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Agassiz couple
nabbed at U.S. border
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
An Agassiz couple is facing fi ve years in prison in the U.S. aft er an alleged drug run went wrong.
Jonna and Robert Booth’s troubles began when they attempted to cross the border into Northgate, North Dakota on Monday aft ernoon. Th ey were traveling in a 1999 Coach Camper, and were chosen for a secondary inspection. An affi davit fi led with the United States District Court states that the husband and wife both claimed they were not carrying more than $10,000 USD.
An inspection of the vehicle revealed that $73,080 was stowed away in a panel of the camper. Th e Booths were immediately separated and detained. While they both initially claimed to offi cers that the money was won gambling, Mrs. Booth is said to have changed her story when offi cers told her they found her journal, and knew that the money was actually from the sale of marijuana.
Booth then told offi cers the couple had endured fi nancial hardship, and in January this year they had began running drugs to Manitoba about once a month. She could not say how much marijuana had been transported, and how much they had made.
Th ey had crossed into the U.S. to avoid traveling
Facing prison time for smuggling cash
A great blue heron rests on a discarded pallet in a slough in Agassiz.
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Robert and Jonna Booth are facing charges of smug-gling bulk cash into and out of the U.S.
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Clothing drive benefits schoolsKerrie-Ann SchoenitBLACK PRESS
A local parent has spearheaded a fundraiser that is having a positive impact locally and abroad.
For the past month, Anna Gla-due has been working with schools throughout the Fraser-Cascade school district to collect bags of clothing, towels, linens, shoes and textiles. All the items will be turned into rags or if usable packed into containers and shipped to Th ird World countries with the help of Trans-Continental Textile Recycling Ltd. in Surrey.
“Most fundraisers rely on parents to be giving out money. Th is par-ticular fundraiser is diff erent in that there’s no socio-economic barriers,” said Gladue.
“In addition to that, we’re recy-
cling and teaching the kids about worldwide uses and looking at the big picture. Th e money itself is then used locally in the schools. It’s a great fundraiser on so many levels.”
Th e donations in Hope were picked up by the textile company, fi lling a fi ve-ton truck. Just under 700 bags of clothing, weighing about 15 pounds each, were collected from the local schools, with Boston Bar Elementary Secondary School gen-erating the most at 191 bags.
Each school will be paid by the pound for their collection, with all funds going towards school initia-tives. Gladue said they’ll receive on average $3.50 per bag of clothing. Bags were also collected in Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs. In to-tal, Gladue said the district raised a combined total of more than $3,700.
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through the Rockies, aft er learn-ing of poor weather in that area. Th ey had just fi nished trans-porting an unknown amount of marijuana, stowed under their front seats as they traveled across Canada, to a house in Winnipeg.
Initially, the couple had dropped two hockey bags full of marijuana in a ditch where it was to be picked up. When they couldn’t get a hold of the person who was supposed to pick up, they arranged to drop it off at the Winnipeg home.
Agassiz RCMP said the couple
were not known to them prior to hearing about the case in the news this week. Th e Booths are not facing drug charges, but are facing charges of smuggling bulk cash into and out of the United States.
At a hearing on Tuesday, Rob-ert Booth told the judge they had
no plans to sneak money into theUnited States, but were just tryingto get home.
Th e Booths were not asked toenter a plea on Tuesday and a de-tention hearing was scheduled forWednesday. A result of that hear-ing was not available before presstime.
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Rhylln Heitsman, a Grade 7 student at Silver Creek Elementary, passes abag of clothes to Eric Hammer of Trans-Continental Textile Recycling Ltd.who picked up the donated items from a school district-wide clothing drive.
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Young children in Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope are among the least ready for school in the province, according to a recently released community summary.
Th e report, created through UBC's Human Early Learning Partnership, measures vulnerability in kindergarten aged children across B.C. While the provincial average is 32.5 per cent vulnerability, Fraser Cascade school district received a rate of 45 per cent.
"Th is is shocking," school trustee Marv Cope said at this Tuesday's board meeting in Agassiz. "Before they even get to school, they're way behind."
Th e report breaks down the vulnerabilities in an attempt
to help communities focus on where to focus their energies for early childhood education. Superintendent Dr. Karen Nelson pointed out that the Early Childhood Education committee has worked hard to fi ll the need in the community, through successful programs like StrongStart.
Th e report breaks down vulnerabilities into separate scales for physical well being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive development, and communication skills.
Fraser Cascade children are the most vulnerable when it comes to physical health and well being, at 26 per cent. However, language and cognitive skills was fairly low at eight per cent vulnerability, and falling over previous years. Th at is
likely due to the focus on literacy in the region, district staff said.
Th e numbers were diff erent between Hope and Agassiz/Harrison, with Hope receiving a rate of 49 per cent overall vulnerability. In Agassiz/Harrison, the rate is currently 39 per cent.
Province wide, about one third of children are reportedly not prepared for kindergarten.
"It's very worrisome," Dr. Nelson said, and brings challenges to the school system as they help students catch up. "We'll keep trying."
Th e study has been held in 'waves' since 1999, with this year's report being wave 5. Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs are listed as increasing in vulnerability, while Hope has had no critical change since the last report.
Dr. Nelson mentioned thatperhaps transportation to variousearly education programs is onebarrier to development beforekindergarten. Th e results arebased on where the children live,not where they go to school.
A total of 222 kindergartenstudents participated in the FraserCascade this year.
Finally, the report states that allenvironmental infl uences needto work together to for optimaldevelopment, from the familyand neighbourhood, to theregion, nation and even globalenvironment.
To learn more about the study,visit earlylearning.ubc.ca. To learnmore about local early childhooddevelopment programs, phonethe school district at 604-796-2225 or Family Place at 604-796-2585.
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Council votes downrecommendation to reduce hours
School speed zone to remain
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Harrison Hot Springs Council voted down a staff recommendation to shorten the hours of the Village’s only school zone.
Th e recommendation stemmed from a Jun. 19 special council meeting where it was decided that staff would contact the school to discuss changing the hours of the school zone, cur-rently 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to end at 3 p.m. each school day.
Staff discussed the matter with the school’s principal, Mark Clas-sen, and it was decided that reducing the hours would have little or no eff ect on the students’ safety.
Each councillor had a diff erent take on the subject at Monday night’s council meeting.
“I personally am not in favour (of changing the hours,” Coun. Allan Jackson said. “I don’t see what the big deal is. I’m not going to com-promise on children’s
safety.”However, Coun. Son-
ja Reyerse, a longtime member of the local school parent advisory council, said the traffi c along Hot Springs Road has never been a safety concern.
Coun. John Buckley said he is in favour of keeping the school zone as is, while everyone ac-knowledged the many speed zones along that stretch of road.
From the entrance of the Village, drivers are traveling 80 km/hr, to
60 km/hr, then 50 km/hr, then 30 km/hr for the school, and a short stretch that returns to 50 km/hr.
“I think I have to ad-mit that maybe some-thing should be done,” Mayor Leo Facio said.
Facio, Buckley and Jackson opposed re-ducing the speed limit hours, and Reyerse and Coun. Zoltan Kiss voted in favour.
Upgrades here Changes are under-
way for Hot Springs
Road this week. Road work crews are busy widening the pavement to allow for a safer bik-ing and pedestrian shoulder on the west side of the road.
Th at improvement will run to the entrance of the Village, Mayor Leo Facio said in coun-cil Monday night. It would be up to the Dis-trict of Kent to contact ICBC about extending the project past the Vil-lage.
Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS
Despite the media and polit-ical focus on bullying, an anal-ysis of recent youth suicides in B.C. has found that bullying was a factor in only one in four cases.
Th e B.C. Coroners Service released the report of a death review panel last week, looking at 91 youth suicides between 2008 and 2012.
It recommends better co-ordination between schools, hospitals and mental health services to identify teens at risk of suicide, and follow-up aft er suicides to determine drug use,
sexual orientation and other possible risk factors.
More than 60 per cent of young people studied had pre-vious or current contact with the mental health system, the largest common factor.
