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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 28 Pages
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SPORTSHeat can’t cookHogs in AHLhome opener
Page A26
Skunked in thefirst match, closegame Saturday
MEI HORN TO THE HEAT
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Saxophone player Brandon Schellenberg, left, and the rest of the MEI Screaming Eagles marching band were on hand to play the national anthems at theAbbotsford Heat’s home opener Friday night at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. The Heat lost both weekend games to Rockford. For thecomplete story, see page A26, and for more great photos of the Heat home opener, see our special online gallery at www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
M ission RCMP said two peopledied as a result of a three-
vehicle crash on the LougheedHighway Saturday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 4p.m. between Manson and Dewd-ney Trunk Roads, Cpl. Raina Siousaid.
According to preliminary inves-tigations, a car traveling eastboundalong Lougheed stopped to makea left-hand turn when it was rear-ended by a black pickup truck
The force of the impact pushedthe turning vehicle into oncomingtraffic, where it was struck head-on by another car in the west-bound lane.
Siou said speed could haveplayed a factor in the collision.
RCMP Cpl. Wheeler said a crashreconstruction team had surveyedthe site, but the investigation isongoing and police are unsureabout charges at this point.
No details about the victimswere made available. The area isnot known to RCMP as a high-crash volume site.
– RAFE ARNOTT
Car crashclaims twoin Mission
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Abbotsford City hall is pitching threedifferent municipal tax scenarios forthe 2011 budget, and it wants inputfrom residents at a series of public
forums that start tomorrow night.All three proposals include increased taxes
at a rate of either three, four or five per cent,and all three will impact policing – whetherit be in a positive or negative way.
City manager Frank Pizutto said the costof services for the rapidly growing city ofAbbotsford has outpaced development rev-enue the last couple of years.
As costs will continue to rise in the comingyear, the city will have to raise taxes to main-
tain the status quo, he said.The tax increases would be divided between
the Abbotsford Police Department, city opera-tions and capital projects. A five per centincrease would dedicate 2.3 per cent to the
police, 1.7 per cent to city operations and oneper cent to city infrastructure projects bothnew and old. Under this scenario the APDcould hire six new officers, and city serviceswould be maintained at the current level.
The four per cent increase would dedicatetwo per cent to police and one per cent eachto city operations and capital, resulting in areduction of city services and no new policeofficers until 2012.
Policing at the heart of Abby city budgetLooking for public input on potential tax increases MORE INSIDE
■ Mission council is considering tax increasesbetween zero and 7.2 per cent. See page A6for more details.
First reported @abbotsfordtimes.com
see TAXES, page A5
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 THETIMES A3
Upfront O P I N I O N 8 • L E T T E R S 9 • C L A S S I F I E D S 21 • S P O RT S 26
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Surrey Six town hallmeeting tonight
T h r e e y e a r s t o t h eday since one of BritishColumbia’s most grislymass murders – the SurreySix slayings – one of thevictim’s relatives will host apublic forum in Abbotsfordabout the killings.
Steve Brown was thebrother-in-law of mur-dered gas fireplace repair-man Ed Schellenberg, 55,an innocent bystanderwho was shot to death inthe Oct. 19, 2007 murdersthat also took the lives ofChris Mohan, 22, EdwardNarong, 22, Corey Lal, 21,his 26-year-old brotherMichael and 19-year-oldRyan Bartolomeo.
Brown is putting on theevening to discuss thejustice system in a town-hall meeting.
A b b o t s f o r d M a y o rGeorge Peary, AbbotsfordPolice Chief Constable BobRich and retired provin-cial court judge WallaceCraig will also be featuredspeakers for the evening.
T h e e v e n t i s a t t h eM a t s q u i C e n t e n n i a lAuditorium at City Hall,32315 South Fraser Way,Abbotsford from 7 p.m. to9:30 p.m. tonight. Admis-sion is free. Attendees areencouraged to bring ques-tions for the panel.
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Abbotsford’s Katie Powell and her boyfriend Evan Hunken want to thank thefolks of Abbotsford who supported her with their votes in her bid to win a triparound the world in the Get Rid of Me contest. The couple leave on their 18-country all-expenses paid excursion on Jan. 11.
JEAN KONDA-WITTE
They’ll have two things in mindwhen they set off on theirwhirlwind adventure around
the world – to represent Canada andlet people know about Abbotsford.
Katie Powell and her boyfriendEvan Hunken are still over the moonjust days after finding out that Powellwas the winner of the internationalGet Rid of Me contest, with the prizebeing a six-month all-expenses-paid18-country world trip for two.
“The emotions are up and downand all over the place,” Hunken saidSaturday, citing all the work their par-ents and members of the communityhave done on their behalf.
Powell, a W.J. Mouat grad, andHunken, a Mennonite EducationalInstitute grad, treated the contest asa part-time job, going all out for threemonths to get as many votes as theycould for the contest sponsored by
the British-based company On TheGo Tours.
In the end, they had more than35,000 online votes, about 15,000more than their nearest competitor.
Powell explained that all the voteswent into a draw, and that was how
the winner was decided – those withmore votes had a better chance ofwinning.
To get people in their corner, thepair made up special T-shirts withGet Rid of Katie logos and wore themeverywhere, to every public event
they could attend, from Agrifair to thePacific National Exhibition.
“We just went out and promotedourselves,” said Powell. “We had a lotof fun explaining to people that get-ting rid of us was a good thing,”
Wearing outrageous outfits, theyalmost got kicked out of the PNE bysecurity, which thought they werepart of a religious group. After meetingthem, Jenny from Go Fusion Fitnessmade up 500 business cards for themto hand out at various functions.
“We’ve had a lot of interestingcommunity support from all kindsof people,” said Powell, includingAbbotsford South MLA John van Don-gen and Mission Mayor James Atebe,who jumped on board to help.
“We just wanted everyone to feelinvolved and are very thankful toeveryone.”
The ploy worked, and the dynamicduo will be off to explore all reachesof the globe starting on Jan. 11, 2011.Some of their travels will includeEgypt, India, China, Russia, Turkey,Nepal, Morocco, Kenya to Cape Townand more. They will receive a videocamera to keep a weekly video journaland will send daily Twitter tweets tothe On The Go Tours website, so folkscan follow them on their travels.
“We are very excited and thank-ful that everybody supported us . . .we wouldn’t have made it where wehave if everyone wouldn’t have votedfor us.”
◗ Powell and Hunken are hoping toorganize a party to thank their sup-porters and need a suitable venue. Tohelp, call Powell at 604-614-3226.
Finally . . . we’re getting rid of KatieWhopping onlinevote count beatssecond by 15,000
“We had a lot of fun explaining
to people that getting rid of us
was a good thing.”
– Katie Powell
RAFE ARNOTT
Abbotsford police say witnesses are claiming the blackSUV that plowed into a tour bus, causing it to flip over
Saturday afternoon, failed to brake for a stop sign at theintersection of Columbia Street and Huntington Road inAbbotsford seconds before the collision.
“Certainly there is some preliminary information thatwould indicate that the SUV northbound on ColumbiaStreet did not stop, but at this point that is not a conclu-sion we have definitively made, APD Const. Ian MacDonaldsaid.
The incident occurred about 4:45 p.m. Saturday andinvolved a Chevy Blazer colliding into a Ford shuttle bus
containing a driver and 20 passengers – aged four to 78years old – who were being shown Fraser Valley attrac-tions.
All 21 people aboard the bus were from the Lower Main-land, and all were taken to hospital, two with serious neckand spinal-cord injuries, MacDonald said.
The crash shut down both roads to traffic for severalhours as rescue crews, police and crash investigators tookover the scene.
Witnesses also helped play a critical role in providingfirst-aid at the scene, said MacDonald, including an off-duty paramedic who witnessed the crash and helped thevictims.
“They were surely first on-scene and were renderingassistance prior to all emergency personnel arriving,”
MacDonald said.The driver of the Blazer was not previously known to
police.MacDonald said with the investigation still in its early
stages, the number of charges being considered stillremains to be determined.
“The first and most likely, based on the circumstancesof the accident would be failing to stop. We’ve ruled outimpairment as a contributing factor,” MacDonald said.
“I don’t believe we’re looking at a dangerous driving sce-nario here, but one of the considerations will be drivingwithout due care and attention.”
◗ Anyone with information or who witnessed the incident isasked to call Abbotsford Police at 604-859-5225.
