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Saying goodbye

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f there was any doubt that John Alexander Murphy put his indelible mark on this community during his 88 gregarious years among us, those doubts drifted away like high clouds at the celebration of his life on Wednesday afternoon.

“. . . His is a life that needs to be respected, admired and emulated.” – Jane Milton family member

Hundreds celebrate the life of Reeve ‘Spud’ Murphy

– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Kevin Kandal makes heartfelt remarks during the celebration of John ‘Spud’ Murphy’s life Wednesday. At left is a Times photo of Murphy on the day a city park was named after the icon.

From the old gents wearing their red poppies and medals on their dark blue veterans’ jackets, to the politicians, community leaders and many others Spud – as he was universally known – had mentored and encouraged over the years, there was a sense of history in the crowded room, and of historic loss. Spud Murphy died April 21, at the age of 88, at the Abbotsford hospital. “He died in the community he loved, surrounded by family he adored,” family member Jane Milton said to the crowd of about 500 friends at the Ramada Conference Centre in Abbotsford. “Spud Murphy was a man who gave and gave to his community, to his work, to his friends, and more than anything, to his family. His is a life that needs to be respected, admired and emulated.” see MURPHY, page A5

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Briefly Two controversial city items up on Monday The Abbotsford city council is expected to make a decision on the 26-storey Mahogany on Mill Lake residential tower at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday. Dozens of neighbourhood opponents and the project’s supporters spoke about the high-density project at an April 26 public hearing. Those opposed brought in a petition with what they said held more than 700 names, while the tower’s proponents say the building will follow Abbotsford’s official community plan guidelines for denser living in the city’s core areas. Also on the agenda will be the Elizabeth Fry Society proposal to convert an old motel by the Paradise Park trailer court on Livingstone Avenue to 22 units of transitional housing for women, including some who may have very young children. The seniors in the trailer park fear an increase in traffic and possible intrusion on the trailer court park by unaccompanied youngsters. – CHRISTINA TOTH

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osemary Briggs will never forget Mother’s Day, 2007. She was homeless, living in a tent on the outskirts of Mission, and saw her youngest daughter Theresa, 11 years old at the time, for only about 10 minutes that day.

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“I’d lost my place, couldn’t see because of a terrible eye infection, and was desperately trying to find a place to live. I didn’t have proper visiting rights to see Theresa, but I was able to be with her for about 10 minutes, and those were 10 minutes of pure Mother’s Day bliss.”

“That would make it the largest source of CO2 in the Lower Mainland and the second biggest source of emissions in the province overall.”

– Rosemary Briggs – Ben West opponent

“I was at a really low point,” recalls Rosemary. “I’d lost my place, couldn’t see because of a terrible eye infection, and was desperately trying to find a place to live. I didn’t have proper visiting rights to see Theresa, but I was able to be with her for about 10 minutes, and those were 10 minutes of pure Mother’s Day bliss.” Rosemary’s relationship with her own mother saw her surrendered into foster care at a young age, and periods of her childhood and teenage years were dominated by repeated physical and sexual abuse, setting up Rosemary for a lifelong struggle with addiction to drugs and alcohol. When a painful divorce and custody issues hit in 2007, Rosemary found herself homeless and desperate. One thing that has stayed consistent throughout her ups and downs is her involvement with Union Gospel Mission’s drop-in centre on Railway Avenue in downtown Mission. She first started coming to UGM for meals in 1997, and has been a regular ever since, even helping out around the mission wherever she can. Throughout her time of homelessness, Rosemary stayed connected with

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The Abbotsford date is May 15 at the Abbey Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford. (Note: this is a new venue.) The event begins with an open house from noon to 1 p.m., then the public can speak from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and a question period follows. Other two local dates are May 5 at the Newlands Golf and Country Club, and June 16 in Chilliwack at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn. Nine meetings will be held from Hope to Delta with a final deadline for public comment set for July 14. The meetings will give regional residents a chance to air their opinions on Metro Vancouver’s controversial plan for garbage incinerators. Metro Vancouver staff will also answer questions during the open house.

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resident of Mission is warning her fellow citizens to bring their pets indoors at night after a recent string of coyote attacks. Lara Day has spotted on several occasions as many as five coyotes at one time hunting small domestic animals in and around the residential neighbourhoods of Mission, as she delivered newspapers on early mornings between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. She added the most recent occurrence was last Thursday when she came across a coyote eating the remains of a black house cat. “There was nothing I could do by that time,” Day said. “These coyotes are nailing these animals. They’re eating them in the front yards of people’s houses.” Day said she has nothing against coyotes because they are just doing what comes naturally, but she did say people need to realize these animals are out on the loose and looking for food at night. “These poor animals don’t really have anywhere to live in the view of the fact that we keep developing on their

Full circle for brave mom and daughter MOTHER, from page A3 “All of the staff here are very fond of Rose, and it has been amazing to see her situation improve over the last few years. The abuse she suffered when she was younger was horrendous, so it has been a privilege to walk alongside her as she has healed and grown into a strong relationship with her own daughters. She’s come so far and she’s such a wonderful person.” Three years after that difficult Mother’s Day in 2007, Rosemary beams as she looks at Theresa across a table where they sit at UGM’s Mission City Drop-in. “She’s in school, and she’s going to graduate,” says Rosemary, “I’m really proud of her.” Rosemary now has a stable home, where she lives with all three of her daughters. She is clean and sober, and active as a choir member at UGM. Theresa, 14, grins shyly at her mother and says, “Well, I still need help in math.” Theresa goes to weekly math tutoring at UGM, joins her mother in the UGM choir occasionally, and has attend-

land,” she said. “When you go to bed at night, don’t think to yourself ‘stupid Fido or Fluffy didn’t come [home] tonight.’ “When you go to bed, these animals are in a jungle outside.” Day has seen coyotes out hunting in the middle of the night at least two or three times a week, but last week was the first time she had ever seen them hunt in a pack. “The one that had the cat the other night . . . I came up and I saw him eating in the guy’s front yard . . . he picked up his prey and boogied down the street then stopped and continued to eat.” Mission RCMP have not had any calls regarding this issue, however spokesperson Cpl. Raina Siou if people do come across coyotes hunting in neighbourhoods, they should call B.C. Conservation officers instead of police. “If you have a pet that is of concern to you, then it’s probably safer to leave it indoors,” she said. “If it was a matter of children being in danger . . . obviously that involves us. But if it’s animals in the wild being animals, that really is not a police matter.”

ed summer camp for the last 8 years through UGM’s Summer Camp sponsorship program. She’ll be starting training to be a lifeguard soon. Theresa couldn’t resist giving her mom a special early Mother’s Day gift this year: a jewelry box she had made herself in woodwork class at school. “It made my mom cry,” says Theresa, smiling at Rosemary. “Things are way better this year.”

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MURPHY, from page A1 Spud was born on the edge of the Matsqui flats, at the corner of Downes and Murphy roads, on June 3, 1921. When he graduated from the Matsqui Village school, he began his lifelong love affair with flying, as a pilot and flying instructor in Scotland during the Second World War. He returned home and married his high school sweetheart Muriel Wakefield in 1944, and with his father-in-law set up Murphy Wakefield Plumbing, which operated for 62 years. “He believed in hard work, and above all he valued service. These were values he had in spades, and he passed them on to others,” said Milton. And the lessons seem to stick. One man who got a solid start on life thanks to Spud was Rip Kirby, the Correctional Service of Canada officer who escorted the piper on Wednesday. Kirby began working for Spud at the plumbing store when he was in high school, and stayed for 15 years. “Spud was my first boss,” he said. “He taught me how to drive, He also had a rule that if you worked for him, you had to stay in school.”

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Spud Murphy’s daughter Lexie Milton, centre in blue dress, and friend Jerry Delaney, left, chat with guests on Wednesday. Throughout his life, Spud gave freely to his community, “anything that didn’t involve cleaning his house o r t h r ow i n g s t u f f o u t ,” quipped Milton.

“He believed in hard work, and above all he valued service.” – Jane Milton family member

An athlete himself as a young man, Spud supported sports organizations as a referee, a coach, or just driving the bus, along with the arts, service clubs and countless civic and community groups.

He entered politics in 1959 as a District of Matsqui councillor, was its reeve from 1960 to 1967, and then a councillor again for a few more years. Spud was one of the first directors of the Fraser Valley Regional District planning board, and a convocation founder at Simon Fraser University. Along the way he mentored the likes of B.C.’s Attorney General Mike de Jong, and mayors Dave Kandal, George Ferguson and current Abbotsford mayor George Peary. “He got me into politics in the first place,” said Ferguson, who held the role of Abbotsford’s mayor for 34 years.

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bbotsford police saw a significant increase in the number of criminal files cleared in 2009 compared to previous years. The APD ’09 year-end statistical report shows police solved 2,588 of 9,149 primary offences recorded – or 28.3 per cent of all criminal files. The stats represent more than a 10 per cent increase in the number of files cleared in 2008. One in three cases solved in a year is a substantial number according to Abbotsford police spokesperson Const. Ian MacDonald, and is a reflection of the department’s commitment to the community. But, MacDonald said, solving a case doesn’t mean jail time or even charges for some criminals. “The clearance rate essentially reflects the number of times police can identify somebody as being responsible for committing an offence with a criminal code.” Often times a case involves perpetrator and victim knowing one another, he said. “For example, [let’s say] a break and enter is the responsibility of a family member.” see FILES, page A11

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was recently talking to a local RCMP officer who works with teenagers, and she rolled her eyes and described the stupid arguments that she hears about pot. “Hey dude,” they say, with that classic glassy stoner gaze, “it’s an herb, it grows in the ground, how can it be bad for you?” I laughed in sympathy. It is without a doubt the stupidest argument ever given by giggling pro-pot advocates. If anything that grows in the ground is good for you, why aren’t stoners also scarfing down deadly nightshade or fistfuls of poisonous mushrooms? For that matter, why not swallow horse chestnuts? This is not to say that I disagree with the idea of pot being legalized. The stoners just need better arguments, so the RCMP don’t get so bored listening. Arguments for the legalization of pot can be divided up into three broad categories: medical, utilitarian, and ethical. Start with medical. Learn about how the human body processes marijuana, along with other drugs. It’s fairly well known (among stoners) that the active ingredient of pot, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has a very low toxicity. Unlike alcohol or nicotine, which are legal for adults, it is virtually impossible to consume so much THC that you will simply drop dead. That said, there are other health effects, both long and

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The painful truth short term, from increased heart rate to paranoia. Links to mental illness and several cancers appear strong. To argue properly, you’ll have to look at studies of pot’s effects on moderate and heavy users, and contrast those with the effects on users of other legal and illegal substances (tobacco, cocaine, Double Whoppers, etc.). Research canabinoids, and bone up on your basic biochemistry. Next we have the utilitarian leg of the issue. Is it worth it to use the police, the courts, and the jails to prevent people from smoking pot? How many people use it, and how much does it cost the medical system? How many more people use it in places where it is partly decriminalized, such as the Netherlands? How would you re-prioritize the money saved if we dropped the war on pot? Of course, you’ll have to suggest ways of dealing with stoned drivers more effectively (your medical research will have shown you that psychomotor skills are impacted by pot) and ways to regulate its sale and pro-

duction. Get out your lawbooks and look at tobacco, alcohol, and prescription drug regulations for inspiration. The final arguments are ethical. These boil down to the notion, present in a number of philosophies, that individuals have the right to make their own decisions about what they put in their bodies. I recommend reading On Liberty, by the 19th Century philosopher John Stuart Mill. It remains one of the most concise arguments for personal freedom ever put to paper. But there are many others, from Henry David Thoreau’s essay Civil Disobedience to Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty. Once you’ve studied, you’ll have to craft your arguments about the rights of the individual, and the individual’s responsibilities to society. How far can a government legitimately trespass into an individual’s life? Combining all three of these strands of argument will involve more than simply quipping about pot being an herb. You may want to write an essay, or create a flip chart or PowerPoint presentation to go alongside your speech the next time you argue with a Mountie. Unfortunately, to do all of this properly, you’ll have to be sober. ■ Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the Langley Advance.

hile some critics have already taken potshots at the new drunk driving laws and a court challenge is being contemplated, we say kudos to the provincial government for tightening the rules. The lives that have been damaged and, in some tragic cases, ended because someone got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol are too numerous to list. Families have lost loved ones killed by drunk drivers, and the relatives of impaired drivers have not been spared from the impacts. The ripple effect of drunk driving hurts everyone involved. The new rules have some pretty stiff penalties attached. Under the new rules, drivers who blow within a “warn” range between .05 and .08 will immediately be banned from driving for three days and be fined $200. A second instance will earn a seven-day ban and a $300 fine, and a third, a 30-day ban and $400 fine. Drivers who blow over .08 or refuse to provide a breath sample at the roadside will immediately be banned from driving for 90 days and be hit with a $500 fine. Their vehicles will be impounded for 90 days, and further, they could face criminal charges. Add in administrative penalties, towing and impoundment costs, and the price of an ignition interlock device, and you end up with a big number: all told, one fail on a roadside screening device will cost the driver roughly $3,750 - and the driver could still face criminal charges. The president of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association has said drivers who are facing huge fines that they are unable to pay will be forced to drive illegally to get to work, and “then they’re committing more crime.” We’ve heard some pretty dumb arguments over the years . . . and that’s definitely one of them. Here’s our answer: don’t drink and drive; don’t even consider it, even if you can afford to pay $4,000.

