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CLAS S I F I EDS BOSTON BAR/NORTH BEND

enhancement society

This newsletter is brought to you by the Boston Bar/North Bend

Enhancement Society with special thanks to the United Way and

Fraser Valley Regional District’s

Grant in Aid Program for their support.

BOX ADS: Please call for our quarterly & annual rates!

SPECIALTY ADS— 1/4 page $40 b/w—or $50 colour

CLASSIFIEDS RATE: Monthly: $2.00 for 1 line ad,

$3.00 for 2 lines, $5.00 for 3 lines

ANNUAL RATES: 2 lines $24.00 and 3 lines: $ 36.00

Call Karen @ 604-206-6006 to place an advertisement

Out-of-town subscription to the Update: $15/year. Please include name & mailing address with cheque

Send email to: ktillotson@lookieloo.net

Cheques to be made payable to: Boston Bar/North Bend Enhancement Society P O Box 251,

Boston Bar, BC V0K 1C0

CANYON DISPOSAL — Weekly Waste pick-up $39.85 quarterly. Please call 604-867-9272

Tuesday—Friday 10 am—2 pm

E P I C U R E: By appo intment . Please call or text our local representative Tammy MacKay at 604-

206-0817. There’s always lots of product in stock!

FRASER CANYON MOBILE HOME & RV PARK: 31 A-50610 Trans-Canada Hwy., Boston

Bar. Housing Rentals Available & Trailers for sale. Please call 1-778-254-0083

FOR SALE: Recumbent Exercise Bike. Paid $400.00 Asking $150.00. Please call Al 604-867-9203.

Published monthly by the Boston Bar-North Bend Enhancement Society

Visit us online at www.bostonbarbc.net

UPDATE EDITOR BUSINESS BOX & SPECIALTY ADS

Karen Tillotson at 604-206-6006 or email ktillotson@lookieloo.net

DEADLINE f o r a l l s u b m i s s i o n s : 25th of each month

www.bostonbarbc.net F EBRUARY 20 1 6

FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH. The majority of us have learned to recognise the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke. As a much better informed adult society, we are also familiar with the preventative measures that need to be taken to reduce the incidence of cardiac events (and many cancers). To live a long and healthy life, we all need to learn ways to reduce stress, to keep our weight down, get more exercise, ('EAT LESS, MOVE MORE'), quit smoking, and consume fewer alcoholic beverages. Because February 8th is also our province's statutory holiday observance of FAMILY DAY, let's think...and talk... about the heart and stroke risks that can also affect our most vulnerable population: our children. As parents, we know that good nutrition is essential for optimal growth and development in children. Yet the majority of Canadian children still have poor eating habits; consuming high levels of sugar, fat and salt and low levels of fruits and vegetables. With childhood obesity on the rise, which can have long-term health repercussions, many parents currently struggle to get their kids to "eat right", to put down their electronic devices and to get outside and play. Medical professionals and educators also have a key role in encouraging children to make healthy choices. As parents and teachers, we do have some control. Parents might also be encouraged to know that our government is being pressured to restrict commercial marketing of foods and beverages to our young people, including ALL aspects of advertising—those being: promotion, placement, price and product. And here's WHY:

To be fair, parents should NOT have to compete with the billion dollar multi-national food and beverage industry marketing machine. Limiting marketing would make life far easier for parents, especially among our most vulnerable populations.

All of society has a duty to keep children safe and give them the best start for a long, healthy life. Because children are impressionable, they are vulnerable to the marketing industry's tactics that are harmful to their health.

Because young children have not yet reached the stage of mental development where they are able to distinguish between marketing, entertainment and reality, they are very susceptible to the industry's hype; they also cannot adequately assess the long-term health risks associated with consuming unhealthy products.

Canadian children are not only being exposed to a large amount of marketing through television, marketers are now reach-ing children through new avenues like adver-gaming (interactive games containing advertisements) and social media adver-tising.

