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Residents encouraged by trash meeting Alina KonevskiThe Progress

In response to community com-plaints about illegal dumping throughout Chilliwack, provincial conservation officers held a meeting to remind residents about actions they can take to curtail pollution.

About 50 people gathered at Yarrow Community School on Wednesday night to listen as Denny Chretien, a member of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service for Fraser Valley, guided them through the process of reporting polluters.

Chretien reminded people that the most important action is to stay out of harm’s way. When safe to do so, witnesses to illegal dumping should record as much information as they can.

This includes descriptions and, if possible, photos of the items dumped, of the vehicle, of the occupants, and of the exact location. Getting the vehi-cle plate and VIN numbers is impor-tant, as are basic details such as time of day and date. Witnesses should then call the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline at 1877-952-7727, or report the incident online.

All legitimate calls are immedi-ately forwarded to a provincial con-servation officer, Chretien says.

“We try to follow up on all of our calls. Our accountability is high,” says Chretien. “All the calls that come into our call centre are taken seriously, and files are created.”

As evidence builds in one case, and the conservation office has mounting information on a person, a vehicle, the items, and a specific location, then officers are much more able to take action.

In the Lower Mainland, RAPP receives 150-350 calls on illegal dumping annually.

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One of the busiest hospital emer-gency rooms in the province can be found at Chilliwack General Hospital, say a group of emergency doctors.

Although the new ER is well-designed and spacious, it’s still at over capacity more than it should be, says Dr. Marc Greidanus, an emergency doctor at CGH.

“We are running this hospital at 100 per cent plus capacity, but hospitals are designed to run at 85 per cent,” he tells The Progress. “So that if bad things happen, we have to adapt.”

It means if someone arrives with lacerations to be stitched at a busy

time, they could be waiting, two, four, or up to six hours.

Dr. Greidanus is one of the B.C. emergency physicians launching an information campaign in the media and at bcemergencycare.com to raise public awareness on the issues.

Next to his hospital ID, the emerg doctor sports a big button that reads: “Tired of waiting in the ER? Ask me about bcemergency-care.com. Send a message now.”

The Chilliwack ER earned a fail-ing grade on the online report card for CGH at bcemergencycare.com. It received a “fail” for overcrowd-ing and in-patient access blocking, which occurs when people get stuck in the waiting room for a bed to open up.

The treatment areas are some-times congested with admitted patients waiting for a bed to open up in the upstairs wards.

“I would like Chilliwack to realize their brand new ER is not currently working as efficiently as it could be,” Dr. Greidanus says.

The ER is not always that choked, he says, but the over capacity proto-col has gone into effect a number of times recently.

“If you’re running at 100 per cent capacity or over, what happens if you get a flu outbreak?” the doctor asks.

“What happens if there’s a huge traffic accident with multiple vic-tims? Or an E.coli outbreak?”

He makes it clear that Fraser Health has officially acknowledged

the problem. They responded by coming up with the Over Capacity Protocol, and have been actively working toward finding solutions to ER blockages.

When the numbers start backing up in the hospital, they institute the Over Capacity Protocol.

Every floor in the hospital springs into action at that moment. Each one sending one nurse to another ward. It’s a flex measure that frees up beds when they’re needed.

“We fill it and all of a sudden there are beds freed up in the emerg. But the problem is that we have to send one of our ER nurses. So not only are we stuffed but we have to run short-staffed.”

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Prank phone calls or dialing mis-takes don’t frustrate local 9-1-1 dis-patcher Valerie Campbell, because she never knows what’s going on at the other end of the line.

One day years ago, she tells me, a woman called. As soon as Campbell answered, the woman said, “It’s nothing,” and hung up.

Campbell tried calling back: No answer.

She immediately ran the phone number and associated address through her database, and found that there was a previous case of domestic assault at the house, and that the residents held a registered weapon. Within one minute of ini-tially receiving the call, Campbell dispatched an RCMP officer to the property.

When the officer arrived, the woman who had placed the call was in the house, and a man was holding a gun to her head.

Valerie Campbell has served at the dispatch centre for 30 years, and spent a total of 37 years with the RCMP. She proudly displays the thumb-sized pin the detach-ment issued to her during an awards ceremony on Thursday night for outstanding service.

Campbell supervises a dispatch centre of fewer than 10 people. They serve as backbone to RCMP field units in Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz, Mission, and Boston Bar. They also re-route medical emer-gency calls to the BC Ambulance Service dispatch centre in Kamloops, and fire calls to the local centre on Cheam Avenue.

The 9-1-1 service is set up as a multi-layered emergency response.

“We rely on one another,” says communications centre manager Pat Korum.

RCMP officers on the streets of Chilliwack work alone. When they take on a call, knock on strang-ers’ doors, or pull over suspicious vehicles they have nothing but the radio connection to the dispatch centre to back them up.

“They are a lifeline,” says Cpl. Deb Drozda.

On a snowy day last December, a woman drove off a farm road, and flipped over in a ditch. Water was flowing in. Hanging upside down by her seatbelt, she called 9-1-1, but was in shock, and had no idea where she was.

“Everything is zeroed in on that particular moment,” says Korum.

One call taker was on the phone with the victim. Another dispatcher was on the phone with the various police officers driving in circles,

trying to find the car in the water.“It’s one of those situations

where you want to respond quick-ly, but you have to get the right information in order to respond quickly,” says Drozda, who was the watch commander that day and made calls to Search and Rescue and Emergency and Health Services.

The team set up an approximate perimeter, and narrowed it as the woman looked around and provid-ed details on the shape of nearby mountains, and of farm houses she passed along the way.

The dispatcher types all this into a computer. Inside every marked police car, officers receive the updates in real-time on their own heavy-duty, touchscreen terminals. A map on the side shows police units represented by a small blue car logo, and fire units with a small red truck logo. The dispatcher also verbally relays the information to responding officers across the shared Chilliwack radio line, so that they can keep driving without staring at a computer screen.

It was “a good 11 minutes” before the team located the woman in the flipped-over car, says Drozda.

“But it feels like forever...The vehicle wasn’t visible from the roadway either. That made it

tough.”Whenever an RCMP officer

pulls over a car roadside, she approaches passengers with cau-tion, and reads off the licence plate number to the radio tacked high up on her uniform. Dispatch runs the number immediately.

“They’re not there physically. They can only provide you the information they can obtain. It’s really important for the members [RCMP officers] to understand what questions to ask, as well as what the dispatchers know,” says Drozda.

By the time the officer has walked the 10 feet to the car, she likely already knows whether the car is stolen, who are the regis-tered owners, and whether they have outstanding warrants to their names. If several of these red flags go up, or if the situation feels in any way threatening, such as if the car’s passengers far outnumber the lone officer, the officer immedi-ately requests a second vehicle.

In a seriously dangerous situ-ation, such as a violent response from someone in a pulled-over car, the officer can hit the orange but-ton on top of her radio for a “code 1033.” This mutes the radios of all other local RCMP units for 10 seconds, enough for the officer to explain the situation, and call for

immediate help.It all comes down to officer safe-

ty, says Drozda. You don’t know what you’re walking into, unless dispatch does the research.

“All that information, that’s com-ing from them. That’s what you’re relying on,” says Drozda.

As supervisor of the commu-nications centre, Campbell has four computer screens in front of her. One has a map of all field unit movements, one has a running log of all activity at a city location for that day, one has the notes of all dispatchers, and one is for basic computer functions, such as email.

For every single call that comes to the centre, Campbell runs the full gamut of queries, including address, previous calls associated to the number, and background on the registered owner. If the caller hangs up, Campbell will keep calling until they reply. The call becomes an immediate priority because she is blind on her end of the line, and doesn’t know what is happening. She will also send an officer to the house.

In one case of a pocket dial during my visit, Campbell lent me her headphones to hear the vague sounds of kids playing. Campbell ran the number, but it came back with an error. She immediately called the service provider, in this

case Telus, for help. Telus could only track down the nearest tele-communications tower. Nowhere left to go, Campbell abandoned the search.

“I believe it sounded like a pocket dial,” she said, justifying her decision. If she felt something was wrong, she would get the longitude and latitude of the tower, and send an officer to hunt for the source of the call.

A dispatcher’s toughest day can be not knowing what happened to the person who required help and made the initial 9-1-1 call. Cpl. Tammy Hollingsworth worked briefly in the communications cen-tre before joining the field team, and before heading media rela-tions as she does now.

“You don’t get the closure. You’re sending a member, but you can’t follow up,” she says. “I’d always try and picture what hap-pened, what the members were doing when they’re at the call.”

Another tough moment is when somebody calls for help, but no officer is available.

“You want to take off the mic and go,” says Campbell.

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Valerie Campbell takes an emergency call at the 9-1-1 Communications Centre in the Chilliwack RCMP detachment on Thursday afternoon. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

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Chilliwack resident Stephanie Simpson says she was devastated to find her mobility scooter stolen one morning last week.

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All that was left behind by the thieves was the cover.

She burst into tears at the sight.“I was devastated. It was a shock to see it gone.”Simpson filed a police report, and is hoping some-

one has seen her Fortress 1700 scooter.She has painful, severe arthritis, with a rod implant-

ed in her spine with four screws. She’s on disability, and had the scooter for three years.

“It’s the only way I have to get around. I rely on it totally,” she says. “I don’t think they’ll give me another one.”

Her son plugged the scooter in one night and it was gone in the early hours of Wednesday, March 13.

“I’m hoping it will be found, but on the other hand I doubt it,” she said.

Simpson volunteers at Ruth & Naomi’s Mission, taking care of the clothing closet, and says she needs the scooter to get her there.

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touted as the emergen-cy doctors’ plan, that includes everything from increased physician staff-ing to enforcing stan-dards as to how long a patient can wait for a bed in the ER.

