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Snow storm cuts power to Agassiz, HarrisonBy Lorene KeitchTHE OBSERVER

Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the entire eastern Fraser Valley this week, hitting the District of Kent, Harrison Hot Springs and surrounding communities particularly hard.

A beautiful snowfall Sunday turned into ice and rain, leading to heavy snow-laden trees, ice on power conduits and tree branches falling on power lines. While power outages stretched across the Lower Mainland, giant swaths of customers in this community were without power on and off throughout early Monday morning and into Tuesday. Th e power outages forced the shut-down of all Fraser Cascade schools. Village of Harrison Hot Springs and District of Kent crews were out Monday morning clearing the snow. But all

was quiet as businesses remained closed due to the lack of power for a portion of Monday.

Crews from Stqó:ya Construction were busy at Seabird Island Monday and Tuesday clearing downed trees and hazardous branches. Seabird was without power most of Tuesday and the Seabird Island Community School was shut down all of Tuesday, even as schools in Agassiz and Harrison re-opened.

BC Hydro spokeswoman Simi Heer says the eastern Fraser Valley was defi nitely the “hardest hit” in the province Monday. Th e power outages began in the early morning and, at its peak, aff ected approximately 14,000 customers.

“We saw outages throughout the day,” says Heer, explaining the challenge for BC Hydro crews was that as some power grids were fi xed,

others failed. So the number of grids to be restored kept changing.

“Th e major issue with this storm was ice buildup on conduits and power lines,” Heer explains.

Th e weight of water-soaked snow and icy buidup on trees led to branches falling on power lines. It has been an “extensive restoration process,” says Heer.

In any outage, crews start with the largest amounts of aff ected customers fi rst and work down to the smaller outages. So Heer says there is no way of guaranteeing when every grid will be restored, adding crews have been hampered by continued bad weather conditions in areas such as Hope. As of Th e Observer’s press time, there were still hundreds of homes, mostly in Hope, still without power. Th e Fraser Valley Regional District opened the Recreation Centre in

Hope on Tuesday for people needing a warm place to shower, use the washrooms or stay overnight.

Meanwhile on Highway 1, the weather forced a shutdown of the eastbound lane near the Flood-Hope Road for almost 24 hours. Eastbound traffi c was diverted at Highway 9 and detoured through Highway 7, bringing a massive infl ux of traffi c through the corridor beside Agassiz. On Monday at around 12 pm, a “single huge boulder” came down from a high location above the highway, describes Amos Gutman, operations manager for Emil Anderson Construction.

“It’s a problematic area,” says Gutman. Due to the terrain beside the highway, he says if there is a rockslide between Chilliwack and Hope, that area is where it’s most likely to occur.

Lorene Keitch/ ObserverStqó:ya Construction crew members Vince Malloway and Bruce Chapman were busy Tuesday morning clearing hazardous trees and branches from around Seabird Island as a result of the snow and ice buildup. Behind them, Seabird Island school remains closed due to the power outage.

Power outages also force the shut-down of all Fraser Cascade schools

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Harrison Fire Department names top firefighter for 2014

Fred Webber noted for 'exceptional work'

Harrison Hot Springs firefighter Fred Webber received the department's Firefighter of the Year award at the 2014 firefighter's banquet.

By Lorene KeitchTHE OBSERVER

Fred Webber already found volunteering at the fi re department rewarding. So winning an award for his service was just a bonus. Webber was named Firefi ghter of the Year for 2014 by his peers at the Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department.

Webber confesses he was surprised to win the award.

"I'm the oldest guy in the hall. I work very hard to keep up with the young guys,” he remarks. "It really humbled me a lot that they voted for me."

Th e Harrison fi re department was looking for volunteers aft er the Webbers moved to the village. He thought he might be too old but fi gured he would try out anyway.

"I've always wanted to be a fi refi ghter," Webber confi des.

He passed all the training and joined the department. With his experience at work, including having an Occupational First Aid ticket for 30 years, Webber quickly found a well-suited place in the department. He's a fi rst aid instructor and pumper truck expert.

Webber, who is now 61, says he is in better shape because of volunteering at the fi re department over the last four years. He encourages anyone interested to come down to the hall and try it out.

"It's the best thing I've done in my life," Webber says. "I'm very

happy to serve this communityand be part of the department."

Fire Chief Don Labossiere saysthis award is a "highly-coveted"honour and that Webber certainlyearned it.

"Overall, he is a good-naturedindividual and a very dedicatedmember of the Fire Department,"Labossiere says, adding his peersalso saw the "exceptional work"Webber puts into the hall.

Webber’s wife Liz agrees,sharing how committed herhusband is to this volunteer role.

"It's just amazing," Liz shares."Th at beeper goes off and he'sgone. Middle of the night - hegoes."

Liz Webber says if they goout for a date in the village,her husband chooses to have aginger-ale instead of a glass ofwine just in case there's a callout.

Th e award was handed out atthe Harrison fi re department’sannual Christmas dinner back inDecember. Also honoured thatevening was David Whittaker,who was presented with theVolunteer of the Year award,based on more than 200 hours ofvolunteering.

