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Sam, 3, makes faces in a mirror while mom Nicole Dyck watches. Sam and about two dozen other preschoolers gathered at Cheam elementary Thursday morning to take part in one of several Ready, Set, Learn fairs happening at local schools throughout February.

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The outbreak also prompted the Canadian Blood Services to urge recent travellers to affected areas to avoid giving blood for now, as little is known about the virus. The virus has already

been found in some Canadians returning from affected areas.

It’s a mild flu-like virus with no vaccine and none coming anytime soon. Symptoms can include fever, headache, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and rash, along with joint and muscle pain.

What sets the Zika virus apart from others is the effect it has on an unborn child. Thousands of pregnant woman have been infected with the virus, putting their babies at risk of being born with microcephaly. Those

woman are locals in the affected areas, but also travelers who are now returning home to countries like Canada.

Travelers should always use caution when heading into areas where mosquitos can transmit disease, says Dr. Darin Cherniwchan, from the Fraser Valley Travel Clinic in Chilliwack.

“The media frenzy regarding Zika virus is warranted,” he said.

However, the risk shouldn’t deter the average, non-pregnant traveller from visiting the affected areas, he added. There are always risks like this that travellers should prepare for, and Zika

virus is no different.

“This current health alert is an important reminder that all travellers to tropical and subtropical locales require expert pre-travel advise including effective and scientifically proven personal protective measures against all insect-borne illness including not only Zika virus but also dengue fever, chikingunya, Japanese encephaitis and other exotic viral illnesses,” Cherniwchan says.

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Bringing Local Harvest Market into full compliance with building code and business licensing regulations has been a struggle for city officials for more than two years.

Council brought down the hammer Tuesday, voting to post a “no occupancy” order two months from now, backed by legal demand letter.

One city councillor compared the dilemma they faced as being “referees in a horrible situation.”

At issue is the non-compliant converted barn structure housing the Local Harvest Market, and its partners, Anita’s Organic Mill, Magpie’s Bakery, and Curly Kale Eatery.

The building does not meet the rigorous seismic, fire or structural building code regulations, or city bylaws, and as it stands can’t be brought up to code.

Consequently it is seen as posing a risk to public safety.

The staff recommendation was to give the business two weeks to comply, and impose heavy fines of $500 for each day the ‘no occupancy’ order is violated.

But after a lengthy discussion in chambers, council voted to soften the blow and amend it, by allowing the business 60 days, not two weeks, to come into compliance, with the $500 fine only imposed every two weeks, rather than daily.

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New firefighter training centre coming Jennifer Feinberg The Progress It will make a big difference once the Chilliwack Fire Department has its own dedicated space for training.

Construction of a new training centre should begin some time later this year on Wolfe Road, said Chilliwack Fire Chief Ian Josephson, of the Chilliwack Fire Department.

“We will start with one building, which will be a garage type structure,” said Josephson. “There are lots of advantages to a dedicated training centre.”

It’s not confirmed yet if

they’ll be conducting any “live” burns on the fire training grounds.

But they will have a truck assigned for training purposes, so they won’t have to take any of the department’s fire trucks out of service, and they won’t have to rely on Hall 1 for a training site anymore either.

The construction will have several phases, and at this point the plan is somewhat fluid.

Once built, the training activities will be conducted under the watchful eye of Andrew Brown, Assistant Fire Chief of training.

The training centre has

been a priority, listed as a line item on the City of Chilliwack budget before, but it looks like it will actually be heading into the first phase of construction in the near future.

“It’s been in the budget five or six times,” Josephson said.

A sign should be going up shortly on the site, adjacent the CARE animal control site, said the fire chief, proclaiming it as the future site of the Fire Department’s new training centre.

It will be close to a $1.5 million project, for servicing, construction, and training equipment.

A budget total of $573,000 is listed in the city’s 10-year Financial Plan for the training grounds in 2016, and another $195,000 for 2017.

They don’t have to acquire the property, as it’s already on city land and it’s been secured for use by the fire department.

Since there are fewer structure fires now in Chilliwack, it means some of the firefighters might obtain less fire suppression experience out in the field, than they did in the past.

“In some cases, that experience level is not there, so more training is considered crucial. From a safety per-

spective it’s critical that we train and keep our skills

Chilliwack firefighters are seen here using an abandoned house on Annis Road for a training exercise. PROGRESS FILE

Take a walk on the Coldest Night Sam Bates The Progress Bundle up, Chilliwack.

The Coldest Night of the Year is a rough time to sleep outside, but it’s also an annual event that takes place across Canada.

On Feb. 20, tens of thousands of people will come together to walk and raise money for the crucial work of great local charities serving the hungry, homeless and hurting in our communities.

Teams and individuals will pull on blue toques and head out for a two, five or 10 kilometre walk to bring funds and awareness to a designated local outreach organization.

For the first year in Chilliwack, the Coldest Night funds will be directed to the Cyrus Centre, which provides services and shelter to homeless youth 365 days per year.

Mid-way through the chilly, winding route, participants will reach a pit stop at the centre that serves so many.

“The walk helps you experience the elements that people who are homeless are experiencing,” Cyrus Centre Executive Director Les Talvio explained. Even if only for one evening.

According to the most recent homeless count, 44 per cent of the homeless population in Chilliwack are between the ages of 15 to 19.

Youth might turn to the Cyrus Centre for a place to sleep after a family breakdown, as an escape from abuse or exploitation, or even just for a meal when their needs aren’t being met at home.

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Cyrus Centre staff Les Talvio, Leah Froese, Emilie Hitchen, Andrea Robinson and Malachi Maillot bundle up in preparation for the Coldest Night of the Year. The two, five or 10 km walk on Feb. 20 raises funds for homeless youth in Chilliwack. SAM BATES/ PROGRESS

About 500 family members of missing and murdered indigenous women met with B.C. cabinet ministers this week to prepare for a national inquiry promised by the Trudeau government.

“It was very moving, I think, for the families, in terms of giving families an opportunities to provide their voice, to tell their stories about what happened,” B.C. Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad said after three days of meetings in Prince George.

“It was a good exercise for us and it’s information that we will now take forward to the national roundtable coming up later in February in Winnipeg, as well as to B.C.’s input towards the national inquiry for missing and murdered indigenous women.”

Also attending were Justice Minister Suzanne Anton and Public Safety Minister Mike Morris, who served as North District Superintendent for the RCMP before being elected MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie in 2013.

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immediate food and shelter, the centre offers counselling, employment coaching, mediation and more. All youth that find shelter at the Cyrus Centre have to be willing to work on a long-term plan.

“We stabilize them until they’re ready to move on to the next stage,” Talvio explained.

That next stage might be returning home to a restored family, or to an alternative stable, affordable living environment, or perhaps to a rehabilitation or treatment centre, if that’s what they require.

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“It’s really encouraging to see this kind of support,” Talvio said. He’s organized three previous walks for the Abbotsford Cyrus Centre location.

