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    44 3 17News

    Food MobFood bank support

    building .

    Scene

    MusicBringing the sounds

    of the season.

    Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R F O U N D E D I N 1 8 9 1 W W W. T H E P R O G R E S S . C O M W E D N E S D AY, D E C E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4

    ProgressWednesday

    TheChilliwack

    Sports

    LacrosseNew leader brings change

    to local lacrosse.

    Sue Knudson (left) opened her motorhome on Thursday to Anna, her dog Jessie, and husband David (not pictured), after she found out on Facebook that the couple was living under a tarp behind the now-closed A&W on Luckakuck Way. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

    Court upholds waste site rezoningJennifer FeinbergThe Progress

    A controversial rezoning by Chilliwack was upheld Monday by the Supreme Court of BC.

    Critics suggested in court docu-ments that the City of Chilliwack failed to properly notify residents of a plan by Aevitas Inc. to build hazardous waste recycling and transfer facility on the Cannor Road property.

    But in a judgement released Monday, Justice Peter Voith deemed the citys notification pro-cess completely sufficient.

    I am satisfied that the notice described the general purpose of the bylaw sufficiently to enable citizens to decide whether they wanted more information on the bylaw or whether they wished to attend at the public meeting, the judge wrote.

    The city published the legal notices back in November 2013, and the Chilliwack Progress ran a story before the rezoning hear-ing about the hazardous nature of the materials, so there was ample opportunity for the public to be well-informed, the decision noted.

    The relevant staff report, which was posted on the Citys website and which was available to the pub-lic even before the bylaw received first reading, was explicit about the precise materials or substances that would be handled at the waste recycling and transfer facility, wrote Justice Voith.

    That this information was readily available to the public is confirmed by the fact that the Chilliwack Progress, a local paper, had in the week prior to the public hearing published an article about the rezoning in both the print and online versions of its paper and that

    Jennifer FeinbergThe Progress

    They were down on their luck.They were tapped out.They were being harassed.But a group of Chilliwacks

    Good Samaritans sprang into action to help them.

    The couple known as Anna and David were flat out on the streets of Chilliwack. Theyd been try-ing to eke out an existence, with their sweet dog Jessie, on wooden palettes under tarps. They were holed up against a closed restau-rant building on Luckakuck Way.

    When arctic outflow winds signalled the arrival of the nas-

    tier winter weather, their story touched the hearts of some gener-ous locals.

    It started when one person started complaining about the homeless couple, living under the tarps by the former A&W build-ing, and cut one of the tarps up in frustration. That prompted sev-eral people to respond with acts of compassion.

    Greendale resident Sue Knudsen scrolled through hun-dreds of Facebook comments to get the gist of their story. She checked with her hubby, and then took a chance and opened her motorhome, on her familys three-acre farm, to the couple who was

    on the streets. I thought why couldnt they

    stay here? It would be warm at least. I knew the weather was going to get yucky. I knew David worked at the mall, and it is really not that far away.

    She was one of several people who stepped up to give what she could to relieve the distress. The little effort to help Anna and David gained momentum.

    Donations started trickling in from a variety of people, and included everything from bed-ding, clothing, food, to dog food, a porta-potty and even an offer of a manicure for Anna.

    Knudsen said shed helped

    folks before after hearing about the couples story on social media.

    Its all coming together now, she told The Progress. Its funny because Im always on Facebook checking on all the groups, seeing whats going on.

    I was so sick of the crime and the lack of anything positive hap-pening. I figured, what does it hurt to reach a hand out to help? I wasnt born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I have made my way, and with wonderful husband, and if we can help somebody who needs a hand now, all the better.

    She knows they are taking a chance.

    Community steps up for Anna and David

    Continued: COUPLE/ p6Continued: AEVITAS/ p9

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    Jennifer FeinbergThe Progress

    Its a simple idea to feed the hungry.

    Its like a cash mob, but people are asked to pop by to make dona-tions to the local food bank.

    Chris Reitsma is organizing the first ever Chilliwack Food Mob on Dec. 13 to benefit the Chilliwack Salvation Army Food Bank, using the hash tag #foodmob on social media.

    It was actually a recent Progress article, with a photo depicting an empty warehouse on Brooks

    Avenue looking dismal for Sally Ann, that turned out to be the cata-lyst for the food mob.

