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Parking and waste debatedJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Th e Harrison All Candidates Debate ran one hour over the planned timeframe and drew in hundreds of audience members, including election candidates in the neighbouring District of Kent and the local school board.

Tuesday night's debate, hosted by the Harrison-Agassiz Chamber of Commerce at Harrison Memorial Hall, included all fi ve mayoral candidates and all nine council candidates. Aft er each candidate had a few minutes to introduce themselves and answer a question by the Chamber, the public was invited to write their own questions for the candidates.

Emcee Allan Roth and a panel of

volunteers organized the resulting 150 questions into a handful of wider-based questions regarding green waste, business development, openness in meetings, tourism, recreation, paid parking and drinking water options.

Each candidate had anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds to answer each question, but the two-hour time slot initially planned still wasn't long enough to handle quick answers from all the candidates. At 9:30 p.m., Roth announced they meeting would continue until 10 p.m.

But the meeting also brought to light some underlying personality confl icts between several of the candidates, as well as allegiances.

It's no secret to regular attendees of Harrison council meetings that

members don't always agree, and that was addressed by Mayor Ken Becotte in his opening speech.

"Th ere's a lot talk that we don't get along," Becotte said. "And at times that's true, and at other times, we do (get along)."

Becotte is running for his second term as mayor, against former mayors Leo Facio and John Allen, and newcomers Arnold Caruk and Leslie Ghezeshan.

Facio used his four minute introduction to list off accomplishments while he was in council, including those that came to fruition during the most recent administration, including the Spirt Square and the new reservoir. He also promised to "investigate the lack of

development" over the past few years. Allen, who regularly disagrees very

openly with council said "yes, I do get mad" but that it's because he feels the job of mayor is to ensure everything is done in the proper manner. He believes decisions are made in "back room meetings" prior to public meetings, a statement that Councillor Allan Jackson refuted later in the evening.

"I think Mr. Allen is way off base," saying that current council goes into meetings with "pre-ordained decisions."

"I have never made a decision in-camera," he stated. In-camera meetings are not open to the public

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Candidates for the Village of Harrison Hot Springs filled the Memorial Hall stage on Tuesday night, for a three-hour all candidate meeting.JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER

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The eagles are landingBrett Bonderud THE OBSERVER

Th ousands of bald ea-gles will soon be coming down to earth and onto Fraser River shores, pro-viding people with an opportunity to see rap-tors up close during the 16th annual Fraser Val-ley Bald Eagle Festival.

Each year, the val-ley hosts over 300 pairs of nesting bald eagles and becomes the winter home to 3,000 to 5,000 additional eagles due to millions of salmon spawning on the Fraser River and a relatively mild climate.

Th e two day FVBEF marks the start of eagle viewing in the Fraser Valley, festival president Jo-Anne Chadwick said.

Running Nov. 19-20 this year, various sites from Mission to Agas-siz will have interpret-ers, conservationists, and nature experts on hand to answer eagle watchers’ questions and provide valuable infor-mation.

Guides will give talks at each site and at events around the region per-taining to eagles’ be-haviour, their resiliency and fragility and their natural environment in the Fraser Valley and on the river.

Four main bald eagle viewing areas will be set aside: three on land – Tapadera Estates, Eagle

Point Community Park, and Sandpiper Golf Resort in the Harrison Mills area – and one on the water, with Fraser River Safari jet boat tours.

Several partner sites will also provide festival goers with unique expe-riences.

For example, at the ex-hibitors fair at Leq’a:mel Hall in Deroche, a live teaching eagle, Sonsie, will be on hand, as well as workshops provided on bear awareness and ongoing eagle count tal-lies. Th e First Nations Sts’Ailes Healing Retreat Centre is scheduled to have food and dance and craft s – including drum and dream catcher making. Th ere is also a planned education walk

and talk focusing on the eagle from a Chehalis point of view.

Th is will be the Sts’Ailes second year at the FVBEF, Chadwick said.

Th e festival started out as an interpretive nature walk. In 1995, the Habi-tat Conservation Trust Fund and the Wild Bird Trust created the Harri-son/Chehalis Bald Eagle Festival. Th ree years later its scope was broadened and the name changed to the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival. Funding for the festival comes out of Mission.

Th e jet boat tours have been a fi xture at the FVBEG for six years and put watchers in the middle of the action.

Th ough blinds sur-

round the boats – andthe land-based viewing areas – humans are still aliens in the eagles’ ter-ritory.

Viewing etiquette means staying on trails and keeping a safe dis-tance when possible –“getting closer” causes the subject to moveaway.

But the chance to seeeagles in their natu-ral environment draws people to the area each year.

Chadwick said 3,500 people came out for2009’s two-day festival.

Lower Mainlandersmake up about 70 percent of the festivals’ at-tendance, Chadwick said, but visitors also come in from Ontario,California and Virginia.

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Ralph Smith, a volunteer with Orphaned Wildlife (OWL) Rehabilitation Society,releases Bella, a three-year-old eagle, back into the wild at Kilby in HarrisonMills during last year’s Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival.

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Incumbent Mayor Ken Becotte is flanked by newcomers Arnold Caruk (left) and Leslie Ghezesan (right). JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER

Niek de Brouwer is the youngest candidate to run in Harrison Hot Springs.

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and deal with labour, legal and land issues.

Leslie Ghezeshan told the audience he has received feedback that he should have someone editing his printed material for proper English, and he dismissed the idea.

"If editing it, it would not be me," he said. "I left it 'cause that's what I am."

He is lobbying to bring equality to all of the Village's neighbourhoods, "not just the beach."

He said he got interested in a one issue at council, started attended meetings, and saw the need for change.

Arnold Caruk feels that tourism needs a boost to keep the community alive.

"We lost the sand sculptures. Th ere was no Poker Run this year, and now we're in danger of losing the arts, too," he said.

As the Observer reported earlier this year, the Harrison Festival of the Arts is one of the last big tourism-driving events in Harrison, but is under threat of reshaping or possibly even folding due to a loss in gaming grants. Its future hangs in the balance as the Community Gaming Grant Review is currently being read by the government. Th e report will be made public in two months.

Th e issue of paid parking has been talked about for several years

in the Village, and candidates were able to voice their opinions on how that would aff ect local business.

Facio believes there should be paid parking and that the revenue be used to clean up the beach.

Council candidate Sonja Reyerse-Peters said if there were pay parking on Esplanade, then a plan should be in place to manage parking on side streets.

Niek deBrouwer, the youngest council candidate, said pay parking should be considered only in certain areas, and only if the money were to benefi t the Village.

Council candidate Andrew Baziuk was one of many to say they wouldn't support pay

parking. Th at included John Allen, who said people stopped going to Green Point when the provincial government introduced pay parking at that location.

"It wasn't a good idea there, and it would be really bad for business in Harrison," he said.

Becotte was more pragmatic about the question, reminding the audience that there already are pockets of paid parking in Harrison.

"Can I get a pass?" he joked at fi rst. "Last election I was against paid parking."

He suggested time limits for busy areas, to keep people "moving around."

Caruk worried paid parking would move people into residential areas, and Kenyon said twice: "I'm not in favour of paid parking."

Council candidates Richard Shelley and Dave Harris both said they see benefi ts to pay parking in the Village.

"I'm in favour of paid parking if you can have a plan that looks at the side streets," Shelley said, mentioning people who come to the beach, buy one ice cream cone, spend the day and leave.

Harris is in favour of parking, in order to pay for more parking spaces and create a bigger parking lot.

For more reactions from audience questions, and video clips from the evening, visit us online at www.ahobserver.com.

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School trustee hopefuls field questions on 21st century learning

When voters go to the civic election polls on November 19, they’ll be asked to cast a bal-lot for school board trustees as well.

School District 78 has a board of seven trustees, three who serve Agassiz-Harrison, three who serve Hope and one who

serves the Canyon region. In Agassiz and Harrison, there

are four candidates running for the three seats. Incumbents Al Fraser, Marilyn Warren and Ron Johnstone, as well as past trustee Rose Tustian.

