October 14 2010

COMMUNITYPush for the CureSee 7

Angry residents chant ‘no means no’

Jason RoessleBLACK PRESS

The Fraser Valley Regional District wants to hear what the public thinks about the Aggregate Pilot Project report and it got a gravel truck full Thursday night in Deroche.

The explosive and emotional meeting saw the ery passions of local residents echo throughout D e r o c h e community hall for over two hours as people lled the

s p e a k e r s ' list for their c h a n c e to share thoughts on gravel operations and the APP.

No one spoke in favour of the APP as it currently sits, but the majority of the vitriol was aimed squarely at existing aggregate operations in the area with concerns ranging from increased truck traf c to lifestyle and environmental worries.

Lil Edvardson explained that after a long, stressful day working, coming home to the cacophony of "crushing, grinding and [truck back-up alarm] beeping" does little to soothe the nerves.

She also touched on a common theme heard from throughout the crowd, the dangers of silica dust.

"I don't want to breathe in silica."

The presentations ranged in tone from the tearful fears of a pregnant mother of two worried about her drinking water being affected, to the arguably loudest and most passionate display from Reg Longmore.

"This is bulls***," he yelled, holding up the APP

r ecommenda t ion report. "The p r o v i n c i a l government is not listening to you. Sooner or later we just have to say no."

He loudly brought to light his research on the dangers of silica dust, stating it

can travel up to two miles and the particles are 1/15th the size of a human hair.

"If it means we have to stand in front of the trucks, then maybe that's what we'll have to do," he cried, leading the now-standing crowd in a chant of "No means no."

The FVRD board of directors was criticized (except for area C director Wendy Bales) for not helping to inform the 14,000 people living in the region of these meetings.

"I'm extremely disappointed with the lack of support from the

‘I don’t want to breathe in silica’

Lil Edvardon, Area C resident

Reg Longmore attended the first public hearing held for the Aggregate Pilot Program, in Deroche last Thursday. Deroche residents are angry about what they call an “illegal” mining operation set up near Lake Erroch, as well as a lack of public process to this point, and a lack of public information about the meetings.

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Amy Reyburn got a chance to try out some of the Agassiz firefighting equipment on Saturday afternoon, during the annual open house. Last week was the annual Fire Safety Week, which aims at increasing public awareness on fire prevention and fire safety.

Future firefighter Cleanup on river planned for weekend

The riverside is a mess after the biggest sockeye run in years, say a group of local anglers.

But what weekend campers, day visitors and shers couldn't take out with them, the shermen plan on cleaning up this Saturday. And they need your help.

They've organized a special garbage cleanup on Oct. 16 — but this time on the Fraser River — only a couple of weeks after the annual World Rivers' Day cleanup on the Chilliwack-Vedder River system.

From a central meeting point, volunteers will fan out to clean different sections of the river.

"We felt we had to take the lead on this. Let's hope we can return the Fraser River to what it was before," says Chris Gadsden, a local angler

and one of the event organizers. "It was good the shermen spent

their dollars shopping at local businesses, but at the same time we wish they had taken their garbage, discarded line out of the area with them."

Peg Leg and Gill Road bars were particularly garbage-laden after six weeks of a rare sockeye salmon shery this summer.

Fellow angler Nick Basok said the garbage problem stems from a lack of ethics and awareness.

Many who showed up in Chilliwack, with a desire to ll their freezers with sockeye were inexperienced and possibly unaware of the negative impacts of trash on sh habitat.

"The places that had vehicle access were the worst by far."

Anyone willing to help is urged to show up at the West End Auto Body shop at 45825 Airport Road in Chilliwack, between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Oct. 16, for coffee and staging of volunteers.

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FVRD," said Cynthia Berge. The board was lambasted for not bulk mailing notices about the meetings. "You didn't even use the sign on the [Deroche] FVRD building to advertise this meeting."

Another trio of meetings on the topic are planned throughout October, starting tonight in Chilliwack at the FVRD boardroom, 45950 Cheam Ave., 7 p.m. If you miss it, there is another in Mission

on October 20, at the McConnell Creek Farmers Institute Hall, 35483 Hartley Rd. at 7 p.m., and again on Oct. 27 in Hope at the Hope and District Recreation Centre, 1005 Sixth Ave. at 7 p.m.

The District of Kent is included in the map of the Aggregate Pilot Plan, which if successful, could be implented province-wide.

The Area C residents held a rally in Harrison Mills recently to drum up support and increase public awareness of the APP.

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APP meeting tonight

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Fraser Health board chair steps downJeff NagelBLACK PRESS

Fraser Health Authority board chair

Gordon Barefoot is stepping down, saying he intends to pursue other commitments

after three years of steering B.C.'s largest and fastest-growing health region.

Barefoot, a South Surrey resident, is d e p a r t i n g early – his term had been extended last year and was to run until September of 2011.

"I'm a very busy guy right now," said Barefoot, who has been on the board since 2006 and has been chair for the past three years.

"I felt I just couldn't balance everything so I decided it was time to move on."

Barefoot is chair of the board of the Corix Water Group of companies and the AutoCanada Income Fund.

The former Terasen Inc. chief nancial of cer is also president of Cabgor Management and serves as a

director for three other organizations.

Barefoot told health minister Kevin Falcon in mid-September he wanted out after

deciding the workload was too much.

Both men deny his d e p a r t u r e is linked to any discord between the board and the p r o v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t over funding

or health policy.Barefoot said he's

"frank" in discussions with Falcon but they enjoy a good relationship.

"I've got a lot of respect for him."

He said Fraser Health is fairly stable at the moment but still faces signi cant long-term issues of sustainability and keeping up with demand because of the growing, aging population.

"We're in as good shape or better shape than any of the authorities," he said.

Barefoot oversaw Fraser Health as it opened the Abbotsford

Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre and began construction on both the Surrey Outpatient Hospital and the Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion.

The last year saw signi cant budget restraint, including cuts to scans, surgeries and grants to community partners.

No immediate successor as board chair has been named.

Falcon, who said he "very regretfully agreed" to let Barefoot

go, plans to take his time selecting a replacement board chair, a position that comes with a $45,000 stipend.

"I didn't want to have to rush to make that decision," he said.

"I want to nd someone that's going to very clearly understand the commitment to serve as chair of Fraser Health and make sure they're comfortable with that."

He said he will look at both existing directors and other candidates in

the community.The board has at least

one director with close ties to Falcon.

Chris Gardner, one of the newest, is Falcon's longtime friend and political ally, and former adviser to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.

Falcon said Barefoot has been "instrumental in the growth and development of health care in the Fraser Valley" and if anything had pushed for a faster pace toward aggressive health policy reforms.

Barefoot to concentrate on other communities

Also retiring from Fraser Health is medical health of cer Dr. Roland Guasparini.

He's served as medical health of cer in the region for 23 years and had been the Fraser Health Authority's rst and only chief medical health of cer since 2002.

FHA president and CEO Nigel Murray said Guasparini was one of B.C.'s strongest advocates for public health, always promoting evidence-based decision-making to guide health decisions.

Guasparini is also a clinical professor with the UBC School of Population and Public Health and pressed local cities to adopt no-smoking bylaws.

He had been investigator on clinical trials that led to approved vaccines enhancing the province's immunization program, preventing deaths and disabilities for numerous children.

Fraser Health is planning a national search for a suitable replacement.

Medical health officer also leaving

GORDON BAREFOOT – FHA BOARD CHAIR

Lockdown at MountainA ght in a prison's common

area has led to a lockdown. Mountain Institution was locked down on Sunday, October 10, after a ght involving four inmates broke out.

Prison staff broke up the ght at about 3:30 p.m., and one inmate

was sent to an outside hospital by ambulance. Two other inmates, with less severe inmates, were escorted by correctional staff to an outside hospital, for further assessment.

No staff or other inmates were injured during the incident, and

the RCMP and the institution's Security Intelligence Of ce are both investigating the incident.

Mountain was to be re-opened once a full search for weapons was completed and the institution is deemed safe.

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Have you ever wondered who drives Agassiz-Harrison residents without extended family or their own means to their cancer treatments in the city?

Have you thought lately who helps to put on events that raise money in your community for equipment badly needed by emergency services but not in a current budget, for local literacy programs bene ting children, teens and adults, for research into the better treatment and a cure of MS?

When you think back on the Fall Fair or Canada Day celebrations in Harrison and Agassiz, do you know who all those people directing and herding and helping are? The answer to the ‘who’ in these questions is, volunteers. There are so many things done in our community that would not happen if not for the folks that step up because they have a little time, and a lot of heart to give to our towns.

It is with this in mind that the Agassiz – Harrison Volunteer Recognition Committee (a sub-committee of the Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs Spirit of BC Committees) says they feel it is time to celebrate these many devoted and valuable

neighbours of ours. The committee is planning an evening on October

28 with entertainment, refreshments, a nationally-known speaker, and a token of community thanks for all the volunteers in the Agassiz-Harrison area.

"There will be no cost to the attendees, and the committee will be doing the organizational work for this. There is another thing we do need to make this happen, however, and that is funds," says chair Phyllis Stenson.

"We humbly ask you, as a business or organization that is an important part of this community, to help us put this together. Without volunteers, little towns such as ours would not be vibrant either socially or economically."

Stenson says those who contribute will be thanked via a "very special carved sign" to be displayed publically in Agassiz and Harrison. Along with that is the coveted tax deduction receipt. Any size of donations would help. For more information on supporting or attending the celebration, phone the Agassiz Library at 604-796-9510.

