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A miracle in the makingJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Gerri Healey has a lifetime of sins behind her, and it’s come time to wash them away.

She sits beside her pastor, Brian Cool, at the Harrison Gospel Chapel on an early Friday morning. In two days, she will be baptized here. She’s nervous about what’s to come, and looking for guidance.

She looks to the young cleric seated beside her, asking him questions of a higher nature – questions of God, and of rebirth. Healey wasn’t raised in a church-going family, so even at the age of 52, the idea of redemption

is new to her. “I know I’ve done wrong in my life

and I want it to go away,” she explains, then turning to Cool to ask: “Is that okay?”

Of course it is, he assures her. Baptism, he tells her, is a symbolic gesture of a Christian’s love for Jesus – “an outward sign of an inward reality.”

What shows on Healey’s outside isn’t the typical churchgoer image, but one of a hard drug user, a vagabond. On the outside, Healey is a street-hardened woman who has watched good friends die. Her skin is mottled leather and her body is bound by

its erratic twitching. Drug use has left her with the eff ects of a stroke, a diabetic and epileptic.

Her voice is thick like three-day-old coff ee, with the scratch of loose gravel rolling over concrete. She knows that when strangers see her, that’s all they see. And when she takes her walks around the Harrison Lake lagoon, thinking about the last 40 years of her life, she knows why some people pass her by, not returning her sunny smiles and “good mornings!”

And she understands."Maybe it's not a good morning for

them," she jokes.Healey has been drug-free for more

than two years. She's been alcohol free. She hasn’t touched so much as a cigarette. Devil's playthings are a thing of the past, she says. She's moved on, and now she wants the world to know why. More than anything, she wants her story shared with the world.

“I’ve wasted so much of my life,” she says. Tears start to form as she delves into her story, tracing back from her hard beginnings to this new road to redemption. She doesn’t candy coat a thing. And when she gets to the diffi cult parts, she lovingly pets Squeak, a small mutt of a dog she adopted from the streets of

Forty years of hard drug use washed away in emotional baptism

Gerri Healey emerges from a tub of water at Harrison Gospel Church last June, as part of her road to redemption after a long life of drug abuse. Healey has now been clean and sober for two years.

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Chilliwack – years ago, when she was still homeless and spending her days in search of crack. And through the stories, the tears and the laughter, Squeak watches the room warily, constantly keeping guard from the comfort of Healey’s lap.

***Healey’s eyes are bright today,

twinkling and alive. It’s something that Cool points out to her time and again. He calls her “a miracle” more than once or twice.

“People don’t come back from that type of hard drug use,” Cool says, as he smiles at her. Healey started drinking and using as a young teenager, at the same time she was learning to play guitar and sing. Th ere were happy times at one point, but by the time she was 13, Healey left her home to get away from her stepdad and a family rife with alcoholism.

“He hated me and I hated him,” she said. Her bad habits grew stronger over the following 40 years, and eventually her life became a constant search for the next hit.

“One hit’s too many and a thousand ain’t enough,” she says.

Th ere wasn’t much she wouldn’t do to score. And the one time she was convinced to visit a recovery house, she sat outside the building with an eight ball of cocaine

getting high. And then she left .Even a stroke, brought on by

drug use, didn’t stop her.“I had just had a stroke, and

they took me back to my home, and they gave me crack,” she said of her former friends. “I went out of my mind. I didn’t pay the rent.”

She watched as women went missing, and others died.

“Th ose were the hardest days, watching people I knew get beaten or trunked,” she said, “and nobody

doing anything to stop it.”On one of her darkest days,

Healey walked into a Chilliwack pawn shop with her father’s four war medals. She walked out with $20. Enough to buy two hits of crack, at best, she says. A 10-minute high.

“Th at’s something I’ve had a hard time in my heart about,” she said. “Th at was something special to me, and special to my poor dad.”

Healey has no family left now. Many of her close friends have also died. During one binge, coming down from one high

and looking for the next, tragedy struck once again. Healey's best friend overdosed, but she was too high to notice at fi rst. She was too intent on heading out the door to fi nd more crack, or maybe a bit of heroin.

She tried to wake up her dead friend, and got no response. While she’d seen others die, this time was diff erent. Th is time, she sobered up.

Seeing her best friend dead brought Healey to her knees. Th at was the moment, she says, when God came into her life. It was her last high, and she’s never looked back. But the guilt still eats away at her, for introducing that friend to crack.

“I still walk around the lagoon, thinking 'I shouldn’t have done that,'” she says.

But more than guilt, she is feeling freedom these days. And that freedom comes from something beyond what anyone can see. When Healey found God that fateful day in a small Fraser Valley apartment, it also brought her to husband and wife, Robert and Sam McGregor.

“Th ey are very good church people,” she says. “Th ey showed me the way.”

Life changed immediately for Healey. With the McGregor's help, she had a bed to sleep in and a roof over her head.

Harrison Gospel Church pastor Brian Cool sits on the stage with Gerry Healey as they listen to testimony from Healey’s friends just moments before her baptism.


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Grants given to community groupsJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Almost $24,000 will be divid-ed between 13 local community groups from the District of Kent’s Grant in Aid 2012 fund.

Council approved the grants in a Jan. 30 special meeting that was open to the public. Th e total available to be given was $25,000. A motion to increase the budget by a further $2,000 was defeated,

when opposed by Councillors Lorne Fisher, Holger Schwich-tenberg and Darcy Striker.

Th e following amounts were approved within the Grant in Aid 2012 Budget: 1st Agassiz Scouts, $500: Agassiz Farm Fresh Market, $1,200; Agassiz Harrison Com-munity Services, $3,500; Agassiz Harrison Mills Circle Farm Tour, $2,240; Agassiz Monday Painters, $290; Agassiz-Harrison Aqua-

nauts, $2,760; Agassiz-HarrisonCommunity Drivers Program, $1,500; Harrison Mills Com-munity Club, $1,260; Kent Har-rison Search and Rescue, $5,900; Kent-Harrison Emergency Social Services, $750; Kent-HarrisonFoundation, $2,000; Kilby His-toric Site, $2,000 and the RoyalCanadian Legion $65.

Th e total amount given was$23,965.

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Th e British Columbia Public School Employ-ers' Association board of directors has rati-

fi ed two-year collective agreements for support staff in seven school districts under the gov-

ernment's 2010 net-zero mandate, bringing the total to 31 ratifi ed agreements covering approximately 13,600 employees.

Th e collective agree-ments were reached through collaborative discussions between the BCPSEA, the accred-ited bargaining agent for the province's 60 public boards of educa-tion and union bargain-ing teams representing K-to-12 support staff in December 2011. Th e agreements have been ratifi ed at the local level and will continue to be announced as they re-ceive fi nal ratifi cation by the BCPSEA board over

the next few weeks. Th e seven most re-

cent settlements underthe provincial Frame-work Agreement coverapproximately 3,300 employees working inschool districts in Brit-ish Columbia, includ-ing School District 78's(Fraser Cascade) Con-struction Maintenance and Allied Workers.

Th e provincial gov-ernment made the an-nouncement of the agreements, saying it"has been clear thatthere is no new money to fund wage increases and won't download those costs onto fami-lies or future genera-tions."

Audio recordings of council meetings will be made availableAudio recordings will

one day be available to the public in Harrison Hot Springs.

Th ere are still numer-ous steps before the re-cordings will be avail-able. Council voted all in favour of providing the audio recording to the public, for a fee.

Th e cost of a recording will be decided at a later

date, by council. In Chilliwack and

in other areas, council meetings are recorded and aired on public tele-vision stations. Audio re-cording are also available from the Legislature, the House of Commons and the Supreme Court of Canada.

