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I could always count on a hug from her every day.

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Mission man meets the Queen Talented tenor: “there’s this presence about her” JEAN KONDA-WITTE JKonda-Witte@abbotsfordtimes.com

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– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

Godson Elementary teacher Allison Smith wept as she recalled Clare Shelswell’s sunny character, just before the little girl’s celebration of life service at Mountain Park Community Church on Wednesday.

Remembering a caring Clare

Making the transition into “a family of two” CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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mong the coloured crayon portraits of smiling butterflies and rainbows on Clare’s memory table, among the typed notes framed by pink construction paper, and among the photos of Clare, sat a well-loved, slightly worn green teddy called Baby.

It’s a Care Bear, Clare’s favourite teddy, an appropriate symbol for a little girl who is universally remembered as someone with genuine affection and warm hugs for everyone.

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She was always an upbeat child, a happy girl, a strong kid,” said Marlene Stobbe, whose young children played with Clare Shelswell

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“She was a very, very caring “She picked the flowers no girl. Just remember her for the always an upbeat child, a one else wanted. She’d keep very sweet little girl she was.” the shells that were broken, The young girl was slain on happy girl, a strong kid.” the leaves eaten by caterpilJune 27 while the family was lars. She transformed broon vacation in Hoodsport, ken things that others didn’t – Marlene Stobbe family friend want into things of beauty,” Wash. Her stepfather, Peter James Wilson, 29, has been he recalled. charged with first-degree In a press conference before murder, and remains in custody on a $3-mil- the service, Kaethler read a statement on lion bond in the U.S. behalf of Clare’s mother Sarah, who expressed According to a statement by the Mason her deep gratitude for the compassion and County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson told a detective support offered by people at their church. he killed his stepdaughter with a knife he found see CLARE, page A15 on the kitchen counter of their cabin.

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Summer thieves targeting trunks

Police say keep valuables at home RAFE ARNOTT RArnott@abbotsfordtimes.com

Safety tips Abbotsford Police would like to remind residents to follow these simple recommendations to help protect their homes and valuables from thieves taking advantage of the warm, summer weather.

■ Make sure door and window locks are working and ensure you use them.

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bbotsford police report a spike in thefts from cars after a half-dozen vehicles had their trunks jimmied and contents stolen

■ Place obstructions or use positional locks/pins in sliding window and door tracks, especially patio doors. Don’t forget to do the same for basements and upper levels.

“. . . they are observing females in particular, put their purses and other valuables in their trunks. Probably watching them as they embark on their run or walk in the park.”

– Const. Ian MacDonald APD

– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

from both Mill Lake and Albert Dyck parks over the last two weeks.

Thieves are targeting drivers who are using the parks to exercise or run after parking their vehicles, Const.

Ian MacDonald said.

“We had three this weekend . . . all with the trunks being breached,” he said.

People are being cognizant of the risk of leaving wallets or purses in their cars and doing the right thing by putting valuables in the trunk, unfortunately, someone is watching

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Abbotsford police are warning people frequenting local parks to leave valuables, purses and wallets at home rather than placing them in a locked trunk after several trunks were burglarized over the past two weeks. them do that, MacDonald said.

“They’re doing some level of reconnaissance or observation on the targets prior to breaking in.

“Specifically, our theory is that they are observing females in particular put their purses and other valuables in their trunks. Probably watching them as they embark on their run or walk in the park,” he said.

According to MacDonald keeping valuables out of sight is important

for people to do, but safeguarding valuables is better, and if you plan on going to the park, leave anything you don’t mind carrying at home.

“If they don’t need to bring their full wallet or purse, it’s better to just throw their driver’s license and keys into a back pocket or wrist or belt holder,” he said.

“We consider this to be a pretty specific type of theft from vehicles,”

MacDonald said.

“This is a really unique M.O.” People might think the cabin of their vehicle is more susceptible to break-ins, MacDonald said, but a trunk is just as easy to force entry into as a car door.

“The door lock mechanism on your door and trunk are not that dissimilar,” he said.

“If your key opens both . . . you can probably do the math there.”

■ Keep your valuables such as wallets, jewelry, cash and keys off of counters and areas viewable from doors and windows.

■ Keep hedges and shrubs maintained.

■ For best home security, alarm your doors and windows.

■ Ensure your house appears occupied.

■ Install motion-detection lighting around exterior dark areas, walkways, and doorways.

■ Have someone watch your home during your absences.

Heat wave sizzles into valley Record temperatures signal summer’s arrival RAFE ARNOTT RArnott@abbotsfordtimes.com

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oaring temperatures have sent local residents flocking to local businesses to snatch up air conditioners, fans, water hoses and sprinklers.

The temperature in Abbotsford hit 33 C Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 32.2 set in 1953, and Environment Canada is calling for similar conditions over the next several days.

The heat wave is a result of a massive high-pressure ridge clearing the skies over British Columbia for a much-anticipated summer, after a cold, wet spring lingered through most of June.

Many cities around the Lower Mainland reported record high temperatures.

Fraser Valley hotspot Agassiz hit 34 C Wednesday, Squamish 32 C, and White Rock climbed to 30 C, breaking a record high of 28.3 C that stood since 1929.

People have been coming in by the hundreds over the past few days for fans and air conditioners, Abbotsford Home Depot store manager Paul Gislason said.

“Just ACs and fans, just ACs and fans,” he said with a laugh.

Gislason said some supplies are dwindling.

“We’re getting a little bit low, but we’re supposed to get more [supplies] in, Thursday,” he said. “We’ll see how long that carries us for.”

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“Watering tools, hoses and sprinklers, those type of sales have certainly increased,” he said.

The number one thing the City of Abbotsford wants to remind residents about during a heat wave is water conservation, city communications manager Katherine Jeffcoat said.

“Be aware that there is complete sprinkling ban on, and that all hoses are required to have a spring-loaded shutoff,” she said.

Water usage directly affects the city’s water reservoir levels, Jeffcoat said.

“Without those levels, we can’t effectively do things like fight fires, and that’s obviously extremely important.”

Outdoor water parks like Mill Lake are not affected by water usage bans because it incorporates its own well-fed water supply.

“The water park will be open to the public and running. It’s a great place to take the kids and cool down in a heat wave,” Jeffcoat said.

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■ Re m e m b e r t h a t w i t h increased instances of fraud and identity theft the target could be your mailbox and not your house.

■ Re m e m b e r t h a t y o u r garage, your vehicle(s) and shed may be as appealing to a thief as your home.

■ With high gas prices, the fuel in your vehicle’s tank should be secured with a locking cap.

■ Place identifiers on all of your valuables.

■ Inventor y and photograph your valuables. Keep receipts and serial numbers in a secure place.

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THE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 ❘

APD sorry for armed raid on home of ‘upstanding citizens’ ETHAN BARON The Province

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ometimes, the nose doesn’t know. Police followed the odour of growing marijuana to an Abbotsford home, then more than a dozen officers raided it Sunday evening with guns drawn.

Oops.

Instead of a grow-op, they found a respectable couple, their daughter and her fiancé, who had been sitting upstairs together looking at the couple’s photos from a recent fishing vacation in the B.C. interior.

Roadie, the 14-year-old arthritic dog, was lying in his customary position at the top of the stairs.

It was around 7 p.m. when the family heard a terrific pounding on the front door.

Daughter Tracie Fast, a coordinator at a helicopter-repair company, went to the window and saw police in the yard. One shouted “open the door,” and she walked downstairs and did so, stepping out onto the porch.

About a dozen officers were pointing handguns at her, and when she turned her head, there was a cop with an assault rifle right next to

Guns drawn, they followed the smell of marijuana that has ever happened to any one of us,” Fast said.

Her father’s mother died Friday, so the incident came at a par ticularly stressful time for the family, she said.

After the search, with a drug dog, turned up nothing, a sergeant “red-faced” with contrition admitted police had erred, she said.

“He said, ‘Yeah, we screwed up,’” Fast said.

“I said, ‘What would make you come here? Did somebody report us, saying we had a grow-op?’ He said, ‘We’ve been down in this neighbourhood and we noticed the smell of marijuana growing. Every time we came to this corner it smelled like it came from your house.’”

She asked the sergeant if the odour was enough for a warrant, and he told her “all he had to do was say he smelled marijuana growing” to get a warrant, she said.

The officer told her police had run checks on the licence plates of the family vehicles in front of the house, and he was given

people who are looking to protect their commodity.

It’s commonplace for us to come across firearms.”

To obtain the warrant, police cited “visual indicators” of marijuana production in addition to smell, MacDonald said. He said he couldn’t say what those indicators were because he didn’t have the warrant at hand.

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Primed for World Cup final PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

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t all comes down to this. Sunday, fans of ‘the beautiful game’ can see who will be crowned the 2010 World Cup champion.

Whether you like the Spanish side, or are rooting for The Flying Dutchmen, a number of Abbotsford pubs are making sure you have a comfy seat and lively atmosphere in which to watch the final.

Renee Pain, manager at the Duke of Dublin (33720 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford), said her pub is offering incentives to soccer enthusiasts.

“We’ve got a grand prize giveaway, we’ve got five official pieces of World Cup soccer paraphernalia, and we’ve got a $100 gift certificate to be used toward your tab at that point,” Pain said, adding there has been a loyal contingent at the Duke of Dublin for

the past month, waiting to watch the games, which have aired regularly at 11:15 a.m.

At Finnegan’s Pub & Phoenix Lounge, manager Trevor Eros said they will be opening earlier than usual Sunday (at 10 a.m.) and are expecting a sizeable crowd.

“We’ve had quite a good crowd come out, and it has continued to grow closer to the finals,” said Eros, who added the crowd for Wednesday’s match between Spain and Germany was certainly lively.

“I was on the other side of the building and when the goal was scored it was getting close to the thunder of when the Olympic events were being shown,” he said.

Like Duke of Dublin, Finnegan’s Pub, which is at 33780 King Road, Abbotsford, will also have prize giveaways during the day.

The game is set to start at 11 a.m. Sunday on CBC.

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her, she said. The police said they had a warrant to search the house, but they wouldn’t tell her what for.

There were more police behind trees at the side of the house, and still more at the rear, said Fast, 37.

Fast complied with the request to call her family down, and she, her father Ken, 63, mother Connie, 57 and fiancé Scott Richardson, 36, stood on the lawn, surrounded by police. A few minutes later, the cops handcuffed them all, and put them into two squad cars.

“It was absolutely horrifying,” Fast said. “None of us have any kind of record or history with the police. My mother hasn’t even had a traffic violation. I certainly didn’t like seeing my family hauled off to different vehicles, and being handcuffed.

It was heartbreaking.”

Neighbours driving by slowed down to rubberneck, she said.

“This was the most embarrassing and humiliating thing

pause by the fact that no one in the home had ever been in trouble with the law, she said. But he went ahead with the raid anyway.

He r m o t h e r, w h o w a s “beyond furious,” made a verbal complaint at the Abbotsford Police Department station Monday, her daughter said.