Busload taken to hospital after crash with SUV
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A4 ❘ NEWS ❘ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 THETIMES
RAFE ARNOTT
In a city already reeling from13 vehicle-related deaths in
2010, Abbotsford police are bracingfor what traditionally isthe worst time of yearfor motoring fatalities.
With diminishedhours of dayl ight ,roads affected by ice,snow and freezing rain,October, Novemberand December are thedeadliest months ofthe year for drivers and pedestrians,Const. Ian MacDonald said.
“We’re losing daylight, we’ve gotHalloween looming . . .When we talkabout fatal collisions we’ve got nineof 13 that relate to pedestrians.
“So now we’re going to add to
that mix with trick-or-treat nightwhen we’re going to have kidsin abundance running around,”MacDonald said.
“That’s even before we get intothe Christmas shopping and all
t h e [ p e o p l e ]clustering aroundthe malls.”
Police are at aloss to explain themassive spike indeaths, and hopeit is a statisticalanomaly.
“We obviouslycan’t think of i t as s imply anumber. [These people’s deaths]have stories to tell, and from apolicing standpoint those storieshave to translate to new strategies,enforcement and educationalpractices for us,” MacDonald said.
Recognizing police have to dealwith factors like weather, that arebeyond their control, MacDonaldsaid officers acknowledge roadconditions will exacerbate theproblem.
“We have to rise to the challenge,”he said.
W i t h a n u m b e r o f d e a t h soccurring involving pedestriansand bicyclists on dry roads withclear, warm weather, during whatMacDonald described as “very goodto perfect driving conditions,” heworries what winter will bring.
“Thirteen is pretty much doubleour count from last year, andwe’re not through the year yet,”MacDonald said.
Educating drivers, pedestriansand cyclists will be an importantpart of the department’s proactiveapproach to tackling vehicle-related fatalities.
“It’s clear we have to do more, andthat ‘we’ includes the community,”
he said.Of the 13 vehicle-related deaths
that took place this year, the five-carpile up on South Fraser Way andWare Street March 13 stands out asthe deadliest.
Expectant mother Laura Wilson,her husband and father Ralph Jewellwere out for a walk to celebrate herbirthday when Wilson and Jewell
were struck and pinned by a car thatcollided with a pickup truck.
W i l s o n w a s s e v e n m o n t h spregnant at the time and bothshe and her baby girl, who wasborn and lived briefly beforesuccumbing to injuries, died thatday in hospital.
Vehicle fatalities doublePolice say the worst could still lie ahead
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Dance & pumpkins
The village of Clayburn
holds two fundraisers thismonth to help cover the costsof a lift installed at the com-munity hall. The first is aHarvest Moon family danceon Oct. 23 at the ClayburnSchoolhouse Hall, from 7
p.m. to midnight. Tickets are$25. The second fundraiser isa pumpkin carving contest inClayburn Village Park on Oct.30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.The entry fee is $2. Call 604-852-3230 for details.
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– RAFE ARNOTT FILE/TIMES
Police at the scene of a fatal crashon April 13. Vehicle-related fatali-ties in Abbotsford for 2010 havemore than doubled 2009’s totals.
see FATALITIES, page A11
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THETIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 ❘ NEWS ❘ A5
– FILE/TIMES
Crews sift through rubble after fire destroyed the Sant Baba Vasakha Singh Sikh temple.
The Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service andpolice are asking for the public’s help in
finding the person or persons responsiblefor the fire that destroyed the historic SantBaba Vasakha Singh Sikh Society temple thissummer.
As incentive, the insurance carrier forthe building is offering a reward of up to$10,000.
On Thursday, Aug. 26 a suspicious firedestroyed the temple at 31957 TownshiplineRd., in Abbotsford’s Matsqui Prairie.
The facility was used as a Sunday school foryouth from six years old to late teens and for
evening classes in Punjabi.The building was originally the Gifford
Chapel built in the 1940s, and was of historicand cultural significance to local residentsand its users. Its loss impacted many people,said the fire service.
The AFRS and the Abbotsford Police Depart-ment have been investigating the fire and arenow asking for more people to come forwardwith tips.
◗ Anyone with information should callAbbotsford Police Det. Charlene Chesley at604-864-4708.
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Town hall summit onSumas Mountain
The City of Abbotsfordwill hold a town hall meet-ing on issues regarding therural Sumas Mountain area,or the former Electoral AreaH, on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., at
Straiton Community Hall,4698 Upper Sumas MountainRd., Abbotsford.
The purpose of the com-munity meeting is to informthe local residents, propertyowners and others about arange of issues.
These include fire andpolice services, communityplanning, gravel mining,water and sewer services,road maintenance and bylaw
enforcement, taxation, activi-ties on Crown land and theSumas Mountain Park gate.
Abbotsord Mayor GeorgePeary, Coun. Bill MacGregorand senior staff will addressthe audience.
Any questions or concernsabout this meeting shouldbe sent to Bill Flitton, direc-tor of legislative services andcity clerk, at 604-864-5603 [email protected].
A three per cent increasewould provide each sectionwith one per cent – whichcould result in eliminat-ing city staff and six policeofficers, and reducing cityservices, particularly toparks and roads, and hoursat recreational facilities.
Mayor George Peary saida zero tax increase is notan option.
“It’s easy to say we don’twant any tax increases,but that involves layingoff police officers,” saidPeary.
It r u n s c o u n t e r t o arecent pol l conductedon behalf of the city that
showed the No. 1 concernof Abbotsford residents ispublic safety, he noted.
“All areas are crying formore money, but this year[the most important] is thepolice. It’s my No. 1 prior-ity,” he said.
“Certainly, I’ll be press-ing council to approve thesix new police officers.”
What will actually beapproved for the 2011 bud-get will depend on whatthe public has to say andwhat councillors vote for,he said.
However, a three percent increase would havesome “pretty serious con-sequences” for city servic-es and the APD, he said.
The municipal tax rate in2010 was 4.5 per cent andresulted in $143 million inrevenue, but did not allowthe APD to hire additionalofficers.
The first public forumon the city budget takesplace tomorrow at 7 p.m.at the Clearbrook Library,32320 George FergusonWay. Following meetingstake place on Oct. 21 at 2p.m. and on Oct. 28 at 7p.m. at the Matsqui Cen-tennial Auditorium, 32315South Fraser Way.
◗ For more information onthe budget process, visitwww.abbotsford.ca/bud-get2011.
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M ission council has askedthe distr ict’s financedepartment to look at
municipal tax scenarios rangingfrom a zero per cent increase to 7.2per cent for the 2011 fiscal year.
Those options should be ready forthe next administration and financecommittee meeting at the districthall on Nov. 3, said Ken Bjorgaard,director of finance for the Districtof Mission.
The options should include nochange to tax rates, and three, four,five and 7.2 per cent tax increases,the council told the finance com-mittee meeting earlier this month.
“The (7.2 option) was the startingpoint last year. The options will bepared down,” Bjorgaard said.
His staff will present a com-prehensive budget report at theNovember meeting, along with thetax increase scenarios, he said. Atthat time, the council members maychoose to whittle down or changethe options.
The operating budget for 2010was $43.7 million, including thegarbage pick-up budget, but exclud-ing budgets for utilities such as
water ($4.9 million) and sewer ($3.8million).
There is an informal public con-sultation meeting on the comingdistrict budget tentatively plannedfor Jan. 6, and a more formal ses-sion planned for Jan. 17, Bjorgaardsaid.
He added the public is also wel-come to attend the regular admin-istration and finance committeemeetings.
In September, the district’s finan-cial team was projecting a modest
surplus for this fiscal year, whichcomes in a large part from savingsin the RCMP contract as a result ofthe 2010 Winter Olympics, deputytreasurer Kerri Onken wrote in thedistrict’s fall budget review.
Local RCMP members who wereassigned to Olympic venues hadthose costs picked up by the Olym-pic budget, overtime costs werereduced as the courts were closedduring the Olympics and the pur-chase of supplies and services werenot available during the Games.
As many departments looked forsavings, delayed hiring and pur-sued cost-saving measures, mostwere also showing small surplusesthis fall. The largest came from thepolice budget, at $305,151. Thataccounts for most of the $413,439overall projected surplus in the gen-eral operating fund.
While the finance departmentwas predicting this modest surplus,Onken cautioned various eventsbetween the fall and the year’s endcould affect the projection.
◗ To give your input on budget con-siderations, e-mail to [email protected] or mail to: Municipal Hall, 8645Stave Lake St., Box 20, Mission, B.C.V2V 4L9.
