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Emil Anderson Construction honouredEmil Anderson Construction has re-

ceived the 2012 Deputy Minister’s Con-tractor of the Year Award in the grading category for its work on the Monte Creek to Pritchard four laning phase one project.

“This award is well deserved and high-lights the excellent work Emil Anderson Construction did on the project,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastruc-ture Mary Polak.

“This is a busy road for local users and a major corridor for commercial traffic, so

it’s important we keep it safe for B.C. fami-lies and more efficient for industry.”

The project involved four-laning 3.2 ki-lometres of Highway 1 from Monte Creek to just east of Bostock Road (now Miners Bluff Road), enhancing highway safety and capacity and improving travel times for residents, tourists and commercial ve-hicles along this vital corridor. Emil An-derson worked very closely with the local First Nations to deliver this project on time and on budget.

The Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Awards recognize construction and maintenance companies demonstrat-ing excellence in the categories of grad-ing, paving, bridges and structures, and highway maintenance work throughout the province. This year a new category for excellence in safety innovation was also awarded.

The 10th annual awards were hosted by the B.C. Road Builders & Heavy Construc-tion Association on Dec. 7 in Victoria.

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Steve Cox shovels snow from the sidewalk in front of district hall on Wednesday, after a blast of snow blanketed Hope. Environment Canada is forecasting mild weather for Christmas Day, with periods of rain.

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New project raises awareness about labeling Labeling is a fact of life. Each

day people subconsciously ap-ply a label to a random person on the street, or are labeled with a name themselves.

“We have become a society where labels have become the norm, and with labels come preconceived judgments at-tached to that label,” said Darla Dickinson, project coordina-tor for Hope Inclusion Project, which oversees projects includ-

ing Organizing Against Racism and Hate, the Youth Dialogues Project, and the Arts Engage-ment project. “Labels have be-come a way to prejudge people, and unfortunately they have the power to stick with a person,”

At the Fall Health Fair on Nov. 3, the Hope Inclusion Project launched the start of 100 days of labeling, a project where a new label is looked at daily via social media to help

people think about that partic-ular label, and whether or not they have ever been labeled by it.

“It has generated a great re-sponse,” said Dickinson. “Peo-ple are commenting to me how it is making them realize how easy it is to place a label sub-consciously, or recalling times when they too have been la-beled.”

So far 36 labels, such as fol-

lower, jerk, new Canadian, slacker, geek, faggot and worka-holic, have been placed on the Organizing Against Racism and Hate Facebook page.

“Right now, our goal is to generate discussion and thoughts around the labels we place on people, so take the time to go to the Facebook page and comment on the label – be it good, bad or ugly, we want to hear from you,” said Dickinson.

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Abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy is one of the best ways of preventing birth defects and developmental disorders of which fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most severe. The message is simple; if you are pregnant, don’t drink alcohol.

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Life as an emergency responderAna MacedoBlack Press

For most of us, dialing 911 is not something that we ever look forward to. However, if necessity strikes, our hope is that the person on the other end is knowledge-able, resourceful and able to get us through a potentially trying ex-perience. For 20 years, Paul Linza was one of those people.

Linza grew up in Hope, the el-dest child of Italian immigrants who came to the area in the 1950s. Although he was born in Canada, Italian was the first language that he learned so his primary years in school were a bit challenging. Photography was one of Linza’s main interests and he was also heavily involved in school sports and band. With graduation on the horizon, there were no short-age of construction jobs and Linza, who had been working for the school district’s maintenance department in the summer, was looking forward to getting into that industry.

“I was going to go to Fraser Valley College because the way I looked at it, I was going to make millions in construction,” he laughed.

By the time he actually gradu-ated, the industry had hit rock

bottom and the college sent him a letter indicating that the construc-tion course was being cancelled.

For a year, Linza worked at various jobs before landing full-time employment with the school board in Boston Bar doing main-tenance and custodial work. He was there for five years and then transferred to Hope, where he worked for the next 10 years.

“I was their head custodian, their head painter, I did lawn maintenance. Let’s put it this way, I did just about everything,” he said with a chuckle.

During this time, he got to know a city worker and one eve-ning, he was invited over for sup-per.

“I noticed that there were first aid books and pamphlets on a table,” he explained. “The next time I went over, I noticed an am-bulance uniform hanging in the closet. My friend asked me if I had my first aid ticket because he got a part-time job with the ambulance service and they were always looking for qualified people.”

Linza ended up getting a job as a paramedic. He slept with his

clothes on the night that he start-ed his career, just so that he was ready to go on a moments notice.

“My first day on the job, I had to drive the ambulance with my lights flashing and sirens blaring. I was hooked and have been a

paramedic for the last 32 years,” he said enthu-siastically.

In the early 1980s, Fraser Valley College was looking to offer a CPR course but they didn’t have enough dolls to use as part of the training. Knowing the need, Linza approached local service clubs and

raised $20,000 to purchase the equipment. He became one of the college’s lead CPR instructors, something that he’s been doing since that time. He was also a ra-dio personality of sorts. Linza co-hosted a show with Tom DeSorcy in Hope about coffee on the local radio station.

He became quickly enamored with the emergency world.

“Then, one day, a city council-lor told me that we were getting 911 service and that I’d be quali-fied to work in that area. He told me to keep my eyes out for an ad. Several months went by and there

it was, so, after thinking about it long and hard, I applied at the eleventh hour.”

The call came just before Christmas 1991 and Linza started his training as an enhanced 911 fire dispatcher in early 1992. The system is quite involved but in the end, it’s designed to assist the pub-lic easily and seamlessly. Special computer software is used to as-sociate a location with the origin of the call.

“Our E911 service is technically state of the art,” he said. “Every six months, in the first four years, we were doubling our computer ca-pacity.”

As if Linza wasn’t busy enough, he became a volunteer firefighter and a first responder instructor for the Chilliwack Fire Depart-ment as well as taking on training of newly hired fire dispatchers.

Having taken thousands and thousands of emergency phone calls, Linza decided to retire from his 911 position at the end of Oc-tober but continues to work part-time as a paramedic. Both jobs can be intense and stressful.

“As a paramedic, training is constant and ongoing. Your marks are either pass or fail; there’s not in between. You have to be very dedicated.”

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Kent Rathwell charge his electric Tesla Roadster Wednesday morning in Hope. Rathwell left St. John’s, N.L. on Nov.

17 on a cross-Canada trip to demonstrate the company’s free public access charging network.

Tackling the Trans Canada Highway, the journey also proves

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Upgrades at Manning Park ResortBarry StewartHope Standard

Almost two metres — and growing. With a deep early-season base, conditions are looking great for nordic and downhill skiing at Manning Park over the Christmas break.

Quentin Granger is the new general manager of Manning Park Resort, having started on the hill in September. Before that, he was general manager at the Tobiano golf and real es-tate development on Kamloops Lake.

From what he’s heard, there was a lot less snow here at this

time last year.“We had our opening on the

[Dec. 15] weekend and most of the skiers I talked to said they’d never seen such good snow and so much of it on opening day.”

Granger said the ski lifts went through extensive test-ing in the off-season and came through “with flying colours.”

“There have been quite a lot of mechanical upgrades to the ski lift controls and grooming equipment and we’ve made decorative improvements to the accommodations,” he add-ed.

“We’ll be open every day till April 5, unless weather con-ditions necessitate an early closure. Who knows... maybe we’ll stay open longer, if we still have good conditions.”

Over the years, Manning has developed traditions that Granger intends to continue.

“We’d also like to bring back ones that have fallen by the wayside,” he said.

“My intention is to re-estab-lish Manning as a family desti-nation. We want to see people that came here as kids come back with their families.”

The resort is hosting a torch-

light parade on Christmas Eve and the floodlit Polar Coaster slide will be open until 7 p.m. On Christmas Day, Santa will be on the hill to frolic with the skiers and snowboarders. A guided Full Moon snowshoe tour will take place on Dec. 28 as well.

“We’re also bringing back fireworks on New Year’s Eve,” said Granger. “We’ll have torchlight skiing, then the fire-works.”