Children and youth now average 7 hours and 48 minutes per day of “screen time”, with some spending as many as 11 hours per day in front of screens, thereby being exposed to a barrage of advertising through not just the primary medium of television, but now online and social media marketing as well. (Statistics tell us that if a Canadian child watches approxi-mately two hours of television per day, he or she will view more than 20,000 commercials in a year!)

As much as 90% of marketed food and beverage products are high in salt, fat, sugar and/or calories. With commercials coming at a rate of six times per hour (or more), unhealthy food and beverage advertising in Canada during children’s tele-vision programming is higher than in many other countries.

To the frustration of many parents, children’s food preferences, purchase requests and choices are being heavily influenced by food and beverage marketing. Marketing is associated with their increased consumption of fast foods, as well as un-healthy food and beverages containing high levels of fat, sodium and sugars. While the causes of disease are numerous, poor diet is the leading cause of obesity and has been found to be a primary cause of premature death worldwide.

So while that debate continues, we owe it to our kids to teach them to turn a 'blind eye and a deaf ear' to the assault of the mar-keting industry, and continue to encourage good nutrition and activity. Turn off that television, limit their ’screen’ time and push them out the door for that recommended sixty minutes of vigorous physical activity. Better yet, get outside with them.

As the ParticipACTION campaign says....'Don't go to our website….get outside. And LET’S BRING BACK PLAY!”

HAVE A HAPPY & HEALTHY FAMILY DAY!

The Heart of the Matter

WHO TO CALL:

Boston Bar Community Hall/Parks—867-8800

North Bend Community Hall—H & D John-son 867-9613

North Bend Community Center—Lillian Forman 867-9775

Family Place/Food Bank: Nancy Carmichael , 867-9204

Cable Television—Ann Schudeleit, 867-8846

Emergency Services Reps: Howard Johnson 867-9613 or Al Regehr 867-9203

FVRD Director: Terry Raymond: 867-8891

Editor: Karen Tillotson 604-206-6006

BaHP: Karen Tillotson 604-869-1831

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Doctors and Nurse Practitioners

Every WEDNESDAY 10am—3pm

Appts call Public Health 604-860-7630

Wednesdays call 604-867-9380

Mental Health Appts. Call 604-860-7733

Employment Assistant Services, Literacy Help, Early Childhood

Development call 604-869-2279

HEALTHY LIVING GET-TOGETHER

TAI CHI (with SOOYEON ZACHARIAS) FREE

See Update Community Calendar contact Sooyeon at 1-250-455-2711

ALLEN ROSCOE, Family Counsellor Every Tuesday Morning

Every other Friday afternoon. Child & Family Worker,

MELISSA NEILSON, to register please contact the BB Band office at:

867-8844

NORTH BEND COMMUNITY CENTRE Open Tuesdays & Saturdays

12pm—3pm Thrift Shoppe, Art Gallery/Gift Shoppe,

Museum, Wellness Center & Spa, Coffee Shop, Seniors’ Drop-In

(Saturday is jam session & sing-along) Free computer and internet access.

Send email to the museum at :

bbar_museum@inbox.com

BOSTON BAR FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE

PAMELA ROBERTSON CHR & LSS (Legal Aid)

DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS NAVIGATOR

Help is available to ALL CITIZENS Please contact Pamela at

ph. 604-867-8844 or 604-860-3114 (fax 604-867-9317)

Email: pamelarobertson3@yahoo.ca

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call Mike at 867-9114

HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM Wednesdays at Family Place Boston Bar Band also offers

cooperation and support within the

Harm Reduction Program.

BARBER AT CANYON LANES February 4th

(Usually 1st Monday of the Month)

Kids $10 Men’s $15

FOOD BANK DAY February 11th in Meeting Room, Canyon Lanes. Please bring your own bags or containers. Donations can

be dropped off at Canyon Lanes. Applications are available at Post Office,

Family Place and Canyon Lanes.

COMMUNITY LUNCH PROGRAM at Family Place

Everyone Welcome! Wednesdays Noon-1pm

Welcome to stay afterwards for socializing. (Donations greatly appreciated!)

FRASER CANYON BETTER AT HOME PROGRAM (BaHP)

Provides a door-to-door SHUTTLE SERVICE most Thursdays.

