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INSIDE Four-month sentence . . 3 Refugee support . . . . . 4 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mail Bag . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Echoes from the past . . 8 Classieds . . . . . . . . . 14 CAUTION RCMP are reminding motorists to drive with extra care. 4 PARADISE Actor Luke Perry was in Agassiz last week. 12 2 YEARS CELEBRATING 5 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 www.agassizharrisonobserver.com GREG LAYCHAK/ OBSERVER Agassiz-Harrison Community Services executive director Bobbi Jacob (left) hands canned food to Lisa Hodgkinson at the food bank Monday as the organization gears up for Christmas. Adopt-A-Family makes Christmas bright By Greg Laychak THE OBSERVER It’s a normal weeknight at the Loosdrecht household in Harrison: Zoe has her seven-month-old Alayah strapped to her front while cooking dinner, her husband Jason calmly answers the excited barrage of questions and demands from their three older children who range from three to eight years old. It’s a standard scene of controlled chaos that many parents-of-four undergo every day, but there is an underlying problem for this family—one that is also becoming too common. “Our budget falls short in many places so we oſten just have to juggle things around,” says Jason at their dinner table. It’s a financial crunch that the family feels more in the holiday season. “For the kids, if you have to access those funds they already know that they don't have as much as other children,” Zoe adds. “But especially during Christmas, it's nice for them to receive things that they generally wouldn't have.” Jason was self-employed but he had to sell his business and change jobs, taking a low-paying trucking position in Vancouver out of desperation. He’s since found something local, but still has some career-building to do to reach a comfortable income. Zoe stays with the kids and home schools them. It’s something they decided to do when they pulled their eldest Olecia from school in Grade 1 because of struggles due to her sensory needs and learning disabilities. But last year the kids barely noticed their family’s budgetary struggles, and Zoe and Jason were relieved when they signed up for the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Hamper Program run by Agassiz-Harrison Community Services (AHCS). “We got food and we were able to go pick toys for our kids and that was amazing,” Zoe says. “It was nice to be able to pick them and some clothes, jammies and books.” Olecia is animated as she remembers the blow pens she got from mom and dad last year, courtesy of the AHCS program. ose small tiny toys that the eight- year-old needs to help keep her focused are an example of the extras that are difficult for the family to afford, but that make a big difference in the kids’ lives. “I got army Lego,” says their seven-year-old son Josh. “It was huge, it was just so huge.” In a his world, friends are always A local family talks about what the program means to them Continued on Page 2 (604) 796-0266 Get some beneficial work experience! We’re here to help! 7086 Pioneer Ave, Agassiz, BC [email protected] The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. NOTARIES PUBLIC Real Estate Transfers 604.796.2925 & 6805206 SEE INSIDE Passport to

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Page 1: Agassiz Observer, December 03, 2015

INSIDEFour-month sentence . . 3

Refugee support . . . . . 4

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Mail Bag . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Echoes from the past . . 8

Classi eds . . . . . . . . .14

CAUTIONRCMP are reminding

motorists to drive with

extra care.

4

PARADISEActor Luke Perry was in

Agassiz last week.

12

2YEARS

CELEBRATING

5THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

www.agassizharrisonobserver.com

GREG LAYCHAK/ OBSERVERAgassiz-Harrison Community Services executive director Bobbi Jacob (left) hands canned food to Lisa Hodgkinson at the food bank Monday as the organization gears up forChristmas.

Adopt-A-Family makes Christmas brightBy Greg LaychakTHE OBSERVER

It’s a normal weeknight at the Loosdrecht household in Harrison: Zoe has her seven-month-old Alayah strapped to her front while cooking dinner, her husband Jason calmly answers the excited barrage of questions and demands from their three older children who range from three to eight years old.

It’s a standard scene of controlled chaos that many parents-of-four undergo every day, but there is an underlying problem for this family—one that is also becoming too common.

“Our budget falls short in many places so we oft en just have to juggle

things around,” says Jason at their dinner table.

It’s a fi nancial crunch that the family feels more in the holiday season.

“For the kids, if you have to access those funds they already know that they don't have as much as other children,” Zoe adds. “But especially during Christmas, it's nice for them to receive things that they generally wouldn't have.”

Jason was self-employed but he had to sell his business and change jobs, taking a low-paying trucking position in Vancouver out of desperation. He’s since found something local, but still has some

career-building to do to reach a comfortable income.

Zoe stays with the kids and home schools them. It’s something they decided to do when they pulled their eldest Olecia from school in Grade 1 because of struggles due to her sensory needs and learning disabilities.

But last year the kids barely noticed their family’s budgetary struggles, and Zoe and Jason were relieved when they signed up for the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Hamper Program run by Agassiz-Harrison Community Services (AHCS).

“We got food and we were able to go pick toys for our kids and that

was amazing,” Zoe says. “It was niceto be able to pick them and someclothes, jammies and books.”

Olecia is animated as sheremembers the blow pens shegot from mom and dad last year,courtesy of the AHCS program.Th ose small tiny toys that the eight-year-old needs to help keep herfocused are an example of the extrasthat are diffi cult for the family toaff ord, but that make a big diff erencein the kids’ lives.

“I got army Lego,” says theirseven-year-old son Josh. “It washuge, it was just so huge.”

In a his world, friends are always

A local family talks about what the program means to them

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getting new video games and other expensive toys that the Loosdrechts can’t aff ord.

“When they get older it's harder,” Zoe says. “Th e little ones are kind of oblivious.”

But with both the younger and the older kids, Zoe and Jason repeatedly tell them that objects won’t make them happy.

“If it wasn't for this [program] to get them Christmas presents it would just be in their face so much more,” Zoe says.

She can’t imagine what kind of comparisons kids in the public school system go through with their toys and clothes.

Second year of Adopt-a-Family in AgassizLast year was the fi rst

year the Loosdrechts sought help for their

holidays and the program’s inception coincided nicely for that family.

In its fi rst year the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Hamper Program created 125 hampers for families of various sizes around the community, says the organization’s new executive director Bobbi Jacob.

If an individual or family wants to help, they just need to contact AHCS and state what size family they want to pitch in for.

Th e cost starts at $90 and goes up to $190 for a larger family.

“We have a list of what goes in the hamper, so they go and get the food,” Jacob says. “Th e adopter collects the food based on the list, but community services buys the fresh food.”

Th e hamper includes all the collected and purchased holiday food items and awaits the recipients at the Agassiz Legion No. 32 on a designated collection day.

“People sometimes ask if they can deliver their hamper to the family, but for privacy reasons we don’t allow that,” adds Jacob.

At the legion there is also a Santa’s workshop

that sponsored parents can go to and pick up one toy for each child.

It’s a true community-run program with the sponsors making it all possible, Jacob says.

Last year Britco was the largest contributor, sponsoring 10 families.

“We feel it's important to give back to the community that we are in,” says Lisa Tinga human resources supervisor of Britco’s Agassiz location. “We've always had a strong sense of corporate responsibility.”

