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Westside Warriors forward Reid Simmonds puts the puck and Chilliwack Chiefs goaltender Bryton Udy into the net during a Saturday night BCHL clash at Prospera Centre. The goal was waived off and the Chiefs ended the regular season with a 5-2 win against the Warriors, and a 5-2 win against the Trail Smoke Eaters on Sunday. They now face Penticton in the first round of the playoffs starting March 16. For more, see page 24. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
Radio attack ads take aim at NDP Robert Freeman The Progress The president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association says his organization is running an ad critical of NDP leader Adrian Dix after the board and members felt they should “play a role” in the Chilliwack-Hope byelection. “It’s a question of character, that’s what the ads are about,” said Philip Hochstein. Last week, the ICBA started running an ad on a Chilliwack radio station slamming NDP Leader Adrian Dix for “forging a memo to cover for Premier Glen Clark in the casino kickback scandal”
in 1999. “If that’s what Dix did when he worked for the premier, imagine what he’ll do if he is the premier,” the ad states. NDP MLA Shane Simpson called The Progress on Friday slamming the ICBA for a “personal attack on Adrian Dix based on something that happened 14 years ago.” “It’s clear to us this is driven by the Liberals,” he said. “We’re challenging the Liberals to deal with the issues, and tell us where the (new) jobs are and how they are going to protect agricultural land.” The BC Liberal government won’t fall if the NDP win the Chilliwack-Hope
byelection, but if this traditionally conservative riding goes to the NDP, it will send shock waves across the political landscape to the next general election in May, 2013. Hochstein said Chilliwack-Hope voters “have to understand, if they vote for the NDP” they are clearing the way for Dix to move into the premier’s office. Dix may have changed since the memo-forging incident, he agreed, “but not the essence of him.” “He’s a hard-left politician,” Hochstein said, whose policies won’t bring about the economic growth that ICBA members need to thrive. Continued: RADIO/ p7
BC Liberals have been putting up signs for election candidate Laurie Throness —- violating a city bylaw — even though the Premier has yet to call a byelection. A city official confirmed last week that bylaw enforcement is investigating complaints about several BC Liberal signs going up without a permit, and before the 28-day byelection campaign officially starts, but could not say how many signs in total might be involved. BC Liberal candidate Laurie Throness, reached on the hustings Thursday, said his election team believed the signs were legal, as long as they were on private property. “That was our understanding,” he said. “If that understanding was incorrect, we’ll move to correct it.” The signs were taken down the next day. The city official said the city can’t issue election sign permits — because no byelection has been called — and the BC Liberal signs fall into the category of “third party” commercial signs which also require a permit. Election candidates are also required to make a $500 deposit with the city to ensure signs are removed after the election. BC Conservative candidate John Martin said his campaign team “looked real carefully at the (sign) bylaw in Chilliwack and in Hope and it was pretty clear you don’t put them up until the writ is dropped.” “It’s a little bit disturbing that these people want to be government in Victoria, but can’t follow a simple bylaw in the jurisdiction they want to elect a new MLA in,” he said. Continued: BYELECTION/ p7
On Thursday, three Liberal signs were up at the corner of Prest and Chilliwack Central roads — one at the northeast corner, and two at the southwest corner. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
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Chilliwack mom offers $10,000 for daughter’s killer Robert Freeman The Progress For 36 years a Chilliwack mother has been struggling to keep the story of her 11-year-old daughter’s murder in Abbotsford in the public eye. Now, because of an anonymous donation, Shari Greer is able to offer a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, to bring the story back into the public spotlight. “What if the person who knows something lives in Chilliwack?” Greer wondered out loud during a telephone interview following an RCMP news conference Thursday in Vancouver. Kathryn-Mary Herbert was last
seen in the area of Townline and Marshall Road on Sept. 24, 1975, after a friend, whom she ran into while walking home with another friend, doubled her on his bike and dropped her off part-way home. She never made the last 300 metres. Her body was found nearly two months later, under a wood pile near Harris Road, an undeveloped area of the Matsqui First Nations reserve. Evidence from the scene led investigators to believe that her body had been there for some time. RCMP Insp.. Gary Shinkaruk told reporters at the news conference that police believe there are still people out there with information that could help solve the crime.
He said witnesses reported seeing “an older white American vehicle” parked south of the Abbotsford intersection where Kathryn-Mary was last seen — and the lone occupant of that vehicle may have information vital to cracking the case. There are “persons of interest” identified by investigators, and the right information could lead to the evidence needed to arrest and convict. Greer said she asked God a week before the anonymous donation came to do something that would help break the case. Now, she prays someone will come forward with the information needed to find the killer. That wouldn’t bring closure, she said, but it would bring resolution. If her prayers are answered,
she said, “probably I will be able to sleep again.” “There’s so many wonderings involved,” she explained. “You wonder what happened, you wonder about why, you wonder ‘did she call for me and I wasn’t there.’” She said Kathryn-Mary was “the little mom of the house” and looked after her little brothers, taking them everywhere with her. “She was just so good with them, and she loved them so much ...” “I just pray to God that somebody has the courage to step forward,” she said. Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP’s major crime unit at 1-877-543-4822 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. rfreeman@theprogress.com twitter.com/paperboy2
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Jennifer Feinberg The Progress The book Baba’s Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food with Stories from the Village is a half-century labour of love, written by Chilliwack author Reisa Mary Stone. It’s a humorous memoir with authentic Ukrainian recipes recounted by the feisty Baba. But it’s so much more. Baba’s Kitchen is steeped in a rich broth of stories Stone has collected all her life like mushrooms in the forest. “I have kept these stories in my heart,” she says. Ukrainian was her mom’s first language — and hers. She includes the Ukrainian version of her name, Raisa Marika Stohyn on the title page. Stone was only about four when she first started reaching up to the kitchen table to cut out dough with her drinking glass to make traditional verenekes or varenyky — the delicious potato dumplings some know as a perogies. She loved puréed borshch. In the years since then, Stone has travelled across Canada as a singer and a horse groom, training and grooming horses, and listened intently to the stories of her elders and seniors she met, including concentration camp survivors. The Winnipeg-born storyteller acknowledges she’s not a celebrity chef and she doesn’t have a food TV show, but she can get the job done in the kitchen. “I make most things by hand,” she says. “When I cook it really is a process. It is a spiritual process.” In Baba’s Kitchen, Stone spins some wonderful tales in the feisty voice of Baba, a no-nonsense grandma, a composite of some of the characters that peopled her world. So who was real the inspiration behind Baba? “She is the voice of all the European immigrants who enriched my life including both grandmothers. “They told me stories, fed me and taught me about politics. “I have a rich spiritual life because of them. My ancestors are with me and I have an obligation to tell their stories, to keep
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“I believe in our human right to grow our own food,” she says. As a girl, she remembers picking mushrooms and healing herbs from the forest. Here’s a taste of how Baba introduces her recipe of Sauerkraut with Peas: “Why is Ukrainian so big on dish from cabbage? We say, ‘If there are potato and cabbage, then house is not empty.’ Baba herself never seen house with only these thing. Usually is at least chair and television. But you never know. She wouldn’t doubt is some isolate American somewhere, carving couch from freakazoid big potato. “In Baba next book, she going to teach you make your own sauerkraut. Since you is beginner, she going to let you buy from stupormarket in big jar.”
There’s a low risk of infection by the C. difficile “superbug” at Chilliwack General Hospital, says a spokesman for the Fraser Health Authority. While the health authority has come under fire because of patient deaths reportedly caused by C. difficile infection (CDI) in other hospitals, FHA spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward said the Chilliwack hospital is “one of the better sites” in the health region. A report by the FHA’s infection control team found only 1.3 cases of CDI per 10,000 patient days to date at the Chilliwack hospital — compared to 16.6 cases per 10,000 patient days at Burnaby hospital, which is at the centre of the controversy. The Canadian benchmark for CDI incidents in hospitals is six cases per 10,000 patient days. Numbers in the published report vary because a different base line of patient days and a different reporting period were used,” Thorpe-Dorward said. But he noted the number of CDI incidents at both hospitals are trending downward. The CDI situation at the Burnaby hospital came to light when a letter signed by eight doctors was released to the media by BC New Democrats. The letter claimed 84 patients had died between 2009-2011 after CDI outbreaks at the hospital. But FHA officials said while those patients may have died with some C. difficile infection, it could not be proved medically that CDI caused the death.
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Storyteller Reisa Mary Stone’s grandmother, Baba, is the one on the far left and the other ladies are her great aunts. SUBMITTED PHOTO
their voices alive.” These are gritty folks for the most part who survived the Soviet and Nazi regimes, and chose Canada for a better life in the post Second World War phases. So the stories are more than recipes. There are no glossy, drool-worthy, photos. There are compelling folk remedies, legends and well-researched historical tidbits. “Some of the actual recipes I learned from people who never used measuring cups. Handful of this, pinch of that.” The character of Baba first jumped off the page when Stone was a member of a writers’ group about five years ago. She started getting terrific feedback about the compelling nature of the uncompromising Baba. Baba would have frowned upon modernday seed patenting.
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would be no funding available — from either the province or the city — to rebuild the berm that washed away near Carey Point last summer. “We will probably have to build something ourselves,” said Van Den Brink. “But it won’t be easy. It’s been left so long now.” Most of the impacted owners agree that doing nothing about rebuilding the protective dike structure is “not an option,” he said. But for now they will just be watching and waiting as
FHA from p3 The FHA is implementing 10 recommendations made in a CDI review by Dr. Michael Gardem, who concluded the health authority’s infection prevention and control programs are underresourced. “My impression ... was that (infection control staff) are clearly dedicated to their roles, but also overwhelmed,” he said in the report. Thorpe-Dorward said when
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the freshet approaches. The orphaned berm that eroded last year was originally built in an emergency flooding situation more than 15 years ago, but it has never been maintained by any level of government in the years since. When the berm failed during an unusually prolonged high-water episode last summer, several local farmers suffered flooding, seepage, and crop losses. The city’s position from the start has been that affected property owners would be
“The news was received with some emotion and frustration,” said Stam. “We had been holding the same hope that the province would come through.” But the city’s own diking system has a deficit of more than $30 million to bring the structures up to provincial standard, he said. “So there’s simply no money for properties outside the dikes. And in defence of the province they are cashstrapped as well, and have their own set of challenges,” he said. One of the cheapest of the three options being put forth by the province regarding flood protection would cost more than $1.5 million, but would not cover the unprotected properties. “Having said that, it’s possible that building a temporary dike would be substantially cheaper than that,” said Stam. Some of the owners are actively exploring what it would cost to do the repair work themselves. Replacing that section of the berm, would likely serve them in the interim, the councillor added.
