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Greg Laychak/ The ObserverBert Hooper (middle), director of Agassiz-Harrison Lions Club, cuts the ribbon at a ceremony for the new playground equipment at Evergreen Park last Thursday alongside hiswife Cherry (left) and District of Kent mayor John Van Laerhoven.

By Greg LaychakTHE OBSERVER

Th ey might not have been there to play, but for local city staff , councillors and guests there was some fun banter last Th ursday at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new playground equipment at Evergreen Park.

And then Mayor John Van Laerhoven gave his speech before the ceremonial snip.

“Th is neighbourhood park has seen families grow within the neighbourhood,” he said. “New families have moved in,

surrounding neighbourhoods have been developed and grandchildren are now replacing the children who once played on the play structure. A lot can happen in 24 years.”

Th e park originally opened in May of 1991 and was in dire need of an upgrade, according to district staff .

Th ose in attendance shared their memories about the old park and talked about how some of the equipment might not have been considered safe by today’s standards.

Original sponsors of the fi rst version of the playground

equipment, the Agassiz-Harrison Lions Club also contributed to its rebuild.

Bert and Cherry Hooper – both directors at the Club – were present, with Bert as the offi cial ribbon cutter.

“Th at’s part of the Lions motto, ‘We serve,’” Bert said.

He also noted the bright colours of the new equipment in contrast to the old gear on the dull rainy day.

“Th e minute you cross those railroad tracks up there, you can see it,” Bert said. “And it draws your eye down into the playground.”

Th e new area has an access rampand some accessible equipmentand a baby swing—something lesscommon in parks these days.

When the park was chosen basedon the Kent district recreationdepartment’s regular evaluationprocess, neighbourhood surveyswere undertaken to decide how bestto serve the community, accordingto Kimberly Goulet, RecreationSupervisor.

Respondents were asked aboutage group and frequency of visits tothe park, but they were also asked

Building fun into the communityNew playground equipment gives Evergreen Park a bright new look

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for nothing less than a total renewal of the relationship between Canada and First Nations.

“I will be your partner,” the PM told First Nations leadership at the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting in Gatineau Tuesday

morning.And that was

refreshing to the ears of local Sto:lo leaders, such as Doug Kelly, Clem Seymour, and Ernie Crey, who all said they have waited for this moment for a very long time.

Grand Chief Doug Kelly and Chief Seymour were in Gatineau, QC this week to hear the PM’s speech, and attend AFN meetings.

“It was like a real breath of fresh air,” said Seabird Chief Clem Seymour about the speech to Black Press.

“Sitting down and making education a priority, well that is the number one priority for us, the health of our people is number two, and the inquiry into missing and murdered women is number three.”

In terms of the MMIW inquiry, Seymour said, “the people want to know.”

Grand Chief Doug Kelly, who is chair of the Sto:lo Tribal Council, and First Nations Health Council, said the impact of the PM’s words was

“to restore the dignity of First Nations peoples.”

Trudeau was hailed for saying that he simply couldn’t do the work alone, and asked directly for help of FN.

“He off ered to partner with us in the work of creating healthy, s e l f - d e t e r m i n i n g , independent First Nations communities and governments.

“Th at’s what took place today, and that’s why there was so much positive energy and good will in the room as a result.”

Grand Chief Kelly couldn’t help but think of past leadership’s struggles, as he listened to the speech, hearing fi rm pledges about education or implementing the reconciliation recommendations.

“I was mindful of all of our past leaders who have been fi ghting and advocating for real change in these areas.

“I was thinking about leaders like Richard Malloway, Sam Douglas, Norm Francis, Joe Gabriel, and Archie Charles, who worked hard to provide a better

world for their people, who would have had tears of joy just from hearing that speech.”

Kelly said he was too young to have experienced the fi rst wave of Trudeaumania from the PM’s father, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, but the energy in the air for PM Justin Trudeau was electric.

“Being part of the crowd, the vibration of that energy is contagious. We were so excited by what he said.”

Th e PM’s pledge for an inquiry into MMI got a standing ovation and thunderous applause.

It was also clear to Grand Chief Kelly that the PM had done his homework.

“Th is is not coming out of the blue, he travelled extensively in the lead-up to becoming the leader of the Federal Liberals to meet with First Nations leaders and communities, and aft er, that he understood the issues,” said Kelly.

“He listened, he understood, and is now ready to take action.”

Th e inquiry is one example.

“He just didn’t talk

about it, he is movingto fulfi ll several of thosepromises. It’s been abeautiful day,” saidGrand Chief Kelly.

Newly elected CheamChief Ernie Crey calledit a “welcome change,”to hear about PMTrudeau’s approach andthat of his cabinet.

“It’s like night and dayto the way it used to be.”

Chief Crey describedyears under the Harpergovernment as “sittingin a dark, dank roomwith the drapes closed.

“We didn’t know whatit could be like untilsomeone came alongand threw open thedoors and windows.

“Suddenly it’s brightin here, and there’s lotsof fresh air. It’s just thatdramatic in my mind.”

Crey is optimisticnow that an inquiry willdefi nitely proceed, acause he has fought forrelentlessly.

