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Tough decisions as districts fight to stay on budget

“This is a caring community – what’s going on here?

We need to make them see the error of their ways.”

– Deb Schmitz Hepatitis C Council of B.C.

70 people laid off in Mission PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

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o easy answers await as local education boards battle to get back on budget.

“We are in the process of reducing our budget by $2.8 million and we are making reductions across the board,” said Mission School District secretary-treasurer Roy Daykin.

The district issued layoffs to 70 CUPE employees last week, which amounts to around 30 fulltime positions. These positions include custodial and maintenance staff.

“We are in the process of reducing our budget by $2.8 million and we are making reductions across the board.”

– Roy Daykin secretary-treasurer

Eastside, the need for education and awareness,” said Richard Cunningham, with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users.

A former licensed practical nurse and a recovering addict with Hep C, Cunningham said everyone has to be on board to address drug addiction and its related health issues.

Daykin said the district also had to cut support services positions, administrative exempt positions, along with materials and supplies.

“It’s been a very, very tough year making budget decisions because everything we do, we know affects the students,” said Daykin.

The budget will be approved at the June 22 Mission Board of Education meeting.

The district has been meeting with employees and members of the District Parent Advisory Committee in the lead-up to the budget presentation, so no one is caught by surprise.

Daykin said nobody at the district is happy with the cuts that have had to be made, but it is the reality B.C. school districts are currently facing.

“We’re facing exactly the same pressures as probably every school district in the province,” he said.

The Abbotsford Board of Education approves its budget in public at its next meeting on May 31.

The budget was presented during an in-camera meeting on April 19.

Mark Lee, secretary-treasurer for the Abbotsford School District, said the district has been working on the budget since January and has known for a while that they would have to try to make up for a $6.2-million shortfall.

see REDUCTION, page A11

see BUDGET, page A4

– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

Close to 100 people from throughout the Lower Mainland took over Thunderbird Square, adjacent to Abbotsford City Hall, to protest the city’s anti-harm reduction bylaws Tuesday afternoon. Many of the speakers at the rally angrily denounced the bylaw and said it is contributing to Abbotsford’s skyrocketing Hepatitis C rate.

Cries for clean needles

CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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arrying mock coffins and hoisting signs that read ‘Harm Reduction Saves Lives,’ more than 80 activists from Vancouver and Abbotsford rallied at the civic square on Tuesday to draw attention to the city’s high Hepatitis C infection rate, and what they called its ‘harm production’ bylaw.

According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, Abbotsford has the third highest rate of Hep C infections in B.C., where the numbers are already double the national rate.

Abby has B.C.’s third highest Hep C rate, Mayor Peary ‘wants to be open-minded’

But the city’s 2003 bylaw, which effectively bans stationary or mobile needle exchange and other harm reduction strategies, stands in the way of prevention and care, said the protesters.

“This is a caring community – what’s going on here? We need to make them see the error of their ways,” said Deb Schmitz with the Hepatitis C Council of B.C. “I saw this 15 years ago in the Downtown

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Upfront  O P I N I O N

Briefly 2,100 without power More than 2,100 residents in Abbotsford and Mission were without power Thursday morning thanks to an overnight windstorm that swept across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

A map on the B.C. Hydro website showed the largest area to have power knocked out by the storm was just east of Highway 11 between High Drive and the south shore of the Fraser River.

Two smaller regions also reported power outages in the Abbotsford area, as well as a section of rural properties just east of Hayward Lake and Stave Lake in Mission.

By mid-afternoon Thursd a y, p o w e r h a d b e e n restored to those affected in both the Abbotsford and Mission areas, said Arlene Shwetz, a spokesperson for B.C. Hydro.

Environment Canada reported wind gusts of up to 68 kilometres per hour in Abbotsford during the early hours of Thursday morning.

Ban man busted RCMP arrested a man with a 50-year ban from driving after spotting him on Highway 1 near Abbotsford piloting a stolen motorcycle Monday afternoon.

Pierre Gino Guidotti, 36, was taken into custody after pulling into a restaurant parking lot just east of Vancouver. Members seized break-in tools and marijuana during the arrest, said Sgt. Gord Elias of the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team.

Guidotti is charged with possession of stolen property, possession of breakin instruments and several charges related to operating a motor vehicle while disqualified.

Elias said Guidotti has several driving prohibitions including the 50-year driving ban, which means he can’t legally operate a vehicle until his mid-80s.

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Emery’s Army rolls into MP’s office Sent packing, joints in hand CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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ree Marc Emery’ supporters made themselves comfortable in Abbotsford MP Ed Fast’s office on Tuesday, to protest the extradition of the Vancouver pot advocate.

“At first they were very welcoming.”

– Jacob Hunter

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While the pungent odour of dried marijuana filled the waiting area, about nine of Emery’s supporters strummed guitars, sang activist songs, took photos and rolled joints on the table in the MP’s waiting room. The sit-in had the air of being relaxed and fun, but the protesters said they were there to make a serious point.

“We’re here because we’re angry they are sending Marc Emery across the border into the United States to serve five years in prison, for something that would be a $200 fine in Canada,” said Jacob Hunter, a medical marijuana user and a Free Marc Emery campaign organizer.

“At first they were very welcoming,” he said. Fast said the protesters were peaceful, but was disappointed they wouldn’t leave so his office could close for lunch.

The small group was one of five that occupied Conservative MPs offices in B.C. on Tuesday. The campaign’s goal is to visit every MP’s office across Canada.

For 10 years, pot advocate Emery sold marijuana seeds through his company, Marc Emery Direct Marijuana Seeds, including to U.S. customers. While he was raided and fined from time to time by police, in July 2005 he was arrested by Vancouver police acting on the request of the United States Drug Enforcement Admin-

– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

(Above) Jeremiah Vandermeer, Jacob Hunter and Britney Johnston discuss Marc Emery’s extradition to the United States with Conservative MP Ed Fast. (Below left) Abbotsford police Const. Ian MacDonald speaks with pro-pot activist Hunter about leaving Fast’s office Tuesday afternoon. (Below right) Several joints that activists rolled while in Fast’s office.

istration (DEA).

U.S. authorities want Emery to face three charges, including conspiracy to distribute marijuana seeds, money laundering and conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.

Known locally as the ‘Prince of Pot,’ he pleaded guilty to the first charge, which the U.S. accepted.

His lawyer worked out a deal for him to serve five years stateside, with the possibility he could serve part or all of the sentence in Canada.

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Abby ties in Surrey killing Man ‘had no known enemies’ SAM COOPER The Province

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hhminder Singh Gill – the 32-year-old man gunned down in a targeted hit outside his south Surrey home on Sunday – had no enemies, according to his business partner at an Abbotsford blueberry farm.

Gill was shot multiple times while trying to enter his home in the 3700-block 156th Street, after talking to someone on the street around 12:30 a.m.

He made it into his garage, where police found him bleeding from bullet wounds. He died within 40 minutes.

Cpl. Dale Carr of IHIT said police are not confirming the

identity of the dead man, a married father of two, at the request of his family.

IHIT investigators have interviewed the person who was talking to Gill before he was shot, but won’t say if the person is a suspect.

“We’re aware of who he was speaking to prior to the homicide and we’ve spoken to that individual [who] has provided us with information . . . and has been let go home,” Carr said.

Property records show Gill and Jasvir Kaur Gill co-own the home on 156th Street where he was shot.

The property – with a grey Tudor-style home in the upscale Morgan Creek neighbourhood – was bought in a cash sale in August 2009 for

$620,000, records show. Property records also show Chhminder Singh Gill has taken out loans for a Ferrari 360 Spider, a Porsche 911 Turbo and a Korvan 7420 Blueberry Harvester.

Gill is listed as director of Sumas Valley Berry Farm Ltd. in Abbotsford. He was a partner with Davinder Singh Deol and his wife in the berry farm.

Asked if Gill had any enemies, Mrs. Deol, who declined to give her first name, said, “No, no, he was a nice guy.”

Business registry documents show Gill started Black Tie Limousine Service Inc. in December 2003 and transferred directorship of the company to Charnjit Bansi, in December 2006. Bansi of Abbotsford is listed as current director.

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A man who answered the phone at Black Tie Limousine Service Inc. said the company is owned by someone named Peter, before hanging up.

Court records show Chhminder Singh Gill, 32, was found guilty of a 1999 offence in Maple Ridge of “providing false or misleading information” and sentenced to pay a fine of $3,000 and restitution of $2,660.

BUDGET, from page A1 The district originally thought the deficit would be $8 million, but the provincial government stepped in to fund the two per cent increase in salary for teachers that was approved for next year. Lee said while the budget-making process has been difficult, the hope is that the district can go back to the basics, which is making sure the focus is on the classroom.

“It’s not necessary a negative thing to go and shake

the tree every so often just to make sure you remain focused and efficient,” Lee said. “On the flip side, there have also been some very hard calls that have been made as well.”

The Abbotsford secretary-treasurer said with the economic downturn, the district is facing the same fiscal realities as most businesses.

“Every business in Canada and North America are going through the same thing, so we’re no different,” he said.

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new trail on the Fraser River waterfront will be a haven for hikers, cyclists and equestrians after it was officially opened to the public on Wednesday.

The trail passes through a former poplar tree farm that Metro Vancouver purchased last year and added to Matsqui Trail Regional Park. The new 640-metre long river trail extension and restored parkland are part of the vision of completing an 11 kilometre stretch of accessible Fraser waterfront.

“I’m excited that the Matsqui Trail Regional Park riverfront trail will provide residents with a place where they can truly appreciated how fortunate we are to enjoy the spectacular natural beauty of British Columbia right at our doorstep,” said MP Ed Fast at the ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday.

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Crooks caught on cross-border ‘shopping’ spree RAFE ARNOTT RArnott@abbotsfordtimes.com

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ith the Canadian loonie and U.S. greenback almost at par, Canadians are taking advantage of the strong dollar by heading south of the border to shop for bargains.

According to police, it works both ways, with some U.S. citizens looking north for an even better steal of a deal.

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Police responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area of Railway Avenue and Sumas Way about 7 p.m. and picked up the two men, aged 26 and 21, a short distance away.

MacDonald said the duo admitted to investigators

they stole across the border to break into homes and businesses before heading back home to Washington.

“They basically said, ‘We’re looking for something to do north of the border.’”

Abbotsford police have both men in custody, and will turn them over to Canadian immigration services.

One of the two men arrested has outstanding warrants for property offences in Washington, noted MacDonald.

While both suspects maintained during their police interviews that this was the only time they had engaged in border jumping to commit property crimes, investigators remain skeptical.

“We’re not satisfied this is the first time they have done it,” MacDonald said, adding crime analysts were looking at the incident as a bit of an anomaly.

“It’s like a break and enter day trip.”

Grow-ops still prefer country Big difference in two busts Monday RAFE ARNOTT RArnott@abbotsfordtimes.com

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espite two arrests and the seizure of 150 plants at a growop in the 2800 block of Fairlane Avenue in downtown Abbotsford on Monday, drug traffickers still prefer to cultivate marijuana in the country, police said.

Abbotsford Police spokesperson Const. Ian MacDonald said the second grow operation hit by the drug enforcement unit the same day netted four arrests, and saw more than 1,300 mature plants seized at a rural property in the 28900 block of Downes Road.

“We’re seeing fewer growops in town and more going to the rural, large properties, and bunkers and concealed [structures],” he said.

Rural locations afford those running grow operations increased protection from

prying eyes, and less chance of interference from police.

