help subsidize individual families rent ensuring that families have a safe and secure home.

2. We need to define spending priorities based on their net benefit to the citizens of Abbotsford.

Abbotsford

We would be forward thinking and identify city-wide capital spending priorities, publish them and work towards those objectives, planning for the future growth and development of our community to build a long term sustainable plan for the city of Abbotsford.

Infrastructure is essential to the long term Sustainable Economic Growth of Abbotsford and we would work hard to develop to insure infill of our City instead of outward sprawl maximizing existing infrastructure and maximizing revenue generated by such development.

Raymond Kobes

Moe Gill is proud to live in the beautiful City of Abbotsford. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve the community especially on issues surrounding its ongoing growth.

COMMITMENT & EXPERIENCE email: moegill@shaw.ca

604.746.1138 •

Cell:

604.807.1531

Authorized by Manbir Banwait, Financial Agent 778-241-4472

Vote WILSON, Shirley for SCHOOL TRUSTEE

Authorized by Financial Agent, Shirley Wilson 778-241-5576

EDUCATION:

Enrolled at the University of the Fraser Valley

Student POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Post-Secondary Commissioner on the Parks; Recreation and Culture Commission RESIDENCY: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Jam in Jubilee organizer; Friday Nite Basketball Gym director; volunteer for various events in Abbotsford KEY ISSUES:

• Fiscal responsibility and dealing with our municipal debt.

• Providing a long-term solution for homelessness.

• Increased awareness and emphasis on arts and culture in Abbotsford.

Q&A:

1. I support the Housing First approach in which the homeless do not work through the different levels of housing, but rather are immediately moved into their own residence. Stable housing is the first and primary need. Other issues can be dealt with once they have a home to live in. Many of the homeless people are addicts and are in dire need of housing, regardless of their habits and lifestyles. A coordinator that ensures all programs relating to the homeless are working together is also needed.

Most importantly, we must stop treating and thinking about the homeless as stats and problems. They are people that need our help and support. A society is judged on how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members.

2. In order for municipal spending to be accountable, constant reviews and analyses are essential in order that money is being used properly and distributed in a fair and priority-based manner. With regards to Parks, Recreation and Culture I would be in favour of shifting more funding to culture as it only received 7% of the PRC budget in 2013. With regards to spending, we must build a plan in order to reduce and eventually eliminate our municipal debt.

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COUNCIL CANDIDATES Kelly Chahal

PARTY AFFILIATION:

AbbotsfordFirst EDUCATION:

will continue to feel the residual effects for some time leaving us with little room for other projects. Poor planning, decision making has left the City of Abbotsford with a low tax base and little room for further development.

Nathan Loewen

Master’s in Criminal Justice OCCUPATION:

Independent chairperson CSC, Probation Officer RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Involved in intercultural, multicultural, interfaith, criminal justice, and social justice. I am on Senate at UFV, Public Relations

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts Geography OCCUPATION:

Manager of contracting business, currently student

KEY ISSUES:

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

• Fiscal Responsibility - High taxes, low tax base • Lack of encouragement and responsivity towards business development • Homelessness, affordable housing

Fraser Valley Regional Committee of BC Green Party, assisted with local campaigns

Q&A:

1. Any one of us can find ourselves in difficult situations and one can only hope we are treated with dignity and compassion. We need to work with other levels of government and resource providers to address issues of individuals facing homelessness. A multifaceted approach needs to address multifaceted issues – each individual has found themselves in a state of homelessness for a variety of reasons and there is no one simple approach. Each individual deserves respect and dignity in any approach to any proposed interventions.

2. Decisions around municipal spending requires a lot of information gathering, and not just short term thinking but especially long term thinking. Experience of Council plays a big role when it comes down to making those difficult decisions that have long term effects –the City needs to be mindful and take personal responsibility of the public purse.

We all are paying for the mistakes made with the event center and

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Volunteer with Fraser Valley Conservancy & Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition, member of the Scandinavian Club of Abbotsford, formerly social advocate with Vancouver-based Streams of Justice.

KEY ISSUES:

• Adhering to sustainable/green urban development • End homelessness and support affordable housing options.

• Attracting innovative clean-tech businesses and quality employers Q&A:

1. My plan is to employ a multi-faceted approach following examples from other cities where homelessness strategies have shown to be effective. This must include working with a Housing First strategy. Harm Reduction must be integrated into this strategy to allow chronic addicts and users a chance to first receive low-barrier housing and other assistance without having to be ‘clean’ as they may be in life or death scenarios.

“Assertive community treatment” (ACT) teams should compliment with bringing health, mental health, and sub-

stance abuse treatment services directly to clients where and when they are needed. Street outreach workers are to be points of contact for individuals needing access to housing assistance. Most importantly, develop long and short term plans for ensuring enough permanent affordable housing options are available to prevent more people from slipping into homelessness.

2. As a Green, I firmly believe in fiscal sustainability and balanced budgets to the very best of our city’s means. It must also be viewed in balance with the long term vision for a healthy, equitable and just city that looks after everyone. I would aim to decrease the spending on sectors that carry fewer benefits as seen through the lens of sustainability and shifting it towards sectors that offer greater benefits to our community’s future.

Marlisa Power

EDUCATION:

Honours Bachelors of Arts - History/English OCCUPATION:

Consultant, Power House Consulting; project and event co-ordinator/social media marketer and actress

accountability/transparency • Ease/Attractiveness of doing business in Abbotsford Q&A:

1. I believe a solution modeled on the City of Nanaimo’s approach which worked well in that city - 46 were housed and housing for 160 more is underway could be implemented in Abbotsford. The stakeholders involved (city, community services, police, health care, Salvation Army, churches/ outreach etc.) worked with each homeless person one on one to come up with individualized plans and solutions to get the person the help they needed.

The homeless are made up of unique individuals who have individual needs and challenges which have to be addressed in order to successfully get them off the streets. A band aid solution or telling the homeless this is the one solution we are offering and you better like or we won’t help will not work and does not demonstrate compassion. The one on one approach made the homeless feel included and part of the community and because they had a say in determining their own solution, the success rate was higher. The homeless who did not care for the attention because of their criminal activity left town.

2. Spending needs to be fiscally responsible and balanced. Property

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Student council member in high school, student union member in university RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Abbotsford Farm & Country Market volunteer, Canadian Cancer Society office volunteer, Canadian Kidney Foundation Walk committee member, help at The Warm Zone, member of Grace Church, Abbotsford Hospice Society volunteer.

KEY ISSUES:

• Homelessness Immediate shelter & longer-term multitiered solutions • Fiscal responsibility/

RE-ELECT

Cindy SCHAFER for

School Trustee • Experienced • Innovative • Hardworking • Common Sense Approach Authorized by C. Schafer Financial Agent

schafer4trustee@gmail.com

tax increase is not an option. We need to stop property tax increases which if higher than inflation will affect quality of life. The percentage amount of money spent on services has to be readjusted. I believe more funds need to be spent on the arts and culture, promoting all things local, community events, transportation and helping the homeless and less in other areas.

Paul Redekopp

PARTY AFFILIATION:

Trinity Western/North West Bible College OCCUPATION:

Driver at Alliance Concrete Pumps POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Former BC Conservative Party Candidate 2013 provincial election. Currently BC Conservative Party vice-president RESIDENCY:

East Abbotsford Whatcom area COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Currently on the Board

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of directors at Fraser Valley Child Development Center, Volunteer with developmentally disabled adults, member at TRBN and a marriage coach.

KEY ISSUES:

• Homelessness • Safer streets and communities • Property tax, user fees and the highest unemployment rates in BC

debt is very attractive to new business and with that comes more jobs and a broader tax base.

We all now that small business is the back bone to our economy so we must do our part to bring small/medium business to Abbotsford.

Doug Rempel

Q&A:

1. We cannot run and hide from our homeless community but rather we must find ways to reach out to them. Not tell them what we think is best for them but ask “how can we best help you?” Forming another government run program is not the answer, instead we need to empower our not-forprofit organizations to succeed in their mission, vision and goals. Encourage and support them by providing and equipping them with the necessary tools that they need to achieve those goals.

2. With our debt in excess of $100 million, we need to spend smart and become fiscally responsible. We need to prioritize our spending and lower our taxes. A city with low tax and low

EDUCATION:

UBC Sauder School of Business RED OCCUPATION:

Real Estate sales RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford central COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Member of Chamber of Commerce, Triathlon BC, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Currently volunteer time for Habitat for Humanity UFV and the Abbotsford Triathlon.

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mission, Junior achievement, and Toast Masters. Board of director for GARD an organization that does water and health programs in Uganda.

KEY ISSUES:

• City debt • Homelessness/affordable housing • Sustainable development Q&A:

1. I plan to support the organizations that have the expertise in this area. I want to continue to work towards having a safe place for our most marginalized to live. I plan to continue to donate my time and money to be a part of the solution and walk the walk with them not just talk the talk. I am going to continue to put pressure on the provincial and federal governments to supply us with funding to help eliminate poverty. I am currently

helping to organize a fundraising event that will raise funds for homelessness and affordable housing.

2. We need to look at every penny we spend.

We need to look at how much we spend on the top salaries at the city.

When someone quits or retires let’s think long and hard if we need to replace them, let’s talk to staff and see if we have people already on staff that can fill in the gaps without compromising our public service.

Maybe we replace our city vehicles a little less often or think about landscaping our city properties and parks with plants that take less maintenance and are still beautiful. I will engage with other communities that have been successful with being debt free or getting out of debt to learn from them.

COUNCIL CANDIDATES Tina Stewart

EDUCATION:

UFV Business Tech with Accounting.

OCCUPATION:

Executive Director, ADBA RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Volunteer palliative and bereavement companion at Abbotsford Hospice; committee member - Purple Light Nights Campaign; committee member - FV Diversity and Immigration Partnership Council

Q&A:

1. I believe it is absolutely necessary to fill in the many holes in the list of services Abbotsford does have available, such as detox and a central system to enquire about and access services that one might need.

Typically, when help is needed, citizens don’t know where to turn, and unfortunately become tired of trying. We need to help our marginalized community before they are feeling completely helpless and broken.

KEY ISSUES:

Many of our homeless population have simply run into hardship in their life. The lack of affordable housing and job opportunities that meet or exceed the Living Wage needs to be addressed.

• Development of jobs that meet or exceed the Living Wage • Affordable housing; increased medium and high density housing • Transit

2. Our community cannot thrive if we do not support it.The City needs to be held accountable for their spending habits and needs to develop a mandate of local spending if the service/

product is available. Initially, certainly the cost may be slightly higher, but the overall trickle effect on the community will make up for it with thriving/growing businesses, stronger tax base, more jobs and security for employees.

*Patricia Ross

EDUCATION:

Graduate of Leadership for Environment and Development International OCCUPATION:

Abbotsford Councillor POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Abbotsford since 1994

councillor

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Restorative Justice, Envi-

ronmental Advisory committee, Homelessness Task Force, Abbotsford/Mission Water and Sewer Commission, Working to stop Metro Vancouver from building polluting garbage incinerators and promote a better way of dealing with waste. Chamber of Commerce committees and Victim Services volunteer.

goal that everyone has

KEY ISSUES:

that local government

• Homelessness, ensuring everyone has a home.

• Environmental/quality of life threats such as Metro Vancouver’s plans to build a polluting garbage incinerator and pipelines • Taxes, ensuring enough for todays needs and services, while not putting at risk our future Q&A:

1. I support the recommendations of the Homeless Task force, which I participated in as co-chair and their

a home.

2. I see our biggest threat to our tax base as being the downloading from senior levels of government, particularly in regards to infrastructure needs (more

critical

as

it

ages), which have substantial financial costs does not have the ability to fund alone. Yet senior levels are pulling away from funding those more and more.

If this continues, the costs to local taxpayers will be substantial. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Union of BC Municipalities is working hard to address this on our behalf, but I believe we need to become more involved and do more to inform people

and

organizations.

engage

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EDUCATION:

Master of Business Adminstration - MBA, Professional Agrologist (PAg) OCCUPATION:

as examining not only immediate costs but the long term benefits and liabilities.

As residents of Abbotsford we shouldn’t be paying for the costs of development. There is good development and bad development and we should learn to tell the difference so we can say no to the bad development.

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

2. Local government must focus on its core responsibilities. Our city has drifted off course by funding large projects that should have been left to the private sector to fund. We need to identify our priorities such as: our infrastructure deficit in regards to roads, sewer and water and focus on sustainable economic development. Densification of our urban core and industrial lands is a cost effective way to maximize our existing infrastructure. Developing industrial lands outside of our current development area should not be considered until proper infilling of our existing industrial properties has been achieved. We should not be taking any lands out of the ALR. Once the Official Community Plan is updated we need to stick to the plan.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Ken Wuschke

Ross Siemens

Partner in bed & breakfast, business consulting RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

MSA Museum Society, Arts Council, donated to various community groups, worked on the HST repeal referendum.

KEY ISSUES:

• How candidates will support their vision and dreams for Abbotsford • Qualifications of the candidates to carry out the responsibilities of councillor.

Q&A:

1. Re-examining the decision to hire a Homeless Coordinator as the City has no experience or expertise in this area.

Striking a homeless committee that included homeless representatives, the care communities and provincial and federal agencies with the terms of reference to coordinate the work and that the City provide assistance to this committee.

Until adequate housing supply is provided, we need to provide a location where the homeless could camp and engage the care communities to provide services to it.

- Instruct the APD to end their policy of dislocating and dispersing while maintaining law enforcement. Until we as a society can provide the needs of this marginalized community, we should not discriminate or harass them.

2. Abbotsford spends money in many areas that are not part of the core responsibilities of local government and we need to examine bylaws, programs and spending to determine how they align with our responsibilities as well

be accessed. Secondly, our city must engage and work with B.C. Housing to establish appropriate Housing First locations.

A detailed plan to deal with homelessness is on the AbbotsfordFirst web site.

PARTY AFFILIATION:

AbbotsfordFirst EDUCATION:

Fraser Valley College and Trinity Western University OCCUPATION:

Owner/manager of Hub Motor Service POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Elected at the age of 23 to the District of Abbotsford Council in 1986 and reelected in 1988.

Founding member of the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association; served on the Board of Directors of Abbotsford Community Services; serve on the Board of Directors of the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame.

KEY ISSUES:

• Homelessness • Debt and infrastructure deficit.

• Economic development.

Q&A:

1. The city needs to work with senior levels of government and private sector service providers to work towards housing availability for all our citizens. First we must establish an ACT Team through Fraser Health. An ACT Team is an acronym for Assertive Community Treatment. These teams are funded by Fraser Health and help to assess an individuals needs where they are on the street.

Once a relationship is established and need are assessed appropriate housing and/or treatment options can then

EDUCATION:

Certificate in Public Safety Communications, Kwantlen Polytechnic University OCCUPATION:

Wooden drawer assembler

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

None RESIDENCY: Blueridge

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

City of Abbotsford Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, member; City of Abbotsford Heritage Working Group, member; Clearbrook Elementary School PAC, past president; Cycling Abbotsford, past chair; MSA Museum Society, former board member; Friends of the MSA Centennial Library, past chair; BC Historical Federation, board member; Abbotsford Bicycle Valet, organizer KEY ISSUES:

• Homelessness • Bringing the citizen’s voice into the committee process • Paying down debt, maintaining current service levels, investing in infrastructure.

Q&A:

1. To create an on-going Homeless Advisory Committee where some members are actually homeless or have recently gained housing after being homeless. To establish three homeless programs where drug addiction recovery, mental health, and other reasons that one become homeless are addressed. And to have these streams run by non-profits that focus on these programs. Finally, to have those who go through the homeless streams to have job skills programs available to them so they are able to obtain employment.

2. Presently the municipal spending is at a good balance overall. However, we need to find cost saving measures on different services. Further

I would like develop a Waste Busters webpage where the public can make recommendations as to where City Hall can save money. People know their neighbourhood best and often they have great ideas on how to save money.

We have to start planning now to invest wisely in upgrading our current infrastructure as our population grows.

Whether it be roads, water mains, or sewer pipes our growing population will continue to put stress on this vital part of the city’s functions. Further we have to start to develop a replacement plan for existing infrastructure as the water mains and sewer pipes begin to age.

One area where City Hall may have to look to spend money is to hire more staff to help shorten the length of time involved in processing building permits.

