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Originally from Chilliwack, Dr. Ryan Alkins is part of a team at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto that has come up with a game-changing drug delivery method. SUNNYBROOK PHOTO

Report gets scathing review from Sto:lo leadersJennifer FeinbergThe Progress

Some Sto:lo leaders are calling for the immediate dismissal of Bob Plecas, and Grand Chief Ed John, from their roles as advisors to the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development.

In a letter sent to Premier Christy Clark last week, Grand Chief Doug Kelly, president of Sto:lo Tribal Council (STC) said the just released report on child welfare by Plecas, “demonstrates a calloused and ignorant opinion” about indigenous and aboriginal children in government care.

The report should be shelved right away, he said.

A resolution approved by STC members on Dec. 18, is calling for Plecas to resign, and well as for Grand Chief Edward John to step down from his MCFD advisor role, — but for different reasons.

The issues they raise about Chief John have more to do with the irreconcilable contradiction between his role as MCFD advisor, as well as being a member of the B.C. Leadership Council and First Nations Summit Task Group.

Ernie Crey, newly elected chief of Cheam First Nation, backed the STC resolution calling for the res-ignations, along with Seabird Chief Clem Seymour.

Crey said First Nations lead-ers should be consulted directly about issues relating to aboriginal children in care, and how MCFD resources should be spent, rather than the province allowing all that work and responsibility to fall sole-ly on the shoulder of Chief John.

As co-author of the book, Stolen From Our Embrace: The Abduction of First Nations Children and the Restoration of Aboriginal Communities, Crey a former social worker, has a very strong interest in issues around kids in care.

Sam BatesThe Progress

We all have a blood-brain barri-er. It’s like a saran wrap around the small blood vessels in our brains. It protects the brain from infec-tions, toxins and other threats, and it maintains homeostasis.

“But sometimes it does too good of a job,” said Dr. Ryan Alkins, neurosurgeon.

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) slows, and often prevents, the intake of life-saving drugs as well.

Alkins graduated from Sardis Secondary in 1999, then contin-ued on to obtain his medical edu-

cation at UBC. By July of 2015, he had com-

pleted his neurosurgery residen-cy and PhD in Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto.

Alkins has been studying the BBB extensively for years, but his team’s recent discovery is now garnering national attention.

“Only a select type of drugs can cross the brain blood bar-rier,” Alkins said. Thus, treatment options are drastically limited for patients with brain tumours or neurodegenerative disorders.

However, Alkins and his col-leagues at Sunnybrook Hospital are testing out a new method of

drug delivery to the brain, one that “disrupts” the BBB.

This non-invasive method administers the treatment - che-motherapy, for instance - to the patient through an IV. The patient then lays down in an MRI unit, where doctors inject microscopic gas bubbles into the bloodstream through the IV. At the same time, doctors focus a high-intensity ultrasound on targeted areas of the brain.

“It’s like focusing light with a magnifying glass,” Alkins said.

The ultrasound causes the gas bubbles to rapidly expand and contract, and that oscillation cre-

ates tiny, temporary openings in the BBB, allowing the chemother-apy to leak through to the tumour or other destination.

The method was first found successful with animals, and they now are conducting their initial clinical trials on humans.

“We use an MRI dye contrast,” Alkins said. “So as [the treatment] leaks through the openings, we can see it on the MRI immediately afterwards.”

That’s precisely how they knew that their method was successful with their first patient, Bonny Hall.

Sardis grad at the fore in brain breakthrough

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JanuaryJanuary begins with a winter

storm that knocks out power and takes down trees in Chilliwack.

While snow created havoc on the roads, it was the ice that became the real headache.

The City of Chilliwack estimated more than 200 city trees were dam-aged. Some could be pruned, but many boulevard trees had to be replaced by the city.

Gunfire erupts and a quiet cul-de-sac on Hazel Street is behind police tape in Chilliwack’s first homicide of the year. The 39-year-old victim was identified as Chilliwack resident Stuart David Ellis. No one has been charged in the killing, which police said at the time was not random.

U.S. retailer Target announced it was abandoning its short-lived foray into Canada. The Chilliwack location in Cottonwood Mall was among 19 Target stores closed in B.C., 133 nation-wide, after open-ing only a year earlier.

Postal workers in Chilliwack are told all door-to-door mail delivery will end Nov. 16, 2015, affecting 12,200 households. Chilliwack was among the first communities to see home delivery axed in 2015 in

a cost-saving measure. The plan was to replace door-to-door deliv-ery with community mail boxes, sparking widespread anger and concerns over mail security.

FebruaryThe Fraser Valley Express is

officially announced, with a sched-uled start date of April 6. The bus, #66 FVX, will link downtown Chilliwack to Abbotsford, and Langley. Commuters here are told

it should take 79 minutes to take the bus from Chilliwack to Langley, and 222 minutes to get to Tsawwassen ferries with transfers.

Gwen Point is installed as the University of the Fraser Valley’s chancellor, becoming the sec-ond person to hold the position.

Concerted efforts to bring people off the streets in Chilliwack shows progress after the 2014 Homelessness

Survey report was presented to the Fraser Valley Regional District. According the survey, Chilliwack saw a decrease of 34 per cent in the city’s homeless population. There were 111 homeless enumerated in Chilliwack during the 2011 count, but that number dropped to 73 in 2014, the report said.

MarchThe City of Chilliwack proposes

a tax rate increase of just 1.49 per cent, making it the lowest rate in the entire Lower Mainland. Despite the modest increase – which Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz said continued “on a path of restraint” – there were plans to hire additional police officers and firefighters.