She’s in charge of the local location’s participation in the

hamper program, and explains that there is an internal competition among employees to raise money and collect food.

Britco will then match those donations, and the combined amount goes to the AHCS to help spread Christmas joy to families in need.

To become a recipient, families only need to prove they live in the Agassiz Harrison area. Th ere’s no means test, according to Jacob.

“Nobody's going to come take gift s if they can aff ord to buy for their own children,” she says.

Up until last yearJason and his familynever had to rely on theaid of strangers. It's allnew to them.

And their verygrateful for the boostwhile they get their feetback on the ground.

“We're fi nding it agreat support duringthis season that we'rein,” he says. “We werejust blown away howthe help is there whenwe needed it.”

Th eir householdbuzzes along happilyas the holiday seasonapproaches, the kidsreturning back to theirtoys.

Program helped 125 families last year

GREG LAYCHAK / OBSERVEREmma Loosdrecht (left) hides in the stairwell at her family’s home while they pose for apicture: (left to right) Jason, Olecia, Josh, Zoe and baby Alayah.

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Happy trails with Popkum stair upgradeSeventy-nine new cedar stairs

were built on a steep section of the Popkum Community Trail to improve walkers' experiences over the mountain to the viewing platform overlooking Cheam Lake Wetlands.

Th at benefi t is part of an initiative over the last six months that had workers making a number of improvements to trails and amenities in the Fraser Valley region as a result of $320,000 in provincial funding through the Community and Employer Partnership program.

Th e Experience the Fraser trail system has been expanded and enhanced throughout the Popkum, Chilliwack and Mission areas, giving fi ve people work experience that will benefi t

residents and visitors in the outdoors.

"I want to congratulate the workers, and the project partners, on the fi ne job they did by improving the Experience the Fraser experience. Visitors, locals and all outdoor enthusiasts will benefi t from this wonderful outdoor experience that people of all ages can enjoy," said Laurie Th roness, MLA for Chilliwack-Hope in a press release.

Th e program also resurfaced eight kilometres of the dyke from Jesperson Road to the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge for ease of accessibility and three gates were installed to give walkers, cyclists and horseback riders use of the Experience the Fraser trail.

Project participants have

gained skills in landscaping,carpentry, painting and chainsawuse. Th ey also have received FirstAid certifi cation.

Experience the Fraser isa recreational, cultural andheritage project that extendsalong the Lower Fraser RiverCorridor connecting Hope to theSalish Sea. Over 550 kilometresof Experience the Fraser trails (43per cent of which are already inplace) and blueways will connectcommunities along the FraserRiver.

Job Creation Partnershipsare part of the EmploymentProgram of BC's Communityand Employer Partnerships,which fund projects that increaseemployability and share labourmarket information.

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Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

Advanced new ankle bracelets to electronically monitor high-risk off enders aft er their release from prison will soon be in use in B.C.

Th e move comes more than a year aft er the arrest of paroled rapist Raymond Caissie in the murder of Surrey high school student Serena Vermeersch.

At the time, Justice Minister Suzanne Anton acknowledged

the monitoring of high-risk off enders needed to be improved. Th e Crown did not request electronic monitoring of Caissie.

In July, the province selected UK-based provider Buddi Ltd. to provide new monitoring devices to track released off enders and ensure they don’t violate release conditions.

A justice ministry spokesperson said Buddi will now conduct staff training and equipment testing.

B.C. Corrections expects to begin using the new devices in mid-December.

Th e hybrid radio frequency/GPS system has better tracking and reporting capabilities, including an ability to program in no-go zones and map an off ender’s travels. An alarm sounds at the

central monitoring site if the off ender enters a restricted area, and vibration alerts on the ankle bracelet remind the off ender to comply.

According to Buddi, supervisors can use the data on off ender movements to help them alter their behaviour to reduce the likelihood of reoff ending. Th e real-time location data may also help police quickly rule out monitored off enders as suspects in a new crime.

Th e old ankle bracelet system, which relies on a telephone landline, could only verify that an off ender was home and was mainly used to monitor house arrest and enforce curfews.

A report to the province late last year said electronic monitoring technology is rapidly improving and future innovations

are likely to include smartphone apps that alert victims when an off ender is in the vicinity, as well as built-in drug and alcohol screening.

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Emergency crews tend to the scene of a flipped vehicle in a ditch at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday on Rockwell Drive just north of Harrison yacht club. RCMP said it appeared the boat was too large for the towing vehicle which resulted in a loss of control. “It is important to ensure your vehicle has the tow capacity for the trailer or boat you are towing as well as having the proper safety measures in place, such as a proper-sized tow hitch and power brake connector,” said Sgt. Darren Rennie.The driver was charged for Improperly Equipped Motor Vehicle.

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Local RCMP announced they will stage a traffi c enforcement initiative from the north side of the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge (the Tea Cup) to Morrow Road during the month of December.

“Th ere have been letters written to the mayor and council regarding the safety of commuters and pedestrians in the area,” said Sgt. Darren Rennie. “And I agree it can be dangerous with the high rate of speed travellers are driving in the 50 kilometres per hour zone.”

As a result, Rennie has directed offi cers to conduct speed enforcement in marked and unmarked units in the area this month.

“Anyone caught speeding may be charged under the Motor Vehicle Act,” he added. “Th e purpose of this campaign is slow traffi c down to 50 kilometres per hour making it safe for vehicles and pedestrians alike.”

Offi cers from Fraser Valley Traffi c Services will be in the area to assist the eff orts of the Agassiz RCMP during the December campaign.

Winter driving warning

Four months for failed home invasionPaul J. HendersonBLACK PRESS

A Williams Lake man was sentenced to four months in jail aft er a failed Agassiz home invasion in October.

Brendan Fediuk, 37, was charged with forcible entry and mischief under $5,000 aft er the Oct. 4 incident.

At 10 a.m. that day, police were called by a homeowner who said a man tried to break into her home in the 14500

block of Morris Valley Road. Th e homeowner challenged Fediuk, who then fl ed on a bicycle.

Mounties responded to the address, got a suspect description from the victim and other witnesses, and Fediuk was quickly located and arrested.

“Alert witnesses who did not hesitate to become involved are credited by police in the apprehension of the suspect,”

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail said.

On Nov. 23 in Chilliwack provincial court, Fediuk pleaded guilty to the charge of forcible entry and the Crown issued a stay of proceedings on the mischief charge.

Fediuk has a history of assault, mischief, break and enter, and possession of stolen property convictions dating back to 2008 from Fort St. John to Prince George to Valemount

to Williams Lake to Kamloops. A week aft er the sentence in Chilliwack court, on Nov. 30, Fediuk was in Kamloops provincial court where he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of stolen property and one count of driving while prohibited for an Oct. 11 incident in Lillooet.

He was sentenced to 120 days in jail, handed a $500 fi ne and given a further one-year driving prohibition.

