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Public attendance dropping at board meetings
Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Parents may be missing out on a golden opportunity to interact with their elected offi cials, by choosing not to attend school board meetings on a regular basis.
A discussion about the issue was sparked by trustees at Tuesday night's board meeting at Harrison Hot Springs elementary, while deciding on protocol for trustee attendance at Parent Advisory Council meetings.
Th e board was sent a letter
reminding them to select PAC trustee liaisons, who would attend the parent-led meetings at the schools in their area.
Trustee Tom Hendrickson said "some parents may be intimidated" by the mere presence of a trustee, and suggested they only go to PAC meetings if they're invited.
"Leave the PACs to work with the principals," he said. "And let them do their job."
Trustee Rose Tustian agreed with that statement.
"Th ose aren't our committee meetings," she said. "I agree with Tom. If we're not invited, we shouldn't go."
But the board didn't see eye to eye on that sentiment.
"I have the opposite view," Trustee Linda McMullan said. "If you're there, they can ask you questions and that may be their only chance (to do so)."
Having a trustee at PAC meetings can only help the PAC do its job, Trustee Al Fraser said.
"What they do at their meeting is enhanced by having us there," he said.
But it was brought up that school board meetings are always open to the public, and the public oft en doesn't show up. Because the Fraser Cascade School District spans such a wide area, the monthly board meetings are held in a rotating list of schools, along with the board offi ce in Hope. Th is way, parents and staff in communities such as Agassiz,
School board trustees discuss better ways to interact with parents
Harrison Hot Springs principal Mark Classen speaks to school district trustees Tuesday night. JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER
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Technology is a fast-growing sector of the B.C. economy. The industry is a magnet for highly educated professionals attracted to world-class high-tech clusters including the life-sciences, digital media and wireless, information and communications technology, ocean sciences and motion picture production.
The average wage of $63,440 is more than 52% above the average for all jobs in British Columbia, which makes this sector even more attractive to job seekers. In 2009, the high-tech industry provided 84,000 jobs with a total salary bill that added up to $5.3 billion, up from $4 billion in 2007. The job growth will continue, with a projected 57,000 technology jobs opening by 2019, and an annual growth rate of 2.2%.
British Columbia attracts global technology leaders, including Pixar, Disney, Boeing, MDA, Microsoft, Sierra Wireless, SAP, Dolby Canada, and Intel. These major technology companies look for a stable economy with a sup-ply of experienced employees and a supportive government. British Columbia has both. It helps that the University of British Columbia is rated No. 1 in terms of technology licensing, an indica-tor of a high level of success and a culture that nurtures innovation.
Who was it that said ‘necessity is the mother of invention’? The answer could be Alexander Fernandes, previously of Qimage. After his Burnaby plant was broken into, Fernandes invested in what was presented as the top of the line video surveillance equipment – which in reality didn’t produce enough clarity to identify the intruders the next time it happened. At that point, Fernandes realized he knew all about imaging and knew he could do much better.
Fernandes sold his company, Qimage, for a very healthy $20 million and started a new com-pany called Avigilon with just two employees. The objective of this new venture was to up the caliber of surveillance systems to the highest possible standard.
Now seven years later Avigilon is considered an industry leader. This Metro Vancouver compa-ny has created the highest-resolution cameras in the industry, backed up by cutting-edge software, using the provincial government’s small business venture capital programs to raise nearly $7 mil-lion to help fund research and development.
To say this company is a huge success is putting it mildly. Avigilon has more than 10,000 systems installed in over 80 countries around the world, including schools, sporting venues, car dealerships, malls, trains and airports.
A direct benefit is the 150 jobs created, with 75 of those located here in the Lower Mainland, plus a sales force scattered around the world selling Avigilon systems as fast as the Richmond plant can produce them. And they are not fin-ished yet. The company is expanding fast, hiring an average of three or four people a month and attending university career fairs to attract top talent. The future is very bright for this company whose principal turned a problem into an idea and then into a very successful company.
A healthy high-tech sector also attracts investors who are impressed by the industry’s performance. Revenues have more than tripled in the decade leading up to 2007, and were up another 4.4% by 2009, to $18.9 billion. Currently, investors receive a 30% refundable tax credit,
supporting up to $100 million in investment every year. The provincial government, seeing the role they can play in this fast growing sector, will increase the value of this program by $3 million, allowing more individuals known as ‘angel inves-tors’ to put their own capital directly into eligible small business, and to offer strategic expertise.
B.C. firms attracted more than 19% of Canada’s venture capital investments in 2010, with B.C. the top province in life sciences venture capital investments.
High technology wears many hats. The BC Can-cer Agency is a world leader in cancer research,
and B.C. is North America’s third-largest centre for film and TV production, averaging $1.2 billion in spending per year, 80% of which is foreign money. The global entertainment and
media industry is expected to grow by five per cent a year to 2014, when it will hit $1.7 trillion. B.C. is well positioned to take advantage of this growth.
The high-technology industry is not an island. This sector supports B.C.’s entire economy by helping other industries become more innovative, productive and globally competitive. Digital media and interactive gaming technologies are being used in education, agriculture, mining and health care.
Other impacts are more global. With an estimated 5.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide – India and China added 300 million subscribers in 2010 alone – the demand for digital, wireless and screen-based entertain-ment is immense. These two countries, India and China, are undergoing mass movements to urbanization, which also gives B.C. opportuni-ties to offer them clean, efficient energy, waste reduction and health-care solutions. B.C. is perfectly aligned to supply a healthy portion of this demand in the coming years.
Airplane sales around the world are expected to reach $US3.6 trillion over the next 20 years to replace aging planes and expand fleets, providing opportunities for our advanced manufacturing sector. Plus, as a climate change leader, we are at the forefront of renewable energy technology development. Finding new markets for our solar, wind, biomass and other technologies can help turn B.C. into a cleantech powerhouse.
As Canada’s Pacific Gateway, B.C. is strategi-cally located to reach growing global markets. In addition, B.C. is close to technology and entertainment hubs in Los Angeles, Silicon Val-ley and Seattle.
Under the BC Jobs Plan, the provincial gov-ernment will work with the federal government to meet our workforce needs and expedite the immigration process for researchers and scien-tists in other parts of the world who want to bring their expertise to British Columbia. B.C.’s fast-tracked immigration process through the Provincial Nominee Program encourages firms to locate in B.C. so they can hire experienced business immigrants.
The B.C. government’s focus on this sector, identified as one of the eight key sectors with the greatest opportunity to bring new dollars into our economy from our most important trading partners, helps nurture an industry that has immense potential to accelerate growth throughout the province.
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Harrison Hot Springs and Boston Bar are able to meet with their elected trustees in their own area.
Th e beginning of each meeting includes a presentation from the hosting school's principal. Th is month's meeting was hosted by Harrison Hot Springs principal Mark Classen, for example.
Tustian suggested that could be solved by traveling even more, to be more accessible. But Hendrickson said the issue is "everywhere."
"You go to Hope, and how many people come out?" he asked.
Principal Classen and the media were the only members of the public to attend this month's board meeting.
For those who are not able to make it to meetings, the school district has initiated several ways of interacting with the public online. District Dialogue is a downloadable newsletter available at their website. Also
on that website is a list of audio fi les of the meetings as they happened.
Th e trustees also just completed a two-day tour of schools throughout the Fraser Cascade District.
"In all the time that I've been in this district, I don't think I've been as proud of this district as the two days we went through," said Trustee Marv Cope.
Th e next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the District Education Offi ce in Hope, on Feb. 28.
Snow day applauseAll trustees, along with
Superintendent Dr. Karen Nelson, had words of praise for those in charge of removing snow for students during the winter storm in January. District schools began closing Monday at about lunch time, and were closed for the entire week.
Th e snow also caused the cancellation of the January board meeting, and the planned
educational opportunities for teachers and staff on the Professional Development Day on Friday, Jan. 20.
"Th e snow storm created a lot of problems for everybody," Al Fraser said. "Th e calls to close schools were good calls. We could have called students back the one day, but you would have ended up sending everyone home again, like in Chilliwack."
He said the "micro-climates" from Boston Bar to Harrison make it diffi cult to call for a District-wide closure.
"I want to thank everyone," Nelson said. "What happened was when we came back into session, there was still a lot of snow on the sidewalks ... Teachers really came out and helped supervise our students getting (to school) safely. Everyone came together at that time."