“I am delighted aninquiry is going ahead,and the Sto:lo peoplewill help governmentshape that inquiry, willgive them advice andparticipate all the waythrough. We’re on-board,” said Crey.

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about desired activities rather than what specifi c equipment they wanted to see.

“What was the action that you wanted?” Goulet gave as an example. “Did you want to jump, skip, socialize, communicate, swing, tumble?”

Th is helped city staff choose from a number of company proposed designs.

“It’s really nice to have the community participation and it was interesting because the company that came out to install it said that every day the people in this neighbourhood supervised [them],” Goulet said. “So it’s that neighbourhood

park that they really feel anownership in, watching over thewhole process for it.”

But the true test was from theonly child present, Jayda Gill.

And when asked what shethought of the bright newplayground equipment, she saidloudly, “Love it.”

She and other children inAgassiz now have a new place torun, swing and laugh.

“Th is park is sure to sparkthe imagination and enhancethe play experience of childrenwho will frequent it,” Mayor VanLaerhoven said at the end of hispresentation. “So that childhoodmemories can continue to becreated in the park.”Jayda Gill, 2, is helped onto the new equipment by her father Jason.

Community takes part in playground design

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‘Renewed relationship’ welcomed by Sto:lo leaders

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A public information meeting about a proposed contaminated soil landfi ll near the Chehalis River is set for Monday at Scowlitz Community Hall.

Th e Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is conducting the meeting to “initiate early consultation to better understand the public interest with respect to the proposal,” the group said in a notice. Th ey noted that it is not a public hearing.

Th e proposed landfi ll site is intended to be used by Statlu Resources Inc. for disposing and storing soils that contain residual petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals.

Th at material would all be coming from contaminated sites and moved to the proposed 8.3 ha (20 acres) location near the 10 kilometre mark of the Chehalis Forest Service Road, north of Highway 7.

A recommendation from planner David Bennett in early November to the Electoral Area Services Committee, stated that the Fraser Valley Regional District should “initiate early consultation including a public information meeting and preliminary referral of the proposal to First Nations, stakeholders, and stakeholder groups.”

Applicant Statlu Resources Inc. submitted an application for rezoning the area adjacent to the Chehalis River in Electoral Area “C” to allow “a remediated soil landfi ll in association with an aggregate extraction and processing (crushing) operation.”

Bennett’s recommendation

also recognizes the confl ict of having such a site in the wilderness of the Chehalis River Valley that supports tourism and recreation, and is a salmon stronghold with importance in the regional ecosystem.

But it also states that the remoteness of the location

FVRD staff “believe that there is merit to the proposed aggregate processing at this location given the reduced potential from confl ict with the existing community, notwithstanding concerns regarding truck traffi c.”

According to Statlu Resources the need for a site arises from EcoWaste in Richmond reaching capacity.

Th e Richmond fi rm would rather store construction waste that pays fi ve-times the tipping fees of soils.

But the FVRD assessed that Statlu Resources provide numbers for these fi ndings as no actual assessment of storage capacity at existing landfi lls was given.

Statlu will be sourcing the remediated soil from qualifi ed soil treatment providers that have materials from underground storage tanks, former service stations and car repair shops.

And FVRD staff are concerned about the potentially aff ected First Nations community members who had not provided feedback when the recommendation came out.

Th e public information meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Scowlitz Community Hall, 12892 Moses Drive, Lake Errock, Electoral Area “C”.

Map showing location of the proposed landfill

Input sought on proposed landfillLandfill, located near the Chehalis River, would hand contaminated soil

Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

New electronic speed signs that activate in bad weather to reduce the speed limit are now being installed on stretches of the Sea-To-Sky Highway, the Coquihalla and Highway 1 near Revelstoke.

Th e province committed to the variable speed zones at the same time it decided to raise the posted maximums to 120 km/h on portions of the Coquihalla, and to 100 km/h on much of the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

Th e 47 digital signs are to go live in early 2016 and when they’re activated the dialed-down limit will be enforceable by police.

Th e province had promised the digital signs would be in place for this winter, but with two to three months of testing still required,

winter may be mostly over on the Highway 99 section by the time they’re working.

An extensive system of traffi c, pavement and visibility sensors will be calibrated to detect challenging conditions – whether it’s extreme cold, freezing rain or heavy snowfall – and provide a recommended speed to operations staff , who will update the maximum speed shown on digital signs.

Overhead message signs at the entrance to each corridor will tell drivers they’re entering a variable speed zone

and to be aware of changing weather conditions.

Th e transportation ministry is spending $12.5 million to install and run the three pilot systems.

Offi cials hope the pilot project will spur more drivers to reduce speed in severe winter conditions and save lives.

Police say they’re developing procedures to fairly enforce the variable limits and ensure drivers have seen the signs before being tickets are issued.

“Th ere’s huge

challenges from the enforcement side,” Delta Police Chief Neil Dubord, who chairs the traffi c safety committee of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police.

“We have to be absolutely coordinated with the province when they’re turning them down.”

Dubord said variable speed zones will help mitigate the risk from the increased speed limits, which he said police chiefs still have qualms about.

