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T H U R S D A Y August 22, 2013
N E W S , S P O R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T
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Nicholas Schmid, 10, has fun at the water park in Abbotsford on
Tuesday. With the continuing hot,sunny weather, the water park will
be a popular place to be, right up until school starts on Sept.
3.
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A boriginal communi-ties along the lowerFraser River couldface a
leanwinter, after offi-cials banned all salmon fish-ing in the
region in an effortto allow as many sockeyeas possible to get to
theirspawning creeks.Less than half the fore-
casted numbers of sockeye,a 21 per cent lower waterflowmeasured
at Hope andrecord high water tempera-tures of 21C in the Fraser
Canyon prompted the banon all species of salmon lastweek.Even
though pinks are
returning in good numbers,officials want to protect anysockeye
thatmay get caughtin other salmon fisheries.As of Friday and until
fur-
ther notice, theDepartmentof Fisheries andOceanswiththe Pacific
SalmonCommis-sion closed fishing for anysalmon species on the
lowerFraser River, from Stevestonupstream to the AlexandraBridge in
the Fraser CanyonaboveHope.The ban affects
all recreational, commercialand aboriginal fisheries.That means
some of the
94 First Nations communi-ties along the Fraser Riverwill be
facing hardshipsthis year, said Ernie Crey, afishery advisor to the
Sto:loTribal Council.Aboriginal communities
have fished the Fraser forsockeye for millennia astheir main
source of pro-tein, and that relationshipcontinues to be
crucial.
Salmon shutdownDFO announces all-out ban on FraserRiver salmon
fishing until further notice
ROCHELLE [email protected]
D istrict ofMissionMayorTed Adlem has throwndown the gauntlet,
or rathera soapy sponge, in a chal-lenge to his counterpart
inAbbotsford.Adlemhas bet Abbotsford
Mayor Bruce Banman thatMission residents will out-do Abbotsford
residentswhen it comes to partici-pating in an online
healthsurvey.And hes putting some
elbow grease on the line.If the City of Abbotsford
can encouragemore peopleto participate in the surveythan we can
in Mission, Iwill personally wash andwax Mayor Banmans car,
promised Adlem.And I propose that ifMis-
sion wins this challenge,Mayor Banman will come
across the river and washmy truck.
Adlem challenges Banman andAbbotsford on survey responseLosing
mayorwashes thewinners car
see SALMON, page A4
ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES
Mission Mayor Ted Adlem has bet Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Ban-man
more Mission residents will do an online health survey.
see SURVEY, page A4
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THETIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 NEWS A3
UpfrontROCHELLE [email protected]
Two Abbots ford mennabbed after selling thedrug doda to
undercover offi-cers out of a shop front werehanded a six-month
condi-tional sentence last week.Raj Kumar Gandhi and
Ekbal Singh Swaich eachpleaded guilty to a countof trafficking
and were sen-tenced in Abbotsford provin-cial court on Aug. 8.Doda
is an illegal, addictive
opiate made from dried andground poppy pods that isoften
consumed in tea, par-ticularly by individuals in theSouth Asian
community.AbbotsfordPolice launched
a two-month undercoveroperation targeting the dodamarket in the
summer of2011 after concerns wereraised by leaders of the
citysSouth Asian communityabout increasing addictionsto the drug,
said Const. IanMacDonald.Doda is comparable to her-
oin with the same inherentrisks to consumers, he said.Much like
other street
drugs, users dont truly knowwhat they might be getting.The two
men were caught
trafficking about 200 gramsof the drug out of a store inthe
Cedar Park Place Mall.Two other Abbotsford resi-
dents, Tehal Singh Bath andMandeep Singh Dhaliwal,were sentenced
Wednesdayafternoon for cultivating aChilliwack crop of opiumpoppies
in order to producedoda in 2010.Bath and Dhaliwal each
got a conditional sentenceof two years less a day afterpleading
guilty to charges ofproduction of a controlledsubstance and
possession forthe purpose of trafficking lastyear. Crown counsel
arguedthe opium field could havereaped $15million in doda ifsold on
streets.Full details on Bath and
Dhaliwals sentencing werenot available before theTimespress
deadline.Formore, read the full story
online at abbotsfordtimes.com or in Tuesdays paper.
