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➤ BY THE NUMBERS Mountain’s expansion project, but it does want its interests protected and members to be compensated for damages during construction and ongoing use.

In an affidavit filed as part of the process in advance of the hearing, Cooke describes an incident nearly a decade ago when the company

flooded 20 acres of his farm on Keith Wilson Road without notice to him or consultation with him.

“Mr. Cooke was simply told that Kinder Morgan was repairing a valve, and that the Department of Fisheries would not let them discharge the water in their pipeline back towards the Vedder River—so,

instead, they were discharging it onto Mr. Cooke’s property,” the affidavit reads.

It was only after Cooke complained that the company used five pumps over five days to drain the water. { See PIPELINE, page A5 }

Burning season extended November’s windstorm left behind big mess

BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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hile burning is an “archaic” way of dealing with trash, green debris and agricultural waste, according to Mayor Sharon Gaetz, there will be a lot more of it this spring.

That’s because Chilliwack city council extended the spring 2016 burning season from 60 days to 90 days to deal with the huge number of trees blown down during the Nov. 17 windstorm.

A staff report presented to council at the Jan. 19 meeting recommended extending the normal burning season from March 1 to April 30, to run instead from Feb. 15 to May 15, and shortening the fall burning season from Oct. 1 to 31.

The move comes after a Dec. 18 request from Ryder Lake residents to extend the fall burning season, which had ended on Nov. 30.

While burning is a hot topic at city hall—the mayor said she gets numerous calls and the fire department recorded 287 complaints in 2015—the volume of branches and trees down after the windstorm, particularly in Ryder Lake is significant.

Staff said the average property size in Ryder Lake is approximately 3.5 hectares, and a rough estimate is that each has in the order of 10 trees down. { See BURNING, page A7 }

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number of local farmers and First Nations groups are on deck this week to present oral arguments at the National Energy Board (NEB) hearings into Kinder Morgan’s $6.8 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Among local intervenors scheduled to appear before the NEB board in Burnaby are some farmers with past grievances about how Kinder Morgan has treated their property, and others with future concerns about what will become of their land and their crops.

Chilliwack farmer Ian Cooke is a member of the Collaborative Group of Landowners Affected by Pipelines (CGLAP) who describes the “inconvenience, cost and arbitrariness of [Kinder Morgan]” that he and other landowners have faced over the years.

In CGLAP’s written argument, prepared by Chilliwack lawyer Delwen Stander, the group is described as unique in that unlike most intervenors, CGLAP is not opposed to Trans

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Appreciation service for real-life heroes

BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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hey save lives. They take bad people off the street. They rush in when the rest of us rush out.

They risk their lives every day and for that reason a local church wants to celebrate Chilliwack’s first responders.

On Jan. 24, Chilliwack Alliance Church is hosting an appreciation service for first responders: firefighters, paramedics, police officers and search and rescue volunteers.

“They see people on their worst days, in their worst tragic situations,” said church vision director Wayne Massey. “Their days

Alliance Church taking the opportunity to thank first responders with celebration are really, very high stress and dramatic. So we’d like to say, ‘We know you are out there and we appreciate all that you do.’”

Politicians from all three levels of government—MP Mark Strahl, MLAs John Martin and Laurie Throness, and Mayor Sharon Gaetz—are scheduled to attend the service, which is open to the public as a community event, Massey said.

In addition to the service inside the church, which will include O Canada sung

by a paramedic, words from the RCMP’s chaplain and stories from a firefighter, emergency vehicles will be in the parking lot for kids of all ages to explore.

Massey said part of the impetus behind the event came from the fact that Chilliwack Fire Department hall one, Chilliwack RCMP headquarters and Chilliwack’s BC Ambulance Service station are all within the parish area of the church.

So is city hall, the Chilliwack school dis-

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“We have been reaching out to those service organizations every Christmas, we take gift baskets to them and thank them,” Massey said. “We thought as a staff and a team, wouldn’t it be nice if we could honour the emergency responders.”

So they expanded the service to include Chilliwack Search and Rescue, as well as the volunteer fire departments in the Chilliwack River Valley and the Columbia Valley.

“We wanted to go a bit farther and reach out to the whole city.” ◗ All are welcome to attend the first responders appreciation service, Jan. 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Rd.

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› News { PIPELINE, from page A1 } “Mr. Cooke is concerned about how Kinder Morgan will deal with water problems, if it is permitted to construct another pipeline on its property.”

Cooke is the only Chilliwack member of CGLAP, but members from elsewhere in the Fraser Valley says they’ve had issues with Kinder Morgan.

Among them: Pearl Singleton reports harassment from a Trans Mountain land agent in 2012 and low-flying helicopters scaring her animals; Christina Kehler swears to having Trans Mountain employees harass her and her husband with an inconsistent approach to farming practices on or near the company’s easement; and Ron Omichinski reports concern in 2013 after finding evidence of what he thought might be contaminated soil only to find that actual contaminated soil was removed and placed in a “hazmat” storage site in Chilliwack.

CGLAP is just one of many organizations presenting oral arguments about the pipeline expansion scheduled to speak

Yarrow Ecovillage worried about threat to irrigation system this week and next.

Other local interests include the Sto:lo Collective on Jan. 21, the Cheam and Chawathil First Nations on Jan. 22, Yarrow resident Michael Hale and the Yarrow Ecovillage on Jan. 27, Pro Information Pro Environment United People (PIPE UP) Network on Jan. 28, and the Fraser Valley Regional District and the City of Abbotsford on Jan. 29.

The City of Chilliwack is not an intervenor in the NEB process.

Farmers at the Yarrow Ecovillage argue that any major development to their land, under which the Trans Mountain pipeline runs, is a threat to the irrigation system, existing hothouses, their certified organic status and the way of life of ecovillage residents.

The ecovillage is home to about 100 people in more than 30 cohousing units, and the farmland was certified organic 12 years ago.

“The pipeline really threatens what we’re doing here, in the big pic-

ture, in the whole picture,” one farmer stated in the ecovillage’s written argument. “It’s going to have a long term cost in terms of what we do. Then there’s the name . . . our name is messed with too, our rep-

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orensic investigators were on the scene Tuesday of a downtown Chilliwack stabbing, but Mounties are offering few details on the incident except to say the victim received life-threatening injuries.

