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A 25-year-old man is dead following a gang-related shooting on South Fraser Way on Sunday afternoon.

Abbotsford police responded to reports of shots fired shortly after 5 p.m., at the inter-section of South Fraser Way and Emerson Street.

Officers found Abbotsford resident Harpreet Chahal, suffering bullet wounds. He was taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries shortly after 6 p.m.

Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Chahal was known to police.

He was an associate of Jujhar Khun-Khun, who has been charged for the killing of Jonathan Bacon, a Red Scorpion gang mem-ber who used to live in Abbotsford.

Chahal, along with Khun-Khun, pleaded guilty to one charge of kidnapping in 2007.

“This was a targeted, gang-related shoot-ing,” said Pound.

Witnesses in the area told police that Chahal’s black Mercedes was driving west-bound on South Fraser Way when shots were fired from another vehicle, travelling in the same direction.

She also confirmed there were other people in Chahal’s vehicle at the time of the shoot-ing, who fled the scene.

“This shooting occurred in a very public area where innocent people could have easily become victims. We are urging anyone with information to come forward and speak with investigators, “ Pound said.

Anyone with information is asked to con-tact the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-4448, or if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Gang shooting leaves one dead

Emergency crews work on the 25-year-old victim of a drive-by shooting on South Fraser Way on Sunday afternoon. The victim, later identified as Harpreet Chahal of Abbotsford, died shortly after in hospital.

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Tremors at top city staff level2012 financial statements show 80-plus employees earning over $100,000Alex BUTLERAbbotsford News

More than 80 Abbotsford city staff earned upwards of $100,000 last year, but that number may decrease with some of the city’s high-ranking staffers leaving their positions.

City hall released its 2012 financial statements last week, listing all employ-ees who make more than $75,000 annu-ally – a total of 222 employees.

Eighty-seven of those staff members made more than $100,000 in 2012.

In 2011, the number of city staffers making more than $75,000 was 211, with 88 earning more than $100,000. In 2010, only 55 employees were paid over $100,000.

But changes have occurred, and more appear to be on the horizon.

Ken Baerg, director of economic devel-opment, has already left city hall. Reports indicate that a senior manager has gone on leave, with sources saying he may not

return. Sources also indicate he may not be the only high-level civic manager to be on the way out.

When asked Monday night whether lay-offs were in progress, whether any senior staff had recently left city hall or whether the city was currently in the pro-cess of cutting staff, city manager George Murray declined to comment.

The city’s highest earner in 2012 was former city manager Frank Pizzuto, who was paid $252,365 to serve in the city’s top administrative position. He resigned in December of 2012, and was paid $321,000 in compensation when he left.

In 2013, Murray will receive $230,000 a year, six weeks of holiday and a work ve-hicle or car allowance of $700 per month.

The top earners at the city saw increas-es that were lower than in previous years.

Jim Gordon, the city’s general manager of engineering, made $205,669 in 2012, a 2.8 per cent increase from 2011. His pay increase between 2010 and 2011 was 14

per cent. Jay Teichroeb, general manager of eco-

nomic development, saw a 4.9 per cent increase last year, with a total salary of $201,603.

Mike Pastro, manager of the Abbotsford International Airport, saw a 5.7 per cent increase, with a total salary of $175,813. Pastro got the highest pay spike in 2011, with a 20 per cent increase in salary.

Mayor Bruce Banman was paid $102,272 for his first full year of service, plus $11,159 in expenses.

City councillor earnings varied depend-ing on expenses and indemnity paid for attending water and sewer commissions or for acting as mayor.

Coun. Patricia Ross topped the list with a combined figure of $46,482, with the lowest total for Coun. Bill MacGregor at $35,579.

Banman said that he understands

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Pot activist Tim Felger, a former political candidate in Abbotsford, has been convicted of possession of marijuana. On Friday in provincial court in New Westminster, a jury found Felger guilty of possession, but not guilty on the more serious charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking. No sentencing date has been set at this time, but it is unlikely that Felger will see any jail time, according to his lawyer Ken Beach. In an email, Felger said his legal team will present a “post-verdict application for entrapment.” Felger added that his conviction will“soon be squashed because of the entrapment.” Hed has already been successful in having other charges against him dropped. Last month, a judge ruled that police breached Felger’s rights when an undercover officer entered his Das Bhang store/office in Mission in 2011, and gathered evidence which was used to obtain a search warrant. The results of the search, in part, led to Felger’s arrest.

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A new cable-driven wake-board facility at Albert Dyck Park will enhance Abbotsford’s reputation as one of Canada’s premier wa-tersports destinations.

That’s the belief of Stu McKeown, owner of Valley Wake Park, which opened to the public on Saturday.

Over the last several months, McKeown has over-seen a redevelopment of the

east end of Walmsley Lake, including new sand for the beach, the con-struction of a

small operations building, and the

installation of four six-me-tre-high metal towers on the shore.

Two electrically powered cable systems, roughly 700 feet each in length, are sus-pended between the towers, and are used to tow riders back and forth over jumps and other obstacles.

“Cable parks like this one are really make the sport accessible, just like skiing or snowboarding,” McKeown explained.

“Now, all you need is your equipment – or you can rent it here – and your day pass, and you’re ready to go. You don’t need to spend $60,000 on a boat, $200 a day on gas

and $1,000 a year on insur-ance. It takes that cost factor right out of it.”

Cable parks have long been popular in Europe, and they’re starting to pop up all over North America. Last year, cable wakeboard-ing was shortlisted by the International Olympic

Committee for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, and while it didn’t make the cut, it could be considered again for 2024.

“Three years ago there was only one park in Canada, in Quebec. Now there are 11,” McKeown said, noting that Abbotsford’s facility is one

of just two in B.C., the other being in Kelowna. “You see the same sort of growth in the U.S.”

McKeown’s initial proposal for Walmsley Lake, which came before Abbotsford’s parks and rec department in 2011, called for a five-tower loop on the western half of the lake which could have have accommodated nine riders at a time, but that plan was met with opposi-tion from the Fraser Valley Water Ski Club (FVWSC).

FVWSC members have played an instrumental role in developing the manmade lake and have hosted numer-ous provincial, national and international competitions on the site over the years.

City council voiced concerns that the proposed cable park would squeeze out the ski club, prompting McKeown to modify his plan to instead feature two separate twin-tower systems on the east end of the lake, each accom-modating one rider at a time. That allows the FVWSC to continue to use the west end.

Valley Wake Park has se-cured a five-year lease of the site from the city, and pays the municipality five per cent of gross revenues. Passes are $25 for an hour or $47 for a day, or $499 for the season.

A new cable-driven wakeboard facility is now open in Abbotsford at Albert Dyck Park.

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Alex BUTLERAbbotsford News

With areas of southern Alberta devastated by flood-ing, the Abbotsford Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services unit has set off for Calgary to assist those af-fected by the disaster.

The unit is a mobile canteen that can act as a kitchen, pro-viding nutritious meals for volunteers, emergency per-sonnel and people who have been displaced.

The units are designed to respond to floods, fires, earth-quakes and other major events.

Units from three other com-munities in B.C. – Terrace, Kelowna and Prince George – have also gone to Alberta to assist. The four units were slated to arrive in Calgary yesterday evening.

Calgary’s Salvation Army Centre of Hope was flooded and faced with mandatory evacuation. All of the facil-ity’s 400 residents have been relocated.

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Currently, Salvation Army volunteers have been at the evacuation centre in the com-munity of Blackie, supplying meals and care to residents evacuated from nearby High River.

With growing concerns about flooding in Medicine Hat, 10,000 people have been evacuated, including the Salvation Army shelter.

Volunteers are currently atthe evacuation centre provid-ing food, clothing and arrang-ing for accommodations.

“We want to be there and re-spond to the immediate needsof individuals,” said Lowell.

She said in addition to help-ing with meals, the volun-teers are there to help othersthrough a traumatic time.

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Vikki HOPESAbbotsford News

A high-risk sex offender who served a 22-year sentence for sexually assault-ing an Abbotsford museum worker in 1991 has been released from prison and is now living in Surrey.

The B.C. Corrections Branch issued the warning this week in regard to Raymond Lee Caissie, 42.

Caissie pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault with a weapon, one count of robbery and one count of unlawful confinement in relation to the incident that occurred on July 21, 1991.

On that day, he entered Trethewey House – the home of the MSA Museum Society – on Ware Street, and came across a lone 21-year-old female sum-mer student.

Threatening her with a knife, he forced her to strip, then twice sexually assaulted her.

Caissie then drove with the woman until they came to the south end of Gladwin Road, where he took her to a secluded wooded area on the American side of the border.

He forced her to perform a sex act, tied her to a tree, and left.

Two days later, he grabbed a purse from another woman before being picked up by police. He was convicted of robbery for that incident.

His criminal history also includes theft, break and enter, and possession of stolen property.

Caissie was released from prison after completing his full sentence.

He is currently on bail supervision, and is considered by Corrections as a high-risk offender who has a varied pattern of crime, having offended violently and sexually in an opportunistic and impulsive manner.

Caissie is 5’11” and weighs 165 pounds. He is Caucasian with short brown hair and blue eyes.

He is subject to close monitoring by po-lice and has several conditions, including keeping the peace, staying in B.C., having no contact with his victims, not possessing a knife except for eating, and not possess-ing a weapon or tools for restraint, includ-ing duct tape or wire.

If a citizen sees Caissie in violation of these orders, they are asked to call the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

Alex BUTLERAbbotsford News

Kinder Morgan is call-ing for public input from Abbotsford residents on the proposed route through the community for the twin-ning of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

The plan, which is avail-able for comment at talk.transmountain.com/abbots-ford, shows the proposed oil pipeline will run through Abbotsford along the exist-ing Trans Mountain corri-dor, with a potential devia-tion near the Matsqui First Nation.

The existing Trans Mountain pipeline runs on an east-to-west axis through the north of Abbotsford. Kinder Morgan also has two facilities in Abbotsford, including the Sumas pump station on McDermott Road, just south of Highway 1. From this station, the com-pany’s Puget pipeline heads south into Washington State. From the Sumas pump station, the main pipeline continues up to Sumas Mountain where the Sumas (storage) Terminal is located. From there, the line continues west into Langley Township.

Kinder Morgan states that

running the new pipeline along the current corridor as much as possible reduces the area disturbed by the expansion, by allowing con-struction to take place along the existing right-of-way.

The existing 1,150-kilome-tre Trans Mountain Pipeline runs between Strathcona County, Alta. and Burnaby, B.C. Kinder Morgan is pro-posing about 980 kilometres of new pipeline in the twin-ning project. If approved, construction could begin as early as 2016.

Kinder Morgan Canada states that it is “searching

for feasible route alterna-tives” in order to reduce the impact to residential areas on the west side of Sumas Mountain and to Ledgeview Golf Course.

The original pipeline was built in 1952 and has been owned and operated by Kinder Morgan since 2005. In 2012, a 110,000-litre spill was contained on Kinder Morgan property, though some residents of the Auguston neighbour-hood said they experienced nausea and headaches from the fumes.

John Vissers, a local envi-

ronmentalist, said the proj-ect will impact people who live near the existing pipe-line, and the schools located nearby.

He said there are always concerns when increasing the amount of oil running through residential commu-nities.

Vissers said that from an environmental perspective, the issue is not the chosen route, but the twinning proj-ect itself.

“The issue is one of our participation in a massive carbon contribution.”

Vissers said the project will lead to increased tank-er traffic in B.C. which will impact air quality in the Fraser Valley.

“We know that a signifi-cant amount of particulate – that right now we are breathing in the Fraser Valley – is coming from tanker traffic.”

Vissers said it is impor-tant for local residents to challenge significant pol-luters, in order to preserve Abbotsford’s fragile airshed, calling it “our responsibility as citizens.”

Residents can comment on the pipeline construc-tion and operations at talk.transmountain.com/abbots-ford until July 10.

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Park expected to become new tourist attraction“We would have liked to do a

larger facility, but this accom-modates everybody,” McKeown noted.