Weekly to Hope & Monthly to Chilliwack. For more information call:

Karen at 604-869 -1831 (Free for QUALIFYING SENIORS but service available to ALL. See page 4 for details)

MONTHLY & WEEKLY

PROG RAMS

DENTIST: Dr. Cam Robson at Anderson Clinic Please call band office at 867–8844 to book

an appointment.

TOWN MEETINGS: Watch for notices in your mail box.

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DIVINE WORSHIP

Everlasting Gospel

48822 Highland Rd. N.B.

Saturdays 11 am

Bible Study 8pm Tuesdays

All are welcome

COMMUNITY CHURCH

Sundays 11 am followed by

lunch and fellowship. For info or if

you need a ride, please leave a

message at Church PH 867-9010

CHURCH OF CHRIST

The Church of Christ welcomes you to

worship with them on Sundays

10:30am at North Bend Hall

Call 867-9613 for information.

LANDFILL: 50390 Chaumox Road (3 km. east of North Bend)

OPEN: TUES., THURS., & SAT. 10AM—5PM

Contact: 604-702-5000 or 1-800-528-0061

ANDERSON CREEK HEALTH CENTER

For pickup: see Canyon Disposal see AD Pg 7

We invite submissions of any photo you have personally taken, one of which you are especially proud and willing

to share with our community. Please submit to the editor ktillotson@lookieloo.net . If chosen, it will appear in the

Update and at our bostonbarbc.net website. Full bragging rights will go to the photographers!

In September 2016, the overall BEST PHOTO of the year will be selected for our

2017 Community Spirit Calendar!

Thanks goes to Alison Ross,

Amanda Westerlund and

Patty Thomas for sharing their

beautiful photos!

G I V E U S Y O U R B E S T S H O T !

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I have attended a number of meetings in the past few months.

Along with the usual Fraser Valley Regional District meetings, I have also met with the RCMP, Highways, Recreation Commission, tourism groups and a number of residents on issues concerning their property and the FVRD or the Province.

We are still waiting to hear if the Province will provide funding for the geotechnical study for North Bend.

The FVRD is looking at the feasibility of "Gateway" signs for the Electoral Areas. For our area they would be placed by Alexandra Bridge and at Jackass Mountain. They would be about 10 to 12 feet high , 6.5 feet wide and made of cedar. They would have the FVRD logo and would state something like " Welcome to the heart of the scenic Fraser Canyon". There would also be room on the bottom to advertise different events in the area.

An application has been put forward to the Province for a small *placer mine operation north of North Bend. This is still at the referral and application stage.

I recently had the pleasure of having dinner with some very special ladies and men in our com-munities along with their families: the members of our Volunteer Fire Department. The amount of time these people put into training and responding to incidents is amazing and

we owe them a huge "Thank You".

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact me by email traymond@fvrd.bc.ca

or by phone 604-867-8891.

*Placer mining is the mining of stream bed (alluvial) deposits for minerals. This may be done by open-

pit (also called open-cast mining) or by various surface excavating equipment or tunnelling equipment.

Placer mining is frequently used for precious metal deposits (particularly gold) and gemstones, both of which are often found in alluvial deposits—deposits of sand and gravel in modern or ancient stream beds, or occasionally glacial deposits. The metal or gemstones, having been moved by stream flow from an original source such as a vein, are typically only a minuscule portion of the total deposit. Since gems and heavy metals like gold are considerably more dense than sand, they tend to accumulate at the base of

placer deposits.

From Our Director Electoral Area A: Terry Raymond

Our VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT welcomes New Members!

Come out and support your community as a member of our Volunteer Fire Department. You will gain Experience and Training in a wide range of services that the Volunteer Fire Hall provides to the Community.

Training is free for Members (18+) that proceed beyond the probation period. Junior members (16+) are welcome!

FIRE PRACTICE IS EVERY WEDNESDAY AT THE BB FIRE HALL AT 6 PM. C’MON DOWN AND JOIN US!!!