Chilliwack RCMP issued a plea for help from the public Monday to identify a suspect in the incident that occurred Sunday afternoon in an apartment in the 9300 block of Nowell Street near Yale Road.

At approximately 3 p.m. on Jan. 17, BC Ambulance attended to the apartment. Police were called and general duty officers arrived to find ambulance personnel conducting first aid on a 44-year-old man from Chilliwack.

The victim was

they have always been treated “very fairly” by the company whose pipeline runs through their farm.

“Everyone is kind and respectful when they come onto our farm,” Jushka says.

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transported to hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries.

Police quickly cordoned the scene Sunday as officers from the Chilliwack Serious Crime Unit supported by the General Investigation Support Team and the L ower Mainland Forensic Investigation Section began the initial phases of their investigation into the incident.

“The investigation is in its early phases and officers are determining if the incident was targeted,” Cpl. Mike Rail said in a press release. ◗ Police ask anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact Chilliwack RCMP at 604792-4611 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS).

about past practices of Kinder Morgan, nor do they express concern about the project.

Yarrow farmers Meghan and Jushka Clarke appeared in a Trans Mountain TV spot in 2014 saying

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An RCMP forensics crew was on the scene this week of a Jan. 17 stabbing downtown.

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utation. Instead of having it [our produce] be from this wonderful farmland, that we’ve stewarded, tended, and nourished, it’s untrustworthy then.”

Certainly not every landowner has complaints

A Trans Mountain spokesperson said via email on Jan. 15 “We may be able to direct you to some Chilliwack landowners that may say supportive things.”

But by Jan. 19 the company hadn’t provided comments or contacts in this regard.

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Hurry up and wait for refugees

BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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othing is happening quickly, but Syrian refugees should be coming to Chilliwack in the coming weeks.

At least one family of four refugees is one step closer—they are travel ready, waiting in Amman, Jordan for the final bureaucratic hurdles to be leapt, according to their local sponsors.

“Nothing moves swiftly in this process,” Marty van den Bosch said.

“Once the Case Processing Office in Winnipeg has finished bureaucratic ping-pong with our group and the needed paperwork, and all things are approved from them, the family will be here in one to four months.”

Van den Bosch is part of a group bringing a family to Chilliwack through the so-called “Group of Five” provision of private sponsorship.

Another local group of five calling themselves Refugees and Chilliwack (REaCH) for fundraising purposes doesn’t have a family lined up yet, but they have considerable money raised.

“We are still in the process of working with [the Mennonite Central Committee] on getting us a family,” said Eleasha Sabourin of REaCH. “A new sponsorship list came out early [last] week and from what we can tell it looks like

We’re ready to accept Syrians but bureaucracy requires our patience

all of those families were scooped up for sponsorship almost immediately. We are hoping that we will have a family selected in the next couple of weeks.”

Another REaCH member Amber Price said they have put in their request for families that have three younger children, preferably, and eagerly await a match.

“The process is somewhat slow and frustrating, but we trust in the process and are excited to hear back,” she said.

Part of the issue is that while more than 10,000 government sponsored refugees have been brought into Canada, some of them are stuck in hotel rooms in places such as Vancouver while groups such as REaCH are sitting on fundraised money, eager to help.

“What we find frustrating right now is knowing that there are many refugees under government sponsorship in Vancouver and elsewhere lacking in financial support currently, while we are ready to help but have trouble finding a suitable family to sponsor,” Sabourin said.

Regardless of the bureaucratic delays, all involved are amazed at the community support for the cause. Beyond the multiple private sponsorships from groups such

as REaCH and van den Bosch’s, a number of churches have been fundraising to sponsor a family.

Broadway Church, for one, initiated “the Refuge Project” over Christmas to raise money in their congregation to sponsor a family.

Van den Bosch said at least three local families that he knows of have offered suites at no cost, one even offering all utilities as well.

And donations of needed items are coming in and asked for all the time. One online clearinghouse for all things related to the cause locally is the group “Chilliwack Refugee Support” on Facebook.

Two fundraisers are planned in the coming days to help bring Syrian refugees to Chilliwack. ◗ First up, REaCH hosts a night of culture at Decades downtown on Jan. 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring free Syrian food, live music, and limited edition wood products to purchase. Fundraising goal for the evening is $5,000. ◗ Then on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. a comedy and music fundraiser is planned by Chilliwack Cares at Vineyard Community Centre, 45982 Wellington Ave., to raise money to help bring Syrian refugees to Chilliwack. Tickets are a minimum donation of $15 at the door.

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Sky-high assessment changed

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handful of commercial property owners in Popkum shocked by assessed land value increases of as much as 900 per cent may see some reprieve.

The owners of Argyle’s Garden Market couldn’t believe it when they were told by BC Assessment their property went from a value of $417,000 last year to $1.398 million this year. The land was said to have increased in value from $241,000 to $1.23 million.

Some of the neighbouring commercial properties at the

intersection of Yale Road and Highway 9 shot up even more.

The Petro-Canada property increased 947 per cent from $364,100 to $3.8 million.

But after the Times reported on the assessments that seemed out of step with elsewhere in Popkum, and after the Argyles visited the BC Assessment office in Abbotsford on Tuesday they were pleasantly surprised by the response.

“I was impressed with the professional way they dealt with this,” Nigel Argyle said Tuesday, adding that the head assessor was shocked when he saw the numbers present-

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The assessors and the Argyles then signed a “recommendation to decrease land value” document to change their 2016 assessment from $1.398 million to $751,000.

T h e o r i g i na l ju m p i n assessed values might have meant closing down the business, the Argyles said, because of the subsequent property tax increase it would have meant for their business that runs on slender margins.

“These people were very understanding and professional,” Joan Argyle said of the BC Assessment office.

{ BURNING, from page A1 } “This was a catastrophic event,” Gaetz said Tuesday.

She did address, however, the volume of complaints her office receives about burning, which tells her, in part, that the permit cost is far too low.

“This is something that inconveniences people in Chilliwack who want to breathe clean air,” she said. “And I am concerned about those 287 complaints and I wonder if people . . . burning right now without permits or on days when they are not allowed shouldn’t be fined immediately.”

Coun. Sam Waddington said that during a ridealong he did with the Chilliwack Fire Department last year, when they attended burning complaints it was mostly people with permits

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ment that burning permit holders follow Environment Canada’s ventilation index so as to not burn on days other than those with “good” or “fair” indexes.