Rock slide shuts highwayEmil Anderson closed the highway

but crews were not able to clear the road until a geotechnical engineer assessed the stability of the slope. Usually, explains Gutman, the engineer will do a helicopter fl y-over of a slide area to look for any further rock slide concerns before crews are allowed on scene to clear the road.

Due to inclement weather Monday, the helicopter was not able to fl y until Tuesday morning somewhere between 9 and 9:30 a.m. Crews quickly cleared the boulder and a few small rocks and all lanes of the highway were open by 11 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Gutman says the boulder was most likely dislodged due to rain and ice which added to the weight.

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No arrests have been made yet in connection to an armed robbery that took place in Agassiz on New Year's Day.

Th e Agassiz Liquor Store opened for business as usual at 9 a.m. on Th ursday, Jan. 1. At approximately 10 a.m., a man entered the store and came up to the till where the lone employee was standing.

"A male indicated to staff he was armed with a weapon," explains Cst. Mike Rail, media relations offi cer with the RCMP.

Th e manager was not in the store at the time but says the employee who was on by himself handled the situation well. Th e

liquor store has surveillance cameras so she was able to watch the whole incident aft erwards. She says it appears the suspect actually waited outside the store until there were no customers inside.

When the suspect came inside, he had the employee lock the doors and brought him behind the counter where the cash register is located. Th e employee was instructed to open the till. According to the manager, the suspect took the money in the till plus a couple bottles of liquor displayed on the counter. He also took the handheld phones and told the employee not to phone the police before leaving.

"He was very polite apparently,"

said the manager, who asked her name not be used.

Th e employee texted the manager that there had been a robbery and she then called the RCMP.

"He did the right thing," she says of the employee, who has only worked the liquor store for the past few months.

She describes the suspect as a male, under six feet tall with short hair. No one at the Agassiz Liquor Store recognized the suspect.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, RCMP ask you to please contact Crime Stoppers or the Agassiz detachment of the RCMP at 604-796-2211.

Violent rapist denied paroleBy Vikki HopesBlack Press

A man convicted of the violent rape of an Abbotsford woman has been denied parole for the fi ft h time since 2011, with the parole board saying he is likely to cause "serious harm" to another person if released early.

Th e decision was made in late November in the case of James Ernest Armbruster, 50, who has been in prison since 1998, serving a 20-year sentence.

His mandatory release date is March 11, 2018.

Armbruster had been released from Mountain Institution in Agassiz in January 1998 aft er serving seven years for nine armed robberies, with a condition that he reside at a halfway house in Abbotsford for three months.

Five days later, he was armed with a knife when he walked into a vitamin store on Bevan Avenue and raped the sales clerk while threatening to kill her.

At the time of his sentencing, Armbruster had 63 prior convictions for crimes such as theft , break and enter, and the sexual assault of his 83-year-old grandmother.

Th e victim, who has publicly identifi ed herself as Beulah (she doesn't want her last name used), sued Correctional Service Canada (CSC) in 2001 for failing to protect

her from the violent off ender, and a $215,000 settlement was reached.

Armbruster fi rst applied for parole in March 2011, but was denied due to his high risk to reoff end violently and his refusal to participate in programs, according to parole

board documents.He was again denied

parole in January 2012, January 2013 and December 2013, when the board concluded there was "not suffi cient new information to indicate (Armbruster) had mitigated (his) risk to any suffi cient degree."

Documents following his recent review indicate that Armbruster has completed a sex off ender program, in which he

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Trudeau takes aim at secrecy

Justin Trudeau has come up with a campaign idea that may help him seal the deal with enough voters to win power in next October’s federal election.

He has taken direct aim at the prime minister’s secrecy, the muzzling of cabinet ministers, MPs and bureaucrats and what he calls “message control.”

Many people who otherwise have few issues with the Conservative government are not happy with the manufactured fl ow of information. Other than government ads which feature “the Harper government,” actual information from MPs and civil servants is oft en sparse. While some MPs are quite open and accessible with citizens and local media, many more are not.

Many cabinet ministers rarely hold press conferences. Harper himself is almost permanently unavailable to the media. He makes a few appearances, such as a recent year-end interview on CBC, but he never answers questions in an impromptu fashion.

Prime ministers don’t have to be your friends. But they do have to be accountable, and that includes saying something that isn’t scripted, at least once in a while.

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Victoria – Th e U.S. has Canada over a barrel on water as well as oil these days, but the tide is turning.

Last week I mentioned a new book called Th e Columbia River Treaty – A Primer by members of Simon Fraser University’s climate adaptation team. Th is slim volume makes the case that B.C. has ended up with a shockingly bad deal from this 1964 treaty, which concerned itself entirely with fl ood control and hydroelectric power.

In those days there was little or no environmental assessment. Agriculture, fi sh habitat and aboriginal impacts were ignored. More than a decade aft er the disastrous fl ood year of 1948, once Ottawa stopped its bureaucratic delays, U.S. public and private

power utilities paid B.C. $254 million to build three dams on the Columbia system.

Th ose dams (and one at Libby, Montana that mostly fl oods B.C. land) hold back the huge spring runoff from the Rockies and then dole out water for power production in B.C. and for the 15 hydro dams previously built downstream in the U.S.

