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Adopt-A-Family makes Christmas bright A local family talks about what the program means to them

By Greg Laychak THE OBSERVER

It’s a normal weeknight at the Loosdrecht household in Harrison: Zoe has her seven-month-old Alayah strapped to her front while cooking dinner, her husband Jason calmly answers the excited barrage of questions and demands from their three older children who range from three to eight years old.

It’s a standard scene of controlled chaos that many parents-of-four undergo every day, but there is an underlying problem for this family—one that is also becoming too common.

“Our budget falls short in many places so we often just have to juggle

things around,” says Jason at their dinner table.

It’s a financial crunch that the family feels more in the holiday season.

“For the kids, if you have to access those funds they already know that they don't have as much as other children,” Zoe adds. “But especially during Christmas, it's nice for them to receive things that they generally wouldn't have.”

Jason was self-employed but he had to sell his business and change jobs, taking a low-paying trucking position in Vancouver out of desperation. He’s since found something local, but still has some

career-building to do to reach a comfortable income.

Zoe stays with the kids and home schools them. It’s something they decided to do when they pulled their eldest Olecia from school in Grade 1 because of struggles due to her sensory needs and learning disabilities.

But last year the kids barely noticed their family’s budgetary struggles, and Zoe and Jason were relieved when they signed up for the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Hamper Program run by Agassiz-Harrison Community Services (AHCS).

“We got food and we were able to go pick toys for our kids and that

was amazing,” Zoe says. “It was nice to be able to pick them and some clothes, jammies and books.”

Olecia is animated as she remembers the blow pens she got from mom and dad last year, courtesy of the AHCS program.

Those small tiny toys that the eightyear-old needs to help keep her focused are an example of the extras that are difficult for the family to afford, but that make a big difference in the kids’ lives.

“I got army Lego,” says their seven-year-old son Josh. “It was huge, it was just so huge.”

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getting new video games and other expensive toys that the Loosdrechts can’t afford.

“When they get older it's harder,” Zoe says.

“The little ones are kind of oblivious.”

But with both the younger and the older kids, Zoe and Jason repeatedly tell them that objects won’t make them happy.

“If it wasn't for this [program] to get them Christmas presents it would just be in their face so much more,” Zoe says.

She can’t imagine what kind of comparisons kids in the public school system go through with their toys and clothes.

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holidays and the program’s inception coincided nicely for that family.

In its first year the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Hamper Program created 125 hampers for families of various sizes around the community, says the organization’s new executive director Bobbi Jacob.

If an individual or family wants to help, they just need to contact AHCS and state what size family they want to pitch in for.

The cost starts at $90 and goes up to $190 for a larger family.

“We have a list of what goes in the hamper, so they go and get the food,” Jacob says. “The adopter collects the food based on the list, but community services buys the fresh food.”

The hamper includes all the collected and purchased holiday food items and awaits the recipients at the Agassiz Legion No. 32 on a designated collection day.

“People sometimes ask if they can deliver their hamper to the family, but for privacy reasons we don’t allow that,” adds Jacob.

At the legion there is also a Santa’s workshop

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Emma Loosdrecht (left) hides in the stairwell at her family’s home while they pose for a picture: (left to right) Jason, Olecia, Josh, Zoe and baby Alayah.

that sponsored parents can go to and pick up one toy for each child.

It’s a true communityrun program with the sponsors making it all possible, Jacob says.

Last year Britco was the largest contributor, sponsoring 10 families.

“We feel it's important to give back to the community that we are in,” says Lisa Tinga human resources supervisor of Britco’s Agassiz location. “We've always had a strong sense of corporate responsibility.”

She’s in charge of the local location’s participation in the

hamper program, and explains that there is an internal competition among employees to raise money and collect food.

Britco will then match those donations, and the combined amount goes to the AHCS to help spread Christmas joy to families in need.

To become a recipient, families only need to prove they live in the Agassiz Harrison area. There’s no means test, according to Jacob.

“Nobody's going to come take gifts if they can afford to buy for their own children,” she says.

Up until last year Jason and his family never had to rely on the aid of strangers. It's all new to them.

And their very grateful for the boost while they get their feet back on the ground.

“We're finding it a great support during this season that we're in,” he says. “We were just blown away how the help is there when we needed it.”

Their household buzzes along happily as the holiday season approaches, the kids returning back to their toys.

Happy trails with Popkum stair upgrade Seventy-nine new cedar stairs were built on a steep section of the Popkum Community Trail to improve walkers' experiences over the mountain to the viewing platform overlooking Cheam Lake Wetlands.

That benefit is part of an initiative over the last six months that had workers making a number of improvements to trails and amenities in the Fraser Valley region as a result of $320,000 in provincial funding through the Community and Employer Partnership program.

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Local RCMP announced they will stage a traffic enforcement initiative from the north side of the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge (the Tea Cup) to Morrow Road during the month of December.

“There have been letters written to the mayor and council regarding the safety of commuters and pedestrians in the area,” said Sgt. Darren Rennie. “And I agree it can be dangerous with the high rate of speed travellers are driving in the 50 kilometres per hour zone.”

As a result, Rennie has directed officers to conduct speed enforcement in marked and unmarked units in the area this month.

“Anyone caught speeding may be charged under the Motor Vehicle Act,” he added. “The purpose of this campaign is slow traffic down to 50 kilometres per hour making it safe for vehicles and pedestrians alike.”

Officers from Fraser Valley Traffic Services will be in the area to assist the efforts of the Agassiz RCMP during the December campaign.

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Emergency crews tend to the scene of a flipped vehicle in a ditch at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday on Rockwell Drive just north of Harrison yacht club. RCMP said it appeared the boat was too large for the towing vehicle which resulted in a loss of control. “It is important to ensure your vehicle has the tow capacity for the trailer or boat you are towing as well as having the proper safety measures in place, such as a proper-sized tow hitch and power brake connector,” said Sgt. Darren Rennie.