Trustee Ron Johnstone added that the snow removal in the District of Kent was "fabulous."
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Th e Envision Financial Community Endowment administrated by First West Foundation has provided a $20,838 grant to the Hope & Area Transition Society to help fund their school-based educational initiative: Violence Prevention Program.
Th e program is currently being off ered to all school-aged children in the Fraser-Cascade school district, and has been created to help students develop an understanding of the dynamics of family violence, identify healthy and unhealthy relationships, and safely report abuse.
“Th e First West Foundation profoundly believes that education is a vital element in helping eliminate violence and abuse in our communities,” says Seline Kutan, executive director, First West Foundation. “Th e Violence Prevention Program is an inspiring example of how we can proactively take steps to help break the cycle of violence before future generations are aff ected.”
Launched in September 2011 in the Fraser-Cascade school district, the grant is helping fund the nine-month program that will also educate students on a range of topics related to violence and abuse, including bullying, media awareness, and self-esteem. Th e topics are
presented through small and large group discussions, lectures and educational videos, and help students develop a sense of social responsibility as well as tolerance and respect for the ideas and beliefs of others.
“We believe that all children are entitled to protection from abuse, neglect, harm and the threat of harm,” said Gerry
Dyble, executive director, Hope & Area Transition Society. “We have developed the Violence Prevention Program because we feel it is a key step in helping children exposed to domestic violence and preventing future violence.”
To date, the Violence Prevention Program has visited seven schools and benefi ted an estimated 450 students. By the end of the school year in June 2012, the Hope & Area Transition Society’s goal is to have reached an estimated 850 students.
In 2011, in the Envision region, the First West Foundation supported charities and initiatives helping children, families, and youth at risk by donating more than $193,000 from the Envision Financial Community Endowment. Over $36,000 from this endowment was also directed to organizational development projects that strengthen the social services sector to bolster the exceptional work done by non-profi ts in our communities.
“Education is a vital element in helping eliminate violence”
Seline Kutan
4 Agassiz Harrison Hope Observer Friday, February 10, 2012
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Looking at $50,000 shortfall this year
Festival Society still in limboJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Th e future of the Har-rison Festival Society re-mains in limbo, as gam-ing grants continue to be in short supply for arts festivals throughout the province.
So, directors of the fes-tival requested additional funding from the Village of Harrison Hot Springs this year, to make up for a continued shortfall in their budget.
Ed and Phyllis Stenson spoke to council Monday night about the festival’s funding woes, which began in 2009 when the provincial government made changes to the gaming grant funding eligibility. Funding for arts festivals has been dwindling from other sources in the past years as well.
Last year, the soci-ety made a request for $12,500 from the Vil-lage. Th is year, they are
asking for an additional $10,000.
Some of the society’s budget goes directly to advertising their events, which bring in tourism that benefi ts the en-tire Village, Ed Stenson pointed out.
“We spend about $20,000 a year market-ing Harrison through the festival and other events,” he said.
Th e festival has been running for 33 years, and the society has been holding a concert series for 23 years. Th ey pull in 20,000 on average each summer, and 2,000 throughout the year.
Th ey are looking at a shortfall of about $50,000 this year.
“Th e society’s future is precarious and could be in jeopardy,” Phyllis Stenson said. “But, we wouldn’t have carried on for 33 years if we weren’t optimistic.
Th ey are hoping the
Village will consider their dilemma as they begin budget delibera-tions. Staff and council will start budget meeting around late February.
Th e Festival Society is planning their own fundraiser this spring, managing to strike a deal with the band Chilli-wack for a reduced rate.
Tickets for the concert are $75, with a $30 tax deductible receipt.
With the purchase of eight tickets your table will be reserved; all other seating is general admis-sion.
In addition to the music the evening will include a silent auction and door prizes and
appetizers and refresh-ments will be served.
Th e event takes placeSaturday, May 5 with thedoors opening at 7:30p.m. and the music be-ginning at 9 p.m. Tickets are limited, and are al-ready half sold. For more information, phone 604-796-3664.
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Ed and Phyllis Stenson presented their gaming grant woes to Harrison Hot Springs’ council on Monday night, outlining the benefits that the Harrison Festival Society’s activities and advertising bring to the community.
JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER
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Firefighters get new breathing
unitsJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
Th e fi refi ghters at Agassiz Fire Hall are “elated” they’ll soon all be using the same safety equipment when en-tering a burning building.
Th e fi rehall has ordered 21 identi-cal self-contained breathing apparatus packs, rather than their current varied supply.
Th e units are a mandatory item, but the models have been updated over the past several years. Th e Agassz Fire Department has three diff erent versions. Th at means each fi refi ghter needed to be trained on three diff er-ent packs, and had to be aware of what pack they were wearing at all times.
“With only one type of pack, you’re taking that thought process out of the equation,” Fire Chief Wayne Dyer said.
“We needed to eliminate that,” he said.
Th e new packs are also an improve-ment in what the department is cur-rently using. Th ey can “buddy breathe” with someone who isn’t wearing a
pack. Th at means quicker access to air for victims inside a burning building.
Th ey also have a heat sensor that alert the fi refi ghter when to leave a burning building, such as the recent house fi re at Morrow Road.
“You could not go into the south side of the house without a breath-ing apparatus,” Dyer told council re-cently.
Th e department, which operates through the District of Kent, asked council for the money to buy the units last year, and $25,000 was put aside in the budget.
Th e total price of the 21 units is $111,302.86 plus GST. Th at cost will be spread over fi ve years. Th ey require 21 units, as that is the total number of seats available on all department trucks combined.
Th e amount was approved at the Jan. 18 Kent council meeting, and in-cludes a discount for selling back the old units to Rocky Mountain Phoe-nix, the company the units are being ordered from.
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The remains of a house fire on Morrow Road in Agassiz illustrate the dangerous situations that firefighters, and victims of house fires, can be found in. New breathing units are expected to improve safety conditionsfor Agassiz firefighters.
JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER
6 Agassiz Harrison Hope Observer Friday, February 10, 2012
Get this by-election started
As the BC Liberals slip lower in the latest polling numbers, the importance of the Chilliwack-Hope byelection takes on greater importance.
Although a loss here won’t aff ect the Liberal majority in Victoria, it will provide a telling barometer as Premier Christy Clark prepares for a provincial election in 2013.
Last week, Angus Reid delivered the latest bad news for the Liberals. Th e polling fi rm said support for the party had fallen to 28 per cent, while the NDP were enjoying 42 per cent support. Christy Clark, meanwhile, now trails NDP leader Adrian Dix when pollsters asked who would make the best leader.
Granted, there is much latitude in a poll taken more than a year before the next provincial election. But it seemed clear as party organizers prepared for the nomination last Saturday in Chilliwack, the BC Liberals are taking nothing for granted.
Th e party issued a call for volunteers and a rousing show of support that demonstrates to the NDP and the BC Conservatives that Chilliwack-Hope won’t be an easy win.
“BC Liberals will crowd into Chilliwack-Hope to make sure the riding stays with us in the upcoming byelection,” says the BC Young Liberals’ website.
Th e party organized a bus to bring supporters to Chilliwack for a “Chilliwack-Hope byelection blitz.”
For the Liberals, the stakes are high. True, byelections are notoriously diffi cult for governing parties to win. Th ey oft en garner only the protest vote; voters satisfi ed with the government usually stay at home.
But the Liberals rightly know this byelection will be diff erent. First, they can’t aff ord to see a Liberal stronghold slip from their fi ngers. A victory for the BC Conservatives would give the party credibility and possibly its fi rst sitting MLA.
A win for the NDP would give the New Democrats further motivation as they prepare to ride their current wave of popularity into next year’s general election.
All three major parties now have their candidates in place. And while the byelection date has yet to be named, it’s clear the battle has already started.
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The fi rst thing to understand about the race to liquefi ed natu-ral gas exports is how far back in the pack B.C. is starting.
Canada has issued its fi rst two export licenses for LNG export projects near Kitimat, to sell the product of the vast Horn River and Montney shale gas deposits in northeastern B.C. One LNG plant has begun construction, the second is approved to pro-ceed and a third is also proposed for the same region. Unlike the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline proposal, plants and associated pipelines have actu-ally received all the necessary permits from our constipated federal-provincial environmen-tal process.