*Dave Loewen

EDUCATION:

S.F.U. - B.A. (Sociology); PDP UVic – M.Ed. (Educational Administration) OCCUPATION:

Retired high school teacher/administrator POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Three terms on Abbotsford council RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

MCC BC board and executive, including

chair; national and local church committees; Canadian Mennonite University council chair; director on Federation of Independent Schools Associations Board; Heart2Heart, Haiti board; Mennonite Historical Society of BC Board; member of Abbotsford Rotary Club; member of Level Ground Mennonite Church; participant in Ken Herar’s ‘Cycling4Diversity’ KEY ISSUES:

• Fiscal policies that build and maintain sustainability - delivering vital services to citizens without jeopardizing future capacity to deliver same.

• Housing – affordable housing for homeless and those on verge of homelessness • Safety – supporting present levels of police and fire safety Q&A:

1. The last “homelessness count” revealed that 70% of those interviewed said that affordable housing and/or a greater income would be the solution to their state of homelessness.

Therefore, we need to continue pursuing the establishment of low-barrier housing for homeless, while supporting initiatives to provide more affordable housing (eg. Lynnhaven Society project). I will support the efforts of the City’s newly-established staff position to facilitate collaboration between City Hall local Service Providers to address this issue.

In the short term, I am prepared to consider a “Dignity Village”, however, I will also state I have some strong reservations. There may

Rick Barkwell

ELECT We live in a beautiful city...

We can make it better. Fiscal responsibility, better capital management, and a progressive welcoming approach to new business, industry and residents will have our city flourish and growing into the best city in the province. Together we will make Abbotsford better.

On November 15th we have a choice. We can choose to move forward in a positive manner or dwell on past mistakes and shortchange our future.

I am asking for your vote to help make this positive change. I will work for Abbotsford and for you.

Together we will make Abbotsford better. Thank you!

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be other more viable options.

2. I think our present city manager has brought with him a skill set, which he has applied in making some significant course changes; changes that have reduced operating expenses, increased efficiencies, and maintained present services, allowing us to hold property tax increases near 0%. A modest surplus of approximately $10 million has been realized in each of the past two years, and I’m confident we are on a more fiscally-sustainable path – poised to continue reducing operating expenses, pre-paying debt and holding tax increases at or near zero.

It must also be noted that there is a continual downloading of services on local governments, that are not their legislated mandate, and which I don’t feel will be decreasing. This has the effect of putting an increased strain on municipal budgets. One example of this has been the maintenance of our dikes, where the City has paid 55% of $11 million-plus over the last seven years.

Gerda Peachey

EDUCATION:

Halfway through a Bachelor of Arts, and two years of Horticulture at UFV

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RE-ELECT MAYOR BANMAN A LEADER DELIVERS LOW TAXES Mayor Banman delivered you a 0% tax increase in 2014. The first 0% tax increase in 18 years.

JOBS Mayor Banman has supported job-creating initiatives such as the West Abbotsford Industrial Park that will bring $11 million in annual revenue, $14 million in DCC fees, and 4,500 new jobs for Abbotsford.

DEBT REDUCTION Under Mayor Banman’s leadership we implemented a new 5-year financial plan that will eliminate Abbotsford’s operational debt in 2016.

A SAFER ABBOTSFORD Under Mayor Banman’s leadership we achieved an 11% reduction in crime.

CONTROLLED SPENDING With your help Mayor Banman stopped the expensive Water Project saving Abbotsford more than $345 million.

Mayor Banman also put an end to the unsustainable Abbotsford Heat deal saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

These two achievements alone mean thousands of dollars in savings for you.

Authorized by Cheryl North, Financial Agent for Bruce Banman, reelectbanman@gmail.com

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Abbotsford News Friday, November 7, 2014

KEEP ABBOTSFORD MOVING FORWARD

NOVEMBER 15

RE-ELECT MAYOR BANMAN A LEADER DELIVERS LOW TAXES Mayor Banman delivered you a 0% tax increase in 2014. The first 0% tax increase in 18 years.

JOBS Mayor Banman has supported job-creating initiatives such as the West Abbotsford Industrial Park that will bring $11 million in annual revenue, $14 million in DCC fees, and 4,500 new jobs for Abbotsford.

DEBT REDUCTION Under Mayor Banman’s leadership we implemented a new 5-year financial plan that will eliminate Abbotsford’s operational debt in 2016.

A SAFER ABBOTSFORD Under Mayor Banman’s leadership we achieved an 11% reduction in crime.

CONTROLLED SPENDING With your help Mayor Banman stopped the expensive Water Project saving Abbotsford more than $345 million.

Mayor Banman also put an end to the unsustainable Abbotsford Heat deal saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

These two achievements alone mean thousands of dollars in savings for you.

Authorized by Cheryl North, Financial Agent for Bruce Banman, reelectbanman@gmail.com

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OCCUPATION:

Wife, mom, grandmother, gardner, prison volunteer, musician (offkey) POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Also ran four times.

Decades of volunteer work for candidates vying for office in federal, provincial and municipal elections.

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Sing hymns with residents at seniors homes. Hang out with fellow jammers at local coffee houses. Been part of the local naturalists and the local rock and gem club.

KEY ISSUES:

• Tend to the pragmatic business of running our city, • Do not sign contracts with big business and big amusements that hurt us financially.

• Write sensible, doable and enforceable by-laws.

Q&A:

1. Demand that the senior levels of government do their part.

Mental health, which is an obvious factor has to be addressed by Fraser Health. Thank the wonderful groups, and individuals who are giving of their time and money to help the helpless Work with them when

possible, but insofar as the courts don’t stand in the way, the present squalor and danger posed by spreading homeless ‘camps’ must not be allowed. There are empty buildings that would be better than living in the rain and cold and danger of the streets. No housing proposal for drug addicted folk can be set up without security staff, both for the residents, and for the neighbourhood.

2. The Financial Reports reveal a long list of Consultants, who get paid some hefty amounts of our tax dollars. It is not always obvious what these consultants did to earn so much money, and why with almost a thousand people on staff at City Hall, why we should require so much outside expertise.

The future looks worse as the current council seems determined to engage more heavily with ‘third-party’ economic development.

Karen Young

EDUCATION:

SFU, Publishing

COUNCIL CANDIDATES OCCUPATION:

Director of development (fundraising), semi-retired RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Board of Governors, past-president of the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce in 2001; President, Rotary Club; President of the Abbotsford Symphony Orchestra Society (to 2007). Abbotsford Arts and Heritage Advisory Committee member (2006–11) KEY ISSUES:

• Social inclusion • Fiscal responsibility and transparency • Customer-focused service within city hall Q&A:

1. First, recognize that people who are homeless and at risk of homelessness must be treated with dignity and respect. Set a goal to end homelessness within a defined timeline by providing for (through partnerships and informed communications) a wide range of solutions that will both assist people who are currently homeless – whether street homeless, sofa-surfing, or living in unsecure housing – and address some of the root causes of Concrete solutions in accordance with guidelines and outcomes laid out by Council, matching best practices, and

with understanding of our community may include a range of the following: staffed, minimal barriered housing overseen by the nonprofit sector; affordable housing appropriate to the health and safety needs of an individual; outreach services to directly assist people to maintain their housing by liaising with landlords, and assist with maintaining health.

Funding will be partnership with senior levels of government, health authorities, public Foundations and private funding.

2. Spending rises and falls with need. As in any budget, spending is linked to income, and also to the needs of the community. As Abbotsford grows, spending must increase to keep pace with cost of living, and with essential services that keep us safe. We must also put money aside for infrastructure upgrades and emergency preparedness. And, of course, balance spending with income.

Hank Roos

Gerda Peachey FOR COUNCIL

RE-ELECT

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OCCUPATION:

Retired project manager and estimator RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Served on church and independent school boards. President of the Abbotsford-Mission Nature Club for 12 years.

KEY ISSUES:

• Manage growth in a sustainable way • Homelessness • Attracting new clean hi-tech industries Q&A:

1. We need to move immediately with approvals for the proposed Dignity Village on Valley Road as well as proceeding as fast as possible to still acquire provincial funding for a low barrier 22-bed unit which was available for the previous project but rejected at city hall. Neither of these two projects will bring an end to our current needs however, it is critical that we make a start while continuing to pressure senior governments whose responsibility it is to provide housing and or health care needs.

2. We need to address the current underfunding for “arts and culture”.

As well we need to start a long term dedicated fund to purchase valu-

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Municipal government must use taxpayer money to provide and maintain roads, sewers, police, parks, pools, rinks, etc. for local residents.

City Hall must expedite applications for building permits and business development. Staff must answer public inquiries in an efficient and timely manner.

City council should not consign taxpayers to heavy debt loads by entering into Big Business or Big Entertainment contracts, beyond their mandate and beyond their expertise.

By-laws must be written that are rational, doable and enforceable. Zoning bylaws must be enforced consistently, fairly and without bias — not waiting for the public to complain.

Council has approved many development applications asking for relaxed setbacks. So while owners maximize the footprint of their properties, our city is losing the beauty and utility of green space. Trees, bushes, flowers and grass nurture insects and birds that are pleasing to the eye. But these living creatures are also necessary for pollinating our farms and gardens.

We need nine INDIVIDUAL leaders who will carefully study every matter before them, and then act in the best interests of Abbotsford.

Mayor and council must open all possible financial dealings to the public, whose tax payments foot the bill for every decision made by City Hall.

City Hall works for, and must be accountable to, the boss: the public.

EDUCATION:

High school

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able, undeveloped green spaces in the upland areas to address future needs for recreation and to protect valuable eco-sensitive areas already identified in a biophysical inventory.

Other B.C. jurisdictions have done that very successfully by using such a fund to purchase land when opportunities arise. We seem to be able to find the funds to create green spaces after land has been rezoned and expensive as for example around Mill Lake. I suggest we might want to learn from the past and be more visionary for the future.

Council candidates Ward Draper and Aird Flavelle did not submit responses.

SCHOOL TRUSTEE CANDIDATES * Indicates incumbent

*Rhonda Pauls

EDUCATION:

Studied physical edu-

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cation and coaching at Trinity Western University POLITICIAN:

Youth Sport development

Official

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

3 years as Board of Education Trustee, one year vice chair RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Character Canada Council; Youth Asset Development presenter; BC Selects Female Baseball; District Parent Advisory Council vice-chair, chair; Abbotsford Angels Hardball Association umpirein-chief; Baseball Canada umpire instructor; British Columbia Baseball Umpires Association; community/school sport coach KEY ISSUES:

• Importance of focus on early learning. A student’s long term success can be predicted by the time he/ she is in grade 3. We need to ensure that in such a diverse community where our students come to us speaking dozens of different languages and bring varying life experiences to the classroom, we are able to bring them all to a place where they can have success.

We need to continue building Strong Start/ Kindergarten readi-

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Rempel for council

Integrity Inclusion Inspiration

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SCHOOL TRUSTEE CANDIDATES ness options, expand co-teaching in primary classrooms for English Language Learners, develop more resources for supporting the mental health issues we see escalating in our young students, and work to equip our families to support students in the home.

• Need for teacher training. The number one determinant of a student’s success in school is the effectiveness of the teacher.

The diversity of students we are now seeing in every classroom calls for a move towards teachers having the ability to differentiate instruction within each class, be equipped to support students with special needs in the classroom, and be proficient in scaffolding English language learners instruction during regular classroom instruction.

We need to continue to develop and train educators in co-teaching models in our classrooms, create more opportunity for shared best practice among teachers, teacher mentoring partnerships, and work with our post-secondary institutions to ensure our new teachers are

graduating with the adaptability skills our every changing systems now demands.

*Stan Petersen

EDUCATION:

BSc, MEd, EdD OCCUPATION: Retired POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Incumbent school trustee (one term) RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Vice president of Abbotsford Youth Commission; member Clearbrook Kiwanis; Sports Hall of Fame selection committee chair; chair of Hands Up for the Community; committee member of the Abbotsford City Police Basketball Tournament; chair of the AbbyFest organizing committee; Parks, Recreation, and Culture commissioner; board member for the Reach; board member of Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association; board member of Character Abbotsford.

KEY ISSUES:

• Abbotsford is a great school district. We

have strong leadership and excellent teachers and support staff. We have great support from parents and our community.

Our students excel in their classrooms and in the many opportunities provided in our district.

• Our challenge is to find more ways to support the growing diversity in our classrooms. We need to add more classroom resources and we need to support our teachers to address this diversity.

We need to continue to partner with community agencies in supporting all of our students. We need to continue with our early childhood education agenda so that all students have a strong start to their educational experience. We need to create an individualized education for every student so that each can find his or her passion and success.

• Our challenge is also to continue to improve communication with all our educational stakeholders. Our teachers, support staff, parents, and our community need to feel confident in the direction of the board and have input in setting this direction. Teamwork

and collaboration are essential.

• I believe that I have the experience and passion to address these challenges and make our great school district even better. I look for your support on Nov. 15.

*Cindy Schafer

EDUCATION:

College Diploma OCCUPATION:

Interior Designer POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Incumbent trustee

school

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Past PRCC chair and commissioner; District Parent Advisory Council chair; Traffic and Safety Advisory Committee member; Abbotsford Community Foundation Awards committee member; numerous School District committees; BC School Trustee Association representative and finance committee member.

KEY ISSUES:

• Voters should consider candidates who understand the role of

A Positive Voice, For Positive Change!

elected School Trustees and understand the governance work of an elected Board of Education. Representatives are elected by the community, on behalf of the community, to provide accountability and oversight to public education. Boards of Education have legislated responsibilities to fulfill, such as, submission of the Annual Budget and Student Achievement Contract. Setting policy is board work and is ongoing, as views and needs change and are addressed through policy development. Visiting schools (when appropriate), participating in student and school celebrations, and seeing our students graduate is rewarding and gratifying work of a Trustee.

• Voters should consider candidates who will advocate broadly for public education at all levels of government and through provincial and national organizations who impact the work of boards.

• As current Chair of the Abbotsford Board of Education, it has been my privilege to be an elected trustee for the past nine years, including six years as Chair. I share

the vision of providing a world-class, innovative, and individualized educational experience for every student. I have been, and will continue to be a strong advocate for public education, keeping the best interests of students, their families and the community in mind, while conducting board business. Thank you, Cindy Schafer, School Trustee.

*Shirley Wilson

EDUCATION:

Final stages of BA in Adult Education at UFV OCCUPATION:

Contract fund development and leadership in the charity and nonprofit sector. Previous employment includes BBBS of the Fraser Valley and the FV Child Development Centre.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Elected to Board of Education in 2005 (three terms served); director with BC Public School Employers Association (2012-2013).

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Rotary Club of Abbotsford; Peer Reviewer (accreditation) with ImagineCanada.ca; various liaison roles with Board of Education; volunteering with local or regional boards, local, provincial and national events; and liaising with many children and families serving charities in Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley.

KEY ISSUES:

Student success: Every child counts. I recently heard a speaker talk about the difference between “each” and “all”.

We can talk about wanting to ensure all children meet with success. But a much more laudable goal is to ensure each child meets their own potential. Our work at the Board of Education demonstrates this.

We provide additional resources to students who need support, but may not be eligible for additional provincial funding. We want each student supported in their learning. We understand we need to do more to respond early to the needs of each child. We organize our various staff beyond teachers and principals from custodians to educational assistants to secretaries to bus drivers and more, utilizing our CONTINUED ON 36

“Balbir wants the best for children in our schools.”

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YOUNG City Council

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A better Abbotsford for working families

Creating a strong foundation for the next 20 years

Finding fiscal balance to maintain

“Balbir’s experience in the library field and his keen interest in promoting literacy for our youth, make him an ideal candidate for school trustee. I’m pleased to support him in the November 15 election.”

- Ralph Payne

the city’s service levels

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EDUCATION:

funding appropriately to stretch each dollar…not stretch the individual.

Completed high school in Edmonton and graduated from NAIT (Northern Alberta institute of technology)

Board Governance: We are entering a four year term in a time when change for Boards will be certain. Who you vote for will impact decision making both locally and provincially. Are boards going away? Not likely, but certainly the role we play now may change.

Abbotsford is respected as a board as we are sound financially and understand our role. As a member of a board which implemented a strategic plan, we work with the end in mind to prepare students for a lifetime of success. We plan in a fiscally prudent and financially sustainable manner. We work well with what we have.

With shifting demographics in our workforce and in our families, it is important to maintain solid decision making and consistency at the board table.

Phil Anderson

SCHOOL TRUSTEE CANDIDATES *Preet Rai

ever, there is always room for improving educational experiences for our children.

OCCUPATION:

Retired in 2013. Business owner (Ambassador Auto Repairs) for 30 years (sold business in 2014). Heavy duty mechanic by trade.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

School Board trustee for nine years in Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan. One year as board chair.

RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Involved in my local church; head up the ‘First Contact’ area.

KEY ISSUES:

• Class sizes too large for an individual teacher.