Busy Times Ahead… Our January was extremely busy and it does not appear that it’s going to slow down any time soon. Whether investigat-ing criminal offences or keeping our roads safe, Boston Bar RCMP has been moving along at a fast pace. In the upcom-ing month, expect to see even more police cars on the road as the weather begins to improve. Are you concerned with traffic in our community?

We want to extend our thanks to our current members of the Speed Watch team and at the same time, remind everyone that we are always looking for more community-minded people who want to keep our roads safe! If you are concerned with traffic speeds in our community and want to help, come and join our Speed Watch team. Recently, our team received a small cheque from I.C.B.C as appreciation for all the hard work the team has put into keeping B.C. roads safe last year. So if you are interested in spending few hours in the fresh air, come speak with Robert Dufresne or any of your Boston Bar RCMP officers.

Joint Road Blocks to Continue… In January, Boston Bar RCMP once again hosted a Joint Road Block between Boston Bar RCMP and Fraser Valley Traffic Services. Police checked vehicles for impaired drivers, defects with vehicles among other things. Here is a list of issues police dealt with during the latest road check:

Faulty Brakes Cracked Windshield Failing to Produce a Driver’s License Faulty Driver’s Side Door Window Motor Failing to Display N Sign Prohibited Drivers

Boston Bar RCMP will continue to conduct joint road blocks throughout the year and in the upcoming weeks, we are preparing to do a joint road block with Lytton RCMP, Fraser Valley Traffic Services as well as the Integrated Traffic Units. Stay tuned for more information! Off Road Light Bars

Do you ever get blinded by the bright white light bars on vehicles? A member of the com-munity recently came and spoke with us about how bright some of the lights on newer vehicles are today. And the community member was right; these aftermarket light bars out there are really bright. Vehicle owners will install aftermarket light bars because they make the vehicle “look” better. The problem is that some of these lights are so bright that they could momentarily blind a driver and if the driver is in a curve, the results could be catastrophic. Now, of course, the lights do have a purpose and that is to light a very dark and remote area in the bush while driving off road. The thing to remember is that if those vehicles are on the highway, the light bars must be turned off and concealed with opaque covers under section 4.25 of the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act Regulations. If you have questions, please come and see us.

Thank you to the community member who brought this to our attention. Do you have other questions that you would like us to answer or topics you would like us to speak about in the next edition of the “Constable’s Corner?” Come chat with us and tell us what you want to see in the upcoming editions of the “Constable’s Corner. “ Cst. R. TUMBAS - Boston Bar RCMP

Quick Announcement For those of you who have been attempting to contact me, I have not been ignoring you. My cell phone is not working properly so if you need to get a hold of me, call the NON emergency number. For emergencies, dial 911

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FRASER CANYON SHUTTLE BUS goes to Hope on THURSDAYS &

Chilliwack on the LAST THURSDAY of each month. Call Karen Tillotson by Wednesday at 869-1831 to book

a seat on this door to door ride.

FRASER CANYON BETTER at HOME PROGRAM

C A N Y O N L A N E S

Tom Dunlop Community Recreation Centre

Mon.—Thur. 11am—6pm

Fri. & Sat. 3—9 pm

Sundays & Holidays CLOSED

Bowl i ng , l eagues , YBC, C l ub 55+

S E A R S C a t a l o g u e p i c k - u p ,

B i g s c r e e n T V

M e e t i n g r o o m

P o o l t a b l e s & A i r H o c k e y

G R E Y H O U N D D e p o t

P h o t o c o p i e s ( B & W , c o l o u r )

F L Y E R S : c a l l f o r q u o t e

Y o u r l o c a l W A T E R s t o r e

t e l : 6 0 4 - 8 6 7 - 8 8 0 0

F a x : 6 0 4 - 8 6 7 - 9 1 1 2

Photocopying and faxing is available for letter size 8x11 and legal, 8x14. Please call Canyon Lanes for pricing.

