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Making community action easier Community Coordinator and seed money aimed at removing barriers Jennifer Feinberg The Progress For anyone who has ever dared to dream of creating a large-scale community event or project, it can be daunting.

Just ask Coun. Chris Kloot who pulled together the inaugural and tremendously successful Rosedale Harvest Brigade in just three weeks last fall.

The synergy and speed with which they corralled support, resources and volunteers, yielded a stellar turnout of about 3,000 to the first event.

“It was amazing,” said Kloot. “It turned into this fabulous community event, and we’re planning next year’s already.”

With the theme, “Celebrating our agricultural roots” they closed the main road in Rosedale for a parade of large farm equipment, antique cars and horsedrawn carriages and firefighters provided a pancake breakfast for 800. They toasted marshmallows and set up a little market.

Sometimes an obstacle to planning these types of events, is traffic control costs for road closures, which can no longer be delegated to volunteers as a result of regulatory changes made by WorkSafe BC. When city council stepped in to say those costs would be covered for the Rosedale Harvest Brigade event in October 2015, it paved the way for a new way of doing things.

“Effectively the city said, ‘You know what? We appreciate what you are doing to create community, so we’ll look after the traffic control costs,’” said Kloot.

That type of event-related cost might be covered in future under Community Projects funding in the City of Chilliwack budget.

City council is now moving decisively ahead with two key initiatives in 2016, that will streamline the organization and creation of new and existing events.

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Lion dancers from the Shao Lin Kung Fu Association in Vancouver helped ring in the Chinese New Year for a special group of guests at the Capital Restaurant on Tuesday. For video from the event, go to www.theprogress.com SAM BATES/ PROGRESS

Year of the Monkey welcomed in Chilliwack Jessica Peters The Progress Chinese New Year was celebrated in style this week, at a local restaurant.

Owners of the Capital Restaurant invited special guests to join them in ringing in the Year of the Monkey on Tuesday night, and treated them to a dazzling cultural display.

It started with the beating of a drum, clacking of firecrackers, and clanging of cymbals.

Musicians beat out an almost hypnotic rhythm until the arrival of the lion. When he appeared,

he assessed the crowd, threw his head up, looked around.

Then, the gold lion with red fringes bobbed and weaved through the three rooms of the restaurant, as the two men operating the costume performed kung fu moves underneath.

The dancers were brought to town from Vancouver, from the Shao Lin Kung Fu Association, and were guided through the crowded restaurant by Master Raymond Cheung.

The costume is designed with movable eyelids and a mouth that opens and closes, bringing the lion to life in combination

with the movement underneath.

As they move the lion, they are representing its habits of sleeping, scratching, stretching, walking, running, jumping and eating. The lion eats the Lei Si, or good luck money, which is often represented by lettuce.

It’s a traditional art form that is a centuries-old and common throughout many Asian cultures, although styles of costume and dance differ from region to region.

The Shao Lin Association said the legend says a lion was made to drive off a monster that was raiding Chinese villages. Ever

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The evening was filled with positive signs of a good year to come. Owners Ken and Donna Lo, and May and Paul Lo, greeted guests as they enjoyed an hours-long eight course meal.

The special New Year’s menu was filled with dishes that aren’t on the menu, like prawns in cumin coconut cilantro sauce, diced beef with lotus root, and pan fried Yi-Mein.

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Grant helps women move past domestic violence Jennifer Feinberg The Progress It’s a program that helps abused women in Chilliwack regain their power.

The Xolhemet Society has been running its Women’s Empowerment Group for eight years, and the group just received word of a $25,000 boost from the province to keep it going.

It’s one of 24 projects receiving $1.5 million to either launch or expand services, as part of the three-year Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, which is two years old this week.

Xolhemet runs an emergency

shelter for woman and children in Chilliwack called Wilma’s Transition House, and a secondstage housing program for woman that houses families for up to two years.

Women’s Empowerment Group is a Xolhemet program with a cultural approach to dealing with the aftermath of domestic violence, said Xolhemet Society executive director Kathleen Mosa.

“Our programs are run with the help of grants and donations, so this funding is pretty important,” said Mosa.

The Empowerment Group participants use the traditional medicine wheel, as well as drumming

sessions, creating vision boards and family crafts, all guided by cultural teachings with the help of a group facilitator.

A ceremony for the program grads from the Empowerment group was also assisted by Soowahlie members last year, she said.

“We were also able to have some of our past residents of second stage housing continue on with the Empowerment Group, even after they left, along with residents of the Transition House.”

This provincial grant will help cover costs like child care, supplies and staffing for Women’s Empowerment.

Successful applicants, like Xolhemet for a grant, were chosen by representatives from the Minister’s Advisor y Council on Aboriginal Women, the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, the Provincial Office of Domestic Violence and the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation and the Ministry of Justice.

“This funding will greatly benefit the Xolhemet Society and the women and children who receive support from the organization,” said John Martin, MLA for Chilliwack, in a release. “It will provide funding to the Society to expand the excellent services it

currently provides to Aboriginal women will continue to help reduce domestic violence in our community.”

It is considered critical because First Nations women and their children are more likely to be “directly affected” by domestic violence, than other groups in B.C. “In fact, Aboriginal women are nearly three times more likely to be victims of intimate partner violence than non-Aboriginal women,” according to the news release.

In 2013, there were 12,359 police-reported victims of intimate partner violence across B.C. But only about one in four women ever report it to police.

Students on the prowl for frogs Jennifer Feinberg The Progress The Oregon Spotted Frog is an endangered frog that can only be found in a few remaining pockets of the Fraser Valley.

A couple of lucky students will get to job shadow biologists, combing wetlands for these rare frogs, the egg masses, and more.

Grade 11 and 12 students from Chilliwack, as well as Mission and Abbotsford are being invited by Fraser Valley Conservancy this month to apply for a spring break job.

It’s open to senior students interested in conservation biology as a career. They’ll get to work closely with the Precious Frog team, focused on the survival of the critically endangered Oregon Spotted Frog (OSF).

They will hunt down frog masses, catch frogs in traps and survey their habitat with drones.

“This is an opportunity for students interested in pursuing this line of study at the post-secondary level,” said

Aleesha Switzer, junior biologist with the Fraser Valley Conservancy. “It will give them a taste of what it is like to be a biologist. The target is getting students excited about entering this field.”

The Precious Frog team of biologists partnered with the Greater Vancouver Zoo and the OSF Recovery Team.

“Our main goal is recovery of the species,” Switzer said.

The current estimate is less than 400 breeding adults.

It’s all been made more exciting with the discovery of additional pockets of surviving OSF populations in Abbotsford in 2014, and then in Chilliwack in 2015.

Switzer, 25, started volunteering to get experience doing field work with the OSF team in her first year of university.

“From that connection I found mentors and new opportunities.”

Switzer now sees the job shadow candidates as in a similar place to where she was just a few years ago.

She has since obtained a bachelor of science degree in

biology from University of the Fraser Valley, and is on contract to FVC working on OSF as the Precious Frog team.

They adopted the name “precious frog” for branding, because that’s the Latin name for OSF, rana pretiosa, which means “precious frog.”

It’s a temporary paid position for two students from March 14 to March 25. The deadline for application is March 1.

It’s a great opportunity for would-be biologists.

“We’re going to take their hands and show them,” said Switzer. “It’s really important to be able to engage with young people who live around the habitat of these frogs.

“They could end up becoming pioneering biologists in their own backyard.”

Full training and field gear will be provided. No previous experience required, just a willingness to learn and great enthusiasm for the outdoors.

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The provincial government has served notice it intends to make municipalities share in some of the blame for high housing costs.