• Children with special needs, like ADHD and other needs that may be disruptive in the class setting, need specialty classes geared to helping them get an education.

• Trustees need to be a link between the classroom and the community. Education is a stepping stone to the work force or further education. We need to be preparing students for either choice.

EDUCATION:

Chartered Accountant (India) OCCUPATION:

Auditor for B.C. government.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Elected trustee for two terms in 2008 and 2011.

RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

The Reach board; Literacy Matters board; Community of Character board; Abbyfest board; MSA Museum board; Cycling for Diversity; Sister City committee; Abbotsford Youth commission; Canuck Place campaign executive committee; organizer of Abby Fest volunteers; chair of the finance committee for the school district.

KEY ISSUES:

• I am thankful to the administrators, teachers, support staff in helping the district achieve new heights and due to their hard work and dedication we as a district are leading the province in many areas. How-

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have the opportunity and flexibility to access programs and services of their choice. We have Integrated Arts schools, traditional schools, trade programs, various languages being offered, academies like hockey, aviation available as choices.

These successful programs plus more choices reflecting the needs of students should be available.

Creating a broad learning environment goes a very long way in ensuring that every single student is successful.

• I have been serving on the Board of Education for the last six years as a school trustee. There are a number of things that the school district is working on to further improve and provide excellent education to our kids. The two areas that I think we need to further focus on are 21st century individualized learning and how to be more flexible and have more choice available.

• Technological innovations have been developing at a rapid pace. It is time to take advantage of this and while many resources and supports are available for students, we can always be further working on the needs of students and the staff. We can ensure that students have the tools to learn at their own pace, a pace that they feel comfortable at and which maximizes their individual learning capacities. We can work on educating them towards careers that they will excel in and ultimately ensure their individual learning success.

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Noah Arney

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Education (UBC); Bachelor of Arts (UFV) OCCUPATION:

Student Advisor, Native Education College POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Involved in student government at UFV RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Four years on the exec-

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utive of a local not-forprofit educational association, two as the president.

KEY ISSUES:

• Communication with Abbotsford residents: Communication should be open, accessible, easy, and two way. We should be doing everything in our power to have as much local input on school board decisions as possible. Education is the interest of every citizen and we should be doing a better job of ensuring that the whole city is aware of and able to give feedback on current issues.

One example of how communication failed was in the proposed pay increase (trustee indemnity) for School Trustees. If communication had been better both ways the end result would either have been voting against the increase or the board would have been able to better explain why they feel it was needed.

• Although the current board is very good at ensuring that information about school and community activities programs and events are disseminated the information coming out about the board’s decisions is limited to the news-

letter and the meeting minutes. Information about topics before the board should be easily accessible and published in multiple venues including through the district’s social media ahead of meeting times.

• Advocating with the provincial government: The school board needs to be a public advocate for education and should be representing the diverse needs of our community. The purpose of the school board system is to allow a measure of local control over local education and to be a voice for the community to the government regarding education. Otherwise the government might as well abolish the elected school boards and replace them with local appointed school boards. The school trustees need to take the concerns of the community and ensure that they are being listened to.

Balbir Gill

EDUCATION:

Re-Elect

MOE GILL

For Council • Support the Cultural Groups and

Activities in Abbotsford • Work to Build a Strong and Vibrant Community • Support Balanced Economic Prosperity of Abbotsford • Maintain Dyking and Drainage System and Prevention of Flooding

COMMITMENT & EXPERIENCE email: moegill@shaw.ca

604.746.1138 Cell: 604.807.1531 Authorized by Manbir Banwait, Financial Agent 778-241-4472

M.A. OCCUPATION:

Librarian POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Ran for School Trustee in 2011 RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:

Volunteer with Abbotsford Connect, Abbotsford Salvation Army, Canucks Place.

Executive member for last 13 years for various parents advisory committees; Representative of Punjabi Parents of Traditional Schools; Abbotsford Sumas Rotary member; helped establish and maintain Little Free Libraries; United Way Fraser Valley Board member and Impact Committee Chair; Abbotsford Youth Commission Board member; Mentor for Gladwin Language Centre; Organiz-

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KEY ISSUES:

• Literacy: Being a librarian for more than 20 years I have seen firsthand students in Abbotsford who are falling behind in reading, writing, and digital literacy. They don’t have adequate access or don’t know how to access technology, library resources or to qualified help. I will work hard to provide those resources needed within the district. I don’t want any students to fall through the cracks.

Students need books that appeal to them, they need to have easy access to technology that they can learn and understand, they also need adult mentors and support staff to help guide them and help them become leaders of tomorrow. Let’s provide students with what they need to succeed and make it easy and desirable for them to access that help.

• Communication / Listening: We need to not only care, communicate and listen to our teachers, but also our students, parents (guardians), administration and support staff. We as trustees need to develop a way to be effective communicators and partners with our teachers, students, parents and schools.

We as trustees need to support, listen and genuinely care for our

teachers. It is not us vs them, we should be a team working together for the same goals. Those goals should be to make Abbotsford the best it can be! I can and will communicate to and listen to our teachers, students, parents, administrators, support staff and the citizens of Abbotsford.

Tadeusz Kuczynski

EDUCATION:

High School, Master in Martial Arts OCCUPATION:

Proprietor and Instructor at Nam Institute of Tai Chi Chuan POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Five years at the Board of Directors at Abbotsford Arts Council RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

DJ volunteer at CIVL 101.7 FM KEY ISSUES:

• Courage to represent honesty and transparency. Those issues are basic necessity in the process of education.

I would activate every cultural channel to bring those issues into attention of public.

Freddy Latham

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Education (UBC) Majors in English/ Theatre OCCUPATION:

Artistic Director, Abbotsford Children’s Theatre; retired educator RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:

Chair, Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission; member, Arts & Heritage Advisory Committee; Canada Day commit-

tee member; Facilitator for joint project “We All Have A Story To Tell” stories of immigrants in Abbotsford; Ceremonies chair, 2008 Special Olympics; 2004 BC Summer Games; 2002 Disability Games & 1995 Western Canada Summer Games.

provided to help our children achieve their goals.

Kamal Gill

KEY ISSUES:

• Advocating for support of Public Education. As a Board of Education Trustee I would be visible, approachable and more vocal in advocating for the needs of all children. I would encourage more organizations and community members to partner with the school district to enhance existing programs and develop new ones. I would listen and support teachers, administrators and support staff to develop better relationships with them.

I would build stronger partnerships with City Council so we can work together for the benefit of school community. In my current role as Chair of Parks, Recreation and Culture I have worked successfully with trustees, council members and public representatives and bring that leadership experience to the Board of Education.

• Insufficient funding to meet the needs of all students. Class size compounded with increasing numbers of designated and undesignated students is an ongoing issue in our schools. I would work collaboratively with local and Provincial Trustees on this issue as I believe the children of B.C. deserve funding equal to the rest of Canada.

Gaining support from the provincial government is critical and I would be lobbying for support of more funding for public education. I believe the role of the trustees is to ensure that the learning needs of all children in public school are being met. It is only with the highest level of co-operation that we can maximize and enhance the limited resources

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science OCCUPATION:

Farmer and Occupational First aid attendant POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Help candidates and ran in 2008 elections

a better understanding of every culture in order to communicate effectively with every parent. Being a mother I listen to the voices of mothers that are not heard. If the whole community gets together, anything is possible. If elected, I would like to see a peaceful, respectful and safe environment for students, teachers, and parents. Our children deserve the best. United we stand, divided we fall.

Graham MacDonell

RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Volunteering for the last 31 years where ver I felt I was needed, when my children at school, I was on the pac or helped pac volunteered at community services.

KEY ISSUES:

• In order to focus on the problems of students and parents, I have decided to run for a school trustee office in the upcoming elections. I hope to better interpret parents and students’ concerns to the school board. Concerns such as our children’s safety, bullying, and most importantly this rising drug issues the whole Abbotsford community faces today. I would like to ensure each child is getting a equal opportunity for a safe and healthy education. My goal is to see implementation of programs in schools that start at a earlier age of a students’ life, so they can learn early on to make better choices and accommodate them into their lifestyle. In order to do this however, I need the support of the Abbotsford community.

• We need to work together to create clear communication between parents, staff, pacs and the school board. I believe that there is a always a solution to every problem, no matter the severity of it.

• Abbotsford is a diverse community and I am always trying to get

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts journalism, teaching certificate OCCUPATION:

Professional genealogist POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

School trustee, Surrey school district – 19781979 RESIDENCY: Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Abbotsford Genealogical Society; MSA Museum Society; Fraser Valley Heritage Fair judge and presenter; Culture days – MSA Museum Society.

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is the following: “British Columbians elect their Boards of Education to improve student achievement according to the diverse needs of these communities.

(Education-related issue number one.)

As locally-elected representatives, the trustees best understand their respective communities’ particular strengths, challenges and demands.

Trustees engage their communities in building and maintaining a school system that reflects local priorities, values and expectations. (Education-related issue number two.) School trustees listen to their communities; guide the work of their school district; and, set plans, policies and the annual budget.

(Trustees challenge number one.) Reflecting the strength of local representation, boards report back to their communities on how students are doing; boards are directly accountable to the people they serve.

(Trustees challenge number two.)

• Regarding education-related issue number one, Abbotsford School District’s Board of Education needs to attend to a

KEY ISSUES:

• As excerpted from the British Columbia School Trustees Association website, the role of a school trustee

recent drop in student achievement in a number of areas as shown by the “District Plan for Student Success”, and needs to put measures in place to fulfill their role: to improve achievement for all learners (with two objectives); to improve graduation rates (with six objectives). When it comes to Abbotsford students’ provincial exams results, the Plan addresses student achievement deficiencies and areas for improvement in a number of subjects, including Reading, Writing and Numeracy. Regarding education-related issue number two, Abbotsford trustees need to engage more with their community partners in building and maintaining a school system that reflects local priorities, values and expectations.

Recent concerns on this issue are in funding, resource allocation and more support for special needs students and communicating more effectively with parents such as over the length of the school break and with District’s teachers on their position regarding the impact of a strike.

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Stan Petersen

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Cindy SCHAFER for

School Trustee • Experienced • Innovative • Hardworking • Common Sense Approach Authorized by C. Schafer Financial Agent

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ing member of annual village reunion; Member of Punjabi Development; Sikh Heritage Museum committee Volunteer as a crossing guard; volunteered for the 2010 Olympics at the Richmond Oval; relay For Life Committee (Canadian Cancer Society); Abbotsford City Neighbourhood Committee; Member of Sister City Committee; Abbotsford Food Bank volunteer; Member of Abbotsford City Diversity Committee; Director of the Fraser Valley Indo-Canadian Business Association; Founding Member of Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Committee; Abbotsford School District Punjabi language committee

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Some Questions for Our

Current City Council AbbotsfordFIRST believes it is incredibly important that City Councillors understand Financial Statements. They must understand the reasons why they are making the decisions they are making. Deferring decision making to city staff can no longer be the norm.

We have brought together a team to analyze the financial position of the city including Chartered Accountant, Eric Nyvall. Years ago, he articled at the very same firm that acts as the City’s auditor and ensures that the financial statements are presented according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). We also have numerous business owners in our volunteer base and advisory board.

1. Housing starts before 2009 averaged 1100 per year. After that it has been abysmal... 2009 (365), 2010 (516), 2011 (537), 2012 (371), 2013 (749).

Comparing 2013, our best year in the last 5 to 2008, we see a 40% decrease in housing starts. If you’ve managed our local economy so favourably, where has all the investment gone? Can you account for this decrease in performance?

(Source: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp) 2. Total debt – AbbotsfordFIRST considers monies borrowed from DCCs a deficit. Our cities debt therefore, from our perspective is about $102 million dollars. This includes $78.4 million (capital projects) and $24 million (DCCs). Why do

current councillors not acknowledge the $24 million internally borrowed (DCCs) as part of our cities debt.

This money was largely spent on the 2 overpasses on Hwy 1 and those overpasses were not in the city’s budget. This means we have taken money out of our DCC fund that should have been spent on other roads, infrastructure upgrades and expansions. That other work still needs to be done. This is called an infrastructure deficit. Every time you take future DCC money and use it to pay for this expenditure of the past, you are not paying off debt, you are simply paying off one credit card with another. At the end of the day, taxpayers will be burdened with this rolling liability. How will you deal with this infrastructure deficit of $24 million?

3. Additionally, the idea of paying off current DCC debt with future DCC revenue has led Council to raising DCC’s to the highest rate we can find in the Valley. Our DCC rate is approximately $29,000 per lot, whereas Langley is $21,000 and Burnaby is $7,000.

The result has been a huge downturn in housing starts. In 2008, we had 1285 starts. In 2012, we had 371 and 2013 we had 749. In 2013, the City projected $18 million in DCC revenue and it only collected $3 million. How was that revenue made up? All departments set their budgets against expected revenue so when $15 million doesn’t come in, something must be cut. What was cut?

4. Many councillors mention a strong cash position.

Any excess cash coming to the City of Abbotsford is due to “inflated” DCC’s, an 80% + increase in Water

Abbotsford Needs a Change + $102 MILLION 5.7 5.6 5.4 4.7 DEBT

Rates from 2010 to 2012, a 43% Property Tax increase since 2006. Taxing your citizens to pay for your mistakes is not strength. Can you clarify for the citizens of Abbotsford why these rate increases are so high if your stated surplus and financial position is so strong?

5. Last year when the City of Abbotsford was thinking about giving the YMCA $17.5 million, the Finance Department issued a report to Council stating clearly that they only had $14 million available, and then they offered alternatives on how to make up the difference. Why did so many of you support this irresponsible expenditure of tax payers hard earned monies?

6. With one of the highest Property Tax rates in the Province of BC, with the highest unemployment rate in Western Canada, with dwindling housing starts and many businesses closing, and a 9 year track record of nearly every major economic indicator resulting in a decline, what are you going to do to stimulate Abbotsford’s economy? Please post your plans for the economic development of Abbotsford. As sitting councillors, you have far more access to information and a comprehensive plan would be appreciated.

7. The City of Abbotsford committed to giving the Abbotsford Heat $5.5 million to leave our city.

Where is that money coming from? What will be cut to provide that capital? It wasn’t in our budget so it is “new” money. Where will it come from?

8. If your answer is from the Surplus you are generating from “inflated” taxes and rates (language used by your own Finance Department in 2013), the result has been a city with one of the lowest growth rates in the Lower Mainland.

How will you rectify this lack of performance and attract business, investors and jobs?

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PROPERTY TAX RATE (per $1000 assessed value)

($78 MILLION Capital Projects $24 MILLION owed to DCC’s)

Source: 2013 City of Abbotsford Financial Statements

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SCHOOL TRUSTEE CANDIDATES first South-Asian Mentorship Program, called SOURCE, which was implemented in four elementary schools and four high schools in Surrey and Vancouver.

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dents and administration alike, we must begin to build a bridge for those relationships to heal and come together.

This will only be possible if we begin to hear the needs of those on the frontline, take their concerns and experiences seriously, acknowledge them and work together moving forward.

• Research based program implementation. We must include all partners in this process; thus, make sure that teachers, parents and administration are a part of the process. They should have a chance to learn about plans with transparency, voice concerns, suggest improvements- see suggestions and improvements through – and then be a part of the implementation, as a part of the team

KEY ISSUES:

EDUCATION:

BA in Psychology and Social Equity, Masters of Education, Curriculum Development (Candidate) OCCUPATION:

CEO of manufacturing business POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Have engaged with civic, provincial and federal policies on education, immigration and community development.

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Co-founded co-created the

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• Bridging community partnership. We need to begin the healing process. In order for the school district to achieve success all partners must be working in collaboration towards the same goals. For this, strong communication, collaborative strategy planning and solution-oriented discussions must take place – where everyone is heard with the utmost integrity, respect and genuine positive regard.

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that is making new and better programming and systems possible. It is incumbent to utilize research and applied program implementation strategies for the strategic plan outlined for the next four years in order to use funds most effectively and to gain the outcomes initially intended to be achieved.

Linda Matties

librarian for 31 years.

Worked at Trinity Western University as a faculty assistant for 3 years.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

None RESIDENCY:

Abbotsford COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Volunteer at The Reach Member of Emmanuel Mennonite Church where I lead a Bible study group and prayer activities. I have served on the church council andam a board member for provincial and national level church activities.

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EDUCATION:

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Mostly retired. Worked for School District 34 primarily as a teacher

• To open the minds of our children and youth for the journey of life we need trustees who: understand the education system; care passionately about teaching and learning; are able to think creatively to make

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the system work better; are willing to advocate for funds and other resources to enable teachers to teach and students to learn.