For an in-depth description of events — and to check snow conditions — visit the resort’s website at Manningpark.com.

Sports

Senior Mustang Morgann Steeves blocks a shot by 2011 grad Rebecca Arrowsmith in the women’s alumni game at Hope Secondary school on Dec.19. The returning grads controlled the play but couldn’t drain a shot for the first five minutes and needed some hot shooting in the last quarter to seal the win at 46-38. In the later game, the returning men showed the Mustang boys that there’s still life after high school, as they coasted to a 86-38 victory.

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The Hope Wildcats are hosting a midget hockey tournament at Hope Arena Janu-ary 4-6.

Action gets underway on Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. with the host team taking on the Langley Chargers.

The Wildcats then face the Coquitlam Tropics at 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 5, followed by the Cloverdale Colts 5:30 p.m. Playoffs be-gin at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday and finish at 2 p.m.

The Wildcats consist of 17 players aged

15-17 from Hope, Agassiz, and Harrison Hot Springs.

Admission to the tournament is free, but there will be raffle and 50/50 draws.

All public skating and casual hockey times over the weekend will be cancelled.

Midget hockey tournament in Hope


Dix seeks balance with business

NDP leader Adrian Dix has completed year-end interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him.

TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, fed-eral NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened be-fore a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing. Do you agree?

AD: The B.C. Liberal govern-ment has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the fed-eral decision is the provincial decision on these projects. If it applies to Enbridge Northern

Gateway, presumably the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan.

They could have done a joint process, where [the final deci-sion] would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government.

So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency agreement, and British Colum-bia would make decisions about both Enbridge Northern Gate-way, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application has been made.

Obviously it would have been desirable for everyone had they chosen a true joint review, as they have in Site C [dam proposed for

Peace River], as they did with Kemess North [rejected mine expansion proposal] and other cases.

TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision?

AD: That’s right. TF: On your relationship with

the B.C. Federation of Labour, your caucus is considering a pro-posal that B.C. should once again do away with secret ballots for union certification.

AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year. Labour law, every year. WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and training, every year.

With respect to [accepting signed union cards for certifica-tion], it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conser-vative government just put into

place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal from the labour move-ment and we’re looking at it.

For most of B.C.’s modern his-tory, since the Second World War, we’ve had that card-check system in place. The question would be whether [returning to that sys-tem] is a priority for this term in government.

TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform?

AD: Absolutely.TF: You picked up some serious

money from the business commu-nity at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP?

AD: [Laughs.] It might be a record, I don’t know. I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000.

I think what it reflects is, this year I’ve had about 230 meetings with the business community. The purpose of it has been principally

to build understanding, particu-larly on issues of skills training. With the priority I give to skills training, I think I’m much more attuned to their concerns than the government has been.

TF: I suppose that kind of suc-cess in fundraising might make it more difficult to follow through with your pledge to ban corporate and union donations.

AD: I don’t think so. The B.C. Liberal Party has a very high level of corporate donations as a per-centage of its total. We’re over-whelmingly dependent on indi-vidual donations. We get support from unions, but it’s not even close to what people would think.

TF: So you’ll campaign for that, as you have before?

AD: Yes.Tom Fletcher is legislative re-

porter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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OpinionPublished at Hope, Boston Bar, Yale and surrounding area by Black Press

The spirit of the season Last week’s snow and ice storms may have brought a

white Christmas prematurely, but they haven’t dampened the spirit of the season.

This is the time of year for families and friends to gather and enjoy each other’s company.

It’s a time for children’s eyes to alight with wonder and magic.

It’s a time for parties, with much laughter and fellowship.It’s a celebration, both religious and secular.It’s also a time of year when many of us connect with

our roots, whether it’s travelling to visit far-flung family or blowing the dust off trinkets and traditions from genera-tions past.

That’s especially true in Canada, a nation of immigrants.For many, Christmas is an amalgam of Western tradi-

tions like turkey and colourfully wrapped presents under a decorated tree and their own cultural celebrations, a pi-ñata hung from the ceiling, a feast of spicy sauces and flat-bread, polished boots placed in the window awaiting gifts left in the night.

Some don’t even celebrate Christmas. They gather a cou-ple of weeks later according to the Julian calendar, or for the new year, or for Eid, the festive conclusion to Rama-dan.

In our ever-changing world, filled with so much uncer-tainty, it’s traditions that ground us, keep us connected to where we came from, who we are. They also weave the tap-estry of our multi-cultural country.

Celebrating the season and creating new traditions is part of the magic of Christmas.

Here’s to a joyous one, however you celebrate. Merry Christmas!

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JanuarySunshine Valley resi-

dents are frustrated that virtually nothing has been done since a land-slide crashed down on their homes on May 26, 2011. The five proper-ties along Cedar Boule-vard are still sitting with trees and debris from the slide, and no safe-

guards have been put in place to protect the properties from future hazards. Residents are seeking compensation from the province for losses and want their properties purchased back at fair market val-ue.

Fraser Health Au-thority issues a whoop-ing cough outbreak

alert in the region, with 80 cases reported since August. Demand for the vaccine increases at Hope Public Health Unit, which about 100 immunizations provid-ed daily.

NDP leader Adrian Dix stops by Driftwynd Bistro to meet with about 20 party members and promises the up-coming byelection will focus on providing so-lutions for jobs, health care and education.

Local wood carver Pete Ryan will be fea-tured in a new 10-part television series. Each episode follows the team as they battle short deadlines, tight budgets and conflicting artistic sensibilities to com-plete a series of intricate commissioned wood carvings.

Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl announces that the East Kawkawa Lake water system will

receive a significant up-grade in 2012, thanks to a $450,000 contribu-tion from Canada’s Gas Tax Fund. The infra-structure investment will improve the qual-ity of drinking water in the District of Hope for years to come.

Lifelong learning is the focus of Family Lit-eracy Day, a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of read-ing. Statistically Hope has one of the low-est literacy rates in the province, the highest number of vulnerable children entering kin-dergarten, and a large high school drop out rate in youth 18 and un-der.

Council considers a new bylaw that will permit the use of low-speed electric vehicles on roads throughout the municipality.

Richard Vallee, the 43-year-old man

charged with second-degree murder in the death of a local First Nations artist, pleads guilty to manslaughter.

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announces it will invest $6 million to resurface Highway 3 between Hope and Nicolum Creek Bridge. It is es-timated that about 30 jobs will be created over the life of the project.

Hope Fire Depart-ment acquires a new truck for its fleet at a cost of $280,000. The new addition replaces an aging water tanker as part of the department’s apparatus replace-ment plan, and comes equipped with air packs, a thermal imaging cam-era and scene lighting.

Hope RCMP install several alarms and cam-eras on communication wires as a new initiative

to combat the region’s wire theft problem. When communication cables are tampered with, customers can loose service for up to 48 hours, and are unable to make phone calls. Now once the alarms are triggered, RCMP are notified within seconds and can take action.

The Fields store in downtown Hope is clos-ing its doors after more than two decades in the community. The loss of the department store deals yet another blow to Hope’s struggling downtown economy. Fields is closing 167 lo-cations across Canada.

Fraser Canyon Hospi-tal is receiving $200,000 from the province to help provide and main-tain reliable access to emergency services in the community. Doc-tors will work with Fra-ser Health to develop community-specif ic plans, and identify what

needs are unique to the community, and put the money directly into ful-filling those needs.

According to the lat-est numbers from Sta-tistics Canada, Hope’s population has dropped by more than 200 peo-ple in the last five years. Mayor Susan Johnston believes the numbers reflect the downturn during the recession, where people had to leave for work that nor-mally would have been in the community.

Residents who leave garbage and other bear attractants out can now face a $345 fine. The Conservation Officer Service steps up en-forcement in the area due to the high number of sightings in the area.

More than $3,200 is raised during the annu-al Battle of the Badges in support for Cops for

2012 Year in Review

Continued on A7

The first blast of winter arrives in January, costing the municipality about $42,000. The storm brings over 90 cen-timetres of snow, wind gusts up to 75 km/h, prolonged sub-zero temperatures, and several millimetres of freezing rain.

