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Acclaim for Clematis

Security concerns cited

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FISHERY FIGHT

First Nations groups protest on courthouse steps.

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Kilby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Young voices . . . . . . . . 4 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Artss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Classieds . . . . . . . . . 17

Clematis lady of Cypress Park: Henry Proteau and wife Anne (pictured) love flowers, and when they moved into their house eight years ago their backyard was just lawn. So, Henry built some beds and planted Roses, Columbines, Lilacs, Dogwood, Fruit trees and lots of Clematis’ – Anne’s favourite. The Clematis they planted back then have really come into their own this year, growing taller than Anne herself.

Several incidents during the past few years pushed District of Kent Mayor John Van Laerhoven and Council members to consider adding camera security to Municipal Hall during Monday’s council meeting.

The report brought to council stated that concerns have been brought forward by staff members working in the front office, who on occasion have had to deal with irate customers.

One incident resulted in a dead rat being thrown on the front counter whereas another resulted in an angry community member being escorted out of the office by municipal staff.

The cameras will also extend surveillance to the hall’s parking lot, where on one occasion gas was siphoned from a District vehicle during the night.

Councillor Sylvia Pranger noted that the surveillance cameras will also prevent vandalism of vehicles.

"In the past, I know of a lot of cars getting keyed in the parking lot, whether someone is upset or just for the sake of vandalism," she said, continuing that the report "would be a good to support."

Monday’s consideration isn’t the first time the idea of adding cameras to the building has been suggested to Council, and Management has reached out to the district’s safety consultant although no recommended improvements have been provided.

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Distracted driving fines, points increase

Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

A first offence for checking your phone while driving will cost B.C. drivers $543 when new penalties take effect June 1.

The fine for distracted driving goes up from $167 to $368, and drivers will also be assessed four penalty points, triggering another $175 charge. The combination results in a total penalty of $888 for a second offence within a year of the first.

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris said the new penalties put B.C. near the top of distracted driving fines for Canadian provinces. Two tickets in a year will also trigger an automatic review by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles that could result in licence suspension.

Public consultation over the past year found support for a tougher approach.

"A lot of the input that we had indicated even higher penalties than

that," Morris said.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the public awareness campaigns have not convinced enough people of the dangers of trying to use mobile phones or other devices without hands-free services.

"Imagine trying to drive the length of a football field while you're blindfolded," Stone said.

Central Saanich Police Chief Les Sylven, president of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police,

reminded drivers that being at a stop light or stuck in a traffic jam does not mean the distracted driving penalties don't apply.

NDP public safety critic Mike Farnworth said the government didn't need to take a year to increase one of the lowest distracted driving penalty systems in the country, and giving the superintendent discretion over multiple repeat offenders doesn't send a clear enough message.

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Kilby guide books go bilingual Information brochures now available in both official languages Vanessa Broadbent THE OBSERVER

Visitors to the Kilby Historic Site will now have the option to learn about the site's history in English or in French.

The site has updated their visitor guides and also created a French version.

"They're little booklets," sales and marketing manager Jo-Anne Leon explained. "It's what we give our customers when they pay admission to come on the sight."

While Kilby previously had visitor guides, Leon explained that the new ones are bilingual, but also include more historical information and photographs.

"Before they were just in English and they didn't have very many archival images," she said. "We've been able to go through colour archives and find some really lovely pictures. It just helps the visitor to experience Kilby in a different way because they get to see how the farm looked back in the 1920s through the archival images."

The Kilby Historic Site received a $5,000 grant from the Canada-British Columbia Official Languages Agreement of FrenchLanguage Services, a federal and provincial initiative that started in 2013, which enabled them to create the new guides.

The agreement serves to "provide a multi-year collaboration framework between Canada and British Columbia to support the planning and delivery of French-language provincial services aimed at contributing to the development and enhancing the vitality of the Francophone of British Columbia," as explained in the agreement.

This includes funding various French language projects, such as Kilby's visitor guides, throughout the province.

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experience through a funded grant because we don't have the money to do it ourselves as a non-profit," Leon said. "We're always looking for ways of improving a visitor's experience … Basically, it was just an opportunity to enable the site to have an enhanced experience through a fully funded program."

The guides aren't Kilby's first French initiative with the Canada British Columbia official language agreement.

"Last year we actually did some French

English nature didactic down at the campground," Leon said. "This is actually the second time that we've worked with this group of funders."

While Kilby has only recently begun using the new visitor guides, Leon said that they have already gained positive feedback.

"People really enjoy the visitor guide," she said. "It's a high quality little booklet and they find it a nice souvenir to take away."

Staff-only door also installed

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The district also previously installed a secure door that is only accessible by a security fob issued to district employees, which has stopped uninvited guests from accessing staff offices in the hall.

The cameras, which the report proposes will cost a little more than $4,500, have already been installed at Public Works Yard, due to vandalism and theft of tools and machinery.

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If cameras were to be installed, they district would have to follow its video surveillance of civic property policy, which requires that video surveillance should be restricted to times when incidents are most likely to occur, as well as conduct an annual review to asses the efficiency of the equipment.

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Cheam elder June Quipp (centre) said First Nations are fighting for the fish, which are their “lifeline.”

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Rally underlines right to ‘sacred salmon’ Jennifer Feinberg BLACK PRESS

Salmon are integral to who they are as a people.

That’s the essence of what Shxwha:y Chief Robert Gladstone had to say at the Pilalt Fishery Rally on the steps of the Chilliwack Law Courts Tuesday morning.

The local chief was charged last March with one count of contravening the federal Fisheries Act by fishing for salmon, during a closed time.

“A year ago when this happened, I wasn’t thinking of making a grandstand or a legal challenge.”

Rather he was thinking about how as a boy he was taught by his elder all the ways and ceremonies of “the Indian people.”

The lone salmon seized last spring by DFO, along with his gear, was destined for their sacred First Salmon ceremony, which Gladstone said he was taught to observe and revere by his grandmother.

“That salmon is the body of Christ to our people,” said Gladstone.

He was taught it was a relationship that’s existed for thousands of years.

“We didn’t want to break any laws, and we’re not trying to break the rules. I just needed to make an old lady happy.”

Following the wishes of the elders, “it’s the rule of our society,” Gladstone underlined.

He’s ready for what awaits in the courtroom.

“I believe that they are trying to make an example of me, and if that’s the case so be it. But I want it to be a good thing,” Chief Gladstone said.

The upper courts have recognized repeatedly that aboriginal title was never extinguished in Canada, he noted.

“So I say respectfully to the court, I respect you, but you must also respect your own laws,” he said.

Chief Gladstone was joined on the steps by a range of Sto:lo leaders and First Nations officials who riffed and railed on the indignity of being denied a single fish for ceremonial purposes.

“The right for us to fish is second only to conservation,” said Gladstone. “We have a right to do our ceremonies.”

Rally organizers were from the Pilalt tribe, which includes Cheam First Nation, along with Shxwha:y Village , Kwakwaapilt and Skwah First Nations.

Grand Chief Ken Malloway, one of the hereditary chiefs of the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe and president of the First Nations Fisheries Council, and cochair of Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, pointed out that all his work was “fisheryrelated.”