Between the end of the fall burning season on Nov. 18 and Nov. 30 there were just three days considered acceptable to burn.

The average number of days in February with “good” or “fair” ventilation indexes is 13, so there will be a chance permit holders can’t burn every day the last two weeks of that month anyway.

Staff report there were a total of 1,280 burning permits issued in 2015 and 287 burning complaints. Those numbers are up from 2014 when there were 1,095 permits and 206 complaints.

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Fire chief Ian Josephson said violators are sometimes given warnings but are usually handed immediate fines of $250, and those can be scaled up to as high as $10,000.

Waddington said the $250 fine might be too low, the cost of doing business for some large farms, some of which hire contractors to do the burning for them.

Speaking of the extension of the burning season, Coun. Chris Kloot pointed to the hot summer we had last year and the danger of leaving that much debris on the ground in the Ryder Lake area if people aren’t allowed to burn it in the spring.

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January is Crime Stoppers Month and a fine time to recognize the valuable service that the program provides along with its partners in the community, media and the RCMP. Technology has the potential to make things easier on tipsters. Those who witness crimes don’t have to call the tipline from a pay phone and hang up; it’s simpler than ever to submit information electronically—even via smartphone—and create useful dialogue with law enforcement.

Crime continues to be troubling in any community, but there are sometimes indicators that the statistics are moving in the right direction. Across Canada, the crime rate has been on an overall decline for two decades.

There is an argument that society nowadays lacks good, old-fashioned values, and while that may be true, we do possess good, modern values. Forms of abuse and violence that may have been socially accepted in past generations are no longer tolerated.

So if we know that crime is intolerable and unacceptable, then it shouldn’t be a stretch to want to be a part of the solution. And that’s where Crime Stoppers comes in.

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As of this newspaper going to press, however, the legendary 72-year-old hard-living guitarist for the Rolling Stones was still alive and, well, alive.

“Keith Richards Found Not Dead in San Francisco Hotel,” read an online story this week. I’m not sure if it was this tongue-in-cheek, faux news headline that spawned it, but a Keith-Richards-isdead rumour spread quickly.

It might also be because of the other deaths of well-known rock and popular music performers in recent weeks.

The recent attention on deaths, arguably, started with the drug overdose of Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots fame on Dec. 3. Then, on Dec. 28, heavy metal legend Lemmy (Ian Fraser Kilmister) of Motorhead died Dec. 28 at age 69.

Then 2016 arrived and, most notably by a cultural long shot, was David Bowie who died of liver cancer on Jan. 10.

Then more: On Jan. 17, Mic Gillette, founding member of Tower of Power dead at 64 and Dale Griffin, British drummer for Mott the Hoople dead at 67. Then Jan. 18, Dallas Taylor, drummer for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, dead at

PAUL J. HENDERSON @peejayaitch 66 and founding member of The Eagles, Glenn Frey dead at 67.

People die every day. An average of about 150,000 people die on Earth every 24 hours. Since you started reading this column about 35 people died. Phew.

But back to famous people, 19 humans who warranted a Wikipedia entry died on the first day of 2016 alone.

Why is there so much attention on the death of musicians and celebrities? It’s hard to say, although some of it is obvious: These are people we admire, whose work we follow so when they are gone, that’s sad. On the other hand, why do we mourn someone who we don’t really know and who doesn’t know we exist, other than abstractly, as a sales statistic or a face in a crowd at a concert?

We also have a relatively new fascination with death. Our separation from those who die and are dying is a transitional aspect of our culture, of the

human experience. Hospitals, hospices, palliative care, all new. For hundreds of years before the 20th century, death was ever-present. It happened in bedrooms on cots, in cabins on tables, in caves on the ground. We died surrounded by family, children, parents. We died, and the smells, the texture, the reality of it was there. Death was part of life. Now death is to be feared, and in our odd popular culture fascination to seek what we fear, death is back, and we are a little obsessed.

But the fascination with death and the curiosity with the hows and whys of it all, is a different animal from the ubiquitous fascination with celebrity death.

A musician famous enough to warrant an entry on Wikipedia dies just about every day.

Jan. 1 it was Brazilian composer Gilberto Mendes who died at 93. On Jan. 2, French singer-songwriter Michel Delpech died at 69. On Jan. 3, Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley died at 83. On Jan. 4, Australian band manager Robert Stigwood died at 81.

I’ve never heard of any of these people, but you get the point.

All said, there is an arbitrariness to our

grief as we mourn the death of David Bowie and Glenn Frey and overlook, because we don’t see, the sometimes painful and always sad deaths of folks alone, or not, maybe loved but less publicly so, in hospitals and hospices all around us.

On the bright side (sorry if this is getting depressing) babies are born, puppies are frolicking, kittens are mewing, lives are being lived. Choose to smile, as Chilliwack’s famous cancer-surviving, woman Glenda Standeven would say.

And, hey, musicians who haven’t died continue to entertain and inspire us.

And those who did die in recent days and weeks will be remembered through the strings they plucked, the skins they struck, the notes they shared and the poetry they put into song for all of us to hold on to.

The irony is that that is precisely why we mourn their deaths. They left us something powerful, yet we are sad they passed. Those who rocked, who rolled, who plucked and played, performed and sang, left a legacy behind and will never truly die.

And chin up folks, Keith Richards is still ticking. There’s hope for all of us.

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Canadian Cancer Society abruptly terminated its free ride service for cancer patients to be transported by car to appointments and treatments.

In the Fraser Valley, I have been working on resuscitating this service in a new non-profit organization. At this point in time the organization is looking for directors who are qualified in the following areas: a qualified lawyer and accountant, someone with strong ties to Lower Mainland media, someone with extensive IT experience, someone with fundraising experience and corporate philanthropic connections, someone with transportation and/or logistics management and a secretary to maintain records and take minutes at meetings.

I am a cancer survivor, diagnosed with stage 3 blood cancer and would like to see the void left by the Cancer Society filled and, if possible, surpassed.

Eventually we will be looking for volunteer drivers and dispatchers and general volunteers as well. The organization will be based in Chilliwack so please bear in mind travel requirements if you live in a more distant location before applying.