About 40 local teachers rallied for public support on Feb. 27 along Sixth Avenue and Kawkawa Lake Road. The protest was part of a provicewide “day of action” in response to the government’s announcement it would introduce legislation to impose a contract.

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MarchThe Fraser Canyon

Strategy Committee awards travelthecanyon.com a $7,000 provincial community tourism opportunities grant to work with Vancouver Coast Mountains B.C. on a new marketing campaign. The initia-tive primarily focuses on the corridor between Hope and Cache Creek, but will also incorporate some outlying areas in an effort to bring traffic into Hope and the Fra-ser Canyon.

Yale First Nation signs a 25-year renew-able community for-est agreement with the Fraser Valley Regional District and District of Hope to allow the Cas-cade Lower Canyon Community Forest Cor-poration to cut 31,000 cubic metros of timber annually between Hope and Yale, and a small area of Sunshine Valley.

Premier Christy Clark visits Hope to discuss local issues and intro-duce Laurie Throness, the Liberal candidate in the Chilliwack-Hope byelection. Clark’s tour of Hope included a planned meeting with local business leaders, but was cancelled last-minute due to protest-ing teachers, parents and students.

The Fraser Valley Regional District is awarded $336,800 from

the province to upgrade the Almer Carlson Pool in Boston Bar and construct an outdoor community pavilion. In addition, the Dis-trict of Hope receives a $370,575 grant for a community recreation park on Seventh Av-enue.

Ivonne Elizondo and her husband Gerardo open a new child care centre in an unused classroom at Silver Creek Elementary. The new program caters to 16 children aged three to five, and offers a wide range of daily activities in English and Spanish.

Hope is utilizing the government funding surplus from the new Kawkawa Lake Road Bridge to replace the Sucker’s Creek Bridge. The Sucker’s Creek Bridge has been in imminent danger of

falling into the water and blocking Thacker Mountain residents ac-cess to the community.

Barrick Gold Corpo-ration is looking into the feasibility of rede-veloping the former Gi-ant Mascot nickel mine into an all-seasons re-sort. The plan for the lower parcel of land includes lodging, res-taurants, and housing.

The upper mountain property would likely be turned into a ski resort.

Nestle Waters an-nounces it will contrib-ute $61,000 over the next three years to sup-port the Hope Moun-tain Centre. The money will be used to continue delivering an outdoor education program for Hope residents and stu-dents in the Fraser-Cas-cade school district.

April The Hudson’s Bay

Company (HBC) is in the process of negotiat-ing a deal to keep the Fields store open in downtown Hope. Fields Holding Company has entered into a tentative agreement with HBC to purchase the rights to 59 retail outlets in West-ern Canada.

Over 100 people pack into Owl Street Cafe to learn more about the proposed Flying J truck stop in the Flood-Hope area. The development will create 80-100 local jobs and have parking for 67 trucks.

Hope RCMP seek the public’s help in iden-tifying the driver of a

fatal hit and run, after two young cyclists find a 64-year-old woman with severe injuries ly-ing in a shallow roadside ditch in the Richmond Hill area of Flood-Hope Road.

NDP leader Adri-an Dix and byelec-tion candidate Gwen O’Mahony meet with Spuzzum First Nation to learn more about a truck wreckage left in a popular swimming for almost 17 months. An accident on High-way 1 in 2010 sent two semi-trucks over the Spuzzum Creek Bridge, spilling diesel into the Fraser River tributary and killing one of the drivers. Almost a year-and-a-half later debris remains in and around the creek.

Hell’s Gate Airtram is featured in a new epi-sode of Ghost Hunter’s International. Misty and foggy weather provided the ideal backdrop for the two nights and one day worth of shooting. Hell’s Gate Airtram has been the subject of the numerous unexplained paranormal activity since the winter of 2006.

About 80 people turn out to the Hope & Dis-trict Recreation Centre to hear the Chilliwack-Hope byelection con-tenders debate hot top-ics such as the carbon tax, raw log exports and the teachers’ dispute.

Council passes the first readings of the 2012 budget bylaw, which will see Hope property taxes increase 8.6 per cent. The average homeowner can expect to pay an ad-ditional $120 this year.

2012 Year in Review

From A6

Continued on A8

Firefighters from Hope, Popkum and Agassiz work to extinguish a blaze that completely destroyed a home at 15570 Peters Rd. on March 18. The exact cause of the fire was unknown, but officials say it started near a wood stove in basement.

New Chilliwack-Hope MLA Gwen O’Mahony (centre) cel-ebrates her byelection with B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix and MLA Carole James on April 19. O’Mahony earned 41.55 per cent of the vote, followed by Liberal Laurie Throness with 32.12 per cent and Conservative John Martin with 25.32.

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Monday, December 24th Tuesday, December 25th Wednesday, December 26th Monday, December 31st Tuesday, January 1st

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HOPE UNITED CHURCH

590 Third Ave.CHRISTMAS EVESERVICE: 7pm

SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am

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MT. HOPE SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH

SATURDAY MORNING Study Hour 9:15 a.m.

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Pastor Caleb Bru604-869-0668

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10:30am Morning Worship & Children’s

Sunday School

Pentecostal Assemblies of CanadaCorner of 5th & Fort

604-869-9717

Pastor Jim Cornock

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30 AMFREE STORE TUES/THURS

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888 - THIRD AVE.604-869-9969

(MESSAGE ONLY)

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www.gbchope.com949-3rd Ave. • 604.869.5524“Helping people take one step

closer to Jesus...”

Church of the Nazarene

Pastor Andrew Tarrant604-749-7094888 Third Ave.

Sunday Celebration

5:30 pm

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Dec. 30 - 10am Service

604-823-7165Anglican Network in Canada

Local info: 604-869-1918

345 Raab St.Rev. Don Gardner

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADACHRIST CHURCH

CONSECRATED 1861

www.anglican-hope.ca275 Park Street

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Canadian senators Lillian Quan Dyck and Vivienne Poy attend the officially opening of the Tikwalus Heritage Trail officially in the Fra-ser Canyon. The $98,000 project features a refur-bished campsite, six new geocache locations, and the installation of eight interpretive signs show-casing the historical influ-ence of the route.

MaySunshine Valley resi-

dents vote 82 per cent

against the creation of an accredited volunteer fire department provided by the Fraser Valley Re-gional District. An an-nual tax requisition of up to $214,000 would have been implemented to pay for the service in the area.

Trails Crossing Friend-ship Centre now has an office in Hope on Wal-lace Street. The non-profit organization provides support and resources to the Aboriginal and Me-tis community and their families.

A new vendor’s market is in the works for down-town Hope to showcase the variety of goods from local artisans, crafters, farmers, and home-based businesses. The Hope Mountain Market com-mittee is trying to orga-nize a market in Memo-rial Park every Saturday from June to September.

Police seize over 255 grams of dried marijuana from a 32-year-old man and 42-year-old woman. The bust is the result of an investigation into sus-pected drug trafficking. The estimated street val-ue of the seized marijuana is $2,560.

About 125 people take part in the Fraser Canyon Hospice Society’s seventh annual Hike for Hospice. Entertainment in Memo-rial Park is provided by 10-year-old Sophie Mc-Graw and Hope Com-munity Choir. The event raises about $6,200 for hospice programs.

A White Rock min-ing company is working towards reopening the Carolin Mine site. New Carolin Gold Corp. con-trols approximately 134 square kilometers in the

Coquihalla Gold belt, which is host to several past producing mines. Studies conducted by the company determined the property has the potential to host a multi-million ounce deposit.

Over the May long weekend, the Fraser Val-ley Integrated Road Safety Unit hands out a total of 1,067 violation tickets in the Hope area. Officers also issued 10 24-hour prohibitions for drug and alcohol impaired driving.

An RCMP cruiser is involved in a crash with a pickup truck, leaving Flood-Hope Road closed for several hours. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and Fraser Valley Traffic Services was called in to investigate the crash.