    I saw that article. I looked at the picture of the warehouse and I couldnt get it out of my mind, said Reitsma.

    He started thinking about canned goods, and the homeless people living under the overpass.

    Something resonated. The idea hit him for a new way for the community to help fill the shelves before Christmas.

    Why not do something like a cash mob, but for the food bank?

    he thought.He would encourage Chilliwack

    to help fill up the food reserves of the Food Bank.

    It all started with an idea and some tweets and now more than 600 people online have said they will show up on Saturday after-noon next week.

    At this point Im just trying to generate a groundswell of inter-est, Reitsma added.

    Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Mark Strahl made it an issue in Ottawa, standing in the House to make a comment.

    Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to highlight an important event taking place in my riding: Chilliwacks first ever food mob.

    Like the cash mobs that started in late 2011, a food mob uses social media to encourage individuals to arrive at a set location at a specific date and time. Unlike a cash mob, where participants are encouraged to spend cash to support a local business, participants in a food mob are encouraged to make a donation of a non-perishable food item.

    Together, in the spirit of the

    season, I encourage those who are able to give and make this a great Christmas for everyone, said Strahl.

    The Salvation Armys ware-house on 46420 Brooks Avenue is where the Food Mob will be held Dec. 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

    Non-perishable goods will be accepted in a drive and drop set-up, he explained. Anyone who wants to get the word out on social media is welcome to post and tweet up a storm using #Chilliwack and #foodmob.

    [email protected]/chwkjourno

    First Food Mob rallies for Chilliwack Sally Ann

    LOADING UP

    About 150 firefighters, Search and Rescue members, and Emergency Social Services workers organize thousands of non-perishable food items during the Chilliwack Fire Departments annual food drive. Crews were out knocking on doors on Monday night and collected 21,600 items of food (18,000 lbs) and $1,115 in cash and cheques in just two hours for the Salvation Army. Last year, the food drive brought in 12,000 items. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

    Fire damaged local fish and chip restaurantA seafood restaurant suf-

    fered extensive smoke dam-age following a fire late Sunday night.

    Firefighters from Firehalls 1 and 4 were called to a fire at Austin Fish and Chip res-

    taurant in the 45000 block of Hocking Avenue at around 11:20 p.m.

    When they arrived that found heavy smoke vent-ing from the kitchen exterior exhaust hood, with fire start-

    ing to spread throughout the kitchen of the commercial unit.

    Firefighters managed to stop the fire from extending to the remainder of the unit.

    There was extensive smoke damage throughout the res-

    taurant and to two adjacent commercial units.

    There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.

    The Chilliwack Fired depart-ment says the fire appears to be accidental.

    Metro to tighten sulphur dioxide emission limitJeff NagelBlack Press

    Current air quality guidelines for sulphur diox-ide pollution levels in the Lower Mainland may be too low to adequately protect human health, according to a Metro Vancouver report.

    The regional district, which regulates air qual-ity within Metro and the Fraser Valley, is propos-ing to slash the maximum acceptable level of the pollutant from 174 parts per billion (ppb) to the same 75 ppb limit adopted in the U.S. in 2010.

    Exposure to high levels of sulphur dioxide most of which comes from shipping can aggravate asthma and other respiratory prob-lems.

    The report says Metros existing maximum targets for sulphur dioxide are outdated as they were based on national targets drawn up in the 1970s and may not be protective for all sensitive individuals, particularly asthmatics.

    The pollutant also acidifies soil and surface water, damages crops and trees and can damage or discolour structures and property. It can react with other substances to cause smog.

    Nearly 80 per cent of sulphur dioxide emis-sions in the region came from the marine ships in 2010, followed by eight per cent from the Chevron oil refinery in Burnaby and three per cent from cement plants.

    The current limit of 174 ppb averaged over one hour was exceeded twice last year in Burnabys Capitol Hill neighbourhood, which has the clos-est air quality monitoring station to the Chevron refinery.

    If the lower 75 ppb limit had been in place there would have been 17 exceedances in 2013 15 at Capitol Hill and two in Port Moody.

    We are concerned about sulphur dioxide levels around Chevron, said Ray Robb, Metros environmental regulation and enforcement divi-sion manager.

    Continued: AIR/ p8

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    Chilliwack RCMP closed off streets and access to the mall, snarl-ing traffic during the busy lunch hour.

