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Banning e-cig sales to minors.

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pposition to city hall’s plan to raise the East Dyke by one metre is growing among residents who live along the one kilometre stretch that doubles as Young Road.

And what began with letter writing could end with legal action against the city.

Vapour vendors fine with new rules.

“We are going to sue.

It drastically affects the property values. It absolutely does.”

Led by Mayor Sharon Gaetz’s own brother, Dave Hallett, 25 residents of Young Road have put in money to hire a lawyer to stop the work from being done.

“We are going to sue,” Hallett told the Times as he and neighbour Peggy Fridriksdottir looked over maps of the area.

“It drastically affects the property values. It absolutely does.”

Beyond property values, Hallett and Fridriksdottir say the project will increase some already steep driveways, cause drainage issues and do little to protect the city, let alone three First Nations reserves

School district set to adjust current policy.

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Dylan Schultz at Fraser Valley Fog has vaped for three years and says the product is misunderstood.

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hile the debate around the unknown health effects of e-cigarette vapour remains cloudy, the B.C. government took action on the issue last week with the Ministry of Health making changes to the Tobacco Control Amendment Act to keep products away from youth.

Under the renamed Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act the

province will not allow retailers to sell to customers under 19, nor have displays or advertising that target youth.

In addition, vaping products will be prohibited for sale in public buildings and will ban their use at indoor public spaces and both public and private school grounds.

“We just reviewed it and at that time e-cigarettes weren’t on our radar so we need to do something with our current policy and make some changes to reflect the new legislation,” said Chilliwack school

district superintendent Evelyn Novak. “Because youths can’t buy it we also have to make sure that they don’t have it on our property.”

She added the changes will be straightforward as the new legislation makes it clear that no “person” must use or hold an activated e-cigarette in or on school property, so there will be no distinction between teacher and student or different age groups. At the retail end of the new rules, local vape shops are all for the age regulation, but have other concerns around their industry.

“We don’t sell to kids so it’s not going to affect us at all,” said Dylan Schultz, an employee of Fraser Valley Fog, a retailer that has sold only to ages 19 and over since day one.

“I think regulation is a good thing because there are a lot of people out there who are selling to kids.”

Schultz has been at the company formerly known as Inner City Fog since soon after its inception a year ago, and has been vaping himself for three years. { See E-CIG, page A18 }

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t may have been fitting to see a long criminal sentence for sexual exploitation on Monday amid the 17th annual Stop the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week in B.C. But the Chilliwack man who pleaded guilty to some of more than a dozen prostitution and sex charges he faces did not show up for his sentencing hearing in BC Supreme Court.

David Thomas Hilpert, 54, was due in court to face sentencing for charges of sexual interference of a person under 16 and of being a householder permitting sexual activity back in 2010.

It was then that a 14-year-old Chilliwack girl connected with the case was also arrested for allegedly

recruiting other young girls into the sex trade.

Police said the girl posted an online ad on Craigslist’s erotic services page, claiming she was 18 years old.

Hilpert is alleged, along with the other charges, to have procured sex from the girl.

For those who work on the front lines with vulnerable youth, cases like Hilpert’s are all too common.

Members of Chilliwack’s Sexual Exploitation Awareness Community Action Team (SEA-CAT) frequently deal with young women and girls sexually exploited, usually by much older men.

“One of the most compelling issues is that youth themselves do not recognize they are being exploit-

“We need to increase awareness about exploitation among our youth and in our community in general, helping them see exploitation for what it is, who is at risk and what we can as a community do about it.”

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Children of the Street Society is Production Artist: Art Director: Creative Director: “We need to increase awareness coming to high and middle schools about exploitation among our youth in the first week in April. A public Production Director:event and Copywriter: Accountdiscussion Manager: and in our community in general, community helping them see exploitation for is scheduled for April 16, location what it is, who is at risk and what we TBA. can as a community do about it.”

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Chilliwack Community Services, the Charges of sexual assault, Chilliwack Child and Youth Com- attempting to procure a person to mittee, the Ministry of Children and become a prostitute, and of obtainFamily Development, School Dis- ing sexual services of a person trict 33, the RCMP, the Chilliwack under 18 will likely be dropped Society for Community Living and when he is sentenced. the Pacific Community Resource After his non-appearance MonSociety. day, the court issued a warrant for Sexual awareness week (March Hilpert’s arrest. His lawyer, Juan 9 to 15) has been commemorated O’Quinn, said he had expected his in Chilliwack since 2012 using the client to be in court, and he said fuchsia ribbon—a combination of he feared Hilpert may have “done red for red light districts and purple something rash.”

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{ DIKE, from page A1 } on the wrong side of the city’s dike system, which runs down Young Road, behind Berkley Avenue, through Skwah First Nation to Wolfe Road and through Shxwha:y Village.

“The City of Chilliwack is looking at the small picture,” Hallett said. “This does nothing today.”

On Feb. 3, city council voted four to two to spend $780,000 to raise Young Road by one metre to meet new provincial flood guidelines. The money is one third of the approved budget of $2.34 million and will be matched by provincial and federal funding.

In April 2014, council chose a proponent for the design, but requested an extension to investigate alternative dike alignments. City staff said alternative alignments to the dike system have been investigated but have “significant cost and implementation issues.”

And now, the clock is ticking as provincial funding deadlines mean the project has to be completed by Dec. 31, 2015.

Hallett says the estimate of upwards of $65 million to complete a new dike starting on Island 22 at the Wing Dyke

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Mayor Sharon Gaetz’s brother Dave Hallett and Peggy Fridriksdottir look over maps of the city’s dike system at Hallett’s Young Road home. all the way down to Chilliwack Mountain—which would also protect the three reserves—is greatly exaggerated.

He also says he’s been told such an alignment would cause expropriation of many properties, but a map provid-

ed to him by city staff says otherwise. Of the properties on Island 22 that would be affected, all but one are already

owned by the city.

There is n o unan imit y among city council on the subject, and Gaetz has exclud-

ed herself from all discussions because of her brother’s property.

W h e n t h e p ro j e c t w a s approved, it was done so by a vote of four to two with Couns.

Chris Kloot and Ken Popove in opposition.

Popove asked why more couldn’t be done to collaborate with other levels of government and local First Nations on the larger dike protection project.

Hallett says he’s spoken with 25 out of the 45 property owners along the stretch of Young Road in question and all are opposed to the project.

He also plans to meet with local First Nations leaders this week to gauge their interest in the dike project to protect their reserve lands.

In the meantime, Hallett and the residents have hired local lawyer Delwyn Stander who will start with a letter to city hall.

Hallett said the advice he has received suggests the project will cause what is referred to legally as “injurious affection,” which can be said to occur when a public entity takes a portion of an owner’s property, thereby reducing the value of the rest of the property.

“We have a case,” Hallett said.

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Dial-a-dope trial reveals seedy underbelly of local drug trade

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he ins and outs of Chilliwack’s illegal drug scene were front and centre this week as two men are on trial for an alleged torture and attack of a junkie.

When a dial-a-dope operation allegedly went sideways, Paul Edwards was given three choices by cocaine dealers Trevor Egilson and Jonathon Olson, according to Crown Counsel Henry Waldock: take a beating, pepper spray down the throat or pepper spray on his genitals.

A B.C. provincial court heard Monday that Edwards chose the latter.

“He soon regretted it,” Waldock said.

Egilson and Olson each face two counts of unlawful confinement or imprisonment and two counts of extortion in connection with the incident alleged to have occurred in September of last year with Edwards and his girlfriend Melissa Kennedy.

Waldock outlined the Crown’s case, which centred on the dial-adope operation. Edwards is a longtime cocaine user, Waldock told the court.

“Paul Edwards dabbled in dealing for the defendants,” he said.

“It started well and ended badly.

They ended up beating him up and demanding money.”

Egilson was dressed in a white dress shirt with a black blazer, Olson with a collared dress shirt.

Both men with short-cropped hair shaved on the sides sat in the dock occasionally exchanging words.

Olson, who has a tattoo under his left eye, and Egilson exchanged glances with a group of four to five women who attended in the gallery.

Lawyers for the pair say contrary to the Crown’s theory, Edwards hatched a plan to frame their clients once the drug-addicted man realized he had crossed the main group that runs the drug scene in Chilliwack.

“Ultimately the double crossings left him in dire straits owing substantial money to the local drug cartel,” Olson’s lawyer David Donnelly said.

“Mr. Edwards crossed the original team that runs the Chilliwack drug show,” Egilson’s lawyer Paul Dutt said.

The trial began Monday with Waldock calling as witnesses RCMP officers who attended the scene at Edwards’ Sardis home where the alleged confinement and extortion took place.

Next on the stand was Edwards’ mother, Shirley Edwards, who went to the police on the night of the

alleged incident after Paul attended her home asking for money.

“He was cr ying. He was in extreme pain. He was bloody. It was awful,” Shirley Edwards told the court. “I said, ‘we should go to the police’ and he said, ‘no, no, no, they have Melissa. They’ll hurt Melissa if you do.’”

Mrs. Edwards eventually did go to the RCMP detachment, and when police arrived at the home, Paul Edwards was non-sensical and he was arrested under the mental health act.

The trial was adjourned Monday and is set to continue March 26.

The two men are well-known to police in the Fraser Valley, and both face other trials in coming weeks.

Egilson was scheduled to go on trial in Abbotsford Provincial Court on March 11 on charges of drug trafficking, dangerous driving, flight from an officer, resisting arrest, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Olson also faces charges in connection with an incident in Chilliwack on Oct. 4, 2014 that allegedly involved a home invasion at a mistaken address, which was followed by a car jacking and a police chase.