Abbotsford Police Department spokesman Const. Ian MacDonald said the department plans to apologize to the family of “upstanding citizens,” and will give them information on how to file a formal complaint. “ We are endeavouring to make things right with them,” MacDonald said.

Po l i c e c o n d u c t e d t h e raid with the precautions necessary for executing a drug-related search warrant, MacDonald said.

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ission put out its welcome mat for business on Thursday morning, inviting three dozen developers and financiers from around the Lower Mainland to an investors’ breakfast to showcase potential opportunities in the community.

“We want to demonstrate to you in the investment community, that we are open for business, we want you to come and join us,” Mayor James Atebe told the group.

“We can do it. We want to build a strong Mission, a better Mission for our residents, but we can’t do it alone.”

Senior district managers outlined Mission’s profile as a community of about 37,000, which has 62 zoned acres of commercial space, and another 250 currently zoned and potential acres for industrial use.

There are opportunities for redevelopment in the city’s downtown, older residential and industrial areas, as well as in new areas.

Affordable housing and multi-family housing is especially needed, said senior planner Sharon Fletcher.

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ger Stacey Crawford said the district is pulling up its game to remain competitive.

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“I think it’s brilliant. I think the mayor and council and district are working very hard, very diligently. I’m very positive about what’s coming down the pipe,” he said.

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THE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 ❘

Questions arise over harm reduction CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

of B.C. and the city’s own social development advisory committee.

“It’s an incredible move on the part of the council and it shows they are sincere about looking at this,” committee chairman Milt Walker said this week.

The committee will get data on the best practises in Fraser Health, how neighbouring municipalities define harm reduction and what they do in regards to harm reduction services, said Rueben Koole, the city’s social planner.

The survey will also gather hard numbers of IV

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bbotsford’s mental heath and addictions committee began to form a questionnaire on local harm reduction practises on Tuesday as part of its task to find out how addictions are managed in the city.

The group was given its working mandate on June 7, when the council voted 6-3 to review a zoning bylaw that restricts “harm reduction” facilities. These include services such as stationary and mobile needle exchanges and free-standing methadone clinics.

The bylaw drew criticism from those who treat intravenous drug users, who pointed out in May that Abbotsford has the third highest rate of Hepatitis C in the province.

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“We don’t have an accurate picture of what’s provided here. Basically, we’re going on a factfinding mission,” Koole added.

Questions on the survey will go to several groups, including treatment houses, pharmacists, churches and social service providers.

Drug users will also have the chance to fill out the questionnaires.

“I think we need to ask the addicts. There’s a lot of good information – these are smart people,” said Pam Willis of the Abbotsford Mission Women’s Resource Society.

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anada is still a constitutional monarchy because most Canadians don’t know what the alternatives can be.

Actually, most don’t even know that we live in a constitutional monarchy – that Canada’s head of state is actually Queen Elizabeth II. Did you think, like most Canadians, that Stephen Harper is our head of state? Well, most of the time, it seems, so does he.

Now, if this were a true democracy, you and I and everybody with citizenship papers would be the true rulers. But alas, no – here you still have to be born to the title. A queen who rarely visits is actually the most important person in this country.

That’s remarkable, considering that dear, old Conrad Black – you know, the Canadian former media mogul who is pining away in an American jail cell? – not so long ago jettisoned his Canadian citizenship because he was being denied a pseudo-royal title because Canada doesn’t officially recognize royal titles . . . except for the Queen, I guess.

Now, simply questioning this stuff, as has been recently pointed out to us, one day would have cost us our heads – or maybe got us shipped off to Australia.

But these are more enlightened times. In our current almost-democracy, it may not be legal to make fun of the old lady who costs us millions of tax dollars every time she accepts an

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Odd thoughts invitation to tea – but let’s just say it would probably be politically incorrect for her to order the axe to fall.

Now, she does cost us far less than the billion dollars the royal pomposity of the G8 and G20 Summits soaked us for recently.

I believe that if there were more rational discussion – and a reasonable helping of irrational derision (which I feel always helps lighten a heavy debate) – we’d be well on our way off the path of royal obeisance.

As it stands right now, the Queen really doesn’t do much for us – other than the warm feeling of utter gratitude her very existence occasionally elicits from some of the Brits and ex-Brits who still think they own this colony.

But here’s a little test. Remember that royalty – if allowed to procreate – is forever. Maybe you think Queen E. II is a sweetheart deserving of your divine devotion. After all, Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl . . . an’ all that.

Think forward: how does the thought of Charlie Rex strike you? Even in Merry Olde England, there is serious contempla-

tion of whether the royal system could survive him.

And what could we have here instead of a queen (or king) to watch over her (his) humble, little children?

In reality, everything the Queen could do for us is already done by our Governor General – who supposedly represents the Queen Herself, but is in fact chosen by the Prime Minister in consultation with the Privy Council. The only royalty in the equation is purely symbolic.

And the current Governor General – as evidenced by her botching of the parliamentary proroguing that has become all the fashion of late – is a pretty good argument for a complete change to the system. How about we elect our senate? And the head of the resultant Upper Chamber is named Chancellor (or some-such) and takes on the symbolic role of interpreting the constitution for the prime minister?

Or how about a brave new American Idol knock-off – Canadian Idolatry – in which prospective symbolic heads of state show us from week to week how classy and regal they can be, and everybody gets to phone in their choices (99 cents per vote, to help fund the office)?

It makes more sense than what we’ve got.

■ Bob Groeneveld is the editor of the Langley Advance.

ST is now a fact of life.

For now.

The Harmonized Sales Tax became a part of B.C.’s economic reality – at least for ordinary citizens – as of last Thursday, Canada Day, July 1.

Happy birthday! How do you like that gift so far?

Bill Vander Zalm and his Fight HST group don’t like it at all. They want to take it back to the manufacturer, and get our money back.

First the group wowed its opposition, the Liberal side of the B.C. Legislature (well, not the entire Liberal side, attested by the fact that former Liberal cabinet minister Blair Lekstrom now sits as an independent), by collecting hundreds of thousands of supporting signatures.

Fight HST ended up with more than 700,000 names supporting their cause – at least more than 15 per cent of the number of eligible voters in each and every one of B.C.’s 85 provincial ridings, providing what should be a comfortable cushion for the 10 per cent of eligible voters per riding needed to try and force the government to axe the hated new tax.

But . . . the business lobby countered with a court-based assault, claiming Fight HST didn’t have legal grounds to present the petition, and the provincial Liberals have maintained the petition has no teeth, in any case . . . and now Vander Zalm and Fight HST are countering with a B.C. Supreme Court thrust of their own, claiming that the whole HST is unconstitutional . . . and that’s not to mention their goal to start recalling 24 Liberal MLAs. So perhaps the HST is a fact of life.

But facts of life can indeed be elusive.

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

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Inquiring about council’s question period Editor, the Times:

Shame on that naughty community watchdog Lynn Perrin. Imagine Ms. Perrin daring to think that the purpose of the short 15-minute question period at the end of public council meetings was for asking council questions.

Why should council be accountable to citizens or have to answer the questions of citizens? What do people think Abbotsford is – a democracy?

Why should council be expected to explain: - Why it is that while council always cries it has no money to do anything about housing for Abbotsford’s poorest citizens, it has millions of dollars to purchase a professional hockey team/franchise for wealthy Abbotsford citizens.

- Why it is council pleads poverty when it comes to building affordable housing yet it can find $45 – $50 million to cover the cost overrun in building the arena.

- Why should citizens have any right to expect council to explain why the arena cost was almost (as far as citizens know) 100 per cent over budget and why council felt free to spend double the amount council guaranteed citizens was the maximum cost and to hold council accountable for the doubling of the cost.

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- Certainly citizens have no right to expect the mayor and council to respect the intent and spirit of legislation governing B.C.’s municipalities rather than finding ways to circumvent the legislation in order to obligate the taxpayers of Abbotsford for a $75 million liability.

- Just because watering restrictions began April 1 and a total ban began July 1, even though this was a wet cool spring, citizens certainly have no rights or reasons to question council about their actions, or lack thereof, in preparing to meet Abbotsford’s current and future water needs.

I have no doubt that should there be a need for rationing water from the municipal system City Hall will find any monies necessary for bottled water for city hall.

No, citizens should not be asking council questions they should be grateful to mayor and council. After all: - Council will no doubt get on top of the water supply issue – hopefully before the taps run dry.

- Even if there are no

restaurants or coffee shops or any other such amenities open later in the evening, couples looking for something to do in Abbotsford later in the evening can always go to ARC and workout in the gym until midnight.

- Look at all the money saved by council not doing proper maintenance at Matsqui pool and then using the condition of the pool to close it.

How dare Ms. Perrin force council to cancel the public’s opportunity to ask council questions by asking them questions.

Ms. Perrin should have known that the purpose of the question period was not the questioning of the mayor or council but to provide an opportunity for people to praise councils decisions and behaviours.

Of course that would be a lot easier if the decisions and behaviour of the mayor, council. councilors and city management were not of such a questionable nature and they had accomplished anything praiseworthy.

James W. Breckenridge Abbotsford

Never a good time to poison your mom Editor, the Times:

The possibility of a Waste -to-Energy (WTE) plant being built in God River is being considered, probably just with the idea of providing jobs and tax revenue. I read that Covanta has offered to build a WTE plant free which should be a clue that there is more to WTE than meets the eye.

While the air pollutants are a major concern there is still not much said about the ash residue which is said to be between 10 and 30 per cent. To give you and idea of what that would look like: If Covanta should choose to build a plant capable of processing 40,000 tons per year the ash residue would be enough to cover over 1,000 acres a foot deep over a 25 year contract at 30 per cent residue. In some European countries that ash is considered hazardous waste and has to be landfilled accordingly. If we divert 70 per cent through reduce re use and recycle the 30 per cent residue would not be hazardous waste.

Should a WTE plant qualify as an ‘Independent Power Producer’ (IPP) under the Liberals green power plan I would assume that if (due to environmental concerns) the plant was ordered closed some

authority would be expected to compensate Covanta for the cost of their plant and the loss of income from the power it would have produced by the end of its contract.

While humans may think that they come from their mother’s womb we are all products of mother earth.

How long do you think we can get away with poisoning our mother?

Gary Huntbatch Abbotsford

Too much attention on Clare Shelswell Editor, the Times:

How do I put this politely?

I’m tired of reading about the tragedy surrounding Clare Shelswell. More so, I’m tired of everyone and their merciless revenge.

Why do we need to read the entire 911 transcript? Why publish the date and time of a private funeral? Even more repulsive why does the Abbotsford Times have a poll to see who wants to murder James Wilson? This is just sickening, did the family not ask for peace and privacy? I understand this is a major story and no one reads the new papers anymore, but don’t keep putting this out in the spotlight. I say enough is enough, this is thoughtless and irresponsible behaviour.

