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ROCHELLE [email protected]
The Abbotsford Police Depart-ment and othermunicipal forc-es are
taking too long to completecomplaint investigations, says
theprovinces police watchdog.The Office of the Police Com-
plaint Commissioner is concernedonly 45 per cent of police
complaintinvestigations are finished withinthe required six-month
period of
180 days, according to a study bythe Auditor Generals
Office.Rollie Woods, deputy police
complaint commissioner, said theOPCC will be pushing
professionalstandards sections (PSS) in all 12municipal police
departments towrap up complaint files in a more
timely fashion.Theres usually a good reason for
delays but its still unacceptable andwe have to work to find a
way to getthese numbers down, saidWoods.The problem came to light
in
January after the Auditor GeneralsOffice conducted an audit of
police
complaint files fromApril 1, 2010 toAugust 31, 2012,
saidWoods.From April 2010 to March 2011,
the APD needed a median of 237.5days, almost two months
longerthan required, to conduct com-plaint investigations,
according tothe OPCCs latest quarterly report.
Abbotsford Police had a total of28 investigations and asked for
36extensions from the OPCC.The median for all the police
departments to finish complaintfiles in that same time frame
was213 days.Numbers improved in the2011/12
time period, when APD took amedian of 213 days for
complaintcases.
Police complaints take too long to process, says watchdogOPCC
concerned as less than half of all investigationscompleted within
required six-month period
see COMPLAINTS, page A14
Sockeye numbers floundering
TIMES FILE PHOTO
Low sockeye numbers in the Fraser River should not interfere
with sport fishing enthusiasts, who generally fish for the larger
chinook species of salmon.
CHRISTINA [email protected]
While other salmon speciesare returning in healthynumbers along
B.C.scoast, early summer run FraserRiver sockeye levels are
anotherstory.Sockeye levels are so low this year
that even test fisheries made toestimate returning numbers
havebeen cut by half to allow as manyadult fish as possible to make
it totheir spawning grounds.Less than half the forecasted
numbers of sockeye, a 21 per centlower water flowmeasured at
Hopeand recordhighwater temperaturesin the Fraser Canyon last week
allcombined to prompt the ban onsockeye salmon fishing.This affects
commercial, sport
and now First Nations fisheries.Historically, the 2013 cycle
has
had the second largest averagereturn of the four Fraser River
sock-eye annual cycles, with an averagereturn of 8.6million
fish.The PacificSalmon Commission, a body thatadvises Canadian and
U.S. federalgovernments on managing localfisheries, now reports
that abouttwo million sockeye may return.
Other speciesappear strong
see SOCKEYE, page A4
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THETIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 A3
Upfront
The article titled RecentNova Scotia deaths sparkrepti le pet
concernsreferred to the tragicdeaths of Noah and Con-nor Barthe as
occurring inNova Scotia. That incidenttook place in Campbell-ton,
New Brunswick. TheTimes apologizes for anyconfusion created by
ourerror.
Correction
JEAN [email protected]
Imagine if you have twocats, one unspayedfemale and one
un-neutered male. If they havethree to four litters of kittensa
year, and each of their off-spring have litters, and theiroffspring
have litters, and soon, and so on . . . in sevenyears you will have
about420,000 kittens.This is according to Jodi
Dunlop, branch manager ofthe Abbotsford SPCA, whowas citing
humane sites onthe reproduction of cats.She noted that cats
have
up to five litters a year withan average of four to six kit-tens
in each litter. Cats con-tinue to have kittens for aslong as they
live.That is a staggering sta-
tistic and Dunlop says thatthe SPCA and other
humaneorganizations are reachinga crisis point when it comesto
cats.
We are full, she said ofthe Abbotsford branch.Theycurrently have
35 cats in-house, 32 in foster care andawaiting list of
peoplewant-ing to surrender their cats.Every organization is
full
and theres still more knock-ing on our doorsteps.The kitten
influx that used
to be isolated to the springnow goes from April intoNovember.The
Vancouver Orphan
Kitten Rescue Association(VORKA), a no-kill animalrescue
association servingthe Fraser Valley and theLower Mainland,
recentlytook 47 cats from two sites,on top of its usual intake.When
VORKA members
arr ived on scene at anAbbotsford farm, they foundkittens
between five and six
weeks old, many with eyeinfections or colds.Twenty-seven tiny
little
tabby andwhite kittens whowere mostly ill, said KarenDuncan,
VORKA president,adding the situation washeartbreaking.The
kittenswere pickedup
by volunteers and kept over-night by the HuntingdonHeights Haven
cat shelter inAbbotsford. They were thensplit between five
differentfoster homes.By housing the kittens in
foster homes we are able tomore effectively deal withillness
without allowing itto spread to healthy cats,said Duncan, adding
that ittook a lot of organizing anddedicated foster homes tonurse
all the cats and kittensback to full health.
