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Helping Making a difference

in Afghanistan.

■ PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS

The GW Graham junior varsity Grizzlies celebrate after winning the AA provincial football crown with a 23-20 win over Parksville’s Ballenas Whalers on Saturday. The Grizzlies are the first Chilliwack team to win the provincial title. Story, page 23. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

Coulter hits the ground runningKatie BartelThe Progress

Dan Coulter knows he has a steep learning curve ahead of him and is excited for the adventure.

With just one year to prove him-self, Coulter, the newest trustee to join Chilliwack school board, is already look-ing at ways of making a difference in the Chilliwack school district.

He wants to get more students involved at the board level, and hopes to entice the Chilliwack board to write an open letter to the B.C. government, including the premier, finance minister and education minister – similar to that of Vancouver school board – advocating for more public school funding.

“I don’t know exactly how [this year’s] going to play out; it’s going to be a big learning curve,” he told The Progress ear-lier this week. “I’m really going to have to just get in there and dig.”

Last Saturday Coulter won the Chilliwack school board byelection earn-ing 520 of the votes cast, beating out second place finisher Harold Schmidt by 181 votes.

Voter turnout for the byelection was tepid, at best.

The 1,453 ballots cast were far short of the nearly 10,000 cast in 2011, which was the second worst voter turnout in the province.

With roughly 64,000 eligible voters in Chilliwack, participation was around 2.3 per cent.

The Chilliwack school district has approximately 1,800 teachers and sup-port staff and 14,000 students.

Coulter, who billed himself as the first “progressive” candidate to seek a seat on Chilliwack school board, was endorsed by CUPE BC and former school trustee Louise Piper, whose resignation necessi-tated the byelection. He also had the sup-port of former NDP MLA for Chilliwack-Hope, Gwen O’Mahony

The economic argument for pipeline expansionJennifer FeinbergThe Progress

The message from Kinder Morgan to the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce was about “maximizing” potential from its proposed $5.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expan-sion.

The numbers – including estimated jobs, taxes and eco-nomic spinoffs – were rolled out Thursday in an upbeat lunchtime presentation at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel by Greg Toth, senior director for Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

Communities will act as “hubs” for the pipeline twinning project, but they need to pre-pare should the pipeline project be approved for construction in 2016.

“The one message I want them to take away is that we are working hard to maximize local opportunities,” said Toth, after the luncheon.

“That is the vision of our pres-ident Ian Anderson, and that is the vision our project team is working toward.”

Skilled jobs and other spinoffs are coming this way for commu-nities who position themselves

accordingly, he said.The pipeline project would

snake through parts of the Fraser Valley, including parts of Chilliwack and Abbotsford, although the exact route has yet to be finalized.

A facilities application to triple the size of the Trans Mountain pipeline is due to be filed with the National Energy Board on Dec. 16, after 18 months of pub-lic engagement.

That explains the timing of the talk at the Chilliwack Chamber luncheon.

“I think it’s a great thing for Chilliwack,” said Brian Brind,

owner of a Husky station, while introducing Trans Mountain engineer Greg Toth to the luncheon crowd at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel Thursday.

Brind, a Hope truck stop owner, recounted how his bot-tom line increased 23 per cent, and the only cause he could attribute it to, was a job com-pleted by a pipeline company in the area.

That’s the kind of spinoff proj-ect officials are talking about.

But not everyone is con-vinced.

Earlier this month, activists

Voter turnout 2.3 per cent

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Aiding Afghanistan: One family’s story

Eric J. WelshThe Progress

There are times when he wonders, ‘Why am I here?’

Chaos surrounds Chris Robinson in Kabul, a city torn apart by decades of war. It isn’t safe for him here, and every moment spent in Afghanistan’s capital city is full of anxiety. He tries to remind himself that he’s here on a mission, but several times a day he catches himself wish-ing he was back in Chilliwack.

Even if just for a moment, to be back in his home, where everything makes sense.

He looks around and sees a nine-year-old boy using a hammer to fix a door frame. Children even younger than that boy wander the streets selling handmade bracelets, scarves and other trinkets, taking whatever they can get to help put dinner on the table for their family.

Chris pictures his three children, living in these condi-tions, and it almost makes him cry. He pictures Salim and Malika, two Afghan children he’s met, seeing a Canadian playground for the first time.

‘What look would they have on their faces?’ he wonders.

They have an edge to them that children that young should not have.

But as they put their little hands on his, he realizes that not all of their innocence has been lost. They’ve not yet been hardened to the point of hopelessness. They still believe that change is pos-sible, that their lives can be better.

And that answers his ques-tion.

‘Why am I here?’ he asks again.

‘For them.’❖ ❖ ❖

How do you start that con-versation?

Is there an easy way to say, ‘Soooo.. thinking of going to Afghanistan for a year. Whataya think?’

A police officer with 14

years of experience, Chris did some interesting things in the past. He went to Nunavut for a month. He worked 2010’s protester-filled G20 Summit in Toronto.

“He’s always been a bit of an adventurous type, you know?” Jolene said. “When he brought up an idea of an inter-national peace-keeping mis-sion, I was thinking maybe a six-months kind of thing. When he said one year, holy smokes!”

They looked over the details.

Twelve months in Kabul, the capital city. He’d be working with the RCMP’s International Peace Operations Branch, which deploys up to 45 Canadian police officers to the country on an ongoing basis. Working alongside Afghanistan’s Kabul and National Traffic Generals, Chris and his team would focus on building func-tional and sustainable traffic departments.

They talked about the implications.

He would be leaving her at home with three children; 12-year-old Carson, 10-year-old Cole and seven-year-old Caylin.

Life wouldn’t freeze-frame while he was gone.

This wasn’t the first time Chris had talked about a mis-

sion trip. He’d mused about it many times before. But this time, Jolene saw in his eyes that he was serious.

“The kids are young, but not too young,” she thought. “It’s not like I’d be dealing with diapers and things like that. Caylin is self sufficient now, so maybe it’s a good time.”

Chris had to go through an application process. He’d put in his paperwork, with no guarantees he’d be chosen to go.

“If he’s selected,” Jolene reasoned. “Then it’s meant to be.”

❖ ❖ ❖Once their decision was

made, Chris started to casu-ally float the idea at the dinner table, to gauge reactions.

“What would you think about Dad going to Afghanistan for a year?”

“Not happening,” the kids said.

How could he help them understand? It was in his nature to want to help people. It’s why he became a police officer, and he knew his training and job put him in a unique position to do some good in the world.

The kids weren’t going to care about that.

For a military man it’s part of the deal. Sign up, get sent to wherever you’re needed

and your family has to deal.But this was volunteering.

No one was making Dad go anywhere. He wanted to go.

Was he going to be here to cook us dinners and read us bed-time stories?

No? Then forget about it!Learning a bit about

Afghanistan at school, the boys were more receptive to what Chris wanted to do. They knew the basics about the country’s wars, the dev-astation left in their wake and what was going on now. When he talked about where he’d be going and what he’d be doing, they slowly came around to the idea. In fact, they were proud of him.

It was a fine line though, between telling them too much or too little. He wasn’t going to the Bahamas. Chris was heading into an active war zone, with guns and gre-nades and people blowing themselves up. How on Earth do you explain suicide bomb-ers to children?

The Taliban? Mujahideen? People willing to blow up themselves, and others, for a cause? If adults can’t wrap their heads around this stuff, how are kids supposed to?

Chris and Jolene tried to be as straight-forward as they could.

“Yes, Dad is going to a dan-

gerous place, and there’s no guarantee he’ll be completely safe while he’s there,” they said. “But it’s a peace-keeping mission, and there will be lots of people doing their very best to make sure he’s OK.”

If the final decision had been left to Caylin, Chris like-ly wouldn’t have gone.

But in early December, her objections overruled, there they were at the airport in Abbotsford, saying tearful goodbyes.

❖ ❖ ❖The kids were kept out of

school that day and the family went for a brunch.

The five of them sat at their table, none of them wanting to talk about Afghanistan. For a few minutes, they played pretend and avoided the inevi-table.

On the car ride to Abbotsford, barely a word was spoken. None of the, ‘Dad? Are we there yet?’ com-ments Chris usually heard. Everyone wanted this trip to take forever.

It was going to be four months before they saw him again.

Chris insisted beforehand that the family not wait for his plane to depart. They pulled into the five-minute unloading area, grabbed his luggage and had a big group cry.

“I was probably the big-

gest baby of them all, to be honest,” he said. “Thirty min-utes later I was Skyping them again to say goodbye again. After I hung up, that’s when I knew the adventure had really begun.”

❖ ❖ ❖It takes a long time to get

to the other side of the planet.Twenty three hours in

flight plus layovers, from North America to Frankfurt (Germany), then to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and on to Afghanistan. The view from the air was amaz-ing. Snow-capped mountains blending into a desolate des-ert.

Getting off the plane, the first thing hitting Chris was the stench, an overwhelming-ly pungent odor that smelled like a mix of diesel fuel, burn-ing tires and garbage. He didn’t know it yet, but many in this country were forced to burn garbage to heat their homes, and he would eventu-ally come to know this pol-lution as the source of the ‘Kabul cough.’

Chris was quickly outfit-ted in protective equipment (C8 rifles, ballistic vest/hel-met, load bearing vests with extra ammo, first aid kits, backpacks with extra food...etc), and shepherded onto an armoured convoy for the journey to Kabul. As he peered out the dusty window at the countryside beyond, he noticed for the first time the sense of urgency that would be palpable over the next 12 months.

No one was interested in stopping for a look-see.

No one wanted to be out in public for a second longer than necessary.

As the convoy wound its way into the Afghan capital, Chris was shocked by what he saw.

“You were surrounded by war-torn infrastructure, mili-tary equipment, barbed wire, bunkers and rubble every-where,” he recalled. “It was surreal to see what decades of war has done to the city.”

But one other thing caught his eye as the convoy rolled through the chaos.

New buildings. Amidst all the desolation,

a sign that someone, some-where, had a plan to fix it.

Hope. ❖

The Robinson family, from left, Caylin (7), mom Jolene, Cole (10), and Carson (12) are excited for Chris (pictured) to come home after spending a year in Afghanistan. In her right hand, Caylin holds a nearly empty jar that once con-tained 365 jelly beans. A classmate gave it to her and told her she could eat one a day until her dad got home. When this picture was taken, 12 remained. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

In the first of a two-part series, reporter Eric Welsh looks at the year-long effort by a Chilliwack RCMP member to bring order to the chaos of Kabul, and the impact of that assignment on his family at home.

On Friday: Chris Robinson on the ground in Kabul while Jolene and the kids adjust to life without him.


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Within 15 minutes of an armed robbery last week, Chilliwack RCMP had the suspect in custody.

Police got a call at around 1:40 p.m. last Wednesday that a lone male had robbed the Winners store in Chilliwack Mall. He apparently handed a teller a note, saying he had a gun.

A short time earlier a Salvation Army volunteer staffing a Christmas kettle at the mall was threatened with a hypodermic needle. The male demanded the cash from the kettle, claiming he had HIV.

Chilliwack RCMP immediately set up a perimeter around the mall and issued a description of the male suspect.

By 1:55 p.m., 45-year-old Keith Silver, of no fixed address, was located and arrested near Knight Road.

Police allege he was responsible for both incidents.Although Silver did not have a gun when arrested,

he did have a needle, police say.“Threatening volunteers and attempting to take

donations that are meant for those in the commu-nity with need is despicable,” says Constable Cynthia Kershaw.

No money was taken, Kershaw added, because the donation kettle was firmly locked in place.

Silver has been charged with two counts of rob-bery and will remain in custody until his next court appearance.

Welcome to your Wednesday Progress

The Chilliwack Progress has changed its publication days. Beginning today, your Progress will be delivered every Wednesday and Friday.