But 27 per cent of the cases were teens who took their lives without any previous warn-ing signs identifi ed by family, school or people in the com-munity.
Almost half of the teens in the study were 17 and 18, and two out of three successful sui-cides were boys.
Of the 91 cases, 18 were ab-original, a rate about twice as
high as the general population.Michael Egilson, who
chaired the B.C. Coroners Ser-vice Child Death Review Panel, said the next step is to meet with young people to get their input into how best to reach vulnerable teens before they harm themselves.
NDP children and family de-velopment critic Carole James said more awareness and study of the problem is helpful, but the recommendations have been made in other studies by coroners and Mary Ellen Tur-pel-Lafond, B.C.’s independent children’s advocate.
James said parents oft en de-
scribe a “revolving door” where teens with mental illness go to emergency, get medication and are told to return to the hos-pital or call police if they have another crisis.
Meanwhile they go on a waiting list for counselling or residential treatment, which can take several months.
James said when she ques-tioned Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux in budget debates this summer, she was told there are no more re-sources in the current budget to expand youth mental health services.
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
RCMP busted nine marijuana grow operations in Harrison Mills in less than 24 hours, after accidentally stumbling across one of them.
Agassiz RCMP discovered one op-
eration accidentally on the afternoon of Oct. 1, said Cpl. Dwayne Farlin.
They returned the next day with search warrants and uncovered anoth-er eight grow locations, all in separate structures. The property is in the 46000 block of Lougheed Hwy. In total, 4,446
marijuana plants were seized, along with a shotgun that had previously been sto-len from Chilliwack.
Four people were arrested and re-leased later. Charges are being contem-plated and the investigation continues, RCMP said.
NewsA school zone for Harrison Hot Springs elementary school will remain in place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days, following lengthy discussion among councillors about its effectiveness.
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Inaccurate informa-tion ran in the Observ-er last Friday regard-ing the Harrison Beer Festival. The Observer apologizes for any in-convenience.
The festival runs for two days, not three as reported. Those two days are Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26.
There are three sepa-rate events throughout the weekend, however.
Cask Night is on Oct. 25, featuring six of B.C.’s best breweries, a friendly competition, a warm and friendly British pub feel, music and games.
The Harrison Beer Festival runs from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 and the Oktoberfest Dance is later that eve-ning.
For more informa-tion, and to purchase tickets, visit www.har-risonbeerfest.com.
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Village of Harrison Hot SpringsNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, October 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.Council Chambers, Village Offi ce
495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs will hold a Public Hearing, pursuant to Section 890 of the Local Government Act of British Columbia, as noted above, on the following items.1. ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1043, 2013 Location: 571 Echo Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, BC V0M 1K0 Owner: Lois Home Purpose: To rezone the subject property as shown on the map below from Low
Density Residential (Duplex) - R-2 zone to Low Density Residential 3 (Small Lot) – R3 zone
The subject application is to facilitate a two lot single family subdivision.
The document is available for review on the Village Offi ce website atwww.harrisonhotsprings.ca or at the Village Offi ce located at 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, during business hours Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.Persons who deem that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, will have an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, or if you are unable to attend, you may send your written submission to the Village Offi ce, PO Box 160, Harrison Hot Springs, BC VOM 1KO no later than 4:00 p.m. October 21, 2013. All submissions will form part of the record of the Public Hearing.The proposed bylaw may be inspected between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from October 8, 2013 to October 21, 2013, inclusive, in the Village Offi ce, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC. Please direct your enquiries to the Manager of Development and Community Services at 604-796-2171.Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.Debra KeyCorporate Offi cer
Low Density Residential (Duplex) – R-2 zone to Low Density Residential 3 (Small Lot) – R-3 zone.
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CELEBRATE CRAFT BEER MONTH in Harrison Hot Springs
October 26th & 27th
FRI. OCT. 26TH - Cask Night with its British pub theme,
will have three local breweries offering 3 unique brews. SAT. OCT. 27TH - armed
with your Harrison Beer Festival tasting mug, compare 15 of BC’s fi nest breweries.
End the day with great music, great beer & a great time at the Oktoberfest Dance.
On the waterfront at the St. Alice Hall.
For prices, tickets & event details: www.harrisonbeerfest.com
CELEBRATE CRAFTBEER MONTH
in Harrison Hot SpringsOctober 25th & 26th
FRI. OCT. 25th - Cask Nightwith its British pub theme, will
host 6 breweries.
SAT. OCT. 26th - armed with your Harrison Beer Festival tasting mug, compare 20 of
BC’s fi nest breweries. End the day with great music,
great beer & a great time at the Oktoberfest Dance.
This is an opportunity for seniors, those who care for seniors, or those who identify as an older adult to participate in a lunch meeting to discuss Communication and Connectivity with our older population. A presentation will be made by the BC Association of Community Response Networks who will be discussing Elder Abuse. This session is part of the District of Kent’s Age-Friendly Planning and in association with our local Seniors Peer Support Group.
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Learn how to keep your family safe at open house
Agassiz firehall opens its doors
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Gather the kids and head to the fire hall this Saturday, for a chance to learn a whole lot about fire safety.
It’s Fire Preven-tion Week around the province and the Agassiz Firehall is participating by hold-ing its annual open house. Everyone is in-vited to meet with the
firefighters, chat with the fire chief, or even climb aboard a fire truck.
There will be a bar-becue on site, along with prizes and infor-mation to take home.
Each year, the fire department also plans demonstrations of their skills and hands-on activities.
The open house runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 7652 Industrial Way.
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Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Nine schools in the Fraser Cascade will receive funding from the Learning Improvement Fun Spending Plan, totaling $215,150.
Th e money will help cover
costs of teaching supports and professional development, and is allocated on an 'as needed' basis, Karen Nelson, superintendent of schools said. Th e board approved the funding unanimously.
Of that funding, $2,000 will
go to both AESS and Harrison Hot Springs elementary for professional development, and $50,000 for additional time for two, four hour special education assistants at Kent.
Board funds learning improvements
Kids will have a chance to learn about fire prevention at the Agassiz Fire Department’s open house this Saturday.
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Th e Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment RCMP and members of the Purple Lights Night committee are hosting a community forum on Th ursday, Oct. 24.
Th e purpose of the forum is to educate the community as to what resources are available for someone who may be a victim of violence or knows someone who is.
Th e forum will be held
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VICTORIA – I won’t be signing the “Sensible B.C.” petition to demand a provincewide referendum on marijuana enforcement. You shouldn’t either, and here are a few reasons why.
Let me start by saying I’ve been calling for legalization and regulation of pot for 20 years, to conserve police resources and reduce violent crime. Our war on drugs is a failure even for heroin and cocaine, and marijuana is obviously much easier to produce.
But the current eff ort led by Dana Larsen, B.C.’s clown prince of pot, is not only misguided, it’s dangerous.
Th e petition does not propose legalization. It seeks to impose a provincial law that would stop B.C.
police from using any resources for simple possession charges. Th is would create a loophole in the federal drug law.
So what would that do? It would protect otherwise innocent customers of the current illegal marijuana trade, while leaving the criminal distribution business in place. For a closer look at that, I recommend reports from the Surrey Six murder trial now underway, or the upcoming case against three accused assassins of Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna.
Larsen’s loony law would tie police hands when they are trying to hold someone on a lesser charge while they search for evidence of something nastier. Th is is a source of many simple possession charges today.
Police chiefs have a diff erent idea, asking for the option of treating simple possession as a ticket off ence to keep the court time to a minimum.
Both of these notions have the same obvious fl aws. Th ey don’t deal with sales to minors and they divert no revenue to government, leaving most of that in the hands of criminal dealers who buy cocaine, guns and fancy cars.
Colorado and Washington have gone the legalization route, so far without interference from their federal government. Th ese states need money, and they don’t need more crime or ill-considered hippy gesture politics.
Meanwhile in Ottawa, Health Canada is trying to convert a poorly
regulated mess of small-scale medical marijuana licences to a free-market system of commercial producers.