“There is enhanced security from the standpoint of not having neighbours in close proximity monitoring your behaviour or observing your patterns or people frequenting the locations,” MacDonald said.

Properties out in the country tend to be farther from the road, which also makes observation for police more difficult, he said, and lessens the concerns attendant with growing pot, like the strong smell marijuana presents, and the shipping in of supplies and shipping out of product.

MacDonald said Abbotsford will see more grow-ops busted in 2010 compared to previous years because of pro-active targeting of residences.

“Not because there is necessarily a proliferation of them, but because our drug enforcement unit and our gang suppression unit are going to be extremely active over the summer,” he said.

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“They could grow up to five plants [three times a year] without facing

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wo things are apparent from a letter I just received from B.C. Minister of Finance Colin Hansen: 1) The provincial Liberals are finally as scared as they should be about the mistakes they made in implementing the HST; and 2) I doubt that Hansen has ever in his life looked up the word “sincerely” in an Englishlanguage dictionary.

And both are about honesty.

I suspect that the only place in B.C. where you’ll find more bull than on the government side of the Legislature these days is at the artificial insemination barns in Milner. Strike that. Even Westgen doesn’t have to deal with as much of that by-product as we’ve been force-fed from Victoria in the past few years.

Here, to judge for yourself, is the “Honourable” Mr. Hansen’s letter: Dear Editor: One of the issues in the HST debate that needs clarification is regarding what was or was not said about the HST during the election campaign.

The question is: Did the BC Liberals promise during the election that there would be no HST? The answer is no.

What did happen? During elections, political parties receive dozens of surveys from organizations. These surveys are answered on behalf of candidates by individuals working out of the party headquarters. In

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Odd thoughts response to two surveys asking about the HST, the answer was sent out, quite correctly, that the HST “is not something that is contemplated in the BC Liberal platform.”

Other than those surveys, the subject of the HST was never raised during the election by the media, by the NDP or in any of the debates. After the election, Finance Ministry staff brought forward new information regarding the HST that led the Government to decide in July to eliminate the PST and harmonize the provincial 7 per cent share with the federal GST. Sincerely, Colin Hansen, Minister of Finance.

In truly inspiring fashion, Hansen carefully distinguishes between lying and not telling the truth.

He’s right that the media didn’t ask him or his Liberal colleagues directly about the HST. Nobody from the media asked him if he thought a giant whale would swallow Victoria, either. Why would they? When you get down to it, his letter is pure art. I par-

ticularly love the carefully sculpted survey responses: “is not something that is contemplated in the BC Liberal platform.”

Beauty. Of course it wasn’t, because if it were “contemplated in the BC Liberal platform,” they would have got those questions from the media that they now claim – truthfully, if not honestly – weren’t asked.

The platform wasn’t a lie, it just wasn’t the truth – a significant distinction to a politician, and the HST debate makes it clear why. Take the ministry staff that “brought forward new information” after the election – only hours, perhaps minutes, after the election. We don’t know how much “new information” Hansen’s staff dredged up so quickly, but surely, to maintain the minister’s concept of “sincerely,” something “new” was found.

Amazingly, a government that can take months to deal with the simplest legislative initiatives – it took them a year to bring in legislation in response to the death of a homeless person – needed only two days, fresh off the campaign trail, to scrutinize all that “new” information and come up with a plan to revamp the entire provincial taxation system.

I believe it.

Of course, I’m known as a bit of a gullible sort. But I do believe it. I do. Sincerely.

■ Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the Langley Advance.

ong weekends mean many things to many people: long walks along beaches; long lines for ferries to carry you there; and once landed, long mornings recovering from longer nights out.

As the door to summer swings open in celebration of the good Queen Victoria, we suggest adding an extra extension: a long pause.

What to ponder, we’ll leave up to you; though this week plenty of people are doing their best to give us all something to think about. On Tuesday alone, two separate groups tied loosely by the usage of very different drugs staged a pair of unique protests. The first squad sauntered into the office of Abbotsford MP Ed Fast to protest Canada’s extradition of the ‘Prince of Pot’ (almost apropos considering the regal holiday ahead) Marc Emery.

With weed and rolling papers in hand, they sat and sang, holding signs championing their man – who’s facing five years in a U.S. jail for allegedly mailing marijuana seeds south of the border.

To his credit, the MP played the role of gracious host, allowing Emery’s Army to stay until he asked that his office could close for lunch. Shortly before 1 p.m., the dozen or so ambled off, likely because Abbotsford police asked them to, but quite possibly because Fast’s office doesn’t feature a snack machine.

Should Emery be shipped south for a lengthy stay in an American prison, when the same offense warrants hardly a slap on the wrist here in Canada? Maybe. Still, it’s worth a pensive pause.

Only a few hours after the Emery affair, a much larger crowd assembled outside Abbotsford City Hall carrying coffins and signs objecting the city’s ‘harm reduction’ bylaw – which was installed to block needle exchanges and, in the misguided thinking of the day, reduce drug use. Hep C sufferers say they need a clean needle exchange to save others from the disease, but a previous council banned needle swaps.

Are people sick from sticking themselves with dirty needles because elected officials stuck their heads in the sand?

Short-sighted or not, it’s something to consider this long weekend.

Enjoy that extra day.

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◗ Your view This week’s question: Now that the Heat and Canucks are both out of the playoffs, what are you doing with your spare time? a.] Reacquainting with friends and family. b.] Dedicating all afternoons as ‘tan-tastic’ time. c.] I’m still spending as little/much time following hockey.

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Plenty of questions for Abby council Open letter to Mayor George Peary and city councillors, Loewen, MacGregor, Smith and Gill: You claim to be making decisions with the best interests of the entire city, yet by giving the go-ahead for this project on Gladwin and Bevan you have effectively assured that the citizens of this city will have to live with two ugly craters (evidence of projects begun and not terminated) for years to come.

If Brio failed for lack of tenants, what is the likelihood of it going forward with this project in the works?

And what of the other Quantum Properties project on Gladwin and McClure?

You really think you are working for the best interests of this city when you require us to live for years with an ugly half-finished

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project in one part of town while permitting the same group of people to start another somewhere else?

Will that project on Gladwin and McClure ever be completed?

When?

The citizens of this city deserve to know. I would appreciate a personal response from you.

Howard Dirks Abbotsford

No surprise looking back at decisions Editor, the Times:

Why was anyone surprised?

This is a mayor and council who swore up and down they would not be helping subsidize the travel costs for AHL teams to travel to Abbotsford – and then proceeded to do exactly that.

A mayor and council who maintain their willful blindness, insisting that it is the Heat who subsidize the visiting American Hockey League teams’ travel costs and that the council’s multimillion dollar yearly subsidy of the Heat has nothing to do with the Heat’s ability to subsidize travel costs for visiting

teams.

A mayor and council who had Global Spectrum act as their agent vis-à-vis the agreement between the city and the Heat in order to sidestep the provincial municipal statutes that prohibited this type of agreement.

A prohibition intended to protect citizens by preventing municipal governments from putting the taxpayer on the hook for paying a potential liability such as the $73million guarantee given the Abbotsford Heat ownership.

And when citizens questioned this action the mayor replied – so sue us; a mayor who berated Chilliwack’s mayor for grandstanding when she declined free Olympic tickets on the grounds of ethics.

With a municipal election next year, the mess,

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Given that if Mayor Peary and Coun. John Smith had not voted in favour of the developer the developer’s proposal would have been defeated 4–3 rather than

approved 5-4 (three plus Peary and Smith).

Why was anyone surprised that, even with the perceived conflict of interest of having received political contributions from the developer, Mayor Peary and Coun. Smith voted in favour of the developer and the development?

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bbotsford’s Rachel Buckham and her son Carter, 4, who has Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which is a type of Crohn’s Disease, were part of a campaign leading up to World IBD Day on Thursday.

The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada put up an online declaration to try and inform people about the struggles faced by those with IBD. The goal was to reach 10,000 signatures.

On the morning of World IBD Day, there were 10,115 signatures on the website (www. isupportibd.ca).

“I really hope it does bring some awareness,” Buckham said.

People who suffer from IBD suffer from symptoms including stomach pain, cramping, fatigue and diarrhea. They also face social stigma and lack of equity when it comes to getting the expensive medications available to help with the IBD. Buckham said Carter is doing quite well, but it has been an up and down process.

“He is beginning to understand Crohn’s disease himself and what’s good for him and what is not,” she said. “It was a bit of a struggle at the beginning.”

With the support of family and friends, along with campaigns like the online one, Buckham said she hopes the medical community can make strides towards coming up with a cure and more effective ways to treat IBD.

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Change is possible REDUCTION, from page A1 “It takes the whole community, from the user, everybody. We need good rapport with city hall, the police, the health authorities, the people. [As an addict], you can still care of yourself, but when you have roadblocks, it makes it a lot harder,” he said.

With 70 to 80 per cent of intravenous drug users infected with Hep C, providing services such as clean needles can go a long way to help prevent the spread of blood-borne infections such as Hep C and HIV, said Dr. John Farley, an infectious diseases specialist who treats local patients.

“I think it’s a very regressive step,” he said about the city bylaw.

“People need options. Harm reduction has helped people. It’s really unbelievable that methods that would prevent Hep C are shunned by a community.”

But change may be coming. A proposal to review the city’s position on harm reduction should come before Abbotsford city council on June 7. The request comes from the city’s social development advisory committee, said Mayor George Peary.

As a city councillor in 2003, Peary supported the bylaw, but admits his perspective may be “less entrenched” than it was.

“I want to try to be open-minded on this,” Peary said this week. “I would hope council would at least look at the bylaw in the current situation,” which includes factors such as the high rate of Hepatitis C in the city.

A review could lead to the creation of a harm reduction policy, and that would shape the actions of the city, the mayor said. Currently the city defines ‘harm reduction’ in the bylaw, and restricts related services from most of the city.

“Our response has been a very simple one.

What we have now is really prohibitive.”

He noted also that Fraser Health “is not very

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Protesters carry a coffin at a Tuesday rally calling for harm reduction in Abbotsford.

pleased with us,” and that the bylaw likely prevented some funding and health services for drug treatment from being offered here.

An updated policy on harm reduction may change that, he suggested.

Any changes to the bylaw must go to a public hearing, Peary said.

Note: While Fraser Health authorized the B.C. Centre for Disease Control to distribute clean needles within the health authority, it was on the condition that agents would respect local city bylaws. Fraser Health does not condone breaking local regulations. That was unclear in the Times May 18 story. Also, although promotion for Tuesday’s march suggested coffin bearers would be drug users, at least one, Jason Handysides, said that was simply not true – specifically in his case.

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hy don’t we cry for help? It is because we feel no urgent need of help. What frightens me about the church today is our appalling apathy regarding our spiritual poverty and impotence.

By and large we accept the status quo in both our personal lives and the life of our churches as normal, when we ought to be declaring a “state of emergency” – and I write these words not as one who has attained but as a fellow struggler conscious of my own culpability.

In theory we all believe in the power of prayer. It is a much quoted cliché. But how much do we pray? That is how much we believe in prayer. Let’s face it, at the committee or board level in our churches, how much time do we give to calling out to God – all too often it is ten minutes at the beginning and five min-

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Faith today utes at the end. There are exceptions I am sure, but I’m afraid they are all too few.

And what about the regular congregational prayer venues?

How well attended are they? I could go on.