■ To comment on this editorial, e-mail us at letters@abbotsfordtimes.com.

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Open to more time for kids Editor, the Times:

I was so happy to read that the Safari Kids Zone located at Abbotsford Exhibition Park has finally opened. From its inception, I’ve always thought it was a great idea to bring an indoor playground to Abbotsford, especially given our rainy climate. As a mother of a young son, we are always looking for fun, affordable things to do on those notso-nice days. However, I was quite disappointed at the advertised hours of operation. This much anticipated indoor playground, I learned, would not be accessible to my son and I to enjoy. It closes weekdays at 6 p.m. and is not open to the general public on weekends. The operational hours are not conducive to a parent who works regular business hours, especially if there is a commute involved. It is yet again another example of excluding the children of the working parents in the community. Unfortunately, not every child has a stay-at-home parent, whether that be by choice or necessity. I just wanted to convey my disappointment at the oversight of the facility schedulers. Maureen Norton Abbotsford

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Concern grows with cloud of pollution Editor, the Times:

I was reading an article on pollution, and the fact that those who pollute are allowed so many parts per million (PPM) of this or that toxic substance within certain parametres. The article went on to say that those pollutants are not evenly dispersed after they have left their point of emission and that they can be funnelled by air currents consistently along a certain path. On occasion I go to the lookout point at Mission’s Westminster Abbey, usually in the morning and when it isn’t raining. As I left Abbotsford the other day it looked a little hazy but on the way to Mission the sky was clear. From the lookout point it was plain to see what had been obscuring the blue sky, a low cloud of pollution, very dark in parts. Over the last few years this cloud has not been an

uncommon site from that vantage point as it makes its way from Vancouver through Surrey, Langley, Aldergrove, Abbotsford and Chilliwack on out to Hope picking up more pollutants along the way. If a waste-to-energy plant is built anywhere on the Lower Mainland its highly toxic nano particulate emissions will undoubtedly be added to the toxic soup already there but in much greater density or PPM than allowable at the points of emission. In Abbotsford we live on pollution’s preferred path from Vancouver to Hope, only some days it’s more visible than others, but we still breathe it in, as do all who visit the valley. Gary Huntbatch Abbotsford

A golden reminder of what’s important Editor, the Times:

I want to thank you, Fred (Armstrong), for your

refreshing article (The golden rule applies in business, Times, May 4). A good reminder for us to treat all people we meet with respect and dignity. Such respectful service makes our world a better and kinder place to live in. By the way, I’m going to leave this article in our staff room to remind us that such service not only enriches our own lives, but those we try to serve. Anne Venema Abbotsford

Nip Canada’s weed problem at its root Editor, the Times:

In his letter ‘The seed was planted back on page one’ (Times May 4) Stan White writes in part; “Plant prohibition leads to gangs”. Why should the law abiding public have to accommodate criminals and criminal activity? To get the criminal element out of the drug trade, I would suggest that the only way is for Canadians to stop buying drugs. Would this not cancel out the profit motive? No customer, no sale, no profit! Eric Myrholm Abbotsford

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between Vancouver and Chicago. Normally, police would only issue a warning to an adult celebrating a hockey victory and not being properly buckled-up, he said. “We understand the exuberance. But, we draw the line at safety of children.” Police have zero tolerance when it comes to children being improperly belted, MacDonald said, regardless of circumstances, playoff hockey included. “We’ve noted a lot of children not buckled in vehicles . . .

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All Grade 8s get a pass

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ll Grade 8 students across Canada will receive a free one-year pass to visit Canada’s national parks and historic sites this year. The program, called My Parks Pass, partners with Nature Canada and The Historica-Dominion Institute to encourage more than 400,000 Grade 8 students to explore Canada’s natural and historical heritage. Abbotsford MP Ed Fast is a big fan of the federal initiative. “This exciting new program is certain to encourage families of Grade 8 students to plan vacations that include some of the natural and historical treasures within our national parks.” The passes, to be distributed the week of May 17, provide free access to 27 national parks and 68 national historic sites beginning this September. Also, Grade 8 classes across Canada will be able to visit their national parks and Parks Canada-administered national historic sites for free when part of an organized school trip. – STAFF REPORTER

SPUD, from page A5 He said Spud always had his community in mind, and was always ready to lend a hand. “If a farmer had a problem with a well at 10 at night, he’d have the parts and he’d be on his way – that’s the kind of person he was,” Ferguson recalled. “He invested in the community before it was fashionable, with time, money and resources,” said Peary. There is no question he loved his community, said Milton, and he could turn a drive around the area with his grandkids into a history lesson. Fittingly the young piper who played Amazing Grace Wednesday was Callum Mathers, of the local pioneering Mathers family, whose history goes back three generations with the Murphy family. Spud was remembered as “a man with brass-bound opinions” that he was always happy to share, said Milton, for his talent for telling stories, his great wit, sense of humour and generosity. He was also fiercely proud of his country. De Jong, a reservist met Spud 22 years and went with him on dawn patrols on Remembrance

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Run for Cure leaders wanted

Bev Brown to lead ACF board

he Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is looking for two volunteer leaders for its CIBC Run for the Cure this fall. These two people will help plan and manage the 19th annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Abbotsford on Oct. 3. The co-directors will team up for a year-round commitment, with monthly committee meetings and peak activity from August through October, and will also oversee a volunteer organizing committee in all aspects of run day planning. “This is an incredible opportunity to work on the signature fundraising event for the leading national volunteer-based organization in Canada dedicated to creating a future without breast cancer,” said Gretchen Dunn, one of two current volunteer directors with the Foundation’s Abbotsford run committee.

he Abbotsford Community Foundation has announced that Envision Financial president Bev Brown has been elected to lead the ACF’s board of directors. As president, Brown will provide overall leadership and support to the organization as it works towards creating a more vibrant local community within Abbotsford. “The board was impressed with Bev’s exceptional leadership skills and financial services expertise, which will help the ACF build a solid foundation to our aggressive endowment plans,” said executive director Deborah Bullock. A life-long Abbotsford resident with close ties to the community, Brown most recently served as the president of the Langley School District Foundation, which enables students to access programs not usually funded by the Ministry of Education. She is also a past board member of both the Pacific Riding for Developing Abilities and the Ethical Funds Company, Canada’s first and largest family of socially-responsible mutual funds.

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Day to meet up with former CAF pilots. “Every Nov. 11, we would go Vancouver on dawn patrol and hit every Legion on the way back. All I did was sit back and enjoy the stories,” de Jong said. “That sense of duty he got in [the war service], that never left him. He was, almost to the end, a vibrant, alert, active and enthusiastic contributor to the life of the community.” While he often went head to head with Kandal, their friendship was indivisible. In fact, when Kandal was hospitalized recently with a stroke and was allowed only family visitors, Spud left his own hospital room, and claiming to be a brother, went to see his old friend, said Kandal’s son Kevin. While friends shared their favourite stories and ‘Murphy-isms’ on Wednesday, the Abbotsford Flying Club gave their traditional farewell for pilots who’ve have slipped the surly bonds of earth. At 3 p.m., a four-plane formation flew past and on their return, one of them veered off to the south, on its own. So long, Spud.

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Youth are B.C. citizens too Spring fever hits DRUGS, from page A1 “In terms of combating drugs in schools, the most effective technique is going to be education, because as soon as they leave the school grounds . . . they are going to be exposed to drugs and the opportunity to use and purchase drugs.” When asked if any drugs have been found in Abbotsford schools using the dogs, Abbotsford Board of Education chair Cindy Schafer was unsure and said measuring the effectiveness of a policy of this type is problematic at best. “Our goal is we want to keep schools safe, to measure whether or not that’s been effective yet, I don’t know how we could measure that,” she said. With budget concerns, cutbacks and possible school closures looming over many school districts, Schafer said the price for implementing the policy is negligible. “This year the cost was $6,500,” she said, “In a district of our size, the cost is minimal.” Vancouver School Board communications manager David Weir said the VSB has never employed sniffer dogs, and has no plans on implementing them, rather, schools employ VPD officers as liaisons who are a regular hallway presence. “We do not use [dogs] in our schools, and we are not aware of any conversations or requests for us to consider using them,” he said. Margrett Donley is the owner of Canadian K9 Detection Security &

Investigations Ltd., a Vancouver company contracted by the Abbotsford Board of Education to perform the drug sweeps. Donley said searches of this type are proactive, and the dogs are more than 90 per cent accurate. “This is not searching for criminals,

“I don’t know what stage we’ve gotten to, where we are using drug-sniffing dogs on our own children.” – David Eby, Executive Director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Union

that’s not what this is about. “This is about protecting our children,” Donley said. Parents and students like the idea of being protected, said Donley, regardless if the criminals do, in fact, turn

out to be children and youth. “There is not a child I have met in my life – that goes out to be a drug dealer or a drug mule – that decides one day that that is what they are going to do. “They’re influenced to do it,” she said. Eby thinks the tactics go too far. “I don’t know what stage we’ve gotten to, where we are using drug-sniffing dogs on our own children. “It’s a failure of drug policy and a failure of drug education among youth,” he said. In matters of safety, school authorities must be afforded a broad measure of discretion, Sgt. Mike Novakowski with the Abbotsford police said. “Schools are a microcosm of a community. What happens in homes and on streets will, at some level, find its way into our schools. “The use of drug sniffer dogs is one tool to assist school authorities in ferreting out [drugs],” Novakowski said. Schafer said the school board has received no feedback on the policy from parents or students. “We actually haven’t heard anything.” The board did due diligence in implementing the policy, Schafer said. “You can’t deny, that in our community there are some things that have been problematic. Drugs is one of them, and gangs. “We just want the message to get out there that we do not want the sharing and trafficking of drugs at school.”

housing market Fraser Valley gets big boost in home sales

pring continues to offer a buyers’ housing market in the Fraser Valley, as the region saw close to record levels of listings in April. “This is a typical healthy spring market for the Fraser Valley,” said Deanna Horn, president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. “We received an abundance of new listings giving buyers tremendous opportunity, while sellers saw a typical detached home sell in an average of 40 days for 13 per cent more than last April.” The board recorded an increase of 51.8 per cent in listings year over year in April, with 3,760 new listings this year compared to 2,477 last year. The new inventory boosted active listings to the second highest April on record to 10,635, with only April 1995 at 11,891 offering more selection. The month closed with

1,793 total units sold, up 38.7 per cent compared to the 1,293 sales sold in April of last year when the market was beginning to recover. Horn attributes the buyers’ motivation to a number of factors. “Spring is one of the most popular times of year to house hunt, plus interest rates are edging up and buyers are inquiring about the upcoming Harmonized Sales Tax in B.C.,” she said. Due to lobbying efforts by the housing industry, the threshold to receive the maximum B.C. new housing rebate was increased to $525,000 from $400,000, the government’s originally proposed limit. For April, the price for Fraser Valley detached homes was up 13 per cent, to $520,423 (up from $460,229 last April), which reflects all residential sales, including the 10 per cent, which were new homes. Tow n h o u s e s t o o, s a w an average 10.6 per cent increase and apartments increased by 8.3 per cent compared to the same time last year.