Local politicians tore a strip off Health Canada offi cials at their recent convention, aft er years of warnings that federal licences were scattered at unknown locations, oft en used as fronts for larger grow-ops.
Mission Coun. Dave Hensman predicted that when a grower gets a letter cancelling his licence, he’s more likely to roll up a big joint with it than to shut down. Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow suggested the response would echo an old Cheech and Chong routine: “Dave’s not here, man.”
Here’s another reason not to support Larsen: the conduct of his organizers. One fellow set up a petition table at, of all places, the Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam. Aft er scrawling “pot cures cancer” on the table, he proceeded to interrupt speeches by
cancer survivors and the run itself by yelling the same false slogan.
You can imagine how people with terminal cancer and their loved ones would react. Some would know that marijuana may alleviate side eff ects of chemotherapy, just as it can ease suff ering for some multiple sclerosis patients. But the suggestion of a cure is as cruel as it is moronic.
Larsen’s “cannibus” has been rolling around B.C., reaping uncritical media coverage. It even blundered into the recent Walk for Reconciliation in Vancouver, an event to mark the end of federal hearings into the eff ects of residential schools on aboriginal children.
I wouldn’t support the Larsen bunch for anything, unless it involved them looking for jobs. Just say no.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com
Tw i t t e r : @ t o m f l e t c h e r b c E-mail: tfl [email protected]
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Bullying must endIs the world a safer place for kids
since Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd killed herself on Oct. 10, 2012 aft er posting that heart-wrenching video seen around the world?
No, but we have learned a few things since.
We've learned, for example, that the Internet can be a rough, cruel world for kids unless they are taught how to protect themselves and their privacy – and we know that the Internet is a powerful tool for ruining someone's reputation.
We've seen that vulnerable girls and boys are easily exploited online by voyeurs who lure them with false names and post their pictures and videos, sometimes with devastating consequences.
We learned, as well, that rape culture is so deeply engrained in our society that Canadian university students didn't see anything wrong with frosh week chants about sex with underage girls until authorities found out and put a stop to it.
We've learned that it's easy to troll the Internet for photos and then post them, without consent, as a Facebook dating chat room did with a picture of Rehtaeh Parsons (the Nova Scotia teen
who committed suicide aft er photos of an alleged gang-rape were posted).
Simply put, laws are inadequate for dealing with meanness and stupidity on the web. Even Port Coquitlam couldn't fi nd a way to legislate against bullying.
But there has been some action, too. B.C.'s ERASE Bullying website, available during the school year, provides resources for families with bullying concerns, and administrators and school counsellors are being trained to identify and support at-risk youth.
Th e Kids Help Phone got more publicity about its services for kids and School District 43 has a new digital responsibility policy for teachers, students and parents working on the web.
Even workplace bullying has received a higher profi le in the year since Todd's death, with a new Workplace BC website addressing the issue, and the BC Coroner's Service studied youth suicide this fall and recommended more collaboration and resources.
Will all this talk prevent another Amanda Todd situation from occurring?
May be not, but we can no longer have ignorance as an excuse.
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CO2 a tiny fraction of atmosphere
Re: Science loses ground to superstition (B.C. Views, Oct. 4).
Tom Fletcher is, in my view, one of B.C.'s most under-appreciated commentators. Th is column sums up one of our world's strangest phenomena – superstition increases in lockstep with the increase in human knowledge.
Fletcher focuses on our endless climate-change confl ict, but you can add debates such as 'smart meters causing cancer,' 'vaccines causing autism,' 'genetic engineering bad/organic good' and on and on. Toss in the anti-coal and anti-pipeline crowd, and you have a mass of ignorance that boggles the mind.
Never have so many known so little about basic mathematics, physics, chemistry, history and so forth.
To illustrate my point, consider that the Earth's atmosphere is 77 per cent nitrogen and 21 per cent oxygen. Th at leaves two per cent for all the trace gases including carbon dioxide – currently .04 of one per cent. How can a reasonable person argue that carbon dioxide is the primary driver of climate change?
Fletcher also notes the genetic engineering (GE) debate at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. GE off ers some of the best solutions to hunger affl icting much of the Earth's human population. In spite of the potential benefi ts, nearly half of our
municipal leaders buy into the anti-GE hysteria.
If you listened to Vancouver city council, we should all be living in yurts and scratching, along with our chickens, a living from backyard organic gardens.
Mind boggling!Francis Patrick Jordan
White Rock
Biblical destruction of planet
Re: Science loses ground to superstition (B.C. Views, Oct. 4.)
It’s truly bewildering to see such a headline above yet even more of Tom Fletcher’s demagoguery towards David Suzuki – one who’s an ardent believer and follower of actual science.
If it’s actual science that Fletcher truly seeks, why does he conveniently
overlook the blatant anti-science thinking and frightening policy of his bird-of-a-feather Prime Minister Stephen Harper?
As one who’s spent some early years consuming fundamentalist Christian preaching and teaching, including the evangelical sort towards which Harper and many of his MPs claim to be devout, it’s clear that such theology does not at all concern itself with a healthy, pristine Earth eco-
system. For, according to the Book of Revelations, Earth is to eventually be laid complete waste for a considerable period of time – if not permanently (depending on Biblical interpretation).
So, really, why worry about an unhealthy state of the planet’s environment – especially when there are so many jobs to be had?
Frank G. Sterle, Jr.White Rock
Mailbag
Two responses to Fletcher column
In response to the question: Do you support the killing of geese to control their population?
Yes, because of the overpopulation of these geese, plus the mess that's left
behind, I'm in favor for a longer hunting season for these geese.
In each community there are people who would love to have a free goose meal.
Reid Peters
In support of goose cull
Small businesses are the heart and soul of communities. Th ey support families and keep local economies strong. Th e owners are parents, coaches and volunteers who make a diff erence every day.
October is Small Business Month – our chance to recognize the tremendous contributions that small businesses make. Across B.C., 98 per cent of businesses are
small businesses and more than a million people work for them.
It takes courage, energy and dedication to run a small business. I know the challenges from running my own business for 21 years and from my time with the BC Chamber of Commerce. Th at's why, as Minister of State, I am working hard to make B.C. the most small-business friendly
jurisdiction in Canada. It's why we're continuing to cut red tape and boost the small business share of government contracts by 20 per cent. It's also why government has already cut the small business corporate income tax rate by 44 per cent, and is committed to cutting it a further 40 per cent.
Th is month, join me in thanking small businesses in
your community. In fact, you can nominate your favourite for a Small Business BC Award between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30: http://sbbcawards.ca/
Together, we can make sure the small-business heart of our communities beats a little stronger.
Naomi Yamamoto Minister of State for Tourism
and Small Business
The 'heart and soul' of communities
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Time travelto the 1890s
Travel back in time with well-known historianJohn Mitchell (www.bcghosttowns.ca) as he sharesthe story of Sandon at the Agassiz Library.
Th e Monte Carlo of B.C., Sandon burst to lifeduring the silver boom of the mid-1890s, and wasthe fi rst city in the province to be fully electrifi ed.
Th e town was wide open and wild 24/7 withtin horn gamblers, bordellos, newspaper men andtwo railways – all tucked tightly between toweringmountains.
Join Mitchell on Sat., Nov. 2 from 1 p.m. to 2:30p.m. Th ere is no cost for this event, and it is suitedfor an adult audience.
CommunityThe Communities
in Bloom Committee in
Harrison spotted this garden still
full of colour late in the season.
Walter Ulm at 454 Naismith Ave. has mastered the art
of showcasing potted flowers in his existing flower beds to
provide color throughout
the growing season.
Late bloomers
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Oregon spotted frogs are critically endangered speciesEndangered frogs released by Vancouver ZooFor the third year in
a row, the Greater Van-couver Zoo has released 325 Oregon spotted frogs back into the wilds of Agassiz.
Th e release took place on Oct. 3.
Th e zoo says the proj-ect has been a very im-portant part of the their conservation eff orts since the frog received the status of “critically endangered” in 1999. Th e Oregon spotted frogs are the most en-dangered amphibian in Canada.