“We would still like to have seen the speeds stay where they were, on the Coquijalla especially,” Dubord said, adding speed remains a major contributor to fatal crashes.

Crews are installing 16 variable signs on the Sea to Sky from Squamish to Whistler, 13 on the Coquihalla from Portia interchange to the old toll plaza,

and 18 on Highway 1 from Perry River to Revelstoke.

Dubord said he had hoped to see the signs activated sooner.

“We’re already getting some good snows on the Coquihalla so it would be nice to have it up there already.”

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Th ere is an end in sight for drivers and pedestrians who are inconvenienced by the construction on Morrow Road just east of the Agassiz-Rosedale Highway.

District staff said it is anticipated to be completed before the holiday season, by the second to last week of December.

“Th e road will remain open and at times it will be single, alternating traffi c,” said the District Operations & Engineering Services department’s Mick Th iessen. “Th e District appreciates the public’s patience and understanding as

we make these improvements to our community.”

Th e central focus on Morrow—under the project name of Morrow and Pioneer Upgrades—was the upgrade of the sanitary sewer main.

And there are some frontage improvements also included in the section, including curbing, landscape strips and sidewalks under the hydro towers between Tower Road and Industrial Way on the north block.

Th ough construction is scheduled to be done this month, the fi nal paving won’t be done until there is favourable weather.

A temporary pavement will be installed so the surface won’t be

left as gravel in the interim. Th eyare also intending to fi nish upsome of the curbing and sidewalkwork there as well.

As for complaints, the Districthas had very few.

“As far as the public callingus, it’s been pretty good frommy perspective,” Th iessen said.“So that’s a testament to theworkers out there and howthey're handling or dealing withthe property owners and thetraveling public.”

He added that notices wereprovided to all local residentsthat were aff ected by the projectand proper construction signagewas put in place notifying thepublic of the work.

Construction on Morrow Road is expected to be completed before the end of the year.

End in sight for road work

New regional park gets green light in Harrison


Mayor Leo Facio announced that the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has confi rmed that the East Sector park in Harrison Hot Springs has been offi cially established as a regional park.

“It’s a big thing for this area,” said Facio Tuesday. “Besides being good for the residents it’s also good for the tourism.”

Th e FVRD has budgeted $10,000 of annual funding to maintenance of the park which is comprised of 300 acres of provincially owned land (80 acres of which is leased by Harrison as a recreation area). Th e

newly designated park area does not include the 79 acres of privately owned East Sector land that borders the back of Cottonwood Avenue.

Th e East Sector Park boundaries are roughly from McPherson Road to the northern, larger bridge on McCombs Drive (south of Eagle Street) and all the way east up against the mountain (excluding any District of Kent land).

Th e new regional park has collected approximately $75,000 from grant applications that will go toward initial upgrades that include trail improvements, signage, an information kiosk, picnic tables, road signage, a waste

management system, washrooms, parking lots for 12 to 16 cars and even an opening celebration.

Improvements will be made to the Memorial, Spirit, Bridal Path and Quarry trails, and this will be the fi rst step of the project which will begin in the new year.

It is a project that started in 2012 and has seen Facio lobbying two ministers over the years and working with the FVRD to make it happen.

Th e trails will be part of the Experience the Fraser project, which connects Hope to the Salish Sea along the Lower Fraser River by means of a 550 kilometre trail.

“Th is is for us partlybut it’s for our childrenas well,” Facio said. “Ithink it’s a wonderfulthing and when I heardthat news this morning Iwas thoroughly pleasedabout it.”

Aft er theannouncement wasdelivered in Facio’smayor’s report Mondaynight, there were loudcheers from a smallgroup in the publicgallery.

Th ere was alsocriticism from onemember of the public,John Allen, whopointed to the plot ofprivately owned landthat is not included inthe deal. He called thepark incomplete.

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Business not as usual on B.C. farmland

Does it need to be said? December is well upon us, which means Agassiz and Harrison are already

two weeks into the Christmas party season. And it’s only going to get busier.Of course it should go without saying, but somehow, it never does.Don’t drink and drive.It’s a pretty simple, straight forward message, and not one that is all that

difficult to abide by.But of course, not everybody will. And police will no doubt hear the usual

litany of worn-out excuses as they set up seasonal checkstops each weekend from now until the New Year. (See story, page 3.)

The truth is, there is no valid excuse for getting behind the wheel when you’ve been drinking.

If you’re too frugal to take a taxi, get a group together and rent a limo. Or if you can find a friend who’s willing to take one for the team, designate them to be your driver. (But be sure to buy them something nice as a thank you — it’s the season of giving, after all).

Then there’s what we consider the obvious solution: book a ride with Operation Red Nose.

The whole reason for teams of volunteers to be out on the roads until the wee hours of the morning every weekend is to keep drinking drivers off them and, in the process, keep everyone else that much safer.

You get a ride home and, as an added bonus, your vehicle comes with you, so there’s no need to wander around in a haze the next morning, trying to figure out where you might have left it.

