Mountain Neighbours_February 2021

February 2021

An exclusive magazine serving the residents of Lower Sumas Mountain, Glenn Mountain and Eagle Mountain

Celebrating Five Years!

The Leystra Family Focused and Determined

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Celebrating Five Years

Mountain Neighbours turns five this month! Your community magazine has been bringing people together in Eagle Mountain, Glenn Mountain and Lower Sumas Mountain over the past five year because of YOU. We’ve gotten to know 60 resident families, like the Leystras this month, who have been featured throughout these past five years. And neighbours have met each other as a result.

One resident wrote me saying he had always wanted to meet his neighbour but had been too shy. Yet he was happy that once he saw his neighbour on our cover, he had a reason to introduce himself and get to know his neighbour!

As well, we’ve enjoyed community articles written by neighbours like you.

They have included recipes, book reviews, cooking tips, community events and fundraisers as well as ecological articles and much more—all written by neighbours like you.

What would you like the next 60 issues of Mountain Neighbours to include? Your family, recipe, pet photo, poem, artwork or article? Please know you are welcome to send me submissions! You can share your interests with your neighbours each month, and they appreciate it greatly.

As you know, Mountain Neighbours is delivered to your post box monthly free of charge because of our supportive business sponsors. Their sponsorship brings value to our community. Let’s remember them when we need their services.

Please welcome Live Edge Landscape as our newest sponsor! Live Edge Landscape is committed to creating outdoor spaces which are both functional and beautiful.

It’s a pleasure serving you and the community as publisher and content coordinator of Mountain Neighbours. Just for you to know, there’s so much activity with our magazine lately that I could use help with the writing.

Please let me know if you would like to find out more by contacting me at dfranklin@bestversionmedia.com. It would be fun to work together!

Many thanks to YOU, our mountain neighbours, for your investment in our community and for supporting your community magazine on its fifth birthday!

Wishing you love and happiness,

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Business Profile

Fraser Valley Junk Solutions: Friendly, Professional and Eco-Friendly

By Dana Franklin

Fraser Valley Junk Solutions helps people get a fresh start by removing their junk and any other unwanted items in an environmentally friendly and professional manner.

As a high school student, Sam Niezen was inspired to start a junk removal service while taking an entrepreneurship class. He had a great idea to give people like you a fresh start and to impact our environment positively.

So he and a buddy got started with what began as a school assignment. But it was not just a school exercise to Sam, it was an opportunity to make a substantial difference in the lives of people and in the community.

At the beginning, he made a name for himself by doing the dirty work other companies avoided by cleaning up trashed rental properties. He quickly went on to service major businesses like Earls Chilliwack and Mark’s Warehouse, to help them get junk gone!

Sam identified two common problems which he set out to fix.

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First, he saw many families needed a fresh start, to be relieved of their unwanted junk in a friendly, fast, professional and clean manner.

• Second, he felt the responsibility to take care of our planet by ensuring Fraser Valley Junk Solutions was an eco-friendly waste management company which would recycle everything possible.

Sam explains, “We want to make sure we are taking care of this planet, and we believe that starts not only with the individual but with eco-friendly waste management companies as well. We thought that if we could remove items from homes by giving them a fresh start, while recycling everything we could, we’d have a chance to have a lasting impact in a pre-existing industry.”

Sam does not lack vision. His work is impacting a pre-existing industry!

A common feeling his clients experience is relief. They can just breathe again—they gain that fresh start they have been looking for. Sam exclaims that it is so refreshing to hear clients tell them the items they are taking away have been bugging them for years.

He says,“That’s why we do what we do!

“Fraser Valley Junk Solutions was amazing.

Within a few hours we had them on site removing the mess. It was all gone and cleaned up very quickly. I highly recommend them to anyone with rubbish to move, big or small.”

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Sometimes all people need is just a few extra helpful hands and some friendly faces!”

The Fraser Valley Junk Solutions team lives by these values: 1. Service with a Smile Their employees are known for their great work ethic, politeness and overall enthusiastic approach.