The Chilliwack Chiefs finished off their first round in their playoff series with 4-2 Game 5 win that sent the Coquitlam Express packing and the Chiefs to the second round.

The Chilliwack and Hope hockey commu-nities mourn the loss of three young men, killed in a single vehicle crash on Highway 1. The three cousins, Brad Webb, Devan King-Peters, Philip Morgan Peters, were killed when their vehicle went into the ditch and struck the Hunter Creek weigh station building.

Residents along Young Road step up their fight against plans to raise the Young Road dike by more than a metre. About 30 home-owners have chipped in to print the signs and engage legal counsel to file a lawsuit against City of Chilliwack. They

say the increase in elevation will make property access difficult and actually heighten the flood risk. The cost of the Young Road Dike Project is $2.1 million, with pro-vincial and federal reps sharing it three ways with the city’s share at about $700,000.

The alternative for council was cancelling the project, which would have meant forfeiting Emergency Management BC funding, and the $150,000 for emergency upgrading materials, said staff in the report to council in February.

A seven month investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring with Chilliwack connections ends with several arrests and the seizure of millions of dollars in drugs. An earlier raid at a Brett Avenue apartment led to the arrest of two suspects and seizure of 10 kilograms of cocaine. A few months later police raided several more locations. In all five people were arrested drugs worth more than $5 million confiscated. Police believe this Chilliwack-based crim-inal cell operated most of their alleged drug trafficking activities

in cities and towns from Williams Lake to as far north as Fort St John and Dawson Creek, while also sup-plying the local market.

Hundreds of firefighters and first responders from across the province descend on Chilliwack to

honour Columbia Valley firefighter Brian Smyth, who died in the line of duty in March. Smyth’s flag-draped casket was carried atop a Columbia Valley fire truck along Young Road, followed by a proces-sion of his comrades.

Chilliwack Progress looks back at 2015Here are some of the stories that were making news in the first half of 2015

Hazel Street shooting.

JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

Funeral for Columbia Valley firefighter Brian Smyth, who died in the line of duty in March.

Photos clockwise from the top: A January ice storm cuts power and damages trees; Gwen Point becomes the second chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley; Young Road residents protest plans to raise the elevation of the road in front of their homes as part of flood control measures; Target announces the planned closure of its Chilliwack store. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE

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Here is all the information Chilliwackians need to prop-erly recycle their Christmas trees.

Tree recycling at the curb is a free service for any resi-dents who receive curbside garbage collection from City of Chilliwack contractor, Emterra.

A maximum of two Christmas trees per residence

will be picked up in the new year and chipped for compost.

Bare trees will be picked up by waste collectors if they’re placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on regular curbside collec-tion days from January 2 to January 14.

A special collection crew and truck will be dispatched by Emterra to pick up the trees.

For anyone who does not receive curbside waste col-lection because of living in

multi-family housing, the trees can be taken to the Parr Road Green Depot during the same timeframe, from Monday to Saturday, from January 2 to January 14 (Monday - Saturday).

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Hundreds pledge rooms to unknown refugeesJeff Nagel Black Press

Half of the accom-modations being offered up in the Lower Mainland to incoming Syrian refugees are for rooms in the homes of people willing to share their living space with complete strangers.

There are more than 360 such offers of a room in a house across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley – a response that has stunned Chris Friesen, the settlement ser-

vices director for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C.

“I have no words to describe how incredible this is,” Friesen said. “We’ve never seen any-thing like this before – large numbers of people offering a room in their house or a basement suite in their house that does not have a sepa-rate entrance.”

It wouldn’t be unusu-al if these were private-ly sponsored refugees whose sponsors are often family or friends already in Canada.

But these would-be hosts are volunteering to open their homes to government-assisted refugees with whom they have no connec-tion.

Some of those liv-ing spaces may have separate kitchens and bathrooms, but in other cases the hosts are ready to share.

“What drives people to do that? I don’t know. It’s what they feel they can do,” Friesen said. “Some of these folks are not even wanting to charge the families the

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The volunteers have been getting stern cau-tions from Friesen’s staff that such a long-term commitment – three months is the minimum – may be too much for them.

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“We’re trying to scare them off or just to make sure they’re com-mitted,” Friesen said. “And they’re still keen.”

Most of the prospec-tive hosts have under-gone an orientation ses-sion and nearly all – with virtually no dropouts – are now undergoing criminal record checks ahead of the next stage: being matched with a Syrian. ISSBC staff will also first visit the house to assess suitability.

Rooms in houses account for more than

Mohammad Al Lwisi, his wife Nesreen Nemeh and their two children are among B.C.’s newest refugees from Syria.

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This game-changing method of delivery means that doctors are able test out a range of che-motherapeutic drugs on the brain, rather than only the ones that could permeate the BBB on their own.

Furthermore, localization in the brain allows patients to take in lower dosages of the drug, which means they experience less of the side-effects.

Being non-invasive, this meth-od also grants reduced risks to the patient. Prior attempts to bypass the BBB include drug-releasing wafers implanted onto the surface of the brain, or inserting a catheter in the groin

to pump the drug, both of which require surgery.

When done correctly, Alkins said this new method causes no damage to the blood ves-sels. The gas bubbles dissolve in the bloodstream after about five minutes, and openings in the BBB close up within about six to twelve hours.

The clinical trial will include up to 10 patients, and will serve as a gateway to further studies.

Once they determine that this method is an effective way to increase drug concentra-tions beyond the BBB, and that it is safe and well-tolerated in humans, they will move on more long-term studies to determine if it can improve survival.