The driver was charged for Improperly Equipped Motor Vehicle.

Four months for failed home invasion

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A Williams Lake man was sentenced to four months in jail after a failed Agassiz home invasion in October.

Brendan Fediuk, 37, was charged with forcible entry and mischief under $5,000 after the Oct. 4 incident.

At 10 a.m. that day, police were called by a homeowner who said a man tried to break into her home in the 14500

block of Morris Valley Road.

The homeowner challenged Fediuk, who then fled on a bicycle.

Mounties responded to the address, got a suspect description from the victim and other witnesses, and Fediuk was quickly located and arrested.

“Alert witnesses who did not hesitate to become involved are credited by police in the apprehension of the suspect,”

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail said.

On Nov. 23 in Chilliwack provincial court, Fediuk pleaded guilty to the charge of forcible entry and the Crown issued a stay of proceedings on the mischief charge.

Fediuk has a history of assault, mischief, break and enter, and possession of stolen property convictions dating back to 2008 from Fort St. John to Prince George to Valemount

to Williams Lake to Kamloops.

A week after the sentence in Chilliwack court, on Nov. 30, Fediuk was in Kamloops provincial court where he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of stolen property and one count of driving while prohibited for an Oct. 11 incident in Lillooet.

He was sentenced to 120 days in jail, handed a $500 fine and given a further one-year driving prohibition.

New electronic monitoring on way for offenders GPS ankle bracelets allow mapping of movements BLACK PRESS

Advanced new ankle bracelets to electronically monitor high-risk offenders after their release from prison will soon be in use in B.C.

The move comes more than a year after the arrest of paroled rapist Raymond Caissie in the murder of Surrey high school student Serena Vermeersch.

At the time, Justice Minister Suzanne Anton acknowledged

The hybrid radio frequency/GPS system has better tracking and reporting capabilities, including an ability to program in no-go zones and map an offender’s travels.

the monitoring of highrisk offenders needed to be improved. The Crown did not request electronic monitoring of Caissie.

In July, the province selected UK-based provider Buddi Ltd. to provide new monitoring devices to track released offenders and ensure they don’t violate release conditions.

A justice ministry spokesperson said Buddi will now conduct staff training and equipment testing.

B.C. Corrections expects to begin using the new devices in midDecember.

The hybrid radio frequency/GPS system has better tracking and reporting capabilities, including an ability to program in nogo zones and map an offender’s travels. An alarm sounds at the

central monitoring site if the offender enters a restricted area, and vibration alerts on the ankle bracelet remind the offender to comply.

According to Buddi, supervisors can use the data on offender movements to help them alter their behaviour to reduce the likelihood of reoffending. The realtime location data may also help police quickly rule out monitored offenders as suspects in a new crime.

The old ankle bracelet system, which relies on a telephone landline, could only verify that an offender was home and was mainly used to monitor house arrest and enforce curfews.

A report to the province late last year said electronic monitoring technology is rapidly improving and future innovations

are likely to include smartphone apps that alert victims when an offender is in the vicinity, as well as builtin drug and alcohol screening.

Trails Sub-Committee Mayor Van Laerhoven and Council extend an invitation to any resident with a passion for outdoor recreation to participate in the Trails Sub-Committee. More specifically, you are invited to submit your name and the reason why you want to volunteer on this SubCommittee.

The Trails Sub-Committee is an advisory body reporting to the Parks and Recreation Committee with the purpose of providing input and ideas on developing trails, ongoing maintenance of trails and related amenities.

Interested individuals shall have a strong interest, expertise, or knowledge in one or more of the following areas: park interpretation, resource conservation and management of outdoor recreation.

Please submit your interests and how your background and training could contribute to the success of the Program. Mayor and Council will appoint the Trails Sub-Committee members at a future Regular Meeting of Council.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Wallace Mah at 604-796-2235.

We thank all those participants who apply; however, only those short listed to the Trails Sub-Committee will be contacted.

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Youth ages 6 - 14 are invited to join us at the Agassiz Agricultural Pavilion Thursday and Friday from 6:00 - 7:30 pm to prepare for the Spring Baseball Season.

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A lock-down that was put in place at Mountain Institution last Monday at about 4 p.m. was lifted on Friday.

The status was in effect at the medium security federal institution to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.

The search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff and inmates, according to a press release from Correctional Service Canada.

Normal operations are resumed now that it is considered safe to do so.

Suspension of visits to the facility for male offenders has been lifted now that the search is completed.

The institution had a lock-down earlier this year that started on July 9 and ended a few days later.

Pursuant to s. 127(1)(b) of the Community Charter, Council of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs hereby gives notice of the following schedule for the Regular Council Meetings for 2016.

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Regular meetings commence at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Council Chambers, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs.

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Eastern Fraser Valley Refugee Committee formed

A group of friends in Agassiz and Chilliwack who were concerned about the plight facing thousands of refugee families stranded in camps have formed the Eastern Fraser Valley Refugee Committee.

The new committee’s aim is to help refugees who are displaced by the Syrian conflict.

Made up of the east cluster of Fraser Presbytery of the United Church the group includes members from Agassiz, Rosedale, Carman, Chilliwack, and Mount Shannon United Churches, Christ Lutheran

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The Canadian government expects each sponsor to raise close to $30,000 to apply to a family’s first year after arrival in the country.

“In addition to basic survival support the new family requires accommodation, health care, schooling for children, training in English and acculturation to financial management and the labour market,” said Rajotte.

And he hopes contact can be made with extended family members and other Syrian nationals already settled in

the local community to help smooth the transition to Canadian life.