New electronic monitoring on way for offendersGPS ankle bracelets allow mapping of movements

The hybrid radio frequency/GPS system has better tracking and reporting capabilities, including an ability to program in no-go zones and map an offender’s travels.

Mayor Van Laerhoven and Council extend an invitation to any resident with a passion for outdoor recreation to participate in the Trails Sub-Committee. More specifically, you are invited to submit your name and the reason why you want to volunteer on this Sub-Committee.

The Trails Sub-Committee is an advisory body reporting to the Parks and Recreation Committee with the purpose of providing input and ideas on developing trails, ongoing maintenance of trails and related amenities.

Interested individuals shall have a strong interest, expertise, or knowledge in one or more of the following areas: park interpretation, resource conservation and management of outdoor recreation.

Please submit your interests and how your background and training could contribute to the success of the Program. Mayor and Council will appoint the Trails Sub-Committee members at a future Regular Meeting of Council.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Wallace Mah at 604-796-2235.

We thank all those participants who apply; however, only those short listed to the Trails Sub-Committee will be contacted.

Applications are being accepted until January 29, 2016.

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A group of friends in Agassiz and Chilliwack who were concerned about the plight facing thousands of refugee families stranded in camps have formed the Eastern Fraser Valley Refugee Committee.

Th e new committee’s aim is to help refugees who are displaced by the Syrian confl ict.

Made up of the east cluster of Fraser Presbytery of the United Church the group includes members from Agassiz, Rosedale, Carman, Chilliwack, and Mount Shannon United Churches, Christ Lutheran

Church, and interested community groups.

“Discussions and spontaneous meetings have fi nally resulted in focused action,” said Nelson Rajotte, a member of the group’s executive committee. “A formal application to Immigration Canada to sponsor at least one Syrian family for settlement in Chilliwack has been made.”

Rajotte added that knowledgeable members who have had earlier involvement in refugee settlement projects have off ered their expertise to

the committee.Th e Canadian government

expects each sponsor to raise close to $30,000 to apply to a family’s fi rst year aft er arrival in the country.

“In addition to basic survival support the new family requires accommodation, health care, schooling for children, training in English and acculturation to fi nancial management and the labour market,” said Rajotte.

And he hopes contact can be made with extended family members and other Syrian nationals already settled in

the local community to helpsmooth the transition toCanadian life.

Items like dishes, kitchenutensils, furniture, bedding,winter clothes and food are allnecessities that Rajotte and hislocal volunteers will be lookingfor people to donate.

If you have had experience insimilar family transitions andlive in the Agassiz, HarrisonHot Springs area and want toassist, contact Nelson at 604-796-0409 or Agassiz UnitedChurch [email protected].

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A lock-down that was put in place at Mountain Institution last Monday at about 4 p.m. was lift ed on Friday.

Th e status was in eff ect at the medium security federal institution to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.

Th e search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff and inmates, according to a press release from Correctional Service Canada.

Normal operations are resumed now that it is considered safe to do so.

Suspension of visits to the facility for male off enders has been lift ed now that the search is completed.

Th e institution had a lock-down earlier this year that started on July 9 and ended a few days later.

Mountain lockdown ends

John Moody captured this hummingbird feeding late in the season. More and more of the birds are adapting to Fraser Valley area winters according toWild Birds Unlimited.

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Eastern Fraser Valley Refugee Committee formed

B.C. generosity to refugees 'overwhelming'Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

Th e head of B.C.'s refugee resettlement eff ort says the generosity of residents towards incoming Syrians is "overwhelming" and he's relieved the federal government has set a more cautious pace for the transfers.

Chris Friesen now estimates 400 Syrian refugees will arrive in B.C. in December and expects another 1,500 in January and February, in line with the federal government's revised goal of bringing in an additional 25,000 before March.

"Now we've got a month or

so to catch our breath, thank goodness," said Friesen, the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., which is federally contracted to assist government-sponsored refugees.

He said the magnitude of the response in B.C. is stunning.

"Th is has become the great Canadian national project," Friesen said.

"Syrians are for today's generation what the Vietnamese boat people were to the baby boomers. In the decades to come, we will look back at 2015-2016 as an historic moment in Canadian history when Canadians

embraced a humanitarian crisisand responded in untold ways."

Off ers of temporary andpermanent housing, employmentand myriad donations have beenfl ooding in, from donors asdiverse as inner city kindergartenclasses and seniors homes toJewish synagogues and Sikhbusinessmen.

An 18-unit apartment buildingin Vancouver's West End that hadbeen slated for demolition hasbeen off ered up by developer IanGillespie.

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remain sober at their parties and shuttle guests home if need be. Otherwise, ask someone else to abstain from alcohol and drive others home at the end of the night. • Taxi service: Hosts can make arrangements with nearby taxi companies or car services to arrive outside their homes at the end of the party. If the party is being held somewhere other than your home, carry taxi business cards with you to ar-range for pickup at the venue. • Van or bus rental: Party buses can be a safe and fun way to transport guests around. � is can be the ideal option when bring-ing a large group of people to the same venue or on a long-distance trip. Some party buses provide on-board entertainment, such as televisions or gaming options. Hosts also can rent extended vans from car rental companies or con-sult with a limousine service. • Public transportation: Public transportation is a safe and a� ordable way to get guests home safely. Buses and trains can be in-expensive choices and safe meth-ods for getting people home. Have

bus or train fare available in the event guests do not have any cash on them.Keeping guests safe is a priority for party hosts. Arrange for transportation if alcohol is being served so partygoers can get home safely.

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By Greg LaychakTHE OBSERVER

Results of the Cheam First Nation chief and council election were announced on social media late last week aft er Th ursday’s poll.

Council member Ernie Crey will be sworn in as new chief for the band replacing outgoing leader Chief Sidney Douglas.

“It'll be an honour to serve as Chief of Cheam First Nation,” Crey said. “We have many irons in the fi re and some longstanding projects we want to complete in the near future.”

He added that Cheam will

work with others who are respectful of their Aboriginal title and rights.

And the outcome of October's federal election will bring change to First Nations, according to Crey.

“We look forward to seeing what we can accomplish with Prime Minister Trudeau and his colleagues,” he said.

Crey will be joined by re-elected councillors Darwin Douglas and Chad Douglas and newly elected councillors Andrew Victor, Muriel Victor and Dionne Shaw.

“We’re moving ahead in a few things,” said outgoing

chief Sidney Douglas about his latest term. “If you don't get it done in one term you hope the next council will continue it on in the next term.”

Under his watch, Cheam has upgraded their water system on the south side of the Fraser River and are looking at upgrading sewer systems and are currently in the middle stages of that change.

Cheam First Nation is also putting the fi nal touches on fi nancial details so they can start building a new complex that will have administration and health offi ces along with a gymnasium for the

community, said Douglas about the project he’s leaving.

Th e Cheam band is still on a two-year election cycle under the Indian Act system, though a four year system is now recommended through the First Nations Elections Act.

