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he Abbotsford Police Depar tment’s new gang suppression unit debuted with a Top-10 hit Friday after taking down a well-known Fraser Valley gang-

ster. Lance William Wust, 35, was arrested Friday morning along with another man in a black Ford pickup truck after a drug warrant executed on Wust’s residence in the 36000 block of Old Yale Road turned up a loaded gun, cash and drugs.

APD spokesperson Const. Ian MacDonald said the arrest was “huge.” Police seized a loaded 40mm Glock, several thousand dollars in cash, two sets of body armour, gun ammo and hundreds of Oxycontin capsules. see WUST, page A19

bbotsford Crown counsel approved several charges Monday against a man police arrested for forcing a 12-year-old boy to drive a getaway vehicle in a robbery in Mission Friday night.

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– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

The Clearbrook Library put on a special program for Abbotsford youngsters in Grades 1 to 5 recently. For the boys it was a Capt’n Underpants party, and for the girls it was a Rainbow Magic fairy party. Getting into the spirit of the event in their fairy costumes were, from left, Amanda, Summer, Porscha, and Jessica with her magic wand.

Killing time for hospital property City waiting, plans in hand PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

bbotsford residents could be hearing more about the fate of the old MSA General Hospital site in the next couple of months. A Fraser Health Authority spokesperson said there

will be a consultation meeting scheduled with the mayor and community soon to discuss the future of the prime property on McCallum Road. Fraser Health owns the property, so the City of Abbotsford can’t move forward with its plan for the site until the health authority makes a decision. “We have a plan developed for that property and it’s going to be a mixed residential-commercial use area,” Abbotsford Mayor George Peary said. “It’s going to be a very nice addition

“There is the potential for a renaissance in that part of the city – and quite frankly, it needs it.” – Mayor George Peary

to the community.” He added with the $44.8-million rebuild in the works for Abbotsford Collegiate, and a possible utilization of the old McCallum Activity Centre site also on McCallum Road, that part of the city could see a facelift in the next several years. see HOSPITAL, page A19

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Briefly Garden hose turned on house fire Abbotsford Fire and Rescue crews attended a fire in a basement suite of a home in the 3200 block of Wagner Drive Thursday afternoon. Fire prevention officer Steve Oldroyd said the blaze was caused by clothes left to dry on a portable electric heater. Residents of the suite were not at home at the time and left the drying clothes unattended. The owners of the property noticed the smoke and quickly extinguished the flames with a garden hose, with the help of a passerby who suffered smoke inhalation. An investigation of the fire revealed the suite’s smoke alarm had been disconnected from its power source. Oldroyd reminds residents to test smoke alarms monthly and replace them every 10 years.

Take no phone pledge The City of Abbotsford is sending a message to the community to not use cell phones while driving. Abbotsford is “challenging other municipalities in B.C. to encourage drivers in their communities to take No Phone Zone pledges,” said Abbotsford Mayor George Peary in a release last week. The corporation of the City of Abbotsford set the standard by “prohibiting all of [its] staff from using any city provided device while driving, including bluetooths.” The city asks its residents to make the same commitment to safe driving by not using cell phones o r Bl u e t o o t h s i n t h e i r vehicles. To take the No Phone Zone pledge, go to www. abbotsford.ca, and click on the No Phone Zone pledge icon. – STAFF REPORTER

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Mission’s Jessica Heinrich is photographed here having fun with her step-mother Jessika Rowley and her father Lance Heinrich. Jessica died last November after battling brain cancer. Her family and friends are fundraising as they get ready to take part in the ChildRun on June 6 to support B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Arm in arm, honouring Jessica

Family and friends run in the name of a very brave eight-year-old Mission girl PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

eople will get together to celebrate courage and hope on June 6. It will be an important day for those who have loved and supported children affected by illness. For one Mission family, it will be a day to honour and remember a girl who lit up their lives, for all too short a time. Jessica Heinrich passed away on Nov. 28, 2009, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She “When we first heard was only eight years old but had already about the run, we built a strong connecthought it was such tion with her family, a positive way to friends and the community in which she represent the lived. hospital and tell the O n Ju n e 6 , t h o s e community about close to her will take Jessica.” part as a team in the 25th annual Child– Jessika Rowley stepmother Run, an event put on in support of the B.C. Children’s Hospital. “When we first heard about the run, we thought it was such a positive way to represent the hos-

– PHOTO SUBMITTED/FOR THE TIMES

Jessica Heinrich, right, is remembered by many, including her best friend, Linnea Coard.

pital and tell the community about Jessica,” said Jessika Rowley, Heinrich’s step-mom. As is so often the case with those fighting the deadly disease, the young Mission girl seemed to have cancer on the ropes time and time again, only to have the illness repeatedly take hold. Heinrich first seemed to have her brain tumor beat when the cancer went into remission in November 2008, but an MRI in May 2009 revealed that the cancer had come back and had spread to another part of her brain. She then completed seven weeks of radiation therapy, which ended last summer and the tumor was reduced to almost nothing.

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Rocking the boat to save West Coast salmon CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com

Chilliwack resident Cherie Combs was exhausted but happy. “I’m so glad I got to participate in this. I care ou could hear their singing before you about the salmon. In Halq’eméylem, [we say] could see them clearly. ‘sacred salmon,’ ” she said. “The salmon are The big canoe looked tiny as it floated very important to the Sto:lo people. It’s not down the middle of the muddy Fraser, its 10 just about us, it’s about the animals, too.” paddlers urging their vessel downstream into The big canoe was joined by other boats, the Mission Harbour on Thursday evening. including kayakers Don Mair and his wife TraOn board were Sto:lo Nations members cy Lyster, an ardent environmentalist known from the Chilliwack and Hope areas, Mis- locally for her work with CAUSS, Citizens sion residents and others who want to save Against Urban Sprawl Society. Lyster and Mair the West Coast salmon from are on board with the camextinction. paign to save the salmon. In a 10-day river voyage “It has to be done. The “It has to be done. The spearheaded by Mission’s Elena salmon are a key species of Edwards, paddlers from several salmon are a key spethis entire ecosystem. First communities along the river cies of this entire ecoNations, us, the bears, the are out in support of salmon eagles, everything is connectresearcher Alexandra Morton’s system. First Nations, ed to the salmon in this place, campaign to protect the spe- us, the bears, the and we’re so close to losing cies. Morton has documented this precious gift of nature,” the negative effects on juve- eagles, everything is said Lyster. “I don’t want to nile salmon from the sea lice connected to the salmon see the salmon go the way of that thrive around commercial the cod. Governments have to fish farms on the coast, and in this place, and we’re step up and do something.” she says the lice are killing the so close to losing this The voyagers will continue young salmon just as they head down the river, making stops precious gift of nature” along the way to meet supout to sea. Morton is walking from the porters. north end of Vancouver Island They will be joined by other – Tracy Lyster to Sidney to raise awareness of paddlers and boats for part the issue, and collecting names or all of the journey to Vanon a petition along the way. couver. MP John Cummins Edwards wanted to help, and quickly found of Delta-Richmond East and Sto:lo advocate support from First Nations communities and Ernie Crey are expected to come out with local residents, such as Mission’s Gary Coulter, a support boat, but it’s not yet known if the who provided the 10-person canoe. The voy- paddlers will cross Georgia Strait on their age began with a traditional Sto:lo send-off in own steam. Hope on Wednesday, with stops in Chilliwack, Edwards said the plan was to join up with including Island 22. Morton when she presents her petition to Stepping out of the canoe on Thursday, politicians in Victoria on May 8.

– CHRISTINA TOTH/TIMES

Save the Salmon paddlers are met by supporters as they pull up to the Mission Harbour on Thursday evening. They’re paddling down the Fraser River to Vancouver, gathering names on a petition calling for the closure of coastal fish farms they intend to deliver to Victoria politicians.

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Waiting for father when man jumped in with a knife KIDNAP, from page A1 Ryan Heatherington, 22, is facing charges of kidnapping, unlawful confinement, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and two counts of theft. Heatherington is accused of jumping into a pickup truck parked near Second Avenue and Murray Street in Mission around 10 p.m. and demanding the youth in the truck – who was waiting for his father to return from running an errand – drive him to a nearby Save-On Foods. A security guard at the grocery store called police after seeing Heatherington grab a number of items and take off in

the blue Chevrolet S-10 pickup being driven by the boy. The truck fled the scene heading east, and was forced to stop by a passing train, which allowed police to quickly surround the vehicle. Mission RCMP Cpl. Raina Siou said Heatherington is well known to law enforcement and said he initially approached the boy asking for a ride. When the boy told him he was too young to drive and it was his father’s vehicle, he reached through the window and shoved the youth over, produced a knife and told him to drive, she said. “Such a brave kid. He managed to keep his cool and got the suspect where he wanted to go.

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This week, the Abbotsford Police Department rolled out another poster in its Tarnish series of anti-gang messages that are part of a public awareness campaign aimed at high school-aged youth and young adults. – PHOTO SUBMITTED/FOR THE TIMES

Members of the Abbotsford BMX and Cycling BC spring camp raised more than $3,000 for a new BMX starting hill.