Items like dishes, kitchen utensils, furniture, bedding, winter clothes and food are all necessities that Rajotte and his local volunteers will be looking for people to donate.

If you have had experience in similar family transitions and live in the Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs area and want to assist, contact Nelson at 604796-0409 or Agassiz United Church agassizunited@shaw. ca.

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“Discussions and spontaneous meetings have finally resulted in focused action,” said Nelson Rajotte, a member of the group’s executive committee. “A formal application to Immigration Canada to sponsor at least one Syrian family for settlement in Chilliwack has been made.”

Rajotte added that knowledgeable members who have had earlier involvement in refugee settlement projects have offered their expertise to

The head of B.C.'s refugee resettlement effort says the generosity of residents towards incoming Syrians is "overwhelming" and he's relieved the federal government has set a more cautious pace for the transfers.

Chris Friesen now estimates 400 Syrian refugees will arrive in B.C. in December and expects another 1,500 in January and February, in line with the federal government's revised goal of bringing in an additional 25,000 before March.

"Now we've got a month or

so to catch our breath, thank goodness," said Friesen, the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., which is federally contracted to assist governmentsponsored refugees.

He said the magnitude of the response in B.C. is stunning.

"This has become the great Canadian national project," Friesen said.

"Syrians are for today's generation what the Vietnamese boat people were to the baby boomers. In the decades to come, we will look back at 2015-2016 as an historic moment in Canadian history when Canadians

embraced a humanitarian crisis and responded in untold ways."

Offers of temporary and permanent housing, employment and myriad donations have been flooding in, from donors as diverse as inner city kindergarten classes and seniors homes to Jewish synagogues and Sikh businessmen.

An 18-unit apartment building in Vancouver's West End that had been slated for demolition has been offered up by developer Ian Gillespie.

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Ernie Crey elected chief of the Cheam First Nation

By Greg Laychak THE OBSERVER

Results of the Cheam First Nation chief and council election were announced on social media late last week after Thursday’s poll.

Council member Ernie Crey will be sworn in as new chief for the band replacing outgoing leader Chief Sidney Douglas.

“It'll be an honour to serve as Chief of Cheam First Nation,” Crey said. “We have many irons in the fire and some longstanding projects we want to complete in the near future.”

He added that Cheam will

work with others who are respectful of their Aboriginal title and rights.

And the outcome of October's federal election will bring change to First Nations, according to Crey.

“We look forward to seeing what we can accomplish with Prime Minister Trudeau and his colleagues,” he said.

Crey will be joined by reelected councillors Darwin Douglas and Chad Douglas and newly elected councillors Andrew Victor, Muriel Victor and Dionne Shaw.

“We’re moving ahead in a few things,” said outgoing

chief Sidney Douglas about his latest term. “If you don't get it done in one term you hope the next council will continue it on in the next term.”

Under his watch, Cheam has upgraded their water system on the south side of the Fraser River and are looking at upgrading sewer systems and are currently in the middle stages of that change.

Cheam First Nation is also putting the final touches on financial details so they can start building a new complex that will have administration and health offices along with a gymnasium for the

community, said Douglas about the project he’s leaving.

The Cheam band is still on a two-year election cycle under the Indian Act system, though a four year system is now recommended through the First Nations Elections Act. Canada’s Indigenous and Northern Affairs introduced the First Nations Elections Act and the First Nations Elections Regulations in April which a First Nation can opt into with a band council resolution.

Chief Douglas served three terms up until 2009, took one term off before he got back on council and then into his

Ernie Crey was elected as Cheam First Nation’s new Chief last Thursday in the band’s all-day election. (file photo)

current position that ends when Crey is sworn in.

The time and date of that

ceremony are not yet known, but are expected to take place Friday, according to Douglas.

Safe Ride Home 2015 Arrange transportation for safe entertaining Party hosts are tasked with a number of responsibilities as they try to coordinate successful events. Although planning menus and entertainment might be a host’s top priority, consideration also should be given to keeping guests comfortable and safe, particularly at parties where alcohol will be served.

Protecting guests begins with being a responsible party host. It is hosts’ duty to monitor their guests’ alcohol consumption and to recognize when guests have had enough. Having a designated bartender at the event can help limit how much people are being served.

Hosts also may want to have several transportation options at the ready to take party participants home after the festivities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 30 people in the United States die every day in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. Preventing tipsy party guests from driving home can reduce the number of injuries and deaths on the road.

Explore the options for safe party travel and have a contingency plan in place if one of these options falls through.

• Designated driver: Hosts can choose to

remain sober at their parties and shuttle guests bus or train fare available in the event guests do home if need be. Otherwise, ask someone else to not have any cash on them. abstain from alcohol and drive others home at Keeping guests safe is a priority for party hosts. the end of the night.

Arrange for transportation if alcohol is being • Taxi service: Hosts can make arrangements served so partygoers can get home safely. with nearby taxi companies or car services to arrive outside their homes at the end of the party. If the party is being held somewhere other than your home, carry taxi business cards with you to arrange for pickup at the venue.

• Van or bus rental: Party buses can be a safe and fun way to transport guests around. This can be the ideal option when bringing a large group of people to the same venue or on a long-distance trip. Some party buses provide on-board entertainment, such as televisions or gaming options.

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Help doesn’t have limits

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Will you be giving to a local charity this season?

When it comes to helping others, the phrase ‘think globally, act locally’ comes to mind.

As Canada prepares to welcome thousands of Syrian refugees in the coming months, there are those willing to do everything in their power to help, and it’s admirable.

At the same time, there are others demanding that we ‘look after our own’ first – and the many who do just that every day are also admirable.

There’s no question the need in our own backyard is great; even some of our closest neighbours are struggling. There are children going hungry, women fleeing violence and seniors who spend all their time alone.