Tuesday’s throne speech pledged the province will “work with municipalities to reduce the hidden cost in home purchases, and to make those hidden costs clear and transparent to the home buyer.”

That’s expected to translate into a requirement that home buyers receive a breakdown of how various fees and

levies imposed by local governments on developers add to the cost of a new unit.

Premier Christy Clark said she won’t force cities to reduce their fees, which help fund everything from water and sewer lines to parks and social housing.

“We don’t intend to interfere with that,” Clark told reporters. “I think local governments are just as concerned about this as I am. So hopefully they’ll address their end of it.”

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said development cost charges reflect the city and staff cost of dealing with

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“If we’re going to do a whole bunch of growth and not collect that money then we don’t have money to invest in community centres and parks and that,” Robertson warned.

A 2014 study commissioned by the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association found municipal fees and charges added $17,124 or four per cent to the cost of a typical townhouse across the Lower Mainland.

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One, they are creating a brand new senior staff position to liaise with every single department at City Hall called a “Community Coordinator.”

Two, they are establishing $20,000 in seed money, available annually for Community Projects, under the aegis of Grassroots Neighbourhood Projects.

It’s all about creating community, engagement and vibrant neighbourhoods. It’s about neighbours get to know each other.

Some of these neighbourly ideas have their roots in the session held last fall in Chilliwack community builder Jim Diers, which was chaired

by Coun. Jason Lum. Diers’ website name says it all: neighbour power. Diers is described on his website as a speaker, facilitator, author and activator “assisting associations and agencies in support of caring, inclusive and powerful communities.”

But the ideas coming to fruition right now also come from listening to longtime community organizers who’ve championed their little neighbourhood events for decades, said Lum. Chilliwack is actually a community comprising many little neighbourhoods and each

The Rosedale Harvest Brigade last October stemmed from a session in community building led by Jim Diers. Coun. Chris Kloot attended the session and decided to create the neighbourhood event, with overwhelming results. PROGRESS FILE

has their event: Yarrow Days, Greendale Sampler, Ryder Lake Ramble, Party in the Park and more.

Diers was the first director of City of Seattle’s “Department of Neighbourhoods” and Lum said their new Community Coordinator will be similar in some ways.

“That staff person liaises with the departments and can help walk people through the bureaucracy of permits, traffic, licensing and more. We’ve all heard about the challenges people have understanding and complying with all the rules, and we don’t want that to be a barrier.”

If city council wants to support this, it has to follow through.

Councillors Lum and Kloot both underlined that Chilliwack already has a wellestablished tradition of community events and community development initiatives.

“These were often events powered by the neighbours themselves, and we are building on this tradition,” said Lum. “If we want to promote and talk about these neighbourhood initiatives, it is important to have small seed funding to start these community events up.”

Also key is to have someone

at city hall that you can come in and talk about a great idea with, like the new Community Coordinator, who will walk you through the regulatory process, he added.

They are aware it can be confusing starting out.

“A single point of contact at City Hall can help facilitate, and remove barriers. That person will help them navigate city hall,” said Lum. Coun. Kloot agreed. He pointed out the number of community events and projects have increased to a great degree in recent years, while the staff dedicated to assisting with them have stayed the same.

Until now.

“I am really proud of mayor and council for this,” said Coun. Lum. “I think it is a bold step in that we are taking action to ensure when we provide funding for something, we also provide the means to help the process along, like we are in creating this staff position.”

There’s always a risk of losing momentum and interest if the process of creating vibrant family-friendly events is too difficult, or if the community doesn’t have “a champion” at City Hall at the staff level.

“This is going to rekindle that flame of community spirit that we have always had in Chilliwack,” said Lum.

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Dogs, drones help detect invasive species Dogs, drones and DNA testing are emerging as new tools to detect invasive species and keep them from becoming entrenched in B.C. The new tactics were described by experts at a recent conference of the Invasive Species Council of B.C. in Richmond.

Trained sniffer dogs have proven much more effective than human teams, particularly at night, in detecting tiny invasive zebra mussels that can cling to boats and then infest new lakes, according to Cindy Sawchuk, who heads Alberta’s Conservation K9 program that helps inspect water craft arriving in that province from the east and south.

Most of the 11 mussel-infested boats intercepted last summer entering Alberta from other jurisdictions were ultimately destined for B.C. lakes.

Sawchuk’s superiors had dismissed her proposal for dogs as useful only for public relations, so she designed a trial in 2014 to test them.

“The dogs were 100 per cent accurate in detecting the musselfouled boats and our humans came in at 75 per cent,” Sawchuk told delegates. “The dogs were also much quicker at detecting it.

They averaged 2.3 minutes. And that included their play time for their reward.”

Speedier inspections also mean less resistance from boat owners, some of whom had told Sawchuk they’d taken to entering the province in the dead of night to

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avoid inconvenience.

The three highly trained dogs – Hilo, Seuss and Diesel – cost $25,000 each but Sawchuk says they’re cheap compared to an estimated $75 million a year Alberta estimates it would spend clearing clogged pipes, canals and water intakes if the mussels arrive.

Delegates also heard from Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist Davon Callander who is using DNA testing of water samples in the B.C. Interior to quickly determine if a given lake has a particular invasive fish species.

Drones are being used near Creston to aerially map infestations of yellow flag iris, an invasive plant, in hardto-reach wetland locations.

Catherine Tarasoff, a researcher with Thompson Rivers University, hopes the rapidly evolving technology will soon allow scientists to program drones to fly autonomously at high speed, scanning large areas and stopping only to alert their operators when a suspect patch of vegetation matches target images.

Technology may be helping thwart alien invaders.

But Gail Wallin, executive director of the Invasive Species Council of B.C., says the best prevention rests in better choices by people, whose decisions in the past ushered in many of the species now disrupting ecosystems in B.C. Japanese knotweed – which is nearly impossible to eradicate and can punch through concrete – menaces roads, bridges and building foundations across Metro Vancouver and was first introduced as a garden plant.

So was giant hog weed, another invasive landscaping plant but one that poses such a serious human health risk that there are specific WorkSafeBC rules for dealing with it.

“It’s a great big tall 10 to 15 foot plant that’s got a hollow stock and it’s got a sap inside that causes your skin to be photosensitive, so when you get sun on it you get a second degree burn,” Wallin said.

“Ten years ago people were proud that they had this exotic plant. Well now, you get it in park lands or around marsh areas and you wonder why did we ever plant this stuff in the first place.

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to hire teams in haz mat suits to remove it.”

Flowering rush is a new invasive plant that has been detected in three areas in B.C., including Whistler and the Hatzic area of the Fraser Valley, triggering an emergency response by the province to contain it. The plant grows underwater in lakes and is very difficult to remove because the tiniest portion of the root left behind just regenerates more.

Problematic invasive critters in the Lower Mainland include redeared slider turtles and American bullfrogs, as well as European fire ants, whose hostile attacks can render backyards almost unusable.

The fire ants are thought to have often been spread when soil from construction sites was trucked from one place to another in the Lower Mainland.

Feral pigs are running amok in some parts of southwestern B.C., but are a more significant problem in the Interior.

The release of pets into the wild – rabbits, goldfish, koi and even the bizarre snakehead fish found in a Burnaby pond in 2012 – are yet more examples of where people could do better, Wallin said.

What species haven’t yet made a beachhead that Wallin would like to keep out?

She names rusty crayfish, which has arrived in Oregon from the east coast, likely as live fishing bait that escaped and thrived.

“It’s a fairly aggressive crayfish and it can come in and overtake some of the native species and clams that are

here.”