JuneRichard Vallee is given

a four-year sentence for his role in the death of 67-year-old Kenneth Paquette. The local First Nations was found badly beaten by Hope RCMP at the Thunderbird Mo-tel on May 27, 2011. The judge credited Vallee for time in custody, which

means he’ll serve the re-maining 34 months of his sentence in prison.

Twenty-four new bicy-cle route signs are erected around town to make it easier for cyclists to get around. Johanna Cough-lin had been working on the idea for three years and approached council with the proposal in 2011.

Premier Christy Clark unveils a new anti-bully-ing strategy that promises more training to improve the climate in schools, and a new smartphone app to make it easier for students to anonymously report tormenters.

Three Boston Bar bowlers head to the Ca-nadian championship of Club 55+ triples play, after winning the B.C. playoffs.

Students in Catina Carpenter’s kindergarten class at Silver Creek El-ementary collect 29,830 pop tabs as part of a math lesson fundraiser. The tabs were donated to the Spina Bifida and Hydro-cephalus Association of B.C. through the Chilli-wack Kiwanis Club. The money from the sale of the high grade aluminum

is used to help offset the costs of expensive wheel-chairs and leg braces.

Hope & Area Transi-tion Society receives a federal funding boost to help address homeless-ness. Almost $70,000 is provided through the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) for a new research project aimed at identifying people mi-grating to Hope, Boston Bar and Agassiz.

A 25-year-old Al-berta resident is killed at the Sandy Pines Camp-ground in Nahatlatch Valley. Police found Bradley Dean Ross unre-sponsive in a tent at the Entheos Summer Solstice Festival and Conference and believe there appears was foul play.

Weather wreaks havoc in Hope as heavy rain led to a washout 21 kilome-ters up Silver Skagit Road. A section of the road was washed away, creating a gap five to seven metres wide and 1.5 to two me-tres deep, and leaving 34 vehicles stranded.

Check out the Jan. 2 edition of The Hope Standard for the last six months of Year in Review.

2012 Year in ReviewFrom A7

Rick Hansen thanks Barb Sharrers for her community contri-butions during the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay cel-ebration in Memorial Park on May 10. She was among 14 local medal bearers who were recognized as difference makers.

A cyclist makes his way through water on Wardle Street in June. The Fraser River peaked at 9.8 metres on June 22, with water flowing past Hope at 11,988 cubic metres per second.

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AMERICAN BULLDOGS $1200 Ready for Xmas 4 females, 3 males 1st shots dewormed(604)230-1999

Bluenose Pitbull Pups genetics/ razoredge UKC reg, 6M/1F, 9wks $500-$1500. 778-237-2824.

PETS

477 PETS

CANE CORSO MASTIFF all blues 6F 2M, ultimate family guardian ready to go $1000 (604)308-5665

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

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German Shepherd/Lab pups, 4F/1M, 2 blk, 2 wht, 1 mix, Jan 1. (604)316-2757. No Sunday calls

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES -P.B. $1200: Born Sept. 29th. 2 Male, 1 Female. (778)863-6332

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548 FURNITURE

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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603 ACREAGE

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609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

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615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

1680 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE incl. 500 sq.ft. offi ce; avail. Feb 1/13. $1,530/mo + tax. 3-7191 Progress Way, Delta (Tilbury) Bob Miller 604-940-9507 [email protected]

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

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626 HOUSES FOR SALE

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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636 MORTGAGES

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

HOPE, 1 & 2 BEDROOM APT., for rent $500 - $600, Park Royal, heat & hot water inc., balcony, covered parking, 55, NP, NS. Best Loc Hope. Ref’s required. Call (604)860-0236 Linda or (604) 825-1444

HOPE, 2 bdrm apt in newer building in downtown. W/D, A/C, secure, priv. balcony, covered parking, N/S, no party, suit. for mature or seniors. Call 604-855-9940

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

HOPE1 BEDROOM APARTMENT For Rent in Kings Court on main fl oor. $600./mo. Heat & hot water incl. Air conditioning & balco-ny. D.D. and Ref’s Re-quired. Seniors pre-ferred. Avail. immed.

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HOPE: 1 bedroom apartments for rent on Wallace St. $600. Newly renovated. Great view of Mt. Hope. On site coin-op laundry. N/P, N/S.

Call (604)869-1301 or kfl [email protected]

HOPE 2 or 3 bedroom town-house, 5 appl., sound-proof, radiant heat, blinds, fenced yard, patio, 658 Coquihalla St., sunny side of town, N/S, no dogs, D/D Ref’s req. Avail now.

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

HOPE, Newly reno’d commercial storefront in centre of town for rent or lease, 1200 sq ft, avail immed.rent negotiable. Call 1-604-505-1077 or 1-604-267-7473

HOPE, Retail Space available, 591 Wallace, 3 units + storage shed starting at $400/mon +hst, incl heat, water & garbage. Call Rob @ 604-869-9763

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOPE - 3 bdrm duplex, 2 bath, big fenced yard, central to all schools. Small pet ok. Call (604)860-3658

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

HOPEFor sale or for rent, in a 55+ community a 2 bedroom manufactured home. Better than an apartment. No noisy neighbours. For rent only a double wide home with 2 bedrooms and a den. Refer-ences, criminal background check. One small pet OK un-der 20 lbs, N/S. Call for ap-pointment. Now accepting applications.

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HOPEIn a 55+ community in Hope. Mobile homes for sale 2 bedrooms from $14,000 to a brand new one for $74,000. 2- Vacant pads for rents.

Call Gordon 604-240-3464

HOPE, Silver Hope Mobile Park. Cabin, Mobile homes, and R/V pads for monthly rentals, cable in-cluded. Call (604)869-1203

736 HOMES FOR RENT

HOPE, 3 bdrm house with unfi n-ished bsmt in Silver Creek, incl. 4 appl., N/S, completely reno’d. Ten-ant must be tidy with good ref. $1000+util. 604-302-5100

Hope, 535 Queens St. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, garage, wood f/p, pets negot. Avail. Nov. 15, $1000/m Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage, 604-792-0077

HOPE, house for rent, 2 bedroom, new carpets, new paint job. $850/mon. Avail. immediately. Ref. & DD Req’d. Call 1-604-795-1433

SILVER CREEK, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, Avail. Dec 15, 4 appl. $1050/mo, D/D & ref’s req. Call (604)869-1765

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

HOPE, Long term stay available, for non smokers, utility included. Pic-ture ID and credit card req. Call 604-860-5223

HOPE. Room for rent, wireless & cable access, laundry, unfurnished. $400/mo. Ref’s needed. Call (604)750-8422

752 TOWNHOUSES

HOPE, 3 bdrm townhouse, 1 1/2 bath, full bsmt, No Pets, $850/mon. 1-604-858-4629

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Andrew, Kerrie-Ann, Pattie & Janice

Making sure that we bring you quality news coverage and

information every week is our mission. Having you as a loyal

reader is a privilege we take seriously.

The entire team at the Hope Standard wishes you a holiday

season filled with splendid moments and renewed

traditions. May you and your friends and loved ones have a New Year filled with joy, good

health, and prosperity.

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B2 Hope Standard Monday, December 24, 2012

My year end thoughts are peace and goodwill to men. How does this happen? Is there a pill or a magic wand? Or is it about us?

We celebrate the birth of a man who told us one of the two great commandments was to “Love your neighbour as yourself.” It would seem simple enough, but it turns out to be one of

the most difficult things that we could be asked to do, because it means we must give up some of our material desire to effectively love our neigh-bours.

We cannot control the thoughts or feelings of anyone except ourselves, so I guess we have to individually take the first step. Who would be best positioned to lead by example?

Perhaps the ones voted into office by the peo-ple would be positioned to most effectively show how wonderful this would be. What a novel idea for our government representatives.

Let’s work hard at this in the coming year and see if we can help develop peace and goodwill.

I wish all of you a wonderful experience this Christmas season and a safe and happy new year.

