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Sanborn to plead guilty
FIREHALL OPEN HOUSE ALL HANDS ON THE HOSE
Fraud and forgery charges separate from breach of trust BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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Chilliwack court heard Friday that former City of Chilliwack director of development Grant Sanborn intends to plead guilty at his next court appearance to one charge of fraud and one charge of using a forged document. The two charges are unrelated to the three breach of trust charges Sanborn faces after the multi-year investigation into development deals at city hall while
MLA John Les was mayor. After leaving city hall, Sanborn went into business as a development consultant under the business name H.G. Sanborn Associates. On Friday morning, the court heard Sanborn will enter a guilty plea to the two charges that relate to an incident with one of his clients, Chilliwack farmer Butch Goertzen. The one charge of fraud alleges that between Sept. 26, 2006 and May 18, 2007 Sanborn defrauded the Goertzens out of $1,763. The second charge is that on or about Feb. 20, 2007 Sanborn “did use or deal with a document letter dated Oct. 24, 2006 apparently from the provincial Agricultural Land Commission as if it were See SANBORN, page 33
‘Puppy mill’ label may trigger SPCA lawsuit But society stands by seizure of dogs
BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com
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Kids take turns testing their hose skills at Firehall No. 1 during the annual Chilliwack Fire Department open house on Saturday. See page 15 for our Fire Prevention Week section. For more photos from the open house on the weekend see page 25.
he owners of 14 dogs seized last week are fighting back against allegations that they operate a “puppy mill” even as the SPCA considers criminal charges. DJ English, who along with Mel Gerling operates Mountain View Kennels, says the SPCA seizure of her dogs on Sept. 24 was illegal. English said she and her partner have applied to have the dogs returned. A spokesperson for the SPCA,
meanwhile, says the organization continues to investigate the case. Mountain View Kennels had been located in Chilliwack until mid-August, when English said conflict with a threatening landowner forced them to move. While she and Gerling attempted to find a new home, English said the dogs were split between two kennels. Fourteen were sent to B&B Kennels. It was from that kennel (which they do not own, contrary to some reports) that the dogs were seized. English said that kennel’s operator did not provide the health care services for which Mountain View had paid. English said there were plans to move the dogs See PUPPY MILL, page 23
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