Australia has approved six
LNG projects in the last two years, with a combined con-struction cost of $180 billion. Reuters reports that their $34 billion Ichthys project will vault Australia past the Middle Eastern kingdom of Qatar into fi rst place among global LNG exporters, assuming it is built by 2017. Top producing countries are Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Algeria.
The second thing B.C. taxpay-ers need to know is that there is no other practical choice here. Huge shale gas developments around North America have meant B.C.’s days of making a tidy sum selling gas to the U.S. are coming to an end. Natural gas replaced forest products some years ago as B.C.’s top commodity revenue stream, helping to keep the lights on in B.C. schools and hospitals. But the domestic price is down for the long term and the U.S. has plenty of its own gas now.
The third thing to know is
that there is misinformation about shale gas and “fracking.” Shaky videos show someone touching a match to water that has had gas bubbled through it, to artifi cially promote the idea that hydraulic fracturing of shale deposits contaminates groundwater. This and some
scientifi cally illiterate media reports are all it takes to get a protest movement going these days. The fact that a kilometre or more of solid rock separates B.C. shale deposits from surface water sources is seldom men-tioned.
The major public health risk from B.C.’s natural gas boom is the escape of sour gas, which
contains poisonous, heavier-than-air hydrogen sulfi de. That’s been a problem for B.C.’s conventional gas industry for decades.
There are legitimate concerns about water use and chemical discharge from shale fracturing, and the B.C. government has scrambled to upgrade its regula-tions on that as well as sour gas.
Premier Christy Clark has run to the front of the LNG parade, trying to convey the notion that multi-billion-dollar investments made years ago by Chinese, Japanese, U.S. and Korean corporations are somehow the result of her “jobs plan.”
NDP energy critic John Hor-gan insists that the B.C. Utilities Commission oversee all this, so the B.C. Liberals don’t subsidize these giant transnational energy companies with cheap electric-ity and stick BC Hydro ratepay-ers with the bill.
According to Horgan, the
BCUC should also have lawyered away over the smart meter program for God knows how long, as analog meters become obsolete and Quebec and oth-ers modernize their electricity grids without hand-wringing or exploitation of imaginary health threats.
This is not a good time to dither. An LNG terminal is pro-posed for Portland, Oregon and there will be others.
LNG plants need lots of electricity, and the B.C. Liberal government wants to market B.C. LNG as the “cleanest” in the world because it’s processed with minimal burning of gas for power generation.
Will foreign buyers care about B.C.’s LNG production methods? Are B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduc-tion targets history? More on that in a future column.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
B.C. joins the LNG gold rush
“The second thing B.C. taxpayers need to know is that there is no other
practical choice here.
B.C. VIEWSTom Fletcher
I would like to commend your paper and District of Kent Councillor Lorne Fisher for helping spread the word that immunity against pertussis wanes over the years, both aft er being vaccinated as well as aft er having had the disease. As he said in Vaccines don't last a lifetime (Agassiz Harrison Observer, 23 Jan. 2012), adults who have been vaccinated against pertussis as children are probably not immune any more.
I also wanted to off er some additional information. If it has been more than fi ve years since you were vaccinated against pertussis, you can catch it from someone who is infected. Pertussis can be a miserable illness even for adults, sometimes causing fi ts of coughing that are severe enough to break bones or bring on hernias. And even if a person experiences mild or no symptoms, they can pass the infection to others, including small children. Young children oft en become very sick from pertussis, which can send them to hospital for days or weeks and in rare cases can even be fatal.
Because of how dangerous pertussis is to young children, Fraser Health is off ering free vaccination against pertussis in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison, and Hope to all adults who are in regular contact with young children.
It has been gratifying to see how Fraser Health citizens, communities (including First Nations communities), physicians, public health and other health care partners have been working together to help protect our most vulnerable citizens — our children — from this vaccine-preventable disease.
Th ank you for your support,
Gillian Arsenault MDMedical Health Offi cer, Fraser
Health
P.S. Always catch coughs and sneezes in your sleeve — if you have pertussis and don't know it, this will help contain droplets before they get into the air where someone else could breathe them in.
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To the pedestrians who think it's unnecessary to use the crosswalk lights at either marked crosswalks in Agassiz, you need to realize you aren't invincible.
It's not cool to assume vehicles are going to see you dressed in dark clothing in the dark and cross the crosswalk without pushing the light button fi rst to activate the lights. Th e lights will go on and believe it or not, vehicles are to stop for you. What makes you think the driver will actually see you if you don't?
If that was you crossing that crosswalk Tuesday, Feb. 7, around 6 p.m., think again! You just missed a semi-truck with a fl at-bed, and a small cars' mirrors. How do you think it would feel had you been nailed! You and I both? Please use the light button before crossing, and quit assuming you're going to be seen. Th e lights and crosswalk were put in for your use to get across safely. Use them!
Marina StrikerAgassiz
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In response to Kathy Read's letter to The Observer published on Friday, Jan. 27, I wish to make a few points about smart meters.
I note that Read cites research connecting the possibility of increased incidence of deadly glioblastoma brain tumors with cell phone use. I still contend that there is no definitive research connecting the installation of smart meters with health issues.
The research on glioblastomas is extremently vague because the condition is so very rare, less than one person in thirty thousand contracts this fatal cancer. The statistical information over the last 50 years does not indicate
a dramatic increase of this cancer and furthermore, there seems to be no difference in the incidence between those people who use cell phones on a regular basis and those who have never seen one.
The EMR emitted by smart meters is less than one hundredth that of a cellular telephone held to the ear and a mere fraction of the stray radiation from a domestic microwave oven. Because the meters are usually placed outside, the radiation from them is exponentially diminished by distance as to be virtually negligible inside the dwelling.
I would suggest to Read that if she is worried about the possible health issues related to EMR she should
eliminate other sources of radiation within her house before taking issue with her smart meter.
The installation of new meters in a very old meter base could be a problem if the contacts are corroded. I feel sure that the installation technician would be able to determine that problem when removing the old meter. I am vastly intrigued as to the sensational documented cases where smart meters have caused appliances to blow up. The only time I have seen an appliance blow up was the time I put an egg in the microwave and turned it on! Quite catastrophic!
Edward Monro
Smart meters can't be worse than microwaves
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There is no wrong way to say “I love you.”
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New grinder running all day, helping womenTh e Teryia group in Agassiz-Har-
rison would like to share great news from Mali on the recent purchase of a multifunctional grinder for their shea butter work.
Th e following email arrived from Sekou, our connector to people in the Commune, the area that our communities twin with in this West African country:
“In the village of Serimambougou where the grinder resides, every-body is so happy and thanks all of you from Harrison Hot Springs and Agassiz. Th e grinder is working so much, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Since the arrival of the grinder, there are many women who want to use it, and instead of it going from village to vil-lage, the women from nearby villages walk to Serimambougou with their shea nuts, and stand in line for the use of the grinder.
Th e Malian Twinning Commit-tee here has received two contribu-tions of 10 per cent each toward the total cost of a grinder, from two other women’s associations within the commune. Th ey see the need for more grinders for the commune so that all the women in all the vil-lages will have opportunity to use a grinder.
Th e other thing I wish to inform
you of is that the letters that were sent by the women from Agassiz and Harrison, have reached their desti-nation. Everyone here greets you and thanks you very much.”
Fatou, past student at the local re-search station who originally initi-ated the twinning explains how the women raise money to help pay for the grinders:
“For the women, they work all year round. Th ey sell their shea butter, and other types of produce from garden-ing or from the family crops. Th ey usually work in the garden when they are done their other chores. Some of them also make artistic things they sell during the big market day.
When it comes to purchasing something like the grinder, all the women from all the villages in each association, contribute to it. Each person will give something. It is a community eff ort.“
Th e organizers of this project with the women of Mali thank all those in the community who have contrib-uted to the purchase of this grinder, especially the local women who have taken a personal interest in this en-deavor.
– submitted by Teryia Women in Agassiz-Harrison
Community
Women work at the grinder in Mali that was purchased with help from a group in Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Submitted by Linda MosserLast spring, we were
blessed with a humming-bird family homesteading on our back sun deck. We noticed the tiny nest in the overhanging vines one morning.