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An Eden in our backyard Editor: A recent article by Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun,

regarding a proposed waste dump onto Crown Land near the Chehalis River, is the latest proposed environmental atrocity, when it comes to waste management.

Why is it, whenever Metro Vancouver creates waste, or environmentally hazardous materials, that they prefer it is dumped and stored outside of their own jurisdiction? If that isn’t already bad enough, they then tenaciously articulate their tactful explanations as why there should be no concern for nearby fisheries or negative environmental leaching impacts. I’m quite certain they don’t really

believe their own doublespeak, or they wouldn’t haul it 100 km away, just to get rid of it.

Obviously, Statlu Resources, the proposer of this waste management dump site, has chosen this particular site because of its proximity to its own gravel pit, so as to maximize its profits by return hauling aggregate.

The proposed site, only 100 metres from a Chehalis River tributary, puts profits away ahead of common sense. The Chehalis River, home and birth place to 500,000 Chinook, 3.4 million Chum, and 700,000 Coho Salmon, not to mention the recreational, sport fishing, and First Nations lifestyle values, is an ecological Eden, unmatched anywhere else throughout the Fraser River system, and deserves to be respected. It is the very backyard of metro Vancouver itself.

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Editor: I am intrigued by the debate between the Law Society and Trinity Western University over homosexual relationships. I believe the question should be about the institution of marriage.

When my parents married there was a lot more glue to hold the relationship together. Where they were living there was no indoor plumbing or electricity. It was a whole day’s job to haul and heat the water and scrub his clothes and hang them to dry before it rained—besides lighting the wood stove and cooking a hot meal after working all day.

My dad needed my mom to survive. My mom needed my dad for her economic livelihood. However, times have changed.

The home has been automated as much as any industry. It takes two incomes to support a family. Reliable contraceptives give couples a greater freedom of choice. Individuals have more independence in their relationships. Couples don’t stay together like they used to.

Religious services and the sanctifying of relationships is no guarantee of marital success. Of those people who register their marriage half of them fall apart. The divorce rate amongst graduates of Trinity Western University is no different from the rest of society. But an overwhelming majority of couples today merely live together without getting married.

Yet, the law has been able to cope with registering births, naming children, child support, alimony payments inheritance and divisions of property. It’s time “the State got out of the bedrooms of the Nation.” It’s time to rejoice in loving relationships whether they are between a man and a woman, two men, or two women.

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here is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die . . . .

This is a poetic verse taken from the journal of one of the wisest men who ever lived, King Solomon. It inspired the 1965 Byrds’ hit tune, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” He didn’t write it to state the obvious (or for it to be coopted for a song lyric). Rather, it is a text in a book which contrasts living this life under heaven with God versus living this life under heaven without God. The latter (he concludes) is a chasing after the wind.

But faith taught him (though his faith did falter) that what is out of our control is in God’s control; that we should be patient then and enjoy life as God gives it; that life without God has no purpose; that with Him—we can enjoy this life and all that is good in it—to the full.

This verse reminds us that God is in control of time. Mine and yours.

When our time is up, our time is up.

As my dad is fond of saying, “Life is a timed event.”

The Bible describes our short

lifespans using several different metaphors. It speaks of our lives as a shadow that passes, as swifter than a runner, as grass that withers and a flower that falls, and as a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

But I think this verse (and the passage from which it comes) mostly

reminds us that God oversees every activity under heaven from his timeless point of view. He is surprised by nothing and is working out his goodwill in ways that will only reveal themselves in due time.

He allows certain things to happen through certain seasons and at specific times. He can even work out

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There is a time to be born and a time to die . . . .

Then what?

I believe that God made us and loves us but that our natural ten-

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atthew Hutchinson is sadly no longer Barry with us. He was just Douglas 24 years old, attending SUNY Geneseo College, playing Chiefs Report hockey, volunteering as a firefighter, living life with a very playoff games. Doug Ast bright future before his life was our assistant coach at was tragically ended in New the time and reminisced York last weekend. about Hutchinson being very I have crossed paths with coachable. hundreds, if not thousands, “Hutch was easy to coach, of junior and college hockey always positive, a players and “Hutch” good attitude and is one of the guys great work ethic.” who, when his Ast said. “As a name is mentioned, teammate he was nothing but positive well respected, thoughts come to always smiling and mind. impacted everyone My son, Darnell, around him by his played Pacific Matthew Hutchinson leadership and Titans spring hockpositivity.” ey with Matthew Proof of his outstanding when they were 14 years character was evident when old and even back then you he dressed as Santa Claus could see the foundation of a teenager who was going to be for the Chiefs players’ gift exchange in 2011. successful in life.

Hutchinson’s last shift for Matthew was acquired the Chiefs came as a member from the Coquitlam Express of Team Black at the 2012 by the Chiefs during the Chiefs Alumni Game that 2011-12 season and played defeated Team White that 42 regular season and six

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July evening. For many of us, that was the last time, we ever saw Hutch in person. Quite fitting that his team won, cause Hutch, you will always be a winner in my books. July 1, 1991- January 17, 2016 For the first time in franchise history a home Chilliwack Chiefs game was postponed and has been rescheduled. The Jan. 16 contest versus the Victoria Grizzlies has been moved to Sunday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m.

Tickets purchased for the original game date will be honoured on the 28th. There is no need for fans to come down and exchange their tickets for the new ones. For those unable to attend the game on the 28th, tickets for the original game date can be exchanged for any one of the Chiefs remaining regular season home games.

If you want to exchange tickets for a different game you can do so at the Prospera Centre box office. Just please remember to bring your original ticket with you.

Chilliwack’s next home game will be on Saturday, Jan. 30 against Surrey, which will be the Eagles final trip down highway one to our lovely city this regular season. That will be the front end of a backto-back for the Chiefs who will host the high flying West Kelowna Warriors on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. All fans attending the Chiefs-Warriors game will receive a coupon for a complimentary Milk 2 Go sport product.

The Chiefs next trifecta of games will not be easy as they head up to the Interior starting this Thursday when they pop into Cominco Arena for a match up against the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Smokies are in a dog fight with Vernon and Merritt for the final playoff spot in the division.

Friday the Chiefs are in Penticton to face the Vees who sit number one overall in the BCHL and then Saturday the road trip concludes with a tilt in West Kelowna versus the Warriors, who have been one of the hottest teams in the league.