Canada’s Indigenous and Northern Aff airs introduced the First Nations Elections Act and the First Nations Elections Regulations in April which a First Nation can opt into with a band council resolution.

Chief Douglas served three terms up until 2009, took one term off before he got back on council and then into his

current position that ends when Crey is sworn in.

Th e time and date of that

ceremony are not yet known,but are expected to take placeFriday, according to Douglas.

Ernie Crey elected chief of the Cheam First Nation

Ernie Crey was elected as Cheam First Nation’s new Chief lastThursday in the band’s all-day election. (file photo)

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Inconvenient truths of climate change

Help doesn’t have limitsWhen it comes to helping others, the phrase ‘think globally, act locally’ comes

to mind.As Canada prepares to welcome thousands of Syrian refugees in the coming

months, there are those willing to do everything in their power to help, and it’s admirable.

At the same time, there are others demanding that we ‘look aft er our own’ fi rst – and the many who do just that every day are also admirable.

Th ere’s no question the need in our own backyard is great; even some of our closest neighbours are struggling. Th ere are children going hungry, women fl eeing violence and seniors who spend all their time alone.

It’s a need that receives less public attention than its international counterpart, although it’s oft en brought to the forefront a little more this time of year, as Christmas approaches, despite its year-round presence.

As calls to focus on our own continue to permeate the refugee discussion, we suggest it’s a good time for all of us to ask ourselves, what exactly have we done to make things better for others?

Have we donated to the food bank? Have we checked in on that neighbour who hasn’t been seen in a few days? Have we off ered to help serve meals at the local soup kitchen? Do we have extra warm-weather clothes that we could donate to help dull the chill for someone who has nowhere but outside to spend the night?

Before we criticize the help that’s being given to our international neighbours based on the belief that ‘charity begins at home’, those questions deserve due consideration.

Some say how we respond to the plight of Syrian refugees is a test of our values and generosity. Th e same can be said – and we would venture to an even greater degree – about how we look aft er our own community.

It’s easy to pretend problems, both locally and globally, don’t exist, if we stay inside, turn off our televisions, close our curtains and unplug from the Internet.

But it’s neither right nor fair to point to one group that needs help and say, we can’t help you because we have to help our own.

Especially if we’re not.And really, even if charity does begin at home, does it have to stop there?

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Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty.

Th e embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten. Canadian TV only showed fi le images of an effi gy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called.

Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own fi rst, but he’s already hailed

as a visionary. Th is is similar to the newly elected Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. Th is 20-year slowdown of the long run of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last 10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with reference to the Pacifi c Decadal Oscillation or other long-term warming and cooling trends in oceans.

Other countries have put new emission reduction proposals on the table for COP21. Danish environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg did the math, and concluded that if every major emitting country keeps its word

this time, the total of all their eff orts would reduce global warming by about 0.2 degrees by 2100.

What? A statistically meaningless decrease aft er 85 years of energy austerity? Th at Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” trying to get more publicity. Oh wait, here’s a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that fi nds the same thing – two tenths of a degree by

2100.Wobbly climate models aren’t

the only problem for global warming alarmists. NASA recently confi rmed that contrary to UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing. Th is is much more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau speech.

Arctic ice, meanwhile, is rebounding rapidly aft er receding in recent years. And while UN climate conferences always cause a spike in sightings of people wearing polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth.

B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports that the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. Th at Crockford, she’s just a denier…. Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

None of this is to deny that our

climate is warming, or that the Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture. It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling.

B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s fi nal “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018.

Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to refl ect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? Th e government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc Email: tfl [email protected]

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century,

global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate

models predicted.

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Mailbag

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Th e Grads of 2016 would like the thank the Agassiz/Harrison Lions for giving us a table at your Christmas Craft and Gift Show on Saturday, November 28th. Our bake sale and 50/50 was a huge success, the money will go towards our grad celebrations. We would like to congratulate Roxanne

Shaddick who won $426.00 on our 50/50 raffl e. Th ank you to Agassiz/Harrison Printers for designing and printing our raffl e tickets. Everyone who purchased some of our amazing baking thank you and we hope you enjoyed it!

AESS grads say thanks

We are all immigrants

Peace Valley worth saving from Site C

We are all migrants — whether we’ve changed countries, towns, even neighbourhoods or houses or jobs.

And we’ve migrated for the same reasons “those migrants” are migrating right now: fi nances, loss of home, war, to freely follow our beliefs, to escape violence, to share or convert others to our beliefs.

How has our migration aff ected the lives of those here fi rst? Have we been good neighbours? Did we take a job someone else in that community hoped to get? How have our religion, traditions, beliefs and lifestyles aff ected our new community? Have we reached

out and really listened to their feelings about us and how our ideas and our lifestyle have aff ected them?

Have we had a negative eff ect on others, intended or not? Changed their economy and traditions? With our construction displaced local housing or made it unaff ordable to many? Lived lifestyles in opposition to the original values of the community? Associated only with those who “see things our way” and not been truly community-minded? Forced community transformation to our ways we favour? Tried to convert the original peoples to our politics, religion, economy,

lifestyle — and pushed to the fringes those who don’t assimilate to our newcomer ways, or drove them out(or destroyed them)? Now seeing the results of our actions, what are we doing to make things right?

And, do we now demand new migrants to also assimilate and become just like us? If we favoured our ways aft er we migrated, are not we ourselves guilty of what we fear from new migrants?

We have all been migrants. Can we ask of new migrants what we ourselves have been unwilling to do? Were we willing to assimilate completely or else go back where we came from?

If not, how can we refuse to others the freedoms and life we expected when we migrated?

How were we received in our new country, town, neighbourhood, job? With open arms? Or not? What kind of welcome did we hope for? Are we willing to extend that same welcome we dreamed of — or even demanded?

Do our attitudes and actions toward new migrants, and also to original inhabitants who ask us for fair treatment at last, match up to what we expected as migrants?

I am a migrant and so are you. Let’s think about that.

Norma J Hill

Re: “Lights go out for Site C opponents”Just last week as I stood at the overlook

above the proposed Site C dam site near Fort St John. I saw a swathe of clearcuts on the opposite bank. Local residents described how Hydro cut old-growth eagle trees, crushed beaver dams with machinery, and chipped tall trees despite promises to salvage merchantable timber.

However dramatic this may look as Hydro?s spin fodder, when viewed against the nine-year engineering plan these are baby steps. Logging riverbanks and harassing

eagles is not dam construction.   Th ere is plenty of time to stop this costly boondoggle that has been purposely kept sheltered from full regulatory scrutiny.

And yes, Virginia, agricultural soils –not just the boreal forest - do store globally signifi cant amounts of carbon. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, agricultural soils are among the planet’s largest reservoirs of carbon and hold potential for expanded carbon sequestration.

Even more to the point, agricultural soils produce food, which we can no longer aff ord

to take for granted in an era of droughts and extreme weather. Th e Peace Valley has the capacity to provide fruits and vegetables for one million British Columbians every year.