“We’ve fallen behind the times,” said Coun-

cilor Zoltan Kiss. “It’s something they’re asking for and it’s time to give it to them.”

Audio recordings are already made of the council meetings, for the sole purpose of record-ing accurate minutes. A handful of members of the public who have at-tended council meetings over the past few years

have asked at varioustimes that a verbatim question and answer pe-riod be added to the min-utes for review.

Currently, HarrisonHot Springs minutes donot refl ect the discus-sions that happen during the question and answerperiod. Audio recordingsare also not the offi cialminutes of a meetings.

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Ski hill inks deal with Sts’ailes

Plans to expand Hem-lock Ski Resort into a year-round ski destina-tion got a little further ahead last week, with the signing of a partici-pation agreement.

Berezan Group, who own the resort, sat down with Sts’ailes Chief William Charlie and Council on Friday to sign the deal and celebrate their partner-ship. Sts’ailes (formerly known as Chehalis) is the closest community to Hemlock, and visi-tors to the ski hill drive through the community to get there.

Th e Berezan Group approached Chief Char-lie and the rest of coun-cil in the spring of 2009 out of respect for their aboriginal interests and with a desire to ensure that the Sts’ailes could, in principle, support the development of a mas-ter plan in which the proposed developments

at Hemlock Resort are outlined.

With that agreement signed, Berezan will now proceed with ap-provals from regional and provincial govern-ments.

Th e agreement lays the groundwork for co-operation between the two parties as Berezan Group plans to expand the existing Hemlock Resort and turn it into a world class year-round destination.

Charlie described the expansion plan “as the most ambitious and largest development ever proposed for the west side of Harrison Lake,” that could impact infrastructure, employ-ment opportunities, res-idents, and tourists.

He added that the ex-pansion has the “poten-tial to change the entire region and the Sts’ailes people’s way of life for-ever.

“Th e commitment that the Berezan Group has shown in working directly with Sts’ailes over the last three years to understand our con-cerns, interests, and to realize mutually ben-efi cial opportunities,” he said.

“Th is participation agreement that we are signing today allows us to be optimistic about the resort expansion – we can take comfort in knowing that our Xa’xa Temexw (sacred Earth) will be looked aft er ac-cording to our beliefs and our standards.”

Charlie also acknowl-edged the active role of the province in this pro-cess.

“In our recently signed MOU (Nov. 1, 2011) with the province, they committed their support during these negotiations with Ber-ezan, and its successful conclusion is a testa-ment to our ongoing working relationship. Th is good faith relation-ship has facilitated a more streamlined pro-cess that is benefi cial to everyone involved,” he said.

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RCMP need help lo-cating a missing Lytton teen, who was last seen in Agassiz.

Justine Abbott, 17, left Lytton on Monday at about 10 a.m. She was hitch-hiking. Th e inves-tigation has led police to believe that Abbott ar-rived in Agassiz before noon that day and was at the Petro-Can gas station.

Since that time, po-lice have been unable to determine the teen’s ac-tivities or whereabouts. Th ere is no reason to be-lieve that Abbott has left

Agassiz.Abbott is described by

the RCMP as having an aboriginal background, with brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5'7", 120 pounds with a thin build. She was last seen wearing a red and black plaid jacket with black cuff s and fur collar, a white hoodie, dark pants and boots.

If you have information about the whereabouts of Justine Abbott, please contact your local po-lice or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

RCMP were looking for Justine Abbott earlier this week, who was last seen in Agassiz.

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Lytton teen last seen in Agassiz

Ralph Berezan and Chief William Charlie sign a 60-year participation agree-ment that will help shape the future of Hemlock Ski Resort.

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It was not without irony that as teachers prepared to strike last week, some Chilliwack parents were receiving an invitation in their mailbox from their child’s school to take part in a “Satisfaction Survey.”

Th e survey is conducted annually by the B.C. Ministry of Education to help schools better meet the educational needs of their students.

“Th e data gathered,” states the letter, “is returned to the school and is used to inform the school goal setting process with the intent to provide the best possible education for your child.”

Students in selected grades are asked to take part in the survey, as well as their parents and teachers.

Deadline for completion of the survey is not until May, however the letter urges parents to complete the online questionnaire sooner rather than later.

Th e ministry might want to rethink that timeline.

With the school year disrupted by yet another labour impasse, parents

may have some choice words about the state of education in this province.

For the parents of a Grade 12 student, last week’s walkout marks the third major labour disruption in their child’s school career. It’s yet another reminder of the dysfunction that has plagued labour relations in B.C. for decades. Only once since province-wide negotiations began has there been a negotiated settlement between teachers and their employer. Even under former NDP governments labour relations between teachers and government have been acrimonious at best.

Amid this chronic labour dysfunction, parents can’t help but ask what impact this turmoil is having on their child’s education – and their school’s ability to “provide the best possible education.”

Th eir answers to question 21 of the Satisfaction Survey should prove interesting. It asks, “ Does your child’s report card provide clear information about his/her progress?”

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The stories began tumbling out as soon as last week’s col-umn on teacher union indoctri-nation of students was posted on our websites.

Most parents, retired teachers and administrators requested anonymity, because their kids and grandkids still have to go to school, or they have relatives or fair-weather friends in the B.C. Teachers’ Federation who mustn’t be enraged by any contradiction of their dogma.

There was the Grade 3 art class in Langley where students were assigned to create anti-Bill 22 protest signs. There was the Grade 6 teacher in Greater Victoria who started a one-hour drill on BCTF talking points by telling students not to believe

anything they see in the media. There was the middle school in the Gulf Islands that dismissed students early in a show of solidarity against the latest of many legislated settlements.

And there were the BCTF-BCGEU pickets that blocked entrances to government offi ces here in Victoria, harassing, threatening and physically blocking offi ce workers in an effort to force them to join the thousands bused in for the traditional howling show of strength for Big State Labour bosses on the legislature lawn.

In my 20 years of criticiz-ing the policies and tactics of teacher union radicals, I have had my offi ce windows smashed twice. I have seen a mob of self-absorbed strikers push a senior off the sidewalk into the snow. My daughter has been subjected to hard-left environmental propaganda in elementary school. I’ve never seen anything quite like this.

But hey, let’s be constructive here. First, I should emphasize I understand that these inci-dents do not represent the vast majority of dedicated teachers, who wouldn’t think of inten-tionally abusing their position for personal or political gain. I mean that sincerely.

And thanks to all the teach-ers who sent me lecturing letters, particularly those who insist that they don’t really want another 15 per cent raise, because their fi rst priority is improving classroom resources.

Volume doesn’t permit indi-vidual responses to everyone. Authors who begin along the lines of “Sir, you are an idiot”

receive lower priority. If I don’t get back to you, please convey your willingness to accept a brief wage freeze to your union executive. They’ve scaled back some of their more egregious prep time and paid leave demands, but apparently your admirably altruistic message has not yet been absorbed.

And yes, I’m aware that the Harvard study of class size and performance I mentioned last week examined charter schools in the United States. I under-stand that “charter school” is considered coarse language in B.C. As with health care, there must be no serious competitive dynamic or other dangerous experimentation permitted within the unionized state monopoly model.

And thanks for suggesting I’m an agent of the B.C. Liber-als, who invented poverty 11 years ago.

East Van MLA Jenny Kwan touched on it in the debate

on Bill 22. Children coming to inner city schools hungry, inadequately clothed, with lice. Abused children.

I can assure Kwan that these tragic realities are not confi ned to the hellish B.C. Liberal era of spending increases.

Indeed, I witnessed all these things in my three-room school in Tomslake, B.C. in the 1960s. Social Credit was to blame then. I remember the school more for its great teachers than its undrinkable water or alco-holic principal.