Th e Observer sent each of the three Agassiz-Harrison candi-

date the same three questions,and each candidate has respond-ed.

We are printing their answersin alphabetical order, as they’llbe seen on the ballot next Sat-urday. For full election coverage,visit us online at www.ahobserv-er.com.

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Al Fraser: I share parental concern

about the issue of face time and the amount of technology in schools. When I retired from teaching, computers were beyond the novelty stage but used mainly by teachers with limited student access.

Today computers are as im-portant as photo copiers were in my day. Today we don't just talk about computers but it is how technology in gen-eral changes the way learning takes place. Between home and school, children are ex-posed to electronic games, phones, smart boards, iPods, iPads, wireless networks, and more.

Parental concerns and Board of Education's concerns, are not just the face time issue but cumulative eff ect on child development, particularly young brains that are exposed to electronic emissions. Th en there is the misuse of social media, particularly cyber bul-lying and students putting personal information online. Th e dangers of these practices

need to be taught including that this is on the public do-main forever.

Ron Johnstone: Too much of anything can

be unhealthy – this is certain-ly true of screen time use by children. Th ere is, however, a great diff erence between the engaging educational appli-cation of screen technology (as learning and information delivery tools) and non-edu-cational entertainment pur-poses (video gaming and pas-sive TV interaction).

Th e use of screen technol-ogy in schools is relevant to our children and is impor-tant for their personal devel-opment, so long as it always has an educational purpose. I have seen fi rst hand how the use of smart boards in the classroom can be a powerful tool for engaging children in their learning.

In today's world it is criti-cal that our children become technologically literate and understand the ethics sur-rounding its use. Th e Ministry

of Education has just released the BC Education Plan. An important part of the plan is about improving parental en-gagement in our schools.

I believe that good com-munication between the classroom teacher and the parent(s) is important in all aspects of development in-cluding the use of technology. Th is collaborative approach will provide opportunities for parents to make informed de-cisions.

Rose Tustian: Screen time is a topic where

educators need to engage par-ents; working together to help support students.

Current “screen time” guidelines for children 5-17 years suggest two hours of recreational screen time per day. Th is screen time includes TV, computer and video games; they are linked to obe-sity, irregular sleep, behavioral problems, impaired academic performance and violence. Not all screen time is bad and combined with levels physical

activity it may well compen-sate for the eff ects on health.

Computers in schools arebenefi cial learning tools andlife lines to some of our mostchallenged students. Lap-tops have been introducedin many school districts withimproved educational resultsparticularly in reading andmath.

Computer usage must bequality and not quantity; theymust be placed in the righthands and used in the rightways.

Marilyn Warren: Technology, as used in the

classroom, is for the purpos-es of research, learning andpractice.

It is important we remem-ber it is a tool which enhancesa student's learning experi-ence. With the focus on indi-vidual learning, it will becomeeven more important. Whileeach school has developed it'sown policy re: cell phones inthe classroom, we have ongo-ing training in internet safetyfor students and staff .

1) Parents are told about the dangers of too much screen time for their children, yet schools are bringing more and more technology into the classroom. What can be done to monitor students' use of

computers and items such as iPods in their classroom?

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as Mayor John Allen will: Lower taxes; Bring back real open government; Govern by the rule of law not the “buddy system”; Collect all DCCs, taxes, parkland entitlements etc from developers;

Ban backroom dealings; Uphold the OCP; Stop the “spot zoning” which is

destroying neighbourhoods;. Ban councillors from working

for developers; Clean up the lagoon; Protect our trails; Fix the traffi c problem; Make Harrison a great

place to live once again.

Do Harrison a Favour: Vote “Allen” for Mayor

Re-Elect Allen

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Re-Elect Rose Tustian for Agassiz Harrison School TrusteeSchool District 78

> What I bring:• 9 years experience as your local School Trustee:• Vice President BC School Trustee Association FV Branch• BC School Trustee Association Provincial Council Representative• Moderator of BC School Trustee email list serve• Board of Education BC Public School Employers Association Representative• 16 yrs participation on SD 78 Education, Budget, Policy, Facilities

& Operations Committees• 25 years as a voice for local parents in public education, Parent Advisory

council/districts councils• Passion for public education system and our community's children

> Community Service:• President, Kent Elementary & Agassiz Elementary Secondary Schools • Director, Agricultural Horticultural Association• Treasurer, Agassiz/Harrison Library Society• Advocate, BC Confederation of Parent advisory Councils Advocacy Hotline• Member, Fraser Valley Health Region Community Committee• Member, UFV Community Round Table

> What I Believe:• Focus on High School completion rates• Individual learning for all students - Special Needs & Aboriginal • Maximize use of facilities• Balanced, transparent consultative budget

With my track record as a Trustee & my experience working for our community, I am a uniquely qualifi ed candidate that will ensure the best possible outcome is achieved for our children.

Any questions? email me: [email protected] Or visit my facebook page

Re-ElectROSE TUSTIANPut Kids First!

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2) There seems to be a growing trend around the province in restructuring the traditional school year. How would you

restructure the school year in Fraser Cascade, and what would be the benefits of that?

Fraser: Th e short answer is

that I would work with my fellow trustees, ad-ministrative staff and our education partners (parents, First Nations, support staff , teachers) to fi nd a consensus on any restructuring of the school year.

My personal choice would be some form of the year-round-school which has shorter pe-riods of time between breaks. Queensland, Australia’s school cal-endar has four 10-week teaching segments di-vided by four two-week breaks with a four-week summer break.

Th e major reasons I would choose this cal-endar is that it is better pacing of the school year which is less stressful for both teachers and stu-dents, and that the short-er length of time between 10-week segments fosters learning retention (par-ticularly true of younger students).

Th e only changes in recent years to our lo-cal school calendar have been the four-day week in Boston Bar Elemen-tary Secondary and the extension of the winter break by a second week. Both changes were driv-en by cost pressures from declining enrollment and the Ministry of Edu-cation requirement to

cut costs. New legislation could help bring many other changes such as later start times for sec-ondary schools and that increasingly more learn-ing can be done outside of the traditional class-room.

Johnstone: Dynamics in every

school district are very diff erent, and what works in one school commu-nity may not necessarily work in another.

Currently there is no discussion taking place about restructuring the traditional school calen-dar in our district. I am aware that there has been a growing interest in the area of an alternate or “balanced” (year round) calendar in other dis-tricts and that this type of restructuring has tak-en place in a handful of schools in the province.

Local community in-put would be benefi cial and necessary to gain an understanding of the real value of any pro-posed changes. I am al-ways open minded and would be willing to con-sider the pros and cons of restructuring the tra-

ditional school calendar while always keeping the needs of students at the forefront of my decision making.

Tustian:School districts have

become accustomed to an education calendar developed in the 1800’s when students were re-quired to help their par-ents on the farm. Many school districts have adjusted the traditional calendar, the most popu-lar is adding minutes to the day for longer breaks at Christmas or spring. Research has found this does not increase student learning.

A balanced school calendar gives even dis-tribution of instructional days and school breaks

over a period of 12 months. Typically this is done using a rotation of three months of school followed by a one month break or three weeks at Christmas and in spring, followed by six weeks in the summer.

Advantages of this sys-tem include improved student achievement, less absenteeism by both students and teachers, reduced student drop out rate, improved student attendance, continuous education which reduces the amount of material students forget over the extended summer vaca-tion, special needs and at risk learners have less disruption to routines, motivation/engagement is increased, students can make up a course; get re-

mediation or enrichment during their vacation time through interses-sion classes, less student and teacher “burn out”, children get bored with two months off school in summer.

Th ere are opposing views on this topic and both views must be con-sidered when evaluat-ing the balanced school calendar. Th is is done by engaging parents, our community and educa-tional partners.