It’s a need that receives less public attention than its international counterpart, although it’s often brought to the forefront a little more this time of year, as Christmas approaches, despite its year-round presence.

As calls to focus on our own continue to permeate the refugee discussion, we suggest it’s a good time for all of us to ask ourselves, what exactly have we done to make things better for others?

Have we donated to the food bank? Have we checked in on that neighbour who hasn’t been seen in a few days? Have we offered to help serve meals at the local soup kitchen? Do we have extra warm-weather clothes that we could donate to help dull the chill for someone who has nowhere but outside to spend the night?

Before we criticize the help that’s being given to our international neighbours based on the belief that ‘charity begins at home’, those questions deserve due consideration.

Some say how we respond to the plight of Syrian refugees is a test of our values and generosity. The same can be said – and we would venture to an even greater degree – about how we look after our own community.

It’s easy to pretend problems, both locally and globally, don’t exist, if we stay inside, turn off our televisions, close our curtains and unplug from the Internet.

But it’s neither right nor fair to point to one group that needs help and say, we can’t help you because we have to help our own.

Especially if we’re not.

And really, even if charity does begin at home, does it have to stop there? ~ Black Press

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Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty.

The embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten. Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called.

Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed

as a visionary. This is similar to the newly elected Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. This 20-year slowdown of the long run of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last 10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with reference to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation or other longterm warming and cooling trends in oceans.

Other countries have put new emission reduction proposals on the table for COP21. Danish environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg did the math, and concluded that if every major emitting country keeps its word

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this time, the total of all their efforts would reduce global warming by about 0.2 degrees by 2100.

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted.

What?

A statistically meaningless decrease after 85 years of energy austerity? That Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” trying to get more publicity.

Oh wait, here’s a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that finds the same thing – two tenths of a degree by

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Wobbly climate models aren’t the only problem for global warming alarmists.

NASA recently confirmed that contrary to UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing. This is much more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau speech.

Arctic ice, meanwhile, is rebounding rapidly after receding in recent years. And while UN climate conferences always cause a spike in sightings of people wearing polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth.

B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports that the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. That Crockford, she’s just a denier….

Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

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B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018.

Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? The government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

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We are all migrants — whether we’ve changed countries, towns, even neighbourhoods or houses or jobs.

And we’ve migrated for the same reasons “those migrants” are migrating right now: finances, loss of home, war, to freely follow our beliefs, to escape violence, to share or convert others to our beliefs.

How has our migration affected the lives of those here first? Have we been good neighbours? Did we take a job someone else in that community hoped to get? How have our religion, traditions, beliefs and lifestyles affected our new community? Have we reached

out and really listened to their feelings about us and how our ideas and our lifestyle have affected them?

Have we had a negative effect on others, intended or not? Changed their economy and traditions? With our construction displaced local housing or made it unaffordable to many? Lived lifestyles in opposition to the original values of the community? Associated only with those who “see things our way” and not been truly community-minded?

Forced community transformation to our ways we favour? Tried to convert the original peoples to our politics, religion, economy,

lifestyle — and pushed to the fringes those who don’t assimilate to our newcomer ways, or drove them out(or destroyed them)?

Now seeing the results of our actions, what are we doing to make things right?

And, do we now demand new migrants to also assimilate and become just like us? If we favoured our ways after we migrated, are not we ourselves guilty of what we fear from new migrants?

We have all been migrants.

Can we ask of new migrants what we ourselves have been unwilling to do? Were we willing to assimilate completely or else go back where we came from?

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If not, how can we refuse to others the freedoms and life we expected when we migrated?

How were we received in our new country, town, neighbourhood, job? With open arms? Or not? What kind of welcome did we hope for? Are we willing to extend that same welcome we dreamed of — or even demanded?

Do our attitudes and actions toward new migrants, and also to original inhabitants who ask us for fair treatment at last, match up to what we expected as migrants?

I am a migrant and so are you.

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Peace Valley worth saving from Site C

Re: “Lights go out for Site C opponents” Just last week as I stood at the overlook above the proposed Site C dam site near Fort St John. I saw a swathe of clearcuts on the opposite bank. Local residents described how Hydro cut old-growth eagle trees, crushed beaver dams with machinery, and chipped tall trees despite promises to salvage merchantable timber.

However dramatic this may look as Hydro?s spin fodder, when viewed against the nine-year engineering plan these are baby steps. Logging riverbanks and harassing

eagles is not dam construction. There is plenty of time to stop this costly boondoggle that has been purposely kept sheltered from full regulatory scrutiny.

And yes, Virginia, agricultural soils – not just the boreal forest - do store globally significant amounts of carbon. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, agricultural soils are among the planet’s largest reservoirs of carbon and hold potential for expanded carbon sequestration.

Even more to the point, agricultural soils produce food, which we can no longer afford

to take for granted in an era of droughts and extreme weather. The Peace Valley has the capacity to provide fruits and vegetables for one million British Columbians every year.

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Sisters work together to heighten awareness of kidney support Sam Bates

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Sisters Elizabeth Daley and Margaret Reveley are closer than most.

When Elizabeth went into renal failure, Margaret went under the knife to donate the

kidney that Elizabeth needed to live.

Back in 2010, Elizabeth left her routine physical examination feeling great. It wasn’t until her doctor called that she felt uneasy. Elizabeth’s blood work determined that

her kidney function had decreased significantly.

Choosing not to dwell on it, she carried on with her life.

“All through this illness, I pretty much kept it to myself,” she said. “I’ve always hated to

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admit to frailties.”

But upon arrival to work in August of 2014, extreme fatigue meant that she couldn’t even stand up.

Anyone who’s kidney function is below 15 per cent should be on dialysis. When Elizabeth went into the doctor that day, her kidneys were functioning at only four per cent. She had reached stage five renal failure.