AreA A director lloyd formAn

Holiday Greetings

As your Member of Parliament for Chilli-wack-Fraser Canyon, I would like to wish you and your family the very best this Christ-mas season.

Christmas is a per-fect time to gather with family and friends, and to be thankful for all we’ve been blessed with over the past year.

Canada is a country of unparalleled beauty,

endowed with enormous natural resources, in-habited by industrious people living in peace-ful coexistence. It is the envy of the world. As Canadians we are so blessed to be able to call it home.

Christmas is also a time to share generously with those less fortunate and to remember the brave men and women in uniform ‒ stationed around the world ‒ who are spending this Christmas away from their families defending our liberties.

On behalf of our Conservative government, and from my family to yours, Merry Christ-mas. I wish you peace and joy this holiday sea-son, and all the best in the new year.

Here we are once again with Christmas fast approaching.

On behalf of myself and Hope council I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one a blessed and joyous Christmas season, and a peaceful and prosperous 2013!

We are looking for-ward to serving our

community and being there for you in the coming year!

mAyor SuSAn johnSton

It’s been an inter-esting and challeng-ing year addressing the needs of each community in the area.

We’ve been able to maintain services without major in-creases to taxpayers.

Thank you for the honour of letting me serve Area B for another year. I wish you and your family

a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.

AreA B director denniS AdAmSon

This is the time of the year that the beauty of our snow covered mountains we enjoy during the day gives way to the brightly coloured lights that so wonderfully decorate our communities at night.

This is the holiday season, a time of the year to take a pause – to appreciate and celebrate the people who really do make a difference.

Students who spend time after school and on the weekends self-lessly volunteering their time to help make life better for others; par-ents who take the time to be involved in their children’s education; teachers who stay up late into the evening preparing lessons for the next day; school community members who spend countless hours in-volved in extracurricular activities; and support staff who go the extra mile to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our children.

This, coupled with a supportive, caring administrative team, allows School District 78 the pleasure of giving the gift of learning to all of our students.

On behalf of the Board of Education, I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.

As an old year wanes.... 2012 has been a dynamic year for me as I settled into my new role as MLA for Chilliwack-Hope.

I’ve enjoyed hear-ing your concerns, challenges and ideas. Looking back over the year, Brigade Days, the Rick Hansen Com-munity Champions Relay, the Strongman/

Strongwoman competition and Moonlight Madness are among my favourite community events that I’ve had the privilege to participate in. I look forward to continuing to be avail-able to all of the communities that make up the Chilliwack-Hope riding in the New Year.

May the peace and joy of the season be with you each day of the year, in your homes and in the streets of our communities. Best wishes to you and your family for Christmas and the holiday season. May the new year be bright!

mlA Gwen o’mAhony

mP mArk StrAhl

BoArd chAir ron johnStone

Hope Standard Monday, December 24, 2012 B3

Holiday GreetingsAs the

holiday sea-son is upon us, we find ourselves re-flecting on the past year and on those who have helped shape our commu-nity in a most s i g n i f i c a n t way.

We value our relation-

ship with you and look forward to working with you in the year to come. The goodwill of those we serve is the foundation of our suc-cess.

It’s a real pleasure at this holiday time to say thank you from all of us at the Hope/Boston Bar RCMP Community Police Office, Victim Services and Crime Prevention So-ciety.

We wish you a full year of happi-ness and success.

Hope/Boston Bar rCMp staff sgt. suki Manj

Each year, fires during the holiday season injure British Columbians and cause thousands of dollars in property damage. Here are some simple life-saving steps that can prevent fires:

q Use non-combustible containers for tea lights and votive candles. q Place candles in a location where they can’t be knocked over or come in

contact with combustible items and blow out all candles before leaving the room or going to bed.

q Keep Christmas trees, wrapping and decorations away from heat sources. q Keep your real Christmas tree fresh by watering it often or use a fire re-

sistant artificial tree. q Use only lights which have been tested and labelled by an approved testing

laboratory and always turn tree lights off before leav-ing home or going to sleep. Consider using approved timers to preset the on and

off times. q Install working smoke alarms on every level of

your home and outside each sleeping area. In fact smoke alarms make excellent gifts.

q When preparing your holiday meal remember that a stovetop fire can start in a flash. Stay in the kitchen when something is cooking and keep all combustible items a safe distance away from the stove. This includes tea towels, wooden or plastic spoons and paper towels. Also, keep a pot lid near the stove to smother flames if a fire starts in a pot.

From all of us at the District of Hope Fire De-partment have a safe and happy holiday.

Hope fire CHief toM DesorCy

945 Water ave., Hope pHone: 604.869.9511

Website: www.gardnergm.comGARDNER CHEVbuiCk-GmC

Our warmest wishes for a festive, joyous holiday season to all our loyal customers.

Greg

945 Water ave., Hope ave., Hope aGARDNER CHEV

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May you & your family celebrate with lots of love & laughter!

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Holiday GreetingsWinter Carnival

Moonlight Madness and the Winter Carnival in Memorial Park kicked off the holiday season on Dec. 7. The event featured inflat-able carnival games, tobbogan run, hayride with Santa, and Christmas caroling with C.E. Barry choir and MLA Gwen O’Mahony.

PHOTOS BY KERRIE-ANN SCHOENIT

Season’s Greetings! Toy’s Pharmacy 308 Wallace St. 604.869.5654

Through the spirit of friendship & in appreciation of the support

you have given us over the year, we would like to wish each

and every one of you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

12/12W_TP12

Independently OwnedWheeler Cheam Realty

366A Wallace St • 604-869-2165 • 1-800-611-2165 • [email protected]

All the members of our team would like

to offer you their warmest wishes for

this holiday season.

Merry

Christmas

from

Hans

Dagmar Leah

Linda

It is our great honour to extend sincere wishes of happiness, health

and prosperity to one and all.

from the Mayor, Council & StaffDistrict of Hope

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HOLIDAY HOURSDecember 24th:

9am-6pmDecember 25, 26 &

27th: CLOSEDDecember 28th:

11am-8pm

Friday Lunch11:00am - 2:00pm

Fri., Sat., & Sun. Dinner4:30pm - 8:00pm

Chinese & Canadian CuisineWeekend Buffet

Open 8am-8pmDouble & Triple Loaders

Laundry Service12/12w KY19

Kan Yon Restaurant

All the best to our customers & friends this holiday season. May the New Year bring happiness & prosperity!

604-869-2212 800 - 3rd Avenuewww.kan-yon.comKan Yon

SINCE 1974Kan Yon

SINCE 1974

bfletchercontracting.comRenovations & New Construction

Cell: 604.869.1686 Fax: 604.869.7605

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Barclay Fletchercontracting ltd.

Season’s Greetings from the whole team

At this festive time of year, we’d like to express the gratitude we feel to our fine

customers and friends.

Holiday Greetings

KERRIE-ANN SCHOENIT / THE STANDARD

Santa has made several appearances in Hope over the last few weeks at communitity events, including Moonlight Madness and the Winter Carnival.

Santa visits Hope

BARRY STEWART / THE STANDARD

Coquihalla elementary’s kindergarten classes perform a carol during a rehearsal for their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 20.

Songs of the season


490 Wallace Street Phone: 604-869-9388

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to our

customers who have supported us over the years. We look forward to serving

you in the New Year.

HOLIDAY HOURS

Chinese Smorgasbord & Salad Bar. Open Daily

for Lunch & Dinner

December 24th: 11am - 8pmDecember 25th: CLOSEDDecember 26th: CLOSEDJanuary 1st: 11am - 8pm

NEW GOLDEN STAR RESTAURANT

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460 Wallace St. 604.860.4449

Thank you for your continued support over the years. We look forward to serving you in the New Year.

Merry Christmas from Cathy, Brenda & Patti at

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Holiday GreetingsChristmas Music Festival

The annual Christmas Music Festival at Grace Baptist Church has become a holiday tradition in Hope. The event on Dec. 12 included performances by Laurie Trayer, Wes and Carlie Unrau, Hope Community Choir, and several other local musicians.