It’s hard to believe that with all the available alternatives, people still choose to drink and get behind the wheel. But they do, and ICBC has the sobering statistics to prove it.

During the month of December, an average of four people are killed in impaired related crashes every year in B.C. and, on average, 23 people are killed in crashes involving impaired driving in the Lower Mainland every year.

Those numbers are as unimpressive as they are unnecessary.~ Black Press

OpinionIs the public getting the message about drinking and driving?

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Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has released the latest update to the B.C. Liberal government’s “strategic growth plan” for farm and food products.

Aft er reporting a record $12.3 billion in total agriculture and agri-food sales in B.C. for 2014, the latest plan sets a new goal of increasing it to $15 billion by 2020.

It’s a mostly a status quo plan, continuing current marketing eff orts and encouraging higher-value production of a wider range of products.

Th e ministry intends to hire its fi rst expert in food and beverage production. It’s a refl ection of the fact that fully 70 per cent of that $12.3 billion comes from food and beverage processing. Th is continues the government’s push to improve economic viability

of farms by allowing more food product manufacturing and sales on Agricultural Land Reserve property.

Letnick says another key strategy is to improve access to irrigation. B.C. has 20,000 farm operations, a number that’s holding steady even as the average age of farmers increases.

Opposition MLAs formed their own agriculture committee to tour the province over the past year, chaired by NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham and independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington. Th eir report speaks to some of the issues not discussed by the government.

One of those is foreign purchase of farmland, a matter subject to regulation in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba but not B.C.

Properties have also been purchased to grow hay for export to Asia, and Huntington says she continues to hear of costly farmland in Delta and Surrey being bought at prices long-established farm

families can’t aff ord.We’ve seen a British food and

drug conglomerate buy up B.C. Interior farms to plant trees for

carbon off sets, a project that was wound down aft er local protests. Popham and Huntington are calling for a systematic inventory of foreign purchases, to determine if regulation is needed here as climate change shift s growing patterns.

Popham argues that with California enduring years of

drought, B.C. can’t continue to depend on imports for more than half its food.

“We have countries that are actively seeking food producing land, because their countries are having diffi culties producing under drought conditions,” Popham said. “So before we know it, our farmland could be bought up by other countries that are actively and smartly trying to ensure their own food security.”

Neither Letnick nor the opposition MLAs could produce results from the government’s decision to split the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones, with more latitude for non-farm activities outside the southwest and Okanagan.

But we’re starting to see signs of the new system of regional Agricultural Land Commission panels working with local governments.

Th e Langley Times reports that the Township of Langley quietly signed a deal with the ALC in July to allow development of farmland

near the Aldergrove border crossing and Langley airport.

Th e agreement says there is a need for a “defensible and durable urban/ALR edge.” If you think everyone loves farming, you’ve likely never lived on this “urban/ALR edge.”

Th e latest example is on Vancouver Island, where urban neighbours are protesting an established farmer’s decision to clear a forested property for hay growing.

Th e farmer has been forced to erect a chain-link fence to keep out trespassers who have decided the property is a park that they can use when they like.

Th e mayors of Saanich and View Royal seem more concerned with appeasing urban complainers than protecting the right to farm. Th ey are being pressed to buy up idle ALR land to soothe urban voters repelled by logging and farming.

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

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improve economic viability of farms by allowing more

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In response to Tom Fletcher column “Inconvenient Truths of Climate Change,” I would like to add that many, if not all of the “jet-setters” who recently met in Paris have benefi ted fi nancially from their climate-change ideas. And speaking of ideas, Al Gores “Inconvenient Truth" cannot be shown in many American schools these

days unless there is someone to present the other (scientifi c) side of the story.

So why do Obama and Trudeau march on with their one-sided take on Climate Change/Global Warming? Th e short answer is that for the most part the mainstream media are sensitive to the issue and willingly propagate the

fear-mongering that Liberals are famous for. It’s no secret that Obama has the media in his pocket and now Trudeau has found that secret too.

Regarding Climate Change/Global Warming, someone has recently said, “ I’ll believe it’s a crisis when the people who say it’s a crisis, act like it’s a crisis.” Al Gore et al still fl y around

in their Lear jets, live in their fossil fuel sucking mansions and party till the cows come home. So (yawn) I think I’ll just curl up with a Good Book and wait to see how it will all play out.

Min WendelAgassiz, B.C.

Media ‘fear-mongering’ about climate

Tom Fletcher’s “Inconvenient truths” column was highly selective in its choice of so-called climate “alarmist” examples.

Yes, contrarian examples exist, and can be used to make a point. For example, some glaciers are growing (around seven per cent, compared to more than 70 per cent that are shrinking). One who would sympathize with some of Fletcher’s comments is the famous independent scientist James Lovelock, annoyed with some “environmentalists who emotionalize the arguments.” But Lovelock, the father of the Gaia Th eory, directs his focus not to these people but more importantly to the climate scientists, the results of their work, and the stark options facing civilization.

In his latest book, A Rough Ride to the Future, Lovelock notes that the fact that there has not been as much warming to date as most models were predicting has contributed to the denier perspective.