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Chilliwack RCMP have released their latest list of neighbourhoods within Chilliwack that have experienced increased incidents of crime. Police hope that the release of the list will encourage residents living in those areas to report anything suspicious. This month’s list includes: 1. Exhibition Park east to Young Road. Seventeen property crimes were reported in the area from Feb. 9 to March 2. These include two business break-ins, one home break-in, two auto thefts, 11 thefts from vehicle and one case of possession of stolen
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A byelection campaign in everything but name BYELECTION from Front Al Ens, veteran NDP campaign organizer in Chilliwack, said the Liberal sign gaffe “tells me they’re playing games” about calling the byelection. “Christy Clark has had every opportunity for some time now to call this byelection,” he said. “I think she should call the darn thing, and then people can get on with it.” “We’ve all been campaigning anyway,” he added, pointing out that NDP candidate Gwen O’Mahony had “run into” Throness as both were door-knocking in Agassiz last week. NDP sign chairperson Dick Harrington said a large sign to
identify the party’s election campaign office on Young Road was cleared by the city because it is not a permanent fixture. “We have 150 4X4 signs ready to go ... and the minute the byelection is called we’ll put ours up, but not before then,” he said. NDP campaign manager David Howe also clarified Monday that the party was not ordered to take down smaller signs at the campaign office as reported by another media outlet over the weekend. A profusion of NDP signs that appeared when the office opened was voluntarily scaled back, he said, “out of respect” for mall tenants who had complained
they might mistakenly be identified as party supporters. Throness also said Thursday that his party’s eagerness to get election signs up was not an indication of an imminent byelection call by the premier. “I don’t know when it’s going to happen,” he said. “I know it’s soon.” But the teachers’ strike is partly to blame for the delay, he said. “The government has a lot on its plate right now with the teachers’ strike,” he said. However, once that issue is settled, Throness believes the byelection will be called — officially. “I’m ready to go now,” he said. rfreeman@theprogress.com
Attack ads ‘Liberal-driven,’ says NDP MLA NDP from Front “All [Dix] ever talks about is income re-distribution from the private to the public sector,” Hochstein said. “That hurts (the ICBA’s) small, family-owned businesses.” Gwen O’Mahony, the NDP’s candidate in Chilliwack-Hope, said she believes ICBA’s negative ad harms rather than helps the BC Liberal cause. “This is the opposite direction people want to see politics heading,” she said. “I think it’s just a way of avoiding issues.” “They’ve had 12 years in power and
we’ve seen seven deficit budgets,” she said, the last one containing new rate increases “when people can least afford it, their bills are going up.” Dix has apologized many times for writing the memo, the last time in April last year after winning the NDP leadership. Dix had back-dated the memo to give Clark an alibi in the scandal involving a neighbour with a casino proposal who was also building a deck on the premier’s home at the same time. Clark was eventually cleared, but Dix was fired from his job as chief of staff.
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B.C. Environment Minister ‘silent’ on incineration ban: FVRD Robert Freeman The Progress A pitch to promote new provincial packaging standards brought a renewed call for a moratorium on Vancouver’s incineration plans by the Fraser Valley Regional District. Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman called the environment ministry’s Packaging and Printed Paper (PPP) stewardship program presented to the FVRD board Tuesday a “great concept” to improve waste recycling in B.C. But in the same breath Banman noted the B.C. government is allowing Metro Vancouver to burn “residual” wastes that can’t be recycled
in proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities, which the FVRD insists threatens air quality in the Fraser Valley. “We live in an obviously sensitive airshed, and we’re the food basket for Vancouver,” Banman said, after the Tuesday meeting. “Does Vancouver really want to be eating this stuff they propose (incinerating) going up in the air?” he asked. Metro Vancouver appears to be pushing ahead with plans to build a WTE facility, which would deal with the region’s ever-growing waste disposal woes and also produce energy for sale. New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey and the
Tsawwassen First Nation are all reportedly interested in becoming sites for an incineration plant, although no WTE proposal has yet been approved. But Banman said Metro Vancouver is pushing ahead with its WTE plans, issuing a request for proposals without consulting the FVRD board, as directed by Environment Minister Terry Lake when he approved MV’s waste management strategy last July. Banman said the minister is now asking the FVRD to join its new packaging program by enforcing bans at municipal landfills, yet he is “silent” when it comes to a ban on incineration in
the Fraser Valley. “Once you start feeding that (WTE) monster, it’s going to be hard to stop,” Banman warned, because of the profit energy sales will bring to the company that gets the contract to build the facility. And some clean fuel will always be needed to feed the fire at incineration plants, added Sharon Gaetz, FVRD chairperson and Chilliwack Mayor. “We don’t want to see recyclables diverted to fuel the behemoth,” she said. Experts disagree on the safety of WTE technology, in terms of nanoparticles slipping through emission scrubbers and impacting human health.
Lake. The minister said he would “ensure” Metro Vancouver consulted with the FVRD before going ahead with WTE, Banman reported, but he also wanted the FVRD to be “open” to Metro Vancouver’s views. “I kept lobbing the ball back into his court,” Banman said. “He got the message that we’re not fooling around.” A motion to for ward Banman’s and other directors’ comments about incineration and the lack of consultation to the environment minister was unanimously approved by the FVRD board. rfreeman@theprogress.com twitter.com/paperboy2
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editorial in Nature. Scientists, journalists and science writers in Canada are frustrated. The current protocol is that federal scientists cannot speak to reporters without the so-called ‘consent’ of media relations officers who often, after time delays, request written questions in advance while scientists work in an atmosphere of political messaging. This stalling tactic does nothing to help a journalist’s deadline nor does it help researchers’ frustrations trying to get their message out, something I know from experience they are always eager to do. Clearly fed up with this, the Canadian Science Writers’ Association, the World Federation of Science Journalists and other groups and organizations wrote a letter to PM Harper last month urging him to unmuzzle scientists and allow them to provide the free flow of research information of importance and interest to
the public. They are launching a campaign to push for timely and open access to federally funded scientists, researchers whose work and sometimes leadingedge findings are underwritten by the taxpayer. The contribution of science to accurate, long range policy-making is invaluable but it can sometimes be an uneasy alliance. To fix that, Prof. William Sutherland with the Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge in the U.K. recently brought together 52 leading scientists and policy makers from around the world (including Canada) to set out a formula as the basis for a research agenda to improve the mutual understanding and effectiveness of those who work at the interface of science and policy. They came from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as government, NGOs, and industry.
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What is Christy Clark afraid of? Re: Premier’s private school tour draws protest It baffles me as to why Premier Clark is so afraid of teachers as so poignantly demonstrated by her actions in Chilliwack and Hope on Monday, March 5 as reported in both local Chilliwack newspapers. Teachers simply wanted Ms. Clark to have the chance to see the faces of the real people who, along with students in BC, will feel the effects of Bill 22, the “Education Improvement Act.” We weren’t blocking the road or any entrances, yet Premier Clark made assumptions about how teachers would behave “...vociferously and angrily.” (“Premier’s private school tour draws protest” the Chilliwack Progress) if she was present at Unity Christian School. She wouldn’t even pass by us from the safety of her car! Furthermore, in the Tuesday, March 6 edition of the Chilliwack Progress, Ms. Clark stated that “... the outcome of Bill 22 is inevitable and that the teachers’ full withdrawal of services is pointless.” She then blames the teachers’ union for disrupting classes. I am curious as to how she can blame teachers for any disruption. It is her leadership that has made the decision to be elsewhere in the province rather than in Victoria debating this bill, and, given its presumed inevitability, passing it. Ms. Clark told reporters that “the meeting had been planned for some time” and that “...the fact the teachers’ union decided today that they were going to shut down
public schools doesn’t mean that I need to stop doing my job.” Yet, it seems as though changing and canceling events at short notice isn’t impossible to do as Ms. Clark was quite able to change plans at the last minute in both Hope and Chilliwack because of small groups of peacefully demonstrating teachers. So why wouldn’t Ms Clark face teachers, or talk to us? This was a perfect opportunity for her to defend the Education Improvement Act and convince us that it is the right direction for public education without all the BCTF rhetoric that people seem to think teachers are fed unilaterally. If she really believes that this act will improve educational services for B.C.’s students then absolutely she should be doing her job – either in Victoria doing government business or out in the public speaking to those people affected by her policies. Speaking of being fed rhetoric unilaterally, I wonder how many MLAs have read through the Bill 22 document, taken the time to refer back to the School Act and collective agreements in order to understand what is being changed, and been out in their own communities listening to their constituents, many of whom are parents, grandparents, and teachers? The public support that teachers in Chilliwack have been witness to over the past three days has been phenomenal. Those passersby who have engaged in discussion about this legislation have expressed shock at what is being proposed, some
highlights (low lights?) of which are: no accountability to Boards of Education, no real class size limits from Grade 4 on, no clear definition of the school calendar, and no limits or specific support for students with special needs. I have some questions for the public to consider as debate on Bill 22 continues: How could Ms. Clark be prejudging what a mediator will be deciding? If everything is “inevitable,” is the appointment of a mediator just a farce? How can Ms. Clark truly be representing the people of British Columbia? Her arrogance speaks volumes about how she intends to wield her power. She states that her job is to “...talk to as many British Columbians as (she) possibly can” but she won’t meet with teachers. Why? When did students in public schools become non-entities in government policy making? Does our MLA, John Les, elected by individuals in Chilliwack to serve our needs, have the courage to stand up to this arrogance and vote on Bill 22 according to what the people here want and for what is truly good for all students instead of just along a party line? I encourage everyone to watch the events of the next few weeks carefully and go to the polls , whenever a byelection or general election is called, armed with a clear idea of the type of representation that is needed.
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recession for many years now, that no civil servant has felt anything like a regular private sector employee has felt, while both private sector and the government, try to struggle with reduced wages and tax income respectively. The teachers respond, we are special, and if you don’t give us what we want we, and all our supporters, will vote you out. I suggest we, the grim faced silent (non-honking) majority, should show the teachers that our silence does not mean indifferent
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I have just read an op-ed, written by Tom Fletcher, to which I would like to offer a brief response. I find it ironic that Mr. Fletcher accuses the BCTF of “indoctrinating our children.� There are some 40,000 teachers in British Columbia, and you will always find someone in every profession who does something you disagree with. Indeed, I recall a recent article in which a B.C. newspaper editor wrote an unfortunate editorial about an RCMP officer who had pulled him over for a blood-alcohol check; nobody in his/her right mind would suggest this article sullied all editors’ reputations. Above, I use the word “ironic� for a reason: every time I see an article criticizing teachers, I look at information below in small print and see the words Black Press. Now, who is doing the indoctrinating, or as the idiom goes, “the pot calling the kettle black�? -- no pun intended. John Dumas
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Stop playing blame game Teachers’ union and the provincial government, the two titans, are at it again. They are trapped in a dysfunctional and toxic relationship. Let me say: when the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled. There is no question that, next to the parents, teachers happen to be the most important people in a kid’s life. Good teachers deserve both adequate compensation and our respect. However, their demand for “stratospheric� benefits such as a 10-week bereavement leave for the death of a friend, and 26 weeks of paid leave to care for a sick person – family, friend or whoever? That is beyond the pale. And to deny parents clear and complete information about their children’s progress via regular report cards is inexcusable. The reality is that BCTF stands for a union of professionals where the key word is “union� not “professionals.� Now, other professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and engi-
neers, are rewarded according to their proven ability to influence outcomes. So, too, should teachers. And for teachers, the most important outcome is student achievement, without which all else is indeed hollow. On the other hand, the socalled Liberals, presently in power, are not without blame either. The government crows about the quality of education system while disrespecting teachers by not allowing them even a cost-of- living wage increases. That is a shame. Appointment of an independent mediator to look into the working conditions concerning class composition would be a start. By simply calling Bill 22 the Education Improvement Act is a stretch. My message: Quit the blame game, stop playing politics, get serious and settle. Above all, put kids first. They come this way only once. Lal Sharma, ph.d. former professor, school board member.