PHOTOS BY BARRY STEWART


At this special time of year, each of us can do something to help create a bet-ter world. May your charity and goodwill come back to you tenfold. Best wishes from all of us. Thank you for your continued support. From the board, volunteers & staff at…

Hope Community Services

www.hopecommunityservices.com • 434 Wallace Street • 604-869-2466

Happy Holidays...

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May your holidays be a delicious, delectable and delightful mix of good friends, good food, and good cheer at this most festive time and throughout the entire year.

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1. � ou shalt not go to more than one party per day

Be careful not to wear yourself out. Learn to say “no” and only accept invitations to parties you really want to go to.

2. � ou shalt refuse third helpings

Your taste buds might think they’ve gone to heaven but don’t let holiday bu� ets be an excuse for overeating. If you need to loosen your belt, stop eating!

3. � ou shalt limit your alco-hol consumption

It’s your responsibility to keep an eye on your alcohol intake. Have a great evening but don’t lose control.

4. � ou shalt be yourselfLeave high fashion to others;

being comfortable will only in-crease your enjoyment of the time spent with friends and family.

5. � ou shalt respect your budget

Be careful to respect your holi-day budget and use your credit

card sparingly.6. � ou shalt avoid argumentsAvoid talking about politics,

money, and religion during the festivities. Be ready to compro-mise when disagreement arises.

7. � ou shalt make some time for yourself

Don’t forget to take a break from the holiday frenzy. Make some time for yourself.8. � ou shalt give to others

Because this time of year is all about being generous, make the most of it to help a friend or vol-unteer for a local organization.

9. � ou shalt be careful on the roads

Don’t drive in questionable weather or poor road conditions or if you are overtired or have had one glass too many. Take a taxi or sleep in a spare bedroom.

10. � ou shalt have funSay “yes” to fun and forget

about stress. Let yourself enjoy the best of the season, including gatherings with family or friends.

Christmas commandments

Every year, thousands of people fall victim to food poi-soning a� er eating food that was not prepared, cooked, or stored according to health guidelines. � is is particu-larly true during the holidays, when there are usually more parties, meals and generous portions! Fortunately, all you have to do is to follow a few basic rules in order to enjoy the festivities without risk of falling ill.

Salmonella, E. coli and lis-teria are de� nitely not meant to be on your guest list. To avoid the spread of bacteria, be sure to wash your hands frequently (in hot, soapy wa-ter for at least 20 seconds) and wash with soap and hot water

all kitchen worktops, utensils, and anything else used dur-ing meal preparation.

Beware of cross-contam-ination: always wash fresh fruit and vegetables and keep raw foods separate from cooked food or food that is ready to be eaten. Use dif-ferent chopping boards and ensure that foods reach their correct internal cooking tem-peratures.

At this time of year we in-evitably prepare too much food, so be sure to keep any le� overs in the fridge, ideally at a temperature lower than four degrees Celsius. � row away any food that has been le� at room temperature for more than two hours. Plan to

eat up any le� overs as soon as possible, ideally in the next two or three days. An even better way to deal with le� -overs is to quickly freeze suit-able items and divide the rest into small portions to o� er to your guests.

AllergiesIf you su� er from a food

allergy you should immedi-ately tell your host or hostess which items you can’t eat. Ask if a special plate without those items could be prepared for you, so you can enjoy the meal in complete safety. � en again, since erring on the side of safety is always best, pre-paring your own plate is per-haps the safest way to go.

Beware of food poisoning


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We wish you the best of the holiday season and a new year that is merry and bright

Trudi, Stu, & KeithAt this special time of year, we find

ourselves filled with gratitude for the good friends and family with whom we are blessed. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a

healthy, happy New Year!

Thank you for the care each of you take with your place.

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To all the residents of the Lismore & Windmill

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Holiday Greetings

•3cups(750ml)granulatedsugar•1cup(250ml)eggnog•1tbsp(15ml)cornsyrup•2tbsp(25ml)butter•1tsp(5ml)vanilla•1/2cup(125ml)choppedwalnuts

Glaze•1/4cup(50ml)semisweetchoco-latechips•1tsp(5ml)butter

Grease sides of large heavy saucepan. Add sugar; stir in eggnog and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring con-stantly until boiling.

Cook, stirring only if necessary to prevent sticking, until candy thermometer reaches soft-ball stage of 238°F (115°C), and when 1/2 tsp (2ml) syrup dropped into very cold water forms soft ball that flattens on removal from water.

Immediately remove from heat; let cool to lukewarm, 110°F (43°C), without stirring. Using wooden spoon, beat in butter and vanilla, beating until very thick and no longer shiny.

Quickly stir in nuts. Spread in greased

8-inch (2 l) square cake pan. Tip: If fudge sets too quickly before spreading in pan, reheat gently over low heat just until soft enough to spread.

Glaze: Melt together chocolate chips and butter. Drizzle over fudge. Score into 1-inch (2.5 cm) squares while warm; let cool completely and cut into squares.

Fudge can be layered between waxed paper in airtight container and stored for up to two weeks.

Recipe: The Canadian Living Christmas Book, Telemedia Publishing Inc./The Madison Press Limited.

Photo: Jupiterimages / Thinkstock

Eggnog FudgeMakes64pieces

Spanish MeatballsMeatballs•2.2lb(1kg)leangroundbeef•2choppedyellowonions•1egg,lightlybeaten•3tablespoons(22.5g)groundwalnuts•1tablespoon(15ml)paprika•11/2tablespoons(22.5ml)cumin•1/2teaspoon(2.5ml)cinnamon•1/4cup(60ml)freshchopped

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients with ground beef. Make one-inch (2.5 cm) meatballs and set aside. Heat oil in a frying pan. Grill fennel seed while stirring con-stantly. Pour in wine, stirring until alcohol evaporates. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add a bit of water if needed. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer at low heat for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Once cooked, place meatballs and a bit of sauce in paper muffin lin-ers in a serving dish.

parsley•Saltandpepper,totaste

Sauce•3tablespoons(45ml)oliveoil•11/2tablespoons(22.5ml)fen-nelseeds•1/2cup(120ml)drywhitewine•128oz.(900ml)canofdicedtomatoes•Saltandpepper,totaste

Recipe and photo: Modus Vivendi


“Happy Holidays”

We’re pleased and proud to serve fine folk like you & we are ever grateful for your friendship

& support. We wish you all the best at Christmas time & throughout the year.

from Richard, Suzanne & staff at

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Lemon and herb stuffing: put the eggs, butter, parsley, lemon thyme, and lemon zest and juice in a food processor and blend to a smooth purée. Put the bread crumbs in a bowl, pour over the egg mixture, and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Chestnut stuffing: cook fresh chestnuts in a saucepan of boil-ing water for about 3 minutes to soften the shells. Peel them while still hot, wearing rub-ber gloves. Put the peeled fresh chestnuts in a saucepan, cover them with the milk, and simmer gently un-til softened, about 30 minutes to 1 hour, de-pending on how fresh they are. Strain them if necessary, then weigh out 7 oz. (196 g) and put in a bowl. Crumble the cooked chestnuts with your fingers and use the sausage meat to

bind them. Heat the oil in a skillet, add onion, liver, and bacon and fry gently until the liver is firm. Stir in the parsley and cook until the mix-ture begins to brown. Add to the chestnuts with some salt and pep-per.

Turkey: to make a stock, the day before put the giblets, minus the liver but with the neck chopped in half, in saucepan. Add the onion, thyme, and bay leaf, cover with wa-ter and bring to a boil, removing any foam. Reduce the heat and

simmer for 2 hours, then strain. Taste and, if necessary, simmer for a little longer to reduce and strengthen the fla-vour.

The next day, wipe out the neck area and cavity of the turkey with a damp cloth and lightly season the in-side with salt and pep-per. Spoon the lemon and herb stuffing into the body cavity and the chestnut stuffing into the neck cavity, allow-ing plenty of room for them to expand. This is particularly important for the neck stuffing.