And to all those who provide spelling-challenged advice on journalistic objectivity, here’s the thing. The fi rst rule of opin-ion writing is to have one. I’m not looking for middle ground in the cold vacuum between Earth and Planet BCTF.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Intermediate LevelSee answers in Classifi eds.

My family has owned and farmed Limbert Mountain Farm since about 1902. Our fl ats are lowlands, and were made farmable year round by man-made ditches.

In 1907 a complaint was made to district council that the ditches were not being cleaned suffi ciently to allow a free fl ow of water (and all ditches were hand cleaned then).

Until about about fi ve years ago, our ditch (the Hogg ditch) would be completely dry for four or fi ve months every summer, as there is

no year round source of water in our area. Th e ditches were machine cleaned and regularily mowed, and they served their intended purpose.

Now, every summer this ditch is at least half fi lled with stagnant, stinky mosquito infested water. Last year the farmer who cuts the hay from our fl ats voiced his concern that he might not be able to cut the hay because the ground was too soft . (Not suprising considering how high the water

table in the ditches was).Our neighbor on Hamiliton

Road has it worse than we do, I invite those interested to come and see the new Lake Agassiz that is forming. Some of his fi elds are now underwater for months each year.

Th e cause is simple – poorly maintained ditches. Hand cleaning simply does not work because the root base from the grasses and weeds continues to raise the bottom of the ditches until they

cannot serve the purpose they were created for – to effi ciently remove surface water and lower the water tables to allow farming. In 1907 they were looking for creative ways to solve drainage issues, and now it appears we are returning to those times.

Last week's letter supported the establishment of vegetated buff ers along watercourses to control weed growth. How many hundreds of acres of valuable farmland would need to be dedicated to achieve

this, and how are the farmers going to be compensated for this loss of productive land, and how long will it take before this vegetated buff er becomes eff ective?

Last week our two daily newspapers in Vancouver ran features about the need to protect our local food sources by protecting farmland. It would seem that this is not the case in Agassiz.

Claude BouchardLimbert Mountain Farm

Mailbag'Lake Agassiz' forming on local farmlands

Since the upheaval with Town Council and Drainage Committee in the past weeks. I am a landowner in Agri-Land-Reserve in the District of Kent and I need to have clean ditches, clean from tall grass and debris, and the water table in the ditches is two to three feet or four feet is better below the land surface.

Th e District of Kent would want to be able to do that, but is hand-tied by rules and regulations of

the DFO and MOE, and the short timeframe the District is given in the fall of each year. It only shows that DFO and MOE are not interested in agri-farming.

I always thought that B.C. had only 10 per cent arable land good for agriculture, but I was told otherwise, that B.C. has only fi ve per cent of arable land. Th at's even worse than I thought.

Th e Town of Agassiz is sitting on good agriculture land and

surrounded by land that's in ALR. So, I want town council to fi rst develop the low lands or so-called poor lands for housing and light industries, and then leave good agriculture lands around Agassiz in the ALR, even the teapot lands, to be farmed for the next 50 years or more.

For these lands bordering our town don't need drainage ditches.

Garry Wikkerink

Ministries don't seem interested in investing in farmingI have just read an op-ed written by

Tom Fletcher, to which I would like to off er a brief response.

I fi nd it ironic that Mr. Fletcher accuses the BCTF of "indoctrinating our children." Th ere are some 40,000 teachers in British Columbia, and you will always fi nd someone in every profession who does something you disagree with.

Indeed, I seem to recall a recent article in which an editor of a B.C. newspaper wrote an unfortunate editorial about the RCMP having pulled him over for a blood-alcohol check; nobody in his/her right mind

would suggest this article sullied all editors' reputations.

Above, I use the word "ironic" for a reason: every time I see an article criticizing teachers, I look at information below in small print and see the words Black Press. Now, who is doing the indoctrinating, or as the idiom goes, "the pot calling the kettle black?" — no pun intended.

John Dumas

(Editor's Note: See Tom Fletcher's response on page 6 to the many letters he received following last week's column, including this one.)

Who is doing the indoctrinating?

Re: Math Skills Called into Question

First, I would like to thank the writer for his empathy. Teachers in the Fraser-Cascade School District have felt overwhelming local public support during the recent strike.

Second, I would like to clarify the number of classes with over 30

students. Like a sentence taken

from a paragraph, the placard mentioned in the letter needed to be read in the context of other placards including "A Decade of Cuts".

Th e fi gure quoted covers the impact on students and teachers over the last ten years since the Liberals fi rst

removed class size limits. Remember too that high school students could have up to eight over-sized classes.

Taking the above into account, the math makes more sense.

Lynne MarvellPresident

Fraser-Cascade Teachers' Association

Placard taken out of context

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Harrison hoping residents will start recycling and composting to reduce waste

Residents urged to use their blue boxes

Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Green waste options will re-main the same in Harrison Hot Springs, for at least another year. At last Monday’s meeting, coun-cil decided to stay with the cur-rent garbage and recycling pick up options, and invited public feedback on ways for improve-ment.

Currently, single family house-holds are permitted to put out one 121 litre garbage can of house-hold waste, and one 121 litre garbage can of yard waste each week. Recycling is unlimited and does not have to be sorted.

Harrison Mayor Leo Facio said last year the municipality picked up more waste than recy-cling. He’s hoping this year that

percentage will shift in favour of recycling as more residents learn to recycle even more of their household garbage.

Councillor Zoltan Kiss off ered up the idea of composting as a way to reduce the amount of gar-bage being put at the curb each week.

“Th e only way to reduce waste, is by recognizing what is and

what isn’t, and dividing up yourgarbage and throwing less out,”he said.

Th ere was a major overhaul ofthe green waste disposal systemlast year, when previous coun-cil closed down the green wastedrop off . Th e tipping fees weretoo high to keep the programrunning, Andre Isakov, econom-ic development manager said.

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NDP leader Adrian Dix was planning on spending the morning in Agassiz to-day (Friday).

Dix will be joined by Gwen O'Mahoney, the NDP candidate in the still-uncalled byelection for the Chilli-wack-Hope riding. Th e two were plan-

ning a meet and greet coff ee session atOasis Coff ee and Bistro in Agassiz, from9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Th is would be the second local stop by a party leader in recent weeks. PremierChristy Clark visited Agassiz alongside Liberal candidate Laurie Th roness.

NDP leader Dix visits Agassiz

Th e United Way of the Fraser Valley has named Bruce Howell, president and chief executive of-fi cer of Prospera Credit Union, as the 2012 campaign chair. BMO branch manager Debo-rah Mohr, co-chair of the 2011 campaign, will continue in that role.

In the role of cam-

paign chair, Howell will lead a team of key individuals to encour-age corporate leaders to participate in the annual United Way campaign. Currently, the United Way of the Fraser Val-ley is involved with 10 corporate campaigns in Agassiz.

“Investing in the well-

being of everyone within our communities is one of the best investments anyone can make,” said Howell. “Prospera Credit Union employ-ees have demonstrated a strong connection to the United Way through their increased involve-ment in our own corpo-rate campaign, so taking

on the role of campaign chair was a natural fi t.”

Th e campaign of-fi cially launches in the fall, but Howell and Mohr will be actively communicating with se-nior management at lo-cal businesses to solicit their involvement. Cur-rently, they are engaging with local leaders to join

the campaign team. “Th is is the time when

we build the foundationfor the 2012 campaign,” said Lori Masse, directorof resource developmentfor United Way. “I’m re-ally confi dent with Bruceand Deborah’s experi-ence and enthusiasm.We will be constructing a fantastic team.”