    An explosive-sniffing dog was called in to help search.

    The incident began at around 11:30 a.m. when someone called the Safeway store manager and indicated a bomb

    placed at the grocery store was set to go off at around noon.

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    The Safeway was evacuated, as well as the attached shopping mall.

    Police also blocked all entrances to the mall, after briefly con-sidering closure of both Luckakuck and Topaz.

    A search of the stores found nothing and the mall was reopened at 1:15 p.m.

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    the 7000 block of Marble Hill Road, assaulting the one person who was home at the time. The resident was hurt, but got away with minor injuries.

    RCMP believe the suspects made off with a small number of firearms, and were gone by the time officers arrived. The Lower Mainland Integrated Police Dog Service tried to track them down, unsuc-cessfully.

    We are still investigating this incident, said Cst. Ashley St. Germaine. It is believed at this time that this was a targeted event.

    The Lower Mainland Integrated Forensic Identification Section is helping with the investiga-tion. Anyone with info can phone 604-792-4611 and provide file number 2014-41444, or call Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

    Bomb scare empties mall

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    An RCMP officer tells a woman she cannot enter Safeway after a bomb threat was made to the store on Luckakuck Way shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday.

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  • Its true. I dont know these people. But if you dont take a chance and reach out, youll never know, right?

    Many people were floored at how quick-ly it all came togeth-er, including the first person to suggest that

    people of Chilliwack could take action, chip in a couple of bucks, and help Anna and David.

    I just cant believe how much every-one has done, wrote Ian Stinson on social media. I got home from work and checked the thread and was floored at how

    well this turned out.People have gone

    out of their way to donate all kinds of items and household goods for the couple. Some came to visit with and meet Anna. They arranged pickup and drop off of donated goods, and helped the couple move their bags of stuff and few belong-

    ings to the Greendale location they are now staying at.

    Anna and David immigrated to Vancouver more than 10 years ago. They made their way to Chilliwack and David eventually got a job at one of the local malls. He was a mechanical engineer in China but his credentials are not recognized here.

    The couple said they were thankful to have made it to Canada from China, and Anna said they picked Canada because it was full of nice people. But it has been a tough slog. They have no family here, and were strug-gling to secure enough funds to cover hous-ing, and could not enter a homeless shel-ter because of their dog.

    Now they are feel-ing so grateful for the all the kindness thats been shown to them.

    Lindsay Wheeldon-Hlokoff works for Sue Knudsens business on the Greendale prop-erty.

    She spent most of a day gutting and clean-ing the motor home with the help of a few other community members.

    To see the smile on Annas face was worth it, she said.

    With all the negative posts on Facebook, it was good to have a positive story.

    I was flooded with messages from people who wanted to help. Its been amazing.

    Catherine Roos started a Facebook group called SPARKS for Special People Acts of Random Kindness, as a result of the groundswell of desire to help the needy.

    Im just hum-bled and so incred-ibly moved that this thought blossomed into these people feel-ing loved and having a warm, safe, dry place to continue bettering themselves, Roos wrote.

    As Carol-lynn Williams-Robichaud wrote on Facebook: This whole story is good for the heart.

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  • UFV will host a day-time candlelight vigil in honour of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada on Friday, Dec. 5 at 12:30 p.m. at its Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park.

    The Ann Davis Transition Society will hold its own candlight vigil event on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. outside the societys offices on Young Road.

    The Dec. 5 UFV event will be held at the outdoor plaza just outside the Gathering Place on at the east end of Building A (by Givenchy Avenue). The public is invited to attend.

    Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance

    and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. (UFV will be marking it a day early in order to reach more people on campus.)

    Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at lEcole polytechnique de Montral.

    They were mur-dered in cold blood because they were women.

    As well as commem-orating the women whose lives ended in an act of gender-based violence that shocked the nation, the day rep-resents an opportunity for Canadians to reflect on the phenomenon of violence against women in our society.

    It is an opportunity to consider women and girls for whom vio-lence is a daily reality, and to remember those who have died as a result of gender-based violence. And finally, it is a day on which communities can take concrete actions to eliminate all forms of violence against

    women and girls. As part of a 16-day cam-paign of remembrance and activism against gender violence, UFV has also set up info tables at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park and the Abbotsford cam-pus. The tables are in place until Dec. 10.