“We are one of the busiest hospitals in the Fraser Valley on a per capita basis looking at our staff,” said Greidanus. “Our nurses work very hard and we get more through-put than our neighbouring hospitals.”

But it’s not really about staffing levels as much as capacity, the doctor says, but they are in fact looking at adding another emergency doctor to face the busy 2013 summer season.

“There are some days when the hospital oper-ates quite efficiently. When numbers are low, things work reasonably smoothly. I’m estimating that’s about a third of the time that we actually have beds and can move them upstairs.

“Another third is the normal Canadian emer-gency room situation. It’s not really cool but what we work with what we’ve got, so we’re moving peo-ple into weird places, and moving out oxygen tanks to make room for beds. Nurses are working very hard. They’re making things work.

“But another third of the time, it’s totally stuck and no one can move.”

The problem is, it’s getting worse — not bet-ter, says Dr. Greidanus. The provincial govern-ment agreed to tackle this all-too-common situ-ation years ago with fis-cal incentives for getting admitted patients to the floor. This is a practice that’s seen some success in the U.K. and Australia.

If people feel the ER is important, they should let their MLA know.

“Let them know this is an issue, and that you sup-port the BC Emergency Care Plan.”

“If we can get the government behind us to create some of these incentives, and get some of these people upstairs.”

Chilliwack is actually in better off position rela-tive to other neighbour-ing facilities because of the extra space it has. It wouldn’t cost any more money, he says, it’s just about changing how the money flows.

“We have the space in Chilliwack, we can do it. We just need the will to do it.”

Connie Meskas, site director for Chilliwack General Hospital, con-firmed that 51,000 people came through the ER in 2011-12.

That’s a hike of 34 per cent in the ER visits over the past five years, and up nine per cent over the numbers seen in 2010-11.

“Chilliwack is a grow-ing community,” she said. “We expect that number to go up continually.”

But comparing with other hospitals is tricky, more like comparing apples and oranges.

“Some sites provide a higher level of care than we do,” she said. “But yes, we are one of the busiest non-tertiary hos-pitals.”

They do typically run over 100 per cent capacity, but are very focused on moving peo-ple through, and getting them home sooner.

Regarding the over capacity protocol, Meskas said it’s only been called twice since it was rolled out at all Fraser Health sites at the end of January.

The call is made only when every physical bed in the hospital is filled, as well as half the stretchers in the ER that are used to assess patients.

They are fortunate to have adequate space

that allows them to open six beds in an existing ward when they’re over capacity, which in turn allows six others to move upstairs.

It frees up emerg per-sonnel to look after new patients coming into the ER, she says.

“What I can tell you is that all the staff here is really engaged in mak-ing sure we have flow in the ER. We manage congestion very well at Chilliwack hospital,” she

says.They never put

patients in hallways, she underlines, because they have ample room in empty spaces.

“All of us are working hard to ensure people are not staying longer than they have to,” Meskas says.

But it’s a fine line because they have to ensure a patient has enough home support after they’re released.jfeinberg@theprogress.


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NewsUFV students back shuttle busAlina KonevskiThe Progress

University of the Fraser Valley students are hiring a shuttle bus by September, 2013 to transport them between the Chilliwack and Abbotsford campuses. The expectation is that this move will pressure the two cities into finally establishing a permanent inter-city public bus.

Student Union Society mem-bers held a referendum in the first week of March, and results were ratified last Friday.

A full 75 per cent of voters said

‘yes’ to paying an additional $6.75 annually to hire a private bus.

“I’m not surprised,” says SUS president Shane Potter of the high final figure. “We had a lot of positive feedback, and we had a lot of people really supporting it.” This included the hugely sup-portive campus environmental group Students for Sustainability.

Over 1,000 of the 9,500 eligible SUS members cast their votes, a much higher figure than the “norm” of 600 votes in a referen-dum, says Potter.

SUS is now signing a Memorandum of Understanding

with UFV, which will take the lead in hiring the bus through an open bid.

“Now it’s just a question of allowing the companies to com-petitively bid for the route, and start up,” says Potter.

UFV will handle the “business side” of the shuttle bus, says Potter.

Although the final structure will depend on the winning bid, SUS and UFV are planning for a 40-passenger bus to complete 10 trips per day, from early morning to late evening.

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Thursday at 45860 Spadina Ave., Chilliwack. The Progress is a member of the Canadian Circulation’s Audit Board, Canadian Community Newspaper Association, British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Association and B.C. Press Council.

Compared to the rest of the country, we’ve had a pretty mild winter. So far this year snowfall has been over 98 per cent below nor-mal. According to Roger Pannett, volunteer weather observer for Environment Canada, for the 11th consecutive February total precipi-tation was below normal, a trend never previously observed.

In his Weather Report for 2012, Pannett said that with ten high temperature records and only one low temperature record, the mean temperature for last year was 0.36 degrees C above normal, continu-ing the general warming trend which began in 1986. And last year we had 14 days of maximum temperatures above 30 degrees C, double the average seven days for such temperatures.

Local warming weather trends are in line with what is happening globally and especially in the far north.

Canada’s glaciers are the world’s third biggest ice sheets behind Antarctica and Greenland. But according to research by scientists

in the Netherlands and the U.S., they are heading for an irreversible melt. If just 20 per cent of the ice in Canada’s north melts, it will push up global sea levels by some 3.5 cm. Their report was published recently in the jour-nal Geophysical

Research Letters.While a total melt of the world’s

glaciers would take centuries, the speed of melt will accelerate in the coming decades as more bare land is exposed. With the ice cover and the albedo effect gone, the land will absorb the heat and fur-ther accelerate the regional melt.

Large-scale deep thawing of per-mafrost will amplify the release of greenhouse gases such as meth-ane, further accelerating warming.

In another study by 21 authors from 17 institutions in seven coun-tries research showed that with the retreat of snow and ice in the north, seasonal temperatures and vegetation in Arctic regions are changing to more resemble land-scapes found several degrees of latitude further south. Those find-ings were published in the journal Natural Climate Change.

“As a result of the enhanced warming over a longer ground-thaw season, the total amount of heat available for plant growth in these northern (circumpolar) latitudes is increasing,” said Dr. Compton Tucker, senior scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre, Maryland. “This created, during the past 30 years, large patches of vigorously productive

vegetation totalling more than a third of the northern landscape – over nine million square kilome-tres – resembling vegetation that occurs further south.”

A key finding of the scientists is an accelerating greening rate in the Arctic and a decelerating rate in the boreal region. They theorize this may be because of complexities between growing sea-son warmth and the fallouts from the greenhouse effect that include permafrost thawing, forest fires, drought, and increasing pest infec-tions.

One thing the scientists all agree on is that the future looks troubling. Based on state-of-the-art climate modeling simulations, seasonal temperature and vegeta-tion changes in the Arctic could resemble regions hundreds of kilometres further south throw-ing off course the flowering and fruiting of many plants that hun-

dreds of species rely on in their seasonal migratory trek for food, nesting and breeding grounds. These changes will affect how an ecosystem will provide food and resources to local residents.

“The way of life of many organ-isms on Earth is tightly linked to seasonal changes in temperature and availability of food, and all food on land comes first from plants,” said Dr. Scott Goetz, deputy direc-tor and senior scientist, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, Massachusetts. “Think of migra-tion of birds to the Arctic in the summer and hibernation of bears in the winter. Any significant altera-tions to temperature and vegeta-tion seasonality are likely to impact life not only in the north but else-where in ways that we do not yet know.”

The global reach of local weather conditionsLOCALLY GLOBAL

Crossing the partisan line The report by deputy minister John Dyble into the conduct of government

staffers confirms the worst — a number of people on the public payroll were busy doing Liberal Party business, and ignoring clear government directives not to do so.

Whether this was to do with ethnic outreach or attacks on other political parties is irrelevant. What is relevant is that there was no clear demarcation between partisan and government work, and people at a high level in the pre-mier’s office knew and approved of this.

If people want to engage in partisan work and are on the government pay-roll, they have a right to so — on their time off.

While the NDP initially raised this serious case of the blurring of partisan and government roles, the party does not have completely clean hands. It has since come out that four-time NDP candidate Gabriel Yiu has been on the pay-roll of the NDP caucus — which gets its funds from taxpayers.

This issue was raised by auditor-general John Doyle while he was looking into the lack of accounting and transparency of the legislature itself.

While Yiu did not mix government and party work (his party is in opposi-tion), and the former legislative comptroller signed off on NDP caucus mem-bers using part of their constituency funds to pay Yiu, this looks more like a situation where the party made a job for him, at taxpayers’ expense, while waiting for the next election.

Every B.C. political party that has formed government has, at times, blurred the line between party and government business. The lack of transparency and accountability in legislature accounts has made this quite easy to do and, despite Doyle’s report into this mismanagement of tax dollars, neither party has completely committed to fixing this mess.

The report from Dyble will do little to restore public confidence in the Christy Clark government, particularly as these actions were taking place within her office, and in the run-up to the election.

However, the fact that the NDP has paid former candidates to do political work with tax dollars is also troubling. It all makes it that much harder for vot-ers to decide which candidate and party to choose when they cast their ballots. At the moment, “none of the above” is not on the ballot.

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Questionof the week:

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I was intrigued to read the responses in the letters to the editor regarding the issue of tax increases in Chilliwack (Chilliwack Progress, March 14). What are factors which influ-ence an increase in taxes? There are a number. The primary one is the ever increase of cost of ser-vices such as water maintenance (don’t get me started), infrastruc-ture repair, policing, etc. These factors are generally speaking charged by independent busi-nesses who themselves see their incomes needing a boost.