Jason Handysides Abbotsford

Obviously not a good idea to drain lake Editor, the Times:

I must admit that until a few days ago, I knew nothing of the application by a mining company who want to drain a beautiful, natural lake on the Chilcotin Plateau approximately 120 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, B.C. Apparently this mining company has applied to our B.C. government to drain the lake and use the resulting area to dump toxic mine tailings -and there is more than one lake involved.

This is so bizarre that one cannot believe that such a proposal would be discussed for more than two minutes before the company would get a resounding “No!” and further discussion about how the mining industry should be promoted should not be entertained when it means destroying natural lakes.

I this website for those who would like to get some information: www.protectfishlake.ca/ video-bluegold.php I have not seen anything about this is local papers and hope that this important topic could be reported on so the general public can be informed, before any of our lakes are destroyed and used to dump mine tailings.

Lila Rauh Mission

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s brothers go, they’re cut from the same cloth.

When James Tessaro, 27, walked across the stage at UBC’s Chan Centre to receive his Doctor of Medicine degree last month, he waited at the bottom of the stairs for his older brother, Mark, 29, to get his Doctor of Medicine degree in the same ceremony.

“He [James] puts his hand out and shakes his brother’s hand,” said father Jim, beaming with pride after the fact.

While dad admitted that he didn’t cry, he also didn’t take photos, afraid he might miss the moment that would forever be etched in his mind.

But the road to this monumental moment has not been an easy one for the Tessaro family.

The boys got the news they were both accepted to UBC’s medical school in May 2006.

It was just a year earlier that their mother, Elaine, had been diagnosed with skin cancer.

“There was a hope that this success [accepted to medical school] would have given Elaine that kick to beat the melanoma cancer that she had,” recalled Jim. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, and she died just two months later.

“It [med school] didn’t have anything to do with their mother being sick, because they were down that road to begin with,” said Jim. Both valedictorians at Yale Secondary – Mark in the class of 1998 and Jim in the class of 2000 – the boys went on to study biochemistry in post secondary.

Elaine was a registered nurse and an instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley, where she demonstrated her care for others in her nursing duties and also set high standards for her nursing students. The Tessaro brothers grew up listening to, and participating in, many medical conversations around the dinner table.

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With graduation behind them, Mark has now settled in Kingston, Ont. to complete a two-year residency in family practice while James will enter into a five-year residency in internal medicine in Vancouver.

Jim credits his sons’ high school years in Abbotsford with setting the groundwork towards their life in medi-

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“Yale Secondary School is well known for setting the bar high for academic excellence,” he said. Biology teacher Trevor Fowler and chemistry teacher Cheri Smith were both mentors in those early years, he added.

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rom the towering heights of the Rocky Mountains to the depths of our lakes, rivers and oceans, it’s easy to see why Canadians want to protect the beauty of our natural environment. We all share a desire to preserve our clean water, clean air and abundant wildlife for our children and grandchildren to enjoy.

Clean water, for instance, is a precious and vital natural resource. Abbotsford boasts some of the cleanest and tastiest water in the world. The Clearbrook Waterworks District was

and fire protection, sprinkling restrictions are put in place each summer. Abbotsford is also developing long term plans to expand its water supply by tapping into Stave Lake.

I believe that Canadians should continue to have access to clean water, including safe and fresh drinking water from the taps in our homes. That’s why our government has recently taken action to protect Canada’s freshwater supply. Under the Transboundary Waters Protection Act, we are expressly prohibiting the export of bulk freshwater

ED FAST

MP FYI the Gold Medal Winner of the 2008 and 2009 Award for Best Tasting Tap Water in the World in the Annual Berkeley Springs Water Tasting Competition.

To ensure that residents don’t run out of water for drinking

from Canada’s watersheds.

Canada’s rivers and streams will now receive the same protection from bulk water removal as larger bodies of water like the Great Lakes currently do. Businesses which violate the rules would face tough new penalties, including multi-million dollar fines.

The message we are sending is very clear: Canada’s bulk freshwater is simply not for sale.

Our action builds on our Conservative government’s comprehensive Action Plan for Clean Water which was introduced in

2007. This plan preserves safe, clean drinking water for all Canadians, cleans up major bodies of water, and reduces harmful water pollution at its source.

Preserving and protecting Canada’s freshwater resource is one more way that our Conservative government is taking action to protect Canada’s natural environment.

■ Ed Fast is Abbotsford’s Member of

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A12 ❘ FAITH ❘ FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 THE TIMES

Your first car’s tie to Christianity

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o you remember your first car? Was it something special, perhaps a gift from a parent or grandparent? Was it your pride and joy – reliable and economical – which you kept in top mechanical shape and gleaming with a regular coat of wax?

If you are at least in your middle years or beyond – and have had the privilege to carry a driver’s license – you’ve probably owned a number of cars, but you’ll likely have the fondest recollection of the first one.

I’ve found there is something in our consciousness that draws our memory to firsts, whether it is our first day at school, our first boyfriend or girlfriend, our first vacation, and, yes, our first car.

In my case, that car was a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air four-door sedan. I bought it for $300 from a guy who had lost interest – and no wonder!

The car was barely running and produced billows of blue smoke. The tires were almost smooth and the hubcaps had long been sold or stolen.

The paint was a dull shade of brown which offered the advantage of disguising the rust that had begun to envelop the rocker panels and lower fenders.

This was a big car: almost 18 feet from one chromed bumper to the other. And there was lots of chrome; after all, this car was originally sold at the peak of the Doo Wop era.

I felt safe in that automobile.

I confess that at 17, I wasn’t the most cautious driver, but even when I drove at speeds that were almost certainly beyond the posted limit, I always sensed the protection of all the metal surrounding me.

I owned the car a relatively short time and someone, as I recall, bought the car for parts.

I used what little money I received to add to the savings for my university education which had become a higher priority than owning a car.

Many years have passed since I sat at the wheel of that old Chevy but a TV program I saw recently returned me to those days – with a chilling twist.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-profit U.S. agency dedicated to improving the safety of automobiles, was crashing two cars in a staged head-on collision: one was a late model Malibu and the other was a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan!

I sat watching the show in disbelief. The big Bel Air instantly became a frightening mess of metal and glass: the Malibu sustained frontal damage but the occupants – simulated with dummies – would have lived.

The occupants of the Bel Air,

according to the announcer, would likely have been seriously injured, maybe even killed.

My old Bel Air, I learned, offered virtually no protection to its occupants – in particular, the driver – and its bulk and weight provided a false sense of security.

This prompted to reflect on the ways that we can feel safe and secure, sometimes without justification.

We may have an investment plan, only to discover that the stocks we thought were so stable are worth virtually nothing; a job that brings us a regular income may be phased out in the wake of corporate downsizing; even a spouse or close friend can walk away without warning.

The Bible talks about this, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.”

And you may be familiar with

SIMON GIBSON

Faith that matters John 3:16, perhaps the bestknown verse: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

True peace, true security, can only be found in the God that created you and loves you.

Why not put your trust in him today? Call on God through Christ – who died on a cross for you personally and rose from the dead - and confess your sins.

Now would be the best time to make your decision.

■ Simon Gibson attends church in Abbotsford and writes Faith That Matters which appears monthly in the Abbotsford-Mission Times.

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Maranatha Baptist Church

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

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

CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH

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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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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

617 McKenzie Road Abbotsford (South of Vye Road)

(Nursery provided) Weekly activities for all Everyone welcome

604-852-4564

MENNONITE

MENNONITE BRETHREN

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite 29623 Downes Road

Sunday Worship Services

July 18 - 22, 2010 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Everyone Welcome

2285 Clearbrook Road 604-859-4611

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3845 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford

Ages 4 to Grade 6

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Sunday School 10:00 am

PRESBYTERIAN

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

10:30 am

Worship & Children’s Church Rev. Donald Hill

http://pccweb.ca/stpauls-mission You are welcome!

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

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Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church

July 19-23 6 pm - 8:30 pm

Welcomes you!

35063 Page Road, Abbotsford (east of Hwy 11, north of Harris Rd) Sunday Services: 10:00am & 3:30pm Rev. Steven A. Swets 604.826.8854

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Interim Minister: Youth Leader: Doug McKellan

CLEARBROOK MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 2719 Clearbrook Road

Worship Service 10:50 am

Trinity Lutheran Church

MENNONITE BRETHREN

(Corner of Clearbrook & Old Yale Roads)

8:45 am Traditional Service 10:45 am Contemporary Service 10:45 am Liturgical Service 9:55 am Adult Learning Centre 11:15 am Summer Cinema (children)

Corner of Ross & Downes Rd.

CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

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THE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 ❘

Who do you think you are?

ALICE MARYNIUK For the Times

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s a child I remember people saying to me, “Who do you think you are?”

Actually that is a good question to ponder.

Who do I think I am? I’m not sure about you, but I have struggled most of my life with low self-esteem. I suppose my fear of becoming proud was so strong that it kept me feeling inferior. Unconsciously I felt that liking myself was a sin. I thought that being humble meant being a constant critic to myself.

One day the Lord convicted my negative thinking with this verse in Romans 9:1921 “Who are you oh man to reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, ‘Why have you made me like this?’” When I read that verse, I felt a voice saying to me, “Stop putting yourself down all the time. Start enjoying who I created you to be.”

As God began to convict me of my negative thoughts and beliefs, I began to realize that the first step towards change and freedom is being conscious of what

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ANGLICAN

Anglican Network in Canada (corner of Marshall Rd. & Guilford Dr.)

Worship Service & “Heroes of the Faith” Grade 5 every Sunday all summer.

2575 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford 604-853-0757

COMMUNITY CHURCH

COMMUNITY CHURCH

859-9937

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

Lead Pastor - Warren Schatz

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MENNONITE BRETHREN

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!

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

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Mountain Park Community Church

There’s always a place for you!

contemporary worship excellent children’s program

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

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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

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

Worship Services 10 am and 5 pm

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

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TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

Invites you to worship according to the Book of Common Prayer

Central Valley Baptist Church

33393 Old Yale Rd., Abbotsford

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

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LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

HOLY COMMUNION 12:30 PM

Matsqui Lutheran Church-Matsqui Village

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

BODY OF CHRIST MINISTRIES

Saturdays @ 3130 McMillan Road

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

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

Pastor E. Moerdyk Everyone Welcome!

BAPTIST

immanuelfellowship.ca 2950 Blue Jay Street, Abbotsford, BC

604-755-8726

Sunday school for children after the morning service

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

**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

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LIFE CHURCH

Come To Jesus Pastors:

604-853-2416

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www.sevenoaks.org

GRACE

EVANGELICAL BIBLE CHURCH 2087 McMillan Road

Sundays

Traditional Morning Prayer with Eucharist 8:30 am Contemporary Family Eucharist 10:15 am Wednesdays Holy Communion 10:00 am

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

3440 Mt. Lehman Rd 604-607-5031

www.heritagealliance.ca

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St. Matthew’s Anglican Church

Sunday ~ 10:00 am

Brian Croft Hong Zhu

Yes! Free Art & Gifts

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

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

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A Farewell Celebration

I believe. I began to ask myself questions, writing down the answers and I was shocked at my responses. Confronting and exposing my thoughts was a big eyeopener for me. These negative beliefs had kept me captive for years and now it was time to expose them and deal with them.