But that’s not the only change you’ll find. We’ve also moved our popular arts and entertainment pack-age “Scene and Heard” to Wednesday. And columnist Tom Fletcher brings his insights to B.C. politics to Wednesdays as well.

Our ‘Life’ page, and Margaret Evans will be in our Friday edition.


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Alcohol gifts and kids don’t mix: ParentKatie BartelThe Progress

A Chilliwack parent is furious that alcohol is being used in ele-mentary school fundraisers.

For two years Vanessa Skotnitsky’s children, who attend Evans elementary and the Wind and Tide preschool located in the school, have been sent home with letters requesting alcohol donations for the school’s annual Christmas fundraiser.

Every year, each classroom is given a theme to create gift bas-kets that are auctioned off at the school’s Christmas concert.

Last year, Skotnitsky’s daugh-ter’s Grade 3 class had a theme of liquor store gift cards. And this year, the preschool, of which her youngest daughter attends, had a Christmas cocktail theme.

Alcohol doesn’t belong in schools, said Skotnitsky.

“It’s inappropriate.”Skotnitsky’s father died last

year from the effects of alcohol-ism. When she received last year’s request, she thought maybe it was an oversight. She wrote a letter to the principal, explaining her fam-ily’s situation, how including alco-hol into the school realm could be confusing for her children, and possibly others.

She didn’t got a response.But this year, when her young-

est daughter’s preschool was requested to make a Christmas cocktail gift basket, using a spe-cific recipe that included chocolate shavings and other sugary items, she was furious.

“You’re just glorifying this to

children,” she said.Skotnitsky is concerned for the

safety of students. Each gift basket is on display in the school’s hallway prior to the Christmas concert.

What if an overly curious stu-dent swiped a bottle, she asked.

Skotnitsky feels she’s been given the runaround.

When she didn’t get a response from the principal last year, she went to the assistant superinten-dent who said it was a PAC issue as they’re in charge of school fun-draisers. She then spoke to three PAC members who showed sympa-thy. But nothing changed.

This year Skotnitsky complained to the preschool, which promptly opted out of the theme after other parents had also complained. She also contacted the liquor control and licensing branch, who told her it was illegal to auction off alcohol without a proper permit.

However, as of Nov. 22, the B.C. government has relaxed the rules around auctioning liquor. Donated

liquor from an individual’s private collection, as well as liquor donated by a business or manufacturer, can be put up for auction without per-mit as long as the funds raised go toward charitable purposes. That includes small volumes of liquor – up to two cases of wine, eight 750 ml bottles of liquor, and, or 24 six-packs of beer, cider or coolers.

But for Skotnitsky, legality isn’t the issue.

“You want to be able to take your children shopping for the donation, you want to include them in the whole giving and generosity part of Christmas, but you don’t want to take them to the liquor store,” she said.

“As far as I’m concerned, even if it’s legal, it’s not moral.”

The Progress left messages for the principal at Evans elementary, the PAC president, the assistant superintendent and the superinten-dent of Chilliwack school district.

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Vanessa Skotnitsky, seen here with three-year-old daughter Hazel, is upset that alcohol is being included in gift baskets for Evans elementary’s annual Christmas fundraiser. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS

Schmidt, who didn’t attend either all-can-didates meetings, one due to a date change

and another to a sched-uling conflict garnered 339 votes. Ben Besler, who played an active role in the BC Liberal win just a few months earlier, finished third with 279 votes. Karen Jarvis, a regular at school board meetings, was fourth with 238 votes; Corey Neyrinck fifth with 54 votes; and Rob Stelmaschuk sixth with 23 votes.

Coulter has hit the ground running.

He’s already spoken with the president of the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA), was sworn into office on Tuesday, and will be attending the BCSTA annual trustee academy this weekend.

“It’s a short period of time,” he said of the year he’s got before the next election.

“I’m going to try to

learn as quick as I can.”Coulter, a mature stu-

dent at the University of the Fraser Valley, said he’ll continue his stud-ies, but will likely drop down to four courses from his current five. He intends to take the teacher training pro-gram, likely next fall, but will work in another district, following gradu-ation, if he continues to be a Chilliwack school trustee.

He is, however, step-ping down from his position as vice presi-dent of the Chilliwack-Hope NDP constituen-

cy office.“I don’t have the time

and I don’t want any perceived partisanship to affect my relationship with the other trustees or the work we have to do,” he said.

Board chair Walt Krahn is looking for-ward to having a full board of seven trustees again. The last several months have been hec-tic, he said, with the added responsibilities since Piper’s leave.

“We have a lot of work to do from now until the end of June,” said Krahn.

Chilliwack voters will be heading back to the polls in less than a year. Municipal elections, including school board, are set for November 2014.

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With the return of the dark, rainy weather, Chilliwack’s SaferCity program is warning pedestrians to see and be seen.

RCMP members were on the street Thursday, reminding pedestrians of the importance of being visible and attentive this time of year. They were joined by Mike Weightman, road safe-ty co-ordinator for ICBC, and Samantha Piper, co-ordinator of the SaferCity program for the City of Chilliwack.

It’s critical pedestrians take special care this time of year, said Weightman. The number of crash-related pedestrian injuries jumps 86 per cent in November and December, compared to July and August, he says.

That’s why the SaferCity pro-gram is urging pedestrians to wear bright or reflective clothing while walking. Carry a light, or a reflective device, says Piper.

The warning comes on the heels of two recent road trag-edies. Last Friday a two-year-old boy was killed in a Pitt Meadows shopping mall parking lot. And on Tuesday two seniors were struck and killed on a Coquitlam street.

In Chilliwack more than 40 pedestrians are injured every year, Weightman says. The severity of the injuries varies, but even a minor injury – particularly

for a senior – can be life-altering.On Thursday, the group was

handing out small reflective disks that can easily be slipped around a button, attached to a zipper fob, or clipped to a child’s backpack.

But there are a host of other ways to heighten visibility in the dark, from reflective armbands to full-on reflective jackets, Piper said.

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Keep your head up, make eye contact with drivers, and only proceed when it’s safe, said Weightman.

RCMP will be on the streets at a few locations in the coming days, helping to educate both pedestrians and drivers about the importance of being visible and vigilant.

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Chilliwack RCMP Cst. Matt Wright hands out safety tips and reflective disks to pedestrians at Promontory and Vedder Road Thursday. The joint initiative between the RCMP, ICBC and Chilliwack’s SaferCity program, aims to remind pedestrians to take special care this time of year. GREG KNILL/ PROGRESS

Chilliwack RCMP are warning local seniors to be on the look out for a potential scam.

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“In targeting trusted elderly ladies this is despicable behaviour even for a thief,” said Cpl. Len vanNieuwenhuizen. “We would certainly like to arrest the thief and his accomplice and put a stop to this victimization. We have engaged our Crime

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Leading by exampleThere are roughly 14,000 students in the Chilliwack public school

system. Assuming each has at least one parent or guardian, that’s about 14,000 people with a vested interest in the Chilliwack school district.

There are approximately 1,800 teachers and support staff who work for the district. And while not all live in Chilliwack, those who do (and their partners) have a stake in an effectively run school board.

Overall, there are about 64,000 eligible voters in Chilliwack. And while not all have school aged children, they all pay taxes and contrib-ute something to the school district’s $123.5 million annual operating budget.

Further, our society and our economy are shaped by the schools in which our students learn. The ability to succeed in work and flourish in life is influenced significantly by the experiences gained by those students at school.

And yet, on Saturday, during the 12-hour window allotted for the Chilliwack school board byelection, only 1,453 people found the time to vote.

Rough math puts the voter turnout at about a 2.3 per cent.To Dan Coulter goes well-earned congratulations. He ran an effective

and polished campaign that delivered a 181-vote margin over his nearest rival, Harold Schmidt.

There’s no doubt he’ll bring fresh insights to the board, and that his passion for skills training, aboriginal enrichment and academic excel-lence will be welcomed.

However it is impossible to ignore the larger lesson Chilliwack voters delivered to the 14,000 students in the Chilliwack school system. Just two weeks earlier we stood in silence as we honoured the sacrifices made by others in the defence of democracy. We teach our children about the importance of social responsibility, of community involve-ment, and personal accountability.

And what do we show them?A voter turnout of 2.3 per cent.

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It’s like the AirCare program, a pollution solution that sounded great at the time. AirCare soon found itself chasing diminishing environmental returns, made redundant by new vehicle technol-ogy and the financial need to save fuel. Public sector carbon offsets will suffer the same fate, growing as a political liability as their effec-tiveness declines.

All this is separate from B.C.’s carbon tax and greenhouse gas reduction program, another envi-ronmental trial balloon that is sink-ing back to Earth.

Former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate goals officially

remain in place: 33 per cent green-house gas reduction by 2020 and a whopping 80 per cent by 2050. If the gas boom proceeds as planned,

B.C. domestic emissions will not be down, but up substantially by 2020.

New liquefied natural gas export proposals continue to pop up, the lat-est ones on former industrial sites near Squamish and Campbell River.

And with the surge of LNG activity around Kitimat and Prince Rupert already changing the landscape, questions linger about the pollu-tion and greenhouse gas impacts.

As she left for the government’s largest ever trade mission to Asia, Premier Christy Clark dismissed a study that estimated the impact of

three LNG plants. That study, done by Kitimat environment group Skeena Wild, assumed “direct drive” technology to chill and com-press gas for export. It concluded that three plants would burn two and a half times the amount of nat-ural gas currently used in Metro Vancouver.

Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak relied on the same talking point to reject the study. The technology of powering LNG is still being negotiated, as produc-ers work towards environmental permits, so the total can’t be calcu-lated yet.

BC Hydro is predicting little electricity demand for LNG until after 2020, which suggests the early development will either be direct drive, the industry standard and simplest method, or build-ing one or more gas-fired power plants in northwest B.C. Even if gas usage is only equivalent to

one Lower Mainland, it’s plain to see greenhouse gas emissions are going up.

Clark has repeatedly argued that B.C. LNG should get credit for displacing coal in China and elsewhere.

I asked Polak if the international community would accept B.C.’s assertion that emissions from our LNG production shouldn’t count.

“We haven’t said we won’t count them,” Polak replied. “What the premier’s talked about and I’ve talked about is that this whole issue of how one accounts for green-house gases in a particular region is one that is constantly evolving. There are regularly changes to the international standards for accounting for these things and reporting them. And certainly the ability for one jurisdiction to impact positively on the GHG emissions of another, we think is appropriately considered in how one accounts

for these things.”Clark visited the Jiangsu LNG

import facility in China that could be a key export destination.

<I>Globe and Mail</I> China correspondent Nathan Vanderklippe covered the pre-mier’s visit. He reports that the gas being imported at Jiangsu isn’t replacing coal. It’s being used in addition to coal in peak demand periods.

Clark also visited Japan, another key customer for LNG. The whole world knows why Japan needs new energy sources. It needs to replace production from its disaster-taint-ed nuclear facilities.

Will B.C. LNG be part of the solution to human-induced climate change? On the evidence so far, the answer is no.

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Strahl notes that the government has made investments in new funding for benefits for veter-ans and their families, but what he doesn’t point out is that any new funding the government has committed is spread over many years.

It also doesn’t make up for cuts to front-line services for vet-erans.

In fact, the government has cut the budget for Veterans Affairs Canada by $129 million since 2011. A further $132 million in cuts are planned by 2016. In total 784 jobs will be cut nationally including case managers, client service agents, disability pension

officers, nurses and administra-tive staff who process claims. Here in BC, the government has closed the Veterans Affairs office in Prince George and plans to close the office in Kelowna in January 2014. This will force vet-erans in those communities to rely on 1-800 numbers or the Internet to get help accessing the services they need and deserve. Many vets are unable to do this or have complex issues that can-not be simply solved over the phone. By making it difficult or impossible for some veterans and their families to get help, the government’s investment is meaningless.