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Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors

If you were tempted to keep reading because of this title we have aroused your curiosity. Th e media titillates our attention with their tabloid focus on the personal escapades of celebrities. Whether they have anything intelligent to say, or anything benefi cial to do, seems to be irrelevant.

It is a sad commentary on our society when we hesitate to discriminate on which persons are contributing leadership values to our complex lives. A million dollars for a “hole-in-one” is a questionable reason for our adulation.

Let us highlight fi ve qualities of commendable leadership:

1. Having a vision to address pressing human needs.2. Presenting a realistic and responsible program to respond to demanding challenges.3. Exercising the ability to encourage personal participation and community partnership in constructive problem solving.4. Generating a hopeful spirit that promotes sensible change for the common good.5. Practicing a truly transparent leadership style that is passionate and based on authentic core values.

To pursue this discussion one step further: Christians off ering themselves in any leadership role need to defi ne clearly what they believe and why. How do personal convictions infl uence their conscience and their responsibilities? What is the substance of their endeavors? If they dare to stand out, what do they stand up for?

Check out the neighbourhood congregation at Agassiz United Church.Sunday 11 am at 6860 #7 Hwy (opposite RCMP).

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Harrison Memorial Hall’s face lift begins

Left to right: Part of the old roof comes off the hall. A worker walks across the top of the building. The new roof, as of Thanksgiving weekend.

COURTESY CORNELIS LOOS

Harrison Memorial Hall is undergoing some much needed repairs over the next few months, including a replacement of the building's roof.

The repair costs are being covered in part by a

grant awarded to the Village of Harrison Hot Springs last spring, by the provincial government. Harrison resident Cornelis Loos took these photos over the last few weeks, and provided them to The Observer.

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With their long legs, slick-looking bodies and gigantic eyes, frogs can send

most girls squealing in fear. But don't count Monica Pearson among

that group. As a biologist focusing on species-at-

risk and habitats, nding frogs, especially endangered frogs, is her forte.

And for her, nding those frogs better homes to live in is what gets her squealing — but with glee.

Why? Because frogs are running out of places to live. And of special concern is the Oregon spotted frog, which are getting harder and harder to locate.

But a few have been found in Agassiz, and now Pearson is studying the area to figure out exactly why the frogs like it here so much. That's one task.

A second task will be to seek out existing wetlands in the Fraser Valley where these little critters could thrive safely.

Because the frogs may not know it, but

farmland isn't the safest place for them."We are trying to recover this species

from the brink of extinction," Pearson says.

The frogs have been found in three spots in Agassiz. The Mountain Slough, the McCallum drainage ditch and the Clark ditch.

These are largely farming areas, and the ditches are there to allow for drainage of farm lands, to assist farming activity.

But the ditches must have looked like home to the frogs, and now they are considered a habitat.

Pearson and a few other biologists will be coming out in a few weeks to study the frogs' habitats. Since the frogs chose the area, they need to locate new areas for the frogs to thrive.

"We are looking for places we could build wetlands to provide appropriate

habitat," she says. They do that in a number of ways,

including by looking online at Google Earth, for what seems to be wetlands.

"Most of the areas get discounted pretty quickly," Pearson says, because of ownership issues, or something even worse — bigger frogs.

While habitat has been lost in the last 150 years due to human intrusion, the spread of bull frogs has made life for smaller species, like the Oregon spotted frog, very hard indeed.

"Once they're in there, the Oregon spotted frogs disappear," Pearson says.

That hasn't happened in Agassiz. "The beauty of Agassiz is that there are

no bullfrogs," she says. "It's protected by the Fraser River and the Harrison River." [email protected]

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The Oregon spotted frog has chosen Agassiz as a suitable habitat.


OBSERVERopinion

Only rate cut can save HSTWe all braced for a pandemic flu outbreak last October, but Harrison resident Frank Simon took his seasonal flu shot in stride at Harrison Memorial Hall, with the help of public health nurse Kari Burg.

Pandemic fears

Long term democracyIf you don’t like your city council and school

board, you won’t have to wait four years after all.

In a split vote Thursday, delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention decided to hold terms to three years. It was the right decision, given there is little, if any, evidence suggesting the current system is broken.

A provincial task force came up with the idea in the rst place. It was among 31 recommendations to make local government elections more effective. Supporters of the idea said it will reduce election fatigue and boost voter turnout, allow politicians more time to complete their vision and reduce the cost burden that municipalities face in holding elections.

There may be some truth to each point, however, in most communities, the existing three-year term seems to work just ne.

Giving politicians four-year terms at the municipal level could have the opposite effect of what four-year backers believe. Decisions made against public opinion could only make voters more cynical if they have to wait four years to turf dead weight from council or school board. That, in turn, could lower voter turnout.

The argument of giving politicians a longer term to complete their vision de es logic. If the decision is something the people want, politicians have nothing to fear during election time; incumbents should be re-elected with ease. If there’s new blood on council or the school board, and the vision is still one supported by voters, then why would a new politician make a dramatic change in course?

As for cost, well, nobody said democracy was easy – or cheap.

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VICTORIA – Today I reveal the B.C. government’s strategy to do the apparently impossible and win next year’s referendum on the harmonized sales tax.

My conclusion is based on observation and deductive reasoning, rather than imaginary leaks from “reliable sources” as anti-HST crusader Bill Vander Zalm recently conjured up.

In case you missed Zalm’s latest vision, he declared it in the wee hours before Premier Gordon Campbell gave a speech to local government leaders in Whistler. He predicted Campbell would announce he has capitulated to one of Zalm’s many demands and will move up the date of the referendum.

Nothing of the sort happened, or will happen. The referendum will take place as speci ed by legislation on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 and we will all pay the 12 per cent HST at least until then.

But Zalm’s other prediction, that a rate cut is coming, will eventually come true. (As one of my faithful readers reminded me, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.)

One hint of this emerging B.C. Liberal scheme occurred in mid-September. Doing a live interview on Global TV, Campbell mentioned that he is planning a major address to B.C. residents on the HST and the referendum.

This means a televised reside chat, which implies some kind of major announcement. Late last week the date was announced as Oct. 27, 7 p.m.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen provided another hint in his latest update on the province’s nances.

The nance ministry is still projecting de cits until 2013, but the corporate tax revenues that dropped so dramatically in last year’s nancial meltdown are now projected to improve

considerably by then. Based on that, Hansen could have steered the province back into the black sooner, but instead he has carved out $2.1 billion of anticipated revenue that is not yet committed to pay for debt or services.

“That $2.1 billion in additional revenue could be available for a variety of things, and I think that’s part of what government is looking for feedback on,” Hansen said.

It could be used to pay down debt, spent on the ever-expanding health care demand, or on “tax relief” of some sort.

You might remember when Prime Minister Stephen Harper rolled back the GST from seven to six and then ve per cent. Like the price chopper at Wal-Mart, Harper whipped out signs with the new rate emblazoned in big blue numbers. This rst appeared on the national news, and was then repeated in campaign ads.

Campbell and Hansen have 11 months to execute a similar strategy. B.C.’s HST contract with Ottawa requires the province to keep the rate at 12 per cent until July 1, 2012, after which time the seven per cent provincial share can be changed.

But as Hansen indicated, they could announce a rate cut any time they want. Some time before the referendum would be useful.

Also yet to be determined is the wording of the referendum question. Elections BC of cials have to approve it, but the cabinet will craft the wording.

Once the rate cut is promised, the referendum could then offer voters a choice. Keep the HST and see the rate go down in nine months, or vote to scrap it and see the old provincial sales tax come back at seven per cent.

Without a rate cut, what would be the incentive for you to take time out of a sunny September Saturday to go down and vote for the HST?

With the promise of a rate cut, the HST has a chance of surviving.

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

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Dear Editor, My wife and I signed a

mortgage deal three years ago with the Prospera Credit Union in Agassiz B.C., a typical ve-year term at a poor interest rate of 7.19 per cent when the

going rate was 5.25 per cent. The clincher was a legally

'veiled' clause called an Interest Differential (IRD) which may be levied by them if the mortgage is terminated. Basically, this is a monetary

ne levied for services not rendered! In our case, we were told this amount was to be $21,000 with two years remaining in our term. I tried to reason with them (based on the fact that we have been

good customers and paid the mortgage on time every month) and they 'graciously' reduced it to $19,000 and refused to discharge the mortgage until every cent was paid. In the end, we borrowed

$250,000 from Prospera, paid another $64,000 to rent and with the IRD paid out to them at $252,000...more than we originally borrowed.

This kind of money-lending (or loan-sharking...) is breaking

the backs and spirit of ordinary hard-working Canadians such as ourselves and we are outraged at being powerless to stop this. How did it come to this in our culture?

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Resident makes plea to Penner on APP matterDear Editor:As Minister of Environment and

responsible for Climate Action and doubling nes and penalties for people who violate wildlife laws and establishing a 'cap and trade' system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in keeping with legislation you introduced in 2007 to reduce B.C.'s emissions by 33 per cent by 2020 I am hoping you will help the community of Deroche and Lake Errock situated on the Louheed Hwy in the Harrison Mills area.

Presently MLA Randy Hawes Minister of Mines, has initiated a document called the Aggregate Pilot Project. Reading the report has no mention of environmental concerns other than the air shed resulting

from mining should be the same as Vancouver's.

Fourteen thousand people live in Lake Errock and the area Mr. Hawes has classed as green meaning anyone can do anything to the land and water no questions asked. No water protection is in place and this is in a watershed area where creeks are now being clogged with silt from clear cut logging and logging roads.

