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BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

Are we paying the price for an overworked police force?

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ultus Lake residents should see an improvement in services and a smaller tax bill thanks to an organizational realignment by the park board.

Just one person has lost a job and the board will be hiring an in-house building inspector, according to Cultus Lake Park Board (CLPB) chief administrative officer Ronald Campbell.

Campbell couldn’t say how much money would be saved, but that the realignment of jobs at the CLPB will save “a substantial amount of money.”

Part of the impetus for the changes was a community survey conducted at Cultus Lake last year that had a response rate of 40 per cent. A significant item addressed in the survey was the provision of services and the cost of those services.

Campbell said some efficiencies would be found, for example, in the reduction of three campground managers to one and four park patrol managers to one.

Another reason for the changes was the fact that the City of Chilliwack will no longer provide the CLPB with building inspector services due to a high workload.

An in-house building inspector, who will also be responsible for bylaw enforcement and emergency co-ordination duties, will be hired.

“Because of that, unfortunately one of our existing employees had to be laid off,” Campbell said. “This was all done to save money and streamline our organization.”

Park board chair Sacha Peter said See CULTUS, Page 3

Lifestyle change a good place to start

BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

“It was horrid. I was in total shock,” she told the Times. The doctor said “things could be OK, but he probably has more things wrong with him.”

There were; Kohl was born with seven different heart defects, including a single ventricle chamber and an occluded artery between the heart and the lungs. Just three days after Kohl was born, he had surgery in Portland, Ore., because there was no room in Vancouver.

The operation was a success, as was a second planned surgery five months later. Now, Kohl—who is healthy and happy—and his family are getting ready for their third surgery.

“From the moment he was diagnosed when I was pregnant, it’s been an emotional rollercoaster,” says Martz.

It’s a ride many parents have endured. While dextrocardia is rare—occurring in just one in 12,000—nearly one per cent of all children are born with some sort of congenital heart defect.

After Kohl’s birth, Martz became looking for other See HEARTS, Page 7

See RCMP, Page 5

No lonely hearts Support group brings parents of children stricken with heart conditions together

BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

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n the two years since the birth of her first child, Kohl, Melissa Martz has had a little trouble relating to the concerns of most new parents.

They worry about flu shots and runny noses. She worries about heart surgeries and conditions with names like pulmonary atresia.

Martz was 18 weeks pregnant when she was told that her son’s heart was located on the wrong side of the body—a condition called dextrocardia.

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hilliwack’s cops are overworked and underfunded, a situation that isn’t likely to improve any time soon given the long-standing fiscal restraint at city hall.

Local RCMP officers have the highest case load among 19 Lower Mainland municipalities when funding for integrated teams—such as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT)—are included, according to an annual report on police resources in B.C. issued by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

Chilliwack’s average case load of 78 cases per officer compares to 66 in the City of Langley, 53 in Coquitlam and 49 in White Rock.

The top cop in town, Supt. Keith Robinson, is aware of the situation, but he also knows his department is just one among many vying for funds in the city’s upcoming budget discussions.

“It is a concern,” Robinson told the Times in a recent interview. “It tends to put a lot of the work on the members. They work their little hearts out and if it’s good work and they are recognized for it, everybody likes to

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Promontory Heights resident Melissa Martz holds son Kohl, two, who was born with an array of heart defects while husband Wade and six-month-old Blake—who is healthy—look on.

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Rob Mills and the B.C. Liberal Party membership he received in the mail last week.

CULTUS, from page 1 he understood some people might be skeptical that a reorganization could both save money and improve service, but this was such a case.

“There always is that inherent cynicism and with any change there’s an

irst the cat of a Christy Clark organizer was signed up as a B.C. Liberal Party member.

Then, a Kevin Falcon supporter signed up several members of the Kamloops Blazers without their knowledge.

Most recently, Chilliwack MLA John Les apologized to a Chilliwack man who found out he had been signed up as a Liberal Party member.

“I just thought they were looking for votes or money,” Rob Mills said of the piece of mail he received last Tuesday. “I wasn’t going to open it.

When I opened it up . . . this is a membership for the B.C. Liberal Party. There was one for my wife and my son.”

But Mills never signed up and he has never been a member of any political party.

Particularly odd was that the membership had him listed as “Bob,” which he does not go by. And his wife, Sandra, who goes by Sandie, had her membership card under the name Sandy.

So what did party headquarters tell them about the “mix-up”?

“They won’t tell us anything,” Mills told the Times.

“The lady we talked to said they are too busy right now with elections going on and to write a letter and they will get back to me.”

Upon hearing about the improper membership, Les called Mills up to apologize.

“I’m still trying to get to the

Making Lake more efficient instinctive fear of change but I believe this change will result in a much more efficient and financially sustainable Cultus Lake Park,” Peter said.

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of the Cultus Lake Governance Committee (CLGC), Cultus Lake Park has to sustainably operate for the indefinite future on its own.

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bottom of what happened,” Les said. “I have no idea.”

He added that he “wasn’t going to get all twisted up about it” as the leadership race involves many volunteers and clearly these things happen.

“Sometimes mistakes are made whether through overexueberance or what-haveyou,” Les said. “When we find them we fix them right away and we move on.”

And Mills has accepted his apology.

“He was very apologetic,” Mills said.“He is just as baffled as I was. He has no answer to how it happened. He checked our names and it was done in Chilliwack, but any more is going to be tough to find out.”

The party announced on Feb. 8 there were now about 90,000 members, an increase of about 50,000 memberships since November.

Mills did wonder if there w a s a n e - m a i l a d d re s s attached to a membership and how the online voting would be done. He said many people would have likely thrown out the envelope he received. So he wondered if someone could have fraudulently voted online for the new B.C. Liberal leader using the membership he has now had cancelled.

Les said he did not understand the technical side of things but that the company hired had a “great track record of success” for running elections. A Times’ call to the B.C. Liberal Party office to clarify how online voting would be conducted was not returned.

2010 after it became clear that amalgamation with Chilliwack was the only option the provincial government would support, but that amalgamation was not possible without the support of the Soowahlie band, which did not support joining Chilliwack because of ongoing land claim issues.

