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AVIAN FLU P HITS VALLEY BIRDS AGAIN
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oultry farmers across the Fraser Valley let out a collective “not again” this week. And while 18,000 chickens and turkeys in Chilliwack and Abbotsford have died or will be culled as a result of H5 avian influenza, there is confidence in the biosecurity measures in place. Chris Kloot is a Chilliwack chicken farmer who was elected to city council
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in the Nov. 15 election. At Tuesday evening’s inauguration, he was also named chair of the city’s Agricultural Advisory Committee. Kloot says the vigilance practised on his farm and others, coupled with the heightened awareness as a result of this recent virus detection, will avoid spread of the disease. “I remain confident the lessons learned in 2004 will be implemented and hopefully this will be eradicated { See AVIAN FLU, page A25 }
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Hilpert pleads guilty in Craigslist sex case BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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Chilliwack man facing more than a dozen prostitution and sex charges pleaded guilty to some of those charges in BC Supreme Court Monday. David Thomas Hilpert, 54, pleaded guilty to sexual interference of a person under 16 and of being a householder permitting sexual activity. The charges date back to 2010, when a 14-year-old Chilliwack girl connected with the case was also arrested for allegedly recruiting other young girls into the sex trade. Police said EB IRST the girl, whose First reported on name was never chilliwacktimes.com released because of her age, had posted an online ad on Craigslist’s erotic services page, claiming she was 18 years old. Hilpert is alleged, along with the other charges, to have procured sex from the girl. Back in 2010, several Vancouver advocacy groups called for authorities to drop the pimping charges against the 14-year-old. The Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, along with Justice for Girls, said the 14-year-old was a
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