In Philippians 1:6 Paul puts it this way, “Being confident in this very thing that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

According to Psalm 139:13-16, our abilities come from God. If that is indeed true, why would God be displeased if we developed the gifts He gave us? The more we demonstrate and put to use our abilities, the more others are benefited by it. Does this not please God? We are competent to fulfill God’s plan for our lives because He has made us worthy. He gave you and I the ability to think, to make right choices and to experience success. Why are we afraid to do so? God and I are a team, and I am responsible to do my part and to trust him to do his. You cannot act beyond the vision of who you are. Who you think you are has a significant impact in your life. Take some time to ponder the question: who do you think you are?

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PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 10:30 am Holy Communion 10:30 am Children’s Ministry 9:00 am Deutsch 2029 Ware St. at Marshall 604-859-5409

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Trinity Lutheran

Lutheran Church - Canada (LC-C) Church of the Lutheran Hour 3845 Gladwin Road North 604-853-3227

9:45am Sunday School & Bible Studies 10:30am Worship Service www.trinitylcc.ca

Pastor Christoph Reiners www.plc-abby.org

Pastor: David Hilderman

PENTECOSTAL

PRESBYTERIAN NEW LIFE Calvin Church

The Potter’s House Church

PENTECOSTAL A mainstream church CHURCH with an evangelical heart

Abbotsford Traditional Middle School 2272 Windsor St.

Prayer for the sick, healing, deliverance in Jesus’ name!

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Thursday Service - 7:00 pm Friday & Saturday Concert & Movie Night - 7:00 pm

604-746-4411

33336 2nd Ave. Mission

Pastor: Hans Kouwenberg Sunday School & Kids Connect: Smitham Adult Bible Classes Sarah . . . . 10:30 Evangelistical Service . . 11:30 am WORSHIP SERVICES Thursday Bible Study . . .7:00 pm 10:00 am Pastor: D. Rideout

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

WORSHIP CENTRE

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Abbotsford

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Trinity Memorial United Church

St. Andrew’s United Church

Gladwin Heights United Church

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A14 ❘ NEWS ❘ FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 THE TIMES

APD celebrates life of popular constable Const. Martin Ellis-White was school liaison officer

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bbotsford police members are mourning the loss of one of their own after career officer Const. Martin Ellis-White passed away June 26 following a two-year battle with cancer.

Ellis-White was 48 years old.

He worked as a patrol officer and as a school liaison in his eight years with the department.

“Martin cared about people. He listened intently and gave respect generously. That is why he made a great policeman and contributed so much to our family,” Const. Ian

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MacDonald said in a statement. sister in-law Anna, nephews John and MatIn many ways he epitomized the best char- thew and niece Jennifer. MacDonald said the acteristics and advantages department is grateful of municipal policing in for the amazing care that he served the com- “Martin cared about people. He Ellis-White received munity he had the most listened intently and gave respect from Dr. Sasha Smilmeaningful connections generously. That is why he made janic and his staff at to, MacDonald said. the Cancer Centre at a great policeman and contrib“ Those connections Lions Gate Hospital in included not just friends uted so much to our family.”

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life as a family of two,” said church spokeswoman Anna Marie White. Details on how to donate to the trust are at the church website, at mpcc.ca, or church staff can be contacted at 604-855-0911.

CLARE, from page A1

She also pointed out the kind support from Godson Elementar y, where Clare attended kindergarten, to Benefit planned for family Tabor Home where Sarah Locals touched by the plight works, and from the commuof Clare’s family are organizing nity at large, including those a celebrity auction and fundin Mason County. raiser at the Duke of Dublin “ Yo u h a v e g o n e a b ov e pub at 33720 South Fraser Way, and beyond the call of Abbotsford, 8 p.m. on July 14. duty,” was Sarah’s message Nazareth drummer Lee Agnew, to the first responders and was in Abbotsford on July 1 the small Washington comand was so touched by the – RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES munity who came to the sad story that he made a perfamily’s aide with practi- Church liasion Anna Marie White sonal donation, said Darrin cal and emotional support. tears up as she speaks to media Nickolas, one of the organiz“We have felt truly embraced about Clare. ers, along with Sean Brown by the members of the many and Allison Aubin. communities around us,” she said.

To date auction items include a guitar pack“Although it has been hard to imagine life age from Kings Music, four hours of time from here without Clare, we are trusting that through Music Central Mobile DJ Services, and Melanie God’s grace, and with your continued love and C (aka Sporty Spice) is donating items from her support, we will be able to make that transi- personal collection. Steve Hillis is the live entertion.” tainment. More items are being donated on an The family’s supporters have set up trust hourly basis, said Nikolas. All monies raised will fund at the Aldergrove Credit Union for Clare’s go to the Shelswell family trust account. mother and sister, “as they transition into a See www.protruckr.com for more.

QUEEN, from page A1

Stood in line before Jack Layton

Hiles was a guest of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Peter Milliken (he and Milliken had become friends after Hiles m ov e d t o Ot t a w a a n d sang at various government functions over the last several years).

Standing fourth in the receiving line to meet the Queen, Hiles was behind the Supreme Chief Justice and her husband and the Speaker of the House, and before Jack Layton and Ontario Lt.-Gov. David Onley.

“I made a bow from the head and said ‘your majesty’ and she extended her hand,” he said. “She said she liked my tie, I had a Beethoven tie on, and she asked if I had sung Beethoven and I said ‘yes’ and then she said ‘very good.’ [Then] she walked to the next person, who was Mr. Layton.”

And as if that wasn’t enough, there was more.

“It was quite an amazing event. The Duke of Edinburgh shook my hand after Her Majesty and he said ‘Oh, it’s so good to see you again,’ and I had never met him before,” said Hiles. “Then he said ‘When will you be in London next, we’ll have to make sure to get you to Buckingham Palace.’ ” Hiles added he had never met the Duke before and he probably had him confused with someone else. “[But] I was really excited about that.”

The royal garden party lasted for several hours on a rainy Wednesday and during the afternoon Hiles gave a casual performance to about 150 people including government ministers, where he sang God Save the

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Queen Elizabeth was still receiving guests at the other end of the park, however, and she did not hear Hiles sing, he said.

On Thursday Hiles again sang God Save the Queen at the Office of Foreign Affairs for the Canada Day party for the diplomatic corps, where his audience consisted of ambassadors from Africa and Europe.

The Mission native is staying in Ottawa for the s u m m e r, h o b n o b b i n g with government elite, and will attend the University of Toronto in the fall, where he will study and be a guest artist singing two operas for their student productions.

“I can’t even believe it.

No one in my family has ever met the Queen in 300 or 400 years,” he said with a laugh.

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And thirdly, as the baby boomers—the biggest demographic—are entering their 60s, the number of aging drivers is mushrooming. In Soon thereafter, Holly Tuokko, director of the 2025, one in four Canadians will be 65 years University of Victoria’s Centre on Aging was or older; by 2040 the number of people with quoted as saying that legislation requiring Alzheimer’s disease in Canada will double. medical exams for 80-year-old drivers—such as in BC and Ontario—and “newspaper reports For the past 10 years, the research community that over-emphasize collisions involving in Canada has been working on this problem older drivers, and stereotypes that suggest by developing a screening tool called the all seniors are potential threats behind the SIMARD-MD test to assist physicians with wheel, contribute to an overall negative public objective decision-making about fitness sense of senior drivers.” She characterized to drive. A simple five-minute written test age-based compulsory medical exam laws as completed in the doctor’s office, it assists “ageist” and noted that if the nub of the issue with evaluating the four cognitive abilities is medical conditions, compulsory medical needed for driving and determines the exams should actually begin at 40, the typical probability of passing or failing a road test with age for the onset of age-related medical a high degree of accuracy. Work on the test disqualifications for driving. continues.

Fitness to drive involves a basic set of To learn more about the topic of aging drivers cognitive, motor, and visual skills. Generally go to: www.candrive.ca, the website of the speaking, younger drivers crash because of Canadian Driving Research Initiative for inexperience, bad judgment, and risk-taking Vehicular Safety in the Elderly (Candrive), behaviour. The reasonable expectation, an interdisciplinary health related research however, is that as they gain experience program dedicated to improving the safety of and maturity they will become safer drivers. older drivers.

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Yogurt Ingredients Two 398ml cans crushed pineapple One 750g container plain low fat yogurt 6 tablespoons SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated ½ (one half) teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C).

Combine the oats, bran cereal, almonds, coconut, wheat germ, 2 tablespoons SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener granulated, sesame seeds, ground flax seed, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl.

Drizzle the canola oil over this dry mixture and stir to combine thoroughly.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Smartini magic

The Great Smartini and his trusty side kick Coconut the Talking Chimp bring their magic show to a Summer Reading Club event to the MSA Centennial Library (33660 South Fraser Way) July 15, 3 p.m. All ages, no registration needed. Phone 604-859-7814 for info.

Call 604-854-8160.

Bridging cultures

Abbotsford Community Services seeks volunteers to help new immigrants learn about Canadian culture, connect with local resources, explore the community and practise English. Call Andrea Dykshoorn, program coordinator, at 604-217-3055, or

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The Abbotsford SPCA has summer day camps in July for kids aged 8 to 12. Activities include games, arts and crafts, skits and guest speakers on the theme of wild and domestic animal wel-

fare. Campers can meet cats, rabbits, rodents and socialized dogs. Camps are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except for four-day camps). The cost is $170 or $150 for students who are members of the B.C. SPCA Kids Club. Some bursaries are available for low-income families. To register visit www.spca.bc.ca/

youth/camp or call 604-5997209 or 604-850-1584.

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Cancer support

A Women with Cancer support group meets every third Thursday of the month at Superstore, 2855 Gladwin Rd., Abbotsford at 7 p.m.

Call 604-852-1410 or 604504-0630.

After 5 connection holds a barbecue and antique car show July 13 at 6:30 p.m., at Tanglebank Farms Nursery, 29985 Downes Rd., Abbotsford, with marriage educators Dave and Donalyn Currie. Cost is $16. Call 604856-7513 or e-mail after5connection@abbycwc.com to register.

Summer reading rocks

Don’t forget to sign up for the Reading Rocks! Summer Reading Club this summer. There is something for everyone from preschoolers to teens to adults, at the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave., any time. For more information, call the library at 604-826-6610.

Summer reading club

Mumble Jumble – the Clearbrook Library at 32320 G e o r g e F e r g u s o n Wa y, Abbotsford, 604-859-7814, invites children ages 2 to 5 to have fun with stories, singing, dancing and whatever at this Summer Reading Club event, on July 15, 22 and 29 at 10:30 a.m. No registration needed.

Stuffed animal registry

Calling all stuffed animal owners: bring your stuffed animal to the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave., to register for the annual summer Stuffed Animal Pet Parade. Registrations must be completed early so that each stuffie will receive a special prize ribbon and certificate. The parade will be held on July 28 from 2 to 3 p.m. For more, call the library at 604-826-6610.