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tisan attack on the Liberal Party in the media, I would urge Mr. Strahl to talk with veterans so he can better understand the chal-lenges they face.

Veterans from Chilliwack and I have asked for a meeting with Mr. Strahl to discuss the issue. We hope that as a Member of Parliament with a large number of constituents who have proudly served in the Canadian Forces, he will work with us to ensure that veterans have full access to the services provided by VAC offices.

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I will ask no questions, but I will be forever grateful for its return.

On Thursday, November 28, 2013, around 6:30 pm, I lost my red plaid wool blanket, between the Safeway on Luckakuck and Canadian Tire. It was probably all of 10 minutes from when it fell off my scooter and I noticed it missing. I retraced my route, but it was nowhere to be found.

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In his letter to the Editor of The Progress, Nov. 28, Mark Strahl attacks the Liberals for the Conservatives’ lack of action in dealing with the plight of veterans, typical Conservative strategy... mislead the public with verbal diar-rhea. It’s a proven fact that the Conservatives are ignoring veterans.

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a decorated Second World War veteran, doesn’t qualify for a mil-itary grave marker. Mr. Strahl, please refer to the Online Poll con-ducted by The Progress whereby 86% of the respondents stated that the Conservatives were not doing enough to help veterans in need, especially veterans that have to rely on the

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It’s been a while since there were two months of November recorded with no snowfall at all on the valley floor in Chilliwack.

“Precipitation totals were 18 per cent below normal with the second consecutive November of no valley snowfalls, a trend last observed 13 years ago,” reports Roger Pannett, volunteer weather observer for

Environment Canada. He measures the wet stuff, com-

ing up with the total of 1,401 mm over 163 days for November 2013, compared to the average of 1,585.7 mm over 152 days the year before.

“With fall mean temperatures at 11.59 C (0.69 C above normal), it was the mildest September to November period in 15 years,” wrote Pannett in

his November weather report.An intensifying low pressure cen-

tre moving across southern B.C. pro-duced a wet start to the month with heavy mountain snowfalls. Mild, damp conditions persisted through to mid month, with temperatures peaking on Nov. 13 at 14.5 C (5.7 C above normal).

After the passage of an intense

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Average date of first frost is Nov. 9.

In 2013 there were 211 frost free days compared to the average 216 days. The maximum temperature on Nov. 20 was only 3 C (5.1 C below

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Both were quickly extin-guished, and there were no injuries. However, fire officials and RCMP have launched investigations.

The first fire was report-ed at around 3:20 a.m. in the 55000 block of Chinook Street in a new subdivision north of Webster Landing. When firefighters arrived they found a construction vehicle on fire. Once that fire was out, they noticed an orange glow coming from the second floor of a duplex under construction.

On further investigation they found a fire on the sec-ond floor that they quickly extinguished. There was fire damage to the floor sheeting and smoke damage to the attic area.

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The Chilliwack Fire Department along with Chilliwack Search and Rescue (SAR) and Emergency Social Services (ESS) are thanking the citi-zens of Chilliwack for making the 2013 Chilliwack Fire Department Food Drive a success.

Approximately 17,000 food items were collected by firefighters, SAR and ESS volunteers during a two-hour period Monday night. These food items will have a significant, short term impact on the local Salvation Army Food Bank reserves.

Donations will continue to be accepted for the month of December at Fire Hall No. 1, 45950 Cheam Avenue (corner of Young Road and Cheam Avenue) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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NewsArson blamed for two fires

in Chilliwack orga-nized a ‘Defend Our Climate, Defend our Communities’ rally in front of MP Mark Strahl’s office on Nov. 16, to oppose pipeline expan-sion and increased tar sands reliance in the face of climate change.

But at the same time, the ongoing preparation and consultation for the Trans Mountain facili-ties application has been exhaustive.

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“So, we’re going to limit the hard copies,” he noted.

Toth also provided a range of estimates for jobs and taxes. Tax revenues for City of Chilliwack could reach $1 million, and the peak work force for the Fraser Valley on the project is estimated at 220 workers locally, and 4,500 jobs for the entire project.

Workers could spend $11 million on food, accommodations and other services.

The expansion ratio-nale fits into the larger economic argument that Canada needs to build its oil and gas infrastructure to connect supply with burgeoning demand in the international market.

The top issue is dis-cussions with Trans Mountain stakehold-ers, however, from Edmonton to Burnaby is always “pipeline safety,” Toth pointed out.

If it goes ahead, existing capacity of the pipeline would go from 300,000 barrels a day to 890,000.

The existing pipeline has existed for 60 years, and the safety record of the last 30 years is “much better” than the first 30, mainly due to technologi-cal innovation.

“We run very sophis-ticated tools,” he added.

Trans Mountain proj-ect have been on a tour of communities along the proposed route in recent weeks, offering similar presentations.

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“So what do we have to do? Engagement and communication,” said Toth, “And we have to do it early enough so com-munities have the lead time to get ready to maxi-mize and take advantage of the opportunities.”

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Cultus Lake artist Maxwell Newhouse had a blast this year mak-ing giant musical instruments for a special outdoor Christmas display.

“I saw it as an opportunity of a lifetime,” he tells The Progress.

The artist and children’s author has been busy creating the special sculptures for the Burnaby Village Museum’s Illuminations at Heritage Christmas display, which is on now.

“I tried to make it appear as if these instruments were not in fact built by human hands,” Newhouse says.

The instruments were put togeth-er using repurposed natural materi-als, old instruments and driftwood that he found washed up on the beach.

The results are astonishing.

The larger-than-life piano, harp and drum Newhouse completed are so chunky, rustic and beautiful that they invite the possibility that it was actually the eagles who built and will use them.

The piano was fashioned from two discarded pianos, that were bolted together, back to back.

“The pianos were going into the garbage. It broke my heart.”

There’s the base a giant steel drum, fabricated for Newhouse by Century Plumbing, that he made to look like an eagle’s nest with 12 drumsticks provided for visitors to try out.

The pieces are also interactive. Visitors to the Village, can play them and make their own sounds of Christmas.

When Newhouse got the call and was asked if he could construct a giant harp for the Christmas display,

he thought at first it was impossible.“Then I thought, wait a minute, I

have a giant piece of yellow cedar.”He’d been stumbling over the

piece in his barn for three years. That’s how it started.

Driftwood art is something he’s been producing since he was a teen-ager, before he turned to serious painting. He began making intricate little driftwood villages. He sold them for $25 a piece at the Gallery of B.C. artists.

“They sold so fast, I couldn’t keep up with the demand,” he remem-bers.

In 1986 he was drawn again to the textured and worn beauty of drift-wood, when he made his wife, Lillian a driftwood chair.

The rest is history. He’s been at it ever since. He signs and numbers every driftwood piece of furniture and recently hit number 447, mostly

a collection of chairs, tables and benches.

But these driftwood items add a whole different dimension to this body of work.

“I’m very proud of my musical furniture but I’m also very proud of the artists and the community, for pulling together these creatures.”

The artistic atmosphere was great at the Village.

“The energy was explosive like New York,” he says. “The result is a very dramatic Christmas celebra-tion. It’s like something out of the land of the Hobbits.”

The Village is designed like a tram-stop community from the 1920s, with heritage and replica buildings.

Visitors to the Village will find welcoming new snowfall display just inside the Main Gate, with stars on the Beech tree near Elworth House,

an enchanted path between Elworth and the Bandstand as well as the other festive favourites from years past.

New this year, are 400 sound-reac-tive lights at the bandstand. They twinkle and change colours in synch with sound. Visitors can sing, clap and make noise to create their own light show. There is a new Twelve Days of Christmas scavenger hunt, seasonal entertainment and a special display by the Canadiana Costume Society.

More about Artist Maxwell Newhouse at www.maxwellnew-house.com

Illuminations at Heritage Christmas until Dec.13 noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Burnaby Village Museum, from Dec. 14-Jan. 3 noon-9 p.m. (closed Dec. 24 & 25). Admission free, 604-297-4565, burnabyvillage-museum.ca

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Local REALTORS® host events in the spirit of ChristmasThe Chilliwack & District Real Estate Board will be presenting the “Best of Chilliwack’’ Christmas Lighting Tour.

Have you seen a spectacular residential Christmas light display? Or have you decorated your home in a light display that you’d like others to see? The Chilliwack & District Real Estate Board is collecting the addresses of the most festively decorated homes for the enjoyment of everyone in our community. If you know of a home that should be on that list, call the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board offi ce at 604-792-0912 on or before December 13th, and submit the full street address. Addresses for the “Best of Chilliwack” Christmas Lighting Tour will be published on the front page of the December 20th Real Estate Review, delivered inside The Chilliwack Progress or visit the City of Chilliwack’s website, www.chilliwack.com and select ‘Discover Chilliwack’, select ‘Events’, select ‘December 2013’ and scroll down for the ‘Best of Chilliwack’ Christmas Lighting Tour.

RE/MAX Nyda Realty will be hosting its 20th Annual Toy House. On Saturday, Dec. 14, they will be collecting new, unwrapped toys to assist Community Services’ Christmas Sharing Program for less fortunate children in our community.

Drop off your gift between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the IHOP restaurant, 45466 Yale Road West. Enjoy Christmas refreshments and enter to win great door prizes. For the kids there will be face painting and goodies. A professional photographer will be taking photos and you will receive a free framed picture with Santa, courtesy of RE/MAX Nyda Realty.

Royal LePage Wheeler Cheam Realty is gearing up for their 4th Annual Christmas Stocking Drive.

The holiday season can be a difficult time of the year for families who are struggling to provide basic necessities and have little extra for their children at Christmas.

Royal LePage invites you to stop by the office at #8-8337 Young Road to purchase a stocking (at cost) for $2.00 and choose an age category from one to 17 years old.

Return the stocking filled with new, unwrapped items to the office by December 13th, or drop off your cash donation and they will fill a stocking for you. The filled stockings will be distributed by Chilliwack Community Services.

Sutton Group – Showplace Realty Ltd. is hosting its 3rd Annual Sutton Village Gingerbread House Contest.

The gingerbread house must be 100% edible, 3’ height maximum, and a 2’x2’ platform maximum. There will be prizes for four categories: Ages 12 yrs and under, 13-18 yrs, 19 yrs and over, and professional (business).

Come and view the gingerbread house creations between December 2nd to 14th at Sutton Group – Showplace Realty, 9240 Young Road (corner of Young and Princess), during business hours, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vote by donation for your favourite gingerbread house with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Judging and prizes will be awarded on December 14.

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When you need an agent you can count on, I am a high energy full time Realtor who is determined to deliver the very best service to every client while ensuring their dreams are fulfi lled.I have lived and worked in many areas of Chilliwack for over 30 years, prior to real estate sales as a mortgage professional and a small business owner, which has helped me gain insight to Chilliwack and its various neighbourhoods. With my background in real estate fi nancing, I can guide you through the buying process with ease.

Listings wanted…if you are thinking of selling the market is active…now is a great time to sell. You can count on me to get your home sold quickly and for top dollar! No one sells more real estate than RE/MAX and I am proud to be aligned with Chilliwack’s top selling offi ce.I love to talk with clients and prospective clients and welcome your calls.

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I have lived in Chilliwack for over 45 years, raising a family and watching this city and surrounding areas grow and prosper. I have a passion for real estate and gained knowledge by building, buying and selling my own homes in this area. I took this passion and knowledge a step further and became a realtor in 2005. As a realtor I approach clients with an honest, down to earth, trustworthy attitude. This is a major reason why referrals from past clients are the majority of my business! I have been a President’s Club recipient since 2009 and I am currently a Director on the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board.