Th e Greater Van-couver Zoo provides a “head start” program that involves removing egg masses from the wild and then raising the frogs in a captive en-vironment until they are large enough to be re-leased. Th is has proven to have a much higher survival rate than the embryos, tadpoles and small frogs would see in the wild.
Th is is the third year that the Oregon spot-ted frog recovery team
has released frogs to the Chaplin site in Agassiz. Th e hopes with releas-ing such large numbers several years in a row to the same site would be to see the fi rst egg mass-es next year in this area.
Oregon Spotted Frogs are medium-sized (ap-proximately 5-10 cm) and named for the black blotches with light cen-tres that are distributed across the head and back of adult frogs. Th ese spots become larger and ragged look-ing around the edges as the frog ages. Th ey also have a pair of parallel, light brown to orange ridges which are called dorsolateral folds that run from just behind the eyes all the way down their back.
Juveniles are light brown or olive green on their back and white to cream on their belly. Th eir mating call con-sists of a series of 5-50 clucks that sound like knocking on a log, or someone soft ly clicking their tongue on the roof
of their mouth.Th ere has been a big
decline in numbers due to the area being inhab-ited by the introduced bullfrog, green frogs and predatory fi sh that com-pete with the Oregon spotted frog for food and their habitat. Reed canary grass is an inva-
sive plant that can also change the frog’s habi-tat. Also the loss and degradation of breed-ing habitat from dam construction, drainage patterns being altered, excessive livestock graz-ing, agricultural use for water and other human activities that reduce or
eliminate shallow water.Oregon spotted frogs
spend most of their time in shallow calm waters, usually fl oodplains and wetlands; especially ponds that has sunlight that warms the water.
Th e Oregon spotted frog recovery team was
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Wildlife biologist Andrea Gielens releasing the frogs in Agassiz. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to the Community Charter, the District of Kent gives notice that it intends to close and dispose of a portion of road dedicated by Plan LMP50091. The road outlined in black hatch and identified as “ROAD TO BE CLOSED” on the below site map contains 977.5 square metres.
The portion of road will be disposed of by the District of Kent to Agassiz All Storage Ltd. (the “Purchaser”), the owners of the lands immediately adjacent to the closed road portion in order to allow for the consolidation of lands.
The District will receive no less than $25,000 for the purchase of the Closed Road. All survey and registration costs to close the road and consolidate the Closed Road parcel will be borne by the Purchaser. This is not a request for public tender.
Council will be considering “Highway Closure and Dedication Removal Bylaw No. 1497, 2013” at a Special Meeting of Council scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2013. Any persons affected by this bylaw may submit their views in writing on or before 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013 to ensure consideration by Council.
For further information please contact Mr. Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development Ser-vices, at 604-796-2235.
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Columnist and friends tour Whistler’s mountaintops
Bad weather and older ages can’t keep these ladies downI suppose I should fi rst
give you the answer to last week’s question, “Where have all the husbands gone?”
My answer, I should explain, does not come from Stats Canada or any other source of this kind, but from my own experi-ence! Way back, our so-
ciety decided, or at least was of the opinion, that a man should be in his late twenties before getting married.
By then, they thought, he would have suffi cient income, from either a trade or academic posi-tion, needed to raise a family. Heinz, the man I married, was nine years older than myself. His mother was only 18 when she got married, while his father was already a young lawyer. While these ar-rangements have worked or were even necessary at the time, they also left the majority of women widows at a relatively early age.
However, things have changed since then be-cause we, the society and our lifestyle, have. Young people start life togeth-er now and at a much younger age. And, with some luck, they will be able to enjoy their retire-
ment years together. For now, however, it is still the norm that older women out number men their age wherever they go.
But onto some thing else. Th ere is an old say-ing “when angels travel the sky is laughing” and according to this, my friends Renare, Trudy, Betty and myself must be pretty good because af-ter a lengthy time of truly unpleasant weather the sun was shining again when we left for Whistler last week. Th e sun also
shone when we came back while in between the weather tried to spoil our trip. Luckily it did not work since we stayed in a most delightful bed and breakfast called Chalet Beau Sejour. Th e own-ers, Sue and Hal, made our stay more like a visit to one’s favourite relatives and it would have been easy to just stay there.
But the urge to explore was stronger and we went to visit the Aboriginal Cultural Center where we took a guided tour through the magnifi cent building. Th e tour includ-ed a welcome song, a short movie, a handcraft ing les-son in the longhouse and much more. We were also treated to coff ee and tra-ditional bannocks before ending the tour with a visit to their gift store. Th is was a true temptation since the store was fi lled with an abundance of unique and beautiful souvenirs.
On Sunday, however,we woke up to beautifulweather and decided onthe spot to take part in thePeak -2 - Peak experience.We soon found ourselveson top of Whistler Moun-tain fi rst, followed by a lei-surely glide to BlackCombMountain and back. Th epeak to peak gondolasare quite comfortable androomy and have, to thedelight of Ruthy, glass bot-toms in the center. But, Ithink that we all agreedthat gondolling frompeak to peak was a mostwonderful experience weall would not like to havemissed.
How possible is this todo for seniors you mightask? I will answer thisquestion in next week’sObserver. For today, how-ever, I will close with abig thank-you to RenateSchwanke, who made thistrip posssible and to Trudyand Betty for being suchgood friends!
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formed in 1999 when theCommittee on the Statusof Endangered Wild-life in Canada (COSE-WIC) fi rst designatedthe frog as “endangered”in order to save the spe-cies. Th e species is alsored-listed in B.C. Th eteam is comprised of bi-ologists from provincialand federal governmentagencies, members ofCAZA-AZAC (Canada’sAccredited Zoos andAquariums - Aquariumset Zoos Accrédités duCanada) and other re-searchers.
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SeniorHappenings
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
"How many times do you eat dinner at the table together with your family?"
Th at's just one of the questions students will be answering in an upcoming survey designed to fi nd out about current local lifestyles.
Th e survey based on the 5-2-1-0 Let's Go concept of better living, and was developed by Hope and area Healthy Communities. Th e school board approved the survey unanimously at Tuesday's board meeting.
Stan Watchorn, the district's director of instruction, explained that the survey will ask basic questions about students' lives and give health providers and the school district an idea of what health barriers students are facing.
Th e 5-2-1-0 Let's Go program asks kids to eat fi ve or more fruits and vegetables a day, limit themselves to two hours or less of recreational screen time, encourages one hour or more per day or physical activity and zero sugary drinks in favour of water and low fat milk.
Th e board also approved a second
survey to be carried out this year,with two trustees opposed.
Both Trustee Pat Furness andTrustee Linda McMullan bothvoted against bringing the Queen'sUniversity Health Study to theFraser Cascade.
"It's just survey aft er survey,"Furness said.
Th e survey looks at the healthstatus of young people acrossCanada, and will be given tostudents in Grades 7 to 10 at AESSand Grades 6 and 7 at C.E. Barryintermediate school.
Healthy Communities survey students
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The District of Kent Recreation is looking for an enthusiastic leader to assist with our After School Program that operates 2 days per week (approximately 5 hours per week).
If you enjoy working with school age children in an active environment, please contact Kimberly Goulet at 604-796-8891 or submit your resume to the Fitness/ Activity Centre, Attention: After School Program.
Deadline for submissions is:4:00 p.m. Oct. 28, 2013.
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Anglican congregation joins Vancouver eventChurch members march
Monica Gibson-PugsleySPECIAL TO THE OBSERVER
Ten Agassiz and Har-rison area residents journeyed recently to Vancouver to take part in a march organized by the Truth and Recon-ciliation Commission. Th e federally operated commission is working to discover and reveal past wrong-doing by the Government of Canada and Christian churches.
Residential schools came into being in the 1860s. Aft er the last school closed its doors in 1996, allegations of physical, psychological, sexual abuse and neglect came to light. Th eir aim was to assimilate First Nation children into ‘white’ society. Th e An-glican Church of Cana-da delivered an apology to First Nations peoples by the then-Primate Mi-chael Peers to the Native Convocation in Minaki, Ontario in August 1993.
