Price 60¢ chilliwacktimes.com Chilliwack Chiefs assist. coach under investigation 14 T U E S D A Y INSIDE: Poor economic conditions driving more adults to steal Pg. 3 January 22, 2013 NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER & ENTERTAINMENT Paul J. Henderson/TIMES Leader Adrian Dix celebrates with Chilliwack-Hope MLA Gwen O’Mahony (left) and Patti MacAhonic who won the NDP nomination for Chilliwack Saturday. Contact Centre plans to open this summer NDP chooses MacAhonic BY PAUL J. HENDERSON [email protected]C hilliwack New Democrats chose former Chamber of Commerce executive director Patti MacAhonic on Saturday as their candidate for the May 14 provincial election. MacAhonic faced off against Fra- ser Valley Regional District Area A director Dennis Adamson, who had previously lost to Chilliwack-Hope MLA Gwen O’Mahony for the NDP nomination for the 2012 byelection. O’Mahony was acclaimed to run again in Chilliwack-Hope on Saturday. In a speech before the vote, MacAhonic expressed her belief that Chilliwack is a progressive city. “I believe that the NDP is well- positioned to win the province,” she said.“And don’t we want Chilliwack at the table?” After MacAhonic’s speech, which drew considerable applause, Adam- son, too, said he was impressed. “Wow, that was good,” he said before addressing the crowd with- out notes and getting a little choked up. “Chilliwack families deserve better. Chilliwack families deserve the NDP.” There were about 150 people at the meeting held at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Voting took place after the speeches and the delegates chose MacAhonic. The former Chamber executive director joked about the controver- sial situation in which the Chamber board told her she had to resign if she won Saturday’s nomination. “I’m officially unemployed as you all may know,” MacAhonic said after being chosen. After she spoke, O’Mahony said a few words before party leader Adri- an Dix stepped up. “I think Chilliwack is NDP coun- try,” Dix said. “I think [MacAhonic] BY TYLER OLSEN [email protected]F inally, Tom McMahon has an answer for homeless clients who ask when Chilliwack’s much-talked-about Health Contact Centre will finally be open. For years, McMahon, an outreach worker with Fraser Health, has field- ed questions from clients asking just when, exactly, the centre would begin taking in homeless, mentally ill and drug addicted patients. But as organizers hammered out the details over the past four years, McMahon could only respond that “It’s going to happen; we just don’t know when.” He now has a more satisfying answer. On Friday, politicians, health officials, local stakeholders, com- munity organizers and government functionaries gathered to celebrate the start of a renovation project and the imminent opening this summer of the contact centre. The event was held in a chilly tent that, for Lee-Anne Hansen, only served to remind her of the desper- ated need for the new facility. “I was just thinking about the 111 homeless people,” Hansen, the centre’s future manager said.“To be homeless and to be out in this kind Facility will help homeless, drug addicted and the mentally ill See CONTACT, Page 11 See NDP, Page 21 O’Mahony acclaimed on Saturday, making it an all-female slate in Chilliwack seeking your vote 8645 Young Street, Chilliwack 604-792-5151 www.jadamandsons.com 06198229 Plumbing Service Department 604-792-2754 DL#5952 WWW.OCONNORGROUP.COM 02124924 FREE 143 PT pre-owned inspection FREE 143 PT pre-owned inspection and one year membership! and one year membership! only at
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T U E S D A Y
INSIDE: Poor economic conditions driving more adults to steal Pg. 3
January 22, 2013
N E W S , S P O R T S , W E A T H E R & E N T E R T A I N M E N T
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Leader Adrian Dix celebrates with Chilliwack-Hope MLA Gwen O’Mahony (left) and Patti MacAhonic who won the NDP nomination for Chilliwack Saturday.
Chilliwack New Democratschose former Chamberof Commerce executivedirector Patti MacAhonic
on Saturday as their candidate forthe May 14 provincial election.
MacAhonic faced off against Fra-ser Valley Regional District Area Adirector Dennis Adamson, who hadpreviously lost to Chilliwack-HopeMLA Gwen O’Mahony for the NDPnomination for the 2012 byelection.
O’Mahony was acclaimed to runagain in Chilliwack-Hope on Saturday.
In a speech before the vote,MacAhonic expressed her beliefthat Chilliwack is a progressive city.
“I believe that the NDP is well-positioned to win the province,” shesaid. “And don’t we want Chilliwackat the table?”
After MacAhonic’s speech, whichdrew considerable applause, Adam-son, too, said he was impressed.
“Wow, that was good,” he saidbefore addressing the crowd with-
out notes and getting a little chokedup. “Chilliwack families deservebetter. Chilliwack families deservethe NDP.”
There were about 150 people atthe meeting held at the ChilliwackCultural Centre. Voting took placeafter the speeches and the delegateschose MacAhonic.
The former Chamber executivedirector joked about the controver-sial situation in which the Chamber
board told her she had to resign ifshe won Saturday’s nomination.
“I’m officially unemployed asyou all may know,” MacAhonic saidafter being chosen.
After she spoke, O’Mahony said afew words before party leader Adri-an Dix stepped up.
Finally, Tom McMahon has ananswer for homeless clientswho ask when Chilliwack’s
much-talked-about Health ContactCentre will finally be open.
For years, McMahon, an outreachworker with Fraser Health, has field-ed questions from clients askingjust when, exactly, the centre wouldbegin taking in homeless, mentallyill and drug addicted patients. But asorganizers hammered out the detailsover the past four years, McMahoncould only respond that “It’s going tohappen; we just don’t know when.”
He now has a more satisfyinganswer.
On Friday, politicians, healthofficials, local stakeholders, com-munity organizers and governmentfunctionaries gathered to celebratethe start of a renovation project andthe imminent opening this summerof the contact centre.
The event was held in a chilly tentthat, for Lee-Anne Hansen, onlyserved to remind her of the desper-ated need for the new facility.
“I was just thinking about the111 homeless people,” Hansen, thecentre’s future manager said. “To behomeless and to be out in this kind
Facility will helphomeless, drugaddicted andthe mentally ill
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While it has the word“youth” in its name,Chilliwack RestorativeJustice and Youth Advo-
cacy Association (CRJYAA) has founditself dealing with a growing numberof shoplifting adults in recent yearsthanks to a struggling economy.
The program provides an alterna-tive to the criminal justice system byproviding community-based punish-ments and forcing offenders to makeamends and apologize to victims fortheir actions. About half of all casesinvolve shoplifters, with the rest splitbetween various non-violent prop-erty offences, along with minor drugpossession.
But despite the perception that
shoplifting is primarily the domain ofthe young, CRJYAA executive directorKim McLandress says about half ofthe program’s clientele now consistsof adults.
“Our adult clientele has increasedsubstantially in the last four years,especially shoplifting,” McLandresssaid.
“We have attributed that to theeconomic situation,” she said. “Theadults are stealing more so for need,as opposed to some of the thingsthat the youth are stealing.”
She continued: “There’s some whokind of just made a bad mistake,
but a lot of it is more the economictimes are really pinching them andthey might be purchasing a bunch ofgroceries and just stealing a couplethings that weren’t on their budgetbecause they just ran out of money.”
Many of those are not exactly yourstereotypical offenders. For exam-ple, the program recently handledthe case of an 81-year-old seniorwho had never been in trouble.
Volunteers treat adult offendersdifferently than youth, McLandresssaid.
“We have different ways of deal-ing with the adults,” she said.“We’re connecting them with otherresources in the community . . . inthe hope they won’t be put in thatsituation again.”
On the other hand, McLandresssaid, youth typically do not stealbecause of a need. Instead, it’s oftensimply a way to get something fornothing.
“For some reason, around the
school system in Chilliwack, theword is out there that it’s easy toget stuff for free by shoplifting,” shesaid, adding: “I don’t know how it’seasy because we get tons of files.”
But while teens might know thatstealing is wrong, breaking the lawoften seems easier than standing upfor what is right.
“A lot of the ones we see have todo with peer pressure,” McLandresssaid.
Whether dealing with youth oradult offenders, McLandress saidthe program works because it pun-ishes clients—usually in the formof community service—while at thesame time giving them the toolsand the self-awareness to move pasttheir poor decisions.
“A lot of people come in witha lot of shame and I think if theycontinue on with that shame andblame that can negatively affecttheir behaviour and decisions in thefuture,” she said.