“It’s really a win-win for the city. Now they’ve got a tour-ism attraction to get people to Abbotsford, they get youth in-

volved in a clean and healthy sport, and they also get rev-enue back.”

McKeown believes the cable park will quickly become a tourist attraction, and said initial feedback has been “tre-mendous.”

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– our Twitter, our Facebook – along with emails and con-tacts, it’s been amazing how many people are saying, ‘When are you open, when are you open?’

“I’ve got people from Washington calling and emailing about coming

up. The closest one (south of the border) would be in Sacramento, so there’s quite the gap in Washington and Oregon right now. People travel all over the world to come to cable parks.”

For more information, visit valleywakepark.com.

taxpayers’ concernsabout high wages atcity hall, but said aconscious effort wasmade in 2012 to keepincreases lower thanthe previous year. Hesaid that the issue ofpublic sector wages isa problem in commu-nities across Canada.

“Abbotsford is notan island amongitself. We have tobe competitive inthe marketplace.Sometimes thesesalaries are what ittakes to be competi-tive with your neigh-bours.”

Banman said thecity is currently look-ing at how to holdincreases on wagesin line with growthor inflation in thefuture, and staff arecurrently reviewingthe entire organiza-tion for efficiencies,and ways to keeppublic sector salariesmore in line with theprivate sector.

When asked aboutthe potential lay-offsat city hall, Banmandeclined comment,saying that the hiringand firing of city stafffalls under Murray’scontrol.

Banman did statethat Murray washired to do the dif-ficult job of lookingthrough the city’sfinances for efficien-cies, adding that staffcosts account for alarge portion of thecity’s expenditures.

The city’s total pay-roll, including thosewho make less than$75,000, hit about$46 million last year,slightly up from$45.8 million in theprevious year.

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Ground-breaking for MCCCelebration attracts crowd of more than 400 It was a busy week-

end for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) BC as the or-ganization celebrat-ed 40 years of MCC thrift shops, its an-nual gathering, and a ground-breaking event at the site of a new MCC Centre.

The ground-break-ing ceremony took place on Saturday at Gladys Avenue and Cyril Street, the site of the new centre.

More than 400 people enjoyed the sunshine and learned more about the new building that will house an MCC Thrift Shop, the MCC Material Resource Centre, program and ad-ministrative of-fices, Ten Thousand Villages, a quilt-ing centre, a café and the Mennonite Foundation office as well.

MCC Canada ex-ecutive director Don Peters and represen-tatives from both the Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite

Church conferences were in attendance as well as several of MCC BC’s former executive directors and board chairs.

Kathleen Toews, whose family donat-ed the land on which the current MCC BC office and warehouse sit, also attended.

Ninety-seven-year-old Siegfried Bartel, who served as MCC BC board chair for

the better part of the 1970s and ’80s and who oversaw two past MCC building projects, offered a prayer of blessing on the ground.

Doves were re-leased as a symbol of those prayers reach-ing the heavens, and then the digging began.

The total fundrais-ing goal for the MCC Centre is $15 mil-

lion, of which over $10 million in dona-tions and pledges has already been raised.

“We were so hon-oured to have so many people come and share this spe-cial day with us,” said Wayne Bremner, ex-ecutive director for MCC BC.

To learn more about MCC BC, visit bc.mcc.org

Phil Schafran, director of donor relations and communications for MCC, shows an archi-tect’s rendition of the finished complex.

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Ruminations of an Island visit

Arriving early to pick up a foot passenger departing an Island ferry, I was fascinated by the number of people who walk on and off our inter-island transportation system.

Most were young, laden with back-packs; many it seemed were em-barking on summer camp adven-tures; others obviously returning from same, or had spent the week-end creating other memories.

Few, interestingly enough, pushed bicycles along with the parapher-nalia they carted to waiting cars. A bit surprising, I felt, considering that many of the Gulf Islands are a cyclist’s dream – the relatively quiet lanes and byways sweeping through spectacular and, compared to this side of the strait, relatively dry scenery.

That, of course, stimulated thoughts about how long it has been since I have toured any of the is-lands, including the main one.

In fact, other than “on business,” I haven’t been to Vancouver Island on a pleasure trip for decades, and I don’t recall in my adult years ever having made the trip as a foot pas-senger.

After all, for someone who doesn’t own a bike, how would I get around without a vehicle?

Cost of island travel isn’t cheap with a car, downright expensive towing a trailer or boat. Though when I mentally added up the num-bers, pricey though the ferries are, the single vehicle round-trip fee isn’t any more than the cost of gaso-line driving to and from Kamloops or Quesnel.

And maybe the price of fuel is why tourism is down, or lacking, in so many areas – it costs too much to get anywhere, aside from what you spend on the way for food, accommo-dations and sundry other stuff.

Years back, I always seemed to be on my way to somewhere … the

Kootenays, northern B.C., Banff or Barkerville.

Not so much any more.It takes two tanks of gas to get

to the cabin I infrequently borrow in the northern Cariboo, two more to get home plus (with the nearest

gas station 135 km away) four five-gallon jerry cans of fuel to keep me on the road while I’m there.

That is not cheap, and is obviously cause for the infrequency. And along the way, there are stores and cafes and gas stations that don’t see my discretionary spending.

Not that my jaunts have taken a southerly turn either. Only twice since 9/11 have I crossed the U.S.

border. “Stay-cation” has become thefinancial watchword in my recentvocabulary, though it is not alwaysappreciated in our household, par-ticularly when I suggest I sneakoff for the weekend to a somewhatnearby lake (it’s only a tank of gasthere and back, I offer in justifica-tion).

The hour or so at the ferry ter-minal convinced me that I shouldchange my interior forays to onethat is waterborne on one that isconsiderably larger than an alumi-num fishing boat,.

After all, I grew up on the Islandand know some great haunts thatare long overdue for a trip downmemory lane.

Of course, with my pecuniary na-ture these days, like the kids I sawwalking off the ferry, the accommo-dations might be a tent.

On the other hand, perhaps I’dbe more comfortable just stayingat home listening to the lyrics ofGary Fjellgard’s ‘Somewhere on theIsland.’

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In 2012, 87 Abbotsford city staff members earned more than $100,000.

They formed close to 40 per cent of the 222 city employees who received more than $75,000 in salary last year.

To the average taxpayer, those are unsettling figures.

On the upside, compared to a huge leap in salary levels from 2010 to 2011, last year’s city hall earning statistics showed a cooling trend. In 2011, 211 staffers made more than $75,000, with 88 of those earning over $100,000.

In 2010, 178 city employees made more than $75,000, of whom only 55 were paid over $100,000.

Also reflecting some fiscal reality were the levels of individual salary increases handed out last year.

On the heels of huge hikes as high as 15 and 20 per cent for some top managers in 2011, last year’s in-creases saw little above five per cent, and lower.

Now that council and city adminis-tration seem to have found the brake handle on the civic gravy train, it needs to be slowed further.

Does this city really need to be pay-ing more than $100,000 annually to 87 staff members, with some of those salaries in the $150,000 to $200,000 range? Given that even the highest paid councillor doesn’t make above $50,000, it appears excessive.

The buzz circling around city hall suggests more internal cost-trimming is imminent. If so, good.

Why, for instance, in these chal-lenged economic times, is there not a civic administrative pay freeze in-stituted, along with some extremely tough negotiations with unions?

Is there going to be a mass exodus of civic employees if they don’t get raises higher than the private sector every year? Not if other cities follow suit, and start playing fiscal hardball.

While taxpayers are paying for it, they’re not buying it.

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I grew up on the Island and know some great haunts that are long overdue for a trip down memory lane.

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Re: Les Szabo’s letter, “A big thanks to selfless heroes.”

It has been five days since a drunk driver hit the car my niece and her three friends were travelling in, sending the car into the ditch upside down.

My niece was the individual airlifted to RCH. It has been an emotional week for our

family, as well as the families of all the girls involved in the accident.

There have been many times we have spoken of the hero-ics of the people that stopped that night to jump into that ditch to help rescue those young women.

The gratitude we have for them is immense, and will

carry that with us for the rest of our lives.

Because of them, four fami-lies have their daughters, sisters, granddaughters and nieces.

Today I opened the paper to find of all things a thank you letter from one of those heros – Les Szabo – thanking others for helping.

This just shows what an amazing individual you are. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for stopping to help, for not worrying about potential danger to yourself.

We thank all who stopped to help, the firefighters, the police, the EMTs and any-one else involved in rescuing these four wonderful young

women.It would have been a much

grimmer outcome had you allnot stopped to help.

You have made such a posi-tive impact on us all. Thankyou all for caring, for yourselflessness.

We are forever grateful. Youare our heros!

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Heartfelt thank you to heroes who saved four womenletters

I am moved by the compassion showed towards the home-less people who had chicken manure dumped near them. However, I do not share the compas-sion.

I live right beside the recent “dump site” near Gladys. I am sick of explain-ing to my kids why some people camp there all year. I am sick of my wife being too scared to walk around the block. I am sick of people high on drugs wan-dering down the roadway in and out of traffic.

The other day there was a big gath-ering on the side of the road while some

idiot with no shirt on was pretending to punch all the ve-hicles driving by. I felt like mowing the dude down with my van. I know, they’re mentally ill and we should look after them. So is that guy who wrapped a dog in a blanket and beat it with a bat.

My solution is to move these peo-ple who have been hanging out here for 20 years to a park in front of one of our more compassionate residents’ homes. Do that and I’ll show my compassion for them. Hell, I’ll even bring them a sand-wich once a week.

Trevor MacLeod

Last weekend, as I went for a walk down 7th Ave. in Mission, I could see ambulances, police cruisers and a fire truck lined down the street. When I got to the scene, I saw a woman laying face up on the sidewalk while someone was doing CPR.

She didn’t seem to be breathing on her own and they were giving her chest compressions for what seemed like an eternity. Someone came up beside me and said she collapsed on the sidewalk only five minutes earlier.

She may have been longer than five min-utes, yet it’s likely emergency services were there very fast. As they continued, I could see they had something that looked like a resuscitator over her mouth while they were performing CPR.

After what seemed to be a long while, the lady looked to be finally breathing on her own again. A second ambulance had already arrived by this time and she was then taken away. I may have been there for around 10 minutes in total.

Emergency services did an amazing job, yet no one clapped at the end like you may see at sporting events or anything like that.

They just did what they’ve been trained to do and then hurried her off to the hospital. I felt they did a really great job that day and I thought someone should say thank you. So, I’m saying thank you for being there and doing what you did. You’re much appreci-ated in our community.

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Teaching with teepeesStudents learn about aboriginal culture


Three teepees could be seen behind Centennial Park Elementary School in Abbotsford on Friday morn-ing.

In celebration of National Aboriginal Day (June 21) the group Teepees At School, came out to the Valley to teach students about aborig-inal culture.

Tony Solomon, one of the organizers of the program, said the group works across North America, but special-izes in the Lower Mainland. It has been going on for the past 12 years.

“Sometimes we just come to a school for the day and each class comes in for 45 minutes or so,” he explained.

On Friday, the group ran two classes simultaneously, allowing students to move back and forth to different teepees.

“Sometimes we do a camp at a school. Last year we were at Bradner Elementary School.

“We brought a whole bunch of teepees, set them up and we had activities in them ... Then at night we had a big campfire and all the students got to sleep in the

teepees,” said Solomon.On Friday, students

learned how teepees work, and viewed examples of ab-original art, baskets and other items.

They were also welcomed by Alvin Stevens Jr. who sang and played the drum.

School principal Bonnie Iftody said the program is a great opportunity for stu-

dents to see what housingand life was like for Canada’sindigenous people.

“We have a number ofaboriginal students in ourschool, but we want every-one to learn about Canada’shistory.”

S t u d e n t s f r o mKindergarten to Grade 5participated in the ses-sions.

Instructor Tony Solomon (left) listens as Alvin Stevens Jr. sings and playsa drum inside one of three teepees set up at Centennial Park ElementarySchool in Abbotsford.

