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2 HEALTHY HOPE Fraser Health grants the community $500,000 to improve the overall health and well-being of its residents

4 PRESENT The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce hosted the second part of their innovative three part series

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9 THE CATWALK The Hospital Auxiliary is putting on a fashion show fundraiser to raise money for a new bus

Mountain Film Fest returns to Hope The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) is returning to the Hope Cinema on Mar. 3 to raise funds for Hope Mountain Centre. See page 8 for more details.

The District’s Pollution Control Centre up for repair Erin Knutson Hope Standard

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Urgent repairs are needed for the District's Pollution Control Centre (PCC).

Opus DaytonKnight Consultants (OPKC) recently provided council with information on the repairs necessary to have it functioning at the level stipulated by the Ministry of Environment (MOE), up to an outfall of $100,000.

“When the Fraser River is high, pressure builds up and treated effluent backs up into the lagoons, rather than flowing consistently through into the Fraser,” according to a statement made in a staff report. “In order to comply with

Ministry of Environment regulations the District needs to rectify this issue as soon as possible.”

The Hope PCC originally consisted of two lagoons that were designed by Dayton & Knight in 1977.

An addition of a third lagoon was completed to accommodate increasing flows in 1999. There have been no upgrades to the facility since that time.

Plant operators reported that plant discharge concentrations of Five Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) have exceeded the Ministry's regulatory limit.

The issue was investigated by the District, with an inquiry made to Opus DaytonKnight

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Consultants Ltd., (formerly Dayton & Knight), to ascertain the correct steps necessary to deal with treatment performance and to deem the appropriate upgrades necessary to improve the quality of the wastewater treatment and discharge water quality.

Opus DaytonKnight undertook the consultation and engineering design for the upgrades, which they presented to staff and council. Consultants, Roger Warren and Tyler Barber recommended that work on the PCC begin immediately due to the impending rising of the Fraser River water levels.

“The other issue is the poor condition of the outflow diffuser (located at the end of the pipe).

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Acting like a vent, the diffuser ports are plugged or pinched, as the diffuser is now completely buried in sediment,” stated an analysis report provided by OpusDaytonKnight.

A recommendation was made by the consulting firm that the diffuser be excavated, examined, repaired, and placed in a concrete protective casement along with the installment of a sediment filter to avoid future plugging.

Council endorsed staff to immediately undertake the urgent repairs to the PCC outfall to a maximum of $100,000 and also directed staff to prepare the PCC Lagoon Repair and Upgrade Project as a shovel-ready project to qualify for grant purposes.

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Fraser Health commits to Hope Fraser Health will work with the District of Hope and its community stakeholders to identify priorities and invest $500,000 to help improve the overall health and well-being of its residents.

This collaboration follows a recent Fraser Health My Health My Community survey. Survey results indicate that Hope ranks strongly in some areas, including over one in five respondents reporting walking or cycling as their mode of commute – higher than the Fraser Health average. Additionally, over two-thirds of Hope residents reported strong community belonging, the highest in the region. However, the community ranks far lower in a number of health indicators such as life expectancy, chronic disease, mental health, smoking and physical activity when compared to other municipalities in Fraser Health.

“This announcement is a perfect example of how the health authority is working with the community directly to support better health outcomes,” said Laurie Throness, MLA for Chilliwack-Hope. "By sitting at the table with the District of Hope, Fraser Health and our various community stakeholders, we can put our heads together to help improve the health of all members of our community.”

Fraser Health will work with community partners to address community-specific challenges to help improve the overall health of residents. This work aligns with the provincial Healthy Families BC strategy which supports communities and local governments in prioritizing health actions to reduce chronic disease and injury, such as increasing physical activity, tobacco reduction and supporting healthy environments.

“Preventing and addressing chronic disease and improving overall health are vital to establishing a healthy community,” said Fraser Health president and CEO Michael Marchbank. “With that in mind, this funding will allow our community partners to identify oppor-

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tunities and build on work already underway to make Hope a healthier place to live now and in the future.”

Challenges raised in the survey include an overall life expectancy of 76.5 years for people living in Hope – 7.6 years fewer than Burnaby which has the highest overall life expectancy at 84.2 years. In addition, chronic disease rates are considerably higher in Hope across a number of conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and depression. Twice as many Hope residents are daily or occasional smokers (22 percent) as the Fraser Health average of 11 percent.

“This collaboration with Fraser Health and our community partners gives us an opportunity to pursue solutions that will make Hope a healthier, more vibrant place to live,” said Hope Mayor Wilfried Vicktor.