He sees early computer models as simulating the atmosphere well, whereas only now are models simulating the interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere, something much more complex to model.

It is clear that there has been signifi cant warming linked to burning fossil fuels. Increasing parts per million of CO2 and other warming gases is documented, as is ocean acidifi cation.

Th e built-up inertia in the Earth system, given these data, may be a tipping point from

which it could be too late to take meaningful action.

Th e nature of this issue means we cannot be 100 per cent certain, however the Precautionary Principle would urge action on 80 per cent confi dence when the realization of a risk would be catastrophic.

Editorials that denigrate vocal activists and selectively choose data lower the quality of discussion, contribute to polarized discussion, and raise doubt as to whether any action is needed; just what climate change denial interests want.

Black Press, given that it touts itself as the largest independent news chain, can do better.

Kevin Tyler

A selective contrarian

Carbon tax isn’t reducing emissionsRe: Inconvenient

truths of climate change (B.C. Views, Dec. 3)

As Tom Fletcher pointed out, there are many questions on climate change.

I’m not sure that B.C. or Canada is the problem, but the B.C. government is on the right track with the carbon tax, because it is apparent that Canadians need to lead on the environment, and be seen as leading. We need to be able to market our resources and lead in

sustainability.Th e B.C. carbon tax

has pluses and minuses. Some of the carbon tax burden is returned to lower income earners – this is a good thing. Th e tax, however, does little to reduce CO2 emissions. If four of the $5 billion collected over the past six years had been invested in reforestation, carbon sinks, the B.C. government could proclaim to the rest of Canada and the world that we are making a

real diff erence.I think B.C. and

Canada are doing a good job on environmental issue, but we need to seen to be doing more. A B.C. carbon tax that brings in $5 billion to provide $5.7 billion in tax cuts does not appear to me to be making the necessary changes in addressing the global environmental concerns.

Th e perception is that we are doing nothing. Th is need to change.

Phil Harrison

Tom Fletcher’s latest column, a litany of classic skepticism about what’s going on in the atmosphere, is like a museum display of petroleum industry attitudes.

He evidently has no shame in carrying the torch for continuing with status quo policies around energy sources and emissions. No surprise, because his boss and others

are betting there’s still hope for selling sludge to Asia.

I notice in reading the letters from various outposts of Black Press, there are few readers buying this argument. Th at is encouraging for people who have their ears and eyes open to the realities of the climate situation.

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Th e Agassiz Fire Department had another successful Walk and Knock, collecting 5,212 toys and food items and $2,270 in cash for the Agassiz Harrison Community Services last Th ursday night.

“I would like the congratulate

all of the Agassiz Fire Department Members, Kent Harrison Search and Rescue Team, our local Scouts, Deanna Wilson, Carol VanTol, Katrina Ozzard, Jewelle Klop, Kalya Myles, Kordell Myles, Caylin Kenyon, Pierre Groenenboom,

Jemima Groenenboom, Hailey Drury, Ian Wilson, Abby Wilson, Ben Inkman, Marshall Bowles and Kayla Stanway for the great job in making our food drive another success,” said Fire Chief Wayne Dyer.

Volunteers sort through donations at the Agassiz Fire Department’s Walk and Knock last Thursday.

Walk and Knock a success

Flood pump replacement over budgetGreg LaychakTHE OBSERVER

Th e Miami River Dike fl ood pump replacement that is scheduled to be completed next spring has run $127,000 over budget, said Bob Wilson Interim Chief Administrative Offi cer of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs.

Council unanimously

passed a motion aft er Wilson’s presentation to go ahead with awarding the contract to Timbro Contracting who bid lowest.

Th e budget discrepancy came from the change in Canadian-U.S. exchange rates since the time of project estimating, according to staff .

Th e council members approved the motion, but acknowledged a squeezed timeline because of an approximately $1.25 million grant being on the line.

Th at funding will be lost if the pump replacement is not completed by the end of March.

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Agassiz RCMP offi cers invite the public todrop by Super Valu to stuff police cruisers withnon-perishable food items and cash donations.

“Our Stuff the Cruiser event of 2014 inAgassiz gathered 2 SUVs of groceries and over$597 in cash for our local food bank,” said Cst.Teresa Parsons of the Agassiz RCMP. “We arelooking to the community to surpass thosenumbers this year.”

Th e seventh annual Stuff the Cruisercampaign will be on December 12 between 9:00a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Agassiz location.

All donations will be presented by police tothe local Salvation Army Food Bank.

“RCMP invite everyone to come to any oneof our Stuff the Cruiser locations in the UpperFraser Valley and take the opportunity to meetyour local police offi cers and participate in thisworthy cause,” said Cpl. Mike Rail.

Stuff the cruiser on Dec. 12Greg LaychakTHE OBSERVER

Village Council received a report showing the planned implementation of Blocks 2 and 3 of the Esplanade Avenue redevelopment project in Harrison Hot Springs.

With Block 1 complete and drawings 70 per cent fi nished the Village is poised to proceed with tendering in the fi rst week of January, closing tender on Jan 29.