If proven effective, the implica-tions of this method of delivering therapies to the brain go beyond cancer treatment. It could poten-tially be used to to provide recov-ery from a stroke, and in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Alkins designed the trial with his PhD supervisor Dr. Kullervo Hynynen, and spearheaded its Health Canada approval process. He’s part of the team of five, with primary investigator Dr. Todd Mainprize, who are administer-ing the initial trials.

Results of the trials are expect-ed in about a year. Learn more at sunnybrook.ca.

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“While there is a great deal of respect for Grand Chief Ed John, he should consider step-ping away from his role as advisor,” Crey wrote on his Facebook page.

“The Plecas report and its recommenda-tions constitute a danger to the many thousands of Aboriginal children in B.C. government care. The Grand Chief should not let his good name be sullied by the cynical manoeuverings of the Clark government,” Mr. Crey added.

The letter offers a scathing indictment of the report titled “Plecas review, Part One: Decision Time.”

According to Kelly, Plecas’ report “ignored the needs of vulnerable children and families immersed in pover-ty” and said the advi-sor “reserves his self-serving empathy for MCFD social workers, Ministers, and senior executives.”

Among other criti-cisms, the letter says many First Nations are fully supportive of the work of Representative

of Child and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond, and object to what they view as an unjustified attack on the independent represen-tative by moving toward the phasing out the role.

Kelly said STC members want the premier to work with the Representative for Children and Youth, the First Nations Leadership Council, the

First Nations Health Council and First Nations “to transform” children and family ser-vices.

“We want to keep our children safe and our families together,” he wrote.

Many Sto:lo hold Turpel-Lafond “in the highest regard” as an advocate.

“She is a hero to us. We respect and love

her courage and her dedication to improving children and family ser-vices.”

Turpel-Lafond has been highly critical of some ministry actions, and has pushed for increases in the num-ber of front-line work-ers, and more MCFD funding.

“When the Representative gives you this advice – you ignore it,” Kelly wrote to Premier Clark. “When Plecas gives you the same advice – you promise to act immedi-ately. We are left to won-der about your motives and your promise to put families first.”

The STC resolution states: “The Minister and Deputy Minister have stated in writing and in public that they are not required to con-sult First Nations lead-ers and organizations such as the First Nations Health Council because they hired Grand Chief Edward John, adding that his advisor role to MCFD “cannot be rec-onciled” with positions as a member of both the First Nations

Summit Task Group

and the BC Leadership Council.

It points out that a huge number, roughly half of the 8000 chil-dren in the care of the

ministry are aboriginal, and the interests of these children “are best served” by the indepen-dent voice and oversight provided by Turpel-

Lafond’s position as the Representative, rather than the job being col-lapsed into the work of MCFD.

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First Nations leaders call for better consultationLEADERS from Front

Ernie Crey, newly elected chief of the Cheam First Nation.

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Keep the spiritVolunteers are the backbone of any community. People who

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The holiday season is a time when these volunteers shine brighter than ever.

For the past month volunteers have been standing in front local shops and businesses, ringing bells and looking for donations to help the Salvation Army. Visit the local Food Bank, or stop by Ruth and Naomi’s Mission and you’ll find more people stocking shelves and lending a hand.

The same can be said all across Chilliwack. Every day there are countless individuals and organizations that are doing what they can to help others.

If you do stop by these establishments, don’t forget to leave a donation. By donating, you become part of the volunteer process. You may not be volunteering your time, but you are offering some-thing for free to help others.

The challenge every year for these kinds of organizations is that the need for volunteers and donations doesn’t end at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. The holiday season may be officially over, but the need of others goes on and on.

People go hungry in the summer as well as the winter. The food bank and mission are open all year long, seeking donations when the talk of charity has simmered down. There are dedicated volun-teers who also work year round, but more are always needed.

There is a great line from an old Christmas song that bears repeating every year:

It’s not the things you do, at Christmas timeBut the Christmas things you do all year through.

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He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the city on the world map. He won three majority governments before handing over the steering wheel of a smoothly running Social Credit Party to Bill Vander Zalm.

Outside B.C., the wire service obituaries ran to a few paragraphs, defining Bennett first as the “architect of financial restraint in the province.”

It seems an ordinary notion today, but when Bennett unleashed his “restraint program” on the B.C. government in 1983, it was presented as a right-wing coup on a socialist utopia.

I was in journalism school in Vancouver when unions organized

a general strike and mass street demonstrations under the banner of Operation Solidarity, appropri-ated from the struggle against

Poland’s com-munist dictators. Their goal was to bring the recently re-elected govern-ment to its knees.

The newly tab-loid Vancouver Province, itself largely controlled by some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was a

screeching banshee of the big-labour left.

“Socred hitmen swoop on rights workers,” its front page declared after 400 layoff notices were issued to provincial staff. This pro-paganda was the public’s guide and my professional role model.

A bit of background: the B.C.

economy was in the grip of an international recession, hitting resource industries and govern-ment revenues hard.

Bennett had ousted the Dave Barrett NDP government in 1975, but the legacy lived on. During its three-year reign, for example, education spending increased 13 per cent in the first year and 23 per cent in each of the next two.

The blitz of restraint legislation reasserted government’s author-ity to control the size and wages of provincial staff, reinstated the province’s ability to pay, eliminat-ed various boards, and increased the provincial sales tax to seven per cent to pay the bills.

Another Bill Bennett legacy was dismantling the monopoly choke-hold of big international unions on public heavy construction.

Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construc-

tion, about twice what I earned labouring for a non-union contrac-tor doing city work.