Why is it that we are so intellectually convinced of the importance and power of prayer, agreeing that we should pray more but we don’t? A look at two of Jesus’ parables may help us to capture the reasons for our failure.

The first parable in Luke 11, has to do with an unexpected visitor and a lack of bread in the house. The host, eager to feed the weary traveler, goes to his neighbor’s house to borrow some bread.

Even though the hour is late and his family all in bed, because of the host’s persistent knocking, the neighbor finally gets up and gives him the bread he needs.

The other parable in Luke 18, tells about a widow who badgered a callous and uncaring judge until in exasperation he finally agreed to do justice for her and hear her case.

Both parables point to the same reality: if two such recalcitrant persons will respond to importunate petition, how much more will our heavenly father respond to us his children?

But there is another dimen-

sion to these stories, one that is easy to miss. It is the urgent need felt by the petitioners.

They were desperate, and their desperation propelled their petitions with such force that their recalcitrant benefactors responded to their needs.

God responds to nothing less.

He has no time for half-hearted ho-hum prayers from trifling petitioners. It is those who “hunger and thirst for righteousness . . . (who) will be filled” (Matthew 5:6, NIV ) and, “You will seek me and find me,” God says, “when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 23:13).

Again teaching on prayer, Jesus said, “Keep on asking and it will be given to you; Keep on seeking and you will find; Keep on knocking (reverently) and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7, Amplified New Testament).

The emphasis here is on persistence. All of us can seek and ask and knock for a while – only the desperation of destitution or the urgency of utter helplessness will motivate us to keep on.

God rules the world and His church through the prayers of His people. That God should have made the extension of His kingdom to such a large extent dependent on the faithfulness of His people in prayer is a stupendous mystery and yet an absolute certainty.

God calls for intercessors: in his grace He has made his work dependent on them. He waits for them.

■ Bert Warden is a retired C&MA

pastor and a regular contributor to this column. He and his wife Lena are members of Sevenoaks Alliance Church in Abbotsford.

Worship Centres Resurrection Life Church

BUILD TO CODE; STORM PROOF YOUR LIFE!

Does you life make sense? David Rodway outlines life building pricniples, ‘unshakeables’ and why they always work!

• Hear how young and old alike can use these truths!

• Find how to recapture your destiny; get renewed ‘meaning’ Conversations which cover what works for families, business people and busy students, drawing on 30 years of pastoral experience in this essential series for the 2010 man!

GOD’S PROMISE IS AS GOOD AS HIS PRESENCE - find out the why and the how the Bible is as up to date as your tomorrow!

STARTS 10AM NEXT SUNDAY (MAY 13TH) THROUGH JUNE. Separate Children’s Ministry available.

2631Cyril Street (off Essendene) Abbotsford

CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Many learn the words Few learn the Song

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

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

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

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

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

CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Come and join us for worship

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

www.abbotsfordchurch.com

604-852-4564

(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 21, 2010 ❘

Taking matters into your own hands Sometimes God seems too slow

H

ave you ever felt that God is being too slow and that He needs your help? I know I have. Often times I am tempted to take matters into my own hands, instead of trusting Him. As Christians we are required to depend on God rather than struggle on our own.

There are serious consequences when we believe we don’t need God and we are indispensible.

Nancy Leigh Demoss, in her book Brokenness Surrender Holiness, shares four main needs in our lives. We have a choice to either try to meet these needs ourselves, or we can put our faith in God’s.

We can overcome our self-struggle with faith in God and in His promises.

Here’s how: 1. Provision. “Will I have what I need?” Scripture encourages

ALLIANCE

us to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5) and not to worry about how our future needs will be met (Matthew 6:25-34).

God promises to provide all that we need (Philippians 4:19). If we are unwilling to trust God in the matter of provision, we may be controlled by greed, stealing, cheating, lack of generosity, lying, worrying, coveting, or centering our lives around money.

2. Pleasure. “Will I be happy?”

God created us to experience intense pleasure and joy in Him. Psalm 16:11 tells us “In your presence is fullness of joy.” But we are to seek God, not pleasure. If we are unwilling to trust God with our happiness and well-being, we may become dominated by overeating, getting drunk or using drugs, sexual sin, adultery, pornography, obsession with television

ANGLICAN

movies or novels, being irresponsible, or living beyond our means.

3. Protection. “Will I be safe?”

Our God is a refuge, a fortress, a shelter, and a strong deliverer to His children (Psalm 91:2-6). If we do not trust God for our protection, we may be overwhelmed by fear, worry, mistrust of people, obsession with weapons, unwillingness to be vulnerable, fear of intimacy, tendencies toward violence, hatred, prejudice, or conspiracy.

4. Personal relationship. “Will my emotional needs be met?” An intimate relationship with Him is the basis for the richest of human relationships (Hebrews 13:5 and Psalm 73:25). If we do not value Him as our primary relationship, we will set ourselves up for giving or taking abuse, adultery, promiscuity, gossip, obsessive or controlling relationships, lust, dissatisfaction, unforgiveness, bitterness, manipulation, disho-

ANGLICAN ST. MATTHEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH (ANIC)

Where Spirit & Tradition meet

Corner of Marshall Road and Guilford Drive

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

COMMUNITY CHURCH

COMMUNITY CHURCH

Mountain Park

GRACE

EVANGELICAL BIBLE CHURCH 2087 McMillan Road

859-9937

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

Community Church

There’s always a place for you!

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.

Worship Director - Andrew Jager

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

604-855-0911 • www.mpcc.ca

MENNONITE BRETHREN

MENNONITE BRETHREN

NONDENOMINATIONAL

Lead Pastor - Warren Schatz

CLEARBROOK MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 2719 Clearbrook Road

(Corner of Clearbrook & Old Yale Roads)

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

THE SALVATION ARMY

CASCADE

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

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!

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

33737 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford

7756 Grand Street at 10th Ave. Mission

3474 Gladwin Road Abbotsford

604-852-3984

Rev. Dorothy Jeffery

BAPTIST

BAPTIST

Baptist Church

immanuelfellowship.ca 2950 Blue Jay Street, Abbotsford, BC

FREE REFORMED CHURCH EMMANUEL FREE REFORMED CHURCH

9:00 & 10:45 am Worship and Children’s Church KIDS SOCCER CAMP July 5 - 9 (age 5 - 10) Register Now!

Everyone Welcome

604-852-4746

3300 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford

Worship Services 10 am and 5 pm

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

INDEPENDENT BODY OF CHRIST MINISTRIES

Saturdays @ 3130 McMillan Road

11:30 am Snack & Fellowship 12:00-2:15 Music, Message & Prayer

Info: 604-850-1350

604-755-8726

PENTECOSTAL

PENTECOSTAL

PRESBYTERIAN

Sunday school for children after the morning service

Pastor E. Moerdyk Everyone Welcome!

PENTECOSTAL A mainstream church with an evangelical heart CHURCH

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

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

604-850-7579

Come as you are!

604-850-7579

Pastor: D. Rideout

WORSHIP CENTRE 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)

LIFE Calvin NEW Church

NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

33668 McDougall Street Abbotsford 604-859-0039

www.ieastgate.ca

Gladwin Heights United Church

for a Change. - How to transform your life by transforming your thoughts.

**The first Sabbath of each month a POTLUCK dinner is held from 11:30-12:30 and the main service will begin at 12:45** Contacts: Enrique & Sharilyn Ortiz @ 604-855-4492 Raphael & Linda Meadows @ 604-859-5244

Abbotsford

St. Andrew’s United Church

wondercafe.ca

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

604-746-4411

Trinity Memorial United Church

604-826-8296

34371 - 4th Ave. Abbotsford

Meeting at

10:00 am Service

Rev. Norm Pettersson

New Location

Abbotsford Traditional Middle School 2272 Windsor St.

10:00 am Service

604-853-2591

Christian Fellowship

(10:15 am coffee & tea bar)

10:00 am Service

Rev. Connie Thompson

SOLID ROCK

10:30 am Sunday services

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

■ Alice Maryniuk, author of Thinking

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

COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

room, or if necessary get rid of it.

If romantic movies make you discontent with your singleness or dissatisfied with your mate, or if they fuel sexual fantasies in your mind, don’t watch them.

How about you? What areas do you wrestle with? Do you struggle in believing God to provide for your needs of provision, pleasure, protection or personal relationships?

It is time to make a fresh commitment to trust God to meet your need and stop trying to fulfill it yourself. Today is the day to put matters into God’s hands.

33393 Old Yale Rd., Abbotsford

COMMUNITY CHURCH

Matsqui Lutheran Church-Matsqui Village

Above and beyond

Maranatha

COMMUNITY CHURCH

HOLY COMMUNION 12:30 PM

ALICE MARYNIUK

Baptist Church

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

Associate: The Rt.Rev. Dr. Trevor Walters

www.sevenoaks.org

Invites you to worship according to the Book of Common Prayer

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Central Valley

604-853-2416

Rector: The Rev. Mike Stewart

2575 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford 604-853-0757

ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

BAPTIST

(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

Holy Communion(traditional).......8:30 am Bapatism & Family Eucharist (contemporary) ..............10:15 am Holy Communion Wednesdays......10:00 am

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

TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN

nesty, or jealousy.

What makes us think we are capable of living independent of God’s provision? Taking matters into our own hands is sin, and we will suffer for our choices. As women if we dress seductively, just so we can receive attention, we will struggle morally.

If overeating (the biblical term is gluttony) has overtaken you, ask someone to hold you accountable for what you eat and when.

If you are vulnerable to drunkenness, stay away from bars, and don’t hang out with people who drink. Don’t think you can handle “just one drink.”

If computer games are constantly calling your name, consuming your time, and causing you to lose your hunger and thirst for righteousness, stop playing them. If you have been enticed by the Internet and lured into unwholesome things, put your computer in the family

FAITH

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)

A14 ❘ NEWS ❘ FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 THE TIMES

Real estate board says spring fever is hitting housing Detached homes up 13 per cent in value

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he spring continues to offer a buyers’ housing market in the Fraser Valley, as the region saw close to record levels of listings in April, plus quick sales and good prices for vendors.

“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 in all price categories giving buyers tremendous opportunity, while sellers saw a typical detached home sell in an average of 40 days for 13 per cent more than in April of last year.”

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 the number of active listings to the second highest April on record to 10,635, with only April in 1995 at 11,891 offering more selection.

And buyers are still taking advantage of low interest rates, as April sales remain

strong, similar to Aprils in 2007 and 2008.

The month closed with 1,793 total units sold, an increase of 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.

However she also noted that region’s new housing will still offer good deals as the HST comes into effect because many new homes in the area fall under the new housing rebate threshold.

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.

The majority of new townhomes and apartments in the Fraser Valley are less than $525,000, including some single family detached homes, said Horn.

For April, the benchmark price for Fraser Valley detached homes was up 13 per cent, to $520,423 (up from $460,229 last April),

Neighbourhood Learning Centre Ideas Wanted!

This is a notice to community members in the areas of the following Abbotsford public schools: Abbotsford Collegiate Abbotsford Middle Alexander Elementary

Centennial Park Elementary Dormick Park Elementary Godson Elementary

Jackson Elementary

In approving an upgrade to Abbotsford Collegiate, the Ministry of Education has committed to considering the school for the Neighbourhood Learning Centre (NLC) initiative. (More information about the concept is available at: www.neighbourhoodsoflearning.gov.bc.ca) The Abbotsford School District is seeking input from community members to assist in making decisions about programs and services that could be hosted in the Neighbourhood Learning Centre. For example, services might include: child care programs; health clinics; sports programs; family resource centres; and recreational programs. The intent of this initiative is for schools and community organizations to partner together to create opportunities where people can access educational and community services under one roof.