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THETIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 ❘ NEWS ❘ A7
Resurgent Duhre groupseizing opporunityRAFE ARNOTT
A rrests of high-ranking members inthe United Nations gang and the RedScorpions has left a power vacuum in
Abbotsford that other organized crime orga-nizations are exploiting, police are saying.
Drug warrants executed by the AbbotsfordPolice Department in late September andearly October netted more than $80,000 indrugs and cash and four individuals withties to the Duhre group, a gang APD Const.Ian MacDonald described as “resurgent,”and that did not have vested interests in thecommunity in previous years.
Investigators had been gathering intel-l igence on the group’s operations inAbbotsford for more than 12 months, Mac-Donald said, adding that anyone reading a
newspaper would know Abbotsford was ripefor muscling in on.
“I think they seized an opportunity,” Mac-Donald said.
“Pretty much everyone in the Lower Main-land knows about the arrests of the hierar-chy, predominantly of the Red Scorpionsand the UN Gang, so if you’re a competinginterest . . . you would go ‘I think there mightbe some weakness out there’.”
Sgt. Shinder Kirk, spokes-man for the CombinedForces Special EnforcementUnit, said most street-leveldrug dealers and foot sol-diers are more interestedin getting paid, as opposedto which gang is supplyingtheir product.
“It’s always been tenuous- loyalty,” Kirk said.
“Gangs, that we’re seeingat the street level, they will change allegianc-es depending on a variety of factors.”
MacDonald echoed some of Kirk’s senti-ments, and said gang members want jobsecurity too.
“To get somebody to flip their affiliationisn’t a lot of work . . . Some cash or somemuscle might be enough to gain some ter-ritory, or gain a drug line here and there,”he said.
Regardless of who is running drug lines inAbbotsford, MacDonald said the big picturefor the department is to address getting rid
of the demand for illegal narcotics.“People need to know that the money they
are spending on drugs is going into orga-nized crime. This is the way gangs work, andthere is a societal cost to bear,” MacDonaldsaid.
“The side effects of those decisions in dol-lars can end up being violence, it can end upbeing with your kids becoming involved inthose groups.”
Kirk said gangs canmove to predominancebased on who is beingarrested and taken out ofthe picture.
“If you have signifi-cant enforcement effortsagainst a particular crimetype, or crime group, thatleaves a bit of a vacuum.And that vacuum canlead to instability in the
sense that now you have competing interestsall over again within a community,” Kirk said.Instability and competing interests manifestin many ways, from a contract killing orviolent assault to control of the drug sup-ply, Kirk said, with the more powerful gangspushing into rural communities.
Despite a significant drop in homicidesin Abbotsford in 2010 – five so far this yearcompared to 10 in 2009 – MacDonald saidthe department still has its work cut out forit, as Lower Mainland gangs move throughcommunities.
“Imagine a group of organisms in a Petridish,” MacDonald said.
“They move and flow, one [gang] will con-sume another, but it’s not as a result of theother shrinking away, it’s like a constantdance amongst them.”
– FILETIMES
A MIERT team member clears a residence inthe 2300 block of Queen Street earlier thismonth that netted $21,000 in drugs and cashand two men with links to the Duhre group.
Lucrative marketborn from Abbygang instability
“ . . . if you’re a competing
interest . . . you would go ‘I
think there might be some
weakness out there’.”
– Const. Ian MacDonald APD
A23-year-old Abbotsford mansuffered non-life threatening
injuries when he was shot earlyFriday morning at a Mission resi-dence.
“He was still on scene. He was in
the house when he was shot. Hewas walking and talking at the sce-ne, he walked to the ambulance,”said Mission RCMP Staff-Sgt. MajorDave Field.
The police received a call aboutthe incident at about 3:20 a.m. Fri-day and arrived at a house in the
3500 block of Cedar Street in Mis-sion minutes later.
Field had few other details to offerFriday afternoon.
“We’re still holding this close.We’re still investigating and we have
no suspects,” he said.The shooting victim is known to
police.While no names were released,
the shooting appears to have beentargeted, Field said.
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Canada came third this week ina three-way race for two seatson the United Nations SecurityCouncil.
It’s a bit of a black eye.We were due for one of those seats. It’s
the first time since the United Nationscame into being that Canada will havegone an entire decade without a place atthat august table. For many, Canada’s fail-ure will be seen as that: a failure. It will beseen as a devastating defeat for a countrythat has played a disproportionately largerole in world affairs, through the UN andas an individual player in global affairs.
This is the country that, through theefforts of Lester Pearson’s diplomacy andpromotion of the concept of interna-tional peace-keeping, used the UnitedNations to dismantle the near-calamitousSuez Canal crisis in 1956.
The diversion from what many fearedwas developing into a third world warboosted the United Nations’ interna-tional credibility by proving that such abody – and especially its Security Council– could have a real and positive impact inthe management of international affairs.
But 1956 was a long time ago.Canada has backed away from its
peace-centred diplomacy, tied financialhelp to ideology that ignores the facts ofhuman suffering, and digs deeper into itstar sands to fuel global warming.
Is it really any wonder that Canadacould not muster the votes needed tosecure that Security Council seat – votesfrom the nations we’ve cold-shoulderedover the past few years?
On the positive side, the entire UnitedNations organization has been losingcredibility of late, thanks to indifferentattitudes like Canada’s, so it’s likely thatCanada’s recent rejection will hardly benoticed over time.
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Our two major provincialpolitical parties seem tobe starring in their own
in-house production of Dumband Dumber, and it is the NewDemocrats who have taken topbilling in recent days.
The NDP finds itself dealingwith an expulsion, a resignation,a divided caucus, a leak of con-fidential documents and a fierceand personal internal debateover its leader’s abilities.
All this is occurring as the par-ty sails merrily along at the top ofthe polls, out-distancing the B.C.Liberals by a two-to-one marginamong decided voters.
Once again, B.C. politics isdemonstrating its unique holdon strange and baffling behav-iour by its politicians and itspolitical parties.
A constant narrative in B.C.politics for years was that a gov-ernment or political party wasalways in the process of fallingapart. The governments led byBill Vander Zalm, Mike Harcourt,Glen Clark and Ujjal Dosanjheventually came apart at theseams, as did the B.C. Liberalsunder leader Gordon Wilson.
We seem to be witnessing thesame thing today, except it’soccurring on two fronts.
As the ruling Liberals gloomilycontinue on as a largely despisedgovernment, it is the OfficialOpposition that is now hoggingthe headlines by repeatedlyshooting itself in its feet.
What, exactly, is going on?Numerous theories abound,
but I think it’s safe to say the ten-sions and ideological differencesthat exist within the die-hardmembership of the NDP havefinally created a very public fis-sure that shows no sign of heal-ing.
I wrote last week that partyleader Carole James’ hold on herjob was fairly safe as long one ofher “A-team” MLAs did not breakwith her leadership. Well, oneof them – Columbia River-Rev-elstoke MLA Norm MacDonald– has done just that, by resigninghis position as caucus chair.
It’s important to note thatMacDonald remains in caucus,and he insists he’s still very muchpart of the team. But his resigna-tion (he felt James should haveconsulted the caucus, or at leasthim, before booting CaribooNorth MLA Bob Simpson out ofcaucus) was a shot at his increas-ingly beleaguered leader.
In recent weeks, James canpoint to several things that casther in a good light. She spoke ata corporate fundraiser that over-sold its target (250) by almost 100per cent (400 tickets were sold).
She received glowing cover-age in a special Globe and Mailsection on powerful Canadian
women leaders. And the latestpoll pegs NDP support at 49 percent, more than double the sup-port for the B.C. Liberals.
But there are those within theNDP who resent her attempt tomodernize the party, expandits support, and to push it moretoward the political middle, andaway from the left and organizedlabour (think Tony Blair in Brit-ain).
Meanwhile, James’ troubleshave given Premier GordonCampbell and his government abrief respite from the poundingthey’ve been getting over variousissues, notably the HST.
But Campbell must face hisown leadership vote at the partyconvention next month, and itis by no means a sure thing thathe’ll score a high number.
However, unlike the New Dem-ocrats, the B.C. Liberals are stick-ing together. Other than BlairLekstrom quitting the caucusback in June over the HST, therehas been no sign of public dis-content from the caucus ranks.
