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Metro halts plan to build new incinerator Fraser Valley Regional District board breathes sigh of relief

Greg Laychak THE OBSERVER

Metro Vancouver's drive to build a new garbage incinerator is on ice, if not dead.

The regional district announced Thursday it is discontinuing the lengthy waste-to-energy procurement process, although it indicated it could be restarted in a year or two.

“This is good news,” said Village of Harrison Hot Springs mayor Leo Facio. “This is a lead project by the Fraser Valley Regional District for many years to stop the pollution that comes down the valley from Vancouver, especially with the particulate matter that affects your

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It’s all part of the FVRD program to improve air quality, he said.

“It’s an overall plan to protect the crops, it affects everything this bad air pollution,” Facio said. “All the way from Vancouver, all the way to hope and beyond.”

Fresh on the heels of the incinerator plan’s cancellation, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) received approval for its solid waste management plant from the Environment Ministry.

“We applaud Minister [Mary] Polak’s decision which will allow for the establishment of policy and regulation that will encourage private

sector investment, innovation and competition, while meeting the plan’s target of 90 per cent diversion in the next 10 years,” said FVRD chair and Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz said in a press release.

The FVRD's plan focuses on mixed waste material recovery, a sophisticated way to divert as much as possible material from the waste stream and improve recycling.

"By working together with the private sector, and taking advantage of economies of scale, the FVRD hopes to lead by example and implement a true Zero Waste management system in British Columbia," according to a press release issued Tuesday.

The FVRD release reiterated that mixed waste material recovery is more cost effective than garbage incineration and has no negative impact on air quality.

Gaetz and other FVRD leaders have been vocal for years in opposition to Metro Vancouver's plan to build a waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in the region.

Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore said improved recycling and waste-reduction efforts have pushed back the need for new waste disposal capacity by several years.

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The B.C. government should immediately put an extra $50 million into the budget of the troubled Ministry of Children and Family Development, and wind down the independent watchdog that highlights the worst cases of young people who die in ministry care.

Those are among the recommendations of a review by former deputy minister Bob Plecas, released Monday. Plecas said the ministry needs a four-year strategic plan to build up resources, starting with hiring 120 additional child protection social workers in the first year and building from there.

Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen TurpelLafond has issued a string of reports on child

protection failures. The most recent one looked at an aboriginal teen named Paige, who died of a drug overdose in Vancouver's downtown east side after 30 child-protection reports and interventions with her alcoholic mother.

Another recent case was Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old who fell to his death in September from a fourth-floor hotel room where he had been housed by the ministry after his Abbotsford group home was shut down due to poor conditions.

Turpel-Lafond rejected Plecas' suggestion that an internal "contrarian" and a ministry spokesperson similar to those employed by police forces would be trusted by the public to identify and report on issues in the ministry.

Plecas said privacy rules need to be changed so an all-party committee

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (left) and Grand Chief Doug Kelly of the First Nations Health Council stand in support of Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who is serving her second term.

of MLAs can be briefed on child death and serious injury cases, allowing opposition MLAs to provide the oversight and criticism they bring to other ministries of the B.C. government.

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux said she can't commit to specific financial

measures until the provincial budget is presented in February, but she has the support of Premier Christy Clark and the cabinet to increase resources for the ministry.

Turpel-Lafond said accumulated cuts and freezes to the ministry budget leave it at least $100 million below what it needs to keep up with

its caseload.

She also objected to Plecas' statement in his report that no system will ever protect all children in government care from death, which he described as rare. There have been 90 deaths so far in the current fiscal year, TurpelLafond said.

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decision. "It's about stopping this process and re-evaluating our needs to ensure that we're building the right facility for ...for the generous donations of gifts, the amount of residual we have treats & your time at another fun-filled requirements for."

Metro originally aimed to MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS, in Agassiz build a plant that could burn All the Volunteers 500,000 tonnes of garbage a year, Mayor John Van Laerhoven but scaled the plan down twice Chief Clem Seymour Mayor Leo Facio to 250,000 tonnes as its volume Bobbi Jacob, Executive Director, AHCS of unrecycled garbage shrank.

1st Agassiz Scouts with their lead Chris Wilson Moore said Metro doesn't AESS Leadership Group want to end up with an overbuilt Agassiz Harrison Early Years incinerator if the current trend Agassiz Library Society: Friends of the Library Agassiz Produce continues.

CALL: Agassiz Harrison About 500,000 tonnes a year deVry Greenhouse was once going to the Cache District of Kent Creek landfill, which Metro will Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa stop using at the end of 2016, Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau but Moore said that is currently Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Safeway - Chilliwack Mall down below 200,000 tonnes.

Safeway - Downtown "We don't want to build a Save-on-Foods facility that is too large, that Super Valu we've spent more capital on than The Back Porch what's required."

The Red Apple Village of Harrison Hot Springs Metro could, with the approval of Delta and Vancouver, send And of course Santa and Mrs. Claus more waste to the Vancouver Landfill, which currently takes Organized by: less than half of its licensed Agassiz-Harrison Community Services annual volume of around District of Kent - Recreation Programmer 650,000 tonnes. The existing Tourism Harrison Hot Springs Burnaby incinerator continues Fraser Valley Regional Library - Agassiz Seabird Island Band to take 285,000 tonnes per year.

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Metro Vancouver announced it will upgrade emission controls at the Burnaby incinerator, and has 'discontinued' the procurement of a new waste-to-energy incinerator that's been long opposed by FVRD.

waste volumes, which have been in doubt after a provincial decision disallowing Metro from imposing a ban on the export of waste out of the region.

A new incinerator faced a steep uphill battle against opponents in the Fraser Valley, who argue it would be an unacceptable source of new air pollution in the constrained airshed.