It cost more than $3,000to have the 27 ki t tensspayed and
neutered, andthen approximately $50 permonth, including food
andmedical care to treat theireye infections and colds.Two cats can
easily turn
into 30 cats in less than ayear.We need people to real-ize that
they must spay andneuter their pets, addedDuncan.Dunlop agrees and
wants
to warn people about pick-ing up free kittens at fleamarkets or
over the Internet,adding there is a responsi-bility and cost of
neuteringin pet ownership.People have to take that
into consideration beforethey get a free cat, shesaid.They have
the best inten-
tions and theyre not think-ing about the needs of theanimal, and
before theyknow it, its out of controland they need help.
Stop littering our community
JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Jodi Dunlop, manager of the Abbotsford SPCA, is overwhelmed with
kittens an ongoing problem at not only the AbbotsfordSPCA, but at
most animal shelters around the Lower Mainland. Cats have a rapid
mating cycle that can produce staggeringnumbers of offspring. Every
organization is full and theres still more knocking on our
doorsteps, said Dunlop.
WhatsLayared intodays paperPage 1For more information
and photos on salmonrun predictions.
Page 17Concussions in sport
is a topic that becomesmore heated all the time.Football
concussionshave garnered a lot ofattention lately, and arethe basis
for a new UFVstudy.
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Growing cat populationquickly reaching crisis point
Missing Abbotsford man found in OntarioSTAFF REPORTER
Abbotsford Police have located aman who went missing on
Fridayafternoon.
On Tuesday night Ontario Policemade contact with
23-year-oldNathan Point, who was staying withan acquaintance in
that province.The APD issued an appeal for infor-
mation on Points whereabouts Fridaywhen he did not show up for
work.Police were worried because it was
out of character for Point not to showup for his job, said
police.
JENNIFER SALTMANThe Province
One of the men accusedof killing 14-year-oldChelsey Acorn has
beengranted bail as he awaits hissecond trial in the case.Dustin
Blue Robert Moir
is charged with first-degreemurder.Acorn ran away from her
Abbotsford foster home inJune 2005 and it is believedthat she
wasmurdered sometimebetweenOct. 1 andDec.31, 2005.Her body was
found in
April 2006 by hikers alongthe Coquihalla River justnorth of
Hope.Acorn had been strangled
and buried naked in a shal-low grave.Herheadhadbeencrushed
by a large rock.The Crown set out to
prove at trial that Moir andhis father Jesse Blue Westplanned
and participated inAcorns murder.Evidence showed that
Acorn dated Moir and knewhis father.In February 2010, a B.C.
Supreme Court jury convict-ed Moir of first-degree mur-der and
he was sentenced tolife in prison with no chanceof parole for 25
years.We s t i s s e r v i n g t h e
same sentence after a B.C.Supreme Court judge foundhim guilty of
first-degreemurder in January.However, Moir appealed
his conviction and earlierthis year was granted a newtrial.The
B.C. Court of Appeal
ruled that the judge inMoirstrial erred when he did notgive the
jury instructionsunder some complicatedevidentiary rules.West is
also appealing his
conviction.Justice Brian Joyce ordered
Moir released Tuesday on$200,000 surety bail.His mother will act
as
surety, meaning that shewill forfeit the bail if Moirdoes not
comply with hisbail conditions.Condi t ions o f Moi r s
release include that hereside with his wife BreaWh i t e Mo i r,
ma in t a inemployment or enrol inan educational institution,abide
by a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.curfew and not have con-tact with any
witnesses inthe case.Evidence presented at
Moirs bail hearing and thejudges reasons are subjectto a
publication ban.Moirs next court appear-
ance is set for Sept. 9.