He and co-accused Troy James are in court next on those charges March 17.

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Healing centre counsellor facing two sex crime charges

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f the brief existence of the Stehiyaq Healing and Wellness Village in the Chilliwack River Valley wasn’t enough of an economic disaster and a public relations nightmare, what is alleged in BC Supreme Court this week is even worse for the centre’s legacy.

Former Stehiyaq youth counsellor Darren Justice is on trial for sexual assault and sexual interference of a person under 16 for incidents that allegedly took place in 2011 at the centre for youth.

In 2008, then Premier Gordon Campbell was front and centre on tour at the site with a cheque for $3 million to get the aboriginal healing centre started.

Stehiyaq opened in April 2010 and by July of that year took in its first clients.

Just seven months into its existence, the centre that eventually sucked up approximately $5 million in government funding, faced financial difficulties.

Before it closed, Stehiyaq received further negative attention as former

Darren Justice accused of sexual assault while working with youth

Aitchelitz band hereditary chief Jimmy George was sentenced to 14 months in jail in October 2010 for sexual interference of a person under 16. Dressed in ceremonial garb, George was on tour of the Stehiyaq site side by side with Campbell in 2008.

But it was empty beds and uncertain funding that led the centre to close its doors by September of 2011.

In court Monday, Crown counsel Anna Tosso began by outlining the case against Justice, and the alleged sexual touching of a young female client of the centre.

In one instance the Crown alleges Justice rubbed the girl’s thigh and touched her breast. In another he allegedly took honeysuckle flowers out of the girl’s hands and sucked on her fingers. In a later instance on the last or second last night of her time at the centre, Justice is alleged to have put his mouth on the victim’s genitals in her room.

Tosso said that Justice later reached out to the young woman through Facebook and expressed love to her. He even allegedly applied for a job at the new group home where the young woman was later living in Nanaimo.

There is a publication ban on the name of the alleged victim in the case. Defence counsel Derwin Petri tried to get the court to put in place a publication ban on his client’s name as well but Tosso pointed out, and the justice agreed, there was no legal justification for such a ban.

The court heard testimony Monday from an RCMP investigator on the case, but much of the day and into Tuesday was spent arguing over what is known as testimonial accommodation. Tosso wants the alleged victim to be able to testify from outside the courtroom, but Petri has opposed that application.

The trial continues this week and is scheduled to be over by March 16 or 17.

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volunteer firefighter with the Columbia Valley Fire Department will receive a full line of duty funeral March 20.

Brian Smyth died after suffering cardiac arrest while fighting a residential fire on March 4.

Smyth joined the Columbia Valley Fire Department in 2008, and had been a very active member of the community.

A full fire department honours funeral will be held for Smyth on Friday, March 20 at the Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Rd., Chilliwack. The funeral will begin with a formal procession starting at 11 a.m. (Route map to be confirmed.)

Smyth leaves behind his sister Sarah, nephew Andrew, and grandniece Temika.

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Former premier Gordon Campbell (left) tours the site of what would become the Stehiyaq Healing and Wellness Village with hereditary Chief Jimmie George and Janelle Johnson in March 2008.

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BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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ith a man facing 30 charges in connection with more than a dozen frauds in Chilliwack in recent months, older and vulnerable adults are warned to be alert.

Donald Robert Quinnell was arrested on Jan. 2 and faced numerous charges in connection with door-to-door frauds and thefts that targeted senior citizens.

Chilliwack RCMP said the charges have been sorted out this week and the 48-year-old now faces 15 counts of fraud under $5,000, 14 counts of theft under $5,000, and possession of stolen property.

In December, police reported they received complaints of a male showing up to residences asking for money. In these instances, and similar ones in Agassiz, the male allegedly reported he needed a ride to the hospital and money to pay for various things, including an ambulance or to

get a vehicle out of impound.

In a case reported to the Times, a man rang the doorbell of a woman’s home, pretended to be the son of a neighbour, said he needed a ride to the hospital and eventually scammed her out of $400.

“Many seniors live in isolation, which increases their vulnerability to fraud,” according to Sherry Baker, executive director of the BC Association of Community Response Networks (BC CRN). “They really need caring, supportive individuals in their community who can alert them to possible scams and answer their questions and concerns.”

March is Fraud Prevention Month and the BC CRN say a growing number of scams mean citizens need to be more informed and alert than ever.

Chilliwack & District Seniors’ Resources Society executive director Coletta Holmes said their office number was being used in a scam.

She said a member said the society’s phone number came up on her call display, but when she picked up it

was a voice message with instructions to call back.

“Concerned that our phone lines had been used, I followed up to find that there is another scam where the scammer purchases a machine which allows you to program a reputable business so that people will pick up, then leads to a scam,” she said. “I contacted RCMP, it was the second call they’d had that day.”

Some of the more common current scams, according to BC CRN include: prize pitch (a fraudulent telemarketer will ask for money to be sent before you win the prize); computer scams (someone claiming to be from a large software company warning there are problems with the target’s computer); scams for a range of services; and the emergency or “grandparent scam” (a con artist claiming to be a grandchild in an emergency needing money immediately).

As for Quinnell, he faces approximately 30 charges and is next due in court March 23.

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Grade 12 Abbotsford secondary student David Pauls hard at work during the skills competition at UFV’s Trades and Technology Centre (TTC) last week.

Showing middle school students a different path

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he University of the Fraser Valley’s (UFV) Trades and Technology Centre was full of an unusually young crowd last Thursday, when over 1,200 middle school students toured the busy halls of the facility during the Skills Canada regional skills competition.

While 40 Grade 11 and 12 students vied for an opportunity to compete in the provincial rounds in categories like culinary arts and welding, their younger counterparts explored what it might be like to take the path of an applied career.

“A lot of the kids who come to those things have never been around tools or shops, let alone realize that they can put their hands on stuff, and actually play,” said UFV dean of trades and technology John English.

“These are very interesting careers, they’re hands on, they’re intellectual—they’re all of those things rolled up into one.”

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Cheyenne Angelvette (left) and Shae-Lynn McCullough (right) of Abbotsford secondary style the hair of visiting students on a tour of the TTC. developed lesson plans, a passport system, and lesson criteria so the kids could get the most of their visit.

“Young people walk away inspired and now they have their eyes on what’s possible, what they might possibly do,” English said.

Those students themselves could potentially return to be participants in the Upper Fraser Valley skills competition in future years.

English said it’s not just about fill-

ing the holes of a skill shortage, it’s about building careers that also have intellectual rigour and lead to management positions.

“Youth now choose the trades over other options because the old stereotypes left over from the ‘50s and the ‘60s—the outdated perceptions that many people still carry around—fortunately they’re dying as people become more informed,” said English.

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ne in 10 British Columbians has kidney disease.

That’s a staggering number. Take a look around you, at your place of work; in your classroom.

Chances are, someone you know may have kidney disease. There’s also a good chance they don’t know it yet, because the symptoms are so slight in the early stages.

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ne would be forgiven for getting the sense that shame as punishment is a 21st century phenomenon, one that appears to be getting out of control with social media.

But for decades there have been those unfortunate Americans forced to stand on street corners with signs and T-shirts pointing out their mistakes—from shoplifting to child molesting. True public shaming in North America goes back to the stockades. Public flogging, even executions were community events at one time. Shame is as human as eating.

I am also acutely aware of the public shaming one could argue is inherent in what is printed in this paper when we report on criminal behaviour such as the ones in the pages in today’s paper (pages 3, 4, 5, 6).

Folks don’t get their name in the paper, however, unless the crime is serious enough and/or there is a public interest in the case.

What we see on social media is a new level or type of shaming of individuals after petty crimes or other bad acts. I am thinking here particularly of the habit of posting horrible parking jobs.

One local woman parked somewhere she shouldn’t have recently and has indirectly (she isn’t named) been given a

PAUL J. HENDERSON @peejayaitch dressing down on a local Facebook page.

She parked in her company vehicle in a handicapped spot at Tim Hortons.

“Lol..instant Karma! That’ll teach her,” said one commenter.

“Stupidity is not a Handicap,” said another.

“There is never an excuse to park in a disabled parking spot if you’re not disabled,” said a third.

I commented on the photo myself, pointing out how amazing it is, to me, that people do dumb things in vehicles that have the names and phone numbers of companies they work for written on the side.

“Creating and Maintaining a safe work environment!” said another commenter, pointing to the words on the truck. “Pardon the irony!”

This type of social media shaming isn’t new and within the last decade we have gone from digital cameras being common to ubiquitous such that few people walking on the street aren’t car-

rying a device capable of capturing high resolution images of jay walking, vandalism or bad parking.

Why do people do this? There is something inherently satisfying about shaming a “bad person” on social media. At the end of a hard day manning a storefront, pulling weeds, laying asphalt or filling out forms, it fulfills a need to vent. It’s a release to come home, go online, see a photo of a person doing something foolish and call them a jerk.

“WTF is wrong with this woman?” asks one person.

The problem with shaming is that it is a slippery slope. We have what criminologist John Braithwaite in the 1980s called reintegrative shaming wherein bad behaviour is discouraged and the deviant is readmitted to the social circle.

Then there is disintegrative or stigmatic shaming, which not only excludes a person from “the group” but could lead to criminal sub-cultures or at least a descent for that individual. I’m thinking here of the University of Oklahoma frat boys expelled for the video of their racist chant. Closer to home we have the young men still facing charges for animal abuse at a local dairy farm.