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The Chilliwack school district gotone superintendent for the priceof two for four months last year,
according to a report on executivecompensation released this month.
The report indicates former superin-tendent Corinne McCabe was fully paidfor four months after she retired on July31, 2011, and while interim superinten-dent Michael Audet was already on thejob.
In total, McCabe took home morethan $103,343.51 in wages, benefitsand bonuses from the Chilliwackschool district in 2011-12 despite hav-ing worked only one month into thefiscal year.
The executive compensation report—required by the provincial governmentevery December—indicates McCabewas paid $11,076 in salary as well asan additional $48,738.45 in wages fora “pre-retirement leave” from Aug. 1,2011, to Nov. 30, 2011.
The school board agreed to pay forthe extra quarter year of wages as amatter of timing, according to secre-tary-treasurer Maureen Carradice.
McCabe had announced in May 2011that she planned to retire effective Nov.30, 2011, but the school board wanted anew superintendent in place by August
in time to deal with looming operation-al issues like teacher collective bargain-ing and possible teacher job action.
“The parties agreed that [McCabe’s]last day of work would be July 31, asthat made more sense operationally,”Carradice told the Times. “The boardagreed to continue the superinten-dent’s salary for the balance of theretirement notice period.”
In 2011-12, the former superin-tendent also took home a $14,400retirement bonus (called “service rec-ognition” in the district’s executivecompensation policy), a year’s worth ofvehicle allowance at $6,023.18 as wellas a $2,769.23 payout for unused vaca-
tion days.Pension ($8,870.58), employer-paid
CPP, EI benefit premiums and employ-er-paid health and welfare premiumsmade up the balance.
Districts are required to report annu-ally on compensation paid to chiefexecutive officers and the next fourhighest paid or ranking executives whomake an annual base salary of $125,000or more.
In Chilliwack, four district officials fitthat bill in 2011-2012.
Secretary-treasurer Maureen Car-radice topped the list with $161,069.36in total compensation, a nearly $10,000jump from last year because of changesin benefit premiums and her promo-tion from human resources director tosecretary treasurer, she said.
Assistant superintendent Arul-Pragasam was the district’s second-highest earner at $155,890.38.
Interim superintendent MichaelAudet, who served as the district’stop exec from McCabe’s retirement atthe end of July 2011 until one monthafter current superintendent EvelynNovak took over in mid August, made$151,133.16 last year for 11 months onthe job.
Retired assistant superintendentRuth Wiebe rounded out the list at$110,034.20, $18,477.80 of which wasdesignated as a “retirement allowance.”
◗ To see the district report and com-pare Chilliwack to other B.C. schooldistricts, visit www.fin.gov.bc.ca/psec/disclosure/disclosure11-12.htm.
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Patricia Kelly’s fight with the feder-al government over 396 sockeyesalmon has spanned eight-and-
a-half years, included 200-plus courtappearances and has likely cost taxpay-ers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But neither Kelly nor the Crown willback down from a court battle that oneside says is about a simple fishing vio-lation and the other says is about thevery nature of aboriginal rights andentitlement in Canada.
The Sto:lo woman was charged in2004 with “purchasing, selling and pos-session of fish against the fisheries act.”
She pleaded not guilty and was con-victed on July 3, 2008.
She then put forth an aboriginalrights defence, which she has been incourt trying to prove since then.
Kelly appeared in Chilliwack courton Jan. 14 to apply to have Crown pros-ecutor Finn Jensen declared to be in aconflict of interest.
Throughout, Kelly has defendedherself after being rejected for legalaid in 2005 and again in 2011. She hashad some assistance, including that ofUniversity of Lethbridge globalizationstudies professor Anthony Hall, whohelped her pen a 150-page treatise,which was used as the basis for herargument in court Monday.
Kelly argued to Chief Justice Thom-as Crabtree that Jensen, in acting onbehalf of the Government of Canadaand the Crown, has had a tendency “todeny and negate, rather than recognizeand affirm, the existence of aboriginaland treaty rights as stipulated by sec-tion 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.”
Kelly has relied upon Sparrow, a 1990unanimous Supreme Court of Canadadecision that found when MusqueamBand member Ronald Sparrow wascaught fishing with a net longer thanallowed in the fisheries act he was exer-
cising an inherent aboriginal right.Her defence focused on the part of
the decision that found that govern-ment has a fiduciary responsibility toaboriginal peoples and there should besome “restraint on the exercise of sov-ereign power.”
In court Monday, she compared Jen-sen’s behaviour as like “seeing a pit bullchasing a little poodle.”
Jensen argued that the inherentadversarial setting of the courtroommay be difficult for the layperson tounderstand, but it does not constitutea conflict on his part.
“There is no evidential basis put for-ward by Ms. Kelly to suggest the Crownshould not continue with this prosecu-tion,” Jensen said.
Another bone of contention through-out the court appearances has beenKelly’s mug shot appearing in a June 12,2009, Crime Stoppers advertisement inthe Times.
The ad said Kelly was wanted by theRCMP for “purchasing, selling and pos-session of fish against the fisheries act.”
At the time, First Nations leaderswere outraged.
“How does a woman from our com-munity become a criminal for practis-ing her right to fish,” Grand Chief Doug
Kelly (no relation to Patricia) said inJuly 2009. At that time, Kelly was chairof the First Nations Fisheries Counciland was on the political executive ofthe First Nations Summit.
Sto:lo Nation president Chief Joe Hallagreed.
“There’s got to be a more fair way ofdealing with these issues rather thanturning well-meaning and honest peo-ple into what’s being perceived as hard-ened criminals,” Hall said in 2009.
In court Monday, Kelly brought theCrime Stoppers ad up once again asevidence she was being criminalizedas part of a systemic campaign againstaboriginal peoples.
Jensen denied his office had anythingto do with Kelly’s appearance in CrimeStoppers and maintained the chargehas always been a routine fisheries actviolation, never a criminal proceeding.
“If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it 100times: ‘This process criminalizes Ms.Kelly,’” Jensen said, adding, “this is nota crime.”
Crabtree told Kelly he hoped to havea decision to her in writing by the mid-dle of March.
Kelly is then scheduled to appear incourt May 9, 10, 13 and 14 to deal withthe aboriginal rights defence.
ACheam First Nations memberand his daughter was to be sen-tenced this week for illegally fish-
ing in a case that dates all the way backto 2005.
Judge Russell MacKay ruled inNovember that fishing closures andrestrictions in place on the Fraser in2005 and 2006 did not infringe on theaboriginal rights of the Arthur LouisAleck and Ashley Lee Aleck, accordingto a court decision recently releasedonline.
Between July 17, 2005, and July 27,2006, the Alecks were found using driftnets on the Fraser in contravention ofFisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)restrictions in place at the time.
In court hearings that began in2009, the Alecks—both members ofthe Cheam First Nation—argued thatthe legislation under which they werecharged breached their guaranteedrights to fish under the Charter of
Rights and Freedoms.But MacKay found that there was
no prima facie evidence that the rulesbreached the charter.
On the first occasion, July 17, 2005,the Alecks participated in a protestfishery organized by Sto:lo Tribal Coun-cil after negotiations with DFO failed.They caught one fish.
Arthur Aleck, a former member ofCheam Band Council, said that in 2005and 2006 set fishing nets were not satis-fying his family’s needs for fish becauseof changes in the river.
The Alecks thus chose to use driftnets on several occasions when doingso was not permitted by DFO.
Ashley Aleck’s lawyer Derek Birchargued the restrictions and closures—and especially rules governing fishingmethods—breached his client’s rights.
In his ruling, MacKay said ArthurAleck argued that “his aboriginal rightswere infringed because sports fishers
were targeting salmon from the oceanall the way up the Fraser River.” Aleckalso said “the DFO could not have hadany legitimate conservation concernssince there were no restrictions onsports fishers in salt water.”
But prosecutor Finn Jensen said theAlecks’ illegal fishing stemmed froma desire to avoid competition fromother First Nations fishermen. He saidthey did not break the rules simply tomeet their communal right. He addedthat “modest” closures and equip-ment requirements do not infringe onaboriginal rights.
In his ruling, MacKay said there wasno evidence that the accused could nothave met their need for fish by con-forming to DFO rules.