Since 2011, the Coldest Night of the Year has raised $7.9 million for charities nationwide.

“It’s an easy, healthy, fun way to help,” he explained. The route is level and accessible for people of all ages. “And it’s non-competitive, aside from the team spirit award.”

Walk as an individual or fundraise as a team with fam-

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Register, donate, and check out the route maps at www.cnoy. org/location/chilliwack.

The walk takes place on Saturday, Feb. 20, starting and ending at First Avenue Church (46510 First Ave). Registration opens at 4 p.m., the walk begins at 5 p.m.

A light meal and hot refreshments will be served at the church when walkers return.

Contact event director Leah Froese at 604-795-5773 or leah@cyruscentre.com for further inquiries about the walk or to discover volunteer opportunities.

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local artists will come up with under the eyes and pressure of the crowd, the cameras, and the clock.

The artwork is put up for sale in a silent auction at the end of the evening’s festivities.

The battle champion is granted a spot at the Vancouver regional competition, where they have the chance to advance to the Canadian national battle in the summer.

“The battle forces artists out of their comfort zone,” event coordinator Zoe Howarth has noticed. “A lot of them are perfectionists, always making sure that each and every shadow is correct. But in the battle, there’s

no time to do that.”

“I think it actually helps them learn new things about themselves, too,” Howarth added.

AB349 in Chilliwack is presented by Moda Events and sponsored by Julie Anne’s Art & Framing, CIVL Radio 101.7 and Lexa’s Perspective Photography.

Head over to the Vineyard Community Centre (45873 Wellington Ave) on Feb. 6 to watch the creativity unfold.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., painting begins at 7 p.m.

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Competing against time and one another, Chilliwack artists raise their paintbrushes and palettes as their weapons.

Following the sold out Chilliwack battle last year, Art Battle is back at the Vineyard Community Centre on Saturday, Feb. 6.

The concept of an art battle is simple, it’s live competitive painting. Standing at a blank canvas with only 20 minutes and an idea - that’s the daunting part.

Art Battle Canada has been hosting live painting competitions since 2009, but art battles take place all over the world.

Every year, eager crowds in each community watch and cheer as 12 artists - divvied up between two groups - construct 20-minute masterpieces. Each group is judged by a live audience vote and the top four artists move on to round three.

Last year in Chilliwack, artist Shannon Thiesen took home the cash prize and the glory for her painting of a woman’s face.

Twelve confirmed artists in the 2016 local battle draw from the Fraser Valley and beyond.

Some are returning competitors, like Chilliwack’s Josie Bluer and Riley Charters. Most are newcomers to the artistic arena, including tattoo artist Dave Baran and talented young high school student Hyunjin So. Artists often enter the competition having practiced a few ideas, but no reference material is allowed in the venue. It’s incredible to see what these

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Pay equity progress needed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s glib response on his Liberal cabinet’s equal gender representation is being put to the test with the passage of a motion to legislate pay equity between men and women in Canada.

That motion, put forward on Opposition Day by Sheila Malcolmson, rookie MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, calls on the Liberal government to do everything in its power to tackle the wage gap between men and women in Canada. It passed with the support of the governing party, which agreed to recognize equal pay for equal work as a human right and strike a task force to develop a plan to legislate pay equity in the workplace.

In Canada, women still make on average 23 per cent less than their male counterparts – less still if that woman is indigenous, a minority, or living with a disability. Canada ranks 30th out of 34 countries in the OECD when it comes to pay equity.

Quite frankly, in a developed nation, which recognizes women’s right to participate actively in all levels of society, that’s unacceptable.

The government’s acknowledgement of this is one step in the right direction to ending wage discrimination in the workplace and alleviating some of the issues of poverty women are facing in this country.

How effective legislation to correct the problem in the private sector will be remains to be seen. But the federal government can show leadership by legislating pay equity for its own employees – it’s a bit surprising to learn it doesn’t already – with the hope that it creates a standard that will translate to corporations, industry and business across the country.

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Great Bear Rainforest agreement is a huge win From years of bitter conflict to a multi-level collaboration to protect one of the most stunningly beautiful places on Earth, the announcement of the Great Bear Rainforest Land Use Order on Monday by Premier Christy Clark is, in itself, stunning.

The agreement has been some 15 years in the making and spans a region that is 6.4 million hectares (15 million acres) stretching from Discovery Islands north to the Tongass Rainforest of Alaska.

Under the terms of the agreement, 85 per cent of the forested area will be completely and permanently protected from industrial logging.

The balance of 15 per cent that will be accessible to forest companies will be subject to the most stringent commercial logging legal standards in North America.

The region is home to hundreds of species of plants as well as animal species including grizzly

bears, the white “spirit” bear (a colour phase of the black bear), wolves, cougars, orcas, and salmon. Twenty-six First Nations have made the region home for thousands of years.

With this agreement, it is now among the largest tracts of intact temperate rainforest in the world.

And it didn’t come about easily.

Margaret Remember those “war in the EVANS woods” days in the early 1990s?

Logging was becoming controversial in the late 1980s. But it soon erupted in a head-on battle as environmentalists tried to protect old growth forest ecosystems where the very trees the forest industry wanted – those of great size, quality, and durability – grew in

abundance.

In the stakeholder line up was the provincial government that, despite its efforts at strategic land use planning processes, failed to bring groups together. Then there were First Nations and other communities. The tree huggers got smart. Battling the logging companies was one thing but then they took aim at the end user distributors and targeted the likes of Ikea and Home Depot who, not wanting to lose customers opposed to buying products stapled to protesters, agreed to stop buying the controversial wood products.

But attitudes changed.

Alliances formed. Partnerships grew. Weary of spatting at each other, the groups became more conciliatory and engaged in debate.

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The following year logging and boycott campaigns were suspended while talks got up to speed between government officials and First Nations. Native people had long been disenfranchised and overlooked in the economic benefits of logging operations.

Reconciliation slowly became the word of the day and shared decision-making became the new order. Scientific studies of the region resulted in an EcosystemBased Management handbook focusing on ecological patterns and levels of risk, aboriginal rights, title, and interests, engagement of local communities and other stakeholders, and protection of heritage values.

An agreement to protect the forest was announced in 2006 but

arriving at it wasn’t easy. There were lots of stops and re-starts.

And it would take another 10 years of discussions and negotiations before the final Land Use Order was ready to be announced on Monday with all the legal and policy agreements in place to make the package binding.

The agreement is a plus for mitigating climate change. The complex old growth rainforest has stored huge amounts of carbon for thousands of years. Its preservation will reduce carbon losses from future widespread logging.

The agreement is a massive collective win not only for the region but for all those folks who, hitherto, were bitterly opposed to each other’s point of view. Somehow foresters, aboriginals, environmentalists, and bureaucrats have joined in a shared vision that will benefit many future generations.