Bob Wilson, Village Interim Chief Administrative Offi cer,

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Th ere were 157 places where drivers were stopped across BC during a Counterattack blitz on Friday night, Dec. 4. Th e RCMP’s collective eff orts, with ICBC and Operation Red Nose, resulted in over 24,000 vehicles being checked and 116 impaired drivers were removed from our roads.

“I have no doubt that coordinated police eff orts such as this save lives and reduce crime and needless tragedy,” says Cpl. Ronda McEwen, spokesperson for BC RCMP Traffi c Services.

Th e Dec. 4 blitz was highlighted throughout the night, as tweets told stories and showed images of

vehicles being towed from police checks, across the province.

Not only was alcohol impairment a signifi cant concern but drug impaired drivers were also removed from the road. “Th ese stats are a tragic reminder that some drivers are willing to put themselves and others at great risk; regardless of the consequences,” says Cpl. McEwen.

“BC has some of the toughest impaired driving laws in Canada and police are dedicated to enforcing these laws; not only during December, but all year long and we need our communities to support our eff orts. When you plan

your festivities, plan your safe ride home too. Friends, colleagues and loved ones need to hold each other accountable and we encourage road users to call 911 when they suspect an impaired driver. Collectively, we can save lives this holiday season and make BC roads the safest in Canada,” reminds Superintendent Derek Cooke, Offi cer in Charge of BC RCMP Traffi c Services.

“We would like to acknowledge police offi cers across BC for their hard work this holiday season, as they are missing out on time with their own families, in order to keep everyone else’s families safe. While the majority of BC residents realize

driving is a privilege that is earned, everyone has the right to get home safe. Th ank you for respecting that privilege by making the right choice to not drink and drive this holiday season. For the minority who make the poor decision to mix their holiday drinking with driving, police offi cers across BC will ensure that privilege is taken away,” says Staff Sergeant Dale Somerville, BC RCMP Traffi c Services.

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Trees that pleaseTh e annual Festival of Trees is on

display in the lobby of the Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa, with beautifully decorated trees by local merchants and organizations. Th e display will remain open over the holiday season.

ACE brunchACE’s fourth annual Christmas

morning brunch for seniors who are on their own will take place at the Agassiz Legion hall. Tickets are free, as always, but seniors will need a ticket to attend as seating is limited. Th ey are available from ACE, the Legion, and the Agassiz Library, aft er December 10. ACE requests donations both in the form of cash to purchase some of the necessities, and in the form of gift s that can be wrapped for Santa to give out to guests. Th ey also welcome more volunteers.

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Dinner takes place on Wednesday, Dec. 16 this year at the Agricultural Hall. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and dinner is served from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Th e Agassiz Harrison Observer, Pioneer Motors, Winks Convenience,

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Carols on tracksTh e CP Holiday Train makes

its Agassiz stop in front of the Agricultural Hall at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 for a musical performance by Jim Cuddy, Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott. Attendance of the concert is by non-perishable food or cash

donation for the food bank.Th e program started in 1999

and has raised almost $9.5 million and collected 3.3 million pounds of food since its inception. Performers will play more than 150 shows from their boxcar stage over the three weeks of the Christmas trip. In 2014, approximately 1,500 people attended the event.

Happy Newfi e New YearTh e Agassiz Legion presents a

Newfi e New Year’s Eve dinner and dance at their hall. Doors open at 4

p.m., with starters at 4:30 p.m. and a plated dinner served at 5 p.m. Snacks, favours and noise makers are available as the celebration continues. the Newfi e New Year celebration is at 7:30 p.m. and dancing to the guest band, Two Old Cats will go from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Legion for $60 per couple and $30 per single. Call 604-796-2332 for more information.

• Submit your holiday happenings to [email protected].

Holiday Happenings around town

Jim Cuddy returns aboard the CP Holiday Train in front of the Agassiz Agricultural Hall on Dec. 18.

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Th e objective of the initiativeis to help seniors continueliving independently in theirown homes by providing simplenon-medical support serviceslike help with housekeeping andtransportation to appointments.

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A spectacular union of Christmas magic and Celtic choral tradition will be taking place in Chilliwack on December 13, 2015, when the Chilliwack Cultural Centre celebrates the season with Christmas with the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir. Th ere could be no more magnifi cent a way to mark the arrival of the festive period or get into the spirit of the season than with the resonant and inspirational tone of dozens of voices in glorious chorus – so make sure to welcome the Welshmen when they visit Th e Centre this December!

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Baseball in Agassiz is up and running with the launch of winter training. Th at’s good news for families looking for ways to keep their kids active and in town.

Th e Agassiz Baseball Association was founded last year to promote and encourage an active interest in minor league baseball for the youth of Agassiz and the surrounding areas. Monte Chartrand, President of the Association, said the interest shown last year was incredible.

More than forty kids came out to play baseball and three teams were fi elded, one in each division: Tadpole (7-9 years), Mosquito (9-11 years) and Pee Wee (12-13 years).

It’s clear Agassiz wants baseball back on the home fi elds. Th e Tadpoles played hard at home, while the Mosquito and Pee Wee players had the opportunity to learn more about the game by competing with teams outside of the area including Chilliwack and Mission.