Your opportunity to learn more and provide suggestions/input is at an Open House on Wednesday, May 26, between 5 and 7 pm at Abbotsford Collegiate (2329 Crescent Way.) Please drop in for a coffee/juice, talk to School District staff, and provide your ideas.

which reflects all residential sales, including the 10 per cent, which were new homes.

Townhouses too, saw an average 10.6 per

cent increase and apartments increased by 8.3 per cent compared to the same time last year.

16th Annual

16th Annual Rotary Wine Festival Fundraiser ...don’t miss this exciting event!

“The Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui’s 16th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser, promises to be a most enjoyable event” says Glen Brown, Event Organizer.

“We are encouraging those who have not yet got their tickets, to get them soon as the event is only a few weeks away, and there are still some tickets available. The event is taking place on May 29th, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre”, he adds All proceeds from this event will go to two charities: Canuck Place ‘Extending Our Reach’ campaign in support of their planned Abbotsford Children’s Hospice facility; and Cyrus Centre, an inner city mission for youth.

“13 wineries and 4 micro-breweries are now supporting the fundraiser through their participation with pour lists featuring international as well as domestic varieties” says Steve De Marco, a member of the Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary Dinner Club.

2010 award winning Violinist Jan Bislin will enchant wine festival participants once again this year as he plays throughout the evening.

Silent Auction items will include: one trip for 2 to any scheduled Westjet Destination; 2 nights accommodation-wine bar credit- Hester Creek Wine tasting & tour; Spirit Ridge, Walnut Beach, Naramata, Ramada, and Best Western accommodation packages; restaurant gift certificates, readers basket, Audiohub Notebook speaker system, retractable phantom screen, a selection of wines, and much much more!!

There are five very generous major sponsors for this year’s event: WestJet, (two tickets to anywhere that WestJet flies), Sevenoaks Shopping Centre (the venue for the event), Abbotsford Printing Inc. (creative services, printed posters, tickets and programs), The Abbotsford Times (media), and Pattison Outdoor Advertising (signage).

“In reflecting on this 25th anniversary year for the club, Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary club President, Robynne Healey notes that “it is events such as the annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, as well as our Christmas Holly and Ivy Tour, that allow us to support worthwhile charities in our local community. If you are a busy professional but want to join a committed group of Rotarians for the next 25 years of our journey, we would love to have a talk to us at the event” adds Robynne Healey.

Tickets for the event are $30.00 per person and are now available through Sevenoaks Shopping Centre Service Centre, Darry Taylor 604-854-3328, Carlson Wagonlit Travel 604-853-9111, and Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary members.

Mission Recycle Centre The annual Return-It to Win-It Contest is back! Return your empty beverage containers from now until July 1st and enter to win an Adventure Essentials prize package including a 6-person tent, camping chairs, a cooler and more! A winner will be chosen from this depot so the more often you Return-It here, the more chances you have to win!

Mission Recycle Centre

7260 Park Street, Mission Ph: 604-820-1830 Open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm

No purchase necessary. Open only to BC residents age 19 or over. Limit one entry per person and per household per day. Contest closes July 1st, 2010. For full contest details, visit return-it.ca

THE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 ❘

COMMUNITY EVENTS Ride to Conquer Cancer

Bob Ahuja invites people to a burger and brew tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Blueridge Bar & Grille to raise money for the annual Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Ahuja will be riding in the June 19 and 20 event. Tickets are $15. Blueridge Bar is at 3600 Townline Rd., Abbotsford, call 604-5043949.

Bradner 91st May Day

The Bradner community hosts its 91st annual May Day Parade and Country Carnival on May 24. Enjoy a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., parade at 10 a.m., May Pole Dancing at 11 a.m., and community fair at Bradner Elementary, 5291 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford. To enter parade, e-mail arpotz17@ telus.net.

Word Keepers

Mission’s new writers group offers encouragement for all writers from the closet writer to the published author.

Their meeting is May 19 at 7 p.m., at the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave., Mission.

No registration necessary.

For more call the library at 604-826-6610.

Knit, learn English

Join other knitters every Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave., Mission. Or meet to practise English on Wednesdays from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Call

Library for toddlers

The Clearbrook Library, (32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford), hosts events for preschoolers –family storytime on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. until May 27, and pajama storytime on May 17 at 7 p.m. No registration needed. Call 604859-7814.

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.

Mission Toasters

Mission Toastmasters meets May 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.

Genealogy meets

Abbotsford Genealogical Society meets May 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford.

Topic is Share your Genealogy Research. See more at www.abbygs.ca.

The Royal Canadan Legion, Abbotsford branch No. 15, holds a dinner and dance on May 21, with live music

by Sweet Water and beef stroganoff. The Legion also offers breakfast on May 23, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Breakfast is $5.50.

Breathe better

The MSA Better Breathers Club meets May 20, 10 a.m. to noon, with a speaker from the B.C. Lung Association, at the Cascade Community Church, 35190 Delair Rd., Abbotsford.

Prolife talk

Women’s progress

Richard Peachey leads a discussion on pro-life and other strategies from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on May 20, at the Clearbrook library, 32320 G e o r g e F e r g u s o n Wa y, Abbotsford. Call 604-8524623.

On May 25, Lifetime Learning Centre’s Philosophers’ C a f é d i s c u s s w o m e n ’s achievements in the 80 years since the Famous Five, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cedarbrooke Chateau, 32331 Seventh Ave., Mission. Fee is $5

and includes refreshments.

Mission Caregivers help

The Mission Caregivers support group meets May 26 and June 30 at Pleasant View Care Home, 7530 Hurd St., Mission, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The group is for family or friends who are caregivers of loved ones at home or at facilities. Call 604-814-5600 or 604-8145520 for more information.

Early memory loss

An early memory loss support group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 2 p.m.

PRICE DROP Buy now and

Buds ‘n’ Bloom Plant & Garden Show

The 12th annual free Buds ‘n’ Bloom Plant & Garden Show is on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 22 at the Agricultural Pavilion at the Agassiz Fairgrounds, with booths, crafts, trees and plants from several notable nurseries, auction and more. Sale goes to support the Harrison Arts Festival and the Kent Harrison Foundation. A raffle, silent auction and concession will be available. For more call the Harrison Festival Society at 604-796-3664.

Legion dinner, dance

the library at 604-826-6610.

COMMUNITY

to 4 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Place, 7365 Cedar St., Mission. Upcoming dates are May 26, June 9 and 23, July 14 and 28. Call Barbara at 604-814-5600 for details.

Family Storytime

The Clearbrook library at 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, offers story time with songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children ages 2 to 5 on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. from May 27 to June 24. Registration is not required. phone 604859-7814).

see EVENTS, page A22

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Return your bottles to the Mission Recycle Centre between May 1 and July 1 and, in addition to receiving a refund and feeling good about recycling responsibly, you can enter to win a family camping package for four people.

The camping set includes a six-person tent, camping chairs, cooler and lantern; everything you need for the perfect B.C. summer adventure.

Encorp Pacific’s eightweek Return-It to Win-It campaign is geared to raise public awareness of B.C.’s beverage container recycling program.

Through their recycling efforts last year, B.C. residents saved enough energy to power 65,000 homes, remove the equivalent of 37,000 cars off B.C. roads and prevented about 137,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from being released into our atmosphere, said Neil Hastie, the president and CEO of Encorp Pacific.

For more information and a list of depots, visit www. return-it.ca/locations.

Mission‘s depot is located at 7260 Park St., Mission, and is open daily from Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ◗ Encorp Pacific (Canada) is a not-for-profit stewardship corporation with beverage container recycling as its core business, recovering the containers from consumers to ensure they are recycled and not burned or put into landfill.

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A career change and thoughts on cops Flipping burgers and finding local heroes in Mission

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The RCMP shouldn’t feel so bad, because they are not the only organization facing an upward battle when it comes to disgruntled employees.

The workplace environment is changing quickly in almost every sector, especially retail, and employees are excepted to do more with less sup-

port.

Corporations and employers are cutting beyond their staffing levels, leaving job satisfaction at the bottom of their list. It also baffles me to find people who are placed in roles of middle management. In my experiences these folks shouldn’t even be in charge of themselves, no matter who their fellow employees are.

It leaves me to wonder if the dollar so important as to have a workplace that is disgruntled or to create an environment that occupies a vision of job satisfaction. It’s not a difficult question.

There definitely needs to be more accountability with management and employees to correct an already failing system.

Talk about changing careers – that’s exactly what I did on May 5. I was

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On the edge one of the 18 volunteers at the Mission McDonald’s, who flipped burgers or worked the drive-thru on McHappy Day. With the sun beaming down it was a fabulous McHappy Day. I had great time working the drive-through with cheerful employees handing out bags of Mickey D‘s without dropping a single serving. Of course, every customer had to be greeted with a smile, just like the TV commercials.

Every dollar from a Happy Meal, Big Mac and Egg McMuffin went to the Ronald McDonald House and Surrey Memorial Hospital.

According to Mission restaurant manager Kristin Stram, they raised $2,057 at this location and $7.1

million across the nation.

As I was venturing out the door after a hard day at the grill, they told me to get my resume prepared ASAP. Actually, it doesn’t sound like a bad idea.

Last week, I had the opportunity to listen to former premier Bill Vander Zalm at the anti-HST rally in Mission.

Let’s just say he was more than fantastic in his message.

CBC Radio Vancouver is coming to Abbotsford May 28. They will be broadcasting live from the seniors centre at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Rick Cluff from 88.1FM and 690AM Early Edition will feature many local personalities.

They include: Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich, deputy mayor Dave Loewen and AbbotsfordMission MLA Randy Hawes.

Other guests include: UFV’s Satwinder Bains, Karry Kainth and myself.

Stories and issues will be discussed that shape Abbotsford- one of the

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Meet Theresa Chevalier, the author of Shameful Innocence, a historical romance set against the backdrop of

the Mennonites’ history in revolutionary Russia, on May 29 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford.

EH/CDC

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band EH/CDC to its spring barbecue on May 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner is at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy great music, a buffet and a hardwood dance floor. Tickets are $25 or $30 at the door, or buy at Bradner Store, 5440 Bradner Rd. Partial proceeds go to the B.C. Cancer Society. Call 604-856-4375.

New Beginnings

The young parent program New Beginnings celebrates 20 years of helping teen parents stay in school, on May 29, from noon to 3 p.m., at the New Beginning Daycare, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford. All past and present students are invited.

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The Peace Lutheran Church at the corner of Marshall and Ware streets in Abbotsford hosts a community barbecue from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with burgers, dessert, games and more bouncy castle.

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Gardening for sprouts

The Mt. Lehman Library invites little sprouts ages 4-10 and adults to meet at the Bradner Homes Community Gardens (3098 Bradner Rd.) at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays, from June 3 to Aug. 26 (except July 29). Stories, crafts and tiny vegetable plots are waiting for small gardeners to tend. Planting day is June 3. On rainy days, the library has short programs at 5875 Mt. Lehman Rd., Abbotsford. Phone 604856-4988.

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Mission Genealogy Club presents Lena Charlton with How to Remember the Past: scrapbooking ideas, traditional and digital albums, on May 27 at 7 p.m. at the Mission Library, 33247 2nd Avenue. All are welcome.

