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RCMP dog handler Sgt. Rick Chaulk and his K-9 Pac confirm a
suspicious package found Wednesday morning on the Young Road train
crossing is not dangerous.
Suspicious suitcaseshuts down tracksBY TYLER OLSEN
[email protected]
Asuspicious suitcase closeda major Chilliwack traincrossing for
morethan two hours Wednes-day before being deemedharmless by a
police-dogunit.Mounties were notified
of the suitcase lying inthe middle of the railwaytracks at the
Young Roadcrossing around 6 a.m. Wednes-day morning.
Police treated the suitcase as ifit could be dangerous. They
shutdown the crossing to both carsand trains and called in the
LowerMainland District Police Dog Ser-
vice.The suitcase was deter-
mined to be harmlessshortly after 8 a.m. It wasremoved and the
crossingwas reopened.Chilliwack motorists
were delayed as severaltrains backed up by the
closure made their way throughthe city.
Religionin schoolsnot so cutand dry
BY CORNELIA NAYLOR
[email protected]
B.C. school boards have morewiggle room for giving outfree
Bibles than for pass-ing deficit budgets, according to aMinistry of
Education letter sent toChilliwack parent Richard Ajabulast
week.Ajabu set off heated debate in
October when he complainedabout a School District No. 33
reg-ulation that allowed Gideons Inter-national (an evangelical
Christianorganization) to hand out freeBibles at local public
schools.He has twice written the educa-
tion minister to intervene to stopthe giveaway, saying it
violatesSection 76 of the B.C. School Act,which states all schools
must beconducted on strictly secular andnonsectarian principles.He
has been told locally elected
school boards have broad authori-ty to establish policies for
the oper-ation of schools in their districtsand that its up to the
courts to ruleon disagreements where they exist.Ajabu pointed out
that the min-
ister stepped in quickly to fire theCowichan Valley school board
inJuly when it violated the School Actby passing a deficit
budget.But that case was more clear cut,
according a Jan. 22 letter written toAjabu on Education Minister
DonMcRaes behalf by senior legislative
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analyst Karen Loughran.There was a clear violation of the
Act, she wrote of the CowichanVal-ley case. The board of
educationwasrequired under the legislation to sub-mit a
balancedbudget, it refused todoso . . . .Religion in public schools
is less cut
anddry, she said.In the case of section 76, wrote
Loughran, while it is clear thatschools cannot pick a religion
andteach it to students as truth, thereareawhole range of other
instances whereit is unclearwhether aparticular activ-ity would
contravene section 76, suchas the singing of Christmas carols orthe
rental of school space toa religious
organization. Reasonable people candisagree about wheth-er these
activities arecompatible with Sec-tion 76, and it is up tothe
courts tomake thatdetermination.In November, the
Chi l l iwack schoolboard deleted a regu-lation that
specificallyendorsed the Gideonsactivity in Chilliwack,and a draft
of a newdistribution of mate-rials policywhichcould still allow for
Bibles in schools
is due back to the board before theendofMarch.Ajabu isnt the
only
one worried about thenewpolicy.The BC Humanist
Association, a 200-member organizationof atheists, agnosticsand
other free think-ers, has launched apetition aimed at pre-venting
what it callsan attempt to usepublic schools for reli-gious
proselytizing.
I fear that this new policy will be
used to reinstate the distribution ofGideon Bibles, a practice
that I feelviolates Section 76 of the BC SchoolAct..., reads the
petition directed atsuperintendent Evelyn Novak andChilliwack
school trustees. Further-more, I feel that it is an
inappropriateuse of school resources to enable reli-gious
organizations to proselytize tostudents.The online petition had 82
sup-
porters at press timeWednesday, andBC Humanist Association
executivedirector Ian Bushfield said his orga-nization will collect
signatures onlineand in print through February beforepresenting to
the superintendent.
BIBLES, from page 1 New policy due back before end of March
I feel that it is aninappropriate useof school resourcesto
enable religiousorganizations toproselytize tostudents.
Petition
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Ad-ing it up
BY PAUL J. [email protected]
In the face of harsh criticismfrom NDP leader Adrian Dixand
Chilliwack-Hope MLA
GwenOMahonyabout thegovern-ments recent $15million advertis-ing
expenditures, Chilliwack MLAJohn Les is unapologetic.We are doing
reasonably well
in British Columbia, Les told theTimesWednesday. Weve got
someexciting prospects, particularlyaround mining and liquefied
nat-ural gas . . . its important peoplehave some understanding of
whatthose issues are and how we aredealing with them and give thema
sense of optimism about thefuture.I dont apologize for
oneminute
for government reaching out andtrying to be informative.Les was
responding to Dixs
recent promise to crack down ontaxpayer-funded advertising
bymaking sure all government adsare reviewed and approved by
theauditor general.Dix was in town onMonday with
OMahony and Chilliwack ridingcandidate Patti MacAhonic to
talkabout the advertising and his plan.
OMahony said in this time ofbelt tightening there are a lotof
better uses for $15 million. Sheoutlined a number of things
thatcould be purchased with thatmoney, including 10 kidney
dialy-sis machines, 600 playgroundupgrades or a new Vedder
Riverbridge.She also mentioned the closure
of the Chilliwack General Hospitalin-patient rehabilitation
unit.$15 million would pay for 20
beds at the highest rate of care fortwo years, OMahony said.Les
responded that there are
always choices and trade-offs tobe made but letting people
knowwhat the government is doing isimportant.Public awareness, if
you are not
rabidly in oppositionmode, I thinkis readily accepted bymost
peopleas an acceptable activity of govern-ment.But Dix said it was
unbeliev-
able public money was beingspent on ads that he says are notonly
unnecessary but are blatantlypartisan andmisleading.Its
unbelievable were spending
public funds to say we are numberone in job creation when we
arenumber eight, Dix said.I think people are tired of this.Asked if
the issue wasnt simply
low-hanging fruit for electioneer-ing purposes, Dix responded
thatthe expenditure was an importantsymbol in times of restraint.If
the Liberal Party wants to put
forward that type of misleadingadvertising then they should
payfor [it] themselves.