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No CGH patients at risk in radiology scandal

BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com

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bout a dozen CT scans performed at Chilliwack General Hospital and 170 taken at Abbotsford Regional Hospital are among thousands in the Lower Mainland that were analyzed by a radiologist who was not qualified or did not have sufficient experience to interpret the scans.

Fraser Health has contacted all the patients in the Fraser Valley and launched an internal investigation into concerns about two radiologists who are no longer practising in British Columbia.

The investigation will look into

Charged after pointing gun

one full-time radiologist who worked in Powell River and one radiologist who practised briefly at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Chilliwack General Hospital from mid-August to mid-September last year and who lacked either the appropriate credentials or experience to analyze CT scans, according to the Ministry of Health Services.

At a press conference Friday, Vancouver Coastal Health CEO Dr. David Ostrow said he was “concerned there may be cancer which had not been previously detected.”

There may also have been a number of false positives but Ostrow could not say whether anyone had been told they had cancer when

they didn’t.

Of those scands done on eastern Fraser Valley patients, 10 were considered to contain “major discrepancies.” One person has died from that list of 10 patients, but the authority stressed that no link has been found between that death and a possible faulty CT scan reading.

Fraser Health spokesperson Joan Marshall told the Times that none of the 10 involved scans that were performed at CGH. Before practising in Abbotsford and Chilliwack, the locum radiologist also practised for several weeks in the Cranbrook area, where a further 200 cases are being reviewed.

Fraser Health CEO Dr. Nigel Mur-

ray said that radiologist has left the province but it was not clear whether he was working elsewhere.

Health Minister Colin Hansen said the general public and patients not reviewed by the unqualified radiologist do not need to be worried.

“The patients in British Columbia that need to be concerned have been notified,” he said.

In the Powell River area nearly 900 patients have been contacted regarding CT scans performed by the radiologist who was not authorized to do so. He had also read nearly 2,300 obstetrical ultrasounds since 2002, when he was not authorized to do so by the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Accident kills Rimex worker

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46-year-old Chilliwack man is facing weapons charges after allegedly pointing a gun at another person Tuesday evening.

Chilliwack RCMP and Emergency Response Team personnel arrested the man in the early hours of Wednesday morning of Trutch Avenue.

A search of a Lewis Avenue home where the man allegedly pointed the gun turned up three firearms.

“Firearms offences are taken very seriously,” said RCMP spokesperson Const. Tracy Wolbeck. “Seizing illegal and improperly stored firearms directly relates to enhancing public safely in our community.”

Cecil Wayne Braaten is charged with unsafe storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and pointing a firearm. He appeared in court Thursday. His next appearance is scheduled for Feb. 22.

Braaten is not known to police.

In total, almost 3,400 patients and their doctors have been notified about the internal investigation.

Hansen appointed the chair of the B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council, Dr. Doug Cochrane, to lead an investigation into the quality of CT scan and obstetrical ultrasound readings performed by the radiologists.

While all patients in the Fraser Valley will receive a registered letter and the 10 patients or families with the most urgent concerns have or will be directly contacted, patients can contact Fraser Health’s Patient Care Quality Office toll-free at 1-877-8808823 or e-mail pcqoffice@fraserhealth.ca.

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With the winter weather proving challenging for kart racers, Langley Quarter Midgets drivers between the ages of five and 16 battled indoors at Chilliwack Heritage Park on Saturday.

n Agassiz man died Thursday in an industrial workplace accident.

The man, whose name has not been released, died while working with a drill at Rimex Supply in Agassiz.

Staff were given the day off Friday and grief counsellors have been called in to help the close-knit workplace deal with the tragic death.

“They were here Friday and they’re here today and they’ll be here as long as the boys need them,” said plant manager Roberta Boden of the counsellors.

Worksafe BC has initiated an investigation into the accident, according to spokesperson Donna Freeman. “This is the very early days of an investigation. Our investigating officers conduct interviews, they go to the scene, they take pictures, they’ll speak to witnesses, they’ll speak to the employer, co-worker, et cetera,” she said.

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RCMP, from page 1

officers—which it makes every year—is one among be busy. But still, you don’t many departments that want want to be overly busy. . . . more money.

They are very, very busy.”

“I have asked for more The crime rate in Chilliwack resources this year in this has decreased in recent years, year’s budget,” Robinson but in the 2009 police resourc- said. “I’m still waiting for an es report (the most recent year answer. . . . All I can do is presof statistics), the local crime ent my business case and rate of 114 was fourth out of hopefully my business case 19 Lower Mainland munici- fits their particular view of palities and second when the what they want their commusmall communities of Whis- nity to look like.” tler and Hope are excluded.

Given that funding for the But Mayor Sharon Gaetz RCMP is already nearly 30 per said it is important to note cent of the city’s expenditures, that the local crime rate is coupled the city’s track record falling, and added that much of fiscally conservative budof the reason for the still high gets, big increases for local rate is minor crimes such cops in the 2011 are unlikely. as mischief and break-and“I think from council’s perenters committed by a few spective this will be a cautious individuals. year,” Gaetz said. “Coming “I think the biggest part is out of a recession people are that crime is trending down,” saying that they don’t want a she said. gigantic tax increase.”

That may be true, but Gaetz and other municipal according to Robinson, both politicians often say more crime and the path to convic- funding for policing should tion have become more com- come from the other levels of plicated, time-consuming government since criminals and expensive. are breaking provincial and “Our crime rate has come federal laws. down, but it doesn’t mean But Plecas doesn’t buy that the workload has changed,” argument. he said. “The work that “In order for her to say that, was required, say, to do an in all fairness, she has to know impaired driving charge 10 what percntage of crime is years ago commitwasn’t the “You want crime to ted by nonsame as it is Chilliwack go away in Chilliwack today.” residents,” In the year then give the police Plecas said.