Metro officials have long rejected that characterization, but the project would have faced a provincial environmental review as well.

Moore said Metro "remains committed to waste-to-energy" as the least expensive and most environmentally sustainable

method of disposing of garbage, after efforts to reduce and recycle are exhausted.

The regional district has been under pressure from Belkorp Environmental, which operates the Cache Creek landfill and opposes incineration, to allow intensive use of material recovery facilities to extract recyclables from garbage.

Some municipalities have also supported that strategy, which has been embraced by the Fraser Valley Regional District.

"We're thrilled," said FVRD vice-chair and longtime incineration opponent Patricia Ross. "It's a pretty great Christmas present for everybody

who has been fighting this."

Ross predicted there will be even less need for a new incinerator in the future, and that Metro will never pursue it again.

"We in the FVRD are applauding the wisdom of this decision."

Belkorp Environmental vicepresident Russ Black said he believes the need for action on climate change was one factor behind the Metro decision.

"It just doesn't make sense to burn recyclables like plastics for energy versus recycling them and conserving energy," he said, adding a new incinerator would also mean "burning garbage and putting contaminants in the air that Fraser Valley residents have to breathe and that would fall on the farmland of the food we eat."

Belkorp subsidiary NextUse has been offered a licence for its proposed material recovery facility in Coquitlam.

But Black said the licence is for only five years and has other terms that make it unacceptable to build a $30-million plant.

"Hopefully with this decision we get a more reasonable licence."

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Once a scam artist always a scam artist.

That was the broad sentiment from some victims of Donald Quinnell, the man who faces a five-year prison term for close to two dozen counts of fraud and theft of elderly people Chilliwack and Agassiz last year.

The 48-year-old got choked up in the prisoner’s box during his sentencing hearing in provincial court in Chilliwack on Dec. 3. Crocodile tears, according to the elderly victims that remained in court “He had to say that,” said one victim after Quinnell’s apology in court.

The victims, all of whom are in their mid60s to 94-years-old, can’t be named because of a court-ordered publication ban.

Facing a lengthy trial and 15 counts of fraud under $5,000, 14 counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of possession of stolen property, Quinnell pleaded guilty to 22 counts on Oct. 16.

Quinnell had a variety of scams. In some cases he would convince a Good Samaritan to “lend” him money for a tow truck after a supposed accident, or they would give him money through some other convoluted scheme.

In other cases he promised he could get someone a great deal on carpet or countertops or appliances, take money and disappear.

Yet other cases were simple distraction scams where he would

make off with a wallet or a purse.

In one case recounted to the Times by one of the victims in court last week, a man rang the doorbell of her home in a gated community and pretended to be the son of a neighbour. He said he needed a ride to the hospital, and eventually convinced her to give up $400. He then stole her cellphone and $60 when she wasn’t looking.

In another scam recounted in court, Quinnell knocked on a man’s door, told him he had been in a car accident and said he needed $200 for a tow truck. The man drove him to a bank at which time Quinnell said he left his bank card at home. The man lent him $200, and when they parted, the man realized Quinnell hadn’t just absconded with the cash but also stolen his camera, charger and other items from his house.

He was eventually arrested Jan. 2, 2015 after a scam in Agassiz that involved an 80-year-old woman and her husband. The woman drove Quinnell somewhere and the husband got suspicious, eventually calling 911.

Chilliwack RCMP aware of the string of crimes raced to Agassiz and eventually arrested Quinnell after a short foot chase.

Quinnell’s lawyer Ali Yusuf painted a picture of a man addicted to crack cocaine, desperate for money. Yusuf told the court he was “in the throes of a drug addiction” and he was shaking during some of the crimes.

“It doesn’t excuse it,

but it does explain it,” he said.

In all the cases, the victims were elderly, trusting and many recounted, contrary to his lawyer’s description, that Quinnell was calm, measured and a “smooth talker.”

As Crown counsel Carolyn Kramer recounted the 22 cases, at one point Judge Wendy Young interrupted to ask Kramer about what looked like detailed planning in advance of the crimes.

“In some of these he ‘cased the joint’ if I can use that expression, in that he knew the name of other people in the neighbourhood?”

Young asked.

“They were feeling the neighbourhood was cased,” Kramer said.

Crown counsel Anna Tosso submitted a binder with 16 victim impact statements to the judge. Many of those affected felt very embarrassed about what happened.

“In many of these cases, trust has been shattered,” Tosso said.

Some have made changes to their homes, others have changed behaviours, lost sleep, increased their distrust of strangers and even curbed donations and other helpful behaviour they did in the past.

As Tosso summarized the victim impact statements, a family member of Quinnell’s in the gallery started to cry. His father and another family member also attended part of the proceedings.

After the Crown and defence submissions, Quinnell read from a prepared statement.

He stood up, turned his back to his family members and faced the front of the courtroom and had considerable difficulty speaking, seemingly overcome with emotion.

“I want to apologize to Chilliwack and citizens for the crimes I committed out here,” he said in part. “I preyed on their good nature so I could use crack cocaine.”

Quinnell apologized to his family and his fiancee who has stuck with him through the case. He also spoke to his addictions, how he overdosed twice last year and said he is not a violent person.

“I’m at the mercy of this court to not give up on me,” Quinnell said. “I truly am a good person when cocaine is not ruining my life.”

After the hearing, the three remaining victims who stuck around mostly agreed that Quinnell appeared less to be apologizing to them and more feeling sorry for himself.

Defence and Crown made a joint sentencing submission of five years jail minus credit for one year of “dead time” since he was arrested Jan. 2.

This is not the first time Quinnell has been involved in fraud and thefts. In 2008, he was sentenced to six years in prison in Calgary after he was convicted of going to seniors complexes on the pretence of selling fresh fish, alcohol, cigarettes and other items. He would take cash and disappear and, as in the Chilliwack and Agassiz cases, he would steal money, wallets or credit cards.