Th e U.S. payment was for half the power over 30 years, which B.C. didn’t need at the time. Th en our American cousins cut us another cheque for $64 million, an estimate of the value of fl ood protection from 1968 all the way to 2024.

Boy, did we get taken. Th e SFU team calculates the value of that fl ood control to the U.S. at more like $32 billion.

Th at’s not even the worst of it. Th e Kootenays were once the leading fruit and vegetable growing area in B.C., bigger than the Okanagan. Now in the Arrow Lakes and other reservoirs, levels

rise and fall dramatically to steady the fl ow south. In addition to the large areas permanently fl ooded by the Mica, Duncan and Hugh Keenleyside dams, this renders more of B.C.’s prime bottom land impassable.

B.C. is paid precisely zero for this sacrifi ce, while Washington state has developed a $5 billion-a-year farm economy using our stable irrigation source. Th at has

helped their tree fruit growers push some Okanagan orchardists out of business.

As U.S. billionaires continue to bankroll environmental attacks on B.C. and Alberta energy projects, it’s worth noting that long before the treaty, the U.S. military-industrial complex had wiped out the Columbia River salmon runs. Th e U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private power partners dammed everything they could fi nd, exterminating a fi shery bigger than the Fraser that had sustained aboriginal people on both sides of today’s border for thousands of years.

B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett and SFU’s Jon O’Riordan both described to me their experience at the Columbia River Basin conference, held last October in Spokane.

Th eir main impression was that Americans, including traditional tribes, want those salmon runs restored. Vast amounts have been

spent on hatcheries and habitat to speed recovery below the Grand Coulee dam, which stands like a giant tombstone for migratory fi sheries above it.

Should the Americans ever manage to get salmon above their biggest dam, it will largely be up to B.C. to provide suffi cient cool water to keep them alive. Th at service has an increasing value to the U.S. as well as an ongoing cost to B.C.

Bennett surprised some in Spokane when he said the U.S. needs to pay more for the benefi ts from the Columbia River Treaty.

Th e fl ood control agreement expires in 2024. Th e treaty requires 10 years’ notice for either country to exit. Climate shift s are expected to make B.C. water more important than ever.

Your move, Uncle Sam.

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

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No matter how you slice it, every little bit helpsRe: Climate talks end 2014

in disarray (Column, Observer, Dec. 24)

I’ve always found it diffi cult to understand the fi xation on China and India shown by those, like Tom Fletcher, who mock and obstruct all attempts to mitigate our climate mess.

It seems they expect China and India to suddenly assume world leadership in this situation. A strange position, given the tendency for folks of Mr. Fletcher’s persuasion to hold up Western democracies as the right and proper leaders of this world.

Th ankfully, a bit of this confusion was cleared up towards the end of his column where Mr. Fletcher supported his “agnostic” attitude towards “human-caused global warming” by noting that the current trend of glacial recession started in the 1850s,

“when a sport utility vehicle had one horsepower in leather harness[.]” At that point, it became clear that Mr. Fletcher takes his analysis to the depth of a puddle. Unfortunately, the problem is very deep.

All of the histories I’ve encountered give the late 1700s as the starting point for the industrial revolution. In 1840, Charles Dickens, an accurate and astute observer of his world, described a landscape where “as far as the eye could see into the heavy distance, tall chimneys, crowding on each other... poured out their plague of smoke, obscured the light, and made foul the melancholy air.” (Th e Old Curiosity Shop, Chapter 45).

Dickens’s description is of a well-established industrial economy spewing highly polluting hydrocarbon emissions night and day from

the coal-fi red factory power plants that ran the steam engines of the early industrial revolution.

Th us, it should come as no surprise that the fi rst retreat of the glaciers appeared aft er decades of such pollution. And given this history, the demands of the developing nations that we in the West acknowledge our responsibility for the current state of the climate, and for mitigating the eff ects already being experienced, seem to have a compelling logic. Aft er all, the “developing nations” lack our long history of intensively burning hydrocarbon fuels.

It is this history of increasingly intensive economic effi ciencies that created our current climate issue, while providing our affl uent way of life.

Mr. Fletcher, however, is correct when he points out the lack of eff ective leadership on the climate issue. Mr. Obama is

hamstrung by a Congressional leadership that determined from the beginning of his administration to block every initiative he put forward. Xi Jinping may be able to apply more eff ective leadership in China, but I doubt Mr. Fletcher would feel comfortable following that lead.

As Wendy Mesley succinctly pointed out, however, Stephen Harper is well positioned to demonstrate responsible leadership by slowing the expansion of Canada’s hydrocarbon economy and by developing alternatives that satisfy our northern requirements.

And regardless of how one chooses to slice and dice the scope and scale of the numbers, we’re all in a situation where every little bit helps.

Russell DorfmanNew Westminster

Nisga’a Nation not a ‘parallel state’Th is in response to

Tom Fletcher’s column (‘Nisga’a proving their critics wrong,’ B.C. Views, Dec. 4) and a recent letter to the editor from Ron Johnson (‘Perils of a parallel state’).