A photo of a woman on Facebook parking in a handicapped spot should

hardly lead to this latter type of shaming, but it certainly doesn’t help, particularly if she loses her job and was already on the edge of such exclusion from so-called civil society.

Comments on the Facebook thread of the woman and the handicapped parking spot led to people contacting her company, Tim Hortons management, and even city hall, which apparently has contracts with the company.

“Holy bullying,” one commenter said.

“What she did was wrong, but seriously? Calling her company, posting pics online. Sad world we live in.”

Does shaming work? I have no idea, but the behaviour isn’t new and with social media it’s only getting simpler and more pervasive. The danger is when photos and actions are taken out of context and a vigilante-style pile-on begins before any of the facts are in.

The frustrating nuance inherent in looking past the black-and-white approach to social or criminal behaviour, is that we are left with the uncomfortable reality that the good guys aren’t necessarily all good and the bad guys might have good reasons for being bad.

Every jerk has a mitigating circumstance, some better than others.

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Bylaws are for the community . . . respect the process

Editor: It is admirable to see this group of kids take on a treehouse project for the public to share (Breaching Bylaw No. 3290, Chilliwack Times, March 5).

They had oversight from their parents, got permission to use leftover building materials from the construction site, and learned useful skills such as how to use a hammer and nails.

It is also impressive to see the kids bring their story to the media and being so articulate in sharing their opinions about this situation.

Bylaws are for the community and we all need to respect the process and get written permission before building things on civic properties.

I understand the disappointment felt by the kids and hope they can get permission to build another fort or find a private landowner nearby who will let them rebuild.

Jennifer Gagne Chilliwack

Kids should consider themselves lucky Editor: Re: Breaching bylaw No. 3290 (Chilliwack Times, March 5).

I sympathize with Parker Christie and his cohorts, but I encourage them to consider themselves fortunate.

About 10 years ago (a time before personal electronic-games), my eight-year-old son and his cohorts

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One day, one of the cohorts nailed a board on this oak. The next day, a Chilliwack bylaw enforcement person knocked on my door and threatened to charge me with breaching bylaw No. 3290. I was directed to remove the nailed board immediately, under this person’s scrutiny, or I would be summoned to court to pay a $10,000 fine. Obviously, I removed the nailed board immediately. But the very next week, a Chilliwack city crew cut down the 100-year-old oak.

B. A. Stephenson Chilliwack

Waddington needs to think before talking Editor: Comparing curling to a “rock gym”

for climbers.

Are you serious?

Obviously you have not checked your facts Councillor Sam Waddington. Have you any idea of how many curlers we have in Chilliwack and also the ages of these curlers?

Sir, you are entitled to your opinion as to whether or not a new rink is built, but I certainly hope that this lack of prior investigation is not an indication of how you make your decisions on any issues in future.

Curling covers a broad spectrum of ages from juniors to seniors. I’m a senior and I have curled on a team that was a family team consisting of my children and grandchildren. There are not many sports that offer that same privilege. The benefits to seniors alone are immeasurable. We have had seniors as old as 90 still playing and keeping socially active which everyone knows is extremely important in keeping the health costs down. Have you noticed all the school buses pulling up to the rink or been to any of the other functions that are held there?

Councillor Waddington I retired from the City of Chilliwack after 32 years of service and over my career I witnessed many new members of council who had made sometimes rather outlandish promises to the voters only to realize once elected that the Municipal Act controlled much of what they could and couldn’t do.

I voted for you sir because you said you attended council meetings for a year and I thought this commendable.

You wouldn’t be a total neophyte and would therefore be an effective member of council very quickly. Often a new member is a great benefit and I’ve also seen some that perhaps weren’t.

It is my sincere hope that before you make any future decisions and risk putting your foot in your mouth again, please investigate all the facts.

As citizens we deserve to know that those persons who are in a position to control certain aspects of our life and lifestyle will have made a thorough investigation prior to the vote.

Bernie Orr Chilliwack

Moving city hall downtown good idea Editor: Concerning Sam Waddington’s idea to move city hall downtown.

Bullseye Sam! So good to hear someone with a positive idea that would work to revitalize downtown.

I work downtown and would love to see people from city hall get a first hand look at what’s been accomplished so far downtown. Talking about it is not the same as living it.

Moving city hall downtown would put a couple hundred people a day on our streets and they would shop, eat and raise the standard a bit downtown.

Complain all you want about downtown but until you live ,work and shop here you have no real right to crab. This is so much better than

just pouring money down a bottomless pit, this is a real and sustainable shot in the arm for a beleaguered city core that has seen such neglect.

All I can say to the mayor and councillors is DO IT. James Wiens Chilliwack

Urging taxpayers to demand 0% increase Editor: I am quite excited at the announcement that Chilliwack city council is looking at a tax increase that is very much in line with the rate of inflation this year. I am disappointed that they have not gone all the way to the much needed “zero per cent” amount.

Our economy has been functioning below par since 2008. Economists and other forecasters continue to predict growth at the beginning of the year, only to revise their figures downward later, citing unforeseen factors that take a toll on our economy.

The city’s proposal of a tax increase that is pegged to inflation is a good start. But, Abbotsford has declared at least a zero per cent increase, and maybe even a tax decrease. We didn’t have the “Heat” draining our funds, but Chilliwack is still a town in need of tax relief. I urge all taxpayers to contact city hall and demand a “zero per cent” tax increase this year.

Gary Raddysh Chilliwack

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING In accordance with Section 166 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that a Public Information Meeting to receive public input with respect to the City of Chilliwack’s “Financial Plan Bylaw 2015, No. 4088” will be held March 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Those wishing to make submissions will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Information Meeting, or if you are unable to attend, you may send your written submission, including your name and address, to the City Clerk’s Office by 4:00 pm on the date of the Public Information Meeting. All submissions will form part of the record of the Meeting.

A copy of the proposed “Financial Plan Bylaw 2015, No. 4088” may be viewed during office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday except holidays, at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Information Meeting.

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What’s the colour of love you see?

BY CRAIG BYERS Crossroads Community Church.

That dress.

What colour is it?

Is it white or is it blue? Are the stripes gold or are they black?

Caitlin McNeill, 21, lives in Scotland; she has a friend who was getting married and the motherof-the-bride was looking for a nice dress to wear to the wedding. She found “the dress” and took a picture of it to show to her daughter.

When her daughter saw the picture and started talking about it, they discovered that people had very different ideas of what colour the dress was. So McNeill posted the picture on a website to ask people what they saw when they looked at the dress.

Almost a million people have voted, and about three-quarters of them say they see a dress that’s white with gold stripes. The rest see it as blue with black stripes.

So what colour is the dress, really?

It’s blue and black, say the people who made and sell the dress.

So if the dress is blue, how is it that so many people see it as

Don’t you find it fascinating how as individuals we can see or hear the same thing but arrive at distinctly different conclusions? On one hand this can be a positive; giving cause for celebrating our individual uniqueness while on the other hand, it can be the result of a pre-existing condition that hinders our ability to recognize and accept truth.

white?

The answer is a bit complicated but in a nutshell, it has to do with the way our brains process information about colour. Some people’s brains decide that the dress is white with a bit of a shadow over it. Other people’s brains decide the dress is blue with no shadow on it.

Don’t you find it fascinating how as individuals we can see or hear the same thing but arrive at distinctly different conclusions?

On one hand this can be a positive; giving cause for celebrating our individual uniqueness while on the other, it can be the result of a pre-existing condition that hin-

ders our ability to recognize and accept truth.

For example, I can make the claim that God our Father loves you. Depending on our experience with our own fathers that statement will mean one thing to one and something completely different to someone else. If you had a father who was present in your life, cared for you, believed in and supported you, you’ll have a picture painted in your imagination of what God’s love might look like. You’ll have an expectation of what His involvement in your life should be.

Sadly, not everyone’s experience is the same as the one

◗ Craig Byers is a pastor with Crossroads Community Church.

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1. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015, No. 4084 (RZ000868) 4. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015, No. 4079 (RZ000885) 1. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No. 3944 3944(RZ000806) (RZ000806) 6450 Chadsey Road Location: 44688 South Sumas Road1. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No.Location: Location: Wilkins Drive (a (a portion of)of) Location: 5971 5971 Wilkins Drive portion Owner: Rui Guo Owner: LP13 Land Corp Sawatzky and Jenny Lynn Sawatzky Owners: Sawatzky and Jenny Lynn Sawatzky Purpose: To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from a P1 (Civic Purpose: The application proposes toOwners: amend the OffiAlfred cialAlfred Community Plan to re-designate 2 2 portion of the subject property, as as shown onZone thethe map Purpose: To rezone a 634m portion of the subject property, shown on Purpose:to “General To rezone a 634m Assembly) tomap an AL (Agriculture Lowland) Zone to facilitate the the subject property from “Agricultural” Industrial” to facilitate below, from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an R1-C (One Family below, from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an R1-C (One Family construction oftheathe dwelling and to permit agricultural uses within the property. industrial uses within the northern portion ofResidential the site and –parking and storage Accessory) Zone to to facilitate a 2a lot subdivision andand Residential – Accessory) Zone facilitate 2 lot subdivision Location Map: uses within the southern portion of the site,construction asconstruction shown on the below. of map a single family home with a legal secondary suite. of a single family home with a legal secondary suite.