Suspect inAcorn killinggranted bail
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Thats down from a Department ofFisheries and Oceans forecast in
Julyof 4.7 million fish, which DFO also cau-tioned was highly
uncertain due tovariability in survival rates and changesin their
productivity.Along with a low water flow, the PSC
reported record high water tempera-tures of 21.3 C on Aug. 8,
which is 3.8C higher than average, and is expectedto continue for
several days.Record high temperatures in previ-
ous years have hurt the cold water fish,which already face
challenges of push-ing upstream and moving from salt tofresh water,
and are at greater risk forsevere stress and diseases.Current water
temperatures are
warmer than during a 2004 hot spell,when just 30 per cent of the
summerrun sockeye in the Fraser reached theirspawning areas, the
PSC said.Summer sockeye face the biggest
challenges since they pass throughpeak temperatures and spend at
leasta year more at sea than other salmonspecies.The PSC
reportedWednesday that in
response to these serious conservationconcerns, its Fraser River
Panel hasallowedvery little commercial harvestof Fraser sockeye in
U.S. fishing areas,no commercial or recreational fisheriesin
Canada. First Nations food, socialand ceremonial fisheries of
Fraser sock-eye are also being closed in an orderlyfashion.Sockeye
runs are also low in the Skee-
na River, but there are still salmon tobe caught.Pink runs are
very high in the North
Coast, and the sport fishery for coho
and chinook is also strong.Vic Carrao, who owns STS Guid-
ing Service in Mission, said fishingfor pinks and chinook (also
known asspring or tyee) in salt water this yearhas been
great.Today, we caught a 28-pound chi-
nook and weve got two pinks in theboat, he said from his boat in
theStrait of Georgia, somewhere betweenthe north and south arms of
the Fraser
River onWednesday morning.As a fishing guide for 22 years,
Carrao
said he considers sockeye a meat har-vest fish, but not
necessarily sportfishing.The sockeye fishery was, and still is,
very important to recreational anglers,to families it can be an
importantmeat harvest, he said.Until about 10 years ago,when
return-
ing numbers of sockeyewere consistentand predictable, it was
also an impor-tant to guiders such as Carrao.Then as sockeye
returns began to
fluctuate and run forecasts became lessreliable, sport-fishing
guides adaptedand hes learned to hope for the best,plan for the
worst.We no longer build our business
plan (around sockeye). Economy-wise,wed love to have a sockeye
fishery. If itimproved wed be there, said Carrao.Instead, he guides
fishermen to catch
and release the protected white stur-geon in the river, and
saltwater chartersfor salmon.OnWednesday, Carrao and his
clients
were in the Strait off the mouth of theFraser, where chinook and
pinks werestaging in the cold ocean water beforeheading up the
river.For me, its not a panic. There are
lots of fish in the ocean, he said.
Water temperature affecting returnsSOCKEYE, from page A1
VIC CARRAO, STS GUIDING/FOR THE TIMES
Bob Niven of Mission holds a 28-poundchinook (spring) salmon he
caught withMissions STS Guiding at the mouth ofthe Fraser River
Wednesday morning.Sport fishermen like Niven will still beable to
enjoy their activity.
We no longer build our businessplan (around sockeye).
Economy-wise, wed love to have a sockeyefishery. If it improved wed
bethere.
Vic Carrao, STS Guiding Service
ROCHELLE [email protected]
Charges are being rec-ommended against anAbbotsford man
accusedof taking part in a violenthome invasion that saw amother
beatenwith a base-ball bat in front of her five-year-old son.Two
Langley youth, both
17 years old, have alreadybeen charged in the drug-related
Aldergrove homeinvasion that took placeJuly 29, said Langley
RCMPCpl. Holly Marks.Police were called to a
residence in the 2800 blockof 273 Street after neigh-bouring
tenants saw threemen in hoodies and maskskick in the door of a
nearbyunit.A 26-year-oldwomanwas
with her child and motherwhen the suspects report-edly armed
with two base-ball bats and a handgun burst into the home.One
suspect struck the
mother in the head with abat and the victimsmother,51, was
punched in the faceand threatened with thegun. The three
attackersfled the area in an older-model, grey vehicle.Officers
arrived to find
the five-year-old boy physi-cally unharmed in the inci-dent, but
he witnessed the
attacks on his mom andgrandmother, said Marks.Themother was
bleeding
from a cut above her eye.She and her mother were
transported to local hospi-tal for treatment for
non-lifethreatening injuries.Investigators believe the
invasion was targeted andrelated to a prior drug-deal-ing
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This was my sisterthis criminal murdered,and (he) should not
bereleased into our society.
Jagraj Kondolay
Hes given a secondchance my mom wasnot. She was not evengiven a
chance. Hesgoing to be grantedparole after 12 years.Thats all he
gets for tak-ing a life.