Smith inks deal with U of A

Star G.W. Graham Grizzly receiver Emerson Smith signed a letter of intent with the University of Alberta last week.

Emerson prides himself on his route running when on offence, but also plays defensive back. Smith’s No. 1-ranked G.W. Graham AA varsity football team fell one game short of the 2015 Subway Bowl last season, losing 24-21 to Carson Graham in their semifinal game at B.C. Place Stadium in November.

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Lara Mussell Savage, a twotime Aboriginal Ultimate world champion ultimate frisbee player, took her turn last week as an ambassador for viaSport’s Gender Equity #LevelTheField campaign, a province-wide movement that works to create a more inclusive sport culture in BC. She credits many women athletes for inspiring along her own way in sport. Raised on the Skwah First Nation territory in Chilliwack, Mussell Savage retired from ultimate in 2008 but remains active in mentoring young aboriginal athletes with the Aboriginal Sports,

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Sartori nets 24 points

Canada West scoring leader Kayli Sartori scored a gamehigh 24 points and played a strong defensive match to lead her University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades to an 83-56 win over the UNBC Timberwolves at the Envision Athletic Centre last Saturday. Chilliwack’s Sartori went 12-for-13 at the free throw line, helping her team’s 82.1 per cent average from the line. “I told [Al Tuchscherer] when we were walking out of the locker room [before the game] that there was no way we were losing,” Sartori said after the game, which was coach Tuchscherer’s 500th as head of the Cascades. “We were going to get it done, and we were going to get it done pretty. { See SCRAPS, page A12 }

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The Sardis secondary information meeting for this fall’s baseball/softball academy will take place Friday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Sardis secondary gymnasium. The camp will be resuming after a one-year pause.

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And that’s what we did. It was an awesome night, it really was. All the girls were firing on all cylinders. We were hyped for the game— we wanted to play hard for him, we wanted to play hard for each other.” It was a marked improvement over the previous night’s 63-47 loss to the same team.

Sartori registered a double-double in that game with 14 points and 10 boards, to go with seven steals and four blocks.

Fifth-year guard Shayna Cameron, also from Chilliwack, chipped in with 12 points of her own.

The Cascades basketball teams head to Edmonton next weekend to face the MacEwan Griffins.

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Kingston and Annese had recently broken up after a three-year relationship. No one involved had a previous police record.

“Hutch” was acquired from Coquitlam by the Chiefs in the 2011-12 season, playing 42 regular season games for the local club finishing with six games in the playoff season (See Barry Douglas column on page 11).

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Combining Scheffler’s unique parenting experience—juggling a baby in one hand and a movie script in the other—with her incredible comedy chops, Suddenly Mommy! expresses a riotous perspective of modern motherhood; proving it’s not all doing dishes and folding laundry.

“I think there’s a real traditional sense of what a mother is like,” says Scheffler. “You know, she’s wearing an apron, she’s really good at baking cookies, she has such a talent in the kitchen; she’s a mom. And that’s so funny because I don’t think a lot of us are that at all. In my show I spoof my older sister who I’m very close with, and she’s like the Martha Stewart of moms—churning her own butter, making homemade playdough —the works. And that is awesome, but that’s not everybody . . . and it’s certainly not me! When I came to motherhood, I was like gee, that’s weird—I didn’t wake up knowing how to cook a turkey!”

Suddenly Mommy! offers plenty of hilarious one-liners, observations, characters and more; but also a message of empowering maternal solidarity.

“My favourite thing about Suddenly Mommy! is that the subject matter is completely universal,” Scheffler says.

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T he Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre will jump into the first show of the 2016 Fringe Series with a heavy dose of total hilarity and maternal reality when the hysterical Anne-Marie Scheffler brings her one-woman exposé of the reality of parenting— Suddenly Mommy!— on Jan. 30 and 31 A show that reveals Scheffler’s perspective of juggling showbiz glamour with prepping dinner, Suddenly Mommy! is the ultimate comedy show for anybody who has faced the wonders, joys, and sleepless nights that define motherhood.

A professional comedian and writer, Scheffler was the career-minded comic that toured from Toronto to Los Angeles and everywhere in between—that was until she had kids.

A few years of riding the rollicking rollercoaster of motherhood later, and Scheffler feared she’d never see the light of day again—but one day had momentous realization that changed her life forever.

“Suddenly Mommy! came from a very specific moment,” Scheffler says.

“I was pushing along my two-year-old in the stroller, and my four-year-old was running along next to me, and I just started laughing about how suddenly you become a mommy, and how much material there was there for a great comedy show. I was a professional comedian before having kids. I had my own special on CTV and I just thought ‘if I could do it before having kids, why not after?’”

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he Chilliwack Community Arts Council is excited to announce a call for artists for its Art Room Gallery located inside the Art Room (#20-5725 Vedder Rd.).

Visual artists in all two-dimensional mediums are invited to apply for an exhibition, both individually or as a group.

As the home of the Chilliwack Community Arts Council, the Art Room serves as a vibrant space for art creation through the numerous classes and workshops offered throughout the year. This versatile space also boasts unique gallery space that has seen inspiring works by notable artists such as Jerry Whitehead, Zona Wale, and the Chilliwack Spinners and Weavers Guild since its opening in spring 2013.

Exhibitions throughout 2016 are open for proposals during the same exhibition year until all spots are full, for best consideration it is recommended that proposals be submitted by Feb. 29. Proposal submissions for 2017 will be due Oct. 1.

Interested artists or arts groups are encouraged to visit chilliwackartscouncil.com to download a proposal application or visit the Art Room.

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Anne-Marie Scheffler brings her one-woman show Suddenly Mommy! to the Cultural Centre Jan. 30 and 31.

◗ For more information please email the programming and gallery co-ordinator at aleake@ chilliwackartscouncil.com or call 604-769-2787.

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Planting Seeds

You’ve seen him playing Brent Butt’s dad Oscar Leroy in the hit TV show Corner Gas—and now you’ll be able to witness him live on stage here in Chilliwack—as the incredible Eric Peterson comes to Chilliwack Arts and Cultural Centre Jan. 26 and takes centre stage in the riveting docu-drama Seeds.

Tickets are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors and $30 for students and are available at The Centre Box Office, visit www. chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or call 604-391-SHOW(7469) for more information.