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The Mission Farmers Market is on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lane Creek Park, beside the library on Second Avenue, Mission. Abbotsford’s Farmers Market is on 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the corner of Montrose St. and George Ferguson Way.

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The Mission Museum holds summer kids clubs on Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 3 starting July 9 until August 27, for children five to 12.

Every week features a new theme, including group activities, crafts, snacks with learning and lots of fun. Parent volunteers are welcome.

Cost is $5 per session or $30 for all eight sessions. For details and to register call Amanda at 604-826-1011.

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Dancers from ModernLee Dance Co. rehearse To Haiti with Dance, a multi-media dance performance fundraiser with all of the proceeds going to Haiti. Carla Popma, centre, reaches out to the audience as fellow dancers swirl around her. The show is at 7 p.m. tomorrow night at the Abbey Arts Centre.

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hen the ModernLee Dance Company dancers take to the stage in Abbotsford this Saturday night, their interpretive performance of To Haiti with Dance will not be so much to entertain as it will be to educate and enlighten.

The multi-media show, put on by Lee Kwidzinski and her ModernLee Dance Company is a fundraiser for Haiti, with 100 per cent of money raised going to the Red Cross to help the people of the earthquake-ravaged country.

“Our focus is working on projects that through the arts really can make a difference in the community and bring about social awareness and social change,” said Kwidzinski, also the artistic director of her company.

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Kwidzinski, who founded the Fraser Valley Academy of Dance in Mission, is no stranger to dance performances for the greater good.

Her dancers put on a benefit show after the tsunami in Thailand in 2004, held fundraisers for local youth in Mission, and most recently, performed intergenerational projects In The Company of Elders, linking underprivileged children in Mission with seniors from Pleasant View Care Home through dance and story telling. Her company also put In Flanders Fields on the stage and performed in a video after her partner, Anthony Hutchcroft, put the iconic Canadian war memorial poem to music.

“I think it’s really important that dancers realize that dance is not just about themselves, and is self-indulgent, but it is a vehicle that can inspire and promote change and educate people,” said Kwidzinski.

“This is my goal, as artistic director, to show people that dance is not about just getting on stage and doing what feels good to you and hope an audience enjoys it, but doing some-

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To Haiti with Dance is a multi-media performance using film and still photos of Haiti incorporated into the dance on stage.

The first half of the show is called The Quake, with emotionally moving and dramatic dance interpretation. The second half of the show is The Hope with modern, lyrical and jazz dance.

“The level of dance is really high at this show,” said Kwidzinski, who is teaming up with her former student Pam Williams and Studio One in Aldergrove.

Doing the show several months after the Haiti earthquake is no afterthought, she explains.

“That’s why we’re doing it six months later,” said Kwidzinski. “Initially there’s money that pours in, and then it just trickles in.”

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Wonderful Wizard

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road this summer all the way to the ACT in Maple Ridge. The classic Wizard of Oz has been turned into a summer pantomime for the whole family, based on the classic Baum tale.

I t ’s p r e s e n t e d b y S P E C C - t a c u l a r P r o d u c tions at The ACT in Maple Ridge until July 11.

Adapted by Su Wolfe, and directed by Wolfe and Ed Marshall, this production is mixed with lots of popular present day songs, dancing, humour and a wonderful chorus of characters. Several Mission residents are involved in the production.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. To order tickets by phone or for further information call The ACT box office at 604-476-2787. The ACT is at 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge.

Abbotsford’s Hedley – with former No. 3 Canadian Idol competitor Jacob Hoggard in lead vocals – won awards for video of the year for Perfect, post-production of the year for Perfect and pop video of the year for Chaching, at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards recently in Toronto.

Hedley had performed Cha-ching at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies in Vancouver.

No strangers to previous MMVAs, the pop punk band was nominated in a total of six categories this year.

The group also performed Perfect at the awards ceremony to the delight of their fans. Locals can get their Hedley fix online, until they’re back in B.C. for live shows in September.

Spend an evening with one of the guitar world’s most prolific and imaginative guitar designers, Robert Godin.

Find out what to look for in your next guitar and take an inside look at some of Godin’s latest creations.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the man behind Godin Guitars.

It happens on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m., at 2630 Langdon St., Abbotsford, at Kings Music Limited and the Olivet Church.

Tickets are $10 and will come with a $10 coupon for any Godin product from King’s Music.

For more information, contact Kings Music at 604853-5996 or 1-877-8-KINGS-1 (1-877-854-6471).

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bbotsford Collects is a show of significant selected works on loan to The Reach from local collectors that reads like a who’s who of modern art: William Kurelek, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Jack Shadbolt, Andy Warhol, Kenojouac, Ted Harrison, Cape Dorset prints and more.

Abbotsford Collects is the first in a series of exhibitions that display the rich and diverse private art collections of Abbotsford.

The exhibition offers a sampling of the styles, periods, regions, art methods and media explored by local collectors.

This initial exhibition provides a lens through which the public can look into an aspect of their community that is not normally considered, offering a view of Abbotsford as experienced by means of the art owned by its

residents. Other exhibits are opened recently at the The Reach include Photography is . . . by the Abbotsford Photo Arts Club and Essential Information, modern works by University of Fraser Valley art teacher Christopher Friesen.

The exhibits are free and are open until Oct. 3, at The Reach, at 32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford. See thereach.ca or call 604-864-8087.

Give us art The Abbotsford Arts Council and the Kariton Art Galler y seek art for their upcoming season, for exhibition and for its new retail gallery space. For details and applications, contact the AAC at 604-852-9358, or see www.abbotsfordartscouncil.org.

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erson is on at the Mission Art Gallery until July 24. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The MAG is at 33529 First Ave., Mission. Call 604-8260029 for details.

Symphonic winds concert

On July 25 at 7:30 p.m. Bakerview MB Church will host the acclaimed Taipei National University of the Arts music school and the University of B.C. in a free joint symphonic winds concert, with an 80member orchestra, with conductors Martin Berinbaum and Wang Chan, and violin soloist Shien-Ta Su. Bakerview MB Church is at 2285 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford, call 604-859-4611.

Music

Twilight tonight

Ed Peekekoot returns to the Envision Twilight Concert Series at Fraser River Heritage Park in Mission tonight at 7 p.m., with his Cree humour and classical guitar.

On Wednesday it’s JC and the Sunshine Band. Admission is by donation. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket, enjoy a meal and the arts in the gazebo. See heritagepark-mission.ca.

The Kariton Gallery, 2387 Ware St., Abbotsford, presents a show by painters Stephen Chen and Barbara Skorupa. Works include pastels, mixed media, watercolour and acrylic, on until August 4. See www.abbotsfordartscouncil.org, or calling 604-852-9358.

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Jubilee concerts

Kariton art show

The Abbotsford Arts Council and Kariton Art Gallery invite local artists to submit work for the 2010 studio tour in August. Kariton Gallery will be exhibiting work from Abbotsford artists alone, and are looking for a variety of art forms. Call 604852-9358 or email abbotsfordartscouncil@telus.net

Pine needle weaving

Jammin’ in the Jubilee is on every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at Jubilee Park in central Abbotsford. Enjoy a meal in the area and wander to the park to hear Back Door Slam (bluegrass) Los Amigos (Latin world). Bring a blanket, support vendors on site. See jaminjubilee.com, and leave your reviews.

Teresa Walker leads a pine needle basket making class at the Mission Art Centre on July 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., cost is $60. Make a basket to take home, supplies included. Register at 604-826-0029.

Also, register now for kids summer classes. MAC is at 33529 First Ave., Mission.

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Art classes at Reach

Storytelling, print making acting and other arts are some of the classes for kids and youth at The Reach, led by local and award-winning performers and artists. Call The Reach at 604-864-8087 and see the classes at thereach.ca, or come by the gallery at 32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, next to City Hall.

Arts in the park

The Dewdney Pub presents young Mission band, Stoned Moses, tonight at 8:30 p.m. until midnight. Saturday night the band is Loose Ends.

On Wednesday night, join Roger Potter for open mic at 8 p.m. On Sunday, it’s a blues jam from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The pub is at 8793 River

Every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. until the end of August, meet Mission artists at Envision Twilight Concerts at Fraser River Heritage Park.

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In addition to the dance performance, young students from the Grade 2 class at Edward S. Richards Elementary School in Mis-

sion made colourful clay bowls for the Haiti project, and these will be auctioned during intermission to raise further funds.

Red Cross members will also be on hand with display boards and to discuss the progress being made in the rebuilding of Haiti.

“The girls said they think they can do [the show] without a budget,” said Kwidzinski, and they did, thanks to support from other community members.

The Cedar Valley Lions Club covered the cost of the theatre, Mom’s with Mops has taken care of the

tickets and advertising and volunteers are running the sound system and lights, so 100 percent of the proceeds from the show will go to the Red Cross and Haiti.

Even the costumes are sparse, reflecting the nature of the show.

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Marion Brownlee, born January 29, 1923 in Parsboro, Nova Scotia, passed away on July 1, 2010 at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. The youngest of ten children, she lived most of her early life in Nova Scotia. In 1944, she married the late David Brownlee of Regina, who was stationed in Halifax during World War II. In 1947, they moved to Abbotsford and raised three children. For many years, Marion was an active member of the Eastern Star and a loyal donor to the Salvation Army, an organization that greatly helped her husband. She loved knitting, weaving, crocheting, and needlepoint. She knitted hundreds of hats for newborn babies that were given out by the Hospital Auxiliary. In fact, in one year she knit over 300 baby hats. Marion’s needlepoint work was exceptional. For several years she taught a Continuing Education needlework course at UFV. She was a kind, generous and giving person.

She will be greatly missed by her sister Jean (age 90), children Dave (Jill), Doug and Liz (Dale); granddaughters Jody (Vince), Lindsay (Mark), Kimberley (Christoph), and Melanie; great grandchildren Austin, Rebekah, and Greyson; and her many nieces, nephews, and friends. At her request, no memorial service will be held. Donations may be sent to the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (1-877-661-0314). Many thanks to the nursing staff on Baker 2 for their kind care of Marion during her final days.

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Stó:lô Nation, one of the leading employers in the Fraser Valley with offices located in Mission and Chilliwack, requires the services of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) Supervisor to fill a vacancy with the Health Services Department. Pursuant to section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants of Aboriginal ancestry.

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The ECD Supervisor oversees the operations of the Central Head Start Preschool and Family Program; West Region Head Start and Mission Aboriginal Family Place and the Stó:lô Nation Daycare program. The position’s Key Result Areas are the following: a. Preparation of all administrative reports and documentation b. Management of all program budgets, expenditures and contract files c. Supervision, guidance and training of Head Start and Family Program Coordinators d. Coordinating program activities and community events and guest speakers e. Ensuring all Licensing regulations for Daycare and Preschool are adhered to f. Exploring other funding opportunities and developing funding proposals g. Developing links with Stó:lô bands, community services and other early childhood organizations h. Conducting program evaluation and community based evaluations i. Performing all other duties as so directed by the Health Manager.