• This plaque was given to me a number of years ago. It expresses what I feel education in our schools should be all about. I have spent enough years working in education to understand the system well. As someone who loves learning I want others to share that love. My experience in the education system is such that I have learned to discern between education policies that work well and those that don’t work well.

Sometimes the less acceptable policies can be made to work with creative application. There have been complaints about lack of funding and other resources

for many decades now. It is unacceptable that teachers are spending large sums of personal money buying the resources they need for teaching. There needs to be some creative thinking around how existing funds are allocated as well as how new funds might be found.

School trustee candidates Harold Kokot and Kevin Pedersen did not submit responses.

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“Dave Loewen and Bill MacGregor, both councillors with the City of Abbotsford, have helped take Cycling4Diversity to a new level with their participation. Dave Loewen is so passionate and community minded. Dave and Bill give us a stronger voice and added credibility.” ~ Ken Herar, Cycling4Diversity Founder

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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING 2014 General Local Election City of Abbotsford and School District No. 34 Election by voting will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., to elect candidates for a four-year term, commencing December, 2014, for the offices of Mayor, Councillor, and School Trustee. The following are declared as candidates for:

MAYOR CITY OF ABBOTSFORD One (1) to be elected FIRST NAME ELECTOR ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS

BANMAN BRAUN

Bruce Henry

City of Abbotsford City of Abbotsford COUNCILLOR CITY OF ABBOTSFORD Eight (8) to be elected

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Les Rick Sandy James W. Dan Raji Lyle Kelly Vince Ward Brenda Tim Aird Moe Raymond Dave Nathan Bill Gerda Marlisa Paul Doug Hank Patricia David Daljit Singh Ross Tina Ken Karen

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Please bring two (2) pieces of identification (accepted identification listed below) with you. All voting places are wheelchair accessible. If you are unable to enter the voting place due to a physical disability or impaired mobility, you may contact the Presiding Election Official at the voting place on General Voting Day to make arrangements for you to vote at the curbside of the voting place.

Resident Electors If your name does not appear on the List of Registered Electors, you will be required to register on voting day, by completing the required application form available at your voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: x you are 18 years of age or more on general voting day; x you are a Canadian citizen; x you have lived in B.C. for at least six (6) months before you register; x you have lived in the City of Abbotsford for 30 days or more before you register to vote; and x you are not disqualified from voting by any statute or law.

Types of Documents that will be accepted as identification You must produce at least two (2) documents that provide evidence of your identity and place of residence, at least one (1) of which must contain your signature. The types of documents that will be accepted as identification include: (a) a British Columbia Driver’s Licence; (b) a British Columbia Identification Card within the meaning of the Identification Card Regulation; (b.1) a photo BC services card within the meaning of the Identification Card Regulation; (b.2) a non-photo BC services card within the meaning of the Identification Card Regulation; (c) an Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Licence issued by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia; (d) a British Columbia CareCard or British Columbia Gold CareCard; (e) a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance Form SDES8; (f) a Social Insurance Number card or confirmation of Social Insurance Number letter issued by the government of Canada; (g) a Citizenship Card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada; (h) a real property tax notice issued under section 369 of the Local Government Act or section 21 of the Taxation (Rural Area) Act; (i) a credit card or debit card issued by a savings institution as defined in section 29 of the Interpretation Act; or (j) a utility bill issued for the supply of electricity, natural gas, water, telephone services or coaxial cable services by

SCHOOL TRUSTEE ABBOTSFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 Seven (7) to be elected LAST NAME

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ANDERSON ARNEY GILL GILL KOKOT KUCZYNSKI LATHAM MACDONELL MANN MATTIES PAULS PEDERSEN PETERSEN RAI SCHAFER WILSON

Phil Noah Dwain Balbir S. Kamal Harold Tadeusz Freddy Graham Evan Kirpa Punam Kaur Linda Rhonda Kevin Stan Preet S. Cindy Shirley

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(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

a public utility as defined in section 1 of the Utilities Commission Act; a gas utility as defined in section 1 of the Gas Utility Act; a water utility as defined in section 1 of the Water Act; the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority; or a corporation licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for the purposes of the supply.

Non-Resident Property Electors If you own property in the City of Abbotsford but reside outside the boundaries of the City, you may qualify to vote in the Abbotsford City 2014 General Local Election.

Non-resident property electors must produce at least two (2) documents that provide evidence of your identity and place of residence, at least one (1) of which must contain your signature.

The types of documents that will be accepted include those listed above for Resident Electors.

In addition, proof that you are entitled to register in relation to the property in the City of Abbotsford; and, if applicable, written consent from a majority of the other registered owners of the property, will also be required. You may only register as a non-resident property elector in relation to one (1) parcel of real property in the City of Abbotsford. No corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote.

You may register in advance at Abbotsford City Hall, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, during regular business hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory Holidays).

Voting Divisions Municipal Voting Divisions will be used in this election and an elector can only vote within the division in which they are a resident. During the week of October 24, 2014, a Voter Notification Card will be mailed, to each elector household advising of their voting location. A map showing the Voting Division boundaries and the specific voting location within that division is available on the City’s website at www.abbotsford.ca/election.

The following is a list of all the Voting Places: 1. Abbotsford Christian Middle School 35011 Old Clayburn Road 2 Abbotsford Middle School 33231 Bevan Avenue 3. Aberdeen Elementary School 2975 Bradner Road 4. Bakerview Centre for Learning 32622 Marshall Road 5. Blue Jay Elementary School 30995 Southern Drive 6. Bradner Community Hall 5305 Bradner Road 7. Chief Dan George Middle School 32877 Riverside Road 8. Clearbrook Elementary School 3614 Clearbrook Road 9. Garden Park Tower 2825 Clearbrook Road

Ag-Rec Building, Main Floor 32470 Haida Drive Ag-Rec Building, Main Floor 32470 Haida Drive Chief Dan George Middle 32877 Old Riverside Road School

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There will be three Advance Voting opportunities, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on the following dates: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Thursday, November 6, 2014 Saturday, November 8, 2014

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ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES

You may also register up to the end of voting on General Voting Day, Saturday, November 15, 2014, at any of the Voting Places (listed on the City’s website) or at Abbotsford City Hall, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Additional information on elections can be obtained from the City of Abbotsford website at www.abbotsford.ca/election.

You may also contact the Election Office.

10. Matsqui Elementary School 33661 Elizabeth Avenue 11. Mountain Elementary School 2299 Mountain Drive 12. Rick Hansen Secondary School 31150 Blueridge Drive 13. Sandy Hill Elementary School 3836 Sandy Hill Road 14. South Poplar Traditional Elementary Scho 32746 Huntingdon Road 15 Terry Fox Elementary School 3071 Babich Street 16. Upper Sumas Elementary School 36321 Vye Road 17. Yale Secondary School 34620 Old Yale Road 18. WJ Mouat Secondary School 32355 Mouat Drive

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The “By Land and Sea” exhibit is currently running at The Reach Gallery Museum.

Reach holds tour of exhibit he would contribute his intellect and creativity hit a wall as soon as he landed here.

His is a story of survival and resilience try-

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The Reach Gallery Museum holds a tour with artist Marian Penner Bancroft on Saturday, Nov. 8 as part of the “By Land and Sea (Prospect and Refuge)” exhibition.

The free tour starts at 1 p.m. and is followed by a conversation on forced migration, relocation, refugee repatriation and resettlement.

Panel members joining Penner Bancroft are Jennifer Mpungu, refugee program coordinator with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), and resettled Ethiopian refugee Direz Meliki.

Penner Bancroft’s exhibition and story charts the journeys of her father’s Mennonite family from what is now the Ukraine and her mother’s Presbyterian farm family from northern Scotland.

One of her art pieces is the famous 700-yearold oak tree in Chortitza, the history-making site of the first Mennonite gathering in Southern Russia in 1789. A seedling from this tree is currently growing on the west lawn of The Reach.

Mpungu will speak about the current refugee policy in Canada and how the country has responded to its international obligations towards refugees in the face of this escalating crisis across the world.

Meliki will share how it feels to walk in his shoes as a governmentassisted refugee resettled to Canada.

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Cyrus Centre hosts its 10th annual dessert and silent auction on Friday, Nov. 7 at South Abbotsford Church (32424 Huntingdon Rd.), starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available

FRIDAY DANCES The Abbotsford Social Activity Association (ASAA) hosts dances every Friday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at

its hall, 33889 Essendene Ave. Cost is $6 for members and $7 for non-members.

Bands for November are: Sweetwater (Nov. 7), Midnite Eagles (Nov. 14), Brian Nicholl (Nov. 21) and Good Vibrations (Nov. 28). Info: Frank at 604-820-

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Gridiron strategist Abby quarterback thinks his way to the top Paul ESAU Abbotsford News

It was clear from a young age that Carson Williams wasn’t going to be the strongest, the fastest, or the tallest kid a sports coach could have hoped for. It was also clear that Williams’ choice of high schools – Abbotsford Senior – wasn’t exactly the football powerhouse (at the time) ideal for an aspiring football star.

What wasn’t yet clear was the journey that would take Williams from a tier two varsity squad in a fledgling program to starting quarterback for a top Canadian university.

Last weekend, on Nov. 1, Carson Williams played in the final football game of his fifth and final year with the UBC Thunderbirds, passing for 215 yards

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Carson Williams rushed for 68 yards, and passed 20-32 against the University of Regina Rams on October 18, 2014. He was named CW Offensive Player of the Week. and one touchdown in a 38-18 loss to the Saskatchewan Huskies.

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For more than a decade Williams has given everything to football, and football has been good to him.

“Carson was the best student of the game we’ve ever had,” recalled former Abby coach Rick Funk, “He’s a very, very bright kid, All you had to do was tell him once and he got it.”

It was that intelligence that allowed Williams to stand out in a sport that tends to celebrate speed and size. Williams knew the playbook backwards and forwards, he knew the calls and the codes, he knew how to read a defence, and even an offence when called upon.

Funk said that he once subbed Williams in on the junior varsity defensive line, a position “which was completely ill-suited to his body type,” in the hopes that he would run the Abby defence the way he’d mastered the offence. When David Williams, Carson’s dad, asked why he was there, Funk retorted “because he’s the only one who knows what he’s doing.”

Williams’ ability to memorize and analyze strategy was second only to his drive to become a better quarterback. Despite also playing competitive basketball, rugby, hockey, and baseball through his high school career, Williams consistently Continued on A52

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Basketball’s back for ! y l i m a f e h t Cascades and Bearcats All in

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While the UFV Cascades and CBC Bearcats may not play in the same league, the two programs can both dish up some entertaining basketball action for the average Abbotsford fan. This season all four teams are sporting notable roster revisions, serious firepower, and big potential.

Cascades The UFV Cascades men’s basketball team finished fourth in the Canada West Final Four last year with a 19-7 overall record (including a sixteen game winning streak). This season they’re bigger (courtesy of California product Nate Brown), faster (courtesy of Seattle product Dominique Brooks), and deeper off the bench than they’ve been in years.

The Cascades are returning fifth-year forward Jasper Moedt, fourth-year guard Kevon Parchment, thirdyear shooter-turned-point-guard

Manny Dhulay, as well as small forward Kadeem Willis, who shot a staggering 17-17 during UFV’s first game in Ontario. Several other recruits fill out UFV’s ranks, including former Victoria Vike Vijay Dhillon, and former Bearcat Mackenzie Thompson.

“I think our added strengths are going to be posts, more size up front and more depth,” said Cascades coach Adam Friesen. “I think we’re going to have a bigger presence, a more physical presence.”

The UFV Cascades women’s basketball team has spent the last six weeks in an exhibition schedule so challenging that in the words of coach Al Tuchscherer, “either we were going to be completely demoralized, or we were going to be better.” It’s easy to conclude from the team’s performance

last weekend against the NCAA Div. 1 Lewis-Clark State College Warriors (culminating in two narrow five-point losses) that the Cascades have chosen to improve, and improve fast.

While the CIS bronze-medal-winning Cascades (with a 22-7 record last year) graduated five players and lost a few more over the break, they still retain the services of fifth-year seniors Sarah Wierks and Celeste Dyck, as well as the third-year forward duo of Shayna Litman and Kaitlyn Brink “They’re a real enjoyable group to coach,” said Tuchscherer. “I think we’re a lot better than our [preseason] record shows ... We’re resilient and we’re positive and we’re excited to get going.”

Bearcats The Bearcats men don’t want to spend too long staring into the past, which includes a 3-18 season record for 2013-2014.

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This year’s incarnation of the ‘Cats has all sorts of offensive firepower courtesy of Abby products Sasha Otanga (Yale) and Jamie Konrad (Abby Senior), as well

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Key CBC returnees include fifth-year Hudson Naylor (Kamloops, BC), and second years Seth Sorensen (Surrey,

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The Bearcats women have made an unusual roster addition in the form of last year’s head coach, Tamara Larson who, with both past NCAA and CIS experience, has opted to help the squad by moving from the end of the bench to running the floor. Under interim bench boss Angela Booy, the Bearcat women hope to make a bid to be a PACWEST playoff team after a lengthy drought.

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The Cascades play their first home games against the UNBC Timberwolves on Nov. 14 and 15 at the Envision Athletic Centre. The Bearcats play Friday, Nov. 7 against Quest University at Columbia Place (women at 6 p.m., men at 8).

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direct hits on Williams as Abby’s put in long hours on the football quarterback. Yet Williams never field after practice working on his thought about passing on the footwork and throwing accuracy. mantle of responsibility.

“I was a quarterback the whole He was the star on a team fightway through. That was my spot. I ing for respect as newcomers on wanted to have the ball the whole the football scene, and that lack time, make the decision,” he said. of experience often translated into Williams and the Panthers played in B.C.’s tier II developmental league in his Grade Abbotsford News 11 year, before making the jump to AA in his senior year.

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In October Williams picked up a nod as the Canada West Offensive Player of the Week for his performance during a 33-32 victory over the Regina Rams.

Now at the end of his CIS career, Williams is considering playing in a league in Europe for a couple of years once he finishes his Psychology degree in April. He may also try to find a coaching position to pass on the skills he’s mastered.

Whatever he decides, Williams will bring the same determination to the challenge that he’s shown his entire football career.

“There’s no shortcut,” he said, “you just have to buckle down and work your ass off to achieve what you want to achieve.”

edge over his more athletic counterparts, and he began spending so much time in the film room that his teammates took to calling it “Carson’s Office.” He crept upwards through the ranks despite his size, making appearances on the second-string in his sophomore year, before suffering a setback to thirdstring the next season.

“After that season I decided that my only goal was going to be to start, and I wasn’t going to let anything stop me,” Williams said.

Actually, Williams won the starting job twice, once at the beginning of his fourth year, during which he would split the duties with fellow Abby quarterback Greg Bowcott, and once at the beginning of the 2014 season. This year, while the T-Birds struggled to a 2-6 record,

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“I told him, ‘You’re not going to be the tallest guy, you’re not going to be the fastest guy, but as long as you work the hardest, opportunity will find you,’” Fujimura remembered.

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8.4 seconds This was the second year in a row that Same-day, back- Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 41.4 metres TestFest was held in Niagara Falls, OnFuel economy (city/highway): 9.3/6.5 tario, and once again, the Niagara Parks to-back vehicle L/100 km Commission, at the Legends on the Nicategory assessments agara Golf Course, hosted it. No golfing Family Car - Over $30,000: for Automobile Journalists Association of are performed, Hyundai Sonata, Subaru WRX & Canada (AJAC) members, who converged using both specially Toyota Camry Hybrid. Bob’s Pick: on the place in droves, but lots of oppor- prepared evaluation The ultra reliable Toyota Camry Hytunities to fill out score cards on the fifty brid is a great value package. Nearly ev2015 model year vehicle entries arranged courses and on public ery exterior surface has been redesigned roads…during the six and the interior has been upgraded. It into fifteen categories.

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Price (base/as tested): $49,990/$69,990 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 6.0 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 44.3 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 8.0/7.5 L/100 km Sports Performance - Over $50,000: Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang GT & Volvo

SUV/CUV - $35,000 to $60,000: Chevrolet Tahoe, Lincoln MKC, Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 & Toyota Highlander. Bob’s Pick: Big can be beautiful, as Chevrolet Tahoe has evolved into a more drive-able vehicle that offers a supremely comfortable ride, can pull a (3863 kg) mountain and the new EcoTec 5.3 litre V8 engine provides decent fuel economy, especially on the highway.