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"Th e fi rst time I went to church, I cried and cried and cried," she said.

She started attending Harrison Gospel Chapel regularly. With time, she began to think about becoming baptized. And she began to believe in redemption.

***Sunday morning has come,

and Healey is sitting in a pew in the Harrison Gospel Church, just a few blocks from her favourite walking place at the lagoon; just a few steps from the home she shares with Squeak. Th e home that now announces No Smoking at the entrance.

"My old friends say I'm so damned boring now," she says of her new rules, her new life.

Th e church is packed for the service and everyone is excited for what’s about to transpire.

While adult baptisms aren’t uncommon, it’s not every day there is such a story of inspiration.

Her new friends smile and hold her hand. Th ey hug her, and welcome her with open arms. As the pastor talks about Healey’s choice to be baptised, she smiles back at him from her seat. It’s an ear to ear grin. She gives her testimony to the congregation, and the M c G r e g o r s lead the church in a prayer.

While Healey had wanted to get baptised in Harrison Lake, she also didn’t want to get sick from the exposure to the cold waters. So on this day, the baptismal tub at the front

of the church is fi lled with water. When the time comes, everyone gathers around for a closer look.

Th e McGregors hop in the water with Healey, holding her hand to comfort her. A prayer is said, while Healey shivers in

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name of Jesus Christ," Robert McGregor says, "I baptize you a child of God."

And in the blink of an eye, Healey is u n d e r w at e r, submerged just

long enough to cover her head.She emerges with a whoop,

and a rock and roll verse: "I feel good! And I knew that I would! Hallelujah!"

Th ere are tears of joy, more smiles, more love. And just

minutes later, Healey is walking up the road toward her home, wrapped in a towel, her wet clothing, and a smile.

***Over the last year, Healey has

heard in the news of others dying from the eff ects of street life. Overdoses, suspicious deaths.

But she is still clean and sober. She still walks around town with her friend Squeak, smiling and greeting strangers and friends along the way. And she is still glowing from the new relationship she's formed with a higher power.

And while some may ignore her greetings, thinking she looks like trouble on the outside, others see Gerri Healey and know that even when it seems all hope is lost, miracles can happen.

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Gerri Healey smiles as she reads the program for the Sunday service at Harrison Gospel Church, June 12, 2011, the day of her bap-tism. Healey chose to be baptized as a way to “wash away the sins.”


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Harrison byelection a waste of timeRe: Supreme court

rules by-election in or-der for Harrison coun-cil seat

Th is entire byelection is a farce and waste of

everyone’s time. Firstly, God forbid

we elect a person that is so dedicated to the community that he or she signs away their

time, family life and possibally life or limb in the name of service to the community for very little money in return. However, one

person clarifi ed that our dedicated fi refi ght-ers are not volunteers but are “paid on call” members.

Now, I’m no brainiac

but I hardly think the fi refi ghters of the Har-rison Hot Springs Vol-unteer (add confusionhere) Fire Departmenthave a career with a lu-crative salary and ben-efi ts package!

Now that the Su-preme Court has iden-tifi ed that these paid on call fi refi ghters areemployees I guess thatwill allow them to be-come union membersand enroll into the Vil-lage benifets package as well. It will also take some work to changethe name of the depart-ment to lose the word“volunteer” and order new stationary, uni-form badges, crests anddecals for vehicles, etc.

Mr. Baziuk used a technical legality to set up a roadblock fora candidate that serveshis community with lit-tle in return. I guess itcomes down to an issueof “confl ict of interest”but I’m not sure what a“paid on call” fi refi ght-er could do to sabotage an entire community.

Pierre Bouvier

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As a Hope resident,I am surprised that thepremier apparently chose not to visit withlocal dignitaries be-cause 15 or so students, parents and teacherswere standing acrossthe street from the BlueMoose, exercising theirdemocratic right to pro-test.

As a teacher and pres-ident of the Fraser-Cas-cade Teachers’ Associa-tion, I am disappointed that the premier chosenot to grant me a few minutes outside Park Street Manor to hear the concerns of our teach-ers.

In both protests, dem-onstrators expressed their political opinion in a peaceful and order-ly manner, as is the rightof every Canadian.

I doubt that I will ever agree with Ms. Clark on her government’s poli-cies. However, I would have more respect for her as a leader if she hadchosen to speak with herconstituents that day.

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New contract expected to be signed by end of March

Policing deal gives cities more say Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

A renewed 20-year RCMP contract for B.C. – expected to be signed by the end of the month – will freeze pay levels for 2012.

Th at should limit this year’s increase in policing costs to no more than one per cent, according to Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender.

But Fassbender, who was the observer for B.C. cities in the negotiations, cau-tioned future increases depend on a series of factors.

One big one is whether or not a rollback of wages being chal-lenged in court by Mounties leads to a big bill for retroactive pay, and if so, whether that must be borne by municipalities.

“Most local governments have budgeted for that retroactive, so there are no surprises,” Fass-bender said, but added cities still hope Ottawa will cover that cost if it hap-pens.

He said the most critical arrangements of the new deal are ones that should give local cities much more infl uence in rein-ing in RCMP spending, which eats up a large proportion of most cities’ budgets.

“Th e day we sign the new contract is not the end of the process, but really the be-ginning,” he said. “In the past we’ve been provided bills without a lot of input.”

Th e main mechanism will be a new con-

tract management committee made up of 10 local government representatives, co-chaired by Fassbender andh B.C.’s assis-tant deputy justice minister.

Th at committee will oversee RCMP spending that is mandated by B.C.

For example, the PRIME information management system – which exists only in B.C. and has been one source of spi-raling police costs for cities – would fall under the committee’s mandate.

Similarly, Fassbender said, if the prov-ince decides to embark on a ma-jor new initiative to fi ght gang crime, resulting in increased costs, the committee will have a say and be able to keep local cit-ies informed.

Asked whether the local gov-ernment committee would have an actual veto over spending decisions or merely an advisory role, he said details are still be-ing worked out.

“Th ere defi nitely is the ability to say we’re not implementing that until there’s a review, a cost analysis or whatever,” Fass-bender said. “Th e hope is there will be enough input earlier in the process that we won’t be in a Mexican standoff on any of this.”

B.C. cities will also have representation on a separate contract management com-mittee on federal RCMP spending issues that are common to the other provinces and territories.

Th e deal also includes a three-year freeze on the current $3,500 cost to cit-ies of sending each new RCMP recruit through depot training in Regina. By 2015, a new and more accurate training cost is to be calculated, which cities be-lieve should leave them paying less.

It’s also expected local detachments will work even more closely with local cities, Fassbender added.

“Th e world has changed and there is a clear recognition that we pay the major-ity of the costs and therefore we should have a signifi cant opportunity to impact the future and the management of one of the most expensive parts of our munici-pal budgets.”

Th e tentative deal extending the con-tract was reached in late November, aft er turbulent negotiations in which federal offi cials threatened to withdraw the force from B.C. in 2014 if the province didn’t sign.

B.C., in turn, began what it called a pre-liminary exploration of how to launch a replacement provincial force.

Th e new contract includes opt-out clauses under which any city can form its own municipal force or the province could end the RCMP contract and form a provincial force.

Large cities continue to pay 90 per cent of local RCMP costs under the new deal, while smaller ones pay 70 per cent.

Full details are expected to be made public later this month.

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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.

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The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority. The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

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One of largest modular manufacturers in North AmericaBritco expansion to create jobs

Despite continuing uncertainty in the economy, local modular build-ing manufacturer Britco has created 77 new jobs in B.C. and added more than 150 employees outside of the province. Of those new jobs, 40 were right in Agassiz.