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I chose real estate as a career because I love helping people make the transition into their new homes and seeing the excitement when they have actually lived there and made it their own.Your satisfaction is my “Top Priority.” Our homes are lifetime investments coupled with strong personal ties. Buying & selling a home ranks among my clients’ most important experiences. I will take the time to listen to your needs and desires and help you every step of the way. I am currently helping many clients purchase and sell and I feel this career is a perfect fi t with my outgoing personality and dedication to helping others. I have lived in the Chilliwack and surrounding area most of my life and graduated from Chilliwack Senior in 1985. Call me today to discuss your real estate needs.

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Chilliwack is not my hometown, but it feels like it is. I was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan and spent most of my growing up on a dairy farm. After graduation I moved to Calgary for 15 years, then my husband was transferred to the coast and we made our home in Surrey.

I moved out here as a single mom with my three kids almost 12 years ago. We loved Chilliwack immediately and my family has had a very happy life here.

So I feel like I’m well qualifi ed to work with new people coming to the area, as well as those who have been here forever, because I believe in this city. I think I’ve found a little piece of paradise and the wisest people know this to be true. Give me a call anytime for your complimentary market evaluation or if you know someone moving to town, pass along my name, because Chilliwack is my hometown now.


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“It’s a wonderful project. This is a collection of paintings, a retrospective in a sense, from three decades of my career,” Haggquist explains.

The next two showings are on Dec. 6, and Dec. 13, both from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. the artist will be in atten-dance at each one.

Haggquist is donating 30 per cent of all sales, from the 19 pieces he has available from the last three decades, to WaterWealth, a project that raises aware-ness about water related issues in the region.

The Haggquist show will be at #4 - 45668 Storey Avenue, just off Vedder Road.

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Seven Days is a free A&E listing published every Wednesday. For more information, phone 604-702-5576 or email all information, including a contact phone number, to [email protected] Days is a free A&E listing published every Wednesday. For more information, phone 604-702-5576 or email all information, including a contact phone number, to [email protected].

SUNDAY

Park Lifestyles Inc. presents Pencil Fingerz and Friends Art Show and Sale at the Cultural Centre (in the Oldum Brown Studio) from 6 to 8 p.m. Art by Davis Graham Artwork. Admission by donation of cash or non-perishable food for the Chilliwack food bank. www.face-book.com/DavisGrahamArtwork.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4 Chilliwack (9350 Mary St.) has ladies auxiliary crafts at 1:30 p.m., games at 3 p.m., and darts for people over 50 at 7 p.m. every Friday. 604-792-2337.

The British Columbia Boys Choir performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Cultural Centre. Tickets $32/adults, $29/seniors, $27/students and available at the Cultural Centre’s box office, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469), or online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca.

The Rotary Christmas Parade marches through downtown Chilliwack at 7 p.m. There will be a Christmas Market starting at 4 p.m. with free children’s orna-ment making at Vineyard Community Centre. At 5 p.m., the live entertainment starts at two different stages. There will also be food trucks and street buskers. www.chilliwackchristmasparade.com

The Chilliwack Harmony Chorus meets Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church (9460 Charles St.). Men and women are all welcome.

F.G. Leary Fine Arts brings its Christmas Concert to the stage at the Cultural Centre for two performances today, at 12:15 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets $6 and available at the Cultural Centre’s box office, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469), or online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca.

The Fab Fourever, a Beatles tribute band, performs tonight at the Cultural Centre. Tickets $30 and available at the centre’s box office, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469), or online at www.chilli-wackculturalcentre.ca.

Evensong Chamber Singers pres-ents its annual Advent Vespers concert Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church (9460 Charles St.) and Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. at Sardis Community Church (45625 South Sumas Rd.). Designated offering for MCC Syrian Relief and Canadian Lutheran World Relief. 604-858-9679.

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The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present A Christmas You Can Handel 2013 at the Cultural Centre on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25/general, $15/students and available at the Cultural Centre’s box office, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469), or online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca.

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THURSDAYThe Golden Palette Art Club presents

its show Potpourri: The Spice of Life at the Art Gallery in the Cultural Centre from Oct. 31 to Dec. 14. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays.

Every Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. is jam night at District Public House at Five Corners. Main instruments provided.

Premier Beatles trib-ute band Fab Fourever is coming back to Chilliwack Dec. 8 with a full theatrical show with big hits and a multi-media backdrop.

After nearly two years, the tribute band is re-invading the city.

“We get messages asking us to return to their city, but none so much as Chilliwack,” says Jody Tennant who plays Paul McCartney in the group.

“We always bring a different show to

Chilliwack,” says Kevin Davey who plays John

Lennon. “We had the Lennon Memorial show in 2010 and performed an orchestral show the last time we were here, so we’re really excited to play our full theatre show.”

They say imita-tion is the sincerest form of flattery. For Beatles super-fans Jody Tennant (Paul), Kevin Davey (John), Jean-Luc Perron (George), Paul Kaszonyi (Ringo), and yes, keyboardist Blake Mackay (George Martin), the proverb holds true. The Fab Fourever is a musical production perform-ing all of the memora-ble hits “live” without vocal overdubs or pre-recorded music. This is a visually stunning tour de force delivered with all the raw energy, witty humor, and undeniable charisma that were the hallmarks of the Fab Four. With vintage peri-od-specific instruments, four full costume chang-es, and a multi-media backdrop.

From the Beatles’ invasion of America, Shea Stadium, through Sgt. Pepper and all the way to Abbey Road, their enjoyment of the music translates into a passion and an energy onstage that makes for a tremendous show.

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The Fab Fourever, Sunday, Dec. 8 at Chilliwack Cultural Centre in Chilliwack. Tickets $30 (+ fees & sc) at the Cultural Centre or by phone 604-391-SHOW (7469) or www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca


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Almost 11 years ago now, Perry Sherstobetoff began a fight that he didn’t know he’d win. All of these years later, he feels blessed to have won his fight against cancer and is now finally able to talk about his ordeal.

Perry’s history of working hard and fighting the good fight started way back in his childhood in Creston, a country town in south-eastern BC that is dotted with farms and orchards. “My father was a farmer in the summer and a car-penter in the winter. We lived on a commercial raspberry and straw-berry farm and we sold berries locally as well as commercially, to distrib-utors in Alberta. We also raised cattle and had hay fields and that sort of thing,” he explained.

He came from a rath-er traditional family and his parents passed on a tough, hard work ethic. “We were allowed to have one extracurricular activity and there wasn’t a guarantee that we’d even have one. There were always tons of chores to be done. The cows had to be milked in the morning, the barns had to be cleaned and the chickens had to be fed. When school was over, the cows had to be milked again, then we’d have supper and then it was time for homework,” he said.

During the summer, the effort intensified because work had to be done in the fields. “When it got too hot, we got to go swimming for a couple of hours but we had to be home by four so that we could start our chores. It seemed that every kid in school worked for my dad in the summer, picking raspberries and straw-berries,” he laughed.

Perry had every intention of becoming an architect. There was just something about the artistic side of that busi-ness that enthralled him but his uncle, who was an accountant, talked him into going into the accounting profession. “As my brother was going through his post secondary studies, he was always complain-ing about never having enough money and I certainly didn’t want that for myself, so I decided to leave home and I got a job in Penticton work-ing in the retail sector. My brother eventually landed a job with Westjet and today works for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, managing his personal 767 jet,” he

chuckled heartily. The day that Perry actually left for the Okanagan was admittedly one of the happiest days of his life, for no other reason that it was a chance to

break from the constant hard work.

His first job was with Grafton Fraser, a higher end men’s

clothing store. After nine months there, he was elevated to store manag-er. Shortly after that, he was transferred to Trail and after 14 months, became a district manag-er for the company. He left there to begin work with CIBC as a manager-in-training. “I started off in Vancouver, then wound up in Nanaimo, then Kamloops and finally, I was assigned to Chilliwack. “I’ll never forget coming into Chilliwack. It resembled Creston. It was gorgeous

and it felt like home. In fact, it has remained my home ever since then,” he said.

Eventually, Perry met Kim and the couple mar-ried in 1992. “That was such a happy day in my life and then my father passed away two months later. It was a challeng-ing year.” Four years later, their daughter Sheridan was born.

Then six years later, while Perry was work-ing late, he felt what he thought were beads of sweat dripping down his body. Although he realized that this was odd because it was late December and he was neither overly warm nor perspiring, he dismissed the sensation and con-tinued to work. “I felt it again and this time I looked and noticed that my undershirt was bloody. What did I hit?” he wondered. He then went to the washroom and what he noticed was blood leaking from his nipple. “I instinctively knew that I had cancer.”

He went home and it was a torturous,

sleepless night. In the morning, he went to his doctor and his fear was confirmed. But how could this be? “Cancer didn’t run in my fam-ily but here I was, just diagnosed with breast cancer of all things. Wasn’t breast cancer a woman’s disease? I was a guy, I shouldn’t have breast cancer. When I was diagnosed, I was only one of seven men in all of Canada to have the disease. Then in January 2003, I had a radical mastectomy on my right breast and a simple mastectomy on my left one. Then, there was the recovery. It was a long, hard road,” he admitted. Later that same year, the couple announced the birth of their baby boy, Liam. “I say that 2003 was my worst year and my best year,” he laughed.

It took Perry five years to even begin to speak of his cancer ordeal. “I just didn’t want to talk about it on any level. It was something that I just avoided doing – period. You know, life

pre-cancer is like looking at life through sheers. With cancer, the sheers are pulled back and life becomes so crisp and clear. This is truly a blessing and now, after all this time, I have come to terms with it and am able to speak about it openly. I’m not embar-rassed about it any longer,” he said, smiling broadly.

After leaving CIBC, Perry took on a posi-tion with GM as their finance manager and then he went on to work for Harley Davidson for another five years.

Today, he’s back at CIBC as a Roving Mortgage Advisor, a position which he thor-oughly enjoys, and the family lives on a hobby farm. “I’ve basically replicated my parent’s farm. We have red and white grapes; we have an orchard, a vegetable gar-den, an ornamental tree nursery, cattle, sheep, ducks, chickens, geese and a thoroughbred horse. I do enjoy it but the difference between doing all of this now and when I was growing up is that I want to do it, as opposed to having to do

it,” he chuckled. Perry can also be

counted as a member of the cancer survivor com-munity and he’s at the point where he can advo-cate for cancer causes as well as support others fighting cancer. He’s realized that cancer does change most areas of your life, including your fundamental outlook. Further, he now knows that you can take all of your misery and fear and transform it into an energy that allows you to move forward and per-haps make a difference in someone else’s life.


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Grizzlies edge Whalers for provincial crown

Eric J. Welsh,The Progress

With 30 seconds left in the game, they finally knew they’d won it.

Working out of the single-wing formation, GW Graham quarter-back Jordan Breuker took the snap and fol-lowed his blockers to the left. On third and three, he picked up eight. With the Ballenas Whalers out of timeouts and unable to stop the clock, the celebrating began.

Whooping and hol-lering on the sideline. A bucket of water dumped on the head of coach Laurie Smith. And then the final whistle and his-tory made. Your 2013 provincial junior varsity football champions, the GW Graham Grizzlies.

“I told the kids to appreciate the histori-cal importance of what they did,” Smith said afterwards. “Decades of high school football in Chilliwack and they are the first ever provin-cial champions. It was really special seeing the faces of kids I have coached since atom. It is great to bring home GW Graham’s first pro-vincial banner in any sport.”

Ballenas didn’t make it easy Saturday morn-ing under the big top at BC Place Stadium. The scrappy squad from Parksville left everything on the field. Every time the Grizzlies looked to be pulling away, they battled back. If Tristan Davis didn’t hustle to nab an onside kick in the final min-ute... well... who knows?

Neither team could score through one quarter.