Rupy Sidhu
THETIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 A5
JENNIFER SALTMANThe Province
E very single day for thepast 15 years, RupySidhu has led a
doublelife.On the outside, she is
a successful 33-year-oldwoman with two sons and aloving husband
who alwayshas a smile on her face andappears to have the
perfectlife. Inside, shes hiding a con-stant ache.S i d h u s
mother, BaljitKaur Kondol-ay,withmuchof her fam-ily living
inAbbotsford,was brutallym u r d e r e doutside her Langley
homewhen Sidhuwas just 18 yearsold.Its easier to hide the pain,
because theminute I have totalk about it Im a completemess,
Sidhu said.It hurts more to talk, it
hurts more to share.The pain of losing her
mother has never gone away,but it was brought to the sur-face
recently when she foundout that Sandeep Toor, oneof the men
involved in theconspiracy to murder hermother, is planning to
applyfor day parole.When you think you get
some sort of stability, thishappens, andnow youred r a g g e
dthrough themud again,the pain, thememories,Sidhu said.On the
eve-
ning of April1 9 , 1 9 9 8 ,37-year-oldK o n d o l a yw a s s h
o ttwice in thehead shortlyafter arriving at her Langleyhome.The
murder had been
planned by Kondolays hus-band of four months, AjitGrewall, and
his stepsonSukhjit Grewall.Toor, an associate of Sukhjit
Grewall, had driven Sukhjit toand from the scene of thecrime and
helped him hidethe murder weapon at afriends place.The murder was
driven by
greed Ajit Grewall had sub-stantial debts and unpaidtaxes, and
he wanted to takeadvantage of the fact his wifeand her family were
success-ful farmers.Six weeks before her death,
Kondolay had changed herwill tomake Ajit the sole ben-eficiary,
and he was also thebeneficiary of Kondolays life
insurance.In late 2000, aB.C. Supreme
Court jury found Ajit andSukhjit Grewall guilty
offirst-degreemurder and con-spiracy.They were automatically
sentenced to life in prisonwith no parole eligibility for25
years.Toor was found guilty of
second-degree murder andhis period of parole ineligibil-ity was
set at 12 years.
The con-victions andToors sen-tenceheld upon appeal.S i d h u
,
however, saidToors sen-tence doesnot ref lect
what was taken away fromher family.Sidhu tearfully recounted
the milestones her mothermissed: her graduation fromhigh school
and college, herwedding, the births of herchildren.All shewas
looking for was
for happiness, Sidhu saidof her mother. She was astrong, vibrant
woman andshe left both me and my sis-ter we both are
essentiallyorphans.Sidhu said hermothers six
siblings remain angry andhurt, and they are still look-ing for
justice.This was my sister this
c r i m i n a lmurde red ,a n d ( h e )should not bereleased
intoour society,Jagraj Kon-dolay wrotein a commentonline
fromAbbotsford.Joinder Gill
wrote: Mys i s t e r w i l lnever comeback so there-
fore he should be locked upfor LIFE! with out parole.Sidhu said
her grandmoth-
er is half the woman she wasbefore Kondolays murder.Her
grandfather, who died
a year ago, had to fight toothandnail against theGrewallsin
court to keep property andmoney while mourning theloss of his
beloved daughter.It ripped us apart. It took
us a long time and were stillrecovering, she said.Sidhu hasmade
it hermis-
sion to do everything she canto keep Toor behind bars.Two weeks
ago, Sidhu
started a petition that shewill send to the Parole Boardof
Canada. She hopes to col-lect at least 5,000 signatures,and as of
Wednesday morethan 1,900 people had signedonline. Hard copies of
the
petition are also available inAbbotsford.I dont know what else
I
can do, Sidhu said. At leastwe can get not only our voiceheard,
but get the publicsvoice heard.Sidhu said shes been told
Toor is amodel inmate at theminimum-security WilliamHead
Institution outsideVic-toria, but shes not convincedhe has
changed.Of course hes going to be
a good rolemodel. Hes goingto want to get his browniepoints so
he can get backout, she said.Hes givena secondchance
my mom was not. She wasnot even given a chance.A date for the
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ing has not yet been set, butSidhu said it is expected totake
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says. Were the oneswho are completing a lifesentence were always
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Anewpartnership between theCanadian Association of FireChiefs,
the University of theFraserValley, andDefence Researchand
Development Canada will usethe expertise of firefighting leadersand
experts to promote researchand evidence-based decision-mak-ing in
Canadas fire service.UFV will receive Canadian Safety
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livelihood.By promoting the practical
application of science and tech-nology research, these
projectswill be a sound investment in ourcountrys safety and
security, saidFortin.The projects are part of broader
efforts by Canadas Fire Commu-nity of Practice, a key element
ofthe Canadian Safety and SecurityProgram.The FCP is a group of
public and
private sector leaders and expertsin fire prevention,
intervention,recovery, instruction and engineer-ing, who are
committed to researchthat leads to innovative, effectiveand
measurable outcomes.Although the FCP has no opera-
tionalmandate, it can contribute toenhancing operations and
reducingthe impact of fires and all emergen-cies on Canadian
communities bybringing together experts to sharetheir knowledge,
experience andexpertise and discuss the needsand challenges unique
to our com-munity, said Len Garis, Fire Chieffor the City of
Surrey.As the chair of the FCP, Garis said
he looks forward to sharing theresults for greater impact
acrossCanadas fire services.Irwin Cohen of UFVs criminal
justice research will conduct theresearch for both projects
alongwith Paul Maxim, an economicsprofessor and former
associatevice president of research atWilfridLaurier
University.