Th e job growth coincides with two signifi cant acquisitions made by the Langley-based company: the purchase of a production plant in Edmonton, Alta. last month and the purchase of a large manufacturing fa-cility in Waco, Texas last fall.

“We are extremely pleased with our expansion – the fi rst units have already started to roll off the produc-tion line in Texas,” stated Britco presi-dent Mike Ridley.

Together with its B.C.-based pro-duction facilities in Agassiz and Pen-ticton and its newly acquired pro-duction plant in Edmonton, Britco is now one of the largest manufacturers of modular buildings in North Amer-ica. Britco is also working on one of it’s largest projects ever, a $50-million workforce housing project for a large energy company in Alberta, he said, crediting the primary driver for Brit-co’s growth being the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors in B.C. and Alberta.

Britco is providing 880 rooms that will be contained in 10 two-storey dorm wings totaling 280,000 square

feet. Th e rooms, which are currently being manufactured in Britco’s Agas-siz and Penticton plants, are 200 square foot executive style accommo-dations that have private washrooms, fl at screen TV’s and high-end hotel quality fi nishes.

According to Ridley, Britco’s ex-pansion in Edmonton will also mean more work for its factories in B.C. be-

cause its stronger presence in Alberta better positions Britco to secure work on large projects in that province.

“Th e energy and mining activity in BC’s north and in Alberta is driving our expansion and allowing us to hire more people locally.” Ridley said.

Britco is expecting 2012 to be an-other strong year, with Ridley esti-mating that its B.C.-based workforce

will grow by another 20 per cent.From projects in Russia, Indonesia,

and for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Britco and its 500 employees, have developed a strong reputation for being a designer and builder of innovative accommoda-tions in remote locations with ex-tremely challenging site and weather conditions.

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Britco installs the first of 480 modules for a large energy company in Northern Alberta. The modules, which are currently being manufactured in Britco’s Agassiz and Penticton plants, consist of 200 square foot executive style accommodations for 880 employees.

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What started as a rou-tine traffi c stop resulted in a man being arrested and charged in Agassiz lastMonday.

Agassiz RCMP wereconducting random road checks, primarily lookingfor distracted drivers andseatbelt infractions.

More than 16 tickets were issued, however, po-lice also found a prohibited weapon in one vehicle. Th eman involved was arrested and will appear in court at a later date.

Sgt. Falebrinza from theAgassiz Detachment wouldlike to remind the motor-ing public that they are not allowed to hold their cell phone while driving unlessthey are using a handsfreebluetooth device. He said more checks will be done in the near future.

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Folky soul performer returns to Harrison’s Layback Lounge

Music and mountains a constant for Buckman Coe

Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Th e options for en-tertainment in Harrison Hot Springs have been undergoing some big changes over the last few months.

Th e Jones Boys at Copper Room said goodbye to retiring members Steve Perry and Read Smith, and welcomed Ernie Britton and Trevor McDonald into the well-established group.

And at the other end of the lakeside, was the addition of the Layback Lounge. Th is venue was a long-time dream of owner Tim Flanigan, who also owns and op-erates the Beach Po-tato next door. Since it opened in the fall, Flan-igan has been booking acts almost weekly, and hosting jam nights.

It’s been a success so far, with acts already starting to return to the Layback stage. Last week, violin impresario Kytami returned, and this weekend, Buckman Coe is back.

He’ll be bringing a three-piece band along

with him, and starting his fi rst set around 9:45 p.m. Being a cabaret-style venue, the late starts mesh nicely with yet another entertain-ment venue in town — the Harrison Festival Society’s concert series (this Saturday they’re presenting Tim Read-man and Out of the Green).

Buckman Coe will be performing music off his latest CD, By the Moun-tain’s Feet. His sound rolls around between folk and soul, with lyr-ics that tell a story.

“Th ese songs are so diverse,” he said of the compilation. “When we put them together, it be-gins to tell a story, and it’s a story I didn’t even know I was writing.”

By the Mountain’s Feet took fi ve years to write, and the music illustrates the natural growth he went through during that time.

And evolution is just part of the job, he said.

“I don’t think there is any excuse to stop your evolution,” he said.

He’s picked up three new instruments in the

past few years — the ac-cordion, the banjo and the ukelele.

“It’s really easy,” he said of the latter, “but it’s such a good instru-ment.”

And as far as evolu-tion goes, Coe is already looking into the future to see what lay ahead for him.

“It’s something that can only be described as gypsy dub, or gypsy reggae,” he said. “Th at’s some of the freedom you have as a singer songwriter. You don’t get locked into a sound.”

But one thing that will stay constant is his philosophy on life.

“I’m really infl u-enced a lot by Buddhist philopshy and Buddhist compassion,” he said. “And part of Buddhism is being very real and noticing your neuroses, and being aware, and having compassion for that.”

He isn’t just a musi-cian spouting off phi-losophy, either. Coe has many years of higher education behind him, studying economics and geographical develop-

ment at the University of Leeds, and then obtain-ing a Masters focusing in Wilderness Th erapy in Boulder, Colorado.

He calls Vancouver home now. It’s a place where he be connected to the things he loves

the most — music and the mountains.

Buckman Coe plays Layback Lounge Satur-day, March 17. He’ll start to play aft er the show at Harrison Memorial Hall (Tim Readman and Out of the Green, 8 p.m.)

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• Tim Readman and Out of the Green, with Shona La Mottee, play at Harrison Memorial Hall. Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22. Visit harrisonfestival.com or call 604-796-

3664. • Miss Mariah Slough

'beauty' pageant, hosted by the Agassiz Harrison Lions club on March 17. Tickets $20 including dinner. For tickets, call 604-796-9951.

• Buckman Coe plays the Layback Lounge in Harrison on March 17. For full event listings, visit Layback Lounge on Facebook.

• Jelena Milojevic performs a solo concert March 17 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Chilliwack. Tickets $12

at the door. • Rebecca Kool, a

children's author, reads at the Hope Library, March 28, 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Call Hope Library 604-869-2313 for more information.

• Isa Taylor Retro-spective at Ranger Sta-tion Art Gallery in Har-rison Hot Springs. Runs now until April 1. Visit kentharrisonartscoun-cil.com or call 604-796-2723.


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Storytime with Crackle. Crackle the library crow and Terrill have stories and

fun for preschoolers and their families. Every Friday at 10:15 am. Drop in,

free and a lot of fun.

Play Lions TV Bingo! every Thursday 6-7 pm on Shaw Cable Channel 4.

Tickets may be purchased at “That Store in Agassiz”, “Ledoux Hardware” or

“Chehalis General Store”.

Hooked on Books: Agassiz – Harrison Library Book Club. Prepare for a great

discussion on “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert for the meeting on

Wednesday, March 21st at 6:30 pm at the Agassiz Library. We’re making

sure there is enough copies to go around this month, so please pick up

your book now! We’ll be Eating great snacks, Praying for an early spring,

and Loving the bookish conversation! Come on by, pick up your copy and

be part of this drop-in, no-membership required club.

LOCAL EVENTS

Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452 Morrow Rd. Sundays at 10am & 7pm. Call 604-796-9474.Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed Highway. Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School at 11am. All welcome. For info call Rev. Mary Duncan 604-796-2680All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9 Highway, Agassiz. Service at 10am Sundays.Mountainview Community Church meets for worship and fellowship on Sundays at 10:30am in the Ag Hall. Everyone welcome. 604-796-2429.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237 Morrow Road. Sunday, 9am & 11am, Tues to Sat – 9am. Everyone Welcome. Contact Father John Trischler 604-796-9181. The Harrison Gospel Chapel Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30am. 514 Lillooet Ave, HHS. Call 604-796-9500 Everyone welcome. e-mail: [email protected] • harrisongospelchapel.comSt. Peter’s Anglican Church 51380 Church Street, Rosedale. Call 604-794-7252

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The history of forks, knives and spoons

It seems to me that documentaries on the history of forks and knives are sparse and hard to fi nd.