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The Abbotsford, Matsqui and Sumas Pioneer Association celebrate 72 years with a dinner and dance, tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Rancho. President Clifton Hansen and members welcome people who have lived in the area for 40 years or more. Pioneers to be honoured are Doug and Kay Rennie and Bruce Kenny. Music by Cadence. Tickets are $25, at Tower Drugs or call Noni at 604853-2576, Rosalie at 604853-2347, or Clifton at 604-853-1508.

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Spend an evening with Fariborz Sahba, the architect of the Lotus Temple, the Bahai’i house of worship in India, at 7 p.m. on May 8 at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Call 604-870-0919 or RSVP to lsaabbotsford@yahoo.ca

Royal Canadian Legion Br. 15 holds a roast beef dinner from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight, with a dance to follow with entertainment by Hong Kong Cowboy until 11 p.m.

On May 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Central Fraser Valley Woodcarvers host the Art of the Woodcarver, their annual woodcarving, sculpting and turning show and competition May 8 at the Ag-Rec Building, 32470 Haida Dr., Abbotsford. Admission is $2 donation, children under 12 free.

Plants, white elephants

Take in plants, baking and while elephant sale May 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at Trinity Memorial United Church, 33737 George Ferguson Way. Hosted by the church’s women, the sale coincides with the first outdoor Abbotsford Farmers’ Market of the season. For sale details, contact Janet at 604-859-1467.

Flowers for animals

Supporters of SAINTS, the shelter for aging animals in Mission, and Elizabeth’s Wildlife Centre in Abbotsford, hold their huge Green Thumb plant sale with assorted of plants on May 8 and 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, at 32965 4th Ave., Mission, off Grand Street. Order beautiful hanging baskets for $25, great for Mother’s Day. Contact 604826-3290 or junmo@shaw. ca

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Jubilee Community Club hosts the best Mother’s Day pancake breakfast on May 9 from 8 a.m. to noon. Neighbourhood dads cooking up sausages, scrambled eggs and all the pancakes you can eat, plus fruit cocktail, orange juice, coffee and tea. There are special treats for the mothers and chances to win prizes. Cost is $5, country ambiance is free, at Jubilee Hall, 7999 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford. Call 604-856-4375.

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Mission Community Archives has its fifth annual Ice Cream Social on May 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Kingsway Arms at Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Ave., Mission. Tickets are $12 at Murdoch’s Book Shoppe on First Ave., Mission. Door prizes for river safari, local art, lunch at Valluto’s.

Tailgate plant sale

Lifetime Learning Centre presents a repeat of the Fraser River Safari Tour to Fort Langley and Golden Ears Bridge on May 10, with a stop for lunch and shopping. Launch time from the Mission Harbour is 9:30 a.m., and return is 3 p.m. Fee is $55, non-members $65. Call 604-820-0220 to pre-register.

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Aldergrove United Church, 2623 - 272 St., Aldergrove, has a plant sale May 8

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Scouts’ plants

The 4th Mission Scout Group holds its annual Mothers Day Hanging basket sale and other garden plants May 7, 8 and 9., from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the parking lot of St. Andrew’s United Church, Mission, at 7756 Grand Street.

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Mission Toastmasters meet May 11, 18 and 25 at Cedarbrooke Chateau 32331-7th Ave., Mission, theatre room, 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Learn how to master the art of communication. Guests welcome.

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Woodcarvers show

Te r r y F o x E l e m e n t a r y School, at 3071 Babich St., Abbotsford, hosts a country western fun fair on today from 5-8 p.m. with more than $4,500 in raffle prizes, dunk tank, children’s games and prizes and Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service members.

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A14 ❘ FAITH ❘ FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 THE TIMES

Are your true colours being shown? The outward appearance of respect hardly makes for a spiritual person

hen we face hardship or trials it can reveal our true colours – what is really in our heart? Especially when we are in positions of leadership or influence, we can have a lot at risk. In Luke 15, Jesus tells a parable about two sons and their father. The younger son abused his family name and squandered his inheritance. Eventually alone and povertystricken, he was truly broken. Realizing he had nowhere else to turn, he made a decision to repent. He acknowledged his failure and made a humble plea for mercy. Yet the older son was not happy to see his brother back. He found

it hard to swallow such a generous display of the father’s grace for one so undeserving. The elder brother’s motives and attitudes were now exposed. Outwardly he never gave his father grief, especially when compared with his free-spirited sibling. He had never been rebellious, outwardly. Yet, rather than going to his father (which may indicate he didn’t have much of a relationship with his dad – although he was part of the family), he found a servant and asked, “What’s going on?” In verse 28 it says this son became angry and would not go in. This proud, unbroken person could not rejoice over a repentant sinner. He was so consumed with a

ALICE MARYNIUK

Above and beyond sense of his own rights and expectations that when he did not get the treatment he felt he deserved, he threw a pity-party. He was full of anger, rebellion and envy, fueled by hidden, unfulfilled expectations. He had a secret desire for recognition that surfaced when someone he deemed less worthy than himself became a recipient of lavish grace. Verses 29, 30 say, “Lo, these many years I have been serving you [what was his motive for serving?], I never transgressed your

commandment at any time [was he really that perfect?], and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends [what ingratitude – at least half the inheritance was already his]. But as soon as this son of yours came [not my brother but your son], who has devoured your livelihood with harlots [says who? He assumes the worst], you killed the fatted calf for him.” We may look perfect on the outside, but God is concerned with what’s inside of us. We can appear to be respectable and spiritual yet be proud and be unteachable. I think that pride can take its hold in people who are respected and hold a position of leadership and responsibility. The fact is, the higher up we find ourselves in terms of power, influence, and wealth – the more people look up to us – the more vulnerable we are to pride and

Once we are established in a position of influence, we have a reputation to maintain. We have a lot to lose if we get honest about our real spiritual needs. self-deceit, and the more prone we are to be blind to what’s really inside of us, like our spiritual needs and deficiencies. Once we are established in a position of influence, we have a reputation to maintain. We have a lot to lose if we get honest about our real spiritual needs. We have a drive to perform and to protect our image. see COLOURS, page A15

Worship Centres SUNDAY EVENINGS Old Fashioned Hymn Singing and Healing Service 7:00 pm

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTRE Garden Park Tower (north side entrance)

2825 Clearbrook Road

604-852-8076

WE ARE NEW IN TOWN!

778-808-9684 We are a smaller group of friends that have transplanted our gathering from Cloverdale to Abbotsford. We enjoy our praise and worship led by gifted, talented and inspiring worship leaders who lead us into wonderful expressions of adoration to God. We ﬁnd help and inspiration and direction in teaching by those who share each week. We have a desire to help teach children to be all God created them to be in class ages to 12 years. We desire to make friends with all who are maturing in their relationship with God or if they are curious spiritually. We work diligently at making everyone feel welcome. Our hope is that the hurting, seeking, lonely and anyone for that matter; would ﬁnd a place to mature and be able to contribute in some loving way to the community of Abbotsford. We have a no pressure attitude so that people can interact with others, hang around the fringes in

curiosity, enter in with gusto, ask for prayer, worship in intimacy – simply come and go according to each one’s comfort zone and zeal. Our hope is that you would feel to blend in as a part of what is happening at Connect Church and share your own unique self to actively contribute in our movement to enrich our own gatherings and to self sacriﬁce in helping to introduce God’s love into broken lives around us. Connect Church is led by a Pastoral Team consisting of Blake & Adrienne Joiner and Sean & Jamie Sabourin. We meet in the gymnasium at the Secondary Campus of Abbotsford Christian School every Sunday morning at 10:00 am. There is a coffee time beginning a t 9:30 am and again following the service. Come and Join Us!

BAPTIST

Maranatha Baptist Church

www.maranathabc.ca 3580 Clearbrook Rd. 604-854-1505

ALLIANCE

Sunday~ 9:30 am Christian Life Classes for all ages 10:45 am Worship Service & Kidzchurch 7-9 pm Youth - Gr. 6-12 3440 Mt. Lehman Rd

604-607-5031

www.heritagealliance.ca

CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH

CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Come and join us for worship

(corner of King & McKenzie Rd.) 604-854-5185

Sunday Worship Services 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

LIVING HOPE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 34631 Old Clayburn Road 604-853-6151

Rev. Colin VanderPloeg Youth Director: Adam VanDop Sunday Services: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Sunday School: 10:30 am

Our Family Welcomes You Sunday Worship 10:30AM Kids’ Lighthouse Classes Pastors: Keith Falconer & Vernon Forbes

(nursery provided) Free Bible Course Offered Listen to “Gospel Talk” Mon-Fri 2:45 pm on Kari AM 550

www.abbotsfordchurch.com

(Nursery provided) Weekly activities for all Everyone welcome

LUTHERAN

MENNONITE

MENNONITE BRETHREN

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite

10:30 am Holy Communion 10:30 am Children’s Ministry 9:00 am Deutsch

Corner of Ross & Downes Rd.

2029 Ware St. at Marshall 604-859-5409

Worship Service 10:50 am

Pastor Christoph Reiners www.plc-abby.org

Everyone Welcome

PRESBYTERIAN

29623 Downes Road Sunday School 10:00 am

RESURRECTION

(IN MISSION)

St. Pauls 8469 Cedar St. 604-826-8481

10:30 am

JESUS Call us about our home gathering close to you.

Rev. Donald Hill

Youth Leader: Doug McKellan

www.stpaulspc.ca You are welcome!

Traditional Service Liturgical Service Contemporary Service Learning Centre for all ages

2285 Clearbrook Road 604-859-4611

LIFE CHURCH CELEBRATION Sunday @ 10:00 am SENIORS DROP IN CENTRE

2631Cyril Street (off Essendene)

Come To Jesus

Worship & Children’s Church Interim Minister:

Sunday Worship Services 8:45 am 11:15 am 11:15 am 10:00 am

Pastors:

Ray: 604-807-7470 David: 778-878-1189 Patrick: 778-908-9824

www.Resurrectionlife.bc.ca resurrectionlifechurch@shaw.ca

He is not here...He is risen

THE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 ❘

Interfaith dinner grapples with many global matters Leaders gather for May 22 event

ocal faith leaders and concerned citizens who are looking at the global issues to be discussed at the G8/ G20 summit this June will tackle some of the issues themselves. The Fraser Valley Interfaith potluck dinner and dialogue is set for May 22 in Abbotsford, and organizers want to discuss global poverty, care for our earth, and investing in peace. They have invited Abbotsford MP Ed Fast into the discussion. This dinner, organized by the Abbotsford Interfaith Steering Committee, is an opportunity for us all to speak with one voice on these issues to our elected representative.

ALLIANCE

Wealthier countries must do their share to address poverty, global warming and environmental sustainability and to promote peace versus military growth, say the organizers. The 2010 Interfaith Partnership is a multi-faith, Canadian and global movement for action on pressing issues of the day. It involves faith communities around the world, dialogue with decision-makers and a gathering of faith leaders prior to the June 2010 Summit. It is the sixth such gathering held in conjunction with G8 summits. The potluck dinner and dialogue is by invitation only. Anyone who wishes to participate at the interfaith dialogue on May 22 should contact the following members of the Abbotsford Interfaith steering commit-

ANGLICAN

Where Spirit & Tradition meet

Corner of Marshall Road and Guilford Drive

Sunday Services Traditional Service 9:30 am Contemporary Service 11:00 am

Morning Prayer with Eucharist (traditional)........................8:30 am Family Eucharist (contemporary) ..............10:15 am Holy Communion Wednesdays......10:00 am

Evening Service 6:30 pm on the last Sunday of each month

Rector: The Rev. Mike Stewart

2575 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford 604-853-0757

Associate: The Rt.Rev. Dr. Trevor Walters

www.sevenoaks.org

COMMUNITY CHURCH

EVANGELICAL BIBLE CHURCH 2087 McMillan Road

859-9937

Worship Service - 10:15 am & Children’s Ministry Weekly activities for students and children as scheduled.

contemporary worship excellent children’s program

Sunday Services 9:00 am & 11:00 am

Contemporary Worship Biblical Teaching A Great Community Join us

Sundays @ 10:00am

(Children’s programs during service)

Meeting at: Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts 36232 Lower Sumas Mtn. Rd.