MLA John Lessays its moneywell spent, butDix disagrees
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BY PAUL J. [email protected]
As Chilliwack homeowners crack opentheir 2013 property
assessments andsee the number, many will curiouslywonder what their
neighbours homes areworth.Many likely also want to know what
that
great house in that lovely neighbourhood isworthyou know, the
one with the biggergarage, the larger yard and the better view.BC
Assessment released a top 100 proper-
ty list for the FraserValley but just two Chilli-wack properties
made the list.At 100 out of 100, the owner of an acre-
age in Rosedale, at 50200 Castleman Rd., gotan assessment
showing his or her propertyworth $1,461,000.But the top property in
town is a 16-acre
spread at 47295 Thornton Rd. assessed at$1,976,000.Of the top
100 valued FraserValley proper-
ties, there are 73 in the Township of Langley,15 in Maple Ridge,
eight in Abbotsford andtwo each inMission and Chilliwack.Of those
100, 67 are single-family resi-
dences and 33 are acreages.As you move west out of town,
unsurpris-
ingly values increase considerably and you
get less property for the dollar.So what can you buy for
$1.5million?Still locally, MLS.ca has a $1.4 million list-
ing for a 37-acre property in the ColumbiaValley with a
2,000-square-foot rancher withloft, a large shop, and
accommodations forguests.In Maple Ridge, $1.5 million will get
you
a two-acre property with a 4,077-squre-foothouse.In Surrey you
can pick up a 1.2-acre, 2,500-
square-foot home.In Burnaby your $1.5 million will get you
an eight-bedrom, 4,200-square-foot homeon a one-fifth-acre
lot.In Vancouver, $1.5 million can buy an
eight-bedroom, 3,692-square-foot homeon East 38th Avenue on a
lot thats less thanone-sixth of an acre.Of course, if you want to
see how the one
per cent are living, check out the top proper-ties
inVancouver.Three of the top five valued properties are
on tony Belmont Avenue in Point Grey. (Takea look at a Google
map satellite view and thearea look like a sports complex because
of allthe swimming pools and tennis courts.)The highest valued
property of all is a 1.7-
acre home with 10 bedrooms, 17 bathroomsat 4707 Belmont Ave.
worth $39,269,000.
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Mayor Sharon Gaetz recently tookadvantage of a rarely used
provi-sion in theCommunityCharter thatallows mayors to bring
previously decidedmatters back for a second look.At the Dec. 4
meeting, city council granted
Philip and Lisa Gibbards variance applica-tion to allow for a
shopmore than four timesthe allowable size to store personal
vehicleson their Chapman Road property.No neighbours complained
about the
application and no one attended the publicinformationmeeting to
comment.But on Dec. 13, Gaetz requested a new
public information meeting be held toreconsider the
application.That meeting was held Jan. 22 at which
Gaetz said she was lulled into not worry-ing about the permit to
allow for the largestincrease in lot coveragepercentage wisethe
city has ever granted.The 409-square-metre building on the
one-acre lot in the Agricultural Land Reservewill cover 10.1 per
cent of the property. Thelargest previous variance approved by
coun-
cil was for a 309-square-metre building on aone-acre lot, or 7.6
per cent lot coverage.On sober second thought, I now believe
the impact would be greater than I thought,Gaetz said at last
weeks meeting.Ten per cent is not even close to what our
bylaw says.But Gaetz was alone on council with her
concerns about the application and theprecedent.Coun. Chuck Stam
called the lot an
urbanized piece of property and said that10 per cent is only 10
per cent.Stam added that this was now the second
time neighbours had a chance to come tocouncil if they had
issues with the varianceand no one complained.Coun. Jason Lum said
he understood the
concern about precedents, but he had tolook at the particular
application.I heard some concern about the applicant
using the ancillary building for use other-wise than intended,
perhaps having a busi-ness there, Lum said, but added, I have togo
with what the applicant has said to us.Lums was the only mention by
council of
concerns the Gibbards might use the build-ing for business.The
Gibbards own Gibbys Auto Body on
Alexander Avenue, a business that is notcurrently operational
according to a phonemessage.The variance was again approved,
this
time in a four-to-one vote with Gaetz inopposition. Coun. Sue
Attrill was not at themeeting and Coun. Ken Popove stepped outto
avoid the perception of a conflict as he is aneighbour of the
Gibbards.
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Sober second thoughtbrought back varianceDespite mayorsconcerns,
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Chances will get its second chancefor an expanded liquor
licenceon Feb. 19 after a deadlocked city
council vote left thematter in limbo.A public hearing was held
Jan. 22 to
discuss the application by the owners ofChances Chilliwack
gaming centre for aliquor licence amendment to allow
forpatronparticipationinTheWell restaurant.The owners of Friendly
Mikes,
Corkys Irish Pub and the Jolly Miller allsubmitted letters of
concern or opposi-
tion to the application.Both FriendlyMikes general manager
John Toussaint and Corkys owner BobHarms addressed council with
their con-cerns about the licence change, whichthey say causes
unfair competition.Concernwas expressed byMayor Sha-
ron Gaetzwho supported the applica-tionthatTheWells advertising
alreadymade it sound like apub,which it is not.Therewasalsoan
issuewith the fact that
the applicant said TheWell was a mem-ber of BarWatch, something
BarWatchschairperson told councilwasnot true.After spirited
discussion at the Jan. 22
meeting, Couns. Ken Huttema, ChuckStam and Ken Popove voted to
deny theapplication while Couns. Jason Lum,Stewart McLean and Mayor
SharonGaetz voted to approve.Coun. SueAttrill was absent.The tie
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BY CORNELIA [email protected]
Students could be riding a free shut-tle between UFVs Chilliwack
andAbbotsford campuses next year if
a proposal to hire a private contractor isapprovedby the student
body inMarch.The one-year proposal would see all
students pay a $6.75 fee for theuniversityto hire a private bus
to travel betweenthe two campuses about 10 times a daybetween7 a.m.