2. Helping the Earth They recycle everything possible, from cardboard to that old tire.

3. Transparent Pricing Their quotes include everything, giving you an all-in estimate.

Sam directs a team of young and “Very fast and professional service, they did a great job and left the area extremely clean. I will definitely use them in the future.”

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passionate entrepreneurs who are looking to change how junk removal is normally done. Since they are part of the community, their main goal is to make sure they are giving back. They sponsor junior hockey teams, Mountain Neighbours as well as donate time and expertise to clean up areas throughout town that need it.

Sam looks forward to helping his mountain neighbours get junk gone the Fraser Valley Junk Solutions way!

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Pet Corner

Copper

By Dana Franklin

Copper lives with Braden and Jaimee (Mah) Leystra, who are featured this month. He is a 2 1/2 -yr.-old tri-colored Beaglier. A Beaglier is a cross between the Beagle and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog breeds.

Copper was recently diagnosed as 90% blind. A veterinarian eye specialist discovered he had Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA), an inherited retinal regeneration defect in an enzyme of the photoreceptors of the retina.

They believe he was probably mostly blind from birth but fooled them because of his innate skills of mapping out his surroundings with his keen sense of smell.

Jaimee explains, “His little ears pick up any slight sound, and he is off investigating or letting us all know with his barking. To anyone who sees him, they would never know. His disability does not hinder him; he has a great attitude. A little pat on the head, food and exercise make him happy.”

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I drive a BMW. Of course, as a landscaper I drive a truck most of the time. But outside of work and when I head out on a road trip, I’m likely driving my BMW. It’s nothing fancy.

As a matter of fact, it’s a 20-year-old car with close to 300,000 km. But it’s a BMW, and I love driving it. I’m the guy who just may tell you that if you haven’t driven a BMW—like, really driven a BMW—then you haven’t driven at all. Performance, handling, comfort, even the sound system that can make your ears bleed, are all engineered for you, the driver. I’ve driven faster cars, more expensive cars, but I’ll take my BMW every time…at least for now.

A new M5 starts at about $122,000. A new Corolla starts at $25,500. Both vehicles will transport you from here to there.

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While at least some of the differences are easy for potential buyers to see, there are other differences which aren’t so apparent. These differences take research, driving and maybe even longer-term ownership to uncover the truth about respective value.

It’s not entirely different with landscaping. The value and price for landscaping can be somewhat elusive.

Let’s try and uncover some truth.

Here’s a partial list of factors that are influence the price of your landscaping.

Some factors are easily identified, and others, not so much.

1. Experience – While this is not always the case in every situation, it may be said that you can either pay for experience now or pay later for inexperience. It’s up to you what value you put on experience, but it’s almost always of value; and in some cases, it’s of great value. You decide.

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2. Materials – the quality and amount of material can often be hidden or obscured. You can have two inches of topsoil under your lawn or six inches. That’s a 66% difference.

If you don’t have good quality blended soil, the difference in value becomes even greater. Larger plant material increases the price. Taxus (Yews) are more expensive than cedars. Pavers vary in price as does the time to install. Base preparation installation is critical in all hard landscaping applications. Has it been done correctly? There’s more, but I think you get the point.

3. Service – What happens when the job is done, and what happens if something goes wrong? These can be large factors in your overall happiness with your landscaping.

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Resident Feature

The Leystra Family Focused and Determined

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK BAVARIA RESTAURANT FOR SPONSORING THIS MONTH’S FEATURE STORY.

By Dana Franklin | Photos by Photoart by Simpson and Leystra Family

Jaimee Mah was a focused and determined 9-yr.-old girl with a goal: to win the Regal Peaks Estates 1999 Colouring Contest grand prize of an all-expense-paid-trip to Disneyland! She won the trip and had an unforgettable holiday at Disneyland with her good friend and both of their mothers.