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2. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015, No. 4085 (RZ000868) Location: 44688 South Sumas Road Owner: LP13 Land Corp Purpose: The application proposes to rezone the property from an AFP (Agricultural Food Processing) Zone to a M3 (General Industrial) Zone to facilitate industrial uses within the northern portion of the site and parking and storage uses within the southern portion of the site, as shown on the map below.

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5. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015, No. 4081 (RZ000890) Location: 44621 Yale Road 2. 2.ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No.No. 3945 ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, 3945(RZ000804) (RZ000804) Valley Dairy Equipment Ltd. Location: Sylvan Drive (a (a portion of)of) Owner: Location: 47340 47340 Sylvan Drive portion Purpose: To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from an M2 Owner: 0945651 BCBC Ltd.Ltd. (Nick Westeringh) Owner: 0945651 (Nick Westeringh) (Service Industrial) Zone Purpose: rezone a 1.30 hectare portion of of thethe subject property, as as shown onon thetheto a CSM (Service Commercial-Industrial) Zone to Purpose: To To rezone a 1.30 hectare portion subject property, shown facilitate the to expansion map below, from anan R3R3 (Small LotLot One Family Residential) Zone anan R4R4of an automotive sales and repair business. map below, from (Small One Family Residential) Zone to Location Map: (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zone to to facilitate a boundary (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zone facilitate a boundary adjustment with thethe property located at at 6026 Lindeman Street andand thethe adjustment with property located 6026 Lindeman Street construction of of a townhouse development. construction a townhouse development.

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3. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015, No. 4087 (RZ000889) Location: 9111 Charles Street Owner: Kenneth Yates Purpose: To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone to an R1-B (One and Two Family Residential) Zone to facilitate construction of a duplex.

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6. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015, No. 4080 (RZ000888) Location: 9279 Carleton Street Owner: Peter John Ross Stromquist, Administrator for the Estate of John Jerry Obirek Purpose: To rezone the subject property from an R1-A (One Family Residential) Zone 3. 3.ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, No.No. 3947 (RZ000810) ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013, 3947 (RZ000810) to an R1-B (One and Two Family Residential) Zone to facilitate the Applicant: of of Chilliwack Applicant: CityCity Chilliwack construction of a duplex, as shown on the map below.

Location Map: Purpose: of of amendments to to Zoning Bylaw 2001, No.No. 2800 areare Purpose: A number A number amendments Zoning Bylaw 2001, 2800 proposed to to provide forfor andand regulate federally licensed commercial medicinal proposed provide regulate federally licensed commercial medicinal marihuana grow operations within thethe CityCity of of Chilliwack. marihuana grow operations within Chilliwack.

Persons who deem that their interest in the properties is affected by by these proposed Persons who deem that their interest in the properties is affected these proposed amendment bylaws will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing or,or, if you areare amendment bylaws will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing if you unable to attend, you may provide a written submission, including your full name and unable to attend, you may provide a written submission, including your full name and address, to to thethe CityCity Clerk’s Office nono later than 4:00 p.m. onon thethe date of of thethe Public Hearing. address, Clerk’s Office later than 4:00 p.m. date Public Hearing.

AllAll submissions will be recorded and form part of the official record of the Hearing. submissions will be recorded and form part of the official record of the Hearing.

These proposed bylaws may bebe inspected between thethe hours of of 8:30 a.m. andand 4:30 p.m., These proposed bylaws may inspected between hours 8:30 a.m.

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, August 7, 7, 2013 to to Tuesday, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, August 2013 Tuesday, August 20,20, 2013, both inclusive, in the Office of of thethe CityCity Clerk at at CityCity Hall, 8550 Young Road, August 2013, both inclusive, in the Office Clerk Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC.BC.Please direct your enquiries to to ourour Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department Chilliwack, Please direct your enquiries Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department Persons who deem that their interest in the propertiesatis affected by the proposed amendment bylaw will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing or, if you are unable to attend, you may provide a written submission, including your 604-793-2906. at 604-793-2906. full name and address, to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on the date of the Public Hearing. All submissions will be recorded and form part of the official record of the Hearing. that further information orexcluding submissions can bebe considered Council note that no further information or submissions can considered by These proposed bylaws may be inspected between Please thePlease hours ofnote 8:30 a.m. andno 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays, from Wednesday, March 4,by 2015 toCouncil Tuesday, March 17, 2015, both inclusive, in the Office of the City Clerk after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC. Please direct your enquiries to our Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department at 604-793-2906.

Please note that no further information or submissions canWells, be CMC considered Delcy Wells, Delcy CMC by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

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t was on Prospera ice that the Chilliwack Chiefs took their fourth victory of the opening playoff series to move on to round two in the Mainland division’s fight for a chance at the Fred Page Cup. Monday night the Chiefs came through with a 4-2 win in their fifth postseason game against a Coquitlam Express that was hungry to stay alive.

“It’s kind of what we expected,” said head coach Jason Tatarnic. “I thought we were going to make a strong push to

end it.”

So they did. With Jake Hand and Scott Davidson’s first period goals, Chilliwack took a key 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission.

In a strong second period for Coquitlam, Brett Supinski brought the game within one point.

But Mason Boh took back the two-point lead for the Chiefs with fewer than eight minutes in the contest.

And though an Express p o w e r- p l a y g o a l b y Colton Kerfoot in the final minutes made it a

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Free solos Mt. Slesse NE buttress

History was made on Chilliwack’s surrounding mountains last weekend when Mt. Waddington Outdoors ambassador athlete and world-class alpinist Marc-Andre Leclerc successfully free-soloed Mt. Slesse’s northeast buttress. His is the first winter free-solo and the second-ever winter ascent of the route. The previous successful climb was by Jim Nelson and Kit Lewis in 1986. Slesse is one of B.C.’s mustclimb peaks for alpinists and still has some risky unclimbed routes.

One of those, Heart of Darkness, was also conquered last weekend when Colin Haley and Dylan Johnson made the first complete ascent of the challenging climb.

Send sporting events to glaychak@chilliwacktimes.com Hosting juvenile provincials

The Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association has been chosen to host the BC Hockey Minor Juvenile Provincials tournament from March 19 to 22. Chilliwack will have its own Juvenile A1 team as one of the final six competitors in the championships.

The schedule is yet to be determined and will be posted on www.bchockey.net.

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Doug Marshall, and his team of third Russ Knutson, second Vic Miller and lead Howard Grisack put up a fight, but a three-ender in the seventh by Team Will was enough to secure the title.

Crusaders men edge out Surrey

The Chilliwack Crusaders men’s rugby team defeated Surrey 26-25 with two last-minute tries. In a game where Chilliwack had three early breakaway opportunities that failed because the ball was dropped, it ended up to be a fairly even contest between two equally matched sides. James Williams’ tackles contributed to the team’s success with Lozzie Davies and Sheldon Batista scoring for the Crusaders. The win brings Chilliwack’s record to 3-2.

The Chilliwack Pink Panthers field hockey club is recruiting as a new spring season gears up.

Teams are broken down into U12, U14, U16, and women’s (19 and older). See www.chwkpinkpanthers.org for more details.

Curlers win BC Masters silver

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Grateful to fans who travelled

Chilliwack’s Team Marshall won silver at the BC Masters curling championships in Nanaimo last weekend after losing to Cranbrook’s defending champions Team Will, 7-5. Chilliwack skip

tight 3-2 game, Jordan Kawaguchi found an empty Express net with 58 seconds left.

“At the end of the day if you win the series you have to be happy,” Tatarnic said. “But ending in five gives us some time off before the next round starts, so obviously we’ll take that and use it to our advantage.”

Tatarnic gives credit to Chil-

l i w a c k C h i e f s f a n s, a n d w a s grateful for the local crowd that travelled to Coquitlam on the weekend with drums and support, saying they gave the team a boost while away.

After taking Tuesday off to rest and ice some bumps and bruises, the Chiefs were back to work the next day in preparation for their

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Bell will miss out on ice time Friday but Luke McColgan should return according to Tatarnic.

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ow w the weather’s beginni ing to dry a little this is tthe ning id deal time to plant peas. ideal C ool, loose soil encourages encourag Cool, fast ggermination, errminaation, there’s not enough fast moisture moistu mo ure to rot pea seed and voles have little time on have li ittle tim me for leisurely snacks o it shoots. it or or tiny tin ny sho oots.

For For strong, strongg, healthy pea crops it helps apply Innhelp lps to to app ply a dusting of lime. Inn oculants ocul ulan nts also alsso play a role in increasing increasin the th he food f od supply fo sup upply available to peas because becau be usse it helps helps grow more nitrogen-fixing nodules gen-fixing n odules on their roots.

The more The mor re of these in the soil, the richer becomes, richer ri ch herr it be ecomes, not only for the peas peas as themselves thems mselves but also for the next nex plants plan pl ants you u grow in that place. Peas aare one one off the food crops that leave earth on eart better betterr than n they found it.

That’s why Thaat’s w hy peas are sometimes used useed as as a cover cover crop for loosening compacted com mpacteed soil and enriching it.

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Butt peas peaas have formidable enemi Voles Voless lovee to eat peas and the traditional tio onal al straight straaight rows of food crops let

ANNE MARRISON Green Thumb them go directly from one snack to another. This happens more easily when peas are planted early when voles have few other food sources.

Planting somewhat later is one protection.

Another is sprinkling red pepper over the peas themselves in the row.

But not everyone wants to try this because voles that get red pepper in their eyes are in deep trouble and a great deal of pain.

In this climate peas have few serious diseases. But one potential pea problem is enation. It reveals itself by dwarfed vines with distorted pods.