and10p.m.Student fees would cover about 60
per cent of the estimated $220,000 costto run the shuttle for a
year, and UFVwould kick in the remaining 40 per cent,according
toUFV StudentUnion Societypresident ShanePotter.The plan would
address a longstand-
ing need for affordable transportationbetween the two campuses,
he said.Right now the onlyway to get between
campuses is by car, Greyhoundor taxi.We have students who
literally are
changing programs or have to wait forclasses toopenup
ineitherAbbotsfordorChilliwack or wherever they live
becausetheresnoway togetbetweencampuses,he said.The issue has been
exacerbated by the
relocationof entireprograms to the \newChilliwack campus at
Canada EducationPark, said Potter, a fourth-year Englishmajor who
lives in Chilliwack and com-mutes toAbbotsford every day.But
itsnotonlycommuterswhowould
benefit if the proposal were approved, hesaid. Parking at both
campuses wouldalsobe freedupand therewouldbeenvi-ronmental benefits
from getting cars ofthe road.Students will get a chance to vote
on
the proposal in person or online at www.myufv.caMarch 1 to
8.Even if the shuttle is approved, how-
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BY PAUL J. [email protected]
Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP MarkStrahl said he was happy the
FederalElectoral Boundaries Commissionlistened to constituents and
kept the city ina single riding in its report tabled in Parlia-ment
onMonday.While these maps are not yet
finalized, the commission obvi-ously took the views of the
peopleof Chilliwack very seriously whenmaking these revisions,
Strahl toldthe Times via email. I am veryhappy that it appears as
though theDistrict of Chilliwack will remainunited in one riding,
as it has beenin the past.I want to thank everyone in
Chilliwack
who took the time to let their views beknown, and the
Commissioners for listen-ing to them.Every 10 years, federal
electoral districts
are examined and redrawn based on censusnumbers to ensure each
riding has approxi-mately the same population.A first draft map in
the summer saw the
northern edge of the already-expansiveChilliwack-Fraser Canyon
riding expandeven farther north into the Cariboo while
the western edge moved east dividing Chill-iwack in half.At that
time, Strahl expressed concern
that, for example, residents of Promontorywould be in a
different riding than those inGarrison Crossing.Certainly an
argument could be made
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neighbourhood
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of
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maps.The final configuration of elec-
toral districts throughout BritishColumbia has been greatly
influ-enced by submissions and presen-
tations from the public, commission chairJohn E. Hall said in a
press release.The new riding, called Chilliwack-Hope, will
exclude the Squamish-Lillooet and Thomp-son-Nicola areas, which
include the commu-nities of Pemberton, Ashcroft andLillooet.Also
excluded is the entire Fraser Canyon
and, because the Fraser River forms partof the electoral
boundary, Harrison HotSprings and the District of Kent, which
willnow be in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Can-yon riding.
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Its not the first time Ive dis-agreedwithpolice, and I sus-pect
itwont be the last.However, it appears I amseri-
ously outnumberedon this debate,and Iwonder if this is a
signofmya) increasingpigheadedness b)journalistic arrogance or c)
failureto compromise onanything any-more.Am I a cranky
rule-boundper-
son, amoral throwbackout oftouchwith the times?Heres
thedilemma:Radiostation
AM730tweetedawarningtodrivers:Seatbelt/cellphonecheck
in#New-WestonRoyalAve.bySixthSt.I tweetedback,Do you think
these kindof alerts are a goodidea?The tweeter politely askedme
to review the last hour or so oftweets on the radio
stationsTwittertimeline.The tweets revealed thattheVancouver
PoliceDepartmentapprovedofwarning tweets (and
Ipresumebroadcasts).Thepolice department pointed
out it didnot, however, approveofwarningdrivers about
alcoholroadchecksbut thepolicewereOKwithwarnings about cell-phone,
speed traps and seatbeltchecks. Andnot onlywere thepoliceOKwith
this but seemed toencourage it.The logic, if I understand this
correctly, is thatwarnings encour-agepeople to follow the rules
andthis is a good thing.Really? Seriously? I know that
I often exhibit a childlike naivetewherehumanbehaviour is
con-cerned, but this strikesmeaswrongon several fronts.
Putting aside the fact that folkswhoare reading
thesewarningtweets are probably doing soontheir cellphoneswhile
driving, Iseriously doubt thatwarning themencourages violators to
changetheir habits.What it does do isencourage them to take
anotherroute to avoidbeing ticketed.I suspect cellphone addicts
dont
turnoff their cellphones, but justdetour around the checkpoints.
Infact, doesnt the support for help-ingdrivers evade such
checkpointsreinforce the idea that thepoliceare not taking the
offences seri-ously?Or, for thatmatter, doesnt itgive
cellphoneusers a false senseof security knowingmedia and
fel-lowdrivers aremonitoringandprovidingearlywarnings?Wontdrivers
spendmore timewatch-ing out forwarnings in an effort toavoid
checks, rather than actuallychanging their behaviour?With the
exceptionof seatbelt
checks,most folks, I suspect, dontmake adeliberate habit of
drivingwithout seatbelts. But cellphoneusewhile driving, and
speeding , inmyexperience, aremindful deci-sions.If you are in
thehabit of using
your cellphonewhile driving oryou always push the speed
limits,
chances are pretty good that yourenot going to quit doing
sounlessthere is somekindof deterrentafine or demerit
points.Havingnarrowly escaped several
recent near-collisionswithdriverswhowere on their cellphonesand
recentlywitnessing anotherdriver (onher cellphone) narrowlymiss
runningover a pedestrianin a crosswalk, I
havedifficultyunderstandinghowhelping reck-less drivers
avoidbeingpenalizedfor potentially deadly actions helpsanyoneother
than the idiotswhothink they can continue to getawaywith
suchbadbehaviour.And, it appears, that all police
departments agreewith these earlywarning systems. In fact,
theBurn-abyRCMPeven thinkswarningsabout alcohol check
roadblocksareOK.That seems very bizarre tome.