Price (base/as tested): $57,245/$59,460 Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 8.0 seconds Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 42.1 metres Fuel economy (city/highway): 14.9/10.1 L/100 km SUV/CUV - Over $60,000: GMC Yukon XL, Mercedes-Benz GLA AMG & Porsche Macan. Bob’s Pick: A performance utility vehicle that actually can go off-road, the Porsche Macan came with an optional (height adjustable & self levelling) air suspension. On a paved road…it’s a Porsche!

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In the end it comes down to the simplicity of having faith When the followers of Jesus thought it wise to keep children away from him he instead told his followers to bring them because, he said the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Believing in God and having faith shouldn’t be that complex.

I volunteer for the faith-based program Friday Night Basketball.

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The second question: “Are you like God?” We claim to be unique in the universe because of our selfawareness and other personality qualities. I am assuming that our creator would possess the same.

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Jesus said that to enter into the kingdom of God we must become like children. So we must ask ourselves: do I have faith?

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Chilliwack Heritage Park 44140 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack, BC

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Early Bird: 9:00am - 10:00am $5 Reg: 10:00am - 1:00pm $3 • Children are FREE Table Rentals - Contact Tammy 604-858-4034 lilrascalsswap@shaw.ca • www.lilrascalsswap.com

RENTALS ......................................703-757 AUTOMOTIVE ..............................804-862

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LIL RASCALS KIDS SWAP MEET Saturday, May Nov 8, Saturday, 2014 Saturday, Oct31, 5,2014 2013

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in The Abbotsford News or The Mission Record and receive 1 free baby sign language class ($25 value) for babies between 6 months - 2 years old.

Abbotsford location only.

CRAFT FAIRS

CHRISTMAS on SOUTHRIDGE

Sticky Hands

Friday, Nov. 7 ~ 3 to 8 Saturday, Nov. 8 ~ 10 to 5 & Sunday Nov. 9 ~ 10 to 5

Baby Sign Language

Gifts for Family & Friends

amanda@StickyHands.ca www.StickyHands.ca

36031 Southridge Place Abbotsford

778-808-4476

Mission Arts Council presents our 33rd Annual

CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET Heritage Park / Clarke Theatre Ctr, 33700 Prentis Ave. Mission Saturday Nov 8th, 10am-5pm Sunday Nov 9th, 10am-4pm OVER 100 VENDORS. Family Admission, by min $1 donation. RAFFLE * 50/50 * Order your Poinsettias! * Food on site * Live Entertainment

Craft & Food Fair Saturday November 8th 9:00 am ~ 1:00 pm Shop for unique gifts made by local talented crafts people and locally produced food. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hot food & snacks available in our Rose Room Coffee Shop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apple Pie & Coffee $3.50 Borscht, bun, coffee & dessert $7.50 (from 11:00 am) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Free Admission & Parking

Call or email Bonnie

604-851-4537

bonnie@bcclassified.com

Abbotsford - Sumas

Rotary presents:

Nov. 7, 2014

Bring out your favourite French flair fashion piece to celebrate with women, wine, song, artists and artisans.

Friday, November 7, 2014 — 7-10pm The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford

• Delicious appies and sweet treats • Backyard Vineyards wine • Abbotsford’s harmonizing Pilkey Sisters • Girly silent auction Proceeds will fund creative kids interactivities in your community!

“AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER” Featuring the cast of Ryan Stiles’

UPFRONT THEATRE Monday, November 10th Abby Arts Centre VIP preferred seating & dinner $125 (Includes $50 tax receipt)

For Tickets go to: Eventbrite.ca

Pilkey Sisters

Advance Tickets Only: $35 Reach Friend; $40 Future Reach Friend At 604-864-8087 or www.thereach.ca

604-853-1144

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Tickets $40 ea

Clearbrook Community Centre at Garden Park Tower 2825 Clearbrook Rd. 604-853-5532

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In support of Abbotsford’s Campus of Care: Canuck Place, Matthew’s House, Holmberg House

Rex A. Leonard

PINK STILETTO SOIREE

WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN NETWORKING EVENT Nov 13th, 7-930pm at The Phoenix Lounge 33780 King Road Abbotsford, BC

To Purchase Tickets Call 604-316-3635 or email kim@kimmallory.com purchase online through Eventbrite *search* Pink Stiletto Soiree

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IN MEMORIAM

obituaries

Phone: 604-853-1144 Fax: 604-853-6065 email: bonnie@bcclassified.com For online obituaries visit

www.abbynews.com

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Dennis Ronald Loeppky

Your presence we miss Your memory we treasure Loving you always Forgetting you never.

BAILEY Kristian Anthony March 9, 1973 ~ Oct. 26, 2014

GUEST You are always in our hearts.

Lovingly remembered

by Shirlie and Rod

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It is with profound sadness and very heavy hearts that we announce the sudden and tragic passing of our beloved son Kristian Anthony Bailey at the age of 41 while living in Vietnam. Kristian was born in Cold Lake, Alberta.

Kris was a very devoted son who will forever be remembered and mourned by his loving parents Sylvia and Wayne, brothers Kirk and Scott of Ottawa, Ryan of Toronto and sister Kiersten Roberts of Abbotsford.

His untimely death has had a most powerful and detrimental impact upon all of his large extended family. A large void has been sensed by his valued friends.

Kristian loved nature and spent many hours hiking in his favourite places like Golden Ears and Campbell Valley Parks.

His life was far too short, but was one of independence and strength of character. We pray he is at peace.

Kristian will always be the wind beneath our wings. He will be home with us soon.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

CAMPBELL, Robert Glen March 13/1953 - Nov. 2/2014

lil rascals

St. Dunstan’s Church Tea, Craft & Bake Sale

3025 - 264 St, Aldergrove Sat Nov 15th, 1pm - 4pm

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Happy 10th Birthday Ryan Sullivan From Poppa & Granny J.

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Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains

Jan. 1946 - Nov. 2013

Peter Cromwell

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After a hard fought battle with cancer & chronic pain Robert passed away peacefully at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

Robert is survived by his loving wife of 37 yrs Andrea, son Jason, daughter Jeanette (Jason) and his grandsons Wyatt, Ryder, Brody, & Jacob also his sisters Bernice and Beverly (Gary), best friend of 51 yrs Dave and many loving nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Roberts greatest times were spent fishing and spending cherished moments with his grandsons, always willing to help a stranger and telling stories of his life that will be remembered by many.

“Never forget yesterday, but always live for today.

You never know what tomorrow can bring, or what it can take away.”

Thank you to the Dr.s and nurses of the 3rd floor at CGH as well as the palliative care nurses and Dr.R.Bull and Dr.Brown in the ARH. In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to the Cancer Society.

Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home 7386 Horne St. Mission BC 604-826-9548 will be performing an internment of the following unclaimed cremated remains on December 19th, 2014 at 8:30 am at Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 2850 Dry Valley Rd., Kelowna BC V1V 2K1 250-765-2929.

Any person with a right to control disposition of the remains under the Cremation, Internment and Funeral Services Act must contact Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home prior to the date of final disposition.

Deceased and Cremation Date

OATES, Harold Thomas October 24, 2005 PETERSON, Otto Milton November 29, 1979 MCDONALD, Ronald April 15, 1981 PICKERSGILL, Walter July, 1981 EHRSTEDT, Elaine March 28, 2007 GILL, Baby May 17, 2007

McCAIG Elizabeth Theresa Elizabeth Theresa McCaig aged 90 years passed away peacefully on October 22, 2014. She is lovingly remembered by hers sons Rick (Carol) and Danny; daughters Marion and Valerie; daughtersin-law Johanna and Susan as well as her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She is predeceased by her husband Hector and hers sons Bill and Bob. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Royal Canadian Legion 32627 Logan Avenue, Mission on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation.

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Barry Allan Stewart late of Abbotsford, BC passed away on October 24, 2014 at the age of 56 at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. He is survived by his loving family and friends.

Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 15 at 2:00 pm at the Salvation Army Centre of Hope 34081 Gladys Ave., Abbotsford.

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SHERWOOD (White) Blanche Sept. 12, 1929 ~ Oct. 30, 2014

POOL Margret Anita 1934 ~ 2014 It is with much sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our loving mother and Nana, Margret Anita Pool, on Friday, October 31st. Mom was often likened to Samantha on “Bewitched” so we find it incredibly appropriate that she chose Halloween to be “her” day. She had battled cancer successfully twice before, but this time just proved too much.

We take great comfort that she is at peace and is no longer in pain. Mom was 80 years old.

Margret was predeceased by her only sibling, her brother Einar and sister-in-law Donna of Sudbury, Ontario; and is survived by her daughter Elaine (Doug) Howarth; and her sons Dennis (Vivian); Perry and Jeffrey. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Craig (Andrea); Derek (Megan); Kenneth (Lyndsey); Lucas; Mason and Madison; and four great-grandchildren, Taylor, Pyper, River and Everly. Her brother’s children, her nieces and nephews, held a very special place in her heart and the family acknowledges their love and support.

Thank you for the compassion and personal care shown by the nurses and doctors of the palliative care unit at Abbotsford Regional Hospital during Mom’s last days. Special thank you Dr. Sidhu, Becky and Rhea.

She will be dearly missed.

Farewell to an amazing and beautiful lady.

Celebration of Life to be held on Monday, November 10th @ 2:00 pm, Bradner Community Hall, 5305 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC.

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Blanche Sherwood on October 30, 2014. Blanche leaves behind her large loving family; her devoted husband of 40 years, Brian White, children; Alan, Don (Wendy), Diane (Doug), and Drew, her step-children; Daphne (Gord), Drew (Lesley), and Darrin (Tara). She is survived by 15 cherished grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Blanche was pre-deceased by her beloved daughter Deb in 2004. Blanche also leaves behind a large group of treasured friends she gathered through her 85 years. She left us the same way she lived her life, with dignity, grace and class.

Blanche was very active in her life with various sporting activities, the F.O.E, the Abbotsford Curling Club, the Trinity United Church, and the Red Hatters. Blanche was always grateful for the care she received from Dr. Ken Dueck, Dr. Dorothy Uhlman, and all the staff of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. She loved, and was loved. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Trinity Memorial United Church, 33737 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, at 3:00 pm, Saturday November 29th, 2014. Reception to follow at the Abbotsford Curling Club, 2555 McMillan Rd, Abbotsford.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Cancer Society of BC or Children’s Hospital.

HOFFMANN, Michael Klaus June 27, 1941 - Nov. 4, 2014 Beloved husband, dad, brother, papa and friend went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Tuesday, November 4th, 2014.

He was predeceased by his son, Bruce.

Mike is survived by his loving wife, Violet, daughter; Monica (Ken), son; Michael (Heather), brother; Ernie, sister; Anita and five grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 3:00pm, at White Rock Baptist Church, 1657 140 Street, Surrey, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted to the B.C. Cancer Association, or to The Gideons International in Canada.

For online condolences please visit: www.valleyviewsurrey.ca

STEWART Barry Allan

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STADNYK Anne Marie

LORD

June 24, 1935 - Oct. 26, 2014

Jennifer Elizabeth

Anne passed away peacefully at Christine Morrison Hospice Mission, BC with many friends by her side. Born, raised and educated in the Winnipeg area, she started her illustrious 36 year teaching career in 1954 at Dauphin Collegiate and continued in other schools in Winnipeg and other places in Manitoba, retiring in 1990.

With her friend of many years, Grace Roberts, Anne moved to Abbotsford, BC. Predeceased by her grandparents, Anna and Wasyl Stadnyk, and her lifelong friends, Muriel Crellin and Grace Roberts.

Her retirement from teaching was not an end to her diverse activities. She began her retirement as a car sales person and later as an art dealer. She was also fully engulfed in giving to others which was most evident in her teaching of ESL and her mentoring in the Healing Journey for Women at her church. Her basement became a sewing mill for clothing and quilts for the disadvantaged. Her home was always filled with foreign students and others requiring a home to stay in. She has had lasting relationships with people in the United Kingdom, S. Korea, Japan, Ukraine and Indonesia. She will be remembered for her warmth, charity and sense of humor. Many thanks go to Dr. Ian. Cappon, the staff at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital Cancer Clinic, and the amazing and caring staff of Christine Morrison Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held at Abbotsford Pentecostal Church 3145 Gladwin Rd, at 1:00 PM, on 29 November, 2014. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Abbotsford Hospice Society.

1932 ~ 2014

Jennifer passed away quietly, surrounded by family members on the morning of November 3rd at the Menno Home. Predeceased by her parents she is survived by her husband Jeff Lord and one brother John (Marg) Kelly in Ottawa. Her early years were spent on Vancouver Island in several small towns where her father worked as a steam engineer in lumber mills and power plants.

Jennifer’s high school years were served at Lake Cowichan and her teacher training at Victoria Normal School. Her first job at the age of 19 was in Abbotsford as the first teacher at Alexander School which at that time was a new one room school enrolling only grade ones. The next year, 1952, Jeff arrived as a charter member of the teaching staff at the new Abbotsford Junior High School on Cannon Drive.

Jennifer and Jeff met through various teacher and community events, became friends and were married in the Spring of 1955. The early years of marriage were saddened by the death of two infant sons, Norman and Kevin, but they had two daughters, then two more sons came..... and life went on again. They enjoyed family life on acreage, raising beef, Christmas trees, chickens and children. Camping trips to Vancouver Island, and all across Canada in 1970 were central memories for the family. After Jeff’s retirement they realized a dream and moved to spend 15 years on Vancouver Island right on the ocean in Nanoose Bay. They had many happy times there and made many friends. However, in that time the extended family continued to grow, mainly around Abbotsford, so in 2004 they moved back to be closer to children and grandchildren. The family now stands at two daughters Marge (Derek), Tracy (Gordon), two sons Steve (Kari) and Greg (Lisa), 22 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Jennifer spent 2 1/2 years as a resident at Menno Home, a victim of Alzheimer’s disease. Now we know that the confusion has blown away, the smile has returned, and she is at peace in the house of the Lord forever. The family would like to say a big Thank You to the staff at Menno Home for all the patient, loving care given to Jennifer.

You are very special people.

No flowers, please. As you wish you may make a donation to a charity of your choice, in Jennifer’s name. Memorial service to be held at St. Matthew’s Anglican @ Grace Church 2087 McMillan Road in Abbotsford at 2:00 pm Saturday November 8th.

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SALES ADVISOR DIGITAL PRODUCTS Are you confident enough to develop business conversations?

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We will develop individuals with an ambition to succeed whether they have deep post-secondary credentials or not.

This is an exceptional opportunity if you are adept at making successful calls and highly rewarding to those that maintain the required pace.

We have an immediate opening for a Sales Consultant on our Digital team representing our highly successful online recruitment platform LocalWorkBC.ca.

Primary Focus: • Contact prospective business clients via phone and email • Develop trustworthy and informative relationships • Maintain a strong volume of calls with the assistance of our CRM system Qualifications: • Strong telephone skills • Marketing and/or creative mindset • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment • Basic computer skills • Strong command of English, both verbal and written It is also an asset if you have a good knowledge of BC communities.

This is a full time position based in Surrey, BC. Black Press offers competitive compensation, a team environment, benefits and opportunity for career advancement.

Please forward your resume with a brief note on why you are a great candidate to: Kristy O’Connor, Digital Sales Manager koconnor@bpdigital.ca

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Great impact for your BC Business. More than 280,000 passengers fly Pacific Coastal Airlines.

Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 or email fish@blackpress.ca

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Van Km’s Group of Companies requires FT class 1 drivers for the Surrey area. Applicants must have LTL & P&D driving experience and must be familiar w/the Greater Vancouver region.

$1000 Hiring Bonus & Above Average Rates

LOST AND FOUND

To join our team of professional drivers please send a resume and current drivers abstract to:

FOUND: DOG, female black & white Japanese Chin-X. Call Mission Animal Control 604-826-4496

careers@vankam.com or Fax: 604-587-9889

DRIVERS WANTED

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Apply at:www.sperryrail.com, careers & then choose the FastTRACK Application.

We thank all applicants for your interest!

Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility.

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20 FARM LABOURERS REQUIRED at RANDHAWA FARMS LTD. 5 or 6 days a week 40 or 50 hours/week $10.33/hr Greenhouse work such as picking, pruning, twisting and other misc greenhouse labour.

Employment starts immediate

Fax: 604-864-8858 33677 Hallert Rd. Abbotsford

FARM WORKERS

GREENHOUSE WORKERS wanted Abbotsford. $10.33/hr. 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week. Call 778-878-1466.

NURSERY WORKERS Req’d F/T by PBN Nurseries Ltd. Duties: Assisting in pruning trees, potting plants, grafting & watering plants. Physically demanding job.

No experience necessary - will train. $10.33/hr, 48 hrs/wk or rate according to HRSDC for 2015.