Mommy was proudly nestled on guard of her treasure. We watched with anticipation for a couple weeks. One morning sit-ting enjoying our morn-ing coff ee, to our delight we noticed the little heads popping over the top of the nests sides. Mommy was bringing babies their breakfast. Such a joy to
watch these little lives on their daily procedure and the family duties of mom and dad. We were de-lighted to share our sun deck and honoured to have their trust through-out their residency.
Time seemed too fast before they left their little nest and journeyed on as nature has it. Th e fi rst little baby fl ew from the nest one aft ernoon and landed on a branch of the rosebush in front of our kitchen window. Th ere the baby stayed and slept all night long. Once baby got the courage up again off the baby fl ew never to return to the nest again. Th e second baby also
fl ew off never to return. Th e nest remained emp-ty. However, we did seethem around the bushesand vines and fl utteringabout throughout the re-mainder of the summer.
We kept our feeders full. Eventually no more hummingbirds camearound. We now wait in anticipation and in hopes of their return this com-ing spring to the place where they were bornand call home.
• Editor's Note: Linda Mosser also submitted aphoto that ran in last week'sObserver, with the incor-rect name of Lisa Mosser. Th e Observer apologizes for any confusion.
Waiting for birds' return
Two baby hummingbirds poke their head out oftheir nest in Agassiz.
LINDA MOSSER PHOTO
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tis Association has two events coming up next week, and has extended an invitation to Métis people throughout the area.
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Community
Feb. 15 is the deadline for Early Bird registrations for the 2012 Hope His-tory Conference Bridging the Past at Christ Church Anglican Church Na-tional Historic Site. Th e conference runs March 2 to 4. For more info con-tact Th e Hope Museum at 604-869-7322.
Th e Bridging the Past traveling exhibit will be at the Yale and District Community Centre on Feb. 15, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Feb. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Feb. 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission.
Bridging the past
To support you and your family in prevent-ing or in managing heart disease, Agassiz Community Health, to-gether with its partners, will be hosting a pub-lic information day on Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the District of Kent Fitness/Activity Centre located at 6660 Pioneer Avenue in Agassiz.
You will be able to have your blood pres-sure tested, observe ex-ercise classes in session, have access to advice from health profession-als, and gather impor-tant information to take home and read.
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All Saints Anglican Church is holding a spa-ghetti dinner and art auc-tion on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Th e auction will in-clude fi ne art, and a raffl e. Only 80 tickets are being sold, at $20 each. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m.
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Gurr and Locarno team up for double bill in Harrison Hot Springs
Steamy roots on tap for Valentine’s weekendJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER
If you haven’t got a plan for your sweet-heart this Valentine’s Day yet, don’t fret. Th ere’s a whole lot of romance planned at Harrison Memorial this Saturday, with a double-bill featuring latin, cuban and even italian sounds.
First on the stage is Babe Gurr, a Vancou-ver-based musician and producer who has been dabbling in Ital-ian sounds.
“My roots are French, but I love Italy,” she said in a phone interview this week. “I have been traveling to Italy for many years and spend a lot of time there.”
She’s been slowly learning the language, and fusing into her music. Th e result is a steamy, roots and rock, world beat sound that blends well with the second act at tomor-
row’s show — Locarno. “My stuff is more
acoustic (than Locar-no),” Gurr said, and she’ll be bringing along three musicians to back up her guitar and vo-cals.
When Gurr isn’t working on her own music, she’s helping other indie artists cre-ate their own albums. And it’s in here that she feels most at home, she said.
“I love wearing the producer’s hat,” she said. “Some of these artists come to me with nothing more than a voice and an instru-mental, and it’s up to you to put the whole complete package to-gether.”
Most of the people she works with are in-dependent artists, and as such, have limited budgets to work with. While it’s a challenge, it’s more rewarding to see it all come together in the end. It was that lack of funds that led Gurr to learn about producing in the fi rst place.
“For me, it really boiled down to not be-ing able to aff ord a pro-ducer,” she said. Since then, she’s produced several of her own CDs, the most recent (Sid-edish) being very well-received by critics.
It’s been awhile since Gurr was in Harrison — the last time she was here it was with Bar-
ney Bentall. But she is looking forward to re-turning, and she’s look-ing forward to working with Tom Landa, front-man for Locarno.
Th e two have collab-orated on stage in the past, aft er meeting by chance at festivals and benefi t concerts over time.
Landa said that aft er Gurr plays, and Locar-no plays, the two bands will meet on stage a few songs to end the eve-ning.
“It goes really, really well together,” he said.
Locarno was launched last summer, and the group did a handful of shows, in-cluding the Harrison Festival of the Arts. In the fall, they traveled to a show in Montreal, and from there have been receiving invites from around the coun-try.
Th eir edgy, contem-porary take on tradi-tional Latin is a little diff erent from what fans of Landa’s Paper-boys are used to hear-ing.
“Th e Paperboys do more and more Latinstuff , but it wasn’t real-ly fully Latin the way I wanted it to sound,” he said. Landa was bornand raised in Mexico City, and moved toCanada as a teenager. Eventually, he felt the desire to delve into hismusicial roots. So, in-stead of bending Th e Paperboys to fi t the sound he was explor-ing, he created a second group and recorded a CD.
“Musical curiosity is a big thing,” he said,and an important part of being a musician.
Th e audience can ex-pect a danceable soundthat is less like maria-chi or salsa music, and more like folk rock with a Mexican or Cu-ban sound.
Babe Gurr and Lo-carno perform Satur-day, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $22.00 and can be purchasedby phone at 604-796-3664 and online atwww.harrisonfestival.com.
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Babe Gurr, a Vancouver-based musician and producer, brings her Italian-influenced sound to Harrison Hot Springs.
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The band Locarno is the second act of a double bill at Harrison Memorial this Saturday.
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Group made music history with a dozen top-10 hits
Magic moment with the Americans
Th ere is very magic moment coming to Chilliwack later this month, when Jay and the Ameri-cans hit the Cultural Centre.
Jay and the Americans was started by four teenage boys in a Brooklyn basement more 40 years ago. Th ey had an unparal-leled 12 top-10 records during the short time between 1962 and 1971. Th ey were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame in 2002, placing them among the greatest vocal groups in rock and roll history. Few bands have ever reached such musical heights.
Th ey continue to perform to sold-out crowds, with the three original band members, Sandy
Yaguda (aka Deane), Howie Kirschenbaum (aka Kane), and Marty Kupersmith (aka Sand-ers), plus the addition of “Jay” Reincke.
Th e group’s fi rst record was To-night (West Side Story). Hits that followed are She Cried, Only in America, and Come a Little Bit Closer. Other memorable songs are Some Enchanted Evening, Crying, and Neil Diamond’s Sunday and Me.
Th ey have toured with such legendary artists as Roy Orbi-son, Th e Beatles, and Th e Rolling Stones. Jay and the Americans played a key role in starting the rock and roll revival with their
album Wax Museum (1970), where they paid tribute to many rock and roll greats with their versions of Hushabye, Walkin’ in the Rain, and a song that reached the top ten, Th is Magic Moment.
For more information about the group, visit www.jayandtheam-ericans.net.
Jay and the Americans is being presented by Rock.It Boy Enter-tainment on Th ursday, Feb. 23 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre at 7:30 p.m.
Advance tickets available are $45.50 at the Centre Box Of-fi ce, at 604-391-7469 or online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca.
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Jay and the Americans will play the Chilliwack Cultural Centre Feb. 23. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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forWould a new ramp, handrails or walk-in shower help you maintain your independence at home?BC Housing’s new Home Adapta-tions for Independence (HAFI) program helps low-income B.C. seniors and people with disabilities make home modifications that will allow them to continue living at home. Through HAFI, homeowners and landlords with eligible tenants can apply for financial assistance of up to $20,000 for improvements that make their home more accessible and safe. The goal of the program is to enable people who have physical limitations to live at home longer. People’s physical needs change over time – sometimes, a small improvement to a home can make the difference between being able to live independently or not.