Warren: We have lengthened

spring Break. We have also gone to a four-day week in Boston Bar. Th ere is no plan to do the same thing at any of our other schools. Th ere are a couple of real problems with changing the school year: Problems/costs of daycare for parents and loss of pay for our hourly paid staff . Th e board has no appetite for more changes.

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Amalgamation easy as pie

Th e audience for the all candidates meeting in Harrison Hot Springs Tuesday night wasn’t just made up of Village voters.

Most of the candidates for the District of Kent council were on hand, too. And even though they can't cast a ballot, all of those candidates are paying close attention to the campaign playing out next door.Th ey’ve got reason to be interested; those elected will be working very closely with Harrison council over the next three years.

Rather than being true neighbouring communities, Harrison sits in the middle of the District of Kent. When it comes down to it, one isn't really whole without the other.

Th e Village is a small piece of the pie, with the delicious crust lining the beachfront, and its tip pointing down toward Golf Road. Th e District is a much larger region, consisting of areas as diverse as Agassiz, Harrison Mills and even Rockwell Drive.

Yes, they are two distinct governments, each with its own unique concerns. But should they be? Is amalgamation a possibility? Th at's what we asked last week, and a healthy number of readers answered online, through phone calls, and letters to the editor.

Certainly the District of Kent is capable of handling diverse needs of the many neighbourhoods it encompasses. Th ey have

a recreation services department, a handful of doctors, chiropractors, a health clinic, a pharmacy, care homes, a well-used pavilion, a library, recreation centre and ample family parks. What more does a community need?

For starters, a beach is nice. Harrison's beaches in particular are a rare gem. So are hotels that draw in tourists, business conventions, worldwide media attention and other perks. Accommodation is an important piece of the recipe, especially when your focus is drawing in tourism dollars.

And while the Village, local businesses and Tourism Harrison are doing that, the average resident seems to want to make sure none of the those visitors like the Village enough to consider moving there permanently.

Th e community is at odds with what types of houses should be built, and where. Everyone seems to be looking for the magic number of homes, trying to save each majestic corner from development. And they should be protective. Th e District of Kent is gorgeous, but Harrison is easily the prettiest piece of a bigger pie, the icing on the cake.

It just seems the entire dish would be a more attractive item to serve up to guests, and the inevitable addition of new homeowners, who will undoubtedly want, and use, at least a few of the services that Kent off ers.

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Should the District of Kent and Harrison Hot Springs amalgamate as one community?

Here’s how you responded: Yes 55% No 45%

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A full three weeks aft er the Occupy Wall Street protest camp sprang up in New York City, a few stragglers announced they were almost ready to “Occupy Maple Ridge” and “Occupy Revelstoke.”

Perhaps other pathetic protests are still being dreamed up around B.C. But most have already packed up, and in places such as Prince George, these anti-capitalist rallies never led to an illegal squat.

Let’s be clear about our squats, the ones in Canada and particularly B.C. Th ey are explicitly anti-capitalist and statist in their message, which is presumably why they were funded by government unions.

Despite the free food, power and porta-potties, these squats

quickly became fi lthy and dangerous as the chronic street drug population replaced the spoiled young drummers and hula-hoopers who camped out to curse corporations on their iPhones.

And yes, squats are still illegal here, following the unanimous October decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal against David Arthur Johnston.

Th is pretend-homeless guy’s antics are at the root of the latest squatter outbreak. Victoria and its courts caved in to Johnston and allowed camping on public property at night. But he demanded 24-hour squatting rights, because some supposedly homeless people are supposedly insomniacs, too. Turns out there were plenty of shelter beds on which to snooze away the day or night, and his vague claim of a constitutional right to camp on public property was summarily dismissed.

I had a brief exchange with an Occupy Vancouver “organizer,” one Min Reyes, as she tried to rouse the reluctant radicals of Maple Ridge. Reyes defi nes herself in her Twitter profi le as “Flirting with Anarchism while making love to Socialism,” which sums up B.C.’s occupy movement as well as

anything.“My personal approach to the

analysis of society relies on Marx’s historical materialism,” Reyes writes on her blog.

Aft er majoring in Marxism at SFU, she moved on to BCIT’s journalism program, but dropped

out aft er a couple of weeks because her studies “compromised my personal values.” Turns out BCIT is all about “skills” to get a “job.” Bummer.

A glimpse of these “values” was on display when a reporter from CKNW radio tried to cover a heroin overdose at Occupy Vancouver. She was shouted down and accused of shaping the news to benefi t “Coke and McDonalds.”

At Occupy Victoria, which I visited a few times before it descended into another needle park, signs warned against “chem trails,” smart meters and corporations. Campers were urged to “nationalize fi nance, energy and food” industries. Five-year plan for tractor production, anyone?

Nationalizing banks is also at the top of Occupy Vancouver’s long, pretentious list of demands.

Why is this stale left ist ideology so pervasive? Here’s a hint. Th e

union representing these kids’ teachers is demanding higher corporate taxes to pay for their typically self-serving, fi nancially illiterate contract demands.

In Victoria, as in Vancouver, the huge growth in shelter, food, clothing and transition housing service doesn’t impress the hardcore system users. Victoria’s mayor built his reputation with years of street outreach work, but he’s still targeted for the ugliest treatment, including vandalism at his family home.

Victoria council even kowtowed by voting to “support” the squat next to city hall, where Johnston used to camp. Th en they cut off the power and water, which had been commandeered rather than set up by city staff at taxpayers’ expense, as was the case in Vancouver.

In B.C.’s most “progressive” cities, we’re getting used to encountering public areas fouled by vomit, feces and used needles.

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My answer to last week's "Question of the Week": Should the District of Kent and Harrison Hot Springs amalgamate as a one community?

I think that eventually it will happen, should happen, has to happen. It will happen because over time the two communities will automatically grow

together. It should happen because we like and compliment each other. And it has to happen for fi nancial reasons: to run two communities side by side would eventually be — perhaps is already — quite a luxury! So, my answer is "Yes"!

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Re: Question of the WeekI am speaking on behalf of my

family of seven, all adults over the age of 35. Agassiz and Harrison should amalgamate all right . . . and with Chilliwack! We would be as large if not larger than Surrey. With this size comes more power, more amenities, more jobs. One larger government will have more clout than three smaller ones.

Th is would also reduce high

end administration and we'd have more workers on the ground. Duplicated positions within the three communities municipal offi ces would eliminated. Th ere would be more homes, more families and better schools.

When you go to Victoria, you have more of a presence when you ask for something if you have a community of this size behind you.

Jim Killer

Reduce high-end administration costs

I am writing regarding the beautiful new sound wall, near the roundabout at Highway 9. Concrete looks so much better than nature, and such a bargain at only $1.1 million dollars!

I'm so glad our tax dollars are being used on projects like this, and not being wasted on silly things like healthcare and other vital services.

Brad Slade P.S. All that money to block some noise from

vehicles? Who are these very special people who should have bought somewhere else.

Wall a waste of money

In part, I agree with former Abbotsford city engineer Ed Regts. Expanding the present Norrish Creek system is the most economical, however as he stated, this does not solve the problem for future

supply.We are about to expend

$291 million to construct the Stave Lake water source. Th e AECOM report estimated that Abbotsford could face water shortage problems by

2016.What is the estimated life

of the Stave Lake source? For an additional $110 to $159 million we could develop the Harrison Lake source and have a reliable

supply for 75 years plus.Did the City of Abbotsford

consider approaching Langley, Maple Ridge, Aldergrove, Rosedale, Chilliwack or First Nations to partner on the Harrison

source?Lastly, much has been

said with regard to the $65 million we will receive from the federal government if the P3 is approved. Th e money is tax dollars, whether or

not the source is federal, provincial or city, it is our money, it just comes from a diff erent money pot!