“Change does not happen overnight, but with the support of our community, this work will be a step in the right direction and is something we know will benefit all residents who call Hope home.” To learn more about the My Health My Community program, please visit: https://www.myhealthmycommunity.org/Results/ CommunityProfiles.aspx

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Community Hope Happenings From clockwise: Hope resident Harvey Robinson (front and centre) led a drum making workshop for over 20 participants at the District 78 - Professional Development Day at Agassiz Elementary on Friday, Feb 19 (Photo by Barry Stewart); From left to right: Brenda Harrison, Shera Wust, and Chantal Hirst participated in the Buy & Save 50 second shopping spree giveaway, as part of a promotion the store put on. Wust had the opportunity to fill as much as she could into her basket, within the allotted time frame; School children from Hope Preschool & Daycare enjoy an outing (Photos by Pattie Desjardins); From left to right: Kelly Jones (Chilliwack), Debbie McKinney, Rosalee Floyd and Pattie Desjardins, who curl out of both Hope and Chilliwack curling clubs, represented these clubs well on Valentine’s Day weekend, winning first in the A Event at the Qualicum Beach Ladies Bonspiel. The Hope Curling Club will be hosting their annual Mixed Bonspiel this coming weekend, February 26 to 28. In keeping with tradition, the club will once again be holding a Silent Auction on the Saturday afternoon, which they encourage Hope and area residents to come and check out. (Submitted Photo)

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The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce hosted its second installment 'Present' in a three part series of guest speakers to a sold out crowd of 150 guests at the Conference Room in the Rec Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The dinner event featured speakers Mayor Wilfried Vicktor, Dale Wheeldon and John Les, with an introductory welcome from Chawathil Hereditary Chief – Ron John. The evening was emceed by Terry Raymond.

Tables were adorned with red rose flower arrangements, candles, wine and candy hearts providing a little romance for a relaxed and good hearted evening. The evening's agenda kicked off with the singing of O Canada and a prayer, led ceremoniously by Raymond.

Guests were greeted with a host of delectable delights, as they perused a buffet of pulled pork, sushi, perogies, sandwiches, salad, and baby potatoes to name a few of the dishes provided by local businesses, which was then followed by coffee and cake.

Volunteers bustled around the room, taking care of the smallest of details, making sure that guests were taken

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The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce hosted the second part of its third part series, ‘Present’ in the Conference Room at the Rec Centre to a sold out crowd Wed. Feb 17.

care of, as the inspiring evening flowed seamlessly into itself.

First in line at the podium was Chawathil Hereditary Chief John, who spoke of the importance of remembering the past, while looking to the future.

“I certainly have a lot of good memories of the past in Hope,” he said. “I remember when everyone knew their neighbours — it's a friendly place to be and there's a lot of places in the province that don't have that wonderful feeling.”

Peaceful relationships among First Nations and non-First Nations, as well as the principle of loving ones neighbour, regardless of race or culture,

were topics that John approached gracefully during his heartfelt speech.

He discussed the fundamental importance of working together, especially with the arrival of globalization and the internet, while moving forward from a turbulent past into a collaborative and harmonious existence with one another.

“I'm proud of Hope, I'm proud of our people — we suffered in the past too, but now it's good to see everyone not look down on anybody else, and we've got to carry that message and pass it on to other people, and to the next generation,” said John. "We have to be reminded of the

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John spoke of the beauty of the region and its bountiful resources, and how some of it has dwindled over the past 300 years.

“We've got to look after Mother Earth,” he said. “Because she looks after us in a good way and I want to be there for her for the future of our people.”

Mayor Wilfried Vicktor took the stage following John, and made a salient point about positivity, highlighting some of the reasons behind his healthy outlook regarding the future of Hope. Vicktor credited his current council and staff as being part of the reason for his level of optimism and outlined three positive strengths of all current council members, while making introductions to several notable guests including Staff Sergeant Karol Rehdner and CAO John Fortoloczky. “We're keen on doing a line by line analysis of our municipal budget to make sure that the money being spent is being spent to its best use. Last year we were able to deliver a small two per cent tax increase and we want to be very innovative as a council,” he said.

“We want to focus in on that point for chamber members because business is about the bottom line, and council is very cognizant and cautious about the expenditures we make.”

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Community Speakers give insight into Hope’s ‘Present’ portunity to bring qualified people with high paying jobs here,” he said.

Dale Wheeldon, current president and CEO of the B.C. Economic Development Association, and member of the International Economic Development Council followed Vicktor's presentation.

Wheeldon emphasized the importance of economic development and strategy, mentioning major differences of economic development everywhere in the province.

However, he encouraged a smaller community like Hope to focus on its strengths and assets.