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The projects must be permanent and fixed to the home, although exceptions can be made for equip-ment that gives access to an exist-ing part of the home (e.g. a bath lift). The program will not cover supportive care, portable aids such as walkers, household appliances, emergency repairs to roofs and
furnaces, or maintenance work.
funded by the Government of Can-ada and the Province of British Columbia through the Canada-B.C. Affordable Hous-ing Initiative. Through
million in grants or forgivable loans will be distributed to qualify-ing B.C. residents over the next three years.To qualify for as-sistance from HAFI, recipients must be a low-income senior or person with a disability, a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, and a B.C. resident. Someone in the household must have a permanent disability or loss of ability that makes it difficult to perform day-to-day activities. As well, the total household income and assets must be below a certain limit. BC Housing can tell you the
income and house value limits for your area when you apply. The program is open to both
homeowners and those living in market rental accommodation where rents are at the low end of market levels; landlords must apply for improvements on behalf of eligible tenants.
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Remembering a long-time Harrison volunteer
Heinz was the perfect hiking leader
In my opinion, my late husband Heinz was not only the instigation, but also the ideal leader and coordinator for the Harrison Hikers. Th ere is a lot of responsibility and planning involved in this position and only a person who feels com-fortable with this should tackle the job. Sometimes, however, things just fall into place as it was with Heinz and the Harrison Hikers. Th ey were tailor-made for each other.
In the beginning, we all hiked together. As the group became bigger, more teams were formed to accommodate hikers who wanted to do more, less, or something a little diff erent. And this is how Th e Troopers, guided by Joan and Allen Vogstad, and Th e Trekkers guided by Margaret Pillon, came about. Later on, Russ Spanton took on Th e
Wanderers, the original group.
At this point in time, Trudy Hackel started Th e Walkers, a bit of a misno-mer for this group since Trudy, even as I write, still guides weekly seven- to eight-kilometre hikes which, by no means are always level. While all these teams rarely met on the trails anymore, we kept taking advantage of doing things together, such as hiking vaca-tions or annual dinners. It worked very well and there was a close bond between the teams.
Heinz loved to keep records of everything and for many years he used old Rolodex cards - which didn’t really roll so he kept them in boxes - to record distances, heights and other achievements. Later on, Russ Spanton and others did it by com-puter, but Heinz liked to
do it the old-fashioned way. As a result of all the combined eff orts, the Harrison Hikers were able to produce reports every year which were telling exactly how many kilo-meters, combined or in-dividually, were achieved and hikers who reached certain milestones were awarded with certifi cates (issued by Arnold Mc-Combs), hiking pins or trophies. Also, through combined eff orts and contributions, the hik-
ers produced an annual newsletter which con-tained those records. Th e last such newsletter, pub-lished at the end of 2007, reports that 2,766 hikes were done since the fi rst hike in l989 and that, during the same time, 271,793 km had been re-ported. It was in the same year when Joan Vogstad received her 11,000 km pin, Allen Vogstad his 12,000 pin and Trucy Stoeckly, the all time star of the Harrison Hikers, was the proud receiver of a 13,000 km pin!
As Ed Stenson, Presi-dent of the HHS Recre-ation Commission wrote in a letter in March, 2007:
“Greetings,On behalf of the Har-
rison Hot Springs Recre-ation Commission and the Village of Harrison, I would like to congratulate the Harrison Hikers on 18 years of trekking. For the
past 18 years this group has been what a commu-nity is truly about — peo-ple joining together to do something that is a joy to them all.
A special thank you must go to the individu-als who organize and plan behind the scenes to assure that the hikes happen week in and week out. I know there are many people in this group and they all de-serve a big thank you.
Congratulations on 18 years of hiking and hope-fully the Harrison Hikers will continue to trek for many more.”
It was a Wednesday in February 2008 when Heinz celebrated his 91st birthday and many of the hikers made the eff ort to come to our house to sing “Happy Birthday” and have a toast to Heinz. He was a happy leader and it was a moment to remem-ber.
Community
50 Years Ago, 1962• Th e manager of the Harrison Hotel, Max
Nargill, announced that a special night would beavailable for the residents of Agassiz at the indoorsulphur pool Th ursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.at a special rate of 25 cents for children and 40cents for adults. Don MacCallum had requestedthe privilege on behalf of the people of Agassiz.
• Twenty-three Agassiz Girl Guides weretreated to an evening of roller skating at Lynden,Washington one Friday night in 1962. It was apopular destination for young people in the1950s and 60s.
• A man from Surrey was killed when his carfl ew off the road on Mount Woodside, just east ofthe lookout. Th e car was completely demolishedfollowing its 150 foot fl ight through the air fromthe high point on the mountain road. Wheelmarks indicated the driver made no eff ort to stopor turn the car but drove straight off the road.
• A representative of the SPCA outlined theservices they could off er the District of Kent tocontrol their dog problems. Costs would be $2an hour and 10 cents a mile. He explained theSPCA had entered into this service “for the dog’ssake”, and commented that “if you don’t controla dog, sooner or later he is shot, stolen, poisonedor killed by a truck.” Council decided to arrangefor some kind of cost-sharing agreement withHarrison Hot Springs.
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Target missed for knee, cataract patients
Fraser Health penalized for long surgery waits
Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS
Fraser Health failed to meet pro-vincially mandated targets to rein in surgery wait times in 2010-11 and as a result lost out on an extra $2.6 million in incentive funding that’s dangled by the government each year as a carrot to improve.
“Although we increased surgery volumes about three per cent, we were unable to shorten the wait times as much as we needed to meet the tar-get,” health authority spokesman Da-vid Plug said.
Th e payments through the health ministry’s patient-focused funding branch rewards health authorities that meet targets to keep waits down and punishes them if they don’t – the money instead goes to reduce the province’s defi cit.
Th e rules require no more than 10 per cent of patients wait longer than 26 weeks for knee and hip surgery and 16 weeks for cataract surgery in order for each authority to qualify for ac-tivity-based funding in each of those categories.
But 19 per cent of patients waited longer than 26 weeks for a knee re-placement in the Fraser Health region in the 2010 fi scal year, so the authority lost out on nearly $1.8 million, Plug said.
And the authority was docked an-other $834,000 because 39 per cent of cataract patients waited longer than 16 weeks.
Statistics show 55 cataract patients in Fraser actually waited longer than a year for surgery, so the authority also failed in clearing a separate bar that no patients wait more than 12 months.
On hip replacements, 11 per cent of patients waited more than 26 weeks – just missing the target – but Plug said the ministry agreed that was close enough and credited the author-ity $1.6 million.
He said the incentive system en-courages the region to make its book-ing and surgery system more effi cient, perform more procedures and reduce waits.
Fraser tries not to double book the same patient or keep patients on waitlists whose conditions have changedand are no longer ready for surgery.
“Th at helps us have a more accurate list and wait times can come closer tothe target,” Plug said.
Th e region also strives to make sure operating rooms have enough capac-ity to handle scheduled cases and to make sure hip and knee replacementshave time reserved.
Burnaby Hospital has emerged asa specialty centre for those surgeries, Plug said, and patients are now some-times being sent there to avoid longer waits elsewhere.
It’s not yet clear if the region will hit all three surgery targets this fi scal year, which ends at the end of March.
“We’re within 50 or so people of making the hip target,” Plug said, add-ing Fraser is close to the targets onknee and cataract surgery as well.
Fraser performed 2,400 hip replace-ments and 15,000 cataract surgerieslast year.
Fraser’s surgery wait statistics are considerably worse than in the Van-couver Coastal region, which servesVancouver, Richmond and the NorthShore.
Just one per cent of VancouverCoastal patients waited longer than26 weeks for hip or knee surgeries andjust four per cent waited longer thanthe target for cataracts. As a result,that region lost no money.
No cataract patients in VancouverCoastal waited longer than a year, nor did any on Vancouver Island or in theInterior.
Th e Northern Health Authority wasthe only region that performed worsethan Fraser, with more than a third of hip replacement patients waitingtoo long and nearly half of knee and cataract surgeries exceeding the tar-get. Sixty-fi ve cataract patients therewaited longer than a year.
Th e money at stake is not much compared to overall budgets.
Fraser’s penalty last year was lessthan one-tenth of one percent of its$2.75-billion budget.
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Fraser Health lost out on an extra $2.6 million in incentive funding after miss-ing targets for surgery wait times in 2010-11.
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Professional GroomerDrop in nail trim
All breeds welcomeRelaxing, friendly service
Call Marilyn @ 604.796.09603770 Wildwood Dr. Agassiz
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Call Chris: 604-819-8709
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BENTLEY, Lila May (nee Smith) October 24, 1946 - February 2, 2012
With great sadness we announce the passing of Lila May Bentley. Lila passed away at the age of 65 at the Chilliwack General
Hospital with her loving daughter Michelle DeMartin (John) and Ron, her husband of 40 years, by her side.