The other side of the coin is government itself. On one hand we have a provincial gov-

ernment touting their low per-sonal income tax, and yet the increases in government fees to most families over the last sever-al years have been astronomical while many of us have seen little in the way of pay increase. In fact, using the current economi-cal slow down as a raison d’etresome of us have actually seen a decrease in our pay.

To the gentleman whose 1991 vehicle was the basis of com-parison, my 1989 beats yours any day! Our last increase in minimum wage brought us from the middle of the road where a provincial comparison is con-cerned, but of course did not in

any way address the cost of living in the most salubrious location in Canada. Granted, we live in a province that many in Canada would love to live in. The price we pay for housing in B.C. is a clear indicator of that. Like everything else, if there were no buyers the price would decrease.

I could move to somewhere where the costs are cheaper, but finally I moved here from Quebec because I preferred the climate and scenery. I loved the people in Quebec, I grew up in Ontario but I choose to live in B.C.

Kirsten Hauge

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I would like to send a message to the gov-ernment and citizens of B.C.: The real job cre-ator in this province is our natural resources sector. Forestry, min-ing, natural gas, and coal, as well as mineral exploration and even oil exploration, are all key to sustaining our provincial economy and creating jobs.

The mining sector

alone has the potential to create 17,000 new B.C. jobs from more than 30 new mining projects currently being considered. These potential proj-ects, and the good-pay-ing jobs that go with them, are the direct result of a strong B.C. mineral exploration sector, which, in itself, could potentially create another 4,000 good-

paying jobs. Bear in mind that,

in 2011 alone, mining and exploration activ-ity generated $10 bil-lion worth of economic activity in this province and provided $800 mil-lion worth of revenue for the government to spend on the services that we, as citizens, need and want. And that’s just from mining and mineral exploration

activity! So before we, as

citizens, jump on any NIMBY bandwagons, we need to stop and think twice about how that could hurt our province economically and in turn put jobs and our children’s future in this province at risk.

Roop Virk,Chilliwack

B.C.’s future is in natural resources

Thank you Mayor Gaetz for all you have done to oppose Fraser Health as they ordered the city of Chilliwack to chlorinate its water.

When this was first presented you immediately spoke out against such an order and worked so hard with your council and staff to prevent this from happening in Chilliwack. It was your voice on CBC radio and you in person on newscasts describing in detail where Chilliwack’s water comes from, how clean and pristine our water is and how the entire water system in Chilliwack works.

You spent countless hours pre-paring, learning and speaking out against the chlorination order. You set up a meeting where we had an

opportunity to express our con-cerns and opinions to Dr. Paul Van Buynder and it was well attended.

You spoke out it in a respect-ful way and with a smile on your face. In spite of all your efforts Chilliwack has still been ordered to chlorinate the water. I’m sad and disturbed that Fraser Health has been given so much power and authority that they can just man-date such an order.

Thank you for handling this dif-ficult situation with grace, respect and wisdom.

I know how lucky we are to have you as our mayor, I hope the rest of Chilliwack realizes it, too.

Melanie Beachstone

Re: School board deci-sion on religious material.

Whoa! Talk about a ‘Tempest in a teapot’!

Had Mr. Ajabu’s child arrived home with a bible in his/her back-pack, he may well have been in a position to take offence. A permission slip asking if he would permit his child to receive a free book, sends him off the deep end? Give me a break! Now, I don’t subscribe to any religion but, in an inclusive society, we are supposed to be tol-erant of varying views.

Just, exactly, what les-son has he given his child?

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Grade 6 student P. J. Stokes demonstrated he learned the basics of business when negotiat-ing sales of his Kewl Komix at a school trade show on Tuesday.

Stokes was part of a six-week program at Little Mountain Elementary School that taught students financial literacy and entrepreneurship. The program concluded with the 50 or so partic-ipating students selling their own creative products to schoolmates and the public.

Stokes created a small eight-page comic, photocopied in colour, that follows mystical creatures going on an adventure to save an island that’s at risk of exploding.

When a young customer came up wanting to buy the comic, Stokes learned that the customer lacked purchasing power.

Stokes offered the comic, to which the customer replied, “I don’t have that much.”

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After the interaction, Stokes had limited time for interviews.

“If you can excuse me, I have to chat to some more customers,” he said. With a very low overhead, at the end of the day Stokes made $37, on gross sales of $38. He will give $5 to the SPCA.

Another Grade 6 student, Klarice Staaf, loved attention for her Bath Bomb.

She created the crystallized bluish-grey rock out of citric acid, baking soda, water, olive oil, and food colouring. It fizzes in bath water, which Staaf said is good for relieving anxiety.

“I’m selling it because it was close to Mother’s Day, and moms can use it if they’re stressed,” Staaf said.

Already spending $26 on materi-als, she made the financial deci-sion to exclude the optional and expensive essential oil. On trading day, Staaf made $14 on $40 gross sales, and will give $1 to Free the Children.

During the program, students learned about types of businesses, cost analysis, marketing, market research, advertising, and manag-ing money. They also spent a day researching charities.

Teacher Michele Bugden hopes the exercise reveals hidden tal-ents.

“It’s something completely different. This is a completely dif-ferent skill they didn’t know they had, like selling skills, and creativ-ity,” she said.

Bugden especially loves seeing students who don’t excel in the traditional classroom environment find a unique talent.

“We’re always thinking about how to give kids the skills they need in the 21st century,” she said.

Student Kade White created 70 two-feet long hockey sticks, which he said he cut and sanded out of a sheet of light wood, with supervi-sion from his dad.

“Paint them, play with them, and be cool!” The table sign read in jagged hand-writing.

The hockey sticks were selling out at the relative bargain rate of four for $5. At the end of the day, Kade grossed $104. However, after paying back his materials loan, he profited $13. He will give $10 of that to charity.

Even with the already low price tag, Kade said he sold them for one dollar to little kids, “Because that’s all they have.”

Students were required to donate at least 10 per cent of prof-

its to a non-profit organization. But some went beyond the require-ment, such as 11 year-old Aiden Haagensen. He will give his entire profit of $49 of his hair bow ties — a design inspired by his sister — to Free the Children.

Teacher Michele Budgen esti-mates that her class has raised over $200 for various charities.

Haagensen urged on his sales by a multimedia setup, consist-ing of pop music from a small speaker, and a laptop streaming a PowerPoint presentation with pho-tos and descriptions of the product and charity.

He found he couldn’t move his product at the original $2, so he “charged them down” to $1.

“Now they’re selling good,” he said.

As part of the program, Haagensen said he learned how to talk to customers. For success, you must maintain eye contact, be happy, and look like you want to be there.

Some entrepreneurs sold out of product during the show, and were taking orders for more.

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Seven-year-old Synammin Byrne (left) buys a Kewl Komix product from schoolmate PJ Stokes, 11, during their entrepreneurial trade show, Power Play, at Little Mountain elementary on Tuesday morning. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

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Gaining a clearer picture of water healthAlina KonevskiThe Progress

As Canada gears up to cel-ebrate the country’s water-ways for Canada Water Week, Chilliwack’s youngest envi-ronmental organization is planning a host of community events to keep the issue of water in the public conscience.

Water Week is an opportu-nity to understand the threats that exist to water in the com-munity, says WaterWealth Project’s campaign director Sheila Muxlow.

“Take some time to think about where our water comes from and how much it offers to us, not only in terms of drink-ing water, but also as a life support system for our local economy, recreation opportu-nities, and cultural heritage.”

WaterWealth is screening two films in celebration of water between March 18–24 at its office (45668 Storey Avenue, Chilliwack).

In “Salmon Confidential,” biologist Alex Morton uncov-ers the reasons for B. C.’s declining salmon stocks. Screening will be on Mon., March 18, at 6:30 p.m.

In “Last Call at the Oasis,” environmentalists Peter Gleick and Alex Prud’homme meet with communities through-out North America to under-stand how water affects them. Screening will be on Wed., March 20, at 6:30 p. m..

The events culminate with a big community celebration of World Water Day on March 22, in Hope, B. C. Starting at 5 p.m. at the Hope Station (111 Old Hope Princeton Way), residents are invited to a night of music, open mic, and chil-dren’s activities such as mural art. There will also be home-made food: soup, stew, buns, and bannock.

BC Watersheds and other groups are hosting various ral-lies around the Fraser Valley during World Water Day as well.

“All too often we take for granted the benefits that we get from our living fresh water systems. If we want to ensure that these benefits are around for the long-term than we need to invest in safeguarding them,” says Muxlow.

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Different criteria must be considered when you landscape around basement windows. Plant fir trees close to a north-facing foundation wall to reduce the loss of heat during winter. Leave the south basement wall partially unobstructed so it can serve as a thermal barrier. Evaluate each basement room’s need for natural light before planting in front of the windows. Also remember to plan for easy access to clean the windows.

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months in jail.Most recently, in the

last two months, Chretien has also issued four writ-ten and verbal warnings around Chilliwack. For all, he gathered and filed the drivers’ licences and vehicle plate information.

When it comes to busi-nesses dumping com-mercial waste illegally, regardless of whether it’s on private or public land, the conservation depart-ment will absolutely take serious legal action, says

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Responding to infor-mation that witnesses send in, conservation offi-cers frequently place sur-veillance, such as patrols or cameras, at high-risk sites.

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“The taxpayers will not pay me their tax money to security guard a pri-vate property,” explains Chretien.

Landowners of proper-ty that regularly receives illegal dumping find this frustrating, because the only recourse becomes a civil suit based on

extensive identifying information that they col-lect. Nevertheless, Kelly Hawes, who owns 32 acres on the West side of Vedder Mountain, found hope in the meeting.