Andwhere dowedraw the line?What of the cellphoneuserswho
do cause collisions or hit people?What if theyve avoided
ticketsbecause ofTwitter or radio stationwarnings and continuedon,
andendinguphurting folks?What responsibility do thewar-
nershold in thesecases? If adrunkdriver avoidsa
roadblockafterbeingwarnedbyamediaoutlet andthenendsup inacollision
that killssomeone,wouldnt thereat leastbesomemoral
responsibility?Or, perhaps, this is just another
sign that I have lost touchwith therealworld of today.
Pat Tracy is the editor of theRoyalCityRecord.
Why notexplore alloptions?I
ts not a new idea, but its one thatsgetting floated around with
increas-ing regularity: would the LowerMain-land be better served
with a regional
police force?As it stands today, a half dozen cities
have their own independent departmentsAbbotsford,
NewWestminster,Vancou-ver and Delta, for example.The rest,
including Chilliwack, Burnaby,
Coquitlam and Surrey, are served byRCMP detachments.The
disconnect between these various
bodies was just one of many points raisedinWally Oppals report
on theMissingWomen Commission of Inquiry in Decem-ber.Vancouver
police chief Jim Chu brought
the question back to the front pages thisweek with a response to
Oppals report inwhich he backed the concept of a GreaterVancouver
force.Tomany, its a black-and-white question
with just one solution: you either cometogether as one force
covering the entirezone, or you leave things as they are,
withdifferent approaches in different cities.In truth, theres a
spectrum of possibili-
ties: how about one force for north of theFraser and one for
south of it? Or, threeforces running fromwest to eastthefirst
coveringVancouver, Richmond,Delta, Burnaby and NewWest; the
secondoverseeing Surrey, Langley, Tri-Cities andMaple Ridge; and
the third taking the Fra-serValley portion up to
Hope?Alternatively, why not leave the depart-
ments as they stand now but createsub-units specifically aimed
at creatingcollaborationlike the Integrated Homi-cide
InvestigationTeamin which policemembers from different areas could
cometogether across city lines to work on com-mon projects and
efforts.The only solution that should be dis-
missed outright is the one currently inplace: ignore the debate
till it goes away.The time has come to tackle this ques-
tion once and for all and find solutionsthat work for all
cities.
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Editor:Aswe enter these finalmonths
leading up to the election, I findmyself shocked to encounter
first-hand how tax dollars are beingmis-used to further negative
ads aboutthe opposition. I cant believe thelengths towhich the
Liberal Partywill go to try towin people over.There are somany
better uses forthemoney they arewasting on pay-ing people tomake
calls such as theone I received last week.Last week, I received a
phone call
from the Liberal Party. The lady onthe other side of the phone
startedtalking about how the Liberalsare creating jobs for all and
equalopportunity for all. She ended hercomments with
RightMichelle?The script was set up in such awaythatmost
peoplewould simplyanswer yes to her question. I hap-pen to believe
in speaking the truthso I stopped her in her tracks bypolitely
informing her that I beg todiffer. I explained to her that I
amtotally blind and that I am fallingthrough all the crackswith
regardsto programs that are supposedto helpme butwho dont know
what tomake of an educated blindwomanwho has been job-readyfor
years.Most of the time theseprograms only holdme back and
Ifindmyselfmore qualified than thepeoplewho are floundering
aroundnot knowingwhat to dowithme.This wasmetwith silence andthen
somemumblings about howshewished she could help. I said Iwished she
could too because Imextremely discouraged. She gaveme some
suggestions all of whichId already tried but at least shewanted to
be helpful. She then hadthe nerve to askme formoney. I
couldnt believewhat I was hearing.Shewanted $100. I informed
herthat Imunemployed and have nomoney to give.Would you believeit
if I told you that she askedme formoney again?Shewonderedwhether
Imight
be able to give them$50 or $25. Itold her that as Id just
explained, Iwas unemployed and every pennyis accounted for. Shewas
not goingto back down and I realized I wasfighting a losing battle.
I explainedto her that people on disability onlyget about $906
permonth unlessyou qualify for a special dietary
allowance or otherminor subsidy.Even if you qualify for such
anallowance, the amount only goesup about $40.This is supposed
tocover rent, groceries and everythingelse. Apparently, Internet is
a luxuryeven thoughwe need the Internetto findwork.The part that is
important here
is that I asked herwhether shewastaking down anything I was
saying.She said no but that the conver-sations are probably
listened to.That justmademe feel completelyunheard once again. I
want some-one to listen and to joinmy strugglefor freedombecause Im
trapped ina system that is oppressingme. Itsnot enough for everyone
to thinkthat blind peoplewho get up in themorning and try to live
our liveslike anyone else are amazing. Imtired of walking down the
street andbeing stopped by peoplewhowantto tellme howwonderful I
am. Imnot amazing orwonderful. Im awomanwho is trying desperately
toget ahead in a society who, throughno fault of their own, has
very lowexpectations of the blind. Imnot asuper human or anything
else. Im
just awomanwhowants towork,pay taxes, and raise a family. All
Iwant is to be amother.I want to thank ourNDPMLA
GwenOMahony for always lis-tening. I contacted her office
andwondered if theywere also going tocallme and askme formoney
afterhearing that I amunemployed.Tomy surprise and delight, I was
verygraciously received and encour-aged tomakemy voice heard.We the
blindwant someone to
acknowledge that the system is bro-ken and then towalkwith us
aswetry to fix it. Blind people knowwhatblind people need better
than any-one else.We are peoplewith hopesand dreams just like the
rest of you.Its time to take action and its
time to say no to the systems thatare slowly but surely
oppressingus. I for one am frustrated, sickand tired of fighting
all the timeand I hope that people reading thiswill start to
realize that there is awhole untapped labour-market ofpeople who
are falling through thecracks.