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Perception and Local Harvest Market The article regarding the farm market has really “harshed my mellow,” as it were. A roadside food stand rapidly grows to the point of requiring expansion and the hiring of 15 to 20 people. The expansion due to the “people” appreciating what Mr. Oostenbrink is offering. One would think he would be commended and awards given. However, it results in a “rankled city staff”. This is, indeed, interesting. (Definition of rankled: To cause keen irritation or bitter resentment.) If it is factual that Mr. O is working toward compliance, (Definition of compliance: the state of aligning with guidelines, regulations and legislation

set by outside parties such as industry organizations and government bodies.)

As Mr. O indicates he is attempting to work with staff, why would they feel “rankled.” There is, however, another definition of compliance: a tendency to yield readily to others, especially in a weak and subservient way. Perhaps Mr O hasn’t done this. In my view, city council appears to have given the perception that the real issue here is the second definition. And as they say, perception is everything.

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McRoberts middle school There have been a few in Richmond, to the rural, “straight-B” achievements, Jessica laid-back Boundary Central plenty of service awards, PETERS secondary in the desert of one highly-strived-for-’best Midway — brought me a athlete’ award, and countnew cheerleading team of teachers less well-earned high grades in who saw a potential in my writing, various subjects.

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Local Harvest given 60 days to comply HARVEST from Front Coun. Jason Lum was the lone vote opposing the “no occupancy” motion, calling the measures “punitive” since the business is awaiting approval by the ALC. “There are many buildings being used for business purposes that do not meet the building codes,” he noted.

Coun. Chris Kloot said he recognized the “good work” done by the business owners, but was disappointed to be faced with dealing with the issue again.

“It’s like déja vu. We can debate this until the broccoli is ripe,” he said.

“We have been very gracious. But I do wonder whether 14 days is too short of a timeframe.”

It was Coun. Chuck Stam who put forward the suggestion of an amendment, pushing the order forward to 60 days, after noting the market was a “victim of its own success.”

“I cannot support the harshness of two weeks and $500 per day in fines, but we do need to be firm and fair.”

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They’re doing all the right things, and I want to do everything in my power to encourage that.

On the flip side, we want to make sure the playing field is fair.”

He pointed out that Local Harvest “chose to blatantly disregard the rules” that all businesses have to adhere to.

“If they wanted to benefit the community, they would’ve followed the rules, they wouldn’t have put council in this position. We have to be referees of a horrible situation right now.

“I don’t want to shut down a business, I don’t want to close the door on people who are doing good things. But we didn’t put ourselves in this position, the applicant did,” said Waddington. “I hope the community gets the message that they have to play by the rules.”

Asked for a reaction after the decision, Local Harvest owner Dan Oostenbrink said he was “definitely very happy” to have extra time to look for alternative venues to market the fresh produce they grow on their 30-acre farm property.

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Chilliwack RCMP are looking for a man who punched a police officer before taking off on his motorcycle Tuesday afternoon.

The officer had pulled the motorcyclist over on Cartmell Road after the bike was seen travelling at a high rate of speed northbound on Young Road near Riverside Drive at around 2:15 p.m.

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Pepper spray was used by the officer during the altercation, said Cpl. Mike Rail.

However the driver was still able to escape.

He’s described as a male wearing dark riding gear, a black helmet, riding a black newer style motorcycle.

Officers of Traffic Service, supported by General Duty officers, conducted a thorough search of the area but did not

Relations with police and domestic violence were among the most sensitive issues discussed.

“There were a lot of challenges that were raised in working with the RCMP in terms of some of the follow-up and other components, and so we have a lot of follow-up work to do with the families as well as with police in general,” Rustad said.

On domestic violence in aboriginal communities, he referred to the annual Gathering of Men organized by Paul Lacerte, executive director of the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship

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“As we continue our investigation police are turning to the public to assist in identifying the motorcycle driver,” said Rail.

Police encourage anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-7924611 or, should they wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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TEDx makes its Chilliwack debut Sam Bates The Progress Ideas worth spreading. That’s what makes a TED talk, a TED talk.

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Lead organizer Raymond Cauchi, who also organized the Christmas Parade in December, has been inspired by video TED talks for years.

“Since I can’t afford to go to one,” he said of the large scale multi-day conferences that cost upwards of $2,000 to attend, “I thought, why don’t I build one?”

So he acquired the TEDx licence and set up a community meeting in Chilliwack last April to gather those who were interested in taking part. That meeting brought him together with fellow event administrators Rachel Doucette, a community developer, and Mike DellaFortuna, a local realtor.

DellaFortuna summarized the motivation that’s likely behind the participation of all partnering sponsors and event volunteers. “It sounded like something that would impact the community in a very positive way,” he said.

A TEDx event is defined by speakers from a specific geographical area, but it will also follow a specific theme. For Chilliwack, the theme for the first local event is ‘Stories that empower us.’

The 22 selected speakers were chosen from the group of nominees to present a diversity of topic, cultural representation, and age.

They’ll share empowering stories based on their personal experiences with subjects like addiction, fitness, bereavement, or comedy, or their areas of expertise which include meditation, economics, tourism, and technology. Some are well-practiced public speakers, others are newcomers.

“You never know how these speeches are going to go,” DellaFortuna said. “But if you walk in with an open mind, you’re good.”

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Museum director Matthew Francis that helped him come to the decision. “[The museum is] non-partisan, it’s not connected to any specific group. The only thing this venue is connected to is Chilliwack itself. It’s perfect,” Cauchi explained.

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The intimate TEDx setting is far from the flashy auditorium of a TED conference, but it’s exactly what an event like this calls for to have a genuine impact.

“We want to make sure that the hundred people in the room have a positive experience that connects with them emotionally, so that [afterwards] they can go forth and do something with it,” DellaFortuna explained.

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“These people are hardcore. They’re passionate, invested, and they want to

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“I’m certain that if we stick these people in one place for a day, something crazy good will happen.”

What that might be, that’s still unknown.

The action-oriented nature of the event is fostered by “break-out sessions” that will allow audience members to engage with each of the speakers, as well as the follow-up TED community events that the administrative team say will happen throughout the year.

“Change happens on small scale, over time. You have to start somewhere,” DellaFortuna said. This event is intended as a jump-off point for positive change in our community, and the team is hopeful that it will take place annually.

“The room is going to be bursting with energy,” said Doucette. “And it’s definitely going to stir up conversation.”

TEDx Chilliwack is a full-day event taking place on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Visit tedxchilliwack.com to learn more about the event, read through the speaker topic teasers, or apply to be an audience member. The speeches will be filmed and available online after the event.

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‘Central leader’ pruning simply means cutting back the main stem each year to control the rate of growth and at the same time, cutting back the outward growing branches even further, leaving an overall pyramidal form. If there are two or three strong central stems, it may be a good idea to eliminate all but one to avoid competition and to thin out the tree.

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Espalier pruning is primarily done on trees such as peaches, nectarines and apricots. To minimizes disease problems such as ‘peach leaf curl’, these trees should be grown against the south or west side of a building.