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Three smash-and-grabs investigatedLocal businesses were targeted three days in a row


The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) is investi-gating three smash-and-grab break-ins at local businesses in a three-day period.

The first incident took place just after midnight on Sunday, June 16, when a sus-pect smashed the glass in the

front door of a restaurant in the 32700 block of George Ferguson Way.

The culprit then stole a 55-inch TV and left through a back door.

The following day at about 11:30 p.m., someone broke a door to a chiropractor’s office in the 32900 block of Ventura Avenue.

The suspect stole a computer tower and attempted to take a TV but was unable to remove it from the wall bracket.

The third incident occurred on Tuesday, June 18 at 4:15 a.m., when a thief smashed the glass door to an optical store in the 2900 block of Gladwin Road.

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all three businesses are locat-ed close to one another, and the suspect was likely in each store for under three min-utes. He suggests that busi-ness owners and managers ensure their security cameras and alarm systems are fully functioning.

MacDonald also encouragedthe public to continue to re-port suspicious activity inand around businesses afterhours.

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Last week’s decision by Metro Vancouver to oppose a proposed coal export terminal in Surrey, in part due to environmental con-cerns, has Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman calling foul.

Metro Vancouver’s board voted 21-4 to oppose the proposal.

The regional district has no real power to block the coal pro-posal, but critics hope Metro’s decision will put more pressure on Port Metro Vancouver to delay approving the project pending a health impact as-sessment demanded by medical health of-ficers.

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Banman said Metro deemed coal dust to be “offensive to their air quality” so they don’t want the project to proceed.

“But when it comes to polluting our sensi-tive airshed, it’s full steam ahead.”

Metro is opposed to a new $15-million terminal that would reload U.S. coal from trains to barges and add 25 jobs both at Surrey and on Texada Island, where coal would be transferred again to ocean-going ships.

“I’m not an oppo-nent of the coal in-dustry in Canada,” Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said. “But the issue is tak-ing coal from the United States – bad coal, the most diffi-cult coal, the cheap-est coal – bringing it into Canada, process-ing it twice through our ports, taking all of the environmental

risks for none of the real benefits, and in the end of it we get 25 jobs.”

“Twenty-five jobs is nothing compared to the possible environmen-tal impact,” added Surrey Coun. Judy Villeneuve.

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Drunk driving rules saving lives: studyCriminal impaired charges plunged after new penalties

Jeff NAGELBlack Press

An independent study credits B.C.’s controversial drink-ing and driving laws for a 40 per cent drop in fatal crashes related to alcohol.

Since September of 2010, police have handed out tempo-rary driving bans and fines to many drivers caught with blood-alcohol levels

over .05, including many who blow over the criminal thresh-old of .08 who would previously have been prosecuted for impaired driving.

The Centre for Addictions Research at the University of Victoria and UBC researchers studied crash statistics be-fore and after the Immediate Roadside Prohibition program

took effect and con-cluded there has also been a 23 per cent drop in inju-ries and 19.5 per cent less property damage stemming from alcohol-related crashes.

“The goals of im-proved road safety by the provincial government were achieved,” the report said, despite the “partial decriminal-

ization” of impaired driving in B.C. that accompanied the change.

According to the study, 2,890 driv-ers were charged with impaired driv-ing after the policy change, compared to 9,070 in the year prior to implementa-tion – a 68 per cent drop.

It notes roadside penalties are en-

forced immediatelyand seen as more se-vere – particularlyat the lower alcohollevels – while it’s a long, difficult anduncertain process toconvict drunk driv-ers in court.

Researchers saidthey can’t tell forcertain if the newpenalties them-selves or the public-ity about them aremost responsible forthe change in behav-iour.

Criminal chargesare still more likelywith repeat offend-ers, according to thestudy.

It notes police can’tissue roadside pen-alties for crashesthey didn’t witness,so criminal charges are the only optionin those cases.

Provincial politi-cians have promotedthe change as a life-saver, but they alsoacknowledge it hashelped relieve somepressure on the con-gested justice system.

Officials atthe Centre forAddictions Researchsaid the findingssuggest other prov-inces should followB.C.’s lead.

B.C. Civil LibertiesAssociation execu-tive director JoshPatterson said thenew approach runscounter to the pre-sumption of inno-cence in our society.

“We don’t thinkthat police shouldbe in the position ofgiving out punish-ment,” he said. “Wethink that is the jobof the courts.”

Legal challengesthat aim to overturnthe system are stillbefore the courts.

B.C.’s drunk driving laws have helped decrease fatal crashes by 40 per cent.

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Catch a concert, grab a coffeeBucks and Bullsnake performing in Abbotsford

On June 29, from 8 to 10 p.m., the Envision Coffee House Concert Series presents Bucks & Bullsnake at House of James (2743 Emerson St.).

Bucks & Bullsnake is a hip and happen-ing fusion of neo-Soul and Gospel, sprin-kled with a “sitting on the porch with a guitar” kind of feel. The group’s musical style is reminiscent of Jack Johnson with its positive uplifting vibe and laid-back attitude.

This is the kind of band that emulates the coffee house feel.

For more infor-mation about the Envision Coffee House Concert Series, includ-

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Bucks & Bullsnake will perform at the House of James in Abbotsford on June 29 from 8 to 10 p.m. The show is part of the Envision Coffee House Concert Series.

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BMO Bank an-nounced the opening of a new Abbotsford full-service branch in the Highstreet Shopping Centre on Monday.

The branch, which was previously locat-ed at 32112 South Fraser Way, will now be located at 3122 Mt. Lehman Rd. and Highway 1.

The Highstreet branch will offer extended banking hours, service in four languages, com-mercial account and deposit services with a 24-hour depository for small business after-hours use, and barrier-free access.

Walmart Super Centre, Marshalls, London Drugs and

Bouclair Homes have already opened their doors at the

Highstreet Shopping Centre.

The centre will

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Welcome to the world of Ernie Poignant, a man of enduring passion who provides a remarkable perspective on local history, using a sharp pencil and an even sharper wit.

The cartoons in this book are each unique and charming short stories from a gifted man who has always had a clear understanding of the past.

Ernie was born in a Matsqui farmhouse less than three months after World War One ended. He was a boy in an era without plumbing and electricity, living with his parents, brother and sister in a home heated by wood and lit by candles. It was a simpler time in the now-defunct community of Ridgedale, an area that used to be north Matsqui, near the Fraser River. It was settled by Swedes and Norwegians between the late 1890s and the early 1900s.

While just a young boy, his grandmother showed Ernie how to draw. She drew a stick man and asked him to copy it. Young Ernie started with a stick man and soon was doing much more. He began sketching and was using his natural talents to draw cartoon characters. Ernie’s lifelong love with pencil and paper was born.

Cartooning became a hobby growing up. The sketches gave him a welcome break. After all, Ernie was up by 4 a.m. most days to get his chores done on the family chicken farm. Following breakfast, he would head off for the two-mile walk to school.

After the Great Depression, Ernie enlisted in the army during the Second World War. While stationed at Ontario’s Camp Borden, Ernie’s hearing was permanently damaged when a live mortar exploded near him during training. He ended up serving his country at Camp Borden, the Abbotsford airport and at a base near Victoria, B.C. Several of his one-frame cartoons appeared in military publications during the war.Ernie had a cartoon appear in Canadian Poultry in 1940 and also in the Swedish Press division based in Vancouver in 1947.He later moved on to a full-time printing job where he would moonlight as the editorial cartoonist at the Cariboo Observer

Ernie, who became a Christian along with his wife, Rose in

artist, entertaining everyone from kids to seniors at venues ranging from church basements to Alaskan cruise ships.

hand knowledge and artistic skills to become a valued local historian. From his work as a veteran with the Second World War Memory Project through to this venture on the 150th anniversary of the creation of the territory of British Columbia, Ernie Poignant is even more inspired because he is living in the same area where he grew up. He

cartoons for the Abbotsford Times and the Abbotsford Post. Some are a candid and unique look at life in Abbotsford today, while others blend the present with the past from a senior’s perspective.

Our history is a treasure that Ernie is truly passionate about. He has encyclopedic recall about dates and events that leaves

does carry a cellphone, he only uses it for talking. He is adept with the TV remote control, but still shuns the computer. Ernie, whose knowledge of current events is remarkable, always prefers a face-to-face conversations.

That infectious, boyish enthusiasm rubs off on everyone he meets. Ernie says the reaction he gets from people is what he

create a magical mix that are simple and often poignant.

The cartoons featured here follow that same pattern.

He is never without a pencil or pen. Even when Ernie is not performing as a chalk-talk artist or drawing a cartoon, he is constantly thinking of new ideas. He doodles whenever he gets a free moment, perhaps using a napkin at the McDonald’s restaurant or the paper menu at a Chinese eatery. He takes a common occurrence and, with his unique perspective, compares it to the past.

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CRIME RATE PER 1,000 PEOPLE*

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Rate 95 75 71 65 57

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2012 Targets

Implement domestic violence prevention program to raise awareness and increase reporting of domestic violence with the ultimate goal of stopping domestic violence.

G O A L : S T O P D O M E S T I C V I O L E N C E

2012 Highlights

Reported incidents of domestic violence in the City increased 36% in 2012. The Domestic Violence Unit was created in June 2009 in an effort to better track intimate partner violence. The increase in the number of domestic violence incidences from 2008 to 2012 is largely attributed to the increased awareness and the APD’s commitment to assist victims to make positive life changes.

In 2012, there were 7,966 Criminal Code offences reported in the City of Abbotsford.

Crimes Against Property represented 66% (5,233) of all Criminal Code offences; Crimes Against Person accounted for 18% (1,472), and the Remaining 16% (1,261) were Other Criminal Code offences.

Overall, there was a reduction of total Criminal Code offences (excluding traffi c) by 12% from 2011; this is a reduction of 1,083 offences when compared to 2011.

A fi ve year comparison illustrates a total decrease of 37% in Criminal Code offences from 2008 to 2012.

On behalf of this year’s Police Board I am pleased to support the Abbotsford Police Department’s 2012 Community Report. Members have worked extremely hard this past year to support the strategic goals and enhance policing services in our community. I am pleased to report that the crime rate continues to drop in Abbotsford with Criminal Code offences down 12% from last year. I fully support our APD members in their effective and effi cient delivery of police and emergency services and I encourage you learn more about the excellent work of our police. This year, you can watch videos of our members, who have taken time out of their busy schedules to explain their goals and challenges in their own words. Quick link to these videos via the QR codes, or visit the APD website at www.abbypd.ca to view them online. The Board is proud to support our municipal police force as they make Abbotsford one of the safest cities in Canada.

Mayor Bruce Banman

Chair, Abbotsford Police Board

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P O L I C E B O A R D

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Sukh SidhuBruce Nicholson

Mike McWhinneyKaren Matty

Jon EatonMayor Bruce Banman

Deputy Chief Rick LucyOperations Division

Other Criminal Code 16%

2012 CRIMINAL CODE DISTRIBUTION

Crimes Against Person18%

Crimes Against Property66%

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G O A L : S U P P R E S S G A N G C R I M E

2012 Highlights

There were 511 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act offences reported for 2012, a decrease of 12% from 2011. The APD executed 97 search warrants relating to persons and properties involved in drugs and gangs.

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G O A L : R E D U C E P R O P E R T Y C R I M E & R O B B E R I E S

Policing has gone through some major changes in the last 15 years. We used to say that crime rates were set by social demographics and there was little a police department could do to actually make a difference. It was believed that things like employment rates, education levels or drug and alcohol abuse determined how safe a community would be. Although these issues can create signifi cant challenges, it is our job to overcome them to make a community safe. As one police leader pointed out, a crime is not caused by social dysfunction; it is caused by a person, and he or she can be stopped. The APD is responsible for making Abbotsford safe. Each year we look at what needs to be fi xed to make the community better. We then set measurable goals to deal with each issue. All of our staff are encouraged to try new ideas and strategies to meet those goals.

M E S S A G E F R O M C H I E F C O N S TA B L E

APD Mission: to make Abbotsford the safest City in BC.

We do know that to be successful we need to work in partnership with the community.