Another is the European green crab, which has arrived on the west side of Vancouver Island, but has not yet reached Georgia Strait and Howe Sound.

B.C.’s costs of dealing with invasive plants alone is estimated to hit $139 million a year by 2020, twice as much as in 2008.

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Salvation Army Chilliwack is well-known and respected for its food bank.

Every year, community groups fundraise or organize food drives to support this widely appreciated service.

Many people may not be aware of their role in disaster situations.

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) program provides on-call response to disasters across B.C. and beyond to feed emergency responders or those who are stranded without food.

For more than 20 years, when Chilliwack Salvation Army staff and volunteers received word of a fire, flood, landslide or other emergency, they would prepare, pack and transport soup and sandwiches from the Yale Road kitchen to the sites.

While they have plenty of volunteers who have been trained in disaster food services handling and delivery, their method of transportation often slowed them down.

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Ripples from a presentation made in Chilliwack four months ago are still being felt in the community today.

Enthusiasm was evident at the time from the city councillors who had attended the evening. Guest speaker was Seattle activist Jim Diers. And his message of community empowerment and neighbourhood engagement clearly hit a chord.

Next week city council will vote on funding that would allow the hiring of a community co-ordinator.

But don’t think it of spending, Diers would say. Think of it as investing.

Diers has made a career working with individuals and community groups to reclaim and reinvigorate neighbourhoods. The goal is to harness the enthusiasm and ingenuity already present in the people who live there, and channel that energy toward specific, achievable goals.

Governments have a roll to play in this process, Diers said, but only a minor one. The real power comes from the neighbourhood.

Too often that power lies untapped, needing only a nudge to get things moving.

One concept is the Neighbourhood Matching Fund. Since its inception in 1989, the initiative has helped mobilized tens of thousands of volunteers to complete more than 5,000 community projects, Diers said.

Projects included the conversion of a closed-off city street into a community garden, the transformation of an abandoned building into a youth centre, and the creation of a neighbourhood park.

The process is simple: Governments agree to provide some funding for a community initiative, provided their is demonstrable evidence of volunteer hours groups are willing to commit.

The result, said Diers, are projects with broad-based support that come at a fraction of the cost.

Chilliwack is hoping to tap some of that energy. It’s hoping that the new community co-ordinator will help bring out the ideas, and encourage the enthusiasm already bubbling in neighbourhoods, on Facebook pages and around kitchen tables.

It will be fun to watch what happens. ~ Greg Knill, Chilliwack Progress

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To bomb or not to bomb, that is Canada’s question Most Canadians want the Trudeau government to continue bombing ISIL. But this week PM Justin Trudeau announced that the bombing will end on 22 February and the six CF-188 Hornet fighter jets will return home along with their associated aircrew and support personnel.

Personally, I’d rather see them stay there and carry on. Clearly, I’m not alone.

According to a recent Angus Reid poll, nearly two-thirds of Canadians, 63 per cent, want Canada to continue bombing at the current rate or increase the number of bombing missions it is conducting. Of that percentile, 37 per cent of Canadians say maintain the bombing status quo while 26 per cent urge an increase in bombing. But even though the fighter planes will return home, Canada will continue to provide two surveillance

aircraft and an air-to-air refueling aircraft to assist in airstrikes undertaken by allies.

In addition, Canada will be more heavily involved in counterterrorism measures and improving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security in the region.

Canada’s first combat sortie on Margaret ISIL targets with CF-188 Hornets EVANS was on 30 October 2014 and, through to 1 Februar y 2016, the warplanes have conducted 1,388 sorties resulting in 238 airstrikes (233 in Iraq and 5 in Syria). A sortie is an operational flight by one aircraft.

As for Canada’s international reputation, the poll found that 47 per cent are concerned that with-

drawing the planes from the mission will have a negative effect on our international reputation while fewer than one in five (18 per cent) thought it would have a positive one. Most Canadians polled didn’t think that pulling out the warplanes would have any effect on the Syrian refugees or Canada’s security.

But yes or no to withdrawing the planes, most Canadians (54 per cent) expressed the fact that they are confident in the Trudeau government’s ability to manage Canada’s involvement in the ISIL mission. Confidence in the government is strongest among women, those under 35, and university graduates.

In many ways, the sense for a need to keep bombing or increase bombing comes back to a genuine fear about the brutal ISIL movement. Two in three (64 per cent) Canadians have concerns that the threat they pose is grow-

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Canada’s involvement under Operation Impact over the next three years is about more than bombing and Trudeau, in announcing the stepped up plan, said that the military will be allocating more resources and personnel to training Iraqi security forces and supporting local Kurdish soldiers who are combating Islamic state militants.

They will be adding 140 personnel to the 69 already in a training capacity and fighting alongside the Kurds on the front line. The number of Canadian military personnel in the region will jump from 650 to 830.

Humanitarian assistance will be beefed up with an extra $1 billion over the next three years.

The commitment is to help men, women and children with clean water, food, adequate shelter, healthcare, sanitation, hygiene,

protection and education.

In total, more than $1.6 billion will be allocated toward the new approach to security, stabilization, humanitarian and development assistance in Iraq and to address impacts on Jordan, Lebanon and the wider region.

As much as there are warts and whistles in the plan with many unanswered questions and clearly details to be fleshed out, it appears the coalition partners have given a nod of approval to Trudeau’s whole-of-government approach to our contribution based on security, development, and diplomacy.

Coming up with a new long term military strategy acceptable to Canadians and allies alike has understandably been a challenge, given that the government has only been in power three months.

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Rewriting the Trudeau years Re: Liberal history of fiscal restraint (Progress letters, Feb. 5) I read with wonder of the rewriting of history with the referring to Pierre Trudeau and the Liberals as the party of “Fiscal Restraint”.

Trudeau tripled federal spending from 1969 to 1979. When Trudeau took office in 1968 Canada had a debt of $18 billion (24% of GDP); when he left office in 1984, that debt stood at $200 billion (44% of GDP), an increase of 83% in real terms. I remember the runaway inflation we went through during his disastrous years, to squeeze out Trudeau-

era inflation the Bank of Canada had raised real interest rates very high causing Trudeau’s 200 billion debt to rise to 400 billion with compound interest.

Then the Liberals with the help of the GST (which they had promised to eliminate when elected) and the huge cutting of transfer payments to the provinces for health and post-secondary education, big cuts to our military (In 1968, Canada was a serious second-tier non-nuclear military power. By 1984, Canada had lost its war-fighting capability) and RCMP, managed with the raising of our taxes to eliminate

the deficit and show a surplus.

Pierre Trudeau left a deficit in 1983 of about 37 million dollars on a GDP of about 450 million dollars or in other words about 8.5% of GDP and this was not during a recession. Harper’s worst deficit was with a minority government with only 6 Liberal MPs voting against that budget was about 54 billion dollars on a GDP of about 1.4 trillion dollars or about 3.5% of GDP during one of the worst recessions since 1931. Harper ran a fantastic fiscal government as compared to Trudeau.

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Keep eyes and ears open on the road I’m a cyclist and cycle commuter and I try to be as safe and predictable as I possibly can be. I use the bike lane when available, I stop at all traffic lights and signs, I signal my intentions, and at night, I have a 500 lumen headlight, two

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The Friends of the Chilliwack Libraries have had their best jigsaw puzzle sale yet.

To everyone who contributed their used puzzles – the merchants who donated new ones – the media who spread the word – the Chilliwack library staff who received and stored the thousands of returns, issued coupons and to the most wonderful team of volun-

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The result was $5,395 which will be returned to our community in the different projects of our three libraries.