BMX fundraising falls $75K short Not giving up hope for new starting hill CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

bbotsford BMX is not giving up hope after it fell short of its April 10 deadline goal of raising $95,000 for a new super cross starting hill. The local organization needed to complete the new starting hill in order to host an international event in May, but is between $75,000 to $80,000 dollars short. Despite the monetar y obstacle, Abbotsford BMX treasurer Cindy Landers told the Times the group is still reaching out to the community to make what could be an Olympic dream come true. “ We are, however, not stopping and ask once again for donations and business sponsors to come to our assistance to help us make this a reality as soon as possible,” she wrote in an e-mail. “The sooner we can get the additional [funds] that we need, the better, as we want to ensure this happens so that we can prepare for next year’s Supercross races. “If we are able to successfully be awarded one, it would be a huge race for the North American continent.” Tw o w e e k e n d s a g o , Abbotsford BMX and Cycling

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HST numbers not adding up

s I watched our MLAs finally give passage to the legislation that paves the way for the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax, I couldn’t help but think that the tax is here to stay. No matter how loud the cries of “shame, shame!” were from the NDP side of the chamber, and no matter how many signatures the anti-HST petition eventually garners, the prospects of actually getting rid of the tax appear dim. There are a number of obstacles here. First, the province is locked into a contractual agreement with the federal government to collect the HST for five years. Any attempt to undo that agreement earlier than 2015 would result in a hefty financial penalty for the B.C. government, likely in the neighbourhood of at least $1.6 billion. Even NDP leader Carole James acknowledges this fact. If her party wins the 2013 election, it will preside over the HST system for two years before making any attempt to get rid of it. Frankly, I can’t imagine public anger over the HST lasting at the current level for another five years. Therefore, it’s unlikely there will be much political pressure on an NDP government to repeal the tax. As well, if the economy is chugging along by that time, I’d bet a lot of economists will point to the HST as being a

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From the Ledge contributing factor to that economic growth (something they’re already predicting, but their voices have been shouted down by the outcry over the HST). If enough valid signatures are indeed collected (something we won’t know until August), the petition is certified as successful and is sent to an obscure standing committee of the legislature. The Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives must meet within 30 days of receiving the petition (which would be a rare occurrence in itself, given that this committee hasn’t met for 20 years or so) and decide one of two things. It must either recommend a legislative bill based on the language of the petition itself, or refer the bill and the petition to the Chief Electoral Officer for a provincewide referendum. Let’s look at the first option. There’s no guarantee the legislature will sit this fall, so it is conceivable that the anti-HST bill would not be introduced in the house until the spring of 2011. But introducing a bill is not the same thing as calling a bill for debate and then passing it. Only the government – not the

Opposition – can call a bill for debate, and given that passing such legislation would result in that huge financial penalty to the provincial government’s already depleted financial coffers, does anyone seriously believe the B.C. Liberals would pass such legislation? As for a provincewide referendum, you can forget about that option going forward. There’s no way a government will set in motion a vote that will be seen as an anti-government vote – and one that would surely pass. Bill Vander Zalm, the proponent of the anti-HST petition, says he will organize a recall movement against Premier Gordon Campbell if the government essentially ignores a successful outcome of his petition drive. But the earliest he can begin a recall campaign is mid-November. He would need 40 per cent of the voters (not 10 per cent as with the petition) to sign a recall petition to be successful. That works out to more than 16,000 people (in an average riding.) Will the public anger still be there by that time? Perhaps, but the rules are stacked against a successful recall. The B.C. Liberals may yet pay a hefty political price for ignoring the public when it comes to the HST. But they appear willing to take that hit instead of scrapping the tax. ■ Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

n an historic ruling this week, Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons, gave a sharp reminder to the Harper government that it does not have absolute power. It’s a message the Conservatives would do well to heed. Twice Canadians have returned them to office as part of a minority government. While Stephen Harper has often chosen to carry on as though the Conservatives had more members than the combined forces of the opposition, that doesn’t change reality. The majority of Canadians elected people from other parties, and those Canadians have a right to have their elected representatives debate important issues – such as our country’s handling of the Afghan detainee issue. Up until this week, the government refused to hand over uncensored documents requested by the opposition, citing national security. The opposition believes the black pens have been wielded for other reasons, namely to avoid political embarrassment. In an immensely heartening decision, Milliken reminded all parties this week that the executive arm of government is constrained by Parliament, and that MPs aren’t just sitting there warming the seats for show. The government, he ruled, can’t keep unedited documents on the Afghan detainee issue from the members of the House, whose job is fundamentally to hold government to account. Milliken also expressed his opinion that finding a solution to how to make those documents available shouldn’t be beyond our parliamentarians. We hope he’s right.

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Bible more about truth than accuracy Editor, the Times:

Robert T. Rock shows a deplorable lack of understanding of the Bible. The Bible is a book of theological truth, rather than one of historical accuracy. He does not seem to understand or to accept that the Bible has many different ways of presenting

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basic truths. Some parts are to be understood literally, but many are allegorical or poetic devices used by the human author to express the ideas of the divine author, God. As for Rock’s ridiculing of the flat earth belief that Rock accuses socalled fundamentalist people of holding, even Christopher Columbus, in his magnificent voyage of discovery, faced mutiny from his crew as they were afraid of falling off the “flat earth.” So, we should not be surprised that early mankind may well have believed the same. Incidentally, Life Magazine years ago published a photo of a peculiar land formation in the Mount Ararat area of Turkey – one that matched fairly closely to the shape and dimensions of the ark given in the Bible. Wooden beams dating back some 4,800 years old were also found in the immediate region. Perhaps Rock should consider such a possibility. The savior was and is Jesus. George Bochenek Abbotsofrd

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Asserting, ‘Drugs lead to gangs’ (Grow-Op Offences Jump 130%, April 30, 2010), isn’t the full story. Plant prohibition leads to gangs, hits the bull’s-eye. Another consequence of cannabis (marijuana) prohibition is jobs. The ‘math’ also

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exposes law enforcement agencies and their unions increase jobs and job security as indicated in the story. And how does North America create this program? Simple, enable the “Sin of the Priests” (see Malachi 1:6-14 NASB) and claim the table of the Lord is despised and defiled, even though Christ God our father, the ecologician indicates he created all the seed bearing plants saying they’re all good on literally the very first page of the Bible. Exactly what kind of people cage humans for growing and using what God says is good on the first page of the Bible, and what kind of people do they work for? Hint, they’re already described in 1 Timothy 4:1-5. Stan White Dillon, Colorado

No duh: it’s time for an HST for Dummies Editor, the Times:

Someone really needs to write an “HST for Dummies” book for all the gullible people who’ve been conned into believing the HST is a new tax that will cost them more money than they’re paying right now. P.T. Barnum really knew what he was talking about when he said there’s a sucker born every minute, and BC seems to be full of them these days. There are layers and layers of hidden provincial sales tax embedded in the things you buy right now. And it works out to far more than

the seven per cent PST you currently see on your receipts. Do people in B.C. really want to go on blindly paying these hidden, very costly layers of PST? I don’t. The PST is an antiquated, costly, uncompetitive tax. B.C. is one of the last places in the country to do away with it and replace it with a value-added HST. People need to open their eyes and start doing the math instead of running after fools and charlatans like lemmings heading for the cliff. This is definitely a case where ignorance is not bliss. Michael McBratney Port Moody

Columbus realized the world was round when he read from Isa. 40.22, “It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.” And speaking of “talking snakes,” I’ve met more

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Helene Fast lovingly raised eight children

other’s Day is now one of the top three commercial holidays. When it comes to shopping for mom, many mothers desire a gift that shows how much you care about her. The thought put into the gift is more important than the amount of money spent. Try replacing the traditional gifts with something more unique and thoughtful.

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“She and my father also lavished us with unconditional love and regularly affirmed us and our individual gifts.” – Ed Fast Abbotsford MP

“She was a remarkable lady, the most intelligent person in our family.” Helene, an immigrant from war-torn Germany after her family escaped from Russia in the 1930s, moved to Canada in 1949 and attended university in Winnipeg, Man., for one year. She married in 1954 and gave birth to eight children along the way. She temporarily put her education and career dreams on hold to raise her family along with her husband. “She was a disciplinarian, but in a loving way,” said Fast, adding his mom stands at just five feet tall.

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“She had a remarkable intellect and inspired all us kids on the importance of education,” he said. “My dad had a significant role in my life, too. I don’t want to diminish that, but my mother was the most influential. “She is a truly amazing woman.”

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hen a corporation washes 60 tonnes of linens a day employees and management become experts in clean water – the lifeline of their business. Ecotex owner Randy Bartsch oversees thousands of hospital sheets, scrubs, medical gowns, lab coats, and other hospital apparel shipped to Ecotex’s three hospital laundry facilities every day, where they are expertly washed, sterilized and shipped out again. But his company is not just about washers and dryers. Over the last five years Bartsch and his management team have made his corporation a leader in North America in water conservation. “Just because we have an unlimited access to clean water here doesn’t mean t h a t i s t h e c a s e e v e r ywhere,” Bartsch explains. “ We are among only a small part of the world where using water is not a s a f e t y i s s u e. We m u s t do our part to use water responsibly.” Through technology and equipment upgrades, Ecotex has reduced the use of water to only an eighth of a gallon per pound of linen. By way of comparison,

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This dynamic duo is ready to roar Mouat grads will suit up with B.C. Lions dance team CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

hey have been best friends since Grade 8, and now the Dynamic Duo of Karessa Van Aert and Jessica MacMillan will be front and centre when the B.C. Lions kick off the 2010 CFL season.