“At best,” MacKay ruled, “there is onlya vague concern expressed that fishingat the same time and using the samegear as other Band members wouldresult in need not being met.”
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Patricia Kelly talked about her ongoing fight with the Crown over an illegal fishingcharge at the Idle No More teach-in held at UFV in Chilliwack on Thursday.
No backing down for either sideEpic court caseover fishing nowin its 10th year
Father, daughter to be sentencedCharter right to fish not breached
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Mounties are warning the pub-lic about funny money circu-lating in Chilliwack.
Police say they’ve received more thana dozen reports of counterfeit Ameri-can money being passed in the lastweek.
Since Jan. 12, fake $20, $50and $100 bills have surfacedat various local shops, includ-ing Cross Country Grocers inRosedale, On the Way Storeon Chilliwack Lake Road andM&M Meat Shop.
Police say the bills wereprinted on computer paper and areslightly larger than real American bills.
In o n e c a s e, t h e s u s p e c t w a sdescribed as being in his early 20s andpossibly driving a grey European car
similar to a BMW.Police say there are a number of steps
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in the intaglio printing process.You should be able to feel thetexture of this ink, especiallyif you are holding a new dollarbill.◗ Check for flatness or lack ofdetail (printing quality). Lookfor blurry areas, especially infine details such as around the
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duce these by printing or drawingthese fibres onto the paper, but closerinspection of counterfeit notes oftenreveals that the fibres they are printedon, rather than being part of the paperitself.◗ Look at the serial numbers, as fakebills may have serial numbers that arenot evenly spaced or that are not per-fectly aligned in a row. If you have twobills with the same serial number thenthey are counterfeit.◗ Look for security features in alldenominations, except the $1 and $2.
◗ Police say retailers should pay closeattention to any American bills theyreceive and call the Chilliwack RCMP at604-792-4611 if they suspect someoneis attempting to pass fake money.
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The Chilliwack woman who died lastweek after being found unresponsiveon the CN tracks has been identified
by her family as 54-year-old Lois Sheridan.Sheridan suffered from Huntington’s dis-
ease, a rare neurodegenerative disorder,according to Jessica Clark, Sheridan’s niece.
Clark said Sheridan fell on the tracks, hither head and went into cardiac arrest.
A grandmother-of-four and an avid cookwho loved to entertain, Sheridan had beendiagnosed last year with Huntington’s, anincurable genetic disorder that leads to bothcognitive and physical decline.
Sheridan—whom Clark said was knownwithin her family for her one-liners—hadpreviously worked as a business administra-tor, but was forced to quit due to her condi-tion.
While it’s unknown why exactly Sheridanwas walking beside the tracks, psychologi-cal symptoms of Huntington’s can promptunpredictable behaviour or thoughts.
While Huntington’s was first described in1872, Clark said there is still limited pub-lic awareness of the condition and lim-
ited institutional support for people with it.(Huntington’s afflicts five to 10 people per100,000, although prevalence varies widelydepending on location).
Clark said that more support is neededbecause Huntington’s often renders previ-ously independent and successful people intheir mid-50s unable to live on their own.
“I think there’s more of a need for a directconnection for people and families,” shesaid.
After being diagnosed, Sheridan told herfamily that she was no longer comfortablewith living on her own. She lived with hersister for the last year of her life.
◗ A funeral will be held Wednesday and Clarkis encouraging donations to Huntington’sDisease Research at UBC.
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Lois Sheridan, 54, died last week after fallingnear the CN rail tracks in Chilliwack. She suf-fered from Huntington’s disease.
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Teen in critical conditionafter being hit by vehicleAChilliwack teen was
taken to hospital withserious injuries after
being struck by a vehicleSaturday evening.
Mounties say the wom-an was crossing the streetwhen she was hit near theintersection of First Avenueand Charles Street.
The driver of the vehicle,a 71-year-old woman fromChilliwack, stopped andremained at the scene until
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When you see words likeweird, disturbing, or odd-ball, you can be sure that
the word Florida is not far off. If the50 states were kids in elementaryschool, Florida would be the onewho would eat a dead slug for anickel.
This week’s piece of state-wideperformance art/desperate atten-tion seeking is the 2013 PythonChallenge.
Florida is home to many snakes,but not all of them belong there.Burmese pythons, for example, are(you may have guessed this part)from Burma.
How did they get to Florida? It’susually a three-step process:
1) “Ooooh, look at the cute littlebaby snake! I’ll wear it around myneck and look like an awesomebadass!”
2) “Aaaaaagggghhh! It’s stranglingme again and the cost of mice isdriving me crazy!”
3) “Throw it in the bushes, it’ll befine.” In fact, Burmese pythons aredoing fine in Florida. They’re doingso fine that they’re in danger ofdevouring all the native species ofbirds, mammals and reptiles thatlive in the Everglades.
So the Python Challenge is not somuch an effort to educate the pub-lic, as it is the equivalent of puttingout a bounty on the squiggly, littlereptiles.
Florida is letting anyone whogives them $25 and takes a 30-min-ute course in snake identification
go hunting in four wildlife parks.And there are fabulous prizes to bewon!
The grand prize is $1,500 for themost dead pythons, while there’sa runner-up prize of $1,000 for thebiggest python.
Basically, they’ve defictionalizedthe “Whacking Day” episode ofThe Simpsons. But with less BarryWhite music.
The sad thing is. I can’t think of abetter way to go about it.
Really, what are people good at?Well, we’re really good at introduc-ing exotic animals to places wherethey don’t belong. How do youthink zebra mussels wound up inthe Great Lakes, or why there’s nowa thriving colony of snow monkeysin your local IKEA?
We’re also good at wiping outspecies entirely.You can thank 17thcentury sailors for pre-emptivelyputting a halt to any dodo infesta-tions around here! Seen any dodosgetting into your trash, scaringyour cat, pooping in your publicparks? No, you have not. Thanks,hungry Dutch mariners!
What we need to do is harnessour impulse to kill everything good
and pure, and use it to counterour urge to air-drop random ani-mals into every environment weencounter.
Yes, we’re going to wipe out somespecies over the next few years.Shouldn’t we wipe out the speciesthat we’re allowing to wreak havocin the wrong environments?
Finally, two wrongs really canmake a right! The Python Chal-lenge plays to some of the worsthuman impulses. Kill things! Makea pile of them! Get rewards for thebiggest pile!
In this case, it actually helps thatpythons are considered scary.
For this type of project to workwith any other animal or plants,we’re going to have to re-name afew things.
From now on, Australian rabbitsare to be known as killer buck-toothed fangmonsters. Purpleloosestrife will be known as theDevil’s ditchweed, and Scotchbroom will be known as Scotchtoxic death cloud emitter. Ameri-can bullfrogs will be known as theToronto Maple Leafs.
I’ll even put my money wheremy mouth is. I’ll put up $50 for aprize for any group or organizationthat can make the heaviest pile ofpurple loosestrife. I’ll get back toyou on the when and where, andmaybe we can get the Devil’s ditch-weed challenge up and running.
◗ Matthew Claxton is a reporterwith the Langley Advance.
Every dayshould bea good dayH
ave you taken a look at thecalendar lately? It’s just threeweeks to go till B.C.’s first Fam-ily Day on Feb. 11.
That’s right: one whole glorious day asa paid statutory holiday to spend timewith our families and friends—perhaps ajaunt up to the local mountains for a bitof skiing, or a visit to the aquarium will bein order.
Sounds lovely, doesn’t it?And it probably will be—for some
people. Like those who work in a full-time job who qualify for a paid statutoryholiday—and those whose incomes allowthem to take part in extracurriculars likeskiing and local attractions.
But for the people juggling low-payingand part-time jobs, child care and thedemands of every day life, Family Day inB.C. won’t be all that glorious.
With schools closed for the day, Brit-ish Columbians who still have to goto work—like the many thousandsemployed in the service industry—will bescrambling to find child care.
We’re sure we’ll hear all about this greatnew addition to the provincial calendarin the lead-up to the election in May. Itcertainly sounds family-friendly and thatseems to be a key theme for Christy Clarkthese days.
We have long advocated that B.C. fol-low the lead of other provinces in cre-ating an additional statutory holidayduring this winter period—so kudos tothe Liberals for having done so. But itdoesn’t alleviate our concerns about howfamilies are truly faring in this province.