Allan C. KrausAbbotsford

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Fraser: The ideal classroom

setting for today’s child is a place of safety, a place led by a caring and competent teach-er; a place well resourced with the learning tools of the day; where each child’s unique learning style is known and used to teach him or her; where parents are able to engage in their child’s learning; where a student’s special needs are known and dealt with; where each child has a personalized learning program; a place where a child can develop as a lifelong

learner; where every-one can feel accepted; where a student can find that something he or she does better than anyone else; a place

where a child can fail with-out stigma and suc-ceed be-yond their w i l d e s t dreams.

Most of this is true of educa-

tion from any time in recent history. Add to this list a child who comes to school well fed, well rested, clean and loved and you have all the ingredients of

success.

Johnstone: A classroom setting

should be a place where each child’s unique l e a r n i n g style is un-derstood, supported and nur-tured.

A posi-tive class-r o o m s e t t i n g should al-low chil-dren to discover their passions, and provide them with the tools necessary for them to succeed. Children should have a sense of belonging and well be-

ing in their classroom. It needs to be a place where they can build their self confidence and learn to collabo-rate and cooperate with

others while learning the importance of respect as they develop valu-able social and life skills.

Finally, of great impor-tance, the classroom set-ting has to be

a place where they can become proficient in the essential core sub-jects of reading, writ-ing, and mathematics.

Tustian:

Student learning is optimized when they feel comfortable in their classroom envi-ronment.

Today’s classrooms are filled with stu-d e n t s who have a variety of learn-ing dif-ferences. For some, f a c t o r s such as lighting,

colour, music, separate areas for various activ-ities, opportunity for movement, walls that are visually appealing and structure are con-tributing factors for

optimal learning.Some students learn

best when they can collaborate with their peers, are actively in-volved in the learning process are offered flex-ibility and creativity.

Ideal class-room set-tings don’t all look the same, but they gener-ally have many of the same elements. Com-bine these with teach-ers who are excited about what they are teaching and you have a learning environ-ment that nurtures the

whole child – socially, emotionally and aca-demically.

Warren: Personally, I think

the structure of desks in a row,one behind theother needs tochange. Many teachers are go-ing to tables-in-the-round. It is more inclusive of all children, especially withthe ministry go-

ing to individual learn-ing. Many schoolshave already made this change. Technology, as a tool, needs to be more integrated into the classroom.

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Bella Vista Hotel had segregated beer parloursNo unescorted women in our pubs, please

50 Years Ago, 1961• A building permit

was issued to F.O. White Co. Ltd. of Vancouver for construction of a hotel across from the CPR station in Agassiz on the site of the former Bella Vista Hotel on Pioneer.

Plans called for 30 rooms, including 20 guest rooms, separate men’s and women’s beer parlours, a café and a cocktail lounge. Th e hotel would cost about $125,000 and construc-tion was to begin im-

mediately. Th is project did not go ahead, as it turned out. A new hotel on the Lougheed High-way was built instead.

As a bit of background information, for many years beer parlours in B.C. consisted of one side for men only and a separate one designated for women and escorts. Women were not wel-come in the men’s side and men without a woman were not wel-come in the women and escorts side.

• Ralph Muirhead

was hurt working in the woods, the headline announced. Another accident in the danger-ous job of logging 50 years ago. He suff ered a broken leg and severe bruises to the other leg in an accident at Wat-kins’s Logging Camp on Harrison Lake. Th e tree he was falling back-ended, falling on him

before he could scram-ble to safety on the steep hillside. His brother-in-law, George Lenko, was working beside him and shouted for help. A crew of men brought the injured man to the crummy which took him through Fleetwood Logging to Harrison Hot Springs and then on to Chilliwack Hos-

pital.• Hospital insurance

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Kent Elementary student Kierra Walker is selling her collected Halloween candy to help aid cancer research

That’s one sweet kidBrett BonderudBLACK PRESS

Nine-year-old Kierra Walker did something unusual with her Halloween candy this year. In-stead of eating it, or planning to, she is selling it, and giving the proceeds to charity to help fi ght cancer.

Th e Kent Elementary Grade 4 student has experienced the dis-ease through friends and fam-ily.

Her cousin has cancer, an un-cle died from it and her mother’s best friend was diagnosed with leukemia.

According to a recent study, cancer is the leading cause of death for Canadians.

“It upsets her so much to hear that people are dying from [the disease],” her mother Chantel said.

Initially, Kierra and an older friend were going to package and sell their collected Hallow-een sweets. When her friend decided not to pursue the idea, Kierra ran with it full-speed.

She and her mom made a T-shirt for Kierra to wear while going door-to-door – Treats for Cancer – to shed light on what she was doing.

“People were surprised that I was going to sell my candy,” she said.

Each $5 bag contains an as-sortment of chocolate bars, chips and various candies.

Kierra, who hopes to become a doctor, has raised $150 so far. She plans on giving her proceeds to leukemia research.

Her next project she said will

be to grow her hair, then have it cut for use in cancer patient wigs.

“She is awesome,” her dad

Clinton said.Something Kierra’s mom

whole heartedly agreed with.“I’m very proud.”

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Kent Elementary Grade 4 student Kierra Walker with her Halloweencandy she’s selling to help raise money for cancer research. Chantel,her mom, looks on proudly.

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Like many veterans, Wes Johnson doesn't share his stories about going off to fi ght in the Second World War. He'll tell you the years he was over-seas — 1941 to '46, or thereabouts, he says. He'll tell you he was stationed in England, France, Belgium and Holland, and that there was "a lot of movement" in the fi rst part of the war, and it settled near the end. "It wasn't like home," he says, laughing and tilt-

ing back in his chair just a little, in his Agassiz home. "We were moving at a pretty face pace (in the beginning). But at the end, not so much. The enemy was on the backup." But when it comes to recanting the times spent

battling, it's not something he does freely. It's not all about the guns and fi ghting, he says.

There is more to war, like politics. Johnson served Agassiz as mayor for 16 years,

beginning in 1954. He had moved here in '47, with his wife Nina,

when there were about 1,200 people in the town and a bustling ferry service. In total, he was in-volved in politics for 25 years. So, he willingly talks about the politics of war,

and his personal view of Adolf Hitler. "I'm opposed to war but I think the Second

World War, there were defi nite reasons for go-ing," he says. "There was an idiot trying to take over the world." He sees a similarity between the world back

then, and the current state of the world today. "I think when the general public has had

enough, they're going to lash out against the es-tablishment." Dictators are able to take control in areas where

the people don't feel safe in the fi rst place, he says. In Holland, for example, the people were starving. "They had no food," he said. And while he doesn't live the stories over and

over — not even telling war stories to his chil-dren when they asked — he says the memories live on. "Everyone thinks it goes away," he says. And at

fi rst, it seems to.

"But later, it comes back." Both of his brothers served in the same war, and

Johnson says he can still recall the exam he took to decide what rank he would be. "Anybody that had Grade 8 was made into a

corporal," he says, chuckling. There's one more story Johnson will talk about.

When he left to go overseas, along with all the other young "goofy" boys, he left behind Nina MacGregor. But when he came back years later, she was

there waiting for him and they eventually were married. They had 60 years of marriage together, and

when asked about how those years were he only has two words. "Too short." She's been gone for fi ve years now, and while

Johnson still manages to get around, he can see that he's starting to slow down. Up until a few years ago, he would always march

in the Agassiz Remembrance Day Parade. "But my legs are all screwy now," he says. But he

will be there today to remember. Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Veteran talks about politics of war

'An idiot was trying to take over the world'


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Field hockey season

wraps up for junior girls

Th e junior girls fi eld hockey team at AESS had avery exciting season this year. Th ey ended the yearwith four wins, two losses and one tie.

Th e team played awesome! In net they had Emily White. On defense they had

Autumn White and Megan Debruin. Th e mid fi eldsand forwards were Taylor Lees, Sydney Vanderwyk,Alex Robertson, Hunter Ramey, Esme VanParidon,Demay Nickel, Kendra John, Alissa Lawley, HannahExley, Elisha Johnsen-Jenson and Katelynn VanderEijk.