The two parties’ marked dif-ference when it comes to dealingwith problems with leadershipbrings to mind that famous linefrom the Godfather movies: “It’snot personal. It’s just business.”
But the NDP seem to haveturned that line around. Forthem, the attacks on James showtheir motto is: “It’s not business.It’s just personal.”
■ Keith Baldrey is chief political cor-respondent for Global B.C.
THETIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 ❘ LETTERS ❘ A9
Editor, the Times:I was not at all surprised
to read the letter by SherylGoring (Golf dress codewas way off course, Times,Oct. 15). I had a similarexperience at the sameclub that I am sure shespeaks of.
I had a friend visitingfrom Ontario to go fly fish-ing with me in the Interiorand suggested a game ofgolf. I made a tee time andupon arrival at the club,was told my playing part-ner would not be allowedon the course because hedid not have a collaredshirt.
I tried to reason with thepro shop and I must admithe was better dressed thanmost at the course, but yeshe had no collar. This wasnot to be a golf trip so hewas unprepared.
He and his wife weremembers of a club inOntario for some time andwere upstanding mem-bers.
I am disturbed that thiscourse could not make anexception. I was thinkingof becoming a memberbut after this I chose tojoin an 18-hole club inChilliwack.
I spent my money formeals and entertainmentthere rather than Mission.
It is sad that the peopleof this course feel it is somuch better that it reallyis.
Sheryl, do as I did,don’t look back, they arenot worth it. Hope yourhusband has a great timegolfing at a place thatdeserves the man he is.
Brent ArnettAbbotsford
Picking up where dogcolumn left off
Editor, the Times:I appreciate the column
in the paper on the pick-ing up after your dogs(Oh, what to do withdoggy doo-doo?, Times,Oct. 12).
I, as an owner of a bullmastiff and a chihuahua,make sure I always pickup after my animals as
I have stepped in otherdogs’ poop too manytimes, especially walkingthrough wooded trailswhere people think theydon’t need to pick up afterthem.
My concern is not somuch over dogs as it iscats.
Why is it OK for own-ers of cats not to clean upafter their animals?
I understand when theyare out it’s hard to controlwhere they go and when.
However, I wouldn’tdream of watching my bullmastiff poop in my neigh-bour’s flower bed and notpick it up, so why do Ihave to constantly haveto watch my neighbour’scat do the same to mine?I would appreciate somelight shed on this issue.I do have better thingsto do with my time thanwrite a letter like this, butas a young woman I knowthe difference between
what is right and wrongand I don’t want to startany feuds with the nicechurch-going family nextdoor. I just think cat own-ers should be held respon-sible somehow for theiranimals’ poop just as I amfor mine.
I have tried every natu-ral, pet-friendly trick inthe book to keep theneighbour’s cat out of mygarden.
LisaMattyAbbotsford
Smoking joint sparksdebate on health care
Editor, the Times:I want to thank Samuel
Mellace for smoking can-nabis (marijuana) in theHouse of Commons (Abbyman lights joint in Houseof Commons, Times, Oct. 8)and bringing attention toan uncompassionate, igno-rant and immoral law.
I was aware that Canadaallows sick citizens to usecannabis but didn’t knowthey were not allowed toeat cannabis in foods.
Many sick citizens pre-fer eating cannabis. It’sdifficult to understand
or imagine why cannabisprohibitionists will allowa cancer patient to smokebut not eat the relativelysafe, God-given plant.
It should be easy enough
for compassionate andintelligent politicians tostop what they’re doingand fix that problem.
StanWhiteDillon, Colorado
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Work continues on theMission Bridge to make
it a safer cycling route fortwo-wheeled commuters.
Access to the bridge side-walks from the Highway 11will be upgraded to makea smoother transition forcyclists from the roadwayshoulder on to the sidewalkon the bridge, said a pressrelease from governmentrepresentatives.
For the past several months,crews from Seismic 2000Construction from Langleyhave raised the sidewalk rail-ing height on the bridge itselfto give cyclists crossing thebridge more security. Somepeople didn’t feel the railing
was high enough to preventsomeone from falling intothe river.
Both provincial and federalgovernments paid for this$1.5 million project.
Kingston Constructionfrom Surrey won the new,$285,000 contract to put thefinal touches on the safersidewalk access.
The work must be done bythe end of March 2011, as it’sfunded in part through feder-al economic stimulus dollars,and partly by the province.
One lane in each directionwill remain open vehiclesduring the work, and cyclingdetours put in place as need-ed. No work will be done on
the day before, during andone day after long week-ends.
To further promote greenmodes of transportation,B.C.’s Ministry of Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure willalso enhance the signs andpavement markers for cyclistsalong the entire Highway 11corridor.
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Jewell’s injuries kept him hospitalized for six months, untilhe died Sept. 15.
Just one month later, on April 13, two people were killedin two separate Abbotsford MVI’s just hours apart. Both
deaths involved Ford F-350 pickup trucks. A cyclist was struckand killed in the first incident, and a female passengerdied from her injuries after being airlifted to hospitalin the second incident. The two latest fatalities, thoseof Bachan Gill, 80, who was struck in a hit-and-run whilewalking through a crosswalk Sept. 30, and that of a man
skateboarding who was struck by a woman driving an SUVon Oct. 2, are still under investigation.
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The Focus Disability Network Society isusing free food and participation initia-
tives to help people with disabilities findemployment.
The FDNS is encouraging local businessesin both Abbotsford and Mission to take part
in special Lunch and Learn informationsessions designed to ease local employerswho might be skeptical of hiring prospec-tive employees who are either mentally orphysically disabled.
It’s all part of the society’s vision of adiverse and fair work place, said FDSNLunch and Learn co-ordinator SummerDhillon.
“It’s a really cool workshop,” she told theTimes on Friday.
“You sit, eat lunch with your co-work-ers and it’s kind of a team building thingbecause you’re interacting . . . with thepoint being that we tend to think of disabledpeople as vulnerable or an extra burden . . .but after a workshop like this you realizeit’s almost like not hiring someone because
of the colour of their skin. If anything youreally learn how capable people with dis-abilities really are.”
The FDNS is a non-profit organizationand is funded through a government grant.Its lunch organizers will come to the busi-ness to arrange the workshops.
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You can’t go too far in theFr a s e r Va l l e y, e s p e c i a l l y
Abbotsford, without experienc-ing the influence of the Men-nonites.
Approximately 25 per cent of thepopulation of Abbotsford is affili-ated with the Mennonite commu-nity. Throughout the Fraser Valley,Mennonites have founded busi-nesses, agricultural enterprises,educational institutions, creditunions and cooperatives, reliefand development organizationsand healthcare facilities.
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In an acknowledgment of thei n f l u e n c e o f t h e Me n n o n i t ecommunity on the region, theUniversity of the Fraser Valley islaunching an interdisciplinaryMennonite Studies certificateprogram.
Designed to be taken in tandemwith their major field of study,students taking the certificate willstudy the heritage of the Men-nonite people, learn more aboutthe diversity of the Mennonitecommunity, and the numerous
regional endeavors initiated byits members.
As UFV develops its program-ming for Mennonite studies, it isseeking the insight of Mennonitescholars, writers and academics,and will be engaging the localcommunity through a series ofpublic events.
The first will be on the themeof Perceptions: What constitutesMennonite Studies?
It is on tonight (Oct. 19), from5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in theAbbotsford campus lecture the-atre (B 101).
Guest panelists for this eventwill be Dr. Royden Loewen, chair-man of Mennonite Studies, Uni-versity of Winnipeg; Dr. MarleneEpp, Conrad Grebel University
College; and Dr. Bruce Guenther,Trinity Western University.
The second event will focus onReflections: Mennonite Literatureand Culture.
It will be held on Nov. 23 from5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., also inthe Abbotsford campus lecturetheatre.
Guest panelists for this eventwill be Rudy Wiebe, ProfessorEmeritus University of Alberta;Hildi Froese Tiessen, ConradGrebel University College; andAndreas Schroeder, Rogers Com-munication chairman, Universityof British Columbia.
Dr. Steven Schroeder, a UFVhistorian, is the co-ordinator ofthe new Mennonite Studies pro-gram at the university.
He said that offering MennoniteStudies at UFV will give studentsthe opportunity to look at theinfluence of the Mennonite peo-ple on Fraser Valley culture frommany perspectives.
“The wide range of courses thatwill be offered in the MennoniteStudies program at UFV will allowstudents to understand objective-ly the history, culture and faithof the Mennonite people, and toanalyze critically this communitythat contributes significantly, inmany ways, to the Fraser Valleyregion.”