“The best moment was probably running on the field for the first time and hearing 34,000 people scream when they called the dance team out.” – Karessa Van Aert

No, they won’t be manning the offensive line or throwing darts for receivers Geroy Simon or Paris Jackson. Instead, the Abbotsford tandem will be dancing up a storm for the B.C. Lions Felions dance team. The difference is Van Aert will begin her second season with the Felions, while MacMillan enters as the rookie. “We’ve danced together for seven years over at Danceworx Studio and she went in last year to the Felions and she said ‘you have to come when you turn 19,’” said MacMillan, a 2008 W.J. Mouat grad along with Van Aert. “So I decided to try out this year.” It certainly wasn’t an easy process for both girls, especially with more than 100 applicants trying to impress the panel of judges at auditions on April 3. “What’s more nerve racking than

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Karessa Van Aert, above, and Jessica MacMillan, best friends and graduates of W.J. Mouat, will represent Abbotsford as members of the B.C. Lions Felions dance team when the 2010 Canadian Football League season kicks off in June. the judges was the 100 girls behind them staring at us,” said Van Aert, who attends University of the Fraser Valley with hopes of getting into the nursing program there. “But the judges won’t put up with girls who aren’t respectful towards teammates. Attitude is definitely important.” MacMillan added: “It’s definitely intimidating, but everyone was super nice when we were there.” And now that MacMillan is offi-

cially on the squad, she hopes it will bring about new opportunities for her career. “It opens so many doors,” she said. “I’m just really excited to see what we experience in this next year.” MacMillan also has the benefit of her closest friend having a year’s experience with the Felions under her belt. With everything from commitment to dealing with unruly fans,

Van Aert said there is definitely a lot to take in over the course of the season. “Co m m i t m e n t i s d e f i n i t e l y something [coaches] have trouble with. They’ve had girls fall through because of that,” Van Aert said. “The season goes by really fast and it’s a once in a life time experience.” And when you’re under the spotlight throughout the course of a CFL season, you’re going to have good

and bad moments. “The best moment was probably running on the field for the first time and hearing 34,000 people scream when they called the dance team out,” said Van Aert. “It’s a surreal feeling.” And the worst memory? “We had to do a Halloween game and my group had to wear pumpkin costumes. I have no idea why, it wasn’t enough of a cute costume,” she laughed. Despite the start of the CFL regular season still two months away, both girls have been inundated with information since they were notified of their selections last week. There is a swimsuit calendar photo shoot this week followed by weeks of training and choreography before the season begins at the revamped outdoor facility of Empire Stadium. The fact the Lions will play this season outdoors doesn’t phase the newbie. “I think it will be really fun actually,” added MacMillan. But the fact the duo is dancing together again is even better, said Van Aert. “It’s definitely going to be more fun dancing with a best friend,” she said.

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here are lots of options to choose from when selecting kitchen countertops. Here are some top picks available on the market today: 1. Granite Granite is the countertop material of choice when there are no other things to think about - like money. It defines elegance in a kitchen. As the use of granite becomes more widespread, t h e p r i c e c o m e s d ow n . 2. Engineered Stone Engineered stone, like that made by Silestone, is composed of 93 per cent quartz particles. It is available in a larger range of

not often seen on the countertops of whole kitchens. To get the luxurious look, use it on an island or inset at a baking centre. M a r b l e re q u i re s c o n stant maintenance, a s i t c a n s t a i n e a s i l y.

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WIRED, from page A5 Thefts are on the rise, he said, and precautions taken by the city like welding down access points to the wiring to try and stop access have so far not been successful. “We have evidence of them chiseling off the soldered plates. “They’re motivated to get in there,” MacDonald said. While stealing copper wire in this manner is very conspicuous, if no one observes the crime take place, once you have the stripped wire and it’s in your possession, it’s untraceable, he said. “It’s just metal.”

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MacDonald said Wust making it known he was re-establishing himself in Abbotsford would only antagonize his enemies. “No one is rolling out the welcome mat [for Wust],” he said. Because organized crime does not divide into neat, demarcated lines of allegiance, MacDonald said criminals often don’t align themselves with just one organization. “A guy sitting at a UN gang table for lunch could easily be sitting at Red Scorpion table for dinner and be having a late-night meeting with the Independent Soldiers and the next day be meeting with the Hell’s Angels. “That’s the way this world works, it’s not like the Crips and the Bloods,” MacDonald said.

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The public needs to be more aware, and take a greater interest in anyone hanging out around light standards, MacDonald said. “If they have a tool kit with them, or they are tying something to their bumper, those are called clues.”

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

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Even though the department has not officially released its Top-10 list of Abbotsford’s most wanted gangsters, MacDonald said Wust would have been on it. After spending the last two years in Kelowna, Wust made his first public appearance in town Tuesday night at a Sumas Road restaurant getting into a fight with a rival group after he declared “ ‘I’m running the show in Abbotsford,’” MacDonald said. “He wasn’t terribly secretive about being in town or his intentions once he was here, and he shared those with the people in the restaurant as well as with our members. “He’s not a low-profile guy.”

Provincial court documents show Wust has been involved with criminal activity since he was a young adult and had connections to the late Bindy Johal – a notorious Indo-Canadian organized crime figurehead in the Lower Mainland in the 90s who was killed by a single gunshot to the back of the head while dancing at a Vancouver nightclub on Dec. 20, 1998. Wust’s run-ins with law enforcement predates the Red Scorpions, Independent Soldiers and United Nations gang and police don’t consider him tied to any one particular gang, MacDonald said. “He’s either been associated with name brand criminal associations, or in conflict with them for most of his adult life,” he said.

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The Valley Stars Cheerleading team practises some high-flying moves on Saturday. The junior squad just returned from the Worlds competition held at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The Stars came in fifth place in the elite competition.

Valley Stars flip into fifth Back from Disney World & World Championships PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com

ack in Abbotsford with memories that will last a lifetime, the Valley Stars Cheerleading junior squad recently returned from the 2010 International Cheer Union World Championships, where they took fifth place. “We were ecstatic, shocked . . . we were blown away,” Valley Stars head coach Judy James said, as her team practiced on Saturday afternoon. The team competed on April 24-25, returning to Abbotsford last Wednesday. The competition was held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. It brought together around 10,000 cheerleaders from 54 different countries. Along with the juniors, the senior

team also made it to the prestigious the event. event. They didn’t fair as well, but “They performed at the top of their Ashley Gaudet, 19, who competed on game,” said James, adding, in all the the senior squad, said just to make it years Valley Stars teams have gone to to Florida was satisfying enough. the Worlds, she believes this year was James said a quarter of the jun- the best in terms of both how high the ior team, which has girls squad placed and the from eight to 14 years of “We were ecstatic, impact of the experiage, was new to the Stars ence on the girls. and had never experi- shocked . . . we were The Worlds were the enced anything like the blown away.” last event of the seaWorlds before. son, but the Stars prac“Even the parents were tice all year round. – Judy James head coach shocked. They had no James said the squad idea that cheerleading is is eager to learn from as big as it is,” she said. “For me, as a their trip to the nationals and make coach, just being around the best in themselves all the more competitive the world, helps the girls build life for next season’s run at the Worlds. skills.” “While we were there, they were The junior team had to qualify on already excited about getting back the first day of the competition to here and trying new things,” she said make it into the finals. Only 10 teams as the team practiced lifts and tummade it through to the second day of bling beside her.

nd then there were five, plus one more. Go Fusion Fitness announced it’s remaining Top Five contestants for this year’s Total Makeover Contest last Thursday, but unlike in year’s past, a previously eliminated contestant has been given the opportunity to re-enter the competition as a wildcard. Cori Edh of Abbotsford’s Go Fusion Fitness in Abbotsford said this year the organizers of the competition decided to allow one of the girls previously eliminated to come back if they still “worked hard” at their respective program. The Top 5 plus the wild card are Donna Bilious, Lisa Christensen, Sonja Clark, Rebecca Gebeshuber, Joanna Unger and Cindy Fairbrother. With the competition winding down, Edh said there have been a wave of emotions. “It’s been exciting, suspenseful,” she said. “It’s as suspenseful for us as it is for the competitors . . . We announced the girls one by one and the girls that got in were very excited but the girls who didn’t were a little bummed out.” After last week’s announcement, the Top Six were whisked away to Sun Peaks courtesy a party bus for a weekend of fun and exercise at the B.C. ski resort. “They’ll have lots of fun,” said Edh. “There’s hiking and a spa service that they’ll enjoy.” Although Edh said the girls were excited to be going on the trip, the most important thing was their self-confidence and how much all the competitors

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The Top Six will be on hand from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Ann Marie’s Café on George Ferguson Way on May 8, sporting the vintage fashion of the 1950s. “The girls will be waitressing in 1950s outfits. It’s another way for the girls to show confidence and to help the community,” said Edh. The final vote for this year’s event begins on May 6 with the winner being announced on May 13. The winner receives a flight to Las Vegas and a threenight hotel stay, a one-year gym membership at Go Fusion Fitness and other sponsorship gift packages. Edh still can’t believe it’s almost over. “The last part goes by really fast,” she said. “It’s emotional. There are highs and lows. You don’t want anyone to leave.” See more at www.gofusionfitness.com

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Abbotsford Community Services seeks volunteers for its host program, which matches immigrants and refugees with a Canadian friend, to learn about the country and to practise English. Contact Andrea Dykshoorn at 604217-3055, or e-mail andrea. dykshoorn@abbotsfordcommunityservices.com.

and Sumas Pioneer Association celebrate 72 years May 7 with a dinner and dance, 6:30 p.m. at the Rancho. Tickets are $25, at Tower Drugs or call Noni at 604-853-2576, Rosalie at 604-853-2347, or Clifton at 604-853-1508.