With so many challenges in funding foreducation, in the lack of access to qualitychild care, in services for children withdevelopmental disabilities of all kinds, injob development, in health care access—just to name a few—it’s hard to get tooexcited about Family Day.
As much as we’ll enjoy the extra day offwork, we’d prefer to have enough fundingand attention to the critical issues facingour province to make every day a goodday for families in B.C.
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A8 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013 CHILLIWACK TIMES
Editor:I am a little concerned
with some of the tone in theletter by Dawn Ward aboutPatti MacAhonic having toresign as executive directorof the Chilliwack Cham-ber of Commerce so thatshe could run as the NDPcandidate in the upcomingprovincial election. I under-stand her concerns with thesituation, but Ward statedthat the “only reaction I canimagine is shop out of town—take away Chamber sup-port.”
On a dollar value andnumber of employeesworking for the members,the Chamber does havethe majority support ofthe business community. Iknow a few chamber mem-bers, and some of those areonly members because ofthe business connectionsor opportunities they candevelop. It does not neces-sarily reflect an active sup-port.
If you look at the actualnumbers of all businesses,both big and small, youwill likely find a very largenumber, if not a majority oflocal business, aren’t evenmembers; mainly becausethe Chamber does not reallyprovide any value to ussmaller operations.
We are hardworkingpeople trying to provide aservice in the communityand should not be lumpedin with the Chamber whenthere is talk of retaliatoryaction. Also, there are a lotof people in this communitythat work for businessesowned by Chamber mem-bers and those employeesshould not be punished.
This action by the Cham-ber when it comes to MacA-honic shows just how outof step the local Chamberof Commerce is with whatis going on in B.C. I have toquestion if the same thingwould have happened if shehad run for the Liberals.
In the past the partieson the right of the politicalspectrum have claimed thatthe NDP doesn’t understandbusiness. Adrian Dix hassaid he is willing to listen,and owners of big businessare not only sitting downand talking to him, they
are attending fund rais-ing events and contribut-ing money to the party inamounts never seen before.They can see the writing onthe wall and they know it isbetter to make friends withthe NDP if they want to beheard after the next election.
The Chilliwack Chamberof Commerce blew it here.They had a chance to placethemselves in a win-winsituation no matter whichparty won locally. All theyhad to do was issue a releasestating that while they don’tsupport the NDP they dosupport the electoral pro-cess and would give her theneeded leave of absence. Nomatter which party won theriding, the Chamber wouldhave had someone thatwould listen to them. MacA-honic must understandbusiness, since these peoplehired her and if she won shecould give a business per-spective to the premier.
Polls have shown that themajority of women supportthe NDP and they are notgoing to be happy with thissituation and neither will besome people who believe infair play. It is going to be avery tight race in both Chilli-wack ridings and this justmight be enough to get notonly MacAhonic elected, butalso let Gwen O’Mahony getre-elected.
It was the women’s votethat cost the Republicansthe Presidential election.We grumpy old white guysare in the minority now, andsome of us are going to haveto start doing things differ-ently in the future if we wantour voices heard.
John PritchardChilliwack
Don’t need tobe an expertEditor:
My father was an AirCanada mechanic for morethan 30 years. He had nouniversity education.
Over a decade ago one ofhis sons, a vice-president ofa provincial hydro CrownCorporation, was showinghim the new towers to sup-port hydro lines. My fathercommented “they are goingto fall over.”
“No they’re not,” repliedhis son with all confidencein the professionals’ expertin these matters. Thoseusing anticipartation (newword) know the towers fellover.
Do people need qualifica-tions to express opinions,challenge proposals oractions?
I thank Sheila Muxlowfor her actions challengingKinder Morgan’s proposal.G.E. MacDonell are you vol-unteering to join the chal-lenge?
Dianne RoseChilliwack
Henderson didhis job properlyEditor:
Re: “Need to be moreprecise, letters to the editor,Times, Jan. 17.
In his letter, G.E. Mac-Donell comments on PaulHenderson’s article aboutKinder Morgan’s expansionplans and the oil spill ofone year ago at the Abbots-ford tank farm. MacDonellstresses the importance of
neutral wording in articles.It is important to be factual.Residents were concernedabout Kinder Morgan’srepeated assertions thatthe spill had been “quicklycontained.” This was clearlyproven false by the NationalEnergy Board investigation.Hours went by before thespill was responded to bythe company.
As MacDonell notes,the spill was the result ofhuman error—to be precise,a string of human errors.He states: “There were anumber of minor and moreserious operational errorsmade that Kinder Morgansubsequently attended to. . . .” Here MacDonell fallsinto the same difficulty withneutral wording. It wouldbe more factual to say:“. . . operational errors thatKinder Morgan says it hasattended to.” Pipeline com-panies often are at painsto say that they have “fixedthe problem” or “increasedsecurity measures” or“intend to build a new andsafer pipeline.” Sometimessuch statements are notborne out by subsequentevents. For example, in2010, Trans Canada Pipe-lines said that the KeystonePipeline was built to “meetor exceed all safety stan-dards.” However, the linehad twelve spills in its firstyear of operation.
MacDonell implies thata spill of 110,000 litresof crude oil is trivial (anamount that “would fill anaverage backyard swim-ming pool”). I think he ismissing the point. Thisparticular spill apparentlydid not get into the watersupply, though, for reasonsgiven above, I am hesitantto rely on the company’sword on this. Even a muchsmaller amount, were itto get into the drinkingwater supply of a FraserValley community or intoa salmon bearing river orstream, would be toxic and,potentially, fatal to humansor wildlife.
Similarly, the productspilled (BC Light, a volatilesour crude), caused morethan just a “‘nuisance’odor.” Newspaper reportsafter the spill indicated that
children complained ofheadaches and nausea. Theschool’s air handling systemwas shut down. While thelevel of exposure was lessthan the 2010 tar sandsspill in Marshall, Mich., theeffects were similar. In theMichigan spill, children andseniors experienced head-aches, nausea and vomitingand over 200 people werehospitalized. The odor washydrogen sulphide, a gasthat is lethal in high doses.
In the last part of hisletter, MacDonnel fallsinto the logical fallacy ofad hominem—he attacksSheila Muxlow personally,calling into question her
qualifications. Surely onedoesn’t need an engineer-ing degree to comment onthe threat of tar sands pipe-lines. Members of the pub-lic, MacDonnel, Muxlowand myself included, haveevery right to comment onthe actions and propos-als of these companies. Ishould add that the PIPEUP Network tries hard toget the facts and to educateourselves and our com-munities about the realitiesof pipelines. We commendPaul Henderson for contrib-uting to this education.
Michael Hale, member ofthe PIPE UP network
Yarrow
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Although not as famous as AlvinToffler, Herb O’Heron is Canada’sown educational futurist. Working
with the Association of Universities andColleges of Canada (AUCC), as directorof research and policy analysis, he ana-lyzes statistics and trends in educationand makes predictions for the future ofpost-secondary education in Canada.
O’Heron will be providing his insightson the value of a degree as part of thePresident’s Leadership Lecture series onMonday, Jan. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in BuildingA, Room 225 (boardroom) at the Abbots-
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“Herb will be speaking to the value ofa degree to an individual and the valueof a university to the community” saidEvered. “This speaker is a great fit withthe goal of the leadership series to bringspeakers that challenge and provoke dis-cussion at the university and in the com-munity.”
Universities across Canada have expe-rienced tremendous growth over the last
30 years. Since 1980 the number of full-time university students has more thandoubled, while part-time enrolment is up16 percent, according to AUCC’s Trendsin Higher Education publication.
This free educational lecture is opento members of the community as well asstudents, alumni, faculty and staff of theuniversity.◗ Information on the President’s LectureSeries and other public events is avail-able on the UFV website www.ufv.ca orby email at [email protected] or bytelephone at 604 854-4503.
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Avital set of war medals given to one ofChilliwack’s pioneering families willsoon return to the FraserValley.
Last month, the Chilliwack Museum andHistorical Society bought a collection of 12 mil-itary medals belonging to Lt.-Col. Andrew Les-lie Coote and his son, Capt. Ian Vernon Coote.The collection included a written account ofthe wartime experiences of Andrew Coote’ssecond son, Lieut. Russel Leslie Coote.
The collection was bought at auction for$3,190 (2,000 UK pounds).