In July 2015, the Pee Wee spring team proudly brought home the Fraser Valley East Tier 1 Championship trophy and presented it to District of Kent Council. Th e trophy remains on display at the Community Recreation & Cultural Centre.

Chartrand hopes to build on the success of the fi rst year by seeing even more families out at the District fi elds.

Th is coming season will follow a similar format: practices and games scheduled in town with some travel to other areas for games.

Indoor training, open to youth ages 6-14, began on Nov. 19 and is a fun and aff ordable way to prepare for the regular season.

Coaches Chris McCurdy and Nick Quintana were excited to see a large turnout of both new and return players.

Th e training focuses on building fundamental baseball skills that will lead to success in the regular season.

Training takes place at the Agassiz Agricultural Pavilion every Th ursday and Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. until April, when the spring season begins.

For more information email [email protected], visit www.agassizll.com or search Agassiz Baseball Association on Facebook. Registration for the spring season begins Dec. 1. Application forms can be downloaded from the association website or picked up at the Community Recreation and Cultural Centre.

Baseball training takes place at the Agassiz Agricultural Pavilion every Thursday and Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. until April, when the spring season begins.

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Groups & Activities For EveryoneHooked on Books: Agassiz Library Book Club takes place on the last Tuesday of every month, starting at 6:30pm at the Agassiz Library. Love to read and want to talk about what you’re reading? You don’t have to be a member, just drop in when you can. Pick up the book at the library any time before the meeting and get ready to share your opinions!Stitch “n” Rip - Every Tuesday from 9 am - 1 pm. Come to the Harrison Mills Hall with any un� nished sewing, stitching, knitting projects, etc. FMI call Kim 604-796-2336.Olive Branch Dinners - Come join us for a free home cooked meal. Tuesdays 5 - 6 pm. 7571 Morrow Rd, ACS gym. No expectations, enjoy community companionship. Families & all ages welcome.T.O.P.S. - Meets Thursdays at 9:30 am, or 5:45 pm., at the Agassiz Christian Church. FMI call 604-796-0686.Agassiz-Harrison Community Services Thrift Store - We’re looking for volunteers! Open Monday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm. Feel free to come by 6919 Cheam Avenue or call 604-796-9932 FMI.Royal Canadian Legion - Hosts drop-in “Fun Darts” every Mon. at 4 pm & Fri. at 8 pm, Players needed, arrive early to register. Cribbage daily. Non-members welcome. Call 604-796-2332The Wednesday Walkers - Easy hiking every Wednesday. FMI call Eleanor 604-795-0076Knitting/Crochet Sisters Group - Projects for worthy causes. Contact Alice 604-796-3060 or email [email protected] Al-Anon. - Is someone’s drinking a� ecting you? FMI call Shirley 604-796-9865 or Anne 604-796-3103Agassiz Elks Lounge - 1824 #9 Hwy, open daily 3pm till closing. Everyone welcomeThe Joy of singing with Doris and the Sunshine Ladies - Spend an hour with the seniors in song. FMI call Doris at 604-796-0442.Agassiz-Harrison Lions - Meet at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Lion’s Den in the Ag-Rec Hall, 6800 Pioneer Ave. FMI call Joey at 604-796-9951Hope Christian Women’s Club Brunch - Free nursery by reservation as well. For info & reservations call Raye 604-869-5420 Agassiz Harrison Community Drivers Program - A community based volunteer driver program providing rides to all local, Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland medical

appointments & other personal services. Always looking for more drivers. Call 604-798-6228, email [email protected] or visit 7046 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz.Friendship House Nickel Bingo on Mon. at 1 pm, Tues. Bridge and Cribbage at 1 pm, Sit and Be Fit 10:30 am Mon. & Fri., Drop-in Floor Curling 7 pm Thurs.Kent-Harrison Arts Council - KHAC meets the third Sunday of each month. FMI call (604) 796-8604 or email us at [email protected] International All-weather Tennis Club - Drop-in tennis at 8 am daily at the Spring Park tennis complex. All are welcome. Good fun and exercise is guaranteed at no cost. FMI contact John Allen 796-9117Jam Session - Every 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm - 10:30pm by donation. Everyone welcome, bring an instrument and a friend! OAP Hall, Friendship Hall. FMI call Derry at 604-796-1084Lions TV Bingo - Thursday nights at 6 pm on Shaw Cable. Pick up your bingo cards at The Source - Chehalis Store & Ledoux HardwareThe Chilliwack MS Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group - Meets every third Wednesday of each month from noon to 2pm at the lunchroom of the Royal Cafe 45886 Wellington St., Chilliwack. New members welcome. FYI call Owen at 604-795-5216Agassiz ESL Conversation Circles - Practice speaking English at the Agassiz Library Tuesdays from 1:15 - 2:15 in July and on August 4.Harrison Community Social Club Drop-in - Every Thurs. at Harrison Hot Springs Memorial Hall, 9:30 am: cards, darts, games & co� ee. Contact Jacquie 604-796-3105 or Audrey 604-491-4944Overeaters Anon. - Meets Thursdays from 3:30pm - 4:30pm. For location call Elizabeth at (604) 491-5401.Agassiz Monday Painters est.1961 - Meets every Mon. from 11 am - 3 pm at Agassiz United Church. FMI call Linda 604-794-5554.Harrison Natural Health Club - Meets Fridays from 6:30pm. Open talk about prevention, lifestyle, chronic conditions, nutrition, helping family members, recipes & addictions. Bring your challenges, questions, concerns & ideas. Share valuable info and listen to stories so we can all learn and help. FMI call/text (604) 316-4922

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Annual Festival of Trees - On display begin- ning Nov. 28 in the lobby of the Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa. View beautifully decorated trees by local merchants and organizations. Will remain on display over the holiday season.

