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have been part of this publishing group since 1992, when I joined the company as the creative director for what was then known as ‘VAN Networks’ family of community newspapers. In that capacity I was able to work at almost all of the newspapers as a creative consultant and assist on special projects. One of my first projects back in 1992 was to work with the team here at the Abbotsford and Mission Times to redesign the newspaper.
As we celebrate this anniversary, let me thank you all for your support. Our readers and advertisers are very special to all of us, and your kind words and encouragement help keep us focused on creating the best possible newspaper every edition. I had lived in B.C. for about six years at that point, and had visited Abbotsford, like so many other people, for the airshow and been impressed by the hospitality and dedication of all the volunteers and the sheer magnitude of the event. Understand that I grew up on army bases, as my dad was a career soldier, and the Abbotsford International Airshow was without question the largest event of its type that I
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The Times family was a little swept up the 2010 Winter Games earlier this year, and we were proud to wear our patriotism. His staff, and experiences with events such as the Canada Summer Games (below) have left their mark on our publisher. had ever seen. I was also impressed with the number of posters and framed pictures from the airshow that seemed to hang in every restaurant and coffee shop in town. That left an indelible impression on me, and so as part of the redesign, I suggested that we incorporate the trademark of the airshow and our nation’s Air Force, the Snowbirds, into the logo design. The team at the Times embraced the logo, and we developed a complete design for the newspaper from the ground up. Remember that in 1992 digital newspaper production was just coming into it’s own. The new design levered heavily on the considerable skills of Neil Wilson, Marilyn Howard, Margi Jarvis and photographer Jean KondaWitte. Thankfully, the entire roster is still with the Times today through another couple of design iterations. In 1993 the Times won a number
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Former Abbotsford mayor George Ferguson flips through one of the many Abbotsford-Mission Times issues in which he made an appearance during his tenure in politics, and as a citizen of the city. CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
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Former mayor George Ferguson appeared on more Times front pages than anyone else for one reason:
etired Abbotsford mayor George Ferguson relaxes in his Sumas Prairie dining room, surveying dozens of Abbotsford-Mission Times newspapers strewn over the table. Many bear his image on their yellowed “It’s a deal,” announces the capfront pages, not unusual consider- tion over a photo that shows Fering he was in public office for close guson shaking hands with former to four decades. Transport Minister David Anderson. As the dates click through the The sale became official on Jan. 1, years, each headline triggers a 1997, when the city took over the memory of one the myriad events airport and its assets, worth about in the life of the city. $50 million at the time. Headlines proclaim “We paid $10 that Ferguson has won for the airport,” another election, or “I always found you to be Ferguson said at show him ushering fair and accurate.” the dining room Abbotsford through table. another milestone, “I always used – George Ferguson on the Times such as when the disto say it was a tricts of Abbotsford sleeping giant, and Matsqui merged in 1995 (“they and it’s turned out to be that way,” were talking about that 25 years added the long-serving mayor, who before I got into politics”), or when was presented the cheque when he the university college became retired from politics in 2008. the University of the Fraser ValThe Times, in many ways, kept ley, (“Brian Hambley and I scouted a record of not only the city’s life, that site”). but also Ferguson’s life, at least his Or when the city purchased its public life, for the past 25 years. little airport from the federal govWe chronicled his journey from ernment in 1996. being the mayor of the District of
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Abbotsford, to the City of Abbotsford in 1995, through his one and only loss to newcomer Mary Reeves in 2002, and his return to the mayor’s seat in 2005. Times photographer Jean KondaWitte had photographed Ferguson countless times, inside the council chambers or on the roof of City Hall, at the council table, at ribbon cuttings and sod-turnings, shaking hands, flipping pancakes, lighting Christmas trees and the other rituals mayors must oversee. Ferguson – who turns 85 on July 5 – is almost always dressed as a statesman in the photos, with the occasional hard hat or apron, but always exuding “mayor quality.” Being in politics for 36 years, Ferguson developed an even-handed approach with reporters. Whether they were seasoned scribes or cub reporters, he treated everyone the same. “I always got along with them
reasonably well. I never had much of a problem with the Abbotsford Times,” he said. “I always found you to be fair and accurate.” I can’t recall Ferguson every slagging his opponents, or evading questions, or reprimanding reporters, habits which seem to have infected some other politicians. Firm in his belief that he was “a servant of the people” as the mayor, Ferguson aimed to be as accessible to the Times reporters as he was to his constituents. If you needed to ask one more question before deadline, you could call him at home at 11 at night, or at
7 in the morning, and he was happy to talk. If he thought it was important, he’d call you at 11 at night or 7 in the morning. He returned calls as quickly as possible, and Ferguson didn’t duck questions. If he couldn’t comment, he’d say so, but mostly, you could count on this Sumas Prairie farmer to be straightforward and forthcoming. Being a busy mayor, he was sometimes pressed for time. When he was satisfied we had come to the natural end of a discussion, Ferguson would always end the interview with “Very good.”