MENNONITE BRETHREN

NONDENOMINATIONAL

Phone: 604-850-6607 9:45 am German Worship Service and Sunday School 11:00 am Family Worship Service 7:00 pm Evening Service 10:00 am Wednesday Bible Study German/English “We preach Christ crucified and risen” 1 Cor. 2-3; 1 Cor. 15-20

3160 Ross Road, Abbotsford (1 block north of Fraser Highway)

Phone: 604-856-2024 SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM “KIDS PROGRAM DURING BOTH SERVICES” ALL ARE WELCOME!

REFORMED

THE SALVATION ARMY

Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church

CASCADE

(URCNA)

Welcomes you! 35063 Page Road, Abbotsford (east of Hwy 11, north of Harris Rd) Sunday Services: 10:00am & 3:30pm Rev. Steven A. Swets 604.826.8854 Biblical preaching God-centred worship

Community Church 35190 Delair Road Abbotsford, BC 604-556-7000 Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Kids Time for age 2½ to 11 Nursery for under age 2½ Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome

www.cascadechurch.ca

HOLY COMMUNION 12:30 PM

Abbotsford

Arabic Church

2719 Clearbrook Road

Matsqui Lutheran Church-Matsqui Village

5781 Riverside Street The Rev’d Michael Shier 604-951-3733 Info.: 604-856-6902

Meeting at Abbotsford Christian School | Secondary Campus 35011 Old Clayburn Rd. Sunday Service: 10:00 AM Connections Groups: Wednesdays @ 7:30 PM Thursdays @ 7:00 PM Pastoral Team: Blake & Adrienne Joiner Sean & Jamie Sabourin 778-808-9684 www.connectchurch.ca connect with God | connect with people

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTRE Meeting at

Garden Park Tower (north side entrance) 2825 Clearbrook Road Phone: 604-852-8076

Sunday 10:30 am Praise & Worship Service Evening Service 7:00 pm

Pastor: Dr. David Rathnam

NONDENOMINATIONAL

■ Alice Maryniuk, author of Thinking for a

Change. - How to transform your life by transforming your thoughts. For your free copy of 35 Simple Secrets Towards a Life Makeover, (value $19) visit www.dynamicchanges.ca.

BAPTIST

Wednesday service 7:00 pm

SOLID ROCK Christian Fellowship

New Location

34371 - 4th Ave. Abbotsford

Family Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 am Generation Kids during Service Generation Youth . . . . . . . Tues. 6:30 pm Revolution (personal equipping). . . Wed. 7:00 pm Surge (Young Adults) . . . . . Sat. 7:00 pm Pastor Nelson Stratulat Pastor David Steunenberg

33393 Old Yale Rd., Abbotsford

(3 blocks east of White Spot) 604-850-3204 Traditional Services Sunday School. . . .10:00 am Morning Worship . .11:00 am Evening Worship . . 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Childrens Club 7:00 pm

FREE REFORMED CHURCH EMMANUEL FREE REFORMED CHURCH 3300 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford

Worship Services 10 am and 5 pm

Sunday school for children after the morning service

Pastor E. Moerdyk Everyone Welcome!

Info: 604-850-1350

604-755-8726

PENTECOSTAL

(10:15 am coffee & tea bar) Meeting at

Abbotsford Traditional Middle School 2272 Windsor St. Abbotsford

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

WORSHIP CENTRE

St. Andrew’s United Church

Gladwin Heights United Church

33737 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford

7756 Grand Street at 10 Ave. Mission

3474 Gladwin Road Abbotsford

604-853-2591

Rev. Connie Thompson

604-826-8296

Rev. Norm Pettersson

wondercafe.ca

604-852-3984

Rev. Dorothy Jeffery

604-852-4746

HOUSE CHURCH Many learn the words Few learn the Song

! !

Sundays at 10:30 am + 6:30 pm 617 McKenzie Road Abbotsford (South of Vye Road)

604-852-4564

PRESBYTERIAN LIFE Calvin NEW Church

Come as you are! 604-850-7579

604-850-7579

Trinity Memorial United Church

Everyone Welcome

KidsSchool Connect: Sunday & Sarah Smith YouthBible Connect: Allan Adult ClassesKatherine . . . . 10:30 am Evangelistical Service . . 11:30 am WORSHIP SERVICES Thursday Bible Study . . .7:00 pm

www.ieastgate.ca

10:00 am Service

Adult Crosstrek classes, Weekly Kids Clubs, Youth, Celebrate Recovery & more.

Sunday School & Adult Bible Classes . . . . 10:30 am Evangelistical Service . . 11:30 am Thursday Bible Study . . .7:00 pm

Pastor: D. Rideout

10:00 am Service

9:00 & 10:45 am Worship and Children’s Church

PENTECOSTAL A mainstream church with an evangelical heart CHURCH

604-746-4411

10:00 am Service

immanuelfellowship.ca 2950 Blue Jay Street, Abbotsford, BC

NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

33668 McDougall Street Abbotsford 604-859-0039

10:30 am Sunday services

BAPTIST

Baptist Church

COMMUNITY CHURCH

MENNONITE BRETHREN

2719 Clearbrook Road

Invites you to worship according to the Book of Common Prayer

Being real about who we really are, isn’t for the faint-hearted. The grace of God is always available to those who lay down their pride and offer the sacrifice of a broken, contrite heart. When situations reveal hidden motives and sins, we need to make the most of that opportunity by humbling ourselves. When our true colours are revealed, that is the time to deal with sin. Here is a simple prayer: “Oh God, put the axe to the root of the pride in my life. I do repent of that hideous, self-congratulation, self-exalting, self-seeking pride that has so deeply tainted my motives, my thoughts, and my service for You. Please break the bondage of pride in my life. Set me free to love, serve and worship You alone. Make me pure from the inside-out.”

Central Valley

COMMUNITY CHURCH

604-855-0911 • www.mpcc.ca

(Corner of Clearbrook & Old Yale Roads)

ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

ARABIC

COMMUNITY CHURCH

Worship Director - Andrew Jager

CLEARBROOK MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH

TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN

604-853-2416

Meeting at 2393 West Railway Street 604.864.ACTK www.actk.ca Senior Pastor - Justin Manzey

Lead Pastor - Warren Schatz

finalize the statement “A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action” and to present it to the political leaders. It will encourage the G8/G20 leaders to fulfill their commitment to the Millennium Development Goals, this year emphasizing (1) - Address poverty, (2) - Care for our earth, and (3) - Invest in peace. Faith communities around the world share these objectives.

Pastor Rida Hanna 572-9906 (Surrey) Serop Sarkis 859-2013 (Abbotsford)

Community Church

There’s always a place for you!

MP ED FAST

The Anglican Catholic Church of Canada part of the worldwide Traditional Anglican Communion

Mountain Park

GRACE

COLOURS, from page A14

****** The G8 and G20 nations are meeting in June to make decisions and commitments, the implementation of which will affect the lives of millions of people around the world. The sixth annual Interfaith Leaders’ summit will meet at the University of Winnipeg just before the G8/G20 meetings to bring faith leaders of world religions from around the globe to

ST. MATTHEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH (ANIC)

❘ A15

Being real means being brave, but it’s worth it

tee. Space is limited, however, every effort will be made to accommodate people. Contact Musleh Hakki at 778-240-5786, or musleh@abbyfest.com, Dr. Dorothy A. Jeffery at 604-8523984 or at Minister@GladwinHeightsUnitedChurch.org, or Harold Rosen at 604-854-1937 or at haroldrosen@shaw.ca.

ANGLICAN

FAITH

A church with a vision for Restoration ...welcomes you

Times have changed, the Gospel Wednesday Night message Home Bible Study has not 7:00 pm changed Sunday Worship 2:30 pm

For more info call 604-870-9770

2455 W. Railway St. Abbotsford (Faith Bible Church)

2597 Bourquin Crescent East 33668 McDougall Street Phone:Abbotsford 604-859-6902 604-859-0039 Pastor: Hans Kouwenberg

9:15 am D. & 11:00 am Pastor: Rideout

To place your Church Announcements call Jenny at 1-866-630-4508 (toll-free)

A16 ❘ NEWS ❘ FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 THE TIMES

Workplace Expo aims How Healthy is Your Heart? Don't wonder to help you find a job come to the heart health clinic J

ob hunting is tough, and it’s even more daunting for those who have challenges, those who young and new to the job market, and those who haven’t been out in the workforce for a while. The Focus Disability Network Society invites local service providers and the public to their Transitioning to Workplace Expo, coming up on May 19 in Abbotsford. The Transitioning to Employment Expo is a one-day event that will connect service providers in Abbotsford, Mission and Chilliwack who help job seekers – mainly students who don’t have defined career goals, people that may be unemployed and don’t know how to begin their job search, those who are newly divorced and others who are perceived to be disabled. In the morning keynote speakers, such as representatives from Career Assistance and Resources for Employment and Kirstie Glasgow, director of the Occupational Therapy and Next Step Autism Program at the Fraser

Valley Child Development Centre, take the field. FDNS Members who attend all day pay $15. Non-members pay $30. Those who wish to attend the Expo booths only can come from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for free. Job seekers will get a one-stop-shop where they can receive personalized attention. This is followed by a lunch and learn session, the interactive portion of the day where everyone is put in the shoes of a disabled person. Activities include eating blindfolded or trying to solve puzzles while listening to voices through an iPod. The purpose is to dispel common myths while enjoying a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, exhibitors will have booths to share information and resources. The Focus Disability Network Society is May 19 at Cascade Community Church from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. For more information or to register, contact Annette Williams at 604-8200855 or visit www.focusdisability.ca.

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THE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 ❘

Fresh fruits and vegetables give your skin a healthy glow and aid digestion.

HEALTH

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For more energy and a healthy glow, try raw A long list of benefits for eating uncooked MAUREEN TERRE For the Times

e know that eating more fruits and vegetables is a good thing and it can prevent obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even some types of cancer. But most of us don’t eat anywhere near the recommended amounts of these foods. By eating food that is alive, raw, fresh and organic like fruits, leafy greens, vegetables, nuts and seeds we are increasing the amount of energy and nutrition available to our body. Heating or cooking food at temperatures above 116° F will destroy the natural enzymes in living food, which are essential for your digestion. Enzymes help ‘digest’

or break down raw foods boosting health and energy. For example, when fruits ripen, their enzymes change starches into simple sugars (which is why unripe fruit isn’t as sweet). More and more research suggests that eating high-enzyme foods aids digestion, and that our bodies can recycle many of the enzymes in food, which means less depletion of its own store of enzymes. Eating an enzyme-rich diet is thought to increase vitality and slow the aging process. How Alkaline are you? When balancing any diet, it is important to know that food is not the only factor to affect our pH balance – stress can leave an acidic residue in our body. Increasing the amount of dark leafy greens (as in green smoothies), as well as activities that are calming and relaxing, can make a big difference. see RAW, page A21

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eeding is apt to take more gardening time than anything else – but with many you can be sure that you’ll never pull those particular plants again. Other weeds are nightmares that reincarnate over and over. The white morning glory (Convovulus arvensis) is one of those that breed despair in gardeners because virtually anything you do to the top growth doesn’t touch the deep roots which rise up and re-shoot. If the morning glory crept in from a neighbour’s yard, a weed barrier at least three feet (1m) deep (deeper if possible) may succeed in controlling spread. The vines creep along on shallow roots at first, but later put down deep, vertical roots reputed to plunge 20’ (6m) and store three years food supply. That’s why the last-resort method of covering infested areas with black plastic should be kept in place at least three years to eradicate morning glory. For weed control, black plastic is far more effective than landscape fabric. It helps if you remove all the top growth and dig the surface roots before covering. When the three years are up, remove the plastic and put a thick mulch on the soil to ensure any dormant morning glory seeds can’t germinate. Horsetail is another demon weed. This one has survived since the time of the dinosaurs and will have a good try at outwitting

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Dandelions spread far and wide. Digging them out is the best way to get ride of them, especially before the seed heads form. you, too. Often it arrives in topsoil since the fine black roots are tough and hard to see. A North Shore gardener once told me she eradicated horsetail by repeated digging. It took 20 years, she added. Clay soil gardeners have the worst time with horsetail. But it isn’t happy with dry soil or deep shade. Black plastic mulch forces it to endure both. A less drastic solution is planting the area closely with leafy evergreens and resigning oneself to intermittent digging. Horsetail can grow up through some landscape fabrics. The third bully in this trio is couch (aka quack) grass. This penetrates landscape fabrics by needle-points on its shoots – which means resorting to black plastic to clear any given area. Shoot ends are breakable. That’s why digging always leaves a few young roots which inevitably re-shoot. But these new plants are easily pullable when very young. Black plastic usually clears the couch grass in two years – though if the roots have moved deeply down it will ultimately return. Another nasty is ground elder, but its roots are shal-

low and removing them by sharp-eyed patience and soil sifting really does work. Dandelions, brambles and stinging nettles also spread too much and too far but have some redeeming features. Brambles merit mercy in small numbers on large lots because they do produce delicious fruit. Removing them becomes much easier after you dig out the shallow root ball. The remaining roots sprout easily-dug, bramble plants that vanish with persistant uprooting. Young dandelion greens are edible and butterflies love the flowers. Eradicating them means digging or shading them out with thick, healthy grass. Some gardeners pour common white vinegar down each hole to discourage the remaining root. The young shoots of stinging nettles are delicious in spring. Cooking destroys the sting. The leaves are also food for caterpillars of butterflies. Stinging nettles are quickly pullable if you wear close-textured or leather gloves. ■ Anne Marrison is happy to answer your gardening questions. Send them to her via amarriso@shaw.ca.