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The Candidate will have luxury car experience combined with strong pre-owned background. Experience is required.

Please Fax Resume: 604-530-2865 or email: dspringman@springmans.com Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. Position Available:

EXPERIENCED WELDER

Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. designs and manufactures bulk materials handling equipment typically used in mining, forestry and tar sands. The business has been in operation since 1955 and is located in the Port Kells area of Surrey.

The successful candidate will have at least 10 years welding experience and at least 5 years of CWB certification using metalcore wire for structural steel fabrication.

To apply submit resume by Email to:

rspeers@iem.ca or fax to 604-513-9905

Discover a World of Possibilities in the Classifieds!

Call 604.630.3300 to Advertise

Let’s Talk If you are customer-service oriented and passionate about excellence, plus you are interested in:

• competitive wages & great benefits • a friendly & fast-paced environment • world-class product & customer service training ...we’d like to talk to you.

APPLY NOW

www.stream.com/careers

EMPLOYMENT 1240

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Farm Workers

FARM LABOURERS Must be willing to work 8-10 hrs/day, 6 days/wk. $9.14/hr.

Sahota Farms, 40990 No. 3 Rd., Abbotsford BC Call 604-823-2341

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General Employment

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

General Employment

Now Hiring

FLAGPERSONS & LANE CLOSURE TECHS

• Must have reliable vehicle • Must be certified & experienced • Union Wages & Benefits Apply in person 19689 Telegraph Trail, Langley fax resume to 604-513-3661 or email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca GENERATE EXCEL INCOME working from your home office. Flex hrs free online training.778-452-0024 www.born2shine.net

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7955 Evans Road, Chilliwack, BC

Health Care

LICENCED PRACTICAL NURSES and RESIDENT CARE AIDES

Complex Care Facilities in Chilliwack and Mission Casual work. Current registration required.

Experience preferred. Must be available 2 shifts per week- including some W/Es and holidays.

Email resume to employment@ progrouphealth.com or fax 1-866-509-1294.

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Home Support

★ F/T LIVE IN CAREGIVERS ★ for elderly/children 604-556-3978 www.worldwidenannies.ca Located in Abbotsford.

GREENHOUSE LABOURERS required for Canadian Valley Growers with locations in Aldergrove and Abbotsford.

Job involves picking, planting and harvesting annuals. Heavy lifting and standing for long periods of time is required. Hours are 40+ over 6 days per week.

Rate of pay is $9.14/hr.

This job would be suitable for those looking for regular seasonal employment.

Fax resumes to 604-857- 0666 or mail to Box 1330, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2V1 LOCAL HVAC company requires a service tech for HEAT PUMP, A/C and FURNACE installation technician.

Plse fax resume to 604-792-4440 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.

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Hotel Restaurant

LOOKING for a Greek Cook for a Greek Restaurant in Abbotsford.

Must have 3 years experience.

Wage is $17/hr. Please fax 604-859-1632 or 604-859-1641.

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If you are interested in this position, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Shannon Balla, Sales Manager; sballa@langleyadvance.com by Friday, July 16, 2010

Medical/Dental

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

To advertise call

604-850-9600

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Retail Sales

RETAIL SALESPERSONS

1308135 Alberta Inc. operating as Click Heat and Rainbow Art is looking for retail salespersons for the sale of heat packs and toys at a kiosk in Sevenoaks Shopping Ctre. Permanent F/T. $13 per/hr. Fax: (403)452-4694 or email: arzepa@shaw.ca

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Teachers/ Instructors

I Global Education (IGE)

is seeking a Math Instructor in Abbotsford. Completion of College. 2 - 3 years related experience required. $26.80 $28/hr. F/T. Fluency in Korean and proficiency English.

Email: justin@iglobaledu.com Fax: 604-931-0664

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Trades/Technical

EAGLE RIVER CHRYSLER is currently looking for a full-time Licensed Mechanic. Great work environment. Starting wage $25./hour. Incentive and bonus plans. Apply by fax 1-780-778-8950. Email: service@eagleriver.ca or mail: P.O. Box 1558, Whitecourt, AB, T7S 1P4 or in person to: Service Manager, Dennis LaFreniere.

LICENSED TRAILER MECHANIC A-1 Paul’s Trailer Repair, in business for over 25 years in the commercial trucking industry. Full-time position, good wages & benefits a great place to work!

Please send resume to fax: 604-882-3105 or email: shirley@a1pauls.com www.a1pauls.com

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Trades/Technical

FRAMER. Experienced residential Framer, 2 yrs min. exp.

Email resume to taraln@telus.net

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Work Wanted

Need to refresh your home?

I will paint, renovate, fix, etc.

Call 604-858-3243

Take Your Pick from the

HOTTEST JOBS

To advertise in the Classifieds call: 604-850-9600

Simpson Strong-Tie has grown to be the world’s largest manufacturer of Construction Connectors. In recent years the company has expanded its product offering to include pre-manufactured Shearwalls, Anchor Systems for concrete and masonry, as well as Collated Fastening Systems. We are a company that is experiencing fast-paced growth in all of our markets. To learn more about Simpson Strong-Tie and the products we offer, please visit our website at www.strongtie.com We presently have an opening for an Administrative Assistant (Sales) in our Maple Ridge branch. The primary responsibilities of the successful candidate include: Assisting various Management Personnel with dayto-day activities, correspondence with customers, managing literature and samples, making travel arrangements, distribution of literature to our sales team, organizing required materials for trade shows, assisting with sales meetings and conference calls.

Desired qualifications include: Post Secondary School degree or diploma in related field, 6 months to 1 year in related experience/ education, excellent organizational skills, good working knowledge of MS Office, and excellent communication skills.

To the successful candidate Simpson Strong-Tie is proud to offer competitive remuneration along with an aggressive benefits package.

Please e-mail or fax a resume and cover page to: Jacquie McLean Mail: Simpson Strong-Tie Canada, 11476 Kingston Street, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 0Y5 E-mail: jmclean@strongtie.com Fax: 604-460-4780 No phone calls please

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Career Services/ Job Search

MARITIME DRILLING SCHOOLS

entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world. July 19th-Aug 7th and Aug 16th-Sept 4th. Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca

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AAA VALLEY Driving School ICBC Class 5 & Class 7

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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Education

APARTMENT/CONDOMINIUM MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certified. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

DGS CANADA 2-Day Forklift Weekend Course

Driving Lessons

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No Reservations Needed Report to: # 215 – 19358 - 96 Ave., Surrey Saturday, 8:30am www.dgscanada.com

604-888-3008

Education

DGS CANADA

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

Personal Trainer Certification

13 Certificates In Only 12 Days !!

Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer.

Government Financial Aid may be available.

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DGS CANADA. 12-Day Workplace Credential Courses (OCWS) at half price (No reservations needed)

• Bobcat Loader • Rough Terrain Forklift • Fall Protection • Warehouse Safety • Construction Safety • Narrow Aisle Reach • Genie Boom Lift

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Tutoring Services

TUTOR DOCTOR ABBOTSFORD/ MISSION In-Home Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. mbartsch@tutordoctor.com www.smarterstudents.com

EDUCATION

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CHEF TRAINING a recipe for success

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MARKETPLACE 2055

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It’s not too late to train for a new career.

Find training in the education section.

2010

Appliances

Blueberry Farm

Top quality, fresh picked blueberries available daily.

Four different varieties available throughout the season.

Recipes also available.

Fridge $249 • Stove $199 Washer $199 • Dryer $149 Warranty and Delivery Removal Available

Hours of Operation: Daily: 8:00am - 6:00pm Sunday: 11am - 5pm

5331 Riverside St., Abbotsford (by Wong’s Farm Market)

604-557-0762

604-306-5134

*Discounts are given for bringing your own containers **Will negotiate for larger orders

Buck Stretcher

COLLECTION OF Popular Mechanic Books from early 1930 on, plus Popular Mechanics Do It Yourself Encyclopedia incl. bookcase $80.00 obo. Call Bruce 604-852-6694.

MAAN FARMS RASPBERRIES & STRAWBERRIES 2 Locations South of Hwy. 1 PETTING ZOO/PLAYGROUND

SLIDING GLASS shower doors, complete with tracks. Will go up to 58'. $100.00 (604) 856-2714

YOU PICK HERE 604-864-5723

www.maanfarms.com

Auctions CAN-AM NEXT AUCTION AUCTIONS Tuesday, July 20, 9am

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504-3323 www.sprottshaw.com

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Food Products

HHOWARD WONG FARMS

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

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

8AM TO 6PM

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

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For Sale Miscellaneous

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

All Shapes & Colors Available.

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

WE PICK, YOU PICK 1508 Townline Road at King 790 Mckenzie Rd at Vye

NDESTRUCTABLE STEEL mail box 1/8' plate $60.00 (604) 856-2714

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Food Products

Food Products

Open 8:00am - 6:30pm — Mon. - Thurs.

Open 8:00am - 7:00pm — Fri., Sat. & Sun

Open 7 Days a Week 1-877-852-0888 • EXIT 104 - off Hwy #1

FRESH COFFEE & SANDWICHES

LOCAL RHUBARB, STRAWBERRIES, PEAS & NEW POTATOES. FULL LINE OF FRUITS & VEGETABLES.

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Furniture

5PC DINING room set incl table & 4 chairs, $300 obo 604-859-6597

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Lumber/Building Supplies

$19,975.00!! 30% OFF 792SF HOME/COTTAGE LOCK-UP!!

Inventory Liquidation. Top Quality Pre-engineered/Panelized Building Systems Include Premium Windows, Doors, Siding, Roofing, and More! www.greenrpanel.com.

Packages/Prices: 1-800-871-7089. FACTORY DIRECT!!! #1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse or storage building.

6 different colors available! 40 year warranty!

FREE shipping for the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Lumber/Building Supplies

FUTURE STEEL BUILDINGS CLEARANCE - Pre-engineered and custom-sized to your requirements. Factory-direct pricing.

Some models discounted to halfprice to clear. CALL FOR FREE BROCHURE AND QUOTE 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170 NEW NORWOOD SAWMILLS LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cyclesawing increases efficiency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT - FREE Information: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING SALE...

“Going on NOW!” Canadian Manufacturer Direct. Great pricing on ABSOLUTELY every model, width and length with up to 50% OFF on skylights, vents and service doors. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1-800-668-5422.

Musical Instruments

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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!

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Wanted to Buy

CUTLERY SET made by International China - pattern is called Heartland. If you have any pieces please give me a call at 604-217-0262.

FRANKLIN MINT Carousel 1988 animals and carousel top. Please call if you have any pieces in exc. cond. w/no chips. 604-217-0262.

One Person’s Junk is Another Person’s Treasure!

Lighten up and advertise your items in

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604-850-9600

A32 FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 THE TIMES

GARAGE SALES 2080

Garage Sale

ABBOTSFORD FLEA MARKET Exhibition Park

Indoor & Outdoor Sundays 6am - 4pm

604-859-7540 ABBOTSFORD

Yard Sale!