W/ FILES FROM JENNIFER SALTMAN
Conditionalsentences fordoda dealers
ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES
UFV Student Union Society president Shane Potter shows off the
new shuttle buses that will run between the University of the
Fra-ser Valley campuses in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. The SUS and
UFV partnered on the project to address the lack of public transit
.
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The UFV Student Union Societyis driving change with a newshuttle
bus thatwill run betweenthe Abbotsford and Chilliwack cam-puses
this September.UFV students had to develop their
own bus route after years of trying topressure the cities of
Abbotsford andChilliwack to establish public transitbetween the two
municipalities.SUS president Shane Potter said the
new campus connector is the resultof a partnership between the
studentassociation and the University of theFraser Valley, which
will fund 40 percent of the costs of the initiative.I dont think
words can describe
how excited we are. It was a long timein the making, he
said.There are essentially no viable tran-
sit options between Abbotsford andChilliwack and students need
to getfrom one campus or another to get toclasses.
The 20-passenger, wheelchair-acces-sible shuttle buses will run
15 timesa day in both directions Monday toThursday, and eight times
on Fridays.The SUS held an online referen-
dum inMarch asking students if theydbe willing to pay an extra
$6.75 persemester to run the bus between theAbbotsford campus and
the CanadaEducation Park and Trades and Tech-
nology Centre campuses in Chilli-wack.A total of 75 per cent of
the students
who voted supported the idea, saidPotter.The semester hasnt even
started and
the buzz around the shuttle is alreadybuilding, he said.Weve
been barraged by emails and
people are already coming by the officeasking questions.The bus
will remove barriers to the
approximately 16,000 UFV studentsfrom various Fraser Valley
communi-ties who can now opt to take classes orprograms on either
campus. The ser-vice also benefits the environment andmeans
students dont have to own a caror pay for gas and parking, he
said.Jody Gordon, UFVs vice president
of student support services, said it wasgreat to see the
long-desired shuttleservice launched.It is very important to our
university
to have our campuseswell-connected,said Gordon.While we cant
connect all of our
eight university locations in the FraserValley by shuttle at
this time, this is avery positive start.TheMissionAbbotsfordTransit
Com-
mittee had considered establishing
a route to Chilliwack but decided itwasnt financially viable.The
MATC has stated theres not
enough ridership, especially duringnon-peak hours or the summer
semes-ter, to justify the expense associatedwith setting up an
inter-city route.The campus connector is meant to
be a temporary option until themunic-ipalities of Abbotsford and
Chilliwackcan develop a permanent transit route,said Potter.The
shuttle service will be a pilot
project thatwill prove there is sufficientdemand for a public
option to transitauthorities in both communities, hesaid.The
underlying reason for the proj-
ect is to prove to the cities of Abbotsfordand Chilliwack that
this is somethingthat people want and that it will bewell
utilized.The Campus Connector shuttle will
stop at the Abbotsford campus andAbbotsford Park and Ride (near
theMcCallum overpass) and at two loca-tions on the Chilliwack
campus atCanada Education Park as well as theChilliwack Park and
Ride (near theLickman Road overpass).For schedule information on
the
shuttle, contact UFV.
Student shuttleUFV students driving force
behindAbbotsford/Chilliwack shuttle bus
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A4 NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 THETIMES
The My Health My Community surveylaunched byVancouver Coastal
Health, FraserHealth and the eHealth Strategy Office hopesto learn
how residents lifestyle, local environ-ment, neighbourhood
characteristics anddaily interactions affect health over
time.Information gathered through the survey
will help improve future community pro-grams and services by
making them morerelevant to residents health and wellnessneeds.The
surveywill also gather detaileddata that
heath authorities are no longer receiving fromthe Canadian
Community Health Surveysformerly compiled by Statistics
Canada.Thehealth authorities hope 40,000 to 50,000
people living in the Fraser Valley, Metro Van-couver, the
Sunshine Coast, the Sea to Skycorridor, and along the north coast
will takethe 15minutes to answer the online survey incoming
months.The survey includes questions such as:Can you walk to a
grocery store in your
neighbourhood? How many fast-food mealsdid you eat last
week?Whenwas the last timeyou saw a doctor? Do you smoke?