For more info go to www.betterathome.ca

BOWLING SCORES

CLUB 55+

WEEK LADIES PINS OVER SCORE MENS PINS OVER SCORE

Jan. 4 Cora Dunlop +51 Bob Simpson +14

Jan. 11 Nancy Hill +65 John Black +54

Jan. 18 Pat Clelland +64 Bob Simpson +1

YBC HIGH SCORE YBC HIGH SCORE

JUNIOR GIRLS JUNIOR BOYS

Jan. 4 Kenny Charlie 181

Jan. 11 Kenny Charlie 139

Jan. 18 Kenny Charlie 124

BANTAM GIRLS BANTAM BOYS

Jan. 4 Aeja Charlie 151 Damian Florence 89

Jan. 11 Aeja Charlie 136 Nate O’Donaghey 107

Jan. 18 Aeja Charlie 116 Damian Florence 136

JETS GIRLS JETS BOYS

Jan. 4 Daylynn Dufresne 70 Cedar Loss-Walters 111

Jan. 11 Daylynn Dufresne 103 Junior Campbell 67

Jan. 18 Jorja Fountain 55 Cedar Loss-Walters 78

SMURFS GIRLS SMURFS BOYS

Jan. 4 - - - - - - - - -

Jan. 11 JR Fountain 11

Jan. 18 JR Fountain 28

HAIRDRESSER AT CANYON LANES. Call SUE of Rock Paper Scissors Hair Design at 604-869-1720 to book an appointment

PLEASE CLIP THIS SCHEDULE AND RETAIN FOR YOUR RECORDS!

HEARTFELT THANKS GOES TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES for donating prizes to the Family New Year’s Eve Party at Canyon Lanes: Fraser Canyon Market, Olde Towne Inne, J-Bull Enterprises,

Rock Paper Scissors Hair Design and Mill Street Barber.

Because some physicians are closed Fridays and the congestion is heavy in both Hope and Chilliwack as the

weekend gets underway, it has been decided unanimously by regular riders of the Shuttle Bus and our driver Lloyd

Forman, that the Shuttle Bus Schedule for 2016 will be permanently changed. The bus will now run every

THURSDAY for the rest of this year. Please NOTE the dates when the bus will NOT be running so you can plan

outings and appointments accordingly. Pick up for Hope starts at 9am. Pick up for Chilliwack begins at 8am.

Anyone can ride the shuttle! Please call 604-869-1831 by WEDNESDAY to book your seat. This is a door to door

service so an address/location must be provided. Tickets can be purchased at Canyon Lanes. (Cash only please.)

Hope return is $20, Chilliwack Return is $30. CLIENT INTAKE FORMS (available at Canyon Lanes & Family

Place) MUST BE COMPLETED FOR RIDERS 55 + YRS. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDIZED FARE.

BARBER DAYS!

Feb. 1 March 7 April 4 May 2 June 6

July 4 August 8 September 12 October 3 November 7 December 8

A SHOUT OUT goes to BLAINE KIMBER fo r h is eag le eyes! Whi le dr iv ing by, he saw smoke coming f rom the t rash can next to the Greyhound shed by Canyon Lanes, and qu ick ly

ext ingu ished the f i re . No damage was done to the sheds . THANK YOU Blaine!

For your records….. .

Youth/Family Night at Canyon Lanes sponsored by Boston Bar First Nations

February 26th from 6-10pm. EVERYONE IS WELCOME !

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COMMUNITY LUNCH PROGRAM (sponsored by BaHP & BB/NB Enhancement Society)

Every Wednesday: NOON — 1PM at FAMILY PLACE

SENIORS are invited to stay afterwards to play card games, do crafts and socialize from 1-2 pm. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

DONATIONS are greatly appreciated!

FREE CONDOMS AND PREGNANCY TESTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FAMILY PLACE. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCRETION IS ASSURED.

If you require the services of the Food Bank and are not already registered with us, you can pick up an

application at Canyon Lanes, Family Place or the Post Office. When applying you need to show proof of

residence in our area and proof of all people living in your home. Please hand in your application the

Friday prior to Food Bank Day. Food Bank Days are noted in the monthly UPDATE COMMUNITY CALENDAR)

TRIPLE P : POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM

Tuesdays 10:30 t i l l noon at Fami ly P lace

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To al l Communi ty Members:

The Chilliwack Division of Family Practice is a non-profit society that represents doctors and nurse practitioners in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Seabird Island and Hope.