Like many other virus diseases, it’s spread by aphids.

Mildew is another illness. It’s espe-

cially distressing on snow/sugar peas where pods are usually eaten. This fungal malady is best dealt with on food crops by using home remedies.

One is a 10 per cent solution of milk mixed in water and sprayed.

No matter what your garden size or lifestyle there’s likely a kind of pea that will fit right in. Broadly there are shelling peas, sugar/snap peas or soup peas. Some speed to maturity in 56 days, others dawdle as much as 78.

It seems the pioneers liked to stretch their season by planting early, mid-season and late peas all at the same time. Then they could enjoy long harvests as different kinds ripened. This may be worth trying today.

‘Green Arrow’ is a long-maturing shelling pea which resists most pea diseases. One good mid-season variety is the snap pea ‘Super Sugar Snap’ which resists enation and mildew as does ‘Sugar Ann’ which is somewhat earlier and has 2’ (60cm) vines that

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Some peas have fewer leaves which means that in wide plantings spring gales have less chance of toppling rows. The heritage shelling pea ‘Lincoln’ is one of these.

So is the ‘Manitoba Pea’ and ‘Sugar Ann’. Both these are so dwarf that planting each type closely together means they intertwine solidly with each other and are said not to need staking (although picking is sure challenging).

Since peas don’t mind growing close together, wide rows grow well and can produce masses of crop.

Some gardeners handle wide rows with one support down the middle, plus pea netting. ◗ Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her via amarrison@shaw.ca. It helps me if you can tell me the name of your region or city.

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Along with introducing current coach Sherry Hunt, the team will use next week’s event to present its new captain Donelda de Zwaan, a half-marathoner and community spiritual leader.

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It took the new captain a week of constrong support network.

In fact, that’s a main purpose of the templation to make her decision to take on the leadership role. group of breast cancer “Marie was a strong survivors and support“[Her] spirit is still captain and an inspiraers. guiding and tion to us all,” de Zwaan The unique crew “I realize that this will be once again be forming, inspiring, says. will be a transition time reminded of that fact at and it’s part of the for the team as Marie a gathering of old and will be sorely missed by new members next team’s history.” everyone.” week when they hold In true Spirit Abreast their pre-season meet - Jo Houghton form, now with de and greet.

Zwaan at the helm, the This time they will team will return to the be without their captain, Marie Shepherd who recently passed away from her fifth water and start their paddling season next month with determination. bout with cancer. “[She] was gone before we had time to process the inevitable outcome,” says Jo Looking for more dragon boaters Another big thrust of the meet-up next Houghton, chair of the team, and breast cancer survivor. “Within a week of being Monday is to recruit more breast cancer told she possibly had six months, she had survivors.

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Houghton knows well the benefits of team exercise for cancer patients and survivors. After her own long ordeal of depression following cancer treatment, Houghton credits climbing into that dragon boat and the ensuing weeks in the spring of 2011 for saving her life.

“In hindsight as I mentor breast cancer patients I can

see that the psychological side effects that result from the diagnosis—the treatment journey, the physical assault, surgeries and drugs—was not a well recognized and documented dynamic,” she says.

Being on the team and talking with other survivors has helped all of the participants understand the gaps in their journeys. Perhaps the most striking absence according to Houghton is “the lack of direction given to B.C. patients post-surgery to physio.”

When she joined Spirit

Abreast that spring, not a single woman on the boat had received physiotherapy after their treatments ended. Previously it was believed in the medical community that physical activity, especially with the upper-body was bad for breast cancer patients and survivors.

“Just ponder the long term difference that made on B.C. patients and their quality of life,” Houghton says.

But Dr. Don McKenzie of the University of British Columbia changed think-

ing on this with his studies, finding instead that exercise is vital to recovery.

“The overall effect was only of huge positive benefits—increased health, weight loss, strength i n c re a s e,” Hou g ht o n says. “And probably most important was the psychological importance.”

Coach Hunt understands those virtues well, having finished her master of science thesis in kinesiology under McKenzie’s mentorship.

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Shepherd in their thoughts when oars hit the cold water of Cultus Lake early this spring. ◗ The Spirit Abreast dragon boat team meet and greet will be at 7 p.m. March 16 at Decades Coffee Club. Family members of breast cancer patients/survivors and supporters of the cause are also welcome to join.

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If you go How Great Thou Art: March 27 at Salvation Army Community Church. Tickets $20.

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Local Elvis tribute artist Steve Elliott will perform a special gospel concert to help raise funds for the Chilliwack Salvation Army soup kitchen.

ow Great Thou Art is a twohour concert that celebrates the only awards and Grammies that Elvis would ever receive, performed by multi-award-winning vocalist and internationally renowned tribute performer Steve Elliott.

In his portrayal of these sacred songs, the Chilliwack-based Elliott gives the audience the performance Elvis never could.

Elvis wanted to be a gospel singer and never had the chance to perform a full gospel concert. With his smooth, but powerful, voice, Elliott performs these songs with an incredible accuracy that will thrill any Elvis fan.

“Crying in the Chapel,” “Amazing Grace” and faster upbeat tempo songs like “Swing Down Sweet Chariot,” and “By and By” are in the repertoire, as well as “How Great Thou Art,” and “Trilogy.”

This concert is a benefit

fundraiser for the Salvation Army Community soup kitchen. They are in dire need of new tables and chairs which seat hundreds a week. One hundred per cent of the proceeds will go for the cause.

“I’ve been blessed with a gift and I want to give back to the community that will benefit many years down the road,” Elliott said.

“It’s going to be some good old-time religion.

Elvis never had the opportunity to perform his true heart’s desire in concert.

I am truly honoured and blessed to share this concert with his fans.” ◗ The concert goes Friday, March 27 at the Salvation Army Community Church, 46420 Brooks Ave. starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. All ages welcome.

Call the church office for advance sales at 604-7920311. Also available at Graham’s Gifts on Wellington (604-795-5812).

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“The jazz guy is actually based on the jazz professor I had in college,” Padgett says with a laugh. “Not that he knows that!”

Together, these characters paint a picture of music as vibrant as it is colourful. It’s a powerful production and a masterful range of music and personality, brilliantly constructed and executed with an eye for detail.

“Some people say that characters are based in stereotypes at times, but I think they’re based in archetypes

that are just truly real—specifically, the kind of archetypes who influenced me as a musician in my life,” Padgett explains. “And these are characters that the audience really connects with. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had people say, ‘Oh, I just loved the jazz guy so much—he reminds me of my uncle.’ Or, ‘Oh my gosh—my son is just like that rock guy!’”

Padgett’s perfect characterization brings each guitarist to life in turn— from a gay man who used music to come to terms with his orientation, to an octogenarian blues virtuoso who unabashedly hits on women in the front row of the audience.

“I’m a crusty old theatre critic, but Chase Padgett’s accomplishment in 6 Guitars is so virtuosic that he had me on my feet,” says Colin Thomas of the Georgia Straight.

This show has won a host of awards across the continent – including Outstanding Solo Performance and Critic’s Choice at the Ottawa Fringe Festival, Best of Fest at the Edmonton Fringe Festival, and Pick of the Fringe at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. ◗ 6 Guitars plays in the Rotary Hall Studio Theatre on March 16 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. All seats are $25. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Box Office in person, by phone at 604-391-SHOW (7469), or online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca.

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hase Padgett is just one man—but when he hits the stage in fringe festival darling 6 Guitars, his personalities multiply.

6 Guitars heads to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on March 16 and 18 at 7:30 p.m., and five years of soldout shows and standing ovations have proven it’s a show you won’t want to miss.

Armed with a masterful knowledge of guitar and years of improv, Padgett has created a show around six characters who have nothing in common but guitar—and their love of music. And as Padgett proves, whether you’re a fan of rock and roll or classical jazz, music is one of the best equalizers on earth.

“Music is really the universal language,” he says. “There’s a genre for everyone, in the show. No matter who comes to see it, there’s something for everybody.”

Padgett switches characters as easily as putting on a different hat, bringing each to life with simple subtlety and spot-on inflection.

There’s Tyrone Gibbons, the blues man—87 years old and unflappable.

“He’s seen it all, done it all, and he’s got a song for everything that’s happened to him along the way,” Padgett says.

There’s Michael Marsh, the teenage lead guitarist for a heavy metal band and a secret sweet momma’s boy.

There’s a country singer, a folk guitarist, a classical guitar player, a

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What’s On email your events to editorial@chilliwacktimes.com The River and the Road play the Acoustic Emporium March 13 at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $10 at the door at The Vineyard Centre (45892 Wellington Ave.).

Crikey Mor in HHS

Victoria-based Irish traditional band of awesomeness, Crikey Mor, will celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in the intimate Harrison Memorial Hall March 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets for Crikey Mor are $22 and can be purchased online at www.harrisonfestival. com or by phone at 604796-3664.

Easter hymn sing-along Come to a traditional Easter hymn sing-along accompanied by the Chilliwack Songs of Praise Orchestra on March 22 at New Life Christian Church at 3:30 p.m. at Vedder Elementary School, 45850 Promontory Rd. Special music provided by Heritage Singers. For more information, email dennis@soulexpression.ca.

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SimPhoney Improv presents an evening of spontaneous and improvised fun March 20 at The Vineyard Centre, 45892 Wellington Ave. in Chilliwack. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $12 each and available at the door. For tickets call 604-702-9850.