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More Mail Keep the labour dispute out of the classroom I was shocked and appalled when I recently read some quotes in the local newspapers from children on the teacher’s picket lines. Some of the phrases came right out of the BCTF handbook, I’m sure and they sounded like little parrots. Pictures of children also, pulled out of school last Friday, against the principal’s advice, to hold up picket signs in protest. This is an all time low, even for teachers. I am so tired of my kids coming home every day complaining about the teachers talking non-stop during class time, whining and griping about how bad they have it and that they, the students, are the ones who are being short-changed on their education. Now, I’m pretty
sure that Labour Relations is not part of the curriculum in either Middle or High School. So why are our teachers forcing our children to listen to their grievances and complaints, basically, brainwashing them. It’s not like they can get up and walk out. And why have they been getting away with this? If teachers genuinely want to take this unfortunate situation and turn it into a learning opportunity, they should have a member from the Ministry of Education present and someone to represent the average parent present and have a debate or meeting with an open forum, so that each group has equal opportunity to say their piece. Older children should be given
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Class size question leads to some surprising answers Re: BCTF indoctrinating kids (BC Views, Progress, March 8) I have to admit, I was almost fooled by Tom Fletcher’s column last Thursday. When I read how outraged he was by the way B.C. teachers are indoctrinating our young people into the philosophy of the left and how the teachers are all liars, I thought it was just Tom being his usual outspoken, reactionary, closed-minded self. It didn’t seem to make sense that he totally accepted the government’s facts and figures as truth and totally rejected the BCTF data as lies, while complaining that students were being fed a “North Korean style system of indoctrination.” Shouldn’t a responsible journalist take a more even-handed approach? Then I realized that he was taking a page from the BCTF and teaching by example, providing an excellent demonstration of what indoctrination looks like. For instance, by accepting the government’s assessment that teacher demands would cost $2 billion and denouncing the BCTF claim that it would be more like half a billion, he was demonstrating the need to loudly and consistently deny the claim of any opposition. By calling the teachers liars, he was showing how necessary it is to denounce not just the content, but the character of the other side. Classic stuff, and it looked like he really meant it, but he didn’t fool me for long. The big clue came when he said we should Google “Study: class size doesn’t matter.” I did and guess what I found? A website’s link to a Washington Post story on a Tennessee study on 35 Charter School classrooms that sort of indicated that class size was not as big an influence on academic success as previously thought. But right under that link was another called “drwilda-battleof-the-studies-does-class-size-matter” and it makes it very clear that reducing class sizes has been “proven to increase student achievement through rigorous randomized experiments.” And this by the Institute of Education Studies, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, no less! I never would have discovered that if I hadn’t followed Tom’s instruction. So kudos to Mr. Fletcher for demonstrating not only the true meaning of indoctrination but also how to combat it; don’t just listen to the raving blowhards, find the information out for yourself.
only the facts and be allowed to form their own opinion. I think it goes without saying, but I don’t think this kind of discussion has any place in Elementary School but, unfortunately, they are subjected to it too. Maybe while they’re at it (though, I doubt they really understand it), they could give a basic lesson in Economics, i.e., Don’t spend money you don’t have. Now, I doubt that this type of lesson would ever happen. In the meantime, I hope teachers stick to the curriculum they were hired to teach and not air their side of this labour dispute until they are off school time and off school property.
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New spiritual opportunity at All Saints Anglican If you have walked or driven past All Saints Anglican Church in December and January you may have noticed some changes taking place. A labyrinth, or spiritual walking path, has been installed outside the entrance to the church and parish hall. Eventually, the entire circular path will be surrounded by a memorial garden. Reverend David Price says the path appeals to everyone, regardless of faith. To use the path, he explains, you simply start walking. The design leads the user slowly into the centre, and then back out again, and is a way to slow oneself down to allow for meditation. Walk in with a problem, walk out with an answer, he says. Planning for the labyrinth began last year, and was installed by Contour Concrete in January. While the walk is nestled in the small space between the church and hall, the path works out to almost half kilometer in length. Anyone with “big questions” would benefit from the time spent walking through, slowly, Price says. The labyrinth is also providing a reason for a very special visit. Bishop Michael Ingham will be attending at All Saints Anglican, from the Diocese of New Westminster, on Palm Sunday,
April 1. He will dedicate the labyrinth as a sacred walking path that day. Labyrinths are a pre-Christian design — an ancient symbol found in many cultures and on all of the continents. The earliest Christian labyrinth is constructed in stone in the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France dating back to early 13th century. Medieval Christians visited Chartres (and other cathedrals) and walked the labyrinth as an alternative to taking a hazardous pilgrimage to Jerusalem to walk in the “footsteps of Christ”. “We are all on the path exactly where we need to be,” Price recently wrote in an article for the church. “The labyrinth is a model of that path. It relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. The labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world.” There is no set ritual for walking a labyrinth. It’s a place to quiet the mind, become aware of your breath, and find your own pace. Enter the labyrinth slowly, and calmly. For those who believe in God, it’s a time for prayer as well as meditation. The labyrinth at All Saints is modeled on the one at Chartres
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Hoedown for Hospice Time to pull out the cowboy hat and spurs. A good old fashioned, hometown hoedown is coming to Chilliwack on March 31. The country themed event is a fundraiser for Chilliwack Hospice. Chilliwack Hospice is a nonprofit organization that’s been supporting individuals and families through the dying and grieving process since 1986. It provides comfort care to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of dying people and their families. And it treats the terminally ill as living beings, respecting and caring for them right up until their last breath. The Hometown Hoedown is at Evergreen Hall on March 31. It is 19 years and older event, and will include entertainment by Todd Richard, and food by Smoke n’ Bones. Tickets are $50. For more information, contact Coletta Holmes at 604-795-4660 or by email at coletta@chilliwackhospice.org.
Meet the Online store offers healthy alternatives herons Tim Harris is the founder and owner of Them Beans, an online, whole-foods, grocery store where he sells items like quinoa (in hands), gluten-free products, dairy free products, grains and more. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
After years of watching the sick grow sicker, a young paramedic has taken it upon himself to strive for change by way of an online whole foods store. Katie Bartel The Progress Because Tim Harris grew up with a “granola” for a dad, it’s not overly surprising that Harris himself has become a bit of a granola. Or is it? When Harris was a kid, he hated that he couldn’t indulge in sugary cereals or squishy white bread sandwiches like his friends. It was all whole-grain breads, stick-to-your-ribs oats, and home-ground peanut butter in the Harris household. Much to the chagrin of the young Harris’ belly that longed for sweet treats. And yet, years later, Harris – a proud vegan – is now the owner of Them Beans, an online whole foods shop specializing in gluten-free, dairy free, plant-based foods. “I started to gain an appreciation for it as I grew older,” said Harris, wearing a Powered By Plants green T-shirt. Harris is a paramedic, who has spent many hours in hospitals. He regularly works with sick people, and often revels at what a simple change in diet could do for their overall well being.
Ailments including type 2 diabetes, which is largely diet-related, cancers, and many heart attacks, can often be prevented by making healthier choices, said Harris. “Working in the healthcare field, I see a lot of sick people that don’t need to be as sick as they are,” he said. “You just don’t know until you sit in an ER how many grotesquely sick people there are. I think as a society, we bring a lot of that sickness onto ourselves.” Diet, he said, is the number one way to change that. However, when Harris approached his wife about his idea for the online shop, she had reservations. She was on maternity leave with their second child at the time, knew it would be a huge investment, and wasn’t sure such a shop would fly in the Chilliwack area. But when she started attending mommy groups and listened to the moms talk about their children’s varying food allergies and special diets, she grew on the idea. Them Beans opened in December. A five-tiered shelving unit and two fridges in Harris’ garage are stocked full of specialty items like quinoa, whole-grain rice, gluten-free breads, pastas, natural peanut butters, granola, steel cut oats, milk alternatives, and fairly traded chocolate. It’s a shop that caters to people who can’t have milk, or gluten, or who choose not to. And it does so without gouging the wallet. Because Harris doesn’t have a store front, a lease, or employees, he’s able to market a lot of his product at discounted prices. He says grocery stores, when it comes to
specialty items, often charge more. “And a lot of the time, when you walk into a grocery store, it’s all about label reading,” making sure you’re getting ingredients you want, and not ones you don’t want. “Whereas, when you come to me, you know you’re not getting stuff you don’t want.” Harris believes the need for stores like Them Beans is growing. Not only are more people being diagnosed with gluten, milk, and other such allergies, but many are choosing not to eat those products for ethical reasons or as an act of being more healthy. “I think people are becoming more aware of their health,” said Harris. “Everything went backwards for so many years, but now it’s going forward again. I think people are tired of being sick. There is so much we can do to heal ourselves with the foods we eat and our lifestyles. “My goal is to give people options for good, healthy food.” All foods ordered from the Them Beans website is delivered in Chilliwack by Harris. For more information, visit the website at www.thembeans.com, or the Facebook page at http://www.facebook. com/pages/Them-Beans-Whole-FoodsGrocery/245538188841235 kbartel@theprogress.com twitter.com/schoolscribe33
Herons are a common sight in Chilliwack, most people don’t go a day without seeing at least one. But have you ever seen the longlegged, prehistoric-looking birds nest? On March 17, you could. The Chilliwack Field Naturalist Club is hosting an easy, guided walk on March 17 at the Great Blue Heron Reserve to witness the return of the nesting colony. The free event starts at 10:30 a.m. Bring lunch. For more information, cynthiab_1999@yahoo.com
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Community RECRUITS IN TRAINING The Board of the Fraser Valley Regional District will be considering the adoption of the 2012 – 2016 Draft Financial Plan in bylaw form at its’ regular meeting scheduled for March 21, 2012. The public is invited to the administration office at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack to review the financial plan and to ask any questions related to the plan. The Draft Financial Plan can be reviewed any time Monday to Friday’s between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions relating to the plan can also be answered by calling Michael B Phelan, Manager Finance 604702-5002 or 1-800-528-0061.