Resulting data on topics such as smokingand obesity patterns
helps health authoritiesto establish disease prevention
programs.Neighbourhood information on nearby
green spaces or busy roads, for instance, canhelp city planners
plot traffic patterns, parksor community facilities.Mayor Banman
has taken up the challenge
issued by Adlem with gusto.Absolutely, Im going to take that
bet, said
Banman. I have faith my constituents willmeet and beat [those in
Mission].Banman said hes happy to risk getting his
hands wet if it encourages people to par-ticipate in an
initiative that could improveindividual and community health.And if
we win, residents can come out and
enjoy watching Mayor Adlem washing mycar, said Banman.The My
Health My Community survey
representatives will track the percentage ofsurvey respondents
by each communityspopulation to keep the bet above board.For more
information and to take the My
Health My Community survey
visitmyhealthmycommunity.org/Survey.aspx.
WITH FILES FROM THE VANCOUVER SUN
Banman accepts the challengeSURVEY, from page A1
They tend to be very small communitiesand impoverished, with
very little employ-ment, Crey said Friday. They tend to beolder, on
pensions or on fixed incomes.Thesepeople really rely on the sockeye
runs to feedthemselves.While its painful to accept the closure,
Brenda Morgan of Matsqui First Nationsbelieves its necessary to
help the sockeye.
Matsqui First Nations is definitely in sup-port of conservation,
said Morgan, a bandcouncil member andMatsquis fisheries
rep-resentative. We really need [the sockeye] tocome back in good
numbers four years fromnow, but we definitely have to come to
termswith this.Without the opening, it really doesput stress on our
families.See the DFO notice at bit.ly/19kT98vFor the full Times
article, visit our website,
www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
Matsqui First Nations supports banSALMON, from page A1
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Cell Death andDifferentiation, gives hope to those withchronic
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Three air cadets from861 Silverfox Squad-ron in Abbostford
for-mally received the followingindividual awards on paradeAug. 15,
in Victoria.Vyom Sanghavi received
the Top Cadet Award (Night-hawkFlight);Thomas Schratzreceived
the Most ImprovedCadet Award ( VampireFlight); and Konybai Maborwas
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drill, dress, and deport-ment, and are consideredto be team players
in theirflights.Themost improved cadet is
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theiroverall improvement in theareas of performance,
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Abbotsford cadets
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a veryengaging and charismatic
young man.Each flight was comprised
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150 air cadets from
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Albert HeadAir Cadet Summer TrainingCentre.Lt.-Col. Stephan
Maude,
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reviewing officer forthe parade, and presentedCadet Sanghavi with
his topcadet award.Lt.-Col. Carrie Johnston,
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past two weeks,
these cadets the majority
between 12 and 13 years ofage completed a busy pro-gram,
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Arlen a victim ofridiculous IPC rules
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Cheating a cause of grade inflation
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Educators typicallyrespond defensivelywhenever concern
aboutgrade inflation is expressed. Itis a universal problem,
espe-cially rampant in educationalsystems not using
large-scaletesting.Student cheating is one rea-
son why classroommarks aregreatly inflated. Grade inflationis a
widespread problem that isseldom discussed. Combattingit is
difficult. The alternativescause anxiety within the educa-tion
system.A Canadian study reports
that 73 per cent of universitystudents confessed to
seriouscheating in their written workwhile in high school.
Anotherstudy found that 92 per cent ofstudents never get
caught.Many people think that it is
the weaker students who cheat,but studies demonstrate
thatcheating is most prevalent withstronger students.Equally
troubling in the
Canadian study is that 41 percent of students helped some-one
else cheat. One researchercommented that cheating isno longer
deviant but normalbehavior.Another study reports that 20
per cent of Grade 1 students areinvolved in cheating rising to
56per cent in middle school years.Unwitting parents can con-
tribute to the problem. Think ofa student who receives helpfrom
his parents on a science
project or essay. If a student istransparent about the
assis-tance received, he/she mightnot receive as high a grade
thanif the teacher thinks the studentdid the assignment on
theirown.Much of the cheating occurs
when students are writing teststhat are poorly
supervised.Classroom assessments areusually supervised by only
onepair of eyes where test writerssit close together and can
easilysee other students work.Work done outside the class-
room essays and projects but submitted for evaluationprovides an
array of opportuni-ties for obtaining credit withoutdoing the
work.It is impossible to calculate
how significant cheating is incontributing to grade inflation.A
Canadian report suggests
Grade 12 marks are inflated by20 per cent a full letter
grade.Lost in the discussion of
cheating are the interests ofthose who dont cheat. Theywork
harder, learn more, butare penalized when their marksare used for
scholarships andentry to prestigious universities.