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have lunch with and mentor. We are well-known in the 18 schools that indicated they required our program. That all said we plan to make 2016 even better.”

One of their biggest fundraisers remains the annual dinner auction. Last year, the event at the Squiala Hall raised $60,000.

They are already selling tickets for this year’s event, to be held on Friday, May 6.

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They ditched the old truck, decked out the new trailer with decals (including a four-foot logo on the roof for helicopter views) and put the beast to work.

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“Well, we’ve got the vehicle, let’s get out there and use it,” Armstrong said.

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Elementary students learn lessons from the past Jessica Peters The Progress When Wes Norrish was seven years old, he would walk more than two kilometres to school.

In the warm weather, young Wes would make the journey barefoot, along with about two dozen other school children in tiny Glenford, Sask. And in the winter, he would sit bundled up against the cold in a sleigh that was driven by his father and pulled by a team of horses. When they arrived at the one-room schoolhouse it would already be warm, thanks to a neighbour who would start up the furnace each morning. But the task of keeping the furnace fed with coal was given to one of the students weekly — “usually a boy,” he noted.

As you may have guessed, he went to school a long, long time ago.

Today it seems like a tale out of a children’s book, but it was just daily life on the prairies 90 years ago. There were no instant packaged foods for lunches, with the exception of bologna. School bags were slung over one shoulder to rest at one’s hip, and car-

ried much less homework than they do today, he says.

And today, young Wes is known as “Poppa Norrish.” He moved from the Prairies to Chilliwack 83 years ago, and has traveled to different places across the world.

He had children, and then grandchildren.

One of those grandchildren is Janice Bannerman, who teaches Grade 1 at Promontory elementary. She invited Poppa Norrish to come visit her classroom on Wednesday for a special occasion. It was both Norrish’s 97th birthday, and the 97th day of school.

The lucky coincidence offered a wonderful opportunity to regale the young children with stories of what school was like almost 100 years ago. And as he sat down in front of the class, the children were ready and waiting with a list of questions.

They wanted to know everything. What did he wear to school? Did he use a backpack?

How did he get to school? What did he bring for lunch?

He listened patiently and answered with colourful stories of yesteryear. And they were keen to learn.

When they heard about his long journeys to school, they were gobsmacked.

When they found out he and his friends had to help keep the school clean, one girl ran to get the classroom broom to show him that they also help clean up.

But when they heard what the punishments were for misbehaving in class, well, a few of them ran for cover.

“The first time they (misbehaved) they had to go stand in the corner,” he told them. “And they had a dunce cap they put on their head. And they would stand there until the teacher told them they could join class again.”

This brought a few giggles among the kids seated on the floor.

“If they did it more than once the teacher might bring the strap out, and you would have to put your hands out like that, and she would hit your hand with the strap. And you might get three straps or four.”

But what would prompt a teacher to do that?

“Maybe leaving the class without permission?” one girls offers.

“Well, one thing in class would be talking out,” Poppa Norrish

told them, eliciting gasps and more giggles and few who took refuge under tables, incriminating themselves. It was all in good fun, and the questions continued.

The students learned that, although small, the schools were crowded in their own way back then.

Poppa Norrish’s teacher at Glenford School had her hands full — while her one-room schoolhouse only had about 24 students, they ranged from Grade 1 to Grade 10. There were often only two or three students in each grade.

“She would teach one grade for a while, then another grade,” Norrish said. And her young pupils sat two to a wooden desk, using slates for most writing. He recalled the name of at least one teacher, Miss Bush.

Jen Bannerman’s class has 24 students, but they’re all in Grade 1. Promontory elementary has about 600 students, and four full classes of many primary grades.

The difference in school size astounded the young students.

And so did the average lunch.

“We would take two or three sandwiches,” he said, along with a thermos of cold or warm milk,

or water. They’d be filled with eggs or roast beef, or maybe pork.

“Everything was homemade, and my mother made homemade bread,” he recalled. “Except maybe the bologna was bought in the store, but that was about the only thing.”

Before sharing some homemade cookies, the kids had one last question.

“How did you live so long?”

“I’m afraid I don’t have an answer to that,” he said. “I could probably thank my doctors.”

But he added that sleeping a lot, eating well, and living a healthy life probably all helped, too.

The Glenford School is one of many Saskatchewan one-room schoolhouses that are now long gone. They were built to accommodate the children of workers in small towns all over the province. A new school for the town was built in 1949 or 1950, but it closed permanently in 1961.

Even though Wes Norrish’s school is long gone, his wonderful stories will now live on in the minds of his granddaughter’s students. jpeters@theprogress.com

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Looking for stronger legs? Learn to love the lunge your front knee does not turn inward or outward; your front knee should stay in line with the second and third toes. Mirrors can help you perfect your form.

Once you have lowered down toward Tanja the floor, engage SHAW your core and push back off your front foot and return to starting position. You have now completed a basic forward lunge!

One of the best parts about the lunge is that there are countless

variations of the basic movement. Here are a few: Stationary lunge: Start like the forward lunge. Instead of pushing off the front leg back to starting position, keep both feet planted and pulse up and down for each repetition. The stationary lunge is a great beginner’s lunge. If balance is a challenge, do the stationary lunges in a doorway so you can hold on if you feel unsteady.

Add a weight: Like any other exercise, adding a weight to the lunge increase the challenge. You can hold onto a dumbbell in each hand, or hold onto a barbell across your

chest.

Move with the lunge: Start with the forward lunge. Instead of pushing off the front leg, push off the back foot and take a large step forward into the next lunge. The walking lunge is a great way to target the buttocks.

If you are new to the walking lunge, step your feet together before stepping forward into the next lunge.

Add upper body exercises: Work the upper body while building strong legs. Add a bicep, shoulder or triceps exercise to the lunge. For example, a walking lunge can be paired with a biceps curl. Holding two

dumbbells, pause during the lunge to perform a bicep curl.

Challenge your balance: While doing walking lunges, push off your back leg and hold a one-legged stance for a few counts before continuing to the next lunge. The balance hold is a great time to perform an upper body exercise such as an overhead shoulder press.

Step it up: Place your back foot on a step, sta-

bility ball, or bench to put more emphasis on the front leg.

Change directions: Instead of lunging forward, lunge to the side.

Take a big step out to the right, keeping both feet pointing forward.

Shift your weight right and bend at your right knee, keeping your left leg straight. Ensure that your right knee stays in line with your right toes.

To keep your legs strong, make sure to

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Like any other exercise, adding a weight to the lunge increase the challenge, Tanja Shaw says.

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The lunge is one of the most common lower body strength exercises, and one that definitely deserves some attention.

The lunge is one of the basic movement patterns, and lunging one of the most effective ways to strengthen and sculpt your lower body. Better than the leg press, leg extension and leg curl machines, the lunge targets your quadriceps, hamstrings, buttocks and calves. The lunge requires little or no equipment and also improves your balance and mobility. Adding lunges to your program is great for both function and looks.

One word of caution: if have a history of knee pain, or experience knee pain during the exercise, stop!

Lunges may aggravate your condition, especially if they are done incorrectly.

Here’s how you do a basic forward lunge: Start by standing tall.

Take a big step forward, keeping both feet pointing forward.

Initiate the movement by bending the back knee (versus shifting your weight forward into the lunge).

Your back heel will lift off the floor. Keep your upper body upright (don’t lean forward).

Your front knee should stay overtop of your ankle. Be sure that

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Graham guard ready for CIS leap Eric J. Welsh, The Progress Sarah Wierks.

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Kayli Sartori.

Kaitlyn McDonald.