Coffee Roaster A new recruit firefighter searches a 40-year-old house during a training session in Greendale last weekend. The Chilliwack Fire Department recruited 11 new firefighters this year and they all underwent scenarios like house searches, controlling and extinguishing fires, and communicating with dispatchers. Recruitment for the 2012/13 group begins in September. For more info, call training officer Capt. Rick Meeres at 604-792-8713 or go to www. chilliwack.com. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
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Date Book is a free community service provided by The Chilliwack Progress to local community and non-profit organizations. If you would like to be part of Date Book, please e-mail your listing to: events@theprogress.com. NEW — You can now add your event to our online calendar. Simply go to theprogress.com/ calendar. Chilliwack’s Chinatowns: A History will be presented on March 14 at the Chilliwack Library at 7 p.m. In a vivid look at Chinatown’s nearly lost to the past, historian Chad Reimer follows dual trails of arson in 1921 and 1934 in Chilliwack to discover a slew of historical characters and stories. Call the library at 604-7921941 for more info. Food Matters Chilliwack (FMC) invites those interested in connecting with others around food matters in Chilliwack to drop in to a monthly social gathering at Decades Coffee Club, in the upstairs lounge, on March 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A community meeting is set for March 29, 3:30 p.m. at the Chilliwack library meeting room. Email laura@thebumblebeecircle.com
Come along and invite a friend to the Mt. Shannon United Church’s soup, bun and bake sale on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 46875 Yale Rd. Cost is $6 for a bowl of soup and a bun.
moli, whist and other games? The OAPO Sardis Branch (1735725 Tyson Rd., by Twin Rinks) is inviting all residents 50+ to call for monthly calendar or come come for a coffee. Phone the hall at 604858-4066 or Ann at 604858-0066 for more info.
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Jeff Nagel Black Press A family on welfare would have to spend as much as 47 per cent of their household income to put healthy food on the table, according to a new report on the cost of nutritious food. The B.C. chapter of the Dieticians of Canada pegs the cost of providing a family of four with a nationally defined basket of nutritious food – basic staples and produce but no prepackaged meals – at an average of $868 per month in B.C. That monthly cost rises to $944 in the Vancouver Coastal health region, while it’s slightly lower at $851 in the Fraser Health region, according to the report Cost of Eating in British Columbia 2011. It would eat up 15 per cent of the $67,200 median income for a typical B.C. family of four and a much higher proportion for those in or near poverty. Single people on income assistance and even a family of four on a lower earned income
would pay at least a third of their income, the report found. That doesn’t leave enough to pay the typical cost of housing, it found, estimating many welfare families would face a $100 to $300 gap each month if they tried to buy what’s nutritious. “People end up using food banks and a lot of free food services,” said Kristen Yarker, executive director of the B.C. dieticians group. “They end up spending a lot of their time accessing those and lining up, which isn’t a great solution.” Others go without, she said, or opt for cheaper, less healthy food options. The report found the nutritious food basket price hasn’t changed since 2009, but is up nearly 40 per cent since 2001, when it stood at $626. Meanwhile, Yarker noted, housing, gasoline, utilities and other competing costs have steadily climbed, leaving less in household budgets to devote to good food. “The problem is getting
worse,” she said. “Income assistance and disability assistance rates have not kept up.” Poor nutrition can spell trouble for children in school, harm pregnancies for expectant mothers and hurt productivity of adult workers. Over the long term, the report said, poor food increases rates of diabetes and heart disease, ultimately shortening lives and costing the health care system more money. Dieticians, nutritionists and volunteers surveyed prices in grocery stores across B.C. to calculate the food basket cost in each region. B.C.’s minimum wage rises to $10.25 an hour in May. But the dieticians group is calling for a series of further reforms to help the poor. It wants B.C. to raise welfare rates, add more affordable housing, enact a living wage policy, pursue a poverty reduction strategy and develop sustainable food systems that can eventually replace food banks.
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Chiefs finish schedule stomping Smokies Eric J. Welsh,
If there was one positive to come out of a meaningless game, it Motivation must was the opportunity for have been hard to come third and fourth liners by for the Chilliwack to get some extra ice Chiefs Sunday night time. With Chilliwack’s as they hosted the top line of Malcolm Trail Smoke Eaters at Gould, Derek Huisman Prospera Centre. and David Bondra getThanks to Saturday ting limited minutes, night’s results, the players like Babych got game had zero affect on their chance to shine. the standings. Locked “We definitely got a into a first round play- lot more ice-time than off date with the mighty we usually get,” Babych Penticton Vees, all the concurred. “We don’t Chiefs needed to do was usually play much at all avoid injuries and fights near the end of games, against a Trail team that but tonight Harv (coach was never in the playoff Harvey Smyl) let us get race. out there a few more The end result, a 5-2 times.” win by Chilliwack, was After Trail took the nothing more than a lead 4:24 into period happy bonus. two, it was Babych who “We knew that tied the game, Penticton lost coming down the their last game middle to beat and we wanted Stanwood with some momentum a heavy blocker going in there side wrist shot. for the playoffs,” Babych scored said Chiefs winghis second of the er Jaret Babych game later in of how he motithe period with Jaret vated himself for another bullet BABYCH a mean-nothing that Stanwood game. “They lost couldn’t handle. and we won, so maybe Babych pursued the we’ve got a little step up shot into the blue paint on them. That’s what I and poked the rebound was thinking anyway.” home for his seventh of Neither team looked the year. like they were mailing “I was shooting to get it in in a fast-paced first a rebound, which I did, period that included and I just went to the two goals and plenty of net,” he said. physical play. In between Babych “They had a couple tallies, Huisman hit the APs called up who want- 30 goal mark, converted to get into the game ing a pretty backhand a little bit,” Babych said. feed from Gould. “They wanted to get The Chiefs added fired up, and we don’t to their lead 9:44 into like to back down from period three on a goal physical play.” by Gould. Chilliwack opened The North Vancouver the scoring on a power native flew down the play. right wing and fired With Trail’s Tre a shot from the right Potskin in the box for faceoff dot. slashing, Chiefs captain Stanwood left a Ty Miller teed up a shot rebound for Gould, who from the right point. darted behind the net Cruising through the and stuffed the puck goal-mouth, Spencer inside the far post for Graboski tipped the his team-leading 36th. shot past Smokies keepUdy added the exclaer Lyndon Stanwood for mation point to the win, his 12th of the year. stopping Chilliwack Trail took four min- native Connor Tiechko utes to answer back on a breakaway with on a goal by Tanner 3:25 left. Clarkson. His 14th of The Chiefs now prethe season was a bit of pare for the first round a softy on Chilliwack of the playoffs and the netminder Bryton Udy, Vees. who was beaten on an Catch a full playoff unscreened wrist shot preview in Thursday’s from the top of the left Progress sports secfaceoff circle. tion.
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Bill Miller was a really, really big winner in Sunday night’s Ultimate Puck Shooting Contest finale. Miller was the first of four shooters to take aim at a very small slot in the net, shooting from the far blueline. Miller put some air under his puck and hit the hole, winning a brand new Dodge Challenger supplied by O’Connor Chrysler. BOB FRID/ CHILLIWACK CHIEFS
Grizzlies beat Brentwood for provincial bronze
The G.W. Graham Grizzlies finished third at AA basketball provincials, held Wednesday through Saturday in Kamloops.
The Grizzlies opened the tournament with a 93-58 demoltion of the Charles Hayes RainMakers (Prince Rupert). Lucas Mannes and Cody Hansen had 22 points apiece to pace the offence. The Grizzlies continued rolling in their second game, a 72-64 win over North Vancouver’s Windsor secondar y school Dukes. Josiah Cockrill had 21 points with Fran
Armengual adding 15. GWG finally found an obstacle they couldn’t overcome in the semi-final, dropping a 72-55 decision to the St. Thomas More Knights. Mannes had 22 points. “Our goal was to win a provincial championship, so the team was very disappointed with our loss in the semifinal,” said GWG coach Jake Mouritzen. “But
the time spent together in the changing room following the loss is what school athletics is all about. The emotion, pride, passion, spirit, sadness and love really demonstrated the pure power of Graham athletics.” The Grizzlies bounced back in impressive fashion in the bronze medal game, beating Mill Bay’s Brentwood College 64-54.
Mannes had 16 points. Armengual and Cockrill had 13 apiece with Cockrill adding 10 rebounds. “I was very proud of how the boys were able to regroup following the semi-final loss,” Mouritzen said. “They played one of their best games of the year against Brentwood.” Mannes was named to the tournament allstar team.
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Cascade comeback falls short in CIS bronze-medal match
Dan Kinvig, Black Press A stirring fourth-quarter rally fell short for the University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team, as they dropped an 89-86 decision to the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in the
CIS bronze medal game. The Cascades trailed by 16 points with just over eight minutes left in the fourth quarter at the Halifax Metro Centre on Sunday. But they clawed their way back to within three points, and had a shot to tie it with 15 seconds left. But Sheldon Bjorgaard’s contested trey from the left corner rimmed out. “I thought St. Francis Xavier played a great game, they had some players step up and make some big shots,” Cascades coach Barnaby Craddock said. “We fought back, and had a chance on the last possession, but we needed to play better for the first 30 min-
utes to beat a quality team like the X-Men.” UFV power for ward Kyle Grewal had a monster game, racking up 35 points on 14-for-21 shooting from the floor, along with 14 rebounds. Both those totals were game-high. Joel Friesen (11 points), James York (11), Jasper Moedt (10) and Jordan Blackman (10) also scored in double figures for the Cascades, while Jeremy Dunn’s 28-point outing paced St. FX. UFV got off to a great start, leading 27-20 early in the second quarter. But they fell asleep for a four-minute stretch, allowing the explosive X-Men to get going in
transition, and the result was a 19-2 run for the Antigonish, N.S. squad. St. FX pushed the lead out to 15 points early in the third, and every time the Cascades made a run, the X-Men would answer. UFV finally found some traction midway through the fourth, reeling off an 11-0 run to get to within five points. They got to within three at 86-83 on a Grewal layup off a baseline inbounds play with 57 seconds left, and after the Cascades got a stop on the next possession, Bjorgaard missed a trey from the corner that would have tied the game. After Dunn made two free throws, Grewal hit a three-
pointer, and the Cascades fouled Dunn again. He made one of two, and the Cascades inbounded from halfcourt, trailing by three with 3.4 seconds remaining. But Joel Friesen’s pass to Grewal was heavily contested, and the X-Men stole the ball to seal the win. Shooting guard Sam Freeman, the Cascades’ second-leading scorer, did not play Sunday. He’s been bothered by an ankle injury throughout the playoffs. While the Cascades fell painfully short of a national medal, it’s been a breakthrough campaign nevertheless. They were in the top-10 national rankings for the entire season, peaking
at No. 4, and that’s where they finished after their firstever appearance at the CIS Final 8. UFV loses key reserves Sheldon Bjorgaard and Mike James to graduation, but the rest of the roster returns, including all five starters. “We will miss Sheldon and Mike, who were a big part of our success,” Craddock noted. “But with the rest of the roster returning we hope this experience will help us be even more prepared for the rigours of Canada West conference play. “I hope in the back of our team’s minds is the goal of putting in the hard work to earn a berth to nationals again next season.”
FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases. It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.
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The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.
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The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.
The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.
The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.
The union says that government refuses to negotiate.
There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.
The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.
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2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.
It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases. We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape. Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.
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Carson Olafson competed in the 14-year-old boys division, taking triple bronze in the 200 and 400m freestyles and 100m fly. Olafson added fourth place finishes in the 200m fly and 100 and 1500m freestyles. In the same group, Grayson Bukkos finished sixth in the 100 and 400m freestyles, seventh in the 200m
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stroke and third in the 100m freestyle. Nadia Strelioff was first in the 200m backstroke, adding bronze medal finishes in both the 100m breaststroke and 200m freestyle. In the 15-year-old girls division, Kila Hine placed first in the 200m fly and second in the 100m fly. Erika Sang produced triple silver in the 50m freestyle, 200m fly and 200m individual medley. More than 400 athletes attended the meet.