The Cootes owned an East Chilliwack farmat the beginning of the 20th Century and gavetheir name to Coote Street. The military careerof Andrew Leslie Coote began prior to the FirstWorld War and continued for several decades.Among other medals, both Andrew Leslie andhis son Ian were named Officers of the Orderof the British Empire (OBE).
Chilliwack Museum director Ron Denmansaid the new collection will “be front andcentre” in a large exhibit planned for nextyear to commemorate the start of the Sec-ond World War.
“They’re important because they come froma family that arrived in Chilliwack in 1890,”Denman said. “We’re very excited becausethey represent a military career that reallystarted before The First World War with LeslieCoote and ended after the Second World War.So there’s a huge time frame there.
“We know the Coote family’s history and tohave an intact collection from both father andson is very unusual and is what prompted usto follow up on this one.”
The elder Coote—who was in London forthe Blitz—was honoured with an OBE forhelping organize a home defence militia inBritish Columbia. The younger was recognizedfor outstanding administrative duties.
Denman said the museum became aware ofthe medals on Dec. 10, just seven days beforethey were set to go up for auction.
Without the resources to buy the set, Den-man reached out to the Department of Cana-dian Heritage, which he said was “absolutelywonderful” in helping the museum quicklysecure $1,863 to help bring the collection backto Canada. (The medals had been located inNorfolk, England. Ian Coote, whom Denmanbelieves inherited his father’s medals, hadremained in Britain following the war.)
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The Chilliwack Museum has purchased a collection of medals awarded to Lt.-Col. Andrew LeslieCootes (above) and his son Ian, who were each named Officers of the Order of the British Empire.
Museum buys back medals
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of weather is unbelievably tragic to me.And to think that we have a centre thatis going to answer them not only [witha variety of ] services . . . but a warmplace to go to, I think that is absolutelyamazing.”
The health contact centre is billed asa one-stop shop for care for homeless,mentally ill and addicted people. It willinclude 22 supportive housing apart-ments, along with a broad range of healthand community support services.
Pacific Community Resources Society(PCRS) will manage the housing com-ponent and jointly deliver the serviceswith Fraser Health. The provincial gov-ernment is contributing nearly $3.4 mil-lion for the building’s renovations, alongwith about $230,000 to operate thefacility’s residential side. Funding alsocame from the City of Chilliwack, PCRS,the Real Estate Foundation of B.C. and
Fraser Health.“They say it takes a village,” Hansen
said during her remarks. “I say it takes acity with a heart and Chilliwack is a citywith a heart.”
Mayor Sharon Gaetzechoed the sentiment.
“I’m just so proudof our town for com-ing together,” she said.“Everyone has beenasking me in the city,‘When is it going tohappen?’ and this dayis to signal it starts today.”
Andy Libbiter, Fraser Health’s actingexecutive director for mental health andsubstance use, said the contact centrewill provide much-needed help to Chill-iwack’s most vulnerable.
“As health-care providers, we knowthat we must not only offer a roof overtheir heads, but also offer care and sup-ports in settings where they feel safe andcomfortable,” he said. “The Chilliwack
Contact Centre is anexcellent example ofjust that.”
McMahon agreedand he has a “lineup”of clients just waitingto take advantage ofthe contact centre’sresources.
“It’s going to be a place for people tobe able to set up new roots,” he said.“They’re going to be in recovery; they’regoing to have a roof over their head. Itmakes it easier, if you have a roof overyour head, to change your life.’”
Acommon theme run-ning through Friday’scelebration of the start
of construction on Chilli-wack’s new health contactcentre was just how longit took for construction tobegin on the “one-stop shop”for mentally ill, addicted andhomeless people.
When the centre finallyopens its doors this summer,it will welcome visitors near-ly two years after organizers’first planned to be in opera-tion.
And although proponentsfirst had aimed for a Septem-ber 2011 opening, the projectonly received final projectcommitment last month,according to a BC Housingresponse to a Freedom ofInformation request.
The centre, which includes22 beds of affordable housingalong with health and socialservices, also won’t be quiteas large as organizers hadonce hoped.
While it’s never been madepublic, Pacific CommunityResources Society (PCRS)approached Fraser Healthin 2011 to ask for fundingfor 10 additional beds. Thebeds would be housed in aproposed 4,600-square-footaddition.
However, Fraser Healthturned down PCRS’s request.
Naomi Brunemeyer, man-ager of regional develop-ment at BC Housing, wrotethat “the vision of the projecteventually was scaled back toinclude 22 units of affordable
housing, some programmingspace and the Health ContactCentre.”
The funding issues weren’tthe only cause of delay.According to Brunemeyer,“mould and extensive haz-ardous materials” werefound in the building. Theissues were not known whenthe building was purchasedand “caused some delay inapprovals.”
The present vision ofthe health contact centrewas only given preliminaryapproval in October 2012.
“BC Housing committedadditional capital and oper-ating funding to make theproject work, as did FraserHealth,” Brunemeyer wrote.
Lee-Anne Hansen, thecentre’s future manager, saidthere had been many timesover the previous four yearswhen she thought the projectmight not happen.
“It’s almost surreal,” shesaid, “because for manydays and nights I wonderedif it would ever happen. Andtoday the baby was born.”
Chilliwack MLA John Les—who is retiring in the spring—had similar thoughts.
“I was wondering if thiswas actually going to happenin my term of office,” he said.
And Mayor Sharon Gaetzadded that “What looks veryeasy on paper sometimesisn’t easy in practicalities.”
After hear ing severalspeakers compare the long,difficult planning process tothe unsightliness of cookingsausage, Gaetz said: “Today,we have beautiful sausageabout to be cooked.”
Mould, fundingdelayed building
CONTACT, from page 1 A one-stop shop for care
heart and Chilliwack isa city with heart.”
Lee-Anne Hansen
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Resembling links of sausage, bagged insulation waits fordisposal sits at the base of Chilliwack’s future health contactcentre earlier this month. The discovery of mould and “extensivehazardous materials” delayed the project, according to a report.
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BY STEVE EWENThe Province
One of the first times Chilli-wack Chiefs star LukeEsposito made an appear-
ance in a British Columbia newspa-per, he was tussling with a hockeylegend at an NHL all-star game.
Being Mark Messier’s nephew cancreate unique sets of circumstances.
The offspring of Messier’s sisterMary-Kay has turned into a legiti-mate pro prospect, it seems. Afterlast weekend’s games in PrinceGeorge, the 19-year-old Esposito,from Greenwich, Conn., was secondin the Junior A loop in scoring, with55 points, including 14 goals, in 40games. He’s also already committed
to play next year for the HarvardUniversity Crimson, the famedIvy League team from Cambridge,Mass.
To think we knew him when. Goback in the files of The Province
and you can find a four-year-oldLuke getting checked by Uncle Markduring the 1998 NHL all-star gamefestivities at GM Place.
You can find another shot of atwo-year-old Luke after a TeamCanada practice inWhistler prior tothe 1996World Cup.
And how about this cutline thatappeared in the Edmonton Journal
to go with a picture from that 1998
all-star appearance? It read: “In agame of shinny, our money is on thelittle guy with the big future. LukeEsposito, four-year-old nephew ofMark Messier, shows Uncle Moosesome stick-handling skills during abreak at the all-star bash on Satur-day.”
“He’s been there all throughout,”said Esposito, whose family livesabout five minutes from Messier inGreenwich.
“When I was picking places toplay, he was there. He’s helped mygrandpa coach a number of myteams when I was younger.
“He’s been great for me.”
Hockey folk automatically won-der if the 5-foot-10, 180 pounder isrelated to Phil and Tony Esposito,which he’s not.
They eventually find out thathe’s part of the Messier clan and hemaintains that it’s not added pres-sure, explaining instead: “I look at itas a great opportunity to talk to him.I use my uncle, and my grandpa,too, as a resource.”
He does flip-flop on that a little,though, when pushed.
“I like to show that I can actuallyplay,” he said. “I like to prove that I
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A four-year-old Luke Esposito tangles with uncle Mark Messier.Tyler Olsen/TIMES
Chilliwack Chiefs star Luke Esposito celebrates a goal this year.