While the sentence requested by the Crown in the current case is lower than the 2008 sentence, the latter involved more money (more than $15,000) and more victims. At that sentencing hearing his lawyer said Quinnell had a “pathological gambling addiction.”

“He was caught before this got to the size that it got in Calgary,” Kramer told the judge last week.

Earlier in 2008, Quinnell also pleaded guilty to a similar string of scams in Vancouver and was handed a 25-month prison sentence.

Young will hand down her sentence on Dec. 17.

A man sentenced to jail and probation in October for a string of mail thefts from community mailboxes in the summer faces more charges.

David McGill was sentenced to 31 days in jail and 18 months probation on Oct. 20.

He was scheduled back in court Tuesday facing fraud and possess/use stolen credit card charges from July 22, but he did not show up and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

The July 22 incident was a month before the 47-year-old Chilliwack resident was arrested in Agassiz. On Aug. 28, Mounties

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Will this be a white Christmas?

There are many reasons to register as an organ donor.

In our province alone, there are at least 544 reasons. That is the number of people currently waiting for a transplant in B.C. The good news is that 959,635 British Columbians have done what they can to shrink the number on that wait list. That is the number of registered donors in B.C. While that is noble, that accounts for barely 20 per cent of the province’s population.

According to the Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation, the vast majority of Canadians – 96 per cent – approve, either strongly (71 per cent) or somewhat (25 per cent) of organ donation. Only four per cent of Canadians expressed disapproval (see bit.ly/1Qek5yy for full publication).

So, why is there such a disparity between the approval rating and the act of registering?

That is a question that confounds many experts.

The most common belief is that people simply have not gotten around to it.

There’s always time, right?

Well, we can hope so. But the truth is, we don’t know. And the problem is, it’s never too late... until it’s too late.

Another theory is that the need for a transplant does not affect enough of the population for it to be a pressing issue to the majority.

That is understandable. It stands to reason that someone is more likely to be empathetic to a situation if their lives have been touched by it. That is one of the reasons cancer research donations are so incredibly high. Nearly everyone has been touched by the disease in one way or another, and we all want to see the end of it.

In that regard, we are blessed that the need for transplants does not affect nearly the percentage of the population as a disease as terrible as cancer. That said, the need is still there. And the commitment on your part is simple. Four minutes. That’s all it takes to register online at transplantbc.ca All you need is your BC Health number, and in 240 seconds.

It could be the most selfless, heroic act you ever perform, and it won’t cost you a dime. ~ Black Press

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Clark on carbon tax, government ads B.C. VIEWS

Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview at her Victoria office Dec. 9. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at www.agassizharrisonobserver.com.

TF: At the UN climate conference in Paris, did you speak about natural gas as a transition fuel, and did you find support for that idea?

PCC: Yes and yes. The new government in Ottawa is a big supporter of our LNG plan, and part of the reason for that is that they also see it as a way forward for Canada to make a huge contribution to fighting global climate change.

There are 150 coal plants on the books in China today. The only

way that those plants and the ones that come after will be stopped is if they have a transitional fuel to move to.

TF: B.C.’s 2020 greenhouse gas target, reduction of emissions by a third, is another target that isn’t going to be met. Why? PCC: When the government brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other jurisdictions around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have.

There comes a point where the carbon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province.

TF: Your advisory committee says the carbon tax needs to go higher starting in 2018 if it’s going to have an effect. Do you have any other choice?

PCC: Let’s figure out what the national goal is going to be, which we don’t know yet.

TF: On a related topic, transit spending. Your new minister

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When the government brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other jurisdictions around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have.

There comes a point where the carbon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province ~ Christy Clark Peter Fassbender has talked about a “new day” in Ottawa and he’s downplaying the idea of another referendum for new funding

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PCC: It may be possible that the federal government wants to invest more in transit, and take up some of the slack from the local government level.

TF: On LNG, oil and natural gas prices continue to go down, and supply continues to go up around the world. Did you see any positive signs this year?

PCC: What I saw this year was developing countries, especially China, making a firm commitment to reduce their emissions. The only way for them to do that is to move to a greater degree to natural gas, and the bulk of their industry is still located on the east coast of their country, a long way from Russia and close to B.C. TF: Are we going to see some policy action on high housing costs in 2016, and will there be some relief from the property transfer tax?

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TF: We’re starting to see government advertising ramp up.

We saw a lot of Jobs Plan advertising before the 2013 election, we saw the federal government do it with their Economic Action Plan, which was very expensive, and to most people’s eye self-serving or political in nature at taxpayers’ expense. Is that what we’re going to see in the next year and a half?

PCC: It won’t be political. I think some of that was, really, political. You will see more information-based advertising out there, talking to people about for example, the Registered Education Savings Plan.

TF: Not Jobs Plan 2.0?

PCC: I don’t think that’s in the plan. I wish I could say to you no, never, but I, you know…g.

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Room for disagreement in climate debate glaciers are shrinking does not acknowledge the fact that this is minor in comparison to the growth of ice in the Antarctica.

Which, as it happens, contains over 90% of all the world's ice.

How's that for percentages?

Well here is another selective fact the activists and media have conveniently left out of

their discussions: the hurricane drought. As of September 2015, it has been 119 months since a major hurricane has hit the US coast, according to NASA. Mr. Tyler thinks these are minor discrepancies, yet the global warming activists have built their argument that we are facing an environmental

We owe the Bennett’s a lot

The death of Former British Columbia premier Bill Bennett saddened me and I am sure very many British Columbians. We lost not only a a savvy and hard working politician and businessman but a great Premier and a good man whose example inspired loyalty from those who knew him and worked with him and respect from his enemies. His

contribution to this province in the ten year period he was Premier in the seventies and eighties was enormous.