A couple of friends discovered the inside track to securing labour-ing jobs on a provincially-funded highway project. After joining the union, those in the know could visit a business agent and hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky winner would be “name requested” to join the crew, vault-ing over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough.

This struggle over public con-struction continues today, with BC Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop. The main contract was awarded to a consor-tium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alternative union known by more colourful names among old-line building trades.

After graduating from journal-

ism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a back-bench MLA.

Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, park-ing our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furni-ture store.

I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the govern-ment-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier.

The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett.

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

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Chilliwack’s street population looking for a bed for the night at Ruth and Naomi’s mission saw big changes. A brand-new addition for a 30-day homeless shelter program was officially opened in April, with the help of funding partners Rotary Fraser Club of Chilliwack and City of Chilliwack.

The issues swirling around the Young Road dike project are complicated as local First Nations members join Young Road residents to oppose the project — for entirely different reasons. About 30 people con-verged on the city hall property waving signs to passersby on Young Road, and asking to be heard by council. Despite the

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The major road work has to begin soon or Chilliwack will lose the two-thirds funding for the $2.3 million project from their senior government fund-ing partners, the acting mayor underlined.

Chilliwack RCMP arrest two men who they believe carried out a string of armed robberies in Popkum and Chilliwack from January to April.

The roar of Super Dave Mathieson’s aerobatic aircraft was silenced over noise com-plaints in April. The full-time air show pilot, who made Chilliwack his home base a few years ago, was told by Transport Canada that he could no longer perform the aerobatics under 2,000 feet at Chilliwack Airport, citing prox-imity to “noise sensitive or live-stock” areas.

The decision sparked anger among his many supporters, even drawing a protest at the Chilliwack Airport and an online petition supporting the pilot with more than 2,200 signatures.

A group of airport tenants,

meanwhile, argued they are being unfairly vilified in the wake of the complaints.

Chilliwack residents who were in Nepal when it was hit by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earth-quake join with other hikers in the region to fundraise for the beleaguered survivors. Shaun Monty, Robertson Mackenzie and Ashleigh Brooks were unin-jured in the quake, but they saw firsthand the extent of the dev-astation.

MayIn a surprising move, Aevitas

Inc. pulls the plug on a contro-versial plan to build a hazardous waste recycling plant near the Fraser River. Aevitas president Byron Day said in a letter it was “with great disappointment,” that he had to make the decision about the Chilliwack project. The “multiple hurdles” thrown in the way of the project amounted to “a never-ending uphill battle,” he said.

City hall, which had fought and won an early court battle with plant opponents over the rezoning process, was surprised by the decision. “The company did not call to provide us with any additional information and simply cited ‘multiple hurdles’ as their reason for discontinuing the project,” said Mayor Sharon Gaetz.

Years of frustration and fear may finally end for Rotary Street residents after RCMP raid a problem property. Police escorted scores of people out-side the home, located just a stone’s throw from Chilliwack Secondary School. A handful were loaded into squad cars and taken into custody. Others were allowed to leave, but not without giving the middle finger to police and assembled media first.

RCMP said they collected a small quantity of drugs believed to be methamphetamine and MDMA as well as needles, pipes packaging, weigh scales, and weapons.

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The long awaited regional bus service between Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley is finally launched in April. By year’s end the FVX 66 is carrying more than 300 passengers a day.

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Chilliwack is rocked as news begins to unfold about the death of four people in two different locations. In Popkum, police surround a home after Randy Janzen con-fessed on Facebook to killing his wife, daugh-ter and sister. He said he shot his daughter, Emily Janzen, as a way to release her from migraine pain, and that he shot his wife, Laurel “because a mother should never have hear the news her baby has died.” In anoth-er post he confessed to also killing his sister, Aldergrove resident Shelly Janzen, to save her from the “shame” of what he’d done. The death of Emily Janzen was keenly felt in the Chilliwack art community. The 19-year-old was well known in Chilliwack theatrical and musical circles, having become an accomplished soprano singer who was attending the UBC school of music.

The Browne Creek Wetlands becomes the latest addition to the trail network along the Vedder River. More than three years in the mak-ing, the area includes off-channel wetlands, native plant species and improved water flow. The trail system includes the Kingfisher Trail, the Vedder River South Trail and Beaver Loop Trail.

Rona announces it will take over the space left

vacant by the departure of Target in Cottonwood Mall. The home improve-ment store says it will relocate its Yale Road store the mall in the new year.

An $800,000 offer by Kinder Morgan to off-set the inconvenience of pipeline construction in Chilliwack is turned down by city council. However, a spokes-person for the energy giant says the company remains hopeful a deal can be reached. All five members of council in attendance voted to defer signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kinder Morgan. The money would have helped pay for a $1 million

pedestrian bridge project under the Community Benefit Program. Council said it will wait until after National Energy Board makes its decision about twinning the 60-year-old pipeline.

JuneWork on the

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Eastern Hillsides into a vast network of trails. The trails will be for hik-ing, running, mountain biking, dog walking and horseback riding, to dovetail with future development eyed for the hillsides.

The Community Forest Park project is esti-mated to cost $102,000 with about half the fund-ing coming from City of Chilliwack. The basic idea is to build the trail sys-tem, connecting Bridal Falls Provincial Park, to the Community Forest, eventually connecting to the Elk-Thurston saddle and Ryder Lake.

Fire forces a frantic early morning evacuation of about 40 tenants from a downtown apartment.