These are the Chilliwackians who’ve helped build the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team into a Canada West power.

Katherine Holden has looked up to these women the last few years as she’s made a name for herself in high school hoops.

It is in their footsteps she will follow next fall as she becomes the latest local to join the Cascades.

“I’m proud to be the third GW Graham student to go to UFV (following McDonald and Jenika Bannerman),” Holden said. “I’ve been going to UFV games and watching those girls for years, and I always felt I wanted to be part of this team.”

The feisty, physical and supremely skilled point guard has long been on the radar of UFV head coach Al Tuchscherer.

His daughter, Deanna, plays with Holden at GWG and he’s a fixture at home games.

“She’s been a Junior Cascade since she was in Grade 6 or 7 and she’s worked extremely hard on all aspects of her game,” the coach said. “She loves getting better and you can’t help but notice a kid

who works that hard.”

“She’s a good-sized guard who can score in a number of different ways. She’s got an excellent shot, she can finish around the hoop under pressure and she plays with a lot of intelligence.”

Tuchscherer’s nearconstant presence made it difficult to picture Holden going anywhere else.

But the teenager said she explored all options.

“I was open-minded and at first I was thinking, ‘Let’s go far east, like east coast — kind of a getaway plan’” she said with a laugh. “But then I thought, ‘How often am I going to see my family?’”

“I was really nervous throughout the whole process about which school would want me the most and which would I feel most comfortable going to.”

“I was freaking out.”

In the end, it was her relationship with Tuchscherer that sealed the deal.

“I’ve been with the Junior Cascades program for a long time, so I’ve already got a bond with Al and Sean (assistant coach Bosko) and I feel very comfortable with them.”

“I phoned Al and I was so nervous with butterflies and everything and he said, ‘What are you thinking? Do you want to commit?’”

And I said, ‘Yeah, I want to commit.’”

“I felt so relieved because it just felt like home.”

Holden can still look forward to a modified

getaway plan.

UFV travels across Canada during the season, going as far east as Manitoba.

National playoffs are often held in Ontario or Quebec.

“Even though it’s going to be really cold, I’m really looking forward to some of those trips,” she said.

Holden knows the transition to the CIS ranks won’t be seamless.

It rarely is.

McDonald was crazy good in her last year with GW Graham, raining down three-point terror on Grizzly opponents. Now in her third year at UFV, she’s still coming off the bench, trying to work her way into a bigger role.

“It’s actually Jenika, who’s two years older than me, who’s told me the most about how big of a leap it is,” Holden said. “Even though you play really talented AAA and AA schools in high school, it’s a really big jump from that into CIS.” “How fast the game is, how quick everyone is and how many different types of offenses and defenses there are — I’m excited about it, but I’m also a little scared about how overwhelming it may be.”

Tuchscherer likes Holden’s ability to see the floor, find open teammates and move the ball quickly.

“But I would say my ball handling needs to improve more, and shooting three pointers,” she said. “I’m good with three pointers from the high school line, but

Katherine Holden (right) attacks the basket during a Tuesday night senior girls basketball game at GW Graham versus the Pitt Meadows Marauders. ERIC J. WELSH/ PROGRESS

it’s a little further back at university, so I’ll have to practice a lot to find my rhythm.”

Holden shouldn’t have any issues academically.

She averages in the high 90’s at GWG and

looks forward to studying kinesiology.

“I’ve already been accepted into the program,” she said. “I just have to keep my grades up, which I don’t think will be a problem.”

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While Holden’s excited about UFV, she’s also determined to finish strong at GWG. “We’ve have our

ups and downs and it feels we’re still trying to become one,” she said.

“But overall, impressed and proud of how far we’ve come as a team.”

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Sports Freeman four qualify for Qualicum Chilliwack’s Mike Freeman rink qualified for the BC Mixed Provincial Curling Championship with a dominant run at last weekend’s Lower Mainland playdown.

Delta’s Tunnel Town Curling Club hosted Freeman and 11 other teams Feb. 5-7.

Chilliwack’s Glen Ford and Stephen Strathdee rinks were also in the mix, but it was Freeman going 5-1 to earn one of three provincial berths.

Joined by Kim McLandress (third), Bill Dalzell (second) and Phillipa Johnston (lead), Freeman’s four topped Vic Shimizu (Richmond Curling Club) 6-1 in the B event final.

The BC Mixed Provincials will be held Mar. 3-6 in Qualicum.

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Wild keeping pressure on Wenatchee and Chilliwack face each other once more this season, on Feb. 17, and that game could very well decide first place, writes Jacob Bestebroer With wins in Coquitlam (9-1) and Langley (5-2) over the weekend, the Chilliwack Chiefs are close to securing home ice advantage for at least the first round of the playoffs.

But first and second place in the BCHL’s Mainland division is still very much up for grabs.

In addition to losing to the Chiefs, Langley also dropped a pair of games in Wenatchee over the weekend.

Those three losses make it very likely that they will finish where they are now, in third place.

They’ll face whichever team finishes second.

The first place team will almost surely face the Coquitlam Express who are close to being

locked in to fourth place.

If the Chiefs can earn five points in their final 10 games, they will have home ice advantage in the first round but the goal is obviously first place and I think that is still a long way from being settled.

The Chiefs will play three road games in less than 24 hours this weekend.

Tonight (Friday) the Chiefs are in Powell River to take on the Kings who have been one of the hottest teams in the league going 8-1-0-1 in their last 10 games.

On the season they are 21-5-0-1 on home ice and that will not be an easy game.

Saturday night’s opponent, the Cowichan

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Valley Capitals, have struggled recently having won just two of their last 10 games. They were shutout three times over that span including back to back losses in Powell River last weekend.

The Chiefs will finish the weekend in Victoria Sunday afternoon.

The Grizzlies are in tight race for the final playoff position in the Island division. With eight games left they hold a two point lead over the fifth place Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

While the Chiefs are enduring this weekend, the team chasing them for first place, the Wenatchee Wild have two home games against the Prince George Spruce Kings.

Chilliwack has a five point lead on the Wild and hold a game in hand.

It would shock me if the Wild did not earn the full four points against Prince George so you can see how important this weekend is for the Chiefs.

Wenatchee and Chilliwack face each other once more this season, Feb. 17 in Chilliwack.

That game that could very well decide first place.

It’s nice to see that Canada’s national junior A championship may be coming to Chilliwack in 2018.

The people involved in putting together the bid, Scott Beare and Allison Colthorp from Chilliwack Tourism, along with City of Chilliwack councillor Ken Popove, Squiala First Nation Chief David Jimmie and Sean Reid of KPMG will do a great job representing the city of Chilliwack.

While the event is a hockey tournament, it’s also very much about showcasing your community.

While I enjoyed all the hockey games at the events I attended in Fort McMurray, Melfort and Halifax, it was also nice to be welcomed to those communities and to learn and explore those parts of Canada.

It would be awesome to see Chilliwack awarded that same opportunity. jb@chilliwackchiefs.net

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Cascade standout Sartori earns first-star status Kayli Sartori of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team has been named the Canada West female first star of the week after leading her squad to a pair of crucial road wins over the UBC Okanagan Heat.

Sartori, a fourth-year guard/for ward out of Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat Secondary, had double-doubles both nights as the Cascades prevailed 65-50 on Friday and 90-44 on Saturday.

Both games in Kelowna were essentially must-win for the Cascades to maintain realistic playoff hopes, and Sartori sparked her team in Friday’s opener with 15 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and one steal.

She was even better in Saturday’s rematch, coming within one rebound of earning just the fourth tripledouble in Canada West women’s basketball history. Sartori’s stat line included 19 points, 10 assists, nine boards and one steal.