Admission to the two publicpanels is free and the public iswelcome. Pay parking is in effectat UFV.
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One of the best product innovations we’veseen recently is motorization for window
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Motorization combines both line of sight(using infrared technology) and out of sight(using radio frequency technology) controlof your window coverings. You can easilyadjust the light and privacy for any window,including tall or hard to reach areas such asstairwells and great rooms. With motoriza-tion you can raise or lower individual units orselect a group or groups of window coveringsto move together, even in multiple rooms.
Motorization optionsThere are different options available,
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Solar sensor optionThere is also a very useful option that moni-
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This is a great example of where thermalwindow coverings can be used in the warmersummer months to keep your home coolwithout the cost of fans or air conditioning– even when you aren’t home. This motoriza-
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Motorization in actionTo give an example of how effective motor-
ization is, we recently installed window cov-erings for a home in Whistler that has 75windows. Most people immediately think“what a large number of windows to clean,”but in this instance it was ‘what a large num-ber of window coverings to keep opening andclosing each day.’
By adding motorization the owner canmanually operate them as desired using aremote control, but they were also able topre-program a daily open and close sequencethat operates whether they’re home or not,increasing their privacy and security.
Another good example is a customer whohas a large span of windows with a south-west exposure. They wanted some light tocome in for the early part of the day for theirplants and pets but needed to block the moreintense light that came each afternoon.
Adding motorized window coveringsallowed them to pre-program a schedule thatopened each morning and then closed in theearly afternoon. They were able to programa Monday to Friday schedule for when theywere at work and then operated their windowcoverings manually with a remote control onthe weekends when they were home.
Family safetyAnd as a safety feature, motorization can
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Whether you want to update yourliving space or start from scratch,make sure to have fun but don’t
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“A lot of it is determined byfunction,” says Lower Main-land interior designer SarahGallop.
People with kids and petswill want to choose furniturefor its durability; those witha larger family or who enter-tain frequently will want toensure there’s plenty of seat-ing.
“Think about how you liveand how you’re going to useit,” Gallop says.
There are a number ofoptions that can pull doubleduty for those looking tomaximize seating options.
Benches or ottomans can serve as a table ora place to sit when entertaining a crowd.
Both Gallop and designer Eleanor Hunterrecommend starting with the largest piece offurniture when looking to change things up.
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comes to the fabric and colour of the couch.Sticking with a neutral tone in a more durablefabric will give the piece a longer lifespan.
“You want it to be long lasting,” Gallopsays. “That makes more sense with the big-ger piece.”
It also makes the mostsense to start with the couchwhen deciding the layout offurniture in the room.
Hunter, who is also a homestager, recommends findingor creating a focal point inthe room. That could be anarchitectural point, such asa fireplace or a window witha fabulous view, or one thatyou can create and move,such as a television or a pieceof art.
T h e c o u c h s h o u l d b eplaced facing the focal point.From there, the other pieces– a loveseat, chairs or otherseating elements – should beplaced along diagonal linesthroughout the room.
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don’t stay in a rut. Just try moving a couplethings and that usually creates a dominoeffect.”
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Hospice diva nightTonight is Diva Night, aspecial fundraiser for theAbbotsford Hospice Society,from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.,at the Phoenix Grill andLounge, Abbotsford. Tickets$40, call 852-2456.
Genealogy meetingAbbotsford GenealogicalSociety meets today at 6:30p.m., at Clearbrook Library,on topic: A Barnardo Boyin Alberta. Everyone is wel-come. See www.abbygs.ca.
Singalongs at ASAJoin the sing-a-long at theAbbotsford Seniors Associa-tion drop-in centre (betweenEssendene and FergusonWay) on Mondays from 1p.m. to 3 p.m., to sing oldtunes with the A-Tones.Guests can sing, play acous-tic instruments or listen. Vol-unteers to play piano, helporganize are also welcome.Phone Ed at 604-853-8624.
Red Cross help wantedAbbotsford Red Cross medi-cal equipment loan depotis looking for several volun-teers to sanitize the equip-ment being returned fromclients. The hours are 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday toSaturday, volunteers are par-ticularly needed on Thurs-days. Training and suppliesare provided. Apply at thedepot, at 5-2316 McCallumRd., Abbotsford, duringregular hours. Call 604-556-3526 or Peg Wenting at 604-850-2901.
Managing debtThe Credit Counseling Soci-ety offers a credit awarenessworkshop for those whowant to be more financiallysavvy, on Oct. 20 from 7 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. at the MissionLibrary, 33247 Second Ave.,Mission. Call 604-826-6610for details.
Women’s socialMission Abbotsford Women’sSocial Club meets Oct. 20and Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at theMission Foursquare Church,33837 Prentis Ave., Mission.New members, guests wel-come. Not affiliated withany church. Drop in cost is$3, yearly membership $27.Contact Malonie at 604-814-2280 or [email protected].
Better breathingMSA Better Breathers Clubmeets Oct. 21, from 10 a.m.to noon at the Cascade Com-munity Church, 35190 DelairRd., Abbotsford. Join us fortea and coffee and bringany questions you may havere breathing problems.
Eucharistic miraclesEucharistic Miracles of theVatican Eucharistic Exhibi-tion is on view Oct. 22, 23and 24 at St. Ann’s CatholicChurch, 33333 Mayfair Ave.,
Abbotsford. Hours are Friday,noon to 10 p.m.; Saturday,10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; andSunday, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Admission is free. See morethan 50 approved eucharis-tic miracles, museum displayboards, talks and adorationof the Blessed Sacrament.See www.stannsabbotsford.ca or call 604-852-5602 ext.227.
Fall wine festivalTrethewey House presentsits fall Wine Festival fea-turing local wines, on Oct.23, 7 p.m., at 2313 WareSt., Abbotsford. Ticketsare $40 at MSA MuseumSociety (call 604-853-0313),Raymond James (GardenCourt), Cooperators Insur-ance (King and McCallum),Tourism Abbotsford, and
Abbotsford Arts Council.
Bradner craft fairThe annual Bradner ChurchCraft Fair is Oct. 23 at Brad-ner Community Hall, 5305Bradner Rd., Abbotsford.On from 10 a.m. until 3p.m. with 30 craft vendors,homemade cookies and bak-ing, lunch and door prizes.Admission is by donation.Call 604-533-5227.
Clayburn family danceClayburn Village CommunityAssociation holds a HarvestMoon family dance on Oct.23 at Clayburn School, from7 p.m. to midnight, with D.J.music, a cash bar and a coldbuffet. The community isinvited to meet friends andmake some new ones. Tick-ets are $25 at the Clayburn
Village Store, 34810 Clay-burn Rd., at Clayburn Com-fort Soaps, 34866 ClayburnRd., and at the Clayburn PetHospital, 15-35060 ClayburnRd. Monies raised go to payfor an accessible lift at theClayburn school. Call 604-852-3230 for details.
Read to babyInteractive storytime from10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. withbooks and songs at MissionLibrary, 33247 Second Ave.,Mission, on Fridays untilNov. 12, for babies up to 24months. Call the library at604-826-6610.
Seniors AGMThe Abbotsford SeniorsAssociation holds its annualgeneral meeting and elec-tion of officers for 2011 on
Nov. 3 at 1 p.m., at the ASAhall, 33889 Essendene Ave.,Abbotsford. Voting is forpresident, vice-president,directors and a bylaws word-ing change. All members areencouraged to attend.
Elvis gospel nightThe Spir it Bear CentreSociety presents a gospelshow featuring Elvis tributeartist Steve Elliott on Oct.28, at 7 p.m. at the SouthAbbotsford MennoniteChurch, 32424 HuntingdonRd., Abbotsford. Tickets are$20 at the House of James,2743 Emerson St., (604-852-3701), from Gerry Ennis atRe/Max Little Oak (604-859-2341), or the Spirit Bear Cen-tre at 604-864-0553, or seealso www.spiritbearcenter.com
Library quiz nightThe Friends of the MissionLibrary present their annualQuiz Night on Oct. 29 at 7p.m. at the Mission Library,33247 Second Ave. Enlistyour spouses, friends andneighbours for the challengebetween 10 teams. Comeas a single and be adoptedinto a team. Costumes areoptional but encouraged.Tickets are $10, available atthe Mission Library.