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Mike Mutter from the Matsqui Flyball and Agility Club poses with Jenni, his eight-year-old Nova Scotia duck toller, and Hilary Russell, manager of the Abbotsford libraries. The MFAC recently donated $900 to the Abbotsford and Mission branches of the Fraser Valley Regional Library for the purchase of books and DVDs about dog sports. Visit www.fvrl.bc.ca to discover the resources available at your local library. See the Matsqui Flyball and Agility Club’s website at www.mfac2004.com for information about lessons and upcoming events.

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THE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 ❘ RAW, from page A17 So try increasing your daily quota of alkaline foods to include most fruits, dark leafy greens, vegetables, soaked nuts and seeds, quinoa, millet and buckwheat, while decreasing your intake of acid forming foods like meat, dairy, processed foods, alcohol and caffeine. The right alkaline balance is critical to good health – 80 per cent alkaline and 20 per cent acidic foods is a good ratio. To see how acid or alkaline you are, you can do a simple test using pH test strips (litmus paper) and if after testing your strip turns yellow, try drinking the juice of half a lemon

Upcoming workshops a great place to start in a glass of water, wait half an hour and test again. Lemon is one of the most alkalizing foods beneficial to human health. Another benefit of eating raw living food is great looking skin. You will find that eating this way moisturizes your skin and makes it look radiant and much younger. As you get rid of all the preservatives, fats, oils and all those other harmful chemicals that are added to our foods you will see a much enhanced skin tone. What are you waiting for? If you feel the time is right to introduce yourself to raw

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A look back includes quality time with ‘Spud’

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t’s hard to believe I am celebrating my one-year anniversar y with the Abbotsford-Mission Times. Another milestone is waiting in the wings; next month I reach my 15th year as a columnist in the Abbotsford/Mission area. Time does fly. I am honored to be part of an organization which is truly engaged with diversity issues in our community. It is also approximately one year ago that I last met former Matsqui reeve Spud Murphy, who passed away April 21st. I recall driving along George Ferguson Way and seeing his car parked in his driveway. After months of driving past the moment had arrived. I decided to pay him a visit. He opened the door with his glowing smile and was happy to see me. He welcomed me inside where we chatted for a few hours. We sat at his kitchen table and I was amazed at all the various newspapers that were scattered throughout his table. He was an avid reader and a jewel when it came to local and Canadian history. How many people do you know who have a Canadian flag on their front lawn? Well, Spud did. He was always a strong supporter of diversity and knew first hand of some of the hardships visible minorities faced early in Canada. I first met Murphy at the MSA Museum Annex in 2006, when former editor Rick Rake and myself spoke on diversity issues. What a memorable evening. Murphy reminded us that people need to look past a person’s skin color. He became emotional sharing how some of his Japanese friends were taken from their homes and put in internment camps across the country in the 1940s. He always stayed in touch

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On the edge with them and visited them often. I am extremely fortunate to have spent time with a Canadian pioneer who knew the Fraser Valley like the back of his hand. I would also like to wish former Matsqui Mayor Dave Kandal a speedy recovery in hospital. Two fine mentors who served our community with unique distinction and taught us it’s important to be involved. Thank you, Spud. Get well soon, Dave. It’s been a busy few weeks in my schedule. On April 24, I participated in the Third Annual Mission Writers & Readers Festival. Among the highlights were a tribute to former UFV Poet in Residence Kuldip Gill and poetry readings and workshops on various forms of writings. Arts and culture is alive and strong in Mission. Last week, I attended the Living History series A Story to Tell. The Reach Gallery Museum partnered with Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) to offer a series of conversations with citizens of Abbotsford who have immigrated here. The first series included my father Tok Herar and Abbotsford Collegiate student Emily Gafurova from Uzbekistan. Both provided inspirational talks from opposite corners of the globe. My father told the audience he came to Canada in 1952 with only $7. He overcame difficulties such as racial discrimination by getting actively involved in the community. He said: “You can’t be shy.” On May 13, one of the original Vietnamese boat people and an immigrant

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from Paraguay will talk about their immigration experiences. On May 27, speakers from Sierra Leone, India and Russia will share their stories. Both series begin at 6:30pm at The Reach Gallery Museum. For more information contact Kris Foulds at 604-864-8087. Admission is free.

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Abbotsford Community Services has a free family justice experts session on May 11 at 7 p.m. for parents, with a judge, a mediation counselor, a mental health clinician, a Family Maintenance Enforcement worker, a Legal Aid representative and a lawyer. Pre-registrater by phoning Ed Friesen at 778-878-8020 or email to ed@abbydads.ca

Google this . . . not!

You Can’t Google This! on May 12, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library (32320 George Ferguson Way ,phone 604-859-7814). Drop by the foyer of the library for a free demonstration of the online databases available through the FVRL website.

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Lifetime Learning Centre holds its AGM May 11 at 1 p.m., at the centre, at 32444 Seventh Ave., Mission, at 1 pm. On May 12 from 10 a.m. to noon the LLC hosts a BCAA Traffic Safety Mature Driving Review. Improve your knowledge and skill for safe driving. Fee is $7, or $10 for non-members.

Mission Community Services Society at 33179 Second Ave., Mission, holds an information session for anyone interested in volunteering with the society, at 6 p.m. on May 12. No registration required. For more info call 604-826-3634.

Raw foods

A green smoothie workshop May 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at House of James in Abbotsford. Raw food cooking classes are on from 3 to 6 p.m. on May 16, May 30, and June 13 at Trinity Memorial United Church in Abbotsford. Preregister, get tickets at Busye

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Viking spirits

The MSA Museum commemorates Scandanavians who settled Matsqui Village and

other areas with a Nordic Spirit of Matsqui event on May 15 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be food, and Fraser Valley Fiddlers. It’s free to all ages at Trethewey House, 2313 Ware St., Abbotsford. Call 604-853-0313 or see them online at www. msamuseum.ca

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Music of the 50s

Lifetime Learning Centre presents Music of 1950’s & Jack Cullen on May 18, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with special thanks to Jack Watson of SPARC Radio Museum. The venue is Carrington House, Seventh Ave., Mission. Fee is $7 or $10 for non-members $10.

An early memory loss support group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Place, 7365 Cedar St., Mission. Upcoming dates are May 12 and 26, June 9 and 23, July 14 and 28. Call Barbara at 604-814-5600 for details.

Keep in touch with the Dutch coffee club meets May 12, 10 a.m. to noon, at Intercity Café, 180-2655 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford. Call 604-8701087.

Federal retirees

The Central Fraser Valley Retirees meet May 13, at 1:30 p.m. at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre, 2499 McMillan Rd., Abbotsford, with speaker from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Tickets for June 14 lunch social are on sale for $5.

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The Fraser Valley Woodcarvers host the Art of the Woodcarver showcase, their annual juried woodcarving, sculpting and turning show and competition on Saturday in the Ag-Rec Building, 32470 Haida Dr., Abbotsford, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discover some of the talented local and regional carvers. Admission is a $2 donation, children under 12 are free.

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hat’s art anyway? For some it’s pretty paintings, and recognizable subjects. For others it has to be something that is provocative, jarring or meaningful, made with unconventional materials or presented in an unusual way. But even those factors can mean different things to different people. This week a group of young artists want to challenge and expand our understanding of artistic esthetics with the inaugural That’s Not Art 2010, Abbotsford’s alternative art show. Everyone’s invited for a night of celebration of the diverse and talented art community flourishing in Abbotsford and surrounding area, says Brandon Schultz, an artist and one of the organizers. The alternative art show is on for one afternoon and evening this Saturday, on the first floor of 2190 West Railway St., (by the Keg Restaurant) from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. for the exhibit. “Our concept is essentially an alternative art show, featuring different, strange, unusual, off-beat and/or otherwise non-traditional art,” said Schultz. All mediums of artistic expression will be represented: painting, music, sculpture, photography, textile art and clothing, crafts, film, drama and spoken word. You will also find jewelry, snowboards, blown glass, comic art and more surprises. A graphic artist by trade for seven years, Schulz and his wife April Solomon and best friend Josh Hildebrandt, also artists, were inspired to hold an art show for the more unconventional after attending the annual Burning Man festival in

one they knew to submit pieces for what they hope will be an annual celebration of the alternative. The event is an experiment in the community, “and it’s going to be a blast,” he said. But even Schultz doesn’t know quite what to expect. “The whole focus is to let the artist make it what they want it to be. We’re not sure who’s showing, but if all the people who said they would be there are there, it should be amazing show.” Also featured at the show is Jamison Dick of Teen Daze (see www.myspace.com/teendaze) – you won’t want to miss his techno pop style – performing live at the venue, starting at about 9 p.m. The show is a non-profit event, and if there is any money left over, it will go to the Burning Man’s Black Rock Artists Fund, which provides grants to alternative artists. This Is Not Art will be on the first floor of 2190 West Railway St., (by the Keg Restaurant) from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday. E-mail thatsnotart2010@gmail.com. – CHRISTINA TOTH/TIMES

Brandon Schultz with a mandala painted in acrylic, and other pieces the graphic designer will show at the That’s Not Art show Saturday in Abbotsford. Nevada last September. That festival draws 40,000 people and every conceivable art form is celebrated. They were smitten with the way artists of all stripes were welcomed and supported. “We wanted to do something like

that for our art community. While there are some wonderful people who support the arts locally, this show is a venue for ‘rogue artists,’ if you will,” Schultz said with a laugh. The trio sent out requests to every-

◗ Fine Arts grad show Check out the University of the Fraser Valley’s fine arts graduation show on the theme of obsessions, the Cannot Not exhibit. The free exhibit is on until May 17 at the Abbotsford campus, at 33844 King Rd., Abbotsford, in the gallery in Building B and in the halls of Building C.

Party at Straiton

The good doctors and nurses of Abbotsford’s irrepressible No Code Blue party band play at Straiton Community Hall May 8, with doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 (includes free coffee & light snack), available at Big Foot Moccasin and Clayburn Village Store. The event includes a cash bar, door prizes and a silent auction for this Straiton Community Club Scholarship fundraiser, in memory of the community club’s past president, Charlene Lindgren. For more information call 604-852-4278.

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Mark Wolfe will perform pop, rock and original tunes in a free Envision Coffee House concert on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Starbucks Coffee, 100-1399 Sumas Way, Abbotsford (604-864-6035).