Their members provide primary care services from Chilliwack to Boston Bar and Booth-royd. The Division has been enhancing and implementing patient and community strategies since August 2014, to expand access to care and support people in finding a family doctor or nurse practitioner.

The Division has created a short survey to evaluate these initiatives. The survey is open to all community members over the age of 16. Everyone that completes the survey can enter to win 1 of 2 $50 Visa gift cards.

The Division of Family Practice needs your feedback. Complete the survey by February 15 and

enter to win 1 of 2 $50 Visa gift cards.

You can complete the survey online by typing the following address into your internet browser: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/cdofp/

Hard cop ies of the survey are a lso ava i lab le a t the Anderson Creek Cl in ic .

PLEASE ATTEND the Boston Bar School GARDEN Meet ing on Wednesday Feb.24th at 6 pm.

E V E R Y O N E I S W E L C O M E !

To continue the success of our school’s Greenhouse Project, help is needed from the community. Last year there was an enthusiastic and generous response from some wonderful people who chipped in and helped get things underway but assistance is still needed to make this a sustaining venture. Clearly, that requires active assistance and participation from any gardening enthusiasts in our community who are willing to spare some of their knowledge, time and energy! The growing season is fast-approaching and wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could grow

our own food—not just for the students, but the entire community!

Gardening in schools has been shown to improve the overall well-being of the students. Besides instilling a lifelong appreciation for nature and sustainability, teaching our young people how to grow their own food immediately influences more nutritious food choices. Gardening in schools requires the ongoing interest, involvement, and effort of community members willing to help students and staff in the process of developing a sustainable food source. If you can spare some of your time and knowledge with our school, your help would be gratefully accepted!!

It is hoped that students, parents, teachers and community volunteers will 'break ground' at the school in March

and begin amending the soil to provide a nutrient-rich medium for the intended vegetable gardens.

If there is anyone with a truck, willing to help haul stuff away or bring in some much-needed soil and manure for

our garden beds, BBESS would welcome any assistance!

The school also NEEDS: shovels, rakes, access to a rototiller and any other spare garden tools you might be able to donate to the school's gardening project.

By donation, the Invictus Urban Farm company will be installing two of their units to increase the growing power of our school’s gardening project. It solves the problem of SPACE in which to grow food, also providing an opportunity to bring gardening and composting concepts right into the classroom with its compact and portable design. (Invictus Urban Farms welcome donations in order to continue installations of their space-saving growing units into schools

that want to bring sustainable gardening into their curriculum and create edible schoolyards.)

"The Invictus Urban Farm has the power to be an integrated learning tool, bringing hands-on meaningful activity to the curricu-lum. Through vermi-composting, students will learn how to transfer their food waste into a nutrient-rich product called worm cast-ings that can be used as a fertilizer to help grow their plants. They can participate in all aspects of growing, harvesting, and pre-paring seasonal nutritious food. Students will learn where their food comes from and understand what it takes to get food on the plate on a local and global level. By tending to the garden they will have the opportunity to share in a new adventure, work togeth-

er as a team and to learn the importance of protecting our natural resources."

This is one of The Urban Smart Farm’s free-standing units. It is a portable, self-contained vertical garden and vermicomposting system that allows you to turn your kitchen compost into a high quality fertilizer. It converts 9 square feet into 36 square feet of growing space. With 60 openings for plants and a planter-box like top and base, it is capable of growing up to 200 plants. To ensure all your plants are receiving optimal sunshine it has an internal bearing track,

which allows you to turn it 360 degrees.