“Department of Fisheries and Oceans should back off; they should drop this. If they had any sense they would drop it, but the Crown is pushing it,” he told the crowd.

It is an affront watching recreational fishers continue to take salmon, while Sto:lo fishers are out of the river, he said.

“That’s because there are 300,000 sport fishers and they vote,” Malloway said. “That’s

why, meanwhile we are having to go without.”

It’s especially frustrating that the Sparrow decision of 1990 is still not being implemented. “Sparrow says if there’s not enough fish for us, no one should be fishing.”

He’s concerned there’s a plan to put Chief Gladstone in jail for fishing.

“We are fishers. Fish is not just a noun. It’s not just food, it’s a way of life. We fish therefore we are. Thank you,” said.

Cheam elder June Quipp said as women they have stood up to DFO in the past, for the fish, which are their “lifeline” and worth fighting for.

“We’re here to support Robert and (former Cheam Chief) Sid (Douglas) today,” she said.

She pointed out that her 31-year-old granddaughter has been fishing on the river since she was only two.

“It’s our lifeline that we are fishing for. It’s our life,” said Quipp.

“We enjoy fishing as much as those

recreational fishers do. But they get more privileges than we do.

“But we have a right to be out there on the river.”

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Wellness Centre gives kids a place to turn For the past several years, the Youth Wellness Centre, staffed with health professionals from the Agassiz Community Health Centre, has supported young people in this community through counselling them about issues such as nutrition, selfesteem, relationships, stress and anxiety, sexual health, and personal safety.

These issues are of major significance for today’s young people now as evidenced by the results of the May 2015, Kids Help Phone survey of 1300 teens from across Canada between the ages of 13 to 18. A quick overview of some of the findings are: 1.

Overall, about half of teens were quite worried about school – grades and homework. 2. After grades and homework, 42% of teens reported that they were stressed out! As they age, their stresses continue to mount. As a consequence of this stress, teens tend not to be overwhelmingly happy or optimistic about the future. 3. A third of the teens reported that bullying – in its various types – is a large concern but the level of concern is dependent on how you slice the demographic. For example, younger teens had greater

concerns with bullying than did older ones. 4. A significant number of teens had relationship concerns with family (25%) and friends (27%). However, younger teens reported more problems with friends than family but, as they age, the situation reverses.

5. Girls are twice as likely as boys to have body image issues. 6.

Drug and alcohol addiction was also of some concern for young people, the number increasing slightly with age. (As an aside, 9% of young people in B.C. reported drug and addiction issues.)

The survey results also showed that 63% of younger teens confided in their mother; 35% turned to dad and 55% shared with their friends. But the statistics shift across life stages.

Older teens tended to talk less with mom but more with a girlfriend or boyfriend.

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over two million young people in Canada, some 450,000 may be in need of counselling and they need to know that help is available. social issues and The challenges confronting young people today are very different from what previous generations ever experienced. As they face this critical period in their development, it is essential for parents to find ways to help and support the young person in the family. But, sometimes, for one reason or another, a young person might be more comfortable talking with someone outside his or her immediate circle of family or friends. For this reason, a place where young people can drop in to talk confidentially about their concerns is at the VYC Wellness Centre located in the Agassiz Harrison Community Services building, 7086 Cheam Avenue.

Starting on 18 May, the VYC Wellness Centre will be open on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 and staffed by professionals from public health, mental health and a nurse practitioner. In addition to the drop-in at the VYC Wellness Centre, information may be obtained by calling 604.701.3320.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE CRCC

Real estate records fall in April The torrid pace of the region’s real estate market in March picked up steam in April, according to the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board.

The number of home sales totalled 530 last month, breaking the 500 mark in April for the first time.

Most of the homes sold were single family homes (306), however 118 were townhomes and another 54 were apartments.

Thirty acreage homes were also sold.

The total number of sales was nearly twice

what it was for the same period last year, CADREB said, with a total dollar value of $217.6 million.

The most popular price range was in the $400,000-$499,999 range. Homes were also selling well in the

$500,000 to $599,999 range, with eight going for more than $1 million.

That price range offers a stark contrast to activity west of Chilliwack. The April benchmark prices in Greater Vancouver (which excludes Surrey, North Delta and White

Rock) was $1.4 million, and $776,000 in the Fraser Valley (excluding the Agassiz and Harriosn areas), representing a one-year price gain of 30 per cent in both regions.

It’s not just existing homes that are being snapped up. New home construction is also scrambling to keep up with demand.

But that will take time, said CADREB president Richard Admiraal.

The hot market is not expected to cool any time soon, he added, thanks to a strong economy and continued low interest rates.

Rules changed to stop ‘shadow flipping’ Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

New B.C. real estate regulations take effect May 16 to require realtors to get written consent of sellers if they are assigning a home sale to a new buyer.

Changes to the Real Estate Services Act regulations also require realtors to pay any additional profit to the original seller, to stop to a practice dubbed “shadow flipping” that has emerged from a hot Metro Vancouver real estate market.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong also announced changes to the B.C. property purchase tax form, requiring buyers who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents to state their citizenship. Corporations buying property have to provide names and citizenship of non-Canadian directors, starting in June.

The announcement comes as a committee created by the Real Estate Council of B.C. investigates allegations of misconduct regarding shadow flipping.

De Jong said it would take at least six months to get a sense of how much foreign investment is coming into the B.C. real estate market, and whether it is concentrated in the high-end market or extends to mid-priced properties.

De Jong said he is reluctant to target foreign buyers for a real estate speculation tax, as has been urged by Vancouver council. The government hosted a business delegation from China this week, with more than 200 government and business representatives led

by Guangdong province Party Secretary Hu Chunhua.

NDP leader John Horgan said the anti-flipping changes are a

step in the right direction, but the government is “slow walking” towards the foreign investor issue as the B.C. Liberal Party reaps millions in donations from Vancouver real estate developers.

In the legislature, de Jong said the opposition was first demanding the government do something about Metro Vancouver properties bought as investment and left vacant, until a survey showed the vacancy rate is lower than it was 12 years ago.

He said Vancouver is joining the ranks of cities such as Sydney, New York and Hong Kong in the global demand for luxury real estate. Rather than try to suppress demand with taxes, which hasn’t worked in other cities, the government wants to see municipalities approve new development and density to increase supply, de Jong said.

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Something to be proud of

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Are B.C.’s distracted driving penalties now tough enough?

The past week has been one of which all Canadians should be proud.

In the face of incredible adversity, we, as a nation, have come together to help out our fellow patriots.

For many of us, the Fort McMurray fires hit on a personal level. There are many commuters from the Comox Valley who make their living by flying in and out of the northern Alberta city.

Others have friends, or family, directly affected by the terrible fire situation that continues to unfold in the region.

Fortunately there was no immediate loss of life, although the firefighters who continue to battle the situation are constantly in danger’s way, and our thoughts are with them.

But to see how people from one end of this country to the other immediately discarded their prejudices and opinions about Alberta and reached out to help in any way they could was a testament to what makes this nation great.

A brewery stopped producing beer, so it could can water. A passenger airline flew numerous additional flights, landing at private airstrips to evacuate workers who had been stranded in camps.