Then in 2017, she, Braden Leystra and mother Geri Kato (Mah) moved into the very same Regal Peaks neighbourhood which had always held a dear place in Jaimee’s heart since that wonderful trip. Jaimee felt she was destined to live there.

Jaimee and Braden grew up in Abbotsford and attended Robert Bateman Secondary together. They knew each other casually and had a few classes together. But they started dating years later when they connected through Facebook and began chatting. They felt drawn to each other as they realized they held similar conclusions about life and how February 2021

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they wanted to live: passionately striving toward their life goals.

Their relationship blossomed into love. Jaimee cherished the way Braden made her laugh and keep positive. She liked how he easily caught on to new information and picked up new hobbies like skiing with ease.

Braden valued Jaimee’s strength, tenacity and devotion both personally and in business. He found her genuine warmth and effervescence combined with her determination and resilience attractive. He knew Jaimee would be a great partner in life for him.

So Braden proposed to Jaimee on their annual outing to the tulip festival in April of 2018. And they were married May 23, 2019 in Quebec City at the Chateau Frontenac. They had an intimate wedding with the people closest to their hearts

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Resident Feature in attendance. The gorgeous venue and live violinists made it like a dream come true. And the honeymoon back east was memorable for these world travellers.

Their best memories together are travelling. In fact, Braden’s best memory with Jaimee is touring Japan back in November of 2018 when they visited Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima. Travels through New York, Bali, Thailand and Hawaii also hold dear memories for them.

This focused and determined couple plays hard and works hard. Interestingly, their life experiences led them both to become licensed REALTORS. Jaimee studied at UFV. Then her drive and passion took her to the UBC Sauder School of Business where she completed a real estate course and successfully passed the licensing exam.

She attained her real estate license at the tender age of 20. She has worked as a licensed REALTOR for nearly a decade now and has never looked back. Jaimee said, “It is a demanding, competitive job, but I get satisfaction from the process of helping others find their place to call home.”

It’s no surprise one of the first-ever female hockey players in Abbotsford chose the challenging, dynamic field of real estate! Her drive to work hard and succeed on the first female hockey team in Abbotsford for 12 years beginning as a tiny

7-yr.-old has only intensified as a grown-up REALTOR! Braden’s route to becoming a REALTOR was longer, but rich. Immediately after high school, he also studied at UFV. After a year, he transferred to BCIT to pursue a diploma in sustainable resource management, graduating from the program with distinction in 2012, followed by working for a private forest consultant based out of Prince George. He returned to the Fraser Valley in the fall of 2013 to spend time with his family. He spent the next five years engrossed

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in commercial and residential land development. But at Jaimee’s urging, Braden became licensed as a REALTOR in 2018. Since then, he has invested immense effort tending to and growing his business, resulting in ranking among the top 7% of all REALTORS in the Fraser Valley in 2019 and in the top 10% for 2020.

Braden, Jaimee and Geri love their home on Empress Drive! They feel amazed by the stunning eastward panoramic view out their windows.

They also like the tranquility they experience as a result of living in a no-thru neighbourhood surrounded by quiet and respectful neighbours.

They feel safe and secure in their neighbourhood.

Braden, Jaimee and Geri truly thank all their neighbours for making them feel so welcome since the time they first moved in. They appreciate the growing sense of community developing and plan to host neighbourhood events once it is more appropriate to do so.

Jaimee and Braden like hiking, canoeing and travelling together.

Jaimee often takes opportunities to read and be outdoors with her pup, Copper, who especially enjoys trips to the off-leash dog parks in town.

Braden’s hobbies include playing guitar (both electric and acoustic), enjoying BC’s backcountry in his Toyota 4x4 and skiing the North Shore Mountains.

There is big news in this household: Baby girl Leystra is arriving mid-April!

Jaimee and Braden feel nervous and excited. Jaimee’s mother Geri happily anticipates the arrival of her first granddaughter.

Geri is happy that she, Jaimee and Braden combined households when they moved to Regal Peaks Estates in 2017. She says it has proven to be a wise investment, yet so much more.