First, the Nisga’a Nation is not a “parallel state.” As a result of our treaty, we are very much a part of Canada, a fact about which many Nisga’a citizens are extremely proud. In the manner set out in the Nisga’a Treaty, federal and provincial laws apply to Nisga’a Nation, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to Nisga’a government, Nisga’a citizens pay taxes, and Nisga’a citizens continue to be entitled to all the rights and benefi ts of other Canadian citizens.

If anything, our

treaty removed the barriers of the Indian Act that obstructed our full participation in Canadian society. We take exception to being separated in any way from Canada.

Second, Johnson’s comment that Nisga’a citizens have become a “landed gentry” is a completely inaccurate portrayal of the state of Nisga’a society. It suggests that through the recognition of our aboriginal title under the Nisga’a Treaty, Nisga’a Nation has somehow magically transformed its economic conditions to that of a 19th century aristocrat living off rents.

In fact we were not allowed to participate in the industrial revolution, and we need to catch up to the rest of Canada. As tax-paying Canadians, we at Nisga’a Nation still

have to earn our daily bread, attract investment to our area and carefully plan and build for the future, just like everyone else in Canada.

Th is is why we support the development of the liquefi ed natural gas industry in B.C., are seeking to attract investment, and possibly operate an LNG facility on Nisga’a lands. As we have indicated to the government of B.C. at recent joint press conferences, our eff orts at Nisga’a Nation provide LNG proponents project certainty to support the establishment of the LNG industry in B.C. generally.

Nisga’a Nation strives for sustainable prosperity and self-reliance. We appreciate how Fletcher has kept an open mind to allow his views on the Nisga’a

Treaty to evolve. We are optimistic that eventually more people will understand that we want what all citizens of B.C. want – an improved

quality of life.H. Mitchell StevensPresidentNisga’a Lisims

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Time to get on with Site C construction

I don’t understand what all the fuss is about the Site C dam. It’s been part of the energy plan for BC for more than half a century and there are already two dams on the Peace River.

Th ese other two dams have been powering BC for decades with the cleanest energy possible. Site C will take optimal advantage of the massive amount of water stored upstream by the Bennett Dam, reusing that water a third time to generate enough clean electricity to power 450,000 homes

per year before fl owing out to sea. Site C will also be built with most

up-to-date 21st Century energy and environmental technology, and the project has been studied and reviewed to death.

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It’s time to clear out the closets and itemize the attic. A team of students is looking for used goods for a good cause.

A group of 25 students and chaperones are heading to Agua Prieta, Mexico this spring for a missions trip. To get

there, they had to chip in their own plane ticket money. But now they’re collectively raising funds to pay for the building projects, food donations and other charity endeavours they hope to undertake while there.

Th ey are looking for everything from

clothing to craft kits. Th e donations will all be weighed and another organization will pay them for the amount of pounds of donations they bring in. So, every tacky knick knack, every mismatched dish and every out of date shirt will be accepted.

Th e 17 grade 12 students from Timothy Christian School have already started gathering donations, including Agassiz local Amanda Herfst. Amongst her own family, friends and church, they have collected more than 30 garbage bags of donations so far. Add that to the bags piling up at other student’s houses and they are on their way to a good fundraiser.

Herfst is excited about the missions trip. It will be her fi rst foray into the developing

world. She says the more she has thought about going, the more she realizes what a life-changing experience this could be.

“Th ink of the impact we can have on their lives,” she ponders. “I’m looking forward to making an impact.”

She anticipates that the trip will help open her eyes to what she has here, even more than she is already aware of it.

“Th ere’s a lot of need out there,” she says. “It will make us realize what we do have – families, our houses, everything – to see what God has blessed us with.”

Herfst had considered going to an RCMP training camp over Spring Break but decided in the end on the missions trip. It’s a decision shared by most of the graduating class

of Timothy Christian School. Teacher co-ordinator Jody Terpstra has been heading up the Mexico missions trip every year since it began in 1993. She says they used to open it up to grade 11 and 12 students but the demand is so great they’ve had to cap it to students from the graduating class. Th e size of the group has ranged from fi ve (the fi rst trip) to 31. Th is year’s 17 students are more than three quarters of the grade 12 population at the small Rosedale school.

Terpstra says this year’s team is “very enthusiastic.”

She loves leading the students each year into what, for most of them, is a new experience.

“It’s always a really big eye-opener, an appreciation for what we have here,” Terpstra says.

Donations can be dropped off at Timothy Christian School at 50420 Castleman Road during school hours. Terbara’s Hair Design at 45529 Watson Road will give you $5 towards a haircut if you bring in a garbage bag of donations to their business. For

more information or to enquire about donation pick-ups, call 604-796-9494.

Th e students have also been doing biweekly bottle drives since the Fall and will pick up your bottles or cans to go towards the trip. Text 604-819-5249 for bottle pick-ups.

List of collection items accepting:

Clothing, footwear, accessories, bed and bath linens, vases and

knick knacks, glasswareand dishes, pots andpans, school and offi cesupplies, craft kits

Not accepting: DVDsand CDs, VHS tapesand records, electronics,household appliances,cameras, books, toys,puzzles and games,plastics, cosmetics orliquids, loose candles,indoor or outdoorfurniture, holiday items,large items like bikesand wicker or baskets

Local teens raising money for Mexico missions trip

Amanda Herfst with the dozens of bags of donations already collected by members of theTimothy Christian school team members. They are looking for more donations from thecommunity to help raise funds for their Mexico missions trip this Spring break.