Starting January 28, 2015. Email:

mapleleafnursery@shaw.ca

FARM LABOURER(S) REQUIRED. Physical outdoor labour involved in all weather conditions.

40 to 50 hours/week. $10.33/hr.

Need own transp. General duties.

Farm experience preferred.

Employment starts January 26, 2015.

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CHICKEN CATCHERS WANTED Permanent, Full-Time Opportunity! Abby. 604-857-2221

Reimer’s Nurseries, 4586 #3 Rd., Chilliwack, BC, V2R 5E8.

CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBOURHOOD

FARM WORKERS

Req: Carpenters, Helpers Labourers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr

GR Growers Ltd., located on 35493 Vye Road, Abbotsford is looking for 2 full time (40 hrs/wk) Farm Workers to work in farms all year round. Duties: planting, weeding, fertilize, cultivate, irrigation, winter pruning & harvest crops, other farm work etc.

Wages $10.50/hr. Email resumes to: grgrowers@gmail.com or Fax-604-852-8654

GREENHOUSE WORKERS Needed right away for

FARM WORKERS

GREENHOUSE WORKERS 18 F/T employees required at MB Greenhouse Ltd. 40-60 hrs week.

Wages $10.33 + 4% vacation pay.

Start January 12, 2015. Fax resume to 604-864-4239

Call Dave for a Presentation 778.996.0369 www.bc.abuyerschoice.com

FARM WORKERS

Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street

New West 604.522.4900

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R. Aulakh Farms & Nursery Inc. is looking for 2 F/T permanent (40hrs) farm workers for planting, weeding, fertilize, cultivate, irrigation, winter pruning & harvest crops, other farm work etc. Wages $10.50/hr. Year round work.

Email resumes to: raufarms2004@yahoo.ca or Fax: 604-746-1176 or apply by mail: 3775 - Inter Provincial Hwy, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2P1.

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

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Mount Lehman Vegetable Farm, Mount Lehman Rd., Abbotsford Starting wage $10.33/hour.

No experience necessary, we will train. Send resumes to:

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

GENERAL CONTRACTOR requires exp’d person to do small residential renovations, painting & finishing.

Exp. an asset. Some tools req’d & own transportation. 604-309-0488

Fax: 604-856-3360 Email: mtlveg@shaw.ca

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NEED SOME EXTRA CASH? We’re looking for carriers! Be part of a GREAT team!

WE’RE LOOKING FOR CARRIERS TO DELIVER THE ABBOTSFORD NEWS & THE MISSION RECORD ABBOTSFORD Route

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008260 Deertrail, Firhill, Mallard & Upper Maclure

Advertising Sales Consultant

005240 Capri, Edgewood, Hawthorne, Jackson, Keats, Shelley

The Peace Arch News, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a fulltime experienced sales person.

005361 Bevan, Brundige, Kay, Marshall, Primrose, Stevenson & Wilerose

009240 Capilano, Comox, Gladwin

005380 Bevan, Godson, Marshall, Vinewood, Ware

009580 Ashcroft, Balfour, Clearbrook, Elkford, Hedley

005300 Kaslo, Kildare, King, Kingsley, Kipling

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player, a strong communicator, well organized and self-motivated. The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. A car and valid driver's license is required.

006011 Clearbrook, Noble, Old Yale 008110 Maclure & Townline 008120 Heron, Kingfisher, Sandpiper, Southern & Townline 008200 Alea, Kingfisher, Mallard, Swallow, Upper Maclure 008230 Blueridge, Fieldgate, Homestead, Legacy

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package.

Black Press has more than 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter

by Friday, November 21, 2014 to: Rita Walters, Publisher Peace Arch News, #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to publisher@peacearchnews.com

No phone calls please.

008250 Blue Jay, Blueridge, Brookdale, Nightingale

Drivers, Navigators, Phone Operators & Dispatchers needed.

604-746-0601 THANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS:

009550 32800-33400 Maclure

011200 Beverley, Chestnut, Old Clayburn 012040 Glenavon, Glencoe, Glenshiel 012110 Allison, Cathedral, Rathrevor, Tweedsmuir 012240 Cariboo, Monashee & Old Clayburn 101010 B, 1st, Melan, 2nd 101030 Farmer, Fifth, Sixth & Seventh

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201220 Best, Cade Barr, Rose

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203100 Lark, Quail, Starling, Tern, Thrush & Westview 205070 Cade Barr, Cherry & Cox 205140 Ashmore, Carter, Fennell, Maynard

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Deliver newspapers WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY in your neighbourhood.

FOR INFO: 604.870.4595 • CIRCULATION@ABBYNEWS.COM

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CIRCULATION OFFICE OPEN: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:00 pm

Embrace your community. We’re in it together. www.blackpress.ca

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Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 & 31

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LABOURERS

Seasonal Greenhouse Labourers

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

Greenhouse Worker Start approx Jan 30/15 for about 6 mths. 40hr/week some weekends & evenings.

Start at $10.33 per hr. Duties include planting, preparing trays with soil, stocking, watering, picking orders, shipping/ receiving & condensing/cleaning. A lot of lifting, bending, walking, & handling heavy loads in a fast paced environment. Must be willing to work in all types of weather. Greenhouses experience as asset.

Fax resume to 604-438-8853 or tel 604-438-8860; office@leongsnursery.com Leong’s Nursery 7487 Meadow Avenue, Burnaby BC CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! CALL 604-854-6397

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

LOOKING FOR p/t server/bartender for past paced pub. Starting p/t with potential for f/t. Must be avail. days, eves, wknds & holidays. Please drop off in person resume w/refs to: Sneakers Sports Lounge, 2550 Yale Court, Abbotsford.

LABOURERS SEASONAL FARM WORKERS NEEDED at

Bergen Farms to start February, 2015. 40 60 hrs/wk $10.33/hr.

Work includes planting, weeding, pruning, harvesting fruit, and other farm work. Work is outdoors in all weather conditions & physically demanding.

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 236

EUROPEAN IN-HOME SPA / STUDIO

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By Appt: 604.230.4444 RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby

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D & D DRYWALL. Boarding, taping, texturing painting & remodeling.

Big or small jobs. Over 25 yrs exp.

Free estimates. 604-853-3640.

MIND BODY SPIRIT

Large & Small Jobs S Insured S Licensed S Guaranteed Free Estimates

Customer Service Coordinator Req. for Fuchs Langley. Will take customer calls, emails & faxes, enter orders using SAP, send releases to warehouses,invoicing & expediting of orders. Must be very efficient, detail oriented, organized, capable of multi-tasking, and experienced in customer service work & computer entry. $18.00/hr. Plus Profit Sharing Bonuses. Mon.-Fri. 40 hrs./wk.

Fax resume: 604-888-1145 or e-mail: dwoo@fuchs.com

2451 Clearbrook Rd Abbotsford AMAZING WAVE SPA Acupuncture & Acupressure.

113-2580 Cedar Park Pl. Abby.

604-746-0099

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ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICIAN avail. for house wiring, finishing bsmts & overhead exam. Free Est. Call Kim 604-8522092 or 778-808-3143 (Lic18963) YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

CHANEL SPA Top Quality Services...

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LANDSCAPING

FUNK LANDSCAPING

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604-746-6777

EXCAVATING

PARTSPERSON, required for busy Forklift Dealer in Delta. Must have some parts experience. Pls send resume via email to cwoelk@masonlift.com

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HELP WANTED

Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

TONY’’S PAINTING

Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

Employment Opportunity - Kindergarten Teacher Squiala Elementary is a Band operated school located in Chilliwack, B.C. Our school offers a Montessori program, K4 through to Grade 2 and accommodates 40 students. We currently require a Teacher for our Kindergarten class. Please self identify if of Aboriginal Ancestry.

Responsibilities: The Teacher is responsible for the instruction of Kindergarten.

Skills and Qualifications: • Holds a valid B.C. Teacher’s certificate, TQS Category 5 • Bachelor of Education Degree • Active member of the B.C. College of Teacher’s • Experience and/or training in Montessori (a willingness to acquire training will be considered) • A good understanding of the B.C. curriculum • Recent classroom teaching experience • Solid classroom management skills • Ability to prepare and apply long range planning for all students, which includes student modification and adaptation • Experience with IEP’s and special education practices • Genuinely committed to a high standard of professionalism, integrity and academic excellence • Knowledge of Sto:lo culture and Halq’eme’ylem and the ability to incorporate both into the classroom • Successful experience working within a First Nations community • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Dedicated to teamwork approach • Ability to work well with teachers, support staff, students and parents • Ability to maintain confidentiality • Must undergo a successful Criminal Record Check

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

MISSION TOPSOIL ✦ Screened Topsoil

✦ Mushroom Manure ✦ Bark Mulch ✦ Sand & Gravel

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Pick Up or Delivery 8590 SYLVESTER RD. 604-820-0808

PLUMBING

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

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www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

DAVIES SAND & GRAVEL LTD 604-826-6736

PRESSURE WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

SAND / GRAVEL TRUCKING / LOADING EXCAVATOR / CATS LOWBEDS

Call Ian 604-724-6373

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

YARD CARE / JUNK REMOVAL Odd Jobs. Inside / Outside Leaves and / or Weed Removal REMOVAL OF ANYTHING / SIZE: APPLIANCES & ELECTRONICS. One Call Does It All! Dave 604-825-0066

PIT - 11496 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD., MISSION Fax: 604-826-6716

SPORTS HALL OF Hall FAME of Fame Abbotsford Sports

One Call Does ItABBOTSFORD All!

Box 10, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 6Z4

Call 778-552-5261

Box 10, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6Z4

Nominations for the Abbotsford Hall of Fame are being accepted. See the Nominations for the Abbotsford Hall of Fame are being accepted. Forms can 281 GARDENINGcriteria below or go to www.abbysportshalloffame.ca for more information. be sent to the address above. Nominations close November 15th.

Landscaping, new lawns, Forms rototilling, can be sent to the address above. Nominations close November 15th. mowing, power raking, fences, ret. walls, hedging, pruning, maint. program.604-832-8304, 604-832-8305.

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Athlete Criteria: Must have participated successfully in amateur or professional sport at the Provincial and National or International level as an individual or a member of a team, and performing in such a way as to bring special honour to Abbotsford. Said athlete must have been a resident of Abbotsford at the time of their achievement(s) or represented an Abbotsford institution or team.

Coach/Builder Criteria: A coach/builder can be defined as an administrator, coach, coaching staff, referee, official, trainer or volunteer. Must have attained a high level of excellence and brought recognition or honour to Abbotsford sport through ongoing dedication to building of athletes, teams or sport itself. Said coach/builder must have been a resident of Abbotsford at the time of achievement(s) or represented an Abbotsford sporting body.

Team Criteria: Must have attained a high level of excellence and brought honour to Abbotsford sport at a Provincial, National or International level in relation to junior, senior or university / college level. Teams representing Abbotsford or university / colleges / high schools will only be considered.

Community Sports Builder: This category attempts to recognize people in Abbotsford that give freely of their time to enhance the lives of the residents through sports. A Community Sports Builder must have contributed to sports in Abbotsford through...

• the organization of a sport(s) or event(s) • or by encouraging participation • or by assisting in the ongoing development • or by serving on committees • or by volunteering ... in a way that furthers the sport in a significant manner in Abbotsford.

CATEGORIES: ____ Athlete ____ Coach/Builder

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

R. G. HandyLandscaper

CATEGORIES:

Over 15 Years Experience Yard Maintenance, Clean Up,

Pruning, Weeding & More.

____ Team

____ Community Sports Builder

___ Athlete ___ Coach/Builder CANDIDATE INFORMATION:

Name:

___ Team

___ Community Sports Builder

Address: Robert or Gen 604-504-1559 rg_handylandscaper@yahoo.ca

City: Place of Birth:

HANDYPERSONS

283A

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

Length of Employment and Wage Range:

Eagle Eye Handyman Services Selling your home? Need a clean up? Deck Fences Pressure Washing info. Call Dennis 778-899-1910

This is a full-time position. Wage based on experience.

COMPLETE Handyman Services: new decks, house repairs, additions, power washing. Great rates, references. Call Mike 604.319.0273

Application Procedure: Fax or email: • Cover letter; • Resume with most recent Elementary Classroom teaching references (3 professional and 1 personal); • School evaluation/practicum reports; • Philosophy of teaching practices.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HANDY RICHARD Does most any job, big or small!

To: M. Marasco, Principal, 604-792-4522 (fax) or marlenemarasco@squiala.com

Application deadline: November 21, 2014 Thank you for your interest, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

LARGE, MID, MINI SIZE EXCAVATORS, BACK HOES, BOBCATS W/WITHOUT OPERATOR

Kristy 604.488.9161

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

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

FAMILY MAN w/truck for yard & home clean-ups, odd jobs, scrap removal. Free est. 604-820-2383

POLAR BEAR PAINTING Fall Special $299 ~ 3 rooms (walls only 2 coats) 604-866-6706

MIRACLE MOVING

Wet Basements - Land Drainage Sewer Water Line Repairs Septic Concrete Breaking & Removal Driveways - Landscaping Stump Removal - Site Services Any Size Excavation Snow & Salting Specialist

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

TOM VAN KEULEN Painting & Decorating. Int ~ Ext / Residential 604-853-9429 ~ 778-982-2191

(778)378-6683

✦ Demolition ✦ Land Clearing ✦ Excavating ✦ Backfilling

Specializing in Private Events!

We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

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

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

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca

WILD CATS EXC. LTD. ~ Over 20 Years Exp. ~

TRADES, TECHNICAL

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

MOVING & STORAGE

Phone 604-820-0808 www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

Please e-mail resume: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com or fax: 604-513-1194

Running this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

604 - 720 - 2009

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

Excellent Remuneration Package & Full Benefits.

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

2459 McCallum Rd. Abby.

Req. for Westcoast Moulding & Millwork, a building product supplier in Surrey. Previous sales experience in related field required. Existing established territory with solid customer base.

Training provided to help achieve your full potential.

NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates.

We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes.

778.344.1069

www.renovationsmission.com

320

RUBBISH REMOVAL

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

*Hedge Trimming *Yard Clean-up Call Dan Funk @ 604-751-0115 260

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

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

Phone 604-854-9288

300

MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

ABBOTSFORD & MISSION

#1 in the Fraser Valley

SPRING RELAX SPA 604-859-9686

320

MISSION VALLEY

DRYWALL

DRYWALL TAPING, Ceiling texture & Repairs. Small or large jobs.

604-859 -1354 / Cell: 604-556-4696

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

RENO’S & IMPROVEMENTS

WALTER’S DRYWALL Taping - Texture - Repairs. Sm jobs pref’d. 40+ yrs exp. 604-308-7943

**Christmas Specials** Comforting Caring Service

CLEANING SERVICES

CRYSTAL CLEAN CLEANING Forget the Rest...... I’m the best.

Friendly, Reliable. Attention to detail.

Call Cindy 778-982-3426

Escape From Stress www.escapefromstressmassage.com Call Lori (604)391-1314

Required for Canadian Valley Growers with locations in Aldergrove, Abbotsford and Maple Ridge. Job involves picking, planting and harvesting annuals.

Heavy lifting and standing for long periods of time is required.

Hours are 40+ over 6 days a week. Rate of pay is $10.33/hr. this job would be suitable for those looking for regular seasonal employment.

Fax resumes to, 604-857-0666 or mail to, Box 1330, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2V1

SERVER / DRIVER P/T. Jasmine Garden. Resumes in person at: #131813 S. Fraser Way. No ph calls

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PERSONAL SERVICES

604-853-1144

D D D D

Kitchen / Bath Reno’s Electrical / Plumbing Painting / Drywall Decks & Railings Anything else, just ask!

Serving Abbotsford for 20 yrs

Call 604-556-8183

Postal Code:

Home Phone: Number of years Resident in Abbotsford:

Sport:

Years of participation:

Achievements of Nominee: (Local, Provincial, National, International). Please list:

NOMINATED BY: Name: Day Phone:

Evening Phone:

Address: City:

Postal Code:

e-mail: Signature: Date: (A member of the Hall of Fame committee will be in contact once the nomination has been received) More info: www.abbysportshalloffame.ca or email: abbotsfordsportshalloffame@gmail.ca

Abbotsford News Friday, November 7, 2014 A61 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 365

SEPTIC TANKS

PETS 477

PETS

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

FRASER VALLEY SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

Fall Special - 20% OFF Office: 604-856-6177 Mobile: 778-549-5090

PETS EQUESTRIAN

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

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BLOW OUT SPECIAL Sawdust Available Augustine Soil & Mulch Ltd. Pitt Meadows, BC

604-465-5193

456

559

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

ELECTRIC SCOOTER, c/w battery charger, new batteries, manuals, cane holder, aluminum ramp. Other accessories for sale. Phone Bob at 604-853-1583.