SAINTS fundraiserThe senior animal sanctuaryin Mission (SAINTS) holds 10meat draws for a fundraiseron Oct. 30 from 3 p.m. to 5p.m., plus 50/50 and one spe-cial draw, at the DewdneyPub, 8793 River Rd. south,Mission. Call 604-826-4762for more details.
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E very year, our Con-servative govern-ment recognizes the
third week of October asSmall Business Week.
Small businesses play avital role in our communi-ties. Indeed, they continueto be a major contributorto the long-term prosperityof our country. As Canada leads the world’srecovery from the global economic downturn,it is important that we recognize the impor-tant contribution which small and medium-sized businesses are making to this effort.
Over half of all Canadian businesses aresmall businesses. It is often said that thesebusinesses are the “first to hire and thelast to fire.” It’s no wonder, then, that theyemploy over half of all working Canadians.
Small business owners are willing to takerisks, are loyal to those who work for them,make important financial investments inour communities, and contribute heavily tocharitable and community organizations.
Nowhere is this more apparent than righthere in Abbotsford. As one of the fastestgrowing cities in Canada, Abbotsford hasbeen named the best community in whichto do business in Western Canada. We havealso been ranked the most generous com-munity in the country for the sixth year ina row.
Each year many new businesses arestarted and existing businesses relocated inAbbotsford, and we take great pride in see-ing those businesses flourish.
Our interactions with small business own-ers form a significant part of our daily lives.
From the corner store to the town barber-shop, from the auto garage to the gourmetrestaurant, from the child day care to theretirement residence, their impact on ourcommunity cannot be understated. Small
businesses hire locally andpay municipal taxes. Theyprovide many of us withour first job opportunity.They sponsor youth leaguesports teams and volun-teer their services to localfundraisers. Small busi-ness owners are champi-ons of their communities.
Since we were first elected, our Conserva-tive government has taken many steps tohelp small businesses. We lowered the smallbusiness income tax rate to 11 per centand raised the threshold for small businessincome from $400,000 to $500,000.
We introduced a 100 per cent capital costallowance for computer equipment pur-chased by small businesses. We have alsoreduced time-consuming and job-killinggovernment red tape by 20 per cent.
These initiatives have allowed entrepre-neurs to focus more of their energy andresources on growing their businessesinstead of wasting them on inefficient andunnecessary government regulations.
Today, our economy remains the numberone priority for our Conservative govern-ment. While there are many positive signs,the recovery remains extremely fragile.
We know that Canada’s long-term pros-perity will only be secured through thecreativity, ingenuity, and common sense ofentrepreneurs, small business owners andhard-working families across the country.
As your Member of Parliament, I con-gratulate all of our small businesses fortheir tireless work in building a strongerand more prosperous Canada. Bravo to allof you.
■ Ed Fast is Abbotsford’s Member of Parliament.Contact him at: [email protected].
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OLUND,George Dennis
On October 7, 2010 George DennisOlund passed away at home inEdmonton. He was born November27, 1955 in Mission B.C. wherehe attended school and lived theearlier years of his life.He lived in other parts of B.C. andAlberta then years later he settledin Edmonton.
George was predeceased by his first wife, Wendy in 1976 andhis dad Walter in 2005.George is survived by his three daughters, Linda Lee (Tyler),Montanya, Jarron, Miguel, Syles, Lisa (Dave) Taylor, Jesse,Austin, Tiffany, Kamea, his mom Ethel, brothers Harv (Jolayne),Kenneth (Tina-Marie), Sisters (Sharon(Pat), Cheryl (Bill), manynieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.George was well known for his sense of humor and his ability tomake people laugh. He was kind and caring individual that wasalways available to help anyone that needed it.He will be deeply missed by all that had the privilege of knowinghim.A Visitation will take place at 6:00 pm on Tuesday,October 19, 2010 at Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home,4820 Meridian Street, Edmonton.A Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday,October 20, 2010 at Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home,4820 Meridian Street, Edmonton.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the DiabetesFoundation, 1-020, 8602-112 Street, Edmonton, AB T5B 0G4.To send condolences please visit www.connelly-mckinley.com
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Request for Standing Offer #6018,2010/2011 Snow Clearing ServicesSchool District No.34 (Abbotsford) is seeking standing offers frominterested parties with the experience and qualifications to provideoverload Snow Clearing/Sanding Services for the 2010/2011Winter Season.Standing Offer #6018 Documents are available from 8:30amto 4:30pm, Monday to Friday at the School Board Office ordownloaded from the BC Bid Website (www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca).
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49. Radioactivity unit50. Dull pain51. 12-31 beverage container58. Dypsis lutescens palm59. A minute amount (Scott)60. Formerly Persia61. Edouard _____, Fr.painter62. Goddess who defeatedThor63. A stack or heap64. Bone cavities65. Millisecond66. Pouches
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2 BR $745. Apt in Mission.carpet, coin wd, avail Immed Bob604-302-8676 or 604-826-5147
6508 Apt/Condos6508ALDERGROVE - 1BR, centrallocation, refs, credit & criminalcheck req’d. $660, avail Oct 1.604-856-7390 or 778-549-3852
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MISSION 2 bdrm, 7696 GrandSt., reno’d. top floor cnr, adultoriented, on site Mgr. Now. $750604-826-3665 or 778-552-1808
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6515 Duplexes - Rent65153 BR, 1/2 duplex, E Abbots., 1.5baths, large rec rm, wd, new d/w,& windows, bright, sunny, frontdeck & back patio, carport, largefenced back yard, nr schools &bus, easy Hwy access, N/S, N/P,pics avail, $1100+. 604-852-0207
MISSION 3 br 1 bath duplex, gasfp, storage, near schools, ns,$825/mo, immed. 604-838-8692
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1996 HONDA Accord, sedan,good cond, silver, 270K, reliable,$3900 obo, 604-783-7475
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2005 TOYOTA ECHO, 2 dr,hatchback, auto, silver, 65k,clean, $5600 Firm. 604-538-9257
2006 HONDA Civic DX Coupe$11,900. Auto, dark blue, PWRLocks/Windows, heated mirrors,digital dash, 4 new tires, newbrakes. Honda Serviced. NOAccidents. 100k. Great on gas,+extras. Coq. ★ 604-868-3128
2007 KIA Spectra, auto, 1owner,pwr pkg, no accid’, exc cond,145k km, $6500, 778-878-0565
2008 BMW 335CI, Coupe,bluetooth, nav, loaded, absolutebeauty. $38,800, 604-218-2149
9173 Vans91731997 MAZDA MPV 185K kms,pwr pkg, 8 pass, well maint’d 1owner, $2500 obo 778-878-0565
9522 RV’s/Trailers9522
CLASSIC ’81 Scamper RV.Asking $1,500. Sleeps 5, stove,fridge, sink, new water tank,electric brakes, sanitary hook-up,18 .5 fee t to h i t ch . Ca l l604-514-6985
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6540 Houses - Rent65402 BR home Huntingdon Village, 2Ave. all appls incl wd, detachedgarage & shed, large fenced yard,$1100 ns np, 604-864-2808
2 BRM Exec. home for rentimmediately. $1300.00/mth withhydro included. Partly fencedyard & new appliances. Small petokay. Call 604-826-9339.
3 BR +den, Totally Reno’d House& Yard, Gardeners Delight! Beau-tiful Views, nr shops, hwy &schools, avail Nov 1. ns, $1700,32864 10 Ave, Mission. Call1-604-657-0229 for viewing.
4 BDRM + den, 3 full bth, s/f, d/w,central air, gd size yd, quiet cul - de- sac off Cantebary Sardis, N/P, N/S$1500/m + util. Call 604-798-1273
L A N G L E Y W I L L O U GH B Y76/216 3 br house on 2.5 acres,w/d, horse barn, riding area. Suitfor horse stabling, complete reno4 yrs ago. 1 yr lease. Oct 1.$2,700. Doug 604-607-8888
6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602
1 BR bsmt, n/s, n/p, own parking,Mission, $650 utils incl’d. Criminalrecord check & refs. avail Nov 1,call 604-217-4134
1 BR New, very bright aboveground bsmt suite, fp, alarm. NrAbby Hospital & Mill Lake, NS,small pet ok, share wd, $750incls, Avail Nov 1, 778-893-1581
1 BR spacious, central Abbts.very clean, $600, ns, np, refs, Nov1, 604-504-3132 or 857-4711
1 BR ste, storage, Nr Townline,NS NP, Nov 1, $500 incl cbl604-504-3133 or 604-825-5196
1 OR 2 BR Bsmt, large cleanabove ground, Mission, $650 allincls. avail Nov. 1, 604-761-4152
2 BR Brand new house suite, ns,np, incl utils, West Abby,778-551-0645, 604-607-0554
2 BR bsmt ste, bright, Nr allamen, $650 incls all utils, Immed,Abbotsford Call 604-755-9924
2 BR, Misson, ns, np, priv entry,new area, incld sat tv, $750. now604-615-6692, 778-242-6692
2 BR, prof built bsmt suite, qualityhouse, nice, quiet, beautiful &friendly area, np, ns, Mission, Nov1, $800, 604-820-2250 after 5pm
2BDRM LEGAL BSMT suite,East Abby, $950. util, internet,cable incl. sep entrance, laundry,storage, covered patio, quietStreet, 960sqft, newly reno’d.Cats ok, n/s. 604-845-4122 or
778-240-3026
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Secure undergroundparking with elevator.