When the government doesn't listen – the only option left to citizens is to go to court. Treaty 8 First Nations and Peace Valley landowners are giving it all they've got.

Ana SimeonPeace Valley campaignerSierra Club BC

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Community

November 25, 1965 – from the Agassiz – Harrison Rosedale Advance

Kent Council to Probe Chance for Local Hospital

Kent Council will ask the Agassiz-Harrison Hospital Society to re-activate itself so that councillors can discuss with it the possibility of building a hospital in the District.   Councils action came at Mondays meeting aft er Councillor J. Broughall   read an editorial from the Chilliwack Progress asking whether Agassiz and Harrison taxpayers who have the use of Chilliwack Hospital

should not help pay construction costs for expansion.

Counsellor Broughall contended that a hospital was essential if the district was to grow or if it was to continue to have a doctor practicing here.   It would also provide employment.   Th e

Hospital Society last met more than 2 years ago, when it played a part in the campaign to purchase an ambulance.  Prior to that time it had been kept in good standing against the day when an attempt might be made to push local ratepayers into another hospital district or when changes in government policy might make a campaign for a local hospital practical.

December 2, 1965

Mountain Prison ContractStevenson Construction

Company Limited of Vancouver has been awarded a $118,600.00

contract for the construction of additions to Mountain Prison, public works minister George J. McIlraith has announced at Ottawa. Th e Stevenson Construction tender was   the lower of two opened on November 3.  High bid was for $122,995.00

Mountain Prison was originally built solely for the custody of the Doukhober prisoners but now is being used to house older inmates formerly held in New Westminster Penitentiary.

Th ree new dormitory buildings are to be added to the prison.  Th ey will be built of pre fabricated metal roof and wall panels on concrete slabs.   Th e construction

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Agassiz firefighters recognizedTh e 56th Banquet & Awards

Night and 70th anniversary of the Agassiz Fire Department was held at the Fraser River Lodge on Nov. 13.

Here are this year's award winners:

Most Volunteer Hours for 2015 (167 hours)

Captain Dwight Schneider James G. Morrow

Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year

Firefi ghter Ross McInroy

 Carl Tyft ing Memorial Shield for Firefi ghter of the Year

Acting Offi cer Casey Klop Agassiz Fire Department 5

Year Long Service Pin & BarFirefi ghter Mike Van

LaerhovenFirefi ghter Edwin PinedaActing Offi cer Mike Shaw Agassiz Fire Department

15 Year Long Service Pin & Bar

Firefi ghter Eric Morrow

 Governor General of Canada Fire Exemplary Service Medal in Recognition of 20 Year of Loyal Exemplary Service to Public Security in Canada

Acting Offi cer Simon Ozzard

 British Columbia Long

Service Medal in Recognition of 25 Years of Dedicated Service to the Province of British Columbia

Fire Chief Wayne Dyer

 British Columbia Offi ce of the Fire Commissioner Dogwood Pin in Recognition of 25 Years of Spousal Support for a Firefi ghter with 25 Years of Service

Cheryl Dyer British Columbia Long

Service Medal Bar in Recognition of 45 Years of Dedicated Service to the Province of British Columbia

Firefi ghter Alan PryorFirefigher Alan Pryor is presenting the British Colubia LongService medal Bar by Agassiz mayor John Van Laerhoven.

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Welcome to CARE! Starting in January 2016, the Community Animal Response & Education (CARE) Centre will be providing animal control services for Harrison Hot Springs and the District of Kent.

The CARE Centre is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District and temporarily houses lost, stray and impounded dogs. CARE staff will also provide animal control bylaw enforcement and dog licensing. Dog licences for 2016 are on sale now.

• New licences and renewals can be purchased in person at your Municipal Hall, 495 Hot Springs Road (Harrison) & 7170 Cheam Avenue (Agassiz).• Renewals can be purchased online at www.fvrd.ca.• Fees are $20 for spayed and neutered dogs and $50 for unaltered dogs.

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Health

Sam BatesBLACK PRESS

Sisters Elizabeth Daley and Margaret Reveley are closer than most.

When Elizabeth went into renal failure, Margaret went under the knife to donate the

kidney that Elizabeth needed to live.

Back in 2010, Elizabeth left her routine physical examination feeling great. It wasn’t until her doctor called that she felt uneasy. Elizabeth’s blood work determined that

her kidney function had decreased signifi cantly.

Choosing not to dwell on it, she carried on with her life.

“All through this illness, I pretty much kept it to myself,” she said. “I’ve always hated to

admit to frailties.”But upon arrival to

work in August of 2014, extreme fatigue meant that she couldn’t even stand up.

Anyone who’s kidney function is below 15 per cent should be on dialysis. When Elizabeth went into the doctor that day, her kidneys were functioning at only four per cent. She had reached stage fi ve renal failure.

She had always dreaded the day when she would start dialysis, but there was no other choice.

Within a few days, she had a catheter inserted into her abdomen and she was trained to administer nightly peritoneal dialysis at home.

“I’ve always been a believer that human beings can adapt to anything,” she said. “So I said, ‘Th is is the way it’s going to be – deal with it.’”

But dialysis aff ected Elizabeth in many ways.

“You’re on the fringes, physically and mentally,” she said. “You’re kind of in a fog.”

And while being hooked up to a machine was emotionally challenging, she was grateful that the technology existed.

Margaret always knew that, when the time came, she wanted to donate a kidney to her sister.

Since Elizabeth started dialysis, Margaret took a few weeks to really think about her decision. But following every trepidation, she would return to the same thought, “How could I

not?”Her greatest fear

was that she wouldn’t be a match, and what a let down that would be. However, aft er 10 months of rigorous tests and scans, Margaret got the call she and her sister had been waiting for.

“My last dialysis was September 20, 2015,” Elizabeth said proudly. On September 21, her sister’s kidney was transplanted into her body.

Elizabeth said that it’s hard to describe how much better she feels since the transplant.

“Dialysis keeps you alive… a transplant lets you live.”

“I’m myself again now.”And Margaret feels

healthy as ever. “Our bodies are so overbuilt. You can function on one good kidney forever,” she said.

Ten months of testing was a tedious process, but Margaret was amazed to

see the bigger picture. “It’s really quite

remarkable that they can do this,” she enthused. “A little part of your body can make somebody better, it’s crazy! And it’s extremely rewarding.”

Donating a kidney to her sister wasn’t a sacrifi ce. It was a privilege.

One that they want to share.

Elizabeth and Margaret have started a Chilliwack chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

Th rough the chapter, members will provide peer support, education and awareness of kidney disease, and encourage organ donation.

According to B.C. Transplant, 95 per cent of British Columbians support the idea of donating a kidney to someone in need.

Fift y-one per cent reported that they were a registered organ donor.

Yet only 19 per centare actually registeredon B.C.’s offi cial organdonation registry.

To check if you arealready a donor, or toregister to become adonor visit transplant.bc.ca.