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Current president and CEO of the B.C. Economic Development Association, Dale Wheeldon.

According to Vicktor, council is committed to dealing with those issues head on. With the uncertainty of global economics, Vicktor, discussed the importance of making use of first point infrastructure programs.

He also made note of Hope's economic development potential, citing two new developments recently cultivated by AdvantageHOPE with the arrival of Dymin Steel and Maxforce Trailers, and the potential of attracting a demographic of income generating citizens and business based on the arrival of the Telus fibre optic cable.

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not be able to see them at the time — others can see them,” he said of acknowledging those assets.

He encouraged the business community to look beyond the geographical boundaries in Hope and to take advantage of the surrounding outlying areas, up to a 45 km radius, alluding to the potential use of labour and land resources further down the valley in communities stretching all the way to Chilliwack. Stating the importance of growing the local business community and cultivating youth entrepreneurship, Wheeldon suggested that the District revise and redevelop assets in

the community like the downtown core while continuing to focus on the tourism sector. Former Chiliwack-Sumas MLA John Les was the final presenter of the evening and spoke anecdotally about his experience as the MLA. He suggested being innovative with the simple things.

His advice to the Mayor was to get some plywood and to make a sign if he has to, whatever it takes to draw attention to the community and to promote it effectively. Les put up a sign at one time that read "Chilliwack is open for business, call the Mayor," which garnered attention and attracted business. "I know that it's effective, so the one thing I'm going to suggest you do is invest in some 3/4 inch plywood, find a good local painter to paint up a few signs coming and going from the community, and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if you got some good results out of that," he said. "It's not always the expensive and glitzy stuff that you do, sometimes it's the simple things that really capture people's imagination."

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Vicktor acknowledged that small businesses are the life blood of every community and he noted the importance of managing the District in a business minded fashion.

The upcoming federal infrastructure program was brought to light as Vicktor spoke to the room about utilizing its benefits.

“There's going to be a huge opportunity for communities in Canada to seek out infrastructure grants,” he said, commenting on problems like an aging infrastructure and concerns involving numerous potholes on Hope's roadways.

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Another thing he said about economic development was to move with speed.“If you get a live bite on your hook, act quickly — I always found speed kills."

He encouraged the idea of risk taking as a necessity at times in business and advised the room to form alliances and to make partnerships with surrounding First Nations communities.

"If I was living in Hope I would be pretty optimistic about the prospects of this community, clearly there are things that need to be done, but other communities have done it and you can do it too.” he said.

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Build your climate change account Imagine the following scenario: you’re seated in a restaurant in Paris contemplating the innumerable issues and sticking points in the recent climate negotiations.

The negotiations you’re considering address an amorphous, apparently slow moving, vague threat seemingly far off in the future and probably somewhere else. Still, the scientific method that has transformed human existence for the better over the past two centuries stresses how serious the issue is, and you’ve been doing your best to comprehend it. Suddenly, a terrorist (who cares what political or religious motivation) enters and threatens the restaurant with his AK-47. What do you do? Dive for cover, naturally.

True, if we don’t deal with climate change, your grandchildren likely won’t have much of a future. But, if you don’t survive the imminent bullet spray, you won’t have any grandchildren.

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Everyday life is practically composed of continuous local ‘emergencies’ like an insurance premium coming up, Grandma going senile, Johnny flunking math. The immediate future constantly demands our attention.

Some people make their livings focusing on the long term,

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though. Financial planners convince RRSP contributors to deposit monthly contributions into one or another ‘pay yourself first’ (and the planner, of course).

High carbon life is undermining these long-term prospects, however, regardless of the size of our tax-free savings accounts. Perhaps we need some professional climate planners to make cold calls or go houseto-house selling climate change behavioral adjustment plans.

But it would be a hard sell, and analogies can only go so far.

Markets in anything tend to function as population aggregators of the two great human emotions: fear and greed. Mutual fund salespeople are particularly good at addressing both of these emotions. Even climate activists plan cap-and-trade markets to appeal to the same motives. It’s easy to conjure fearful images. We see systematized poverty creating misery in Canadian communities and we are bombarded by sanitized news reports of foreign refugees victimized by war, disease, and drought. We try to act, and do our best not to look away.

We ought to be able to sell the appeals of comfortable, efficient, cost effective, non-polluting shelter and transportation and its appeal.

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Time to take MSP off life support B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher The B.C. Liberal government made a big show of selectively easing Medical Services Plan fees in its budget for the upcoming election year.

In what is becoming a pattern for Premier Christy Clark, the biggest beneficiaries are single parents. The new MSP is calculated for adults only, so a single parent with two children saves as much as $1,200 a year.