Damage depositreduced.
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This family-oriented executive townhouse complexhas just undergone months of renovations and isfilling quickly. Renovated units. Close to schools,park, leisure centre and transit. Private single car
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MISSION. 5 BR house, 2 baths, 5appl, family cul-de-sac, largef/yrd, deck. $1500/mo + util. Petsneg. Refs. Nov 1st. 604-462-1050
MISSION COUNTRY 5 very se-cluded acres, 900 sf dream shop& 3 br home, avail immed, shophas 200 amp service & well water.Lots of privacy. 604-309-6772
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6590 Rooms6590PRIVATE ROOMS in Abbots
Bsmt rooms & main flr rooms avail$450 - $500. 3 new houses w/rms$400. very clean 604-854-1000
3 BR, Abbts. 1.5 bath, 6 appls,$1500, refs. req’d, incl utils, quietcul-de-sac, Near school, np, ns,avail Nov. 1, 604-850-6841
ABBY 2 br bsmt,1300 sf, largel/room. lrg kitchen, new fridge,$650 heat/hydro incl, own entry,Nov 1 ns np Alex 604-855-4577
MISSION 2 BR BSMT STE, nrschools, college, bus, rec centre,Nov. 1st. 604-615-7523
MISSION, 2 BR, clean, suits 1 or2, $800 incl utils, ns, np, close toLougheed, now, 604-826-9133
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THETIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 ❘ SENIORS ❘ A25
CAM TUCKER
The days are gettingshorter, rain and windwill soon hit with more
consistency, and it is chang-es like these that can causeSeasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) to sometimes takecontrol.
SAD is a type of depressionbrought on by a lack of ambi-ent light, changes in bodytemperature or issues withhormone regulation, howev-er the disorder does not havethe same affect on seniors aswe may think.
A number of differentsources, including the Cana-dian Mental Health Associa-tion, indicate the condition,which affects about two tothree per cent of the over-all population and is usuallybrought on by fewer daylighthours during winter, is lessprevalent with seniors com-pared to the younger gen-erations.
“The risk of SAD decreaseswith age,” said the CMHA’swebsite, adding the conditionis more common in womenthen in men.
“I haven’t seen anything
that indicates that it’s moreprevalent with seniors thanwith anybody else,” saidRennie Hoffman, executivedirector of Mood DisordersAssociation of B.C.
“But it is a considerable
condition.”There are numerous types
of therapy to combat SAD.Although the risk of SAD is
low with seniors, those whoexperience the condition arelikely housebound.
The CMHA recommendsdaily exercise as a way toincrease energy. Exposureto light, whether it is with abright lamp or standing nextto a window for natural light,also helps.
Despite the low risk seniorshave of suffering from SAD,otherwise known as the “win-ter blues,” the elderly still face
the challenges brought on byother forms of depression.
“The elderly experiencedepression in a lot greaternumbers than we attribute,”said Hoffman. “There are alot of reasons for that andcertainly not enough researchhas been done in that area.”
There are many causes,both physically and mentally,that can cause depression,everything from health riskssuch as heart disease, dia-betes and strokes can causedepression, as well as the lossof loved ones as the yearspass.
“With the benefit of wis-dom and life experiencecomes an attachment to alot of people who die off aswe get older,” said Hoffman
“There’s an increase inloneliness, a feeling of adecreasing influence in theirsurroundings. All of thesethings can add the extrastress that is a precursor ofdepression.”
He adds more research ondepression in seniors needsto be done. However becauseof the low numbers and riskof SAD in the elderly, thatcondition is not considereda high priority.
Seniors seem to skip SADStill important to watch for other signs of depression
– FILE/TIMES
Seniors who have Seasonal Affective Disorder are likely housebound. Bright sunlamps or outdoorexercise can help. Seniors may be prone to other types of depression as well.
“The elderly experi-ence depression in alot greater numbersthan we attribute.”
– CMHA
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CAM TUCKER
Th e W.J. Mouat Hawksserved notice to the rest
of the B.C. High School Tri-ple-A Varsity football con-tingent that nothing shortof a Subway Bowl title willbe tolerated this year.
The Hawks, ranked No. 1 inB.C. by The Province, walkedinto Percy Perry Stadium inCoquitlam Friday night andhanded the Centennial Cen-taurs a 30-14 thumping in arematch of last year’s provin-cial championship.
But it took a while for theHawks to get going, as Cen-tennial opened the scoringon a long drive capped offby a five-yard touchdownrun. The Hawks respondedand took a 14-6 halftime leadbefore taking over the gamein the third quarter.
“I thought we startedslowly but as the game woreon we started to control iton defence and on offence,”said Hawks head coach DenisKelly on Monday.
The story of the gamethough was turnovers, andthe Centaurs, ranked No. 5 inB.C., were guilty of a numberof them in the second half.
The Hawks took advantage,and what was at one time a17-14 contest quickly turnedinto a rout.
With the Hawks top receiv-erDesmondBassi being cov-ered like a blanket, BradenChurly and Luke FriesenbecameCamBedore’s favou-rite targets through the air.
Both players had a majorimpact as the Hawks pouredit on offensively in the sec-ond half.
“At that point we really tookover the game,” said Kelly.
It also showed how men-tally tough this year’s team is,especially after nearly com-pleting an epic comebackin last year’s championshipgame to the Centaurs onlyto lose by three crushingpoints.
“You look at the team lastyear and that was one of itsmain characteristics, theynever gave up in spite of thefact we were way down inthe final to Centennial,” saidKelly.
“It’s the same with theseguys. They’re quite toughmentally and they know whatthey’re capable of doing.
“They don’t seem to let thegame circumstances at anyparticular time influence howthey play.”
Hawks downCentaurs inSubway BowlAAA rematch
CAM TUCKER
With a young, inexperi-enced group of play-ers, the AbbotsfordHeat knew coming
into this season that mistakeswould be made.
But the upstart Heat, the youngestteam in the American Hockey Leaguewith an average age of 23, made toomany errors over the weekend, andwere subsequently swept by theRockford Ice Hogs.
The Heat were thumped 5-0 in thefirst half of the home-opening miniseries at the Abbotsford Entertain-ment and Sports Centre Friday, thencoughed up a two-goal lead thanksto undisciplined penalties and aninsufficient penalty kill en route to a4-3 shootout loss.
All three of Rockford’s goals priorto the breakaway competition wereon the power play.
“We can’t use excuses like we’re ayoung team, it’s early in the season,it’s a new system – it’s just excuses,”said Heat defenceman Matt Pelech,who took a goaltender interferencepenalty on what appeared to be thewinning goal for Abbotsford in over-time Saturday.
“There were positives to our gamebut we can’t give up a 3-1 lead inour home rink, that’s just unaccept-able.”
Abbotsford had a much bettereffort in the second game of theweekend, springing to life in thesecond period thanks to a spirited
J.D. Watt fight with former NHL’erGarnet Exelby.
The scrap, which came on theheels of a devastating body check byWatt, ignited both the crowd of justover 2,700 and Watt’s teammates.
The Heat pumped in three goals in49 seconds to take what seemed tobe a commanding two-goal lead latein the middle period. But offensivezone penalties turned a belated cel-ebration into another bitter defeat.
“You’ve got to be able to win gameswhen you’re ahead like that,” said
Carter Bancks, who was denied ona shorthanded breakaway in theextra frame.
“We’ve all played hockey for along time, we’ve all been on winningteams and we know what it takes. Itis a better league, it is stronger, butwe’re shooting ourselves in the footright now.”