Very compact apple and pear varieties are usually grown in the same manner, except out in the open against a fence or other support device. All that is necessary here is the removal of frontward and backward growing branches which don’t conform to an espalier formation. The most common problem is leaving too many branches on the tree, which causes over-production and simply clutters up the tree. Choose three to five sets of the strongest sideward-growing branches and remove the rest. If these branches have a tendency to grow upward, use a long bamboo pole as a T-bar to hold the branches in place. You will have to be quite ruthless in your pruning to maintain this very strict form. Most branches radiating off this framework will have to be removed, leaving many spurs and fruit buds along each stem.

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“Better take cover big fella!”

A man in blue overalls receives this sage advice from Kevin Mulrooney as he lumbers across the Sniperz Paintball field, and pays the price for ignoring it. Moments later he is seen walking off the course, hands in the air and paint splatter on his arm.

The game continues, with Mulrooney standing in the very middle of the field.

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Depending on your generation, he is either Yoda, Mr. Miyagi or Sensei Woo. He is the zen-like master of these eight acres just off of Chilliwack Lake Road on the backside of Promontory. Where a curious onlooker sees only chaos — young men darting from here to there, seeking shelter from dozens of paintballs that whiz by their heads — Mulrooney sees order.

In his mind, he’s breaking down this game like a Grandmaster might analyze chess.

The group on the field, from a local trade school, is starting the ‘Elk Game,’ where one group will try to reach a cut-out of a deer at one end of the field while another group, entrenched in a base, defends the location.

“So guys, remember for this one that you really want to get to the flanks,” he says, stopping to dispense more advice.

“There’s a big cedar tree up there, so whoever has wheels, get right up to the pink line so they don’t come around behind you. Try and get into these first buildings and cover the right side. It’s not a lot of fun if they get behind you.”

The group is playing on the ‘City’ field.

Once the action starts, masks peer out from openings in the shed-like structures that dot the landscape. One player takes cover behind the hollowed out shell of a small aircraft. Another creeps along bush-line, head on a swivel.

Within seconds, the pop-pop-pop of the paintball guns breaks the silence.

The fella on the bush-line is easy pickings. Too exposed, he’s eating paint (not literally, they have masks) within seconds.

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Sharp shooters SHOOTERS from page 21 “Staying under cover is a big part of the game, and this young man over here has the right idea because he isn’t standing wide open shooting at the bad guys,” Mulrooney says, pointing at a player tucked in behind a sheet of plywood. “If you get hit, you shouldn’t get hit on your butt on your back. You should get hit on your mask or your gun or your hands, because that’s all that should be exposed. If you do it right, the chances of getting hit are considerably less.”

Mulrooney comes back to a chessboard analogy as he watches the match unfold.

One team methodically dissects the other team, and Mulrooney diagnoses their problem.

“The calm person who looks at the game like a chessboard will usually be successful,” he says, drawing on 30-plus years of paintball experience.

“If you calmly make your moves and think about them before you make them, you’ll usually be more successful.”

“Working together is essential,” he adds. “If I face a group of players who are playing together as a unit, I’m not going to beat them. But if they’re separate, that’s different.”

Because paintball relies so heavily on teamwork, it’s a natural draw as a team-building exercise.

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Tatarnic had his Chilliwack Chiefs out last month.

“In 21 years here we’ve had school groups and youth groups,” says Mulrooney, whose business operates on land provided by the Soowahlie First Nation. “We’ve had police and military groups and we also have some very good competitive paintball players and teams who’ve come out of Chilliwack.”

Sniperz Paintball has several courses to tackle, including a competitive course and a ‘Trench’ course.

“The Trench course is on the hill at the back and it’s always fun for the birthday person or the man who’s getting married to be hunted on the hill,” Mulrooney laughs. “Friends like to hunt friends, sometimes, for special occasions.”

Kids 10 and up can play.

The Sniperz Paintball guns are adjustable, and Mulrooney will reduce the velocity of the rounds for the young ones.

The children can play purely for fun, or pursue the competitive path.

Sniperz Paintball is part of the United Paintball League and Mulrooney has allied with Langley’s Panther Paintball to promote the Fraser Valley Paintball League.

“There are a couple teams in Canada who are professional, including the Edmonton Impact,” he says.

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“They were the first team in Canada to win the World Cup of Paintball, and I feel honoured that a few of the players on that roster grew up at Sniperz.”

“Chilliwack is known to produce excellent paintball players and people talk about something special in the air or water out here.”

Among the notable names Sniperz has sent on to big things, representing a fraction of the overall list; Johnny Thompson, Alex Stixma, Kyle Koslowski, Owen Bowman, Samuel

Neve, Sheldon Hemingway and Brad McGimpsey.

Mulrooney himself has been a provincial champion in the past and spent last weekend in Edmonton.

He lent his talents to the Vancouver Island Supernaturals, helping them to a third place finish, out of 42 teams, at the Canadian National Speedball Championships.

Young children trying the sport for the first time now may one day be the next wave of elite talent flowing into the pro and semi-pro ranks.

“It’s a really good sport for kids, a good hobby who keeps them occupied and off the street,” Mulrooney says with a smile. “It’s competitive and fun and you never know who’s going to be real good at it.”

“The smallest little girl can be the sniper in paintball.”

Book an event or get more Sniperz Paintball info by calling 604-7928799 and find several videos online by searching Sniperz Paintball on YouTube.

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It’s time to ‘share Chilliwack.’

Jessica Peters The Progress These days, it’s the smallest screens that are capturing the biggest picture.

Images of Chilliwack’s gorgeous lakes, trails, hillsides, waterfalls and even caves have been captured by the most adventurous among us, and shared on social media for all to see.

The constant stream of beautiful photographs on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube seemed to have replaced those old-fashioned slideshow gatherings of yesteryear. The images are easily accessible, fun to share, and inspiring for all.

It’s a new way of communicating that Tourism Chilliwack has mastered, in their efforts to showcase this area to outside visitors. And they’re hoping more residents will get on board with a popular hashtag, #sharechilliwack.

“Just over a year ago, we launched our #sharechilliwack campaign as a way to engage our community in sharing what they love most about Chilliwack with their friends, families and followers on social media,” says Vanessa Oddy, destination marketing manager. “We understand that people trust the opinions of their peers. The

#sharechilliwack campaign allowed us to tap into the power of conversation and build real connections with real people about our amazing community through experiences.”

So if you search your social media for that hashtag, you’ll find more than 10,000 images in Instagram alone. Some were taken by professionals, others are from new photographers learning how to document their adventures online. It all combines to give potential visitors more eye An image captured by local photographer Roxanna Froese, and shared with the candy than could ever fit on a PHOTO BY @INTHERIVERVALLEY standard website or within the pages of a traditional tourism pubnity but helps keep people here longer says. “In 2015, Tourism Chilliwack lication. through showcasing a diversity of was able to leverage $34,000 into experiences.” $400,000 worth of marketing camThe online campaign has been a success for Tourism Chilliwack and And when tourists stay longer, busi- paigns to help promote Chilliwack and the diversity of experiences it has also for the community as a whole. nesses benefit. The government has to offer.” seen the value in destination market“Tourism Chilliwack’s #sharechilliing, too.