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Lunch with a Bunch, on the third Thursday of the month, servers are needed from 10 a. m. to 1:30 p.m. to set up, serve and clean up, plus drivers to pick up at seniors at 11 a.m. and to return them home at 1 p.m.

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HOT TICKETS Bruce Ward at Gourmet Bruce Ward plays May 22 at the Clayburn Gourmet Gallery Coffeehouse from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. as part of the free Envision Coffeehouse Concert Series. Gourmet Gallery is at 300-3033 Immel St., Abbotsford. Call 604-5040899. The next Envision concert at the Gourmet Gallery is Madflower on June 12.

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Poets pourri reading The Poets Potpourri Society holds its next poetry and prose reading on May 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. It is free and everyone is welcome. Bring your own work or listen to other readers. For more, contact kbelix@telus.net.

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iddlers and fans moved earth and sky to ensure that Abbotsford’s annual Old Time Fiddlers Contest would go on this weekend.

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She said the Central Fraser Valley Old Time Fiddlers faced a difficult decision in the past few months: to cancel the annual Old Time Fiddle contest due to a lack of funds, or proceed without cash prizes.

The first contest began 37 years ago and fiddlers would come from great distances to compete for trophies and winnings.

“Usually the club performs over the year to raise money for this weekend, but because of the recession, a lot of people didn’t hire musicians this year,” she said. Other clubs that opted to cancel temporarily due to lack of funds in recent years have never recovered.

“We were terrified it would fold like other clubs,” Sabir said, but when musicians, local groups and businesses heard about the dilemma, several stepped forward to donate time and prizes to help support the contest.

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Cape Breton’s Mairi Rankin will be a guest performer at the Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers’ old time fiddle competition on Saturday in Abbotsford. The event is open to the public. ing with their donations,” said Sabir.

This year, the contestants will compete for donated gift certificates from stores and restaurants in Abbotsford and around the region.

The Georgian Court Boutique Hotel in Vancouver (home to the award-winning William Tell Restaurant), for example, has donated two gift certificates for one free night stay, with the value of $450 each.

The support from prominent fiddlers from across Canada is also heartwarming, she said, with several donating their time and talents to judge and to perform.

Mairi Rankin, in town for the week teaching Cape Breton fiddling and step dancing at the Sabir Sisters Music Studio, is volunteering her time as a guest artist for the day. Long-time CFVF club member Keith Wilson, a championship fiddler himself, returned from his new home in Ontario to perform at and judge the contest.

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Back by popular demand: t h e Ju b i l e e Co m m u n i t y Club at 7999 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford, welcomes tribute band EH/CDC to its spring barbecue bash on May 29.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 or $30 at the door and include the meal, or buy in advance at Bradner Store, 5440 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford.

Partial proceeds go to the B.C. Cancer Society. For more call 604-856-4375.

Appaloosa tonight Appaloosa plays tonight and Saturday at the Big B Saloon, at the Bellevue Hotel, 32998 First Ave., Mission.

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ark your calendars for a musician-friendly fundraiser and barbecue next Saturday, when King’s Music hosts its second annual Grill for Good, a benefit for the Abbotsford Food Bank.

It was a great success last, says King’s owner Jack Koning, when his first Grill for Good raised more than $3,000 and 500 pounds of food items for the food bank.

This year, Grill for Good is on May 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at King’s Music, 2669 Langdon St., Abbotsford, across from the city hall and the courthouse on South Fraser Way. The day includes music, great bargains, food and fun for all ages.

Many of Abbotsford’s favourite and well-known musicians will perform live at the all-day outdoor concert, including Calvin Dyck, the Brent Ellis Band, Andrew Judah, North Poplar

Fiddlers and other musical guests.

Performers include children, teens and adult musicians, so there will be music sure to please everyone in the audience.

For music lovers looking for a great deal, there will be a host of give-aways during the day, as well as a silent auction, consisting of many items donated by our music distributors and local businesses.

Some of the amazing items for give-away and in the silent auction include a new Godin Session Electric Guitar, retailing at $639, a Shure SM58 microphone, headphones valued at $265, a retractable screen door, tickets to three different orchestra performances, gift certificates to local restaurants, print music and more.

The biggest prize of all will be an amazing Vermont Castings

barbecue, valued at more than $750.

Last year, someone who was invited by a friend to the event won the big grill. She came to the benefit and made a small donation, which gave her the chance to fill out an entry form for the barbecue.

She was extremely surprised when she was notified of her win, which replaced the small hibachi barbecue they were using.

There’s also free food, with a minimum cash or food donation to the Abbotsford Food Bank, from a menu of hot dogs, popcorn, refreshments and more, available from 11 a.m. when the barbecue gets fired up.

Everyone is invited to enjoy the fun and support the local food bank at a time of year when donations are low. Non-perishable food donations will be gratefully accepted. ◗ For more information, call King’s Music at 604-853-5996 or visit www.grillforgoodwill.com.

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San Beneito performs tonight at the Dewdney Pub as part of its regular young talent presentation on Friday nights, and Blond Sonya plays on Saturday.

Join Roger Potter for 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.

Acclaimed singer/song writer and instrumentalist Andrew Smith and his son Zachary Smith perform May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the House of James, at The House of James, 2743 Emerson St., Abbotsford, 604-852-3701.

Suggested admission is $10.

Los Amigos plays at the venue on June 5, part of the free Envision coffeehouse series.

Get up to the mic

Roger Potter hosts three local acoustic open mic stages, Tuesdays at the bluStone Bistro & Lounge, Abbotsford, on Wednesdays

at the Dewdney Pub, 8793 River Road South, Mission, and Thursdays at the HalfTime Bar & Grill at Dogwood Bowling & Billiards, 13-33550 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Singers and acoustic musicians welcome, sessions begin at 8 p.m.

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Merv Tremblay

Jam with Merv Tremblay & the Silverados on Sundays from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Houston’s, at 21525 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge. Call 604-820-7666 for details.

Faber Drive & co.

Faber Drive and guests Jesse Labelle, The Latency and These Kids Wear Crowns are in concert May 28 at the Clarke Foundation Theatre, 33770 Prentis Ave., Mission.

Tickets are $25 through Ticketmaster.

Local art

Masks at Kariton

Ann Grundy shows her superb papier maché masks at the Kariton Gallery, 2387

Ware St., Abbotsford, until June 9. Her masks look like something right out of Venice, and are worthy of a visit.

See more at www.abbotsfordartscouncil.org or call 604-852-9358.

Reach classes, exhibits

Registration on now for child, youth and adult spring programs and summer art camps at The Reach Gallery and Museum. See more at thereach.ca or call 604-8648087.

Theatre

Nutcracker auditions

in December. Send contact details and age of actor to acttheatre@hotmail.com with Audition in the subject line. See www.abbotsfordchildrenstheatre.org.

Chickens at Gallery 7

Gallery 7 Theatre presents the feather-weight comedy Chickens, June 4 until June 19, 7:30 p. m., plus matinees, at the MEI Theatre 4081 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford.

For tickets and details, call 604-504-5940 or see www. gallery7theatre.com.

FACE theatre

Abbotsford Children’s Theatre holds open auditions on June 8 for The Nutcracker at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Rehearsals start September, show is

The Festival of Artistic and Creative Expression is on June 12 from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford.

Line-up includes one-act plays for children and adults,

children’s shows are $2, adults $4, day passes for all shows are $30. Buy tickets at Tourism Abbotsford, or call 604-859-2407.

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The annual competition showcases some impressive talents from B.C. and Canada’s champions to youngsters who show great promise.

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The Central Fraser Valley Old Time

Fiddlers Contest is on all day Saturday, at the Abbotsford Seniors Association Hall, 33889 Essendene Ave., Abbotsford. Admission is $10.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the competition fires up for the day at 10:30 a.m.

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DHALIWAL Mohinder Kaur

March 12, 1933 - May 15, 2010 Mohinder passed away with her family beside her at Abbotsford Regional Hospital on May 15, 2010. Mohinder was a pioneer who arrived in Mission City from the Village of Sarabha, Punjab in 1950. Her beloved husband Paul Singh Dhaliwal was already settled in Mission and together they raised six children. Like her husband, she too was a trailblazer. Morality characterized who she was and how she lived her life. As a pioneer she assisted many immigrant women in adapting to their new world and continued to remain a significant role model in her community. Working as a mother was a full-time job, however Mohinder also worked outside of the home in an era when few immigrant women did. She instilled this strong work ethic and a sense of values in her children. That legacy continues with her grandchildren. The memory of her grace and devotion will be forever cherished and honoured by her husband, six children, seven grandchildren, and extended family.

Mohinder’s love and support was genuine and unconditional. As a Mother and Grandmother, her strength and perseverance will continue to be an inspiration. Family and friends will remember her integrity, sweetness, and caring nature. A service will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 1:00pm at Abby Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 3M1, phone: 604-853-0966. A prayer service will follow at the Mission Sikh Temple. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Glaucoma Research Society of Canada 1929 Bayview Ave. Suite 215E, Toronto, Ont. M4G 3E8 ph: 416-483-0200 toll-free: 1-877-483-0204 email: info@glaucomaresearch.ca

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SCHOPFF Frances Olive (nee Walter) Born Oct 18, 1931, quietly passed away May 13, 2010 surrounded by family at Tabor Home, Abbotsford.

Survived by her four children Pat (Doug) Olson, John Schopff, Betty (Jim) Bowen & Dan (Marlene) Schopff; three grandchildren Steve (Angela) Olson, Tim (Michelle) Olson Kaitie Bowen and two great grandchildren Gracie & Laken. Also survived by her only brother Bill (Viona) Walter as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Grammie, Mom and Reading Grandma was an amazing, giving, caring and friendly lady. She will be truly missed by all who knew her. The family expresses their sincere gratitude to her Tabor Home “Family” for all their love and care. A Memorial tea will be held on Friday May 28 at 2:00 pm at Mt. Lehman United Church 6256 Mt Lehman Road.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tabor Home Society.

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The Salvation Army, a Christian charitable organization, requires on-call/part time Culinary Arts School Program Instructor for it’s PCTIA accredited Cascade Culinary Arts School in Abbotsford(www.culinaryartsabbotsford.ca).

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please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

The Real Estate Weekly is THE real estate resource in print for the Lower Mainland! We produce 14 publications weekly and are currently seeking a self motivated, high energy, detailed sales and service professional to add to our team.

Responsibilities: • Inside and outside sales and support • Building and maintaining sales relationships with realtors, realty offices and home services clients • Assist in developing client marketing plans • Maximizing sales volumes within a defined territory Qualifications: • Sales experience required • Outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills • Detailed oriented • Confident, friendly people person who can establish and maintain solid relationships • Ability to multitask in a deadline driven environment while keeping a positive attitude • Quick solution driven thinker, fast learner and problem solver • Media experience and/or layout and design experience an asset

A car and valid driver’s license are required for this position.

If this opportunity describes you and what you are looking for, we look forward to meeting you!