Cut from the same mould as his father and also great former Premier W.A.C. Bennett Bill Bennet knew how to respectfully treat taxpayers’ money.

Current Premier Christy Clark said it well. “Perhaps no other premier did more to

modernize our province.

He brought SkyTrain, Canada Place, and B.C. Place to Vancouver and began the Coquihalla Highway project and expanded our mining and hydro industries.”

Bennett gave us Expo ‘86 and can be rightly credited for transforming Vancouver into a worldclass city. Former NDP cabinet minister Moe Sihota credits Bennett for putting British Columbia

on the world stage.

Bennett was also considered an architect of financial restraint in the province and a signatory to Canada’s constitution. He guided B.C. through the turbulent early eighties with a controversial restraint program fought by unions who organized the so called Operational Solidarity movement but Bennett prevailed and a general strike was

averted.

Both Father and son served this province well for thirty years.

I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in B.C. during their era. Much of the current prosperity we all enjoy as British Columbians we owe to the Bennetts and so it is with a mixture of both gratitude and sadness we all feel our loss.

Gerald Hall

The Observer welcomes letters to the editor, but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity and legality.

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crisis on these fallacies.

There are many other inconvenient facts I could share, but would like to allow room for others to express their opinions – unlike Mr. Tyler, who would prefer it if people like me and Mr. Fletcher were silenced.

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Harrison Mills Community Club would like to send a big thank you to all of those that continually support our fundraising efforts to keep the volunteer run community hall going: Sasquatch Inn Burden Propane Linda Reedman Pottery Agassiz Deli Ledoux Hardware Pioneer Motors Allenby’s Kent Builders Lordco OK Tire Kent Outdoors Danny and Belinda Classic Country

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In your December 10th edition letter to the editor, Kevin Tyler criticizes Tom Fletcher's attempt to debate the facts concerning climate change. He tries to downplay Mr. Fletcher's points but does not provide a valid counter argument. Mr. Tyler's argument that 70% of the world's

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Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Jacob and I am 7 years old.

When I am at school my favourite thing to do is choir play. My favourite thing about winter is Santa. My favourite colour is red and my favourite animal is zebra.

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Arts

No one should be alone this Christmas!

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A musical celebration of Christmas

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Join the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra (“the Met”) for A Celebration of Christmas on Dec. 19.

As their eighth annual Christmas concert, the Met will offer a festive and diverse program for music and dance lovers alike.

Met board member Anne Fleming says, “This is the concert where we get to showcase the diversity of talent that we have in our orchestra, and select a program of some wonderful music of the Christmas season.”

On stage will be a number of special guests including vocal soloist Crystal Hicks, who will be belting out traditional holiday favourites in her gospel style.

Originally from the Bahamas, Hicks grew up singing. “My dad was a pastor, my mother was from a musical family. We all had a real love for it.”

Of her varied vocal experience, Hicks performs jazz, blues, pop and more, but she gets the most enjoyment from performing gospel.

“I can just really belt it,” she laughed. “It resonates with my faith. When you believe in what you’re singing, you really feel it.”

Hicks performed with the Met during a Christmas concert a few years ago, and she’s excited to join them once again.

“Singing with an orchestra... that’s an experience that just lifts you,” she enthused.

Met orchestra bassist Johan Worst has worked with Hicks

outside of the orchestral stage as well, in a band called ‘Horizon.’

The two are working with pianist Sandra Bower on a classic jazzy favourite for the Celebration of Christmas show.

“The Christmas performances with the Met are always great,” Worst said. “It’s not just the orchestra on stage performing for a receptive audience, there’s audience participation as well.”

Rod Swanson, Chilliwack music teacher and classical guitarist, will also join Hicks for a special vocal and guitar duet.

Met Conductor Gregory Douglas Johnson had wanted to perform music from the beloved Nutcracker Suite for years. What better way to bring this beautiful music to life than with great, local dancers.

Local dancer and choreographer Leigh Hilary-Lee was thrilled to provide a ballet and acro dance troupe and choreography from Crucible Dance Ministry, the dance company that she founded nearly a year ago.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Hilary-Lee formed Crucible Dance Ministry after years of rigorous education and work in fine arts as a dancer and instructor.

“Our mission [at Crucible] is to develop leaders that are growing in their faith,” Hilary-Lee explained. The group strives to serve communities at a local and global scale, and pays it forward with the gift of dance.

Of Hilary-Lee’s dance troupe will be award-winning acro dance

soloist Zoey Howe, who will take the stage for the Arabian dance, Coffee. Dancing since she was three, Howe is gaining fame in the Lower Mainland for her grace and athleticism, and she hopes to one day perform with the Cirque du Soleil.

“No Christmas orchestra program is really complete without a beautiful Harpist,” Fleming said. The Met are fortunate to have Calgary Philharmonic Olivia Ritchey on the program for the Nutcracker Suite and a special Samuel Rousseau variation on an ancient French Christmas carol. Ritchey will be joined by a string quartet of orchestra musicians to perform this piece, which she has waited years to bring to the stage.

Lovers of jazz, gospel, classical, dance and more will unite in joy during this festive evening celebration that won’t soon be forgotten.

The Christmas season can be a frantic time, Hicks pointed out, and she hopes that this concert will provide a fun break from this hectic time of year, where peoples’ spirits can be lifted by beautiful music.

A Celebration of Christmas takes place at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre (9201 Corbould St.) on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, available at the Box Office, at chilliwackculturalcentre. ca, or by phone at 604-391-7469.

To volunteer or make a donation to the event, contact ACE. 7110 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 604-696-9496 | ace@sd78.bc.ca

Welcome to CARE! Starting in January 2016, the Community Animal Response & Education (CARE) Centre will be providing animal control services for Harrison Hot Springs and the District of Kent.

