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T H U R S D A Y August 22, 2013

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Nicholas Schmid, 10, has fun at the water park in Abbotsford on Tuesday. With the continuing hot,sunny weather, the water park will be a popular place to be, right up until school starts on Sept. 3.

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A boriginal communi-ties along the lowerFraser River couldface a leanwinter, after offi-cials banned all salmon fish-ing in the region in an effortto allow as many sockeyeas possible to get to theirspawning creeks.Less than half the fore-

casted numbers of sockeye,a 21 per cent lower waterflowmeasured at Hope andrecord high water tempera-tures of 21C in the Fraser

Canyon prompted the banon all species of salmon lastweek.Even though pinks are

returning in good numbers,officials want to protect anysockeye thatmay get caughtin other salmon fisheries.As of Friday and until fur-

ther notice, theDepartmentof Fisheries andOceanswiththe Pacific SalmonCommis-sion closed fishing for anysalmon species on the lowerFraser River, from Stevestonupstream to the AlexandraBridge in the Fraser CanyonaboveHope.The ban affects

all recreational, commercialand aboriginal fisheries.That means some of the

94 First Nations communi-ties along the Fraser Riverwill be facing hardshipsthis year, said Ernie Crey, afishery advisor to the Sto:loTribal Council.Aboriginal communities

have fished the Fraser forsockeye for millennia astheir main source of pro-tein, and that relationshipcontinues to be crucial.

Salmon shutdownDFO announces all-out ban on FraserRiver salmon fishing until further notice

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D istrict ofMissionMayorTed Adlem has throwndown the gauntlet, or rathera soapy sponge, in a chal-lenge to his counterpart inAbbotsford.Adlemhas bet Abbotsford

Mayor Bruce Banman thatMission residents will out-do Abbotsford residentswhen it comes to partici-pating in an online healthsurvey.And hes putting some

elbow grease on the line.If the City of Abbotsford

can encouragemore peopleto participate in the surveythan we can in Mission, Iwill personally wash andwax Mayor Banmans car,

promised Adlem.And I propose that ifMis-

sion wins this challenge,Mayor Banman will come

across the river and washmy truck.

Adlem challenges Banman andAbbotsford on survey responseLosing mayorwashes thewinners car

see SALMON, page A4

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Mission Mayor Ted Adlem has bet Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Ban-man more Mission residents will do an online health survey.

see SURVEY, page A4

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Two Abbots ford mennabbed after selling thedrug doda to undercover offi-cers out of a shop front werehanded a six-month condi-tional sentence last week.Raj Kumar Gandhi and

Ekbal Singh Swaich eachpleaded guilty to a countof trafficking and were sen-tenced in Abbotsford provin-cial court on Aug. 8.Doda is an illegal, addictive

opiate made from dried andground poppy pods that isoften consumed in tea, par-ticularly by individuals in theSouth Asian community.AbbotsfordPolice launched

a two-month undercoveroperation targeting the dodamarket in the summer of2011 after concerns wereraised by leaders of the citysSouth Asian communityabout increasing addictionsto the drug, said Const. IanMacDonald.Doda is comparable to her-

oin with the same inherentrisks to consumers, he said.Much like other street

drugs, users dont truly knowwhat they might be getting.The two men were caught

trafficking about 200 gramsof the drug out of a store inthe Cedar Park Place Mall.Two other Abbotsford resi-

dents, Tehal Singh Bath andMandeep Singh Dhaliwal,were sentenced Wednesdayafternoon for cultivating aChilliwack crop of opiumpoppies in order to producedoda in 2010.Bath and Dhaliwal each

got a conditional sentenceof two years less a day afterpleading guilty to charges ofproduction of a controlledsubstance and possession forthe purpose of trafficking lastyear. Crown counsel arguedthe opium field could havereaped $15million in doda ifsold on streets.Full details on Bath and

Dhaliwals sentencing werenot available before theTimespress deadline.Formore, read the full story

online at abbotsfordtimes.com or in Tuesdays paper.

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UFV Student Union Society president Shane Potter shows off the new shuttle buses that will run between the University of the Fra-ser Valley campuses in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. The SUS and UFV partnered on the project to address the lack of public transit .