“It’s all a process. It’s the beginning of a pro-cess. And I could see it getting better as it goes along. But right now, it’ll be cumbersome and a lot of work to do this,” she says of the requirement to document who goes up the mountain to dump garbage.

The Chilliwack-Vedder River Cleanup Society, a group that has organized 37 river cleanups since forming in 2002, was thrilled that the meeting took place.

“It’s very encourag-ing...to see that there’s going to be some con-certed effort to deal with all this dumping of garbage throughout our area,” says director Chris Gadsden.

Attendees at the meet-ing included Chilliwack city councillor Jason Lum, Fraser Valley Regional District direc-tor David Lamson, many members from the Chilliwack-Vedder River Cleanup Society, ICBC, owners of land on which people frequently dump garbage, and other con-cerned residents.


The Board of Education is in the process of engaging all stakeholders in budget consultation to gather input into the development of the 2013-14 Annual Budget.

Members of the community are invited to attend the District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) Meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the School District Office to be a part of the budget consultation process.

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When Nazlin Khanis and George Mathew talk about a holistic approach to health care, they mean it.

They’ve taken a whole retail block in Chilliwack’s downtown and dedicated it to providing comprehensive care for the com-munity.

Called Heritage Square, the building at Spadina and Main is home to Price Smart Optical, Valley Family Practice medi-cal clinic, and the Pharmasave Chilliwack Health Centre.

Upstairs, a 16-unit apartment complex has undergone exten-sive renovation to make it more secure, accessible and senior friendly.

The project took longer than the couple expected, say the hus-band and wife team with a laugh.

“When we decided to do this,” says Khanis, “we wanted to make it shine.”

Centre piece in the renova-tions is the Pharmasave. The new look puts into practice what Khanis believes a pharmacy should be: A source of educa-tion, and a light along the path toward better health and a hap-pier lifestyle.

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place, with wide aisles and prod-ucts in accessible reach. The warmth of wood inside captures the craftsmen style on the out-side, which feature open beams and stonework.

The pharmacy has been a fixture in the downtown for more than 27 years. It’s undergone several renovations over the years. But Khanis is most proud of this latest. It allows her to do things like move the display racks to one side, and provide seating for their special informa-tion evenings. Next week, for example, Khanis has invited nutrition expert Jennifer Mansell to talk about stress and sleep disorders. The certified lifestyle educator will discuss how stress contributes to as many as 80 per cent of all major illnesses.

For Khanis, education is the major focus of what her pharma-cy does. Part of the renovations include a private consultation room that allows Khanis and her staff to work with their clients and guide them toward choices that will help them achieve sus-tained better health.

Lifestyle modification is essential to managing things like diabetes, hormonal imbalance,

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That individualized approach extends to the prescriptions. The Phramasave has been providing compounding services for nearly

two decades. However, the new facility allows them to do it even better. Compounding, explains Khanis, is simply a way to cus-tomize prescriptions for individu-al client needs. That might mean

adjusting the way the medication is delivered for someone who has difficulty swallowing, or it could mean altering the formula-tion to avoid allergies, or maybe

Nazlin Khamis, and her husband George Mathew, are the owners of Heritage Square, the newly renovated complex featuring a common entrance (pictured above) for Pharmasave and Valley Family Practice. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

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The pharmacy works well with Valley Family Practice next door, Khanis says. The clinic features four physicians in a bright and comfortable setting, and pro-vides more seamless patient care.

There is still one premise in Heritage Square yet to be filled. But Khanis and Mathew say they are looking for a tenant who will be a good fit for the health care focus of the building.

The health of Chilliwack residents is not the only focus of Heritage Square, says Mathew. He’s also concerned about the health of the downtown. He sees the project as catalyst for development in the area, and he is proud of the role

Heritage Square is playing in downtown revitalization.

Not only did he and Khanis make the conscience effort to remain downtown, all the work done on the building was done by Chilliwack contractors.

“We wanted to keep our business local,” says Mathew. “Not one company came in from Vancouver.”

The couple see the growing strength of the downtown, and are proud to be a part of it.

They see a healthy downtown in Chilliwack’s future and want to ensure their clients are living an equally healthy lifestyle.

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Although SUS mem-bers will fund most of the bus cost, the bus will be freely available to all 16,000 UFV stu-dents, as well as to fac-ulty and staff.

The success of estab-lishing the route dem-onstrates that there is high demand for an inter-city public bus, says Potter. He expects lobbying pressure on the municipal govern-ments to increase as a result.

“This is really just a band-aid solution. We hope this lobbies the municipal govern-ments to have a public route,” says Potter. “I don’t believe this is sus-tainable. I don’t believe this is something we need to be doing every year. What we do need, is the municipali-ties of Chilliwack and Abbotsford to step up and provide a perma-nent public option.”

Laying the full cost of inter-campus transport on students is unfair, according to Potter.

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If games one and two of Chilliwack’s first round playoff series taught us anything about how games three, four and maybe five will go, it’s that nothing is predictable.

The Chiefs lost 3-1 in game one Friday, with Spruce Kings goalie Kirk Thompson stop-ping 43 of 44 shots?

OK, maybe you saw that coming.

But did you or anyone else see the Chiefs beating Prince George 10-1 in the Saturday night rematch?

That’s not a misprint.

10-1.“I thought

we had a good game in the loss, and we just didn’t get the bounces,” said Trevor Hills, who scored three of Chilliwack’s goals. “But we stepped it up another notch and played real well from the net out.”

Hills and compa-ny learned 3:03 into Saturday’s game that Thompson is not some invincible goaltending beast.

Austin Plevy proved that when he beat the stopper with an unscreened wrister from the left faceoff dot. Phil Zielonka did the same a minute later, blowing a shot past Thompson from the high slot.

“It definitely showed he was human like everyone else, espe-cially when he was unbelievable the night before,” Hills said. “It was good to get some pucks past him and get him out of the net.”

Thompson was

pulled 13:36 into peri-od two after giving up five goals on 22 shots, his aura of invincibility shattered.

Liam McLeod came on in relief and didn’t fare any better.

By the end of the night, Hills had three, Zielonka had two and five Chiefs (Plevy, Josh Hansen, Tanner Burns, Alex Perron-Fontaine and Ryan Donohoe) had singles in a record setting offensive explo-sion.

C h i l l i w a c k tied the fran-chise mark for goals in a play-off game, and set a franchise record for most lopsided playoff win.

“This was a lot of fun, but we don’t want to get too high,” Hills said. “It’s cer-tainly good for

our confidence, which is good for us going for-ward.”

Game three of the series was played Monday night, after Progress press dead-lines.

Check theprogress.com to see how that went.

Which brings us to game four, tonight at the Prince George Coliseum.

The Chiefs will either have their backs against the wall, facing elimina-tion, or be in position to close out the series. Either way, Hills said the team needs to have a short memory, not lingering on what hap-pened a game or two before.

“It’s a tighter rink and a more physical game when we play up there,”Hills said. “It should be hard-nosed playoff hockey, and we don’t want to have to come

back home for a game five. Anything can hap-pen if it gets that far, so it’s better to finish it off in PG.”

On the Prince George side, the Spruce Kings accomplished one of their goals by earning a split in Chilliwack. And Dupas believes Thompson will bounce back as the series goes on.

“Kirk can steal the series by himself if that’s the way it has to go. We hope that we don’t put him in a posi-tion where he has to steal the series, but he’s capable of doing it,” Dupas noted. “(Mitch) Gillam and Kirk, I think, are a bit of a saw off. The difference is they have a lot of firepower. We haven’t been scor-ing as much as we’d like to.”

For Dupas and his underdog squad to complete the first round upset, they will have to put some pucks behind Gillam.

Chilliwack’s goalie have up three through the first two games (with a fourth into an empty net). Dupas knows his team can’t rely solely on Thompson and expect to win.

“You don’t beat Mitch Gillam very often when he can see the puck, so you need to have traffic there and you need to have rebounds and we have to make sure we’re there cleaning those things up,” he said. “It’s scoring by committee for us, the way it’s been all year and if we play solid in our zone, limit their power-play oppor-tunities, I think we have a good chance.”

Check Thursday’s Chilliwack Progress sports section for a summary of games three and four, plus a look ahead.

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Chilliwack Chiefs forward Ryan Donohoe buzzes the crease of Prince George netminder Kirk Thompson during BCHL playoff action Friday night at Prospera Centre. The Chiefs lost 3-1 in game one, but rebounded to demolish PG 10-1 in game two. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

The McGill Martlets defeated the UFV Cascades 70-52 in the CIS Final 8 consolation semi-final on Saturday, a disappointing end to an otherwise fantastic season for UFV.

The basketball women came into the national tournament with high hopes, only to drop their first game Friday, losing 62-57 to the Saint Mary’s Huskies.

Bumped into the consolation bracket,

the Cascades tried to make the best of it. Playing their trade-mark stingy D, UFV held the Martlets to just 10 first quarter points, forcing eight McGill turnovers in the process.

The Martlets found some traction midway through the second quarter, going on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 18-18.

Four minutes before halftime, Anneth Him-Lazarenko gave McGill the lead on a three-point play, and the Martlets took a 31-26 advantage into the break.

Only four Cascades were on the scoresheet at halftime, led by Chilliwack native Kayli Sartori (11 points).

UFV shot just 29 per cent from the floor, with McGill shooting 36 per cent.

The Mar tlets opened the second half on a 9-2 run, build-ing up a double-digit lead the Cascades couldn’t overcome.

UFV scored only 11 points in the third quarter and trailed by 19 heading into the fourth.

The Cascades depth abandoned them, with the McGill bench out-scoring UFV reserves 21-8.

Both coaches played their entire benches in the fourth quarter, but cold shooting doomed the Cascades.