2000, with a “ Va n c o u population enough resources to ver’s popuof 73,400, do the frigging job.” lation damn C h i l l i near douDarryl Plecas bles during wack had an authothe day and rized police they are not strength of 87, or 843.6 people complaining about that.” per officer. In 2010, with a Plecas argues that policpopulation of 87,600 there ing, how it is funded and how was an authorized police resources are allocated needs strength of 105 or 834 per offi- to change drastically. But he cer. says that at the end of the (Robinson points out the day, the Chilliwack cops need authorized number of 105 more money. translates to approximately Prolific offender programs 95 officers in reality.) are something both Gaetz The city’s funding of RCMP and Robinson point to as a officers has kept up with progressive way forward. Plepopulation growth, but that cas agrees but says the budget just proves how underfunded is way too tight to do it propthe RCMP is today given how erly in Chilliwack. much has have changed, “Chilliwack has an awareaccording to UFV criminolo- ness of [the need to crack gist Darryl Plecas. down on prolific offenders] “It used to be that it took but they can’t do it on a frigone hour to deal with an ging shoestring,” he said. “If impaired [driving charge], you want crime to go away now it takes five,” Plecas told in Chilliwack then give police the Times. “The steps that an enough resources to do the officer has to go through to frigging job. get to the point of filing charg“People always ask for more es has increased. For example, and more. At some point to investigate a drug-traffick- there is just no more money, ing case there used to be nine that’s true. You need to get steps, now it’s 64. it to a level where there are “People, for example, are enough officers so they have spending huge amounts of the capacity to respond and time on disclosure. When- I would say that Chilliwack ever police do something does not have the full capacthey have to provide bind- ity to respond.” ers of information to defence ◗ See the Friday edition of counsel. That has been a huge the Times for a closer look drain on police.” at how Plecas thinks crimeRobinson understands that, fighting in Chilliwack could from the city’s point of view, and should change in the the RCMP’s request for more coming years.

Seniors escape house fire

Bedroom was fully engulfed in flames

BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

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wo elderly residents escaped their Promontory Road home without injury after a fire broke out Monday morning.

The fire broke out in the rear bedroom of a rancher in the 6000 block of Promontory Road around 7:40 a.m.

By the time firefighters had arrived the bedroom was fully involved and fire had breached the rear window.

The flames spread to an outbuilding behind the home and did minor dam-

age to the vinyl siding of a neighbouring house.

Upon arriving, firefighters were able to quickly evacuate the residents, who were alerted to the fire thanks to a smoke detector.

They then snuffed out the blaze, which had burned through the floor and into a crawl space.

Fire officials say the fire caused heavy smoke damage to the 1,200square-foot rancher.

But they are crediting the smoke alarm for ensuring that no one was injured in the fire.

“Homeowners are reminded that a working smoke alarm is essential on every floor of your residence and can make the difference for you and your family,” said assistant fire chief Jeff Ullyot in a press release.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but is not considered suspicious.

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Numbers add up with JUMP

BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com

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aurie Sarnacki is jazzed about JUMP Math.

The Strathcona elementary Grade 4 teacher started using the numeracy program this year, and she says it has transformed her math classes.

“I have parents come up and ask me, ‘What have you done to my child? They come home and all they can talk about is how exciting math is and how much fun they’re having in math.’”

JUMP Math, a charitable organization dedicated to creating a numerate society, was started in 1998 by Toronto mathematician, author and award-winning playwright John Mighton, who believes all kids can succeed in math if concepts and skills are broken into small steps that kids can practice and HEART, from page 1

ton calls “guided discovery,” is based on the idea that practice helps to solidify memories and that mastering small steps or skills can lead to big jumps in achievement. Small steps also encourage math confidence.

“Math shouldn’t be one of these phobia type things,” said Young. “It’s how you present things to kids.”

Sarnacki, who is all set to attend next weekend’s JUMP Math workshop (her fourth) along with 44 other Chilliwack teachers, was inspired when she first heard Mighton talk about his philosophy.

“I was just filled with math excitement,” she said.

That excitement, along with the JUMP Math methods she now uses with her Grade 4 students, have paid dividends in the classroom, she said. ◗ For more information about JUMP Math, visit www.jumpmath.org.

Support has been invaluable to hear I wasn’t alone, everybody felt the way I felt at that time, it feels good.”

For Kohl, the operations he is undergoing are new enough that doctors don’t know what type of outcome can be predicted beyond 20 years. And things change so fast that there’s no telling what sort of procedures will be available for those like Kohl in another two decades.

But as she prepares for her son’s third operation, Martz says that it’s been invaluable to have people who have been through the same things and come out the other side.

“You don’t know what it is to have a healthy children. It’s like, this is life. It’s a lot to deal with,” she said.

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“I was just longing for that connection with people who could give me comfort, give me reassurance and just be like ‘I’ve been through this and it was OK.’” Now, with the help of the Children’s Heart Network (CHN), Martz and a group of other parents with children with congenital heart troubles have begun meeting every month to share their stories, worries and successes.

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Young took in a JUMP Math seminar at UBC last September and thought teachers at his school could benefit from the program.

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A favour to ask dear sir Dear Sir: I hereby acknowledge that you drive a fancier car than me. I also hereby bear witness that you drive your fancy car with much more confidence than me.

But, I darest say that you offend me.

You see, I know you have more confidence because you, unlike me, don’t bother to use your signal light.

You are the driver behind me who changes lanes with fury, who streaks by me on my left, and who then pulls quickly in front of me in order to pass a marginally slower car in the passing lane.

Sometimes you will do this when I’m driving in the passing lane. I will be preparing to switch back into the “slow lane” after passing another vehicle, when you, full of haste, spot a seam and burst forth like a man (and you are usually a man, and often my age or younger) with far too many cylinders under his hood.

Yes, yes, yes; I realize you are not cutting me off. After all, you’re driving far too fast for me to ever again catch up with you, much less collide with your spoiler or trailer hitch.

But your lack of signalling betrays a lack of courtesy, which, 200 years ago, would lead to gloves across the face and par-

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I don’t ask much, kind sir: just that you, in all your hurry, use your signal light.

Just a little flick of the finger that will alert your fellow drivers to your intentions. And yet, somehow you chronically forget this small duty bestowed upon you by our shared province.

Look, you’re probably a pretty great guy to hang out with. You are probably a good co-worker, a caring father, and a dedicated Canucks fan. But you are a boor on the road. A boor! I say.