More impressive yet has been the response from individuals.

Families opening their homes to evacuees. People driving across the province, or in from neighbouring provinces, with truckloads of water, clothing and food. There have been impromptu fundraising efforts from B.C. to Newfoundland, to help the cause.

As of Monday morning, the Red Cross had received more than $54 million in donations and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa will match donations to the Red Cross up to May 31, without a cap.

It will take a lot more than that to rebuild the once-thriving oil city.

Insurance estimates have already exceeded $9 billion in losses. More than 1,600 structures have been torched.

It will take years to recoup everything. But we are already working on it, and that’s what makes us special.

Be proud, Canada. We are a great nation of people.

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Growing trees for climate change

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Tom Fletcher Disagreements persist on the extent of humanity’s role in the current changes to B.C.’s climate, and our ability to influence it, as many readers have told me in the past week.

But almost everyone seems to agree that growing more and healthier forests is a good strategy. I would add that harvesting and building with wood preserves its captured carbon, a fact not much discussed in emotional appeals against logging.

The B.C. government is finally spending some money on community fuel load removal projects this year, after an initial flurry following the Kelowna fires of 2003 faded in hard times. But the effects of decades of fire suppression in a fire-dependent forest system remain, as northern B.C. and Alberta are showing us again.

There is some positive news

here. A Victoria-based government research team has published a study that calculates B.C.’s pine beetledamaged forests are regenerating more quickly than expected.

Warmer temperatures, increased precipitation and the “fertilizer effect” of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are factors.

“By 2020, the enhanced growth due to climate change and increased CO2 more than compensates for the carbon loss from dead, rotting trees,” said lead researcher Vivek Arora of the Canadian Centre for Modeling and Analysis.

This recovery even overcomes the projected increase in forest fire loss that comes with gradually increasing temperatures and drier periods.

The federal government is still working on its plan to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to in Paris last year. But the forest industry has stepped up with its own goal.

I spoke last week with Derek Nighbor, president of the Forest

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Products Association of Canada, after he announced his industry’s “30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge.”

That’s a goal to reduce the

The federal government is still working on its plan to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to in Paris last year. But the forest industry has stepped up with its own goal. industry’s net carbon emissions by 30 megatonnes a year by 2030. That would be 13 per cent of the Canadian government emission target.

One of the main strategies is salvage harvesting and developing more products that use wood.

“It’s basically trying to use every part of the tree,” Nighbor said. “In

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forest operations right now, this is where we see a big part of the opportunity. Instead of the residual branches and whatnot just being left aside and slashing and burning, bring more of that out and turn it into something.”

That something might be a console in a luxury car constructed with wood fibre, or an 18-storey wood student residence building planned for the University of B.C. The other is improving forest growth. Logging operations have long been required to replant areas they cut, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

Another way to improve forest carbon capture is with more productive species, with genetic techniques that increase resiliency as well as wood mass.

A background paper from the B.C. forests ministry responds to common misconceptions about forest carbon, including the idea that logging should be stopped to maximize storage.

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“Maximizing carbon storage in the ecosystem would make sense only if society stopped building new homes, acquiring new furniture and consuming in general,” it says.

“If the flow of forest products stops, society will turn to other products with higher greenhouse gas footprints, e.g. plastics, metal or concrete. In addition, if harvesting stopped and we continued to suppress natural disturbances, there is increased potential for larger catastrophic disturbances in the future.”

If Canada wants to make a bigger contribution to reducing greenhouse gases, forests are a good area to focus on. At 348 million hectares from the B.C. coast to Newfoundland, they represent nine per cent of the world’s forests.

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The Observer captures silver for ad design The Agassiz Harrison Observer is proud to announce its most recent accolade, and provide the best advertisement designs to its readers.

During the recent Ma Murray Community Newspaper awards, hosted by BCYCNA, The Observer was awarded with a silver in the ad design category.

The BCYCNA has been hosting its newspaper awards for almost a century.

Creative artist Jamie Letain said the award brings her a sense of pride.

“The best part about being a graphic designer is getting to see something I’ve designed actually off of my computer screen and in use. It’s a great feeling to hold something I worked so hard on and say to myself, “hey, I made that.”

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Homeowners (even a long way from wooded areas), should clean out their gutters, even if you have a metal roof, as I do. Flying embers

can roll down the roof into the gutter and ignite the debris there. This starts a fire under the eaves in the soffit area and the roof quickly goes up in flames.

In Harrison, the Village should brush out Firehall Park and remove all fuel on the forest floor. The roads in the 400-acre Harrison Forest Park need to be maintained for firefighter access.

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Six months since forming government Justin Trudeau’s Liberals appear to be still riding high in the polls yet their remains the nagging question in the country’s collective mind on how well the nation is being governed. So far we have seen a Prime Minister who though warm and charismatic has made few difficult decisions or gained the confidence of the country that he is capable of such. He has demonstrated a distinct inclination towards public applause and pleasing just about everybody all the while ignoring the very reason he was elected which is to provide sound governance and leadership.

He promised much but has delivered little and for all of the bluster about openness, honesty, transparency and accountability what we are seeing in reality are the well established Liberal traits of wasteful spending, deception, lobbying and a veritable litany of broken promises. The lack of clarity and transparencywith the Liberal budget, for example, has drawn much fire from critics including the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s lack

of judgement in attending a Toronto law fund raiser is hardly consistent with the government’s own guidelines on accountability.

Matters important to the economic well being and security of Canada such as decisions on pipelines and security issues are being trumped by less important and even controversial typically Liberal priorities such as legalizing assisted suicide and marijuana. Additionally troubling is the mainstream media’s obsession with Trudeau trivialities, photo-ops, dress style and the like and a profound reluctance to ask the hard questio ns.

An interesting Angus Reid poll that has been running for months asks the question “Will Trudeau do a goodjob as PM?” A scant 19% believe he will while 67% say no with 13% willing to take a wait and see posture. Trudeau and the Liberals are doing precious little to in any way alleviate the growing scepticism with which the public views the political establishment.

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Art and the great outdoors Vanessa Broadbent THE OBSERVER

Painting is more than just a hobby for Barry Morris and that shows when looking at his work.

The intricate pieces that feature the Fraser Valley and the Greater Vancouver area capture the essence of the lower mainland, but in a way that only a true British Columbian would be able to.

Having grown up in Vancouver, Morris is a graduate of the Vancouver School of Art, now known as Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where he studied painting and graphic art. Before moving to Chilliwack, Morris spent his time working in advertising, graphic design and fire investigation.

It’s obvious when looking at Morris’ work that the move to the Fraser Valley has inspired his art. While much of his work portrays nature, he also paints horses and farm life.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF LAND DISPOSITION Pursuant to the Community Charter, the District of Kent provides notice that it intends to lease the lands commonly known as 7664 Industrial Way to the Kent Harrison Search and Rescue Team Society (the “Society”).

The purpose of the lease is for the Society to construct a facility to provide non-profit service of “search and rescue” operations for our community, Harrison Hot Springs, and surrounding rural areas.

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Barry Morris will be showing his work at the Harrison Art Show on May 21 and 22 at the Harrison Memorial Hall in Harrison Hot Springs.