As they grow withmembers and volunteers,the Chilliwack chapterwill be holding regularmeetings, participatingin health and wellnessevents, and they hopeto have a fundraisingwalk in March, NationalKidney Month.

During a wellnessfair on November 24,Margaret and Elizabethmet many people in thecommunity who are, orknow someone who isgoing through kidneydisease. Th e chapter willprovide those peoplewith support.

To learn more aboutthe chapter or to join,contact Margaret at 604-793-7779 or at [email protected].

Sisters work together to heighten awareness of kidney support

After Elizabeth Daley (left) received a kidney from her sister Margaret Reveley, the two haverecently started a Chilliwack chapter of the Kidney Foundation.

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March so we can get through this crunch period," Friesen said.

Refugees will stay in temporary accommodations like that for a couple of weeks, get oriented, fi nd permanent housing and rotate out as new Syrians arrive.

Th e top priority now is fi nding the permanent homes, many of which are expected to be in more aff ordable Metro Vancouver cities such as Surrey and Coquitlam.

I n d o - C a n a d i a n developer Daljit Th ind, an immigrant himself, has off ered several well-appointed permanent apartments on Kingsway in Vancouver at welfare rates, far below what they could fetch.

Friesen likens the operation underway to suddenly trying to host the Olympics with next to no notice.

"We've got over 3,500 volunteers. Close to 800 housing leads. A hundred and something employers wanting to off er fi rst jobs in Canada," he said.

"We've got grandmothers knitting toques and scarves and gloves," Friesen said. "We had a seven-year-old who gave his $2 allowance. A 13-year-old who gave his birthday party money –  instead of collecting gift s he basically took money from his friends and gave it to us. It's unbelievable."

Th e Immigrant Services Society has helped recruit volunteer, housing and job off ers through its

website (www.issbc.org) and it also takes fi nancial donations to help fund private refugee sponsorships.

Th e B.C. Muslim Association is also organizing assistance and collecting donations through its website at www.thebcma.com.

Material donations are welcomed by Eversafe Ranch Outreach Society in Surrey, Langley and Delta (eversaferanch.ca) and the Muslim Food Bank (muslimfoodbank.com).

About half of the initial 400 arrivals are expected to be privately sponsored and Friesen noted there is no cap on the number of those refugees – signifi cantly more could be brought to B.C. over and above the expected share of government-sponsored refugees, depending on the number and capacity of B.C. sponsors.

Numerous religious groups – including Christians, Muslims, Jews and Sikhs – are gearing up to either directly sponsor refugees or otherwise assist them.

"It's a proliferation of every faith, non-faith, businesses, law fi rms –  it's the whole gamut," Friesen said.

A trickle of Syrian refugees have been arriving in B.C. already.

Eighteen families – 51 Syrians in total –  have so far come to B.C. in 2015, all of them settling in either Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster or Coquitlam.

"Th e majority don't speak English. Th ey're coming from larger

urban centres. Some are survivors of torture," Friesen said. "It's a real mixed bag of careers. Th ere are medical students, university students, families with young kids, plumbers, carpenters, accountants."

Language training will be one of the biggest challenges for the mainly Arabic speakers.

Friesen expects part of the $670 million Ottawa has budgeted over four years to respond to the crisis to fl ow to B.C. to help reduce wait lists for English classes and daycare spaces.

Asked if he's seen local examples of tensions from people worried about security risks, Friesen said he's had a few negative phone calls, but called them a tiny minority.

He calls it a major reversal in public sentiment from years of many Canadians suspecting every refugee was a "welfare-cheating bogus queue-jumping illegal" to a near-universal desire to help.

"I've got self-infl icted bruises from constantly pinching myself and wondering 'what planet am I on?'"

One change he still wants to see is an end to the federal policy of making incoming refugees repay loans –  with interest –  to cover their processing, medical checks and transportation to Canada.

Ottawa has already exempted the Syrian refugees from that requirement.

Advocates say it's a signifi cant hardship and undercuts eff orts to help refugees successfully adapt to life in Canada because some may delay or forgo retraining to repay the loans.

"To now say Syrians don't have the loan but all other refugees do makes no sense," Friesen said. "It's time to put the loan to bed. It does not align with the humanitarian objectives of this stream of immigration."

‘Historic moment’ as doors open, donations pile up

Chris Friesen, director of settlement services for Immigrant Services Society of B.C.

Raise carbon tax, B.C. advisors recommendTom FletcherBLACK PRESS

Th e B.C. government’s climate advisory panel wants to start increasing the province’s carbon tax with a 33 per cent jump in 2018, and says even with higher fuel tax the province won’t meet its current target to reduce greenhouse gases one third by 2020.

Th e carbon tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, a rate that translates to about seven cents a litre on gasoline and similar taxes on diesel, natural gas and other carbon-based fuels. Th e government’s advisory team recommends increasing the carbon tax by $10 a tonne each year starting in 2018, with increased rebates for

low-income and rural B.C. residents.

Environment Minister Mary Polak released the panel’s recommendations Friday, as the B.C. delegation led by Premier Christy Clark prepares to attend the United Nations climate change meetings in Paris next week.

Polak was skeptical about one of the panel’s recommendations, to cut the provincial sales tax from seven per cent to six and replace the revenues through higher carbon taxes in the years ahead.

“It is one of their recommendations, and so we’ll be looking at it along with the others, but I think at fi rst blush, the numbers probably

don’t work,” Polak said.Th e panel, appointed

in May with industry and environmental representatives, concluded that the 2020 reduction target isn’t going to be met. It recommends a new target of a 40 per cent reduction by 2030, and says the original target of an 80 per cent cut can still be reached with “aggressive” carbon pricing and expansion of the tax to include industrial emissions.

Polak said she accepts that assessment, and will consult with industry and B.C. residents before setting new policies next spring to meet the new 2030 target.

NDP leader John Horgan said the Clark government

has frozen the carbon tax and delayed progress on Metro Vancouver transit with a referendum they expected would fail.

“Rather than reduce emissions, they’ve gone up,” Horgan said. “And we’re not even counting liquefi ed natural gas.”

Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver said the recommendation to resume increases in the carbon tax is “bold,” but the report also shows Clark’s government gave up on the 2020 target that is still in legislation.

“Th e key thing is that these recommendations are completely incompatible with the government’s LNG plan,” Weaver said.

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Actor Luke Perry was in Agassiz last Wednesday and Th ursday fi lmingscenes for a Hallmark network Movie of the Week currently titled Welcome toParadise, pictured here on Pioneer Avenue between takes.

While in Agassiz, the crew along with Perry and the rest of the cast fi lmedat the Kent Veterinary Clinic, the Fraser River Lodge, the Dollar Store andAllenby’s Farm Store.

Perry was made famous by his role as Dylan McKay in the 90s TV seriesBeverly Hills, 90210, but has 91 acting credits since his career started.

Movies that featured Perry include Buff y the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Th eFift h Element (1997).