The CARE Centre is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District and temporarily houses lost, stray and impounded dogs. CARE staff will also provide animal control bylaw enforcement and dog licensing. Dog licences for 2016 are on sale now.

• New licences and renewals can be purchased in person at your Municipal Hall, 495 Hot Springs Road (Harrison) & 7170 Cheam Avenue (Agassiz).

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A Celebration of Christmas on Dec. 19 will bring together the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra, phenomenal vocalist Crystal Hicks (pictured), the Crucible Dance Ministry, and other special guests to perform all the Christmas favourites and the beloved Nutcracker Suite. BRICE FERRÉ PHOTO

* December 25th, 8 am - 10 am at the Agassiz Legion * Breakfast provided * Visit from Santa * Companionship * Free ticket available at the Legion, the Agassiz Library and from ACE

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Environment

MRFs key to new waste plan for FVRD

Jennifer Feinberg BLACK PRESS

You'll be hearing a lot more about MRFs soon enough.

These mixed-waste materials recovery facilities (MRFs) are a key part of the new solid waste management plan approved for

Preschool Resumes Monday, January 4 Space available for children born in 2011 & 2012 for: Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am - 11:30 am (Monday, Wednesday & Friday Full)

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NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Community Charter, the dates of the 2016 Regular Council meetings are as follows: • January 11 • January 25 • February 10 (Wednesday) • February 22 • March 14 • March 30 (Wednesday) • April 11 • April 25 • May 9 • May 25 (Wednesday)

• June 13 • June 27 • July 18 • August 15 • September 12 • October 12 (Wednesday) • October 24 • November 14 • November 28 • December 12

Meetings commence at 7:00 p.m. in the Centennial Centre, Municipal Hall, Agassiz.

For further information please contact the undersigned at 604-796-2235.

and competition, while meeting the plan’s target of 90 per cent diversion in the next 10 years,” said FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz.

FVRD’s updated plan will guide the district and member municipalities to reduce and manage waste over

the next 10 years.

MRFs use mechanical, optical, and manual sorting to remove recyclable or compostable material from the waste stream.

"This facility will complement continued growth in the FVRD’s traditional recycling

efforts."

Compared to incineration, MRFs are more cost effective and have no negative impact on air quality.

The FVRD is seeking partnerships with other regional districts and municipalities.

Paris climate deal leaves questions

By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined other national leaders in hailing the international greenhouse gas emission agreement reached in Paris over the weekend, but the implications for Canada and B.C. remain unclear.

Trudeau said in a statement from Ottawa that he and the provincial premiers will meet within 90 days to develop a plan to do Canada's part in the effort to keep average global temperature rise below two degrees.

The Paris agreement notes that existing voluntary targets by countries do not meet what is calculated to prevent a two per cent increase, and more emission cuts will be required. Article 28 of the legal text also gives every country the ability, after three years of implementation, to give a year's notice and withdraw.

In a year-end interview,

B.C. government

Premier Christy Clark meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at UN climate talks in Paris, which wrapped up on the weekend.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark said the government will wait until a national emissions goal is established before deciding whether to add measures to the existing carbon tax on carbon-based fuels. The B.C. tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, adding about seven cents to the price of a

litre of gasoline with similar increases for natural gas and other heating fuels.

An advisory committee recommended in November that the tax be increased by a third starting in 2018, with annual increases after to drive down carbon dioxide emissions.

Clark said the carbon tax freeze means B.C. won't meet its own legislated target of reducing emissions by a third by 2020, but the government couldn't keep raising it and risk pushing industries and jobs out of the province.

"Other provinces are starting to get closer to where we are," Clark said. "By 2018, Alberta's going to have come some way.

By then Ontario will be into a plan, and Quebec already is."

B.C. NDP leader John Horgan said he's "comfortable" with the advisory committee's date of 2018, which would give an NDP government time to assess the situation if he wins the 2017 B.C. election.

Horgan said he is inclined to support the carbon tax proposed recently by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, which means "taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time."

B.C. joins clean vehicle club in Paris

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

With 2,000 electric vehicles and charging stations in place and a program to keep subsidizing their purchase and use, B.C. has joined an elite club 7318638

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“We applaud Minister Polak’s decision which will allow for the establishment of policy and regulation that will encourage private sector investment, innovation

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of countries and U.S. states.

Capping her second week at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris, Environment Minister Mary Polak announced Thursday that B.C. has joined the International

Zero-Emission Vehicle Alliance.

The alliance hopes to reduce vehicle emissions 40 per cent by 2050, promoting use of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Its members

From all of us to all of you

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

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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include Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the U.K., California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Quebec.

In 2011, B.C. replaced its earlier $2,000 subsidy for hybrid cars with a clean energy vehicle program that pays between $2,500 and $5,000 in point-of-sale rebates for new battery electric, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell or natural gas vehicles.

It also offered a $500 subsidy for installing a dedicated vehicle charging station at home through LiveSmart BC, a program that ended in 2014. With sufficient home service, modern electric cars can be plugged into a standard outlet.

Natural gas power has mainly been limited to short-haul truck

fleets based around a central fuelling station.

B.C. ran pilot projects with hydrogen fuel-cell transit buses in Victoria and Whistler, but they were wound up after the 2010 Olympics.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett acknowledged that electric vehicles are mainly confined to urban areas in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island.

Asked how the program appears from rural areas, where taxpayers with muddy pickups subsidize sleek electric cars driven by wealthy West Coasters, Bennett said the program is funded out of natural gas royalties, not general taxation.

He noted that B.C. is better suited to electric vehicles than many places that burn coal or natural gas to generate electricity.