But they haven’t thrown out wack campaign has been hugely traditional means of marketing, impactful in showcasing the best of “Tourism Chilliwack is working in either. They’ll be at the Vancouver what our community has to offer from partnership with many other commuOutdoor Show in March, presenting many different angles and lenses,” nities to leverage our marketing budChilliwack as a great place not only to Oddy says. “Social media does not get, by applying for Destination BC’s cooperative marketing fund,” Oddy only help draw people to our commuvisit, but to hike, bike and even fly.

popular hashtag, #sharechilliwack.

For Oddy, an avid hiker and a trails builder and advocate, getting up into the air is something she has yet to try out.

“I have never tried paragliding,” she says. “It is something that intrigues me, especially after seeing the footage from our recent #sharechilliwack video! Although I have a slight fear of “the edge” and taking that final leap of faith, I think I would enjoy the bird’s eye view.”

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Road Warriors Sam Bates The Progress Michael Woods began mountain biking as a teenager. Through 20 years of starting a family and building a career, he never grew tired of two-wheeled transportation.

But these days, he prefers to pedal on the pavement.

“Road cycling is a more efficient use of your time,” he said. “You can ride to work in the morning and go for a long ride after work, and still be home for dinner.”

“And it’s solid riding.”

He still hits the rougher trail terrain with his kids on camping trips, but long road rides prepare him for the endurance based cycling events like the Ride to Conquer Cancer (200 km), and the Gran Fondos (>122 km) across the province.

As Woods cycled around the streets of Chilliwack for transportation, training or recreation, he’d frequently see other men and women enjoying an afternoon or weekend ride, but they were always on their own.

“There weren’t any structured, organized clubs out there,” Woods said.

Groups of friends might ride together for a day, but there wasn’t a formal club with a greater goal in place.

In the summer of 2014, Woods decided to take it upon himself to change that.

He talked to some local bike shops for ideas, scrambled some sponsors together, registered through Cycling B.C., and

started spreading the word about the newly founded Odlum Brown Cycling Club.

The club’s membership continues to grow year to year as more people get into gear.

Scheduled Odlum Brown Cycling Club rides begin in March (running Thursdays and Saturdays) and continue through the fall. The rides are less frequent and weatherdependent during the darker, winter months.

The enjoyment you get out of every ride depends on what you put into it, but there are a few factors that make for smooth cycling.

Woods says he’s always looking for different scenery, whether Odlum Brown Cycling Club founder Michael Woods (left) with members Matt and Brittany. SAM BATES/ PROGRESS its a new farm country road, or simply taking a familiar route and meaning that they work 30 per cent Plus, the long rides are a great way to existing members help them to feel riding it backwards. comfortable and confident on the ride, harder than those who are just inches improve your physical fitness and get to and they’ll do what’s necessary to behind them. know like-minded people.

Riders always have fun when there’s ensure no one gets “dropped,” meaning a challenge. Like trying to “hold the On club rides, cyclists will rotate posiOdlum Brown cyclists keep track of left behind. wheel,” meaning keep up with, the fasttions every few minutes. “It means that their rides on Strava.com. est rider in the group, or pushing your The club will continue to grow everyone stays strong, and everyone Visit obcyclingclub.ca to learn more limits to beat a personal best ascending this summer as more members of the stays fresh,” Woods explained. about the club or to become a member. a steep hill.

Chilliwack community get hooked on “We’re a supportive, diverse group of More cycling opportunities the joys of cycling.

But casual rides are great too, Woods riders,” he pointed out. “We welcome said. Particularly on the weekends, Additional cycling clubs nearby “Riding out there in the fresh air, it’s everybody with open arms.” there’s a great chance to have a good include the Fraser Valley Road Cycling a great way to clear your head,” Woods The diversity of gender, age and skill chat with the rider next to you as the Club (fraservalleyroadcycling.com) and said. When you’re determined to finish level is all part of the fun. In fact, “our group strolls around a lake. leisurely, destination or multi-day group a 50 km ride in a set period of time, fastest rider is in his mid 50s,” Woods rides are also scheduled through the or to beat your personal best up to the “Road cycling is very much a team laughed.

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Ask anyone the secret of Chilliwack’s quality of life and many will point to the spectacular walking trails.

City of Chilliwack is forging ahead with the development of a Trail Network Plan, a comprehensive guide to the citywide network of trails.

It’s currently in draft form, but the plan is expected to come before council shortly, before heading to public hearing.

As the community grows, so does the demand for recreational amenities, especially non-motorized trails that connect people to public places, and even link up with regional trail systems.

“I think our values are changing as a society,” said Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz. “We relish the opportunities to get out and experience nature. We’ve also come to realize how important it is to our well being.”

The Trail Network Plan or TNP was devised as a supplement to the 2016 Green Space Plan, one of the strategies highlighted in the 2040 Official Community Plan, with a vision of greener communities with green connections, called “greenways.”

The aim of the TNP is twofold: interconnect the existing trails, and acquire new ones to expand the network of trails and fill in the gaps.

“For example we want to loop the Vedder Rotary trail.

We want to complete the south side trail and loop it onto and over the bridge,” said the mayor.

There are challenges in some cases, like dealing with private land ownership, or working with DFO.

And sometimes Chilliwack has to squirrel funds away to complete property acquisitions.

But there’s no doubt, in terms of outdoor recreation, that walking in particular in Chilliwack has become the most popular form of exercise, especially for mental and physical relaxation.

City parks and trails are the most widely used recreational features, part of both the urban and rural landscapes of the community.

There are 85 km of maintained trails and pathways around the city, and about 100 km if you include the local dikes.

The upsurge in interest reflects society’s concern for the environment.

“It’s about having respect for the earth and our souls,” said Gaetz. “Do you think this would have happened 20 years ago? I don’t think so.”

It helps substantially that volunteers are coming forward from the community to help create, brush out and build new trails.

“We’re seeing a whole new movement in that direction, with groups like the Chilliwack Park Society.”

It’s usually people who hike on a regular basis, love the outdoors, and want to help add to the existing trail network.

“They are the ones that say, give me a shovel or a rake.

Let’s move some logs. This is something new in our community, with buy-in and taking ownership of recreational amenities in an organized way. People see the value and they’re starting to engage.”

There are trail creation partnerships with groups like Rotary, which have been involved in projects like the Vedder Rotary Trail,

Peach Creek, Browne Creek Wetlands and the Hope River Trail.

New segments of trails, to add to the network, will be accomplished through the land development process and by way of new land and right-ofway acquisitions, according to the staff report.

The Fraser Valley Regional District is engaged in similar process creating an Outdoor Recreation Master Plan.