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School, at 3071 Babich St., Abbotsford, hosts a country western fun fair on May 7 from 5-8 p.m. with more than $4,500 in raffle prizes, a cake walk, dunk tank, bouncy castle, children’s games and prizes. As special guests, there will be members from Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service.

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

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of the Lotus Temple, the Bahai’i house of worship in India, at 7 p.m. on May 8 at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford. Call 604870-0919 or RSVP to lsaabbotsford@yahoo.ca

Woodcarvers show

On May 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Central Fraser

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Valley Woodcarvers host the Art of the Woodcarver, their annual woodcarving, sculpting and turning show and competition May 8 at the Ag-Rec Building, 32470 Haida Dr., Abbotsford. Admission is $2 donation, children under 12 free.

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Flowers for animals

Supporters of SAINTS, the shelter for aging animals in Mission, and Elizabeth’s Wildlife Centre in Abbotsford, hold their annual Green Thumb plant sale, with a huge assorted of plants on May 8 and 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, at 32965 4th Ave., Mission, off Grand Street. You can also order beautiful hanging baskets for $25, great for Mother’s Day. Contact 604-826-3290 or junmo@ shaw.ca

Mission Toasters

Mission Toastmasters meet May 4 at Cedarbrooke Chateau 32331-7th Ave., Mission, theatre room, 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Learn how to master the art of communication. Guests welcome.

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Put on your PJs and your favourite fuzzy slippers for a bedtime storytime with stories, songs and a puppet show, on May 6 from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Mission Library, 33247 Second Ave., Mission. For kids of all ages and their families. Call the library at 604-826-6610.

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here’s a new man in town – the Launch Man, an upscale menswear shop on Pauline Street in downtown Abbotsford that promises to turn carelessly dressed boys into sharp dressed men. “We have really cool denim lines and modern suiting, some wild T-shirts and casual clothes. We have clothes that you won’t find around here, or even in Vancouver,” said Michelle Russell, who opened the shop on with a grand opening party on Saturday with hubbie Dustin. The store is geared to men aged 18 to 40, and is open Monday to Saturday. It’s been a longtime dream for Dustin, who trained and worked with men’s fashion houses Burberry in London, and also with Ozwald Boateng, who’s wildly popular in the U.K., and who dresses men up in colourful suits for celestial events such as the Oscars. The new shop is at 2632 Pauline St., street level in the Yale Crossing building. Couples cupcake contest Cupcakes queen Tracy

Bottom line Dueck is offering a contest for future newlyweds getting married this year, through her Tracycake Bakery Café outlets in downtown Abbotsford and in White Rock. The winning couples will get a big batch of up to 100 regular size cupcakes or 200 babycakes in any flavour they want. All they have to do is share their love story in 500 words or less. Pictures can be included. (Stories may be shared on the Tracycakes website, with permission.) Deadline for entries is May 21 and the winner will be announced by May 28. Entries can be delivered to Tracycakes in Abbotsford or White Rock or e-mailed to info@tracycakesonline.com. They can also be mailed to: 101-2636 Montrose Ave., Abbotsford, BC V2S 3T6, or 15015 Marine Dr., White Rock, BC, V4B 1C3. Tracycakes Bakery Cafe specializes in cupcakes, with more than 40 varieties.

It also has a café menu at both its venues, which have vintage retro looks. See their cupcake menu and much more at www.tracycakesonline.com Must-see chamber events The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce invites business operators to sign up for three of their upcoming events. Mogens Hauschildt, a local currency specialist with Custom House, will discuss strategies to protect their profits, on Wednesday from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m., at the abc Country Restaurant. On the May 20 chamber lunch, Anne Kelly, deputy commissioner of the Pacific Region for Correctional Service Canada, will discuss the local economic contributions and social impacts of local prisons. The Pacific Region of CSC runs 10 federal institutions and employs 2,611 staff. And on May, the monthly Chamber Connections is with the Conair Group, where guests will be treated to tours of the Conair facilities and aircraft, plus appies and drinks provided by the Conair. This is on from 4:30 to 7 p.m. For details, call the chamber at 604-859-9651 or see www. abbotsfordchamber.com.

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

Scouts’ plants

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

Moms’ day tea

Jubilee Community Club hosts the best Mother’s Day pancake breakfast on May 9 from 8 a.m. to noon. Neighbourhood dads cooking up sau-

sages, scrambled eggs and all the pancakes you can eat, plus fruit cocktail, orange juice, coffee and tea. There are special treats for the mothers and chances to win prizes. Cost is $5, country ambiance is free, at Jubilee Hall, 7999 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford. Call 604-856-4375.

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Aldergrove United Church, 2623 - 272 St., Aldergrove, has a plant sale May 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 604-856-8675 or

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

Legion Mom’s day

The Royal Canadian Legion, Abbotsford Br. #15, has a full buffet breakfast on May 9 from 8:30 a.m. to noon, or while quantities last. Bring the whole family – $7 a person, $4 for moms, children under 5 free,

River Safari Tour

Lifetime Learning Centre presents a repeat of the Fraser River Safari Tour to Fort Langley and Golden Ears Bridge on May 10, with a stop for lunch

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Mission Citizens AGM

The Mission Citizens Association has its first annual meeting May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews United Church, 7756 Grand St., Mission. Everyone welcome. Register at the door. Supporting members $5, active members $10.

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Tutoring Services

1420

DGS CANADA. 12-Day Workplace Credential Courses (OCWS) at half price

▼ $3,500/mo, 40hrs/wk, Permanent F/T Chef for Japanese Cuisine. Skills req: Expertise ’Oroshi’ skillscutting, defrosting, handling frozen/live. Reqmts: Min. 3 years exp. Korean & English, Local exp. Duties: Handling frozen/live fish ,nigiri sushi, sashimi & rolls.

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12 Certiﬁcates In Only 12 Days !!

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1410 Education DGS CANADA

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Hostesses and Experienced Servers, Dishwashers & Appy Cooks

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Trades/Technical

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2050 2055

NEW HOLLAND 268 baler and disc mower. Call after 5pm 604-858-9568 Chilliwack

Food Products

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2060

For Sale Miscellaneous

THROUGH

LIKE NEW, black and decker elec hedgetrimmer, 36inch blade $75.. bushwacker..needs work $100 604-854-1889

VINTAGE RED chrome table and 3 chairs. exc cond $100 604-854-1889

To advertise call

2075

CHAIR, Upholstered, hunter green micro fiber, very comfy, exc cond $125. 604-853-8230

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

SOLID OAK DINING ROOM SET, incls table, 6 chairs, China cabinet & hutch, seats 10, $1600 obo. 604-746-9276

Real Estate Services

6005

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates. 604-629-8628 www.MazumaCapital.ca

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604-682 -2528

Real Estate Services

6005

6008

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www.OnTrackRealty.ca

To advertise call 604-850-9600

6005

Real Estate Services

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HOUSE

RENT

604-825-3926

100 – 32555 Simon Ave., Abbotsford, BC V2T 4Y2

6020-14

DAVE KALANCHA Buyer’s Agent

6020

Houses - Sale

Langley/Aldergrove

FOR SALE BY OWNER

27021-24th Ave, Aldergrove $718,000

Reduced Price to the Current Assessed Value No Real Estate Fees

Gorgeous 5,300 sq. ft. custom built home with a ﬁnished basement & in-law suite. Open A must see! design,very functional,greatfor entertaining family & friends. Close to all amenities,5 minutes to the USA. Too many features to list! You won’t be disappointed.

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6008

Condos/ Townhouses Ladner/ South Delta

2 BR + Den Townhouse, rancher style, end unit, lrg patio, 6 appl, new roof, adult complex. $419,900. Ladner. 604-940-8723

6030

Surrey

$365,000 2BR - 2bath Condo Spec 180° view. Beautifully reno, elegant decor, granite, tile & hardwood. Walk-in shower. Stainless appls, gas fp. Crown mouldings & chair rails. Bldg completely updated & rain screened. Gym, spa & pool. Near skytrain. 604-628-8172 http://picasaweb.google.ca/ tocololo/CondoOdysseyTowers

6020

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

6008-10

Only 5% Down or will consider taking vehicles or W.H.Y. in trade. Prices subject to change without notice. Prices shown are monthly mortgage payments with CMHC fees included. Taxes & strata fees not included.

6020

Low $$ Down - Easy Qualifying 1 (800) 963-2115 www.StrategicHousing.ca

(starting at) FREE Mortgage Eligibility Evaluation

RICK EDEN

RENT TO OWN

6007

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-30

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2095

Lumber/Building Supplies

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the first 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Furniture

REAL ESTATE 6002

Lumber/Building Supplies

★LIQUIDATION SALE★

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SATURDAY 8AM TO 6PM

5486 Riverside St.

2095

Furniture

604-850-9600

2075

MONDAY

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uSELLaHOME.com

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Houses - Sale

6020-01

Real Estate

3 BR Townhouse rancher Clearbrook Village, 1 bath, fp, w/d, lrg yard. nr school/rec ctre $230,000 By Owner 604-870-4708

LOST CAT (BLACKIE)Thurs a.m. Apr 29/10 Kits 7th & Balsam, short hair Blk & white all paws white short legs, chubby face & stocky body REWARD 604-733-4895.