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The UFV Student Union Societyis driving change with a newshuttle bus thatwill run betweenthe Abbotsford and Chilliwack cam-puses this September.UFV students had to develop their

own bus route after years of trying topressure the cities of Abbotsford andChilliwack to establish public transitbetween the two municipalities.SUS president Shane Potter said the

new campus connector is the resultof a partnership between the studentassociation and the University of theFraser Valley, which will fund 40 percent of the costs of the initiative.I dont think words can describe

how excited we are. It was a long timein the making, he said.There are essentially no viable tran-

sit options between Abbotsford andChilliwack and students need to getfrom one campus or another to get toclasses.

The 20-passenger, wheelchair-acces-sible shuttle buses will run 15 timesa day in both directions Monday toThursday, and eight times on Fridays.The SUS held an online referen-

dum inMarch asking students if theydbe willing to pay an extra $6.75 persemester to run the bus between theAbbotsford campus and the CanadaEducation Park and Trades and Tech-

nology Centre campuses in Chilli-wack.A total of 75 per cent of the students

who voted supported the idea, saidPotter.The semester hasnt even started and

the buzz around the shuttle is alreadybuilding, he said.Weve been barraged by emails and

people are already coming by the officeasking questions.The bus will remove barriers to the

approximately 16,000 UFV studentsfrom various Fraser Valley communi-ties who can now opt to take classes orprograms on either campus. The ser-vice also benefits the environment andmeans students dont have to own a caror pay for gas and parking, he said.Jody Gordon, UFVs vice president

of student support services, said it wasgreat to see the long-desired shuttleservice launched.It is very important to our university

to have our campuseswell-connected,said Gordon.While we cant connect all of our

eight university locations in the FraserValley by shuttle at this time, this is avery positive start.TheMissionAbbotsfordTransit Com-

mittee had considered establishing

a route to Chilliwack but decided itwasnt financially viable.The MATC has stated theres not

enough ridership, especially duringnon-peak hours or the summer semes-ter, to justify the expense associatedwith setting up an inter-city route.The campus connector is meant to

be a temporary option until themunic-ipalities of Abbotsford and Chilliwackcan develop a permanent transit route,said Potter.The shuttle service will be a pilot

project thatwill prove there is sufficientdemand for a public option to transitauthorities in both communities, hesaid.The underlying reason for the proj-

ect is to prove to the cities of Abbotsfordand Chilliwack that this is somethingthat people want and that it will bewell utilized.The Campus Connector shuttle will

stop at the Abbotsford campus andAbbotsford Park and Ride (near theMcCallum overpass) and at two loca-tions on the Chilliwack campus atCanada Education Park as well as theChilliwack Park and Ride (near theLickman Road overpass).For schedule information on the

shuttle, contact UFV.

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A4 NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 THETIMES

The My Health My Community surveylaunched byVancouver Coastal Health, FraserHealth and the eHealth Strategy Office hopesto learn how residents lifestyle, local environ-ment, neighbourhood characteristics anddaily interactions affect health over time.Information gathered through the survey

will help improve future community pro-grams and services by making them morerelevant to residents health and wellnessneeds.The surveywill also gather detaileddata that

heath authorities are no longer receiving fromthe Canadian Community Health Surveysformerly compiled by Statistics Canada.Thehealth authorities hope 40,000 to 50,000

people living in the Fraser Valley, Metro Van-couver, the Sunshine Coast, the Sea to Skycorridor, and along the north coast will takethe 15minutes to answer the online survey incoming months.The survey includes questions such as:Can you walk to a grocery store in your

neighbourhood? How many fast-food mealsdid you eat last week?Whenwas the last timeyou saw a doctor? Do you smoke?

Resulting data on topics such as smokingand obesity patterns helps health authoritiesto establish disease prevention programs.Neighbourhood information on nearby

green spaces or busy roads, for instance, canhelp city planners plot traffic patterns, parksor community facilities.Mayor Banman has taken up the challenge

issued by Adlem with gusto.Absolutely, Im going to take that bet, said

Banman. I have faith my constituents willmeet and beat [those in Mission].Banman said hes happy to risk getting his

hands wet if it encourages people to par-ticipate in an initiative that could improveindividual and community health.And if we win, residents can come out and

enjoy watching Mayor Adlem washing mycar, said Banman.The My Health My Community survey

representatives will track the percentage ofsurvey respondents by each communityspopulation to keep the bet above board.For more information and to take the My

Health My Community survey visitmyhealthmycommunity.org/Survey.aspx.