Agassiz’s Annual Community Carol Festival - 7pm tonight at the Agassiz Agricultural Hall. All welcome. Freewill o� ering will be taken for Agassiz Harrison Community Services.

Community Christmas Dinner - Wednesday, December 16 at the Agassiz Agricultural Hall.

Doors open at 5:45pm with dinner served from 6-8pm.

Photos with Santa Crackle - December 18 from 11am-3pm at the Agassiz Library. No charge and no appointment needed. All welcome.

Agassiz Legion presents: New� e New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance - Doors open at 4pm. Starters at 4:30 with bu� et dinner served at 5pm. Snacks, noise makers & favours. New� e New Year at 7:30 pm. Dancing to Two Old Cats from 6 - 10pm. Family friendly! FMI call (604) 796-2332

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Mail is being held at the Agassiz post offi ce for those residents who collect at the community mailbox on Whelpton Road aft er a late November incident at that rural pick-up location.

Th e Canada Post Corporation letter posted on the community boxes states that “a person(s) unknown have

again vandalized the Community Mail Boxes where you pick up your mail.”

Canada Post internal Security is looking into the matter.

It is unknown at this time if the damage is a result of an attempted theft .

Break-ins disrupt mail service

Laura RodgersBLACK PRESS

When a First Nations heritage site sits on land slated for development, it usually results in a tense standoff . But a dispute over a Sumas First Nation ancestral cemetery in Abbotsford has put a business developer and Aboriginal groups from across the province fi rmly on the same side.

Aft er a year with no response from the province, First Nations leaders from across B.C. met at an east Abbotsford lot, owned by Corpus Management Group, to push for Heritage Conservation Act recognition of the burial site underfoot. Th ey were joined by John Glazema, Corpus’ director, who joined the dignitaries in donning a draped blanket — a mark of respect.

Th e cultural signifi cance of the Sumas Mountain location – understood to be an ancestral cemetery associated with a devastating 1782 smallpox epidemic – caused the City of Abbotsford to reject the $40 million “agri-mall” business proposed there by Corpus last November. But without provincial recognition of the site under the Heritage Conservation Act, there’s no recourse for the company to receive compensation for the land that’s now known to be undevelopable.

On Friday, Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver gathered with some of B.C.’s top aboriginal leaders at the site, with all urging provincial action. In attendance were Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, Regional Chief Shane Gottfriedson of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, Robert Phillips of the First Nations Leadership Council, Ray Harris of the First Nations Summit and Chief David Jimmie of the Stó:lō Nation.

Th e Sumas First Nation and Corpus petitioned the Ministry of

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to designate a portion of the land as a Provincial Heritage Site under the Heritage Conservation Act in December of 2014. Since then, they haven’t heard anything back.

“We’re hoping that we can get together with the government and move things forward to the satisfaction of everybody,” said Silver.

“We feel completely abandoned,” said Glazema.

Th ey hope bringing in provincial-level aboriginal voices, and asking the B.C. ombudsperson to intervene, will get them results.

Silver says he’s had to inform two previous landowners about the land’s importance to his people. Oral histories from local First Nations elders describe the site, once on the shore of the now-drained Sumas Lake, as the burial place of a Semá:th tribal village which was nearly wiped out by a wave of smallpox that arrived ahead of European contact.

He’s concerned there are no regulations currently in place to ensure land buyers know about sites of this nature. Glazema agrees — if he’d known its history, Corpus would never have bought the land or proposed a business development there.

Dave Schaepe, an archaeologist working for the Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre, believes the province is reluctant to grant the site recognition. Although the location is understood to be a culturally signifi cant burial site, the presence of physical remains has not been confi rmed and may not be confi rmable given how old the cemetery is. In archaeology, this is known as an “intangible” site, and Schaepe suspects the province may be worried that granting such a site recognition could set a precedent for many other similar sites on Crown land.

Financial compensation hoped for ancestral burial site

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VAN DE RAADTMartina

Marti passed away in Abbotsford Hospital after a short battle with cancer. Marti touched the lives of many people through her various jobs, recently as bookkeeper and volunteering with the church. She was an active member of the Catholic Women’s League since 1991.Marti is survived by her parents Henk and Rita; siblings, Margaret (Anthony) Johannas, Ria, Anne (Doug); 3 nephews and 1 grand-niece. Funeral was held on December 5, 2015 at St. Anthony of Padua Chruch in Agassiz.

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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/.

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