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ANNUAL CAROL FESTIVAL Agassiz Agricultural Hall

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Last chance to join the mass choir Tonight, December 3, 7pm

Agassiz United Church

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Agassiz CampusSunday, 10:30 am

Kids’ Ministry

Seniors Friendship House Drop-In - Mon. Seniors Walking to Music at 10 am, Sit & Fit at 10:30 am, Bingo at 1 pm, Seniors Learn to Line Dance at 4 pm; Tues. Bridge and Cribbage at 1 pm.; Wed. Floor Curling at 1 pm.; Fri. Floor Curling at 1 pm. FMI call 604-796-3422.Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality of Life” for all seniors. FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-576-9734 or email [email protected] 

Agassiz Harrison Senior Peer Support - Knit & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz. Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-796-9841.

Tuesday is Toonie Day Bowling - Agassiz and Harrison seniors are encouraged to come out and join 5 pin bowling every second and last Tuesday of each month starting at 3:15pm at Chillibowl Lanes, Chilliwack. Car pool available. Call Kay FMI at 604-316-3318.The Better at Home program is looking for Friendly visitor volunteers - If you have the skills, energy & time we would love to hear from you, as you can make a positive di� erence for seniors & your community. Call Agassiz-Harrison Community Services, Fiona Delcourt, Program Coordinator (604) 796-2585

Agassiz Kids At The Cross - Thursdays at the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz. FMI call Ettie 604-819-6822.Better Beginnings - Pre/post natal education, nutrition & support. Lunch is provided. Tues. 10 am to 1 pm. 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313.Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in for kids 0 - 5. FMI call Kent Elementary at 604-796-2161.Preschool Storytime - Fridays at 10:15. It’s Crackle, Ms Terrill and all your little friends together as we listen to stories and songs and have all kinds of fun. Free, drop in, co� ee & friendship available for all ages!

Agassiz Harrison Family Parenting PlaceMeet friends, old and new! Parents/caregivers with their children 0 - 6 are welcome. Mon., Wed. and Thurs. 9:30am - 1pm and Saturdays from 9am - noon. 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313.Co� ee Break/Story Hour - A weekly Bible Study for ladies & children 0-5. Weds. 9:30 am Agassiz Christian Reformed Church on Morrow Road. FMI call or text Karen 604-997-4484

1789 The Royal Westminster Regiment Cadet Corps - Westie Army Cadets Training at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 228 - 344 Fort Street Hope Wed. 6:30 PM - 9 pm. Free for ages 12 - 19. FMI contact Captain M.E. Sam Ronholm, CD at [email protected] or call 604-799-8897.

Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sun. at 10 am. Cal 604-997-4484

Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Hwy. 604-796-2680 Agassiz United Church Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10:30 am.

All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 High-way, Agassiz. Holy Eucharist at 10 am Sun.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday 9 am & 11 am, Tues. to Sat. 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact

Rev. Steny Mascarenhas, OCD 604-796-9181.

Central Community Church Meets at the Ag Hall at 6800 Pioneer Ave. Sunday 10:30 am Kids Ministry as well. For more info visit www.central365.orgThe Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30 am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: [email protected] • harrisongospelchapel.com

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Community Corner

The Kent Harrison Arts Council presents the 2015 Small Works Group Show - On now through Dec. 13 at the Ranger Station Art Gal-lery, 98 Rockwell Dr., Harrison Hot Springs. FMI call (604) 796-2723

Annual Festival of Trees - On display begin-ning Nov. 28 in the lobby of the Harrison Hot

Springs Resort & Spa. View beautifully decorat-ed trees by local merchants and organizations. Will remain on display over the holiday season.

Agassiz Emergency Services Annual Food Drive - Tonight from 6-9pm. Make the season brighter for all with your cash donations, non perishable food items and/or new toys!

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Emil Anderson Maintenance has openings for A HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

Emil Anderson Maintenance Co has an immediate opening for a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic at our Hope Repair Facility. Your duties will be to assist

with the service, repair, and overhaul of a varied fl eet of highway maintenance equipment. Preference

will be given to the person who possesses a Class 3 drivers licence c/w air endorsement and also a

Commercial Vehicle Inspection certifi cation. The ideal candidate should reside in the greater Hope area, or be willing to relocate. This is a long term employment opportunity that offers excellent Union wages and a

comprehensive benefi ts package.  

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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

Please email your resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

Closing date: December 4, 2015

Please email/fax resumes before December 4, 2015 and include current drivers abstract to:

[email protected] Fax: (604) 794-3863

This is a seasonal full time position in various locations including Hope, Allison Pass, and

Boston Bar areas. All applicants must carry a valid class 3 w/air or higher. Applicants will be

required to participate in physical labour as well as driving activities. Verifi able snowplowing

experience will be an asset.

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Emil Anderson Maintenance has openings for

WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKERS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

GUN SHOWa

Evergreen Hall9291 Corbould St

Dec 6 ; 8:30am to 1pm Admission $5

HACS members freeaa

We support Canadian Cancer “Kids Camp” & CKNW Orphan’s Fund

aNext Show Jan 10, 2016 website: www.hacsbc.ca

.Retro Designs/Antiques Fair. Dec 6th 10am-3pm. Croatian Cultural Ctr 3250 Commercial Drive. Adm. $5

The Chilliwack Metis Association

is holding it’s

Annual Christmas Party & Pot Luck

Sat. Dec 12 Doors open at 5pm.Dinner at 5:30pm.Central Elementary

School,9435 Young Road,

Chilliwack, B.C. Please bring a non-perishable

item for our food hamper & a dish to feed 5 people. Any questions please call Joan, (604)795-5489

33 INFORMATIONCANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 orwww.canadabenefi t.ca/free-assessment

Canadian Military Education Centre and Museum

Looking for photo of a Sherman Tank that reside in Harrison Hot Springs in 1971. Email: [email protected]

TRAVEL

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75 TRAVEL

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESGET FREE VENDING MACHINES Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year. All Cash-Locations Provided. Protected Territories. Interest Free Financing. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629 Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing?Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

BAND Mgr. sought by Kwakiutl Band in Pt. Hardy. Deadline to send cover letter, resume and salary ex-pectation is 4 PM on Dec. 7 to [email protected] or fax 250-949-6066. Pls request & review job description before applying.

START A NEW CAREER in Graph-ic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Edu-cation or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

115 EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

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115 EDUCATION

HUGE DEMAND for Medical Transcriptionists! CanScribe is Canada’s top Medical Transcription training school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com [email protected]

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO?

Get certifi cation proof.Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to:

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130 HELP WANTED

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

POWELL RIVER & REGION Transition House Society has a job posting for a Stopping the Violence Counselor, closing on December 30th, 2015.