Predeceased by her parents Anna and Roscoe. Lila leaves to mourn her sister Colleen, brothers; Bud, Dougal and Glen, 15 nieces and
nephews, as well as her extended family and many friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the near future. Donations in Lila memory may be made to the BC Cancer Agency
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Bison Transport is committed toEmployment Equity and Diversity.
Dallas Christopher HardyDec. 27, 1991 - Feb. 10, 2011
From the sunrise of your birthTo the sunset of your death
We honor youFrom the things you completedTo the things you left undone
We honor youFrom the seasons of your beingTh rough the cycle of your life
We honor youFrom your time beyond the veil
Until we see you againMay the angels support you
May spirit surround youMay our healing love reach you
From this moment until the end of timeWe will never be the same without you
We will never be whole without youUntil we meet again
Love Mom & Dad
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7 OBITUARIES
McCAHILL, John Morton
September 17, 1942 - January 16, 2012
Suddenly, in Chilliwack, BC on Monday, January 16, 2012, John Morton McCahill, former-ly of Hamilton/Burlington, at the age of 69. Beloved father of Stephanie McCahill. Loving partner of Suzanne Herman. dear brother of George-Anne Cherrie (the late Don), Kary McCahill-Harrison (Paul), Mark McCahill and Michael McCa-hill. Uncle of David Cherrie, Jay Cherrie and Simon Harri-son. Predeceased by his nephews Ian, Jamie and Scot-tie Cherrie. John had a pas-sion for skiing and golf and was a devoted member and active volunteer of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 32 in Agassiz, BC. Cremation will take place in Chilliwack, BC. A Celebration of John’s Life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Agassiz on Thursday, February 9, 2012 beginning at 4:00 pm Memorial donations may be made in his honour to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 32, 1846 Highway 9, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0. Henderson’s Funeral Home in
care of arrangements. Please visit www.hendersons-funerals.com to leave a mes-sage of condolence for the
family. Henderson’s Runeral Homes
& Crematorium Ltd.45901 Victoria Ave, Chiliwack
604-792-1344
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7 OBITUARIES
Whorly, WadeFebruary 20, 1914 - February 03, 2012
A long time farmer of Agassiz, passed away peacefully on Friday, in his 98th year. Funeral Service will be held on at 11:00 am on Thursday, February 09, 2012 from the Chapel of Henderson’s Funer-al Home, 45901 Victoria Ave. Chilliwack. Reception to follow at Henderson’s. Burial to take place at 3:00 pm at Valleyview Cemetery, Agassiz.
Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Please visit www.hendersonsfunerals.com to leave a message of condo-
lence for the family. Henderson’s Funeral Homes
& Crematorium Ltd.45901 Victoria Ave
Chilliwack, BC604-792-1344
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
21 COMING EVENTS
33 INFORMATION
DIAL-A-LAW: access free informa-tion on BC law. 604-687-4680; 1.800.565.5297; www.dialalaw.org (audio available). LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE: need a lawyer? Learn more by call-ing 604-687-3221; 1.800.663.1919.
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED. North-ern Youth Abroad is looking for families to host 2 youth from Nuna-vut/NWT, volunteering in your com-munity JULY/AUGUST. www.nya.ca. Call 1-866-212-2307.
041 PERSONALS
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TRAVEL
75 TRAVEL
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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HOME BASED BUSINESS We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness in-dustry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online train-ing. www.project4wellness.com
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
Star Fleet Trucking HIRING!! DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCH-ERS & RETIREES with 2003 or newer 1-Ton duallie, diesel; pickups & 8’box to deliver new travel trailers & fi fth wheels from US manufactur-ers to Canadian dealers. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insu-rance rates! Prefer commercial Driver’s License. Top Pay! Call Craig 1-877-890-4523 www.star-fl eettrucking.com
115 EDUCATION
AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Fi-nancial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783
Become a Psychiatric Nurse- train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical place-ments and some regional class-room delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available.
Toll-free 1-87-STENBERGwww.stenbergcollege.com
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assistance. Funding available. www.iheschool.com1-866-399-3853
127 HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS
Harrison Hairstyling Salon & Day Spa
Looking for an energetic qualifi ed hair stylist, preferably with a clientele, to join our friendly
Salon. We are also looking for a part
time qualifi ed esthetician that can grow with our team.Email resumes to:
[email protected] off resumes at: 160 - B Lillooet Ave, Harrison Hot Springs
130 HELP WANTED
All Sports Minded Individuals!!!$11 - $20/hr!
Like music and a team envi-ronment? No experience nec, no telemarketing, 10 openings available.
Call Erica at 604-777-2195
An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for fi eld and shop work. We require Cat Doz-er/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051
AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. requires a Spray Foam & Paint Applicator. Must have minimum 2 years experience, and must be in good physical health. Great wages, benefi ts, full insurance package 100% paid by company, savings plan for retirement, profi t sharing bonus, long term employment. Wages $33. - $35./hour. Join a winning team. Call 780-846-2231 for appointment or send resume to: Fax 780-846-2241 or email Blaine Ross at [email protected] or Basil Inder at:
CLEANING LADY REQUIRED, for residential cleaning job. 4-5 hours per week, $18 per hour.
Call 604-796-5558
WANTED: Trained Hairdress-ers, Male or Female for Salons in Grand Prairie, Alberta & area. 780-933-1236 HAIR 4 U
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
130 HELP WANTED
DIRECT SALES REPRESEN-TATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and SecurityCompany is NOW hiring April-August. No experience neces-sary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: [email protected] Visit: www.vivint.ca.
GREENHOUSE WORKER Greenhouse in Agassiz requires a full time worker. Must be reliable, self motivated, able to work independently and be effi cient.
Fax resume to: 604-796-3643
Email resume to : [email protected]
MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERA-TOR NEEDED This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immedi-ately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum su-pervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]
PORT HARDY-Available immedi-ately, working Bodyshop Manager. Painter/Bodyman. Competitive pay, benefi ts and bonuses. Also looking for a Journeyman GM Technician. Send resumes to Attention Cory, [email protected] or fax 250-949-7440.
114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
Announcement?Tell everyone with a
classifi ed ad.www.bcclassifi ed.com
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
130 HELP WANTED
PROCESSOR OPERATOR WANT-ED To run a Waratah dangle headon a Volvo carrier. Work on site inour post and rail yard in Princeton, BC. Great working conditions, com-petitive wages, benefi ts, profi t shar-ing, 10 hour days, 4 days a week. This is a fulltime permanent posi-tion. Fax your resume to 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]
134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES
Chef RequiredMust have strong leadership qualities, be creative and work well in a team setting. 3 years minimum experience a necessity.
Prep CookRequired
Experience an assetFood Safe Required
Please apply to:[email protected] fax 604.796.3844
139 MEDICAL/DENTAL
BUSY oral surgery practice in Lang-ley requires full-time CDA. Surgicalexperience an asset. Fax resume to 604-532-9687
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
4tTH YEAR Journeyman Plumbers& Sheetmetal workers needed inKindersly SK. Top wages, benefi ts,RRSP, room for advancement,positive work atmosphere. Contactoffi [email protected] or306 463-6707.
4tTH YEAR Journeyman Plumbers& Sheetmetal workers needed inKindersly SK. Top wages, benefi ts,RRSP, room for advancement,positive work atmosphere. Contact
offi [email protected] 306 463-6707
114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR CLASSIFIEDS.
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Agassiz All Storage
7651 Industrial Way Agassiz, BCPh: 1.604.796.5577
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Secured parking for recreational vehicles Heated bays starting at $110 for 10'x8'
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
EXPERIENCED DRILLERS, Der-rickhands, Motorhands and Floor-hands. Seeking full rig crews. Pay-ing higher than industry rates and winter bonus. Send resume c/w valid tickets. Fax 780-955-2008;
[email protected] 780-955-5537
LANGLEY CNC SHOP looking for a CNC Mill Operator and a CNC Mill Programmer. Our shop uses mod-ern 4 Japanese horizontal milling machines and one Vertical to pro-duce our own product. We run 95% aluminum and utilize Chick Work-holding. Solidworks and Gibbs are the Cadd/Cam used. Applicants must have 2 years on the job for ei-ther position. Also applicants must be willing to work in a fl exible good natured envoirment, that is not bring negativity into the shop. Hours are 7:00AM-3:30 PM Monday-Fri-day. Pay will be based on skill level and will be at or above market stan-dards. Extended medical offered af-ter 3 months.