Residents, especially pregnant women, mothers and children, livestock and pollinating insects will be polluted with silica and y ash dust, smog and noise and an ugly denuded environment in a salmon spawning area in a lake immediately downhill from the existing gravel pit. Pits scheduled to be expanded and

another 160 acres planned and one existing down the road where small hobby farms are getting trapped inside these pits.

The cement industry is extremely energy intensive and production of 1 ton of cement releases 0.87 ton of CO2, 3 kg of nitrogen oxide and 0.4kg of particulate matter harmful to the respiratory tract due to the crystaline silica dust which remain in the air longer and can travel miles. It never leaves the body causing sciliosis, bladder, brain, breast and prostate cancers etc. Even if 0.1% of dry material is lost to the atmosphere it can cause havoc environmentally.

Fugitive emissions are a huge problem, compounded by the fact

that there is neither an economic incentive not regulatory pressure to prevent emissions. Gravel washing and processing can put 11 tons of pollutants in the air in one season.

Residents living around the Harrison Mills area known as Area C have been demanding that a moratorium be placed on new aggrgate gravel pitts in Area C.

Since the original gravel pits came to the area the trout and salmon bearing lake, (in an area where all ve species of salmon spawn) has been polluted from the silt coming down from the gravel pit and killing the sh. The lake was known for it's clean clear water whereas in the last two years weeds and algae are starting to

choke the lake and it is clogging-up with silt

Neighbors wells have been contaminated. Creeks have been diverted jeopardizing wetlands. Possible landslide onto resident homes and onto the Lougheed Hwy as well as into the lake is a possibility frightening the community along with the dreaded carcinogenic smog.

Mr. Penner, I stood with you to stop SE2 polluting our air shed and now this is planned in our own backyard where these mountains are needed to remain treed to keep BC clean.

Please Mr. Penner help us to save our community and your air quality.

Sylvia Langmann

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Arthritis is not just a disease for the elderly, it can affect children still in diapers and those in the prime of their lives.

And while the in ammatory disease, which comes in several different forms ranging from a mild case of tennis elbow to a crippling case of rheumatoid arthritis, is not always easy to live with, there is support available.

The Arthritis Society, BC & Yukon Division offers several programs and services to educate people on how to effectively control their arthritis and improve their quality of life through healthy eating, exercising regularly, taking their medications as prescribed and controlling their pain and fatigue.

In Chilliwack, the

society is offering its arthritis self-management program, an internationally acclaimed health education program that teaches skills to help participants better manage their arthritis. Topics include pain, fatigue, stress, depression, safe exercises, nutrition, medications, alternatives, the health team, and community resources.

This program takes place over six consecutive weeks, one two-hour session every week, and is taught by the arthritis society’s trained instructors.

The cost of this program is $25

and includes a comprehensive manual, The Arthritis Helpbook. A family or friend can also attend this program for $10.

The six-week program started on Oct. 12 at Chilliwack Community Services on Mary Street and runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

To register call toll free 1-866-414-7766.

The society is also offering a free chronic pain management workshop on Oct. 19 and a free exercise control over arthritis workshop on Nov. 16, which will both be held at the District of Kent Fitness/Activity Centre in Agassiz from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The chronic pain management workshop is a two-hour course that will introduce different methods to cope with chronic pain, and encourage participants to take an active role in their own pain management.

The exercise control over arthritis workshop will teach participants how physical activity and exercise can help their arthritis.

For more information or to register for the workshops call 604-796-8891.

The workshops are not only aimed at those living with the disease but also their family members, friends and caregivers.

Agassiz gets arthritis support

A guide to the new ‘special’ crosswalksThe two new

crosswalks in Agassiz are still causing a bit of confusion for both drivers and pedestrians, so the District of Kent has again released some information to help both groups navigate the crosswalks safely.

The two crosswalks are meant to provide safe passage for students of AESS, and other individuals, at areas across the highway where there weren't already traf c lights.

Both areas were common areas for jaywalking, and a concern for pedestrian safety.

The District describes these "special crosswalks" as "traf c

control devices with pedestrian-activated, overhead, ashing yellow lights and downward lighting designed to do two things: to draw the attention of drivers to the presence of a crosswalk ahead, and to assist pedestrians in crossing the street by increasing their visibility to approaching traf c.

"Since 1997, these special crosswalks have become a new standard for crosswalks on main streets throughout the province. Similar devices are also in use across North America.

The ashing yellow lights are activated by a pedestrian pushing

a button at the curb. These ashing lights are timed to stay on long enough to allow pedestrians to cross the street.

The Motor Vehicle Act states: When rapid intermittent ashes of yellow light are exhibited at a place other than an intersection by a traf c control signal, the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal must yield the right of way to pedestrians in the roadway or on any crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal, and a pedestrian may proceed across the roadway with caution.

Also, there are rights of way between vehicles and pedestrians to be aware of. Of note, a pedestrian must not leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close it is impracticable for the driver to yield the right of way.

If a vehicle is slowing down or stopped at a crosswalk or at an intersection to permit a

pedestrian to cross the highway, the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear must not overtake and pass the vehicle that is slowing down or stopped.

And here's a note to drivers, from the Motor Vehicle Act.

When approaching a special crosswalk as a driver, you watch for pedestrians and stopped vehicles ahead at all times when approaching crosswalks, especially when visibility is poor. Always be prepared to stop.

You must always stop for pedestrians at all crosswalks, regardless of whether or not the ashing yellow lights are active.

If you are the rst car to stop at a crosswalk, stop at least one car length back of the crosswalk, so pedestrians can be seen from an approaching motorist in the next traf c lane.

Do not pass other vehicles that are stopped for pedestrians.

Wait until

all pedestrians have crossed to the other side and no other pedestrians are approaching before proceeding.

The minimum ne for failing to yield to pedestrians or passing a vehicle yielding for pedestrians in a crosswalk is $167 plus a potential for 3 driver penalty points.

And for pedestrians, here are the instructions on using the crosswalk.

Press the button to activate the ashing yellow lights. Hold your hand out to indicate your intent to cross the street.Look left, right and left again and always make eye contact with drivers of approaching vehicles. Make sure the driver has seen you and has committed to stopping in advance of the crosswalk.

Make sure all vehicles are stopped before stepping out on the roadway. Before you enter each traf c lane, check for oncoming traf c before completing the

crossing.The District reminds

pededstrians that the ashing yellow lights

do not guarantee your protection when crossing a street.

The best protection is to use caution while crossing and not to assume all cars will stop for you.

Finally, remember this. It is the law that drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing the street at a marked crosswalk or intersection, even if the intersection does not

have speci c pavement markings, signs, ashing lights and/or a

traf c signal.But that doesn't let

those walking off the hook either.

"Although the law states that pedestrians have the right of way at marked crosswalks and intersections, protect yourself by paying attention to approaching cars when crossing. Always use a marked crosswalk where available even if you have to walk further."

Officials walk across a special crosswalk, outside of Agassiz secondary school in June.

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It has been an exciting year in Harrison Hot Springs, with the Olympic Torch Run coming through town, a new Friday night entertainment series on the beach over the summer, and the most successful Harrison Festival of the Arts anyone can remember.

And now, the Harrison Memorial Hall is being renovated to allow local events to continue bringing life to the community. But don't worry. The renovations haven't stopped the entertainment.

Here's a rundown of what's coming up this fall, both indoors and out.

Lorne Elliott - October 22Leaving a trail of laughter wherever he performs,

Canadian comedian Lorne Elliott knows how to hit your funny bone, and hit it hard. Having performed across the world, from Newfoundland to New York City, from Los Angeles to Australia, Lorne is bringing his one-man show to British Columbia. Lorne returns to Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa on October 22, to perform The Upside of the Downturn. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through the Harrison Festival Society, who is presenting the show. Visit them online at www.harrisonfestival.com or call 604-796-3664. Tickets also available at the Agassiz Shoppers Drug Mart.

Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival - Nov. 20-21Discover the Valley of the Eagles on November

20-21 at the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival, North America’s third largest gathering of bald eagles. Twelve viewing sites can be found in the eastern Fraser Valley, with Harrison Hot Springs situated in the heart of bald eagle country.

A number of activities coincide with the eagles' returning, including informative talks at Sandpiper Resort and Kilby Historic Site. Also, purchase a souvenir button for $3 each or 4 for $10, at Kilby, and you'll have access to surprises all throughout the weekend at 'hot spots' along the way.

For more information, visit the organization online at www.fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca.

Spirit of the Wilderness - November 20, 7 p.m.Join professional nature photographer, Graham

Osborne, as he presents a photographic wilderness tour of Alaska, Hawaii and Nicaragua, as well as the rugged beauty B.C. Journey through some of the greatest scenery in the world against a backdrop of music, natural sounds and Osborne’s exciting behind-the-scenes stories of grizzly bear charges, plane crashes, and much more. From carpets of desert wild owers to moss-laden ancient rainforests, and from ice carved alpine meadows to the pounding surge of wave-torn coastlines, his images re ect the spirit of the great landscapes of the World. Tickets $10 ($3 goes to Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival). Call 604-796-5581 to reserve, or purchase at the door. www.tourismharrison.com

Winter Harp Concert - November 26Here's another Harrison Festival Society show, set

at the resort. Set the mood for the upcoming holiday

Sonsie, a rehabilitated bald eagle, gets a closer look at her handler, at last year’s Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival, at an event at Sandpiper.