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At least two dozen bags of asbestos are found dumped on a forestry road in the Chilliwack River Valley. The materi-al, which can be deadly if improperly handled, was found near the entrance to Chipmunk Creek. It followed a discovery ear-lier this year of a dumped cabin cruiser-style boat on a side road in the same valley. Since then, residents have increased vigilance and are actively watching for, recording and reporting all suspi-cious vehicles and activi-ties in the area.

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As of Wednesday, ISSBC had 45 govern-ment-assisted Syrian refugees within eight families staying at its Welcome House refu-gee reception centre.

At least five addi-tional temporary refu-gee reception centres are being set up across B.C., including one in Surrey at the Sandman Hotel in Guildford.

Full-time staff are being brought in to each reception cen-tre, Friesen said, and mobile teams will work out of them to help arriving refugees.

A total of nearly 950 offers of housing have come in from 51 communities across B.C., with the larg-est numbers coming from Vancouver, fol-lowed by Surrey, North Vancouver, Langley and Burnaby.

The number of volun-teers stepping forward to help with refugee resettlement is also unprecedented.

Nearly 6,000 have now signed up with ISSBC, compared to about 800 recruited in a normal year.

“We’ve been wonder-fully overwhelmed,” Friesen said.

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The federal government will at least soften its policy of making refugees repay costly transporta-tion loans to get to Canada.

Ottawa has already waived the loans for new Syrian refugees and it’s under continued pressure to eliminate them for all others who continue to arrive with interest-bearing debts of up to $10,000.

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It’ll be supercalifragilisticexpi-alidocious, that’s for sure.

The Chilliwack School of Performing Arts (CSOPA) pres-ents Mary Poppins: The Musical beginning January 13.

The Progress sat down with Director Emily Hamel and Stage Manager Lisa Braun dur-ing a rehearsal to chat about the magic that is coming to the stage.

Based on the novels by P.L. Travers and the Disney film, the musical will include all of the beloved characters and music, with extended scenes, songs, and additional characters.

The Banks children are out of control and their parents are too busy to pay them any mind. As they begin their search for a replacement nanny, in swoops Mary Poppins.

Wherever Mary is, magic is not too far behind. Flying chim-ney sweeps, dancing toys and magical carpetbags are all tools of Mary’s trade, as she uses a spoonful of sugar to make every-thing practically perfect in every way.

“People often guess that our shows are kids programs. They’re really not,” said Braun, CSOPA’s Artistic Director. “We have highly trained pre-profes-sionals.”

CSOPA offers programs for students aged 3 to 19, but their biggest annual musical is put on by Mainstage. Experienced stu-dents take on a full-length musi-cal, accompanied by industry professionals in set, costumes, makeup and music.

“[The cast] are as demand-ing on themselves as we are on them, if not more,” said Braun. That hard work pays off with professional-calibre produc-tions, like Suessical, Shrek or the Addams Family that they’ve produced in years past.

“It’s a privilege to be a part of it,” said Hamel, who is thrilled to bring Mary Poppins to the Chilliwack stage.

“As a character, she is magi-cal and mysterious. There’s just something about her that catches your attention,” Hamel enthused.

“And she makes all of [the Banks family] feel like they can be more than they are.”

In doing so, she brings a dis-

connected family back together again, which is a story not unfa-miliar to us in this day and age.

The Mary Poppins cast of 27 members aged 12 to 18 includes some veterans, like Meghan Mindel (playing Mary) and Caylen Braun (playing Bert) who have been with CSOPA for ten years.

Mindel was thrilled to find out she got the role of the woman who is “powerful, but still so lovely.” C. Braun enjoys most that he’s playing such a free spirited character.

George and Winifred Banks are played by Blake Pyne and Amber Wilber, who appreciate the growth of the marriage and the family unit that occurs over the course of the play.

“You see the entire spectrum,” said Pyne, who’s character tran-sitions from being “a grumpy, cynical old man, to a loving hus-band and father.”

Also in the cast are Sydney Gazso and Kyle Kouwenhoven, playing children Jane and Michael. As they sat cozy with their fictitious parents on the couch, Gazso laughed, “We’ve really gotten close as a family. A little too close, at some points.”

For the first time in Chilliwack, Mary and Bert will take flight in the Cultural Centre, made pos-sible by Flying by Foy special effects from Las Vegas.

It’s a big undertaking for a non-profit theatre organization, but Braun said that they don’t shy away from technical chal-lenges.

“It’s going to be so worth it. It’ll be stunning,” she enthused.

As she flies through the air, Mary will be donning some beautiful custom-made dresses and coats, created by Costume Designer Heather Westergard. There are over 125 costumes in the production, all exemplify-ing early 20th century London attire.

As the young cast take on sophisticated roles which require them to understand life in the early 1900s, the realities of marriage, and - for one character - learning how to walk like he is 98 years old, the crew leaders challenge them as well.

One of the toughest skills that the cast have had to master is tap-dancing. Choreographer Emily Henney spent weeks teaching them the eight minute ‘Step In Time,’ through which

they are tap-dancing and singing the entire time.

Vocal Director Lisa Zimmer took on the ambitious task of training the cast to perform four-part harmonies, which are par-ticularly rich with an equal male-female cast. The orchestra will add beautiful depth to the music, directed by Trischa Buhler.

Designed by Carol Rapanos, the set is one of the largest that CSOPA has done. The interi-or-exterior Cherry Tree Lane structures are equipped with a fireplace and staircase, and at 20 ft., they are the tallest mov-ing set pieces that CSOPA has ever had.

See the magic unfold before your eyes in the new year. Mary Poppins previews on Jan. 13 and 14, 2016, opens on Friday, Jan. 15 and runs until Jan. 24.

Evening performances take place at 7:30 p.m. and matinée performances are at 2:00 p.m.