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It’s no surprise that heat and colour are the tools of her trade. As a flamework artist, Alicia spends hours tucked in a cozy backyard workshop, working with red-hot glass to create beads, pendants, and jewellery from scratch.

Walking into her workshop feels intimate; she kicks aside a giant cushion where her dog likes to nap, nods to a child-sized easel in the corner where her seven-year-old son sometimes works alongside mom.

This workshop is her own private kingdom, and over the last seven years she’s filled it with light, colour, and a

that didn’t work. Now what are we going to do?”

“You have to try a ton of different things, because you don’t know what’s going to work,” she continues tapping scrap glass off a tile and into the garbage. “Some of it just doesn’t turn out.

And that’s okay.”

Worktables line the walls, stacked with experiments in progress. Enamelling. Wire-wrapping. Metal punches. A black and white photo of her grandparents in their youth overlooks a series of hooks filled with hammers, pliers, scissors, and awls.

And, of course, there is glass.

Hundreds of glass rods shimmer in a rainbow of vibrant hues, tucked into pigeon holes, vases, and mason jars around her work table. Beads in progress are still stuck on metal rods, lollipop-like. A dozen or so rest on a gentle cushion of white cotton batting, swaddled like infants as the glass cools and sets.

This colourful, creative backyard kingdom seems like a world Alicia was born to be a part of. But it wasn’t that long ago that she made her home in corporate America.

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But while she loved her job—and them together! There are just so many excelled at it—there was another different things that you can do with side of her personality she longed to what I do, and that just makes it really express. She got her hard-nosed busi- cool.” ness savvy and self-discipline from And while flamework is a big part her ex-navy father, but also inherited a of most of her projects these days, her driving sense of curiosity and creativity first love is wirework. She motions to a from a hippy, crafty mother. framed magazine cover on the wall of “Growing up was kind of a contra- her workshop—Step by Step wire, feadiction, but it made me very well bal- turing one of her designs. anced,” Alicia says with a laugh. “I have “These are reef knots,” she says, my artistic side, but I also have my pointing at a simple twist of wire that business side. And I have both of my appears throughout the bracelet, linkparents to thank, because both of them ing bright glass beads together. “This together made me who I am.” was a wire link I created, and it allowed With the birth of her son, she knew me to incorporate the glass beads. It it was time to take life in a new direc- was a way to bring the two together.” tion—following her heart out of the Her variety of expertise makes her a corporate world into the community of high-demand instructor for art coursprofessional art. es around Chilliwack: she runs class“It was a tough decision,” Alicia says. es through her studio, the Chilliwack “But I knew it was a Cultural Centre, and good decision. And the Chilliwack Arts “There’s a I turned out to be Council, teaching her connection between students how to make right.”

She soon realized enamel metal, artists that you can’t beads, that the best parts of and wrap wire.

In her off time, she her old job carried really explain, and creates beautiful cusov e r i nt o h e r n e w that I’ve never tom work for brides, profession—because, after all, being an artexperienced in the grandmothers, and friends. ist is as much about corporate world.”

And she still makes running a business as time ever y year to it is about creating art.

Alicia Champ set up a booth at the Alicia already knew Eco Market in Sardis how to hit deadlines, Park; it’s not only one and use her time— of her favourite fairs to be a part of, she and budget—effectively.

But she also found herself in a far says, but an amazing example of the more relaxed community—one that community coming together in a myriad of ways. welcomed her with open arms.

“I love living here,” Alicia says with “There’s a connection between artists that you can’t really explain, and a soft smile. “The scenery is amazing, that I’ve never experienced in the cor- and there are so many kind-hearted people here. I wouldn’t trade it for the porate world,” she says.

She spent her first two years attend- world.”

After all, she spends the majority of ing every craft fair and farmer’s market in the Valley, trying to get her name her time doing what she loves—and teaching others to do the same. and work out into the world.

It’s taken years of practice, hours of Now seven years into running her ow n business—Hip Navy Beads, hard work, and a legion of support to named for her mother and her father— get where she is now.

But here, in her kingdom of light and Alicia is knee-deep in a rich Chilliwack community of artists and local small colour, Alicia is finally home. businesses.

There are three parts to her success, ◗ You can see more of Alicia’s work at she says: her passion for her work, the her website at HipNavyBeads.com or vibrant and supportive arts communi- through her Etsy shop at etsy.com/ ty of the valley, and the variety of tech- shop/HipNavyBeads. To learn more about her upcoming classes at the niques she uses in her work.

“I don’t just do one thing,” she says Chilliwack Cultural Centre, visit Chilwith a laugh. “I think if I did, I would liwackCulturalCentre.ca/classes/. have stopped by now. There wouldn’t “Making Glass Beads” begins on April be enough to keep me going. I would 16, and “Enamelling” begins May 19.

Or, check out one of her one-day metget bored.

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Our beloved son & brother Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen unheard but always near Still loved still missed and very dear

REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696 RENTALS ......................................703-757 AUTOMOTIVE ..............................804-862 MARINE .......................................903-920

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Love Mom, Tyler, and Sydney, (Larry)

Zen will forever be loved and missed for her smile, amazing charisma and intelligence.

A public memorial tea will be held on Sunday March 15th from 1pm-4pm at the Abbotsford Art Centre 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford, BC. Anyone who knew Zen and would like to show their support may attend.

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LADIES SHOPPING NIGHT OUT at the Chilliwack Curling Club. 9291 Corbould Street, Chilliwack. MONDAY, March 16th 6:00 - 9:30 PM. Come have a gals night out, shop the great vendor booths, visit and have a drink. All proceeds are donated to the Junior Curling Program. There will also be a raffle draw!

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BRUCE GRAINGER Of Chilliwack, B.C. It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of our dad Bruce Grainger on February 22, 2015 at the age of 86. Born in Erickson, Manitoba on July 18, 1928, he was the youngest of 6 children of Thomas and Elizabeth Grainger. From a young age, he had a keen interest in cars and a desire to experience new life adventures. As a teen, Bruce and his brother Roy left Brandon, Manitoba for Victoria, BC to work as mechanics at their oldest brother Harold’s shop in Cordova Bay. It was there that he met Edith French and the two were married a few years later. The couple started their life together in Fort MacLeod, Alberta and then on one of their trips to visit family in Victoria, they came across a broken down vehicle alongside the highway. Bruce, always willing to help, stopped and ended up repairing the man’s vehicle on the spot. The man that Bruce helped happened to be the owner of the Ford dealership in Chilliwack and offered Bruce a job. It was in Chilliwack that Bruce and Edith made their home raising three boys and two girls.

After Cherry Ford, Bruce continued on to his own businesses which included Downtown Auto Mart, Westgate Motors and Westgate Lincoln Mercury. In the mid -1980s Bruce moved on to other ventures in Kamloops, One Hundred Mile House, Seattle and finally Langley. After retirement, Bruce spent much of his time either at his Arizona home or with family on the Island and the Lower Mainland.

Bruce was very proud of his family and took great pleasure in attending his kids’ events. He had a great passion for hockey and in his teens he played for the Brandon Junior team. Bruce enjoyed many hours spent volunteering in the construction of the Old Chilliwack Coliseum. This led to many more years in support of the Chilliwack Minor Hockey association and the Cheam Figure Skating Club. He volunteered as a coach and as a member of the Minor Hockey Executive with the rest of his time he could be found either watching his children figure skate or constructing props for the skating carnivals. In later years Bruce enjoyed watching his grandchildren playing in minor hockey and at College levels. Bruce also was a big supporter of the Chwk Swim club and Minor Baseball.

In addition he was an avid curler and enjoyed many years in the mens leagues at the Chilliwack Curling Club. For Bruce there was something particularly special about the comradery and the close-knit culture found in Chilliwack sports.

Summers for Bruce and family were filled with travel including camping trips to Cultus Lake, the Okanagan and other parts of BC, Washington and Alberta; weekend swim-club events throughout the Fraser Valley; and many epic longhaul car trips that to this day provide many great memories and good laughs of Grainger-style misadventures.

In later years, Bruce’s love of music and dancing became more of a focus.

Wherever he went, his friendly spirit and quick smile endeared him to many.

Bruce is survived by his five children David (Janet), Richard (Anne), Diane (Mike Wyllie), Edward (Jo-Ann) and Maureen; and by his twelve grandchildren Jody (Bryan), Kimberly (Jon), Samantha (Mark), Tom, Erica (Kyle), Curtis (Laura), Chris (Becky), Jessica, Emily, Kye, Lisa (David) and Tammy; and his nine Greatgrandchildren Parker, Avery, Addison, Ryker, Sloane, Eli, Owen, Ava and David.

Celebration of Life Service to be held April 11, 2015 from 2-4pm at the Chilliwack Curling Club.

Celebration of Life Service to be held April 11, 2015 from 2-4pm at the Chilliwack Curling Club.

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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meet every Thurs at 7:30 pm St Thomas Anglican Hall Chilliwack & Sat at 8pm at Unit 1 5732 Vedder Rd. Info ph 778986-3291 or 604-858-0321

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LOST - floppy computer disk, black, labelled “Jackie”. And a children’s storey titled Ye Olde John Deere.

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www.bcclassified.com EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LOCAL craft manufacturing company looking for reliable subcontractors. We will be holding training sessions in Chilliwack at no cost to you. Unlimited earning potential.

Please leave your name and number and state that you are interested in the Chilliwack training ONLY at 604-826-4651 or at our email craftmanufacturing@gmail.com. We respond to ALL calls and messages in the order they are received.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada!

Employers have work-at-home positions avail. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start your work-at-home career today!