She had always dreaded the day when she would start dialysis, but there was no other choice.

Within a few days, she had a catheter inserted into her abdomen and she was trained to administer nightly peritoneal dialysis at home.

“I’ve always been a believer that human beings can adapt to anything,” she said. “So I said, ‘This is the way it’s going to be – deal with it.’”

But dialysis affected Elizabeth in many ways.

“You’re on the fringes, physically and mentally,” she said. “You’re kind of in a fog.”

And while being hooked up to a machine was emotionally challenging, she was grateful that the technology existed.

Margaret always knew that, when the time came, she wanted to donate a kidney to her sister.

Since Elizabeth started dialysis, Margaret took a few weeks to really think about her decision.

But following every trepidation, she would return to the same thought, “How could I

After Elizabeth Daley (left) received a kidney from her sister Margaret Reveley, the two have recently started a Chilliwack chapter of the Kidney Foundation.

not?”

Her greatest fear was that she wouldn’t be a match, and what a let down that would be. However, after 10 months of rigorous tests and scans, Margaret got the call she and her sister had been waiting for.

“My last dialysis was September 20, 2015,” Elizabeth said proudly.

On September 21, her sister’s kidney was transplanted into her body.

Elizabeth said that it’s hard to describe how much better she feels since the transplant.

“Dialysis keeps you alive… a transplant lets you live.”

“I’m myself again now.”

And Margaret feels healthy as ever. “Our bodies are so overbuilt.

You can function on one good kidney forever,” she said.

Ten months of testing was a tedious process, but Margaret was amazed to

see the bigger picture.

“It’s really quite remarkable that they can do this,” she enthused. “A little part of your body can make somebody better, it’s crazy! And it’s extremely rewarding.”

Donating a kidney to her sister wasn’t a sacrifice. It was a privilege.

One that they want to share.

Elizabeth and Margaret have started a Chilliwack chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

Through the chapter, members will provide peer support, education and awareness of kidney disease, and encourage organ donation.

According to B.C. Transplant, 95 per cent of British Columbians support the idea of donating a kidney to someone in need.

Fifty-one per cent reported that they were a registered organ donor.

Yet only 19 per cent are actually registered on B.C.’s official organ donation registry.

To check if you are already a donor, or to register to become a donor visit transplant. bc.ca.

As they grow with members and volunteers, the Chilliwack chapter will be holding regular meetings, participating in health and wellness events, and they hope to have a fundraising walk in March, National Kidney Month.

During a wellness fair on November 24, Margaret and Elizabeth met many people in the community who are, or know someone who is going through kidney disease. The chapter will provide those people with support.

To learn more about the chapter or to join, contact Margaret at 604793-7779 or at bmr856@ telus.net.

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The B.C. government’s climate advisory panel wants to start increasing the province’s carbon tax with a 33 per cent jump in 2018, and says even with higher fuel tax the province won’t meet its current target to reduce greenhouse gases one third by 2020.

The carbon tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, a rate that translates to about seven cents a litre on gasoline and similar taxes on diesel, natural gas and other carbon-based fuels. The government’s advisory team recommends increasing the carbon tax by $10 a tonne each year starting in 2018, with increased rebates for

low-income and rural B.C. residents.

Environment Minister Mary Polak released the panel’s recommendations Friday, as the B.C. delegation led by Premier Christy Clark prepares to attend the United Nations climate change meetings in Paris next week.

Polak was skeptical about one of the panel’s recommendations, to cut the provincial sales tax from seven per cent to six and replace the revenues through higher carbon taxes in the years ahead.

“It is one of their recommendations, and so we’ll be looking at it along with the others, but I think at first blush, the numbers probably

don’t work,” Polak said.

The panel, appointed in May with industry and environmental representatives, concluded that the 2020 reduction target isn’t going to be met. It recommends a new target of a 40 per cent reduction by 2030, and says the original target of an 80 per cent cut can still be reached with “aggressive” carbon pricing and expansion of the tax to include industrial emissions.

Polak said she accepts that assessment, and will consult with industry and B.C. residents before setting new policies next spring to meet the new 2030 target.

NDP leader John Horgan said the Clark government

has frozen the carbon tax and delayed progress on Metro Vancouver transit with a referendum they expected would fail.

“Rather than reduce emissions, they’ve gone up,” Horgan said. “And we’re not even counting liquefied natural gas.”

Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver said the recommendation to resume increases in the carbon tax is “bold,” but the report also shows Clark’s government gave up on the 2020 target that is still in legislation.

“The key thing is that these recommendations are completely incompatible with the government’s LNG plan,” Weaver said.

‘Historic moment’ as doors open, donations pile up March so we can get through this crunch period," Friesen said.

Refugees will stay in temporary accommodations like that for a couple of weeks, get oriented, find permanent housing and rotate out as new Syrians arrive.

The top priority now is finding the permanent homes, many of which are expected to be in more affordable Metro Vancouver cities such as Surrey and Coquitlam.

Indo-Canadian developer Daljit Thind, an immigrant himself, has offered several wellappointed permanent apartments on Kingsway in Vancouver at welfare rates, far below what they could fetch.

Friesen likens the operation underway to suddenly trying to host the Olympics with next to no notice.

"We've got over 3,500 volunteers. Close to 800 housing leads. A hundred and something employers wanting to offer first jobs in Canada," he said.

"We've got grandmothers knitting toques and scarves and gloves," Friesen said.

"We had a seven-yearold who gave his $2 allowance. A 13-yearold who gave his birthday party money – instead of collecting gifts he basically took money from his friends and gave it to us. It's unbelievable."

The Immigrant Services Society has helped recruit volunteer, housing and job offers through its

website (www.issbc. org) and it also takes financial donations to help fund private refugee sponsorships.