The Grizzlies broke the ice early in the sec-ond, thanks to Tyler Sprott. Sprott snuffed out a Whaler drive with a leaping interception, setting GWG up at their

own 40. On the next play, Breuker found Sprott coming across the middle. Sprott hauled in the pass, and looked to be stopped for a 12 yard gain. But he kept his legs churning, pulling away from the grasp of three would-be Whaler tacklers for another 19 yards.

The drive ended with a 12 yard Spencer Breslin field goal and a 3-0 lead.

The Grizzly offence was back in business moments later, when Billy Hanson recovered an onside kick. They looked to be three-and-out when a Breuker pass fell incomplete on third and 10, but a roughing the passer penalty gave them 15 yards and a fresh set of downs. The drive ended with Hanson bulling in from two yards out.

Breslin’s convert made it 10-0, and left Ballenas reeling against the ropes.

But the Whalers wouldn’t backing down. Taking the ball at their own 33 yard line, quarterback Garrin McDonnell found tight end Brendan Harstad on a slant pattern. Harstad rumbled to the GWG nine yard line.

Whaler running back Matt Price took a pitch to the left and scored untouched from five yards out, cutting the deficit to 10-7.

With 3:04 left in the first half, the Grizzlies took the ball at their own 24 yard line.

With Hanson on the sideline stretching out a thigh injury, Tristan Davis came in at run-ning back and imme-diately carried for 17 yards. A Breuker to Emerson Smith pass got GWG to the Whaler 22, and the drive ended with Breuker running up the gut for a 13 yard score.

His Grizzlies went into halftime with a 16-7 lead.

In the locker room, normally occupied by Major League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps, head coach Laurie Smith reminded his team that they were 24 minutes from history.

“But you’re going to need to play the second half like you’re behind,”

he said.Ballenas came out of

the locker room with that mind-set, playing like a desperate team, and late in the third quarter their punishing running game seemed to be wearing out the Grizzlies. Price, who would have been an easy choice for game MVP had Ballenas won, gashed the GWG D with yardage-chewing runs.

When he scored from four yards out to make it 16-14, and there was a sense the Chilliwackians might be in trouble.

The offence needed to step up.

They needed a score. At minimum, they need-ed a drive to give the defence a breather. The crucial moment was a third-and-inches from their own 40. Needing to keep the sticks mov-ing, Hanson took a handoff up the middle, and continued 23 yards before the Whalers dragged him down.

On the next play, GWG offensive coor-dinator Adam Smith dipped into his bag of tricks.

His team had prac-ticed an end-around late in the week, and he picked the perfect time to pull it out. Emerson Smith motioned from left to right. Taking the handoff from Breuker he looked for a running lane.

When he found it, he darted through and was off to the races, scampering 41 yards down the right sideline for what looked to be a back-breaking major.

“The coaches saw a weakness in the defence and added that play late,” Emerson Smith said with a grin. “Tristan (Davis) is a phenomenal blocker. He was playing slotback and he sprung that one. It was all because of him.”

The air sucked out of them, the Whalers were three and out on their next series. When Breuker drove his team inside the Ballenas 10 yard line with just over six minutes remaining, it looked to be game over.

But Breuker, who would be named the game MVP, had the ball ripped away from him

at the five yard line, giv-ing Ballenas one last chance.

From deep in their own territory, they drove the length of the field.

Facing a make-it-or-die fourth and 10 from the GWG 33, McDonnell bootlegged left and flew down the left sideline for a major. The convert made it 23-20, setting up the most dramatic moment of the season.

Hearts were in throats as McDonnell, also the Ballenas kicker, set up for the onside kick.

“Ner ve-wracking,” Smith said to describe the moment. “My heart was pounding. But my heart was pounding the whole game.”

McDonnell put a bit too much boot into it, sending it in a rainbow arc well beyond 10 yards.

Retreating with his back to the ball, Davis reached up and hauled it in, a split second before the Whalers arrived. All his team had to do now was make one first down.

And when Breuker

did...“Once I knew we

could take a knee and kill the clock, I was so excited,” said Smith, who was named the game’s most outstand-ing back. “I’m speech-less. It’s an amazing feeling. The best feeling in the world.”

Jake Troyan was part of the Grade 8 team that lost by two points to Notre Dame in the provincial final last year.

“Last year there were tears and everyone was kind of sad,” he said. “But we used that loss to our advantage, using that as motivation. We never wanted to have that feeling again. This year, everyone’s got a smile on their face. This is so much better.”

Troyan and his offen-sive linemates never got much press, but every time Smith or Davis or Hanson or Breuker ripped off a run, it was them paving the way.

“I’d say we’re the closest group of people on this team,” Troyan said. “We always moti-vate each other. We never put each other down and never give up on each other. We came

together in this game, did our jobs, and we won.”

More than any of the Grizzly players or coaches, GWG athletic director Jake Mouritzen was the most nervous guy in the stadium. He spent the game pacing behind the bench, wear-ing a line in the artificial turf.

When the referee waved his flag to end the game, no one was happier.

The boys presented him with the provincial banner.

“We always joke that I was put on the Earth to win provincial banners, and I’m not letting go of this,” he said, clutch-ing it with a vice-like grip. “But this doesn’t happen without the pas-sion and commitment of coach Laurie Smith and his entire coaching staff. Without the sup-port of Teri Voss and the booster club our student athletes don’t get this amazing oppor-tunity. I’m just proud of everyone in the pro-gram.”

Get GWG football info at grahamfootball.ca

Tyler Sprott shakes off three Ballenas Whaler tacklers during Saturday’s provincial AA junior varsity football final at BC Place Stadium. Sprott had a key interception as his Grizzlies won 23-20. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS


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The loss of the parade in 2012 was a disappointment to our community

and thankfully our three Rotary clubs came together to develop a plan to bring back the festive event.

In May 2013, the Rotary clubs approached City Council with a

proposal for the continuation of the annual parade. We unanimously agreed and the Rotary Christmas

Parade, sponsored by the City of Chilliwack, began to take form.

The Christmas parade is so much more than just a parade. On

December 7th the event will feature children’s activities, entertainment, a Christmas market and more! The Rotary club volunteers have done all they can to ensure a

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Chilliwack secondary school hosts its 12 team senior boys basketball tournament this week, with action tipping off Thursday.

Eight games go on day one, with Chilliwack and Unity Christian leading off at 8 a.m. The Semiahmoo Totems and Rick Hansen Hurricanes play at 9:45 a.m., fol-lowed by the Fleetwood Park Dragons and Templeton Titans at 11:30 a.m.

The Sardis Falcons and LA Matheson Mustangs go at noon.

V a l l e y v i e w (Kamloops), Penticton, GP Vanier (Courtenay) and Sa-Hali (Kamloops) await the winners of the morning games.

The winners move on to knockout games, starting Friday after-noon and continuing Saturday morning. Action culminates with the third-and-fourth place game at 4:30 p.m., followed by the cham-

pionship game at 6:15 p.m.

● The Sardis second-ary senior boys basket-ball team has started the season 4-0.

The team went 3-0 at the Yale Tournament in Abbotsford, defeat-ing Semihamoo, Port Moody and Rutland (Kelowna).

The win against Semihamoo was a good early-season test, with Semiahmoo rated as a top 15 team.

Storm hosting hoops tourney

One BCHL team has dropped out and one moved up as the Canadian Junior Hockey League releases its latest national rankings.

The top-20 list includes the Powell River Kings, the top-ranked BCHL team at No. 7.

That’s down one spot from last week.

The Victoria Grizzlies climb two spots from No. 19 to No. 17, boosted by a weekend sweep of a home-and-

home versus the Nanaimo Clippers.The Penticton Vees find them-

selves on the outside looking in for the first time in a long time, settling for an honourable mention.

Two Alberta teams, the Fort MacMurray Oil Barons and Spruce Grove Saints, top the list which is based on a variety of factors, including winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc.

Kings hold steady in national rankings

The field is set for the 2014 Tim Hortons BC Junior Curling Championships, which take place Dec. 26-31 at the Chilliwack Curling Club.

The last 12 berths, six apiece on the men’s and women’s sides, were snapped up at last weekend’s Coastal play-downs in Coquitlam.

On the men’s side, Nolan Reid’s Victoria rink qualified in the A event.

Reid and teammates Sanjay Bowry, Calvin Heels and Byron Heels are a capable quartet, good enough to have competed in junior nationals last year.

Team Tanaka also made it through in the A event.

Cody Tanaka skips the team, which rep-resents the Tunnel Town Curling Club in Tsawwassen. His teammates are Donny Mackintosh Nicholas Umbach and Travis Cameron.

Team De Jong (Cameron de Jong, Victoria) and Team Tardi (Tyler Tardi, Langley) qualified in the B event, while Team Habkirk (Kyle Habkirk, Coquitlam) and Team Parker (Nick Parker, Abbotsford) qualified in the C event.

Habkirk’s group will be one to watch, with three of the four curlers winning gold at the 2013 Tim Hortons BC Juvenile Championships.

On the women’s side, Team Van Osch (Nanaimo/Delta) and Team Hawes (Dezaray Hawes, Royal City) were the A event quali-fiers.

The Hawes quartet includes Chilliwack’s Ali Renwick, a former provincial juvenile champ.

Team Van Osch is made up of past junior and juvenile provin-cial winners. Kalia Van Osch skips, joined by Ashley Sanderson, Sarah Daniels, Marika Van Osch and Megan Daniels.

Team Egan (Briana Egan, Coquitlam) and Team Jensen (Victoria) were the B event quali-fiers. Team Jensen is skipped by Shawna Jensen, joined by Lauren Legan, Tatianna Simicic and Merit Thorson. Three of them

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Two Juan De Fuca Curling Centre teams qualified in the C event — Team Tinkler (Brandi Tinkler) and Team Coulombe (Mariah Coulombe).

Four teams had pre-viously secured spots. Team Brown (Corryn Brown, Kamloops) and Team Edwards (Vernon) qualified on the women’s side, with Team Umpherville (Beaver Valley) and Team Cliff (Vernon) finding spots on the men’s side.

Brown’s quartet is the reigning national champion, taking top spot at last year’s M&M Meat Shots Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

● Though Chilliwack’s event takes place in late December, it is ref-ered to as the 2014 Tim Hortons Junior Curling Championships.

This is a keeping-con-tinuity move, because the Canadian and World Juniors both occur in 2014. Normally, the Tim Hortons Junior Curling Championships would have been held in January, but because of next year’s Winter Olympics, the schedule for all provincial play-downs has been com-pressed.


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Penticton Vee Ben Dalpe loses the puck in his skates as Chilliwack netminder Spencer Tremblay cov-ers the post. Dalpe’s Vees put nine pucks behind Tremblay in a 9-4 win Saturday night. The Chiefs gave up 21 goals in losses to Penticton, Powell River and Langley. JOE FRIES/ BLACK PRESS

Help for the DThe Chilliwack

Chiefs made a move Friday to fix their leaky D, acquiring 20-year-old blueliner Cody Bardock from the Trail Smoke Eaters.

To get him, the Chiefs dealt away 18-year-old forward Brandon Volpe and future consider-ations.

A Lethbridge native, Bardock collected four goals and five points with the Smokies this year. He played for the Prince George Spruce Kings in 2011-12, and previously skated for two AJHL teams, the Brooks Bandits and Sherwood Park Crusaders.

He played his first two games for Chilliwack on the weekend, suiting up for road games in Penticton and Langley. His new team stays on the road this weekend, taking on three Island division squads.

The Chiefs are in Powell River Friday night, continuing on to Nanaimo (Saturday) and Alberni Valley (Sunday).