“I basically love the outdoors,” he said. “Out in Chilliwack, it's a different environment because you're out in the farm country. You get the cornfields and the wheat fields so you have more of a spacious look about the work that I've done.”

Relocating to Chilliwack also inspired him to paint several of the large, old barns in the area.

“Whenever I paint a barn, within a month it's gone; it’s sort of like capturing them before they go under,” he said. “It's kind of mixed emotions about it because when I do it, I know it's not long for this world.”

While Morris finds that watercolours work well for his work, he noted that they’re not always that easiest to paint with.

“It's not as forgiving as acrylic,” he explained.

“If you don't like that colour, you can paint over it and you start from dark to light, whereas watercolour you start from light and you work to dark. It's a reverse and you add the darkness to create the depth and the feeling.”

Most of Morris’ work is done from his studio in his home, but he’s no stranger to painting on the scene.

“The temperature and the amount of water or rain in the air, it affects the paper and how you handle it,” he explained.

“When you're putting your colours on, it's a total different experience than on a dry day. Everything adds to the flavour of watercolour and that's one of the difficulties, but it's also one of the things that give it a nice

character.”

Morris’ work is technical, but without diminishing the beauty of the Fraser Valley.

“As you go through life, you artist picks those [techniques] up and it's in the back of your mind,” he said.

“Same with the elements of design, how you place everything. You get to know what works and what doesn't work.”

While Morris enjoys painting, he explains that it’s more than just that.

“It's recording

something,” he said.

“When you're painting you're more aware of what you see and you're always looking at how the light affects everything. You're more aware of things that are beautiful.”

Morris, as well as several other local artists, will be displaying their work at the Harrison Art Show.

The show is on May 21 and 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Harrison Memorial Hall in Harrison Hot Springs.

Most of Morris' work is done with pen and ink or water colours.

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A train ride into the past

About 55 years ago, course, a blacksmith my mother-in-law came workshop! My motherfor her first visit to in-law loved the village Canada. It was the year and exclaimed “I could our son, Eric, was born feel right at home here!” And, and she wanted indeed, she to be part of came back the event. But several times there was to see more of also another Canada, the reason: she land where two wanted to see of her children Canada! We had settled. showed her There are as much as RUTH ALTENDORF countless we could, museums one among other This Side can visit, some things the then Of Ninety so large and just opened big that they Black Creek Village. This was a living are hard for seniors to Museum, much like handle. But there are our Agassiz and Kilby many which are easy for us seniors to visit, Museums.

Several old homesteads negotiate and relate to. and buildings had been Our own Agassiz and brought from other Kilby museums both areas in Ontario to be fall into this group. My would restored and added to mother-in-law what was already there - a have loved them - one schoolhouse, for instance, especially because her a church, settler’s first father was a railroad and second house, a pioneer - the Kilby one gentleman’s house, a because she lived on a grocery store and, of farm as a young girl. To

me, the Agassiz Museum is a living part of Agassiz, tended to with loving care and great knowledge about the history of Agassiz, by a group of dedicated volunteers.

I was lucky, I just recently was given a private tour of the enlarged museum and the changes that were made make it much easier to view the exhibits. There is also a much better place to view slide shows while sitting on a bench from the original waiting room. And, how could I forget: there is also a wicket where one could purchase a ticket! The waiting room, too, is now larger and doubles as the Agassiz Tourist Information Center! A great combination! And, I have not mentioned the gift shop where one can buy unique gifts as well as the best jams around.

It all looks so real, I felt like boarding a train and traveling a few kilometers west to Harrison Mills

where the Kilby Museum is located. Perhaps I would arrive just in time to have lunch at the Kilby Museum’s Restaurant before embarking on a tour through the General Store and the exhibits. Too bad, I was just dreaming - there is no train stopping there, as happened in the past, and one has to use the car for the short and scenic ride along Lougheed Highway to Harrison Mills. I went there with my grandsons on a “Black Powder Day” and they loved it, while their sister liked to see the farm animals.

Both places - the Agassiz Museum and the Kilby Farm and Museum - are a sure hit with visitors.

In the meantime make sure to pay a visit to the Agassiz Museum and/ or the Kilby Farm. Both places will open on May 21 - the Victoria Day Weekend!

A look back to May 12, 1966 First Test of New Equipment Ends Up Echoes With Baker In Oven from the Past

Operations of the Agassiz Bakery were shifted to the new building at the Five Corners last week. Move had to be made quickly over Tuesday n9ight and Wednesday store holiday so that there would be no interruption of service.

The new bakery is far larger than the old one, and includes a store room and wrapping room..

Its central feature is the electric oven with trays mounted inside as if they were on a ferris wheel.

All the trays are loaded at once, and then they are left to revolve inside the oven. It holds 140 loaves, and bakes them in 30 minutes. It will bake 1500 a day.

First test of the oven proved calamitous. The bread pans used in the old oven were a fraction of an inch too large, and at one point in the trays rotation they caught and flipped upside down.

Dough for 140 loaves was dumped all over the bottom of the oven and as many more rising loaves were spoiled. Jake Bestebroer had to climb in and lie on one of the trays to lift out the half baked loaves and hand them to Tony.

The new oven is working perfectly now. With each tray swinging handily up to the door to be loaded and unloaded, it does away with a picturesque part of the bakers craft, in which the pans are slid into place at the back of a big flat oven on a long paddle shaped piece of wood.

Reeve`s Painting Breaking Johnson Reeve Fraser has been as good as his work in painting one side of the Elks Hall, and Wes Johnson, who is donating the paint, comments ruefully that the r1eeve is really laying it on thick.

Three galloons have been commandeered for the job so far, plus some oil, turpentine and a brush. The Reeve has painted about three quarters of the east side of the hall, which Councillor Johnson admits is an old building and probably soaks up a lot of paint.

He is keeping a wary eye open, however to see what color the Reeves house is going to be this spring.

Why Not Two Fire Departments? Editorial Last week`s fire in Harrison Mills proves once again that the community enjoys no fire protection whatsoever. Its a waste of time and gas to take the fire engine ne over the hill. All it can ever do is wet down the ashes.

The new fire engine, which property owners at Harrison Mills must help pay for, isn’t likely to change the situation any.

The ashes may be a little hotter when it get there, and the wear and tear on the fireman’s nerves will be less , but that’s about all.

There may be a real possibility that the new truck can get even as far as Wahleach in time to do some good, but we cant see it getting over the mountain fast enough, particularly when poor telephone facilities make it unlikely that there will be an early alarm.

The answer is for Harrison Mills to have a fire department.

Kent hasn’t actually got enough fire equipment to split it up between two departments, but its getting reasonably close to that point. If a volunteer department were organized at Harrison Mills and demanded equipment the municipality would have a tough time refusing.

It will after all, have two fire trucks.

The old one would certainly be useful as an auxiliary tanker stationed at Agassiz, but the people at Harrison Mills have a right to protection too.

For all its fault the old truck stationed there could reach a lot of places totally unprotected now, and Agassiz can always call on Harrison Hot Springs if its own truck is ;inadequate for a big fire.