These students have a rightto expect fairness in the
class-room.Provincial examinations
reduce grade inflation substan-tially, partly because cheatingon
these examinations is cur-tailed.Writing in a room withdesks
well-spaced, walls bareof helpful material, cell phonesremoved, and
with many setsof eyes watching from differentangles increases
fairness for thehonest students.Some educators do not like
this model because usinglarge-scale testing also
providesopportunity to evaluate teach-ing. Fairness is not only
aboutreceiving honest marks but alsogood instruction.A balanced
approach to
assessment involves a combi-nation of teachers perceptionsas
well as using scientifically-designed tests. Researchersfind that
system tests are moreconsistent than teachers
per-ceptions.Provincial testing should
occur annually so that greaterfairness to students is
ensured.This approach provides a
check and balance to hav-ing students benefitting fromhaving an
unfair advantagethrough cheating.
Jim Dueck is a former Abbotsfordschool superintendent, former
assis-tant deputy minister in Albertaseducation ministry, an author
anddedicated duffer.
Your view
JIM DUECK
GuestColumn
W ith all the negative press the Interna-tional Olympic
Committee is receiv-ing, regardingVladimir Putins archaicattitude
towards freedom of expression, nowis the perfect opportunity for
the Interna-tional Paralympic Committee to steal thepositive
spotlight. Or so youd think.Apparently, it thinks
otherwise.Instead, the IPC created controversy of its
own, by announcing an inane ruling thatkept current world record
holder VictoriaArlen relegated to poolside for the 2013
IPCSwimmingWorld Championships in Mon-treal this past week.The IPC
released a statement just prior
to the start of the Montreal meet declaringArlen ineligible for
any future Paralympiccompetitions, based on the possibility thather
paralysis may not be permanent.The 18-year-old American athlete
suffered
a rare neurological disorder of the spinalcord known as
transverse myelitis, at theage of 11. It left her paralyzed from
the waistdown.The catch is that transverse myelitis is not
necessarily a permanent disorder.Yes, Arlen is a paraplegic and
the IPC
accepts that she was definitely a paraplegicwhen she set a world
record and won a goldmedal in the 100-metre freestyle and
silvermedals in three other races in London lastyear.The IPC is not
calling Arlen a cheater.What the IPC is saying, is that there is
a
chance that Arlen wont be a paraplegic forlife, and because of
that, she is ineligibleto compete against other athletes with
dis-abilities.Thats right. It matters not that Arlen is a
paraplegic. It matters not that she is the bestin the world. It
matters only that, throughpossible remission, Arlen may be able
towalk again someday.This is not an issue of Arlens affliction
being temporary. Its an issue of her afflic-tion possibly not
being permanent. Possibly.There is a substantial difference
betweentemporary and possibly not permanent.I say let her compete.
I can assure you
that, should Arlen ever walk again, shewould gladly walk right
into the IPC officeand hand over every medal she ever won asa
paraplegic.Taking away her opportunity to compete
as an elite athlete based on what might hap-pen in the future is
simply ridiculous. Ridic-ulous, narrow-minded, and using
extremelybad judgment.The IPC is sounding more like the IOC all
the time.Is anyone out there surprised?
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THETIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 LETTERS A9
Editor, the Times:In reference to Sieglinde
Malmbergs letter of Aug.15,Let Bentley die with digni-ty, just a
very brief remind-er that to intentionallycause the death of
anotherhuman being is murder.Whether done with a gun,
a knife, or any blunt instru-ment, it is not justifiableexcept
in self-defence.To kill in slowmotion by
starvation and/or dehydra-tion is still murder.The Fraser Health
Author-
ity is absolutely correct tocontinue to spoon feedMargot Bentley
despitethe objections of her family.Anything less is not in
line
with health, the very nameof the organization, butrather planned
death.It should never be If we
cant cure you, well kill you.