Visit chilliwackculturalcentre.ca for the full schedule.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $16 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Box Office (9201 Corbould St.), at 604-391-7469, or online.

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The next exhibit at the O’Conner Group Art Gallery is Nature Re-Imagined: Form and Place, open Jan. 7 to Feb. 13.

Artists Maggie Manning, Paul McCarl and Mary-Lee Merz re-imagine the natural world through sculpture, paint-ing and printmaking.

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Local teens are being invited to take part in the Chilliwack Library’s Teen Winter Writing Contest.

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Here are the rules: Each short story must be an original work by the submitting author. Entrants must be in grades 7-12 with a valid Fraser Valley Regional Library card in their own name. Entrants can enter a maximum of one short story. The short stories must be no longer than 1500 words and creatively inte-grate four thematic words. These words are bleak, blighted, comfort-ing and congenial.

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them off at the Chilliwack Library information desk. Submissions must include your name, grade, email, phone number and library card number. This information is for the purposes of contacting the author, and contact information will only be kept for the duration of the contest.

Win Prizes: Winners will be selected from two age categories: Younger Teens (grades 7-9) and Older Teens (grades 10-12). Each winner will receive a $50 gift certifi-cate to Cottonwood Mall.

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Forgiving some loans or relaxing terms on a case-by-case basis is problematic, Friesen said, because “the need is so great across the board” and it would be difficult for federal staff to decide which cases deserve different treatment.

About $13 million in transportation, medical assess-ment and documentation costs for approved refugees is rolled into new loans each year. The current total of outstanding loans is $41.6 million.

According to federal figures, 69.4 per cent of refugee transportation loans issued in the 10 years to 2012 have been fully repaid and another 10 per cent are still being paid off. About 20 per cent are delin-quent or written off.

A newly released internal review of the loan policy backs up a number of the concerns raised by advo-cacy groups.

“Having to repay the loan is having a negative impact on the settlement of some refugees, posing difficulties in the payment of basic necessities like food, clothing and housing,” the federal review says.

“It also causes stress for a number of refugees, and impacts on their ability to access learning opportuni-ties through school, training and settlement services designed to help them adapt to life in Canada and overcome obstacles inherent to the newcomer expe-rience.”

The review notes many refugees surveyed did not know the loan amount, that interest would be charged, or other terms of repayment until they were in Canada, saying they signed for the loan overseas without full understanding “because they felt they had no choice, or they were rushed.”

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The high school hoops season picks up steam in the new year as teams start their provincial push. In today’s issue, a look at the senior teams at Sardis secondary school and their playoff hopes.

Eric J. Welsh,The Progress

The Falcon girls look like a team on the rise, but they’ve got a prob-lem.

“We have an extreme-ly tough schedule this year, where we’re in a league with four of the top teams in the prov-ince,” says coach Gina Graves. “We’ve already played four of BC’s top 15 teams and competed well against all of them.”

“We beat MEI (Abbotsford) once and they’re ranked No. 10.”

Graves and assis-tant coaches Sydnee Elderton and Kristy Vanderstarren lead a group that is deep and talented.

Makena Lejeune is one of the Falcon start-ers, one of the team captains and one of the team’s top scorers.

The Grade 11 student is a versatile star who can play point guard, post or wing. She is a capable shooter from the outside and Graves says she’s near unstop-pable when she drives to the basket and fin-ishes strong.

If opponents find a way to limit Majeune, another Grade 11 gun-ner, Azalya Forstbauer can do serious damage. Graves describes her as a talented post player with a strong left hand and a knack for pulling down rebounds.

“She’s a consistent scorer and our team relies on her tough play in the post.”

Demi Weijdeman is one of four seniors on the roster. A starter and team captain, she’s a sharp shooter with a smooth three point shot.

Hope DeBruyn (Grade 12) transferred from GW Graham to Sardis and has brought an aggressive edge the Falcons lacked.

“She can shoot, drive and pass the ball, which makes her very hard to guard,” Graves notes.

“Her aggressiveness ignites our team and she’s been a wonderful addition.”

The fifth starter is Krysta Rodger, a Grade 11 standout who Graves describes as an excep-tional defender.

Serenah Roy (Grade 11) is another brilliant defender coming off the bench, frustrating oppo-nents with her quick-ness. She’s also the team’s biggest cheer-leader, raising a ruckus when she’s not on the floor.

Louise Pondard (Grade 12) joined the Falcons this year as an exchange student from France. She’s fit right in, according to Graves, bringing quick passing and smart defence.

Ryann Cornell (Grade 12) is another tough post player who pulls down rebounds and provides a defen-sive presence in the paint.

Hannah Tonsaker (Grade 11) is also tough in the post and has a deft touch around the basket.

“She lifts the team up when they need a boost and is a great team lead-er,” Graves said.

Charlotte McKenzie (Grade 11) is a great passer and a constant positive presence, ener-gizing her teammates with her sunny attitude.

“We are definitely the underdogs this season,” Graves says. “But we have set a high goal for ourselves (Provincials) and each player is dedi-cated to reaching their personal goals in order to help us get there.”

“A lot of teams will underestimate our abil-ity, but we defend well and have a lot of talent. If we can pair that with consistency and energy we will have a strong season.”

— The Falcon boys look to return to pro-vincials in 2016 after a one-year absence.

Captain Logan Clegg will be expected to lead the way as one of five seniors on the 16 man roster.

Playing post and guard, Clegg is able to score from any-where and spark coun-ter-attacks with his rebounding.

Co-captain Michael Kim is another Grade 12 starter.