Michelle CreedyChilliwack
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Threemembers of Chill-iwacks Spartan SwimClub swam away withcash
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SportsOLYMPICS A HEROS RETURN
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Olympic bronze medallist Brent Hayden returned to
ChilliwackSaturday for a celebration with the Spartan Swim Club, of
which hewas once a member. He let coaches Justin Daly (above, left)
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After dropping consecu-tive games for the firsttime all year,
the Uni-versity of the Fraser Valley(UFV)Cascadeswomensbas-ketball
team got back on thewinning track last weekendwith apair of big
victories.The Cascades hammered
the University of NorthernBritish Columbia (UNBC)Timberwolves in
back-to-back games to restate theircase as one of the best wom-ens
teams in the country.The Cascades laid a 67-42
beating on theTimberwolvesFriday and then followed thatvictory
up Saturdaywith a 82-47demolitionofUNBC.UNBCplayed tight
defence
Friday and limited the Cas-cades to their lowest pointtotal in
ahalf this season.But itwasntenoughtoover-
come the Cascades, who areranked fourth in thenation.Chilliwacks
Sarah Wierks
led all scorers with 15 pointsand nine rebounds Friday.Her
sister Nicole added 10points and eight assists.Tonight was about
getting
someof ourmomentumbackagain, UFV head coach AlTuchscherer said.
I thoughtdefensively we were toughuntil the last couple of min-
utes, but offensively it took usuntil the second half to findany
rhythm.On Saturday night, the
Cascades found their gameand their shots against theyounger
Timberwolves.Courtney Bartel led all
scorers with 16 points, whileKayli Sartori accounted for11
points. Ten different Cas-cades recorded points asTuchscherer used
his benchin the blowout.Tonight was a good game
for us, playing at the tempowe wanted to play at forclose to 40
minutes, Tuch-scherer said. I think as theweekend went on we
gotstronger and thats a goodsign for our squad movingforward.Bartel
was named the UFV
Cascades/Abbotsford HeatFemale Athlete of the Weekin honour of
her 22 pointsover the weekend.It was great to see Court-
ney playing aggressiveoffence again, Tuchscherersaid. She has
incrediblespeed and a real silky shot,when those two weaponsare
being utilized she is very,very tough and when sheis tough that
makes us veryhard to defend as a team.
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UFV Cascades forward Courtney Bartel sets up a shot during
lastweekends thumping of the UNBC Timberwolves.
Cascades sweepweekend games
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TheUniversity of the FraserVal-ley (UFV) Cascades
womensbasketball teamhas signed upyet anotherChilliwack star.The
Cascades, who are ranked
fourth in the country and stockedwith Chilliwack talent,
announcedTuesday that G.W. GrahamGrizzliesstar KaitlynMacDonaldhas
commit-ted toplay for the schoolnext year.MacDonald is both a
decorated
B.C. high school basketball playerand a five-time honour student
atGraham.She grew up playing in the Junior
Cascades programoverseen byUFVhead coach Al Tuchscherer and
said
that helped convince her to play andstudy in the FraserValley.I
chose UFV because its the per-
fect balance for me with academicsand athletics, MacDonald said
in anews release. I grew up playing intheir Junior Cascades program
andreally fell in lovewith their program.What the womens basketball
teamhas accomplished is amazing andI cant wait to be a part of that
nextyear.She said she plans on pursuing
a kinesiology degree with an eyetowards teaching.Tuchscherer
said he is excited
about seeingMacDonald suit up for
theCascades.We are thrilled to bring a player
and person of this calibre into ourprogram, he said. Kaitlyn is
argu-ably the best shooter in the provinceand one of the best to
come out ofB.C. in thepast several years.He continued: The thing
that
stands out with Kaitlyn more thananything is her work ethic and
loveof the game. I have known her sinceshewas in grade 8 and itwas
evidentearly thatshe lovedthegame, lovedtoget better, andhas always
been eagertoaddnewthings tohergame.With five seniors set to
graduate
from the Cascades in 2014, Tuch-
scherer said MacDonald is set tohave abig role in theprograms
long-termsuccess.MacDonald is the sixth Graham
student-athlete to commit to a CISorCCAA school.Sarah Mouritzen,
the head coach
of Grahams girls basketball team,said the school is proud of
Mac-Donald, who is the first Grizzly to berecruited to a
top-10CISprogram.We are thrilled that Kaitlyn is
playing for UFV next year, she said.It is a great accomplishment
for herandone that shehas earned throughher own hard work and
dedicationto the gameandher academics.
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G.W. hoop star signs with Cascades
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Grizzlies basketball star Kaitlyn Mac-Donald has signed with
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[email protected].
Crusaders seeknew recruitsThe Crusaders Dragon
Boat Team is looking foractive new recruits interest-ed in
learning to paddle andoutrigger. The club practisesevery Tuesday
beginningFeb. 5 at the ChilliwackLanding Leisure
Centre.Introduction starts at 8p.m. followed by a coachedpoolside
technique practice.All paddles and coachingsupplied. The
Crusadersalso offer an ongoing openoutrigger practice on Harri-son
Lake. Call 604-792-9336(evenings) or 604-792-9252(days) as seated
is limited.
Sudden Impactneeds paddlersSudden Impact Paddling
Clubs Storm Senior B wom-ens competitive dragonboat team is
recruiting newmembers. Paddlers must befit and over the age of
49.The teams goal is to com-pete in the Senior B catego-ry at the
Canadian Nationalsin Victoria. They work underthe guidance of
formerOlympian Kamini Jain. Forinformation contact Gayleat
604-793-4458.