For more information please go to: http://www.urbansmartfarm.ca

Feb. 3 Roast Pork/Mashed Potatoes with corn and peas. Feb.10 Cheesy Potato Soup & Brats on a Bun Feb.17 Tuna Casserole & Coleslaw Feb. 24 Cabbage Roll Skillet & Dinner Rolls

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BOSTON BAR: Tuesday & Thursday 1:00—5:00 pm (dinner ) 5:30—7:30 pm. Ph. 604-867-

8847 (fax 867-9549). Karen Rushlow, Library Supervisor (Aliah Gilbert, Library Page )

YALE: Wednesdays 1:00-5:00 PM (dinner ) 5:30-7:30 pm & Saturdays 10:30 AM-12 PM

(lunch) 12:30-5:00 pm. Ph. 604-863-2279 (fax 863-0138). Karen Rushlow, Library Supervisor

Free WiFi is Available to the public at BOTH LIBRARIES which is only accessible during the hours that they are open. Come on in with your

laptop, or other electronic device and try it out!

BOSTON BAR LIBRARY BOOKCLUB: meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 4pm. Check us out online at Facebook to see what we are reading and what is next. Good discussions about why it was a good read or not.

Valentines Day program—Thursday, February 11th at 2:30 pm. It’s a sweet day for read-ing books at the Boston Bar Library! Come listen to stories and join in the activities!

YALE GARDEN CLUB meets every second Wednesday at 7 pm at the Yale Library. Come and share information and ideas with others! It’s time to start talking about what is going into our gardens this year!

Valentine’s Day Program—Saturday, February 13th at 3:30pm. It’s a sweet day for read-ing books at the Yale Library! Come listen to stories and join in the activities!

Service Canada Program for Seniors (or soon to be) - Tuesday, February 16th at 5pm. (weather permitting). Come listen and ask questions about what you need to know and do.

Service Canada Program for Seniors (or soon to be) - Wednesday, Feb. 24th at 5pm.

(weather permitting). Come listen and ask questions about what you need to know and do!

Read. Learn. Play www.fvrl.ca

Miss Webber’s grade three, four and five classroom continues to work on grammar, writing stories, and learning about First Nations culture and history. They are also participating in computer programming, French, physical and mental health activities, as well as learning through gaming, science and math. Our class has already done nearly 100,000 math problems this year! Ms. Dekok's grade 6, 7, 8 9 students are learning to "code" their robots to do specific tasks. Coding is to give precise step by step instructions (software) for the robot's movements. They are using their critical thinking and problem solving skills as they work in teams. We have received the Winter Wellness Grant from the First Nation Health Authority submitted by Cheryl Davidson, our First Nation Support Worker. The last week of January students participated in a wellness challenge engaging in physical fitness and nutrition. There are many other activities planned throughout the year. The Hot Lunch Program is off to a great start as Ms. Shoneena Loss has once again taken it on. Hot lunches will be served on Feb. 1st, 15th, and 29th. Volunteers Shawn Westerlund, Lillian Isaac, Susan Louie and Amanda Westerlund have helped Ms. Loss on many occasions. We really appreciate them! During the month of February we will be celebrating "Black History Month". Students will learn about their contributions and challenges here in Canada and the United States. If you would like to share with stu-dents about this subject please let us know. We are certain that our students would benefit from it.

February 8th is Family Day and there will not be any school on that day but we will make it up on Friday, February 12th.

From Ms. Debra Devine, Principal BBESS

Please attend a

Greenhouse Project

Meeting on Feb. 24th

at 6 pm in the Library.

We need your HELP!!!!

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LEGO CONTEST FOR CHILDREN & TEENS: Bring your creation by Thurs., Feb. 25th at 5pm

to Boston Bar Library. Awards to be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Single person entries only

please. No store bought allowed!

LEGO CONTEST FOR CHILDREN & TEENS: Bring your creation by Saturday, Feb. 27th at 5pm

to Yale Library. Awards to be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Single person entries only please.

No store bought allowed!

Photos courtesy Ms. Devine

This publication is available with the support of our ADVERTISERS. Please suppor t these businesses Pg 7 Pg 10 This publication is available with the support of our ADVERTISERS. Please suppor t these businesses

Family Place -9204

North Bend Community Centre (NBCC) -9163

Canyon Lanes (CL) -8800

Boston Bar School (BBESS)-9222

FAMILY PLACE HOURS

Monday & Tuesday 10 am - 2 pm Wednesday 10 am - 1 pm Wed. Community Lunch 12-1 pm CLOSED Thursday, Friday & Stat Holidays

Need a ride to attend our

Family Place programming?