UFV part of in-depth fire safety study
UFV PHOTO/FOR THE TIMES
From left, Irwin Cohen, UFVs director of the School of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, CAFC president StephenGamble,
Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis and UFV president Mark Evered at the
announcement of the fire services study.
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R ecent news about gov-ernment deficits anddebt remind us how
thepolitical game is played.Politicians believe elections
can only be won by buyingtodays votes through tomor-rows debt.We
watch European coun-
tries and American cities col-lapse in financial ruin, and
seethe hardships experienced bytheir people because
politicalleadership kept spending untildisaster hit. Periodic pain
alongthe way is much better thanfinancial collapse.But our leaders
persist in
avoiding actions that familiestake routinely to avoid
financialruin.In the last American election,
Romney overwhelmed Obamain the first debate therebyeliminating
the gap in thepolls. Subsequently he made aserious blunder
immediatelyseized upon by the media.During an interview on NBC,
he indicated that he would be aone-term president becausethe
cuts he would invoke toreduce a $16T debt would bepainful to
everyone. He under-stood that doing the right thingwould make him
unpopular.The left-wing media pounced
wanting to know the specificsof his cuts before the
election.Sensing potential for pain,
public opinion turned againstRomney because political
cor-rectness only allows commentssuch as no new spending or,worse,
more spending. Never
say, Cutbacks!In the last B.C. provincial
election, we learned anotherkey aspect of the political game
i.e. announce unattainabletargets.We were promised adebt-free
province in 15 years.A commonmisrepresenta-
tion by governments is to makegoals far down the road so noone
remembers them and noaccountability is assigned.This recent promise
is for
almost four elections from nowwhen todays three-year-oldchildren
can finally vote.Compounding this hypoc-
risy is that the debt will beeliminated by huge windfalls
inresource revenues. Presumablyno cuts.In the meanwhile, lets
spend
more during this next term.Government is projecting to
increase its debt from $45B in2011 to $70B. In five years,
awhopping 55 per cent increase.And why not? The U.S. is
multiplying its debt and theyseem to enjoy it.While Presi-dent
Obama is accelerating thespeed, (past) President Bushalso had the
money-tap run-ning.There is no difference in
political stripes. The political
dividing line between recklessand responsible spending is
notblurred. Its non-existent!After Pierre Trudeau intro-
duced Canadians to deficitbudgets and debt, Brian Mul-roney
could not turn off the tap.In B.C., we were frightened
by NDP government spendingin the 1990s. Today, Liberalsintend to
continue the recklesstradition.Politicians understand
human nature. If theyannounce a cut, those affect-ed will flee
to the oppositionpandering for their votes withpromises to restore
affectedservices. Media will constantlyremind us of what program
hasbeen lost, as if it is the mostnecessary of all programs.The
political game is about
avoiding hits which readilycome from following a prin-ciple that
expenses will notexceed revenues. Acrimonyawaits any action where
pru-dent politicians exercise cour-age by funding needs and
notwants. Soon wants becomeneeds.Their hesitation in doing
the right thing has only oneconclusion. Animals look ateach
other differently when thewatering hole dries-up.On TV news we can
see how
humans respond.
Jim Dueck is a former Abbotsfordschool superintendent, former
assis-tant deputy minister in Albertaseducation ministry, an author
anddedicated duffer.
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This weeks question:In light of Russian President Vladamir
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byhis laws.c.] Move them to Vancouver.