The Canada West female second and third stars, respectively, were Alberta’s Jessilyn Fairbanks (basketball) and UBCO’s Megan Festival (volleyball).

It’s Sartori’s second conference star of the week award this sea-

One-sided win The Chilliwack Crusaders overcame an early deficit in their spring-league opener and cruised to a 49-7 win over the Surrey Beavers.

The game was played last weekend at the Yarrow Sports Field, and the Crusaders trailed 7-0 in the early minutes.

From there they over whelmed their younger opponents, led by team captain Aaron Zimmer.

Zimmer had two tries for the Crusaders, as did Lawrence Davies.

Zimmer also added a 25 yard drop goal.

Norm Balez, Brian Harding and Kyle McQuaig also found the endzone.

The Crusaders are back in action tomorrow (Saturday), hosting the Kamloops Raiders in a 1 p.m. start in Yarrow.

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son – she was the third star for the week ending Nov. 15. She’s currently leading Canada West in scoring at 18.8 points

per game, part of an outstanding all-around season which also has her among the top 10 in rebounds (7.8 per

game, ninth), assists (4.3, fourth), blocks (1.6, fourth) and steals (2.3, eighth).

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After an intense battle with cancer Ray passed peacefully in his sleep to go home to his new body in paradise. Although we feel the immense loss of his presence we rejoice in him being free of pain and suffering and celebrating this new chapter in heaven.

Ray touched many hearts with his limitless love, humility and grace. Always a smile on his face, a joke tucked in his back pocket and an encouraging word if you had any doubt.

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BRENTON Vaughn, Carlyle February 2, 1932 to February 2, 2016 Vaughn left to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 2. It was Vaughn’s 84th birthday. He passed away gracefully in the presence of family at Chilliwack General hospital.

Vaughn is predeceased by his parents Murdoch and Pearl as well as siblings Monica, Irene, June, Phyllis and Gerry.

Vaughn is survived by his sole remaining sibling Pauline, the “Love of my Life”, his wife of 59 years, Barbara; as well as his children Robert, Tracey and Paul; his grandsons Alex, Nick and Keith; pseuMatt and his Labrador com-

do adopted grandson panions, Holly and Ivy. Vaughn was Air Force serving from 1952 to 1986 and attaining the highest commissioned rank of Chief Warrant Officer. His tenure included two lengthy tours in Germany and peacekeeping in Cyprus and Egypt with the UN Forces. Upon retiring from the Forces he joined the Department of National Defence at the National Headquarters in Ottawa until 1996. He was proud of his service and rightfully so.

In 1954, while stationed in Edmonton, Vaughn met Barb, a nursing student at the time. Two years later they were married and shortly thereafter transferred to Europe where they started a family and kindled their lifelong passion for travel. Vaughn was a caring, compassionate, fair man with a keen intellect and a talent for making friends. He gave unselfishly of himself at all times to his family, friends, church and community. If it is possible to love sports, Vaughn loved sports. Whether it was the Dodgers or the Eskimos or his beloved Maple Leafs - if there was a game on he was watching it.

A family and friends service was held earlier this week.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to are encouraged to donate to the BC SPCA, BC Cancer Society, the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation or the charity of your choice.

Ray is survived by his wife Donna’Lee, their three children Genevieve Redfern (18), Veronica Sawatzky (14), Emmanuel Irwin (3), parents Eileen & Glen Trojanoski, brothers Michael (Tammie) Irwin, Linden Trojanoski, mother in law Cindy Sopkow, step-parents, aunts and uncles and extended family. Ray was predeceased by his father Gene Irwin.

The family wishes to extend their deepest thanks to friends, family & the Chilliwack community for their support throughout Ray’s cancer journey. Please join us in celebrating Ray’s life February 18, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Chilliwack Alliance Church. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Chilliwack Hospice Society.

GRATTON Joseph Wilfred Rene Joseph Wilfred Rene Gratton was born in Verdun, Quebec, on September 19th, 1953. Rene was the eldest child of six and has many fond memories of his family long ago.

Rene completed school and graduated June 1971. Due to adventure, as well as enabling a solid career, Rene joined the Canadian Forces that summer. He was proud. He was, though raised in Montreal, a very strong and proud Canadian.

With the Electrical Generator Systems, commonly called EGS, Rene served as a Construction Engineer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Rene served for 26 years and, as he would add, 183 days. He served in Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic Oceans, in Europe and in the Middle East. He was proud of his years of service. Warrant Officer Rene Gratton retired January 1998.

Rene, thereafter, was employed at Wal-Mart for thirteen years. Just four years ago, Rene truly retired. Yet, as he often said, “I was a construction engineer. Now, I am a domestic engineer.”

Rene and Caroline met in August 1993. Through a deep friendship and enormous love, Rene and Caroline married on July 6, 1996.

Their marriage is so strong, so full of respect, of deep friendship, of adventure, and of everlasting love.

Rene passed away suddenly on February 6, 2016, at home. We were together.

Rene’s parents, Albert and Therese, passed away many years ago.

Rene leaves to mourn his wife, Caroline Keith-Gratton; his siblings Leo (Kathy), Robert (Susan), Pierre (Sylvie), Diane and Denise; his parents-in-law Pam and Rollie Keith; his sisters-in-law Joanne (Patrick) and Barb (Steve); his Aunt Yolande, and many nephews, nieces, endless friends, and our loving dog, Samson.

A service for Rene will be held on Saturday, February 13th, at 11:00 a.m. The service will be at St. John’s Anglican Church in Sardis.

Rene shall rest peacefully and forever be loved by all.

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Leaving Ireland he realized and experienced his second home in Canada and joined the Canadian Military in 1957. George lived a life of adventure, love, laughter, and camaraderie. He flourished in his career and loved his family above all else. Please join his daughters Arlene, Janit, Elizabeth, husbands, grandchildren, extended family and friends in celebrating this charming and charismatic Irish man on what would have been his 83rd birthday. Celebration of Life/Wake, will be held February 18, 2016 at 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion# 280, 5661 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, light supper provided. In the spirit of his legacy we continue the adventure. Aingai.

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Frank, Stanley Dec 11, 1926 - Feb 1, 2016 Frank passed away at Valleyhaven Care Home on February 1, 2016. He leaves to mourn his wife, June, of 68 years years.

He is survived by his children, Ron and Brenda. Predeceased by daughter, Susan in 2003.

Frank served 32 years in the Military and 13 years working at CFB, Chilliwack.

A graveside service was held on February 4, 2016 at Vedder View Gardens.

LUFT Betty, Marie Betty passed away at the Bradley Centre at the age of 75. Betty was born in Edson, Alberta to Bernie and Bertha Edwards and grew up in Jasper Alberta. Betty is survived by loving husband Lloyd and her loving, children Debbie Long, Brent Long, Cora Green (Jon), Carrie Richards (Paul), Marcy Barrett (Brent Neels); sister Barbara Richardson; grandson Evan Barrett-Neels. She is predeceased by Bernie, Bertha and brother, Bill Edwards.

Betty worked and studied to earn her CPA Accounting degree and operated Betty Luft and Company in Chilliwack for many years. Betty loved fishing, traveling, playing darts and duplicate bridge. When Betty was not cruising around the world she wintered in Arizona.

Betty loved spending time with friends and family and her dogs Pita, Metoo and Brody.

Betty belonged to the CPA Association of BC, Fraser Valley East Dart League and Branch 280 Legion before illness slowed her down.

Service will be on Sat., Feb 13 at 10am, St. Mary’s Church, 8909 Mary St., reception to follow.