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Banman accepts the challengeSURVEY, from page A1

They tend to be very small communitiesand impoverished, with very little employ-ment, Crey said Friday. They tend to beolder, on pensions or on fixed incomes.Thesepeople really rely on the sockeye runs to feedthemselves.While its painful to accept the closure,

Brenda Morgan of Matsqui First Nationsbelieves its necessary to help the sockeye.

Matsqui First Nations is definitely in sup-port of conservation, said Morgan, a bandcouncil member andMatsquis fisheries rep-resentative. We really need [the sockeye] tocome back in good numbers four years fromnow, but we definitely have to come to termswith this.Without the opening, it really doesput stress on our families.See the DFO notice at bit.ly/19kT98vFor the full Times article, visit our website,

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Matsqui First Nations supports banSALMON, from page A1

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New research by the Providence HealthCare Research Institute (PHCRI) tacklesa major problem plaguing long-term carefacilities and hospitals.The study, led by an doctor f rom

Abbotsford and published in the NaturePublication Group journal Cell Death andDifferentiation, gives hope to those withchronic non-healing wounds.The problem of persistent wounds affects

as many as 20-25 percent of patients inlong-term care facilities.As humans age, the skin becomes thinner

and weaker, thereby reducing its capacityto heal.The elderly and people affected with

immobility, diabetes and/or obesity arehighly susceptible to developing skinwounds that do not close and heal prop-erly.

However, a study, led by AbbotsfordianDr. Paul Hiebert, is the first to show thatinhibiting a protein-degrading enzyme,which builds up with age and chronicinflammation, can restore normal woundhealing.It is becoming clear that Granzyme B

does a lot more [damage] than we oncethought, said Hiebert.It is capable of chewing up the structural

proteins in skin that are crucial for properhealing, similar to hungry termites eatingthe wooden frame of a house while itsbeing built.Hiebert was a former PhD candidate in

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Chronic ulcers are common in hospitalsand long-term care facilities, resulting inenormous costs to the health care system,said Granville.The present study provides important

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The study journal article is titled Gran-zyme B degrades extracellular matrix andcontributes to delayed wound closure inapolipoprotein E knockout mice.

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Three air cadets from861 Silverfox Squad-ron in Abbostford for-mally received the followingindividual awards on paradeAug. 15, in Victoria.Vyom Sanghavi received

the Top Cadet Award (Night-hawkFlight);Thomas Schratzreceived the Most ImprovedCadet Award ( VampireFlight); and Konybai Maborwas the recipient of theMostImproved Cadet Award (Voo-doo Flight).The top cadet (i.e. top of

class) is selected from eachof the seven flights and takesinto account all the quali-ties thatmake up amodel aircadet. The top cadet recipi-ents have demonstratedexemplary performance intheir drill, dress, and deport-ment, and are consideredto be team players in theirflights.Themost improved cadet is

also selected fromeach flight,and takes into account theiroverall improvement in theareas of performance, par-ticipation, attitude, conduct,and teamwork skills.All the Abbotsford cadets

are outstanding teens, saidLt.(N) Peggy Kulmala, pub-lic affairs officer for AlbertHead CSTC. Cadet Sanghavireally stood out forme, a veryengaging and charismatic

young man.Each flight was comprised

of approximately 25 cadets.Each cadet is eligible toreceive one of two individualawards, Top Cadet and MostImproved Cadet.Almost 150 air cadets from

throughout B.C. formallygraduated during a ceremo-nial parade at Albert HeadAir Cadet Summer TrainingCentre.Lt.-Col. Stephan Maude,

commanding office of 443MarineHelicopter Squadron,was the reviewing officer forthe parade, and presentedCadet Sanghavi with his topcadet award.Lt.-Col. Carrie Johnston,

the commanding officer ofAlbert Head Cadet SummerTraining Centre, presentedcadets Schratz and Maborwith their awards.Over the past two weeks,

these cadets the majority

between 12 and 13 years ofage completed a busy pro-gram, including military drill,sports, citizenship activities,and had an opportunity to fly.The cadets have also par-

ticipated in adventure train-ing classes, including survivaland a trip to the range tolearn how to safely handlean air rifle. The cadets visitedFort Rodd Hill and FisgardLighthouse National HistoricSite and B.C. Legislature.