Please submit your resume via email: hr@rew.ca Via mail: Real Estate Weekly Sales Representative 3355 Grandview Hwy, Vancouver, BC V5M 1Z5

Stó:lô Nation

Requires the services of two (2) Full-time qualified COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES for the Health Services Department Located in Chilliwack For complete details visit our website at: www.stolonation.bc.ca click on Jobs link on Homepage Mail resume and cover letter to: #7-7201 Vedder Road Chilliwack BC, V2R 4G5 Email: jobs@stolonation.bc.ca Or Fax to 604-824-5342 Attn: Stó:lô Nation HR Personnel

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FEATURED EMPLOYMENT Seabird Island Band Employment Opportunity Health & Social Development Department

Position: Communications Officer Department: Health & Social Development Responsible to: Director, Health & Social Development Purpose of the Position Under the supervision of the Director, Health and Social Development, the Communications Officer will be responsible for the development and implementation of all communication strategies for Seabird Island Band.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Degree in Communications, Liberal Arts, English, Marketing or equivalent education and training • Two to five years practical professional work experience in researching, writing and communicating • Must be familiar with multiple types of communications including web management • Superior computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Publisher) • Knowledge of conducting surveys, analyzing data, producing reports including graphs and policy writing • Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to effectively deliver information verbally, visually and web based • Ability to multitask, practice effective time management and work under pressure • Knowledge of the Sto:lo culture, traditions and language would be an asset.

• Satisfactory Criminal Records Check PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Develop documents and manuals • Write high quality, clear and timely documents and communication materials i.e. brochures, posters, newsletters, etc • Research and gather information to report to the management team • Design and organize an emergency plan and administer a Health & Safety committee Human Resources Seabird Island Band P.O. Box 650 Agassiz, B.C. V0M 1A0 Phone 604-796-6814 • Fax 604-7 96-3729 • humanresources@seabirdisland.ca Competition is open until a qualified candidate is chosen.

We regret we will only respond to those applicants chosen for an interview.

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Seabird Island Band Employment Opportunity Health & Social Development Department Position: Department: Reporting to:

Employment, Training and Social Assistance Program Supervisor Health & Social Development Director, Health & Social Development

Reporting to the Director, Health & Social Development Department, this position is responsible for the efficient development, implementation and evaluation of training programs, job placement services and supervision of the Social Assistance Program.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Formal post-secondary education with certification in Management and Employment Counselling • Experience as a Career Practitioner evaluating employment readiness skills and identifying barriers as well as employment services and social assistance • Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills • High level of sound and independent judgement, reasoning and discretion • Must be able to maintain absolute confidentially and respect information concerning EC clients, fellow employees and members of the community • High professional and ethical skills • Experience working with First Nations communities would be an asset • Knowledge of the Sto:lo culture, traditions and language would be an asset.

• Satisfactory Criminal Records Check • Valid BC driver’s license and reliable transportation SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES • Identify the needs of the aboriginal community regarding future training and employment • Plan, develop, implement and evaluate training programs • Facilitate employment workshops and interventions to ensure that clients receive professional support and guidance • Identify and recruit appropriate employer/training sites • Supervise and manage the EPT and Social Assistance staff • Develop proposals for funding assistance, oversee and manage a skills development budget as well as the EPT annual budget for operation. Prepare monthly and annual reports • Interview clients to obtain employment history and determine interests, aptitudes and abilities • Maintain confidentiality of professionally acquired information • Provide services in a non-judgemental manner • Provide services promptly and respectfully • Provide services fairly, equitably and in an unbiased manner

Pursuant to section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry.

Human Resources - Seabird Island Band P.O. Box 650 Agassiz, B.C. V0M 1A0 Phone 604-796-6814 • Fax 604-796-3729 • humanresources@seabirdisland.ca Competition is open until a qualified candidate is chosen.

We regret that we will only respond to those applicants chosen for an interview.

We thank all applicants for their interest.

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Carriers

Seeking Experienced Qualified US Flat Deck Drivers and Canadian Super Train Drivers

Security for the long term

Committed to excellence

We Offer: • Health Benefits • Company Pension • Dedicated Fleet Managers • Pre-Planned Dispatch

Call Ron: 1-866-857-1375 Fax: 1-800-530-6507 email: rjanco@canamwest.com

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Beauticians/ Barbers

Modas Operandi Requires a Stylist

Hourly wage, commission plus benefits.

Please drop resume off at Unit 102-2636 Montrose Ave Abbotsford or email modasoperandi@hotmail.com or fax 604-852-3991

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Career Opportunities

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 71 (Comox Valley)

DISTRICT PRINCIPAL ABORIGINAL EDUCATION The school district enrolls approximately 8,200 students (including 890 students of Aboriginal ancestry) 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 District Principal Aboriginal Education. 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 4:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, April 31, 2010. Late re´sume´s will not be accepted.

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Farm Workers

Apiarist – BeeKeeper

$9.14/hr. - Pitt Meadows, BC Experience an asset. Outdoors, rural area, accommodation provided, manual dexterity, hand-eye co-ordination. Duties: raised and breed bees, cultivate & harvest honey crops, control bee disease, pests and parasites, etc.

Geri Partnership 16351 Aquilini Ave. Pitt Meadows, BC Apply: by fax 604-460-0944 Attn: Sergio Website: www.geberries.com

BHATTI FARM

5061 TOLMIE RD YARROW (Abbotsford) BC V3G 2V4

Farm Labourer(s) required 5 or 6 days a week 40 or 50 hours a week $9.14 an hour.

Horticultural work such as planting, pruning, spacing and harvesting the crop.

Employment June 10 - Jan 10 Submit your application to cell 604-217-1036 ph/ fax 604-823-2271 or in person to above address.

FARM WORKERS

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.

Farm Workers

FARM WORKERS NEEDED MSB Farm Ltd., 5331 Riverside Street Abbotsford Pruning, harvesting, cultivating and general farm work duties. $9.14/hr.

Call 604-615-3983 Fax 604-557-0774

Seasonal Cannery Workers

Previous experience would be an asset although not necessary. $9.14 per hour, 60 hours/wk. (6 days per/wk.)

Please send resume to: Lally Farms Inc. 5327 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 1X8 Fax: 604-859-6666 Attention: Manlin Lally Absolutely no phone calls please

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General Employment

Now Hiring

FLAGPERSONS & LANE CLOSURE TECHS

• Must have reliable vehicle • Certification required • Union Wages & Benefits Apply in person 19689 Telegraph Trail, Langley fax resume to 604-513-3661 or email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

ROAD SMART TRAINING INSTITUTE Traffic Control, Flag Persons

SEE OUR AD IN THE EDUCATION SECTION #1410 604-881-2111 www.roadsmarttraining.com

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General Employment

ATTENTION STUDENTS/ SUMMER WORK

Flex sched. $16.25 base-appt, cust. sales/service, conditions apply, no exp needed, will train.

Call 604-595-1040 or www.summeropenings.ca/ve Customer sales/service

Summer Work

Immediate openings

Flexible schedules, $16.25 baseappt, conditions apply, no exp necessary will train. call now, (604) 595-1040 or www.summeropenings.ca/mv

GENERATE EXCEL INCOME working from your home office. Flex hrs free online training.778-452-0024 www.born2shine.net LOCAL HVAC company requires a HEAT PUMP, A/C and FURNACE installer technician.

Plse fax resume to 604-792-4440

Manufacturing company looking for mechanically inclined person for full-time job in Chilliwack. Some heavy lifting is required. Experience with running a press would be an asset. Competitive salary and benefits. Please send resumes to Pat Vandermeer pvandermeer@ picplast-northamerica.com 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.

WAREHOUSE ORDER SELECTORS We are now accepting applications for the position of part-time Warehouse Order Selector, which will include timely and accurate order picking of grocery products in a safe, clean, team-based environment.

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

SHEET METAL INSTALLER with experience, required for local HVAC company. Please fax resume to 604-792-4440

SISTO’S PUB

requires experienced Cleaner Good wages. Resumes to: 34555 Vosburgh Ave., Mission Attention Natalie

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Home Support

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Trades/Technical

PARTS MANAGER required for busy Ford Dealership.

Previous management/ADP experience required. Exceptional Remuneration/Commission.

Pension/company benefits.

Email resume to: employment@kinglandford.com or fax (867) 920-9209 Yellowknife, NT SEISMIC 2000 Construction hiring F/T Project Manager. Candidate req.: Professional Engineer or Construction Trade Certification with several yrs of experience.

Candidate must be willing to travel/work on site in Boston Bar, BC and other remote locations within BC. $85K per yr. E-resume: doug@seismic2000.com

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment.

If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

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Career Services/ Job Search

ACCENTUS MEDICAL Transcription Services

requires Canadian MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS to work from home. Expertise in Operative Reports needed.

Health Benefits now available!

Please apply online www.accentus.ca/ employment.html

Medical Office Trainees Needed

Doctors & Hospitals need Medical Administrative & Medical Office Staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Training & Job Placement is also available.

1-888-748-4126

PHARMACY TECH Trainees Needed!

Retail Pharmacies & Hospitals need trained Tech & Assistants.

No Experience? Need Training?

Training & Job Placement available. 1-888-748-413

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Education

A - Security Officer Training.

Classes avail in Abby. Full Job placement. 859-8860 to register.

BECOME AN EVENT PLANNER with the IEWP (TM) online course.

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You’ll receive full-colour texts, DVD’s, assignments, and personal tutoring.

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Government Financial Aid may be available.

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TUTORING: One to one in home tutoring. All ages − All subjects.

Summer jump start program.

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Individualized instruction. www.smarterstudents.ca

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Education

entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world. June 21st-July 10th & July 19th-Aug 07th.

Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca

Advanced Spa Aesthetics Hair Design Professional Nail Technology

DGS CANADA. 12-Day Workplace Credential Courses (OCWS) at half price • Bobcat Loader • Fall Protection • Warehouse Safety • Construction Safety • Narrow Aisle Reach • Genie Boom Lift

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Education

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Preferred by Canadian Employers INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on Full-Size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Oil Field Tickets. Provincially Certified Instructors. Government Accredited. Job Placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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h “Train Wit ST E G R A BC’s L iner!”

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Career Opportunities: Child and Youth Care Worker, Women's Shelter Worker, Family Place Worker, Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Counsellor, Settlement/Newcomers Service Worker

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ABBOTSFORD MULTI - FAMILY GARAGE SALE Saturday May 22, 8am-2pm

3035 Mouat Dr

ABBOTSFORD FLEA MARKET Exhibition Park

Indoor & Outdoor Sundays 6am - 4pm

604-859-7540 Abbotsford

FURNITURE GARAGE SALE Sat. May 22nd, 8am-4pm 35688 Kahana Place (Eagle Mountain) upright piano, artwork, all types of furniture, etc.

MCMILLAN

★ Yard Sale★ Monday, May 24 9 to 3 pm 2315 Orchard Drive Kids downsizing & much more!

MISSION Moving Sale!

Sat. May 22nd, 9am - 3pm Rain or Shine 32459 7th Ave. Between Cedar & Hurd.

Tools, furn. collectibles & some for free. All must go!

GARAGE SALE Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-850-9600 Let everyone know when!

MARKETPLACE 2010

Appliances

SIDE BY side fridge/freezer, $195 obo, large chest freezer $90obo. good cond. 778-549-1421

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Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Crane Trucks, Trailers, Lumber, Boats and etc. Cars & Trucks 9 a.m. Start!!!

FEAT: Civil Construction Equip. – Trailers, Negative Air Fans, Tools, etc. + Woodworking Shop.

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WELCOMING INDUSTRIAL SMALLS.

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Buck Stretcher

COVERLET & Duvet & Shams $50; Freezer $75; 2 10x20 painting $30 ea. 1 28x36 painting Country style $25 - 309-1742.

KITCHEN TROLLEY drawer door $20.00; 2 Bedroom Table lamps$40.00; 1 Livingroom easy chairs $50. - 309-1742.