George BochenekAbbotsford
Turner missespoint, not DueckEditor, the
Times:ReadingHilaryTurners let-
ter titled Dueck misses thepoint (Aug. 15), I take excep-tion to
her view that dol-lar for dollar, public sectorunions are exactly
the sameas private sector employ-ees.She is right up to a point
in
that their tax contributionsare part of the income piethat
governments base theirspending on.She forgets, however, that
the biggest part of their salaryhas to be picked up by someother
taxpayers.To illustrate my point, I
will take a single female civilservice employee who hasearned
$91,540.39 in 2012.Of that, the employee paid
out to CPP $2,306.70, toE.I. $839.97, to union dues$2085.91, to
her pension plan$6694.42, for federal incometax $12670.62 and for
B.C.income Tax $4769.13.That would have le f t
her with a net income of$75,562.48.Taxpayers other than her
have to pick up not only the$75, 562.48 that she has afterall
her contribution, but theyalso have to add the employ-er portion of
CPP ($2306.70)the employer portion of E.I.($1175.95), a matching
con-tribution to her pension plan($6694.42), and the healthand
benefits plan enjoyed byall civil service that I have notgot a
price tag for.In other words, other tax-
payers have to come upwitha healthy $85,739.55 just tokeep this
one civil servantemployed.Ms. Turner is correct in
another thing in her letter.She pointed out that when itcomes to
civil servants, thereare lots of them.
They hopefully contrib-ute their remaining share tothe B.C.
Economy, but theirwages can never grow aneconomy. Other
non-gov-ernment factors have to behealthy to do that.
Brian ArcherMission
Dad saw salmonissue comingEditor, the Times:Re: Sockeye
numbers
floundering, Aug. 15Of all his worries about
the state of wild salmon inB.C., my late father, a com-mercial
salmon fishermanfor about a half-century,was particularly
worriedabout the dangerouslynegative repercussions ofover-warming
of waters such as Fraser River is cur-rently experiencing on
ourwild salmon, not to mentionfish-farming and pollution.Having
said that, however,
I can picture him whirlingin his urn if he could stillobserve
what our govern-ments are allowing andmuchmore frightening,going to
allow variousindustrial interests to do tocause serious damage,
per-haps irrevocably, to our pre-cious salmon habitat; and,topping
it all off, apparentlyto a degree beyond whatdad likely ever
thought pos-sible.So many very early morn-
ings, Id briefly get up for awashroom break and seethe light
breaking throughunderneath his bedroomdoor and into the
hallwaysdarkness, with my father onthe other side very
slowlytypewriting missives to vari-ous politicians.I must have
proofread
and corrected the grammarin almost a couple hundredof his
letters over the years,just on this topic alone.Id assure him that
the
politicians do not have orwill not give their time topersonally
respond to eachconcerned writer; that theyalmost certainly had
hiredstaff to read the missivesand use an issue-templateletter
return system, with aspecific template ready torespond to every
potentialissue.All theyd likely do is type-
in the letter-writers nameand address and print it outto mail
back. . .Nonetheless, my father
typed on about what wereto him the greatest fish-
habitat concerns of the day.Oh, the irony.
Frank G. Sterle, Jr.White Rock
Dueck missesthe pointEditor, the Times:Lately there have
been
calls for the abolition of theCanadian Senate.I think that would
be a
mistake, but clearly the Sen-ate needs fixing. I have
onesuggestion.The Senate serves a pur-
pose. It reviews policy issuesoutside of partisan
electedpolitics.It can check the unfet-
tered power of the primeminister. It is supposed tospeak for
regional interests,not those of the prime min-ister.Each province
has a fixed
number of senators. Underthe Constitution, they areappointed by
the GovernorGeneral (prime minister).Amending the Constitu-
tion is effectively impos-sible.A Triple E Senate (equal,
elected, effective) proposalwas defeated with the
1992Charlottetown Accord ref-erendum, perhaps becausethat accord
attempted toomany other things.
But the provinces willnever give up what theyhave, without a
deal back.In B.C., that would require
a referendum, which wouldlikely defeat any side deals.Senate
elections would
not work, without real-location of the numbers,because the
underrepre-sented provinces (B.C. andAlberta) would be
furtherunderrepresented, as theelected senators,
rightfully,exercised their elected pow-ers.So here is a
suggestion.The prime minister could
agree that he would onlyappoint senators fromnames submitted by
theprovinces.Those senators would
truly be loyal to their homeprovinces and the Senatewould cease
to be a homefor the prime ministersloyalists.This can be done on
the
commitment of the primeminister alone.If he is serious about
Sen-
ate reform, he just has todo it!