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Coombes comes through in crunch-time as Chilliwack claims Cup Chilliwack’s U-11 United girls soccer team blanked the Abbotsford Storm on Saturday, winning the 2012 Cup Tournament title. The girls persevered through bitter rain and wind, facing an Abbotsford team that fought them at every step. Both teams came out strong. Chilliwack generated some early shots, but forwards Grace Vandenbrink, Grace Bisson, Carmen Bonnar, and Danielle Klassen could not capitalize. Miranda Coombes shot wide on a penalty kick and Maddison Steele created several chances off of corner kicks.
The score was 0-0 at halftime. Coombes scored the game’s only goal early in the second half, boot-
ing a great shot from outside the box that arched over the Abby defenders to the back of the net.
Deanna Tuchscherer attacked hard in the second half with three good attempts on the Abbotsford goal.
The United defence, led by Paige Owens and Kalista Kirkness, had to work hard to keep Abby from scoring.
The Storm had a few shots on goal that were stopped by Chilliwack keeper Katrina Brown. The win capped off
a dream season for the Chilliwackians, who not only claimed the Cup but also came out on top in league play.
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BCHL reveals award winners The BCHL announced its 201112 award winners on Monday morning. The Vern Dye Memorial MVP trophy went to Prince George’s Paul De Jersey in the Interior conference and Coquitlam’s Alex Petan in the Coastal conference. The Bruce Allison Memorial Rookie of the Year trophy went to Mario Lucia (Penticton, Interior) and Alex Kerfoot (Coquitlam, Coastal). The Best Defenceman Award went to Mike Reilly (Penticton, Interior) and Craig Dalr ymple (Powell River, Coastal). The Bob Fenton Most Sportsmanlike trophy went to Regan Soquila (Merritt, Interior) and Kerfoot (Coquitlam, Coastal). The Joe Tennant Memorial Coach of the Year trophy went to Fred Harbinson (Penticton, Interior) and Matt Erhart (Surrey, Coastal). Penticton’s Michael Garteig was named goalie of the year while De Jersey won the Brett Hull Trophy as the BCHL’s top point getter. Powell River’s Sean Maguire and Jonah Imoo won the Wally Forslund Award as best goaltending tandem. Coaches and executives selected the winners.
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basketball team saw their season come to an end with a 75-69 loss to the University of Ottawa Gee Gees. The teams squared off in the CIS East Regional tournament, with a national berth on the line. The Gee Gees got off to a fast start, leading by six after one quarter, and four at halftime. The Cascades got as close as one point but never pulled even. Chilliwack’s Kayli Sartori was UFV’s player of the game, scoring 15 points and adding seven assists. Winnipeg’s Tessa Klassen had 14 points. Mission’s Aiesha Luyken had 11 points and Chilliwack’s Nicole Wierks had 11 points. UFV’s overall record this season was 14-9. See www.ufv.ca/athletics.
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First for Ford assures sixth trip to Olympic games Chilliwack’s David Ford has secured his spot at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after a strong performance at the 2012 Pan American
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Dennis Wayne Loewen April 7, 1950 - March 6, 2012 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Dennis Wayne Loewen on March 6, 2012 in Vernon, British Columbia at 61 years of age. Dennis was predeceased by his mother Ruby and stepfather Walter Wilson in 1994, and his father Jacob Loewen in 2008. Dennis leaves to mourn his loving wife Audree of 11 years, and his children and their families: son Dwayne (Marni) Loewen and children Tyler and Colton; daughter Shandis Loewen and her daughter Shawna; stepson Kurt (Jodie) Dodd and children Dante and Daphne; stepson Derek (Regina) Dodd and children Ocean, Tiden, Haven, and Salina; stepchild Tamara (Chad) White and child Austin. He will also be missed by his sister Del (Clay) Middlemiss and children Trevor, Tracey and Trent, his sister-in-law Patricia Henderson, his brother-in-law Tom McIntosh, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many friends. Dennis was born and raised in Chilliwack, BC. He was a big sports fan and played hockey and fast ball for a major part of his life. He always strived to be the best he could. Dennis married Waneta in 1972 and had two children (Dwayne and Shandis). Later, he married Audree in 2001. Dennis’s job history involved a variety of jobs from driving tractor at the age of 5 on his grandpa Nitschke’s farm (and grandpa said he was better at it then grandma), to assembling farm machinery, packing groceries at Safeway, high lead logging on Vancouver Island, driving for moving companies, operating electric shovel at Bethlehem Mine, before he found his ¿nal job that he loved. He started working at Dairyland (now Agrifoods) in Abbotsford in March of 1980, until 2006. At that time, Agrifoods took over in the Okanagan and Dennis transferred and moved to Vernon (“God’s country” he would call it). Dennis and Audree bought in Lawrence Heights and made many more wonderful life long friends in “the hood”, to add to all the wonderful life long friends from the Fraser Valley. If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane We’d walk right up to heaven and bring you back again No farewells spoken no time to say goodbye, You were gone before we know it and only God knows why A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Henderson’s Funeral Home (45901 Victoria Avenue, Chilliwack, BC). There will also be a Celebration of Life at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the family home (Lawrence Heights, #35 9510 Hwy 97, Vernon, BC). In lieu of Àowers, those wishing to make a donation in memory of Dennis may do so to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC (#4 1551 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9M9, www. heartandstroke.bc.ca). Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca. Cremation arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Armstrong 250-546-7237 & Vernon 250-558-0866
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✞ Obituaries DUKE Patricia Agnes
July 12, 1928 - Feb. 29, 2012 Patty passed away peacefully at Willow Manor on February 29, 2012 surrounded by her children. DUKE She left this world to be reunited with her beloved husband Ron. Mom was never happier than when her family was gathered around the dining room table enjoying a family celebration. She will be greatly missed by her daughters Laurel (David Brunke) and Robyn (Michael Mahlmann), her son David (Vicki), her grandchildren and great grandchildren Jordan (Melissa, Keirra), Nicole (Chris, Jazzmyn, Jayden, Jaxon), Haley and Emma. Mom was born and raised in Winnipeg where she met and married the love of her life Ronald in 1948. She became a military wife who could transform any house into a warm and loving home no matter where they were posted. Over the years she became a gourmet cook and an exquisite seamstress and quilter. Her presence will always be with us as we snuggle under one of her beautiful quilts. Mom took great pride in her grandchildren and loved to have them come for the weekend. In 1980 Mom and Dad settled in Chilliwack and became active members of their community. Mom volunteered with the St. Thomas Guild, the Unique Boutique, Chilliwack Senior Resources and was a member of the Chilliwack Rotary Anns and the Chilliwack Quilters Guild. For the past two years Mom had lived in Maple Ridge to be closer to her children. The family would like to thank the staff at Willow Manor for their genuine caring of our mother and for making her last weeks with us comfortable. There will be no service by request but a family celebration will be held at a later date. Donations can be made in Mom’s name to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to www.gardenhill.ca
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A l b e r t George Ford passed away peacefully on Feb. 24, 2012 in the Victoria General HosFORD pital in his 90th year while his niece held his hand. He was born Dec. 10, 1922 in Chilliwack, B.C. Al is survived by niece Brenda (Lorraine) Janzen, two nephews, Terry Ford and Donald Daines, two grand nieces Lexa (Brad Day) Janzen and Heidi (Wes) Cromwell, two grand nephews, Ross (Nancy) Janzen and Scott Schellenberg and their families. He is also survived by his long time friend and companion Fred McLeod, his two caregivers and special friends, Dan Klein and Will Langlois and the Smith-Arseneau family, Norm (Richard), Marg, Donald, Barb (Danny) and Lorraine, who adopted him many years ago. Al was predeceased by his parents George and Mary Ford, two brothers Allan and Harry, two sisters Pat Moran and Rose Daines and his niece Gail (nee Danies) Schellenberg. Al was raised in Chilliwack where his family had settled in the Atchelitz area in 1889. In 1942, at the age of 20, Al followed his two older brothers and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed on various bases across Canada. Both his brothers were Air Gunners with the RAF stationed in England when Harry was killed in June of 1942 in a bombing raid over Germany. When Al was released from service in 1946 he returned to Chilliwack and worked as an accountant until 1952. He then obtained the position of Cost Accounting Clerk at CFB Chilliwack. In 1953 he became the Base Civilian Personnel Officer at CFB Comox.
In 1979 he became the Executive Assistant to the Regional Director of Civilian Personnel, Pacific Region in Esquimalt until his retirement. Al enjoyed traveling, shopping, having dinner parties, more shopping and working on the family genealogy. Although he loved Victoria and lived here for some 30+ years, he never lost his connection to his hometown of Chilliwack. He was a 65 year member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #4 Chilliwack and kept up with many of his old school chums there. Over the years, his body started to fail him. After a number of falls he ended up residing at the Lodge at Broadmead in Victoria where he was well looked after. He looked forward to his Saturday outings with Dan or Will when they would take him out for lunch after which they would buy his weekly lottery tickets and do his favourite pastime, shopping. Al adjusted to the changes in his life with resignation mixed in with some moments of impatience and irritation. His telephone had become a vital link to the “outside” world and his social connection. Overall, his spirits were good and he could still laugh at himself. On the back all his business cards was printed “Carpe Diem” - and he did. At Al’s request a party will be held on March 24, 2012 @ 1:00 pm at Samuels by the Park restaurant on 655 Douglas Street, Victoria. You are welcome to make a donation to The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #4 Chilliwack in Al’s name. First Memorial Funeral Service, Victoria in charge of arrangements.
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placing an MEAGHER Betty Bernice Jan. 15, 1924 – Mar. 5, 2012 Betty lived her life with grace, wit, charm and wisdom. Her gentleness and kindness MEAGHER touched everyone around her. She was passionate about education and community service and found special joy in music and the theatre. A graduate of UBC, Betty was elected Chilliwack School District Trustee from 1975 to 1987 and had a major role in many provincial and regional boards and committees. Also during that time she was appointed for three terms as Chairman of the Fraser Valley College Board. In 1987 she was elected Chilliwack General Hospital Society Board Trustee. In 1988 Betty was honoured as Chilliwack’s Woman of the Year for her dedicated contribution to community service and her tireless support for a variety of educational organizations and charities. For 64 years she applied her talents as a member of P.E.O., a philanthropic educational organization, serving for five years on the P.E.O. Provincial Board. Betty was also a member of the University Women’s Club, Chilliwack Probus Club and Chilliwack Festival Chorus choir. She loved to read and delighted in her ‘Proust Pretenders’ book club. Betty was a great lady, a proud Canadian and dearly loved by all who knew her. Betty is predeceased by her husband of 50 years Thomas (1998), and her dear friend Bob Turner (2010). She is lovingly remembered by her children; Cathy (Gerry) Carr, Eric (Linda) Meagher, Holly (John) O’Connor and Ross Meagher, and two grandchildren Candace and Adam Meagher. Betty’s family is very grateful for the wonderful care given by the staff and volunteers at Cascade Lodge and Cascade Hospice. At Betty’s request, there will be no funeral service. A memorial tea will be held at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn on Monday, April 16, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Donations may be made in her memory to the Chilliwack Cascade Hospice or Chilliwack Salvation Army (or charity of your choice).