To do that, we have to maintain your trust in us. Sadly, in the last few years, both fairly and unfairly, policing has taken some hard hits in maintaining the public’s trust in this Province. This is a high risk business and there are going to be days when things go wrong. The members of the APD are committed to keeping people safe, but when things do go wrong we will ensure that we are open and accountable for what took place. Our goal is to maintain your trust. We know we need your support to succeed. We have made some progress in the last few years to make Abbotsford safer. We call that a good start! We have more to do.

Bob Rich, Chief Constable

2012 Targets

• No gang/drug related homicides

• 10% reduction in violent gang crime

• 40 key gang associates charged

• Eliminate illegal grow ops by the end of 2016

• Implement a program to discover illegal grow ops in 2012

2012 Targets

• 10% reduction in property crime• 10% reduction in robberies• Less than one residential BNE per day (15% reduction)• Less than one stolen car per day (20% reduction)

2012 Highlights

Surpassed the 2012 target and achieved a 13% reduction in property crime. Business Break & Enters are down 11% from 2011 while Residential Break & Enters also saw a decrease of 11%. A fi ve year comparison demonstrates a total decrease of 71% in Business Break & Enters and a 44% decrease in Residential Break & Enters from 2008 to 2012.

Reported motor vehicle thefts/attempts (including Take Auto Without Consent and Passenger in Stolen Vehicle) are down 38% from 2011. A fi ve year comparison shows an overall decrease of 73% from 2008 to 2012.

Chief Constable, Bob Rich

Inspector Dave SchmirlerCriminal Investigation Branch

Inspector Kevin WrightPatrol Branch

AUTO THEFT/TAWOC YEARLY COMPARISON

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Count 1269 802 677 552 344

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DEPARTMENT BY ETHNICITY

Aboriginal3%

Asian 2%

South Asian7%

Caucasian86%

Black1%

Hispanic1%

G O A L : S U P P O R T O U R P E O P L E

G O A L : E N H A N C E C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T

G O A L : I N C R E A S E F I S C A L E F F I C I E N C Y

Inspector Carol PowellHuman Resources Branch

Constable Ian MacDonaldPublic Information Offi cer

Deputy Chief Len GoerkeAdministration Division

2012 Highlights

The Abbotsford Police Department is comprised of outstanding civilians and police offi cers. The bulk of these men and women and their families make Abbotsford their home and care tremendously about this community.

As an organization we are committed to our people and committed to ensuring that they are prepared for the ever changing complexities of modern policing. We are constantly learning, adapting and training in our pursuit of making our city safer and serving all of those who live here.

2012 Highlights

Along with meeting our targets in relation to fi nancial expenditures in 2012 the Abbotsford Police Department continued to make measurable progress towards our goal of a safer community through the work of our people.

The department is dedicated to managing its resources in a careful and effi cient manner so that there is maximum return from each dollar spent. Part of our role in being a good corporate citizen is ensuring we employ sound fi scal philosophy and practices that also allow us to retain our focus on community safety.

2012 Highlights

In 2011 the Abbotsford Police Department offi cially entered the Social Media realm with the launch of the APD Facebook and Twitter accounts. In the months that followed, several offi cers had accepted the challenge of communicating as individuals on behalf of the APD. Now, collectively, the APD accounts and the APD member accounts have close to 12,000 followers. The APD has an established presence on the web, on Facebook, on Twitter and has its own YouTube channel. Our objective is to continue to engage our citizens by expanding our efforts in Social Media.

G OA L : I M P R OV E T R A F F I C S A F E T Y & R E D U C E FATA L C O L L I S I O N S

2012 Targets

• No pedestrian fatalities

• Reduce injury crashes by 50% in 3 years, with a 25% reduction in 2012

2012 Highlights

There were 501 injury collisions in 2012, which is an increase of 24 (5%) from 2011. In addition, there were 9 fatal collisions in 2012, which is an increase of 5 incidents or 125% from 2011.

Inspector Tom ChesleyOperations Support Branch

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Explanation of the Collection of StatisticsThe 2012 Year-End Statistical Report was compiled primarily from the Event Summary Report generated from the Abbotsford Police Department’s PRIME records management system on 2012-04-11. Traffi c statistics, prisoners lodged, and 911 statistics were provided by various sections within the Department. The most recent population estimate for the City of Abbotsford was 138,260 (received from BC Stats, November, 2012) while the authorized police strength for the city was 216 offi cers.

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“We’ve had a lot of success with these films,” said Gabriel Kirkley, the co-ordi-nator of the series. “People really seem to appreciate being able to see films in Abbotsford that you might not otherwise be able to see on a bigger screen.”

On June 28, The Reach kicks off the series with the quirky film, Moonrise Kingdom. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, it tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wil-derness.

This will be followed on July 13 by the 2009 film Moon, star-ring Sam Rockwell, tying in with the Sith Happens and The Reach event earlier in the day. Moon shows astronaut Sam Bell experiencing a quint-essentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon.

A Royal Affair will be shown on July 26. It details the life of the young queen Caroline Matilda who, while mar-ried to the insane king Christian VII of Denmark, secretly falls in love with her physician and starts a revolution that changes her nation forever.

Tying in with the Abbotsford Airshow, on Aug. 9, the classic war aviation movie Tora! Tora! Tora! will be shown. It’s about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

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Generating runs has been a struggle for the Abbotsford Cardinals of late, but the way their pitchers have been perform-ing has put a smile on head coach Corey Eckstein’s face.

The men on the mound powered the local B.C. Premier Baseball League squad to four wins in five games last week, thus strengthening their grip on a playoff spot.

“All our pitchers have been filling up the strike zone and giving us a chance to win,” Eckstein en-thused. “They’ve been carrying us, along with our defence, all season.”

Daniel Koo got the

Cards off on the right foot last week, striking out seven Vancouver Cannons batters over six innings in a 4-3 win Tuesday.

Emilio Foden fol-lowed with a stellar performance vs. the North Delta Blue Jays on Saturday, reg-istering five strikouts over seven innings in a 1-0 shutout victory.

In the back half of the doubleheader, Rajin Neger (5.1 in-nings, four strike-outs, one earned run allowed) helped the Cards complete the sweep with a 4-1 tri-umph.

Then on Sunday at DeLair Park, Jesse McGowen took his turn on the mound and powered the Abby

Cardinals baserunner Coleton Besse dives back to first base to beat a pickoff throw.JOHN MORROW Abbotsford News

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Kraakmans excel at LedgeviewThe Kraakman

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Brooklyn and Janelle Kraakman of Mission, both of whom recently com-pleted their fresh-man seasons with the Alabama State University wom-en’s golf program, finished first and third, respectively, at the 36th annual women’s tourney at Ledgeview.

Brooklyn opened the event with a five-over 76 on Saturday and came back with a one-un-der 70 on Sunday to finish at 146, three up on Karen Pultz in the overall low

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Mason soars to silver at nationalsMike Mason of

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Mason, a Nanoose Bay native who trains locally with Royals power/strength coach Ziggy Szelagowicz, cleared 2.28 metres, just three centime-tres shy of gold med-allist Derek Drouin, the Canadian record holder.

Mason’s effort in Moncton as-sured him of selec-tion to the 32-mem-ber Canadian team which will travel to Moscow, Russia in August for the World Championships.

Fellow Royals high jumper Django Lovett was fourth at nationals with a leap of 2.08 metres.

The Royals also had two competi-tors in the women’s 800 metres, with Jessica Smith plac-ing fourth (2:03.96) and Helen Crofts in sixth (2:05.70).

Both Lovett and Smith have earned spots on Canada’s team for the Summer Universiade (FISU Games), July 7-12 in Kazan, Russia.

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Parker Wakelyn scored 2,732 points to place second in the 12-year-old boys division, while Hannah Konrad’s 2,829 points were good for third in the 15-year-old girls cat-egory.

Mike Mason of the Valley Royals won a silver medal at the national track and field championships.

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The 2013-14 American Hockey League schedule is starting to take shape, and the Abbotsford Heat an-nounced Monday that their home openerwill be on Friday, Oct. 11.

Who the opponent will be hasn’t beendecided yet – the complete AHL schedulewill be released later this summer.

The Heat also announced five otherhome-ice dates that have been settledon already: Oct. 12, and Dec. 6, 7, 11 and12. The Dec. 6 contest will be the an-nual teddy bear toss game, where fanscan donate stuffed animals to needy youthvia the Abbotsford Christmas Bureau bythrowing them on the ice after the hometeam’s first goal.

Athletes from Abbotsford’s MambaMartial Arts Academy combined to goa perfect 5-0 at a WarPath FightingChampionships event at the SquialaCommunity Centre in Chilliwack onFriday.

Highlighting the local club’s efforts wasa victory by Manvir Birk over MorganLittlechild in a WarPath bantamweighttitle bout. Birk won in the fourth roundby armbar.

The other four bouts didn’t last beyondthe second round. Jared McCunn, JujharAtwal and Andy Padda won via technicalknockout, while Liam Stevenson pickedup a win over Kolten Higginbottom byreverse guillotine.

The University of the Fraser Valleyathletic department is running a multi-sport camp next month.

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club to a 6-2 win over the Parksville Royals.

The Royals snapped the Cards’ win streak in the final game of the weekend, winning the back half 5-3.

Liam Kano-McGregor, coming off an injury, has claimed the closer’s job, and he picked up three saves over the course of the week.

Offence has been a challenge for the Cards all season long, even moreso of late after centre fielder Kurtis Kostuk was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks and signed immediately with the major league organization. At the time of his depar-ture, he was leading the team in hits (21), home runs (2) and RBI (16).

“Every run we get is crucial, and we un-derstand the value of a single run these days,” Eckstein ac-knowledged.

“Kurtis was a big piece in the middle of the order for us . . .

but at the same time, guys have been step-ping up with key hits, and they’ll continue to step up.

“We’ll just have to get through it with a little small ball, run the bases a little bet-ter, and I think we’ll be OK in the end.”

The Cards’ pitch-ing depth will be tested in a big way this week – they have seven games in the next five days, be-ginning with a road doubleheader vs. the North Shore Twins on Tuesday. They then face the Fraser Valley Chiefs on the road Wednesday be-fore returning home to DeLair Park for doubleheaders vs. the Nanaimo Pirates on Saturday (1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.) and the Twins on Sunday (12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.).

“We’ll see how our pitching’s going to hold up over the next couple weeks,” noted Eckstein, whose Cards are tied for fourth place in the BCPBL at 19-13.

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Rebels on a rollLacrosse squad wins third straight

Dan KINVIGAbbotsford News

The last time the Valley Rebels played the Royal City Capitals, it served as a wake-up call to a slum-bering squad.

That game – a 20-12 blowout loss on the road on June

9 – left the local senior B men’s la-crosse squad with a 3-5 record, far below expectation for a team which made it all the way to the West Coast Senior Lacrosse A s s o c i a t i o n (WCSLA) final last season.

Since then, theRebels have fash-ioned an impres-sive three-gamewinning streak.They upset the pre-viously undefeatedLadner Pioneers11-10 on June 14,and followed witha 10-5 triumphover the defendingleague championTri-City Banditstwo nights later.

The latest wincame Friday, by ascore of 12-9 overthe same Capitalssquad that hadmanhandled themjust two weeksprior.

“We were as lowas you could get,”head coach JimNishiyama said,reflecting on theearlier loss to theCapitals. “We’dnever been beatenthat bad . . . andnothing was work-ing. Our goaltend-ing wasn’t sharp, orour offence or de-fence.

“Honestly, I don’tknow what it was.Everybody expectedus to be one or two(in the league), butthings just didn’tget off the way wewanted it to. Wehad some commit-ment issues. Butnow, we seem to begetting guys out,and they’re work-ing hard.”

Jordan Hernandez(three goals, twoassists), KevinLemond (two goals)and Sean Kelly(six assists) pacedthe Rebels’ at-tack vs. Royal City,while rookie goalieKeenan Lambrightwas stellar betweenthe pipes.