Openings for singers

As rehearsals commence for their upcoming April 9 VOICES concert The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra Chorus has immediate openings and welcomes committed singers whose voices blend well in a group. The ability to read music is a requirement. Call Paula DeWit at 604-795-0521 for information regarding repertoire, auditions, placement and rehearsal details.

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can be downloaded from the CSO website at www. chilliwacksymphony.com.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 23. Questions, call the CSO office at 604-795-0521.

Comedy cabaret

Molly’s Comedy Cabaret is taking over the G. W. Graham Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. for a fundraiser to help send some very talented music students to MusicFest Canada in Ottawa and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Idaho. Tickets are $20 and available with proceeds going to fund students in the music department. Tickets can be purchased by calling the school at 604-847-0772.

Piano Extravaganza

The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announces auditions for their annual Piano Extravaganza. Auditions will be held in the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Jan. 30. Application forms

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Legion Branch 280 has Steve Hills Jan. 22 and 23; and Front Page playing Jan. 29 and 30.

Tickets now on sale for Valentine’s Dinner & Dance on Feb. 14.

Distillery Festival

The Chilliwack Academy of Music will hold the inaugural Fraser Valley Distillery Festival at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Jan. 29. Tickets are

$45 and are available now at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. They may be purchased by calling 604-391-7469 or by visiting The Centre’s website at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca. This is a 19-plus event.

Benefit concert for homeless

In partnership with the Cyrus Centre and the Royal Hotel, the Chilliwack Benefit Concert for Homeless Youth featuring Chantele Delaine, will occur on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. The event will be held at the Royal Hotel. Admission is $12. The event will feature musical entertainment by Chantele Delaine with Acoustic Recourse. To pre-purchase tickets for this event, email cyrusbenefit@outlook.com, call 604-799-2912 or visit their Facebook Event Page at www.facebook.com/ events/1228455450503450.

Old Man Luedecke

Old Man Luedecke, an award-winning old-time banjo and guitar virtuoso touring in support of his seventh studio album Domestic Eccentric, returns to Bozzini’s Upstairs Lounge on Feb. 3.

Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets $20 at Bozzini’s or call 604-792-0744.

Valentine’s Feast

The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra (CSO) hosts a Valentine’s Feast Feb. 14. An incredible four-course meal will be served at the Embassy Restaurant & Lounge (inside the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn). Dinner patrons will be entertained by the CSO Strings, Belle Voci and a harpist. Tickets are only $65 each and can be purchassed at the Best Western or by calling 604795-0521.

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Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets $20 at Bozzini’s or call 604-792-0744 to reserve.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Literacy & tech tutors needed The Chilliwack Learning Society is looking for volunteers to tutor adults in basic literacy and technology skills. Volunteers knowledgeable with iPads and tablets are particularly needed. Free training will take place in February.

Candidates must be able to commit two hours per week to tutoring. Please email Marci marcib@chilliwacklearning. com for more information.

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This show will be the first one to feature a new sound system recently purchased by the festival society.

The Revelers include founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and The Pine Leaf Boys, who have been called “unquestionably the two groups at the vanguard of the Louisiana cultural renaissance”. While they draw heavily on more traditional Cajun and zydeco styles, the music of The Revelers combines those two classic Louisiana genres with swampsop, country, and blues to create a pow-

erful tonic of roots music that could only come from southwest Louisiana.

Hillhouse is excited to have this dynamic band showcase the festival’s new sound system.

“We are going digital with our sound board, and have acquired some new, up to date speakers” he says. “Audiences will notice improved fidelity in the hall, the whole system will be lighter in weight for employees and volunteers to manage, and sound technicians and musicians will be happy with the improved capabilities.” ◗ Tickets are $22.50 and can be purchased online at www.harrisonfestival.com.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Public Question & Answer Period Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (Guildford Ballroom A) 15269 104th Ave, Surrey, BC You are invited to attend an open meeting of the Board of Directors of Fraser Health. The meeting will include a presentation on the health care services offered in Surrey, as well as an update from our president and CEO, Michael Marchbank.

The Question and Answer Period will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions. You can also submit questions in advance at www.fraserhealth.ca/asktheboard.

This is a valuable opportunity to connect directly with the Fraser Health Board and Executive. Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, contact us at: feedback@fraserhealth.ca 604-587-4600

3.3.ZONING ZONINGBYLAW BYLAWAMENDMENT AMENDMENTBYLAW BYLAW2013, 2013,No. No.3947 3947(RZ000810) (RZ000810) Applicant: City of Chilliwack Applicant: City of Chilliwack Purpose: totoZoning Bylaw 2001, Purpose: Anumber numberofofamendments amendments Zoning Bylaw 2001,No. No.2800 2800are are 3. ZONING BYLAWAAMENDMENT BYLAW 2016, No. 4177 (RZ000950) proposed proposedtotoprovide providefor forand andregulate regulatefederally federallylicensed licensedcommercial commercialmedicinal medicinal marihuana grow operations within the City of Chilliwack. marihuana grow operations within the City of Chilliwack.

Applicant: City of Chilliwack

Purpose: To amend the interest text of the Zoning Bylaw isby removing concerning Persons that ininthe these Personswho whodeem deem thattheir their interest theproperties properties isaffected affectedbybystandards theseproposed proposed farm-side edgeanan planning to ensure consistency with the Minister Agriculture’s amendment will opportunity totobebeheard Hearing or,or,of ififyou amendmentbylaws bylaws willhave have opportunity heardatatthe thePublic Public Hearing youare are Bylaw Standard for Medical Marihuana Production Facilities in the Agricultural unable you may provide a written submission, including your full name and unabletotoattend, attend, you may provide a written submission, including your full name and Land Reserve. address, address,totothe theCity CityClerk’s Clerk’sOffice Officenonolater laterthan than4:00 4:00p.m. p.m.ononthe thedate dateofofthe thePublic PublicHearing.

Hearing.

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

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

Persons who deem that their interest in the properties is affected by the proposed amendment bylaws will have an opportunity tobylaws be heard atbe the Public Hearing or, ifthe you are unable to attend, you4:30 may provide These proposed may between ofof8:30 a.m.

These proposedbylaws may beinspected inspected between thehours hours 8:30 a.m.and and 4:30p.m., p.m., a written submission, including your full name and address, to the City Clerk’s Offi ce no later than 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, Wednesday, August 7,7,2013 totoTuesday, Monday Friday, excluding holidays,from frombe Wednesday, Tuesday, on the date ofthrough the Public Hearing.