IanMacLeodRichmond
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smil-ing, happy people. Include a short recap of the happening and
names of
each person photographed. Use SCENE INTHE CITYas your subject
line and email: [email protected].
Scene intheCity
JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Muscular Dystrophy Canada teamed up with Canada Safewayto raise
funds to support those living with neuromusculardisorders. For the
month of August, Canada Safeway storesacross Western Canada and
Northwestern Ontario will educatecustomers about neuromuscular
disorders and the work ofMuscular Dystrophy Canada. Safeway donated
$10,000 towardsthe modification of Fran Gordons van. Fran, centre
in blue,of Abbotsford, is surrounded by employees at the
AbbotsfordSafeway Saturday morning, including assistant manager
DavidFicociello (back row), Al Dickman, centre row right, and MD
vol-unteer Norma Babalis, centre left.
SUBMITTED/FOR THE TIMES
Sharan Dhillon (right) of Canadian Red Cross accepts a chequein
Abbotsford from James Epp, owner of Fraserway RV. FourAlberta RV
dealerships, as well as employees from dealershipsin B.C. and
Washington, all combined to raise $291,630 in justfive weeks to aid
the flood relief in southern Alberta. CanadianRed Cross and
Samaritans Purse Canada have been helpingresidents displaced by the
June 20 flood, and will split thedonation for ongoing relief
efforts.
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A16 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 THETIMES
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resources
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assistsfamilies seeking childcare placements in the community
through referrals,consultations, support and resources.
For more information on the Child Care Resource and Referral
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THETIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 BACK TO SCHOOL A17
SUBMITTED TO THE TIMES
The Canada Safety Councilis reminding motorists thatyellow
school buses are backon the roads this fall. Remain vigi-lant,
patient and responsible sothat everyone gets where they aregoing
safely.
Know the lawThe Highway Traffic Act in each
province and territory states thatevery driver, approaching
frombothdirections toward a school bus withoverhead red
signal-lights flashing,must stop and shouldnt proceeduntil the
busmoves or the overheadred signal-lights have stopped flash-ing
(except on highways separatedby amedian strip, whereby oncom-ing
traffic is not required to stop).Also, school buses are required
by
law to stop at all railway crossings.As such, motorists should
likewisebe prepared to stop behind them.Breaking the law is costly
fines
are as high as $2,000 and motor-ists can expect up to nine
demeritpoints for the first offence.Travelling in a school bus is
16
times safer than travelling in a fam-ily vehicle per passenger,
per kilo-metre of travel, according to a studyby Transport
Canada.
In addition, each school busmade and imported into Canadahas
approximately 40 standard
safety features built into the designand construction. These
includespecialized brake systems, lighting,
emergency exits, escape hatches inthe roof, andhigh padded
seatbacksthat cushion the impact of a crash.It is most common for
injuries
to be sustained once children areoutside the bus. Children may
behit by their own school bus or othervehicles, underlining theneed
for allmotorists to abide by the laws andbe vigilant with student
pedestriansand bicyclists.
Important tipsHere are a few tips to help ensure
that children reach their destina-tions safely. Abide by the
school bus traffic
laws. Watch for children running to
catch their bus. They have beenknown to pay little regard for
theirown safety and may dart out intraffic. Respect the crossing
guards and
slow down in school zones. During the school year, be espe-
cially cautious during periods of theday when students are
travelling toand from home.Watch for cyclists and pedestri-
ans on roadways. When turning at intersections,
watch out for students using thecrosswalks. Teach your own
children about
safe conduct in roadways and onschool buses.Prevention is the
key to safety.
With education and awareness, allchildren should be able to get
safelyto school and home again. Take thetime to review, follow and
sharethese valuable rules and tips withother drivers and your
children.
Remember the rules for school busesDrivers prepareto stop
back-to-school seasonis upon us
CANADA SAFETY COUNCIL/FOR THE TIMES
Its that time of year again: school buses will soon be back on
the road.