PERSIAN KITTEN spayed female 6 mth CFA reg health gaur gentle $600 firm 604-939-1231 www.dreamhimicattery.com

6020

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com AUSSIE PUPS. Ten to choose from. Ready to go the first weekend in June. Tails & claws done. Both parents available to view. $700 - $1000/ea. 604-607-7372

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

6030

Houses - Sale

6020-02

Abbotsford

RICK EDEN

Amazing **Rent to Own** Easy Qualifying! Stop Renting! Gorgeous 2 & 3 Bdrm T/houses in Langley. Low $$ down. 604-857-3597 or 604-418-3162

6035

❏ WE BUY HOMES ❏

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NEW

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Call

FREE Property Evaluation

25 yr Gold Master Medallion Recipient

6020-24

North Delta

10671 WESTSIDE Drive, Canterbury Hts, N. Delta; Sunday only, 2- 4pm. Updated home with view! $584,900. Bob Edwards, Re/Max Performance Rlty, 604-590-4888

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Lots & Acreage

6025

Pemberton Calling!

S/W 51,200 D/W $74,800

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Mobile Homes

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Lots & Acreage

★ MISSION ★ 1.35 Acres Come Build your Dream Home Rare Cul-de-sac building lot in Mission. Street of High End Homes, backs onto Greenbelt. Lots of Privacy - Room for sep garage. 10 mins to downtown. Drive by 9749 Jones Terrace on Dewdney Trunk Rd, nr the Abbey, $298K. Call Len 604-763-4118

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Dogs

BEAUTIFUL KITTENS Siemese X, tabby, solids $40. Call 604-392-6898 Chilliwack

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3508

Cats

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

6020

3507

Industrial/ Commercial

1-800-339-5133

NEW CUSTOM SRI double wide in Abbotsford adult 45 + mobile home park, pad rent $502/mo. Glenbrook Homes, 604-830-1960 TO BE MOVED - 2004 14 x 70 deluxe 2 BR, 1 bth $59,900. 1982 - 14 x 70 3 BR, 2 bth, $24,900. 1976 - 12 x 68, 2 BR + bth, $12,900. 12 x 60, 2 BR, $9,900. 12 x 60, $3,000. 604-830-1960

6052

Real Estate Investment

★ RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598

6065

Recreation Property

Amazing Resource Property 112 acre property with large peat deposit in Blackwater Valley. Tested with permission to extract. Excellent growing medium. Only 3 hours from the Fraser Valley. Call Pat for full info package!

3230 SQ FT BUILDING

To place your ad call

604-850-9600

Patrick Saintsbury, RE/MAX Whistler

Call 1-604-935-9114 or email: saintsbury@shaw.ca

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Go to http://classified.van.net or call 604-850-9600.

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

COZY COTTAGE Home on .82 acres Lake Front, less than 1 hour fr Vancouver. Just $525K. Park Georgia Rlty, Lisa 778 882-7275

604-856-1634

FURNITURE

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SOLID WOOD B EDROOM SET. Beautiful cond ition. Must go. Call Vince 555 -3210.

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Dogs

3508

Dogs

3508

Dogs

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

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

4060 DOUBLE DOODLES! Goldendoodle x Labradoodle Pups Best of the Best! Almost ready Fr. $850.00 Call 604-533-6905

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PUPPY PARADISE Havanese Gorgeous & Smart! (PB, Reg’d) M $895. F $995. 778-552-0822 PUPPY PARADISE - Beagles Cute & Cuddly! (PB, Reg’d) 1 M $795 1 F $895. 778-552-0822

Cares! Lower Mainland Publishing, a Canwest company, has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to ﬁnding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

RENTALS Apt/Condos

2 BR $750. 1 BR $650. Apt in Mission. Avail Immed Under new management, Contact Bob 604-302-8676 or 604-826-5147 ABBY DOWNTOWN. Older clean 1 BR Apts, fridge, stove, hot water. Avail now or May 1. Call 9am-9pm daily ★ 604- 539-2533

ABBY GLEN APARTMENTS 2959 Tims St. Reno’d 1 br suite avail, Call 778-880-0920 MURRAYVILLE 1 br 5 appls, u/g pkg, storage locker, no elevator. Av now. No pets, near amens. $875 + utils. Jim @ 604-836-3879

CEDAR GREEN

APARTMENTS www.cedargreen.com

2441 Countess St. 1 Bedroom from $620 1 Bdrm. & Den from $640 2 Bedroom from $700 2 Bedroom totally reno'd $790

604.850.5375 Seniors Incentive

UP TO

10% DISCOUNT

Secure underground parking with elevator. Damage deposit reduced.

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6515

Duplexes - Rent

5 BR 2 Ba Avail now + 4 Br 2 Ba avail June 1, both recent reno in Southdale area. 1780 sqft. nr amens. ample prkg, both $1350 778-888-5321 - 604-218-6103 ALDERGROVE Lrg 2 BR Semidetached, fridge/stove, Wash/dry hookup, lrg fen’d yrd, new reno’d. 9am-9pm daily ★ 604- 539-2533 MISSION JUST RENO’D duplex, 3 bdrm 1.5 bath, 2000 sf. Very clean, f/p, hardwood, n/s., $1200/mo. Immed. 604-462-9123

6540

Houses - Rent

2 BDRM house in Lindell beach. FP, FS, WD. Small work shop and large garden areas. Long term lease pref.$1.375 604-853-3203 3 BR, avail now, 31806 Marshall Rd. big yard, clean reno’d, $1250, pets ok, 604-590-6813. 832-2070 $975., 3 br main house long term in Abby. Call anytime, NP, NS. 604-832-0284 (3263 Cheam Dr) MISSION, 3BR, 2bath, quiet culde-sac, reno, huge unfinish bsmt, refs, now, $1600, 604-556-8890 MISSION - 4 bdrm executive home, fenced bkyd. $1600 June 1 604-826-2565, 604- 302-0062 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools................ $888/M VANCOUVER – 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place, 1.5% Finance $988/M PITT MEADOWS -11860 Springdale Dr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSE Appliances, huge family room, f/p, fully fenced back yard, garage, close to West Coast Express, Schools & shops..............$1988/M CLOVERDALE – 6965 - 192nd St, 6 bdrms, 5 baths NEW HOUSE with 3 suites + BIG income potential, all new appliance, w/d, f/p ....$2,688/M Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

4530

ROTTWEILER PUPS Purebreds. D.O.B. 03/04/10. 3 females & 1 male. Full tails; dew claws removed; dewormed & vet checked. Ready now! $800 firm. (1)-604-794-3953, Chilliwack

Okanagan/ Interior

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

Clean Sweep?

Rooms

PRIVATE ROOMS Bsmt rooms & main flr rooms avail $450 - $500. All very clean. Central locations. 604-854-1000

6602

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Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must ﬁll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can ﬁgure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Lessons/Training

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

6590

Fun By The Numbers

Here's How It Works:

SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application. www.tntsharpeirescue.com please contact freesharpei@hotmail.com

3530

SUDOKU

Destinations

4530-10

POMERANIAN PUPPIES 2 males, ready to go. $500 ea, mom & dad also avail. 604-858-7606

SHIH TZU & Lhasa Apso pups, home raised, vet ✔ 1st shot, dewormed, ready to view, $495. Chwk 604-702-1960 or 794-3197

6508

Metaphysical

GOLDEN DOODLE Pups Beautiful, intelligent Email pics available. $850 1-877-563-4259 PUPPY PARADISE Golden Retriever Awesome Family Dog! (PB, Reg’d) F $795 M $895 778-552-0822

RARE! CHOCOLATE & BLUE French Bulldogs, 1st in Canada. Reserve now! 604-802-6934

SUDOKU

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bsmt, n/s, n/p, own parking, Mission, $600 utils incl’d. Criminal record check & refs. avail May 1, call 604-217-4134 2 BR bsmt large suite, nr automall n/p, quiet area $600 all inclusive. cable, heat, light. 604-825-3391 2 BR bsmt suite, close to all amens, $650 includes utils. n/s, n/p. Avail immed. 604-855-0519 2 BR in triplex,insuite wd, $800 incls heat/light, ns np Cedar/ Egglestone, NOW. 604-556-1815 2 BR, lev ent, 1500 sf, E. Abby, $1150 incld’s utils. suit mature cpl. n/s, 5 appl, 604-504-7229 2 BR, Mission, exec suite, above ground, wd insuite, dw, fenced yard,new paint, ns, no drugs, np, $800+ utils, 604-820-6994 2 BR ste, New large, W. Abb, full ba, all appl, n/s n/p, May 1st, $900 incl utils & net, 604-308-4326 4 BDR bsmt grnd Flr Suite, Av May 1st. 4 appl, Hydro & heat incl’d $1200. Ref’s. from previous landlord req’d 604-807-4811

MISSION 1 BR bsmt, new reno, full bath, own w/d, $650 + 35% utils, ns/np. Now. 1-604-469-4864 MISSION 1 br bsmt ste, bright, clean central ns pet neg. shrd ldry, $675 incl. 604-826-1805 MISSION, 2BR bsmt, large, gated & fenced, $1000 incl utils, wd, net, ns, np, May 15, 604-556-8960 MISSION (HATZIC Bench), 2 BR, $850 +1/3 utils, wifi/cable incl, shr w/d, cvrd deck, prkg, NS inside, sm pet neg. May 1, 604-826-1664

Sell it in the Classiﬁeds!