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loods, flu, farming, P l a n A a n d Su m a s Energy 2 – the Times family was there to record some of the biggest milestones in the past 25 years that have helped shape Abbotsford’s unique character. Without a doubt one of the biggest was the almalgation of the Abbotsford and Matsqui districts in 1994. Former Abbotsford Mayor George Ferguson was no stranger to merging districts, as he was the mayor of Sumas in 1970 before it was absorbed by the Abbotsford district the year after. In 1994, he won over former Matsqui mayor Dave Kandal to become the first mayor of
“SE2’s defeat is a victory for all Canadians, but we must be on guard against future similar proposals.” – Coun. Patricia Ross
the new City of Abbotsford. He told then Times editor Phil Melnychuk that amalgamation “had always been a burning issue,” and it was only a matter of time until the two communities would unite. Although the District of Matsqui was larger, voters chose the name Abbotsford in the amalgamation referendum. Sumas Energy 2, the plan by National Energy Systems Corp. to build a 660-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in the village of Sumas across the border, burned up the Times pages for six years. The community rose up to fight the big corporation, and to make governments from the City Hall to Ottawa take notice. Along the way many politicians came to ride on the coattails of this grassroots
enterprise, which eventually overcame the odds and doused the SE2 aims. “SE2’s defeat is a victory for all Canadians, but we must be on guard against future similar proposals,” said Abbotsford Coun. Patricia Ross, who spent six years on the SE2 frontlines. Her prophetic words could be applied to the region’s concern about Metro Vancouver’s current waste incinerator proposal. After 31 years of presiding over councils in Sumas and Abbotsford districts, George Ferguson lost to political rookie Mary Reeves in 2002. She stayed for one term, and Ferguson came back in 2005 to run for one more term before retiring at the age of 83. Un d e r Re e v e s’ w a t c h , Abbotsford city council stepped out of line with their fellow municipalities in B.C. to ban ‘harm reduction’ services such as needle exchanges for intravenous drug addicts, much to the ire of the provincial public health officer. “They’re simply ignoring all the information from respected bodies of medical science from around the world. We support needle exchanges because there is a vast body of evidence that show it reduces infection rates of HIV,” Dr. Perry Kendall said in 2003. Today, Abbotsford has the third-highest rate of Hepatitis C in the province, and the council is rethinking its policy. Reeves and Coun. Bruce Beck also ushered in Plan A, an $85-million plus plan to build three city facilities. Today, the city has a classA gallery that’s hosting a one-time exhibit of First Nations art, an upgraded Abbotsford Recreation Centre that recently hosted 2010 Winter Games teams and events, and the Abbotsford Heat hockey club that makes its home at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports
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Abbotsford Mayor George Ferguson, left, and Matsqui Mayor Dave Kandal, during amalgamation in 1994.
Family members of Tanya Smith embrace after the guilty verdict of Terry Driver, the Abbotsford Killer, on Oct. 17, 1997.
Centre. Last year the city revealed the controversial AESC alone cost about $85 million. In 2004, the Fraser Valley poultry sector was brought to its knees, by the avian flu epidemic. Dubbed Farmageddon, the strategy to contain the epidemic led to the euthanization of 17 million birds, from pet ostriches and geese to specialty fowl and big commercial flocks. Almost all the farms were in the Fraser Valley, the ‘hot spot’ in Matsqui Prairie. The financial toll was estimated at $60 million, and the industry went on hold for a year, but that wasn’t the only impact. “Emotionally, it’s very disturbing. It’s just wrong, it’s contrary to what you’re doing as a producer, even though they go to market. You’re in agriculture because you enjoy what you’re doing, raising food for people,” said Ray Nickel, the president of the B.C. Poultry Association. In April of 2007, as recordhigh snowpacks in B.C’s coastal mountain began to melt, Abbotsford, Mission and the province scrambled to raise the dikes along the Fraser River by two feet.
In 2001, the national census numbers put metropolitan Abbotsford – which includes Mission – third in cultural diversity, behind first place Vancouver and second place Toronto. With about 20 per cent of the popuation hailing from a South Asian background, it made sense to note the Sikh pioneers’ presence and contributions in August
Residents in Glen Valley, Sumas, Matsqui and Hatzic prairies and around Nicomen Island were put on alert To keep the river contained, the two communities spent more than $12 million upgrading dikes and sewer systems. In Mission, farmers moved their dairy cows, and their families, to safe places until the flood danger passed. Mission police, fire and social service agencies prepared for isolation. “If we get a fairly high level of water, we’ll basically be an island unto ourselves . . . we want to be prepared for seven to 14 days,” said Dennis Clark, Mission’s nowretired chief administrator. Abbotsford has had the dubious title of being Canada’s murder capital not just this year, but also in 2003. And in 2006, the city had the second-highest vehicle theft rate in Canada. Despite those unfortunate recognitions, Abbotsford also had its kudos. It was rated as the No. 10 most desirable city to live in Canada, according to a guide Cities Ranked and Rated, rating North American cities in 2004.
2002 when Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Heritage Minister Sheila Copps designated the original Sikh temple on South Fraser Way in Abbotsford as a nationl heritage site. L a s t y e a r, Ab b o t s f o rd was also noted as the most charitable city in Canada, outranking Toronto and Vancouver in terms of charitable giving per capita.