Esposito has NHL connection. . . but he’s not related to either Phil or Tony
See ESPOSITO, Page 16
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There’s nothing like a diet of PrinceGeorge Spruce Kings to get theChilliwack Chiefs back on a win-
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tical 4-2 scorelines Friday and Saturdayto regain top spot in the Mainland Divi-sion and post back-to-back wins for thefirst time since mid-December.
The Chiefs are now 5-0 in gamesagainst the Spruce Kings this year, withMitch Gillam allowing just six goals inthose contests.
Gillam was the key Friday, as PrinceGeorge pounded 48 shots at the Chilli-wack netminder but could only musterthe two goals.
Philip Zielonka, Spencer Graboski andBrandon Volpe all beat Prince Georgegoalie Kirk Thompson and Austin Plevyadded a late empty-netter.
The next evening followed the exactsame script as the previous night,although Gillam was less busy.
Again Zielonka opened the scoring forthe Chiefs. Again the Spruce Kings tiedthe game. And again the Chiefs respond-ed and held a 3-1 lead late into the thirdperiod. Prince George again made thegame close with a goal in the last fiveminutes, but an empty-net goal againsealed the victory for the away side.
Zielonka finished Saturday’s gamewith a pair of goals and now has five in asmany games since being acquired by theChiefs at the trade deadline. Josh Hansenalso scored his first since returning frominjury and Luke Esposito rounded out the
Chiefs’ scoring with the empty-netter.While the Spruce Kings have improved
since being shut out by the Chiefs inback-to-back games earlier in the year,Gillam and his defence continue to frus-trate their division rivals.
“That’s three games in a row we’ve out-played them and have only got one pointout of it so it’s really frustrating,” saidSpruce Kings head coach Dave Dupas,referring to a 3-2 overtime loss in Chilli-wack earlier in the month. “We have tofind ways to beat the goaltender. Youcan’t fault the guys for the effort they put
in all weekend. They had a great seriesbut just lost two hard-fought games.”
Dupas also found himself ruing histeam’s luck against the Chiefs.
“It seems it happens every time theycome in here,” Dupas said. “[Friday]night it hits a defenceman’s stick then ithits him on the head and then went bardown and in. [Saturday] a guy misses thenet, the puck bounces over the net andhits Kirk [Thompson] in the back andsits on the goal line and they’re standing
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Chiefs feast on Spruce Kings
Citizen photo by David Mah
Chilliwack Chief David Thompson, and Prince George Spruce King Lyndon Martell,battle as Mitch Gillam saves a shot Saturday night at the Coliseum in Prince George.
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BY MARIO ANNICCHIARICO AND CINDY E. HARNETTVictoria Times-Colonist,
Victoria-area Mounties have opened aninvestigation into the actions of Chilli-wack Chiefs assistant coach Brandon
Fleenor at the end of a Jan. 12 British Colum-bia Hockey League game.
Victoria Grizzlies defenceman Chris Alber-tini filed a complaint with West Shore RCMPin which he alleged Fleenor “flung a hockeystick at him, striking him in the side of hishead.”
Albertini, who was not playing during thegame, was standing between the bencheswhen tempers flared in the game’s last min-ute.
“I reported it to the police, but nothing hasofficially come of it. I have filed a complaint,”Albertini told the Victoria Times-Colonist.“There is no room for that in hockey, for acoach to lose his temper like that.”
West Shore RCMP spokeswoman KathyRochlitz confirmed Thursday that police arein the “initial stages of an investigation.”
Albertini, a 20-year-old native of Hamp-ton, Ont., admitted to “chirping” at the Chill-iwack bench late in the game. He said he wasstruck as Fleenor flung the stick at him in a“spear-fishing” motion.
The events, which took place with roughly10 seconds remaining in the game, began achain reaction of hostility between the play-
ers, who were violently pushing on the glassthat separates the visitors’ bench from thehosts.
The incident was caught on tape by Griz-zlies’ videographer Roy Anthonisen, whoposted it online. The video has since beentaken down.
During the final moments of the Jan. 12game, Grizzlies general manager and headcoach Bill Bestwick left the bench to attemptto gain control of his players. He was given agame misconduct at the time.
At the final whistle, a brawl erupted on theice.
Fleenor has been suspended indefinitelyby the British Columbia Hockey League.Six players from each team were also disci-plined. Chiefs Matthieu Tibbet, Jaret Babychand David Thompson were handed one-game suspended for participating in an alter-cation at the end of the game. Chiefs forwardTanner Cochrane was suspended two gamesfor provoking an incident from the playersbench and for leaving the bench to partici-pate in an altercation. Chiefs defencemanShay Laurent was suspended four games forparticipating in two separate fights after thegame had ended. And Chiefs forward TrevorHills was handed a four-game ban for initi-ating and provoking a pair of altercations atthe end of the game and for participating ina fight.
- with files from Tyler Olsen, Chilliwack Times
Chiefs assist. coach underinvestigation after brawl
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TIMES - file
A Victoria Grizzlies player has filed a complaint with the West Shore RCMP following an incidentinvolving Chiefs assistant coach Brandon Fleenor.
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am not in the spot I ambecause of my uncle.”
His grandpa, more com-monly known as Doug Mess-ier, did have a role in himpicking the Chiefs, for whatit’s worth.
In the midst of putting up14 goals and 47 points in 29games with his BrunswickPrep high school team inGreenwich last year, Espositoheard from a couple of uni-versities—including Harvard—that he might be betteroff spending a campaign inJunior A and steered him
toward the BCHL.The family began doing
research. Doug had coachedlongtime Chilliwack benchboss Harvey Smyl when hewas playing junior. Every-thing was logical.
“My grandpa knew whatkind of player Harv was andwhat kind of guy he was,” saidEsposito.
“It’s great playing for him.He knows what this leagueis all about. He knows whatit takes to win. Having himout in front is a benefit to allof us.”
- with files from Tyler Olsen,the Times
ESPOSITO, from page 12
Grandpa knew Smyl
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there to tap it in. I don’t know whatyou can do about those thingsbut the fact of the matter is whenthere’s a loose puck laying therethey tap it.”
Chiefs head coach Harvey Smyl,meanwhile, was pleased with histeam’s defensive play over theweekend.
“I think we did a lot of goodthings,” Smyl said. “I thought wereally played well defensively [and]limited their shots to the perim-eter.”
With Gillam having proven him-self one of the league’s best goal-tenders, Smyl said that if his teamcan keep opponents to the outside,their goalie will usually do the rest.
Serving suspensions laterThe Chiefs were without for-
wards Tanner Cochrane andTrevor Hills, along with defence-man Shay Laurent due to sus-pensions handed down by theBCHL following the previousweekend’s post-game brawlagainst the Victoria Grizzlies.Matthieu Tibbet, Jaret Babychand David Thompson were allhanded one-game bans, but allthree played last weekend as theChiefs can choose to have themserve their suspensions later,when Cochrane, Hills and Lau-rent have returned.
- with files from Sheri Lamb,Prince George Citizen
Limited shotsCHIEFS, from page 13Cascades flat against Prairie clubsThe top-ranked University of the
Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascadeswomen’s basketball teams
dropped both games during a dis-appointing road trip to Alberta lastweekend.
The Cascades—who entered theweekend with an 11-1 record—fell79-69 in overtime to the Prairie Divi-sion-leading University of Calgary(UC) Dinos Friday night.
The Cascades also lost the follow-ing night 64-59 to the mediocre Uni-versity of Lethbridge Pronghorns.
Played in a playoff-like atmosphere,Friday’s game against the Dinos was atight contest, with the teams tradingbaskets and leads. But after keeping
the scoreline tight, the UC shootersfound their touch and completed allfive of their shots in overtime to takea 10-point lead.
Chilliwack’s Kayli Sartori led all Cas-cades with 19 points. Sarah Wierksadded 16 points and pulled down ateam-high 15 rebounds.
Cascades head coach AlTuchscher-er wasn’t satisfied with his team’s per-formance on the night.
“We didn’t match Calgary’s energyor determination tonight,” Tuchscher-er said.“Give them full credit for takingthat game away from us.We have a lotto learn about teams coming after usand rising to the occasion.”
The Cascades, though, didn’t
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Luyken led UFV in scoring with 19points. SarahWierks posted 16 pointsand another 14 rebounds, while sisterNicole added 14 points.