They shot 27 per cent in the second half, well below their aver-

age. For the game, UFV was four of 27 from long range, a part of their game that was so dependable in a 21 win regular season.

Sartori was UFV’s leading scorer with 15 points, while Mission’s Aieisha Luyken added 12 points, three steals and three rebounds.

A b b o t s f o r d ’ s Jaslyen Singh came off the bench with eight points in 16 minutes. Chilliwack’s Courtney Bartel pulled down five rebounds to lead the Cascades.

The Windsor Lancers defeated the Regina Cougars to take the tournament title.

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Registration is open for the TransCanada Training Camp, run-ning April 8 to June 1 in Chilliwack.

For those interested in club basketball, the program is available to the U-11, U-13, U-15 and U-17 age groups.

Practices are twice weekly for two hours at a time, providing an introductory experi-ence.

TransCanada teams will take part in two club tournaments on week-

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The Sardis Falcons finished eighth overall at last week’s AAA pro-vincial boys basketball tournament in Langley.

The locals opened Wednesday morn-ing with a bright-and-early game against the Burnaby South Rebels.

Sardis fell 73-69.“With the early morn-

ing start and a young and inexperienced team, we didn’t get going until the fourth quarter,” said Sardis coach Kyle Graves. “Unfortunately, time ran out on us.”

The Falcons showed their stuff in the next two games.

On Thursday night, they beat the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 77-74, helped by a loud cheering sec-tion that made the trip from Chilliwack.

“We played in the smaller of the two gyms at the Langley Events Centre, and we had about 200-300 fans in there,” Graves said. “That made a big differ-ence for us.”

Friday afternoon, the Falcons faced Victoria’s Claremont Spartans, winning 69-63.

“Hayden Lejeune had 32 points, which was one of the best single-game performances in the tournament,” Graves said. “And Jordan Vandrimmlen had a career high 15 points, including a cou-ple threes.”

The last game for Sardis saw them fac-ing a familiar foe in the Enver Creek Cougars

(Surrey).A win would have

seen Sardis finish sixth overall, but Graves opted to get all of his players on the floor in the final game. Thirteen Falcons played five min-utes or more.

Meanwhile, the Cougars stuck with a veteran lineup and got a 72-57 decision.

“We hung in with a tough Enver Creek team,” Graves said. “But they had a bunch of Grade 12s who played all 40 minutes. It was a little disappointing, but there’s a lot of positives to take out of the tour-nament.”

At the beginning of the year, Graves thought finishing top eight in the Fraser Valley would be a good accomplishment.

Finishing top eight in the province makes him think the sky could be the limit next year. Seven seniors are graduating, but big guns Lejeune and Eric Rogers will return.

Cam Servatius will be back, as will Scott Fitzsimmons, a starting-calibre point guard who spent the season on the injured list.

“Preseason rankings will have us top five, and now that we’ve made provincials our goal should be to win it all,” Graves said. “I don’t think anyone should be surprised to find us in a provincial semi-final next year, and I think basketball fans in Chilliwack should be excited.”

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Surrounded by Burnaby South Rebels, Eric Rogers goes airborn in last week’s AAA provincial basketball tournament. ROB NEWELL/ BLACK PRESS


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Chilliwack’s Alexa McCarthy, a women’s basketball player at the University of the Fraser Valley, has been select-ed the 2013 CIS Sylvia Sweeney Award.

The award is named in honour of Sylvia Sweeney, a past player at McGill, Concordia and Laurentian who excelled both on the court and in the class-room. Sweeney played on three Olympic teams and continues to sup-port university basket-ball.

McCar thy was selected by the CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association for outstanding achieve-ment in three areas: basketball, academics and community involve-

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second student-athlete to receive a major CIS award.

McCarthy is active in several community service initiatives, orga-nizing and leading what has become a major UFV athletics commu-nity outreach initiative. The ‘Walk and Knock Food Bank Drive’ has UFV athletes walking around Abbotsford on Halloween night col-lecting food for the Abbotsford Food Bank.

In recent years, McCarthy has also par-ticipated in the Fraser Valley’s chapter of the ’Operation Red Nose’ program and has led UFV’s CIS ‘Shoot for the Cure’ event.

The Kinesiology major does the major-ity of the ground work, organization and recruitment of help-ers and guest speakers for all the fundraising events for non-profit organizations involving the Cascades.

McCarthy is a three-time winner of the UFV athletics community service award and has thrice been recognized by the University of the Fraser Valley for her outstanding contribu-tion and leadership with the community service she provides.

“Alexa has been a major contributor to UFV, the athletics pro-gram and the Fraser Valley communities,” said UFV athletic direc-

tor Rocky Olfert. “Her efforts to continually put others before her-self has been an inspira-tion to all of us.”

McCarthy follows in the footsteps of Michelle Buhler, a for-mer UFV athlete who won the Sylvia Sweeney award in 2007-08.

“I am very proud of Alexa’s contributions to our program and the community,” said UFV women’s basketball coach Al Tuchscherer. “She is a true student-athlete playing, practic-ing, studying and con-tributing to the needs of others without asking for anything in return. Alexa is a role model for our program.”

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The Rogers Rookie Tour comes to Chilliwack April 20, offering tournament tennis to beginner boys and girls ages 16 and under.

The RRT is a national pro-gram designed to bridge the gap between entry-level tennis and the competitive junior cir-cuit. The Chilliwack event marks the first time a provincially and nationally sanctioned tourna-ment has taken place in town.

With support from the City

of Chilliwack and the Optimist Club, the tournament runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Landing Leisure Centre.

Every player is guaranteed at least three matches, and all participants receive a package that includes a one-year member-ship to Tennis BC, a t-shirt, bag, bracelet, towel and certificate.

In keeping with the ‘fun’ for-mat, no ranked junior players are allowed to enter.

Players who don’t know the

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The cost is $10 per player, and children 10-and-under may borrow equipment for use in the tournament. Interested players should sign up as soon as pos-sible to ensure a spot.

Get more information by call-ing Tess MacFadyen at 604-795-6776 or emailing [email protected].

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Chilliwack’s Valley Shidokan Karate, in partnership with Abbotsford Shotokan Karate, hosted the Fraser Valley Traditional Karate Invitational Tournament two Saturdays ago in Abbotsford.

Organizers planned this tournament to dem-onstrate traditional and philosophical aspects of karate that may be lost in the modern sport karate competitions.

“The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the characters of its partici-pants,” said the founder of traditional karate, Ginchin Funikoshi.

“This tournament was about building character, honing the skills of each other and displaying dignity and sportsmanship beyond modern expectations,” said Valley Shidokan sensei Don Sharp.

Over 100 competitors took part, representing 12 dojos. Eleven certi-

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Results wise, Ian Robertson took gold and Mike Gemelas sil-ver in men’s black-belt kata (form). Robertson added bronze in men’s black-belt kumite (spar-ring). Salvina Sharp, Tammy Millar and Amanda Kerluik fin-ished 1-2-3 in women’s black-belt kata. Millar finished first in kumite, with Tania Zink in sec-ond.

Andrea Gal won gold in women’s advanced kumite. She won bronze in kata, with Sandy Turner taking gold and Tamiko Charlton silver.

Charlton finished first in women’s mas-ters kumite. Zink won silver and Suzanne Cooper bronze.

In boys’ teen advanced kata, Zach Charlton won gold fol-lowed by Nik Charlton and Matthew Gaszo. Zach Charlton won sil-ver in kumite.

In boys’ teen inter-

mediate kata, Damon McArthur won gold and Isaak Courtney bronze. McArthur won gold in kumite, and Courtney silver.

In boys’ 10-12 advanced kata, Jason Prichard won gold and Eli Schultz took silver. Prichard took silver in kumite.

In boys’ 9-10 inter-mediate kata, Alex Charlton won bronze.

In boys’ 7-8 inter-mediate kata, ZiShen Wang won gold and Stuart Robertson sil-ver. Quentin Prong won bronze in both boys’ 7-8 beginner kata and kumite.

In boys’ six-and-under kata, Liam Ward, Logan Sharp and Liam Gal finished 1-2-3.

On the girls side, Takara Charlton won gold in girls 9-11 begin-ner/intermediate kata and kumite. Olivia Gal won silver in kata.

In the girls’ 7-8 group, Autumn Percher and Sara Sharp finished 1-2 in intermediate kata.

Mary Balfour finished first in kumite, with Percher second and Sharp third.

Over 80 medals were brought home by 37 Valley Shidokan stu-dents.

Competitors held true to the original teachings of Funikoshi, who taught that karate begins and ends with courtesy.

Kumite matches began with a bow to the opponent and, although intense, ended with handshakes and words of praise or encourage-ment. Throughout each match, competitors respectfully bowed to the referees and hum-bly accepted warning and penalties.

Spectators watched intently and clapped or cheered, but never offered a negative dis-play of emotion.

“If the goal of this tournament was to bring out the traditional karate spirit,” remarked Sharp. “Then we have succeeded.”