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

REAL ESTATE 627

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

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

CEDAR HOGFUEL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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.

#1 PET SOURCE

FEEDER HAY $180 per ton in 3 x 4 square bales. Delivery avail. Sawdust & Shavings. 1- (250)838-6630 HAY: ROUND BALES 1st cut $50.

2nd cut $55. Last years bales $30.

604-856-2612 or 604-855-8083

477

PETS

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

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at:

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHAMPIONSHIP AKITA PUPS with papers. $1,800. Call 604-751-0191 CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $500. Call (604)7947347

The Valley’s Premier Farm Market Family owned & operated since 1975 For all your produce needs come see us at the farm.

New SRI 14x70. 2 Bedroom on 55+ pad in Abby. $79,888.

Chuck 604-830-1960

Vacant Manufactured Home Pad in 55+ Mission retirement park, for new SRI single wide. From $69,888. Chuck 604-830-1960

FURNITURE

ANTIQUES - 1 luggage cart coffee tables, 1 hand cart coffee table, oak desk, wine barrel side tables, large wine barrel bar, piano stools, buggy spring coffee table, fern stand & misc items. All restored. Ph (604)858-5854 for more info.

DINING ROOM SUITE. Sklar Peppler. Exc. cond. No scratches. Table 2 leafs, 8 chairs, $300 hot pads that cover table, large china cabinet, tray for silverware. Was $6000. new $1600. firm. Irene 604-897-1462.

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Suites TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

· Across the street from Superstore & Seven Oaks Shopping Mall · 24/7 On-site staff

Please Call Rick 604.319.9151

Clean, Quiet & Spacious.

3 minute walk to Seven Oaks Mall.

24/7 On-Site Staff

1.604.768.5361

MISSION

MOVING OUT SALE Saturday & Sunday Nov. 8th & 9th ~ 11 to 5 TV, bed, treadmill & lots more.

9081 Cedar St.

ABBOTSFORD 33554 Switzer Ave. 1 bdrm. $625. 2 bdrm $725.

MISSION: 33359 2nd Ave. 1 bdrm $625. Call Steve 604-751-3885 ALDERGROVE 50+ Adult Building.

1 & 2 Bdrm apts. Central location.

Phone 604-317-1926

meadowood@ pacificquorum.com Apartments 1 & 2 Bedroom Heat / hot water included 3 Appliances

Townhouses 1 Bedroom lofts & 2 Bedrooms 5 Appliances

✦ Senior Discount ✦ Resident Managers ✦ Sorry No Pets

604.556.6465

1 bdrm from $625 2 bdrm. from $745

Conveniently located at

3046 Clearbrook Road www.pacificquorum.com Pacific Quorum Properties Inc

SENIORS DISCOUNTS Heat, Hot Water & Basic Cable included.

Crime Free & Certified.

N/S - N/P, Close to all amens.

Lease & Refs. Required.

11 LOCATIONS

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

• Bachelor • 1 Bdrm. • 2 Bdrm.

PET FRIENDLY BUILDINGS! FOR LEASING & INFO.

Call Pamela 604-751-2934 or E-mail: abbotleasing1@mainst.biz MISSION 1st Ave. 2 Bdrm apt $750/mo incl w/d. No pets. Avail now. Ref’s req’d. Jim 604-820-0167

Central Clearbrook Seniors Discount

Crime Free Living HURON COURT ✳ 1 Bdrm. ✳

Rent incl’s; Heat, H/wtr, U/G Pkg Quiet, Well Maint. Build. No Pets.

604-850-2467 Baywest Mgmt Corp Mission

CEDARWOOD MANOR * * * *

Friendly Management 2 Bedroom Suites Insuite Laundry Adult Oriented

604-820-0128 MISSION: PRINCESS DAPHNE APTS - SPACIOUS 1 bdrm starting at $660 & 2 bdrm starting $840.

1.5 ba, ht/hw & prkg incl. Games rm Criminal Record check may be req.

33561 Third Ave. 604-820-3013.

LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB? Use bcclassified.com - Employment Section 100’s

“ A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE “ www.AbbotsfordApartments.com

SPACIOUS APT. SUITES FOR RENT “All apts are pet free!”

Bachelor, 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites Nice decor, clean, specifically designed for the needs of adult oriented, families & professionals.

All rental properties are certified members of ‘’Abbotsford Crime Free Multi-Housing program’’

Call Roslyn to view 604-853-3371 or email rentals@abbotsford apartments.com Locations in minutes walk to Mill Lake, schools, Abb Reg Hospital, shopping.

Short drive to Sevenoaks & West Oaks shopping centres, theatre, UFV. Transit and easy Hwy 1 access.

Excellent locations on bus routes. Within walking distance to all amenities. - post office, shopping, medical clinic, library & rec. centre.

LIKE Abbotsford Apt on FACEBOOK

Ask for this month’s promo!

OAKMONT MANOR Member - Crime Free Program

2 Bdrm. 2 bath. $780/mo.

Close to schools & shopping Bus stop out front.

Free covered parking. Sorry NO DOGS or CATS allowed.

33370 George Ferguson Way

604-855-0883

Large units. Large Patios, Walk to Sprott Shaw College.

Easy Highway Access.

Storage Lockers & Parking Available!

Please call Annette

778.982.2590 Abbotsford Central

LET’S MAKE A DEAL NEW LOWER RENTS SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

The Reptile Guy’s Rescue + Education Center

Phone 604-556-7705 Abbotsford

CHELSEA MANOR 2977 Dahlstrom Pl. 2 Bdrm ~ 2 Bath photos@craigslist search Chelsea Manor Resident Manager

ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrm 2 bath, apt. 2nd floor, west facing balcony, 1050 sf., gas f/p, f/s, w/d, m/wave.

New carpet & tiled kitchen. $935/mo. Avail. Dec. 1. Ref’s & cr check req’d. Dan 604-217-1750.

or Email

Great View

Call Kel for Details

$850 to $875/mo.

ABBOTSFORD. 1 bdrm. small quiet bldg. Nr malls. 1 sm pet. $750. utils incl. Now/Nov. 1st. 778-779-1951

Phone 604-852-4696

ABBOTSFORD

ABBOTSFORD RENOVATED SUITES

Clean & Large, hot water included. N/S Secured U/G parking available.

Outdoor pool in garden setting.

Sorry N/P. Close to all amenities.

Ref’s req’d.

Please Call Ray

Apartment & Townhouse Complex

604-853-0333

1 Bdrm. from $610 2 Bdrm. from $725

Tools, beautiful outdoor wood items etc.

35320 Rockwell Lane

ABBOTSFORD CRIME FREE Multi Housing Program BACHELOR APARTMENT $440/mo.

No Pets Hot water included.

Quiet, parklike setting.

Call 604-852-7350

Mountain Ridge

1 bdrm. from $660 2 bdrm. from $760

APARTMENT/CONDO

MEADOWOOD

PETS OKAY

1 & 2 Bedroom Suites

Clean , Quiet & Spacious Suites. Across the street from Superstore & Seven Oaks Shopping Mall.

706

Available Now!

778-344-2787

Apartments

GARAGE SALE Saturday & Sunday Nov. 8 & 9th ~ 10 to 3

$660 $760

THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE

www.npreit.com

ABBOTSFORD

2 bdrm. from

Choose Abbotsford or Mission locations!

CALL KIM

GARAGE SALES

1 bdrm. from

Mountainview - Bakerview

Limited supply so act fast!

551

32815 George Ferguson Way

Choose Standard, Upgraded or Renovated Suites!

Choose Bachelor, 1 or 2 Bedrooms suites

RENTALS

ABBOTSFORD

IRENE APARTMENTS

Closed Sundays & Remembrance Day

548

APARTMENT/CONDO

Inquire About Current Rental Incentives...

Open Monday ~ Saturday 8 am ~ 6 pm

5486 Riverside Street Corner of Harris & Riverside Matsqui Village

706

SUNRIDGE APARTMENTS

BLUERIDGE APARTMENTS

UNDER $300

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

RENTALS

Bach., 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom 3 Bdrm Bedroom Avail.

FEED & HAY

• Pet Food & Accessories • Livestock Feed & Hay • Wild Bird Seed & Accessories • Whole Lot More 34633 Vye Rd. Abbotsford B.C. (just past Costco) 604-556-7477 www.buckerfields.org

APARTMENT/CONDO

UNDER $200

DINING ROOM TABLE & 4 chairs, glass top/wrought iron. Tan color. $300 obo. Exc. cond. 604-826-6966

542

706

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

1 ONLY 3” X 10” X 8’ clear vertical GRAIN CEDAR. $150. Call 604826-6441.

525

RENTALS

The Reptile Guy’s Rescue & Education Center’s facility is quickly reaching capacity and is in need of a larger facility. To learn more or donate visit 4good.abbynews.com to view their campaign.

604-850-2355 ABBOTSFORD

Heat & Hot Water Included

Spacious Condos D D D D

Outdoor Pool Parking / Extra Storage Renovated 1 Cat Allowed

1 BDRMS from $625/mo.

2 BDRMS from $725/mo.

1909 SALTON RD. Abbotsford

604-853-6620

Forest Village Apartments

You can make a difference.

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A62 Abbotsford News Friday, November 7, 2014 RENTALS 706

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

706

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

$825/mo & $925/mo

33366 2nd Ave. Mission

Great Location

1 Bedroom suite $635 2 Bedroom suite $750

Queen Anne Apts.

MISSION HILLS APARTMENTS

Newly painted , some with new or near new flooring. Quiet, well managed, on site Manager.

Undercover parking. Coin Laundry. Near library and downtown. NO Pets.

* Renovated Suites * *Large *Clean *Very Quiet Includes: Heat, Hot Water

and Hydro Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-826-2538

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

Managed by ECM Strata - Rental Division

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

Large, Bright & Clean 1 bdrm. $600/mo. & 2 bdrm $750/mo.

Available w/1 Year Lease.

No Pets.

Written ref’s required. remaxrentals@live.ca ReMax Little Oak Prop. Mgmt.

604-504-RENT

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SWAP & TRADE

SWAP & TRADE

BUCK PASSERS

IKEA TWIN PINEWOOD bed frame, $25. Pinewood night stant, $20.

Army like cot, $25. Stationary bike, $25. 604-855-9545.

NIKE MEN’S ROLLER blades, size 12, D width, excellent condition, $30. 604-853-7994.

BRAND NEW IRONING BOARD, $10. 604-557-9474.

2 WEDDING DRESSES; One 1949 satin with long veil, size 10, one 1989 fancy dress with hat, slim cut, size 8, cleaned. $100. for both.

604-557-9474.

TWO MOTOROLA PVRs for Shaw, silver color box, excellent condition, $50. each. 604-850-6726.

MOTOROLA HD BOX (NOT PVR), $25. 604-850-6726.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS BOY’S hockey jacket, navy & beige leather/cloth, size 6, excellent condition. $40. obo. 604-850-6726.

686 MANNUAL WOMEN’S Snowboard Jacket, black/beige color, size S, Limited Edition 1 of 33. Still has tags on. $50. obo.

604-850-6726.

TRUE RELIGION BRAND jeans, size 30, $20. obo. 604-850-6726.

COWBOY BOOTS, LADIES leather, brownish color, size 7, good condition. $20. obo. 604-850-6726.

X-MAS TREE 9’, prelit, with over 1000 minilights, dimmer controls incl. $75. 604-755-5579.

FUJI FINEPIX S3000 camera (pics/ movies) incl. Separate wide angle lens and extension tubes, plus quality shoulder bag, $60. 604755-5579.

BED FRAME, STEEL, adjustable, double, queen or king, roller castors, $25. 604-755-5579.

COMODE SELF STANDING with adjustable legs and two containers, $80. 2 fabric and wood chairs, $20. for both. 604-850-5511.

FOOT MASSAGE, ELECTRIC, new $249, good condition, $100. 604850-5511.

FOLDING WOOD FRAME futon with mattress, no defects, $50. obo. 604-807-4309.

FOR SALE WHITE Maytag dryer, good condition, $50. 604-8598066.

FOR SALE STAIR CASE, 14 steps, solid construction, $100. obo. 604859-8066.

MITRE SAW, GOOD condition, 15 amp, $40. obo. 604-855-4410.

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT CREDENZA, 5’ X 19 1/2” deep X 13 1/2” high, $75. 604-776-0072.

COWBOY BOOTS, ladies size 6M, Code West, dard red with yellow inlay, mid calf, new price $245. never worn, $100. 604-744-8272.

$$$

1940 STYLE FOUR drawer dresser, excellent condition, $60. 604-7760072.

FOUR BLACK WOODEN chairs, $60. for all obo. 604-776-0072.

BLACK SWIVEL OFFICE chair, excellent condition, $75. obo. 604776-0072.

HARMONY CHORD BRISCO electric organ with music, $75. Stool, (seat storage), $15. Large RCA microwave, 1000 watts with turntable, $10. 604-852-6222.

ROYAL ALBERT bone chine Old Country Roses serving bowl, not one but two, new condition, $100. firm. 604-850-1678.

MICHAEL KORS FAUX leather tote bag, gold, new, $50. firm. 604850-1678.

ESTEE LAUDER MAKE-UP bag, designed by Lily Pulitzer, 2013 edition with five travel size cosmetics included, new, $50. firm.

604-850-1678.

LORD AND TAYLOR cashmere sweater, size large, camel color, new, never worn, $80. 604-8501678.

GIRLS FIGURE SKATES, size 4, $15. Girl’s snowsuit, size 14, jacket and pants, great condition, $40.

604-897-6949.

SEWING MACHINE, BROTHER LS 2129, used once, still in box, $70.

Littlest Pet Shop Play centres and pets, $20. 604-897-6949.

TROPICAL PATTERNS ON “Bill Blass” short sleave shirts, as new, $30. each. Three in large, $200. when new. 604-744-8272.

MADE IN HAWAII collectable shirts, four assorted, tropical patterns, $25. each. 604-744-8272.

ELVIS PHOTOS, TWO framed, 9 X 12, $25. each. Abstract oil of Elivs, very cool, $40. New toaster oven, black, $20. 604-744-8272.

DR. SCHOLL FULL BODY heat and message cushion, $30. Ablounger exerciser chair, blue, as new, $25.

BBQ and 2 bags brickets, $20. 604744-8272.

COWBOY BOOTS, black shoe style, size 8, $25. Ladies black with silver inlay Dingo’s, $25., size 8, bronze patent & leather, $50.

604-744-8272.

PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED SIGNED print by Bev Dolittle, Two Bears of the Blackfee, $100. 604744-8272.

DIGITAL CAMERA, CANON Power Shot, never used, still in box, was $180, A3500IS HD-WIFI, etc. $100.

604-744-8272.

DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING lady who bought it please call me, lost your number. 604-744-8272.

SNOWMOBILE PANTS, 2 pairs, XL & med. bib style, $35. each. XMas lights, 4 boxes, clear, cascading icicles, new, $8. for all. 604-8557744.

BATHROOM MEDICINE CABINET white, fancy, 2 door, with glass bottom shelf, 30” X 30” X 4”, like new, $100. obo. 604-557-9474.

6 PIECE BLUE LACE double bedspread, $20. 604-557-9474.

2 PORCELINE DOLLS, $3. each. 5 Beanie Babies in cases, $2. each.

Two ladies shoes with laces, 6 1/2, $3. each. 2 Anniversary clocks, $10. each. Twin sheet set, $2. Call 604-820-2412.

KITCHEN TABLE, 48” round and 4 oak chairs, everything is solid, $90. obo. 604-864-4084.

QUALITY ROLL UP BLINDS, will fit 72” patio door, 2 individual units, $50. for both, obo. 604-864-4084.

NEW EXTERIOR METAL clad door, 80” X 34”, $90. 604-826-4094.

WANTED RECORDS, 60’s, 70’s & 80’s, Rock and Roll. Will pay up to $100. 604-864-9786.

WANTED NINTENDO SYSTEM with games, pay up to $100. 604864-9786.

NEW 3820 CANNON COLOUR printer, $20. New 472 Cannon Colour Printer, $30. New T55 Tassimo coffee maker, $50. 604857-3700.

NEW ALUMINUM TWO sided gun case, 51”, holds four guns, eight locks, foam padded, $100. 604857-3700.

NEW ALUMINUM TWO sided gun case, 46”, holds four shot guns, eight locks, foam padded, $85.

604-857-3700.