In June 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er apologized for the government’s role in their administration of the residential schools, and so did the leaders of the other parties in the Canadian House of Commons.
In order to create an awareness, six represen-tatives from All Saints Anglican Church, Agas-siz congregated with 500 worshippers for a moving, hour-long Ser-vice of Reconciliation at Christ Church Ca-thedral on the corner of Burrard and West Georgia. Bishop Mark MacDonald, the nation-al indigenous bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada gave a sermon at the communion ser-
vice. Aft er the service the congregation spilled out onto West Georgia joining the throngs of people from Granville heading down the 4 km route through down-town to a vacant lot beside the Queen Eliza-beth Th eatre where the ceremony took place.
Karol Henrotte from All Saints was among the solid mass of people who inched their way towards the stage.
“We took three steps forward and came to a stop, then moved for-ward a few steps and so on until over an hour later we had only reached the post offi ce, just blocks away,” she said.
People were shoulder to shoulder, umbrellas held high; some walked with canes, many held banners in the pouring rain.
“We could not move any closer,” she added.
Th e crowd reached back to Granville Street.
An estimated 70,000 marched and stood. It was over-whelming. Not many were expect-ed due to the inclement weather; only 50,000 were hoped for.
Th ere was a profound sense of community that so many partici-pated, wanting to un-derstand and express solidarity with First Na-tions peoples. Th e orga-nizers were thankful for the support.
Loud speakers were positioned at regu-lar intervals along the route. Th ere were great raucous cheers as key-note speaker Dr. Ber-nice King, daughter of American Civil Right hero Martin Luther King’s Jn, urged all Ca-nadians to move for-ward and heal.
Chief Robert Joseph of the Gwawaneuk First Nation on Vancouver Island also spoke. His daughter Karen Joseph, executive director of Reconciliation Canada,
was the brainchild be-hind the march. To con-clude the ceremony a gospel choir was broad-cast and the crowd sang along. Th e atmosphere was electric.
Th e march came at the end of a week of hearings in the city by the federal Truth and Reconciliation Com-mission. It was the sixth of seven gather-ings across Canada, culminating in a fi nal event in Edmonton in 2014. When Henrotte and colleagues went in search of a restaurant on the route, having de-parted from Agassiz at 5:30 a.m. that morning, they were distressed to fi nd that staff they spoke with had no knowledge of the March, nor its purpose.
“So many know noth-ing about the plight of many First Nations chil-dren who were plucked from their families and sent off to residential school.”
Oct 10, l963.• Born to Poncho and Jenny on
Oct. 1, at the Whorley farm, was a miniature Mexican burro. Th e tiny animal is marked on the back and across the shoulders with a sign of the cross which according to the legend, is because one of his forebears carried Mary to the stable where Jesus was born.
Th e animals belong to Mr. W. Whorley and his son Terry, who are wondering if this is the fi rst burro to be born in Agassiz.
• An exhibition soccer game was played at the Harrison Mills ball park, on Oct. 6 between the
Chehalis Indians of the Sasquatch Inn team, and the Mt. Lehman team. Th e fi nal score was 4-3 for the Sasquatch Indians.
• Freedomites living in the tent camp outside Mountain Prison have now established communications with the wom-en inmates. Ever since their ar-rival some of the campers have been in the habit of going up the hill beside the road to the gar-bage dump, and waving towards the camp.
At first, there was no one in sight, but as the ‘force-fed ‘ inmates have gained strength,
they have been coming out-side and waving back. They are now strong enough to shout at the watchers on the hill, and in the quiet morning and evening, messages are being exchanged.
As yet, there has been no di-rect communication with male prisoners, who are further away, and behind a wooden fence. They are able to shout to the women in the other compound, however, and messages have been relayed.
Echoes from the Past is collected weekly by members of the Agassiz Harrison Historical Society.
Community
Members of All Saints Anglican gathered to march in Vancouver at the Truth and Reconciliation event.
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Whorley’s burro born with a cross
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Lions TV Bingo Thursday nights at 6 pm on Shaw Cable. Pick up your bingo cards
at The Source - Chehalis Store & Ledoux Hardware
Lookout as Crackle experiments with world languages. If you are lucky enough to
have a preschooler in your daily life, come join us at Storytime at Agassiz Library
every Friday at 10:15 am. Free, drop in, fun!
Until Saturday, Oct 11. Is it an ereader, a smartphone, a computer, an iPad? We
have expertise at your disposal. Your library can help you come out the winner
with your device. To keep track of this and other programs throughout the next
few months, get a copy of the Fraser Valley Regional Library Program Guide,
available at the library, free for the taking. 604-796-9510
The Harrison Communities in Bloom Committee is hosting a Halloween Children’s
Costume Parade to be held at 2 pm on Sunday, October 27th at Spirit Square in
Harrison. It will include a story reading by librarian, Terrill Scott, a costume parade,
cookies, books & a People’s Choice Pumpkin. In case of rain, bring an umbrella &
meet at the Memorial Hall.
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Agassiz Al-Anon. Is someone’s drinking aff ecting you? FMI call Shirley 604-796-9865 or Anne 604-793-3103
“Agassiz Comforters” get together at 9 am every Thurs. morning at the United Church. FMI call 604-796-2680
Agassiz Elks Lounge - 1824 #9 Hwy, open daily 3pm till closing. Everyone welcomeAgassiz-Harrison Garden Club meets the second Weds. of each month from Oct-July in the foyer of the Ag Hall at 7:30 pm. FMI 604-796-3291 or 604-796-2423
Agassiz-Harrison Lions meet at 7 pm on the 4th Weds. of the month at the Lion’s Den in the Ag-Rec Hall, 6800 Pioneer Ave. FMI call Joey at 604-796-9951Agassiz Kids At The Cross - Thurs. at the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz. FMI call Ettie
604-819-6822Hope 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 protected] 7046 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz.
Agassiz Harrison Peer Support - Knit & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz. Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-796-9841
Agassiz Legion Branch 32 Events
1846 No. 9 Hwy., Agassiz • 604-796-2332
OCTOBER 12TH Roast Beef DinnerDinner ............................................. 6:00 - 7:00 pmDance to: Retrofi re .............. 7:30 - 11:00 pm
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES HUGE FLEA MARKETEvery 2nd Sunday of the month Markets are from 9am to 2pm at the Eagle’s Hall 386 Fort Street, HopeHosts the Hope Eagles & Legion
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Premier pledges Penticton will get piece of LNG pie
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Britco’s $100-million contract to supply worker housing to an Alberta oilsands project repre-sents just a fraction of future benefits Penticton and Agassiz will realize from the energy sec-tor, Premier Christy Clark said during a visit to Britco’s Pentic-ton plant recently.
The deal calls for the com-pany to supply modular build-ings containing 1,600 bedrooms and related facilities to a Devon Energy site near Conklin, about 150 kilometres south of Fort McMurray.
Clark, whose tour of Britco’s manufacturing plant coincided with an announcement of the new contract, said a made-in-B.C. liquefied natural gas industry aimed at supplying Asian markets will soon pro-duce oilsands-like economic spin-offs of its own.
“Once those pipelines are starting to be built, we’re go-ing to have to have temporary housing along the way, so what Britco is doing here is, I think, just going to explode. They’re going to be a very busy com-pany,” she said.
Clark and the B.C. Liberals campaigned this spring on an election platform that predict-ed LNG pipelines, processing plants and shipping terminals would generate 75,000 perma-nent jobs and royalties to build a $100-billion fund that would help pay off the provincial debt within 15 years.
None of that infrastructure is built yet and natural gas prices are in the doldrums, but Clark said that’s precisely why LNG holds such promise.
“The price for natural gas in Asia is much higher than it is here, so that’s how we’re going to pay off our provincial debt,” she said, “because we’re going to be making more money on our
natural gas exporting it than we would by selling it here.”
The B.C. government has pledged to have three LNG fa-cilities up and running by 2020.