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Chwk Library Book ClubThe Chilliwack Library BookClubmeets the fourthWednesday of eachmonth(Jan. 23) at 7 p.m. Newmembers are welcome at anytime. For more informationplease contact the ChilliwackLibrary at 604-792-1941.
Fibromyalgia meetingsFibromyalgiaWell SpringFoundationmeets the fourthWednesday of every month(Jan. 23) from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. at Lynnwood RetirementResidence, at 9168 CorbouldSt. For more information call1-800-567-8998.
Heart support group meetsThe Chilliwack Heart Sup-port Group holds its monthlymeeting Jan. 23 from 2 to 4p.m. at the Salvation ArmyChurch on Brooks Avenue.Everyone with heart diseaseis welcome to attend. Gil-lianYardly of the BC Heart &Stroke Foundation will speakabout February Heart Month.For more information, callAl Vogt at 604-795-3096 oremail [email protected].
Yarrow book clubTheYarrow Library Book Clubcontinues this fall. The clubwill gather the third Thursdayof every month (Jan. 24) from6:30 to 7:45 p.m. to discussthe books they’ve read. JoinYarrow Library staff for livelydiscussions of selected titles.Chosen books will changemonthly and copies areprovided by the library. Newmembers are welcome tojoin at any time.
LGBT meetingHOMINUM Fraser ValleyChapter—a support anddiscussion group to help gay,bi-sexual and questioningmenwith the challenges ofbeingmarried, separated orsingle—meets on the last Fri-day of every month (Jan. 25)at 7:30 p.m. For informationand location, please call Artat 604-462-9813 or Don at604-329-9760.
Transforming traumaThe Chilliwack HospiceSociety hosts a workshop byLaura van Dernoot Lipskyabout a practical and holisticapproach to self-sustain-ability called TransformingTrauma: How to do this workand Not Completely LoseOur Minds. The workshopruns Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. at the Chilliwack Cul-tural Centre. Cost is $90. Visitwww.chilliwackculturalcen-tre.ca or call 604-391-SHOWfor tickets. For more informa-tion visit http://traumastew-ardship.com.
Acoustic jamsCountry acoustic jam ses-sions are held every Saturdayat the Chilliwack SeniorsRecreation Centre, at 9400
College St., from 7 to 11 p.m.All musicians and friends arewelcome. Bring your owninstrument. Members $3 andnon-members $5. For moreinformation contact Rod orMarnie 604-792-1168.
Outdoor club meetsThe Chilliwack Outdoor Clubholds its monthly meetingJan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at MountSlesse middle school. Thepublic is welcome. A speakerfrom RidgeWildernessAdventures will talk aboutbuilding outdoor shelters.Club activities range frommountain biking tomoun-taineering, hiking, snowshoe-ing and skiing. Upcominginternational trips includethe High Atlas Mountains ofMorrocco. The club featuresmany othermulti-day trips,many of which are interna-tional. The club also holdsa photo contest every yearwhich is supported by prizegifts from local businesses. Formore information, callWellsat 604-792-3463 or visit www.chilliwackoutdoorclub.com.
Tea and DanceWanda’s Tea Dance, spon-sored by the Seniors Resourc-es Society, takes place thelast Monday of eachmonth(Jan. 28) from 1 to 3 p.m. atthe Lions’Hall, at 45580 Spa-dina Ave.. Music by Sweetwa-ter. Refreshments and doorprizes. Tickets are $6.
Square dancingThe Chilliwack Rythm Reel-ers Square and Round DanceClub has begun new classesat Atchelitz Hall on LickmanRoad. The first night includesa spaghetti dinner at 6 p.m.,with dancing starting at 7p.m. Beginners classes last90minutes. Dancing onJan. 28 is free. After that, the
cost is $6 per person pernight. Those under 19 yearsof age are half-price. Thoseinterested can drop in on aMonday evening andwatchthe square dancing. For moreinformation, contact either604-823-7323 or 604-794-7138.
Teens in CanadaChilliwack Community Ser-vices, Immigrant Servicesoffers“Teens in Canada,”aprogram for immigrant par-ents held Tuesdays from Jan.29 toMarch 12 from 12:30 to2 p.m., at 9214Mary St. Guestspeakers will cover topicssuch as: school report cards,internet safety, bullying, peerpressure andmore. ContactLynn Gibson at 604-393-3251or [email protected].
Children’s choirFirst Avenue Christian Assem-bly, at 46510 First Ave., hoststheWatoto Children’s ChoirJan. 29 at 7 p.m.
Seniors bus tripsThe Chilliwack & DistrictSenior Resources Societyhas a full slate of upcomingbus trips including: a tripto see themusical comedyBoeing-Boeing at the StanleyTheatre Jan. 30; a trip to seethe Harlem Globetrotters inAbbotsford on Feb. 15; a visitto the Northwest Flower andGarden Show in Seattle onFeb. 20; and a trip to Seattle’sGreatWall Mall and Ikea onFeb. 25. Bus trips open tomembers of the ChilliwackSenior Resources Society.Register early to reserve yourplace. Call 604-793-9979 fordetails.
Grief Support fundraiserChilliwack Grief Supporthosts a fundraiser at the BestWestern on Feb. 1 featuring
a roast beef buffet between6 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are$15 andmust be purchasedby Jan. 30. Beverages notincluded. For details andmore information call 604-793-7239.
Conquer cancerTeam Burritt hosts a dinnerfundraiser and silent auc-tion for the Ride to ConquerCancer Jan. 31 at Rustica’sRestaurant, at 9339Main St.Tickets are $45 per person,with $20 going directly toRide to Conquer Cancer/Team Burritt. Doors open at6 p.m. Tickets are availableby calling 604-858-7239 oremailing [email protected]. For more informationabout the team visit. www.conquercancer.ca/goto/teamburritt2013.
Vision mates neededVolunteer as a visionmatewith the Canadian NationalInstitute for the Blind andhelp someone blind or par-tially sighted in Chilliwack.Helpwith reading, going forwalks, shopping and socialvisiting. Spend two hours aweekmaking a positive differ-ence. Flexible schedule. Crimi-nal record check required.Visit www.cnib.ca/volunteeror call 604-431-2146.
Drivers neededThe Canadian Cancer SocietyVolunteer Driver programin Chilliwack is in need ofmore volunteer drivers totake patients to and fromtheir treatment. Trainingand dispatch are provided.Time commitments are flex-ible. For more information,contact Christina Chenard at1-888-222-2240 Ext. 338 oremail [email protected].
Chorus singsTheChilliwackHarmonyBar-bershopChorusmeetwith theLangleyChapter everyThurs-day at 7p.m. Join andharmo-nize. Formore information callLloyd at 604-701-8966
Rug hookingTraditional rug hookers meetevery Tuesday from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the ChilliwackSeniors Recreation Centre,at 9400 College St. Instruc-tor available, if desired, withlessons. Come by and seethe beautiful work. For moreinformation call Betty Lou at604-824-4095.
OAPO open to membersThe Old Age PensionersOrganization (OAPO) Branch173, at 5725 Tyson Rd., (byTwin Rinks) is inviting resi-dents 50 years and older tocome and join their club,which hosts activities, alongwithmonthly potluck sup-pers and special functions.Call Ann 604-858-0066 formore information.
Community eventsIncluded are community events in Chilliwack, hostedor sponsored by non-profit groups. To include yourevent, contact reporter Tyler Olsen by e-mail [email protected], fax to 604-792-9300 orcall 604-792-9117.
CSS reunion - “Hello, Goodbye . . .”Chilliwack senior secondary ‘s “Hello, Goodbye...” reunionwill be held March 1 and 2, and involves tours of the newand old school, a multimedia presentation in the gym,music by the CSS band and choir (with some specialguests), an alumni social and the big event, the“Hello,GoodbyeWind Up Dance”at the Landing Sports Centrefrom 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music will be performed by a CSShouse band consisting of alumni over the years alongwith special guest alumni joining the band on stage. Formore information visit www.hellogoodbye.ca, or“Chilli-wack Senior Secondary Hello Goodbye”on Facebook.
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Chilliwack Hospice Society & Prospera Credit UnionPresent...
The Trauma Stewardship Institute is committed to raising awareness andresponding to the cumulative toll on those who are exposed to the suffering,hardship, crisis, or trauma of humans, living beings, or the planet itself.