All submissions will recorded andAugust form part of2013 the offi cial record of August 20, 2013, both inclusive, in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, August 20, 2013, both inclusive, in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, the Hearing.

Chilliwack, Chilliwack,BC. BC.Please Pleasedirect directyour yourenquiries enquiriestotoour ourPlanning Planning&&Strategic StrategicInitiatives InitiativesDepartment Department 604-793-2906.

Theatat proposed bylaws may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 604-793-2906.

Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, January 20, 2016 to Tuesday, February 2, 2016 both inclusive, Please note that no further information ororsubmissions can be

by Council Please further submissions canBC. beconsidered considered in the Office note of thethat City no Clerk at Cityinformation Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, Please direct by yourCouncil enquiries to ofofthe afterthe theconclusion thePublic PublicHearing.

Hearing. ourafter Planning &conclusion Strategic Initiatives Department at 604-793-2906.

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

Janice McMurray Deputy City Clerk 7363119

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Phyllis Irene Passed away Saturday January 16, 2015 in Chilliwack at age of 87.

Born in Fort Frances, Ontario on Nov 13, 1928 as Phyllis Irene Calder.

Predeceased by her beloved husband of 59 years Robert (Bob) Shine (2006), and daughters Debra (1959) and Linda (1995). Also predeceased by brothers George, and Gary, sisters Violet, Melvina, Marge, Millie, Jane and Florence. Survived by brother Gordon of Fort Frances and her children, Richard (Judy), Jo Anne (Dave), Darrell (Kristine), and Judy (Anthony). Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Remembered by all her family and many friends as cheerful, kind and loving and will be greatly missed.

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Brian J. Brian J. Heugh passed away on January 13, 2016 in his 83rd year after a very brief battle with cancer.

He will be greatly missed by his wife of 45 years, Glenna, daughters Charlene (Brad), Karyn (Stan), son Brad (Danielle), and grandchildren Lily, Lucy, Jaxton, and Ruby.

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Margaret Jane Craig born 24 December, 1934, daughter of Margaret T. and James G, Carruthers of Eston, Sask, passed away peacefully with her family close by on January 9, 2016. She was predeceased by her parents and brothers Robert and James. Margaret was a registered nurse, wife, mother and grand-mother and mentor to us all.

Margaret was much loved by family and friends. She enjoyed golf and bridge quite voraciously with her many friends, and was the Ladies captain at both the Chilliwack & Cultus Lake golf clubs.

Left to mourn are her husband William S., son William A (Carol); daughters, Katharine (Al) and Julie; grand-children Fiona, William R. and Derek Craig. Also many nieces, nephews, cousins and inlaws all across Canada. With her RCMP husband, she lived in numerous postings in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, Ottawa, Winnipeg, North Vancouver, Prince George and Chilliwack, BC. Funeral service with interment in the family plot will take place in Eston, Sask. at a later date.

On line tributes and condolences may be offered at Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements, 604-792-1344 www.hendersonsfunerals.com

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Must be willing to work nights and weekends.

References required. Starting wage is $14.31/hr.

Interested applicants should email their resume and references to Linda Wischoff at: lwischoff@blackpress.ca Competition closes: February 10, 2016 We thank all those who are interested in this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Carmen United Church in Chilliwack, BC.

Niessen Gerritt, Ryan Aged 18 Years Passed away on January 10, 2016.

Survived by and lovingly remembered by his father Gerald Niessen (Melonie Rebic), mother Cathy Trites (Dana Trites), sister Danielle Niessen (Travis Keefer), his dogs Midge, Kona and Earl, grandparents Ernie and Gerrie Niessen, Dennis Freimark, his aunts Annette Wigand and Colleen Jian (Kelly Jian), uncles George and Jim Niessen, Joe, Mike and John Freimark, Jamie Baldwin, cousins, Nikki and Ron Wigand Jr., James, Peter and Rory Baldwin as well as many relatives and friends. Gerritt is predeceased by his uncle, Ronald Wigand Sr. and grandmother, Annemarie Freimark.

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CHILD & YOUTH CARE WORKER The HCOS SE Dept needs a CARE Team Associate to work with our special needs students and their families. Approx 20 hrs/week, starting at $20/hr. A detailed job description and online application form can be found at www.onlineschool.ca/about-us/careers-at-hcos/.

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We have several openings for Press Helpers/ Stackers at our Delta location.

Special thanks to the staff of Valley Haven Guest Home for their devoted care for Phyllis in her final years. Funeral will be held on JANUARY 23rd 2016 at 11:30am. Location is Henderson’s Funeral Home, 45901 Victoria Ave. Chilliwack, BC.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Connor Mackenzie Dash on Jan. 10, 2016, in Chilliwack at the age of 18.

Connor was in Grade 12, close to completing studies at Chilliwack Secondary. With a cheerful attitude and good work ethic, he enjoyed working with friends at Chilliwack Cattle Sales.

Connor loved skiing, snowboarding, motorcycles, quads and especially his truck.

He liked to explore the beautiful back country around Chilliwack and beyond, taking camping trips and spending quality time with family and friends.

He is lovingly remembered and will be missed by: parents Eric and Nancy Dash, sister Sydney Dash, grandparents Ron and Evelyn Dash, many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, as well as friends, coworkers, classmates and neighbours.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Connor at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road, Chilliwack, with Rev. Quentin Smith officiating.

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My dearest son Gerritt, Our time together here was far, far too short. We sure had fun. I shall cherish every moment and brag about you, until the day we once again get to enjoy each other’s company. Never will a moment pass without me thinking about you son. I LOVE YOU! I MISS YOU SO MUCH! Love Dad, xoxox Hello Son, I have so many memories flowing through my mind, I flash back to the day you were born, your first words, your first steps, your curious mind, first day of school, first motocross race, first truck, to your graduation. I am grateful for the time that I had with you here, my beautiful boy. I’ll love you forever, I’ll miss you for always, forever and ever my baby you’ll be. I love you a whole big pile of mud and stars!