You endanger all of us and, despite your supercharged engine, you slow the rest of us down.

You know all those times when you roar up behind somebody who was driving in the fast lane and passing another driver but who has now slowed to match the speed of the the other lane?

Well maybe you had something to do with that.

Maybe that person thought that the only thing he could do

to ensure that you would cease your hazardous ways would be to make you slow down just for a second.

Maybe he knows that the RCMP wouldn’t approve of this message. But maybe this person simply can’t abide your boorishness.

After 10 or 15 seconds, maybe he’ll resume his speed, safely pass his fellow driver and signal before he switches into the passing lane. But in the meantime, you’ll be stewing in your own stressmobile.

When he eventually gets out of you’re way, he’ll smile straight ahead and bobbing his head to the stereo whilst you flash by at a furious rate of speed.

I’m not saying this person is me, dear sir. We’ll just call him a friend. His conduct, indeed, is quite distasteful. But how can I reprimand him while you ignore your signal light?

What he does is legal. What you do is not. And yet, I understand that occasionally you will deploy your middle finger once he safely passes into the travelling lane. Perhaps, you should look inwards, instead.

Or at least to that little signal arm beside your steering wheel.

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anada’s soft drink manufacturers deserve a rare—if qualified—pat on the back for their decision to list calories on the front of their containers.

The makers of Coke, Pepsi and other non-alcoholic drinks said this week that they will add the more prominent labels to their packaging to help consumers make more informed decisions about what they put in their bodies.

Without a doubt, the change is a good one, and we applaud the soft drink makers for taking the step to be honest about some of the less-appealing features of their products.

But let’s face it, it’s only a small step toward bringing Canada’s food-related health problems under control.

It’s not just the sugar in soft drinks behind our country’s epidemics of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Solid fats, salts and other unhealthy additives are also serious offenders— largely due to the startling quantities in which they appear in processed foods.

It’s no secret that, as a society, our intake of these killers is far beyond what it should be.

And, for many of us, it’s often far higher than we realize.

Many people have no idea how much fat, salt or sugar they ingest, or what their daily limit should be.

If our government is serious about improving our quality of life and rescuing our teetering medical system, it must push this project farther.

Every package of processed food in this country should loudly announce the number of calories and quantity of sodium—at the very least—it contains.

At the same time, provincial and federal governments must step up their education campaigns to the point that Canadians have their recommended daily limits seared into their minds.

The investment, which would be modest, would pay fat dividends.

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Women don’t need a return to the 1950s

Editor: Re: Letters in Feb. 11, Times.

Once again the voices of narrow minded religionism cry out for a return to medieval abortion laws.

Perhaps you should check your Bible for worse sins to rant about.

Your God made it absolutely clear that witches, adulterers, folks with tattoos and those horrible pork eaters all deserve to be stoned to death. The Bible doesn’t specifically mention abortion as a sin but tattoos, apparently, are really bad.

Maybe you should pick on them and leave women with difficult problems alone. They have enough on their plate.

Don’t you realize that you’re asking for a return to the 1950s when only wealthy women could get abortions and poor girls took their chances with a coat hanger. Or maybe even earlier when women had baby after baby until they died.

Some religionist doctrine says that condoms are a form of abortion too. Imagine all those billions of babies being murdered every day. Given those principles, a man who uses a condom just once in a lifetime kills more children than the most prolific abortionist ever could. Maybe you should go after them instead, and while you’re at it, what about all those evil masturbators.

Nobody likes abortion. No one celebrates the death of so much potential or the lifelong regret that most women who choose abortion go through, but to deny women the right to choose goes against common sense. Several studies demonstrate that, after abortion was legalized in the United States, infanticide rates dropped significantly. Some people use children

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Meanwhile, I thank my loving, accepting God that your intolerant, cruel God has been relegated to the fringes of society and I pray daily that we can keep Him there.

John Cooper Chilliwack

Just a silly way to link two stories Editor: It was with some horror I read Mary Leiding’s fantastical account of the still-living fetus rescued by a kindly passerby who heard it “crying” (apparently while “gasping for its last breath”).

Ms. Leiding claims to have heard this tale on Global TV. Despite all the lurid details, though, the hellscape described by Ms. Ledding is not located. I can, then, only assume that said hellscape is somewhere here, in B.C. For that reason, I challenge the veracity of her account and submit that my horror at reading it was provoked,

not so much by the account itself, as by the fact it’s clearly nothing more than the product of Ms. Leiding’s own (Boschian) imagination.

In British Columbia, an abortion may not take place after the 22nd week of gestation, except in instances in which “the life or health of the mother is threatened . . . or (there exists) a serious fetal abnormality” (Pro-Choice Action Network). At 22 weeks, the lungs of the foetus are not developed to the point of “crying.” Twenty-two weeks is, in fact, the lowest limit of viability for the survival of a fetus outside the womb. In fact, fetal lungs do not fully develop until between the 36th and 39th week of gestation. Further, most abortions performed in this province take place in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. All the foregoing taken into consideration, the tale told by Ms. Leiding is clearly “unlikely,” assuming we are talking about British Columbia.

I am also compelled to challenge Ms. Leiding’s situational ethics in this instance, as she was prompted to write by the sad case of the slaughtered sled dogs. Women

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aren’t having abortions because the tourists aren’t keeping their businesses afloat. Those dogs were summarily executed for the sake of the bottom line of someone’s business. Simply: this person did not want to feed the very source of his income, now diminished. For the sake of money, these blameless animals, after having made their owner what I’m sure is a significant sum, were killed. Women pursue the option of terminating their pregnancies for any number of reasons (none of which is Ms. Leiding’s business), but the sled dog slaughter and women’s agency in reproductive decision-making are not, at all, analogous.

I do understand that in these post-modern times, it’s not easy for an anti-choice crusader to find an opening through which he or she might insert the agenda of incarcerating the reproductive rights of women, but to do so as an exercise in the relative value of life runs exactly counter to what Ms. Leiding purports to believe in, whether she realizes it or not.

Her piggy backing on the sled dog scandal (as well as Mr. Rick Schouten’s) is nothing short of cynically opportunistic.