Ultimate gamegoes indoorsThe Chilliwack Ultimate
League offers a drop-inIndoor Ultimate season withall the same
great fun, butin a dry, warm gym. Theleague plays Tuesday nightsat
the Landing Sports Cen-tre on Spadina from 9 to10:30 p.m. The
drop-in fee is$5. Contact [email protected] for further
details.
Womensdrop-in hockeyA drop-in hockey league
for women runs Tuesdaynights from 9:15 to 10:15p.m. at Prospera
Centre.Cost is $20. To sign up inadvance call 604-702-0062or email
[email protected].
Chiefs hockeyclub on the busThe Chilliwack Chiefs
hockey club hits the roadthis weekend. The Chiefsface the
Silverbacks Fridayin Salmon Arm. They thenvisit the West Kelowna
War-riors Saturday. Both gamesare at 7 p.m.
Birdie bashersat EvergreenCalling all birdie bashers,
want to have fun, makefriends, burn off stress, andget exercise
all at the sametime. Come to womensweekly drop-in badminton.All
skill levels welcome,including beginners. Tues-days from 12:30 to 2
p.m.at Evergreen Hall (Corbouldand Spadina). Drop-in feeof $5.
Drop-in for alittle pickleballLooking for fun and fit-
ness? Check out pickleballat the new Yarrow commu-nity school
gym. Runs everyMonday evening from 6:30to 9 p.m. First visit is
free.Beginner instruction andequipment provided.
Junior rollerderby teamNWO Roller Girls are
recruiting children agedseven to 18 to join a newroller derby
team. For moreinformation email [email protected], orfind
them on Facebook atNWO Junior Derby.
Compiled by staff
Sports
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A14 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 CHILLIWACK TIMES
CanadaSafewaywould like
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WELCOMEBACKBRAD!
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BUILDINGTHE 8TH FIRE:Renewing the relationship betweenCanada and
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BY GRAHAM MCMAHONChurch of the Nazarene
Seventy times that.WhenPeter asked Jesus howmany times he
shouldforgive his brother, he felt seventimes was adequate
(Matthew18:21-45). But apparently not.Jesus said he should forgive
his
brother 70 times the seven timeshe thought was reasonable,
hence70 times seven. He was usinghyperbole, an exaggeration tomake
a point. So what was Jesusspoint? Forgive your brother orsister
asmany times as they wrongyou. Thats the point.Jesus then goes on
to tell a great
story that illustrateswhy this shouldbe the case:God forgives us
for theinfinite number ofwrongswehavecommitted and sowe too
shouldforgive thosewhohavewrongedus.
But there are two interestinginsights we can also draw fromJesus
response to Peter. First, Jesusassumes that we will do things
thathurt each other. Our impatience,insensitivity and selfishness
areno surprise to him. He knows ourweaknesses and yet loves us
any-ways and asks us to do the samefor one another.Second, Jesus
assumes that our
relationships will be deep enough,frequent enough, and
committedenough that there will actuallybe opportunities where we
willwrong each other. Relationshipsthat are shallow, where we
infre-quently spend time together, and
where we leave at the nearest signof trouble are not
relationshipswhere this commandwill need tobe followed. Only when
we spendlots of time together, get to reallyknow each other, and
are commit-ted tomaking our relationshipswork nomatter what, will
we havethe opportunity to fulfill Jesusscommand to forgive each
other 70times seven. So, what can we takeaway from this?First,
wewill fail each other, so
expect it to happen. I will fail youand youwill failme. Jesus is
theonly person that is truly reliable atnot letting us down.The
soonerwerealize this, the soonerwewill put
our hope and confidence in theright place and havemore
graceandmercy for ourselves and others.Second, we will discover
that we
are not perfect when we spend lotsof time together, so get used
to it.If everyone appears perfect, youdont know themwell enough
andthey dont know you well enough.Spendmore time with them.Third,
to really be formedmore
into the people God desires us tobe, wemust remain committed
toeach other even when people hurtor disappoint us. There is no
otherway to fulfill Jesuss command toforgive each other 70 times
seven.This takes time, humility, persis-
tence and amutual desire to worktowards reconciliation. Its
noteasy, but it is what true communityis about.Finally, the journey
of following
Jesus together is amessy one butit is whatmakes usmore like
Jesusand demonstrates Gods kingdomof peace in the here and
now.Toavoid deep relationships, chooseto avoid spending time
together,and to leave at the nearest sign oftrouble is to prevent
both of thesethings fromhappening. Instead ofmeasuring the health
of our com-munities by how fewwrongswecommit, we shouldmeasure
thehealth of our communities by howgoodwe are at forgiving one
anoth-er for thewrongswewill commit. GrahamMcMahon is a pastorwith
Church of the Nazarene.Hecan be contacted at
[email protected].
Faith Today
Seventy times seven
CHILLIWACK TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 A19
UNITED CHURCHMt. Shannon UnitedThe friendly little church
where everyoneis welcome
SundayWorship& Sunday School
11:00 a.m.46875Yale Rd. E.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Grace on TapSunday Celebration
10amat AD Rundle Middle School
45660 Hocking Ave604-793-1925
chilliwackvineyard.com
To place yourChurch
Announcements
call Arlene at
604-702-5152or email
[email protected]
COMMUNITY CHURCH
CHILLIWACKCOMMUNITYCHURCH
46420 Brooks Ave604-792-0311
A Place to Call Home.Sundays 10 a.m.
salvationarmychilliwack.ca
CHURCHCHURCHDIRECTORYDIRECTORY
CHILLIWACKFREE REFORMED CHURCH
45471 Yale Road
Sunday Services at9:30 AM & 2:30 PMPastor John Koopman
www.chilliwackfrc.comPreaching to challengeyou to experience
Christin your daily life.
www.sermonaudio.com/chilliwackfrc
ROSEDALE CHURCHROSEDALE COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF GODJoin us at Rosedale
Middle School50850 Yale Rd
Sunday ServicesBeginning at 11:00am
Everyone Welcome!Childrens program offered
during the service604-792-8181 www.chog.ca
COMMUNITY CHURCH
REFORMEDHERITAGE REFORMED
CHURCH OF CHILLIWACKYou are invited to join our worship at
45825Wellington Ave., Chilliwack
Live video streaming on:chilliwackhrc or sermonaudio.com
Sundays at 9am & 6pmSong Worship followingthe evening
service.