“We had a tough season but played very well,” theteam wrote in an email to the Observer.

“We would like to thank Leanne Bodner, Brookeand Kaelin Duncan and Shelby Dodd for helpingus out at the tournament. We would also like tosay a special thanks to Mr. Dickey for coaching ourteam.”

Th ey hope to have even more people on the fi eldnext season.

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Novel by Harrison writer is tale of broken promises, reconciliation, forgiveness

Fiction work takes inspiration from mother

Brett Bonderud THE OBSERVER

Given up to a Eng-lish charity home and transported to Canada at the turn of the 20th century, Harrison Hot Springs writer Diane Wild’s mother was torn from her family.

Her mother, Ellen was one of an estimated 100,000 children sent here between 1869 and 1939 to work as virtual slaves on remote farms and in hinterland vil-lages performing me-nial labour and other services.

According to a 2009 Canadian Press report, many of these child la-bourers were taken to far off former colonies such as Canada, Aus-tralia and South Africa without the knowledge or permission of their parents.

“When they sought [the charity home] so-lution, most [parents] did not realize that their children could end up being transported to foreign lands,” Wild has written.

It may have taken many years to “buy back” passage home or fully come to terms with what had occurred.

Children might be told they were orphans when in fact they had several siblings or were worked to death simply because their families hadn’t had a full under-standing of their chil-dren’s plight.

Wild’s debut nov-el, Forsaken Trust, is loosely based on her mother’s story amidst these circumstances.

“I wrote the book

for my daughters, my grandchildren and my mother,” she said. [Th e story] should be told.”

Wild’s mother Ellen was born in Birming-ham, England in 1902. Aft er Ellen’s father died of typhoid fever, and her mother lost her job at a factory due to in-jury, she, her younger brother Sam, and sis-ter Ida and her mother Mary, were forced to move in with her aunt, out-of-work uncle and their fi ve children.

With a promise of better times ahead, El-len was put into a Bar-nardo Home at seven-years-old and later

transported to Canada. Her younger brother was next in line for the charity home but he caught typhoid fever. When he recovered, El-len’s mother chose not to send him away.

Ellen was alone, never fully recovering from her abandonment as anger and bitter-ness toward her mother grew. Unaware that her mother had written the charity homes inquir-ing aft er her, Ellen gave up on her family as she felt they gave up on her. In the novel, Ellen’s mother Mary tries des-perately to fi nd her lost daughter and bring her

home. Because her mother

rarely spoke of her time in Canada, Wild had to hypothetically place herself in situations she thought her mother might have encoun-tered.

Some missing gaps in her mother’s life were fi lled in with Barnardo Home historical re-cords.

Forsaken Trust’s sto-ryline mirrors the help-lessness of the heroine Ellen, who is caught in a strange land, fi ghting to be loved, and eventu-ally making it back to England where she rec-onciles with her family but not before undergo-ing personal loss.

Making it back to England during the Twenties, Wild’s moth-er’s family ties were brittle and a happy home life a fantasy.

“I tried to put myself in my mother’s position – living again in Eng-land – with a brother and sister who stayed,” she said.

Th e Ellen in the nov-el works hard to fi nd love and trust and gain strength.

Wild’s mother found it through other means.

“Because she lacked normal parenting, she had no emotional coping skills and con-sequently was oft en self-indulgent and un-feeling,” Wild has writ-ten of her mother.

“In my home, my mom worked – she was a door-to-door sales-person. She smoked and gambled and played Whist.”

Wild said she would have liked to have made the book non-fi ction but there were too many gaps to fi ll.

Th rough writing For-saken Trust, however she aptly fi lled in the gaps necessary for clo-sure.

Forsaken Trust is available for $13 through Summer Bay Press at summerbay-press.com or via the au-thor by email at [email protected].

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Harrison Hot Springs writer Diane Wild holding her debut novel Forsaken Trust amidst assorted letters and photos related to her mother. The young girl on the book cover is Ellen, her mother.

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Fall is a beautiful sea-son!

Th ough not as colour-ful as the east, there are other attractions that make this season special in our area. Just think of the muted colours, mist rising up the mountains in the morning or aft er a rain, a certain mel-ancholy covering the countryside — it is very, very beautiful!

Th e Bald Eagle Fest is coming up on the 19th and 20th of this month and the many outdoor events will entice us to get out and enjoy the air. Th ough they mainly take place in Harrison Mills, one of the eagles’ gathering places, related activities are sprouting up everywhere.

Here in Harrison Hot Springs, work is being done to start up an an-nual Art Show at the Harrison Spa and Re-sort, featuring photog-raphy focusing on local nature and wildlife. Th e exhibiting photogra-

phers – Aar-on Goodis, V i c k i e Legere, Ger-ald Neufeld, F r a n c i n e R o u l s t o n , D e l p h i n e Gornall and Fred Gor-nal – all will display their work in the Resort’s Tow-er Lobby.

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Who said elections are dull? Th ey certainly are not, especially not in Harrison Hot Springs! How could it be with fi ve people running for may-or and nine for council-

lor? Th ere are other communities which could be envious of us. And, while the r h e t o r i c s o m e t i m e s went a little too far for my taste, it made for in-teresting dis-cussions.

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serious business and in the end we all have to make up our own mind, be counted and deal with the conse-quences. Th anks to Th e Agassiz-Harrison-Hope Observer, which is do-ing an excellent job cov-ering the election, we are well informed. So, on Nov. 19, let’s cast our vote and may the best man or woman win!

Last Friday, when I picked up Th e Observer, I wondered if I would fi nd any news about

our standing in the Na-tional Communities inBloom Competition. Idid, and wow! Har-rison Hot Springs hasnot only won the FiveBlooms Award but alsothe National LandscapeAward! Congratulationsto the CIB Harrison HotSprings Volunteer Com-mittee. Th eir eff ortsbrought to the attentionof the judges of the na-tional competition thebeautiful landscapingcreated by the talentedand hard-working Har-rison Hot Springs vil-lage crew. Our thanksto all of you!

Finally, there is theRanger Station Art Gal-lery’s last show of theyear, called “Th e SmallWorks Show.” It is open-ing on Nov. 13 from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. and fea-tures beautiful and af-fordable art. Th e showruns from Nov. 5 to Dec.4 and, with the RangerStation being situatedwhere it is, a visit is onmy program!

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Type 2 diabetes reaching epidemic numbers

“Get checked now” is a national public awareness campaign cur-rently being promoted by the Cana-dian Diabetes Association to urge Canadians age 40 and older to get checked for type 2 diabetes. Th ere is a reason for this urgency. Type 2, if left untreated, can result in a variety of complications and can shorten your life by 5 to 15 years.

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Diabetes is a disorder of me-tabolism— the way the body uses digested food for growth and en-ergy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body. Aft er digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hor-mone produced by the pancreas, a

large gland behind the stomach.When people eat, the pancreas

automatically produces the right amount of insulin to move glucose from blood into the cells. In people with diabetes, however, the pan-creas either produces little or no insulin, or the cells do not respond appropriately to the insulin that is produced. Glucose builds up in the blood, overfl ows into the urine, and passes out of the body in the urine. Th us, the body loses its main source of fuel even though the blood con-tains large amounts of glucose.

Th e long-term complications of high blood sugar develop gradually. Th e longer you have diabetes — and the less controlled your blood sugar — the higher the risk of com-plications. Possible complications include: cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, kidney damage, eye damage, foot damage, and skin and mouth conditions. Recent inves-tigation – still needing further re-search and confi rmation – suggests that high blood sugar levels may also increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who have type 2 diabetes and a certain gene linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As well, it has been noted that, for some reasons yet unclear, people with diabetes have a higher risk of some cancers.

Like the complications, symp-

toms of type 2 diabetes may not be initially apparent and they can vary depending on how high your blood sugar is elevated. Some of the signs and symptoms of type 2 dia-betes include: increased thirst, fre-quent urination, extreme hunger, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, slow-healing sores, mild high blood pressure, frequent infections – such as gum or skin infections, vaginal or bladder infec-tions, tingling or numbness in the hands or feet, and the presence of ketones in the urine. (Ketones are a byproduct of the breakdown of muscle and fat that happens when there’s not enough insulin.)