Sat July 10th 9am - 3pm 33040 Malahat Pl. Mostly household items, furn and more.

ABBY We\’re Moving - Everything must go!

Saturday July 10th and Sunday July 11th 3691 Argyll Street 8:30am to 2:00pm No earlybirds please!

Abby

Garage Sale Sat July 10th 8:30 am 1pm 2256 Mountain Drive A little of everything!

Proceeds to : Hogar Para Ninos FFHM

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Garage Sale

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Mission

Cul-de-Sac Sale!

Sat. July 10th, 8am - 4pm 7950 Finch Terrace Golf equip, records, antiques. Something for every one. Don’t miss this

YARD SALE! Sat. July 10th 9am - 3pm 7785 Hurd St. Tupperware inventory clearance, household & misc. items

Childcare Wanted

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F/T LIVE-IN-CAREGIVER, for 2yr old& Housekeeping duties. Exp required. To start asap. Fluent in Kikuyu & Swahili preferred. $8.00/Hr. email f_kiiru@yahoo.ca

Cats

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

604-850-9600

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MISSION

Cats

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

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Puppy Paradise NOW OPEN IN

SURREY !

604-724-7652

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Dogs

9613 192ND Street (Port Kells)

604-850-9600

Dogs

DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433 FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

Dogs

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

Saturday Market in the Park June 12th - Sept 4th 10am - 3pm CULTUS LAKE East Side Main Beach Parking Lot behind Bumper Boats & Giggle Ridge Produce, Home Baking, Crafts, Flea Market Items Vendors Welcome Entertainment when avail.

Lorna 604-858-6593

To advertise call

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups healthy socialized. exc temp vet check deworm $575 604-819-8083

SUMMER CAMPS

Golden Retriever Pups, vet ✔ family raised, ready to go. $500 604-793-5185

Kinder Camp Ages 4 & 5

9:00-11:30am or 1:00-3:30pm

Gymnastics Camp Ages 6 to 12 9:00-11:30am or 1:00-3:30pm

Camp Prices

AM PITBULL pups, blue/seal bluenose, 4 wks vet checked 1st vac $700-$1000. 604-721-6649

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$19.00 per day $80.00 per week +GBC fee 9613 192nd St (Port Kells)

Full Day Sports Camps Ages 6 to 12

778-552-5366 or 778-298-5758

9:00am-5:00pm $35.00 per day or $160.00 per week +GBC fee To register Call our office or register online

604.850.8500 www.twistersgymbc.com

OPEN DAILY 11 AM - 8 PM

BICHON FRISE, CKC reg, P/B, Vet ✔, tattooed, non-shedding, $650-$750. 1-604-823-0021 BOSTON TERRIER puppies Only 2 Left shots dewormed Parents to view. Ready to go $1500. 604-542-1411

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

JET PET RESORT because your pet deserves a vacation too! Next to Park’n Fly www.jetpetresort.com LAB PUPPIES ready to go vet ✔ dewormed & vac. Blk & Choc males & females $550. 604-997-5504

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Follow the garage sale trail in

The Abbotsford-Mission Times Classifieds Call 604-850-9600 to book your ad

Summer Garage Sales Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections

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Aries March 21 - April 19: The accent continues on hibernation, home, rest, security, kids, nature, gardening, domestic repairs and on ending stale or unworkable projects, relationships or situations.

This week is a cakewalk compared to the last seven days. Almost everything flows smoothly, and the only possible contention arises Friday as you navigate an important relationship. One good thing about this day: you see clearly what you’re up against. Otherwise, Sunday’s great for domestic matters. A love affair is in the air Sunday-Tuesday. A career or work matter succeeds splendidly Tuesday-Thursday.

Cancer June 21-July 22: Your energy and charisma ride a beautiful wave. Take advantage, start important projects, see and impress people, ask favours, make your bid – climb to the top of the heap! Your recent mild money luck has ebbed but there will be lots of talk, activity around money.

You’ve been in communication mode in your career; now to early August, a graciousness and affection joins in. It’s a perfect time to chat up a boss, confer with colleagues, etc. A favourite sibling might call.

This entire week is easy, smooth, productive – except Friday (be diplomatic). Home, nature best Saturday.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: This easy, productive week features career, ambition, prestige, dealings with higher-ups or authority figures (especially Sunday).

Remember, this zone needs selflessness, caution and good morals through next March. If you think, “I’ll get away with this” – don’t do it, for your own sake! That said, proceed. If you’re stymied, “default” to security, family property concerns. (A mild “destiny luck” aids you in these, early week.) Your hopes and popularity rise Monday/Tuesday – get out, accept happiness! Rest, contemplate, plan mid-week. Your energy surges Friday/Saturday – diplomacy!

Taurus April 20-May 20: This is an easy, friendly, travel-prone week, Taurus. A great time to meet, talk, tackle paperwork, upgrade or buy a computer or telephony system. Sunday might begin a new project in these areas. Be restful, domestic Monday/ Tuesday, repair the stairs, cook, garden, take charge of future security for yourself and/or the kids. Oddly, on your friendly day (Sunday) secrets, solitude and domesticity are favoured; yet on your “relax at home” days (Monday/Tuesday) a new love might begin. Expect complex but fruitful “combinations.”

Romance, pleasure, “happy risks” arrive Wednesday/ Thursday.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Rest, lie low and study your progress, Leo – especially Sunday. Solitude is a blessing all week, it allows you the time to accomplish some important background tasks. Friday is the only “caution day” this week (be careful with your speech to others, and avoid legal, romantic, relationship and similar forays until early afternoon). So use this time to engage the government, institutions, head offices, to reconnect with your spiritual side, to research, and to plan future action. Educational, legal, cultural, money and work matters are favoured Monday to Thursday. Travel, read Saturday.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: A sweet, mellow week!

You understand what puzzled you before. You feel compassionate, you sense why society works, and what life is. Gentle, passionate love is possible (only possible: big passion begins 2011 onward). Culture, social rites, education, publishing, international travel/ contacts, intellectual pursuits are favoured, especially Sunday. Chase career, prestige Monday/Tuesday. You feel upbeat, optimistic, popular and a bit flirtatious Wednesday/Thursday! Retreat, rest, contemplate and plan Friday/Saturday: an ambitious month starts soon. Caution, Friday to early p.m.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Popularity, light romance, optimism, bright new horizons and urges about the future – these bless your days now. Sunday is significant – a new social (or organizational) contact, idea, or project might start. Your energy ebbs a bit Monday/Tuesday, so rest, enjoy a quiet breather.

Contemplate and plan. Your energy and charisma surge upward Wednesday/Thursday – throw off your usual shyness, respond to someone’s “opening gesture,” seek friends, romance, love, intimacy, new financial horizons. You’re noticed! Take care with money, don’t risk it, Friday daytime. This eve and Saturday, chase it.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Life’s mysteries and depths (sex, finance, mutual resources, loyalty/ betrayal, dreams, subconscious, critical health, commitments and consequences) – these remain front and centre, but not in any dire way. In fact, this is a week of success, smooth progress and gratifying results! So charge forward, invest, re-arrange debt, seek intimacy, grab funding, research, listen to your hunches. (Notice the phrase “mutual resources” – it means that whatever you do involves another in some way. E.g., an inheritance is “their money” until you get it.) Exercise caution Friday to mid-afternoon.

You end happy!

Gemini May 21-June 20: The accent lies on money, earnings, buying, selling, memory, rote learning.

Memorizing something, perhaps a big, complex thing, could aid you in future. This week flows smoothly.

Sunday might trigger a new money project or idea.

Travel, talk, errands fill a busy, happy Monday/ Tuesday. Something involving real estate, home, kids, finances, debt, security, investment or sex/pregnancy follows a “lucky road” – travel it. These matters are also blessed Wednesday/Thursday, but more on the home, “staying put” side. Romance, pleasure call Friday onward – wait until Friday eve, Saturday.

July 11 - 17 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Relationships remain important. A new one might begin Sunday. This is a great,harmonious week,perfect for mending fences and deepening happy links.A sweet nectar of understanding helps you see others’ positions. Monday/Tuesday bring depths, intimacy, financial commitments, investments, secrets. Bonds deepen (or break – unlikely). Gentle love flows Wednesday/Thursday. Success indicated in cultural, intellectual, international, legal zones. Be ambitious Friday/Saturday, but take some care Friday to about 2 p.m., when opposition or surprises could occur. All week, seal a deal!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Chores, chores, chores – get ’em done during this easy, productive week. It’s a splendid time to check your health, start exercise or health regimens, look for a new doctor, repair anything from stairs to computers, handle employment/ employee matters, hire service personnel, and/or buy tools and equipment, from a blender to a backhoe. Be a little wary in romance, career and health the first 14 hours of Friday. Otherwise, charge forth! Relationships are an opportunity Monday/Tuesday. Secrets, research, large money Wednesday/Thursday. Romantic notions, pleasure Friday/Saturday.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Chase romance, creative accomplishment, pleasure, beauty, sports and speculation. Your luck runs high during this smooth, easy week. Woo someone, especially Sunday and Wednesday/Thursday. Responses will be affectionate, gentle (even if you’re rejected). Wednesday/Thursday also feature opportunities, new horizons, the possibility of relocation, negotiation, agreements.Take care Friday to 2 p.m. – a financial, and/or an intimate opportunity appears, but it does not “fit” your future. After this, through Saturday, move a relationship deeper, research, or clinch a financial action. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Dogs

4530 BORDER COLLIE puppies 2 female each with one blue eye. $400.00 Phone 778-552-0299

CHINESE SHAR-PEI standard, miniature and toy. Several colors.

Purebred. Vet checked. Great temperament, velvet coat, excellent wrinkling. Family friendly. $600. Call 604-888-1116

LAB PUPS silver/charcoal , PB RARE! vet chd, social, quiet temp. $875. Chwk 778-549-8621 Lab X Golden Retriever Pups, vet ✔, blk & yellow, m & f, ready to go. $450 604-701-1587 PIT BULL puppies male & female 8 wks 1st shots, dewormed. View parents. $400. Ph 604-701-1587 POODLE X, non shed, $550. credit card ok, 604-542-8892 pics @ www.puppiesandponies.ca

3510 Feed & Hay Triple Five Trucking

SPECIAL • Cedar Shavings KILN DRIED Hemlock, Fir, Spruce Sawdust & Shavings

534-5544 290-8405

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Horses & Tack

SELLING 2 Wonderful Quarter Horse Geldings. Both are very well trained, beautiful horses.

Email for additional information to: admin@canscribe.com.

Located in Winfield, BC. Phone: 250-979-8645.

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Pet Services

YORKIE, P/B 3.5 yrs. 2.4 lbs, avail for breeding. papers avail, 604-988-4575

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6020-26

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6020-36

Tsawwas.