Premium assistance is expanded, with discounts for single people making up to $42,000, rather than $30,000. But for singles, couples and seniors who don’t qualify for discounts, the rate is going up another four per cent effective Jan.

1, 2017.

Indeed, with population growth, the finance ministry expects its take from MSP premiums to rise every year, reaching $2.5 billion in the coming years.

MSP revenue covers about 17 per cent of B.C.’s health budget, and Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong insist that Canada’s only direct health care charge is a vital signal to people that health care isn’t free.

This argument has failed.

One seldom-discussed fact is that for half of the people charged MSP, it’s paid by their employers.

In private sector terms it’s a hefty payroll tax, creating one more obstacle for businesses to hire fulltime staff with benefits.

So most full-time employees don’t receive this supposedly vital signal, unless they get laid off because their employer is losing money.

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Also note that politicians and public sector employees have never paid MSP premiums. Their employers, taxpayers, pick up the tab for them.

People who have to pay out of pocket are what the bureaucracy calls “pay direct accounts.” Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation recently revealed that nearly 400,000 of these accounts are currently in arrears by more than 30 days, owing a grand total of $457 million.

Of course this is Canada, so even if you haven’t paid or even registered for MSP, you still get treatment at the hospital. Another potential signal lost in the noise.

For people who lose their jobs, MSP is like being kicked when they are down. Their employer stops paying, and the slow-moving bureaucracy charges them based on their income from the previous year.

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There was a fuss in 2004 after the B.C. Liberals contracted out MSP administration to a Virginia-based back-office specialist, delightfully named Maximus Corporation.

Now Maximus goes after delinquent MSP accounts with collection agency tactics, and attempts to keep up with the comings and goings from other provinces and countries.

Opposition parties decry the continued inequity of the MSP premium system, which charges the same for a single person making $45,000 or $450,000 a year.

NDP leader John Horgan rails about inequality and accuses Clark of using MSP revenues to establish her prosperity “slush fund,” but he stops short of calling for the elimination of MSP premiums.

One would expect the NDP to lead another “axe the tax” campaign, as they did with the carbon tax and the HST, but they aren’t.

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Perhaps this is because workers for this unnecessary Maximus machine remain members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has it right. He staged a popular petition drive to roll MSP premiums into income tax. If the government wants to send a message, it can interrupt its continuous “Jobs Plan” advertising.

Scrapping MSP and raising income tax rates on higher brackets to compensate would fix the private sector payroll deterrent, make salaried employees (including me) pay their share, and end a tax break for the wealthy.

Don’t hold your breath.

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Letters Leap year day and our communities Most Canadians have enjoyed a day off work this February, and are now looking at an extra day in their calendar on the 29th.

You've had a bit of time to spend with friends and family, to get your chores in order, and now there's a bonus day coming up this month. Why not consider what you can do with an hour of that day for your community and your country?

You'll make an extra day's pay if you work February 29th, or maybe it's just an extra day

to do with what you want? Why not then give an hour or two of your time or wages to help the community and charity organizations that help you and Canadians right across this country?

Our rough calculations suggest that if just 10 per cent of Canada's population invested an hour of their time or wages we'd see a direct stimulus to our local economies of some $52M (at$15.hr). And if we all gave just an hour on February 29th that's a half billion

dollars for community and charity work. A billion if our governments and businesses were to match such investment - which they could afford given all the extra money they'll take in with an extra day's work this year.

And just think of what good works could be done for the benefit of Canadians and their communities? Whatever the dollars may equate to, February 29th, Leap Year Day 2016, offers an extra day for us all. That's a day or just an hour that we could choose to

Dusty’s hockey tournament On Feb 5. 6. and 7. I hosted my eighth annual 14 team men’s rec hockey tournament. I had two teams from Quesnel and one from Lillooet. The rest were from Abbotsford, Hope and Chilliwack. We had a very exciting B Side final between O.M.H (My own team) and Quesnel Rebels. The score was 3-3 after three periods, then went to a 4 on 4 for five minutes sudden death overtime and then to a 5 Man shoot out.

Clayton Kellum O.M.H's Goalie stood on his head all game and for the shoot out only allowed one goal.

O.M.H had 2 scores in the 5 Man Shoot out (Patrick Stewart and Kevin Misumi). Kevin was the last shooter and scored for the win.

Prizes for the winners of both sides get champions shirts and half off the registration for next year's tournament.

The A side final was a

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one sided affair between Abby Flyers and Glenco Chiefs. It was a 6-0 final for the Abby Flyers.