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combine percussion, poetry and song at their concert on November 26, at the Harrison Hot Springs Resort. Soloist Lori Pappajohn, who has performed across Canada, United States, Chile, Britain, Ireland and Greece,

is a composer and recording artist, and has produced a documentary on the history of the harp on Bravo Television. Tickets are $20, at www.harrisonfestival.com, the Agassiz Shoppers Drug Mart, or by calling 604-796-3664.

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Breast cancer remains most commonBreast cancer continues to be the most common cancer among

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The chances of being diagnosed with breast cancer increases with age, with the smallest group being 40 years of age and younger.

In 2010, an estimated 180 men in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The incidence of breast cancer in men has remained unchanged since 2009. Men with breast cancer make up a little less than 1% of all cases.

This year, an estimated 5,300 women and 50 men will die from breast cancer in Canada. On average, 100 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week. This has remained unchanged since 2009.

• One in nine (11%) Canadian women are expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime (this means by age 90).

• Female breast cancer incidence rates appear to be fairly consistent across Canada.

• There is more cause to be optimistic. Since 1999, the incidence of breast cancer in Canada has stabilized. Since 1986, the breast cancer death rate has fallen by more than 30 per cent and is currently the lowest it has been since 1950. The signi cant improvement in survival rates for women with breast cancer since the mid-1980s is likely a result of improvements in screening and advances in treatment.

• At present, the ve-year relative survival rate for female breast cancer in Canada is 87% (84% for men) which means that women diagnosed with breast cancer have an 87% likelihood of living for 5 years after their diagnosis.

What can you do? Breast cancer is believed to be a result of inherited and environmental

factors. However, currently we do not know the precise causes of breast cancer. Therefore, we do not know how to completely eliminate the risk for breast cancer.

You can make choices that may reduce your risk of developing breast cancer. Many of these behaviours may also help reduce the risk for other conditions.

Here are some steps you can take that may reduce your risk for breast cancer:• Carefully consider the risks and bene ts of taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), especially for more than 5 years. • Carefully consider the risks and bene ts of using oral contraceptives. • Maintain a healthy body weight. • Be physically active. • Limit your alcohol consumption to one drink or less per day. • Avoid tobacco smoke, both active and passive (second-hand), especially if you are a young woman. • Eat a healthy diet. For more information about eating well, check out Canada’s Food Guide. • Avoid exposure to carcinogens.

Be a volunteerThe Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is constantly looking for organizers

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spirit yogaawareness to the exhalation. Also follow the sensation of this subtle movement, as it effortlessly leaves the body & the stillness of the pause at the end. Sit in utter awareness of your out-breath for a few minutes. Now, let’s begin to re-awaken the breath. Return to the inhalation & be aware of the movement beginning at the pelvic fl oor, follow the in-breath as it moves upward reaching towards the collarbones, expanding the belly & the ribs as it moves. Releasing any holding or gripping in the physical body (for example

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While sitting comfortably in your chair, begin to notice your breath... without trying to change it. Bring your attention to the inhalation & observe the quality of it. (holding, grasping, the fl ow, the length of it etc). Now, observe the sensation of the cool air at the nostrils, the movement of the belly & the shoulders & the momentary pause at the end of the inhalation. Stay & enjoy this inquiry for a few minutes... Now transfer your

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Cancer survivor Jules Sesia, 53, had both breasts removed in 2008 and opted to not have them surgically reconstructed. She proudly describes her new body as looking like a “shirtless Ken doll.”

Since regaining her health, the long time Richmond resident has been focusing on things she loves: cycling, motivational speaking, and making people laugh.

Earlier this year, Sesia gave a keynote speech at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Nite of Hope Gala. She also recently picked up third prize in an amateur standup competition: “All the other comics were joking about their boyfriends and husbands. Imagine their surprise when I got up [on stage] to talk about breast cancer!” chuckles Sesia.

The ability to poke fun at herself has translated into a new passion: using humour to raise awareness about cancer. “There’s nothing like cancer to scare off an audience,“ says Sesia,

who volunteers as a motivational speaker for different cancer charities, “but if we

can all laugh about it, then we can walk away empowered.”

Sesia has spoken

to groups throughout the Lower Mainland, including several Richmond high schools.

“It’s sad that breast cancer is affecting younger people today, but I love giving talks because it’s a hopeful message. We can all help in nding a cure.”

Ironically, Sesia’s strength grew out of her initial fear. “I had to get up one day and drive to the hospital knowing that my breasts were going to be removed.

Nothing will ever be as scary as that. So now, I can do anything.”

It is this fearless attitude that now de nes her life. Rather than dwell on losing her breasts, she focuses on what she has gained: the freedom from fear, a new passion, “...and improved aerodynamics when cycling!” she adds

with a laugh.Sesia will be sharing

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Tickets are $25, available by calling 604-279-7150.

Cancer survivor Jules Sesia will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Breast Health Breakfast for the Canadian Cancer Society in Richmond this Saturday.

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AESS students hiked Needle Ridge recently with the Fraser Cascade Mountain School.

On the trail to higher learningHope StandardBLACK PRESS

“Our back yard is a prime educational paradise. Why would you not want to use it?” enthuses local teacher and outdoorsman, John Lang.

Working through the Fraser Cascade Mountain School, Lang spends six months of each school year planning for and leading hikes and snowshoe trips for School District #78 students from grade 6 to 12. Last week’s hikes included one up Elk Mountain near

Chilliwack and one to Poland Lake in Manning Park.

“It’s hard to know the percentage of students who take part in the program,” says Lang, “but last year we had 900 kids from School District #78 spend a day hiking with us. Some of those could be repeats, as they could hike in the fall and the spring.

“We think we’ll see 1,000 kids this year, from Boston Bar, Hope Secondary, C.E. Barry, Silver Creek, Kent, A.E.S.S. and Harrison.”

The mountain school is well on its way to reaching that goal, after last week.

“On the Poland Lake hike on Friday, we had 80 hikers... our biggest group ever,” said Lang, who used to teach at C.E. Barry but now works exclusively with the Mountain School. “It was amazing to look at 80 hikers strung out along the trail.

“In past years, we used to take one

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7 pm Friday, October 15th at Agassiz United Church.

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A single wide mobile home caught on fire last Wednesday, on Inkman Road, when workers were removing a trailer hitch from it.

The workers on scene kept the re under control until the Agassiz Fire Department arrived and extinguished the remaining re.

The mobile home received re and water damage underneath, and minimum smoke damage on the inside. There were no injuries.

Other calls the Agassiz Fire Department responded to last week include two burning complaints on October 3, one on Pioneer Avenue and

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They assisted the BC Ambulance Service with a lift on October 6, on McKay Crescent.

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school at a time — but last week, we had a mixed group of grade 9 and 10 students from Agassiz and Hope on both hikes for the rst time,” explained Lang. “It helps the kids get to know each other and it worked really well. It also gives the students a choice on days... so if they’re busy with work

or an appointment on the Friday, they can go on the Monday instead.”

Interested school staff and parents are encouraged to come along as supervisors, to help meet the school board’s minimum 1-to-10 adult-student ratio. In reality, this is often closer to 1-to-5, says Lang, who has been active with school hikes

for nearly 20 years. “We’re nding a lot

of parents who like to hike but are perhaps unfamiliar with a certain area. This gives them an opportunity to come along for a safe trip,” he adds.

Pre-teens are a big target group for the outdoor school, with the Grade sixes getting a two day, one night camping trip in the Skagit Valley in May. Grade sevens are out on four hikes during the year.

“That’s the time we try and hook them,” says Lang. “The program is sold as being part of the P.E. curriculum. We’ve been doing this long enough now that hiking is an expected part of the school year, just like badminton, basketball and baseball.

“I do see the kids coming back as young adults, active in hiking. During their school years, they’re going to go on probably 8 or 10 different hikes — so they’ll be introduced to a lot of the area around us.”

Kelly Pearce is a local naturalist — and program director for the

Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning, a non-pro t group which also fosters outdoor recreation and environmental activities. They are a separate entity from the Mountain School, but share a similar mandate.

“I commend the school district for supporting the hiking program since the early 1990’s,” said Pearce on Monday. ”In that time, John Lang has given

hundreds of students a direct experience with nature that they will hold in their memories for a lifetime. Hiking not only keep our kids healthy and t, it demonstrates to them what a spectacular landscape we live in — which builds pride and a stronger sense of community.”

Lang was quick to redirect the praise toward a retired teacher and former colleague.

“John Riley deserves a lot of credit. The

Mountain School — and the Mountain Centre — started because of his efforts. He was the rst to put together a

funding proposal to the Skagit Environmental E n d o w m e n t Commission.

“They partially fund our program and almost fully fund the Hope Mountain Centre.”

Lang, who is close to retirement himself, feels blessed to have been part of the growth of the outdoors program — but he fears for its

future. “Not a lot of people

know that the program has been reduced, due to budget constraints,” he says. “It’s been a six-month program for years but this year was cut back to only six weeks. There’s no way we could service that many kids in just six weeks, so this year we have used our equipment budget to help fund the full six months.

“I don’t know what will happen next year.”

Future of hiking program uncertain

Agassiz and Hope secondary students, and some of their parents, rest near the peak of Mount Frosty in Manning Park, in September. The hikers had to stop short of the 2,408 m peak due to slippery condi-tions.

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About 60 long boarders traveled from Hope to Vancouver over Thanksgiving weekend, with a stopover in Agassiz on Saturday night. They spent the night in the pavilion, before heading to Maple Ridge on Sunday morning.


Jessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

Everyone has their own reason for running, walking or otherwise fundraising for breast cancer research.

And each and every long boarder who participated in the Push for the Cure over the Thanksgiving weekend had their own reason, too.