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as Bill Vander Zalm replaced Carole James as the face of the opposition to the B.C. Liberal government? It certainly seems that way. James may be the Official Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, but only in the legislature and in name only. Vander Zalm, on the other hand, is the very public leader of a populist tax revolt and he’s the one getting all the ink and television news time – not the NDP leader. And it is Vander Zalm, along with his political sidekick, Chris Delaney, who seems to be calling the shots when it comes to taking on the B.C. Liberals. They are the ones crafting a recall strategy – not the NDP. James has largely been invisible the past few months. Perhaps this is by design, as she has made regional visits, garnering a bit of media coverage in smaller towns. Mike Harcourt adopted a similar strategy in the late 1980s, as he let his so-called “pit bulls” (MLAs Glen Clark, Dan Miller, Moe Sihota and Dale Lovick) hog all the face time with the major media, while he toured the province for months on end. But Harcourt ran into trouble when, out of nowhere, Gordon Wilson and his disorganized B.C. Liberal party rocketed in the polls as the ruling Social Credit party disintegrated. James had better be careful that a similar scenario doesn’t engulf her own leadership. She
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From the Ledge has always seemed to have a tenuous grip on her own party, and if her party stalls in the polls while a third-party alternative catches fire with the voters, she had better watch out. These developments raise an interesting question: Can James and the NDP wrest the limelight away from the smiling, tanned, charming Vander Zalm? A number of New Democrats have assured me that when the time comes, they’ll simply elbow Vander Zalm aside, thank him for his time, and prepare to take over the reins from the B.C. Liberals in 2013. But having spent an enormous amount of time around Vander Zalm during his successful Social Credit leadership race and his less successful time in the premier’s office, I wouldn’t bet the farm on anyone making him disappear from public view. If Vander Zalm follows through on his threat to start recall campaigns against targeted B.C. Liberal MLAs, he will continue to frame the political debate in this province. It won’t be James and the NDP who are seen as the prime opponents (and alternative) to the government, it will be
Vander Zalm and his merry little gang. Vander Zalm has released his “hit list” of 24 B.C. Liberal MLAs he is targeting for recall if the government doesn’t scrap the hysterical sales tax. Of those, 21 occupy seats from regions the old federal Reform Party used to sweep with some big majorities. Having underestimated the popularity of the anti-HST petition, I’m not about to totally dismiss the chances of a successful recall. The old Reform country is rich with anti-tax populism, and it’s easy to imagine a recall petition catching fire with the voters in those areas. It will be difficult to pull off, but all Vander Zalm needs is one or two winning campaigns. If he can achieve that goal, he will push James farther out of the limelight, thus weakening her leadership even further. Given the volatile nature of the B.C. electorate, it’s conceivable a third party could swamp the existing B.C. Liberals to the point of simply replacing them. That would put the NDP up against a single free-enterprise party again. The NDP jumped on the anti-HST bandwagon for obvious political advantage. They had better hope that bandwagon doesn’t get so crowded that they end up getting pushed off it as it heads down the road. ■ Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC. Contact him at: KBaldrey@globaltv.com.
he facts that emerged this week in the B.C. Court of Appeal’s review of Ivan Henry’s 1983 rape conviction suggest it is not just Henry’s case that should be revisited, but the larger system that allowed it to remain unchallenged for so long. When Henry was dragged into a police line-up after his original arrest, he was the only man who was restrained, the only one struggling against the police holding him, and the only one who was short with curly red hair. Despite this glaringly flawed process, only half the victims identified him. That he was convicted based on this and similarly problematic evidence is outrageous. Even more stunning, however, is the fact that for 26 years, no one would listen to his appeals. Ultimately, it was little more than chance that resulted in a court’s looking into the matter this year. Any reasonable person reviewing the facts dispassionately would recognize that at the very least Henry should have a new trial. The fact no one did suggests there is something wrong with the way we’ve been handling these matters. It’s possible that Henry’s was an anomalous case, that his was the one time someone fell through the cracks in an otherwise fair system, but this cannot be assumed without further examination. Our response to this file must not stop with the appeal court’s ultimate decision. Those with the power to do so must tease it apart to establish how it happened, who else it might have happened to, and to ensure it never happens again.
■ To comment on this editorial, e-mail us at letters@abbotsfordtimes.com.
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Our best stories come from you CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
M
y corner of the newsroom at the Times is hemmed in by various flotsam as well as stacked agendas, old papers and boxes of folders arranged by topic. They form my external memory, since there’s no way my limited brain could hold all those facts, quotes, phone numbers and people’s names. The contents in my computer have One angry reader much more of the didn’t like my same. more liberal Topics range from avian flu to elecstance on something and ordered tromagnetic effects to politics to WTE the editor to burners. control the “red Each represents the hundreds of bitch.” The editor issues and maybe at the time, Cale thousands of people Cowan, pinned I’ve talked to and the note up on met over the eight and half years I’ve the wall as a had the privilege to badge of honour. work at the Times. There are the ‘big news events’ that stand out, to be sure, but hidden in those messy piles are myriad smaller stories, that from my perspective are just as great, and maybe more meaningful. These are the stories about people who have had the courage and trust to open their lives up to us, so that we could share their unusual experiences or deepest despair or hope, with rest of you, our readers. Such as commercial pilot Dave Temple, who was visiting his mom June Temple, an Abbotsford author. Temple had the curious distinction of being among the handful of commercial pilots to fly investigators across the States to New York the day after Sept. 11, 2001, while the skies were literally closed. The night sky was eerily quiet and empty, he recalled. The only other aircraft he could see on his radar were two F-16s fighters flying escort with Temple’s plane. “Normally across the United States and Canada you see dozens of aircraft and hear the air controllers and pilots. But the radio . . . it was totally quiet,” he said. We’ve also had our share of Good Samaritan stories at the Times. Dave Nash will never forget his. The 51year-old had been in a debilitating crash years ago, and likely contracted Hepatitis C through blood transfusions meant to help
– FILE PHOTO/TIMES
Reporter Christina Toth owes her best stories to the people who are willing to share them.