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Mental Health/Substance Abuse Outreach Worker

The Hope & Area Transition Society is a non-profit organization which provides programs to individuals afflicted by social issues. The Society is seeking applications for the part-time position of a Mental Health/Substance Abuse Outreach Worker for the H.O.P.E project. This project is intended to increase people’s ability to access programs within the community and reduce isolation and exclusion. Qualifications:The preferred candidate will have:• An Undergraduate Degree with specific preparation in

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Closing Date: April 2, 2013Start Date: ASAP

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The preferred candidate will have:• A Bachelor Degree in Social Work or an Undergraduate Degree

with specific preparation in Substance Abuse Counseling and Mental Health

• Have an understanding of the socio-economic conditions in Hope and how these impact on the community

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESThe District of Kent is currently accepting resumes for energetic and dedicated individuals to fill the following positions:Assistant Gardener (one position)Temporary – 6 monthsThe applicant should have at least (1) one year of experience in the horticultural and arboricultural fields and completion of a Grade 12 education. Preference will be given to candidates who hold a diploma or degree in Horticulture or related field of study from a recognized horticulture college or university; and a valid pesticide certificate.Seasonal Lifeguard / Instructor(up to three positions)The seasonal positions of lifeguard / instructor offer part-time hours including evenings and weekends. Applicants should possess current NLS, CPR, WSI, First Aid, and LSI (preferred) certificates. These positions may be required from April 29 to September 2, 2013.Pay and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Agreement, CUPE Local 458. For further information please see the job descriptions at http://www.district.kent.bc.ca/dh-employment.html.If you are interested in becoming part of our team, please submit your resume, in confidence, including a cover letter specifying the position you are applying for to:Ms. Clair LeeDirector of Corporate ServicesDistrict of KentP.O. Box 70, 7170 Cheam Ave.Agassiz, BC, V0M 1A0Fax: 604-796-8516Emailed resumes will not be accepted.We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Preferred candidates will be required to complete a criminal records check and to provide a recent driver’s licensing record (if applicable).The closing date for these positions is March 29, 2013.



MANAGER OF CARERequired for a full time, 36 hr/wk position to lead the care and ser-vice delivery at Topaz Place in Chilliwack. You will be supported by a team committed to quality of care, while working within a cul-ture that promotes dignity and re-spect and provides a homelike environment for the people we support.

This position best suits an experi-enced care professional with a good understanding of Psychoso-cial Rehabilitation and community mental health, and who is a Reg-istered Psychiatric Nurse (Regis-tered Nurses also qualify). Prov-en leadership skills, good communication and organization-al skills, along with the under-standing of and ability to imple-ment “Spirit of Gentleness” principles is required.

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OWNER OPERATORS$2500 SIGNING BONUS

Van Kam’s group of companies req. Owner Ops. to be based out of our Surrey Terminal for runs throughout BC & Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience / training.

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benefi ts package.Email a detailed resume and cur-rent driver’s abstract, and details of your truck to:

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Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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TEAM DRIVERS required for regu-lar USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean driving record. $22.50 per hour. Contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pacifi c Xpress at 604-575-0983 ext 351 or fax resume to 604-575-0973

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ARMSTRONGAndrew Thomas

A memorial tea will be held Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 pm at St Thomas Church hall, Gore in honour of the late Andrew Thomas (Andy) Armstrong.

COATESRichardThomas

Richard passed away in Chilliwack General Hospital at the age of 83years. There will be no service at Richard’s request.

He is survived by Chris, his wife of 54 years; son, James; daughter, Deborah (Paul Jay) Robert (Lisa); grandchildren: Cody and Kristen. A special thank you to Dr. Kroeze and the nurses on 4 South.

Rest in peace Honey.

GURRDorothy

Mary(nee Gilchrist)

Aug 12, 1922 - Mar 12, 2013 Passed away peacefully at Cascade Hospice. She will be greatly missed by her daugh-ters: Irene Falconer (James), Evelyn Gurr (Fred), Bette Adams (Eric); brother, Eddy Gilchrist (Betty); sister-in-law, Sarah Roberts; her compan-ion, Reg Munroe; grandsons: Brian Scheller (Laura), Brent Scheller; great-granddaugh-ter, Joline Scheller; and the extended families.

Thanks to Cascade Hospice Staff, Dr. G. Enns and Dr. Bull for their compassion and care.

No Service by request. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Charity of choice.

Online condolences can be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com

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HALLIGANElizabeth“Alice”

Jan 23, 1950 - Mar 15, 2013 It is with great sadness in

our hearts to announce the passing of our beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother on March 15, 2013 at the age of 63. Alice passed away at home surrounded by loved ones.

Alice was born in Amster-dam, Holland Jan 23, 1950. It was in Amsterdam that she met Kevin who was serving a tour of duty in Germany with the Canadian military. Kevin swept her off her feet and on February 6, 1971, two weeks after her 21st birthday they were married. Soon after their marriage they moved to Canada and started their lives together. Alice is sur-vived by her husband Kevin of 42 years; daughters, Chan-tal (Frank) Klaassen, Char-main Halligan (Terry); and son: Dennis (Jennifer) Hal-ligan. Alice had six beautiful grandchildren that she loved very much: Kyle and Vanessa Klaassen, Ashton, Chelsea,

Nick and Meadow Halligan. Alice leaves behind her

sister Fia (Piet), and niece Bri-gitte (Frank) in Holland; sis-ter-in-law Colleen; and niece Marie in Ottawa.

Alice was diagnosed with small intestinal cancer in No-vember 2011, and fought a very strong battle right to the very end.

Being a military family Kevin and Alice moved ev-ery couple of years and called many places in Canada home over the years including NFLD, Ont and BC. In 1987 the family moved to the Chill-iwack area and have called it home ever since.

Alice was a beautiful, talented, strong and classy woman who was loved by her family and friends. She worked for many years as a seamstress in the Cottonwood Mall at locations like Jack Fra-ser and Sears. In recent times, she could be found behind her sewing machine creating custom-made wedding dress-es for many brides or helping her granddaughters with their sewing creations.

Alice loved to travel and in recent years she and Kevin took up RV’ing and met some wonderful friends along the way. Alice loved any new adventure that came her way and surprised us all when she went ziplining upside down high above the forest floor in Costa Rica.

Special thanks to Dr. Weath-erston, Dani and Jeanette from Fraser Health Services.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Can-cer Agency under the name Elizabeth “Alice” Halligan at bccancerfoundation.com/ways-donate/gift-memory

At Alice’s request there will be no funeral.

She will be forever missed.

HAWKESArthur John

Aug 5, 1927 - Mar 14, 2013 It is with great sadness that

we announce the sudden passing of Arthur John Hawkes on March 14, 2013 at Chilliwack General Hospi-tal with his family by his side.

Arthur was born in Pointe du Bois, Manitoba, the young-est of four boys. At age 17, he volunteered to serve with the Canadian Army Engineers, Canadian Technical Training Corps, from 1944-45. From 1946-1975 he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatch-ewan, and British Columbia.

His military career was unique in two ways: first, he was “commissioned from the ranks,” which is a testament to his commitment, diligence, hard work and traditional val-ues. He was promoted from sergeant to flight lieutenant at CFB Gimli. He retired as a Major, and was base supply officer at CFS Baldy Hughes, B.C., CFS Alsask, SK, and lastly here at CFB Chilliwack. Second, he was a ‘boy soldier,’ who volunteered to serve in WWII.

After retiring from the Forces, he served 15 years with the Canadian Peniten-tiary Service at Matsqui, BC. Since his second retirement, he volunteered for 25 years

with the federal government’s Volunteer Tax Preparation Program for low income se-niors. He also volunteered for Crimestoppers.

Arthur’s first love was his wife Marie. Married in Cal-gary in 1949, they recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. They met when he was stationed at CFB Cal-gary and Marie worked as a telephone switchboard opera-tor there. Arthur’s second love was his family and friends. He stayed in regular touch with everyone, either in person or by phone. He loved to sit in his garden and entertain. His third love was his backyard filled with sculpted hedges, rose bushes, flowering trees and grapevines.

Arthur leaves behind his wife Marie, and their four children: Kirk (Valerie), Brad (Lorraine), Kal and Sandra; and grandchildren: Kara, Sarah, and Stephen, as well as aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Arthur wasn’t one who de-sired a posthumous celebra-tion. Instead, he celebrated his life each day with a generosity of spirit and enthusiasm that was unique to him, and an in-spiration to us all.

Heartfelt thanks are extend-ed to the Emergency staff at Chilliwack General Hospital for their compassionate and professional care.

Woodlawn Mt. CheamFuneral Home

45865 Hocking Avenue,Chilliwack, BC V2P 1B5

(604) 793.4555

Online condolences can be left at www.Woodlawn-MtCheam.ca

HEIDEPeter Pryce

1919 - 2013 It is with great sadness

that we an-nounce the passing of Pe-ter Pryce Heide on March 14, 2013 at Chilli-wack General Hospital at the age of 94.

Peter was the beloved hus-band of Mar-garet, whom he met in England while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, stationed in the United King-dom during WW II. They would have been married 70 years next month. Peter passed away peacefully with Margaret, his children and several grandchildren at his side.

Peter is survived by his wife Margaret; sons: Peter (Shirley) and Dana (Julie); and by his daughters: Margaret Popejoy (Barry) and Donna-Marie Klingspohn (Ray). Peter was loved by 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Peter and Maria; his brothers: Jacob and John; and sisters: Marion and Anne. He is also prede-ceased by his son John; grand-son, Marlan; great-grandson David. and great-grandaugh-ter, Alexis.

Peter was born near Omsk, Siberia on February 13, 1919, the oldest of seven children. He travelled with his fam-ily to Canada when they emi-grated to Manitoba in 1926. As the oldest, Peter attended school and learned English. He spent the evenings teach-ing the others in his family to speak the language — his first, but certainly not his last, role as a teacher.

When the Second World War broke out, Peter enlisted and went overseas as part of the Canadian Forestry Corps and was stationed outside Inverness, Scotland, billeted on Lord Lovett’s estate. On a weekend leave he travelled to Manchester where he met and fell in love with an beautiful English lass, Margaret Mills, then known as Peggy. They married April 24, 1943.