Infant and toddler care available.
Growing deep -Reaching wide
9:15 am - Sunday School for all ages10:30 am - Celebration
ServiceMain House & Video
[email protected]
8700 Young Rd.Chilliwack
604-792-0051
A Year Of FruitfulnessSUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 AM
9525 College Street604-392-9159 I v-church.com
ANGLICAN CHURCH
46098 Higginson RoadSardis
604-858-2229www.stjohnsardis.ca
St. JohnsCommunion Services
Sunday9:30am & 11:15am
ANGLICAN CHURCH
ChildrenWelcome!
Country Warmth in Chilliwack46048 Gore Avenue
(First Ave at Young Street)604-792-8521
www.stthomaschilliwack.com8:00 am BCP Communion
10:15 am BAS Family Service,Music & Communion
CANADIAN REFORMEDChilliwack49379 Chwk Central Rd.Rev A.C.
Pol604-858-4355Yarrow42285 Yarrow Central Rd.Rev. R.
Eikelboom604-997-3804Worship Services10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
www.canrc.orgwww.canadianreformedchurchchilliwack.org
Babysittingavailable
CATHOLIC CHURCH
8909 Mary St, Chilliwack792-2764 Fax 792-3013
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES:Mon to Fri 8:00am,Sat 9:00am &
5:00pmSUNDAYMASSTIMES:
Sun 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 6:30pmSACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION:
Weekdays 7:30am - 8:00amSat 8:30 - 9:00am & 4:00 -
4:45pm
St.Marys Elemetary School K-Gr7 (604.792.7715)
St. MarysRoman Catholic
Church
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
SUNDAYS AT 9AM & 11AM46641 CHILLIWACK CENTRAL
ROADCITYLIFECHURCH.CA604.792.0694
Declaring the fullmessage of the Cross
Sundays at10:30 am + 6:30 pm
617 McKenzie RoadAbbotsford
(South of Vye Road)
604-852-4564
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH
Community of Christ9845 Carleton Street, Chilliwack
604-792-7811
We proclaim Jesus Christand promote communities ofjoy, hope,
love and peace
Sunday School10am
Sunday Worship11am
GOSPEL SERVICE
New Life Christian ChurchVedder Elementary Schoolat 45850
Promontory Road
OL TIME PRAISE & WORSHIPwith
GOSPEL HYMNSand
CHRIST CENTRED SERMONSPlease Join Us
Sunday Worship 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Worship10:00am
46510 1st Ave ChilliwackChildrens Programs Available
www.rstave.org
BAPTIST CHURCH
FAITH BAPTIST
CHURCH
Pastor Randy HoxieSERVICES
Sunday School 9:45 amMorning Worship 11:00 amEvening Worship
6:00 pmWed. Service 6:30 pm
604-795-7700
NEW ADDRESS9340 Windsor St. Chilliwack
Loving G
odLovi
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eServ
ing Our W
orld
Sunday Services at 9:30 & 11:00 amChildrens Programs offered
during both services
46100 Chilliwack Central Road 604.792.8037www.central365.org
[email protected]
Everyone is welcome!
Weekly Sunday WorshipWeekly Sunday WorshipService at 10amService
at 10am
42369 South Sumas Roadwww.rolgreendale.ca604-823-4411
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BY FRANK LUBAThe Province
In 1995, Leo Facio wasone of the first residentsof Harrison Hot
Springsto put up a memorial benchin honour of his late wife.But the
pract ice has
proved so popular in thepicturesque little communi-ty that
Facio, now the townsmayor, and his council havedecided to put a
limit on thenumber of plaque-bearingstructures paid for by mem-bers
of the public.Its been a wonderful way
for people to remembertheir loved ones when theypassed on, said
Facio.But themostpopular spots
are by the beach and lagoonin Harrison, and theresonly so much
room for thebenches, which require aconcrete pad for
installa-tion.City staff estimate there is
enough room for another 17benches in that area.Were using up
what
space we think is possibleat the moment and review itwith
council at a later date,said Facio. Were not dis-couraging people
to comeforward.While thewaterfront space
for benches might be fillingup, Facio said there are oth-er
parks in the communityof 1,600 residents and otheropportunity for
memorials,like planting a tree or put-ting in paving stones.He said
there are currently
about 110 to 120 benches inHarrison.Putting in a park bench
is costlier than you mightexpect.The tab for a bench in
Harrison is $2,300, whichincludes installation andmaintenance
for 10 years.After that period, there isa review of the cost for
anextension.Harrison isnt the only
place where premium spotsfor benches are in highdemand.
There are about 1,100hectares of parks in Vancou-ver and
approximately 2,000benches.But Josie Riebe, manager
of fundraising and develop-ment for theVancouver ParkBoard, said
a number of ourparks have reached capacity[for
benches].Particularly popular is the
waterfront from SpanishBanks east to Jericho.Riebe said only
about 40
per cent of the agreementsfor the memorial benchesare renewed so
each yearspaces become available.But they dont come
cheap.A 10-year term for a
benchs installation andmaintenance is $4,000. Alegacy bench with
ongoingmaintenance in perpetuityis available for $25,000.In Surrey,
where the slogan
is City of Parks and there are2,630 hectares of parks, 229of 420
benches are donated.But scenic Crescent Beach isalmost at
capacity.Surrey memorial benches
range in price from $2,400to $3,500 for a 10-year term.There are
alsomemorial pic-nic tables for $5,000.In addition to providing
emotional solace and a placeto sit, memorial benchesand picnic
tablesare taxdeductible.