A group of about 60 boarders rode from Hope the Vancouver, with an overnight stop in Agassiz on Saturday.

Dan Burke has boarded each of the ve years of the ride.

And while it's always been something close to his heart, this year the ride held special meaning.

He lost his grandmother to cancer this May.

"They never had a lot of money," he says of his grandparents. Burke traveled out to see his grandmother in the last few days of her life.

"She asked me, 'how much does it cost to y to Vancouver?'" he says. The Ontario woman had never been to Vancouver, and looking out the window that day, she realized she never would.

Burke saw that realization in her face, and knew that this year's race would be for her.

"This year, I'm bringing Grandma with me," he says, standing out of the rain at the Agassiz fairgrounds.

He explains how ve years previous, a group of his friends decided to long board across Canada, as a fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

It was a successful ride. But the best support came in a large wave, starting in Hope.

Riders kept joining in, growing in numbers with each city they visited.

"Each year now, we're essentially recreating that last leg of the

original ride ve years ago," he says.

They're picking up support in areas they never expected it.

One year, while the group was downtown Vancouver, a homeless

man approached them. "What are you guys

doing?" he asked them. Fundraising for breast cancer, they told him.

"Oh, my favourite auntie died from that booby thing," he said to

them. And then, he gave

them his very last nickel.

"All of this is out the goodness of people's hearts," Burke says. "It's amazing what we've

accomplished." To date, they have

raised $937,242, which goes directly to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

And they'll raise more, surely. Because

they all have a reason, the drive to continue, and the wheels to get them there.

To nd out more, visit www.pushforthecure.com. [email protected]

Volunteers are needed for two upcoming plantings in the Agassiz area.

The Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition will be planting willow whips, along with some trees and shrubs, in the area around Tuyttens and Whelpton Roads.

Rachel Drennan, an organizer with the FVWC, says the planting is such a big one they've decided to break it up into two dates.

The rst is on October 23, with a follow up on November 20.

She says most of the work will be planting of the willow whips, with some trees and bushes being planted on the atter ground.

FVWC is busy most weekends with plantings throughout the Valley, in Langley, Mission and Chilliwack

recently. For a full list of volunteering

opportunities, visit them online at www.fvwc.ca. To volunteer in Agassiz, phone Drennan at 604-791-2235 or email her at [email protected].

Lend a spooky handIt's one of the most popular family

events of the year, and organizers need your help.

The Halloween Spooktacular will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in Agassiz. Volunteers are needed for set up, from 2 p.m. that day, through the event, and for about an hour to clean up afterward.

If you can lend a hand, phone the District of Kent at 604-796-2235.

Planters need you


Time is running out on this year's grant deadline!

All applications for grants must be received by the

Kent Harrison Foundation Grants Committee by October 31st, 2010.

Information can be downloaded from our website

www.kentharrisonfoundation.com

or contact Gina Reimer at Agassiz Harrison Community Services

604-796-2585

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The Agassiz-Harrison Ladies Golf Club held their last official golf day September 30. Pictured here, presenting a thank-you gift to staff member Donna Sperling, are Grace McKave, Bette Querin, Adele Striker, Alice Charles, Paddie Smith, Marg Bynuck, Marilee Jones, Donna Sperling, and Captain Oona Whelan. The golf season officially starts again in April 2011, but the ladies will be out whenever the weather permits.

End of season smiles

Sawing, jawing resumesTom FletcherBLACK PRESS

B.C.'s lumber production improved by a third in the rst half of 2010, as mills reopened or added shifts mainly to meet new Asian demand.

The latest Statistics Canada gures re ect the B.C. industry's slow recovery in recent months, but the 33 per cent increase from the same period last year is better than expected, Forests Minister Pat Bell says.

Perhaps the surest sign that the B.C. industry is on the mend is another trade complaint from the U.S. government. While

B.C.'s recovery is led by Chinese lumber demand, shipments to the United States were also up 16 per cent.

On Friday the U.S. government asked for arbitration under the 2006 softwood lumber agreement on the price of pine beetle-attacked timber harvested from provincial land.

The B.C. government maintains that timber auctions established a market price for the large volumes of beetle-killed wood that has been cut.

The B.C. Lumber Trade Council says timber pricing and log grading systems

for the B.C. Interior were "explicitly grandparented" from the 2006 lumber deal.

Council president John Allan says it's no coincidence that the long-running trade dispute is aring up now, with U.S. mid-term elections approaching and campaigning senators in lumber states calling for federal action.

"It appears that once again softwood lumber has become a political football, " Allan said.

The province and the B.C. industry both point out that Canada has lost U.S. market share since its housing market collapsed. The lumber trade council says Canada's share has shrunk from 34 per cent to about 27 per cent of a much smaller U.S. market.

Bell says China demand increased 50 per cent in the rst half of 2010, and sales to Japan and South Korea are also up substantially.

Mayors discuss minimum wage

Nine Metro Vancouver mayors have called on the province to lift B.C.'s minimum wage to $10 an hour.

Backing the idea in a joint letter with the B.C. Federation of Labour were Delta Mayor Lois Jackson, Burnaby's Derek Corrigan, City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto, District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton, Anmore's Heather Anderson, Lions Bay Mayor Brenda Broughton, New Westminster's Wayne Wright, Port Moody's Joe Trasolini and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.

B.C.'s $8-an-hour minimum wage hasn't risen since 2001 and is now the lowest in Canada.

"Low-wage workers face a constant struggle to nd housing and feed themselves and their families,"

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The Honourable Steven Point takes his hand-carved cedar canoe, Shxwtitostel, out on the water. In Halq’eméylem, Shxwtitostel means, “a safe place to cross the river.”

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Each one of can make a difference: Point

Steven PointLIEUTENANT GOVERNER

On October 1, I joined the other Lieutenant G o v e r n o r s and Territorial Commissioners in Ottawa for the swearing-in of the 28th Governor General of Canada, Mr. David Johnston. As a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, The Queen is Canada’s Head of State with the Governor General acting as her representative both at home and abroad.

At the beginning of each term, which generally lasts ve years, Governors General, like Lieutenant Governors, have the opportunity to speak about the causes that are close to their heart and to announce what it is they hope to accomplish during their term in of ce. One of the main objectives of my tenure is to promote cultural reconciliation. I believe we can achieve reconciliation by accepting and celebrating our differences and by joining hands to create a better, richer and more compassionate society. If we are to achieve true reconciliation we need to develop an understanding amongst all our citizens that we travel this life in the same canoe. No matter where we come from, no matter our cultural roots and heritage, we have to paddle and work together.

This year, re ecting this belief, I carved two cedar canoes. The rst I named Shxwtitostel and it

is a traditional inland river canoe that I gifted to the people of British Columbia. In Halq’eméylem, Shxwtitostel means, “a safe place to cross the river.” The name and the project represent the idea of a bridge between peoples and cultures. It is currently on display at the Legislature in Victoria and will soon begin its journey to different venues around

the province. The second canoe, Sea Raven on the Salish Sea, was carved as a gift for the Canadian Navy in celebration of its one-hundredth anniversary and it was launched at an event in July honouring the naming of the Salish Sea.

I also continue to promote literacy and equal access to literacy materials for all British Columbians. Literacy is vital to education and prosperity and sadly there is much work to be done in improving it here in our own province. On my behalf, the Government House Foundation and Rotary Clubs in British Columbia have partnered in a very successful initiative to help bring much needed books and other literacy resources to areas in need. To date, we have partnered nine remote communities with Rotary Clubs who, in collaboration with the residents, are helping by providing not only books, but also by building community libraries and helping to acquire other much needed amenities.

Through our web-based Write Me a Story project we actively engage elementary school children in writing and learning to express their ideas and creativity.

I invite students to participate in the program by writing stories based on series of illustrations and to send them to me to receive an acknowledgement for their participation. To date, I have received over 2,500 stories from students in our province and I hope to increase that number this school year.

However, one does not need to represent The Crown in order to promote the causes that are near and dear to one’s heart. Each of us can make a difference by volunteering our time, our energy and our resources to worthy endeavours.

If we all paddle our common canoe in the same direction, the synergy of our combined efforts and cultural perspectives will help us accomplish so much more, so much faster and so much easier.