604

850.9600

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

MISSION 4 BR upper ste, new reno, own w/d, $1300 + 65%, n/s, pet ok, May 1, 1-604-469-4864 MISSION, Kite St. 1 BR, grd/flr. N/s, n/p. Nr hospital. $450/mo incl hydro. Ref. Immed. 604-287-7751 MISSION - 2 BED MINT COND ABOVE GROUND SUITE. Alarm, Air, FP,Parking for 2 THIS WOULD SUIT A PROFESSIONAL COUPLE. NS NP $850/mo + shared utils AVAIL MAY 1ST 604-826-1186

6605

Townhouses Rent

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

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

COMMERCIAL STORE FRONTAGE FOR LEASE

Yale Road in Chilliwack 1400 sq.ft. with large bay door available Immediately M.Y. Mini Storage 604-703-1111

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

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HOME SERVICES 8080

Moving & Storage

8185

Electrical

#37373 RETIRED ELECTRICIAN looking for small jobs, reasonable rates. Dana 604-302-1746 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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Handyperson

HANDYMAN/RENOVATIONS Call Darrel Unger. 604-897-8449 www.hampshiregroup.ca

8155

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There is a line in the famous 1988 movie Bull Durham that stipulates baseball is a simple game. “You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball.” And right now, it’s the simplicty of the game that has the Abbotsford Cardinals smack dab in the hunt for top spot in the B.C. Premier Baseball League standings. The Red andWhite machine has now won five games in a row thanks in large part to a balanced attack on both the offensive and defensive side of the plate. Head coach Andy Rempel, no stranger to winning seasons, has watched his team fly out of the gate in all aspects of the game, and he couldn’t be happier. “The guys are throwing strikes and challenging hitters,” said Rempel of his pitching staff led by Matt Unrau, recently named BCPBL Pitcher of the Week. “Our offence is giving them good run support and it’s allowing the pitchers to just go out there and pitch their game.” The coach has also seen a new approach taken by this year’s team. “We have a relaxed, positive attitude,” he said. “We’re not hoping to win, we expect to win.” The Cards’ play tonight against Langley after a weekend tournament at Delair Park.

Abby earns split; battle Bulldogs in Game 3 tonight

he Abbotsford Heat did what not a lot of people expected them to do this past weekend, and that was earn a split in the first two games of the North Division final against the heavily favoured Hamilton Bulldogs. But don’t tell them that as they returned home Sunday for what will be Game’s 3, 4 and 5, beginning tonight against the Montreal Canadiens farm club. “Obviously that’s what every team is looking for to start the series is to at least get that split,” said Heat forward Jason Jaffray on Monday. “It would be great to be able to win both away but the way we look at it is we got home ice advantage back and now they’ve got to beat us in our own rink at least once to get back to Hamilton. “Hopefully we can come up with a strong effort [tonight] and put the pressure on them.” As nice as it would have been for the Heat to win back-to-back games in Steeltown, the Heat can’t look past the fact they had a glorious opportunity to put the Dogs down two-buzz in the series. Neither team particularly good in Game 2, which the Dogs won 3-1 thanks to a pair of power play goals from David Desharnais and Mike Glumac. The difference in Sunday’s tilt was the Bulldogs made good on their power play chances, the Heat did not. Abbotsford squandered a glor ious oppor tunity in the second period after Glumac nearly decapitated Tyler Spurgeon with an elbow to the head as the Heat

– RON ALBERTSON/HAMILTON SPECTATOR/FOR THE TIMES

Abbotsford Heat goalie David Shantz follows Hamilton Bulldogs forward Grant Stevenson across his crease during Sunday’s Game 2 of the North Division final. The Heat lost Game 2 by a score of 3-1. Game 3 goes tonight at the AESC. forward was charging to the net. But instead, the Heat took three penalties - two simultaneously within 40 seconds of each other. The end result was Desharnais’s fourth of the post-season and a 31 lead that would prove too much for Jaffray and his mates. “Our power play has really been struggling, it’s been up and down most of the season,” said Jaffray. “We look at that as a chance to get one, maybe two goals on that five-minute major and we’ve got to be a lot more disciplined.” The Glumac hit, which despite earning the Bulldog forward a major penalty was not accompanied with a game misconduct,

certainly was a topic of conversation one day after. “Seeing the replay, it’s definitely a straight elbow to the head,” said Jaffray. “[Glumac] even leaves his feet and it’s a blindside hit. There’s three strikes for you right there and seeing [Spurgeon] after the game, he actually had an indent in his face.” Spurgeon didn’t fly with the team when it left Ontario on Sunday evening. As of Monday, Glumac had not received supplementary discipline from the American Hockey League. “When somebody gives a dirty

hit like that and puts a guy out probably for the rest of the year, you hope the league steps up and punishes him accordingly,” said Jaffray. Spurgeon was not the only Heat player to leave Sunday’s game in discomfort. Staffan Kronwall, a standout on the blue line for Abbotsford, left the game and did not return after being stapled from behind into the boards by Ryan White. Game 3 of the series goes tonight from the AESC beginning at 7 p.m. Game’s 4 and 5 go Thursday and Saturday at the same time. All games can be heard on Country 107.1 FM.

- CAM TUCKER/TIMES

Where are the crowds at? Game 1 of North Division final nets crowd of 1,866 CAM TUCKER camtuckertimes@gmail.com

he stage was set between the Abbotsford Heat and the Hamilton Bulldogs, 2007 Calder Cup champs and the best team in the North Division regular season this year, and yet Copps Coliseum looked bare. Game 1 of the North Division finals

between the two remaining Canadian teams in the American Hockey League playoffs brought out just under 1,900 fans on Thursday night. Game 2 of the series was a little better, as a little more than 2,800 fans charged through the gates of Copps Coliseum to watch their beloved Bulldogs even the best-of-seven series at 1-1. So far in these playoffs, the Bulldogs have averaged close to 4,000 fans through the first five games, however this weekend attendance in Steeltown was down drastically. The sparce crowds in Hamilton have followed along a surprising downward

trend this AHL post-season. The Heat averaged just over 2,600 fans for the first three playoff games in franchise history, with the largest crowd coming it at 3,010 supporters for Game 1 of the North Division semifinal against the Rochester Americans. The Heat also had the bad luck of playing every home game last round at the same time as the still much-lovedVancouver Canucks. This round, however, the Heat home games are staggered with those of the Canucks, who also advanced to second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to face the Chicago Blackhawks.

– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES

The large number of empty seats at the AESC were also an issue for Game’s 1 and 2 of the North Division final in Hamilton.

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lotte and Rob Lepp, a couple of Abbotsford farmers who thought it would be a good thing to showcase what local agriculture has to offer. Their foray into the retail market began in 1995, with a corn shack CHRISTINA TOTH on their property at the corner of CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com Clayburn Road and Highway 11, on the hog and cattle farm Rob took epp Farm Market is a three- over from his dad. Each summer, dimensional, multi-sen- customers waited for its appearsory tribute to the bounty ance to buy fresh, sweet local corn of the Fraser Valley. while in season. As you walk into the cheery and Meanwhile, the Lepps’ idea bright store, the artisan cheeses, nurtured a plan for a year-round sausages, meats, fat poultry, sauc- market. When the “eat local,” 100es, pastas, grainy breads, preserves mile diet movement was born, and colourful fruits and vegetables they knew the time was right. They all vie for your turned the sod attention. where the corn Shelves over- “People want the personal shack had been flow with local in May 2009, a n d o f t e n touch, to be able to order and opened the organic products steak at a certain thickness, 1 2 , 0 0 0 s q u a re made within the foot facility in province, and or special items [such as December. in many cases, And the people pigs’ feet or tripe]. We defieven within a have been eating f e w m i l e s o f nitely offer an alternative to it up. Abbotsford. Lepp Market A 50-foot long the big grocery stores.” supports the counter dislocal agriculture play heaps of i n d u s t r y, a n d – Charlotte Lepp fresh pork, beef, many items are poultry from from small comthe region, and mouth-water- panies in the Fraser Valley, others ing cooked meats and sausages are a little further afield, from withblended and prepared in the Lepp in the province or at least within kitchen. Canada. The scent of savoury soups or “We so pleased with the response sometimes baking is in the air, from the community. There is defimaking it even harder for taste nitely a segment of the market that buds to resist trying a new cheese wants to support local farmers,” or slice of cooked meats made in said Charlotte Lepp. store. see LEPP, page CV2 This was the dream of Char-

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he third annual Fraser Valley Chamber Showcase was such an “unqualified success” that the event will be repeated on a smaller scale in the fall. “We had about a 30 per cent increase in vendors and a 30 per cent increase in attendance,” said David D. Hull, the executive director of the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce. The April 28 event at Tradex in Abbotsford drew 230 vendors and about 2,000 Chamber members from the region. “We were very pleased,” said Hull, “and we ran it 30 per cent longer, too,” extending the afternoon and early evening hours the event ran this year to give attendees more time to network. The showcase pulls together six Chambers of Commerce from the Fraser Valley, including Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Langley, Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge and Surrey. “The beauty of the showcase is that it’s a closed event. [It drew 2,000 people] but it’s a business-to-business showcase,” versus a more general type of tradeshow that draws a huge and varied audience of 10,000 people, said Hull. The showcase allows business operators to concentrate their messages and sales efforts on other business owners and managers who are looking for their services, “and it’s especially good for those businesses whose business it is to get businesses to network,” said

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Keith Jaques from Foundation Capital Corporation talks to a potential client at the Fraser Valley Business Showcase on April 28 at Tradex. Beside Jaques is the whirling money booth. People could guess how much was flying around and if they were right, they could take the cash home. Hull. Good contacts are made at the show that attendees can use throughout the year and in some cases, more immediately. For instance, while one fellow was setting up his booth, he began chatting with another business owner setting up nearby. By the time the show opened, they had agreed to a $1,000 deal, said Hull. “He said that already paid for the cost of the booth, and there were lots of those kinds of stories throughout the day.” The business mixer also provides some businesses to show off their wares, such as Dr. Ali of MD Cosmetics.