The B.C. Muslim Association is also organizing assistance and collecting donations through its website at www.thebcma.com.

Material donations are welcomed by Eversafe Ranch Outreach Society in Surrey, Langley and Delta (eversaferanch.ca) and the Muslim Food Bank (muslimfoodbank. com).

About half of the initial 400 arrivals are expected to be privately sponsored and Friesen noted there is no cap on the number of those refugees – significantly more could be brought to B.C. over and above the expected share of government-sponsored refugees, depending on the number and capacity of B.C. sponsors.

Numerous religious groups – including Christians, Muslims, Jews and Sikhs – are gearing up to either directly sponsor refugees or otherwise assist them.

"It's a proliferation of every faith, non-faith, businesses, law firms – it's the whole gamut," Friesen said.

A trickle of Syrian refugees have been arriving in B.C. already.

Eighteen families – 51 Syrians in total – have so far come to B.C. in 2015, all of them settling in either Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster or Coquitlam.

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urban centres. Some are survivors of torture," Friesen said. "It's a real mixed bag of careers.

There are medical students, university students, families with young kids, plumbers, carpenters, accountants."

Language training will be one of the biggest challenges for the mainly Arabic speakers.

Friesen expects part of the $670 million Ottawa has budgeted over four years to respond to the crisis to flow to B.C. to help reduce wait lists for English classes and daycare spaces.

Asked if he's seen local examples of tensions from people worried about security risks, Friesen said he's had a few negative phone calls, but called them a tiny minority.

He calls it a major reversal in public sentiment from years of many Canadians suspecting every refugee was a "welfarecheating bogus queuejumping illegal" to a near-universal desire to help.

"I've got self-inflicted bruises from constantly pinching myself and wondering 'what planet am I on?'"

One change he still wants to see is an end to the federal policy of making incoming refugees repay loans – with interest – to cover their processing, medical checks and transportation to Canada.

Ottawa has already exempted the Syrian refugees from that requirement.

Advocates say it's a significant hardship and undercuts efforts to help refugees successfully adapt to life in Canada because some may delay or forgo retraining to repay the loans.

"To now say Syrians don't have the loan but all other refugees do makes no sense," Friesen said. "It's time to put the loan to bed.

It does not align with the humanitarian objectives of this stream of immigration."

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Paradise found in Agassiz Photos by Greg Laychak

Actor Luke Perry was in Agassiz last Wednesday and Thursday filming scenes for a Hallmark network Movie of the Week currently titled Welcome to Paradise, pictured here on Pioneer Avenue between takes.

While in Agassiz, the crew along with Perry and the rest of the cast filmed at the Kent Veterinary Clinic, the Fraser River Lodge, the Dollar Store and Allenby’s Farm Store.

Perry was made famous by his role as Dylan McKay in the 90s TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, but has 91 acting credits since his career started.

Movies that featured Perry include Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and The Fifth Element (1997).

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Springs Resort & Spa. View beautifully decorated trees by local merchants and organizations.

Will remain on display over the holiday season.

Agassiz Emergency Services Annual Food Drive - Tonight from 6-9pm. Make the season brighter for all with your cash donations, non perishable food items and/or new toys!

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The Kent Harrison Arts Council presents the 2015 Small Works Group Show - On now through Dec. 13 at the Ranger Station Art Gallery, 98 Rockwell Dr., Harrison Hot Springs. FMI call (604) 796-2723 Annual Festival of Trees - On display beginning Nov. 28 in the lobby of the Harrison Hot

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Groups & Activities for Kids

Agassiz Kids At The Cross - Thursdays at Agassiz Harrison Family Parenting the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz. FMI call Place Meet friends, old and new! Paren Ettie 604-819-6822. ts/ caregivers with their Better Beginnings - Pre/post natal welcome. Mon., Wed. children 0 - 6 are and Thurs. 9:30am education, nutrition & support. Lunch - 1pm and Saturdays provided. Tues. 10 am to 1 pm. 7272 Morrowis 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI callfrom 9am - noon.

604-796-0313.

Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313.

Coffee Break/Story Hour - A weekly Bible Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm Study for ladies & child ren 0-5. Weds. 9:30 at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in am Agassiz Christian Refor med Church on for kids 0 - 5. FMI call Kent Elementary at Morrow Road. FMI call or text Karen 604-997604-796-2161.

4484 Preschool Storytime - Fridays at 10:15. It’s 1789 The Royal West minster Regiment Crackle, Ms Terrill and all your little friend Cadet Corps - Westie Army together as we listen to stories and songs at the Royal Canadian Legio Cadets Training n Branch No 228 and have all kinds of fun. Free, drop in, coff s - 344 Fort Street Hope Wed. 6:30 PM - 9 pm. ee & friendship available for all ages!

Free for ages 12 - 19. FMI contact Captain M.E. Sam Ronholm, CD at 1789trg@gmai l. com or call 604-799-8897.

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Central Community Church Meets at the Ag Hall at 6800 Pioneer Ave. Sunday 10:30 am Kids Ministry as well. For more info visit www.central365.org The Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30 am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: hgc@shaw.ca • harrisongospelchapel.com

ANNUAL CAROL FESTIVAL Agassiz Campus Sunday, 10:30 am Kids’ Ministry Meeting at the Ag Hall 6800 Pioneer Ave.

Computer & Signs

Agassiz Agricultural Hall Thursday, December 10, at 7pm All Welcome Last chance to join the mass choir Tonight, December 3, 7pm Agassiz United Church

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Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sun. at 10 am. Cal 604-997-4484 Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Hwy. 604-796-2680 Agassiz United Church Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10:30 am.