About 90 per cent to 95 per cent of people with diabetes have type 2. Although some of the risk fac-tors like aging, a family history of diabetes, or being a member of a high-risk population cannot be controlled, most other risk factors can be. Th ey include excess body weight (the primary risk factor), inactivity, and prediabetes.

Research has showed that a achieving a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, increasing physical activity, limiting intake of fat and sugar, maintaining a normal blood pressure, and not smoking are steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. As well, people who are already showing symptoms of this disease should be tested earlier than the age of 40. But, If you are age 40 or older, you should be tested at least every three years.

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“Regular check-ups with a health care

provider are an important factor”


NOTICE OF PARCELTAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL

Morris Valley Linear ParkWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011, 10:00 A.M.

Kilby Community Hall1995 School Road, Harrison Mills, B.C. V0M 1L0

WHEREAS a Parcel Tax Roll has been prepared by the Collector as required pursuant to Section 202 of the Community Charter,

TAKE NOTICE THAT a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit at the Kilby Community Hall, 1995 School Road, Harrison Mills, BC on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. to hear complaints on one or more of the following grounds:

(a) There is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; (b) There is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; (c) There is an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel; or (d) An exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed for Parcel Tax purposes in the Morris Valley Linear Park Service Area.

The Parcel Tax Roll will be posted for inspection at the Kilby Post Offi ce/Store, FVRD Community Access Centre, 10220 North Deroche Road, Deroche and the Fraser Valley Regional District Offi ce, 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

A COMPLAINT RESPECTING ANY OF THE GROUNDS AS LISTED ABOVE SHALL NOT BE HEARD UNLESS WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE COLLECTOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SITTING OF THE PARCEL TAX REVIEW PANEL.

Inquiries can be made by calling Michael Phelan, Manager of Finance at 1-800-528-0061 (toll free) or direct at 604-702-5002, [email protected] or the undersigned at the same toll free number, or direct at 604-702-5033.

George Murray, CollectorGeneral Manager of Regional and Corporate ServicesFraser Valley Regional District45950 Cheam AvenueChilliwack, BC V2P 1N6

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Last Chance Nov. 14

Supersize your spirit through the love of reading

Real superheroes help us ‘ignite our superpowers’Depending on which

clock I look at, I have a rough idea of what time it is, but I have the urge to Google the uni-versal atomic clock.

Takes me a little time to adjust to any time change. I find I have become a bit resistant to change of all sorts.

What doesn’t change, however, is the never-ending stream of books that passes through my hands at the library. I find that while you can’t judge a book by its cover, you can certainly be intrigued enough by the title to want to have a deeper read.

As a comic book lover in my long-ago younger years, super-hero stuff al-ways catches my eye. Ask me how long I watched the TV Show ‘Smal lv i l le’ waiting for ‘The Blur’ (as they called Clark Kent’s crime fighting alter-ego for a time) to put on the suit! Bring on the blue tights and cape! Show us Superman! At the

end of ev-ery show, I ranted at the TV. Once, I once dressed up as Won-der Woman for Hallow-een, com-plete with pie plates strategically placed on my chest. So you see where I’m coming from.

Superheroes ... not the human hockey players, the philan-thropists who do us the world of good, the very kind people who give of time and efforts ... I am talking the actual super heroes that in-habit the secret corners of our minds.

Imagine my glee when I caught sight of the book, ‘The Seven Spiritual Laws of Su-perheroes’ by Deepak Chopra with his son ... wait for it ... Gotham Chopra. Yes, his real name! I won’t spoil the origin of the name, you can look into it your-self. So, spirituality and superheroism have found each other.

The book gives tells us some of the things we know ... deep un-der our disguises. Life laws that we can use to ignite our own ‘super-powers’. It is another perspective to the self-improvement path, but one that has a modern approach.

Any changes we as people initiate come from our own unique motivations, and Deepak and Gotham offer a new perspec-tive, maybe this story will give you the nudge you have been looking for to find your own special super power — to supersize your spirit. Pick up your copy to-day, and, may the force be with you!

A calendar reminder for Observer read-ers and library lovers – if it’s November, it must be Lego Build Up month! Yay! We have

our Lego professional,Robin Sather comingagain this year. Very exciting. It will be the registration and display as usual from Nov. 14to Nov. 18 with Robin’s special program and our awards day on Sat-urday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.Open to all ages, don’t miss the fun! Buildsomething!

Another great hap-pening in your library for November is a visitby one of our home-town authors, Rob-ert Wiersema. He hasjust released his new-est book, a departurefrom his usual excel-lent fiction with ‘Walk Like A Man: Comingof Age with the Musicof Bruce Springsteen’. A memoir from one soyoung, but, when you pick ‘The Boss’ to pro-vide the soundtrack foryour life so far, one hasto have a look and humalong.

Robert will be visit-ing family and friends and providing anothergreat presentation on Saturday, Nov. 26 at2 p.m. in the AgassizLibrary. Show up for a reading from this truly outstanding author.Free, first come, firstseated.

And have you gotwind of a new book club in town? It is theAgassiz Library’s own,“Hooked on Books” club. You don’t need to be a regular member,you can enjoy a book and discussion any month you want. Theupcoming meeting is on Wednesday, Nov.16 at 6:30 p.m. and the book of the month is“The Tenderness Of Wolves”. Join us, reg-istration not needed, enjoy an evening out atyour library.

That’s all for the mo-ment from your library.Lots of things to do for Agassiz-Harrisonresidents, just check out the program guide with the wonderful or-ange cover that you all got with the Observer a few months ago. Seeyou in the stacks!

Community

TERRILL SCOTT

In theStacks


NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING 2011 General Local Election Village of Harrison Hot Springs

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“The deepest people are the ones who’ve been hurt the most by depression.”

BLAKE ANDREW VANDALEJan. 24th, 1982 - Nov. 11th, 2005

Remembering you is easy We do it every day

It’s just the pain of losing youThat never goes away.

May the winds of love blow softlyAnd whisper for you to hear

That we’ll always love & miss youAnd wish that you were here.

Forever in our hearts,Mom & Dad,

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It is said that a mother’s love is ageless & although it’s been 4 years since you left us we hold your love in our hearts each

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our father George Stanley Deasty, in Salmon Arm, B.C. on November 1, 2011. Stan is survived by his two sons, Peter (Bonnie) of Sorrento, B.C. and Michael (Nancy) of Whitehorse, Yukon. Th ree grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren, sister Peggy MacKay and common law wife Betty Goddard.

Stan was born in Premier, B.C. on September 16, 1931. He spent his childhood around Harrison Mills and Agassiz, B.C. and his younger years logging on the sunshine coast.

He spent 10 years in the RCAF after which he moved his family to Chase, B.C. where he worked at the Adams Lake sawmill for 15+ years. He started wintering in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in the early seventies, where he met Betty. Stan collected stamps in the early years and was heavily involved in church activities.

Th e family would like to send out a very sincere thank you to Dr. Kevin Goldberg and the excellent nursing staff at the Salmon Arm hospital. A memorial service was held at St. Mary's in Sorrento on Sunday, November 6, 2011.

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

COOK required, part time, with ex-perience in MEXICAN food. Goodwages to right person, please dropoff resume to: Gloria’s Restaurant, 43915 Industrial Way.