Some of Agua Prieta's youngest residents cluster in thesunshine during last year's Timothy Christian school mis-sions trip.

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A series premiere date has been announced for Wayward Pines, shot largely in Agassiz in 2013 and 2014.

Fox has announced that the show will be broadcast internationally on May 14 on their station. Th e show stars Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino, and both stars made numerous appearances in Agassiz over the course of shoot.

Th e small town was transformed into the fi ctional town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. An entire false front street was constructed along Pioneer Avenue, the main road in Agassiz. Interior scenes were shot in a studio in Burnaby. Th e resulting 10-episode show is based on a best selling book by Blake Crouch, and follows a Secret Service agent on a mission to fi nd two missing federal agents in a small town in the mountains.

Th e show will be broadcast to 125 countries, according to a release from Fox. In addition to Dillon and Gugino, Wayward Pines stars Melissa Leo, Shannyn Sossamon, Juliette Lewis and Terrence Howard. One of the executive producers of the show was M. Night. Shyamalan.

Premier for Wayward Pine announced

Fox says the mystery thriller – shot mostly in Agassiz – will be broadcast internationally on May 14.

End of era as AirCare stations shut downJeff NagelBLACK PRESS

It's the end of an era for drivers of older vehicles in the Lower Mainland.

AirCare stations will shut down for good on New Year's Eve and come 2015 motorists will no longer line up to pay for mandatory emissions testing.

Th e requirement in order to get vehicle insurance in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley was widely seen by drivers as a costly nuisance, particularly as cars got cleaner and most vehicles passed without being forced to get a tune-up.

But defenders argue the provincial government was wrong to scrap the TransLink-operated program.

"We know air quality from vehicles has improved over the last 10 or 15 years because we've been monitoring vehicles," said Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal, chair of Metro Vancouver's environment and parks

committee."It was a mistake

to discontinue this program. It will endanger the incredibly positive impacts it's had over the years."

Th e province's environment ministry cited "great progress" in reducing air pollution from light duty vehicles as emissions technology improved and noted the AirCare failure rate has fallen from 14 per cent in 2007 to less than eight per cent.

No new program has been announced to replace AirCare, but the province is expected to release a discussion paper in the spring on possible options to cut pollution from heavy trucks.

Deal said she's hopeful something new comes to tackle diesel trucks because Metro testing on roads has found alarming emissions from some "gross emitters."

Dave Gourley, general manager of AirCare, said he "absolutely" believes Lower Mainland

residents have breathed easier because AirCare enforced pollution limits for 22 years.

He notes nearly one million vehicles failed AirCare tests at some point since the program began in 1992. Most were repaired and returned to the road cleaner, while some others got early retirement.

So far this year more than 34,000 vehicles have failed AirCare, although that's down from a peak of around 120,000 vehicles a year in the mid-1990s.

"Th e technology changed and the cars can more or less diagnose themselves," Gourley said, making AirCare less relevant in recent years, at least in its current form.

"It's hard to make an argument in favour of it," he said. "I can't honestly say anybody is going to die or the sky is going to turn brown."

He said it's too soon to say if enough drivers will now ignore check engine lights to signifi cantly worsen

vehicle pollution and air quality.

AirCare's end here leaves just urban Ontario's DriveClean program in Canada, although there are more than 30 similar emission control programs in the U.S., with some new ones still being added.

Th e program is revenue-neutral, with fees only used to cover the program expenses – $16 million in 2014.

Newer vehicles are exempt from testing and fees have been reduced this year.

Motorists whose insurance expires in the dying days of 2014 have a couple of options to avoid a fi nal AirCare test.

One way is to not renew the policy until 2015 and perhaps take transit or fi nd other ways to get around for a couple of days.

Gourley says drivers can also get short-term or temporary insurance from ICBC to bridge them over to early 2015.

For those who stick to tradition, AirCare staff will be on duty until 5

p.m. Wednesday. "Th e doors will roll

down around that time and that will be the end of an era."

But even with AirCare gone and gasoline prices down, motorists face other rising expenses in 2015.

An ICBC rate hike means the average motorist will pay $40 more in 2015 for basic insurance, if regulators approve the increase.

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"acknowledged the harm" he caused the victim, but heis still considered a high risk to re-off end.

He has not discussed the specifi cs of his case or hisrelease plans with his case management team and hasrefused to participate in a psychological assessmentsince 2009, the documents add.

"Your case management team believes there are stillgrounds to believe you are likely to commit an off encecausing death or serious harm if released at this time."

Last year, Beulah expressed concerns thatArmbruster, who is originally from Manitoba, wasbeing transferred from the maximum-securityKingston Institution in Ontario to the medium-security Mountain Institution in Agassiz.

She said she was worried about him being releasedinto the Fraser Valley at the end of his sentence and shewas shocked the CSC would transfer him to this area.

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Harrison Mills residents are preparing for the worstBy Lorene KeitchTHE OBSERVER

Harrison Mills residents are hoping their eff orts to co-ordinate an emergency response team will never be needed. But if an emergency happens, they plan to be prepared.