The win boostedthe Rebels’ recordpast the .500 markagain at 6-5, andthey sit fourth inthe WCSLA stand-ings.

The local squadis on the road thisFriday to playthe North ShoreIndians (8 p.m.,West VancouverArena), and theirnext home gameis the followingFriday, also vs.North Shore (July5, 8 p.m., MSAArena).

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CADMANMarie Elaine

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our cherished Mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt on June 15, 2013 after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Clairmont, Alberta, on January 27, 1927. She was prede-ceased by her beloved hus-band Gordon in 2009 and is survived by her son Charles (Sabrey); daughters Barbara and Brenda Lee; granddaugh-ter Shauna (Paulo); grandson Colin; great-grandson Orlando;sister Helen; brothers John (Alice) and Bill (Joan); and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of fl owers the family gratefully requests that dona-tions be made to the Alzhei-mer Society of B.C.

Until we meet again, “Sweet Pea”.

MIDDLETON, Ann(Dora Edna Ann)

Aug. 12, 1924 ~ June 16, 2013

Ann passed away at Abbots-ford Regional Hospital after a short illness. Ann will be lovingly remembered by her niece Terry Middleton, nephew Ted Middleton, numerous grand-nieces and grand-neph-ews, close friends Don, Irm, & Dale Korody, as well as her many friends. She is prede-ceased by her brother and sisters. On behalf of Ann, a grateful Thank You is extend-ed to everyone at ARHCC for the excellent care given. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 29th at 12:00 noon at Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church(ANIC) locat-ed in the Grace Church Build-ing, at 2087 McMillan Rd., Abbotsford, BC V2S 4Y3. Flowers gratefully declined. Those wishing, may make a donation in Ann’s memory to either: BC Cancer Foundation, Suite 150 686 W. Broadway Vancouver, BC V5Z 1G1 or Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church(ANIC) address above.Tributes and condolences may be left at:www.hendersonsabbotsfordfunerals.com

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PICKELLJordan passed away suddenly in Edmonton on June 17, 2013 at the age of 26 years. He was predeceased by his brother Joel in 1989. He is survived by his loving family, wife Jessica, daughter Maddison, parents Ken and Janet and brother Jesse. He is also survived by many loving grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 27 at 11:00 a.m. in Woodlawn Funeral Home, 2310 Clear-brook Road, Abbotsford, BC.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gladys Mary Ann (nee Balaberda) Walters on June 22, 2013 in Victoria, BC at the age of 68. She passed away suddenly but peacefully in the presence of family after a recent diagnosis of cancer.

Gladys is survived by her children, Tannis and Jarret Walters, her son-in-law Todd Gillick, her grandsons, Marcus, Benjamin and Kyle and former husband Warren Gary. Born to Claude and Josephine Balaberda in Melville, Saskatchewan, Gladys was the seventh of 15 children. As the first of her siblings to pass, Gladys will pave the way for the six brothers and eight sisters who loved her dearly. Gladys was adored and admired by all and will be deeply missed by the friends and family she leaves behind.

Gladys was a hard working, professional and dedicated career woman. She attended a technical school in Regina, Saskatchewan and graduated as an x-ray technician in 1965, later settling on a career as an ultrasound technologist. Throughout her career she worked at St. Peter’s Hospital in Melville, Yorkton Regional Hospital, MSA Hospital in Abbotsford, Mission Memorial Hospital and Saanich Peninsula Hospital, retiring in 2009. Gladys was also a successful Mary Kay beauty consultant who enjoyed making women look and feel good.

Gladys lived a very active lifestyle; she enjoyed curling, golfing and walking with friends. She loved travelling and always looked forward to her next adventure. Gladys was a devoted Catholic with a warm and generous heart who will always be remembered as very spiritual and loving person.

A Mass to celebrate Gladys’ life will be held at 12:00 PM on Thursday, June 27th at SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH, 4040 Nelthorpe Street, Victoria, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Agency or Victoria Hospice. The family is very grateful for all those who assisted and supported Gladys in her final days.

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WALTERSGladys Mary Ann (nee Balaberda)

Our beautiful mother, wife, grandmother, sister, friend of many, has been released to her heavenly home, on Monday, June 17, surrounded with love by her children and husband. She was born on November 16, 1932.

After a lengthy illness of cancer, our mother was released of her suffering. She did not let the diagnosis of cancer define her, but joyfully led an active life; hiking and walking, playing ping pong and other games with her husband Jake; quilting, gardening and volunteering at the Upper Room Mission, which was one of her great joys. She had the gift of hospitality and often had people over for meals or coffee. She was a good listener and always interested in the details of other people’s lives, encouraging them and praying for them. She loved her children and grandchildren.

Leona leaves to mourn her beloved husband and best friend Jake: they were in their 58th year of marriage; her four children Grace (Steve Wulff), Valerie (Dave Warkentin), Randy Friesen (Ingrid), and Cathy Hardy. She loved her nine grandchildren, two grandchildren by marriage and three great grandsons. A great granddaughter is also on the way. She was predeceased by son-in-law Andrew Lacoursiere and grandson Christian Friesen. She also leaves to mourn two brothers and a host of family and friends.

A memorial service for Leona will be held on June 29 at 1:00 pm, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Vernon BC. Should family and friends desire, memorial donations may be made to New Hope for Widow/ers (www.newhope-grief.org) or Upper Room Mission (http://www.vernonurm.org/).

The family wishes to thank the Cancer Unit in Vernon, Dr. Gavin Smart and the North Okanagan Hospice House for their excellent care.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visitingwww.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

FRIESEN, Leona

Ann passed away at Abbotsford Regional Hospital after a short illness.

Ann will be lovingly remembered by her niece Terry Middleton, nephew Ted Middleton, numerous grand-nieces and grand-nephews, close friends Don, Irm, & Dale Korody, as well as her many friends. She is predeceased by her brother and sisters.

On behalf of Ann, a grateful Thank You is extended to everyone at Sherwood Crescent Manor and ARHCC for the excellent care given.

Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 29th at 12:00 noon at Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church (ANIC) located in the Grace Church Building, at 2087 McMillan Rd, Abbotsford V2S 4Y3.

Flowers gratefully declined. Those wishing, may make a donation in Ann’s memory to either:

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MIDDLETON, Ann(Dora Edna Ann)

August 12, 1924 – June 16, 2013

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132 HOME STAY FAMILIES

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES


125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

130 HELP WANTED


134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES


125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

130 HELP WANTED

130 HELP WANTED


130 HELP WANTED


139 MEDICAL/DENTAL

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

154 RETAIL

165 WORK WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES

173 MIND BODY SPIRIT

PERSONAL SERVICES

173 MIND BODY SPIRIT

163 VOLUNTEERS

PERSONAL SERVICES

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

163 VOLUNTEERS

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

188 LEGAL SERVICES

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163 VOLUNTEERS


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CALL 604-866-7080

Cedar Green Apartments2441 Countess Street Abbotsford

(behind MCC)1 & 2 BDRM suites

Large In-Suite StorageSecure Underground Parking

Clean, Quiet, Close to Schools & Shopping

COMPETITIVE RATESSenior Discount

Call 604-850-5375

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

212 BLINDS & DRAPERY

www.fraservalleywindowcoverings.com778-552-1915

236 CLEANING SERVICES

Reliable, Effi cient Housecleaning. Have my own supplies. Everythingwill be clean & tidy. 604-302-9291

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

Anderson’s Concrete - Placing & Finishing. Forms, rebar & prep.

Concrete removal. Water problems30 Years Experience.

Steve 604-855-1791/604-996-1694

257 DRYWALL

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396 or 604-820-9601

BOARDING, TAPING, spraying, drywall repairs. No job too small. R&B Reno’s. Call (604)866-4594

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

C & C Electrical Mechanical• ELECTRICAL

• FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• HVAC GAS FITTING

*Licensed *Insured24hr. Emergency Service

604-475-7077

281 GARDENING

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

Landscaping, new lawns, rototilling, mowing, power raking, fences, ret. walls, hedging, pruning, maint. pro-gram.604-832-8304, 604-832-8305.

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

WOODCREW FINISHING ETC. Dean ~ 604-835-1320

For All Construction NeedsRenovation ~ Addition ~ Finishing Decks ~ Stairs ~ Siding, Kitchen

~ Bathroom ~ Basement, Installing of Windows ~ Doors Ceramic ~ Laminate Flooring

Drywall ~ Painting. WCB & Full Liability Insurance.

300 LANDSCAPING

NORTH STAR LANDSCAPINGPruning, New Lawns, & Ret. Walls Walter. 604-814-3060 / 864-1193

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Our ads are

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300 LANDSCAPING

WHERECONTRACTORS SHOP

- Turf / Garden Blend - River Sand - USGA 3 Mil - Agri.Sand - C-33 - All Gravels

WHOLESALE PRICESOpen to the Public

25450 Lougheed Hwy.Maple Ridge

PICK UP or DELIVERY604-462-8652 or 604-290-8683

www.riversand.caEmail: [email protected]

320 MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Honest Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting $35hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)491-8607


POLAR BEAR PAINTINGInterior & Exterior Paint Specials

On Now! 604-866-6706

TONY’’S PAINTING

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

TOM VAN KEULEN Painting & Decorating. Int ~ Ext / Residential

604-853-9429 ~ 778-982-2191

“ ABOVE THE REST “Interior & Exterior Unbeatable

Prices & Professional Crew.• Free Est. • Written Guarantee

• No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB

778-997-9582

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning 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.

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Effi cient & Quality Paint. 778.344.1069

338 PLUMBING

CRESCENT Plumbing & HeatingLicensed Residential 24hr. Service• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers

• Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical

*Licensed *Insured24hr. Emergency Service

C & C Electrical Mechanical604-475-7077



338 PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

341 PRESSURE WASHING

Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Save-On Roofi ng - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

YARD CARE / JUNK REMOVAL Odd jobs, inside / outside house.

Construction, yard waste, appl. etc. Fast service! Dave 604-825-0066

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

• Estate Services • Electronics• Appliances • Old Furniture• Construction • Yard Waste• Concrete • Drywall • Junk

• Rubbish • Mattresses • More

Recycled Earth FriendlyHOT TUBS ARENO PROBLEM!

604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

DISPOSAL BINSBy Recycle-it

6 - 50 Yard BinsStarting from $199.00

Delivery & Pick-Up IncludedResidential & Commercial Service• Green Waste • Construction Debris• Renovations • House Clean Outs

604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

MISSION TOPSOIL

✦ Screened Topsoil ✦ Mushroom Manure ✦ Bark Mulch ✦ Sand & Gravel

Pick Up or Delivery 8590 SYLVESTER RD.

604-820-0808www.jonesbroscartageltd.com

374 TREE SERVICES

TREE & STUMPremoval done RIGHT!

• Tree Trimming• Fully Insured • Best Rates604-787-5915/604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca

[email protected]

PETS

454 EQUESTRIAN

CEDAR HOGFUEL Special Spring pricesSawdust also available

Augustine Soil & Mulch Ltd.Pitt Meadows, BC

604-465-5193

PETS

456 FEED & HAY

#1 PET SOURCE• Pet Food & Accessories• Livestock Feed & Hay

• Wild Bird Seed & Accessories• Whole Lot More

34633 Vye Rd. Abbotsford B.C. (just past Costco)

604-556-7477 www.buckerfi elds.org

477 PETS

Airedale Terrier pups. P/b, ckc reg., micro, health guar, 604-819-2115. email: [email protected]

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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

ENGLISH BULLDOG P/B pups. CKC reg’d. 3 Beautiful healthy 9/wk old females. 1st Shots, 2 Year Health Guarantee. Micro-chipped. $2800. Call 604-302-941 (Mission).

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

SHEPHERD HUSKY X, 3 mo old. Sweet personality & good with other dogs. $500 obo. 604-463-8924

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

523 UNDER $100

FREEZER 4.5 foot. In Good Cond. $40. Call 604-859-8065.

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

.BUMBLEBERRY FARMS. Strawberries ready now. 604-835-3416. 31580 Huntington Road.