136A JANITORIAL SERVICES

LIGHT DUTY CLEANERSFive Star Building Maintenance

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We offer training programs, attractive wages and

comprehensive benefi ts.Fax resume to 604-435-0516

or email to careers@fi vestarbc.ca

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

LOOKING for experienced granitepolisher and installer. A minimumthree years of experience in the fi eld is required. Salary dependingon experience. Medical benefi tsand life insurance included. Emailresume to [email protected] or call 778-880-0328.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

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749 STORAGE749 STORAGE

320 MOVING & STORAGE

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PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

J.H. ELECTRIC. Licence #7474. New installations, repairs, service. No job too small. Jim 604-798-5742

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

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

300 LANDSCAPINGknoke trucking

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-TECH Services 604-996-8128Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269,

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

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MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSGL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt shingles, fl at rfs. Cln Gutters $80. 1-855-240-5362

374 TREE SERVICES

Tree removal done RIGHT!• Tree & Stump Removal

• Certifi ed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck

• Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging

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PETS

453 BOARDINGDog Sitter Req. for friendly Labra-doodle, doesn’t bark, likes children & other pets. Needs a home for 3 weeks, Dec. 27 - Jan. 17. 796-3484

477 PETSBABY COCKATIELS for sale.

Hand fed. $60 each. Phone (604)951-4660 (Surrey).BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG

PUPPIES FOR SALE. First shots and dewormed. Call 778-551-1901

$1250 a PUP. Take me home!BORDER Collie/Springer Spaniel X. Vet checked, dewormed, fi rst shots. $300. Call 604-746-6728BOSTON TERRIER pups born Aug 31st, upto date shots, dewormed & vet checked $800 ph 604-814-5014CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

Cavalier King Charles SpanielsTwo 6 month old pups (1 male, 1 female) looking for a loving home. Vet checked: eyes, ears & heart Registered CKC & micro chipped Parents, champion CKC registered. Socialized with children and other animals Call : 604 - 460 - 8086CKC REG BLOOD HOUND pups, 1 male, 8 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go end of Nov. (604)574-5788DOGO ARGENTINO. Reg’d. pup-pies. M & F. Champion background. $2800. each. 604-853-8531 Abbts.

ENGLISH BULLDOG Puppies P/B,CKC,Reg’d microchip, vet chk, health guarantee, champ pedigree, parents onsite $2800. (604)462-7563 www.mcgregors-bulldogs.ca

FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPIES!! maandpawfrenchbulldogs.com 604-309-5333 [email protected]

LABRADOODLE PUPPIESFamily Based Hobby Breeder. $750

604-595-5840. Avail Nov 20th.redbarnlabradoodles.blogspot.com

PETS

477 PETS

Lab Husky X Puppy- Good owners w/ fenced yard wanted for 6 month old puppy. Black w/ golden hand markings. Has had all shots & been spade. $500~ Call (604)796-3772

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

POODLE, Miniature. Puppies. 3m, 1st & 2nd shots, dewormed, paper trained. $575. (604)856-8267

SHIHTZU / TOY POODLE. Male pups. Vet checked, shots, defl ead & dewormed. $400 604-744-8793

Swiss Mountain cross, 8 mos, male, very loving, $500. (604)845-2223, lv msg.

Swiss Mountain pups. Look like Bernese but short-hair & smaller. Gentle. 604-795-7662 lv msg.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

518 BUILDING SUPPLIES

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILD-INGS Priced to Clear - Make an Of-fer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

Steel Buildings. Reduced Factory Inventory. 30x36 – Reg $15,850 Now $12,600; 36x58 – Reg $21,900 Now $18,800, 48x96 – Reg $48,700 Now $41,900; 81x130 – Reg $121,500 Now $103,900. Source# 1N4 800-964-8335

533 FERTILIZERS

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

545 FUEL

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv.

Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder604-582-7095

548 FURNITURE

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

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

OAK TABLE WITH LEAF, 4 chairs $200; china cabinet $100; loveseat $200; wrought iron glass top table w/ 4 chairs $250; variety white wicker furniture, various prices. 604-796-2529

559 MEDICAL SUPPLIES

CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive war-ranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.

FAST RELIEF the First Night!! Restless Leg Syndrome and Leg Cramps Gone. Sleep Soundly, Safe with Medication, Proven Results. www.allcalm.com 1-800-765-8660.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991

-FOR SALE-5000 kw HW Diesel Generator

110-230 V $600 3-VHF Radios w/ antennas

33ft tandem trailer, extra steel, plus lumber for decking $700

Mercury leg $400 1 Royal Blue Velour couch $80 Burgundy couch & loveseat $150

Open to offersCall (604)798-0171

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Pack-age Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect 1-866-287-1348.HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

563 MISC. WANTEDCOLLECTING OLD CANADIANAND AMERICAN COINS. Call Travis 604-796-0320

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSZIMMERMANN PIANO with bench. $1800: (604)538-9456

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE15 Arizona Ranch Lots! 50% OFF! AAA+ View Lots. $0 Down! Starting $99/MO! Guaranteed Financing! Near Tucson’s Int’l Airportwww.sunsiteslandrush.com 1-800-659-9957- Mention Code 7

621 DUPLEX/4-PLEXOLIVER. Beautiful furnished 2 bdrm condo, only $116/mo strata fee, will take trade. Only $205,000. Contact (604)869-1111

625 FOR SALE BY OWNERCHILLIWACK, 1200sf, 2 bdrm over 45 rancher, 2 bath, f/p, cov patio, 5 appl, $239,900. Call (604)625-3498

627 HOMES WANTEDWE BUY HOMES

Damaged House! Older House! Diffi culty Selling! Behind on

Payments! Need to Sell Now?NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH!

Call us First! 604.657.9422

636 MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOAGASSIZ, 2 bdrm, corner unit, Woodside Terrace, laminate fl rs, $700. Sm. pet negot. 604-847-0545HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. Newly renovat-ed,$575/month includes utilities. Call 604-794-7132

HHS-Newly reno’d 1 bdrm apt w/ view of lake & mount., nice deck, inclds cable. NP/NS $545/m + util

604-856-2479

736 HOMES FOR RENTAGASSIZ $1500 3bdrm Rancher w 37’x38’ shop and 30’x40’ covered parking, AVAIL call 778 891 9086AGASSIZ. 1747 Garden Pl. 4 bdrm, 5 appl., avail now $1200/mo. + util., approx 10x20 workshop. Pets ne-got. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage. (604)792 0077HARRISON, 905 Hot Springs Rd.3 bdrms, new reno’s. Lrg yard. Ref’s req. Avail now. 604-792-9097.NEW 4 bdrm,3 bath. Burkeville area Rmd/Canada line, bus @ $2950 2100 ft. - Pam 604-780-8010

750 SUITES, LOWERAgassiz-2brm suite, 4 appl., sm pet ok, DD & Ref’s req’d, NS. $700/mo, incds heat & hyd. (604)796-9052

751 SUITES, UPPERAGASSIZ, private carriage house in the country. 2 bdrm, maple kit., ss appl., hrwd fl rs, open concept, 10’ ceilings, a/c, w/d, priv deck, mtn views, n/s, n/p, $950/m + util. Nov 1. Ref. (604)796-2733/703-6843BURNABY, 3 bed and 1 bath upper level newly renovated suites home in Burnaby south slopes. Near sky-train. Avl November 15. $1200+half utilities (no smoking) REFERENC-ES REQUIRED.! Call 604-910-4528

TRANSPORTATION

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS1987 Olds Delta 88, 4dr, maroon in/out, like new, 2nd owner, air-cared. $2800 fi rm. 604-392-3950

810 AUTO FINANCINGNeed A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery.INSTANT AUTO CREDIT We can fi nance your auto loan in minutes, you Drive Home Now or we deliver to BC & Alberta