After the war, they settled in Abbotsford, moving to Chilliwack when Peter re-joined the Canadian Armed Forces to continue his proud military career as a Royal Canadian Engineer. He was attached to the School of Mili-tary Engineering while sta-tioned in Chilliwack, but as-sumed other engineering roles in postings to Valcartier, Que-bec and Whitehorse Yukon, where he was responsible for the maintenance of the Alaska Highway. The family returned to Chilliwack in 1963 and Peter retired from the forces in 1967.

Following his military career he first became an in-structor for the Department of Northern Development and Indian Affairs for several years. He then taught Heavy Equipment Operations at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George and Malaspina College in Nanaimo, retiring from the college in 1982.

Peter was an avid hunter and fisherman and the fam-ily well remembers many of the camping trips they en-joyed all across Canada. They fondly recall that each year, “Dad was either preparing to go hunting, actually on the hunting trip, and then talk-ing about that trip until it was time to get ready for the next year’s hunting trip.” He also amazed his children and then his grandchildren and great-grandchildren with his magic skills, transforming an ordi-nary newspaper into the “Tree of Knowledge” or the “Lad-der of Success”. Curling and cribbage were also passions in which he excelled; actually winning at crib several days before he passed away.

He was such a great hus-band and father — he was the ultimate role model for everyone. The number of fam-ily members who gathered at his bedside as he passed was a testament to the strong bond and everlasting love they felt for him.

There will be a viewing for family and close friends on Monday, March 18, 2013 between 3:00 - 5:00 pm at Henderson’s Funeral Home in Chilliwack. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Peter’s family gives heart-felt thanks to the wonderful Chillwack Hospital third floor nursing staff for their com-passionate care and Chaplain Jim Gaetz for his comforting words and prayers.

“We will never forget him, nor the last time we saw him

— that morning, as he prepared for his journey, he smiled good-bye, and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.”

HOWARDA. Eileen

Eileen passed away peace-fully at the age of 90, March 13, 2013 at the Cascade Lodge, Chilli-wack BC.

Leaves to mourn her husband of 60 years, Bill; daughter, Bonnie; son, David (Linda); grandsons: Derek (Jennifer) and Tim; grand-daughters: Bailey (Shawn) Stephanie (Jessie) and Keira (Mike). Eileen also leaves behind the loves of her life: great-daughter Jayda; great-grandsons: Carter, Victor and Felix. Also many nieces and nephews throughout Canada.All had a special love for Aun-tie Eileen.

Celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road, Chilliwack at 2:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, if you wish, donations can be made to the BC Children’s Hospital.

The family would like to thank Dr. M. Mackenzie for his years of service and care. The Cascade Lodge and its wonderful staff who provid-ed care, support and love to Eileen in her final months.

Online condolences can be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com

Henderson’s Funeral Homes & Crematorium Ltd.

45901 Victoria Avenue,Chilliwack, British Columbia

(604) 792.1344

KEHOEDonaldJames

“I will not say goodbye,I will say that i am free.”Donald James Kehoe (60) of

Chilliwack BC passed away quietly March 10, 2013.

Known to many as Don & many more as Donny, he will be missed by us all.

Don was a longtime em-ployee at A&D Flagging and greatly enjoyed his time out

on the highways.Donny was predeceased by

his son Darryl, May, 1999 and is survived by his wife Lynda.

SIMONEAUColumbe(Connie)

Passed away peacefully on March 11, 2013 at Chilliwack General Hospi-tal at the age of 91. Connie was predeceased by her husband Bill; daughter, Elaine; grandchildren: Gen-evieve and Sebastien.

Left to mourn, son, Kenneth (Anne-Marie); grandchildren: Melanie, Jennifer and Shawn; great-grandchildren: Damien and Kylan; sister: Kathleen Moseley; nieces and nephews.

Church service to be held at St. Mary’s Parish, 8909 Mary St. Chilliwack, on Fri-day March 22, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. Cemetery service to be held at Vedder View Gardens 44675 Watson Rd. Chilliwack on Saturday March 23, 2013 at 11:00 A.M.

TALBOTJune

Isabelle(nee Reid)

June 4, 1922 – Jan 23, 2013June passed away peaceful-

ly at the age of 90 in St. Paul’s Hospital, Van-couver.

She was predeceased by husband Jack and is survived by daughter Linda; sons: Ian (Barb); Gordon (Jan-

ice); grandsons: Graham and Nelson; sisters-in-law, Anne;Leta and Vivian; and many nieces, nephews and extend-ed family members in Canadaand the United Kingdom.

June was born and grew upin Ponoka, Alberta. She livedin several Canadian provincesand territories, but calledChilliwack, British Columbia home for close to 30 years.June was an active memberin the Chilliwack UnitedChurch and loved to garden, cook, read, do crafts and dote on her grandsons. She alsodid volunteer work with theSalvation Army, Girl Guidesof Canada (Brownies) andMeals-on-Wheels.

June was the youngest of nine children in the Joseph and Mary Reid family. Hersole surviving sister, Ethel Baumgartner passed away inDecember 2012, predeceasing June by one month. A joint celebration of life for Juneand Ethel, and a commemora-tion of the passing of the first Canadian born decedents of the Joseph and Mary Reidfamily will take place in Po-noka, Alberta on June 8, 2013.

The Talbot family wishes tothank everyone at St. Paul’sHospital for their dedicatedand compassionate care. Inlieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the Heart &Stroke Foundation (B.C.), theSt. Paul’s Hospital Founda-tion or the Canadian NationalInstitute for the Blind.

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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551 GARAGE SALESMOVING SALE Everything must go! Household items & furniture, shop tools and antiques Date : 30 March 11am-4pm 7195 Hopedale Rd, Chilliwack


Invitation to TenderDISTRICT OF KENTContract: Agassiz Townsite Sanitary Sewer UpgradesTender No: 2013-03

THE DISTRICT OF KENT invites tenders for:The Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) relining of 635 m of 150 mm diameter sanitary sewers (8 manhole to manhole segments), replacement of 36 m of 200 mm diameter sanitary sewers (1 manhole to manhole seg-ment) by pipe bursting, open cut point repair of sanitary sewers ranging in diameter from 150 to 200 mm in 15 locations, trenchless point repair of sanitary sewers ranging in diameter from 150 to 300 mm in 27 locations and rehabilitation of 13 manholes. The figures above are approximations only and are subject to change.

On or after March 8, 2013, contract documents will be available online on the District of Kent FTP site upon pre-payment of a non-refundable amount of $50.00 including HST payable to the District of Kent. Alterna-tively, documents may be purchased during normal business hours at:

The District of Kent, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC, V0M 1A0; or Opus DaytonKnight Consultants Ltd., 210 – 889 Harbourside Drive, North Vancouver BC V7P 3S1

A Tender shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Tender Price payable to the District of Kent and a Consent of Surety to provide a Performance, Labour and Material Payment Bond. The successful tenderer will be required to provide a Performance and Labour and Material Payment Bond each in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the Tender Price.

General inquiries regarding this tender may be directed to Mr. Mick Thiessen, Director of Engineering Services, District of Kent, telephone (604) 796-2235.

Technical inquiries regarding this tender may be directed to Mr. Kelvin Carey, P.Eng., Project Manager Opus DaytonKnight Consultants Ltd., telephone (604) 990-4800.

The lowest or any Tender may not necessarily be accepted and the District will not be responsible for any cost incurred by the Tenderer in preparing the Tender. Tender award will be contingent on budget approval from District of Kent Council. The District of Kent reserves the right at its sole discretion, to accept or reject any or all tenders in whole or in part, and to waive informalities in or reject any or all tenders or accept the tender deemed most favourable in the interests of the District of Kent.

Tenders are scheduled to close at: Tender Closing Time: 3:00 p.m., local timeTender Closing Date: March 26th, 2013.

Sealed tenders, clearly marked, “TENDER NO. 2013-03 Agassiz Townsite Sanitary Sewer Upgrades” will be received at District of Kent, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC, V0M 1A0 up to 3:00pm local time, Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

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CHILLIWACK 9557 Williams St,HOUSE 3 Bdrm, 1 Bath, Centrallocation, large lot ............ $588/M

Call today (604) 435-5555www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

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FLEXIBLE TERMS!Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious

708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req. 604-657-9422

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

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CedarApartments

Great Building, Clean Quiet, & Spacious Suites.

1 bdrm. from $5752 bdrm. from $735

Includes Heat & HotWater. Close to Schools,

Shopping & Transit.

To Arrange a Viewing Call

1.877.409.9874

8537 Young Rd_______________________

* Adult oriented non-smoking * 2 bdrm Apts from $800/mth* Includes hot water & parking* Three appliances incl. D/W* Washer/Dryer hookup * Shared laundry room * Elevator/wheelchair access* Convenient, near amenities

CALL 604.701.8910

LANAI Apartments9462 Cook St.

RCMP’s best crime-free multi-housing

residence complex.

Heat/hot water * On-site Mgr.Adult Oriented * Elevator

Large Storage Area * No petsWheelchair access * Onsite

laundry * Digital cable * Security cameras * Parking, apt. ins. required.

1 bdrms available now!

Free premium cable, $80 value.WE CATER TO SENIORS!

Call Verna, 604-819-0445

736 HOMES FOR RENT

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BroadwayMaples Apts9473 Broadway St.

604-819-62291 bedrooms suites, upmar-ket quiet building, w/balcony, hot water, 3 appls, good se-curity, u/grd park, storage, fi replaces, hook-ups, laundry on site, on-site manager, n/s, n/p. Suits available now.