Britco president Mike Rid-ley said his company is “very optimistic and very bullish on LNG.”
“A big part of our business is derived from the energy sector,” he added.
The company has 175 work-ers at its plant in Penticton and another 200 at a facility in Agassiz. The two sites will join forces on the Devon Energy job.
“In terms of workforce ac-commodation, I would equate it to a three-star hotel. It is go-ing to be the best camp, the best workforce accommodation in all of North America,” Ridley said.
“Everybody has their own
private bathroom, they havebig, spacious rooms, they haveflat-screen TVs, they have In-ternet, full (recreation) facili-ties and all the amenities thatgo with that.”
Ridley expects it will takeuntil the end of 2015 to fill theorder, which will comprise 900truckloads to the site.
An executive from Devon En-ergy said the company contract-ed Britco to supply an 800-bunkcamp for a different project sev-eral years ago and was pleasedwith the result.
“It’s a good partnership, be-cause we’re in the oilsands andthey’re building projects forthe oilsands and those benefitsare now flowing back here, andthey’re not shy about sayingthat,” said Nadine Barber, vice-president of government andpublic affairs.
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Premier Christy Clark tours Britco’s manufacturing plant in Penticton onFriday with company president Mike Ridley (left) and vice-president ChrisGardner (right).
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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
ATLAS POWER SWEEP DRIVERS
Power sweeping,power scrubbing and pressure washing. Must be hard working with a good attitude. Burnaby based. Must be available to work nights and weekends. Good driving record & abstract required. Experience and Air Ticket benefi cial.
Email: [email protected] or Fax: 604-294-5988
CLASS 1 HIGHWAY LINE HAUL
COMPANY DRIVERSVan Kam’s Group of Companies requires Class 1 Drivers for the SURREY area. Applicants must have a min 2 yrs industry driving experience.
We Offer AboveAverage Rates!
To join our team of professional drivers please send off a resume and cur-rent drivers abstract to:
[email protected] more info about Line Haul, call Bev,
604-968-5488
Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility.We thank all applicants for your interest!
115 EDUCATION
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SIGN UP ONLINE! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/ Condominium Manager ONLINE! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of success! Government certifi ed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.
130 HELP WANTED
An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hir-ing dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051Edson,Alta
CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION (taxpayer.com) has an opening in its Sales Division. Aggressive Commission Scale. Door to Door experience an asset. Email: [email protected] or 1-800-667-7933 Ext 111.
GUARANTEED Job Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Infor-mation 1-800-972-0209
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
130 HELP WANTED
ACCOUNTINGASSISTANT
In-SHUCK-ch Nation, Deroche Administration Offi ce has a
position available for an ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT.
JOB ENVIRONMENT / DUTIES:Working under the supervision of the Finance Manger, the incum-bent will be profi cient in A/P, A/R and related fi ling duties
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: This individual will have post sec-ondary education or equivalent experience in accounting.
SALARY: $28,000.00 - $32,000.00depending of level of experience.
DEADLINE:Until position is fi lled.Only those chosen for an inter-view will be contacted.
CONTACT: Sheryl Rankel, Offi ce Manager 41290 - B Lougheed Hwy. Deroche, BC V0M 1G0 Phone: 604-820-6873 Fax: 604-820-6847 or Email:
FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certifi cation? Get Certifi ed, 604-575-3944
SUTCO Contracting Ltd. re-quires experienced fl at-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, ex-tended benefi ts & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. www.sutco.ca fax: 250-357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230
138 LABOURERS
WORKERS NEEDED in Abbotsford plant process fresh salmon; $11/hour; Email:[email protected]
142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS
PART Time Offi ce Assistant (Ab-botsford). Flexible hours. Must have experience with Excel & Simply Ac-counting. Compensation based on experience. Email resumes to [email protected]
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
BOAT OPERATOR NEEDED for 30’ Herring Punt on Fraser river near Chilliwack. Great Pay; previ-ous experience needed; email re-sume to: [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profi t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appoint-ment or send resume to: [email protected]. 780-846-2231 (Offi ce); 780-846-2241 (Fax).
CNC/MANUAL Machine Shop is hiring f/t (with experience only) & p/t (labourer - would suit student). Please email resume with referenc-es to [email protected]. No phone calls.
EDMONTON BASED COMPANY seeks qualifi ed & experienced Buncher Operator and Processor Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, fl ight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. ax 780-488-3002; [email protected].
EDMONTON BASED COMPANY seeks qualifi ed & experienced (or experienced) Mulcher Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, fl ight in/out provided, safe-ty tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-488-3002; [email protected].
EXP. CARPENTERS &EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
Required for a BC Hydro project site near Agassiz BC.
Fax resume:604-869-9925 or email: kristina@
jimdentconstruction.com
109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
FRASER SHINGLES ANDEXTERIORS. Sloped Roofi ng / Siding Crews needed at our Edmonton branch. Great wag-es. Own equipment is a MUST. For info contact Giselle @ 780 962 1320 or at email: [email protected]
JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: [email protected].
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172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS
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Land Act and Water ActNotice of Intention to Apply for a
Disposition of Crown Land and Allocation of Water:DEVELOPMENT PLAN PREPARATION
Take notice that Zella Holdings Ltd. (Zella) of Abbotsford BC, has applied to the Provincial Government for a hydroelectric power project. The Crown land tenure covers:
That part of Legal Subdivision 1, Section 29, Township 4, Range 27, West of the Sixth Meridian, New Westminster District and that parcel or tract of land in the vicinity of Lorenzetta Creek, together with unsurveyed foreshore or land covered by water being part of the bed of the Lorenzetta Creek, Yale Division of Yale District, containing 144.12 hectares, more or less.
This area is situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Laidlaw BC, and along Lorenzetta Creek. The proposal includes the diversion of 0.6m^3/s of water from Lorenzetta Creek, which will be completely returned to the creek at about 50 meters of elevation. The water works included in the proposal are an intake/weir and intake pond, a water conveyance system, powerhouse and tailrace, and power line. Lower portions of the water conveyance system, as well as the powerhouse, tailrace and power line, are all located on Zella’s private property at 58751 McKay Rd, Laidlaw BC. The proposed point of diversion for the project is located at about 700 meters of elevation along Lorenzetta Creek, approximately 5.2 Kilometers upstream from the mouth of the creek.
The File Numbers that have been established for these applications are Land File 2410746 and Water File 2003546.
Written comments regarding the Development Plan preparation should be directed to Zella Holdings Ltd. (#3-30528 Great Northern Ave., Abbotsford BC, V2T 6H4; [email protected]; 604 746-7724), with a copy of all correspondence provided to the Project Lead, Veronica Villar-Singh of Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (200-10428 153 St., Surrey BC, V3R 1E1; [email protected]). Comments will be received until November 17th, 2013. Please quote the above fi le numbers when commenting. If you are a water licence holder, you must identify your water license number in your response. Zella may not be able to consider comments received after this date.
Please visit the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations applications website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp to view the proposed Project Development Plan Template. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For more information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations regional offi ce.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
257 DRYWALL
R&B RENO’S. Boarding, taping, spraying, drywall repairs, painting. No job too small. Call Les, 604-391-1200/604-866-4594
260 ELECTRICAL
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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627
300 LANDSCAPING
317 MISC SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
320 MOVING & STORAGE
(778)378-MOVEWe are your trusted choice for
reliable, professional and residential moving services, serving the Lower Mainland.
Local and long distance. (778)378-6683
1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Honest Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting $35hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)491-8607
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & In-sured. 604-551-6510
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604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,
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Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &
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Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Effi cient & Quality Paint. 778.344.1069
338 PLUMBINGCRESCENT Plumbing & HeatingLicensed Residential 24hr. Service• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers
• Plugged Drains 778-862-0560
BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80. 1-855-240-5362. info@glroofi ng.ca
356 RUBBISH REMOVAL
DISPOSAL BINSBy Recycle-it
6 - 50 Yard BinsStarting from $199.00
Delivery & Pick-Up IncludedResidential & Commercial Service• Green Waste • Construction Debris• Renovations • House Clean Outs
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317 MISC SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
374 TREE SERVICES
TREE & STUMPremoval done RIGHT!