Contact: [email protected]

WANTED experienced commercial tire person for a busy shop in Port Coquitlam B.C. Top wages and benefi ts paid. Please send resume to: [email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEED A LOAN? Own Property? Have Bad Credit? We can help! Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 www.fi rstandsecondmortgages.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

320 MOVING & STORAGE

1 As in movers we trust. Same day moves & deliveries. Reliable Hon-est Movers. Starting $45hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)491-8607

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16 CHRISTMAS CORNER

5th Annual Sts’ailes

Christmas Bazaar

Sun., Dec 6; 3-7pm5285 School Rd.

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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Andrew Bodnar of Bandrova Farms Ltd from Agassiz, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a crown land tenure for a roadway situated on Provincial Crown land located .4 kms west of the west end of Humphrey Road, Agassiz. Legal description Sec33, TP3, Rge 26 Rem. LS3 The Lands File Number for this application is 2411665Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp. 2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until January 14, 2016. Comments received after this date may not be consideredBe advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact Information Access Operations at the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services in Victoria at: www.gov.bc.ca/citz/iao/.

Dear Residents:

The Fraser Valley Regional District is conducting a Public Information Meeting regarding a proposed contaminated soil landfill.

The applicant, Statlu Resources Inc., intends to use the site for disposing and storing soils that have been removed from contaminated sites and the soils will contain some residual petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals.

The proposed contaminated soil landfill site is located on Crown land with an area of approximately 8.3 ha (20 acres) it is located near the 10 km mark of the Chehalis Forest Service Road in Electoral Area “C”, approximately 10 km north of Highway 7.

Details about the application are available on the FVRD website at: http://www.fvrd.ca/EN/main/services/planning-development/Current_Applications.html (or scan the QR code below)

THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON:Monday, December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Scowlitz Community Hall 12892 Moses Drive Lake Errock, Electoral Area “C”

The purpose of this Public Information Meeting is to initiate early consultation to better understand the public interest with respect to the proposal.

This is not a public hearing.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATINGNORTH STARS PAINTING

www.northstars-painting.comAMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE!

778.344.1069

www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland

604-996-8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for over 12yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price inclsCloverdale High Performance paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

338 PLUMBING

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

362 SECURITY/ALARM SYSTEMS

We Service all Makes!• ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks

& All Others• Medical & Fire

Free* Alarm Systems604-792-8055 / 854-8055

378 VACUUMS

From $499 (Made in BC)Repairs & Service

We extend warranties to all makes. Vacuum’s need a service every 5 years just

like an oil change!604-792-8055 / 854-8055

PETS

477 PETS

BOXER PUPS fl ashy fawn males. Vet ✓ CKC reg’d. Beautiful pedigree. 604-794-3786 afternoons/eves

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Blk & blk/tan. 8 wks old, 4 left. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

Golden Doodle puppies, born Oct. 23, Dad is (50lbs.) Standard Poodle (cert hips, elbows), Mom is (68lbs.) Golden Retriever. Ready Dec. 18. Ideal family companions / service dogs (intelligent, gentle, eager to please, good with children/animals, low or no shed). Experienced (30 years), knowledgable, kennellessbreeders. First shots / deworming. $1,200, Mission 604-820-4827

Great Pyrennes pups, exc guar-dian dogs, ready Dec. 15. $700. Call (604)798-5069

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONS

WWW.KWIKAUCTIONS.COM - Weekly Restaurant Equipment Auc-tions. Coming up December 5 & 6 - 1000 Lots 2015 Brand New Equip-ment Liquidation, Refrigeration, Cooking Equipment, Plates, Glass-ware, Smallwares, Used Equip-ment, Contents of Buffet Hall, Large Hotel Restaurant, Cold Stone Creamery, Coffee Shop - www.Kwi-kAuctions.com, Burnaby

560 MISC. FOR SALE

ROMANCE Your ChristmasLocal BC Adult Retailer

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STEEL BUILDING SALE...“REALLY BIG SALE-YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

563 MISC. WANTED

Have Unwanted Firearms?Have unwanted or inherited fi rearms in your possession?Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland fi rearms community since 1973.We are a government licensedfi rearms business with fully certifi ed verifi ers, armorers and appraisers.

Call today to set up anappointment 604-467-9232 Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

Yes, We PayCASH!

Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!

Check us out!www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-626-9647

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI Manufactured homesSingles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.

PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010

www.glenbrookhomes.netChuck 604-830-1960

Trades. Financing. Permits.

REAL ESTATE

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

WE PAY CASH FOR HOUSES!! ANY CONDITION, ANY LOCATION 604-789-3922 www. MapleRidgeP-ropertyBuyers.com

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL AGASSIZ

T. Marlowe Manor1755 - #9 Hwy, Agassiz(Under new Management)

Spacious and bright new condo quality

1 bdrm...$650 and 2 bdrm...$800/m

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conveniences, down town. Available now.

Call 604-703-3405

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

pick a part

The Scrapper

TRANSPORTATION

851 TRUCKS & VANS

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

Abbotsford30255 Cedar Lane

DL# 31038 604-855-0666

2005 DODGE NEON, auto 4 dr sedan, a/c. STK#701. $1,995.2002 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr, auto, loaded, STK#744. $3,900. 2003 HONDA CIVIC, auto 4 dr sedan loaded STK#666. $4,9002004 ACURA EL 1.7 4dr sedanleather, sunroof, loaded, Only this week! STK#724. $5,900.2007 TOYOTA YARIS, 4 dr, auto, sedan, STK#734 $5,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, au-to, loaded. STK#710. $6,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, au-to, loaded. STK#672. $6,900.2009 FORD FOCUS 4dr,sedan loaded, auto STK#687 $6,900.2005 MAZDA 3, 4dr sedan, full load, s/roof. STK#743. This week only! $7,500.2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr auto, loaded. STK#691. $7,900.2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 dr, sedan, auto, fully loaded,STK#696 $7,900.2007 PONTIAC TORRENT 4 dr, AWD, fully loaded, only 99K kms. STK#657 $9,900.2011 NISSAN Versa 4dr auto, h/bk, loaded, STK#721 $9,900.2004 ACURA MDX 4dr auto, 7 psgr, loaded, DVD, Navigation STK#254 $10,900.2012 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr, sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK#723. $11,900.2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA4 dr, auto, fully loaded. This week only! STK#721 $12,900.2012 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr, auto, loaded, STK#695. $14,900.2008 CHEV 1500 LT. Crew cab, 4X4, auto, short box, fully loaded. STK#600. $16,900.

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2004 MAZDA 3 Auto, 4 dr, Only this wk! STK#673 $4,900.2004 DODGE CARAVAN 7psgr, loaded STK#525 $2,900. 2003 FORD FOCUS 4 dr, au-to, Aircared, STK#545, $3,900.2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 7psg full load, runs good, Aircared STK#530, $3,900.2002 FORD F150 crew cab 4X4 auto, fully loaded, short box. STK#686 $5,900.2007 DODGE Caravan 7 psgr, Aircared, STK#524 $5,900.2008 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 psgr, leather, runs good, STK#424. $9,900.2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 dr sedan, loaded. No trade. STK#504. $10,900.

Financing Availablewww.keytrackautosales.ca

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