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CHILLIWACK CHURCH OF CHRIST Sr. Citizens’ Building, corner of Cook & Victoria John Forman 604-792-7806 Al McCutcheon 604-824-6703 11:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICES
EVERYONE WELCOME!
SARDIS COMMUNITY CHURCH
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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
Cook required, part time, with experience. Good wages to right person, please drop off resume to: Gloria’s Restaurant, 43915 Industrial Way.
SEARCHING FOR A NEW JOB? Check out bcclassified.com’s Employment and Career Opportunities Section in the 100’s
MEDICAL/DENTAL TABOR VILLAGE
Temporary PT Registered Nurse & Casual Reg. Nurses Tabor Village is a growing Campus of Care made up of Tabor Home, Tabor Court, and Tabor Manor. Our quality team provides our elderly with compassion and “Care from the Heart” in a Christian health care environment. We are currently recruiting for a Temporary PT Registered Nurse & Casual Registered Nurses at Tabor Home and invite you to visit our website at: www.taborvillage.org to view a detailed job description and instructions for submitting your application.
SALES
46024 Riverside Dr., Chilliwack
This Is A Real Opportunity to make over $100,000/year
Basement Systems Vancouver Inc. is a basement waterproofing repair company and is growing You will run Company Provided high quality leads and close sales. Some previous sales exp. is required - you’re computer wise and outgoing. 100% commission based income, offering the highest commissions in the industry. We provide the BEST training, systems, products, and services in the business. We are the biggest and best. Reply with Resume as a word or PDF document to
careers@bsv.ca NO CALLS, please!!!
SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING B.S.T. classes in Abby. Job placement. 604-859-8860 www.brissonsecurity.com
TRADES, TECHNICAL
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DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installation of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms. Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com
DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Laborers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, performing general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com
GAS MECHANIC for busy logging company in the Fraser Valley Area. Must have valid BC drivers licence and good work ethic. Ticketed mechanic’s are considered an asset.
Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos. Please fax 604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca
Heavy Duty Mechanic or Millwright CNC MACHINIST
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INSURANCE
INSURANCE Looking for a personable and energetic P/T - F/T member for our team. Must have minimum Level 1 and ICBC experience. Please call Todd 604-864-7699
LABOURERS
EXPERIENCED LABOURER. Min 4 yr exp. w/ tools& variety const. abilities (blue prt read). Start wage $18. Call Chris 604-791-3989 or email jcinstallationsltd@telus.net
CHILLIWACK SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
SALES PROFESSIONALS
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(1 Block off Young St. on Riverside Dr.)
Trades qualified manual machining background an asset. Afternoon shifts available.
MANUAL MACHINIST Trades qualified with good skills. Boring mill experience an asset.
GRINDER Capable of precision grinding. Experience on internal, external and universal grinders.
HARD CHROMED PLATER Prefer experience in the hard chrome plating industry. Competitive Wages & Benefits Package including RRSP Plan. Wartsila Canada supports the Federal Contractors Program as it relates to Employment Equity for Women, Aboriginals, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities. Send/email resume to: Bob.boudreau@wartsila.com 1771 Savage Rd, Richmond, B.C V6V 1R1 Fax: 604-244-1181 www.wartsila.com CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS! bcclassified.com 1-866-575-5777
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HELP WANTED
Our client, a Langley based international venture is looking for an experienced Heavy Duty Mechanic or millwright who will be responsible for assembling, installing and testing drive train and transmission equip. This is an indoor role for someone who enjoys daily challenges that come with working on new and innovative technologies. with Red Seal Certification is an asset. COMPETITIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS OFFERED
E-mail resume: abhi.trehan@adecco.ca or call: 604-278-1824
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HELP WANTED
CLASS ADS WORK! CALL 1-866-575-5777
Sabbath Services Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Vespers 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesdays 7 p.m.
BCCLASSIFIED.COM
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HELP WANTED
45625 South Sumas Rd.
Sunday Service: 10:35 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.
www.sardiscommunitychurch.com 604-858-7191 scc@shawcable.com
BAHÁ'Í FAITH “God leaves not His children comfortless, but, when the darkness of winter overshadows them, then again He sends His Messengers, the Prophets, with a renewal of the blessed spring.”
ABDU’L-BAHÁ FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS CALL 604-703-0230
UNITED CHURCH
AREA SUPERVISOR
CHILLIWACK UNITED CHURCH
MINING DIVISION
Rev. Heather Anderson Yale Road at Spadina 604-792-4634 Morning Worship and Sunday School at 10:30 am
MOUNT SHANNON UNITED CHURCH 46875 Yale Road East
03/12T_CC13
Worship/Sunday School 11:00 am
Used Vehicle Salesperson
The friendly place at Yale & Quarry!
Valley Toyota is now accepting resumes for a full time Salesperson. Applicants must be enthusiastic, coachable, and have a desire to build a career in the automotive industry. Valley Toyota supplies extensive sales training, a company benefits plan, as well as one of the largest inventories of Pre-Owned vehicles in the Fraser Valley. Please bring resume in person to: Niels Larsen, Pre-Owned Sales Manager 604-703-7353 • email: nlarsen@valleytoyota.ca or: Michael Thomas, General Sales Manager 604-703-7354 • email: mthomas@valleytoyota.ca
REFORMED CHILLIWACK
FREE REFORMED CHURCH 45471 Yale Road (by BC Access Center)
Sunday Services at 9:30 am & 2:30 pm "Hope in the LORD.... With Him is abundant redemption." Psalm 130 www.chilliwackfrc.com
45831 Hocking Ave., Chilliwack
604-795-5725 3-12T_CH13
2-12T VT14
BAPTIST
ERICA @ 604-777-2195
JOBS
Corner of Broadway & Chilliwack Central
Classes - 9:30 am Worship Service – 10:50 am Sunday School - 9:30 am Associate Youth Pastor: Aaron Roorda
Fax resume to: 604-858-6760.
PAID training. F/T Hours Benefits after 6 months Must be outgoing!!!
P/T LIQUOR STORE CLERK. Flex hours; days, nights & weekends. Apply with resume at the Jolly Miller Liquor store, 5865 Vedder Road.
Sunday Worship 11:00 am
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Resident Manager
Full Time Position- Resident Manager (Chilliwack, BC) Seeking F/T experienced Resident Manager for 100 units in 3 rental buildings in Vedder Crossing, Chilliwack. Duties include but are not limited to, common area and in suite cleaning, maintenance and repairs, renting suites and rent collections, keep maintenance and admistrative records, excellent communication and customer service skills. Applicants must submit to background checks.
We need 12 CSR reps now!
LOCAL Craft Manufacturing Company looking for Reliable Subcontractors. Work from home. Make extra income. Training provided at no cost to you. Call 604-826-4651. Leave your name and number and we will call you back.
COOKE'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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8909 Mary St. 604-792-2764 Weekday Mass: 8 a.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m. , 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Youth Lead Mass: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday School 9:30-10:00am
HELP WANTED
UP TO $20/HR
Sunday Services 9:00 am & 6:00 pm Pastor B. Elshout (604-794-3501) LIVE VIDEO STREAMING ON... www.chilliwackhrc.com or sermonaudio.com/chilliwackhrc
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Worship Services will be held at 45825 Wellington Ave, Chilliwack
Song worship following evening services. INFANT & TODDLER CARE AVAILABLE
SUNDAY SERVICES
ALLIANCE
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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Valley
8750 young road, chilliwack 604.792.1167
TOYOTA T TO O
www.valleytoyota.ca • www.valleyscion.ca www.valleyt
Arrow Transportation Systems Inc., is a diversified transportation, logistics, and materials handling company with operations throughout Canada. Our dynamic company is looking for someone interested in Operations Management to join our team as Area Supervisor for our Trucking Division in Chilliwack, BC. Primarily looking after the Dispatch function, we need a candidate that is: • A team player with excellent communication and people skills. • Strong in a high paced operations environment. • Strong organizationally. • Detailed orientated and self motivated. • Dedicated to learn and grow within our organization. • Ability to quickly assess an ever changing environment and make decisions that financially optimize division operations. Arrow offers: • Growth potential • Training and Development • Competitive compensation & benefits package Preference will be given to those with a transportation background and focus and/or a post secondary degree. Please send resume in confidence to: Lisa Savage, Director of People Systems, 710 Laval Crescent, Kamloops, BC, V2C 5P3 Fax: (250) 314-1750, email: lsavage@arrow.ca www.arrowtransportation.com 03/12T_AT13
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Local HVAC company looking for experienced sheet metal installers, service technicians, and (B) Gas fitters. Please email resume to: heatingteam@gmail.com WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profit sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca or production@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office), 780-846-2241 (Fax).
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
Residential & apartment building cleaning services available. I also do move out cleaning. Come with my own supplies. Call (604)9972355 and ask for Brenda
If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
LOOKING FOR BUSINESS, PERSONAL OR TITLE LOAN? Now get u p to $800k business or personal loan, with interest rate from 1.9%. Bad credit ok.
Apply now
Call 1-866-642-1867
PURE CHI. Relaxing Chinese Full Body MASSAGE ~ 604-702-9686 11am-11pm. 9263 Young Rd Chwk
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LEGAL SERVICES
Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET
www.smarterstudents.ca
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OFF YOUR DEBT. One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
203
ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
Paisley Tax Service (since 1988)
All aspects of Personal Tax Mobile Tax Service for shut-ins
Small ad = Small fee! and no hst. Contact John Zillwood Chilliwack - 604-792-7635
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300
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COUNTERTOPS
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DRYWALL
Boarding, taping, spraying, drywall repairs. No job too small. Call Les, (604)703-4549/866-4594
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Steve’s Lawn Cutting. $20 & up. Hedge trimming, pruning, moss control, fertilizing. (604)845-5296
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HANDYPERSONS
ALMOST Everything Handy Man Service. Junk removal, home repairs, yard/house cleanup, pressure washing, gutters, etc. 792-3018 Skidsteer/Mini Bobcat Services, $75/hr. Home renovations. Razorback Contrating Ltd. (604)991-2440
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
WG Drywall - new construction, renos, repairs, steel stud framing, TBar ceiling & texture. 20 yrs exp. Walter, (604)795-9074/604-997-9074
300
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE
PEARL DRUM SET, $1000, receipts for $1000 in upgrades, located in Hope. Call 1 (604)869-7329
HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
REAL ESTATE
604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
www.augustinesoilandmulch.com
615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 320
MOVING & STORAGE
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
Cocker Spaniels: Proud parents of 8 pups, born Feb 2. 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails/dews done. Ready Apr 1. Purebred, no papers. $600. 604-888-0832 Eves
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND pups. Dewormed, 1st vaccination. Ready March 15 - 21st. 604-823-2259 mitzvig@hotmail.ca
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups. 17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 523
sale.