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Award recipients (left to right) Konybai Mabor, Vyom Sanghavi and Thomas Schratz from 861 Sil-verfox Squadron in Abbotsford pose after the general training course graduation parade Aug. 15.

The 861 Squadron has over100 air cadets, of which 38completed a variety of cours-

es at Albert Head this sum-mer.There are approximately3,500 air cadets in B.C.

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Educators typicallyrespond defensivelywhenever concern aboutgrade inflation is expressed. Itis a universal problem, espe-cially rampant in educationalsystems not using large-scaletesting.Student cheating is one rea-

son why classroommarks aregreatly inflated. Grade inflationis a widespread problem that isseldom discussed. Combattingit is difficult. The alternativescause anxiety within the educa-tion system.A Canadian study reports

that 73 per cent of universitystudents confessed to seriouscheating in their written workwhile in high school. Anotherstudy found that 92 per cent ofstudents never get caught.Many people think that it is

the weaker students who cheat,but studies demonstrate thatcheating is most prevalent withstronger students.Equally troubling in the

Canadian study is that 41 percent of students helped some-one else cheat. One researchercommented that cheating isno longer deviant but normalbehavior.Another study reports that 20

per cent of Grade 1 students areinvolved in cheating rising to 56per cent in middle school years.Unwitting parents can con-

tribute to the problem. Think ofa student who receives helpfrom his parents on a science

project or essay. If a student istransparent about the assis-tance received, he/she mightnot receive as high a grade thanif the teacher thinks the studentdid the assignment on theirown.Much of the cheating occurs

when students are writing teststhat are poorly supervised.Classroom assessments areusually supervised by only onepair of eyes where test writerssit close together and can easilysee other students work.Work done outside the class-

room essays and projects but submitted for evaluationprovides an array of opportuni-ties for obtaining credit withoutdoing the work.It is impossible to calculate

how significant cheating is incontributing to grade inflation.A Canadian report suggests

Grade 12 marks are inflated by20 per cent a full letter grade.Lost in the discussion of

cheating are the interests ofthose who dont cheat. Theywork harder, learn more, butare penalized when their marksare used for scholarships andentry to prestigious universities.

These students have a rightto expect fairness in the class-room.Provincial examinations

reduce grade inflation substan-tially, partly because cheatingon these examinations is cur-tailed.Writing in a room withdesks well-spaced, walls bareof helpful material, cell phonesremoved, and with many setsof eyes watching from differentangles increases fairness for thehonest students.Some educators do not like

this model because usinglarge-scale testing also providesopportunity to evaluate teach-ing. Fairness is not only aboutreceiving honest marks but alsogood instruction.A balanced approach to

assessment involves a combi-nation of teachers perceptionsas well as using scientifically-designed tests. Researchersfind that system tests are moreconsistent than teachers per-ceptions.Provincial testing should

occur annually so that greaterfairness to students is ensured.This approach provides a

check and balance to hav-ing students benefitting fromhaving an unfair advantagethrough cheating.

Jim Dueck is a former Abbotsfordschool superintendent, former assis-tant deputy minister in Albertaseducation ministry, an author anddedicated duffer.

Your view

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W ith all the negative press the Interna-tional Olympic Committee is receiv-ing, regardingVladimir Putins archaicattitude towards freedom of expression, nowis the perfect opportunity for the Interna-tional Paralympic Committee to steal thepositive spotlight. Or so youd think.Apparently, it thinks otherwise.Instead, the IPC created controversy of its

own, by announcing an inane ruling thatkept current world record holder VictoriaArlen relegated to poolside for the 2013 IPCSwimmingWorld Championships in Mon-treal this past week.The IPC released a statement just prior

to the start of the Montreal meet declaringArlen ineligible for any future Paralympiccompetitions, based on the possibility thather paralysis may not be permanent.The 18-year-old American athlete suffered

a rare neurological disorder of the spinalcord known as transverse myelitis, at theage of 11. It left her paralyzed from the waistdown.The catch is that transverse myelitis is not

necessarily a permanent disorder.Yes, Arlen is a paraplegic and the IPC

accepts that she was definitely a paraplegicwhen she set a world record and won a goldmedal in the 100-metre freestyle and silvermedals in three other races in London lastyear.The IPC is not calling Arlen a cheater.What the IPC is saying, is that there is a