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

Minimum Requirements: •High school graduation •1 year experience or equivalent education and experience •Certificate of completion for Basic AutoCAD, AutoCAD 2, AutoCAD Civil 3 D, Architectural drawing or similar computer aided drawing program.

•Microsoft excel and word, excellent math skills, communication skills & mechanical aptitude

Please send updated resume and cover letter indicating salary expectations to hr@ langleyconcretegroup.com

CLASSIFIEDS can help you reconnect!

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The Chilliwack RCMP is looking for the following people. If you see any of them, do not attempt to detain or apprehend them.

Please contact the RCMP immediately at 604-792-4611. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit www.upperfraservalleycrimestoppers.ca. Remember: all of the listed people are innocent until proven guilty in court.

Keith Dan Age 28, Aboriginal, 180 cm, 70 kg, Brown eyes,

Tyrone Gladstone Age 22, Aboriginal, 178 cm, 63 kg, Brown eyes, Black hair Black hair Wanted: ARREST Wanted: ARREST FAIL TO COMPLY BREACH OF UTA OR W PROB Sec. 733.1(1) CCX 2; RECOG S.145 (3) CC ARREST FALIURE TO COMPLY W PROB Sec. 733.1 (1) CC

FRANCHISE

Alwin Jr. Benson Age 28, Aboriginal, 183 cm, 98kg Brown eyes, Black hair Wanted: ARREST SEXUAL ASSAULT S.271(1) CC 2014-05-22

Please email; rob@westernturffarms.com

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Production Positions

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889

Jim’s Mowing Business for Sale Call 310-JIMS (5467)

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Class 1 Driver

Quik’s Farm Ltd is looking for an individual to fill a position for part-time Class 1 Driver for local tractor/trailer deliveries. Applicant must possess a valid Class 1 BC Drivers license with a clean drivers abstract. Apply in person to office at Quik’s Farm Ltd at 8340 Prest Rd, Chilliwack.

Only those of interest will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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EDUCATION

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBOURHOOD

Req: Carpenters, Helpers Labourers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street

Quik’s Farm is currently looking for highly motivated team players for production positions.

Qualifications: Self-motivated, hardworking and responsible. Previous horticulture experience not required but will be an asset.

Hours of work: Monday – Friday 7-4:30 and Saturdays 7-12.

We offer competitive wages.

All interested applicants please email: hiring@quikfarm.ca.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

Shandhar Hut Restaurant 8835 Young Road Chilliwack BC 604-793-0188 Cook/ Tandoori Master We are looking for 2 full time permanent Cooks and Naan makers •

Must have 2 - 3 years experience in Tandoor cooking and knowledge with Indian Cuisine

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Someone who has completed secondary school

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Someone that can handle all kitchen duties unsupervised $18.50/per hour Drop resume off at restaurant or email shandar_hut@hotmail.com

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LABOURERS

TRUCK DRIVER/Shipper Assistant Mission plant nursery requires a driver for lower mainland deliveries and general shipping and loading duties. Wage commensurate with experience. Fax resume to 604-820-7382 or email info@peelsnurseries.com.

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ATTENTION KIDS & ADULTS

New West 604.522.4900

FARM WORKERS FARM LABOURERS

Must be physically fit, be able to lift up to 35 lbs, and work in all weather conditions. Tractor exp an asset. Full and P/T positions available. Wage increase varies with experience.

Please email; rob@westernturffarms.com FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED

Chilliwack Location Full and Part time positions.

Guaranteed hourly rate of $12.00 to start Plus 25% profit sharing. No clientele required. Paid Birthday, Dental & Drug Benefits.

Equipment supplied & maintained. Advanced annual upgrading training.

Management opportunities.

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Call 604-858-8082 for an interview

is now accepting applications for LABOURERS at our fully automated manufacturing facility in Abbotsford. This is a great opportunity for long-term employment with a growing company. We want motivated individuals who are mechanically inclined for training on specialty equipment used in our factory.

Compensation includes an excellent benefits package, and a starting wage based on qualifications. Applicants must have good English communication skills and will be required to work ROTATING SHIFTS (mornings, afternoons and graveyards).

Public Service Announcement

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

NORMA’S BAKERY Requires 3 P/T production workers. Required to work in fast paced demanding environment. Must be fluent in English and physically fit.

Work is repetitive, with on the job training.

Drop off resume to 46147 Fourth Ave Chwk

Needed for the lower mainland area. Full and part time positions available. Wage increase varies with experience. Clean Drivers abstract required.

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The Langley Concrete Group Wants You!

A family owned enterprise with over 55 years history, seeks a highly motivated person to be part of our successful office team located in Chilliwack, BC. The primary focus of this position is to prepare clear, complete, and accurate product and detail drawings from rough or detailed sketches to meet the requirements allowing them to be used as production, catalogue, submittal and / or customer approval drawings.

This will require effective communication with sales, distribution, engineering, and production staff.

Our Company Offers: • Attractive Salary + Benefits • Extended Health Benefits & Wage • Future Personal Growth & Development • On The Job Training • Fun Supportive Atmosphere With Extracurricular Activities

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CLASS 1 DRIVERS

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WITNESSES WANTED for a motor vehicle accident, on October 30, 2014, at 8:00 a.m., at or near the intersection of Spruce Dr. & Vedder Rd., Chilliwack, BC, between a 2007 Ford Taurus and another Ford Taurus.

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Apply in confidence by e-mail at hr22015@pavingstones.com.

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Charlotte Psychic Reader and Spiritual Healer On all matters of life.

Extreme accuracy in palm, Tarot card and crystal ball readings.

604-615-2061 Abbotsford

INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC (MILLWRIGHT)

The Langley Concrete Group Wants You!

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

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

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

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CARPET INSTALLATION

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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

Please e-mail resume, including cover letter & references: HR@ langleyconcretegroup.com LOEWEN Welding & Mfg, Abbotsford, is looking for experienced machinist with 3 or more years of experience. Work week is Mon Thurs, 10 hrs a day. Fax resume to 604-826-6051 or email to gord@loewenwelding.com

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

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

Semi-Retired Trades Person. Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, concrete work, decks, fences, specializing in bthrm installations. (604)824-9141

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LANDSCAPING

SECURITY/ ALARM SYSTEMS

We Service all Makes • • •

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

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VACUUMS

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

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, 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

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

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

604-792-8055 / 854-8055 .

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

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

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

Stair Builder / Parts Craftsman

2 coats any colour

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

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail Mar 20. $700. 1-604-794-5844 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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BRASS PIANO or PORTRAIT LAMP attaches to item. $25 604-858-4223 ----------------------MODERN WINE RACK - 54 bottles Wood/metal, as new $35 604-858-4223 --------------------COSTUME MAKING? 40 pounds fun fur - many sizes, colours $50 604-858-4223 --------------------25 BROADWAY MUSIC BOOKS, voice/piano - $5 Sheets $2 $5 each 604-858-4223

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STEEL BUILDINGS / METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

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MISC. WANTED

FARM EQUIP wanted. Farm tractors, back hoe & equip.

Any condition. Call collect 1604-794-7139 or 604-795-0412

3 BDRM 1bth 1200 sq ft, 1/4 acre with large shop, located beside a playground, close to leisure center, hospital, etc. $1,300/mo. Available Today!

Call: 604 - 819 - 3041 45618 Victoria Ave Chilliwack

TRANSPORTATION

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS YAMAHA UPRIGHT PIANO U1 walnut case, 30 yrs old, 2nd owner, Played recreationally. Well maintained. Beautiful instrument. $1950. obo. 778-808-8938

HOMES FOR RENT

1.24 ace. 4 Bedrooms 3600sft., dble Gar., Back onto Coq River, 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $2800/mo. 604649-8987

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1992 GEO METRO 3 cyl auto black, cheap on gas, runs great, $1150 obo. 778-549-2411

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REAL ESTATE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

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

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Is your house ready inside and out for the market?

If you are an executor, or have an estate that needs cleaning up ? For a fee we can help you get your house where it needs to be!

Michael (604)819-0546

RENTALS The Scrapper

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APARTMENT/CONDO

Chilliwack

45472 Spartan Cres

Moving Sale Sat. Mar. 7-28 9am - 4pm

(604)316-5607 for appts during the week BUY, RENT OR SELL USE CLASSIFIED 1-604-575-5777

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HOMES FOR RENT

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RENTALS

GARAGE SALES

TOY POODLE PUPS 6 weeks old.

Chocolate brown. $800 each. Call 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

• Residential Area • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Sparkling Renovations • 1 Bdrm from $620 and up WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT CHILLIWACK - Clean quiet newly reno’d 1 bdrm apt, priv front entry, back door to pkng, double glazed windows with blinds, fridge, stove, m/wave & TV. Immed occupancy. $685/mo. Suit mature tenant(s).

604-846-6408 or 1-604-946-1731 CHILLIWACK: The Imperial - 9143 Edward St. Clean, Spacious 2 bdrm condo, nr hosp. cls to South Gate mall, restaurants, bus, insuite lndry, gas f/p $850/mo. Mar16/Apr1.

NS/NP. 604-306-9710

HOMES FOR RENT

Please take notice that in accordance with the Warehouseman’s Lien Act the vehicle listed below will be sold for debts owed to A.J. Towing Inc. * For Debts owing by Lancer Transportation Ltd amount of $18,477.38 2004 Kensworth 1XKWD49X14R971309 Sale date: Mar 19 @ 10AM 8945 Nowell St Chilliwack BC AJ TOWING INC. 604-795-3374

OWNERS WE CAN MANAGE YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY FOR A LOW MONTHLY FEE.