him. He required expensive drugs to cope, and was in the Abbotsford emergency ward in 2005 when a woman who was visiting her twin brother came by his bed. “She said that my medications must cost me a lot, and I told her that’s why I was in there, because I couldn’t afford the meds. She was livid and said ‘yes, you can.’ Then she asked me my name and cut me a cheque for $2,000,” said Nash, who was moved to tears. There are plenty of others who moved us to tears. There was the little girl who was born with a vocal chord condition that initially prevented her from breathing, eating and should have kept her from ever speaking. Indria Garret of Mission was at the time a tiny three-year-old with brown eyes and Shirley Temple curls. She had a cookie in hand, but because of her condition, the only restrained enjoyment she could get out of the cookie was “a tiniest lick of the icing.” Through the stubbornness of doctors, and her family, and through her own courage, Indria confounded the experts, and learned to speak clearly with soft little girl voice. When we met her she was getting
ready to start preschool and ballet lessons. Bravery, we saw, came in many forms. There was the case of Jeff Janco, a diminutive young man with bipolar syndrome was arrested at the hospital for “assaulting” a security guard with a rolled up magazine, after he was refused medical help. After being in sheriffs’ custody, he ended
of dead children. We do run the names of people who have been accused of crimes, and most times, whether or not they turn out to be guilty, we just know their lives are changed forever. And there are times when I’ve ticked people off, especially during a period when I was writing opinion pieces. Former Abbotsford MP Randy White actually refused to grant any further interviews with him after I wrote about the bleak possibilities of life under the rule of the new Conservative Party of Canada. He’s changed his mind, and will talk to me now. There have been plenty of reprimands from readers, some even threatening. One angry reader didn’t like my more liberal stance on something and ordered the editor to control the “red bitch.” The editor at the time, Cale Cowan, pinned the note up on the wall as a badge of honour.
Not all the stories are swathed in sweetness and light. We do have to grit our teeth – and our hearts – when we call the parents of dead children. We do run the names of people who have been accused of crimes, and many times, whether or not they turn out to be guilty, we just know their lives are changed forever. up in the Abbotsford hospital anyway, but with broken ribs, a punctured lung, bruising and burn marks from a Taser gun. The sheriffs were cleared of wrongdoing, but because Janco had the courage to share his story, there were changes made in B.C.’s justice system, and courthouse sheriffs in got better training to with prisoners having a mental health crisis Not all the stories are swathed in sweetness and light. We do have to grit our teeth – and our hearts – when we call the parents
Some people think journalists enjoy a life of glamour, but the truth is, we spend our days tap tap tapping on the keyboard. Many of the remarkable stories that we print in our community paper come not from our hardnosed sleuthing for news, but from you, the community. We simply record the remarkable things that you do, and share with us. The fact is, without you, we’d be nothing. Thank you for putting your trust in us to tell your stories.
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Everything old is new again Keeping up with technology a big part of the game
PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com
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eil Wilson, along with a generation of newspaper production workers, saw a monumental shift in newspaper technology as he watched the art of typesetting fall by the wayside with the invasion of the Mac computer into newsrooms.
“They were close to $20,000 each, but when the Macs came in, they were useless. We couldn’t give them away.” – Neil Wilson production manager
“They felt that it would put all of the typesetters out of work . . . but we still survived because they needed craftsmen,” said Wilson, who started with the company in 1981 as a salesman.
When a part-time opening in Abbotsford’s newly opened newspaper production department came up, Wilson applied and got it. At that time, phototypesetting was the method used to put the pr inted words and images on to paper. Once the Mac computer digitized the process, the Times had typesetting machines that were considered obsolete. “They were close to $20,000 each, but when the Macs came in, they were useless. We couldn’t give them away,” recalled Wilson, now Times production manager. Trained in computer science at the University of British Columbia, but with no formal training in newspaper production, he was constantly learning on the job. Just two years in, Wilson was put in charge of production. “I never thought I would end up in the newspaper business,” he said. Since then, he has seen a long list of employees pass through the Times. The changes in technology have allowed him and the other production staff members to work more efficiently
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and be more creative. “Our days were longer. We used to put in easily 60hour weeks,” Wilson said. “A lot of people, including myself, were in it originally
because of the creativity and the chance to grow. In fact, we didn’t care so much about wages, it was more, ‘teach us new equipment.’”
Wilson, along with the production department’s Marilyn Howard and Margi Jarvis, have all worked together for almost 20 years, so Wilson said they
have known each other as long as they have known anyone. “It has been like a family in the production department,” he said.
Welcoming the Internet with open arms issue
In the year 2000 . . . new Times website offered fresh content and colour photos!
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t seems flowers aren’t the only things popping up during Abbotsford’s famously fertile springs — online offerings have a habit of sprouting, too. Our May 23, 2000 edition featured Bradner’s May Day royalty on its cover, and tucked inside, spread across a full ad-free page, was an official introduction to our shiny new website – our very first foray
into the world of digital media. Beneath the headline We’ve launched into cyberspace and surrounding a yellowed 12” monitor, we outlined the online advantages: a colour photo; fresh items, none older than a month; and one-click avenues for letters to the editor. Oddly enough, it was quite recently – almost 10 years to the very week – that we launched our new con-
tent-rich and revamped site at that same www.abbotsfordtimes.com address. The 2000 article pointed out our site had been live for a couple months, allowing plenty of time to iron out kinks. We’re confident that this time around that work has
been artfully taken care of behind the scenes, and you’ll join us in enjoying the latest and most technically advanced website we’ve ever offered. Tucked beneath the Cyberspace story was a feature on the site’s designer, Abbotsford policeman Carl Vreeman, who created home pages in his spare time. When asked what he thought of the Internet phenomenon, Internet columnist (would that be a blogger these days?) Win Wachsmann said, “It’s just starting.