Th e long-time belief that it is sinful to eat with forks because they were considered to be replicas of Satan’s tool, as well as a dislike towards knives which were thought to resemble swords, might have something to do with it.

In Myers Encyclope-dia it is mentioned that Pope Damiani, who lived in the 10th century, was charmed by a princess who, “delicately ate with her fi ngers.”

Th e Encyclopedia D’Alsace depicts a ban-quet table in the 11th century where still no forks and knives for indi-vidual use can be seen. In France they were men-tioned fi rst in an inven-tory Karl Vonder Weide wrote in the year 1379.

Later, in the 16th cen-tury, satires were popular in France which made fun of the use of forks at the French court of that time.

Th ere are also reports of a bitter controversy at the monastery St. Maur, also in France, be-tween older and younger monks, since the older ones still thought the use of forks to be sinful.

In the Encyclopedia Italia, however, “forchet-tas” are mentioned, but still only for the use of preparing individual portions, not to eat with them. Existing draw-

ings of those Roman forks show them with two, three or even four prongs.

Later, when forks were evolving from mere kitchen tools to dining utensils, they became smaller and smaller and started to look like to-day’s forks. From then on, they were not only used to eat meat, but also salads and fruit and other foods. Of course, this was not yet general practice, in fact, it took much longer before it became popular among common folks.

But what about the humble spoon? Appar-ently it was always there in one form or another and kind of taken for grant-ed. But that brings us to an even more basic tool to eat with: our fi ngers!

Personally, I lean to-wards the remark made by Pope Damiani so long ago, who thought it looked very “delicate.” To use one’s fi ngers is not only the oldest practice, but also the most last-ing one and not only by “common folks”.

In some very respect-

ed European restaurants, for instance, chicken legs, asperagus, artichokesand the likes are oft enstill being served with little paper sleeves tohold them by and smallbowls of lemon water areprovided to clean your fi ngers with aft erwards.

And what about wip-ing your plate with apiece of bread at the end of a meal? For many of us this was, and still is, the best part of it! Again,I think that it is perfectly acceptable as long as it is done “delicately”. And Ihave not yet mentioned all the take-out foods from natchos to pizza to “fi nger-lickin’ good” chicken, so popular allover the world!

Of course, there areentire countries whose people, by tradition, continue to eat with theirfi ngers and are masters of it. If you ever had achance to watch some-one take a bit of ricefrom a bowl, turn it into a small ball, dip it into a sauce and pop it into the mouth, you know what I mean. According to the latest information, only restaurants in India who cater to customers from abroad, off er the cutlery of the western world.

Almost everybody elseenjoys to eat in the tradi-tional way.

In Canada, we all havemany chances to see the ways of other cultures,or even to learn them. It certainly is one of the benefi ts of multicultur-ism!

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ECHOES FROM THE PAST

50 Years Ago, 1962• Just as farmers here are planning

on attending the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association meeting this month, 50 years ago local dairy farm-ers were looking forward to the two-day meeting at the Mission Legion Hall in mid-March. It is a chance to meet other farmers and discuss mutual prob-lems and news items.

• Th e dormitory buildings at the new Agassiz Correctional Camp were nearly completed. Th e four wings were all in use: one as a dormitory for the inmates, one as a storage area, one as a recreational area and one as a visiting area. Th e 40 inmates had been working at clearing and extending their sports fi eld for a ball fi eld and a soccer pitch.

• Seabird Island lands were to beplanted in strawberries, raspberries andbeans. It was projected that as many as 600 pickers could be employed for three months on the1200 acres. Chief Vincent Harris of the Seabird Island Band hadsigned the lease with the development company in hopes of rehabilitating the reserve, ensuring jobs for the residentsand improvement of the lands.

• Gibson’s Red and White advertised Dollar Days at their grocery store. One item off ered was a pair of nylons, “seam-free,” at two for a dollar with a $5 order. Pantyhose was not yet in use then.

• Th e Agassiz Businessmen’s Associ-ation decided to discontinue the Lucky Buck Days promotion plan, as interestwas waning.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

LEYEN, Mary (Maartje)

Born March 28, 1916 in St. Pancras, Holland and passed away on March 4, 2012 in Agassiz, British Columbia. Mary is survived by her sister in Holland; her children, Peter (Mary), Alida, Keith (Pat), Terri (Don), Reina (Bill), Gerry (Jill) and Anne (Bill); 14 grandchil-dren, and 20 great grandchil-dren. Mary was predeceased by her husband Reindert in 1991. She was a great Mom and we will all miss her very much.No service by request. A fami-ly gathering will be held to celebrate Mom’s life.The family would like to thank the staff at Logan Manor for the excellent care she re-ceived during her stay.

Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements

Please visit www.hendersons-funerals.com to leave a mes-sage of condolence for the

family. Henderson’s Funeral Homes

and Crematorium Ltd.45901 Victoria Ave

Chilliwack, BC, 604-792-1344

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS21st Century Flea Market. Mar18th, 10am-3pm. Croation Cultural Ctr. 3250 Commercial Dr,Vanc. Adm $5

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041 PERSONALS

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66 GETAWAYS

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CHILDREN

86 CHILDCARE WANTED

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

ATLAS POWER SWEEP DRIV-ERS power sweeping, power scrubbing and pressure washing. Must be hard working with a good attitude. Burnaby based. Must be available to work nights and weekends. Good driving record required. Experience benefi cial, but will train.

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DRIVER. Class 1 Drivers wanted. Offering top pay. Close to home. Home most weekends. Family comes fi rst! 1 year fl at deck exp. & border crossing a must. Fax resume& driver abstract to 604-853-4179.

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115 EDUCATION



OWNER OPERATORS &CLASS 1 Company Drivers

Surrey Terminal

Van Kam Freightways’ group of companies requires Owner Op-erators and Class 1 Company drivers to be based out of our Surrey Terminal. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving exp./training.We offer above average rates and an excellent employee bene-fi ts package.Call Bev at 1-800-663-0900/ 604-968-5488 or send a detailed re-sume and current driver’s ab-stract. (For owner operators, pro-vide details of your truck) to:

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Van Kam is committed to Em-ployment Equity and Environ-mental Responsibility.Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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130 HELP WANTED

$100-$400 CASH DAILYfor Landscaping Work!Competitive, Energetic,

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An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for fi eld and shop work. We require Cat Doz-er/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051

Camperland RV Resort has the following positions:

Registration Clerk Shift work, must be fl exible, have own vehicle and expe-rience with cash/credit ma-chines, computer knowledge a must. MS offi ce pref and digital Rez would be an as-set. Starting date of April. Wage negotiable depending on experience.CashierInvolves shift work, must be fl exible, have own vehicle and experience with cash/credit machines

Please email resumes to:[email protected]

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP.Aldergrove Company looking for a permanent full - time CSR. Position details include but are not limited to order entry, border paperwork, and various types of correspondence. Profi cient exp. with Accpac, excel and word an asset.

Benefi ts offered after 3 mths.Please e-mail your resume

with cover letter statingwage expectation to

[email protected].

LOCAL Craft Manufacturing Com-pany looking for Reliable Subcon-tractors. Work from home. Make ex-tra income. Training provided at no cost to you. Call 604-826-4651. Leave your name and number and we will call you back.