Th e Harrison Mills Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) formed in 2013 and has been steadily gaining new members and a more organized team over the last year. Recently, the group was awarded a grant-in-aid for $3,025 from the Fraser Valley Regional Board. According to

CERT team leader Cindy Austin, they will decide at their next meeting exactly how to spend the grant-in-aid funding, with possibilities including First Aid training, two-way radios and updating the CERT kits.

CERT began as a project within the Harrison Mills Regional Association (HMRA). Th e nonprofi t group realized there was a need for emergency preparedness within Harrison Mills given their unique geography.

“If we have a major disaster this way, we feel in our area, we will

be isolated,” explains Al Roberts, CERT member and HMRA president. “If the trees block the highway or the bridge is washed out, we’re going to be alone.”

While there are neighbouring emergency service personnel who will come to Harrison Mills, the problem arises if the road is blocked, if the bridge is washed out or if, for some other reason, emergency services cannot make it to the small enclave quickly.

Th at’s where CERT kicks in. Th e roughly 20 members (some still need to pass their

training), spend time each month going through diff erent emergency scenarios, discussing emergency preparedness and assessing how to best help and protect their community.

“We are the fi rst responders, before the fi rst responders,” says Roberts.

According to Chris Wilson, manager of electoral area emergency services for the Fraser Valley, CERT has the ability to conduct an assessment of a situation for fi rst responders coming on scene. He explains that CERT

is a great advantage for Harrison Mills, as they are “champions of preparedness” within the community.

Wilson has spent time counseling the organization on procedures, taking them through training scenarios and providing support however he is able. Wilson’s long-term vision for the Harrison Mills CERT, a pilot project in the Fraser Valley, is to empower the people there, to give them the training and leadership to continue to build CERT. Wilson sees the potential for organizations like this to

form elsewhere within the Fraser Valley as well.

CERT’s next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Tapadera clubhouse in Harrison Mills. If you are interested in learning

more about the groupor how you can getinvolved, come to themeeting. Tapadera is agated community so callAl Roberts at 604-796-2372 if you would like toattend.

Harrison Mills CERT members Peter Bryant (left), CindyAustin and Al Roberts are working to make the team into aneffective, well-trained group that is prepared for possibleemergencies.

CommunityA Birthday worth celebrating

Cathy celebrated her 50th birthday at the Agassiz Legion with 40 friends and family.


A mother’s intuition is rarely wrong. At least it wasn’t for Maureen Baker when Cathy was born.

“I had an indication by the hush in the room,” she says. “As soon as she was born, I looked around and could tell by the look on their faces that something was wrong.”

Cathy was born with Down syndrome, simply meaning she has three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of two. It didn’t matter to Maureen. She asked to hold her daughter. She put her on her chest and Cathy just snuggled right in.

“We bonded,” Maureen recalls.Doctors didn’t make promises to Maureen about

Cathy’s future. Th ey said she would be hampered because she had basically no muscle tone. She was spastic and they didn’t paint a rosy picture of her future. Doctors encouraged her to put Cathy in Woodlands, an institution that was in New Westminster. Maureen, a determined mother, brought Cathy home instead.

“I was told when she was born at Vancouver General Hospital, that she would probably never walk and talk,” Maureen shares.

But when you meet Cathy at her parent’s home, she will walk to the door to answer it. She will off er to take your coat, and tell you how much she likes dancing, music and playing computer games. She will tell you Bette Middler is one of her favourite artists and how she’d love to meet Mark Madryga from Global TV. She will tell you how she loves to read and write poetry and how excited she is for her birthday party. And she will tell you about her mom, as Maureen sits smiling at her daughter.

“She’s wonderful,” Cathy exclaims. “I’m loving her and her warm hugs.”

Maureen, Cathy’s older two siblings and father lived in a camp on Vancouver Island when she was born. So there was no specialized help such as physiotherapy for Cathy growing up. Maureen kept her stimulated with music and sounds. Th ey taught her to walk by placing her on their feet and holding her hands. Th ey raised her “by gosh and golly,” says Maureen, leaning on their parent’s intuition to raise their bright young daughter.

Cathy celebrated her 50th birthday on December 27. She celebrated 50 years of defying those doctor’s expectations. Fift y years of beating the odds. And 50 years of love in a family that has seen her through life’s challenges and watched her thrive.

“She’s just blossomed. It’s amazing how far she’s come,” says Maureen. “She’s an independent, proud young woman.”

Cathy had a wonderful time at her party, held at the Agassiz Legion hall.

“She was so enthralled with seeing everybody,” says Maureen, “She was busy greeting and graciously accepting gift s.”

Maureen lives in Agassiz, while her daughter Cathy now lives in the care of a young, energetic couple in Abbotsford where she attends a day program for people with special needs.

Paul Redekopp has announced that he will run as a nomination candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada Electoral District Association in the newly constituted federal riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon.

He has experience as an independent contractor, former caregiver (to those with developmental disabilities), and within federal, provincial and municipal politics. Redekopp would like to focus on lower taxes, safer communities and job creation to ensure children have a great future.