PRESSURE WASHING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Local Family man with 1ton dump truck will haul anything, anywhere, any time, low prices (604)703-8206

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Consignments Welcome Email: mmmarketingbc@gmail.com Phone: 604-720-9661 MM MARKETING

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PLUMBING

POWER WASHING since 1982.

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

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Collectors Auction Native & other Art. Masks & Totem poles. 150-yo carved wood mantle, spinning wheel, churns, milk cans, stoves, ship clocks, lamps, duck collection, brass, furniture. Bedford Restaurant furniture, incl. 200 wood chairs, tables & 100’s of other items.

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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

Please Fax resume: 604-513-1194 or E-mail: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

PETS

Shih tzu, male, 4 mos, one left, $500. Call (604)316-9495 or 604795-5626

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

Westcoast Moulding & Millwork Surrey, a building product supplier has a Full - Time opportunity for an experienced Stair Builder & Parts Craftsman. Must have pervious experience in shaping Rails & Building stair components. Positive attitude, dedication & willingness to learn rewarded with: • Advancement Opportunities • Excellent Remuneration Package Commensurate w/ Experience • Full Benefits

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

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

1-800-573-2928

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Site # 9272 Glover Rd., Ft. Langley, BC March 22, 11am Insp: Mar 21, 10am to 4pm

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

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AUCTION

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BEDFORD HOUSE RESTAURANT ROLFE PRETTY AUCTION

ELECTRICAL

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

2.) Supportive, Engaged Atmosphere With Change Minded Management Group.

3.) Company Sponsored Social Activities.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

CARPET / LINO *New/Used *Install *Repair *Stairs. 35 Yrs Exp. Fully Qual. Journeyman. 604-346-7116

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

TRADES, TECHNICAL

FORBES BROS LTD. Is Currently recruiting for: POWER LINE TECHNICIAN “TRANSMISSION” JOURNEYMAN// APPRENTICES These positions are permanent full-time $50.00/Hr (Journeyman Rate), 40 hours Per Week with Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day Work (Rotations 3 & 1)

Located in Southern Alberta, Northern Alberta & Fort MaKay REQUIREMENTS: As the successful candidate you have: Lineman Trade Certification, 1st Period Apprentice, 2nd Period Apprentice, 3rd Period Apprenticem 4th Period Apprentice, Lineman Red Seal Certificate, or 3 to 5 years equivalent work experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (day to day responsibilities): Install, maintain, remove and repair powerlines and cables that run between transmission electrical systems, towers and poles (stringing/wire work). Assemble, erect and maintain steel, wood or concrete poles, towers and guy wires. Construct and maintain footings and bases for transmission towers and poles.

BENEFITS: Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance Benefits, Group Insurance Benefits, Pension Plan Benefits, Vision Care Benefits.

We encourage all qualified Canadian and Permanent Residents to apply.

EMAIL • FAX • PHONE • MAIL • IN PERSON #300, 10403-172 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5S 1K9 www.rsline.ca

PHONE: 780-960-1950 • FAX: 780-481-1373 • EMAIL: work@rsline.wa

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HOUSE RENTALS 604-793-2200 1 bdrm twnhse. Vedder Xing, 2 Levels, Patio $600 1 bdrm Condo .............newly painted, 5 appl $650 2 bdrm apt 55+ ...new paint, kitchen + carpets$700 2 bdrm apt...... f/s, heat incl’d, hardwd flr, lge unit$700 2 bdrm apt...................... gas f/p, 4 appl $775 2 bdrm condo..adult oriented 5 appl, gas fp, Sardis $850 2 bdrm mnflr ......... suite newly reno’d 1100 sq $1100 2 bdrm hse ............ new paint, new flrs. 4 appl $1200 3 bdrm condo............... 1200 sq ft 2 bth $1150 3 bdrm mnflr ............. Sardis 4 appl, incl util $1300 3 bdr suite . Lrge yard,/deck, FFI 1/2 hydro, newly reno’d $1395 5 bdrm hse Prom ..... 6 appl, 2½ bth, garage $1995 6854255

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teps away from shops, restaurants, boutiques and the Cheam Leisure Centre this 55 plus adult building features new studio, one and two bedroom suites. Six brand new appliances greet each new tenant. Rents start at $650 per month and include one underground parking stall. g

To view call Yolanda at 604.791.1910 Affiliated with Elim Village in Surrey: A Unique Christian Retirement Village

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We have 2 Playgrounds for your kids!

And are “Pet-Friendly”

NEWLY RENOVATED $990 per month + utilities 3 BDRM - 1.5 Baths - 2 Levels 1,100 sq ft and fenced back yard For more info call Mike at 604-792-8317 or 1-877-515-6696 or Email: wb@raamco.ca WOODBINE TOWNHOUSES 9252 Hazel St. Chilliwack BC - Move in Incentive!

Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented

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FRASER VALLEY MITSUBISHI Because We Really, Really Like you Built Better, Backed Better

2015 LANCER SPORTBACK SE ***

DESIGNED TO OUTPERFORM

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$1,500 in No-Charge Extra Features - LEATHER-WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR SHIFT KNOB - FRONT FOG LAMPS - EXHAUSE FINISHER - POWER GLASS SUNROOF WITH SUNSHADE - 10-YEAR/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY

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2015 RVR SE **

2015 OUTLANDER SE AWC ****

POWERFULY VERSATILE

For 84 months O.A.C.

V6 SUV 7 PASSENGER STARTING FROM $31,198, 1.99% 84 Months O.A.C.

2015 LANCER SE ***

- POWER GLASS SUNROOF WITH SUNSHADE - FRONT FOG LAMPS - LEATHER-WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR SHIFT KNOB - EXHAUST FINISHER - 10-YEAR / 160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY

2015 MIRAGE ES * BEST VALUE ON THE MARKET

WITH CLASS-LEADING FUEL ECONOMY AND A 10-YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY

53 MPG

GT Shown GT Shown

$2000 OFF

- ALL WHEEL CONTROL (AWC) WITH DRIVE MODE SELECTOR for Qualified Retail (4WD ECO/AUTO/LOCK) Customers - 3.0 L SOHC MIVED V6 ENGINE, 227 HP - 7 PASSENGER SEATING WITH 3RD ROW FLAT-FOLDING SEAT - 3,500 LB TOWING CAPACITY Top Safety Pick Plus applies to Outlander GT only - DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONROL - FAST-KEY KEYLESS ENTRY & Available on Outlander GT IGNITION SYSTEM - 10-YEAR/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY **

Starting from $23,598 O.A.C. PLUS 1.99% For 84 Months for Qualified Retail Customers - HEARTED AND FOLDING POWER SIDE-VIEW IRRORS - HEATED FRONT SEATS - CRUISE CONTROL WITH STEERING WHEEL-MOUNTED CONTROLS Available on RVR SE AWC. Limited Edition and GT models*

- POWER DOOR LOCKS WITH REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY - 10-YEAR / 160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMTED WARRANTY **

STARTING FROM

$11,498

INCLUDES

- 5.9 L/100 KM COMBINED DRIVING†S - 10-YEAR / 160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY ** - 7-AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM - POWER FRONT WINDOWS

$2,500

CONSUMER CASH DISCOUNT

- USB AUDIO INPUT - REAR WING SPOILER - DRIVER SIDE VANITY MIRROR - CARGO COVER - MAP LIGHTS

$5,000/$1,500 off purchase price is composed of $2,000/$500 consumer cash discount, $1,500/$1,000 loyalty rebate and $1,500/$0 lease rebate on a new 2015 Outlander SE AWC/2015 RVR ES 2WD leased/purchased and delivered between March 3, 2015 and March 31, 2015. Consumer cash discount/lease rebate will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes and will take place at time of purchase. Loyalty rebate will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Other conditions apply. ▲ $2,000/$500 consumer cash discount applicable on 2015 Outlander SE AWC/2015 RVR ES 2WD models purchased between March 3, 2015 and March 31, 2015. Some conditions apply. * Based on MSRPs and applicable incentives of Outlander SE AWC and competitive models, plus included features such as Mitsubishi’s 10-year warranty, 3,500 lb towing capacity, V6 engine and 7-passenger seating. ◊ $11,498 starting price applies to 2015 Mirage ES (5MT), includes consumer cash discount of $2,500 and excludes freight and other fees. 2015 Mirage ES (5MT) MSRP is $11,498. Factory order may be required. • Based on MSRPs and applicable incentives of Mirage ES and competitive models, plus included features such as Mitsubishi’s 10-year warranty and class-leading fuel economy.

Mitsubishi First Auto Program applies to Lancer, Sportback, RVR and Mirage (excluding ES 5MT model) vehicles, is applicable to all approved Scotiabank. See Dealer for complete details. **2015 MSRP Starting From $23,598 RVR SE Freight & PDI $1,750 ****2015 Outlander SE V6 MSRP $31,198 Freight & PDI $1,700 ***2015 Lancer DE 0% 84 months and Sport Back SE and Lancer SE 0% 60 Month O.A.C *2015 Mirage ES MSRP $11,498 Freight & PDI $1,458 No Special Offers

45510 YALE ROAD, WEST CHILLIWACK • 604.793.0600

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WANT A NEW MITSUBISHI. LOOKING TO REBUILD YOUR CREDIT. RATES AS LOW AS 5.9% O.A.C.

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