STEVEN POINT – B.C.’S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

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LOCAL GROUPS & ACTIVITIESAgassiz Monday Painters est.1961. Meet every Monday from 11am-3pm at Agassiz United Church. FMI call 604-796-2119Better Beginnings: Pre/post natal education, nutrition and support. Lunch & childcare provided. Tues. 10:30am to 12:30pm. 7272 Morrow Road. FMI call Louisa at 604-796-0313Bigfoot Toastmasters Club meets at 7pm every Monday evening at the Christian Reformed Church hall, 7452 Morrow Rd. Visitors always welcome. Hope Contact: Sabine Keil 604-869-5328. Agassiz contact: Shirlie Caruk 604-796-0677Bingo – TUESDAYS Hosted by Agassiz Agricultural & Horticultural Assocation, Doors open at 5pm. Agricultural Pavilion. Agassiz. 604-796-9075Bingo – THURSDAYS Hosted by Agassiz/Harrison Lions Club. Doors open at 5pm. Agricultural Pavilion, Agassiz. 604-796-9075Coffee Break/Story Hour - a weekly Bible Study for ladies and children 0-5. Weds 9:30a.m. Agassiz Christian Reformed Church on Morrow Road. FMI call 604-796-9474Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality of Life” for all seniors. FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-576-9734 or email [email protected]

Divorce Care Program presented by Mountainview Community Church. FMI call Guy at 796-0244 or email [email protected] Green Legacy Society, concerned about the environment? New members welcome. FMI call Alice 604-796-9044Harrison Community Social Club Drop-in every Thurs at Harrison Hot Springs Gospel Chapel, 10 am: cards, darts, games & coffee; 2:30 pm line dancing. Contact Jacquie 604-796-3105 or Suzanne 604-796-1269Harrison Hikers Group offers 4 levels of hikes every Wed(easy, light, moderate, strenuous) FMI call Ruth Altendorf 604-796-2084Jam Sessions – Saturdays at the Friendship House, Morrow Road, from 7pm to 10pm. Donations at the door Ladies Golf at Harrison starts in April, meeting Tuesdays at 5 pm, and Thursdays at 10:00 AM for April, then at 9:00 AM starting May 7th. Info: Oona at 604-796-3592. Agassiz - Harrison Sr. Men’s Golf @ The Harrison Golf Course. Every Tuesday @ 10 am. (April 7 to October 6). New members & guests welcome. FMI Contact Earle @ 604-845-4174 or John @ 604-796-9320

*(Due to space limitations, each week we will publish a different set of groups & activities from the community)

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Storytime at Agassiz Library – for preschoolers & their grownups. Crackle &Terrill are reading with some new stories & fun starting October 8 at 10:15 a.m. Drop in, no charge, all welcome. For more info call your library 604-796-9510.A service of Thanksgiving will occur at the Agassiz Christian Reformed Church (7452 Morrow Road) on Thanksgiving Day (October 11) at 10am. Everyone is invited to come & worship our loving & generous God.

Agassiz Harrison Lions Club host the 7th Annual

Agassiz Christmas Craft Fair

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50 Years Ago, 1960• After a lengthy meeting, the

Agassiz School Board decided not to comply with a request from Kent Municipal Council to release the results of the grade 12 examinations to Council. In other School Board news, the Superintendent reported that the teaching situation at Bear Creek was very satisfactory.

• 50 years ago a triple drowning occurred on Harrison Lake near 10 Mile Island, ten miles north of Harrison Hot Springs. At the inquest, it was learned that the lone survivor, Ib Frills of Coquitlam, saved himself by swimming to the island’s shore when the boat sank. The other three clung to the boat, but by the time it drifted closer to shore they were too tired and too cold to climb the rocky bank or even move

the few yards south to a gentle slope leading out of the water. None of the four were wearing life jackets. They had set out on a late night hunting trip from Green Point, now known as Sasquatch Park, launching the boat around midnight. They did not know the lake and were out all night, circling Long Island and unsuccessfully looking for a place to sleep at several stops on shore. The boat sank the next afternoon. The deceased were identified as Vernon Dawe of Burnaby, John Fitzpatrick of Vancouver and Brent Pederson of Lulu Island.

• The local baseball season wound up with a banquet for the teams. Five Little League teams: one from Harrison Mills, one from Harrison Hot Springs and three from Agassiz, and the

Babe Ruth and Connie Mack League teams were honoured with a crest. The winning teams received a trophy.

• Plans were underway to demolish the Bella Vista Hotel, an Agassiz historical landmark on the south side of Pioneer Avenue, not far from the CPR station. It was a grand old building in its day, with stables and lovely gardens. The Bella Vista was built in 1891 and in its hey-day saw 1200 to 2000 visitors arrive in a day to enjoy bands, booths, ball games and a visit to the Agassiz Experimental Farm. Arriving by train or boat or sometimes road, the visitors came to enjoy the country on their holiday.

Echoes From the Past is submitting weekly, courtesy of the Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society.

Triple drowning at 10 Mile• ECHOES FROM THE PAST

Ruth AltendorfFOR THE OBSERVER

Never in history did people get as much information about well-being, healthy living and health itself as we do now.

Often, though, the messages are conflicting and therefore confusing, unless you read it, think about it and then listen to the ultimate judge: your body.

Take the case of coffee for instance. According to different studies, coffee was at first declared unhealthy, then healthy and, in the end, even mentioned as a great tool to prevent heart attacks! But the fact remains, that drinking too much coffee makes us nervous. The latest studies on coffee, however, done in England and Germany, came up with the neatest solution: have an interval of 16 hours between drinking coffee and it will not give you the nervous jolt!

Well, it so happened that I, after drinking coffee all day

for years, had to cut down recently to just two cups in the morning.

And, guess what? The two cups do not make me nervous at all. I had been wondering about this for some time - now after reading these studies, I know! And my body is saying to me: "I could have told you so!"

Another study I was reading could help us dealing with another concern many of us share: high blood pressure. Until recently, the best we could do - other than medication - was cutting down on salt, or even cutting it out all together.

But now, research done by Tufts University shows - and I quote: "You can get far better results - trimming your blood pressure by eleven points or more - by cutting back slightly on salt while pumping up levels of artery relaxing potassium."

How to do this? Well, according to another study, the

best way is to eat one baked potato every day.

Apparently, each baked potato is packed with 844 mg. of potassium and this, the study claims, is most likely the reason why 81 per cent of people who did this, got their pressure under control in three months.

It will not work, of course, if you fill the potato with cheese or butter. On the other hand, adding either half an avocado or one cup of beans or low fat yogurt will speed up the process of getting our blood pressure down even more. Wow, so easy! I will give it a try! But enough of this for today though these studies surely have a serious purpose: at best they can help us to maintain or recover our health while at least they provide food for thought

But, don't forget to listen to your body, he or she knows best!

Listen to your body• HARRISON HAPPENINGS

AESS principal Porf Verde, Modern Tire owner Fred Major and Constable Brad Rendall, with the Agassiz RCMP’s recent donation of recyclables for the 2011 grad class.

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Challenge is on to help with bottle driveJessica PetersTHE OBSERVER

If you've got a garage full of recyclables, getting rid of them just got a little easier.

All you have to do is drop them off at Modern Tire, where owners Fred and Brenda Major will take them off your hands.

From there, a group of

Agassiz secondary school graduates will swoop in, sort them out, and reap the bene ts.

The Agassiz RCMP detachment dropped off their returnables last week, after collecting them all summer.

Constable Brad Rendall wants to challenge all the local re departments to do the same.

"I would like to issue a challenge to all the district and volunteer fire departments to match our contribution with a truckload of their own as well as any other business group or individuals in the community," he says.

Modern Tire is at 1756 Hwy. 9 in Agassiz. 0 [email protected]


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121 ESTHETICIANS

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139 MEDICAL/DENTAL

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required at Valley Care in Agassiz.

If you are energetic, enthu-siastic & enjoy working with seniors please email your re-sume to:

[email protected] or fax 604 796 3844.

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DRIVER Compliance Manager -Amix Salvage, Surrey & Chilliwack -Work for an industry leader andhelp save the planet by being a part of the largest scrap metal recyclingco. in BC! Seeking a hands-on with extensive exp. in a mid-to-large-sized fl eet. Must have strong knowl-edge of rules and regs of NSC, DOT and trucking plus excellent communication, management,coaching, leadership and organiza-tional skills. Visit www.amix.ca formore details and to apply.

160 TRADES, TECHNICALExperienced Salvage Burners - Surrey BC, Cassidy BC and Out of Town work avail - Amix Salvage - We offer both seasonal or long termemployment. We are stable andGROWING! Great benefi ts andcompetitive pay. Apply atwww.amix.ca or fax 1-866-812-2478

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Food Service ManagerMarquise Group is the fastest growing facilities management company in Western Canada. We are currently looking for a Full/Part Time Food Services Manager to join our team at an Acute Care Facility in the Fraser Valley. The person in this role will plan, direct and coordinate the activities of the staff in the food services department.Duties: Scheduling of staff for Food Service Department, Understanding & Implementing HACCP Rules and Rationale, New Staff Orientation & Training, Ensuring OH&S practices are adhered to.Qualifi cations: Canadian Society of Nutrition Management certifi cation • Minimum 3 years of related supervisory experience in a healthcare setting • BC Food Safe certifi cation, level 1 and 2. • Certifi cation from an approved program in a related discipline preferably in Food Services or Nutrition Management • Effective communication and interpersonal skills • Intermediate level of expertise with Microsoft programs.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please email: [email protected] and quote

Food Service Manager in the subject line of your email.For more information visit www.marquise.ca

1998 Dodge Neon Very Clean, one owner $3200. 110,000 km, AC, PS, PB, good tires, new trans. 1-604-491-0023

PERSONAL SERVICES

180 EDUCATION/TUTORING

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

221 CARPENTRYThe Renovator: experienced local carpenter specializing in decks, laminate fl oors, framing, fi nishing, metal roofs, vinyl siding, concrete, additions & painting. Commercial & Residential. Kelly 604-819-1936

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

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

283A HANDYPERSONSA HELPFUL HANDYMAN Ltd.

778-808-7442. What can we do for you? Bonded and Insured!

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300 LANDSCAPINGknoke trucking

320 MOVING & STORAGE2guyswithatruck.caMoving & Storage

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Experts in all kinds of moving/pack-ing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! Different from the rest. 604-861-8885

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

MILANO PAINTING

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Interior & Exterior S Professional Painters S Free Estimates S Written Guaranteed S Bonded & Insured

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 ~ 604-820-2187.

338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES

Lic.gas fi tter. Reas $. 778-895-2005

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSEAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING

CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured.

Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437GL ROOFING & Repairs. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Insured 1-877-257-5362

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!#1 EARTH FRIENDLY

JUNK REMOVALMake us your fi rst call!

Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.