He had some fun with Hull and others, who stepped up for some free Botox shots to smooth out furrowed brows. Hull also credited the Tradex crew and show organizers at Levy Show Services for their enthusiastic work. “Without their support, the show would not have been as great as it was,” said Hull. Last year’s Chamber gathering generated so much positive response, and so many requests for another get-together, that the Chambers will hold a smaller showcase later this year, said Hull. It will be a smaller affair but he expects it to be just as productive for the participants as the April meeting, he said.

Family farming business grows LEPP, from page CV1 Even though they held a grand opening at the end of April, the store had already built up a large and loyal clientele from when it first opened its doors in late November. No wonder. The service is topnotch and reliable, with four knowledgeable journeyman butchers on staff, including two from England, and four apprentices learning the trade. “Between them, they have more than 100 years experience,” said Charlotte, and they are happy to accommodate special requests. “People want the personal touch, to be able to order steak at a certain thickness, or special items [such as pigs’ feet or tripe]. We definitely offer an alternative to the big grocery stores.” The market was also a way for the Lepps to keep their own family in the farming business, especially as the B.C. hog market struggled to remain viable. The pork is from hogs raised in Lepp’s own barns, just a few metres away from the store, and they sell their own poultry. The beef is raised in Pitt Meadows specifically for the Lepp market, without hormones or antibi-

otics, and which is then drycured for 28 days to draw out the flavours of the meat. The Lepp crew smokes their own meats and blend their cooked meats and sausages in the vast kitchen and butchery, with some weekly advice from a retired Freybe’s sausage master. The store also offers inhouse soups, sandwiches, other ready-to-go items, Free Trade coffee and fresh breads.

“Between them, they have more than 100 years experience.” – Charlotte Lepp

The Lepps are part of a new generation of retailers and go to lengths to interact and keep in touch with their clients. Try samples of foods on weekends, or sign up for a class on barbecuing meats and dining al fresco. As for the corn shack, it will be back due to popular demand. Keep in touch with the Lepp Farm Market through its website, an e-newsletter and Facebook site. Tours can also be arranged. Find out more by calling Rob or Charlotte Lepp at the store, at 604-851-5377, or visit the website at www.leppfarmmarket.com

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would like to share the most amazing opportunity I had as a result of being your Chamber president. I know it was the position that received the invitation and not the individual, however, I am grateful to have been invited to the 44th annual B.C. Leadership Prayer Breakfast. While I number myself amongst the minority of Abbotsford residents who are not regular church goers, I felt that this was an event not to be missed. After all, it is not every day that I receive an invitation from the Lieutenant-Governor of B.C. Had I heard of this event

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to get out of bed so early or because you are too busy. Always take that step forward that will allow you and your business to grow.

before? Never. Was I going in spite of the fact that it took place in downtown Vancouver at 7:30 a.m? Absolutely! As often happens when you decide to step outside of your comfort zone, another opportunity came along. Shortly after accepting the invitation I received an e-mail from the office of Senator Yonah Martin inviting me to a pre-

prayer breakfast reception at 7 a.m. Realizing that allowing for traffic I would have to leave the house at 5 a.m. I immediately accepted the invitation. I am not a particularly early riser but this was a once in a lifetime opportunity! It turned out that only about 25 people were invited to the reception and I was ‘rubbing elbows with the senator, MP Ed Fast,

other elected officials, the key note speaker David Bentall and a few volunteers such as myself. The breakfast itself was made up of a like group of politicians and volunteers, numbering 1,000. One week later I am still somewhat in a daze to have spent the morning in such company and yet it turns out they are just people and many of them with ties to Abbotsford. What I learned from this experience, as I have in the past, is not to let opportunity pass you by. Be brave and accept those invitations that may take you out of your way a little bit. Don’t say no because you don’t want to get out of bed so early or because you are too busy. Always take that step forward that will allow you and your business to grow.

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griculture in Abbotsford is not the “poor farmer” and his family scratching out a subsistence existence off the land. Agriculture is a wealth-creation industry. As a primary industry, in the same vein as forestry, mining, fishing, oil and gas, and tourism, agriculture creates wealth and grows the economy at a rate significantly higher than value added industries or economic activities that contribute to the GDP. Agriculture is big business in Abbotsford There is a continuing widening of the agriculture knowledge gap along the rural urban divide amongst Abbotsford residents, that creates a diminishing recognition that agriculture is a true business in the traditional definition and perception. Agriculture is, by a significant amount, the largest sector of Abbotsford’s economy. Economic development trends show that no single industry sector is likely to surpass agriculture within the short or long-term.

Abbotsford is the most industrious agricultural community in the province and, in fact, the entire country. Abbotsford is home to more than 1,300 farms with 22,500 hectares of land under active cultivation. A 2008 report prepared by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, values the economic effect of agriculture/agri-business in Abbotsford at $1.8 billion annually. This value represented 20 per cent of the economic activity in the city. In addition to significant dollar values, agriculture and agribusiness created one in four private sector jobs and one in five of all jobs in the city. In fact, not only is agriculture big business in Abbotsford it is the largest concentration of agriculture, measured both by output and dollar value, in Canada.

Abbotsford is the agriculture capital of Canada. The complete report can be found at www.abbotsfordchamber.com. Land in relationship to the economic effect of agriculture Agriculture, by its very nature, is a land-based industry. Ground crops and livestock operations consume vast areas. Condensed, mainly housed agriculture operations like poultry, greenhouse, and mushrooms can be very successful and sustainable on a relatively small foot print of land, often as small as five acres, relative to their economic output. The ability of agriculture to grow and develop in the future depends directly on the quantity, quality and proximity of agriculture land available for expansion. As with any industry, sustainable growth is a constant and desired objective. The agriculture industr y in Abbotsford is rapidly becoming constrained from further growth, and by extrapolation additional contribution to the economy, due to agriculture appropriate lands being permanently diverted to non agriculture applications.

Agriculture land in Abbotsford Abbotsford has some of the richest soils in Canada if not all of North America. The fertile soil, combined with a temperate climate, and an abundance of reliable water sources creates an ideal location for extensive soil and non-soil based agriculture.

A diversity of domestic and export markets coupled with a wide product range allowed the largest sector of Abbotsford’s economy to hardly miss a beat while the rest of the world was watching their financial position plummet. Agricultural land is, like the adage about water front property, “They are not making any more of it.” Certainly not in the short-term, practical, reality. As agriculture is a primary wealth creating industry, dependent on a secure and affordable land base, any erosion of agriculture lands should be a concern and not undertaken without significant study,

consultation and measure of the net economic effect. Every hectare of land that is diverted to non-wealth generating agriculture uses has a significant effect on the economy of Abbotsford. Agriculture is essentiall recession proof Abbotsford weathered the world wide economic downturn, that we are just now emerging from, far less battered and bruised than essentially any other jurisdiction in Canada. We are especially fortunate in that Canada survived the whole economic collapse far better than any other country in the world. Abbotsford’s economic resilience can be directly contributed to the stable and consistent nature of the agriculture industry. As tough as things might be, folks still need to eat. A diversity of domestic and export markets coupled with a wide product range allowed the largest sector of Abbotsford’s economy to hardly miss a beat while the rest of the world was watching their financial position plummet. The next time there is an “au d’ farm” drifting across the valley just remember, that odour truly is, the smell of money.

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The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, in a partnership with the Abbotsford Times, produces The Chamber Voice once a month. The statements and opinions expressed in this monthly newspaper are not necessarily those of the publisher. The Chamber, the city’s Voice of Business, intends on keeping its members, and prospective members, informed on important messages, information and education. Advertising opportunities in this publication are exclusive to Chamber members. The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce is located at 207-32900 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C., V2S 5A1. You can call the office at 604-859-9651, fax 604-850-6880, e-mail acoc@telus.net, or go to www.abbotsfordchamber.com

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FRED ARMSTRONG

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The golden rule applies in business

Doing unto others carries across both sides of the counter

very faith has a version of the ‘Golden Rule’ that suggests that you should treat people the way you want to be treated, and no principle applies more to business. My loyalty as a customer is earned and strengthened by simple things like a smile, eye contact and a genuine friendliness that stands out in a world where we are bombarded with e-mails, tweets and other non-human interaction.

Our world moves at a very fast pace. But in the process of moving forward we have to remember the most important part of business isn’t technology, it’s the people that work at every level of a company that define its perception. There’s some places that I shop based entirely on the fantastic staff that interact with myself and other customers with genuine interest. I think that there’s an expectation that people that work in the hospitality industry, where tipping is part of the equation, need to be friendly and approachable, but I’m always impressed by people that I meet from banks to department stores whose enthusiasm for their work actually perks up my day. I was shopping at a local department store a couple of weeks ago, and was going through a clearance rack of heavily discounted merchandise when a cheerful voice announced, “I’ve got a whole bunch of great items over on this rack in your size.”