The move couldn’t be made without considerable expense, and there would be a lot of objections, bit if the people of Harrison Mills insisted on it they should be able to force the municipal councils hand. After all, the last two houses to burn down have not been in Agassiz.

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Weekend fundraiser a success for upcoming community carnival

Parents of Kent Elementary school students and community members enjoyed burgers and beer at Jimmies Pub during a fundraiser Saturday, in support of Kent Elementary’s upcoming community carnival.

The night, which included performances by Todd Richard and the TR Trio as well as a 50/50 draw and raffle, raised $1237, which will help provide free admission to the carnival on June 9 for Agassiz and Harrison community members.

“The event was a huge success,” said Agassiz resident and Kent Elementary PAC vice chair Michelle Mailhot. “We packed the place and Todd kept the party going.”

The vice chair also thanked sponsors for help in keeping the fundraiser fun, such as Modern Tire & Towing, Rimex, The Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa, Mayor Leo Facio and Agassiz Library. She also thanked Jimmies Pub and Todd Richard and the TR Trio “for an incredible night of entertainment.”

Now, Mailhot and other PAC members are looking for volunteers for next month’s carnival.

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rate of suicide amongst Aboriginal youth in the Fraser Valley, and that more could be done to change that.

So, she put out the call to the Chilliwack community.

A range of local health authorities came on board to support the project, including the Chilliwack Division of Family Practice, Fraser Health, Aboriginal Fraser Health, as well as SD33, MCFD, the RCMP and the Chilliwack Local Action Team.

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The region has been host to a range of initiatives targeting mental wellness this month, and the events culminate this Friday with a powerful theatre production.

Inspired by true events faced by a First Nations teen in East Vancouver, Beneath The Surface is a community-directed show that makes a statement.

The production touches on many poignant topics that affect youth, such as gender identity, bullying, substance abuse, depression and suicide. It also serves to educate viewers about Canadian history and reconciliation.

C h i l l i w a c k’s Charlaine Robinson was moved by seeing the imagi’NATION show in Vancouver last October, and she immediately thought about young people in our community.

“It was very effective, very powerful. I thought it would be good for youth in Chilliwack – both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal – to see.”

Robinson has worked with youth for more than 20 years, and she understands the drastic and often grim effects that mental illness or distress can cause if not addressed.

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of a week-long wellness workshop that’s taking place at Sardis Secondary, Chilliwack Secondary, Seabird Island, and Sto:lo Nation.

The workshops, also by imagi’NATION Collective, are designed to encompass the four elements of the medicine wheel: emotional, spiritual, mental and spiritual.

Participating youth are encouraged to share personal stories in a safe, non-judgemental space.

It’s an opportunity for them to express and learn more about themselves, recognize their strengths

and to heal, Robinson said.

While the students have early opportunities to see Beneath The Surface, the May 13 performance is intended for the public.

The story stems from the true story of the late Chasity Smith, a First Nations teen from B.C. who committed suicide in 2009. Her mother contacted Jenifer Brousseau (Director, imagi’NATION) to put out a call to action, through art.

Beneath the Surface is a play that seeks to educate youth and their families, and ultimately prevent further suicides.

“It’s about empowering [viewers] with other means of coping with adversities, and to bring those issues to light,” Robinson said. “It’s a difficult issue. Sometimes people have a difficult time talking about it. But the idea is to talk about it so that people can heal and move forward.”

Learn more about the production and the all Aboriginal cast at inimaginationtribe. wix.com/imagination.

Following the performance, there will be a question and answer period with the cast and directors.

It’s taken a community of people and healthcare agencies to bring this production, and all prior Mental Health Awareness Week initiatives to Chilliwack,

and Robinson says that rally of support is reminiscent of the healing process itself.

“It takes a community to raise a child, and I think it takes a community to heal. This storyline brings that out in a really positive way,” she said.

Beneath The Surface will be performed at the UFV Theatre (45635 Yale Road) on May 13 at 7 p.m.

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The pressure is on as members of the RBC Cup Chilliwack 2018 Bid Committee get ready to fly to Lloydminster, Alberta.

There, they’ll meet with Hockey Canada officials to make their final pitch to host the 2018 RBC Cup National Junior A Hockey Championship in Chilliwack.

“Although we aren’t certain of which cities we’re bidding against, we’re confident in the business, non-profit, First Nations, government, and community partnerships that our bid package displays,” said Scott Beare, director of sport development for Tourism Chilliwack.

“We’re making the case that Chilliwack is a premier sports tourism destination, not only because of our proven record of hosting the BCHL Showcase and other events, but our ability to provide an ultimate experience through our amenities in the city and in nature,” Beare explained.

Following a phone call from Hockey Canada informing the committee that Chilliwack had been shortlisted as potential host city for the 2018

championship, the team set to work preparing for what will be a 45-minute presentation and one hour of questions.

The Chilliwack contingent travelling to Lloydminster for the May 16 interview will be Allison Colthorp, Executive Director, and Scott Beare, Director of Sport Development for Tourism Chilliwack; Glen Ringdal, President, Jason Tatarnic, Coach and General Manager, and Barry Douglas, Director of Marketing and Sales, for Chilliwack Chiefs Hockey Club.

“Contained in the bid package is a wealth of information about our incredible community,” said Douglas.

“From Chilliwack culture and history, to its outdoor recreational opportunities, to our outstanding sports facilities, to our growing economy and supportive sports tourism industry, we want to ensure that Hockey Canada has a chance to understand the great potential Chilliwack has to be an outstanding host city,” he said.

Letters of support in the bid package were written by numerous community leaders and organizations including

Grand Chief David Jimmie, Mayor Sharon Gaetz, MLA John Martin, MP Mark Strahl, Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Chilliwack BIA, BCHL, NHL scouts, Rotary clubs, local hotels, media, recreational facilities, and more.

All of these letters contained a similar message – that Chilliwack is ready and willing to host this impressive tournament and welcome hockey teams from across Canada to their beautiful city.

“Expressions of support for our bid from the local community are still very welcome,” said bid committee member Desmond Devnich.

Chilliwack enthusiasts are encouraged to send a tweet to @HockeyCanada including the hashtag #CHWK2018 to tell them that we’re ready and excited to host the RBC Cup. After the bid presentation and interview on May 16, Hockey Canada will have time to deliberate before announcing their final decision at the 2016 RBC Cup Finals in Lloydminster on Sunday, May 22.

West Kelowna’s Warriors through to RBC Cup

The team that booted the Chilliwack Chiefs from the playoffs and won the BCHL championship has just been crowned Western Canadian kings.

The West Kelowna Warriors trounced the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Brooks Bandits 6-0 Saturday night to claim the Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup. The Warriors secured their spot in the Royal Bank

Cup national championship tournament that starts this weekend and continues through May 22 in Lloydminster, AB. Bryan Basilico, Nick Rutigliano and ex-Chief Garrett Forster scored first period goals for the Warriors who added a Kyle Marino power play tally in the second period.

Kylar Hope and Jared Marino wrapped up the scoring in the final frame.

Keelan Williams, pressed

into action against the Chiefs in the Fred Page Cup series when Matthew Greenfield was injured, stopped all 32 shots he faced to blank the Bandits.