All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 Highway, Agassiz. Holy Eucharist at 10 am Sun. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday 9 am & 11 am, Tues. to Sat. 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact

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Seniors Friendship House Drop-In - Mon. Tues Seniors Walking to Music at 10 am, Sit & Fit and day is Toonie Day Bowling - Agassiz at Harrison seniors are encouraged to 10:30 am, Bingo at 1 pm, Seniors Learn to Line come out Dance at 4 pm; Tues. Bridge and Cribbage second andand join 5 pin bowling every at last 1 pm.; Wed. Floor Curling at 1 pm.; Fri. Floor starting at 3:15pTuesday of each month m at Chillibowl Lane Curling at 1 pm. FMI call 604-796-3422.

Chilliwack. Car pool available. Call Kay FMI s, at Council of Senior Citizens Organizations 604-316-3318.

(COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to The Better at Home program is look improving “The Quality of Life” for all senio for Friendly visitor volunteers - If you ing rs. have FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-576-9734 or emai the skills, energy & time we would love to l hear from you, as you can make a positive ecbayer@shaw.ca Agassiz Harrison Senior Peer Support - Knit difference for seniors & your community. Call Agassiz-Harrison Community Services, Fiona & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Delcourt, Program Coordinator (604) 796Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz. 2585 Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-796-98 41.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ......... 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS.. 9-57 TRAVEL .................................61-76 CHILDREN............................. 80-98 EMPLOYMENT .................... 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES............ 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK............... 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE .... 503-587 REAL ESTATE ..................... 603-696 RENTALS .......................... 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE.................... 804-862 MARINE ........................... 903-920

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES GET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

All Cash-Locations Provided.

Protected Territories. Interest Free Financing. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

Free Door Prizes, Turkey Dinner Sale, Santa Photo Booth, 50/50 Reverse Draw.

Vendors wanted.

Arts, crafts, products, clothing and more! Everyone welcome.

(604)491-7110

Christmas Trees Cut or U-cut Fraser, Balsam, and Grand Fir 4’ - 14’ $40 any size Hand pruned 11060 McGrath Rd. Rosedale, BC (604)794-3430

.Retro Designs/Antiques Fair. Dec 6th 10am-3pm. Croatian Cultural Ctr 3250 Commercial Drive. Adm. $5

The Chilliwack Metis Association is holding it’s

Annual Christmas Party & Pot Luck

Sat. Dec 12 Doors open at 5pm.

Dinner at 5:30pm.

Central Elementary School, 9435 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C.

Please bring a non-perishable item for our food hamper & a dish to feed 5 people. Any questions please call Joan, (604)795-5489

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on all ads in our Christmas Corner & Craft Fair classified sections.

FREE colour when available

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES BAND Mgr. sought by Kwakiutl Band in Pt. Hardy. Deadline to send cover letter, resume and salary expectation is 4 PM on Dec. 7 to manager@kwakiutl.bc.ca or fax 250949-6066. Pls request & review job description before applying.

START A NEW CAREER in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

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Canadian Military Education Centre and Museum Looking for photo of a Sherman Tank that reside in Harrison Hot Springs in 1971.

Email: Gordonwozencroft@gmail.com

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MOVING & STORAGE

1 As in movers we trust. Same day moves & deliveries. Reliable Honest Movers. Starting $45hr + gas.

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

604-796-4300.

HELP WANTED

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your workat-home career today!

POWELL RIVER & REGION Transition House Society has a job posting for a Stopping the Violence Counselor, closing on December 30th, 2015.

Contact: chamberj@telus.net

604-796-4300.

WANTED experienced commercial tire person for a busy shop in Port Coquitlam B.C. Top wages and benefits paid. Please send resume to: tireperson@outlook.com

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEED A LOAN? Own Property?

Have Bad Credit? We can help!

Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

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

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

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WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKERS Emil Anderson Maintenance has openings for

WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKERS

Advertise your event with us: CRAFT FAIRS, BAKE SALES, GIFT IDEAS, CHARITY FUNDRAISERS

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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

Funding & Housing Avail!

Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certification proof.

Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com

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Please email/fax resumes before December 4, 2015 and include current drivers abstract to: jmeloshinsky@eac.bc.ca Fax: (604) 794-3863

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

INFORMATION

tanya@blackpressused.ca Booking deadline for classifieds: Every wednesday by 12pm.

604 796 4300

EDUCATION

HUGE DEMAND for Medical Transcriptionists!

CanScribe is Canada’s top Medical Transcription training school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com

EDUCATION

This is a seasonal full time position in various locations including Hope, Allison Pass, and Boston Bar areas. All applicants must carry a valid class 3 w/air or higher. Applicants will be required to participate in physical labour as well as driving activities. Verifiable snowplowing experience will be an asset.

Call Tanya to book your ad Today!

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CANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment

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25% Discount

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing?

Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

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TRAVEL

Emil Anderson Maintenance has openings for A HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC Emil Anderson Maintenance Co has an immediate opening for a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic at our Hope Repair Facility. Your duties will be to assist with the service, repair, and overhaul of a varied fleet of highway maintenance equipment. Preference will be given to the person who possesses a Class 3 drivers licence c/w air endorsement and also a Commercial Vehicle Inspection certification. The ideal candidate should reside in the greater Hope area, or be willing to relocate. This is a long term employment opportunity that offers excellent Union wages and a comprehensive benefits package.

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.344.1069

www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

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PLUMBING

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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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

From $499 (Made in BC) Repairs & Service We extend warranties to all makes. Vacuum’s need a service every 5 years just like an oil change!

604-792-8055 / 854-8055

PETS 477

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Blk & blk/tan. 8 wks old, 4 left. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 Golden Doodle puppies, born Oct. 23, Dad is (50lbs.) Standard Poodle (cert hips, elbows), Mom is (68lbs.)