There was 10 teams in the B side and four teams in the A side of the tournament.

The beer gardens up stairs was a huge success with Mark Petryk hosting. We had one of the best times we have had up there in a long time.

Great sponsors I had for the weekend:

O.M.H; Silver Skagit Mechanical; Hope Towing; Sasquatch Sign Co; Mountain Pacific Mechanical; Hope Auto Body and Diane Lothian Sutton Show Place Re-

alty. And, I would like to mention how great of a job the staff did at the Rec centre over the weekend doing clean up and ice cleans and just an overall great job by them.

Dusty Smith

A suspect smell this way comes I have the dubious pleasure of living next to a cement tank for holding liquid cow manure. We call it by a different name here. One thing for sure, whether that stuff is going in or coming out of that tank, it packs a mighty powerful stench. I mean it can bring tears to one's eyes sometimes. The stench from that tank, however, does not come close to the nasty odour wafting it's way up from Chilliwack. I am talking of course of the well viewed video of grown men beating up hapless cows. I

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spend helping our communities and investing in our country. This Feb. 29 we'd like to invite all Canadians to consider our heritage as Canada's 150th birthday approaches. We are lucky to live here, and our community groups and charities do much to make this country great. Perhaps this Leap Year Day Canadians would like to invest just a little of their time or wages to kick-start the next 150 years.

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like other Canadians were appalled by such abuse heaped upon these animals by a group of 'men’. Like other Canadians I assumed that action would be taken against these animal abusers. So we began the patient wait for the wheels of justice to grind.

In the mean time we have witnessed other egregious animal cruelty. Horrific puppy mill run

by American's in Fraser Valley?

Immediate charges? Asian immigrant woman's boarding service not up to standard? Shut her down and consider charges.Â

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A bunch of white males beating cattle with canes and pipes and hanging them by their necks (all on video no less)? Whoa, wait a minute here, let's not be hasty, got to think about this for 19 months. So, what is the conclusion of 19 months of investigation? Nothing to see here folks, just keep moving on.

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Arts&Life Mountain Film Fest returns to Hope Kelly Pearce Hope Mountain Centre

The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) is returning to the Hope Cinema on Thursday, Mar. 3.

Blue Moose Coffee House and Hope Mountain Centre are once again hosting the popular event, and moviegoers will be treated to the “best of the fest” spanning mountain sports, culture and environment.

At least six films from around the world will be featured.

The event raises money for Hope Mountain Centre, helping our non-profit society offer more free outdoor programs, maintain trails, and support conservation projects.

VIMFF typically sells out the Hope Cinema and the majority of the

audience is local, so it’s great to see that level of support coming from the Hope community.

One of the things I enjoy most about VIMFF each year, is the way it brings Hope’s outdoor community together, celebrating our own style of mountain culture.

Local outdoor companies set up displays, donate door prizes, and have products on sale.

There’s a festive atmosphere in the room, with 320 people laughing and conversing as they check out the vendors.

Raffle tickets are on sale again this year, and prizes will be announced at intermission including a weekend at Manning Park Resort, snowshoes, and a high-performance sleeping bag.

On behalf of Hope Mountain Centre, our

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The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) will help raise money for Hope Mountain Centre.

board of directors, and our passionate team of volunteers I invite you to join in the fun at VIMFF! Hope Cinema doors open at 6 p.m. and the

films start at 7 p.m.

It’s best to buy tickets in advance at the Blue Moose, Pharmasave, or on line via www.hopemountain.org.

Wanted: bobcat and lynx photos

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A bobcat/lynx MSc study is currently under way at the University of BC Okanagan (UBCO,) in partnership with BC's Ministry of Environment, and they need your help.

They are seeking photos of bobcats and lynx captured by trail cameras, or conventional cameras from all corners of the province and from all time periods to help determine the current provincial distribution of each species. “We think that bobcats are moving northwards and into higher elevations,” said UBCO student TJ Gooliaff. The photos do not have to be great photography — they only have to show a bobcat or lynx,

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41. Database mgmt. system 42. Enough (archaic) 44. Release for a price 47. Similar 48. Not frequently experienced 49. Doctor 50. __ King Cole, musician 52. Lady Spencer 53. Nauseated 56. More 61. Stevenson classic 63. Uncontrolled 64. Homesick 65. Law

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29. Mahogany family genus 32. In a way, goes away 36. Thyrotropin 38. Axe killer Lizzie 40. Solomon Islands capital 43. Eerie 44. Root mean square (abbr.)

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most preferred is UTM or LAT/LONG coordinates. If that information is not available, then please provide the name of the nearest road or landmark (including distance and direction from road or landmark,) or nearest town (including

distance and direction from town,) or watershed or management unit.