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour
oak (finish) entertainment centre, 60”Lx19”wx51”h. good cond, $60. (604)792-9896
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring, Carpet Cleaning & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com K-ONE PAINTING. Commercial, Residential, interior, exterior. WCB coverage. Free est. (604)997-1674 Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.344.1069
LAWN Sharks offers a variety of lawn maintenance options Please contact Ron 604 798-3565
BC BEST BUY - Place your PAINTING of vacant interiors, apts, duplexes etc. Can include repairs. Call Brian, (604)793-9185
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
RUBBISH REMOVAL
BSMB Rubbish Removal. Serving all you rubbish removal needs with a 14’ long trailer. Will remove yard waste, furniture, appliances, recycling material and construction site clean up. Service within 24 hrs, 7 days a week. (604)793-8378 RUBBISH REMOVAL. No job too big or small. (604)897-2005
TREE SERVICES
SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
$150.
Oak dresser w/mirror $50, elliptical machine $50, 604-824-7174 -----------------------------------------------Tall oak TV stand with 32” TV $75, 604-824-7174 -----------------------------------------------52” big screen rear projection TV $100, 604-824-7174
PAINT SPECIAL
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entertainment centre, 6x6’, $30. 1 (604)792-1638
A-TECH Services 604-996-8128 Running this ad for 8yrs
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UNDER $100
Chest freezer (604)794-0171
“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582
LANDSCAPING
classified ad in 3 BC REGIONS 66 Newspapers Call 1-866-575-5777
REAL ESTATE
PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $750. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.
Available for Delivery Call for pricing
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
GARDENING
PETS
SAWDUST
ELECTRICAL
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Hemlock, Fir & Cedar
Lena Rose Cleaning, weekly/bi weekly, 20 yr experience, excellent references. Lena, 604-702-9579
Cheam Countertops. Solid and laminate surfaces. Free estimates. call Hank, (604)795-3163
PETS
LANDSCAPING
AVAILABLE. rates. Call
CRIMINAL RECORD?
1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com
778.549.0750
CLEANING SERVICES
CLEANING LADY Good refs and (604)703-1077
MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.
EDUCATION/TUTORING
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DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500
HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
625
FOR SALE BY OWNER AGASSIZ $272,000
(assessed value) Completely Reno’d 3 bdrm w/partial fin ste. Large lot, garage, deck & great view in all directions. Owner will take trade. (auto, trailer, etc.) Call: (604) 5416391 or 671-7498
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HOUSES FOR SALE
Used roofing tin example 12’x20’ for $100 also lengths 16’ plus 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Temp. glass 34”x76” @ $30ea, for greenhouses, deck pool etc. 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Large pond pump $60, sump pump $40, both in great shape 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Small in ground pond with pump, Food smoker, choice $50, 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------5’ high wire flamingo planter, $60, water fountain 4’ high $40 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Several long pieces 22 gauge Q deck $1, sq. ft. as new 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Steel folding ramp for scooter etc. $100, new alum avail. 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Native painting on cow skull $100, native masks, available 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Gyproc jack, new supplies (4 boxes) $100, incl. lots of tools 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Light garden wheel barrow, $30 all steel, $70 for heavy work 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Nice treated or cedar 4” x 4” posts $2.50ea. also round treated 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------Nat. gas kitchen range or newer oven, range micro. $100 choice 793-7714 --------------------------------------------------120 weathered 1” boards for hobbyist $2 ea. or all for $100 793-7714
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9462 Cook St. (certified crime-free multi-housing complex) Heat/hot water * On-site Mgr. Adult Oriented * Elevator Large Storage Area * No pets Wheelchair access * Onsite laundry * Digital cable * Security cameras * Parking Free premium cable, $80 value. WE CATER TO SENIORS! 1 bedrooms - $650/m, Apr 1. 2 bedrooms - $750/m, Apr 1.
Call Verna, 604-819-0445
Broadway Maples Apts
UNDER $200
9473 Broadway St. 604-819-6229 1 bedrooms suites, upmarket quiet building, w/balcony, hot water, 3 appls, good security, u/grd park, storage, fireplaces, hook-ups, laundry on site, on-site manager, n/s, n/p. Suits available now.
UNDER $400
sofa and loveseat, cream with floral print, exc cond.; matching chair; 2 lamps, like new, 3 pc coffee & 2 end tables, glass top, $400/all. (604)702-0259
548
Cheam View Apts
FURNITURE
Clean, quiet building
MATTRESSES staring at $99
AAA Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778
• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
551
GARAGE SALES
CHILLIWACK
Indoor Moving Sale March 16, 9-5pm March 17, 2-6pm
www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD
TRY A bcclassified.com CLASSIFIED AD.
627
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing. Call us First! 604.657.9422
#5 - 9470 Hazel Street
PETS 456
FEED & HAY
Second cut coarse hay, $6/bale. Columbia valley. (604)858-9988
477
PETS
BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. 3 females vet chckd, 1st shots. $950. Langley.778-241-5504 CANE CORSO mastiff, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet✓ $1,000. Call 604-826-7634. CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
*Household Furniture *New Bike *Bar Stools *Buffet * D/R Set & MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! ~~ MAKE AN OFFER ~~ or by appointment (604)795-3664
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MISC. FOR SALE
Bar, 6’, oak, holds 100 bottles & glasses, corner, lights. Pd $10,000 or best offer. (604)799-7717
CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991. Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Call for applications: Mamele’awt Qweesome Housing Society, formerly known as Mission Native Housing Society, and To’o Housing Society, would like to announce its call for housing applications. We are currently updating our waiting list and would like to invite all previous and new applicants to apply. We have 103 units in Mission and Chilliwack with a wide range of variety in size, location, and price range. Most of our units have rent subsidy, and the remaining are low-end market rentals. While we are mandated to primarily accommodate indigenous backgrounds, we encourage all applications, . Unfortunately we do not accept any pets, if you are interested in applying or you have any questions please phone our office at 604-820-3324 or email Ginger at gharry@mqhs.ca.
LANAI Apartments
Authentic oil painting, Chief Dan George $200 from Native 793-7714
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7425 Shaw Ave., 2 bdrm, 2nd floor condo, clean, lam. floor, balcony, coin laundry, avail. now $725/m, pet negot. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077
MISC. WANTED
Local Collector Buying Old Coins $1, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, Olympic, Gold Collections + Sets 604-701-8041
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS 2000 - 1344 sq/ft double wide 3 Bdrm, 2 bath in Chilliwack Park. $99,900. Chuck 604-830-1960 New SRI *1152 s/f dblwide $77,900 *14x70 full gyproc single wide, loaded $66,900. Repossessed Mobiles & Modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.
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MORTGAGES
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Insuite storage Laundry on every floor Heat & hot water incl Secure underground prkg
1 & 2 Bdrms Starting at $575/m Ref’s required, no pets Crime-free multi-housing Call for appt. 604-792-3010 or leave message CHILLIWACK, 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms, family building in good area. Close to shopping, transportation and schools. Parking, laundry hook/up included. available now or Aug 1. Rob 604-316-5404. No Sun. calls or after 7pm.
CHILLIWACK 1 bdrm apt, avail Apr 1st. Spacious. Balcony. Centrally located Edwards St. Heat & garbage incl. Onsite laundry. Full cable pkg incl ($72 value) $675/mo. Heather 1-800-815-6311.
Chilliwack, 1 bdrm, elevator, bsmt parking, laundry, convenient location. (604)839-8411/604-702-0594
Chilliwack: 1 bedroom, $580/m; Avail. Mar 1. incl. heat & hot water. Call (604)703-9076
Chilliwack, 2bd, country setting, 4 appl. incl w/d, crim check, $800+hydro. 604-793-9000/604-799-2818
CHILLIWACK, 2 bdrm, 1000sf; 1 bdrm, 750sf, clean, quiet, 5 app., near bus, shop & hospital, 55+, first month 1/2 off, n/p, 604-795-9949
Chilliwack. 2 bdrm, 850sf, w/d, family-oriented, $775. 13th month free. Avail now. 604-792-0749
Chilliwack 2 bd @ The Parkside top flr, adult/senior, 3appl, w/d h/up $775, across city hall 604-701-8910
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Chilliwack: 2 bedroom, $680/m; Avail. Mar 1. incl. laundry hook-up. Call (604)703-9076
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Spacious & Bright Suites
CHILLIWACK, 45991 Airport Rd. 1 bd ste. $525 + util., Fridge & stove. Avail now. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077 Chilliwack, 46053 Chilliwack Central Rd. 2bdrm, 25+, 2 bath, sec. prking, 3 appl., patio, n/p avail now $800/m. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077
Multi-housing crime-free building.
Chilliwack
9430 Nowell St.
Heather Ridge
1 bdrm, starting $550/m avail now. Adult oriented. Heat, hot water window coverings incl, most suites with balcony, laundry on 1st flr with elevator, (604)824-0264
45530 McIntosh Dr Ph: Pearl, 604-793-7099 (in house manager)
Royal Oak
Luxury Suites
DRIFTWOOD
(in house manager)
APTS. 9474 Cook St
1 & 2 bdrm apartments
1/2 Month Free Rent! 2 bedroom fridge, stove, window coverings, hot water heat incl., Adult oriented. wheelchair access, elevator, laundry on every floor.
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604-792-1503 for details
1 & 2 Bdrms & den
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CHILLIWACK
Adult oriented, 5 appl’s Secure underground pkng Across from hospital, close to all amenities. CRIME-FREE CERTIFIED
8977/9003 Edward St Diana, 604-792-4191
LAKESIDE COURT 45810 First Ave., West
No Sunday calls.
1/2 Month Free Rent!!
NOW available CHILLIWACK, Patten Ave. 1bdrm/bachelor. Below market value. Near hospital, ideal for students, Intended for people of aboriginal descent. Laundry facilities available onsite. Close to bus routes. N/P. N/S. Call 604-8203324 or gharry@mqhs.ca Promontory, 1 bdrm, ideal for 1 person, rec room & kitchen area, n/s, n/p, $700. Apr 1 (604)824-1301
Up 1040sf. Includes hot water & heat, elevator, walking distance to hospital, near college & bus route, in-suite laundry hook-ups for W/D & coin laundry, full-sz stove and fridge. No pets, seniors welcome! References req’d.
45645 Lark Rd.
Close to amenities, Free laundry & heat & hot water, bus route No pets or BBQ’s, Adult/family & seniors oriented On-site manager
(604)858-9832
West Yale Auto & Conversion Ltd. General repairs to rebuilding. We do it all! (604)793-9310
Chilliwack. Working person to share 4 bd furn heritage home, fenced yard, close to amen./bus, avail now, Must see. $500/m. (604)2941678
818
SARDIS. ROOM FOR RENT, shared kitchen, bath, laundry, n/p, n/d. Refs req’d. $350 incl., hydro/cable. Prefer working person, female or student. (604)824-6097
749
STORAGE
Mini Storage Ltd 45648 Storey Ave (behind 7/11 in Sardis)
50% off
www.accessministorage.ca
1st calendar month.