SOUTH ROCK has positions for road construction workers, BASE - heavy equipment operators (Finish Grader Op). Asphalt - (paver, roller, screed, raker). Heavy Duty Me-chanic (service truck). General la-bourers. Forward resume to:

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130 HELP WANTED

The Old Settler Liquor Store is currently seeking a cashier for our upcoming busy season. Must be friendly, responsible and work well in a team orientated environ-ment.

Drop resume at: 222 Cedar Ave.,

Harrison Hot Springs email resume to :

[email protected]

UP TO $20/HRWe need 12 CSR reps now!

PAID training. F/T HoursBenefi ts after 6 months

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

HOUSEKEEPER Required. Must be hard working, energetic, eye for detail and able to work as a team and independently. Must be able to work weekends. Experience an as-set but willing to train. Part time may lead to full time. 24-35 hours a week. Medical/dental benefi t pack-age upon 3mth completion. Please submit resume by fax (604)796-1212; email: [email protected] or in person to 160 Esplanade Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs.

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

DL Baker Construction Cana-da is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Cana-da. Red Seal Preferred. Labor-ers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, per-forming general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Pro-ject Based Wages are in ac-cordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Asso-ciation and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Pro-ject Please forward resumes to [email protected]

DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Cana-da. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installa-tion of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms. Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to cor-rectly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement be-tween Kitimat Modernization Em-ployer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to [email protected]

GASMECHANIC

for busy logging company in the Fraser Valley Area. Must have valid BC drivers licence and good work ethic. Ticketed mechanic’s are considered an asset.

Competitive Wages & Benefi ts After 3 mos.

Please fax604-796-0318 or e-mail:

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Richmond plant requires

SANDBLASTERGraveyard shift 11:30p.m. to 7:00a.m. 4 days per week $19.75 per hour to start plus $1.50 per hour – shift differential full time.

RUBBER BUILDERShift work – starting rate $22.53/hour. Experience a must.Good Benefi ts–Immediate StartPlease send your resume to [email protected]

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130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

SITE SUPERINTENDENT NEED-ED: Titan Construction is looking to hire a SITE SUPERINTENDENT who has experience running pro-jects that utilize tilt up construction. To apply, send your resume to Josh Coleman via email ([email protected]) or fax (604-856-7563).

TEAM Drivers required for regular USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean drivers abstract. Con-tact Yugo at Blueland Transport at 604-777-9720 x105 or email re-sume to [email protected]

TEAM Drivers wanted for regular USA runs. Must have a minimum of 2 years mountain and highway ex-perience. Clean driver’s abstract. contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pa-cifi c Xpress at 604-575-0983 ext 311 or fax resume to 604-575-0973.

WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure pay-cheque. Journeyman wages $33. - $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentic-es based on hours and qualifi ca-tions. Benefi ts, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profi t sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: [email protected] or [email protected]. 780-846-2231 (Offi ce), 780-846-2241 (Fax).

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239 COMPUTER SERVICES

Rick’s Computer ServicesGeneral Repairs & Data Recovery, Trojan’s & Viruses removed. Same day service on all drop offs.

Drop by 6438 Lougheed Hwy. (Corner of 7 & 9) 604-796-0538

260 ELECTRICAL

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME $ENSE - Reno’s / RepairsKitchens, bathrooms, basements, decks etc. Call for an estimate. 604-799-3743. [email protected]

300 LANDSCAPINGknoke trucking

320 MOVING & STORAGE

#1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Mini Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting at $45hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)745-7918

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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338 PLUMBING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt shingles, fl at rfs. Cln Gutters $80. Liability Insur. 1-855-240-5362

374 TREE SERVICES

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PETS

477 PETS

AMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cud-dly, family raised, paper trained. Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk.

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

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

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Cocker Spaniels: Proud parents of 8 pups, born Feb 2. 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails/dews done. Ready Apr 1. Purebred, no papers. $600. 604-888-0832 Eves

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIESMale/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2200. Call 604-970-3807.

GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well so-cialized, 1st shots & deworming in-cluded. Mission 604-820-4827.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

Springer/Lab cross pups, vet check, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups. 17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

563 MISC. WANTED

Local Collector Buying Old Coins$1, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, Olympic, GoldCollections + Sets 604-701-8041

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PEARL DRUM SET, $1000, re-ceipts for $1000 in upgrades, locat-ed in Hope. Call 1 (604)869-7329

PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $750. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.

REAL ESTATE

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL US-ES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.

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REAL ESTATE

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESThe OLDER.The DIRTIER.The BETTER.

Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.Call us First! 604.657.9422

630 LOTS

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636 MORTGAGES

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

AGASSIZ 1 bd apt in Woodside Terrace 2nd fl oor w/ balcony, view of Mt. Cheam, safe & clean build-ing. New appl. Avail now 1st. $580/m + DD. & util. 604-798-5557

AGASSIZ- Available immediately-Large bright 1 bdrm apt. Freshly painted, new fl ooring, Criminal

record check & ref, req’d N/S, N/P. $550/month. Call 604-491-4419

AGASSIZ- Bright 2 BDRM w/ 2 balconies, newly painted and new

fl ooring. $775/m. $300 signing bonus for 12 month stay. N/S, N/P

Call 604-796-1015

749 STORAGE

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Agassiz- Roomy, bright studio, lrg. kitchen. April 1. $475 or $525 fur-nished. N/S, N/P ref. 604-796-1015

AGASSIZ

T. Marlowe ManorSpacious 1 bdrm starting $525/mavailable apr 1.

Ask about our seniors discount. Pets upon prior approval.

604-796-8760

HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitablefor single person. Newly renovat-ed,$575/month includes utilities. Call 604-794-7132

RECENTLY renovated Apartmentin freshly painted building. Close toparks, shopping and Library 1 br on2 fl oor N/S N/P refs. AvailableMarch 31st Donna 604-796-5535

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

EXCEPTIONAL LEASE RATELocated in downtown Vancouver Yukon/2nd Ave. where average rates for retail are $33 per foot giving a gross mthly lease rate of $12375.00 but this 4500 sf shop in this very prime location across from ICBC is avail. for $7500/mo net lease cost. A smaller 2500 sf shop is also avail. for $3500/mo net. Ray 778-999-0581

736 HOMES FOR RENT

129 Sumas Way 950 sq. ft. home. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Near Shopping, park and entertainment. Large Lot forparking an RV. Available March 1 $950/mo. Pets Allowed. Call604 309-8523

2BDRM + den on 1/4 acre lot, fenced yard, Agassiz, 5appl., no cats, pet neg., $1300/mo. util. not incl., avail immed.,ref’s a must, (604)491-6699Agassiz- 1/2 duplex for rent. 3 bed-room, 2 bath. N/P, N/S. DD + ref req’d. $950/mo + util. 604-845-2705

Agassiz- 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2600 sq. ft. house, with 2 fi replaces, on

large lot on Morrow Rd. Terry 604-798-5959

HARRISON, 905 Hot Springs Rd.3 Bdrms, new reno’s. Lrg yard.

Avail now, Refs req. 604-792-9097.

745 ROOM & BOARD

FURNISHED room in family homein Sidney. Close to town and busroutes. $500.00 per month.(778) 426-3433 or email: [email protected]

750 SUITES, LOWER

2 bedroom renovated bsmt suite inmetrotown area. Shared laundry/ half utilities $1200. References RE-QUIRED!! 604-910-4528

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Rita Arnicans of 2805 Forsyth Drive, Penticton, B.C., intends to make application to the Province of British Columbia, for a Licence of Occupation for the purpose of constructing a roadway covering 1.3ha of Sec 25, TP5, Rge 29 Provincial Crown land located between Blind Bay and Lakeberg Bay.