News
Memorial benchlimit consideredby HHS council
A20 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 CHILLIWACK TIMES
Hayride...Louisiana Style!
Advertising Feature
Relish those early days inCountry Music as theyare brought back
to life by theexceptionally gifted performersofThe Louisiana
Hayride, inStory and Song. February 8 at TheChilliwack Cultural
Centre, ElvisPresley, Roy Orbison, Patsy Clineand HankWilliams
voices will fillthe theatre at 7:30pm, transportingyou back to that
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Learn historical bits of trivia suchas where the phrase, Elvis
has leftthe building came from and whyRoy Orbison wore dark
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Featuring over 30 songs madefamous by some of the
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The magical voice of Patsy Clinewill captivate you, and youll
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Youllbe mesmerized by the uncannyresemblance this group has tothe
original stars as you witnessHank Williams take to the stage,and
Roy Orbison belt out hisbewitching songs. Accompaniedby
multitalented musicians theseartists will take you on a journey
to
a time when stars were born atTheLouisiana Hayride.
Launching the careers of someof the greatest names in
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Some of these legendswill come to life as themultitalented cast
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You will love the songs... you willlove the stories... as
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Dont miss out on thisextraordinary show as theensemble recreates
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LouisianaHayride, in Story and Song in afantastic show that is a
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The Louisiana Hayride isgenerously sponsored by SuttonGroup
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Tickets available atTHE CENTRE BOXOFFICE604.391.SHOWor visit
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Phone: 604-792-9117 Email: [email protected] Fax:
604-792-9300Showtime Paul J.Henderson
Some of themost renowned uku-lele players in Canada will be
atthe Chilliwack Cultural Centreon Feb. 10, at 2:30 p.m.
forMusic
with Heart: Ukuleles andValentinesThe Rotary Hall Studio Theatre
will be
filled with songs of love as the LangleyUkulele Ensemble
showcases its exper-tise and skill with the ukulele.Songs such as
SomewhereMy Love,
Goodnight Sweetheart, When theMoonHitsYour Eyes, and
UnThereWasYou will remind us that there issomething for every
lovebird in thecrowd as the ensemble plucks at ourheartstrings.The
first in the RainMountain Classi-
cal Music Series, this performance is pre-sented in partnership
with the ChilliwackArts & Cultural Centre Society and
theChilliwack Academy ofMusic. Featuringsongs of the heart, the
Langley Ukulele
Ensemble inMusic with Heart will wowthe audience as their ukes
strum theclassical works of Brahms, Bach, Mozart,Pachelbel,
Gershwin and Rimsky-Kor-sakov; pop tunes bymany artists fromthe
1950s to the 1980s, and folk/ethnicmusic from a variety of
countries. Thekey theme of love will flow throughthe show in an
exciting and entertaining
presentation perfect for you and yoursignificant other
thisValentines Day.With a history spanning 30-plus years,
the Langley Ukulele Ensemble hastoured all across Canada
including twostints at the Stratford SummerMusicFestival and two
visits to the Nova ScotiaUkulele Ceilidh. This exclusive ensembleis
composed of 20 youngmusicians, ages
12 to 19. Their concerts focus on bring-ing the ukulele to a
wider audience andteaching the joys of this
recognizablefour-stringed instrument.The ensemble director, Peter
Luongo,
has been the driving force in capturingthe essence of the
ukebringing it to themasses and showcasing its versatility.Luongo
and the ensemble perform 50 to80 shows a year in the Langley
communi-ty, as well as concerts across Canada, andin Florida,
Texas, California, the PacificNorthwest, Japan andHawaii.
Tickets are $27 for adults, $24 forseniors and $22 for students.
For ticketscall the centre box office at 604-391-SHOW (7469) or
visit in personMondayto Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdayand
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticketsare also available online at
www.chilli-wackculturalcentre.ca.
Submitted photo
Members of the Langley Ukulele Ensemble showcase their expertise
on Feb. 10 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.
away at ourheartstringsPlucking
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Mark BerubeMark Berube returns toBozzinis for the second timeon
Feb. 2. Doors open at 8p.m., show at 9:30 p.m. Tick-ets are $20.
This time Berubewont be performing solo.Instead he will be
accompa-nied by his band the PatrioticFew, who aremaking thetrek
fromMontreal for thistour. For tickets and detailscall 604-792-0744
or www.bozzinischilliwack.com.
Tap takeoverBeer geeks from far and wideare set to descend on
theDistrict Public House at FiveCorners on Feb. 2 for
Beer-thirst.coms take over of fivetaps with some of
OregonandWashington States bestcraft beers. Check out musicat
District most Saturdaysand Sundays in February.
Super Bowl partyBranch 280 of the RoyalCanadian Legion
inviteseveryone to come and enjoy
the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.Kickoff is at 3:20 p.m. Enjoythe game
on their new 80-inch HDTV, along with snacksand prize draws during
thegame.
Theatre festival auditionsThe University of The FraserValley
(UFV) theatre depart-ment will hold open audi-tions for its 18th
annualDirectors Theatre FestivalFeb. 5 at 7 pm. in the theatrein
Building D, on the Chilli-wack North campus. Localcommunity
performers, maleand female, between theages of 18 and 70 are
invitedto attend these auditions.Please arrive by 6.45 p.m.to allow
for time to fill in anaudition form. The DirectorsTheatre Festival
is a five-day,fringe-style, event showcas-ing some of the best
youngtheatre talent in B.C., featur-ing directors, performers
andwriters fromUFV and other
Showtime
Whats onTo include your event, contact by email reporterPaul J.
Henderson at [email protected],fax to 604-792-9300 or
phone 604-792-9117.
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