Fresh Strawberries!!We Pick $27/fl at 15 lbs

& U Pick $1.25/lb. Open 7 days A Week

9:00 am ~ 6:00 pm

872 McCallum Rd.778-549-0304

www.countryvillagemarket.com

STRAWBERRIERS

U-Pick & Ready Pick

457 McCallum RoadPhone ahead 604-615-7790

STRAWBERRIESGreenvale Farms

Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow signs (6030 248 Street)

You Pick or We Pick!OPEN Mon - Sat. 8am-7pm Sun & Holidays 8am-6pm

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351www.greenvalefarms.ca

Small ads... BIG RESULTSWhether you are a small

business just starting out or anestablished franchise...

Classifieds work hard for you.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

The Valley’s Premier Farm Market

Family owned & operated since 1975Local Strawberries and New Potatoes.

Open Monday - Saturday8 am ~ 6 pm

5486 Riverside StreetCorner of Harris & Riverside

Matsqui Village

WE’RE BACK!

JK Berry Farms

FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Large & TastyU-pick or For Sale

112 S. Clearbrook Rd. 7 Days/Week ~ 10 to 6

1-778-241-6659604-768-1045

548 FURNITURE

BRANDNEW PILLOWTOP QUEENMATTRESS SET. In packaging.

Incls. Warranty $200! 604-798-1608

CUSTOM BUILT PINE armoire en-tertainment centre, $350 obo. (604)613-4468.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Cana-da/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

FIREWOOD★ FREE ★

WOODEN PALLETS Available

Come & HelpYourself

Great for crafts etc.

BACK PARKING LOT

(by shed)

ABBOTSFORD NEWS34375 Gladys Ave.

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odor-less, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES)

STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! - BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X22 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620. 30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488. 40X54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

THE BARGAIN STORE BUY / SELL USED FURNITURE

604-826-3810

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

Abbotsford West. on Sugarpine St. 4-5 Bdrm house in central loc, 7140 sq/ft lot, 2.5bath, 2 lndry, dbl gar-age, laminate fl rs, new paint. Clean House! Call 604-807-2571.

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

33501 HOLLAND AVE.Renovated 4 bdrm., 2 bath, 2 f/p, dble windows & ldry up. 9645 sf

lot. $379,000. 604-866-8447

MAPLE WOOD ESTATES Abbts. 2 bdrm. mobile home. Brand new. 55+. No pets. 604-850-3174

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

CLOVERDALE

3 bedroom, well kept rancher w/living room plus a roomy rec-reation room that opens onto a large fenced yard with lush hedge and workshop shed. Renovated and updated bathroom and kitch-en. Plenty of space for the RV and electrical in second driveway beside the house. One blk to all downtown Cloverdale amenities. Tall hedging for privacy. 2 blks to Zion school daycare and the park. $429,000. Please contact:

Matt Cameron at 604-694-7628

627 HOMES WANTEDWE BUY HOUSES!

Older House • Damaged HouseMoving • Estate Sale • Just

Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

OKANAGAN

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTSFROM $140,000

Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcelat $390,000 1-250-558-7888

www.orlandoprojects.com~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

NEW 2013 - 14x70 on Pad #20 Georgian Park, Abbots. $99,900 with $570 pad rent.604-830-1960

New home w/riverview in Ruskin. Pet/fam ok. $89,800 with $505 pad rent. Chuck 604-830-1960.

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

CLASSIFIED ADSMEAN MORE BUSINESS

PHONE 604-854-6397

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $81,800. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $69,900.

Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BLUERIDGEAPARTMENTS1 MONTH FREE

Clean, Quiet & Spacious. 3 minute walk to Seven Oaks Mall.

FREE PARKING

24/7 On-Site Staff

PETS OKAY

1 Bdrm. from $5992 Bdrm. from $725Call Jake for Details

604.556.64652 BED, July 1st, $790, 2prkg, w/d, d/w; N/S, pet ok. Gd storage. 33598 G Ferguson, 604-729-9352

ABBOSTFORD - Independence! Privacy! Freedom! HUGE Bache-lor Suites with unique layout for added privacy. Heat & Hot Water and blinds included. Choose stan-dard or upgraded starting from $600. Call Now. 778-344-2787

ABBOTSFORD – 1 bed “Do You Need Space Of Your Own?” Large 1 Bd available standard or upgraded, blinds included. From $650. Call Now. 778-344-2787

ABBOTSFORD 33554 Switzer Ave 1 bdrm $625/mo, 2 bdrm $725/mo. Coin laundry on site. 604-751-3885

Abbotsford CentralMountainview - Bakerview

THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE

LET’S MAKE A DEAL

NEW LOWER RENTSSENIOR’S DISCOUNT

1 & 2 Bedroom Suites

Clean & Large, hot water included. N/S

Secured U/G parking available.

Outdoor pool in garden setting.

Sorry N/P.Close to all amenities.

Ref’s req’d.

Phone 604-556-7705ABBOTSFORD. Charlotte Manor.

1 bdrm $630 & 2 bdrm $750/mo incl h.water. Near rec center/bus. Ref’s. On duty manager. Call 604-864-8565

ABBOTSFORD “Sweet Two Bed-room Suites!” Your choice of stan-dard or upgraded Apts. Starting from $750. Heat & Hot Water and Privacy blinds included. Call Now 778-344-2787

LIFE’S SECOND CHANCETHRIFT STORE

2 Day Toonie Days Wednesday June 26th &

Thursday June 27thShoes & Clothing $2/each

#7 ~ 31550 S. Fraser WayAcross from Mandarin Garden

(REGULAR) STORE HOURS Mon. to Sat. 9:30 - 4:30 pm

COME AND VISIT US!!All proceeds go to Womans Life

Recovery Home (Abbotsford)

TOWNHOUSE GARAGE SALE - 2842 Whatcom Rd ! Sat June 22/13 - 8AM to 2PM - NO EARLYS !

551 GARAGE SALES


RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Abbotsford

COURTYARD ESTATES 2929 & 2959 Tims Street

NEWLY UP-GRADEDTriple Crown Security

& Cameras on site.1 & 2 Bdrm Units Available

starting as low as $600 Lrg balconies, many overlooking our

lush & peaceful center Courtyard.

*Close to Schools & all Amenities**Senior Friendly Discounts*

*Move-In Incentives*For an apt to view, call Lyn @778-880-0920 or 778-982-0873

ABBOTSFORD CRIME FREEMulti Housing Program

BACHELOR APARTMENT$440/mo.

N/P ~ N/S.Hot water & cable included.

Quiet, parklike setting.

604-853-0333

ABBOTSFORD

Great ViewAvailable Now!

Bach., 1 Bedroom,2 Bedroom 3 Bdrm

Bedroom Avail.

SENIORS DISCOUNTS

Heat, Hot Water & Basic Cable included.

Crime Free & Certifi ed.N/S - N/P,

Close to all amens.Lease & Refs. Required.

Call 604-852-7350

ABBOTSFORD

Heat & Hot Water Included

Spacious Condos D Outdoor Pool D Parking / Extra Storage D Renovated D 1 Cat Allowed

1 BDRMS from $625/mo.2 BDRMS from $695/mo.

3 BDRMS. from $1050/mo.1909 SALTON RD.

Abbotsford604-853-6620

Forest Village Apartments

ABBOTSFORD

MEADOWOODApartment & Townhouse

Complex

Phone 604-852-4696or Email

meadowood@pacifi cquorum.com

Apartments1 & 2 Bedroom

Heat / hot water included3 Appliances

Townhouses1 Bedroom lofts &

2 Bedrooms5 Appliances

✦ Senior Discount ✦ Resident Managers ✦ Sorry No Pets

Conveniently located at3046 Clearbrook Road

www.pacifi cquorum.comPacifi c Quorum Properties Inc

ABBOTSFORD: Newly renovated 2 bdrm. $750/mo. 30+. Under new management. Crime free building - Strictly no drugs. Close to UFV, hosp & walking dist. to shops. Full size f/s, d/w. All units fully renovat-ed. Available now. 604-615-9727

ABBOTSFORD RENOVATED

SUITES11 LOCATIONS

• Bachelor• 1 Bdrm. • 2 Bdrm.

Inquire About CurrentRental Incentives...

PET FRIENDLY BUILDINGS!FOR LEASING & INFO.

Call Pamela604-751-2934 or E-mail:

[email protected]

CLEARBROOK Rd. Business Cen-tre 2nd Floor 2 bedroom apartment with 15’x18’ offi ce 1180 sq ft Util f/s w/d $995.00/ month. Cat ok Available immediately Call Toews Sewing (604) 859-1801.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

FRASER RIDGECondo Living at

Apartment Prices!www.eryxproperties.com

Avail Now / July 1st

1 bdrm - $7252 bdrm $850 - $875

3 bdrm - $1150

Nicely Reno’d Concrete Bldg. Great Views of Mt. BakerExtra Large and Bright

✶ Heat and Hot Water Incl ✶All suites sprinkler protected.

Lrg patios, 2 elevators, lockers.Gated prk, Super Clean, N/P.

Call Dave @ 604-859-048233555 South Fraser WayFraser Ridge is part of Abbotsford Crime Free

Multi-Housing Program.

GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522

Central Maple Ridge

2 BEDROOM AVAILABLE JULY

Great location for seniors!Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incls heat, h/w, cable.Senior Move-In Allowance.Refs & Credit check req.

Sorry No PetsFor more info: google us.

❋❋❋$200 MOVE-IN❋❋❋

BONUSCrime Free LivingHURON COURT

✳ 1 Bdrm. from $625/mo.✳ 2 Bdrms from $745/mo.

Rent incl’s; Heat, H/wtr, U/G PkgQuiet, Well Maint. Build. No Pets.

Seniors Discount $25604-850-2467

Baywest Mgmt Corp

MISSION 1st Ave. 1 & 2 Bdrm $600 & $750. W/D incl. no pets, Avail Now. Refs req. Call Jim 604-820-0167

MISSION. 2 BDRM APT on quiet cul-de-sac. Incl W/D & new carpets. Background & credit check. $750. N/P. Avail now. 604-820-6927.

MISSION: 33523 3rd Ave 1 bdrm $625 or 2 bdrm $725. Coin laundry on site. Call Steve 604-751-3885

Mission

CEDARWOOD MANOR * Friendly Management * 2 Bedroom Suites * Insuite Laundry * Adult Oriented

604-820-0128

MISSIONHABITAT APARTMENTS

33366 2nd Ave. Mission

1 bdrms. from $630/mo.

Quiet, well managed, on site manager. Close to

Downtown & Westcoast Express. NO PETS.

References Required.

604-826-2538Managed by

ECM Strata - Rental Division

MISSION ~ Minerva Apts. Walk to Downtown. 1 bdrm. $680. Quality building. Adult oriented. Free heat. N/P. 604-857-3409

MISSION: PRINCESS DAPHNE APTS - SPACIOUS 1 bdrm starting

at $630 & 2 bdrm starting $750. 1.5 ba, ht/hw & prkg incl. Games rm Criminal Record check may be req. 33561 Third Ave. 604-820-3013.

NOW RENTING

8537 Young Rd., Chilliwack_______________________

2 Bedroom apts from $800/m

• Quiet, Adult oriented bldg• Includes H/W & Parking• 3 Appliances including D/W• In-suite W/D hookup • Common Laundry room• Elevator / wheelchair access• Convenient location

CALL 604.701.8910

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

OAKMONT MANORMember - Crime Free Program

1 bdrm 1 bath $625/mo.3 bdrm own ldry rm $880/mo

Available July 1stIn Crime Free Certifi ed Apt. Bldg. Excellent condition.Near school & shopping.

Bus stop out front. Adult, family oriented,

quiet living. Includes h/w, parking, d/w.

No pets.33370 George Ferguson Way

604-855-0883

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

ABBOTSFORD - Attractive offi ce &/or Retail Spaces Available. All lo-cated within Abbotsford’s business core. Ph Frank@ Noort Investments 604-835-6300.