SUBMITTED TO THE TIMES
The start of the school year isbarely aweek away, and thatmeans
the start of the flu seasonis not far off either.Vaccines are an
option, and
with that, one question oftenarises: where can you go andfind a
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All funds raised from the sale of these itemssupport vital
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A18 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 THETIMES
BUS ROUTES
The following schedules outline the school bus service provided
byMission Public Schools.ELIGIBILITY FOR BUSING:Bus service will be
provided only to students who have registeredprior to the first day
of school and who live outside the schooldistricts walk limits.
Students CANNOT board the bus on the first dayof school without
prior registration.
Walk limits are 4 km for Kindergarten to Grade 6 students and
4.8 kmfor Grades 7 to 12 students.
SCHOOL BUS REGISTRATION:Families requiring school bus
transportation for the 2013/14 schoolyear must submit a completed
registration form and payment tothe finance department at the Board
of Education office, located at33046 Fourth Avenue. Space on school
buses cannot be guaranteedto students who have not yet
registered.
Bus registration forms and further information regarding bus
ratesare available by clicking on the Bus Service icon at
www.mpsd.ca
ROUTE 1 AMDestination: Deroche / Dewdney / HSS / Riverside /
HPSSPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION
7:15 Leave Bus Yard7:40 Lake Errock Store7:42 Lougheed Hwy @
Scowlitz Access Rd7:45 Errock Place Rd (across tracks)7:46 Squakum
Rd7:47 43889 Ryall Rd7:48 Low Rd & Errock Pl7:51 Harrison Bay
@Moses Dr7:55 Watkin Rd - @ Fire Hall7:57 Lougheed Hwy & Ohman
Rd8:00 Lougheed Hwy @ Brooks8:03 Lougheed Hwy @ Brooks8:07 Lougheed
Hwy @ Brooks8:08 Louheed and Taylor Rd8:09 Lougheed Hwy & Athey
Rd8:10 41109 Lougheed Hwy8:12 39158 Lougheed Hwy8:14 38504 Lougheed
Hwy8:18 DEWENDEY ELEMENTARY
8:25 HATZIC SECONDARY - pick-up transfer studentsfrom Bus #2 ,
#3, #4, #9 & #128:30 Dewdney Trunk Rd and East Penner St8:33
RIVERSIDE8:39 HERITAGE PARK SECONDARY
ROUTE 2 AMDestination: Dewdney / HSS / Hatzic Elementary / MSS /
A. McMahonPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION
7:15 Leave Bus Yard7:39 41611 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:42
Nicomen Island & Dyke7:44 Nicomen Island Trunk & Deroche
Landing7:47 40930 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:47 Nicomen
&McDonald7:48 40217 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:52 Nicomen Island
& McDiarmid7:53 39482 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:55 39160 Nicomen
Island Trunk Rd7:56 Nicomen & Gourlay7:57 38811 Nicomen Island
Trunk Rd7:58 38567 Nicomen Island Trunk Rd7:59 Nicomen Island
&Thompson Rd8:05 DEWDNEY ELEMENTARY8:10 Catherwood and Hawkins
Pickle8:13 33762 Hawkins Pickle8:14 37539 Hawkins Pickle8:15 Bell
& Hess8:22 HATZIC SECONDARY - Drop-o transfer students to
Bus #1 & #13 / Pick-up transfer students from Bus #98:24
HATZIC ELEMENTARY8:32 ALBERTMCMAHON - Pick-up walking students
and
transfer students from Bus #5, #6 & #138:37 MISSION
SECONDARY
ROUTE 3 AMDestination: HSS / Hatzic Elem / Riverside / A.
McMahonPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP LOCATION
7:35 Leave Bus Yard7:50 Stave Lake &White7:50 Stave Lake
&Watt7:51 Stave Lake & Timbercove7:52 10685 Stave Lake
Rd7:53 10728 Stave Lake St7:54 Stave Lake & Dale7:55 11428
Stave Lake Rd7:56 11460 Stave Lake Rd7:57 11620 Stave Lake Rd7:58
11475 Farms Rd7:59 10980 Farms Rd8:00 Farms Rd & Dale Rd8:01
10594 Farms Rd8:02 Farms Rd @ Riverside8:03 Farms Rd @ Sward Rd8:04
Farms Rd @Mountainview Rd8:04 9623 Farms Rd8:05 9766 Sylvester
Rd8:06 9549 Sylvester Rd8:07 9019 Sylvester Red8:08 Sylvester Rd
& Davies8:09 36489 Davies Rd8:11 Eagle Rd @ Shore Rd8:17 HATZIC
SECONDARY - MSS students transfer to
Bus #12 / HPSS to Bus #18:18 HATZIC ELEMENTARY8:22 RIVERSIDE8:25
ALBERTMCMAHON - (Pick-up walking students)
Drop-o Bus #2 transfer students8:35 HATZIC SECONDARY8:40 HATZIC
ELEMENTARY
ROUTE 4 AMDestination: HSS / Hatzic ElemPICK-UPTIME PICK-UP
LOCATION
7:22 Leave Bus Yard7:41 Sylvester & Cascade Ridge - top of
hill7:42 Sylvester & Lundgren7:43 Sylvester & Kussman
Rd7:44 13406 Sylvester Rd7:44 Hartley & Sylvester7:45 13861
Sylvester Rd7:45 Sylvester Rd & Eng Rd7:46 14642 Sylvester
Rd7:47 Sylvester Rd & Ridgeview7:53 Spratt Rd & Degra7:53
13500 Spratt Rd7:54 Hartley & Spratt7:56 Hartley &
Burns7:57 Hartley Rd & Stave Lake7:58 13476 Stave Lake Rd7:59
13361 Stave Lake Rd8:00 12927 Stave Lake Rd8:01 12876 Stave Lake
Rd8:02 12462 Stave Lake Rd8:02 Stave Lake Rd & Durieu Rd8:03
Seux & Durieu8:04 Seux & Sylvester Rd8:05 11491 Sylvester
Rd8:09 Sylvester Rd & Dale8:10 10199 Sylvester Rd8:23 HATZIC
SECONDARY - drop o HSS students and
transfer student to Bus #18:27 HATZIC ELEMENTARY8:30 Cherry
& Cade Barr @ City Bus Stop8:35 ALBERTMCMAHON8:45 HATZIC
SECONDARY8:47 HATZIC ELEMENTARY
ROUTE 5 AMDestination: ESR / A. McMahon / HPSS / HSSPICK-UPTIME
PICK-UP LOCATION
7:20 Leave Bus Yard7:47 Keystone & Aherne7:48 30439 Malquist
Ave7:50 Keystone &Wolfe7:51 Keystone &Wallace7:55 Shaw St @
Greenwood Dr7:55 10935 Greenwood Dr7:56 11083 Shaw St7:58 10394
Shaw St8:04 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:04 32509 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:05 32612
Dewdney Trunk Rd8:06 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Cedar St8:07 Dewdney
Trunk Rd & Pavillion8:07 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Bodner Tr8:08
Larkspur Ave8:10 Stave Lake Rd @ Doyle St8:11 Stave Lake Rd @
Ferndale Ave8:15 Ferndale & Barr8:17 9131 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:18
9021 Dewdney Trunk Rd8:18 Dewdney Trunk Rd @ Tunbridge Ave8:18
Dewdney Trunk Rd @ Dalke Ave8:19 Dewdney Tr Rd & Dalke Ave8:20
ESR - on Cade Barr8:21 Cherry @ City Bus Stop8:23 ALBERTMcMAHON -
(MSS students transfer to
Bus #2 / Pick-up walking students going to HPSS)8:30 HERITAGE
PARK SECONDARY8:33 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Jones Terrace8:38 HATZIC
SECONDARY8:42 HATZIC ELEMENTARY
ROUTE 6 AMDestination: Silverdale / HPSS / A. McMahonPICK-UPTIME
PICK-UP LOCATION
6:55 Leave Bus Yard7:26 31173 Dewdney Trunk Rd7:28 Dewdney Trunk
Rd & Pilgrim7:31 Dewdney Trunk Rd & Bell7:30 12191 Bell
Rd7:33 Bell St & Nikula Ave7:34 30476 Berg Ave7:35 Berg Ave
& Rolley Lake7:36 Rolley Lake & Dewdney Trunk Rd7:39 Carr
St & Carlson Ave7:40 Carr St & Taise Pl7:41 12436 Carr
St7:43 12483 Powell St7:44 Powell & Berg7:52 Triple Creek
Trailer Park - (10021 Wilson St)7:55 Ruskin Trailer Park - (9950
Wilson St)8:00 SILVERDALE ELEMENTA