“We wanted to look at the whole picture, and see if there were any easy wins,” said Gaetz. “Where were the existing trails that could be connected, and we started to work on that with Experience the Fraser.”

It’s been identified as a strategic priority to inventory and promote the recreational opportunities within the FVRD for the master plan.

“Mainly we’ll act as facilitators, because most of the land we don’t own. Often it’s Crown land.”

A consultant will ID partnerships with existing outdoor recreational users, organizations and businesses; develop an inventory of recreation amenities with potential improvements and future opportunities and create a prioritization of potential projects.

“The focus of the Plan is to provide a cohesive regionwide inventory of users, businesses, organizations, amenities and opportunities,” according to FVRD documents.

It’s a timely idea.

“It’s just time. People have a need for green space,” said Gaetz. “We ache to get out in nature and it restores us. We are so blessed in this region to be surrounded by mountains and lakes and rivers.”

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The hall entrance is off Yale.

Lots to enjoy on Family Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cheam Leisure Centre (45501 Market Way) and the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre (9145 Corbould St).

There will be free swim, family zumba class, dodgeball and kickball, roller skating, scavenger hunts and more. For the schedule, visit them on Facebook or call 604-824-0231 (Cheam) or 604-793-7946 (Chilliwack).

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Three remain The Wenatchee Wild have the easiest schedule with just four road games, writes Jacob Bestebroer

Cheam Skating Club athlete Sofia Ngieng glides across the ice in her performance outfit during a Tuesday afternoon practice at Twin Rinks.

Skaters in spotlight at Prospera Centre Chilliwack’s Cheam Skating Club hosts the 2016 BC Coast Regional Championship Winterskate Competition this weekend at Prospera Centre.

Running Friday through Sunday, this event draws more than 650 competitors from across the Lower

Mainland and as far away as Prince George.

The local club has 10 girls in the field.

Kirsten Murrin, Samara Klassen, Harmony Bayes and Chloe Ford are all firsttime competitors in the STARskate 1 division, hitting the ice Friday afternoon between 12:15 and 1:40 p.m.

Sofia Ngieng follows them with the senior bronze freeskate starting at 4:45 p.m.

Kaia Vargas and Celina Peters perform Friday night.

Vargas competes in STARskate 2, which starts at 8:15 p.m. and Peters hopes to dazzle in the senior silver freeskate, starting at 8:30 p.m.

Ceilidh Ross has the latest time slot.

The reining 2015 STARskate champ defends her crown in the gold ladies freeskate, starting at 9:15 p.m.

Two Cheam girls wait until Saturday to do their thing.

Ava Hanninen gets

going at 10:20 a.m. in the STARskate 3 division while Natasha Unruh skates at 5:35 p.m. in the STARskate 4 group.

Cheam hosts the event in association with Skate Canada and the BC Coast Region and all performances are free to see.

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Chiefs start six game road swing in Coquitlam

The Chilliwack Chiefs are away from home over the next two weekends, tackling one of the toughest portions

of their BCHL schedule.

The Chiefs have two divisional games on the slate this weekend, starting tonight in Coquitlam.

Chilliwack (29-11-4-2) looks to continue its dominance of the Express (20-244-1), the fourth place team in the Mainland division.

The Chiefs have beat Coquitlam three times in three meetings this season, out-scoring the Express 20-10.

The teams will face each other four times between now and the end of the regu-

lar season.

Chilliwack’s Monday afternoon opponent is the Langley Rivermen.

This one has ramifications in the race for first place (see Jacob Bestebroer’s column to the right) with the Rivermen lurking five points behind the Chiefs.

The teams seemed evenly matched through their first five meetings this season.

Chilliwack won three and the margin of victory in each game was two goals or less.

But when the teams clashed Jan. 6 at Prospera

Centre, the Chiefs got goals from seven different players in a 7-2 win.

This is the last time these teams will see each other during the regular season.

The following weekend Chilliwack visits the Coastal conference for games against the Powell River Kings (Feb. 12), Cowichan Valley Capitals (Feb. 13) and Victoria Grizzlies (Feb. 14).

They don’t play again at home until Feb. 17 against Wenatchee.

Find stats, schedules and scores online at bchl.ca

Kayli Sartori and her University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team tackle a must-win scenario this weekend as they travel to Kelowna. The fourth-place Cascades face the third-place UBC-Okanagan Heat, the team they must track down for the final playoff spot in the Canada West conference. Losing both games will eliminate UFV from playoff contention. Winning both will leave them one game back (and they’ll have the tiebreaker) with four games to play.

With 12 games left in their regular season, the Chilliwack Chiefs control their own destiny in the race for first place in the BCHL’s Mainland division. If they earn 18 points the rest of the way, they will take top spot.

They hold a five point lead over the second place Wenatchee Wild and have played one fewer game. The Langley Rivermen sit two points back of the Wild with 10 games left to play.

Chilliwack has one game left against both the Wild (Feb. 17 at home) and the Rivermen, who they face Monday in Langley in a 1 p.m. game.

The Chiefs remaining games are split evenly between home and away and five of their six remaining road games will be played over the next eight days beginning tonight in Coquitlam.

Over their final 12 games the Chiefs will face teams who have earned an average of 51.7 per cent of available points.

That may not sound tough but it’s the highest of the three teams still in the race for first place.

Eight of Langley’s remaining 10 games will be played on the road.

They’ve earned two thirds of available points on home ice this year but just half of their points on the road.

Their opponents over their remaining 10 games have earned an average of 50.6 per cent of their available points.

They will play Wenatchee three more times with two of those games this weekend in Wenatchee.

Wins in those three games against the Wild along with a win Monday against the Chiefs are crucial and while mathematically they may not be must wins, if they don’t win those four games it

will be extremely difficult for them to finish in first place.

The Wild have the easiest remaining schedule, playing only four of their remaining 11 games on the road.

Their remaining opponents have earned an average of just 46.2 per cent of available points.

They have two home games left against Prince George, who have won just 11 games this season and they make one trip to Surrey who have just six wins.

This race will change every time one of these three teams plays so even though Chilliwack has the advantage right now it’s an impossible race to predict.

I don’t see a more important game left on the schedule than the Chiefs Feb. 17 home game against Wenatchee.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see whoever wins that game finish in first place.

The Chiefs will be wearing a special jersey on Feb. 21 against Cowichan Valley.

The jerseys will be auctioned off during the game with proceeds going to Fraser Valley Health Care in support of Chilliwack General Hospital.

We’ll get a picture of the jerseys up on the Chiefs website and social media platforms this weekend.

A reminder that if you are unable to attend Chiefs home games you can listen to the games online.

The link is on the Chiefs home page. If you want to keep tabs on the Chiefs road games, follow them on twitter or like their Facebook page as the video of all Chiefs goals will be posted shortly after they happen. jb@chilliwackchiefs.net

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Pineda ready to shine with Simon Fraser Clansmen Chilliwack’s Diego Pineda may finally have settled on a post-secondary football home.