She explains the division of space in the house allows them to carry on very independent lives. Yet when they need help in one way or another, there is always someone readily available to step in. She tells that their living arrangement has been great so far.

Geri prides herself on her immaculate garden. She also tends a beautiful mutual garden with their neighbours.

Geri enjoys chatting and waving to the many people she knows while out gardening or walking their adorable dog Copper. Geri is also highly skilled at sewing, knitting and crocheting treasured creations.

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Abbotsford teaching from 1982 to 2010. Maybe you recognize her as a teacher from your youth! Interestingly, at one time Geri and Jaimee’s sister taught at the same school that Jaimee attended!

Geri says, “I find Mountain Neighbours thoroughly enjoyable. In fact, one of my kindergarten students from Thanks to the business sponsors who make this great magazine possible! It is nice to see so many companies sponsoring the magazine. It is a benefit to them and to us all.

Jaimee, Braden and Geri years ago was featured!”

Braden describes Jaimee, Geri and himself as goal-oriented people who work hard to reach success. He appreciates his mother-in-law Geri greatly, and he describes his wife Jaimee as the best friend and advocate anyone could ask for personally and in business. He says she is a giver, a fighter and a force to be reckoned with in her career. They are certainly focused and determined!

Braden, Jaimee and Geri wish you, their mountain

neighbours, an excellent and prosperous 2021!

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Real Estate Listings

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Business Profile

Mathnasium of Abbotsford: Improving Math with a Smile

By Dana Franklin

Think back to your school years and try to reconnect with your feelings towards learning math. Are they feelings of encouragement and accomplishment or feelings of frustration?

Didn’t you feel great when you mastered a math skill?

And now look at how your child is feeling towards learning math right now, especially considering recent school-year disruptions.

If you feel troubled, you’re not alone. Emma and Anita, owners of Mathnasium Abbotsford, feel concerned because with all that has been happening in the world, kids are experiencing Math Loss. But they also feel encouraged because they know they can help each student Reverse Math Loss and make substantial math progress!

Anita and Emma help kids in grades K-12 understand math by teaching the way that makes sense to them. Mathnasium can make a difference in your child’s math progress and overall selfconfidence through their in-centre and online live instruction sessions.

Emma and Anita’s vision is to help kids who struggle at math and to strengthen the skills of students who are already good at math. They really want to see kids enhance their overall confidence in math and grow as a community of confident citizens.

They don’t want one child to feel lost or left behind. They are committed to guiding each student personally and individually.

The Mathnasium method helps each child gain confidence in math and come home from school with flying colors.

Mathnasium is a math learning centre where kids of all age groups are helped and inspired to excel at math at their own pace. They provide materials and engaging instruction to help kids learn new skills and to complete their schoolwork well while having fun, in centre or through online live sessions.

Mathnasium is the authority in math education, with over 1,000 locations worldwide. The Abbotsford centre opened in March 2020, just in time to help families trying to cope with

With those impressive results, it would sure make sense to give Emma and Anita a call to set up your student’s Complimentary No Obligation Math Assessment! They understand, and they can help your elementary, middle and high school kids in centre or online in live sessions.

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Mathnasium 3050 Gladwin Road (604) 585-6288 abbotsford@mathnasium.ca Of course, heightened sanitation protocols are in place during this time of concern over the COVID-19 virus. Contact them today to schedule your no obligation assessment!

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“Children don’t hate math. They do hate being confused and intimidated by math. With understanding comes passion, and with passion comes growth—a treasure is unlocked.”

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Their expert instructors teach each student individually, using assessments and customized learning plans to help each child achieve their goals for the entire school year and beyond!

Mathnasium: • Provides proficient math teaching to kids K–12 with methods which make sense.

• Helps kids excel at it at their own pace.

• Helps kids score high grades at school.

Anita and Emma’s biggest inspiration is to help kids grow into confident citizens. They feel great satisfaction when they see those little smiles on the faces of their students because they helped them get perfect grades at school or understand a topic, so it finally makes sense to them.

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