Put half the butter in a saucepan and melt gently. Spread the re-maining butter all over the skin of the turkey. Soak the cheesecloth in the melted butter and drape over the bird, with a double layer cov-ering the drumsticks.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Put the bird in a large roast-ing pan in the middle of the oven. Roast for the calculated time ac-cording to size, except that the oven tempera-ture must be raised to 400°F (200°C) and the cheesecloth covering removed for the last 30 minutes in order to crisp the skin. Remove the turkey from the oven, cover with a tent of aluminum foil, and leave in a warm place to rest while you prepare your side dishes.

Using oven mitts, tip out any free juices from the cavity, then lift the

turkey onto a serving platter. Pour off the tur-key juices from the pan, preferably into a gravy separator or pitcher to be able to lift off the fat, then reheat with the seasoned stock. Serve as is or for a traditional gravy, pour juices into a pan, thicken with a small amount of flour and cook well, stirring to prevent burning. Reserve extra gravy in a Thermos for sec-ond helpings. Serve with roasted potatoes, roasted parsnips, can-died yams, bacon rolls, cranberry relish, and Brussels sprouts.

Recipe and photo: Easy Christmas — Classic Recipes for the Perfect Christmas, Ry-land Peters & Small.

Holiday Greetings•1turkey,withgiblets•1onion,coarselychopped•Asprigofthyme•1bayleaf•4oz.(113g)saltedbutter•SeasaltandfreshlygroundblackpepperLemon and Herb stuffing•2eggs•4oz.plus1tablespoon(130g)butter,melted•Ahandfuloffreshparsleyleaves•1teaspoon(5ml)choppedfreshlemonthyme•Freshlygratedzestandjuiceof1unwaxedlemon•41/2cups(1.08litres)freshwhitebreadcrumbs•Seasaltandfreshlygroundblackpepper

Chestnut stuffing•14oz.(392g)freshchestnuts•1cup(240ml)milk•4oz.(112g)sausagesorsausagemeat•2tablespoons(30ml)oliveoil•6oz.(168g)turkeyliver,chopped•1onion,chopped•2oz.(56g)fattybacon,finelychopped•1tablespoon(30ml)choppedfreshflat-leafparsleyormarjoram•Seasaltandfreshlygroundblackpepper

Traditional Roast Turkey A13-15lb.(6-7kg)turkeyserves6

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From my family to yours

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We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy, Healthy 2013

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The Staff of Hope Pharmasave would like to wish all

of our customers a very Merry Christmas and a

Healthy, Happy New Year.

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Warm gratitude is also expressed to all my loyal clients & friends who have recommended me over the past 20 years.

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Wishing you a holiday season full of happiness & good cheer. Thank you for your continued business & friendship.

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From Hope’s Number One real estate team. Thanks for making this another successful

year. All the best in 2013.

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From Hope’s Number One real estate team.

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May your home be decorated with laughter, love and peace during this Christmas season.

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Thank you for your continued support over the years. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.from all of us at Canyon Carpets

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Holiday Greetings

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The holiday season is the perfect time to thank all our friends & customers

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Thanks friends &

customers for your support throughout this past year.

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At this festive time of year, we’d like to express the gratitude we feel for the privilege of serving our fine customers and friends.

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Holiday Greetings

As the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to decorating our homes for the festive season. Brightening up the house and adding a magical touch to social gatherings is a way to make this time of year stand out from every other occa-sion.

To produce a striking effect that cre-ates the mood you want, be sure to de-fine the look you wish to create before buying or making any decorations or room accessories.

GlamourThere’s nothing like a metallic effect

for creating a sparkling decor. Whether you opt for silver, gold, copper, or plati-num for shine, the effects of reflecting light will make things look magical and will contribute to the harmony of your existing decor. Shimmering stars and metallic balls hung from doorframes are sure to put your guests in a party mood.

Tired of the metallic look? How about doing pastels this year? They will give a look of softness and upscale chic to your home. Or you could try feathers and crystal, perfect for a natural yet modern look.

With some inspired combinations, you can turn your home into a brilliant backdrop for an unforgettable evening.

TraditionalChristmas is also a wonderful oppor-

tunity to create a decor inspired by the olden days.

The tradition of reds and greens can be resuscitated without tackiness — the secret is in avoiding a heavy hand with plastic decorations. Let yourself be in-spired by holly and poinsettias, a beau-tiful tablecloth, and trays of flickering candles.

Wooden decorations and kitchen ac-cessories, however simple they may be, take us back to another era of cozy home life and Grandma’s baking. Imagine a tastefully decorated chandelier in the hall, a braided loaf of bread on the table, an old-fashioned throw on the couch, and antique toys under the Christmas tree.

To have this look at home, all you need is a bit of imagination and a love for comfort and tradition. For a perfect finishing touch, put on some traditional music and let simmer a pot of water to which you’ve added a few orange peels and a cinnamon stick.

Whether you want your home to re-flect your idealized memories of long ago or the very latest in trends, be sure to make your decor cozy, classy, and in-viting.

Brighten up the holidays with festive decor


All of us at Hope Ready Mix

want to wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Serving Hope & area for more than

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Thank you for your continued support.We look forward to offering you attentive and professional service in the New Year

Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season fromEd, Janet, Naomi, Rebecca & Amber

Office holiday hours:Closed Dec. 21 - 26Open Dec. 27 & 28Closed Dec. 29 - Jan. 6

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Holiday Greetings

The family Christmas tree is arguably the most prominent decoration. Having a live tree inside the home can be awe-in-spiring, but it can also be quite messy.

The idea of bringing a formerly live tree inside a home as a decoration may seem odd, especially when individuals are faced with the aftermath, which is often a trail of pine needles and very sticky sap. A freshly cut pine tree will ooze sap, which tends to be quite sticky and messy and notoriously difficult to remove. Even a Christmas tree that is average in stature can generate a fair amount of sap, and it takes just a few drops of sap to make a mess.

If sap has you stuck for clean-up ideas, consider these home remedies.

On clothing:q Use rubbing alcohol on the sap stain.

Allow the alcohol to sit on the stain for 30 minutes and then wash as usual.

q Make a paste of laundry detergent and water and apply it to the stain.

q Ammonia also may remove a sap stain. Just test an inconspicuous part of the clothing to determine if applying am-monia changes its colour.

On carpeting:q Freeze the sap with ice cubes and then

carefully pick out the hardened pieces.q Try vodka as an adhesive remover on

the sap stain.q Rubbing alcohol also may be able to

break up sap in carpet fibers.

On hands:q Any greasy, oil-based product can

work, such as olive oil or even vegetable shortening. Rub on the skin, and the sap should come right off.

q A lubricant like WD-40 has also been known to remove sap.

q Hand sanitizer, which is comprised mainly of alcohol, can help dissolve sap so it can be rinsed off.

q Make a paste of mineral oil (baby oil) and baking soda. This should help dis-solve the sap and make your hands soft in the process.

In hair:q Sap can be notoriously difficult to

get out of human hair or animal fur. Try coating the sap in natural peanut butter or mayonnaise, both of which have a high oil content. Allow to sit for a while and then comb out the sap with a fine-toothed comb.

q If tree sap cannot be removed, cutting it out may be the only option.

Home remedies for Christmas tree sap


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Many countries celebrate Boxing Day on December 26. Those outside of these countries may be unaware as to the meaning behind the holiday and how its tradi-tions originated.

Boxing Day is celebrated by those in countries that were once part of the British empire, which includes Canada.

As a federal holiday, post of-fices and banks are closed. Schools also are closed as part of winter va-cations. Despite being a federal hol-iday, Boxing Day is not observed in the same way in all provinces and territories. Also, it is not an official

holiday in Quebec. Depending on the area, stores may be open or closed. Some people use the opportunity to take part in p o s t - C h r i s t m a s sales or make returns. Many stores run Box-ing Week sales the full week through New Year’s Day. Some shoppers have been known to camp outside of stores to take advantage of these price cuts, much in the way Americans might wait in the wee hours of the morning for Black Friday deals.