Photos will be used for data only (for example which species was where and when) and will not influence management decisions regarding hunting/trapping bag limits or season dates.

Photos will not be published or shared with anyone without permission, and photographers will retain ownership of their photos. The results of this study will be gladly shared with all those who are interested. Please send photos along with the date and location of each photo to TJ Gooliaff at tj.gooliaff@ubc.ca

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“There is an urgent need for Fraser Health to hire more nurses in community care,” says Duteil.

“For example, we know that dozens of palliative care patients who are in their homes in Fraser Health are still waiting for nursing care. We want to provide them with the care they need but there must be more nurses in place.”

In the last three months, Fraser Health has hired more nurses than other health authorities and there is an agreement between Fraser Health and BCNU to hire 400 more nurses. The 400 is part of an overall agreement with the Ministry of Health to hire more than 1,600 nurses throughout BC. The addition of those nurses will help with the current situation, but BCNU is still awaiting decisions on how many nurses will be placed into community and long term care.

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Fraser Hope Lodge utilizes the bus to take residents on community outings, adding to their quality of life.

Hospital staff can contact corina.vogt@ fraserhealth.ca for tickets or for more information. Both events are open to the public.

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and tickets are sold at the administration office at the hospital.

There is a scarf clinic, an accessory clinic, and a clinic on dressing for your body type.

Clothing and accessories are available for purchase in the hospital cafeteria. Tickets are not required for entry to this part of the event.

The bus in Hope is utilized by both the Adult day Program (ADP) and Fraser Hope Lodge. The ADP supports older adults to

Nurses concerned Serious concerns about safe patient care are being expressed by nurses following a move by Fraser Health to shift health care resources to the community. President Gayle Duteil says, “We have an overriding concern about safe patient care. Congestion is increasing in emergency rooms. Last week we saw a record high number of patients waiting for beds in wards.

Some patients were waiting in the ER for upwards of four hours just to be triaged. That is not safe patient care.”

BCNU understands that Fraser Health has made this move in an effort to alleviate congestion in hospitals. In theory, BCNU supports the concept. However, closing beds has caused excessive waits for patients and backlogs in emergency rooms.

Additionally, BCNU is concerned there are not enough nurses working in community care to provide a level of care necessary for

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by SWISH boutique of Gibsons B.C. Owner Lynn Ujvary is passionate about celebrating women and helping them to feel good about themselves.

“The focus is not so much on SWISH and her products but more on bringing women in the local communities together to celebrate each other,” said Corina Vogt Manager of Clinic Services at FCH. The Fashion Show is Wednesday Mar. 9 at the Hope Golf Course.

Dinner is at 6 p.m. followed by the fashion show at 7 p.m.

Bar drinks are available for purchase and there is a raffle.

Tickets are $40 and are available at the FCH Gift Shop, Pharmasave, or online at www.FVHCF.ca The Fashion Clinics are on March 10 at the hospital conference room from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost to attend the clinics is a $5 donation,

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News Annual tulip festival cancelled after a decade in the valley Greg Laychak Black Press

Had things gone as planned this year, Kate Onos-Gilbert would have celebrated her eleventh year of bring-

ing pleasure to visitors of Agassiz. Like many occasions that are commemorated, she would have celebrated with flowers: approximately three million tulips, in

her case, give or take a bloom. But that won’t be happening in 2016, as Onos-Gilbert has officially cancelled her annual crowd-drawing tulip festival.

The decision came this year when her lease on Seabird Island land was up and they were given different options.

“The land they offered wasn't fertile enough

and we need fertile land for our bulbs, so we decided that wasn't going to work,” OnosGilbert said. “We'd put ten years of fertilization into the other land

and that was no longer available so we had to move.” She adds that they have a good relationship with the Seabird band who helped with parking every year.

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“They did provide a great event for the area and it's sad to see them go,” said Brian Titus, CEO of Seabird Island’s Sqewqel Development Corporation.

Finding a good place for visitors’ cars—a fundamental consideration for the Tulip Festival—was actually one of the issues that caused Seabird to revisit the arrangement.

Another was the sheer volume of traffic that would funnel from Vancouver and other areas in the Lower Mainland.

Last year’s decision to move parking to the Agassiz side of Seabird (construction of the gas bar forced the redesign) created even more trouble when coupled with the 30,000 visitors that flocked to the field over two weeks.

“It basically put the highway at a standstill for weekends,” Titus said. “We would have lineups from Seabird down to Popkum county. It would take four hours for people to get through.”

And that was annoying for a lot of people, Seabird and otherwise, he added.