24 FT EXTENSION ladder type 2 $100. 604-226-0097.

12 VOLT BATTERY new for small car $25. 10 CU FTdeep freeze $75.

604-226-0097.

TREADMILL WESLO DL15 $100.

604-226-0097.

VINYL LEATHER DUAL end lazy boy couch $60. Fishing rods $15.

Assorted tools up to $25 each.

604-226-0097.

6 CHEVRON TOY cars new in boxes like on TV eyes move no longer available private collection $15 each. 604-826-9906.

LOWRANCE AND EAGLE x4 fish finding sonar used 2 seasons asking $80. 604-826-7515.

APPROX 150PC OF1x6x24” clear cedar .50cents/each 604-826-6441.

MAYTAG DRYER OLDER model good working order clean no rust large capacity $95.00 604-8208664.

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RENTALS 736

HOMES FOR RENT

★ NEW RENTALS ★ MISSION LOWER/UPPER SUITES

Nicely Reno’d Concrete Bldg.

Great Views of Mt. Baker Extra Large and Bright ✶ Heat and Hot Water Incl ✶ All suites sprinkler protected.

Lrg patios, 2 elevators, lockers.

Gated prk, Super Clean, N/P.

Dewdney Trk - Country settings Bachelor suite, fully furnished, 1 person limit. $700/mo. incl. utils + internet.

Kimball - Bright 2 bdrm. bsmt. f/s, d/w, priv w/d, n/p, non smokers. $850/mo. + shared utils.

Call Dave @ 604-859-0482

HOUSES

33555 South Fraser Way Fraser Ridge is part of Abbotsford Crime Free Multi-Housing Program.

www.remax-littleoakrentals.com

12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings

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APARTMENT/CONDO FRASER RIDGE Condo Living at Apartment Prices!

HABITAT APARTMENTS

1 & 2 Bdrms available

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MAPLE RIDGE

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RENTALS

✯ Arlington Place ✯ 2487 Countess St. Abbotsford (Next to MCC) Very Competitive Rates Quiet, Clean, Well Managed.

NOW AVAILABLE LARGE 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat & hot water included.

Fridge, stove, d/w, microwave.

Senior’s Discount.

Resident Manager ~ Linda

604-850-7050

✯ Aspen Court ✯ 2450 Center St. Abbotsford

NOW AVAILABLE BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES Heat & hot water included.

Fridge, stove, d/w, microwave.

UNDERGROUND SECURE PARKING

604-870-1118

✯ Bantview Gardens ✯

33415 Bourquin Pl. Abbotsford UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Park-like setting, close to Mill Lake, Centennial Park & 7 Oaks Mall. Quiet, clean, wellmanaged, competitive rates.

NOW AVAILABLE LARGE 1 BDRM + DEN & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat & hot water included.

Fridge, stove, d/w.

Senior’s Discount UNDERGROUND SECURE PARKING

750

SUITES, LOWER

Townline - 3 bdrm. rancher. F/s, d/w, w/d, fenced back yard, $1500/mo. + utils + water.

FRASER VALLEY HOME TEAM

604-820-8888

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

MISSION, Egglestone Ave. Large 2 bdrm suite in new house, avail now.

Incl internet. N/P. N/S. No laundry.

604-832-8111 or 604-832- 2524 WILLOUGHBY brand new 2 bdrm legal ste, inste ldry. NS/NP. $1200 incl utils. Avail now. 604-763-3313 2005 LEXUS ES 330. 128K, Leather, fully loaded, Michelin snows, new battery / front brakes. $12,000. firm. 604-826-4864

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.

PJ AUTO SALES LTD

2467 Clearbrook Rd

SPECIAL

Saturday Sale!

All Aircared!

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SUITES, UPPER

ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrm. Close to bus, rec center, schools, Discovery Trail. Incl. ldry. Clean quiet neighborhood. Ref’s req’d. Avail. Dec 1st. $1700/mo. jwperchie@hotmail.com

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TOWNHOUSES

MISSION: 3 BDRM T/H, quiet family complex. Rent geared to income.

N/P. Call: 604-820-1715

TRANSPORTATION

MORE RENTALS @ www.andersonavenue.com

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AUTO FINANCING

OFFICE/RETAIL

ABBOTSFORD - Office Space.

Ambassador Bldg - S. Fraser Way 2 bright office suites available.

2nd floor with elevator. Incl. heat, light, air & taxes. $450 & $540/mo.

Call Bill 604-857-3409.

ABBOTSFORD. Quality office space 2316 McCallum. 932 sf. 2nd floor, 2 executive offices, boardroom, receptionist area, kitchen & assistant’s office. Incl heat, light, air, taxes. $1290/mo. Bill 604-857-3409

743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MANAGING CUSTODIAN Required for small apartment building in downtown Maple Ridge. Must live in building and have relevant experience. Parttime job only. Suit retired couple. Send brief resume to P.O. Box 29 Deroche, BC V0M 1G0. Interview by appointment.

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

Resident Manager ~ Carol

604-556-7742 Cell 604-226-0975

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ABBOTSFORD - Attractive office &/or Retail Spaces Available. All located within Abbotsford’s business core. Ph Frank@ Noort Investments 604-835-6300.

COMMERCIAL SPACE for Lease: 1556 sf. #106 - 33643 Marshall Rd. Abbotsford. 604-850-7731.

Friday, Nov. 7th

‘08 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 4 dr, 4 cyl, auto, fully loaded, 118K, local, nice car, STP#2725........... $5,995.

‘06 PONTIAC WAVE 4 dr, 4 cyl, auto, STP#4213.........$2,995.

‘06 CHEVY UPLANDER 4 dr, 7 psg, V6, auto, full load, local. STP#9932........$2,995.

‘05 PONTIAC G6 4 dr, V6, auto, full load, local.

STP#5585 ........... $4,995.

‘05 DODGE NEON 4 dr, 4 cyl, 5 spd, aircared, STP# 8851..........$1,995.

‘04 CHEVY BLAZER 4 x 4, 4 dr, auto, full load, low k’s, local, STP#4122...$4,995.

‘04 PONTIAC MONTANA 7 psg, V6, auto, full load, STP#9626........... $2,995.

‘03 TOYOTA COROLLA S 4 dr, 4 cyl, full load STP# 9972......... $3,995.

‘03 MAZDA PROTEGE 4 dr, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, STP#3516.........$3,495.

‘03 CHEV MALIBU 4 dr, V6, auto, full load, local 139K. STP#69589......$2,495.

‘02 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2 dr, 4 cyl, auto, 117K STP# 0031............$2,450.

‘02 MAZDA MPV 4 dr, 7 pass, V6, auto loaded STP#7816........$1,995.

‘01 NISSAN MAXIMA 4 dr, V6, auto, loaded STP#7009...........$1,850.

2000 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr, 4 cyl, auto STP#0038............$2,450.

.... PLUS MORE TO CHOOSE FROM

ROOMS FOR RENT

ABBOTSFORD *CLEAN ROOMS* Bsmt rooms $425. Main floor rooms $450 incl utils & lndry 604-854-1000

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CARS - DOMESTIC

MISSION 2 bdrm suite. Nice, clean. $700/mo incl. util. NS/NP. Avail. now. 604-826-9428; 604-832-9428

ABBOTSFORD

HOUSES

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2005 CAVALIER 4 cylinder 2.2 motor, automatic, 2 door, red. $2,700. obo. Call 604-826-7515.

APARTMENTS Latitude #108 - 1 bdrm. + den. 686 sq ft, 1 parking stall. N/p. Avail. now. $895/mo. + utils., h/w incl. #209 - 1 bdrm. + den. 686 sq ft, 1 parking stall. $895/mo. + utils., h/w incl. #406 - 1 bdrm. + den 686 sq. ft.

1 parking stall. N/p. $920/mo. + utils., h/w incl. #435 - 1 bdrm. + den 686 sq. ft.

1 parking stall. N/p. $920/mo. + utils., h/w incl.

TRANSPORTATION

MISSION. 2 bdrm suite. Eaglestone Ave. Sep. entry. Ns/np. 604-8261764; 604-217-3179; 604-615-6510

Bobcat - 3 bdrm. upper level family home, n/p, fenced yard $1000/mo + utils.

James - 2 bdrm + den rancher.

1150 sq ft. Limit to 4 occupants. detch shop. $1550/mo. + utils.

Cedar - 5 bdrm family home 2500 sq ft. Fenced yard, play ground near, $1800/mo. +utils.

NEW BUILDING Very Competitive Rates Quiet, Clean, Well Managed.

RENTALS

Phone 604.854.2832 or 604.864.6239

RV PADS

DL#9912

RV Sites $345/mo.

Sewer, water, hot showers incl.

Electricity, metered. Heated washrooms, ldry, 20-25 min E. of Mission Hwy #7. Walking distance to local general store, near post office, gas LCB outlets etc. 604-826-2741.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

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STORAGE

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CARS - DOMESTIC

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MISSION AREA. 800 SF SHOP. Available now. $450 + gst + hydro + gas. Security check and ref’s. No living quarters. 604-820-0808

LOCKABLE STORAGE / WORKSHOP spaces. 20’ X 40’, drive in.

Small sizes available. 6 am - 10 pm access. Chase Monday - Friday.

8 am - 5 pm. 604-826-2383

NOMAD

RETAIL / OFFICE space for lease, 1800 sq.ft. 2485 West Railway, Abbotsford. 604-850-7731

Need a place to store your vehicle?

2444 W. Railway, Abbotsford

736

HOMES FOR RENT

ABBOTSFORD, 4 bdrm 3 storey executive house on farm $1900/mo.

Avail now. 604-850-7609

HOMES, CONDOS & TOWNHOUSES

FOR RENT From 1 bed to 4 plus beds, 1 bath to multiple baths located east, central and west Abbotsford.

View all rentals on craigslist (fraservalley)

Century 21 Ace Agencies Ltd. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

604-853-2718

Fenced secure lot in Mission NOW taking renters!!

Lot permits: Vehicles, Semi Trucks, RV’s etc.

Randy at 604-850-5040

750

SUITES, LOWER

ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrm bsmt suite, own lndry. n/s, n/p. Cls to bus. Avail now. $750/mo. 604-832-3898 ABBOTSFORD: 34337 Gladys Ave Brand new 1 bdrm. ground level. Nr amen. Avail. now. 604-825-3925 ABBOTSFORD. Brand new 2 bdrm. Central location. F/s, w/d, large yard. Sep entry. Soaker tub.

N/S, pet negot. $1000/mo. incl. hydro & gas. Dec. 1st. 604-864-0573

MISSION. 2-bdrm Bsmt suite $1000; Shared utils. Avail. now.

778-668-3497.

ABBOTSFORD E. Brand new 2 bdrm. Ns/np. Very clean. Avail Nov. 15. 604-852-3910; 604-614-3302

MISSION 3bd house on Juniper St. 1.5 baths, nr schls, shopping, bus.

604-615-7571 or 604-217-1912

ABBOTSFORD, Townline area, 2 bdrm bsmt. NP/NS. Nr school. Avail now. 604-556-0273; 604-807-7524

AUTO SALES

Dennis

853-1171

Bruce

FINANCE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON ALL VEHICLES

MADE YOU LOOK!!!

Minimum $1,000 Price Reduction on all Units!!!

GREAT SELECTION!!!

14 Mustang GT 5.0 L ......... .........$29,970 $29,970

07 Chrysler PT Cruiser......... $4,970

13 Toyota RAV 4 Limited.... ....On On Sale

07 Mazda 3 GT Sport .......... $9,970

13 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited ..............................................On ..............................................

On Sale

05 Mazda 3 GT Sport .......... $7,970

12 Toyota RAV 4 Low kms ..On On Sale 11 Ford Escape XLT FWD...

FWD...$11,970 $11,970 10 Honda CRV EX-L AWD....$18,970 $18,970 08 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara................................. .................................$18,970 $18,970 08 Toyota RAV 4 V6 AWD....$13,970 $13,970

04 Honda Civic Sedan ......... $4,970 04 Chev Tahoe LT ................. $5,970 03 VW Jetta 1.8T Wolfesburg ............................................... $6,970 03 Toyota Corolla S ............. $5,970 79 Datsun 280ZX Classic .... $7,970

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TRUCKS & VANS

1997 CHEV ASTRO Van. White.

Well serviced and body is in good condition. 375 km’s, 4 extra tires on rims, separation panel between seat and cargo area.

Ramp and small winch to ease loading from the rear doors. Thick Rubber floor covering in cargo area. $1000. Call 778-242-1373.

AirCared. Can be viewed rear of 2031 McMillan Rd.

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FRASER VALLEY MITSUBISHI MONTHLY

YOUR FIRST 2 PAYMENTS ARE ON US!

RVR

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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

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ES FWD****

FEATURING: BLUETOOTH® WITH VOICE COMMAND AND STREAMING AUDIO

Available on Outlander GT §

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick.

Top Safety Pick Plus applies to Outlander GT only.

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STARTING FROM $25,998

UP TO $2,500 OFF Outlander GT S-AWC model shown‡

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KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

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

STK#564 $2,495.

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

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

2002 HONDA CIVIC 4 door, auto, fully loaded.

STK#547. $4,900.

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

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

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

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

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

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

STK# 624 $10,900.

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

STK#614 $12,900.

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

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

STK#492. $16,900.

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

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!

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$179 BI-WEEKLY

SE AWD**

0% 84 MONTHS

LEATHER-WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL

2005 - Chevy 1 ton truck, good rubber, 103000 mi, c/w tommy lift, $8999 obo 604-869-1130

30255 Cedar Lane DL# 31038 604-855-0666

Help us build a new BC Children’s Hospital.

FEATURING:

TRUCKS & VANS

Abbotsford

One big need.

CARS - DOMESTIC

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2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. New tires, brakes, recent tune up, reg oil changes ($3000 in recent work).

Runs well $2800 obo 778-552-3378

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

Two open heart surgeries.

818

TRANSPORTATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STK#504. $10,900.

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

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

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

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

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0% 84 MONTHS $2,500 IN EXTRA FEATURES FOR ONLY $800

GET A LOT FOR A LITTLE!

STARTING FROM

POWER FRONT WINDOWS POWER MIRRORS REAR WING SPOILER 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 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

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***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

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 +++.

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WE ARE A BILINGUAL DEALERSHIP ENGLISH and SPANISH

1991 Ford Superuty VIN 2FDLF47G2MCA64153 Debtor Jeffrey Neetz Amount owing $1213.00

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

7-AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM

USB AUDIO INPUT

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++ 2015 MODELS

INCLUDES $2,500 CONSUMER CASH DISCOUNT*

1992 Eagle Talon VIN 4E3BT64UXNE024633 Debtor Jesse Dobbin Amount Owing $1498.38

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

$80 BI-WEEKLY

$9,998

1995 Suzuki Sidekick VIN JS3TD03V6S4100495 Debtor Grace Lowe Amount owing $1120.30

53 MPG, 4.4 L/100 KM HIGHWAY DRIVING†

MIRAGE ES*

53

Will be selling the following vehicles on November 21st 2014 for non payment.

1993 Fireside Trailer VIN 4FET30K21P1000499 Debtor Barry Cope Amount Owing $1250.35

FOG LAMPS

MPG

Jack’s Towing 29092 Fraser Highway, Abbotsford

1995 Gmc Sierra VIN 2GTEK19K7S1574872 Debtor Robert Corrigan Amount Owing $1823.98

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Excludes Lancer Evolution and Lancer Ralliart

BASE DE STARTING FROM $14,998

Warehouse Lien

Serving the Fraser Valley for 12 years

Your Mitsubishi Service Centre

On December 3, 2010, at the 7200 block of Beharrell Road, Abbotsford, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Abbotsford Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $1,000 CAD and $100 USD, both on or about 21:22 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was a warrant authorized by the court pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada to seize evidence in respect of an offence (or offences) under section 7(1) (Production of substance) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2014-2454, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Abbotsford News Friday, November 7, 2014

SWAP RIDE

XLT WITH XTR PACKAGE SHOWN

2014 F-150 XLT/XTR 4X4 SUPER CREW FIE58484

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32,043

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Highway 1 - Mt Lehman Exit - Fraser Valley Auto Mall DL#31215

MON - THURS • 8:30am - 8pm | FRI & SAT • 8:30am - 6pm | SUNDAY • CLOSED All prices plus tax and admin fee of $395. Lease payments at $1,500 Conquest / Loyalty, $1,000 down. TP: $9504 plus tax; TO: $11,765; Lev: $23,103.01 plus tax With any purchase of a new in-stock F-150 or Ford Super Duty receive a 51” Samsung Flat Screen TV. Offer ends Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 @ 8pm.