The etymology of the name Box-ing Day is unclear, but some histori-ans surmise that it is tied to the Euro-

pean tradition of giving gifts to the needy and those in service positions, as was the case during the Middle Ages.

In the United Kingdom, it also became tradition that the day after Christmas employ-ers would gift their servants with box-

es of food leftovers from the holidays or present mone-tary gifts. The ser-vants were allowed to take the day off to spend it with their families af-ter having worked Christmas.

Other ideas tie the tradition to the Feast of Saint Ste-phen, which also takes place on De-cember 26. Metal boxes, into which people could put donations for the needy, were left outside of church-es.

Despite what the name may suggest, the sport of boxing has nothing to do

with the holiday. However, with

Canadians and others having the day off from work, they may be able to tune into a fight on television and es-tablish a new tra-dition. There are other ways people can create their own Boxing Day traditions. Here are a few ideas.q Collect food

or clothing dona-tions from neigh-bours and deliver them to a shelter or soup kitchen.q Volunteer to

help at a hospital, animal shelter or school when it re-opens.

q Encourage children to invite their friends over and curl up with a good movie and some popcorn.q If you are a

business owner, call employees and personally thank them for their time of service.q Have a fun,

family game night.q Decorate the

house with boxes of all shapes and sizes.q Gather holiday

gift boxes and pre-pare them for the recycling bin.q Make a chari-

table donation to your preferred or-ganization.

Holiday GreetingsThe history and traditions of Boxing Day


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May your holidays be filled with fun & your

New Year filled with happiness.

Holiday Greetings

Realistic goals key to keeping resolutions

Eco-friendly ways to ring in the new yearA new year is on the horizon and

men and women across the globe are readying their new year’s reso-lutions. In recent years, more and more people have resolved to adopt a more eco-friendly lifestyle in the year ahead.

But you don’t have to wait until the new calendar year to go green. In fact, new year’s revelers can turn their New Year’s Eve party into an eco-friendly affair in a variety of ways.q Forgo paper products. New

Year’s Eve festivities typically fea-ture lots of food and beverages, and hosts can use this to get a head start on their resolutions. Instead of serving food on paper plates and beverages in disposable paper, plas-tic or foam cups, use reusable glass-ware or even plastic cups and plates that can be washed and reused. In addition, replace paper napkins with cloth napkins that can be used more than once.

When forgoing paper products, don’t forget to abandon traditional invitations for e-vites. Invite guests via e-mail or through social net-working sites instead of sending out traditional paper invitations that

needlessly use paper and need to be transported.q Embrace eco-friendly bever-

ages. Adult beverages are a big part of many New Year’s Eve par-ties, and even these beverages can be eco-friendly. Purchasing your

drinks locally reduces reliance on transportation to get items from the manufacturer into your refrig-erator, which in turn reduces fuel consumption and pollution. When the time comes to toast the past year and ring in the new one, do so

with champagne or sparkling wine made from organic grapes. q Encourage guests to recycle

throughout the night. When guests arrive, explain to them that the night will be an eco-friendly af-fair. Set up a separate trash recep-tacle for recyclable items, including bottles and cans. Think of ways to use discarded wine and champagne bottles as decorative items, be it for table settings or vases to hold fresh flowers. And when recycling, don’t overlook the smaller items. Corks from wine bottles can be recycled and reused for a variety of products, including flooring tiles, building insulation and sports equipment.q Donate food at the end of the

night. Hosts often have food left-over at the end of the night. Rather than discarding all those leftovers, donate them to a local food bank or homeless shelter. Make these ar-rangements in advance so the fol-lowing morning you can donate the leftovers before they spoil.

New Year’s Eve is one of the most festive nights of the year. And with a few simple steps, hosts can make their gathering as eco-friendly as it is enjoyable.

Get more exercise, main-tain a healthier diet, improve the way you manage your fi-nances, stop smoking, use the car less... the list of new year’s resolutions is long.

Fortified with steely deter-mination and raring to go, you have every intention of starting off the new year on the right foot. And yet, as time goes by, your resolu-tions slip away. Why is it so darn difficult to keep new year’s resolutions?

First of all, human beings don’t like change and leaving their comfort zone is easier said than done. All your best intentions and your motiva-tion will tend to fade away af-ter a few weeks of hard work unless you redouble your zeal.

The key? Use some com-mon sense and don’t lie to

yourself. Having two, three, four, or even five resolutions on your list is all very well on paper, but it’s not feasible in reality. Concentrate your ef-forts on just one resolution and do your utmost to suc-ceed in it. Otherwise you’ll keep going down the same frustrating path year after year.

Be realistic. Would you like to lose some weight? Set your-self an objective that is within your reach so you won’t be-come discouraged and give up. Take it one week at a time and keep notes on your prog-ress. If you ever feel like giv-ing up, look at your notes and you may be surprised by the progress you’ve made. And don’t hesitate to ask for the support of your loved ones. Their love is an everlasting source of motivation!


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For those whose focus will be on fi-nances in the com-ing year, establishing a budget is a good place to start. The following are a few tips that should help people reach their fi-nancial goals over the next 12 months.q Start with

your income. How much money is be-ing brought into the household will go a long way toward de-termining your bud-get. The first month of the year, when people will receive their earnings state-ments from the pre-vious year, should provide a clear-cut picture of just how much income the household is gener-ating. Once you have that information, you can begin to establish a budget.q Make a list of

your bills. Knowing what’s coming in is important when es-tablishing a budget, but so is having a firm grasp of what’s going out. Make a list of all of your monthly expenses, from the big ones like a mort-gage payment to the

smaller ones like how much you spend on a cup of coffee each day. When making a list of these expenses, make note of the day bills are due each month. This can help you determine which weeks of each month you’ll be able to save more money and which weeks you will need to tighten your belt and pay existing bills. Such knowledge will help you estab-lish a budget.q Make a list of

anticipated expenses. Some expenses are there every month. Others are those you expect, such as home improvement projects you plan to finance in the com-ing year. Make a list of these anticipated expenses. This may involve taking some inventory of things around the house, such as any appli-ances that may be on their last legs, bigger issues like a roof that may need to be re-placed or a bathroom you finally plan to remodel. Once you have compiled this list, research how much each project

figures to cost you. This should give you an idea of how realis-tic each project is for you, and whether or not you will be able to tackle multiple projects in the com-ing year.q Don’t forget

about debts. Many people plan a budget more to get out of debt than to save for a rainy day. When establishing a budget for the year ahead, calculate how much debt you’re currently

carrying. Though you can do so if you prefer, it’s best to exclude existing in-stallment loans like a mortgage or a car note from your list of

debts. Though those can be considered money you owe, they are more in line with the monthly expenses you need to live than credit card debts you simply need to get rid of. If your debt is considerable or even small, see if there is anything you can re-move from your list of monthly expenses (i.e. cable television or streaming video subscription) so you can devote that mon-ey to eliminating your debt. In addi-tion, those with con-siderable debt should prioritize ending that debt over projects you want to tackle that aren’t exactly ne-cessities. For exam-ple, if your kitchen is outdated but still safe and functional, post-pone the kitchen re-model until you have

eliminated your debt.q Decide where

you can cut costs. Chances are you’re establishing a budget because you have a specific financial goal in mind or because you examined last year’s financial state-ments and realized you fell short of your savings goals. So you likely know you need to cut some costs, and part of establish-ing a budget is decid-ing which costs you can cut. Some of the more common ways people cut costs at the dawn of a new year includes deciding to dine out less, can-celing a cable televi-sion subscription or removing premium channels from their package, driving less to save money on fuel and forgoing store-bought coffee

for java they make at home. Each of these budget cuts can lead to substantial savings over a full year, and none of them are life-altering to the point of lowering a person’s quality of life.q Include savings

into your budget. Living on a budget is not always easy, especially for those people who are not used to doing so. When establishing your budget, include weekly, bi-weekly and monthly savings goals into the budget. If you stick to this plan, you will have something to show for your financial discipline at the end of each month, and light at the end of the tunnel can be a mo-tivating factor as you adapt to living on a budget.

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