Both Leland Irving and Matt Keet-ley were also called out for their playin goal for the Heat this weekend.The duo allowed a combined ninegoals on just 49 shots.
If there was one positive from thisweekend, it was that the defencefactored into the scoring. AlthoughKeith Seabrook – who had two pointson Saturday – was overdue, said headcoach Jim Playfair.
“You look at Seabrook, he’s hada horseshit training camp, he hada horseshit pre-season, he’s beenhorseshit up until [Saturday] so it’sabout time he stepped up and didsomething for us.”
The Heat embark on a three-gameroad trip beginning tomorrow.
Hogs Ice Heat in openerMental errorsresult in Rockfordsweep at AESC
–JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Abbotsford Heat left winger Cam Cunning waits for a center pass that never came in front of the Rockford Ice Hogs netduring second period action of their home opener Friday at AESC. The Heat lost 5-0, and fell again on Saturday 4-3.
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Mission QB Tanner Pearce,above, looks for a receiver. Left,Hadley Gwyn, grabs a long passin first quarter varsity actionFriday against Abby Collegiate.
JEAN KONDA-WITTE
M ission Secondary shut outAbbotsford Collegiate 28-0
in the CTV High School Heroesvarsity football Game of the Weekon Friday at Rotary Stadium.
Roadrunners’ quarterbackTan-ner Pearce passed toRhys Parry(11 yards) and KevinWiens (24yards) for two scores to end thehalf up 14-0. A 25-yard run onthe first drive of the third quar-ter made the score a lopsided21-0. Pearce then rushed for thefinal score at the beginning of thefourth to put the Panthers away.
“Abbotsford played us tough,as we expected they would,” saidhead coach Kevin Watrin.
“But we felt that if we con-tinued to work hard, we would
be able to take advantage ofmis-matches and put up somepoints.”
Special teams played a keyrole in the win with EricDiGuis-tini going 4/4 on point-afterattempts, as well a good place-ment on kickoffs.
One kick was recovered (sto-len) by Chris Low, a second wasa fair catch and then, when Abbytried to return the others, TaranHumphries andBrendenAtkin-son made tackles that helpedkeep Abby pinned into their ownend for most of the game.
The Roadrunners played asolid game defensively, high-lighted by Zac Chamberland(seven tackles) andColton Lohr(five tackles).
Mission battles Handsworth at3 p.m. on Friday at home.
Mission tames Panthers under Friday night lights
THETIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 ❘ SPORTS ❘ A27
The University of the Fra-ser Valley men’s golf teamfinished second at the 2010CCAA National Champion-ships at the Dunes in Kam-loops on Friday.
The Cascades finished thethree-day tournament with ateam score of 886, 38-strokesbehind the CCAA NationalChampion Humber CollegeHawks who scored 848.
“I’m really proud of thisgroup of guys for going outand performing under somevery challenging conditions
this week. Finishing sec-ond in the nation is quite anaccomplishment and speaksto the quality of talent wehave in this program,” saidCascades’ coach Chris Ber-tram.
UFV’s top golfer at thechampionship was AaronPauls, who shot a three daytotal of 219, good for seventhout of 105 participating golf-ers. Brett Webster finished10th with a three-day totalof 222.
– STAFF REPORTER
Cascades greenturns to silver
Abbotsford’s Jake Weitzelof Blue Corner Boxing hadthe fight of his life, goingfive rounds before puttingaway former champ ShawnMcDonald to win the B.C.Welterweight Championshipat the Clash at Cascade Fourin Langley on Oct. 9.
“It was Jake’s night andthere was no disputing it– he took all five rounds,”said Blue Corner’s WayneVenables. “Jake was unstop-pable and by the last bell,the championship belt wasall his.”
Weitzel had lost to McDon-ald by a split decision in aprevious fight, but not onthis night. Before going intoRound 5, Weitzel got a cutabove his left eye and his cor-ner had to stop the bleed-
ing fast, or the referee wouldhave stopped the fight. Theystopped the bleeding andWeitzel finished it to recordthe win.
– STAFF REPORTER
Blue Corner boxer is B.C.’swelterweight champion
JAKE WIETZEL
Brie
fly
Soccer play-ers Ellen Kuyerand Ravi Singhare AbbotsfordHeat/UFV Cas-cades Athletesof the Week forOct. 10.
Kuyer scoredthree times inlast weeks 4-3 victory overUBC in Vancouver and was namedCIS Athlete of the Week. Kuyer hasbeen a large reason why the Cas-cades were unbeaten in four straightagainst Nationally Ranked UBC Trin-ity Western.
S i n g h w a se x c e l l e n t a tshutting downthe Universityof Victoria’s tops t r i k e r s a n dclosing out anymidfield runsthat the Vikesattempted as theCascades won 3-0, for their sec-
ond CWUAA regular season game.Singh played a great two-way gameoften making tackles in the back andthen sending the ball forward to theCascade strikers.
– STAFF REPORTER
Sports Hall of FameThe Abbotsford Sports Hall of
Fame is accepting nominationsnow for the following categories:Athlete, Team, Coach/Builderand Community Sports Builder.
For more information on thecriteria for the above categories,visit www.abbysportshalloffame.ca or e-mail [email protected].
Nomination forms are availableon the website or by contactingthe Sports Hall of Fame Society,Box 10 Abbotsford B.C. V2T 6Z4.Nominations for theWall of Fame(a one year recognition) are alsoavailable at the website. Nomina-tions close Nov. 15.
Soccer players are UFV top athletes of week
ELLEN KUYER RAVI SINGH
– ROD WIENS/FOR THE TIMES
Mission Secondary quarterback Kevin Wiens carries anAbbotsford Collegiate defender in junior varsity football actionWednesday. Wiens ran for two touchdowns and passed for twomore in the Roadrunners’ 32-6 victory over the Panthers.
Roadrunners run roughshod
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SPORTSHeat can’t cookHogs in AHLhome opener
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Skunked in thefirst match, closegame Saturday
MEI HORN TO THE HEAT
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Saxophone player Brandon Schellenberg, left, and the rest of the MEI Screaming Eagles marching band were on hand to play the national anthems at theAbbotsford Heat’s home opener Friday night at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. The Heat lost both weekend games to Rockford. For thecomplete story, see page A26, and for more great photos of the Heat home opener, see our special online gallery at www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
M ission RCMP said two peopledied as a result of a three-
vehicle crash on the LougheedHighway Saturday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 4p.m. between Manson and Dewd-ney Trunk Roads, Cpl. Raina Siousaid.
According to preliminary inves-tigations, a car traveling eastboundalong Lougheed stopped to makea left-hand turn when it was rear-ended by a black pickup truck
The force of the impact pushedthe turning vehicle into oncomingtraffic, where it was struck head-on by another car in the west-bound lane.
Siou said speed could haveplayed a factor in the collision.
RCMP Cpl. Wheeler said a crashreconstruction team had surveyedthe site, but the investigation isongoing and police are unsureabout charges at this point.
No details about the victimswere made available. The area isnot known to RCMP as a high-crash volume site.
– RAFE ARNOTT
Car crashclaims twoin Mission
ROCHELLE BAKER
Abbotsford City hall is pitching threedifferent municipal tax scenarios forthe 2011 budget, and it wants inputfrom residents at a series of public
forums that start tomorrow night.All three proposals include increased taxes
at a rate of either three, four or five per cent,and all three will impact policing – whetherit be in a positive or negative way.
City manager Frank Pizutto said the costof services for the rapidly growing city ofAbbotsford has outpaced development rev-enue the last couple of years.
As costs will continue to rise in the comingyear, the city will have to raise taxes to main-
tain the status quo, he said.The tax increases would be divided between
the Abbotsford Police Department, city opera-tions and capital projects. A five per centincrease would dedicate 2.3 per cent to the
police, 1.7 per cent to city operations and oneper cent to city infrastructure projects bothnew and old. Under this scenario the APDcould hire six new officers, and city serviceswould be maintained at the current level.
The four per cent increase would dedicatetwo per cent to police and one per cent eachto city operations and capital, resulting in areduction of city services and no new policeofficers until 2012.
Policing at the heart of Abby city budgetLooking for public input on potential tax increases MORE INSIDE
■ Mission council is considering tax increasesbetween zero and 7.2 per cent. See page A6for more details.
First reported @abbotsfordtimes.com
see TAXES, page A5
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