Ms. Leiding should be aware that it is difficult to take seriously those who trade in Grimm’s Fairy Tales in order to make a point. Such hyperbole only serves to indict her cause. Abortion is a legal procedure in this country and she will thus have to find it in herself to leave other women to their own affairs in this regard. As to Mr. Schouten, he can give me a call when he has his first period.

Jennifer Woodroff Chilliwack

Lives of children the real tragedy

Editor: Hooray!You hit the nail on the head by bringing your concern for the lives of children to our attention.

Just exactly what I had been thinking.

All the hullabaloo about theWhistler dogs, but no mention of our children, nor of the lost lives of unborn children.

Great stuff. Keep up the good work.

Ruth Haire Chilliwack

Torture case should concern us Editor: I was wondering if anyone else had read that former president George W Bush had recently cancelled a speaking engagement in Geneva just a few days before he was due to go. Could it have had anything to do with the fact that the Berlin-based European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), was due to file a 2,500 page torture case against him on Feb. 7? Bush was due to be in Geneva on Feb.12 and his presence on Swiss territory was required for the prosecutor to take action.

The very fact that Clinton tours with Bush would suggest that he too has no problem with torture.

It has long been known that information gathered from those tortured is unreliable as most will tell you anything you want to hear.

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The cold weather arrives,the furnaces kick in and their eczema symptoms flare up - the dry,scaly, flaky,red,inflamed and constantly itchy skin that is the hallmark of atopic dermatitis,the most common form of this hereditary allergic condition.

The good news is that emollient therapy—bathing and then applying a rich moisturizer immediately after—can help control the chronic condition.

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But it’s her two young children who really suffer.

“When I send my two children out to play,their little faces are exposed and their cheeks start to get red,inflamed,itchy.That can start to crack and bleed.”

Her son Nathan,now five,developed severe atopic dermatitis all over his tiny body at about three months of age.

“He was literally red from head to toe.It was terrible.”

Cresswell-Melville found help from the Eczema Society of Canada,a non-profit run by parents of eczema sufferers.Its website,eczemahelp.ca,is a wellspring of information.

“The charity saved us at a very bad time and that’s when I started volunteering to give back to others,”says Cresswell-Melville.

She learned that,simply put,eczemaprone skin has a barrier defect and is unable to retain moisture.

“Think of it as brick and mortar.The mortar is damaged,so there’s cracks in the mortar through which our natural moisture escapes.And allergens from the environment get in through that impaired barrier,” she explains.

An allergen—and there are many,including harsh soaps, perfumed items,fabric softeners,wool clothing,dust mites and certain foods—

triggers itching,and the scratching further damages the barrier.

The Eczema Society of Canada recommends a“triangle of control,”starting with the most important part:bathing and moisturizing.

Doctors used to tell eczema sufferers to limit their baths and showers,but it turns out that bathing - even two to three times a day - actually hydrates the skin,and removes dirt and allergens from the surface of the skin.The key is to follow every bath or shower with a rich emollient to lock in the moisture.

“We recommend bathing in warm,not hot,water.Apply your moisturizer within three minutes of leaving the water.Just pat dry,leaving some water on the surface, and seal it with your moisturizer.”

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The Eczema Society of Canada frequently gets that question from eczema sufferers,who report terrible stinging when they use certain cleansers and moisturizers.To help them,it put its“seal of acceptance”on six different skin care products: • Aveeno Eczema Care Moisturizing Body Wash • Aveeno Eczema Care Moisturizing Cream • Aveeno Baby Eczema Care Moisturizing Cream • Cetaphil Restoraderm Eczema Moisturizing Wash • Cetaphil Restoraderm Eczema Moisturizer • La Roche Posay Lipikar Baume AP (body balm) “We developed this program whereby

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Personal trainer Phyllis Frost prefers all-encompassing exercises combining muscle-building, flexibility and cardio.

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eople’s opinions vary greatly on virtually every subject,and it’s no different when it comes to fitness and health:some personal trainers hold the“no pain,no gain” attitude,others take a different approach.I’ve been speaking to certified personal trainers to understand their philosophies on health and fitness.These stories are not intended as endorsements,they are just an exercise (no pun intended!) to explain the variety of thoughts and approaches of those trained to help us get into better shape.

Phyllis Frost has been in the fitness business for more than 30 years.She was hooked, she says,from the minute she attended her first aerobics class in the 1980s.

“I stepped into that class and just loved it,”she said.“I went back every day, week after week, and they told me I should teach it,”she said with a laugh.

“So I started to.”

Fast forward, and she’s busy teaching her Fit Body By Phyl —six weeks to your best body program - and boot camp classes with personal training sessions in between.

Her philosophy:“Wellness: body, mind and spirit.”Frost said she believes that when “your body is in tune, you feel good inside, and you’re truly comfortable with who you are.”

She is passionate and committed to helping people achieve better health.“If I won the lottery, I’d do it for free, I swear.”

She said she doesn’t believe in dieting.“You have to eat food in every food group, but you have to learn proper portions.”

That’s why you should always measure things like pasta or

rice, so you know what the proper portion size is, she said.

“You pile them on without knowing and next thing you know you’ve eaten double or even triple the proper portion size.”

Most people,she said,especially women,don’t get enough protein in their diet,which she said is essential to muscle growth and maintenance.“The more lean body mass a person has,the more ability the body has to burn fat even when inactive.”

And she’s cautious about any diet that eliminates food groups.“They may work initially, but maintaining the results are statistically unsuccessful.”

Instead of deprivation, Frost suggested people live consciously.“It’s unconscious behaviours that get you into trouble.”

Put the fork down after every bite, she said.“It takes time, but you’re far more aware of how you’re feeling and better able to gauge your hunger.”

Frost also said that when eating, it’s always best to consume the protein and vegetables first, carbs last.“We always have room for the carbs, but its protein that fills us up longer.”

When it comes to exercise, Frost said most people feel they have to spend hours a day in the gym in order to have a fit body but she doesn’t subscribe to that.“High intensity interval training is the way to go if you’re aiming for fat loss.”