VOTE NOW: www.abbotsfordtimes.com
Trying to determine why cellphone plansare more expensive in
some countriesthan in others is taxing.We know that Canadians pay
among the
highest rates in the developed world for cellcoverage.We pay
more than the Americans,more than most Europeans, more than
justabout everybody.Now the established cell giants, including
Rogers and Telus, are arguing against allow-ing U.S. giant
Verizon into the Canadianmarket at least without changing a
fewrules first, they say. Just to level the playingfield.In
levelling the playing field, they mean,
of course, instilling rules so that there isno advantage to the
consumer in switch-ing from one of the existing companies,
toVerizon.
Dont be fooled into thinking that thearguments put forth by the
Canadian com-panies have Canadian customers bestinterests at
heart.We, the customers, matterlittle, if at all, in this
argument.Its often claimed that one of the reasons
cell service costs more here than other plac-es is that Canada
is a big, big, country, andit costs a lot to set up all those
towers for arelatively small population base.Well, then, youd
expect cell coverage
would be pretty expensive in Australia, too,right? Or New
Zealand, a small but moun-tainous land? Nope, its cheaper in
both.Cheaper in Iceland, too, a country with a
population less than that of Surrey.Meanwhile Japan, a densely
populated
country with a much larger population, isone of the few
countries where cell service ismore expensive.In fact, according to
e-commerce law
expert Michael Geist, Canadian cell firmstake a bigger chunk of
profit from us thanfirms in almost every country.There are scores
of charges and fees that
cell users here pay that are reduced or dontexist in other
countries.While cell costs arecoming down, at least in some areas,
wehave not yet seen the dramatic drops toeven us up with our
neighbours in the clubof rich nations.Were in no way saying that
Verizon will
sweep in to the Canadian market and bringlower prices. Theyre in
it for profit, too, afterall.What were saying is: Its in the best
inter-
ests of all big companies to make as muchmoney as possible. So
take their pleas with asizeable grain of salt.
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THETIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 A9
Editor, the Times:
Re: Local case argues forright to die The Times,Aug. 13.As a
board member with
Dying with Dignity, thissituation outrages me.Margot Bentleys
wishes
were made clear, her daugh-ter is a rational, thoughtfulperson
and the only thingshe wants is for her moth-ers wishes to be
respected.The no doubt well-mean-
ing interventions by themedical authorities arecompletely
contrary toMargots own intentions forthe end of her life.The
approach taken with
this lawsuit will be prece-dent setting on many fronts.It is
courageous for Kath-
erine Hammond (Bentleysdaughter), John (Katherineshusband) and
the Bentleyfamily to stand up publiclyfor choice at the end of
life.It is time to listen to the
wishes of people for theirend of life choices, and notto impose
someone elsesmoral code on them.We do not let our ani-
mals suffer at the end oftheir lives, yet we do notextend the
same courtesy tohuman beings.I certainly hope that
before my loved ones haveto make any such decisions,my living
will and advancedcare directive will be legaland binding my life,
mychoice.
SieglindeMalmbergAbbotsford
Right-to-die casebeing misfed infoEditor, the Times:It is
unfortunate that
there are so many misun-derstandings and errors inthis case.As a
former nurse, it is
quite likely that Mrs. Bent-ley decided to forgo tubefeeding and
intravenoushydration.If the patient wants to
eat, she will. If not, she willturn her head away. Theremark
about the reflex ofher opening her mouth iftapped with a spoon is
theexact opposite of what therelevant reflex would be.She would
have a primi-
tive bite reflex in which,if the lip, teeth or gums istouched
the patient will bitedown hard, never open themouth.If she opens
her mouth,
that must be interpreted asaccepting the spoon. Thebite reflex
is often mistakenfor an indication of refusalof food when it is
not.From the reports, the staff
are following the appropri-ate guidelines of offeringfood and
liquid and accept-ing refusal. To use the termforce feeding is
inaccurateto say the least.In similar situations over
many years I have applied
the same approach tomany terminally ill elderlypatients because
it is themost appropriate andhumane. No tube feedingsand
intravenous fluids butfood offered and taken awayif refused.Also,
the article stated that
the patient in question didnot wish to be kept alive
byartificial means.Spoon feeding normal
food is not artificial meansso it would appear that herwishes
are being respected.The family is understand-
ably distressed but actingon incorrect informationand
assumptions.Perhaps someone should
sit down with them andexplain the medical andethical issues and
the rea-sons for them.