WELDER FABRICATORASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS
A well established truck & trailer company has immediate openings for several experienced positions at their location in Surrey. These are permanent positions, wages are negotiable. Candidates who fulfi ll the requirement should:Fax resume 604-596-3106
PERSONAL SERVICES
173E HEALTH PRODUCTS
HERBAL MAGIC Open House. Feb. 6th-12th. Drop by for prizes, discounts and product tasting. Spe-cial Offer - Lose weight, less than $10/week. Call 1-800-376-2104.
Agassiz Massage Therapy Clinic
Extended Benefi ts PlansMSP, ICBC, Worksafe, RCMP
Gift Certifi cates AvailableOnline Appointment Scheduling
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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
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188 LEGAL SERVICES
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING
BOOKKEEPING Full Cycle Book-keeping for Small Business, A/R, A/P, Payroll, P/U and Delivery. Call Karen 604-614-1961. [email protected]
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
239 COMPUTER SERVICES
Rick’s Computer ServicesGeneral Repairs & Data Recovery, Trojan’s & Viruses removed. Same day service on all drop offs.
Drop by 6438 Lougheed Hwy. (Corner of 7 & 9) 604-796-0538
260 ELECTRICAL
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627
287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS
High Caliber ConstructionRepair, Replace, Remodel...
CUSTOM HOMES• Basement, Kitchen & BathRemodels • Room Additions
• Drywall • Paint • Texture• Finishing • Floors & More
Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771
HOME $ENSE - Reno’s / RepairsKitchens, bathrooms, basements, decks etc. Call for an estimate. 604-799-3743. [email protected]
300 LANDSCAPINGknoke trucking
320 MOVING & STORAGE
#1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Mini Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting at $45hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)745-7918
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,
2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &
Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
A-TECH Services 604-996-8128Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,
2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring, Carpet Cleaning & Maid Service!
www.paintspecial.com
338 PLUMBING
$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber.Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call 778-245-7646
PETS
477 PETS
AMERICAN Terrier Pitbulls pure-bred. $1,000. negot. Vet ✔, 3 wks old. Reseve now. 604-217-2983
BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $400. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls
BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with fi rst shots and ready for new homes. $1,200. 778-241-5504. Langley
Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442/604-854-1978
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
CAVALIER King Charles Spaniels, vet checkd, vaccinated. Champion Sired. (604)630-7788
PETS
477 PETS
CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are
Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at
fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
CHIHUAHUA, 5 year old, female, very sweet & clean, $400. Call 604-794-7347
ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIESMale/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2400. Call 604-970-3807.
F1B GOLDENDOODLE pups. Vet ✔ Ready to go. 1st shots, dewormed. Family raised. $900. 604-309-4595.
GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well so-cialized, 1st shots & deworming in-cluded. Mission 604-820-4827.
GOLDEN Retriever pups. Ready to go. Vet ✔, 1st shots, dewormed. Family raised. $600. 778-808-5459.
LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
POMERIAN Teacup loving babies, 1st shots, dewormed, dew claws done $650 + (604)581-2772
Samoyed Pups Champion Sired, Vet chk/ vac. $1200: 604-630-7788 www.summerhillsamoyeds.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
503 ANTIQUES & VINTAGE
Guns* Knives* MilitaryAntiques Show & Sale
Sat. Mar 10; 9-5Sun., Mar 11; 9-3
HERITAGE PARK,44140 Luckakuck Way,
Chilliwack (exit 116 of hwy 1)
BUY - SELL - SWAP Gord, 604-880-4706 or
Al, 604-941-8489see our website:www.HSCSbc.ca
518 BUILDING SUPPLIES
STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL US-ES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
533 FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
548 FURNITURE
MATTRESSES staring at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings
100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
Queen Pillow Top Mattress & Box• 720 Coil 2.5’’ Pillowtop • Brand New
• 10 yr. warranty • Your Price $490604.807.5864 The Mattress Guy
552 GARDEN EQUIPMENT
2006 Kubota RTV900 Diesel 4 wd 125 hrs. Pwr dump, Warn winch, Ex. cond. $9700. 604-671-7256
560 MISC. FOR SALE
CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive war-ranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
560 MISC. FOR SALE
Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
REAL ESTATE
626 HOUSES FOR SALE
LAKEFRONT HOME TEN MILE LAKE QUESNEL BC. PROPERTY-GUYS.COM #68177
LAKEFRONT HOME TEN MILE LAKE QUESNEL BC. $439,000. PROPERTYGUYS.COM #68177
627 HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOMES BCThe OLDER.The DIRTIER.The BETTER.
Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.Call us First! 604.657.9422
636 MORTGAGES
PRIVATE MORTGAGE Lend-er. Funding smaller 2nd, 3rd, & interim mortgages. No fees! Please call 604-736-6914 or grpacifi [email protected]. Courtesy to agents.
641 TOWNHOUSES
ABBOTSFORD. TOWNHOUSE in 55+ complex. 1200 sf, 2 bdrm. 1.5 baths, large living room, oak kit, 2 decks. Small pet ok. Walk to shops. Quiet area. Moving ~ must sell. $184,000. 604-308-0451 8am-7pm.
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE
HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
696 OTHER AREAS
HAWAII ON THE MAINLAND, where healthy low-cost living can be yours. Modern Arenal Maleku Condominiums, 24/7 secured Com-munity, Costa Rica “the most friendly country on earth”! 1-780-952-0709; www.CanTico.ca.
REAL ESTATE
696 OTHER AREAS
NAPLES FLORIDA AREA! Bank Acquired Condos Only $169,900. Same unit sold for $428,895. Own your brand new condo for pennies on the dollar in warm, sunny SW Florida! Walk to over 20 restau-rants/100 shops! Must see. Ask about travel incentives. Call 1-866-959-2825, ext 15.
www.coconutpointcondos.com
RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
AGASSIZ- 1 BDRM APT. Ground fl oor unit, totally reno’d (fi xtures, appl & paint, etc.) Quiet, well-maint, cls to amenities. $580/m DD & util. Avail. immediately. (604)798-5557
Agassiz
Very large, bright 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment located in clean safe building. No smoking, no pets.Damage deposit & ref. required.
$850 per month. Call 604-860-3700
AGASSIZ. Very large, bright studio suite. Available now. N/S, N/P, DD
& ref req’d $460/m. + util. Call 604-860-3700
EXECUTIVE 1 BEDROOM BEACH FRONT CONDO ON
HARRISON LAKE AT HERON COVE
Semi furnished or unfurnished, includes 6 appliances, parking & storage unit. Walk out the sliding glass doors on to the beach! Just a 5 minute walk to Harrison Village, with beautiful views of Harrison Yacht Club, marinas & the mountains.
$1000/mo+DD & util. N/S,N/cats. Dog negotiable.
Call or email for viewing. [email protected]
or 778-836-2075
HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovat-ed,$575/month includes utilities. Call 604-794-7132
736 HOMES FOR RENT
34595 2nd Ave House Heritage 1,177 Sq. ft. home, 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Near shopping, park and entertain-ment. Pets allowed. Recently reno-vated. Huntington area. Avail. Im-mediately $1,100/mo. Call 604-309-8955.
950 sq. ft. home. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Near Shopping, park and entertain-ment. Large Lot for parking an RV. Available March 1 $950/mo. Pets Allowed. Call 604-309-8523
Agassiz- 1/2 duplex for rent. 3 bed-room, 2 bath. N/P, N/S. DD + ref req’d. $950/mo + util. 604-845-2705
AGASSIZ. 1747 Garden Pl. 4 bdrm, 5 appl., 2 f/p, avail March 1, $1200/mo. + util., approx 10x20 workshop. Pets negot. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage. (604)792 0077
Harrison Hot Springs, 318 Chestnut Ave 3bdrm, 2 bath, gas f/p, 2 car garage, 5 appl., fenced yard, no pets, exc. cond. avail. now. $1200/m, Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077
TRANSPORTATION
810 AUTO FINANCINGNeed A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
Auto Loans Approved!!Largest Dealer Group
Huge Selection Cars Trucks Vans Suvs.