Public safety became an issue when those who didn’t want to pay for parking would park along Highway 7 for kilometres, Titus said.

“People were walking on the highway with their phones in their hand, looking at their phones, kids running around, not paying attention,” he said.

It was a matter of time before something terrible was going to happen, so Titus tried to find a solution by offering land that was set back from the main road with a lot of parking space. But the land didn’t meet Onos-Gilbert’s very specific needs.

In fact, in her hunt to find a suitable place for 2017 the flower grower is realizing how challenging a task it might be. They use 35 to 40 acres a year for the tulips, but need a total of 120 acres to accommodate crop rotation practices.

And Onos-Gilbert needs to find a landowner who is okay with the operation being open all weekend during the festival period.

“It's been great, it's been fun, people do love it,” she said. “You can't beat 40 acres of flowers blooming.”

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Manning Park Resort is a local ski hill, 45 minutes east of Hope on Highway #3. It is open seven days a week and is currently boasting over 230 cm of snow at the peak of the mountain. Skiers of all ages and abilities are welcome on its slopes, as new instructors are recruited and trained in their Canadian Ski Instructor Association (CSIA) level 1 course.

Robyn Barker Special to The Standard

There is a great opportunity coming to Manning Park Resort (MRA) on Mar 4 to 6 that will combine a love of skiing with a fun parttime job. Become a ski instructor by taking the Canadian Ski Instructor Association (CSIA) level 1 course. It's a chance to improve your skiing skills while learning how to share them with others.

This course is perfect for retirees who love to ski, or students looking for a part-time job in a great winter environment. As a bonus to high school students there are two high school credits available upon completion of the course.

Part-time and full-time ski instructors are currently being recruited with this CSIA certification. There are a lot of perks to being a certified ski instructor, including a staff season pass (which includes extended reciprocals for other mountains,) staff discounts and flexible hours, not to mention the satisfaction of giving the gift of skiing to students. CSIA also offers a number of benefits to its members.

Manning Park has a wonderful core group of local part-time instructors that come back to the

mountain annually and have shared their passion of skiing with generations of people.

Kara Serruys started teaching as soon as she could take the CSIA course at 15 years old.

“You are the face of the sport — you can be the person that makes or breaks the sport for individuals,” said Serruys. Her favourite part about teaching is watching the development of the kids from beginning to end during a lesson.

Serruys grew up skiing at Manning Park and loves working there because of the team spirit and the family vibe from staff.

“I know each of our instructors makes a difference in lots of kid’s lives by showing them how much fun skiing can be, and that it is a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime,” said assistant general manager Troy Davis.

Introducing skiing to a new student is incredibly satisfying and a great way to connect with the community. This is a good time to get trained.

Start this year and come back next year too. CSIA is a national association for ski instructors and has good standing internationally. Registration is available online at www.snowpro.com. For more information visit www.manningpark.com

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Sports Women snowshoers bravely trek up Mount Ottomite

PHOTO BY DENISE FITZSIMMONS

Beautiful weather greeted these women on their snowshoe trek on Mount Ottomite Saturday. The event was organized by Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning.

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Thanks to some planks, a women’s snowshoe adventure was able to carry on to its destination, Saturday.

Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning had a full class of 24 women registered for its Saturday trek near the Zopkios rest area on the Coquihalla Highway — but there was an obstacle in the early stages of the 4 km route.

“The last two winter snow packs have been below normal,” said program director, Kelly Pearce, Monday. “Rain storms have saturated the snow and streams are running and dissolving the natural snow-bridges that cross the streams.

“The trail is quite popular but many people have been turning back, as there was a four to five-foot chasm to cross at the onekilometre mark.”

Pearce and Mountain Centre volunteers

got to work on a solution.

“We pre-built a bridge in sections, in Hope, using Rona lumber and spiral nails,” said Pearce, “then we skidded them in on sleds and pieced them together on Thursday.”

Pearce figured the bridge should do the job nicely for the next few months but said it remains to be seen if it will make it through the spring runoff so hikers can use it this summer.

The next step is to obtain permission to fall some trees and place them strategically, for a more permanent solution.

“The women came from all over the Lower Mainland and some from Hope,” said Pearce.

“We were targeting beginners who hadn’t snowshoed before. They went from the parking lot to the top of Mount Ottomite. It’s a 300-metre rise over four kilometres, so fairly easy. An average person can do it in a day.”

Many of the place names on the Coquihalla originated in the mind of the Kettle Valley Railway’s designing engineer, Andrew Mc-

Culloch, who loved the works of playwright William Shakespeare. Portia, Shylock, Lear and Juliet were stops on the railway — as was Othello, named after a play that mentioned Ottomites, or Ottoman Turks.