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Finnigan, Ernest

Ernie A. Finnigan, 77, late of Chilliwack, passed away on December 1, 2013 at Heritage Village Care Home. He is sur-vived by his wife, Barbara of 52 years; 3 daughters, Pauline (Mark Forster), Christine (Rick Wickenheiser) and Tamara (John Thorpe); 8 grandchil-dren, 3 great grandchildren, 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Ernie’s waterfront career be-gan in 1962 with local 502 in New Westminster. In 1984, he worked at Westshore Terminal where he retired on June 17, 1997. Ernie’s passion was fi shing, woodworking and play-ing Keno.The family extends a special thank you to all the staff at Heritage Village. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a do-nation to the Alzheimer’s As-sociation in Ernie’s memory. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of Hender-son’s Funeral Home on Satur-day, December 7, 2013 at 1:00 pm with reception to fol-low. Henderson’s Funeral Home in

care of arrangements. 604-792-1344. On line

condolences may be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com

JASPER,Lee Delmer James

Passed away peacefully in his home on October 22, 2013. Lee is survived by his wife Brenda, son Otis (Inez), grandchildren Zane and Zara, mom Betty, sister Jeannie, nephew Jim, brother Ray (Sherry), niece Sarah and nephew Tyler.

Forever in our hearts Lee.

HUMENY,Loren David John

Loren passed away on No-vember 29, 2013 at his home in Chilliwack at the age of 53 years. He was born Septem-ber 29, 1960 in Golden, B.C.

‘’Every man dies,but not every man truly lives’’.

It’s rare to see someone who lives their life with no restric-tions on their personality. Loren did things his own way and although he didn’t care how others saw him, he had the utmost passion for helping people. Whether you loved or hated him, you sure couldn’t help but be captivated by him. He became a social worker in his thirties in search to make a positive impact in society. Even though he wasn’t always shown the gratitude he de-served, he went to bed know-ing that some children were safer because of him. He was a fi ghter and his attitude never changed throughout this whole ordeal. He carried his burden with a smile, content with the life he lived but had no desire to go quietly. Honour his memory not by shedding tears but by carrying on his one of a kind sense of humour, attitude, and compassion. Loren is survived and dearly loved by his wife, Darla, son Landyn, daughter Shelsi, his brothers, sisters, sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws, his mother, Mary Humeny of Edmonton, AB and his father-in-law Spud Dyer of Agassiz, B.C. as well as numerous friends, co-workers and ac-quaintenances. Sadly prede-ceased by his father William (Bill) Humeny and his mother-in-law Agnes Dyer.

Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Squiala Community Hall, 8528 Ashwell Road, Chilliwack. In lieu of fl owers, Memorial Donations may be made in Loren’s name to The Meadow Rose Society, #2 - 45789 Spadina Ave, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 1T5, 604-392-1133

JohnstonSvea

Svea was born on the family farm in Aldergrove, B.C. on January 24, 1920, and passed away at Valleyhaven Guest Home, in Chilliwack on No-vember 24, 2013 in her 94th year. She was the youngest of eight children born to Alfreda and Erhard Lundeberg who immigrated to Canada from Sweden in 1903. Mom often recalled helping on the family farm haying, milking cows and picking fruit. At Christmas time a tree would be set up in the parlour decorated with baubles and candles that were lit so mom being the youngest had to watch the candles. Mom and her sisters would walk two miles to school through rain or snow some-times to their knees to a one room schoolhouse. In 1940, Svea worked at the Cannery in Mission where she met Tom Johnston and they were later married on March 22, 1941. They lived in Mission and later moved to Chilliwack with their three daughters. Mom spent her years at home where you could always expect fresh bak-ing and a tin of cookies for the grandchildren. She enjoyed knitting and sewing and was an avid gardener. She was predeceased by her husband Tom Johnston in 1992 and her seven siblings. She is sur-vived by her three daughters, Linda (Vic) Warner, Joanne (Al) Hayden, Wendy (David) Aucoin, ten grandchildren, Leora, Darlene (Michael) Wade, Kathy (Rob), Karen (Volker), Denise (Jason), Brian (Laura), Tyler (Kristy), Bren-dan (Monica), Jordan (Rebec-ca). Also twelve great grand-children, Ashley, Jeremy, Aidan, Danie, Cassidy, Colin, Toren, Ylvi, Kajsa, Gillian, Ad-dison, Kaylyn and many niec-es and nephews. We would like to thank the staff of Valley-haven Retirement Community for moms care over the past two years. A tea of remem-brance will be held in the spring.

Henderson’s Funeral Homes in care of arrangements,

604-792-1344. www.hendersonsfunerals.com

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SuchockiBruno (Bronislaw)

It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Bruno (Bronislaw) Suchocki on November the 28th, 2013, sur-rounded by his loving family.Bruno is survived by his wife of 63 years, Josephine, sons Len (Mary), Ron, daughter Barb and four grandchildren, Christey (Michael), Candice (J.S.), Kyle and Michael.Bruno was born on June 14, 1922 in Zelwa, Poland. After fi ghting for the allies in WW II, he immigrated to Canada, landing fi rst in Halifax, NS. Bruno worked his way across the country fi nally settling in Coleman, Alberta where he worked as a coal miner. There he met and later mar-ried Josephine Mizera in 1950. In September of 1953 they moved to Agassiz, BC where they dairy farmed and raised their three children. Bruno re-tired in 1975.This past September, Bruno and Josephine moved once more to Kelowna, BC to be closer to family.Bruno’s family would like to ex-press thanks to the medical staff at Kelowna General Hos-pital, ICU nurse Karen and all the nursing staff who cared for him so compassionately in his fi nal days and hours. Thanks also to Bruno’s surgeon Dr. Jason Harris and the ICU doc-tors.A private family service will be held in Chilliwack and a cele-bration of life for family and friends will be held in Agassiz at a later date in the new year. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Society. Online condo-lences may be offered at www.woodlawn-mtcheam.ca.

Woodlawn Mt. Cheam Funeral Home

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LITCHFIELDAnna May

Dec. 28, 1923 - Nov. 27, 2013With great sorrow we announce the passing

of our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother one month short of her 90th birthday.

Anna leaves to mourn her three children, Terry (Laurie), Ron (Elsa) and Nancy (Jake DeBruyn); 19 grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren. Predeceased by her beloved husband of 64 years Orv, son, Glenn and daughter-in-law, Barbara Litchfi eld.

Mom was born in Larne, Ireland and when she was 18 months old, her family immigrated to Canada and settled in Brantford, ON.

In 1946, aft er the war, Anna married Orv. Later in 1958, they moved to Chilliwack with their 4 children.

Mom worked all day “side by side” with Dad in his many woodworking enterprises, and then went home to feed her family and clean the house- only to have to start all over the next day.

Mom then worked as a receptionist for Dr. Dubois for 20 years. Aft er fi nally retiring, she was content to spend time with her husband and took great delight in her grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Her family was her life.

A service was held on Saturday, November 30, 2013 in the Chapel of Henderson’s Funeral Home with Major Angus Haggarty offi ciating. Interment took place in Chilliwack Cemetery. Casket bearers were her grandsons: Trevor Litchfi eld, Michael Litchfi eld, Steven DeBruyn, Tyler DeBruyn, Jeremy DeBruyn and Brandon DeBruyn.

Th e family wishes to express our appreciation to Dr. Kishi, Anna’s faithful family doctor of 30 years. Also to Dr. Markey who looked aft er mom in the six months she was in hospital and whose empathy and honest approach refl ected the true meaning of a “physician”. To the compassionate nurses on 5 South (rehab), 4 South, 3 North and later in the Bradley Centre, Th ank you, you became Mom’s friends and your kindness will always be remembered. Mom requested an Irish Blessing:

May the road rise up to meet you,May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your faceand the rains fall soft upon your fi elds. and until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 604-792-1344. on line condolences may be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com

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F/T DISPATCHERSanfred Transport located in Langley is accepting applications for an experienced full time dispatcher. Must have knowledge of the transportation industry, cross border data entry and must have excellent communication skills.

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Ward, John McKenzie

John McKenzie Ward passed away on December 1, 2013 at Abbotsford Regional Hospital at age 68 years. He was born February 4, 1945 in Chilliwack, BC. John is survived by his wife, Diane; son, Ryan (Kelly); step children, Jennifer (Mike) and Bill; grandchildren, Tanesha, Maddy, Sammy, Ally, Michaela and Michael as well as his sib-lings Bob, Jeannette, Mary and Anne. He was prede-ceased by his parents. A visitation for family and friends will take place on Mon-day, December 9, 2013 from 9:00 am til 10:00 am at Hen-derson’s Funeral Home, 45901 Victoria Ave. Family interment service will be held at Carman Cemetery. Memorial Service will be in the Henderson’s Chapel at 2:00 pm followed by a reception. The family wish to thank the doctors and nurses in the Pal-liative Care department of Ab-botsford Regional Hospital for their wonderful care and kind-ness during this diffi cult time. If any so desire, please con-sider a donation to the Cana-dian Cancer Society in John’s memory

Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 604-792-1344. On line

condolences may be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com

Hempseed, Brian

September 8, 1936 - November 26, 2013

Born in Carbon, AB, Brian moved to BC as a young child. Passed away peacefully at home, at the age of 77. Brian is survived by his wife Ingrid, daughter Mary (David), son James (Diane), 5 grandchil-dren, and 2 great-grandchil-dren. He is also survived by his mother Cecillie, and broth-er Bruce (Margaret) and fami-lies. Brian retired after 36 years with BC Corrections, and was an active long-stand-ing Mason and Shriner.A Celebration of Life will be held December 14, 2013, from 1 - 4 pm at the Masonic Hall, 45905 Hocking Ave., Chilli-wack. In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or Ca-nadian Diabetes Association.

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Have you seen a spectacular residential Christmas light display? Or have you decorated your home in a light display that you’d like others to see?Once again for the Christmas Season, the Chilliwack & District Real Estate Board is collecting the addresses of the most festively decorated homes for the enjoyment of everyone in our community.If you know of a home that should be on that list, call the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board o ce at 604-792-0912 on or before December the 13th, and submit the full street address. Addresses for the ‘Best of Chilliwack’ Christmas Lighting Tour will be published on the front page of the December 20th Real Estate Review, delivered inside The Chilliwack Progress or visit the City of Chilliwack’s website, www.chilliwack.com and select ‘Discover Chilliwack’, select ‘Events’, select ‘December 2013’ and scroll down for the ‘Best of Chilliwack’ Christmas Lighting Tour.

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130 HELP WANTED

Production WorkerBlack Press

Canada’s Largest Independently owned newspaper group, is currently looking for Part-Time Production Workers to work at both our Surrey and Abbotsford production facilities. Come join this team-based environment at our 24/7 facilities.

This position is an entry level, general labour position that involves the physical handling of the newspaper and related advertising supplements.

Requirements:• Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience is preferred• Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast-paced environment performing repetitive tasks• Must be able to lift 35lbs and stand for extended period of time• Ability to work co-operatively in a diverse, team-based enviro.• Must be reliable & dependable • Excellent communication skills and detail oriented• Completion of high school• Must have own transportation

This part-time position has a variety of afternoon & graveyard shifts (Mon - Fri). The incumbent must be able to work on a weekly schedule with short notice.

Starting at $12.20 +Shift Premiums!

If you are interested in this position, please e-mail your

resume, including “Production Worker” in the subject line to:

[email protected]

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

JOB POSTINGGKS Enterprises Inc. o/a

Tim Hortons, 27-6014 Vedder Rd, Chilliwack; 7670

Vedder Road, Chilliwack; unit B-43791 Industrial Way, Chilliwack & 45837 Yale Rd.,

Chilliwack. Food Counter Attendant (NOC:6641). Permanent /Full-time /Part-time /shift

work /Weekends /Day /Evenings /Nights.

$10.25 per hour plus bene-fi ts (dental & medical) Start date - ASAP. 40 vacancies available. No experience or education necessary. A list of detailed job duties is available in store.