With quickness to spare, the five-foot-nine guard can dart past tall-er players on his way to the hoop, or rain down three-point destruction from the outside.

Adam Wise (Grade 12) gets his fair share of layups because of his athleticism, but like Kim he can also sting opponents with the three ball.

Returnee Keegan Lightle and transfers Danny Abel and Caleb Blundell round out the Grade 12 group.

Lightle is a gamer, guaranteed to give it everything he’s got every time he’s on the floor.

“Abel is athletic and quick, with the ability to drive and get to the hoop,” Sardis coach Harvey Adrian notes. “Blundell is also athletic and quick and will play guard, where he sees the floor very well and creates offence.”

“Danny and Caleb both know how to push the ball up court at high speed, and not only can they go to the rim but they can also shoot very well from beyond the arc.”

The Falcons count nine Grade 11s on the roster.

Jacob Butler is the tallest at six-foot-four, but he’s raw and needs time to learn the game.

Mitchell Thiessen is more familiar for his golfing exploits, but Adrian says he’s improving quickly and shows good accuracy on his three point shots.

At six-foot-two, Tyler Mierzwa shows good potential on defence and is strong on the boards. Jordan Buttar is also six-foot-two and is solid from three point land.

Tyus Devries and Sean Reilly also provide long-range bombing off the bench, giving Sardis the potential for an explosive attack.

Tynan Ackah-Sanzah is a great athlete who has shown rapid improvement in his bas-ketball skills.

Jack MacIsaac and Herald Park are solid defenders who can be counted on to keep the

team energized and pro-vide a steady effort.

The team occasional-ly employs Grade 10 stu-dent Steven Landriault in tourney play.

Already standing six-foot-three, the kid can do it all.

“He is very dedi-cated to the game and is a very good scorer,” Adrian says. “He’s good driving to the hoop and he’s a good three point shooter as well.”

The parts are intrigu-ing and if Adrian and

co-coach Mar tin Giesbrecht can mold them into a cohesive unit, these Falcons could make some noise.

Captain Clegg expects no less.

“I couldn’t be more honoured to have the

opportunity to lead this group of play-ers through my third and final year here,” he says. “I encourage fans to come out and cheer us on as we work towards our provincial goal.”

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Tynan Ackah-Sanzah skies over Herald Park during a mid-week senior boys basketball practice at Sardis secondary school. ERIC WELSH/ PROGRESS


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Chilliwack’s Chiefs back in actionThe Chilliwack Chiefs dive into their post-Christ-

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Naomi Unger grabbed gold in the 200m fly, silver in the 50m fly and bronze in the 200m backstroke. She finished fourth in the 50 and 100m free-styles.

Charis Farr snagged double silver in the 100m freestyle and 200m IM, finishing fourth in the 50m fly. Taegan Factor placed second in the 200m IM and fifth in the 50m backstroke.

Ryan Bjornerud-Brown swam her way to fifth in the 100m fly and 50m breaststroke, plac-ing sixth in the 200m freestyle.

Emma Dickie was fourth in the 200m free-style. Eden Grant was fifth in the 50m freestyle

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Emily Jou starred in the girls nine-and-under division, winning the 200m backstroke and breaststroke. She added bronze in the 50m freestyle and fly and 100m breaststroke, finishing fifth in the 100m backstroke.

Trying to match Jou’s medal count, Zoe Unger won gold in the 50m fly, silver in the 100m fly and 200m breaststroke and bronze in the 50m breaststroke.

Bronwen Wheeler produced gold in the 200m fly and 400m indi-vidual medley, scoring silver in the 50m fly and bronze in the 100m fly. She was fourth in the 100m breaststroke.

The 14 year old girls division saw Meghan Carmichael win gold in the 100 and 200m breaststrokes and 200m freestyle. She bagged bronze in the 50m breaststroke and

finished fourth in the 100m freestyle.

Sadie Sandve topped everyone in the 50m fly and finished sixth in the 100m fly.

Katelyn Charest fin-ished fifth in the 100m breaststroke and 200m fly and placed sixth in the 200m freestyle.

A busy 12-13 year old girls group saw Jessica Jou win three races.

She was tops in the 50 and 200m freestyles and 50m fly, adding bronze in the 100m backstroke and 200m IM.

Emily Manley matched her with wins in the 50 and 100m backstrokes and 400m IM. Manley added sil-ver in the 50 and 100m freestyles and 200m backstroke.

Hannah Unger was first in the 200m IM, second in the 200m freestyle, fourth in the 100m fly and sixth in the 50m breaststroke.

Alexis Grant won the 100m fly, nabbing

bronze in the 400m IM and finishing fourth in the 100m backstroke and 200m IM.

Jaelyn Bjornerud-Brown took top spot in the 200m IM, plac-ing second in the 400m IM, third in the 200m breaststroke, fifth in the 100m breaststroke and sixth in the 100m back-stroke.

Her sister, Case, was fifth in the 200m breast-stroke and sixth in the 50m backstroke.

Mackenzie Campbell pushed to second in the 200m IM and third in the 50 and 200m back-strokes.

Halle Causton was second in the 400m IM, fourth in the 200m free style and sixth in the 200m fly. Angela Enciso was fifth in the 200m backstroke. Julia Hirch was third in the 200m IM and fly.

The boys side saw Carlos Enciso dominate the 14-and-over divi-sion. Enciso won the 200m freestyle and IM and 100m breaststroke, adding silver in the 50 and 200m breaststrokes and 100m freestyle.

Lucas Santangelo was second in the 400m IM, third in the 200m fly, fourth in the 200m freestyle and fifth in the 50m breaststroke.