Cheam View AptsClean, quiet building

• Insuite storage• Laundry on every fl oor• Heat & hot water incl• Secure underground prkg

1 & 2 BdrmsStarting at $575/m

Ref’s required, no petsCrime-free multi-housing

Call for appt. 604-792-3010or leave message

CHILLIWACK, 1 bdrm apt, 9170 Mary St. Adult oriented, n/s, n/p, 3 appl. Avail now. Call (604)703-1353

Chilliwack. 2 bdrm, 850sf, w/d, family oriented. Newly reno’d, inet/cable/Wd incl. $800/m. Avail now. 604-792-0749

CHILLIWACK. 2 bdrm, available mar 1, $700/m incl laundry hook-ups. $680/m. (604)703-9076

Chilliwack. 2 bdrm condo. 2 baths. Nr all amen. n/p. n/s. Avail now. $850. 604-807-1328/835-4097

CHILLIWACK, 45991 Airport Rd. 1 bd ste. $550 + util., Fridge & stove. Avail now. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077

Chilliwack

46030 Princess Ave.Fresh and clean

Recently renovated2 Bdrm.............$700/mo3 Bdrm.............$800/mo

Available Now4 appl., secure bldg, small pet negot. Must have ref’s.

Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage (604)792-0077

CHILLIWACK 46289 Yale Rd, Newmark. 1 bdrm + den, 6 appl., patio, u/grnd prkg. $725/mo. Avail. March 1 . Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077

Chilliwack, 9372 Fletcher St, 1 bdrm, heat & hot water incl. f/s, newly reno’d, move in special $650/m, avail. now Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077

CHILLIWACK AREA, 1 , 2 & 3 bed-rooms, family building close to schools, shopping and bus. Park-ing, cable, laundry incl. small pet ok, avail now. Rob, 604-316-5404.

CHILLIWACK- Down Twn. Newer 2 bdrm. 2 F/Bath, S/S appli. laminate, Avail. now, sm. pet negotiable, secure prkg. $850 (604)859-0165

Chilliwack. Fully renovated incl. new kitchen, spacious & bright 1 bd, balcony, FREE heat h/w, park-ing, elevator, great Mary St loca-tion, from $625. 604-702-0722

CHILLIWACK

LAKESIDE COURT45810 First Ave., West

Newly updated, large, 1 & 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos in secure and well maintained building. Secure parking, elevator with wheel chair ac-cess. Walk across the street for shopping, next to library, park. Includes 3 appliances, window coverings, insuite storage, laundry on every fl oor. Onsite manager. Available now.

604-792-1506 for details

Chilliwack quiet sec lge 1&2 br inste ldry. $$575-$775; new wood fl oors, deck. Avail. now. 604-703-1401

NEED TO advertise rental of an apartment? Look to the Chilliwack Progress classifi eds, 604-702-5552

Promontory, 1 bdrm, ideal for 1 per-son, rec room & kitchen area, n/s, n/p, $650 incl util. (604)824-1301

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CHILLIWACK

QUIET, CLEAN, SECURE, 1 bedroom $600/m

Tenant pays hydro incl., fully reno’d, new appliances, free cable, free on site laundry, parking, sm pet by terms. Ap-plication and ref’s req’d. Avail. immed. Call 604-819-1924

Chilliwack

Starting @ $550/m1 bdrm, avail now. Adult oriented. Heat, hot water window coverings incl, most suites with balco-ny, laundry on 1st fl r with elevator,

(604)824-02649430 Nowell St.

Cornerstone Apartments45750 Knight Rd.1 bdrm & den with

deck...$735/m.

Crime free building, 5 full size appliances, n/p, n/s, bus route, adult oriented bldg, walk to all

amenities. Avail April. (604)391-1987

COTTONWOOD Apts.1 Bdrm ste avail April 1st.

Near Cottonwood Mall, on quiet street. N/S, N/P. Hot water, 3 appl,

balcony, elevator. 55+ fi rm

Call Mgr: 604-791-9488

Mountain Village Apts9482 Williams St.

Some of Chilliwack’s Largest apartments.

Bright, extra large 1 and 2 bedrooms

Heat & hot water, new carpet & li-no, balcony, parking, coin laun-dry, elevator, cls to amenities,

under new on-site mgmt. Ref’s req’d.

604-795-9492 to view

SARDIS, 2 bdrm apt, 1 minute from Garrison on Glengarry, all util/cable/net, 8 appl, private, smok-er ok, pets ok, gr level. $795, no SD, avail now. Call (604)798-8041

sardis holdings.

Vedder Plaza Apts45645 Lark Rd(off Vedder Rd South)

(604)858-9832 17 suites -1&2 bdrms Heat included, some with balcony views, laminate fl rs, quiet, bath bars, free share laundry included, near bus route, close to

amenities, n/p, no BBQ’s.Starting at $660/per mo.

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

FOR LEASE380 Sq.Ft. Offi cePlus use of boardroom,

lots of natural light, 45750 Knight road.

$650/month604-391-1987

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715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESChilliwack, 46279 Second Ave, 2 bdrm, 4 appl. $700/m, Avail. March 1, Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077

736 HOMES FOR RENTAGASSIZ, 3/bdrm Rancher for rent. 5/appli. Air conditioned, large lot. Room for RV. Avail April 15. Refs req. $1350/mo. + DD 1/2 month rent. Call Call Ray Forest 604-791-2179 Royal LePage

Chilliwack, 2 bdrm, fully furn. villa, 1st FW @the falls GCC, great view. $2250/m + $2000 sec. Gerry (780)[email protected]

Chilliwack, Broadway St. reno’d heritage home. 3 bdrm. F/s, w/d, d/w, oak cabinets, det’d garage, lge fcd yd, n/s, n/p. $1150/mo. + DD. Apr 1. call Bryan 604-798-8974

EAST Chilliwack Designer home with 2 story fl oor to ceiling window view of the valley, 3 bdms 3 baths, 2 offi ces, Entertainers Kitchen de-light! etc. Friendly neighbourhood. $1850.00 a month. Avail May 1st. Call Kevin 604-792-4191

Sardis 45754 Webb Ave.

3 bdrm, 1 bath older ranch-er, 1/4 acre, 1250sf, lg. fam rm, lg yard. Good location, cls to shops/schools. n/s, avail avail end of March, $1250/m incl heat. Call 604-819-0456

Sardis, desired subdivision, 2 bdrm, 2 bath rancher, dbl car garage, hrdwd fl rs, low maint yard. $1450/m. April 1 (778)317-2442

745 ROOM & BOARD

ROOM & BOARD AVAIL. Female preferred in new T/H complex close to Prospera and Leisure Centres. $425/month includes WiFI. Please call 604-792-7326.

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

Sardis, Promontory, private bath, util incl., garage parkg, n/s, n/p, fe-male preferred. $450.604-316-6324

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SARDIS. Private fully furnished bedroom with separate entrance in very well kept home. Shrd kitchen & bath. Incl hydro, cble, lndry. $430 Avail Apr 1. N/P. 604-845-3508.

750 SUITES, LOWER

CHILLIWACK 1 bd den daylight ste. F/P. Incl. util. cable/tel extra. $750. Prefer working couple. NS/NP. Avail Now. 604-792-6456

CHILLIWACK - FFI apt, 1 bdrm & den, bright & sunny, open fl oor plan - living & kitchen, W/D and util incl, parking & priv entr. N/s, n/p, $750/m & dd - $350/m. Avail Mar 1. Call (604)795-2946

Chilliwack Yarrow. 2 Bdrm ste own w/d, d/w, gas f/p, Ns/np. $850 incl util. 604-823-4118, 604-819-8498

CHWK Bachelor stes, avail Mar 10. 55+ Lam fl rs, NS/NP. Incl heat/wa-ter. 604-997-7337, 604-792-5173

PROMONTORY 1bdrm priv ent, priv garden b/yrd. all appl, f/p, $700 incl util/wifi . Pet neg (604)824-4301

ROSEDALE- NEW daylight 1bdrm suite, Prv. ent., f/p, f/s, d/w, w/d. View, covered deck, parking, N/S, N/P, utils incl. A must see! $700/m. Call (604)794-7057

SARDIS. 1 bdrm. Newer bright. Nr UFV. Pri. ent. N/S, N/P. Refs. Suit single. $650 incl. utils & shrd W/D. Avail. now. 604-858-0863.

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752 TOWNHOUSESChilliwack - 9098 Broadway St. 2 bdrm twn. house. off street parking, 4 appl. pet negot. $750/m avail. April 1 Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lep-age, 604-792-0077

We Have 2 Playgrounds for your kids And are “Pet Friendly”

NEWLY RENOVATED$990 PER MONTH + UTILS

3 BR + 1.5 BA & fenced back yrdFor more info call Mike @

604-792-8317 or 1-877-515-6696or email: [email protected]

WOODBINE TOWNHOUSES9252 Hazel ST, Chilliwack, BC

Move-In Incentive

Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented.

TRANSPORTATION

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812 AUTO SERVICES

Automotive Upholstery. Motorcycle ATV seats, automotive & OEM ma-terial. Fully bonded. Mark 703-9823

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2003 BUICK REGAL LS. Heated leather seats, sunroof,127K Spotless. $4950/obo. 778-565-4334

2003 Chrysler PT CRUISER

Auto, Air, Cruise, Power windows and door locks. Like new. Only 150 Kms. $3350.00

Call: 604-556-4242

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC2004 CADILLAC SEDAN DeVILLE81,000/km’s, exc running cond, new brakes, just serviced. Must sell $7500. Call 604-309-4001.

830 MOTORCYCLES2009 Harley Davidson FXD Dyna SuperGlide. Vivid Black. Like New. 1,900 km. $10,800. Call 604-798-4048 Ed

836 OFF-ROAD VEHICLES2008 Kawasaki Teryx 750, roof, half windshield, 3500lb winch, 150 hrs on it; 5x10 utility trailer, like new, $10,900 OBO. 1 (604)880-9962

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALAAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly & Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

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Chilliwack Progress, March 19, 2013