Please apply in person at one of the above store

locations or email: [email protected]

138 LABOURERS

FARM LABOURERS req’d, season-al full-time, March - October 2014 Must be physically fi t for pruning, planting, hand weeding, harvesting, general farm work, heavy lifting and be able to work in all weather condi-tions. Wage is $10.33/hr. Must ap-ply in person at Brackhaus Farms Ltd, 600 Kosikar Rd, Lindell Beach. (604)824-1708

139 MEDICAL/DENTAL

CASUAL RN’SBayshore Home Health is currently seeking casual RN’s in the Chilliwack areas for home support clients.

Strong IV starts and skills is a must. Flexible casual shifts available. Must have a vehicle and licensed to practice with CRNBC.

Please email your resume to Greatpeoplework@

bayshore.ca

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: hannachrysler.ca


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Licensed Heavy Duty Mechanic

required for our Langley lo-cation - Rollins Machinery Ltd. This position would give a mechanic the opportunity to work on agricultural equip-ment, golf & turf equipment, waste/recycling trucks, hydro excavating trucks as well as other equipment as required.

Please submit e-mail - [email protected] or drop resume off at our Langley Location - 21869-

56th Avenue, Langley/Chilli-wack Location - 44725 Yale

Road West, Chilliwack.

MILL FOREMANrequired for busy shake & shingle mill. Successful candidate must

be experienced in mill operations & possess an excellent

work ethic.

Please apply in person to Steve Cloutier @

34980 Lougheed Hwy Mission or call 604.826.6130

[email protected]

ROUTE SERVICEREPRESENTATIVE

We are looking for outgoing individuals to help take care of our amazing customers. You are responsible for daily pick up and delivery of uniforms, mats, towels and more. Customers are the focus of everything we do, so your face-to-face time with each of them every week is critical. You have a good driving record, a strong work ethic, and a customer service attitude.

Enjoy Mon. - Fri. Day Shifts, Benefi ts, Good Pay, & A Family Culture w/ Many Opportunities

For Advancement.

Learn more about us at www.unifi rst.ca

To apply, please send resume and driver’s abstract to

Sheri DeLeeuw byfax 604-888-8372 or email

sheri_deleeuw@unifi rst.ca

SHEETMETAL AND CRANE OP-ERATORS WANTED WKM is cur-rently looking for journeymen and/or registered apprentices We offer competitive wage packages and LOA Please send resumes to Box 225, Trail BC V1R4L5 or email [email protected] or phone 250-364-1541 for more infor-mation

PERSONAL SERVICES

172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

PSYCHIC MIRACLES by Luna.com. Call and get a free reading by phone. Love money job family, restores broken relation-ships, solves all problems permanently. 1-866-229-5072

173 MIND BODY SPIRIT

BENEFITS RELAXATION SPAAromatherapy, Acupressure,

Refl exology. 604.230.4444

CHANELSPA

Christmas Specials!

604-746-67772459 McCallum Rd. Abby.

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

Clear up your debts before New

Years.Call us for free information.

Our friendly staff will review your options for dealing with

unpaid bills.

www.wihnan.ca604-795-4485

#9-45966 Yale Rd, ChilliwackWihnan Trustee Corp

Trustees in Bankruptcy.Administrators of Consumer

Proposals.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad cred-it? Bills? Unemployed? Need Mon-ey? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Accep-tance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

188 LEGAL SERVICESCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi ca-tion, adoption property rental oppor-tunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

246 COUNTERTOPSCheam Countertops. Solid and laminate surfaces. Free estimates. call Hank, (604)795-3163

260 ELECTRICALLic. Electrician A+, BBB member Expert trouble shooter, All types of Electrical work 24/7 604-617-1774

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

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

GUTTER CLEANINGSAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

283A HANDYPERSONSALMOST Everything Handy Man Service. Junk removal, home re-pairs, yard/house cleanup, pressure washing, gutters, etc. 792-3018

288 HOME REPAIRSSEMI-RETIRED CARPENTER avail. to fi x things around your house or business. Call John for an estimate at (604)792-9199

300 LANDSCAPING

RPL CONTRACTING. Fully in-sured, hydro seeding, mountainside landscaping, rock walls. Call (604)823-6191 or 604-819-0150

320 MOVING & STORAGEMOUNTAIN MOVERS- Your

trusted choice for residential moving services. (778)378-6683

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

1 As in movers we trust. Reliable Honest Movers. Same day moves & deliveries. Starting $35hr + gas. (604)997-0332 / (604)491-8607

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

ACCURATEPAINTING

HolidayInterior Special

• Quality Guaranteed • Bondable • Ref’s Randall 604.353.8042

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Effi cient & Quality Paint. 778.344.1069

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

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

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services.

338 PLUMBINGCRESCENT Plumbing & HeatingLicensed Residential 24hr. Service• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers

• Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

HK PLUMBING & HEATING. 24 hour service. Call (604)824-8817 or cell: 604-316-4811

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

356 RUBBISH REMOVALCRUSH YOUR JUNK

Garbage / Yard Waste Removal. Construction Clean Up. $85/load. Senior Discount. Call 604-798-8201

BSMB Rubbish Removal. Serving all you rubbish removal needs with a 14’ long trailer. Will remove yard waste, furniture, appliances, recy-cling material and construction site clean up. Service within 24 hrs, 7 days a week. (604)793-8378

Local Family man with 1ton dump truck will haul anything, anywhere, any time, low prices (604)703-8206

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

374 TREE SERVICES

TREE PRUNINGBest done in Dec. or Jan. while

dormant for optimal health!• Tree Trimming

• Christmas Lights Installation

• Snow Removal604-787-5915

www.treeworksonline.ca

381 WELDING

KEVIN’S MOBILE WELDING.Trailer fab, farm equipment repairs anything you need done. Best rates in town. 604-302-7339.

PETS

477 PETS

BEAGLES, 12’’ size, ready Dec 11, tri-colour. 5 male, $650. (604)316-0376, [email protected]

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

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

spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

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

CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cups, ready to go now, 2 males. $650. Call 604-794-7347

Great Pyrenees pups, M/F, 1st shots, parents on site, ready Dec 6. $700. Call (604)798-5069

LOVING DOG FOR GOOD HOME, Staffordshire/Pitbull, 2yrs spade fe-male. Brindle. Great with kids & adutls. 604-615-7244 Abbotsford, 604-514-3809 Langley

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

Need loving home for Bijou a fe-male, 3.5yr old fl uffy cat. Spayed and well loved. Call (604)824-1903

P/B GERMAN ROTTWEILERS3 female pups. Vet ✓. Ready to go.

$500/each. 778-899-3326

STANDARD POODLES- Big, beautiful, healthy puppies. Smart, calm, hypo-allergenic. Vet checked, vaccinations, house trained. Males, females, Blacks, Apricots, Reds. Deliv-ery available. $1000, 250-545-0158. [email protected] POODLE PUP 7 weeks old. Male, white with black markings $700. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

YELLOW LAB PUPS. 3 females. Ready to go. Vet checked. $600. 604-852-6176 Abbotsford.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

523 UNDER $100

TV stand, Sony, 50-55”, chrome and glass, $75. (604)769-3799

530 FARM EQUIPMENT

WANTED: TEDDER VICON 510 or FANEX 500. Complete, or for parts. Ph: (604)530-2907

545 FUEL

FULLY SEASONED, Alder, Maple, Birch. Split & Delivered. Free kin-dling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime

548 FURNITURE

DINING table, 6 chairs, hutch & buffet, oak & pine, $1200. Call (604)792-0801

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

551 GARAGE SALES

ChilliwackIndoor SaleDec 6 & 7

Unit #107-46385 First Ave

9am - 12noonMoving out/downsizing sale: Fur-niture, easy chairs, lamps, end tables, twin single beds, all matching bedding, some garden freezer, shop tools, small fridg, knick-knacks, small cupboards, some misc. kitchen items, some garden & shop tools.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB. PLUG-N-PLAY, 4 per-son. 1 yr, portabl, lightweight, no wiring or plumbing req’d, plug into reg 110/220v, fi ll with hose. Stairs, lid and holder incl. Must sell due to health, 70h”x61w”. $3275 obo. Great for Xmas. (604)792-2819

Mattress SetsTwin........$99

Double......$249Queen.......$299

Plus, 50% off select furniture items.

Save On Furniture#2-45676 Yale Rd,

Chilliwack. 604-392-9200

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

STEEL BUILDING...”THE BIG YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 20X22 $4,259. 25X24 $4,684. 30X34 $6,895. 35X36 $9,190. 40X48 $12,526. 47X70 $17,200. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

VIAGRA 100mg or CIALIS 20mg. Generic. 40 tabs + 10 FREE all for $99 including FREE SHIPPING.Discreet, Fast Shipping. 888-836-0780 or metromeds.net

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

ALTO CONN SAX $495. 604-859-5925

REAL ESTATE

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

4 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath home on 11 acres, h/w fl oors, close to city cen-tre, $889,000, 604-793-0171

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

NEW Manufactured home onSELF OWNED pad in Abbotsford.

$263,888. Financing available.Chuck 604-830-1960

New SRI *1404 sq/ft Double wide $89,888. *New SRI 14’ wide

$67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

636 MORTGAGES

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

REAL ESTATE

648 CHILLIWACK/SARDIS

Chilliwack. distress sale, 2 bd, , top fl oor, secure entry, lg master, f/p, $119,000. (604)392-3288

684 SURREY

7326 MARBLE HILL Rd. 6000 sq.ft. home on 1.23 view acres, includes 2 bldg lots. $649K. David @ Re/Max (604)328-8250

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

1 Month FREE Rent

CedarApartments

Great Building, Clean Quiet, & Spacious Suites.

1 bdrm. from $5752 bdrm. from $735

Includes Heat & HotWater. Close to Schools,

Shopping & Transit.

To Arrange a Viewing Call

1.877.409.9874

CHILLIWACK. 1 bdrm, $580/m; Heat & hot water incl. Ref’s, avail now. Senior discount. Call (604)703-9076

Chilliwack. 2 bdrm, avail now, downtown area, secure parking. $750/m incl util. Call (604)792-2048


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MANAGING 400+ RENTALS. VIEW AT...www.chilliwackpropertymanagement.com

604.858.RENT (7368)HOMELIFE GLENAYRE REALTY CHILLIWACK LTD.

Property Management Division

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

AGASSIZ

T. Marlowe Manor1755 - #9 Hwy

Spacious and bright 1 & 2 bdrms

from $569/mprkg, coin ldry, elevator & balco-

ny, 5 min walk to downtown. Call 604-703-3405

LANAI Apartments9462 Cook St.

Certifi ed crime-free multi-housing

residence complex.

Heat/hot water * On-site Mgr.Adult Oriented * Elevator

Large Storage Area * No petsWheelchair access * Onsite

laundry * Digital cable * Security cameras * Parking, apt. ins. required.

1 bdrms available now!$670/month

$100 Move-in AllowanceFree premium cable, $80 value.

WE CATER TO SENIORS!

Call Verna, 604-819-0445

Bole ApartmentsCertifi ed crime-free multi housing.

1 bdrms start...$550/m2 bdrms start...$670/m

includes heat & hot water, in-suite storage, onsite manag-

er, no pets, refs req’d(604)792-8974

BroadwayMaples Apts

604-819-62291 & 2 bedrooms suites, up-market quiet building, w/bal-cony, hot water, 3 appls, good security, u/grd park, storage, fi replaces, hook-ups, laundry on site, on-site manager, n/s, n/p.