• Tree Trimming• Fully Insured • Best Rates604-787-5915/604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca
PETS
477 PETS
Airedale Terrier pups. P/b, ckc reg., microchip, health guar, 604-819-2115. [email protected]
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
FILA Brazilio Puppies (Guard Dogs). Families best friend/Intrud-ers worst nightmare. All shots. 604-817-5957
German Shepherd pups, vet check, 1st shots, own both parents, father reg., gd tempered, farm & family raised in country, good guard dog/family pet. born aug 9. $700. 604-796-3026, no sunday calls
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
506 APPLIANCESS/S self-cleaning stove (GE) $200. S/S above range microwave (Pana-sonic) $50., S/S dishwasher (GE) $75., 42 inch round table with a leaf and 6 chairs $75. or OBO Please call 604-491-8466
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
524 UNDER $200High chair & crib w/ mattress, great cond. $150/pair OBO 604-796-3030
533 FERTILIZERSWEED FREE Mushroom Manure
13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
560 MISC. FOR SALEHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
STEEL BUILDING - THE GREAT SUPER SALE! 20X20 $4,070. 25X26 $4,879. 30X32 $6,695. 32X40 $8,374. 35X38 $9,540. 40X50 $12,900. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
581 SOUND/DVD/TV80” Sharp Aquos high def TV 1 1/2 yr. old $3000 OCO 604-796-0031
REAL ESTATE
627 HOMES WANTEDWE BUY HOUSES!
Older House • Damaged HouseMoving • Estate Sale • Just
Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!
CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •Diffi culty Making Payments?
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RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDOHarrison Hot Springs, 1 bdrm, fur-nished, across from lake, bright, quiet, cable incl. n/s, n/p, $625/m. (604)853-4273
Harrison Hot Springs - Quiet 2 bdrm, 2 ba., lrg. 2 fl oor suite avail. unfurnished N/P, N/S, lrg. solarium, wifi incl., 2 short blocks to beach (furnished option available) 1700ft. $1000 + utils. (604)316-9398
736 HOMES FOR RENT
Available RentalsWoodside Terrace -
$600/month
1 bedroom fully reno’d apartment with view of Mt. Cheam, 2 appliances, lami-nate fl ooring, separate stor-age and 1 parking space. $600/month plus utilities.
Please call Kari at Strata’s Choice Property MgmtCall 604-864-6400 or
Toll Free: 1-877-864-6424www.strataschoice.com
RENTALS
736 HOMES FOR RENT
FLEETWOOD 164/78 Surrey 2751sf, 4brm, 1den, 2.5 bath, 7120sf lot nr Fraser Hwy. NS/NP 778-322-7426.
Harrison Hot Springs WATER-FRONT! 5 kms from HHS. 2 Bdrm, 5 appls, cbl TV avail. NS/NP. Sept -June. $1100/mo. 1-604-937-5288
745 ROOM & BOARD
HARRISON, ROOM for rent on the lake, $550/m incl cable. Call (604)997-0332 or 604-491-8607
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION
HHS - 1 bdrm. in beautiful 3 bdrm. home avail. for a professional. Fully furnished, internet, all utils. incl., $850/mo. avail. imm. 604-796-0031
750 SUITES, LOWER
AGASSIZ - 3bdrm/1bath apt, cov-ered parking, avail. immed. $850/mo +util. N/P 604-751-2191
TRANSPORTATION
810 AUTO FINANCING
Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
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Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2012 Mitsubishi RVR - 21,000 km, automatic, all wheel dr., $19,900 Will consider trade. 604-796-0031
851 TRUCKS & VANS
2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT
No Accidents, Air Cared and just 2450.00 604-556-4242
TRANSPORTATION
851 TRUCKS & VANS
KEY TRACK AUTO SALES
CARS & VANS1994 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 4 door, 5 spd, runs good, Air-cared, ST#464. $1,995.1996 HONDA CIVIC 4 door, auto, fully loaded, Aircared. ST#462 $2,495.2000 DODGE NEON. 4 door, auto, sedan, Aircared, low kms. STK#467. $2,500.2003 FORD WINDSTAR. 7 psger, runs good. ST#460. Only this week $2,900.2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. 4 dr auto. STK#466. Only this week $3,500. 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2 door, auto, low kms. ST#459. Only this week $3,900.2005 CHEV UPLANDER 7 psg auto, a/c, fully loaded, long wheel base. ST#437. $4,900.2006 SATURN ION 4 dr, auto, Aircared. ST#389. Only this week! $5,500.2006 PONTIAC WAVE 4dr au-to, sedan, low kms fully loaded Aircared. ST#353. $5,888.2003 FORD ESCAPE 4dr, 4X4 auto. ST#377. Only this week $5,900.2008 CHEV COBALT. 2dr, 5spd, runs gd ST#445. $5,900.2007 FORD FUSION 4 dr, auto, loaded. ST#250. $5,995.2006 SUZUKI SWIFT 4 dr, auto, low kms. Only this week!$4,900.2006 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, ST#387. Only this week! $6,500.2004 CHEV TRAILBLAZER 4X4, auto, 7pass. Aircared. ST#457.Only this week $6,900.2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, runs good. ST#364. $6,900.2007 CHEV COBALT 4 dr, auto, low kms. ST#367. Only this week! $6,900.2007 DODGE CALIBER 4 dr, auto, fully loaded. ST#383 $7,500.2008 KIA SPECTRA 4 dr auto hatch back, fully loaded ST#352. $7,777.2008 SATURN ASTRA 4 dr, h/back, sunroof, auto. ST#366. Only this week! $9,9002007 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 dr, auto, sedan, very low kms, 82K only. ST#393. This week only! $10,500. 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 door, auto, sunroof, leather, full load ST#442. $10,900.2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON 4 dr, auto. Only this week! $11,900.2008 KIA SPORTAGE, 4 dr, auto, runs good. Only this week! $11,900.2008 FORD ESCAPE, auto, fully loaded, low kms. ST#425. $11,900.2009 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto. 5 passenger. ST#418. Only this week! $11,900.2010 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4 dr, auto, loaded, ST#395 $13,900.2006 FORD F350. Quad cab 4 X 4, auto, long box, diesel. ST#13. $14,900.2007 GMC ACADIA 4 dr, 8 passenger, all wheel drive, runs good. ST#319. $14,9002010 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, loaded, 7 psgr. ST#428. Only this week! $15,900. 2009 JETTA TDi 4 dr, auto, leather, fully loaded. ST#402. Only this week. $17,900.
TRUCKS 2004 HUMMER H2, 4 dr, auto, 4 X 4, ST#384. Only this week,$13,900.2006 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4X4, auto, long box, runs good ST#309 $14,9002006 FORD F350 XLT quad cab, 4X4, auto, diesel, only 156K ST#17. $15,9002006 FORD F350 XLT crew cab diesel 4X4 auto long box only 160K. ST#310. $15,9002007 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4 x 4, auto, short box only, 162K. ST#826. $15,900.2008 2007 FORD F150 XLTsuper crew, 4 X 4, auto, fully loaded. ST#348. $15,900.2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab, diesel, 4 X 4, auto short box. ST#275. $18,900.2009 FORD F150 Crew cab, fully loaded $17,900.
32055 Cedar LaneAbbotsford, BC
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604-855-0666www.keytrackautosales.com
MARINE
912 BOATS
LOOKING TO buy 24-30’ herring skiff/aluminum landing craft, call 604-941-8817
551 GARAGE SALES
Agassiz
Huge IndoorArts/Crafts/Garage Sale
Appliances, furniture, awesome framed photos
& much more!Sat. Oct 19th 8am - 3pmSun. Oct 20th 9am - 1pm
#12 6900 Inkman rd.