“I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that this will absolutely explode over the next three or four years.” Wachsmann suggested one thing holding the web back was wariness from those sitting on tight wallets: men aged 30 to 50. Looking around the Times office now, that demographic includes our editor, publisher, production manager and reporter – each of whom hasn’t left home without his iPhone for months. - STAFF/TIMES
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Getting the most out of meetings
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y time at the helm of the Abbotsford-Mission Times came at a tense time in the
paper’s history – I started as editor in 2007, right after the staff returned from a strike. It was a difficult time, to be sure, but I was proud of the work we did as a news team to get past those issues and focus on delivering to our readers and advertisers the best newspaper and
website in the market. I remember meeting with the news team at the beginning of each shift. We started our day in my office to connect on stories and issues of the day. I know some people grumbled about having so many meetings but I’m sure it was this close interaction with each other
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s . . . a Not always sports reporter who looks concerned Itheremember people Never know what the day will bring RAFE ARNOTT RArnott@abbotsfordtimes.com
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hether leaping out of an airplane or flying upside down in one, working at the Abbotsford-Mission Times has afforded me many opportunities to view our community from different perspectives. Covering breaking news, car accidents, gangland slayings, civic, provincial and federal elections, one quickly sees the cross-section of humanity that makes up this city. Reporting on events that help shape the tenor of Abbotsford is
like being a part of history unfolding: a privilege. Coming to work in Abbotsford after being a Metro Vancouver newspaper photojournalist took some getting used to, but the pace of events in this small community quickly made up for not publishing work five days a week. The sheer number of stories that are generated here makes Abbotsford a centre of interest for news organizations across the country, never mind the Lower Mainland. Abbotsford turns out a plethora of stories every week ranging from the humorous, the tragic and the humanitarian to the ridiculous. I’m always amazed at how nonchalantly former Times editor Gord
Kurenoff asked me to volunteer to jump out of a plane to help kickoff the paper’s 100 Things to do in Abbotsford issue in 2009. It was almost an afterthought when he brought up the idea during a meeting and I was too surprised to say no. Two weeks later when I found myself falling through the air 10,000 feet up I alternately cursed and praised his name for getting me to agree to what turned out to be one of the biggest thrills of my life. Working at the Times, and in journalism in general, is sort of like leaping out a plane every work day. It’s a leap of faith. And as long as the stories keep coming, I keep showing up.
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Cam Tucker It was joy and admiration for the late Gladys Powers when she celebrated her 109th birthday on the sundrenched morning of May 9, 2008. See MEMORIES, page 31
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ARMSTRONG, from page A3 There were so many talented people on the executive of that event and what stood out was the first-class approach to everything from the venues to the hospitality offered by the volunteers throughout the community. The Times was one of the media partners for the Games and one of the projects that I was tasked with was producing a daily Games newsletter that would be distributed out to all the athletes every morning to read with breakfast. Craig worked with us to pore over the graphics for the newsletter, and the Times team generated an up-to-the-minute count of results and medal standings that was distributed to each location housing athletes by an army of volunteers, who was inspiring to see in action. That was when I realized how special this community was. That that event was a turning point for the community, too. Abbotsford was much more than the airshow. It was an economically diverse community filled with people that have an impressive passion and pride for this place. A couple of years later my best friend and his wife came out for a visit from Calgary and we had one of the best days of my life as I hosted them at the airshow. My buddy Colin is a big fan of airshows, and we were fortunate enough to have seats in one of the chalets. The weather was perfect, the show amazing and the hospitality second to none. We all left that day thinking that life doesn’t get much better. Well, for me it did get better, when in 2001 I raced to the MSA General Hospital for the birth of my son. The staff were amazing and my relationship with Abbotsford changed. Now, like thousands of other parents, I’m standing on the sidelines for soccer, baseball and ball hockey as I get to use some of the sports facilities that were legacies of the Summer Games. I see firsthand how the volunteers in amateur sports and in our impressive schools, along with their educators, shape young lives like my son’s. In the fall of 2008 I was appointed as publisher of the newspaper, having served ten years as publisher in Maple Ridge. Since that time I’ve had the pleasure of working with this talented team and getting to meet some of the wonderful people that make this such an extraordinary community. For close to two years I have met a huge number of volunteers and city staff
whose passion for the community is inspiring. One of the proudest moments of my time here was the B.C. Special Olympics hosted by the community last year. The Times was proud to be a media partner for the
event and each week we ran a countdown and update page that recruited volunteers and kept everyone in the loop. This edition marks the beginning of a celebration of 25 years of our team serv-
ing you. That team is not limited to the talented folks whose names appear on the editorial page, but include printers and a distribution team of hundreds of adults and youth carriers. Together, we get you your newspaper
every Tuesday and Friday. As we celebrate this anniversary, let me thank you all for your support. Our readers and our advertisers are very special to all of us, and your kind words and encouragement help keep
us focused on creating the best possible newspaper every edition. I hope that the stories in this special edition help you tap into our shared history as written in every edition of our paper for a quarter century.
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elen Larson is the one you deal with if you owe the Times money. She has been at the newspaper since 1987 and has done a bit of everything during her time with the company. From data entry, ad control and reception to her current job handling accounts receivable – Larson’s capable hands, and attitude, have helped the paper thrive in its 25 years. In her current position, she gets to know the clients very well because she deals with the same people on a weekly basis. Some of the clients get so used to her collection calls that they go to lengths to make sure she keeps in touch.
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pened to that chocolate, maybe the sales representative took it,” she says with a smile. Larson said the changes in technology and the company have lessened the personal interaction that was more common in the past. “With e-mails you can talk to them, but (I) can’t put a name to a face anymore,” Larson says. When she started with the Times as a receptionist, she said it was a great feeling to meet all of the customers that came in the door. “You get to meet the funny customers who come in on a regular basis. They pass by the office and come in just to say ‘hi,’” she said. One customer in particular was especially memorable. “One guy stopped in and said: ‘I just sold my business and have two tickets to Pasadena. Do you want to go?,’” Larson said. “Those are the memories that give you a laugh for a day.”