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Tanya Jeyachandra / OBSERVER

There’s a winter wonderland of Christmas trees on display at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel and spa. Visitors can wonder through the festive forest and pick out their favourite entries in this year’s Festival of Trees. See page 2 of today’s Observer for the winning trees.

December 23, 1965 Reeve Gets Approval To Sign Sewer Terms Kent Council Monday voted to go ahead with the sewer system for Agassiz, witgh the Municipality taking responsibility for keeping ground water out of the excavation.

The engineers are to be instructed to draw up a contract with Quinlan Contracting and Equipment on the basis of its bid which is expected to put the systems cost about $15,000.00 below the

from the

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$158,000.00 approved by the ratepayers.

Out of the sum must come money for purchasing the right of way for the pipe leading to the trench as well as for unforeseen contingencies. It has been arranged for the contractor to operate a three inch pump to keep the trench dry. Any water this will not handle will be the municipalities responsibly. Line for the sewer has been moved to the west side of Vimy Road away from the power poles and the gas line.

December 30, 1965 Winter Weather Strikes Again, but not like last December Winter weather struck the Fraser Valley with a heavy hand in the past week, but it would be hard to prove it by statistics.

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December 9, 1965 Gibsons Red & White December 8 to 11th Tomato Catsup Hunts, 11 oz. bottle........3 for 59 cents Fancy Cream Corn, Nabob, 15 oz tin.....3 for . 45 cents Light Holiday Fruitcake, McGavin Special.......$1 each Kosher Dills, Heinz, 32 oz jar...............................49 cents Tomato Paste,Hunts, 6 oz tin..................3 for .45 cents Cranberries, Ocean Spray, whole or jelly....2 for .49 cents Sweet Mixed pickles,Rose, 16 oz jar..................... .39 cents Tea bags, Salada 60`s or Spaghetti Catelli....4 for.85 cents Chocolates, Martha Lane, 14 oz box.................... 79 cents

farm apparently getting off more lightly than the other areas in the vicinity, had recorded only 22 inches of snow from December 23rd to 29th with the greatest fall in one day being 6 inches on Tuesday

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Florence Violet Eva (nee Stirling) March 8, 1933 - December 8, 2015 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Eva (Bunny) Dyer announces that she passed away peacefully at Cheam Village in Agassiz, BC, on Tuesday December 8, 2015 at the age of 82. Eva was born in Agassiz on March 8, 1933 and other than a short time in Vancouver, spent her entire life in Agassiz. She is survived by her husband Fernald Dyer, her children Slade (Tory) and Orv (Chris), her grandchildren: Brandy, Stirling, Levon, Sean and Shaylene and one great-grandchild: Kingston; as well as her many other relatives and friends.

Eva was predeceased by her parents Les and Annie Stirling of Agassiz and her brother Jack Stirling of Surrey, B.C. She will be dearly missed.

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Rainbows End Tree Farm is hiring:

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WATKIN MOTORS FORD, Vernon, B.C. immediately requires an experienced Ford Diesel Technician. Go to watkinmotors.com About us, Employment, to apply and review required qualifications.

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Stó:lō Service Agency Requires the services of a Qualified ECE Preschool Teacher For the Early Education Program Located in Chilliwack For complete details visit our website: www.stolonation.bc.ca click on Careers link on the Homepage Mail resume and cover letter to: #7-7201 Vedder Road Chilliwack BC, V2R 4G5 E-mail to: jobs@stolonation.bc.ca OR Fax to 604-824-5342 Attn: Stó:lō Nation HR Personnel

Starts in February 2016. Position may include general nursery labor such as planting, weeding, pruning, loading orders, digging trees etc. Applicants should be physically fit, able to do heavy and repetitive work. Also must be willing to work outside in all weather conditions. General work hours are Mon to Fri 7:30am to 5:00pm (Some wkends req’d and OT may be required). Position is seasonal FT from Feb to Oct in Agassiz, may become permanent. Salary is $11/hr. Pls send resume to gill890@hotmail.com fax: 604-520-0594 mail:Rainbows End Tree Farm 4674 Lougheed Hwy, Agassiz, BC, V0M 1A3.

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School District #78 (Fraser-Cascade) has a position of a Temporary Early Learning Program Coordinator effective January 4, 2016 to June 30, 2016. Under the direction of the Principal of Kent Elementary School, the StrongStart Program Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of the Strong Start program in the community of Agassiz, B.C. in School District No.78 (Fraser-Cascade). The successful candidate must possess a certi¿cate, preferably a Diploma, in Early Childhood Education;

Description: Seventeen and one-half (17.5) hours per week (Schedule to be determined by Principal) Hourly Rate: $22.85 Applications with full supporting documentation, including references, and transcripts, if available can be submitted to:

Ms. Natalie Lowe-Zucchet Secretary-Treasurer School District #78 (Fraser-Cascade) 650 Kawkawa Lake Road Hope, B.C. V0X 1L4 Fax: 604-869-7400 CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 4, 2016

SALES

2-1938 D40 International Trucks, started restoration on one. $3000 for both. (604)856-9587

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WINTER SPECIAL --$25.00 OFF. Columbia Cleaning Service is providing Cleaning Service, and Home Organization. We clean construction sites, and industrial areas as well. Columbia Cleaning Service will provide you with exceptional results. For more info call us at 778927-1326 www.columbiacleaningservice.ca

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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, $2,900.

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

2007 CHEV UPLANDER 7 psg fully loaded. STK#473 $4,500.

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

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This is an excellent career opportunity for a results-driven individual looking to contribute to an award winning product.

The ideal candidate will have to be a strong communicator, well organized, self-motivated, determined and enjoy working in a fast paced environment. Your customer service will be second to none. You will be experienced in cold call selling, creative marketing planning and experienced with digital. You will also be proficient in Excel and Word programs.

The Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines is a must.

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LOOKING FOR WITNESSES for a multi vehicle accident, westbound on Hwy#1 near the Glover Road overpass on October 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. A road rage incident started a chain reaction accident involving a white pickup, brown and black SUVs. Please contact Chris at 604269-85120 File no. 23421.

HOMES WANTED

WAREHOUSE LIEN

Yes, We Pay CASH!

In the matter of the Warehouse Lien Act:

Damaged or Older Houses!

Condos & Pretty Homes too!

Agassiz All Storage, located at: 7651 Industrial Way, Agassiz, BC and Angeline Cherewyk of the last known address of: 603 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, V0M 1K0; for unpaid rents totaling $376.75 If this amount is not paid on or before December 31 2016, the unit contents will be sold by public auction at a later date to settle unpaid rents.

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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.

GARAGE SALES

CHIHUAHUA XMAS pups, 2 males, Deer, 5mos & Apple, 8wks, ready. $750. 604-702-1908

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USED 5 STAR HOTEL FURNITURE - BY THE PIECE..One of Vancouvers 5 Star Hotels is renovating their rooms making available a great selection of high end furnishings. By 1 piece or buy multiples: Queen Headboard & Frame $50 / King Headboard & Frame $60 / Upholstered Arm Chair(multiple colors) $49 / Desk $99 / Dresser $79 / Bedside Table $69 / Pedestal Table $69/ Ottoman $29 / Benches $29 / Brass Lamp $19 / Vanity Mirror $39 / Framed Picture $9 . Call 604-371-1190, email Buyit@activeauctionmart.com or www.activeauctionmart.com

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Stó:lō Service Agency Requires the services of a Qualified On-Call License Practical Nurse(S) For the Health Services Department Located in Chilliwack For complete details visit our website: www.stolonation.bc.ca click on Careers link on the Homepage Mail resume and cover letter to: #5-7201 Vedder Road Chilliwack BC, V2R 4G5 E-mail to: jobs@stolonation.bc.ca OR Fax to 604-824-5342 Attn: Stó:lō Nation HR Personnel

FOOD PRODUCTS

ALL Natural Pasture Raised Pork, antibiotic/hormone free, $2.75 lb. hanging wgt. Call/email Val @604796-8594 info@mariahfarm.ca

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• CP Holiday Train - Stops in Agassiz in Dancing to Two Old Cats from 6 - 10pm. on 5:05pm at front of the Agricultural Hall Fri., Dec. 18. Musical performances by Jim Family friendly! FMI call (604) 796-2332 • 3rd Annual Christmas Dinner - Fri., Dec. Cuddy, Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott.

25 from 1:30-3pm at the All Saints Anglican Please bring non-perishable food or cash Church. Alone at Christmas? Join us for a donation for the food bank. with all the trim• A.C.E’s 4th Annual Christmas Morning traditional & ham dinner No charge, singing. carol as well as mings the at Brunch for Seniors - Takes place gratefully accepted. All Agassiz Legion hall. Free, but seniors need but donations are welcome! Call to reserve: Jill a ticket to attend as seating is limited. .

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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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Coffee Break/Story Hour Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm Study for ladies & child - A weekly Bible ren 0-5. Weds. 9:30 at Kent Elementary School. Free drop am Agassiz Christian Refor for kids 0 - 5. FMI call Kent Elementary -in Morrow Road. FMI call or med Church on at 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. ee 6:30 PM - 9 pm. & friendship available for all ages!

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COMMUNITY NEWS DECEMBER 2015 Municipal Hall Holiday Office Closure 2015 - 2016 Closed From: Thursday, December 24, 2015 To: Friday, January 1, 2016 Reopening: Monday, January 4, 2016

Emergency Contact Numbers: Sewer / Water Calls: 604-796-9145 Public Works Calls: 604-796-9005

Property Taxes & Utilities Payments Payment for 2015 Property Taxes and Utilities MUST be received no later than MONDAY, January 4, 2016 at 4:30pm, otherwise any unpaid balances will be transferred to arrears taxes and subject to daily interest.

ANIMAL CONTROL 2016 Starting January 2016, the Community Animal Response and Education (CARE) centre will be providing animal control services such as barking complaints, off leash issues and aggressive dogs for the District of Kent. The CARE Centre is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Reporting an Animal Control Issue Starting January 1, 2016 please report animal control issues or related bylaw complaints to the CARE Centre at 1-844-495-CARE. To report a dog attack in progress after regular business hours, please call the local RCMP office or 9-1-1.

Renewing your District of Kent Dog Licence CARE will be mailing renewal invoices at the end of December 2015. You can pay with cash, debit, credit or cheque using the following methods: • Online using the account code listed on your Renewal Invoice; • By mail by returning the bottom portion of your Renewal Invoice, along with a cheque payable to the Fraser Valley Regional District at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6; • By phone by calling 1-800-528-0061; or • In person at District of Kent Municipal Hall at 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz or FVRD office at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack.

To avoid a 25% late fee, please pay before February 16, 2016.

If you no longer have a dog, please call 1-844-495 CARE to update your records.

Purchasing a New Dog Licence All dogs six months or older must be licenced and wear the metal licence tag. The tag allows CARE to contact you if your dog strays or is involved in an accident. Also, if a dog wearing a licence tag is picked up by Animal Control officers, its first ride home is free. The fine for owning an un-licenced dog is $200.

New licences can be purchased: • In person at District of Kent Municipal Hall at 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz or FVRD office at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack. Please bring proof of spaying or neutering (if applicable); • By mail by completing a Dog Licence Application form (including the spay/neuter declaration), and sending it, with the appropriate licence fee, to the Fraser Valley Regional District at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6; or • By phone by calling 1-800-528-0061.