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    But excessive emis-sions traced to a specific regulated point source can prompt Metro to give the emitter a pol-lution abatement order to force it to clean up to get back in compliance with its permit, Robb said.

    Metro officials say the new lower target is achievable.

    An ongoing interna-tional shift to low-sul-phur marine fuel has been reducing the ship-ping sectors emissions, which are by next year expected to be down 95 per cent from 2005 levels.

    But while individual ships are getting clean-er, the overall number of them coming here is expected to climb as Port Metro Vancouver aims to increase trade through the region.

    Kinder Morgans pro-posed second oil pipe-line would also see it load 400 oil tankers a year, up from around 60 now.

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    The H5 avian influ-enza virus was detected Monday on two farms

    in the Fraser Valley, including a broiler farm in Chilliwack, and a tur-key farm in Abbotsford.

    All affected birds, including about 7,000

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    Once all birds have been removed, the CFIA will oversee the cleaning and disinfec-tion of the barns, vehi-cles, equipment and tools to eliminate any infectious material.

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  • it fully and accurately addressed the intended use of the Property after it was rezoned.

    The Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. and former Chilliwack resident Glen Thompson took the City of Chilliwack to court over what they felt was a flawed process.

    The outcome is cer-tainly not what we had hoped and the legal decision, in our view, is not a good one for the river or the democratic process, commented Mark Angelo, chair of the ORC. We continue to feel strongly that the word hazardous should have been in the citys initial description so that residents would have had a more precise idea of what was being pro-posed.

    They will consider appealing the decision, Angelo said, while also continuing to point out (especially to the Province who will have final say) that the pro-posed location for this hazardous waste plant is the main problem.

    Glen Thompson, whose name was also on the decision, said he was saddened by the deci-sion.

    The real disappoint-ment is that other M6 industrial ventures could be set up in the industrial area without any hear-ings.

    It appears to us the process is broken, Thompson said. For them to think the pro-cess was fine and dandy is really sad and it doesnt bode well for the democratic process.

    He said the opponents were not ruling out an appeal, but hes not sure how likely it will be.

    We were hoping for a positive outcome, he said. I think everyone is in shock. The hill has gotten steeper.

    A coalition was cre-ated groups opposed to the location of the pro-posed recycling plant.

    Ernie Crey, fisheries advisor to Sto:lo Tribal Council, was at the origi-nal rezoning hearing, asking City of Chilliwack delay their decision to consult local First Nations.

    Crey told The Progresshe was disappointed in the judges decision.

    I didnt expect a dif-ferent ruling, he said. But that said, with the city being comfort-able that it played by the rules and the judge obviously agreed, now theres this notion of the social licence, he said.

    The real question is did the project meet the general approval of the community, he sug-gested

    In this case, I dont think the project has the social licence, Crey said.

    (Aevitas president Byron) Mr. Day may want to reflect carefully on whether its wise to proceed with the plant at that location.

    The sticking point has been the location less than 200 metres from the Fraser River, and the opponents may appeal the court decision.

    City officials are happy the ruling shows the city properly followed the rezoning process by law.

    We hope this legal outcome helps others better understand the process that we follow for each and every rezoning application and the rea-son for strict adherence to the Act, said Mayor Sharon Gaetz.

    Theyve been con-cerned about the misin-formation being shared.

    As we waited for the case to be heard by the BC Supreme Court, a lot of misinformation was spread about the City act-ing illegally and about a potential environmental disaster without taking into consideration any of the safeguards that will be in place, said Mayor Gaetz. This has been exceedingly frustrating, as we take our legal obli-gations and our respon-sibility to protect the environment very seri-ously. We want to thank those local residents that took the time to become informed both prior to and after the rezoning so as not to perpetuate false information.

    Aevitas president Byron Day told The Progress in a phone inter-

    view after the decision came down that he was quite pleased with the ruling. A revised two-floor design plan for the plant is even better than it was, he emphasized. Plus a new web page will be going live in a couple of weeks on the Aevitas site to explain the multi-ple levels of environmen-tal protection and control that will be built into the plant design.

    Day stressed there are10 levels of protection going in, and a new two-floor design to lower the risks of a spill or con-tamination even further.

    We will also be try-ing to explain something about the quality of our recycling processes; of how we take something hazardous and make it into a brand-new prod-uct, said Day.