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HELEN LARSON “There is one client, he always used to short pay his invoice so that I would call him . . . and if I didn’t call him, he would call me and say, ‘I missed you calling so I short paid, so that you would call me.’” That same client also sent a box of chocolates, but not all of them made it to Larson. “There was one chocolate missing. To this day I didn’t know what hap-
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he Abbotsford-Mission Times turned the corner in 1995 when the newspaper moved to its Peardonville Road location, said Gail Hillis, who has been office manager at the Times since 1991. Before moving to Peardonville Road, the office was on South Fraser Way near Ware Street, across from the White Spot in the centre of town. The previous building left much to be desired. “The air conditioning didn’t work,” said Hillis. “The editorial people had put signs up in the window
“That was the biggest change for the Times. I think that’s when the community knew that we were here.”
Laying it all out for the Times team PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com
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he Times’ Louise Parsons takes chaos and creates a harmonious interplay between advertisements and editorial space. Parsons is the advertisements controller, which means she lays out the paper so the editorial staff knows how much space they will have to fill with stories and photos. She started with the
Times in 1989. Before that she worked in the VANNET head office in Vancouver, along with working out of the Maple Ridge and Surrey newspapers. When she first arrived at the Times, Parsons did invoicing and data entry. The ad controller then taught her how to layout the paper (which was done by hand back then) and she would fill in doing that task from time to time. “It was really different
years ago. You had to do everything by hand, not with the computer,” remembers Parsons. “The girl who showed me how to do it made it really easy.” The part-time fill duty turned into her main job at the paper when the woman who taught her had a baby. “She was pregnant and the baby came a month and a half early and I was the only one who knew how to do it,” Parsons said. At that time, the Times ad
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controller also had to do the work for Maple Ridge. When the Chilliwack Times was left in the lurch, she ended up doing ad control for three papers. She was still fairly new at the job and had to learn on the fly. Since the mid-1990s she has also seen the change to computers for layout. It h a s n’t f a z e d Pa r s o n s though. “It hasn’t been hard. It is just different.”
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saying, ‘heat exhaustion experiment in progress,’ and when it rained you had to give people umbrellas.” The most memorable experience Hillis had was when the paper moved to its current location. The period was filled with laughs and mishaps, but she says when it was done, it felt as if the Times had
GAIL HILLIS arrived. “That was the biggest change for the Times. I think that’s when the community knew that we were here,” said Hillis. Before then, the Times was seen as a start-up company, whose future was unknown. “When we moved into this building, people knew we would be sticking around,” Hillis said. In her time here, Hillis has seen changes in ownership, personnel and technology, as well as the relocation to a new venue. In the newspaper industry that is all par for the course, she said. “The only thing that has been consistent in this business has been change. “If you don’t like change, you are in the wrong business.”
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Paul Fontaine has been a member of the Abbotsford-Mission Times family as a freelance and staff reporter for more than four years. He’s also learned to take photos. out of the car before I manually locked the doors. So, there I was on my first day, with my keys and the work camera locked in the car and the look of a scared puppy dog pasted on my face. I called BCAA and they sent someone to help me break into my car, as the interested teaching staff at Bradner looked on.
What should have taken me 10 minutes turned into an hour and a half, but the friendly newsroom was very understanding and to my surprise they let me come back the next day. It is now four years later and they still let me in the building to write stories and take photos (with a 75 per cent infocus rate).
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Has 4 full-time openings in specialty poultry division for supervisor/manager. 2-3 years poultry exp in Silkies, Pigeon & Quails is a must. Speaks read & write English for daily reports. Wages start $2950 per month + incentives.
Pls apply by fax to 604-856-1341 or email bradnerfarms@shaw.ca or call 604-856-1227
BUSY GM DEALERSHIP in Squamish hiring experienced Service Manager and Service Advisor. Send resume and wage expectations to: info@greggardnergm.com. Daytime Cleaning Person Abbotsford, Mon-Fri, 10 hrs/ week. $11/hr. 778-552-2246
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WAREHOUSE ORDER SELECTORS We are now accepting applications for the position of part-time Warehouse Order Selector, which will include timely and accurate order picking of grocery products in a safe, clean, team-based environment.
Successful applicants will be available for day, afternoon and weekend shifts, have reliable transportation (no public transit available), possess proficient English communication skills, and enjoy repetitive physical work that requires lifting 20-80 lb cases of grocery products. Starting wage is $12.76/hr with regular progressive increases every 500-1000 hours worked. We offer flexible work schedules (will include a minimum of 1 weekend day), and an excellent training program is provided. As one of the largest employers in the Fraser Valley, EV Logistics operates two distinct facilities – a 380,000 sq ft refrigerated facility, and a 485,000 sq ft dry goods building – both facilities are located in the Gloucester Industrial Park (at the 264th St exit off Hwy #1). Apply on-line at www.evlogistics.com
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JAPANESE or Korean food cooks, G-12, 40hr/wk, $18-20/hr no cert Korean no/basic English 3 yr exp, duties, train 1 PR/1 Cdn cook/plan menu, check & order supp Fax: 604-850-1264 Shemi Rest, 2443 McCallum Rd, Abbots. LOOKING for Greek Cook at Greek Restaurant in Abbotsford. Must have 3 years experience. Wage at $17/hr. Please fax 604-859-1632.
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TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember. Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad. Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment. If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.