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6025

Industrial/ Commercial

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6030

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6035

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6075

Sunshine Coast

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RENTALS 6508

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6508

Apt/Condos

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6050

Chilliwack

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6052

Mobile Homes

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6508

Apt/Condos

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6540

Houses - Rent

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32021 MT. Waddington, 3 br 2 level home, big lot fenced yard, $1100, 604-825-5290..590-6813

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6602

Suites/Partial Houses

FOR RENT 1 bdrm bsmt suite in Aldergrove

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32029 MT. Waddington, 2 br house, laundry wd, clean, carpet, avail now, pets ok, $850, 604-825-5290..604-590-6813

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6590

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ABBY Grant Park. 3 BR home, f/ bsmt, 2.5 bath, dbl carport. Aug 1. $1550. NS/NP. 604-746-7552

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3BR BSMT suite Mission $800+half util avail immed. No smoke No pet 604-287-1996 ABBY, CLEARBROOK 2 br ste, ns, np, ref’s required. $675 per mth. Max 2 Immed 604-850-2673

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8155

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6605

Townhouses Rent

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6620

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8055

Cleaning

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Avalanche of opportunity Van der Gulik signs with Colorado after Flames tell him to ‘look elsewhere’

After back-to-back secondplace finishes on the Canadian Tour Abbotsford’s Adam Hadwin has won more than a couple of nice pay cheques.

Hadwin was one of five Canadian Tour players to receive sponsor’s exemptions into this week’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, an $800,000 U.S. Nationwide Tour event in suburban Toronto.

Hadwin earned $24,000 for his runner-up finish Sunday to Calgary’s Dustin Risdon at the Canadian Tour’s Edmonton stop. He tied for second at the previous event last month in Victoria.

Hadwin has made $46,503 in just three events this year.

Only American Brock Mackenzie, with $47,982, has earned more.

CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

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re s h o f f a v a c a t i o n i n t h e Shuswap, David Van der Gulik returned home this week with a new lease on his hockey career.

That’s because the 27-year-old Abbotsford product signed on with the up and coming Colorado Avalanche last Friday, ending his up and down four-year tenure with the Calgary Flames organization that included one season in his hometown as a member of the Heat.

“I’m excited,” said Van der Gulik, who finished second in Heat scoring this past season with 40 points and a plus-13 rating.

“It’s a fresh start with high hopes and high expectations. It’s bittersweet. It sucks leaving Abbotsford but going to a new organization, hopefully I’ll have more of an opportunity.

“Part of making the NHL is being in the right place at the right time and to have an organization that really likes you, and I know Colorado has said a lot of good things about me, hopefully it’s the right fit.”

Feeling underutilized and under-

Bad wing does’t get Stewart down

– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES FILE

Former Abbotsford Heat forward David Van der Gulik drives to the net against the Grand Rapids Griffins last season at the AESC. Last week, Van der Gulik signed with the Colorado Avalanche. appreciated by the Flames brass and Heat coaching staff, Van der Gulik began to realize very soon after the Heat were eliminated from the Calder Cup playoffs by Hamilton that it was time to move on.

Van der Gulik said the Sutters, the hockey family that runs the Flames

hockey operations at numerous levels, weren’t very subtle about it either.

“In my exit meetings I was told I should probably look elsewhere, so I guess they weren’t really interested in me,” he said.

“Just how the season went, I wasn’t very happy with it. As a first year

unrestricted free agent, you want to try and go to a team that’s going give you a legitimate chance and I felt [going] elsewhere was better.

“Only time will tell if it was the right decision.” see AVALANCHE, page A39

Perkins going to the Worlds Local javelin star on junior national team PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

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bbotsford javelin star Tiffany Perkins came home a junior national trials champion on Monday, but there’s no time to rest on her laurels as the Worlds are just a couple of weeks away.

Perkins, who is ranked No. 1 in B.C. and Canada, finished first in the Canadian trials last weekend in Moncton, N.B. earning her spot

Hadwin earns a date with Gretzky

at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Junior Track and Field Championships, which run from July 19-25, back in Moncton.

“It was actually pretty tough,” said the 18-year-old about last weekend’s competition. “For most of the time I was only ahead of [the second-place finisher] by three centimetres.”

Canada is sending a team of around 60 competitors to the Worlds. Until the competition, Perkins will be doing drills to try and push her throws even farther.

“I am going to be training pretty hard, but it will mostly be technique and weight

training,” she said.

Since graduating from Mouat in 2009, Perkins has spent all of last year training with UBC’s javelin coach.

This will be her first competition on the international stage, and while competing well is the first priority, Perkins said meeting all of the best junior athletes from around the world should be a thrill.

“A lot of these elite athletes are going to be at the Olympics the next few years,” said Perkins, whose goal is to one day compete on that stage.

“It will be cool to meet all these other people.”

She leaves for Moncton, on July 16.

Abbotsford’s Ray Stewart would have every right to be looking for a shoulder to cry on right about now, but he’s not.

After battling a ‘frozen’ right shoulder for the better part of 18 months and finally having surgery to get it fixed, Stewart has now been dealing with the same problem in his left shoulder.

As a result, he isn’t able to defend his CPGA Seniors title this week in Ontario.

Still, Stewart isn’t complaining.

“It’s a good thing I’ve only got two shoulders,” joked Stewart. “But compared to some of the other stuff happening out there, I am not going to complain about a bad shoulder or two. My life is perfect except for this.”

A Taylor-made win

– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

Mouat grad Tiffany Perkins took gold in the Canadian World Junior Track and Field Trials in javelin on July 3 in Moncton N.B. She is on team Canada and will now compete in the world championships July 19-25 in Moncton.

In keeping with our Abbotsford theme of this week’s golf notes, Nick Taylor used a brilliant second round to win the Ledgeview Open on Sunday.

Taylor made six birdies on his back nine en route to a five-under 65 that left him at five under overall for the 36hole event. That was good for a two-shot win over pros John Shin and Matt Makinson.

– BRAD ZIEMER, VANCOUVER SUN

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THE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 ❘

SPORTS

❘ A39

Sibling grapplers go far

THROWING THE HEAT IN MISSION

Local wrestlers dominate on the mats

Guelph, Ont. Jasmit Phulka, who won the 2010 Youth Commonwealth Champion in 69kg in Singapore, competed in the 76-kg division and beat DJ Webb from Ontario.

Phulka and Webb have wrestled three times this year. The first two matches were held in April, at the national championships.

Phulka won their first meeting, but lost the second.

Last weekend, Phulka

PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

T

wo Abbotsford wrestling brothers will represent Canada in international competitions this month.

At the Pre-Junior Canada Cup last weekend in

again wrestled Webb and beat his eastern Canadian counterpart. Phulka will now wrestle for the Cadet National Wrestling team.

T h e Ca n a d a A m a t e u r Wrestling Association is holding a one-week training camp at Guelph University to prepare Phulka and the rest of the team for the Cadet Pan-Am Championships in Manaus, Brazil.

That competition is set for July 15-17.

Jasmit’s older brother

Chanmit Phulka, who’s a national champion and two-time provincial champion, also has made some w a v e s i n t h e w re s t l i n g world as of late.

He has been selected for the Canada Junior National Team.

He is going to participate in the 2010 Junior Pan-Am Championship in Managua, Nicaragua from July 9-11. He is the only male wrestler from B.C. that was selected.

AVALANCHE, from page A38

“Hopefully I can make it and make them all proud.

It’s tough because you feel a sense of ownership to the community, and to the team.”

– David Van der Gulik

“It was a huge year in my life for a number of reasons with all of my family and being home,” said Van der Gulik.

“I’m sure they’re going to be just as happy knowing that I’m going to a place with a little bit more opportunity.

“Hopefully I can make it and make them all proud.

It’s tough because you feel a sense of ownership to the community, and to the team, and it was a special year.”

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But it’s hard to see just where this relationship went sour.

From the moment he set foot in Abbotsford with the first-year Heat last September, Van der Gulik’s popularity within the community skyrocketed.

His robust play made him a favourite amongst the fans.

Add to the that a knack for scoring clutch goals like the one on April 2 that broke a 3-3 tie in the final minute against Grand Rapids to punch the Heat’s ticket to the Calder Cup playoffs, and it was good enough for him to be voted the team’s most exciting player by the media.

But injuries, a reduced role, and subsequent fluctuation in ice time frustrated Van der Gulik.

“I kind of felt like I took a step backwards in my role on the team,” he said.

“We had a new coach, lots of new players . . . Obviously there are tough decisions for the coaches and how they use every player.

“At my age, I feel like I want to keep going up and I don’t want to all of a sudden take

a step backwards and that’s what I feel happened.”

But his departure to Colorado, which if he doesn’t stick in the NHL with the Avs will land him in Cleveland with the Lake Erie Monsters, doesn’t mean his love for Abbotsford is gone too.

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“

I could always count on a hug from her every day.

– Allison Smith kindergarten teacher

”

Mission man meets the Queen Talented tenor: “there’s this presence about her” JEAN KONDA-WITTE JKonda-Witte@abbotsfordtimes.com

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Godson Elementary teacher Allison Smith wept as she recalled Clare Shelswell’s sunny character, just before the little girl’s celebration of life service at Mountain Park Community Church on Wednesday.

Remembering a caring Clare

Making the transition into “a family of two” CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

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mong the coloured crayon portraits of smiling butterflies and rainbows on Clare’s memory table, among the typed notes framed by pink construction paper, and among the photos of Clare, sat a well-loved, slightly worn green teddy called Baby.

It’s a Care Bear, Clare’s favourite teddy, an appropriate symbol for a little girl who is universally remembered as someone with genuine affection and warm hugs for everyone.

“She just always had a smile on her face.

She was always an upbeat child, a happy girl, a strong kid,” said Marlene Stobbe, whose young children played with Clare Shelswell

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Wilson, and who also attends Mountain Park Most of Mountain Park’s congregation of 300 Community Church, which held a celebration were at the service, which included two upbeat of life for Clare on Wednesday afternoon. songs of praise – Clare’s favourites – and words “I could always count on a hug from her of solace from senior pastor Terry Kaethler, every day,” said Clare’s kinderwho also remembered Clare garten teacher Allison Smith, as an “engaging girl,” with a as she tried to hold back her “She just always had a compassionate nature that tears. smile on her face. She was was beyond her years.

“She was a very, very caring “She picked the flowers no girl. Just remember her for the always an upbeat child, a one else wanted. She’d keep very sweet little girl she was.” the shells that were broken, The young girl was slain on happy girl, a strong kid.” the leaves eaten by caterpilJune 27 while the family was lars. She transformed broon vacation in Hoodsport, ken things that others didn’t – Marlene Stobbe family friend want into things of beauty,” Wash. Her stepfather, Peter James Wilson, 29, has been he recalled. charged with first-degree In a press conference before murder, and remains in custody on a $3-mil- the service, Kaethler read a statement on lion bond in the U.S. behalf of Clare’s mother Sarah, who expressed According to a statement by the Mason her deep gratitude for the compassion and County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson told a detective support offered by people at their church. he killed his stepdaughter with a knife he found see CLARE, page A15 on the kitchen counter of their cabin.

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