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Something for the Weekend plays tonight and Saturday at the Big B Saloon, and on Sunday Randy and Cassandra Friskie play at 7 p.m. (no cover charge) for Mother’s Day, at the Bellevue Hotel, 32998 First Ave., Mission. Call 604-826-9814 for details. – STAFF REPORTER

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hanks to funding from the Telus Vancouver community board, The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford will introduce a new youth program – YAAH!, or Youth Art Action Heritage. YAAH! will encourage local youth to address issues through the arts and contribute to the social fabric of the community. Participants will take part in a series of workshops to learn how the arts have been at the forefront of many social change movements. The workshops will be designed to spark their curiosity while they have opportunities to hear from musicians, artists and

writers who have used their art to address social issues. In a subsequent session, youth will identify social issues of importance to them that affect Abbotsford. Through a group process they’ll select one issue as a focal point. With mask making and dance, they will explore the issue over several months and then bring it to the community in the form of an interactive performance. YAAH! will provide opportunities for youth to develop leadership, team building, organizational, event management and promotional skills. The community leaders and Telus team members who form the Telus Vancouver

community board come together to make local funding decisions that will have a lasting impact in our community. Since its inception in 2005, the Telus Vancouver community board has donated $3.2 million to more than 260 projects in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

This marks the first time The Reach, which opened in September 2008, has received funding from the Telus Vancouver community board. “We are grateful to the Telus Vancouver Community Board for investing in our new program and the youth of Abbotsford,” said Suzanne Greening, Reach executive director. For more information on the YAAH! program or how your businesses could become involved, contact Karina Chow or Suzanne Greening at 604-864-8087, or thereach.ca.

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he Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary Club ticket sales are now in full swing for the 16th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction fundraiser, scheduled to run on Saturday, May 29th, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre.

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“Many wineries and micro-breweries are already on board to support the fundraiser and to proﬁle their vintages and spirits at this years event,” says Steve deMarco, a member of the Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary Dinner Club. “Every year, we count on the generosity and good will of those who offer tastings to make this a successful event” added Steve.

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Many of the wineries and micro-breweries participating have also contributed gifts of their products for the silent auction. Other wineries not able to attend this year’s event, have contributed wine, wine tours and accommodation packages for the silent auction. “We are delighted at the support from wineries and micro-breweries around the province” says Glen Brown, Rotary Festival Organizer.

Tickets for the event are $30.00 per person and are now available through Sevenoaks Shopping Wineries participating this year include Lotus Land Centre Service Centre, Vineyards and Mt. Lehman Winery in Abbotsford; Darry Taylor The Fort Wine Company, Neck of the Woods Winery, 604-854-3328, and Domaine de Chaberton from Langley; Lulu Carlson Wagonlit Travel Island Winery, Corby Distilleries, and Sunduz Estate 604-853-9111, Wines from Richmond; Seven Stones Winery and and Abbotsford-Matsqui Wild Goose Winery from the Okanagan; Julia Wong Rotary members. “Yellow Tail”; and Kermode Wild Berry Wines from Dewdney.

Micro-breweries contributing this year include Dead Frog Brewing, Mission Springs Brewing and Granville Island Brewing. The recipients of this year’s 16th Annual Festival proceeds will be: Canuck Place ‘Extending Our Reach’ campaign in support of their planned Abbotsford Children’s Hospice facility; and Cyrus Centre, an inner city mission, where relationships are built with supportive volunteers and staff, to

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Music

Dewdney nights

The Dewdney Pub presents popular local band the Vibe performing a danceable mix of classic rock, country and blues music. Roger Potter hosts acoustic open mic every Wednesday at 8 p.m. and blues jams every Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The pub is at 8793 River Rd. South, five minutes east of Mission. Call 604-826-4762.

House of James

Johnny Markin plays songs from his new CD Acoustic Hymns tonight at 7 p.m., and Trimmed and Burning Blues project from Bellingham performs Saturday at 8 p.m., at the House of James, 2743 Emerson St., Abbotsford. $7 at the door for both shows.

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The juried 2D and 3D art show is on at the Mission Art Gallery until May 15, reception and fundraiser is Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., at 33529 First Ave., Mission. Call 604-826-0029 for details.

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The kids at W. A. Fraser middle school present Beauty and the Beast Jr. at 7 p.m. on May 12 and 13 at the Clarke Foundation Theatre, 33700 Prentis Ave., Mission. Tickets are on sale at the school at 34695 Blatchford Way, Abbotsford, or call 604859-6794.

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Viking spirits – JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Matt Janzen, left, is Macbeth and he’s fighting for his life against Macduff played by Burkely Duffield, in the Yale Secondary School’s production of Macbeth. The final show is 7 p.m. tonight at the school. Tickets are $5 at the door. the Kariton Art Gallery, 2387 Ware St., Abbotsford. Call 604-852-9358, or see www. abbotsfordartscouncil.org

Reach classes, exhibits

Registration on now for child, youth and adult spring programs and summer art camps at The Reach Gallery and Museum (32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford). The gallery currently has exhibits on farmworkers, From a Different Perspective, Photographs from the Agricultural Landscape, until June 6. See more at thereach.ca or call 604-864-8087.

Watercolour demo

The Fraser Valley Watercolour Society welcomes watercolourists on May 20 at 7 p.m. at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School, art room N102, for a demo by local artist Cheryl Shaw using plastic wrap, salt and

soap. Fee for non-members is $5. Call Carol Portree at 604-850-9694 or see www. MyArtClub.com. Theatre

Two from Verona

Mission Secondary presents Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona May 6-8, and 13-15, 7 p.m. nightly, at 32939 7th Ave., Mission. Tickets $5 at the school theatre or call 604-826-7191.

Nutcracker auditions

Abbotsford Children’s Theatre holds open auditions on June 8 for The Nutcracker at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Send contact details and age of actor to acttheatre@hotmail.com with Audition in the subject line. See www.abbotsfordchildrenstheatre.org

The MSA Museum celebrates Scandanavians who settled Matsqui Village with a Nordic Spirit of Matsqui event on May 15 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy food, fiddlers and living history group Reik Felag Norse cultural group who will set up a Viking village. It’s free at Trethewey House, 2313 Ware St., Abbotsford. Call 604-8530313 or see www.msamuseum.ca

Music of the 50s

Lifetime Learning Centre presents Music of 1950s & Jack Cullen on May 18, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with special thanks to Jack Watson of SPARC Radio Museum. The venue is Carrington House, Seventh Ave., Mission. Fee is $7 or $10 for non-members $10.

Shameful author

Meet Theresa Chevalier, author of Shameful Innocence, on May 29 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. 050710

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Magic evenings

Magician Steve Dickson celebrates one year of magic at Boston Pizza in Mission. He and fellow tricksters from the Vancouver Magic Circle serve up sleight of hand on Sundays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. They’ll bring their magic performance right to your table. There will be new magicians every week through the summer, so you won’t see the same show twice.

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Six- and seven-year-old dancers with the United Ukrainian Canadians were among the 1,200 performers and visitors to the Ukrainian Cultural Festival in Mission on Saturday.

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he Yevshan Ukrainian dancers of Abbotsford shone at last week’s 15th annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival, earning two gold medals, three silvers and one bronze in the six different categories in which the young dancers were entered. The festival last Saturday at the Clarke Foundation Theatre in Mission drew 1,200 people, said Gord Yakimow of the Fraser Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society. T The event included 11 dance troupes from British Columbia and one from Seattle, among them the Druzhba Ukrainian Dancers of Mission, who began meeting at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall in Mission in February 2007. Dancers from six years old to young adults competed in various traditional dance categories and vied for trophies. Participants include first and second generation Ukrainians as well as those who are newly arrived from the Ukraine. The festival is a chance for Ukrainian communities to gather, share their culture and enjoy traditional foods, crafts and music. It returns next year on May 7.

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GERLITZKI, Alma

Alma passed into the presence of her Lord at the age of 93 years on April 25, 2010. Left to mourn her passing are her 3 daughters, Marilynn Musclow, Sandra Scheltgen and Valrie Race. Her 8 grandchildren in the Lower Mainland are Barbara Huff, Jenniffer Smyl, Peter Scheltgen, Patrick Scheltgen, Quincy North, Gordon Musclow, Brenda McDonald and Nathan Race. She will also be mourned by her 13 great-grandchildren, particularly Miranda and Ruby North in Abbotsford. A memorial celebrating Alm’s life will be held at Henderson’s Funeral Home Friday May 14, at 2:00 P.M. The family would like to sincerely thank the many devoted people on staff of the 'Cottage' extended care facility for their amazing love, care, respect and dignity they have shown mom over the past 6 years. We will always remember your kindness. Donations in Alma’s memory, if you so choose, may be made to B.C. Children’s Hospital.

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HUBER, Helen

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Passed away on May 5, 2010 in Mission at the age of 84. Helen was predeceased by her two sons Tony Huber and Randy Huber. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Frank Huber, sons Dennis Huber, Linda Huber, Ken Huber, Carl Huber (Denise), Frank Huber, daughters Julianne and Boyce Butler, Roseanne and Mike Jacobse, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Helen was a member of the Osteofit and an honorary member of the BC Welsh Pony Club. A funeral mass will be held on May 10th, 2010 at 11:00 am at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church at 32550 7th Ave in Mission, with Father Wilfred Gomes officiating. In lieu of flowers donations to the BC Cancer Society or the Christine Morrison Hospice would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to

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August 19, 1954 - May 04, 2010 It is with deep regret that we announce the sudden passing of a truly loved husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and friend to all. Allan passed away after a brief battle with cancer in the presence of family at his side. Al will be sadly missed by his wife Susan (Sue), his parents William and Katherine Hunt, sister Esther Seidel-Oaks, daughter Katherine Hunt (Shawn Dean), grandson Michael Dean, step children Tammy Sampson nee: Shaw (David Sampson), James Shaw, niece Sarah Seidel. Allan was a special compassionate man who loved everyone, he was very honest and sincere which lead him to his endeavor to be the best in his chosen career 'the security alarm industry'. In lieu of flowers, it is the expressed wish for donations to be made to Abbotsford Community Services, 2720 Montrose Ave., Abbotsford B.C., V2S 3S9, where funds are always needed. Allan believed in his community. A special thank you goes out to the staff at Tertiary Hospice Palliative Care Unit, Abbotsford Reg. Hospital...they were amazing! A celebration of life will be held at Cariboo Christian Fellowship, 7200 Cariboo Road, Burnaby, BC, Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 1:30pm. Reception to follow.

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DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION, STUDENT SERVICES The school district enrolls approximately 8,200 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and is located 100 km north of Nanaimo on the East Coast of Vancouver Island. We are currently searching for a Director of Instruction, Student Services. The position is effective August 1, 2010. For more details about this career opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website http:/ /sd71.bc.ca/hr/jobs.php A complete application package must be received at the School Board Office no later than by 12:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, April 19, 2010. Late re´sume´s will not be accepted.

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Successful applicants will be available for day, afternoon and weekend shifts, have reliable transportation (no public transit available), possess proficient English communication skills, and enjoy repetitive physical work that requires lifting 20-80 lb cases of grocery products. Starting wage is $12.76/hr with regular progressive increases every 500-1000 hours worked. We offer flexible work schedules (will include a minimum of 1 weekend day), and an excellent training program is provided. As one of the largest employers in the Fraser Valley, EV Logistics operates two distinct facilities – a 380,000 sq ft refrigerated facility, and a 485,000 sq ft dry goods building – both facilities are located in the Gloucester Industrial Park (at the 264th St exit off Hwy #1). Apply on-line at www.evlogistics.com EXPERIENCED SCHEDULER required for local school bus company. Applicant must have strong customer service background, dispatch experience, and working knowledge of the GVRD. Strong English skills a must. Computer skills (Windows, MS Office) necessary. Email resume to cory@lynchbuslines.com or Fax: (604) 439-1941

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MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR MID ISLAND FOREST OPERATION THE COMPANY Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. We are currently seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to join our Mid Island Forest Operation located in Campbell River , B.C. THE POSITION We require an individual with a minimum 10 years of heavy duty mechanical experience. You possess coastal experience in your profession, a comprehensive knowledge of air and hydraulic systems and understand the necessity for the timely repair and turnaround of mobile equipment. Amongst your peers and those who report to you, you are considered to be a good leader with excellent communication skills. Shift work is not a problem for you. QUALIFICATIONS You are a highly motivated individual who recognizes the value of a team-oriented approach in the performance of this challenging position. You bring to the job an exceptional safety record, a good working knowledge of applicable occupational health & safety regulations and a willingness to work with Western Forest Products in reaching its safety and production objectives. Well developed computer skills are an asset for this position. We offer a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe you possess the skills and qualifications we require, please reply in confidence by Friday, May 21, 2010, to: Western Forest Products Inc. Human Resource Department 435 Trunk Road , 3rd Floor Duncan, B.C. V9L 2P9 Fax: (250) 748-3711 E-mail: resumes@westernforest.com As only short list candidates will be contacted, we thank you in advance for your interest. Personal Trainer Certification Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer. Government Financial Aid may be avail. 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

PRODUCE MANAGER / MEAT WRAPPER for Grocery store in Pitt Meadows. Fax resume to 604-465-9900 or apply in person with resume, Attention Mike, 12169 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows

Radio and TV Announcer

Alamgir Entertainers, located at #102 - 2353, Peardonville Road, Abbotsford urgently requires services of an experienced Announcer. The company primarily presents programs and other entertainments in Punjabi and Hindi languages. Main duties include: host entertainment and information for broadcast on Radio and T.V., prepare public service announcement, select music and videos, introduce and interview guests, liaison and promotes community issues. Must have university graduation and 5 years of demonstrated experience. Salary $ 27.00/hr. Fax resume to 604-746-2887. WELDER REQUIRED for steel fabrication shop. Fax resume to 604-852-5614.

