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Your Weekly W ekll y CClover l o v er Va Valley Newspaper per January 8, 2015 Y www.CloverdaleReporter.com Y 604-575-2405
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A wave of support for food drive By Jennifer Lang A wide net of support from every corner of Cloverdale helped ensure an annual food drive that assists hundreds was a success, whether it was collecting donations – or sorting and assembling food hampers. The massive volunteer effort meant the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program was once again able to take care of those in need, says Kevin Lunder, who is program lead along with his wife, Trish. Pacific Community Church acts as the nerve centre each December, when an army of volunteers sorts and assembles hundreds of food hampers for the non-denominational, seasonal relief program. “We were overwhelmed with the
amount of volunteer help that came through the warehouse this year,” Lunder said. “Hockey teams, soccer teams, Scouts, Girl Guides, church groups, families, local small businesses, [the] RCMP, Save on Foods, Kwantlen College, the rec center, Fraser Downs, Sources Employment Services Centre, the list goes on.” The 2014 campaign assisted 348 adults and 279 children (including 78 teens), for a total of 627 Cloverdale residents. The hampers contain grocery and personal care items. Recipients also receive gift and grocery cards valued at $25 or $75, depending on See MORE THAN / Page 3
Bringing the outdoors in EVAN SEAL / BLACK PRESS
For the past 17 years the Cloverdale Arena been transformed into a Winter Ice Palace. The winter wonderland was open for skating until january 4.
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Facepainting at the 11th annual Cloverdale Blueberry Festival; Dianne Watts and successor Linda Hepner on election night; Thrill the World Surrey. See also our Year in Review II pages 10-11.
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By Jeff Nagel Fraser Health has lab-confirmed flu outbreaks in progress at 10 different long-term care facilities following a spike in influenza activity over athe holiday season. Medical health officer Dr. Michelle Murti said it’s remarkable to have 10 care home outbreaks active simultaneously as that’s as many as Fraser recorded in the entire flu season last year. “It’s quite a heavy year,” she said Monday, noting there have also been eight earlier facility outbreaks that have since cleared up. Flu season started early with residential outbreaks beginning in late September and early October. The bugs circulating had plenty of op-
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