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Meet the ProsOctober 2013
Y O U R S O U R C E F O R Q U A L I T Y L O C A L P R O F E S S I O N A L S
• Lawncare & Yard Maintenance• Weeding/Yard Clean-Up• Pressure Washing• Hedge & Tree Pruning• Paver Stones /Retaining Walls
GroundworksLandscaping/Lawncare
604-819-8786
Hope Auto Body Ltd.Hope Auto Body Ltd.
• Complete collision & glass services • Courtesy Vehicles • Express repair facility
- all insurance company estimates written here
966 6th Avenue, 604 •869 •5244www.hopeautobody.ca
• Power & Soft Wash• Gutter Cleaning• Window Washing• Painting
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Insured & Experienced604-796-3965
FINBACK CUSTOM WOODWORKS604-796-1196 | cell 604-857-3375
• New Cabinetry and Cabinet Refacing• Counter Tops • All Custom Cabinets are made
from solid wood (no particle board)6390 PIONEER AVE., AGASSIZ
VISIT OUR SHOWROOM
www.finback.ca
PLUMBING SERVICES
KENT PLUMBING& HEATING LTD.
For all your Service, Repair
& Installation Needs“One call does it all”
604-796-270524 HOUR
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Complete Home
Renovations
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R.C.E.APPLIANCEREPAIR
604-796-2834Service to all makes of
washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers & refrigerators
604-796-0538
Rick’sComputerServices
Drop by 6438 Lougheed Hwy.(Corner of 7 & 9)
• General Repairs & Data Recovery• Trojans & Viruses Removed• Same day service on all drop offs
Gutter Cleaning Pressure Washing House Washing
604.826.6727
Wizard Window Cleaning
Agassiz All Storage
Easy access from Hwy 1 or 7 We have storage for:
• RVS • BOATS • VEHICLES
• Heated units • Long term discounts • Security fenced • Electronic gate • Video surveillance
7651 Industrial Way Agassiz, BC • Ph: [email protected] • www.agassiz-all-storage.com
Lone Wolf Gutters
Chris @ (604) 302-7245 or [email protected]
Continuous 5” Aluminum GuttersRenovations, New Construction, and RepairsGutter CleaningFully InsuredFree Estimates
Hope, BC
Th ere’s no better place to celebrate Th anksgiving than Kilby Historic Site.
Th e fall colours are in full force all around the farm, and there will be an apple cider pressing demonstration at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13.
Th ey’ll also be serving Th anksgiv-ing lunch and dinner that day in the restaurant.
For more information, or to make a reservation, please call 604-796-0571.
Ducks Unlimited is holding a pub night fundraiser in Harrison Hot Springs.
Th e event will take place at Echo Island Pub on Friday, Oct. 18 and will include dinner, a silent and live auctions,
raffl es and door prizes. Ticket are $20, avail-
able at Echo Island Pub, Kent Outdoors and the Agassiz branch of Pros-pera Credit Union.
Ducks Unlimited Canada is a national leader in wetland con-
servation. A registered charity, DUC partners with government, in-dustry, non-profi t orga-nizations and landown-ers to conserve wetlands that are critical to wa-terfowl, wildlife and the environment.
United Way has $90,000 available for programs focusing on reducing poverty, reducing homelessness or en-suring children from infants to age six succeed. Funding will be distributed in April 2014.
Any charitable organization in the Fraser Valley may apply for funding to address one of those issues. To be eli-gible for a grant, programs or projects must be preventative in nature and be for a new project, the expansion of a program or to continue a currently funded program. Application dead-line is 4 p.m. November 15, 2013.
Applications for grants are avail-able online at www.uwfv.bc.ca. un-der What We Do.
In April of this year, Priority Grants were distributed to 14 local organizations for 15 different proj-ects in the Fraser Valley. Funded projects mostly focus on skills de-
velopment, from youth developing skills to maintain housing to skills development for single mothers to assist with employment opportuni-ties.
One of the programs funded last year was through the Ann Davis Transition Society. The grant paid for an outreach worker to help with financial, social, and parenting skills. Sardis Doorway also received funding for skills development for single moms with young children.
“Priority Grants are just one of the many funding opportunities United Way provides.” said Wayne Green, executive director of United Way.
“People often don’t link their monthly payroll deduction to last-ing changes in the community. With these grants, our supporters see how we change people’s lives. Change starts here.”
Entertainment
Swiss Gourmet in Harrison Hot Springs is hosting live folk rock music by the Margit Sky Duo on Sat., Oct. 12.
Live music
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16 Agassiz Harrison Observer Friday, October 11, 2013
Freddy Marks & Linda Marks
Sutton West Coast Harrison Hot Springs
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124 Lillooet Avenue, Harrison Hot SpringsThis cozy picturesque gem is located in downtown Harrison Hot Springs, just a minute’s walk away from the Resort & the crystal clear lake. Stunning views to snow-capped mountains & the lake are still available. Approx. 1530 sq ft of living space with 3 bedrooms, one bath, a single garage, a huge lot with separate entrance for your RV & a beautiful garden. Many restaurants & other amenities nearby. The current zoning shows C1 & offers many opportunities. $725,000 / MLS H1303310
All you have to do is move into this immaculate, entertainment sized 2 bedroom, 2 bath end unit in Harrison Lake Estates with its natural gas burning replace, sun-lovers patio & double garage. All the amenities of country-club living are yours to enjoy. This +55 gated community is close to all amenities of the beautiful tourism destination & world renowned Harrison Hot Springs. Owners in this luxury community enjoy the availability of 2 guest suites available only to the property owners.. $269,800 / MLS H1302120
Two Bedroom Rancher at Kawkawa Lakeside, Hope
Step inside & be surprised at what this 1 owner 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home at Kawka-wa Lakeside has to offer. A picturesque, quiet setting. Fully fenced south facing yard with stunning mountain views. Large Maple kitchen with oversized island & pantry. Double ga-rage, as well as RV parking available. Residents enjoy private access to the lake, beach & dock for overnight or day boat moorage. Low strata fees of only $102 including your common ground care, water, garbage, sewer, snow removal & dock/beach maintenance. $293,000 / MLS H1300805
Exquisite Chilliwack Riverfront Country Sanctuary B & B
This spectacular Estate is located only 10 mins from downtown Chilliwack. Behind a set of security gates you will nd these 2.04 acres. Completely fenced, this rain-forested Crown land backs onto the pristine Chilliwack River. The sellers have travelled the world & incorporated many special & architectural items into this totally renovated European 2792 sq.ft home. The estate is comprised of a beautiful rustic main home & also offers a detached 650 sq.ft. 1 bedroom cedar cabin. The current owners run a B & B, and also rent the whole estate for marriages, family gatherings & company meetings. $1,199,000 / MLS H1204755
Your own little acreage in Harrison..Two titles; one commercial lot & one residential lot. An existing foundation. Sewer & City Water run to the property line. Natural Gas & Hydro run to the foundation. Enjoy private hiking trails that are only accessible by you. Private driveway with large stone pillars & security gates. Just over 3 acres in total. The second lot is a commercial piece just over a quarter of an acre, fenced with a two foot deep pit run & a crush rock base. $498,000 / MLS H1301138
A River Runs Through It!Water is plentiful on this 3.72 acre deeded acreage with a terraced-like setting on the picturesque Chilliwack River. Just 15 mins away from Chilliwack, the views of the mountains are overwhelming. Approx. 400 m of river frontage, a beautiful garden & a y sherman’s heaven. The mobile on the property is in outstanding shape & offers all the amenities you need, until your dream home on this diamond in the rough is built. $575,000 / MLS H1302034
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8 Acre Farm with 2 Outstanding Private Homes
True country living on these immaculately maintained 8 acres, with the convenience of being 5 mins from Agassiz & 20 mins from Chilliwack. 2 homes, several outbuildings, a green house, barn, organic apple trees, blueberries & approx. 5 acres in mature organic hazelnuts.. $969,000 to $ 879,000 / MLS H1303331
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Hi Linda and Freddy,Just a little note to let you know how much we appreciate all you have done to make the sale of our house a reality.
Thanks again!Sincerely,Jenny & Frank, Harrison Hot Springs
352 Walnut Avenue, Harrison $328,900
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