Golden Retriever. Ready Dec. 18.

Ideal family companions / service dogs (intelligent, gentle, eager to please, good with children/animals, low or no shed). Experienced (30 years), knowledgable, kennelless breeders. First shots / deworming. $1,200, Mission 604-820-4827

Great Pyrennes pups, exc guardian dogs, ready Dec. 15. $700.

Call (604)798-5069

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ANSWERS

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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

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES WE PAY CASH FOR HOUSES!!

ANY CONDITION, ANY LOCATION 604-789-3922 www. MapleRidgePropertyBuyers.com

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL AGASSIZ

MISC. FOR SALE

T. Marlowe Manor 1755 - #9 Hwy, Agassiz (Under new Management)

Spacious and bright

STEEL BUILDING SALE...

“REALLY BIG SALE-YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

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new condo quality 1 bdrm...$650 and 2 bdrm...$800/m Prkg, coin laundry, elevator & balcony, 5 min walk to all conveniences, down town.

Available now.

Call 604-703-3405

MISC. WANTED

Have Unwanted Firearms?

Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession?

Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?

Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.

Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973.

We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.

Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

Advertise your garage sale in the classifieds.

We’ll give you all the tools you need to have a great sale and results are guaranteed.

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TRUCKS & VANS

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES Abbotsford 30255 Cedar Lane 2005 DODGE NEON, auto 4 dr sedan, a/c. STK#701. $1,995.

2002 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr, auto, loaded, STK#744. $3,900.

2003 HONDA CIVIC, auto 4 dr sedan loaded STK#666. $4,900 2004 ACURA EL 1.7 4dr sedan leather, sunroof, loaded, Only this week! STK#724. $5,900.

2007 TOYOTA YARIS, 4 dr, auto, sedan, STK#734 $5,900.

2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, auto, loaded. STK#710. $6,900.

2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, auto, loaded. STK#672. $6,900.

2009 FORD FOCUS 4dr,sedan loaded, auto STK#687 $6,900.

2005 MAZDA 3, 4dr sedan, full load, s/roof. STK#743. This week only! $7,500.

2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr auto, loaded. STK#691. $7,900.

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 dr, sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK#696 $7,900.

2007 PONTIAC TORRENT 4 dr, AWD, fully loaded, only 99K kms. STK#657 $9,900.

2011 NISSAN Versa 4dr auto, h/bk, loaded, STK#721 $9,900.

2004 ACURA MDX 4dr auto, 7 psgr, loaded, DVD, Navigation STK#254 $10,900.

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr, sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK#723. $11,900.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 4 dr, auto, fully loaded. This week only! STK#721 $12,900.

2012 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr, auto, loaded, STK#695. $14,900.

2008 CHEV 1500 LT. Crew cab, 4X4, auto, short box, fully loaded. STK#600. $16,900.

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

Find a new owner for your old car. It’s easy.

You’re in the driver’s seat when you take out an ad in the classifieds.

Call us today!

604-796-4300

TRANSPORTATION 845

REAL ESTATE 627

TRANSPORTATION

DL# 31038 604-855-0666

ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca

BOXER PUPS flashy fawn males.

Vet ✓ CKC reg’d. Beautiful pedigree.

604-794-3786 afternoons/eves CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

AUCTIONS

WWW.KWIKAUCTIONS.COM Weekly Restaurant Equipment Auctions. Coming up December 5 & 6 1000 Lots 2015 Brand New Equipment Liquidation, Refrigeration, Cooking Equipment, Plates, Glassware, Smallwares, Used Equipment, Contents of Buffet Hall, Large Hotel Restaurant, Cold Stone Creamery, Coffee Shop - www.KwikAuctions.com, Burnaby

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REAL ESTATE

HOMES WANTED

Yes, We Pay CASH!

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

2004 MAZDA 3 Auto, 4 dr, Only this wk! STK#673 $4,900.

2004 DODGE CARAVAN 7psgr, loaded STK#525 $2,900.

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

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 7psg full load, runs good, Aircared STK#530, $3,900.

2002 FORD F150 crew cab 4X4 auto, fully loaded, short box. STK#686 $5,900.

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

2008 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 psgr, leather, runs good, STK#424. $9,900.

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

STK#504. $10,900.

Financing Available www.keytrackautosales.ca

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Dear Residents: The Fraser Valley Regional District is conducting a Public Information Meeting regarding a proposed contaminated soil landfill.

The applicant, Statlu Resources Inc., intends to use the site for disposing and storing soils that have been removed from contaminated sites and the soils will contain some residual petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals.

The proposed contaminated soil landfill site is located on Crown land with an area of approximately 8.3 ha (20 acres) it is located near the 10 km mark of the Chehalis Forest Service Road in Electoral Area “C”, approximately 10 km north of Highway 7.

Details about the application are available on the FVRD website at: http://www.fvrd.ca/EN/main/services/planning-development/Current_Applications.html (or scan the QR code below) THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON: Monday, December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Scowlitz Community Hall 12892 Moses Drive Lake Errock, Electoral Area “C” The purpose of this Public Information Meeting is to initiate early consultation to better understand the public interest with respect to the proposal.

Damaged or Older Houses!

Condos & Pretty Homes too!

This is not a public hearing.

Check us out! www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

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Take notice that Andrew Bodnar of Bandrova Farms Ltd from Agassiz, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a crown land tenure for a roadway situated on Provincial Crown land located .4 kms west of the west end of Humphrey Road, Agassiz. Legal description Sec33, TP3, Rge 26 Rem. LS3 The Lands File Number for this application is 2411665 Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp.

2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until January 14, 2016. Comments received after this date may not be considered Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record.

For information, contact Information Access Operations at the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services in Victoria at: www.gov.bc.ca/citz/iao/.

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