The GW Graham Grizzlies and Chilliwack Minor Football grad was listed among Simon Fraser University’s recruits on Wednesday’s national signing day.

Listed as a six-footfour and 260 pound defensive tackle, Pineda joins the Clansmen after being previously linked to a handful of CIS schools.

Before graduating from GW Graham, Pineda had originally committed to the Guelph Gryphons.

But he ended up back in Chilliwack last season, playing for the CMFA midget Giants and BC Football Conference Langley Rams.

Not long ago, Pineda

was thought to be prairie bound, going to play for the Regina Rams.

Perhaps the opportunity to get on the field and play meaningful

snaps for an NCAA program appealed more.

“Based on our numbers and where we ended the season there will be opportuni-

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lineman Kelly Bates.

“They know they have a chance to come in and be a part of something immediately.”

SFU’s press release

says Pineda has run the 40 yard dash in 4.95 seconds and bench pressed 315 pounds.

The SFU roster currently includes another

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Knutson stopped Chilliwack’s Russ Knutson rink struggled to a 1-3 record at last weekend’s Lower Mainland Masters Mens curling playdown, held Thursday through Sunday at the Mission Curling Club.

Knutson was trying to secure a provincial berth, joined by Dallas Kennedy (lead), Doug Carvey (second) and Glen Ford (third).

In their Thursday morning opener, the Chilliwack Curling Club crew fell 7-4 to Bill Rafter (Delta Thistle Curling Club), eliminating them from A bracket contention.

Bumped into the B bracket, Knutson faltered Friday afternoon.

Leading 4-3 through seven ends, the locals saw Ken Watson’s North Delta rink score two in the eighth and escape with a 5-4 win.

Knutson got into the win column Saturday afternoon, downing Dave Smith (Royal City Curling Club) 9-8.

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Passed away February 2, 2016 at the age of 75 years. She is survived by her loving husband Robert; sons Garth and Grant; granddaughter Paige; great grandsons Kashtin and Lincoln; her mother Margaret and other family members and dear friends. An open house memorial celebration will be held Saturday, February 6 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Carol and Robert’s home.

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Louisa Dora Marklinger, 87, of Chilliwack, passed away in Heritage Village on January 18, 2016. Lou was born in Dublin, Ireland on April 2,1928 to Edith and Thomas Leggett. She had a wonderful childhood in rural Ireland with siblings, Betty, Bob and Ina, then moved to the Isle of Man at age 19, with sister Betty, to train as a nurse - the beautiful and popular Leggett sisters!

Lou moved to Canada in 1954 and worked at Woodwards for many years, making long lasting friendships. She enjoyed curling, entertaining, cooking and traveling with husband Carm. They were well loved tour guides for their many visitors at the “Marklinger Hotel” as the St. Charles house came to be known. They moved to Chilliwack for their retirement years. Lou is survived by June Pitcher, Chilliwack; Gary Pitcher, Cranbrook: Brian Marklinger, Kelowna; Gary Marklinger, Surrey; and Lynn Marklinger, North Vancouver; by grandchildren Sunshine Thompson, Alana Marklinger, Michelle Marklinger, Ryan Marklinger, Tracey Sami, Jeremy Melendez-Duke, Laura Tobin and Danielle Theus, many great grandchildren and a new-born great great grandson.

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Experience in moulding, millwork, doors and interior finishing detail an asset. F/T - Monday-Friday.

Strong Client Base, Competitive Wages, Co. Perks & Health BeneďŹ ts After 3 Months. Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: johnh @westcoastmoulding.com

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PERSONAL SERVICES 182

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

242

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RUBBISH REMOVAL

526

362

SECURITY/ ALARM SYSTEMS

545

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We Service all Makes

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Medical & Fire.

Free* Alarm Systems.

Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession?

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

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

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

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

such ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks

(604)792-8055/854-8055 doncrete

PIPELAYERS

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DRYWALL

R&B RENO’S. Boarding, taping, spraying, drywall repairs, painting.

No job too small. (604)866-4594

Required for job sites in the Lower Mainland.

Fax resume to: 604-460-7853 or email: wmader@telus.net

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

ELECTRICAL

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

Needed for periodontist office. Experience with Abel an asset. Position will be three or four days per week.

Please send resume to: Dr. Henry Louie, 206-32450 Simon Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V2T 4J2. drhenrylouie@telus.net Fax: 604-859-5919

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PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 233

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

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

CHIMNEY SERVICES

LIONS VIEW CHIMNEY & Fireplace; BBB, WCB1-604-218-7249 or www.lionsviewchimney.ca

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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We Service all Makes

such ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks & all others.

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WANTED; old Vintage Chainsaws, running or not. Please call or text Al at (604)991-0461.

Medical & Fire.

Free* Alarm Systems.

REAL ESTATE

(604)792-8055/854-8055

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TREE SERVICES

A & D TREE & GARDEN

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Hedges, Tree Pruning/Removal, Leaf Blowing, Landscaping.

Fully Insured / Free Estimates 28 Yrs Exp. Call 604-845-5547

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

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MISC. WANTED

Have Unwanted Firearms?

Experience in residential draintile & services

LOCAL Dairy farm looking for Office Assistant to cover maternity leave.

4 days/week (flexible). Duties include data entry, a/p, a/r, and some payroll. Prior office experience using Sage and Excel required. Starting end of February. Please email resume to cpfoffice@uniserve.com

FUEL

Firewood. Seasoned, dried under cover, mostly maple & birch, delivered. $200/full cord. 604-824-8862

563

TRADES, TECHNICAL

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

UNDER $400

WALL UNIT - walnut - 2/pce, Paid $2000. In Beautiful shape.

MOVING. $400. 604-847-0939

DUMP IT! Will haul anything anytime. 12’ trailer and truck. Off season rates. Steve, (604)845-5296

& all others.

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New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.

PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.

Repairs & Service. We extend warranties to all makes.

Vacuums need a service every 5 years just like an oil change!

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MORTGAGES

(604)792-8055/854-8055

PETS

chwk central renos

VECTOR RENO’S Interior & Exterior. Additions, Repairs & Strata Improvements.

Also fences, decks, sheds, garages & wood planters. 604-690-3327

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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HOME REPAIRS

SEMI-RETIRED CARPENTER available to fix things around your house or business. Call John for an estimate at (604)792-9199

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MOVING & STORAGE

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

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

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

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

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

477

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com .

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 523

UNDER $100

DURIOD SHINGLES, $10 per bundle. Buy all - cheaper. Call 604-7951060.

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

CHILLIWACK. 2 BDRM avail now, $700/m, laundry hook-ups in unit. avail March 1. 604-703-9076

LAZY BOY RECLINER pale green leather, in exc shape. (Paid $400).

MOVING. $100. Call 604-847-0939

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL

of Chilliwack is seeking nominations for 2 CHILLIWACK

0 1 6 OF THE YEAR

WOMAN

TONY’S Painting

POLARBEARPAINTING.COM Paint 3 rooms walls only for $299.