Dr I. Campbell-Taylorclinical neuroscientist
NewWaterford,NS
Welcome to the21st centuryEditor, the Times:Regarding Miff
Crom-
melins letters stating thatthe testaments work welltogether, and
his request-ing of no more gay prideparades, I would personallylike
to welcomeMr. MiffCrommelin to the 21st cen-tury in Canada.It is
truly a wonderful
place to live.It is a place that is wel-
coming and inclusive topeople from all nations, allbelief
systems.We pride ourselves on
being inclusive and non-judgmental.Although our Canadian
Charter of Rights does refer-ence God it merely reflectsthe
beliefs of the men thatwrote it and the people atthat
time.Thankfully it has no rel-
evance in todays world.This has clearly been
demonstrated by manySupreme Court decisionsprovincially and
federally,not the least of which wasthe Civil Marriage Act
in2005.It provides a gender neu-
tral definition of marriagemaking same sex marriagelegal in
Canada.Despite Miffs prescrip-
tions, governments do notuse biblical principles todetermine
what is and isnot legal. Case in point isthe abolition of slavery
inCanada in the 1830s.If they were to listen to
Jesus in Luke 12:47-48, wemight not have the freesociety we do
today.Miff and I agree that
morality has to do with rightand wrong behavior.
What Miff doesnt under-stand is that what is rightand wrong can
change.It is a reflection of the
cultural climate of the dayto use his words.Back in the Stone
Age
and up until a few hundredyears ago, slavery was notconsidered
immoral, evento bible-touting Christians.Today it is a
universally
accepted truth. Perhaps in200 years the killing of anyanimal
will also be consid-ered immoral because ofnew technologies in
foodcreation. Time will tell.Until then, relax, and get
yourself a tattoo becauseyou live in the best countryin the
world.
Jeff GrubanAbbotsford
Dueck missesthe pointEditor, the Times:Jim Duecks guest
column
disparages public sectorunions mainly because theirbargaining
process is notbased on direct democracy.(Presumably he would
like the general public as awhole on the other side ofthe table.
A bit unwieldy,surely?)He also complains that
public sector unions do notrespect free market prin-ciples such
as worker ser-vice, efficiency, and merit.The last time I looked,
the
private sector wasnt doingso awfully well upholdingthese values
either.But aside from a quarrel
about his assumptions, Ibelieve Dueck forgets, firstof all, that
members of pub-lic sector unions AREmem-bers of the general
public.They, too, are taxpayers.There are a lot of them,
and their taxes contributeto the general welfare, dol-lar for
dollar, in exactly thesame way as those of pri-vate sector
workers.Secondly, Dueck misses
the more important (andequally practical) consider-ation that
society as a wholewill be the poorer if thosewho administer to our
com-mon needs are drawn fromthe ranks of people whocant find a
better compen-sated job elsewhere.I certainly dont want the
teachers, nurses, paramed-ics, ambulance drivers,police officers
and otherswho look after my needsand those of my family tobe people
who have settledfor a poorly paying job ajob with no security,
pen-sion or publicly recognizedvalue.
Hilary TurnerMission
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Mason Kealy and hiswife Nicole, owners ofKealysMoonshine, are
eagerto pay it forward to anotherfledgling Abbotsford businessas
soon as they can.The Abbotsford couple,
distillers of alcoholic spiritsfor years, found the
perfectrecipe for an ultra-premiumvodka, which they dubbedKealys
Moonshine.They launched their prod-
uct at EAT!Vancouver inMay2013 and began distributingin private
liquor stores, barsand restaurants.Were just a regular work-
ing couple, raising our chil-dren in Abbotsford, saidMason. We
dont have themassive budgets for market-ing that many large
alcoholbrands have, so we are build-ing exposure and
recognitionslowly. That is until we metDiane [Delves] from Quan-tum
Properties.Delves invited Mason to
attend the Premiers AnnualBC Invitational golf fund-raiser as a
part of their tent.This was an expensive
event and something theirsmall business would notnormally have
access to,explained Mason.As a result, the Kealys met
an influential contact withLiquor Barn/Depot and afterameeting
in Edmontonwereable to get a distributionagreement in Alberta .
Wemade Quantum Prop-erties a plaque, naming themour 2013
Corporate Big Sis-ter, said Mason.They are also planning
on paying it forward, and,as they grow their business,they will
be looking for otherAbbotsford small businesses
to give a break to, just as theywere given one.Sometimes
something
small to a larger companycan be just the break a small-er
company needs, addedMason.
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Ready to pay it forward
SUBMITTED PHOTO/FOR THE TIMES
Mason Kealy presents Diane Delves of Quantum Properties witha
plaque naming Quantum as their 2013 Corporate Big Sister.