MISSION downtown store beautiful 1400sf $1200 or $1950sf $1600. 33118-1st Ave. Jim 604-814-2435

MISSION The new bldg downtown, 4157 sf retail, 44 lin. ft. store front-age. 2nd fl r 1570 sf offi ce space. Very reasonable. 604-820-8664

RETAIL / OFFICE space for lease, 1800 sq.ft. 2485 West Railway, Abbotsford. 604-850-7731

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrm. with bsmt, fcd yard near UFV $900. July 1. Pet on approval. Ref’s. 604-852-7695.

ABBOTSFORD West. 2 Bdrm du-plex, large yard, NS/NP, avail July 1st. $850/mo. Call 604-859-4217.

Mission 2 Free Months Utils. Want-ed Resp. tenants. Bottom fl r 2 bdrm ste in 4 plex on quiet well est. st. Gas f/p, balc., x-stor.space, 1 blk to hosp bus, shops & nr schls. W/D, $725+util Min 1yr lease. NS. No drinkers, ref’’s. July 1 604-853-8830

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

6 YR old, newly painted 2 bdr mo-bile home in Yarrow. Avail immed. $1200/m. N/S, N/P. All appl incl. Call Ron or Bonnie at 604-823-4760 or [email protected]

BRADNER. Single wide mobile on farm. F/s, w/d. Great for person/ couple. Rent $800/mo. utils not incl. Will pay $10/hr. for lawn cutting. Call 604-856-3739.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

2 BED rancher, $925/m, close to hwy, close to downtown abby and bus routes, clean in/out, pets wel-come. Call 604-996-0603

ABBOTSFORD 34981 Sim Rd. 6 Bdrm, 3 baths, on farm, 2 f/p’s, lrg bkyrd for pets, 5 appls. $2000, avail July 15th. 604-832-2229

ABBOTSFORD 3 Bdrm +24x32 workshop, new paint, crawl space $1550/m. Refs req. 604-825-8823.

ABBOTSFORD: 3 bdrm. home. Fenced yard. N/p, n/s. Avail. Aug 1st. $1100/mo. 604-756-3309

ABBOTSFORD central 3bdr house with 2bdr ste down, walk to shops, bus. Big yard, drive thru garage. Avail. now. Refs req’d. $1700/mo. 604-852-2567, 604-897-7123.

ABBOTSFORD West. 3 bdrm, large yard. Avail July 1st. $950/mo. N/S, N/P. 604-859-4217.

BEAUTIFUL 1800 sq ft waterfront home at Cultus Lake. 3 bedroom 3 bath. Yearly rental $1750 per month 604-997-4405

Chilliwack, immaculate country style 2 bdrm home on quiet street, cls to all amen. incl elem school & shops, low maintenance landscap-ing, shop with lane access, n/s, n/p, reasonable rent for good renters. (604)745-8756 or 604-798-6163

CLEARBROOK. 3 bdrm rancher. Semi-fi nish. bsmt, $1200. Fcd yard. NP. Ref’s. July 1st. 604-807-6477

COSY 3 BR heritage home. 4 new-er appliances, large yard. Across from school, has alarm system. 45416 Wellington Ave. $1200 Mth. 604-858-5573.

HOMES, CONDOS & TOWNHOUSES

FOR RENTFrom 1 bed to 4 plus beds, 1 bath

to multiple baths located east, central and west Abbotsford.

View all rentals on kijiji.ca (fraservalley)

Century 21 Ace Agencies Ltd.PROPERTY MANAGEMENT604-853-2718

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

ABBOTSFORD. Single offi ces or full offi ce suites. Renovated. Lots of parking. Quality bldgs. McCallum Rd. & South Fraser Way. Starting at $250/mo. Call Bill 604-857-3409

ALDERGROVE: Newly reno 600 sqft offi ce, retail, unique studio-like storefront space Negotiable terms Call David 604-328-4461

CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETSWITH DOLLAR DEALS 604-854-6397

RENTALS

741 OFFICE/RETAILMISSION Offi ce for Lease 2 Years New. 7332 Grand St. (1st Ave back alley) priv. prkg, handycap friendly,$1600 per month triple net. By appt only (604)820-8664

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

ABBOTSFORD *CLEAN ROOMS* $450/mo incl utils & laundry.

Call 604-854-1000

747 RV PADS

QUIET FAMILY CAMPGROUNDOn #7 Hwy 20 min. East of Mission. monthly year round sites 4 rent. $315/mo. incl. water & sewer, elec. metered. Park model RV’s wel-come. No GPS service available. Call for location 604-826-2741

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

ABBOTSFORD E. Furn. 17 X 13 bsmt. room, laundry, sep entry. Everything incl $450. 604-768-4565

749 STORAGE

LOCKABLE STORAGE / WORK-SHOP spaces. 20’ X 40’, drive in. Small sizes available. 6 am - 10 pm access. Chase Monday - Friday. 8 am - 5 pm. 604-826-2383

750 SUITES, LOWER

ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrm. suite near Highstreet Mall. Full bath, w/d. $750/mo. Ns/np. Avail July 1st. 778-552-6665 after 1:30 pm.

ABBOTSFORD. 3 bdrm, nr school & Rotary Stadium. Avail now. Ns/np Ref check req. No cable. $1100/mo incl utild/lndry. (778)808-2222

ABBOTSFORD. Brand new 2 bdrm. suite. In suite ldry. Near UFV & Walmart. N/s, n/p. (604)864-6903

ABBOTSFORD. Clearbrook S. Fraser. 2 bdrm w/5 appls. Extra storage. $850+Hydro. NP/NS. Imm. 778-255-1530 or 778-242-1917

ABBOTSFORD Large 1 bdrm suite, near Hwy & amens. Avail July 1st. NS/NP. Ref check req’d. $700 incl utils. Call: 778-808-2222.

ABBOTSFORD. Newer 2 bdrm. bsmt suite. Near new Walmart. Utils & cable incl. Ns/np. No laundry. Avail. now. 604-852-0084 aft 5 pm.

ABBOTSFORD. Sumas Mt. 2 bdrm, 1 full bath, lndry. Beautiful view. N/S. July 1st. $1000 incl utils, wire-less int & cable. 604-764-0726.

ABBOTSFORD, W. 2 bdrm above grnd. W/D, July 1st. $750 incl utils. Cls to schls. NP/NS. 604-859-0381

MISSION *1 bdrm $650 incl utils & *2bdrm $750 +40% utils OR *3bdrm incl w/d, $1200 +40% utils. NS/NP.Avail now. Call 604-326-8442.

MISSION. 1 bdrm. bsmt. suite for single person. $1000/mo incl. cable, hydro, net, w/d, cov’d parking. Ns/np. Landlord has 2 dogs. No parties. Ref’s. & credit check. $700 DD. Avail. now. 604-302-4356

MISSION: 1 BDRM suite. Clean & newer. $600/mo incl hydro. Avail immed. NP/NS. Ph: (604)820-8078

Mission 2 bdrm ste, N/P, damage deposit & credit check. $1000 incl prkg, sh ldry. July 1. 778-772-3385

MISSION, Eaglestone area. 2 Bdrm suite. $1000 incl utils & 1 day laund. July 1st. NS/NP. 604-854-2802.

MISSION. NEW 1 bdrm suite. $600 incl cbl/hydro. NP/NS. Nr ament. July 1 No lndry. 604-615-6700.

MISSION Reno’d 2 bdrm, share w/d 700 sq.ft. grnd lvl, sound proof, sep. heat $850/mo Ns/np. 604-826-9878

751 SUITES, UPPER

ABBOTSFORD. 3 bdrm. upper. 1.5 baths. $1250/mo. incl. utils. Ns/np. Suit quiet couple with child. 604-614-3828

752 TOWNHOUSES

MISSION: 3 Bdrm Townhome, quiet family complex. Rent geared to in-come. N/P. 604-820-1715

RENTALS

752 TOWNHOUSES

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

NEWLY RENOVATED$990 PER MONTH + UTILS

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

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

WOODBINE TOWNHOUSES9252 Hazel ST, Chilliwack, BC

Move-In Incentive

Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented.

757 WANTED TO RENT

WANTED TO RENT - small House with barn suitable for 27 heffers or barn alone. Land optional. Call (604)866-1014

TRANSPORTATION

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1978 Cadillac Eldorado Barritz:69,000 original miles, new paint and brakes. All maintenance records, showroom condition. Asking: $11,200 obo Phone: 604-856-3950

810 AUTO FINANCING

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

A1 AUTO LOANS. Good, Bad or No Credit - No problem. We help with rebuilding credit & also offer a fi rst time buyer program. Call 1-855-957-7755.

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812 AUTO SERVICES

SPEEDY DIPCustoms & DetailingSpecializing in Plasti-DipAlso hand car, truck & RV

wash & detailing.#12 - 31580 South Fraser Way Abbotsford. Ph. 604-556-0111www.speedydipcustoms.com

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1993 BUICK REGAL, 220,000 kms. 3.1L, V6 engine. In good condition. New parts. $1900. (604)853-8629

2003 Buick Lesabre, loaded, low K’s, aircared, new tires & brakes. Spotless. $6900 obo. 604-364-1554

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TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS1991 HONDA ACCORD. Aircared. In very good running condition. $1100. obo. Call 604-866-7007

2011 Hyundai Accent GL, 4dr se-dan, loaded, was $11,700, now $8695, 604-793-5520 (5961)

830 MOTORCYCLES

YAMAHA SCOOTER, Vino 125. Good cond. Incl carrier & helmet. 23,500 kms. $1200. (604)557-0989

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1981 Triple E motorhome Class C 21ft exc cond. Garage stored, slps 6, 60,000K, 6 new tires, yearly maintenance, 1 owner. $8500. 604-308-4045

1989 20’ Class C Chevy 350.runs well, 139,000 kms, tilt, cruise, furnace, 4 burner stove w/oven, 3 way fridge, dbl sink, toilet w/shower, everything works, $5,250. obo. (604)557-8009

2000 CITATION 24RKS 5th wheel in exc. condition. 1 owner, a/c, forced air furnace. Hide-a-bed. $8,495. obo. (604)746-9726

8.5 FT CAMPER old but good $1,500. Also for sale boat rack, utility trailer, 12’ aluminum boat, boat cover, fi shing tackle. Prefer one person buy all. 604-289-0990

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673The Scrapper

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

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

FAST EASY REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES

Cash for all cars, trucks, vans, machines.

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

1992 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, 2 dr, auto fully loaded, CD player, leather, 270,000 kms, air cared. $1500 obo. Call (778)344-7100

TRANSPORTATION

851 TRUCKS & VANS1977 Chevy C10, new 350 crate engine, 14,00 orig miles, hwy driv-en, new rims, BF Goodrich all ter-rain, short/wide whl base (great climbing truck). Selling for parts. 4WD, 350 turbo trans, great resto-ration truck. $2000 (604)858-4904

2010 SILVERADO, 3500 HD, ext. cab, 4 X 4. One owner. Immaculate. Loaded, 48,000 kms. $32,500. (604)853-4826

MARINE

912 BOATS

18’ SANGSTER 140 Merc., inboardon Roadrunner trailer $2900. All newinside. 604-820-0899; 778-908-3766

2 Older High Quality, low price boats with engines,negotiable price Call for Details 604.745.2476

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TAKE NOTICE THAT on June 18, 2013 an order was made for service on you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from the New West-minster Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in pro-ceeding number NEW-S-S-150197 by way of this adver-tisement.

In the proceeding, the plaintiff claim(s) the following relief against you judgment for $9,765.10 plus interest and costs.

You must fi le a responding plead-ing within the period required un-der the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further pro-ceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

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Notice is hereby given to creditors and others having claims against the estate of Peter Giesbrecht, deceased, late of Abbotsford BC. That the particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned executor on or before July 18, 2013 after which the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to the claims that have been received.Garry Giesbrecht, EXECUTOR12055 261st Street,Maple Ridge, BC V2W 2A5.

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62ND ANNIVERSARY SALESINCE 195162

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THIS SALE ONLY HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR!ALL VEHICLES WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH OUR BEST PRICES & PAYMENTS.