chance that Arlen wont be a paraplegic forlife, and because of that, she is ineligibleto compete against other athletes with dis-abilities.Thats right. It matters not that Arlen is a

paraplegic. It matters not that she is the bestin the world. It matters only that, throughpossible remission, Arlen may be able towalk again someday.This is not an issue of Arlens affliction

being temporary. Its an issue of her afflic-tion possibly not being permanent. Possibly.There is a substantial difference betweentemporary and possibly not permanent.I say let her compete. I can assure you

that, should Arlen ever walk again, shewould gladly walk right into the IPC officeand hand over every medal she ever won asa paraplegic.Taking away her opportunity to compete

as an elite athlete based on what might hap-pen in the future is simply ridiculous. Ridic-ulous, narrow-minded, and using extremelybad judgment.The IPC is sounding more like the IOC all

the time.Is anyone out there surprised?

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Editor, the Times:In reference to Sieglinde

Malmbergs letter of Aug.15,Let Bentley die with digni-ty, just a very brief remind-er that to intentionallycause the death of anotherhuman being is murder.Whether done with a gun,

a knife, or any blunt instru-ment, it is not justifiableexcept in self-defence.To kill in slowmotion by

starvation and/or dehydra-tion is still murder.The Fraser Health Author-

ity is absolutely correct tocontinue to spoon feedMargot Bentley despitethe objections of her family.Anything less is not in line

with health, the very nameof the organization, butrather planned death.It should never be If we

cant cure you, well kill you.

George BochenekAbbotsford

Turner missespoint, not DueckEditor, the Times:ReadingHilaryTurners let-

ter titled Dueck misses thepoint (Aug. 15), I take excep-tion to her view that dol-lar for dollar, public sectorunions are exactly the sameas private sector employ-ees.She is right up to a point in

that their tax contributionsare part of the income piethat governments base theirspending on.She forgets, however, that

the biggest part of their salaryhas to be picked up by someother taxpayers.To illustrate my point, I

will take a single female civilservice employee who hasearned $91,540.39 in 2012.Of that, the employee paid

out to CPP $2,306.70, toE.I. $839.97, to union dues$2085.91, to her pension plan$6694.42, for federal incometax $12670.62 and for B.C.income Tax $4769.13.That would have le f t

her with a net income of$75,562.48.Taxpayers other than her

have to pick up not only the$75, 562.48 that she has afterall her contribution, but theyalso have to add the employ-er portion of CPP ($2306.70)the employer portion of E.I.($1175.95), a matching con-tribution to her pension plan($6694.42), and the healthand benefits plan enjoyed byall civil service that I have notgot a price tag for.In other words, other tax-

payers have to come upwitha healthy $85,739.55 just tokeep this one civil servantemployed.Ms. Turner is correct in

another thing in her letter.She pointed out that when itcomes to civil servants, thereare lots of them.

They hopefully contrib-ute their remaining share tothe B.C. Economy, but theirwages can never grow aneconomy. Other non-gov-ernment factors have to behealthy to do that.

Brian ArcherMission

Dad saw salmonissue comingEditor, the Times:Re: Sockeye numbers

floundering, Aug. 15Of all his worries about

the state of wild salmon inB.C., my late father, a com-mercial salmon fishermanfor about a half-century,was particularly worriedabout the dangerouslynegative repercussions ofover-warming of waters such as Fraser River is cur-rently experiencing on ourwild salmon, not to mentionfish-farming and pollution.Having said that, however,

I can picture him whirlingin his urn if he could stillobserve what our govern-ments are allowing andmuchmore frightening,going to allow variousindustrial interests to do tocause serious damage, per-haps irrevocably, to our pre-cious salmon habitat; and,topping it all off, apparentlyto a degree beyond whatdad likely ever thought pos-sible.So many very early morn-

ings, Id briefly get up for awashroom break and seethe light breaking throughunderneath his bedroomdoor and into the hallwaysdarkness, with my father onthe other side very slowlytypewriting missives to vari-ous politicians.I must have proofread

and corrected the grammarin almost a couple hundredof his letters over the years,just on this topic alone.Id assure him that the

politicians do not have orwill not give their time topersonally respond to eachconcerned writer; that theyalmost certainly had hiredstaff to read the missivesand use an issue-templateletter return system, with aspecific template ready torespond to every potentialissue.All theyd likely do is type-

in the letter-writers nameand address and print it outto mail back. . .Nonetheless, my father

typed on about what wereto him the greatest fish-

habitat concerns of the day.Oh, the irony.