Mom xoxoxo xoxxoxo of Life will be held A Celebration C d at: First Avenue Christian Assembly, Fir bly, 46510 First Ave., Chilliwack, BC 4 on January 23, 2016 at 1:00 PM. M. Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home (604) 826-9548 www.woodlawnfh-mission.com

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING CLASS 1 DRIVER

SUTCO seeks Class 1 Driver with Super B experience for Chilliwack based chip hauling.

Shift work, extended benefits, pension plan and more.

Visit www.sutco.ca, email resume and abstract to careers@sutco.ca or fax to (778) 754-4025

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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

OPTICAL TRAINING ... in only 6-months starts March 21st, 2016

www.bccollegeofoptics.ca BC College Optics 604.581.0101

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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

Miss talking to PEOPLE? Are you BORED? Need extra MONEY? BC’s largest, most reputable demo company is hiring Contract Demonstrators for 6 - 10 days a month in local grocery stores.

Who are you: • A reliable, mature adult • Man/woman, senior/retiree • A go-getter who loves people • Can work on your own • Enjoy simple cooking When do we need you: • Fri./Sat. &/or Sun. 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (available all 3 days) What do you need: • English reading & writing • Stand unaided 6-7 hr/day • Car is a must to carry supplies • Well groomed & bondable • Carry table & supplies • Food Safe to be obtained Training: • North Burnaby Pay: • $11.50/hr. per hour to start

SECURITY OFFICER training classes avail in Abby. Full job placement 604-859-8860 to register

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Can’t get the car in the garage? Sell unwanted items in the Classifieds today! 1-866-865-4460

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In the Health and Wellness Industry, Training Provided, Must have a good attitude and be teachable.

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JMP Marketing Services 604-294-3424, or toll-free 1-800-991-1989 - local 30

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

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Child & Youth Care Worker The HCOS SE Dept needs a CARE Team Associate to work with our special needs students and their families in the Lower Mainland. Approx 20 hrs./week, starting at $20/hr.

Detailed job description & online application form can be found at: www.onlineschool.ca Click About Us, then Scroll To Careers at HCOS

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 1250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca C- 250-938-1944

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THE CRA now has A DUTY OF CARE and is ACCOUNTABLE to CANADIAN TAX PAYERS.

Wanted Heavy Industrial Sales Representative Required for Western Canadian lubricants co. to call on mining, railroads, concrete & cement.

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Should have B.Sc. or B.Eng. or Dip.T. and sales experience.

Salary of up to $100K for the right individual, plus 10% commission, benefits, car and expenses.

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

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS CREDIT Union in Abbotsford seeks full time Member Service Representative. We are seeking a mature, outgoing, multi-tasker dedicated to providing a high level of quality service. A minimum of Grade 12 education, computer skills and the ability to work in an often fast paced team environment and to adapt to new technologies. Please forward resume and hand-written covering letter to: msrposting@gmail.com

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

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

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

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DRAIANGE problems? Wet basement ? We repair and replace perimeter drain tile as well as water proof foundations. 10 years in the business. Owner operator with all the equipment to complete your job in a neat and timely fashion. Quality work done at reasonable rates! All work comes with a guarantee call Mike at Groundhog for your free quote today. Mike. **778-2337499**

craft show, school fundraiser or an upcoming event. Include the date, time and address of your event and entice more attendees than ever before.

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With over 800 employees around the world, TMW Systems, 35 years in business, is very proud of the continuous growth and employee retention that reflects a company doing so many things right!

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• Extended Healthcare benefits • Insurance & Savings Plans • 20 days Paid Time Off [PTO] + 10 paid Holidays per calendar year • Discounted Employee Trimble Stock Purchase Plan • New office space with great amenities • Collaborative culture • Challenging projects • Health & Wellness Program • Monthly massage • Daily casual dress

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Being part of our team means tapping into your inner potential each day to help customers achieve their home improvement goals. It’s a commitment that drives us to ensure a positive and productive experience for everyone who comes through our doors. And as we build on our success in serving our communities, we look for talented professionals who share our passion.

The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is currently hiring quick learners with a strong customer service focus to work in our stores across Canada. Many positions are available, including: • Cashiers • Sales Associates • Overnight Freight Team Associates Join us on the following date at the location listed, and learn to unleash your inner orange.

New Mt. Lehman location seeking: • COOKS • LINE COOKS • SERVERS • SERVER ASSISTANTS • HOSTS/HOSTESSES • BARTENDERS At Denny’s we value great skills. If you are looking for a fun and rewarding career we want to meet you!

Visit us at our new location at 2950 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford (in the new Sandman Hotel), and let’s talk about your bright future with us.

Or apply with email to: careers@dennys.ca

CHILLIWACK HOME DEPOT CAREER FAIR Wednesday, February 3, 4pm - 8pm 100 - 8443 Eagle Landing Pkwy, Chilliwack, BC V2P 0E2 If helping people comes to you as naturally as smiling, then our customerfacing career opportunities may be a perfect fit for you. To expedite the application process, please bring your application confirmation # (ends in BR) and 2 pieces of government ID (one with a picture).

Apply online at homedepotjobs.ca/8818

We are committed to diversity as an equal opportunity employer.

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

1 bdrm twnhse.................. $600

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Call : MikeTues. - Sat. Between 9:00a.m. 4:30p.m. to set up a day & time to view (604)-792-8317 or email: raamco.ca

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New SRI Manufactured Homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. Park Spaces Available Repossessions 1974 - 2010

• ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks & All Others • Medical & Fire Free* Alarm Systems 604-792-8055 / 854-8055

• Residential Area • Elevator • Adult Oriented • Sparkling Renovations • 1 & 2 bdrms available

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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CHILLIWACK. Avail now. Private large room 3 meals + extras. No Drugs. $700/m Call (604)795-0397

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Adjacent 2 bedroom cottage. 1 bath $800/mo. plus utils.

Negotiable rates if rented together. Long term tenants preferred.

Very private area near Deroche.

Close to Lougheed Hwy. Situated on beautiful acreage. Refs. Req. Pets negotiable.

Email: lverrall@shaw.ca

2 bdrm apt .......................... $725 f/s, heat incl’d

3 bdrm suite ..................... $1395 1100 sq ft, 5 appl, gas f/p, internet and util incl’d f/s, d/w, w/d, 1.5 bth, family rm, carport

3 bdrm suite ..................... $1350 1 1/2 bath, 1/2 garage, util incl’d, Sardis, f/s, w/d, dw

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