    Opponents do not recognize the recy-cling nature of the work Aevitas hopes to do in Chilliwack.

    The transformer oil and other waste prod-ucts like the lamps after the mercury is removed will not be treated they will be recycled. The lamp components will be recycled, he underlined,

    including the aluminum and brass parts, as well as the lamp glass.

    Day is fully cognizant all the vocal opposition, including a petition with more than 16,000 signa-tures, has been focused on the riverside location.

    Almost all suitable sites in the entire Lower Mainland are within a certain distance from farmland, from high-residential areas, or on a river or creek. There are creeks everywhere, he said. This is, believe it or not, one of the fur-thest sites from a river or creek.

    With all the protec-tions in place, the risk to the river from flooding is so minimal, Day said.

    But Angelo sees an inherent risk, however.

    Across Nor th America, there are no hazardous waste treat-ment plants being built today beside rivers because these plants have an inherent dan-ger to them in terms of potential leakage, seep-age and spills, said Angelo. If there was an accident, a riverside loca-tion provides no grace. So why would any gov-ernment in B.C. want to build such a plant on the shores of the worlds greatest salmon river?

    The river advocate stated there are other suitable locations away from the river and in less sensitive locations.

    But Day has stated repeatedly that this not the case, and the search across the entire Lower Mainland for the ideal location by Aevitas offi-cials had been exhaus-tive.

    The next steps will include a technical review by the B.C. Ministry of Environment, he said.

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    Perception and realityIts unlikely Mondays B.C. Supreme

    Court ruling will change many minds about the Aevitas waste recycling and transfer site.

    But the court case was never about whether people liked the idea of hazard-ous waste that close to a river.

    It was about the rezoning process and whether the City of Chilliwack followed its statutory obligations to inform the public.

    And it did.Critics argued the city failed to ade-

    quately inform the public about the plant; that the legal notices published two weeks and one week prior to the public hearing were vague and insuf-ficient.

    Justice Peter Voith disagreed.That this information was readily

    available to the public, said Justice Voith in his ruling, is confirmed by the fact that the Chilliwack Progress, a local paper, had in the week prior to the public hearing published an article about the rezoning in both the print and online versions of its paper and that it fully and accurately addressed the intended use of the property after it was rezoned.

    Despite the Supreme Court ruling, critics will maintain the city could block Aevitas if it chose.

    But they are wrong here, too. The property is privately owned,

    and has been zoned heavy industrial since 2001 a zoning confirmed by Chilliwacks official community plan and reaffirmed in the 2040 OCP update com-pleted just this year.

    Those who have fought so resolutely against Aevitas had an opportunity to raise concerns about the heavy indus-trial zoning during that OCP review process.

    They did not.There is a perception among some

    that a municipal government has unlim-ited powers; that it could intercede in a private property transaction in any manner it chose. They believe council has the power to block the development.

    Again, the critics are wrong. If Chilliwack were to prevent the property owner from realizing the full potential of land the city has already rezoned, it would have to compensate the owner.

    Some might argue that the millions of tax dollars it would cost would be justified.

    But others might argue that money would be better spent enhancing servic-es, providing better policing and fire pro-tection, or assisting those most in need. They might argue that taxes brought by stringently regulated industrial develop-ment and the local jobs that develop-ment creates is where a municipal governments priorities should be.

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    VICTORIA It has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprec-edented land-and-cash settlement with the Nisgaa Nation for their ancient Nass River territory.

    My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a par-allel state with collectively owned land enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property own-ership system that has demonstrat-ed little but failure and suffering around the world.

    The Nisgaa are proving me wrong, and this was again demon-strated at a little-noticed ceremony at the B.C. legislature last week.

    The B.C. government had just passed amendments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisgaa Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first

    co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisgaa Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on

    liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents were signed so the Nisgaa legislature can do the same this week.

    In recent years, the Nisgaa dis-posed of concern about collective land restrictions by adopting a private

    property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a paral-lel state thats what it is, so get used to it.

    The Nisgaa have moved to assemble four fee-simple tidewater

    sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reaching aggressively for a mod-ern economy through gas export. The Nisgaa have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they dont intend to stop there.

    We want to be part of the Canadian business establishment, said former Nisgaa Nation presi-dentJoe Gosnell.