The land fi le Number is 2410725.Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jspwhere details of this application, including maps can also be found. 2) By mail to the Senior Land Offi cer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until April 12, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional offi ce.

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1991 CHEV CAPRICE 305 auto, all options, new tires, no rust, Aircared $1300 obo (604)826-5368

1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. Aircared. Work done, good condi-tion. $1000. 604-859-3439

2002 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM - 4 dr. V-6, loaded, Air Cared. Excel-lent Cond. $3650 (604)309-3135

2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 4 dr. se-dan (lost license). Runs exc. good tires/battery. AirCare has exp. $1500 obo incl. 2 winter tires on rims. 604-746-2582.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1995 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, mint cond. $2900 obo. 604-931-1236.

1999 BMW 323i - black on black, 180k, local, 5 spd. 4 dr. sedan, very clean, one owner, pwr. options, just serviced. $6495 / 604.312.7415

2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, V6, AirCared, good tires, $4000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251

2004 HONDA CIVIC DX 4cyl 4dr auto a/c p/dl keyless entry,103K Great cond! $7900. 604-626-8894

2011 Hyundai Accent GL, 4 dr se-dan, loaded, only 25,000km, $12,500, exec. cond. 604-793-5520 (5961)

827 VEHICLES WANTED

WANTED 95-2000 4 cyl vehicle. Damage ok, or mech. repair maybe OK. 250K km max. 604-796-9183

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1998 Springdale 225RD

Microwave, rear dinette, 3 burner range, A/C, CD, awning, ½ ton

towable, tandem axels. $7,995(Stk# 21442AA)www.fraserway.com/

consignment1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

2007 20’ CLASS C FORD Adven-turer, 114K kms sleeps 4, f/s,full bath $29,500 obo (604)826-4925

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $42,900. (604)856-8177 604-308-5489

40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi. Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., pro-pane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266

MISSION - Sun Valley Trout Park & RV - RV - 33 - 1/2 ft long. Deck, sunrm, 2 sheds, fenced yrd. Many options. Must be seen to be appre-ciated. $16,000/obo. Call (604)826-5280 or 604-855-5673

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALTOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hour Service from call. Professional staff and vehicles. Local family owned and operated business. BBB Member with A+ rating. Visit us on-line at www.a1casper.com or call (604)209-2026

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

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

SCRAP BATTERIES WANT-ED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 ACURA NDX black on black 2nd owner, loaded. Asking $15,500. 604-805-7773

2004 FORD EXPLORER SP. 2 door, 5 spd, standard, 176,000 kms. New brakes & tires. Aircared. Well maintained, good condition. $4900. obo. 604-813-6763

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7000 fi rm. Call 604-538-4883

851 TRUCKS & VANS

2002 Windstar, 137,km, good con-dition, $4900. Call (604)392-3727 or after 4pm/wknds, 604-845-4766

2006 Ford F250

Long box, regular cab, power windows/locks, AM/FM/CD,

trailer tow package. $9,995 (Stk#29912A)www.fraserway.com/

consignment1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

CARS & VANS:1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr auto sdn Aircare ST#152 $19951997 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr sdn, auto st#201 $19952002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4dr auto sdn ST#195 $29952002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2dr, auto AirCare ST#182 $2995 1996 ACURA TL 4dr auto, leather, fully loaded ST#177 $29952002 PONTIAC MONTANA 7 passenger, auto, Aircare ST#186 $34952002 FORD WINDSTAR sport 7 pass auto Aircare ST#108 $34951997 ACURA LE auto 4dr sdn leather full load ST#175 $39952000 HONDA CIVIC 4DR auto sdn st#169 $39951997 HONDA CRV Aircare auto only this week ST#97 $39952000 SUZUKI ESTEEM 4dr auto sdn ST#88 $45002005 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr auto sdn full load ST#03 ST#89 $5,9002003 BUICK GRANDVUE 7 pass auto ST#189 $69002004 NISSAN ALTIMA 4dr auto sdn ST#168 $7900

TRUCKS THIS WEEK:

2002 GMC SONOMA EXT cab auto st#166 $49952007 FORD RANGER 4X4 auto super cab st#193 $12,9002005 FORD F250 XLT quad cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#125 $8,9002005 FORD F350 XLT crew cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#134 $10,9002001 FORD F350 Dually 4X4 crew cab XLT 7.3L pwrstrk diesel ST#130 $11,9002001 FORD F350 Crew cab Lariat 7.3L power stroke die-sel 4x4 ST#46 $12,9002007 FORD F350 XLT crew cab 4X4 auto diesel ST#128 $14,900 2006 FORD F350 CREW cab Lariat 4X4 auto long box diesel ST#118 $15,9002008 GMC 2500 HD quad cab SLE 4x4 auto fully load-ed ST#145 $16,9002006 FORD F350 QUAD CAB 4X4 auto diesel ST# 17 $15,9002006 FORD F350 CREW CAB Lariat leather 4X$ auto diesel ST#164 $17,995

33166 S. Fraser Way, Abbotsford DL#31038

604-855-0666www.keytrackautosales.com

PLUMBING SERVICES

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For all your Service, Repair

& Installation Needs“One call does it all”

604-796-270524 HOUR

LICENSED SERVICE

R.C.E.APPLIANCEREPAIR

604-796-2834Service to all makes of

washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers & refrigerators

debra cornish604.796.0406

[email protected]

CASTLE CLEANING & ORGANIZATION

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the ease of organized:clutter busting!closet solutionspantry set ups

office/garage organizationup/down scale move

the comfort of clean:green cleaning products

regular cleaningspring/seasonal cleaning

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New Cabinetry, and Cabinet Refacing Counter Tops

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CARPENTRY SERVICES

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Licensed Bonded Insured

• Furnaces• Water Heaters• Boilers• Patio Heaters• Sheet Metal Installations• Gas Fitting• Fireplaces

For your Advertising needs:

Call Chris @ 604-796-4301

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DOMESTIC & IMPORTS Full ServiceGlass Shop

Windshield replacementsRock chip repairs

All private insurance co.Certified Automotive Glass Technician 35 yrs exp.

Hope Auto Body Ltd.Hope Auto Body Ltd.

• Complete collision & glass services • Courtesy Vehicles • Express repair facility

- all insurance company estimates written here

966 6th Avenue, 604 •869 •5244www.hopeautobody.ca

SOFT TOUCH PAWSDOG GROOMING

• Professional Groomer• Drop in nail trim• All breeds welcome• Relaxing, friendly service

Call Marilyn @ 604.796.0960 | 3770 Wildwood Dr. Agassiz


HOTSPRINGSLIQUOR STORE 604-796-1112 | 2406 Hot Springs Rd., Agassiz, BC

Below Gov't Store Prices!Something to celebrate?

Yellow Tail - Merlot or Shiraz 750 ml ..................................$11.50*

Naked Grape - Unoaked Pinot Grigio 750 ml .........................$8.99*

Sawmill Creek - Dry Red 1.5 L ............................................$13.49*

Watching the game?Budweiser - 8 pack $12.99* or 18 bottles ...................... $30.99*

Old Milwaukee - 12 pack ................................................... $15.99*

Corona - 12 bottles .............$22.99* or 24 bottles ......... $45.99*

Dukes Cider - 6 pack ............................................................ $9.49*

Cariboo - 6 pack................................................................... $8.40*

To have on hand...Belvedere Vodka Intense - 100 proof ................................. $58.99*

Russian Prince Vodka - 750 ml ..... $22.69* or 1.14L ...... $34.99*

Wiser's Whiskey Deluxe - 750 ml ... $24.99* or 1.14 L ..... $36.99*

* + dep (offers good until March 31st, 2012) all prices INCLUDE HST

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