Dog Licence Fee – spayed/neutered dogs - $20.00 Dog Licence Fee – NOT spayed/neutered dogs - $50.00

APPLICATIONS FOR TRAILS SUB-COMMITTEE Do you have a passion for volunteering and outdoor recreation?

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PUBLIC NOTICE

MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS LETTER December is the month of retrospection. As I reflect on all the events and accomplishments within the District of Kent that happened in 2015, a continuous theme is always present: we may be a small community, but we are mighty and it is all in thanks to the strength we have in togetherness.

As a smaller rural community located on the outskirts of the Upper Fraser Valley, we stand a chance of being overlooked to participate in opportunities that may be more readily available in larger urban areas. But as a community we have competed with larger municipalities for these programs and opportunities and we have been victorious. Your hard work and great efforts strengthen our bonds as residents and neighbours and unites our community.

For example, the Canadian Tulip Festival and the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association chose the District of Kent as one of the 140 communities from across Canada to receive 700 tulip bulbs as part of the 70th Anniversary Friendship Tulip Garden. We have also been selected to participate in the Mind Exercise Nutrition Do It (MEND) Program hosted at the Community Recreation & Cultural Centre to empower children to work with their families towards a healthier life style and help achieve healthier behaviours together.

The District of Kent was also recognized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Cando for contributions made with the Seabird Island Band partnership through the First-Nations Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI) Program. With the extensive and ongoing collaboration in contribution to the Stronger Together Toolkit, the District of Kent and Seabird Island Band Joint Marketing Plan for Tourism Promotion and Business/ Investment and Attraction will certainly reinforce the bridge of the strong partnership we have created.

The residents of Kent have proven that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts time and again as we continue to apply for and participate in great programs and initiatives deserving of our community.

SNOW & ICE CONTROL

The District of Kent’s response to winter events varies according to the individual characteristics of each event and availability of resources. Roads are checked early in the morning and the appropriate Public Works’ staff is called in to address the situation.

District of Kent priorities for snow and ice removal include: • Opening access for emergency service providers, such as Fire and Ambulance • Opening school bus routes on school days • Opening rural milk truck routes • Opening prison access routes • Clearing the commercial core and opening collector routes Once mobility is restored to these priority areas work can start on municipal subdivisions, sidewalks and parking lots. Exceptions will be made for emergencies.

Townsite plowing often starts with clearing driving lanes by plowing toward the curb.

Driveways do become obstructed from street plowing. Please note that the District cannot open private driveways or roads.

Some important things to remember during a snowfall: • Property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice from sidewalks or footpaths bordering their property by noon the day following the accumulation.

• Vehicles should be parked in your driveway so as to allow snow plows to properly maintain roads.

• When shoveling snow place it on your lawn; grass is dormant and will not be affected.

Please avoid placing or piling any snow or ice upon any roadway, sidewalk or boulevard.

• If you must place snow on the roadway, place it to the right when facing the roadway so when the snow plow passes it will not re-plow snow back into your driveway.

Winter events are often followed by rain. Snow or ice in the curb lane can interfere with drainage and may cause possible flooding. Therefore, on roads that are wide enough, the District frequently “windrows” the snow down the centre of streets to permit proper drainage. The intersections are opened completely to allow the proper flow of traffic.

MEND helps families Please use caution when traveling during winter conditions: to raise healthy kids.

• Drive more slowly and watch for pedestrians MEND helps families • Leave more room from the vehicle in front of you • Ensure your vehicle has good winter tires and isto in good repair healthy kids. raise • Leave extra room when in the vicinity of snow removal equipment.

For additional information please contact the District of Kent at 604-796-2235

It is with great thanks that I recognize all the volunteers throughout the District dedicating their most valuable resource to assist others, and our protective services such as the Agassiz Fire Department, the RCMP, BC Ambulance Services and Kent – Harrison Search and Rescue. I would like to thank Councillors Duane Post, Sylvia Pranger, Susan Spaeti and Darcy Striker for a productive year working together and I look forward to accomplishing great things with you all in the new year.

My best wishes to the District’s residents this holiday season, may your celebrations be filled with good tidings and cheer. Remember that we may be a small community but together we accomplish great things. Happy holidays from myself, Council and the staff at the District of Kent. We look forward to working together with you for an exceptional year in 2016.

CRCC DATES TO NOTE Dec. 24: CLOSED Dec. 25: CLOSED Dec. 26: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Dec. 27 through Dec. 30: Regular Hours Dec. 31: Closed at 5 p.m.

Jan. 1: CLOSED Winter Program Registration Discount Days January 4-6, 2016 Save 10% off registration program rates during this time!

Our Winter 2016 Leisure Guide is available online at www.district.kent.bc.ca Or pick up your copy at: Community Recreation & Cultural Centre Municipal Hall FVRL – Agassiz Branch

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Registration Opens: Dec 3, 2015 District of Kent Community Recreation & Program Starts: Feb 4, 2016 Cultural Centre, 6660 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz Tues/Thurs 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 604-796-8891 menddok@gmail.com To register for MEND:

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HOLIDAY TRAIN

Then we invite you to submit your name and brief explanation of why you should be considered to be a part of the Trails Sub-Committee.

FEATURING MUSICAL GUESTS Jim Cuddy • Devin Prescott • Kelly Prescott The Holiday Train Band

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.

Friday, December 18, 2015 at 5:05 pm in front of the Agricultural Hall in Agassiz

Applications are being accepted until January 29, 2016.

Submissions may be forwarded to: District of Kent c/o Trails Sub-Committee Box 70, Agassiz BC, V0M 1A0

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Agassiz-Harrison Community Services

Box 70, 7170 Cheam Ave, Agassiz | Tel 604.796.2235 | www.district.kent.bc.ca