Redekopp has been volunteering since he was 10 years old, starting with going door-to-door raising money for Timmy's Telethon. Currently, he sits on the board for Th e Child Development Centre, his church council and volunteers with many charities and non-profi t organizations.

Paul Redekopp announces Conservative candidacy


Community EventsDickens Sweets presents: Dickens 16th Annual Animated Christmas Village - Open now until January

10th, 2015. All ages welcome and admission is free. FMI visit dickenssweets.com or call 604-793-1981.

Button- making workshop - January 23rd. Jessi Sparks will again be off ering her popular kids’ button-

making workshop. This free, pro-D day workshop will be held at the Agassiz Public Library.

Family Literacy Day : 15 Minutes A Day, A Lifetime of Learning - Tuesday, Jan 27 from 6:30 pm - 8:00

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For EveryoneHooked on Books: Agassiz Library Book Club takes place on the third Thursday 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 unfi 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.The Harrison-Kent Community Singers - Meet every Monday at 7:00 pm at the Memorial Hall. FMI call Carol at 604-796-2749.T.O.P.S. - Meets Thursdays at 9:30 am, or 5:45 pm., at the Agassiz Christian Church.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 aff ecting you? FMI call Shirley 604-796-9865 or Anne 604-793-3103Agassiz Elks Lounge - 1824 #9 Hwy, open daily 3pm till closing. Everyone welcomeAgassiz-Harrison Garden Club - Meets the second Wednesday of each month from Oct-July in the foyer of the Ag Hall at 7:30 pm. FMI 604-796-3291 or 604-796-2423Agassiz-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.

Agassiz Monday Painters est.1961 - Meets every Mon. from 11 am - 3 pm at Agassiz United Church. FMI call Linda 604-794-5554Harrison Community Social Club Drop-in every Thurs. at Harrison Hot Springs Memorial Hall, 9:30 am: cards, darts, games & coff ee. Contact Jacquie 604-796-3105 or Suzanne 604-796-1269.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 796-9117

Jam 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 604-795-5216

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EditorThe Hope Standard

The Hope Standard, a once a week, award winning community newspaper has an opening for an editor/reporter.

Reporting to the publisher, the editor/reporter will be instrumental in guiding the overall strategic direction of the Hope Standard. The successful candidate will possess above average leadership skills, will be a strong communicator, pay attention to detail and can work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.

This person will have the ability to perform editorial tasks and contribute to the editorial content both in print and online. Strong design skills with knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop and iMovie are required.

The editor will have a passion for, and is comfortable with, all aspects of multimedia journalism including diverse writing capabilities and advanced photography and video skills. You have a track record of turning around well-written, fact-based, concise, well-produced content quickly, for posting online immediately—with collateral (text, photos and video). You have demonstrable skills in all aspects of web journalism and a strong grasp of social media best practices (Twitter, Facebook, etc.).

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Mamie Lees(nee: Fleming)

March 8th,1946 - December 31st, 2014

Mamie will be so missed by her husband, Lorne; daughters Tracee (Len) Kentala, Nikcole (Rob) Barr, and four adored grandkids; Braiden (Krisztina), Brett, Mackenzie and Lexi. Grammy was such an impor-tant part of their lives.Mamie was predeceased by her father Henry Fleming and mother, Selma Fleming. Also survived by sisters, Florence (Harold) Gienger, Dorothy Swanson, Vicky (Barrie) Rich-ardson, and brother Terry (Gwen) Fleming; and many nieces and nephews. Mamie lost her battle to cancer December 31st, 2014. The family wish to thank their amazing friends and family who have been and continue to be so supportive during this diffi cult last year, and especial-ly these fi nal days. The help and caring has been so gener-ous and so appreciated. Also thanks to Dani; the visiting pal-liative care nurse, the doctors and nursing staff at Abbotsford Cancer Centre, and especially the team on the 4th fl oor of Chilliwack General Hospital, for their excellent and compas-sionate care given to Mamie.Please join us for a celebration of Mamie’s life to be held at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn at 2pm on Thurs-day, Jan. 15th 2015.*In leu of fl owers, donations to cancer research is appreciat-ed*

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REMPEL, Henry Freisen Sept 17 1936 - Dec 26 2014

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of our be-loved Dad; Grandpa and Papa.A true fi ghter with a heart biggerthan most; Henry left us after battling many ailments over his lifetime. His gift to us all was staying long enough for one last Christmas which will forever be remembered. He is now at peace and back with his be-loved Barbara whom he has missed dearly since her passingin 2001. He will be greatly missed by many but especially those closest to him. Prede-ceased by wife Barbara (Bow-en); son Lorne, and Marie. He leaves behind his son Lloyd (Laura); daughter Mona (Elvin) stepson Thomas; stepdaughter Lynn and surrogate son Ken Malakoff. His love & affection for his grandchildren was un-matched as well and he touchedeach one. Tylin, Nichole, Kevin,Michelle (David), Julie (Jeff),Hannah, Rylee, Connor,Reanna, Raevin, Randi, Kandis and Raymond will miss him dearly. He also was blessedwith 4 great grandchildren - Lucas; Addison and Marshell, and Madison.