Thank you to all the staff at the Bradley Centre for their loving care of Betty. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Heart and Stoke Foundation.

Henderson’s Funeral Home, in care of arrangements, 604-792-1344. www.hendersonsfunerals.com

ROBSON Raymond July 27, 1929 - February 7, 2016 Surrounded by the love of his family, Raymond died peacefully at the age of 86. Ray is survived by his wife of 64 years, Margaret, son Brad (Sandra), daughter Lori (Tim) and daughter-in law, Cindy; grandchildren Alysha, Blake, Seth, Chelsey, Elyssa and Madilyn as well as four beautiful great grandchildren.

Ray was pre-deceased by son Jeffrey, brother Jack and parents John and Susannah.

Other than family, Ray had two loves, hockey and the railroad. In 1945, at the age of 16 years, Ray started his successful 47 year career with CPR. Starting as a machinist apprentice at the Ogden shops in Calgary and Moose Jaw. With stops at the Alyth shops in Calgary, Revelstoke (twice), Toronto and with his final stop in Vancouver, retiring as Chief of Unit - Mechanical.

Ray started playing hockey in Calgary with the Pee Wee Rangers in the Buffalo Association. Ray proceeded through the ranks and played three years with the Jr. A Buffalos, playing in the Western Canada Memorial Cup Finals. Ray played the next two years with the Penticton Vees. He then returned to Calgary to resume his railroad career and to marry the love of his life, Margaret and start a family. From 1952 to 1956 Ray played hockey with the CPR Beavers in the BIG 6 League. Ray was a founding member of the Buffalo Ranger Association and turned his attention to supporting his sons in their hockey endeavors. After his retirement from CPR Ray embarked on a scouting career with the Dallas Stars Hockey Club and was proud to be a part of the organization when Dallas won the Stanley Cup in 1999. The family would like to thank the staff at Birchwood and Valley Haven Guest Home for their care.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, February 15 at Woodlawn Mt. Cheam Funeral Home, 45865 Hocking Ave., Chilliwack, BC. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodlawn-mtcheam.ca Woodlawn Mt. Cheam Funeral Home 45865 Hocking Ave, Chilliwack BC V2P 1B5 604-793-4555

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May 5, 1931 - February 7, 2016 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Reimund Wuennenberg, a loving husband, dedicated father and loyal friend.

Ray passed away in his sleep after a courageous battle with heart disease and cancer. Those left behind to cherish his memory include, his loving wife of 61 years, Gertrude, his two sons (Dexter and Mark), two daughters in-law (Susanna and Janet), three grandchildren (Tara, Ashley and Erica), several family members living in Germany, many friends and his colleagues from his time with Volkswagen. He will be remembered for his friendly demeanour, his unwavering integrity, his wise counsel and his sense of humour, which was still present to the very end. We would like to thank his doctors and the nurses and staff at Chilliwack General Hospital for all their hard work. We would specifically like to acknowledge nurses; Joka, Sharon, Charis, Gemma and Tina, for the outstanding care they provided and for allowing him to live his last few days comfortably and with dignity. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

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MORROW, Dee (Bryan) March 13, 1926 - January 30, 2016 With heavy hearts we must say good bye to our mom, Dee Morrow, who passed away peacefully on Saturday January 30th in her 90th year. She was predeceased by her husband Roy and son Greg, brothers: Walt, Art and Don, sisters: Marg and Eileen.

Dee is survived by her children: Beverley (Peter), Ken (Darlene), Ron (Jodie), grandchildren: Jason, Justin (Dezerae), Nicole (Ryan), Kalvin (Nao), Cole, Emily, and great grandchildren: Camryn, Madyson and Hana.

Dee was born March 13, 1926 in Edmonton, Alberta. Her family moved to Vancouver where she attended Sir Richard McBride Public School, and John Oliver High School. After graduating from high school, Dee worked in Vancouver at the Woodwards Department Store. Dee met Roy in 1947 and got married in 1949.

They moved to Hope in 1949 where they enjoyed 63 years of marriage.

In the early years in Hope, Dee worked for Dysons Mens Wear.

Later Dee purchased and operated Hope Style Shop. Dee served on the Fraser Canyon Hospital Board of Trustees when the Hospital officially opened on Jan. 10, 1959. She enjoyed the fellowship and was active until recently with the Anglican Church woman’s group and loved socializing with her wonderful friends. Dee will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

The family wishes to thank Linda Yearwood, Dr. Greggain, dear caring friend Lori Schofield, and the caring staff at Riverside Manor, Cheam Village, and the Fraser Canyon Hospital.

A Celebration of life will be held in April at the Christ Church in Hope. Date to be announced.

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MARTIN THOMAS REYNOLDS (DR. TOM) Augusts 4, 1934 - February 4, 2016 Passed away at his home in Chilliwack, after a week filled with the things he loved to do with the love of his life, his wife of 57 years, Brenda - dancing at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel, exploring local back roads on his bike, talking to his kids, watching sports, listening to music and reading literature.

Born in Wallsend, England. Graduate of Durham University (UK), Dalhousie, Harvard and the Medical College of Georgia (USA).

Highly respected obstetrician and gynaecologist, beloved professor, and mentor and friend to many residents at Dalhousie, UBC and Aga Khan University. His passion was caring for mothers and doing all he could to bring healthy babies into the world in Halifax, Vancouver, Pakistan and Chilliwack.

Lovingly remembered, he lives on in the hearts and souls of his wife, Brenda, his children, Karen, Kim, Graham and Brad (Laurie), and grandchildren, Natalie, Tamara, Connor, Nicholas, Amy and Hamish.

Please join his family and friends at a celebration of his life at: Henderson’s Funeral Home 45901 Victoria Ave, Chilliwack 10:00 a.m., Friday February 12, 2016 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Chilliwack Hospital & Health Care Foundation, (http://www.chilliwackhospitalfoundation.org/).

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One big need.

Help us build a new BC Children’s Hospital.

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Cashier/handy person for Saturdays. Must have some cash experience and be handy with tools and be able to do some light repairs. Please email: Kim.ps207@hotmail.com or drop off Resume at Pharmasave on Main and Spadina. High school students welcome.

MLS Customer Services Clerk

Senior member of the MLSÂŽ department, providing first point of contact with REALTORÂŽ members regarding Multiple Listing Services (MLSÂŽ), data issues, and providing guidance.

Responsible for ensuring that all property listing documentation received is correct so that it can be input quickly and accurately and in keeping with-in the limits of the Rules.

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CHILLIWACK O’Connor Chrysler requires an experienced Parts Clerk. The applicant must be a team player with good communication skills and is able to meet customer needs in a friendly professional manner. Compensation based on experience.

Please apply with resume to: O’Connor Chrysler 45730 Hocking Ave, Chilliwack, BC

About You: Caring & Compassionate | BC Care Aide Reg. # | Drivers License & Vehicle Clear Criminal Record | First Aid/CPR Certificate | Flexible Availability

TO APPLY:

email your resume or any questions to fraservalley.hiring@wecare.ca

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS 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

CLASSIFIED ADS! Fast * Mighty * Visible * Dependable! Whether you’re a classiďŹ ed reader or a classiďŹ ed advertiser, we are here to assist you!

Let us help you meet your advertising challenges. CALL US TODAY! 604-702-5552

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Auto Glass Technician Busy glass shop in Chilliwack has an opportunity for a qualified Auto Glass Technician.

Applicants should be energetic, dependable and have some computer skills.

Excellent customer service skills are required as well as an unrestricted class 5 drivers license. Willing to consider a possible apprenticeship with an applicant with no experience in glass industry if you can meet our requirements.