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1308135 Alberta Inc. operating as Click Heat and Rainbow Art is looking for retail salespersons for the sale of heat packs and toys at a kiosk in Sevenoaks Shopping Ctre. Permanent F/T. $13 per/hr. Fax: (403)452-4694 or email: arzepa@shaw.ca
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F/T Autoglass Technician Wanted Family Operated Auto glass Business in Langley. Must be self motivated. Competitive Starting Wage. Must have Auto glass exp. Fax resume to 604-882-5688 LOCAL HEATING A/C CO looking for sheetmetal / furnace installer. Must have valid drivers license. Fax resume to 604-794-9822. Pro-Line Construction Materials Ltd is a leading supplier of construction materials. We are currently looking for a qualified full time Hiab or Stiff Boom operator in our Chilliwack and Surrey branches . We offer a competitive hourly wage as well as benefits and a RRSP Plan. Please fax resumes to 604-792-2355 Attn: Andy Mrak or Tom Daniel email Chwk1@proline-construction.com or apply in person to 44305 Yale Rd, Chilliwack
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6508
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3 BDRM, 2 bath, 2600 sq. ft. house on acreage. Available July 15th, possibly sooner. Call 604-533-6063 for more info. 3 BR, 2 full Ba, nr schools, shops, bus, very clean, avail now, 604-868-3585 or 778-241-0987 3 BR, avail now, 31806 Marshall Rd. big yard, clean reno’d, $1250, pet ok, 604-825-5290..590-6813 32029 MT. Waddington, 2 br house, laundry wd, clean, carpet, avail now, pets ok, $850, 604-825-5290..604-590-6813 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools............... $888/M SOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK – 15532 Madrona Dr., 3 bdrm, HOUSE, on Cul-de-Sac in quiet family neighborhood, huge yard, new roof, double garage.. $1,688/M Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663
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4 bedroom house in Matsqui is available for rent from July 15, 2010. House is on the premises of Dasmesh Punjabi School. For more information call 604-826-1666
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Houses - Rent
ABBTS. NEWER 4 br, 2 up & 2 down, 3 bath, close to Flea Market, $650 bsmt, $800 up or $1500 both, np, ns, no parties, 604-557-1954 or 1-250-635-4448 LAKE ERROCK, large 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, soaker tub, W/D, 1 blk from beach, small pet okay, $1000. avail Aug. 1 604-897-1679 MISSION, 5 BR, 2 bath, entire house w fenced backyard. 2 f/p’s, 6 appl, a/c, sundeck, carport, July 15, $1700, 778-808-7870
6590
Rooms
PRIVATE ROOMS in Abbots Bsmt rooms & main flr rooms avail $450 - $500. All very clean. Central locations. 604-854-1000
6602
Suites/Partial Houses
1 BDRM ste, min from Mission, view of lake & mtns fron bdrm, sep entr, bath, kitchen, prkg for 1 car, suits NS NP, sinlge, prof or retiree, $800 inclusive. refs req’d, Call 647-998-6406 or email kahshe4@live.com 2 BDRM 1 bath lower suite. 5 appl w/d. $1100 incl util. 2 ppl max. No smkg. No Pets. 604-328-4621 2 BR Abby, $600 mth, no dogs. June 15. 604-309-9352, 604-557-1152 2 BR, brand new, walk out bsmt, stainless appls, hardwood, Mission near all amens, ns, np, refs, $850 all incls, 604-832-3860 2 BR bsmt Mission, newer, Avail Now, ns, np, no laundry, 604-556-8303, 604-615-6747 2 BR bsmt ste, own laundry, nr Schls in Abbots, np ns, immed. 778-229-3656, 604-744-5643
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2 BR, new paint/carpet, nr bus & schls, own entry, ns, np, July15. $675+utils, Abby 604-855-4756 2 BR, newer, Mission, well kept, wd, dw, alarm cable, ac, yard, ns, np $825+40%utils, 604-820-6994 2 BR SUITE, priv ent, cable/hydro incl’d. Bluejay area. Available July 1. N/S, N/P. 604-855-3558 2BR STE, avail July 1. Abbotsford by Agrac. 2BR $650. No pets 604-859-7136 * 778-552-1732 MISSION, 2 BR grnd lev suite, n/s, n/p, Ref’s. $750 + DD incl’s util. Immed grt area. 604-820-0591
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Townhouses Rent
3BR $850 TH at Clearbrook. Nice location, clean, mid July. 604-535-7299, 250-751-5949
6615
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6620
Warehouse/ Commercial
2720’ COMMERCIAL space. Triple Net, utilities included. Sprinklered, heated. Compressor air access. Chilliwack. $3500. 604-991-4302. 740 SQ. FT. STUDIO / OFFICE in Abbotsford $1100 / month or prepay 12 months for $12,000. call for details: 778-880-0555 M-F 8am-4pm
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ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187
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Power Washing
9110
Collectibles & Classics
9145
1974 PONTIAC Ventura 350m, 2 Dr, auto, 51,000 mi. mint cond. $7500, 604-824-8079. 845-5529
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Domestic
Has your vehicle reached the end of its useful life?
1984 LINCOLN Continental, 4 dr, org owner, 160K, white, stored in garage, newer tires, $2200 obo, exc cond, 604 546-3403
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1998 DODGE Neon. 2dr Sport. 5 spd., 2 litre. 212k kms. New tires, great looker. Sale due to move. $1750. Tel 604-513-3944
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9522
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30FT HOLIDAY Rambler, V10, 2 slide outs, generator, 48,133mi., $55,000 obo. 604-556-4866
Trailers/Tents/ Campers
9540
9160
Sports & Imports
1988 CAMRY 4 dr, auto, V6, black, only 118K, $2450, D9921 Abbots 604-855-6522
1988 GMC MH 140 K, slp 6, 21FT tub, ac, fridge, tow pkg, stereo, exc cond $10,500. 604-463-4831 1995 FORD Glendale Royal Classic, 28Ft. 164K, walk around bed, + more, recessed awning, exc cond $19,000obo 604-826-4523 1996 34’ Winnebago Adventurer, loaded all optional extras, 14’ slide, new Michelins, ns, np, 47,500 miles $32,500 604-796-0211
1990 MERCEDES 560 SEL AirCared, fully loaded, leather, heated seats, pw, pl, alarm, pwr sunroof, pwr seats, CD, new tires & brakes, 228,000 km, runs well. $3000 obo.