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HUDSON BAY RAILWAY, an OmniTRAX, Inc. managed company, owns and operated over 800 miles of track through Manitoba to the Hudson Bay, is seeking candidates who have the knowledge and desire to work out of The Pas, MB in the following positions. GENERAL FOREMAN Mechanical: Directs, administrates and oversees all the activities of the Mechanical department locally; supports the policies, goals and objectives as established. Locomotive Machinist: Inspects, troubleshoots, performs preventive maintenance and installation of locomotive mechanical systems and equipment (diesel engine, wheels/truck repair and air brake). Locomotive Electrician: Inspects, troubleshoots, performs preventive maintenance and installation of locomotive electrical wiring and equipment (motors, generators and lighting). Roadmaster (Gillam, MB): serves as the territory lead, responsible for the planning of all track-related activities including priorities, performance expectations, metrics and measurements. Signal Maintainer: responsible for installing, testing, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining various radios, signals, and grade crossing warning device equipment. Company provided tools. Competitive wages and benefits, travel and outside work will be required. Additional details at www.omnitrax.com (br) Send resume to recruiting@omnitrax.com or fax 866-448-9259

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Golden Eagle Blueberry and Cranberry Farms, located in Pitt Meadows BC, are looking for 50 farm workers to commence work in the first week of July, 2010. Duties include pruning, planting, fertilizing, weeding berry harvesting & other related duties. Wage: $9.14/hr. Expect to work around 54 hrs per week. Apply by fax: 604-460-0944, att: Sergio. No phone calls please.

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4060

Metaphysical

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MOVING SALE

PUPPY PARADISE Havanese Gorgeous & Smart! (PB, Reg’d) M $895. F $995. 778-552-0822

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Health Products & Equipment

BATHROOM VANITY brand new, (2 available ) 28', Expresso colour with black granite, retails $900, sell for $550. 604-854-9767

New/used furniture, new clothes, torch relay outﬁts, household items, one of a kind Olympic memorabilia

2080

DOUBLE DOODLES! Goldendoodle x Labradoodle Pups Best of the Best! Almost ready Fr. $850.00 Call 604-533-6905

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Lessons/Training

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Destinations

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Okanagan/ Interior

OSOYOOS WATERFRONT 3br, 2bath, fully equipped & furn large deck, BBQ, ac, canoes, priv. dock, Avail June to Sept. $1500 /wk, 604-922-6103...551-3014

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PUPPY PARADISE - Beagles Cute & Cuddly! (PB, Reg’d) 1 M $795 1 F $895. 778-552-0822 PURE BRED Male British Bulldog, 5 months old, Moving must sell, $2000 obo. 778-552-4509

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Business Services

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5035

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5060

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REAL ESTATE 6008

6002

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6005

Abbotsford

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6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

FOR SALE BY OWNER 1Br condo newer below price, 6 appl. f/p, $179,400 604-807-0330

Ladner/ South Delta

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6007

Condos/ Townhouses

Surrey

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May 9 - 15

Aries March 21 - April 19: Continue to chase money.You can start new projects lateTuesday onward, especially in earnings, possessions, rote learning and sensual gratification. You’re raring to go Sunday eve into Tuesday – your energy and charisma will surge upward. But this might be slightly too soon, unless you’re charging in to fix a past matter. (Still, take care Sunday – Monday’s far better. A hint: the matter you fix or correct involves your own past actions and/or a romance or creative project.) Communications or short trips succeed very nicely Friday/Saturday! A big chore will complete by late July.

Cancer June 21-July 22: Someone who cares about you will “come through” now (or did last week). Recent delays end Tuesday. Career or business ideas/urges that come to you early week will help solve an ongoing problem, but new ideas might fail – wait for June’s inspiration.Your hopes and popularity soar Wednesday/ Thursday – happiness blesses you! A new friendship or love might begin, but if it starts Wednesday, it has money and status difﬁculties. Retreat, rest and contemplate Friday/Saturday. This summer will bring huge new career/status and domestic events: reading, talking now will “prepare” you.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Partnership urges ﬁnd fertile ground Sunday to Tuesday – but it’s uncertain whether a relationship formed would last, or fall prey to future indecision. If you take a consequential step Wednesday or before mid-morning Thursday, it could prevent partnership, marriage or a contractual agreement. After this, all’s good. Recent delays end Tuesday, especially in legal, valuation, investment, sexual, commitment, health and lifestyle areas. You might make a decision you’ve been mulling over for a long time. Foreign travel, law, education, publishing, culture arise late week – love, too!

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Romance, creativity, a general “lucky touch” – these continue all week – and even better, the delays and indecision that have marked this area end now (technically, Tuesday afternoon). A new romance (creative project, etc.) might begin now, perhaps mid-week – one that starts after Thursday morning is better than one that begins earlier. Sunday morning’s happy, but use this eve through Tuesday to rest, gather your energies – and to work on security or domestic problems – Monday might bring a big solution here! Intimacy, commitment, an investment might lure you Friday/Saturday: careful!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy and magnetism remain high and now, at last, you can apply them to forward-going projects. Rest and think Sunday eve through Tuesday. Think especially about property, family and security matters – you might gain an insight Monday (or as you wake Tuesday morn) into solving a problem or friction in these zones. (Solutions will “take effect” in four weeks.) Wednesday onward, contemplate no longer – act! Love, partners, cooperators respond well Wednesday morning. Use the p.m. to prune or “edit” extraneous material. Chase money Friday/Saturday – keep it short term.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Recent delays end in career and business areas, although they remain in legal, international and intellectual zones. (Sunday-Tuesday shows this.) The courage, the impulsiveness, and the anger – and the sensual magnetism – you’ve possessed since last autumn will dissipate soon (early June) so if you’re going to make war or love, better hurry! By June, you’ll morph into a mere reasonable, money-hungry mortal. Be ambitious Wednesday/ Thursday – in an odd way, ambition is your salvation now. Happiness comes Friday/Saturday – ﬂirtations, friends arrive. Hopes are prescient.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Tackle old chores Sunday eve to Tuesday. This is your opportunity to really clean up an ongoing mess in your life, especially Monday. Relationships remain your primary concern all week – delays and indecision end here now. However, if you charge into a new bond (or sign a contract, etc.) before Thursday noon, it could interfere with your work or health. Act after this. Mysteries, secrets, research, the occult, deep attractions, intimacy, heavy ﬁnances, debts and investments arise Friday/Saturday. All’s smooth here, but the long-range future could hold a disappointment: be slow to commit!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Early this week, a talk or e-mail can solve a long-standing “war” with another – Monday especially, all day! If there is no enemy, or no competitive struggle, then there might be a long-standing attraction. Again, Monday’s communication beneﬁts this! Recent delays end Tuesday, especially in home, security, realty and similar zones. (But be patient: act after Thursday morning, not before.) Rest, recuperate, Wednesday/ Thursday. Your mood lifts mildly Friday/Saturday as you begin to notice beauty, begin to sense romance. But be a bit skeptical of romance, until late July.

Gemini May 21-June 20: You can see how the future intertwines with your past, Sunday to Tuesday. Many Geminis are virtual hermits now, after more than a decade of relationship struggles. You might as well remain one, for 2010 favours career and business advancement, and your best relationships will be with bosses, VIPs, kids and parents. You’ll get a wee shot of ﬂirty happiness June to September, then the oyster of love clams up on you again. In 2011, January to June, your popularity and optimism will soar, and light romance will please! For now, remain hopeful yet skeptical. You’ll succeed late week!

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Delays end Tuesday, especially in intellectual, educational, publishing, legal, cultural, travel and love zones. A sexual attraction (which might arise early week) is a thing of your past, not your future. The same might be said of an investment or large ﬁnancial action. Either act decisively Monday, or let it go. Those intellectual, educational (et al) things arise very successfully Wednesday/Thursday, as long as you aren’t sporting an Achilles heel – e.g., have something to hide, or are carrying around a crime like a leather bag of rocks. Be ambitious Friday/Saturday.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Romantic, speculative (gambling) and creative urges arrive Sunday eve through Tuesday – enjoy the beauty, and Monday’s sweet success! Tackle chores all week, especially Wednesday/Thursday. Soon (late next week) you’ll enter an opportunity-laden time – you’ll need to be “light” then, not weighed down by unfinished business, tasks, etc. Relationships flow smoothly enough Friday/Saturday, but it’s not a good time (actually, not good right to late July) to commit to a long-term bond, marry, form a partnership, etc. It’s a fine time to make a work-money agreement, though.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: You can take a bold, successful money-work step – or solve an important money-work problem – early week (especially Monday). It somehow involves the last six or seven months. Delays and indecision end in communications and travel matters mid-week. A new travel, paperwork, mail or e-mail project could begin now – Thursday’s best (after 9 a.m. PDT, after noon EDT). Settle into home, family, a restful stance Friday/Saturday – all’s ﬁne, it’s a good time for gardening, etc. But don’t take on or start big things (renovations, buying a home, etc.) before late July – disappointment lurks in these. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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RENTALS 6508

6508

Apt/Condos

CEDAR GREEN

APARTMENTS

2441 Countess St.

2 BR $750. 1 BR $650. Apt in Mission. Avail Immed Under new management, Contact Bob 604-302-8676 or 604-826-5147

$975., 3 br main house long term in Abby. Call anytime, NP, NS. 604-832-0284 (3263 Cheam Dr)

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Houses - Rent

6025

MISSION, 3BR, 2bath, quiet culde-sac, reno, huge unfinish bsmt, refs, now, $1600, 604-556-8890 MISSION - 4 bdrm executive home, fenced bkyd. $1600 June 1 604-826-2565, 604- 302-0062 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools................ $888/M VANCOUVER – 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place, 1.5% Finance $988/M

PITT MEADOWS -11860 Springdale Dr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSE Appliances, huge family room, f/p, fully fenced back yard, garage, close to West Coast Express, Schools & shops..............$1988/M CLOVERDALE – 6965 - 192nd St, 6 bdrms, 5 baths NEW HOUSE with 3 suites + BIG income potential, all new appliance, w/d, f/p ....$2,688/M

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6035

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6590

REAL ESTATE Industrial/ Commercial

ABBY 4 br incl 1bdrm ste, nr schools/park/hosp, reno’d, ns Jun.1, $1750 ref’s 604-897-7123

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6540

Secure underground parking with elevator. Damage deposit reduced.