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373A TELEPHONE SERVICES

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PETS

477 PETS

BOSTON Terrier pups 10 wks, reg-istered, micro chip, vet ✔ shots, de-wormed, these are gorgeous pups delivery avail $795+ (604)557-3291

Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excel-lent pedigree. (604)794-3786

BOXER PUPPIES, great tempera-ment, family raised, stunning colors, vet ✓ dewormed, 1st shots $1175 each. Call 604-341-1445

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

CHIHUAHUA P.B. M $495, F $595. 8wks Vet✓1st shots, absolutely gor-geous.Delivery avail. 604-557-3291

Dalmation pups, 1M, liver spotted, born july 1, ckc reg., 1st/2nd shots, deworm, $1000. (604)793-5130

GERMAN SHEPHERD PuppiesCKC reg’d. exc pedigree, solid Ger-man working line, Black & Tan wormed, micro chipped & vaccinat-ed. 1 Male and 1 Female. $900.604-462-7191. View Sire & Dam at: obedienceplus.com

GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161.

JACK RUSSELL PUPS 2 males, tri colored, tails docked & dew claws. Vet ✔ , view parents. Ready Nov. 9 (10 weeks) 604-820-4236

JACK RUSSELL X Sheltie puppies $250 fi rm. Very cute. Please call: 604-820-5242 Mission.

Kittens, 6 wks. bottled raised very affectionate need loving homes lit-ter box trained. $50. 604-530-2829.

LAB pups 2 adorable males left 1st shots, vet chkd, dewormed, fam raised, $350. 604-845-3769 Chwk

LAB PUPS black & yellow ready to go Oct. 20 @ 10 wks, start @ $700 & come w/starter kits 604-477-2930

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

SHAR - PEI - Free to good home due to illness in family. Very gentle. 7 years old. Call (604)888-3628

ST. BERNARD pups, loyal family dogs, approx. 175lb as adults. Last couple, $850/ea. (604)462-8605

YORKSHIRE TERRIER PUPPIES M $750 F $1000 born Aug 13th, 1st shots, vet ✓ 604-543-5255.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCES

MAYTAG dryer atlantis 5yrs old like new $250. obo. also washer needs repair offers 604-796-0164

548 FURNITURE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

548 FURNITURESofa Italia 604.580.2525

560 MISC. FOR SALE#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the fi rst 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuild-ings.ca.

AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOT-TOM PRICES!” 25X30 $4,577. 30X40 $6,990. 32X60 $10,800. 32X80 $16,900. 35X60 $12,990. 40X70 $13,500. 40X100 $23,800. 46X140 $35,600. OTHERS. Ends optional. Pioneer MANUFACTUR-ERS DIRECT 1-800-668-5422.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 1-866-981-5991FUTURE STEEL BUILDINGS CLEARANCE - Pre-engineered and custom-sized to your requirements. Factory-direct pricing. Some mod-els discounted to half-price to clear. CALL FOR FREE BROCHURE AND QUOTE 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.Home Cottage Building Deals!! NO-CRETE TM Prefabricated Panel - Instant Foundation System - Base-ment $69.99/foot, Crawlspace $49.99/foot! ICF Concrete $19.99/5.33SF Block. 792SF - 2484SF Shell Erected + Exterior Lock-up + Interior Framing from $29,975.00!! www.greenrpanel.com / 1-800-871-7089. Local Dealer/ Installers!!!HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.comNew Computer Guaranteed and FREE LCD TV with paid purchase!!! No credit check Up to $3000 credit limit Smallest weekly payments available! Call Now 888-293-3192NEW Norwood SAWMILLS - Lum-berMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases effi ciency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT - FREE Information: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSUPRIGHT PLAYER PIANO. Circa 1920’s. Includes bench. $1200. Call 604-465-8328

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE20 Acres- $0 Down! $99/mo. Near Growing El Paso, Texas. Guaran-teed Owner Financing, No Credit Checks Money Back Guarantee. FreeMap/Pictures. 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH!

Call Us First! 604.657.9422

548 FURNITURE

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

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630 LOTS

LARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing No credit check $0 down - 0 interestStarting @ just $89/mo. USD Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport For Record-ed Message 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.comOffer ends 9/30/10!

636 MORTGAGES

BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818

[email protected]

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

AGASSIZ - 1735 #9 Hwy. Lam fl r, Clean units. 2 bdrm, Avail., Now $700/mo. pets negot. Call Ross Full-brook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077

AGASSIZ, 2 BDRM apt, with view. Clean bright bldg, lg. kitchen, laun-dry in bldg, free parking. N/p, avail. now. $625/m. (604)614-6184

AGASSIZ - $625.00 Mt. Cheam views in Agassiz one bedroom, re-cent renovation, elevator, new laun-dry facilities, storage locker, parking & walking to downtown amenities. One month free & discount to seniors 65+. Pet friendly. Available Oct 15th. 778-918-9062.

AGASSIZ, 7168 Pioneer Ave, one bdrm, $500/m. 1 (778)241-3618

AGASSIZ

T. Marlowe ManorSpacious 1 bdrm

available now. Ask about our seniors discount.

Pets upon prior approval.

604-796-8760

AGASSIZ Woodside apartments, 1 bdrm apt on top fl oor of quiet, well maintained building with onsite caretaker. Same block as library, groceries, bank etc. Laundry, eleva-tor, assigned parking spot, storage locker, freshly painted. Available Nov 1. $600. 1-604-805-8020 or [email protected]

Beach Front, 2 bdrm ground level apartment in Harrison. Avail now,

$725/mnth cable incl. No pets. call 604-551-5015

Harrison. 1 bdrm suite, partially fur-nished in Harrison avail. now. $500/m incl. H&H, 1/2 security de-posit req’d. + ref. & n/s. 604-796-9726 604 316-5216.

HARRISON HOT SPRINGS 1 Bdrm condo with 5 appls, 2 prkg. NS/NP. $700. Nov 1st. (604)826-2006

HARRISON - Studio Apartment, Nice quiet & safe building, suitable for single person. $550/month in-cludes utilities. Call 604-794-7132

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

Agassiz 2 Bd duplex cls to schools; fncd b/yard; Must be able to take care of lawn mowing. Written & Documented Ref’s req’d. $875 Avail. now. 604-796-2550

736 HOMES FOR RENT

Harrison, executive 5 bdrm home, lg living rm, 2 car garage, 1/3 acre, 5 appl., 3.5 baths, great rm, 10 min walk from beach, quiet street, Nov 1. $1600/m +util. 1-780-880-5755

HARRISON Hot Springs waterfront, 5 km fr. HHS, 2 bdrm, 5 appls, cbl TV, N/P. $1,000/mo. Avail. until June 2011. Call 1-604-937-5288.

MISSION. On Waxberry St. 5 bdrm home, 2.5 baths, 5 appls, fenced yrd, dbl garage, w/d, absolutely N/S, Pets considered. 1 yr lease. $1800/mo. 1-250-309-5957

WE’RE ON THE WEBw w w.bcclassified.com

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

ROSEDALE/ Popkum - One bed-room suite for rent, new, detached, excellent condition, bright and spacious, come and be the fi rst to enjoy, 5 appl., n/p, n/s, on acreage, $750/ month, incl. Gas and Hydro call 604.794.3980

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st pay-ment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Last week 12 out of 14 applica-tions approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Want a VISA?www.coast l ineautocred i t .com or 1-888-208-3205.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1981 CUTLAS 22” Wheels, alarm, remote start, aircared. low kms. no rust. $4500 obo 604-996-4650

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4dr sdn auto pwr locks a/c 131K St#29 $4,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1999 TOYOTA Tercel CE 4dr auto a/c, sdn, runs good, new tires St#33 $3395 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2000 Honda Civic SIR 2 dr coupe. 1 owner, 146K, 5 spd, very nice car. $7000 OBO. 604-996-6878

2003 NISSAN XTERA FE, good shape, runs exc. Services up to date, approx. 180K. $12,000. 604-850-5664

2005 HONDA CIVIC spec. ed. 4 dr., 4 cyl., auto, runs great, low kms. All records. $8700. Must sell. 604-308-4594 or 604-852-4749

2005 NISSAN SENTRA auto 4dr sdn. loaded runs, good, 85K St#003 $6900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2006 BMW 750 LI, local canadian car, mint cond, BMW warrnty left Nov.11. $40,000 fi rm.604-542-8577

2006 TOYOTA Corolla 4dr sdn au-to, a/c, pwr, 87K runs good St#005 $9900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2010 Toyota Matrix, auto, 4 dr h/b, loaded. Grey, exc cond. Wholesale $14,995 DL5961 (604)793-5520

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1996 TRIPLE E, Class A, 31’ New Michelin tires, roof air, Gen-erator. $22,995. 604-859-3854.