COTTAGES
CULTUS Lake: 2 bdrm cottage for year round rental. Avail Apr. $950 plus Util. Contact John Wiebe at 888-669-6575 or LMWiebe@mts.net.
sardis holdings.
Shaw Ave Apartments 7451 Shaw Ave. 1 bdrm, $670/m 2 appl., n/p, n/s, elec bbq, storage available, bus route, walk to amenities, crime-free building. On-site manager. We cater to seniors. Avail now.
CALL 604-858-2513
715
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
CHILLIWACK - 1st Ave/Windsor. 2 Bdrm duplex, newly renovated. w/d, huge yard, carport, storage rm, ns/np, $850/mo. Avail. now. 604-928-2663 (Pt Coq). CHILLIWACK. 46650 Cedar Ave. 2 bdrm, 2 appl., covered carport, avail now, pets ok. (604)824-0264 Chilliwack, Brooks Ave, 2 bdrm, in 4-plex, W/D incl. $775/m + util. no dogs. Avail apr. 1. (604)819-9447
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Apartments
HOMES FOR RENT
2BDRM + den on 1/4 acre lot, fenced yard, Agassiz, 5appl., no cats, pet neg., $1300/mo. util. not incl., avail immed., ref’s a must, (604)491-6699
45750 Knight Rd. 2 bdrm deluxe, excellent view.............$850/m Crime free building, 5 full size appliances, n/p, n/s, bus route, adult oriented bldg, walk to all amenities. Avail now. Call (604)858-2513
750
SUITES, LOWER
Chilliwack 1 bdrm suite, like new, W/D, stove & fridge, hydro & util, n/s, n/p, no parties, nice quiet person $600/m + 1/2 month DD, good ref, April 1. (604)792-8381/7933014
Chilliwack, spacious 2 bd suites, top flr, 9038 Garden Dr. clean, avail now, n/p, ref’s req’d. $970. incl. util. (604)942-9691/604-818-6937. Promontory lrg 1 bd, top flr, 5 appl., 3 patios, priv ent., gas f/p, shared bk yrd, jacuzzi tub, hrdwd flrs $800, Avail apr 1st. (604)518-3417 SARDIS, avail apr 1, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, upper T/H incl heat, hdyro, inet, cls to school & walking to malls, pet welcome. $1250/m. (604)799-7011
752
TOWNHOUSES
46257 Princess Ave., 3 bdrm, 2 level twnhome, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appl., patio, avail. now $900/m, pet negot. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604792-0077
Promontory, 5 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, dbl gar, fenced, hrdwd flr, view, avail apr 1, $1500 (604)518-3417
Call Mgr: 604-791-9488
736
HOMES FOR RENT
AUTO SERVICES
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL The Scrapper
2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 4 dr. sedan (lost license). Runs exc. good tires/battery. AirCare has exp. $1500 obo incl. 2 winter tires on rims. 604-746-2582.
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Chilliwack Rentals
New & Used Vehicles
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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
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1999 BMW 323i - black on black, 180k, local, 5 spd. 4 dr. sedan, very clean, one owner, pwr. options, just serviced. $6495 / 604.312.7415
UTILITY TRAILERS
REESE TRAILER HITCH, heavy duty, allmost new $200 obo. (604)820-8218 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! vehicles. Local family owned and operated business. BBB com or call (604)209-2026
2 hour Service from call. Professional staff and Member with A+ rating. Visit us on-line at www.a1casper.
2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, V6, AirCared, good tires, $4000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251
WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com 2004 HONDA CIVIC DX 4cyl 4dr auto a/c p/dl keyless entry,103K Great cond! $7900. 604-626-8894 2011 Hyundai Accent GL, 4 dr sedan, loaded, only 25,000km, $12,500, exec. cond. 604-793-5520 (5961) New & Used Vehicles
Creditors having any debt against Darrell Fellardeau, deceased, contact C. Fellardeau at 604-795-9903
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
www.chilliwacksuzuki.ca
827
VEHICLES WANTED
WANTED 95-2000 4 cyl vehicle. Damage ok, or mech. repair maybe OK. 250K km max. 604-796-9183
838
RECREATIONAL/SALE
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
Camera rear vision, dual pane windows, elec. Awning, A/C, 2000 watt inverter, $5000 IN SAVINGS! $94,483 (Stk.31063A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644 2007 20’ CLASS C FORD Adventurer, 114K kms sleeps 4, f/s,full bath $29,500 obo (604)826-4925
2009 Montana 3400RL
HOMES, APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES
MANAGING 400+ RENTALS. VIEW AT... www.chilliwackpropertymanagement.com Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery.
TRUCKS & VANS
2001 GMC SIERRA 4x4, ext’d cab, auto, green, 135K, $8000 firm. Call: (604)538-9257 2002 Windstar, 137,km, good condition, $4900. Call (604)392-3727 or after 4pm/wknds, 604-845-4766 New & Used Vehicles
2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, 150K, runs & looks good, white, $4850 firm. (604)538-9257
ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
AUTO FINANCING
851
2005 PONTIAC G5, 4 dr. 4 cyl., auto, 87,000km. $5300 obo (604)746-2458
TRANSPORTATION
810
4-11F HL1
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2002 HONDA CRV EX, AWD, black auto, 157,900 km. No rust or dents, lady driven, $9500. 604-542-9921 2004 ACURA NDX black on black 2nd owner, loaded. Asking $15,500. 604-805-7773 2004 FORD EXPLORER SP. 2 door, 5 spd, standard, 176,000 kms. New brakes & tires. Aircared. Well maintained, good condition. $4900. obo. 604-813-6763 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7000 firm. Call 604-538-4883
2002 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM 4 dr. V-6, loaded, Air Cared. Excellent Cond. $3650 (604)309-3135
2006 NEPTUNE 36PDD
RYDER LAKE. Newer 2 bdr mobile on 1/4 acre 4 appl workshop Pet neg. Very quiet $800 604-858-5888
Property Management Division
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
MISSION - Sun Valley Trout Park & RV - RV - 33 - 1/2 ft long. Deck, sunrm, 2 sheds, fenced yrd. Many options. Must be seen to be appreciated. $16,000/obo. Call (604)826-5280 or 604-855-5673
2000 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. Silver,black top. 350 auto.Too much to list!! $24,900. Call 604-313-7014
1997 ALPENLITE. 26’ 5th wheel. Like new. $10,900. obo. Call 604853-6639
1977 PORSCHE TARGA, 6 cyl, 12,000 kms, green, excellent cond., $9950. Call: (604)921-9162
HOMELIFE GLENAYRE REALTY CHILLIWACK LTD.
845
1994 CHRYSLER INTREPID 4 door, automatic. 130,000 kms. 3.3L, good gas mileage, green. $2500. Call (604)850-6976
1997 20 ft. Slumber Queen Class C Motorhome. Chev chassis, fully equipt. Many Extras. $15000. Call 604-796-0230
ROSEDALE, clean 2 bdrm mobile, W/D, F/S, cat ok, no dogs. Avail Apr 1, 2 people only. $725. Call (604)795-3398
604.858.RENT (7368)
RECREATIONAL/SALE
40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi. Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., propane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266
CARS - DOMESTIC
Chilliwack. Two Bedroom Townhouse near Yale and Hazel. Park at your door. Two floors. 1.5 Bathrooms. Includes washer and dryer hookup. No Pets. $775 Call 604845-0053
Garrison Crossing, heritage style, 4 bdrms, 2 years, gas f/p, W/D, F/S, ipod dock w/sound throughout, n/p Apr 1, $1550/m (778)998-6160
1 Bdrm. Available April 15 Near Cottonwood Mall on quiet street. Hot water, 3 appls, balcony, elevator, on-site Manager. 55 +
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SUITES, UPPER
Chilliwack Mtn. Beautiful view of Fraser River. Custom built 4 bd, 3 bath, 5 appl., huge deck. Avail., mar 15. $1700 + util. 1(604)807-4151
COTTONWOOD Apts.
1-800-910-6402
838
TRANSPORTATION
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. Aircared. Work done, good condition. $1000. 604-859-3439
EXCEPTIONAL LEASE RATE Located in downtown Vancouver Yukon/2nd Ave. where average rates for retail are $33 per foot giving a gross mthly lease rate of $12375.00 but this 4500 sf shop in this very prime location across from ICBC is avail. for $7500/mo net lease cost. A smaller 2500 sf shop is also avail. for $3500/mo net. Ray 778-999-0581
713
Cornerstone
HOMES FOR RENT
Chilliwack, room avail., in lrg quiet home. Avail now. $450 incl., util., N/P, N/parties, N/S, (604)997-0785
751
(off Vedder Rd, South.) 1&2 bdrm, $660 & $750/m 3 appl., avail. now.
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WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.
SARDIS nr. Cultus, 1 bdrm, inste ldry., d/w, priv. ent, pets neg. N/S. $650/single $700/dble. incl util & some stge. 604-302-9633
Clean & Spacious
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CHILLIWACK: respectable person required to rent a basement room in family home; Sardis area, close to shopping & transportation. Kitchen, laundry, cable TV & wireless internet included, shared with two others: (female 23; male 25). $450 per month. Available from April 1. Call 604-996-3121. spare room, $450 mth all inclusive.
(on selected units.)
Chilliwack, One Bedroom Apartment. $550 Includes washer and dryer hookup. Large pantry. No pets. Quiet building. Call 604-8450053
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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
CHILLIWACK near 5 Corners, quiet sec, lrg 2 bd, lndry, deck, $750+ & 1 bdrm $575 incl cble. 604-703-1401
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748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION
Chilliwack, lower ste, clean new 1 bdrm, in-ste laundry, 5 appl., sep entry, n/s, n/p, backs onto park, $750/m incl util. & air, avail mar 1. $365/m DD & refs. (604)792-7266
CHILLIWACK. Spacious 1 bdrm, huge balcony, FREE heat, h/w & parking, elevator. Great Mary St. location. $625/mo. 604-702-0722
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Newly updated lg 1 bdrm, 2 bdrm, 2 bath condos in secure and well maintained building. Secure parking, elevator with wheel chair access. Walk across the street for shopping, next to library, park. Includes 3 appliances, window coverings, insuite storage, laundry on every floor. Onsite manager. Available now. 604-792-1506 for details
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PROMONTORY lrg room un/furn, cbl, computer, net. own fridge. Ref. NS/NP $450 incl util. 604-316-2614
TRANSPORTATION
ROSEDALE, share home. private bath. Suit working person. ref. n/s, non-drinkers. $450/m incl. util., Avail now. Call 604-794-3930
Ph: Kelly Young 45562 McIntosh Dr. 604-793-9993
CHILLIWACK
ROOMS FOR RENT
TRANSPORTATION
Microwave, washer/dryer combo, 3 burner stove, 2 recliners, and free standing dinette. $54,983 (Stk.32434) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Francis James Tinnion, deceased, formerly of 48685 Chilliwack Lake Rd., Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1A6. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Francis James Tinnion are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to F. Clayton Loewen, Integra Law Group, #101 - 2776 Bourquin Cr. W., Abbotsford, BC V2S 6A4 on or before March 27, 2012 after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.
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