6602

Houses - Rent

5 BR, 2 bath, nr Abbots Airport, $1500+ utils, avail now. No pets, refs/deposit req. 604-308-5855.

6515

1 Bedroom from $620 1 Bdrm. & Den from $640 2 Bedroom from $700 2 Bedroom totally reno'd $790

6540

2 BDRM spacious, $650, new paint, no dogs, Mckenzie Rd. 604-535-3475

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Rooms

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6508

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Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt, n/s, n/p, own parking, Mission, $600 utils incl’d. Criminal record check & refs. avail May 1, call 604-217-4134 2 BR, above ground bsmt suite in Mission. 5 appl, n/s. sm pet ok. Near WCE. $850 604-302-1305 2 BR bsmt, incl’s hydro, washer, n/p, no smoking, $650, West Abby. avail now, 604-864-9309 604-832-8003 2 BR bsmt large suite, nr automall n/p, quiet area $600 all inclusive. cable, heat, light. 604-825-3391

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

MISSION, BRIGHT 2 br ground level bsmt suite, wd, laminate, $625, avail June 1, 604-820-0136 MISSION, Kite St. 1 BR, grd/flr. N/s, n/p. Nr hospital. $450/mo incl hydro. Ref. Immed. 604-287-7751

6605

Townhouses Rent

MISSION, 3 BR T/H, quiet family complex, rent geared to income, n/p, avail Now, 604 820-1715

2 BR clean bsmt suite, Abbots, nr all amens & school, own entry, np ns, avail now 604-864-8409 2 BR, deluxe, 1200sf, alarm, view, Mission, cov’d patio, $1050 incl util/sat ns, np, 604-820-7011 2 BR, lev ent, 1500 sf, E. Abby, $1150 incld’s utils. suit mature cpl. n/s, 5 appl, 604-504-7229 2 BR, Mission, exec suite, above ground, wd insuite, dw, fenced yard,new paint, ns, no drugs, np, $750+ utils, 604-820-6994

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Electrical

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SRY, NEWTON. 55+ years old. 2 BR + den. 5 appl. Small pet ok. $38,500. Lorraine Cauley, Royal Lepage North Star, 604-889-4874

3230 SQ FT BUILDING

7150 sq ft landscaped corner lot. Excellent cond. Zoned Service-Commercial & residential. Two 10x12’ Loading Doors, Mezz, AC Triple A 9ft Pallet Racks Torchon roof 2008, paint Fenced yard, 600V 4 wire 400 Amp, 3 phase power. Langley, $789,800.00

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6035

Mobile Homes

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6052

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6020-14

Okanagen/ Interior

Real Estate Investment

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6040

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $160,000 also: 1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel. Owner Financing, 250-307-2558 www.orlandoprojects.com

MANUFACTURED HOME

6020

TO BE MOVED - 2004 14 x 70 deluxe 2 BR, 1 bth $59,900. 1982 - 14 x 70 3 BR, 2 bth, $24,900. 1976 - 12 x 68, 2 BR + bth, $12,900. 12 x 60, 2 BR, $9,900. 12 x 60, $3,000. 604-830-1960

6065

Recreation Property

APARTMENTS 2nd Ave – Mission Manor – 3bdrm south facing unit – 2 baths – in suite w/d – downtown area – close to West Coast Express - $1075/mo+elec – Avail June 1st

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6020

Houses - Sale

Langley/Aldergrove

FOR SALE BY OWNER

27021-24th Ave, Aldergrove

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8155

Warehouse/ Commercial

½ ACRE commercial acre with excellent exposure - Fronting Langley by-pass - Available June 1st - Can be rented as Bare land or owner will build to suit - Flexible zoning guidelines Call Bob @ 604-838-9895 WAREHOUSE & office space for lease, up to 12,000sf of Warehouse and 3,200sf of executive offices. Available Aug 15, 2010 Chillwack. Call 604-991-7200

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Moving & Storage

8225

Power Washing

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Leaving it all on the pitch Bateman junior boys trounce Yale, then Mouat for championship

NICK TAYLOR

Taylor made for accolades Nick Taylor of Abbotsford has been named the Pac-10 Co-Golfer of the Year for second consecutive season. Taylor shared top player h o n o u r s w i t h O re g o n’s Eugene Wong. He is the only University of Washington golfer to ever win the conference’s nod as the top player and is just the fifth golfer in the league’s history to win multiple times. Taylor had another stellar season and led the Huskies in multiple categories. He was a top-10 finisher in nine of 11 events and had a team-best scoring average of 70.73. He led the squad with 18 rounds played under par and shot 10 rounds in the 60’s to equal Lee’s total. “In back-to-back years Nick is the Pac-10 Player of the Year in the best conference in the country. That’s pretty awesome,” said Husky coach Matt Thurmond. “It’s a thrill for him and he’s very deserving.”

JEAN KONDA-WITTE JKonda-Witte@abbotsfordtimes.com

he Robert Bateman Timb e r w o l v e s c i rc l e d , t h e n devoured their prey to claim the top spot in the junior boys Upper Fraser Valley Rugby Championship. With a decisive 36-26 victory W.J. Mouat in the final on Friday, and an earlier 38-12 win over Yale in the semifinal, the Wolves are looking for more as they eye the Fraser Valley Championships later this month. “We are very happy with the undefeated season so far,” said Bateman head coach Chris Kleisinger of his team’s 9-0 regular season record (now 12-0 counting post season). “[But] there’s an incredible amount of room for improvement,” he added. “Our offensive ability is very good but our defence has to improve every time if we’re going to contend for the Fraser Valley’s against Earl Marriott.” The junior boys teams are made up of grade 9 and 10 players, with six starting Grade 9 players on the Bateman team roster. Communication is one of the biggest challenges with the younger players added Kleisinger. But with two Team Canada U17 players Justin Douglas and Jordan Best leading the charge, Kleisinger is confident the team will gel just in time for the finals. Last year Bateman’s junior boys finished third in the Fraser Valley’s behind Earl Marriott and Yale. The cross-town rivalry is alive and

– CAM TUCKER/TIMES

Robert Bateman’s Geremy Alvarado (left) bulldozes over Yale’s Coulson de St. Remy in the junior boys Upper Fraser Valley rugby semifinal on Monday. Bateman won the game 38-12 and went on to defeat W.J. Mouat 36-26 in the final. well, with Yale beating Bateman last year by more than 50 points in the two championships said Kleisinger. “This year we were able to beat them twice handily. This is our shot.” But not if Yale coach Clayton Radons has anything to say about it. The junior Lions won the Fraser Valley Championships the last two

years but Radons admitted he has his work cut out for him this time. “This year is going to be a little bit tougher, there’s some really good competition out there this year. I know Robert Bateman has got a good team and so does Mouat at our end,” he said. “Between Bateman and Earl Marriott, that would be my guess, as

[they are] the teams to beat to get there. So it’s going to be tougher this year for sure.” Bateman plays their first game on May 17 at 3:30 p.m. at Bateman, while Yale plays May 12 at home starting about 2:45 p.m. The Fraser Valley Championships will be played at Yale Secondary on May 26.

No room for error against Bulldogs CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

– JEFF BOUGH/FOR THE TIMES

Abbotsford Heat goalie David Shantz stops a shot from the Hamilton Bulldogs in Game 3 of the AHL North Division Tuesday night at AESC. The Heat lost 3-2 and will play Game 5 tomorrow night, starting at 7 p.m. for their last home game of this series.

bbotsford Heat head coach Jim Pl a y f a i r m a d e a n i n t e re s t i n g point during his post-game media scrum following a 3-2 loss in Game 3 of the North Division final against the Hamilton Bulldogs. His team, he felt, wasn’t that far off from finding their game against what was the top team in the North Division throughout the regular season. “I thought we played ver y well tonight,” Playfair said of Game 3. “I would say that was our best effort of the series, I think we did a lot of good things right.” Chances are if it wasn’t for some lopsided officiating – Hamilton had six

power plays in Game 3 to Abbotsford’s two despite numerous missed calls against the Dogs throughout the game – the Heat might have walked away with the series lead. The Heat allowed just one goal fiveon-five and carried the play for the majority of the game, outshooting their newest, and most prolific North Division rivals 33-26, and 10-3 in the final period. Game 3 was also an all out battle, peppered with numerous post-whistle scrums, crushing body checks and typical playoff intensity. But if the Heat are to win this series, or at least force a Game 6 back in Hamilton, Playfair will need his top line to produce. The trio of Jason Jaffray, Mikael Backlund and David Van der Gulik was

pinned down numerous times by the Bulldogs, a tough defensive team at the worst of times, and generated very little in the way of scoring chances. Instead, the hot hand went to the fresh-off-junior-hockey combination of Mitch Wahl, Carter Bancks and Lance Bouma. “I thought the whole line was good,” Playfair said. “Quite frankly, they outplayed Mikael Backlund, Jason Jaffray and David Van der Gulik’s line so that’s the reason why they played as much as they did.” Game 4 of the series was played last night (scores were not available for the Times deadline). Game 5 of the series goes tomorrow from the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre beginning at 7 p.m.

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Twisters shine at Westerns Twisters Gymnastics Club of Abbotsford sent a delegation of 18 gymnasts to the Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Regina on May 1 in the biggest representation of any club on Team B.C. And the Twisters did not disappoint, returning home with three medals in Tyro 5 women, one All Around Day 1 medal, and 10 event final medals.

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Cameron Stanley (Provincial Level 4) placed sixth All Around, qualifying for event finals where he finished fourth on Rings and Horizontal Bar. Twisters Gymnastics club had seven athletes representing the club at the High Performance Argo level. Nicolas Garfias won gold All Around

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In the Provincial Level 5 Tyro, Ashlynn Skulstad won gold on Vault and Floor, winning bronze All Around. Shayla Ogloff placed sixth All Around and Makaila Lapointe was 10th. Marquita Renaerts (Provincial level 5 Novice) placed eighth All Around, qualifying for event finals on Floor where she won bronze. Kendra Hromek (National Novice) placed eighth All Around, qualifying for event finals on Uneven Bars (4th) and Floor (8th). Team British Columbia placed third in the women’s Provincial level 5 Tyro and Novice categories. In Provincial level 5 Open and National Open they took silver, and on National Open they won gold.

on Day 1, qualifying for event finals on five events. He took seventh place on Pommel Horse, and won gold on Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar. Andrew Schmidt placed fourth All Around, qualifying for event finals on Floor where he won bronze and came in fifth on Rings. Dawson Friesen tied with Jack Legresley placing ninth All Around. Legresley qualified for event finals on Floor (5th), Rings (6th) and Horizontal Bar (6th). Francois Barnard placed 13th All Around, qualifying for event finals on Pommel Horse (6th) and Vault (4th). Cohen Kiers placed 14th All Around and Ageyapal Gill followed with the 15th All Around placing. In the National Youth category, Steven Chaplin placed sixth All Around, qualifying on Pommel Horse where he won bronze, Rings (4th) and Parallel Bars (6th) in the event finals. James Robinson placed 15th All Around qualifying on Pommel Horse for finals where he placed sixth. Eric Legresley placed 19th All Around. In the National Open category Jonathan Osers placed seventh All Around, qualifying for finals where he won bronze on Vault and Horizontal Bar, and finished fourth on Floor. Charles Haycock placed ninth All Around, qualifying for finals on Pommel Horse where he won silver, Parallel Bars winning bronze and Rings finishing sixth. Team BC won silver in the men’s Level 4 as well as National Youth and Open categories.

– LUKE WITTE/FOR THE TIMES

Sudden Impact Blue (in the white boat), steered by Bruce Davidson, places second in their first race at the Bill Alley Memorial Regatta on May 1 in Burnaby. The Blue team finished sixth overall out of 24 boats competing. Liquid Silver, the junior team, finished first in their challenge race at the end of the day and claimed the trophy.

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tain of the SI Black team. Liquid Silver, the junior team for ages 13-18, took silver in the B event. On May 1 at the Bill Alley Memorial Regatta at Barnet Park in Burnaby, the SI Blue team placed second in the gold division final (the second highest division). “The water conditions were challenging with tide changes, wind and waves, but they fought through it, coming sixth overall out of 24 teams,” said Davidson. Liquid Silver junior team made it to the gold final at the Bill Alley Memorial and finished fourth in a close race. At the end of the day they competed in a challenge race and took first place with a trophy.

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udden Impact dragonboat teams, who train out of Cultus Lake, are making big waves on the water and leaving other clubs in their wake. All three teams, with paddlers from Chilliwack and Abbotsford, placed well at back-to-back regattas on April 24 and May 1. Sudden Impact Blacks (the top level racing team) placed third overall and came home with the bronze medal from the Dash at Deep Cove in North Vancouver on April 24. The SI Blue team (beginner and recreational paddlers) placed third in the C Division at the same event. With only 18 paddling on a 20-member boat, the team did great for their first regatta of the season, even in the pouring rain said Bruce Davidson, co-cap-

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– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Kevin Kandal makes heartfelt remarks during the celebration of John ‘Spud’ Murphy’s life Wednesday. At left is a Times photo of Murphy on the day a city park was named after the icon.

Drugs in schools going to the dogs RAFE ARNOTT RArnot@abbotsfordtimes.com

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