The goal is to get the heart rate up.She suggested 30 minutes a day,six days a week.“On the seventh day,you rest.”

Frost is particularly enamoured with all-encompassing exercises combining elements of muscle-building,flexibility and cardio.“That’s getting the best bang for your buck.”

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he Chilliwack Bruins have clawed their way back into a playoff position thanks to a pair of wins over the Kelowna Rockets on the weekend.

The Bruins beat the Rockets 54 in a shootout on Friday, topped them again, 4-1, the following night before losing 6-1 Sunday to the TriCity Americans.

The two Kelowna wins followed a victory over the Kamloops Blazers last Saturday and the back-toback-to-back wins marked the first time since October that Chilliwack had won three times in a row.

Having just come off a sevengame losing skid, the Bruins seem to have righted themselves just before capsizing.

Much of the credit has to go to Chilliwack’s rejigged first-line of Kevin Sundher, Roman Horak and Ryan Howse.

Howse scored twice Friday in Kelowna and Sundher added three assists as the Bruins fought from behind to send the game to overtime, and then a shootout. There, Jamie Crooks’s shootout goal gave Chilliwack a much needed extra point.

However the win came at a price.

Tim Traber’s season ended when he was blindsided by Rockets defenceman Colton Jobke.

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puck that was still 10 feet away when he was steamrolled by Jobke, causing the Bruin’s helmet to go flying and his leg to buckle.

Traber broke his fibula—the leg bone below the knee—on the play, becoming the second Bruin after Jesse Pauls to suffer a season-ending broken leg.

After answering to Chilliwack’s Emerson Hrynyk in a fight, Jobke was assessed a five-minute major for interference and suspended indefinitely pending a league decision on the length. Given the illegality of the hit, its danger and Traber’s injury, Jobke will likely be looking at a suspension at least as long as the seven-game ban recently handed out to Chilliwack’s Brandon Manning.

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hilliwack’s U-15 girls Silver Strikers beat the North Shore Strikers 3-0 Sunday, picking up where they left off last weekend.

The Strikers took charge from the opening whistle and quickly took the lead in the sixth minute thanks to a Haley Mainse free kick from the left side.

With a consistent charge, and allowing only a pair chances on their own goal, Chilliwack kept applying pressure. Once again it paid off, when a Kiana Thiessen cross was tipped by Taylor Allan to striker Emma Haagensen, who made no mistake and slammed the ball into the back of the visitor’s net to double the lead.

The Strikers weren’t done, however, and early in the second half, an Elena Schroots throw-in sent Emily Finley away to the races and into the 18, from where she lifted a left-footed shot that sailed past a surprised North Shore keeper for Chilliwack’s third goal.

The girls are on the road again next week as they travel to Surrey to take on the Galaxy.

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Bruins called up 16-year-old D-man Turner Popoff from the Pacific International Junior Hockey League’s Richmond Sockeyes.

But the short bench didn’t hurt Chilliwack on Saturday, as the Bruins controlled the play and, for the first time in 14 games, outshot their opponent.

Howse notched a pair of goals, Sundher added a goal and an assist, and Horak chimed in with two helpers in the resulting 4-1 victory The Tri-City Americans put up more of a fight Sunday evening, scoring three times in the first period and adding another three in the third for a comfortable 6-1 victory.

Howse, who notched his 40th goal of the year, had the lone Bruin marker as Chilliwack went 0-for-7 with the man advantage.

The Bruins will have to be better next weekend as they face three of the four best teams in the Western Conference, during a road trip that will stop in Seattle, Portland and Tri-City.

Chilliwack now sits in eighth place in the Western Conference, one point up on the Kamloops Blazers.

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No easy road for long track skater

BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com

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Chilliwack-bred long track speed skater is closer than ever to his dream of making a national team.

All that stands in Alec Janssens’ way are some of the world’s fastest young skaters and more numb fingers.

Janssens, 19, will head to Finland later this month to skate in one of the world’s premiere long track events, the World Junior Speed Skating Championships.

A top-eight finish in any of the five distances will automatically qualify him for the Canadian National Development Team, which would grant Janssens access to some of the world’s best coaching and trainers and put him just a step away from the national team.

That, he says, “has been my dream ever since I started skating.”

He figures that he has a “decent shot” in three events—the 1,500-, 3,000-, and 5,000-metre races. Adding to the positive vibes is the anticipation that, by the time the championships begin on Feb. 25, Janssens’s fingers should have fully recovered from the damage they sustained during racing in late January.

Janssens qualified for the world championships with a dominant performance at the Canadian National Junior Championships in Winnipeg, where the conditions were trying, to put it mildly.

He won the 3,000-metre event, came second in the 1,500, and finished third in the 5,000-metre. Those events were held on Friday and Saturday in temperatures between –15 C and –25 C. He didn’t only take bronze away from

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Saturday night’s 5,000-metre; he also finished with three frostbitten fingers.

Adding to the discomfort, Janssens contracted food poisoning Saturday night then, the next morning, the 500metre event was delayed until noon so that the temperature could warm up to a reasonable –39 C. “It was pretty cold,” he told the Times last week. “I’m just starting to get rid of all the numbness from it now.”

That numbness may not be gone for good; the World Championships will be held outdoors in Seinajoki, Finland, a city that is further north than Yellowknife and where the temperature, as this sentence was written, sat at –21 C. Such is the life of a world-class speed skater. Still, Janssens hopes that his coldweather experience will give him an advantage in Finland.

“Hopefully it will give us Canadians a bit of an edge over the other skaters.”

Janssens, certainly, isn’t adverse to a little pain.

Last summer, Janssens—who skates out of the Calgary Oval while taking business courses at the University of Calgary—returned home to Chilliwack to work and train. After filling his days working as a labourer full-time for a cement company, Janssens would return home, eat dinner, go training, return home, eat a second dinner, then go train again (training would include anything from three-hour long bike rides to sprints or weights). In the meantime, such as it was, he also took a summer course at UFV. “It was quite the brutal summer but it really paid off,” he says. Both parts of that sentence are understatements.