Free delivery BC/ABBest Rates Always
Approved. Apply online: autocredit911.com or callTollfree-1-888-635-9911
TRANSPORTATION
810 AUTO FINANCING
DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -
Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402www.PreApproval.cc
FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery.
WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Christmas in February, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations ac-cepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.
818 CARS - DOMESTIC
1998 NEON 4 door, a/c. Excellent deal. $1250. obo. Must be seen at 32714 McRae Ave., Mission.
2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING con-vertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519
2006 BUICK ALLURE CX. 94,000 kms. No accd’s. Local. Exc. cond. $9,500. Abbotsford 604-855-1335
2006 IMPALA LS, all options, origi-nal owner. $5500 obo. Call 604-581-0589.
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
2003 CHEVY MALIBU, 110,000 km., auto, V6, Air Cared, good tires, $4300 obo (604)531-3251
838 RECREATIONAL/SALE
2006 NEPTUNE 36PDD
Camera rear vision, dual pane windows, elec. Awning, A/C,
2000 watt inverter, $5000 in savings!
$94,483 (Stk.31063A)www.fraserwayrv.com
1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
2009 Montana 3400RL
Microwave, washer / dryercombo, 3 burner stove, 2
recliners & free standing dinette.$54,983 (Stk.32434)
www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal
FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H
Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
The Scrapper
FREE PICK & REMOVAL of appli-ances, batteries, metals, etc. in the Agassiz-Harrison area. Please call (604)316-0760 or (604)796-8360
SCRAP BATTERIES WANT-ED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $8800 incl. tax. Call 604-538-4883
749 STORAGE
TRANSPORTATION
848 TOWING
851 TRUCKS & VANS
1992 PLEASURE-WAY Dodge van,318 engine, 4 spd., no rust, many upgrades, mint cond. $20,900 obo (604)853-2427
1999 CHEVY VENTURE, white, au-to, rebuilt trans, head gasket, new brakes, $2495. (604)826-0519
2004 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB,4X4, long box, 180K, full load $15,500/obo. 604-812-1278
2007 DODGE CARAVAN - 74,000kms. Exc. condition. New tires. $10,500/obo. (604)859-8263
2007 GMC 2500 HD Duramax diesel, 6 speed, excellent shape. 4X 4. $27,500. obo. 778-551-0298
KEY TRACK AUTO SALES
CARS & VANS:1998 FORD CONTOUR 4dr sdn auto, load, ST#176 $9951999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr auto sdn Aircare ST#152 $19951995 MAZDA PROTEGE 4dr, auto, fully loaded ST#180 $19952002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2dr, auto AirCare ST#182 $2995 1996 ACURA TL 4dr auto, leather, fully loaded ST#177 $29951994 TOYOTA CAMRY 2dr auto, leather, full load, ST#174 $29952002 DODGE CARAVAN 7 pass, auto ST#160 $34952002 FORD WINDSTAR sport 7 pass auto Aircare ST#108 $34951997 ACURA LE auto 4dr sdn leather full load ST#175 $39952000 HONDA CIVIC 4DR auto sdn st#169 $39951997 HONDA CRV Aircare auto only this week ST#97 $39952005 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr auto sdn full load ST#03 $5,900
TRUCKS THIS WEEK:
2005 FORD F150 XL 4X4 auto reg cab longbox ST#132 $7,9002005 FORD F250 XLT quad cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#125 $8,9002005 FORD F350 XLT crew cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#134 $10,9002001 FORD F350 crew cab XLT 7.3L pwrstrk diesel ST#130 $11,9002007 GMC SLE 3500 crew cab 4X4 auto longbox ST#167 $12,9002007 CHEV 3500 CREW CAB Duramax diesel 4X4 auto ST#123 $12,9002007 FORD F350 XLT crew cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#128 $14,900 2006 FORD F350 CREW cab Lariat 4X4 auto long box diesel ST#118 $15,9002008 GMC 2500 HD quad cab SLE 4x4 auto fully load-ed ST#145 $16,9002007 GMC 2500 CREW cab, Duramax diesel 4X4 auto ST#61 $16,9002006 FORD F350 CREW CAB Lariat leather 4X$ auto diesel ST#164 $17,995
33166 S. Fraser Way, Abbotsford DL#31038
604-855-0666www.keytrackautosales.com
749 STORAGE
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ADULTS & YOUTH only Do you have regular contact with young children in Chilliwack? If yes, and
Pertussis Drop In Clinics - Chilliwack
ADULTS & YOUTH onlyDo you have regular contact with young children in Chilliwack? If yes, and you have not had a pertussis vaccine in the past 5 years, visit one of the following drop - in clinics for a free pertussis booster.
These large clinics are for ADULTS AND YOUTH ONLY.Young children aged 0-10 years require individualappointments booked separately at the Health Unit.
Pertussis Drop In Clinics - Chilliwack(Whooping Cough)
Tzeachten Hall45855 Promontory RoadFriday, February 10, 1:00 to 4:00 pmThursday, February 16, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Central Elementary Community School 9435 Young RoadTuesday, February 14, 3:00 to 7:00 pm
Central Community Church46100 Chilliwack Central RoadWednesday, February 15, 3:30 to 7:30 pm
For more info please contact the Chilliwack PublicHealth Unit at 604-702-4900 or visit www.fraserhealth.ca.
Parents of children aged 0-10 years please review
your child’s immunization record and call your local Health Unit if you have
questions or need to book an appointment for your child to be immunized.
COMMUNITY CORNER FEBRUARY 2012*(Due to space limitations, each week we will publish a different set of groups & activities from the community)
Storytime with Crackle. Crackle the library crow and Terrill have stories and
fun for preschoolers and their families. Every Friday at 10:15 am. Drop in,
free and a lot of fun.
Play Lions TV Bingo! every Thursday 6-7 pm on Shaw Cable Channel 4.
Tickets may be purchased at “That Store in Agassiz”, “Ledoux Hardware” or
“Chehalis General Store”.
Hooked on Books: Agassiz - Harrison Library Book Club. Prepare for
a great discussion on “The Last Crossing” by Guy Vanderhaeghe at the
fi rst meeting of 2012 on Wednesday, January 18th, 6:30 pm at the Agassiz
Library. We’re making sure there is enough copies to go around this month,
so please pick up your book now! The talk is lively, the people friendly, the
refreshments – free! Come on by, pick up your copy and be part of this
drop-in, no-membership required club.
LOCAL EVENTS
BEST RATES! Chris @
604.796.4301 to be featured in community cornernity corner
Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sundays at 10am & 7pm. Call 604-796-9474.
Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Highway. Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School at 11am. All welcome. For info call Rev. Mary Duncan 604-796-2680
All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 Highway, Agassiz. Service at 10am Sundays.
Mountainview Community Church meets for worship and fellowship on Sundays at 10:30am in the Ag Hall. Everyone welcome. 604-796-2429.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday, 9am & 11am, Tues to Sat – 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact Father John Trischler 604-796-9181.
The Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: [email protected] • harrisongospelchapel.com
St. Peter’s Anglican Church 51380 Church Street, Rosedale. Call 604-794-7252
JOIN US IN WORSHIP
Become a member of theHarrison Hot Springs Multicultural Choir
Practices are Mondays at HHS Memorial Hall7:00 - 9:00 pm
For more info Call Ruth at 604-796-2084
Songs evoke good memories,Singing is good for your health!
Police looking for Court
Chilliwack RCMP are investigating a report of a missing teenager from the Chilliwack area. Amber Lynne Court was last seen on Jan. 25, 2012, at ap-proximately 10 p.m., in the Meadow-brook Drive area.
Amber Court is a 16-year-old na-tive girl, is 5’7” tall, and weighs 99 pounds. Amber has dyed red hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a
black hooded jacket with a brown fur hood, black pants and white runners when she was last seen. Th e RCMP are concerned for Amber’s safety and would like her to contact them or her care worker as soon as possible to ad-vise she is safe. Police are asking for anyone with information regarding Court’s whereabouts to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611.
News
RCMP are in search of Amber
Lynne Court, a 16-year-old from
Chilliwack, who has
been miss-ing since
Jan. 25.
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