WHITE TALL ceremic floor lamp $75; small Panasonic microwave $15; Oakwood wine rack holds 12 bottles $15 - 309-1742

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Farm Equipmment

NEW HOLLAND 268 baler and disc mower. Call after 5pm 604-858-9568 Chilliwack WANTED TO buy farm tractors, back hoe. bobcat loaders, any cond Call collect 1-604-794-7139

HHOWARD WONG FARMS

“The Valley’s premier farm market for 35 years”

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

8AM TO 6PM

CLOSED VICTORIA DAY (MONDAY)

5486 Riverside St. (Corner of Harris & Riverside) MATSQUI VILLAGE Lots of Parking by the Barn!

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604-855-3315

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103-32883 South Fraser Way Abbotsford

MICHELIN X-ICE radials 205/55R-16 mounted for Mazda 3. $1150. for all 8 or $600 a set.

Like new. Ph 604 755-2371.

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Upgrade your skills.

Check out education opportunities in the Classifieds.

Musical Instruments

OLDER MODEL upright piano, with bench, very good condition. $290obo, 778-549-1421

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Plants & Trees

CEDAR HEDGING $1.00/foot& up. Dug in ready, installation & delivery avail 604-795-1999. Now is the best time for planting!

Dogs

Cats

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310

FRUSTRATED

For Sale Miscellaneous

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

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Why not call NOW to see if career training is right for you!

Food Products

✫FRESH HALIBUT✫ For Sale! • Please Call 604-226-0453

Auctions

Many individual courses also available

Pharmacy Technician:

Career Opportunities: Clinical Pharmacy Technician,

GARAGE SALES

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

604-724-7652

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Dogs

AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland

ADORABLE POMERANIAN pups. Parti colour & extra small.

1st shots. $550 +. 778-316-8561

604-850-9600

BORDER COLLIE X Sheltie pups 4 males. Gorgeous! Ready Jun18 Blue Merels $700. Blk & White $400. Aldergrove. 604-856-3291

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Dogs

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Dogs

CHIHUAHUA, 3 pups (3 1/2 mo old/1st shots/dewormed) & the mom, $100 each. 604 581-6902

Triple Five Trucking

SPECIAL • Cedar Shavings LAB PUPS, yellow, m/f, 1st shots, dewormed, vet checked, $500. Call 604-701-1587

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $550 neg. 604-708-1752

LAB X PUPPIES Purebred lab mother. Adorable mix of 12 males/females ready to go home! DOB 03/21. 3 black/ brown, 9 all black. Excellent with children; farm raised. $450.

Langley: Call 604-807-3653

LAB/RETREIVER X, Young, adult female, Nellie needs a loving home! Shy around new people/situations, best suited adult-only, cat/dog free home, Loves long leashed walks or a rural home. Vanc. Animal Shelter 1280 Raymur Ave, 604-871-6885 LABS YELLOW PB Vet checked, 1st shots dewormed. 3 female.

May 30. $550. 604 537-5063 PB BLUENOSE Pit Bull pup’s for sale. 4 left - $1000 - $2000. Ph Tim 604-557-8359

RARE! CHOCOLATE, Blue, red, cream & brindle. French Bulldogs, Reserve now! 604-802-6934 FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

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SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application. www.petfinder.com/petdetail/5731357

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com

Sheltie Pups. Reg’d, shots, tattooed, dewormed, m/f, healthly, friendly, $950. 604-526-9943 SHEPHERD X Rotti x Bernese Mnt sheep dog x Arctic Wolf, 6 females 2 males. Some with blue eye, shots & dewormed $500 ea.

Ready June 4. Ph 604-309-2966

GOLDEN DOODLE Pups Beautiful, intelligent Email pics available. $850 1-877-563-4259 LAB X Golden Retriever vet checked 1st chots 8 wks, ready to go, yellow $450. 604-997-5504

KILN DRIED Hemlock, Fir, Spruce Sawdust & Shavings

534-5544 290-8405

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SHIH TZU BIJON pups, 1st shots, dewormed, ready, family raised, non shed, $575 firm. 588-5195

Lessons/Training

DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy profitable career as a professional certified dog trainer. PCTIA Government registered program in Vancouver DogStars Professional Dog Trainers School now accepting registration for Fall 2010 & Spring 2011. Phone: 604-878-STAR (7827)Web: www.DogStars.ca

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Feed & Hay Homecare Available

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CERTIFIED CAREGIVER IS LOOKING FOR INDEPENDENT SENIOR TO SHARE: 2 br’s avail in apt will provide some assistance with laundry, cooking, personal care, errands, drive appts & church on Sunday.

Live in a family environment.

604-835-8400 Neetu

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Metaphysical

LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics!

1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca

Pets - Other

BC REPTILE Club Show & Sale Sat June 12 • 10 am to 5 pm and Sun June 13 • 10 am to 4pm Abbotsford Exhibition Park 32470 Haida Drive, Cadet Building Abbotsford B.C Admission : Adults $4 , Kids $2 , Children under 5 Free ; Family Pass $10.00 (2 adults up to 3 kids) For more info visit us at www.bcreptileclub.com 1-604-392-5715

Cares!

The Abbotsford-Mission Times has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation?

All CANADIAN / AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s.

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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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Aries March 21 - April 19: A busy, detail-filled month lies ahead. Your luck has been low, but it soon will climb or reach equilibrium (early June through early September). Sunday/Monday feature relationships and opportunities. These are a tough slog Sunday – you might reach a final separation point or showdown over a domestic, career or similar situation. Don’t expect fireworks, just deep, thoughtful commitment to a path.

Monday’s the opposite – everything works when you admit your own fears, failings! Secrets, inheritances, investments, other people’s money fascinate you midweek: but a major problem lurks.

Cancer June 21-July 22: The few weeks ahead bring reduced energy levels, quietude and sweet solitude, spiritual nudges and administrative or governmental contacts. It’s a good time to contemplate and plan your future. When doing that planning, realize that June through August will favour your ambitions, and contacts with bosses and VIPs. Worldwide, this will also be a turbulent time – and in crisis there are opportunities. Your relationship, ambition and security/ domestic zones all face change (or at least, adventure!).

Sunday holds either deep affection or deep rejection.

Your romantic, creative urges rise midweek.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Expect four weeks of internationalism, higher learning, far travel, publishing and legal, cultural events – and love! But an April/May trend of intimacy, financial commitment or research with someone representing one of these zones, will continue. E.g., if you became intimate with someone in April or May, you might now see love dawning, or travel to see them. Or, if you researched, you might now publish, or take it to a court of law. Or an investment/ business partnership you explored might become a signed contract. Your charisma, energy soar Sunday/ Monday. Careful Sunday in career/home.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday – that’s better than getting into trouble by siding with one person or the other when they argue (Sunday). Relationships bless you Tuesday, but anger is close to the surface Wednesday. Life’s mysteries, depths and deep nurturing rise to consciousness Thursday/Friday. Your financial and sensual instincts surge – but something you start now might meet a longterm (romantic and financial) barrier. Saturday brings initial stress (around noon) then wisdom and mellow thoughts. The weeks ahead emphasize earnings, purchases, possessions, memory and sensual joys.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The weeks ahead bring wish fulfillment, popularity, flirtations, entertainment, optimism and joyful plans! You could start a love affair; it could lead to marriage, or bring travel to a foreign country. Expect success in legal, educational, cultural, love, publishing, far travel and similar zones. But this might be just a taste of success, Leo – don’t force matters, be willing to wait until 2011 if success doesn’t fully gel. Much talk Sunday (watch underground resentments or sneaky people) and Monday (trust someone!) Rest, midweek. Romance, creativity and a winning streak, Thursday/Friday!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: You face a month of depths, intimacy, sexual urges, secrets and research, commitment and consequence, and crucial health and lifestyle choices. You should meet success! Someone you’ve dealt with since early to mid-April could play a prominent role. You might find your work duties expanding June through August. Retreat, take a deep rest Sunday/Monday. (Sunday might subtly pull a “mellow relationship” apart.) Your energy and charisma surge Tuesday/Wednesday – ask a favour or start a new project! (Best Tuesday morn.) You can march straight toward more earnings Thursday/Friday – do so!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and decisiveness return, big time! Over the weeks ahead, start significant new projects, see and be seen, make an impression on important people!

Early June to early September might bring a wish true, especially in areas of marriage, relocation, business partnerships and social acceptance. Even if they don’t, your popularity, optimism and “future sight” will rise – get ready to enjoy life! There will be no more need for caution in relationships. But that’s early June.

Meanwhile, Sunday (uncooperatively) and Monday (magically) promote romance, creativity.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: A month of ambition, success, prestige relationships and community recognition has just started. But a study, travel, love, cultural or similar theme, evident since early April, continues to June 9. It might involve communications from another country.

You’ll be half ambitious, half thoughtful. You’ve met lucky opportunity in 2010 – for business, marriage, relocation, perhaps litigation. June-July-August will move these opportunities to deeper waters (commitment, intimacy, funding, etc.) If you “miss,” opportunity will return, September-December, and commitment will return, early 2011.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Your hopes rise Sunday (though money is a disappointing topic) and Monday.

Optimism, popularity, flirtation and fun visit you! Or perhaps you’d better go out and find them, since you’ve entered a month in which others hold the aces of charisma, energy and clout. Still, fresh horizons, opportunities and exciting relationships are imminent!

The more you approach, the more you’ll gain. An AprilMay task lingers into late June, so tackle it. (You might also be romancing a workmate during this time.) Lie low midweek. Emerge Thursday/Friday to greet the world!

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May 23 - 29 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: The month ahead accents work and health, machinery and service personnel, the heavy side of kids (e.g., dirty diapers rather than the joy of her first soccer goal). Look upward Sunday/Monday – to ambition, prestige. An attractive, affectionate person stands across from you Sunday – but are you too secretive, defensive? If so, rethink. You’ve been intrigued by a romantic or creative possibility April and May – this continues through June. Don’t abandon it.Your hopes rise nicely mid-week, but retreat for some solitude Thursday/ Friday. Real estate luck hovers on the near horizon.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead feature pleasure, beauty, romance, joy with children, creative surges, and a winning streak in speculation. A Gemini or Virgo could be involved – perhaps a person you might have tried to end it with in April/May. Love, understanding, your life philosophy, far travel, legal or educational matters are the theme Sunday/Monday.

Sunday might bring a “silent disagreement” over duties. Be ambitious Tuesday/Wednesday, but avoid friction with a competitor. Your hopes rise Thursday/ Friday, as popularity, light romance and entertainment arrive. Retreat Saturday, seek quiet rest.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: The weeks ahead accent your domestic scene, security, real estate, Mother Nature, gardening, nutrition. It’s a time to digest what you’ve done, where you’ve travelled over the past year (and years) and where you’re going. This might lead you to abandon certain bonds and projects, and to embrace new ones. That’s good, natural. Sunday presents you with a subtle, perhaps hardly conscious dilemma, a choice between different friends or viewpoints. Secrets, deep power, intimacy might be involved. Midweek’s mellow, brings understanding. Be ambitious Thursday/ Friday: success awaits! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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6605

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9125

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Cam Friesen, left, of Hope Secondary flies high in the senior boys 2,000m steeplechase, where he finished fifth. Tim Woo, 17, above, of Abbotsford Traditional competes in the senior boys long jump.