CHILLIWACK; 1 Bdrm apt incl F/S, curtains, prkg & deck, $600. 2 Bdrm $700. Both have new carpets/lino. Close to bus, shops, Landing Rec Ctr & hospital. N/P. 604-792-2695

CHILLIWACK. 2 bdrm avail now. Laundry Hook/ups, $700/m. Call (604)703-9076

Chilliwack. 2 bedroom, 850sf, washer & dryer, internet/cable/wifi incl. $750 & $850/m. Available now. 604-392-3332 or 1-778-994-8734

CHILLIWACK, 45991 Airport Rd. 1 bd ste. $550 + util., fridge & stove. Avail now. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage, 604-792-0077

Chilliwack

46030 Princess Ave.Fresh and clean

2 Bdrm.............$700/mAvailable Now

4 appl., secure bldg, small pet negot. Must have ref’s.

Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage (604)792-0077

Chilliwack, 9372 Fletcher St, 1 bdrm, heat & hot water incl. F/S, newly reno’d, move-in special $650/m, avail. now Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077

Chilliwack, 9425 Nowell St, 2bdrm, 1 bath, covered parking, laundry & heat incl. sm. pet negot. $800/m, Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage, 604-792-0077

CHILLIWACK AREA, 1 & 2 bed-rooms, family building close to schools, shopping and bus. Park-ing, laundry incl. small pet ok, avail now. Rob, 604-997-4206

CHILLIWACK, MARY ST., 1 bdrm apt, next to hospital. $600/m. Call (604)819-4558

Chilliwack quiet sec spac 1 bdrm $575/mo. Deck. Avail now Bob 604-703-1401

Chilliwack, senior building 55+, bachelor ste, $520/m & 1 bdrm, $560/m cls to shopping & amenities. Now. (604)703-9076

736 HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOCHILLIWACK. spacious & bright 1 bdrm, balcony, FREE heat, h/w, parking, elevator, great Mary St. lo-cation, from $625. 604-702-0722

CHILLIWACK, The Newmark, 1 bdrm. + den, 5 appl., patio, u/grnd prkg. $725/m Avail. Now . Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077

fairview & fairhaven Apartments

Beautiful, crime-free certifi ed, 55+

Leisure center, hospital & downtown minutes away. No Smoking, no

pets, on premisescoined laundry

starting @ $570 mo.

Call Trudi for an appt.604-392-5684

No Sunday calls

FOR Rent Jan. 1st 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom and 2 heated parking for rent at the “Vibe” in Chilliwack. In suite laundry and an open concept gives over 900 sq ft with a view of the mountains and green space from your balcony. $850 mth + uts (604) 617-2584 [email protected]

Luxury Suites

1 & 2 Bdrms & den• Adult oriented, 5 appl’s• Secure underground pkng • Across from hospital, close

to all amenities.• CRIME-FREE CERTIFIED

8977/9003 Edward StDiana, 604-792-4191

No Sunday calls.

Mountain Village Apts9482 Williams St.

Some of Chilliwack’s Largest apartments.

Bright, extra large 1 and 2 bedrooms

Heat & hot water, new carpet & li-no, balcony, parking, coin laun-dry, elevator, cls to amenities,

under new on-site mgmt. Ref’s req’d.

604-799-1472 to view

NOW RENTINGSpacious 2 bdrm apt from $800/m

• modern, well-maintained• quiet, adult oriented building• hot water & parking included• lg kitchen with double sink• 3 appliances, elevator• insuite storage with W/D

hookup• Located next to bus

8537 Young Rd., ChilliwackCALL 604.701.8910

SARDIS, CENTRAL. 1 bdrm suite, balcony, recently upgraded, clean. Incl. heat, walking distance to shops & transit. $650/mo. Safe long term tenants. Avail. Immed. Phone 604-791-0211.

Vedder Plaza Apts45645 Lark Rd(off Vedder Rd South)

(604)858-9832 17 suites -1&2 bdrms

Heat included, some with balcony views, laminate fl rs, quiet, bath bars, free share laundry included, near bus route, close to amenities, n/p, n/s no BBQ’s. Starting at $660/mo

736 HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

sardis holdings.april terrace

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALAVAILABLE Jan 1st! Bright and Cheery Fully Renovated offi ce on 2nd fl oor of building on Airport Road. Main offi ce approx. 360 sq ft with room for 3 people to work com-fortably. Separate private front of-fi ce approx 130 sq ft can be used for reception or? Pvt. bathroom and use of kitchen. Lots of parking for this secure building accross from RCMP. Will rent offi ces together or separately. $550/month plus GST for both offi ces. Call Chris at 1-866-936-1858 ext 1 or email [email protected] to view or for more info.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESChilliwack 2bdrm ranch dup in quiet area. Lrg yard. Nr schl/bus. Quiet. NS/NP $800. Immed. 604-454-4747

Chilliwack, 9642 Coote St. 1/2 du-plex, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, W/D, F/S, gar-age, workshop, fenced yard, pet ne-got. $1100/m Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604-792-0077

736 HOMES FOR RENTCHILLIWACK. 2 level, 2 bdrm, 2 bath home, lg yard, unfi nishedbsmt, ref’s req’d. Avail Dec 15. $1050/m +dd. Call 1-(604)853-0622

Chilliwack, 2 level home in quiet area, 3 bdrms, 2 full baths, lg kitch-en, view from living rm, backs on to Hope River rd. New roof/windows. $1100/m + util. Ideal for working persons. Dec. 1. (604)795-3054

Chilliwack. 4 bdrm, 2 bath home, East chwk area, $1350/m. Ref’s req’d. Call Neil, (604)795-0808

Harrison - 3bdrm, 2 bath, 2 fp, dbl garage, N/S, Pets ok $1275 /mo DD refs req. Avail. now 604-791-0095

PROMONTORY, 3 bdrm, 3 baths, 5 appls, lrg fncd yrd. NS/NP. $1400 + utils. Avail now. (604) 991-0333.

Sardis. 1 bdrm independant suit, parking, Keith Wilson & Vedder Rd. close to river, W/D, yard, avail now, great for working person, ref’s req’d. $550/m + util. 604-798-3779

747 RV PADS

Rosedale. RV pads available. $400/month + hydro. Cable & Wifi avail. Laundry facilities onsite. Washrooms open year round. RV storage @ $70/mo available. call 604-794-7361

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONPromontory, working person to share furnished executive home. 3 bd, 3 bath, 3 bay garage. Gym, i/net, lrg TV, util. incl., avail now. $600/m. (604)858-1937/791-1937

Sardis. Unfurnished room for rent, shared kitchen, bath, laundry, N/P, n/d. Refs req’d. $350 incl., inet, hy-dro/cable. Working female or stu-dent. Avail now. (604)824-6097

749 STORAGE

Mini Storage Ltd45648 Storey Ave

(behind 7/11 in Sardis)

For all yourstorage needs!www.accessministorage.ca

Call (604)824-0030

750 SUITES, LOWER

Chilliwack, 2 bdrm above average, bright lg L/R, sep lndry, storage, carport & lrg yard. Utils incl. avail Nov 1. $925. Carol, 604-316-4668

CHILLIWACK. 2 BED, 1 bath suite on Strathcona available Jan 1, 2014. Wash/dryer. On bus route, close to school. Non smoking, no pets. $950 inc hydro and city utilities. Call John 794-0136

CHILLIWACK Yarrow. 2 Bdrm on acreage own w/d, d/w, suit mature tenants Ns/np. $700 incl water/hy-dro. 604-823-4118, 604-819-8498

CHWK: Bachelor suites & 1 Bdrm suites available. 55+ Laminate fl rs, N/S, N/P. Incl heat/water. Call: 604-997-7337, 604-792-5173

PROMONTORY. 1 Bdrm Suite, 800sq ft. N/S, Priv Ent, lots of park-ing, W&D in unit, Hydro, Util & Ba-sic Cbl included. Small pet ok. Avail Dec 5th. Ref req’d. Please call 604-847-0682

752 TOWNHOUSESChilliwack, 45185 Wolfe Rd, 2 level, 3 Bdrm, 1 bath, new paint, new fl oor, f/s, w/d, 2 cats allowed, no dogs, avail. now $1100/m. Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage, 604-792-0077

LEWIS COURT2 Bdrms $750/moQuiet place. Seniors Discount. No pets.

Call The Manager @

(604)316-5523We Have 2 Playgrounds for your

kids And are “Pet Friendly”

NEWLY RENOVATED$990 PER MONTH + UTILS

3 BR + 1.5 BA & fenced back yrdFor more info call Mike @

604-792-8317 or 1-877-515-6696or email: [email protected]

WOODBINE TOWNHOUSESPart of the Multi-Housing

Crime Free Program9252 Hazel ST, Chilliwack, BC

Move-In Incentive

Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented.

TRANSPORTATION

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

812 AUTO SERVICES

West Yale Auto & Conversion Ltd. General repairs to rebuilding. We do it all! (604)793-9310

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

pick a part

SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly & Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

The Scrapper

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

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1997 CHEVY 14 ft Cube Van. Gas & propane. Shop maintained. $3500. Please call (604)792-5151

SHOP from HOME!Check out bcclassified.com

TRANSPORTATION

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1996 GMC SIERRA P/U. 6 cyl, auto, ps/pb, cd/radio, reg maint, 226K. Aircared, good cond., c/w lined canopy. $3000. obo. Call 604-854-9281

Abandonment of PropertyWarehouse Lien Act

Estate of John Dean Clifford

The following will be dis-posed of by Selomas Mobile Court on or after January 6, 2014 for none payment of rent/storage for $350.00 plus all cost incurred by this ac-tion.

1973 Paramount Mobile Pad 18,#GCSCFYMP60X123491

along with all contents, 2003 Suzuki Alto

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Selomas Mobile CourtInquires: 604 798 9653

In The Matter of the Rent Distress Act & Surelock

Mini Storage Park.Plumber John (John

Johnnie) Heaps, Clayton Fawcett, Marion

Kemp, GlenTake notice that furnishings and personal effects located at 43903 Industrial Way, Chilliwack, B.C., V2R 4L2, if not claimed by December 20, 2013, will be disposed of accordingly. Any questions regarding this matter should be directed to:

The Manager,SureLock Mini Storage Park.

(604)795-2424

Notice to Creditors and Others

Re: The Estate of Monica Mary Nelson

aka Monica-Mary Nelson, deceased.

Date of death: April 9, 2013

Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of the late Monica Mary Nelson aka Monica-Mary Nelson, formerly of 83 - 6035 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, British Co-lumbia, are hereby notifi ed under Section 38 of the Trustee Act (British Colum-bia) that particulars of their claims must be sent to the undersigned Executor, c/o Baker Newby LLP, 9259 Main Street, Box 390, Chilli-wack, BC V2P 6K2 to the at-tention of Sarah J. Dennis, Lawyer, on or before De-cember 27, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he then has notice.

Daphne Eveline Powell, Executor

c/o Baker Newby LLP, Lawyers

9259 Main Street, Box 390Chilliwack, BC V2P 6K2

Notice to Creditors and Others

RE: The Estate of Gerardus Cornelus Janmaat aka Gerry Janmaat aka Jerry

Janmaat, Deceased.Date of Death: May 12, 2013

Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of

the late GERARDUS CORNELUS JANMAAT aka

GERRY JANMAAT aka JERRY JANMAAT, formerly of Chilliwack, British Colum-

bia, are hereby notifi ed under Section 38 of the

Trustee Act (British Colum-bia) that particulars of their claims must be sent to the undersigned Executor, c/o Baker Newby LLP, 9259

Main Street, Box 390, Chilli-wack, BC V2P 6K2 to the at-

tention of Todd C. Harvey, Lawyer, on or before De-cember 29, 2013, after

which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate

amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he

then has notice.

Fiduciary Trust Company of Canada, Executor

c/o Baker Newby LLP, Lawyers

9259 Main Street, Box 390Chilliwack, BC V2P 6K2


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