For their twenty-dollar fee, participants were supplied with snowshoes and poles and given presentations by guides Carley Fairbrother and Stephanie Blue. Centre volunteers Michelle Drummond and Denise Fitzsimmons provided support.

“Carley is a biologist and she taught the women about the plants and animals that live up there,” said Pearce. “And Stephanie taught them about back-country safety and identifying hazards, like tree wells and avalanches.”

Pearce said tree wells kill more skiers and snowshoers than avalanches, as they get stuck in the gap between the base of the tree and the snow, then they can’t free themselves.

Even if uninjured, they die from exposure if not rescued promptly.

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Hope Mountain Centre supplies an Iridium satellite phone for their outings, in case of emergencies, as well as first aid gear.

“The Iridium works well,” said Pearce, “though it’s sometimes hindered by dense timber. There’s also cell phone service, as a new tower was put in at Zopkios — but we don’t like to count on it.”

He added that UFV’s kinesiology department and Fortis BC have made donations to Hope Mountain Centre, helping keep their program costs low or even free of charge.

There are two more snowshoe trips planned before spring.

“The Needle’s trip is already sold out but we still have a few more spaces for the family snowshoe at Cambie Creek, in Manning Park. It’s free.

“It’s really heartening, to see how popular our programs are,” said Pearce.

To sign up on-line, or to learn about future programs, visit hopemountain.org.

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DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT PAYING *

$

0 0 0 0 $

DOWN PAYMENT

$

FIRST TWO BI-WEEKLY PAYMENTS

$

SECURITY DEPOSIT

DUE ON DELIVERY

ON 2016 LEASE PURCHASES

2016 SIERRA 1500

2016 CANYON

2016 ACADIA

2016 TERRAIN

BI-WEEKLY LEASE OFFER

$

2016 TERRAIN SLE-1 AWD

184 0.9 0 @

FOR 48 MONTHS

% $

DOWN PAYMENT

BASED ON A LEASE PURCHASE PRICE OF $31,345†† (INCLUDES $750 LOYALTY CASH¥ AND $500 LEASE CASH)

LEASE RATE

SLE-1 AWD MODEL SHOWN

BI-WEEKLY LEASE OFFER

$

2016 ACADIA SLE-1 AWD

209 0.49 0 @

FOR 48 MONTHS

%$

DOWN PAYMENT

BASED ON A LEASE PURCHASE PRICE OF $40,530†† (INCLUDES $750 LOYALTY CASH¥ AND $1,000 LEASE CASH)

LEASE RATE

SLE -1 AWD MODEL SHOWN

2015 CLEAROUT! GREAT OFFERS ON REMAINING 2015s 2015 SIERRA 2500HD DOUBLE CAB SLE 4X4

0

%

PURCHASE FINANCING

FOR UP TO

84

MONTHS ON SELECT 2015 MODELS^

12,000 UP TO

OR

$

IN TOTAL VALUE ON OTHER MODELS† (INCLUDES $1,000 LOYALTY CASH¥)

2500HD SLE 4X4 SHOWN

ENDS FEBRUARY 29TH

BCGMCDEALERS.CA

ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDEALERS.CA 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA), 2016 Acadia (3SA) and purchase or finance of a 2015 Sierra 2500HD. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. †† Lease based on a purchase price of $31,345/$40,530, including $670/$670 Loyalty Cash (tax exclusive) and $500/$1,000 lease cash for a new eligible 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA)/ 2016 Acadia SLE-1 AWD (3SA).

Bi-weekly payment is $184/$209 for 48/48 months at 0.9%/0.49% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $19,104/$21,648, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,036/$19,467.

Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between February 2 and February 29, 2016 of a new or demonstrator 2016 model year GMC model excluding GMC Canyon 2SA. General Motors of Canada will pay one month’s lease payment or two biweekly lease payments as defined on the lease agreement (inclusive of taxes). After the first month, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Consumer may be required to pay Dealer Fees. Insurance, licence, and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between February 2 and February 29, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1SA / Crew Cab 2WD 1SA and Sierra HD’s 1SA 2WD with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $45,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $535.71 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $45,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight, air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA/movable property registry fees, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. † $12,000 is a combined total credit consisting of $1,000 Loyalty Cash (tax inclusive) and a $11,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Sierra HD gas models (excluding 1SA 4x2), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $11,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 Sierra or 2016 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between February 2 and February 29, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra 1500 and HD); $1,000 credit available on all 2015 and 2016 GMC Sierra models. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.

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