Our daily lives are filled with witnessing trauma and suffering.As a communitymember, front line worker, professional, or caregiver, do you find you:• are anxious or nervous for no apparent reason?• worry about things that have not happened?• have sleepless nights?• are drained by daily interactions?• avoid conversations due to fear?• feel overwhelmed?• forget or feel you don’t deserve to take care of yourself?
Then this is a day you must experience!!!
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky will offer a compelling mix of personal insight,cutting edge research, and humor to help us understand the cumulative toll ofbeing exposed to suffering over time and gain concrete skills to reconcile it.
Participants are welcome from all professional disciplines and lifecircumstances.
We are pleased to offer Continuing Education Credit for those who request it:CEUs for all disciplines (i.e. legal, medical, social work, etc.)
Transforming Trauma: How to do thisWork and Not Completely Lose Our
Minds with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Friday, January 25, 2013 9am to 4pm
Chilliwack Cultural Centre9201 Corbould Street, Chilliwack
Tickets $90refreshments provided, meal not included
Tickets on sale now atwww.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca orCentre Box Office at 604.391.SHOW
For more information on the Trauma Stewardship Institutewww.traumastewardship.com
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Help Someone Learn• Reading• Writing• Math• Computers• English
Become a volunteer literacy tutor (OWL*)Free training provided
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The Green Exchangekeeps useful itemsout of the landfill
through frugal creativity. Itis run on most Tuesdays.You are welcome to sub-mit concise, money-freelistings. To place listingscontact Meaghan Mullerat 604-613-0327 or [email protected] or TerriDargatz at 604-791-3590 [email protected] to put “GreenExchange” in the subjectline (you must also pick upthe items yourself).
Free:Maytag washer and dryer,
eight-year-old set. Call 604-792-3817.
I have 30 to 40 moving orpacking boxes folded and inexcellent shape. Call Fred at778-838-3603.
Old-style 42-inch Acai TV,grey, on a stand four-feet
dryer. Call 604-796-9137.A vacuum cleaner. I live in
Agassiz. Call 604-491-4244.Senior is looking for a
mattress for her grandaugh-ter. Approximately 29 inch-es wide by 53 inches long.Call 604-795-2248.
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The Green Exchange
The Canadian Cancer Society is proudto introduce Slopes for Hope at Hem-lock Resort on Feb. 10.
Slopes for Hope Hemlock is an “Ever-est-style” ski-a-thon in which participantsattempt to ski or board the vertical of MountEverest in one day.
Participants can sign up as individuals fora personal challenge, or in teams and splitthe distance between team members. Comeup with a team name, wear costumes, and
challenge your friends.Thanks to the generosity of Hemlock
Resort, participants who raise more than$100 for the Canadian Cancer Society willreceive a free Hemlock lift pass for the eventday. Registration is $10 per adult, children 12and under are free.
◗ Visit www.slopesforhope.ca to register orfor more information contact Joshua Ley-enhorst at [email protected], call604-533-1280, visit the Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/slopesforhope or followwww.twitter.com/slopesforhope.
Slopes for Hope fundraiserSki free at Hemlock
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and Gwen are going to make an extraor-dinary team of NDP candidates in Chilli-wack.”
MacAhonic will face off against BC Lib-eral candidate John Martin who finishedthird in the Chilliwack-Hope byelectionlast spring running for the BC Conserva-tives.
Martin lost to O’Mahony who has rep-resented the riding inVictoria since then.
O’Mahony will face off against BC Lib-eral Laurie Throness whom she beat towin the seat in the 2012 byelection.
Asked how strategy might shift inChilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope if theBC Conservatives don’t come up withviable candidates, Dix said the notion ofvote-splitting on the right is an insult tovoters.
“I think it’s so disrespectful to the vot-ers,” Dix said. “As if the 68 per cent ofpeople who chose not to vote for theLiberals in the byelection, if they weregiven fewer choices would somehowhave rallid to the govenment side? Idon’t think that’s the case. I think you
have to respect how people are going tovote.”
In the 2012 Chilliwack-Hope byelec-tion, O’Mahony received 6,022 votes,Throness 4,593 and Martin 3,615.
Premier chats with womenChristy Clark will be in Chilliwack on
Thursday but if any men want to have aword with the Premier they’ll be out ofluck.
In fact, Chilliwack MLA John Les, can-didates John Martin and Laurie Thronessaren’t invited either.
As for local politicians, you can betMayor Sharon Gaetz and Coun. SueAttrill will get invitations but Couns.Chuck Stam, Ken Huttema, Ken Popove,Jason Lum and Stewart McLean will cer-tainly not.
That’s because Clark will be in town aspart of her ongoing provincewide tourwhere she meets with groups of womenonly.
At some of the meetings—Vernon for
example in December—Clark has beenintroduced by a local male MLA whothen left the room.
Not dead yetThe BC Conservatives promised candi-
dates would be announced mid-Januaryfor the Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hopeconstituencies.
But there was no sign of a name untilJan. 21 when the Chilliwack-Hope con-stituency association announced thatlocal realtor Michael Henshall had sub-mitted his nomination package for thatriding.
In a press release issued Monday, theparty announced it was accepting nomi-nations until Jan. 31 for Chilliwack-Hopeand the candidate would be chosen at aFeb. 9 meeting.
There has been no sign of life fromany BC Conservatives in the Chilliwackriding.
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nomination meetingon Saturday was,while waiting for
votes to be tallied,when 100-year-old
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ANNIS, BrianBrian Graham Annis passed awayJanuary 12, 2013 peacefully at home. Bornin Burnaby, Brian lived in Chilliwack mostof his life, growing up playing hockey, Jr. Aand WHL. He was the tough guy. He workedwith his father and mother at Annis Poolsfor many years, tough work but enjoyedthe sun. Since then he worked in fire
protection and construction of many types. Most recently M&MExcavating, the guys will miss ‘Dad’. His vast knowledge madehim indispensable in always getting things right. He was wellrespected in the community. He will be greatly missed by hisentire family but especially his ‘Girls’, wife Samantha Annis(Hughes), step mom Audree Annis, daughters Melissa Annis,Nicole Annis and Devan Annis and his five beautiful grandchildrenMadison Harvey, Aiden Harvey, Kayel McLean, River McLean andKaitlyn Brown. He’s predeceased by his father Graham Annis andhis mother Evelyn Annis (Watmough). He had a great manyfriends over the years, the kind of guy who would give you hisshirt off his back if you needed it. All are welcome to attend a‘Celebration of Life’ for Brian at the Masonic Hall, 45905 HockingAvenue, Chilliwack on Sunday January 27, 2013 from 1:00 pm to4:00 pm. In lieu flowers please make a donation to Canuck Placeat www.canuckplace.org
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NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 893 of the Local Government Act that theBoard of Directors of the Fraser Valley Regional District will consider giving secondand third reading to Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.1204, 2012 [hereinafter referred to as Bylaw 1204] at its meeting to be held January30, 2013 at 7:00 PM at 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC.
The purpose of Bylaw 1204 is to amend “Zoning Bylaw for Electoral Area “D” BylawNo. 75 to rezone the nine parcels of land comprising Cheam Lake Wetlands RegionalPark from various zones to the Park (P-1) zone to facilitate effective park managementas shown on the map below. Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park is located east ofthe intersection of Yale Road and Highway No. 9 in Popkum, FVRD Electoral Area “D”.
As Bylaw 1204 is consistent with the Official Community Plan for Popkum-Bridal Falls,part of Electoral Area “D”, Bylaw No. 200, 1997, the Board of Directors has waived theholding of a Public Hearing in accordance with sections 890(4) and 893 of the LocalGovernment Act.
TAKE NOTICE that the above is a general description only. Copies of Bylaw 1204 andthe Board resolution waiving a public hearing are available for public inspection at theFraser Valley Regional District, 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6(8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday to Friday). For further information, please contact the
Planning Department toll freeat 1-800-528-0061 or byemail at [email protected].
All those who believe thattheir interest in property maybe affected by Bylaw 1204will be given an opportunityto be heard by the FVRDBoard of Directors at theBoard meeting on WednesdayJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:00PM. Written submissionsreceived no later than 12:00noon on January 30, 2013will be presented to theBoard for consideration.Correspondence can besubmitted via mail to theaddress noted above or byemail to [email protected].
Dated this 11th day of January, 2013George MurrayChief Administrative Officer
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