    The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouver-based Nisgaa who have been using modern protest tactics against this deci-sion. We werent consulted, its a desecration of victims of a volca-nic eruption, its a threat to eel-grass beds, and so forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running.

    Nisgaa President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeat-edly explained that Nisgaa legis-lature rules were relaxed to allow every hereditary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that it received the required two-thirds majority sup-port.

    Gosnell, the revered chief nego-tiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of generations of labour.

    Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisgaa territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe. It would take until 1910

    for Prime MinisterWilfridLaurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisgaa Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature.

    In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a ceremonial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on implementing self-government.

    And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisgaa.

    Thats what being alive means to me today, Gosnell said. Youve got to have big dreams. Maybe all those dreams wont come true, but at least you have the ability to dream big. And boy, are we ever dreaming big.

    Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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    I am impressed by the excellent article by Margaret Evens in the last edition. The problem of child poverty in Canada is twofold. By the time of the next federal elec-tion according to a paper by the Conference Board of Canada one million children in our country will go to school and to bed food inse-cure. Euphemistically this trans-lates to hunger but is sounds less harsh. Sort of like PTSD suffered by a veteran is what was called shell shock.

    400 thousand of these children are from First Nations families. The responsibility for these chil-dren and families resides with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development for which our MP Mr. Mark Strahl just happens to be the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister which is convenient for us here in

    Chilliwack. I have communicated my concerns pertaining to this issue to Mr. Strahl on several occa-sions. I have this week asked him to take leadership on the issue of transportation costs of essen-tial food items to those living in the far North which the Auditor General said was failing because the savings were not getting to the end purchaser and one community was not getting any benefit while one nearby was, perplexing as that sounds.

    Now to the issue of the other 600 thousand families and children in the rest Canada, the issue is Federal and Provincial.

    This issue could have been one, where discussions with Premiers and the Prime Minister along with interested municipal leaders and advocacy groups lent their influ-ence and ideas to formulating an

    end to this demeaning aspect of our society. It seems the Harper government is not so interested in this kind of dialogue. This must be encouraged.

    Business leaders and inves-tors groups must also begin to enter into a social contract with Canadians to help alleviate this shameful state of affairs.

    I ask on behalf of these children, that all folks here in the Fraser Valley who feel that action must be taken, contact Mr. Strahl MP, Mr. Throness MLA and your church groups and other local leaders and have a conversation about how this problem can be solved. I have con-tacted Adrienne Montani of First Call and offered my support. We can do so much better in this great land. Remember these children are counting on all of us.

    Wayne UnderhillChilliwack BC

    RE: Fence part of action plan on home-less (The Chilliwack Progress Nov 26, 2014)

    Fences might be part of an action plan against the unsightly problem of the home-less, but they do not address homelessness. Homes do. We need to actually commit to providing safe housing for people in need. Once there, evidence shows even those with complex needs are better able to access services. Shelter beds, while impor-tant, are not the answer.

    Huge thanks to those who work at the street level, but we need to do better.

    Jennifer Wilson, MD

    How much did the City of Chilliwack pay for the fence? I wonder how that solves security questions. Chilliwack has dozens of churches sitting empty most of the time, and they are basically tax free. Why dont the churches in their almighty Christian way and according to all the teachings in the Bible about benevolence, compassion, generosity and helping the less fortunate open the doors and let the homeless in for warmth and shelter? Those churches usu-ally have a nice kitchen in the basement as well. To retrofit a shower would not cost much or maybe a plumber attends the church and would do it for free.

    Courtney Saunders

    I was deeply disappointed by the guidelines released a short time ago by the Canadian Taskforce for Preventative Healthcare rec-ommending against the pros-tate specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer. I firmly believe that the PSA test saved my life, and if these guidelines had been around a few years ago, I might not be here to write this letter.

    Personally, I am very happy that my former employer insisted that I have a PSA test as part of my annual medical after the age of 45. When I was working, my results were normal. After retirement I thought that it would be a good idea to continue this as part of my annual checkup. Within a few years my GP advised me that my PSA had doubled in two years and even though it was just under 7, that it was cause for concern and he recom-mended a biopsy. The biopsy revealed 3 samples of cancer, so then I could decide what I wanted to do. I chose a radi-cal prostatectomy and hap-pily 8 years later everything is just fine. At the same time that I retired, a co-worker

    from Manitoba also retired, but was a typical macho man, who felt that he was healthy, played tennis, golf and didnt think that he needed a regu-lar checkup. 10 years later when he was not feeling well, he had some tests and his PSA was over 400! By then the cancer that had started in his prostate, had metasta-sized to his bones, lungs and even his brain and within two months he passed away.