West Kelowna is the third BCHL champ in the last four years to capture the Western Canada Cup, following in the skate-steps of the Surrey Eagles (2013) and Penticton Vees (2015).

The Warriors and Bandits may meet again at the RBC

Cup, where they’ll be part of a five team field. Other entries are the host Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL), the Central Canada Hockey League’s Carleton Place Canadians and the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Trenton Golden Hawks.

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It’s early evening and the fading sunlight is softly filling the front room of the Rotary Hospice Centre. Even the stained glass accents radiate warmth inside the heritage-style home on Hodgins Avenue.

Linda Carey lies silently on a plinth set up near the windows; the light falls gently on her face.

So too, do the hands of Marjorie Perzow.

Linda breathes in deeply, exhales. Marjorie cups her hands around her chin, all her energy focused on the woman lying before her. As she stands solid and strong at Linda’s head, Tarja Oostendarp artfully sweeps her hands along the contours of Linda’s body, several inches above her. Every now and then, Tarja shakes her hands off as if they were wet.

As the two women work, silently and wholly focused on their own hands and Linda’s body, Linda begins to relax. They sweep over her, hold gently onto her head, her hips, her feet. And for this half hour, Linda’s in the moment.

She’s present, and she’s healing.

Everything else falls away.

It’s been a long time since Linda first experienced this type of relaxation therapy, through the Chilliwack Hospice Society. When she first heard about Hospice, she wasn’t even sure she would call them. It was August 2014, and her husband, Alan had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

He had been through melanoma before but this time it was his brain and some internal organs. When the subsequent chemotherapy lead to a massive heart attack, Alan was hospitalized. It was there where Linda first learned about the Chilliwack Hospice Society.

They could support them, they could help in so many ways. But it wasn’t until September, about

six weeks later, that she found the courage to call.

“I couldn’t even talk, I was crying so much,” she said. Still, in what seemed like only moments, the palliative care coordinator was at the Carey’s doorstep.

“And that’s how it started,” Linda recalls. “That’s how we started with healing touch.”

Alan wasn’t too sure when he heard about healing touch — the whole idea seemed a bit flaky to him. But Linda convinced him to give it a try, and he agreed. It only took that first session for the Careys to realize this was what they needed.

“Every Monday he would get all excited, he was going for healing touch,” Linda says. “Mondays we would come here. They would just lay their hands on you and for that half hour, it’s their energy that heals you.”

Many of those Mondays, Linda would lie on the table and tears would flow. She could forget for just that moment all the prescriptions, the lists of medications, the appointments, doctors and ambulance rides.

She could forget that the man she was “meant to be with” would be leaving soon.

For that half hour, he was just on the other side of a room divider, receiving his healing touch as well.

For Alan it was a chance to let go of his fear of dying.

“Their touch is from the heart and goes through the hands,” Linda explains.

It’s a gift the couple had not expected to receive from Hospice. But Linda soon learned that Hospice has many caring volunteers who can help through the toughest times of life.

“Hospice is not about death, it’s about love,” she says. “I am so grateful for what they’ve given to us.”

Alan passed away on April 22,

2015. Just hours before, Marjorie had arrived at the Hospice at Cascade and gave him her healing touch. Everyone in the room — Alan, Marjorie, Linda — knew it would be his last treatment.

The memory of that day, so close to the anniversary, makes Linda well up a little bit. It has been almost a year since she’s had a treatment from Marjorie. But she’s still healing, still raw with emotion, and this day’s session soothes her. She is sharing her story to let others know that the Chilliwack Hospice Society can help at your darkest times.

“Your whole world is destroyed, and being able to come here gave me the strength to take care of him. We called them our angels,” she says.

“It took me a month and a half to make the call,” Linda says.

The Chilliwack Hospice Society has been offering these relaxation treatments for the last 10 year.

They began with a team of six, led

by Marjorie, and now they have 14. The service is offered to the residents of Cascade Hospice and their family members on a weekly basis, and even more frequently if requested.

Although many come for treatments due to health-related reasons or injuries, others come as these treatments are known to bring about an enhanced sense of well-being. Volunteers will go to people’s homes when needed, to the hospital, and to Cascade Hospice.

“We help people live the best quality they can until they have to die. To help them have a good day,” says Marjorie, who is also a retired nurse. “We’ve seen some remarkable things here.”

To learn more about the Chilliwack Hospice Society and what it can offer palliative patients and their families, phone 604795-4660.

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Boats intercepted with zebra mussels in B.C. Illegal hunters, ‘bear jams’ and fish rescues part of job for COS

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Authorities remain on high alert for invasive species after intercepting four boats in recent weeks that arrived in B.C. infested with live zebra mussels.

One contaminated boat was towed by a vehicle that failed to stop for inspectors on April 28 near Elko, where many vacationers arrive in B.C. from southwestern Alberta and northwestern Montana.

A conservation officer tracked down the vehicle and diverted it back to the inspection station, said Chris Doyle, deputy chief of provincial operations for the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.

“The boat it was towing was found to have zebra mussels on it,” Doyle said. “That watercraft was detained and impounded and as well the driver was charged for failing to stop at the inspection station.”

Inspection teams have checked 1,200 boats so far this year. Of those, 64 were flagged as coming from high-risk locations, resulting in 12 decontamination orders and seven 30-day quarantines.

Bears emerging from their dens and searching for food continue to be a problem, particularly when people fail to secure their food and

Inspection teams have checked 1,200 boats so far this year. Four boats that arrived in B.C. recently were infested with live zebra mussels.

garbage, Doyle said.

He said conservation officers are continuing to respond to reports of “bear jams” where vehicles are stopped on a highway where people are deliberately feeding bears or

taking photos.

Even when the bears aren’t being fed there’s concern that people in close proximity may make the bears habituated.

There have also been multiple

complaints in Kitimat of grizzly bears feeding on garbage, he added.

He urges people not to remove fawns or other wildlife babies but instead contact conservation officers if there’s reason to suspect

they’re abandoned.

Animal rescues are a regular part of the job for conservation officers.

One of the latest operations saw Kamloops officers join forces with local volunteers to retrieve 1,000 rainbow trout that had become stranded in a field after Jacko Lake flooded on April 24.

“Those live rainbow trout were all returned to Jacko Lake.”

Hefty fines have been handed out in recent months against poachers who shot wildlife illegally.

About $2,500 in fines were issued to a group found hunting without licences April 29 in the Kispiox River area.

Another $5,800 in fines were handed out to two Lower Mainland men convicted of hunting deer in a closed season near Rose Prairie in 2013. Conservation officers used DNA evidence to link the poachers to the scene.

And a Burnaby woman was fined $5,200 on May 3 after pleading guilty to trafficking bear gall bladders following incidents in Merritt and Coquitlam in 2014 and 2015.

Trafficking in bear parts in B.C. is rare, Doyle said.

He said the motive of the perpetrator was a traditional belief that the bear gall bladder bile can help relieve suffering from seizures.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing?

Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

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CLEAVELEY, Theresa The last of the Wolff’s

Theresa Cleaveley (nee Wolff) died in her sleep on February 17, 2016 at 98 years of age at Hope, BC. Theresa was predeceased by 2 children and 2 grandchildren. She is survived by 1 child, 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. She has many nieces and nephews throughout BC and USA. Service at Martin Brothers Chapel of Hope 1270 Ryder St, Hope, BC, June 11, 2016 at 1:30pm

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Bert (Lambertus) September 19, 1935 – May 3, 2016 It is with deep sadness and very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad and Grandpa, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.

Dad was born in Zeist, Netherlands on September 19, 1935. In 1950 at 15 years of age, Dad moved with his family to Canada where he lived and worked in many places including Saskatchewan, Rosedale, Agassiz, Round Hill (Camrose), Alberta, Vernon and then spent his last few months back in Agassiz living with Bert Jr. and Jacquie Van Basten.

Dad worked on the railroad as a teen, he helped build the Agassiz / Rosedale bridge and he worked at Burgess Feeds for 17 years while running his pig farm. He then moved to Alberta where he worked on a canola and wheat farm until his retirement.

Dad leaves to mourn Dorothy Wilhite, his children Stan (Tina), Shawnigan Lake, Chris (Cindy), Cowichan Bay, Belinda, Chilliwack, Fred (Natasha), Agassiz & Bert (Jacquie), Agassiz. Grandchildren, Jennifer, Anthony, Shane, Curtis, Jaylene, Tyler, Brittney, Lizanne, Brandon, Kelsey, Durrell, Morgan, Owen & 4 great grandchildren. Dad also leaves behind his brother, John Van Basten (Phoebe), Chilliwack and his Brother in law Casey Jansen, Chilliwack as well as many nieces & nephews.

Dad was predeceased by his parents Frederick & Neeltje (nee Koetsier) Van Basten, his sister Phyllis Jansen, his nephew Davie Jansen and his very special friend Patricia Glennie.

We welcome everyone who knew Dad to come and share their stories at an open house from 12 pm to 4 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Friendship House, 7272 Morrow Road, Agassiz, BC.

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS District of Kitimat, exempt staff position with generous compensation. Reporting to the Operations Manager, is responsible for repair and maint. of the municipality’s infrastructure including roads, signage, sidewalks, general clean-up, common services, buildings & fleet equipment, and assists with municipal water and sewer operations.

Candidates will have a Civil Technologist Diploma and 5 years’ senior management experience in a municipal or similar work environment; an Applied Science Tech. Cert. is an asset.

Submit resumes by May 29, 2016, 4:30 p.m., to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7, Fax: 250-632-4995 E-mail dok@kitimat.ca

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full and part time Kitchen Staff, including Table Servers for a quaint 50 seat Cafe.

Summer Student Opportunities are also available.

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

Employment Opportunities at Kilby Historic Site in Harrison Mills

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.21st Century Flea Market, May 15 10am-3pm. 3250 Commercial Drive Vanc. Info: 604-980-3159. Adm. $5.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BUSINESS/ OFFICE SERVICE

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The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

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START A NEW CAREER in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, Call: 855-670-9765

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HELP WANTED

HIRING: A Patrol Supervisor required for a busy parking company.

Position oversees day to day operations of pay parking for the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. $15/hour.

FT/PT positions available. Must be able to work a flexible schedule.

Training will be provided. Valid driver\\’s license & clean driver\\’abstract as well as a credit & criminal clearance required. Send resumes to precisebc@precisebi.com

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Advertising Consultant The Chilliwack Progress, a twice-weekly award winning newspaper, has an immediate opening for a full-time Advertising Consultant.

This is a career opportunity for a motivated self-starter that can thrive in a competitive sales environment.

Candidates will be required to meet sales targets while deepening relationships with existing clients through superior customer service and strong sales skills. They will be expected to develop new business, employing extensive prospecting and cold-calling techniques.

The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while adhering to regular deadlines will be important for success.

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Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever-changing business environment. Previous sales experience is preferred. A car and valid drivers license are required.

HELP WANTED

MEAT CUTTER

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary, commission plan and strong benefit package.

Part-time position for a self motivated experienced meat cutter.

Black Press is Canada’s leading private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in Canada and the U.S. and has extensive digital and printing operations.

Please email your resume with cover letter by 5:00pm Sunday, May 15, 2016, to: Carly Ferguson, Publisher publisher@theprogress.com

Please apply at: Buy & Save Foods, 489 Wallace St., Hope BC 604-869-5318 or online at: people@buy-low.com

BUY & SAVE FOODS

Thank you to all who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.

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2001 HONDA CRV. Auto, fully loaded, leather seats, STK#787. $3,900.

2002 HONDA ACCORD. 4 dr, auto, fully loaded. Only this week. STK#706. $4,900.

2002 HONDA CIVIC. Fully loaded auto, STK#790 $4,900.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2009 FORD FOX 4dr auto runs good loaded STK#687 $7,900 2010 HONDA CIVIC. 4dr auto, fully loaded. STK#788. $9,800.

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

2011 CHEVY CRUISE, 4 dr sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK#186. $9,900.

2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. 4dr auto loaded, STK#750. $11,900.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta 4dr auto loaded STK#721 $12,900 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, low kms.

STK#746. $13,900.

2012 HONDA CIVIC. 4dr, auto loaded, STK#695. $14,900.

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

MOVING & STORAGE

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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

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2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls USED Water Totes & IBC Totes Wanted. Top Dollar Paid (604)866-9004

Cloverdale High Performance paint.

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

POLARBEARPAINTING.COM Paint 3 rooms - walls only - for $299 Cell: 604-866-6706

REAL ESTATE

From $499 (Made in BC) Repairs & Service

ALL MAKES Vacuum’s need a service every 5 years just like an oil change!

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Sales & Service 604-792-8055

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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 WANTED: Older small or med. size dog to excellent home, special needs welcome. Call (604)8600509

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2003 FORD FOCUS. 4 dr, auto, Aircared, STK#545, $2,900.

2004 DODGE CARAVAN. 7psgr, loaded STK#525 $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.

2004 MAZDA 3. Auto, 4 dr, Only this wk! STK#673 $4,900.

2005 FORD EXPLORER. Full load, 7psg, 4X4, auto. Only this week. STK#773. $5,900.

New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $99,900.

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

We’re On The Web

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

HOMES FOR RENT

Financing Available

Lakefront home for rent. 2.5 bdrm $3500/mo. September reduction.

Call: 604-491-5519

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Matching love seats from non pet, non child, non smoking home. like new. asking $200ea. 604-796-9250

MISC. FOR SALE

REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping.

Replacement guarantee.

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Student – Utilities & Engineering (time-durated)

Both opportunities close Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 4:00pm.

Please visit www.harrisonhotsprings.ca to view the job posting and description.

Community Garage Sale a fundraiser for the Harrison Mills Hall Come one, Come all to the...

2016 Annual Maplewood/ Elmwood Village

7292 & 7330 Elm Road Saturday, May 14th 8 am to 1 pm

Saturday, May 14 9 am to 3 pm Harrison Mills Community Hall

1995 School Road If you have items to donated or FMI: 604-796-8506

(or maybe later...)

All manner of homewares, clothing, tools & various treasures for all ages!