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Francesca Jackman of W.J. Mouat Secondary splashes on landing in the girls 1,500m steeplechase Tuesday. She finished seventh.

leated soles squeaked and squelched in mud and turf soaked from some of the heaviest rains to hit the Fraser Valley this year as athletes ran from one event to another at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford this week.

After two days of competition in the Fraser Valley High School Track and Field Championships, W.J. Mouat is tied for fourth place with 11 points: four gold, three silver and four bronze.

Abbotsford Christian Secondary has four silver and five bronze for nine points, and Chief Dan George Middle School has six gold medals for six points.

Individual highlights after Day 1 of competition include: Steven Humphrey of Saint Jean Brebeuf (third in senior boys high jump), Aisha Klippenstein of ASIA Sumas Mtn. (third in senior girls long jump), Adam Lambert of Hatzic Secondary (first in Grade 8 shot put), Jesse Lambert of Hatzic (second in senior boys shot put), Tiffany Pickets of Abby Christian (third in junior girls discus), Laura McPhedran of Abby Traditional (second in senior girls discus), Carissa Berger of Abby Christian (second in Grade 8 3,000m final).

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Alex Siemens grabbed gold for WJM (first in junior girls 3,000m final), Herman Gill of CDG Middle (first in Grade 8 3,000m final), Jimmy Kang of MEI Secondary (third in junior boys 100m final), Mike Crivello of Yale (third in senior boys 100m final), Manveer Dhillon of CDG Middle (first in Grade 8 boys 100m final), Hailey Gibson of CDG Middle (first in Grade 8 girls 100m final).

In the pole vault, Christine Smith of W.J. Mouat captured gold (first in junior girls open pole vault), Emma Beckett of ASIA (first in senior girls pole vault) and Melissa Lokombo, WJM, third in senior girls pole vault, Tanner Strauss, WJM, first in junior boys open pole vault, Brayden Kampman of Abby Christian (third in junior boys pole vault), and Brian Atkinson of WJM (third in senior boys pole vault).

Individual results from Day 2 ( Tuesday) for Top 3 placings include: Raman Rajwan of WJM (third in junior girls hammer throw), while Jake Heathcote of WJM was second and Paul Reuben of Abby Christian third in the junior boys hammer. see TRACK, page A39

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– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

Yale’s Paul Ahn drives the ball down field against Mouat defenders in senior boys semifinal action Tuesday at Yale. The Lions won 25-3 to advance to the final, which was played Thursday.

Lions’ ruggers advance On their rain-soaked home turf Yale ousted perennial rival W.J. Mouat in the senior boys rugby semifinal match to advance to the Fraser Valley Championship final on Thursday. The Lions took down the Hawks 25-3 in what coach Doug Primrose described as not a pretty game.

“It was a sloppy day and not the best game,” he said. “We definitely didn’t play our best, but considering the conditions and people playing in different positions because of injuries, all and all, it was a win. A win’s a win and we’re in the final, but we’ll have to step it up for tomorrow.”

Tries for Yale were scored by Joel Schmidt, Matt Bianchini, Tyler Barons and the fourth

score was a penalty try.

Robert Bateman Secondary lost their semifinal match to Earl Marriott 24-10 on Tuesday, so Yale will be playing the Surrey team for the championship.

Yale beat Earl Marriott earlier in the season and Primrose is optimistic about his team’s chances this time around.

“We seem to do well with our physical play, we’re bigger and more physical than them,” he said. “But they’ve got a lot of speed so we have to be careful of that.”

The Fraser Valley final was late yesterday afternoon at Yale, but results were not available by the Times’ press deadline.

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It’s game, set, match for MEI championship

Taylor makes the cut for Ben Hogan award

MEI’s senior tennis team finished first overall at the Double-A Fraser Valley Championships last week.

After finishing league play in third place during the season, the Eagles fired off an 8-3 victory over Holy Cross from Surrey in an elimination match. Having lost to Holy Cross 7-4 the previous week, the MEI squad had to make some adjustments to their rotation in order to get the win.

The Eagles’ only two tournament players, Anthony Iliev and Mikayla Marazzi, moved from playing singles

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Ryan Markloff of MEI and David Abril of WJM were second and third respectively in senior boys hammer, Aly Cheese of Abby Christian (second in Grade 8 girls high jump), Conor McKenzie of ASIA (third in Grade 8 boys long jump), Cody Faber of Abby Christian (second in Grade 8 javelin), Jake Heathcote of WJM (second in junior boys javelin), Ashton Eagles of Abby Traditional Middle (third in Grade 8 girls triple jump) and Aisha Klippenstein of ASIA (first in senior girls triple jump),.

On the track, Hailey Gibson of CDG Middle took first in Grade 8 200m final, Chantel Desch of Yale (third in senior girls 200m final), Manveer Dhillon of CDG Middle (first in 200m final), Adam Karrasch of Fraser Valley (third in senior boys 200m final), Alex Siemens of WJM (second in junior girls 800m final), Herman Gill of CDG Middle (first in Grade 8 boys 800m final).

In the 4x400m relays, the Grade 8 girls Abby Christian Secondary ‘A’ team finished second, the Grade 8 boys ‘A’ team from MEI Middle finished first and Abby Christian’s ‘A’ team took third in 4x400 junior boys relay.

Aisha Klippenstein from ASIA grabbed second in the senior girls 100m hurdles, while Abbotsford schools swept the top three spots in junior boys 110m hurdles, with Tanner Strauss, WJM, taking gold, Raj Jindal of Rick Hansen, winning silver and Alex Huizing of Abby Christian taking bronze.

Dyson Barnes of Hatzic took second in senior boys 110m hurdles and Jeremy Van Woerden of Abby Christian took third in senior boys 2,000m steeplechase.

The final day of the Fraser Valley Championships was Thursday and details were not available at Times’ deadlines. See Thursday’s results in next week’s Times.

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MEI Eagles’ Mikayla Marazzi won team points in girls doubles with Cambria Wiens.

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reeled in by Jason Peters and Andrew Leung in the boys doubles to bring the total to eight out of 11 possible wins.

In the afternoon’s championship final, MEI kept the same lineup and defeated the Southridge Storm from South Surrey by the same score of 8-3 to lock up the first place banner, plaque and a trip to the provincials.

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and mixed doubles, where they had handily defeated their Crusader opponents in their previous match.

They joined up with Johji Atsumi in the boys doubles and Cambria Wiens in the girls doubles where they combined to win four team points.

That moved fellow Eagles, Willem and Naomi Milne, a strong brother and sister tandem, to the singles and mixed sets, where they also crushed their Crusaders opponents, 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0.

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very cool to go down there and meet the other guys who had such a good year,” said a ick Taylor’s golfing modest Taylor Tuesday. resume speaks for “It’s a pretty cool feeling so itself.

I’m excited to go down there It includes a long list of and have a chance to win.” awards and achievements in And to think, Taylor’s rise Canada and the U.S., ranging to becoming one of the greatfrom SCOREGolf Magazine’s est NCAA golfers of all time To p C a n a d i a n began in the quiet Amateur in 2008 settings of Ledto a two-time Cogeview Golf and Pac-10 Player of Country Club nearthe Year with the ing the outskirts of University ofWashtown. ington Huskies.

Even he, who L a s t s u m m e r, many in the media Taylor shot the low believe will be Canamateur round at ada’s future of golf, the U.S. Open in admitted he never NICK TAYLOR N.Y., and was at saw this coming. one point on the “ I d i d n’t e v e n main leader board heading know there was such an into his third round of golf’s award,” chuckled Taylor. second major championship.

“There are always dreams He may qualify for his third of playing on the PGA Tour U.S. Open as an amateur in and going to school down the regional qualifying tour- in the States and be able to nament beginning June 7. play golf and have success, The pride of Abbotsford but this award is something also held the top spot of the I never really thought I could World Amateur Golf Rankings achieve.” for 21 weeks in 2009. Yet, for Huskies men’s golf coach all his earnings as an ama- Matt Thurmond said being teur, there is one award he nominated for the award is has yet to win. That could all a reflection of the kind of change, however, on May 24 competitor Taylor is on the as Taylor is one of three final- course, as well as the nice, ists vying for the Ben Hogan fun-loving and sometimes Award – NCAA golf’s version goofy person he is away from of the Heisman Trophy. it.

Should he win, he would be “I’m thrilled for him,” said the first Canadian to capture Thurmond. “I think the best the award. But rather than part about it is he’s the guy jump for joy at being nomi- who deserves it and there’s nated, Taylor is keeping his no weakness in his character emotions low key. or who he is. If you ever want “It’s an honour to be select- someone to have success, it ed in the top three and it’s would be Nick.”

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Tough decisions as districts fight to stay on budget

“This is a caring community – what’s going on here?

We need to make them see the error of their ways.”

– Deb Schmitz Hepatitis C Council of B.C.

70 people laid off in Mission PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

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o easy answers await as local education boards battle to get back on budget.

“We are in the process of reducing our budget by $2.8 million and we are making reductions across the board,” said Mission School District secretary-treasurer Roy Daykin.

The district issued layoffs to 70 CUPE employees last week, which amounts to around 30 fulltime positions. These positions include custodial and maintenance staff.

“We are in the process of reducing our budget by $2.8 million and we are making reductions across the board.”

– Roy Daykin secretary-treasurer

Eastside, the need for education and awareness,” said Richard Cunningham, with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users.

A former licensed practical nurse and a recovering addict with Hep C, Cunningham said everyone has to be on board to address drug addiction and its related health issues.

Daykin said the district also had to cut support services positions, administrative exempt positions, along with materials and supplies.

“It’s been a very, very tough year making budget decisions because everything we do, we know affects the students,” said Daykin.

The budget will be approved at the June 22 Mission Board of Education meeting.

The district has been meeting with employees and members of the District Parent Advisory Committee in the lead-up to the budget presentation, so no one is caught by surprise.

Daykin said nobody at the district is happy with the cuts that have had to be made, but it is the reality B.C. school districts are currently facing.

“We’re facing exactly the same pressures as probably every school district in the province,” he said.

The Abbotsford Board of Education approves its budget in public at its next meeting on May 31.

The budget was presented during an in-camera meeting on April 19.

Mark Lee, secretary-treasurer for the Abbotsford School District, said the district has been working on the budget since January and has known for a while that they would have to try to make up for a $6.2-million shortfall.

see REDUCTION, page A11

see BUDGET, page A4

– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

Close to 100 people from throughout the Lower Mainland took over Thunderbird Square, adjacent to Abbotsford City Hall, to protest the city’s anti-harm reduction bylaws Tuesday afternoon. Many of the speakers at the rally angrily denounced the bylaw and said it is contributing to Abbotsford’s skyrocketing Hepatitis C rate.

Cries for clean needles

CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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arrying mock coffins and hoisting signs that read ‘Harm Reduction Saves Lives,’ more than 80 activists from Vancouver and Abbotsford rallied at the civic square on Tuesday to draw attention to the city’s high Hepatitis C infection rate, and what they called its ‘harm production’ bylaw.

According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, Abbotsford has the third highest rate of Hep C infections in B.C., where the numbers are already double the national rate.

Abby has B.C.’s third highest Hep C rate, Mayor Peary ‘wants to be open-minded’

But the city’s 2003 bylaw, which effectively bans stationary or mobile needle exchange and other harm reduction strategies, stands in the way of prevention and care, said the protesters.

“This is a caring community – what’s going on here? We need to make them see the error of their ways,” said Deb Schmitz with the Hepatitis C Council of B.C. “I saw this 15 years ago in the Downtown

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