604.845.5010
2008 HYUNDAI Sonata, 62K, 4dr 4 cyl, mint cond. sr, $13,250, grey, 604-824-8079 . 845-5529 2010 NISSAN VERSA, 4 dr h/b, auto, p/l, p/w, a/c, red, 2000 kms, $9400 Firm. 604-538-4883 BEAUTIFUL ROADSTER, 1983 MERCEDES 380SL $12K, 604-465-6393
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2002 MONACO La Palma 35 foot 'Class A' motorhome. Ford chassis. Loaded! $63,000 obo. Serious enquiries. 604-464-8507
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2004 FLAGSTAFF, 8ft, exc cond, sleeps 5, frid, cooktop, furn, wtr tk, awning. $6200. 604-463-3940
2006 FEETWOOD tent trailer, exc cond, 15’ open, f/s, furnace, sink, awning & screen room add on. $5900 obo. 604-796-3359
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1999 MONACO Diplomat diesel pusher Class A, loaded, immac. 38 feet $69,900 604-916-4931
2003 32’ Cougar by Keystone 5th wheel. In exc cond; two large slides; lots of solid oak cabinets, oak table w/4 oak chairs; 2 arm chairs, ent. unit; a/c, furnace; hydraulic front jacks; large awning; heated underbelly; corner shower; queen bed, closet, dresser; new washer/dryer; lg living room window; skylight; too many extras to mention. $21,000. 604.316.1018
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Your BC Lions — In Their Own Words I grew up in North Vancouver and have been playing football since my early teens. My size kind of dictated what position I play (offensive line) but I’ve learned to really love my role on the club and on the offence. As the centre I do get to touch the ball on every play, so it all starts with me. Growing up, I was very close to my father and he was a big influence on me during times I needed him most. Picking my college, dealing with adversity, being the best person and player I can be were a product of his guidance and it’s one of the reasons I love taking part in our club’s community programs. Among the programs I take part in, I would say Read, Write and Roar is among my favourites because I’ve seen firsthand what happens to a young person’s life when they grasp the ability to read. The benefits of literacy last a lifetime and I take pride in knowing that I might be planting the seed for a future reader.
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Sales squad excited about growth
PAUL FONTAINE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com
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he Abbotsford-Mission Times advertising sales team says they are excited about the new advertising opportunities that come with a growing community. “We have the potential of gaining a lot more clients,” said Bruce MacLennan, who started with the Times in 2002. “We’re looking forward to expanding.” MacLennan said the best part of his job is seeing how the wide range of local businesses
operate and navigate through economic hardships and create profit strategies. He said it is gratifying to come up with a sales plan that works for a particular company. “We are always trying to come up with ideas that will bring customers to their doors.” MacLennan said. “It’s great to help them achieve their goals.” Karin Swain also started in 2002, and said despite the emergence of web advertising, people still appreciate a personal touch. “I find that when I go to a place to meet them in person, they are so much more likely to say
‘yes,’” she said. Along with the business advantages to getting out into the community, Swain said it BRUCE MACLENNAN has been personally fulfilling too, having made many friends through her work. “I wouldn’t get that if I were stuck in an office,” Swain said. Lesli McNabb is the newest member of the Times sales team. She started at the newspaper in 2007. McNabb agreed that
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customers appreciate face-to-face meetings, but added, businesses use the web to advertise as well. Looking back over the years of advertising, all three said the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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itting in the cockpit of a Snowbirds Demonstration Team flyer, looking down on the cityscapes and wide-open spaces of Washington State, Jean Konda-Witte has had some high-flying moments during her time with the Abbotsford-Mission Times. “It was just a once-in-a-lifetime thrill for me,” she said. “The neatest thing about being a photojournalist is that you get to do things that regular people don’t have access to.” Konda-Witte has been taking photos in Abbotsford and Mission for 21 years. She has seen the emergence of digital photography and has kept the same enthusiasm that helped her thrive after coming out of school as one of a small group of female photojournalists of the day. Konda-Witte moved to Abbotsford more than two decades ago because she saw it as an ideal place to raise her kids. Film was the predominant medium in the newspaper industry when Konda-Witte started, so she worked in the darkroom. While fine art photographers took their time in the darkroom, photojournalists had deadlines to meet. “Photojournalists play by a different set of rules than fine art photographers,” she said.
“You cut out all the steps a person in the darkroom would normally do.” If there was a breaking news event, KondaWitte says she could take what could be an hour-long process and cut it down to 30 minutes. When digital photography came in, it made things easier, but Konda-Witte said she will remember the film days fondly. “It was fun, it was exciting and in all honesty, when we no longer had the darkroom, I missed the chemical smell,” she said, adding the scent was always on her fingers. “It never went away, but you kind of miss that smell.” She said digital made things easier for the professional and amateur photographer alike. It opened up the profession to many more people. People could use the camera and the computer to improve photos, whereas before you either took a good photo or you didn’t. “There was no fixing, you had what you had,” Konda-Witte said. No matter what the camera, Konda-Witte has had her fair share of memorable experiences in her time of taking photos in the valley. In February 1993, while listening to the police scanner, she heard the report of a house on fire in her neighbourhood. “For some reason, I had this instinctive feeling that it was my house,” she remembered. “When I turned the corner there were all of the fire trucks in front of my house. It was like a dream.” She ran to the house and a couple of firemen who knew her tried to stop her from getting to the house because they thought she was there to take photos.
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Jean Konda-Witte has seen more than her fair share of Abbotsford history as a photojournalist. The experience gave her an insight into how families feel when they lose their possessions in a blaze. As well as working for the Times, KondaWitte teaches photojournalism at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (she started that job the same year she started with the Times). Konda-Witte said seeing the next generation of photojournalists gives her a thrill.
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