Frank G. Sterle, Jr.White Rock

Dueck missesthe pointEditor, the Times:Lately there have been

calls for the abolition of theCanadian Senate.I think that would be a

mistake, but clearly the Sen-ate needs fixing. I have onesuggestion.The Senate serves a pur-

pose. It reviews policy issuesoutside of partisan electedpolitics.It can check the unfet-

tered power of the primeminister. It is supposed tospeak for regional interests,not those of the prime min-ister.Each province has a fixed

number of senators. Underthe Constitution, they areappointed by the GovernorGeneral (prime minister).Amending the Constitu-

tion is effectively impos-sible.A Triple E Senate (equal,

elected, effective) proposalwas defeated with the 1992Charlottetown Accord ref-erendum, perhaps becausethat accord attempted toomany other things.

But the provinces willnever give up what theyhave, without a deal back.In B.C., that would require

a referendum, which wouldlikely defeat any side deals.Senate elections would

not work, without real-location of the numbers,because the underrepre-sented provinces (B.C. andAlberta) would be furtherunderrepresented, as theelected senators, rightfully,exercised their elected pow-ers.So here is a suggestion.The prime minister could

agree that he would onlyappoint senators fromnames submitted by theprovinces.Those senators would

truly be loyal to their homeprovinces and the Senatewould cease to be a homefor the prime ministersloyalists.This can be done on the

commitment of the primeminister alone.If he is serious about Sen-

ate reform, he just has todo it!

IanMacLeodRichmond

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The following schedules outline the school bus service provided byMission Public Schools.ELIGIBILITY FOR BUSING:Bus service will be provided only to students who have registeredprior to the first day of school and who live outside the schooldistricts walk limits. Students CANNOT board the bus on the first dayof school without prior registration.

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7:15 Leave Bus Yard7:40 Lake Errock Store7:42 Lougheed Hwy @ Scowlitz Access Rd7:45 Errock Place Rd (across tracks)7:46 Squakum Rd7:47 43889 Ryall Rd7:48 Low Rd & Errock Pl7:51 Harrison Bay @Moses Dr7:55 Watkin Rd - @ Fire Hall7:57 Lougheed Hwy & Ohman Rd8:00 Lougheed Hwy @ Brooks8:03 Lougheed Hwy @ Brooks8:07 Lougheed Hwy @ Brooks8:08 Louheed and Taylor Rd8:09 Lougheed Hwy & Athey Rd8:10 41109 Lougheed Hwy8:12 39158 Lougheed Hwy8:14 38504 Lougheed Hwy8:18 DEWENDEY ELEMENTARY

8:25 HATZIC SECONDARY - pick-up transfer studentsfrom Bus #2 , #3, #4, #9 & #128:30 Dewdney Trunk Rd and East Penner St8:33 RIVERSIDE8:39 HERITAGE PARK SECONDARY

ROUTE 2 AMDestination: Dewdney / HSS / Hatzic Elementary / MSS / A. McMahonPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION

7:15 Leave Bus Yard7:39 41611 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:42 Nicomen Island & Dyke7:44 Nicomen Island Trunk & Deroche Landing7:47 40930 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:47 Nicomen &McDonald7:48 40217 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:52 Nicomen Island & McDiarmid7:53 39482 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:55 39160 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:56 Nicomen & Gourlay7:57 38811 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:58 38567 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:59 Nicomen Island &Thompson Rd8:05 DEWDNEY ELEMENTARY8:10 Catherwood and Hawkins Pickle8:13 33762 Hawkins Pickle8:14 37539 Hawkins Pickle8:15 Bell & Hess8:22 HATZIC SECONDARY - Drop-o transfer students to

Bus #1 & #13 / Pick-up transfer students from Bus #98:24 HATZIC ELEMENTARY8:32 ALBERTMCMAHON - Pick-up walking students and

transfer students from Bus #5, #6 & #138:37 MISSION SECONDARY

ROUTE 3 AMDestination: HSS / Hatzic Elem / Riverside / A. McMahonPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION

7:35 Leave Bus Yard7:50 Stave Lake &White7:50 Stave Lake &Watt7:51 Stave Lake & Timbercove7:52 10685 Stave Lake Rd7:53 10728 Stave Lake St7:54 Stave Lake & Dale7:55 11428 Stave Lake Rd7:56 11460 Stave Lake Rd7:57 11620 Stave Lake Rd7:58 11475 Farms Rd7:59 10980 Farms Rd8:00 Farms Rd & Dale Rd8:01 10594 Farms Rd8:02 Farms Rd @ Riverside8:03 Farms Rd @ Sward Rd8:04 Farms Rd @Mountainview Rd8:04 9623 Farms Rd8:05 9766 Sylvester Rd8:06 9549 Sylvester Rd8:07 9019 Sylvester Red8:08 Sylvester Rd & Davies8:09 36489 Davies Rd8:11 Eagle Rd @ Shore Rd8:17 HATZIC SECONDARY - MSS students transfer to

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Drop-o Bus #2 transfer students8:35 HATZIC SECONDARY8:40 HATZIC ELEMENTARY

ROUTE 4 AMDestination: HSS / Hatzic ElemPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION

7:22 Leave Bus Yard7:41 Sylvester & Cascade Ridge - top of hill7:42 Sylvester & Lundgren7:43 Sylvester & Kussman Rd7:44 13406 Sylvester Rd7:44 Hartley & Sylvester7:45 13861 Sylvester Rd7:45 Sylvester Rd & Eng Rd7:46 14642 Sylvester Rd7:47 Sylvester Rd & Ridgeview7:53 Spratt Rd & Degra7:53 13500 Spratt Rd7:54 Hartley & Spratt7:56 Hartley & Burns7:57 Hartley Rd & Stave Lake7:58 13476 Stave Lake Rd7:59 13361 Stave Lake Rd8:00 12927 Stave Lake Rd8:01 12876 Stave Lake Rd8:02 12462 Stave Lake Rd8:02 Stave Lake Rd & Durieu Rd8:03 Seux & Durieu8:04 Seux & Sylvester Rd8:05 11491 Sylvester Rd8:09 Sylvester Rd & Dale8:10 10199 Sylvester Rd8:23 HATZIC SECONDARY - drop o HSS students and

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ROUTE 5 AMDestination: ESR / A. McMahon / HPSS / HSSPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION

7:20 Leave Bus Yard7:47 Keystone & Aherne7:48 30439 Malquist Ave7:50 Keystone &Wolfe7:51 Keystone &Wallace7:55 Shaw St @ Greenwood Dr7:55 10935 Greenwood Dr7:56 11083 Shaw St7:58 10394 Shaw St8:04 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:04 32509 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:05 32612 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:06 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Cedar St8:07 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Pavillion8:07 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Bodner Tr8:08 Larkspur Ave8:10 Stave Lake Rd @ Doyle St8:11 Stave Lake Rd @ Ferndale Ave8:15 Ferndale & Barr8:17 9131 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:18 9021 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:18 Dewdney Trunk Rd @ Tunbridge Ave8:18 Dewdney Trunk Rd @ Dalke Ave8:19 Dewdney Tr Rd & Dalke Ave8:20 ESR - on Cade Barr8:21 Cherry @ City Bus Stop8:23 ALBERTMcMAHON - (MSS students transfer to

Bus #2 / Pick-up walking students going to HPSS)8:30 HERITAGE PARK SECONDARY8:33 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Jones Terrace8:38 HATZIC SECONDARY8:42 HATZIC ELEMENTARY

ROUTE 6 AMDestination: Silverdale / HPSS / A. McMahonPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION

6:55 Leave Bus Yard7:26 31173 Dewdney Trunk Rd7:28 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Pilgrim7:31 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Bell7:30 12191 Bell Rd7:33 Bell St & Nikula Ave7:34 30476 Berg Ave7:35 Berg Ave & Rolley Lake7:36 Rolley Lake & Dewdney Trunk Rd7:39 Carr St & Carlson Ave7:40 Carr St & Taise Pl7:41 12436 Carr St7:43 12483 Powell St7:44 Powell & Berg7:52 Triple Creek Trailer Park - (10021 Wilson St)7:55 Ruskin Trailer Park - (9950 Wilson St)8:00 SILVERDALE ELEMENTA

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