Please email resumes to: tom.thompson@shawbiz.ca, or fax 604.792.3480 No phone calls or walk in’s will be accepted regarding this position.

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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.

WALDUN FOREST PRODUCTS

Needs experienced Shingle and R&R Packers. These are F/T positions with excellent wage and benefit packages.

Qualified applicants can apply in person at:

9393 287th Street Maple Ridge, BC

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

PT / FT COOK Must be available evenings and weekends and work at a very fast pace.

Leave resume at:

Jolly Miller Liquor Store, Vedder Rd. Sardis

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS BOOKKEEPING firm seeking individual with min 2 years experience working with SAGE. Duties will include A/P, A/R, Payroll, Bank Reconciliations. If you are detail oriented, enjoy variety and are looking for 3-4 days per week, email helen@booksbyhelen.com

DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Needed for periodontist office.

Requires Dental experience, 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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SOME SHOES NEED FILLING

WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEWSPAPER CARRIERS

KIDS & ADULTS NEEDED! Route

Boundaries

# of Papers

CHILLIWACK 903-16 Bluestone, Eagle, Falcon, Hillcrest, Mnt.Park Stonegate, Swallow

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904-26 Craven, Darlene, Hazel, Rolinde, Walters

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SARDIS 921-03 Foxglove, Safflower, Southdowne 925-16 Eena, Elsie, Unsworth, Ellen

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PROMONTORY 923-12 Markel, Valleyview

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923-18 Lear, Skyview, Sylvan, Valleyview

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ROSEDALE 960-13 Berkshire, Bunker, Jade, Lexington, Parkwood, Sussex, Thompson, Windermere, Woodgrove, Yale

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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

260

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

560

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

*Oak bdrm suite with barely used Queensize mattress, headboard, table, dresser, $600. *Cuisinart BBQ almost new, incl all accessories asking $500 *Patio table with umbrella $50. *Firm adjustable bed mattress 77”x50” not even used a full night paid $1400 asking $900.

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

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www.paintspecial.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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PLUMBING

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#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. 38 yrs.

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

356 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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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

MISC. WANTED

RUBBISH REMOVAL

SUITES, LOWER

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

TRANSPORTATION 812

AUTO SERVICES

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

HOME REPAIRS

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

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.

CONCRETE & PLACING 320

MOVING & STORAGE

MIRACLE MOVING

362

SECURITY/ ALARM SYSTEMS

636

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

MORTGAGES

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tom thompson

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We Service all Makes

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Medical & Fire.

Free* Alarm Systems.

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

such ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks

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.

& all others.

(604)792-8055/854-8055

Specializing in Interior Repaints CALL 604-791-8898 POLARBEARPAINTING.COM Paint 3 rooms walls only for $299.

Cel: 604-866-6706

doncrete

30255 Cedar Lane

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

royal oak

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

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES Abbotsford 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr auto sedan, a/c. Only this week. STK#772. $1,595.

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

2004 FORD EXPLORER 4dr 4X4, auto, 7psg, full load. Only this week. STK#470. $4,900.

2004 ACURA EL 1.7 4dr sedan leather, sunroof, loaded STK#724. $5,900.

2005 FORD EXPLORER Full load, 7psg, 4X4, auto. Only this week. STK#773. $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 CRV. 4dr, fully loaded auto. STK#747 $6,900.

2008 DODGE Cavalier STX 4dr, loaded, auto, low ks. Only this week . STK#774. $7,500.

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.

2010 FORD FUSION. Full load, auto, 4 dr, sedan. Only this week. STK#776. $9,900.

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

2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. 4dr auto loaded, 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.

CHILLIWACK: Bachelor, 55+. Feb. 1st. Lam flrs, curtains, water/heat, free lndry, NS/NP. 604-997-7337

REAL ESTATE

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

TRUCKS & VANS

For all your storage needs!

To Place An Ad

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

851

DL# 31038 604-855-0666

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

750

TRANSPORTATION

45648 Storey Ave and 7455 Vedder Rd

Call 604-702-5552

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

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

STORAGE

Mini Storage Ltd

Bright, extra large 1 and 2 bedrooms

Have Unwanted Firearms?

2 coats any colour

749

Some of Chilliwack’s Largest apartments!

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.

Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

APARTMENT/CONDO

Mountain Village Apts 9482 Williams St.

TONY’S Painting

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

706

RENTALS

Chilliwack, senior building 55+ building. Bachelor ste, $550/m.

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

Call or text 604-316-0133

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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

RENTALS

MISC. FOR SALE

Moving Sale Household Items

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

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We Service all Makes

Financing Available

RENTALS

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

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Medical & Fire.

Free* Alarm Systems.

(604)792-8055/854-8055

374

TREE SERVICES

A & D TREE & GARDEN Hedges, Tree Pruning/Removal, Leaf Blowing, Landscaping.

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

378

VACUUMS

706

845

APARTMENT/CONDO

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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.

Beautiful 2 bdrm Edward Street

GARAGE SALES

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GARAGE SALES

Sardis

5981 Deerfield Cres (off Watson Rd)

(604)792-8055/854-8055

1.5 bath, adult oriented building, all appliances incl. microwave, full-size washer & dryer incl. No smoking, no pets, no BBQ’s. $1100/m.

For appointment call 604-997-7223 No Sunday calls

PETS

Bole Apartments

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

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

Feb 13 & 14 10am start

Moving/Downsizing. Shop contents, tools, garden supplies, planters, indoor/outdoor plants, furniture.

ROSEDALE

Yard, Shop & Garden Sale

10655 Chapman Rd Sat., Feb 13th 8am - 5pm Carpenter retiring after 35 years!

Wood crafters check this out!

All sizes of wood remnants, solid wood and plywood. Tools, glass shelving, weathered fence boards, patio set and more.

No reasonable offer refused!

477

PETS

Certified crime-free multi housing.

1 bdrms starting at $580/moth

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

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

(604)792-8974

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

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Chilliwack. 2 bedroom, 850sf, washer & dryer, internet/cable/wifi incl. $900/m. Avail. now. 604-3923332 or 1-778-994-8734

545

FUEL

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

560

MISC. FOR SALE

Household furniture: bunk beds, table, chairs, desk, tables, costume jewellery, bistro set, knick-knacks, petite sz clothing (some never worn). Good cond. (604)845-6976

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9430 NOWEL ST. 604-824-0264

Warehouseman’s Lien Act

taylor place

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www.keytrackautosales.ca

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.

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

Lve msg 604-792-7917.

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

(604) 791-2803 lv mess

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HOMES FOR RENT

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:

ROSEDALE: Clean reliable couple for caretaking duties in exchange for reduced rent. 2 bdrm house, 1 cat or small dog ok. March. Must be physically fit, have 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

745

2003 Hyundai Vin#KMHCG35G33U252935 Owner: Ruth Mary Downes Last known address: 9236 Williams Street Chilliwack, BC, V2P 5E6 Amount owing: $243.95

ROOM & BOARD

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

749

STORAGE

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

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

The link to your community

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TRUCKS & VANS

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

Call Kevin: 604-851-4509

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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This Valentine’s Weekend Only

2015 Chrysler 200C

Feb 12, 13, 14 SAVE SOME

Stk# 12822 Fully Loaded with all options

Was $38,465 Saving MONEY for your HONEY Price

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2015 Journey CrossRoad Stk# 13210 Fully Loaded with all options

Was $37,685 Saving MONEY for your HONEY Price

$30,647 2015 Jeep Renegade Stk# 13541 Fully Loaded with all options

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