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC1955 Pontiac, rare, great winter project, extra parts. $5500. Call (604)795-63791990 MERCURY TOPAZ, loaded 4 door. Mechanic owned, blue, 254K Aircared, $800. 604-855-96011997 LINCOLN MARK 8 LSC black, 182K, 1 owner, garage kept, $6900 obo. (604)820-8218.1997 Olds V6, 4 door, white, A-1 cond, aircared 2 years. view Louie’s Automotive, Yale Rd., West2000 FORD FOCUS, standard trans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $2995 obo (604)826-05192002 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL sports sedan - V-6, loaded, blk. grey leath-er. grt. shape $3450 (604)556-42422005 CHRYSLER SEBRING con-vertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $7895/obo. (604)826-05192007 CHRYSLER 300: $11,900 with 55,000 km in excellent condi-tion, 604-574-92492009 AVEO LT. Merlot Jewel color. Still has new car smell! 7,500 kms. A/c, sunroof, spoiler, $9,500. fi rm. Phone 604-859-51292010 Chev Impala, 4 dr Sedan, 61,000k, exc cond., $13,900. Call 604-309-4001.2011 CHRYSLER, SILVER, 2000 series, 4,037km. $25,000 obo (250)485-8081

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS1990 Honda Civic stnd, great mile-age, near new batt/tires/brakes, $1300 obo. Must sell 604-859-64181996 TOYOTO COROLLA PLUS, auto, green, 4/dr, a/c, 156K, timing belt replaced, new exhst, reg. srvc, good brakes/tires, AirCared 03/13 $3100 obo. (604)507-99452000 Hyundai Accent, 4dr, std 5spd, 4cyl., 1.5lt, blue, $1600, 604-793-7843 or 604-392-77722002 DODGE NEON R/T standard trans., white, sunroof, used eng., new timing belt & clutch. CD stack-er $3995 obo. (604)826-0519

2005 Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG Kompressor AMG Sport Package, 5.5 litre V-8, 493 HP. Hardtop retractable roof, 31,000 km. Online auction now: www.bcacuction.ca. Info: 250-952-5003

2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 sp, 2 dr., grey, 130K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $9,500 604-793-3819

2007 Toyota Corolla, auto, 4 cyl, black, 68,000 kms. $9500. Call (604)751-01082007 TOYOTA MATRIX TRD. Red, 2WD, + new snow tires, exc. cond. 17,000kms $13,995. 604-864-62562009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, 27,000K, auto trans, p/w, etc, ext warr, $10,495 obo. (604)703-08222011 Nissan Versa Htch bck, fully loaded, 33,000km like new. whlse price $12,500, 793-5520 (5961)

TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTSMech. Spec. 2001 Honda Accord, Silver - a/c, leather, auto, V-Tec, V6, s/r. Needs trans. $3000: (604)853-5310 (after 10 am)

828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

2011 5th Wheel 32’ Gooseneck Cargo Trailer, triple axle, 4000lb ramp, electric brakes, roof vents, 36” side door, like new, $12,500. Call 604-842-8009.

830 MOTORCYCLES1983 YAMAHA, 750 Virago chop-per project bike, $5000 spent, $1375 obo. Call Ed (604)860-02221985 HONDA V-45 Magna 750cc, good shape. $1400 obo. Call (604)869-9418

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE1992 CARDINAL 5th wheel 26’ trail-er, one slide out, A/C, good fridge, 4 burner stove, furn., lots of cup-boards, awning, queen bed + davi-nol. N/S. N/P. Approx. 4,000 km. on tires. $3995. (604)859-89161994 Bounder M.H, chev 454 en-gine, new fridge, hot water tank, leveling legs, California room , 20’ awning, Bsmt. mod. $18,000, 10061 Brentwood Dr ,604-792-58121995 ALJO 21½ ‘ 5th wheel trailer, 1 owner, smoke free. Kept indoors, very clean, low mi., sleeps 6, $10,500. (604)823-6459

1997 Ford 19’ Travel Home Country cruiser by Knight Hill RV, exc cond, fully equip. $15.000. (604)751-0122

1998 VANGUARD, 22’ motor home, on Ford 350 chassis, 114K kms. $10,500. Call 604-869-1111

1999 SlumberQueen Adventurer Camper

10 Foot WS model with all the trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, queen bed 8 foot awning & much more!

Excellent Condition. Reduced to $7000. Please call:604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827

2000 DODGE GREAT WEST VANClass B Motorhome 318- V8 107,000 km. Rebuilt transmis-sion has 400 km & warranty. Like new in & out. A/C, fantastic fan, toi-let, shower, am/fm stereo w/ CD & Cassette, dvd w/ screen. Fridge, stove, micro, sink. A must see! $23500 obo. 604-796-8792

2004 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB, 4X4, long box, 5th wheel, 180K, full load $16,500 obo. 604-812-12782005 Wilderness 30’ 5th wheel, 13’ slide, rear lounge, fbrgls siding, very clean, $18,900. (604)556-3635

2010 ADVENTURER 106DBS

Elec. happi jac., ext. speakers, microwave, thermopane win-

dows, generator ready!$23,995 (stk.31006)

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 LAREDO 291TG

Elec. awning, “FAMILY SIZED” dinette, LCD TV, power storage

jack & more.$27,995 (Stk.30854)

www.fraserwayrv.com1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALAAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

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

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

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

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1995 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer, 5 spd, 4x4, loaded, leather, sunroof,exc cond. $3900. 778-565-4230

2010 SANTA FE GL, silver, 9,920kms. $20,490. Orig owner, pristinecond. 2.4L, 6 spd, auto, shiftronic, 5star safety rating, extra fl oor mats. Call Joe 604-850-0354. 7 - 9 pm.

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1989 Astro van, aircared nov 2011, new battery, runs great, $650. call SOLD

1991 FORD AEROSTAR van, elec-tronic AWD, automatic, reliable, ex-cellent in the snow. $500. Call(604)869-7188

1992 PLEASUREWAY van, DodgeRam, 318 4 spd. eng. Immac. $20,900 obo (604)853-2427

1993 CHEVY 1/2 TON with extend-ed cab, 5 speed, no rust. $1800obo. Call 604-869-7376

1994 F150, 5.0 4X4 club cab, cano-py, runs great, extras, some rust, $2500 obo. Must sell 604-859-6418

1994 MAZDA PICK UP, with cano-py, V6, 5 spd standard, 178,000 km. excellent cond. $3400 obo. Call (604)860-0222 ask for Ed.

1995 Ford F150 4.9L, 5spd, 198,km, 7’ box, fi breglass cap, air-care 2013. $1500. (604)751-0122

2002 BUICK RENEVOUS 7 PGRFWD auto a/c loaded tint ST#99$5900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2005 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT cr.cab, lthr, s.box 6” lift Hemi St#59$14,900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2005 FORD F250 pwrstrk diesel Qcab, 4X4 auto c/w 5th whl st#125$8,900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2005 FORD FREESTAR SE VAN 7pgr auto a/c loaded tint ST#129 $4900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2005 GMC 3/4 T longbox ext’d cab, Duramax, leather, 65K, incl 5th whlhitch & brake ctrl, 1 owner, clean, $25,900. (604)556-3635

2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, On-star, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $6400. 604-812-1278

2007 CHEV 2500LS duramax die-sel cr.cab Allison trans, load,st#87$18,900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2007 DODGE CARAVAN. Silver, loaded, new front tires, exc cond.604-556-0124 or 604-850-7827

2007 DODGE RAM 3500 Cumminsturbo diesel leather, loaded $13,900st#124 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2007 FORD F250 pwrstrk diesel Qcab, 4X4 auto s.box load st#89 $14,900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2007 FORD F350 LARIAT diesel cr.cab 4X4 auto s.box load st#117 $15,900 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2007 FORD F350 XLT pwr strk die-sel cr.cab4X4 auto s.box $16,900 ST#126 DL#31038 604-855-0666

2007 GMC ext 1 ton cargo van, 280,000 all hwy km, 6L, fully load-ed, all factory options, GM dealer serviced from new, exc cond. $11,995. Call (604)351-7333

859 UTILITY TRAILERS

HUNTER’S SPECIAL. Single axletilt trailer. 8’ X 6’ box. Great shape.$800obo 604-826-3063; 826-3513


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Yale Rd West

Yale Rd West

Vedder Rd.Vedder Rd.

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Parr Rd

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www.chilliwacksuzuki.ca45510 Yale Rd West

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