    Prostate cancer doesnt always have symptoms, or doesnt show signs until the disease had advanced and there are fewer treatment options. To have the best possible outcomes and great-est treatment options, early detection is key to successful treatment. If not the PSA test, then what alternative test will allow men to know their risk of prostate cancer and plan their course of action? The PSA test may not be perfect but it is the best test available to men today.

    If the Task Force had seen fit to involve survivors, I only wish that their recommenda-tions would not have been so short-sighted.

    Dale EriksonPCCN Chilliwack

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    A B.C Supreme Court judge has thrown out all charges of civil contempt of court laid over the past week against more than 100 anti-pipeline protesters who crossed police lines on Burnaby Mountain.

    Thursdays rul-ing came after Kinder Morgan confirmed it used inaccurate GPS coordinates to define the no-go zone covered by a Nov. 17 court injunc-tion to allow survey work for the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline.

    Protesters were jubi-lant after the decision.

    Its a shame we have to be fighting this battle on this level, said Lynne Quarmby, an SFU profes-sor who was among the first to be arrested.

    Burnaby RCMP had previously cautioned pro-testers who had already crossed the line once might instead face crimi-nal contempt charges if they did it again.

    Most protesters arrested had been charged with civil con-tempt of court for enter-ing the injunction area but a few face criminal charges of assault.

    The B.C. Civil Liberties Association had questioned the legality of the injunction, argu-ing the police line didnt match the defined area.

    Kinder Morgan also sought but failed to get its injunction extended from Dec. 1 to Dec. 12 to allow more time to complete the drilling of a second bore hole.

    Company officials said they were disappointed but respect the courts decision.

    Trans Mountain spokesperson Ali Hounsell said remaining crews and equipment will be removed from Burnaby Mountain by Dec. 1 and possibly soon-er if its decided theres little point in drilling fur-

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    determine whether a tunneling route through Burnaby Mountain could be used for the proposed oil pipeline to avoid exist-ing Burnaby neighbour-hoods.

    The company complet-ed drilling on one bore hole but wont be able to finish a planned second one before Dec. 1.

    Hounsell said Trans Mountain thinks the geotechnical information gathered so far is suf-ficient to demonstrate

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    As for the civil con-tempt charges, Hounsell said it was never Kinder Morgans goal to punish protesters if it was able to carry out the needed work.

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    The injunction was revised as of 1:30 p.m. Thursday for exclusion zones around the remain-ing bore hole.

    Among the protesters arrested Thursday was Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Philip.

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    The City of Burnaby, meanwhile, had a legal

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    The University of the Fraser Valleys new Public Relations cer-tificate program will offer people a unique opportunity to improve existing skills that benefit any busi-ness or organization, or transition into an entirely new field.

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    Students from Bernard elementary rehearse some carols with Paula DeWit in preparation for their performance during the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestras con-cert, Nutcracker and A Potpourri of Christmas Favourites on Dec. 13. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

    Its the perfect way to launch a magical Christmas season of musical favourites in Chilliwack.

    The Nutcracker and A Potpourri of Christmas Favourites with the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is set for Dec. 13.

    The first half is dedicated to Nutcracker Suite with the added grace of dancers from the Fraser Valley Academy of Dance to play the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Harlequin doll,

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    Excerpts from the classic Tchaikovsky masterpiece, will be performed from the Nutrcracker Suite, an enchant-ing tale told with the rich blend of beautiful music and ballet, a favourite for more than 100 years.

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    The entire first half of the evening will be dedicated to the Nutcracker Suite.

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    About 20 singers from Bernard elementary school, who DeWit has been coaching, will be taking the stage during the second half to sing with the orchestra and chorus.

    It is a delight to work with these wonderful young people from Bernard, and we cant wait to give them this experi-ence! says DeWit.

    Also in this second half of the evening, Belle Voci, the CSOs

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    The Ladies Show Choir will entertain the audience with Walking on the Air from the well known movie The Snowman.

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