604-796-4300

NOTICE OF WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING At its regular meeting of May 25, 2016 starting at 7:00 pm, Council will consider giving third and final readings to the District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1548, 2016. The Council meeting will be held in the Centennial Centre of the Municipal Hall, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0.

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Subject Property – 7435 Morrow Road, Agassiz, BC

Contact Tanya 604-796-4300 tanya@blackpressused.ca

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Figure 1: Location Map for 7435 Morrow Road (property shown in black hatching)

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Your Input Is Welcome: To express your views to Council on the proposed zoning amendment bylaw, please provide your written comments before 4:00 pm, May 25, 2016. Your comments must be addressed to Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development Services, District of Kent PO Box 70, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0.

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For More Information: You may review the proposed amendment bylaw, all background material, and staff reports in advance at the District of Kent Municipal Hall reception desk between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) from May 12 to May 25, 2016 inclusive.

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As the proposed RM1 Zone is consistent with the direction of the District’s Official Community Plan, Council has waived the public hearing pursuant to Section 464 of the Local Government Act.

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CITY of New West Seized Vehicle Auction - Sat. May 14th @10:30 AM - www.allcityauctioneers.com

GARAGE SALES

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Purpose of amendment bylaw 1548: The purpose of the amendment bylaw is to rezone the subject property from Single-Dwelling Residential 1 (RS1) to Multiple Dwelling Residential 1 (RM1) for the construction of 10 townhome units (2 fourplexes and 1 duplex).

Stainless steel/black appliances for sale. Samsung electric glass top stove c/w convection oven, Maytag dishwasher, over-the-stove microwave with multi combo convection. $900 but will sell separate.

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PETS

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

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Please feel free to contact Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development Services, at (604) 796-2235 if you have any questions.

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10th Anniversary Harrison Art Show - Sat., May 21 & Sun., May 22 10am-5pm at the Harrison Memorial Hall, 290 Esplanade Ave. View the talents of 40 artists whose works vary from acrylics, oils, watercolors and more. Featured artist is Chilliwack local, Barry Morris. Free & open to all ages. Onsite Cafe available. FMI call Marg at (604) 796-8665 The Kent-Harrison Foundation Fundraiser - Fri., May 27 at 5:30 at The Sasquatch Inn Pub. Tickets are $15 and include a burger and drink of your choice. Call Rob (604) 796-3826 to purchase.

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Meet the Pros

May 2016

Agassiz Harrison Museum Celebrates 30 Years - Sat., May 28 from 1-4pm. Enjoy cake & refreshments, performance by Chilliwack Harmony Chorus and 1986 Trivia. 7011 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz.

Kilby’s Teddy Bear Picnic - Sun., May 29 from 11 am - 4 pm. Bring your teddy bear, decorate a cookie and have ‘tea’ with all our furry friends. You will also be entertained by “Fiddlin Frenzy” who will get your feet stomping with lively fiddle music. Call FMI (604)796-9576. 215 Kilby Road, Harrison Mills

Agassiz All Storage Easy access from Hwy 1 or 7 We have storage for:

• RVS • BOATS • VEHICLES

Groups & Activities for Kids

Agassiz Kids At The Cross - Thursdays at the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz. FMI call Ettie 604-819-6822.

Better Beginnings - Pre/post natal education, nutrition & support. Lunch is provided. Tues. 10 am to 1 pm. 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313.

Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in for kids 0 - 5. FMI call Kent Elementary at 604-796-2161.

Agassiz Harrison Family Parenting Place Meet friends, old and new! Parents/ caregivers with their children 0 - 6 are

For Seniors

Seniors Friendship House Drop-In - Mon. Seniors Walking to Music at 10am, Sit & Fit at 10:30am, Bingo at 1pm, Seniors Learn to Line Dance at 4pm; Tues. Bridge and Cribbage at 1pm; Wed & Fri floor curling at 1pm. Call Dick FMI (604)796-9470 Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality of Life” for all seniors.

FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-576-9734 or email ecbayer@shaw.ca Agassiz Harrison Senior Peer Support - Knit & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz.

Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-796-9841.

Tuesday is Toonie Day Bowling - Agassiz and Harrison seniors are encouraged to

welcome. Drop-in Mon, Wed, Thurs. & Fri: 8:45 to 12:15. Better Beginnings Tue: 10am to 1pm. Sat. drop-in 9am to noon.

Coffee Break/Story Hour - A weekly Bible Study for ladies & children 0-5. Weds.

9:30 am Agassiz Christian Reformed Church on Morrow Road. FMI call or text Karen 604-997-4484 1789 The Royal Westminster Regiment Cadet Corps - Westie Army Cadets Training at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 228 - 344 Fort Street Hope Wed. 6:30 PM - 9 pm.

Free for ages 12 - 19. For more information email hopecadets@gmail.com.

come out and join 5 pin bowling every second and last Tuesday of each month starting at 3:15pm at Chillibowl Lanes, Chilliwack. Car pool available. Call Kay FMI at 604-316-3318.

The Better at Home program is looking for Friendly visitor volunteers - If you have the skills, energy & time we would love to hear from you, as you can make a positive difference for seniors & your community.

Call Agassiz-Harrison Community Services, Fiona Delcourt, Program Coordinator (604) 796-2585 Agassiz-Harrison Senior Men’s Golf Club Plays 10am Tuesdays at the Harrison Resort Golf Course. FMI call Lance, (604) 796-1060

Agassiz Campus Sunday, 10:30 am Kids’ Ministry Meeting at the Ag Hall 6800 Pioneer Ave. www.central365.org

Heated units Long term discounts Security fenced Electronic gate Video surveillance

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Computer & Signs

Computers & Laptops Sales & Repairs OPEN Mon-Fri 10:30am-4:30pm Saturday 9:30am-2:30pm

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SEPTIC SERVICES GREASE TRAPS

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GOVERNMENT REMITTANCES • COLLECTIONS

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Keating Plumbing & Gas

Central Community Church Meets at the Ag Hall at 6800 Pioneer Ave. Sunday 10:30 am Kids Ministry as well. For more info visit www.central365.org The Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30 am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: hgc@shaw.ca • harrisongospelchapel.com

Sarah 604.796.4301 To advertise in this space

• Commercial • Special events • Long & short term

Weijdeman’s Bookkeeping & payroll service ltd.

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PORTABLE WASHROOMS

604-491-6601

Locally owned and operated For more information visit

Join Us in Worship

Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sun. at 10 am. Cal 604-997-4484 Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Hwy. 604-796-2680 Agassiz United Church Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10:30 am.

All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 Highway, Agassiz. Holy Eucharist at 10 am Sun. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday 9 am & 11 am, Tues. to Sat. 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact Rev. Steny Mascarenhas, OCD 604-796-9181.

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Same day service water tank installation Agassiz owned & operated Full service & instalation FREE estimates Ask about our senior’s discount

Shades, Shutters and More

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Finback custom WoodWorks

604-796-1196 | cell 604-857-3375 • New Cabinetry and Cabinet Refacing • Counter Tops • All Custom Cabinets are made from solid wood (no particle board) • Handcrafted Furniture 6390 PIONEER AVE., AGASSIZ

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SPRING & SUMMER COLLECTION 2016

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