She then made a point of showing me where the items were and went on restocking the racks. She went on to help a number of other customers that wandered into the area, even suggesting certain colours that would look good on various customers. Her cheerfulness and her enthusiasm for her job were not fake. Her actions perked up ever yone in earshot, and for a brief moment we customers, with nothing in common but a desire to get a good deal, looked up at each other and smiled. One person who loves their job makes a huge difference. I bought a bunch of items, and I suspect that I would have abandoned my search were it not for her tip on another place to look. I wear glasses. One morning one of the nose pads came off my glasses and I wandered into the mall and went into an optical store seeking a repair. I was greeted by a lady who asked if she could help, and when I described my problem she took the glasses, replaced the missing pad, added a matching one to the other side, cleaned my glasses and when I asked how much she responded that it was ‘no charge.’ Guess where I’m buying my next pair of glasses? Time and time again the thing that pushes me to certain businesses is front line customer-service staff that, despite their wage and the job they do, act in a way that shows that they care. From the security guard at the bank who opens the doors for customers and says hello to the ‘sandwich artist’ that remembers that you like extra green peppers, the actions of these staff members are the foundation of customer loyalty. We all have patterns in our life, our favourite grocery store, our favourite coffee shop, our favourite restaurants, and the other businesses that we need for the

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Publisher’s notes things that make our lives go around. The thing that reinforces these patterns are the people at these places that start to notice you and say hello, offer suggestions based on your past shopping patterns and generally show an interest in your well being. The fastest way to lose a customer is to act with indifference. I remember going to a building looking for a specific office and being confused by an illogical numbering sequence.

– RAFE ARNOTT/TIMES

Charlotte and Rob Lepp have epitomized great customer service for years, and said it is the cornerstone – along with top-quality products – of their family-run business; Lepp Farm Market.

Time and time again the thing that pushes me to certain businesses is front line customer-service staff that, despite their wage and the job they do, act in a way that shows they care. The custodian, doing some routine cleaning, saw me walking back and forth and asked me if he could help me find an office. I was thrilled at the offer, and after I explained what I was looking for he gave me exact directions to the office I was looking for, which I would not have found for some time. I mentioned this fact to the owner of the office, and they knew exactly who I was talking about, and while the custodian was employed by the building management company, the custodian was well known to the business and invited to their company functions due to the extra things he did for the business. I liked this a lot, and that reinforced my choice of doing business with them and explained why the custodian was willing to look up and take an interest in my plight.

There lies the second point in the equation. Treat people like you want to be treated.

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The strength of the Canadian dollar compared to foreign currency – especially the U.S. greenback – will be the topic of discussion Wednesday morning at a Chamber breakfast hosted at the abc Country Restaurant on Marshall Road.

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It doesn’t matter if a company is in agribusiness, manufacturing, or hi-tech: if they are doing business with the U.S., they are affected by the value of the U.S. dollar – and its fluctuations. gling to control their costs amongst these exchange rate fluctuations. The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce is hosting a breakfast seminar What’s

Next for the U.S. Dollar: Navigating Currency Exchange to Minimize Risk and Maximize Opportunities on Wednesday, at the abc Country Restaurant. It doesn’t matter if a company is in agribusiness, manufacturing, or hi-tech: if they are doing business with the U.S., they are affected by the value of the U.S. dollar – and its fluctuations. Unfortunately with the volatility seen in markets since the credit crisis, these fluctuations can be drastic enough to compromise profits and make accurate planning impossible for business. Local currency specialist with Custom House, Mogens Hauschildt, will discuss the tools and strategies that businesses can use to help protect their profits in a volatile time. Mogens will provide an insightful and informative currency market analy-

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SERVICE, from page CV4 She was incredible, keeping orders coming and filling coffee at a pace that would exhaust most of us. At the end of the meal she made the comment “Gosh you folks are so polite, where are you from?” I was taken aback, and told her that we were on vacation from Canada. She said that it was nice to deal with such nice folks and urged us to come back soon. I had noticed that this amazing woman was ignored by a lot of people in that diner who never looked up at her or took a second to notice the amazing efficiency with which she did her job. In the midst of all that work she took the time to acknowledge our good manners. That’s great customer service. I must recount a time that I was meeting with a person

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Get golden who wanted to work with me and we decided to get together over lunch to discuss their background and career aspirations. Throughout the meal the person treated the server, a friendly and professional person, with something bordering on contempt. They did not look up and make eye contact when ordering, didn’t hand the menu to the server after ordering, didn’t say thank you after their coffee was refilled. Despite a solid resume, their actions said something about who they really are. How that person treated the server was a reflection of how they might treat one of my customers if they worked for me. Our world moves at a very fast pace. But in the process of moving forward we

have to remember the most important part of business isn’t technology, it’s the people that work at every level of a company that define its perception. Here’s a challenge for all of you. For the next month put your cell phone away when you go through the drive through for coffee or a kids meal and say thank you and make eye contact with the person in the booth. When you order at a restaurant ask the server what they would recommend or ask their opinion about a dish you might want to order. Say please and thank you more. Say hello to the security guy at the bank and wave to the guy on the lawn mower doing the gardening in front of a business you are walking into. The golden rule: it will take you pretty far in business, and life.

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2.0L, 4Cyl, AM/FM, CD pkg, Only 13,000kms $15,888 $ #H9350 -$3000=

12,888

2005 NISSAN 350Z GT ROADSTER

3.5L, V6, Leather, Convertible, Loaded, Only 28,000kms $27,888 $ #I6749 -$3000=

24,888

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4

3.0L V6 Eng, P/W, P/L, Air, Auto, XLT Trim, MINT $20,888 $ #F3349 -$3000=

17,888

2007 FORD EDGE SEL PLUS AWD

2007 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB

24,787 This Weeks

21,888

3.5L V6 Eng, Panoramic Roof, Leather, Only 40,000 kms $27,787 $ #F0538 -$3000=

5.7L HEMI, Special Edition, pw, pl, air, auto, new tires, 4x4, run boards $24,888 $ #D6520 -$3000=

Super Saver

$19,888 -$3000=

2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT AWD

#G4243

$19,877 $ -$3000=

16,877

2009 DODGE CALIBER SXT

Sport Wagon Hatchback, 5 door, 4cyl., 2.0L, CVT, 34,352kms $15,688 $ #D7017 -$3000=

12,688

D5887

3.3L V6 Eng, P/W, P/L, Air, Auto, STO N GO Seating, Quad Captains, Rear Air

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS

2.4L PW, PL, Air, Auto, Power Moonroof, Only 50,000kms $14,898 $ #H9711 -$3000=

11,898

2.7L V6 Eng, P/W, P/L, Air, Auto, Heated Seats, Loaded #H3968

$24,888 $ -$3000=

21,888

2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD GL

2009 DODGE GR CARAVAN

V6, P/W, P/L, P/G, Air, Auto, only 70,000kms and loaded

2009 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL 4X4

16,888

2007 FORD FUSION SEL

2.4L, 4 Cyl, Air, Auto, Power Group, Only 40,000kms $14,888 $ #F8010 -$3000=

11,888

3.3L, V6, Pwr Grp, Auto, Air, loaded, lifetime warranty $19,997 $ #H4521 -$3000=

16,977

2005 FORD F150 S/CAB 4X4

4.6L, Triton V8, P/W, P/L, Air, XLT Trim, Leather interior, MUST SEE! $18,888 $ #F3963 -$3000=

15,888

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LS 4 DR

2.0L 4 Cyl, Air, Auto, low kms #G2145

10,777

$13,777 $ -$3000=

2009 DODGE NITRO SLT 4X4 3.7L V6 Eng, P/W, P/L, Air, Auto, 4x4, Loaded $24,788 $21,788 #D9722 -$3000=

2007 LIBERTY JEEP SPORT

4x4, manual, V6, 3.7 L #J7138

$19,888 $ -$3000=

16,888

2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL

2.0L, 4Cyl, Auto, P/W, P/L, Air, Tilt, Cruise, Like New. $16,898 $ #H6327 -$3000=

13,898

2007 DODGE CARAVAN SE

3.3L V6 Eng, Power Group, Air, Auto, 7 Passenger $13,777 $ #D1839 -$3000=

10,777

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2005 CHEVROLET BLAZER LT 4x4

V6, Air, Auto, Only 40,000kms #G9607

9,989

$12,989 $ -$3000=

2001 DODGE DAKOTA EXTRA CAB SPORT

V8, PW, PL, Air, 5 speed, Only 130,000kms $8,898 $ #D9167 NO GTV=

8,898

2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2DR COUPE

V6, P/W, P/L, Air, Auto, 7 passenger, like NEW, Only 82,000kms $10,989 $ #G4172 -$3000=

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SUNDAYS

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7,989

4 cyl., Air, Auto, Only 58,000kms

#G6015

$8,888 -$3000=

5,888

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All prices on pre-owned vehicles include a $3,000 minimum trade discount. *On all pre-owned 2009 or older vehicles dealership will provide a guaranteed trade-in value of $3,000, trade-in vehicle must be 1995 or newer. Offer not valid on vehicles under $5,000. Some restrictions may apply. See dealer for complete details. DL#7356