Cel: 604-866-6706

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

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

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PLUMBING

#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. 38 yrs.

Lic’d/Ins. BBB. Drains, gas, renos etc. Bonded. Chad 1-877-861-2423

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS ROOF REPAIRS. Fast, efficient, and reliable. Please call Jason for a quote, (604)807-0786

This award recognizes a woman in our community who contributes significantly to the community and in her field of work. • Is a positive role model • Displays leadership qualities • Demonstrates a sustained commitment in her field • Demonstrates her commitment in voluntary or paid community activities • Is 18 years or over • Is a resident of, or works in, Chilliwack For further information or nomination contact Anita at 604-845-8899.

A special awards Nomination deadline is March 1, 2016 Woman of the Year Committee PO Box 2525, Sardis Station Main Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A8 Email: anita@legacypacific.com

ceremony honouring the winner will be April 13, 2016 at Chilliwack City Hall

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TRANSPORTATION

STORAGE

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Some of Chilliwack’s Largest apartments!

Mini Storage Ltd

Bright, extra large 1 and 2 bedrooms

45648 Storey Ave and 7455 Vedder Rd

Heat & hot water, new carpet & lino, balcony, parking, coin laundry, elevator, cls to amenities, under new on-site mgmt.

Ref’s req’d.

604-799-1472 to view

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For all your storage needs!

www.accessministorage.ca Call (604)824-0030

1 bdrms starting at $580/moth

750

includes heat & hot water, in suite storage, onsite manager, no pets, refs req’d.

(604)792-8974

SUITES, LOWER

CHILLIWACK: Bachelor, 55+. Feb. 1st. Lam flrs, curtains, water/heat, free lndry, NS/NP. 604-997-7337 GARRISON. lg 1 bdrm ste, 6 appl, f/p, refs req’d, n/pets, n/smokers, $875/m + dd, util & wifi incl. Call 604-846-6221

Chilliwack. 2 bedroom, 850sf, washer & dryer, internet/cable/wifi incl. $900/m. Avail. now. 604-3923332 or 1-778-994-8734 CHILLIWACK. Bachelor apartment and one bedroom apt , 3 blks to 5 corners, elevator, quiet gr. level access. Bachelor $550/m. One Bdrm, $610/m Heat/hot water. Senior oriented. Avail. March, 1st. Call Yvonne, 604-793-6941.

taylor place

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HOMES FOR RENT TRANSPORTATION

CHILLIWACK Patten Ave. 2 Bdrm $900. Heat incl. Spacious, reno’d, avail now. No dogs, Criminal check.

Lve msg 604-792-7917.

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AUTO SERVICES

Chilliwack rooms & suites. $600/m and up. Avail now. Incl. all utils.

(604) 791-2803 lv mess Chilliwack, senior building 55+ building. Bachelor ste, $550/m.

Close to shopping, heat, hot water & cable incl. Mar 1. (604)703-9076

42904 Tait Road, Mission 3,200sf. 3 bedroom 2 level home with office & workshop. 2.5 bath $1600/mo. + utils.

DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL AGASSIZ

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

T. Marlowe Manor 1755 - #9 Hwy, Agassiz

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

(Under new Management)

Spacious and bright

Prkg, coin laundry, elevator & balcony, 5 min walk to all conveniences, down town.

Available now.

Call 604-703-3405

TRUCKS & VANS

30255 Cedar Lane

Certified crime-free multi housing.

new condo quality 1 bdrm...$650 and 2 bdrm...$800/m

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Chilliwack, Railway Ave area, rental storage for vehicles or contractor, currently fenced & gravel drive. $1000/m. Call (604)702-1872

GARRISON, furnished suite, 6 appl, no pets, n/smokers, $775/m + DD, util & wifi incl, refs req’d. Avail now. call (604)846-6221

2nd and 3rd floor with patio, $550 & up! bachlor and one bedroom suite remain!

Rent includes water, heat & parking, laundry on first floor, adult oriented with elevator.

Avail Feb. 1st.

RENTALS

royal oak

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

pick a part

Sardis, lg 1 bdrm suite w/balcony, heat & hot water incl, walk to shops and malls. No drugs, no partys, no dogs, prefer working person. Avail Oct 1. On-site mgr. (604)819-8666

2002 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr, auto, loaded, STK#749. $2,900.

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

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

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

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

2006 HONDA CRV AWD auto, leather seats, fully loaded.

STK#757 $6,900.

2004 HONDA ACCORD 4dr fully loaded, leather seats, sunroof. STK#758. $6,900.

2004 HONDA CRV. 4dr, fully loaded, auto, Only this week!

STK#747. $6,900.

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

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

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.

2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. 4dr auto, fully loaded, Only this week! STK#750. $11,900.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 4 dr, auto, fully loaded.

STK#721 $12,900.

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. 4dr, auto, fully loaded, low kms.

STK#746. $13,900.

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.

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ROSEDALE: Wanted; clean reliable couple for caretaking duties in exchange for reduced rent. 2 Bdrm house, cat ok. Avail. March 1. Must be physically fit, have a clean criminal record check. (604)795-3398 VEDDER, walking distance to GW school, 4 bdrm with ground level suite, lg deck, avail Feb 15. $2000/m + util. Call (604)791-0409

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2003 FORD 250 XL Super Duty. 4 X 4 With canopy. 346,000 kms. $3,850. obo.

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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.

2002 HONDA ACCORD 2dr, auto, loaded, STK#648 $3,900.

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.

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

STK#504. $10,900.

Financing Available www.keytrackautosales.ca

In The Matter of the Rent Distress Act & Access Mini-Storage Ltd. Notice is hereby given to:

Tiffany Orgill Cindy Rockandel that household goods, furnishings & personal effects located at 45648 Storey Ave, Chwk. BC V2R 4E6 &/or 7455 Vedder Rd, Chwk BC V2R 4E7 will be auctioned/disposed of accordingly on Sat. February 13, 2016, unless their account is settled in full prior to this date.

Any questions regarding this matter should be directed to: The Manager, Access Mini-Storage Ltd. (604) 824-0030.

Warehouseman’s Lien Act Please take notice that in accordance with the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, there will be sold by public auction

by Morrows Moving & Storage (1976) Ltd, 8905 Nowell Street, Chilliwack, BC, on the 19th day of February, 2016 the following:

2003 Hyundai Vin#KMHCG35G33U252935 Owner: Ruth Mary Downes Last known address: 9236 Williams Street Chilliwack, BC, V2P 5E6 Amount owing: $243.95 WITNESSES WANTED If you have any information about a Motor Vehicle Accident on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 11:50PM in Abbotsford, BC, involving a 2009 Black Honda Civic and a Semi-Truck, westbound on Highway 1 near Mt. Lehman exit, please contact: David Wallin at 604-891-7211 or Ashley Rempel at 604-4433483 ASAP - Whitelaw Twining Law Corp

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