Please call 867-9204.

Anderson Creek Health Center -

(Make Appts Hope Health Unit 604-860-7630)

Wednesdays: 867-9380)

BB First Nations Band Office (programs): -8844

PHONE NUMBERS 604-867-

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr i Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29

FOOD BANK DAY 1-3 pm Canyon Lanes Mtg. Rm. Back

Entrance Door

Anderson Creek Clinic 10-3

Anderson Creek Clinic 10-3

Anderson Creek Clinic 10-3

BBNBES meeting 2 PM. at CL

NBCC NOON-3

NBCC NOON-3

NBCC NOON-3

STATUTORY HOLIDAY HAPPY FAMILY DAY!

FAMILY PLACE CLOSED

Cap C Drop In 10-2 Playtime, literacy & crafts

Triple P—10:30- noon

Cap C Drop In 10-2

Playtime, literacy & crafts

Triple P—10:30- noon

Shuttle Bus Reservations Please Call

869-1831

Cap C Drop-in 10-1pm

COMMUNITY LUNCH: 12-1 SENIOR HOUR 1-2

Cap C Drop In 10-2 Playtime, literacy & crafts

Triple P—10:30- noon

Cap C Drop-in 10-1pm

COMMUNITY LUNCH: 12-1 SENIOR HOUR 1-2

STRONG START AT BBESS

Mon/Tues 11-3 Wed/Thurs 8:30-12:30

Barber at Canyon Lanes

Cap C & Better Beginnings Lunch & Snacks

Perinatal Specialist: Lana “Attachment & Attunement”

Health Nurse: Lee

Anderson Creek Clinic 10-3

NBCC NOON-3 NBCC NOON-3

NBCC NOON-3 NBCC NOON-3

Cap C Drop-in 10-1pm

Cap C Drop-in 10-1pm

COMMUNITY LUNCH: 12-1 SENIOR HOUR 1-2

COMMUNITY LUNCH: 12-1 SENIOR HOUR 1-2

Cap C & Better Beginnings Lunch & Snacks

Health Nurse: Lee Topic: Infant Development

Cap C & Better Beginnings Lunch & Snacks

Topic: Baby Slings

Cap C Drop In 10-2

Playtime, literacy & crafts

Triple P—10:30- noon

NBCC NOON-3

NBCC NOON-3

Pickup start-times for SHUTTLE: HOPE: 9:00 am

CHILLIWACK: 8:00 am

Cap C & Better Beginnings Lunch & Snacks Open Discussion

Coffee Shop CLOSED Feb. 2nd ONLY

$5 BAG SALE at NBCC Thrift Shoppe for the

first 2 weeks of February! Open Tues & Sat

Valentines Day Program

Library - 2:30 pm

Service Canada info/Seniors: Library-5pm

BBFN Family Night at CL 6-10pm

FIRE PRACTICE 6 PM VFD

FIRE PRACTICE 6 PM VFD

FIRE PRACTICE 6 PM VFD

FIRE PRACTICE 6 PM VFD

Our Volunteer Fire Dept.

welcomes NEW MEMBERS.

Be a Part of the Team!

Please see page 3

HOT LUNCH AT SCHOOL

HOT LUNCH AT SCHOOL

HOT LUNCH AT SCHOOL

Greenhouse/Garden Meeting

Feb. 24th at 6pm in the library

See page 12

School in Session

Last day for LEGO contest

entries at Library

(Debi Kerton on Holidays in Feb.) Community Lunch Menu Page 5

TAI CHI with Sooyeon Tuesdays (Feb. 2, 9, 16 & 23)

at 10:30 am at

Anderson Health Clinic.

TAI CHI with Sooyeon 3 pm at Tuckkwiowhum

Village Longhouse

TAI CHI Thurs. Feb. 11th 10:30 am

Anderson Health Clinic

Heal ing Circ le Philip Campbell Healing House

1 pm - Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24

TAI CHI with Sooyeon 3 pm at Tuckkwiowhum

Village Longhouse