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ANGELIKA DAWSON/FOR THE TIMES
MCC quilters demonstrate their craft and display their handiwork
at the 2012 Quilt Show at theClearbrook Library. The quilters are
at the library again this year, the last week in August.
SUBMITTED TO THE TIMES
The annualMennonite Central CommitteeQuilt Show
andDemonstrations return tothe meeting room at the Clearbrook
Library,32320 George FergusonWay in Abbotsford,Aug. 26-31.The
showwill be held during regular library
hours. The MCC quilters will be on handto demonstrate their
craft and finished,handcrafted quilts will be on display for
theweek.We are so happy to return to the library for
this show and are looking forward tomeetingwith the public to
answer questions and shareour love of quilting, said Christa
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visitors will also be able to vote ontheir favourite quilt.All of
the finished quilts that will be shown
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I f the idea of spending your dayshelping care for dogs, cats
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andtheir owners.Veterinary administrative assis-
tants are the public face and thefrontline of the vets office,
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animals.Seats are available in the 10-
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The votes are in, andwhen it comes to buy-ing fresh,
Abbotsfordis at the top of the list.The We Hear t Loca l
Awards, a province-wideB.C. Ministry of Agriculturesponsored
promotion, fea-tured the opportunity forconsumers to vote onlinefor
their favourite agri-busi-nesses and food producers.More than
10,000 votes
were amassed during themonth-long promotion andAbbotsford
companies roseto the occasion, particularlyin the Favourite Store
toBuy Local category.Natures Pickins Produce
Market on Sumas Way wasthe overall category winner,with Lepp
Farm Market onClayburn Road coming insecond in the category.Natures
Pickins was not
the only Abbotsford categorywinner.GreenhouseDelight Foods
Inc. (on Smith Ave.) won theFavourite Local Florist orGreenhouse
category.There were also other
Abbotsford runners up aswell; particularly AbbotsfordFarm and
Country Market,which placed second in theFavourite B.C.
FarmersMar-ket category.TheWeHeart LocalAwards
was created to recognize and
elevate all of the farmers,businesses, orchards, chefs,wineries
and several othersectors or groups involvedin the local food
industryacross B.C.The goal of this awards
program is to support the
momentum of the buyand eat local movementin the province, and to
getpeople more excited aboutand invested inmaking localfood
choices.
STAFF REPORTER
A14 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 THETIMES
JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Natures Pickins owner Doug Phillips, left, and manager Scott
Burris are pleased with the award.
Natures Pickins your pickGreenhouseDelight alsowinsWeHeartLocal
award
The force had a total of 10investigations and requested13
extensions. The overallmedian for police depart-ments for complaint
investi-gations was 183 days.In 2012 and up to March
2013, the APDs mediandropped to required 181days,however, some
complaintfilesmay still be under inves-tigation. And the
maximumnumber to finish a complaintfile topped out at 270 days.Over
that time, APDhad 10
investigations and requestedthree extensions.The median figure
for all
the police departments com-plaint files was 182 days.Overall,
the timeAbbotsford
andother police departmentsneed to resolve complaintsseems to be
trending down-ward, saidWoods.However, there are no con-
sequenceswhendepartmentsexceed the six-month com-plaint
investigation periodstipulated in the Police Act.Its a challenge.
[The
OPCC] needs to keep encour-aging compliance.Abbotsford Police
Sgt. Elly
Wright said the force takesthe Police Acts six-monthtime frame
for complaintinvestigations very seriously.In the last couple
of
years, weve improved andwell continue to improvein resolving
these investiga-tions in a timely way, said
Wright.The APD has hired a civil-
ian staffer for the PSS to doadministrative work so offi-cers
can focus on investiga-tions, she said.The time required for an
investigation depends on thenumber of complaints beingexamined,
the complexityof the cases and vacancieswithin the
PSS.Additionally, the clock can
tick on police complaintinvestigations that are sus-pended until
any parallelcriminal file is complete.The APD also takes on
external complaint investiga-tions for other police
depart-ments, which can add to thecaseload,Wright said.Woods noted
Abbotsfords
PSS, which has three officers,is smaller than some otherpolice
departments of com-parable size.You cant criticize thequal-
ity of their work, he said.But sometimes profes-
sional standards sections canbe under resourced.APD does take
PSS staffing
levels into consideration, saidWright.But we have to balance
thatwith the needs of the restof the organization, and
fiscalrestraints on the departmentare a factor, she
said.Weareworking tobemore
efficient and smarterwith theresourceswehave and reducethe
amount of repetition andthe workload.
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