On deck is selling discounted tickets for $11 each, with the money going to help the families of veterans. For tickets call 604-769-3833 or visit the CFB Chilliwack Historical Society, at 45905 Hocking Ave., between 9 a.m. and noon, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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This year, Janssens set a track record in the 3,000 metres earlier this year in Quebec City and, last week, finished fourth at the International Skating Union Junior World Cup event in Milwaukee. Most exciting has been the seconds—including 20 full ticks off the clock in the 5,000— that he has hacked off his personal bests.

“It’s just been phonemenal to keep on skating the way I have. To see that improvement has been amazing,” he says.

“For me to see myself make huge bounds that way was even more exciting than making the junior team.”

But Janssens also gives credit to those back home for helping him get to within one competition of achieving a dream.

Janssens’s father, Brian—himself a speed skater—put his son in skating lessons with the assumption that he would eventually want to play hockey. Instead, young Alec relished the sport and decided to keep skating.

He credits Sardis Fliers founder George Donatelli, George’s daughter Eden Donatelli Green, and Eden’s husband Julian Green, along with the Lower Mainland’s facilities, for his development as a skater.

Janssens, who stands six-foot-six, wasn’t built for the short track—where agility and manoeuverability is paramount. Long track, in which sheer power is key, was a better fit. And so, with the completion of the Richmond Oval, Janssens began taking his long stride to the long track.

But he remains in contact with the Donatellis and credits them for helping him become the skater he is today.

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he Green Exchange keeps useful items out of the landfill through frugal creativity. It is run on most Tuesdays. You are welcome to submit concise, money-free listings. To place listings please call Terri Dargatz at 604-791-3590 or e-mail her at terlyndar@ shaw.ca. Please remember to put “Green Exchange” in the subject line (you must also pick up the items yourself).

Wanted Seeking a lightweight brec trailer, no more than 18 to 19 feet long, to live in. Call 604-846-5552.

A baby moniter, doesn’t matter how old. Call 604792-4953.

Approximately 150 used bricks. Call 606-792-6367.

Old broken jewellery to sew on crafts, plus buttons to do children’s crafts with children. Call 604-858-9874.

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Looking for sewing machine accessories for ’80s model Kenmore-applique foot, open embroidery foot, piping foot, narrow hem foot, multi-hole foot,

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The Chilliwack Arts Council presents regular classes on a variety of arts and crafts.

Wheel Throwing 1 starts Feb. 15 and runs for seven Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wheel Throwing 2 runs Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9 p.m. starting Feb. 16. Hand Building 1 includes six classes, running Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and starting Feb. 23. Hand Building 2, Tablewear, begins May 4, also Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. And Kids Ceramics for Home School Students is a four-class program that starts March 9. For more information call the Arts Council at 604-392-8888 or visit www.chilliwackartscouncil.com.

Learn to stencil

Join Susan Barclay-Nichols of Chilliwack Community Services to learn how to stencil and for crafty fun and good conversation. Feb. 15 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Yarrow Library for Grade 5 and up, or Feb. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Chilliwack Library for Grade 7 and up. Part 2 at the Chilliwack Library takes place Feb. 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Susan at 604-793-7238, sjbarclay@telus.net or visit swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.

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Community events Included are community events in Chilliwack, hosted or sponsored by non-profit groups. To include your event, contact reporter Tyler Olsen by e-mail at tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com, fax to 604-792-9300 or call 604-792-9117.

com Register in advance at the Yarrow Library (604-8234664) or Chilliwack Library (604-792-1941).

Retirees meet

Retired B.C. provincial civil servants meet at Canton Garden Restaurant, at 45595 Yale Rd., on the third Tuesday of each month (Feb. 15) at noon. New members are very welcome. Two members of the Chilliwack Seniors Resource Society will speak.

Groups for grief

A range of support groups exist for those trying to cope with the death of a loved one. The Parents’ Grief Network meets every second Sunday afternoon. The Spouses/Partners’ Grief Network meets every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. Grief Support for Adult Children, a sixweek program, begins March 7 and runs from 7 to 8:30

p.m. New volunteers, with experience working through the death of a loved one, are also needed. For more information call 604-793-7239.

Métis jigging

Artist/dancer Lisa Shepherd hosts Tuesday night Métis Jigging from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kekinow Common Room, at 45555 Knight Rd. All are welcome. Grab your Métis sash and come on out.

For more information visit www.chilliwackmetisassociation.ca or call Les Mitchell at 604-823-4533.

Knitting circle

It’s swap time at the Chilliwack Common Threads Knitting Circle. Bring your stash yarn that you no longer love and trade up every second Wednesday at 7 p.m. Carman United Church on Vedder Rd. Tea and goodies shared. For more information contact

The City of Chilliwack will mark Louis Riel Day and recognize of the contribution of the Métis people to the exploration and development of British Columbia on Feb. 16 by flying the Métis Infinity Flag at a presentation and ceremony starting at 10 a.m. at city hall.

Family support group

A new support group for parents of children with congenital heart defects and other life-altering heart problems meets every month at the Yale Road-Hodgins Ave. Starbucks (45863 Yale Rd. West) at 6:30 p.m. This month’s meeting takes place on Feb. 16. For more information email melmartz@shaw.ca.

Metis talk

Musician and storyteller Denis Leclerc will tell tales and sing songs about his Metis heritage and the early 1800s during the Canadian fur trade and exploration, Feb. 16 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Yarrow Library. Hear the stories, legends and songs of “les Voyageurs”, “les Bucherons” (Lumberjacks) and the Metis people on their great buffalo hunts. Call the Yarrow Library at 604-823-4664.

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ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS! If you received the CEP (Common Experience Payment), you may be eligible for further cash compensation. To see if you qualify, phone toll free 1-877-988-1145 now.

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WITNESS NEEDED: Did you witness a motor vehicle accident on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 at noon on Clearbrook Rd. & Oak St. in front of the Esso Station between a Blue Honda and white truck. Please call 604-858-5542 Chwk.

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RIDERS WANTED, Jack Bell Van Pool, Chilliwack to Downtown Vancouver. Work hours 7 to 3:30.