1997 Sea Breeze M/H package, 33’, level jacks, 2 a/c, 2 tv’s, dish, awn. Incl 2008 Cobalt tow car w/tow bar, hitch, brake buddy, security lights $34,900 (604)796-0093

2007 Sunseeker m/h Ford E450, 1 slide, 31.6’, slps 6, generator, 15.500mi, $48,500. (604)824-4552 or 604-813-9387 (van)

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2008 31 FOOT Colorado 5th wheeltrailer - Just in time for Snowbirds! Private sale. 3 slides. 5 awnings.Rear living room. Mor/ryde ridehitch. Built in vacuum. Protectivebreathable tarp. Like new condition! Asking price: $40,000.00. email:[email protected] or phone 604-853-5337

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

ALL VEHICLES WANTED

DONATE YOUR VEHICLE & BE A HERO

◆ FREE TOW◆ TAX RECEIPT 24 - 48hr. Service

604.408.2277The Scrapper

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1994 Nissan Pathfi nder XE V6, 4x4,auto., p/w, p/d, air, cd, white/blue interior, $3000 obo. (604)392-5823

2002 NISSAN Pathfi nder 4X4 auto4dr, no accid, a/c, runs good St#31$6,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2005 FORD ESCAPE, 3.0L, V6,a/c, cruise, power options, incl. newwinter tires & rims. 152,000 km$8500 obo. 604-860-5315 Chwk

2010 Toyota Rav 4, AWD limited,27,000 km. silver/grey inter. back up camera, moon rf, heated seats, blue tooth. $33,995 1(604)290-4303

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1984 CHEVY S10 TAHO, ext cab 2.8L 6 cyl 165,000k. Runs well A/C April 2011 $1200 604-858-0555

1992 CHEV S10, Ext Cab, Aircared, great driver new snow tires, muffl er, has canopy, low KM’s Best offer to $2000 TAKES, MUST GO 604-230-4141

1998 CHEVROLET 2500 (3/4 ton)maroon, ext.cab. $7000 obo. Exc. cond. 604-859-0832

1998 MAZDA B4000 SE Ext. cab,V6, auto, 174K. Topper, snow tires.V.G. cond. $3950. 604-852-9532

2005 CHEV Uplander 7 psgr, auto,OnStar, DVD, loaded St#37 Special$4,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2005 FORD F350 Lariat SD s/boxpower stroke deisel 4X4 auto St#22 $14,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2006 FORD F350 XLT SD ext cabpwr srk deisel l/box 4X4 auto St#25$15,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

2007 FORD F150 XLT SC cab 4X4,auto, loaded, CD, very clean St#32$17,900 DL#31038 (604)855-0666

Furniture Sale! Sat., Oct. 23 & Sun. Oct. 24: leather furniture, antiques, oak furniture, love

seats, much more! 6222 Golf Rd., HHS., call to view 604-796-2446

551 GARAGE SALES

Harrison

529 Driftwood AveOct 16

9am - 3pmMoving Sale

household items, dining room ste, 2 sofas, small appliances, crystal and more

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

Top fl oor of house in Agassiz.3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, NS., NP

Hydro & Gas Incl.$900 a month. 1/2 mos. DD. req'd., Refs. pls.

Avail. Nov 1st | Call 604 845 2705

736 HOMES FOR RENT 736 HOMES FOR RENT

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES


Meet the ProsO c t o b e r 2 0 1 0

Y O U R S O U R C E F O R Q U A L I T Y L O C A L P R O F E S S I O N A L S

PLUMBING SERVICES

KENT PLUMBING & HEATING LTD.

For all your Service, Repair

& Installation Needs“One call does it all”

604-796-270524 HOUR

LICENSED SERVICE

renos | home repairs custom woodworking

[email protected]

Agassiz, BC

KEN VANDERHOEK

POWER WASHING

• Siding• Concrete• Gutters

• Houses• Patios

• Heavy Equipment

For FREE estimate call Phil

604-796-0189 • 604-703-3319 (cell)

Residential • Commercial • Agricultural

Hot & Cold Pressure Washing & Interior/Exterior Painting

BOBCAT SERVICES

Mark Baboth604-796-2486

Baboth Bobcat &Backhoe Service

Glass & Window ReplacementInstallation of Custom Made:• Window Screens

• Patio Screen Doors• Storm Doors

• Retractable Door Screens7663 Industrial Way,

Agassiz, BC604-796-2025

TELSTAR WINDOW TELSTAR WINDOW SERVICE LTD.SERVICE LTD.

R.C.E.APPLIANCEREPAIR

604-796-2834Service to all makes of

washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers & refrigerators

The RENOVATOR

Commercial & Commercial & ResidentialResidential Fibreglass & Wood Decking

Laminate Flooring | Framing Finishing | Metal Roofs Vinyl Siding | Concrete

Additions | Painting

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Phone James 604-796-2809

Commercial or Residential

•Fall Clean up

•Gutter Cleaning

•Hedge Trimming

lawncare & yard maintenance

weeding/yard clean upweeding/yard clean up

pressure washingpressure washing

hedge & tree pruning hedge & tree pruning

bobcat servicebobcat service

landscape design landscape design

paver stones/paver stones/retaining wallsretaining walls

GroundworksGroundworksLandscaping / LawncareLandscaping / Lawncare

604-819-8786

PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES

P: 604-796-0770 Serving the Upper Fraser Valley

P: 604-796-0770

Licensed Bonded Insured

HEATING & GAS

D R I S C O L L

• Furnaces • Boilers• Water Heaters• Patio Heaters

• Sheet Metal Installations• Pool Heaters

• Plumbing

For your Advertising needs:

Call Chris @ 604-796-4301

SHOP 604-796-1196 CELL 604-857-3375

KITCHEN SPECIALISTSKITCHEN SPECIALISTS

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM 6390 Pioneer Ave, Agassiz

Free In-Home Design Estimates

Please call for an appointment

CUSTOM CABINETRY | COUNTER TOPSCUSTOM CABINETRY | COUNTER TOPS RENOVATIONS | CUSTOM FINISHING RENOVATIONS | CUSTOM FINISHING


COMMUNITY NEWS COVERING OCTOBER 2010

Box 70, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz BC V0M 1A0 • Tel 604.796.2235 • www.district.kent.bc.ca

S C GReminder! Residents are reminded that pouring oil & other contaminants into the sink drain is plugging our waste water arteries. Oil causes grease build up in the waste water pipes & lift stations that take your waste water to the Waster Water Treatment Plant.

As a result of this practice the pipes become clogged using valuable labour to dig out the grease from lift stations, as well treatment to maintain the proper bacteria balance becomes diffi cult.

Please consider the cost & effi ciency of running the Agassiz Waste Water Treatment Plant. Your cooperation is requested in keeping waste green by disposing of contaminants at the appropriate available facilities & disposing of oils in your regular household waste by:

• Pouring into a jar/can & freezing• Pouring onto newspaper or paper towel to provide absorption.

Note: The sani-dump station is for Recreational Vehicles only. No Commercial Dumping.

Thank you for your contribution to our beautiful community!

Agassiz Waste Water Treatment Plant

PUBLIC NOTICEHARRISON LAKE

BREAKWATER REPAIR PROJECT

Construction for the repair of the Harrison Lake Breakwater located immediately north of Harrison Lake Marina on Rockwell Drive is anticipated to start on October 18, 2010. The purpose of the project is to stabilize and increase the height of the existing 60 year old breakwater structure so it is more visible during high water periods. The enhanced structure with its Transport Canada approved navigation markers will greatly improve boater safety and provide further protection to existing marina structures. The construction by GAIA Inc. (Golder Associates Innovative Applications) is anticipated to be carried out over an 8 week period with the anticipated project completion occurring by mid December, 2010.

We look forward to the successful completion of this project and your patience and cooperation is appreciated.

Should you wish further information, please contact Kerry Hilts, Director of Community Services, or Darcey Kohuch, Director of Development Services at 604-796-2235.

Harrison Lake Breakwater Project is made possible by the fi nancial support of Transport Canada and District of Kent and the cooperation and efforts of Chehalis First Nations, Village of Harrison Hot Springs and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Wallace MahChief Administrative Offi cer

PRESS RELEASE

District of Kent Receives Innovation and Leadership Recognition for Fish Friendly Pump

October 1, 2010

Whistler, British Columbia – At the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention, the District of Kent was honoured with the award in the category of Leadership and Innovation for Small Community.

Mayor Fisher and Council commended The Honourable Barry Penner and the Ministry of Environment, the BC Flood Protection Program, and Mr. Craig Sciankowy and Mr. Alan Jonsson of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and District staff for making this initiative a reality.

The primary focus of the project was to increase the pumping capacity of the existing Duncan-Bateson Pump Station in order to alleviate fl ooding for the farming community and to permit fi sh passage of juvenile coho and chum salmon and other fi sh habitat. The new pump station can now handle severe storms as each of the two pumps is set to automatically switch on, at specifi c water levels, which allows migrating fi sh to bypass the main fl ood pumps.

The process brought together stakeholders from all levels of government, First Nations (Seabird Island and Chehalis Bands), drainage groups and the agricultural community in a collaborative effort. The total cost of the project, came under budget at an estimated $1.35 million, and was funded entirely by the Building Canada Plan. The funding was a collaboration between the Provincial and Federal Governments to address fl ood hazards in British Columbia. This completion of the Duncan-Bateson Pump Station clearly fulfi lls the environmental mandate of fl ood protection and encouragement of fi sh habitat.

For more information contact:Ms. Clair Lee

Director of Corporate ServicesDistrict of Kent

(604) 796-2235

Upcoming Counc i l Meet ing :

October 25

Tuesdays5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Fitness / Activity Centre 14 - 18 years

$8 drop in Fee

No Sweat New Class!New Class!

ThursdaysOctober 7 - December 2

7:50 pm - 8:50 pm

Regular admission rates apply.Held at the Fitness/Activity Centre.

Free Admission

Costumes Welcome Games of Chance

Boo Bank

Hot Dog & Drink for the Kids

Small Concession for Parents

The District of Kent in Partnership with the Agassiz Harrison Lions Club

present.....

Halloween SpooktacularSunday, October 31

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Agricultural HallAgassiz

A Fun, Warm, Safe Place for Familiies to Celebrate

Generously donated by the Agassiz Harrison Agricultural & Horticultural Association

October 14 2010

Documents

Transcript of October 14 2010