Henry and Barb called HarrisonHoliday Park their home and it was here they created many memories for all who spent time there with them. All in the park knew Henry and his red 1963 Galaxie convertible as hedrove his grandkids around thepark. Some may have thought he was showing off his car but those who knew him best knew it to be his little passen-gers..... Watch over us Henry - we will miss you.

A celebration of Henry’s life is planned for Saturday Feb.7 at 11am, at Maple Ridge Commu-nity Church, 20450 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Graveside service to follow at Maple Ridge cemetery.In lieu of fl owers, donations to the kidney foundation at: https://kidney.akaraisin.com/Donation /Event/DonationInfo.aspx

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Jean Wallis, age 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23 at Chilliwack General Hospital with her family by her side. She was born at Armley, Saskatchewan on January 27, 1931. Jean is Survived by her sons Darryl (Ann) of Agassiz and Dennis (Anna) of Kamloops, her grandchildren Kandace (Herb), Kris (Lauren), Kurtis (Tara), Joel (Leanne), Nicole (Jeff), Danielle (Wayne), Julien, Luc and Adrien and great grand-children Kameron, Quinn, Mila, Asher, Kaleb and Mia. Jean is also survived by her sisters Mildred Staples, Ida Wallis, Lorrayne Arneson (Don), Berta Breadner (Har-old), brothers Glenn and Mel Sisson and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her lov-ing husband Gordon, parents Bertrum and Hazel Sisson and sister Olive Wallis.Mom was very active in the community. Her church was very important to her and she was the U.C.W. president for many ears, choir member, so-cial convener and the “go to” person for many church ac-tivities. She was a dedicated volunteer with the Thrift Store, Museum and Olive Branch Dinners, a founding member of Friendship House, a “Tops” member, a line dancer and a fl oor curler. She loved the “Jammers”, Minter Gardens, senior bus trips and was a cook and bak-er extraordinaire. Mom loved life and lived it to the fullest. Above all Mom loved her family and cherished her time with family and friends. She will be greatly missed but we are comforted by all the precious memories she left us with. A Memorial Service was held on Sat., Jan.3, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Agassiz United Church, 6860 Lougheed Highway. If friends so desire it was Mom’s wishes that donations be made to the Agassiz United Church.

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Thursday, January 8, 2015, Agassiz Harrison Observer 11

Meet the ProsJanuary 2015

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12 Agassiz Harrison Observer, Thursday, January 8, 2015

WHAT’S HAPPENING?A public hearing on the proposed District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1517, 2014. In general, the amendment bylaw includes:• a zoning map amendment rezoning the subject property 6356 Pioneer Avenue

(see Subject Land) from Rural Residential 2 Zone to Single-Dwelling and Secondary Dwelling Residential Zone (RSS); and

• zoning text amendments to:❍ amend the floor area – secondary dwelling, floor area – farm employee

residence, and floor area – farm residence definitions❍ add a definition for floor area – home occupation❍ remove density regulations from the RSS zone❍ include minimum lot sizes for the subdivision of RSS zoned lots

WHEN: Please join us at 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2015 when Council will be receiving input from the public on the proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment. You can speak in person at the hearing or by providing a written submission to the Director of Development Services, District of Kent, PO Box 70, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 or [email protected] before 4:00 p.m., January 12, 2015.

WHERE: The public hearing is to be held in the Centennial Centre of the Municipal Hall, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC.

SUBJECT LAND:

PUBLIC NOTICEZoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1517, 2014

NEED MORE INFO?The bylaw, staff report, and other relevant background material are available for review by the public at the reception desk in the District’s Office between the hours

of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) from January 2,

2015 to January 12, 2015 inclusive. You may also contact Darcey Kohuch, Director of

Development Services at 604-796-2235 for more information.

SUBJECT PROPERTY (6356 PIONEER AVENUE)

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WHAT’S HAPPENING?An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) from the Harrison Resort Golf Course (the “Golf Course”) to add a new patio with an occupant load of 34 persons to the Liquor Primary Licence #301079 at 3891 Hot Springs Road, Agassiz, BC.

The licencing of the new patio is to allow the Golf Course’s clientele to enjoy abeverage with a more appealing view of the golf course opposed to their current patio which faces the parking lot. The applicant will keep the existing patio licensed as well to accommodate larger functions.

The District of Kent Council will be considering this application and all comments received by the public at their January 26, 2015 Council meeting.

HOW CAN I PROVIDE MY COMMENT(S)? If you would like to comment on this proposal, please do so by writing to:

Darcey Kohuch,Director of Development ServicesDistrict of Kent7170 Cheam AvenuePO Box 70, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0

or email [email protected]

To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter or email must include yourname(s) and address and be received on or before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Your written comment(s) will be submitted to Council at their January 26, 2015 meeting and will form part of the public record regarding the application.

SUBJECT LAND:

PUBLIC NOTICEApplication for a Permanent Structural Change to a Liquor Primary Licence

NEED MORE INFO?For further information, please contact Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development Services at (604) 796-2235.

SUBJECT PROPERTY (3891 HOT SPRINGS ROAD)

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HONDA 1988 - GL1500 Motorbike for give away to responsible person at no charge due to my son’s sudden death. If interested contact: [email protected]

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