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PORTER, Philip Sheridan Wilson Bud passed peacefully at the Chilliwack General Hospital on February 13th 2011 at the age of 97. He was born in Banning, Ontario in 1913; he spent his young life in Maymont, Saskatchewan. He attended Laval University in Edmonton. As a Veteran of the 2nd World War, he served with the radar unit in North Africa and India. Upon his return he met Stella Belisle, the love of his life. Together, they shared 61 beautiful years of married life. Bud raised his family in Chilliwack and taught high school there for many years. He enjoyed a long and active retirement. He was known for his friendly wit, and love for golf. He will be dearly missed.

He was predeceased by his wife Stella and daughter Denise. He is survived by his children Cecile (Roland Laporte), Edward, Donald, his son in law Larry (Lolly) Goodman, his sister-inlaws Irene and Anne Belisle, as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

A Celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 19th 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Henderson’s Funeral Home Chapel.

Henderson’s Funeral Homes & Crematorium Ltd. 45901 Victoria Avenue, Chilliwack, British Columbia 604.792.1344

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of Chilliwack BC, passed away peacefully at Chilliwack General Hospital on Feb. 11, 2011, at the age of 86 years old. John will be lovingly missed and always remembered by all his family: Stine; sons, Stephen (Georgina) and Tim, and daughters, Laura (Larry) and Hope (Michael); six grandchildren and their spouses; eleven great-grandchildren; and extended family and friends.

John will also be remembered for his hard work and dedication to the Agassiz- Harrison Lions Club; to Christ Lutheran Church in Chilliwack, Peace Lutheran Church in Abbotsford and Central Lutheran Church in Edmonton, AB. His favourite pass times over the years were golfing, curling and bowling( 60 years); his greatest feat in bowling being his 400 game in the 1970’s.

John was a very social person and loved a good joke and always had great stories to tell. He enjoyed his short stay at Lynwood Residences and his family is very thankful for the caring staff and for their help in making his last 14 mos., very happy ones. Thank you also to Dr. Macintosh and Dr. Heran and the nursing staff at both Chilliwack General Hospital and the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. Also, a special thanks to Majors Larry and Lynda Farley and Pastor Dean Andersen, for their prayers and visits. He greatly enjoyed and appreciated them all. To you, our friends, a special thanks for all your prayers and encouraging words and hugs.

A “Celebration of Life” service will be held in his honour, at 1:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at Christ Lutheran Church, Chilliwack. ( 9460 Charles—beside Chilliwack Junior High School on Yale Rd.) We love you Dad (Grandpa) and miss you terribly.

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Office Personnel

Busy Family Construction company requires experienced BOOKKEEPER to start immediately. This is a part time position with flexible hours.

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Trades/Technical

BANNISTER GM in Edson, Alberta requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision/Painter Technicians. We offer Veteran Managers and Supervisors in a family owned operation. Signing bonuses, moving allowances, and top pay come with the right applicant. Apply in confidence to: dean@bannisteredson.com.

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ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. - $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring!

Telephone 1-888-ENSIGN-0 (1-888-367-4460). Fax 780-955-6160. Email: hr@ensignenergy.com.

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STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Holding 2010 steel prices on many models/sizes. Ask about FREE DELIVERY! CALL FOR QUICK SALE QUOTE and FREE BROCHURE 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

VERY HEAVY GAUGE galvanized roofing good under big trees and plenty of strength for run in shelter walls use bottom, top and middle purlings. Apply on exterior side for complete inexpensive wall and build your livestock shelter or machine shed in one weekend. Only 40 sheets 12’ & 14’ @ $15 obo. Much cheaper tin avail. Ph 604-793-7714

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Birds

LOVE BIRDS, 2 with cage, some food, about 3 months old. $100, 604-858-3920

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Lumber/Building Supplies

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Musical Instruments

ALTO SAXOPHONE, Selmer, Mark VI Serial # 199XXX original lacquer, amazing tone, free blowing, all new pads, in excellent condition and highly cherished. $6300 OBO. 604 808 6223 YAMAHA KEYBOARD unlimted combination of voices, rythms, and styles. $90 604-846-0056

Furniture

YOUR 1 BEDROOM ★ FURNISH ★ APARTMENT FOR $999 Just arrived from the PACIFIC PALISADES HOTEL

Any Size Mattress $99, Headboards $50,NiteHeadboard, Tables $50, INCLUDES...

Mattress Set, Bedframe, Dressers $100,Sofa $200, Banquet Chairs Night Tables, Armoire,Beds Mirror, Sofabed, Coffee$15, Table, LampsTable, $20, TV’s $30, Table Armoires $100, Drapes Lamp Dining and Chairs for $30 two, Mini-bars $40 ...and much more!

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DIAL-A-LAW OFFERS general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.565.5297 (Outside LM); www.dialalaw.org (audio available).

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS CLIFFORD GEORGE VARCOE, deceased, formerly of Chilliwack, BC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the Administrator at c/o Farris LLP, Attention Sally Dennis, 25th Floor, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3, on or before March 28, 2011, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND Take no`ce that Donald Russell of 4151 Slesse Road Chilliwack BC, intends to make applica`on to the Province of Bri`sh Columbia, for a Licence of Occupa`on of Crown Land for a Residen`al Domes`c Sep`c Field, the area of Crown Land is 10.30 meters by 20.21 meters using a reference point of the NW property pin of PID# 004-828-780 Roll # 733.06604.272 Sec 33 TWP -1 RGE 29 MER-6 NWD PL 59696- situated on Provincial Crown Land located in Chilliwack Bri`sh Columbia.

The land _le # is 2410591 comments on this applica`on may be submiaed in two ways: 1) Online via the Applica`ons and Reasons for Decision Database Website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/Applica`onPos`ng/index. jsp where details of this applica`on, including maps can also be found.

2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 10428 153 rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R -1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Natural Resource Opera`ons un`l March 24 2011. Comments received a]er this date may not be considered.

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Apt/Condos

1 BDRM & 2 bdrm large suites, new paint & carpets, senior oriented, close to town, Criminal record check req’d. 604-798-1482

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Mobile Homes

COLLAPSED SALE New SRI 14 wide selling at dealer cost.

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