2013 F-150 Crew Cab 4x4 XLTAIR, ALLOY WHEELS, KEYLESS ENTRY, SYNC HANDS FREE, 6 SPEED AUTO, POWER GROUP,

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The interior includes granite kitchen

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A warranty and inspection

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with the cost of this fi ve-year

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Marketing Manager of Quan-

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Added features that make

Abacus a valuable choice is

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Abacus Uptown is located

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The interior of the 4-storey,

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including net GST.

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ll the elements of

bright, light and airy

are featured in the

new homes by Dale Ratzlaff

Developments Inc, located at

34761 Hearthstone Court. The

open-style concept features

extra large windows in the din-

ing, family and master rooms,

offering a picturesque view

of snow-capped North Shore

Mountains.

No expense has been spared

in the details, with solid oak

hardwood, short stack carpets,

heated travertine fl oors and

nine-foot basements, featuring

a large bright rec room, wet bar,

gas fi replace and wine cellar.

Plans are available with two

and three bedrooms, housing

large master living areas com-

plete with ensuite, including

large soaker tub and separate

double shower.

Keeping space in mind, the

homes are available with large

double and triple car garages,

and all kitchens come with is-

lands – perfect for entertaining.

The home is located on an ex-

tra wide no-through cul-de-sac

street. Just feet away from the

front door is the entrance to

a beautiful walking trail that

winds through the trees and

over bridges of fl owing streams

that boast the calming hum of

rushing water at any time of

day. So come and “love where

you live,” says Blondie Kereszt-

vey of Lighthouse Realty, invit-

ing you to explore these beauti-

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New Homes being built by Dale Ratzlaff Dev. GST included!! Large level entry homes with full daylight walk-out basement. Floor plans available with 2 & 3 bedrooms on the main fl oor, and large double & triple car garages. These spectacular executive homes are tastefully fi nished with careful attention to details, quality and workmanship. Grand entries open to great rooms with coffered boxed ceilings & majestic windows. All kitchens come with islands – great for entertaining and family dining. Large master bedrooms on main fl oor complete with ensuite, large soaker tub, separate double shower, double under mount sinks & heated fl oors. Walk-in closet with cabinets galore! Full bright basement features 9’ ceilings with large windows, fi nished rec room, games room, gas fi replace & plumbed for wet bar. In addition there are 2 large bedrooms & full bath. Media/Bunker room unfi nished. Lots of dazzling extras in these classy homes: granite, hard wood, tile, lush carpets & lots of extra-large windows. Feature home will be ready in September – Not too early to pick your colours or fl ooring!! Featured home has 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 4,055 Sq. Ft. Yard is 7,500 sq. ft. 60 x 125

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f space is what you crave,

then Luna Homes is the

place.

What appears to be an aver-

age townhouse on the out-

side will have you pleasantly

surprised by the spacious liv-

ing area upon entry, offering

plenty of room to customize.

“People weren’t meant to live

in tiny boxes,” says Carolyn

Carson of Sutton West Coast

Realty. So with open spaces

in mind and prices begin-

ning at $369,900 including

GST, appliances and window

blinds, Luna’s townhomes

and single-family homes be-

gan developing.

In phase three of selling,

most 4-5 bedroom townho-

mes are move in ready. The

two level, four bedroom plus

den homes and three level,

fi ve bedroom homes start at a

minimum of 2,000 sq.ft., with

attached double car garages.

There are plenty of options

to make Luna your home; it’s

all about envisioning your

needs.

In the four bedroom fl oor

plan, you walk in to the liv-

ing/dining room. “Don’t

need a dining room?” asks

Carson, “then change the

low-hanging light fi xture,

slap some bright colours on

the walls and create a large

living space!”

The same can be said about

the options for the den area,

“add a comfy couch, posters

on the walls and make it into

a TV or games room for the

kids.”

If you have a home business,

the 5 bedroom home may be

a “wise choice,” advises Car-

son. While the master bed-

room is on the main fl oor and

has a full bath and walk-in

closet, clients could come for

an appointment and would

never have to enter the main

living space.

Carson encourages buyers to

“go out and check the oth-

er developments” and then

come visit Luna Homes,

where she assures you will be

pleasantly surprised by the

spacious options.

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starting at $ 369,900 including GSTConveniently located in West Abbotsford. Close to schools, shopping and recreation.

Luna The Place With Extra SpaceDesigned to give you more of what you crave most; generous living space.Ranging from 1300 – 2500 sq ft.These spacious 2-3 storey townhomes are built with room to grow.

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POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY Very rare opportunity to purchase 17.8 acres in the “heart” of Strawberry Hills – Langley. Features your own nature park with a meandering river traveling through the property but also approx. 6 acres of fl at farm land. Older home and outbuildings. Great well water source. Lots of road frontage on the corner of 57th and 244th. Asking $1,799,000

First time on the market, is a unique opportuni-ty to purchase this 5bdrm , 3 bath home. This 4 level custom built home has unique character-istics and offers a 2 bdrm suite on the bottom fl oor. It has approx. 4.5 acres nestled into north Bradner, just above Glen Valley, but keep in mind that more than 3acres are in deep ravine. This property is not designed for crop farming, but at this price, offers a chance for someone to raise their family in the country and or build your dream home, while you live in the older home. Offered at $549,000.

First time on the market. Recent-ly subdivided 8.05ac of land only in north Bradner. Build your home or plant your cash crop. Bare land is hard to fi nd these days. Water, hydro, cable are at the road. Drive by and have a look and bring your offers! Asking $699,000

Here’s your chance to put the fi nishing touches on your dream home tucked away on 4.24 usable acres. This 3 bdrm , 3 bath sprawling Rancher, has a great family feel to it. 2 bay garage and detached shop. This home is currently under renovations, but depending on when you purchase it, you can still choose your own kitchen, fl ooring, paint etc. Out-door riding arena and shelters. Only 15 mins to the 264th exit on #1 Hwy and New Mega Mall at Mt. Leh-man Exit. Lots of room to build your dream shop. At this asking price, home is being sold ‘as is’. Home is still being reno’d and the asking price will increase as it is further completed. Asking $790,000

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to purchase this beautiful custom home on 9.5 acres close to residential development. Enjoy 4500sqft of quality ‘Builder’s Own’ (Unique Homes Inc) while you wait for possible future development to expand to you one day. Large 4000sqft shop with 3ph power. This 2storey home plus basement had a major update in 2002 with hardwood fl oors, new chef’s dream kitchen with sile stone counters. Nice level pas-ture and lots of water supplied from two drilled wells. Asking $1,899,000.

QUALITY AT AN A AFFORDABLE PRICE Well maintained 3 bdrm plus Den on Eagle Mtn. Situated on a large 8020sqft lot with extensive landscaping, ter-raced retaining walls, covered patio and fully fenced yard for young chil-dren and or pets. New kitchen, paint, California shutters. Even the garage is a bonus for the enthusiast. Asking $629,900

24381 56th Ave

28244 Graham Cres

SELLING COTTAGESSELLING COTTAGES to to CASTLES!CASTLES!

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DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

VERY PRIVATE NEW LISTINGGREAT LOCATION!’

Incredible view and incredible location on this 10.5 acres. 2 storey home with 2 full kitchens,2 laundries, giving you the ability for a joint family situation. This property offers great holding potential with Pepin Brook vineyard Estates right behind it and one acre properties across the street. The 5.22acres next door at 29286 Simpson is also for sale. This 10.5 ac is asking $1,196,000.

PRICE REDUCTION!

29226 Simpson Rd

Land Only 8.05 Acres Starr Rd 7979 Ross Rd

3791 Murphy St 35519 Doneagle Place

74.52 acres of rolling farmland in the Brad-ner/Mt. Lehman area of Abbotsford. This property runs beside a railway track that could be benefi cial for semi-agri-industri-al use like a Feed Mill or commodity stor-age. There is a beautiful 2 storey plus bsmt home, gated and private. There is also a sec-ond modular home. Asking $2,999,999. Serious Inquires only please. By appoint-ment only, NO TRESPASSING on land with-out appointment through Listing Agent.

5.22 acres of prime view property backing onto Pepin Brook Vineyard Estates and across the street from 1 acre parcels. This 4 bdrm, 4 level split home has a commanding view and a nice detached workshop for your hobbies. The 10.5 acres beside this property at 29226 Simpson is also for sale. This 5.22 acres is asking $875,000.

5571 Ross Rd

29286 Simpson Rd

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t’s not likely that you can afford to gamble with your largest asset, namely the

sale of your home. But you may be surprised to learn that some people are willing to take that chance.Selling a home without the help of a realtor is not as easy as it may appear to the uninitiated. Ask your-self the following questions. Do I know the home’s true market value or replace-ment value? Am I aware of the legal ins and outs? Can I arrange suitable fi nancing? Can I qualify as a potential purchaser? Can I negotiate a successful close? Can I write an enforceable contract?Since today’s complex mar-ket demands expertise and resources not available to the average consumer, there are many compelling rea-sons why you should enlist the professional services of a realtor. Consider the fol-lowing:

Chances are your realtor can get you a higher price for your property than if you tried to sell it yourself.

Statistics prove you will sell your home a lot faster when you use the services of a realtor.

When you work with a member of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, you are really working with thou-sands of realtors who can advise all of their prospec-tive customers and clients about your home through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

Your realtor can open doors to thousands of prop-erties in the Fraser Valley alone through MLS and provide you with an up-to-the-minute computerized list of homes specifi cally suited to your needs.

Your realtor knows your neighbourhood and assess-es market conditions and property values on a daily

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educated on the complex laws and regulations in real estate and is trained to put together a legally binding contract.

Negotiating price is an art. Your realtor will nego-tiate objectively in order to get the best possible price for your home.

Realtors are on call and available seven days a week to show your home.

Realtors have the skills and resources to market your home effectively.

Your realtor is aware of the many options available for fi nancing the sale, and has the latest information on mortgages.If you are serious about sell-ing your home, then you should consider using the experts. Realtors are real estate marketing specialists. Let them deliver the profes-sional service you deserve.

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Top producing realtorMindy McPherson knows the market and is experienced

33070 Fifth AvenueMission, B.C.Fax 604-820-3000

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Mindy McPherson is consistently on the top when it comes to buying and selling real estate in the Fraser Valley.

Her success is simply the result of hard work, and the veteran realtor has been diligent at her job since the day she entered the industry 29 years ago. She has won awards both lo-cally and across North America, and has been named the number one agent by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) for 26 years.

Mindy has moved and sold more listings than any other realtor in the region, earning her the President's Award from the FVREB numer-ous times.

Her extensive knowledge of the market will help you fi nd your dream home, and if you're

selling your property, Mindy has access to a multitude of resources to promote your home and give it the attention it deserves.

Mindy is a diverse realtor and a household name in Mission. She can be called upon to assist you whether you are in the residential or the commercial and development markets.

She works tirelessly at her job because she enjoys every minute of it. She prides herself in understanding what her clients need and she makes everyone who walks through her door feel like they are her fi rst priority.

"In realty, people are buying the most expen-sive thing in their life," Mindy explained.

While Mindy has the talent and skills to com-pete in much larger markets, she chooses to build her business here because she cherishes her small town roots.

She grew up in Mission and took an interest in real estate when she was a child. She began her career as a realtor at age 25, the day she became pregnant.

After working in the industry for 14 years, she stepped out on her own and founded Top Producers Realty in 1987.

Eventually, she outgrew the original offi ce and moved to her current location in the old hospital building on Fifth Avenue about 12 years ago.

Mindy loves what she does and feels re-warded when her clients fi nd the perfect home.

When you are ready, I am here for you.

There was a time when you could literally put a sign in your front yard and it would not be long before you would have some buyers; that day is long over. Putting a sign in your front yard does not do it; it takes a lot of hard work and effort, a game plan that works, being in 6 places at once, a viral Internet campaign that puts the property out in front, good com-munication and closing skills, and an integrated team effort to get to a successful closing.

Mindy McPherson knows the market and is experienced

Abbotsford News, June 25, 2013

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