Rastislav Ember won triple bronze in the 100m backstroke and fly and 200m backstroke, finishing fourth in the 100m breaststroke.

Edward De Jager raced in the 12-13 year old boys division, plac-ing second in the 200m IM, third in the 200m freestyle, fourth in the 50m fly, fifth in the 100m freestyle and sixth in the 50m freestyle.


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On October 21, 2015, on the

Highway 1 West on-ramp,

Chilliwack, B.C. , Peace Officer(s)

of the Chilliwack RMCP seized,

at the time indicated, the subject

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“GARAGE SALE SPECIAL”For more details call 1-866-575-5777

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI Manufactured homesSingles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.

PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010

www.glenbrookhomes.netChuck 604-830-1960

Trades. Financing. Permits.

636 MORTGAGES

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Beautiful 2 bdrmEdward Street

1.5 bath, adult oriented build-ing, all appliances incl. micro-wave, full-size washer & dry-er incl. No smoking, no pets, no BBQ’s.

For appointment call604-997-7223

No Sunday calls

Bole Apartments Certifi ed crime-free multi housing.

1 bdrms starting at$580/moth

includes heat & hot water, in suite storage, onsite

manager, no pets, refs req’d.(604)792-8974

BUY, RENT OR SELLUSE CLASSIFIED 1-604-575-5777

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

CHILLIWACK. Bachelor apart-ment , 3 blks to 5 corners, ele-vator, quiet gr.level access. $550/m. Heat/hot water. Sen-ior oriented. Avail. Jan, 1st,Call Yvonne, 604-793-6941

Mountain Village Apts9482 Williams St.Some of Chilliwack’s Largest apartments!

Bright, extra large 1 and 2 bedrooms

Heat & hot water, new carpet & lino, balcony, parking, coin laun-dry, elevator, cls to amenities,

under new on-site mgmt. Ref’s req’d.

604-799-1472 to view

sardis holdings.april terrace

736 HOMES FOR RENT

YALE-2 bedroom with offi ce space. New fl oors & paint. Carport & fi ve appliances. N/S. One small pet ne-gotiable. Prefer mature couple. Long-term lease available. $1000/mon. Avail. Dec. 15. (604)860-9141 Call or text.

TRANSPORTATION

812 AUTO SERVICES

Tom Thompson Auto Glass. Serv-ing Chilliwack for over 20 years. Call: (604)792-3443

West Yale Auto & Conversion Ltd. General repairs to rebuilding. We do it all! (604)793-9310

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

pick a part

736 HOMES FOR RENT 736 HOMES FOR RENT 736 HOMES FOR RENT

TRANSPORTATION


GESUNDHEIT BAKERY BREADS • FRESH BUNS • SALADS

$$449999$11.00/kg

CANADIAN CANADIAN GRADE AA/AAA GRADE AA/AAA FRESH BARON FRESH BARON

OF BEEF ROASTOF BEEF ROAST

$$339999

CANADIAN GRADE CANADIAN GRADE AA/AAA FRESH AA/AAA FRESH LEAN GROUND LEAN GROUND

BEEFBEEF

$8.80/kg/LB

SALE PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTILJANUARY 7, 2016

9382 Nowell St.(located downtown behind the Post Offi ce)

604-795-9544Monday-Saturday9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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IMPORTED DUTCHIMPORTED DUTCH MILD GOUDAMILD GOUDA

$$119999$$222929

/100g

/100g

Min 1kg pc

Sliced

9999¢¢BLACK FORESTBLACK FOREST

HAMHAM

/100 g

GLUTEN FREELOW SODIUM

$$229999

FRESH FRESH LEAN PORK LEAN PORK

CHOPSCHOPS

$6.60/kg/LB

$$229999/LB

FRESH BONELESS FRESH BONELESS PORK PORK

SHOULDER SHOULDER ROASTSROASTS

8989¢¢

LEANLEAN

GARLIC GARLIC COILCOIL

/100g


8989¢¢

SUMMER SUMMER SAUSAGESAUSAGE

/100g


/LB

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& APPYS&&&& AAAAPPPPPPPPYYYYSSSSJellys, Cheese toppers, Tapa SpreadsSTARTING AT $6.95 EACH

ANTIPASTOSSTARTING AT $3.00

PICKLED VEGGIESBeans, Beets, Gerkins, Onions, Peppers, etc.STARTING AT $2.30

OLIEBOLLEN MIX$2.75

MARZIPAN BARSSTARTING AT $2.45

$$119999Each

LEUCHTENBERGLEUCHTENBERG SAUERKRAUT SAUERKRAUT

PACKAGEPACKAGE500G500G

Reg. $2.70

IMPORTED NZ IMPORTED NZ EDAM EDAM

CHEESECHEESE

/100g$$1169699999¢¢

Each

SMOKEDSMOKED

FARMERFARMERSAUSAGESAUSAGE(READY TO EAT)(READY TO EAT)

BUY 6 GET 1 FREEBUY 6 GET 1 FREE

$$779999/LB

FRESH, SLICEDFRESH, SLICEDTOP ROUND TOP ROUND

BEEF BEEF ROULADENROULADEN

$17.62/kg

GIFT CARD

$50In-store purchase. Must submit this coupon.

4 KG WHEEL OF DUTCH MILD GOUDA!NAME:

PHONE:

NEW YEARS PARTY TRAYS10% OFF

$6.60/kg

NEW YEARS SAVINGS

KOLBASSA KOLBASSA SAUSAGESAUSAGE

/100g$$112929

chilliwack progress, december 30, 2015

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